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The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-27
TRY THE SPIRITS.

Perhaps there was never a time in the history of this country when so many men and things were being attacked. 7 The attacking is legitimate, and legiti- mately done, in some cases, But there is much that is neither legitimate nor legitimately done. The Kansas City Journal puts it clearly and truly when it says: All sorts of quack remedies are being proposed for real and inrag- irary evils and the legislative hoppers are filled with freak bills which would aggravate the evils they are aimed to cure. Mingled with these sincere but mistaken zealots are the shrewd and interruptions sandbaggers and black mailers, who, under the cloak of public virtue, are plying their dirty trade, as cold-blooded and calculating as the highwayman who holds up his victim at the point of pistol. To a careless ob- server this ebullition of emotional re- form may seem harmless and transito- ry, and cynical persons will doubtless see only the ludcrous side of the sit uation. But to patriotic citizens of the nations evolution this misguided zeal and thoughtless effory must appear in it's true colors, as nischievous and harmful in the extreme in it's ultimate consequences. If ever the American people needed sane and sober leadership they need it in the present year of grace and folly
 The Apostle John write: Beloved, be- lieve not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God; because many false prophets are gone out into the world" That was good advice. In these days sensible people would do well to try the spirits that are abroad Some of them are surely evil and harm full
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-27
MADSTONES.
Of Some Use Because Absorbent, Clay
 Pipe Makes a Good One.

Of Some Use Because Absorbent, Clay
 Pipe Makes a Good One
 Physicians are often asked whether there really is any virtue in what are called madstones. One of them, writ ing in the Medical Brief, declares that these stones are of value, but that they would be of more value if their limita tions were understood,
 There is no particular variety of stone or substance which may be de- signated exclusively as the maidstone" ," he says. T have seen many of them, so called, and no tive were of exactly the same composition, geologically considered.
 Madstones act on the same prin- ciple that a plotting paper does when absorbing ink, and there is nothing that makes better one than baked pipeclay. A new clay pipe, procurable for one cent as nearly any store where tobacco is sold, can not be ex- called by. maidstone, no matter how great it's reputation.
 "The action can be clearly demon- strated by placing common dry red brick in contact with the margin of a puddle of water and noticing what capillary attraction will ac- complish. Therefore, to be efficient, the only necessity is for the stone to be porous and have strong adhesive and absorbent qualities. Nothing my sterious about it,
 T have seen several that appear to be concretions, either vesical, renal or biliary and were found in the bladder, kidney or liver of some ani- mal-those taken from the deer sup posed to be the best.
 When person is bitten by a reptile or dog supposed to be made and the porous stone applied to the wound the plotting paper action begins, and | the blood, saliva from the mouth oi the animal and whatever poison these fluids contain will naturally by capil- lary attraction, be absorbed by and into the substance applied, no matter what name you may give it.
 The saying that if stone sticks the wound is poisonous, and if 1t does not take hold there is no venom pre-. sent is untrue If the stone is clear and dry # will adhere when moisture is within reaoil till 1t be comes satur. ated
 l For instance, new red brick will absorb one pint of water, After the venom has been taken into the circu- lation the maidstone is worthless, but as the victim is usually filled with whiskey or alcoho, at the same time the stone is beinf used the spirits may counteract the effect of the poison
 "I know of stone which has a wide reputation, and makes a goot living for the family owning it. They never let 1t go out of thcir sight, and when the victim can not be taken tc the stone one member of the family can be hired to take the stone 10 the victim, Tn addition to travelling ex- penses they charge $5 for the applica-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-27
THEY FEEL pRE7TY SAFE.

Our English friends have discovered what they managed to do in their naval manoeuvres last year, and they are pretty well pleased with it. The man. oeuvres were intended to test the abil- ity of the fleets to protect commerce while maintaining a battle front, and they showed that fifty-fve per cent. of the merchant ships were captured or destroyed. The two weeks of mimic war resulted in severe losses and in terruptton to commerce, but the Ad- miralty concludes that, if hostlHties had been prolonged for another week, the commerce destroyers would have been hunted down and swept from the seas and the merchantmen would then have been free to make port with their needed cargoes for the support of the English population. In other words, the "enemys' fleet of destroy CTS, though successful in their first swoop on the cargo carriers, would have found themselves, like the span- ish Armada, at the mercy of Britannia's s vigiIant defenders before complete cutting off of supplies could have been accomplished.
 Probably this isn't exaggerated. Great Britain would probably be able to take care of herself on the sea even against the willy Japanese, who are now her special friends,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-27

Swiss shoemakers work ten to twelve hours day. "The factory workman" says Special Agent Arthur B. Butman, lis required during the summer to be- gin his labor at 430 or 5 a. m. This early hour is demanded in order that the fresh energies of the workers may be obtained by the employer, as nearly all artisans are engaged to greater or less degree in agriculture for per sonal benefit. During the winter sea- son work in factories commences at 6 o'clock; fifteen and twenty minute rests are allowed at g and o'clock, respect lively, when refreshments of beer and bread are taken. From one to one and a half hours are allowed for dinner. The principal food of Swiss shoemak- CTS consists of bologna, bread and cheese, with beer; meat is seldom eat en unless on feast days; soups are served on Sundays
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-27
In Trouble.

Little mousie in the trap. Yours is quite dire mishap.
 In a trice You have drunk of sorrows lees; Bartered liberty for cheese
 Paltry price. Still, you did not, dare say, Guess the price you had to pay
 Till too late As for you the cheese did go. Poor old chap, you didn't know
 Twas bait. by bait have captured been, In a trap, with sickly grin,
 Forced to bide; Getting out as best l might, losing in my flight
 Lots of hide. Therefore I will set you free; And when trouble comes 70 me
 Some dark day, May I find, like you, a friend Who will me rejoicing send
 On my way!
 Louisville Courier-Jour
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-27

Friend (to newly made widow)-I suppose you are going to erect last ing monument to your husbands mem ory?
 Widow-To his memory no. Poor Isidor had none. It was only yester- day that in turning out one of his old coats I found the pockets full of let ters I had given 6im to post.-Bon Vivant.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-27
ADVERTISING RATES.

Situations, Wants. Rents and othsT' small advertisements. One Cent Wore. Each insertion. Eve Cents Word for Q full week.
 Display advertisements. per inch. ens insertion. s1.2o; each subsequent insss" &aon. 40 cents; one week. sS.2VI sael naonth. e10; one year. $40.
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tion and $2 extra for each hour that the stone sticks.
 This stone is busy a large part of the time. Not long since the stone held to mans leg for over one hundred flours, yet the man died. His life could have been saved if depe- -Ience had not been placed entirely in the stone"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-27

Vienna has installed what is perhaps the most remarkable electric, or cleo trically lighted, fountain in existence. It is situated in the Schwartzenberg- platz. Underneath the fountain, in a huge cemented chamber, are placed twenty-seven refiecting lamps, capable of producing seventy different luminous and colored effects. The light is trans mitted through the waters of the foun- tain. The light power of the plant is estimated as equal to $9OO,OOO,OOO can- hles.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-27
Germany exported over million tons of sugar, raw and refined, in 1906.

Miss Marguerite R. Brink, who has studied the details of dairying and is an expert in cheesemaking, has been appointed to fill a professorship in the Colorado State Agricultural college, while the regular incumbent, Professor Hewlett, is taking courses at Columbia university.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-27

The Boston Globe thinks the Ohio legislature ought to pass resolution now informing the inhabitants of the state that the proper pronunciation of its name is not "O-hi-er," while the Iowa legislature might inform the world that the accent on Iowa goes on the first syllable.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-27

Mayor Guthrie of Pittsburg, who has been conducting crusade against overspeeding automobilists, was aston ished to find his own chauffeur among the 235 arraigned, and was amazed to hear him testify that the mayor was in the car when the speed rule was violated. MT. Guthrie at once offered to pay the fine, declaring his innocence of intentional wrongdoing, but accept ing the responsibility. Which was all { right as right could be.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-27

DELIVERED BY CARRIERS IN THE CITY, 12 GENTS A WEEK. 50 GENTS A MONTH. s3 FOR SIX MONTHS. ss A YEAR. THE SAME TERMS BY MAIL SINGLE COPIES. GENTS.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-27

Timothy Collins, who died at Mon4 treal the other day at the age of iii, was native of Cork, and had lived in the reigns of five British sovereigns- George III, George ", William ", Victoria and Edward VII. When he was born Washington was President of the United States. Collins was an in- veterate smoker and never used an um- brella in his life, but it is not certain whether the tobacco or the unchecked rain and snow kept him alive so long.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-27

For months rumors have been in cir culation that the constant extension and deepening of the coal mines which encircle Carlsbad constitute a source of danger to the springs. In two or three mines warm water found it's way, and the city authorities were much disturb ed over the phenomenon. State com- mission of experts was nominated last year to investigate the matter and take any steps necessary to protect the ther- nal springs. At a meeting recently the commission ordered all pumping to be stopped in the lower levels of Maria II. mine, some ten miles from Carlsbad. Three other mines will also be kept under close observation for some time longer. There seems no doubt that the water coming into these mines flows from the sources of the Carlsbad springs.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-27

THE OLDEST DAILY PAPER PUB-
 AXsHED IN CONNECTICUT.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-27

THE WEEKLY JOURNAL. Esnued Thursdays, One Dollar Year.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-27
EAmeatanm.

MIR. FREDERICK WELD will engage the services of a limited number Of good singers for a corus choir Voices tried at 139 Orange St.
The Washington times., 1907-07-08
RUSSELL REFUSED
TO FIGHT HERBERT
Only $3.50 in House at
Vallejo, Cal, on hide
pendence Day.

PHILADELPHIA. July Sunk Rus
sell, the Philadelphia Welterweight, tray
eled $500 miles 10 fight George Herbert.
a California scrapper. al Vallejo, Cal.
on July 4. but the bout, which the public
has been arNdously waiting 10 hear
from, didn't take place
Russell went West. accompanied by
Frank Poth, a young Philadelphia mil
honaire. and Johnny Lotus. a we'll
known fight handler. The party arrived
on the slope about ten days ago and
Russell went into active training.
For some reason the brilliant minds
which promoted the fight selected hide
pendence Day as the date. although it
coneicted with the SQUires- Burns
battle
When Russell Poth and LOTUS reach
ed the fight club they found a house OF
about $3.50 had congregated 70 see the
bout
The promoter asked Russell TO go In
and night anyway, as Herbert was will
ing Not so INK. The Quaker scrap
per vas accompanied by a millionaire
and was in no need Of a meal ticket.
Russell and his friends left the building
and there was no fight. The twenty
three spectators were stung
And now the Pacific coast writer's say
our INK has cold feet because he re-
fused 10 fight for the price OF a round
OF drinks Russell. POth. and LOTUS
Will probably return this week
The Washington times., 1907-07-08
ATHLETIC GAMES
FOR PYTHIANS
Attractive Events Scheduled
for July 17-Harness
Race Entries.

Arrangements have been completed by
the committee in charge OF the Pythian
field day events at BrighrwOOd Driving
Park, Wednesday. July Il. The meet is
under the direction Of four organiza-
lions OF the Knights Of Pythias-Web-
ster Lodge. No. z. and Capital Lodge.
No. p. and Washington and Caldwell
companies OF the uniformed rank.
The amuscments VIII consist Of trot-
ting and pacing races. auto. motorcycle
and bicycle contests, baseball game, and
other events.
The entries in the harness races indi-
cate an attractive card, as follows:
Glass A: First race-Mr. Fowler's Pee
Wee. Mr. Rupert's Fair Nancy. Mr.. Des-
sez's Leonora, Jarvis Brothers Robin
hood. Mr.. Mitchelrs Edna Wilkes. Mr..
Slagelrs Tattler, Mr.. Goodacre's Harry
Madden.
Class B; Second race-Mr. RHey's
Little Kitty. Mr.. Levy's Winchester Boy.
Mr. Wrenn's Edna Chimes. Mr.. Potts
Edna Knight, Mr.. Goodacre's May
Queen, Mr.. Boldens Mcnamara.
A game OF baseball viii be played at
Sis .. n. between the teams Of the
metropolitan Police Department and the
Electrical Department team OF the re-
Gently organized Inter-District League,
composed OF employees OF the District
government A generous rivalry exists
between these teams. and much inter-
est Is manifested.
Many amusing features. including a
mule race. will be on the program. and
Pythian field day promises to be enter
tanning and attractive to all lovers OF
amateur sports and speed contests
The Washington times., 1907-07-08

Faculty Adviser Writes In
tereSting Letter to
The Times.

b. c. Hastings, faculty adviser Of
the Seattle High School baseball team,
which showed under Western High of
Washington on Saturday, by 10 70 /,
writes The Times an interesting letter.
sketching the teams history and vouch-
ing for it's status.
While in Washington Mr. Hastings is
the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs w. r. Spill
man. who attended Mr.. Hastings first
school In Manhattan. Kan. twenty-five
years ago. Mr.. Spnman is now chief
Of the rural free delivery service. Mr..
Hastings letter is as follows:
Washington, d. c., July 7, 1907.
Mr.. Thomas Rice, care Times, Wash
ington.
Dear Sir: AS the remark was made
frequently yesterday that the Seattle
-tlgh School baseball team were profess
sionals IN disguise, / desire TO enlighten
me public with regard 70 our team. and
this trip
With the exception Of our assistant
manager. Stewart. and myself who do
not play. our team Is composed Of bona
nde high school boys, not one over
twenty years Of age The average age
Is eighteen, and the boys are mostly
sCphomOres and juniors Our star pitch
ers are both freshmen. All OF the boys
passed their examinations and qualified
one week before the close of school
This trip Is authorized by the board
OF education or Seattle and the under
signed was sent by the board as the
ofiicial representative OF the high school
faculty
Our boys have played good. clean ball
from ST. Paul. our first stop. 70 this city.
We have received the highest common
dalton for conduct, good manners, and
craftsmanship on the entire trip. We
nave received the best Of hospitality
and good fellowship, and are especially
delighted with our reception here.
The trip is the brain product OF our
manager, Harold Stewart. who is also
responsible for the great football game
last New Year Day, when the North
Division High School team, OF Chicago,
was taken 10 the coast, their expenses
fully met, and several thousand dollars
profit resulting.
The business men with the true Seat
tie spirit took up MT. Stewards plan.
and gave the funds for this trip. What
we receive from the games goes %
refund them. and we expect a fat
treasury by the time We are back home.
We have visited and played IN St
Paul, Chicago, Detroit. Scranton, New
York. Philadelphia. and Washington.
and after spending two weeks in this
neck Of the woods viii return 70 Chi
cago, thence south 10 ST. Louis, Mem
dFrancisco, Portland, and back TO our
home. which we like best OF all.
Trusting that you may use some OF
these lines % place Us properly before
the public, I am, yours sincerely,
y. c. HASTINGS
Faculty Adviser, Seattle II. s. B. p.
Team.
The Washington times., 1907-07-08
WASHINGTON BOYS
TRICK CYCLISTS
Armstrong Trio, in San Fran
cisco Quake, Arrives
Home.

Three Washington boys who have
made good in trick cycling. ana Incl
dentally. who lost everything they pos
sessed I'm the San Francisco earthquake.
viii be seen al Luna Park this week
They are Ebert COR Doc and Arthur
Hebbard and William Armstrong. com
posing the famous Armstrong Trio.
Each Of them was born iu Washing
ton, and picked up trick cycle riding on
the asphalt streets of the city. SIX
years ago they entered the professional
ranks. and since then have Travelled
many thousands OF miles and visited
every State in the Union. They intro
duced the now famous cycle wLirI
but have since abandoned that for a
more spectacular line Of WORK. that OF
carrying three men on one wheel and
Juggling a table. crawling through the
frame. riding cClapsable machines. ana
doing head stands on moving bicycles.
When TIE earthquake came they were
ouartered ia a hotel on the main
streets Of Frisco. and jumped % the
ground TO save their lives Three min
utes later the building tOrpled 10 the
ground and was destroyed by FIRE
w A EIebbard. OF 1l05 New YORK
avenue northwest. is the proud father
Of the first named two. He is The man
eyer Of the Vermont Court Stables. and
as he had not seen his boys since the
earthquake. an affecting scene was Wit
messed there yesterday when they made
their appearance
The Washington times., 1907-07-08
OLYMPIC PROGRAM
SENT TO AMERICA

President James E. Sullivan. OF the
Amateur Athletic Union and secretary
OF the American Committee OF the Brit
ish Olympic Games OF 1895. yesterday re-
ceived a communication from Lord Des-
borough. chairman of the British COM
mittee, inclosing the program that was
sanctioned by the International Olympic
Committee at the meeting at The Hague
In May. 1907.
Sullivan in orGer TO give the American
committee an opportunity to offer sug-
gestons before the final draft Of the
program IS made. The athletic events
are as follows:
One hundred metres. 200 metres. 400
metres, 500 metres, 100 metres, 10 me-
tres hurdle. 400 metres hurdle. $500 me
walk. Marathon race. twenty-five miles.
standing broad jump. standing high
jump. running broad jump. running high
jump. hop. steP, and jump, pole vault.
hammer, shot, tug Of war three-mile
team race. $500 metres walk, discus. free
style. and Greek style; javelin-
The maximum number of competitors
from each country will be twelve. Four
tug-Of-war teams can be entered and one
team from each country in the three
mile relay race.
Besides the athletic events there will
be swimming, wrestling, cycling, arch
cry. fencing. gymnastics, golf lacrosse.
tennis, rowing. shooting. motor racing,
skating. racquets and yachting.
The Washington times., 1907-07-08
BURNS MAY MEET
JOHNSON IN FALL
So-called Champion Practi-
cally Consents to
Fight Negro.

SAN FRANCISCO. July S-A Tommy
Burns-Jack Johnson battle at the Ocean
View pavilion Is being arranged by
Promoter J. w. Coffroth, and the date
Of the encounter will be In September.
Coffroth preached the subject TO Burns
during a conversation on SUNDAY, and
practically received the Canadians con-
sent 10 the match. IN fight him. -
said Burns. IF you make a twelve
foot ring.
That's a matter. Tommy" answered
Coffroth, with a smile. that the other
fellow will have a say in.
Well. replied Burns. Il have always
said 1 would never fight a negro out
i would Ike TO prove 10 this fellow and
the world that / am his master I'll
glve you final answer the middle Of
next week. after / have duly thought
1t over
Joe Thomas is figuring on being
matched with Joe Cans for some time
in the fall
The Washington times., 1907-07-08
SHORTER, UGLIER WORD
MIGHT DESCRIBE THEM

The Times is able today to expose
another nature taking story. the authors
of which are q couple of newspaper
men from Cleveland Post, who went
on a fishing expedition to the Anglers
Club on Wednesday and Thursday of
last week.
The story dealt with bass of pro-
digione size and myriad numbers.
The Times story comes direct from
a veracious and disinterested spectator.
In fact, the b0atmar OF the tdo DAYS
sport The boatman's statistics OF The
two days catch of the two fishermen
are as follows:
Four bass. aggregate weight two and
three-fourth pounds.
One cat, weight four ounces.
Three perch. aggregate weight six and
one-fourth ounces.
The Washington times., 1907-07-08
MASKLESS CATCHER
KILLED BY A FOUL

PHILADELPHIA, July S.-Philadel-
phia's first baseball fatality OF 1907 came
when nineteen-year-old Frank Conroy
died yesterday morning in St Luke's
Hospital.
He had been the catcher in a game
played in Paramount Park Saturday
afternoon Disdaining the use OF a
mask, he was catching CLOSE behind the
bat" when a foul-tip struck him on the
left side Of the head. He became un-
conscious Immediately, and was taken
10 the home OF one OF his companions.
near the park. A physician who was
hospital.
There the operation of trephining the
skull was made Intellectually. His
widowed mother, whose sole support he
was, went TO the hospital from her
home. 1921 Emily street, and was with
him when he died
The Washington times., 1907-07-08
BARRY BOXES BLACKBURN.

PHILADELPHIA. July Slack
Blackburn, OF this city. and jim Barry.
OF Chicago. each or whom has taken
the measure Of Fred Bradley. OF Bos-
ton. IN enc round. VIII furnish the wind
up AT the Washington Sporting Club,
Fifteenth and Wood streets, tonighs.
Barry Is taller, heavier. and sun
posedly a harder hitter than Blackburn
Another star bout will be between
Tommy O'Keefe, the crack local lad.
and Joe Seiger, Of Denver. The latter
has scored thirty-One knOck-outs IN
fOTty-nine battles There viii be three
other good bouts.
The Washington times., 1907-07-08
Standing of the Clubs
Ross1Nrs HOUSE MARKED.

The house in the Boulevard Mont
martre. in Paris, where Rosslni lived
for some time and where ne composed
the Barber de Seville" is 10 be dis
unguished by a commemorative tablet
The Barber was only a qualified sue
cess, and the story goes that when Ros-
SIM left this house 10 go TO live at
Passy, some one told him that he would
be deafened from morning 10 night BY
the whistiing (siffie) on the Central
railway. The composer answered with
the utmost nOnchalance. After being
present at the first night OF the'Bar-
bier de Seville, I can stand any
amount OF whistling--Pau Mall Ca
Zette-
The Washington times., 1907-07-08
'Batted for Morgan in ninth.

Left on bases-St. Louis. s; Washing
ton, 10. First base on balls-Off MorrN1-
z; on Graham, l. Hits made-Oh GLADE.
in innings; OF Diueen, 2 in inning;
on Graham, In innings; of Hughes.
In innings; on Morgan, 10 in 3 in
nings- Struck out-By Glade, 3; by Ora
ham, 2; by Morgan, 2; by Hughes. 2.
Three-base hit-Hemphill. Two base hits
Hickman, Hemphill Jones, Anderson
Yeager, Clymer, BuelOw. Sacrifice hits
Pickering. Altizer. Niles. Stolen bases
Clymer. Ganley. Double plays-Hick-
man to Warner; Buelow TO Yeager. Hit
by pitcher-By Glade, l; BY Dlneen, l.
Wild pitch-MOrgan. Umpire-Mr. Con-
molly. Time Of game-2 hours and SO
minutes. Attendance, 400