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Faets shown BIZ Figures.

The fair sex are not the only
patrons OF the stores selling these
cOntrfvRnces. and the men are -
ing just as many. They sir the
pendant over the top Of a pocket
or in any place where it may be
kept in an upright position for the
proper working of the lever mocha
nism.
While many. of the debutantes
have computed the number of
miles they have danced IN one
evening or even two, very few, in
deed, know the distance a,rgre-
gated in a season, and when this
total is represented to them in the
distance between cities, It is most
appalling.
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her partner, ona can hear the
merry tick, tick OF the little IN
strument
The fad has been continually
growing until now everyone desires
one; not only to record the miles
they have danced, but also the ds-
tance covered in a morning jaunt,
for the walking craze seized so
ciety just prior to the pedometer,
and the latter followed the former
as night follows day. The result
was that merchants have had a
steady demand for the instru-
ments.
A fluffy young thing" would
fiutter up to the clerk and ask DO
see a pedomster (she had q decided
aversion to aocenting the word COR
reetly-on the second syllsbls),
and when he would bring out an
affair looking like one of those
dollar tin watches she became
much embarrassed and asked If
they didn't have any pre- " ones"
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evening. rAas is exclusive of tie

evening. This is exclusive Of tie
encOFea.
- -
Total Of see Miles.
With at lsast forty dances dur
ing the Washington season, she
traverses In the neighboThOod Of
800 miles, farther than from
Washington to Chicago or ST.
Louis; almost enough to Sake her
from Washington 20 Boston and
return. It seems almost inoredi-
bic. but such ere ths facts proved
BY fgurssI
Many Of ths yeung dsbuSantes
have bought the most attractive
little books, ia which they put
down an account Of each dance.
The date, the han or clubhouse in
which the dance lie given, the name
of her escort. what she thinks Of
the men she meets, the best dance
of the evening. the number OF
miles danced during the svsninR.
eCoas9aaed IN kises -
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just think of spelling the effect of
a pretty party frock by wearing
an old thing which looked so com
mon and cheap.
After much argument the clerk
would finally convinos her that the
little invention was made for prac-
tical use, and had not originally
been intended to wear with even
ing gowns. Then he would put on
a sympathetic grin and assure her
that they would try and get some
pretty ones" in next season. Aft
er looking at all the different
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little ticker fastened to her bodice,
and no young man is 'in the swim"
If he has not one Of the same little
instruments attached to his. waist
coat
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styles she would usually select one
which the clerk assured her would
correctly register the number Of
miles she had danced during an
evening.
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ecoasaassd On MA Rs
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part of all that Is, Into whose soul surges
the struggle Of the universe whose inter
ests are as high as heaven and as wide
as the world
What trouble can crush. what misfor-
tune 0verwhelm such a person? He will
laugh at misfortune and meet trouble
with manly heart. He will forgive his
enemies and take counsel with those who
despitefully use him. He VIII surmeunt
ale obstacles and overcome all difficulties;
the soFdld finger OF greed will not harden
him nor envy emhitter him. There are
very few, it is sad to say, who live the
ideal life. The nearest approach to 1t
that I know of is DIR. J. Lee White. of
Floral Hill, d. c. He is now In his
eighty-seventh year. and his mind is as
clear and vigorous, his disposition as kind
and as cheerful as men in the prime and
vigor Of their early manhood. He Dor
rows no trouble, entertans no III feeling
toward any one. and submits with a phil
osOphical calmness to what must be en-
dured. During his long and varied
career he has been a doctor, banker,
editor, farmer. and government clerk, and
has always taken an active interest in
all movements calculated to improve the
condition of the community in which he
lived To his untiring energy and un-
abated zeal the people Of the District are
Indebted for the erection Of the Pennsyl-
vania avenue bridge. spanning the East
ern Branch T. +. MONAHAN
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NEGRO BISHOP ASSAILS TAFT
Walters Arraigns President and See.
rotary of War.
startIes Hearers in New York by
Talking on Political
Question.

New York, April 12.-Bishop Alexander
Walters, head of the African Methodist
Episcopal Zion Church in New York City,
created something like a sensation among
all the colored worshipers Of his de-
nomination to-day BY delivering himself
of a bitter arraignment of President
Roosevelt for the part he has played in
the Brownsville affair. and by declaring
that Taft was UNIT to be the negroes
candidate for the Presidency. because he
was. with Roosevelt. a party TO what the
bishop termed a deliberate plot to
discredit the negro race for political pur-
poses"
The bishops utterances were in the
form Of a letter, which was read at a
mass meeting at Bishops Chapel" at
Lenox avenue and 18th street, called for
the purpose of hearing Rev. Richard d.
Stinton outline the educational work being
done for negroes by Morris Brown Col
lege of Atlanta, Ga.
That the bishops denunciation OF the
President and Secretary of War did not
fall on ears altogether appreciative was
evidenced before the last clauses of his
letter had been read. Several of the
brethren present allowed themselves the
privilege of groans of disapproval and at
the end, Rev, DR.. Parks, chairman Of the
meeting, called attention to the fact, as
delIcately as he could. that the meeting
was not TO discuss politics. but to con-
slider the education Of members of the
race.
At the close Of the letter. Mr.. Parks
took the floor.
He said:
"Of course we are very grateful for the
words that our beloved bishop and de-
voted scholar has sent to us. but it oc-
ours to all of us that we negroes can only
do one thing at a time (Amen from the
rear of the ROOM. and we are hare to-
day to discuss measures for the educa-
ton and uplifting of our race.
The other speakers that followed con-
in,ai themselves strictly TO the purpose
for which the meeting was called.
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The Successful Life.

Editor The Washington Herald
If life Is miserable and disappointing, II
Is because we are living too much for
ourselves. with too little consideration
for the rights and interests OF others.
If life IS a burden. it is because we
have not enough OF it. for life is only
unsatisfactory in proportion as It Is mar
row and selfish. The higher the ideals.
the broader and deeper the sympathies,
the larger the life. and the greater the
joy of II,
Pity the lives that are enslaved by
narrow and selfish thought. that deny
TO others the same right to think that
they claim for themselves. Pity, indeed,
for him who seeks a more abundant life
in the .gratilcation Of his animal desires:
for the unfortunate woman who sells her
soul for fnery: worshipers of wealth.
made ugly and uniovable in the mad pur-
suit of what they cannot enjoy; aspir-
ants for social supremacy envenomed by
jealousies and degraded by a thousand
hypocrisies; the people who brood over
their wrongs, who delight in getting
even" the thousands who devote their
days and nights for what they do not
need, and crying about what they cannot
help-what an enormous amount of mis-
cry they create for themselves and 9TH
ers; how unhappy. how unsatisfactory,
in fact, how worthless are such lives.
II they would interest themselves in
the welfare Of others, svmpathize with
their misfortunes and have a cheerful
word and pleasant smile for every one
how much HAPPIER and how much more
satisfactory their lives would be. Let
them look for the good and ignore the
faults OF their neighbor; let them drink
in the glory of the stars and not harken
to the babble Of the thoughtless. Let
them ennoble the souls within by com
munion with the God above. Let them
interest themselves in some movement,
whose object Is 20 improve the condition
land tighten the burden Of the weak and
helpless, and thus enable other lives to
reach full and harmonious development;
let them realize that none Of us can at
tain perfect happiness while others are
nliserablei let them feel that they are
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AGAINST ALDRICH. BILL.
Protest VIII BE made by Delegation
from New York.

New York, April Arrangements
have been made by the Merchants As
ISOLATION of New York to send a delega-
ton to Washington to appear on Wednes-
day before the Committee on Banking
and Currency in opposition to the Aldricn
currency bill
The delegation viii be headed by E. D.
Page, chairman of the associations COM
mittee on commercial law.
More than forty organizations, includ-
ing several with branches all over the
country, like the National Association Of
Credit Men and the National League
of Commission Merchants, have reported
to the Merchants Association the adop-
ton of the resolutions against the Aid
rich bill. Some of these organizations
may be represented at the hearing In
Washington on Wednesday
Among those which have reported ac-
ton in the past week are the chamber
of commerce OF Richmond, Va: the
chamber Of commerce Of Oklahoma City:
the board Of trade Of Little Rock. Ark. !;
the Commercial Club of Council Bluffs.
Iowa; the Business Mems Association Of
Auburn n. Y. and the chamber Of com
merce OF Cleveland, Ohio.
The action of the latter two organiza-
tions is interesting, because Auburn Is
the home Of Representative Serene Payne,
one OF the leaders Of the House, and
Cleveland is the home OF Representative
Burton. who. according to rumor, was
put on the COMMITTEES on Banking and
Currency 10 aid the leaders Ia '5asnming
through the AIdrieh hIlL
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COMBINE TO DEFEAT PEARRE
Opposition to Congressman May
Unite on Joseph c. Roulette.
ton of Frederick County, which
Failed 20 Instruct.

Special to The Washington Herald.
Hagerstown, Md. April 12-Hon. Brain
ard II. Warner. Of Montgomery County
who is an aspirant for the Republican
nomination for Congress in the Sixth dis
trlct, is in Hagerstown in the interest Of
his candidacy Mr. Warner has many
warm friends in this county who are
urging his nomination, If 8 local man
cannot be nominated.
Since the failure OF Frederick County,
Yesterday, TO instruct for Col. Pearre.
there has been a decided change in the
political situation here. with much ac-
tivity in the and-Pearre camp,
In an interview with The Washington
Herald correspondent tonight, Mr. War
ner said he was in favor of Montgom-
cry. Frederick. and Washington counties
getting together and controlling the nomi-
nation 10 be made at the Congressional
convention in Hagerstown Thursday. In
case Mr.. Warner is unable TO land the
nomination, he said he would be in favor
of the nomination OF Joseph c. Roulette,
a wealthy cotton goods manufacturer and
one Of the leading business men OF
HagerstOWn.
Tonight the indications point strongly
to the Washington County convention on
Thursday instructing for Roulette, pro-
viding he will agree to accept the nomi-
nation, which. up TO this time, he has
been averse 10 doing with Col. Pearre
still in the field
Opposition 10 Col. PeaTre in Washing
ton County has grown rapidly during the
past few days. and is now crystallized In
such a way that even his stanch support
ers are doubtful whether they will be
able to force Tuesdays convention 10 in
struct for him.
A party of Republican leaders here
went TO Frederick to-day to confer with
the leaders there over the situation. BY
many the chances of Col. Pearre's re
nomination are regarded as slim.
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SETS OFF BURGLAR ALARM.
Miss Helen GOuId's Maid Cause of
Scare in PaIatiaI Home.

New York. April 12-Miss Helen Gould 5
maid was the innocent cause OF a burglar
scare in the house at $40 Fifth avenue
tonight. She sleeps in a rear room on
the fourth floor, and at $50 o'clock to-
night she went upstairs.
There were no lights burning in the top
hallway and in the darkness she became
confused and opened a door leading to
the seuttle. She soon saw her mistake
but didn't know that the burglar alarm
had gone off and she CROPPED her way
to her own room and went TO bed
As the bells rang downstairs the butler
telephened to police headquarters that
there were burglars around and in a
jiffy a bunch Of cops were at the Gould
home.
When they got to the top floor they
found the maid asleep.
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TWO NEGROES WHIPPED.
CoIored Men Beaten with Hickory
Switches for Insulting Girl.

Special 70 Tho Washington Herald.
Dresden. Tenn, April Thames Whaley
and Wash Dickerson. both cOlored. we're
last night taken into the woods and Sc
verely whipped by party Of young men
for alleged insults and indignities offered
to Miss Maria Edgefield Bryant. popu-
lar society girl.
After the chastisement, they were or.
dered to leave the community during the
night. Later the negroes. neither of
whom is more than eighteen years of age.
threatened to burn the town. Both were
arrested.
Miss Bryant was aecosted by the ne
groes while returning 70 her home from a
visit 10 a neighbor. The negroes blocked
her way on tie road with an invitation
to her to kiss them They are said TO
have also made other insulting remarks to
the young woman.
Miss Bryant. who succeeded in eluding
the negroes, related her experience. with
the result that the young men of the town
lost no time IN escorting the negroes into
the woods and applying raw hickory 20
their backs
Miss Bryant is said to have been IN
vited to be a witness to the ehastise-
ment.
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Like the q Coon DOG. .

Editor The Washington Herald:
/ once heard of a Tennesseean who as
serted that he knew his dog was a good
coon dog because he was fit for moth
ing else, / wish to convey a gentle hint
10 President Roosevelt that by that line
Of reasoning he might find Mr.. Sullings
and his multitude of Audit clerks, inspec-
tors, and messengers valuable adjUncts in
the construction department of the Pan
anna Canal But understand. I do not
recommend that the Audit System be
adopted in that great undertaking. Doubt
less Mr.. stillings viii De sagacious enough
10 introduce other innovations that would
be equally interesting. Ri KIRK.
OOFbett, Va
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DE sAGAN HAS TROUBLES.
Catholic Church Cannot Grant Prince a
Dispensntion.

SPECIAL 10 The washington Herald
Baltimore, Md. April Eff Prince
de Sagan is going to Rome under the i'm
preston that he viii get a dispensation
to marry Nine Gould, let me destroy
this impression. The Pope has no more
power to grant Him a dispensatIon than
l have. Re can never marry her with the
sanction of the Catholic Church. once
married. always married. and the Catho-
lie Church never recognizes divorce"
With this sentence, Rev. DR.. c. F.
Thomas, former secretary to Cardinal
Gibbons. and now pastor Of ST Ann
Catholic Church, began his sermon on
'HThe married life to-day.
In his sermon Father Thomas struck a
blow at the new affinity idea, which he
declared to be rot"
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SAN DTEGO'S WELCOME READY
City Prepared TO Greet Battle Fleet
Tomorrow.

San Diego, Cal, April l2-The Atlantic
fleet is reported tonight by a wireless
to be on its way here.
The feet left Magdalena Bay Saturday
The calculation is that il will be in posi-
tioa to anchor here about / p. m. on
Tuesday The ships will lie in division
formation. or four lines of four vessels
each. eff. Coronado Beach
Thousands of persons made the trip
to Coronado to-day to view the anchorage
grounds.
All arrangements for the welcoming
ceremonies in this. the first Pacific home
port 10 be touched by the feet. have been
finished The ships will remain here four
DAYS.
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GOVERNOR IS ASSASSIEATED.
Count PotOcIxi, of Russia, Slain by
Ruthenian Student.

Lemberg. April 12.-Count Potocki, gov
ernor OF Galicia, was murdered in his
palace here to-day by a Ruthenian stu
dent of the name Of siczyhski. who OBJ
tanned admission to the governor on the
pretext that he desired 10 petition him for
appointment as a sehool-teacher.
As soon as he entered the governors
room he drew revolver and fatally shot
him. The crime was political.
siczynsk was arrested. He expressed
the hope that the governors removal
would stop the governments oppression
of the Ruthenians
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THIEVES IN A STORE
Almost Wreck the Safe OF
George f. zeh.
BREAK OPEN A CASH DRAWER
Procure a Small Amount Of Change
and Connseate some Vegetables,
After Which They Depart in Dis
gust-LonE List of Thefts Reported
from All Parts of the City.

Burglars made desperate attempt TO
break into the safe in the grocery store
of George F. Zeh. 3l65 Mount Pleasant
street northwest, Saturday night.
They pried the knobs of the safe
door and broke the combination. Chisels
and hammers were used, and the safe
door was almost broken from its hinges.
After failing in their attempt to enter
the safe. the burglars broke open the
cash drawer, and stole a small amount
OF change. They confscated quantity
Of vegetables and canned goods and went
away.
Entrance was gained by prying open a
window in the office Mr.. Zeh discovered
the robbery yesterday afternoon.
Loses $40 Bill.
Report was made to the police yes
terday by Tansey Kearuey, of S0S Hogan's
alley northwest, Of the loss of $40
bin he gave a negro woman TO get
changed early in the day
Mrs Albert Bowling, of 1904 Lawrence
street northeast. reported TO the police
that her pocketbook was snatched from
her hand while she was shopping Sat
urday afternoon. Mrs. Bowling said she
was In Seventh street, when a negro
passed by her She felt a tug at her
purse, and at the same time the negro
ran
Thieves entered the vacant house at
22g C street northwest and stole all the
bath-tub Innings and piping.
Robbed While Asleep.
William Flood. Of 1900 + street NORTH
west, reported that So had been stolen
from him while he was asleep in the
Mount Vernon Stables.
a bicycle was stolen from David Segal,
of 81 Massachusetts avenue Saturday
evening.
Sixteen brass plates, used in the con-
structioh of stairways. were stolen from
stable In the rear Of SI3 Second street
/ raapr
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LIEUT.. TOTEM IS DEAD
Author of Books on Biblical Inter-
probation Passes Away.

Author of Books on Biblical Inter-
probation Passes Away.
New York. April l2-Lieut. Charles
Adiel Lewis Totten, ex-army officer. and
for time military instructor at Yale.
died to-day at his home In Milford. Conn.
at the age Of ffty-seven.
He at one time attracted wide attention
by his interpretations of Biblical prophe-
cies and his theories OF the second advent
and the identity Of the Anglo-Saxon race
with the lost tribes OF Israel
He was the author of many books treat
ing Of his hobbies, among which are
"Beha Unah" GLORY of God and Josh
ia Long Day and the Dial Of Ahaz."
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Bridgeton, n. J., April 12-Mrs. Eliza
beth Parson and her daughter were ar
rested to-day and the police say that
they have learned that thsy dressed in
mems clothing and with Harry BLIZZARD.
boarder at their home, committed be-
tween forty and fifty robbertes here in
the last few weeks.
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Time to Clean the Streets.

Editor The Washington Herald;
Why do the street cleaners all run in
when it rains? A few hours working with
Nature will do more than as many days
working against her Give them water
proof suits and make them hustle when
the pavements are wet. The dry broom
stirring up the dust and microbes is an
abomination of the past
EUD0RUS c. KINNEY.
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BACHELORS PAY So a YEAR.
Washington Town Officials Adopt
perannaI Tax scheme.

Tacoma. April i2-Milton, town four
miles from Tacoma. has gone on record
with tax of s. per annum upon all
bachelors living in that place
The town has a large number OF single
men. and members of the city council
argued that If they get these bachelors
to bring IN wives Il will nearly double
the population.
Many of the single men declare they
viii retaliate by changing tfeir residence
10 other parts
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MAY TEACH LAWYERS ACTING
French Minister of Justice want.
Natural Gifts Used to Enect.

Paris, April 12-The minister of justice
has appointed NJ. silvain, the actor, Of
the Coincide Franchise, TO teach young
lawyers how TO use their natural gifts to
the best advantage
H. sllvain has already afty-Hve pupils.
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ton Of District street lighting the enter
ing wedge IN their fight dpon this octopus
for 55-eent gas, the poor consumer is
destined much longer to endure the giee-
full click of the merry meter to the same
cid tune. zone thousand feet one dollar,
JOHN oREAGAN.
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Legal Rate of Gas.

Editor The Washington Herald.
notice that my gas bill states price
at l2iz cents per 1000 cubic feet, and Il
also states a discount of g per cent Il
paid within ten days Of rendition. Tn
less am greatly in error Congress
passed an act requiring the gas company
to furnish gas at 81 per 100 cubic feet
Evidently the gas company IS violating
this law. and I can see no reason why
such a price should be paid and Why re-
eovery OF the difference between the
price paid and the lawful price should
not be obtained by any one who has the
temerity to fight the case in court.
The fact that a reduction Of . per cent
per 10o0 cubic feet is made does not
affect the case. for the said reduction Is
because Of payment within a certain
tine. as stated in the bill.
I do not know how long since the Law
was passed making the price of gas as
at present. but recovery should be had
up 10 the legal time of limitation of debts
If not further. VIII not somebody try IT.
What a godsead It would be TO the poor
people If such a case were decided against
the gas company! J. Il. GRANGE.
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MCCONNELL DISCOVERIES IN
VT Al 70 r c E


Sir. Mcconnell has proven that the production Of
vital power can be increased hy an invalid OF old
person to himself Of all ehrouie diseases Nom
ing and afternoon classes. Consultation free Repre-
seHtatiYea viii cali if desired Information and n
erstuFe st cflep e5 Metropolitan Bank Building, eE
Fifteenth street. Telephone Main e9ls.
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FUR ANIMALS GROW SCARCE.

FEWFNtFH 1T uFRW8 sE'E' Ut ~
Season ia Years.
Winnipeg, April I2.-Trappers and hunt
ers returning from the fur-producins dis
trfets report all fur bearing animals very
scarce throughout the Yukon this winter
ana that the takes" will not be nearly
as good as during the past few years.
Deer are more plentiful than ever before.