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The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-04-13
SHE HAD TUE MORE NERVE.
n Human Interest Ineident Os ths
Metropolis.

II AaA@ANNMAAM
Metropolis.
Mrs Chair Nommcnson. wife OF a
ieweler, II - Fulton street, Brooklyn
was sewing On the second floor sitting
room al tholr home the other afternoon.
when IN walked a burglar with a pistol
in his hand
Il 60, IN the wrong house by mis-
take, sad he, ne he dotted hrs hat with
a boz J wanted TO see Mrs. Wilson.
l."
Get ortT ordered Mrs Nommen-
son. producing a revolver Of her own
and covering the man with the rapidly
OF thought ~ man who gets IN the
wrong house b. mistake doesn't draw
a revolver on a woman You are a
theft"
= rang III bcli and Il was not sn-
swered- The door vas open. % I
came in"
You are a thiefT cried the woman.
rising and keeping her revolver on him
! vii give you three minutes to get
out II yoI are not gone then. I viii
shoot and kill you. One-two-"
The burglar lodged out of the door.
MIS- Nuumrnsnn was az his heels, her
eyes no, leaving him for 4 second. that
he might not ret the drop On her. The
man saw he hlt lost in the game Of
nerve, and he backed down the steps.
~ the front door he fumblcd az the
latch TIE cid not open the door. II
seemed 90 pr -eut an opportunity 20 gee
the best Of the woman
You viii have 20 let me out" said
the burglar
Not much," said Mrs. Nommenson.
you want 10 get me AZ close quarters ="
Then as she kept him covered with
her revolver. she told him how % IN
latch the complicated lock. She kent
him covered until the street door closed
on him Then she returned 10 her sew
inc.
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TIE American SPOKE Eicst.

The American in the corner Of thS
English hrSt-class carriage insisted on
lighting his cigar. The indignant Brit
isher On the other corner protested
but protested In vain. AT the next sta
ton he hailed The guard. with hostile
intent: but the cool American was to-
quick for him. Guard" he draWled
Il think you'll End that this party here
Is travelling with a thirdclsss ticket
on him" Investigation proved him
70 Be right, and the indignant Britishei
was triumphantly e5eeted A spec
tator Of the little scene asked ths
American hOw he knew about thai
ticket well explained the inper
turbahle stranger. the corner VA
sticking out % his pocket and ] sau
q was The sane celor a. nina"
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specified bat not 20 exceed a certain
amount. b 10 - used Cor the particular
improvement TIA Senate Invariably
has changed sneh hills % they appro-
pirate fixed amount THIS system 10
regarted By the members Of the House
interstate and foreign commerce CON-
mittee ~ being conducive 70 reckless
expenditure and the members Of the
committee viii refuse 60 accept such q
bin hereafter and purpose forcing The
senate 20 indorse measures which vii
encouraee the completion Of WOrk a.
the lowest possible cost and the saw.
ing Of balances which may remain.
This action Of the House committee
Is IN line with the Eeneral opposition
which the House Is Offering to what Is
declared 10 Be the oncrcarhment of The
Senate upon It's rlghtS
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-04-13

pisae social settlement In the world
aad AZ this be 50 IL i q fitting m0nu'
Rant % the generous heart. sterling
eAaracteT and uRbOunded sympathy of
~ fouBder, Miss Jane Adams.
Aliss Adams Il now fOrty-hye years
"a. She vas born In .edaryille. III.
AFTER graduating az a well known col
bge she. followed the example Of her
cher young women friends and lived
o LIE q ease and pleasure. She spent
mr. time mostly In reading and travel
nad gradually the thought came 20 her
Cat she Was absolutely without a pur.
pssa N life She saw the poor around
hsr. rot 90 know heir cares and wor-
nes and cast about for q means By
which she could do them some g00d.
GAs decided 60 become q physician and
eDok q years cOaFse In = philadelphia
esEless. A. the end Of hat time she
vas eompelled % rest and - veRi
shroad % study social conditions The
nnsulf Of her observations Was her re-
azrn % Amsrica and the immediate -
hblishmeaf Of q social settiement a
eAieaga
Hull House b situated right In the
Asart Of Chicas0is poor. In Baletead
eereet "a came 20 Miss Adams
RrouRh Miss Helen CulveF. q niece a
Ns builder and the man for whom The
hsttlement b n0w named IL bad been
anllt By is owner years 40 Tor hts
Ewn home and On the belief thai the
CIV would ErOu that way. u I'D grow
ekst way and became one q Tie most
eupeeated sections q ChicagO but vas
Rsopied By all nations and o. q class
Q humanity unused 10 the nns usagss
81 life. unused % social rentrtctions
QnA wholly without The pale q refined
eocissy. when Miss Calver learned
fRat Mlns Adams intended foundlng
a social settlement she gave her Hun
loune. From the spacious mansion
Nhich was onoe % have been q rich
Ran's homo the settlement has extend-
e into a block % buildings and here
= the Eenuihely happy home Of Chi
mE0's poor.
one Of the adIuncis o. the settlement
= the Jane Club. an organization o.
elf supporting young women Who are
naking an effort % live up % the Ideal
eEsred them IN the personality % their
bEnefartOF. Tho club Il directly IN
~ ne supervision Of Miss Adams
nnd very employe % the house. and
- fact every one q the settiement, %
sgsponsible personally % her.
Miss Adams believes IN ne psopla.
frnsts then and looks % then Cor tha
nRDueE disposition % their duties sne
@sir lives and IN this way she has
efne nearer their hearts. neareF their
|un1snces ana naHrsr making then
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tire drift Is citywari: hut there are
thousands % people who would hke
TO live on farms. and would. perhaps,
n they knew something about TIE
growing Of plants, and there Is no time
Ike early youth 70 inStil In the mind
1--we 81 nature and % growing things.
so that considerable success has at
tended the school garden idea and the
nature study idea as IL IL being ap-
Piled In a numhcr ~ the older institu.
tons and In some new special schools.
A striking example Of this IL the
School Of Horticulture az Hartford,
Conn.
In the year 1919 the Reveiend
Francis Goodwin. n phlianfhrJpic cit
lien, gave about 100 aercs Of land and
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-04-13
MAY BECOME A SENATOR.
Soecnlatloa a. 90 FutHre q Press.
dene Roosevelt AfeeF Tern
GxpireA

When Mr. Roosevelt reiires from ths
he VIII be but hfty-one years Of ace,
and iust entering upon has Intellectual
prime. VIII he be content % 20 into
retirement from pOlisics' II 50. he wil
have 30 toregO bis present love Of doiIlg
thingA Much. however. depends %
chance. II he shall Be a. popular when
be retires a. he j. At present. OF half a
populas, he viii remain the head 81 his
party. and should he desire political
prcfermeus. he will get e.
Alter hrs retirement from the Pres.
dency. George Washington Was given
command Of the army in our actual bui
not declared war with France. John
Quincy Adams Eaade more fame the
aine terms he was in Congress IRE iasi
eighteen years of his life than IN al
his previous political career General
Jackson rctircd from the Prrsidcncy IN
$50. hit Ne was the head 81 his party
until his death. IN Iefs We Dictated his
successog. and his via w1s hw % bosh
Van Buren and Polk Van Rurcn vas
politician until Ne did. He elected
PoIk IN Issa and defeated Cass IN I8s8
General Grant Eas q czndiiaie fOg
President IN Isae snd had bis man-
aeers aetcd Win q Iiasie more saracify.
he wouh have b~en nominafed and per-
haps elrcted Grover Ccveiand was
elected President IN TSDz AFTER his re-
tirenens IN Ieao
Mr. Roosevelt Il ne youngest a The
Presitcnts. and whcn he retires N 1909
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-04-13
Nap0Ieoa.
sssElEs Ssoe BE- Elsst SsvSsf.

seeEing uaoD he Uigat oev0ar.
SIR Conan Doyle considers Napo.
leon as perhaps the most wonderful
man who ever lived lie writes that
what strikes him most ''rcibly 10 the
lack Of fnality In his character.
when one decides that he II CON-
plete villain. be reads Of some noble
trait, q. thea loses bis admiration
IN some act % incredible meannesA
But here was a you. e.; nan, %
thirty years. with no social advan-
taeeS very little edr-aiOn his
family poverty ssriksn. entering q
room IN company with kingS each
and every one jealous q any ataen-
tons shown ~ him % any one 20
them.
he mEst have had some private
charm. for his Intimate friends loved
and wOrshlpped him. and wifhal he
wa the most amazing and tnleneed
liar that ever lived. and one who told
TIE truth only % kimeelf.
An originator % eTeas echames MAT
seemed fantastie ana impoasihls. his
F-testy % detail brought success
whsss anothsr Ian would have failsa
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bull HOUSE.
aESS JANE adams THE PATRON
GALAT o. A MOST REAfARR-
ARLE INSTITUTION.

aRa Game Has Said that It 10 the
ptosa Complste social Settiemeas
N the Sserid-FOsadsr . 6onaeEfUl
Uoman.
The name % Jane Adams IL known
D-day from one end Of this vast cOun-
~ 30 another. and Included In that
laee are thousands Of men. women and
Aildren who regard her almost In the
tght OF a patron saint
Miss Adams Is the founder and
EaDent chief moving spirit Of Hull
4ouse. Chicago. the greatest social set
ehment ever known In this country.
Hull House - not really one house
~ a series Of buildings which have
gown up around one big dwelling
shich years ago was given over %
Hiss Adams for the accommodation
= the citys working people. The set
dhment includes a museum, theatre, q
estaurant and various other buildings
aAieh are for the sole use Of people 20
eAom LIES Joys are 0yerbalanced by
2res aid s0rrOWS
Hall Caine. the famous author, has
nd that Hull House Is the most com
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-04-13
CoIoniaz Natter In Food.

Since We have been brought face 10
face with the fact that most every
article constituting our daily diet con.
tains some artificial coiOring matter.
there. has been a demand for some
method By whicA Ne can test such foods
IN order % determine whether o. not
they oc1tain artificial ocloring. The
Department % Agriculture has but ~.
eently issued = Bulletin containing 4
Classification q TIE eoi0ga usod On food
products a. veil - mstho6s fer thelF
detsctioa.
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-04-13
SCHOOL GARDEN WORK.
Az IMPORTANT AIDATTRACTIVE
FEATURE OF TUE NEWER
EDUCATIONAL METHODS.

Five Years Course at School Of
horticulture az Hartford. COna.-
Iesehcs Gardening and fruit
Growing in Al It's branches
There II much growing sentiment
IN favor Of school garden WORK IN all
parts 81 the country. AZ agriculture
n the backbone &c the country. 80 az.
ricultural education Is The stem and
hbre % succrssful farming. School
garden work. as Il applies o. children
who have never lived on q farm. Il q
start toward scientific agricultural
education. and II Is n branch Of educa-
ton Of great importance In these times
wN"n 80 many boys and 'Tis are
drifting toward che cities and away
from the old farms The tendency OF
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-04-13

he will b nearly two years younger
shan Llneoln was at his first inaugural
ite vii undoubtedly WrIie a deal Of
history. That be vail again hold Office
Is not quite 50 certain. but At Is cx-
eeedmg.y probable. he United States
Senate would offer an attractive field,
and that slow and dignIied body would
doubtless sc somc tImeA
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-04-13

had . board - trustees incorporated
under The name % the HaaAier.ft
Schools % Hartford.
MS idea was 30 eseahaIrh n srAo.a
phases.
10 1900 II. n. Hemenway. 4 rradu.
afe % the Massachusetts Ivrsrsls,,--,
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-04-13

And 20 Mr.. Charles e. Hughes Il the
subject % no little speculation. The
obscure New York lawyer % the other
day Is n powerful man Of this day.
He Is mentioned for both political and
business honors. lie might have been
the Republican candidate for mayor IN
the rcceut municipal campaign. and
had he bcen might likely have swept
the city lie - now mentioned for
his party's leadership Ia next year IS
gubeTnatOTial campaign. Tie Is Ike
wise suggested for the presidency u
the Mutual Life Insurance Company.
And should be decline Frvferment In
both Of these lines, and decide 20 stick
90 his prOfessiOn. he Is assured Of a
vast increase over the practice than be
eRiOyed befOre.
All Of which goes 10 show that %
pays 60 do whatever you set out 60 do
with all your heart and mind.
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-04-13
ATHAINS TO RAHE.
An 0BSCURE REH YORK LAWYEk
RISES TO FOWERFUE AND
COMMANDING POSITION.

BeKinnanR with casProbiagA. charies
Z. ltaghcs Develops Into Domiaat-
tag Pastor IN Great Insurance In
vessigations.
In the history of the stage @ han
happened more than once thai an acf-
%, not thought 20 Se . star, but with
sound qualities and training has &C
oepted q part rejected ~ others. and
By careful study and Interpretation
made u the most Interesting portion u
the play, and achieved distinction as
the TeWard Of his labOrs. And nov.
bs'Ore The country today, there Is an
Instance going % show that fortune
f0F such adelity 10 moi confined 10 the
stage.
Az g or 30 ago the New YORK leg
islature ordered an inquiry into tbs
methodB Of the gas companies q
Greater New York, and the cOmmittee
appointed for the work had some trOu-
bic In SIS search for q legal adviser and
examiner % witnesses. The task, for
some reason. did net appeal 10 the
prominent members Of the bar who
we. approached, and the choice IN
ally fell on a man comparatively IN
known lie had % be introduced %
the public outside q legal circles. But
be developed az once into a man q
striking force. and performed his dut-
tes % well he earned the applause %
the Whole State.
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-04-13
SEKATE'S ATTITUDE RESENTED.
House connnlttee's Action on Light
house and Similar Bills.

The House committee on Interstate
and foreign commerce has decided 90
huh defiance ~ the Senate In eonnec.
tioa with all lighthouse measures and
similar bills which must be passed on
BY the committee II has been the
prar'ire Of the House 70 frame these
measures In such a way that a sum not
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-04-13

get. when d - possible that they are
poor. uneduosted and socially lacking
according % the standards % The
world.
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-04-13

When the legislative inquiry into ths
New York Insurance Irregularities was
ordered the committee decided upon
legal counsel. and again dificuity vas
encOu-tered In securing Il. The man
who had so satisfactorily served the
gas committee was travelling In Ea.
rope, and AZ the moment could not be
reached with an Oder. The oaer vent
begging for a few days. until AZ last
q Brooklyn lawyer accepted. Upon his
suggestion. however, the man abroad.
Who was really desired. was cabled on
the subject and ~1gaged 10 assist In
the work. After the work began this
assistant virtually became the lead
ing counsel. and coBiucied the inves-
tigati0n. which was Of national inter
est. In a way % merit and receive
national applause. He has become one
q tie mOss conspicuous ngarss % %
day.
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-09-29
ATONEMENT DAY
AMONG HEBREWS
Ten Day Season OF Repent
ance Comes to End at
Sunset.

Today the most solemn feast day OF
the Hebrew faith is being observed. 1t
is the Day Of Atonement, the season
when the entire Jewish fraternity unltes
in repentance ana prayer.
Ten days ago the Hebrew new year
was ushered In with all its attendant
gayety. Visits were exchanged, gifts
were made. and the day was given over
TO all sorts of jolly pastimes. Shops
were closed and everybody Joined in eX-
changing happy felicitations. That day
ushered IN the season Of repentance-a
season corresponding TO the Lent OBJ
served by Gentiles.
For ten days members OF the faith
have been observing the solemn season.
All pleasures have been abandoned, only
the necessary calls have been made and
daily services In the various temples
have indicated that the whole Hebrew
colony in Washington Was giving It's
time 90 religious matters.
Today that season ends. Services were
held in the temples. several OF them be-
ginning al o'clock this morning. In
the Eighth Street Temple the service
began at 1879 O'Clock this morning and
Will continue throughout the day until
sunset this evening. A series Of ser
mons will be preached by the Rev.
Abram Simon and the Rev. louis Stern,
and The regular choir will assist iu
chanting the solemn service OF the day.
Penit5nce viii be the main subject Of
the sermons. and the whole occasion
viii be marked by The s0iemnity or
daiued by the church.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-09-29
BIG PRINT SHOP
SNASHES RECORD
Bound Volumes of Congress
SiOnal Proceedings, First
Session, Now Ready.

The first deliveries Of the bound edition
Of the congressional Record of the nrst
session OF the Fifty-niuth Congress. arc
being made, and the completed work
wiz be delivered on October g. This is
a -sc0rd-breaker Tor the printing, bind
ing. and delivery % the bound edition
II the Congressional Record. The Public
Printer said today that he was enabled
70 make suck a showing in the delivery
of the bound edition because he had the
earnest cooperation Of all the employees
90 The office, from the humblest laborer
10 the most important official
The edition consist OF $500 sets Of
eleven volumes each Including index,
making a total o. q 800 volumes. con-
tanning lI7l2 pages.
Notwithstanding the extraordinary
size OF the Record for this session this
edition has been completed within three
months from the adjournment Of Con
gress as regards first deliveries. break
ing previous records By nearly three
months.
The long session Of the Fisty-eighth
congress adjourned April .. 1898, and
The completed deliveries Of the bound
volumes for that session were not made
until October p. 1904 The edition CON
sisted Of $500 sets Of seven volumes Of
1850 pages.
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COED WINS LONG FIGHT
FOR PROFESSORS HAND

SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Sept IA heart
contest lasting two years has been won
by Miss Myrtina Cook. an accomplished
musician of this city. who was married
to Prof W. Leo Lewis. assistant chem
istry Instructor in the University OF
Chicago. The loser. a pretty coed
al Morniugside College. in this city. has
retrcated in humiliation from associa-
Jion with several hundred students who
have begn Interested lOOkers-on
Prof. Lewis was formerly chemistry
instructor al MOTningside and divided
his affections with remarkable impair
TALLY. Discovered one day giving spe-
cial instruction 10 the maid who has
Just left cartoonists of the college paper
made II desirable for him to move Miss
Cook went to Chicago TO continue her
music.