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The Washington times., 1913-10-28
Banana Merchant Fights Baboon
For Life in Freight Car in Dark

CHICAGO Oct 2S-JerOme Limo. commission exhibited
the OF thirty pound baboOn its neck broken its skull
crushed rorroboraion of his story OF thrilling battle in
dark freight before today.
Limo stepped into inspect bananas While feeling
for pocket searchig bunch of bananas cluwise,
descended his head and hairy encircIed his
The commission merchant fought desperately to free himself while
the maddened animal cutched his throat face He
the caterng monkey his head hurled against
WALL There despairng wall and the baboon
brought the baboon to Chicago
Orleans.
The Washington times., 1913-10-28
Hunting Accident Is
Fatal to Bonifant

john BOnifant, a young farmer and
contractor, of Silver Springs, Md, who
was accidentally shot Saturday by his
hunting companion and neighbor, Jo-
seph Nulty, died last night in Garfield
Hospital. Bonifant and Nulty were on
their way home, and had stopped by
the roadside TO compare guns NuIty's
gun was accidentally discharged. and
the entire load lodged in BOnifant's
abdomen. After being given first aid
at silver Springs. BOnifant was re-
moved to the hospital, where the sur
geons held out practically no hope from
the first.
BOnifant was thirty-two years old.
and is survived by a wife and two
small children. Nulty is eighteen years
old.
The Washington times., 1913-10-28
MRS. MARY FULTON LEWIS.

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Fulton
Lewis widow of Joseph Coates Lewis
a former officer in the navy. who died
at her residence, 1870 Park road. last
Sunday, will bc held there this evening;
The Rev. George J.. Dudley. of St
Stephens Protestant Epscopa! Church,
and the Rev. Walter williams, of Grace
Church, Georgetown. will Officiate
Burial will be at Mt Olivet Cemetery,
Frederick. Nd.
Mrs. Lewis was Il native Of Frederick
county, Nd. and had lived in Washing
ton nearly forty years She leaves two
sons, Reeve and Fulton Lewis. both
local attorneys.
The Washington times., 1913-10-28
Prepares to Sue
For His Daughter

William II. Young. a iaborer al the
Medical Museum, will shortly institute
Proceedings TO gain the CUSTODY of
his thirteen-year-old daughter. Grace
Young. who is now living with Mrs.
Mary Jewell, on the Blair road
Young was arraigned in Juvenile Court
Yesterday charged with non-support, but
he produced testimony to show that he
had failed to make the necessary pay
ments to Mrs. Jewell since the first of
the month, in order to make her relin-
quish the child.
The case against Young was dis
missed, but his counsel promised that
proceedings would be begun in Juvenile
Court shortly 20 have the child given
into her fathers custody.
The Washington times., 1913-10-28
Credit Mems Body
To Hold an Election

successor to President H. II. Nc
hee. and the other officers of the or
saniZatiOn, will be elected tomorrow
night at the annual meeting of the
Washington Credit Mems Association.
The credit men will meet in the rooms
Of the Chamber of Commerce. at j.
and Twelfth streets. The organization
is only one year old, having been es-
Isblished TO bring about an exchange of
,Tedu Information between Washington
dealers, with a view to cutting down
losses by bad debts. 1t is associated
with the National Association of Credit
Men.
The Washington times., 1913-10-28
To Attend Two Conventions.

A large portion of the Washington
delegation to the worlds W. c. T. U.
conference, which closes at Brooklyn,
n. Y, today, will attend the ses-
sions of the National w. c. T. L.
convention. which meets at Asbury,
II. j., on Thursday. This latter con-
vention is scheduled to last until
November s. The local delegates to
the Brooklyn conference Were Mrs.
Emma s. Shelton, president of the
District organization: Mrs. Mary f.
Brown, Mrs. NJ. c. Hull, Mrs. w.
Moore, Mrs. Z. s. Henry, and Mrs.
S H. Phillips.
The Washington times., 1913-10-28
Baltimore Shoe Men
To Be Entertained

Thirty-siX members of the Baltimore
Shoe Retailers Association will be the
guests of the shoe section of the Retail
Merchants Association Of Washington
at the EbbItt on Thursday night Aside
from the pleasure of the evening, il is
thought that the drawing of the mer-
chants of the two cities together. for
their mutual interest. will be beneficial
TO both. Just now the shoe dealers of
both cities are much Interested in the
withdrawal of store-door deliveries by
the railroads.
The Washington times., 1913-10-28
40c Books, 25c

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They are clean and wholesome. free
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The Washington times., 1913-10-28
Shot in Wild West Style.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 2S-In real
wild and woody west style, Matthew
Taylor proved himself regular
terror by shooting Gus Priebe in the
foot when he refused to do buck and
wing dance.
The Washington times., 1913-10-28
Third Floor and Basement

The Suits and Goats reduced to Soo8 have been
moved to the Basement Foor-n order to prevent any
overcrowding.
Basement Floor seconds by elevators. You'll
here find carpeted floor, mirrors and every conve-
nence Your eyes will tell you much-the superiority
of the styles and the perfection of fit of the garments
reduced to Soo8. Add the assurance that the cloths
used all wool and that the satin Innings guaran-
teed-and future well as present satisfaction can be
logically assured.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-10-14

beam a lighthouse.
Ano when will you be moving in %"
asked Miss Matilda.
Just as soon." chirped Mr.. DOOM.
preacher"
Something in Miss Matilda seemed
70 snap. She leaned back weakly
%%Satnsa the partition in the narrow
naIi. Mr.: Doom looked on wonder
n.sIy; AS he had the day Miss Matilda
atLacke Fiji with kisses and pet
names.
What-wha do you ?" she
gasped.
II mean" said Mr.. Doom formally.
tnat I'm going to take you up on
mat roommate proposition. I am
KONG TO marry about the neatest lit
Tie dame hat wears skirts"
Miss Matilda Strengthened herself
with imperial calm and dignity.
DOOM" she faltered, While the
willow plumes nodded mockingly at
each jerk Of her head, Il can't rent
you = room at any price. told you
AT nrst that l run strictly bachelor
apartments
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-10-14
The Liner Was Bound for New
York from Rotterdam and
Carried Over 600 People
Work of Rescue Ships and
Other Thrilling Experiences
Described.
(By the Associated Press.)

London, Oct. 11.-Not since the til
tanic sank has Europe been SO thrill
ed as by a wireless message today
telling of the burning Of the steam
ship VOlturnO in mid-Atlantic with a
loss SO far as is at present known OF
135 lives and the rescue Of SCI. n
survivors are now aboard a fleet Of
call for help, some Of which arc
bound eastward and others westward.
The Volturno sailed from Rotter-
dam. on October 2 for New York.
According to the official statement she
carried twenty-five first cabin pas
sengers, 538 steeTage and 4 crew
numbering g..
The rescue ship reached the scene
of the disaster in plenty Of time to
save all, but for hours stood by the
blazing vessel, impotent because Of
the storm, to reach the agonized men.
women and children crowding the
after part Of the ship, stone throw
away.
All Night Life Boats Work.
AL night Thursday the life boats
made a desperate effort to get along
side the Volturno blu the waves peat
them back again and again and not
until the storm abated at day light
removing the survivors from the
doomed ship. Even now only the
fringe Of one OF the most thrilling
tales of the sea is available. Exactly
how the rescue was affected is not
known. The Volturno was wei! equip
ped with boats, sufficient, the agents
say, for q thousand people, but the
b~Oisterous sea or lack Of boat drill, or
panic among the passengers, prevent
ed the successful employment Of them.
IThe rescue ships were able to lower
ifo boats, but apparently most OF
the boats launched from the Volturno
were smashed. Two Of the boats
crowded with passengers, are report.
ed to have go! away but a search for
them a proved fruitless and they
nave practically been given up as lost.
The Call For Help.
me steamer Carmania, bound from
New York for Liverpool. was IS miles
away when the call for help was
sounded. Captain Barr ordered full
steam, and drove through the seas at
twenty knots an hour. The Carmania
was first OF the fleet to reach the
burning vessel. She was followed by
La Touraine. Minneapolis, Rappahan-
nock, Gar, Narragansett, DevOnian,
Aronland, Grosser Kurfuerst and Sey-
oItz' t various hours through the
gay. But h rescuing vessels could
get neither line nor life boat to the
the forward part of which
was almost hidden by a dense cloud
, OF smoke. when the Carmania arrived
me burning steamer lay in the
, t1ougn OF the sea pounding helplessly
! WIN her propellers fouled by the
|, ooats tackle. The terrified passen.
kers were huddled together as far a.
! = was possible to get from the flames
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-04-22
1tflaAggEEZaslzSygclllt
'Hkssa'RlNDT11S
1Gas 49,
Conducted by the National womap's
Christian Temperance Union)
DECLINE IN USE OF LIQUOR
Amazing Decrease In London Of use
Of Wines and spirits-Mueh
Credit Given Mrs. Henderson.

"A Woman's Diary" In The Queen
newspaper the other Saturday declar-
ed that: Temperance is a sign OF the
twentieth century. No one who knows
their London-that Is, OF the West
End and the smart restaurant--can
fail to be impressed by the amazing
decrease in the use OF wine and spir-
its. Champagne, port and other ex-
pensive wines have almost disappear
ed; even at suppers the ever-present
mineral water is by no means incon-
spicuous. The woman OF today has
become a water drinker, or, in strict
truth, a drinker OF barley water or
lemonade. Diet cures, the care Of her
complexion. and a desire TO lead the
simple life have brought about this
Transformation. II does one good to
see that children and young girls are
now total abstainers. Even the smart
girls who go about In London seldom
or never drink wine, but content
themselves with lemonade, and this
even at ball suppers in the early
hours of the morning"
IN reply 10 assertions OCCASIONALLY
seen in the press that Washington %
ciety women are drinking more every
year. Mrs. John b. Henderson. wife Of
q former senator from Missouri, is
quoted as saying that both men and
women drink less than when she first
went to Washington. Some Of the
smartest women in town do not serve
liquor at all. and even in the diplo
matte corps the use of liquor is not 20
general as II was few years ago"
she declared II have not served
wines at my dinners for many years.
The substitution OF fruit juices and
mineral water no longer causes re-
mark ] attribute the decline in the
use Of liquor to the general interest In
hygiene. Strict observance OF the
laws of health is distinctly fashion
able. Women are cultivating health,
strength and beauty. and they forego
any indulgence that would overthrow
the rules OF health"
Some years ago Mrs. Henderson.
whose palatial home was one OF
Washington's social centers, caused
all the wines In her cellars to be
emptied into the gutter, and her in
fuence has been no small factor in
bringing about the change In senu-
mept,
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-04-22
CARE OF NUTS AND FRUITS
Sometimes Too Little Attention 10
Paid to subject That 10 Really
Important.

Nuts when bought shelled should be
ecalded, dried In the oven and put
away in glass Jars ready for use. be-
cause as a rule they are not shelled
In sanitary surroundings. II exposed
TO dampness, nuts mold and decay.
and even under favorable conditions
the nut oils and fats become rancid
on long-continued storing. In the
main, however, the keeping qualities
of most nuts are excellent. but they
should be- stored In such a way that
they may be safe from the attacks OF
Insect enemies.
Dried fruits. like dates, raisins and
figs, are also favorable resting places
for dirt and dust, as almost anything
which the air-currents place in the
sticky surface will remain there. For
tunately II is becoming common
practice to buy such fruits in closed
packages which protect them to q
great extent from dust and insects.
80 that the dried fruits. II clean In the
first place, will remain clean. When
bought in bulk they should be scalded
to kill any germs, washed thoroughly.
dried and put away clean.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-04-22
nnIME.GN

T does not look very mysterious,
does It? You turn 1t over in your
hand to admire the smooth. velvety
white or brown shell. then drop 1t
into the egg-basket without another
thought. Even II you should happen
to smash 1t, you would think: 1T was
only an egg" and forget all about II
the next minute.
But only an egg" is quite a wonder
full thing. after all. when you come
to study It. In the first place. the
shell, which looks like a perfectly
smooth, continuous substance, is a
very curious structure. made up Of
two layers of limy. or "calcareous"
matter, and full OF little pores, or
canals, very much after the same gen.
eral plan Of your own skin, about
which your physiology has taught
you.
These little pores open both on the
inside and on the outside of the
shell, and allow gases and doors to
pass back and forth through the
shell. IL you are in any doubt about
this. lay an egg. and an onion side by
side for day or two, then break the
egg, and see what strong oniony
flavor II has acquired. For this rea.
son. to keep the flavor of an egg
sweet and fresh. II must never be left
where there are foul or disagreeable
odors.
Can you imagine the difference be-
tween an egg laid in a clean, sweet
nest-box, and gathered while it is
fresh. and another laid In a filthy.
bad-smelling place, and left there
long enough to become tainted by its
surroundings? Which one would you
prefer for your breakfast?
More than this, the pores allow air
to pass to the inside Of the egg. and
even minute germs. These cause de-
cay. That is why an egg riots" II
the shell is covered all over with
some perfectly air-proof substance,
such as vaseline. or the material
known as "water-glass." the contents
may be kept perfectly fresh and
sweet for a long time. This is often
done when one wishes to pack eggs
for winter use.
Inside the brittle outer shell is a
lining. You all know what that looks
like, a thin, tough membrane, hold
ing the contents of the egg as II they
were in little sack. II you examine
this very closely. you will see that
this, also, is in two layers. They lie
very close together except at the
large end Of the egg. where they sep
arate. one layer adhering to the shell,
the other clinging to the white of an
egg. The space between them is the
air chamber with which you are all
familiar
Did you ever notice, in an egg that
had been boiled hard, that the white
comes off in layers? II you start at
the big end Of the egg. you may even
peel these layers OF In a somewhat
regular spiral. running up TO the
small end. The albumen-which is
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-04-22
Making Eggs Creole.

Six eggs, one teaspoonful or salt,
one cupful Of rice. four peeled fresh
tomatoes, one large onion. and two ia
blespoonfuls of butter. Wash and boil
the rice. Put the butter into pan,
add the onion and pepper chopped;
shake until they are soft, not Drowned.
Cut the tomatoes into halves and press
out the seeds; then cut them In
pieces; add them to the pepper and
onion, cook for Is minutes and add
the salt. Put the eggs into warm wa
ter. bring TO boiling point. and keep
them at boiling point for quarter Of
an hour. Remove the shells. Cut the
eggs into slices and put them into a
serving dish. pour over the sauce;
heap the rice at the ends or at the
sides and send to the table.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-04-22
MYSTERIOUS CONTENTS OF AN ORDINARY
EGG-REMOvE ALL DISAGREEABLE DOORS
Shell, Which Looks Like Perfectly Smooth Continuous Sub
stance, Is Very Curious Structure Made Up Of Two
Layers Of limy or "cacareous" Matter.

flower. II is the part from which
growth takes place. II the egg 10
"fertile"--that is. capable OF develop
Ing into chick-this germ spot will
show a distinct white rim, surround.
ing clearer.looking space. in the
very center of which is a tiny. very
solid white spot.
IL the egg is infertile, there will be
no outer rim. but the entire germ
spot will look notified and irregular.
You can easily see the difference With
a small microscope. and nearly al
ways with the naked eye. As the
germ spot must always be left free.
II is always found on the upper side
Of the yolk. That Ia the reason the
yolk is arranged to turn on the chal-
axe.
AS long as the egg is kept cool. no
change takes place In the germ spot.
But II It is placed under the influence
OF n certain amount of heat. the germ
begins to develop. 1t does not take
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-04-22
DO NOT ADVERTISE SALOONS
Booster Never Makes Prominent Men
tion Of Number Of Drinking Places
Town Could Boast OF.

Did you ever know of town or
county or state which deliberately ad-
vertised itself as being possessed Of
numerous saloons and places where
liquor could be purchased? Did you
ever read booster" that enumerated
al the head OF it's column, or AT the
foot, the number Of saloons of which
the town advertised could boast? An
employer never puts in his advertise
ment for help, Drinking man pre-
ferred." On the contrary. advertise
ments appear even in the liquor jour
nails for sober and abstinent en-
ployes, and to quote the Battle Greek
Enquirer, The argument that wet
county Is better than a dry county
never goes past campaign use--it
never gets into community adyertis
ing"
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-04-22
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

More cakes fail from guessing" at
proportions than is generally sup
posed. Use a divided and marked
cup. and weigh accurately.
To remove scorch marks from fire.
proof dishes, cook them In strong
borax water until the ugly brown
marks upon them can be rubbed off
with a cloth.
II whites OF eggs are not perfectly
cold, or II they are too fresh they will
not beat very stiff. Cream will not
whip well unless at least tbirty-sfx
hours old and very cold.
Mayonnaise dressing will separate
when too much salt has been added
to the egg yoiks, or when the oil has
been dropped to fast, or IL the In
gradients are not thoroughly cleaned
when used.
Celery and lettuce may be kept
fresh by standing the roots In cold wa
ter and throwing over them q damp
cloth or dry manila paper. They
should, before using, be washed thor
oughly. soaked In ice water and dried
on q towel.
Onions that are overstrong in flavor
may be rendered less so by sliciDg.
tn, putting in a collander and pour
ing boiling water over them. After
this plunge into ice water and let re-
main for half an hour. This will
leave them sweet and crisp.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-04-22
FRAUG.lT WITH UNTOLD RISKS
Chance Of the Next Generation Look
ing at the Alcohol Question In
Its True Light.

II we can safeguard the young to
the utmost. and not only keep alec
hol away from them. hut make them
realize from early years the terrible
Ills that It brings to body and soul
then there may be some chance Of the
next generation looking at the whole
subject in it's true light. and our chill
dren's children may realize that alb
stinence is not fanaticism or asceti'
cism. but rational self-control In re
spect TO something which Is fraught
with untold risks.-Sir Thomas Bar
low, Physician TO the Late King Ed
ward.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-04-22
dR0lR 7HiHb
! YylYENlt
$4NzSH1{'
The WISDOM OF
DADDY CROW
Nv CALEB q. wH,TFoRp.

A very wise old crow that lived In
the north with his big tribe found the
winters were too severe for him 80
he concluded to take the crows. over
which he ruled. and migrate to a
more southern country where 1t was
not so cold. But when he called the
crows together to advise them OF his
decision to take them to a warmer
climate they made some objections to
going to a new country.
we are doing very well here,
said young Jimmy Crow.
You must not forget. answered
the old crow, that l am very wise
bird. I have lived here a great many
years and have taught most Of you
all you know about getting your liv-
Ing and keeping out OF trouble. l
want to continue to help you. Per
haps you had better put Jimmy Crow
at the head of the community and de-
pose me. I've noticed lately that he
processes to have a wonderful lot Of
wisdom for young crow"
I'm going to follow Daddy" said
little Billy CroW. VI course m
little crippled crow and don't pretend
to be very smart. but l know enough
to follow a wise old leader like Daddy.
II we don't like the country he wants
to take us to. I'm sure he will bring
uB back"
After some wrangling in which
Jimmy Crow made himself very con-
spicuous. 1t was finally decided to fol-
low Daddy Grow south. It was long
hard journey, and when their destina-
ton was reached the crows were poor
in flesh, hungry and very much out
of humor with Old Daddy Grow.
Jimmy Crow did all he could to stir
up trouble and finally succeeded in
persuading all the crows but little
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-04-22
SOME INTERESTING
FARM STATI STIcS
Director Durand Of Census b.
reau Gives Data Regarding
Mortgage Indebtedness.

Statistics with reference to mort
gage indebtedness of the farms Of the
United States are given In a report
by Director Durand of the bureau Of
the census department of commerce
and labor The report was prepared
under the supervision OF John Lee
Coulter. expert special agent for agri-
culture.
The total number of farms in the
United States operated by their own
ers which were mortgaged In 1910 10
1897. 43s; while 2.621.2s3 were re-
ported as free from mortgage. These
figures show an increase since 1900 of
IT. per cent in the number of farms
mortgaged; and OF "A per cent. In the
number OF farms freed from mort
gage. The report will show that 5s,-
104 farms were operated by managers
"a decrease OF IT per cent since 1900.
and 2,354.676 farms were operated by
tenants, an increase Of 1913 per cent.
since 1900. No statistics pertaining to
mortgage Indebtedness were secured
for farms operated by tenants or hired
managers. II would be practically i'm
possible In many cases to reach the
owners of such farms to ascertain the
facts.
The total value OF the land and
buildings OF the l.006.5'1 farms for
which both the fact Of mortgage in
debtedness and its amounts were re-
ported Was Se.S00.000. and the amount
OF debt was sl.726. 100000 or 27.s per
cent OF the value. The corresponding
proportion In 1890 as shown In the re-
ports was 35.5 per cent There was
thus. during the twenty years .
marked diminution In the real import
ance OF mortgage debt on the farms
mortgaged. due primarily TO the very
rapid increase In the value Of the land
in farms. The average amount Of
mortgage indebtedness per farm In
creased from si.224 In 1880 to SINS.
In 1910, but the average value per
farm increased from 33.+<+ to S6.2ss
and therefore the owners equity per
farm increased from $3.50 TO s4.s7<.
or more than double.