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The Washington times., 1906-10-29
CAT LIVES 10 DAYS
BURIED IN EhBERS
Found Alive by WOrkmer
With It's Hair Singed and
Sight Gone.

PORTLAND. Ore. Oct Of. z.
Beach is mourning the tragic death Of
his cat that had outlived being buried
for nineteen days when his store was
damaged by fire several months ago.
The feline on that occasion had been
buried in the debris. and was found by
Workmen who were removing the char
red timbers from the basement. Think
ing the cat was dead. the men threw
the body ca Il pile of rubbish prepared
for the garbage men
soon after It's limbs were seen 70
move. The cat was then placed in the
sun that IL might revive. II lay around
in cOmaJOse condition for several
days. il was offered food, but partook
of the milk very sparingiy. It's hair had
been singed on its body, and its eyes
were blinded by the fire. but il gradual
II exhibited SiEn5 of life. until Mr,
Beach began to have hopes Of its living
of course. the sight of a badly singed
and blind cat around the store was not
an inspiring one Mr.. Beach says, .DuI
ia the interests of science 1 wanted =
demonstrate how much q cat could
stand and live One OF my men. now
ever. got tired Of what he considered
an sye-sorc around under his feet, and
hC chopped its head with an ak
The Washington times., 1906-10-29
BRANCH PRINTING OFFICES
IN DANGER OF ABOLISHMENT
investigation by Agents of Joint Committee OF Congress
Shows Three Hundred Employees in Various
Branches of Big Prntery.

IN tintaincd under separate sEpropri1-
tons. and which are entirely iHdepend-
ent of the Government Printing ONCE
The Department of Commerce aad
Labor and the Department. uf Justice
have 10 branch Offices.
Three Hundred Employees in Branches.
over 800 employees are required 10 run
these branch offices. aside from those
employed in the independent Offices.
II Is believed that the data which viii
he presented TO the commission when
Congress meets viii form the basis for
recommendation 70 Congress looking TO
further important reforms In the direc-
ton Of economy and efficiency ia tIcle
Sans big print shop.
In their efforts 10 learn how much
money is expended annually by the
several departments for printing. the
members Of the commission last winter
found HAT mSuy OF the expenditures
were Involved With other items 80 that
il was n.possible TO ascertain just how
much The public printing cost The
general printing appropriations mad
been running about 81 10000 a year In
addition to this il was found that var
iOus specific appropriations for printing
aggregated another Slo0O OpO, and in
Vulnerable miscellaneous items con
forred authority for printing
Against the present unsatisfactory
method the commission viii undouht-
ckiF recommends lrEkSAdllOii ana the
foundation for IL has already been laid
by a clause in the sundry civn dill now
operative, which provides that hereafter
the annual estimates 10 Congress FOR
printing and binding shall include aiI
printing and binding Of the various
Government esta bIishments at Wash
ingtOn and that after the present fiscal
year no apprOpTia lions other than
those made specifically and solely for
printing and binding shall he used FOR
such purposes.
1t is believed that the data WI ich
Messrs. Howe and Ricketts, are collect
ing Will make il clear that most of the
branch printing Offices can be abolished
as the main office has every facility for
doing rush and confidential work, for
which purpose the branch offices weT=
originally established
The Washington times., 1906-10-29
TYPOS PLAN OUSTING
OF FOREMAN EVANS
Baltimore Union Asked to Revoke
Membership Card, Alleging
UnfaiTness.

Columbia TypoerlphicaI Union. in
special session yesterday afternoon.
adopted resolutions calling on Balti-
more Typographical Union, No. i. to
revoke "A membership card the union
recently granted 10 George NJ. Evans.
Of this city, who al present is fore
man Of the Globe Printing Company.
In the general discussion. which was
more or less animated il was brought
out that Evans had been granted mem
bership in the Baltimore union under
peculiar circumstances. although the
fun details of the transaction were not
Givulged.
Evans formerly was a member Of
the local union, but invalidlted his
membership. it is stated. by failing 10
give Up his situation when the eight
hour strike was Iuaugurated last Jan
vary. He was forced ont. however.
when the Globe Printing Company
Signed with the union, about two weeks
ego. Going 10 Baltimore, he secured
= union card, and, on returning. re
Eumed his former position with the
Globe Printing Company.
Secretary SeibOld was instructed to
personally convey the protest TO Balfi-
more today, and 10 urge immediate ac-
00n
An adjourned meeting will be held
next Sunday afternoon TO receive the
report from the Baltimore union and 90
take ictiOu thereon.
The Washington times., 1906-10-29
RUSSIAN MOBILES
IN ANCIENT FEUD
Six Lives Already Sacrificed
in Family Quarrel Which
Began in Jealousy.

ST PETERSBURG, oct. 2S.-Aim- Fec
orof and Sabatcheff. two TiCh mobiles of
Nitebsk province. are engaged IN a feud
which recalls the Middle Ages. Neither
has ventured out OF his chateau for
nearly a year, but their servants and
rrtaiuers engage In pitched battles every
week. and already six lives have been
sacrificed.
The quarrel began over "A widow. for
merly Countess NOusOupoh, 10 whom
FedOrOf was engaged, but who changed
her mind and married Sabatchens son.
Fedorof threatened To kin Sabatchett AT
sight and ordered his servants 10 do Jh'
same.
Sabatcheffs chateau has been three
times attacked by his enemy, who. Ia
turn, endured siege lasting three
weeks Round each house rise TWO rows
or earthwOrks patTOlled BY peasant sen
tries. the grounds are Melted by auto
matte signal wires. and inside the
houses are scores OF servants and Ia
borers armed with Berdan rifles.
such is the determination Of the rivals
20 continue the feud that when the au-
thOrities threatened TO interfere they
sent q Joint note saying that they would
combine to resist Intervention.
The Washington times., 1906-10-29

in sight it was greeted by exclamation
Of awe 'Phew" called one OF the
dredgers, who seemed 10 he well posted
On the lore OF the buccaneer days along
the old Spanish main. ''Bless me If that
amt some of that Captain Kids gold
/ hear tell about
In a moment all was confusion. The
scramble to the off side OF the dredse
resembled a sOTtie OF football enthu-
siasts dashing down an open field. over
the eide of the dredge, into the sCow
alongside rushed two of tie wOrkmen,
DESPITE the coating of Shiny, yellow
mud they gathered on landing. The
trunk WAS rescued from its muddy bed
in the scOw where the shovel had de-
Uoslted Il, and as quickly as possible
was hauled TO the deck or the dredBe-
EpCu close examination all suffered
from the melanchOlia OF acute dissp-
pointment. Instead of being, as sup
posed. a treasure laden chest At turned
out to be a small steamer trunk OF the
vintage OF 1850. and the SurmlSe II Jhat
il was east overheard from a river
steamer because of its sad dilapidatton.
Not willing TO be thwarted entirely, the
investigators threw back tn top. and
there found IL 70 be nearly full OF real
channel mud OF finer quality.
The Washington times., 1906-10-29
Fra ELbertuS Hubbard
Says He's PericIeS
Sage of RoyCroft Puts Salt on
Tail of New Idea, Amazing
His Friends.

EAST AURORA. y. Y. oct. 81 am
PerciIes."
On thousands of yellow envelopes, adj
dressed 10 persons in every part OF the
land, Ebert Hubbard. founder Of mod
ern Phllistia and father OF the Roycroft-
ers, IS writing the startling legend, an
nouncing his equality with the greatest
statesman of Athens. The letters thus
incIosed In saffron are even more start
ling. They read:
am not Elijah. but 1 am something
just as good.
am Pericies. with an Aristophanes
twist and a Socratic mental bias. got
ten from my cosmic sleep OF twenty
four centuries close by the dust Of the
gentlemen just referred 10.
/ know more than Plato. Paul. So
crates. Seneca. or Shakespeare, because
/ live later
I am fifty years old, and have never
been sick a day-having never read a
medical advertisement. nor consulted a
excepting through inability Of access.
Offered $4,000 Year.
have never failed in business ven
ture. nor had FIRE.
| have made millions for others, and
all / want for myself.
Within year l have been offered a
The Washington times., 1906-10-29
MEMORIAL SERVICE
FOR MRS. DAVIS
Friends Pay Loving Tribute
to Mother of the Con-
federacy."

More than 500 people yesterday at
tended a memorial service for Mrs.
Jefferson Davis in Confederate Neter-
ans Hall. when a series of addresses
relative 10 Mrs. Davis life and the
part she played in the nations history
were made by weD-lSnown speakers.
The hall was decorated in Cohfed-
crate flags. palms. ferns. and cut flow
ors.
Ii was a notable fact that the principal
speakers Of the afternoon were two
surviving members OF the Confederate
congress. John Goode formerly Of Viz
ginia, ana John v Wright. OF Ten
Iiessee. Both were eloquent in their
praise Of the high character. aims, and
devotion TO the Confederate cause OF
Mrs. Davis.
John T. Callaghan, president Of Camp
III, United Confederate Veterans, re-
viewed Mrs Davis distinguished ances-
try and the great love she inspired m
her friends. He said that az Miss
Winnie Davis had been named 'tht
Daughter Of the Confederacy." so Mrs
Davis was entitled to be called the
Mother of the Confederacy.' Mrs. John
NJ Hickey. who presided at the meet
,ng, also gave eloquent tribute 70 Mrs
Two of The special features of the
program were Mrs. Blanche M'ttngly
Rogers singing of Face 10 Face,
and other musical numbers by quar-
tet composed of Mrs. Rogers. Mrs
Armand Gumprecht. William -. Nc
Farland. and Charles GoOdchild. on
the platform We're:
Mrs Emily Mason, Mrs. Harry Heth
Miss Mamie Randolph Heth. Mrs John
r.. Caliaghan, Miss Mary Deslid. or Al
bert Sidney Johnston Chapter. Mrs
William Oscar RoOme president or Rob
ert T.. Lee Chapter; Mrs Albert Alkers
vice president of StOneWaH Jackson
CHAPTER. Mrs Rosalie II BOcOck
chairman of the executive committed
of the Southern Relief Society, Mrs
Magnus 5 Thompson. president OF the
District division. L. D C.. and many
others
The Washington times., 1906-10-29
HIT WITH A PANCAKE,
WIFE GETS DIVORCE

SCRANTON. Pa. Oct IA man
isn't much of a man if he takes a girl
on a wedding trip and uses her money
TO pay for IL. said Mrs. Margaret Ma
Ioney in her action for a divorce from
her husband. George 5. Maloney. 'Eut
that is not ell. There was some change,
and Pm still waiting for it.
Mrs MalOney was married July 20,
1892. She probably would have forgotten
the wedding trip incident. but he struck
her. and-with a pancake. According to
the servant girl he not only struck her
with il, but "pegged" il at her
This was the straw Mrs. Maloney
was granted her divorce.
The Washington times., 1906-10-29
HIDES HIS PHOTOS,
WIFE HAS DIVORCE
SpouSe'S Picture Found in
the Room of Her
Rival.

TRENTON. y. J.. oct 2s-AIrs. Jan
ney. BuFgner. Of this city. was granted
q divorce from her husband, Charles r..
BGrgneF. IN the most novel case ever
tried IN the chancery court
The woman found proofs OF his photo
graph ia her husbands pockets Just be-
fore last Christmas. Believing that lac
meant 10 surprise ECT with a photo
PHI for the holiday season, she said
nothing, but when Christmas was past
and ne gave her no photograph. she
made an investigation, with the result
that she found the photograph IN the
been jealous
She made IL so interesting that Burg
neT did not night her allegations II
wrOngdOlrg but allowed the divorce 10
go uuCOutested
The Washington times., 1906-10-29
BORN TO Be HANGED,
SUICIDES MESSAGE

LANCASTER. Pa. oct. 2s-After
writing Ii letter 10 her son, declaring
that she was born to die in this man
ner. Mrs. Elizabeth Adams. of Roths-
Vile. went into the stable at her home
and hanged herself by a rope 10 har-
ness peg.
Her body was found by her mother,
lightweight years old. No apparent
reason can be found for the deed
On Mrs Adams person was found a
letter addressed TO her son. in which
she begged him and her relatives not 10
trouble themselves about her. as she
felt she was born 10 die in this manner.
The Washington times., 1906-10-29
FLED FROM SCHOOL ROOM
TO BRlDEGROOM'S ARMS

PRINCETON. Ind. oct g-AskinE
permission OF hgT teacher 10 leave me
schoolTOCm for few moments, Miss
Della Adams, aged nineteen, a pretty
high school miss, met Elijah l.1IEfCrd
al the door and the two climbed into
a waiting buggy and with "a fact horse
drove ar racing speed 10 the Wabash
river, where they were ferTied across
into Illinois and were married in At
Carmel
The groom is a wealthy young farmer
and his bride a daughter OF John Adams
living in PatOka. this county.
The Washington times., 1906-10-29

To ascertain just what Uncle Sam
spends for printing, Congress. at the
close of its last session. inserted a
clause in the Sundry Civil Appropria-
ton bill continuing the lie of the Con-
eressionaI Printing Investigation Com
mission. and also requiring it To make
a specific inquiry into the conditions
existing i'm the branch printing offices,
with a view 20 determining what econo-
mics. il any. could be effected in the
consolidation OF these branches and
other independent printing Offices.
with the main Office. During the recess
of Congress, Albert II. Howe, clerk OF
the Senate Committee on Printing, and
Victor l. Ricketts,. clerk OF the House
Committee on Printing, have been col
lecting data for the commission, which
is composed of the joint Committee ON
Printing Of both houses Of Congress,
Senators It. c. Platt. 5. B. Eikins, and
William Pinlney Whyte, and Repre-
sentatives Charles Il. Lands, James
Breck Perkins, and J. NJ Griggs-
EIessrs Howe and Ricketts, have been
i'm Washington for more than week
working at least eight hours day ca
this phase of the commissions work
While they are non-commitUal regard
ing their labors, u is believed that many
interesting facts have been brought out
in their Investigations. IL develops that
the branch and independent printing
offices have been growing, not only IN
the magnitude Of their operations, ma
chiuery, materials, and printers EN-
ploved, but in their number as We'll and
it would seem, at the present rate. thaI
il would be only a question OF time
when every bureau OF every department
would have a printing establishment OF
The Washington times., 1906-10-29

The forests and fields abundant supplied with vegetation
for making remedy for i'll ament
made from the herbs and ba which placed
disposal of act better every strong
and concoconsth products of the chemists
dangerously delicate parts system especially
ach and bowels by eating out the lining membrane producing chronic
often entirely
tncon Of being the only purely remedy
made entirely of geneacug healing purifying
addition all impurities poisons
Rheumatism Soua
Blood Poison and all disorders of the blood by cleansing the
of the and safely
children and ole
medicine
Book the blood to al who
TIE SWIFT SPECIFIC co.. ATLANTA, GA. :
The Washington times., 1906-10-29
FouNDATIoN OF MARRIAGE.

xsu.iuer-Upon what words in the
Ola Testament "a marriage fCCndcGE
scholar pTOmUtiy)--Apd J VIII set en-
nifty between thee and the woman-Wie-
nor llonWitZblaJJ
The Washington times., 1906-10-29


If Captain Kidd had come TO hfe for
a few moments yesterday afternoon and
viewed from the deck of his ship the
antics of a group of men on a dredge
IA the Potomac opposite Sixth stree.
wharf. the sides of the long-dead sea
rover would have perhaps cracked
with bCisterOus laughter The miTth-
provoking occasion was all On account
of suspicious looking iron-bouni
trunk, brought TO the surface of the
water by the mud-laden shovel Of the
dredge which at the time was indus
triouslv deepening the river channel
As the supposed treasure trunk hove
The Washington times., 1906-10-29
First Branch in Treasury.

As an illustration. one of the earliest
developments of this policy led 10 the
establishment Of a small printing ofpce
in the Treasury Department, whose
work contemplated certain printing
upon governmental securities which
could not safely be permitted to leave
the confines OF the Treasury building
To-Day there are three printing estab-
lishments in the Treasury Department,
one OF which alone employs in the
neighboThOOd of seventy men, in which
is handled much work of a miscellan-
eOus character.
In addition TO the three branches Of
the Printing Office in the state, War,
and Navy building, there are branches
in the Agricultural and Interior Depart
menUs and the Library OF Congress.
These are all under the jurisdiction Of
the Public Printer. The PosIottice De
partment has a printing Office Of its
own. and there are 4 number OF other
offices in various departments which are
The Washington times., 1906-10-29
IS Classed With DOwie.

Each has been answered: Il am Per-
iclea. And the remarkable part Of
;he matter is that the Fra seems 20 be
serious.
why shouldn't ! be even more than
PeTiCles2 he said, when ques-
tioned regarding this move Am 1 10
be sneered at and laughed at simply be-
cause ] have been able 10 put some salt
on the tail of a new idea2 Who knows,
anyway? Is there any one around
that ever saw Periclesg Wei. then. let
them say what they will"
Despite this line of reasoning there are
those who fear the Fra has actually
slipped hts mental moorings for once
and who class him with DOWie, az
though the first line OF his letter shows
lac is not trying 10 usurD John AleXan-
der title.
The Washington times., 1906-10-29
lrOnbound Trunk Scoop
ed Up by a Dredge
Causes Panic.

Captain Kidd was pirate bold.
And left great treasure boarded.
Many seek this hidden gold,
But all go unre Warded.
The Washington times., 1906-10-29

salary Of $4,000 a wear. if would turn
over 10 a literary syndicate all write.
But / declined the offer. because 1
want 40 be a farmer and write choice
stun
One thousand Of these curious COM
mumlcauons are sent out daily. There 3
some advertising stuff tackled onto each,
but this has not prevented numbers Of
Dir. Hubbard's friends writing or tele-
graphing him. asking what has hap
pened to- cause this new twist.
The Washington times., 1906-10-29

They regulate the Bowels. Purely veg
stable.
The Washington times., 1906-10-29
HELL-NoyEz
PREPARATORY

College Preparatory,
Glasses open October
summer. Catalogues.
FRANCES MANN Il.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-02-14

Special Correspondence OF The Optla.
Stock Yards, Kansas City, Mo,
Monday February l2-Shipments ~
cattle from the range country have
been scattering during the last week
and prices have advanced 10 10 20
cents on all CLASSES IN that time.
Most of the stun received from far
on territory has been stockers AMI
feeders, some good feeders from Col
orado going at stw 10 $4.75, stock
ers at s3,S0 10 Siio, while fed steers
fro mthe southwest sold at si,i5 IN
Sass. A few bulls at $3.50 to $25,
some Gamer cows at $2lo TO $2,75, a
few heifers at S3.oO TO S3.30, complete
the list, The cattle run today Is
heavy at $4,000 head, but all classea
are selling strong and active, with
demand good and prices the highest
OF any time since Jannary LIST, Pack
ers fear that supplies are going TO
drop on, and are Keeping stocked up
to the limit, and OF course. their ac'
tiev buying Is reflected In the strong
demand from the country. As spring
approaches, country buyers always
become more actiye..i and this season
they have adde's Incentive Of a rec
ord breaking demand from packers,
With the kheWledee that feeding OPP
d pNions are now on a money maxi
basis. and with fiattering pros
pSGts ahead.
The sheep situation In not a. sat.
isfactory az are cattle conditions just
now. Heavy runs keep up all mar
kets. supply here today $4,000 head.
The market advanced 10 to Is cents
last week from the low point, reached
Monday and Tuesday, closing the
week frm. Sheep are selling steady
today. but lambs are 5 to Is lower,
putting them back to the low point
since January LIST. Packers demands
are large, but there seems little pros.
pect for any Improvement In prices
"a. long as the heavy marketing con-
tinues. The Gates lambs. from Mon.
tie Vista. 80 lbs, sold today at $685..
other pretty good western lambs at
$6.75. against a range from 1915 to
$7.O5 last week for the best lambs
here. Yearlings sell at 1915 to S6.l5.
q string OF the Standard Meat { Live
stock company wethers, III lbs, az
1915 today. same as the same stun
brought last week. ewes In some ship
ment, 109 lbs. at $5.25. also same
price as last week. Shortage OF feed
IN some localities has forced In stock.
immature lambs going to feeders last
week at $5.75 to $6.15. Fat goats
$3.50 to $A.?5.
J. A. RlCKART.
N l.. s. Correspondent
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The Minstrel Show.

Despite the bad weather Richard
and Pringles' MINISTRIES played To Q
big house at the Duncan last night
Many OF the features weie excellent,
and some Of the solo work aud con
cert singing was exceptionally good,
and some OF the work done on wind
instruments has eve been excelled
here. Especially Is this true OF tAe
trombone work OF Fred Simpson. Hli
playing, both in the band performs1
ces and in solo parts at the theater,
comes pretty neat to demonstrating
q perfect mastery OF his difficult u.
strument, There Ia a cornetist In the
bunch who IL also fine and dandy.
The band concerts In the opening,
given for advertising purposes, are
In truth. about ~ pleasing az any
thing about the show.
The songs and choruses Of the first
part we're good, without exception.
and the audience showed It's apprec'
iatlon by frequent encores. Save for
one or two rather catchy local hits the
bones and tambos bunch were away
below par. 1t is not at all uncommon
to hear old jokes at first class min
strel shows, but last night practically
every attempt was hoary with veneer.
able age, though in some cases cheap
adaptions to suit modern times were
made.
The Toney trio Of acrobats were
remarkably clever. Craig. the Human
Enigma was a wonder, and doubtless
a delight OF hose who care for that
unnatural. gruesome sort OF thing.
Craig, CARRIED in scaley costume comes
as near making a snake OF himself
as any man with a vertebra can do
and the effect is not altogether pleas.
ing.
kirke, as an acrobat and dancer did
some Of the best work Of the even.
Ing. Speaking Of dancing this is where
the troupe excels. Almost everybody
danced at some time during the even
Ing and danced with the abandon and
detxerity for which the black man
OF the south has become famous.
The skit with which the pertcr-
nance ended is supposed to be funny.
but 1t is far too grossly exaggerated
to. contain wen the element Of hum
or.