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The Washington times., 1908-01-22

OFFICE OF THE MUTUAL FIRE INSUR-
ANCE Company Of tbs Dislri9 Of C0lum-
bla Washington, January Is, pos The an
nual meeting Of the MUTUAL FIRE IN
SJ-RANCE COMPANY OF TIP DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA viii be held a the FIRST
MONDAY in February tthe a proximo) at
the once OF thR company. COT1er 18Th street
and New York avenue northwest, Commenc-
Ing at 8 o'clock a. m
BY the charter OF the company the election
OF seven managers 10 conduct the affairs Of
the company is required 10 be held at the
above meeting.
By the sixth article Of the bylaws OF the
company IL is provided: AT the annual
meeting OF the company. the first business
IN order shall. be the appointment OF a chair
man who shall conduct the meeting and
election in accordance with the act OF in
corporation between the hours Of o'clock
a. m and 5 ?, m
Amount OF premium notes.........S 81 6S5, tl6 &c
Amount OF cash on hand .---...---.. 1888 g
Securities OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ZSst-s ~
Real estate 1850 %
Office furniture and fixtures. 800 %
Losses by FIRE. adjusted and paid
IN lg0I-------.--..--. ..--........... b.lSo 60
The annual statement will be ready for
distribution at the ONCE OF the company
about February l. 1908.
By order OF the i(Oard OF Managers.
l. PIERCE BOTELER, Secretary.
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without wearing straittackets, This
was succeeded By q crafty look HIS
features performed q feat in acrObatics
and became the mask Of mystery. John
III. Jones was concealing something.
y cannot have my ideas stolen he
said, guiding his way through his words
as II he feared collision with q
shooting star. He did not say, now
ever, that he had ever been hit by
meteor.
1T is my invention" he added. let
the Government set aside the money
and then the demonstration will follow.
But I cannot, / never can let some Pill
ferIng person appropriate the fruit OF
my LIES work. The ship will fly. Fly
II viii be Ike a bird. Solitary as the
eagle in the wilderness, It will domin-
ate the milky way"
Demonstration Urged.
1t was further suggested that an
ocular demonstration Of such a triumT \
in navigating the air would bring the
appropriation right away.
But he would not hear OF II. HIS
look Of mystery was unbroken- And,
when no was urged to prove his BELIEF
IN his work. he moved away with the
care and craftiness ordinarily displayed
oy a wounded and long-pursued fox
who at last creeps into a dismal hole Of
safety.
He did not touch on the fact that
demonstration was impossible because
TIE ship has not been built His IN
yentive soul rose above such an earthly
view Of the matter.
Nevertheless, John NJ Jones can not
be blamed for not riding like a flame
OF genius through the perfume-laden
breezes in a ship that has not been built.
But John N. Jones is optimistic.
Above all, he is mysterious.
The Washington times., 1908-01-22
OF COURSE.

"They named the baby after Unclo
Northumberland.
HAS Uncle NebuChadneZZar money!
"DO YOU S'pCse they like the name2''-
Louisville COuTieT-JOuTnaL
The Washington times., 1908-01-22
Died

IRELAND-On January q. 1908, NANCY J.,
beloved wife Of Mathew Ireland, aged
sevenJy-eighr years
Funeral service at the residence OF her
son, WOrthingtOn II. Ireland, 1I29 Twelfth
street northeast Wednesday. January 2.
at $50 D. H. Iuterment at bennington, Va.
1t
NOYES-SuddenIy in Chattanooga, Tenn,
Ed J. beloved son OF James A. and Nettie
Moore Noyes, 4o4 South Capitol street.
Notice OF funeral hereafter. II
sEXTON-On Tuesday, January q, 1905. at
p. m, at the residence OF his daughter,
Mrs H. NJ. Van Ness, JOHN, beloved hus-
hand Of the late Ann Sexton.
Funeral from his daughters residence,
6l4 Fourteenth street northeast, Friday.
January "a. at $3.50 a. m, thence 10 the
church OF the Holy Name Requiem mass
al 10 g. N. Relatives and friends invite ]
TO attend. Interment Mt. Olvet Cemetery.
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The Washington times., 1908-01-22

NO PAIN. no HIGH PRICES Sets OF
teeth s.: teeth without plates. 81; gold
crowns IS: PAINLESS MOTLEY, 81 9th 81.
NV. WaShington's Original Painless Dentist.
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The Washington times., 1908-01-22

THE ANNUAL MEETING Of the stock
holders Of the Rosslyn Brick Company
Will be held at the new Rammel Hotel.
North Royal street Alexandra, Va. al
Z O'CLOCK p n, FEB BID, 1908
faZOg "A. =. 30 Eel i. r HAIGHT. Sec.
The Washington times., 1908-01-22
DIR. CARLETON VAUGHAN,

Reliable Dentistry-Reasona Prices.
Phone Main 2Q56. lQl2 F St N w
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Special Notices.
Hodges. the Bookbinder

Hodges, the BOokblnder.
When the Bookblnting is done At Hodges
Big Bookblntery you'u set excellent work
Charges moderate.
Hodge. Big BookbindsFy. 43o-22 18th. next star
THE FIRM OF JAS. D. MCCONNELL
& Co.. Merchant TRilOrs, 1929 O St.
having been dissolved by mutual con-
sent. James d Mcconnell is continuing
the merchant tailoring at the same ad-
dress. where he will be pleased to sec
his many friends and patrons. Special
discount on all orders Jany. and Feb.
JAMES ID. MCCONNELL, Merchant
Tailor. 1923 q St ja&2-2t
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THE BUSINESS OF JOHN P. BAKER
& Co. has been purchased by the under
signed, JOHN +. SHECKELLS, Jr-
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The Washington times., 1908-01-22

OFFICE OF THE WASHINGTON GAS
LIGHT COMPANY, January &c. 1908. The
annual meeting of the stockholders OF
the Washington Gas Light Company for
the election Of directors and for such
other business as may properly come be
fore said meeting. will be held at the
office of the Company, 4l5 10th Street
northwest, MONDAY, FEBRUARY J.
1908. at TWELVE O'CLOCK NJ The
polls will be open from twelve O'Clock
10 one clock ?. n. WILLIAM ,
ORAfE, Secretary jal6-I6t-exSu
The Washington times., 1908-01-22

TO PREVENT THE GRIP.
LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE removes the
cause There is only one 'BROMO QUISINE."
Look for signature OF E ". GROVE 25c
, 1908-01-04
TELEGR MS
ST. CROIX STATION.

COp0HnaSen, January OfQ-Hrlnc0 VIII
helm Of Sweden has been created Knight of
the Elephant.
The Confirmation of Prince Waldemar's
son Erik will take pla G on he eighth instant.
Tue deaths are cd Of Captain Os-
termann, Physician LANCE of the lunatie
asylum at MiddelfArt, and Chamberlain Fonss
of Hi4dsgauL
London, Jan. 3rd.-Paper6 regarding Be-
bert Caldwel's perjury in the bruce case
hive been sent to Washington.
The renewed rioting at Vancouver, toge-
ther with the demonstration against the re-
gistration law III the Transvaal, has aroused
England to q fuller appreciation of race
questions in the Colonies, which are more
serious there than are the questions in the
United States, because the Indians are Bril-
fish subjects and the japanese are British
allies. The Indians have written to tho
newspapers asserting their position to be
even inferior to that of the japanese, who
enjoy diplomatic protection, 'and they pre-
dict q weakening of Indian loyalty in con-
sequence At meeting of British Indians,
numbering two thousand, at Johannesburg,
it was resolved not to register. AS yet the
Iransvnal Government has merely refused
to renew the licenses of traders who do not
register.
A Dublin telegram reports hat Mr.. John
Redmond has issued q statement that the
Nationalist differences have not been ad-
justed because Mr.. OBrien demanded the
immediate summoning of a convention upon
n new basis of representation, the ac-
ceptance of which would have been equi-
v"ient to o censure of the party's manage
ment, and his abdication.
The summoning of a convention, he adds,
would be promotive of strife rather than of
harmony.
The reduction of the Bank of England
rate yesteday to six per cent was equally as
surprising as it was gratifying, and it is ex-
pected it will be still further reducedif the au-
guries respecting American finances are full
filled.
A Paris telegram announces that the in
crease of custom duties against Porto Rico
has been deferred upon the encouraging
progress made in the Franco-American
Commercial treaty negotiation, the basis of
which is practically identical with the Ger
man-American treaty.
A Berlin despatch states that Herr Hard
ems trial has been adjourned upon a doctors
certificate of his illness. 1t is reported that
immediately a decision is given ag tinst Herr
Harden the Kaiser will reinstate Count
Moltke.
A telegram from Madrid reports that dur
ing King Alfonso's visit to England it was
definitely decided that the new Spanish
squadron is to be constructed on the CLYDE.
at a cost of sixteen millions sterling.
NJ. Pichon, the French Minister of For
elgn Affairs, will visit Madrid during the
French Parliamentary recess to discussFran.
co-Spanish relations, and President Fallieres
will visit Spain during the celebration of the
centenary of the siege of Saragossa.
st. Petersburg advioes state that the Gar
ina's condition is complicated by the expec-
tation Of her ACCOMPLISHMENT,
The police have arrested nineteen persons
upon the charge of being concerned in a
plot to murder the Dowager Empress Marie,
the Cars mother, and the announcement of
her Geath was actually published.
, 1908-01-04
PPT FN ENT TO ST. CROIX- WIS No. 2. JANUARY 4rr ian

The executive committee of the Socialist
party have been indicted upon the same pe.
neal charges as against the signers Of the
Nlborg manifesto, rendering them liable to
a possible sentence of eight years penal
servltude.
Vancouver, B. c., Jan. 3rd-The fremea
wounded by japanese knives walking about
bandaged' is arousirg public sentiment.
1he incident itself was without sioni-
fcance,. as it appears the firemen were
merely skylarking under the effect of
a New Years celebration when the japanese
thought themselves attacked.
Ottawa, Jany. 3rd-Earl Grey, the Cover
nor General, has opened the new mint.
Halifax, N. S. Jany. 3rd-The Court of
Enquiry into the loss of the Canadian Paci-
tic Railway %Company's steamer Mount Tenn
pie at Iron Bound on the coast of Novascotia
on December second, finds she was wrecked
by the gross culpability of the second officer.
Washington. January 3rd-President
Roosevelt has personally appointed Captain
Piflsbury to succeed Admiral Brownson, with
out consulting the Secretary of the Navy.
Japan's reply to the immigration sugges-
tlons of the United States has been received.
and it is surmised Japan will issue no more
passports to labourers for the United etates'
lnsnl@r or continental possessions, preventing
an evasion of the exclusion laws, ana Com
gress is then unlikely to l~egislate.
New York, January End
Flo IL, Blended Clear per barrel, $500 -5.35
Meal, Kindred, per barrel 3.25-3.35
New Seasons Pork
HeaVyMess Pork, s14& -154
s,oor Crystals per b., 81
Mdscoya~~o 89otest 3 SIG
Molasses Eng. Islds. per gal. no quotation
Liverpool Cotton middling Upland. 6 $40
Exchange, NV: York & London, so days
sight 4.8O
Exchange NewYork anil London, sight e4.843
London. January End
Dem. Crystals It's d -18s d..
c,oou Muscovado, floating terms, in
bond, 9s.3d-9s.6d.
German beet 86.f. o. b los. Oh.
Java Sugar $500 Gibraltar or Channel for
orders, floating TINS. los Sd
Demerara Rum, Is I'D --1s.3d.
Cocoa, Trinidad, good middling Red, nominal
pr cwt zoos.
Cotton, medium Fine S.. I. at Liverpool Is It'd
Bank of England Rate Of discount 6
Corsols "a
Three per o4pt. Rentes in Paris $3.50
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-07-30
An Eccentric Genius.

Among the geniuses none perhaps
was stranger than the poet Baudelaire,
who dyed his hair green, tried to stran-
gle his father-ln-law, used opium, to-
bacco and wine to excess and enjoyed
perverted olfactory sensations MY
soul scars upon perfumes as the souls
of other men soar upon music" he
wrote. But what pleased him, strange
ly, were odors of putrefaction. vile
smells which other men abhorred and
the stenches of disease which made
others sick. And yet his poetry Is
among the most passionately musical
Of the literature of France. He was
exceedingly superstitious, believing he
would not succeed in an undertaking
unless be left a house first with the
left foot and would count the number
Of gas jets along the streets, the num-
bers of cabs and numbers of doors.
Adding these figures in his mind. he
would consider the result an omen
multiples Of three good, multiples of
seven reassurlng, while his bad num-
Der was seventeen. Curiously, once be
was thrown out Of cab. the figures of
which he added and found amounted
to seventeen.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-07-30
Why Kelly Didn't sl.sp.

zone night l went in late to Father
Dempsey's hotel. Every bed was full,
and there were 200 men sleeping on
the floor of the recreation room. Each
one of them had a newspaper under
him to keep of the dust Of the floor,
l pointed to one little Irishman and re-
marked that he did not seem to be
resting well.
What's your name, my manY Fa-
ther Dempsey asked him.
"'Thomas Kelly, your reverence.
"'You don't seem to be resting well,
Mr.. Kelly
"Tll get to sleep after awhile, your
reverence he answered.
"T don't believe you will unless
you change your bed. You're sleeping
on a Westliche Post. answered Father
Dempsey."-St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-07-30
A Sharp swindIer.


A fashionable young lady once drove
up in handsome carriage to private
lunatic asylum situated a few miles
from Paris and requested to see the
proprietor. Her wish being acceded to,
she Informed the doctor that she de-
sired to place her husband under his
care to see If a cruel mania under
which he labored-viz, "that he had
lost large quantity of jewels"-could
not be removed. After sonse hesita-
ton the doctor consented, and the lady
drove away directly to a jewelers. in
Paris and selected jewels to the value
of several thousand francs and re-
quested one Of the shopmen to go with
her in her carriage to procure the
money for the goods she had taken.
She drove with him to the asylum, and
arriving there, he was shown into a
room. The lady then sought the doc
tor, told him of the arrival of her hus-
band and, getting into her carriage,
again drove away. The rest may be
imagined, but the poor fellow was con-
fined several days before it was found
they both had been "soId." The lady
was never heard of after.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-07-30
Waaner,s Portrait.

When Wagner was In England super
vising the first production of his operas,
the music enthusiasts commissioned
the artist Herkomer to paint the mu-
slcian's portrait, but Wagner was dash
ing about in such state of frenzy that
he repelled impatiently every attempt
to get him to give Sitting" Still,
Herkomer stuck to him like limpet,
fed with him, walked and talked with
him, watched him conduct his orches-
ira, write music and read books. at
last, when every attempt to secure a
sitting" had failed, Herkomer rose
early one morning, painted with fren-
zied speed all day, spent a short night
in restless sleep, rose early again and
painted furiously, till on the second
evening he sat down exhausted-but
with his picture finished. Wagner was
called in and threw up his hands in
amazement. "Ahy' he cried. "Won-
derful! That is exactly how l would
like to look IL could"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-07-30
CAUGHT the General.

One Of the regular army officers tells
a story of how the old stringent army
regulations once went against General
Scott One wet afternoon that soldier
was caught in the rain in Washing
ton. He was in full uniform and was
we'll known, so, no cab being near, he
borrowed an umbrella. Arriving at
his hotel. an underoficer approached
him and calmly remarked
General, you will consider yourself
under arrest for eight days for carry
ing an umbrella while in full uni
form"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-07-30

Friend-I suppose you run down a
great many people? Motorist--Well,
sometimes ! run them up. Friend
Run them up? MotOrist-Yes; last
night ran two men up a tree.-Chi-
cago News.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-07-30

1t Is not what we have. but what We
can do without, that makes Us rich.
Socrates, seeing a large loaf Of valu-
ables pass one day, exclaimed, II am
most happy, for there are so many
things that do net wantg"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-07-30
His soIieituds.

"Is 1t fact that your mother-in-law W
threw herself out of the third story
window and you did nothing to re-
strain herr"
Excuse me, l went to the frst story
to catch her, but she had already
passed. ."-Diavolo Rosa.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-07-30

Mrs. Larkin--I want a littla money
today. Fred. Mr.. Lin very glad OF
that Mrs. L. (surprised)-Why are
you glad? Mr. L.--Because generally
lfou want GOOD deal.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-07-30

2bl acres-ony 2 miles from town on the Rus
sellville pike. This farm can be bought
cheap, add is an ideal location, and highly
productive place, with good improvements.
3O9 acres near Bell, KY. This is a we'll i'm
proved,farm, and just what you are look
ing for. Splendid dwelling, good stable
and'arge tobacco barns and all other out
buildings 40 acres good timber, balance
in a high state of cultivation.
211 acres, 5 miles south of town, improvements
good, and everything in good shape. An
opportunity you cannot afford to miss.
Weihave some very desirableshomes for sale
on the best residence streets in the city and,at
real bargainsfgures.
A right new modern cottage for sale or rent
on 18th street, in the old Sharp addition.
Another one at a bargain on West 18th St.
Also some desirable building lots in different
parts of the citysat ridiculously low prices.
Call and see US if you are interested in good
home, either in the city or country. Now is the
time to.buy good property at prices that appeal
to your pocket-boOk.
If you are looking for a good established
business, we'll located we have got just what
you are looking for, and at the right price.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-07-30

278 acres, miles south Of town, in the finest
neighborhood in the county, large two
story house, large barns, tobacco barns,
hayshed, wagon shed, COW house. granary,
buggy house, ice house, good cabins, meat
house, hen houses, etc. Well watered, and
has splendid crops of orchard grass clover
timothy and wheat growing on it, An ideal
stock and grain farm, and a money maker
sos acres, 10 miles south of town, on the Clarks-
vile pike, and close to r. r. station on the
l. C. road near school house, and with all
modern Improvements. This is as fine a
body of land as you can.ind anywhere, and
produces large quantities of wheat, corn
hay and tobacco Has 40 to so acres fine
timber, tobacco barns large stock barn.
/ hay shed, cabins. windmill and tank, and
all improvements necessary to a first class
farm. If you are looking for something
extra at bargain don't fail to see this place
222 acres, 2 miles south of Garrettsburg-1OO
acres of this is in timber, containing lot
of red and white oak and poplar, 2-story
brick dwelling, 2 tobacco barns, l stable
cabins, and other necessary Improvements.
This place is offered at a real bargain.
200 acres, near Pembroke. rich land and we'll
improved Runs right up to within 3-mile
of the best little town on earth.
18 acres just outside the corporate limits of
Hopkinsville, splendid house and all neces-
sary out buildings. Just the very best
place you know of to raise chickens and run
garden andifruit farm
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-04-30
EXPLOSION is MYSTERY.
New Steel Bridge at Fall River,
Mass, Is Dynamited.

Fall River, Mass. April 27-The
New Bristol county steel bridge
which is to connect this city and the
town of Somerset across the Taun
ton river was badly damaged by a
mysterious explosion of dynamite Sun
day morning The bridge is being
built for the county at cost of $3.50.
600 and was to have been completed
in two months. 1t is estimated that
the loss to the contractors will reach
$4,000 by the explosion.
The investigation showed that a
charge of al least so pounds of dyna-
mite was placed in the granite pier
nearest the Fall River shore and was
fired by the use of long fuse.
The entire north section of the city
was shaken by the explosion and win.
dows in nearly every house was shat
tered. The contractors, who began
the work on the bridge a year ago
are Hotbrook, Cabot G. Lyons of Bos.
ton. The same firm has experienced
several attempts to wreck bridges in
Baltimore, Philadelphia and the Bronx
BC:Cugh in New York
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-04-30
MINERS PREPARE NEW SCALE
Reject Terms of Operators and Ask
Adjournment to Thursday.

Springfield, H., April 23-Absolute
ly refusing to sign the scale present,
ed by the operators, the Illinois min
ers are preparing a scale of their own
to present to the mine owners. Thurs
day morning they asked the operators
to adjourn the joint meeting until .
O'Clock Friday, when the new scale
will be ready
1t is needless to say the scale will
not be TO the liking of employers.
Among other things, it will provide
that the operators pay the expense OF
the shotfirers.
Prominent mine owners say the
presentation of such a scale to them
is the same as a declaration of war
and that it will be a war to the finish.
The course tken by the convention
is not on the advice of the officers.
President Walker has advised peace.
He has done everything he could to
bring the miners and the operators
together, but without avail
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-04-30
GOV. FOLK AT ST. JOSEPH.
Missouri's Executive Opens Campaign
with Extended Speech.

ST. Joseph, Mo, April 25.-Gov. jo-
seph W. Folk opened his United
States senatorial campaign at Tootle
opera house Friday night in the pres
ence of a large audience. His ad
dress was a lengthy one, about $4,000
words, in which he reviewed his stew
ardship.
He discussed measures which he
had advocated, among which were the
elimination of lobbying at the legisla-
ture: doing away with railroad
passes taking politics out of f-olice
departments; Inauguration of better
road system; adoption of measures
bringing capital and labor closer to-
gether; enactment of new freight
law. and 2-cent passenger rate; en-
actment of the new state primary law;
passage of the pure food law; provid
ing that juries shall fix punishment
for high crimes; doing away with race
track gambling, etc,
During his address the governor an
nounced his candidacy for United
States senator, and declared he would
make a clean fight for the honor He
said he wanted votes that are for
him because they think he is right,
and does not care for votes that are
merely against some one else. He ex-
pressed a belief that the tariff should
be revised; that waterways should be
improved and in conclusion explained
why there should be an amendment TO
the federal constitution which would
permit the election of United States
senators by direct vote of the people.