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The Washington times., 1906-09-09
BIG CAT CARRIES OFF
LAMBS AND PIGS

BOWLING GREEN. Ohio, Sept. S.-A
monster cat has so terrified the resi-
dents of Liberty township that only the
bravest will venture out after dark. and
then only when armed The blood-curd
ling screams of the animal awaken the
farmers just in time TO see the form OF
the cat bounding away with young
sheep or pig. Thus far no person has
been attacked by the animal, though it
has been seen by many. who describe
it as being as large as dog, tawny
gray, with very short ears and long tail.
Old hunters identify it as a lynx, and
3 party is being formed to hunt 1t down.
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their power. Arranged side by side
their interiors blaze with seemingly un-
queuCuable fires. fed by tons Of coal
and each capable of generating 20C
horsepower
The manner OF feeding these boilers is
perhaps the most ingenious feature OF
The entire plant, and the scheme has
worked the passing of the old-time coal
p3sscr. over the top of each boiler IS
located a big trough or chute, capable
OF holding In an nearly 1000 tons Of
coal The coal is first dumped on the
outside of the building into a hopper.
from which It passes into long link
conyeyor consisting Of many overlap
ping buckets IL is taken by these
buckets and dumped into the pockets
directly over the boilers and from them
distributed through a chute over the
waiting fires. The ashes from the fires
are discharged into these same buckets
as they make the circuit under the boil
ers. and from them conveyed into an
adjoining stoker room and dumped.
Shops and Other Departments.
The station also contains numerous
other rooms iu which are constantly
employed Superintendent Mcfarland 8
efficient working force Of engineers,
craftsmen. and laborers. There is a
well equipped blacksmith shop. hy-
draulic test room. store room. offices.
and drafting room, all arranged to I'LL
their particular tasks I'm the service.
The acquisition OF this new pumping
station, with it's modern equipment and
hlgh-power service, has enabled the Dis
trict 10 take a decided step IN the di-
rection of giving the city what IL long
needed-a complete pumping service,
And that superintendent Mcfarland
now regards il as the best Of its kind IS
not a matter OF wonder.
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C0UNTERFEITER CAUGHT
IN C0NEY ISLAND GAME

NEW YORK, Sept. S.--A big, strong
man. whose bulging pockets jiDgIed
with coins, attempted TO fight his way
free nom Secret Service Agent George
Tate, half his size, after he was ar
rested at Coney Island. but Tate. who
became a student of jiu jitsu for busi-
ness purposes, got a bOne-breaking grip
on the mans arms and marched him to
the station house
The man. S pocket assayed $3.50 in
nickels and dimes of good money and
$I55 in spurious quarters The man
had been busy getting the quarters
changed all day by making small pur-
cnases or paying his way TO Coney
Island shows.
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BEES INVADE KITCHEN,
POLICEMAN TO RESCUE

CHICAGO. III, Sept. s.-A swarm of
bees in Oak Park improved a shining
hour yesterday by taking possession OF
the kitchen Of Mrs. Earl c. Dodd, 800
South Sixty-fourth avenue. Mrs. Dodds
vas in the kitchen and the bees OBJ
jected to her presence, She was at
tackled by the full strength Of the honey
makers and stung severely on the arms
and shoulders. A policeman was sum
mOned and with head covered he CROPPED
his way into the kitchen, where he
smoked the invaders out with sulphur.
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TYPHOID EPIDEMIC
FORCE NOW SPENT

recorded at the Health Department yes
rerday, a jump Of five over Friday,
making "a total ot T+2 cases Hor The ell
tire year. on September 8. 1905, the
total g-as 6s1 cases. s of which were
reported on that day The outlook now,
coupled with the fact that dur"S the
past week the daily record has been
generally lower than FOR the correspond
week Of last year. indicates that the
fever is iu a measure lessening.
There are now 800 cases Of the fever
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MT. VERNON TRAIN ROBBERY
UNS0LVED BY THE POLICE

no arrests have been made in connec-
uon with the robbery Of the NJ Vernon
train last Thursday morning about g
o OClOck. when a tin box filled with the
compauys s returns from conductors and
agents mysteriOusly disappeared. The
Washington police are cooperating
with the Alexandria county authorities
In an effort 10 clear up the case The
theory is that the box with the money
was stolen before the train left the sta
ton.
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station. knows every brick IN the build
ing. every bolt ana screw connectlns
the parts Of the massive machinery.
Building Pleasing to Eye.
Were il not for the 2Jl-fcot brick
chimney looming up in the background,
the visitor 90 the pumping station would
think that he was about 10 enter O
library building. so ornate and pleasing
10 the eve Is the structure. Passing
along a driveway and through the main
door Of the structure. nauked on either
slue by "a massive stone porte-cachere,
one enters into the engine room, meas
airing BOOKED feet, with a ceiling some
ninety feet high. Here are located the
FIVE powerful engines
These five iron monsters, two OF which
are capable Of pumping Z9.Uoo.U0 gall
Ions of water daily. are constantly, be
the city sleeping or waking, sucking its
gallons from the filtration plant and
forcing them into 4S-inch distributing
mains TO be carried all over the city.
The three other engines have capacities
OF 100000. 100000. and 2.550.000 gallons
daily.
Looking down on these 7ve creatures
Of iron from the gallery which runs the
entire length OF the building, the Wis
itor is reminded Of the bowels Of a
great steamship. and instinctively look
through a nearby window 10 the out
side as II half expecting that he is be
ing borne over a troubled sea These
FIVE monsters arc forever drinking In
and belching forth their endless streams
Of water; and all governed by five men.
Six Horsepower Boilers.
Behind the engine room is located a
large vaulted room in which are sta
toned the six huge brick and iron boil
ers upon which the engines depend for
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POSTAL RECEIPTS
STEADILY GAINING
Comparisons for Last Fiscal
Year Show Great
Increase.
NET REVENUE OF S294,454
Expected Present Fiscal Year Win
Show Gross Receipts Of
SI,3Oo,o0O.

From "a financial point of view. the
most encouraging condition OF anaira
for many years IN the Washington city
post0fice, is indicated IN a comparative
statement issued showing the receipts
and expenses for the year ended June
90. 1905
From July. 1903. TO July ], 1906, the
total revenue reached Sl.120,57350. The
total expenses OF the office. SS26. 80.
leaving net revenue of S291. .l54 This
showing is regarded as particularly
good, since the postal business Of the
United States is run at a great loss and
big appropriations must be made annu-
ally 20 meet the deficits.
May Reach SI,3oo,ooo This Year.
The Washington postonice. as shown
by the statement. is not only paying It's
expenses. a feat which many Of the
large offices OF the country find il diff
fcult To- do. but is paying into the Ma
tional Treasury close 10 $4,000 for the
year. IF the present rate of Increase
continues, the officials declare that the
gTOss revenue for the current fiscal year
viii be about Si.394030.
During The last three months the local
postal business has shown "a steady in
crease over last year. The July and
August financial reports show that busi-
ness has increased 10 per cent over the
corresponding months last year The
total revenue for the two months this
year reached SIGj.84062. For the CORE
spending months last year the receipts
zen short of this amount by over $4,000
Comparisons With Last Year
Tho following comparisons are shown
I'm the statements OF business for July
and August 1866, and business for the
same months last year:
The revenue for the office for
July, 1906. amounted to..........S SIS. sol. So
For July, 1900. il amounted to- C9.2523I
Increase for July Of the pres
ent year........................ 9.549.35
cor nearly "A per cent?
The revenue for the office for
August. 1906 amounted to-. S5,539.16
For August, 1903, it amounted 10. 13,525.SS
Increase for August of the
present r-.-.-.-.-.-- --....--..- 1909 %
tOr nearly IS per cent?
The revenues for the two months
of July and August, 1895,
amounted to....................... .340.S3
For August and September, 1900,
il amounted to..-........-........142, 1873
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MINING STOCK TRUSTEES
WISH TO Be RELIEVED
Capuzaya Mining Company, E. C
Bryan, and Eugene Davis Named
as Defendants.

Francis j. Heiberger and William II.
Allen filed a petition in the local courts
yesterday asking TO be relieved as trus-
tees in connection with the care and
custody OF certain certificates of stock
of the Capuzaya Mining Company, and
the appointment of other persons in
their places.
Besides the Capuzaya Mining Company
Edward q. Bryan and Eugene Davis are
named as defendants in the proceedings
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under treatment In the District, the
exact number as on September s. 1906.
Six recOveries have been reported within
the past twenty-fOur hours and TO
deaths Three Of the new cases have
been removed 70 Freedman's Hospital
for treatment.
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ABUSES IN GRAIN
NOW BEING PROBEO
Scientific Grading Aim of
Recent Legislative
Act.
STOP HlT-0R-MlSS METHOD
Preliminary Appropriation at Disposal
Of Agricultural Department Bring
ing Good Returns.

Scientific inspection and grading Of
grains, which will eliminate the ele-
ments OF guess work and speculation
and. it is freely charged, fraud that
have entered into this business, Is soon
TO be established by the Department OF
Agriculture.
1t viii be another task fully as large
as that Of meat inspection lately i'm
posed. Congress at It's recent session
appropriated an item OF $4,000 for max
ing Investigations 10 determine a sCien-
tiic method OF grading and inspecting
grain, 50 that uniformity shall be es-
tablished and so that American inspec-
tion shall mean the same as inspection
In other countries; also, and especially,
with reference TO assuring that the
grain raiser shalt get an honest grading
and be paid what his grain is really
worth
The business Of grading grains is
practically a monopoly. at present, OF
the State OF Minnesota. because the
great primary wheat markets are in
that State. Ia a sensational speech last
winter Senator McCumber Of North Da-
kota declared that the inspection Of the
State Of Minnesota was utterly worth
less and dishonest. and that by it wheat
raisers were robbed of many millions
annually.
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Five Great Pumping Engines Which
Supply the Capital.
Five Massive Pumps Op-
Grated by Six Giant
Boilers.

Aside from engineers and those who
know the technical side Of engineering
projects. few layman residents of the
District realize how much real comfort
the new District pumping station con-
tributes TO their daily lives, or how
much Inconvenience and suffering would
result from its beins permanently, or
even temporarily, disabled. This great
municipal work can be justly called one
of the pillars upon which the Capital
may well rest its recent claim of being
ripe for q Greater Washington boom
movement.
Without It q large portion OF the resi-
dents OF the city living above the gruv-
ity level of the reservoir would go un-
bathed. save where their energy provided
other methods of keeping clean than
that OF enjoying the luxury OF water
flowing freely into a modern bath tuh.
Pumps would become household necessi-
ties. and the water OF the filtration
plant, made pure at q cost Of nearly S.
90. 600. would be practically useless 20
almost the entire residential portion OF
the District.
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Finest in America.

Located on Bryant street, and former
ly known as the Trumbell street pump
Ing station. Immediately south OF the
new city reservoir and filtration plant.
IL represents in its present shape an
outlay Of $3.50 o0o. with the prospect that
$4,000 more viii be spent on IL In the
next few years. Then. Superintendent
W. A. Mcfarland saws, the Capital win
have the finest and most complete city
works in America.
To those who know the design of the
new pumping station. and the high rank
it takes among the citys important mus
n;clpal works, this statement does not
seem TO he an exaggeraton. nor made
without a knowledge of similar works I'm
other cities Of the country Superin'
tendent Mcfarland. 10 whom is due
more than any other man credit for +he
creative thought embodied in the new
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Grading GuesswoIk Now.

Grain inspection and grading is now
matter - guessing. individual judg-
ment, and personal opinion. Expert
ence. however. has led TO the deduction
Of the general rule that the inspector
viii never grade IL TOO high when he
is buying or too low when selling.
Scientific apparatus Is now proposed
70 be substituted for this hit-or-miss
method. To determine. for instance. the
proportion OF moisture a device has been
invented that will answer the question
accurately in fifteen minutes. Any APP
paratus heretofore used required about
a day. and was not so accurate; and
anyhow. il wasn't used by the inspec-
fors.
The movement for Federal supervis-
ion Of the whole business OF inspecting
and grading grain IS gaining strength.
There is little doubt now that legisia-
tion Will be pressed iu the next Con-
gTess, by the Senators and Congressman
from the grain States, to have this
whole business put under a bureau OF
the Department of Agriculture.
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Charged Fraudulent Grading.

Charged Fraudulent Grading
The Senator made some rcmarka bic
statements. He gave the record Of cer-
tain elevators. year by year. showing
that many millions more Of the high
grade of grains were sold out Of these
elevators than were recorded as going
into them: while on the other hand
many millions more OF low grade grains
went into them than came out The eX-
planation was that grain was un-
dergraded en- buying. and therefore the
raiser got less than it was worth. when
sold. 30 was graded fully up 10 It's real
character. and frequently above AS a
result, American grades are discounted
abroad and honestly graded American
wheat brings less IN Europe than equal
iy good wheat from other countries.
The McCumber speech caused a great
sensation, and largely as "a result of il
the $4,000 appropriation was put into
the agricultural appropriation bill Tn
der this Secretary Wilson has named
two experts to conduct experiments and
Investigations. They are Leslie Z. Fitz,
who viii do his work al Baltimore, and
Clyde +. Leighty, who will be stationed
az Now Orleans.
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Feceipts for - Month.

Increase for July and August
CT the present ycar.,,...,.., %, 562
cor slightly over lI per cent?
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Six aoo-Horsepower Boilers,

Behind the engine room is located a
large vaulted room in which are sta
toned the six huge brick and iron boil
ers upon which the engines depend for
The Washington times., 1906-09-09

station. knows every brick in the build
ing, every bolt ana screw connectlni
the parts Of the massive machinery.
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Receipts FOR each month during the
fiscal year ended June 80. 1906, follow.
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goods, for stuffed stocks and shelves,
for homes overlooking with happiness,
on which Gods holiost sunlight falls;
thankful for laws that are just, for lib
erty that is universal; for new and lus-
trous forms of beauty and of truth, let
us be chiefly thankful for Gods un.
speakable gift in the Christ, who
brought immortality to light and who,
having redeemed the world from sin
and vice, goes on to plant great,
sweet hope within the heart and points
all those who on Thanksgiving Day
who front an empty chair points them
| say, upward, where there are other
mansions in the Fathers house, and
where, on new Thanksgiving Day
the family circle shall be reunited
amidst scenes of unwonted Joy.
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Gov. Elect Patterson.

Gov. elect Malcolm R. Patterson, of
Tennessee, is at the Riggs, where he
will remain two or three weeks while
recuperating from his severe campaign
and in order to attend to the odds and
ends of his service as representative in
congress. Before the adjournment of
congress for the holiday recess, Mr..
Patterson will return to Tennessee and
be sworn in as governor the middle of
January.
The new head of the government Of
Tennessee is still young man, and is
iovial and good mixer. He defeated
Fl. Clay Evans, the republican nomi.
nee, by 20, 900 majority, after one of the
most bitter campaigns in the history Of
the state. Last evening the Governor
was resting quietly and did not wish tt
be interviewed.
what are you going to do as Gov
ernor?" he was asked.
"What are you going to do as
newspaper MANI" he asked in turn.
"The best 1 CAM"
"Well, that is just what l am goin
to do as Governor. Washington
Post.
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Thanksgiving morning was ushered
in upon the south with the greatest ca
lamity that could befall it. President
Samuel Spencer, of the Southern Rail
way, met a tragic death in rear enc
collision at G;10 in the morning ter
miles south Of Lynchburg, Va HI
was travelling in his private car en-
route to Friendship, N. c., to spenG
the day hunting and had three guests
all of whom were killed. The south
has lost one of its best friends in thu
death Of Mr.. Spencer, Georgian b.
birth, and the Southern a competen
and beloved official. The funeral ser
vices will be held in Washington a
two o'clock Sunday afternoon and a
that hour every wheel will stop on tn
Southern for five minutes as mark o
respect to the dead president.
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PattersOn's Victory.

The election of Malcolm r. Patter-
son to be our next governor proves
anew what we have always commended,
namely, that Tennessee is democrat
ic state.
Gen. Patterson has made his fight
and won this victory against great
odds. The present governor has unit
ed with the republicans to compass his
defeat. Every device that malignant
mind could contrive has been employ.
ed by John I. Cox to embarrass the
democratic party. Marplots like Nc
Dowell have stopped to the dissemina.
ton Of slanderous circulars against
Gen. Patterson, and he has been OPP
posed by renegades in his own party,
striking at him from the rear.
But the manhood of Tennessee has
risen to the occasion, and has rebuked
the crew of sian derers who have been
fighting from cover.
The machinery of election controll-
ed by Cox was hostile to Patterson. He
has demonstrated not only that Ten
nessee is democratic, but that it i;
honestly so.
The cry that H. Clay Evans was
cheated out of the governorship de
cade ago has not availed the republi
can candidate. The people could see
no reason why that sin-assuming fol
the sake of argument that it was a sill
should be visited on the head of Gen
Patterson.
The latter has won because he de
served to win. He fonnd the democ
racy in moribund condition, and he
put new life into it. He has made /
militant organization. He has appeal
cd to the people Of Tennessee on liv'
aud inspired platform. After the mos
strenuous campaign seen in Tennesse'
since the days of reconstruction, h
has won notable aud glorioas victory
Commercial Appeal.
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RUFUS L. HICKEY.
Address
Johnson City, Tenn.

From sprightly romantic comedy to
modern emotional drama is a wide
range for an actors talents to cover
but when Crsston Clarke appears here
in "The Ragged Messenger, which
WILDE soon, our theatregoers, it is
predicted, will agree that he is even
more pleasing and impressive as the
modern John Morton, clergyman OF
to-day, than he was in his delightful
impersonation of the debonair prince
of centuries ago. At Memorial Hall,
Monday night, Dec. Bird,
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Winter Tourist Tlckets, via SOuthe m Ry

Winter Tourist Tickets, via SOuthe IN Ry
The Southern Railway announces
the sale of low round trip tickets to re-
sorts in Florida, Cuba, Alabama, the
Carolinas, Georgia, Louisiana, Missis-
sippi, Mexico, New Mexico and Texas.
Tickets on sale daily until April Both,
final limit until May 31st, 1907. Stop
over privileges granted at certain
points.
All-year tourist tickets to Los An
geles, San Francisco, Portland, Mexi-
co City, Spokane, and Hot Springs,
Ark, on sale daily.
Call on Southern Railway Agents fol
tickets, berths, folders and complete
information. j. L. Meek, D. ?, A.,
Knoxville, Tenn.
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We had too many friends, each ex-
pected the other to elect us and all
staid away from the polls. Our enc
mics, like Cascarets, were moving
while our friends slept.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-11-29

We are estopped from claiming that
we were defeated by the use of money
because many of the fellows leading
the opposition have not been able to
pay for The Comet within the last
fifteen years.
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We have been taught to believe that
Jesus paid it all, but it seems that
he overlooked some little items IN
johnson City that we paid last Wendes-
day.
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Thomas E. Matson Chapter No. 1871
is called to meet Monday night, Dec.
3. Chapter members are requested to
be present. Work, chapter degrees to
be conferred. HENRY DEARMoND, Sec.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-11-29

In making the preliminary draft of
the legislative, executive and judicial
budget, the snb committee on appro-
priations has declared itself against
simplied spelling on public documents
as sought to be propagated in the pres
dents recent orders.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-11-29

Everybody knows that we were de-
feated, but nobody knows who was
elected. We were the man they de-
sired and we are thankful for the
enemies we have made.
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Jno. F. Pierce
West Market Stree
Famous Strike Breakers.

The most famous strike breakers in
the land are DIR, Kings New Life Pills.
When liver and bowels go on strike,
they quickly settle the trouble, and the
purifying work goes right on. Best
cure for constipation, headache and
dizziness. Csc at H. @. Mille'rs drug
store
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-11-29

We think we can safely predict that
johnson City will not indulge again
in the luxury Of a citizens ticket,
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Municipal Election.

The munitipal race Wednesday was a
quiet affair, only three of the seven
candidates having opposition. Only
about one-third of the vote was polled.
The vote follows:
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Col. Matson, you were right You
never know the ingrates until you need
help.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-11-29

Patterson's majority has been Off
cially announced as 1903.
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Work that Lasts

Is the kind we put up and
we charge no more than you
are asked to pay for an in
ferior grade. We manufac-
tur6 all kinds Of cornice and
galvanize iron work and
make a specially Of installin :
warm air furnaces, Let Us
price you tin work
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Mouldiags, Brackets, Novels
TURNED WORK A SPECIALITY

Parties in need of Building Materia,
will save money by corresponding With
me. ] have ready to cut to order on
short notice the following tim Der:
$500 feet best yellow locust and cedar
posts, any size or length also pickets,
railing and base.
5000 feet of framing of the follow.
ing kinds of timber red, white and
chestnut oak and yellow pine, up to %
feet in length also flooring, ceiling,
siding and finishing lumber.
CORRESPONDING SOLICITED,
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LOST OR MIsLAID, policy No.
1894, issued by the Pennsylvania
Mutual Life Insurance Company, on
the life of Rufus L. Hickey. The
finder will please return it to the un-
dersigned. Application has been made
for the issuing of a duplicate.
Signed
RUFUS L. HICKEY.
Address
Johnson City, Tenn.