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The Washington times., 1906-01-14

American capital owns about one
third of Cuba" said Harry w. Bennett
president of the Cuba Eastern Railroad
Company controlling the transportation
of the eastern part of the island mere
is every reason 10 believe Americans VIII
get more prop ty all of the time aiiu
It is possible tie island may some ia
be annexed 10 the United states. the
higher class of Cubans would undouOt-
e5lv favor annexation. but the common
n4onle are stin imbued with the spiIl'
81 free and independent Cuba Ihey
ike America and Americans ana are
friendly 10 our interests in every way.
..ruba is progressing wonderfully Inc
isIand of course. has great material
,ossibilities. The influence OF the Amer
;can Government. too. has had ITS Ell
feet The cities are clean and wen reg
Mated and the people are generaiiy eA-
neriencing an era OF good feeling
cuba is becoming the great winter
resort of people from the States. Henry
I7laeIer has now under construction a
-ailToad line from Miami 10 Key West.
In Florida. and when it is finished, il
The Washington times., 1906-01-14

TT has been calculated that more
than 2,O0e persons starved TO death
in Spain last summer. says the New
York Herald The famine was due
TO the drought Horrifying as are these
figures. TIE Spanish mortality occupies
an unimportant place in the record OF
the worlds great famines-
In the great famine in India in 1853
20 100000 people are supposed to have
perished. and 100000 died in the famine
of 1866. In 1873 the rice crop in the dis
trict of Behar, in northwestern Bengal.
yielded only quarter OF the average
harvest aud as 100000 people were
dependent on this crop for sustenance
the government was obliged TO make
purchases OF rice, chiefly in farther
India. and provide means of conveying
il TO the districts. including the build
ing of a railway iOrty-five miles long.
For long time 100000 persons received
daily support either in aims, in work,
or in loans This relief was continued
from October. 1873. till December. 1874.
In this way the government expended
So, 900 600. Donations, also, amounting
to over a million dollars, were con-
tributed by private subscription. In this
way the death rate was kept down 10
only twenty-five persons.
in 1876 both of the monsoons failed to
bring their due supply of rain, and the
season of 1877 was little better. The
consequences of this prolonged drought.
which extends from the Decean 10 Cape
Comurin and subsequently invaded
northern India. were more disastrous
than any similar calamity up TO that
time since the introduction of British
rule Notwithstanding unparalleled i'm
portations of grain by sea and rail-
and despite the most strenuous exer-
lions OF the government, which eXpend-
ed about $55.000.00o for the purpose. the
loss of life from actual starvation and
its attendant train OF diseases and wan
in the distressed tracts. in excess OF The
normal mortality, for two years. 1876 Is
The Washington times., 1906-01-14

gate the affairs of the pumping sta
ton, and il is broadly limited that all
other human affairs in Little Already
will be subjected TO the same search
light of inquiry. The truth must be
told though the heavens fall" declares
Editor Denny-an admirable senti-
T1ent pitmly expressed.
The motto Of the Little Already Ar
eus is: ''HeN TO the Line, Let the
Chips Fall Where They May" The pa
FER promises to be intensely interest
ing from now on.
In the books YOU read nowadays, You
may have observed the u in such
words as ''humour" 'labour.' ''nlisde-
meanour." etc. You see, English pub
fishers won't bay the plates OF Amerl-
can books if they are defaced oS
American spelling. So you viii not see
thru" and "fonetic. and similar
atrocities in our published literature.
Which is sad for the so-called re-
corners" but a good thing for the
kings English.
Jim Ford-I picked up copy OF
Town Topics today.
Olive Herford-YOu did, what with
E-frangcon- SAVES, the WEIGH singer
t,kes issue with the critical opinion
mat singers as a class are not over
burdened with brains Curious Wher'
me notion originated. We remember
The remark OF a musician OF our ae
ouaintance concerning a song oiio
,.That fellow knows nothing OF music
hos q tenor" And many OF US rec4l
the hon mot describing a trio as I'VE
rr,Iricinns and a singer.
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stranger held one of her hands in a
strong and trembling clasp.
There she stood, and l pity the
stage that it has not acquired a
scene like that and her emotions to
portray.
For she stood with a divided
heart. The fresh. unfOrgettable.
yirgiaal love for her bridegroom
was hers; the treasured, sacred.
honored memory of her first choice
filed half her soul. She leaned TO
that pure feeling. Honor and faith
and sweet, abiding romance bound
her to il. But the other half of her
heart and soul was filled with some
thing elsa later, fuher nearer in
fiuence. And so the old fought
against the new.
And while she hesitated from the
room above came the soft, racking,
petitionary music of a violin. The
bag, Music, bewitches some of the
nobiest. The DAVIS may peck upCE
ones sleeve without injury, but
whoever wears his heart upon his
tympanum gets it not far from the
neck.
This music and the musician called
her, and at her side honor and the
mad love held her back.
Forgive me" he pleaded
Twenty years is q. long time TO
remain away from the one you say
you love" she declared, with a pur-
gatorial touch.
How could / tell?" he begged
Il will conceal nothing from you.
That night when he left / followed
him. | was mad with jealousy. On
a dark street / struck him down.
He did not rise. ! examined him.
His head had struck a stone. l did
not intend to Kill him. was mad
with love and jealousy. 1 hid neal
by and saw an ambulance take him
away. Although you married him
Helen"
who are you?" cried the woman
with wide-open eyes, snatching her
hand away.
Don't you remember me, Helen
the one VINO has always loved yot
the best? I am John Delaney. L
you can forgive
But she was gone, leaping, stumb-
ling, hurrying, flying up the stairs
toward the music and him who had
forgotten, but who had known her
for his in each of his two existences
and as she climbed up she sobbed
cried and sang: Frank! Frank,
Frank"
Three mortals thus juggling witt
years as though they were billiard
balls. and my friend the reporter
couldn't see anything funny in IL.
Copyright 1896 By the Press Pubiishin
Co, New York World-J
The Washington times., 1906-01-14
IF the Critics Wrote fbe Flags

In this sad, degenerate day
Dramas in a dismal way
Fallen from its high condition
lust a business proposition
Vulgar sordid. cheap, banal'
Anti-lntelleclual.
Vanished is the vital spark,
Drarna's lamp is cold and dark
How A. would revive and blaze
IL the critics wrote the plays.
Every drama then would be
From the common faiiings free,
IL would be a work of art,
Perfect in its every part,
IL would please and educate.
Entertain and elevate,
Influencing high and low
In an equal ratio.
Thcre'd be one great paean OF praise
IL the critics wrote the plays
None would ask: How was the play p
As we hear il asked today
Question would be: did you GO
Wasn't IT a splendid show
Everyone would recognize
There was naught 10 criticise.
One opinion Criticism
Would be an anachTcnisn.
speed. o Time, that day OF days
When the critics write the plays
Copyright 190s. BIZ Joseph B. BowissS
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who | am or where | came from.
My first recollection is of opening
my eyes in hospital. | was
young man, and | had been there
for weeks. My life before that is a
blank TO me. They told me that
was found lying in the street with a
wound on my head and was brought
there in an ambulance They
thought | must have fallen and
struck my head upon the stones
There was nothing TO show who |
was. have never been able TO re-
member. After | was discharged
from the hospital | took up the yio-
lin. | have had success Mrs. Bar
ry-I do not know your name except
that love you; the first time
saw you | realized that you were the
one woman in the world for me-
and'-oh. a lot of stuff like that.
Helen felt young again. First a
wave of pride and a sweet little
thrill of vanity went all over her;
and then she looked Ramonh in
the eyes, and a tremendous throb
went through her heart. She hadn't
expected that throb. 1t took her by
surprise. The musician had become
a big factor in her life, and she
hadn't been aware OF it,
MIR. Ramonti," she said sorrow
fully (this was not on the stage,
remember; it was in the old house
near Abingdon square), I'm aw-
fully sorry. but I'm married wo-
man"
And then she told him the sad
story of her life, as heroine must
do, sooner or later, either 10 q theat-
ricaI manager or TO a reporter.
Ramonti took her hand, bowed
low and kissed it, and went up TO his
room.
Helen sat down and looked mourn
fully at her hand. Well she might
Three suitors had kissed it, mounted
their red roam steeds and ridder
away.
In an hour entered the mysterious
stranger with the haunting eyes
Helen was in the willow rocker, knit
ting a useless thing in cottonwood He
ricocheted from the stairs and stopped
for a chat. Sitting across the table
from her, he also poured out his mar
rative of love And then he said:
Helen, do you not remember me
| think | have seen It IN your eyes
Can you forgive the past and re-
member the love that has lasted foI
twenty years? I wronged you deep
ly-I was afraid 10 come back Il
you-but my love overpowered M
reason. Can you, will you, forgive
met"
Helen stood up. The mysterious
The Washington times., 1906-01-14

"Loafe and invite the soul is gen
orally conceded to be good, apt,
catchy phrase; but it has more mean
ing than the popular acceptance Of H.
The soul is leagues away in activity
generally. Some men need TO work;
they cannot be trusted to loafe-they
sink instead OF rise. One has 10 be
touched with holy fire TO loafe with
moral advantage. One must have
learned 10 think the thoughts which
are lost and buried the beneath our
| foolish activities. Only the fool needs
to hustle all the time TO keep him
out of mischief.
don't find any signs of this wild
regard for brevlty in much Of the
standard literature on my book
shelves. The men whose style !
| would emulate never made collins OF
| an arbitrary 500 words TO hold the
mangled corpse of their thoughts.
They could not have made more than
! a pEnctilious bow in modern peTiodi-
cal literature The thinker in every
period who had something to say
wanted elbow room In which to
say Il.
And as TO style. the man who wants
TO ride a racehorse can't really think
of taking a nap at the same time II
one must sleep. stay there in the
armchair and read the newspaper,
not literature. I find the best thought
Iong-winded. We can't get the best
in snippets. even though 1T may &C
cord with the American genius,
WALTER BLACKBURN HARTE.
The Washington times., 1906-01-14

excuse the average author has is that
he is doing the thing for which he is
best fitted,
Now that the holiday trade is over,
one hopes devoutly that All the Fifty
Cent Poets" have returned from the
depths of 10 cents to their half-'lollar
euinCnce.
The most overworked word IN The
English language, conversation ly, Is
the word proposition" Once you be-
gin to notice it. it gets on your nerves.
Some people can't talk thirty seconds
without using it. a friend OF Otrs used
it twenty times in the course of TWO
minutes talk II is maddenins. Stop
it. little picturesque conversation
goes a great way.
y x
She.
love Mr.. swinburne.
He.
His verse is so warm;
She.
And If you don't read him
He.
Hen do you no harm.
~ ~
The exposure fad has hit Little Ar
cody III. and hit 1t hard. That once
idvIIic community. recently made IA
nous bv Novelist Harry Leon wilson,
Is in the throes of publicity. and the
most astonishing DEVELOPMENTS are
promised.
Notbinc is talked OF in Little Already
a,-cent exposure Promi3ent shame
6Dders have been invited there TO lee
ture and among those that have agreed
ia come ere Lincoln Steffens, David
Graham Phillips, Samuel Hop Adams
Thomas w Lawson. and Ida Tarpel
Ouring the past month the best siN
sellers in Little Already were Enemies
nj the Republic" by Lincoln Stehensi
..ro Ward Deluge," by David Graham
Pbiuins, rs Rockefeller Human oS
Ida TarbelI: Everybody's Magazine, Nc
1-I,rats Magazine and Golfers Weekly
The trouble. as we gather from the
latest issue of the Little Already Argus
boean about three weeks ago, when the
crawling news leaped out that Ezra
Jovce. SUPP = ,tendent of the pumping
station. hf-d bought a barrel Of gaso-
, line on the yillage's account. paying
cash for il. end afterwards had served
a. to the village at profit to himself
of 81 az As Editor Denney of the Ar
e1,s declares in a double-headed edi
ToriaI ITO what a spectacle has fires
government by the people been per
verted." -,
A committee of inquiry has been ap
, pointed by the village board to invest
The Washington times., 1906-01-14
HUMAN NATURE.

Gosh. how gay a chap can be
When they're comm right
Lively as an active flea,
Satisfied an bright.
Winter winds may sadly moah'
Flowers 10 dust return,
But il don't affect him none
He don't care a durn.
Gosh. how duh a Teller is
When they're comm wrong.
Then he wears a gloomy pili%
Forty inches long.
Birds may sing an gaily SKIN
over flower and fern;
Earth may smile-but not Tor MN
He don't care a durn-
Townsville Courier-Journal.
The Washington times., 1906-01-14
Americans Own a Third of Cuba

will put the United States within four
or I'VE hours run of Cuba.
NJ. Bennett is also interested ~ tiie
Havana Post. an English morning daus.
He saws a new cylinder press Is Just
being installed. and as soon as TINS y
accomplished the paper will be pfli'teu
half in English and half in the SpahisU
language
The Washington times., 1906-01-14

literary shoemakers are as dis
inclined TO stick TO their respec-
tive lasts as the proverbial maker
of footwear. Thus Morgan Rob
ertson, who does sea tales very well,
prefers 10 write about psychic influence
and introduce a beautiful woman in
the story. Anyone that has seen Mr..
Robertson or picture of him will
readily understand how naturally psy-
cholosy and beauty woulc appeal to
him. Another writer who loves to daily
with the psychic is Hamlin Garland; he
disIikes 20 stick to ensilo and silage,
where his special gift lies. George
Barr McCutcheon has always had a
craving TO introduce human beings in
his romances, and has to be constantly
depressed by his publishers, who know
how costly the experiment is. LLOYD
Osbourne Is afflicted with the auto bug.
Thomas w Lawson's secret ambition is
to design the covers for Everybody
Magazine And so it goes The only
The Washington times., 1906-01-14

ENG acquainted with a
newspaper reporter who
had a couple of free
passes, / got to see the
performance a few nights
The Washington times., 1906-01-14

A committee of inquiry has been ap-
pointed by the village board to investi'
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-04-11
The Farm Garden.
Home and Farm.

Home and Farm.
There are vegetables which
some farmers never seem to
think Of growing, and yet they
are among the very best of gar
den growths. We count both
asparagus and celery in this list.
There ought to be an asparagus
bed on fifty farms where now
there is not one such bed. Aspar.
agus is among the earliest and
most healthful of vegetables,
There is no secret about the
making of a bed; and properly
made and cared for it is good for
ali ordinary lifetime. 1t helps
the physical nature of man to get
the right sort of start for the
year.
Celery may be grown just as
easily as asparagus, and it is one
of the great and delightful appel
izers.
A dish of crisp celery helps TO
lift men far above the hog con.
dition.
And then arrange to have flow
ers. They will not be forthcom
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-04-11
THE NEWS IN BRIEF

RrcharG Nelson, the negro
charged with The assassination of
Mr.. r. a Mcdowell in Camden
last October, was tried ard ac-
quilted last week.
The famous fight between w.
f Lucas, OF Laurens, and the
MilIekens, Of New York, for the
control OF the Laurens Cotton
Mills, was settled Saturday.
A million cabbage plants, a
a solid carload, were shipped a
dav or two ago from Charleston
to Iowa.
James Sherbert, a we'll known
farmer Of Spartanburg County,
committed suicide Friday night.
Mount Yesuvius is again in a
violent state of eruption, causing
death and destruction. As many
as 500 lives have thus far been
lost and at least $50, 900 persons
have fled from their homes, seek
ing places of safety. Numbers of
cities and towns have been either
totally or partially destroyed.
Judge Gage has rendered his
decision in habeas corpus pro
ceedings heard by him at the re
cent court in Chesterfield, insti.
tuted by William J. Johnson for
the custody Of his two little girls,
he and his wife having separated.
The Judge decides to commit
children to the father on one
years probation.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-04-11

not do so deserves TO be fed on
hog and hominy for the balance
OF his life, or at all events until
he learus the value Of fruit and
puts his knowledge into prac
tice."
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-04-11

l case Apron Ginghams, the yard 4c.
! case Evett Classic Giughams for waist
and suits IN pretty line patterns, 5tc yard
case Dress Glnahams, the usual 10c quail
tiV, the yard 74C.
! case Figured Lawns IN dainty patterns
the yard 4tc.
| case solid colored Organdes in white anC
colors, usual price 124c, this sale the yd 7tc
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-20
MEDALS
PRESEN
TO Men

The tenth grand ball cf Company Il,
Second regiment. was held last night. An
exhibition drill was given. Ii was wit
messed by Adjutant General Sackett and
the officers of the regiment, as well as
the officers OF several other commands
Among those who saw the drill were
Capt. Richards OF Troop B, First Squad
ron cavalry: Lieut. Woodworth, Machine
Gun battery: Capt. Mulhearn and Lieut.
Richards OF the regmental .taff, Adjt
Howard r Wall and Sergts. Mckinney,
quinn. Doherty and Flynn OF the non
commissioned staff Lieut.. Brennan OF
Company h, Capt Gallagher, Lieut. Ken
nedy and Lieutenant-elect Carlson Of
Company Il, Capt. Kane and Lieut.. Jacko-
VitZ OF Company H. Second regiment;
Capt. Rowe and his lieutenants OF Com
pany G. Hibornan Rifles, and Cqpts Nc
Caughey and Degnan OF the Hibernian
knights
After the drill the craftsmanship
medals were distributed by Col. McGann
The presentation was followed by dane
ing. which continued until early this
morning.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-20
FRANCE MAY PUNISH CASTRO.

From Washington today a
naval demonstration in Venezuelan existing
will be viewed there with compcence This
doubt voices the sentiment of the people of the whole country
well that of circles capital
there would probably be the slightest regret country
should France under acredy kept pledge United States
withdraw completely the work finished, ad-
minister President Castro of touncing sufficiently
make him remember long lives The
this monkey of the Andes has given the French ministry demands
chaisenent with his offences against international
courtesy decenc For years Castro has working
such render sauary punishment necessity.
difficulty chassing him. however nasnuch
he avail himself of refuge hard 1t would probably
require land force of least 10000 10000 strike
Venezuelan capital for though but six miles from the is
feet above level and well defended might be almost preg
nab France will also hesitate blockade either of the principal
Venezuelan pos-LaGuaya Cabo-for the
houses there for the purpose of collecting debts due them
from Venezuela
1t is obvious Mr. Castro pesumng this peculiar situation
when he hou French claims and insults the French ministry but
after all he be reckoning without his host Maracaibo be
smashed with while there is nothing French
boat ascending turning guns
Bolivar.
Castro may think he will be from punishment by
Intervention OF the United States because of its determination
maintain all hazards the principles of the Monroe doctrine but he
realize that Monroe contains nothing
be construed declang that wrongs and perpeated
against European nations American republics shall
Monroe doctrine to occupation of the territory
American republic any its sovereignty this
duty will be faithfully discharged.
But the discharge of this country called upon
well trashing himself an
international disturber nuisance
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-20
BOSTON AND RHODE ISLAND
RAILROAD COMPANY AGAIN UP

Boston, Jan. N.-Among the large num-
Der Of petitions filed with the General
court yesterday was one for charter for
the Boston and Rhode Island Electric
Railway company This company asked
for Incorporation last year. but was given
leave To withdraw.
The capital stock Is to be 81, 100000 Au-
thority is asked TO locate outside the pub
lie highways and 10 transport passengers.
United States mail and express matter
The incorporators include Charles r.
Blood and William c. Chapman.
Former Representative E T.. Clark Of
Cambridge petitioned for legislation pro
vlding that foreign banking and invest
ment companies shall file a copy OF the
charter with the savings bank commits
sloners before doing any business and en-
powering the commissioners To say
whether the charter shall be operative
f.. Moody Boynton peutloned for the re-
vival OF the charter OF the Boston,
Quincy and Fall River BICYCLE Railway.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-20
WILL LEAVE TOWN
Captain Lewis Rssaats Imposition OF Fine
by Newport Judge

Captain Charles f.. Lewis OF South Port
land, Me, a magazine writer OF note and
a veteran OF the civil war. In which he
served under Sheridan, was fined s. and
costs In the district court at Newport
yesterday for not sending his u-year-old
daughter to school, or having those who
he claimed are educating her approved by
the school board.
He pleaded his own case and furnished
a lively comedy. He occasionally reprov-
ed the city solicitor and others and called
Judge Franklin down for. rs he said, not
seeming TO know much about the case.
Two citizens arose i'm the court and Of
fered 10 go bail IL he would appeal his
case for a jury trial. but he declined
Judge Franklin also proposed several al
ternatives. but he paid his fine and said
he would leave town and seek some home
whore n parent had a right TO bring up
his child as he chose.
During the trial Capt Lewis read a
brilliantly written story of his life Judge
Franklin declined TO hear IL through, at
which Capt Lewis reproved him
Capt. Lewis is having his daughter edu-
Gated at home 20 which there would be
no objection had he reported 10 the school
board He said he started from Maine last
April for cruise around the world in
his schooner yacht Cruiser. but. liking
Newport, he laid up his yacht and took
n cottage. He is said TO be very wealthy