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The Washington times., 1894-05-06
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Worth knowing You can own home at
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Now is tho time. "Del Ray" the place to build
. home. Read "Ad-, p Va page
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Pictures that Hold the Attention with
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will be emoellished with Mr.. F. B, CAR
PENTER'S famous portrait Of
The Washington times., 1894-05-06

An incident which was unintentionally
humorous occurred during the evening. 1t
was an effect produced by the sterreoptican
views that were thrown upon the garments of
Miss Joumee during the serpentine dance.
One after another colored lights and flags
were thrown upon the white. gauzy drapery
which revealed rs much as it concealed OF
the figure clothed i'll tights. During one
figure OF this dance. which was rather STACEY
for an amateur performance, the whole of the
familiar chrome "Eock OF Ages was pic
tured upon this fiimsy drapery.
1t produced a most startling effect. and
somebody asked If the pictures OF the saints
were to follow
The Washington times., 1894-05-06

The entertainment given at Albaugh's the
following afternoon was better. There was
play Gnd some more dancing school dis
plays. but amateurs will be amateurs. and
their efforts will lack the great essentials of
professional performances, training, and sys-
tematic management.
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'.Yes."
81 was betrothed to her."
'.Yes'
Then met devilish young creature, who
1ured me TO destruction. Fool. fool. fool
that was And Vivian was so confldins all
the while; She never suspected
..Well?''
1.-The young adventures who has ruined
my life came to me one day and told me /
mus; wed her. that was the father of her
child. You know 1 am wealthy. / offered
her money. She laughed scornfully No.
she hissed; 1t is you, not your money,
want and will have. You are engaged to
Vivian H. l hate that girl. l will go to
he'll. but l will be even with her yet. She
shall never be your wife,
''All my love for the beautiful wretch turned
to hatred then and there.
This ends it, 1 said. $50 your way,
and leave me to go mine. Vivian will be my
wife within Il week.
.Nevern she cried, rushing at me. with
her hands reached out. 'Never will tell her
all, of our Illicit love, our babel She caught
me by the throat. She strangled me. l struck
blindiy out. When consciousness came back
She was gone. but there were great drops Of
blood upon the tlocr. and one drop upon my
betrothal ring. On the table lay a note. 1t
read
will come. BEaTRICE'
1T all happened on day like this, and as
might came prowling up like wolf had a
call from young H, brother OF Vivian.
you know, and he told me never to come to
their house again-that they had heard all!'
At this point my friend broke down. 80.
don't!'' said, tenderly, 'You have all your
life before you yet, my boy"
mo. This is my last day. feel it. The
black pines OF Brairerd have not been beck
oning me here in yain''
rap on the door. and the bell-boy, COM
ing quietly in. handed my visitor a note. He
rose. gave quick gasp, and fell back-dead.
The motel
~ will call to you when 1 want you, and you
Will come. BEATRICE"
HUBBAnD HERMAN.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-11-04

Therein Prof. Hudson is at one with the land
lord. fear. though, there are facts that mill
tate against his theory. Anyway, | have heard
a story about an old New York hOust that Is at
house stands Tar up town: further than that. IL
+ ON the west side. IL Is a squaTe, solid red
brick attaiF. standing "A little back from the
street. and ordinary looking a. can De, except
that the dust OF twenty years las settled undis-
tuFbed On rs firmly closed shutters.
The story runs that i've and twenty years
back there Were Ia this city = young doctor and
his vile, vel born, aInbitl0aA W-el-mAnReTed,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-11-04
$4,000 FOR TRANsPARESCIEs.
A Single Item OF the Cost OF - Political
Canvass In New York City.

During the two weeks preceding an election In
New York city those sign painters who make a
speciality of political transparencies have some
thing OF a harvest. There are only a few of
them, and they divide about $4,000 paid for
printing on canyas the names OF the candidates
and atfiXing the canvas 20 a plain wooden frame
which serves as irewoOd later, after the election.
Tn average cost Of the campaign transparency
stretched in front OF a party headquarters is SIS.
There are about 1000 such transparencies in
New York city this year, averaging about thirty
five in each Assembly district. The number In
largest In those in which there are important
thoroughfares such as the BuWeTy, Third ave-
nue., Hrand street, l25th street, and Eighth
avenue, Tammany has a headquarters In every
Assembly district.
The Republicans have two headquarters In
every Assembly distTiCt-those Of the regulars
and the MilhOllandltes. Ihen there are the
State Democracy, the unti-Iammany DcmoC-
Good Government Clubs, the German reform
Union, tho New York or NOorhis Democracy,
and the Socialists, Pupulists, and Prohibition
lists. Next comes the business mems assOCia-
lions, the young mems clubs, the social clubs
which make political nominations, aud such In
dependent organizations as tue ltaliaR-Ameri-
can Republicans, the Hungarian Democrats,
and the swedish Rnti-Tammuuyites. ZACH Con-
gress candidate usually has a separate h~eadquar-
tiers, and some OF the Assembly and AldeFMauic
candidates also open rooms ~ their own.
The most elaborate OF tue campaign trans
parcuces Is, of course, To b. found IN front Of
TAIumgny Hall. This year two changes 81 can.
didates-Judge Of the Court OF Appeals and
Mayor-have been made upon IL. which h. IN
usual IA one election. After the battle of the
h torn 10 shreds and the wooden framework 10
split up. There - nothing left y show toE tie
expenditure " about sl6,0Oo
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-11-04
THE RETIRED BURGLAR.
A Curious aAd Not Altogether COMFORTABLE
Experiences with n MAA who HaIIOOsd-


Experiences with . MAA WhO HaIIOosd-
"Once," said the retired burglar, e looked
from the upper hall Of a house that l was In into
a room that was so dark that you literally
couldn't see into il at all. IL seemed as IL they
must have had the windows closed, the blinds
shut, and the shades all down. II was blacker'n
a cave. | turned my light in around on the
floor 10 get the lay of things and get 'em hxsd in
my mind so as not to stumble over anything.
Over By the bed I saw a chair, and hanging down
from IL a pair of trousers legs. Then, Of course.
! knew there was a man in the bed, and that Il
was his clothes that were stacked up on the
chair there. / shut of my light and started. I
knew the way and | went very quietly, but
when I got about half way across the room the
man in he bed began 10 holleT.
" How he could see me couldn't understand,
couldn't see lin at all, but | Just halted aud
waited. lie didn't boiler very lOuds though no
was tryinE O., hard but ne was so scared that
sounded Rs though IL was all he could do to
catch his breath; l was afraid he'd scare him
back out Of the rnOm for fear I'd meet somebody
CUm!ug Ia. | thought / could dodge 'rm better
after they got in: so l just stood there In the midi
die pfthRt lark room with that man hOlleTin' the
best he could, and ! wishing | was somewhere
cise and wondering what was going 10 turn ur
We'll. sir, IN about half aminute he stopped
hpllrrin' altogether, and for a minute or twJ he
did not breathe. Then was scared; but In
about "a minute more he begun 10 snore. You
seef lie wasn't rcHrrd at me, what he wa4
srared at was a nightmare; he didn't know ]
WAS there at all. But h. WAS a mighty uncom-
Portable position 10 b. In al. the SAINT. heCause,
ut course, he was just As likely 70 wake up some
lndy EolleriL IN his sleep Us lac would la been
himself up. a. fsrs that's concerned. But he
DIDN'T, nor nnybpdy else. apparently, and when
he'd got 70 snoring agaih, and everything
2EUd ~ uUuseTA"
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1894-10-18
THE DEACON.

The pastor OF the Wilberforce Memorial
church, Birmingham, England, Rev. Peter
Stanford, is negro who was born in slav-
cry.
The Congregationalists of Massachu-
setts have adopted plan for bringing to-
gether churches without pastors and pas
tors without churches.
General Booth of the Salvation Army
and his captains of either sex have been
officially declared to be ministers of reli-
gion within the meaning Of the law.
At the age Of 70 years Bishop William
Taylor is as jealous as ever in the work Of
evangelizing Africa, though many of his
best men have died or been compelled to
return.
Rev. Father Peter Havermans Of Troy,
N. T., has been priest for 81 years and
for 81 years has been pastor Of st. Mary's
church in that city, which he built and
in which he still celebrates mass every
Sunday
The Rev James McMahon Of the Cath
olic university Of Washington, whom the
pope has just made prelate Of the holy
see, with the title of monsignor, is worth
nearly 81, 900, 600 and has given great
deal of money to the university
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1894-10-18

The Christian Endeavor movement is
not free from faults and dangers, but
misunderstanding of its motives and
Misrepresentation of its methods will
not remove them. Interior.
The flower committee Of the Central
Congregational church, Bangor, Me-,
receives contributions of flowers at their
vestry each Saturday morning and after
arranging them takes some to the sick
and distributes others in punches to the
children III the poorer parts Of the city.
The first annual convention of the
United Society of Christian Endeavor
for China was held at Shanghai recently
Nineteen hundred and thirty-two
members have signed the Floating
Christian Endeavor pledge. Seventy six
floating societies on shipboard have been
organized Thirty are today il. good
condition. There are on land II floating
societies especially for seamen.
One little Floating society on ship
board reported holding 14Q,sssS ices ON
board, attending 90 on -.-.sli giving
SIC in benevolence.
At Montreal the Reformed Church In
America reported 306 Christian Endeav-
or societies; this year at Cleveland. 888.
A Christian Endeavor union has late
" been formed in Dundee, Scotland,
and promises to be one Of the strongest
unions in the United Kingdom.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1894-10-18
NUMBER 10
THE TATTLER.
Mrs. Robert GoeIet = said to pay taxes

Mrs Robert Goelet i said to pay taxes
on SO, 900, OOO
Mrs. William Brokaw can manage a
boat almost as well as her husband, the
well known yachtsman.
Lady Jane Grey read Plato at the age
Of l3, and Nine. Roland was an omnivo-
rous reader at the age Of A.
Mrs. J. Z. B. Stuart, widow of the IA
nous Confederate raider, is now the prin-
cipal of girls school in Missouri
Mrs. Potter Palmer, Mrs Charles Hen
rotin and other influential women led a
feminine uprising that has resulted In the
closing of ChicagO's gambling establish
ments.
Miss Charlotte Waldo carries the mail
daily from Ashford to Bolton Notch
through Bolton hills said to be the worst
mail route In Connecticut. For $3.50
year she drives 216 miles each week.
Mrs. J. Ellen Foster is a brilliant speak
er, but she is very unpleasant to reporters.
On the other hand, Mrs. Lease is very pop
ular with the reporting fraternity. The
newspaper young men have consequently
made Mrs. Lease famous
Miss Helen Martin, daughter Of United
tered the novitinte at st. Mary'E Catholic
academy at Leavenworth, intending to be-
come nun. She recently became con-
vert to the Catholic faith.
Nine. Casimir-Pe is a tall, elegant
appearing woman, with brown hair and
eyes and beautiful complexion. "A some
what pronounced nose gives an aristocratic
stamp to her features, while her imposing
height and carriage lend distinction to her
presence.
Miss Ella Knowles, who came very near
ly being elected states attorney Of Mon
tana, has just been paid fee OF $40, 900
for effecting a settlement in lawsuit in
volving large mining interests This is
probably the highest fee ever paid wom-
an lawyer.
When Lady Randolph Churchill was at
Bar Harbor, she went off on one fishing
excursion. Her ladyship is something Of
an angler, and every year she takes trip
to the north of Scotland during the salmon
fishing season, and her catches are
something wonderful.
Miss Anna Gould, that ever discussed
heiress, has fad for horses. At Furlough
Lodge, her brothers. place in the Adiron-
dack mountains, she keeps a magnificent
team for her own driving, and she has be-
sides several saddle horses there and
stableful of young horses.
About two years ago MIs. Theodore A.
Havemeyer had her portrait painted. She
wore for the event a magnificent white
and gold toilet, which she had made for
grand ball While not strictly beautiful
woman, Mrs. Havemeyer has rather dis
tinguished air and looks quite the grande
dame.
Miss Virginia Fair has fad for fans.
She owns the largest and most expensive
private collection. They are all for use,
too, and match her costumes, of which she
has hundreds every year. Miss Fair did
not set out with the idea of making col
lection Of fans, but the number has in
creased until she has come to have a jus
tifiable pride in them
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1894-10-18
THE PHILOSOPHER.

Victories have longer memories than
defeats.
Women kiss and remember. Men strike
and forget
Everlasting sorrow would swallow up
eternal joy.
The flower that lacks perfume can never
entirely please.
"A woman's endurance will outlast q
mans strength.
Shrewdncss knows how to make much
capital from one success.
Because blind man may hit the bulls
eye Is fool reason for shooting at ran
dom.
There are no exceptionsto eternal rules
Chance itself is but misunderstood illus
tration of the inexorabie law of certainty
There is at least SO much Of an honest
business element in all religions that poor
pay cannot be expected to preach good ser
mons.-Chicago Herald.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1894-10-18
THE wHEELMAN.

You can sit on a wheel without 1t being
inclined to talk back.
1t is not always the brightest nickel
that is most proof against rust.
Cork handles arc easily cleaned by wip-
ing them with a cloth on which turpen-
tine has been poured.
A wheel has been invented by an Eng
lish cyclist which has 100 gear, as easy
to work as 81. Next, pleased
The beauty Of cycle is perishable as
that Of a woman, and fashions in cycles
are as changeable as women's dress
In England there is company in which
wheels can be insured against damage by
collision and damage caused by third par
ties.
The more the diamond ID cut the bright
en- it sparkles, but the more a cycle gets
polished in the shops the weaker becomes
the tube
Sixty inches will be found to be the best
all around gear. 1t does not cause ones
feet to travel too fast down hill nor put
too great strain on the rider up hill
A woman who has tried to learn to ride
a bicycle without any assistance declares
that to do so successfully requires 1.-THE
patience Of Job, the persistence of the pill
grim fathers and the martyrdom Of Joan
of Arc. sporting Life.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1894-10-18

Young MIR. Hopkins went to the
Worlds fair at Chicago, and while
there met charming American young
lady who proved to be his fate. After
a brief wooing they were wed, and
young Hopkins sent to the old folks at
home glowing description Of his
wealthy, handsome and accomplished
wife. A few months later they returned
to England, and old Mr.. Hopkins invit-
ed a few friends TO quiet supper to
meet his charming daughter-in-law. :"
as he termed the lady.
The evening passed off splendidly till
supper, and then we were astounded.
The old gentlemen asked Mrs. Hopkins,
Jr.. what she would take for supper,
saying. II am afraid our homely Eng
lish dishes cannot compare with your
American delicacies. - Perhaps not, I"
came the unexpected reply, "but I'll tell
yon what I'd like, and that ID some Of
that cold cabbage left from dinner. I'm
Nebuchadnezzar for green's LON
don Chronicle.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1894-10-18
stammerIng Children.

1t il safe to say that out Of every
1000 children in the Boston schools,
seven stutter or stammer. OF all boys
in the schools |. 10 per cent are stutter-
ers, while only AZ per cent Of all girls
stutter. This is in accord with observa-
tions Of European experts. who say that
three or four times as many boys as
girls stutter habitually. Boston schools
show q smaller proportion Of Sufferers
than German and Russian schools.
Boston Transcript.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1894-10-18
A REMARKABLE COMPLAINT.
The Young Man Understood 1t After
Lexicographer Helped Him.

The Young Man Understood 1t After a
photographer Helped Him.
They were sitting in the parlor Of a
west side house, and the conversation
was dragging somewhat. They had ex-
hausted all the available social topics,
had taken a dip into literature by criti-
cising some Of the latest novels, had dis
cussed the summer resorts and the pros
poets for good fall season, talked bit
about the theaters, and there did not
sem to be much left.
After an embarrassing pause of five
minutes the girl said: 1--WE have got
the funniest cook. She says the most
killing things
''Yes?" put in the young man inter
estedly.
Yes, she is crank about sickness.
Every day she has some new sickness.
AS matter Of fact, she is great bux-
ON woman, strong and healthy as can
be, but she imagines she has one foot in
the grave.
Must keep her busy finding symp-
toms, +" said the young man.
''Indeed it does, and some Of her COM
plants are very laughable. Why, the
other day she came in and told me in
perfect seriousness that her bones were
ossifying "
The young man looked puzzled. He
laughed a little, though, and said:
"What a remarkable complaint don't
suppose it was true, doyou?" The young
,jct faa fr,r,tr
sion. 81 said she said her bones were
ossifying, she remarked.
$50 understood. And / asked if it
was true.
The young woman passed her hand
wearily over her forehead. She looked
at the young man pityingly and said:
II am afraid you do not yet understand
the drift Of my remark. ! said the cook
came to me and told me that her bones
were ossifying. "
The young man bit his mustache. Il
fully understood what you said, Miss
Brown" he replied. II think, too, that
gather the meaning Of the remark.
Still / do not suppose that, except in
rare instances, such things do occur. -
She put both hands to her brow this
time, smiled bit and abruptly changed
the conversation.
Half an hour later the young man
paused on his way to his room and hunt
ed up dictionary. He turned nervous
ly to the O's, found O's and ran his fin
ger down the column until he came to
''ossify" Then he threw his hands into
the air and shrieked, "Great Scott, and
didn't know that ossify means to turn
to boneY'
And he hasn t called OH Miss Brown
since. Buffalo Express.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1894-10-18

One of the most active and successful
Of English Christian Endeavor workers
is Rev. w. Bainbridge of the Methodist
New Connection. He has spent in Ches-
ter the full five years allowed by the
rules of his church, and recently, on his
removing to Hull, his Christian En-
deavor union made him handsome
present, very beautiful gold Christian
Endeavor badge, set with pearls. .-Ex-
change.