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The evening times., 1895-11-28
Coffin on a Blcycle.

81 saw very strange sight while l was
over in Vancouver Saturday" bill col
Iector for a Portland house was telling
friend on the car this morning.
at was a coffin strapped on bicycle.
and it was being taken to the country,
evidently. for the rider had the appea rance
of being dressed for a long. ha rd ride. 1t
was strange combination. The coffin was
strapped across the handle bars and over
the front wheel.
1.-THE big black yarnished box almost hid
the rider. whose head just appeared over
the lid. To add to this grewsomc specta-
Gle. which reminded me forcibly of
mince-pie nightmare. the rider wore a
black cap, drawn down well ON his head.
His face was thin and white. and for
moment thought it was a transformed
vision OF an end of the century Silent
Reaper. He was minus his So nd glass ana
scythe--not to mention his whiskers-and
to me the startling spectacle seemed as If
1t were some horrible octopus looking for
a victim for the grave.
1.-THE coffin was carried safely and
quickly, and l suppose beat wagon all
hollow. In the early days they used 10
carry coffins on horseback. This, to my
mind. would not seem half so uncanny.
A bicycle. YOU know, is the very spirit OF
life itself-especially when it runs. away
with you and breaks rib-but. to see 1t
carrying the coffin gave me shudder.
"Well we shall see all sorts of strange
things before we have done with the wheel.
We have had bicycle weddings and, indeed.
/, for one, do not see why we should not
have wheel weddings. Preacher attend 10
their business on wheels. l presume the
incident saw is only preliminary to The
bicycle funeral You are surprised. ] am
not. Whenever and wherever wheel will
suit mans convenience he Will use it,
Portland Telegram.
The evening times., 1895-11-28
wen,..n d, tI.e pnlnit

In Littleton. ~ ass. fiva years ago, the
pastoratc OF t, &C nsgregsat tioDal Church WIS
taken by the Rev. Mr. Frost scholarly. but
unfortunately tot a str ng man HIS VIE
helped him as far sishe cclh anl grgdually
became an expert in ministerial work. She
then began 10 Atutly theology and went to
preaching Now her husband must give up
work, aud shchas been installedin his pia ce.
The evening times., 1895-11-28
rescI,inc children Saw.

Those women who have sewing cls =. .,es
among poor children will do se-., service to
their httie pupiis II tnA- also give simple
taihs on sui,aoie ..ateriais for ciuthiDs. and
snvm l' .taee' "a beauty and comfort OF health.
iui Isss Such knowledge communicated
" the mother will enable her IN spe:id her
money for something better than fiiierg and
poor materials without wcarsor warmth.
The evening times., 1895-11-28
OneOdd Comhinntion,

One OF the odd combinations that will
be much in favor this winter is brow with
black. black satin skirt for instance.
to he worn with brown coat or long
brown cape, and brown hat trimmed with
black. The combination cannot be made
pretty. hut if handsome woman does it
it will carry "a heap of style" and that
is all that's necessary.
The evening times., 1895-11-28
New walking Shoes.

The English walking shoe and boot is the
favorite last, II is cut broad, sole and heel.
with pointed toe. Such shoes must be
blackened. Shoes are worn more months
of the year than boots Calfskjn shoes are
worn in the morning. patent feathers in
the afternoon.
The evening times., 1895-11-28
For Antnmn brides.

Another pretty fad for autumn brides
is the ..linen shower
The girl friends of the bride give her
a farewell dinner, and each guest brings
to the feast apiete or pieces of fine linen
as contribution to the linen closet OF
the bride-elect. II is a pretty, Inexpensive,
and sensible fad.
The evening times., 1895-11-28
New THINGS IN Flowers.

Artificial flowers are again used as TRIM
ming. and very beautiful they are, but not
like many natural flowers. The orchidsare
most successfully initiated. and their won
derfully delicate colorings look particularly.
well on the different light shades OF satly.
The evening times., 1895-11-28
Mrs. Green's Eyes Falling

Mrs. Green, widow of the historian,
editor Of his works, and herself author of
History of Henry H. and of English
Towns in the Fifteenth Century" is to a
great extent self-educatcd. When girl
studied. entirely without instruction, Greek,
Euclid, and theology, working SO hard
as to bring on u serious trouble with her
The evening times., 1895-11-28
Ricl,e.t unmarried woman.

Miss Mary Garrett. of Baitinofe, Is
eenerallv csr.ccded to be the richest un-
married woman in this ss,,uiry. enc rTvcs
In the plainesi ard n!6si ln5Stentutious
way, devotiEs Much OF her money and most
of her time to the development OF various
philanthropic and educational schemes
The Washington bee., 1895-08-17
Liberal Defeat In England.

No political party in England was
ever overwhelmed with a more dis
astrous defeat; there has been nothing
like it for three generations All the
great towns have turned against the
Liberals and the counties have follow
ed the boroughs. All the local issues
on which the party leaders depended
have been repudiated. The result is Sc
stupendous that all partisan attempts
to explain It away are futile. The
safest generalization that can be form
ed is that, with Mr.. Gladstone in re-
tirement, Mr.. Parnell dead, the Irish
party rent with feuds, and the Liberal
leaders unable to carry out the New
castle programme and unwilling tomake
an aggressive fight against the Lords,
the people have considered 1t necessary
to have a change and to give Mr..
Chamberlain a chance to show what h.
can do with his TORI Democracy. To
this may be added the fact that the
Unionists had a sVrerior organization
and all the money they needed for a
successful canvass; the Liberals lacked
leaders, organizers, candidates. and
has lost most of its strength u,r~
Commons, although it has forced the
Liberals in many boroughs to recognize
it's influence. Many partisans proclaim
that the Liberal party has been Destroy
ed: that was said also in 1874, but the
party returned to power triumphantly
| in six years Great parties do not die
easily.
The Washington bee., 1895-08-17

liar magazines on either side of the
Atlantic. Look out for the November
number, due October Ist. The issue
just out can be had of all newsdealers,
at 20 cents per copy.
Mrs. Ida Cornell, sister of DR.. Will
Hams of the Freedman's Hospital, was
badly injured on Monday by cable
car. Mrs. Cornell was not to blame.
Attorney John A. Moss was assaulted
in Hillsdale on last Tuesday night. It
is claimed that Charles Scott insulted
his sister.
There was almost a riot in the Third
Baptist Church on Monday night by an
attempt to turn church meeting into
a political one.
As soon as Commissioner Ross re-
turns to the city charges will be pre-
ferred against Supervising Principal
Scott Montgomery.
Mrs. jamie Johnson-Cabaniss and her
little son Clarence have left the city for
the summer.
Mr.. Mortimore Weaver, of the P. o.
Department, will leave the city in few
days for Bealton, Va.
When DR.. ]. E. Rankin was in the
city week or so ago he called the ex-
ecutive committee and recommended
two white men for places in Howard
University. Mr.. John F. Cook and Rev.
VIM. Waring voted against his recon-
mendation, and Messrs. Balloch and
Smith for these men. DIR. Rankin was
| defeated. The people are looking
upon the action of DR.. Rankin with sus-
picion.
Rev. w. Bishop Johnson threw open
the doors of his handsome edifice on
Third street last Sunday to larger
crowds than the church could accom-
modate. He took up $3.50. The BEE
tenders its congratulations to you, doc
tor.
No man will be an acceptable candi-
date for delegate to the next Republi-
can convention who hasn't at heart the
sympathy and wants of the common
people.
Rev. w. P. Gibbons, Phi. D., will not
take his vacation until some time in
September.
Mr. Fred Collins the old 'postolic),
of Central street, northwest, is like
good old cognac brandy; he improves
by age. May his shadow never grow
less, and that he will live long and pros.
lper.
Hyou want to know all future events
go and see DR.. Mary Gordon, IIoe G
street, northwest.
The Washington bee., 1895-08-17

The iron foundry Of the Knowles
steam pump works at Warren. Mass.
was burned. Loss, S176,OOO.
Senator Stewart. of Nevada, VITA
start a weekly free silver newspaper
at Washington in short time.
The Manton and Lymansville mills
at Providence have increased the
wages Of their operatives seven per
cent =
A manufactures Of Admission. Ala,
has secured the contract for equippinS
the city of Toxic, Japan, with water
pipes.
AT a fireworks display at Preston
Park, Brighton, England, mortar ex-
ploded and sixteen persons were in
jured
Miss Adelaide Bassett, while ascend
ing in balloon at Peterborough, Eng
land, struck a telephone wire She
jumped and was killed.
The wooden box sent to Police Com
missioner Roosevelt yesterday turns
out to have been filled with sawdust-
1t Is regarded as the work Of prac-
teal joker.
There is a report that Miss Flagler.
of Washington, who shot a negro boy
for stealing fruit may be indicted
General Flagler has taken his daugh-
lei Out OK Town.
The London correspondent Of the
Times at Shanghai says that the mis-
sionaries killed at Ku-Cheng were muir
dered by an organized band of eighty
Of the vegetarians.
Mabel G. Hartford, said to have
been badly injured In the massacre at
Krehung. China, was brought up In
Dover, ". H. Her father and mother
! are dead. She is IS years old.
DR.. John L. Near, aged eighty-seven.
died at Flat Rock, Mich, yesterday
, , morning. DR.. Near was Republican
of prominence, having assisted in the
formation of that party Under the
Oaks" at Jackson.
Lady Sholto Douglass has applied
for admission to the Alameda High
school in San Francisco. She has not
yet been enrolled. as there exists
doubt in the mind Of the principal
| about the eligibility of married wo-
| man to enter the school.
| The Journal of Commerce and Com
mercial Bulletin estimates that the fire
! loss of the United States and Canada
| for the month of July. as compiled from
| s9,085. 900. The losses for the same
month In 1893 were s12, 118,7 700, and In
1894. SIG, 307. 600.
| Mrs. George w. Pauley, lady
prominent in church and social circles
! of Moline, ILL.,, Is dead She was thrown
| from a bicycle eight weeks ago, and
! although at first the accident was not
thought to be serious, 1t was after
wards found that her neck was dis
! located at the occipital joint. This
! caused an absess, which resulted In
death.
The Vienna correspondent of the
London Standard says that 1t is re-
ported that cholera has broken out at
Visneviec and Vicegrod, In Russion
| Podolia, near the Austrian frontier.
| A despatch to the London Times
from Havana says that the Spanish
generals In Cuba have been shifted to
different posts, it Is believed. in an
ticipation Of a more active policy.
The Board of Trustees of the Catho-
lie Summer School of America held its
annual meeting at Pittsburgh yester-
| day and reelected the Rev. DR.. Conaty,
of Worcester, as its president, with the
following board of officers: First vice
president, the Rev. P. A. Halpin, s. J.,
Of New York city; second vfce-presi-
dent. Major John Byrne, of New York
| city; secretary, Warren e. Mosher, OF
YOUNGSTOWN; treasurer, the Rev. M. NJ.
| Sheedy, Of Altoona
The Washington bee., 1895-08-17
"Collar" Is Old English.

Justices in New York are ignorantly
'astidious in matters of English. When
Mr.. O'Hara, a policeman, said: 1--WE
collared him." Justice Taintor replied;
You arrested him, and you ought to be
ashamed for not saying so at once.
Such language as you used is not fit
language to use to a magistrate in a
public courtroom" But Mr.. O'Hara did
not empty slang. The verb collar"
has long been used transitively, mean
ing to "seize or take hold of person
by the collar; more loosely, to capture"
The verb was thus employed early in
The seventeenth century, Steele, in the
Guardian, No. 81, wrote: 'If you adj
vised him not to collar any man." Other
instances are: Gentleman's Magazine,
1852, His lordship collared the footmah
who threw it, and Marryat's sentence
N Peter Simple" "He was collared by
TWO French soldiers. "-Boston Journal.
The Washington bee., 1895-08-17
ButtermiIk for Freckles.

Do the early summer freckles prove
tof 1IeVhiv rutvs '-eservefe th,.a .clsamor
the year, and the very best thing that
proves reliable year after year is simply
common buttermilk. Secure it as fresh
Is possible; 1t will be found that nothing
can equal this fresh buttermilk for re-
moving tan, freckles, sunburn, or moth
spots. 1t has the great advantage that
t does not injure the skin, but makes If
softtand white. Take a soft sponge and
natns the face, neck and arms before
retiring for The night; then wipe off the
1rops lightly. In the morning wash it
off thoroughly and wipe dry with a
rash towel Two or three such baths
each feek during the summer months
viii tSe off and 'ieep off the tan and
-reckls and keep the skin soft and
| smooth Philadelphia Times.
The Washington bee., 1895-08-17
He Was the Graveyard.

The following incident, so an English
paper declares, occurred in New
Zealand law court:
The dispute was between two Maoris,
one a young man, and the other an
old chief The young man claimed
a piece of land, which was in posses
sion of the old fellow.
The plaintiff made an impassioned
appeal to the judge, concluding with
the demand that he should have back
the land where his father, mother and
ancestors were buried, etc, etc.
The old chief then got up, and, with
a look of supreme contempt for his
opponent, exclaimed:
Your ancestors buried, indeed. You
FOOL! Many years ago killed your
grandfather and ate him; afterward
killed your father and mother and ate
Them, and"-as he gently tapped his
stomach-"here they were buried, and
| If the white men were not here I would
bury you in the same cemetery"
The young fellow never again referred
90 his ancestors while the old gentle
| man afterward went by the name Of
the graveyard
The Washington bee., 1895-08-17

DO not allow yourself to have more
,enutation than character.
# is the silly girl who thinks that if
she can't do thing other girls can't.
Education oftimes softens the brain
G narrow-minded person.
While at school girls should learn to
,etain their mother wit, for without
.bat education is but little good 1t is
ike placing one chair in we'll built
house.
r YOU are doing nothing yourself,
dont complain of other peoples not
doing enough.
NB.-It is very foolish for a girl,
4 ~ even number of girls, to undertake
i snv enterprise without money. If you
i anticipate getting your support from
the public, get its assurance before
commencing business.
Don't get discouraged and become
enyious of every one. Read, observe
and think; and if you have any talent,
with perseverance you are certain to
succeed.
II is not wise to dictate to others
what they should do, if your thoughts
are not broad enough to enable you TO
write a composition on common
sense.
Girls should not bother the writer of
this column with inquiries, if they are
not interested enough to buy the paper
for an answer.
Don't overlook the fact that home
training is the first rudiment of self re-
spect, and to respect yourself means
respect TO others.
Ne are often wronged and mis-
Judged, but by our grace of manner,
ID careful association, wit and goodness,
We can cause great men to bow to us
nprofound admiration.
It's decidedly rude to laugh aloud in
company, except something ludicrous
happened. Some girls have a way OF
laughing aloud and attribuEng it to
thoughts.
Donot regard it as disrespect when
H. gentleman touches his hat with his
vhip while driving Remember that
both of his hands are in use, which
prevents him from taking off his hat.
Foolish is the girl who allows man
devote several years in her compa-
III NJ Withhold osking her to become his
;ia SnCh an association Hos
" "n~. 70 do more harm than good, as Il
rarSes other Young men whose mo
ives are pure to remain away.
Ills better to excel in one thing thar
hmcceed in everything fairly well ant
& excel in any one thing, as 1t put
mAto a disadvantage among others
1t hardly sounds plausible, but sue
S "a fact, that matters not how wlcke'
man might be, he admires sedat
Christian girl nor does a man Ike tn
girl who despises his mother, althoug
may dislike her himself.
The Washington bee., 1895-08-17
SOME NEW DISHES.
Three Valuable Suggestions by New
Cook.

Cook.
FLORENTINE CREAM.-Squeeze
and strain the juice Of four lemons.
sweeten 1t with cup and half OF
sugar. Dissolve half a box of gelatine
and add the whole to a pint and hall
OF cream, whipped until 1t IS stiff. Pour
into a mould and set on the ice.
CANARY CREAM-This name Is
rather misleading It is Hamlet" with
the Prince left out, for though delic-
:ous dish there is no cream In 1T Dis
solve one ounce of gelattne in pint OF
water by first soaking and then heat
ing it, Strain and add to the liquid the
juice Of three oranges, the grated rind
of one, the juice of one lemon, the yolks
Of four eggs, well beaten, and cup OF
sugar, or more if it Is liked very sweet
Stir over gentle fire until it just boils,
and put 1t in a mould.
TUSCAN PUDDING-Make a boiled
custard with one pint Of milk. sweeten-
ed with a half cup Of sugar, boiled and
poured on three beaten eggs. Return
the mixture to the saucepan and stir
until 1t thickens, but do not let it cur
die as it will If it boils for more than
second. When cool add one pint Of
cream, half a cup Of sugar, a quarter
OF box of gelatine, dissolved and
strained, half teaspoonful Of vanilla,
a quarter of a teaspoonful of essence Of
lemon, twenty drops Of extract Of bit
ter almond. Put In a mould with
smooth sides and pack in ice and salt.
The proportion is two quarts of broken
ice to one Of coarse salt, we'll mixed.
In an hour remove the mould, and after
wiping it carefully uncover 1t, and with
a knife scrape the frozen cream from
the sides. Beat 1T thoroughly, as this
makes the texture fine and smooth. II
it is nearly frozen add half pound OF
sweet almonds, blanched and chopped
fine, half a pound of candied ginger,
cut in small pieces, and half a pound
of citron prepared In the same way. If
the cream Is not very stiff return the
mould to the ice. repeat the process in
three-quarters of an hour, and add the
nuts, ginger and citron after the second
beating.
The Washington bee., 1895-08-17
SAXON TALKS TO RAINEs.

lie Refused Point Blank to su,nort u,,.
for Senator.
Canandaigua. N Y, Aug g-Lieuten-
ant-Goyernor Saxton's frank Statement
d his opinion that John Raines. in view
Oh MS opposition to New York reform,
legislation. ought not to be renomtuatsd
or Senator by the Republicans of On
.arlo ana wayne counties, has given q
staggering blow to the Raines eanya..
N Doth counties. Mr.. Saxton is believer
70 speak not only for himself. but ats1,
for Governor Morton.
Raines was alarmed by the news. and
ae seIuay a1terloon he took a train for
wayne county, Intercepted Mr. saxton
On train going to Rochester, and ask
~ MIN to modify his decision. But Mr..
Saxton was firm. He would not with
raw what he had said in opposition to
Isaines candidacy, and he frankly told
haines that he should persist in his op-
position.
The Washington bee., 1895-08-17
A New Word

'Defaization' is a new word added
% the nguage In story told by SEN
isor Pfmer about an Illinois farmer
VINO, y several years had been selling
i'm wd for S. cord. This wear "
says aator Palmer, She came to me
with load and I told him that 1 did
not WI 1t. He offered it at 81 a cord
stilfrused, and he wanted to know
WY Tould not take 1T at 81. I told
nm as using soft coal, for which I
oaio 7 ton. GOSH he exclaimed
ne you was trying to demonetiza
silvernd now you are trying to Do
'ueliz ood."
The Washington bee., 1895-08-17
RACE GLEANINGS.

At a reception of the Women's
League in Denver, Colo, last week,
Miss Carrie Syphax delivered an ad-
dress on industrial training in the pub.
lie schools of this city.
DR.. E. w. Blyden, of West Africa, is
in the United States. He is in favor Of
emigration.
Charles Burwell, who was hired to
do detective work in Meridian, Miss,
was secretly killed IulY IS.
* cerogglnS, OF Onlahd, Neoi'
writes a letter to the Omaha Progress
denouncing the A. P. A.
The Washington bee., 1895-08-17
No. g.
500 Reward 500

Tho readers of this paper will be pleased to
raarn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure in all its stages
and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is Is tne
only positive cure known to Inc dsease
I,'ires constitutional treatment. Hairs CataTTf
9ure IS taken internally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the system thereby
efIs;no the patient strength by building up the
work The proprietors have SO much faith in it:
curative powers that they otter one aun Sau[
address, F. ]. CHENEY & CO, Toledo y.
@~Sold by Druggists 75c
Aug. I7-at
The Washington bee., 1895-08-17
MINISTER DENBYMOVINg.
faking All Measures to Protect American.
In China From Mobs

faking AL Measures to Protect American,
In China From Mobs.
Washington, Aug. 9.-In response In
tefegrams from the Southern Methodist
and Presbyterian Missionary Society
officials at Nashville, asking the State
Department to protect American mis-
sions in China, Acting Secretary Adee
teiegraphed that United States Minister
DENLY had already taken the most Wig
orous measures to secure their safety
and that renewed instructions had al
ready been cabled to the Minister. It ia
realized that the conditions in China ara
now such, with an ignorant population
holding all foreigners, without discriui.
nation, responsible for the japanese
conquest, as to make it well-nfgh i'm
possible to police the whole Of the vast
Interior country.
The Washington bee., 1895-08-17
A KANSAS CASE.
He Lost an Ear But Got Whiskey ALI the
Same,

Same.
ut has often been said that prohibi-
ton in Kansas fails to prohibit re-
marked J. P. Jarvis, of Emporia, to
Republic man, and while this is tTue.
I have, nevertheless, seen times in thai
State when it was mighty hard to OBJ
tain a drink of red liquor. The frs.
.own I located in when l came west wa.
Wichita. Things were pretty wild III
those days, and one evening l met a
'rustler' in the office of the principa
tavern of the town. He was bent OF
getting a quantity Of booze in his sys-
tenn, having already made good b.
ginning, and demanded a drink Of tbs
clerk. The clerk refused, saying that
he could give no one whisky without
the permission of the proprietor who,
by the way, was somewhat Of a kilie,
himself-having no less than five Moth
es in his gun barrel. After roundl1
abusing the clerk, the rustler asked to
have the proprietor's room pointed OUT
20 him, saying, with string of oaths,
shat he'd get some whisky in that house
or there'd be bloodshed.
THE hOtel-keeper'S room opened into
the bar The rustler went to the door
clio UdltCll iS Oll IL dllt
calling loudly for the man inside to
wake up The first thing the rustic
| knew the bedroom door was suddenly
jsrked open by half-clad man with {
mean look in his eye and gun in his
| nand. You want drink. do you ?
Zou blankety-blank! Well, I'll get my
pay frst!' Bang. went the gun, and
Mr.. Rustler clapped his hand to tn
side of his head and retreated to the
other end Of the Office.
Now, jim said the shooter to the
clerk, give that loud-mouthed fool al
ne can drink and don't charge him
nothin' for it, I guess that right ear
is pay enough for one drunk, and l.
he ever comes round here wakin me
agin I'll get the other one With that
he retired to bed again.
'The flow of blood from the rustlers
ear was soon stanched, and when
went to my room two hours later h.
was in perfectly good humor, trying tc
get even with the proprietor by drink
.ls all the liquor he had in the house
| st. Louis Republic.
The Washington bee., 1895-08-17
JACKs0M'S SUCCESSOR,

senator Lindsay, Of Kentucky, Wants tina
Piace-so Does Attorney General Harmon
Cincinnati, Aug. 9.-The Times Stars
special from Frankfort says that Sem
ator William Lindsay will be pressed
for the Supreme bench to succeed JUS
tee Jackson. and that Secretary Carl
isle will then be reelected to the Sem
ate. In this city there Is a movement
FOR the appointment Of Attorney-Gen-
eral Harmon to the Supreme bench