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IF any fighting is TO be done in the neigh.
borhood OF Venezuela we are helpless as
compared with England. Seven years ago
i visited 81. Lucia and found English forts
and Notifications going up all over the
island. The entrance to Port Castries is
splendidiy guarded. Here is one of the
finest naval stations in the world.
"Agreatdrydock wasin courseof construc-
ton then, and hear that 1t is now finished.
The imperial government expended over
81 ,0O0, 900 in deepening the harbor. Nextto
Jamaica 1t is the most important English
stronghold in the West Indies. st. Lucia
is only a short distance from the coast OF
Venezuela. All the troops that had been
stationed for years at Demera ra We're
withdrawn last year and stationed at st.
Lucia. This island is directly in the path
to the Isthmus OF Panama, and from it
England expects to control the Caribbean
Sea and the whole OF the West Indies
what have we got down there Where
will our Ships coal when they go down
there? When we sent some OF them to Rio
Janciro they coaled at st. Lucia. The
British fleet will rendezvous at Bermuda.
OF course. which is only $50 miles from Hat
teras-littie over days sail from our
coast. England has strongly fortified
dockyard there and plenty of supplies.
She would be able to catch our commerce
going and coming. Itwould be impossible
dodge her She would patrol the ocean
from that point.
And how about Canada? What SPLEEN
did chance she would have to get even with
US! She would make it hot along the bor-
der with her 10000 active militia and her
LOO 900 reserves.
But. shuh. What's the use of talking?
There will be no war. We grown folks are
not as hug fools as We were when we were
younger. and there are enough cool heads
III the United States to see the folly Of war
and to prevent 1t.
but at the same time. I want you tn I'M
derstand. If ie comes down to business,
shall shoulder my gun and fight for our side.
But I'd hate nightly to do it. What would
we do with England if we whipped i:er?''
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Reynolds signature.

Reynolds rarely signed his pictures In
deed. it is said that there are only three
known examples OF the kind, although
probably careful examination would re-
veal more of them. where his name, origin
ally put In modestly in dark corner of
the canvas. has become obscured by sue
cessive layers of varuish. The known sign
cd pictures are lady Cockburn and Her
Children" in the National gallery; a por-
trait OF Rebecca. Viscountess Folkestoue,
at LOngford castle. near Salisbury, and
Mrs. Siddons as the Tragic Muse" 10 the
Duke of Westminsters collection. The
story is told that as sir Joshua finished
the last-named picture and added his sigma
turc. he bowed low and said: MADAM, i
could not lose the honor this opportunity
afforded me of going down to pOsterity on
tie hem of your garment" The sigma ture is
seen on the edge OF the mantle of the great
actress.LArt Amateur f'''
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harmony and perfect peace come only with
ripe understanding.
Within a quarter of a century this ten.
tested itself as never before. The old in
stinct of commercial guilds has extended
to every sphere of action. The poorest and
most ignorant are now exhibiting the talent
for combination which was in no remote
time confined to the highest type. The
woman and the boy assert themselves as
absolute integers in The scheme OF the uni
verse; and the vivid and vocirerous illustra
ton OF this fact is found in the organization
OF guilds of newsboys and beotbiaoi1s. In
combinations, as with individuals, the boy
is the father of the man.
Newssoys are persons of peculiar interest.
As all the world loves a lover, so there Is
aroused always pretty and tender and low
ing sensation when one contemplates the
youthful fraternity which thrusts either
a fayorite or uufavorite Journal under the
perambulating nose. But the salient, all
important fact is that their organization
illustrates the la w of nature which is with
lightning speed resolving the thought OF the
universe tntO a single guild in which each
department OF labor will work In perfect
harmony with every other, and thus effect
at least the dream OF the idealist, the parlia-
n,ent OF man and federation OF the world.
10 army officers TO cease being inter
viewed can be construed 10 mean that they
are the fellows 10 do the fighting and not
the talking.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1895-12-26
Sensible Municipal Action.

Charter has just been granted to a new
traction street railway company in Buff
falo, n. Y, with a stipulation that the
maximum fare charged shall be four cents
for each person and for the entire route.
1t is apparent that the heaven introduced
into the municipal control OF affairs in De-
troit by 'Potato-patch Pingree'' is Ieav-
ening gradually the whole lump. or course,
as every one will recognize, Mayor Pin
gree and his fight against high prices for
gas and high street railway fares, are
merely results OF the universal tendency OF
the people TO insist that no more fran
chises shall he gwen to corporations which
do not inclCde prescriptions of usurious
exactioDs. To compel corpora tons to pay
for grants and to limit their exactions TO
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1895-12-26
AN OBLIGING Transfer.
He Was Willing to Help Buff Acros.
the River and Did His Level Best.
Tom bston. Eptfaph.

A good story Is told by Dave Burlington,
who has been visitor for the past few
weeks, and who has been spending several
months at the various ranches in the country
enjoying our climate solely for the benefit OF
his health, occasionally coming To town for
a short trip. Heis Joviai, wei,-niet gentle
man OF happy disposition, and is a man OF
means. He was relating story Of his own
experience that happened last week to a
party OF three last evening, at which our
sporting editor was present. The story was
Made doubiy entertaining and laugha BILE by
humorous vein in which It was told.
He was out hunting afoot. had crossed
one or the big washes OF gulches and was
out several hours, when ready to return to
the ranch he discovered that the gulch
which he had crossed not very long before
was now a raging river. Mr.. Burlington is
no tenderfoor, and knew something about
Arizona washes himself. he therefore sat
down to wafs until the river lowered con-
siderably. In due course OF time a ranciIer
who was returning home from town hove in
sight
He was the most genial fellow 1 ever
met. said Burlington ..Inever sa W himbe-
fore in my life that know Of; but he knew
me-"
Hello. Buff the driver said cheerily,
ger in and IN haul you over"
Burlington did not like the idea very
iOI tuC lHdt diti was
still high and the driver had aboard n
considerable load OF elixir of life. and was
feeling particularly strong and brave.
However" cont in ued Buffin q on, in
relating the story, "he greeted Inc with
such hearty cordially that ] accepted the
invitation. He drove into the water, and
not know ing exactly where the best
fording place was, he soon got in up TO
the hubs and then over the wagon bed.
- Buff. old boy, yOu'll have TO hold
your feet up he said.
Then the wagon bed was submerged
and the water came up over the seat.
g Buff, old boy, guess you'll have 10
stand up
u stood up.
THE fellow by this time had lost his
bearings completely and we went INTO
a plout hole about fifteen feet deep and
the horses had to swim. As the wagon
bed went beneath the water he yelled
with the same CHEEKY voice:
- Buff, old boy, guess yOu'n have to
swim
I'VE both swan out. and after the fellow
had his horses safely lastied on the other
side. he said, as he climbed back into the
wagon:
"'weil, Buff, old boy, You got wet,
didn't you? Goodbye, Buff. old boy
] ought really to have killed the fellow,
but he was so heartily polite that couldn t
even swear at him. Since that time
am little wary of people who get too
friendly on short acqua int ance."
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SEoMs shoes

Gently dyed her husbands sha bby hat
The operation was performed with a TOOTH
brush and package OF patentdye. unknown
TO the owner OF the headgear, who put his
hat on before it was dry and sailed forth
to his Chestnut street office. On drying the
derby turned a beautiful bronze. attracting
no little attention asits ignorant and bliSsrul
wearer passed through the principal streets.
Before he reached the office he was caught
in a shower, and when he afterward sa
himself In a mirror his countenance was
decorated like that OF an Indian chieftan
in war paint. The dy. wasn't fast black
indeed, it want even black, and to the
prejudiced eye of the unhappy husband it
seemed to have been composed of green.
pink. blue, purple and yellow. The lecture
he delivered ON false economy when he
reached home would have done credit to
Mrs Caudle.-Philadclphia Record.
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Ways of the Ways and Means.

The bill presented by the Committee on
Ways and Means of the House should meet
the approval of the President. 1t in
ciudes pretty nearly everything except the
moral law. The late and always1amented
Mr.. wilkins Micawber, II he were alive.
would be the proudest man In the world, as
his immortal invention of paying one note
by giving another has been Incorporated
into the financial policy. which represents
the Intelligence of the alleged representa-
tives, in Congress and Cabinet, of seventy
millions of the 'Inost intelligent people on
the face of the earth"
Probably the proposals are the best that
could be made 10 such circumstances. Con-
ditions must de dealt with as they exist
The mistakes which produced the mis-
taken conditions can only be reinedied by
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a merely reasonable and decent proHt
is an indirect popular proprietorship OF the
thing itself. and ONLY less sensible than mu-
nicipal or State ownership.
The action of the Buffalo authorities is
of the livcliest importance TO the world
at large The force of such examples gath
ers impetus with each repetition The
antagonism against free charters and the
determination TO limit more aud more the
power of monopolies is constantly gaining
strength, and the time is close at hard
when it will be absolutely impossible FOR
few individuals to control the earth aud
air and water of cities and towns and
compe! consumers to pay exorbitant
tribute for the use Of the very thing they
have given away.
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measures which In themselves are mis-
takes. The great lesson to be learned
from that which is finally found to be
paipabie error is to use every eDdeavor 10
avoid errors in the future, and while
adopting temporary remedial legislation
it is the part Of wisdom to reach If pos
siblc some enlightened conclusion upon
this yexing financial question which will
take the whole matter, at least for many
years to come, out Of the possession OF
juggling campaignists and speculative mon
ey-brokers.
Playing in a partis an political way with
finance is like making farcical stage spec
tacle of the circulation of the blood In ones
system. 1t may be quite entertaining, but
it is exceedingly facilitating.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1895-12-26

reputable quarter and house of immeas-
urably greater evil repute next door should
be given absolute immunity from Interior :
ence while selling intoxicating drinks of
the vilest kind under the vilest surround :
inys, is one Of the enigmas OF municipal
government which one tries to solve in
vain.
To be consistent. to be sane, to gain even
an atom OF respect from the community,
the authorities should first purge this
CHASTITY district OF those houses of un-
narnable character, and then consider, en- .
iirely apart from them. the question of the
value Of the revenue 10 be derived from
the open and ordinary sale OF liquor. II
the houses OF horror were abolished IL is
quite certain that many Of the persons
now applying for license in that quarter
would quickly and voluntarily go out of
business
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NEWS ITEMS IN
One EDITION A NE
REPRINTED IN
ANOTHER.

II you miss any news In the evening
edition, look over the list below. What
you're looking for was printed twelve
hours before In the morning edition.
Take both editions and you'n miss
nothing.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1895-12-26

Mr.. Geroge Alfred Townsend should be
80 generous as to postpone his monument
to war correspondents until the venezae.
Ian contingent can be included.
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DRIFTED TWO MONTHS
Supposed Lost Steamer Strathnevis Pass
es Into the Straits of Del Fuca.
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CRIME RIOT IN ST. LOUIS
Three Murders and Some Big Arrests in
Twelve Hours.
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STRIKE NOT YET ENDED
Trouble on Division OF the Philadelphia
Traction Combine.
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GIRL SHOT FROM AMBUSH
Anna Bell Kelly Perhaps Fatally Wound
ed by an Unknown.
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KNOCKED A LADY DOWN
Mrs. Stewart of Georgetown Felled by a
Black Brute.
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SHE TOLD A QUEER TALE
Pretty Young Girl Claims to Have Been
Hypnotized.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1895-12-26

HIS SKULL BULLET PROOF
Three Shots In the Head Failed to Kill
Hannibal Shorter.
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he SHOT HIS INSANE WIFE .-.. .-.
Alfred Walker Then Put Bullet in His
Own Head.
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IN CHRISTMAS SESSION.
Iconoclasts' Assembly Talked Over the
Philadelphia Strike.
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SAD FATE OF SANTA CLAUS
Prof. Saunders, CARRIED as ST. Nicholas
Shot and Killed.
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1t was evidently not deemed prudent by
Mr.. Bayard to repeat his disunion vows
After Fort Lafa yette. at Mr.. Stewards
comma nd, had opened its doors to men who
publicly expressed disloyal sentiments in
the North. Mr.. Bayard gave to the rebellion
the benefit OF bis silence. The great
struggle went on: myriads OF patriots step
ped to the ranks OF the Union army; the
people were fired with love of country: from
every loyal platform and every loyal pulpit
rang out words OF faith and hope for the
cause and fer its brave defenders But
Mr.. Bayard's silence was unbroken. even
by the thunders OF Get ysburg almost with
in sound of his home. or by the closing and
complete triumph Of the national arms.
He had spoken words of sympathy and en-.
courageneut to the enemies of the Union.
He never uttered word of cheer for its
friends.
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EPrOME OF TIE news
----H TIE MORNING TINES

DUNRAyEN IS HERE AGAIN
He Comes to Substantate His Ugly
Charges.
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STABBED BY A COMPANION
Assailant of Young Frederick Gisser has
Been Arrested.
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Dunraven will find greater obstacles ON
land in December than he encountered on
water In September.
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YELLOW JACK THEIR ALLY
Insurgents Materially Assisted by Its
RAvageS.
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be a grand rush for the front when the
news comes that there is going to be real
fighting, bat soldiers will be comparatively
scarce. We've got to break In a million
or two mighty quick.
Look at Engiands army of 74O, 600
men. of whom over $40. 200 are classed as
'effectives.' Why, bless your soul, there
are more horses In the British army than
men in ours. Those fellows could ride right
over US.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1895-12-26

TARIFF BILL ALL READY
Ways and Means Committee Agrees o,
a Report.
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STRIKERS BADLY BEATEN
Philadelphia Traction Company's EN-
ployes Suffered by Bad Advice.
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She Dyed Ms HAT.

With one OF those COED Intentions with
which the Internal regions are said to be
paved. an economic uptown housewife re-
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There 10 some talk in Congress of author
izing the publication Of humorous illustra
tions in the Congressional Record with a
view to Inakisg 1t an up-to-date newspaper.
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'But whenever that party uhe Republican,
shall go down. as go down II will at some
time not long in the future, that will be
the end OF the political power Of the negro
among white men on this continent" When
Mr.. Bayard united with other Democrats
In this declaration the right OF The negro
TO vote had already been protected by an
amendment TO the Constitution. His lam
guage was, therefore, a distinct threat 10
override the Constitution in oIder TO strip
the negro OF the political power which the
Constitution has conferred upon him. The
threat was so serious and so Iawless that
il should have received more attention than
was bestowed upon II VIXEN first put forth.
1t was not uncommon to hear brazen de-
fiance OF constitutional; obligations from
Southern speakers addressing Southern
audiences for mere sensational effect. But
this was an announcement made in Il e Sen
ate of the United States. not hastily and
angriiy in the excitement of debate, but
with reflection and dciiberation in an Off
cial report which had been studied for
months and subscribed toin writing by Mr..
Bayard.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1895-12-26

NEwSBOYs TO ORGANIZE
First Steps Taken Toward Forming oil
Association,
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VIRGINIA FAILED TO PLAY
AI-w ashington Defeated Colombian Var.
sity Team.
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NO NEED OF MENU CARDS
Guests OF the District Made Merry Witt
out Them.
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TOLOSA WAS "A SURPRISE
Won Race at Odds OF Twenty-Five te
One.
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l soi,ul lily y wear that the above 10
a correct sIureinent Of the daily cir.
eulation oe THE WASHING TON
TIMES for The week end ing Decem Der
~, 1895, and that all the copies were
actually sold or mailed for valuable
considcru ;ioi, ana delivered to bona
tide purchasers or subscribers: also.
that none OF them were returned or
gemuin ;n the office uudclirered.
j. MILTON Y OUSG. Cashier
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this I'D day of December, 4. ID. S95.
ERNEST q. THOMPSON,
Notary Public.
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ARRESTS OF HIGH GRADE
Detective sutton's Haul Tuesday Night
Great One.
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The misaetoe would add beauty to the
Trilby foot.
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SOCIETY STAYED AT HOME
Christians Function Given Over to Do
mes, C Delights.
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The Times
Is the Only
Washington Newspaper

That aares to tell the truth
s0Aeu dealing aO1tA all subjects
of bu6he interest, that's one
reason soAy the people like ii,
hence
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1895-12-26

NOW FOR THE ANTIDOTEs-
Bicarbonate OF Soda and Wet Towels
at q Premium.
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DETECTIVE CORPS NEEDS
Increase In the Force to Be Urged at
This Session..
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ON SCuLATTER's TRAIL
woman's Search for the Healer in the
Desert.
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On the Southern question, in all its
phases, Mr.. Bayard has been proclaimed by
his supporters as calm, oOnsiderate, and
just. In truth he has gone as far as the
most rancorous rebel leader OF the South
touching the reconstruction laws and the
suffrage OF the negro. In the Forty second
Congress, in an official report on the con-
ditiOn of the South. Mr.. Bayard joined with
the minority of the committee in the dis
tinct avowal that negro suffrage would
practically cease when the Republican party
should be defeated. These are the exact
words in which Mr.. Bayard concurred:
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Ee1LCe
Its Circulation

Is larger BY many Monscnas
than any other daily newspaper
published in tile District Of Go
Mm5la.
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The orarr Of secret.ry Of War Lamon,
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For Obvious reasons Mr. Bayard has &C.
CURED exceptional popularity in the South.
especially With Southern men In Concr
When those who participated 4 the rebel
lion were freed from their disabilities nd
regained their old seats q the senate aud
House they found Mr.. Ba yard in postum.
and they. naturally accepted him as a lead
II was fresh In The memory OF these me n that
Mr.. BayarI's friendship for them had been
constant and unremitting: that even in the
fatal folly and wrong Of secession In 1861
they had his sympa,h tosuch anextcntthat
be advocated in public speech the policy
of permitting them to separate peacefully
from the Union. He spoke earnestly against
the use of the national power To hold these
States to their duty members of COM
mon government. and expressed the belief
that il would be better to ha We Nv rcpu blics
than TO have one strong enough to command
respect for II S la " and To enforce obedience
at the cannou's mouth. The avowal Of these
opinions north of the National Capital was
greater aid To the Southern conspirators
than if Mr.. Bayard had openly joined their
councils or expended his valor in the ranks
of their army.
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The common apprehension assigns to Mr..
Bayard a high standing III the bar. and
positive rank as man OF culture. As a
lawyer Mr. Bayard has doubtless cherished
no ambition. as be attained no prominence.
while in point OF educ alton iie never en-
joyed facilities beyond those OF tie COM
mon school or the private academy. Orig
inaiiy destined for mercantile Lief. lie did
not receive in bis early years the benefit
of liberal training: nor did his tastes lead
him into any special personal pursuit OF
literature or science, or even into a close.
careful Study Of the history of his own
country-a study which would have ex-
empted ~ pbffs career fFem.scme- OF his
more notaSk sxhsd
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The circulation of The Times for
the week endin Decem Der -. 1903.