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The Washington times., 1907-01-29
Senatoz Keah EntertainS
At Dinner Last Epennq
Small Conlpanyof Guests
Those Present Were Invited to Meet Speaker of
the House of Representatives and
Miss Cannon

Senator Kean entertained at dinner
last night when small company Of
guests were invited 10 meet the Speaker
of che House and Miss Cannon. Among
The guests were Representative and
Mrs. Wadsworth, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas
Robinson. Admiral and Mrs CoWles,
AIr. and Mrs CANNED. of Providence
X. l., who are the house guests Of Mrs.
Hope Slater.
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Miss Pusey ana Mrs owen viii give
an al home iu honor of their guests t!is
evening. from 8 10 10, al 3-34 y sucet
northwest
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Mrs David Sanger will rec sive Friday
from to p. m. in honor OF Mrs. Lena
kronenberger. OF Cincinnati, and Mrs
Gus Louis, formerly Of that city.
The Washington times., 1907-01-29

Mrs. Henry Lauman. Of the Bellevue
1921 Nineteenth street. has as her house
guests Mrs. Louis KronenbergeT and
son, Of Cincinnati.
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Mrs. Andrew Is Graham viii not be
al home tomorrow. bat VIII receive the
following "Wednesday, February o.
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Miss Mana b. Willard, daughter Of
the late Major II II. Willard. leaves
today for Palm Beach, FlOrids, where
she viii remain during the winter.
The Washington times., 1907-01-29

Osborne B. Kalbaugh. of Piedmont. w.
Va, has been the house guest OF Mr..
and Mrs. Hunter Doll, at Malcome
Manor.
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Mrs. Lena Kronenberger. OF Cincin-
maui. is visiting her daughter Mrs.
David Sanger, at the Elberon
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Mrs. CHARLIE George Woodward VIII
be at home Tuesdays in February at
the Portner
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Baron DOblhOm. OF Austria who is
spending a few days Ia Washington
en- route for Japan. Is the guest Of the
Austrian Ambassadul ami .he Baroness
Hengelmuiler, at the embassy on Con-
uecLicuL avenue.
The Washington times., 1907-01-29

Representative Mckinley and his
niece. Miss Maths, entertained a small
dinner comUauE last evening. They
have cards out foI large one on Mon
aaN aAHuins EeLruarN Z
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Mrs. George II. Brown and the Misses
Brown will be at home February and
l6 at 1857 Euclid street.
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Miss Claude Albright, of New York,
who has been engaged by Mrs. Thomas
Evans Greene for a week OF English
grand opera. has arrived in Washing
ton. Miss Albright is a capable singer
and actress, having attracted much at
tentiOn throughout the South and East
The Washington times., 1907-01-29

Major and Madame Koerner, Of the
German embassy, were dinner hosts
last evening. Among their guests were
Mr. and Mrs H. a. Grant Watson, OF
the British embassy. and their house
guest Miss Lowe. of Brooklyn, sister
of Mrs. Watson; Captain and Mrs.
Wright. the Messrs. Hutserberg, Mr..
die
The Washington times., 1907-01-29

Nine. Riau1 wife Of the Spanish
minister 20 Norwgy, formerly Miss Alice
Ward, Of Washington, arrived I'm Wash
ingtOn yesterday for her annual visit
with her grandmother, AIRS. John 5.
Ward
The Ordway new era., 1907-07-12
THERE is a REASON.
The Medical Times Explains why
Doctors Oppose Patent Medicines.

The Medical Times for April in n
moment OF frankness explains the
whole opposition OF physicians to pat
ent" medicines which are taken with
out a prescription. in the following
words:
We will hardly repeat here the
specific statement to the effect that
In one year s62 .OOo 900 has been ex.
pended on patent medicines in the
United States. Enough to give every
practitioner in the country yearly
income OF $1,000. In the face o, such
facts as these. all talk OF love OF hu.
uanity. altrulsIn. self.abnegation aGd
the Ike becomes cheap and nauseat.
ing. II appears to US that such bun
combe should give place to home!y
common sense"
Reliable authority states that tho
gross amount OF the patent" medi-
cine business is about si0.OOO,OO0 in.
stead OF SCI 100000 but taking the
Medical Times figures as correct they
represent an outlay Of considerably
less than 81 per capita for home medi.
cation. The cost OF doctors fees ex-
elusive OF medicines except such as
are dispensed for the same period.
probably was approximately s23O0OO..
600. This is reached by allowing IN
average income OF $4,000 to each OF
The $4,000 physicians In the United
States. Eycn allowing that a gross
business OF So. 100000 IS 10 be divid-
ed between ll5.OoO physicians the in
come Of each would not be increased
more than $50.
The Ordway new era., 1907-07-12
Fea,hered nrioands.

Following the report of rayages by
foxes in Richmond park comes news
OF wholesale massacres in London
parks by other but equally destructive
invaders Ducklings newly hatched
about the ornamental waters of the
various parks are falling victims to
the carrion crow. In the early morn
ing this marauder. penetrating TO the
heart of London. watches and waits in
tree overlooking a lake, and in due
course swoops down upon the helpless
brood One of these raids was wit
messed by a keeper in kensington
gardens. Scores Of ducklings have
been devoured, and SO many young
birds have disappeared from the Ser.
pentine of late that it was supposed
that rats had been at work. but the
blame is now laid on the carrior
COW. AS in the case of the foxes
reprisals are occasionally made by
the keepers with shotguns.-Londor
Globe.
The Ordway new era., 1907-07-12
The Terrible MaHa.

Neither the Naples Camorra. the
Paris Apaches, nor the Black Hand of
America is the most powerful and ter
riole secret society in the whole
world. in spite of the narrowing de
tails of their CHASTITY work. The palm
must go to the Mafia. which fourishes
in Italy. and has done so for more
than 800 years This society. which
works so swiftly and silently. yet SO
surely. was founded in Sicily for pro
lection against the injustice o; foreign
rulers.-London "P. T. o."
The Ordway new era., 1907-07-12
4 MscHANlc.Pa.ssr.
Cur, Msnds Motor Cars When Not
Engaged In Holy on'ess.

Near the northern coast OF France.
on a route much frequented by motor
lists, lies the village OF Graincourt.
Here a beautiful little church is set
high among the trees. with tower
reflected TRANQUILITY in lake that
sleeps beside the road. and cemetery
half hidden In vcrdure. Close by Is
the home of the priest. and around II
n strange litter Of bicycles. motor
cycles. automobiles. oil cans and tools,
while the open door OF an outbuildins
reveals on one side kind of garage.
on the other repair shop. From
this building. as the tourist ap-
proaches, comes tall figure. with the
body OF an athlete and the head OF
missionary. with bright eyes and a
grIzzied beard. kindly smile, and
muscular arms beared to the elbow.
Is this the cure Of Graincourt or Is II
the village mechanic? He is both.
Times are hard. since the law sepa
rating church from state went into
effect. and one mast live, explains the
cure.
NJ 10 Cure is no martyr, however.
Ills father was srllln, anu ne grew
mp with a passion for tools. When the
bicycle came in he became an anna
teur specialist. and for Is years he
has been mendlnS punctured tires and
repairing broken pedals for his flock
free OF charge. Then came the motor
car. with its mysterious life. so pow
erful In its frail envelope. The motor
car won the heart of the cure. He
loves It. and thinks he understands IT,
He has even built a car and a motor
cycle for himself
And so the fame OF the mechanical
cure OF Graincourt has gone abroad
throughout all the country. and at last
he has decided without any scruple.
to make a business OF what had for
merly been pastime. He believes
in his simple soul that he can be just
As good 4 priest. can administer the
sacraments and hear confessions just
as well. while he earns his living with
his ten fingers.-New York Tribune.
The Ordway new era., 1907-07-12
THE essT HE COULD GET.
Amateur Gardener Could No, Under.
stand Why Seeds Did Not sprout.

The woes Of the amateur gardener
are very amusing to others. but de-
ridedly real TO the man who has
spoiled suit OF clothes. blistcred his
bands and lost his temper in his ef.
forts TO make things grow.
A Young man. recently married.
early in the spring secured sub
urban place, mainly with the idea OF
fresh, homegrown vegetables Every
evening he would hurry through his
supper and rush out to his garden.
where he displayed more energy than
skill. But. alas, When many little
green things began to break the
ground in his ne!ghbors' gardens. his
own remained as bare as the Sahara.
1t certainly has got me beat, he
eonfded TO a friend at his office one
day 4 can't understand why not a
blessed thing has come up. planted
peas and corn and tomatoes"
Perhaps the seed were reflective.
the friend suggested.
4 hardly think it was that" the
gardener replied. for got the very
bcs,-paid 10 cents can for them"
The Ordway new era., 1907-07-12
A Roo.evel.ian Yarn.

A Washington correspondent told the
other night story that he claimed to
have heard from President Roosevelt
1t a Gridiron Club dinner.
1.-TWO women" he sad, were dis
oussing some new neishbors who had
moved into one of the most sumptuous
houses In their city.
"'They seem to be very rich.' said
the first
"'oh. they are. said the second
"-Shall you call.'
Decidedly
"'You are quite sure, are you. tha,
they are-er-quite correct, quite-er
good form?'
"'oh. my dear. I'm positive" said
the second woman. They have thirty
servants, eighteen horses. twelve dogs,
eleven automobiles. and one child"
The Ordway new era., 1907-07-12
PAsTIME OF JOCKEYS.
ee; Their Enloymen, ou, of Humble
Sports.


To the casual visitor TO the race
tracks around New York. who is quite
as much interested in the human
spectacle as he IS In the races them
selves. one OF the elements that at
tract his attention is that of the
jockeys. These pale.faced little lads.
whose countenances are sadly serious
as rule. have such a Curiously boy
lsh way OF enjoying themselves be-
tween races that il comes as a sur
prise to one not familiar with their
ways TO learn that one OF the racing
men threatened TO suspend his s25.-
600 rider II he did not refrain from
spending his nights at couey island or
In the Tenderioln.
The surprise iii .ome TO such
man since whenever be has seen them
killing time between saces they have
almost invariably been playing num-
bIe-te-pez Seated 90 the grass in
front OF the quarters sssigned TO them.
these boys. in their thin silks and
featherweight boots. ipend their time
absolutely absorbed II the game just
rs II they We're Ordinary school boys
and were not making Incomes that run
up into the thousands eyerr year. To
look At them absorbed in this pastime
they seem so extremely youthful that
one might well wonder If the average
habitue of the Tenderloin would not
advise such lad to run home and go
TO bed.
The Ordway new era., 1907-07-12
MADE 4 NEW rAsH'oN.
Good joke Played In Old Days ."
Weuid.Be Fashionabie.


Old Camden. In his Remains" tells
good story OF trick played by =
might upon a wouldbe fashionable
shoemaker. Sir Philip Calthrop
oursed John brakes. the shoemaker
of Norwich In the time OF King Henry
VIII. OF the proud humor which our
reople have to be of the gentlemen
cut. This knight bought as much hne
French tawny cloth as should MAKE
him a gown. and sent IL TO the tailor
30 be made. John brakes. shoe
maker. coming to this tailor's and see
ing the knights gown cloth lying
there. bid the tailor buy cloth or the
same price and pattern and maze u
nf the same fashion as the knight s.
Not long after the knight. coming in
to the tailor TO be measured for his
gown. and perceiying the Ike cioth
lying there. asked whose II was
John brakes. the shoemaker, who
will have II made of the self-same
fashion that yours is made OF Ihen
make mine as full OF cuts rs the
shears will make it," John brakes
aAu no uule 10 hp ioE A'9 H'"" "
Christmas day. when he meant TO
wear It. Perceiving the same TO be
full OF cuts. he began TO swear at the
tailor. Il have done nausht but what
you bid me-" duoth the tailor, Tor
as Sir Philip Calthrop's garment is,
even so have / made yours BY my
iatchet," quoth John brakes, Il will
never wear gentlemen's fashions
aEainl"-I.Ondon T. P.'s Weekly.
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His "clinie- Portrait.

That" remarked the artist casu
ally. lis my clinic portrait"
Clinic" exclaimed the visitor.
why drag in your fathers profess
sion?"
The painter grinned. We'll. that
just describes it." he declared. Il call
it that because four ladies came to
can on me one afternoon. and after
l bad showed some OF my work one
Of them asked me II l wouldn't show
them Just how painted . portrait
asked one Of them to pose for me
and sat down and did that sketch fol
them in an hour. And that is why
call Il my clinic That IL what /,
vna. yoa know"
The Ordway new era., 1907-07-12
Flow Of Ar,esian Wen.

To calculate the rate OF how ot an
artesian well a simple plan is TO lower
a bottle OF aniline fluid to a depth OF
say 500 feet and then electrically eS'
plode a cap to burst the bottle. The
time required for the fluid TO appear
at the surface gives an accurate gauge
rs to the velocity OF dow. II is claimed
that this method gives results as nc.
curate as weir The diameter OF
the pipe being known. the rate OF How
readily follows.
The Ordway new era., 1907-07-12

The extraordinary popularity Of fine
white goods this summer makes the
choice OF Starch matter OF great i'm
portance. Defiance Starch. being free
from all Injurious chemicals, is the
only one which is safe TO use on fine
fabrics. Its grea, strength as a stinener
makes half the usual quantity OF Starch
necessary. with the result OF perfect
finish. equal to that when the goods
were new.
The Ordway new era., 1907-07-12
Careful public Guardian.

One of the pillars of the city ordi
nanees is traffic policeman stationed
., Fourth avenue and Twenty-third
street. He loses no opportunity OF
making var on persons who drop
banana peels in the street He
pounces upon an offender and orders
him to pick mp the slippery menace
10 life and limb and 70 carry It 70 :
receptacle Tor wAske o. ~ sl1eralls
New Yosz Hsen1a.
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n cure, while You Walk.

Allen. Foot Ease is a certain cure, for
hot. sweating, eallous, and swollen aching
accent any substitute. Trial package FRI
Address Allen :. olmsted. Le Roy. n. y.
The Ordway new era., 1907-07-12
whv ~kaWeafee.-

-x.nxaroo" 10 queer woee' =
mean. Il don't undcrstand m w
,orrue Of the Australian aborisinee.
ws.r This strange animal Was nrss
s.he,a by Europeans they inquired o.
49, ahoricincs what II Its nameF
And the puzzled reply gave the animal
its name.
The Ordway new era., 1907-07-12

A British physician says strawber-
sies. II consumed in large quantities.
Will give bad temper to the eater.
It Is enough to make anyone's tenn
DER bad when he sees the little ber-
cies that are hidden by the fine large
ones on top of the box.
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~oh. Edgar. II nov there should suo-
denly be = collision. how delightful i
would be to die thus togethers" CAT
Ter pause) II Ia truc that your life
ls insured. Is II not?"-Translated from
Transatlantic Tales from "Fiiegende
Blktter."
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esneAasAL IN 4 Gan.
...,...,or., EntsrtsInsr Was A'mes'
Too oucesssfu'.

.rhe other night. coming nome ;"
tho car" said the professional eh'e'
,a,,er. Il began to wonder II ! co",s
hrine tears to my own eyes as ! w
~ The eyes OF the other people. ,
,r,ed thought of all the wrohss :
had committed. and felt sorry Nor pey
nIe / had wronged. 4 thoushs Oh ~"
,he mistakes had made that o'ne.'
neople had profited by and pretty SOON SOON
Tho tears began to gather In my eyes
and roll down my cheeks.
Il forgot there We're other peop'e
IN the car who might notice me soon
a woman got up from across the car
and came 10 me.
- see. sir said she. that you are
In some trouble. Can | do anythihs u
help your ,,,.,,
Lord bless you, no. madam 'oiu
her, hastily wiping away my tears !
am A professional entertainer ana was
practicing on myself. That's all
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That an article may be good as well
as cheap, and give entire satisfaction,
is proven by the extraordinary sale OF
Defiance Starch. each package con.
tanning onethird more Starch than
can be had of any other brand for the
same money.
The Ordway new era., 1907-07-12
strono Part.

roote Lighte-Has your sister
strong mart in the new piece?
Miss Sue Brette--why' yes: sne
has to carry around one OF 'noss
heavy spears
The Ordway new era., 1907-07-12

sheer white goods. in fact, any hne
wash goods when new, owe much Oh
their attractiyeness TO the way they
are laundered, this being done IN Il
manner 10 enhance their textile beau
~, Home laundering would be equal
ly satisfactory II proper attention was
given to starching. the first essential
teIng good Starch. which has sufficient
strength to stifren. without thiokening
the goods. Try Defiance Starch and
YOU will be pleasantly surprised at the
improved appearance OF your work
The Ordway new era., 1907-07-12

1t isn't difficult to size the average
man up. but women are built so queer,
~ It is impossible 10 get the!r actual
measure.
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Fasll parei ~ ~

Wken the unroe br0161H - elboef
- ns9s 70 1SpeKtrn reetaklR ia ~
- - r. = ~ 1n1t - NJ q
{ ~. ~ ~ Z j =
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% ce,,,..

Wan no one injured 1. g
collision. countr"
painful situation. Firrt
and fourth-class passsnss VI
sled together! Simply ~
Translated for Tr.n,stl,,,,. I
from Flicgende Blatter.
The Ordway new era., 1907-07-12

'Tis the course makes all; degradea
or hallows courage in its fall.-Byron.
The Ordway new era., 1907-07-12

II man is incompetent he usually
charges II to bad luck
The Ordway new era., 1907-07-12

IL is scarcity OF their remarks tina
makes some women remarkable.
The Ordway new era., 1907-07-12

Mrs. Windows Soothing syrup.
y,- children ts.thins soft-ns the guns, reduces IN
nAm1l.on aiiAys pain. cures ~ind e"lio' % sbotus'
The Ordway new era., 1907-07-12
tn o1eUs,lIIGs.

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The Washington times., 1907-02-27
THAW PHYSICIAN
ON THE STAND
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Continued from Second Page)
in testimony showing that STANFORD
White, as ne was pursuing young Mrs
Thaw. was trailcd over Europe Dy
Thaw's sIeuth. II is asserted that re-
port Will be introduced by the defense,
drawn up by Harry Y. Dougherty'
a private detective. who was hired by
Harry Thaw to track White, followed
the latter 10 Europe, and was at his
heels as he went from place TO place
that had been visited by Mrs. Thaw on
her trip abroad IN 1905. in what the de-
tective believed was en- effort 10 ind
Mrs Thaw.
Dougherty has been subpOen4ed by
District Attorney jerome. but his re-
port will be made use Of by the defense
to corrOborate statements that White
did not give up his pursuit OF Evelyn
Nesnit Thaw after her marriage.
When White sailed on April D. last, II
is alleged. Thaw's detective was on the
same ship.
From London. White. it is said, went
The Washington times., 1907-02-27
.BLAMES UNDERTAEER,
NOT ST. IOSEPH'S

When seen this morning relative 10
the condition in which the body of her
brother was shipped TO Washington
from New York Monday. Miss Minnie z.
Howard. of al East Capitol street en-
tiTely exoncrates the authorities Of St
Joseph's Hospital. New York city. Of
any blame in connection with the af-
fair She feels that her entire grievance
is against the undertaken in New York
who was ordered by her 10 take charge
Of the remains and 70 whom she sent
the money necessary for preparing the
body for shipment to this city.
She feels that the proper care and re-
spect was not shown the dead in pro-
yiding burial raiment for her brother
but does not in any way place any blame
upon St Joseph's Hospital. whose con-
nection with the case ended when the
body was turned over to the undertaken
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Deaths.

White
Sarah Seek. p years. Garfield Hos
pitaI
William Thompson. 81 years. Govern
ment Hospital for the Insane.
Nellie Wolf. 50 years. 7j5 Morton
street northwest
Annie +. Bentley, g. years. S02 Ninth
street northwest.
George Armstrong, 65 years, United
States Soldiers Home.
Lilly b. Orrison, 4I years. 2232 Bright
wood avenue northwest.
Henry NJ Marchant, 81 years, 1885
Thirteenth street northwest
Joseph Mechan. 81 years. 5lS Fourth
street northwest
Henry Jacobs, 80 years, AL F street
northwest
Ann 5. Simpson. 90 years. Giesboro.
Jacob F. Rose. l9 years. l325 Third
street southeast
Frank b. Miller. 42 years, 1929 Penn
sylvania avenue southeast.
Norman w BUrgdorf. : months. 40i
= street northeast
Katherine Zegowitz. day. 437 Warner
street northwest
The Washington times., 1907-02-27
MOTHER LAYS BARE SECRETS
OF DAUGHTERS CHILD LIFE
TO PROVE EVELYNS ENMITY
By DOROTHY DIX.

her black experience and her child face
"a wild bird in a fiuttering dove cote
but her stay in the school was brief
She fell i'll with appendicitis, and after
she was convalescent from the opera
tion. necessitated by the disease, Thaw
took her and her mother TO Europe and
she drifted back into the old life. But
the pages of the journal turn the kind
est light yet shed upon the girl, who
seems to have been as amenable TO good
Influences as she was TO bad, and II
ma kes one wonder what would have
been her fate could she have remained
longer at the school.
Indeed, the most pronounced charac-
teristic of Evelyn is her chameleon-ike
quality. Always she appears to have
been able to change color 10 match her
surroundings. Her letters from Paris
to her companions OF the chorus out
Ade George Ade in felicitous slang
Her Demeanor on Stand.
on the witness stand her language
and mode~of expression were as chaste
and firm and precise as a Boston school
marm's.
In the perfection of her manner and
her charm you know that you see the
reflection OF the art OK SlanloIu w Hl'e'
connoisseur in everything that went 70
make up fascination in woman Whlie
the very se6ateness and propriety that
has marked her quiet married lie Is
something that has come TO her from
association with Harry Thaw's me, oio-
fashioned mother. with whom she mas
lived for two years Whatever her sta
ton. whatever her environments, Eve
iyn Nesbit would be. as stage folk say
"in the picture.
1t is this plastic quality that has al
wavs been her undOing. II was What
made her listen TO Whites sOphstrles
about a virtuous life. IL was later on
what made her listen 10 WAlle MlicIl
he abused Thaw and listen 10 Thaw
when he abused White, and according
to her account of the matter, sign the
afidavit against Thaw, even while pro-
testing against doing II.