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The Washington times., 1906-01-05
LOCAL INDUSTRIES
MAKE GOOD SHOWING
Statistics Furnished by Census Bureau Indicate Increase
in the Various Observation-Disclosures of Bakery
Products Lead in Number.

While only ninety-One establishments
were owned by Incorporated companies,
they gave employment to more than
one-half the wage earners, and value
of their products formed 533 per cent
Of the total OF the sixteen establish
ments for which the character OF own
ership is classed as miscellaneous,
fourteen were newspapers and period
Gals published by labor organizations
and religious, fraternal, and educational
associations.
Thirty-seven establishments reporting
an annual product OF SlOJ.O0 ana over
gave employment to 200 wage edrneTS,
or 39.9 per cent of the total. Their pred,
ucts were 81. .i2S,S0i, or 62.2 per cent OF
the total.
The horsepower reported in 1893 vas
Is ,02l as against 10,5O3 in 1890.
Maryland Statistics.
The report of the comparative stalls
ties for the manufacturing industries OF
the State of Maryland was also made
public today by the Census Bureau. The
net increase In the number of establish
ments was twenty-five, or seven-tenths
OF 1 per cent. The total capital increas-
ed. S53, OF. 1877. OF S5-6 per cent, and the
value of products, 81, 5s0,S72. or 1913 per
cent. while the average number Of wage
earners increased / 1876, or II per cent.
and the total wages $40l404S. or 12.5 per
cent.
There was a considerable increase in
the number of men employed. but this
was accompanied by decrease IN the
number of women. so that only a slight
increase is shown in the total average
of wage earners-
The manufacture Of mems clothing
ranked first in the value OF products
which amounted TO SO. 1895 in 1893, an
increase OF s.. .327. .O9l. or 1874 per cent over
the total reported in 1900.
Clothing Leads.
In 1886 The combined clothing indus
tries Of Maryland included 349 estab-
Ilshments, I6. Ia6 wage eancrs, wages
amounting TO S4,9GS 2S6, a capital Of Sli,-
6S3. .490, and products valued at $S0,37, ,l54
The industry of second magnitude is
/ the canning and preserving Of fruits
vegetables ana oysters. This industry
shows a decrease during the five years
OF 93 per cent in the value OF products
and of lis per cent in the cost OF ma
terials while all the other items show
! an increase.
The Washington times., 1906-01-05
CATERPILLARS' FUZZ
INDICATES MILD WINTER

WEST CHESTER. Pa, Jan 5-Tru-
man Evans, of East Goshen, who is
coming into prominence as a weather
prophet on account of his prediction
from the color OF the cateTpillaTs' fUZZ,
expresses the belief that mild winter
Is in store for this section of the coun-
try.
duced three caterpillars, all of which
were dark about the head, lighter on
the back and dark at the tail, the
head being darker than the tail. This
and cool spring.
The Washington times., 1906-01-05

time She said she thought II the
President read il he would understand
matters better.
Mrs Norris denied the statement
that she was placed in a cell at the
House of Detention. She said she was
treated with great kindness, and that
the matrOn was in tears when she OBJ
served her condition
In pronOuncing the statement Of Mr.
Barnes as a falsehOod. Mrs. Morris said
she would not only sue Mr.. Barnes for
damaging her character. but that she
would demand redress of any paper
which used IT,
Mrs Morris is I'm a critical condition.
Her arms and shoulders show many blue
pots as the result OF the rough han
ding which she received. During the
day she received many messages and
notes Of sympathy from her friends.
The Washington times., 1906-01-05
TICKET SCALPERS
BARRED IN CHICAGO
What Becomes OF Your Money e?

CHICAGO. Jan mayor Dunno has
announced that he would at once issue
orders TO arrest all scalpers Of theater
tickets who operate on the sidewalks or
streets. He tavors city ordinance pro-
vidinF a license fee of 500 for every
dealer in theater tickets.
The Washington times., 1906-01-05
WEST END ATHLETES
PREPARE FOR MEET
Manager Brennan Will Is
sue Call on Saturday.
PENNSYLVANIA TO ENTE R
Other Afiirs at Georgetown-Fencing
to F Taken Up-Dempsey
Will Stay.

Manage, Brennan. of the Georgetown
UniVerstt~ track team. Will issue the
first call Tor the candidates probably on
Saturday and as soon after that as
possible he men Will begin training in
doors for the eighth annual Georgetown
meet. which is scheduled TO take place
some tine after the first Saturday in
March
Heretofore the Blue and Gray games
have ben held much earlier than this
For a number OF years they We're regu-
larly scheduled for the I'D of February
Then or a time they took place on the
first Saturday after that date. but this
year, owing 10 a conflict I'm dates with
"a met which occurs in Philadelphia, the
meet Will have 10 be even later, the most
prob;ble time being the middle of
Mareh.
1t IS a little early 10 form any opinion
as o what sort OF d team the college
VIII have as Manager Brennan has been
busy since before the holidays. and that
unil The call for men has been issued.
IL is difficult to tell who Will be out.
o. course. Seitz will again wear the
Bue and Gray. 1t is also likely that
Herbert Doyle. who won the ffty-yard
Tovice, will be cut.
Penn Will Enter.
There is every reason to think that
this meet will be a great success as
Manager Brennan has had experience in
the last TWO meets. As yet there have
been no formal Invitations sent out. be
cause he has been up TO the present
slightly handicapped in regard 10 money
matters When questioned as TO the
fact that in Pennsylvania list of games
for the season no mention had been
made of the Georgetown meet, Bren-
nan said that il was only because Penn
had not been notified and that undoubt-
ed'y 1t would send team. IS il did last
year. 1t is almost certain that DR..
Reilley viii again coach the track men.
1t is more than probable that George
town viii have q fencing team this
year. Last year the good showing made
BY the tmpTOmptu team which S -.
breckenridge got. together, and which
defeated Princeton, would Justify those
interested in this sport in organizing.
AIr. Breckenridge has a brother at
Princeton, and when the gymnasium.
which Is being built on the site of the
old tennis courts, is completed the plan
Is TO arrange a second meeting between
The two teams, as the gym will he an
excellent place for the holding of con-
tests and exhibitions of this kind.
The TumOr which has been floating
about that a new coach for the crew
would be secured IN place of Jack
Dempsey was denied by Father Maxey,
who SAID that unless Dempsey himself
resigned he would again take charge at
Georgetown. as last August d contract
was signed. whereby the latter was TO
remain in charge for one year from the
date of the contract.
The Washington times., 1906-01-05
Barnes Statement Denied.

II did not scream until the officer
seized me. and do not remember OF
doing so then.
Mrs. Morris explained the nature of
the poem which she had 10 give the
President. IL was a poem she composed
herself on insomnia, as she had been
troubled about her husbands case some
The Washington times., 1906-01-05
BRAZlL'S BOUNDARY LINE
WAS VERY INDEFINITE

RIO JANEIRO, Jan. 5.-Letters re
Ceived from Manaos say that a serious
error 'las been committed in the de-
limitation of the boundary line between
Brazil and Bolivia. large amount OF
territory, comprising nine degrees Of
latitude has been eTrOneOusly given 20
Bolivia The boundary line is known
under the name OF Cuuha.
The Washington times., 1906-01-05

Continued from First Page.)
only man who could do anything in the
premises.
Il merely talked TO Mr.. Barnes I'm q
conversational tone. I did not say that
I would stay there a month or see the
President. What I really said was that
1 would stay there all day long. if the
President was busy, in order 10 get FIVE
minutes -'tt -ll t--ar in the day
When Mr.. Barnes told me I could not
see the Presidest, 4 begged him and
pleaded with him. and / am not accus-
toned 70 doing this e. her.
Mr. Barnes said Madam, if YOU
don't go you will be put out oh.
said. can such thing be- With that
two officers came up and took hold of
me roughly. When they took hold OF
me I was dumbfounded. Mr.. Barnes
said that when the officers got me out
side I sat down and refused 70 GO Ny
knees went from under me and I fanted
dead away. Before 1 had gone half way
in that long and Observation-Disclosures
walk ! knew not what was happening
Down in the passage way under the
White House I came to and saw the
sympathetic faces OF the y men ser
wants around me. and they legged the
officers piteously not to treat a woman
that way. but they silenced them and
dragged me on
The Washington times., 1906-01-05
SECRETARY BARNES
MAKES A STATEMENT

Continued from First Page.)
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-31
Gold in Water Pipes?

EVOns tnS w aSnlnStOu Hines.
Is Atlanta. Ca the ignorant pos~
SCISSOR of incalculable millions OF actual
good American dollars. That Is the
question. II what DIR. George #. Whit
Eey believes is true. such may be. the
case.
Dr.. George II. Whitney. president of
the Hudson Contracting company, OF
New York to which company has been
given the contract for cleaning about
$4,000 feet of the Atlanta water mains.
thinks that the demonstrations which
come from the inside OF the pipes con-
tain n valuable metal, either gold or
radiun
The matter removed from the pipes
attracted the attention of DR. Whitney
as oesng diiferent from any he had ever
seen before. and the reddish color and
unusual helviness of the sediment
caused him to make al investiga ton in
the component parts.
He Went before the board OF water
commissioners aud secured from them
the permission to take the cleanines
and to nave them chemically analysed
at his OWN expense, on the condition
that il valuable metallic substances
We're found he was to have three
tourths OF the proceeds and the city
one-fourth Ne has taken specimens
~ tAis- WI -'tipSt NiteiiIiSeS VI tiie toIll-
try il New York and elsewhere and
Is firm In the BELLE that there is 1,
metal of great value concealed i'll the
barnacles.
DIR. Whitney is so convinced of the
correctness OF his View that he is spend
ing hundreds OF dollars out of his own
pocket to have the matter tested. He
thinks that the reddish look and heavy
feeling of the sediment indicate gold.
and he is particularly fayorabls To this
idea. because it is known that the Wa
ters of the Ghattahoochee river. which
are those furnished to the city OF AL
!ani:L. cont;liM gold deposits.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-31
NO MAN IS STRONGER nlAN
HIS STOMACH

Lei the greatest athlete have'dyspepstA
and his muscles would soon fail Physi-
cal strength is derived from food II .
man has insmfficient food he loses strength
! II be has NO food he dies. Food is con-
verified into nutrition through the stom-
ach and bowels. 1t depends OH tho
! strength OF the stomach to what extent
food eaten is digested aud assimiIate ted
People can die OF starvation who have
abundant food to eat. when the stomach
snd it, associate organs of digestion and
nutrition do not perform their duty.
Thus the stomach is really the vital or
gan OF the body. Ii the stomach is weak
( the body will be weak also, because it il
upon the stomach the body relies for its
strength. And as the body, considered as
whole. is made up of its several MEM
| bers and organs. SO the weakness OF tha
body as a consequence OF weak /, stom-
ach will he distributed among the or
gans which compose the body. II the
body is weak because it is i'll nonrished
that physical weakness will be found in
All the organS-heart. liver kidneys, etc.
The liver Will be torpid and inactive.
! giving rise to biiiousness. loss OF appetite,
veal, nerves, feeble or irregular action Of
heart, palpitation. dizziness headache,
backache and kindred disturbances and
i weaknesses.
Mr. Louis Pare. OF 0nehec. writes: Fo.
grew dizzy. eyes panied me. and my stomach
was sore all the time, while everything
would eat would seem 10 lie heavy like lead
on my stomach. The doctors claimed thas
1t was sympathetic trouble due TO DIS spepsis.
and prescribed for me. and although I took
| their powders reGul arly yet felt no better.
| MY wife advised me to try DIR. Pierres Golden
/ Medical Discovery and stop taking the doe.
tors medicine. She bought me t,ottle and
we soon found that began TO improve. 50
! kept up the treatment took on flesh. my
stomach became normal. the digestive org ans
! worked perfectly and ! soon began To look
like different person ] can never cease to
be grateful for what your medicine has done
i for me and certainly give il highest praise
Don't be wheedled by a penny grabbing
!, denler into taking inferior substitutes for
DIR. Pierce'S medicines, recommended to
be just as good"
| To gain knowledge of your own body
in sickness and health-send for tho Peo-
pies Common Sense Medical Adviser. A
book OF zoos pages. Send 2l one cent
stamps for paper-covcred. or 81 stamps
for coth-bound copy. Address DIR. Z. v.
Pierce, 663 Main Street. Buffalo. n. Y
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-31
Uncle Eben and the Robber,

Throw up Your hands.
Black old Uncle Eben NIosely was
scared almost To death, AS he looked
into the nuzzle of II big revolver His
hands went up. and they We're clasped
in prayer.
You must go With me- said the
higtlwaynnan. and let me into the cell
lar of Your masters house. know
where To lind The valuables and all OF
the money"
"Yass,.," said Uncle Eben. IAN Use
got some money, too. Is dat IL bull
daws revolver? If it is. Id give Il dol
lar to hear it bark once
IT'S bulldog. all right" said the
hishwayn,an: show ME the dollar.
And Oft went the gun.
Uncle t.ben threw out the dollar. and
asked for another bark. The barking
was repeated. With n dollar forthcom-
ing every time until the outlaw said
that all of the barlls We're gone and
pulled several cartridges out of his
pocket AS he did 50. Uncle iIben said :
Throw up yo' hands, aud he COW
cred the hghwaSman with another
bulldog which lie drew from his hip
pocket.
Now. throw down them dollars. an
throw down that gun. Now empty yo'
pockets. Now git. An git fast. Don't
yo' look around. Step lively. an eff yo
has TO look back. yo' sho' Will heah
sumpin' impawtunt."
1t is calculated that England loses
over 1900 acres yearly through the sea
encroachine upon the coast
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-31
TORTURED WITH ECZEMA.
Tremendous Itching Over Whole Body
Scratched Until Bled-won-
derf,1l Cure hx Cuticura

Last year | suffered with tremen-
dous itching on my back. which grew
worse aud worse. until it spread over
the whole body. and only my face and
hands were free. For four months OF
so | suffered torments. and l had to
scratch scratch, scratch. until l bled.
At night when went to bed things
got worse. and had at times to get
mp and scratch my body all over. until
was as sore as could be, aud until
1 suffered excrucating pains. They
told me that | was suffering from
eczema Then made up my mind
that would use the Cuticurn Rene
dies used them according to in
structions. and very soon indeed l was
greatly relieved. l continued until
we'll. and now am ready to recon-
mend the Cuticura Remedies to any
one Mrs. Mary Metzger. Swestwater,
Okla, June IS, 1905"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-31

continue to suffer rather than submit
70 examinations which so many physi.
clans propose in order to intelligently
treat the disease; and this is the rea-
son why SO many physicians fail to
cure female disease.
This is also the reason why thousands
upon thousands of women are corre-
spending with Mrs. Pinkham, daughter
fn-law of Lydia E. Pinkham, at Lynn,
Mass. To her they can confide every
detail Of their illness. and from her
great knowledge. obtained from years
of experience in treating female ills,
Mrs Pinkham can advise sick women
more wisely than the local physician.
Read how Mrs. Pinkham he lped Mrs.T
C. Willadsen. of Manning. la. She writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:
can truly say that yon have saved my
life, and cannot express my gratitude in
words. Before l wrote to you telling you
how felt, had doctored for over two years
steady, and spent lots of money in medicines
besides but it all failed to do rue any good.
had female trouble and would daily have faint
ing spells, backache, bearing down pains, and
my monthly periods were very irregular and
finally ceased. wrote to you for your adj
vice and received letter full of instructions
just what to do, and also commenced to take
Lydia r. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
and have been restored to perfect health.
Had it not been for you would have been
In my grave to-day"
Mountains of proof establish the fact
that no medicine in the world equals
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound for restoring women's health.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-31
The Only Way.

From EVerybOdys 9.
Mrs. "Stonewall' jackson, widow OF
the famous confederate general. who
now lives In Charlotte. N. C., was chat
fing lawyer of her acquaintance about
the fees demanded by members of his
profession.
Still. there are occasions when a
lawyer isn't the chief beneficiary of a
suit" said Mrs. Jackson II know Of
one instance. A friend of mine in yir-
ginia sued railroad company for dam
ages and secured a verdict for $4,000,
which was paid. and the whole amount
is now in bank subject to her order.
Her counsel didn't get a penny of it,"
How was that"
"she found the only way of outwit-
ting him."
What did she do?"
She married the lawyer"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-31
loves Young Dream.

From the Chicago News.
They sat on the old porch and
watched the red moon climbing above
the trees.
girl. makes the world go round"
Yes. darling" whispered the ardent
sutton, but, best OF all. 1t makes the
arm 20 round"
And even the frogs croaked their an.
prevail from the chilly swasnpA
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-31
H0w's Tf7is7

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case OF tatarrh than cannot be cured
by Halls Catarrh Cure
We. the undersigned, have known f. j.
Cheney for the last Is years, and belicvs
him perfectly honorable In all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by his firm
WALDlNG. KlNNAN & MARVIN.
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo %
Halls Catarrh Cure Is tu6en Internally
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system. Testimonials sent
free Price 75c per bottle Sold by all
Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills fer constipation.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-31
CHEWING THE BETEL NUT.
siamese Think the White Teeth o
Caucasans a Dcformty.

Outing, Betel-nut chewing is the
national diversion of the Siamese. Ev-
eryolla, from high to low. is addicted to
the habit and preparation of the quid
for those too poor to own ingredients
and boxes is i'm every town, quite u
business of itself; in the smallest set
Elements one sees peddlars Suuatting
before their trays of little boxes hold
ing lime and seeds and tobacco. and
packages of syrah. or green betel
leaves.
The bate tree is among the most
common in Siam. sending UP u trunk
sometimes fun sixty feet. always like
the cocoanut. limbless except for It's
bush of a top where, again like that
cocoa. the nuts grow In closely at
tached lunches to harden and rcdden
before gathered. The cardan.an seed,
or Glove. is an extra of the Well to- do
and especially of the women the COM
mon habit among men of the country
is to add Il pinch OF tobacco after first
rubbing it oyer their gums. The bright
red saliva from chewing is. i'm the town
house. carefully deposited in Il hand
some silver receptacle; in the up-colln-
try houses Sits between the open BAN
boo flooring obviate the necessity for
such niceties. But always on formal
occasions, even in the jungle edge the
betel nut cheWer carries his box for
the freely flowing juice that stains the
teeth deep req, which. among the
better class. with care and attention
becomes a highly polished black.
And this is true even of Slams most
enlightened classes. whom contact with
the outside world appears not to win
from the betel nut and discolored teeth
In Bangkok We're one of royal blood and
his wife. both of whom had lived sew
eral years in England. yet the teeth OF
each We're black as ebony, and the
woman frankly expressed her disgust
at the white teeth of foreigners. Dogs
and other four-footed animals she de-
clared have white teeth. Blessed is
cOntentment.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-31
IN CONSTANT AGONY.
A West vIrsinian's Awful Distress
Through Kidney Troubles.
w. L. Jackson, merchant, of Park
prshprv " ", n,t 0hOnt

In bad w ca t II e E
brought kidney trou-
bles on me. and l
suffered twenty years
with sharp, cramping
pains in the back aud
urinary disorders. l
often had to get up Il
dozen times at night
to urinate. Retention
set in. and ! was
obliged to use the ca
thatnr took tn nv
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-31

bed. and the doctors failing to help. be-
gan using Doan's Kidney Pills. The
urine soon came freely again, aud the
pain gradually disappeared. 1 have
been cured eight years. aud though
over 10. am as active as boy"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
FOSTER -Milburl Co, Buffalo. N. Y.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-31
For the Convenience of the Public.


Chicago Trihune: A gentleman Of
Irish extraction who was recently APP
pointed to an important position
IN the service of =, certain rail-
road which has headquarters in Chi
caso conceived the idea that it
would be well TO have new train
schedule. and he proceeded to formulate
one. 1t was duly submitted to the prop
CT official who. after studying it care
fully. sent for its author.
Mac" he said. Il don't believe I
understand this thing. 1t looks to me
as if you proposed to run the trains in
pairs. Here see you have one start
ing at 6:17. 1t is followed by another at
6:22. Then YOU haven't any more for
two hours. AT S:15 you start another
out. and 1t is followed by the same
kind of train at $50. So it goes all
day. Instead of scattering trains along
ct regular intervals. you propose to
bunch them. What is your idea?"
why. I'll tell you. It's for.the con-
venience OF the public. wanted to fix
1t so when people Miss the first train
they won't need to mtnd 1t. because an
other'll be along b, Ave minutes"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-31
There Are Others.

'.lf | had my way" growlcd old Tight
fist. he opened his morning mail at tho
breakfast table. nd have sign placed
on every letter box i'm the city"
zone reading Post no Bills. answered
the old man.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-31
Disbursement.

From the Washington Star.
"Do YOU think that the automobile
will displace the horse" asked the con-
vers;Ltional young woman.
1T Will answered the nervous young
man AS he gaaed down the road, III IL
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-31
Two Papas.

From the New York Weekly
Upper Fen o'hild My pape In
abroad. is yours"
I4owel-Fen-C Child Yep Mine is at
large ag i'm
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-31
A Divided DUTY.

fTon the New York Weekly.
Woman--to tramp-"Ihere. have
obeyed the divine injunction TO feed
the hungry and now l hope you will
remember that one good turn deserves
another. and chop Il little wood for me. .
Tramp-.l'm very sorry. mum. but
I've got an engagement an must be
on
Why. what have you to do"
I'll - my solemn duty. mum, to 20
out into the highways and bA'ways. am
tell hungry gents like myself that this
ere house is a good place to git Il
square meal"
Mra. Winsiow's SOOTHING SYRUP FOR childre.
tssthing; softsns the gums, AZ.
lays pain. wind collie. IS cent. bottle
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-31
A Positive
CURE
EIy's Cream Balm
IS quickly absorbed.
Gives Relief at Once.

1t cleanses, soothes
heals and protects
the diseased mem
brane. 1t cures Ca.
tarrfl and drives
away a Cold in the
Head quickly. Re
stores tho Senaes al