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cepts. Last year, knowing that the
station was soon to be completed, the
street railroad officials asked for a
right of way to the new station. The
committee was ready enough to grant
it, but the officials of one traction CON-
pany objected to something which the
officials of the other company wanted,
and as result of the fight action was
postponed for year, and now Wash
ington walks.
The street car companies are out a
lot of nickels, the citizens are disgust
ed, and the upshot of the whole thing
will be that the objecting company
will gain nothing, for the point which
it fought is now counted as lost, and
the ground plan has been laid for fu-
ture objection to franchise extensions.
The walking Washingtonians are
angry enough to make certain that
their memories will hold on to the
present grievance for years to come.
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wise there would be double reason for
the present cry for more room.
Former Senator PETER of Kansas,
who at one time, largely perhaps be-
cause of his picturesque views on peo-
pies rights and because of his equally
picturesque whiskers, was much in
the public mind and eye practically
lives in Washington. He is engaged,
it is understood, in the nothing less
than herculean task of making an in
dex for the Congressional Record. It
is said that Mr.. PETERS patience is
equal to his soul-trying employment.
Former Senator Stewart, "Silver"
Stewart of Nevada, is in Washington.
He is as white as the snow on the top
of his Nevada mountains, but despite
his 90-odd years he is as strong appar-
emily as any tree that grows below
the mountain timber line. Former
Senators Blair of New Hampshire and
Thurston of Nebraska are practicing
law in Washington. The list is too
long for the present writing.
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The Enterprise.
w. E. HANNAFORD, Pub.
VIRGIN A. MINNES OTA
Heart and Emotions.

In addition to those bodily move
ments which are called voluntary"
various bodily phenomena which are
clearly Involuntary accompany violent
mental excitement. The blush Of
shame, the distinctive flushes OF Joy
and Of anger, the pallor and sweat of
fear, the tears Of grief, and the creep
ing Of the flesh provoked by horror,
are familiar examples. The respira-
tion is quickened by JOY and retarded
by anxiety, and the feeling of relief
finds expression in a deep sigh. Vio-
lent emotions often disturb the diges-
ton. The heart bounds with JOY" is
paralyzed by horror, leaps to the
throat" in terror. The connection be-
tween the heart and the emotions is so
intimate that the heart was long re-
garded as the seat of the soul. Most
Of these involuntary physical con-
comitants of mental excitement are
brought about by a special part of the
nervous system, the sympathetic nerve
and it's branches which ramify to
every part Of the body. The best
known branches are those that govern
the dilatation Of the blood vessels.
which are profoundly affected by men,
tai states. These phenomena, says
the Scientific American, are suscepti-
BILE of exact quantitative determina-
tion by means of method devised by
the Italian physiologist Mosso. The
result is fairly accurate measurement
of the variation of blood supply in the
brain. The subject is laid on board
which is balanced on a fulcrum at
the center Of gravity. When the sub
ject is quiet and undisturbed the
board lies horizontal. Now, if an un-
pleasant sensation or emotion is in
duced in the subject, his head is in
voluntarily elevated, Indicating dim
mutton in the quantity of blood in the
brain. An agreeable sensation or emo
ton produces the opposite effect.
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Speaking Of the honesty Of banks
and few of them cause loss through
deliberate dishonesty-George Kennan
in McClure's pertinently, but perhaps
little unkindly, recalls the expert
ence of San Francisco bank showing
that depositors are not always to be
trusted. After the earthquake, &C.
cording to the story, the German Ma
tiona1 bank, which had lost all it's
books, asked it's customers to state
the amounts they had on deposit. The
officers knew precisely the amount
they had lost in the aggregate, but did
not have record of the individual &C.
counts. The sums specified by the
depositors exceeded the known depos-
it's Of the bank by more than $4,000
This showed that customers were TAX
ing advantage of the situation, but
rather than question their honesty the
bank charged the amount to profit and
loss and paid all demands in full.
This true story should teach the aver
age man who rails against corpora
tions that perhaps he isn't to be trust
ed himself.
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as he had raised him from the milk.
bottle stage.

as he had raised him from the milk.
bottle stage.
All was serene until a complaint
was lodged with the board of health.
But Mr.. Stokes heard a half hour in
advance that his farm was to be raid
ed. He was in an Office on the six
teenth floor of the apartment house.
but when the safety of his sons pig
was threatened business was dropped.
He dashed up the narrow stairway in
the twilight, followed by his son. and
made a brief survey of the roof. Ninkv
Poo, unconscious of her peril, was
noisily devouring pap. The four wild
geese were dining sumptuously. on
cracked corn.
Mr.. Stokes sent for John, a Swedish
servant
"The board of health is after the
boys pets" said Mr.. Stokes. I'VE must
get the geese and the pig out of the
way before the inspector comes. Take
them down to the basement in the
freight elevator
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STOKES PREVENTS RAID
ON SONS ROOF BARNARD
w E. D. STOKES, owner of the An
W. sonia apartments, at Broadway

w E. D. STOKES, owner of the An
W. sonia apartments, at Broadway
and Seventy-third street, spent a busy
hour the other day when he heard that
complaint had been made against him
to the board of health for harboring
pigs and geese" on the roof of the big
building in violation of the sanitary
code. Mr.. Stokes did have a pig and
four geese on the roof, but they were
all in safety before the arrival of the
man sent by Chief Sanitary Inspector
Raynor to investigate the sky farm.
The pig is called Ninky Poo and is
the adored pet Of Mr.. Stokes son, Will
liam Earle Dodge Stokes, Jr. Ever
since last summer the little animal
has had an ideal home amid the chin
ney pots of the Ansonia Four wild
geese with clipped wings were recent
ly added to the establishment to keep
the pig company. For hours little
Stokes would romp with his pets, and
Ninky was especially dear to the boy,
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At the National Capital
Gossip of People and Events
Gathered in Washington
CAPITAL HABIT STRONG
ON EX.OFFICE HOLDERS
w can't keep
w away, for the Washington habit Is

w WIASHINGTON-They can't keep
w away, for the Washington habit is
strong upon them. The lure of the
capital draws former senators and for
mer representatives here just as sure
ly as the call of duty calls the present
office-holders. They drift down in No.
vember and scores of them stay until
the adjournment OF course this
takes notice only Of those of the for
mer members to whom business or
professional work is not a money
making necessity. Former Represen-
tative Joseph w. Babcock owns a
home In Washington, and he is here
already and is apparently as busy as
when to all intents and purposes as
chairman of the committee on the Dis
trict of Columbia he was the mayor of
Washington. Men who at one time
have been senators are allowed the
privilege of the floor of the senate,
but no such right of admission is
granted by the house, and the house
prohibition is wise one, for other
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MUSICAL manholes on Broadway,
AvA from which issued sweet strains
OF well-known selections, proved quite
a sensation the other day. New York
streets never have been noted for
their cleanliness, but as purveyors of
free music for the masses by the man.
hole route their success, judged from
their first accomplishment, is un-
doubted
The discovery of this subterranean
melody was made by two negroes
who, while strolling along Broadway,
were surprised to hear music from a
manhole near Twenty-sixth street. It
was a ringing cornet solo rendered
with great spirit. The two Immediate
ly fell into violent discussion as to
what the player was doing under the
street and how he got there. Before
they could decide to call the police a
large audience had collected and when
the solo gave place to the strains of a
full brass band the applause was en-
thusiastic.
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QUARREL OF TRACTION
MEN MAKES PEOPLE WALK

CONGRESS is Washington's city
u council and the people of the CAPT.
tai are now experiencing difficulties
which arise from the fact that it's al
dermen meet only once year.
The great new railroad station has
been completed and one Of the two
railroads which enter the city has
taken possession. Incoming and out
going travellers are obliged to walk
long distance to the depot from and to
the nearest street car line. There are
many people who in this time of
financial stringency do not care to pay
for cabs, and SO long line Of luggage
bearers foot it along daily through the
sticky district mud to the paved door,
way of the station.
The house OF representatives com
mittee on District of Columbia" prac.
tically runs the town, for whatever it
recommends congress as a rule &C.
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Fragments of four plays by Menan-
der, the Greek comic poet, have been
found in little town in Egypt, adding
practically as much of his work as was
previously known to exist. It is SUD-
posed to be Menander whom St. Paul
quotes in his sermon to the Athenians:
LAS certain also Of your own poets
have said, For we are also his off,
spring" Menander was highly praised
by julius Caesar, Quintilian, and other
Latin writer's, but some critics of his
recently discovered work intimate
doubts if he deserved all the praise
he received.
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He who not
his
Edinburgh
Dr. W. A. commissioner
In M.
Society
would be called name them onhand.
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BARBER PALACE PLANNED
IN BIG RAILWAY TERMINAL

surrounded by canopy and velvet
hangfngs. There are to be ten shower
paths, all finished in marble, and each
manicurist will have little glass COM
partment all her own. Marble benches
like those in the Roman baths will
line the walls, and each chair will be
directly In front of its own marble
"asnstand. 'esc ~as 81 T. szF zss3 ''s -, @az.sasl
1t will undoubtedly be the costliest
and most splendid barber shop in the
world, but 1t is not known whether
the best suggestion Of all that onlv
adopted. :
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Why aren't attending the oce?"
ing with
Markbe
His misfortune served only him with
the Cincinnati Vokb leading
attention of William
will
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NEW YORK is to rival the splendor
" of the ancient Rome baths of Car
acalla, famed as the most sumptuous
the world has ever known. Father
Knickerbockers effort in this line,
however, is to be in the equipment of
a barber shop de luxe, which really
will deserve the much abused name of
"tonsorial palace"
The new regal hair-cutting and shaw
ing establishment is to be installed in
one of the great railway terminals
now being built. The whole con-
struction is to be of marble and glass.
Each chair will cost $3.50 and will be
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AND HE DID.

5 A certain college town in the south
boasts of bridge of privileges. Stu
dents take advantage of the liberty
given them through the legend, when
driving with young lady visitors to
cross the famous bridge, to tell the
story, and to illustrate it at the pro-
pitious moment of crossing.
The story was told recently that
Mr.. Dubose was driving with Miss
Brown. The young lady was affected
with q slight though charming lisp.
When Mr.. Dubose had related the
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legend OF the bridge he added, And
now Miss Brown, when fellow driyes
across with his girl he has the un-
disputed privilege of taking her in hts
arms and kissing her" 49,. p
Z The astonished Miss Brown cried in
wise apprehension, "Oh, Misther Du.
oth!"-Judge. - -. ~
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may in.
Then
institution 1902 and from 1899 1902 acting director the
Gently Rchnstut Berlin where
largely
of
inhabitants
O a is
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BRIGHT OUTLOOK.

Mr.. Throggins, the suburbanite, was
counting his blooded chickens.
''Thirty-six Wyandottes,' he said,
"26 Black Spanish, IS Plymouth Rocks
and "a Dorkings. That makes 1876,
and every one of them is worth 81.
Some of 'em are worth more than
that, but that's what they'll average.
Enlargtng my chicken house will cost
me $50. That will leave me $85. I'll
have ~ spend $40 of that for new
ROSTERS, and then I'll be all ready for
tbs next season. with $65 to the good,
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The Sidewalk Philosophers.

What great invention the gas
meter 1s,' remarked the man who
comments on things.
True" replied the sage of sidewalk
conversations. 1T comes the nearest
to being a perpetual motion machine
OF anything I know."-Milwaukee Sen
tinel.
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which will pay my life insurance pre-
MUM and leave a little nest egg
amounting to-get back on your nest
there, you old squawker!" he burst
out, making d dive for one of tho
Plymouth Rocks. do you want to-
spoil those eggs?'
For Mr. Throggins, it must be con-
fessed with great reluctance, was
counting his chickens before they were
hatched.-Chicago Tribune. =. L
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A Missouri woman shot her hus-
band because he didn't come to SUD-
per on time. That's just like a wo-
man; she could have fed him two or
three biscuits ke-mother-used.to.
make and there wouldn't have been so
much ado over it.
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A Pennsylvania woman charges a
wandering hunter with having mali
ciously killed her $4,000 bulldog. Ten
thousand dollars! Well, a body can
put any price he likes on his dog
Finding buyer is another matter.
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CONGRESSMEN TARDY IN
HUNT FOR BUILDING SITE
around to Seventh avenue and Thirty
third street before they return.
KEEP GOING,

Shake yo' feet an hustle,
Hustle all de time;
Got ter keep movin' up,
IT yo' wants ter climb.
Amt no time TO- restin',
Amt no time ter stop:
Shake yO' feet an hustle,
Gittin' ter de top.
Rocks am in de roadway,
Wagon may stop dead;
OATS de time ter hustle,
Walk right on ahead,
Tell yo' what, my brother,
Somfin' wuth the knowin':
On'y way ter git dar
Is ter keep on goin'.
Detroit Free Press.
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HAS FOUND Is ASTEROIDS

One of the most successful discoveries of as:
teroids in America is young astronomer who has
graduated but eight years ago from Amherst col
lege, and is now instructor and serving astron-
omer of Princeton university. He is Raymond
Smith Dugan, of Montague, Mass, who has the
fame of finding no less than Is asteroids
Most people would imagine that this infers
principally good eyesight and ability to sit out in
cold observatories on dark nights in ambush for
any hapless asteroids that might be incautiously
loafng about.
But as such work is so largely done by photog-
raphy, the successful asteroid pursuer wins
through patience and good head for mathematics
1t is matter of patient setting of Photographic
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Having nominated the slate it
9O 1928
the
height
of Maryland
short time all his
both
result of quiet working scheming.
millions
prominent financial circles
hand him
Smith
of his native greatest politicians
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A kentucky man was arrested for
carrying water in three-gallon ing
The colonels can stand for a dry law.
but will never see the uses of the
Jug degraded.
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The Trouble.

did your dear husband die intes-
state?"
NO." sobbed the grieving widow.
ut was liver trouble. e."-Detroit Free
Press. ,t
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NEW CINCINNATI MAYOR

Leopold Markbreit, who has just been elected
mayor OF Cincinnati, is soldier a lawyer and
newspaper editor besides being one of the most
popular men in his town. He was law partner of
Rutherford B. Hayes when the civil war broke out,
and it was agreed between them that Hayes was
to go to the and Markbreit was to stay be-
hind to attend to the office. Hayes was in com.
mand of regiment at the battle of Carnifex
Ferry, and was in very tight position when he
saw force debouching from the woods on his
flank. He was about to order his men to turn
their guns on this new enemy when he recognized
their leader Markbreit, whom he believed to
be practicing law III Cincinnati. Markbreit was
coming up to reinforce him, but the greeting he
received was gruff: ''What are YOu doing here2
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If Japan Is going to get that inter.
national exposition at Toxic ready for
opening five years hence, obviously
she has no time to fight.
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FRIEND OF THE SlRLOlN

Sir James Crchton Browne whose recent Wig
orous onslaught on vegetarianism and sturdy de-
tense of the mutton chop and siroin Of beef has
aroused the ire Of the London food faddists is
the "Teddy Roosevelt of the British medical
profession. He is always going for something
and he goes for it as hard he knows how. In
consequence he gets an amount of free advertising
which the old fogey doctors regard as downright
scandalous and opposed to the most sacred ethics
of the medical profession.
But Sir James does not for :kei: criti-
cism any more than the president does for the
threats of the trust magnales. He delights in
controversial shindy. He says things with the
deliberate purpose of provoking folk into hitting
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PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT
WILL DON GORMAN'S TOGA

John Walter Smith, the man who engineered
the campaign that brought about the Democratic
sweep in Maryland and put himself in line for
United States SENATOR was an almost unknown
man in politics six months ago. He had been gov.
ernor of his state and on retiring had been prom
1sed election as United States SENATOR but the
leaders of the party turned him down and gave
the coveted seat to Isidor Rayner. Smith took it
to heart but made no complaint and remained in
the party. He quietly made his ARRANGEMENTS and
at the Democratic state convention when all the
delegates were at sea as to the best material for
slate, he stepped in and nominated the whole
slate himself, from governor down. He had been
credited with ten votes in the convention, but he
soon developed strength of H.
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A biscuit trust has been formed in
st. Louis, thus further cutting into
the. poor man roll.
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True, Somehow.

Why is It that a stew viii no,s... 4.
admit that he is drunk?" -, o.
Great Scott man! That .dldn,t
!. know-it.was-loaded' l:''s gag is as. old !,
the hills .'C Cleveland Leader.
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Papa, what is margin?"
MY son, it is an ever.present lack
in time of trouble. Life. S
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-01
TELL
Of CRIME

The local police department to-
day is bending every effort to To-
cate men in this city who are sup
posed 10 he authors OF letters sent
to the prosecuting attorney at Ka-
lama. Wash, informing him of the
Whereabouts Of dead man who
was shot The letters are
anonymous. Both letters were
written in Spokane. The body was
found but cannot now be identified.
The letters were from different
people and stated that at point .
miles from Kalama a body of a
man that had been shot was hid
den in the bushes.
Two men are to go to trial today
at Kalama for killing James Foster,
a tramp They are Tom Baxter
and his son. James. The letters
say these men are not guilty of the
crime, but that the man killed and
found in the bushes was killed be-
cause he threatened to confess who
was guilty of the murder of Foster.
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THEY HAD A BRAIN STORM

The "brainstorm cocktail" is the
latest thing. Have you had one
yet? A Chicago newspaper man
has invented it, so it is said
The other day few young news
paper men in the lobby of the
Sherman house were talking about
the new thirst tonics when Lau-
renee Malm. one of the number,
suggested that they all go and have
"brainstorm cocktail"
Cheerful the gang responded
and filed up to the bar. The bar
tender had been put WISE" of
course.
Four glasses, with 4 small pieces
of ice, were placed before the 4
paper men, The bartender
turned TO wait on other customers.
well" Queried the 3 newspaper
! men. The gentleman treating
smiled, raised the glass and ioggled
| the bit of ice about.
"Gentlemen,' he said, when the
J ice ThaWC-p
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-01
KANSAS LAWYER
LANDS BIG JOB

TOPEKA. Kas., May 1.-E. r..
Hartman has picked Kansas man
to fight his big legal battles He
has chosen n. Fl. Loomis to protect
his immense railroad interests be-
fore the interstate commerce COM
mission. 50
LOOMS has been general counsel
for the Union Pacific for Kansas
since 1902. He came to Kansas in
a prairie schooner 90 years ago. At
that time he was boy of 16 Now
he is 45. He began his work in
Kansas by breaking sod for a
homestead in Saline county. Kas.
There he stayed for years and
then struck out for himself He
made coed by steady. hard work.
The task which Hartman offers
to Loomis Is a gigantic one. To
look after the cases arising out of
the management Of $4,000 miles of
railroads, knokn as the Harriamn
system. is seldom intrusted to a
man as young as As. The law is
more or less an unknown quantity.
and for the railroads to get all they
can out of it means that they must
employ the best legal talent avail
able. Then there are many ques-
tons coming before the commerce
commission for which there is no
precedent.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-01
THE BARONESS
NOW ON TRIAL

NEW YORK. May IA French
woman, one who claims the title or
baroness, is now being tried for
murder in the court room in which
Harry Thaw had his great ordeal.
Defantly. like Thaw, she is facing
the jury. but unlike Thaw she does
not admit the killing. The victim
way manufacturer of Shirtwaists.
There were no eye witnesses to the
tragedy.
The baroness is a chic little DIRE s
designer whose past is a mystery
She has been in this country 10
years. After working at one place
or another she secured employment
with Simon. Twelve years ago.
while still in France. she became
widow by the oath of Baron De
Massey There is story that he
died of poison and that his widow
swore to find his murderer in this
country. If there is any foundation
for this it has at least not been
connected with the Simon tragedy.
The state is confronted with the
lack of any motive but quarrel
over wages, all of which is very
and not exceedingly
convincing.
The woman. who earned good
wages and saved good deal OF
money. is said to be bearing the en-
tire expense of her defense. She
has brace of good lawyers and
came to court the first day in
brand new stunning dress designed
by herself for the occasion. She
turned to the reporters and de-
cared that she had noticed many
inaccuracies in the description of
the clothes worn by the women in
the Thaw trial, and she took care
to describe to them her costume
in detail.
Here is the Simon tragedy. The
baroness had been working for
Simon, but had been dismissed. She
came to the Office on Nov. Is of lost
year and demanded $50. which she
said was still due her. After an ar
Simon told her to return in
, hours. A few minutes after
this shots were heard in Simons
Office, where he had been alone. He
was found lying in his own blood.
His quarrel with the designer was
remembered and officers found her
not far from the office. She had no
pistol with her then. The weapon
which killed Simon was found in
the hallway of his office. still hot
from the shots. Simon pointed to
her and said. Yes, yes, she's the
one that shot me-
The defense will claim an alibi
for the baroness. 1t will suggest
that some deadly enemy of Simon
slipped in and shot him. and that
Simon did not see him and thought
il was the woman.