The morning times., 1896-12-06

Democrats are to have a hand in the grab
bag.
The new members are not, of course, To
sit in solemn session till after the 4th OF
March. but it is their custom to come To
town and look at the promised land from
the tip top OF Mount Nebo. and that's how
they get themselves into premature trouble.
On this tentative trip they put up at any
old kind of q carayapsary, but, all the
same their sins of promise are bound 10
find them out. They will not escape the
promises who also come to town and gem
orally arrive at the top Of Mount Nebo on
the coattails OF the Elect
As q kindness to the guests now within
our walls we take this opportunity to put
them ON their guard against the bill which
it is proposed by the Commissioners to
railroad through this session, or at the
extra session, to foster manufactures in
the District OF Columbia.
PROTECTING DOMESTIC REED BIRDS.
We have IL with sufficient accuracy to
mention 1t aloud that the Commissioners
are favoring scheme to multiply English
sparrows ON the face Of the earth by
means of incubators, and to secure by
-. proper care and feeding bird which we
VIII always have with Us as the equivi-
lent OF the reed bird, which we sell
dom have with us cuntcmpura ueouSly
with a days wages for dozen on toast.
There Is absolutely nothing in thescheme,
although ON its face it does look as if it
would he very popular in this neiGhbUrhood.
New members will, therefore. beware OF
the lobby for the manufacture OF rice birds
in the District OF Columbia. The WidenCr-
Dolan-Eikins syndicate is really at the
bottom OF it.
We do not like to make this page an al-
vertisinG medium and especially for our
selves, but in view of the festivities Incl
I,4r.t fn 10 first mi, off
in Washington We would call attention 70
our new skate. Ii can be had at the Side
Door Dairy Lunch on Sundays after mid
night, or at the "Skipstraight Stairway"
any evening until the following morning.
Notice the Kentucky label i'll making your
purchases. The banana skin blown i'll the
bottle is a. fake.
NEW MEMBERS SKATE.
Members of Congress who have WORKOUT
skates will please cut this out and mail
to such Of the new members as will not
be here this Christmas. and also advise
them that We are preparing a guide book
with fOotnotes, to accompany the skates,
for inaugural week.
We have even seen them used with
picturesque effect at the inaugural ball.
We regret, owing to our haste TO catch
the O'Clock edition mail, that we have
but a few words to say to the visiting
at the diplomatic reception. The tall,
cleaI-shaved gentleman who will not be
there is Mr.. Bayard. He divides tint, With
Sir Julian Pauncefote, the English ant
bassador, who is also the dean of the
diplomats.
SirCheyaiier Ba ayardrepresentst the British
government at st. James, where there is
persona non greater than he. The other
gentleman whom most visitors will be
apt to inquire for is Mr. Thurber, who is
famous for being the only man who ever
stood betwee the President and the public.
He is also the only person who has the
right to give out the statistics on the re-
turn of the President from fishing or shoot
ing at ducks. Mr.. Thurber is also an
authority on wild swan as table bird.
The other people present will be prin-
- cipally foreigners, who are not included
in the act regulating the importation of
contract labor.