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The Washington times., 1905-04-02

leaped down among the dogs. She had
good teeth, sharp claws, and great
strength. and was doing some OF the
dogs serious damage
Mr. Roosevelt got to the scene OF the
tight as the cougar had beaten of two
or the hounds She turned and made 8
jump for him, but one of the dos
caught her by the paw Her attention
was distracted for an instant by this
attack, and when she turned again Mr..
Roosevelt was ready for her. When her
Jaws snapped they closed On the butt
OF his gun, which he held in his left
hand. In his right hand he had his
long hunting knife, which he lost no
time in using. The knife went to the
heart and the cougar dropped dead.
The Washington times., 1905-04-02
Jar11aicans Are Employed
on Manual Part of
the Work.
Americans Handle the
Mechanical Devices
in Use.
Some Discomfort Re-
ported en- the Score
Of Treatment.

All these improvements are wise, be-
cause it will be many years before the
completion Of the canal. The Curebra
cut is only two miles long and there
are forty-seven miles to be dug through.
Much more machinery OF the kind de-
scribed in this article viii be taken to
the canal territory. and thousands more
of laborers will be employed.
At the present time American engi-
neers are scattered thiekly along the
whole canal route. selecting the best
points for the beginning Of work. and de-
Gliding where the men had best be taken.
The Washington times., 1905-04-02

ago, when their attempt to brild the
canal ended in the greatest fiasco known
In the history of similar modern under
takrngs- When the Frenchmen were
called off the works there was NOT
enough money left to dispose of the ma
chinery or to haul or ship it to points
where 1t would have brought good
money Consequently 1t was left to rust
away along the deserted banks of what
the French had heralded as The begin
ming of the great canal
The Washington times., 1905-04-02
TWO FLOATING DREDGEes
bOCKETS PICKING UP DIRT

big, brawny man. and his capacity for
welding an ak or pick Is great. He
works eight or nine hours a day. but
curing that time he is kept busy. The
overseers are told to get all the work
possible out Of the men, and this in
junction is obeyed in the letter and the
spirit
The Washington times., 1905-04-02
Better Conditions.

The conditions are every day being
made more tolerable for the Jamaican
and the American, according TO the lat
est dispatches from Panama Pines for
a good water supply and a sewerage
system are being laid along the whole
canal route. AT present. the 4.0e0 labor
ers at Culebra are without these i'm
prcvements Scientists are also taking
steps to wipe out the mosquitoes. This
IS being done by fumigatior OF the
houses, and bv treating the water and
the swamps with various drugs.
The Washington times., 1905-04-02
DIRT TRAJNS HAULING
AWAY a HIEI@IDE

on the canal with ak and pick would
succumb in a few weeks. The climate
Is good for those visitors who can take
their pleasure in a spacious hotel. made
comfortable by every means thought can
devise. It is fatal to him who. unaccTs-
TONED 10 II, works beneath the torrid
sun.
The Washington times., 1905-04-02
Ruined MACHINERY.

Today that machinery, representing
ccst price Of thousands and millions of
francs in French money, is not worth
the trouble of transporting it from the
The Washington times., 1905-04-02
The President Goes Hunting

T VERY year since Roosevelt be-
- came President he has taken
i Il from his busy official life period
for fbe n,Ir~Sl1jS oF ,r-fId
The Washington times., 1905-04-02
The Great American Desert

: CAME across an expression I
never heard before the other
day" remarked a young man at
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ter OF too prOfuSe combination of baby
blue and white.
Glrdles OF Powered ribbon are much
seen in the evenings, and also at after
noon affairs. When well shaped they
are very elegant, give to a plain dress a
touch that transforms it into costume
of fashion
washable hats are as much to the
fore as was predicted early in the sea-
son, and none are prettier than those
made OF embroidery. They are trimmed
simply with soft ribbon. and look
charming of summer evening. the resi-
OF the costume correspondingly light
and airy. We predict that the summer
girl OF 1905 will be handed down in pic
ture and photograph because of this ex-
eremely picturesque head adornment.
1t is appropriate for any hour of the day.
stands the fierce glare of noon. the de-
mands of afternoon leisure, the require
ments OF evening costuming.
Shoes match gowns as they have not
done in years; of course. the average
mortal will not be expected to buy half
dozen different colored slippers this
summer, but she can in addition to the
ordinary black or tan have one pair
suitable for party wear; and we advise
she decide on some one color for dressy
wear, and let the shoes carry out the
keynote. Suppose gray-blue be chosen.
and supposing the best dress" be a
gray-blue wolfe; then buy a pair of un-
dressed kid slippers this shade primarily
for this gown; select for wash dresses
ribbons of grayblue, and 10 the slip.
pers are just the thing for this costume
ELLEN OSMONDE
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better stand a more decollette style, this
round neck emphasizes angularities.
For her that can wear it, it is very much
of a favOrite. The bodice of this model
is an exceptionally good one, is made
OF three pieces of ribbon drawn through
three buckles. 1t gives the medium high
bust and also the tapering waist. The
sleeves need not be made quite so full,
as there is noticed a tendency to lessen
the size of this important part of the
dress. 1t is not safe, however, to affirm
that the tendency will harden into a
popular fashion
The above waist is prettier and more
becoming to our way of thinking when
made in the cream net than in the white
One sees beautiful creamy waists in the
shops nowadays. SO tempting it is very
hard to pass them by. Some white
waists are made on cream foundation.
and one beautiful white voille had
straw-colored lining. The colored lin
ings are by no means common, do not
promise to become SO.
There is an effort being made to revive
the sash. but women do not take very
kindly to this style; it looks a trifie too
infantile, as though the wearer were en-
deavoring to push the babyish style to
an extreme. Wear as soft and fluffy
waists as you like, no matter what your
age be. but go a little slow in the mat
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Just a Mere Man.

The mere man stopped in front of a
shop window. 1t was full of large and
beautiful hats. There" he said to the
girl with him, "why don't you get one
of those and be done with it? See;
they are special, too; only s1O.'
"What?" cried the girl. Indignantly.
Then her tone changed to one of pity.
Come away" she said; you are but
mere man, after all. Don't you know
that this is probably the most conspic-
uous hat window in town. and thou
sands of woman have already seen
these hats and the prices on them?
Of course they are beautiful. but I
wouldn't wear one for the world. I'd
be marked woman. Any other wom-
an could tell one as soon as she saw
it, know where 1 got it. and just what
paid for it. "-Chicago Inter Ocean.
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great political master, the late Senator
M. s. Quay.
Col. Andrews is a fine example of the
self-made man, and those who know his
worth believe that the governorship
Of Pennsylvania is not too great re-
ward for the work he has done. He is
man of less than average stature, rather
spare of form, with a clear complexion
and kindly, but piercing eye, and gives
no outward evidence of the tremendous
amount of work he can perform 1t is
no unusual thing for him during the
busiest days of the session or in the heat
of campaign to work 20 hours out of the
"a. He can keep three or four stenog-
raphers busy taking the dictation nee
essary to dispose of Senator Penrose's
heavy correspondence
Col. Andrews is brother of the wide
ly known Bill Andrews, now of New
Mexico, but lately of Pennsylvania,
where he was recognized as the late Sen
ator Quay's first lieutenant. There is
wide difference, though, in the character
of Wesley R. and William H. Andrews.
The latter is the typical political boss,
while the former is the efficient and able
public servant. The boss, or as he is bet
ter known, "Bill' Andrews, is now dele
gateelect from New Mexico, and expects
to be United States senator if state
hood is granted that territory.
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HATS OF THE DAY.

belt, brought together waist and skirt.
The skirt was blue-gr chip with a
very tall bandeau at the back fitting it
way over the face; pink rose lay at the
middle point in front, just over the fore
head, and two gray-blue wings stretched
out either side from it. 1t was ultra,
but the color scheme was so charming
ly cool one found the whole good. A
large fiat handbag of light gray alli-
gator skin was carried, and gray silk
gloves met the elbow sleeves
what do you think of five-piece suit?
We used to have the coat and skirt of
one color; then came the coat, skirt and
silk waist of same color; the so-called
three-plece suit. The five-piece suit
sounds extravagant, but in a way it is
economical, gives number of changes
with the single skirt; it consists of skirt.
coat and shirt waist, and a taffeta long
wrap for warm weather, a bolero for
still warmer. Of course. for this cos
tune, with its many possibilities. one
must choose the most becoming of the
less conspicuous colors; a novelty worn
so often would grow very tiresOme. We
icCOlhuieuu lulS 1Or anyone tlaC is to
travel and visit a good deal, the five
piece suit should provide the possessor
for any emergency.
Sake blue, which is favored this sea-
son, is beautiful shade, and harmon
ICES well with that old stand-by-navy
blue. SAKE is neither cornflower nor tur-
quoise, but cross of the two; it is worn
by fair and dark alike, being such soft
tone 1T is not trying color
The Charlotte Corday hats have not
lost vogue; most of the lingerie hats
are of this model and not a few of the
madeup straw braids.
F1chuS transform old waists into
newer fashion. The fichu the latest
fancy. 1t is exquisite made of white silk
muslin for soft white waist. and very
picturesque of colored muslin. When
the foundation material is one of the
handsome Powered brocades. With ell
bow sleeves it makes most picturesque
costume, and the picture gown is the
gown of the day.
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pied the throne of SaXe-Coburg and
Gotha, but preferred remaining an Eng
liShman to becoming a subject of the
sovereign kaiser.
No wonder Margaret and Patricia.
whose 'uncles, aunts and cousins occupy
all the thrones of Europe" are proud
princeSses-they are known as the
proud sisters. But gossip says it was
not merely rank that caused the suitors
to select them for future thrones; COS
sip goes so far as to say it was good
clothes, and good clothes bought under
the generalShip of their mother
When the girls came out she made up
her mind they should cause sensation,
charms they possessed by all the arts
of gown maker and jeweler. The society
journals were full of the dresses worn at
this court function, at that one. Let us
glance at the manner in which mamma
decked out herself and the girls: "The
duchess of Connaught, arrayed in ivory
satin and wearing superb tiera and a
diamond dog collar, was accompanied
by her daughters. dressed exactly alike
in turquoise and pearls. They carried
themselves as proudly as queens Do
cile girls, evidently.
And listen to this account: "The
Princess Margaret of Connaught wore
gown of crushed ruby velvet made in
evening fashion. Her form is so slender
that she could we'll wear the voluminous
folds in which the gown was laid. Her
r,1d
crusted with rubies and diamonds, and
both she and her sister, Patricia, looked
the royal princesses to the notch"
When the young ladies travelled, their
ambitious mother saw to it that
they were attended by full state and
ceremony she believed in no modern
tnformality for her daughters. And the
king of Sweden, who thinks maiden roy
atty should be properly hedged about,
approved of these carefully brought-up
princesses. He entered into negotia-
tions leading to procuring one for the
future queen of Sweden Gustavus
Adolphus, son of the crown prince. met
with the Princess Margaret. He pro-
posed and she accepted.
Margaret is % years old. She made
her debut in 1902. and, rumor says. since
that event has had numerous appor-
tunities to wed. But no less a person.
age than Gustavus Adolphus seemed
fitting to the mother
Who was the duchess of Connaught?
Daughter of Prince Charles Frederick
of Prussia. When first she came to Eng
land she showed much timidity and
nervousness. her shyness made the de-
mands of court very difficult. In domes-
tic life she has been happy, and is very
proud of her husband, who is immensely
popular. The daughters. who are
sprightly, as well as queenly are
thought to take after the father.
Princess Patricia is 10, the same age
as her betrothed, Alphonso of Spain. II
is told the love story of these two has a
bit OF romance as well as parental ma
nipulation; Alphonso saw Patricia's
picture, and declared he loved the girl
at once; likewise Patricia became en-
amored of the young king. Maybe SO. let
us hope it is
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Tor to remain in the treasury depart
ment. Secretary Shaw, westerner him
self, was not long in discovering the
worth of the ex-governor of Wisconsin.
When puzzling questions would arise
about the construction of public build
lngs or the proper application of the
immigration laws, Mr.. Taylor had the
faculty of going right straight to the
main point of the question in a way that
pleased Secretary Shaw very much.
When Mr.. Taylor first preached the sub
ject of retiring from the public service
short time ago, Mr.. Shaw said: Look
here governor don't want you to leave
the treasury. What will l do without
you? want you to stay in until the end
Of my four years term. at least"
The dependence which Secretary
Shaw has on Uncle Hod" is apparent
when the records of the department
show that Mr.. Taylor has been acting
secretary of the treasury more than half
the time since Mr.. Shaw first took office.
Secretary Shaw feels perfectly conf
dent that while he is away Assistant
Secretary Taylor is conducting affairs
as they should be, and he does not hest
tate to take advantage of this fact.
Mr.. Taylor when he goes out of of
ice, will go of his own volition. Some
few years ago the assistant secretary
believed he saw great possibilities in a.
business way in Alaska, and he estab-
lished bank at the City of Nome. His
foresight has been justified, and the
business of the bank has grown so great
and mining interests with which he is
connected are so important that he now
feels compelled to give them his undi-
vided attention.
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ROYAL MATCHMAKER
DUCHESS OF CoNVgAUGHT MAN.
AGES WELL FOR HER GIRLS.
Chosen from Among Many Marriage
able Princesses-One to Be Queen
of Sweden and One Queen
of Spain.

Not every intriguing mother can en-
snare crown prince and king. But
perhaps they call it diplomacy rather
than ensnaring, when it relates to
princesses, is an International affair.
The girls are the Princesses Marga-
ret and Patricia. of Connaught. The
mother is the duchess of Connaught.
The young men are the crown prince of
Sweden and the king of Spain.
Who are the Connaughts? The duke
is the brother of King Edward, his IT,
ties are formidable; he is Royal High
ness Prince Arthur William Patrick
Albert Duke of Connaught and Strath-
earn, duke of Saxony and prince of CO.
burg and Gotha. He might have occu-
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ing. 1t is situated in a low-lying dis
trict, much of which had for years en-
joyed the more or less euphonious name
of ''Swampoodle," where negroes of the
lowest class lived and where crime was
rampant. This low ground is to be filled
up and the big union depot will almost
be on level with the capitol, and the
group of magnificent public buildings
that are located and to be built about
the capitol plaza.
The earth necessary to fill up this hol-
low would constitute a mountain, al
most, and it is being obtained from the
excavations already made and in prog
ress for the house and senate Office
buildings and from the tunnel which the
Pennsylvania railroad is digging under
Capitol hill. The rapidity with which
landmarks have been removed and form
er we'll built-up squares of the city have
disappeared has taken away the breath
of the old inhabitants. The big square
adjoining the northeast corner of the
capitol grounds less than three months
ago was covered with rows of houses,
some of them luxurious mansions. To-
day a big steam shovel is rapidly con-
verting that square into a big hole in
the ground. The dirt and the debris as
it is being scooped out is loaded on cars
and quickly deposited on the ground
around the new depot, so that by the
time the walls of the latter have been
built, the surrounding squares will have
been raised to the height of SO feet or
more.
The new depot will be in keeping with
the magnificent government buildings,
of which it will form an addition. 1t is
to be of white marble, and will be in har-
mony with the capitol when that old
building has been remodeled, as is now
intended
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make you irritable; you can't sleep,
you are unable to quietly and calmly
perform your daily tasks or care for
your children.
The relation of the nerves and gem
erative organs in women is so close
that nine-tenths of the nervous pros
tration, nervous debility, the blues,
sleeplessneSs and nervous irritability
arise from some arrangement of the
organism which makes her a woman.
Fits of depression or restlessness and
irritability. Spirits easily affected. so
that one minute she laughs, the next
minute weeps. Pain in the ovaries and
between the shoulders. Loss of voice;
nervous dyspepsia. A tendency to cry
at the least provocation. All this points
to nervous prostration.
Nothing will relieve this distressing
condition and prevent months of pros
tration and suffering so surely as Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Mrs. NJ. E. Shotwell, of 103 Flatbush
Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y, writes:
II cannot express the wonderful relief
have experienced by taking Lydia E. Pink
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every night.
81 had three doctors and got no better, and
life was a burden. I was advised to try
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
and it has worked wonders for me.
am well woman, my nervousness Is all
gone and my friends say look ten years
younger"
Will not the volumes of letters from
women made strong by Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound convince
all women of its virtues? Surely you
cannot wish to remain sick and weak
and discouraged, exhausted each day,
when you can be as easily cured a
other women.
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sylvania and chairman of the republican
state committee, is said to be slated for
the nomination for governor in the Key
stone state next year Col. Andrews is
quiet, modest man, but his intense en-
ergy and his absolute devotion to public
business has made him one of the best
known men in the senate end of the cap
itol. AS secretary of the Pennsylvania
state committee for number of years.
he has established a personal acquaint-
ance that was not eQualed even by that
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Resented II

Gerald" said the young wife. no
ticing how heartily he was eating. do
l cook as well as your mother did?"
Gerald put up his monocle and
stared at her through it.
"Once for all, Agatha he said. 81
beg you will remember that although
may seem to be in reduced circum-
stances now, come of an old and dis
tinguished family. My mother was
not cook. &C Chicago Tribune
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lngS and other important bureaus of the
department.. Mr.. Taylor has about con-
cluded that his private interests can no
onger be sacrificed for a $4,000 govern
ment job and the chances are that within
the next few months he will withdraw
from the public service.
The assistant secretary, who is affec-
tionately known as Uncle Hod," is one
or the plain people" whom President
Roosevelt likes and talks so much about
He was governor of Wisconsin, and in
his time perhaps has been the shrewdest
political leader in that state which
turns out past masters in the art of po-
litical manipulation. He is somewhat
picturesque character, man of homely
phrase, but good, sound, common sense
He looks like prosperous farmer or cat
tie grower, who had invested consider
able money in banks and acquired little
OF the polish of a city. He wears a heavy
suit of almost white hair, his face is
smooth shaver and full of healthy color,
and he usually dresses in sack coat and
trousers of light-colored material He
has shrewd but kindly eye, and al
though very near" in making a bust
ness bargain, he is bluff, big hearted
western business man.
Like so many popular statesmen in
Washington, Mr.. Taylor is devoted
fisherman. He has caught every kind
Of game fish from the rainbow trout to
The mighty salmon of Canadian waters
He is never so happy as when, with con-
genial comrades, he is off to the north
ern woods for months fishing for bass,
pickerel or salmon. He has a collec-
ton of fishing rods that would make
the eyes of old Izaak Walton bulge out
with envy if that gentle sportsman were
on earth to catch glimpse of them.
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"Swampoodle" Changed.

THIN the next year
or two the whole
face of nature
north of the capitol
grounds will be
changed. The cor
ner stone has been
laid of the magnifi-
C e n t $4,000
Union depot which
is to be erected
some four or five
squares north of
the capitol build
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~ - l. ~ " L ~ ~ .
very much wrought
up over the deci-
sion of the presi-
dent to have the
body of Paul Jones
inferred at Annap-
oils. This city be-
l i e V e S that the
great revolution
airy naval h e r o
should have found
a resting place in
historic Arlington
which, of all the
national c e m e :
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Ancient Egypt
Knew the Virtues Of the
<<king of Foods. -

Since the earliest annals of Old
Egypt, wheat has been recognized
as the king of foods.
It has held its sway down to the
present day, Notwithstanding the
fact that in many forms of making
wheat into food products, some of
the best elements are lost.
Bread has been aptly termed,
"the staff of life," as it alone of
known foods has all the elements
that are needed to sustain life.
Egg-O-See contains all the best
elements of wheat in a far more
healthful and delicious form than
any bread, crackers or ordinary
wheat foods. In addition to the
best whole wheat delicately faxed
and crushed, it is made still more
digestible by the addition of refined
diastase, the highest grade of malt,
There are no premiums or gifts
in the Egg-O-See package; moth
ing but full measure of the highest
grade of cereal food in the world.