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mystery, and regretted that Hastings not there
70 enjoy this mock tragedy.
When the fight at its height she a third
boat headed for the yacht. In 1t were four burly
policemen, who rowing and splaShIng for dear
life and standing in the bow was Robert Hastings.
president OF the Fourteenth National bank. Cour
age and grim determination We're stamped on his
features. In one hand was a revolver, and in the
other was grasped policeman 5 club. Nor until
this new boat was within a few wards II the Teddy
did Mrs. Hastings fully grasp the situation.
John. John she shouted Al the top Of her
voice running as fast as she could 70 the extreme
edge of the lower terrace. STAY away John, Its
all q mistake Its all a mistake, John John
They're only taking" but her warning was
drowned in the cracking OF pistol shots and the wells
OF the actors
She gazed with horror when She saw her husband
scramble up the side OF the yacht. the policemen
following ponderously after him She shrieked when
She her husband grapple with the leader OF the
''pirates and closed her eyes when he was borne
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-26

loaf recently brought to light by French explorer
which is supposed to have been baked in 500 B c.
and in excellent condition when found The
loaf is bun shaped and found wrapped in a
cloth in tightly sealed sarcophaguS
Some decidedly ancient loaVeS were found a few
years ago at Pompeii. An oven, well preserved
unearthed and in it resting several charred
loaves, upon which the bakers name was still
plainly to be seen. The bakers of Pompei made
their loaves round with ndentationS that permitted
them TO be broken into eight parts. Similar loaves
are baked in the present day in Calabria and Italy
Almost great a curiosity this is house
eleven hundred years old and vet fit for habitation
This ancient dwelling, the oldest inhabited house
in England. built in the time of King Offa of
Mercia. 1t is octagOnal in shape, and the walls of
its lower story are of great thickness. The upper
part is of oak At time the house was fortified
and known by the name of ST. German Gate 1t
stands close to the River Yer, only few yards
from St Aban's Abbey.
Old bread and old houses grow juvenile in COM
parison with marriage proposal thirty -four hum
dred years of age-a proposal that is still in ex-
istence and deposited in the British Museum 1t is
the oldest marriage proposal of which there is
definite record 1t consists of about ninetv-eight
lines of very fine cuneiform writing, and small
clay tablet made of Nile mud Ii is marriage pro-
poSal of Pharaoh for the hand of the daughter of
the King of Babylon and was written about $50
B. c.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-26
Taking Liberties with a Princes,

0NE of the Government scientists at Wash
~ ingtOn suggests that there NAV be such !
thing as using the y ray too much and too often
especially, it is humOrOuSly added when il -
made the medium to pry into the anteCedentS OF
young woman of royal lineage resting for the mo-
ment under unjust suspicious
Everyone knows that spurious munInieS have
from time TO time been palmed off upon the public
Recently doubt arose in a London museum 70
the validity of one daughter of the PharaohS u
the collection. 1t occurred to them that, IN We"
OF the general hollOwness of life, the young woman
IN question might have been manufactured IN some
up 10 date town. So they at turned the Ront
gen rays upon her, with the result that they mnie
dately perceived through her many folded wraps the
amuetS which the Egyptians placed upon the ooSofs
OF their dead So their suspicious were a44{eu
Some one remarked. 1t seems a little hard th41
after several thousand years, lady should DC suS
pected of imposture"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-26
Some Old Fakes

OUCH is the skill of modern counterfeiters of
~ antiques that the most learned experts are often
deceived into paying enormous prices for relics
OF bygone ages. Frequently, too, the task of the
swindler is made easy by the enthusiasm of the anti
quarry.
An instance of this was when Vaencevl the cele-
brated Irish antiquary paid great sum for a
sculptured stone found upon the hill of Tara He
reproduced the six letters engraved on the stone in
his costly work on antiquities, and made them out
to be Beus God of Fire
They proved afterward to be only some of the let
tiers of the name of Irish laborer scratched upon
the stone with a knife.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-26

T0HOSE who accustomed to look back
with longing eyes to the good old days" will
find it interesting to learn that in the middle
of the eighteenth century the common carrier be
tween Selkirk and Edinburgh distance of thirty
eight miles, required two weeks to make the Journey
to go from Edinburgh to Glasgow, only forty-four
miles away About the same time the swiftest
stages seldom covered the road between Edinburgh
and London three hundred and ten miles in less
than two weeks average speed of about twenty
two miles a day.
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an instant, during which his expression Of anger
changed 70 anazement.
Mr. Hastings he. gasped.. please. poln- nat
gun the other way! / m afraid II 5 loaded
You bet Your life its loaded. sternly dec--red
that man
terrace Don't hurt, him, John. Its all a MS
take They're only taking
Don't YOU know me. Mr. Hastings" asked The
leader OF the pirates. with sheepsh grin Don't
YOU know me- I'm Nick Your gardener
Well, III be" and the revolver dropped from
his hand some one grasped him by the shoulders
and pulled him 10 his feet The new assaiLaa- vas
the in the shirt sleeves.
The fury OF that energetic man contraSted strange
" with the grns the faces OF those who watched
his verbal encounter with the dazed banker Both
were 81 exhausted that speech-waS for a time m
possible bur the banker was the first 70 regain us
What do YOU mean by this he dernaatei
What do l mean by what. you--you-
What do YOU mean by this fighting and
shooting
What is it TO YOU: roared the ;ni-nln:
man in the shirt sleeves.
What is II 10 me-" repeated the asto-aied
banker, the suspicion dawnIng on HIM ma.
things were not what they seemed
We have permission from Mr.. Burn-t,-l.
and | reckon he owns this Yacht.
Permission from Nr. Burnharn: veasly
Its all right. John called his wife --1-n
the terrace and he looked up 70 see her Idly
notioning him. Its all a mistake. ny
only taking
Jumping Jupiter" exclaimed the coolies
Did YOU think this the re:
Did YOU think were Robin Yacht nd
rnurderin people IN broad daylight,
Hastings made response On the bank ot
the river a huge biograph Gamer nd
the face of its lens had fascination for
Mister, you'd ought TO have a quad nan
: appointed. declared the injured manage ri
M fine scorn We're takin' biograph pic-u-es-
NM at least. were irwin 10 take them but
mn between tloatin' safes and fool farmer re
W. havn a fine of luck this forenoon
II Come ashore, joint pleaded Mrs iisst-
ings. They're only taking moving pictures y
know it.. the banker said kr al
IN about II III come as soon as | find my m
>&A That ruins another set of films gr1c ed
the man. but Hastings slipped him a bin rs he
climbed into the rowboat. and his face brigh, ned
when he its denomination Thank YOU Sir Mis-
takes is bound to happen Bill, l want YOU thieves
TO put up harder fight Chuck more bricks into hat
safe 1t don't sink fast enough vet. Pile into our
boats boys, and when YOU board her time nghE
like you meant tight like the devill'
This was the quiet way IN which Has .nga
spent the forenoon of his day off
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to the deck beneath the impact of mass OF strug-
Cling men The heroic banker did not relax his hold
on his antagonist. and after desperate encounter
found himself on top with his fingers at the throat
of the desperate
Surrender. YOU dog" commanded Hastings.
fourishing his revolver in the others face. Sur
render or I'll blow your head Off
The PROSTATE man looked him full in the face for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-26
They Didn't Know Paper

SCHOLARS have already wondered why II vas
- that the ancient Roman genius never achleyed
the art of printing. The secret OF the failure ieS
probably in the fact that the Romans never ms
covered how to make paper, for recent inyeStga,,
sions prove that they had in general use wooden ana
metal stamps tor marking wares packages, etc
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-26
Queer Antiquities

A LOAF of bread six hundred years old is some
n thing of an antiquity. Such loaf is to be
found at Ambaston, in Derbyshire, England 1t
was included in grant of land from the Crown in
the reign of King John, and has remained in the
Soar family ever since
There is also news of the discovery of the Assvran
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It's great weight. For the second Time The SIN men
in uniform rowed to the rescue, and again the
peace of that lovely forenoon was disturbed by as
pretty fight occurred outside the pages of
a historical novel
But the fury of this combat did not in the least
alarm Mrs. Hastings. On the contrary she actually
smiled when the skipper of the Teddy was brutally
murdered" She was sure she had solved this
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-26

by William the Conqueror, who kept in it the none,
with which he paid his troops.
The box being made from the trunk of a rec
suggested to the commercial mind the name trunk
by which we now speak of boxes used by latter iay
people IN their travels
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-26
An Odd Trunk

IN the ancient church of Minister in Kent England
is an old wooden box, of which the rounded lid
IS made of portion of tree followed out This
Old box is believed to have been brought to England
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-26

one another's lives now rushed to the side OF the
Teddy and watched that safe float serenely down
the tide The wounded sprang to their feet, leaned
over the rail and laughed and the dead rose and
joined in the merriment. And as they looked, that
wonderful safe turned slowly on its side and sank
opposite the club house float
Isn't that the limit exclaimed the man IN the
shirt sleeves, shaking his fist at the air bubbles
which showed where the safe had disappeared
Nov wouldn't that frost YOU; Everything IS
ruined" lie gazed disconsolatcly for a time at the
spot where the last bubble broke. and then turned
to one OF his late foes, a particularly desperate
hooking villain
Jake | reckon you're the best swimmer. he
said Go to the club house, borrow a bathing
SUIT and dive until YOU get hold OF that dod gaSted
safe That was tough luck We never did better
work Sorry hart yeu, BIZ, !" he said, turning To
a man who was tenderly rubbing his head. " Didn t
think l was hitting 50 hard Does 1t hurt much
yet:
.I,m kinder dizzy. boss: but is all night" re-
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Mrs Hastings pinched herself 10 make
sure She was awake II was like a dream
which starts with a certain plot and charac-
tiers. and without warning makes one OF
those beWildering changes 50 familiar -
travellers in Sunderland Why should
men fight one minute and laugh and smoke
pipes the next What was the mystery
of the buovant safe, What were those
strangers doing on the Burnham yacht:
And then She thought of her husband
speeding on his way for assistance.
After several Intellectual dives the safe
was brought TO the surface and dumped
into a rowboat 1t was then tossed on
board the yacht and placed in the cabin.
All hands abandoned the Teddy 10 its
skipper and his two men, who seemed 70
have not the slightest enmIty against
their late captors; neither did they show
gratitude to the men who had come To
their rescue The two boats containing
the officers and the river pirates hung
together for a time and listened To 4
speech by the man who had again donned
his silk hat and frocl, coat. The boats
then parted, the men IN the uniforms
rowing to the south, and the thieves to
the north.
Once again the boatload of thieves
bore down on the Teddy. Once again they
boarded her, overpowered and bound the
crew, and again the safe was dragged from
the cabin after eXertionS which indicated
its great weight For the second time the
in uniform rOWed To- the rescue and 40
The Washington times., 1907-07-28
:. RowdylSn1 At Weddings ::

participate IN the rude and undigniasd
circus" into which these perform
ances Degenerate.
Marriage Is a serious thing. and
should be entered into in a dignfaed
manner IL Is not an occasion for a
rough house. for tin can chorusas
and showers OF old shoes and rice
and other missiles. IL the time has
come when a bride must undergo
physical torture, as did the New Bed
ford bride, IN order to escape from
her pUrsuers. then & is time 20 call
upon the police.
Irs>a very pretty custom TO show
er the bride with rice. a custom hand
ed down from time irnmemorisl. but
this can be done in a decorous man
ner. There Is no occasion to descend
70 a level OF some among the foreign
population, where weddings sometimes
end with a shooting OF a stabbinE
ARRAY.
The time OF fall weddings is at
hand. Let US hope that our ears win
not be sssailed with the footing OF
horns. the ringing OF bells. AM the
beating OF tin cans, az they were so
many times during the spring months.
II one or two lessons are needed to
teach these overexuberant young peo-
pie lesson, they might heed a
warning that comes from a Western
town. where the chief OF police has
warned the residents that anyone
found creating a disturbance at a
wedding Will be looked up and fined.
Disorderly conduct IS nothing but
disurderly conduct. whether II be BY A
gang OF hoodlums. a party Of drunken
workmen. or a crowd OF swell young
society folks flushed with the excite
menJ OF a wedding.
The world needs reforming along
many lines. Why not try reforming
marriage customs? know OF several
brides-tO-be OF the coming month who
would heave a sigh Of genuine thanks
~ they were sure that they would %
allowed 20 depart for their little
honeymoon In peace and quiet.
The Washington times., 1907-07-28

~ HAT do YOU think OF a young
M bride who makes an exit for
" her wedding journey IN
trunk7 This Is not a Joke,
but an actual fact.
A New Bedford CNfass) young wom-
an. In order 10 evade her best friends,
who had planned TO torment her BY
adjoining her with rice and confetti,
old shoes and other unmistakable nup-
tisl emblems, made her escape IN the
trunk which was supposed To contain
her wedding finery- While the guests
were searching for her she wRs lying
IN a doubled-up posture that did all
sorts Of things 70 her vertsbrae.
across the back seat OF the auto that
was 10 convey the young people 10
the station.
Isn't II about time that this wedding
fooiiehness was declared of? 1 have
heard OF many cases where carefully
raised, weIl-bred, sensitive girls have
been Inundated beyond measure by
the well meaning % friends. who FOR
the time being concentrated their eff
forts TO give the newly welded pair
what they considered an appropriate
One occasion I remember very dis
tinctIy where a bride. rushing through
a downtown arcade to elude her pur-
suers. lost a very valuable diamond
sunburst, her husbands wedding gift
Her friends were after her in hot
pursuit. much as a pack OF hounds
pursues j poor little rabbit and I'm
her mad rush to escape the jewel was
lost. This overloaded the JOY Of the
wedding trip. and the young man. who
had saved for months to buy this gift
for his bride. was justified, I think, In
cutting from his wifes visiting list
all the young people who we're i'm
piicated in this mad and foolish prank
The fashion OF slipping away quiet
~ and getting married IS becoming
more and more popular with young
people for this very reason. One can
not blame them for not wishing to
The Washington times., 1907-07-28
Congress Not Asked TO Aid.

No appeal has been made to Con-
gresa for financial assistance. as mas
been frequently the case in the cree
ton OF memorials to others.
Bfanch associations are being or
ga died by the national association
as rapidly as possible in all the States
and Territories and IN the District 81
Columbia. Great care is being taken
n the formation OF these branches.
ThNv arc under the direct supervision
OF he vice president OF the State and
other officers Of the national assocls-
tiot. TFese State associations are for
tht purpose OF devislng ways and
utans to arouse the sentiments OF the
pfople Of their respective jurisdictions.
" the erd that they will become life
members ard contributions made 20
help carry out the objects Of the ma
tional associa ton
Tho general affairs Of the national
association are conducted by board 81
governors. COZ sistinE OF one represen-
tative from each Of the thirteen oriEi-
nal states. the Territories at larze.
and TIE District Of Columbia. The
hoard WIS regularly organized on Oc-
toher 70. 1902. In Independence Hall.
Philadelphia. and IN the room In which
the Declaration Of Independence was
signed and promulgated. The day Sc
lecte6 for the organization was thu
12ist anniversary OF the surrender Of
Lord CORVALLIS TO General Washing
ton Al Yorktown.
or the Fourth 81 July last the assO-
citation held its first annual reunion I'm
the Auditorium Of the jamestown Ex-
position. on WHICH occasion there was
present a large number OF the descen-
dants % the signers Of the Declaration
OF Independence. The exercises were
Of a patriotic nature, including the
singing Of national songs and appro-
pirate oratlons The Hon. ]. Taylor
EIlyson. lieutenant governor Of Viz
ginia. presided. and addresses were
made by Hon, Harry st. George
Tucker. president OF the jamestown
Exposition: Governor Hughes. OF New
York: Or woodrow Wilson, and 9TH
ers Following these exercises an or
The Washington times., 1907-07-28
ORGANIZED Five Years Ago.

- HE Thomas Jefferson Memorial
Association Of the United states
was organized on April II. 1902.
by a number Of friends in the
city Of Washington and vicinity who
had gathered at dinner in ceiebra-
ton Of the 159th birthday anniversary
Of the author OF the Declaration Of
Independence. the primary object Of
the association being the erection AT
the National Capital Of an appropri-
ate memorial % the author and other
signers Of the Declaration OF Ameri-
can Independence. and in commennora-
ton Of the enunciation Of that immor-
tai document on July 4, 1776.
The certificate of Incorporation of
the association was filed with the Re
corder of Deeds of the District Of Co
lumbia on July 8. 1902, the day preced-
Ing Independence Day. the memories
OF which the association viii ever keep
before the people in proper reverence.
The memorial viii be a building Of
considerable proportion and OF classic
architecture. The Parthenon at Ath-
ems has been accepted as the design
The estimated cost will be about $500
a00
This tribute viii be Of the masses.
The Washington times., 1907-07-28

Daniels. North Carolina; Hon. Charles
Emory Smith, Pennsylvania. Hon. D.
l.. y. Granger. Rhode Island: Capt. F.
W. Wagner. South Carolina; Hon.
Harry Lee Maynard, Virginia
The vice presidents include Hon.
Hilary A. Herbert. Alabama; United
States Senator Jefferson Davis. Ar
kansas: United States Senator George
c. Perkins. California: ex-United
States Senator 7. Macdonald Patter-
son. Colorado; ex-Gov. Henry Roberts.
Connecticut; Hon John s. Rossell.
The Washington times., 1907-07-28
: x - Why Her Anger Vanished - x y.

IT, HE querulous woman was tell
ing few visitors. among
whom was her best friend,
what a brute her husband had
been; how he had left her TO cry her
eyes out when they lived together.
mad borrowed money from her and
never paid II back. had finally left her
to get along the best she could alone:
ali about her trials and tribulations
getting along till she could scramble
The Washington times., 1907-07-28

to her feet again and re-establish her
self. and
Just about that time there was a
ring at the bell. She spraRg Up, rushed
into the hall hurried to the outer
door, opened 1t. there was the sound
of little smotnered cry. 4 kiss, and
her best friend. left in the room with
the others. arose and said. softly:
Something seems 70 tel me that that
is her husband -
The Washington times., 1907-07-28

-" OR the purpose of keeping
- alive the memory of the
men who framed and the
men who signed the
greatest political document ever
promulgated in all history-name-
~, the American Declaration of H.
dependence-the Thomas Jefferson
Memorial Association of the United
States has been formed and has its
headquarters in this city, where it
is proposed to erect a suitable per-
manent building at the cost of hail
a million dollars.
The association is absolutely
non-partisan, its membership being
composed of men of al 573Jicaf
faiths, their one purpose being to
honor the great American who did
so much to secure for mankind the
happiness and blessings that fol-
low liberty under popular govern
ment.
The Washington times., 1907-07-28

Eanizatiou Of descendants was ef-
fected and the work of promoting the
memorial associations object began
In earnest.
Famous names are among those hav-
ing in charge the objection of the as
sociaucn. Hon. Hilary A F1crbcrt
former Secretary OF the Navy, is at
The Washington times., 1907-07-28
Washington Discobe,ed

y NEE a Scotsman was visiting
in this city. and coming
across a statue OF Washing
ton. stood gazing at IT. Just
then Yankee came up and said 10
Sandy; There's a good man. A lie
never passed his lips"
No" said the Scotsman. Il sup
pose he talked through hrs nose. Ike
the rest Of you"
The Washington times., 1907-07-28

present acting president: Jesse B. VIII
son. of Washington. is treasurer. and
William Shields Mexican. Of New Jer-
sey, 3 secretary. while the following
are among the board OF governors;
Hon. Mark a. Smith. Arizona; Judge
Morris p. Beardsley. Connecticut;
Hon. r. r. Kenney. Delaware; DR..
The Washington times., 1907-07-28

Ralph Walsh. District Of Columbia;
Ex-Governor a. D. Gambler. Georgia:
Col. Oswald Tnghman. Maryland:
Hon Josiah Quincy, Massachusetts,;
Hon. Horace S. Cummings. New
Hampshire. chairman; Hon. Philip Z.
Baker. New Jersey; Hon. Alton b.
Parker. New York; Hon. Josephus
The Washington times., 1907-07-28

Of the young and the old. and IN de-
sign and cost fully IN keeping with
the magnificent character Of the men
and the Importance OF the document
declaring to the world in unmistakable
terms that all men are created equal:
that they are endowed by their Crea-
tor with certain einaIienable rights;
that among these are life. lib
erty, and the pursuit Of happiness:
that TO secure these rights govern
ments are instituted among men. de-
irving thsir just powers from the con-
sent Of the governed"