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The Washington times., 1906-09-17

Ah4itAlAAEtA 10 Nili IT % ~ z aE'ry
for new election. That the insurgents
and liberals win stand out for this and
eventually force it upou Palma is SEE
Eurded as almost certain.
Hurry-Up Settlement Expected.
II am investigation is undertaken by
Secretary Taft it would probably result
ln several disclosures that The insUr-
gents viii not RELISH but, il Is believes.
they have far less 10 fear iu this dirsc-
ton than have Palma and his friends. The
rebels VIII welcome the examination
father than agree Co smaller concessions
than they are now insisting UPON.
Every effort viii Doe made by the gov
eminent 90 reach an understanding with
the insurgents before the arrival OF the
American peace commissioners As tLe
time is short. % b. probable there NiIi
Dee -caar discussion Of the claims usually
first advanced az such conferences. for
the purpose II drawing out the other
side. but that the government and rebels
viii get down TO rock-ho com az clICe
TO see upon what terms they can agree.
Any terms which are decided upon
must be submitted To Secretary Taft for
his approval knowledge of this fact
viii probably make both sides anxious
that the agreement shall Doe as fair as
possible. s0 that it may stand scrutiny
on The part Of the American War Sec
Rotary.
The Washington times., 1906-09-17
;. IN THE CIRCLE or SOCIETY :"
HeGiTa From Summer Resorts:
washington SoCietU S Mecca
Cool September Days Induce Many People to Re
turn to Capital, and Drives in Rural Dis
trictS Are Now Being Enjoyed

Montana, is one Of the first Senatorial
hostesses 20 return. She has opened her
residence, 1898 Sixteenth street. and viii
pat her sons IN school Lieut. Com. ana
--rs. +. w. Eberle have also returned
10 town and opened their house az 3Jzs
hillycr place for the season. Mr.. and
Mrs G. r. Grunsky and their family
are here after a summer spent in New
England, and Mr. and Mrs. Willis Moore
gave up their vacation. ending it with a
coaching tour through the Blue Ridge
mountains.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos S. Adams. have
issued invitations 20 the marriage Of
their daughter. Miss Grace Emma
ADAMS 20 Harold Clark Griffith, We'd
nesday evening, September %. at s
o'clock at their home. 1927 Eleventh
street northwest
The wedding Of Miss Ethel Ourand
and Edmund W. Whitehead, viii take
place at noon tomorrow in the Fourth
Presbyt Church on Columbia
Heights.
The Washington times., 1906-09-17
Protection and Socialism.

Quite incidentally and with an air
of naivete which is peculiarly pleas
ing when displayed in connection
with such profundities Of erudition,
the London Spectator, entering a
plea against the threatened-nay,
the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Of social
istic influence in British politics,
points out that protectionism and
socialism have great deal in COM
mon. There is, indeed"-this is the
conclusive verb. sap. of the Spec
tator-"a natural affinity between
protection and socialism,
Here in the United States this
view has been so often and earnest
~ pointed out that il is rather en-
tertaining than edify'ng TO see the
English cousins awakening TO it.
The Spectator warns its Unionist CO.
partisans not 20 be lured into CO.
operation with the socialists. It
fears that this is going to take
place Mr.. Chamberlain's protection
scheme would raise a huge revenue;
the socialists need that same rev
enue to carry out their plans for
old-age pensions, state housing, etc,
Moreover, the Spectator says the
Chamberlainites have assured the
socialists that Socialism can TO a
great extent be attained through
tariff" For protection prevents
competition, and that is what the
socialists want!
1t is painful TO contemplate the
disaster that would follow effort
TO convince the hierarchy of Amer
lean high protection of the sound
ness of this logic. If there is any
policy to which this class of states
man thinks it is devoted, it is I'M
reIenting hostility to sociaHstic ten
denotes Think of Serene Payne, or
John Dalzell. or Uncle Joe Cannon.
or Secretary Shaw, accused of pro-
noting socialism! Yet that is what
the Spectator says they are doing.
1t solemnly gives warning against
what it comedies to be a natural
and logical alliance between social
ism and protection.
In this country, the thing which
England brands as sociaIistic holds
itself up as reliably anti-socialistic.
True, the tarihites of this county
raise a huge and unnecessary rev.
enue by the application of their
scneme. But they don't apply it, as
the English radicals would, TO age
pensions and municipal tenements.
They dissipate it in river and har-
Dor work, and such things; and if
they are given half a cnance they
win presently arrange to get rid of
some more of it in the eminentIy
individualistic enterprise of ship
ping subsidies.
Apparently, if you raise a great
revenue by protection schedules and
then waste it, socialism need not
be feared. But if YOU raise it in
this way and then make some good
use of it, the tendency is socfalistic
and dangerous.
The Washington times., 1906-09-17
Proving the Volunteer.

England has been greatly interest
ed in the career of a volunteer com
mand which has been maintained at
popular expense and enlisted for
the explicit purpose of standing
comparison with regular troops
after only six months of training
The test has now been had.
At AIdershot the citizen-soldiers-
termed the Spectator Experimental
Company, because the well-l1nown
publication of that name espoused
the undertaking conspicuously-was
attached TO the First Battalion of
the Grenadier Guards, "unques-
tionably one of the finest infantry
regiments in the world" according
to the London papers. Two sham
fights tried both the self-possession
and the training of the command.
At the close of the field day Gen.
Sir John French, who supervised the
mancuvers, addressed the volunteers
personally, expressed himself sur
prised at the excellent manner in
which they had acquitted them
selves, and stated that they had
proved themselves worthy Of taking
their place by the side or any Of the
regular troops"
The incident recalls the expert ence
of our own District militia at Mt.
Gretna. There also, citizen-soIdiers,
enlisted from the Government de
partments, stores. banks, journal
ism. and every other source of sup
ply, were drilled as a detachment
of regular troops. subjected to the
same demands on their physical en-
durance, required TO solve the same
problems, and put to the same prac-
teal tests.
The showing in America CORES
ponded exactly to that in England.
Our desk-trained enlisted men fell
so readily into the routine of life
in the field, supplied an intelligence
so apt az making up deficiencies in
experience. that General Grant. who
commanded tine camp, felt justified
in commencing our District men as
high as Gen. Sir John French did
the Spectator company.
There is a lesson in this of much
more Importance than local pride.
It is that Anglo-Saxon intelligence
is better element in the making of
the modern soldier than years of
barrack life. Warfare has develop
ed out of its old mass tactics and
the evolution has taken it, as it
takes most things, back TO the old
problems in a new f0rm-in this
case, back TO individual fighting.
The way to measure an army today
is to measure its personal unit. The
best personal units either this coun-
try or England can furnish are the
men engaged I'm civil life; and there
is no disparagement of the enlisted
men in the army and navy in saying
that. If the clerks, professional
men, tradesmen, and mechanics of
these two countries are properly Of
fieered they constitute better pro
lection for their own homes than
the best standing army which ever
beggared a treasury.
The Washington times., 1906-09-17
MINISTER ADVISES GIRLS
TO KEEP MEN GUESSING

NEW YORK, Sept. 17.-'Keep the men
guessing" was the Rev. Frank Ander-
sons advice to the girls in his sermon
On choosing a partner i'm the First Pap
t.st Church at MiIlville. y. J.
You have a better chance TO land a
good man if yoU treat him as il YOU
don't care very much fer him." he
said.
Keep him guessing and play your
cards well. Cause him to think that
there are others just as good As he that
you might have. For my part
wouldn't want a girl whom nobody else
wanted"
The Washington times., 1906-09-17
HAVANA Is SHAKEN;
SIX ARE KILLED

Eus cable All news received by this
Government today from Cuba was en-
Couraglug- The opinion prevails lu Off
Clal circles that the Cubauss both OF
parties. have become frightened at the
Egm stand taken by the United States
and the leaders win eudeavoT 10 reach
some basis for an amIcable settlement
OF their differences prior 70 the arrival
Of Secretary Tafr and Assistant Score
tary Of state Robert Bacon.
Revolt on Wane.
In the opinion of officers Of the navy
Who have been in close communication
with Commander John ColWeu. com.
handing the cruiser Denver at Ha-
vaHa, the bottom has already fallen
out Of the Cuban revolution.
AS one prominent officer OF the navy
expressed il this morning. the Cubaus
have made spectacular exhibition and
shown they are entirely unit for self
government but when they found how
much In earnest the United States is,
both sides became frightened and are
row doing their utmost 10 come 20 an
amicable agreement before the arrival
OF President Rooscvelts emIssaries.'
More Battleships Sent.
Notwithstanding this feeling Of op-
timism at the Navy Department prep
arauous 20 strengthen the American
naval forces in Cuban waters continue
to be made. It is now a settled fact
that the big battleships Louisiana. New
jersey, and Virginia. which are now
on the North Atlantic coast. viii so TO
Cuba, unless peace is declared before
they reach Key West
The Washington times., 1906-09-17
Insurgents Agree
To Quit Fighting
For Short Time

In a dispatch TO the state Department
Charge dAnaires Sleeper. NJ Havana.
says that the insurgents have agreed
temporarily 90 quit lighting and that
conferences are to Doe held between the
government and the insurgents -Icokiug
20 the formulation OF a peace program
for submission To- Secretary Taft ou his
arrival
The Washington times., 1906-09-17
CELEBRATED OPENING
OF CHEROKEE STRIP

BLISS. Sept 17.-More than fifty thou
sand persons saw geo cowboys and 1000
Indians iu a wild west show i'm celebra-
ton Of tie thirteenth anniversary OF
the opening OF tho Cherokee Strip.
The Washington times., 1906-09-17

Apparently the railroads are go
ing to beat those governors to it
by granting twO-cent fares all over
the East before the legislatures can
get busy.
The Washington times., 1906-09-17

1t is charged that the Groffs, in
prison for postal graft, were sell
dom confined in cells like other pris-
oners. However, this doesn't neces-
sarily indicate any favoritism
toward postal grafters. Wait till
somebody is sentenced for using a
cancelled stamp.
The Washington times., 1906-09-17

The Gar is cruising about the
Baltic these days, experience hav-
ing indicated that his subjects are
less accurate with marine explosives
than the Japs.
The Washington times., 1906-09-17
CASSIDY IN GOOD LUCK.

Eyes" said Cassidy, II was born in
was
why sop asked Casey.
'Bekase, man, February % is me
birthday. so if 1864 hadn't been a leap
year. shure I wouldn't a been born at
all. Philadelphia Press.
The Washington times., 1906-09-17

General Trepoff had a Fremont
ton. Almost anybody in his cir
cumstances ought to be able TO
maintain one.
The Washington times., 1906-09-17

By the way, it's odd, isn't it, how
much more reasonable a two-cent
fare looks TO legislators and State
officials since passes were retiredt
The Washington times., 1906-09-17

President Diaz, having decided
that it would be best for Mexico to
take on a railroad system, has sent
a man to Europe to buy it. There's
the republic TO which Mr. Bryan
should apply for a job as president.
The Washington times., 1906-09-17
ONE FORTUNATE OVERSIGHT.

Fortunately, Frank K. Nipples Dor
trait isn't included among the decora-
lions on the bronze doors OF the cant
toll at Harrisburg.-Bo Globe.
The Washington times., 1906-09-17

Mighty uncomfortable TO have
weather set in without giving a
chance to see uncle.
The Washington times., 1906-09-17
Insurgents Cut
Only Gable Left
To CienfuegoS

Cienfuegos. Cuba. is now cut OF from
the rest Of the world. The Navy De-
partment was informed this morning
that the Cuban insurgents had cut the
cable running from Cienfuegos TO Der
muda which was the last connecting
link. the insurgents having cut the
cable connecting Havana and Cienfue-
COS on Saturday.
1t ia clear to officials Of the Navy De
partment that the Insurgents near Glen
fuegos are planning some coup which
they are anxious should not be com
municated to the United States. Just
what this viii be is not even predicted
In official circles
Dixie Sails for Cienfuegos.
The United States gunbo-t Marietta
Is now at CienfuCgOs. but the cruiser
Dixie, With several hundred marines
aboard. sailed from Havana at an early
hour this morning for the former port.
II necessary these marines VIII he
landed as soon as the Dixie reaches her
destination, which viii be some time
tomorrow.
Outside OF The cutting Of the Cienfue-
The Washington times., 1906-09-17

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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-02-13
REPTILES DIE FIGHTING
Two Huge Fythons Engage in Mortal
Combat on Ships Deck.
After Arriving in America From India
Valuable Captlves Destroy Themselves
in spite of All ETorts of Trainers.

New York City When the British
steamship Indrasbama, Captain era
ven, arrived here from Calcutta and
Indian ports, it had on board miscel-
laneous consignment of wild beasts,
including some of the longest and
heaviest snakes that were ever brought
to this country.
When Colonel Joseph S. Edwards,
animal expert and extensive trader in
wild beasts, arrived on board the In
drashama to negotiate for two of the
largest of the snakes on the ship,
Captain Craven and his men were
trying franticallly to separate two of
the huge pythons, one of which was
fast disappearing into the capacious
jaws of the other, while the one who
did the swallowing was slowly but
surely choking to death.
There had been battle royal be-
tween the two reptiles. With wide
open jaws they. had struck at each
other until the head of the smaller of
the two suddenly disappeared in the
open jaws of his opponent. A snake
has two rows of teeth on his upper
jaw and one on the lower. and all the
teeth point inward. As the jaws Of
the larger python came down over
the head of the smaller one the teeth
dug into the neck of the victim and
he could not extricate himself by pull
ing away. The more he pulled the
more strongly was the inward bound
snake held.
With the arrival of Colonel Edwards
and Jacob Schmitt, another animal
dealer, Captain Edwards and his Off
GERS directed the process of releasing
the snakes While Colonel Edwards
manipulated the neck of the swallow
ing reptile, Schmitt tugged with all his
strength at the snake that was being
swallowed. Others on board held the
huge body Of the aggressor SO that he
could not coil himself about the res
cuerS.
Every effort to release the captive
snake was in vain, however When at
last the larger snakes jaws were pried
open, it was found that its victim was
quite dead. The large snake itself, a
beautiful specimen of the royal python,
was practically lifeless and soon died.
AS the two snakes, still locked in
each others jaws, were stretched out
full length, they measured something
more than forty-fve feet. The larger
one of the two weighed 1870 pounds
and the smaller one weighed 100
pounds. Either one could have killed
a big draught horse with but slight eff
fort by crushing it to death within its
coils.
On board the Indrashama the snakes
We're constant source of anxiety, in
asmuch as they had habit of getting
out of the box in which they were
brought over. On several occasions the
big python chased the ships Chinese
steward all over the upper deck until
the Indrashama's first officer, who is
something of snake charmer, Gained
the reptile sufficiently to allow its be-
ing boxed again
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-02-13

An officer of the army was one day
referring in a humorous vein to the
large body Of professional heroes pro
duced by our war with Spain, when he
related the case of a Western politician
who endeavored to make capital q his
war" record in Cuba.
This politician, shortly after his re-
turn to the United States after being
mustered out, became candidate for
a minor Office in the gift of the State
of Indiana. He made many fiamboyant
speeches, in which frequent references
were injected to the effect that he had
always "been in the forefront of the
fight" Furthermore. he dwelt with
emphasis upon his own bravery in two
battles in Cuba that were fought the
same " At this point some unieel-
ing and skeptical person arose and
asked the speaker how such a feat
could have been possible seeing thai
the battles referred to had been fought
at places some ninety-fve miles apart
The hero Immediately replied:
MY friends, there is traitor in the
hall! Put him outv'- Harper's Weekly.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-02-13
A BOYS BREAKFAST
There's Natural Food That Makes IT'S
Own Way.

There's a boy up in Hoosick Falls, N.
Y, who is growing into sturdy mani
hood on Grape-Nuts breakfasts. Ii
might have been different with him, as
his mother explains:
My eleyen-year-oId boy is large, well
developed and active, and has been
made SO by his fondncss for Grape
Nuts food, At five years he was very
nervous child and was subject to FREE
quent attacks of indigestion, which
used to rob him Of his strength and
were very troublesome to deal with.
He never seemed to care for anything
for his breakfast until tried Grape
Nuts, and have never had to change
from that. He makes his entire break
fast of Grape-Nuts food. 1t is always
relished by him and he says that it
satisfies him better than the ordinary
kind Of a meal.
Better than all he is no longer
troubled with indigestion or nervous
ness. and has got to be splendidIy
developed fellow since he began to use
Grape Nuts food" Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
There's reason. Read the little
book. "The Road to WeIlyiIIe.H in pkgs.
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/ pay SPOT CASH
Fer Military Bounty Land Warrants issue,
70 soldiers Of any war. Write me at once. FRAME
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Under the heading of 1.-THE Wastage
Of Child Life the Times publishes an
interesting account of an experiment
carried out in the Yorkshire Industrial
village Of Longwood, one Of the wards
Of the borough Of Huddersfcld.
The village stands high and is free
from slums, but the great majority Of
the inhabitants are factory workers,
and though the general death-rate has
been low for the last ten years the
average infant mortality up to the
period Of the experiment was 122 per
thousand births.
The method of attempting to reduce
this wastage has been twofold; first.
the promise to pay fl for each baby
born in the district between November
8, 1904, and November Q, 1905, on its
attaining the age of twelve months;
and, second, the systematic distribu-
ton of information as to the feeding,
nursing and tending of children, rein
forced by the domiciliary visits of a
small committee of ladies'.
The result of the experiment has
been to reduce the infant mortality to
fifty-four per thousand births. or more
than fifty per cent.-London Spectator.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-02-13
81 Boxes of Gold
800 Boxes of Creenbacks
Fors the most words made
UP from these letters
Y Il O : Grape-Nuts
33I people will earn these prizes.
33l people will earn these prizes.

dollars to your pennies that the noon
hour win find man on our breakfastl
huskier and with stronger heart-beatI
and clearer working brain than he ever
had on the old diet.
Suppose, If you have never really
made move for absolutely CLEAN
health that pushes you along each day
with spring in your step and a re-ll
serve vigor III muscle and brain that
makes the doing Of things a pleasures
you join the army Of plain old common
sense" and start in now. Then after
you have been 2 or weeks on the.
Grape-Nuts training you write state-E
ment of how you used to be and how
you are now. The simple facts win in-i
terest others and surprise y0clselt-
We never publish names except on per-
mission, but we often tell the facts in
the newspapers and when requested
give the names by private letter.
There is plenty of time to get per-
sonal experience with Grape-Nuts and
write a sensible, truthful letter to be
sent in the list of words, as the contest
does not close until April S0th. 1906.
SO start in as soon rs you like to build
ing words, and start in using Grape
Nuts. Cut this statement out ana
keep the letters Y-I-O-Grape-Nuts be-
fore you and when you write your let
ter YOU will have some reason to write
on the subject "Why Owe Grape
| Nuts"
Remember 331 persons viii win
nrizes. which will be awarded in an
exact and just manner as soon As the
list can be counted after April 30th.
| 19O6. Every contestant will be sent
printed list of names aud addresses
\ Of winners on application in order to-
have proof that the prizes are sent as
agreed. The company is welt known
| IN over the world for absolute fidelity
"a its agreements and every single one
\ of the 331 winners may depend on re-
ceiving the prize won.
Many persons might feel it useless to
contest. but when one remembers the
great number of prizes -t331l 1.-The
curiosity of seeing how many ..ords
can really be made up evening after
evening and the good, natural fun and
education in the competition, It seems
worth the trial; there is no cost Moth
ing to lose and fine opportunity to
win one OF the many boxes Of gold or
greenbacks.
we make the prediction that some
who win a paize of gold or greenbacks,
viii also win back health and strength
worth more to them than wagon fun
of money prizes,
There are no preliminarles, cut our
this statement and SO at It. and send
in the list and letter before April 30fh,
1906. to Postum Cereal Co., Ltd. Battle
Creek. Mich. and let your name ana
address be plainly Wrilten.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-02-13

Henry johnson, of Grantham. who
boasts that he is the Oldest acrobat in
England, entered on his hundredth
year on December %. In spite Of his
years he is as 1.-THE and active as many
man sixty years his junior.
johnson has lived in the reigns Of
Eve British soyereigns, and prides
himself on the fact that he has per-
formed before three Of them King
William Nv, Queen ictoria and King
Edward VII. when he was Prince Of
Wales. He is now quietly enjoying
the evening of his life at Grantham,
and he hopes 10 live for many years
to come.
Johnson's first experience with roy
atty was when he and Mullaba per-
formed before King William " at
Aylesbury, and the King was SO
pleased with them that he commanded
them to appear before him at Buck
ingham Palace.
They travelled to London by coach,
and the King rewarded them with fifty
guineas each and gave them royal
license to perform in any town. city
or village in the United Kingdom
Later he performed before Queen Vic
toria at Windsor, and before King
Edward VII then Prince of WaIes1
at Sandringham.- London Mail.