The Washington Bee Newspaper, November 30, 1901, Page 1

y ‘ M er nd G} pa you. 20. qER GUILT DOUBTED (i x BORROW TEIS ©. 2 PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE. 2044, LY GRERY ADVERTISING MEDIUM, he Bee : Gives Benefit of Doubt to Miss Jane Toppan. wi r Cas est of Our Times, th Having Caused the « Number of Patients— e One of the Strang- nocent victim of cir. have conspired te ipon her? most remarkable, in of any attention of the pub its history is as fol a Mrs. Davis, wif , of Boston, became | have a queer mother. and Miss Toppan was " > cha of her. Mrs. J ty Then Mrs. Henry of M Gor . Davis, be. Her attend. he cause of his Davis nd daughter, and y, died. stance thet sus. as not aroused ake form, unti 1 been wiped out Mrs. Gordon anc exhumed. As a re nation of the re r by an expert tox rrant as issued anc was placed in custody Investigatior fol tha murder. an’s antecedents was discovered other case: irred among of sudder person chain of coinci Miss there is an the mnnect Toppar deaths, PPAN Having Poi- ) hy of mention the mn Mr. tes she As any of ones itement to son ands for the issued trained have net the person an, and in eve ne case of M th was y pronounced by the physician's exceptional in » doctor to is d from his be un- ed later t oppan is * four deaths in the f s then it may ed that she is r sudden deaths homes where as a professional ‘ppearance of the the testimony at Mrs. Gibbs de- un the act of rum- Mr. Davis’ papers | be of value only ied beyond ques- bers of the house- of foul play. se ef Population. °f population during ‘rs cf people of Euro- rding to Sir Robert at the be- 0,000,000 at he growth of the United trained nurse, of { poisoner, or is Her case recently 4, supposedly of |The substitute for the mother d within a few} 3 had filed a cer- | Shree weeks ago, their mother being wo days later | 'atten and eat. nurse had Davis, and gave » debt could man’s pos- the > are practical- says the Chi- the y under + poisoned. Gibbs, whose exam- the were upon who Yoppan’s care was | h statistician, | States alon 1 from a little ove 5,000,000 to n ly 80,000,000. The Eng lish population of the British empire has jacreased from about 15,800,000 to 35,000,000. Germany and Russia also show remarkable growth, from 20,- 900,000 to 55,000,000 in one case and from 40,000,000 to 135,000,000 in the other. France has increased from 25,- 900,000 to only 40,000,000. Indian Farmers in Arizona. In Arizona there are 3,700 Indiang * who own farms. > (NEW STYLE INCUBATOR. o Bight Little Louisville Chickens Thrive Under the Protection of a @ Plain Feather Duster. i Acvording to the Louisville Courier | Journal eight fluffy little chickens be- | Street, near Broadway, in that city, For the past two weeks the only protection they . | have had has been a big feather duster. has -| served its purpose so well that the -| family expects to raise chickens in -|the same way every year. The chickens were hatched about jan old hen which the family had | bought in market and had intended to 1 | the proper condition to be baked she }took a notion to set. As is usual in .|8uch cases persuasion was vain, and | she held to her determination to raise 1} family. A dozen eggs were given | her and she hatched out eight chicks. ;| Of these she was very proud. About _| two weeks ago a number of friends "| trom out of town visited the family }anexpectedly. The problem of what to have for dinner was a serious one, jas it was Sunday and no groceries ,| Were open. It wass ested that the |hen be killed, but the children were || not willing that the chickens should a, ve left to ift for themselves at so ‘ltender an age. The problem | who sug | and the jt | pen 1 solved by the boy. ested x feather duster be substi- . The du r Was sus- in the cor- d under it in a box. | y have remained ever since }and are growing rapidly. They seem |to take kindly to the innovation, and | treatto the duster, nestling among the | feathers. A PARROT AND DOG TIME. | &ris Judge with the Wisdom of a Solomon Gets a Difficult Case Of His Hands, | | | There were two cases i | tional chamber at Paris o 2 correc- vera bouffe che each ¢ ase were wome No. 1, being asked to s said it all came about owing toa par- j fot. The bird had a vicious disposition j and its mistress (the defendant) egged it on to be even worse than it was by nature. The plaintiff could not put ner head out of the window without the bird shouting opprobrious epi- thets at her and generally libeling her - | tharacter. Before deciding this case the judge said he would hear the other, where- upon the second matron stated that what she had to complain of was her neighbor’s dog. It had been taught to bark at her whenever she went out, and so maliciously clever was the ani- mal that at the instigation of its mis- tress it actually threw stones at her window panes by tossing them up with | its paws. By this time the people in court were convulsed with laughter, but the judge remained serious. In comment- ing upoa the two cases he pointed out that neither action had been correctly described as a suit for libel. Then he rendered his decision, which was |worthy of a Solomon. One of the | plaintiffs, he said, should have prose- euted the dog, the other should have cited the parrot. Both actions having been wrongly instituted, he should, | therefore, dismiss them both. orunkenness in America, Arrests for drunkenness in 129 cities of the United States are said to ag- gregate 312,000 during the last fiscal! EDUCATION IN THE SOUTH. Gift of $80,000 Asnounced at Robert C. Og- den’s Dinner. From the N. Y. Herald. Ata dinner given by the Executive Board of the Southern Educational Conference at the Waldorf-Astoria }last ni ht, $80,000 was donated to- | ward extending the ‘propaganda of | education” in the South. Robert C. | Ogden, president of the board, who | was host of the evening, made the an- | noucement, but the name of the donor | was witheld. The money will be expended for the | needs of the field agents and directors lof the South, of whom Booker i; | Wa hington is the latest member. The | keynote of the informal discussion | which followed the dinner was sound- | ed in an impassioned plea by Dr. C | W. Dabne,, Knoxville, Tean., for the | elevation and educat on of the Negr | race. : | “the time will come,” said he, ‘when the nation will want the help © hesé backs inthe South ” P Dr. Dabney was heart: y app auded He gave statistical data on the cond ! -| longing to a family living on Twelfth | Before she arrived at | t the hen be killed | |ner of the kitchen, and the chickens | j at the first sign of danger they all re- | tlon of Southern educational affairs. He contrasted the liberai education of the children of New York, of whom one-half are of foreign parentage, with the scant rudimentary instruction o/- fered the native born children of the South. Dr, Dabney advanced three reasons for the deplorable neglect of Southern education—paucity of population, pov- erty of people and banetul autocracy of the local politiclans, particularly the arrogant and autocratic County Svpervisors, who control school affairs in the South. He summ- | ed up present conditions by saying: “The people are poor because they are ignorant, aud ignurant because they are poor. Every appeal for the equality of the | Negro with his fellow citizen was ap- plauded, and the implied sentiments of President Roosevelt recently ex- pressed in the Booker T. “ashingtoo | office in their ewn state and it is! incident were thoroughly approved. Referring tothe present movement, Dr. Dabney concluded with the pre- diction that ‘ta new era in education was dawuing in the South. Dr. Dabuey’s views were reiterated by the speakers whe followed him. Dr. E. A. Alderman, of New Orleans one of the field directors, atenisked EDWARD |tion of the country they may come. | The southern coiored man makes no complaint against his northern breth- ren no matter how much recognition they may receive. The northern pol- iticlam seeus to be elated over the }admission of Mr. Booker T. Wash- ington in the political arena. Thijs gentleman may know what he is about but, The Beeis of the opinicn t at he has bit off more than he can chew. While he was out of politics | he had the respect and confidence ot | the entire country, but when he comes all the way from Tuskegee, Ala,, and | meddies in the affairs of the District | of Columbia, he is going a little too |far, forthe good of himself and the | Tuskegee Institute. The recorder tf | deeds officeis the peach that these | State poiiticians want. The question is, why is it that these local state | politicians don’t apply for a similar hoped that when the ber association _asks Congress to suspend the opera- | tion of the new code for the purpose of amending it, that such an amend- | ment will Le made to the effeet that | the office of the recorder of deeds of the District of Cx umbia, te filled oy a bona fida resident and citizen of the District of Columt Such an. H. DEAS, Ex-Collector of Customs, Wi!l Reyolutionize the South for Senator Fairbanks. his audiiors with the stateme t that but one out of every four whites in the South could read and that a sim- i’ar state of affairs existed among the blacks. He urged the legislator, the politician, the minister and the educa tor to quicken their consciences in thi: matter of Southern education, and ended with a plea for the children of the South, whom he called the “treasure of the stateand the hope of democracy. His remarks met with applause. Among the other speakers were Dr. H. B. Frissel, of Hampton, Va.; J L. M. Curry of Washington, and Dr C. D. McIver, and the Rev. Dr. Ed. Abbott, of Cambridpe, the originator of the present educational movement. While the scope of the movement is national, its immediate and direct purpcse is to promote the interest of popular education in the common school system of the Southern States. The immediate benefit of the anony mous donation will be to permit the establishment of a central bureau of investigation in Knoxville, Tean., to facilitate the prosecution of the wor< in hand. This will be under the direct supervision of Dr Dabney. Those it was in nowise hinted who has made the generous gift, it is not unlikely that Mr. Ogden’s deep human interest in the move.nent may have inspired it. There were about seventy five guests present |at the complimentary dinner given last night by Mr. Ogden. Taken 04. Hosx—Funny! Did you ever notice ie? Joax—Notice whati “Why, in the beginning of the world @ rib became a women, end new it’s ribbons that become a woman.”—Phib wWelphia Record. Hornets’ Nes A hornets’ nest usually contains from 300 to 400 perfect males and fe- males and an indefinite number of workers. STATE POLITICIANS, The city wi k b tew local State colored politicians. They seem to be enthusiastic over the deelarat! that he intends to appoint men to of- fice who represent the states in which the colored vote is counted as cast. These local political statesmen cannot elect a single delegate and neither havethey constituencies that will follow them. The Bee is always vlad ta see competent colored men * recognized no matter from which sec- visited this week by a) of President Roosevelt amendment will cool the ardor o the locate state politicians The White House Baby, Every American wcman—and most of the men--wi!l desire to posses a portra.t of the White House baby, All babies are precious to very righi- minded person; and the White House baby, alert, smiling and ip his moth er’s lap, will win the hearts of all be- holders at first glance. The picture, which s the frontispiece of the De- cember number of the *‘National,”’ is a handsome, full page half tone en graving, suitable for framing. Per- sons who wish to obtain a copy of the magizine containing this ptciure should send ten cents in stamps to ‘The Na- tional Magazine,”’ 41 West First St., Boston, « ass. Hanged Herself in Public, A strange story comes from China of the public suicide of a Chinese wom- an at Foo Chow. She resolved on the deed after the death of her husband, and informed the public of her inten- tion. The taotai endeavored to pre- vent her, and on account of typhoon and floods the suicide was twice post- poned, but all efforts failed to divert the woman from her purpose, and, be- decked in her finest clothes, she pub- licly hanged herself on a platform be- fore which stood several hundred spec- tators. THE METROPOLE CLUB. ident and other officers. Thanksgiving evening was, at th« |Metropole Club enjoyably spen' | by a recention given by the presi dent,Ex-Governor P. B.S. Pinchback back, and other officers toseveral hun- | dred invited guests. The club house | was beautifully decorated with hug palms, pot and cut flowers which ad- ded io the occasion much brilliarcy In every compartment were electric \lights with several dozens of larg: palms ani flowers. This was the first reception given hy the president and officers of the club since it opening some few months ago. A last Washington can boast of th most b illiant ubtha has ever bee orgep zed by gentleman :f s:andin anc influence. For several yerrs te! f.rts have been made o organize {club ontn s order but for some reaso it has been a failure, until suchme: Distinguished Guests;Entertained—By the Pres | joy an | wonder at his success, has finally told | rellow-tarmers at the Grange meet- | tinct as the oris | ically at any hour desired. | ing of a mother hen and the | | | | | | | } ] as Ex-Go\. Pinchback, R. T. Doug- ias, Lincoln Brown and others took hold and were cetermined to organ ze aclubin whch the . est brain ofthe country could be entertained and en-}| evening of pleasure. The! Metropole club is composed of some of the be-t known citizens in the United States and the reception Thanksgiving evening fully demon- strated its popularity and mfluence in this city. The guests were some of the best known ci:izens in the county and as there were several strangers in the city ‘Thanksgiving several of them found their way to he reception The refreshments were selected with great taste and the genial stew- aid, Mr. Washington Wood was fully in evidence on this occasion, A UNIQUE FOX TRAP. Maine Genius Gets Phonograph Rec- ord of a Hen and Lures Rery- nard to Destruction, According to the Bucksport (Me.) correspondent of the New York World, Elmer Skillings, champion fox trapper of that section, who became ®@ wonder in that line so suddenly that there has always been great! the secret by which he lured the sly foxes into his traps. Mr. Skillings, who is a farmer in a spars’ settled district, purchased a} phonograph and some records for his own amusement and to entertain his s. He has an ingenious mind, which suggested an attempt to get on record the noises of the poultry yard, that of the pullet who had just laid an egg, the crowing of a cock, the quacking of ducks and the dis- cordant note of the guinea fowl. He bought some blank records and se- cured all the novel results he wanted. Then another idea came to him. He ex ged his instrument for a much finer and larger one, and after a number of trials obtained a fine record of the clucking of a mother hen and the peeping of her brood of chickens. Then he went into the woods, dug a large hole, partially filling it with brush and arr d the phonograph in the hole, so that by means of a long and a self-returning mechanism of his own invention the record would run continuously for uearly half an hour. A powerful res- cnator made the sounds nearly as dis- The apparatus was completed with an alarm clock arrangement, so that the instrument could be set in operation automat- The effect was startling, when suddenly there would be heard, apparently from a heap of brusliwood, the excited cluck- spring answer- | ing peeps of her brood of chicke Mr. Ski surrounded the pla with fox t nd set the machine to | begin operations several hours after It worked to perfection. The first time it was tried two foxes were trapped. From all appearances they were rushing in upon the supposed defenseless brood, forgetting their usual cunning. The seheme worked again and again until nearly all the foxes in the vicinity had fallen vie tims to Skillings’ genius. sunset. Tre festimonial Age. rug Clerk—This remedy has cureé ten congressmen, eight senators, six prima donnas— ~ Customer—Hold on, young fellow. 1 ain’t none of them. Just lay thataside and show me something that has cured a few common people.—Chicago Daily News. An English Version. Mary had a little hen, “Twas feminine and queer; It laid like smoke when eggs were cheap, But stopped when eggs were dear. ~The Onilooker. Wepert vardeners in Japan. Artist gardeners in Japan earn large salaries. They are required to twist and direct young trees until they assume the shapes of various animals. Many of these odd-shaped plants are exported to New York. The Cow and the Camera, Here is a sagacious cow that at- tended promptly to a little matter of business, and deserves a blue ribbon. At Bloomfield, N. J., the other day) an amateur photographer stole a mareh on some girls as they were frolicking in a stream on the Dod& estate. The camera was all adjusted for an exposure, and the photographer Guekefi beneath the black eloth. A cow apparently took in the situation fost m the nick of trme, ané bucked the camera fairly and sent it fiying. Then she turned to the man and chased | him over a rail fence, standing gnar@ until the girls had donned their dlothes end escaped. | WINTER TOURIST TICKETS, | SEASON 1901-2. BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD. The Baltimore & Chio Railroad has| | placed on sale at all principal offices} East of the Ohio River, Winter Tourist | Tickets to points in Alabama, Florida Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina and Texas; also Hav- ana, Uuba, and Nassau, N. P., at.re- duced rates. For additional information call on Agent Baltimore & Ohio R. R. BULLET PROOF CLOTH Genuine Life Protectors for Rulers and Public Men. Had President McKinley Worn One of Szezepanik’s Undershirts No Anarchist Could Have Killed Him, “An undergarment of this materk al,” said Dr. Szcezepanik, of Vienna, “would have rendered the bullet of that Buffalo anarchist entirely harm- less. A month from now all rulers and a great many public men the world over will be wearing them, that is, id we can supply the demand.” The Austrian Edison pointed to a woven fabric cut in the shape ofa high waistcoat, and,drawn oversa lay figure, possessing just as much elasticity and power of resistance as a live human body. “Have you got your revolver with you?” The correspondent protested that he never carried such a thir “Pardon me,” cried the inventor, “I thought every American did.” He opened a drawer containing an assortment of six-shooters of all cali- bers and makes. The correspondent selected a well-known pattern regis- tered “seven millimeters caliber,” loaded it carefully, and took a posi- tion near the door. “No, no,” said Szcezepanik, “nowas days assassins come up quite closely to their intended victims.” “What is the proper distance?” “Suit yourself. Stand six feet, or twelve, cr fifteen, or two, or four. It’s all the same.” The bullet, which was of consider- able size, rebounded the instant it struck, and fell upon the floor. Three more shots fired in quick succession, and well aimed, had the same negative result. The correspondent was given full liberty to investi . He sound- ed the lay figure, handled and punched it. Szcezepanik does not care at pres- ent to revea! the nature of its material, However, the writer feels certain that it has no metallic subst It is pliable and 4s little resisting to the nee. touch of one’s finger as the swelling of a woman’s arm. On the covering there were four dark spots, the impressions of the bullets fired on toit, not intoit. The material i# white silk-like and about four milli- meters thick. “One could make a nice winter coat out o€ thi the in- ventor, “if it was not so expensive, but a shield of this stuff woru under the for the purposes for hich it is intended—the protection of rulers and public men in neral. should cover all vital parts. d by a skull cap, and the face, if necessary, by a fam or an umbrella of this mate “And if you rt will suffice shield head could be prote 1 al, ant to further, the cover of the carr d by the executive, as well as the curtains and hangings of his box at the ater might be manufactured of this bullet and dagger proof material.” So sure is Szcezepanik of the invul- nerability of the cloth that he offered himself as a target to the correspond- ent, who declined. “There are more than a dozen men in the factory who feel as strongly as I on the subject,” he said. “President Carn@ and the unhappy empress of Austria died by the assas- 's knife,” continued the inventor. “Indeed, at one time the European se- ceret police gathered information to the } effect that anarchists had decided to j abandon altogether revolver, shotgun and infernal machines for the dagger. Hence, a life protector of this kind would not be perfect unless respond- ing to all possible emergencies. There,” pointing to a drawer, “you will findan asscrtment of stillettos, bowies, butchers’ knives, and several other sorts of knives. Select any weapon you please and perforate my cuirass if you can.” A brigand’s knife was used first, then a bowie was used, bread knife, and a shoemaker’s knife afterwards, but the point of neither penetrated the silk ma- terial by one hundredth part of a milli- meter, even though the newspaper man did the stabbing with all the force and strength at his command. As to the why and wherefore, Szeeze- panik would only say this: “It’s allim the weaving. The method of weaving adopted paratyzes concussion by dis tributing the shock over the entire area of the garment. Of course the materi- al is especially selected for the pur- pose.” Szcezepanik is sure that his inven- tion will at last furnish rulers and pubs lie men with the necessary life pros tector necessary as long as there are anarchists and other lunatics in the world. As intimated, the price of the cloth is great, for the present at least, but that cuts no figure. Eventually the dagger and bullet proof material may become cheap enough to revolutionize warfare, but that is a long ways off. Asks $3,000 for Her Kisses. A circuit court jury et Sheboygan, Wis., awarded Mrs. Bouska, of the town of Adell, a verdict for $500 as balm. Peter Hugert was the defend ant in the case. He promised Mrs. Bouska one dollar for every kiss she gave him. Failing to collect she insti- tuted suit. She asked the court for $3,000 damages.