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The Washington times., 1907-04-04
KATHRYN PURNELL TO BEGIN
ON INDEFINITE ENGAGEMENT

The opening play for the indefinite
engagement Of Kathryn Purnell and her
company, which viii begin at the Ma
jestic Theater on April 8, viii be
Woman Against Woman" an English
melOdrama from the pen OF Frank Har-
vey, and has been credited with more
genuine success than any importation
IN the dramatic line seen here In years
The usual maunees viii be given. Non
day, Wednesday, and Saturday.
The Washington times., 1907-04-04
NAVY DEPARTMENT
CHANGES MADE

Changes in the classified service Of the
Navy Department have been announced
as follows:
Appointment-Bureau of Supplies and
Accounts: Edward Preissig. by transfer,
eopyist. at $50 per annum.
photographic office. A.
B, McManus from craftsman at ST. 400
to nautical expert at 81, 300 per aunum:
F. E Molkow, from craftsman at 81 -200
to craftsman at 81. 400 per annum; w. D.
Nichols. from craftsman at 81 O30 10
craftsman at S1.200 per annum.
observation-disclosures Of Ordnance. W.
". LIE Mat, eopyist, at $50 per annum-
The Washington times., 1907-04-04
l.watson,s Burlesqueso Next 80

''Watson's Burlesquers'' are to furnish
the entertainment at the New Lyeeum
next week. Billy Watson. already
well known. claims TO have outdone
himself this year in putting together a
top-notch, high-class organization. A
bin embracing vaudeville, comedy and
two burlesques. The Mormons' and
The Bashful Venus" viii be ofered.
and the latest song hits win be Illus
trated by a host of pretty girls in daz-
zling costumes. while Billy" Watson
IS the chief funmaker
The Washington times., 1907-04-04

this search by Harvard for a COM
plete collection of anything that
may be called folk songs, and there IS
no doubt that when they are all in
and collated, much of value viii be
discovered, not only to the senti-
mental lover of the old, but TO the
musician who wishes to make a
study of such American music as we
have
The Washington times., 1907-04-04

\ lot Of independent watchmakersT are
making a protest 10 the President
against the operations Of the Watch
trust. Can it be that these gentlemen
have overlooked Mr.. Boutelrs demon
stration Of the fact that there is no
Watch trust?
The Washington times., 1907-04-04

General Kuroh VIII represent the
japanese army at jamestown. Now
that excitement has been somewhat
aliayed ar San Francisco, It Is trusted
that he may be received and treated
kindly, without any suspicion that he
Is spying on the country with view
TO directing a japanese army 10 con-
Guer u.s.
The Washington times., 1907-04-04

In fact, II President Zelaya gets very
much more exasperated than he is now
ne may come up and teach the United
States q lesson Ia the propriety OF mind
ing its own business.
The Washington times., 1907-04-04

Now we are assured that the measures
OF our ice cream are not doctOred. it is
up to the Health Department to make
sure<of the substance that goes into the
rlea stlres
The Washington times., 1907-04-04

Those FlllpinOs who are plotting to
unite with the Japanese IN fighting the
United States would be greatly enlight-
ened about how that sort OF thing works
Il they would consult the people OF
Korea and Nanchuria about their late
experience with the Russo-Japanese
war
The Washington times., 1907-04-04

A local chamber OF commerce viii be
a fine antidote for the local epidemic OF
commerce diagnosed as suspended CO.
operation
The Washington times., 1907-04-04

In about a week. the larger portion Of
our male population will be able to dis
pense with the prevailing political and
judicial sensations. Batterup!
The Washington times., 1907-04-04

Mr. Hartman really has nothing more
to say Which isn't remarkable. when
the amount OF his conversation IN the
last few weeks is taken into considera-
ton.
The Washington times., 1907-04-04

A Commissioner who has the chairman
of the Senate Committee on the District
locked up with him in a Pullman for
two weeks ought 10 deliver some fine
material improvements for the Capital
The Washington times., 1907-04-04

With Fiala, Peary, and Wellman all
starting after the north pole, and all
confident Of getting 1t. that interesting
piece of timber is pretty certain to have
some OF its bark seraped of. anyhow.
The Washington times., 1907-04-04
EMMA cARUS AND SPAD0NI
VAUDEVILLE ATTRACTIONS

Chase's Offering Of eight polite vaude-
vile novelties next week viii include
Miss Emma Carus, Paul spadoni. Pat
The Washington times., 1907-04-04
THF PRFSENT CRAZE.

The April Fool season seems TO be
longer than usual. this year
The Washington times., 1907-04-04

A woman sues for divorce on the
ground that her husband hasn't kissed
her once in their eight years of mar
ried life. Wonder how he got through
with his cOurtship.
The Washington times., 1907-04-04

New York women are planning a great
strike of their sex. II they decide &c
leave all their gainful occupations as
a protest against the domination OF
mere man, there is due a tremendous
depression In the bridge whist business
The Washington times., 1907-04-04

In his new Office, Mr.. Busse will mere
" be required TO change from COM
pressed air 30 hot air
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-09-25
A GHOST STORY.
What the White Object In the Public
Road Really Was.

What the White Object In the Public
Road Really Was.
Once upon time, when / was quite
small boy, I was very much inter-
ested whenever l heard any one talk
ing of ghosts and haunts.
One evening was sent to the store.
which was about two miles from home,
and as it was rather late when 1 left
home 1t necessarily made it after sun
down before / could get started back
home from the store.
1t was out In the country, and, as
usual in the country. when night is
drawing nigh you always have some
woods to go through.
Upon this occasion as 1 approached
the woods 1t seemed to me to be get
ting very dark indeed, but was as
brave as small boy could be.
AS 1 tripped lightly along over the
gravelly country road, lest I should
make. some noise and some kind OF q
''booger' get me, spled In the road
few rods in front OF me some kind of
white object which seemed to me to
be moving about. But was brave.
SO I cautiously ventured closer and a
little closer. and aa approached 1t not
only seemed to move. but TO make some
kind Of low, grunting noise. and was
coming toward me- When 1 saw 1t
coming toward me my courage fRiled
me. and ! made q quick 11se1s ina bac,s
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-09-25
CLEOPATRA.
The Story of Her Death From the HItO
of an Asp.

The Story of Her Death From the Bite
of an Asp.
1t Is admitted that Cleopatra killed
herself to avoid being exhibited at
Rome in the triumph Of octavlus, who
had made war upon her and Antony be-
cause the latter had divorced his (oc-
tavius9 sister on the queens account
But did she die from a snakes blts1
1t is better to think not. 'If her death
had been caused by any serpent, the
small viper would rather have been
chosen than the large asp, but the
story is dlsproyed by her having deck
Ell herself in the royal ornaments and
being found dead without any marks
or suspicion of poison on her body"
Death from a ssrpent's bite could not
have been mistaken, and her vanity
would not have allowed her to choose
one which would haVe dlsfigured her
In SO frightful manner.
Other poisons were well understood
and easy of access, and no boy would
have yentured to carry an asp In a
basket Of figs. some of which he even
offered to the guards as he passed, and
even Plutarch shows that the story of
the asp was doubtful. Nor is the statue
carried in Augustus triumph. which
had an asp upon 1t, any proof of his
belief in 1t, since the snake was the
emblem Of Egyptian royalty. The
statue (er the CROWN of Cleopatra
could not have been without one, and
this was probably the origin of the
whole story.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-09-25
BIRD sUPERsTITIoNs.
queer Beliefs That Wore Hold by the
Ancient Mariners.

luOoF Dollor6 lnaI WoT0 TIoio Dl Lnu
Ancient Mariners.
Birds as inhabitants of the air were
naturally chosen by the ancients as
sracles and augurs of future happen.
ings. The Bensitiveness to atmospher-
ic changes shown by many birds aided
In establishing these notions. The real
indications often furnished by sea
birds OF a coming storm or calm were
doubtless magnihed by the anxious. su-
perstitious sailor.
The custom of hanging the sea swal-
low SO that the bill may point to the
wind arose from the old time custom
Of suspending the bird by the feet eI-
pecting 1t would renew its feathers as
if alive,
Diyination by the fight Of birds was
favorite method in the olden times.
Sailors watched their flight for indica-
tons Of prosperous voyages and favor
ing winds. AS they were thought to
fly through the air to heaven, they
easily became messengers of the will
of the gods.
The albatross is believed by Jack tar
to sleep on the winds. 1t was at one
time thought that the petrol hatched
Its eggs under its wings.
The kingfsher was at one time kept
In chests to keep away moths.
The flshhawk was esteemed bring
er of good luck; 1t boded good or evil
as Its cry was to the right or left
There was an old superstition that
gulls were never seen bleeding Shoot
ing stars were then supposed to be the
half digested food of winter gulls.
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down the road I went as fast as my
feet could carry me. and the faster
vent the faster I tried to go till 1
came to house and halted. The folks
heard me running down the road and
came out to investigate, and with what
little breath I had left 1 managed to
tell them that had seen ghost up
the road and was afraid to go home
81 myself
So the man of the house and some of
the boys also came out and proceeded
20 show me by the ghost When they
came in sight, they saw mat what
had told them was really true, and all
heSitatod In going up to the white OBJ
ect which was moving rapidly to and
no and at the same time making all
sorts of queer moaning and grunting
sounds.
The father yentured closer and closer
till he was at the object. And what
10 gou think 1t wasi 1t was a sack
'7Ilh two pigs IN It, which a farmer
.saAd lost OF his wagon as he was going
home before night.
Thus endeth this ghost story, and If
they were all followed up they would
have similar ending no doubt
Judges Library.
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.BOWSER SEEKS FAME
Writes Himself Up For the Uni
VersaI Biography Of Americans.
READS IT TO THE DRUGGIST.
That Individual Puts Decided crImp
In HE Customers Ambitious Design.
Shock Was More Than He Could
Stand.
IcOpyrieht. ls07. by 2. c. Parcells.l ]

Copyright. 1901. by z. C. Parcells.l
Instead of sitting down to his cigar
and newspaper after dinner the other
evening Mr.. Bowser entered the libra
ry and closed the door, and it was a
quarter If an hour before Mrs. Bowser
awoke to the fact that there was some
thing mysterious going on. Then it oc-
CURED to her that Mr.. Bowser had
seemed uneasy and nervous and had
little to say. She gave him FIVE min
utes more and then raped on the door
and said:
you didn't tell me that you had
writing 10 do. Is 1t something spe-
cialf"
Very special, my dear" he answer
ed. II may be writing here until day
light. You can go to bed whenever you
get ready"
"But what is it that you are going to
write about until daylight? Don't you
have time to write your business let
ters at the Office? If It's anything out
side of business perhaps 1 can help
you"
Mr. Bowser looked at her longlngly,
but doubtfully, and finally replied:
Give me fifteen minutes more, and
perhaps will consult with you"
1t was nearly half an hour before he
appeared In the sitting room with three
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-09-25
EnIusB! Doctors Pialss It's Ingredients

We refer to that boon to.Heak. neryoRs,
suffering women known Is Df. fleIc9'9
F3yorito Prescription.
Or. John Fyfe one of the Editorial Stat
OF TIE ECLECTIC MEDICAL REVIEW SBya
OF Unicorn root [lfelO1llGs DiotcG) Ehi6h
Is one of the chief Ingredients OF the IA
YoTite Prescription
"A remedy which invariably gets as qts1-
inc inyiror0tor naRkos for normal ae-
tiTity OF the entire reproductive systens
He continues "in Helcnias We have mediaA-
ment which moro fully answers the aeoTp
purposes than dfsy other dug toith iohteh an
deq,Idinkd In the treatpent OF diseases Bs-
cuiiar to women IL Is seldom that case Is
soen which does not present sonp indication
for this remedial AGENT DT. Byfe further
says: EThe following arc among the loading
indications for BeIonins Unicorn roop- Paih
OF echIrlg in tho back with leuooHHhGaI
ntOnlc (vehk) conditions OF the reproductive
organs Of women. mental depression and ir-
the reproductive organs OF women. constant
sensation OF heat In the region Of the kid
neyS; mslorrhagia nooding). due to weak
eued condition OF the reproductive systepI
arnenoTrhoss suppressed or absent monthly
periOdsL arising from or accompanying an
abnormal condition Of the digestive oTBans
and anRmic thin blo0d1 habit; dragging
sensations in the extreme lower part Of the
II more or less Of the above symptoms
are present, no invalid woman can do
better than take DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription, one Of the leading lngredi-
ants OF which is Unicorn root, or HeIopias,
and the medical properties Of which 1t
most faithfully represents
or Golden Seal root, another prominent
Ingredient OF sFavorita Prescription,
Prof. Finley Ellingwood, NJ. D., OF Ben
nett Medical College, Chicago, says:
at is an Important remedy In disorders Of
the womb In ell catarrhal conditions
and general enfeeblement, 1t Is useful"
Prof. John N. Scudder, u. D., late Of
Cincinnati, says Of Golden Seal roots
Ufn relation to its General effects on TIP
system there Is no medicine In iIse ABOUT shtch
Tiers q such general tndnffntty Of optnfon. Il
Is T1fuers0lly regarded as the tonic useful In
all dsbilitated ststeS"
Prof. Bartholow, n. D., Of Jefferson
Medical College, says Of Golden Seal:
UValuSble In uterine hemorThage meHoF-
rhagis (fooding) and oopgastiTo dysrnenoF-
rhPa painful menstruati6AkS
DR. Pierce's Favorite Pfescri Rtion faith
fully represents all the sbove NAMED IN
gradients and cures the diseases for which
they are recommended.
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People have been known to excuse
watch dogs for derelicdon of duty on
the ground that the dogs might be
hard Of hearing. This excuse ought
not to go. A veterinary surgeon of
Cleveland remarked that in his thir.
ty-fiye years experience he had never
heard of deaf dog. His remark led
to inquiries among two or three other
Yeterinaries and not one had ever
heard of a dog that couldn't hear.
When watch dog or any other dog
doesn't hear man that is prowIing
about the house It Is because It doesn't
want to hear. Horses are frequently
treated by veterinaries for deafness,
and even cats are hard of hearing oc.
casionally, but deaf dogs seem to be
unknown in Cleveland at Ieast--CIeye-
land Plain Dealer.
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Was ThI. ! Trained Mad pouf

Not loug ago telephone call was
received at the Flora avenue police
station requesting that an officer be
sent to a house to kill dog supposed
Iy mad. When the officer arrived he
met negro.
There's dog under them steps, an
he's shore mad" the negro said exclt-
edly.
The officer fired one shot without HIT
ting the dog. The animal started to
run away.
Gimme that gun quick I'll kill
him." the negro shouted.
Saying which he reached for the Of
acer's revolver and got It he then
pursued the dog, aiming the revolver
at 1t MS 1t ran yelping down the street.
The policeman waited, expecting the
negro TO shoot at any moment The
negro and dog-and the revolver-wept
round corner and never came back.
The officer has bought another revolv.
er. He says he thinks the dog was
trainei-Kansas City Star.
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ch.nninn rs. cnio..-

Every Sunday young boOtblack IN
New York attended a mission school.
This school, through Its well meaning
teachers. decided to have a Christmas
tree The gifts for the pupils were
provided for them by the teachers ana
some patrons OF the school.
Jimmy, the bootbIack, was there
Christmas eve, but was much disap-
pointed when his present proved to bo
copy Of Brownings poems. he fold
ID it carefully in the paper In which
he received 1t and took 1t home.
The next Sunday the superintendent
Of the mission school announced that
any child who was disappointed with
lis or her gift could exchange 4.
Jimmy marched boldly to the font
With his.
'what have you there, JimmyT
Browning. sir"
"And what do you want in ex.
changer
"BIacking, sir"
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Real rhr,Ilsr.

Gunner entering ctrcus) = What In
the deuce Is all that din2 Are we in
the animal tentl
Guyer-No; we are about to zee the
great thriller for 1907.
Gunner-Indeedl Is 1t the leaping
automobile or the falling airship?
Guyer-Eeitherl They are tame in
comparison. Over In that big white
pit which Is constructed to represent a
courtroom you will soon see seventeen
wild and untamed insanity experts
wrangling with each other over a
brain storm ~ st. Louis Post-Dis.
patch.
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ouadrupeds That Lax Eaaa.

The salesman as he wrapped up the
eggs converssd politely.
There are quadrupeds that lay,
Ba'am." he said.
'sTiat lay eggsT
"Yes. They are mammals, ma,am.
too. Their home is in South America
their names are the ornithorhxnehus.
or duck billed platypuG, and the echid-
ma, or porcupine ant eater. They are
the lowest mammals known"
'ReallyT
"oh, yes! The duck billed platypus
lays two eggs at a time. But ti,e
echidna lays but one egg, which It ear-
ries in a natural pouch beneath its.
stomach-there's an idea for the hem
there-until the kid achidna. 80 10
speak. is hatched out"-Los Angeles
Times.
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THAT was simply a mistake"
Then abe ought to have kept OF the
fence F*s. got to do all that work
over asaID- Didn't say that would
can you u I wanted your
he gate had been finished on the
outside and Nh BowseT was brushing
At the inside when he heard, heavy
tramping and wheeling, and he look
ed out between the pickets just Us fat
man-came along and halted to lean up
against shade tree and inquire:
"Say. you, don't DR.. Gregg live on
this block7"
Never heard of him"
"He is one eyed man"
Never heard of him."
He cures asthma
Never heard of him"
- Looking For Doctor.
s"Andi I've had 1t for ten years and
want to be cured was told that he
lived along here somewheres."
"And I've told you about hundred
times that. /, never heard of himr'
shonted Mr.. Bowser.
"Slr. II Hou knew what the asthma
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-09-25
NO. 8
HIS FIRST LAW PARTNER.
An Alliance Which Gave Lincoln AZ
the Responsibility.

the responsibility
Major Stuart, with whom Lincoln
mad Joined forces, was not In his
early years well read or even an
industrious lawyer, but he was pop
ular and had an extensive Il not
very lucrative practice, which he
was entirely willing to intrust to his
new associate. Indeed, when the
firm was formed he was 60 deeply
engrossed in politics that he gave
little or no attention to the Law, and
Lincoln had to assume virtually ell
responsibility for the business.
Of course if the procedure had
been complicated or technical q nov
| ice would have speedily come to
| grief, but the character Of litigation
was very simple in those days, the
precedents were few and far between
and the legal forms exceedingly elas-
tic. Lincoln met such difficulties as
there were in his own way, asking as
little advice as possible and exer-
cising his ingenuity to bridge the
gaps in his information when hig
partner was not available for con-
sultation. The habit of standing on
his own feet and doing his own
thinking, which was thus forced
upon him at the very outset of his
practice, became his most notable
trait. One of his contemporaries
I.closely in touch with his professions
al life testifes that he never asked
another lawyers advice on any sub
iect whatsoever. He listened to his
associates and consulted with them,
out he worked ont his own problems,
md there was never anything Of the
brain Taper" about his relations
| with the bar.
The influence of this early train
ng is plainly discernible in the re-
narkable self reliance and resource
iulness which he exhibited in his
ater years. New questions did not
confuse him. he faced emergencies
With perfect serenity, and he had
,ong been accustomed to responsible
ty when he was called upon to de-
eide questions of national import.
Frederick Trevor Hill in Century, I
Witches etlll Believed Ia.
Neglected by the powers, witches
ceased to oe 30 notorious, but the be-
lief continued to exist and does exist
now, lu rural parts of Scotland and
England, and in England and France,
even In the towns, fortune tellera,
whether they charge guinea or a
shilling for their advice, are witches
under the terms of the old statutes
and flourish abundantly, but as they
are not burned they are supposed by
superficial observers to have been ex-
terminated by school boards and cleo
trlc lighting. The blacker sort Of witch
who 'overlooks" and casts spells on
man and beast may be found in many
rural regions north and south. One OF
them was brought before squire and
justice of the peace OF my acqualnt-
ance as a dangerous nuisance. He
said TO her solemnly, You know, Bet
ty, the Bible says Thou shalt not suf-
fer witch to live in the parlsh.'1
And she migrated, under certain condi-
tons of compensation, to another par
ish.-London Post.
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.BOWSER PAINTS FENCE
Many Things Happen to Interfere
With Plan to Beautify Home.
FINALLY GIVES UP THE JOB.

Old Follow BIames His Wife For the
MSiortunes That eeFall Him on This
Occasion and Aets Like One Whose
sufferings Arc Many.
Copyright. 1907. by G. D. Daniels.l
When breakfast was finished the 9TH
er morning Mr.. Bowser did not shove
back and rush upstairs and grab his
hat and overcoat and hurry OF with the
declaration that he was fifteen min
utes late and that his was the worst
run house in America, according to
bis usual programme. On the con-
trary, he dallled around until Mrs.
Bowsers curiosity got the better of
her. and she asked If he thought 1t
was Sunday.
Il am not going to the office this
morning. he replied. "In fact, an
going to take the day Off. want 30
give the front fence coat of paint
and brighten things up bit"
Il know Of a.painter who will be
glad to do the work and do it well and
cheap" she sah
$50 do 1, bat he won't get a chance
to swindie me. don't propose to have
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Story for the Marines.

Don't you think that's a goou
'tory?' asked the reconteur. noting :
ack of appreciation.
It's fair marine story. guess.
United the auditor.
Why, there's not word about the
ca in it."
Il mean that 1t was a good story II
tell to the mar!aea - PhIladelphi'
Ledger.
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How They Dance In Hungary.

With the exception of the spanIards
there il no nation in Europe that
dances like the Hungarians. They love
1t with love that amounts to a passion.
They not only go in for II heart and
soul, but they will dance on anything,
In any sort of weather. A paddock, a
village street, a stable yard. the earth
en- floor of wayslde csarda-it Is all
the same to them. Not the scorching
sun or the whirllng dust or the peldns
rain or the falling snow viii deter
them. They all dance beautifully too.
It seems to be In their blood.