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The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-10-30

ITO number the hairs of your head is
not very difficult task said the re-
finer of the assay Office to friend re-
Gently. a very close approximation
can be made by weighing the entire
amount of hair on a mans head and
then weighing single hair. The weight
of the former divided by that of the
latter viii. of course give the desired
number. If you will pluck out hair
from Your beard | can show YOU" a
long and struggling one was according
ly detached. the rcfincr putting it on
scale which was incloscd in glass
case and graduated with extreme ac-
curacy. With little weights Of alumni
ium he piled up one arm until an equi-
poise was reached. The hair weighed
three Kilograms. IF you reduce this
to figures" said the speaker. "it would
require 5000 hairs to weigh one ounce,
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-10-30
By CHARLES FREEMAN

John Ellison slowly descended from
the carriage and turned toward the
house. He walked slowly ADD with
the bearing of Il man utterly Gciortel.
Ncttic. Watching him FROM the Ncran-
la dropped her work and ram toward
him.
WAS it any bc:trr today" She
asked auxiou.ly. Ter father shook his
head
"Thc day force weAt out when they
came to work." he said. THE n!@ht
force stopped work about > O'Clock
this morning"
Don't You think that Ted could
help:' she pleaded. lie knows the
men so wcll.'
Il told Raymond that l would not
have him about the works again. Sa.I
the old man bitterly. 'lIave YOU
broken your pledge:'
IL have not seen him since that
night" she declared, but l do think
he could do you 50 much good. father.
Ellison pushed her aside with gentle
roughness and passed on up the walk.
Ncttie looked after him for moment,
thcn. with a sigh. followed the bowed
figure into the house.
When the big contract had come,
there had been much jubilation. 1t
was not alone that the completion of
the contract meant Il large sum OF
money: it was the work that the sue
cossful termination of this job would
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-10-30

stuck to the work and shared in the
party 1T 6 o'clock.
at will he dark enough by to
have the party" declared Ted. when
the whistle blows come into the yard
and don't be afraid"
Just before . Ncttic and her father
came Wh.rling up, and a few min
utcs later the whistle blew its sum
mons The men troopcd into the yard
and gathered about in little knots,
whispering to themselves. Presently
from the stack there arose dense
white smoke, and almost Immediately
the ghost Of the dead engineer APP
ncnrcd With cry the men drew to-
gcthcr. and Il moment later Madison,
the spokesman of the morning, came
toward Ted.
"rhc boys want to know if You are
going to keep your word" he said
roughly You said you was going to
fix that ghost
$50 | am" said Ted evenly. 81 said,
too, that was going to make ghost
Of you. Look up"
w TN Slllltk MItllSOn zen 10 lIc
ground, writing in terror. There in
the smoke wrcaths was his own face.
Tcd'S face followed and in turn n
dozen of the others. Then the light
died away and Ted mounted the steps
Of the Office.
"Boys,' he said in Il voice that pene-
tratcd every part Of the yard, Il prom
Used You that | would lay that ghost.
think have done 50. 1t was clever
stage trick. The strikers are using
Jones hall across the street for their
meetings. You can see that the tower
is about level with the stack. When
fresh coal was put on and the smoke
was heavy it acted as Il screen for a
magic lantern in the tower That was
all there WAS to it. When they went
MP t. work the lantern tonight | had
the police there to catch them, and my
own man worked the lantern for this
little scancc. one of the men they
caught WAS The engineer himself. lie
is no more dead than | am. Are you
satisfied to 90 back to work: We have
Il big contract. and | want to know
that YOU boys will stick
You bet we WILL" came the chorus.
and Ted turned to Nettic.
LETS - over to the house and have
our own cccbration," he suggested
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-10-30

Starting from the base OF the big toe
there is distinct line. That is the life
line. In one foot it viii curve along
until it terminates under the inStcp far
toward the lower base of the little toe
This means long life. If broken in the
hollow of the foot IT denotes Il sickness
at middle Il e. and if it terminates in
the hollow of the foot it means short
life. This line is tie most interesting
one on the foot. The experiments tAat
have been conducted have proved dis
to be an almost unfailing reading of
LONGEVITY
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-10-30
Leading Authority,

"AIister." said the sad faced ndivd-
ual who had sneaked in the big sky
scraper, "can sell you the great En-
cyclopedia of Sporting Events""
"Nope," replied the busy man. I'VE
have one encyclopedia of sporting
events already"
THAT so? Where do you keep itf'
"Why, we try to keep him on that
stool over there. addressing envelopes.
| mean the office boy. and he is ali en-
cyc,opedia on everything from game
of skiddoo to the Olympic games
Chicago News.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-10-30

German scientists announce that the
material for man weighing 100
pounds can be found in the whites and
yolks of 1.200 hens eggs. Reduced to
fluid, the average man would yield
ninety eight cubic meters of illuminat-
ing gas and hydrogen enough to fill n
balloon capable of lifting 100 pounds.
iron needed to make seven large nails.
the fat for fourteen pounds of candles,
the carbon for siXty-four gross of cray
ons and phosphorus enough for $780,
600 matches. Out of it can be OBJ
tanned, besides, twenty teaspoons Of
salt, fifty Jumps of sugar and forty-two
liters of water
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-10-30
weight of the Body.

, rhvsician points out that SeNef"'
norins are common with regard 10
!. woicbt of the human BODY Inc
~ who congratulates himself on his
Pan Of several pounds in weight IN
.ar neriod may have no cause LOT
P,o,c,ng for he may be under de!u-
w Very few persons, says the III,
r".;cator have any correct idea OF
ko,r own weight. AS a matter OF iac1'
- weight of the body is continually
ero,nr owing to innumerable llhu-
p aos On a warm day after break
- a man will lose more than thlra
mound per hour Seventy per cent
The body contains water and its
.,cbt varies constantly. Inc hl'e'N
nc 70 he drawn from the loss or gam
nound or two may be mlStruSted.
,,otuotions of few ounces are Il
N that the body is in a healthy
,o-Milwaukee Citizen.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-10-30

ing moment of his life was when he
was trying to obtain a concession on
tariff from Il foreign diplomat with
whom President Grcvy was playing
billiards. lie whispered to Grcvy to
lose the game, but Grevy insisted on
playing to win and rclcntcd only " hen
he observed that the minister was in
ou,r,,icl
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-10-30

Mamma" asked the little girl. has
Mr. Brown got heart disease?"
Il don't know. my child. Why do
you ask?'
well. it says in my new book that
faint heart never won fair lady. and
when | saw Mrs. Brown | made up my
mind that something must be wrong
with hs."-Toledo Blade
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-10-30

wife. Poppae, were shod all around
with gold. Several others among the
dignitarics and potontates of the riot
Gus days Of the Roman empire shpd
their horses with gold and used the
same material for bride bits, buckles,
SPURS, etc.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-10-30
., uorseshOes In Ol!lcn Times.

Roman writer's inform US that COM
'aus caused the hoofs of his horses
Ina covered with gold leaf and even
|. fotlocks to be gilded. Nero's short
rrneys were invariably performed
rhite mules wearing gold shoes on
a. fore feet and silver behind. The
..s which drew the Ghariots of his
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-10-30

The freaks were forming a club. Tho
elastic skin man had the chair.
Next in order" said he. ARE nom.
nations for treasurer. Has any one"-
The wild man Of Borneo rose.
Il nominate" he said, the legless
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-10-30

and supposins you have six ounces, i
YOU have $4,000 hairs. New York
Herald.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-29
CONTRACT CLOSED
FOR BIC WAREHOUSE
Stephen Putney Shoe Company
to Build on the Old Elk
noc;+;on Grounds
position Grounds.

Mr.. j.. 7. Wilson yesterday closed
contract with the Stephen Putney Shoe
Company to build for them q mammoth
warehouse and office building, to be
erected at once on the old Exposition
grounds, on West Broad Street. immedi-
ately on the line OF the Richmond, Fred
ycricksburg and Potomac Railway. -t
Tho warehouse will be for the storage
OF shoes and will be tho shipping point
for tho immense shoe factory and bust
ness OF the Stephen Putney Company.
The building will cover every inch OF
lot three hundred by three hundred feet
The floor room in the warehouse proper
will be 10000 square feet, and in addt-
ton there will be two stories to the
part of the building that will be devoted
Z to offices.
The building will BIO arranged so az to
admit Of sdetracks OF the railway to run
into the warehouse. one track extending
entirely through the center from one
side to the other. All the modern imS-
provements will be put In.
The building will be OF brick, stone,
reinforced concrete and steel, and Will
be flreproof. The architects. who yester-
day turned all the plans over to Mr. VIII
son, are Mcssrs. Carpenter and Blair, OF
New York. Work Will be commenced
at once. and the warehouse will be pushed
to completion as ra pidy as possible. Mr..
Wilson's well known reputation for push
ing work of this kind Is a sufficient guar
ntee that the Stephen Patney Company
will DO using their new warehouse and
Offices before the frosts OF 1906 begin to
bite the vegetation on the face OF the
Garth.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-29
GETS INJUNCTION !.
AGAINST KENNELS.
President Virginia Field Trials
Association Must Remove
Dogs From Premises.
fsncc,al 10 The Tlmes-Dispatch.)

Especial to The Times-Dispatch.)
HARR1SONBURG. VA, March as
Judge Letcher. presiding over the Cir
cult Court OF Rockingham. has granted
a temporary Injunction. restraining At
torney George G. Herring, president Of
the Virginia Field Trials Association, and
{. we'll known sportsman, from maintain
Ing on his premises in HarrlsoAburg a
dog kennel, which is complained OF rs q
nuisance.
The application for the Injunction was
filed by J. Wilton. president Of the First
National Bank of Harrlsonburg. and y
next door neighbor of Mr.. Herring. The
Injunction created sensation, owing to
the prominence of the two parties, and
in view of the fact that Mr.. Herring Is
n candidate for Mayor at the June cleo
ton.
In the plaintiffs bill OF complaint, 1t
Is alleged that the inoessant barkoig Of
the dogs in the kennel. which ia known
as "InglcsIde," prevents the plaintiff from,
securing rest at night and from tho full
enjoyment Of tho comforts of his home,
which is located In the principal residence
section Of the town. 1t is also alleged
that the noiso from the kennels has donc
serious and permanent injury to the
health OF tho plaintiff and his family,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-29
REAL ESTATE notes;
A FEW SALES MADE
They Were All Small and Inter
ested Parties Refuse to
/. Give Particulars.

Tho sales Of real estate that were made
Yesterday were all on the small order, no
startllngly gigantic transactions having
preached the closing stage. The trades
that were made are being kept secret
by the agents This, byI the way Is
argued an old-time habit the agents
nave 1t Is II custom that has obtained
for so long the real estate dealers have
actually become superstitious about It.,
and some OF them would as soon think
of deliberately seeking IN opportunity to
their first glimpse Of q now moon
through tho foliage OF a cedar tree as
tc, give tho particulars OF n real estate
deal until 1t is at least three days old.
Eyes, we sold some property to-day,
but can't tell you about It yet" Is
common reply to questions propounded
by searchers after news, That reply was
given yesterday BY eight agents. and the
presumption Is that ut least eight pieces
.of property were sold yesterday and the
public will know all about 1t IN about
three days or a week, There We're other
sales also but all were small trans
actions, a
At 4:so this afternoon J. y. ELAN g.
Co. wll sell at auction a splendidly To-
Gated building lot on Broad Street be-
tween Twenty-ninth and Thirteth.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-29
OFF FOR BELMONT,
Whitney Soon to Move Great
Stable from South Carolina.

Especial to Tho Tln'es-D ispatch,)
NEW YORK, March $,-Flnrry Pnyae
Whitneys powerful stable OF forty-two
racers, at the head of which arc Artfll
and Tanya both OF whom won classics
last year, will leave Aiken, s, c., within
the next ten days, and q majority Of
them will be sent to Belmont Park for
their final preparation for tho many
stakes In which they are engaged 1t Is
said that Mr.. Whitney's horses AFRO all
III excellent condition. IN addition to the
two mares mentioned. the three-year-
old Burgomaster considered by many to
have been the best of his age last year,
Is In the string In the stable also arc
some of tho produce of'Yankee, who won
tho futurity of 1901. and Of Nasturtium,
who won the Tlatbush stake tho same
season.
"A colt whose pedigree will strike the
enthusiast is the Lame Duck by Ham
burg, out OF the famous Endurance by
Right, This is her first produce,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-29
SOaklawn Summaries.

(By Associated Prcss.)
HOT SPRINGS, ARK, March 2s.-Sum-
maries at Oaklawn:
First race-sevcn furlongs-Ollle Burnett
ia to 10Y first, sameson (?O5to y second.
Don't You Dare GO to y third Time,
!: 20 As.
Second race-threc and a half furlongs---
storm a to 81 first, Miss Martha (6 to u
second, Game Bird r5 to y third. Time.
:43.
Third ace5-lrnllssTfP 2 e TO 1ol. firat,
eNlarshnl Ncy "a. to- y second. Embarrass-
ment Il TO y third. Time, al.
Fourth race--slx and n half furlongs-
Tomochichi e to y first, A1nfaldar q to
81 second, Bendlgo Is to y third. Time.
LEI rs.
Fifth race-sevcn furlongs-N1artius Is
to 81 first, Stand Pat l3 to D second.
stumptown 90 to y third. Time 1:2o 1-5.
Sixth race-mile and 4 sixtccnth-Gcorgc
Vivian q to y first. Bull Finch ditto 81
second, George P. Smear q to Il third.
Time, AS AS. 5s IS, n
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-29
BY ]. b. Elan & Co..
Real Estate Auctioneers.

AT PUBLIC AUCTION.
# HE BEAUTIFULLY SITUATED AND
HIGHLY VALUABLE RESIDENCE
LOT FRONTING 42x1SS IF FEET s0UTH &
T g', i IT. ~ NTH AND rE1Rr1brH
~ ON THURSDAY 10TH.
at 4:30 o. clock p. NJ, on, the premises,
we shall, by request OF the owner sell,
by public auction, the above named de-
l,ghtfuly situated and very attractive
residence lot, fronting AZ feet on the south
side OF Broad Street, having depth.
within parallel lines, OF 1856 feet, and
being distant 90 feet west Of Thlrtieth
Street.
This is now the most eligible site for
a spacious and handsome residence in
that aattrectivenlocality. commanding un-
INSTRUCTED and. delightful views Of the
river and surrounding country, midway
between the two beautiful East End
parks, and desirable and inviting in
every respect.
TERMS: Liberal, and announced at
sale. ]. 3. ELAN & CO., ss
Aucttoneers
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-29
MORE RELAY. RACES.
Second of Series Will Take Place

Tho second OF the series Of three relay teams
races between tho two fastest teams, OF skaters
In the State will take place In the big rink at
tho series was won by John r. Brent and his
team OF II. W. Pollard, Tom Flgg and l.. 2
Is Newbcrry and his team OF Alec Taylor.
Eddie Harley and Willie Vaughan wcrn ensy
victors.
night and he. as well as the other three Is
confldcnt OF winning this time.
I'he race IL to be thrce miles, and as both
teams have been practoIng steadily since the
former race two weeks ago. there Is no aues-
ton but what this race will BIO faster and more
building
rho list OF new moving pictures this week Is
Shown here, and has proven bgRdrawIng
card on account OF the races Friday night
tho pictures will not be shown that night.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-29

Z i i Il i4= u \ = q
go to " first. Spider Web % to p second,
Money Maker Us to y third. Time, 40 Is.
Second race-short course stccplechase-
Lights Out Il to p first, Madet go to y
second, Tripoli u3 to y third. Time,
3:O7 rs.
mara e to 81 first, Algonquintd3 to y
second. Bell Tho Cat &c TO s. thitSd, Time,
i 80 AS.
Fourth race-sevon furlongs-Debar 1903
"a to 81 first, Pat Bulger Is to p second,
Tamheau nc to 81 third. Time, :29 ID
Fifth race-milc and a sixtecnth-Welsh
70 to " first, LIneal % to p second, Arab
(25 to y third. Time. :52 40.
Sixth racc-onc mile-Monochord g TO o
first, Baron (even) secc,,d. Mynheer az
to q third. Time, As 3"5
Seventh race-seven uriongs---Galmcda
Il e to y first, Lord Provost us to % Soc
ond, Anna Smith g TO ~ third. Time,
1.18 tk $50 f isG.sE
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-29
Portsmouth Prize.
Especial to The Times Dispatch?

(specal to The Times Dlspatch')
NORFOLK, VA, March 2S,-R H,.Top-
ham. OF philadelphia, the latest addition
to to Portsmouths pitching corps, is q
youngster. with a wonderful record, lte
Il ,twenty-three years old. stands SIX
feet and weighs ITO pounds.
Al He has pitched for Western Pennsyl-
yania and ,rri-State League clubs. Last
season he twirled IN tho 'hiladelphla
SUBURBAN League for tho Germantown
club and It was then that he made re-,
cord that will stand for q long time py
pitching Ave straight shutouts and for
ty-eight successive innings without hay
Ing run scored off MIN, manager
I.andgraf thinks that he has Wonaa prize,
as several other clubs were after iroph0ln,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-29

are fcw-if indeed there are any pitch
ers in the countrywide can accomplish
the feat.
Mr.. Throckmorton is the son OF Hon.
c. w. Throcknorton representative from
Henrico county in the House OF Dele
gates. He lately received the appoint
inent to Annapolis but under the new
law could not accept because he was one
year too old.
The combination pitcher will do some
of the slab work for the Spiders on the
diamond this season, and he Is expected
to DO the cause Of several games being
chalked up to Richmond's credit.
The Spiders play William and Mary on
Saturday afternoon at Broad Street Park.
Their battery for the entire season will
be found in this lot: Miller. Lake. Gard
ner and Throckmorton. as pitchers, and
Clark. Smith, Tillman, as backstops.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-29

Were Mt prOhib1tlVc Odds, Dut lIttle IHoHey
changed hands,
computer won the second event IN
ma gninccnt style. He had six lengths
the worst Of the start, and he kept In
I the rear for half tho course. when he
crept forward and won In tho hardest
kind OF n drive, This was really the
most exciting event OF the meet thus far.
Workman e to 81 took tho third event
so handily there was little fun in the
race.
The steeplechase, which was the fourth
event. was good, Knssll, tho fayorite,
fell at the first jump. on which Garter
kept 1t to tho finish, winning easily.
I1ifo Buoy. also to 1. scrnpcd into Sec
ond, Old Douro q to % rubbing his head
on her neck.
BETTE Bouncer &c to y beat the flag in
tho next event, and won easily from
4 Warning, q fnvorite Mt to g. Warning
got caught In tho Jam at the gateway
and was knocked back to last place.
Dckahcr, n 6 to s shot, took the sixth
and last event: 1Ialabar. second; Phoe-
bus. out
than on any previous day OF the meet
Many women were In the grand stand.
Summaries. VI
First race-for three-year-ods and up
wards, five and one-hnlf furlongs-Pnter
Il to 81 and (ouD first, Lort,ate &c to
y and e. to y second, Baby While CSC
to y and e. to Us third: Time, 1:oo4.5s !
Second race-for maiden two-year-olds,
4 four and one-half furlongs Computor "a
to % and (ouD first, Bath Maria g to
y and G. to y second, Campaigner QU
z to y and q to u third. Time. :5s.
s Third race-sellng for three year-olds
and upward, seven MISUNDERSTANDING Il
to 81 and (ouD first, Henry Warning Il
to y and e to 81 second salndin Is to y
and 4 TO 81 third. Time. !: 32 As.
Fourth race-npen selling. Btccplechase,
four-ycar-olds and upwards; about two
milrs-Gartcr Knott e to u and (even)
first, Life Bouy.:ts to y and G. 10 ),
second, Donro g to y and q to 81 third.
Time, 4:22.
Fifth racc-for maiden threc-year-olds
and upward. six furongs-Betic Bouncer
i Is to y and e to y first, Warning a
TO 81 and (ouD second, Euripides q to
y and e to y third. Time, 1:171-5.
Sixth race-sellng, for thrce-year-olds
and upwards; mile and forty yards
Dekabor q, to 81 and e to 81 first, Malabar
eco to y and e to s. second. Phoebus Is
s to y and e to - third. Time. $40 80.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-29
Will Play State Team.

fElAlbert Anthony, who last season cap
tanned and managed tho team known as
the Richmond Brownies, will have nine
Z this year that will give any OF the teams
from other cities a hard run for the
money. 1t is probable that Jimmy Nc
Evoy, the fast third haseman, who was
RELOCATED to the brush In tho Virginia.
Carolina League last season because Of an
injury received, will be with Albert and
Bowers, Hulchcr, Crawford, Cheatham,
Bender and several other good ball players
Will be seen with the, aggregation. The
nine ,Ylll va hrobgh the State, playing
7 the teams In the smaller, oitics.sl
Practice Already Begun.
Manager, Charlie shnfrcr had several Of
his players on the Broad Street diamond
yesterday, and the practice was swift
and brought out several good features OF
the mon. Rose and Anthony were In the
field, and they pulled down some difficult
ones that were pasted In their direction
"Thosc boys are there for the big
leagues, said Mr.. shaffcr, as he watched
them chase, the long ones and return the
sphere to tho diamond without any loss
\ Of tine.5 r,eaG3
Schedule Committee to Meet.
From Chattanooga, Tenn, Mr.. Jake
Wells, the pioneer of baseball in Rich
,nond, and the head OF the Virginia State
League telegraphed yesterday that the
schedule committee would set together
in Murphy's Hotel next Monday night
and arrange the dates for the season.
The different managers of the ball
teams viii come hero for the meeting and
It will practically start things a-soing
in the 10 que.
There Is great interest felt in the
making Of the schedule for the season.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-29
FORMER CAPTAIN TH0RP
GOES BACK TO COLUMBIA
(snecial to The Times dispatch

NEW YORK, March 2S.-Thomas J.
.Thorp, who was captain of the Columbia
footdball team last fall, until he was
dropped by the faculty for failure to
keen up IN his st dies, to-day returned
to the campus from the University OF
Virginia, where no has been hard at
work during the past winter. He has
made up all his work and Is now thinking
of returning next fall AS return, now
ever, depends upon tho action OF the
faculty authorities,