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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-09-01
II REAsURY DEPARTMENT,

II REASURY DEPARTMENT,
L OFFICE F CONF rRoLLER OF THE CURRENCY,
WASHINGTON. August 26th, 1890
Wharess, BE- satisfactory evidence presented to
tha undersigned, it has been made to appear that
THE CITlZE EMS NATIONAL BANK OF ALEX
ANDBIA," in tho city OF Alexandria, in the coun-
ty of Alexandria, ana State Of Virginia, has COM
piled with all the provisions of the "Act of Con-
gress to enable National Banking Associations TO
extend their corporate existence and for Other
purpose J." approved July 12th 1882.
Now therefore ], Edward 8. Lacey. Comptroller
of the Currency, do hereby certify that Tho Cit
iasns' National Pank of Alexandria" in the city
OF Alexandria, in the county of Alexandria, and
State of Virginia is authorized to have succession
for the period specified in its amended articles of
association namely until close of business on Sep
TENDER 10, 1910
-, In testimony whereof witness my.
SEAL hand aud seal OF office this .26th dsy Of
~ August, 1890.
ES LACEY,
aug27 BOT Comptr Her of the Currency.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-09-01
LOCAL NEWS.
MONDAY svENIsG. SEPTEMBER /.

pggsoNAL.-Dr. Ii. W. O'Brien lef, here
last night for Rock Alum Springs o 81 I'D
the 6. ssiou of the State Medical Associss! o"'
which couvenes there tomorrow.
Lieutenant D NJ. French. U. 5 N, Is V's'.-
ing bic mother IN this city. ps
Miss Leoa Soumess, of Illinois, the maui :
sons daughter of M1. Simon o G1@ mere il
was formerly prominent cleZ'n ne'e' 10
visiting friends 10 the county. -,..,,
Miss ANA MuusOG,, The accomplished &c mp dan.l
daug6er Of NJ na aa p. Of a6s 09 Siat
ty, has Iele'n ,sa, Man Wsuss,ap
Hatch Cook ct 81, of Washipeton, have
sold to the Savings Investment Company,
Of this city, part Of lot s. iquaEe ol2. Tor
9 Rev. F. Mover, of F iorsnce, Ala, yes
ts day occupied the pulpi. Of Grace Carrch.
rhe family of Mr.. j r CA;on have re-
urn frou Fauquier unty, where they
have been speeding the summer.
Mr. Albert uart, has returned ftom
vi.,t 10 Westmoreland equity.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-09-01

CHARTERs.-Ju6ge Nortoo to-day crau',
I'd charter of iucorpoTaion to the uolted
5 s;es Bu; ding aud Loan Asaocssion lhe
orisc, % ire ss-ocs ion is TO do taehusIness
oe a psf;.e ia buj drg aud oar ss'cieiion.
Toe pr,nci! iiioe l. 20 be in us ni'A, nu u.
mi her OFF ~ nav Ge esta, ishsd IT, I'll
cs.ssrs " 4 re, pstsiden', au5 T. G..
D,nleI. "a cre,sly, ,snu With Fax Hume,
] ". F s.sr. G. " Howard, E g. Davis,
G J Johnson, auj J. A PA5;ie are the d.
Judge Norton also granted charter to
In, Fostoria Laad snh Improvement Com
psn.. The OH 90 ofihe ce'nnsoy is to buy,
SET, lease, improve or 6e7elop lands end 10
6ni,a lease or s4'l houses. Tne capitol
a'ock is to be SIS 600, and thu principal Of
fee is to he ir trls oily. The Ulcers a'e
" e. ab9tt, president W. Fas e ,
vice presidsn., aud NJ H '2e. es,rei@fy
and treasurer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-09-01

PHILADELPHIA Aug. 3O.-Beef Csttle-extrs
Az. .5c; COED 4sss455c; med A. Nc; fair 3's
a37s,; common 3asa3 lac; cuils Ss3%.c; fat cows
Pig 3lac per 10. Milch Cows S2oA4o head.
Mich Calves 5a5 1hc per h. Sheep &c lower !;
txt.s 5Az5 lsc good AZ, &C. mecium 4As4 lac /;
COMMON 3 l1a4c; culls 21sa3Ac pes 10. Lamb
az lac per b. Hogs-eood ;ig1t Western Hogs
81 a6 pc common heavy do. 5Aa5 'ac psr IL.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-09-01

Cala. Va. Joha Heath, sr., John Heath, j.,
ana Charles Il. Hsslth, Tor running keno,
and tables of chs iiks kind. trne bills; Com.
Va Classy Bawin snd John Hickman alias
Ben Duly, house breaking, tfus bill /;
Com VS. Thos Wi1dicomb, for trucing PUB
lie road. not a true oil; Com. vs.. Edward Stuart,
ali4s Garner, for the murder of Nelson Watkins,
true bill.
Tire grand my was tdJonrned untiI to-morfo"
st 10 o'clock 70 which time Court adjourned.
The as issmen,s of several pieces of properly
were reduced.
Lar.e numbers of wit essas aud others were in
SttenGAl C, at CONT.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-09-01

r ANNOUNCE myself candidate for the City
| uacil from the I'd ward to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of the Mr.. L. MaTbury.
een1 1w JOHN E. HAYNES.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-09-01

! hers is much il coed blood but if barn
Of bad blood, "a. z. O. Alternative" is the
only remedy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-09-01

COUNTY CoURr,-Judge D. NJ. Chichester
presiding Toe grand jury was called and
charged, and G. sosge ". Veitch selected ss
foreman Indictments were returned a.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-09-01

CHICAGO, Sept. 1-1l:OO .. m.-Wheas-scpt
1o3; Dec 104Ra1049s; May 1881. Corn
SEPT ass; May a97s osts-sopt 35ih Msy
$685. Mcss Pork-sept SO 90; Jan $l2 90.
LarG-:ept So Is; Jan ST. 90. Short ribs
Sept s. 22la; Jan So 80.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-09-01

Flour is quiet bus steady millers are holding
up pric Notwithstanding further decline III
Wheat, and only make small concession in fig
ures on car load lots. TIL VIII at markets have
ruled weak for several days; buyers talk snap"
and m Hers will take none but the choice samples,
which form only a small share Of tho offerings;
sales a. 95.S7 for very common, 50, 81, 92, 93,
50, SO and 81 for ordinary TO good and 09a1OO
for primo; setd Wheat i. extremely sca.ce and
would bring a premium. Corn is easy at 57a5S'
Rye is active at 5oa60. Oats 41.45. Eggs goa
%. Butter 15s20 Potatoes 35a50. Nillfeed
is much higher than for several years at this aes-
son, and receipts arc very light.
eALrI@oEx, sept Cotton nominal; mid
ding 111s Flour qriet bu5 firm. Wheat
Southern fairy active; FItz 95a101; longberry
99sl02; No , l01 steamer No 2 red 9S; West.
ern 6rme-; No winter red spot 9Ss. 9S4s; Sept
9Sa. ,957s; Oct 100 tas10Oal; Dec 1O4s1O4 70.
Corn-eouthern firm white $3.50; yellow 51s
So Western steady IN xed sp 90 bid; Sept 90
s53A; Oct 52S .53. Oass steady and uncnsrg9d.
Rye quiet aud unchanged Hay fairly active;
prime to choice timothy Shall so. Provisions
steady and unchanged Sugsr strong; gra1u-
lated 612.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-09-01

Jas. Gibson, charged vi dsorder'y con-
duct, vas dismissed.
AZ uptown saloon keeper, charged With
seliioe l'qnor 90 Sunday, had his case con-
tinued.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-09-01

Geo. wilkins, for being drunk Oh the
street; Ben HUI hes, colored, for disoIderly
conduct coloFed boy for interfering with
the chain gaor, and colored boy for an
assault on a white boy and NJ. q. Hunter,
colore1 10. dis9rderly conduct, were fined
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-09-01
EETXHUl

Thee famous lenaes adjusted to defective Wis
ion at the drug store of
ap21 eo6m L. sTABLER s. Co., Alexa, Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-09-01

For on unpopular President, the remedy
the ballot but for impure Blood a. b. o.
Alternative.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-09-01

NoTICE-The folio wing depositors of the Alex
IN andria Savings Institution upon PRESENTS
them at my Office, No. 400 Prince ST. eet, Ale1an
dris, Va:
James D. Bryan. Mildred Brown, Joseph G.
Carr, Virginia Cogsn, Olivia J. Calvert c. G. Cal
vert Omer P. Cram, hslvinis Davis, Edward
Finn, Wm +. Gardner, Peter E. Hoffman, Mary
A. Harper, French c. Lugenbeel, Mary f. Lu.en-
beoI. Eliz, D. Massie ]. Hiljis Massey, Caroline
K. Massie Moses Rusen, Virginia Reg IS and
- sus1s JOHN NJ. JOHNSON, Attorney.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-09-01

540 4O> or fight. Sse WAR" Robertson
in this paper.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-09-01

PoLIcE RfP1Rr-Last hight @e9 clear
and miid Win five prisoue!a az! 10 .ods-
ers al the alton bousf.
Jas ics Mey THE morning disp d Of me
iniin Wig C sez:
= ~ Morr!a. cololed. for dIsorde'Iy con
doct. was fled So
Taos Scott cclored, for an assault on
Frank Latham, and Jas. White, alias Ball,
aud WIN. Douglas, colored, for disorderly
conduct in fl Shtiog ca Vinegar Hill on sa'-
urday evening last, vera fned IS each.
Toes. Ball. also arrested. charged with be-
inc engaged in this fight were discharged.
L'7z:e Jobrson and Henry Munson. color
ed. for disorderly conduct. were fined 81 Oh
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-02-01
HIS FAMILY HR5L.
LIST Of ereqiers Relatives Noe Holding
City 0f7css.

LIST Of ereqier's Relatives RoU Holding
City Offices
Tie Inter Ocean publishes the fol
lowing
The Cregier family is in high felth-
err" said a politician Yesterday who is
we'll up in current events, when speak
ing in reference to the manner in
which the head Of the administration
has plo,idod for his relatives II the
City Hall.
He has found a soft berth for most
of his sols, ard guess ii the truth
were Gown some of the cousins are in
on the deal. l understand the
old man is little crusty
on this subject and is liable
to go off the tangent if the
matter is broached to him. You see,
there was G )ol deal of kicking done at
the time the Mayor made his apI oin.-
ments because Challey Grain was
made Oil Inspector. He worked that
matter pretty smooth. Gou remember
there was an ordir ance passed to give
half the fees of tie Oil Inspector
Office to the city. 1t is supposed the
fees amount to about $50 a year
They decided that the ordinance
could not apply to Grain because it
was passed after his appointment.
Grain, you know is Cregiers son in
law. Well, pus down $1,000 for Son
in-law Grain.
Then put down $1,000 for the
Mayor.
Banks Cregier the MAYORS oldest
son, is the electrician for the North Side
Pumping Station. I don't know how
much there i, in i. | think he is the
son who has privileges of the bridge a3-
vertising, so we will put the whole in
come he derives through his father being
Mayor at $1,000.
Dewitt c. Cregier, Jr., i, assistant
oil inspector, and l suppose makes
81, 300
Roger Cregier, the third son, is in
the Comptroller's office, and We will put
him down for another 81, 800.
"The Mayor has two other sons, but
they are quite small. | suppose they
will be provided for during the summer
vacation.
"De Witt c. Wells, in the special as
sessmont Office, is the Mayors nephew
He draws 81 600.
M j. Wells, his brother, has a
place under the City Collector worth
$1,000. I can't tell you the names Of
the other relatives or where they are
located, but | have no doubt that
there are more.
Did YOU foot the salaries up? They
aggregate $50, 500, don't they?
Pretty good income for one family,
eh?"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-02-01
HERE is THE LAW.
Let the People Read the Law Which
Cregier Declines to Enforce.

let the People Read the Law Which
Cregier Declines to Enforce.
Citizens of Chicago Cut out this
extract from the laws of Illinois
Paste it in your scrap book. Mark it as
law which the present Mayor of Chi
cago refuses and neglects to enforce
Remember that it was passed by the
Legislature of Illinois to protect the
people of the State against robbery on
the part of gambling thieves and
scheming card sharps.
Remember that this is not enforced
Remember that all of the gambling
houses are open.
Remember that the gamblers trust
is relieving the poor workingmen,
minors, fathers, husbands, and boys of
$206,0 600 a month
Thus remembering, do not lose sight
of the fact that d. c. Cregier, also
known as Old-Man-Not- Afraid-of- His
Whiskers, is the Mayor who refuses to
enforce it.
Here is your law;
SECTION 127 Whoever keeps
common gaming house or in any build
ing, booth, yard, garden, boat or float
by him or his agent used and occupied
procures or permits any persons to
frequent, or to come together to play
for money or other valuable thing, at
any game, or keeps or suffers to be
kept any tables or other apparatus for
the purpose of playing at any game or
sport, for money or any other valuable
thing, or knowingly rents any such
place for such purposes, shall, upon
conviction for the first offense, he fined
not less than 500 and for the second
offense be fined not less than $500, and
be confined in the county Jail not less
than six months, and for the third
offense shall be fined not less than
$500, and be imprisoned in the peni-
Tertiary not less than two years nor
more than five years.
Ar tI. I..t....f..... ,.., d ,,..... I... ..
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-03-22
A sREAk IN TIE LEvEE.
Water Pouring Through Crevasse Mt
Raleigh, Miss, 1000 Feet widc-Great
Damage In the vicinity.

Water Pouring Through n Crevasse Mt
Raleigh, Miss, 1000 Feet widc-Great
Damage In the Vicinity.
VIcKsBURG. Miss, March IA cor
respondent who visited Raleigh, or Pc
can Grove, confirms the report of the
damage to the levee. AT 8 o'clock Sun
day afternoon the crevasse was 1000
feet or more wide, and the ends were cav
ing so rapidly that 1t was foolhardi-
ness to approach them. The levee is
nearly fifteen feet high, and the inn
mense volume of water was rushing
through it in stream ten or more feet
deep. The extent of the crevasse and
the immense amount of water delivered
by it may be estimated by the fact that
in the twenty-four hours ending
Sunday evening the river has
fallen three inches at Vicksburg
and four inches at Lake Pro ,idence,
though rising steadily prior to the
crevasse. Assistant Engineer Thomp-
son is quoted as saying that no crevasse
at any point along the line of the fifth
levee district could occasion such
serious results as the one at Raleigh.
The water from the crevasse has
backed up several inches and flooded
some plantations. 1t will overflow fully
one-fourth of East Carroll parish and
the greater part of Tensas and Madison
parishes. The eastern part of the latter
will escape. The crevasse has ex-
cited much CONSERVATION in those
parishes, and stock is being
removed. A fall of five inches occurred
at Alsatia levee, five miles above the
crevasse, Sunday, greatly improving the
situation there. This levee was con-
sidered in the greatest danger of all
heretofore. Advices from other Louis
lana levees and from Mississippi show
that the crevasse has relieved the pres
sure on them.
New ORLEANS, March 17.-The water
can be considered about at a stand here.
So far but two serious crevasses have oc-
Cured south of the Arkansas line-at
Raleigh in East Carroll and Nita in st.
James. Latest reports from the Nita
plantation crevasse say that the
break is about 300 feet wide. The
tracks and roadbed of the Louisville,
New Orleans & Texas road are COM
pletely washed away for quarter of a
mile, while the track for mile on
either side of the crevasse is six inches
under water. Nita plantation, with it's
two-foot crop of cane, has been badly
washed, the crop of course being
ruined.
Governor Nichols having declined to
receive the S1O0, 600 donation rendered
by the Louisiana Lottery Company for
levee purposes the board of directors has
decided to offer the relief fund direct to
the various levee districts. AS money
is needed all along on the line the prob
abilities are that the parishes will ac-
cept the liberal offer made.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-03-22
LIVES CRUSHED OUT.

A Fatal landslide Reported from Troy,
n. Y.-Two Residences Are Demolished
The Sleeping Occupants Buried Under
Tons of Earth-Three Killed and Several
Hurt.
Troy, N. Y, March 17.-At o'clock
a. m. Saturday landslide on the west
side of Warren's Hill, swept away the
two-story brick residence of Patrick Can
field and demolished the one-story frame
dwelling of John Laurenson. Four fami-
lies resided in the Garfield house.
Mrs. Margaret Noonan and her
daughter, Mrs. Johanna Hogan, both
widows, and Annie Burns, II years old,
were killed. Mrs. John Ahearn and
infant, Thomas Laurenson and Mrs.
Pat Garfield, Jr., were injured, but not
seriously. The fire department was
called out and the bodies of the dead were
taken from the ruins. A mass of
clay and earth, fifty feet deep, slid
down from the hillside. The pro-
gress of the slide was stayed by new
brick house on the oppsite side of
Havermans avenue, and against which
the slide swept the ruins of Canield's
house.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-03-22
How He Paid the Lawrer,s Fee.

"My first case in San Francisco, said
Attorney James X. Wilder, ''was the de-
Tense of q young fellow charged with
stealing watch belonging to Catho-
lie priest. 1 was appointed by the
court because the prisoner said he had
no money.
''The jury returned verdict of not
guilty, and as the defendant was leav-
ing the courtroom L called him back,
and just as joke handed him my card
and told him to bring me around the
first $50 he got.
Next day he walked into my Office
and planked down two $40 and $40.
"'Where did you get all that money!
1 demanded, as soon as 1 got over my
surprise enough to speak.
'' Sold the priests watch he replied,
as he bowed himself out."-San Fran
cisco Chronicle.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-03-22

Providence will put some awful punish
ment on you to pay you for the way you
act. l shouldn't be bit surprised to
wake up some morning and find you
cross-eyed or tongue-tied."
We said no more about it, but L took
measures to discover what he was up to.
He owned lot with an old, dilapidated
and untenanted house on it. He was
intending to give this house to any one
who would tear it down or remove it,
but humanitarian advanced brighter
idea. He also owned an old house, but
it was occupied by four or five families.
He could get no rent, disliked the noto-
riety of ejecting them, and so he sug-
gested to Mr.. Bowser that our old shanty
be put in repair for the reception of
some poor and worthy people he knew
of. Mr.. Bowser fell into the trap. He
bought lumber, hired carpenters and
had paid out two hundred dollars before
the house was habitable. He tried to
keep it all from me, but / kept posted
on the work, nevertheless. When every
thing was ready four families swarmed
into the house and blessed Mr.. Bowser.
When he came home that night his
heart was FULL and after a little skir-
mishirg around he said:
"Mrs. Bowser, something happened to-
day to melt my heart"
eyes. What was it?"
81 let four poor families move into
our old house over there, rent free, and
you ought to have heard them asking
Heaven to bless me. 1t made me feel
like woman-like child. l wish
was rich enough to help ten thousand
poor folks"
"Well, 1 hope they will appreciate
what you have done"
"Why, of course they will! Any one
of them would crawl on his hands and
knees for me-"
"But will they he satisfied with what
you have already done?"
"There you go! If you had your way
about it you'd lock the doors and burn
'em all up Satisfied! OF course they
will be and are-more than sat"
The bell rang and the girl said it was
a man to see Mr.. Bowser. He went to
the door and the caller said:
'Had deuce of time to find you,
old chap, but I've finally hit it. Say,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-03-22
FIVE SEAMEN DROWNED.
Their Boat swamped by the Waves and
All Are Lost.

NoRFoLK, Va, March 17.-The steam
er Defiance arrived here Sunday after
noon from Baltimore, and Captain
Burgess reports that on passing York
spit lighthouse he saw a schooner
ashore and sunk on the spit near
the northwest buoy About the same
time yawl-boat was seen, containing
five men, leaving the sunken schooner
and putting for the lighthouse. The
wind was blowing with terrific force,
and as the boat approached the light.
house it was thrown against the
iron piles and swamped, and all
five men were thrown overheard
The men grasped iron rods of tho
piles in a desperate struggle for life, but
the waves dashed over them with such
fury that they were soon overpowered,
lost their hold and were drowned. 1t
is supposed the schooner was an oyster
vessel and was trying to run into tho
East river
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-03-22
--------------------
SaItpetre Explosion.

MrLLvILLE, N. j., March 1s.-The
building use for refining saltpetre in the
flint glass works of Whitall, Tatum 81
Co., caught fire Monday morning and in
few minutes, owing to the inflammable
nature of the contents, was almost en-
tirely destroyed. Some water thrown
by the fremen on the adjoining build
ings communicated with the saltpetre,
caused terrific explosion, shaking the
ground like an earthquake and shatter-
Ing windows in all directions. The
fremen had narrow escape, one OF
them, Joshua Erickson, having his hair
and clothing nearly burned OH. The
loss Is about SIS, 900; no insurance.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-03-22
A warning to the yanderbilts.

Mrs. julius Wintergreen-How's yo'
mah'ied daughtah er gittin' erlong sence
she went to New Yawk ter lib, Mis-
Jackson.
Mrs. Andrew Jackson-Huh! 1 jess
wisht yo' an me wuz gittin' erlong we'll
ez 'Tildy is. Her husban' makes his
eight dollahs week now, and dey lib
in reg'lar grand style, 1 tell yo'! 'Tildy
amt thing ter do but rig herself up in
fine duds an play de lady. 1 tell yo'
dem Vanderbiltses an Astorses has to
look out now er take back seat, or
'Tildy'll git erhead OBJ 'em. Hit jess
takes Tidy ter put on style an act de
fine lady, deed hit do!-Detroit Free
Press
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-03-22

THE seed of no garden vegetable is
more easily grown than that of the beet.
1t is sold wholesale very cheaply, but
every farmer should, so far as possible,
grow beet-seed for his own use. Select
well-shaped, not overgrown specimens
for seed. Those who grow beet-seed
largely for sale plant a late crop, which
is forced to grow rapidly by high ma
nuring and good cultivation. The idea
that because long, slow-grown root
will seed abundantly it is as good as
any for seed is great mistake. seed
from such roots rapidly degenerates,
and in few years will grow plants thai
run to seed tn first season.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-03-22


"You are not thinking of running for
office again?"
He made no reply.
'Mr. Bowser, 1 hope you have too
much sense to go into the poultry busi-
ness again"
Still silent.
cor to buy another pig, or to repaint
the house, or change the carpets, or get
another fire-escape."
When we got seated at the dinner ia
BILE he queried:
"Mrs. Bowser, what have you done for
charity this fall?"
Il have sent about one hundred dol
lars worth of money and clothing to our
poor relatives in Nebraska"
"Humph! said charity"
"Well, if you mean how many old
tramps have fed, how many beggars' bas-
kets I have filed and how many quarters
have handed out to frauds 1 can an
swer you that they are very few. What
has started you on the subject of charity
all at once?"
''All at onceP The subject has always
been of the deepest interest to me. I
have always felt sorry because l had so
little to give"
"What you have given has only helped
some fraud along"
"What! What's that! Mrs Bowser,
I wouldn't have your heart for all the
money on earth! You suspect and mis-
trust every body. If you had your way
you'd hang or drown all the poor and
lowly simply because they hadn't
money. It's no wonder that poor men
and women avoid this street or shiver
with fear as they hurry past our house" "
"Mr. Bowser, you have a project on
hand"
81 have"
"It is connected with charity"
''It is"
every we'll. You will do as you are
a mind to, of course, but it will come
out like your other philanthropic maneu-
vers. "You nev-"
when did | ever make a move that
didn't come out all right?" he inter
rupted, waving his knife in one hand
and his fork in the other.
''Oh, well, let's say no more about it,"
"You bet we won't! l was going to
ask your assistance in a matter which
would have gratitied and pleased you all
your life, but now | won't-not by a
dozen jugsful! You look out, old lady