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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-29

The Alexandria Athletic Association
basketball team VIII play a game Of
basketball with the Peck Chapel team
OF Washington at Schuler's Hall. in
upper King street this evening.
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Washington Prices

Capital Traction SIS. S5OOQ1O84t
Capital Traction, iO04ll9.
Washington Railway and Electric
preferred, 1906. 50i66.
Washington Gas, 25a60, 25a60, 25aEO.
25q60ls, EQ6O1s, 25d6CI4. 25dOgas. 25u0Gss
25dCO2s, 25d61. 25G6l, 25QJl, 1O0a5i.
MeTgentnaler, 6nl93Iz
After cail.--Washington Railway and
Elec .Tic preferred. 5OG661z.
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A meeting Of the Republicans Of Alex
andria county will be held at BallstOn
this evening when delegates 10 the con-
vCntion. which meets in Lynchburg on
April 9, will be elected.
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IALEXANDRIN
WARRANTS ISSUED
FOR TRAINhEN
WASHINGTON TINES BUREAU.
AT.rN-ANDRTk Va ErR q

Warrants have been obtained for the
arrest OF Conductor Beahm, Motorman
Robey. and Trolleyman Dove. OF the
electric railway. and Engineer J. Har-
ringtOR and Fireman Corners. OF the
Southern railway. charged with reck-
lessness in connection with the collision
between an electric car and a Southern
railway engine at Henry and Cameron
streets last Thursday night. All Of the
victims OF the wreck in this city are
progressing favorably, and no serious
consequences are expected
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Henry Scott. colored, was fined SIS BY
Justice Cation this morning on the charge
OF carrying concealed weapons.
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The Losses.

Union Pacific points. st. Paul IL.
Southern Railway preferred /. or 10
2Sla. lower than in the middle OF the
panic I'm October; Reading a point,
Pennsylvania 2, Louisville and Nash
vile y. Northern Pacific IL, Western
Union 81, Mexican Central a point
Copper and Smelling 115G1S%, Baltimore
and Ohio a, Missouri Pacific q, and the
Steels g.
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Benjamin Hamilton. cOlored, was to-
day taken IN charge by police on sus-
uicion Of Iunacy- Justice Cation sent
him 10 jail to await a commission which
viii meet 10 determine his sanity.
Guy Wood was dismissed by Justice
Cation IN the police court this morning
on the charge Of stealing a sheepskIn
from Julius Driefus-
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DR.. SHADE

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Heart Kidneys, Stomach and other Diseases
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DIR. FISK ELGIN

Expert IN the treatment OF private diseases
chronic and acute Both sexes. All consuIIs-s
tons CONFIDENTIAL Medicine furnished. Prices
u,oderats 1913 Pa. ave- nv. Phone n 1919
The Washington bee., 1908-12-12
WORTH ADVERTISING FOR.

There 5499 Nsoroe empoyed hire in Washington by the
Government alone these 99 Negroes draw salaries ggregatng
So4 These than three millions of dollars spent right
here Washington but scattered among the hundreds of tadesmen
this of money worth bidding for? 1t certainly and
not the largest this city would refuse get the big
end of did they but realize how much money Negroes
ly spending
Now The Bee is the only Negro publication this city standd
without rival competitor ancovers the field like blanket III
few of the merchants this city patronze advertising COLI
of The Bee presenting the attractive bargains they may have
these Negroes these 499 Negroes who annually the
three millions of collars will that b. pat
ronng edited operated by of their that
and deserve their patronage And such hs "1
receive the these millions of dollars received ans
spent by the Negroes of Washington
What clothing stores what furniture stores what dry goods
and what of business will make effort divert to
themselves these three mio dollars spent by Washington
Negroes by advertising in The ee?
Place your advertising The and watch these apPreca
tive Negroes spend tre millions of dollars with you
Now advertise The Bee the newspaper that goes
into everv Negro home Wasn gon Remember merchants OF
Washington it's what advertising not what it costs
The Washington bee., 1908-12-12
Names that Don't Nanral

Many chemical names convey no
for. Oil of vitrioI is 40 oil, neither
are oils of turpertine and kerosene.
Copperas Is an iron compound and
contains no copper. Salts of lemon
is the extremely poisonous Oxalic
acid. Carbolic acid is not an acid
but an alcohol Cobalt contains
none of that metal but arcensic. Soda
ater has no trace OF soda, and su-
gar of lead has no sugar; cream of
tartar has nothing of cream. nor milk
Cf lime any milk. German silver
has no silver and blacklead no lead.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-12
Good Sentr.es.

"Silly goose" is an expression
which should be used by the extreme
ly ignorant alone. No bird requires
more patience to shoot with gun or
camera especially the latter. When
feeding you will find fiocks varying
in size on open ground. and nearly
always on such ground that stalk is
impossible. On the outskirts OF these
fiocks you will always find sentries
with heads erect, eyes and ears alert,
the slightest sound or movement and
YOU are detected-true descendants
from the ancient preserVers of Rome.
Country Life.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-12
SmOkeiess Coal.

A London inventor claims TO have
discovered a process for producing
Gmokeless coal, apparently by distil-
latiOn Of coal at a low temperature.
This, after distillation, is said to de-
posit a very brilliant substance. the
heating properties of which are far
greater than those of the original
coal, and which is absolutely free
from smoke and dirt The inventor
contends that efforts to overcome the
smoke plague have hitherto been un-
successful because they have been
made In tie wrong direction, and
tAat by the extraction of the smoke
producing material In coal before be-
ing burned, he has been successful
In producing smokeless coal.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-12
EHerHone of Them a Bird.

A current newspaper item is as
follows: The wife of a Methodist
minister In West Virginia. has been
married three times. Her maiden
name was Partridge; her first hus-
band was named Robin; her second
husband, Sparrow; and the present
ones name is Quayle There are
row two young Robins, one Sparrow.
and three little Quayles in the family
One grandfather was a Swan, and
another was a Jay; but he's dead
and now a bird of Paradise.
They live on Hawk-ave., Eagle
vile, Canary Islands. and the fellow
who wrote this article Is a Tyre bird
and an interesting relative of the
family"
The Washington bee., 1908-12-12
ElectrOcuting Animals.

The slaughter of animals for TODD
by electrocution is being experiment
ed by DR.. Leduc, a French scientist.
who has been conducting his investi-
cations in the French sbbattoirs. He
has been using the Intermittent low
tension currents and says that he Is
satisfied that the system is painless,
the central functions of perception
being first destroyed and then those
Of circulation and respiration, so
'tat there is neither suffering nor re-
action in the animals thus killed. The
doctor is endeavoring to devise some
piece Of apparatus by which the kill
ing Of cattle may he accomplished by
electricity with economy and celerity.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-12
The Shy Man.

Women show no mercy to the shy
nan, for he stands outside of the
compass of convention. Could he
break out all might be saved; the
nan might be permanently cured.
But he cannot. He has been brought
up to respect convention. His mus
cles may be of steel. his heart of fire,
but in his soul the spirit of difidencs
holds him in q vice In 4 drawing
room he stands gaping, quEking, a
prey to introspective torment-hs
who would perhaps storm ram
part with q triumphant smile on his
lips.-LOndon Observer.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-12
Three Men to Move Book.

There lies in the British Museum
the largest book yet printed. a CO.
lOssRl atlas Of engraved ancient
Dutch maps Ii takes three men to
move II from the giant book case
In which il is stored in the library OF
the museum. 1t is bound in Gather.
magnificently decorated. and is fas-
tened with clasps of solid silver,
richly gilt. It is nearly seven feet
high and weighs 500 pounds and was
presented to King Charls IS IL before
ne left Holland in the year 1860.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-12
Arctic Dog Life.

Nowhere in the world has the dog
such unrestricted right of way as in
our most northerly possession
Alaska. In winter, when the more
than $4,000 square miles of territory
are sealed up In solid ice, dogs are
almost the sole means OF getting
from place to place-in fact. they
seem necessary to life Itself.
The aristocrats of Arctic dog life
are the mail teams in the service of
the United States Government. They
are to-day a superior breed to the
dogs employed some half dozen
years ago before great gold discoV-
cries demanded increased mail ser
Vice.-St. Nicholas.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-12
Cards for EyerNthing,

So thoroughly has the card index
or catalogue become a part or mod
ern business that practically no ac-
tivity is without 1t. Brides keep the
list of presents on cards. Pastors
are adopting the card index to keep
the name AMI addresses of their par
ishiOners. Not long ago the COM
plete list of IIembers of the Grand
Lodge of Masons of New York was
transferred to cards. There are q
million names. Owners OF stables
and kennels keep the records OF their
animals on cards instead Of in books.
Writers now keep cards on which
they put down experiences" or
episode" to be filed away and to
be used for material when they get
down to writing. g.-Sat. Eyg. Post.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-12
sTRATEGIoAL USES OF TAILS.
The Clever Little Weasel and His
Means of Defense.

Take another of our animals, q
fierce little weasel, clad in summer
in coat of brown. in winter turn
ing white, but always with a jet black
tip TO the tail. The ermine. as it is
Incorrectly called in its winter coat.
has an easy time of it, sneaking upon
the mice and birds upon which 1t
preys, but when a hawk takes after
1t in an open field in the sunlight or
al owl in the moonlight. il would
have but short shrift with all its
sinuous leaping, were 1t not that the
black tail tip is so conspicuous that
1t constantly attracts the eye and al
lows the pure white of the body TO
be confused with the snow Even
when We place a dead weasel on the
snow and look at 1t from a distance,
We realize how true this is. and now
valuable must be the pencil tufts OF
black hairs TO this little yermin
who spends his life in hunting or
being hunted.-The Outing Maya
zine.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-12
Hanging Pictures Dangerous.

Railroad casualties receive such
vide publicity" said an insurance
man, that there is a common belief
on the part of the public that one IL
more liable to accidents while travel
ling than when living the simple life
Ia the confines of his home. AS q
matter of cold fact. statistics show
that accident insurance companies
pay more money to people who get
hurt hanging pictures or taking
stoves apart than they do to the vic
tins of head-on collisions. 1t
sounds strange, but it's the truth"
kansas City Journal.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-12
TUsKLEss ELEPHANT.
CeylOn the Only Part of .he World
Where They Exist.

What a sight for a Ceylon elephant
hunter would be the first view of a
herd of African elephants Jus-
kers! 1t is a singular thing that
Ceylon is the only part o. tae world
where the male elephants have no
tusks; they have miserable little
grubbers projecting two or three
inches from the upper jaw and n
clining downward.
Nothing produces either ivory or
horn in fine specimens throuEOut
CeylOn. Although some of the buff
faloes have tolerabIy fine heads. they
will not bear a comparison with
those Of other countries. The horns
of the native cattle are not above
four inches in length.
The elk and the spotted deeTs ant
lers are small compared with deer
of their size In India. This is more
singular, as il is evident from the
geological formation that at some re-
mote period Ceylon was not an is
land, but formed a portion of the
main land It is thought there must
be elements wanting in the Ceylon
Easturage for the formation OF
ivory Manual.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-12
Valuable East African Forest.

F; The Colonial Office recently sent
cut an expert to report on the Ken
la forest, in the East Africa prOtec-
torate. He finds the forest extends
I87 miles long by eight miles broad.
and comprises 100000 acres OF
timber. Taking the average value
OF the 2hd. per cubic foot. this
works out to &23 per acre, OF a total
value for the whole forest of f23.-
coo OO.OOO.-London Tit-Bits.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-12
Followers OF Mark Twain

The atest addition to the fresh air
fiends seems to be included in the
young ambulance surgeons. In spite
of near-to zero weather it is common
to see one of these young men re-
spending to a hurry call without a
hat, and it is quite as common sight
to see them. even at night time,
when 1t always seems colder than in
the day time, seated on the rear seat
of the ambulance, attired In white
duck trousers. Doubtless II is only
a part of the exuberance of youth,
bat duck trouser5 on a night when
the mercury is trying to push the
bottom out of the thermometer do
seem a trife out Of place.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-12
Prince Bismarck.

Bismarck himself, was a tremen-
dous smoker, eater, and dEinker, and
would stride about the house fol-
lowed by his dogs. The pipes and
long cigars which he smoked In a
day would have killed an ordinary
nan. He loved to pour into a huge
stein a bottle OF champagne and then
a bottle of porter, and drink the
whole mixture off at a single draft.
Bismarck said of himself; If there
were many eaters like me in Prussia
the state could not exist. | should
have to emigrate. p. T. o.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-12
ANTIQUITY OF GLASS.
Made in Egypt Thousands of Years
Before the Christian Era.


Though the art of making glass of
certain kinds is very old, spectacles
had to wait on the discovery or in
vention of some method that would
produce 1t perfectly transparent.
Specimens of glass have been found
in the Egyptian tombs that are more
than 1000 years old. and glass bot
ties are represented on tombs at
least 1900 years earlier.
in Mesopotamia the art of max
tng glass has been traced for at least
1900 years B. c. But all the glass
of antiquity was OF inferior quality,
and was almost useless for purposes
where the rays Of light were to be
transmitted unbroken and with un-
diminished energy.
Mirrors were also made in Egypt
thousands of years before the Chris
tian era. The materials used were
Cbsidian, zinc. and silver. Glass mir
rors are mentioned by Pliny. but
they gave back a very imperfect i'm
age and were not much esteemed.
That window glass. such as is now
In current use, was slow to gain cur
rency is shown by the little panes in
many old buildings in Europe They
are usually round, or nearly so, and
so small that one of them can easily
be held between the tips of the fin
gers and the thumb.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-12
Dogs around Blacksmith Shops.

Two or three dogs are nearly al
ways to be found loafing about every
blacksmith shop. This fact is so
we'll recognized that detectives when
sent out after valuable dogs that
have been lost invariably visit first
all the blacksmith shops in the neigh
borhood. The reason why dogs visit
the blacksmith shops is that they
love inordinately the odor and the
taste OF burning hoofs. They sniff
the odor as q woman sniffs a rose.
and they eat the hOof paTings as a
gourmet eats Minneapolis
Journal.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-12
A Long Sleep.

An astonishing trance case has
come to light in Berlin. A clerk,
aged 46-a healthy normal man
suddenly fell asleep in June 1904.
All efforts to awaken him were un-
successful and the sleeper since then
has never opened his eyes. He
breathes regularly and swallows his
food mechanically. but is insensible
to the severest attempts to arouse
him.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-12
Saving PAPER.

The price of paper has Increased
so much in the last few years that
We may have to do our writing on
bark or celluloid. But here is a
pointer: One of the big firms in New
York. employing 1000 people, has a
way Of assisting you to save letter
paper, and at the same time serves
itself in a matter of file and record.
In writing to a customer, for in
stance, only one side of the sheet is
used. Sheets are made of many
sizes. to fit the length OF all CORES
pondence At the bottom is printed
in blue ink: IF necessary to reply.
Ilease do so on the back of this let
ter. This is a clever idea.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-12
dead Historians.

for my part believe in the dead
historians. l glory in the posses
sion OF some hundreds of volumes by
them. A great deal of cant iS talk
ed and written on this subject. There
is an idea in some minds that book
on history to be good must be new.
In nine cases cut of ten the new book
Is a commonplace re-statement OF
facts that were better presented by
An older writer.-The Sphere.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-12
Worlds Greatest Wonder.

what is really the greatest nat
raj wonder on earth? p 1t is easy
to answ~r now, says the Travel Mag
azine, since the stupendous falls Of
the Zambesi River have been dis
covered; one o. the worlds might
lest rivers, two miles wide. falling a
sheer 420 feet. Niagara is only half
a mile wide AMI 153 feet high. so
that it figures as a mere cascade in
comparison.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-12
Bank Of England,s First safe.

In the Bank Cf England's museum
may be seen the old oak chest which
was the Old Lady Of ThTeadneedle
Streets first strong 1t Is q
little larger than a common sea-
mans chest and in this the bank
stored its cash. notes and valuable
apers--Strand Magazine.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-12

Post omce Pens.

Mustard manufacturers grow rich.
We are told, not by the quantity Of
mustard consumed, but By that
which Is wasted and left on the din
ers' plates. The saying is recalled
By an interesting statement made b.
the Postmaster-General as to the
number Of pens supplied for use By
the public in the post offlces Of Ehs
country. 1t seems that last year ths
total was 1,250,0o0.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-12
SuDpIy of Gold.

It is mainly from Africa, Ameri-
ca and Australia that the world
draws it's supply of gold, some s4OO,-
100000 worth won regularly every
year. Africa leads with about $780,
100000: next comes the United
States with about $95, 100000; Aus
tralia ranks third with some $685.
100000, while Russia. both in Eu-
rope and Asia, Mexico, Canada and
several other countries. make up the
remainder.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-12
Lace Curtains.

Lace ~1nLow curtains should al
ways lie soaked for an hour in cold
water to which a little borax has
been added, before being put into
warm suds. This ge' out the
smoky smell that is sometimes so
noticeable in curtains that have
ha, e been used in d city.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-12
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Chance for Mnch Trouble.

The Sultan OF Turkey recently
paid S4s0, 900 for g diamond. II ne
doesn't wish to have trouble with
his harsm he will insist on using the
stone himself
The Washington bee., 1908-12-12
Life in Germany.

Every one who has travelled In
Germany is familiar with the word
''verboten" forbidden. He finds it
is verboten to almost everything
which he thinks he has been aecus-
toned to do IN the United States
Chicago Standard.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-12
BORN CLAIRVOYANT
AND
CARD READER.
TELLS ABOUT BUSINESS.
I22S 2sth St. NV. Washington, D. c.
Gives Luck to All.
N. B.-No letters answered unIezJ
accompanied by stamp.
n. B.-Mention The Bee
..sUss sy<0yS&

Fireless stoves. or self-coOkers. ss
they are variously known have been
Ia use In Germany for a number
of years. These cOikers are used as
follows: After a thorough heating
the food TO Je steWei or boiled is
placed inside the box, sealed and
left for a sufficient time. when it Is
opened. and the food cooked by the
retained heat, is ready to serve.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-12
Another Way TO Put It.

1t might not be incorrect to say
that the man who was smOtheTed in
a bin of oats, died from an overdose
of breakfast food.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-12
''Stung. -

The word ''stung" has now come
to mean such a variety of things in
the vernacular that the busy little
tee, the wasp, the hornet, and their
ilk. have especial need 70 think
twice before they act.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-12
Man and a Woman.

A mans idea of being stylishly
dressed Is to wear something in
which he looks atrociously bad; a
woman's to wear something no other
voman can duplicate.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-12
As 20 Buffer.

Great Britain consumes more but
ter than any other nation. The
average per head is 13 pounds per
year, as against eight pounds In Ger
many, four pounds IN France and
two pounds in Russia.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-12
A Valuable Relic.

A thirteenth century copper and
gilt ciborium, supposed to have come
from Maimesbury abbey, was sold
by auction In London for $50. 900.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-12
nanea- An vow York Roads.

Danger In New YORK Roads.
There Is an average Of seven car
collisions 3 day on tie steam, sub
way, elevated and suTfaCs railways
Of New York.
E1 5.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-12
~
DIAMONDS. !
Pvt Your Monf ~ Diamonds. No Bet
ter T. S1nseHt Today

Prices in the Diamond market are ad-
vancing, but OUR PRICES HAVEN'T
BEEN ADVANCED in some time. We
still havt a large collection of superb
Diamonds which we bought a consider
able time ago at lower prices than pr-
vail today.
We shall not adv nee prices on these
stones. We are mer Jhants and not =. c
ulatOrs, and our fair percentage of
is all we ask. So, as long as these Dia
monds last it will be possible to buy
them here under the regular market for
The Washington bee., 1908-12-12
The Nfan Win the Gun.

Trouble is always waiting round
the corner for the man who has a
gun in hik pocket
The Washington bee., 1908-12-12

fine stones.
Ladies Diamond Rings, $500 to $I5o
Ladies Diamond Brooches, $3.50 to
$1,000.
Diamond Earrings, $500 to $4,000.
Diamond Scarf Pins, 500 up.
Diamond Cuff Buttons, 500 up.
Diamond Studs, $1,000 up.
We have Ladies Handsome Diamond
Rings set in Tiffany Mounting, which
We are selling at $1,000. This will make
an appropriate present for Christmas
Every stone ball of fire.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-12
BETWEEN G & II

WATCHES
We mention here but a few of our
specials.
Gnetlemen's 2o-year Gold Filled Am
lean Stem Winders and Settlers, $40.
Ladies zo-year Gold Filled Stem
Winders and Settlers, $40.
Gentlemen's I4-karat Solid Gold Am
cream Stem Winders and Settlers, as
cheap as SIS.
Chldren's Solid Silver Watches with
Pin Attachment, $3.50; regular price.
$3.50.
Ladies Solid Gold Watches, Open
Face $500.
Boys Solid Silver Watches. $500 IN