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The evening times., 1895-08-17
Setting the Day.

| "You look tired, dear"
| The man who had given up his life TO
the young girl who 80 solicitousIy ques-
toned him gazed down tenderly into the
| eyes uplifted SO searchingiy into his, says
Brooklyn Life.
II am a trifle tired, my darling" hs
| said. ''Our cooking class was a little
! longer than usual this afternoon, and it
hastold uponme."
"Yes, DEAR" she replied, sympatheti-
cally, IT have heard mother tell how
wearing they were to her, and can under
stand in q treasure how irksome they must
be. Isthis all you have been doing to-day"
"Oh, no!v he cried. "This morning 1 at
tended an absorbing lecture on the care of
the household, the first of a series that are
to be given this season. 1t was so helpful"
''I can imagine so," she replied, softly.
although subject that has never claimed
my serious thought, can appreciate just
how inspiring talks OF this sort must be to
one 90 ambitious as yourself"
Indeed, yes, and that is not ALL" he ex-
claimed, enthusiastically. ~ am looking
up the subject of home decoration, and it
is wonderful what vast field it is. They
asked me il -wouldf prepare paper on the
U.S. ana abuse Oh tluleb, ne du0eO, tnOO-
estly, "but haven't enough confidence in
myself"
"Oh, why don't you?" she cried. 81 am
sure you could do 1t, dear. and all these
things will be such a help in your future
life. You are a dear, good boy, and you
try SO hard 10 please me-"
With an exclamation of delight, her
future life companion, the look of weari-
ness on his face giving place to one IF
the greatest hopefulness, drew her swift
ly to his arms.
"Do you think so7' he said. "Ah, my
dearest, how 1 have toiied tO hear you
say those words-the first words Of praise
for me that have ever fallen from your
lips; and now that you have spoken tell
me when can claim my reward and call
you my own"
And there was look OF intermingled
satisfaction and complacency in her face
as she replied:
II think. James, dear, II you keep on |
in the way that you have begun that in |
three or four years you will be fitted to |
take upon yourself the duties Of hus-
band"
The evening times., 1895-08-17
A Bicycling Accident.

A funny incident-and not SO funny,
after all-occurred on the Fens the other
afternoon. Two cyclists met unexpect-
edly. The woman did not turn to the
right, and the man ran straight into her
wheel, upsetting both. They scrambled
to their feet, righted their bikes, and
glared at each other for half second.
Then the man coolly slapped the WON
ans face, and, jumping on his wheel.
rolled away with lightning speed. An
eye witDess of the scene was ungallant
enough to applaud the act, for, he said.
it was deserved. What Jewellers these cycles
bel-Bostop Herald.
The evening times., 1895-08-17
ARMY OFFICER In TROUBLE.
Major CrOwder Ii Accused Of Using
. Clerk for Private Business.

Major Crowder Ii Accused Of Using
Clerk for Private Business.
Major Enoch Crowder, the tu uior officer
Of the Judge advocates corps, with station
at Omaha. has been reported to the War
Department for utilizing one OF his clerks
10 performing private work during govern
meut hours for the ma 5or's father, aud it is
highly probable that court-martial will
be ordered, and the major called upon for
an expla n alton.
Major Crowder, besides being Judge ad-
vocate for Gen. Coppinger's department,
has also been acting engineer officer in
the absence OF the officer regularly assigned
this duty.
Under the major is a corps Of draftsmen,
aud Que Of them was set to work drawing
plans for Crowder, senior, who holds some
local officein small Mssouritown. Natur-
ally the craftsman expected additional COM
peusation, but this was refused by the
ma jor, aud the result was a open rupture
10 which Gen Coppinger acted os umpire.
The general, however, decided that the
question was one calling for action by the
War department, aud SO reported the facts
No action has yet been taken. but it is ex-
pected that court martial will result.
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ECONOMY IN SPELLING.
The Useless Letters of the French

ue CeeIeSS LetteTS VI thc rICiNA
and English Language.
Some French staiistician has turned HIM
self loose on the subject of wasted words
and letters. The French and English Ian
guages are. as he proves with many figures,
especially open to criticism in this matter,
and money Is lost every year by lack OF
verbal economy. The French Ian qua se con-
tains 13 per cent. of useless letters. There
are $500 journals published in the Ian
guage, and they print 1Os, 1000, 900, 900
letters every year. SO that II, 200, ,000,0 900
words are printed, not because they are
needed, but they have come to be used In
the French language as IL is spoken. The
writer computes that S1,9sa, 900 is the
annual cost of this useless expendit of
printers ink in France alone.
OF journals printed in the English Ian
guage, there are 1900, and they are
larger. Twelve per cent. of our printed
letters are skipped over by the tongues
pronOuncing the words, and So 81, 900 900
are thrown away. Useless letters, he
goes on to say, fill up large amount OF
space on paper, and in this way is lost
$4,000, 900 among EnglIsh-speaking peo-
pie and 5000, 900 in France. The time
taken up In writing these uselss letters,
II estimated at So day per journalist,
Is worth $4,000, 900. Grand total, $751;
600, ,OOO.-Chicag Inter-Ocean.
The evening times., 1895-08-17
TRUE LOVERS QUARREL
But Judge Scott Gave the Man the
Absence Cure.
Only Nine Victims of the Police
Drag-Net Arraigned For the
Justice Due to Them.

Nine weary pilgrims, five men and four
women, with aching heads and red eyes,
marched from the cellroom into the dock
of Judge scott's court this morning and
lined up at the bar
Vagrancy and dtsorderiy conduct were the
two charges that covered the entire outfit,
and whisky and similar beverages were re-
sponsible for their presence.
The leader of the procession was
Gen. William p. Lasele. Within the past
two weeks he has been In court three times
for drunkenness and disorderiy conduct,
and each time his personal bonds were
taken. Last night he succumbed to tempta-
ton and was picked up on the street insensi-
BILE The court decided that 1t would be the
best thing for all concerned If he was sent
to the workhouse for awhile, and a sentence
OF thirty days was then passed
Ella Delaney, Mary Thomas and Amy
Hayte, three South Washington maidens of
ebony hue. were brought In by Policeman
Baur to answer TO a charge Of vagrancy
They failed to answer il satisfactorily,
however. and were given thirty days each.
Thomas Sanders and Percilla Butler were
charged together with disorderiy conduct.
Thomas and PeTcilla are sweethearts, but
with the proverbially uneven tenor of
true affection their lives are fraught with
frequent trials, mostly in the police court
Yesterday the pair had a difficulty, which
resulted In their arrest, and Judge Scott
seut Thomas down this morning for fifteen
days. Percilla was let off,
Charles Washington, plain dsorderly,
without any romantic friIls, was sent down |
for the usual summer vacation, and John |
Gray, also disorderly, was released on his |
personal bonds.
John E. Miller, Lewis Blanche, VIM. F. |
Fleming, Leonard c. Daunce and VIM. |
Ray failed TO answer when the collateral |
list was called and their securities were |
forfeited.
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TRACK AND STABLE.

| Speaking of the past efforts of the harness
horse admirers to conduct seccessful race
| meetings n this city, a gentleman said to
a Times reporter:
IT don't want to shear The Times of the
| credit for originating the notion, but the
trotting, pacing and bicycle combination
has been thought of before, and has been
pretty thoroughly discussed by horsemeu
here. AL OF lis who admire the rotter
aud PAGER would like TO see a good meeting,
hut SO many efforts have been made that
have proved failures that We naturally hesi-
tate to go into racing movement.
ut is true that bicycle riding has helped
to carry several trotting meetings through
this year, and there is no doubt that races
by wheelmeD, such as johnson, Titus and
Tyler, would be attractive il we tried an
other meeting here. But there is serious
doubt about the local wheelmeu trcnizing
very extensively such an event. If we
could see our way clear there would be o
harness meeting here this fall, late as IL
would now be to make preparation for it,"
James Dustin is in very poor health
and s about to retire from the track. Dus-
tin is one of the most famous trainers and
drivers of the day. He has handled some of
the most noted PAGERS and trotters Of the
past twenty years, among Others the great
stallion Directum, and his retirement Will
be regretted because of the service he has
done the tuTs.
tits said that $50 90 has been offered
for the 4-year-old mare Beuzetta. A few
days ago Beuzetta trOtted a fourth heat Of Q
2:10 race in the fast time of 2:O6 3-4
Ed. Corrigan paid $40 900 for Handsome
and So 900 for Leo Lake. Neither horse
has shown himself to be of much account.
Griffin is to ride Hazlet and Perkins win |
ride Hastings in the Futurity.
The Chesapeake stable, of Baltimore, |
met with a bad streak of luck few days |
ago. The four-year-old mare Penelope is |
dead. The mare had a mark of 2:12 "a |
and promised to cut 1t down considerably |
before the season closed Penelope was by |
and in a race at Cleveland went
halves in 1:03 1 A and 1:04.
A new track, TO be called the withers mile,
b being built at Morris Park. It is to b.
ready for the fall meeting there. It b -
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ODD AND INTERESTING.

The Hinlalaya mountains have been seen
224 miles away.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. covered witha crop
ofcrin,son every year.
Thepresent Sultan Of Moroccois is descended
from a Irish girl, who became member OF
the then royal harem more than 200 years
ago.
Achyika in Siberia has a remarkable
temperance society. It's members meet in
the church on the ] st ofseptemberandswe of
before the altar that they Will drink no
wine or liquor from tomorrow morning"
They then go out and drink hard all day,
till no man or woman is left sober For
the rest of the year they are total alb
stainers.
It is estimated that Lake Erie produces
more fish to the square mile than any other
body Of water in the world.
WHAT'S probably the Ia ryest apple or chard
in the world covers ,537 acres in Fair
mont, Kan.
The largest bee hive in the world is prob
ably that at Bee Rock, Cal 1t is granite
boulder, rising abruptly from the bed of
little affluent of the Arroyo Alcade, and
1t is scanned and scored with assures of
divers sizes. They are all inha bited by a
vast population of bees and overflow with
honey.
All Of the states, kingdoms, principalities,
empires, etc, Of Europe, except Russia,
and all OF the United States, including
Alaska, could be placed side by side in
Siberia and yet but little more than cover
that immense country.
A Parsee sacred fire, which is burning
in a temple at Legiguil. Persia, is known
to have not been extinguished since the
days of Rapbereth, no lived twelve
ago.
The Western Union Telegraph Company
makes about 81 500, 900 annually fur
nishing ''exact time" from its naval OBJ
servatory office in Washington.
Cheek pads for improving the contour Of
the face cost $25 in London They are
with great care.
Maud Evans, young lady Of less than |
20 years of age, residing in Beaver Falls,
Pa, is said to have her third set Of natural |
teeth.
It isclaimed that Hazelton, Pa, possesses |
the only Mohammedan mosque in America, |
where the koran is regularly read.
The cellar of the Bank of France re-
senb!es large warehouse. Silver coin is
stored there in 500 large barrels
The favorite variety of wheat among the
Tartars has but one grain to each 'head"
Or "ear"
A popular blotting pad is made of stone
found around the thermal springs Of the
West.
The evening times., 1895-08-17
GENERAL SPORTING NOTES.

Tom Cooper seems to be about as swift
as any of the bicycle men. Cabanne, Bald,
and Murphy could not beat him yesterday,
though they all tried pretty hard
The English cricketers who were ex-
pected to come TO this country soon have
concluded to abandon their trip. Why
they do not say.
Wrenn and Chase beat the Neels in their
tennis match at Narragansett yesterday,
and the former pair are to meet Hovey
and Hobart next week.
The pacing phenoTe Tenon Fidol went an
other fast race at Indianapolis yesterday.
He put in three heats in 2:0S IA,
2:0b IA, and 2:O5 Ia.
There are 125 entries for the professional
and class bicycle events to be run off at
the Tioga track on Monday evening.
Rey Ell Santa Anita's defeat of Clifford
yesterday is liable to raise more turf gos-
sip. The Baldwin stable has not been be-
yond suspicion on several occasions re-
Gently.
The evening times., 1895-08-17
A Name to Conture with.

They tell good story in Dalton OF recent
revival meeting in one Of the rural districts
OF Whitfield County. In the middle of the
services the preacher said:
''wll Brother Smith please lead in
prayer.
Seven men arose and began praying at
once.
This embarrassed the preacher, and hs
said, hurriedly:
'I mean Brother John Smith,"
At this announcement one sat down and
five more got up and began praying. The
preacher saw his mista axe, said nothing and
let the eleven pray it out among themselves.
Atlanta Constitution.
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have but two turns, and it is believed will
be very fast.

II horsemen would stop TO think they
would have just as good results from light
weight steel shoes or from paper ones, says
a turf writer. When q light shoe is required
place between the foot and the shoe a thick
piece Of felt that will stop the conclusion
and prevent singing the feet on hard
tracks. The only advantages OF paper shoes
are the lightness and thickness. The latter
helps to prevent jarring and singing OF the
feet. In wet weather they twist and get out
Of shape.
The evening times., 1895-08-17
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315 7th st

The Eureka Club managers seem deter
mined TO keep things lively for their
patrons. They arc making up programme
for an entertainment on the 29th of this
month that will give the boxing public
something of a treat. The principal event
is to be n go between Billy Dooley aud Jack
Daily. Dooley now has standing in the
various sporting papers challenge to
box any man in the country at 80 pounds.
He thinks he is a good one. He arrived in
Washington yesterday. He is five feet
eleven inches tall, but narrow for his
length. Two other bouts are to be on the
card on this night. One will be between
Jack Grace and Jim Jamie and the other
between Jim Brown and some other boxer,
probably one of the Raedy boys.
Betting on the Corbett and Fitzsimnions
fights not what it Hsight have been expect ed
to be- Before this match was made it was
predicted that Corbett would be a 10 l
favorite. The bets being offered at this
time are 8 to 2, or / 1-2 to l op the
champion.
When Sullivan and Corbett were matched
bets were made as high as TO / on the
then champion. This would indicate that
there is not near go much confidence in
Corbett's ability to whip Fitzsimmons as
there was that Sullivan would defeat
Corbctt.
While the betting don't always indicate
3 winner, it is still pretty good criterion.
Billing odds are always made on the be-
lief of those who are fitted to accurately
judge merit and events, and this being the
case, it will be apparent that the best
Judges of fighters and the opinions that
control betting do not have the notion that
Corbett lets on he has-that he will whip
Fitzsimmons in q walk.
Indeed, the betting at present indicates
that the knowing ones are suspicious that
Bob will whip jim When Fitzsimmons
whipped Peter Maher the odds were 100
to 70 on Maher. When Fitzsimmonsw whipped
Dempsey the odds were 100 to 60 on
Dempsey. When Fitzsimmous W hipped
Hall the odds were 100 to 10 ON Hall.
Bob seems to have the luck of whipping
fayorites.
That Fitzsimmons is being well advised
is demonstrated by the fact that he is
about TO apply for his naturalization pa
pers. By the advice of his friends, just
before he fought Peter Maher in New
Orleans, he declared his intention of be
coming a citizen of the United States aid
within a few days he will be declared a
full-fledged American citizen.
The battle between Pete Boyle and Ed
die Meyer takes place at Streater, ILL.,, to-
night. The result Of it will be looked for
with interest, because the winner of it
will in all probability be matched with
Kid Lavigne. Meyer, in the only ring |
battle he ever had, fought Lavigne to a |
standstili for twenty rounds, when he |
was put out by an unlocked for blow. He |
is said to be a much better man now, and |
wants another chance at Lavigne IL he |
defeats Boyle, and there will be lot OF |
Chicago money go on him il another match |
Is made.
Word comes from England that Peter
jackson Is agreeable to a match with
Peter Maher, and that one will be made
before the latter returns to this country
to box Steve O'Donnell. The battle is to
take place in England.
The evening times., 1895-08-17
Her Angel-Food.

Here Is ssme angel-food made my
SELF" she said. He paled. ''Thank you,"
darling" he faltered. and partook. That
night the painter dreamed, whereat he
rose, and In feverish haste painted an art
poster which brought $3.50. Then he
kissed his wife fondly, called her brave
little woman, and wondered what he
would do without her.-Detroit News
Tribune.
The evening times., 1895-08-17
Blackberry Cordial.

Blackberry cordial is an invaluable home
made drink for hot weather disorders of the
stomach. To make 1t squeeze blackberries
enough to make a quart of juice, add to it
apoUnd of floafsugsr and let it dissolve heat
ing 1t slowly. Add to IL sne teaspoonful of
cloves, cinnamon and nutmeg. Boil all to-
gether twenty minutes. On removing from
the fire add a wineglass OF brandy. Put in
bottles while hot and seal Use a teaspoon
full for n glass Of iced water.
The evening times., 1895-08-17

While the senat tors are not sho wing
very well in the pennant race, they every
now and then hit a gait that makes things
interesting for even the best OK the League
clubs. Although the Baltimore men have
| taken q majority Of the games with the
| Washington team, they have learned to
| start right in at the beginning and do no
trifling when they face our men. 1t was
| the general talk among the Baltimore
rooters yesterday that the Senators popped
up in spots when they were least expected
to do SO, and until the last man was out
they did not feel sure that the Orioles would
win, although things looked rosy for them
from the start,
Manager Hanlon who was in this city
with the Orioles yesterday, does not agree
with the notion that New York should play
ball for the Temple cup, regardless of where
she finishes in the pennant race. The cup
was to be played for by the clubs finishing
first and second, says Hanlon. 1t was
given to act as an incentive to the play ayers
of the different clubs to secure first ur
second place. Previously, the players
had no reason for fighting so hard. but
now, together with the chances of winning
the cup, they also have in view the fact that
the total amount of money taken in on
these games belong to them. This offers
great inducement for them to work all
the harder, for there is nothing which
makes a man hustle SO much as does the
chance for ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
''If the New Yorks finished in the bunch,
and it looks as il they will, then for them
to play in the cup series would be just like
having the vigilant defend the America
cup again. She successfully defended 1t
last year, but this year has been badly
beaten by another yacht, hence ha no right
to go in the race again. The New Yorks
won the cup fair and square las tseason, but
this season they have been out-classed by |
nearly every club in the League, hence they |
have no right to play in the series. It is |
for the clubs which outplayed and out |
classed them to take part in this final |
series ="
Nercer's pitching in yesterdays game |
was right to the taste of the Baltimore
men. They hit him as often and as hard
as they wanted to, and II it had not
been for the good work OF the team behind
him the slaughter would have been .
one.
The Freedman-Doyie combination seems
The evening times., 1895-08-17

to be harmless, 30 far as the pennant fight
goes. They got a game from the Brooklyn
men yesterday; then turned around and
got a soulless drubbing from the same
club. They are now In eighth place, and
there Is little prospect that they will 60
much higher unless they strike a much
swifter gait than they no W are sho wing.
The tail-enders had q round at Won der
Ahe's town yesterday. The Colonels went
after Breitenstein for thirteen hits, and
then they were beaten. Each team made
one error. Both played good ball. but the
st. Louis men had the best OF the luck
and won out after hard fight.
Cleveland and Pittsburg keep right in
line. Both clubs won yesterday They
occupy the same positions ON the list as
on the day before. Cleveland leads Balti-
more one point for first place. The two
clubs seem determined to have 1t out be-
tween themselves. and from present ap-
pearances they are the ones who will
finish first and second.
When the Boston men start home they
will have little to be thankful for. They
hoNe hhd ohiy q uctSsy tdeut "a SlCtOIy
since they left their own stamping ground
They are now tied with Philadelphia for
seventh place, with good prospect of win
ming that position to-day. The Beaueaters
are playing nothing like pennant-win-
ming ball these days.
Abbey did himself proud yesterday. He
went after everything that 81 arted his way,
and he got everything that was within
reach.
The remarkable endurance OF Mcclure
was commented on frequently yesterday.
The inceseant work he has been doing Seems
to have had no effect on him, and he keeps |
right along, putting up gilt-edged ball.
Big Bill Joyce made the longest hit in the |
game yesterday. 1t went beyond the far |
end OF the bleachers' quarters in right field |
and the rOoters for the home team howled |
with delight.
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Resented the fmputation.

"You are accused of seeking cheap noto-
riety." 10
ut isn't cheap. /" protested the Rev. Mr..
HowIout; "I have to pay full rates for
getting my sermons printed They won't
even give me the usual ministerial dis
count nt"-Indianapolis journal.
The evening times., 1895-08-17
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The League games played yesterday re-
suited as follows:
baltimore 12, Washington 8.
New York 6, Brooklyn 4; second game,
Brooklyn 10, New York 1.
Philadelphia 8, Boston 6.
Cleveland 8, Cincinnati 2.
Pittsburg 8, Chicago 2.
BIT. Louis g, Louisville s.
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Abbey did himself proud yesterday. He
went after everything that started his W ay,
and he got everything that was within
reach.
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Tho standing of the League Clubs to-day is as

The League games scheduled for to-day
are as follows:
Washington at Baltimore.
Brooklyn at New York.
Boston at Philadelphia.
Cincinnati at Cleveland.
Pittsburg at Chicago.
Louisville at st. Louis.
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was commented on frequently yesterday.
The inceseant work he has been doing Seems
to have had no effect on him, and he keeps
right along, putting up gilt-edged ball.
The evening times., 1895-08-17

Big Bill Joyce made the longest hit in the
game yesterday. 1t went beyond the far
end Of the bleachers' quarters in right field
and the rOoters for the home team howled
with delight.
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Word comes from England that Peter
jackson is agreeable to match with
Peter Maher, and that one will be made
before the latter returns to this country
to box Steve O'Donnell. The battle is to
take place in England.