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The statesman., 1905-03-17
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Big peposlt Of Tunasten.

What is believed to be the largest
deposit Of tungsten in the world has
been uncovered in Boulder county. e.
tween Eldorado and Nederland, Colo.
The mineral assays from SIS to 5000 a
ton, and Is valuable in connection
with the manufacture OF iron and
steel.
The statesman., 1905-03-17
THE OVERLAND LIMITED

The UN NEhLAND LIMITED
for California Via Union Pacific is an
electric lighted palace on wheels. All
the conveniences of the best hotels,
including bath, barbershop, library
and the best dining service. Quick.
est time by s hours Denver to San
Francisco.
The statesman., 1905-03-17

Wards Chapel, 1853 Clark Street.
Preaching, at II a. NJ, and 7.30 p. m .
Sunday school, at 1870 p. N. An in
vitation is extended to the public.
Rev. G. W. Tolson, pastor and Gen
eral missionary.
The statesman., 1905-03-17
WHY NOT BUYYOUR
LIQUORS OF ED LEVIN

The Louisville Liquor House, Oath
and Lsrimer street, is headquarters to
buy the best and cheapest in the city
Telephone 1886, Ed Levin, proprie-
tor. Sole agent for Eastern distil-
leries and Santa Rosa vineyard. All
other houses are left in the shade
He has no rent to pay so he can and
will sell cheaper than ever. Give
hi call.
The statesman., 1905-03-17

Dressmaking, cutting, fitting, de-
signing and purchasing done to per
ect satisfaction by Mrs. l. NJ. An
drews, 25l6 Curtis Street Phone
black 239.
The statesman., 1905-03-17

Go to Fields Dressmaking Parlors
under the management of Madam
Pitts, for fashionable dressmaking.
Phone Olive S53. 2lO-212, 18th St.
The statesman., 1905-03-17
Personal Briefs,
Who They Are, What They Are
and Where They Are.

The Peoples Alliance is holding reg
ular meetings at Odd Fellows hall,
l7l2 Curtis street, each Sunday. The
public is invited.
The statesman., 1905-03-17

FOR RENT-Nicely furnished front
room, modern conveniences. Gentle
men preferred. 2344 Grant ave.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-25
NOV LAY Me- sTsscoEp.
4SGEWS&S1 uW4fl1f
'Wlo'lmrter's Club Thinks chltahoodss
Prayer TOO pspressina

Er9nAs5HE+H-f phf9sN d4p4ENSl1 '|H-i1NII
CHICAGoi Feb s7SThe good old
prayer, Nov LAY dear ID the
hearts Of childhood has been abooed
by the sW5eststde Women Council
who hold that II - depressing Thes
take especial umbrage az the line II
should die before5I wake.
Mrs: Edgar A Hall; president 6S
the he council, said: T'he idea or dying
in the night IS Horrible and newer
use it.ss AZ
She unlimited t6is substitute
Father, we thank Thee for the night.
.AndSfor the pleasant morning light:
For rest and food, and loving care.
And all that makesEtk h world So fair.
The council sighed with content
when these lines we're read They
are 50 restful and tranquilizing, said
thesmembers. S
One little woman objected 10 dis
pensing with the o1dSprayer and san
Ia Claus and all the dear tradits u.s.
but she was sternly sat upon BY the
modern mothers, who were strongly
In the majority.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-25

FttIALA4 tatSI2. HElECsHt 49, - CO..
believe in the M%ontenegrin supersti-
tloln that II is unluclsy for a child 10
sleep In a room into whlct any light
pcnetrates and lightproof shutters
are the order in the nursery at
Rome.
Miss Laura Perkins Of Bcloit,
Wis., has sent a cold chill down the.
spine of many a fellow taxpayer In.
city; Willie many arc asklng
rebates for n cause 0 i another she
hns written the city clerk stating.
that she observes that the assessors
failed TO tax her on q few hundred.
dollars she has in the savings bank,
and that II an error Is made she de:
slres to pay her full share OF
taxes. VA,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-25

The Humane Society is in great
need Of clothing for a young baby.
They also need clothes for children Of
all Al ages; Any one who has cast of
clothing will please bring it to the
officers or telephone the president on
.bell&phone 219. x
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-25
THE BIG FOLKS

hr...h.I. .H...HHF 1907" s.H.E fFN..- |fN-Err I#IE.
Miss Katherine E. Conway has sue.
ceeded James jeffrey Roche as editor
of tile Boston Pilot. Mr.. Roche is
about 10 take up his duties as Uni.
ted States Consul at Genoa.
Abraham Rosenberg, of New York,
has been elected Grand Master Of the
Sons of Benjamin, which has a mem.
bership of $4,000 in the United
States and 1000 in Manhattan and
Bronx.
No finer professional compliment
could be paid TO a lawyer than Joseph
II. Choate's remark concerning the
late James c. Carter of New York:
When he retires he will make room
for a thousand lawyers"
Senator<W. B. Allison, OF Iowa, on.
Sunday last broke all records for
continuous and combined service in
Congress and in the Senate, when he
completed 40 years in Congress, lack.
Ing. two weeks, and 81 years, II
months and ID days in the Senate!
Thomas Dixon, Jr., isgsomething Of
|. .#.. Fnt
a mechanical genius, as well as an
author. Just now he is engaged8in b.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-25
THE H~OUSEKEEPER

TO preserve eggs-dip3 them in boil.
Ing water for 10 seconds.
-
Ammonia will prevent stove black:
Ing turning brown.
70 make glass brilliant add a small.
piece Of blue TO the water in which
IT Is washed.
Lampwicks soaked in vinegar a
short time before being used will give
9 much better light: Z
greasy sink IS best cleaned with
q flannel on which has been poured;
little Sparatin OIL.
@SKidtbootsl can be kept soft and free
from cracks By rubbing with pure
~glycerlne Or castor oil. "a.
A lump OF sugar placedlin a teapot.
when put away after use will prevent
II from becoming rusty:
Onions should always be boiled In.
water that has been sailed. Other.
wise they lose much Of their flavor
-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-25
Sale.

General store in new mining town.
Stock will invoice $4,000. A good
discount will be given. Inquire at
this office.
Try big Estes famous chicken
stew at Murphy's. (
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-25

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
building q %houseboat at his Virginia
estate, Ellington Manor. As goose
hunting is one Of the authors favor.
ite sports, the boat Will be chlristeneetd
Wild Goose.
Bishop Antl!onysK ozloWsEi, head Sof.
the Independent Catholic Church
of America, has Just returned to- Chi.
cago from California, after picking
out a favorable spot for u large col.
ony Of his people. He las planned
to buy several sections of good farm
Ing ground. Gcolonists Will be
brought fromSPoland 4 "a
Or. WlllIanS FreasJ formerly Of
York, Pa but nov Sof Baltimore, has
been appointed 5tos MI the 5yaccanlcySin
the presidency of Tie general III;
theran synod Of America caused by,
the death of $DrSE5sJ Wolf q Bos;
ton. VI
lt s Ssaid; that Emperor William
spe q Fas5 the English language as7pers
feseatlyEas an sElsnglishman Of Amerti.gs
can He AS even quite familiar with
az our iechaical terms, even under.
standing theSquipss or cranks OF the
Language which only experts could
appreciate 4 /:
Queen Heleha Of italy is SAID to.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-25

: AS9EHS9WG
fuse It for half alnsa 6tf inn very smail
quantity o. cold Wate and then add
boiling water The cold water sal:
uirattes the Il whole texture vie
leaves. n
4 Uncovered table In me laschen
is Infinitely better tLan he ordinary
s~lrface2of soft deal This latter ab:
serbs every tdrpop$of greass and IS dim
cult 70 keepSclean. Flt sheat III I'M
over your Kitchen table mi nesdA
no sscrrubbiinggs Is iimmpersipts / lot
Kettles and does 3 take greases
Coffee Is beverage rev peopia
know how 70 make properly rhe lofs
lowing Is the best way. Pour boilins
water on the cofee lie Poi and
place onlstlse stoye Jpstas oen q it
comes 70 boil take 81, take OUT
half g teaeupfils and return The pot 10
the IRE. Within minute Oh no pour
gently over The top ot theSeotfee one
te~aspoonfll of cold water and hot il
stand q minute longer Tine cold
water ! means of It's greater dem
sity sinks l and carries the grounds
the bottom:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-25

TO prevent a plano suffering from,
the effects Of a damp room, put a
small lump OF unslacked lime In a
bag and place inside the case.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-25

Onions should always be boiled in.
water that has been sailed. Other.
wise they lose much Of their flavor
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-25

Tto4mnake glass brilliant add a small.
piece Of blue to the water in which.
IS washed.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-25

TO preserve eggs-dip them in boil.
Ing water for 10 seconds.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-25

To obtain tea very aromatic and
only Iii d small degree astingent In,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-25

sA Jump OF sugar placed In a teapot
when put away after use will prevent
u from becoming rusty.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-25

oilcloths should never be washed
in hot soapsuds: They should first
be b washed clean with cold water, then
rubbed dry with cloth wetted In
milk. Il .
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-25

Tinware rubbed over with fresh;
lard ann'ddEtlhoroughly heatedin the oven
before ills used will never rust, no
matter how m,chyit3is pntfnSwater.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-25

Ammonia will prevent stove black.
Ing turning brown.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-25

Thomas Dixon, Jr., isgsomething OF
a mechanical genius, as well as an
author. Just now he is engagedSin5
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-25

Lampwlcks soaked in, vinegar a
short time before being used will give.
much betterSlight.
The Washington times., 1905-11-12
Iii Of the Dead BY B. Fletcher Robinson

done his devils work he slipped it back
hastily into his pocket. He never realized
what had occurred until, upon acciden-
tally pulling it out with his handkerchief
in your lodgings. he found it empty. It
was for that reason he searched so anx-
iously. What became of it did not mat
ter so long as it was not found in his
room; though, as a matter of fact, there
was very small danger even then of 1t
affording a clue
'And now we come TO a stroke Of
abominable luck. of which Marnac has
every right to complain. l found the
caterpillar on the sheet of the bed.
where it had crawled in It's wanderings.
But that was not the worst Of it. for
/ happened TO be the one man in all
Heidelberg who knew of its peculiar
properties: who knew that its hairs are
slightly poisoned. sufficient indeed to
raise a nasty rash on the hand, VINO
knew that the old-time Hottentots en-
pIoyed it for removing their enemies by
blowing the hairs into their lungs. 1
took out match box. emptied It, ana
collected the caterpillar. / was closing
the box when looked up and saw
Marnac watching me with a shocking
expression, which could hardly have
distorted the face of a perfectly sane
man, however provoked Nearly every
has screw loose somewhere;
The Washington times., 1905-11-12

but. in my opinion. Marnac is in an un-
usually bad way. 1t may turn out
more of an asylum than a ganows busi-
ness, after all"
But the details of the scene you pic
ture; how did you obtain them?'
II am a quick thinker, and the events
of the evening began to arrange them
selves in a sort of sequence. crowned
by the discovery of the caterpillar The
inference to be gathered from them was
obvious. I examined the nostriIs Of
the dead man, and found four of the
caterpillar hairs caught therein. On the
dressing table lay an ordinary pair OF
nail scissors. Two hairs We're jammed
where the blades met. on the creased
sheet of paper. which 1 found behind
the couch. there was no sign; but the
use to which it had been put was plain.
From Hans 1 knew the custom OF the
house; the sleep after the midday meal.
the open doors. the opportunity. Is the
matter plain to you?"
what are you going to do?' It was
all that 1 could say.
Nothing tonight. To appear at a
German police station at this hour with
such an extraordinary story would be-
for two foreigners. at Ieast-the height
Of absurdity. Besides. there is no hurry;
Mar c won't bulge. He'll sit II out.
never 1Sar." A.
The Washington times., 1905-11-12
REAsoNs FoR TEAcHINe.

At the Seward county. han.' tesehers
meeting, held at Seward the other day.
each teacher was called on to answer
the question: why am l teacher
Here are some OF the replies:
Because I thought 1 might do more
good than by being a preacher 1t was
q choice between those two professions
Because wanted TO be respected.
veachers are all respected by children
Had nothing else 1 could do, so tried
teaching, and like it.
lam a teacher because Ike power.
still long for more power. Ny am
hition in that line is not yet satisfied
BECAUSE I could make better wages
tban bv working out as hired girl
Recause my friends and relatives SAID
7 would make an ideal teacher and Old
maid
love children.
because 1 think Carnegie viii PEN
sion worn-out school teachers onIy
v-av to get on pension rolls. since wars
are all over.
BECAUSE il is such an easy way 70
make living. Sit three hours every
,,,or-nine, and hold a little book and ask
c,,astions. Do the same thing for three
hours in the afternoon Then Just hAVs
a good time the remaining eighteen
hours. Nothing to do on saturdays OF
SUNDAYS and rest of four months anu
more every year during the NOS
weather. r-o~.,,
because 1 need the money.-kansA1
CITY Journal.
The Washington times., 1905-11-12
F1ILLIONAIRE'S CLUB AT
A. POOR MANS PRICE

lounges, and are not too bed-roomy
u their suggestion, and that opened
out at night are in the language of
one who has tried them, the sIeepi-
est beds in Washington.
And one thing more-a fellow is in
very little danger of coming home
to find his belongings all shrouded
in sweeping sheets. and the room
icy cold and thick with dust while
some energetic maid is in the throes
of cleaning. Mrs. Palmer. who has
charge Of the two floors where the
eighty-siX rooms are, makes a point
of knowing the hours when the occu-
pants are pretty sure to be away,
and never allows that necessary
evil known as house-cleaning to dis
turb the home time of one Of her
boys.
rules? There are no rules. II is
not a reformatory; it is a combina-
ton under one roof of home and
club for the boys. 1t aims to ne =
Christian home. to keep the best of
Influences around the family as il
were But it doesn't rub il in If
doesn't sermOnize; it doesn't preach
or pray obtrusively. 1t insures tho
character Of its occupants by limir-
ing the residence 10 fun members of
the association. 1t confines the us.,
of the dining hall to members and
their accompanying friends Beyond
that it merely requires ordinary de-
cent. manly, and gentlemanIy be-
havior of the occupants of its apart
ments. They can live there for $50
or $50 a month as they could not
begin to live anywhere else for
douD.e the money. They don't have
to attend the classes; the classes are
there for them if they want them,
that's all. They only have to behave
in an ordinary orderly self-respect-
ing way. with decent consideration
for the comfort of the rest-not
much. all things considered, TO de-
saand for the much that is supplied.
The Washington times., 1905-11-12

Strong in the heart Of his father
himself an alumnus of the college
and member of the fraternity of the
DKE-is the spirit of the oath and
of blind. unreasoning loyalty. For
IN face of cumulative proof, sufficient
to convince every other man in the
country that the son was, with
cold-blooded cruelty worthy Of the
fiends, tied to the railroad tracks
and left there, Mr.. Pierson, hurry
ing the mutilated remains of his son
out of sight OF the coroner and the
police f1ercefy opposes every stage
of investigation, blindly insisting
The Washington times., 1905-11-12
CONTINUED from Fougth Page.)

muscle building appliances there is
a splendid swimming pool There
are six bowling alleys, tennis, hand
ball, fencing. basketbaII-every pos
sible sport is arranged for. There
are metal lockers for the gymnasium
paraphernalia, and the association
has its own Turkish baths, and its
own barber shop. In fact, if there's
anything il hasn't that the most ex-
elusive club supplies for its mem
bers it has not yet been discovered.
It is the fact that the association
has opened up apartments, where
a man may live comfortably alone.
or where two or three friends may
have quarters en- suite in this new
building, in addition to its old es-
tablished social, educational, and
physical culture features, that is
making a big hit with the young
men of this town. It gives them
big, airy, well-furnished rooms up
on the fourth or fifth floor with every
pOSSiDtt convenience neat EiCIti III
~. telephone connections to each,
private bath. and he best of good
service at a price that the average
young man can afford TO pay out Of
his little old twenty or twenty-five.
or even fifteen or eighteen per.
They are the sort of rooms thai
any young man can make down
right cozy with the few fixings Of
his own that every young man has.
Moreover they are the sort of rooms
that he is glad 70 receive his friends
: in Knowing they VIII arouse envy
and admiration. They have good
carpets on the floors, good papers on
the walls, and good furniture in
them-heavy quarter-sawed golden
oak, with soJid brass trimmings;
none OF your fimsy cheap boarding
house stuff-two or three good com
Portable chairs to loaf in and couch
beds, that with their covers and a
few cusk.cas naa--a most comfortable
The Washington times., 1905-11-12
Continued from Second Page.)

Continued from Second Page)
This beast. reptile. insect-what is it?
Where is it now?"
For answer ne thrust his finger into
his pocket and drew out the same
wooden match box that I had seen him
with by the bedside OF the dead man.
He slid it half open and tapped # side
ways on the table under the lamp
round. fluffy bali rolled out and lay
notionIess. Suddenly little black head
protruded. score OF tiny feet padded
into motion. and across the table there
crept a hairy CATERPILLAR lothsome,
disreputable object. ror across its back
lay a ragged scar. where the hairs had
been shorn away
do you recognize the species?"
In faint-hearted way leaned across
TO grasp it, but with sudden motion he
brushed my hand aside
see you do not" said he grimly. 1T
IS common enough in South Africa"
With the end OF a match he carefully
pushed the insect back into the box. and
replaced it in his pocket.
1.-The luck was against Marnac.' he
continued Not for one moment do 7
suggest that otherwise I should have
suspected the truth. 10 begin WITH. tne
defective spring Of the case allowed the
caterpillar to escape while he was bend
ing over poor Hermann. After he had
The Washington times., 1905-11-12

One o'clock changed out from the
steepies as 1 bade goodnight to Graden
at the door Of my lodgings. He had al
ready secured room in a neighborIng
hotel
Have you lock on your bedroom
ooor?'' said he.
4 believe So
We'll, use it tonight We've an ugly
customer to deal with; and the worst
of it is that, unless I am much mistak-
en-, he knows how much we know
1 watched him as ne rolled away. a
gigantic figure in the moonlight, waving
the thick stick he carried. Never had
any stairs seemed so uncomfortabIy
dark, never had they creaxed behind
me so mysteriously. II was with a
sigh of relief that ! gained my room
and by a quick glance assured myself
that / was alone.
It seemed that had only just dropped
off into dreamland-for. indeed, sleep
had been hard to WOO that night-when
a knocking at my door brought me from
my bed i unlocked and opened il.
Cousin Graden filled the foreground.
Il didn't think he'd throw up the
sponge" said he. But he has. none
the less. Marnac has bolted"
And you?"
II shall follow"
So commenced those strange wander
ings which ] shall entitIe The Trail
of the Dead"
The Washington times., 1905-11-12

development of the story Of the
death of Stuart L. Pierson, comes
evidence that woman has quickly
adopted the lesson.
The fraternity" girls of the
Evanston High School have branded
the arms of their sisters with the
sign of the Pi Delta Sigma, and here
the story is told of how another
Pierson-MabeI-w however, is
not in the remotest degree related to
the victim of the Gambler outrage
was led blindfolded into a room.
and there, crying for mercy and half
fainting, held down while the in
sigma of the society in Greek was
burnt into her arms with nitric acid
Then two of her comrades. Marjorie
Cox and Alice Barnes, suffered the
same ordeal
Yet no murmur of complaint
The Washington times., 1905-11-12
He IS The CITY EDITOR.

He sits up on the nostruIn'
Mrs. Malaprop would say'
He sits upon reporters
In an ever-gentle way,
He sits up nights a-thinklns
How to make a startling piayt
He sits upon volcanoes
or hot air most every day
Ers sits upon the kickers
TelHng loudly many WEoh4s
He sits upon the stories
THAT to libel-law belong
He sits upon alarmlsts.
Nuff4ing up their danger s0hss
He sits on lying fakirS.
Firmly. seriously ana iohs'
He sits on Office Tuctions.
Harmony 10 quick restore
T4e Sits on lime-light seekers
Who are hOunu 10 be ooEe'
He sfrs on crazy callers
In a way 10 craze them mofes
And that is why We call hihi
Simply City Editor!
y, A. IN Brooklyn EabAs'
The Washington times., 1905-11-12
Victims Father Bars Way of
Justice.

Given FIVE thousand members of
the alumni of a college fraternity in
possession of the secrets of this
order. and not one. throughout
long life, shall ever betray them.
Stuart Pierson, lying bound to the
track on the railroad river bridge at
Gambler. hearing the distant rumble
of the approaching train, and realiz-
ing in that supreme moment Of
horror the awful mistake Of his fell
The Washington times., 1905-11-12

business man of mature years, was
engaged with another party of stu
dents in the work of initiating" an
other victim
But the accident of the advent of a
special train where, according to
the schedule of the initiating com
mittee, no train should have been,
has led to a gigantic revulsion of
sentiment through every college in
ne country, such as viii put an end
forever to barbarism in the practice
of limitations or hazing.
The Washington times., 1905-11-12

in vain if the inquiry which may
bring several of his college mates to
the criminal bsr. to answer a charge
of homicide, leads to a return of the
restraints which in other days gov
erned the association of gentlemen.
The Washington times., 1905-11-12
Cruel Hazing in a Girls College

Cruel HaziHg in a Girls College.
For the whole State of Ohio,
ahame with anger over this wanton
slaughter. demands that the students
who bound and gagged Pierson, and
led him to the tracks. shall be dis
covered and heavily punished And.
standing against the power and
might of the State, is DR.. Pierce, the
president of the college, declaring in
the face of all the evidence that his
pupils are guiltless of wrong. The
sentiment Of the Ohio people, how
ever, has spread over the country,
for in this case the apex of boyish
cruelty has been reached.
And while one-half the country
watches in anger and anxiety the