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The Washington times., 1894-11-07
A wen.caIeuIated but FruftIess Arneal.

"a little boy said an uptown citizen,
''made this request Of me: Mister, please
give me a match TO make a fire over in the
lot? Now, there" the citizen went on, twas
a request that had evidently been carefully
considered with q view to reducing the
chances of a refusal to the minimum. OBJ
serve first that he made it clear at the outset
that the match was not to be used to light
cigarette; no doubt he had seen such requests
refused. Observe also that il was 10 build a
IRE over in the lot, not on the asphalt street
pavement. What more could he have said in
words so few? Nothing; but much as might
admire this well-calculated appeal, I could
not comply with it, for had no Matches
The Washington times., 1894-11-07

WANrED-A Pair Of spectacles TO look over
those results and see If they are straight. Ad-
dress Singerly, Philadelphia, Pa.
The Washington times., 1894-11-07

THREE burglars tried to rob Mrs. Scott. of
Denver. When they get out OF the hospital
they promise to go somewhere where women
don't train for campaign work.
The Washington times., 1894-11-07

THERE appears to have been considerable
rapid transit in the way Tammany voted its
followers.
The Washington times., 1894-11-07

WANTED-Several Harps, Pairs Of Wings
and single trip tickets to the only place
where weEl viii ever be appreciated Ad-
dress The Bifurcated RepubIicanism of Texas
The Washington times., 1894-11-07

For sALE-A superb lot of BOOSTERS that
have never crowed. Address Tim Campbell,
New York city.
The Washington times., 1894-11-07
NENSY AND PERSONAL.

They say in Boston that a oushel contains
about 49, 900 ordinary sized beans,
Charles McYeagh, OF HarpsweIl, Me-, lifts
a barrel of -four with his teeth and holds a
quintal Of fish at arms length
Gallus Muller, the Joliet penitendary chief
clerk who committed suicide last week, had
on his desk Col IngersoI's Defense OF Sui
eide"
A Butte CMontana) contractor dug 81, 500
worth of gold out Of cellar hole. The cell
ISr more than paid for ITSELF
One can now go hom st. Petersburg to
omsk, 2,20O miles, in five days.
A man who said he was Lew Wallace's son
was doing street fakir business in Cofiey-
vile. Kan, recently.
Some years ago Judge r. Il. Thompson of
Louisville began TO have boy criminals
severely whipped by their parents instead Of
being sent to Jail. 1t is said to have worked
well
The Washington times., 1894-11-07

JUST think Of the job-lot of peacock feath-
ers and yellow jackets that are thrown on the
market
The Washington times., 1894-11-07

THE feminine Colorado voter got home late
last night.
The Washington times., 1894-11-07

II WAS. as DR.. Parkhurst said, New York
city vote on the ten commandments.
The Washington times., 1894-11-07

PLEASE. Mr.. Coxey, if you are coming to
Congress Just leave the rest at home this time
The Washington times., 1894-11-07

WHILE it was clear weather in New York
yesterday, there seems to have been consider
able snow in the vicinity of Mr. Hill.
The Washington times., 1894-11-07

They will be insured for one year,
against ordinary breakage, free Of all
cost, by Mr.. George W. Spier, $40
Ninth street northwest.
The Washington times., 1894-11-07
Uom, Boys
dno Girls.

Go TO work. Gail at TIE TWEs office
and see these handsome watches and
get subscription blanks and sample
papers. ANY smart Boy or Girl
ought to be able to win q watch in a
week, as every one likes The TINES.
Cash must always accompany the
orders, but it is not necessary for our
young friends to hold back the orders
until they have the full amount
Leave the names and money at The
TINES Office every day. Do not for
get that the paper is delivered
prOmp pity and regularly every morn
ing, week days and sundays, for S5c.
a month, or zoe. for two months, or
S1.00 for three months
The Washington times., 1894-11-07

One can now go fom st. Petersburg to
Omsk, 2,20O miles, in five days.
The Washington times., 1894-11-07

HoN. WILLIAM MALONE has evidently been
getting in some pernicious activity.
The Washington times., 1894-11-07

TN CAMPBELL is still in the hands Of hi
friends"
The Washington times., 1894-11-07

Major Barnett and family of Governors
Island intend spending the winter in this city
and have secured apartments at the Rich
mond
The Washington times., 1894-11-07

Lieut.. E. R. Freeman, United States Navy,
is stationed here for short time on special
duty at the Navy Department.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-12-27
FEDERALLAW MAX RS.

Washington, Dee. lS.-ln the senate
Mr.. llill. Of New York, made a speech
advocating the change in rules, His
remarks were mainly addressed TO the
democrats and he urged upon them
that they throw of the spirit of
leihargy" which, he said, had erept
over the body creating the general
actvl this session of y political nature
or at least nothing to which the mi
lority does not consent. | am siren.
uouSly opposed to any such policy,
re- said He also urged In favor OF
counting a quorum, and closed by de-
caring that no silly cry of gag law
should prevent the amendment OF the
rules
MIR. Gallagher, of New Hampshire
presented n resolution inviting Canada
to union. Mr.. rurpir took up the
subject of the Nicaraguan canal. lie
protested that the proposed legislation
was not based upon ample security tol
the government In the event OF non
completion of the canal. lie said there
was nothing In the bill 10 secure the
completion of the canal or of any part
of It. The senate adjourned after ~
executive session.
The currency bill, presented by Mr.
| Springer, of Illinois, was discussed II
! the house. Mr.. Springer made Ions
! aud elaborate exposition of Its provl
Sions lie stated that II had been pre-
pared after most careful investigator
ami that it Represented the best idea'
! Of the members Of the COMMITTEES Mr
Springer said the bin gave note hold
etes Il first lien on the assets ana tn
| banking association first lien on IN
| remaining assets. Mr.. Sickles sald TN
NTH section did not contain the wore
"rcmainiug." Mr.. Springer ADMITTED
| the word should hc Incorporated Y
/ that section.
Mr. Diugley and Mr.. Walker spoh
against the measure and Mr. Han y
ported II declaring that 1t was not pre-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-12-27
ABROAD.

Queen Victoria has given orders to
make the burial Of Sir John Thompson.
/ Canadian premier, national cvcm
Mackenzie Bowel succeeds the late
Sir John Thompson rs premier of
Canada.
Lord Aberdeen has invited Mack"n-
zle Bowel to form Il new Canadian
cabinet
The Concord and Baltimore had mar
ton or injury by Japanese torpcdocs.
A bill has been introduced in the
Mexican congress looking to the hold
Ing Of an international exposition.
The Newfoundland government is
trying to raise Il loan, but English
tnnnciers will not lend money except
on the governments guarantee, which
will be given only If the colony ask
for II royal commission of inquiry.
The sultan of Turkey has withdrawn
his invitation for an American to ac-
company investigators of Armenian
atrocities
Sir John ThompsOn's death Is now
said to have been due to the tedious
formalIticS attending the royal coun-
ell
Great Britain Russia and France
are said to be contemplating demon
stration to check Japan's victorious
march to Pckin
In well informed quarters 1t Is con
sidcrcd not unlikely that an armiSticc
will be arranged between China and
Japan.
A proposition to increase the bounty
on export sugar has been introduced
In the German rcichstag, and during
the debate it was officially stated that
the American tariff on sugar had af-
fcrtcd Germany more than any other
country.
T The British, French and Russian
consulS at ErZcroum have been aided
to the commission that Is Investigate
ing the alleged masSacrcs in Armenia,
but the Sublime Porte has declined
to allow the United States consul ia
make IN independent Inquiry.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-12-27

John Huntington, suspected of en-
bezzllng from the Citizens State bank
of Council Bluffs, Iowa, wounded two
inspectors sent to examine his ac-
counts and killed himself.
Warden Patton OF the Indiana prise n
south has assured President Cleveland
that reports that Iinck whom he re-
Gently pardoned. is in good health are
false.
Rev. j. ii. Stewart, a Baptist min.
lister of Hoopcston, ILL.,. left his charge
after confessing plan to elope with
one of his congregation, VINO was
married.
William A. COunant, Jr., of New
burg, y. y, was secretly married In
Poughkeepsic and returned to his
fathers home He was violently in
sane next day. The identity Of the
bride is n mystery.
The seaside cooperative association
Of Bridgeport, c., has pctitioncd the
superior court To have rcceiy or ap-
pointed. Liabilities are heavy. The
concern has been run four years at a
loss.
Frank Ealc0her Of Austin, Tex,
smashed the dishes in his residence.
destroyed "A portrait of his wife's first
husband punched the head of his
mother in-law, and then committed
suicide.
Rev. Or. w. {. Willing. for Is years
presiding elder Of the Rock river con-
ference, and lately pastor of the
Twcnty-fOurth street Methodist EpiS-
copal church of New York city died
at Margarctsylle, y. Y.
Henry Ellis. the millionair" brewer,
who attempted suicide by cutting his
throat ut his home, New York, IS dead.
His death resulted principally from
the shock attending the desperate at
tempt he made upon his life.
The Dwight Manufacturing company
will build u 100000 cotton mill at
Alabama City for the reason, ii al
legged the Chcopcc mills can not cont
pete with those Of other states, owing
to the restrictive laws of MaSsacm-
sets.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-12-27

what if it was unlocked" when Mrs.
Sllyntlyntle was almost sure that some
one was stealing her coal.
About to awaken her husband, she
remembered that this was the time to
display her courage. Selling dressing
gown and slippers, she crept out and
downstairs.
The window wa, locked, but on re-
turning, as she reached the foot of the
stairs, she heard some one stealthilv
moving about the bedroom. She
listened again; yes, there it was againf
Proud of indicating herself, she flew
to the burglar alarm and back again.
"Hcllr!'' her husband called Don't
move or I'll shoot"
Good gracious" she thought, what
If Henry is killed." and her knees Civ
ing way she sank to the floor with a
thud.
There was scramble at the head Of
the stairs and some one rolled down,
adding groans to her shreks
When the neighbors and police ar
rived they found Mrs. Brownsmith in
strong Mysteries and Mr.. Brownsmith
with dslocated shoulder at the foot
of the stairs.
IL thought there were burglars
and gave the alarm" she sobbed, when
the tumult was subdued.
And | was merely doing as | re-
solved, and rising early when ! heard
some one moving about the house.
groaned her husband.
And that was as near as they ever
came to keeping their New Years reso-
lutions.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-12-27
TURNING OVER A NEW LEAF.
BY ELISA ARMSTRONG.

The Brownsmiths were preparing to
retire; the parlor clock had been
wound, the window garden covered
with newspaper and the KEY to the
front door hidden under the mat.
Dear me- cried Mrs. Brownsmith,
this is New Years eve"
$50 it is" responded her husband,
land haven't told YOU how | intend
to begin the year.
True; and haven given it thought
myself my goodness! Look, listenl
There is somebody under the sofa!''
Nonsense! It's only the cat wish
you would cultivate Il little bravery"
II will. I'll turn over new leaf to-
morrow; know I'm a coward"
You certainly are. And ! have de-
cided to arise early after this; lose the
best part of the day, as it is
True; besides, you put back all the
aousework."
After all, don't lie abed so very
late"
Indeed You do You've often
promised to rise earlier, but you never
d."
And you've often promised to be
sensible and not bc afraid of your
shadow"
Afraid of my shadow! I'm not"
Absurd"
"RidiculouS."
They both hounced off to bed with
out even saying good night.
In the very early morning, Mrs.
Brownhnith, awakened at some sound,
thought of the diaing-room window
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-12-27

Morris Ensign, an employee of the
Great Northern Railway at Minneap-
oils. whose marriage three years ago
to Miss Lilly Roberts, Of Spring Green
caused so much comment. they eacl
being only Il years of age, has taken
mis- 2-year-old son from his motherin
law. Mrs T.. Il. Roberts Of Valparaiso
Ind He secured possession Of the
child by pretending to wish 10 buy
1t some candy, then drove to Arena
and took the train for Minneapolis
His wife Is attending school at Val
paraiso.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-12-27

During the eleven years that the
late William T. Walters OF Baltimore
gave annual exhibitions of his gallery
of pictures for charity over 10000 was
taken III and handed over TO the poor
of Baltimore. Whenever Mr. Walters
himself invited a party of friends 10
see the pictures during an exhibition
he would always send his check 70 the
fund for the number of admission
tickets Last year he paid for nearly
800 tickets of admission to his own
gallery. These annual exhibitions are
to be continued
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-12-27

+. A. Badour has sold his interest
in The Marinette County Argus to The
Argus Printing company. Joseph
Mauer. former foreman Of The North
Star. has purchased IN interest in The
Argus company, and will probably
soon issue daily paper
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-12-27

Lieutenant Governor Cady, the
democratic candidate for governor of
Connecticut, and Governor-elect Coffin,
his successful rival. are both identified
with the blue ribbon temperance move
ment.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-12-27

Washington. Dee. Il The Carlisle
currency bin was withdrawn and Il
substitute presented. AS the result
OF 4 committee parry caucus and con-
ference with Carlisle and Springer
1t is believed the new bill will quiet
criticism. A new bill was preferred
to nmtilaton of the original with
vital amendments. one change will
allow the national banking system TO
run along without any arbitrary pro-
vision that banks must organize under
the new system. The theory is that
they will soon discover the advantages
of the new system and adopt 1t. An
other change does away with the
power Of the comptroller to asses
all banks in the country to make good
the notes of banks that fail and limits
the liability of a bank to the amount
contributed to the general safety fund.
Chairman Nilsson of the ways and
means committee introduced n bill to
repeal the portion of the tariff act
which imposes Il ditfercntal duty of
onc-tcnth Of cent per pound on sugar
imported from countries paying Il
bounty on sugar exported.
The bin Of Mr. Lynch. of Wisconsin,
was passed by unanimous consent for
the relief of homcStcadcrS whose prop
erty was devastated by the forest fires
of last year.
\ joint resolution for recess from to-
morrow till Jan. 3 was adopted.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-12-27

Vice Admiral Brine, who has just
retired from active service in the Brit
ish navy. has had a distinguished ca
reer, Nearly half century ago he
was engaged in the war with China
and in the suppression OF piracy in
Chinese waters. subsequently he WAS
engaged In similar warfare on the
east coast of Africa. He went TO
Mandalay on diplomatic service. and.
as a younger brother Of Trinity house
and nautical assessor, he has Of late
years fought his battles in the law
courts rather TIM at sea-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-12-27


been sent upon its mission through
measureless space. Another round has
been fashioned in the ladder of destiny
| and before us is the new year. All
the mighty centuries, with their ag-
gregate creation of form from chaos,
have been built from these molecules
of time. AS the coral in the depths of
the sea becomes the basic fragment of
a continent only when il has yielded
up the body in which it was sensate
organism, so our Yeas. precious to us,
thrilling with the emotions that mark
existence, become fragments of the
worlds history only when we lose our
grasp of them and they are gone, They
become imperishable only when to us
they have dropped petal by petal their
days, and their color and fragrance
have departed.
Time is the most profound Of all
mysteries, the most unfathomable OF
all secrets, Intangible yet potent,
coming whence who can tell going
whittier who knows? Each year is an
epitone of all that has come and gone,
since the first indestructible atom of
matter displaced the darkness of pri.
mordial emptiness, and wandering on
the wings of ether found an orbit. and
became the nucleus of a universe. With
in the bosom of the years lies the
story of man from the cradle to the
grave. the unwritten history OF unborn
nations: the rise and fall of empires,
systems and creeds; the riddle which
can never be read by mortal eyes. We
look ut the past and strive to grasp it's
meaning, to garner up Il few sheaves of
wisdom. We turn our eyes 20 the fu-
ture, enraptured at the mirage of wav-
ing fields of untroddcn effort, ready for
the sickle of the mind, and looking
backward and forward the precious
present slips away and tomorrow be-
comes yesterday.
a new year! Heir of all the wealth
Of the old years, pulsing with POSSIBLE
ity great with promise tits we'll that
we bow the knee and lift the heart,
as the old passeth, and the new cometh
out of the door of the storchouse Of
future centuries, surrounded by its
cycle of days, each bearing alOft its un.
lit torch awaiting the signal of the
bridegroom.
Nations, like the planet upon which
they live, have their era of subsistence
and emergence, their tidal waves
and earthquakes, their glacial cpochs
and their periods of teemiHg fertility
of thought and achievement as we'll as
of glory and prosperity. Now and
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-12-27

John T. Wernnes, OF West Superior
died from the effects of cocaine said
to have been administered by dentist,
The drug paralyzed one side Of his
head, including the brain and rendered
him speeches..
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-12-27
PEOPLE OF NOTE.

The Russian empress became re-
Gently grand mistress of the Ladies'
Order of st. Catharine, which was
founded by Peter the Great, and is
the first female decoration in Europe.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-12-27

Bishop John T. Hurst, of Washing
ton. y. C., has been elected Il member
of the Washington National Monu-
ment association. to succeed the late
Robert c. Winthrop, of Massachusetts.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-12-27

pared in haste. 1t had, he said, been
prepared after fifteen months of in
vestigation by the banking and cur
rency committee and after twenty
months of suffering by the treasury.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Halls speech,
the committee rose. Mr.. Henderson
reported the postottice appropriation
bill and the house adjourned.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-04-21

never detected in her any trace
of genial humor. though doubt not
that it was latent in her, and
thought her a person who had drawn
her ideas far more from books and
an acquaintance with certain types
of humanity whom she had set her
self deliberately to study-albeit with
rare perceptIon-than from ain easy
intuitive familiarity with all sorts
and conditions of men. But she
worked out thoroughly what she
knew by the intuition of genius
though in this she was very far infe-
rior to Scott. Thus she wrote the
Spanish Gypsy" having only seen
such gypsles two or three times.
One day she told me that in order
to write Daniel Deronda" she had
read through 200 books. longed to
tell her she had better have learned
Yiddish and talked with 200 Jews
and been taught, as l was by my
friend Solomon the Sadducee, the art
of distinguishing Fraulein Lowenthal
of the Ashkenazim from Senorita
Aguado of the Sephardim by the cor
ners of their eyes. - Memoir of
Charles Godfrey Leland"
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-04-21

A minister In Little Rock has de
MED that the south was defeated be
cause the strains of Yankee Doodle"
We're more inspiring than the music
of Dixie" In point of fact, Dixie"
had and has every advantage, music
ally and sentimentally. Yankee
Doodle" was conceived many years
ago in a spirit of derision and has
never lost its burlesque quality. 1t
is a lively tune, well adapted to
marching purposes, but when there
is serious business on hand and it il
necessary to stir up patriotism Van
kee Doodle" isn't much of a motor.
GLORY, Glory, Halleluiah !" has won
a dozen great battles where Yankee
Doodle" gained a skirmish. Kansas
City Star.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-04-21

Solomon is credited with saying there
is nothing new under the sum-" and
striking proof that human nature in all
ages has been about the same is the fact
that from the erliest time man has de-
voted great deal Of attention to herds
of cattle. To go no further back than
the patriarchs. we find that Abraham
was big cattleman, and on one occas-
ion. when some heather "rustlers" cut
out bunch Of cattle from his herds. he
mustered three hundred and eighteen of
his cowboys, recovered the steers and
hung the thieves. His herd must have
been big one to need so many cowboys.
In the old days cattle were about the
only portable wealth. and the chief
means of barter. The first metal money
was stamped with the figure Of an OK.
and our word ''pecuniary" comes from
"pecus." a herd of cattle. In the United
States. Montana, Wyoming. Kansas and
Texas are the homes of the great herds
Of cattle. Since 1866 the Chicago stock
yards have received forty million head
Of cattle tbesides other stock and St.
Louis and Kansas City as many more.
The application Of the above is that the
Burlington Route has these cities as
terminal points. has carried q much lar
ger percentage Of cattle than any of it's
competitors, and that il you want to see
where cattle are congregated for sale,
you should take the Burlington Route;
or if you wish to visit the immense range
OF prairie, valley and mountain side
where you seethese million pastured. the
best road is the Burlington Route. For
business or for pleasure it has no equal,
and all desired information as to rates or
routes will be given by any Of its agents.
or ON application TO w. j. C. Kenyon.
Gen. Pass. Agent. st. Paul. MINI.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-04-21

principal and interest. as upwards Of
$4,000. Defendant read the balance Of
the letter to Stebbins. Of which part
was read in the morning, showing that
he considered himself under deep obli-
cations to Stebbins for patience in col
lecting. He stated the amount Of stock
that was outstanding at l60 shares. and
admitted that the notes given on June
llth by his father were mere accommo-
dation paper to take up his own paper in
the bank, as his indebtedness was grow.
ing very large.
The cross examination was not com.
pleted when the court adjourned until 10
a. IN. to-day.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-04-21

Nine Ella Zuila. as a performer on
the high rope, has stood well up in
her profession for years. An anus
ing incident in her career happened
at Louisville in 1879. One of the
items In her exhibition consisted of
wheeling a child across the rope in a
wheelbarrow Judge Wakefield per
sonally attended to stop this feat
On his arrival he was quite indignant
To see Ella Zuila in midair, with the
barrow laden as usual. After a mo
ments hesitation the fair performer
tipped the barrow. and its occupant
fell to the ground with crash, to
the great CONSERVATION of the judge
He cooled considerably when he
found it was only "a dressed up doll.