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The Washington bee., 1907-06-01
COLE & SWAN.
WATCHMAKERS AND lew
ELERS.

Choicest jewelry of every kind,
To suit the most fastidious mini ::
With taste and skill combined.
The best and finest you will find.
The Black Hand is divided into three
societies of Italian criminals, viz: The
Malta. the Reds and the Black Hand.
The Black Hand is the worst of the
Batch
The Washington bee., 1907-06-01
Tore Arul from Post.


Before the whipping was half over
the man frantically tore his left hand
from the post, waved it at Meserve and
cried:
For Gods sake stop!'
His arm was bleeding from the man
ner in which he had torn it from the
post and thus added to the horror OF
the sight
Stand up. Ward, I am not doing this
because l like it. The sentence of the
court must be carried out" replied the
warden, as the mans arm was put back
into the manacle The whipping con-
tinued, and Ward continued to shout
pitiably.
you brute, if I had gun I would
shoot youp shouted one man in the
crowd, and others denounced the war
den, who had Declared that he was only
carrying out the sentence of the court
The Right Man
"The right kind of man would not
take such job" was the declaration OF
some in the crowd.
Those who belonged here were asham-
ed of the whole exhibition, though they
declare that the warden used the lash
much more lightly on Ward that it i;
usually used.
Benjamin Morris, colored, who wa,
convicted with Ward, stood the punish,
ment until the fifteenth lash, but from
that time until the fortieth squirmeC
considerably. John Cameron took ter
lashes for larceny without moving ;
muscle. William E. Conway received
twenty lashes for house breaking; Har
~ Cahill. FIVE lashes for larceny; JOSEPH
Corbit, Fred Stockley, Martin Wilson
and Charles Wilson ten lashes each foi
the same Offense,
The Washington bee., 1907-06-01
Tears His Arm from Manacle and On
lockers Denounce the Chief Warden
as Whip Falls.
Special to Philadelphia Inquirer.

-VNN'7-I :" ---'--'--' E'-I'-- ''7LI''- ~
Wilmington, Del, May I8.-Delaware ;
legal barbarism, as many termed it, had
a proper. eNemplihcation at the New
Castle county workhouse this morning,
when those present were greatly moved
by the punishment inflicted upon Adam
Ward, a young man who was sentenced
to forty lashes for highway robbery.
Many of the spectators were sickened,
and some of the crowd went so far as
to denounce Chief Warden A. S Me
serve. There had been but few lashes
administered when blood showed on the
back Of Ward, which was unusually ten
der.
The Washington bee., 1907-06-01
Respectfully

Doesn't the above convince you? This
is only one of many genuine testimonials
from well-known Washington people.
The Washington bee., 1907-06-01
DISGUSTING SCENE AT WHIP
PING POST.

Highuay R0bber Cries Pihably Under
the Lash AZ Nely Castle, Del
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Wbx Thev Ar 20 Clean.

sHow Is II that French children ars
80 tidyT many foreigners In Paris IN
qulre. Because from the time they
understand an elementary sentence
1t Is dinned into them that 1t Is very
wrong to run fast, to fall or to dirty
their dresses In any way, and, above
all, 1t Is awful to muss their hair. An
ordinary scene IN the Bois Is where
two children arrive in their auto ac-
companied by a nurse and governess
They the children) are dressed in light
silk dresses and wear long white
gloves. They start to play ball. Every
time the bail touches the ground, which
happens once In awhile, the nurse
rushes up and wipes every bit OF
sand very carefully OF the ball before
1t Is handed back to the children. Is
1t a wonder that their long gloves are
clean?-New York Post.
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A description Of the old New Eng.
land Sabbath Is calculated to make
restless children Of the present day
and possibly some Of their elders
thankful they were not born two cen
turtles ago.
The Sabbath began Saturday after
noon with the going down Of the sun.
:. Sunday morning q horn was loudly
blown to announce the hour Of wor-
ship. Service began at 8 o'clock and
lasted for eight hours, with an inter.
mission Of one hour for dinner and
conversation. In the earliest days the
congregation sat on rude benches. their
seats being assigned them at town
meeting. The service consisted Of sev.
sral parts which are chronicled In an
ancient diary as follows: a
Preliminary prayer or invocation;
chapter OF bible rsad and expounded:
psalm In meter. read out line By line
by Deacon B.: long prayer on various
matters. one hour: and half; sermon
Of 100 to $50 pages; at close Of service.
baptism; sinners put on trial. confessed
before congregation. Minister c. bowed
right and left, no person stirring till he
bad passed down and out Of the meet.
ing house."
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A Thumb 9have.

"'Pouce on cuiller-thumb or spoon? !?
says the barber. and I give q violent
start"
The sailor. a little proud Of bis
French, looked about the room and
smiled easily. Then he went on:
81 knowed them BARRIERS In the south
Of France wasn't up to much.
knowed their ways was queer. But
this spoon or thumb business was the
limit.
"Quest ce qu'il y-wot's that's says
I. 'Wot dye mean By thumb or spoon?
"And then that Tarascon barber told
me that In his country in sllartn'
lantern jawed men like me II Was
customary to plumb out the cheeks SOS
the razor could get holt by insertin' q
spoon or a thumb into the mouth nrt!
pressin' from the inside.
II said to go ahead and shave me
without either spoon or thumb. He
wouldn't do II. though. so l chose the
thumb. 1t looked more hygienic. By
gosh. l can taste that there thumb
yet."-Los Angeles Times.
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cauaht the Policemen.

All the countryside Is laughing at an
experience Of the police at Lough
Neagh. Ireland. An intercounty cock
hght was arranged between birds from
Londonderry and Antrim and was bad
on one Of the islands In the Tough.
The police got wind Of 1t and arrived
as they usually do. late. All the avaiIs-
BILE boats bad been pressed into use By
the spectators, and the police, aftss
trying vainIy to secure transportation
to the island, determined to swim foE
It. Just 40 they arrived the bout ended
and every boat pat OF for the main
land again. The police had a swim
back for their pains, and when the5
reached the mainland they found that
their clothing. over which they had neg
lected to leave q guard, had disappear
ed. They had a ten mile march h
dripping underclothes to the nearest
barracks, where they were put to bed
until new uniforms could be procured
Liverpool Mercury.
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sKnow You villain barber that your MASTER tho Marquis de Mr
poix s in the next room"
Molyneux heaved great Sigh Of relief "shan r. He turned
70 NJ Beaucaire.
The Young man laughed and said " him hare at once
Impudeut the Last cried Bantson Moyneux hurried from
tho
ov YOU eo to SEQ Beaucars MASTER" said Beaucaire to
Lady Mary "Ts what say the other night Cross from
France in his suit my passport his barber Then to pass the
nnu of exile come to and for what will 1t h the
time But when people been servant they come only
ecrety and there is hem-he has above OF promise
not to spea-of learn something he cannot wish 10 Do o
make some trouble learn this thing Why should 90 hs wen
that is nv own rzzon So make this help me IN masqu
the unmaskng was for there know throw on
nv black wig and become yse-and Chateaurien Castle
Nowhere Then this I use this Winterset, he
T have great need deny these accusaon said the DUKE
'Nay" said Lady Mary YEARLY.
"Sha tell you why mus be Victor and beaucare ana Una
teauren' and not mysefp
o escape from the bas for debts for and SOAP bed
Lord Townbrake -,
"No monsieur France have got cousin who Is man with
yev bad temper and he will enjoy his relatives
to do what he does not wish
He was interrupted by loud commoon from without The
door was flung open the young of Beaus bounded IN
and threw his arms about the neck of NJ Beaucaire.
Phippe he cried M brother have come to take you back
with me-"
de Mirepox followed him. bowling a couer in Difference
but Beaucare took both his hands heartily Moneux came a11e
yyith Mr.. Nash and closed the door.
"My warmest feliciatons" said the marquis "Ihere Is no
longer feed for your incognito."
hou best of maers said Beauca touching him fondy on
the shoulder T know Your courier safely And 80 am
forgven But forget" He turned the lady She had begun to
trembe exceedingly "Fae of all the English fair he sad as the
gentlemen bowed her deep courtesy IT beg the honor to
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A General Utility Nag.

A certain stockbroker once went to
horsedealer and tried to pick up a gen
eral utility nag. He explained that ne
was a volunteer and wanted a nice
quiet good looking charger. which
could be driven by his wife In dog
cart and would not object on occasion
to being hitched up to a lawn mower
The dealer listened to him with rap'
attention and finally asked In dulce'
tones, Would you want him to wait al
table at all, sir"-Grand Magazine.
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Words and Deeds.

"There never was time In my life.
fellow citizens" exclaimed the candi-
date, when I hadn't the courage to
call a spade spade!
"Yes," spoke up an old farmer In
the audience, "and there never was
time in your life when you had the
courage to take one In your hand"--
Chicapo Tribune,
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presen Lady Mary Carlisle NJ Comte de BeauOa NJ dc
Mepox has already the honor Lady Mary has been kind to
fens You mus help make acknowledgment Made
moisee and gentlemen will give that favor dn
instant
"Henr" he turned to the young Beauoa 81 wish you had
shared maskI have been gay The surface of his tone
merry but there undercuren wear to speak Of what
the mood the He made the effect Of addressing
every present. but he looked steadily Lady Mary Her
upon him. silent and fascination and she
trebled and 81 great actor Henri These gentle
yet convince lackey And mus tell you
that JUS be expelled for having been bsrbss
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By BOOTH HARRINGTON

"Stuf bis lying mouth with his orders shouted the duke
But Moyneux still held tho gentlemen back Gone moment" be
cried.
IN dc Winese said Beauca "of what you sfrsid You
calculate we'll Beaucae might have been beesn mpostor that
you yourself expoe Neve But gon reveal that secret
You have not absove me of my promise"
Te what you like" answered the duke T all the wild lies
you have TIME for You have five minutes to make mind TO
go quietly" 4a
"Now you sbsolve me. thens Ha bal Oh, yss Msdsose
he bowed Lady Mary T have the honor you leave the
room You shall miss no details friens Of yours m
the honor of French gentleman"
"A French what r laughed Bantison .. "a,
"Do You dare keep up prsssns cried Lord Tonbraks
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-09-06
HELP THE TOWN,
Some of the Virtues in Friendly Riv
airy Between Merchants.

Good, healthy competition and
friendly rivalry, devoid of all spirit of
hoggishness, is good thing for any
town. Each and every business man
and property owner in a town, and the
country Immediately surrounding it
should be intensely interested in every
project, particularly should every mer-
chant be active in matters that means
general prosperity for the place, and
which will increase trade for all the
merchants of the town. People gen.
orally like to do their trading in towns
where there are we'll kept stocks and
plenty variety of goods, and where
there is sufficient competition as to
assure low prices consistent with good
business judgment. There is little use
for the merchants of place to blow
and brag about their business, unless
they can demonstrate that they are
delivering the goods" and satisfying
their customers. There is no good to
be looked for by merchants decrying
the goods and the methods of their
brother merchants. There is no more
effective way of killing the business of
town than by fostering spirit of
petty jealousy and of narrow selfish
ness. Wherever such a spirit is found
1t will be discovered that trade is be.
ing turned to some other town where
merchants and business men work
more in harmony with one another.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-09-06

remain in high favor throughout the
fall at least. They lend themselves so
conveniently to the hiding of various
kinds OF defects. The flare below the
knees makes the thin woman look less
thin, and on the other hand it makes
the stout woman look less large
around the hips. There is tendency
to reduce that flare below the knees.
but both the thin women and the
faces agaihSt it. When a plated skirt
is correctly made 1t is a Joy forever.
Plated skirts prevail in all f.ln light.
weight cloth costumes being Inrde up
sOr the open air horse shows, race
meets and floral psrades of late sum-
mer end early autumn. The type of
plaits first to gain favor, the side
plaits, are being rsed mos, With
them are seen bias. bands, slightly
wider than Of old, and more distinctly
outlined by stitching and a:pings
Even more 5aunty than it usel to be
10 the short box coat, thoush the
back, while by no means tight, is
the figure. The sleeves of these coats
show bit more of the gloves than
do the sleeves of suits meant for
Rnock-about wear, and the cuffs are
not so severe. But coat sleeves are
not short. They are steadily growing
longer; only in the box coat they are
pushed toward the elbow to Five place
for the long wristed gloves Worn with
the white and light colored short coat
costumes. The hats that accompany
these costumes are broad and muct
beplumed.
Short women, however, must mr.
wear these short coats Modish -
they look on woman of the right fia.
ure, tall and slender, they become. a.
surd on bobby women. Such womea.
If sensible, have skirts that touch t1t
ground, and coats of proportionasT
length.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-09-06
GOWNS FOR AUTUMN
Embroidered Pongees Sure to Be Pop
ular-Make Up Well and Are
inexpensive.

Embroidered pongees are popular
for early autumn costumes, or will be.
They make up into elaborate CO.'S
tunes that belle their comparative in.
expensiveness so admirably that many
women prefer them to serge suits. In
the pattern pongee suits plaits do not
appear. The skirts are gored and flare
widely about the feet.
The pongee coat must always be
lined, unless the prospective wearer
wants saggy coat. AS rule, girls
and young matrons wear it short and
elderly women prefer long pongee
coats. Etons with elaborately trimmed
sleeves and vestees are seen in pon.
gees, and so are box coats with en-
broidered collar, cuffs and pocket
flaps, but the short pony with three
quarter sleeves and deep turnback
cuffs that suggest the Louis XIV period
is seen most frequently With some of
the pongees, instead of embroidery,
silk cording is used for trimmings.
and the suit is relieved by a little jack
ct of netted silk trimmed with silk
Hercules or soutache braiding and
mounted over white taffeta.
One of the smartest costumes seen
recently was tan pongee worn by a
young girl. 1t had an absolutely plain
skirt with eleven cores, and a coat,
quite as plain, made box fashion, lined
with white taffeta and fastened with
pongee covered buttons the size of a
silver quarter.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-09-06
GAMES OF sHARPERs.
Some Of the Methods Used for Secur.
ing Money Dishonesty.

Millions upon millions of dollars are
fraudulently taken from the pockets
OF the people year after year through
the operation of confidence men. The
schemes used by these men are numer-
GUS. Nearly all are based upon the
fact that the average person is always
willing to take the best of a bargain.
During the past few months swim
diers have been operating in different
parts of the country, and their method,
while modification of an old swim
ding game, has some new features
worthy of notice. Their usual proceed
ure is to locate farmers who are not
we'll known to local bankers and loan
men. They approach the farmer and
under pretext of seeking to purchase
farming land, manage in some way to
secure his signature. This is general
ly done by inducing him to write
letter, or to sign some statement.
Once the signature is secured, a ficti-
tious deed to the farmers land is pre-
pared and this is fixed up in such a
manner as to show the seal of some
notary or other officer Then with
this deed the swindler is in position to
negotiate loan upon the land This
game has been successfully worked in
number of western states.
Residents of agricultural districts
should be continually on their guard
against the signing of receipts or any
kind of contract which may be pre-
sented to them by strangers. Within
the past year some smooth sWindlers
have succeeded in securing thousands
of dollars on fraudulent notes, secur-
ing from farmers, who were foolish
enough to take for trial washing ma
chimes, refrigerators, etc., and to give
their receipts for the same. These re-
ceipts turning up later as negotiable
notes.
The writer of checks cannot be too
careful in filling in the amounts. The
favorite methods of the check receiver
is to insert after the words "six,"
"seven," "eight" or nine the letter
"y' or "ty' and change the ciphers in
the check accordingly. Thus it can be
seen that a check written for eight
dollars, by the addition of the letter
"y' can be made to read for eighty
dollars and the changing of the
amount, if it be in numerals, by the
addition of cipher, makes the forgery,
when we'll executed, hard to discover.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-09-06
IDENTIFYING ~. s." ANIMALS.
System Of Branding Authorized BY
the Army Regulations.

Whenever you see the letters ~.
s." branded on the left fore shoulder
Of an animal make up your mind at
once that that beast is or was at one
time the property of our rich old
Uncle SAM" says the Washington
Post.
Then, again, If you know the key
TO the system Of branding utilized
by the QuartermasteS's department,
U. s. A., you would in moment be
able to tell the organization of the
army to which that animal was as.
signed Immediately after purchase by
the government
Last October, when the army Of
Cuban paciflcation was being EN-.
barked from Newport News, Va, many
of the army horses and mules await.
Ing shipment became mixed with
those of other organizations, but it
only needed the knowledge of Sergt
Casey to decipher the hoof brands and
dispatch the animals to their proper
organizations. In other words, these
VI 0Auo oclVc DIS 1ucuLluCdIlOu tdSS.
Branding public animals is not a
matter of choice, but is provided for
by the army regulations, which directs
that public animals shall, upon the
day received, be branded with the let
ters u. S. on the left fore shoulder.
Horses assigned to organizations will
also be branded on the hoof of one
foretoot, one and one-half inches be.
low the cronet, with the designation
OF the company. Branding irons OF
uniform size and design will be sup.
piled by the quartermaster's depart.
ment. Letters U. S. to be two inches
in height. Letters and numbers of
hoof brands on the same line to be
three-fourths of an inch high, the let.
ter to precede the number, and blocked
SO as to penetrate the hoof one-six.
teenth of an inch. For example, the
hoof brands on horses assigned to
band, Ninth cavalry, would be CB9;
to troop A, Fifth cavalry, would be
A5; to Company A, battalion of en-.
gineerS, would be BEA."
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-09-06
Jewel for Child Heroine.

Eehel Johnson, child heroine OF
the Columbia disaster, has received a
magnificent butterfly of gold and dia.
monds from an unknown admirer, &C.
cord to Portland correspondent of
the Seattle Times.
1t was taken to the home of R. R.
Dingle, where the little girl is stop.
ping, on Saturday by jewelry store
employe. There was no note of ex.
PLANTATION, no signature, telling who
was the sender of so magnificent a
gift, merely the words, From a Port.
land admirer."
Little Ethel Johnson saved two lives
in the Columbia disaster. She rescued
her child companion, Effie Gordon, and
held her above water until taken
aboard a life boat.
While struggling with her compan.
ion man who could scarcely swim,
was also saved by her He seized hold
upon her and was also held above the
water by her childish efforts. Perhaps
this man sent the present.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-09-06
John Knox, Prophet,

John Knox, the reformer, would
seem to have possessed in norordinary
degree the spirit of prediction and to
have foretold with accuracy not only
certain remarkable events of public
Importance, but also the ultimate fate
of certain individuals. Thus when con.
demned to the galleys at Mochelle he
took his sentence with the greatest
composure, merely remarking that in
spite of it he would within two or
three years, preach the Gospel in St..
Giles, Edinburgh" This prediction,
most improbable Of accomplishment
at the time it was uttered, was after.
wards literally fulfilled. Knox predict
ed with accuracy the deaths of
Thomas Maitland and Kirkcaldy of
Grange, and solemnly warned the re.
gent, Murray, not to go on to Linlith-
gov, as if he did so he would there
meet his death. The regent disregard
ed the warning and did meet with the
fate of which Knox had forewarned
him.-EXchange
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-09-06
Thought Brakeman Steered.

The little gill had become we'll &C.
quainted with automobiles long before
she had ridden in a railroad train, and
she had even attempted to help her
father steer on the family's automo.
bile trips. When she clambered on the
steam cars for the first time she was
much excited and her questions fair.
ly tumbled over themselves. Finally
she noticed the brakeman turning the
wheel between the two cars. She
watched him approvingly for a few
minutes and then as he suddenly left
the wheel she grasped her father in
alarm.
"Tell him to go back, papa; he must
go back she shouted.
Papa looked at her in amazement,
"Who must go back, Dorothy?" he
asked.
"Why, the man who steers" she
said breathlessly. Hes left the wheel
and we'll run off the track"
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-09-06
Hydraulic Lifeboats.

Several of these craft are now in
service in the United States. The
propelling agents are jets of water
driven out by a powerful steam pump
through nozzles under water.
The nozzles can be made to drive
the boat forward or backward, or turn
it, the boat, of course, being driven
by the reaction in the direction oppo.
site to that of the escaping water
A speed of 100 miles an hour was re.
Gently maintained in New York har-
Dor in trial trip.
Hydraulic lifeboats are not econom.
ical; their strong point is the ab-
sence Of any external paddle wheels or
propellers, which are so liable to be-
come fouled by wreckage. The boat
has projecting guards, which protect
the nozzles from striking against slips
or docks.