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The Washington times., 1894-11-04
LONG PAsTORATEs.

[By the pastor Of the St PauTs (English) Luth-
eran church,
There is no dead line in the age and useful
ness Of pastors in Washington. 1t is often
said that minister's worth lessons after he
is forty wears old, but the contrary has been
proved in this city. just closing pastorate
oftwenty years we can see the almost inesti-
mable good that length OF service in the one
church has been TO the pastor, and as a fur
ther evidence DR.. Meador, DR.. Butler, and Dr.
Sunderland, who have served still longer
terms. can be considered. In addition to
these there are others who were forced only
BY failing health TO give up work which their
congregations desired they should carry on.
So il must be true that long pastorates can be
OF good to the church as well as to the pastor.
A pastorate Of many years brings with It a
home feeling such as cannot exist under other
circumstances The minister and the con
gregation know each other, and the former
look upon the latter more as q father The
members come to him in their trials and diff
culties. and the father-pastor is able 10 re-
lieve them as could be done in no other way.
The church work, too, is more settled, II goes
on without break, and each knows his par
ticular assignment and how he should nll it.
To the pastor himself the home life is more
beautiful, his family grows up under we'll
known influences, and with any possible fear
in this direction removed he is able to devote
his entire energies 10 his pastoral work. In
doing this he sees the children OF the conRre-
cation grow into maturity. and is able to di-
rect their steps on many perilous occasion.
Then, too, when he grows so old that the
work becomes burdensome, he is made pastor
emeritus, and is able 10 aid and direct the
younger man who takes up the work. and who
can thus feel that he Is not a stranger among
strangers.
A pastorate Of twenty years means great
deal to pastor and to his church. Twenty
years ago there were no subordinate societies
in the church; no Christian Endeavor Society
no Women's Mission Society, and no
Kings Daughters. There were only twelve
teachers in the Sunday-school and sixty or
seventy scholars. Now there are more men,
bers of the church teaching in the Sunday
school than there were in the entire commu u
ion Of the church in 1874 The percentage of
increase in the church membership has been
over zoo and including baptisms 1,2OO. The
SuIdRy-school has grown 8s3 per cent and
the increase in benevolent collections has been
600 per cent.
All this has been accomplished in twenty
years, but it would be unwise. unfair to say
that it was due only to a long pastorate.
Nevertheless the long pastorate has helped.
and we should be glad that Washington IS
showing to the world that its pastors cannot
grow too old and that they can continue in
the work until their field of labor is changed
TO e wider and eternal one. OF the good that
can be accomplished bysuch length Of service
no one can estimate, but it will be made clear
some day. S. DoMER, D. D.
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WORTHY POLICE ACTIVITY.

The police have at last notified keepers of
shady resorts in the district known as the
Division that that they must either cease the
sale of liquor or suffer ordinary penalty for
violation Of the excise law.
This action was taken yesterday, and yester-
day morning TIE TIMES exclusively printed
an account of the action about to be taken by
the And-Saloon League.
Conclusions can easily be drawn.
All men may not believe in prohibition,
high license, local option, and the various
forms Of activity against the liquor trafic,
but the united citizenship of this city is GER
tainly opposed to the illegal sale of strong
drink where its effect is likely to be so per-
nicious as in these Division dives.
For that reason TIE TIMES believes that the
Anti-Saloon League has strong friends behind
it in this. its latest move.
Violations of the excise law do not stop
with these disoraeriy houses. TIE TIMES has
proof that ''speal-easies' exist in many other
parts of our fair city.
Unless similar action in regard to these
places is taken by the proper authority, THE
TIMES may deem it the duty of a public-serv-
ing newspaper TO print the addresses of these
places and call for action.
1t is good work. Let it so on.
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A Sad Experience.

1t was during the progress Of the Sscnio
given in Jurnigan's grove by the Methodist
Sabbath-school of Hawville, OIL
AIkali Ike, who sings bass in the choir. and
Miss Lille Cusack, the soprano, had wan
dered short distance from the scene OF the
festivities and were seated on moss-eovered
log which lay at the foot Of a tall tree.
The gallant's arm had strayed around the
maiden's slender waist aud fingered there ap-
parenty to the profound satisfaction Of both
persons, and Isaac had asked for the six
teenth time:
''Does 90 love me. Lillie?"
''COurse do. replied the maid, smuggling
closer to him. L love you Sooder tEan any
oh, mercy! I do believe there is some kind
of horrid animal up in this tree
We'll soon see, remarked Ike, grimly, at
the same time drawing his revolver and
firing n few shots into the foliage above. III
stir the yarmints up little, anyhow.
At that instant a reproachful voice was
heard proceeding from the canopy Of leaves
above their heads:
How long. oh Lord, how lonG2'
''What the dey-; that is, who are you2'
demanded Ike.
"AIl that remains of Hercules P. Smith -
was the reply. Il was in swimming befors
the pienickers came. and a COW ate up the
most of my clothes before noticed her.
chased her through a blackberry tangle aud
then stray dog that appeared to be mad
chased me back again. Then the coming OF
the Sabbath-school drove me up this tree. and
here have been ever since. with a hornets
nest on one bough and snake on another.
And now you are trying to finish the job by
assassinating me-"
why didn't you come down before?"
''Well, you see, happen to be engaged
myself to Miss Cusack, whom you are hug
gipg. Life,
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terest from the man twice honored by the
Democratic party with the highest office in
Federal government
To say that it meets this demand, or salts
fles the intense yearnihg of certain Demo
Gratis for evidence OF the Presidents existing
political principles, would be to stretch the
truth beyond endurance. There is really a
great deal more of cold comfort in it than
anything else.
Why did not the President. while about it,
come out directly, explicitly and unequivo-
cally? Why this roundabout method of COM
municating his views 10 the public in a
cautiously prepared api carefully guarded
statement of one of his lieutenants? As Sem
ator Palmer, Of Illinois. said the other day,
Mr.. Cleveland's bugle blast would have been
worth many thousand votes to the cause for
which he has contended so many years. Why
did he not sound bugle blast instead of a
muffed ote?
There ought to be an answer TO these in
quiries. but there is not one that is satisfac-
tory to Democratic partisans.
The Washington times., 1894-11-04
LIBRARY BUILDING PROGRESS.
Librarian spofford Is of the Opinion that
1t VIII Be Completed and Ready for
Occupancy in 1890.

After an inspection of the work in progress
on the new Congressional Library building
Mr.. A. R. SpofTord, librarian of Congress,
yesterday expressed the opinion that the
building would be ready for occupancy by
the summer of 1896, and that the library
could be removed from its present cramped
quarters in the Capitol TO the new building
by the middle Of that year. The work on the
building IS being pressed forward with all
possible speed, about 400 men being en-
ployed IN the various branches OF labor
about the stately structure.
The principal work now in progress is on
the marble finishing of the interior of the
building and while a large portion OF this
work is practically completed the probabili-
ties are that the finishing touches Will not be
put on before early spring. The marble-work
on the rotunda. or main readlng-room OF the
library, is almost complete, but work on the
hall OF the main stairway has not progressed
so far. Tho two compartments adjoin. and
enough has been done on both to justify the
prediction that the effect will be equal to the
highest expectations of the designers.
The hall will be finished in Italian marble,
and already presents number Of fine effects.
In the elaborate reading-room there is COM
mingling of Numidian. Sienna, and Tennes-
see marble. The African stone is used for
pillars and piasters, the Sienna for the
screens and galleries, and the American arti-
Gle for bases only
The combination viii produce an artistic
effect far surprising anything TO be seen in
this country. The marble work in the entire
building will cost'S6O0. 900.
The building when completed, will accom-
modate 4 800, 600 books. When first occupied
the entire space will not be utilized.
Indeed the building has been arranged
! largely with view TO the accommodation of
1. the future growth of the library, and Mr..
| Spofford estimates that 1t will be equal 10 the
! demands upon it for the next 200 years. The
! largest library in existence to-day contains
/ only about half the number OF books for
which the new building will afford accom-
| modations.
"While," said Mr.. SpofTord, in discussing
/ this phase of the question. "all the other gov
ernment buildings have been built for a gen.
GRAFTON only and are overrunning with bust
ness, Congress has exercised splendid fore
/ sight and commendable liberality in providing
! tor the future of the National Library. We
| shall have in 1t the most commodious. and
may add. the best ventilated and the best
| library building in the world"
Mr.. Green, who, under Gen. Casey, chief of
engineers in the War Department, has charge
! of the construction Of the new building, SAYS
there is no doubt that the cost of the building
! will be kept within the original estimate of
! S6,G0O,000.
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FATHER DuNcAN's FUNERAL.

The Remains Inferred in the Buryins
Ground OF Georgetown University
The funeral services Of Rev. Father ". Fl.
Duncan, who died on Friday afternoon at
Georgetown University, we're conducted yes
terday morning in DahIgren Memorial Chapel
and at the grave by Rev. J. Haven Richards,
president of the university.
The tnterment was made IN the presidents
buryinS ground. Among those present were
Mrs. DIR. Adds Emmett, sister Of the deceased,
and Mr.. Duncan Harris, OF New York
Father Duncan was born October 70. 1855,
at Mobile, Ala, and was ordained priest n
1862. He was graduated from Georgetown
University in 1853 and began his career as a
lawyer, but abandoned the law for the min
istry.
Among the places he filed at various times
were professor and coadiutOr in the Jesuit
order. assistant priest and secretary az the
Mobile Cathedral, assistant priest, and after
ward pastor of st. Mary's Church, Boston,
and lastly. treasurer of Georgetown College.
Father Duncan was stricken with paralysis
in Alexandria about two months ago, and
since then has been treated al the univerity.
He was respected and admired by all who
knew him.
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WASTED FLOWERS.

/ laid sweet flowers upon her tomb,
Then turned away in evening gloom,
And sent sigh to one at rest
Among the islands of the blest
! thought of all the years long past,
And kept her image to tho last,
And in my heart l think to-day
She's still loved celestial ray.
And yet neglected when in life,
While battling through this vale of strife,
The thoughtless words we often speak
VIII bring the tears to Beauty's cheek.
But, now, when that lost love is gone,
Upon her grave lay bright flowers,
That should have graced the life of one
Who loved me in her youthful hours.
Don't wait till have passed away
To give me love and flowers,
But cherish me from day TO day,
Through all Jour life long hours
JoEN l. JOYCE
The Washington times., 1894-11-04
WHY NOT A RuGLE MOTEL

The statement issued by Senator Faulkner
concerning his recent interview with Mr..
Cleveland is the sole contribution Of the Presi-
dent to the literature Of the campaign now
about at an end.
1t was an indirect statement OF the Presi-
dents views, but was doubtless given out
with his sanction, or at his suggestion, with q
view of meeting, as far as may be, the heavy
demand for some expression Of political in.
The Washington times., 1894-11-04
Unsu.pected Uses of Yachts

Many wonder why it is that men support
expensive steam yachts and go on cruises from
place to place the whole season. Very often
there are reasons which nobody suspects.
The case is known of a wife who encour-
aged her husband to buy yacht and took
him away because in that way only could
she keep him near her and away from others,
and if he Kept "half seas over nobody was
the wiser.
There is a yacht now afioat which cost a
great deal of money, which is mainly intended
as a sure means of keeping pretty and ro-
mantle young wife close to her husband dur
ing the honeymoon. 1t is only occasionally
that she gets ashore, and even if friends are
invited on board it is easy to change plans
and go off somewhere else, for yacht. like a
woman. is very flckie and changeable and it
is hard to regulate or determine its move
ments.
Still another instance is known of yacht
having been purchased for the express pur-
pose of getting daughter ahoat and keeping
her away from an impending unpleasant mat
rimonial alliance.
So the yacht has its own part to play in
social affairs. Philadelphia Times.
The Washington times., 1894-11-04
nidn,t Enrpet One

Mamma" said Benny BIoobumper, "Mr
Trivet sent his little boy on an errand to get
hundred things, and Jimmy didn't forget
one."
That's the right kind of boy to have"
replied Mrs. Bloobumper. II wish you were
like him. can't send you to the store for
half a dozen things but you forget one or
two"
"But could remember all the things Mr..
Trivet told Jimmy to get
"What were they?"
"a hundred postage stamps. Harlem
Life.
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A WORD TO POSTMASTER wILIETT.

The postmaster at New York returned from
a visit to England the other day with some
new ideas on the subject of the proper method
Of conducting post-office. He learned that
across the water people regarded a post-ofice
as q business concern that should be run In a
business manner. He discovered that, while
political parties come and go just as they do
here, and old policies are laid aside and new
policies inaugurated, it is not the custom to
dismiss tried and competent employees in or
der to make places for friends, personal or
political. of the powers that be.
All this Mr. Dayton learned, and returning
10 America he frankly told the public that the
English system is the right one, and the
sooner we adopted it here the sooner we
should have postal service in harmony with
business principles and the great business
world which depends so much on its postal
facilities.
Mr. Willett is reported to have said just
after his appointment that he, too, regarded
the post-of1ice as a business Office and should
so conduct it. If this be true, then the citi-
zens of Washington can look forward with
confidence to the administration of the new
postmaster. They can feel that if Mr.. Willett
has political debts to pay he Will put his hand
into his own pocket to pay them.
Before Mr.. Willett's term of Office expires
he will in all probability take his seat in the
new post-office building now in course of
erection. 1t will be greatly TO his honor if he
takes with him force of employees whose
sole test of fitness for the positions they hold
will be competency, personal integrity, and
fidelity to the tasks respectively assigned
them.
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WASHINGTON, D. C., NOVEMBER 4, 1894
Booming,
Steadily Booming,
TIE
TIMES
Grows Day by Day.
Watch 1t.
sound business sense.

s'UIIlN
Not all the readers Of a one-cent paper be-
long to one-cent class Of people, as many
busy men purchase penny paper because its
matter, being more condensed, is more quickly
reGd.-Printers' Ink.
The Washington times., 1894-11-04
ROnnaunt

He wore coat of shining mail,
visor closed and tight;
Like to a soldier of crusades
And wars he was bedight.
And when with wassatl good and pipes
He filled the dusk with light,
The neighbors knew there was sound
or reyelry by knight.
j. j. Meehan In Judge.
The Washington times., 1894-11-04

SENATOR FAULKNER has joined Congress
man Wilson and Catchings in Troop of Mr..
Cleveland's correspondence and interview
corps.
The Washington times., 1894-11-04
NENSY AND Personal.

In explanation Of Chicago's big registration
upon which claims Of an enormous popula-
ton are based, it may be said that both parties
are accused OF extensive colonization. War
rants are out for the arrest of thousands OF
repeaters each of whom is registered at
dozen or more places.
Louis ". butcher, rich farmer living near
Burr Oak. Ind. says the world will come to
an end on November l, and has made his pre-
parations accordingly. He has disposed OF
his property for $685. 900. he has buried the
money in the ground. in the belief that it will
be restored to him in the regenerated here
after. butcher spends the greater portion of
his time praying, and the peculiar hallucina-
tion of which he is victim is dethroning his
reason. He claims that the revelation came
to him in q dream.
The city council of Chicago is considering
proposition TO purchase $4,000 worth OF
anti-toxine. the newly discovered preventa-
tive for diphtheria. The department of health
is to furnish the fluid to persons in need of it
at the city's expense.
boy in SedalIa who throws stones at little
girls who won't pay him an apple a day for
protection" from stones-is said by the
Gazette to have in him the making OF New
York policeman.
John Ronick, of Madisonville, Ohio. is
dead. For twenty years he had not spent an
hour in bed. He slept in a chair of peculiar
construction that enabled him to hold his
knees on a level with his chin. When asleep
he allowed his head to hang down between
his knees. He was painfully afflicted, but no
one eyer heard him comnlain
The Washington times., 1894-11-04

TIE editor of the average rural daily news
paper bought quarters worth of cigars last
night and will construct his "a final word"
editorial in the quiet Of to-day.
The Washington times., 1894-11-04

were under the impression that he had con-
ferred on the ex-chancellor the withdrawal of
a peacock feather.
The Washington times., 1894-11-04

ALTHOUGH Mr.. Cleveland has favored the
American public with no campaign comments,
the aforesaid public will make some remarks
TO the President over the wire next Tuesday.
The Washington times., 1894-11-04
An Atchison Mans Plight,

man in town is dying by inches. He is
engaged TO be married, and can't afford to
marry before two years, and is gradually
wearing himself out by being lover. 1t is
worse on the constitution than chills.-Atchi-
sOn Gl0he
The Washington times., 1894-11-04

If Mr.. HILL wins it will certainly be due to
the unaided efforts of Mr.. Hill.
The Washington times., 1894-11-04

Now THAT the Morton coachman's incident
is settled, there should be no more talk about
English campaign contributions.
The Washington times., 1894-11-04

PRINCE HoHENLoHE left $40, ,0O0-job for a
chancellorship worth only $4,000, but it may
be that his new place has Tammany features.
The Washington times., 1894-11-04

THE regular weekly capture OF Port Arthur
is day or two overdue
The Washington times., 1894-11-04

IT is to be hoped that the elections will
strike a blow at Senator Havemeyer and his
basement schedules
The Washington times., 1894-11-04

AND yet the Chinese are said to have In.
vented gunpowder.
The Washington times., 1894-11-04

THERE seems to be disposition on the part
with Street-cleaning Commissioner Andrews.
The Washington times., 1894-11-04

Try again, Mr.. Faulkner, even if it is up
hill work.
The Washington times., 1894-11-04

TRAIN hands on campaign specials will be
statesmen out of jobs about Wednesday next.
The Washington times., 1894-11-04

Thus sadly endeth Mr.. Carlisle's campaign
contribution.
The Washington times., 1894-11-04

WILD cable car and political speech by
]. Slump Fassett were some of New York's at
fractions yesterday.
The Washington times., 1894-11-04
The Reason.

lie NGuSUN.
Why doth this m alden look so sad?
Why are her cheeks so pale?
Her brothers On the Harvard team;
Rer best beau goes to 1alel
-Harper's Bszar.
The Washington times., 1894-11-04

The Emperor of Germany has conferred the
Order of the Black Eagle on Capriyi. We
The Washington times., 1894-11-04
A WEEK In WOMEN'S CLUBS
Twentieth Century Holds Its First
Meeting of the Season.
REPORTS OF CHARITABLE WORK

What Is Being Done in the Boys Club and
kindergarten schOoI-COnTibutiOns for
the Poor-Elsction Of officsrs-New Chap
ter Of the D. D.AR-wimodaugh Plan.
The Washington times., 1894-11-04

Miss Katherine Corbin, daughter Of Col
Corbin, has returned to her home on De Sales
street from visit to friends in Philadelphia
The Washington times., 1894-11-04

Mrs. Janet Lee, niece of Gen. Robert E.
Lee, and Mrs. L N Martin have returned
from a recent visit to friends as Brunswick,
Md.
The Washington times., 1894-11-04

Miss Grace Wilcox is visiting relatives in
Annapolis, Md.
The Washington times., 1894-11-04

A new chapter Of the D. A R. is TO be or
ganized with membership recruited from Army
and Navy circles.
The Washington times., 1894-11-04

Paymaster Smiths wife and son have re-
turned from Newport and will spend the win
ter in Washington at the Ebbitt Paymaster
D. A. Smith is at present stationed in China.
The Washington times., 1894-11-04

Representative Graham, of New York, who
was compelled to refuse denomination on
account of his health has given up all busi-
ness interests as we'll as political. and. ac-
companied by his wife, will spend the winter
in Washington.
The Washington times., 1894-11-04

DR.. Robert Reyburn is a favorite with little
children, and they sometimes make early
morning calls or him. He was not surprised
the other morning to see at his door 4 little
mite only four years old. with a large doll in
her arms, whose eyes were as blue and whose
hair was as faxen as her own. He inquired
what his little caller wanted, and was much
amused when she lisped:
Il wanth my dolly yathinated.
The Washington times., 1894-11-04

Mrs. Lamont expects to leavethe beginning
OF the week for New York, to be present at
the wedding of Miss Grace Saunders and Mr..
John H. Macy at the Madison Avenue Bap-
tist Church, New York. Miss Saunders has a
host of friends in Washington, where she
spent the winter last season as the guest of
Mrs. Lamont.
The Washington times., 1894-11-04

Mrs. Frank II. Brownell, wife Of the late
Capt. Brownell, and her daughter expect to
leave Washington on the goth to spend the
winter in the West.
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Last Tuesday evening the guests who as
sembled at Mrs. NJ. D. Lincoln house en-
jeyed rare pleasure in meeting Edward
Paine, of London, who is famous as master
and one who has done much TO elevate the
standard of music in tho homes as we'll as in
the hearts Of the people.
DR.. Joseph Jouy, we'll known In musical
circles in this city, was one of the guests
whose entertaining discussion with Prof.
Paine on the madrigal OF this and former
times, greatly interested those present.
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Annie Hutchinson, Genie Johannis. Fannie
Espey, and Messrs. William Hall, Herbert
Hopkins, Sam Carpenter. William Boswell,
Waiter Burgess, William Brewer, and Eugene
B;lrQess