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The morning times., 1895-09-09
SCHOOL TRANSFORMED
Children Will Only Get About
Eight Months Instruction.
OPENING DAY VERY LATE
Reason Assigned That Repairs on
Some of the Buildings Have Not
Yet Been CompIeted-Supt. Powell
Can't Tell why the Schools Don't
Open Sooner-Facilities Needed.

Nine months school and halliday ses-
sions for many children is what Wash
ington is to have this year. The schools
open on Sept. 23 and viii certainly close
as early as July l. Allowing for week
at Christmas for vacation a sCant nine
months is left for study.
good many parents are asking why
the opening is placed so late this year.
Everything in the schools is conducted on
the basis of ten months work. The
teachers are paid in ten monthly Install
ments and the general impression is that
they are employed every month except
July and August.
It was formerly the custom for the schools
TO begin to close about the middle of June
and the final exercises were held during
the last week in the month. They were
reopened the first Monday in September.
ONLY EIGHT MONTHS TEACHING.
With the necessary preparations at the
beginning of the year and the looking
over examination and winding up work
at the close this gave teachers full pine
months actual service and the children
had the advantage of as many weeks in the
class room as are given anywhere in the
country.
But of late the time for opening has been
deferred till the middle and now till the
last week in September, and if the schools
close at the usual time next summer the
children Will receive little more than eight
months actual teaching in the classroom.
This is nearly a month less than is usual
in the large towns and the cities of the
United States.
One of the trustees, when asked why
the opening. was so late this year, said it
was because the repairs were not finished.
Several of the buildings will then be
barely ready foruse and one or two probably
cannot be opened on that date
AS more than two months have passed
during which repairs could have been made
some ask why the work could not have been
completed within that time. With mod
ern appliances nearly all repairs or addi-
| tions that were necessary could have bee
made i'll less time. At any rate, the fact
that two or three schools are not in order
The morning times., 1895-09-09
HURRYING UP The SHIPS
Secretary Herbert Wants Work at
Navy Yards to Be Expedited
Also Has Requested Contractors TO
MnkeSpeed w iththc Vessels They
Have Under Construction.

Secretary Herbert stated yesterday that
published statements that he had ordered
work on vessels under construction TO be
expedited, were entirely correct.
The ships building in the navy yards
have been tagging for years" he said.
For a long time the delay was for want
of armor, but armor is now being furnished
promptly. The Texas and the Maine, the
former or which has just been put in com
mission. and the latter OF which will be- in
a few days, really ought to have been in
service months ago. Officials at navy
yards snaturallydesire tokeep a regular force
steadily employed, and the disposition is
10 take workmen from the ships that are
building and do repair WORK with them,
putting them back when the repair work
is completed.
Not only have the Texas and the Maine
been delayed by this practice, but also the
monitors, the Terror, the Monadnock, and
the Puritan. All these ships ought to he
now in commission, and l have ordered
that they be pushed 10 completion.
Precisely the same reasons which have
operated to delay the building OF ships at
the navy yards naturally influence CON
tractors. They are sometimes tempted
10 neglect government work and use part
OF the force on the government ships TO do
outside work as it comes in.
THE contracts all provide penalties
for failure to complete work I'D time.
Penalties for delay have frequently been
/ imposed upon contractors by the Navy De
partnleut but unfortunately Congress has
| ID almost every instance, whenit was asked,
relieved these penalties. The effect Of
such acts is necessarily demoralizing.
The Departmen has recently given
orders To push all work on navy yard ships
and has also been urging the contractors to
| Increased diligence. 1t is to be hoped that
| penalties incurred in the future for delay
will be allowed to stand.
There is really nothing about shipbuild
ing that 10 " renders il difficult inthc United
| States. No good reasons can be given why
ships authorized by Congress should not bt
completed with reasonable dispatch, and
am simply insisting on proper compliance
with the contract obligations.
I'VE have already shown that we car
build ships and guns equal to any in th'
world, and / hope our shipbuilders, whS
are now looking for contracts abroad, vii
demonstrate TO the world that ships cal
he built. not only as wei, but as rapidly
in the United States as anywhere in tn
world.
''Of course, l am pushing along tht
manufacture OF ordnance and everything
else at the same time"
The morning times., 1895-09-09
DIR. v ALkER.

A large percentage OF the cases cured by
DR.. Walker are those with which other
physicians have been unsuccessful. His
treatment positively cures all disorders OF
the brain and nervous system, diseases of
the skin a nj blood, catarrh, asthma, con
sumption, malaria. dyspepsia, rheumatism,
neuralgia, hemorrhoids, diseases OF women,
sexual weakness, and all affections of the
lungs, throat, heart, liver, stomach, kid
neys, bladder bowels, Il nd other organs.
Restoration of strength and vitality in
men who are conscious of diminished
power and vigor, as result OF past fol
lies or over-indulgence, is one Of DR..
Walkers Specialtes.
DR.. Walker may be consulted free of
charge, personally or by letter. His we'll
known sanitarium, at l411 Pennsylvania
avenue, adjoining Wizards Hotel, is open
daily for consultation and trea tment. Of
flee hours, / o q. IN. to p. m; Wednesday
and Saturday evenings, to 6; Sundays,
10 TO IL.
Charges for treatment very low.
All interviews and correspondence sa-
credly confidential. No cases made pub
lie without consent of patients.
The morning times., 1895-09-09
sAIvATIOx OF THE SOUL.
Rev. Oliver a. Brown breaches a
Powerful Sermon on This Subject

Rev. Oliver a. Brown breaches a
Powerful Sermon on This subject
Rev. Oliver A Brown preached last nlghO
at Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church
upan the text. what shall / DO 70 De
saved? Believe on the Lord Jesus christ
and thou shalt be saved Acts XVI 3O-5o.
Indifference to the sacred word OF good
ana of the safety of the soul, SAID DIT
Rroyvn. is the besettiug sin Of our ad-
vauced civilization The scholar worries
about some little point or word OF sIlldH
account, while he Is unmlndIul OF Jhe
word Of God uttered so long ago
tO his immortal soul The heaEtieSS
ioLa- the CUarse, rude Jest have never al
feTpd anv facts. RidicUle has never
closed an open grave; death Cones sWn5
and sure Souls are lost and CANNED
There is as grave danger IN lnaCtloA ds
I'm error. How often has Il, occurred
That some general on the fleid OF DdJIls
allowed the only moment when ne couI1
have won the battle go 10y Without actlon3
II no had only moved on he would nave Sc
cured the victory Have you ever th0ughI
mai YOU have not the right 70 go aiChg
c3rc5e,sIy and indifferently, Tor you are
i'm reality killing your soul. Ialk aboll
SIicfdel What is the killing or the bOoy
To killing of the soult
The morning times., 1895-09-09
POINTS ABOUT POLICEMEN.

station-keeper John +. Garner, OF the
Sixth precinct, Is enjoying a well-eamed
vacation. Mr.. Garner is one ofthe veterans
OF the Washington force.
Lieut. T. B. Anliss Of the First, and
Lieut. d. II. Teeplc. Of the secand, precinct,
a., on leave. Sergt Tony schnling is
acting lieutenant in the former, while Sergt.
David T. DUNCAN is doing the honors at
No. 2.
The sergcants on leave OF absence are:
Il C. Jones. Of the Eighth; McTaggau, of
the Second; John c. Daley, OF the Fourth;
T. J. Wall. OF the Ninth, and ]. a Moore,
OF the First, on sick leave.
The morning report yesterday showed that
not a single man in the Fourth precinct was
on the sick list.
The officers un leave in the several pre-
cincts include Priyates j. +. Amos. OF
No 2: John Hart, S. L. II. Russell and W.
J. Jackson, OF No. 3; James A Smith,
James T. Bruce, AHllard F. Mcguire, J. NJ.
Mohl and Charles 7. Peck, OF No. 4; Loane,
Stevens. Allen and Miller, Of No. 3; Walsh
Estis and Whalcn, OF No. 6; J. i. Pierce
and II. r. Lohman, OF No. Z; ID. w. Lewis,
Il c. Stroman and G. L. Yoe. Of No. 6;
stearns. Archambault and Sedgwick, OF
No 9.
Station Keeper Z. Mitchell, OF the Fifth
precinct, is enjoying his annual vacation.
The SICK roll sent to headquarters yester-
Gay included the names OF PatrOlmen
II. A. Dodge, No. /; T. Hanley and S.
Drane, No. 3; BlTndford, Judge. Buck
master, and Smoot, No 3; J. F. Fitz-
gerald and Station Keeper Elliott, No.
6; J. McCabe, No. :; Gee, Ellsworth, and
Bradley, No. g.
Detective Sergt. Y. ". Perry is down
with another attack Of the ailmeut from
which he has been a sufferer for some time
past.
Veteran Policeman T. A. Clements, who
was recently on duty at the city postoffice,
Is confined to his home by illness. MIR.
Clements was member Of the old Auxil-
iary Guard before the war. He has
been connected with the Metropolitan police
force here since within few months OF
its establishment
The morning times., 1895-09-09
SOUGHT HIS FATHER.

Rev. DR.. Kerr's Beautiful Sermon on
the ProdigaI Son.
The Rev. Dr. Robert p. Kerr, of Rich-
mond, Va. preached to a large congregation
yesterday morning at the Church of the
Covenant, Connecticut avenue and P
street His discourse was based on the
story Of the return OF the Prodigal Son.
Rev. Dr. Kerr's text was taken from
st. Luke, eleventh verse to end Of chap
ter, but he confined his sermon chiefly
to the exclamation Of the Prodigal when
driven to the last extremity and watching
and feeding with the swine i'll the wilderness
he cried out: Il VIII arise and go to my
father and say unto him: Father / have
sinned against Heaven and in thy sight;
I am no more worthy to be called thy
SON."
The story of the return Of the P Prodigal,
said the reverend speaker, was one of
history rather than Of fiction, but how
ever this may be, we find it repeated
daily in the ordinary course OF human
events here, there and everywhere. The
story Of this wanderers repentance ana
return is more than history; IT is a poem,
because it is so F'oriously sweet and true.
II only tells of a sinners repentance and
his return to seek the face OF his father.
Pleasure, said DR.. Kerr, is ever visionary
ana fleeing, and often when we imagine
we have IL within our embrace il is gone,
gone forever, and nothing left but a
prick Of conscience. Happiness comes. not
To those who strive for their own selfish
pleasures. but from the happiness made for
Others ana the praise ana glory of God.
The prodigal's lot was thet OF all who
forsake home and father and righteous
degradation, shame and finally re-
morse This was the turning point in
his life: he had suffered all human could
bear; memory, his true friend, recalled Il
him father and home, and the happy scenes
OF his childhood. and overcome by the re-
nlenbrance Of his father everloving care,
turned his back on his life and surroundings
and cried out, Il viii rise and go to my
| father"
1t was faith in his fathers love that
made him return The question is often
asked. which comes first, faith or re-
pentance? There is no separation; they
are ike The light and heat OF the sun; they
come together. ana are inseparable.
The morning times., 1895-09-09
DIR. RADCLIFFE'S RETURN.
Pleasant Reception From the Con-
grcgation of His Church.

Pleasant Reception From the Con-
grcgation of His Church.
A large and joyous congregation well
coined DR.. Radcliffe on his return after his
vacation to his pulpit yesterday morning
at New York Avenue Church. The pastor
has spent his vacation pleasantly on the
New England coast between Newport and
Narragansett, and has evidently profited by
his suspension Of labor. He referred brief
" but in sincere terms of appreciation to
the large congregation, which gave him an
impromptu reception after the services.
The sermon was on the text from John:
He must needs go through Samaria.'
There is a needs be- said the preacher,
in every human life, for nothing Is the re-
suit of chance or baphazard. Every life
is a scheme within decree of God, its
work, of course, depending upon the man.
ner OF such life.
There is, nevertheless, a morbid piety
which cherishes and courts the idea of
death, and looks with dark and furebOding
eye upon this life as chiefly a miserable
Journey to a desired grave. Christ, though
ordained to death, had regard for the
purposes of life and took care of it. He
avoided theotber side of Jordan and sought
Samaria Tor its quiet and safety. We no.
tice that He, first, ignored false dis
tinctions by associating with the Samari-
tans. Responsive and obedient To the su-
preme principle of His life, He trampied all
usage, custom and common law under foot.
The Christian life thus ignores the sub
ordinate 1t is q principle. 1t is rot a
surgeons knife to cut off deformity. 1t
is rather a plane TO smooth the external
surface Sometimes the Christian is on
one side OF the Jordan and sometimes on
the other. What is poison for one man
may be meet for another. Wherever the
spirit of the Lord is there is liberty. Syn
dicates and trusts may 60 as temporary
expedients, but there is no syndicate of
conscience.
Christ made the incOnyenienCes oflifemin-
lister to the spiritual blessing, and out
of the weary path and the old law He
found and provided the water of everlasting
life.
The Evening Times gives all the
fn,
The morning times., 1895-09-09
wAsHINGToN's G. A. r.. MEN.
First Contingent Off to the Grand
Eupn IunDlpnt

II
Encampment.
The fiTstpaTty OF Washington 5 delegation
10 the G. A. Il. encampmenG at Louisville
started at 9:27 O'Clock yesterday morning
in solid veStibuled train over the Chesa-
peake and Ohio. the party is scheduled To
arrive in Louisville at $50 O'Clock this
To the tune Of. The Old kentucky Home"
played by the Old Guard Band ana the Mt.
Pleasant Drum Corps, the Old Guard and
uniformed representatives from many posts
marched from Grand Army Han to the
Pennsylvania station yesterday morning.
The column was not broken until the nlu-
SiCians and veterans filed into the train
them.
Many members of the Woman's Relief
Corps and number of representatives of
various posts had preceded tue marchcrs u
the depot. Among these delegations were:
PotUmac, Lafayette, Lincoln, Farrdgut,
Garfield, Burnside, Morton and Thomas
corps or the W. K. c., and Meade, Reynolds,
Thomas, Wilson, Kit Carson, Lincoln, Gar
field. Burnside, Farragut, Sheridan, Lo-
gan, Morris, Potomac and Lafayette posts
The train was composed uf eight cars,
the last four of which were slccpers.
The cars a the front of the ira in were re-
served for the elghty-SiX nlemb berS OF The
baad and drum corps and for the Old
Guard, while the remaining cars were
taken by the department commander and
his staGi aId the post delegates.
The last two sleepers viii be at the dis
posal OF the party during the stay in Louis
vile, and the cars were respectively labeled
with long white canvas streamers printed
IN black and tied to the sides OF the cars:
Headquarters of the Department of the
Potomac, w X. G., and Headquarters of
the Department of the Potomac, G. a. r. ~
The train was In charge OF Conductor
Mickey, while Engineer IL. 7. Alley and Fire
Glau I. d. Edwards Illled the seats in the
engines cab.
The train carried no dining car, but it
was the intention of the eXcurSionistS to
stop at Charlottesville at o'clock for din
ner. Supper was TO be taken at Anderson
at $50 O'Clock, ana brea kfast VIII be
eaten at Lexington. in the heart OF the Blue
Grass Region, at the early hour of 6 O'Clock
thIS morning
The morning times., 1895-09-09


By similar reasoning, because some OF
the children cannot be accommodated
at all, ana others must be content with
half sessions, all the schools would be closed
till accommodate tons could be furnished
for all.
Superintendent Powell, when asked why
the schools were to open so late, frankly
said ne did not know. He had not noticed
that the time was later than usual, and
he was not sure that September % was
the date. He thought he heard Colonel
Ross say the cate for the schools TO begin
was September II.
1t is generally recognized that the teachers
are poorly paid for the amount of Work
they are called on to do. especially in the
lower grades, but that is not considered
a reason for shortening the term so as TO
bring up their pay. Tie remedy for low
nav lies in the direct demand for an ad-
vance.
Several OF the new school buildings VIII
not be ready for use on September % and
children in the Fourth grade, higher than in
any previous year, VIII be obliged to be
content with half day sessions.
The Commissioners VIII be urged 10 labor
more energeticaly with the new Congress
20 secure school facilities to accommodate
all day all the children who attend.
The morning times., 1895-09-09
INFERRED SIDE BY SIDE.
Double Burial of A. h. Clarke and HIS
Wife 10 Occur To-Day.

Funeral services over the remains or the
1ate Inert 3. Clarke the ex-employe OF the
Government Printing Office, who COM
mitted suicide Saturday night because OF
grief over the death OF his wife, when
occurred a couple OF hours before, will be
held at his late residence. No. 4OS II street
northwest this afternoon at O'Clock
They will be under the auspices OF Hiram
Lodge OF Masons, No. 10, OF which the De
ceased was a member The funeral will be
a double one, the remains OF Mrs Clarke
being inferred at the same time.
The lodge has been ordered 10 meet at 5
O'Clock at the lodge rooms and will proceed
from there to the house. Pall-bearerS
have been selected from the membership or
the lodge and will convey the remains o bOth
10 GlenwoOd Cemetery where, with Masonic
honors, the husband and wife Will be in
TERED side by side
The Evening Times gives all the
news for a cent
The morning times., 1895-09-09
KICKED BY HIS HORSE.
Hauber Has Lively and
PninfuI EXnerience.

While Mr.. Joseph Hauber, of No. 413 0
street northwest, was driving in his
buggy along the Bladensburg pike, about
$50 O'Clock last night. his horse, which
is spirited animal, became frightened
at a newspaper which came flying along
the road.
II dashed away at breakneck speed,
and Mr.. Hauber was thrown out OF
the vehicle. He managed to hold on
10 the lines and was dragged some
distance. The buggy was stopped by
coming in contact with telegraph pole.
The frightened horse reared ami plunged
and kicked the young man on the face
Mr. Rauber sustained painful injuries
which were dressed by DR.. Darby. The
morse was terribly cut about the head
and face
The morning times., 1895-09-09
Sons and Daughters of Maine.

The Sons and Daughters OF Maine held
their first meeting for the month of Sep
tember at their rooms, No 707 6 street
northwest. Saturday night, when they
took up the question of changing the
name Of the associa ton to Pine Tree
state Club, but postponed consideration
oi IL The regular monthly meetings were
changed from the first and third Saturday
Of each month to the first and third
Wednesday After n tribute to the mem
oTy OF the late L. Allen Dean the evening
was passed in social entertainment.
The morning times., 1895-09-09
Ten Dnvs' Trim 20 Niagara ran

An early fan trip TO Niagara Falls, Wat
kins Glen, Mauch Chunk, Glen Onoko,
Rochester ana Geneva has been arranged
Via the Royal Blue Line and the famou,
Lehigh Valley route.
special express with Pullman Parlor
Cars attached, in charge OF az experienced
tourist agent, will leave the b. & o. station,
Washington. Thursday, September 18Th,
$40 a. NJ, Baltimore, 9:05 a. m, arriving
at the Fails l1.O0 p. "a.
Round trip tickets good ten days, $40
The morning times., 1895-09-09
Nfora TvDhnid Fever

Howard Brennan. a young mglatto, who
has been living with his mother IN Graham s
court. back OF the First precinct police sta
tion was taken 10 Garfield Hospital Friday
suffering with typhoid fever He died there
Saturday night. Several other cases OF
OF The city
The morning times., 1895-09-09
A ItttIa wh3te Corpse.

The sole occupant OF the gloomy niue
,,,1rc,,,a Yesterday was a white male In
Sart The little corpse was picked up py
a sixth nrecinct policeman nj North CapiIoi
SUd r Streets at 6.1O O'Clock yesterday
Tr,rviurr
The morning times., 1895-09-09

Light figured PeTCaline Tea
Gowns. elegant quality Hned
To- the waist, everybody thought
them a bargain when adver-
tiSed at 91C. they are really
worth 81 70, 10 close them OUT
Monday only see
1OO-yard spool silk IN black
only, Monday &c sposl-
Bows two-piece school suits,
age 4 10 14-are big values and
lust the tHing-wOTtn Sl-to,
Monday 6Sc.
Beautiful silver finished Tril-
by heart and chain complete,
an the rage, worth soc, Non
day only 19c.
Ladies Flannellctte Skirts a
comfortable UuCprEarment, value
soc, Monday only 1Sc-
odds ami ends OF Figured
Percale waists, a limited guam
titv. 50 come early as there are
some worth 75c, Monday only
ice.
DARK flannellette wrappers.
lined 10 the waist. a very good
garment. and really worth 81 25f
Monday only 4SC-
Black figured Bedford Cord
Tea Gowns. all lined 70 waist
worth $. 20, Monday only S1-lS-
GRAY Flannel Tea Gowns,
lined To the waist, trimmed vel
vet collars and cuffs, real value
s. so, Monday only 81 -
The morning times., 1895-09-09
OPPENHEINER'S, 5l4 9TH ST. n. v.
VERY POOR REASONING

seems a poor reason for keeping all OF ther
closed
The morning times., 1895-09-09

Annual sales moro than s.oSo.o1O boxes.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-12-12
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.


Toys of all kinds at Roberts.
MP. Christensen was up from Extra
last night.
U. S. Marshal Bradley was in town
the first of the week.
J. M. Graham was transacting bust
ness in Atlantic Friday.
Miss Mary Wilson has resumed her
position at Thompson's store.
Sheriff Armstrong went to Winter
set last night on legal business.
Born. to Mr.. and Mrs L. d. Phelps
Saturday, December 7th, girl.
TO LET A nice clean newly paper
ed Office. Apply to Geo. G. Farmer.
1t will pay you to see w. H. OCon-
nell before purchasing holiday goods.
Miss Eta Root has been seriously
afflicted with rheumatism during the
week.
w. III. Cowles would be pleased to
have you call and see his line of genu-
inc cut glass.
You should not buy dollars worth
of holiday goods until you haye seen
Roberts stock.
Books, booklets, albums, toilet cases,
manicures, cuff and collar boxes, etc. at
Roberts.
Thayer's furniture store is filled to
overlooking with latest styled goods of
every description.
Mrs. W. II. O'Connell went to Allan
tic Saturday evening to spend Sunday
with relatives in that city.
Miss Maud Darland has been quito
sick at her home west of town for
some days but is now improving.
Mrs, ID. L. Freeman, shorthand and
typewriter, Office over Vermilya's
store, Audubon, Iowa. Instructions
in shorthand.
George a. Clark has disposed of his
residence property in this city, and
with his family, will 60 to California in
short time.
Y. Fl. Haines is employed at the
Rock Island depot in Audubon at pres
ent. Mr.. Haines was the company's
agent at Extra at one time.
DR.. c. Eyer was called home from
Iowa City Monday in response to tele-
grams from patients. Mrs. Eyer will
remain for some days at Iowa City.
The court of Justice Gray was occu-
pied Monday with the case of the State
VS.. VIM. Kobe for assault on the per-
son of F. L. Wheeler. Mr.. Kobe plead
guilty. Mr.. Wheeler WAS arrested and
taken before Mayor Hanna for using
strong language, but was discharged.