ROUND THE CAPITAL Inforninllon nnd Go.t.tlp Picked Up Hero anil There In WnslilutJlon. armji n i mini Potomac Flats BeingTransf ormed to Park aw- "V i WASHINGTON. Whatever the cap Hal city of the nation mny linvo lacked In tho past In llio way of park accommodations for tho comfort anil enjoyment of tho general public, hiicIi condition will not exist nftcr IIiIh um incr, for rapid work Ih being done upon tho flatfl lying along tho Potomac frontage of tho city, anil tho wnHto land Ih being trnnHformi'd Into a gnr den Bpot that will niako It one of the most dnllghtful public parks In tho country, Instead of tho deaolnto tdretchea of Hwamp and tangled thlrkot and noglected rommotiB tnuro nro now verdant lawnB and troo and shrubbery and llowora, nnd, nhovo all, walks and drives and HontB whro tho public may view tho river nnd tho Hiir loundlngH which have IIiiih boon cro atcd. Some porBOiiH aro rnlhor akoptlcnl when tho topic of tho ploanurcH of a Hummer pont In Wushlnglon Ik dis cussed with any enthusiasm. They think of tho range of tho thermometer Memorial to Bishop ANOTHER Interesting thing con nected with Wellington llfo la the movo which Ib on foot for an addi tional memorial to tho late lit. Ilov. Henry Yates Hatterlee, the bishop of Washington who tilled bucIi a largo place In tho rellgloiiH and moral llfo of tho capital city. It la now pro poned to mnku Into a magnificent church the nmnll chapel founded by tho dead prolate at Twilight Park, Haines Falls, In tho (Jutuklll moun tains Although ncvcrnl hundred miles nway from Washington, tho preaont All Angela' church nt Twilight Park la prnctlcnlly n part or the dloceao of Washington. It Ib InHepnrably con nocted with tho local dlocoiio through iho Into lllahop Hntterleo. Th I a picturesque little church la perched on tho Bdo of one of the beau Guarding the Precious Declaration CONSIDERABLE Interest wnB nroused tho other day by tho re port that tho president hnd given n penult to it man who wanted to see with his own eyes tho original copy of tho Declaration of Independence, or rather to seo what Is loft or that precious and vonorntod document. However, tho permit must lmvo died aborning, for It did not materialize, but If mich permit had been Issued and hnd been presented at the department of state It would have enabled its holder to have tho first view or tho Declaration of Independence that has been had since the spring or 1903. Even beioro 1903 It had been kept In tho snrc, but It was often brought out for admiring citizens to scrutinize nnd to exclaim ovor. Since 1903 tho tight of day lias not fallen on It. Thoro had been too much light of day bororo that. In rnct, there had been too much or a good many things; New Plan Helps Aliens to Get Work STRANGERS In n strange land have ovory reason to feel that Undo Sam Is doing his host to get them located In places whoro they will tlnd tho grontcst bonotltH, Thin Is clearly shown by tho facts and figures which set forth tho work of the division of Information ot tho bureau or Immigra tion and naturalization. This biiroau la succeeding In u romarkablo way In diverting hundreds or poor aliens from crowded contora of tho country to fer tile farms and other places when there ia a big demand for that class of laboronj. This bureau la charged by an net of congress with the great un dertaking of promoting a benotlclal distribution of admitted aliens and oth ers Booking employment, but the actual work of distribution Is conduct ed by tho Information branch ot tho Immigration service In Now York city. Tho method employed Is to send out cards to all uumona unable to secure and what It moana to humanity ox posed to such weather conditions, nnd that consideration In enough In tliolr estimation to put Washington out of tho question an a pluco whoro nnyono would willingly upend tho summer, At tho snmo tlmo It Is recognized by thousands that Washington hns not only many advantages as a Hummer living place, but also that It possesses attraction. The temperature la not Snored by Hiich, but they npprecinto tho fact that not all dnya are marked by cxceaslvo or even uncomfortable summer weather condltlonB. Even this yenr, which thus far ban been hot nnd dry, generally Hpeaklug, us compared with the weather of InHt year and tho year before, hat) been marked by perloda of cool daya nnd nlghlB, and at limes an nlmoHpheto thnt had a tonic (liiallty, hiicIi aa one la accustomed to oxporlonco In moro northern latitudes. Thon there Ib tho charm of tho city In ItB atimmer garb, the inont beautiful to be found In any city In the world, nnd that beauty not alone In tho adorn' ment of one arctlon, but In Itii general extent throughout tho entire nron. There la rofreahmont to bo found In panning along tho atreetH bordered with trees whoao follnge Bcreona aide walks nnd oven tho pavement from the heal of the uun. Satterlee Planned tiful mouutalna of tho wooded Cats klllH, 1,900 foot nhovo tho plain which It overlooks. And ono could any that In Ita preaont ntago It waa almost lit erally built by Ulahop 8atterleo with Ills own hauda, and Ita norvlcoB of prnyor, pralso and aacramcnt carrlod on by htm for yoara. Now It la proposed to onlargo tho Btructurn, mnko It entirely of Btono and beaiitiry It, aa a momorlal to tho man who gave tho Inspiration for Jla Htartlng. Tho history of the church datos bnck to 18915, when tho mission of All Angola woh established at Twilight Park. For Bovoral yoara beforo that tlmo doaultory Borvlcoa had boon hold In a Htnnll building In tho settlement. JIlBhop Sattorloo made lila summer homo there nnd he became Interested In tho mission. Ita Ilrat rogular Borv Ico was held Juno 10, 189C, In tho cot tago whoro Ulshop Sattorloo and his family llvod. At that sorvlco thoro was a celebration of the holy communion, tit which tho bishop olllclatod. During tho Hummer aorvicos wore hold In a Hinall building nonr-by, but In tho fall It was decided to build a church. too much folding, too much rolling, too much handling, nnd, alas! too much stenllng of Ita Immortal language by a wet proas copying oporatlon resortod to In 1820. For 30 yenra tho Declaration of Indo poudnneo hung In the light, and tho longer It hung thoro tho moro neces sary tho light becamo. for tho ink thnt waa left grow palor and paler until It was hnrd to mnko out any of tho sig natures, except the big black name of John HnncoeU. Finally It boenmo evident- thnt If anything except tho parchmont was to bo loft tho docu ment would lmvo to bo kept lu tho dark. So It wont Into rotlromont In tho snfe, being brought out only upon apo clal requests. In 1903 the Into John Hay, thon sec retary or state, appointed a commit too to oxnmlno tho condition ot tho declaration nnd to rocommond whnt should bo dono to proaorvo It. Tho commltteo round It creased and bereft or Its Ink, but they wero "pleased to tlnd no ovldenro or mold or other dla Intogrntlng ngontH." They recon-nond-rd that tho document bo kopt dark and dry, and their recommendation has been rellglotuily followed. necessary help. Including Tartu labor ers, common laborers nnd mechanics. Whatever kind of help la noedod la In dicated by tho replies on tho return postal cards. About 900.000 cards lmvo been Hcuttored broadcast over the country, and It Is estimated thnt alto gether about 1,000.000 cards will be sent out In tho near future. From tho first of February last to the close of June, nearly 1,000 aliens and others wero sent In response to applications to various parts of the country. Twenty-six nationalities are roprosented In this distribution and the employment secured was principally farm work. . The folio wing shows tho various states to which nitons and others lmvo been distributed and the number to each titnto: Alabama, 3; Connecticut, 7; Dolnwnro, 1; Georgia, 23; Illinois. 23; Indiana, 1; Iowa, 31; Kansas, C; Ken tucky, 18 Maryland, 1; Mansachu lu'tts, 2; Michigan, 18; Minnesota, 29; Mississippi, 10; Mlsaourl, 9; Montana, 2; Nebraska, 9; Now Jersey, 71; New York. 181; North Curollna, 2; North Dakotn, 8; Ohio, 13; Oklahoma, 35; Pennsylvania, 55; South Carolina, 22; South Dakotn, 1; Toxua, 4; Vermont, 227 Virglnlu, 7; Wont Virginia, 1; Wisconsin, 9, V 1Y1UAL LUMBER JACKS fm&i Mm kmmm A Scene In the Northern Timber Country. FOUGHT TO A FINISH. ALLIGATORS IN A DUEL TO THE DEATH. Saurlnns In New York Zoo Settle Question of Supremacy While Spectators Look On Unable to Interfere. Now York. A fight to tho death be tween two alligators furnished several hundred visitors to tho Bronx zoologi cal gardens with a Bpcctaclo rarely aeon north or Mason nnd Dixon's line. Tho conflict was waged In tho 40 root pool outsldo tho reptllo cngo. Ono or the alligators waa "Captain," so named because ho baa always been master or tho aquarium tank. When ho slid out or tho crato Captain scut tled triumphantly over to tho turgor pool nnd swam around It several times. Flnnlly IiIb malicious llttlo eyes lighted on u stnhl-looklng 'gator called Whltoy, who has been In tho habit or lording it over tho llronx park alli gators. Tho two boss 'gatont looked at each othor Tor a minute or two. Finally, finding thnt It wan Impossible to catch each othor napping, tho two great rep tiles closed with a'niBh. Hy tho tlmo tho keepers entered tho IncloBtiro ovory other 'gator had left tho pool. Tho men beat tho forms or tho two fighters with their poles, but they could not seo whoro they were hitting becnuso ot tho sprny and tho different positions which tho writhing rorms took overy Instant. Onco tho Hprny subsided a llttlo and they saw that Whltoy had Idtten Captain's front leg ontlroly off. Tho two 'gators drow off for a minute. Whltoy, moving moro quickly thnn .Captain, wlh his three logs, could turn, Haw a chance to get a death grip at tho side or bin head and rushed In again. There wiib a tremendous churn ing up or tho water Tor a tnlnuto or two. Whltoy was swimming nround and nround tho pool, with tho deud body or Captain In his Jaws. Ho was cut and bleeding In a dozen parts or his scaly body, and ono or his eyes was torn and rull or blood. Ho had torn two of tho legs off Captain's body. Tho only way that tho keepers wore able to get the body from him was to lasso his head and legs, draw him to tho side or the pond, and pry his Jaws open with their poles. Hven then FA T PEOPLE Gov. Hurjhcs of New York Heeds Their Complaints. Now York. Nobody loves a fnt man? Not so. Gov. Hughes loves the fnt innn and woman. Also tho public sorvlco commission of Now York has indicated that Its nrfoctlon nnd ntten tlon may rost permanently upon thoso who nro blessed with excessive avoir dupois. Tho public servleo commission since Its formation has been busy cor recting the ovlls of Now York, but until to day It did not llnd Itself con fronted by any question ns Intricate nnd ns far reaching as that presontod by tho Fat People's asr.iclutlon. Tho complaint was In tho form of a protest a chortle and n roar from several nnd sundry persons, male and femnle. whose presence on tho weigh ing scnlo makes tho Indicator work overtime nnd whoao llguros cannot bo called Hvelto by any stretch of tho Hngllsh lnnguage or Imagination. "Tho elevated roads' stairways aro too Btuall." This wns the complaint. And being a wise man as well as a candidate for renomlnatlon, Gov. Hughes hearkened to tho protest. Commissioner Kustls ordered un In' vestlgntlou and Transit Inspector Frank Honnett was called. "The stnlrwaya are a llttlo nnrrow," said Mf. Honnett; "thnt Is, when two persons of the size of Mr. Tuft at tempt to pass each other." "Well, If Mr. Tuft, going up stairs, should meet hlmsoir coming down," snld Mr. ICustls, "what would hnppon?" If an Irrcslstlblo forco meets an im movablo body" began Mr. Dennett. "Enough," said tho commissioner. "Wo will Investigate further nnd if they had to let all tho water out ot tho tank to stop his struggling. KNOW VALUE OF TIME. Baltimore Couple Set Record for Hasty Marriages. Philadelphia. Meeting for Iho first tlmo nt four o'clock nnd being married at 0:115 Is the record for rapid flro matchmaking sot by Charles Mac Oregor and Ustello Myers Snack, both or IJnltlmorc, Md in Philadelphia re cently. MacOregor Is a wealthy real estate dealer. He Is 30 and tho brldo 22. Miss Snnck had boon spending hor vacation at Atlantic City. Sho was returning home via Philadelphia. As bIic stood In tho waiting room of tho Hroud street station she dropped hor purse. MacOregor noticed tho rallon purso and picked It up. When they discovered their homos wero in tho same city tho way was easy. At 1:10 the conversation turned to tho discussion or marriage. At 4:11 MacOregor was nblo to proposo with out changing tho subject, and ono min ute later ho had been accepted. Tho difficulty then was to nrrango tho marriage. As MncCrcgor pondered upon tho dllllculty ho was nroused by n heavy slap on tho back. Hchlnd him was Hcv. David T. Ncely. pastor or tho Asqulth Street Preabyterlan church In Haltlmore, his own 'church. Tho min ister agreed to perform tho ceremony und tho party went to tho homo or John J. Koblnson, an Intlmuto friend of tho groom, whero tho ceremony was performed at 5:35 o'clock. Will So6n Have Vast Estate. Greenwich, Conn. William O. Rockefeller Iuib recently tnado two purchases of land ndjolnlng his 400 aero Greenwich estate. Tho first pur chase wiib n part of tho Mills Husted estate, Including Woodland, n beauti ful stream und a stretch of pretty opon country. The second was from Oliver D. Mead, president or tho Groenwlch National bank, nnd consists or 42 ncres east or an old road usually called ZacheuB Mead's lane. This proporty alto adjoins land or Georgo Lauder, Jr., nephew or Andrew Cnrneglo. Mr. Rockefeller Ih now ono of tho largest landholders in tho town. His property Is situated on high ground north or tho village, whero thoro Is n beautiful vlow or Long Island Sound. IN PROTEST necossnry widened." tho Btnlrways will bo Burn Assailant of Girl. Greenvlllo, Tex. Miss Viola Do lnncey, 1G yoara of ago, living threo miles wost or horo, left hor homo to get mall from tho box, about 300 yards away. On hor return an armed nogro. 19 years old, nttacked hor. Sho dragged heraelf homo and was found by her mother. Marshal Norman cap tured tho nogro In tho back yard of n farmhouse. Tho marshal oluded a mob and plneed tho nogro In tho coun ty Jail. At eight o'clock thonext morning Sheriff Ilemsell took tho negro, Ted Smith, to tho homo of his victim, who nt onco Identified him. One hundred men met Sheriff Hemsell nt tho Jail, dragged tho negro to tho adjacent squnro. piled wood nround him, sat urated It with kerosene and Bet It on flro. Hundreds of men, womon and children watched the nogro burn. A second load or wood was placed on tho lire anil tho boy was burned two hours longer. A nogro who denounced the action wns horsewhipped. Baby Drowns In Soapsuds. St. Louis. Josoph Volaskl, tho 13-montha-old child or Mr. and Mrs. Felix Volaslil, who was round with his head submerged In soupsuds In a wnshtub In the yard or his home, No. 219 Fast Piiiuni street, was the second child In three days to drown In a row Inches or water. Toney Volaskl, six years old, screamed whon ho round his brother In tho tub. Mrs, Volaskl ran Into the yard nnd pulled tho baby rrom tho wutor. LUo was extinct. It Is be Moved tho child was playing nround tho tub when It roll In. CHANGES IN COLOR INDIANAPOLIS WOMAN HAS MANY TRANSFORMATIONS. For the Third Time Remarkable Vari ation in Tint of Skin Is Seen In Woman a Former Slave. Indlnnnpolls, Ind. For the third tlmo In her life of 59 years, the wife or America Massey, a former slave who lives with George Lnswell at Min nesota street nnd Churchman nvenue, has turned from black to white. Tho flrpt 1C years, of her life were spent In slavery as u housemaid and ns sho can remember no'hlng about Iter pnrcntB sho does not attempt to explain tho mystery which has bullied ovoryono who has seen her, as well aa numerous physicians who havo exam ined her. Hnvlng completed tho third transfor mation Mih. Massey is now or n fnlr complexion. Her skin Is not light in patches, but Is completely white with tho exception or threo Btnall brown spots on the right Bide or her rnco and ono on tho lo. A tint of pink on each cheek adds a bit of color to her appearance and tho curly hair, which Is gray only In patches, brings addi tional contrast. When working about tho house sho rolls hor sleeves, show ing arms whiter thnn would bo ex pected on a woman with n rnlr skin. In making tho first complete chango rrom black to white nnd then from white to black, as well oh In tho sec ond complete chnnge, Mrs. Mnssey says sho noticed nn Itching sensation of tho skin before tho nppenranco ot tho spots dark or light, as tho caso might bo. Although Bho hns not as yet noticed tho uccompnnylng Itching sensation, tho nppenranco or tho llttlo spotB on tho rnco has given her ground for fear that tho reverse process In tho third transformation may not bo far off. Mr. and Mrs. Mnssey havo a daugh ter, Mra. Jeremiah Redman, 112 Nel son street, whero they spend much of their time. ART TREASURES DISAPPEAR. Rome Gossip at Once Connects Mor gan's Name with Their Purchase. Rome. A story has been going tho roundB In which tho nnnto or J. Pier point Morgan is mixed, ns Is usual when there Is any dlsnppcaranco ot art treasures. This latest disappearance Is that of somo precious mnnuscripts of Pulos trlna, tho composer of church music. Thoy wore in the custody ot the Dnslli ca of St. John Lateran. That la in tho direct care of Cardinal Satolll. Tho story Is that an American mil lionaire, known for hla liberality and his love Tor collecting the rare nnd tho benutirul In other words, Mr. Morgan heard or tho MSS., saw them, nnd mado nn offer to buy them at onco. Tho offor was not nccepted immediate lymuch being mado or tho difficulty or tho snlo because or government In- tcrioronco, or breaking tho law, etc. Hut when tho amount or tho offer was doubled tho dlfucultlea disappeared and both sides were happy. Tho roport goes on to say that tho largo sunt thus gnlned will bo used on tho Hnslllca of St. John Lateran. It Is difficult to get nt tho truth of such n story, but I am assured that the MSS. hnvo really disappeared. SEES HIS IMAGE IN THE SKY. Nevada Man Tells of an Atmospheric Freak on Mount Davis. Reno, Nov. Tho specter of Rrock non, herotoforo belloved to bo a supor Btltlon relating to Mount Joff Davis, In Whlto Pino county, has been veri fied by State Engineer Nicholas, who has Just roturned from nn official trip to tho mountains, and now reports Its height aa 14,700 feet, which Is 200 feet higher than any othor mountain In tho United States. Years ago a band of Indians fled from tho mountains becnuso of an Im ago of themselves which appeared nbovo tho mountain In tho clouds, re fleeted many times their orlglnnl size. Hollovlng It was tho spirits coining to destroy thorn, they lied, and since then none hns dared roturn to tho moun tain. Nicholas . witnessed tho strange fnvk. Whllo standing on tho apox or the mountain his imago appeared on tho whlto clouds to tho east. It was many times his size. This condition Is not unknown to the government, ns there Is a record or a mountain In Ger many whero similar phenomena occur. Nicholas will take tho mnitor up with tho view or determining the cnuso. WHALE MADE A BONFIRE. Stranded Monster, Blown Up, Burst Into Flame. York Hench. Mo. Tho 75-root whale which canto ashore a short tlmo ago at Phillips Covo at tho cliff nnd was subsequently anchored off the Nnbblo light whllo tho promotora mado a good buslnoss taking people out In their motor boats waa towed out to soa and dynamited. Then enmo a surprlso for tho dynn miters. Tho exploslvoa wont off nil right, but nnotlior effect than what wns oxpectod followed, ior tho big wlmlo burnt Into shoots or tlamo. Tho oil-soaked body burned fiercely nil night long, giving a remnrkablo effect rrom shore, which wns lined with spec tutors. Tho flro spent ltscir nt a lato hour in the morning. On to Him. "Yes," said tho red-eyed clerk. 'Tin a llttlo lato this morning. Tho mid night oil, you know" "H'm!" Interrupted hla employer. "Oil, eh? Well, tho next tlmo you paint the town I'd advlss you to usa water colors exclusively." Important to Mothers. Examlno carefully overy bottl or CASTORIA a aaro and suro romody for Infants nnd children, and soo that U Tl .1.- Signature of(0f In Uso For Over 0 Yeara. Tho Kind You Havo Always Bought English Idea of It. Llttlo things frequently tllustrats tha English view or American geo graphy very picturesquely. An Eng lishman had taken tho Pacific Express at Philadelphia, and, feeling tired, had retired to his berth. Just beforo he fell asleep ho happened to remember that ho had forgotten something, so ho put hla head out between tho cur tains and called: "Portah! Portah!" Tho porter came. "What Is It?" ho said. "Please wako me when wo get to San Francisco, you know.' SHE COULD NOT WALK For Months-Burning Humor on Ankles Oplateo Alone Brought Sleep Eczema Yielded to Cutlcura. "I had eczema for over two years1. I had two physicians, but they only ravo :no relief for a short tlmo and I ennnot onumornto tho ointments nnd lotions I used to no purpose My ank les woro ono mnsa of eorca. Tho itch ing nnd burning woro so Intense that I could not slcop. I could not walk for nearly four months. Ono day my hus band said I had better try tho Cutlcura Remedies. After using them threo times I hnd tho heat night's rest in months unless 1 took an oplato. I used ono Bet of Cutlcura Soap, Oint ment, and Pills, and my ankles healed In a short tlmo. It Is now a year since I used Cutlcura, and thoro has been no return of tho eczema. Mrs. David Drown, Locke, Ark., May 18 and July 13, 1907." HARD TIME8, INDEED. "Poor man! so you nro a victim ot tho lato financial panic?" "Yes, lady. You seo, folks along de routo is too poor now tor hand out tree grub!" Mother's Accomplishment In tho Bohemian set of Now York two of tho popular mombors nro a well known writer and his wife, who also has wrltton sevoral books. Thoy havo a daughter about four years old. Re cently tho llttlo girl waa visiting at tho homo of a friend and her small playmato asked her: "Can your mamma sow?" Tho daughter of tho literary pair evidently was a bit chagrined. She could not remember that sho had over seen her mamma bow. She la a truth ful child and would not claim any ad vantages sho was not suro of, yet she felt that mamma's honor waa at stako. "I don't know If mamma can sew," eho replied, dubiously, "but she can smoko a cigarette" ALMOST A SHADOW. Gained 20 lbs. on Grape-Nuts. There's a wonderful difference be tween a food which moroly tastoa good and ono which builds up strength and good healthy flesh. It makes no dlffercnco how much we eat unless we can digest It. It la not really food to the system until It Ib nbsorbed. A Yorkstato woman say a: "I had been n sufferer for ten years with stomach nnd llvor trouble, and hnd got so bad that tho least bit of food such as I thon know, would glvo mo untold misory for hours aftor eating. "I lost flesh until I was almost n shadow of my original Bolt and my rrlonds wero qulto alarmed about mo "First I dropped coffoo and used Posttim, thon begnn to uso Grapo-Nuts although I had llttld faith it would do mo any good. "Hut I continued to uso the food and havo gained twenty pounds in weight and feel llko another person In overy wny. 1 feel as if llfo had truly begun anew for mo. "I can eat nnythlng I llko now In moderation, suitor no HI effects, bo on my foot from morning until night Whoreas a year ago thoy bad to send mo nway from homo for rest while othors cleaned houso for mo, this spring I havo been ablo to do it myself all alono, "My breakfast la simply Grape-Nuta with cream and a cup of Postunt, with sometimes nn egg and a pleco of toast, but generally only Grape-Nuta and Postum. And I can work until noon and not feel as tired as one hour's work would havo mado mo a year ago." "There's a Reason." Namo given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mlclu. Read, "Tho Road to Well vlllo," In pkgs. Ever read the above letter? A new one appears from time to time. They are genuine, true, and full of human Interest.