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The Washington times., 1906-12-30
HAVE YOU A JOB
CRIPPLE CAN Do?
SUCCESS OF FIFTH ANNIVERSARY HAV
CELEBRATION BY OCTAOON PLEASURE CLUB
Afflicted ColOfed Man Asks
Associated Charities to
Find Him Work.

The Associated Charities appeals f0r
assistance in securing appropriate EN-
ployment for a worthy colored man
who has lost one leg. Anyone who is
able to suggest work which he can do
is asked to write OF telephone the As
ISOLATED Charities at gll q street Tie
division agent who has the family IN
charge describes the situation as fol-
lows:
Jacob Harris, an honest, hard-wOrk-
ing cOlOred man with a wife and two
small children 20 support IS looking for
work. lie is highly recommended by
his former employers and by his ac-
qualntances- 5 year and four months
ago. while at work he met with an
accident which resulted in the amputa-
ton of one Leg just below the knee.
HE has still another disadvantage
to face. for he is blind IN one eye, but
not discouraged. he has manufactured
peg-leg ana for some months has
been industriously hunting for work.
His wife, an intelligent and capable
woman, has worked hard both before
and since her marriage, but her health
Is breaking down under the long
strain"
The Associated Charities is ia hopes
that some heIpful person viii give OF
suggest some appropriate employment
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
FOG KEEPS EVANS
AWAY FROM PORT
Maine and Other Ships
Obliged to Anchor Off
Cape.

NORFOLK Va, Dec. -9.-The ar
rivals of battIeships, which are To
compose part Of the fleet Of fourteen
battleshlps ana two armored cruisers.
scheduled 10 sail from Hampton Roads
for tho West Indies Tho first week IN
January. were numerous today.
The Maine. with Rear Admiral
Evans. who will command the West
India fleet. aboard; the Missouri. Ken
tICky. Iowa. and Illinois we're IN com
r7uricatIou with the local Office Of the
Atlantic Wireless Company this af-
teruoon. They were anchored Of Cape
Charles during the day, the fog being
too dense for them 10 come in.
Vessels now IN Hampton Roads are
the Alabama. Connecticut, and In
diana The Connecticut has been or
dered 20 Yorktown, and her sailing
with the fleet seems problematical
The Washington times., 1906-12-30

behind which were provided secluded
seats for the dauCeIs- Beginning with
"a grand march. somewhat resembling
one of colonial times, the program iu-
cludcd several OF the most recent
dances, and under the spell Of tuneful
music the evening was. 10 the dancer,
one of beauty ard enjoyment.
BY way Of remembrance, each dancer
preserved one of the unique pro-
grams presented by the club. They
consisted of two tiny flags of felt Ia
blue and gray. the cOlors OF tine club,
and were beautifully embroidered ia
silk.
Music by Marine and.
The music was furnished by the Ma
rine Band, and during tho iutermission
an elaborate supper was served in tha
supper room
All the arrangements Of the highly
successful affair We're I'm the hands of
Malcolm AueTbaCh, president Dave
Baer. vice president Arthur Luchs
treasurer, NJ Efseman. secretary, and
Lester + Marx. chairman OF the amuss-
mCut committee.
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
THINKS SUICIDE
STORY A BLUFF
Police Not Active in Search
for Missing Theatrical
Mans Body.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2.-Captaln De
vanney. of the Fourth avenue police sta
ton. Brooklyn, is not, by any means
certain today that P. J. Kennedy, the
theatrical man whose coat and hat were
found on a Thirty-ninth street ferry
boat. South Brooklyn, Thursday night,
is dead, and he Is making no search for
the body,
Friends Of Kennedy. however, believe
that he killed himself by jumping from
the boat. as the letter to his wife, the
actress known TO the stage as Eliza
beth Kennedy, warned her he would do.
There is no question in the captain 8
mind that the hat and coat found were
the property Of Kennedy, but he thinks
the mystery OF the mans Disappearance
may be cleared later by finding that he
is still alive.
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
ANECDOTE OF PROF. FORBES.

An anecdote of the late Prof W. S.
Forbes or JEFFERSON Medical College. in
Fhliadelpnla, IS told in this years class
book OF thaJ institution. After his
graduation Dr.. Forbes went Il. a South
ern medlGal coIege TO take a special
course. Reaching his desfinaffon T,r
Forbes found no porter 10 carry his
luggage from the railway station The
young man looked about until he saw a
man attired in a linen duster STANDING
idly by. He seemed just the man for
the purpose, and, beckOniag for him
DIR. Forbes asked If he knew the way IN
the college. He did. and without the
least hesitation agreed TO carry DR.
Forbes luggage there for small sum
Their destination reached. the Dorfer
accepted his fee and left. DR.. Forbes
had forgotten the incident, a few weeks
later, when ne was invited. with other
students. 20 a dinner at the home of
the president of the college In the
president. 10 whom he then received his
first Introduction he was thunderstruck
10 recognize the man who had carried
his luggage.
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
CHRIST MAS TIPS
BARRED BY LAW
Prevention of Corruption
Act Effective in England
New Year.

LONDON. Dec. 29.-Christmas gifts
for trade purpOses-the annual bait
for orders which most commercial men
distribute among their customers, as
we'll as the Yuletide tips 70 postmen,
GusTmen, butchers boys. grOCers' boys,
and all the rest-will be legally cor
rupt bribes on January I, 1907, when
"a new and severe law comes into force
20 suppress all such gifts.
The prevention of corruption act
makes any gift given in the interest
OF trade a bribe. and the giver and
receiver guilty of engaging in a cor
rupJ practice. The penalty, If the ac-
cused is indicted, is Imprisonment for
TWO years or a fine OF $2.50O. or both,
ana II he is summarily convicted the
pehaLty is imprisonment for four
months, a fine OF $3.50, or both.
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
WEEDS BY PROXY
GIRL ACROSS SEA

BERLIN. Dec. 23.-stephen Kotz. OF
Cleveland, Ohio, has been married by
proxy TO his sweetheart at Marburg
Five thousand miles separated tile
bride and bridegroom, who was too
busy making money in America %
come TO Europe for the wedding. He
therefore asked q friend of his to 20
through the marriage ceremony on his
behalf.
Kotz emigrated 10 the United States a
few years ago, became very prosperous
there, and now will be Joined by his
wife. whom he couried when a boy and
who is the pretty daughter of a yeoman.
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
Organization EntertainS
Its Guests at Grand
Holiday Ball.

seldom has a social event Of inn
portauce to the younger Hebrew set in
the Capital brought forth more praise
FOR its successful termination and the
unique character OF the entertainment
than the dance given by the OctaEon
Pleasure club on Wednesday evening
at RausCher's. The dance was TO com
memorate the club nfth anniversary.
and more than thirty guests responded
10 the invitations sent out by the en-
tertainmeut committee of the organiza-
tion
Ball Room Decorations.
Tie bah room was decorated with
festoons of holly, misuetcc, and Christ
mas evergreens. and i'm the corners i'm
mcnse growing palms were arranged.
The Washington times., 1906-12-30

this great country with sincere regret.
My feelings swell up within me now
because ] carry away with me many
pleasant rec0Ilectlous Of my three
years stay.
Il am leaving behind as many friends
as / have on the other side. I could
say great deal more about my stay
in America. but ! must be short.
81 want 10 thank all my friends here
and the members of the press for the
constantly courteous way In which
.ady Durand and I have been treated.
4 am really sorry to 20. 1 regret 10
say gOod-by."
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
PROF. LoUNsBURY NOT PEDANrIc.

Prof. LOunsbury, the noted gram
marian Of Yale. has democratic and lib
eraI views on the subject of the Eng
lish language. He strenuously opposes
the dispIacing of simple terms by 9TH
ers of pedantic character. Recently he
told this story while discussing the sub
iect: There was a little boy who be-
gan to keep diary. His first entry
was: Got up this morning at o'clock
He showed the entry TO his mother,
and she, horror stricken, said; Have
Won never been to school? Got up, in
deed! Such an expression! Does the
sun get up? No, IL rises And she
scratched out got up at Z and wrote
rose al Z in it's place That night the
boy. before retiring. ended the entry
for the day with the sentence. Set at 9
O clock %
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
SILLY, SAYS DURAND,
ABOUT TOWNLEY TALK
Ambassadors Face FluSheS at the Mention of Her
Name-ExPresses FeeIingy His Regret
on Leaving Country.

NEW YORK. Dec. 2g.-Sir Mortimer
Durand. the retiring British ambassa-
dor 10 the United States. who sailed to-
day for England. was asked just as he
went aboard the steamship:
"Can you state whether your return
was FASTENED bye the alleged gossiping
OF Lady Susan ToUuley2"
Sir Mortimer face flushed. lie COM
pressed his lips ana lowered his eye
brows. a look OF disgust went over his
features, and then ne said:
Il must refuse 20 discuss such silly
matters. ] want 10 say this: i leave
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
PARIS HOME FOR AMERICAN ART.

PARIS. Dec. 29.-The American Art
Association is finding that st has grown
10 such proportions during the last few
years that its quarters are now much
too small for it, At a meeting Of the
governors II was decided that they
should begin at once TO collect funds
for the erection of a permanent home
for the association. The governors in
tend To buy a site and build their own
house.
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
HOUSE OF DREAMS "
NAILED Up AZ YEARS

COLOGNE. Dec. "a house has Just
been opened here which has been nailed
UP for over forty-two years. the owner
OF the house. a woman. would not live
iu It, nor let anyone cross its threshold.
and even the window shutters were
nailed up.
The owner has died. and her heiress,
a sister. has determined to occupy the
house. Great intere@t was manifested
as the place was broken open and the
lady entered the House Of Dreams
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
BARNES PRAISES
WORK Of CLERKS

Postmaster b. F. Barnes has issued
the following cOngratulatOry notice TO
the employees of the city postoffice:
THE postmaster wishes to express his
hearty appreciation Of the excellent work
done by the employees of the Washington
City POstoffice in disposing of the heavy
Christmas mail; Of the cordial spirit in
which all have co-operated 10 prevent
congestion and minimize delay; and of
the remarkable measure of success at
tanned in both these particulars.
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
PRINCE DIMES AMERICANS.

PARIS. Dec. 29.-Prince and Princess
Won Radoiin have given "a reception fol-
lowed by q dinner AT which many
Americans were present. Among others
were TO be seen the Minister of Sweden.
the Comte de GildeHstolpe and wife,
Mrs. and Miss Vanderbilt Madame de
Lucius. Baron and Baroness Stumm.
Countess Coruet Admiral and Mrs. Sic
gel, the Due de RiChelieu, DurfOs Har-
ris. and NJ de FlOtOw.
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
GETS Two MONTHS FOR MURDER

ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. "A dis
patch from KaZan states hat the trades
man, ShavaIeff. a member OF inc Black
Hundred, who was sentenced g. eight
months Imprisonment with GeDr.ya ion
OF all rights for 'nu-d=rins a lawyer
named MihayloE- RviusHy during the re-
cent Jewish pOErom has been ysTd00ed
by order of The Empsr1r. the sentence
being reduced = Two months with con-
servatiOn Of all rights.
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
PRINCESS ROYAL
UNDER THE KNIFE

LONDON. Dec. 29.-The illness OF King
Edwards s daughter. the Princess Royal
duchess of Fife. has been very serious.
and the operation has left her in q state
OF great weakness. She IS still in con-
ditiOu that gives cause for great anxiety.
a third operation being spoken of as be
Ing necessary as soon as she can bear
'r
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
SEEING'S BELIEVING.

Attentive WaiJer-Feel like a cup OF
tea sir2''
Irascibla CUstomer-Do look Ike a
cup OF teaT-Harper's Weekly
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-28
Many Contracts LED.

the old landmarks are to be replaced
By even more attractive creations of
the architects skill. The question
now agitating the minds of propertj
owners concerns the type OF build
ings to be selected.
While flames did nine-tenths of
the damage eight days ago, the
titanic tremor leveled scores of
great piles of brick and masonry. If
these structures had been able to
to defy earthquake there would not
have been much loss from fire. It
was crossed wires caused by crumb-
ling walls that converted the city
into a furnace.
The tall structures fashioned in
the modern way withstood the shock
best. Buildings with brick walls
tied to stel frame seemed invulner-
able. The local theory of building
by the same token was demonstrated
deficient. Walls that were not Sc
curely attached to their frames fell
out or crumbled into heaps. The
Claus Spreckles building. in which
the San Francisco Call was published
is intact. at was built after the
plant of the First National bank
building in Chicago or the FIatiron
in New York. It's Deighbors, con-
strueted by the San Francisco method
are on the ground. Many founda-
tions were too light. Some we're
nothing more than piles driven into
the ground. In the new San Fran
cisco considerable attention is to DE
paid to sub-constrnotion work.
Made Land Problem.
This is regarded as highly i'm
portant as the section west of Mont
gomeTy and First streets is made
land Not many years ago the
waters OF the bay covered It, In
company with competent consult
ing engineer l made the rounds Of
the downtown district today and,
according TO my guide, the New
York and Chicago methods of sky
rcraper construction have been fully
indicated by conditions. here.
k,The earthquake Of April IS, fol-
"a by the ferocious fire attacks
y 18th aud goth, are said by
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-28

alcohol both for extracting and pre-
serving the medicinal principles residing
in our indigenous, or native, medicinai
plants, such as he employs exclusively
in manufacturing his medicines.
Some of these medicinal roots have,
since DIR. Pierce first commenced 10 use
them, advanced SO in price, that they
may be cultivated with great profit by
our farmers. This is especially true OF
Golden Seal root, which enters into
both the Doctors "Golden Medical
Discovery" and his vFavorite Prescrip-
tion.n IL now brings upward OF VI 30
pound, although formerly selling ut
from Is TO 20 cents a pound. Many
tons of this most valuable root are
annually consumed in Doctor Pierce's
Laboratory.
From Organic Medicines" !" by Grover
Coe, NJ. d., OF New York, We extract
the following concerning Hydrastis
Golden Seal root which enters largely,
as we have already stated, into the COM
position OF both eGolden Medical Dis
coveryD and rFavorite Prescription
DR.. Coe saws: vHydrastis exercises an
especial influence over mucous sur
faces. Its action in this respect Is so
manifest that the indications for its ein-
ployment cannot be mistaken. (1ence
the efficiency of rGolden Medical Dis
covery,p which is rich in Golden Seal
root, in all catarrhal affections, no mat
ter in what part OF the system located.)
Upon the liver il acts with equal GER
tainty and efficacy. As n cholagogue
(liver invigorator), il has few equals.
Also in scrofula, glandular diseases
generally, cutaneous eruptions, indi-
gestion, debility, diarrh9a, and con-
stipation.'
Doctor Coe continues: rHydrasiis
Golden Seal root, has been success
fully employed in the cure OF lcucor.
rhWa. Ii is Of singular efficacy when that
complaint is complicated with hepatic
(liverl alteration iderangement). lly-
drastis Is also of inestimabe value in
the treatment Of chronic arrangements
of the liver. II seems 90 exercise AN
especial influence over the portal vein
and hepatic lliver) structure generally,
resolving (dissolvingl hillary deposits,
removing distractions, promoting Sc
cretion, and giving tone to the various
functions. IL is eminently cholagogue
Oliver acceloratorl, and may be relied
upon with confidence for the relief of
hepatic (liver) torpor. II promotes di-
gestion and assimilation, obyiates con-
stipation, and gives tone 10 the depu-
rating (cleansing) functions generally"
DIR. Coe further SAYS: we would
here add that our experience has de-
monstra.ed Hydrastis 10 be a valn-
able remedy in bronehits, layngitis,
and other affections of the respiratory
organs.n
After reading the foregoing extracts
who can doubt the great efficacy, iu a
long list of diseases, of rGolden Med
ical Discovery" one OF the principal
ingredients OF which is Golden Segl
root (Hydrastis)2 And this APT y
with equal force 10 Doctor Pierce
Favorite Prescription for weak, worn
out, over worked, nervous invalid
women.
Or. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are COM
posed largely OF concentrated principles
extracted from Mandrake root. They
regulate aud invigoraie the stomach,
liver and bowels. One or two little
sugar-coated vPellets" a dose.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-28
PARIS TO MEET
THE STRIKERS
Eighty Thousand WOrkmen out
in 8 Hour Movement.
Fear of Trouble Makes the Situation
One TO the Authorities of
the City.
A CLASH OF FORCES Is FEARED.

Paris April 2S.-According to a
semi-official statement made by a
high functionary of the prefecture of
police the military and police are pre-
pared to meet every eyentuality May
1. He said the police canvass shows
that 10000 men have stopped work,
of which number the disorderly ele-
ment does not exceed 20, goo. Against
these can be massed 1900 to As,
600 troops, namely twenty thousand
infantry, ten thousand cavalry and
ten thousand to fifteen thousand re-
publican guards and police, with
large additional reserves.
The police will endeavor to local
ize the manifestation to the Place de
la Repub'ique, which is the great
labor center, and to the vicinity of
the Labor Exchange This will pre-
vent the manifestants from gaining
the center of Paris or getting west
of the Place de la Concorde. into the
residential sections of the Champs
Elysee or Pasy.
1t is expected that the strength of
the military and police will readily
enable them to conflne the disorder
ly element within it's own eastern
sections, thus reducing the demon
stration to isolated affrays which
should easily be controlled.
The police are convinced that there
is no danger OF a lack of food sup
plies owing to the strike in the pro-
vision trades. They declare that the
dealers in provisions are reaping a
harvest by spreading aiarmist reports
The police are in favor of closing the
stores altogether.
In conclusion the official of the
prefecture stated that the situation,
while serious, does not warrant it
heing represented as tragic.
The painters have decided to stop
work May LIST and to remain out un-
Ill they are granted an eight hour
day and a weekly holiday.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-28
0 o o o o o o o o o
LOVE AND HAPPINESS.
, O O @ O O O O O o

What is happiness? II all depends
upon what you consider happiness
The peasantry of the continent place
y-possession far above all other
sources of happiness. Woman, art ,mu-
sic, power, ambition are absolutely
nothing to the peasant of France OF
Hungary compared with possession
of money. Balsac. in Eugene Gran
det." has drawn this terrible passion
in the character of old Grandet, who
lived and died for one thing-mon-
ey.
The Greeks despised people who
liked to live alone; the Cyclops, ar
guing that they could not be happy
yet Diogenes of Corinth, according
TO Dionysius, was perfectly happy,
for he had learned a recipe for hap
rpiness-"Despise the world, despise
self, despise being desplsed." Why
the Greeks were the happiest people
the world ever saw was because they
lived a life Of only one dimension,
while people today live in three or
more--the state, society and the
church.
TO use a musical simile, the an
cient Greek life was legato; ours is
staccato. The Greek life was like
an andante of Mozart; ours is like a
furious. agitating scherzo, In some
countries life is not only staccato, but
ten times worse.
The Middle Ages invented women.
In ancient Greece women had no
standing at all. Plato knew nothing
of the notion that women might
make man happy.
Love is full of the most amazing
contrasts and ontradictions-the
dark man passionately admires the
blonde woman; the short man the
amazon; the man of the north the
beauty of the south. The young man
whose youth has been solitary is
shocked when he meets a young girl
full of life and briskness. He should
have danced and amused himself
with the society OF women. Men al
ways love the same type; no matter
how many different women they love,
the type never varies.
The opposite of love is ambition.
Men after 40 or As and women after
25 or 80 lose love and acquire ambi-
tlon.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-28
D o o o 90 o D o O ,
D STEADY BIRTH DECLINE.
o o o o o o o o o 0 {

The decline in the marriage and
birth rate is so serious in France as
to be made the subject of govern
mental inquiries.
In England and other European
countries the same subject has at
tracted serious attention.
II appears from statistics just
published that there has been a fall
of 10 per cent in the marriage rate
in England since 1870.
In the English birth rate the de
cline has been continuous since
1895, but the rate for 1904 is the
lowest on record-less than 2S pei
100 population.
Leading physicians and statisti-
ciaas have read papers before the
British Royal Statistical Society
showing that the fall in the birth
rate has declined from SO per cent
to 2S per cent, in the German en-
pire from 40 to 35, in Prussia from
30 to SC. in France from &c to 22, in
Austria from 40 to Sc.
In dealing with the cause of the
phenomenon 1t was pointed out that
while war. industrial depression. bad
crops, migration and other recog-
nized factors count in a measure for
the falling birth and marriage rates
they could not explain the singular
regularity and steadiness of the
movement.
The conclusion that was drawn
may be stated in a nutshell-that the
desire for ease and comfort, the rfs-
ing standards of living and the fear
of poverty have done more than nat
ural and accidental influences TO
bring about the decline in fertility
and the custom of postponing mar
riage or avoiding 1t altogether.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-28

The bureau of animal industry il
mourning the death of the big zebra
at the zoo, which committed suicide
by dashing his head against an iron
fence, thus breaking his neck. The
cause for most of the grief on the
part of the bureau Is due to the fact
that with the death of this zebra, the
only one in its possession, the hopes
of the bureau officials in connection
with one of their most cherished ex-
periments came to an end. The ami
mai, a present from Ras Makonnen,
the governor of Abyssinia, was sent
here at the special request of the
agricultural department. II was hop
ed that by breeding him with ordi-
nary mares a now species, TO be call
ed the zebro!d, could be produced,
which would be especially adapted to
work in warm countries. But now,
with the unexpected suicide, these
plans came to sorrowful end, and
the country will have to worry along
with the ordinary livestock.
The Paducah sun., 1906-04-28
He Knew.

The first witness called in a recent
petty lawsuit in Cincinnati was an
Irishman, of whose competence as a
witness opposing counsel entertained
doubt. At their instance there was
put to him, before being sworn. the
usual interrogatory. do you know
the nature of an oath?"
A broad grin spread over the face
of the Irishman as he replied:
"Indade, your honor. / may say
that it is second nature with me-
Harper's Weekly.