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supposed to be able % inform her Of the
number OF microbes to every cubic meter
Of air. When the amateur NEEDLES IN
science there are always muddles, not to
say quarreis. and hostesses say that the
most trying person who ever invaded the
country house IS the devoted mamma
with a scientific turn who. IN a weak mo
mert. has been invited 10 bring her off
spring to other peoples houses. The ad-
vanced mothers OF the period. and Ameri-
can women before all. glory in bringing
up their children on scientific principles
Every particle Of their food Is weighed.
every garment they wear r. selected with
a knowledge Of hygienic fitness for the
little wearer and each breath Of air the
child Is 20 breathe Is tested. This Is all
very well IN peoples own houses. but
when Il comes to analyzing the food In
the establishments OF others. not to speak
OF the air. II Is easy enough to realize the
troubles which are likely to ensue.
Many Nurses for Children.
The young duchess OF Manchester Is
bringing up her family on purely scientific
principles and so is the countess OF Dud-
| ley, VIM has a staff Of eight nurses for
seven children. who include the twins for
whom King Edward not very long ago
stood sponsor.
Recently her grace arrived with her
nursery on a visit to the Consuelo. duchess
OF Manchester. Though the latter is her
self an up-t0-date grandmother she found
II impossible 70 cope with her still mOre
modern daughter-in-law. who went In for
every conceivable fad in regard TO hygiene
for the little Lord Mandeville and his
companions In the nursery. The youne
duchess used TO invade the nursery at al
hours Of the night to find out II the thret
great windows were wide open, be the
weather what It may. II by any chanct
the nurse had shut one or all Of them she
did not forget her careIessness IN a hurry
II is to be admitted the youthful scions
Of the house Of Manchester are as sturdy
as young lions. There Is not in them the
remotest trace Of the delicate chests which
robbed the world Of their two lovely youns
aunts. the Ladies' Montague, who botf
had such untimely deaths.
The duchess says there is nothing IN th'
world to equal fresh air as a tonic. He
children are out OF doors all weathers and
II her nurses do not approve OF this sh'
dssnisses them at a moments notice. Sh'
never allows the children to take a drul
OF any description and she. herself. see
to every particle Of food OF which the!
partake. But then the duchess has time &
do all this as she practically never goe
into society. She IS one OF the few moderl
women. especially of the American order
who glory In the definition 'hausfrau.
which was rather sneeringly given TO he
7 IN the first instance by some OF her owl
smart compatriots some years ago.
LADY MARY.
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turers OF halfpenny toys abound. Old
broker boxes are transformed IN windmiIls.
spades and countless varieties of toys for
children by the ingenuity OF the workers
1t Is at the Montrouge gate hat one OF
the most famous characters Of the forth
fications lives. He is NJ. Vitcod, and he
claims to have invented no less than
twenty-three toys, many Of which have
had enormous sales on the boulevards.
He has been an exhibitor at Lepine's IA
nous toy show in Paris since 1901. and
upon one occasion won the project OF
poEce's gold medal. upon another a silver
he proudly hung about his shop. Practi-
cally all his toys are made out OF rub
Dish and the majority OF them out OF
old tin, which he buys at 81 per 100 pounds.
With such an outlay in the course OF a
year he turns out 500 boats, 1000 swings,
and 1890 headings for looking glasses.
His wife. who spends most OF her time
in teaching her ~neighbors the art OF max
ing toys from old tin boxes. is a manu-
faeturer OF paper flowers and dresses for
children's balls, and she proudly tells OF
being congratulated upon her designs by
the divine Sarah herself.
Rag Business Thrfvea.
Between the gates OF C1igancourt and
POissoniers in the innumerable multitude OF
miserable huts, there is a thriving rag bust
ness. It is remarkably we~ll-organized and
the workers form, in reality, a cooperative
society with considerable capital and string
ent rules. The members have recently
erected a large sorting shed and ware
houses at a cost OF almost 500. Each men,
Der delivers his harvest at the central
depot. where the weight is checked and the
purchase price paid according to a tariff
fixed by common consent. An account is
kept and every six months the profits OF
the business. which in 1904 amounted To
$4,000. are divided pro rata with the re-
ceipts OF each of the members.
In this district, also, Is to be found g
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picturesque individuai known as the doc
tor who gave me the startling Information
about the promiscuous use OF dangerous
weapons. He is universally adored by these
rough Migrants, for he gives his scientific
advice absolutely free Of charge. He is a
ragpicker by profession and oddly enough
his pursuit of that calling led to his ac-
quaintance with medicine. 1t was through
the discovery in The dustbins of the city
Of Paris of a lot OF books on medicine that
he first began to study the subject. He
has recently been reading some hooks which
he picked up on alcoholism, and is now
preaching temperance to his feIlow-workers
in the rag business.
Pastor Anderson.
One Of the unique characters OF this
strange series OF settlements Is Pastor An
dersOn. who is trying to civilize and reclaim
some Of these outcasts through the medium
OF the young generation. Every day at 4
o'clock he teaches the elements OF reading
and the principles of morality to about
twenty little vagabonds, three parts naked.
The caravan makes a continuous tour OF
the Qualifications. stopping at each gate
until Anderson is confident that he has
planted seed which will bear good fruit.
The headquarters OF the foreign element
OF this peculiar city is the MontreuiI gate.
The German makes a specially OF basket
work and at daybreak every day perfect
swarms OF women and children leave the
camp with baskets Of all sorts for sale IN
the shops and streets OF Paris. The Span
lard is either a hawker OF a grower Of
onions and garlic. An old Spanish woman
and her husband have founded an unique
business in establishing a home for the
manned and injured. When the writer re-
Gently paid a visit to the one caravan in
which they housed their strange guests. he
found four blind people. two without arms.
one without legs and a paralytic. They are
fed and tended by the old couple at a
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by any chance. seem exorbitant, one san
lodge free OF charge on the slope which
runs along the moat, where the ground
belongs to the state. There is not, however,
very much Of the state-owned ground
which remains unoccupied at the present
moment Some OF the more astute OF the
early settlers with a dozen stakes and
some wire netting marked out considerable
domains, and now offer portions Of them
for rent at from 81 to 81 a year. payable in
weekly installments.
Prices Are REASONABLE
The prices that prevail in this curious
country are probably as reasonable as are
to be found in any place in the world.
For instance. it is possible to have ones
hair cut or ones face shaved for the be-
stowal OF a crust Of bread or a cigar-end
on the delighted barber. Many Of the in
habitants who have some trade. such as
carpet beaters Of tattooers are wise enough
not to ply them in the Qualifications, but
make daily journeys into Paris to obtain
the better prices there possible.
Curiously enough. each gate OF the city
OF Paris has it's distinctive settlement and
types. At Levallois a dozen Of these mis-
cradle outcasts, living from hand to mouth,
have formed a sociaIistic company, COM
bined labor, built several shanties, pur-
[ chased a grinding wheel and reduced the
amount OF work necessary to live upon
to the very least, for they AXE their turns
with the wheel tn-making the rounds OF
the streets of Paris sharpening scissors
! and knives. The entire dozen live on the
| proceeds Of these excursions and thus II
Is only necessary for each man to work
but once in every twelve days.
Near the gate OF Vincennes a curious
business has grown up. that OF providins
rabbits for the Partisan restaurants al
Is cents apiece and the smaIlness OF the
price will be understood when it is said
that the rabbits are really cats. Al
Malakoff and Montrouge. the manufac
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monthly wage. The Italians are. in nine
cases QUE OF ten, musicians when they ara
Oid enough and beggars when they are not.
In the former case their average earnings
are about s. a day with either violin or
guitar and in the latter from to 70 cents.
rive performers on the mandolin told the
writer that on the LIST OF January this wear
they made no less than $50.
Much Hidden wealth.
There is a remarkable amount OF hidden
wealth stored in these caravans and shan
ties. Many Of the owners boast Of hoards
OF from $500 to 5000. and from 5000 to
$4,000 Is by no means unusual. Last year
a Hungarian living in a miserable caravan
near Levallots was arrested and charged
with stealing a horse. With the object OF
proving to the police that there was no ne
eessity for his STOPPING to theft. he ex-
hibited a pocketbook containing $4,000.
Despite this proof OF his honesty. how
ever. the police arrested him and he was
returned to his native land to live the rest
Of his life in ease and even luxury.
As a hiding place for criminals. this re-
gion has no equal the world over. six
months ago 80 police surrounded the camp
at the Montreuil gate and instituted an ex-
tensive search, finding no less than eleven
stolen horses and, as a consequence, twen-
ty-nine Bohemians were arrested.
All this fascinating and picturesque set
Element is to be destroyed with the demo-
htion OF the Notifications. and the inhab-
itants scattered to the four winds. It will
be a severe blow to the sightseers, and even
to the native Parisfans. who find infinite
enjoyment in making the rounds OF this
alien quarter within the confines OF their
own city. LEON REYMOND.
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When Opportunity Presents.
All the worlds a stage upon which most
OF us make a show OF ourselves sooner
or later.
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kshas IN the stomach after eating, is hasuid, nervous, irritable and despond-
g, b . losing the nutrition needed to make strength.
SGeA . MRn shO4Id % DR. PIerees Golden Medical
DkeOEery. re cares diseases Of d stomach and other
"a 0raAas 0f dIaesdOn and RaRrfdOn. n snrshes oAe blood.
~ 1lua8nsess GAe liver strengthens the kIdaeys, nOarfshes
= us serEes. aaa 50 GIVES HEzLTH zRD STRENGTH TO
TEE WHOLE BODY.
You can't afford 10 accept . aTH nOsum a. a substitute for this
dsohohe medicine o. KNOWN COMPOSITIONS, not ever though the ureenfd dealer
ma thereby max a little BIGGER profit ingredients printed OF wrapper.
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No Man IS Stronger
Than His Stomach

a seFO1G man is strong all over. No man can be
StronS who Is suffering from weak stomach with its
consequent Indigestion, or from some other disease
Of the stomach and it's associated ORGANS, which inn
pairs digestion and nutrition. For when the stomach
= weak or diseased there is a loss OF the nutrition
eontAined in food, which is the source Of all physical
strsnath. When q man " doesn't feel lust naht,"
Wheu be doesnit sfeep wen. has an uncomfortable
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-25
DWELLING is SOLD

Lewis z. EreUniuger has sold TO
Henry II. Stauings the new two-story
dwelling. S522 Tenth street northwest.
Tor 81, $50. The sale was made by VIII
lige, Gibbs & Daniel
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$35.OOO.OOO SUIT
AGAINST RAILROAD
Government Wants to Re
gain Possession of South
ern Pacific Land.

Right on the heels OF the New Haven
railroad merger prosecution. IL is an
nOunced. the Department Of Justice is
going 70 set another prosecution in mo-
ton against another big railroad COM
binatiOn.
This time II will be the Hartman sys-
TEN, which must defend its right TO an
immense area Of extremely valuable
lands. The Administration has deter
mined II possible 70 wrest from the
Southern Pacific acres Of land in west
ern Oregon valued at $50, 10000.
These lands were given TO the old
Southern Pacific several decades ago. to
induce the construction OF railroad lines.
The roads were built. but It is charged
that the holders Of the land grant have
persistenuy failed 10 live up 10 other
parts of the obligation TO the Govern
ment. II was provided IN the grant that
these lands should be sold IN l60-acrs
tracts, al $3.50 an acre. Whenever set
tiers should appear asking them at that
figure
The Southern Pacific has refused TO
sell at this figure. # is charged, and as
10 a large proportion OF the lands, has
declined 10 sell at figures which repre-
sent many times the upset price dictated
by the Government. The Oregon people
have been persisting that these lands
should be opened 70 development, and at
last the Government has determined 10
prosecute.
b . Townsend, Federal attorney In
fraud actions. Will leave for the West
tomorrow, after conference with the De-
partment OF Justice he Will stop IN
North Dakota for Conference with T.
g. Becker. Of Buffalo. another Govern
ment lawyer IN land cases and then viii
90 direct 10 Portland, ore, where as
soon as possible, he will file action TO
dispossess the Southern Pacific Of these
lands. and 10 secure a decree annuIIing
the grant and restoring them to tho
public domain.
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Academy. was queen OF May at ST. Mat
thew's. Church, and read the act OF
conservation Miss Elery crowned the
statue of the Virgin in the Shrine or the
Sacred Heart. Miss Lillian Clarke acted
as queen ana crown .earer al St An
thongs, BrOokland. and the Rev.
Father SOuthgats addressed the chill
drsn-
The May procession at St. Mary's Ger
man Church was participated IN by
several hundred children. The children
at st. Thereaa's. Anacostia, marched
through six squares OF the city, the line
OF march being lined with onIoOkers.
st. Patrick's Procession.
An imposing procession was that az
ST. Patrick's, where 500 children, sons
OF whom had received communion I'm the
church earlier in the day. participating
The little ones left Carroll Hail at 4
o'clock, marching west on g 10 Tenth,
down Tenth. thence tack TO Tenth 20
the church. The procession was IN
charge Of the Rev. DR.. Russell, the Rev
+. +. AIcGuigau, the Rev. W. J. Car
roll, and the Rev. J. /. Smyth Miss
Margaret Corcoran was May queen,
6eveuty-five children Of the parish re
ceived first communion yesterday morn
ing at mass.
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Heavy Losses Laid Bare
As Big Flood RecedeS

GUTHRIE, Okla. May 25.-Clearing
weather IN the Southwest has brought
a realization Of the terrific damage
wrought by the rainfall and clouo-
bursts OF the last three days. and today
many merchants. a. well as nearly all
the farmers OF Oklahoma and Indian
Territory. and a part Of Texas, are
facing a serious situation.
Every railroad In this part OF the
country has crews OF men at work
today repairing the damage done BY the
storms, and a partial resumption OF
traffic on few OF tho lines has begun.
For a time every road in Oklahoma
was tied up by washOUts. and the de-
sJruction OF bridges. 1t will be fully
a week before the damage can be
repaired, and. IN the meantime, the
State IS suffering Tor supplies.
AIuskogee and several towns Of Indian
Territory are the most soreIy afflicted.
The natural gas main. carrying gas
for lighting and power purposes. was
carried away by the collapse OF the
GAINESVILLE bridge, and business in these
towns is at a standsun
Planters say their loss Will run far
into the millions. The complete de-
parts OF the State, especially along the
rivers, Is being reported. There has
been no loss OF life reported, but Il
is feared that when some isolated parts
~ the state are heard from, there Will
be q list Of dead Considerable live
stock has been lost.
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TEN THOUGHT LOST
FROM SUNKEN SHIP
Only One Boat From the
Cycladus Arrives in
Port.

PENSACOLA, Fla, May 5.-From IN
formation received by their relatives IA
this city, it is believed that four Greeks,
two OF whom are young girls, with SIX
seaInen, have been lost in the wreck or
the Greek steamship Cycladus. which
went aground and sank eff the Bahama
Islands. May H.
The four passengers on the vessel
took passage at Pensacola, intending to
go to Genoa. The Cycladus left Pensa-
cola after taking part cargo, and went
10 New Orleans. where she filled out
for Genoa.
When of the Bahama Islands. from
Information received ..ere. she went on
a reef and later sank. The crew and
four Pensacola passenge = got or safe
ly. The men were shOlt OF food sup
plies One of the boats the largest.
has reached Nassau. and this contained
the captain and fifteen members OF the
cre@.
The other boat, which contained six
OF the crew and the four passengers,
has not been heard from. Il is feared
that the smaller of the boats has been
sWamped.
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IUNEARTH SCHEME
TO DEFRAUD ROADS
Postoffice Department Issues
Fraud Order Against For
mer Railroad Employe.

a unique scheme in the fraud line
5has just been brought 10 light by the
Aaction of the POstohiCe Department.
(which today applied a fraud order 70
fthe transactions of Roscoe c. Stebbins
rupert V. Wilson, Ferdinand II. Haute-
vile, the EdisCnia Electric Company
fJhe Wilson Manufacturing Company
7aud the Electric Dynamo Company
SUeboins and Wilson were the only
ftWO persons involved. the other names
abeing assumed for the purposes Of the
5scheme. Wilson has been employed by
numerous railroads as an expert in
ftheir freight claim divisions, and while
$50 employed, il is charged, would pro-
.Cure blanks used by the railroads IN
ttne claim departments. I'll Them out
with bogus claims for goods said to
have been lost in transit, and collect
SfrOm the railroads IN the name Of some
bOf the companies enumerated.
System a Good One.
Il IS said that Wilson while employed
fin the claim department of the Atlantic
tCOast Line Railroad Company, at Jack
ksonvine, Fla, hIed about thirty OF the
taueged bogus claims for sums ranging
k1rorn SOS TO Sl3J. In the course of bust
mess the claims would be transmit ted
10 Wilson in his official capacity for
faction, and he would report that the
goods had been shipped and that the
aamouut claimed should be paid.
Roscoe G. Stebbins, being located IN
New York, would then address the
company under the name OF Ferdinand
I'll Hauteville, attorney at law, md de-
s1nand a settlement. Many OF the claims
Fwere paid before tie scheme was eN-
sposed. Wilson and SJebbins have been
indicted for using the mails to defraud
hand are held unGer 5000 bail to await
-1helr trials in the Federal Court.
Charged With Running Lottery.
The Goodyear Macintosh Company.
at East ST. Louis. III, a business con-
hducted BY one ]. a. DyGran. has been
declared a lottery and fraud and de-
iried the further use of the mails.
DyGram made use of the mails to send
tout circulars 10 various persons asking
them 10 act as his agent in a Co-opera-
Rive plan to sell maCklutOshes said 10
kbe worth at least So each, With the
Lcircular matter were sent two cards on
lone OF which are 40 numbers. divided
finto six groups, and what the purchaser
will pay is determined by the number
he obtains from the other card, on
which are sewed l2o pieces of paper
EContaining numbers folded inside cor.
responding to the numbers on the other
fcard.
The department holds that the scheme
is d lottery. and further. that the value
OF the mackintOshes was falsely stated
Fas DyGraR paid only about $50 each
Tor them.
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WILL SPEND LEGACY
TO FREE HUSBAND

PITTSBURG. Pa. May 25.-Wiling
TO exchange a $4,000 legacy for the
liberty Of her husband, the twenty
: year-old wife Of Howard Hall is,fight-
I5ng the detective bureau to free Hall.
fwho is serving q term of seven years
IN the penitenuary for burglary.
Mrs. Fall last week inherited SO 900
Through the death of her grandfather.
She was surprised for she thought he
shad disOWned her because OF her mar
iTiage. She engaged lawyers and the
appeal for ClemenCy IS now before the
pardon board Il Will spend every cent
' 10 secure his liberty" she declared.
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COMMANDER CONE
AGAIN TRANSFERRED

Lieut. Com Hutch T. Cone, who com
manded the second torpedo n0tua. on
it's long cruise from Hampton Roads
around South America 20 san Francisco
IN the wake OF the battleship feet, was
today relieved from duty as engineer Of
ficer OF the S0lacs to which he was as
signed but q few days ago, and ordered
70 duty as feet engineer OF the United
States Atlantic feet on board the Con-
ueCtiCuL
Lieut.. Com. K. McAlpine Is relieved
from duty as feet engineer and ordered
20 continue HIS duties as senior engineer
officer OF the hatueship Connecticut.
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TWELVE DROWNED
IN TEXAS FLOOD
Rising of Trinity River
Causes Havoc With
Property.

FORT WORTH. Tex, May 25.-At
least dozen persons are believed 70
have persisted Is the flooding Of Fort
Worth and its suburb. North Fort
Worth, by the overflow OF Trinity
river. The terrific ana incessant rains
OF Saturday and Sunday brought the
river 10 the highest point ever reached,
and this once prosperous Texas city is
almost devastated as a result.
Five thousand people are homeless IN
tie two towns and the destruction OF
property and live stock is the heaviest
ever suffered in this part Of the State.
twenty-five hundred sheep. penned in
the stock yards IA North Fort Worth.
were drowned.
a woman, baby, and three men are
the known dead. The baby was washed
from its mothers arms in the Rock
Island yards. Many others are reported
missing. and il IS probable that the
death list VIII be greatly swelled.
Railroad service Is practically para
lied. All inteTurban traffic IS suspend
ed, and not a car IS moving on the
Rock Island or Fort Worth and Denver
lines. Hundreds Of people were rescued
In rOwbOats Relief camps are being
established all over the city today
Mayor Hart has I sued an appeal foI
help, but 50 far the appeal Is only 20
the citizens OF Fort Worth who have
escaped Hood. The river is now reced-
ing.
Reports from Denison, Texas. say all
railway traffic is suspended there by
reason OF washouts. Bridges on ali
lines have been washed away. and It
VIII be several days before through
lines Of service can be established.
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VICE PRESIDENT
ONE WHO LOAFS
Senator SteWart
Nevada Congressman De-
fines Office in Colloquy
at the White House.

VICE PRESIDENT-A man who gets
votes for the head of the ticket, in
cidentaly gets himself elected, but
does not work after he takes Office
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SLAYER OF WIFE
CLOSELY WATCHED

NEWARK. Ohio, May Z5--Ernst Ter
wiliger, confessed vito murderer.
spent an uneasy night IN jail He Is a
nervous wreck
Police reserves guarded the prison all
night. but the crowd dispersed without
attempting violence. An attempt to
lynch Terwiliger had been feared
Terwiliger was arrested following the
discovery OF the body OF his wife. who
had been stTangled 70 death in her
room He admitted tie crime. The
murder followed a trIfing quarrel over
money matters