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The Washington times., 1906-12-26

10 smile, however, at the suggestion
tnat, although Hearst was defeated last
month il New York. Hearstism won.
The Hearst ticket was elected; only
Hearst failed
That is the mastodoniC insect in the
political ointment for Republicans No
small section of them frankly declare
that the outlook today is distinctly anti
Republican. Some of them intimate the
strong conviction that IL would be best
for the party il it should not win i'm
1905 They don't want TO be in power
when the Inevitable financial crash
comes on. They would ike 10 sjde-sJeP
that let it break the back of Democ-
racy. and then slide gracefully back
into power IN 1912, when the storm
Was over.
Rut the two big men who lead their
respective pOWers-Rooscvelt and Bryan
ARE not towards. They are willing TO
risk the consequences, they want con-
troll for the sake of the opportunity of
accomplishment. Each believes he has
his people at his back. and each is con-
ceded 10 be right in this estimate. The
contests il both parties are closely par
allel.
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
Psychologist Says Man
Was Innocent of
Murder.
DIDN'T MURDER WOMAN
Declares That Police HypnO-
tiZed Man Into Con-
feSSiOn.

NEW YORK. Dec. 26.-Professor Hugo
Munsterberg, OF Harvard University.
the famous psychologist, today startled
the police departments of. every large
city in the country BY the publication.
after an exhaustive Investigation, of the
statement that the State of Illinois
had hanged man in Chicago for a
murder of which he was absolutely in
uOCent-
The terrible third degree" declares
Professor Nunster6erg, was responsible
for the production of a hypnotic state
in the mind of Richard WINS. who con-
fesscd to the killing OF Mrs. Frank q.
HoIister. a woman whom he had never
even seen.
Professor Munsterberg's remarkable
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
lINE THOUSAND SPANIARDS
GOING TO SOUTH AMERICA

MADRID. Dec. 2s.-The town OF Bejan,
which is forty-Hye miles south Of SaIa-
Ihanca, Spain, is to he deserted by its
9, 900 inhabitants who have accepted the
ofTer of the Presidents of Uruguay and
Nicaragua to supply ships and funds
for the transportation of the emigrauts.
The people decided some time ago 10
emigTate and the offer just accepted,
was the result
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
Citizens to Express Views.

IL was said today on reliable author
fly that a movement may be started
within the next week or two 10 have all
the citizens associations in the city and
District put themselves on record anew
as favoring cheaper gas and universal
transfers on the street car lines. The
program would be to have each associa-
tlon meet and pass resolutions embody-
ing its views on the questions involved.
BY some this has been held uuneces-
s5ryr as a great majority of these or
Eanizatious have already gone on record
i'm favor OF these propositions. Those
who want the new resolutions say. how
ever. that il win do no harm to send
20 Congress new expressions of Opin-
ions on the matters treated in the Mad
den and Wiley bills.
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
CHRISTMAS CHEER ENDED
WITH SENTENCE TO JAIL

The flowing bowl flowed too freely :
the boarding house Of William Woods.
colored. yesterday. and as "a result or
a quarrel which followed the emptying
Of the last bottle. Woods was severely
assaulted BY Cullen Bryant Bryant was
arraigned before Judge MullOWny In
the Police Court today and sentenced
TO jail for sixty days.
The Washington times., 1906-12-26

the body. he at once reported the mat
ter to mis- father. at the house, and the
father notified the police.
The First Suspicion.
''The officers who Inspected the prem
ises found the woman s hat at her feet,
but could discover no evidence whatso-
ever Of a scunle having taken place.
Purse. shopping bag, and mu1 were
gone. Around her neck was hard
drawn copper wire, the ends being twist
ed together: The young man looked as
If ne haG not slept during the night,
and the officers suspected him.
The testimony showed shat be was
everywhere regarded as thOughIful.
obliging, and OF exceptionally good dis
position. but often exhibiting marked
stupidity. lie never sought the company
OF women. All OF lis friends thought
him decidedly trusting and credulOus
and abScut-miuded. The police began
20 press him and more ana more im-
pressIVely 10 suggest 10 ulm his CUNT
Suddenly ne began 10 conf ess, and Ac
was quite willing 10 repeat his comics
sion again ana again. Every time 10 be-
came richer in detail.
ON this basis he was condemned 10
death. 50 the matter stood when my
opinion was asked for / could not help
becoming convinced that all the external
signs spoke against the Interpretation
of the jury The young mans aIibi
proof, brought forward By his friends.
seemed 10 point 10 the fact that the
woman was murdered by an unknown
person aJ another place and that her
body was dragged during the night 10y
thr copper wire Coiled around her neck
from another street 10 the baruy ard.
Dissertation of Mind.
'Ths so-caIIed confessions them
selves seemed absard and contradictory
ana exactly like the involuntary eIabor-
alton Of a suggestion put into his mind.
His whole life history and expression
OF his face were in fullest accordance
with the supicIon that his mind was IN
a state of dissertation when he began
his confessions.
1T seemed 10 me a typical case Of
tHat large boTdCrland region I'm which q
usurOJlC mind develops an illus0ry mem
OTy as 20 its own dOiugs in the past
After most careful scrutiny as far rs
the printed material allowed. i wrote
thus In June In my much abused letter
that the confessions must be untrue
and that the condemned man had really
nothing TO do with the crime ] added
at once, 1t is an interesting case of
dissertation and auLO-sugECs il
would need careful treatment 10 build
up his dissOciated mind again and thus
10 awake IN him a clear memory OF his
real experiences '
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
Fireman Is Injured.

While on its way TO the fire at the
Southern railway yards yesterday morn
ing. the hose carriage of the Columbia
Fire Company ran upon a pile of dirt In
South Patrick street. between Prince
and Duke streets. Fireman Wallace was
thrown from the wagon and sustained
painful injuries. Driver Taylor narrow
The driver OF the hose wagon claims
That there was no light on the dirt pile.
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
Hold Alleged Murderer.

Chief Goods has, as yet. received no
word from the police authorities of
WaynesborO. Ga, as 10 what they in
tend TO do about the coIored man,
Nathan Phillips. arrested in this city
yesterday. who il is alleged is wanted
iu that city for murder. Phillips asserts
lis innocence and states that il is e.
case of mistaken identity. as IL is his
brother who is wanted Tor the murder I'm
WayneSbOTO
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
Police Court News.

In the police court this morning, jus
tice Cation presiding, the following bust
ness was transacted:
&. ID. Ackers, charged with carrying
concealed weapons, was dismissed.
Daniel Pendleton, coIored, charged
with trespassing on the property OF the
Alexandria Fertilizer and Chemical
Company, was sent 20 jail Tor thirty
days
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
ALEXANDRIA HAS
QUIET CHRISTMAS
The Day Is Given Up to
Home and the
Churches.
DAYS NEWS OF THE CITY
Negro Held as Murderer-Fireman In
jured in Accident-Two
Burned by Steam.
DAYS NEWS OF THE CITY
WASHINGTON TINES BUREAU.

Yesterday was an unusually quiet
Christmas 1t being cold. few people
were on the streets. and the day was
spent by most of the citizens of Alex
aHdria in quiet amusement at their
homes The barrooms did very little
business and a number OF them closed
their doors before the day was half
over. All OF the churches had special
music. The police made fewer arrests
than have been made on Christmas Day
Tor many years.
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
ASSASSIN OF IGNATlEFF
IDENTIFIED AS STUDENT

ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 26.-The as
sassin of Count Ignatieff has been iden-
titled as a student named Fidler. who
was one Of the leaders of last year. g
insurreCJiOn at Moscow.
The Washington times., 1906-12-26

assertion, as printed in the Times Mag
azine is as follows
ION January y. 1906. a young married
woman was brutality murdered in CIi-
cago. Her body was found by the un-
fortunate defendant lying face down
ward I'm q barnyard. The barn was
about half a block distant from his
home. he had to go there TO attend to
his fathers horse. When he observed
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
Burned by Steam.

Samuel Stokley and Mn. Fitzpatrick,
of the Alexandria Glass Works, We're
both severely burned about their faces
yesterday while at the works by the
escaping steam They were able TO walk
TO their homes in this city, where they
received surgical attention.
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
ARTIFICIAL LEG FOR DOG
OF MILLIONAIRE BREESE

NEW YORK. Dec. 2s.-Uianco, the
pet Russian vol hound OF millionaire
Sidney i. Breese, is to have an arti-
fetal leg. Ulanco is now in the dog
hospital where his leg has been am
putated. His physicians report that
Ulanco spent a comfortable night and
his condition favorable.
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
PEOPLE DESIRE
MADDEN BILL,
TRANSFERS TOO
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getting of Illuminating gas % per cent
cheaper
There is also another measure ot
which 1 have heard universal commen-
dation. That IS the bill 10 secur- a uni-
NeFsal transfer system ON the street ear
lines in the District of Columbia. / am
I'm favor OF the measure. which IS adVO-
Gated i'm hills introduced i'm the House
by Mr. Wiley. of New Jersey, and Mr..
Madden, OF Chicago, author of the
cheaper gas bill. j hope the reform will
be enacted into law within the present
term of Congress
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
His Cigar D0esn't
Taste Right
And Yet 1t Is the Same He Was
Smoking With So Much Relish
After Dinner, Last Night. Out
OF the Very Same Box, Too.

It Isn't the Cigar-It's the Stomach.
Every smoker has experienced this
peculiar condition of the stomach and
liver. the result usually of imperfect
digestion of food And the blame is
usually put on the cigar and not
where il belongs
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
Is a Beauty of Note.

Mrs. Blaine is a beauty IN every sense
Of the word. Her features are perfect.
her complexion remarkable. and per-
stnality most charming. Her wit as
serted itself long before she was ready
TO enter the social world. and after
tHta she was one of the most sought
after girls in society. She Wa sregard-
81 as "a most valuable dinner guest.
and was frequently To be found among
those entertained in the home of SEN
ator Depew and other politicians who
were noted for gathering about their
boards the brains OF the National Cap
itcl Mrs. Blaine IS the only daughter
Of Rear Admiral and Mrs Philip Hich-
born. and has the distinction OF know
iug that iu as many years 1s most
girls popularity dies a hundred deaths,
she comes again 10 Washington 10 ina
her name and fame on the lips or Of
fetal and social Washington.
Lieut.. Paul s Pelrsan. who viii
marry Mrs Blaine is said 10 be inn
mensely wealthy and exceedingly popu-
lar in club and social life iu New York.
IFS residence there is il3 Madison ave
nue., although he spent greater part
OF last winter in Washington, where his
attentions 10 Mrs Blaine were marked.
late Secretary of State, and is one of
the best known men in the East. His
first wife was Marie Nevins who OBJ
tained a divorce and married the famous
surgeon. Or. William T. Bull OF New
York. At the outbreak OF The Spanish
American war Blaine was appointed an
adJuIaut general on the stan or Gen
Wesley Merritt but was soon ordered
home, He has one son by his first wife
James @ Blaine, lr
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
HELI0TROPE BELLE
WILL AGAIN MARRY
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belle. No girl OF that season could
count the admirers that hocked about
Martha Hichborn. Her engagement 10
first one and then another eligible man
in Washington was lamOred, but finally
ner attachment for ii prominent young
man OF the Capital became manifest and
for several years the announcement OF
their engagement was expected sud
denly James q. Blaine, Jr., appeared on
the scene and IL was realized that she
might marry him.
The other man left Washington and
some months ago married an actress.
Miss HichbOrn became the bride Of
James G. Blaine, 1r.. on July 4, 1901,
much against the wishes of her parents
and close friends.
or years Mrs Blaine has been known
as the "heliOtrope belle through her
f0ndness for this color in all its shades.
Her gowns haas, parasOls, shoes, and
gloves, were invariably or h-liOtrOpe,
sometimes la It's most delicate tiuts and
again In It's deepest hues, but IL WAS
always heiiOtrOpe. Frequently on The
street people would recognize her merely
through her complete toilette Of hello
trOpc Her summers were always spent
az Atlantic City and through the morn
ing and afteSnoon hours Miss HichbOrn
was always 70 be found on the Board
walk
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
Ven 10 South Dakota.

AImbOst two years ago Mrs. Blaine re-
turned to Washington apparently for "a
visit TO Admiral and Mrs. Hichborn. Ru-
mors % marital troubles Of the Blaines
long before that had reached her friends
here. Mrs. Blaine was silent. Her visit
to her parents heightened out until last
May when II was learned that she was
about 10 50 out to Sioux Falls, 5. d,
TO live
Everyone knew what mat meant, ana
Mrs Blaine friends declared IL was
a WrOlIier she had not gone months be-
fore Even before she left Washington,
Ms. Blaine's probable marriage TO "A
"yealthy New Yorker vas rumored
lime and again, but when asked about
,t Mrs Blaine freely declared that the
one thought iu her mind at that time
WAS 10 get divorce. She said she could
not think of marriage. iuasmuch as no
action FOR divorce had been started, and
her happiest thought was that She might
be free, 10 took the South Dakota court
just one hour 20 snap the bonds that
bound her 10 young Blaine, and the
first train out of Sioux Falls brought
the beautiful divOrcee East.
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
LEADERS LOOK
FOR STRUGGLE
OF POLITICIANS

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the body. he at once reported the mat
ter to mis- father, at the house, and the
father notified the police.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-11-08
senator spooner,s shootino.

Senator Spooner, of Wisconsin, Is
successful hunter of big game. On
one of his trips he had for his guide
Bill Murray. They were out looking
for bear or deer one day, when Muir
ray suddenly threw up his rife and
fired. The senator saw an animal
fall heavily, and called; We've got
him this time, Bill"
We" sneered the guide. There's
no we about it. / killed him plain
enough"
Quickly making their way to where
their quarry lay, they found fine
specimen of Jersey calf
We've killed somebody's calf"
yelled the guide.
Senator Spooner gave him with
ering look and said: William, you
should be more particular in your
CHOICE of pronouns. We" isn't adapt
ed to this particular instance. Mil
waukee Sentinel.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-11-08
Women saorlflcIna the Rlrds.

Let the world bid its sad farewell
TO its feathered folk If millinery
modes continue their slaughter Ger
tain species of the rarest and most
determination at no distant date. In
one market alone lately were sold at
one time 10000 humming birds, $4,000
parakeets, $4,000 kinghshers, 10000
aigrettes and thousands of other gor-
geous southern birds OF different
kinds, as well as doves and even spar.
rows. France receives every year from
America, TonRin and India millions
of birds which are exchanged for mil
birds annually imported into England
and France may be computed at 1900
000 Germany exports nearly 100000
600 feathers which arc worked up in
England into hat trimmings. In Lon.
don there are held every month sales
of birds skins and feathers, India
alone supplying some 30,000,000 fcath-
ers. The South American republics
are awakened to the danger of the OK
termination of their most ornamental
birds and have passed laws regulating
their slaughter. In America has bean
formed n league whose members for.
swear the wearing of feathers.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-11-08
THE STORY.

ID Ajax, kins Of the Moabites, was
10 in sore trouble. For days and
nights now he had neither eaten nor
slept, for not one but scores of mes
sengers had come in haste to his pal
ace during the past month with alarm
Ing stories of a strange and terrible
people who had come out of Egypt
and were sweeping the inhabitants Of
the land before them.
At first he had received the reports
with dlsdain, declaring that the
mighty men of Moab were able to
withstand such enemies, but as the
reports grew more alarming and he
had been informed fully as to the
fearful destruction Of the Amorites, q
fierce and powerful people to the
south of his domain, his confidence
had quite deserted him. In his anx-
lety he had gone out to one of the
high mountains overlooking the place
where Israel lay encamped, and as his
eyes took In the great stretch of tents
and noted the military precision and
order with which the camp was laid
out, he found little to reassu him.
THAT is their tabernacle" replied
an attendant In response to his query
as he pointed to the square shaped
tent in the center of tn camp. "And
It is there their God is said to have
His dwelling place, and that cloud
which you see lowering above the
tabernacle is the visible presence oil
their God. The people through whose
country they have passed told me thai
1t is this cloud which has led them al
the way from Egypt, and has giver
them victory over their enemies"
How strange and mysterious 4
seems" responded the king, as {
superstitious SILVER passed over him
1T looks almost like thing of lif,
rs it sways there above the taber
nacle."
Fascinated, seemingly, by the sight
the king long stood there watching
The sun sank TO rest and the darkness:
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-11-08

Here is an odd little drama, the
sordid end of which came to light the
other day in London police court.
Some years ago respectable and
thrifty accountant who had lived
bare, lonely sort of life. was told by
his doctor that he had but short
time to live. Seeing no sense in stick.
ing to his treadmill, he threw up his
situation and devoted himself to get.
ting the most pleasure possible out of
the little capital he had saved by
years of hard work. But doctors Tin
rare but autheticated instances) make
mistakes. Perhaps gay life was the
best prescription he could have had
he stultifed medical science. At all
events his lease of life outran his CAPT
tai and he was the other day sent to
jail for six months for getting money
on false pretenses. II is never safe to
say, Let us eat, drink and be merry.
for tomorrow we die"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-11-08
Laundry work at home would be

Laundry work at home would be
much more satisfactory if the right
Starch were used. In order to get the
desired stiffness, it is usually neces-
sary to use so much starch that the
beauty and fineness OF the fabric is
hidden behind a paste of varying
thickness, which not only destroys the
appearance, but also affects the wear
ing quality of the goods. This trouble
can be entirely overcome by using De-
fiance Starch, as it can be applied
much more thinly because of it's great
err strength than other makes.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-11-08
BIRDS THAT ENJOY DANCING
Have ReeulsS "eall Rooms" for Their
Gyrataions.

Dancing Is by no means confined TO
quadrupeds; It is the principal play
Of many birds.
Perhaps the finest of bird dancers
is the South American cock o the
rock. These birds have regular dane
Ing places, level spots which they keep
clear OF sticks and stones.
a dozen or more of the bird dane.
ers assemble around this spot, and
then a cock bird, his scarlet crest
erect, steps into the center. Spread.
ing his wings and tail, he begins to
dance, at first with slow and state.
ly steps, then gradually more and
more rapidly until he Is spinning like
n mad thing. At last tired out, he
sinks down, hops out OF the ring and
another takes his place.
Some of the quail tribe are great
dancers, and SO are the American sand
hill cranes. 1t Is almost ludicrous
sight to watch n crane dancing; he is
so desperately solemn over tho whole
performance. He looks like n shy
young man who has just learned to
waltz and is rather ashamed of the
accomplishment.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-11-08
CUSTER COUNTY REPUBLICAN
BY D. M. AMseERRY,
CfapholonY Tested.

Prof. Alfred Binet of the Sorbonne
has been making some experiments In
graphology which reveal that science
In an unkind light. As n beginning,
the handwriting OF Renan was clrcu.
lated. A famous graphologue gave
the following analysis Of the great
skeptic philosopher "A mind original
~ mediocre and little cultivated Lit
tie reelection. On the other hand, the
credulity and loquaciousncss of the
subject arc noteworthy" With an
other expert Renan camo off little
better, as "a clear and fine mind, but
hardly reaching talent" Graphology
suffered most when It fell foul OF the
manuscript Of the brutal assassin vi
dial, who had slain many women. One
authority declared the writing to be
that Of young girl who must be
classed among tho gentler charac.
ters." Another doctor In the scieuce
observed although we have never
seen the handwriting Of Taine, we
imagine it like this. In any case he
who wrote these lines was thinker"
II this be true the essay on Murder
as Fine Art" should be rewritten
with view to proving It an exact sci
ence, allied to so-called evolutionary
criticism. The total result OF Prof
Binets experiments is to suggest that
in graphnology fair field and no IA
vor is the rule. Most Of us would
have struck rather nearer the white
than the adopts in the above-men
toned cases.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-11-08

Out Of all the external remedies on
the market we doubt If there is one
that has the record Of that world
renowned porous plaster-Allcock's.
1t has now been in use for sixty years,
and still continues to be as popular as
ever in doing it's great work Of re-
lieving our pains and aches. 1t is
the remedy we all need when suffer
ing from any ache or pain resulting
from taking cold or overstrain,
Allcocks Pastors are sold by Drug
gists all over the world.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-11-08

Though the ancient Greeks and
Romans used ice for table purposes
to get through even hotter weather
than we have been having lately, they
knew nothing of ices" These were
introduced into France from Italy
about 1900, and known at first as
"fromages glaces," iced cheeses, al
though they were made of strawber-
ries, apricots, and so forth, and con
tanned not drop of cream, says the
London Chronicle. From 1852 the use
of "glaces" in the plural was sane.
toned by the academy, but not before
1926 did "une glace" force its way
into recognized acceptance. Ices"
are referred to from time to time in
the eighteenth century in English PEG.
pies letters from abroad. iced
creams" however, were known as
early as the year when William of Or.
ange came over, and by the middle of
the eighteenth century ice cream"
figured in cookery books.