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The Washington times., 1894-10-13

purity OF life and living. The King demands
and has right TO all that is greatest and best
in citizenship. If we love Him and serve
Him we must be like Him, and He won't take
one whit less. Let US be pure in our lives
and when the King comes to make up His
jewels We shall hear one glad refrain: Well
done good and faithful servant; enter thou
in the place prepared for thee in My king
DOM"
James L. Houghteling, president Of the
Brotherhood in the United States, was the
second speaker. His subject was ''The pres
ent and its opportunities"
''These are distinctly the times for oppor-
tunity and it is the JOY of the brave man, !"
said Mr.. Houghteling. II come from Chicago,
which is the place for opportunity and so its
citizens are proud of their citizenship. We can
face these opportunities better by looking at
the existing conditions. One of the conditions
is the prevalent spirit of discomfort. The poor
are .discontented with their poverty, tho rich
with their riches The ignorant man is dis
contented with his ignorance and the wise
man with hlss wisdom. Discomfort is the
feature of our times Men turn to each other
| in these days as never before and there Is
coming among men in a thousand guises the
spirit of fraternity
The Washington times., 1894-10-13

meet in the metropolis IN 1886. The invita-
tation was received with cheers, but action
was deferred until next year.
After this business had been concluded Mr..
Stirling, o. Chicago, presented the following
resolution, which was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That as we believe good citizen
ship and Christian citizenship are insepara-
bic. the president Of this convention is in
structed TO send the greetings of this conyen-
tiOn to the President Of the United States.
The business session adjourned at l1:l5 and
the convention proceeded to discuss the first
general conference for the day. The subject
was brotherhood Boys. and was conducted
by Mr.. w. c. Sturgis, Of New Haven. Conn.
The conference opened with singing Re
joice Ae Strong in Heart" ami prayer by
Canon Du Moulin, Of Toronto. Canada.
WORK OF THE BOYS.
In opening the conference Mr.. Sturgis. who
is chairman Of the committee on boys work,
said that it was with great satisfaction that
the committee came before the convention
with report OF progress in their department.
The work has been taken up with some trem-
The Washington times., 1894-10-13
KINGS PALACE,
Sl2-8l4 7th ST.
And us N arket Spaea
Cutting
To Sell Quick.

10 Sell QUICK.
Nothing but cut prices win satisfy ths
crowd We have cut our already cut prices
still lower Rapid sales must make up for
lost profits. Hurry-these are opportuni-
ties that pass in day:
SO Coat. S3.e8.
You're skeptical aren't tyou-never heard
Of such a bargain before-neither did we
till now Note the scriptiOn-Al-woOl
Cheyron Coats-fuIl 3S inches long-an
sizes-blacks and Oxfords-silk velvet col
lar-deep pointed rsvers-large, full bal
loon nsleeyes-large burtons-bound seams
self-faced- Fits and sets like $40 coat
But enough said-S39S buys one. but
doesn't even pay for the work on en- %
Is the right price.
Sl2 to SI8 Plush CapeS, $3.50.
Only 50 Plush Capes for the first fifty
who come tO-morrow-sOrry we can't get
more-out II was Impossible 70 secure IRE
and Jet trimmings; five styles; elegant
satin lining throughout; fun length; Sl2 TO
SIS value To-day, IS 80 secures one L you
are one of the fifty who come nrst
SIS AStrakhan CdPeS
For S9.o9.
SIS % article Eleven lev a. Customers Ssss as s ana
then-"thsy're sold out, madame"
81 Sailors, 47c.
Stylish Trimmed Felt Sailors, silk rib
bon band, silk-edged; blacks, blues,
browns. reds-the best sailor in Washing
ton at 47c. 81 value
SI.39 CheVron Wrappers,
9SC.
Handsome Chevron Wrappers, Turkish
designs-wide rune over shouIder-Wat-
teau plated back-ful 1eg-o-mutton
sleeves-s1 80 is the correct PI.ce-only
here at CSC.
BOYS School Waists, I8c.
Light and DARK celors- 25e is tho value
Ladies' merino Vests. 35c.
Ribbed bottom-hnished with pearl but
tons. SOC elsewhere.
Ladies' Lawn Aprons. SC.
Only 20 dozsn-wide hen, tucks above
Ladies' Lawn Aprons, Il i-Zc.
Only p dozen-Wide hem. tucks above
wide strings The regular 1ec. quality
The Washington times., 1894-10-13
FnArERNIrY RoRN or nIscoNrENr.

tAAIEHNII1 BORN OF DlSCONTENI.
''As this spirit of discomfort bre athes the
spirit OF fraternity then grows up the spirit
Of organization which means that men are
strong in union. Our sole object is the spread
of the kingdom, setting up the standard, and
around which we rally, and as we bring these
things along side this standard and each of US
is discontented, we say to our brother let US
organize and be brothers in the army OF Christ.
We want TO so on tho basis of sympathy with
discomfort.
"Goto your friend as a fellow human be-
ing in discomfort, and purify by the
80 that @sthere may be no mischief
wrought. You may then bring him into the
church of the living God and say TO him: i
will take you into society which has basis
OF facts; where layman's liberty is secure
and no mans faneies can distort his lber-
ties. Your erowning opportunity is to show
for the life OF Christ, and your life. with its
love for all that is pure, will exempllfy the
church OF God and put into the man the de-
sire to see such life and hear such testi-
mony. That is your crowning opportunity,
and II we let it slip by US and neglect it We
neglect the greatest opportunity of our lives.
After singing the 505th hymn. Flight the
Good Fight With All Thy Might. the Rt. Rev.
leighton Coleman, 5. L. d.. Bishop OF Della
ware. spoke on "The future and il5 poss!bli-
ties" In the course of his remarks Bishop
Coleman said:
1T is a possible thing that by the grace of
| God sin Will be driven ont Of the world. One
of the possibilities of the future is the disap-
pearance OF the Brotherhood OF st. Andrew
on account Of the fidelity of the members of
the church. The Brotherhood, because it will
so speedily have accomplished its object. will
become an unnecessary organization. When
that shall have been accomplished we will find
every man going 10 church and every man
will he free TO so into any church. Wherever
The Washington times., 1894-10-13
DIR. HESsoLDT's EXPERIENCE.

when went TO IDdia"-these is a rich
German accent in his voice-"T was a
thorough materialist, versed in the science Of
the West. 1 was always seeking to find out
how things were done, not why, as the Hin
docs do. 1 was confident that my science
would entirely unraveI every mystery OF which
The Washington bee., 1894-06-02
Solomon and His Family.

Solomon was large white rat, who
lived in an artists studio in New York.
He received his name because of his
wisdom and his solemn face.
Solomon was as trustworthy as a
dog. He refrained from nibbling the
curtains and rich stuffs that were
scattered about the studio, and was
most particular not to take cheese or
rich cake up on che sofa, where he
was allowed to play and sleep when
his paws were clean.
Now it so happened that friend Of
Solomon's mistress had some rats, a
father and mother and seven children.
One night a stray cat found her way
to their cage and ate up the old rats.
Solomon's mistress agreed to adopt
them, and the cage was taken into
her rooms.
Solomon stared and then went eau
tiously UP to the newcomers. He soon
showed signs Of joy at their arrival,
and Immediately took the little rats
under his protection. He called them
to him and coaxed them to snuggle
down by his side, as their mother
would have done.
When they were allowed to run
about be watched them and taught
them where they might go and where
they were not to go, running after any
wild youngster who strayed behind
screens or neddled with what he
ought not to touch.
Only one of the seven orphans turn
ed out q genius, but all Of them be-
came respectable rats, and a great
credit to Solomon.
The genius of the family one day
came upon a guitar lying on the sofa,
and. running UP to it, made the strings
sound. The music pleased him so
much that after his discovery he fire.
quently went in search of the instru
ment and scampered back and forth
over the strings to his own great de-
light and to the amusement of all who
saw him.
The Washington bee., 1894-06-02
Matthew Arnold's Democracy.

During Matthew Arnold's visits to
this country, there were few things
in which he manifested so eager an
interest as in the conversation OF our
laboring men, as overheard by him
from time to time. Frequently he re-
peated to me sentences which had
reached him in the street, upon the
trains, or at railway stations, asking,
'Is not such intelligence uncommon
amongst your working people" Upon
my reply in the negative, he would
say, ''It is surprising; you would not
meet with it in England" A demo
crat by conviction rather than by tenn
perament, urging democracy as "the
only method consistent with the hui
man instinct toward expansion, 'he
was yet an educator, and believed in
equality upon high, not upon a low,
plane. Like Ruskin, he demanded Of
men their best, and with less than
their best refused to be satisfied
Florence Earle Coates in the Century.
The Washington bee., 1894-06-02
How to Preserve Feathers.

The disposal and management of the
fea theirs is a thing that calls for at
tention. AS soon as a fowl Is killed,
and while yet warm, let it be careful
ly plucked. Separate the large wing
feathers; put the others into small
paper bags previously prepared. Put
remain about half an hour; take them
out, repeat the process two or three
times, then keep the feathers in q
dry place till required The oven must
not be too hot. Care must be taken to
free the feathers of any skin or flesh
that may adhere to them while being
plucked, or they will be tainted The
hard quilly portion of the larger fea-
theirs must be cut off with a pair of
scissors. The wing and tail feathers
may be stripped and added to the
others. Previous to putting them in
the oven, some recommend that the
feathers should be put loosely into
dry tub or basket and shaken up daily,
so that all may in turn be exposed to
the air. Others recommend. as an
easier plan, merely to suspend the bag
from the ceiling Of a warm kitchen,
or on the wall behind a fireplace,
where it is practicable. In this case
they will take longer to dry. Fea-
theirs can be quickly and effectually
dried and cleaned by the agency of
steam; but it is rather an expensive
method. and the thrifty henwife will
doubtless prefer having the produce
Of her own yard prepared under her
own eye and by her own direction.
The Washington bee., 1894-06-02
Irving Likes America.

4 gentleman who is an intimate
friend of Henry Irving, says that the
English actor has seriously consider
ed making New York his permanent
home. and that when he sailed for
England it was with the half-eXpress-
ed intention Of returning in the spring
of 1895 and remaining here.
"Mr. Irving had strong prejudice
against America ten years ago" said
his friend, but his feelings changed
and he became great admirer of
American methods and institutions.
His western trip amazed him. He
had no idea of the immensity of the
country or of its varied features.
Gle was especially pleased with
Colorado and bought some land there.
Mr. Irving likes New York better than
any other American city he has visit
ed. SO strong was his desire to stay
here he inspected a dwelling on Fifty
eighth street with a view to buying it.
He might have remained if his pro-
fessiOnal engagements as we'll as some
private business did not demand his
presence in London. l think am safe
in predicting that Henry Irving will
sign himself a New Yorker before the
beginning of the year 1S96.'-New
York Mail and Express.
The Washington bee., 1894-06-02
VeStibUle Cars.

People unaccustomed 90 travelling
probably imagine that the yesribule
car, which now occupies so prominent
a place in railway advertisements is
a particularly modern invention; as a
matter Of fact it is not, and the Won
der is that the railroads were so long
in adopting it. The first vestibule ear
was used on the Naugatuck railroad
in 1858, and about ninety patents have
been taken out since that time in this
country and twenty in foreign coun-
tries. It was formerly attached only
to parlor and sleeping cars, but the
service is now common on ordinary
trains, and it is the most complete
appliance Of modern times for protec-
ton and comfort 1t is a preventive
against telescoping; it assists in ventil-
alton; it is a means Of steadying the
vibratory motion of trains; it is a pro
lection in passing to and fro between
cars. 1t is a missing link supplied; it
minimizes the atmospheric resistance
to the running of the trains, and in the
provision of increased buffer resist
aDce gives protection to the engine
men against cars piling UP over the
tender and engine in collision, as some
roads are placing vestibule attach
ments to the tenders. Ali signs point
to a universal use in the near future
The Washington bee., 1894-06-02
Mixed I'm the Two Webs tors

During Daniel Webster's visit to
England he was taken one day to see
Lord Brougham. That eminent jurist,
however, received him with such cool
ness that Mr.. Webster was glad to
get away, and took his leave at the
first opportunity. The friend saw him
to his rooms and then returned to
Lord Brougham, and in some anger
said:
my lord, how could you behave
with such unseemly rudeness and dis
courtesy to so great a lawyer and
statesman? 1t was insulting to him,
and has filled me with modification"
''Why, what on earth have I done,
and whom have [ been rude to-" ask
ed his lordship.
''To Daniel Webster, of the Senate of
the United States
Great Jupiter, what a blunderw eX-
claimed Lord Brougham, realizing the
mistake he had made 'I thought it
was that fellow Webster who made a
distionary and nearly ruined the Eng
lish language"
Then, it is said, the great chancel-
lor sought out Mr.. Webster, explained
and excused his conduct, which the
latter generously accepted, and, it is
added, having other tastes in common
besides law and politics, they made a
royal night Of it. All of which is prob
ably true enough to found a story on.
The Washington bee., 1894-06-02
WELL PREPARED.
How Some Marriage Ceremonies Were
Performed.

How Some Marriage Ceremonies Were
Performed.
A minister's wife, who is not so
seriously minded at all times as her
husband is, tells some laughable
stories relating to marriage cere-
monies which he performed while they
were living in newly settled district
in the backwoods of Canada.
The minister always felt it to be his
duty to give each young couple little
serious advice before he performed
the marriage ceremony, and for this
purpose he usually took them aside,
one at a time and talked very soberly
to each of them regarding the great
Importance of the step they were to
take, and the new responsibilities they
were to assume.
One day he talked in his most ear
nest manner for several minutes to q
young woman who had come to be
married.
"And now," he said, in closing, 81
hope you fully realize the extreme i'm
portance of the step you are taking,
and that you are prepared for it.
Prepared she said, innocently;
"well, if l amt prepared, don't know
who is. I've got four common quilts
and two nice ones, and four brand-new
feather beds, ten sheets and twelve
pairs of pillow slips, four linen table
cloths, dozen spoons, and a good six
quart kettle. If l amt prepared, no
girl in this county ever was.'
The Washington bee., 1894-06-02
OFFICER KING.

the BEE desires to Gill the a..
tpntion of the Dist ict Csmmls
g onerS TO officer Charles Il. klng
who a few days ago committed al
assault on one Of the best knOTu
colored ladies In this city.
The assault was uucaIled for 90
can King say il WIS All accident
The evidence Slows that he C!ello
erately knocked Mrs I'll .ei aud he
daueht, ,lown without any oluSt
whatever. King is the man wht
was reapp9inted on the tnrce bA e2
Commissioner Parker, whom til
colored people nave | tile conf-
dence in, so tar as they ere con
cerned.
We want to know whether al
officer is 10 be ALLOW ed 10 assaul
people with impuni5y and withou
Just causef
Mr.. Bl .ck ls an OLD lady abou
sixty se4Ts old. and no doubt WI.
be ffected from the result OF thi
assault Tor some time.
No man has a tight TO strike 1
woman, and especially man wht
has been clothed with an official
authoritr,
The Washington bee., 1894-06-02
The Gray Wolf of America.

Of the very few instances of the
Gray Wolf alta dcking man, one is re.
lated by John Fannin in the e:-er in
teresting columns Of Forest and
Stream, Of a Mr.. King. who was a
timber-hunter in British Columbia
Once, when travelling quite alone
through an immense forest, searching
for the best timber. and camping
wherever night overlook him, Mr.. King
suddenly found himself surrounded by
4 pack Of between forty and fifty Gray
Wolves. They thought they ''had him
foul" and would lunch at his expense;
but they made one slight mistake. In
stead Of being armed only with an axe,
as they supposed, he had good re-
peating rife, and plenty Of cartridges.
well" said Mr.. King, "the fight, if
it could be called one, lasted about
half an hour. Then few of them
broke away into the timber and com
menced bowling, which had the effect
Of drawing the rest after them, when
the whole band started away on the
full jump, bowling as they went.
found sixteen Of their number dead,
and probably not few were wound
ed"
AS a rule the Gray Wolf soon dis.
appears from settled regions. In the
United States there is probably not
one wolf to-day, where twenty years
ago there were fifty. The killing of
the ranchmen's cattle, colts. and sheep
was not to be tolerated, and a bounty
was put ON the Gray WoIf'S head,
with fatal effect More deadly than
the steel trap or the Winchester, the
strychnine bottle was universally
brought TO bear upon his most vuln'T
able point-his raveuous appetite. Even
during the last days Of the buffalo In
Montana. the hunters poisoned wolves
by hundreds for their peIts, which
were worth from three to five dollars
each. Now it is very difficult mat
ter to find a Gray Wolf, even in the
wild West, and in Montana and Wy
oming they are almost as scarce as
bearS-St Nicholas.
The Washington bee., 1894-06-02
Even with the Conductor.

A young man wearing red necktie
and a new spring suit boarded vel
low car at the post office last evening.
He slid gracefully into a seat and had
just buried his face in a paper when
the conductor touched him on the
shoulder and held out his hand for the
fare.
The young man fumbled through his
pockets while the conductor still held
out his hand eXpectantly. As he turn
ed his last pocket inside out he turned
red as he remarked:
Il will have to walk, l guess; L
can't find any money"
Never mind" said a small man
with a ragged beard and rusty hat,
heres nickel
The conductor took the money, rang
his bell and went out on the platform.
1T was very kind of you, [ am
sure" said the young man. "Where
can | find you tomorrow to repay
your kindness?"
you needn't mind botheIing about
that" said the little man. Il was ac-
tuated by a selfish motive
"a selfish motive? What was it
pray?"
Il wanted revenge upon the conduc-
tor. That nickel was a lead nickel.
When he turns in his cash at the end
of the run it will We detected and he
will have to make it good. He lives
next door to me and kicked my dog
hast week. k."-Kansas City Times.
The Washington bee., 1894-06-02
HOUSE MOVING.
Some Of Ihe Curiosities Connected
With It.


Some Of he curiosities Connected
With It.
'"The moving of houses, either OF
brick, stone or wood, for long dis
tances Is a very simple mauter nova
days." said Judge Robert Campbell,
Of ST. Louis. ''While at Wichita, re-
Gently, one Of the citizens told me,
We are improving very fast; houses
are being moved into the city every
day. He referred TO the fact that
during the mad and frenzied days OF
the Wichita boom streets with grant
old walks were run away out into the
eornfields of the prairie, and hand
some villas We're built several miles
from town by the suddenly enriched
populace, who imagined that their
suburban sites would in a few years
be centrally located. The boom COL
lapsed, Wichita lots again became
farms, and these suburban Villas
bought for song are now being haul-
ed into town, to its vast Improvement
1.-THE most remarkable case OF house
moving / ever heard of was at Maui
VOC, ILL., When the MOrmOns were
driven out of Missouri by an armed
force they built the town Of Nauyoo
Ou IuC Dd1lkS OI tuS IntSSdSSipPi'
they erected their temple and con-
structed a thriving town. Then the
Illinois people arose, burned the tenn
pie, murdered the prophet, Joseph
Smith, and the entire community lied
to Utah. Mennonites from Russia
came along and bought the land. They
had no use for the $50 buildings in the
town. They wanted the land to plant
vineyards upon. They sold the houses
to Missourian by the name OF BOYD
for a trif1e. The next winter he began
to put rollers under the houses, Slid
them down the banks to the frozen
river, and then slid and rolled ana
pushed them six miles up the river,
and founded the town of Fort Madi-
son, To-; all except about forty OF the
houses which are to-day on the left
bank of the river, opposite the ste OF
the extinct town of Nauvoo."
The Washington bee., 1894-06-02
THE INSULT

The e tii0r of this paper nevr
did ana never shall p. rmit him el
TO oe nsulted 10y any black :
without rrsenlirg it. Men VIII
have The reputation of testify ing :.
the good charar:er anu hrgh stand
ing OF criminals should uot be
treated with amy consideration
The off ;rrs of the police fore.
know TINS, although some branchtF
of the court may be ignorant OF t."
fact.
The mission of public j uTnaI
10 condemn fraud and expose 7
the public eye tbe Ia ctIlty tb"
some men practice. FnlS the b /
will 60, ipju:e wnum iF may.
TIE c0loreti CITIZENS Of Washing
ton shall not be ntli Iesron b
for the notorious a;is ommlttrd b.
others.
People who are charged W t'
crime, and VII sse record Is tdat o
a crap she, trE and thief sLouli 10
be indUrsed by the puipr.
Tue pulpit b; 5 : mission TO FL.
so has IA pnhlic 'urna', and he.
either or both endeav0r to hid,
immortality the pub H. should con
demn them.
The Washington bee., 1894-06-02
Interstate Commerce.

The traffic on the waterways Of the
United States is enormous. On the
Great Lakes there is fleet Of 3,7O0
steam and sailing vessels, with a net
registered tonnage Of 1,250,000 tons.
On the 10000 miles Of the navigable
waters of the Mississippi and its
tributaries, there were afoat in 1890,
7,44o crafts Of all kinds, with a re-
gistered tonnage Of 100000 tons.
During the year this fleet carried 30
100000 tons of freight and 100000
passengers. The Hudson river had in
the same year 100000 passengers
and 100000 tons Of freight,
exclusive Of 100000 tons that passed
from the State canals of New York
by way Of the Hudson river to tide
water.
The Washington bee., 1894-06-02
He'd Have the Best.

Going back to Washington from wit
Messing the test Of the thirteen-inch
gun, Jerry Simpson was asked what
he thought Of the days proceedings
After denOuncing war as unnecessary,
and navy as useless, Mr. Simpson
said that his opinion of the thirteen
inch gun could best be illustrated by q
little story. "a staid New England
Quaker" he said, "who was strenuous
ly opposed to the use of an organ in
church, at last found that he could
not prevent his people from getting
one, and so was induced to go and hear
one played. He finally asquiesced
about as follows: We'll, If thee insists
on praising God by a machine, 1 sup
pose it's best to have a good one And
that" added Mr.. Simpson, 'fs about
my idea concerning the thirteen-inch
gun"