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The morning times., 1896-02-23
LOVE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AS
Two Men Asked Advice About 1t and
They Rejected It


There is no use of opposing love affair
not even when the actors play into your
own hands. | know what I'm saying.
I've had the experience with two-the
young and the old man. Ny first experience
was with young man, who didn't know
his own mind and asked me what he'd
better do, and / like a father, told him
he'd better not marry the girl he was court
ing. He went right off and married her.
An old man from the country came into
the car where l was reading my morning
paper and sat down by my side. beg your
pardon, sir" he said, "did you ever court
grass widdcr?"
"Oh, yes" 1 said. i've courted a
dozen or more. Why?'
Ibid you ever marry onc?''
yes"
waller, pr'aps you kin give a chap a
point or two?"
"oh. certainly; all the points you want"
Are they any different from other
women?"
Say, old fellow, I've courted all sorts of
women, both married and unmarried, and
they are all just alike. They do all the
ccurting, and generally propose before you
have courted them a week"
Waller, what's your opin'n?''
at is ihis-the man who marries one is a
jackass."
The~old fellow scratched his head for a
moment, and afterihe had got his idea racked
in the right spot he said: waller, hain't
l as much constiHtianally right to be a
jackass as you have? Waller, guess, and
I'm goin 'cept her proposalby wire. Write
It out for me, WON'T you?''
The morning times., 1896-02-23
SCIENTISTS ON WHEELS
Geological Survey Men Raced at Co.
lumbia Field.

geological Survey Men Raced at Co
lumbia Field.
The United States geological survey hi
cycle races at Columbia Field yesterday
Were interesting and amusing, and were
witnessed by select gathering of lovers
of the wheel
1t was not expected that the races would
De rccord-breakerS All The participants
entered merely for the purpose of having
good time, and, together with the specta.
tors, they bad it.
Mr. John Renshaw did the honors as
starter, and the judges were Prof. Henry
Thompson and Col. II. c. Rizer. Messrs.
j. 5. Diller, F. w. Clark, II Fl. Howell,
and W. A Raborg acted as time keepers.
In the first race Barnard, Post. and
Garrard entered. The latter won easily.
out owing TO several fouls the Judges
decided 10 have ii ridden over again.
barnard this time pulled out victorious.
Marshall Perkins and Griffin contested in
the second, and Griffin won without diff
Guilty. in the third there were but two en-
tries, Mckee aud Hanncgan.
The race was good one, and although
1Ianncgan finished inthe lead he was pu shed
closely by his eppsnent.
The fourth WAS Between Baldwin, Gan
nett. Sloane, ard Writ. Baldwin was first
TO cross9he line.
A handicap for the winners of the various
races ended this mornings sport. Hunter
was the scratch man, the othersbeing placed
as follows: Baldwin, 6 per cent: Pike. 9
per cent; Hennegan. 8 per cent; Griffith,
3 per cent. and Barnard. Is per cent
Hennegan Won, Barnard was a good Sec
ond and Baldwin finished third.
The morning times., 1896-02-23
MEN ARE CHEERFUL GIVEPS
Curious Fact Disclosed by the
Times Charity Bureau.
They Have Contributed by Far the
Greatest Aid in Relieving the
Destitute and Suffering.

The most curious fact developed by The
Times Charity Bureau thus far is that
with but two exceptions all donations, both
OF money and clothing, have been con-
tributed exclusively by men
No reflection goes with this statement;
it is simply made because it is true, and
being true is consequently curious, when
ii is considered that the worlds embodied
conception OF charity is an angelic being
with skirts and long hair.
Men have bundledup underwear, trousers,
coats and shoes and left then, at the office
as if the clothing OF the naked were an
ordinary matter of business to be got
over and done with, and they have sent
their money III the same off-band way
The applicants, on the OTHER hand. aver
age six women to one man. aud, being
women, the first thing they ask for is
clothes Sometimes they get them. Some
times they don't.
The last woman who appealed TO the
bureau was so thinly clad and foot bare
that the manager made new woman Of
her in more senses than one by sending her
off in a boys overcoat and a pair of
leather brOgans.
1ilCil dSdiA. II u AlIt nOibCAi VIM esCS
work, sewing, housecleaning and odd jobs
OF various sorts, while but few answers
are received 10 the advertisements inserted
by the bureau for men,
The city's organized charities, backed
as they are by church and District funds,
and governed by experienced officers, are
unable to meet the demand made upon
them by the city's suffering poor. 1t
is therefore palpably impossible for The
Times to hope to allay the wants OF the
entire number of men and women who
| besiege the bureau every hour of every day.
What it has done and means to keep on
doing. is to give food and fire 10 the most
| destitute and, so far as it can, to help
others to help themselves.
That is the mission Of The Times Charity
Bureau. and with the continued co-opera
| tion and sympathy Of its readers it is a
mission that is bound to succeed.
The morning times., 1896-02-23
PLAYED THEIR LAST CARD
Commissioners Insist On $500
TO Light lexington.
EYE OF. CONGRESS OPENED

Defeated I'm Committee, In Court, and
Urgent Deficiency, They Ma keAn-
other Move-Some Reasons Alleged
for the Persistcncy of This Raid
on the Public Funds, ,.lz
The morning times., 1896-02-23

her father being Mr.. 4. Sewer, appointment
citizen of that place. After her marriage
she removed with her husband to Mont
gOmery. Ala, and then came to this city
with him when he was made clerk of the
House Committee on nNayelArfairs, when the
present Secretary OF the Navy was thechair-
man ofthat tcOmmittee. During herreSidence
in Brookland Mrs Banner gained the respect
and esteem of all who knew her. She was
a woman OF fine atta!nments, strong char
acter, high impulses and 4 sincere Chris
tian. having been Jealous worker in be
half of ST. Anthony's Church, OF which she
was member. The arrangements for ths
funeral have not yet been made.
The morning times., 1896-02-23

Positively the last week OF Manufacturers
Mackitltesii sale. 400 Segentti street north
west.
The morning times., 1896-02-23
prSGLEY on THE AMENDMENT
He Thinks the Wool Clause Will
CrIDple the Tariff Bill

He nlnhs tue w ool Nldust III
Cripple the Tariff Bill
Mr.. Dingley of Maine. chairman of the
Ways and Means Committee, on being
asked what the effect would be of opening
up the House tariff bill to an amendment
increasing the duty on wool beyond the
figure of the bill as il stands, said that he
agreed with the Senate Republican caucus
that any material amendment in one di-
rection would invariably invite hundreds of
other amendments and thus practically
open up the whole question Of tariff re-
vision and swamp the measure at once.
The Senate Republican caucus took the
ground that the only way to get any biIlto
the President to increase the revenue is for
the Senate to pass substantially the House
tariff bill, which continues only for two
years; and / agree with this view"
The morning times., 1896-02-23
Floral shoulder straps.

Flowers On hail dresses are correct
but they are. so far. only used as SbOul-
der straps, ard generally in combination
of colors. Thus, white and maUve lilac
with pale pink carnations, Parma viOlets
and roses, wall-fIOwer and narcisSuS. are
very happy if, be it well understood, the
flowers are Of the veTy best quality; other
wise it is preferable to make your shoulder
straps of fuil mirOir velvet, finished off
with i chou, as thereis nothing more unsat-
isfactory than common flowers.
The morning times., 1896-02-23
You DON'T Always Know

They had met inifront of q saloon at the
North End.
Thirsty Thurston-Say. Dryd, where did
yes raise dat big handful OF siver?''
Dryden Dreyfus-I collected it from dem
rich blokes fer de Western drouth suffer
ers.
7. TT live at de West End, an don't
believe anybody is suffering more from de
drouth just now dan Iam.
d. D.-Ali rlght5 Thirst, let's step in here
and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The morning times., 1896-02-23
Death Of Mrs Josepb Banner

The announcement Of the death of Mrs.
Adelia Sewer Banner, wife of Capt.
Joseph Baumer, which occurred at his fam
ily residence in BrOOkland yesterday after
noon, will be received with deep regret by n
large circle of her friends and acquaintances.
Mrs Banner was born in Russellville, Ala,
The morning times., 1896-02-23
Nicararua-Costa Rlca boundary

,
Panama, Feb. 22.-The Star and Herald
says: The government of Costa Rica has
accepted the offer of the president of San
Salvador to the effect that the latter
government use its good offices looking
toward the settlement of the boundary dis
pute between Nicaragua and Costa Rica.
The morning times., 1896-02-23
NINE YEARS IN PRISON.
Alexandria Robbers of Farmer Nc
CIintock Received Sentence

NIILIUNh htteIN VI sstHVtIICt'
The jury in The case of Harry Poss and
Thomas Henry, The Alexandria men who
have been on trial ut Fairfax Court House
for the past week for having robbed old
farmer Alexander McClintock, on the high
way, near Edsai's station, In Fairfax
county, yesterday evening brought in a
verdict of guilty, and fixed their term
of Imprisonment in the State penitentiary
at Richmond for nine years.
An appeal wifi BE taken. Much sympathy
is expressed for she father and mother of
Pose
The morning times., 1896-02-23
Overturned Lamp Caused iii

San Francisco, Feb. 22.-An overturned
lamp IN the cigar factory of Quong Yong,
at No. 213 Commercial street, started a
conflagration shortly after 10 O'Clock last
night which destroyed over 100000 worth
of property. Chinese New Year festivities
were in full blast when the accident oc-
cured.
The morning times., 1896-02-23

The Commissioners have just played the
last card TO get $500 for lighting Eek
ington."
This is a little bit of proposed legisla-
ton which must, by this time, have at
tracted the notice of the citizens of Wash
ington,- ana evidently the members of
Congress. from its very bad luck SO far.
II is familiar, by this time, also, to all
Washingtonians, that Commissioner Trues-
dell once owned, OR still owns, an mean
descent light plant in lexington. He also
owned, or owns a lot of land in lexington,
ana houses and such other unofficial in
cumbrances.
In order to make the property more
valuable which was very proper, he main
tanned an incandeScent plant, which was
run for him by the lexington and Soldiers
Home Railway Company by the exhaust
steam at the power-house of that company.
Mr.. Truesdell having made his lands,
which was very proper, valuable enough,
wanted 10 get rid of the lighting, which was
dead loss to him, and The Times is in
formed, offered it for sale TO the United
States Electric Lighting Company. This
company would not buy it, and it is evident
that If they had bought it they must be able
TO connect their plant in the city with II or
to run il by Mr.. Truesdells contract with
the lexington ard Soldiers Home Railway.
1t is possible that had the United States com
pany bou eht the plant they might have had
permit to connect with it.
SOME RECENT HISTORY.
The next thing that happened was that
there was u announcement that Mr.. Trues-
dell had sold the plant to Messrs Crosby
and Lieb, and IL was subsequently diseov-
cred that these gentlemen had some connec-
tion with the light and power company
whose history has been given in The Times.
The next thing that happened was that
the light ard power company, or Messrs
Crosby and Lieb, according to the official
records, were granted a permit TO string
overhead wires from Georgetown across
the country, it being thought that their
ultimate destination was lexington. The
| United States Electric Light Company took
a hard in this game and had the Commits
| sioncrs cnioincd from making valua bie their
permit TO the light ard power company or
McSSrs. Crosby and Lieb.
! 1t may be interesting to note that for
several years MIR. Truesdell and Major
/ Powell had been endeavoring TO get an
appropriation of about $4,000 for the
! lighting Of lexington" and it will also
| be noted that Mr.. Truesdell had not offered
| the plant for sale while there was n hope
Of getting this appropriation through.
OF course il might be said that Commits
/ sioner Truesdcll wanted 10 get this S2.500
! for naphtha lamps or lightwoOd knots, but
| 1t is fairly infcrable that the several APP
propriation committees thought that the
| lexington electric plant was the destin alton
/ of the proposed $500.
The morning times., 1896-02-23
FALLS CHURCH RAILROAD.
House District Committee Gives
Its Promoters a Hearing.
THEY OBJECT TO THE FERRY

Members ;pf, the Committee Claim
Thatl nhis Will Deprive the Road
ofrIts Rapid Transit Character.
The BiH Will be Amended to Meet
the Views of the commissioners.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-07-16

1t Is asked, Why should the Irishman
come over TO make the hay and reap the
crops in England and Scotland. and
how is it that he goes home again and
does not stay? That he comes over Is
evidence that he is not unwilling to
work He is sent for by the farmer be-
cause his wages are low. That be re-
turns home is not a matter Of sentiment
alone, nor due to The fact that he returns
to a Roman Catholic country. The win
ter j. milder than iii Scotland, the rent
j. cheaper than paying for lodgings in
Scotland, the turf fire l. warmer and
more cheerful than the small coal he
must buy AT high price in Scotland
The turf fire costs him perhaps E3 for
the family for all the year. While tile
man works abroad the family live
cheaply at home and till the potatoes
and fatten the pigs. There are thus good
reasons why migratory labor should pay
the Irish peasant best, and the change
is welcome to him when life would 9TH
erwlse be very monotonOus. Boys and
girls look forward to the end of their
school days and to che time when they
may go TO the harvesting; OF, still bet
ter. to the ''Oil works, - where some 80
shillings a week may be earned. The
Irish peasant requires no one TO teach
him his own interests IL this respect,
and he works hard for a spell, looking
forward to the idle winter before him
at home. -BlackwOod' Magazine
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-07-16
Rose Got the Doh.

A pretty little story comes from Bal
timore At fair held there for the ben
eft of a church little girl, named Rose
had worked very hard while the fair
was in progress to sell various things
that were intrusted to her A doll was
at one of the booths that was to be voted
to the most popular little girl and Rose :
name was among others a candidate foI
this prize. The child was very anxious
to possess the lovely doll, which seemed
to her the most beautiful thing in the
world. On the evening Of the drawing
little Rose could hardly wait, but when
the numbers began I'd be read off it was
noticed that she was not around. Some
one went to look after her and found
her III part Of the room where the
crowd was the least On her knees saying
over a little childish prayer which beg
ged that the doll baby might be sent to
her. The sight brought tears to the eyes
Of those who saw and listened. Just as
she finished the word was sent among
her friends that Rose had, indeed, earned
the doll, and a second later, SO touched
was every one with her childish faith,
it was snatched from the table and put
in her arms Happiness beamed all over
her baby face as she carried her treasure
around the room, and everybody who
saw her was as glad as she was that she
had got it.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-07-16

"A good joke wa played I'D The girls
of provincial town recently by the
young men of the place. The boys had
been rather remiss in their attentions to
the young ladies, and had been going to
the theaters, parties and ~ On until
the girls grew tired of being left out in
dependence
Consequently 10 Of the girls hired a
box at the theater and made very
charming theater party. The play was
Wanted Husband. and the girls
sat serene through it all. never dream
ing that the wicked boys had taken one
Of the largest flaring posters, Wanted
"a Husband. and fastened II in front
of the box 50 that all the audience
might read. Pearson 5 Weekly
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-07-16
They Didn't smoke.

In his bOyhood Judge Charles B. An
drews of The Connecticut supreme court
was much more lively than his brother,
President Andrews of Brown univer-
sity. IA writer i'll rhe Springfield Repub-
hcan tells \ story of tile way he got
ahead of some Of the college boys when
he was q freshman at Amherst. 1T was
the custom then to smoke out tile fresh
men. "A party Of a dozen or more Of tile
fellows would enter the room Of al un-
suspectiug boy, light their pipes and
smoke until the victim gave III and Of
cred a treat. When they caLle into An
drews' room, they We're without their
pipes and had no tobacco about them,
but with a stern voice one fellow handed
Charles 81 and ordered him TO go out
and procure pipes and tobacco for the
crowd Charles went ont and soon re-
turned with 80 pipes and cents worth
of tobacco. What the boys did to him
for his audacious act j. net related, but
it j. fact that they did not smoke him
out that night
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-07-16

DR.. w. o. Terry Of Sacramento, who
has visited Naples, says: Naples is
one Of the toughest places i'll Christen-
dom. 1t is a rare thing i'll that town to
meet with any one who seems to recog-
nize the bath as an institution Of civil
hzation. Men, women and children revel
in dirt, particularly the latter. Boys
and girls Of ten years are often seen i'll
public without single garment to hide
their nudity. The ordinary refreshments
Of life, as practiced in America, are un-
known there. The public conveyances
are crowded with passengers so redolent
of garlic that it is often preferable to
get out and walk. Doubtless everybody
eats garlic i'll order to keep from being
overcome with its odOriferOus scent, as
a matter of protection.
''But worst of all i'll Italy are the ter
rible drain of taxation and the corrup-
tion ON the part of men III high official
position. The railroads, for instance,
which ought to bring i'll large revenues
to the government are a source of ex-
pense. The explanation is that every
body connected with their operation is
engaged in stealing. The charge is
made openly. and never once heard it
disputed. Washington Post.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-07-16

My own experience of Japanese rail
ways certainly did not give the idea
that they were Il busincsslike people.
A few regiments Of guards, return
ing i'll triumph from Formcsa last No
vember, upset the whole service on the
Tokaido, the main line in japan, for d
week, and the general management,
even in normal times, would bring dis
credit ON, say, the Southeastern at its
worst.
In their general mode of life, too ]
cannot say that | observed any qualities
which | should describe as businesslike
If you want IA thing done in hurry,
they answer "tadaima, all in good
time, which means any time between
now and the new year When sightsee-
ing-e. e. visiting factory-after hay
ing seen one thing pause invariably
follows, during which one is entertained
to smoke and cup Of tea, which.
though hospitable and pleasant, does
not conduce to getting through the
sightseeing that day National Re-
view.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-07-16

Reynard is knowing animal The
foxes are much tCrmentcd by fieas, but
when the infliction becomes too severe
they know how to get rid ef the insects
They gather from the lark of trees
moss, which they carry to stream that
deepens by degrees. Here they enter the
water, still carrying The moss in their
mouths, and gen 8 backward, begin
ming frCm the - d If their tails, they
advance till the VI le ody, with the
exception of the mouth, is entirely i'm
mersed. The fleas, during this proceed
ing, have rushed i'll rapid haste to the
dry parts, and finally to the moss, and
the fox, when he has. according to his
calculation, allowed sufficient time for
all the fieas to take their departure,
quietly opens his mouth. The moss
floats off down the stream with its bur
den Of fieas, and when it is ont Of jump
ing reach the fox finds its way to the
bank much relieved. Exchange
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-07-16

The small boy had never seen any
firefies. He had, however, seen the
stars-the beautiful, f;roff, mysterious
stars, and he regarded them as alto
gether about the best thing that this
round world had provided for his espe-
cial entertainment and delight. All last
winter he used to ''bcg off, from going
70 bed that he might lit Id his nurses
lap and gaze up at the little golden
twinklers set in the dark ky. How he
longed to have them closer, that he
might catch and hold them and find out
for himself just what they We're. The
other evening 4 tirctiy flashed for the
first time across the small boys path.
The sight Of it filled him with wonder
and curiosity. but no one was able to
satisfy him as TO just what it was. Pres
emily his big brother caught one and put
it in the small boys fist. "Oh, mann
ma, " he cried, as he viewed the tiny,
twinkling insect at close range, Il
know what they are now; they re bug
stars New York Sun.