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The Washington herald., 1908-02-27
MR.. LIsNER CONGRATULATED.
Highly Praised for HIS Donation TO
Georgetown University.

Highly Praised for His Donation to
Georgetown University.
Many letters of appreciation have been
sent 10 Abram Lisner. proprietor OF the
Palais Royal, since he donated a sum of
money for the establishment of new
building for the Georgetown University
Hospital. This donation was made az a
banquet given by the Sisters OF ST Fran
els last Saturday. at which DR.. ]. Taber
Johnson presided.
II know OF no better purpose 10 which
l could put my money than to aid in
caring for the SICK said Mr.. Lisner.
when called upon for a few remarks 81
the banquet. The benefit I will derive
from having done something TO improve
the facilities OF an institution OF this
kind viii repay me a thousand times
more than the intrinsic value OF the GIFT
I believe Georgetown University Hospital
viii rank with any institution Of its kind
IN the country"
The Washington herald., 1908-02-27
OH sold AT a Loss.

F. A. Wootten, of Atlanta was a wit
ness before the special examiner of the
Interstate Commerce Commission yester-
day in the case Of the Standard OIL Com
pany Wootten. formerly with the Com
mercisi Oh Company, in Atlanta. an in
dependent concern. but subsidiary TO the
Peerless Oil Company. Of Cleveland. de-
scribed competition between the Standard
and his own concern. which he said at
times was fierce. He told of the
Standards methods Of stealing away the
customers by undertaking. and he said
that OIL finally got so low that everybody
was selling it In that territory at a loss.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-27
DIED.

COLENiAN-Departed this life Tuesday. Feh-ua7J
.. 1905. az $50 a. n MARY, the bel0Ted wife
4 the late James Coleman
FGneral vii take place from her s'e residenee
iIi4 Sixth street southwest. Friday morning
Feb-7.a-y g thence 70 St. Dominics Church
where solemn requ.sm mass VIII be ceiebrated
at O'Clock Relatives and friends invited tC
attend
EDWARDS Suddenly. on Tuesday, February 2
1905 WILLIAM E. EDWARDS. beloved hns
band Of Ruth Edwards
Funeral THURSDAY February .. AZ . m. from
lsl5 Columbia street northwest. Relatives and
friends invited. lntannent Frederick. Nd
GARDNER-On Tuesday. February =. 1905. at loS
n m. ROBERT D. GARDNER. in his sixty
second pear.
Funeral from his late residence. 81 street
northwest. Friday. February 3. az ?. m. In
terment AZ Arlington PGterscn and Newark
y J. papers please copyl
HERBERT Departed this life On Monday. FEB
ruary d 1905 az SO O'Clock, FRANCIS HER
BERT.
Funeral from Mount Zion Church. Twenty ninth
street northwest az O'Clock Thursday Feb
riary r RelatiTes and friends invited 10 Al
teEd.
KEEGIN-On TUESDAY. February =. 1905. NADINE
MARGARET. beloved daughter of Edward suf
Annie G. Keegin. aged sixteen months and nine
days
Funeral from her parents residencs, 755 Twenty
oCClTfQ ciFrVIt ANHFSta2r FFNtAH+f - - y -
LANs-Departed this life. in the fHll triumph q
Christian faith. On TUESDAY February ., l9S
at S.5 A. m. EDWIN the beloved husband
Of lydia and dear father of Arthur ". Laws.
Funeral Thursday. February q, At ocicck ,. m
from Walker Memorial Baptist Church, 1hir-
teenth street, between L and street north
west Relatives and friends invited 10 attend
MEAD-On Tuesday. February =. 1895. az o@1
a m. THOMAS MEAD in his thiTty-eighth
yeEr-
Funeral from Hindle & Bayliss' chapel, FIFTH and
H streets northwest. THURSDAY February 2,
thence 70 St Aioysius' Church. where mass
viii be sad at 1879 a. Internent al Mount
Olivet CemcJGy Relatives and friends invited
NoYES-On Friday. February p. 1915, at Pasa,
denA. Cal. CROSBY STUART MOVES. aged
eigDty-three years.
Funeral from St Thomas P E. Church Satur
day, February .. At go ?, m IntsTmeni
Rock Creek Cemetery.
SEYMOUR -saddenly. on the evening of Monday
February q 1905 81 his residence. Navy Yard
Norfolk. Va, Lisut- Com ISAAC KNIGHT
SEYMOUR. L. S. y. IN the forty-fourth yeal
of his age.
Interment at the Naval Academy. Annapolis. Nd
The Washington herald., 1908-02-27
PLAN FOR A CLUBHOUSE.
Institution for Boys Planned a
Y. VI. c. A. Mass Meeting.

Institution for Boys Planned at
Y. VI. c, A. Mass Meeting.
At a mass meeting at the Young
Mems Christian Association last night
by representative citizens OF Washing
ton TO consider the feasibility Of estab-
fishing a clubhouse for boys in the
southeast section. it was decided to
raise $500 and remodel the old Meth
odist Church IN Virginia avenue. near
Fifth street. for a clubhouse.
TIE plan Of those interested in the
movement is TO carry on work similar
TO the Carroll Institute and the Young
Mems ChIistian Association. The club
IS 10 be placed in control of the people
Of the southeast.
Among those who addressed the meet
ing were: Rev Zed COpp. DR. Willard
Small. Mr. c. l. Harding, Mr.. c. W.
Skinner, and Mr. A. NJ. Chesley.
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STEALS WATCH IN A CROWD.
PIckroeket Relieves Mr. Mcknight
of His Timepleee.

While standing in line at the coat win
dow in National Rifles Armory last
night. Joe Mcknight, OF 12l Maryland
avenue northeast, was relieved OF a gold
watch and fob BY Z pickpoeket he said
that the work of the thief was so skillful
he did not notice that the watch was
gone until he felt into his vest pocket TO
see the time.
II was about Il o'clock and the crowd
around the window was large, making Il
easy for a man TO brush against another
in line without attracting attention.
A Red Mems charm. on which was en-
graved Seneca Tribe. No II, Washing
ton. D. c., Joe Mcknight was also
stolen.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-27

further than that and can it "a world
panic He said that he believes that the
tariff viii be revised. but that II will not
be revised until after the next President
IS inaugurated in March. 1909
When that time comes. Mr. DalzeH de-
clared, the tariff viii be revised up or
down, as is needed. not by a commission,
but in a special session of Congress
He said that the House OF Representa-
tives had been granted the power in the
Constitution to control all legislation af-
fecting tho revenue. and he insisted that
the House Will not give UP this preroga-
tive for any commission.
Has Produced Prosperity.
Mr.. Dalzell maintained the idea that
the tariff has produced prosperity, and
said that so long as the Republican party
is in power. 1t will not be so revised as
tc reduce the wages Of the American
workman TO a starvation point.
Before he finished ne took a few shots
at William jennings Bryan. who. he said,
stood for nothing. had done nothing, and
originated nothing. He also. in a good
natured manner. expressed the wish that
Champ Clark might be the next Speaker
OF a Democratic House or Representa-
lives" which he predicted VIII be re-
turned next year
The Washington herald., 1908-02-27
WHERE JAPAN EXCELS.
Cut Flower Arrangement Subject of
Miss AveriITs Lecture.

Miss Mary Averill. of New York. talked
to the Fine Arts Society at the Gardiner
G. Hubbard Hall. Sixteenth and M streets
northwest, last night on Japanese Flow
er Arrangement"
She told, in few words. what it took
her seven years to learn. The Japanese
are 10th to part with any information
concerning plant life and flower arrange
ment." she said.
Miss Averill showed how the japanese
use small piece OF split wood, through
which the stems of flowers are put. BY
careful arrangement the flowers are made
20 appear exactly as though living.
President Needham, of George Wash
ington University, introduced Miss Aver
i'll. and said she was the only person In
this country who is competent to speak
on the subject
The Washington herald., 1908-02-27

currency, Mr.. Nelson pointed to the fact
that the per capita circulation was at
that time the highest m the history of
the country
Ia the efforts To stop the disturbance.
SioooOo,eoe in gold had been imported. the
government had deposited an additional
S0.oo0-000 or so IN the banks, and the
latter had taken out S500C0000 additional
circulation. But all these measures hau
proved futile They had not stopped the
panic How. he asked. had Il been STOP
pedI, Why. by the simple method OF stop
ping payments. That was the modern
method OF stopping panics. II was very
effective but 10 his mind absolutely law
less.
Sarcastic AbOut Morgan.
Mr.. Nelson also referred sarcastically
to the praise heaped upon j. Pierpons
Morgan and his associates for going 10
the relief Of the market only after a bank
that had been crowded TO the wall had
been forced to accept per cent Steel
trust bonds in exchange for the stock Of
the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company.
its only competitor.
They had PhilanthrOpically relieved the
market, he declared without paying over
cent OF cash. and this Notwithstanding
the treasury of the Steel trust contained
millions OF dollars. He denounced the
reserve system of the banking laws as
vicious. and said the lesson taught by the
panic was that II was the greatest evil
IN bringing about the late disturbances.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-27
SECRET ROOM BROKEN INTO

A secret apartment was discovered yes
terday in the deserted house of the late
Spencer Statham. What did it contain
Read il in The Pauper of Park Lane. .
William lie Queux's newest, best novel.
which this paper will publish seriaIly. be-
ginning Sunday. March ]. before It ap-
pears In book form
The Washington herald., 1908-02-27
SHORT $500 IN CASH.
'. 6. Wickham Loses Money and q
draft for S-oO

W. -. NbcAHdn isoNte HOnCy hnu =
Draft for 500.
pocketbook. containing 500 in cash
and a draft for 500 on the Hammersport
Bank. OF New York City. was lost by W
s. wickham, I27 Maryland avenue north
east. last evening about s O'Clock.
Mr.. Wickham dined az the CongTes-
sional restaurant, and said he remembers
having the pocketbook when he paid his
bill. He took Lincoln Park car for the
Dewey Hotel, discovering when he arrived
there that he had lost the pocketbook.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-27
OPPOSE SIMPLE LIFE
Residents of Sixteenth Street
Rise Against Ruralite.
WHITE HOUSE RoADl HORRORS

Ladies' Association and It's Friends
Prefer the Avenue of the Presi-
dents III Change Is to Be Made.
Some Appropriate Suggestions TO
Carry Out New Idea Proposed.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-27

He therefore, thought it was with very
poor grace that the great New York
banks came 10 Congress and said: "You
need not pay any attention to the small
banks. they are of very little account. .
The panic had clearly demonstrated the
fact that il was the big banks in New
York that had exhibited the greatest law
9essness in stopping payments and if thew
had not tied up the reserves OF the other
banks throughout the country, there
would have been no panic outside of New
York City.
To prove that the panic was due to
stock gambling, and not 10 a shortage of
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-27
THE ENCORE HABIT.
How Sims Reeves Turned the Tables
on One Of His Admirers.

| How Sims Reeves Turned the Tables
on One of His Admirers.
Sims Reeves. who IN his day was ac'
cepted as the most celebrated tenor on
the concert stage, was so much Of a
favorite that whenever he sang he was
usually greeted with hearty encore.
accompanied with enthusiastic cheers.
Reeves was very good natured about
the matter, but he made 1t rule never
to sing more than one selection when
he felt that his voice was not in first
class shape. He happened to notice
that an elderly man. who turned out
to be dealer In hats along the Strand.
London. attended nearly every concert
within convenient distance IL Sims
Reeves happened to be on the bill and
generally led the encore brigade. This
halter was a persistent person and Of.
ten applauded until he had forced
Reeves to respond to double and triple
encores.
Determined 10 teach the little halter
a lesson, one afternoon just as dark
was approaching Reeves entered his
admirers store and said, Zone hat
please naming the particular shape
which he desired. The little halter
didn't recognize the great tenor and
handed out one hat.
Good" said Reeves. How much
Is this hat?'
Five shillinps." said the store pro.
prietor.
Encore" said Reeves.
A second hat was forthcoming, and
Reeves ultimately obtained three zen.
core" hats. When the little halter de-
manded Fl sterling for the purchases
Reeves pretended to be furious.
Send these four hats to this ad.
dress" ordered the tenor In terrible
tone, but only pay for one hat Do
you understand? The three other hats
are encore hats. If you make me sing
songs for nothing you must send me
hats for nothing"
The little halter was speechless.
Portland Oregonlan.
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A GRATEFUL GUEST.
The Reward She Bestowed Upon Those
Who Entertained Her.

The Reward She Bestowed Upon Thos,
Who Entertained Her.
Human nature is a queer thing.
said the philosopher
"Not long ago some friends of mine
got badly down on their luck. Times
were so hard for them that they scarce
ly knew which way to turn for the
necessities Of life.
"At that most inopportune time they
received word from a woman friend OF
theirs that she was coming to visit
them for few days. They were dis
mayed, but by the exercise OF great in.
genuity and by depriving themselves
to almost the vanishing point they
managed to entertain her and really to
set before her most excellent meals.
after she left their affairs contin-
ued to grow even worse, If possible,
and while they kept up brave front |
was near enough to them so | couldn
help knowing all about 1t, though they
NtiC uUL await tudl odW tuc OiIud-
ton.
Il thought it was time some of their
friends came to the rescue if a suitable
way could be devised, so wrote the
woman who had been their guest
being slightly acquainted with her my
self-told her | would head the process
sion, would like her aid and would be
glad of any suggestions she could make
as to a practical plan for helping our
old friends without hurting their prop
er pride.
Her reply gave me something to
think about for many day. She said
she didn't care to help them, as they
already lived too well and set too ex-
pensive a table; that when she had
visited them they had great deal
more to eat than was necessary and
that they must be very extravagant
people; that it was undoubtedly their
own fault they were in such trouble
and that 1t would probably teach them
to he more economical in future!-
New York Press.
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A Startling Debut.

A comedy OF errors describes the
first appearance on the stage of Mr..
Huntley Wright He was supposed to
impersonate the warder of mad
house, and the scene opened with the
brutal Ill treatment Of the hero, and 1t
ended with gunpowder explosion. In
his nervousness the warder dropped
his cap. and, being agltated and short
sighted, he picked up the pan of gun
powder instead. 1t instantly blew up,
nearly frightening him out Of his wits.
He rushed from the stage and col
lapsed, as he thought, on stool in the
wings, which turned out to be a fire
bucket full Of water! - London An
sWers.
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CHARMS FOR LUCK.
rhs Sort Of Superstitions Some Wall
Street Men Harhor

Ths Sort Of Superstitions Some Wal
| Street Men Harhon
| Let all the dear readers, feminine
gender, take cognizance Of what fol
lows, for surely the fairer sex Is, after
all, the stronger sex. Women know nc
such abject obedience to superstitious
fears and signs as do the men. With
view to eliciting something Of inter
est, the writer had chance to put a
certain question to captain Of indus,
try. Tut tut" he replied suspicious.
ly, you'd be getting me into trouble,
would your" With promise that no
names would be mentioned, he finally
agreed to tell thing or two.
The question was. aren't men In
Wall street carrying all sorts Of queer
things to try to change their lucky
In answer to this the writer heard
some curious stories. One man Of
worldwide fame, for example, carries
q cane In the center Of which there Ii
slender steel rod. Circling the rod
there are rings made Of leather and of
hard rubber, like the washers that
plumbers use Each seventh ring Is
made Of leather from the soles Of the
shoes worn by the Millionaire during
what he considered his luckiest year
Elephants and pigs as lucky charms
there are of course In plenty, but the
proper caper Is to wear the animal
pinned inside on the watch fob pocket.
Then there is another great financier
who carries with him gold Ink well
and would never sign document with
fluid from another receptacle. Once
upon time, when he had, say, only a
picayune million or two. he signed a
paper in deal that doubled, then tre-
bled, his wealth. The ink used that
day was emptied into long gold tube
or well that he now carries. The ink
was used up, but to the well, so he
thinks, the good luck power has been
translated. Lucky coins pass from fa-
ther to son in several Of the multimil
lionaire families, and the man who in
herits them would never be without
them. We have few secret drawers In
desks or doors in houses. as they had
In olden times, but there are many Sc
cret pockets in the suits made by
smart tailors.- Brooklyn Life.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-27
Simple Remedy For La Grippe

La grippe coughs are dangerous a
they frequently develop into pneu'
monia. Foley's Honey and afr mol
only stops the cough but heals and
strengthens the lungs so that no ser
ious results need be feared. The
genuine Foley's Honey and Tar con.
tains no harmful drugs and is in .
yellow package. Refuse substitutes,
For sale by T. r. Laurin.
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An inconsiderate system.

"Why don't we take an express
train?" asked the sweet young thing
Of her escort at subway station.
"This isn't an express station" ex-
planned her escort kindly.
How tiresomew exclaimed the s.
y. t. "They ought to have express
trains at every station!"-New York
Press.
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Good Judcment,

"Your partner" remarked the privi-
legged friend, seems to be a man OF
unusually good Judgment"
"You bet he is" replied the self ac-
knowledged brains of the firm. "Why,
he never makes a move without asking
my advicew-C Chicago News.
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HOUSE MOVERS.

FREDRIcKsoN BRoS.--We make
a specially Of house moving, car.
pentcrs, contractors. general jobblngI
prompt attention to all orders. Cor.
ner Tenth and Duane streets
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For himself doth man work evil
IN working evil for another. - Hesiod.

When the doctor is called he asks:
How are the bowelsf" They are gen.
orally wrong. His visit might have
been saved by timely dose Of Lanes
Family Medicire.
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FOUND.

FOUND--A PURSE CONTAINING
money; owner can have same by
proving property and paying for this
ad. Enquire OF o, +. Morton, 430
Commercial street. 2-26-3t
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get him under"- but checked herself.
The wedding trip was to cover the
honeymoon. but it lasted only three
days, when the bride and groom re-
turned, and, instead of going to the
house that had been prepared for
them, the bride went to her mother
and the groom to bachelor quarters.
"For heavens sake, what's the mat
terT cried the mother as her daughter
fell on her neck weeping.
Hes q brute"
"What has he doneY
I'VE hadn't been gone half day be-
fore he ceased to say word to me-"
But you didn't say word to him,
did you%
"No."
'Is this all the complaint you have
to make Of him"
"Yes."
Foolish child! You have a model
husband. Would that your father were
such man! He could never have kept
silence for a single day-no, not for
twelve hoursl Alec must be wonder.
Think Of possessing husband who is
able to hold his tongue indefinitely and
let his wife do all the talking|
The good lady sent for her son-in-
law at once, and the quarrel was made
up. Alec Hicks is now middle aged
man. He Ia deaf In one ear. He says
he finds 1t very convenient. When his
wife talks to him, as she frequently
does while he is In bed and she 10 do
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-27
MASSAGING.
LAUNDRIES.

Those Pleated Bosom Shirts
The kind known by dressy men in
the summer, are difficult articles to
launder nicely. Unless you know just
how to do it, the front pleats won't
iron down smooth, and the shirt
front will look mussy. Our New
Press Ironer irons them without
rolling or stretching. Try it.
TROY LAUNDRY,
Tenth and Duane. Phone Main 1891
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Trains marked run daily

Nos and 8 Catsop Beach via ~ Ssv,s ~ y,
from Portland Astoria and Catsop Beach direct No ID ns r
Portland to astoria only No from Catsop Reach direct
NOS - 2 and 9 run via Fl Stevens No catsop Beach
Portland with all trans-connena lines AT Coble
with Nortnern achc Railway Company far San
and railway "-'N' ''sa''on Soh'pany poA
further particulars apply to " M A1'' anu Europe for
GBJoHNsoN General Agent 18th Commercial Astoria Or
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FOR SALE

FOR SALE-oNE-QUARTER OR
one-half interest in a summer re-
sort hotel doing fine business; over
100 rooms and always engaged way
ahead.
WESTERN REALTY CO.
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lng her hair for the night no turns
over on the side Of his well ear. and
BE- doesn't hear her.
ALEXANDER MY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-23
EVANSVILLE, MD.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.


HYATTSVILLE.. December %. 1905.
During the past few weeks the choir of
Pinkney Memorial Episcopal Church has
been preparing the music to be rendered
at the II O'Clock service Christmas morn
ing. The following program has been ar
ranged: Professional, 20 Come All Ye
Faithful" Meachen's Gloria chant We
mite: Tie Deum in fiat. by Woodward;
jubilate, Woodward: offertory, Seek Ye
the Lord" Roberts, with tenor solo: re-
cessional, ''Hark the Herald Angels
Sing The personnel of the choir is:
Sopranos, Mrs. Stevens and Mrs Latimer
and Misses Rosale Carr, Dorothy Calf
Edith Frost. Darnall. Barker and Marian
Barker; altos, Misses Margaret Carr and
Emily Baker: tenors, Messrs. Topper and
Stevens, and bassos, Messrs. Harold Burn
side, Paul Herring. Earl Severe and Hale.
Miss Nellie Moran is orsanist and direct
ress Of the choir.
There will be three masses in ST.
morning, $50. and IL O'Clock. The first
will be high mass Al the first service.
the principal one Of the day. MaZoS mass
complete Will be sung. The offertory by
Suits Will be sung by Mrs Joseph W.
Aman, Mrs. Barton and Miss Eva Fow-
Preceding the mass Adeste Fidees will be
sung. Miss Leila *. Aman is organist
and directress. The low mass at IL O'Clock
will be followed by benediction. when the
choir will sing the Gregorian chants. Rev.
Father Thomas Shields of the Catholic
University will officiate at all the masses.
Rev. j. P. Tower, the pastor, being inca
pacitated. Father Tower hopes to be we'll
enough TO celebrate mass in the chapel at
LandOver.