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The Washington times., 1895-02-04
BLESSING OF THRoATs.,

Catholic Churches Celebrate the Feast of
ST. BlaSius-Mission at St. Aloysius'
The feast of st. BIasius was observed yes-
terday in all the Carholic churches. The
special ceremony in connection with this day
is called the ''blessing of throats,' and is
founded upon an interesting event in the life
of the French martyr
St. Bla5ius was one of the Christians who
suffered death under the terrible proscrip-
tions and murders consummated under an
edict of the Emperor Diocletian. During his
Imprisonment ST. Blaslus, or st. Blase in the
French and English calendar. worked many
cures, and especially of throat diseases.
among those in the prison in which he was
immured. Hence the attribution of this
power 10 this saint and the efficacy of bless
ings asked through him in this relation at
the present day.
The mission of the Jesuit Fathers, which
was instituted here yesterday for period of
two weeks, bids fair TO be continuing sue
cess both from the numerical and spiritual
points of observation. Immense throngs of
people attended the instructions and sermons
yesterday, beginning with the a. m. mass
and closing with the sermon before the
benediction of the blessed sacrament at
8 p. m.
The fathers conducting the mission are
Rev. Joseph J. Himmel, Rev. Thomas J.
Campbell. Rev. Michael O'Kane, and Rev.
Thomas G.. Wallace.
After the benediction at the evening in
struction nearly the whole congi egation. in
turn, knelt at the altar railing for the cere-
mony of the blessing of throats.
The Washington times., 1895-02-04
CONFESSION EVIDENCE OF LOVE

Rev. AdolOs Allen Says Whoever FuIfiIIs
This Condition VIII BE Saved.
Public confession of Christ a duty and a.
privilege was the subject upon which the
Rev. Adalos Allen preached at DIR. Sunder-
lands church yesterday morning. The word
confession he said, occurs forty-four times
in the Bible-twenty-fodr in the New Testa-
ment-and every time means acknowledge
ment by word of mouth.
Some dislike to confess Christ openly be-
cause they want TO avoid the restraints upon
their manner of living; some because they
fear they will not be able to live up to their
ideal of what Christian life ought to be.
The chief bar to aceesslons to the Church is
undoubtedly the inconsistent living of many
who have publicly confessed.
No one may say that Christian life and final
salvation outside the church is an impossi-
bility. Christ, not some particular church,
is the way. Yet public confession is the
safer course. The Master himself says clearly
''Nhosoever confesses Ne before men, him
will also confess before My Father, which
is in Heaven"
Love demands a public confession. To
have genuine love for Christ and to conceal
1t is lmDossiDle, and to wish TO conceal 1t is
unnatural. As when Christ went down to
Tyre and Sidon He could not be hid, so when
He fills any heart with His love He will be
made manifest 10 the world.
The love OF Christ exerts such an influence
within the soul that by word or act its pos
SCISSOR cannot but speak the things which he
has seen and heard.
Secret belief and open confession are the
two great conditions of salvation Whoever
fulfills these conditions will be saved. else
God 10 false. Christ is an impostor. and the
Gospel is unreal. This can never be.
The Washington times., 1895-02-04
LAWS OF MORALITY CRITICISED
Mrs. Ruth q. Hayens' Views OF the Codes
OF. Religion and society

ms " uAH VI iS2NStS ' f1tAS OF TIC 1OuSS
of. Religion and society
Strong words OF condemnation were found
for the existing double standard Of morality
and the domination OF the male sex at the
public meeting OF the Home and Help Mis-
sien yesterday afternoon. Rev Dr. j. j.
Muir asked for larger share OF charity for
fallen women from her sisters.
MS. Ruth g. D. Harcns delivered strong
and tbQaghtiuL address in which she SAID.
among other things:
look at the Iftcts from whatever stand
point you Will. It is indisputabie that women
are Disseminated against and oppressed. not
only by ali the conditions OF barbar:sin and
heathendom. but by all the conditions OF
civilization and Christianity.
Our girls are sacrificed to custom. to So
ciety to education. to haIf-paid labor. to
financial dependence, TO the rum traffic. TO
| man 8 lusts, to the ,uDaquaI.yoke OF marriage.
to mans laws. to disfranchisement. and to
man Interpretations OF the Gospel,
There is as yet on the earth no democratic
or republican forms OF government but only
various forms of male oligarchies-eyerv-
where an absolute monarchy of SEX If tuls
were not true we should hot need 10 be here
to-day pleading for our sisters upon whom
the established system of politics. law. ethics
sentiment. and religion has tended to fasten
an unequal aud hopeless degradation.
so accustomed is man TO his own exces-
| sive authority that us hardly conscious Of
! the fact and does not recognize the Injustice
| of it. The master class saw no horrors in
negro slavery. Men reverse the established
order OF things, and only one here and there
| is inspired with the divine dlscontent' which
permeates the atmosphere of the other half
| of humanity.
Men have professed to regard wifehood
| and motherhood as the highest and only
| sphere for women, yet they have shown their
contempt for them by enacting laws more
oppressive to wives and mothers than TO any
other class OF women
Mrs Havens condemned rs unwise and un-
! just the double standard of morals for the
two sexes. She severely criticised DIR. Sam
uel Johnson for his position on all anestions
| affecting women, and she deplored his far
reaching influence on English law and
! thought.
| She spoke with yigor on the .age of con-
sent laws" and condemned in unmeasured
terms those States where d young girl who
cannot legally sell her cradle, is allowed to
barter away her pure young body and her
soul without the least conception of the
stupendous meaning of the act
She advocated the placing of women police
on every beat in Washington city who should
at one time or another patrol the beat. They
should meet incoming trains and STEAMBOATS,
aad have the opportunity to rescue the
| young and the lnnocent.5
The Washington times., 1895-02-04
HE TALKED OF HARD TIMES.
Rev. DR.. shippen offers an Explanation
and Il Remedy.

Rev DR.. ShiDpen OfIerS an ESpiaHallOn
and Il Remedy
The morning service at All Souls Church.
corner Fourteenth and L streets. was attended
yesterday by a large congregation to hear
the sermon by the pastor Eev. Rush r. Ship
pen. on the subject. Hard times"
Rev. DR.. Shippen said: Hard times are very
much like an alGebraic problem. in the solu-
tion OF which very often are found too many
unknown quantities. All mankind is to-day
at school. as it were, studying. Investigating.
and it is the unknown quantity for which
they are unable to find the true yalue or
reason the real extent
"Our real need to-day is how to solve this
! veXing, troublesome problem. This is a
world of divine proportions; it belongs TO no
! one man or set of men; it contains all things
/ for the use of all, without any reservations AT
! the banks there are millions of dollars lying
! idle Apparently there is no need or use for
! them. but still want, aryation, and destitu-
/ ton in almost every conceivable form Is stalk
/ ing through the land.
/ "There is something radically wrong. but ii
! is not with God but with ourselves that the
I iauit lies. Our farms produce more than
enough TO supply the wants of all. Texas
alone can feed the whole Union. SO it is
easily seen that the cause is not lack OF
production, but the want OF proper distribu-
tion of our products.
The trouble lies in non-circulation and
want OF proper channels for distribution, The
! wheels Of commerce have become clogged
the country has become chilled and con-
! gested. and if there is not early relief there
| viii be death caused by stagnation.
The Washington times., 1895-02-04
"ALL MEMBERS DAY"
Trinity NJ E. Church Holds Special Sery.
ices and Paid Debt.

Trinity NJ. E. Church Holds Special Sery.
ices and Paid a Debt.
Trinity IL E. Church. DR.. T. NJ B. Rice.
pastor, celebrated an unique event yesterday.
known as 'All Members Day the special
idea being to have every member present and
participate in the services, and incidentally
to give opportunity to each to contribute
something toward meeting the deficiency in
the church treasury. There was large at
tendance at each of the services, and the col
lection in the morning amounted to 1870.
considerably more than half of what the de-
felt amounts to.
The pulpit was occupied at II o'clock by
the Rev. DR.. l.. I. Widerman. who delivered
an eloquent discourse.
There was an afternoon meeting at 8
o'clock, when the sacrament of the Lords
Supper was administered, and in the even
ing at 7:30 platform meeting was held. the
pulpit being occupied by Revs. A. j. Church,
L. C. Pate, Mr.. Richard Emmons. a local
preacher, and the pastor, DR.. Rice. Brief
addresses were made by the first two, the
pastor, and Mr.. Emmons assisting in the
service.
The choir that supplied the music was in
charge of Prof. r. r. Stratton, its leader, and
was constituted as follows:
Soprani-Mesdames Blanche Gordon, Anna
McCathran, Ella Sniffen, and f. M. Beck,
and Misses Maggie Storm, Annie Prosperi,
Asphasia Prospect, Edna Dennis, Lizzie Pros
peri and Nettie Selby.
Alti-Mesdames Ada Ober-Leech and NJ. L.
Otterback, and Misses Anna Branson, Sadie
Trazare, Lottie Parsons, Edith Simmons, and
Katie Espey.
Tenori-W J. Palmer, F. NJ. Beck, Enos
Berkley, and Frank Awkward.
Bassi- c. K. Davies, C. E. Webb Fl. G.
Seitz, and H. F. Belt
The Washington times., 1895-02-04
ALEXANDRIA HAPPENINGS.

The funeral of Mr.. Frank J. Wenzle took
place from his late home on King street, near
Alfred, at 3 O'Clock yesterday. Rev. DIR.
CHASER, pastor of the German Lutheran
Church. conducted the funeral services.
Chief of Police Webster yesterday evening
received a telegram, dated Cuipeper, from J.
L. Jeffries, commonwealth's attorney of
Fauquier county. requesting him to look out
for negro named John Quarrels. who is
wanted for the killing of another colored
man.
Large panes of glass in the windows of
Tackett & Marshalrs store and ". Moore 8
harness making shop, both on King street,
were smashed by unknown persons yesterday
evening.
John Logan. colored. who was charged
with having obtained a registered letter, ad-
dressed to man named Johnson, from the
Del Ray post-ofIice, has been discharged from
custody, there being no evidence on which to
hold him
The Washington times., 1895-02-04

r 1efy medical skill until went to DR.. Wal
ker. am happy to say am now entirely
well, and DR.. Walker Is the physician who
cured me-
DIR. Walker is every day adding 10 his sur
prising record in curing disorders OF the
brain and nervous system, diseases OF the
skin and blood. consumption, catarrh,
asthma, malaria. rheumatism, dyspepsia, and
all affections of the stomach, liver. kidneys,
and bladder, diseases Of women, heart
troubles, etc.
Many men are sufferers from nervous de-
biiity, impaired memory, low spirits aud
the various arrangements OF boiy and
mind, due TO peraicious HABITS contracted
loss of manly power, wrecked constitution.
and not in frequently softening of the brain,
epilepsy, paralysis. aad even insanity. To
reach and reclaim these unfortunates is one
OF DIR. Walkers aims, and be has been the
means OF restoring hundreds OF them to
health and happiness.
DR.. Walker may be consulted free OF
charge. personally or by letter. His well
known sanitarium is Mt 14lI Pennsylvania
avenue. adjoining Wizards Hotel. Office
houts 10 a. m. TO 5 p. m, and Wednes lay
aud Saturday evenings from to s. Sunday
hours, 10 to II Il. N.
Charges for treatment very low.
In response 10 many inquiries DR.. Walker
assures the pubic that ali interviews are con-
niential Names of patients who have been
cured are never published without their full
consent.
The Washington times., 1895-02-04

mighty host of the consecrated Christian
youth Of the world assembled yesterday in
every civilized nation in the interest of a
cause dear TO each one Of the millions of
young hearts 1t was the occasion fer the
celebration of the fourteenth anniversary of
the organization of Christian Endeavor, and
in each OF the thousands of societies there
were appropriate exercises.
According to the latest report OF the gen.
eral secretary of The united society there are
81 900 societies, with All aggregate member
ship OF 2,223. sOJ This enrichment is scat
tered in every civilized country on the globe.
is divided between senior, intermediate and
junior, mothers. commercial travellers, rail
road, floating, army. police, and prison So
cieties. Considerable missionary work has
been done 10y the Endeayorers among for
eigners in this country. especially the Ita!-
ians, Eohemians and Chinese, and there are
a so societies among North American In
dians.
The Washington times., 1895-02-04
CHURCH OF THE FUTURE,
Value of the influence of Young People in
Religious Work.

Value of the influence of Young People in
Religious Work.
"The church of the future" was the sub
jeet of an eloquent sermon yesterday morn
ing at the Ninth Street Christian Church in
the East End by the pastor, Rev. Edward b.
BaGby. Dr. BagbY is an earnest believer in
the value of young peoples work in the
church. and his Christian Endeavor Society
is one of the largest organizations of the kind
in the cily.
The church OF the future, he said. will be
more OF young peoples organization that
either the past or present church has been. IL
has only been a few years since it was
thought improper and unbecoming for young
people to take any active part in church
work. But that feeling has become extinct
to great extent, and he thought the time
was near ar hand when every evangelical
church in the world would have its bands of
young people. organized to assist the pastor
and ready to take the place of the older peo-
pie whenever necessary
The Washington times., 1895-02-04
AMATEUR BOWLING LBAGUE.

Carroll Institute Wins Two Games from
Young Mems Catholic Club
The Carroll Institute bowling team evi-
IDENTIFY means to elineh its hold on first place
in the District Bowling League, as notwith-
standing its already comfortable lead it plays
hard in every series it is scheduled for Sat-
urday night it won two games from Y. II.
c. C.
Both teams played steady. strong games,
the Y. NJ c.. c. showing much Improvement
in team work.
B. Locraft, of C. l., led mis- team and the
evening with 19S game.
Rice second with 173.
r7ot1o--;1c~ 70 ba Faoro
The Washington times., 1895-02-04
Ordered TO Central America.

UTutTSu 10 IEHtIdf AFherica.
The formal orders TO the Ranger and Alert
were sent to them Saturday at San Diego
Cal. The Ranger will go to Buenventura.
Colombia, nearest the seat of the revolution.
and the Alert will proceed to visit ports on the
Central American coast. Thus the Ranger
takes the place OF the Bennington, which is
already on her way to Buenventura. but
which will be turned back to San Francisco
by telegraph orders, to be delivered to her
when sho reaches Acapulco, Mexico. =
The Washington times., 1895-02-04
Da,

bicycling Days are
coming. We want those who
don't know it to make the
acquaintance of the COLUNf-
B1A. We teach buyers how
to ride.
DISTRICT CYCLE CO.,
,,452 PEN2SA. ANE
The Washington times., 1895-02-04
GENERAL SPORTING NOTES
Capt. Gloi Has Severe Criticisms
to Make of FiIzSimmons.
JOCKEY HAGAN WANTS A FIGHT

The Manager of the Great Lanky Middle
weight Says that His Protege Is Afflicted
with the Big Head, and Is Dominated in
Eli Affairs by His Wife-Curious Fugil-
istic Paradox in Kentucky-sta Sold.
The Washington times., 1895-02-04
Sunk i'm NJ. Y. Harbor.

"A shipment Of CALIFORNIA;
CHOICEST LEMON CLING PEACHES,
en- ioute via New Orleans 10 New York.
was sunk in New York harbor-and sod
NJ auction by underwriters We bought
" holly uniniured, except label
- ONLY 25c. CAN. Regular pfice
everywhere, dGc. call ard taste them.
fea-it \. w BURCHkII., 1926 f ST.
The Washington times., 1895-02-04
CHRISTIAN EHDEAVOR DAY
Celebration of the Fourteenth
Anniversary of the Society.
MORE THAN 100000 MEMBERS

Every Organization in the World Held spe-
cial Exercises Interesting Story of the
Establishment of the First Society at
Williston. He., Told at the Distric1 Union
Mass-meeting-Outlook for Future Growth
The Washington times., 1895-02-04

of the lower limbs. They
were swollen TO almost
twice their natural size;
were red, e,and itchy,
and my clothing stuck
TO the sores and gave
me great pain in renoy-
them. / could not work.
nnI tho hicenua anennad
The Washington times., 1895-02-04
TWO LONG YEARS.

Daniel d. Cook. the Kensington contractor,
saws: nFor two long years I suffered from
The Washington times., 1895-02-04
Games

ARE You Our OF WoRK2 The TINES viii
print your work wanted ad. FREE fol the BEN
s1t OF Washington's unemployed. Send it in.
The Washington times., 1895-02-04
RUPTURE

Is OFTEN CURED By A PROPERLY FITTING
TRt -. We control the two best trusses in the
world. The Honest john and The Military
Perfect fit guaranteed or money refunded
SURGICAL INSTRUMENT DEPARTMENT.
MERITS MODERN PHARMACY.
COR. IlTH AND SITS n. w.
The Washington times., 1895-02-04

James Hagan, the jockey, is out with a
challengeto any l10-pound man in the District
to fight to finish or limited round contest
before any club Offering the best purse. Here
is a chance for some of the ambitious lads
about town to get on a match. Return chal-
lenges should be sent 10 this Office.
The Washington times., 1895-02-04

The half interest in the stable of thorough
breds recently bought by Riley Grannon OF
Will NJ Wallace. for $s,0O0 has been sold at
an advance OF $780, The Commoner. the
three-year-old Hanover colt, and eight others,
compose the string.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-02-18
N.H.&H. Railroad Time Table
Octo'r 1. 1894. NAUGATUOK DIVISION.

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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-02-18

from the others, because the thong is com monly passed between. These little darts, too, could only be shot In one way. They are from a hlowpipe Now, then, where are we to find our savaseF"
 'SoptS AmeriCan," hazarded.
 He stretched his hand up and took down R bulky volume from the shelf This is the first volume of gazetteer which is now being published It may be looked upon as the very latest authority. What have we heref 'Andaman islands, situated $40 miles tu the north of Sumatra, in the bay uf Bengal Hum! Huml Whats nll this' Moist climate, coral reefs, sharks, Port ISair, convict barracks, Rutland is land, cottonwoods-ah, here we are: The aborigines of tho Andaman islands may perhaps clnim the distinction of being the smallest race upon this earth, though some anthrOpologiSts prefer the BushmCn of Africa, tho Digger Indians of America and tho Tcrra dol Fucgians. The average height is rather below four feet although many full grown adults may be found who arc very much smaller than this. They are a fiercc, morOse and intractable people, though capable of forming most devoted friendships when their confidence has one been gained Mark that Watson
 Now, then, listen to this: They arc nat ural.y hidcous, having large, misshapon heads small fierce eyes and distorted features Their feet and hands, however, arc remarkahly small. So intractable and fierce are they that all the efforts of the
 British officials have failed to win them over in any degrCe. They have always
 been n terror to shipwrccked crows. brain
 ing the survivors with their stone headed clubs or shooting them with their poisoned arrows. These masSaCrCS arc invariably concluded by a cannibal feast Nice, amiable people, Watson! If this fellow
 had been left to his own unaided devices, this affair might have taken an even moro Shastly turn. fancy that, even as it is, Jonathan small would give a good deal | not to have employed him."
 But how cane he to have 50 singular | a companiOn'"
 An. that is moll t!,aH can tell. Since, however, we had hAG already determined that Small had come from the Andamans, | it Is not so very wonderful that this is lander should be with nim. No doubt WIG shall know all about it in time. Look
 hero, Watson, You look regularly done. Lie down there on the sofa and sec if l can put you to sleep"
 He took up his violin from the corner, i and as stretched myself out he began tC | play some low. dreamy. nclodious air i his own, no doubt, for he had a rCmarka
 blc gift for Improvisation. l have n vague l rCmembranco of his gaunt limbs, his ear
 nest face and the rise and fall of his bow l Then I seemed tu hc tloatcd peacefully | away upon soft sea of sound until | found myself in drEaml2nd, with the sweet
 face of Mary MorStan looking down upor
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-02-18

wAsHINGTON'S SIGNATURE AT THIRTEEN. ity or lack of desire to learn to spell that brought about the lack of cordiah- ty that is said to have existed between them, though it is stated on excellent authority that ;n very short time after entering Hobby's school the pupil knew as much if not more than the master.
 Washington. pere, died in l74S, when Washington, fills, was hut II years old. He then went to live with his half brother Augustine and attended school kept by a man named Williams There he studied no language but tho English, and, the story goes, devoted little atten- tion to that, contining himself prinoi- pally to mathematics. This stood him in good stead when he became a survey or.
 The future general and first president of this republic. at the time he went to school to Mir. Williams, was tall, active and muscular and was so generally con sidered quito capable of thrashipg any one of his companions that no one ever had tho tsmerity to pick a quarrel with him
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-02-18
wAsHlNeroN,s scHooLpAYs.
He Never Learned to Spell, but He Got .
 Solid Knowledge of Mathematics.

He Never Learned to Spell, but He Got .
 Solid Knowledge of Mathematics.
 As a matter of fact little is known about George Washington's schoold&ys His first teacher was named Hobby. and he was sexton as well as pedagogue of the Virginia parish in which the Wash ington family settled. Hobby was not a man of wide infoGmation or of deep cul- ture. It Is to be inferred that he knew how to write legibly and to teach the art skillfully, for the one pupil of his school who was destined to be illustri- ous wrote a clear plain hand. But, judg- ing from the letters and other writings of the immortal George that are now extant, tho teacher knew very little about orthography. At least he taught young George very little. for his spelling would drive a modern schoolmaster to drink. Possibly it was his pupils inabil-