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ion of the wagons and chariots.

tion Of the wagons and chariOts.
 The climax Of the splendid program under the main canvas this season is the sensational automobiles son. erset whGh shocked all France last season. Mile. La Raque, young French woman, seated at the wheel of great touring car, plunges from the dome of the tent down a steep tramWay till within a few feet of the ground, where 8 sharp upward curve in the track shoots the woman and car high into the air. The machine pauses in space. then turns a com plete somerset and lands below on a platform
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COTTON CROP AND PROSPECTS.

The commercial cotton crop for 1906-07 has gone into the history of statistics as amounting to 13,550,760 bales, according to the Commercial and Financial Chronicle, New York, though the New Orleans Cotton Ex- change makes the crop 13.510,9S2 bales, and the New York Cotton Ex- change 13,539.91S bales. The conner cial crop, apparently, exceeded the growth of cotton for 1906, according to the United States census office,
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We have imagined the stuff. to eat they sell in hotels and restaurants along with the route of the Panama canal might be pretty bad, but we never suspected it was so bad that they printed the bills of fare in French almost exclusively.
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Since MT. Cleveland is getting bet ter, in spite of the disagrements of his three doctors, he may conclude that it is all due to the luck that is to dwell in odd numbers
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It is rumored that there is wild man in the Louisiana canebrakes, says the Atlanta Constitution. Pos sibly E. H. Hartman started the story.
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Dizziness, spells Of blindness, head ache and sour stomach are caused b. torpid liver and eonstipated bowels,
 Prickly Ash Bitters removes the cause of the trouble and puts the sys- tenn in perfect order.
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Like as not, Senator Foraker sent all those Louisiana bears notice in time to get out of the way of Roose welt
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Mr. E. Benj. Andrews thinks cer- tain editors should be hanged, but he may rest assured that very few edi- tors want to see him hanged.
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Count Whatshisname says he loves Miss Gladys Vanderbilt for herself alone.' But she doesn't deny that he needs the money.
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X MT. Robb runs the Chattanooga gas works, and the newspapers of that city intimate that he lives right up to his name.
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The rate per carriage for funerals in Macon, Ga, hereafter will be in- creased from $f to s. On the &C., count of the increased cost of dying we suppose.
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At least, the President may depend upon the staunch support of Senator Foraker in his effort to prevent Roosevelt stampede in the next Re- publican convention. !
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Evidently the average canbrake bear would rather be considered live mOlIycoddle than q dead hero.
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FIVE GENERATIONS
 ARE PHOTOGRAPHED

Mrs. Amy Woodry, mother of Doc tor X. Woodry Of Elk City, Kansas, Mrs. $ M. Davidson, daughter-in-law
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these ole eyes onter you. I was raised
among quality folks, ! was. an you can {
fool me- ] lInOwed you.
The two ''gemmen- from de Souf' were
interested listeners to the old mans REM
iniscences, and when they alighted az
their hotel their appreciation took the
form of two crisp bills, over and above
the regular hack rates, In the lobby OF
the hotel they related their experience
TO an old friend. who was thoroughly
familiar with Washington life in ante
bellum days AS they concluded the old
gentleman laughed heartily.
Boys" he said, you can lead the way
TO the bar They are on you. Mr.. Davis
never lived in that house for a day. His
home was down on G street. Everybody
knows that old darkey for one Of the
most versatile liars il all Washington.
1.-THE hoary-headed old scoundrel, - cried
one of the victims.
why the old rascal did us out Of 9
dollar apiece with that yarn"
Never mind" said the other sufferer
ut was we'll worth the money 20 finC
some one who could portray SO exactly
the difference between an old-time Mis-
sissippian and a present-day New
Yorker"
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C0NSUL'S AID a THIEF.
Russian OmciaI in Line for Promo
ton Arrested for Robbery.

tiOn Arrested for Robbery.
Lawrence. Mass, Feb. Edward II.
Gosse, writer, engineer, traveller, and in
line for appointment by the Russian gov
eminent as consul at some port in Amer
Tea, has been arrested, charged with rob
berry.
Gosse admits that he entered the drug
store Of George Frederick on Wednesday
night and held him up at the point of a
revolver while he rifled the cash drawer
of a few dollars.
Half an hour before he had held up Car
roll Frisbee, but when he recognized FRS
bee as a friend he abandoned any further
attempt at robbing him. When arrested
he admitted everything.
Gosse IS "A graduate of Villanova. He
was III November appointed chancellor Of
the Russian consulate in Boston. an ap-
pointment next in line to that OF consul.
/ With this came the decoration Of the Or
der of St. Catherine. third class. The ap-
pOintment was made by the minister of
foreign affairs at ST. Petersburg. and
came In the nature OF a reward for former
consulate services In 1902 and 1903 he was
connected with the Russian Embassy in
Washington.
Gosse is a native Of America, but is OF
/ Russian extraction
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TWIN BROTHER OFFICERS
Followed Through Life by Fatal Hereditary Curse.
Parallel Careers Without Precedent.

woman Of unpleasant notoriety and Civ
ing the Presbyterian minister who per
formed the ceremony a check for $50 for
his fee-the check drawn on bank in
which ne had no funds. Complaint was
made; an investigation followed; Lewis
was allowed TO resign. At that time the
War Department had just made new
regulation by which it could be entered of
record that an officer was allowed TO
resign for the good Of the service. The
name Of Lewis c. Hamilton was the first
in the history Of the army after which
these words were written. Deprived Of
his commission and saddled with an
awful wife Lewis sailed for the United
States.
Arrived in San Francisco his brief stay
there was marked by irregularities
Of conduct He drew many checks on
banks where he had no funds, and both
his mothers and mis- brother Johns re-
sources were strained to the utmost 10
keep him from punishment He came
East to Washington, where, impersonat-
ing an army officer. he passed some bad
checks on the Raleigh Hotel was ar
rested for obtaining money under false
pretenses and acquitted on the ground OF
insanity. His mental condition proved
he was sent to St. Ehzabeth's Hospital
for the Insane. Three years he spent
there under treatment. and few months
ago he was released on probation, and
is now in the care OF his. only sister, lv-
ing in a high altitude in Colorado and
working to make a new career.
John Follows Lewis.
In the meantime the events Of the life
Of Lewis had curiously and painfully
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CAT SHOW THIS WEEK.
''FiEhtinE BiII1 and TaiIIess FeIincs
TO BE Features of Clubs Exhibit.

I -
Fighting BHT' is the name OF one Of
the cats which viii be an interesting ex-
hibit at the bench show of the Washing
ton Cat Club, 20 be held on Thursday,
Friday, and Saturday of this week at
Guides Hall. 1914 F street. Fighting BfI'
has a unique history. lie was a wanderer
on the streets until he was picked up by
ia soldier stationed at the Washington
Barracks. He followed the fortunes Of
the soldier even 20 the guard-house, ana
is now the pride of the barracks
Fighting BilT- will he only one of many
scores Of cats exhibited. most Of them
with long pedisrees and many blue rib
bons to tell Of their triUmphs in other cat
shows. The display Of the handsome.
long-haired Persian cats promises to be
exceptionally fine, inasmuch as the best
known kennels of the eastern portion Of
the United States VIII send exhibits.
Many Of these eats excited great admira-
ton at New York Detroit Toronto. Buff
faIo. and other places where shows have
been held.
in addition to PersIans. there will be
taiiiess ManN cats. shaggy Russian cats.
ana even ilc Ordinary, everyday con-
mon or garden cats. In fact, these latter
cats are really the object of the show. as
it is the intention OF the Washington Cat
Club to establish in this city a cat shell
ter, such as is maintained in other cities.
and it is hoped that the coming bench
show viii provide the nucleus of the
necessary fund. The cat shelter viii, as
it's name implies, give shelter TO homeless
eats. while those that are sick or diseased
or otherwise undesirable viii be painlessly
put to death.
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so tired-so tired, that pistol in hand,
like a child falls asleep with toy. he
lay down on the cool glass and rested
through the summer afternoon.
OiIer of Engines
What was his life during that three
months? No one can tell. At times ne
impersonated an army officer, just as his
twin Lewis had done: at times he drew
checks on banks where he had no funds.
just as Lewis had done. lie tried, it is
known. to become, during that three
months. a locomotive engineer. and even
went so far as to secure employment as
an oiler on engines for the Chicago and
Northwestern Railway.
Then, at the last, he surrendered him
self TO Gen Carter of Chicago, as de-
serter. He walked into the Office with a
weary air and begged the general TO
have him sent TO St Elizabeths Hospi-
tai Il believe I am insane" he said.
CTaZed or not. he still had a tender
care for his mother, the fate Of whose
sons had proved a burden Of woe that
fails to no common lot. With Lewis
just out of St. Elizabeth's on probation,
and he-as he hoped-bound there 20 be
treated, how was the mother 10 live?
Determined on Suicide.
Once more he determined on suicide as
relief from his cares. He would add
TO his insurance so that his life might
not be entirely thrown away. and then
-. Here is a letter he wrote 10 his
mother at this time:
Chicago. Aug. l. 1906.
Ny Darling Mama; This is certainly difficult
task. this writing a farewell letter to my mother
What prompts 20 do this Is this:
On your bureau / something which tells u
10 deliver the during the lifetime Of the re
cipient and not wait until they are dead. believe
this is the spirit of the thing.
Another reason is thar I am insane-st least
think SO.
We VIII consider the first thing and discuss IT.
I know that you are brave and viii bear with me
50 read on.
Lewis is now started and will do we'll He car
look out for sou.
I forwarded % you to-day a policy on the New
YORK Life for 81 COO and mailed them the amount
Of premium on 4OO) more. so you will get 500
In all.
Ny debts are about $780, which. Of course. yoJ
Hiu pay in the manner ] wil indicate shortly.
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SOUTH DAKOTA BLIZZARD
Severity of Snow6torms on Western Prairies
Unknown Till Spring.

home and both agreeing that the best
thing they could DO would be 10 Join
hands and locate the hotel just half d
block away
sunOcated in snow.
Out Oh the banks Of the FiresteeI a
farmer and his fourteeu-year-old boy
went from the house 70 the barn. 100 feet
distant. about dusk, TO see that the cattle
were all right The farmer returned
safely TO the house and looked around for
the boy. who he supposed was just be-
hind him, but there was no boy IN sight
1t was risking another life to search for
him that night, and the next morning his
frozen body was found just over the
bank, where he had fallen and been suf-
located by the snow.
A young farmer and his wife, with the
little girl Of a neighbor, driving home
from town IN sleigh, lost their way.
He packed the woman and child In the
sleigh, unhitched both the horses, turned
one loose 10 find its way home by in
stinct if II could, and, mounting the other.
started to locate their house. He rode
around and around AL night, only TO
find, when day broke, that he was only
a few rods from home and that the other
/ horse had made its way unerTingly 10
the stable. Meanwhile the young woman
in her efforts 10 keep her little charge
from succumbing to the cold had eX-
posed herself. and her feet were so badly
frozen that both had TO be amputated
at the ankles
The male principa' OF one Of the schools
whose family was living on q claim i've
miles northwest Of town fought his way
Z
/ how he made the Journey 50 directly and
/ safely he could never tell. He simply
got the direction fixed In his mind and
never lost his grip on il. Another school
/ teacher, q young woman, realized that
/ her pupils would freeze 10 death in
4 the fragile. unprotected building out on
/ the open prairie If they attempted TO stay
I there all night so she formed them in
1 line. tied them together with a rope and
pllOted them 10 the nearest farm house.
An AWFUL Storm.
In some instances cattle and horses
were found frozen or suTocated in the
shacks tLat served for stables. while
/ other stock. left outside, but sheltered
/ under the bluffs in the ravines. passed
/ the night unframed. Incidents like those
/ related above marked the entire path OF
| that awful storm from the point where il
! struck the Territory. up near Bismarck,
/ in the early forenoon, clear down u
! Yanlton, where il crossed the Missouri
and spent its force on the Nebraska
| prairies far into the night. Not until
the SNOW melted away I'm the late sprin6
were all the tragedies revealed.
There have been frequent Billiards in
the DakOtas since. for no one who went
( through that experience Of January. 1885.
could ever mistake an ordinary snow
/ storm with a high wind for the real
thing The conditions reported from
! North Dakota in the past week, however,
come near suggesting the very worst IN
the way Of suffering.
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NEW PORTRAIT OF PRESIDENT.
Painting by Orlando ROuIand Has
Been Hung at Cosmos Club.

A new and interesting portrait Of the
President. by Orlando Rouland the
well-knOwn New York painter. has re-
Gently been hung at the Cosmos Club.
OF the several portraits that have been
painted OF the President. this one is.
perhaps. the most serious and thought
full
The painter has not resOrted TO the
usual accessories. such as gold chairs.
books. papers, and dTaperies. to make
the work attractive. but has confined
himself closely TO an Interpretation Of
character and In this he has been emil
uently successful The Roosevelt here
portrayed possesses to an unusual de-
gree mental. moral. and physical
strength, and well-rouuded character.
teemiuc with life and energy.
Mir. ROWLAND spent week I'm Wash
tngton and enjoyed the privilege Of
many sittinSs from his distinguished
subject.
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JURY FREES LEE RANDEL.
Kills Man VINO Wrote Wife-''Jn-
written Law" Prevails.

Fort Worth. Tex, Feb. 9.-Lee Raudes,
charged with the murder Of J. p. Stacey.
has been acquitted by jury, after trial
of a few days. The case was similar 30
that of Harry Thaw, but the defense re-
lied entirely on the ''uawritteu law"
Randel killed Stacey on September %,
1905, and according to all witnesses, il
was cold-blooded affair. The dead man
was found TO be unaTmcd. The defense
did not attempt to prove self-defense OF
insanity.
Instead, they introduced a letter writ
ten by the dead man to RandeTs wife just
before the killing. When the prisoner was
asked Did you kill Stacey because OF
his relations with your wife, Randcl an
swcred. Il did"
TIE verdict of the jury was unanimous.
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Admit Henderson Is Injured.

James z. Leath and Alonzo Ware, who
were recently sued 10y John II. Henderson,
a local builder. TO enjoin the transfer of
premises I756 T street to Ware, have fled
their answer to the bill of injunction.
Leath and Ware say they arc convinced
that a great mistake and enormous in
jury and injustice have been done Mr..
Henderson by the transfer Of the house in
question. and that, being DESTROYS of cor
recting the mistake. they consent to a de-
cree granting the relief prayed for A
deed has also been placed on record by
which Alonzo Ware and his wife. Pearl L.
Ware. have reconveyed the above named
property TO John NJ. Henderson.
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With the remainder yuu can live comfortably and
help Lewis until he gets started.
These are the roses I Offer you.
With the payment Of nay debts. III record viii
be good. SD sou VIII be brave and pay them in
this way.
As soon as you get the money from the New
York life Insurance Company place 81 so Of il "a
my credit with the Consolidated National Bank. s.
Broadway New YORK city. and ask them 20 pay
ali checks on hand or which come IN
First if you do not receive IT, apply At New Nors
life Insurance Company for the pacy there for
5000 lt Is made out payable TO Anna $ Haml
/ ton. mother.
7 forwarded tie UTCmiUm to-day 50 IL is mlH-
from the hour I mailed money. I have asked them
% forward 10 ~ sou. II they d0n, apply for it,
] can't say ANYTHING more, mana. You VIII b,
brave know Go % Rush and Lewis. Just kecI
your mind on tie roses"
That's an ] am thinking 81.
With dearest love. your son.
JOHN s. HAMILTON.
Pay anv written requests.
Il SOU can. bury me beside papa at Arlington.
Tried by COurt-mnrtiaI.
But il was not 10 be-. He was taken
hdci, to Fort Jay and tried by cOurt-mar-
tiaI for conduct unbecoming an officer for
embezzlement. in violation OF the sixty
second article OF war; for disobedience OF
orders, IN violation Of the twenty-first ar
ttEle bA NlIs anu IL At1lL t4b-ls AZ Alg4dlAtLl
Of the forty-scventh article Of war.
All Of the acts charged against John
Hamilton were admitted by his counsel
Mr. f. s. Thcau. Of Washington, and in
sanity was urged as the defense 1t was
shown that John Hamilton was known by
his brother officers to be a peculiar man
and many Of the officers, in speaking OF
7 him, eafa sa,a r,-s- ,4+t,o- c-sz1- or q 4
fool Medical experts summoned by the
defense testified without exception that
John was insane, the victim Of adolescent
insanity. They were Drs. 3. d. Evans
who has been called in In the Thaw case,
c. c. Beling and p. S. Mallon, and Il IS
noteworthy that these experts were what
is known as charity experts" receiving
no fee for their examinations. and none Of
them had ever known John or his family
before the trial
Dr. Evans declared that John was IRE
sponsibly insane" Dr. Mallon also de-
clared that he was insane and totally
/ Irresponsible and DR.. c. c. Beling stated
as his opinion that John presented q
typical case Of adoIescent insanity"
The court-martial found John guilty and
sentenced him to Imprisonment. and nov
he lies a wreck, awaiting the time when
he shall recover so far as 20 be able 70 be
moved in the hospital at Fort JAY
/ Il the meantime the War Department
/ has been put in possession Of all the facts
/ in this most touching and peculiar case,
has been asked TO set aside the decision
Of the court. so that John Hamilton. the
/ latest victim of the faint that is in his
/ blood, may be brought TO St Enzabeth's
/ Hospital for the Insane-which his twin
brother so lately left
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MASTER SCUTTLES HIS SHIP.
Indictment Charges Vessels Captain
with Insurance Fraud.

Portland Me, Feb. 9.-Deliberate scut-
Ting Of the schooner Fortuna for the pur-
pose of defrauding the Mannheim Insur-
ance Company through the collection Of
Insurance money is charged in indictments
returned to-day i'm the Federal court
against Capt Gilbert n Tower. OF Jones'
port. master and part owner Of the sail
ing vessel, and his mate, Haskell Davis,
Of JonespOrt
There is much excitement in shipping
circles over the indictments.
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wants to Try Gas lamps.

Walter & Allen. electrical engineer. has
quest the permission of Col. Charles :.
Cromwell officer in charge of public
buildings and grounds, to equip the four
ornamental bronze lamp-posts around
Thomas Circle with gas lamps, it being
the desire TO experiment with a view 10
improving the lighting around this circle.
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start wOrI. ON CrematorIum Soon

Building Inspector Ashford yesterday
announced that work on the new munich
pal crematoriUm, to be erected on the
grounds Of the Washington Asylum Hos
.pitaL viii begin about April l. Congress
appropriated Sl5,0O0 for this purpose.
$4,000 being the amount requested The
.crematorium is for the cremation of pau
peTs, but may be used by the public upon
the payment of a stipulated fee w. l..
Webster, assistent to Mr.. Ashford. will
proceed 70 Troy, n. Y, this week for the
purpose of inspecting a model crema-
tOrium I'm that city
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woman Missionaries 20 Talk.

Women interested in mission work
have been invited TO attend the adj
dresses to be given under the auspices OF
the Women's Baptist Missionary Asso-
citation Of this city by Mrs. J.. ". Pea
body. Of Boston. and Mrs H. B. Mont
gomery. of Rochester. n Y. nj the Cal
vary Baptist Sunday school next Monday
at p. m. The talks viii explain the work
done by the missionaries in the islands
of the Pacific
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Cant. c. r. Kuhns Di,cipIin~d

The Commissioners yesterday approved
the recommendation OF Acting Chief +. ].
Wagner, Of the fire department. that Capt.
&c. r. Kuhns. Of No. Is Engine Company.
be deprived Of his days off for three
months for failure TO take the most direct
route in responding to an alarm from box
65, and for submitting an erroneous re-
port in answer 20 the charge Capt.
Kuhns entered a plea of guilty with a re-
quest for Ieniency.
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COMING WITH DOG TEAM.
Eli 4. smith, of Nome, Alaska,
RcHchcs Washington, Pa.

Ell - smith, OF Nome Alaska
Reaches Washington, Pa,
Special 20 The Washington Herald.
Washington, Pa, Feb. 9-In a COM
binatlon sled and wagon Of the type
used by Uncle Sam for the delivery OF
the mail in the far North. and drawn
by team Of seven Eskimo dogs, Eli
=. Smith, of Nome. Alaska. arrived this
evening i'm Washington, and on TO
Washington, J.. @. He has made the
entire distance from Nome behind his
dogs, and is on his way TO the Capital
City. where DE is 10 present certain
letters 90 President Roosevelt and the
Postmaster General Smith has been
thirteen months ON tho rDnd lie has
made his own way the entire distance
and expects to reach the Capital by
the 9uJh OF the month. From Wash
inston on he expects 90 follow the Ma
tional road His trip is the result OF
@ bet between the miners and mail car
TieTs at Nome.
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PREFERS HUSBAND TO STUDY.
Spanish Girl Here for Education
Falls in Love and Ma-ries.


Philadelphia. Feb. g.-Seut to this city
10 be educated fin English, Miss Anita
Iuez Cochran. a Spanish girl and a re-
cent resident Of New York CITY. fell in
love instead, and Horace p. Conrad. of
this city. IS the lucky man. Miss Anita
is pretty. speaks charmiugly broken
English. and besides has stated geG-
crous income and q wealthy father
Her falling in love ana his falling IN
love resulted in an obIigiug justice OF the
peace of Camden recently joining the
couple in holy wedlock. and Papa nor
Mamma Cochran didn't know a thing
about it until to-day. Now they viii issue
the announcement of the wedding.
Tie brides mother lives at the family
home, Castle Carmentinza, a short dis
lance from Madrid, Spain.
The young couple first met at a Belle
vuc-Stratford dinner party a few weeks
ago.