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LOST ARTS AND DEVICES.
Many Have Been Abandoned Because
New knowledge supplants
Them.

Not as much as we used to, but oc-
casionally, even yet, one hears of some
wonder accomplished by the ancients
which cannot be done now, says the
Scientific American.
Not so many years ago it was quite
commonly asserted that modern work.
men could not quarry or, having quar-
ried, could not handle stones as large
as the monOlfths of Egypt, and the
writer has heard a public speaker OF
note assert that it would be impossi-
BILE to handle with modern implements
such large stones as were used in the
pyramids, or to join them as perfectly
as they are joined there, yet, when oc-
casion arose, larger stones than any OF
these were quarried in Maine, and
some of the larger monoliths them
selves were transported, not only to
the sea, but across it, and erected in
England, France and America, ana
there are individuals to-day who might
if they chose, cause the erection in
this country of the largest pyramids,
or build new ones ten times larger
and more durable. Pyramids are not
being generally built nowadays, be-
cause they are not in line with the
trend of modern ambition, that's all.
1t is very doubtful If a Damascus
blade would stand half as severe
usage as modern band saw blade, or
even as much as the, spring Of a 40
cent clock; while the ornamentation of
those wonderful blades, so far: as the
mechanical execution is concerned, can
be exeelled by apprentices and anna,
teurs of to-day i >&~:,, = '>-.. -. r
=: OF the '.lost art" of hardening cop.
per little is heard of late years,
though one occasionally hears a
from the wilds wish, that he
knew how to- do it as well as the an
clients, and, while it r is perhaps re-
grettabless that he doesn't, his ignor-
ance is hissown fault s: *e ess ,.tzs. :.g !.
SIS Many arts and devices J have been.
abandoned because new knowledge
has mades them IS useless, ii and II timo
spent In rediscoyering them, .wouId. be
worse than wasted. The modern:
youth, had much better spend his time
studying the art Of his contemporaries.
than that which is lost. = /
= -
The Virginia enterprise., 1906-05-25

You can learn something new and
interesting every day in a circus, and
boy, particularly, can store his mind
with useful knowledge, that will be
valuable to him in after years.
Gee, but have learned some things
that could never have learned in col
lege, cause at college you only learn
things that have to be- verified by
actual experience in business. Pa says
cne year In the circus will be better
Tor me than ten years in a reform
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By HON. GEORGE W. PECK
athor Of of"Peck's Bad 3

&Copyrt9ht BY J. B. Bow;es.l
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got TO going It looked like a. kaleido-s
scope, and the; six zebras looked like:
million. Pa said: %.:I never saw
such q sight since used to drink,
but II have either got the jin-jams,
or: something awful has happened to
this menagerle.'' 81 j$$>::s.::. =. >
The educated hog got double dose.
and he squealed and couldn't pick out
the right card, and then the llamas
got busy on their portion of horse
radish, and they cried in Spanish, and
stood on their hind legs and shed
tears: Pa got SO ratified he looked ten
years older than he's did when the
afternoon performance opened. The
manager of the big show came in to
know why the elephants had not been
sent into the dress:7g-room, to-4be got
ready for the grand entree. Just then.
the elephants began to eat their horse
radish,s and when they were driven
into the big tent they were complain
ing about something being wrong in
side of them, and as they came by the
lemonade stand they seemed to be
yelling Fire" Then they all.stopped
at the stand and began to, drink the
lemonade out Of the barrels, which
seemed to put out the fire.
JThe animals quieted down little, and
pa went into the big tent to consult
the manager, and thought it was a
shame that the lions and hyenas and
tigers couldn't have any fun, so
went to the table where the meat was
laid out ready to feed them, and cut
hole in each piece of meat and put in
q double handful of horseradish, and
just then the feeder came along and
began to throw the meat in the cages.
Gee, but those carnivorous ami
mails are bad enough, even if you
give them nice boiled sirloin steak, and
they fight enough over it, at any time,
but when they began to chew and tear
the meat, and get horseradish hot from
the griddle, they didn't do thing.
The audience thought the animals
would kill everybody. The big lion
got his meat down, but it didn't set
well, and he turned a somersault,
and snarled, and pulled the bars Of the
cage, while the grizzly bear rolled up
in ball and rolled over in his cage
till the men had to hold on to the
wheels to keep the shebang from 60
ing over. The hyenas, who are al
ways mad, went on tear that could
be heard in all the tents.
Pa and the managers came back into
the menagerie tent with the animal
keeper, who had been sent for, and
they began to try to find out what
allied the animals, and the animal
keeper asked what pa had been feed
ing them, and pa said he had given
them their ground turnips.
'<Turnips, indeed said the keeper.
as he took UP some of the turnip and
tasted of it, and he handed hand
full to pa. Pa tasted of it, and pa
had hot box, and the managers tasted
of it, and they said: mo wonder.
Then they asked pa where he got it,
and pa said he sent me to order it,
and then they all said: THAT set
ties it, -. :. ~ =
l. thought / would go 'waygand Jump
in the river, but pa said: "Hennery,
come here, my angel" and he. spit on
his hands and picked up barrel stave.
l went right up to pa, as innocent ais
could be, just as any dutiful son
should, and right there before the ami
| mails and freaks pa-well, that's the
reason am not sitting down very
much these days. So long.
The Virginia enterprise., 1906-05-25
Afsfha Ton .

IS Knicker--T here's plenty Of room at
the top.
Bocker-4-Ye I know, that's where
] always buy my stock =. Sun.
The Virginia enterprise., 1906-05-25

The Bad Boy Goes After a Mess Of
White Turnips for the Menagerie
He Feeds the Animals Horse
radish, But Gets the Worst Of the
Deal.
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-, g 3. Z. i.15!.is,
Cheapen':sd,

Cheap
Mlsfortunes when parstled, lese thei1.
dignity.
The Washington times., 1906-07-16
DIES FROM INJURIES
RECEIVED ON FOURTH

Henry Prettyman. eolored. living at
456 o street northwest. died at Freed
mans Hospital this morning from gun
snot wounds. Inflicted In a row on July
4. near Forest Glen, Nd The body was
I'd moved to the morgue, and later sent 10
r, ckviue. Md. where an inquest will
be held Wednesday. Robert Gaskins.
Prettymans alleged assaiiant. was TAX
en- into custody soon after the shooting
and removed to the Rockville jail. where
ne will be held pending the action Of
the grand jury
Prettyman attended a festival on the
date named and the occasion ended IN
a row. Knives were 1asned and revol-
vers drawn. In the general mix-up Pret-
lyman was shot. and since that time
has been lingering between life and
death Prettyman declared while con-
scious that Gaskns tried 70 murder aim
and he was promptly arrested and turn
ed over 20 the Rockville authorities.
Gaskins lives in Southwest Washington.
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FAIR DIXIE GIRLS
ON GENUINE LARK
CONTINUED from First Page)


geance. showing Gothamites and
Quakers that not all the charm Of fem
lninlty is dead. by a long shot. They
were banqueted and driven about and
entertained in a manner to make the
Isongwortb European trip look sad and
dismal by comparison.
Patriotic Fire in New York Thearer.
Up in New York in a theater the or
chestra struck up Dixie" IN their hon
or. and the bunch went wild. They ap-
plauded and yelled with enthusiasm IN
such a way that the whole audience
caught the fire of patriotism. In Phil
adelphia they were given banquet al
ter banquet.
philadelphia, said MISS sallie Nc
Farland. OF Dalton. Ca. her manner
preventing argument. lis a fine place.
They told US II was sleepy and tiresome-
But I tell you it's one OF the finest
places in the world. However. Washing
ton beats them all. for 1t is like a South
ern city and the men get up and give
the ladies seats In the street cars. It's
all right"
Miss Hattie Hunter, Of johnson City.
Tenn. who Is second TO none In looks
OF conversational ability, remarked as
follows:
I'VE have had much written about US.
but none of IL had the virtue OF truth
Here the young lady smiled so sweetly
that IL was considered by those present
as a CroWninZ glory 10 be called a liar.
However she added, newspaper men
are all right, ! guess, They have been
very nice TO US. and have described all
our good times with great minuteness
and length"
No Female lobbyists in Sight.
Miss Alice Copeland was disappointed
not 10 have seen a female lobbyist. She
thought they We're out of town because
Congress had adjourned.
But there was one thing that threw
great gloom over the whole assemblage
for g moment. 1t was the announce
ment that the Hon. John Wesley Gaines,
yrize statesman and favorite with the
ladies', had left Washington sunday
morning a few hours before the grls
arrived. They had looked forward &c
seeing Mr.. Gaines. they said and MISS
Frances Gunter said:
I'VE are so sorry. He is so nice so
we have read"
And thus they chattered on. appar-
entity untouched by WEAKNESS IN spite
of the fact that they have been going
TO bed at . a. m. and getting up at
In the morning every day since lhe
trip started. InConIeStably II was DC
yOnd the power of WEAKNESS to take
The bloom of these Southern beauties.
Personnel of the Party.
In the party are Mrs. Charles Willing
ham. of Chattanooga; Misses Frances
Gunter Bridgeport. Ala; Blanche Ali
son, Chattanooga; Katherine Robinson.
Chattanoog =: Pauline Hancock, Chat
tanoOga; Mary FTicks. Chattanooga
Hattie Hunter, Johnson county. Tenn. :
Demn Dennis, Huntsville. Ala; Jesse
Henderson, Dalton, Ga; Flossie Black
burn. Cleveland. Tenn; Alva Hale, At
taIa. Ala: Flora Copeland. SOddy.
Tenn. Katherine DietLen, South Pitts
burg Tenn; Elizabeth Price. Jasper,
Tenn: Maud and Margaret Edwin.
Lookout Mountain. Tenn; Alice McGill
DeChard Tenn, Daisy Sarun. MI
Eag:e, Tenn: Sallie Mcfarland. Dalton,
Ga.
The Washington times., 1906-07-16
JUDGE LANPOONS
HARTJE LAWYERS
FOR THEIR CAB
Too Much Talk on Both
Sides Out of Court,
He Declares.

PITTSBURG, Pa. July 16.-Presiding
Judge Robert S. Fraser this morning
delivered a sharp reprimand 20 counsel
for Augustus Hartje for the manner IN
which they had been keeping the
famous love letters in their possession.
He severely scored both sides for the
amount Of talking which had been
done outside of court. and some of
the attorneys became somewhat IN
censed
IT'S a disgrace the way this thing
has been going on declared Judge
Fraser, referring 20 the interviews with
counsel His severity IN dealing with
the leading members Of the Allegheny
county bar was pronounced by other
attorneys who were present TO be un-
precedented. With TO sparing hand he
criticised the conduct OF the attorneys
and finally saying that he supposed he
had said enough. he adjourned the case
until tomorrow morning at 9:30 O'Clock
IN order 20 give counsel FOR Mrs. HartJe
tiuc 70 examine the disputed letters
Mrs. Mary Hartje was not present in
the court room this morning, showing
that her attorneys had anticipated the
pOstponement Augustus Hartje, the mil
liOnaire Ibellant, however, was there,
as was TON" Nadine, the coachman
o. respondent. who admitted during the
incoming that one OF the mysterious
short waist girls" in court Friday was
"the other Mary" who. 10 is said, viii
De brought forward as the girl who
tclephoned TO Nadine while he was
working at Schulenberg's livery stable.
When c0ur; opened this morning At
torney John Freeman, for Mrs HartJe,
said that he wished TO ask for an ad-
journmeut. Counsel for Hartje inter
posed objections 20 further delay Then
followed Judge Fraser's sharp criticism
Of the attorneys and pOstpOuement OF
the trial until tomorrow
The Washington times., 1906-07-16
TATT0OING OF SMALL BOYS
BECOMES REGULAR PRACTICE

NEW YORK, July 16.-After hearing
the case Of Charles Wagner. thirty-one
years Old OF 223 Bowery. Magistrate
Wahle, in the Essex Market Court.
asked Agent Donbert, Of the children s
society. 10 make a thorough investiga-
ton into the wholesale tattooing of bows
on the East Side.
It was shown that hundreds Of boys.
under the delusion that the tattoo marks
will make them strong, are having their
arms decorated by electrical devices, at
25 cents per decoration. In almost every
case the attOOing has been done with
out the consent Of the parents who have
been unable 10 get any redress
The Washington times., 1906-07-16
WEDS GIRL He SAVED
FROM DEATH IN LAKE

NAPLES. n. Y. July l6.-Katherine
VVorIfschelegel. while skating on Can
andaigua lake last winter broke through
the ice where the water was 100 feet
deep. Many witnessed the accident. but
feared 10 aid the struggling woman.
Just as she was collapsing, William
Schultz risked his life to save her. He
was the first link in the human cha IN
that released her from her peril.
This brave act has been called TO the
attention Of the Carnegie Hero Com
mission Schultz has received one re-
ward Last night at the Presbyterian
maEse ne married the girl he rescued
The Washington times., 1906-07-16
HAD $4,000 IN BANK,
BUT RODE AS HOBO

LOGANSPORT, Ind, July l6.-To the
fact that he has $500 balance IN bank,
Preston II. Robinson. Of Plain City,
Ohio. owes his liberty after several
days in jail He was found on a freight
train, riding the bumpers. Chief Stoltz.
OF the railroad detective force. wired
for information.
]. w. Latham. marshal OF Plain City,
replied that Robinson Was wealthy, but
LETT his home at periodical intervals for
''the road" preferring freights to pas
senger trains, and never paying fare,
although his pockets might be full Of
monry Robinson lost a foot under the
wheels on one OF these excursions.
He refused to pay a fine for trespass,
and was remanded 10 JAN pending the
Investigation, which resulted in his i'm
mediate release.
The Washington times., 1906-07-16
GIVEN SALTY SENTENCE
FOR ASSAULTlNG WOMAN

Joseph Harris and Ben Johnson. both
colOTed, arrested by Policeman Boyle,
of the Second precinct. on a warrant
sworn out by Rose Dorsey. colored.
charging them with assaultlng her on
the lighl OF July 5, We're tried before
Judge Kimbau. in the police court to-
day. The court imposed "a fine Of 500
eaci, or six months ia jail
The Washington times., 1906-07-16
BROKE HIS NOSE BY FALL
FROM MOVING STREET CAP

As he attempted 10 alight from a
moving car al New Jersey avenue and
c streets northwest. last night az 10
o'clock. NJ. =. Danzanski. Jhirty-three
years old, a visitor 20 the city from Bal
tImore. fell 10 tile street and landed on
his face His nose was broken bv the
fall. and he was bruised In several
places At "a nearby drug store he was
treated by Dr. c. ". Nelson
The Washington times., 1906-07-16
Rich Man Is Peevish.

The past week has been hard on
Americas richest man. Mrs. Strong.
his daughter. whom he came over 20
see. IS not improving. Mrs. Prentice. his
other daughter. Is taking treatment at
Carlsbad.
These conditions. together with the
warrant. have so unneTved Mr.. ROcke-
feller that he has become peeyish. The
most significant indication Of his cOndl-
ton is the way he played golf Today
he was disastrously defeated. and this
so aroused him that he had Dr. Biggar
get after the French reporters. who
have been tracking him as though they
were taking part IN a fox hunt.
DR. Biggar ordered the reporters of
the golf course.
Wouldn't Celebrate Bastile Day.
Rockefeller has not been down in town
for three days. He disappointed the
local committee. which had reserved a
place for him on the reviewing plat
form for the national fete. lie has not
yet visited the castle. Compeigne's show
place. and declined an invitation 20 visit
the hospital. His talk Is confined wholly
10 golf and health measures
On Saturday afternoon Rockefeller at
tended the races. He was greatly In
terested IN the trottinE events.
Il used to drive my own trotter on
the Cleveland track" he said.
The Washington times., 1906-07-16

peted.
NenemoOsha, class a. Vice Commo-
dOre Hevins commanding; Gilmore, class
j, captain Hartley commanding, and
Ethel May. class c. Captain Fowler in
charge.
The Washington times., 1906-07-16
STABBED OVER EYE
IN STREET FIGHT

With a stab wound over his right eye
inflicted during a fight on B street at
an early hour this morning, James Null
hall. of $40 Fifth street southeast, was
sent TO the hospital. His assailant has
not been arrested. Mulhall after treat
ment was sent home.
The Washington times., 1906-07-16
SLIGHTLY INJURED
IN FALL FROM CAR

George \. Shaffer, fifty-nine years Old
while alighting from a ear at First and
d streets northwest last night slipped
from the running board and fell 10 the
ground Shaffer was slightly dazed by
the fall. but escaped serious injury. and
The Washington times., 1906-07-16
DREYFUS TO COMMAND
ARTILLERY REGIMENT
Council of Ministers Places Him In
Charge Of Forces at
Viucennes.

PARIS. July 16.-The council of min.
listers today appointed Alfred Dreyfus.
whose restoration 10 the army and pro-
motion to the rank OF major was ac-
complished by the act passed by parlia-
ment on Friday. 70 the command OF the
Twelfth Regiment Of artillery at Vim
cennes.
The Washington times., 1906-07-16
UNION OF SWlTCHMEN
JOIN LABOR FEDERATION

President Gompers announced today
that the Switchmen's Union Of North
America, with headquarters at Buffalo.
has become affiliated with the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor The union
numbers about 1900 members.
The Washington times., 1906-07-16
SPECIAL NOTICES.

OWING TO INCREASE OF BUSINESS
the Violin Shop has removed to 1920 ~
Y ave, 5th floor. elevator. The repairing
department Is In charge Of an expert
who has had years Of experience. Com
plete stock Of fine strings. bows, and
Violins, and all string instruments. II
TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC-PIease
take notice that after this date We will
not be held responsible for payment %
any one for merchandise they may see
1T to cOnsign 10 the Elgin Creamery
Company as we are not in the commits
sion business. ELGIN CREAMERY CO.
headquarters for fancy butter, fresh eggs
ana fun cream cheese. c. II. REDMAN,
Mgr. 20 9th ST. nv. jyl4-3t
The Washington times., 1906-07-16
NENEMO0SHA AGAIN
CAPTURES CAPITAL RACE

In the last race OF the season of the
CapitaI Yacht Club, held yesterday off
Marshall Hall. zleet. OF the boats
The Washington times., 1906-07-16
BORN.

wILT.ARD-Born on Monday, July IS. 1901.
at L East Mslrose street. Chevy Chase.
Nd. TO Mr. ani Mrs Henry X. willard, a
daughter. JyI6-3t
The Washington times., 1906-07-16
JOHN D. COMING
TO FACE CHARGES
Starts Home at Once to-
Surrender on Ohio
Warrant.
SAYS IT'S ALL SPITE WORK
So Angry He Loses Golf Game and
Won't Celebrate Bastile's
Fall.

COMPEIGNE. France. July 16.-John
d. Rockefeller viii sail on July 20 for
New York He is Going back to face
the music He announced today the date
oH which he Will sail
Mr.. %ockefeller knows that a warrant
and subpoena IN civil suit await him
In the United States. According TO his
friends. he views the warrant as spite
work in politics lie has been in com
munication with his lawyers, and Will
return 10 Cleveland Immediately after
landing
The Washington times., 1906-07-16
FUNERAL DESIGNS

sf eve7y -scription--moderatel priced
GUIDE,
t2I4 y st. SorthwsEt. Phone "A z27s.
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J. WILLIAM LEE,
STVpERrAKER AID LIVERY.
ssa Penn. Ave N. W.. Washington. D g
TsleDhon1 HRiS lSSa
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LOCAL SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES.
Sfrayer's Business College

COR. nth AND ? SITS. n ".
Day and Night School AL the YeaF
PHONE MAIN S4S9 fer FREE CATALOGUE
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a PAGE A WEEK TO THE
SUBJECT OF EDUCATI

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educa o
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the child to work, and the child is kept
at home. The child wants to loaf. hunt
or fish, and the parent. who thinks moth
ing of education agrees, and the school
house Is deserted.
I'VE are justly proud of our ancestors
and what they accomplished; but let us
think something OF our posterity.
I'm Massachusetts. the enrolled pupils
attended school in 19O2-'o3 an average of
1859 days. In virginia. an average of
70 days. Do not think that State which
does not educate its children can compete
with one that does.
Massachusetts spends upon every per-
son of school age s22.9S.
Virginia spends upon every person
Of school age $3.50.
I'VE have done we'll In the past under
the exigencies of the case. But we must
do better or the world will leave us be-
hind. The constitutional provision has
made the capacity to vote in the future
dependent upon an educational qualifica-
ton. 1t is the duty of the wise statesman
to look ahead and see that this Common
wealth does not suffer in comparison with
other Commonwealth"
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most part inconsequental and irrelevant)
the material fact that the State has con-
ferred on all male citizens twenty-one
years OF age and over. with some excep-
tons and limitations. the inestimable
right to vote in all elections.
Everybody (and none more strenuously
than the newspapers) insists that the ex-
ercise OF this right Is Indispensable to
the welfare OF each community and to the
State at large: therefore. the recalcitrant
voters ought to be compelled to do their
duty. Likewise. 1t is of the utmost i'm
portance that this right should be exer-
cised wisely and judciously.
We l--.;w that it Is absolutely essential
that ~ Democratic party should have
contro. II the affairs OF the State and
make the laws. We also know that IL
power and succeed in carrying out their
nefarious schemes. innumerable and
grievous woes would follow in their train.
Therefore, again, Mr.. Editor. these re
luctant voters should be compelled TO
vote the Democratic ticket. The State
has an undoubted right to adopt meas
ures for its own safety. This PROPOSE
tion Is too plain to be successfully con-
troverted.
Can you. sir. find any flaw in this .rea-
soning? Is 1T not pslapswerable? More
over, sir. you will. am stre, readily
admit that an abstract right cannot all
ways be put into practical operation.
The attendant and surrounding conditions
adoption OF compulsory education at this
time would bring dire disaster to the
public schools. We lIow what classes
would be largely the beneficiaries of the
system. The schools would be over
whelmed by n deuge OF negro children,
many OF whom could not procure the nee
essary books or decent clothing; there
! fore, the State would be forced to pro-
vide those requisites.
We already pay too much for the edu-
cation of the negro-very often well nigh
grown men and women. The spectacle
is not pleasant one. when see our own
girls and boys Of tender age forced to seek
employment away from their homes, In
order to aid in the support of their moth
ers and younger brothers and sisters.
Now, mamma" said one of these chill
dren, when she had secured a position In
II store and thought that she had found
a gold mine; now, mamma, you need
not .work-any more. i will take care of
YOU"
"a little learning is dangerous thing;
Drink deep. or taste not the Pieran
SPRING"
Richmond, Va.