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The evening times., 1896-11-03
POLITICS IN OUR SCHOOLS.

The political debates In our high schools
are not much luore instructive from The
standpoint or Practical education than a
CawinG match Of a flock OF crows. -
Pupils are graduated nowadays regard
less oil the necessities OF a business life.
They are instructed in politics, the height
of the nurth pole, the depth OF the CIatcT
OF Eesuvius, the density of the atmos-
pfeTe Of Mars, bow TO entertain, the order
OF procedure in official cir@ies, and how
to march Will eyes squarely to the front
and toes turned outwardly n an angle Of
fort iy-fI We degrees
The " tbfee RS are TO he learned after
the scholars have graduated.
the "ld-faShioned way Of educating chill
dren was 10 larrup Il practical education
into them with liberal use OF the rod.
Ihey We're taught mathematics, gram
mar, penlnanshtp, geography and the low
er branches of study before being asked
To learn the altitude and number of the
mountains of the moon. The nOnsenfe of
scclai etiquette was sacrificed for a daily
reauinS OF the Bihle, ana the parade OF
a hieh school brigade was omitted to in
culcate better knowledge Of good man
ners and school discipline
Perhaps the new method Of educating
hchoidEs Is preferable. but present appear
ances do not so indicate. Our high school
graduates lack the comman sense knowl-
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INCAPABLE OF StLF-GOVERNMENT.

Have you vo.ed" If not, don't. The
effort is not worth the trouble II requires
too great "A stretch Of the ina aginatiOn to
make yourself think your ballot would swell
the count for either party.
You are 4 sort of an cnasculatcd Amcri-
can citizen. The powers that lie permit
you to assist in nominating national can
didates, but you cannot help to elect them .
You are Il voter without = vote. An Ameri-
can without Il voice i'll put lie affairs.
There are many III you in the District.
You are governed by Il tripartitc carpet
bag syndicate appointed by the President.
Your taxes, assessments, laws and affairs
are looked after by board OF Commis-
sioners, and if there is ground for com
plant your only, redress is to kick. The
more you kick the greater will be your
opportunity. E
The intelligent excuse for your being
DISTINGUISHED is that you are incapab bic OF
self lf-government. Providence gave other
people brains oItakc care of themselves.
but. unfortunately. you were neglected.
The great United States can prosper under
local government. but the National Cap
ital would be n,isruled if its people were
given the right of. suffrage.
You are a tooi "a ninny, lincompoop.
You can't vote; you can't govern your own
affairs. You are. q political ronentity.
There! II
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BIG POLICY SCHEME.
Discovered by Detectives After 1t
Had Been Abandoned.

Itu Dtth
Within the past few days Precinct De-
tcctive Sutton of the First precinct and
Acting Detective Watson have unearthed
a big policy scheme which was in opera
ton here under the name Uf the B. * o.
Company"
During the time that Jackson City was
III state of inocuouS desuetudc owing to
the vigilance of the Virginia authorities.
the policy hackers closed their shops there
and finally conceived the idea Of start
ing "A new policy company in this city.
The result was the orga auizatiun Of the
''B. * o." Some of the big fishes in the
policy pool were Interested in the new
company and conducted its affairs with
great secrecy. II was a gilt-cdge concern
and only the select were asked to play
salvation gig angel row." and the
other combinations.
The hackers Of the '.B. & o." were pre-
pairing TO make their company perma-
neus institution mere whL-l tHe trials of the
Jackson City gamblers underthe prosecu-
ton of Nelson, Whalen, ct al. came to
naught. The failure of thesc causes gave
policy n renewed impetus ut the across
tbe-Tiyor settlement, and the ID. E."
and II. X k companies commenced busi-
ness again at their old stand.
Then il was that the '-B. X o. con-
cern went suddenly out Of existence. Fol-
lowing the resumption of business at
Jackson City the runners and promoters here
became .Stive, and the police set out to
trap them while engaged in the work.
detective Watson Captured the drawings
and other papers of the defunct ''B. &
o." and learned OF the big scheme which
had been worked here.
IL is statSl that a majority of the run
ncrs for the old companies now reach Jack
son City by roundabout route since the
police are keeping such a strict watch on
the bridges. They go to Alexandria, it Is
said, on the ferry steamers. and come back
to Jackson City on the electric cars.
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MISAPPLIED EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY.

President Cleveland does not always make
good use OF the pardOning power. Espcc-
illly was this true in the case of Embczzler
Emil c. knappe, who stole the funds OF
depnsitors from the chicopec National
BANK at Springfield Mass, in 1894.
In Offering the usual apology for the Of
fenSr the President says that hnappc
WAS gifted with the following virtues. He
made partial restitution OF the stolen
money when arrested; he was Well he
haVed prisoner, and is cSccllenuy connected
and he was recomGne ndcd for pardon.
For these good qualities the intent or Jus
tice was defeated
OF all The crimes in The category Of theft
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that of stealing the money Of bank de-
poSitors is the worst, and deserves the
sevcrest punishment. Money is deposited
for safe keeping. not for the use OF bank
employees with sticky fingers. nepositorS
EXPECT it to be returned ON demand, and
not lavishly spent in riotous living in Can
ada or some where else by cmbe zZling ras-
Gals Bank directors are also equal"
solicitous as to the safety of the money en-
trusted in their care, and when trusted
employe proves dishonest they offer larg"
sums TO secure his conviction, in order to
protect the good name OF their institution.
But what use is there in prosecuting
bank thieves if they are to be pardoncd
SO easily, or of what service is cunvlc-
ton and n sentence in warning possible
dishonest employees not to steal for fear
of punishment if they are allowed to go
free? Bank burglars, when caught, are
generally givenlong terms of Imprisonment.
Is their crime worse than that of cmbeZ-
Zling bank funds?
President Cleveland does not manifest
the same tender solicitudc for the vel
fare Of others when he turns down the
pension of penniless widow, or vetoes the
special bill of poor devil Of crippled
soldier. But his heart goes out TO the
bank embezzler who steals the money "
a conliding public.
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jnately upon able-bodied persons or even
in support of helpless mendicants it is
often mIsapplied.
Such methods of giving relief are unqucs-
iGnably prompted By desire to benefit
humanity. and when imm ediate aSsiStanceis
necessary they are to be CONNIE ended, but at
al other times they stimulate professional
beggary and encourage idleness among peo-
pie who dislike TO work.
Every community should depend upon or
clniZed charity and the proper nanaGeme mt
aud support OF benevolent institGtiuns fCs
the keeping and welfare Of those In need Of
i lsSiStance. The helpless infiTm are much
better OFF i'll care Of establishments founded
r1rTiieir special benefits, and no mist akcS will
he made If relief Of thc needy poor is left
tU the Judgment Of organized charity.
NIuc-tenths of the mcndiCants soliciting
aims are able to earn a livelihood. and IL
would be a public blessing If they were
either arrested or dTiyenufi the streets. The
right way To dispose Of the question or
charity is to refer all requests for assist
auCe To thus. authorized to provide for the
poor and inflrn. Then give literally TO
he support of the institutions 10 which
YOU cunsign the bcgEars.
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OUR
SEACOAST
DEFENSES.


in complete state of defense VIII have
been finished. This can hardly Tee regarded
as an altogether satisfactory state OF af-
fairs, and it calls for another instalmcnt of
| that spirit of liberaIity which characterized
the treatment of the subject OF coast de-
fense at the last session Of Congress- 1t
| is necessary that Cougrc IS should make fully
as large appropriations as it did then, and
grant authority for entering upon CON
tinUing contracts, for by this means the
work can be done more promptly
and more economically. A half million
dollars was given in the last Qualifications
bill for the purchase of sites for forts, and
atleast thatamount, if not IN ore should now
be granted, together with the requisite
appropriation for building emplaCements
| for the big guns now being constructed.
Another important recommendation made
by Gen. Craighill is for the appropriation
of $1O0, 900 to be applied to the preserva-
tion and repair of Qualifications. He
says that as result of the failure of
Congress to make proper provision in the
past for their care the ungarriSoned forti-
fications and reservations are now in a
deplorable state, with the perishable Dor.
| tons now almost worthless and heavy
masonry work being slowly destroyed.
There are number of these upon which
| the corrOsion OF time has made sad inroads
and they can only be saved to the country
by spending money judiciously for their
restoration. Congress can make no mis-
take in providing literally for the country's
defenses, and action On the lines indicated
by Gen. Craighill would be not only in the
interest of ECONOMY, but patriotic, too.
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'If | understand your theory IL is that
o mans profession is indicated on his coun-
teuauCc 10y an expression exactly opposite
to that which we would expect TO find
there"
Correct. One of the shrewdest ceteC-
tiyes ever knew had face that was as
simple as that of an innocent child. Take
the clown of a circus. Away from the
sawdusl he is the most melancholy appear
ing fellow imaginable"
Ever test your theory"
''Frequenlly."
''Well, now, what would You call the
business of that Jolly, fat faced fellow over
there"
Hes probably an undertaken
"You are wrong. That's the man who
writes Che jokes for the Howler,"
Get uuti"-Cleytland Plain Dealer.
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THE WAY TO GIVE CHARITY.

A wealthy Partisan, NJ. Challene- Lacour.
recently deceased, gave the world an object
lesson in misplaced charity by leaving his
entire fortune to the poor of the quarter
of which he was a resident, The amount is
to be distributed in small sums at specified
periods preceding rent days.
Charity in times OF extraordinary emer-
gency or for the maintenance of eleemosy-
nary institutions should always he en-
couraged. But when bestowed indiscrim-
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together, against 722 applications last
year. on its face the report of the board
looks as if the drink habit was on the de
cline, bat most Of the saloons closed Were
in the Division, and it is doubtful if that
Injustice will prove beneficial.
Every diSorderly house in the Division
sells liquor. Drink is supplied customers
at all times of he day ana night. Sundays
included. The closing or the saloons turns
the entire traffic Of that section over to
those houses, and if that is Il benefit then
the excise hJard was right.
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dices of some national branch Of the organ
iZ;tion.
That is not humanity, nor is it an exhibit
ton of good sense.
Are wounded, sick and suffering Cubans
beyond the pale OF sympathy that they
should be SO neglected? Look at the qucs-
ton without squirting through Spanish
glasses. If the good deeds of the Rcd
Cross are to be nodded to fit the uniforms
Of certain needy soldiers, or If its work
cannot he carried on without discrimina.
tiou, then the society had better be dis
ba udcl.
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The Ohliginu Druggist

Bixby-I want some liquor for my horse
he has an attack of collie.
The druggist-What kinl of liquor, sir?
Bixby-Blessed if l can tell | supposed
you would know.
The druggist-Certanly. sir. Let me
see, what is the color of Your horse?
BiXby-He's a bay.
The druggist-YeS, sir. George, half a
pint Of bay rum for the gentleman.-Claye-
land Plain Dealer.
The evening times., 1896-11-03


I tel Yesterday was j F. Elder, a prom
ineut official of the Pennsylvania
Railroad.
Irthe course Of q conversation upon rail
road matters the talk turned upon The
claim often put forward by railroads that
incy nauuir tnrir passenger traffic at a
l4ss, anc Mr. Elder gave it as his opinion
that thtr,. j. suigc truth IA the claim.
IL Stands To reason, he said, that the
extra officials. the expensive dcpDts ana
the numerous other expense Items attend
ant upon passenger service must make the
carria ge Of freight u great deal more proilt-
able than that uf Ia>>ensvT'.
4 car 70 carry more than 10000 pounIs
II freight can tc erected for $500, While
one to carry 200 passengers costs S6,oOo-
So when u railroad is running on basis
which JuSt clears expenses II follows ll'It
owing to the difference which exists he-
tween the profits on the two branches u
the service. part Of the money cleared on
the freight traffic Is eaten up 10y the ear
rIaGe OF passengers.
Another agent in cutting down the
profits on the iocal passenger service III
large cities Is the institution Ut suburban
trouev systems This is eXemplifled by
the Mount Vernon electric cars in TINS
cltv. whose Introduction was followed BY
;he.utire SUSPENSION uf local trains between
Washington and Alexandria
The shrinkagc in the number or pas
scngrrs carried TO suburban towns by th''
trolley svstcIus has been felt perhaps N st
N pniIadelynia. which mas IN the neigh
borhood of half hundred outl wing villages
\ year ago there were $50 trains lcav-
ing Broad street station every twenty-f"ur
hours Today, owing entirely TO the trolley
lines, there ire a hundred less. The num-
Der of passengers entering the depot da;Iy
has from the same caUse decreased from
IA oOn tn 30 600.
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His BnSinesS

mo sir, tell you that this flag bust
ness should not be confined to any one party
or clique. Il is an outrage to suggest it.
Let every man procure flag and display
II openly. That's right
Excuse me, sir, but may ! inquire your
business"
Certainly you may. j represent the
leading bunting factory in New England,
siT. ."-Clcvclaud Plain Dealer
The evening times., 1896-11-03
CLARA BARTON'S MISTAKE,

For once Clara Barton has closed her
ears to the appeals of the suffering She
has refused to give aid to wounded ana
distressed CubanS, on the ground that they
should he relieved by the Spanish branch OF
the Red Cross Society.
But Spain is not extending aid to insur
gents. and the Red Cross of that country
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Epitome of the News in the
Morning Times.

Hyou Miss any news in the evening
edition look in the list below. What
you're looking for WAS probably pub
lIshrd in this mornings edition, ana
The Times never repeats you'Il
have TO take both editions to get all
IhD uews quick as 1t happens.
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to count his find his hired man, William
Sullivan seized the bag ana made off with
1t. Spangier pursued sullivan, but the
after ma b. good his IS ape with the trci. =
ures. Spangler noticed the denomination
Of one OF the notes. which lac says WIS
$500. The police are now lookingfor SUI
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Getting On.

Visitor-Well. Tommy, how are you get
ting on at sch DOL?
Tommy, aged eight-First rate. ] amt
doing as well as some of til other boys
though / can stand on my head, but /
have 70 put my feet against the wall 7
want TO do II without being near the wall
at aH.-Punch
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He Made Money

Young Dudeicts seems to nave lots Of
money these days.
He has quite a bit.''
Been specializing"
"oh, dear, no."
But he told me if it hadn't been for Wall
street he won uldn't be able to fly so high y
Yes. That's so. too. His father sized
him up and gave him something to keep
out OF it."-Chicago Evening Post.
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u PROPOS Of the present discussion
I over undemocratic social dIstino
tinnS in nur arny. Ma ior Rudolpl

n PROPOS Of the present discussion
\ over undemoCratIC social dIslnc-
tions in our army, Major Rudolph
Phelps. = retired officer. at willard Hotel,
tells a story Il bout Gen Caster. which shows
now the hero of the Black Hills regarded
this matter
When he first reached the post he was
promoted for an act of signal bravery
over the heads of his senior Officers
These latter Immediately undertook to
instruct him in the duties Of his new pO-
SItiou, and lay particular stress on the alb
StIHenCc of an officer from all social in
terCourse with his men
Custer. however, perSistently disregard
ed this unwTItten law, and might he seen
day after day joking and laughing in the
midst OF a group of men.
FINALLY the officers decided they would
stand it no longer, and appointed "A spokes-
man to rea son with the general.
This spokesman approached group
where the plush jacket and yellow curls
Were towering above a group which sur
rounded the general
Calling him aside. the spokesman said:
General, we officers would like to
know why yon associate with the men in
steadof with us you should
oh. We'll" said Custer, turning on his
heel, Il can learn more from them than L
can from yOu.'
They may talk as much as they please
about familiarity between officers and
men breeding lax discipline concluded
Major Phelps, but the perfect obedience
which was always rende red Custer by his
men is Il standing refutatiOn of the claim ~
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refuses to render assistance in Cuba any
but those Connected with the Spanish army.
This is the first instance the world has
had that the Red Cross Society dispenses
huma nifty by rule. 1t indicates that relief
to the suffering is measured out after the
manner soSc churches dole out religion.
Assistanecis given to thosein need when
the work does not interfere with the pre- ju-
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NEED FOR
CLOSE
INQUIRY.

flictcd children reside. In consideration,
furthermore, Of the statement thjt the Ills
ease prevails in the city to an cxtraurdi-
nary extent at the present time, il would
be advisable for tine health authorities to
institute general examination Of all
school buildings and, as far as pract!ca-
bic, of the whole city, with a view 10 as
certaIning the cause OF the uutuward con
ditiuns and, if possible. applying the prop
er remedies. Fortunately the great ma
jority OF public school cdiiiccs in wash
lngtun is constructed upon scientific Sani-
tary principles, hut there may re some
where there is room for Improvements in
drainage and ventilation.
1t is safe TO assume. however that the
unusually large number of cases Of diph-
iberia is not To De a>Cribcd TO any defect
in the Peabody School. but rather TO TN
sanitary condition OF the childrcn's resi-
dcnCcs or their surrouudiuGS. No doubt. nr
woodward will employ ali the agencies
at his command tu ascertain Just where
the trouble lies, and not hesitate to take
whatever corrective or preventive meas
uIeS iiliy 70 MN appear It''>N'tIS u pre-
vent the disease nom making further in
roads. In this undertaking he ought to
have the cordial cooperation of everybody;
even those who may suffer some incOn-
venicncc or annoyance 10y reason Of such
sanitary policing. Hcmcl.al action in
case of this kind not only benefits the per
sons Immediately concerned, but the en-
tire community, and lcnicnt consideration
for individual feelings may result in the
most serious consequences to the entire
community. Quick ana determined pro
cedure is the best policy in these Circum-
stances.
q GENERAL CRAlGH ILL, chief of en-
gineers, states in his annual report
that at the end OF the nest year the coun-
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Should he Put in stocks.

Scarlet note paper is announced as the
latest wrinkle in stationery. Let's hope
this doesn't involve q revival Of the scarlet
letter.-Ruaon Herald
Nowonder you are read.-Cleyeiand Plain
Dealer
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A QUESTIONABLE ORDER.

The efforts Of the excise board 10 reduce
TIE nunaer of saioons seems To have been
successful. Eleven VIII close today, and no
new licenses have 'h"cn applied for.
Only 5I6 applications were received al
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NYrccking Ills Theory.

FUMIGATION NOT NEEDED
Peabody School VIII Not BE Closed for
Diphthcria.
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BOGUS VOTERS LOCKED Up.
Daniel Kenny Tried TO Get 1ranSporta-
tion on IA Forged Certificate.
The evening times., 1896-11-03

OLIVE BRANCH HELD OUT
Central Labor Bodies May Meet in
Conference.
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Ib. Times, lsus a regular and prrma'
Isent Family Circulation much
greater than any other paper, morn
ing or evening, published In WASH
ington. As News and Advertising
Medium il has no competitor
The evening times., 1896-11-03

try viii be about
onc-fifth prepared 10
resist attacks on our
coasts by a first-c!aSs
power that rate
we shah be well into
the twentieth cen
tury before the work
of putting our coasts
The evening times., 1896-11-03

PARKINGS MAY BE USED
Court of Appeals UpSeUs District Or
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T HE closing OF one of the public schools
because Of aH unusually large num-
ber of cases OF dipilthcria among the pu
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society for the benefit OF unsophisti-
Gated maidens who
may be allured by the
glowing advertise
AnA nients of impecunious
MATRIMO- German officers Of
aristocratic lineage
NAL Looking for the COM
REGULATOR. iH"''''oh ui II. "n'
hriresS. Hereafter no
officer VIII be per-
mittedto nia Ike known
his matrimonial desires or qualifications
in this way, and while society Will he de-
prired of the pleasure Of reading and
talking about the marriage of Miss Smith
to Count Won Habenichts or Miss Jones
to Baron Won Eettlestab, the ladies in
question VIII not only save themselves a
great deal of unhappiness, but likewise
the parental cXchcquer from depletion.
In so far, therefore, as Williams inter
dict is in the interest Of susceptible fem
ninity generally. its imperial author is 10
be commended.
But the case is qtitc different when the
young war lord specially objects To al
ltanccs Of his officers with Americas girls,
upon the ground that their unaffectedness
and unconventionality clashes with court
firms and customs and. therefore, makes
them perscnac non Gritae in such circles.
Such objection is IcthiuG short Of unpaid
unaDle slandcr- Every wei bred AmeIi-
can girl is the peer i'll department and bear
ing Of any ariSlocratic dame of tie Teutonic
race, and III true refinement and gentle
ness can give many "A one of tie latter
cards and spades. Enough Of them have
honored German nublcmcn and army Off
GERS with their hand III marriage to have
taught William better than express So fool
ish Il sentiment, In fact, the blue blood OF
Germany's aristucraCy is so strongly per
meated with The red blood of American
democracy that before many years the
sciuns of the former VIII have to east their
eyes across the Atlantic to properly trace
their descent.
The evening times., 1896-11-03

ASSIST THE COLLECTORS
Mail Cart Horses Display Wonderful
Intelligence.
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OK TIE EVE OF THE BATTLE
Hanna Kr. ewes Cheering News and Jones
Is Told ot Alleged Frauds.
The evening times., 1896-11-03
GOLDENBERG'S
026=92S 7til-706 X StS.

fits OF the irrigationit was found that fruits
which equal III every respect those grown III
California could lie produced At present
IEe culture Is confined principally 10
grapes but more aud more of this land Is
teiug reclaimed yearly, and The fruit crop
Is eXieuniug in variety and size in direct
ratio with the land.
So Mr. Levitt ventures the prediction
shat we Will soon hear of Texas fruit com
peIing in the markets which California has
supplied for the past ten years.
The evening times., 1896-11-03

COUNTING THE BALLOTS
Effect of Fusion and the Australian
system.
The evening times., 1896-11-03

r RERoR-wILI.IAM has resolved HIM
self into q matrimonial protection
society for the benefit of unSophisti-