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The Washington times., 1907-02-11
SPENCER MEMORIAL
MAY COST $4,000
Employees of Southern Rail-
way Promptly Sending
Their Contributions.

The Spencer Memorial Fund com
mittee. having in charge the raising Of
a subscription for the erection Of a
monument at Atlanta, To the memory OF
the late president Of the Southern rail-
way. is more than grateful at the way
money from the employees OF the road
is pouring in. II has been a prosperous
year along the line. and those in the
service are not waiting for the deduc-
tions 10 be made out Of the March
accounts, but are sending their contri-
buttons in by mail and express orders
The fund, it is expected. viii aggregate
fully 5000 when all sections are heard
from, though only $4,000 was figured
upon. The late President Spencer was
generally beloved and many banking
and business Institutions along the
Southern railway have offered to make
donations for il. and IL is believed that
fully $4,000 more could be raised from
this source. The purpose and intent of
the committee is, however, 10 have the
monument a tribute of memoriam from
the employees Of the road only.
The Washington times., 1907-02-11
THIEF'S LONG CHASE
AFTER MANS PURSE
Followed Him for DAYS
From State to State to
Pick Pocket.

st. LOUIS. Feb 1.-THE pere- aney
With which a thief viii follow in
tended victim from State 10 state and
squander money was illustrated in the
case Of James G. Byrnes. a wealthy
mine and ranch owner Of Saratoga,
WyO-. when Byrnes called at the four
courts 10 report the loss Of his purse
Before leaving his home two weeks ago
Byrnes states he went 10 Cheyenne,
Wye, and drew from a banE $4,000
A stranger in the bank at the time fol-
lowed Byrnes 10 the depot and boarded
the same train. After the train had
gone a few miles the stranger intro
duced himself. The two Travelled to-
gether 70 81 Louis, back to Kansas
City, thence TO Durant, I. T Al the
latter place the stranger took Byrnes
riding through the country Byrnes
managed 10 give the man the slip one
day in Durdnt and went out In the
country and purchased a tract Of land
This investment consumed most OF the
81 go
When he resumed travelling he found
the stranger at his elbow. They came
70 81. Louis, where the stranger insisted
on buying meals for Byrnes. As ne
started 70 walk through the revolving
door at the pOstOffice here two men be
hind him and the stranger pushed him
hard. While there the stranger picked
Byrnes' pocket. taking Byrnes' purse
containing only $40, and then disap-
peared.
The Washington times., 1907-02-11
MAN DRANK, WIFE HUNGERED,
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES HELPED
Husband Made to Stop Drinking and Put to Work.
Under Suspended Sentence-More Money Needed
for Associations Work.

Among the needy families recently
aided by the Associated Charities IS one
whose problem Is thus described by Sec
rotary Charles F. Weller: "A German
woman and child applied Saturday night
for food and shelter Her husband. in
the police station. was visited immedi-
ately. He promised 10 stop drinking.
Rent. money. and provisions were adj
vanced that night; the mans release
secured; a former employer was per-
shaded to try him again. 3 drink cure
was administered and the family visited
almost daily during their crisis. After
six weeks sobriety the man suddenly
reiapsed. neglected his work. so en-
Payment had TO be found for the wife,
and could not be re-established by
friendly efforts. Finally the agent had
him arrested for failure to support HIS
family. The man was given an impress
sive lecture by the judge. who sentenced
aim to six months in the worlxhouse. but
suspended sentence on condition that the
man stop drinking and support his home.
The Washington times., 1907-02-11
RAILROAD
Bulletin.
PERFECT GAR VENTILATION.

For many years the satisfactory and adequate ventilation
of railway perpexing problem Ten years of
full and systematic study devoted the subject by experts
of the Pennsylvania Railroad
After many investigations and experiments
system combining simplicity and scientific principles was
adopted and in the standard day coaches of the
Pennsylvania System
Pure air is taken in through two hoods on top of the
at dagonay opposite This air is conducted
downward to longitudinal open spaces underneath the car
floor each side of the car Through these spaces the
air passes until reaches aperteS through the floor whence
flows upward heated steam pipes and into the body
Of the through large tubes placed under each
BY this system constant supply of pure air, heated
when necessary to the desired temperature is obtained
Important features Of the system are the ventilators in
The roof of the through which the impure air escapes from
the These yenato located the lamps and by
closing opening them control of the system of ventilation is
gained.
valve is also placed in the downake beneath the open
hoods by which the supply of air may be cut off when dea
hIe; as for instance when passing through tunnel
The advantages of this system are constant supply of
pure air. the air in the being entirely changed every four
minutes perfect ventilation and an absence of cold drafts
from open sash yenlators believed be the most per-
feet and satisfactory system of ventilation today
The Washington times., 1907-02-11
MRS. RICKETTS, DEAD
AFTER LONG ILLNESS

Mrs. Elizabeth T. Ricketts,, wife OF
William Ricketts,, died Sunday morning
a the family residence. 800 II street
northwest, after an illness covering a
period Of eighteen months. Mrs. Rick
etts was native Of this city and the
daughter of James + and Catherine
CARRIER. She was a communicate Of St.
PatTicks Roman Catholic Church, and
took an active part in all of the work
Of the congregation in which the
women are interested. She Is survived
by her parents, her husband and one
child
The funeral services will be held
Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock at St
Patricks Church. where requiem mass
viii be celebrated by the Rev Father
d. J. Stafford. assisted by the assistant
rectOrs. the Rev. Father Thomas +. Nc
GUigan and the Rev. Father William
J. Carroll. The interment Will take
place at Mt. Olivet cemetery.
The Washington times., 1907-02-11

He was again helped with a loan and
employment. Now all is well and the
man earns SIG 10 $40 weekly"
Fifty families every day are bringing
to the agents Of the Associated Chart
ties such needs and problems as this
story tyDifies and the finance committee
Of the association, in its recent appeals,
reports that the good work must be
sacrificed and urgent needs neglected
unless generous contributions are speed
ily secured.
The following amounts, received al
ST G street, are acknowledged by John
Joy Edison, treasurer: Young Peoples
Union OF the Universalist Church, 5000;
Frances S. Hay. $500: Mrs. William p
Graves. $500: Prof. G. ]. Cummings,
$500; Mrs. Kate c. Wood, $500; J. A. E,
$500, cash. % cents
The acting treasurer OF the Citizens
Relief Association. Mrs. Corcoran Thorn.
Acknowledges the following contribu-
lions toward the fund for the purchase
OF food, fuel and clothing for distressed
families. Green Meadow Dairy, So 90;
Mrs Elizabeth Sherman Cameron. So. 90:
Murray Addison. 5000. Mrs B. P. MIN
mack. $500: Washington Gas Light Com
pany, $1,000.
The Washington times., 1907-02-11
MRS. WILLIAMS FUNERAL
HELD THIS AFTERNOON

Funeral services for Mrs. Maria Will
liams. widow Of Alfred Williams. who
died Saturday. were held at o'clock
this afternoon in St Marks Church,
Third and A streets southeast The Rev.
Dr. De Vries. rector of ST. Mark $
Church. OBLIGATED, and burial was made
in Rock Creek Cemetery.
Mrs. Williams, who lived at 13iS Irving
street northwest, was III about twelve
days. She contracted a cold which de-
VelOped into grip, and subsequently re-
suited in pleurisy. She was sixtv-nine
years old and was a native Of Ohio. al
though she had made her home in
Washington for the past twenty-nine
years.
The Washington times., 1907-02-11

experiments Co commercial value so fast
that 1 have not had q chance 10 play
with electricity for the fun of the thing
just TO see how much ] can find out
about IT, But from tomorrow on am
going 20 give up the commercial end OF
IT and work in my laboratory purely as
a scientist That viii be a pleasure 1
have long been promising myself
During all these years that / have
been putting my discoveries into practi-
cal commercial value / have run across
phenomena that invited experiment but
i did not have time 10 turn aside from
the work at hand l have several note
books fiued with these clues TO possible
new discoveries. Now / am going back
over these notes and work out at my
leisure the experiments they suggest on
the subject"
The Washington times., 1907-02-11
CAT CLUB EXHIBIT
BEGINS THURSDAY
Interesting and Attractive
Species Have Been En-
tered for Show.

The third annual exhibition by the
Washington Cat Club will be held on
Thursday. Friday, and Saturday OF this
week In GUIDES Hall, l2li F street north
west. The exhibition viii be open from
10 O'Clock in the morning until Il o'clock
D. m. and many interesting contribu-
lions will make up the collection. The
show will be held under the auspices
of the Cat Fanciers Association. OF
which the club is a member ANY num-
Der Of interesting and attractive felines
have already been entered. These num-
Der many popular species Of the cele-
brated Angora cats from Maine, many
Of which are said to be OF a variety
never before seen IN Washington In
addition To a number which are ESw
on the road from the North there is a
valuable shipment coming from near
Glymont, Md These cats We're the
property OF a woman who had long been
a cat fancier Some months ago she
died and her husband has made a re-
quest OF a local bird and animal dealer
in Washington that he care for the cats
He has expressed his intention Of en-
tering them in the show. There are
about twenty in the lot
II is not the Intention Of officers Of
the club TO restrict the exhibits TO prize
cats or even to specimens Of unusual
attributes. On the contrary there are
10 be a number Of cats OF the common
or garden variety" which have been
cared for in the past twelve years as
an illustration or what results may be
obtained when these little backyard
wanderers are given some attention
Officers Of the club who are working
earnestly for the success of the exhibit
are: President. Mrs. Henry L. West; vice
president. Miss Gantrell; treasurer, Miss
+ l. Burrltt-
The Washington times., 1907-02-11
DENIES CHARGE MADE
AGAINST NEW YORK LIFE

NEW YORK, Feb. lin a long letter
10 policy holders OF the New York Life
Insurance Company. President AleXan-
der Z. Orr. who is about 10 retire from
office. emphatically denies that the man
agement spent the cOmpanys money
for the election of the administra ton
ticket He also Characterizes as untrue
charges that the management is iuped-
ing the canvass OF the vote. and in
review of the financial condition Of the
company says that this lis even more
satisfactory than at the close Of 1865
The Character of the Bank in Which
You deposit Jour funds should be unques-
toned. Money is safe in banking dept. Of
Union Trust Co. 14l4 i st. Interest.
c. & S. Velvet Kind Is Popular.
It's quality Ice Cream. Druggists.
The Washington times., 1907-02-11
GREAT SUNDAY CROWD
At CORGORAN GALLERY

Between 1000 and 5000 visitors were
yesterday afternoon admitted to the
COTcoran Gallery of Art, where the ex-
Eibit of work by American painters is
un view. This was the ii st Sunday Of
the exhibition and so great was the
crush that IL was almost impossible for
half of the visitors TO see the pictures
A notable addition has been made to
the collection i'm Paul Daugherty's The
Land and the Sea which IS catalOgued
rs No. l22. and which was presented TO
the trustees by j. Il Andrews.
The Washington times., 1907-02-11
YOUNG MILLIONAIRE WELLS
MAKES GOOD AS SEAMAN

NORFOLK, Va. Feb. III. Raynor
Storrs Wells, the young millionaire. of
New York and Newport. who enlisted
in the United States Navy several
months ago. following his sensational
marriage to a show girl has been vic
torious over all the early Ills Of his
enlistment, and now Is an able seaman.
Wells is said TO be a model seaman.
II is understood that he is to stick TO
his guns and serve the enlistment out
The Washington times., 1907-02-11
GIVES ANDREWS REQUEST
TO WILL0UGHBY SCHOOL

BY the decision of the appellate di-
vision Of the Supreme Court. first de
partment, New York city. the chart
table school for girls I'm Willoughby.
Ohio. gets the bequest OF S1,5OO.OOO left
by Wallace Andrews. the Standard OIL
millionaire. thus cutting out the Smith
sonian Institution which, had the court
viii 10 be invalid. would have received
the gift.
The Washington times., 1907-02-11
viii Play With Electric
ity to Find Out
About 1t.

NEWARK, y. J.. Feb. lL-Thomas
Alva Edison, the inventor, says when a
men gets TO be sixty Il is time to knock
of work and play a while. Mr.. Edison
is sixty years old today, and his play
time begins.
For fOrty-five years l have been
making experiments with electricity"
said Mr.. Edison last night. but all
these years L have been turning these
The Washington times., 1907-02-11
CONGRESS ON HYGIENE
MEETS IN SEPTEMBER

The State Department has been ad-
vlsed by the ambassador OF Germany
that the Fourteenth International Con-
gress on Hygiene and DcmOgraphy Will
take place this year at Berlin, from
September 3 TO %.
The Washington times., 1907-02-11
M'CREARY THE SPEAKER
AT BROTHERHOOD INITIATION

Representative George D. McCreary
Of Pennsylvania was the principal
speaker last night at the installation Of
the newly elected officers of the Broth
erhood Of Andrew and Philip at the
Peoples Congregational Church, cOlOred
at NJ and Seventh streets northwest
Mr. McCreary appealed TO his hearers
10 make their acts conform TO their be-
lief.
The Washington times., 1907-02-11
KILLED BY PARIS GREEN,
PERHAPS TAKEN PURPOSELY

Henderson Taylor. colored. thirty
years old. employed as a servant by
Mrs. A X Bailey, Of S22l Sherman ave
rue northeast died AZ Freedrnan's Hos
piUal yesterday from the effects of swal-
lowing a quantity of paris green, which
ii is alleged, he took with suicidal in
tent.
The Washington times., 1907-02-11
FUNERAL OF JULES KANE
TO BE HELD TOMORROW

The funeral OF Jules Kane, who died
yesterday IN his home. 2S03 Fourteenth
street. viii be held tomorrow morning in
the Church OF the Sacred Heart. Four
teenth street northwest.
Mr.. Kane. who was the son Of Mr.
and Mrs. T. p. Kane. of Washington.
had been III for several years He was
born in Georgetown. Mr.. Kane Is sur
vived by his wife, Mrs. Mae RiOrdaD
Kane
The Washington times., 1907-02-11
NAVIGATION coNGREAs DATE.

Consul General Ethelbert Watts ad-
Vises that, according TO an official Rus
sian announcement. the Eleventh Inter
national Navigation Congress will be
held I'm St Petersburg in May 1908.
The Washington times., 1907-02-11

Swift & Company's sales Of fresh
beef I'm Washington for the week end
ing Saturday. February 9. 1907. averaged
l.23 cents per pound.
The Washington times., 1907-02-11
Seaboard Florida Limited.

The only daily cleCtric-Iighted Pullman
train 10 Florida. Leaves Washington
6:25 D IN. arriving St Augustine 2:5O
p. m. next day. Office. 1921 Pa. ave.
The Washington times., 1907-02-11
LINCOLN MEMORIAL MEETING.

The Mems Club OF the Vermont Ave
Tue Christian Church, viii hold a Lin
DIN memorial meeting at S o'clock to-
hight. Representive r. c. Cousins Of
owa and others will make addresses.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-16
A MEMPHIS LANDMARK.
fhe Famous Old Mart Where Slaves
Were Bought and Sold.

Grim, unsightly, painless, scanned
and crooked throughout its masonry,
there stands today an old brick build
ing on Adams street. midway between
Main and Second, about which clusters
more of history and of change than
can be compressed into song or story.
1t is situated just on the east of the
alley midway between Main and Sec
ond streets and is used as a shelter for
the city prisoners who are worked on
the rock pile.
If you will take the trouble to step
to the westward side of this old build
ing; where it faces the alley, and
glance up along its second story you
may still discern the inscription, 'Ne-
gro Mart and Livery Stable" or as
much of it as time has not penciled
out. The last letter of the word mart
and the last letter of the word stable"
are gone. The others are dimmed with
age and might pass unnoticed unless
you look a second time.
Time was when this was a famous
negro market. 1t was presided over in
its time by no less a man than General
Forrest himself Thousands of negroes
were bought and sold within its walls,
and hundreds of thousands of dollars
passed there from buyer to vender.-
Memphis Commercial Appeal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-16
a Sandman Titbit.

The inha bitants of the mountainous
districts of Sardinia eat large quant1-
ties Of q fermented milk, resembling
koumiss or kephir. 1t Is prepared by
allowing the milk of the COW, sheep or
goat to ferment at a moderately high
temperature, either spontaneously or
after the addition Of bakers yeast, IN
til IT thickens into a more or less con-
sis+ant homogeneous mass, at which
stage the fermentation is stopped by
Dlunging the vessel into cold water.
This product, which has a sharp acid
flavor, is eaten either By itself or Is
spread as a butter upon bread.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-16
BIac&sn7kes.

/ have never seen blacllSnakeS over
seven feet long, and | much doubt II
they grow to greater length. They
are not hard to catch. though in an
open field they can run about as fast
as a man can. When caught they
struggle desperately until they find
there is no opportunity to escape. when
they Will give up fighting and may be
handled with impunity. l have never
found these snakes to be vicious. They
can be handled easily and their bite is
harmless. They can squeeze pretty
hard if they get a turn around your
waist, but not hard enough to break a
bOne-FOrest and Stream.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-16
FORCE OF GRAVITY.
What Our Average Man Would Weigh
on Mars and on the Sun.

What Our Average Man Would Weigh
on Mars and on the Sun.
If the planet Mars is really inhabited
the people who live there must be an
exceedingly nimble race. The average
weight of q man is about 40 pounds,
but the force Of gravity on Mars Is 50
much less than on the earth that the
40 pound man would weigh only fifty
three pounds IL he were transported
there. With such light weight and still
retaining the same strength. an indiVid-
ual would be able to run with the speed
of an express train, go skipping over
ten foot walls and do various other
extraordinary things. On the moon q
man would be even lighter.
But on the sun our 40 pound man
would have his troubles. Instead Of
being an airy individual he would
weigh in the neighborhood Of ton and
three-quarters He would probably
have the greatest difficulty in raising
his hand. for that member would weigh
about 800 pounds.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-16
Aluminium.

Aluminium, it is generally known, is
metallic element found in clay and
is. the same material of which rubies.
sapphires, emery and alum are made.
1t enters into the composition of a
large number of other materials, and it
is estimated that in its various COM
pounds aluminium forms about one
twelfth Of the crust of the eart.. Every
brick in every building is said : be 80
per cent aluminium. 1t is pr0G."el by
the decomposition of clay whi,h is a
salt composed Ct silr:c acl comb ned
with aluminium. I-:c aluminium IS
separated from to e...,.a * e aDHli
cation Of electricity. se.,ara len has
never been successfully, o. in any
other Way.-EoSton cio,s,.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-16
He Knew Better.

''Dis paper" said Weary Willie, ''sez
der yer kin tell be de bark at de foot
Of a tree how old it is"
HUH sEOrted RagstOn Tatters. ST
guess de man wat wrote dat wuz new
nr up a tree lnder dem circumstances,
Dat amt no way to tell a dogs age
Houston Post
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-16
Improved His Opportunity.

Young Mrs. Gotrox tat her first break
fast with her elderly "catch')-You eat
with your knife, don't you, John, dear?
Old Mr.. Gotrox Cnoticing his opportu-
nifty and with severity and dignity
No, madam: / do not. eat with my
mouth. frequently convey food from
~ gate TO ny facial aperture w.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-16
Wife Worth Less

If an Eskimo steal a fishhook or a
spearhead from fellow tribesman, he
is punished by death or Punishment.
But he may steal a neighbours wife,
provided he can vanQuish the husband
IN a wrestling match.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-16
Wise Fritz.

F'ather-So, Fritz, I've concluded to
retire from active life and turn the
business over to you. Fritz-Say, dad,
can't you work few years longer, and
then we can retire together? -Berlin
Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-16
Saw the Point at Once.

The London Daily News headed an
editorial the other day: The Limit
Of Misrepresentation" 1t was re-
ceived with enthusiasm by the es-
teemed contemporaries OF the News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-16
Esperanto's Ideal.

While most people will doubtless
employ Esperanto because of its prac-
tical utility, the aim for which Els
peranto was created is the ideal one
namely, to unite humanity more
closely.-North American Review.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-16
Balm for the Lannards.

"Punctuality," said the Octogenar-
ian, sis the thief of time. A punctual
man all my life, / believe l have
wasted quite u hours waiting for
people"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-16

nay Knne; OUT L uo my own rar1frg WIZ
my own exclusive mouth, and until
further notice will myself furnish all
the instructions respecting the methods
to be employed
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-16
No ESCAPE.

Who can escape suffering? 81 will
not suffer!"-you might as we'll say.
81 will not breathe!"-and die of suf-
focatiOn.-The Duel.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-16

The Brazos river, In Texas, was call
ed by the Spaniards Rio Brazos de
Dios, ''river Of the arm Of God"