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The Washington times., 1907-09-08
Mn Contlnne TO Write.

Il propose to continue writing after
I relinquish my position IN the public
service" said the veteran. MANY Of
my productions have not only been
read by men in the police bureau, but
6y public servants OF other cities L
consider Fault Finding, Cut On Be
mind and Never Mind What People
Say among the best OF my efforts
Fault Finding" which Sergeant
Nenough prides most OF ali, is as fol-
lows:
minister stood in his pulpit high.
UenounCinE sin Of every hue,
And, waxing warm in his subject ad-
Grew severe upon Christians for dancing.
To 90 hopping and skipping over a hoor'
showed baseness Of morals and ughtness
Fgofs aszertinr. Under no circumstance
Ought church member engage in
But whilst picturing this habit in terms
a nice little wasp up his leg was crawling
Right next 10 his skin please forgive the
And Of this minister's leg this wasp took
possession.
Now, this wasp, from being an inquisitive
Thought he'd shoot out his singer TO see
where he was at
SENDING that sharp lille instrument please
don't laugh
calf.
AT which the divine sprang high. with a
shout
And began skipping and walking about,
And an the time let me inform you, beg.
He kept shouting and shaping the calf q
his Leg.
Talk about dancing Why his step beat al
That one ever beheld on the floor Of a hall.
His gyrations. so wild and startling, too.
Would make a high kicker with envy turn
blue
His antics continuing. so it is said,
The people all thought he gone wrong In
his head
So they rushed to the pulpit in greatest
alarm.
Fearing their pastor might do himself
harm.
Blu; he waved them all back as the wasp he
shook out
OF the Les Of his pants, dead beyond doubt
Then 10 the pulpit front slowly advancing.
said; Friends, IN modify my remarks
on dancing,
And say. under certain conditions. a Chris
tan may dance
That Is. should he ind a wasp up the
leg q his pants
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" AVING written and published
- over 100 illusions during the
mast twenty years, and won
the name of Bard OF the
Police Bureau" James Farley Me-
nough. house sergeant for twenty
years at the Chestnut Hill substation,
Philadelphia, has resigned his position,
after thirty-two years OF continuous
service. and retired 10 private life. to
live in his comfortable home, at ISIS
Germantown avenue. Chestnut Hill.
Sergeant Menough was born in The
vicinity of St. John and Beaver streets,
Philadelphia, on September %. 1881,
and received little or no education
when IA boy. BY diligence and perse-
verance he educated himself, never
losing an opportunity TO try 10 i'm
prove his condition along this line. In
time he was able to spell, read. and
write, and then took up more difficult
studies. until finally he considered
himself able 10 become an applicant
for a place in the police department,
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door and was talking to Jefferson.
saw him give Jefferson q letter"
did you hear him say anything7"
Il only heard him say. See that she
gets this. Jefferson, at once-tonight.'
and Jefferson closed the door and went
downstairs"
Reynolds dismissed her with q
gesture. and AnnerIy saw the woman
look spitefully at some one IA the
room.
4 must call you back for a moment.
Jeffersoa, said Reynolds, peremptorily.
Jefferson went forward a little re-
luctantly. He scoWled at the woman
and passed her with a quick indrGws
ing Of the breath ard something that
sounded like a curse.
1T seems that you were q little
chary Of your information, Jefferson
said Reynolds severely. y thought
better OF you, my man, and deemed
you more attached 10 your master.
Is the woman. Agnes Hensley, telling
the truth when she says that your
master gave you letter last night7''
Il suppose she is. sir"
You will tell the jury, II you please,
for whom that letter was"
Jefferson looked at the lawyer pa
thetIcally.
For Gods sake, sir. don't see any
sense in going into thatF' he ss!d inn
ploringly. IT'S a business matter,
sir-pure and simple. can't tell you
fhatr'
You Will have TO do st."
JefTerson's voice dropped a little IN
q pitiful attempt TO make his words
as nearly inaudible as possible.
1T was to-a woman, SIR.
"A woman The lawyer, seeing at
last the impression likely TO be created
in the minds OF the jury by the reluc-
lance OF the witness. froWned a little.
Your evasion does you little credit
SIR he said impatiently. Your mas
ter was a man OF honor even If ne
was little liked. A man knowing noth-
ing Of him might think"
Continued Next sunday.)
The Washington times., 1907-09-08
Glves Advice in Verse.

IN a more serious vein is Never Mind
What People Saw" as follows:
10 thy duty. true and fearless.
Whate'er thy conscience says Is right
Loving each man as thy brother
reating all In honor bright.
Acting thus. thou nee6st not pay
Heed % what some people say.
Turn ears 81 lead 20 thy detrartoI~
IN silence pass their censuTe by.
letting -ttions grand and noble
Tend thy life to magnify:
F,ir evil words kind words repay.
Anl never mind what people say.
From virtues pathway never wander.
tie true to every noble trust.
Guard thy thoughts lest they betray thee
Into acts OF vice and lust
Fy nvinF thus from day 70 day
Thou needs not fear what people say.
The Washington times., 1907-09-08
CANNED HOPES.

We went away with splendid hopes
To breathe the smokeless country airs
TIC fields stretched far before our eyes,
The world had never seemed 50 fair;
I'li fate keeps busy wrecking a
Glsd expectations that are mans;
The rood we got 10 eat out there
Was forwarded from town in cans.
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Continued from Eighth Page

the person who is chiefly benefited by
Major FaIrfaxs will, you can knot the
hangman's moose about the neck of ais
murderer -
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Before she could answer him, however,
a servant entered.
They are beginning with the in
quest, madam" he said. respectfully,
and Mr.. Antrim says that you had
better come into the library The
young ladies are already there"
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Seattle, Wash, Sept. I.
ILLIONS and billions of
flies or gnatS in a swarm
so thick that the sun
was obscured for several
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hours envelOped the German
steamship Ammon, which has Just
arrived at this port.
The vessel was running about
sixty miles off the coast of Gala
pages Islands, near the equator
west Of South America, when a
westerly breeze brought the dense
swarm of insects that drove every
person from the decks.
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Seemed Like Huge Cloud.

Seemed Like Huge Cloud.
~ HE captain AVID officers have
passed the islands several times
and they say they are unable
TO account for the strange phe-
ncsSenon. The ship was blowing her
way along late one afternoon when a
cloud was seen coming out OF the far
west AS Il grew in dimensions and
density the passengers and crew hoped
for a passing shower TO cool the per-
pendicular rays Of the tropic sun. In
stead OF a cloud OF vapor they receive
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ed a cloud or pestiferous insects that
bit and stung until every persUn wa
forced to seek shelter below
The insects remained with the ship
until nIghtfall, when a cool north
breeze arose and drove on the nies.
This Is the second story Of the same
kind that mas come from that region.
In May last. the Norwegian bark 5urk.
while cruising near the spot, was at
tackled by a great swarm Of insects
and the whole crew OF sailors forced
70 seek protection below the decks.
The flies seemed to traverse the ocean
in dense bodies and appeared eager to
alight on a ship or other object for .
few hours rest.
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Continued Next sunday.)
paGe Eleven
The Washington times., 1907-02-04

his own destiny. and it has been a
high one. The American Indian has
been pauperized and degraded by
the excessive charity and misguided
philanthropy of nation that mag
ined he was unfit to contribute any
thing to the social scheme. He has
been most literally killed by kind
ness.
If the Indians were all given their
lands in allotments. and likewise,
just as fast as they were competent
TO conduct their business affairs,
were given allotments of their tribal
funds, instead of being maintained
perpetually as wards of the Govern
ment, the Indian might become a
self-respeeting, self-relying, indie
pendent citizen He ought never TO
have been a mere ward of the Gov
eminent. The harm that genera
tons in that attitude have done to
him ought to be undone SO soon and
so far as possible.
The Washington times., 1907-02-04
Taft

The Times presented in its news
columns yesterday an extremely in
teresting statement of the case for
Secretary Taft. 1t was based on the
expressions of an Ohio friend and
supporter of the Secretary, who be-
heves that Ohio has a chance TO fur
nish the next President, and who
tells why it will be Taft.
The friends of Secretary Taft, it
appears, are just getting warmed
up. They are firm in the opinion
that there exists more popular SEN
timent for Taft than for any other
man in the Party-Roosevelt, of
course, excepted. They realize that
Taft has the opposition of powerful
interests within the party; but they
point out, on the other hand, that
Mckinley, the last Ohio President,
was in the same situation, and vet
won. He had the people with him
and the politicians against him.
The parallel between the careers
of these two sons of Ohio is in some
respects significant and suggestive.
That Ohio people are ready TO get
together and support the man who
has a chance 10 be nominated and
elected is not startling. Ohio is al
ways prepared to furnish Presiden-
tial timber. But the declaration
that Taft's Ohio friends are now
out looking up his strength in other
States, and seeking support, is GER
tainly a contribution 10 the current
political news that is worth while.
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specifies that none of the money
shall be paid to State, county, or
city employees; that is, it etfeetually
prohibits this very plan of co-opera-
ton.
The pure food law is a type of
the regulatory legislation that must
become more and more important as
the Federal Government reaches out
TO correct commercial abuses and
inequities. The Federal Govern
ment has power over interstate
commerce. The States have their
own food commissioners, their own
railroad commissioners, etc; and if
these cannot work in cooperation
with representative of the Federal
authorityin the same commercial and
industrial fields, then there win in
evitably be discord where harmony
should prevail, and failure where
results are needed.
The Washington times., 1907-02-04
GIRL SUSPECTED
Of LOVERS THEFT
Every Time He Spoke of
Love He Grabbed Hand.
full of NickelS.

DENVER. Col. Feb. 4-Taking ad-
vantage of the embarrassment he had
caused Miss May Walsh. a pref
ty sixteen-year-old cash girl at
the Daniels & Fisher Stores Company.
Cato Holden. eighteen years OF age.
formerly an empIoye OF the same COM
paay. stole $50 which had been in the
charge OF the young woman.
Holden was familiar with the rules
and methods OF the store, and used
this knowledge In executing the theft.
He knew that one OF Miss {Falshs du-
ties was to wrap nickels and dimes in
small packages. which she had 10 de-
post In a box at her desk.
Holden repeatedly visited her at the
table where she was at work and made
love to her. Embarrassed by his words,
Miss Walsh did not give he full at
tention TO her work. and allowed her
gaze TO wander several times. Each
time she looked away Holden would
reach into the cage and secure a hand
full OF money.
The girl was suspected at first. but
when she was questioned by the Offi-
GERS she mentioned the frequent visits
OF Holden to her that day. The officers
then 1-.yan search that lea 10 his ar
rest Ecey recovered all OF the money
except ED
The Washington times., 1907-02-04
Noted Indian Woman
KneW Dolly Madison
Often Visited White House With Her Father,
Who Was Chief of Cherokees- Is
Postmaster at Fort Gibson.

Confederaey, when he first came 10
Fort Gibson. a young lieutenant. and
also with Betty Taylor. daughter Of
General Taylor. who we're visitors al
her home, and she has frequently seen
the two sitting before the big fireplace
in the Sanders home in Fort Gibson.
which house IS sun standing.
Mrs. Ross IS a brilliant conversational
list, and never tires OF relating incidents
In her early life among the CherOkees,
when Fort Gibson was the western out
post of the Government. She was &C
quainted with the wife Of SeQuoyah, the
American Cadmus." and perhaps the
greatest OF all Indians; also other dis
tinguished Indians.
She is very retiring in disposition, sell
dom goes abroad and has never allowed
her picture 10 be published Her hus-
band, W L. Ross. established the Chero-
kee Advocate in 1871. a weekly paper de-
voted 10 the interests Of the Cherokee
Indians. and especially those who do
not speak English, the paper being
printed half In the Cherokee language
and the other half in English.
Her father was among the greatest
and best Cherokees. and was elected
chief OF the nation after the death OF
his brother, John Ross.
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WICKED WILLIAM LOEB.

From Congress unto Cabinet the warn
ing runs along;
Beware Of wicked William Loeb, who
always gets on wrong"
The fool mistakes
The fellow makes
When any chance appears
Have spread contention forth and set
the nations by the ears.
Wherever there IS trouble the investi-
gators probe
Reveals the Vaccinations OF the always
erring Loeb.
Who was 1t sent Is. StoTer forth to
Europe 10 diplome
And never tipped him prudently TO
leave his wife at homer
Who was IL wrote
That hasty note
Beginning Dear Maria"
And ending with a postscript meaning
merely You're a liar?'
The wretch Is found: his name and
fame are known around the globe
It was that bungling blunderer,i the
wicked William Loeb!
Who was II said like Carnegie, that We
must lift the lid
From Noah Webster's book and spell
as old Josh Billings did?
Who tried TO get
The alphabet
To bow a suppliant knee,
And let the letter - alone enjoy i'm
munity?
Who was IL, when the Congress kicked,
again dOnned Webster's robe.
And spelled twelve letters 10 the word?
Same wicked William Loeb
j. n. NJ. In New York American.
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MONDAY. FEBRUARY 5. 1897.
The Position of Japan.

Japan is a newcomer among the
powers. She is burdened with an
onerous war debt. She has every
thing 10 lose and nothing TO gain by
war with a neighbOr nation Of
Americas power.
Today her people and her states
men have a grievance against the
United States. The great mass of
Americans give her their sympathy.
The American Government is I'M
dertahng 10 remove all cause for
complaint, as previously it has I'M
dertaken to remove corresponding
causes for Russia, Turkey, Austria,
Germany, Italy, Mexico, and most of
the South American republics. Not
one OF those nations found il neces-
sary TO resort TO arms-and it is a
defiance Of common sense to sup
pose that Japan, ably governed as
she is, viii do so either.
The Washington times., 1907-02-04
SUGAR AND SHEEP
BOON MONTANA

BILLINGS, Mon, Feb. 4.-The big
sugar factory which began operations
about a month ago is now running at
full blast day and night. Five hundred
and fifty men are employed. the work
being divided into two shifts. each shift
working twelve hours. Beets are being
brought in by rail and by wagon from
all parts OF the sugar district. and about
1900 tons Of sugar is sacked and ship
ped 10 the various markets every day.
The yield Of beets was much greater
than was first expected; In fact. for an
initial season II was q record breaker,
something like $1,000 tons being pro-
duced on 700 acres. More than 1000
acres viii be planted next season. Pres
ent indications are that the factory will
be compelled to run until about the
middle OF March ia order 10 grind the
crop.
So far most of the output has been
sold in the larger cities OF the State.
although several carloads have gone as
far west as the Coast. The beet pulp Is
being eagerly sought after by the stock
men and ranchers, who use II feeding
cattle and sheep It's fat producing
qualities are nearly as great as those OF
alfalfa, and its cost Is only 40 cents a
ton. In the immense feeding pens ad-
jacent 20 the factory more than 5000
sheep Will be fattened for market the
present winter.
The Washington times., 1907-02-04
WOMAN ON A JURY
GIVES MAN DIVORCE
Pretty Blonde Is the First
IaleSWoman to Sit in Case
in Colorado.

DENVER, Col. Feb. 4.-'HIIda
Smith,
AS the clerk in the county court called
the name, young woman. with masses
Of fluffy. golden hair and dancing h.v,
eyes. stepped Jauntily forward, and
ColoradO's first talesWOman was ready
10 answer truthfully all questions
touching upon her qualifications 10 sit
as a fair and impartial juror in the case
at bar"
MISS smith was empaneled upon an
open venirC in the trial of a divorce
case. brought by a man. and sat In the
Jurors box beside five men with no
signs OF trepidaton.
Gentlemen of the jury" Judge Nc
can paused In his instructions when he
glanced at the smiling face OF the girl
juror and lady OF the jury" he added
calamity. and then proceeded.
The jury found in favor If the plain
tin. and gave him a decree upon the
ground OF desertiOn.
The Washington times., 1907-02-04

AiUSKOGEE. I. T., Feb. +.-Mrs. NJ.
]. Ross, mother OF Postmaster Ross. OF
Fort Gibson, and who lives az that
place, has just passed her seventy
ninth year, and Is In fine health Mrs
Ross IS perhaps the most distinguished
Cherokee woman now living, and comes
OF good Cherokee and Scotch lineage
She was born IN Georgia. and came here
when a child. Her father was Louis
Ross, brother OF John Ross. unquestion-
ably the most noted chief Of the Chero-
KEGS. having ruled over forty years.
Mrs. Ross has seen John Howard
Payne, author Of Home. Sweet Home. e"
at her fathers house.
Mrs. Ross was educated in the State
OF Pennsylvania, and was frequently
in Washington with her father and
Chief Ross. While in Washington she
was a welcome visitor at the White
House. and was a favorite with Dolly
Madison, wife OF President Madison"
who vas perhaps the most distinguished
mistress OF the White House Mrs
Ross was acquainted with Jen Davis
afterward president OF the Southern
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LAWYER WHO EXPOSED
DIVORCE PLOT IS DEAD

NEW YORK. Feb. 4.-Henry ]. Han
cock, a lawyer. died at the Hotel STRAIT
ford, II East Thirty-second street, Of
acute uraemia.
Mr.. Hancock laid a singular affidavit
before Justice Leventritt in the Supreme
Court last month. Mrs. Minnie L. Weis,
for whom he was conducting a suit
for divorce. had refused TO pay him the
fee, $500, which he demanded when
Mrs Weis told him that she had de-
cided to try another lawyer. She Of
fered Hancock $500 for his work.
Hancock in his affidavit on the plea
OF showing that his work had been
worth $3.50. told all OF his clients
troubles, and said that she contem-
plates marrying a rich man with large
manufacturing interests as soon as she
obtained the divorce.
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The Indian.

The great republic Of Mexico is
not a Spanish but an Indian coun-
try. People don't realize this so
generally as they ought. The best
blood and brain and civilization, the
government, the wealth. the intelH-
genee are chiefly Indian-not Span
ish. The proportion of Spanish
blood in the whole country is almost
insignificant.
While Congress is passing the an
nual Indian appropriation bin it
might do well TO remember Mexico.
Mexico is what Its Indians have built
il up to be. The Indians of Mexico are
not particularly different from what
those Of the United States might
have been if they had been given
chance.
The Mexican Indian worked out
The Washington times., 1907-02-04
A Good Rule.

The army ana navy Of the United
States are maintained for business
purposes solely. They are not pic
turesque details in our national
landscape. They are pent-up forces,
horrible when put to use, and USE
less unless kept constantly at the
highest efficiency and secret from
other governments.
Accordingly il is plain idioey TO
open our coast defenses TO news
paper writers OF extend the hospi-
tality of our fleets to special com
missioners from magazines. pic
ture stories" Of soldier life in 1907
and bright descriptions of ordinary
cruises may do no harm. On the
contrary, if they serve to attract to
the service characteristic American
young men they may do much good.
But anything more intimate is like
~ 10 prove a costly mistake.
Secretary Metcalf took this view
of the matter Immediately on in
quiring into il. He has now an
nounced that hereafter no permits
10 board vessels of war when on a
cruise viii be granted save in cases
of emergency. His decision is APP
proved by every consideration of
policy and common sense, and he
has every reason to expect that edi-
tors of newspapers and magazines
alike will support him in il earnestly.
The Washington times., 1907-02-04
Typhoid in the District.

An extremely interesting COM
mentary on typhoid fever in Wash
ington has been presented recently
by the Maryland Medical Journal
The main contentious are that
typhoid is a rural disease, pro-
eeeding from country to town:
that a heavy morning invasion of
workers" from the suburbs favors
the prevalence of the disease, and
that, its water supply being pure,
the Capital should be satisfied with
typhoid rate of 40 to the 100000
citizens, and delighted if it falls
10 IS.
Encouraging as this statement is,
it is only too likely TO create an an
due complacency among the men
whose support the Health Depart
ment needs in Congress. IL is true
the problem OF typhoid is not con
fined 10 Washington. II is true rural
communicative poorer sanitary
supervision-may and do often suf-
fer more. 1t is true that a death
rate of forty would not rank Wash
ingtOn unfavorably among the cities.
But il is true also that typhoid is a
preVentable disease. and that 80, or
even IS, deaths to every 100, 600 of
its citizens is a tax on human life
paid 10 ignorance.
This is the attitude of the local
health Office. and il was in fulfill
ment of its purpose 10 fight the dis
ease resolutely that it asked and OBJ
tanned the cooperation of the Pub
lie Health and Marine Hospital Ser
vice. There was good reason to
fight, notwithstanding the Maryland
Medical journal.
In the first place, our present
rate of deaths from typhoid is
not IS, or 40, but 49.3-maI-
ing as, according to the latest
figures at hand, the eighth among
the cities. In the second place, this
rate of 49.3 for the year 1906 is 81
higher than the rate for 1905. In
the third place. the number of cases
of typhoid reported in the District
of Columbia for the period from
January 1 to February ,, 1906, was
81, while the corresponding number
for the same period in 1907 was 81
nearly twice as many.
Men who have studied this prob
lem locally win hesitate 10 accept
the Journals contention that much
of our typhoid is due to the sub
urban life of many of our worImen.
Such of them as are afflicted are
rarely treated here. They are taken
i'll in their homes, and the cases are
credited to the counties in which
they live. not t. Washington. About
Is out of every 100 typhoid cases re-
ported in the District are thought
10 be due 10 its milk supply. About
the same number are thought to be
imPorted-that is, brought to Wash
ington by visitors or residents from
other communities, not by subur-
banites. About . cases in 100 are
accredited to direct contact. What
produces the other 65 remains to be
determined. The community and
Congress viii not hesitate to say
that the inquiry into the causes of
all these cases and the fight against
those causes should be made as thor
Oughly and as earnestly as possible.