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The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-12-13

Football is not so bad when you
win," says an exchange; but the hero
Of the gridiron is the man on the win
ming side who has to be carried of
the field to be fooled over by a half
dozen doctors.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-12-13

Mr.. Edward L. Conn, the special cor
respondent of The News and Observer,
who has been in our city reporting the
Baptist state convention, has the fol-
lowing in his report in yesterdays pa
per:
A parting word as I leave Will
mington on the hospitality of this
matchless city: Delegates, visitors and
strangers have been entertained, and
no city on Gods green earth could
be more hospitable and more royal in
its entertainment
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-12-13

There seems to be plenty of money
but The trouble is a few people have
too large proportion of it. How
congress can prevent this We do not
pretend to Observation-Disclosures Her
aid.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-12-13

There is one good thing about the
nomination of Mr. Bryan. We do not
suppose any other nominee could force
on the party a platform so suitable to
himself
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-12-13

The Durham Herald says that MIR.
Bryan may not win this time or the
next, but he may slip IN one OF these
times If he keeps Oh trying" Does
the Herald think Mr.. Bryan Is a cat
with nine lives or a Methuselah?
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-12-13

While we do not know wnat
Roosevelt is going to do about IT,
is our opinion that he now wlsnes
had kept his mouth shut on thew
of the last election.-Durham dc :
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-12-13

While there may be no pres5h5
need of a state prohibition law, 4"
would put the fixings on those to"-S
that are not supposed to know VIA
they want.-Durham Herald
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-12-13

Hunter-are you an American clu-
zen, Pat?'
Pat-Faith, an I am that; ] was
toIn in Donegal, but twas on ths
Fourth iv July.-Harper's Weekly.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-12-13

This is not the first time that Mr..
Hearst has been knocked out, but it
is the first time that he has appeared
to recognize the fact.-Durham Herald
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-12-13

What do you expect for "
mas?' =.
"a few pairs of socks and a ruD Z.
plant for the parlor. Yo' Nno" "
married now."-Detroit Free Pros
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-12-13

CASToREA.5..-- "a. DAT
>.Ihe Kind You haIa s1L 5 -.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-12-13

III Ln0lI IdfUI Ou luc "clIIo VI IAO0N
cases; but it is, as we see 1t, an
admission on his part that they had
constitutional right to go into the
federal courts and that he consents
to and advises that the matters in
contention be settled in an orderly
and constitutional manner by the
courts having authority to act on
such cases, and that is the only thing
the railroads have been contending
for-their constitutional privilege to
take these cases into the federal
courts if they preferred them to the
state courts.
If the officials of North Carolina
and other states will do as has
at last been done by those of Alabama
as they all should have done from
the beginning-this vexed question
can be amicably settled and the
rights of all parties properly adjust
cd Had this been done at the be-
ginning of the railroad rate litiga-
tion conditions in these states would
now be much better and there would
not have been so great excitement
over the needless contention as
tn Jurisdiction or such uncaleo
for hostility stirred up against the
railroads.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-07


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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-07
MARCH PERMITS
REACH $l,I79,778
Duiaing inspector Has Sub
mltted Report to the
Commissioners.

snowden Ashford, building insnector
submitted his report to the Conmissio,-
ers reviewing the operations of his A.
partnent Tor the month OF March T,
SHOWS that during that period permits
were Issued for the construction OF b,,iId
--l;sss valued in the aggregate at 81 Ia
~. distributed In the various sections
of the city as follows:
County, s52S $50; Northwest. s3s1 500
Southwest, $lls.5OO; Southeast. 7s190.
Northeast, So, 900.
Included IN the list is the r n
Elks club house to cost s10o0oa which
IS the largest individual permit issued
Permits for repairs were issued
amounting to S71S96 distributed as fol-
lows: Northwest, S55,5s7; county. SIN.
Southwest, S5,l35; Northeast, ss.052.
Southeast, $I,945
The general summary Of the report
shows:
One hundred and twenty-six brick adj
ditons or repairs, S61, 167; thirty frame
additions or repairs. 5000; 12S brick
dwellings. $3.50. 800; sixty-six third class
or frame dwellings. $3.50. 100: three store
and dwellings,. brick. $4,000: one store
and dwelling, frame. Sl,85: two apart
ment houses. $4,000; five stores. brick,
Sll,520; one warehouse, $4,000; two
schools, $500; one EllSs club house.
500, 600; five elevators, 1890; six engine
and boilers. $1,000; three heating ap-
paratus, $3.50: twenty motors. s., 432; nine
stables, brick, 81 500; one stable, frame.
$500; two carriage houses, brick, s1S, 800;
two sheds. brick, sS75; seventy-seven
sheds, frame, s4.7O2; one Office, frame,
s.. 900. Total. S1,179.77S.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-07
Dr.. Harlan to Solicit
@. ". u. National Fund
VIII Visit Every State in the Union to Secure
Subscriptions From All Patriotic
American Men and Women

Announcement was made yesterday
that Dr. Richard d. Harlan has been
retained By George Washington Uni
versity to take the field in the national
campaign that is TO be undertaken 10
secure from patriotic American men
and women subscriptions TO the endow-
ment fund. Dr.. Harlan is the eldest
son of Associate Justice Harlan, of the
Supreme Bench, and lately resigned
from the presidency Of Lake Forest Col
lege. While no fixed plans have been
adopted. 1t is understood that DR.. Har-
Ian win visit all of the great eenters
and VIII slight no State in his pursuit
of funds.
The fact of DR.. Harlan's engagement
was made known through the publica-
ton OF correspondence that passed
between him and President Charles w.
Needham OF the university
DR.. Needham's Invitation.
The invitation extended DR. Harlan
BY DR.. Needham is as follows;
you have learned something Of the
comprehensive plans that have been
formed by the trustees and faculties
and friends OF the George washington
University, looking toward the early
realization OF the statesmen-like ideal
for great university at the Capital OF
the Nation which was placed before the
American people by George Washington
himself IN his last viii and testament.
ITO do this we must have a new.
SIMPLE. snd commanding site; suitable
buildings; and a munihcent endowment.
II has already been proved that there
IS among the citizens of the Capital
sufficient public spirit to provide a
splendid site for an institution that is
trying to show itself worthy of bearing
the IIlustrlous name of Washington.
But this is far more than local en-
terprise. and this leads me, on behalf
OF our trustees, to make a suggestion
which I hope viii meet with your ap-
prevail. It is that you join with us in
bringing to TIE attention of patriotic
men and women throughout the land
the Importance Of developing. at the
Capital Of the Nation, a great univer-
sity for graduate work that will fulfill
the cherished desire Of George Wash
1ngton. VIII you not Join US in helping
TO bring such an inspiring plan TO the
attention Of the American people
81 have been glad to learn that you ex-
pect TO remain in the work Of educa-
ton; but while sojourning temporarily
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-07

IN Washington could you possibly per
form greater and more far-reaching
service to education than BY exeFting.
for time. the best efforts in your
power in helping 10 accomplish the
large ends we have In view for
the George Washington University
With the valuable experience you have
had IN college work and the knowledge
you have acquired of the educational
needs of the American people, and your
wide acquaintance in different parts of
the country, we believe that you can be
OF great assistance to us.
I make this suggestion the more
readily because your distinguished
father for so many years mas been con
nected with the law department Of our
university and has the success of the
present movement much at heart
Acceptance of DR.. Harlan.
President Needham's letter was
written on March Is. but DR.. Harlan
did not make known his acceptance
until last Tuesday. When he anaIly had
decided 10 enlist his services. In the
cause he wrote TO DR.. Needham. The
letter reads:
The invitation to assist In the effort
to enlarge the scope of the George
Washington University has appealed to
me very strongly. and I have much
pleasure III accepting II.
To those engaged in this enterprise it
is an encouraging fact that the plaa of
establishing great university at the
National Capital is older than the nation
self 1t was vigorously pressed by
James Madison and Charles Pineknev
In the constitutional convention OF 17s7.
President Washington himself In a
letter written in 1885. urged It upon the
attention Of the Commissioners of the
District, and he again earnestly advocat-
ed II IN a speech to both houses of Con-
sfess In 1856. His private letters during
the closing years OF his life also abound
IN proofs Of his absorbing interest," In
the project"
A general discussion of the whole
plan viii be had tomorrow evening ar
a meeting to be held in the Office of
: president Needham. at the university
IN addition TO members of the faouIr,y
there win be present members of the
executive boards OF both the citizens,
and alumni committees. and It fs ev-
peeted that Prof. Mitchell Carrrol1 ~,
nave ready q tentative uIeD 60 -.
prosecution of the campaign ''iS
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-07
NETHODISTS HOLD
CAMP FIRE MEET
Delegates to Conference
Indulge in Fiye-Min-
ute Talks.

The ministers in attendance upon the
annual conference of the Maryland
Methodist Protestant Church, in ses-
sion here for the last four days in the
Rhode Island Avenue Methodist Church,
held "eamp fire. meeting last night
devoted to fiYe-minute talks of Chris
tan experiences and blessings. These
<-love feasts,'' or experience meetings. "
as they are sometimes termed, are fea-
lures of each annual conference. The
meeting last night was presided over by
the Rev. Thomas O. Grouse. OF the Con-
gress street Methodist Church, and was
devoted entirely to an informal discus
sion of such matters as would belong to
the relation Of these Christian expert
cnces.
Yesterday afternoons session of the
conference was of short duration, being
devoted mainly TO ana address by the
Rev. DR. Munhall. of Philadelphia, and
the transaction of routine business. DR..
MunhalFs addresses on missions and
religious topics VIII be a regular feature
OF future meetings Of the present con-
ference the hour between - and /
o'clock being assigned to him.
Many of The visiting ministers will be
heard at morning and evening services
today in the leading churches of differ
ent denominations in the city. the as
signments having been announced yes
terday by President Sheridan and car
ried in yesterday afternoons Times.
Five hundred delegates have been
awarded cards to the reception 10 be
rendered the ministers tomorrow after
noon at 2:30 o'clock by President Roose-
Welt who will receive them Informally
at the executive offices. Practically all
Of the visiting delegates have signided
their intention to meet the Chief Execu-
tive.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-07
MRS. MACKAY GUEST
AT WALSH LUNCHEON

MONTE CARLO. April s.-Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Walsh gave a large lunch
con party on the occasion Of the de-
parture of Mrs. John W. Mackay for
Rome Mrs. Maekay has been staying
at the Hermitage for the last three
months with her nephew, Count Tel
fener, and she and Mrs. Walsh had met
very often of late.
The guests were Prince and Princess
IOWenstein. Mrs Schemmer. Lord and
lady Armstrong. Prince and Princess
Bathyany Strathmann. and Mr.. and
Mrs. WOlnmann.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-07
YON STERNBURG LEAVES
FOR HOME ON TUESDAY

Baron speek Won sternburg. the Ger
man ambassador. called at the State
Departmentyesterd Afternoon and later
at the White House TO say farewell, on
the eve Of his departure for home, where
he viii remain for several months.
The baron had a talk of several min
utes with Secretary Root and later was
eleseted for some time with the Presi-
dent at the White House.
While the ambassador Is returning
hume - regular leave. it is understood
that he hopes 20 benefit his health at
one OF the noted German water cures.
He viii sail from New York, in company
with the baroness, April ..
The ambassador and the baroness ex-
pect 10 return to America about the 1st
of July and viii proceed directly 70
their summer home in Massachusetts.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-07
ATTACK WILLIAMS WILL
IN PROBATE COURT

Emma Elicit, John D. Williams, and
Frank s. Williams, daughter and grand
sons, respectively, of che late William
John Williams. OF this city. have fled
a protest IL the Probate Court against
the admission of certain paper writing
as the last VII and testament Of their
relative.
It is stated in the petition that the
testator left an estate valued at about
S200 000 about one half Of which consists
Of personal property.
The protestants contend that the dot
ument IN question IS not the last win,
and also that il was procured under
stress OF undue influence.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-07

Note that only well-known best
mikes are quoted, and that ex-
perts are here TO show you why
they are best.
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-07
TO SPEND FIFTY MILLIONS
ENLARGlNG KEEL CANAL

BERLIN, April Ito accommodate
mammoth Atlantic liners and battle
ships, the German government viii
spend $4,000, coo on widening the Kiel
canal, the waterway opened in 1885. be-
tween the North sea and the Baltic. The
canal has become inadequate for the
increasin0 size of vessels. It's greatest
width is only 40 feet. and its LARGEST
locks are only 40 feet long The canal
which cost Ss0.o00.000 and took eight
years 70 construct, is 10 be deepened
and widened. The work may be com
pleted in 1917.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-07
r1oth ExtermlnatOrs.

Moth Balls, best quality ............ g
Manahan Tar Sheets, per dozen. 30,
Lavender CamphOF. large boxes. l8c
Red Cedar Compound .-........... I0c
oriental Rice CamphoY ............. lex
Packing Camphor. IN tin boxes. IA
Aanahan Moth Bags............... S4C
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-07
Stationery

Tons of Writing Paper are annual
~ sold here Distributed by the
pound. 100 TO 40 sheets to the pound.
Manchester Linen. usually &c
lSe per pound, tomorrow ,
Palm Bea,h Linen usually 30 &c
per pound, tomorrow. ..........-....s >
La Vogue Linen. usually &c &C
Old English Veilum, usually &c
1sc per pound, tomorrow. .....,...f
French Cambria. usually Ice INC
per pound, tomorrow 10
Army and Navy Bond, usually1 &c
25c per pound, tomorrow. ...... ,
Crushed Bond. usually 25c nc
per pound, tomorrow. ............. / >
Writings French Dimity,
usually &c per pound tomor- fkc
r0W..-..---- -.----.. y
Imperial Lawn. usually DC f1e
Fer pound, tomorrow Z
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-07
COUPON

This Palais Royal Basement
Coupon and twenty-seven f27l
cents entities bearer to one fifty
f59l cent Garbarge Can Of heavy
galvanized iron, with alright
cover
Good only for Monday, April
S. 1907.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-01
HEALTH AND SPIRITS
Arc Restored BY pr. Williams PM
pills In Cases Of Debility and
Heanondencv.

General debility is caused by men
tai or physical overwork with imper-
feet assimilation of nourisnment, or
by some acute disease from which
the vital forces have been Frustrated
and the entire organism weakened SO
as not to easily rally. To restore
Health it II necessary that the blood
should be purified and made new.
The case Of Mrs. e. M. Spears, or
% Mt. Pleasant street, Athol, Mass.
is a common one and Is given here in
order that others may be benefited by
her experience. She says: II had been
sick for a year from indigestion and
general debility brought on by over
work and worry. / mad tried many
remedies. but found no relief. | SUI
fered from swelling Of the limbs, loss
of appetite and dizzy spells, which be-
came SO severe towards night, that 1
sometimes tainted away. | was biz
ious and my hands and arms would
go to sleep for an hour or two at a
time. / was so sleepy all the time
that / could hardly keep awake. l
had frequent cramps In my limbs and
severe pains at the base of my head
and in my back. Ny blood was inn
poverished. l was afraid to give up
and go to bed fearing that | would
never get well.
"About this time DIR. Williams'
Pink Pills were recommended to me
by a friend in South Vernon, vt. l
felt better soon after beginning the
treatment and continued until was
entirely cured. / consider DR.. Will
liams' Pink Pills a grand medicine
for weak women"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are sold
by all druggists, or sent. postpaid, ON
receipt of price so cents per box. siE
boxes $3.50, by the DR.. Williams Medi
cine Company, Schenectady, N. Y.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-01
WINTER TIME IN. KA5uL.
Mere Pleasant Places Than the capt
tai Of Afehanlstan.

The cold is intense, the snow Hes
deep In the streets and the winds are
freezing. Winter, beginning early in
October and continuing until March.
renders life in Kabul difficult and un-
comfortable. Charcoal is the chief
fuel. and as the houses, owing to
numerous doors and windows. are
very draughty, the supply OF wood
very limited, and coal unobtainable.
1t Is necessary to wear, even in the
house. treble thicknesses OF clothing,
and the longest, warmest and thick
est Of fur coats outside the doors.
Meal times under such rigorous
conditions are a distinct misfortune.
writes Angus Hamilton in the Lady's
Realm. All foodstuffs freeze solid,
bread has to be chopped with an az,
the drinking water broken with a
hammer. Pickles, sauces, jams and
ink are better put away until the
spring.
Joints must be served piping hot
from the fire and lying over a pan OF
glowing charcoal-eyen then the cen
ter will probably be unthawed, while
the matutinal cup OF tea and the
nocturnal cup of cocoa must be gulped
rapidly if it is not to freeze before it
is swallowed. There are but few COM
pensations, even in Kabul. for the Sc
verify of the climate. IT one ventures
out it is most necessary to keep out
OF the cold winds.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-01
Expert Ocean Mail sorters.

One of the most interesting perform.
ances of modern times is the handling
of the mails in great ocean steam.
ships. Some of the men become so
expert at sorting that they work al
most automatically, many of them be-
ing able to put their finger on any
particular town marked on the rack
b~lindfolded. On an ordinary western
trip they carry on an average about
25e,000 letters and some 10000 regis.
tered packets. The latter have all to
be written up in detail in their books
during the voyage, and this takes
more time than the actual sorting. The
officials do not always manage to fin
ish the work by the time they reach
port, and when such is the case they
accompany what is left to the general
post Office and complete the job there.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-01
Chess as a Mind Drill.

When the Romans placed over the
door of the temple of Janus "Ex
Oriente Lux ct Ludum Scacchorum"
tout of the East came light and the
game of chess they spoke of the two
greatest behests that the storied East
had ever made to the young and ag-
gressive West-the light Of religion
and the greatest mental achievement
of man since he came through Eden's
%frowning portals.
In the middle ages when the monks
and abbots watched from afar the bru.
tai soldiery of C~hristendom swooping
down like a ~pestilence on the sunny
plains of the South they chanted "a
furore Normanorum liberia nos, o Do
minie'' (from the fury of the North
men deliver us, o Cod and returned
to chess-all that was left a noble soul
in a vain and turbulent world.
Chess is the finest mental drillmas-
ter the world has yer known. AS a
mind trainer it ranks above Greek
and dialestics.
But above all is the science OF bat
tie. it is war without bloodshed, it is
strife on equal terms, which all the
a c loves and to which from the era
die to the grave all mortality is sub
jpct-
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-01
Real Moroccans.

Moor and Morocco are words un-
known to the people Of that troubled
land. These people know themselves
as Arabs and descendants of those
valiant 9upholders of the prophets
green standard who swept like a flood
across North Africa at the time of
the hegira. The Morocco of the pres
ent day they found possessed by a
sturdy race who claimed descent from
the people who were cast out of Ca
naaan by Joshua, the o Of Nun.
Their country, so far as its plains
were concerned, was taken from them
by the Arabs, and their fighting
strength was made to serve the Arab
cause in the conquest Of Spain. They
themselves gradually took to the
mountains, to the great Atlas. Here
they have remained ever since, speak
ing their own language, maintaining
their own customs and racial attri-
butes, and obstinately refusing to be
absorbed by the Arab jewellers on the
plains. These people are the Berbers;
their tongue Is called Shilhah. Liter
ature they have none, in the ordinary
sense of the word. But they have a
rich store Of oral tradition, myth, le-
gend and folklore.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-01
Mud Houses Built By Wasps.

y A naturalist has thus described the
habits of a species of wasp that makes
it's nest Of mud, says the Dundee Ad-
nests are composed. he said, is often
carried for some distance, and 1t is
essential for them to use good, stih
clay. At the edge of some pond or
stream you may see these insects roll
sticky little balls out of the stiff mud
with their strong jaws. With this
heavy load of mud they rise slowly,
and, having gained some height, they
get their bearings and fly in a straight
line to their nest. In this they resem-
BILE the bees; indeed, all the wasps
md bees seem to have a wonderful
faculty for flying directly home from
any point. When the wasp has gained
the place selected for a building site
she puts the tiny ball of mud against
the wall of the building and ribs it
tight by moving her head from side to
side very rapidly. The outer surface
of the nest shows a series of rings,
with sharply defined lines between
most of them, but the interior is al
ways extremely smooth and almost a
perfect cylinder. While building her
nest the insect continually runs in and
out of the tiny cylinder, examining it
infinitely with her "feelers." If a
rough place Is felt on the inner sur
face she carefully sets to work and
rubs it smooth. When the cylinder is
finished the wasp goes hunting for
cpidorc