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The Washington times., 1895-03-13
D. D. THOMPSON,

Sole Agent for District Of Columbia
~ HE FRANKLIN FIRE INSURANCE COM
Il PANY OF PHILADELPHIA.
Report to January I, 1895, published N accord
ance with act of Congress approved July 81, 1892:
Capital stock, fun paid .-..--.--..-. S406GO0 90
Gross assets 3, 3,1s6 S97 Is
All liabilities excepting capital. 7S2,6l1 90
Fire losses paid six months ending
December 81, 1894 .--.......-.----- 1244I9 10
Current expenses paid six months
ending December 81, 1894 lC9,SO5 %
Dividends paid six months ending
December 81, 1894 5OsS5O W
State of Pennsylvania, city of Philadelphia, ss;
J. W. MCALLJSTER, president, and b. l. CkAS-
SON, secretary. of the Franklin Fire Insurance
Company, of Philadelphia, do sOiemnly ainrp
that the foregoing statement Is true 70 the pest
of their knowledge and belief
j. W MCALLISTER, President
F. T. CRESSoN, Secretary.
Signed and affirmed 20 before me tnis I<th oay
rsFAII Notary Public.
JOHN B. WIGHT, Agent,
l4fO G ST., N. w.
The Washington times., 1895-03-13
Second race-FiYe furlongs.
Tins for To.aav,s Races.

First race-Pottowattomie, Jim r.
Second race-ApoIlo, Tammany Hall
Third race-Fannie Martin, FlmstOne.
Fourth race-Juliet, Marguerite.
Fifth race-Doc Birch, Dillon j.
The Washington times., 1895-03-13

Mr. A. A. Sousa, president of the Depart
mental Baseball League, said yesterday
that no attention would be paid to lumors
of the organization of rival amateur
league The Departmental League, he
The Washington times., 1895-03-13
tSEALl

STATEMENT Of the condition OF the HART
~ FORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. Of
Hartford, Conn, on the 3lst day Of December,
1894, as required by act OF Congress approved
july %, 1922:
Capital stock paid up---..----.-..-. lrSJO,O00 %
ASSETS
Cash in bank and cash items. g sEss3 22s 81
Real estate. 565,555 50
Bonds and mortgages (hrst lien
real estate) -. ....-...... I,4S6, 900 90
Stocks and bonds market yaluel 4,4l3.Soo 90
Bills receivable and collateral loans 1000 90
Premiums uncollected and in hands
Of agents - --...-......-. ss9O2i ss
Interest due and accrued on Deem
Der 81, 1874 A----...-..-...-----.----- AUSs "
Total tal....................... s,ss5, ,735 62
LIABILITIES
Cash capital. 25O,O00 90
Reserve premium fund.--..--...-...- ~, SIS IS
Reserve fer unpaid losses and
Claims ol0,9UO "
Net surplus. 2-5003i 81
Statement OF dividends and expenses
for six months ending December
81, 1891
Dividends ...............-.-...... 1a.OO0 90
Current expenses ses.................... SS9,7O2 Il
j. 3. BENCE, Yice-President
P C. KOYCE, Secretary
Subscribed and sworn to before me this nth
day of March, 1895. NJ b. SCOTT,
lSEAL-I Notary Public
JOHN 3. WIGHT, Agent,
-
The Washington times., 1895-03-13
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

S.
/, AARON s CATWOOD, president Of the
Rboye-named company, do solemnIy swear that
the above-named statement is true TO the best
of my knowledge and belief.
A. = CAYWOGD. President
Subscribed and sworn 10 before me this 1lth
day Of March, 1898.
HENRY b SIMPSON,
[sEAL1 Notary Public.
The Washington times., 1895-03-13

Majestic ranges this week; getone mris-atd
The Washington times., 1895-03-13

81. Is to Baltimore and return via B. and o.
r. r, 81 p ON all trains Saturday and Sunday,
March 10Th and nth, good to return until Mon
day, the s.h. mriS-5t
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-21

events from standpoint so lofty that
the little funny doings of life, those
that 90 towards making life worth liv-
ing, are all, so far as he is concerned,
completely lost.
Nor do even the newspapers, that
tread so closely on the heels of happen.
tngs that they present us to-day the
history of the worlds doings on yester.
day, always take the trouble to record
the fun of the passing moment, proba-
Dly for the reason that they are so
closely engaged in presenting the facts
that the fun must be left to take care
of itself. But the neglect of the histo-
rianS and scribes to tell all about the
humors of an election does not in the
least affect the humorists who, con
sciouSly or otherwise. furnish the fun
on such occasions, for, whether their
exuberance of spirits is the subject of
notice by others or not, they 20 on en-
ioying themselves at such times rs
though the sole purpose of an election
were to enable them to be funny. And
they are sometimes very funny, in.
deed, even when they do not intend to
tS' 'Soiii'botg say tlitil any olt W NJ
Is much in earnest about anything is
always funny, for the reason that his
own mental absorption in the task be-
fore him is such as to excite the humor
Gus emotions of those who have less in
terest, so much less as to render his
own incomprehensible to them, and
therefore ridiculous. 1t is no easy mat
ter to be as deeply interested in anoth-
er mans business as in your own, and
when you see him intensely absorbed,
or, perhaps, greatly worried by some
thing that to you is Il matter of no con.
sequence, it is sometimes Il hard mat.
ter to refrain from laughing.
1t is generally safe thing to do,
however, especially in matter of poll,
tics for, although two men out of five
can assign no valid reason why they
vote one ticket rather than another,
they are generally much in earnest in
their political opinions, and the fact
that these have no tangible, CT some.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-21

times even sensible basis, renders theii
possessors all the more earnest in their
support. Men may jibe at the looks OF
the American citizen, may turn up the
nose at his wearing apparel, may even
shoot out the lips at his hat, and escape
with impunity, but the moment you
touch his politics he is in arms, for
once in every two years he is n politician
all through, brimful of interest in the
success of his party, and ready, With
either tongue or fist, TO espouse its
cause.
The young fellow who, for the first
time, essays to exercise the right of Suf
frage, is always an interesting figure
He is just at the age when Il youth is
neither fish nor fowl; that is to say, he
Is neither boy nor man. He has lust
quit going to school, in all probability
and has got good start on a mustache
his voice has changed, and he 10 lon
ger speaks in the broken gander-gos
ling fashion that distinguished his ut
terances three or four years earlier
but for all that, he is not yet full
grown man. He generally comes into
the polls with some degree of embar
rassment He has seen polling places
before, but commonly from afar, fol
the big policemen admonished him thai
kids are not needed here" This time
however he is part of the show, and
feels a due sense of his own import
ance. He votes; is transformed into o
citizen; goes out, and stands on the
sidewalk telling people how he voted
and rendering any amount of advice OF
the subject to men who were voters
twenty years before he was born.
A popular polling place develops dur
ing the course of an election day q
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-21
Yawning as a Remedy.

Yawning, though contrary to the
canons OF good society, is undoubt.
edly very beneficial to the individual
Muscles are brought into play during
a good yawn which otherwise would
never obtain any exercise at all, and
its value as n sort of natural massage
is considerable. The muscles which
move the lower jaw and the breathing
muscles of the chest are the first ones
used during the process of gaping.
then the tongue is rounded and arched,
the palate tightly stretched, and the
uvula raised. The eyes generally close
tightly towards the termination of the
yawn, the ears are raised slightly and
the nostrils dllated. The crack some.
times heard in the ear proves that the
aural membranes are also stretched
and exercised, something impossible
by any process but Il yawn. 1t has
recently been recommended by some
doctors that sufferers from nasal
catarrh should make practice OF
yawning six or seven times day and
good results will follow. 1t is also
considered valuable in Inflammation
of the palate, sore throat and earache.
New York Herald.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-21

Inc hiun VINO STANDS on his rights Is
eeheraiiy ,he nrst TO come and the last
20 go away IN the ola days OF separate
.iche's ne was much more OF nSure
'nah ne Is hoW' Tor he knew exactly
"na' 'iie ia" was as IL applled TO MIN
scii' anu was prepared 10 go 10 any
.ens III VI "rSumeht 10 Justfy the stand
uc iiau 'aheh. IL ne came as voter, he
sanie III pristiihg ike porcupine, ana
.cl' reaiiy disappointed IL NOBODY chal-
,enscu MS r,Snl 10 'ote, lor that would
uaNe ohcre.i iiiiii eAactiS 'he opportuh-
''y he was l'chlhS lof-lo snow that he
WAS an Aniericah cItizen' ana as good
rs any other man, IL not Il Attle better
u was ae d 'icNet iioluer, or uls,riputer'
uo"e'ci' 'iiat thiS iiuiN iuuai anyways
uis,lhS uieheo nii,iseii' ~, nc hle" eA-
aous INV nc"i ne couiu coilc u Tue
poiis' anu IL Wy |n"ii'e poiieehiah
oruereu MN oach' le s'oou reauy 10
prove " 'he iilihioii VI ''e III" 'nat ne
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-21

South Germans are fond of com.
planning of the tendency of
the Berlin Government to Prus-
sianize everything end to avail
itself of Emperor Williams position
as head of the Confederation known
as the German Empire to encroach
upon the independence of the Federal
States. A cursory glance around the
various great departments of the State
at Berlin conveys the impression, to
the New York Tribune, however, that
these allegations are unfounded, and
that, instead of Germany becoming
Prussianlzed, it is Prussia which is
becoming Germanized. Thus it is a
Baden statesman, Baron NIarschal vou
Bieberstein, who is Prussian Minister
of State and Foreign Affairs It is a
Hessian, DR.. Hoffman,, who is Presi-
dent of the Royal Chancellerie of the
Kingdom. A Hanoyerian, DR.. MIGUEL,
is Prussinn Minister of Finance, while
Bavarian, in the person of Prince
Hohenlohe, holds the joint Offices Of
Prime Minister of Prussia and Cham
cellor of the German Empire
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-21
A WIN TER FANCY.

Against the pane the 'snow drifts fast;
The cold night wind goes sobbng past,
Alone l sit and close my eyes,
And think and long for summer .skies.
have vislon-strangely sweet
field OF waving summer wheat;
Hills clothed in green from top TO basee;
silver lake, across whose face
The breeze make smiles, while to and fro
The white swans slow and stately go.
An orchard all flush with bloom:
A dark wood, and within its gloom
A thrush that sings once and again
His madly sweet and ecstatic strain;
'ris answered by notes clear and strong,
And all the air is filed with song.
How the birds sing And well they may
Who would not sing on such day?
world so fair, o life so dear,
Just now Gods heaven itself seems nearl
The dream is past l wake alone;
hear the cold winds angry moan,
And sob aloud. "Be swift to bring,
Most gracious Lord, our life's sweet spring.
Virginia Franklyn.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-21

with also Il trifle less conceit, would
ask the judges for information, for the
intelligent man is always ready TO
the critic in Lallah Rookh, prefers his
own ignorance to the best information
any one else can give him.
When the women take an active in
terest in the election, the chances for
excitement are materially increased.
1t does not often happen that the ladies
interest themselves to such an extent
rs to go to the polls for the purpose of
laboring personally with voters, but
when they do, they generally carry
their point-not by means of argument,
but purely on personal grounds. A
man appealing 10 another to change his
vote will present reasons more or less
valid, according to the character of the
speaker and the merits of his case, but
q woman's best reason is Because"
and this she gives out with n degree of
dogmatism that eXhausts the subject
She can not be made to see that BE
cause" might properly be supplement-
ed with other considerations; it is
enough for her, and she can not, for the
life of her, see why it is not enough for
everybody else. But there is no such
thing as escaping her If she goes to the
polls to persuade voters, for even il
they be determined to vote against her
side, they may as well make up their
minds to listen to her. for if she can
not vote for herself she is bound to do
wnat she can to have her way, and
that is why she came TO the polls.
Exciting as the day may be, the in.
forest rises tO fpVpr lpot in tbn nyan,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-21

Testing immense enthusiasm. displays
also the densest ignorance as to the
candidates names, and whether they
are Republican or Democratic. She is
always one or the other, either because
her papa is or because some feminine
of her acquaintance is on the other
side, and after the display of bulletin
inquiries with eagerness: rs that DEM
ocratic:" in order that she may know
when to squeal. And when her turn
comes and the crowd emits Il below
that may be heard for twenty blocks
in every direction, she opens her rosy
lips and gives vent to a squeak not
greatly different from that which
would have resounded in her vicinity
on the sudden discovery of mouse I'M
der the chair. Her appreciation is in
tense, but not intelligent; she knows
she is glad, but does not know exactly
why. Her enthusiasm is also consid-
erably hampered by limits, and if she
chances to stand close by the show win
dow of dry goods store questions of
public policy and of candidates must
Immediately give place while she ex-
amines the goods and speculates how
she would look in Il pair of the new
sleeves. But, after all, perhaps she
knows almost as much about the whole
matter as her brother, who blows Il big
horn and takes home more beer than
he can comfortably carry, and as long
as she is content no one else need com
plain, for of all the figures of an elec.
ton night she is certainly the most pic.
turesQue.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-21

Upton, the big provision dealer OF
London, declares that 'in Ireland
there is a magnificent future for the
fruit-growing industry if only its op-
portunities were turned to account.
Even now most of the blackberries
that come to the English markets are
grown in ireland. But there art
enormous possibilities there of which
no one has yet taken advantage,
Properly worked, its fruit trade might
yet do much to insure Ireland's com.
mercial prosperity.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-21
Ii Cases of Group.

A standard medical authority save
that the first thing to do for the child
IS to put his feet into rs hot mustard
water as he can bear, and be sure that
the room is very warm. If possible,
put him into hot bath, and then
quickly drying him, put him IN bed
between blankets Even before put.
ting him in bed give him sirup of ipe.
cac IN teaspoonful. doses until he
vomits. For external applications
take two tablespoonfuls of turpentine,
and four tablespoonfuls of goose oil,
or sweet oil, or lard oil, mix well, and
rub thoroughly on the outside OF the
throat. Suturate flannel and lay it
over the chest and throat. Hot bricks,
or bottles filled with hot water, should
be placed at the child's feet and at
the sides Of his body to induce per-
spiration. Keep them carefully COW
cred. After the vomiting the bowels
must be kept open with slrup of
squills. The best drink for the child
is slippery-elm water. Give plenty of
uourishment to keep up the strength.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-21

There is movement in London to
provide help for the less fortunate
members OF the legal profession and
their widows and children. Existing
law charities provide small pensions
and gifts of ofmoney, and there are also
homes where annuitants with a small
income can be received. The aim is
to supplement these agencies and to
grant relief in cases where they do
not touch.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-21

"Ihere is glimmer Of light in the
domestic horizon shining to the over
worked and over-worried women of
New York aristocracy,' announces
Truth. Seemingly there is remote
chance that Bridget and her success
ors from Norway, Sweden, Denmark,
Germany and other over-populated
countries may be thrown down from
the throne they have so long occupied.
The reyolutionizing agent is the little,
bright, industrious japanese woman
servant. ~
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-21
THE HOUSE ON THE HILL.
FL MAY NI'HENRY.

HE two women shut
the door carefully
and locked it as
t II e y went out.
They did not say
anything until they
had climbed the
rickety fence and
We're out in the
road. Thoughts of
what they had left
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-21

ing, when the returns begin to come in
AS the darkness increases, crowds, al
first small and quiet, grow in size and
noisiness, while the bulletins are dis.
played and one side or the other In
turn seem to triumph.
Joint celebrations were common, says
the st. Louis Globe Democrat In re
ferring to the recent election. Half o
dozen young men would buy large.
horn. In some cases or 10 feet long
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-21

-Friend-"Why do you send your
husbands clothes to tailor, when all
they need is a button?' Mrs. Manio-
fem-"Well, the fact is my husband
married so young that he never learned
how to sew on a button."-
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-21

and bear it on their shoulders, while
the most leather-lunged of the party
would walk behind the instrument of
public torture. and from time to time,
applying his lips to the mouthpiece,
emit a roar that could easily be heard
from Fourth street to Jefferson avenue.
There is some mysterious quality in
American human nature that renders
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-21
May Grow 1t Here.

Americans import from Japan about
40,000,00O pounds Of tea year and
45,000,000 pounds from China. If the
tea market eventually becomes much
disturbed, there will be an increase of
interest in the neutrality-suspicious.
in South Carolina and Florida.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-21

England seems, to the New York
Telegram, to be recovering from its
impression that marriage is a failure,
for the register of marriages for 1894
exceeds that of any year since 1884.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-21

According to a Roumanian custom,
when a servant has displeased his
master the offender takes his boots in
his hands and places them before the
bedroom door OF his master. 1t is a
sign of great submission
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-21
Many Kinds of Voters.

Every movement or event in which
large numbers of men are interested
has its humorous side, and an election
is no exception to the rule. The grave
historian who looks upon the ebb and
flow of politics with as much calm
philosophy as the boatman watches the
movements of the tides does not see the
undercurrent of fun, for he regards all
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-21

Philadelphia has her school chill.
dren observe Penn Day. The ami.
versary falls on October 9th. The
year of the landing of the good shir
Welcome was in 1852.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-21

Romance never dies in Germany,
exclaims the New York Press. At
Frankfort on the Main lady just de.
ceased has bequeathed 10000 marks
to "the widow and children of my first
iove -
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-21

The New York Advertiser confesses
that it is becoming tiresome to read
how celebrated authors wrote their
first books.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-21

Honor and shame from no condition rise,
Act well your part-and widely advertise
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-21
UNIQUE CHARACTERS.
TRAITS OF HUMANITY CONSPIC-
UOUS ON ELECTION DAY,

A Day When Every One Is n Poll.
tician-Thc Man with a Tin Horn
The Man Who Wins a Bct-Fair
Woman at the Polls.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-21

do poets wear long hair?" "Notall
of them. Some of them are married" p"
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-07-12

You say there is
money in farming, Mr..
Secretarv,' said "l'he
general idea is that the
farmers are going to
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-07-12
Old People.

Old ,.eople who require m !i.,n,. vi
raoulat,. the bowels and Ndne.11. ,,s
find the true remedy in Elecr'r =. p''a !,
This medicine does not suln"."; mo,
no whiskpy nor othr. ,;,pr
cant, hnt acts ms n tome """ .h al
i've. 1t acts mid IN the St'ln 4.';ns "a, d
bowels. adding strength an" ,,nr.
To the organs Thereby aiding ;N ',c,iiI
the performance II me .,n,ei
Electro Bi,,ers is an excellent EXT la i,
or and aids digestion. va wy Phi
it lust exactly What they "te" ,. AID,
50 cents per bottle at li"r'r!
drug store.
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-07-12
ORANGE BLOSSOM.

Is the famous remedy of DR.. mo. A
McGill, for all diseases peculiar to
ladies': 1t is the one natural cure for
female troubles because it is applied
right to the diseased parts.
1t is as safe and harmless as a
flax seed poultice, the first applicat,
ion drawing out fever and soreness
and stopping at once those distress
ing pains from which SO many women
suffer.
Don't take internal remedies for
female weakness! Common sense re.
quires direct application to cure
leucorrhGa, liberation, profuse and
difficult menstruation, inflammation,
congestion, falling and dropsy of the
womb, ovarian and fibroid tumors,
hceration of cervix, and all diseases
of these organs.
Every lady can treat herself with
Orange Blossom, Send your address
to DR.. ]. A. McGill & Co., 2&4
Hubbard Court, Chicago, Ills. for
free sample, and a book giving full
directions for home treatment.
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-07-12
Written for The Repablic.


Written for The Repablic.
| called on the Hon. J. Sterling
Morton. the Secretary of Agricul-
tire the other night and asked
him to 1--WE me some points for the
cities which are turning their va
cant lots into potato gardens for
the moor The Secretary of Agri
culture believes that there is mon
ev in farming. He is . man Of
much wealth, and great part Of
his fortune has come out OF the
soil. He is highly cultured ana
collece-bred. but he is rs PLAIN IN
his WAYS as was Abraham Lincoln.
and he has practical ideas Of men
and things. Like Lincoln, he has
a story to illustrate his every
point. and like Lincoln, lie IS
more of an optimist than Il pessl-
mist. He thinks that the farmers
of the United States have as good
business chances as the members
of any other profession. and he
says that those VINO mix their ma
nure with brains seldom tall to
amass wealth. He has OF late been
making a study of the condition OF
the farmer, and OF his possibilities
outside of the old lines Of cultlva-
ton. and he is full of new sugges-
tons. He is great advocate OF
small farms, and he tells me- there
is a good deal Of money to be made
in potatoes.
Said the Secretary: "Therc is
no doubt but there will be a large
demand for all the potatoes that
these cities will raise this year and
for years to come. We raised last
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-07-12

gagged land. | remember one farm
in which pillow stood in the DIES
ert near shaekly shanty, and up
on it the farmer had hung a card
which read:
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-07-12

Secretary? IS not that
market we'll cared for?
"No," replied Mr.. Nor
ton, "the meat market is
not half worked. We
ship great quantities to
but we do not get the best
Take our bacon. 1t brings