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The evening times., 1895-09-27
AGAINST CROOKED RACING

II the Democrats of New Jersey are
really in earnest, 1t may be expected that
in the event OF their capturing the next
Legislature, they will enact law which
will put penal prohibition upon the
racing of horses for mere gambling pur-
poses in that State. There is faint sus
picion that their lauda BILE declarations were
more for the purpose of attacking the
Republican platform than for vaun;lrg
their own promises ofreform; but the public
will be generous enough, probably, to take
them at their word, at least for the time
being.
No other Legislature of America has
played fast and loose with this question
as has that of New Jersey, though finally
the crooked tracks were barished and
found lodgment at Alexander Island and
elsewhere New. York followed suit, in a
doubtful way, which gives promise of re-
peal in favor of the tracks; but both States,
in strong and commendable contrast to
Virginia, have accomplished wonders in
the direction of clean racing.
The pronunciation of the New Je-sey
Democrats gives hope that more rigid laws
against this and other forms of gambling
Will not only be enacted, but that they will
be enforced.
The evening times., 1895-09-27
POE'S GREATEST VICE.
Was a Periodical Drunkard, But q
Gentleman in All Else

Was Periodical Drunkard, But q
Gentleman in All Else.
John R. Thompson, editor of the South
ern Literary Messenger, says that Poe was
not what is called regular drinker, but
was much worse-an irregular one. who a t
intervals was seized with a violent and
irresistible desire for stimulants, and in
whom this craving amounted to species
of madness. 5f....s,--,t.
single drink at such times .'set him
going" and there was no halt until the
appetite burned itself out. A month of
total abstinence would be followed by
a week OF terrible dissipation; then he
would return to his desk without max
ing any allusion to his absence and with
no trace in speech, manner or dress OF
having been on a spree. His face, says
Mr.. Thompson, was always colorless, his
nerves steady and his attire neat.
Regarding the further statements that
drink was Poe's only form of dissipation,
that it did not, as is usually the case,
bring with 1t q train of kindred vices,
that Poe's taste in everything else was
refined, that he never used word which
could not have been spoken with proprie-
ty in the presence of ladies, and had the
strongest dislike for every sort OF slang,
written or spoken" the common under
standing has been quite different, at least
so far as it has taken iin certain phases
Of the poets life; hence it Is pleasing to
receive these assurances from his per
sonal friend and compa1ion. even though
there will be q disposition to take them
with some grains Of allowance.-Atlanta
C ops titution
The evening times., 1895-09-27
What Was n Yeoman?

The following quotation from Bishop Lat
liners First Sermon Preached Before King
Edward VI" March 6, 1649. Is O good Illus
tration OF the meaning of this word and
shows the primitive manners and customs
of those times:
MY father was q yeoman and had no
lands of his own, only he had q farm of three
or four pound by year at the uttermost. and
hereupon he titled SO much as kept half a
dozenmen. Hehad walk for hundred sheep:
and my mother MIXED thirty kline. He was
able, and did find the King harness, with
himself and his horse. while he came to the
place that he should receive the King Is
wages. can remember that buckled his
harness when he went In to Biackheath field.
He kept me to school, or else had not been
able to have preached before the King s
Majesty now. He married my sisters with
The evening times., 1895-09-27
CHICAGO vIGNETTE.
Strange Antics In the Life of an AM
bilious Man.

DltlOuS cluu.
From the Chicago NewsD
Three years ago a certain name glowed
SO brightly across the starry sky Of
dramatic fame-at least that portion OF it
devoted to variety and vaudeville-that all
other managers stood silently by in awe
and envy. The renown Of TX. V. Kicktor's
Vaudeville MarveIs," headed by the hand
soonest and most talented women in the
world" was emblazoned on every dead
wall from Maine to Mex -. and the great
manager, n naughty and handsome young
man Of some twenty-three years, moved in
his orbit like a size A comet with three
fist-hooks on its tail.
Itwas at this time that friend met him
one day and asked after his prosperity.
.'wonderful, me boy! wouderfuE" re-
sponded the great manager. Fame have
alreaGy-fortune is in me grasp!'
1t was during the Worlds Fair that
the friend met him again. This time he
was running a theater out by the grounds
a theater that has been dead now for so
long period that its name is scarce re-
membered in the chang. - two years.
s.The vaudevilles have GisbandeG," said
he "Thcre is nothing like being resident
manager" %
June, 1894. the friend and the manager
met again. The manager was manager
no more, but he had little office in the
Masonic Temple ard he was called pro-
moter. And he was engineering gigantic
scheme for a combination circuit OF va
riety hurses all over the land, the houses
to be under one ruler-bmself. of course
with one fund to draw from and endless
possibilities in profits and glory.
.This, me boy" said the ex-manager,
sis the greatest scheme OF the age, and
I've got a millionaire TO back me-
Down In Pi1ua, o., in September. 1894.
the friend met the eX-manager and pro-
moter again. IT have turned inventor"
said the great man. II have invented
punctu reiess tubing for bicycles and am
now introducing it throughout the country
In April, 1895 the manager, promoter,
and inventor bobbed up once more. This
time he was sitting in a theatrical exchange
on Clark street. Going back into the old
business me boy" said lie. 1.-The vaude-
villes take the road again tomorrow"
And the vaudevilles walked back from
Hamilton, o.
June, 1895. The man OF several ex-
perienccs turns up as manager of a theater
said he. They say this house Is a Jonah,
but I'll make it pay the people who hired
me-"
July. 1895. Scene, prize ring. Two
battered men are slugging away in the
center OF the arena. The ex-manager, ETC.,
Is welding a towel in corner. I'm
going to rival Parson Davies" he cries to
his friend. 1--WE got the coming light
weight champion Of the world here"
September. 1895. A dentists office. The
old friend dropped In to have his teeth
manicurcd. A new assistant waits upon
him. what! Can it be" Yes, me
boy. ] have sought seclusion from an
unappreciative world and am now holding
heads while DIR. - yanks molars My
name is different, too. am X. v. Kicktor
no more, but plain Henry Clark, assistant
to dentisti-
The evening times., 1895-09-27
Preporine for Chr,stn,a..

A dainty jewel case is made by paintings
lily with stems and leaves upon q pjeCe Of
chamois skin, a side view being given of the
blossom. Cut this out in relief. Paint
second the same size and shape as the first
one. The two lilies are to be buttonholed
together In q bag. e, ,bu ttonholed all
around the edges except at one point. at one
side of the stem, where the stem joins the
flower, where an opening is left where a
jewel may be placed In the little bag thus
made. The counterpart stems, leaves, etc,
are glued together. Paint five Hfies similar
to the first one.described, but still each Hly
should vary lin contour or size from the
other lilies; naturally, just as each lily In
bunch of real lilies varies from the others.
Each lily Is made Into q bag or case, a. pre-
viously described, while thestems and leaves
should be lightly gflded. Each lily, there
being six In all, should be decorated with
large gilt letter artistically put on. "Jew-
els. Finally, the six iHies, earh completed,
are tied together with . GIT cord ana the
bunch hung up, stems mp. leaves down,
Us q Jewel case. As It 10 thought best for
each jewel to have separate compartment,
In each lily 10 . soiitaire Jewel holder.
The evening times., 1895-09-27
Points About Pilgrims.

A quartette of gentlemen from St. Paul.
consisting of Messrs. j. HS Beck, c. H.
SIocunl, G. w. Sanders andP Il. Kelly, are
at the Arlington.
Miss B. Kelly' - Minneapolis, Mr. Thomas
B. Paxton, of Cincinnati, and Mr.. and Mrs.
MahIon Pitney, of Morristown. N j.,
are guests at the AEspgtC-n.
Among the Shorehams latest arrivals are
Mr. G. Arthur Hadsell and wife. of Hart
ford, Conn; Miss Iubbell, of Cincinnati;
Mr.. F. C. W. Koehule, of Lincoln, ILL.,;
Mrs. George R. Stcarncs aud child. of Au-
gusta, Ga, and Mr.. G. W. Beaven, New
York travelling mas.
Mr. and Mrs. j. p. Givens. of Nashville;
Mr.. 2. v. Anderson. of Tacoma, WASH; Mr.
Ellis =. Binns of Port Antonio, Jamaica.
and Mr.. Albert Rub and wife, of Louisville.
are guests at the riggs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles f. Ebert. of Quincy,
H., and Mr.. and Mrs. L. Patton, OF Orange,
N. j., are ut Pages.
Among the Ebbitt's guests are Mfr. A. w.
Bash, of Port Townsend, Wash; Mr. aud
Mrs. w. j. Knox, OF Baton Rouge, La; Mr..
Cyrus Chambers, jr., of Philadelphia. and
Mr.. James Goodwin, of Wayne, Pa :
Mr. Joseph Barrett and wife, of Brook
lyn; Mr.. James l.. Lytle, OF Pittsburg; Mr.
j. c. Carr, OF HOboken, n. j.; and Messrs.
E. A. Kroum, F. w ii. Guile and a. H.
Tilbert, all of New York, are at the Raleigh.
Among Wizards guests are Mr.. c. N.
Douglas, OF Minneapolis; Mrs. X. II. Klein, OF
Boston; Mr.. NJ. W. Tibbutt and wife, of
Albany, N. Y; Mr.. F. J. Prior, OF Chicago;
Mr.. George W Moshcr. of Troy, N. T.; Mr. C.
o. Palmer, of Cleveland, and Mr.. j. W.
Miller. of Indianapolis.
The evening times., 1895-09-27
THREE ESSENTIAL SAFEGUARDS

THREE ESSENTIAL SAFEG YARDS.
The application of the Brightwood Ciu-
zens' Association to the Commissioners for
fire protection for this suburb, bring up
that important question OF better pro-
lection for the entire District. No fault
can be found with our present service so
far as it goes, but nearly every suburb in
the District is either without any fire
! protection whatever, or is so inadequately
supplied as to be almost in that lamentable
condition.
Three things are necessary to make a
city desirable for either residence or
business purposes, protection from law
lessness, protection from sanitary evils
and protection from fire. In all these es-
because of the penurious manner in which
Congress deals with these questions. 1t
is absolutely impossible to obtain good
rates of insurance without first-ciass
fire department, nor Will capitalists inn
prove property as freely as they would
il they knew the danger of its destruction
by fire were reduced to a minimum. There
fore as measure oil economy, ana as a
means OF building up on city, extraordinary
efforts should be made to secure larger
appropriation Tor protection against fire.
Similar arguments could be used for the
extension and improvement of our sewer
system, and for an increase of our police
force. The one protects the health and well
being OF our city, and the other prevents
thieves, thugs, and marauders from plumb
ering the public. Our police force is depicted
and rendered incapable OF properly guarding
the streets by the detail made for the White
ouse, the Presidents residence, and
the Departments. This service PROPERLY
belongs to the Government, and an extra
appropriation should be made by Congress
for maintaining it. Let thequestion ofbetter
fire, police, and sanitary protection be
a agitated.
The evening times., 1895-09-27

Star statc.-r-rhe sporting fraternity viii
be on hand with lobby Of their shrewdest
representatives. The profession can.
comn1alid a vast amount of capital. which
wilLhe used IL the promoters of fighting
think 1t necessary. but the chances are
they VIII abandon the contest and "pull
eff. aise mill at another place. They may
60 to Mexico, or accept the niunlficent offer
of San Bernardino, in California, though in
THEREAFTER ease they will again run the risk
Of. the Intervention Of State authorities
That tile Texas legislature win lass a
law prohibiting prize fighting. couched
in laHguage--tha cannot be nisconstrued,
there is no doubt. Few legislators will
dare to voteagainst such a bill IN the present
statesof Texas feeling. II is safe 10 pre-
Stictafat a law. the draft of which Gov.
cu1berson now has in his pocket, will be
speedily enacted, and the prize fighters
effectua lily barred out of Texas.
But even If the legislature should fail
to meet Gov. Cuiberson's view of thugs.
the latter can return to his former deter
mination, call out the militia, II necessary,
and, under the common law, dispersc the
prize fighting crowd as a disorderiy as
senbiys ser.ri7s
The evening times., 1895-09-27
CULBERsoN,s BOLD PLAY.

For pure, unadulterated pluck Gov.
CuIberson. of Texas, takes the palm. His
action in calling a special session of the
legislature for the sole purpose OF the ca
actment of a law prohibiting prize fighting
is unprecedented, brilliant and original.
It not only shows that the Governor is sin
cere, that he has not been playing grand
bluff in his promise that the prize fight
shall be prevented, but also that the senti-
nent in the anti-prize fighting element
has been wrought up to fever heat.
Responsibility will now be upon the
legislature, and the coming extraordinary
Tuesday. may be expected to he one of
the most exciting ever held in the Lone
The evening times., 1895-09-27
Just Worth Laughing AT.

Passenger-That fellow back there is
raising great row because he has to stand.
Conductor-Y Yes; he's riding on pass
Chicago Record.
Paw" asked johnny. ''what grows in
a beer garden?'
THE head, my son. "groaned Mr.. Jag way,
applying some more pounded ice.-Chicago
Tribune.
Charley is no actor" chirped Maude.
why, when we were out driving the other
day he was forever forgetting his lines"
Detroit Tribune.
Mrs. Hammerhard doesn't pound the
piano as much as she did,
mo; since she's been taking 6oardcrs
she spends her time pounding the steak"
Detroit Free Press.
Mr.. Dukane-They have q woman lawyer
at the court house now. Isuppose the next
thing will be female judge.
Mr.. Snaggs-That wouldn't be anything
new. My wife has been laying down the
law to ME ever since I was married.
Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph
To silver wedding celebration recently
pious old lady sent as present a pair
Of fiat-irons, a rolling pin and a motto
worked on cardboard reading Fight on!"
London Telegraph.
The evening times., 1895-09-27

Luminous paint is used TO Eight tie cars
on the line from the Luxembourg to sceaux
i'll Paris.
Labore gems TO be a drug in the Australian
market; farm laborers are paid Sc 20 to
So 80 week, boys from 81 10 rs cents
week. bakers S375, and woodchoppers
S1.25 week.
At Altdorf, where, according to the le
gcnd Gesslrr hat W as set up In the market
place, a colossal bronze statue of William
Tell has just been unveiled by the President
of the Swiss Federation.
In Hyde Park, the dogs burial ground
at the north end of The park has been closed
by the Duke of Cambridge in sis oc2aci;y
as Ranger of Hyde Park. For nearly forty
years certain pcrsons have been allowed
10 bury their pet dogs there and to put up
little tombstones over them. Now the
ceme terry is fun
Cremation in France is increasing stead
lily, but not very rapidly. Since the cstab-
ishment OF the crcmatory at the P.-re La
chaise Cemetery in 1889 the number of
cremaiioDs has been 94l, that in 1894
being 216. This does not include. how
ever, the bodies Sent from the hospitals,
which number 2,OGO to $500 a year
The process of inciEera,ion takes about
one hour, and Costs 60 cents for combus
ubles.
Emile Rey. the best Known OF modern
Alpine guides. wGs recently killed in de-
scending the Aiguille du Geant ON Mon:
Blanc. He was guiding an Ep9iishman.
and they had passed the difficult part of
the rocks and taken off the rope that bound
them to each other, " hen Rey dropped TO
slightly inclined pinteau covered with
pebbles. His foot slipped ard he fell to the
glacier below. His companion could not
reach him, and as a storm set in it " as two
days before his body " as recovered. There
has been an unusual number of fatalities
in the Alps this season, nearly all of them
in places not generally thought dangerous.
The evening times., 1895-09-27
me ReaI in ART.

Painter Al have just finished a por-
trait of the professor, and when his wife
came to see II yesterday she thought it was
really her husband.
Painter B-IHdeedi You know my pict-
ure of Hercules? Wen, last week thought
1 would touch up his nose q little, and di-
rectiy put my brush on II be sneezcd.-
Humoristische Blattsr.
The evening times., 1895-09-27

Subscribers to "The Times" viii
confer a favor by promptly reporting
any discourtesy of collectors. OF neg
lect of duty Oh the part of carriers.
Complaints either by mail or in per-
son Will receive prompt attention
The Morning Edition should be de-
hvered to all parts of the city by $50
o'clock "a. m. including Sunday. The
Evening Edition should be In the
hands of Subscribers not later than
$50 u. m. -T-''
The evening times., 1895-09-27
elected, but also given the right>of way In
the United States Attorney Generals offise
In this city

The American owner of the Ethelwynn,
who flunked out of the International small
raters yacht race yesterday. is politely, but
emphatically informed, that his Joining
Dunraven in q trip 10 Europe tomorrow
would be highly appreciated in this country.
The evening times., 1895-09-27

five pound, or twenty mobiles apiece: so that
he brought them up in Goodness and fear of
God He kept hospitality for his poor neigh
bors, and some aims he gave to the poor.
And all this he did OF the said farm, where
he that now bath it payeth sixteen pound
by year or more. and is not able to do any
thing for his prince, for himself, nor for
his children. or give cup Of drink to the
or"-Notes and Queries
The evening times., 1895-09-27
RogGHoN THE PRINCE OF WALES

nOS oE w -
Speaking of his retirement from the post
of comnander-in-chief OF the British army,
at banquet given him by Edinburgh ad-
mrers, the Duke of Cambridge said that
while much fault had been found with his
administration of army affairs, and even
with the fact that member of the royal
family should hold his position, he thought
his work for thirty nine years as the highest
army officer was honorable and arluous,
and that the people would not think much
of him if he had for that period gone about
London streets smoking cigars.
This is 50 direct slap in the face of the
Prince of Wales, the Duke OF Cambridge's
nephew, and The heir apparent to the throne
of Grea tBzitains that one Is almost shocked
at both it's temerity and severity. 1t
smacks strongly OF high treason, and had
the words been uttered by one OF the COM
moners, either in or out Of Parliament,
the English press would have been fren-
Zied over it, with the exception of the very
radical journals.
Prince Albert certainly deserves the
sneer. Comparison of the lives of the two
royalty must result immeasurably
in favor of the duke. Even il he did not at
any time prove himself to be a greatgeneral,
the latter was doing something better than
loafing and gambling al ascot, EPSON, orthe
Hippodrome de Longchamp, lounging in
Parisian gReen-rooms. struggling at Monte
Carlo to keep his gold away from the rake
OF the iefoupier, and annually asking in
creasedl appropriations of public money
to pay fbr his excesses.
The evening times., 1895-09-27

Congressman Miner viii not need his valet
in Washington. The Capitol restaurateur
does the bottle-holding.
The evening times., 1895-09-27

After reading the blow and buster of
Corbett and Fitzsimmons it is relief to
note that q Pennsylvania girl promptly
knocked man out with her fist for insult
ing her.
The evening times., 1895-09-27
THE TIMES STILL LEADS.
The Circulation OF the Star Is Falling
Off-Thc Public Knows It's Friend.

The Circulation OF the Star Is Falling
Off-Thc Public Knows Its Friend.
The aggregate circulation of the Star last
week was 17O,4 AT. That of The Times was
213,165, which shows a circulation or
42,6SS more than the Star. Whether or not
this increase is due to the snariing of fiste
dog weekly publications which ''some one"
has set at the heels of The Times would be
difficult To determine. butthat isquite nat
raj inference.
The Times is decidedly the best daily in
Washington, and the more advertising 1t
secures the greater will be its circulation.
II is possible to fool the public occasionally
by insinuations and monkey paw abuse. but
when the object of such attacks is really
deserving there can be but one result-an
Increase OF popularity.
The evening times., 1895-09-27

This time it is Croaker and NOT .
Croker In Tammany politics.
The evening times., 1895-09-27


In reply to letter from the Baroness
Charles De Rothschild. asking for pro-
lection for the Jews in Germany, he wrote
that he regarded all his subjects. without
reference to class or religious profession.
with the same paternal benevolence, and
that the Jews among them might rely
upon his protection.
At the barracks he will go straight to
the messroom and dispose of steaming
hot sausage and half 4 dozen hig bumpers
of beer. On one occasion, after having
regaled himself. he rubbed his hand in
a contentcd manner across the region of
his diaphragm and remarked, Peace
has once more returned to my stomach"
Lately he has taken to cycling and has
had a track constructed for the imperial
family and their friends.
he is said to have remarked in an after
dinner conversation with Officers at Han
solver: Ozark days are at hand and hope
all my officers will meet them unflinch-
ingly."
He sent $500 for the fund for buying
for o museum the house Of Thomas Car
lyle, who wrote the life Of his illustriOus
ancestor, Frederick the Great.
With his own hands he pulled out the
first Ionse tooth Ut Prince Oscar, and made
. present of It in handsome casket to
his English governess. :
He gave q concert In the Sans Snuci
palace for the first time since Frederick
william II died. and the programme was
prepared under his own personal super
vision.
He has a wine cellar well stocked with
the rarest vintages, and 1t is stated that
be 10 not chary about tasting them.
II ft,s news. ftsu I'm The Times.
The evening times., 1895-09-27

OF course. the anti-Tammany lunch Of
ParEhurst, Roosevelt, Fairchfld and 9TH
ers at the LawyeFs' Club at New York
yesterday was not bitter as crow, nor yet
as tough as tiger meat.
The evening times., 1895-09-27

The Tammany Tiger should paws before
attempting to handle the Grace Democracy
: without gloves. Every Democratic vote
will be needed In November.
The evening times., 1895-09-27

Kings Palace, both stores, will be
closed tomorrow until $50 p. m. Special
bargains will be offered in all depart
ments. Our patrons are requested to wait
until the opening.
The evening times., 1895-09-27
j. MILTON YOrNG.

Total for week . . . =. :. 213, ,165
sworn to before ME tits 23d day or
September, A. d. 1895.
EDWARD r. THOMPSON.
Notary Public.
The evening times., 1895-09-27

The Democratic nominee for attorney gen
erai Of New York announces that be win
prosecute trusts. He shesld not only b
The evening times., 1895-09-27

One of his particular friends is Uhl, the
leading caterer of Berlin. One day he
asked Uhi il he was a glutton. 'No,
your majesty" replied the caterer, ''you
are a moderate eater, but when it comes
to drinking you have no reason to be
ashamed of your record" At which the
Kaiser broke into loud laugh.
The evening times., 1895-09-27

I, J. Milton Young, cashier of The Wash
ingtou Times Company, do soiemnly swear
that the accompanying statement is true
and correct, to the best of my kno wledge
and belief.
The evening times., 1895-09-27
All About the Kaiser.

He endured the modification of having
Socialists in the Reichstag refuse to cheer
him. and of having the Reichstag refuse to
punish Herr Liebknecht for making dis
paraging remarks about him. The latter
had denounced the speech from the throne
as containing hypocrisy.
The evening times., 1895-09-27

There was WagDerian effect about the
harmony Of the Syracuse convention that
makes the Republicans smile.
The evening times., 1895-09-27

He offered to increase Chancellor Won
Hohenlohe's salary and the matter was
made public through an anonymous letter.
whereat he was very angry.
The evening times., 1895-09-27

A quartette of gentlemen from st. Paul,
consisting of Messrs. j. HA Beck, c. H.
sIocum. c. w. Sanders aud p. Il. Kelly, are
at the Arlington.
The evening times., 1895-09-27

Il it'. news. it'. In The Times.