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The evening times., 1895-12-06
Reeds Triumph.

When Mr.. Thomas r. Reed deposited his
pertly franiein the eSpea ker schair yesterday
amid a thunder of applause It was pa rdon-
able in him to refer to tho time, only three
years ago, when he occupied that same
chair on the last day of a Congressional ses-
sion and the Democrats stood about gia ring
at him, sha king their fists at him, yelling
aniniadversions at him: when every Dem
ocratic newspaper in the country was pitch
Ing into him and some OF the newspapers of
Republican proclivities were danining him
with praise or exceeding faintness.
He was as literally hated and rs bitterly
denounced as almost any public man or re-
cent times has been.
Mr.. Reed was wa rranted in reflecting no "
time esjusttfies n good many things. His rule
OF the house was tyrannicsl, dtctatOrial.
harsh; but it was eminently business-like.
He counted the umbrellas into his qrn-
runs, but he made II possible 20 do business
and that would have been impossible with
less harsh measures. When the Democrats
came in q season OF leniency toward the
minority was tried, and the filfbustering
soon disgusted the country. The House is
unruly, dilatory, discursive and infinitely
garrulous and disputatious.
A Speaker with n heavy hand is better in
control than q lot of blatheriRg. filibuster-
ing, pig-headed members, for when the
latter come into control all business ends.
Such, in brief, has been the general con-
sideration, approved and enforced by ex-
pertence, which has to large degree Justi-
fled Reeds harsh course In the eyes Of the
pubiic.-Chtcago News
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Shots at Statesmen.

Senator Lodge, too, desires to stop I'm
portati,as and Increase the government
revenue from custums- He would have his
cake and eat it like kewise.-Bostun Herald.
Serene Payne, VIII" appears to be booked
for the leadership uf the House, will un
doubtedly make himself heard. He has a
voice like fog hOTn.-Boston Herald
II the new law firm of Cleveland, Car
Isle & Olney embraces Mr.. Thurter for
polite gentleman TO sit in the octer room,
let il be formed at once. II viii surely
succcea.-Bostnn Standard.
Now they say Grover is tired OF public
life, and the public is tired of Grover.
There seems to be agreement all around.-
Philadelphia North American.
Is Secretary Carlisle stIIl in favor of re-
placing greenbacks with State bank issues,
as he was a year ago?-Chicago Inter-
Ocean.
1 have been informed that President
Cleveland offered the appointment OF asso-
cIate justIceof the Supreme Court to John g.
Carlisle, and that without much delay or
hesitation the offer was declined.-Corre-
spoDdent O'Brien Muore in ST. Louis Re-
public.
The evening times., 1895-12-06
This Is Musical.

Malibrau's voice was a ocntralto, with
much of the soprano register superadded,
that enabled her topass as u mezzo-soprano.
1t was not n afaultlessvoice. but she had wcIi-
derful tact in eoncealing its faults. and
generally managed To keep even the critics
in ignorance Of her weak points.
wagncr's stepfather was named Geyer,
and until almost grown Wagner himself
went by that name. Gcyer wanted to ma ke
painter of young Richard, but the latter
could never learn to draw. His gift for
music was first suspected from his lear
ing to play bits from der Freischutz."
Jenny Lind's voice, at its test, was a
high soprano OF bright and markably
sympathetic quality, reaching from D
below to F in alt, the upper register be-
ing stronger, clearer and richer than the
lower. She had also avery large, weIi-devei-
oped lungs that gave her phenomenal length
of breath, and enabled her TO tone down
a note to the finest pianissimo while main
tanning the quality unchanged.
Paderew ksi's home in Paris is near The
house that Victor Hugo occupied. He IL
q widower and his OBly child, a lad Of twelve,
v . complete invalid, but inherits his
fathers acute and comprehensive mind.
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HOLIDAY ENTHUSIASM.

Never was more braciDg weather in
charge of that business than that which
now makes even the LATEST of mortals
quicken his footsteps and exhibit insp PR
ing energy.
The holiday season is on In all its
fuIlness, shop windows grow more and
more luxurious and giittcring and artis-
tic with each passing hour. The eye seeks
the display with expectant pleasure, the
legs involuntaruy pass inside the inviting
doors, the hand impcratively seeks the
pocket, and there you are.
IN this talk Of hard times and the
necessity OF saving becomes the most
offensive croaking in such weather and
with such opportunities and in the face
Of Christmas and the New Year.
The very paving stones are buoyant. Old
and young. large and little. feel the ex-
aItaiion of the season and tie impulse
OF the frosty oxygen.
The merchant is the deity of the hour,
and will be for weeks TO come. His doors
win need new hinges when trade settles
back to its normal level.
1t is needless 10 say that reference is
made to the merchants who advertise in
The Times, which reaches thousands of buy
ers every day in excess of the number which
read any other newspaper of the city.
Whatever is worth having / S advertised
in The Times, and its readers, full of the
.,nfhnSiasp, af holiday sfcupjpp will pny-
ern themselves accordingly.
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Has a Gamy Flavor.

Severa special turkey trains' were run
from Paris, KY. the center OF great
turkey-raisiDg section TO Cincinnati last
week. Each train carried about 100000
pounds of dressed turkeys consigned to
Eastern markets.
Names mighty hunters seem not to be
OF the human species alone. A tabby cat
in Warren brought into the house OF its
owner with five days recently five
partridges, two rabbits, crow and a snake
three feet long.
Fifteen hundred sea otter skins were
Drought to the traders by Alaska Indians
this year, according TO the estimate OF a
trader just returned to Seattle. Furs OF
bears and foxes aggregating many thou
sand dollars in value were also brought in.
He says Alaska's wealth in furs is very
great, and In many regions is yet prac-
ticaliy Untouched.
England has sixteen packs of s taghounds
at the present time and 139 packs OF
barriers.
One Maine hunter has shot more than
seventy coons already this season.
Bears are the most profitable animals
for trappers in Maine this season, on ac-
count OF the large amount OF oil taken
from their bodies. 1t Is sold for 81 a gal
Ion.
A pack OF hounds recently changed
hands in En- gland for 5000 guineas.
Black squirrels, once plentiful In Liv-
iDSst ON county, n Y, are now very
scarce. They have been almost extermin-
ated by their inyeterate enemy, the red
squirrel.
Flying squirrels are rare ln Maine now.
erai of the hunted animals. Gray wolves
few days ago attracted good deal of
attention.
Two women rode in the first line of a
party of cattle owners out hunting wolves
near Chamberlain, 8. D., the other day,
and they are credited with Killing sew
eral of the hunted animals. Gray wolves
have become very numerous in that region
lately. and are causing much havoc on
the cattle ranges.
The evening times., 1895-12-06
GOOD SAMARITANs.

The new secretary of the Associated
Charities, in an interview in The Times this
evening, expresses some very sensible opin-
ions in regard to almsgiving. The most i'm
portant point he makes is that the purposes
of charitable organization should be to re-
heve immediate want OF the deserving in
the first place. and then find work for them,
If possible.
The secretary has probably studied the
economical system sufficiently to know that
1t is tending constantly to increase the
number of persons who cannot find regular
employment. as well as Of those who can
EARN merely enough to keep life in their
bodies, and that the most generous charity
and benevolence can do but q small frac-
ton of the work necessary to afford ade-
quate relief. Therefore. the great aim Of
those who devote themselves to the ma
chinery Of charity work, either because of
the pity they feel for the unfortunate, or
because of the salaries they receive. should
b. to supply the opportunity to labor.
II half the money paid ont BY charitable
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These Be Curious.

The mayor of Coffeyville, KY, issued a
proclamation few days ago urging the
merchants in that town to close their stores
before o. clock in the evening, so that they
and their employees might attend revival
services being held in the town. A woman
is conducting the services.
Another effort at Harvesting the waves of
the ocean and making practical use of their
tremendous energy is being made on the
being installed. which Is to cost about $20,-
900. 1t Is expected that 1t viii he COM
pleted and In practical operation by Janu-
ary. The power obtained from the waves
and tides is to be used for generating elec-
tricity to supply light and run the street cars.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jules Harmon, of Lansin-
burg, Mich, celebratelthes silvcranniversary
of their wedding in queer way last Tues
day. Sixteen years after their marriage
they We're divorced, and last Tuesday, the
twent y-fifth anniversary, they were re.
married.
Among the many queer happenings as
cribel to the earthquake which shock up
the Middle States q few weeks ago, is the
alteration in the flow OF natural gas and oil
in several localities. In the Indiana ga 8
belt the supply was variousiy affected, in
creased in some places and decreased in
others. In the Penns ylvania oil fields there
was marked fucrea Sc In the yield OF the OIL
wells Immediately after the earthqua ke.
some of the wells having since the disturb
ance almost doubled their output.
One of the liveliest attendants at the At
lanta exposition Is a HeSress named Molly
Darling, who is over 100 years of age. She
attracts much attention from the fact
that she never saw George Washington.
Island Falls, Me-. is making a big effort
after prime distinction In the New Woman
movement. The women Of that place have
Just formed sewing circle and ha yea dopted
Us one of the bylaws: There shah be no
gossiping at our meetings.''
The evening times., 1895-12-06
CHEAP JINGoIsM.

Resolutions cost nothing, and sometime,
are profitable In the way uf adding TO the
notoriety OF the person who labors for their
production and presents them to Congress
This remark will be universally. recognized
as having direct reference to the resolu-
ton af Senator Lodge declaring that the
United States will resent any attempt by
any European power 10 take or acquire
new territory IN the American continent
whetheron the prctense uf boundary disputes
OF otherwise, as an act OF hostility TO the
United States"
'On the pretense or is a vile phrase Ia
come from SO pretentiousa a word-monger as
Mr.. Lodge, but that might be forgiven
il the resolution were anything but mere
sound. If the Senator meant to refer TO
the Venezuela discussion, his geography
is as badly out of Joint as HIS English, for
Venezuela is not part Of the" American
continent. II Is merely an insignificant
portion of an" American continent. 1.-THE, ="
with a big T, can only refer to the continent
which is governed by the United States and
New Jersey.
Does anybody believe for n moment that
the gopd sense Of the people of the United
States would demand war an account Of
the success of Great Britain In establishing
the legality of its claim tn the disputed
territory In Venezuelan
Mr.. Lodge is probably actuated by mere
Jealousy of his colleague, Mr.. Hour, who
was extensively advertised as offering his
support gratis Ia President Cleveland in
any attitude the latter might assume in
regard TO Armenian persecution.
The evening times., 1895-12-06
These Are Curious.

The tendency in modern building in
England Is toward the abolition OF stairs
ip favor OF inclined planes
The peach blossom has been selected by
a vote of The school children of Della ware
as the floral emblem of that State.
There are more than seventy halls in
Paris devoted to fencing, each presided
over by fencing master more or less
famous.
The eartiI flies around the sun with a
speed OF 1895 miles Per hour, over 900
miles per minute, or about 20 odd miles
per second.
In one of his astronomical lectures Prof.
Proctor once said that 800 600 worlds the
size OF our earth could be stored inside
of the sun.
Jerusalem there are eight flourishing olive
trees that are known to be over ,oOG
years old
Dijon, France, has a poplar tree with a
record that can be traced to T22 A. d.
1t is 122 feet high and 45 feet in cir
conference at the base.
At the end of 1893 Belgium had 2,O36
miles Of railway, and with the exception
of 200 miles of il Is owned and worked
by the government.
Eugene KranZ, an Alsatian, has held the
position of chef in the household of the
Car OF Russia for some years, and Is
said TO be the most accomplished cook
in the world. His staff numbers ONE 200
persons.
1t has been frequently stated that Mon
signorc O'Connell was virtually forced to
resign the presidency Of the American col
legc at Rome because of his ardent sym
paihy with the ideas OF Archbishop Ire
land of st. Paul.
Mrs. Louis Pond of Dedhan, Me-, has
carried on her farm alone since the death
of her husband, two years ago. She uses
a Hereford bull to do the plowing and
hauling, and works him harnessed to q
cart like q horse. When she goes to mar
ket the bull is hitcbed to the wagon, and
She jumps in and rides away, guiding him
by ropes RAINING to ring in the nose.
At q late fair held in Dedham she tool
the first prize for rnhitching and hitch
ing up again in the shortest time.
The evening times., 1895-12-06
DISPOSAL OF DEBRIS.

Health Officer woodward does well to
give more than passing attention to the
disposal OF waste matter not included in
the collections of the garbage contractor,
and which is dumped promiscuousiy in all
parts OF the city.
Owners of unimproved property, whose
lots are below established grade, have 4
habit of encouraging the deposits Of ashes,
waste paper. rags, and j thousand indie
scribable things. for the purpose OF bring
ing their lots up TO building level with as
little expenditure as possible. 1t is not
unusual for bedding from dwellings which
have had inmates afflicted with contagious
disease to be put out Of the way In this
manner; and upon these vacant lots SO con-
taminated, children frolic and scra mble
among the villainous aggregation of refuse.
Thus disease and death re spread abroad,
and 1t is called a visitation Of Divine Prov
idence, when it Is nothing but the criminal
negligence and parsimony of mankInd.
The evening times., 1895-12-06
Suggestions From Nature.

The weapon OF the swordfish probably
served as the model for one OF the earliest
forms OF the sword. Many early swords,
particularly among the ma riDe nations,
were edged with the teeth of sharks.
The water snail is a combination of raft
and boat. When ii desires to float on the
surface OF the water 1t turns its Shell down.
wards and floats on its back, propelling
itself by means OF an oar Ike foot.
The first rope makers were the spiders.
which spin a thread so fine that, although it
is composed of fifty or sixty strands. II is
dozen times smaller than the finest thread
spun by the hamis OF men.
The echinococcus. an animal parasite,
is provided with large number OF grapnel
hooks. by which 1t holds itself in position,
fastening its hooks in the animal tissue and
retaining its hold with great strength.
The Portuguese .'man- of-war' Is pro-
vided with an air sack, which it can expand
and contract at pleasure. and thus rise to the
surface or sink beneath it. The air sack is
on the principle OF the life preservcr.
The evening times., 1895-12-06
LIST OF POLLING PLACES.

J. E. wooDFoRD. Fifth and a streets
northeast.
A. P. GEYER. Thirteenth and II streets
northeast
]. W. JOHNSON, 40 H street northeast.
w. F. MACkAY. SCI H street northeast.
HOYLE & CO., Fourth aud East Capitol
streets.
F. P. WELLER. Eighth and streets south
east.
THOMAS A. DoBYNs, Second street and
Pennsylvania avenue southeast.
JOSEPH LINDEN, i03 Eighth street south
east.
w. W. HALL, tr., 722 Four-and-a-halr
street southwest
JOSEPH PETIGNAT. 6O9 Seventh street
southwest.
W. b. BRACE. Thirtieth and NJ streets,
Georgetown.
northwest.
SIMMS' PHARMACY, Fourteenth street
ard New York avenue nurth west.
DeMoiL & HELMSEN, Ninth and East
Capitol streets.
BYRNES' DRUG STORE. Ninth street and
Maryland avenue northeast.
THE TIMES OFFICE. Tenth street and
Pennsylvania avenue.
W. II. TRlNsLow. "a Monroe street. Ana
costa. d. G.
RI. PYWELL. 1901 Eleventh stree. SOUTH
east.
GUY N. NEELY & Co.. corner Eleventh and
streets southeast.
The evening times., 1895-12-06
NEEDED RECREATION.

The country will be rejoiced tn know
that the President of the United States is
now engaged in a courageous and victorious
onslaught upon those dangerous and often
sive birds called ducks
A few weeks ago Mr.. Clcvela nd returned
from an outing several months in duration,
during which the fish of Buzzard Bay suf-
fered a diminution of numbers which is be-
yond calculation. His brief interval Of in
action told upon his system alanningiy.
His health demanded that he should at
once engage in slaughter. He must have
action. He must have gore. The enervat-
ing life in which he could find no greater
excitement than the writing of perfunctury
messages to Congress and the transmits
sion of names to the Senate OF persons
who have been annoying him with prayers
for office, caused an immediate accretion
of rust and mold. The brightest genius
could lind no exaltation in such trifiing
work. 1t was well to dismiss it with as
little trouble as possible and then go for
ducks.
In those kalf-civiIized days of the un-
progressive Orient. when Haroun al Rascbid
was caliph over n great people, it was
the custom of rulers to pass days and
nights in close analysis of the lives OF citi-
.ens and the tendencies of human evolu-
Jon. Those were the times of the unde-
Teloped. Such performances were the fads
If the effete.
In this advanced period the chief off
ciais of great peoples know better.
They throw concealed hooks to confid-
ing fish, and catch and kill them,
They use doublc-barreled breech-loading
shotguns tn riddle the bodies of ducks.
For this are we statesmen.
The evening times., 1895-12-06

Vote at the polling place nea rest your res.
idence.
The polling places will be as follows:
WALTER j. BOYCE, First street and New
York avenue northwest.
H, G.. EASTERDAY, corner g street and
New Jersey avenue northwest.
FRANK SMITH. Fourth and 6 streets
northwest.
A. B. McCLosKEY. 1912 Seventh street
R. ". DUFFY, Ninth and streets north
west.
+. ii. CRIswELL, Seventh and streets
mort Invest.
EDMONDs 4 WILLIAMS, Third street and
Pennsylvania avenue northwest.
w. G. ROE, Seventh and L streets north
west.
MOUNT VERNON PHARMACY, Mint h
street and New York avenue northwest.
G. A. BENTLEY, Fourteenth and Corcoran
streets northwest.
OFFUTT BLUMER, Fourteenth and o
streets northwest.
]. LOUIS KRfCK. Seventeenth street and
Ppnnsy!vania avenue.
GEORGE b. LOCKHART, 1914 Thrt y-sec-
ond street, Georgetown.
N. McNuLTY. 1885 Fourteenth street
northwest.
a. .HAaE. 2153 Pennsylvania avenue north
west.
DANIEL d. MULCAHY, North Capitol and
streets.
The evening times., 1895-12-06
Two Bits of Trilby.t0

"Trilby" is selling in England at the rate
of 6. 900 per week. and the total sale rea ches
100, 900 copies.
George Du 1aurIer's friends never speak
to him OF "Trifby." He has grown so
weary of the book and the heroine that
made him famous as a novelist tba he never
speaks of his creation and objects to all
reference IL the same. For time he kept
"Trilby" scrapbook. but it became so
cumbersome after a time that he has not
recorded recently received newspaper
clippings.
The evening times., 1895-12-06

associations for aims and for saiaried
managers were devoted to the purchase Of
land and the colonization and direction Of
those who desire daily work and cannot
find 1t. thousands would secure permanent
relief where one IL merely assisted today
and permitted to drop back into suffer
ing and hopeless condition tomorrow.
That is q practical sort of charity, how
ever, which does not seem to commend it.
self to many of those who make charity a
more or less profitable profession.
The evening times., 1895-12-06
One Of vashington's Instit utions,

The Washington Daily Times has come
to the front so rapidly in circula tion and in
influence, that it is now justly regarded as
one of the great institutions of the capital
There are brains behind its editorials, and
a man who is not satisfied with the amount
of news given in its columns, and the price
the paper is furnished for, ought to get to-
gether money enough to buy out the whole
metropolitan press OF An,erica-Harrison-
burg (va.) Free Press.
The evening times., 1895-12-06

that could be paid this government. and so,
as they believed. smootbed 1t oil off.
Robert College is not only one OF The most
Observation-Disclosures or learning in Europe.
but 1t is transforming the government Of
all Turkey'sdominion Itis sattcnded by stu
dents from Armenia. Bulgaria, servf0, and
other Balkan states. who there imbibc the
spirit of American liberty and civiliza-
zion. Many OF its graduates already occupy
positions OF influence. 1t is hated by Turkey
and Russia, but neither dares interfere
with it,
The evening times., 1895-12-06
Kentucky Substitute for Turkey Shoot.

Kentucky Substitute for Turkey Shoot.
A taking substitute for the usual Thanks
giving musement of turkey shooting was
introduced Thursday by Mr.. Joe Sallee.
which is called a turkey rolling. The bird is
tied, as If to be shot at, thirty yards stepped
off, anu the roller pays his dime, is then
placed between the handles Of wheel
barrow and securely blindfolded, and at
tempts to roll the wheelbarrow over the
turkey. The roller who touches tho turkey
gets it. II none succeeds iu making the
wheel touch it, the one who comes near
est gets it.-Harrodsburg Den1> >crat
The evening times., 1895-12-06
Vote Today on the Bond Bill


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Brouubt the whole Partv

He had told thrilling story OF rescue
from a mountain canon.
But how did you attract the attention
OF the searcbers!''
1T was entirely accidental. After I'd
fired my rifle and shouted myself hoarse
something accidentally tickled my nose and
sueezed. Chicago Record.
The evening times., 1895-12-06

Kriss Kringle is making extensive prepa-
rations for his annual tour over the house
tops this year, and the next thing the live
merchant will be advertising will be new
flexible stocking.
The evening times., 1895-12-06

Washington will be better lighted this
month than during any other similar period
since the gas monopoly has held sway.
There will be two full moons.
The evening times., 1895-12-06
A SURE BAROMETER.
The Circulation of The Times and
What 1t Means.

Circulation is the barnmeter indicating
the favor in which a daily newspaper is
held by a community, and is also testi-
monial tn the correctness of its policy and
the soundness uf the theories 1t advocates
That The Times has met with the fun
Endorsement of the Washington public,
its sworn circulation statements for the
month ending Saturday, November 80,
gives ample evidence. In this connection
the interesting fact is established that the
daily editions of The Times are read by
about 20 per cent more people than any
other daily paper published in the District
Of Columbia.
The Times is proud of its record and will
continue to endeavor TO merit the approval
OF the people of the District.
The circulation Of Tho Times for
the week ending December I, 1895,
x~os foIloNys.
The evening times., 1895-12-06

If Grover had gone a-,lucktng before writ
ing his message, he mighthave been more in
clined to make the feathers fly In that
scarcely immortal document.
The evening times., 1895-12-06

Thanksgiving.
For all the joys of living.
Thanksgiving.
Sweet Thanksgivingi
For every blossom crcwning hfe-
For child, for mother and for wife.
Thanksgiving,
Sweet Thanksgiving
For earth and all that's in is.
Thanksgiving.
Sweet Thanksgiving!
For every gracious. golden minute
For heaven ON high. ard faith TO win h
Thanksgiving,
Sweet Thanksgiving.
Atlanta Constitution.
The evening times., 1895-12-06

In the matter of counting a quorum
Speaker Reed will be relieved of great
task.