davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1909-12-22
Continued from First Paeel

that Cook thought he had accomplished
what he said, but I believe that his sci
eutidc ability 70 know whether he was
at the Pole Is lacking.
Women Loyal.
THE decision Of the Danes, however,
is final as far as scientists go, but the
ladies OF Denmark viii never believe
Cook was wrong, and my daughter. who
Is with me, will weep when she hears
the report"
New York today is still Easping at
the report Of the Danish scientists, and
the commonest form OF salutation in
Gotham today is Good morning; what
do you think of Cook now?''
Two men are still loyal TO tho Brook
Iyn "dIscoverer.' They arc his brother,
a BROOKLYN milk dealer, and Capt. 3. x
Osbcu. of the Explorers Club who de-
cIares he is sure cook reached the Pole.
Cen Thomas Hubbard, president Of
the Fearv Arctic Club, and one Of the
stanchest adherents or Commander
Peary I'm the early days Of his contro-
versy with Cook. today declared ne DID
not accept the Interpretation OF H Wei
lnEtOn WaCk. Cooks attorney, that
maybe Cook Is insane.
General Hubbard declined to discuss
the report Of the Danish committee.
DR.. Cooks whereabouts remain 4.
mystery. His brother declares he IL
abroad intimating he IS in Denmark.
Will Be Beaten.
II is believed that DR.. Cook will be
defeated for the vice presidency Of the
Arctic GLIB tonight. He IS a candidate
for reelection
There is a rUmOr today that Cook viii
also he expelled from mem bership in
the Explorers Club. OF which he is a
former president A committee from
the club which has been Investigating
his MI Mckinley claims is said to
have found adversely. and to have rec
ominended his dismissal from the club
John r. Bradley, the financial hacker
Of Cook, IS still "grinninr and bearing
10, ne says. though he admits he is the
OBJECT Of much good-natured chaffiuy
rom ms friends. What's the use OF
crying he said today Il got fooled
ike thousands Of others"
Nell-lnlorined people today declare
look made about $1,000 before ne ieTt
ne IS said 20 have been paid SOS. nOc To-.
i,ls story Ivy a New York pev,sr,sre-.
me. Inc balance he made in his short iee-
tJre season. Oi' TO-
The Washington times., 1909-12-22

dated 1852, when he was seventv-three
years old He died in 1863 He never
uiSclOSed bis real name, but il was
found that he was born in the south OF
Franco, had been expelled from ths
university, wandered over Europe, and
started his lmpOsture AZ a mere make
shift.
Mscpherson's Poem.
A case Of taking IN which national
pride came to the ia cue of an harasse,'
impostor and Supported him long will
ne was under FIRE was that of Mac
phersOn, who in 1860, put over his poem
Ossian. which he claimed to have rs
Cued in the original Gaelic from tFe
Highlanders OF Scotland and translated
into English.
Like almost all Of his class, Mac
pherSon was somewhat OF a real genius,
and stalled his critics for some years.
but, ike a certain recent faker he found
il impossible 20 furnish the proper in
ternal evidence on the face of II Os-
sian was clever as poem, but the poet
had over OOked among other facts that
the language Of great national classics
handed down among an illiterate people
by word OF mouth from a distant age
such like delicate touches which denote
the real thing
Macpherson likewise made the mlstak.
or writing a story telling about himself
and his works and was tripped therein.
The controversy over Ossian continued
some fifty or sixty years, then died away
with the general verdict that Macphpr-
son was the author and not the trans
lator OF the poem.
Shakespeare Fraud.
II has generally been forgotten that
some OF the wisest men Of the eight
zenith century in literature were StunC
by a sericG Of spurious Shakespcarean
plays ant relics.
The trick was turned by-Sa1nueI vii
liam Henry Ireland who. with his faith
or. claimed TO have dug W the manu-
The Washington times., 1909-12-22
BOMB KILLS TWO RUSSIANS.

ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. IA bomb
exploded IN Terrorist lodging house
IN TINS CITY, Two persons were killed,
was fleeing from the building.
The Washington times., 1909-12-22
men.
Language and All.

George went farther than DR. Cook
in the matter of preparing records.
He Invented a FormosaL language and
grammar, translated info It a number
of sentences and short prayers. and al
$50 prepared a vocabulary for those who
should happen to visit the island. He
described the manners end customs OF
the FoInosan natl es most minutely.
and Dr. Cook had nGJhing on him in the
way Of pictures. for George had his
book illustrated with engr avfngs Of the
houses, modes OF travelling and shin
ping. specimens OF the language and a
lot Of other miscellaneous misinforma-
tion. He strengthened this volume by
publishing another entitled "A Dialogue
Between "A Japanese nd a Formosan,"
which discussed current religious mat
tiers.
Later George became conscience
stricken and confessed he had never
been anywhere near Forunosa and had
invented every line OF his remarkable
productions. which had wfthstood "a
number Of severe tests BY scientists OF
assorted varieties.
When ne died he eft a strange
Will In which he again admitted that
he was an impOstor and said he was
merely after the coin. His will was
The Washington times., 1909-12-22
BROWNS
Bronchial TrocheS

Instantly relieve Sore Throat. Hoarsenese and
Coughs. UncTccIled for clearing inc voice
Absolutely free from Opiaics or anythinl
harmful
Price, - oents, - cents and 800 per box.
Sample sent on request
JOHN J. BROWN & son. Boston, Mass.
The Washington times., 1909-12-22

Harry MCAbee, a negro, was In the
police court today held for the action OF
the grand jury on n charge OF biramv
Rebecca Johnson whom he married No
vember 10 last. and who Is alleged TO
be his second wife, was the complain
ant.
The Washington times., 1909-12-22
Looked Quite Simple

The thing looked perfectly simple. but
- was feat which Eusapfa Paladino
and other mediums have advertised as
being accomplished only by the spirits
OF the other world
Mr. Bershenstein has never attended
sPirltualistic seance and knows moth
Ing about sDirituallsm. 8ut he did the
table deviation I'm a finished way. and
when he left the room, the cynical
newspaper men were convinced that ta-
bic deviation WAS real However
they're asking themselves yet what
strange force IL Us that allows man
70 control an inanlmste object in that
way.
MT. Hershenstein lives I'D Jersey City.
he nrst attracted attention with his
table deviation when paIIadiuo rearH-
ed New York, aId he made the boast
that he could raise tables from the floor
IS she did He made Eood then. as
he did yesterday, on his promise to
control Table.
The Washington times., 1909-12-22
Friends of Cook Call for Proofs From Commander Peary
Dr. Egan Says Br0okynae Not Dishonest IN His Claims

with those who deliberately pretended
to have explored hitherto unknown re-
Elons.
Woman Gets Aboard.
The suffragettes may be pleased to
know that one of the most astonishing
frauds in the way OF fake travellers was
pcrpetrated by a woman who assumed
the name of CarabOo. She bobbed I'D
lin AlmOndsbury. Glouccstershire. Eng
land, in the spring OF 1917. Her story
was that she was born at Javasu In the
Indian ocean. was carried of by pi-
rates and sold TO the captain OF a brig
When near the coast of England she
jumped overheard, swan ashore and
wandered around until she was found
by people who were Filing to stand for
the story and treat her we'll She
Kept the game going Cor two months
and attracted much attention. but sud
denly disappeared when she heard
that some nOn-university expert had
learned that she was the daughter of
n Devonshire CObbleT- She IL said TO
have come 70 America. DIT. Cook, nlease
write.
But a case which closely paraIIeIs
that Of DR.. Cook first came 10 light IN
London In 17Oi. In that year a history
Of the island Of Formosa was published
I'm London BY a genius who signed him
self George Psalnanazar. He caught
the attention Of the pious by claiming to
be a heather who had been converted
10 Christianity and had come 10 Eng
land because he waited 10 work up in
tereet in his lost and undoue country
man
The Washington times., 1909-12-22

Milton Franklin, a negro, was badly
cut late yesterday afternoon By an un-
Identified negro while in n barber shop
on the upper end OF King street Frank
lin had sixteen stitches taken in the
wound. which extended across the
throat. The man who welded the razor
escaped.
The Washington times., 1909-12-22

A business meeting Of F4tzreriJd
Council, No. 459. Knights Of ColunbUs.
will be held at s o'clock tonight, at 81
MiIry's Hail.
The Washington times., 1909-12-22

In the corporation court today c. Ran
lie
The Washington times., 1909-12-22
Table Counts.

Vow. Table," was the next COM
n1and, rise once for every ring on the
hands resting on you"
There were nine rings. and the table
rose and settled back nine times.
There were fifteen dorbios i'm fhe
room. and Table counted them accu-
rately.
At this pnint the operator removed
his hands entirely from the table. ana
continued TO control a as well as he
had done with his hands on a. He
. 40 absolutely no contact with the ia
Die at all. and yet It rose and settled
back as be commanded. At his order
n remained stationary in the air. with
tho weight Of min, mems bar5e 49,
g. Nt'"
Mr. Horsheustein die not attemD+ 10
make the table go completely OF the
noors but he did make il stand al an
acute angle. with only one leg touch
ing the floor
There was no possible way Of his rs
ing aaX tricks in his control of the ia
pie The SPECTATORS were crowded
around him, feeling his arms and hands
70 see that he exercised no muscular
force while the table was IN the air
OF on the floor. and watching sy-er,-
men OF space under the tn BILE TO quar-
.- AEainEr trirE0sr there.
The Washington times., 1909-12-22

A venire OF twenty talesmen Will be
summoned shortly from one OF the ad-
joining counties to secure a Jury for the
trial of Henry Smith, the negro who
turned states evidence in the Schultz
murder trial. and who VIII be tried ian
uary next.
The Washington times., 1909-12-22
COMMUTERS UNITE
FOR LOWER FARES
Meeting Called at Alexandria
to Consider Service and
Schedules.
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU.
ALEXANDRIA, VA, DEC. % 1909
ement is made that the Com

Announcement Is made that the Com
muters' Protective Association, com
posed Of passengers who travel over
the Washington. Alexandria and MI.
Vernon railway. Will be revived at an
early date
The object OF calling the meeting. 1t
is stated. is to set the railway company
to maintain its schedule and a general
improvement Of service. including the
cleanliness Of its cars. Another import
ant feature TO be considered will be a.
redu stiOn Of fare. Commuters over the
was 1ington, Arlington and Falls Church
railway will be invited TO participate
in the meeting
The Washington times., 1909-12-22
Times Newspapermen Take
Part in Demonstration Of
Levitation.
FURNITURE OBEYS
OPERATORS ORDERS
Gyrahons Performed and Questions
Answered at Commands of
Student Of Columbia.
Rise table, rise. Please

Rise, table, rise Please
Ihis command came in firm, ,,,lol,
oohes from Young man. who had-+oI5
group OF cynical newspaper men 49,
husapia Palladino had nothing on him
IN me art Of table deviation.
strange as il may seem rbo to,1o
old rise, two of its legs lifting clear off
INC hoor by "A foot and later three or
Us legs standing high in the air.
was done In a large room on the
tCnth hoor OF the Munsey Building at
CLOCK IN the afternoon. without any
OF the parsphcrnalia or accessories used
by the ordinary spirituaIfstic perform
ers-
ne young man was Samuel Hershen-
stem. second-ycar student in the Co
mnbia Law School. Of New York. who
Is IN Washington at The Willard for "a
visit Of two weeks. He is only twenty
two years Of age and has studied table
leVitation for the past three years. He
says he does not know what force con
trolls the table. He has not evcn a
theory as TO why no can make the +abIo
count the number OF rings on the baD5s
resting on IL or the number Of derby
hats in the room.
Newspapermen Slceptic.
When he told a group OF. twenty
washington newspaper men thar he
could make A table rise from the floor
they ls}3rhfd at him. He assembled nine
men Ak nc table with him IT was an
ordinqSS light table. He made each
man put his two hands on the table and
press heavily upon It. he doing the same
thing.
AT the end or fifteen minutes the
table viii begin" he said
When the minutes were I'D. he said.
Gentlemen. keep your hands on the
table but press very lightly"
This was obeyed.
Now, table" he said rise on two
legs"
After half a minute OF SUSPENSE on
the part of those who were at the ia
Ole and those who were spectators. Ia
Ole rose slowly, the two legs furtbest
rom the young operator going a foot
from tho floor At command the ia
Die settled back slowly into pIace
now, Table said Mr.. Hershenetoiu
rise on that same side. please. and
then rise on the opposite side-on the
opposite side, Table"
Table did as ordered
The Washington times., 1909-12-22

William Fl. HodglSin died sudde ally
this morning at the Alexandria Hospi-
tai. following a short illness. Mr.. Hodr.
kin was taken III at the Columbia en-
CINE house early this morning and was
taken to the hospital. where he died
He was native Of this city and was
siHty-three years old. He was rnuar-
ried. For a number Of years he lived
At Falls Church Mr. Hodgkin was
also identified with the newspaper bust
ness for a number Of years.
The Washington times., 1909-12-22

The funeral Of Mrs. Johanna Sweeney
who dled Sunday night last, took placi
at O'Clock this morning from st
Mary's Catholic Church. Rev Fathe
H. J. Cutler conducted the services
Those serving as pallbearers were John
Mckenna. Thomas + Kelly, Jane,
Roche, Thomas Murphy, NJ. r. O'SulH
van, and william Whalen.
The Washington times., 1909-12-22

that Cook thought he had accomplished
what he said, but I believe that his sci
eutiic ability 70 know whether he was
at the Pole Is lacking
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-15
Against Long Hat Pins.

The police at Hanover, says Ber-
lin dispatch, have issued the follow
ing public proclamation:
Recently it has been frequently
noticed that excessively large hat
pins worn by ladies have not only
been a nuisance but also a positive
danger to other persons, who have
sustained injuries.
Notice is hereby given that those
who use hatpins of this type are not
only guilty of the infringement of or
binary police regulations, which pro-
hibit any articles being worn in the
streets whereby other persons may
be annoyed or injured, but that they
may easily come into conflict with the
criminal law, and are also liable to
pay compensation for any damages
inflicted by their hatpins.
I'm the interest of the ladies them
selves it is therefore recommended
that excessively large hatpins, or hat
pins whose points are not sheathed.
shall not be worn"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-15
PROTECT THE COWS.

The Individual who milks cows
during fly time in crowded, poorly
ventilated barn has my sympathy, be-
cause have beenthere and know that
there is no picnic pleasure in such
company and surroundings. Don't
kick and scold the cows when they
Hght the fly nuisance with both ends
and their feet, but get busy and make
them as comfortable as possible be-
fore taking place in the line with
the milk pail in hand.
Spray the inside of the stable, and
the COWS, with some dependable tshoo
fly" preparation in solution with wat
er. There are several Of these on the
market which are advertised in this
paper and sold under various names.
The sheep dips are quite as good to-
drive the fly pests from the barn
when they are used with spray
pump. Any hand sprayer such as are
used to spray potatoes will answer the
purpose There are directions on
"dips" and ''hy drivers which will
give the proper proportion of water.
Each mixer should be provided
with a light cotton or burIap blanket
with which the COW can be protected.
She will become quiet at once, and
thank you for the kindness by giving
her milk promptly
A wire stretched across the barn,
behind the cows for lantern is usu-
ally in evidence on we'll managed
farms. A string attached to this
which will slide on the wire, with a
wire hook at one end, will hold the
cows tail so that she will not Keep
switching the mixer in the face, from
force of habit, when the fly blanket is
over her back. A piece of old hay
rope, six or eight feet long, with the
ends knotted together to make loop,
of it, will keep the cow from switch
ing her tail provided it is placed over
the hips of the animal and allowed to
extend down over the tail to the i'd
der. have fastened piece of bind
ing Irvine in the switch of the cows
tail and at milking time tied her tail
to one leg-of the cow The fellow
who tied the cows tail to his own leg
while milking discovered his mistake
after the animal had pulled him
through two or three wire fences and
out into the pasture. These little
items will be greatly appreciated by
both the cows and their mixers.
w. H. Underwood, in the Indiana
Farmer.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-15
ALsIKE CLOVER.

Can you advise me as to how al
sike clover will do for hay?-L. M.
L. H. Bailey, in his book on For
age Crops. says that alsike clover
makes very palatable and useful hay;
its firmness of stem and large proper
ton of leaf gives it larger percent
age of digestible matter than the red
clover at the same period of growth.
However, it is more difficult to cure,
and suffers great loss in handling if
care is not exercised. It also makes
excellent pasture, starting quickly af-
ter the first cutting, and being less
readily destroyed by the tramping OF
animals than red clover. The compo-
sition of this clover is similar to that
Of red clover.
1t is little affected by extreme sea-
sons, and lands on which other varie-
ties do not grow may produce an
abundant harvest. 1t thriyes on
damp, moist loans and clays, on
lands too wet for other clovers. It is
very hardy, and not liable to be up
rooted by the late frosts, which FREE
quently injure the red clover.
Mixtures of red and alsike clovers
and timothy make a most excellent
forage, the timothy supporting the
clover and preventing lodging. In
diana Farmer.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-15
Echoes FROM Another world.

o music! Thou that bringest the
past and the future with their fiutter-
ing flames so near to our wounds, art
thou the evening zephyr of this life
or the morning breeze of life to come?
Yes, thy notes are the echoes which
angels catch from the joyous tones Of
another world, in order to drop into
our mute heart and our desolate night
the exalted rnalsharmonies of the
heavens that fly far from us. Jean
Paul Richter.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-15
SS TOPICS. zSk
uTNr1aKrrsc WISE SAVINGS
vINCENT's WISE SAYINGS.

Look the chicks over once in a
while for lice. If you find any, just
take clear lard and rub some well
into the feathers on their throats ana
top of their heads, and don't forget
to put some under their wings.
Have you ever seen a picture Of a
poultry louise? My stars, what awful
looking things they are! No wonder
the chicks keel over and die when
they have to endure such terrible en-
emies as these. Let's fight for our
birds against these fearful things!
Keep right at it till the last one is
gone. Then the birds will grow and
that means something for you and
me.-Farm Journal.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-15
Origin Of Sailors, Collars.

In the course of an after dinner
chat recorded in Sir Algernon Vests
"Recollections, the late Admiral Sir
Harry Keppel, who served in the
navy under four sovereigns, said that
the blue collars worn by sailors had
their origin in the dressing of the
pigtails-which Sir Harry recollected
being in use-when blue cloth was
put On the mems shoulders to keep
the grease off their Jackets. The pig
tails disappeared, but the collars re-
main to this day.-London Globe.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-15
ALFALFA AND NITROGEN.

Alfalfa, like corn end cotton, de-
mands certain conditions of the soil
and certain constituents in that soil.
Every crop demands certain foods
All crops except alfalfa and the other
legumes obtain practically all their
food, including nitrogen, from the
soil. The latter crops use nitrogen.
but get it from the air. Alfalfa takes
nitrogen from the soil only during
the first few months of its growth.
and thereafter not only takes its own
necessary supply from the air, but
large surplus which it stores in the
soil, available for whatever crop may
follow. Other crops take much nitro
gen from the soft. but contribute
nothing to its enrichment.-Fr Coz
burns ''The Book of Alfalfa"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-15

his life, and upon opening It he found
bit of pasteboard on which was
printed the words, Admit One. SYM
phony Hall, May a." and on the 9th
er side was written in strong, fem
mime hand, Complimentary, Nine.
Latour." He knew at once that it
was from his lady, and his heart beat
high in anticipation Of the evenings
enjoyment.
The night of the concert was
beautiful one, starlit and cool. 1t
was long way from Karps home to
the Symphony Hall, but that night
Karl was walking on air. His face
shone with generous application Of
soap and water, his hair was combed
back neatly, and his clothes were
carefully brushed. In his hand he
held tightly small bunch of pansies
which he intended to give his divin-
ity. She will know it's all have to
give-she will understand, was his
thought.
When he arrived at the hall it was
almost time for the concert to begin,
and all the wealth and fashion of
large city was there to make it
brilliant affair. To the boy it was
like fairyland, the blaze of lights, the
beautiful women and handsome men,
the dresses of silk and satin, the flash
of jewels, the waving of fans, the
flowers, the smiles, the voices oh, it
was all so wonderful. Nobody took
any notice of the little figure in the
tenth row, or If they did it was only
to wonder how he happened to get
there.
Then the concert began and little
Karl listened to such music as he had
never heard before. After the over
ture there was sudden hush, and
then burst of applause as a tall,
graceful woman in a princess gown
of white lace. appeared on the stage.
MY lady" breathed Karl with a
thrill of pride. He did not know that
she was great prima donna. To him
she was Just good, beautiful, big
hearted woman When she began to
sing he thought she must be an an
gel with the throat of bird. He
listened with his heart, his soul, he
scarcely breathed. Her audience
called her back again and again, and
each time she bowed and smiled.
Then suddenly the violins began to
Groom an air almost tenderly sweet
and caressing. The boy half rose
from his seat, and then sank back
again. 1t was THE Dream Song
they were playing-his dream song
and his lady was singing it. How
beautiful it was; he had not dreamed
it could be half so beautiful. He was
half crying, half laughing, but SUI
premely happy. Then when others
sent up their bouquets Of costly flow
ers to the stage he took up his little
bunch of pansies and handed them
to the singer. For a moment he
thought how small and miserable
they looked beside the others and he
was almost ready to die of shame,
when she bent down and smiled at
him so tenderly and whispered, ITO
morrow, Karl"
When she came out to sing again
cluster of pansies was pinned at her
breast, and boys heart in the tenth
row back almost burst for happiness.
Post.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-15
could she.

When women get to voting" said
the man, they will have great many
more calls than they now have to put
their hands in their pockets and give
money to further important causes"
The woman looked thoughtful
I'm always willing, Of course" she
said, ito give money for good cause,
but as for putting my baud in my
pocket" New York Times.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-15
Sold Fifteen Million Stamps.

The total sum realized from the
sale of the Christmas tuberculosis
stamps last year was $132,244.51.
This represents an aggregate sale of
nearly fifteen million stamps. -Red
Cross Bulletin.