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The Washington times., 1906-11-07

Clarence +. Fowler. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. y. L. Fowler, OF 10 Tenth street
southeast, recently married Miss Ger
trude White one of South Carolina
The Washington times., 1906-11-07

Miss Mabel c White. Of 424 Elev-
enth street southeast will be at home
TO her friends Wednesday evenings from
TO 10.
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Cards are out announcing the marriage
of Miss Jennie ,Talbert and William w
Thompson, Wednesday, October 81, at
= o'clock. i'm the parsonage Of the Fourth
Street Methodist Protestant Church.
The Rev. y. +. Truitt performed the
ceremony, which was attended by a
number Of the relatives and friends Of
the young couple.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson are spending
the first few days of their honeymoon in
Ohio. and will return 10 Washington
about November 10
The Washington times., 1906-11-07

Eugene Young has cards out for a
large dance December II. TO celebrate
MS tWenty-first birthday.
The Washington times., 1906-11-07

Mrs. Roosevelt occupied 4 box at the
concert OF the Boston Symphony or
chestra yesterday afternoon in the Ma
Uonal Theater. She was accompanied
by Mrs. BOaTdmau. AIRS. Bishop. Mrs
Randolph. and Miss Haeuer. Mrs
Roosevelt was gowncd I'm sc: custom
asy black gown, with sIu-.-i Hack hat.
trimmed with a bunch Of ostrich feath-
srs. and looked unusually well. She
has gained a Few pounds avoirdupois
this fall, and also a becoming amount
Of color, and never looked 80 well as
Just nov. She and her party came in
early. In fact. in ample time Tor the
opening number. as IS Mrs. Roosevelts
custom. and they remained until the end
and added their approval Of Dr. Muck's
work with the orchestra in applause, 20
that OF the audience.
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MRS. ROOSEVELT
SAYS FAREWELL
Wives of Cabinet Members
Last Call Before Pam
anna Trip.
BOX PARTY AT NATIONAL
With Friends Presidents Wife Hears
Concert by the Boston
Orchestra.

Mrs. Roosevelt. wife OF the President.
had the wives OF the members OF the
Presidents Cabinet meet with her this
morning in the White House as sort
OF farewell before she starts on her
unique trip 10 Panama with the Presl-
dent. Mrs. Taft, wife OF The Secretary
OF War; Mrs. Hitchcock wife of the
Secretary OF the Interior. Mrs. MeJcalf.'
wife OF the Secretary OF Commerce and
Labor: Mrs COrtelyOu. wife OF the
Postmaster General were all present
but Mrs. BOnaparte. who is sim in her
country place near Baltimore, did not
come over. having said goodbye 20 Mrs.
Roosevelt last week.
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Mr.. and Mrs J. Walter Allen, OF
Nashville. Tenn, announce the engage
ment Of their daughter. Martha Louise,
70 William Archer Dyer Of Washing
ton. The wedding is 10 take place early
in December.
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Mr.. and Mrs T. W. Graham and Miss
Graham have taken apartments for the
winter at Alton House, Thirteen and
Massachusetts avenue
The Washington times., 1906-11-07

Mr.. and Mrs Isaac Hecht and son
Laurence. Of Havre de Grace are the
guests Of Mrs. s. Spandauer.
The Washington times., 1906-11-07

Mrs. NJ NJ stern is spending a few
days in Philadelphia, with her relatives.
The Washington times., 1906-11-07

Mr.. and Mrs Jonas Bernheimer are
now living at the Bryn Mawr on L
street
The Washington times., 1906-11-07

Mr. and Mrs Samuel Wertheinler and
son. Leon, Of Baltimore, have moved 10
this ct:y, and are located at the Home
apartment
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at Stoneleigh Court, while Lieutenant
Yates is on duty here in Washington.
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Miss Daisy Iackall entertained the
members of her care club in her apart
ment in the Laclede, Vermont avenue.
yesterday afternoon. Some of the
guests were Mrs. Eugene A Jones, Mrs
Frank Cissell. Mrs. Brawner, Miss Mat
tic BrSwner, Mrs. Alexander the Misses
Alexander. Miss Josie Waggaman. Miss
Marguerite WiI.C,. and Miss Clara Beau
JasSil
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popular young women. Mr.. Fowler's
marriage came as a surprise 20 his
friends. He - one OF Washington
promising young men, ana has been
connected with the Navy for several
years. bir. and Mrs Fowler will reside
In Norfolk this winter.
Mrs. 3. ROsenthal. or West Washing
ton, was the hostess al a dinner Sunday
evening, IN honor OF the engagement OF
her son, Sl!as Rosenthal 10 Miss Freda
LindheiIner- Covers were laid for sew
enteen. The flowers decorating the ia
bic were pink chrysanthemums Among
the guests we're Mrs. b. RosenthaI. Mrs.
Caroline King, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Eversman. OF Baltimore. Mrs Hattie
King OF Baltimore: Mr. and Mrs Max
Fischer. Mr.. and Mrs Harry King.
Miss Freda I-indheimer Silas Rosen-
thai. Ben Rosenthal, Edward Roseu-
thai Miss Hortense King. Milton King.
ban King. and Henry King
Theodore J. Levy. Of Richmond. Va.
is the guest OF his cousin, J Wallace
Barnes.
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d. NJ. Fitzhugh, Of Fairfax. Va. an
nounces the engagement OF his daugh-
| William /. Deming, Of Washington.
! The wedding will take place early in
the winter.
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Ar and Mrs IT. H. Powell have cards
out FOR the marriage of their daughter,
Miss Grace FOrJesCue Powell to Ensign
Robert Bell billiard. L. S. n. Tuesday,
November 20, in 81. Pauls Church En-
glewOod, y.
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Mr.. and Mrs. James +. Barbour en-
Jertained At a dinner last night. com
plimeutary 10 Mrs. Flora Louise Glenn
ont and capt. Sydney A. Cloman, whose
engagement was recently announced
Among the guests were General and
Mrs. John r Peyburn. Mrs Ia Mon
taEEe. Mrs Richard, OF Connecticut.
Mrs. Newton Gulick Mai. Samson L.
FaisOu. I. :. A. James Archibald.
and Mrs. Broomc, the daughter OF The
house.
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DR.. and Mrs. Frank Lcech have re-
turned 20 the city.
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viollnist is a favorite pupil Of Ysaye
with whom she studied for three years,
and she has won much favorable com
ment in Washington.
In the Memorial Lutheran Church, at
S o'clock tonight. Edgar Adams Nicely,
Of Atlanta. Ga. and Miss Emily Lever
ing Eckfeldt of this city. will be mar
ried. Simplicity will prevail throughout
the wedding arrangements. and only the
Immediate friends and relati res will wit
ness the ceremony.
Miss Eckfeldt Will be attended by her
mother. Mrs. Frederick ECkTeldt. who
viii act as matTOn OF honor. The best
man will be the groom brother Frank
H. Nicely. OF Pitsburg, Pa. and those
who Will act as Ushers are the Messrs.
Lowry Dale. Of Atlanta: Henry Weaver
Arthur Pierce. and Thomas Burnett
Gardner, OF Washington. Presiding At
the organ will be John Fowler Richard
SON of Atlanta. who Will play the we'd
ding march from "LOhengrin' as the bri-
dal party enter the church. At the close
Of the services Prof Fowler Richardson
viii render the wedding march by Men
delssohn. The beautiful 'Liebestraum."
by List. will be played during the cere-
mony. After the ceremony this evening,
Mr.. and Mrs. Nicely will leave for
brief Southern trip. They will be at
home TO their friends at 43 Columbia
avenue Atlanta. Ga. after November
20
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The Minister from Panama and Sonora
u- Obaldia, who have ben abroad all
summer, returned TO Washington Mon
day ana are occupying an apartment at
The Highlands. The nrst secretary OF
The legation, G. G ArOsemena. went over
10 meet them upon their landing i'm
New York and returned with them Mon
day
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-01-06
A Complicated Machine.

Purchasers Of automobiles cannot, as
q rule, get their vehicles into commits
sion too soon. Yet the Hartford Cour-
mt tells Of aman who bought ! steam
hr early last winter and in July had
mt to take his first ride. Meanwhile,
however, Mr.. Blank. the owner of the
sar, had been busy. He has been fit
ting his automobile with extra appli-
ances and having heaps of fun in put
ting them on for himself
When the reporter inspected this be-
decorated vehicle, the new attachments
included six lamps OF various kinds. a
clock, q barometer, thermometer. a
srade indicator. an odometer, . speed
Indicator. huge horn known as a
dragon" an electric bell. a steam
whistle. an ''eradicator" for getting rid
OF small boys and q few other things.
The lamps include electric lights for
Illuminating the tonneau and the vari-
ous gauges and IL iicators on the dash.
These lamps are supplied with current
by storage batteries under the seats.
switches are located in . box on the
att side Of the dash.
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Stories multiply Of Pope Plus de-
mocracy. Visitors are received with
great simplicity. AS soon as one en-
tiers he causes him to be seated In an
armchair by his side. chats. laughs
and relates anecdotes and stories. The
other day the pope. while receiving
some women. remarked that they had
trains to their skirts. This Is not
hygienic," said he. 'one gathers thus
In the streets quantity OF microbes
and other things. AS to myself, when
they compel me to add a train to
my cassock 1t bothers me much, al
though there are four prelates to up
hold It." but. Holy Father" said one
OF the women. I'VE hold up our trains
when going in the streets That
must be very inconvenient." replied
Plus K. and passing from word to
action the pope made several tours Il
he room holding up his robe.
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Frequent backache and distressing
pains, accompanied by offensive dis.
charges and generally by irregular
ana scanty menstruation indicate dis
placement or nerve degeneration of
the womb and surrounding organs.
The question that troubles women
- how can s woman who has some 7fe-
male trouble bear healthy children?
Mrs. Anna Potts, of $40 Park Avenue.
Hot Springs, Ark, writes:
Ny Dear Nra Pinkham:-
During the early part of nv married life 7
vas delicate in health both my husband and
were very anxious for child to bless our
nome, but had two miscarriages, and could
not carry child to maturity. A neiehbor
who mad been cured by Lydia e. Pinkhams
Vegetable Compound advised me totrY it, Il.
"a so and soon felt that was growing
Stronger, my headaches and backaches left
ne, had no more bearirg-down pains, and
teit like new woman Within wear
Decafpe the mother of q strong. healthy
chiles the joy of our home. Lydia E.. Pink
ham's Vegetable Compound Is certainly =
splendid remedy, and wish every woman
who wants to become mother would try &. y
Actual sterility in woman Is very
rare. If any woman thinks she is ster-
lie, let her try Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and write to Mrs.
Pinkham, Lynn, Mass. Her advice Is
free to expectant or would-be mothers.
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\ CLEVER DEFRAuD1Na NOTE
"Horse Hay Fork" CRATER Imposes
on Country Farmers-Makes Big
Money-Ingeniously Devised Com
bination Contract and Promissory
Note-Tries the Game Once Too
Often,

Copyright, 1905. by Joseph B. BowIes,
When was engaged in the fire In
surance business, at Clyde, O.. hand
some well-dressed young man, about
70 years of age, came to the Nichols
house where was stopping.
He was establishing agencies
among the farmers. for the sale OF q
horse hay fork, to be used in the un.
loading of hay by means, of horse.
His method was to appoint farmers as
his sub-agents, and sell them each doz-
en- forks outright, for which, if neces-
sary, he would take their notes, payable
six months from date.
He spent three or four days recon.
noitering before visiting the farmers.
but when he finally started out. he did
lively business. In order to make
his territory last longer, he allotted
usually one. never more than two.
townships to each agent.
He travelled with the finest carriage
and pair of horses which he could
procure In the town, and for several
days In succession reported the APP
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pointment of one agent day, with the
sale to each of one dozen of the hay
forks He had plenty of money. was
thoroughly up to date. very sociable.
and good mixer"
Very shortly, al2 the boys in town
were his friends, and soon many of
them were regretting having intro
duced him into their set of girls. as his
curly locks. and winning ways, were
capturing them right and left.
How he could find so many farm
ers, all eager to buy dozen forks.
and give their notes with interest,
was q problem hard to solve. How
ever. he seemed to have no trouble in
doing so.
When he had about 50 or 60 notes,
all due on the same date. he began
negotiating with the different money
loaners and note shavers in town.
After disposing of $4,000 or 10000
worth. he suddenly left town, and no
doubt located for q few weeks in some
other section.
AS soon as each farmer was notified
that mis- note for s1S0 and interest
was at the bank for collection, Wig
orous protest was raised all over the
county. In every instance the dupes
declared that they had simply signed
. contract, acknowledging the deliv-
cry Of one dozen forks and agreeing
to pay. the agent $50 on December l,
provided they had succeeded in selling
$3.50 worth of horse hay forks before
that date; otherwise, they were to
pay nothing. and the contract would
be null and void.
or course they could not deny their
signatures. and when they were con-
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DIFFERING VIEWS OF JOBS.


A Chicago architect says thst one DIV
he. was obliged in the line Of duty. a
order to. consult with the foreman Of @
iron-workers, to 60 up to the sixteenth
story OF the steel frame of an Office build
ing then almost completed. When BE
had finished his talk with the foreman. -
was about TO go down when be overheard
~ Amusing eonversaticn between one of
cleaning the windows ola similar strnc.
ture adjoining the new building.
The man who was cleaning the Window
was husky Irishman; and q he swabhe6
away he whistled merriiy. Suddenly he
ceased his tune, and, peering into the
window on the ledge of which he was
standing, cerefully surveyed roomful Of
pale, unhealthy looking clerks. Then he
eau esi.ed a out to the Desrest iiaron-worker on
Just have look at the lads in here"
Poor fellovsI'' exdaimed the Cen, n
some men win % anytime for a living!
And he reaumsi his hsk.
That's right," agreed the iron-work.
er, turning again to his beam some hum
dreds Of feet in the air. "
u Idaho Joins. ~
Fraser, Idaho, Nov. 9th Especially
Ms. Martha j. Lee has given for publicar
ton the following statement, conoeEning
Dodd's Kidney Pills:
Il was down with Rhsumatism three
times" she says, .sand each time podd's
Kidney Pills helped me. The last time
they cured me, and now am able to get
around and do all my work, though am
fifty-eixht, and / can walk to Sunday
School every Sunday. Before ! took Dodd's
Kidney Pills l was so bad 1 could NE
neither hand nor foot. shall keep
Dodd's Pills on hand all the time"
Rheumatism il caused by Uric Acid
crystallizing in the muscles. Healthy
kidneys remove all Uric Acid from the
blood. Diseased Kidneys cannot remove
this Acid, which collects in the, blood and
poisons every vein and artery. Dodde
kidney Pills cure Rheumatism BY curing
the Kidneys; by healing and strengthen
ine them, 10 that they can rid the
blood Of Ill impurities.
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SCARED AWAY THE GHOST
2soourceful Curate Knew How -
Put Unwelcome Visitors
to Rout,

A sealous young curats went 70 stay
With some friends ct country house,
relates Rams Horn. On descending %
breakfast each morning he noticed his
hostess inquiring particularly how he had
lscpt, and seemed relieved when he aid
be hal passed very good night. On the
last morning his hostess said: Mr.. -.
Tou perhaps noticed low very particular
We were in our inquiries every morning
- to how you had lert, but the truth i
that The room you occupied ID said to Be-
haunted, and we were anxious to know
4 you had seen the ghost"
thoughtfully. ooh, yes; do remember
the first night I was here some fellow
tame and stood BY my bedside
"Oh!" said the company with ereat in.
terest, land what did you .4o?"
said: Please, win you give me q sub
scription for my Sunday school! He in
stantly disappeared and never ssw him
again"
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The device Mr.. Blank calls his "erad.
icator" consists Of a steam jet placed
out OF sight in the rear. When small
boy hooks on in the rear. he uncon.
sciously informs the driver of his pres
ence by ringing small electric bell.
Thereupon the driver presses plung-
er and shoots a jet of steam in the
direction Of the intruder's legs. not to
harm him, but to make him jump.
Another novelty is fan belt indi-
Gator, which tells at q glance whether
the fan Is running, or whether the belt
is broken or become slack.
Mr.. Blank has spent about $500 in
putting all these attachments on his
machine, and he thinks there may
still be things he has missed
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fronted with q plain promissory note
for $3.50, drawing seven per cent. in
terest, and with clause, acknowl-
edging the delivery of the one dozen
forks as the consideration, they could
do nothing but pay the notes.
The manner in which the notes were
drawn, and their clean-cut appearance,
caused those who purchased them
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Complete Treatment for Every HUI
NOR, from Pimples to scrofula,
from Infancy to Aga Set
often Cures.

Cuticura Treatment h local and const;.
tutional-complete and perfect. pure
sweet and wholesome. Battle the affected
surfaces With Cuticurs Soap and hot wa
ter to cleanse the skin Of crusts and
scales and soften the thickened cuticje.
dry. without hard rubbing, and appiy
Cutlcura Ointment freely to allay itching.
u1ratlon and inflammation. and soothe
s sa,a. heal! p: and lastly take Coticura Re
blood, and put every function n & st s'ie
OF healthy activity. More erest c,,rss
Of simple, scrofulous and hered;tavv
6umors are daily made By Cuticura RENE
aies than By all other blood and skin
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complaints of his victims in San.
dusky county, but talked as though I
believed in him. l gave him the name
of my relative at Freeport and as.
sured him that he was not only per.
fectly responsible financially, but
would be quite likely to take the
agency for his forks.
He asked whether I Intended re-
naming with my uncle for any length
Of time, and when told that did not.
he agreed to go over to Freeport and
interview him. requesting me to
speak good word for him.
On our way back to Freeport that
evening | explained matters to my
uncle and asked him to help me get
on the inside of the scheme, which he
promised to do.
He was to let the CRATER make out
the contract, and after carelessly read.
ing it over, to sign it, and then hest.
tate. put 1t into his pocket and re-
mark: Before give you this docu.
ment. want to have my lawyer look
1t over"
The next morning went farther
west In the county, promising to re-
turn in week, when hoped he would
be in possession of what wanted.
A week later my uncle had a very
interesting story to relate.
The grafter's strong talk was that
the sub-agent. appointed by him, took
no responsibility whatever. He, as
general agent, had invested his own
money in the forks and would leave
them with the agent on sale. When
the farmer had sold IL forks at SIS
each, he was to retain one-half the
amount as his commission. which
would be $50, and then pay the other
$50 on his contract. OF course It
would naturally follow that II he didn't
sell the forks he had nothing to pay.
The contract, as my uncle had
signed it, was indeed novelty. The
man who arranged it must have spent
considerable time and thought in do
ing so. However. its poor construc.
ton and bad English would have at
once attracted the attention of close
observer.
1t was so ingeniously constructed, as
to make it combination promissory
note and contract. When read by the
unwary farmer, it had the appearance
Of being a safe document to sign, and
one that covered in detail the ground
gone over by the general agent.
But when one end Of the paper was Gu.
of there was left a promissory note
for $3.50, with seven per cent. interest.
together with an acknowledgment
that one dozen hay forks had been de-
livered as consideration.
An exact copy of the form is here
given. Fhe original. although badly
worn, still have In my. possession,
and shall always keep as a novelty.
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/! I \ IS; sINSEEE
eluueuI0 PCI6Ak ALWAYS REliABLE
INDUSTRIAL ITEMS.

~
The European sugar crop this year
u estimated at between 6.550.O00 and
6,675,000 tons. The German crop win
probably amount to z20O, 900 tons.
England's hrst spinning mill to b
worked By electricity has been starred
1t Pendlebury, Manchester. Il con-
tains $4,000 spindles, and has no Chin
ney ii = z
The nrst solid tra,a Of canned pea,
ever shipped from IA American, can
ming factory went ont from canning
com2any's plant at ,Longmont. Col,
recently. a
Last year $4,000 900 tons Of carso
were carried from all the seaports OF
the world. and out Of that total II :
100000 tons were carried by shipu
OF Great Britain.
Growing of grapes In graperies fur
nishes an important source of rev.
enue in some countries, notably Bel :.
GUM and the Channel islands, whers
large quantities are annually grown
and exported. The United States is
. good customer for them, as high a.
s6 cents to rs cents a pound wholesale.
and two to three dollars, and even
more. pound retail being paid for
the fruit Grape g.owing in pots IL
much practiced in parts of Europe, and
especially in France. where the vines
are largely used for decorative pur-
poses on festive Occasions.
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from the CRATER to suspect nothing
irregular about them, and as it was
generally known that he was deliver
ing hay forks no Inquiries were made
by the purchasers
The following summer / made trip
into Wood county, o.. and called
upon farmer relative whose home
was at a small town. called Freeport.
and whose farm of several acres was
very near the place.
The day following my arrival made
a. visit to Bowling Green. the county
seat. and there encountered our
horse hay fork man and made up my
mind to find out the method OF his
graft.
therefore made no reference to the
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Do not believe Piso's Cure for Consump-
0f Bo Sss 4 sSss5 ISi ssans .1S ses
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II . man il real honest he win admit
that the proudest moment of his life
was when he could zee faint signs of =
little bunch Of beard in front Of each
ear.-The Commoner.
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Lots of girls think they have great
tragedies n their lives when It IL only
hom eating too many sweets.-N. Y.
Press tkss - $50
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Deferred Dividends.

'Childrsn are the dividends Of mat.
Eimony.r
'ssorne people seem to prefer defsssej
lfyfdends. Town TopicA
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Not to Be- Thought OF.
Husband-Don't you think Il would
be as well to save that money for q
rainy day? q
Wife Good gracious, no. can't 60
shopping on a rainy day assell'A
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