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The Washington times., 1906-01-18
Plaintiff Often Seen
On Lexington Track

LEXINGTON. Ky, Jan. 1s.-AIiss
Saran Maddern. who is suing Peter
Duryea for breach Of promise is not
well known here. Upon her visit she
made no acquaintances and the friends
OF Duryea were never introduced 10 her.
She would remain at the farm for sey-
eral weeks at a time and often she
could be seen driving en- the training
track some tTotUer belonging to the
farm She appeared ford OF outdoor life
and spent much time with Duryea about
the estate. She did not come unattended
bringing with her an aunt from Phila-
delphia,
The Washington times., 1906-01-18
MIST00K POISON
FOR COUGH MEDICINE

AIistaking poison for cough medicine.
II. II Gurford. forty-fiye years old. Of
626 Z street southwest, swallowed
coDious draught of drug about o'clock
this morning and was removed TO the
Emergency Hospital in an unconscious
condition. At noon today the man was
out of danger
The Washington times., 1906-01-18
]. ]. M'CkRTHYS WILL
NAMES WIFE ExECUTRIx

BY his viii dated August 80, 1890. Jere-
miah J. Mccarthy leaves siO6 TO his
steDmother. Mrs. Margaret Mccarthy.
and the remainder Of his estate in
Guiding premises 20l 203, and 205 Massa-
cbusetts avenue northwest 10 his wife
Julia z Mccarthy, who is named exec
utTix
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Covered With Human Bones.

Nearly the entire bottom of the cisu
was covered with human bones in a
very poor state of preservation, seem
ingly buried promiscuously. and with
them sixteen large bone avis. eight 10
twelve and One-nalf inches in length.
and one five inches. Near the north end
OF the Cist a large shell, twelve inches
In length, was taken out.
Our work on this mound is far from
complete, since up to date the excava-
tions have been confined to the south
side Of what we consider the center.
Again. it is yet to be determined wheth-
er or not We have reached the original
surface of the mound"
MT. Russell considers this as only
preliminary work to what he expects
10 undertake. Since such discoveries
have been made in the only partial eXca-
walton OF one mound. he Is unprepared
10 say what he expects To find I'm the
rest, other than that he believes this
group Of mounds viii furnish us Indian
history never before excelied in its
completeness, and the whole party can
scarce wait till the work has gone fur
ther
Additional interest has been aroused
over the Unearthing of the immense
pearl a iifty-two grain pearl is very
large in size, and. according to jewellers
would be worth at least $4,000 or Sl9.-
09o, if IN "a state Of perfect preserva-
tion.
The Washington times., 1906-01-18

NEW YORK, Jan. 18.-Persons promi-
hent in society I'm this city and Lexing-
ton' Ky, are taking much interest IN
the coming trial of the suit brought by
MISS Sarah Maddern 10 recover $4,000
damages from Peter Duryea a promi-
nent horse owner, breeder and reins-
man, for alleged breach OF promise OF
marriage The case Is likely 10 be
brought to trial IN a week or ten days
George c. Coffin and Louis A. CuviI-
Ter are counsel for Miss Maddern and
Mr.. Duryea is represented by Nathaniel
Cohen, of the firm Of Howe & Hummei
1t is expected that William +. .. Stokes,
Mrs. Philip Nj. Lydig and others well
known will be witnesses. and that many
affectionate episties written by the
horseman during the period of his ac
Quaintsnce with Miss Maddern will be
read to the jury to establish that he
therein expressed the declaration that
his love his life. and his fortune were
hers II she was willing.
Former Actress.
Miss Maddern once appeared as the
widow in A Trip to Chinatown" in
My Friend From India" and she was
one of the members of Rose Coghlan's
company in Peg Wellington" Mr..
Duryea was formerly a partner of VIII
liam E. D. Stokes, in the Patchen
Wilkes stock farm. in Lexington, and
lived in the Ansonis, owned by Mr.,
Stokes. He has an extensive estate in
Chesterton, near Cambridge, England,
known as Langdale Lodge, and inherit
ed a fortune from his uncle Nicholas
DuTyea-
Miss Madden formerly boarded with
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Six-Foot Skeleton.

Speaking OF the discoveries made in
the Illinois mound, Mr., Bushnell said;
AT the south end of the cist was
found a skeleton nearly six feet in
height. face buried downward, and few
inches south of the skull were two mag
r-hcert avis. made from the bone Of
he elk, IN perfect condition. North Of
the skull and one foot from il was
found massive lower Jaw. resting on
foU- pink blades. no other bones near il.
Seemingly a bundle Of bones was de-
posted in nearly the center of the cist
and on this bundle a skull. near which
was found great number of pearl and
shell beads
There were foTty-two Of the pearls,
one being very large, weighing. when
eXcavated hfty-two grains, and still
showing beautiful luster. The seven
ty-two she'll beads were from one-half
TO one and oue-half inches in length,
All showing exquisite workmanship.
The Washington times., 1906-01-18
SNYDER, CHAMPION, EATS
SIXTEEN POUNDS OF STEAK

NEW YORK, Jan. 1s.-The worlds
championship beefsteak eating contest
between Honest John Kelly and Osca~
Snyder. resulted ia a sweepinr victory
for Snyder.
score. Oscar Snyder hoIdcI Of The
tiue. f9@s pounds; Honest" John Kcllv
challenger. I3 pounds
Snyoer.s record Il pounds
lNhei hour. j. minutes. 10 seconds.
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CALIFORNIA WEATHER.

I An Eastern paper tells its readers
/ that warm weather prevails I'm South
+ ern California. Still, II is possible 10
( watch the thermometer any morning
without danger Of getting sunstruck.-
| Los Angeles Express
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TREASURES FOUND
IN INDIAN MOUNDS
Include Big Pearl Worth
Twelve Thousand.
CHIEF HOLMES INTERESTED
Contents of Tomb on Illinois Farm OF
Historic Value Surprising His
Expectations.

-T LOUIS. Jan. 1S.-Of all the pre-
historic Indian mounds eXcavated with
ing the last ti:ty years or more none has
developed more interesting features, or
opened I'D such a wealth Of early IN
dian lore than the old mound just ex-
plored on the McEvers far4G in Monte
zgrna. Pike county. Ill.
Professors of ethnography assert that
the McEvers group Of mounds. only one
Of which IS opened so far. will furnish
the United States with relics far beyond
those unearthed in the past and viii
bring 10 light remnants OF a vanished
race not 10 be disputed
Holmes Enthusiastic.
Chief William II. Holmes. head OF the
Ethnology Bureau Of the Smithsonian
Institution at Washington. says that
the treasures Of the AcEvers mounds
have surpassed even his expectations,
I'D he is al-xiously awaiting further
exploration by the men who have so
earnestly taken up the work
To David I. Bushnell. OF the Missouri
historical Society. and a resident Of
81. Louis, is probably due the most
credit for pushing the McEvers ex-
cavations Mr.. Bushnell never did give
up the idea Of exploring these mounds
although Mr.. McEvers repeatedly OBJ
5ected, owing TO his fear that the land
marks would become permanently de-
faced. But since relic after relic has
been dug up and explained to him and
he has stood by To witness the en-
thUsiasm of the explorer. his interest
has exceeded that Of the other and he
has proved a valuable ally.
The Washington times., 1906-01-18
AUCTION SALE.
JAMES W. RATcLIFFE. Auetioneer.

JAMES W. RATCLIFFE. Auctionesr.
Government Sale of UnServiceable
Property Belonging to the White
House, by Auction.
ON SATURDAY. JANUARY TWENTIETH.
1875, at TEN O'CLOCK A NJ. I viii sell By
pUi hc auction. within the salesrooms OF
James " Ratclitfe $50 Pa ave NV. mis-
celE-neous property from the Executive Man
sion. including Leather-coveTed Chairs and
Sofas, Andirors, Tenders, Screens Marble
and Porcelain Eathtubs and Wash Basins
Tables. Chairs. MatItng ScTan Brass etC
etc. By order uf
Col CHARLES 8. BROAfwEII
Terms cash. SUpt- Pub Bldgs and Grounds
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-08
The Oldest Sense Of Humor.

The Oldest idea of humor is surprise
This the child exhibits (for that which
Is oldest we shall find In the youngest)
when it hides and cries 'Boov' both
surprising and frightening its senior, be
this senior father, mother, brother, sis.
ter or friend. One may find this primal
sense Of humor distributed through the
modern short story, Frequently the
turn in the plot, ifSnot In it's develop.
ment, hinges upon this child hutnor OF
surprise. Even sonae grownup folk
will pull q chair from under one. thus
showing themselves still children in
their sense Of fun. The verbal coneeit
found in much Of the verse In the
pages Of modern comic papers Is Of
this same class Of humor and furnishes
conclusive evidence that number Of
men and women are at child's play in
literature. Poems which end contrary
to their foreshadowings are Of this sort
New York Herald.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-08
They scorned Doctors.

The learned ladies in olden times took
great comfort and pride In their skill
in medicine. With true professional
scorn they looked down upon the regu-
lar doctors as upon quacks. "For Gods
sake beware what medicines We take
Of any fyssissyans Of London. I shall
never trust to them because Of your
father and my uncle, whose souls God
assoil." So wrote lady in conscious
pride. She knew she could have saved
the lives Of her unfortunate relatives
If she had only had a chance to dose
them with some Of her wonderful con-
coctions or to have put upon them
some such plasters as those for which
Dame Margery Pastor was famous.
Her husbaxd sent for one Of her plas-
tiers for the kings attorney, James Ho-
barst, who was suffering with an ache
in his knee, and to whom Sir John Pas
ton felt himself sentimentally indebted.
''He is the man who brought you and
me together" he wrote to Margery,
"and I had leaver than f4O that ye
could with yotr plaster part him and
his pain"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-08
ELECTRIC MIXER.

Device by Which Boy Milks Thirty
two Cows In Five Minutes.
Charles Francis, farmer near Me-
dina, N. Y, Is using patent cow mixer
operated by electricity transmitted
from power plant five miles away,
says q Rochester special dispatch to
the New York World. The Ontario
company has completed a power cable
from Niagara Falls to Syracuse, $50
miles, and by its charter must furnish
current along the route. Farmers, par
ticularly dairymen. are making great
plans for using the current for all kinds
Of farm work. That Niagara falls viii
be milking the cows between the falls
and Syracuse b no idle dream.
Farmer Francis Is an ardent advo-
cate of the electric COW mixer, for a
boy Of fifteen milks his :hirty-two
COWS in less than five minutes, even
me irascible kickers. Mere manual la.
Dor would for this same work require
four men two hours, not counting the
kicking cows. the flies, the switching
tails and other drawbacks.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-08
KITCHEN HELPS.

II soda Is used IN the dishwater nc
soap will be needed.
Zinc is best cleaned with hot, soapy
water, then polished with kerosene and
coal ash.
Take care Of your copper utensils
that the tin does not become worn off
If 30 have them instantly replaced.
Stand in borax water for a little
while dishes that have become brown
from baking In the oven and they can
be easily cleaned.
{ All kitchen and pantry shelves should
be painted both top and bottom, and if
white enamel paint Is used paper can
be dispensed with.
To clean fishy frying pan fill with
cold water and place on the fire to boil
When boiling put a redhot cinder in,
then wash in the usual way.
A pair Of sharp scissors is kitchen
convenience desirable in every house
hold. For trimming bacon and ham
rinds, skinning parts of fowls and trim
ming salads scissors are very service
able implements.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-08
MRS. A. C.. SCOTT.

President of the Oklahoma Fedora
ton Of Women's Clubs.
Mrs. A. G. Scott of Saltwater is one
Of the most energetic and public spir-
tied women in the club circles of Okla
homa, and she is deeply interested in
all movements for the welfare Of her
sex and the betterment Of conditions
that surround child life.
The women's clubs have undoubtedly
been prominent factor in making the
new state what It is at the pre,ent time
and will continue to be an important
factor in. its future greatness. Mrs.
Scott is the president of the State feder-
alton, being the third in the line Of sue
cession, the late Mrs. Selwyn Douglas
of Oklahoma City and Mrs. ]. c.
Roberts Of Enid, Okla, having pre-
coded her.
Mrs. Scott has done excellent work
in continuing the efforts of her prede.
cessors and inaugurating new work.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-08
Grease In Wool Fabrics.

Few persons realize when they put
on WOODEN garments what a large
amount. Of animal fats wool contains,
for to the touch woolens are not greasy.
In the big clothing shops where mems
garments are cut, however, the floors
around the tables where electric knives
clip out the odd shaped pieces soon be-
come as slippery as though they were
waxed for q dance.
"Why do you wax the floors-to keep
the fabrics cleanr is a common query
from visitors.
But the clothing cutters explain that
this accumulation of grease comes
from the friction Of wool cloth over the
wood. The woods pores soon become
SO charged with it that they feel greasy
to the touch, and even the harder woods
In the cutting tables absorb from the
wooden 6bers so much Of the animal
fat that to all appearances they might
be In steady use In the rendering de-
partment Of an abattoir.-New York
Press
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-08
The Irish Bull In JOURNALISM,

OF well known reporter Of a past
generation many curiosities of style
are still repeated with zest by Dublin
journalists. 1t was this man who ex-
planned, describing case of drown
ing off Oakley, 1.-THE body was washed
ashore by receding wave"\ OF a fu-
gitive from justice he wrote: 1.-THE
burglar was surrounded on all sides by
the police. Escape was impossible.
Suddenly he made his way down q
cul-de-sac and disappeared through a
side street" The most popular story
Of this impressionist writer, however,
relates to Mr.. Gladstone. On the
Grand Old Mans one and only visit. to
Dublin. he was Interviewed by the &C.
centric press man. Mr.. Gladstone, at
the conclusion, of somewhat amusing
array of questions. very courteously
expressed his pleasure at meeting the
interviewer. The latter, in high state
Of delight, said with enthusiasm, 1.-THE
pleasure is mutual, Mr.. Gladstone, but
Is all on my side" London Tribune.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-08
A Sweet Laugh.

A woman has no natJral gift more
bewitching than a sweet laugh. 1t is
like the sound of flutes on the water.
and the heart that hears it fe:ls as IL
bathed In the cool, exhilarating Spring.
Sometimes it comes in the midst Of
care or sorrow or irksome business.
ringing through the room like silver
bell, with power to scare away the evil
spirits Of the mind. How much is
debtor to that sweet Taught 1t turns
prose to poetry; it filings showers Of
sunshine over the darkness Of the
wood in which weary feet are travel
ing; it touches with light even tired
sleep, which is no more the image Of
death, but Is consumed with dreams
that are the shadows Of Immortality.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-08
ROMAN ROSES.
Yhey Are Beautiful and Abundant
Because They Eat Meat.


Because They Eat Meat.
II have yet to see a rose equal to
those grown in Rome" said the anna
teur horticulturist "They bloom In
the greatest abundance all through the
winter, and they are as large and rich
and vewety as American Beauties, lv-
ing out of doors, climbing like ivy or
honeysuckle over the crumbling marble
walls Of ruined temples, cleaning in
crimson and green masses upon an
cient columns, giving to the grimmest
and saddest Of medieval palazzos an
air Of gayety and youth.
Zone day on the Via Sistina, as I
passed the garden that had once been
the garden of Lucullus, saw an old
man tending the superb roots that grow
there. He was pouring on their roots
a dark, rich looking fluid.
"'Why are the Roman roses so beau.
tiful and abundantY I said to the old
man.
because they eat meat he an
swered.
"Eat meat? Nonsense said I.
Well, they drink meat-meat ex-
tract, which is the same thing said the
old man. We Roman gardeners have
for centuries watered our roses thrice
week with strong decoction Of fresh
beef-a rich grade Of beef tea. They
are meat eaters. That is why the roses
Of Rome are as hardy and prolific as
weeds and at the same time as richly,
delicately beautiful and as sweetly per-
fumed as flowers grown under glass;"
Chicago Chronicle
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-08
The Girl Who Entertain. Well.

The Girl Who Entertafns Well.
Not one man in ten thousand is proof
against the destinations Of the girl who
can play such music as he can under
stand and enjoy. Even the man who
can and does understand the triumphs
Of great composers rendered by a sym
pathetic hand likes to hear simple melo-
dies played by some girl who enters in
to the spirit Of them. He likes to rest
mind and body and let his spirit soar
upon the wings Of music into world Of
sentiment and sweet sound. The girl
who Is artistic has the least chance of
charming her men friends, but few OF
them fail to enjoy her pictures and her
little ornamental knickknacks, pro-
vided she does not give them the latter
and they think her wonderfully clever.
The girl who entertains well, however.
If she is really sympathetic in spirit,
captivates all hearts. Every man loves
to be entertained, and the woman who
understands bow to do this with the
least apparent effort Is quite as popu-
lar as the singer and she who can dis
course divinely upon instruments, both
keyed and stringed.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-08
First Car of ORANGES,

Three days earlier than ever before,
the first carload of oranges to move
out of the State of Florida, left Pal.
metto, on the Manatee river yester-
day
Three hundred boxes of choice fruit
constituted the Shipment. Palmetto
has, for three years now, sent out the
first carload shipment, and deserves
credit for its achievement.
The crop this season will undoubt-
edly be second only to the banner
year immediately preceding the big
freeze, when six million boxes were
shipped. Competent judges say that
four million boxes win be shipped the
coming season.-Tampa Tribune.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-08
Training q Baby.

Begin training him as soon as he Is
born. Establish at once regular hours
for his feeding and sleeping. For the
first four weeks feed him every two
hours between a. m. and 6 p. m, once
at 10 p. m. and once at 2 a. m. After
a month he should be fed every two
and half hours between g. m. and
6:30 p. M. with two night feelings as
before. When he is two months old he
presumably requires stronger food and
more Of it, and from that time on he
needs to be fed only every three hours
from a. m. to 6 p. m, with an addi-
tionai feeding at 10 p. m.
Stick to this system though the heav-
ems fall. A large amount of the fret
fulness and moaning of infants is due
to stomach disorders brought on by
feelings at irregular intervals and in
irregular quantities Once thoroughly
established, the system will be found
to work admirably. Go into the Sloane
Maternity hospital In New York city,
where 1t is in vogue, and you will see
scores of newly born infants wake up
like clockwork at the hours mentioned,
and where silence had reigned there
will be terrible rumpus until food is
forthcoming. If your baby, however,
should contiaue to sleep when feeding
time comes round, don't hesitate to
arouse him, Keep him strictly to bust
ness during his meal, but If at any
time he shows a disposition to stop
short Of the customary allowance let
him Babies have rights Their little
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-08

The death penalty as a feature OF
the penal code is undergoing process
of evolution, which, judging from exist
ing tendencies and those which have
characterized the worlds jurispru'
dence during the past fifty years,
must result in its complete extinction.
1t now exists in forty states OF the
American union.
In the investigation of this subject
the writer caused inquiries to be adj
dressed to the attorney generals in
these forty states, asking their opln-
ion. as to whether capital punishment
tended to diminish capital crime.
Eighteen of the forty declined to
express an opinion. Only sixteen OF
the attorney generals of states which
infiict the death penalty declared
themselves as clearly of the opinion
that capital punishment does tend to
diminish capital crime. Two of the
forty were positive in their conviction
that the death penalty does not tend
to diminish capital crimes, and stated
their opinion that the death penalty
should be abolished, while four OF the
forty gave qualified answers.
Michigan, Rhode Island and Wiscon-
sin, where capital punishment does
not exist, the attorney generals have
noted no increase in capital crime
since the abolition of the death pen
atty and generally express themselves
as satisfied with the conditions exist
ing in their respective states. In
Michigan, Wisconsin and Rhode Is
land capital punishment was abolish
ed over fifty years ago and has not
since been re-enacted. Though NOM
inaliy prescribed by law in Kansas, the
death penalty can be executed in
that state only upon the governors
warrant, and the Kansas governors
have persistently declined to issue q
death warrant, the condemned per-
sons meanwhile remaining in prison.
In five other states where the death
penalty exists the trial juries have
power 10 commute it to life imprisOn-
ment.
The right of a state to take the life
doubtless must remain an academic
question, although, conceding the
soundness Of the doctrine Of consent
of the governed" as the ultimate basis
admitted that one cannot be morally
held to a contract whereby he con-
SCENTS that another may take his life.
In our civil Jurisprudence no man can
give another the right to do him bod
lily injury. Such contracts are always
void as against public policy. But the
case against capital punishment Is
made when it is shown that 1t is un-
necessary. 1t is coming to be under
stood that the majority Of human be-
ings do not refrain from the commits
sion of capital crimes merely through
fear of being hanged. Every person
who commits capital crime knows
that in states maintaining capital pun
ishment the death penalty Is affixed
to that crime. From personal study
of more than 1000 cases I am con-
vinced that most crimes are commit
ted by persons who either % expect
to escape all punishment. or ca who,
upon the spur of thx moment, are re-
gardless Of all punishment, or 60 who
are governed by cosmic, social or in.
dividual factors which render the pros
poets of punishment imperative as a.
deterrent agency at the time Of the
commission OF the crime.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-08
NEWS AND VIEWS
FROM STATE PAPERS
Teddv,s 4 ittye sidesbow.

Teddy and his big naval display at
Oyster Bay were all well enough as
neat little side-show attraction, but
the great ten-elephant circus with its
Incompatible Jumbo fresh from gilt
tering successes before all the crown
ed|heads OF Europe, opened it's Ameri-
can season at Madison Square Gar
den, and sweeping in triumph half
across the continent, is now hung UP
Tor refreshments at Lincoln, Neb. In
comparison with that show Teddy and
his ships and booming cannon and 9th
er spectacular effects are but a sec
ond rate attraction. The Sage OF Sag
amore Hill loves @the limelight, but
Americas greatest private citizen has
courteously but firmly showed him
back in the wings and is himself in
full possession OF the center of the
stage. We don't need to mention his
Eame.-Live Oak Democrat.