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The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-02
The Three Oldest Sisters.

The claim has recently been made
that NJ. II. Goodrich, SS years old. O!
Hot Springs. S. D.; Mrs. s. A. Ter
Eyck, age SO, OF Rodman. la, and
Mrs. Jane Sornberger, age so, OF
Dodgeville, Wis. are the Oldest sis.
ters in the United States, their com
bned ages being 251 years. average
s3.G6. This vicinity, however, has
three sisters who can beat that. Mrs
Abbie NJ. Atridge Of Rome is So, a
sister, Mrs. Caroline II. Foster, for.
merly OF Hartford, Conn, is "a, and
Mrs. Harriet II. Giles. formerly OF
Troy, age 50. The last two now live
on the old homestead at Housewife,
Lewis county. Their combined ages
is 255. average 81 each. In addition
to this their aged brother. Mosely l..
House, aged Sc, lives on the old home.
stead at ouseville.-Utica, n. Y,
Dispatch.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-02
LEADER OF BRITISH woRkmEN.
James ker Hardie Will Shape Their
Policy in Parliament,

James koir Hardie, who will be the
labor leader in the new British parlia-
ment, was first elected to parliament
in 1892. lie was born at Lochnorris,
in Ayrshire, Scotland. forty-nine years
ago, and worked in the mines from
the age of until he was "a When
IL years old he was unable to read.
but he managed to educate himself.
and now is the proprietor and editor
of the Labor Leader Mr.. Hardie
is an advanced reformer, and favors
socialism. and it Is said 'disguises
his strong. simple and resolute char
acter with some surface eccentrici-
ties He has travelled extensively,
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-02
REASONING POWER OF ANIMALS.
Authenticated Instances Prove Pos.
session Ct Brains

The president of a society for the
prevention of cruelty to animals is
collecting instances of animal reason
ing. The following are instances he
has authenticated:
banker had a jackdaw that was
Interested in croquet. AS soon as the
bird heard the click of the balls he
would swoop down and watch the
game attentively from hedge. And
when the players stopped the jack
daW would begin 10 play himself. He
would take ball and push it with
beak and claws toward the cage" or
middle wicket, and he could not he
content with merely putting the ball
through-he would work away till he
had succeeded in ringing the bell that
hung from the cages top.
Philadelphia elephant is fond OF
cakes. Often when a cake is thrown
to him it will lodge under the bar of
his house in such way that neither
he nor the thrower can reach it. In
this dilemma the elephant always puts
his trunk down near the cake and
blows it out upon the floor. whence
the thrower may again heave it.
An old bay mare had field to her
self One day lot of calves intruded
upon her privacy. The mare looked
at the calves in amazement. Then
she went slowly around the field un-
til she found the gap in the fence
through which they had come n. Now
she Steered the intruders one nv one
to the gap and taking each by the
back of the neck showed it forth into
the road again.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-02
Effective Milk Strainers,

The matter of strainers for milk is
not small one, us every man knows
that has tried 10 produce sanitary
milk. So unsatisfactory has
been the nse Of strainers that
there are here and there
crcameries that will no, accept strain.
ed milk They say that the farmer
must produce milk so clean that 1t will
not have to be strained. and that the
strainer helps to wash the filth from,
one lot of milk into all subseUueu;
lots OF milk. Recent news from
Europe tells. however OF a strainer
invented by Swede that seems to
De very effective. II consist of two
wire strainers with an interposed lay
"r OF cotton. After the milk had been
strained, tests were made TO discover
I 1t was free from bacteria. and the
general result was that it was found
20 contain none OF the disease germs
which were known to be in the milk
before being strained The strained
milk also kept much longer than the
unstra!nod milk. which went to show
hat it was improved by the strainny
process.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-02
France Honors Ex-Presiden mt.

Casimr Perier, who resigned the
French presidency, has just received
rare decoration, the gold medal oI
the Assistance Public, which is vast
ly more rare than the Legion Of Hon
or has become in these later times
Since his withdrawal from politics
into private life Casimir Perier has
devoted himself with great energy
and devotion and almost exclusively
to works of benevolence, and the
gold medal conferred upon him is /;
tribute earned by years of work ant
example
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-02
Beware Of the Bull

we can not urge Our read.
ers too much not to put
confidence in the bull. A great many
accidents have occurred, in some of
which men have lost their lives. These
we're largely due to trusting bulls
The bull is an animal that will grow
up from calshood with an apparently
sood disposition and will seem TO show
nothing but love for his keeper, bu,
suddenly his old wild spirit seems to
assert itself and he attacks and kin {:
he man that has trusted him. Becaus
bnll has not caused some injury IL
he pas is no proof that he will NO
the l,u!e, II given an opporiupi..
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-02
Around the Farm.

Pastures and meadows require as
much attention as cultivated fields to
keep them from running out. Yearly
reseeding OF the bare places is neces.
sary, else the clover and timothy will
give way to less desirable grasses.
A dilapidated fence DESTROYS the
looks OF the otherwise neat farm.
The cost of growing an acre of
sorghum silage at the Tennessee sta.
ton was $19.4S; of corn, $14.92: corn
and sorghum, sl9.l4; SOY beans,
S19.SG.
Farmers who experience difficulty
in making good silage, either cut the
crop too green or else have improp.
erly constructed silOs.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-02
The Use Of WhiteWash.

Whitewash cannot be used too
frequently in the hen houses
or is at least not likely
to be. 1t is great germicide and
when disease germs and poultry lice
are buried under it their course is fin.
ished. Whitewash has the virtue of
filling up the unsightly places, and a
rough board holds more Of it than a
smooth one. Some men whitewasb
their poultry houses only once year;
some twice year. but the man that
gives monthly application is taking
one OF the surest ways of protecting
his flock against lice and disease.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-02
Aeiuht of the Roosts

Ihero is no necessity in
having roostS more than two
or three feet from the ground
and II they are all on level so much
the better for the fowls. Where the
roosts are four or five feet above the
ground. the heavy fowls find it very
difficult to get up to them and some
times equally difficult TO get down.
Many heavy fowl has her leg broken
or breast bone twisted or the wings
bruised by jumping from four.foot
perch to a hard wooden floor.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-02
Skillfut Work Of Surqeon,

Losing control of her bicycle, a lady
was recently thrown through shop
window in London and the tip of her
nose was cut off by the broken glass
Twenty minutes afterwards. the mis-.
sing pat was taken to local doc.
tor and after placing it in warm vat.
er, he stitched it into its proper posi-
ton. There is now nothing abnormal
to be seen about the nose. except a
sl:g.-t mark near the right uostr,.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-02
Everybody Made Use of Stills Eight
cen Feet Hiuh.

How deep did you ever see it,"
We'll. two years ago it was 1G feet
deep on the level, and stood that way
for a month"
'Why, all the houses must have
been showed in to the secondstory
windows and the streets rendered i'm
passable?" q
Yes, but we had an easy way o.
getting around said the Canadian
Everybody made use of stills 18 fee
high, you see. and sawed them off a.
the snow settled down"
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-02
London and New York.

In spite of the fact that London ex
ceeds New York in size by some $500
600. the latter city is said to be the
greatest purchasing municipality on
the face of the earth. Wages are
some three times higher in New York
than in London, but the cost and
stntf ard of living are also higher.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-02
Mules Are Good Travellers.

B. b. Wenger at Royalton, Penn,
owns pair Of mules with good travel
ing and staying powers. He made a
sixty-mile round trip with them from
his home to Jamestown and return on
Sunday, covering the trip one way in
four hours.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-02
WHERE ASTRONOMER WON FAME
Maria Mitcheli's Observatory Sill!
Standing at Lynn. Mass.

With the recent announcement IL at
a niche had been reserved in the H,ll
Of Fame for Miss Maria Mitch. II.
formerly of Lynn. Mass. and one of
the foremost astronomers in tae
country, came a returning interest In
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-02
DIFFICULTY EASILY GET OVER.

Sixteen Feet Of Snow No Great Mo-
ment for Winnipeeers.
The men in the fur cap let it be
known that he was from Winnipeg,
and he was presently asked:
You have pretty hard winters
here. don't you?"
Yes. pretty hard
''And great falls of snow"
YES, a good deal of snow"
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-02
Letter Tanele.
Whole :

Whole:
| am jewel rare
Beheaded:
A nobleman, | declare.
Curtailed:
A luscious fruit give 10 you
Bel Leaded and curtailed
Without me you'd dislike to do.
Farmers Sentinel.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-02
Chair Used BY Napoleon,

The chair sold at Sotheby's early in
eXile's home at st. Helena. In Myr-
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-02

in North Adams, was well known to
the travelling public Back in the sew
enties Gen. B. F. Butler often stopped
at the Wilson, and was well known
t. Sam. One evening he arrived, and
after going to his room, rang for some
liquid refreshment. Sam soon appear
ed with a tray bearing two bottles
and two glasses. Gen. Butler remon-
strated rather strongly and asked
Sam why he brought two Sam re-
piled: Il di-di-didn't th-th-think you
wanted to dr-dr-drink alone, general"
Sam had his drink.-Boston Herald.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-02

One Of the millinery eccentricities
fashionable in Paris has a sweeping
brim surmounted by high waving
plume. The French satin model
sl:etched above shows various shades
of mouse brown and gold.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-02
DRANK WITH GENERAL BUTLER.

Hotel seIIboy Was Thoroughly ION
to His Job"
Sam Groves. who was for many
years an attache of the Wilson house
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-02
Wells Borders.
AAlAkAAk
AeklakMA

These patterns were favoritcs for
veil borders among the beauties OF
classic Greece and Rome.
The Washington times., 1906-04-02
Opposition in Senate
Will Be Pretty Strong

That the Administrations court review
amendent 10 the rate regulation bill will
have vigorous opposition on the Senate
floor was admitted today among the
Senatorial lawyers. For various rea-
sons, Senator'S who have taken widely
different views of the regulation issue
have been brought together in opposi-
iion TO the amendment presented by
Senator Long. The amendment pro-
Nides strict limitation of the review TO
questions essentially constitutional in
character. 1t was said today that SEN
ators Spooner. Bailey, Culberson, Knox.
md TillmSn are all opposed 10 il.
Early agreement on a rate bin in the
Senate has however been brought near
e.. h- the annouu cement of Senator For
mat he j. ,.SpOsed to vote for the
hiil wien ii shall have been fitted
,lI court review provision that
is with his views.
la OhiCan recently sent a letter TO
iaC Legislature OF the state in which
Hc gave assurance of his willingness TO
help pass rate bill IL it could be put ir
shape to meet his views as 10 constftti-
tionality and effectiveness. This. il is
said. has been made probable by the
agreement of the White House confer
ence on Saturday.
This amendment will ne followed il
the Senate adopts it, by series of
minor ones, TO assure prompt action in
the courts, TO prevent issuance of an
injunction without notice and II hearing
along the same general lines
The Washington times., 1906-04-02
COAL SYSTEM MEN
LIKELY TO bALK
May Be Reluctant Witnesses
at Railroad Inquiry.
COURTS AID TO BE INVOKED
Interstate Commerce Committee Deter
mined to Get at Facts in
Situation.
COURTS AID TO BE INVOKED

The Interstate Commerce Commission
expects to be ready 10 begin its in
vtstigation of the railroad and coal sit
us tion in the tide-water section of the
country the latter part OF this week.
Steps have been taken TO secure the
attendance of the leading officers Of
both the railroad and coal companies,
and it IS not anticipated any of them
will object to coming.
Whether they will be so willing to
testify fully. however. is not so con-
fidently conjectured- 1t IS the expeeta-
ton that the railroad men will tell what
they know freely enough, but that the
coal companies representatives NAV be
less frank. The committee. however,
will be prepared. in case of refusals
tc testify to appeal at once to the courts
u is the belief at the commission
Offices that the inquiry will require about
two weeks. so that the report will easily
he ready in time to lay before Congress
at the present session.
The inquiry will not be concerned with
conditions as affecting the West, al
least not for the time being.
The Washington times., 1906-04-02
Wife Leaves CLergyn1Qn
Because of Neglect
Statement Made by Mrs. Cady'S Mother in
Freedom Because She Loved Another.

NEWBURGH, y. Y, April A Sc
quel is furnished here to the strange
story told by the Rev. William J. Cady,
story OF how, although he dearly loved
her. he gave up mis- wife when she con-
fessed that she loved another that she
might be happy. A chapter in the odd
romance was the divorce by the clergy
man in the superior court at Bridge
port on Friday from his wife, formerly
Miss May Foster Nichols.
The Rev Mr.. Cady declared that six
months after he had welded the beau
uful Miss Nichols, she was i'll, and
thought she was dying. Then she con-
fessed to him that she had never loved
him. but had always loved the com
panion of her childhood, DR.. E. F.
Brooks
Now. on behalf of the former Mrs.
Cady. it is denied by her mother, Dr.
Elizabeth Brooks, and her brother. that
she ever made such confession 10 Mr..
Cady. 1t is asserted that she left him
because OF neglect and that she con-
sented TO let him get divorce. because
he represented that il she sued for a
divorce he would lose his position in the
pulpit. his only means OF earning a live
lihood
Resigns His Charge.
Mr. Cady was pastor of a Methodist
Episcopal church in Stanford, Conn.
When he took charge OF the eongrega-
The Washington times., 1906-04-02
SET FEED STORE AFlRE
TO SEE ENGINES Run

Lester Richards. colored. was sen
fenced in the Police Court today q
serve thirty days and 20 pay a fins
OF 500. in default OF which he will
serve nine months. He was convicted
on charge Of arson. 10 which he
pleaded guilty
Richards started a fire IN the feed
store belonging 10 w +. Taylor. al
Second and / streets southwest last
night about II O'Clock Later he turned
in an alarm of fire from box 4l4, To-
Gated at Third and l. streets.
Richards said that he wanted to see
the engines run down the street. He
seemed 10 think that he had done
something to be proud of. and laughed
the entire time that he was telling his
story 10 the judge.
The Washington times., 1906-04-02
RAILROAD is CHARGED
WITH DISCRIMINATING
Norfolk Bankers Letter Accusing Nor
folk and Western introduced
In Senate.

Senator Tillman introduced in the
Senate today a letter from l.. NJ VIII
liams a. Sons, bankers, of Richmond,
Va, charging gross discrimination by
the Norfolk and Western railroad
against that city in favor of baltimore
and Philadelphia The writer declared
that this was due TO the absolute con-
troll OF that railway and ;he Chesa-
peake and Ohio by the Pennsylvania
Company.
Il have sent this to the desk" ex-
planned the Senator. ''in response TO
recent request by the Senator from
West Virginia (Mr. ScotO that I keep
the Senate advised OF railway abuses. E"
A resolution was passed appointing
AnoreT d. White OF New York mem
ber 9i the board OF regents OF the
Smithsonian Institution.
The Washington times., 1906-04-02
Small Panic on the Train.

There was a small panic on the train
which caused the blockade when the
axle snapped The people thought tbe
train would break through the struc-
ture and fall TO the street a hundred
feet below, so there was a frightened
dash for the doors The guards for a
time refused 10 open the gates. as IL
was dangerous work TO climb over the
open trell:s work and across the third
rail charged with electricity. The pass
engers forced the guards TO give way
aud then everybody aboard made the
isip TO the driveway in safety, the mon
assisting the women and children.
The crowds that thronged the bridge
after the accident took the situation
good naturedly and the police reserves
WHO were nastened 10 the scene had
little TO do.
The Washington times., 1906-04-02
Benefit Schedule.

The schedule of benefits follows.
Lot u. square 1880, 500 81: lot i. SIT. 4S.
lot II, SZ5e.4s; lot 10. $l9264: lot 3. S160 Is:
lot ). 1881; part Of lot 10, S3S6. 10: part
of lot IL, $4e0-.2; pert of lot IS. S2SS 96:
part of square. $25s. p: part Of lot n
S36.SS; part Of lot %. S12S30: part OF lot
50. Sl79.eo; part OF lot 80. S3l5.s4: part OF
lot 80, $S3e; part OF lot - S349. a: part of
lot -, S10l.92; part of lot ., $50. 40; part
OF lot -, sl22 %: part of lot %. s2S; part
OF lot Z. Slf1.12; lot q, S3I9 20; part of Tot
!, SSS.4S; lot s, $201. 60; part OF lot ]. $3.50
part OF square, $3.50: part of lot ?.
OF lot 8, $145.60. Lots II to Is $40 eaCb:
lot 10, S15.1T; lot 20. square I2Sl. s56: lot
10. SJ6; lot y, S45; lot is. S45: lot Il. $50 =:
lot a, S45, lot 10, 1894 lot 3. S3S.25: lot
16. 81.
The Washington times., 1906-04-02
BACK TO CAPITAL
To REST IN GRAVE
General Harrington Born
in Washington.
DIED IN LOUISIANA SUNDAY
Served Forty Years in Marine Corps.
Holding Every Rank of Com
missioned Officer.
DIED IN LOUISIANA SUNDAY

Funeral arrangements fer Brig Gen
Francis III. Harrington. l. s. NJ c, re.
tired, who died Sunday morning in Al
giers, La, Will not be made until the
arrival of Mrs. Harrington and her
daughter, Mrs. Hail, who will accom-.
psny the body Of the soldier to Wash.
ington- The funeral party will leave
New Orleans tonight and will reach
Washington on Wednesday morning
Burial viii be made I'm Washington.
General Harrington died early Sunday
morning in the quarters of his son-in-
law and daughter, Capt. and Mrs. Newt
Hail, at Algiers. the New Orleans naval
station. On Thursday the general suf-
Tered second stroke of paralysis. and
from that time until he died he did not
regain consciousness.
General Harrington was born in Wash
lngton, June %, 1874. a son OF George G
Harrington, Of Massa -husetts, Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury under Lincoln.
and Caroline Barney Harrington. of
Maryland. lie was appointed to the
marine corps from civil life in 1864. made
first lieutenant in 1868. captain in 1885.
majcr and lieutenant colonel in 1899 and
colonel in August 1900, retiring with the
rank Of brigadier general, December s,
1904.
General Harrington was one OF the
original Spanish War Veterans of the
District, and was charter member OF
Harden Camp, holding the first in
spectorship of the District department
he was elected the first inspector gen
eral OF the national organization, al
the frst national convention, in this
city. in 1899
He was member OF Carroll Council.
knights of Columbus: the National
geographic Society. and Capital Lodge
B. p. o. Elks. He is survived by a
widow and four children, Mrs. Waldo
6. Hibbs. Mrs. y. II. Hall, the Rev.
George Harrington and pr. Francis +.
Harrington.
The Washington times., 1906-04-02
Damages Allowed.

The amount allowed as damages for
lands taken are as follows
Lot 10, John r. Eastman, 81 O42; part
OF lot II, john r. Eastman. S33O: part
OF lot 10, Henry Offutt. Sl75: part of lot
~ HenTy w. Onutt, SlSs; part OF lot lS.
Henry w. Offutt, SlZ4: part OF Iot 10.
Henry W. Onutt, Si24; part OF square.
Kate NJ Joyce. 81; part OF lot z. Kate
NJ joyce, S207; part OF lot 4. Clara p.
II Stillwel. $3.50; part of lot 30. Clara
+ II: Stillwell, xSS; part OF lot 30. Edgar
c. Blackman. so; part OF lot 90, Mar,
A Shoemaker, S3sS. improvements on
same, $1,000; part Of lot 81. John j. Gala
han, 1850; part Of lot 81, Thomas j.
stanton, Sl,SlO' improvements, 500. i'm
provements on lot Il, Henry w Offutt
" "a 49,
The Washington times., 1906-04-02
BELL BOY SUSPECTED
OF STEALING P0CKETBOOK

Jewelry valued ut $3.50 was stolen from
Mrs J. Whitney Wright, Of West
Eighty-third street, New York city,
while in the Cochran Hotel last night.
Walter Chapman, bell boy in the hol-
stery, was taken into custody by De-
tectives Peck and Warren and is held
pending an investigation.
Chapman says he was on guard in the
writing room and admits that he saw
the pocketbook on a table but denies
that he touched il. He is locked up at
the First precinct station.
The Washington times., 1906-04-02
NO ESCAPE FROM 'sKEETERsi

The mosquito is most common within
and about the arctic circle On coast
ing trips 70 the North Cape vessels are
sometimes invaded by maddening
swarms at every stopping place. In
Alaska they are said TO form clouds so
dense that IL is impossible for sports
men 20 aim at objects beyond, while
native dogs are sometimes killed by
them
The Washington times., 1906-04-02

tion Il was not known that he was mar
!. + Gently when he announced from
the pulpit that he was a married man
and was seeking a divorce. it caused so
much comment that he resigned his
charge. Now he has gone 10 Kansas
CITY TO seek new field. Before he left
he spoke only kindly or his former wife
Mr.. Cady married Miss Nichols in
Aprii, 1890. He was a young clergy
man. She was handsome and a favor
lie IN society. Her mother favored the
match. He loved her very much and
thought she must love him. They went
TO Manorville. l. l.. where he had
charge or a small church for a short
time.
Cady's Story.
After We had been married six
months" Mr. Cady said. my wife was
taken III with a severe cold. She feared
she was going 10 die. While in this
condition, she confessed TO me that
she was in love with Dr. E. f. Brooks,
of Newburgh. y. Y.
Il told her she was free to go with
the man she loved. but she remained
went to her home in Newburgh. where
she rs at present. and the physician in
question boards at her home l wrote
ner several letters asking her to re-
turn. but they were ignored II is
better so. i have no bitterness in nv
heart for her. But, IL was a terrible
awakening. Ny only hope now is that
1 may forget and that she may be
happy"
The Washington times., 1906-04-02
DAMAGE BOARD
FILES ITS REPORT
Land Condemned for Opening of Brown
Srreet-Amounts Allowed
Citizens.

The commission appointed by the
District Supreme Court To assess the
damages and benefits aCcruing 10
property owners by reason Of the con-
demnation OF certain OF the land for the
opening OF Brown street, from Thirty
second, formerly Valley street, TO Wis
consin avenue. formerly High street, to-
day filed its report.
The gross amount of damages as
sesSed IS SSSS7. and the benefits,
The Washington times., 1906-04-02

conference with the subcommittee Will
De Representatives Foster and Gouiden.
authors of pending bills affecting ths
local school system.
The subcommittee hopes 20 make the
system so economical that increases in
the teachers salaries viii be granted
By the House and Senate.
The Washington times., 1906-04-02
CHARGED WITH EMBEzzLEMENT

NEW YORK, April August r. Kel-
ler. aged forty-two. residing az 400 East
Twenty-third street, was arrested to-
day by Detective Sergeants Funston
and Fogarty, on q bench warrant
charging him with embeZZlement of
about $4,000 between 1902 and 1904 while
he was connected with the Gibhie Pub
fishing Company os Philadelphia.
The Washington times., 1906-04-02
CANAL HEARINGS EXPECTED
TO CONCLUDE TODAY

The open hearing beforc Senate
Committee on Interoceanic is con-
ductins the inquiry into affairs
are expected to be concluded his AFTER
noon when Gen. George ". Davis will
have concluded his statement i'm de-
tense of sea-level canal across the
Isthmus of Panama
The Washington times., 1906-04-02
PREACHERS HOUSE FIRED
FOR DEN0UNcING IYNcHINC

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. April BE
cause. the Rev. Howard l.. Jones in his
pulpit denounced the lynching OF John
son, his house was set on fire and his
life has been threatened