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The morning times., 1896-03-25
See the Called Jade Vince"

circulated daily in Washington. And all
must admit chat its methods in acquiring
this enviable station have been honorable
and business like i'll every way.
In its chunks OF journalistic wisdom
the star asserts that advertisers should be
entitled to the knowledge of the exact
character OF the publicity they pay for in
newspaper advertising. To this The Times
agrees. and once more challenges the Star
to submit its circulation books for com
parison so thatadvertiSers may know which
paper is most deserving OF their patronage.
Should there he any bogus claims or false
statements made by either the Star or The
Times the committee selected to make the
examination would easily detect and pub
lish them and the paper that perpetrated
these attempts at fraud would be made to
suffer accordingly. The Times wouldgIadly
accept the result OF this Investigation, for
it knows its circulationto be genuine. Dare
the Star do likewise?
Truth Is, the Star is afraid of its own
statements, and is cndeavorlng to hide be-
hind its shadow. Impalcd as it has been
on the grdiron Of public opinion by the
frequent challenges of The Times TO openly
and honestly back up its claims, our un-
easy contemporary is wriggling like Il
pottcd eel. With ali its pompous buster
it dare not face its own assertion, ana for
that reason newspaper readers are tumb
ling oyer each other TO drop the Star and
take The Times For fifty cents month
they are furnished with two eight-page
papers daX and twenty-fourpage paper
"a Sunday, and in them is printed the
truth, the whole truth and nothing hut
the truth. That is why The Times is the
popular newspaper of Washington.
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81, 900 OFFERED.
Provided a Star Empioye VIII Verify
it, Circulation Statement.

Provided Star Empioye VIII Verify
it, Circulation Statement.
The uletho = oI The disciples OF Ananias
are as varied and entertaining as the antics
OF a comedian. There is the healthy, robust
falslfier who fibs for the fun OF IL, and
also the kind who sobeFly tells whOpper
as n matter OF duty. Then there is the
cheerful IDIOT, who cracks sounder be-
cause he can't help it, and others OF which
we all know. But OF them all, none can
equal the champion circulation liar, our
beloved contemporary, The Evening star.
Saturda evening, this duly qualified
truih-Siretcher, published the following
announcement, which, although the result
Of a corSt itut ional defect, should not pass
unnoticed:
The family circulation OF the Star is
MANY thoU>an in e1ceSs OF any ojher
washington paper. and rs believed 10 be
fully five times that OF our afternoon
contemporary.
The Times is OF the opinion That this lie
Is fully as extravag gant as the one CULVER
told about the Lilliputians; but as the Star
won't. say a WDrd when offered large
sun OF money 10 prove Us circulation state
ment. nor dare 10 show up It's books IN
comparison with thoseof contemporaries
there Stems TO De no way 10 substantiate
This statement or falsity except to bribe
one or more persons connected with our
contemporary.
TO that end The Times win pay ONE
THOUSAND DOLLARS TO any person or
persons connected with the star furnish
ing satisfactory evidence or the Truthful
ness OF the above statement The amount
Will be deposited in any bank The said
person or persons connected wIth the star
may designate at the tiIEe notice is given
that She information Is ready. and should IL
be decided by Il committee appointed for
that purpose that the claim OF the star is
correct the thousand dollars is to become
the property Of the said person or persons
connected with the Star furnishing the de-
sired evidence. In any event. it Is under
stood that the result of the committees
Investigation shall be publ ished. so that the
public may know the extent OF the false
hood.
By consulting the two circulation state
FnentS readers VIII see that The Tines
gained more than three tigEes the number
OF readers that the star did last week
The aggregate circulation OF The Times
was 27l.214, while that or The star was
only 1S7 .9S4, which shows COnclusively
that the circulat ion OF The Times fo1sthe
week was So, 230 greater than that OF the
Star.
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Single Takers ArraIrned

Editor Times: ] have often heard little
boys, qu1rTeiIng, salute each other with,
You're "A l!aT," You're another" As
! always admired thai style OF argument.
desire. in his own choice language to
sincerely thank the anonymous contributor
10 your single tax column for furnishing
in last Sundays paper, so apt and Cou-
SpiCaouS an Illustration OF that assertion
which I have so frequently made to friends
that there never has been, and there
never can be. an argument brought ia
favor of the single tax plan that is not
based upon misrepresentation aud false
hood, and is not itself a tissue O I fdIsehocGS.
My statement rega riding the single tax
column Of March % was true was
speaking OF that which was touched
upon in the way OF argument not of auy
unsupported assertion that was made
From my point of view. the assertion as
to- the employment and pay OF men under
the single tax idea is unQualifiedIy false
and no argument was advanced to support
it. ] VIII add that 1 cannot discover
from beginning to end of this last single
tax column one solitary argument. 1t
sail "giitterlng generality
A good moral might be drawn by com-
pairing, in Sundays Times, the page on
the Salvation Army and the column on the
single tax; the one brea thing a sririt of
love. charity and true humanity; Of self
sacrifice for the roor and waywarli; the
other brimming with egotiSm and easily
condensed In four worCfS-"Dovu with the
rich.' II
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American Interest in the olympian Games.

The first effort was made nearly three
decades ago. but not until S94 was there
any prospect that it would be attended
with success. Thanks to the generosity
OF some wealthy Greek and French gentle
men. the funds needed for making the
proper preparations were provided. and
the first olympiad of the new era was
fixed for this year Following the ancient
custom. the festival is to be held every
four years. and IL the games are pre-,
served in their purity. as it is hoped they
may be, without the incentive of prizes
Other than the palms placed ia the hands
OF the victor. or the olive crown placed
upon his brow, they will be regarded
will, interest by all lovers OF pure athletic
sports.
In the old days The victors' names were
proclaimed by the herald Of the festival.
Today they viii be heralded throughout
the world 10y chained lightning and
through the columns of thousands OF news
papers. That the American contingent
may not return without crown or palm
Will be the sincere wish OF all athletes
in this city and throughout the country.
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some X Raw suggestions.

Editor Timcs-I notice III your morning
issue or the l5th inst, q areFOTt OF some very
interesting experiments made by Prof
Howard L. HOdSkins OF the Columbian
Eeenmade witha special view oil ofascertalnlEg
the resisting power OF different metals
10 the Rcetgsn light. As a result Of these
experiments, Prof. HodskinS states that he
finds lead 10 be imperyloUs TO these rays
This beng the case, l would suggest an
experiment by which this fact may be
turned to practical account.
Prepare solution or g1ldtinc. plaster OF
paris and lead predpitate, having the
consistency or the IluiQS used in injections
Tor diSSectIng purposes, and, having secured
a Cadayer, inject the solution thus prepared
into the femOrdl artery, IN the manner
usually employ yed in the embalming process.
BY injecting into the aTteridl system a
Ilqgid OF this character, the rays should
enable US TO detect rupturCd blood vessels
and cIots, and thus greatly aid in determin-
ing conditions abnormal, and others but
imperfeCtly understood Il the present time.
For instance, in the case of d person who
has died from the bursting or a blood
vessel, the injected lead solution would he
Interrupted ut the point of rupture, and
would there appear as a difIuSed mass.
Other advantages TO the medical student
are obvious.
The Iead preCipitate is easily obtained
by akiDg first strong solution OF acetate
OF lead, and placing in this solution a clean
Icce OF zinc. The lead will quickly fall,
either in the form OF metallic looking
% wdcr or as very dark powder. depend
ing on the strength of the solution. In
elmer case, the Irecipitate is pure lead,
and can be readily mixed with the gelatine
and plaster Of paris compound Tor injecting
purposes. Precpitates OF other metals
found TO be impeTviOuS to the y Is nj eht
be used in the same manner. Yours. re-
Spectfully, THOMAS TAYLOR, MD.
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For Ford's Theater vtcttms.

Editor Times: In looking over your
valuable paper of the 2Otn instant. /
noticed an article which seems to call
forth condemnation upon the heads of
our government The article was signed
One OF the Sufferers of the Ford's The;,ter
Disaster and it depicted a terrible tale
of misery wrought upon one of the many
victims. II does seem as though Congress
should take the matter of settling the FGTd's
Gheater disaster up, and do ali In its power
10 relieve the situation instead of heaninc
burning Goals upon the flames A man IL
asked 10 De patFietici How can a human
being feel patriotism for 4 nation which
subjects its citizens to such nuignities as
has been cast upon these victims of Con
greSsIonal peRuriGuSneSS? As the blame
Tor another months delay rests upon the
shoulders of Senator ISham q Harris or
Tennessee, that gentleman should put
himself i'll the place or these crippled and
MANNED victims, who are out Of employ
ment, and the question to be asked i
would he find it absolutely necessary 10
postpone the matter until he could have a
months vacation?
A FRIEND OF THE VICTIMS
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THE CoNTRABANDIST.

A merchant vessel glidcd gently
Ger the oceans placid breast,
The captain turned bis gaze inteBtly
To the coISt line on the west
He watched IL in the distance fading.
And the sea be closely scanned,
For he fair CubI's cause was aiding,
And his goods were cOntraband.
His gallant ship with wars munitions
Would within some haven ride,
And there, whatever the conditions.
Patriots with arms provide
Thus for CuhI's free existence,
He deficS the foemen's guns
That offer but q vain resistance
To the YdIor OF her sons.
r. ". FARRELLY,
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the police gainst the violation OF the law,
for they are directly interested in having
1t properly observed. In measure, the
whole guild OF drug clerks is affected
when one of their number makes an error
that may cost a life, and they are right
to guard against such mishap so far
as under the law they are enabled to do so.
They are right in maintaining the standard
of their services as high as possible, both as
to efficiency and remuneration.
The public will be surprised to learn
that among the offenders who are TO feel
the hand or the law, are some of the more
prominent pharmacists. In their case the
delinquency is even more inexcusabie than
it might be regarded with some of their
less opuient competitors.
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LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
Retireuleut for Clerks.
314-3l6 9TH Street.

Editor Times: Since the question or pen
stonlng government eEnp.Oyes, VINO HitFc,
after long years OF service, Deeonle IN
capacitats-d, has been discussed IN the col
unlnS OF the pubic press, ii Is no uncommon
thing TO hear tiat government CLERKS, VINO
have for Il Number OT years been In receipt
OF liberal salaries, ought 10 have prepared
for Il rainy day, as IL Is called, or III
other words, taId by sufflcient sum 10
meet the wants or their declining years.
There are, at least, TWO faliicteS tidt exist
in ne public mind, outside OF the depart
ments, in regard to the work done and the
sd iaFies received by government clerks
The first is that the work Is or light
character ana does not amount 10 much;
and the second is that the salary is very
liberal. Both OF these assumptions are
wrong. The work of a government clerk tS
arduouS, mental labor, from 8 a. M until
y. Un.. ana the average salary ranges from
S720 TO 81 200 per annun- Chiefs OF
DIVISIONS, who obtain their places through
influence, get SalaTy, usually or SZ,toO
Il year; but IL cannot be said that the great
ma jority of government clerks are paid
literally for the work they perform Now,
as the greater number of these men have
families 70 support ana educate, 1t does
not seem difficult 20 ina CINE how the
average government clerk can lay by
sufficient amount to provide Tor his wants
Us he approaches that period when the
light counrIh on an;l no man can work Let
rs now take a glance at another class OF
men and see how they are provided for.
Army and Navy Officers are educated at
Inc public expense. receive liberal salaries
during their active service, and when retired
are iIDeralfy provided for In the case OF
Gen. Schofielt. recently retired, the grade
of lieutenant general was CrFateI for him
ia order that he might be retired with an
ample ami liberal allowance The chief
Justice OF the Supreme Court of the United
states receives a salary OF S1U,50O per
aunum, and each associate justice $1,000
per annum, and upon their retirement to
private life, the government provides them
an ample allowance.
II might be asked. why don't these men,
i rmy and Navy Officers and judges, pro-
vide for a rainy day and not become 4
burden upon the taxpayers or the country?
In conclusion, IL may be stated, that this
is the only civilized country in the world
that does not provide for the retirement
of its civil employees after certain number
OF years faithful service. G. F. W
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probably true, but it is well understood
that she is also going TO Cuba.
The Three Friends is very fleet craft
and, 1t is said, cannot he captured by
Spanish cruiser. She is commanded by
Capt. Napoleon BToward, who was sheriff
OF the county up to a few months ago,
and who is famous throughout Florida for
his bravery.
The vessel carries two small cannon, and
those who know Capt. Broward assert that
he would the guns fthe SpaHiards should
get him / n tight place.
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A FRIEND OF THE VICTIMS.
Women OF the Hour.

Bubby-Popper- what does the paper
mean by the women of the hour?
Mr.. Farry-I guess it means that woman
who says she will be ready to start in
fifteen minutes. An hour is about as
near as she comes to it, uSuaIly.-Cincinuat
Enquirer.
The morning times., 1896-03-25
MORE ARMS FOR CUBA.
Filibuster Three Friends Ready tc
Land Another Cargo.

Land Another Cargo.
New York, March ga special dis
patch from Jacksonville, Fla, says:
The steamer Three Friends will leave
Jacksonville some time before morning
with another cargo Of arms and ammunition
for the Cuban insurgents.
Only last week the Three Friends re,
turned from a successful fiIibustering ex-
petition, having landed General Collazo
and fifty-seven men and cargo of arms
and ammunition on the coast OF Pinar del
Rio.
A detachment from Maeeo's army was
present TO protect the landing.
Tonight the Three Friends will leave with
1000 rifles, 250,o00 cartridges and
lot of other war material. She Will also
pick up more arms and ammunition that
have been stored somewhere on the coast
or eastern Florida.
The commander OF the Three Friends
claims he is going TO Key West, which is
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Twelve Hours Ago.

II yOu miss any Hev, = iu rhe morning
edition look In the list below. What
you're looking for WINS pFuba bly,
printed in vest erday evening = edition,
ana aS The Times never repeats
you'll have TO take both editions to
get all tie news AS quick as 1t hap
pens
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a GenernnA Lnnilord.

Tenant-The chandelier in the parior
is so shaky I'm afraid some time hen
the children are romping under it the whole
thing will fall.
Landlord-Weli. that chauGelier amt
worth more than its price Tor cid brass,
anyhow. Ii doesn't matter whether it
gets broken or not.-New York Weekly.
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A Hard worker,

Mrs. Aim surprised that your hus-
band earns so little II be works as hard
as you say. What does he do?
Mrs. B.-The last thing he did was to
calculate how many times n clock
licked in the course OF thousand years.
-Philadeiphia Press.
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srras,ad for u,no,,

Toledo. o., March 24-Thomas E. whaif.
alias r. II. Stanley, was arrested here
today on complaint OF the police OF San
dusky. o. 1t is charged that he has a
wife both sn Washington, N. Y, aud III
Rochester, y. Y.
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Found Dead in Rod

Bryan, o., March 24.-A middle-a ged
man. who is thought to be Simon ". Ritter,
of 54 Spadina avenue. Toronto, Ontario,
was found dead in bed at the Hotel VIII
liams today, having evidently committed
suicide.
The morning times., 1896-03-25

Unless Spain adopts some method OF
preventing her soldiers from killing each
other, all the Cubans have to do to gain
freedom is to keep out of danger.
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THAT NORTH POLE.

Who'll be the first to reach the poIer
This question seems a paralyzer;
And yet methinks the icy goal
Remains, for some smart advertiser
The morning times., 1896-03-25

Doubtless Mr.. Reed shaved his mustache
to accommodate country newspapers that
keep nothing but comedian show cuts in
stock.
The morning times., 1896-03-25

Possibly the collapse of the Cullom boom
was due to its sucker platform.
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dience to its early education, seems 10 have
taken to the woods.
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BY the way, that famous flying squad
ron seems TO have settled down to an
ordinary, common, everyday scarecrow.
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Satisfn ctarily ExnIained

How sweet MISS Trcsses' hair always
looks remarked q Norristown boarder.
''Yes, she probably combs it with
hcneyconb,'' - retegted one Of the very dan
gerous lunatics.- Philadelphia North Amer
lean.
The morning times., 1896-03-25

The offer of Spain to face this country
with dignity indicates that she is short
on material for war.
The morning times., 1896-03-25

The expected stormy debate in the New
York convention over the Raines bill did
not materialize.
The morning times., 1896-03-25
"CHoKED UP"

Mary's mamma hodght for her
A filter-for her charming daughter
But that ere filter wouldn't fit"
1t clfoked up on Potomac water.
The morning times., 1896-03-25

HER BLUE WILL BE MISSED
MADAME DOmingues 20 10 10 Paris With
Her Husband.
The morning times., 1896-03-25

The Senate discussions will doubtless
cause Cuba to petition to be delivered from
her friends.
The morning times., 1896-03-25
.1nsf So.

''Tt's funny" said Squibbs.
''What?" ~
why. a man who is a good liver usually
has bad liyert Philadelphia orth
American.
The morning times., 1896-03-25
NO REGARD FOR HEALTH
Highway Act May Defeat Pure
Wafer and Sewers.
TYPHOID FEVER STATISTICS

Insistence of the Com misStoners Upon
the Extension scheme "a Danger
ous Menace to the Needed Sewer
Measure-M MedicaI Testimony Once
Solicited Does Not Count.
IA
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MOSS COULDN'T SAVE WEST
Testimony Too Strong, Though It Made
Much Laughter.
The morning times., 1896-03-25
Fate of a nicycIe Boz.

Said a bicycle boy, NOW. then,
I will rit!e like the racing uent'
But he got into trouble.
For he bent himself double.
And couldn't bend back again.
April WomaRkind
The morning times., 1896-03-25

FROM VAN TO PLATFORM
Life Story of the Gypsy Evangelist Rod
ney Smith.
The morning times., 1896-03-25

L SoIemnlv swear that the above is
a correct statement of the daily cir
suIaiion OF THE W WASHISGTON
TIMES for the week ended March %,
1896, and that all the copies were
actually sold or mailed for "A valuable
consideration and delivered TO bona
fGde purchasers or subscribers; also
that none OF them were returned or
remain In the office undeIivered.
J. MILTON YOUNG, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
thls 23d dag Of March, A ID. 1896.
ERNEST q. THOMPSON,
Notary Public.
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BALL TOSsERS' DEMANDS
President Robinson says he VIII Dictate
the Saia rieS.
The morning times., 1896-03-25

RELEASED THE PRISONER
Officials Obey d Mob's Mandate 20 Save
BlOodshed.
The morning times., 1896-03-25

GALLoPING FOR EXERCISE
Recent Bad Weather a Serious Setbac
for Thoroughbreds.
The morning times., 1896-03-25

WHEN sLAVIN COMES OVER
May Make Bluff AT Fitz and Then Try
Maher or ChOynski.
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Ro0M
J@3gl )
Al.EER

ANE OF the stock subjects at which
rerormers take shy when there seems
To be dearth of business in their
line, is the American flag. Count
less suggestions are perpetually made
10 Congress regarding Encouragement of
the stars and stripes. some of them being
worthy or consideration, but u large ma
Jority are seen at first glance to be inn
practicable
Mr. TAFT, at the request CT an Ohio con-
stitucnt, has introduced in the House Il bill
- provide new national emblem, upon
f4 LoiioWing rather singular basis:
The flag OF the United States shall be
thirteen horizontal stripes, alternate red
and white. and the. unibn OF the flag shall
consist of blHe field, containing thirteen
White stars, arranged in the center of the
fie!d. and so grouped as to form a six-
cornered star. around which shall be
placed, in the form of n circle, twenty
three stars. representing the states which
were admitted To the Union up tD the
close of the civil war. Around this shall
be placed n second circle OF stars. repre-
sentiDg the remaining States Of the Union
While this might be regarded as an
aesthetic arrangement, there seems to be
Il decided sentiment on the House side
against making any change in the flag
OF the occas.ouai addition of new stars.
Ihe CanIlHttce on the Library will doubt
less Ind Il convenient and sufficiently
muSty pigeouhole in which to deposit Mr.
Tart's bill.
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r HERE is d very broad grin iluInina ting
the faces Of many members who are
serving their first term III the House
and some OF the older employees
nave even been seen 10 laugh bolster
OuSly. The reason for this suppressed
hiiarty lies in the fact that the boys seem
10 think they have Il tolerably good joke
an Speaker Reed, and it is SO seldom the
tables are tarnGd on the presiding officer
that any lapse is douhiy appreciated.
During the present session Mr.. Reed has
introduced but three private bills which,
of course. attracted no attention, being
buried with the thousands Of their own
kind. Yesterday, however he presented
his first public bill, and this fact alone was
sufficient to attract more than ortiinar :
attention. The bill in itself was not re-
inarkable, being plain, every day meas
IRE To appropriate Sl2, GOO for purchasing
the quarantine esta bIishment located in
the harbor/ of Portland, Ne.
1t has for many ,yearsb been the invariab,e
custom for any member introducing bill
10 place on the outside thereof 4 suCcinct
statement Of its title aud purport. In years
past this was made obligatory by the rules
until the custom became 80 firmly es-
tahlished that specification was not neces-
s;try. The tile Is also repeated on tie
inside page lnSt preceding the bill itself.
To the intense astonishment Of all those
who follow Mr.. Reeds example in all
things pertaining tdleg egisation, lie neglected
to Indicate the title on either the outside
or inside his public bill. Thcreupen many
Of the new members poked each other in
the ribs and said:
AHA, we amt so green and mex
perienced after all, for even the Spea ker
is not infallibie, bdt ma kes an occasional
hlunder in preparing his bills and violates
the unwrittcn rules he is charged with
enforcing. There is hope for u.s.
The joke, if sueiI it may be called, is
being greatly enjoyed on the House SIDE
of the Capitol.