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Worlds Largest Drug store.

The pharmacy OF X j. Ferrein. at
Moscow, Russia, is thought to be the
largest in the world. As many as LOO
prescriptions are put Up in one day. The
dispensing is done in giaSS-domed roomr
where about twentyfour assistants are
employed, and n large clerical force Is
required to take the orders and deliver
the goods II poisonous drugs are used
in putting up a prescription, the checking
OF weights is done by wcigher specially
enlpIoved for that purpose. The annual
number of prescriptions is not far from
80, ,OOp Two hundred and nlnety-three
men are employed IN the wholesale and
retail departments OI the establishments
baltimore sun
The morning times., 1896-05-18
GHOST WALKS FOR WILLIAM
Considerable Procession When the
Kaiser's Salary Is Taken TO Him.
CHICAGO Record.

Emperor William receives his salarv quar-
terIy i'll advance. The money IS thrice
counted by different functionaF1eS at the
national treasury. and is atteTWaFd placed
in a number of strong boxes and carried
TO the royal mail wagon, waiting at the
door between troop OF mounted gem
darmes. After the load has been placedin
the vehicle the ministers OF finance OF
the empire and of the Kingdom place the
seals of their respective offices upon the
door and accompany the minister of the
rovaI household in his carriage to the
palace, the mail wagon with It's escort
of gendarmes following Immediately be-
hind Not until the money is actually de-
posited in the vaults of Emperor William
Berlin palace does the minister or the
household sign the receipts, which are
made out in the name of 'WilbeIm Rex, :"
and William Iuperator," respectively,
ope-half of the sum being derived from
the treasury of the kingdom OF Prussia
and the other from the treasury OF the
German empire.
Two DAYS afterward the courtfunCtion-
aries receive their pay, but although the
emperor receives his salary in advance.
not one of the employesTs similarly favored,
so that the emperor is practically always
three months behind in the pay list of his
household. The only exception which the
emneror makes is in the favor OF his
consort. whose pers onal allowance OF
$3.50 GOO per annum is paid TO her quar-
terly in advance.
At no great court in Europe are the 81 ia-
ries so low as at that of Berlin. tho so
called great dignitaries having TO satisfy
themselves with a pittancc of $4,000 a
year. while the minister himself receives
but $4,000. This is not surprising when
the enormous number of persons who figure
on the payroll is taken into conSidera tion.
For instance, there are no less than 500
housemaihs and l 500 liveried footmen
Every servant, high or low. is entitled to
a pension after working in the royal
household for twenty years.
The morning times., 1896-05-18
THE VICE PRESIDENCY.

The office OF Vice President is diguified
and honorable office, but Reed regards y
as the BOBBY prize Utica Observer
Mr. Reed declines with thanks. When he
takes his seat on the bicycle built for two
he will guide the machine Minneapolis
Tribune.
Major Handy thinks Mr. Reeds disin-
clinatiou TO take second place is too silly
for anything. Handy's bureau OF publicity
is critical as well as laudatory.-BCston
Herald.
It is still the general belief that the
crueIest thing that has been said in this
campaign is the assertion that Tom Reed
is fit for the United States Senate. Chicago
Record.
If Tom Reed can reform the Senate-hav-
ing previously reformed the House-he
may fairly claim an election TO the Presi-
dency on the ground of distinguished
services to his country. Chicago Times
Herald.
The morning times., 1896-05-18
RAZOR BACE-Sw EET POTATOES.
Life Has No Cares for the Piney
Woods Inhabitant.


At Antioch, Miss, the different stages
OF the PIney Woods inhabitants are Illus
trated. The first stage is the charcoal
burning II the trees are small, and if they
are large OF getting them down and to
the sa wmill. Either brings ready money
When the trees are removed the work Of
farming begins without removing the
stuups, which, after the shiftless method
prevailing here, ire pIOughed around year
after year. The soil must be fertiliZed,
hut when this rs done 1T yields abundantly
with very little effort, and the quality
of the produce is excellent. Just what
can be done in this kindly climate with
the warm, light soil has not yet been
tested by any of the Piney Woods people
II is a saying in regard to them that
they have nothing 10 ask Of the world so
long as there is sweet potato in the bank
and a raZor-b back hog running. That
sweet potatoes are kept here in b.E
piles. cove red over with sand and called
sweet potato banks, makes this sa wing
plain This perfect content with the
harest necessities, together with the utter
ignorance OF how things should be done
TO insure the best results, is the reason
why the Piney Woods PEE pie have handed
down poverty from father to son for
many gene erations. while competency that
would easily develop into wealth could
just readily be theirs. With n herd
of fifty COWS. there is not a drop Of milk
nor arr ounce 6r butter used in the family
that owns them.
Dr. Charles L. lie Roux, who has been
much ar ong this people, declares that to
teach the women to cook. and so eliminate
grease an1 the frying pan, would be a mis-
sionary work that woulf be the redemption
and elevation Of this peculiar and thriftIess,
although industrious and. in their way,
upright people. He claims that the inertia
which makes them content with simple
existence is the result or a diet, composed
largely OF concentrated grease. such as no
human pancreas can successfully dispose
Of.
Tho life Of these people is that Of the
frontiersmau and pioneer continued over a
period CT many years, with no Indication
that il viii ever be other than il is.
The house Of Elder Woodcock was in every
way superior to any other we saw ina days
journey The houses are, most OF them,
OF logs OF the rudest construction, through
the crcyices of which one can at any time
catch bird's-eye views OF tile outside world.
The morning times., 1896-05-18
Tie Bond Was Cancelled !.

Some time since well-known London
barrister. on taking possession of house
in a fashionable West End row, unwittlngly
bound himself to paint the whole exterior
of the dwelling. On finding what an
exnense he had made himself liable for
he demonstrated with the landlord. who
simply smiled and declared that the bond
must be fulfilled. Thereupon the Willy
barrister caused the whole trout OF the
house to be painted in strips of vivid green.
yellow, and pink, greatly to the chagrIn
of his fashionable neighbors, who were
tenants of the same landlord. In vain dl'i
the landlord storm; the baFrister tenant
tbrea tened unless the bond were Cancelled
to have the hack of the house painted like
a rainbow, with huge black spots covering
it at intervals. ResNlt-Agreement can
celed. Chicago Chronicle.
The morning times., 1896-05-18
THE TABLES TURNED.

In the dim light of the parlor,
The two sat side by side,
And the maiden wished most ardently
That she might be his bride.
Then she moved a little nearer.
Round his waist she slipped her arm.
And he let it stay there. Surely
In that there was no harm,
Soon her sweet voice broke the silence.
In his ears she poured her love,
While he sat there coy and shrinking:
Bashful as turtle dove.
With a sigh he softly answered,
Il am plighted to another,
But IL do the best / can, dear;
l will be to you a brother.
H. X.
The morning times., 1896-05-18
The Husband of Mrs. Howe.

Apropos OF the new woman" somebody
rasurrected an old story the other day about
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe that may or may not
he true. At all events, it was worth resur-
recting. The story goes that Mrs. Howe
was one fine morning walking down Bea-
con street, Boston, when she met a friend
who asked her how DR.. Howe was 'Dr.
Hover" repeated Mrs. Howe, vaguely.
Then, as If suddenly recoueeting herself,
''oh, he's quite well, I'm sure / remember
seeing in the morning paper that he pre-
sided at some meeting or other last even
ing"-Chicago go Tribune.
The morning times., 1896-05-18
Illuminated BIRD Nests.

There is only one bird which provides
Illumination for its nest. This is the India
gros-beak, whose nest, built OF blades Of
grass and strips OF leaves, resembles au
inverted bottle. This nest is divided into
two chambers, and would be in complete
darkness il the gros-beak did not cap
ture fire-flies and affix them with little
Jumps OF clay TO the wall. --Echange.
The morning times., 1896-05-18
It Caters to Crowds.

The largest kitchen in the world is in a
great Partisan store. the Bon Marche.
which has 900 employees. The smallest
kettle contains 100 quarts and the largest
500 Each of the fifty roasting pans is
big enough for 800 outlets and every dish
for baking potatoes holds 225 pounds
When omelets arc ON the bill Of fare rs,
900 eggs are used at once. For cooking
alone sixty cooks and 100 assistants are
always on hand.
The morning times., 1896-05-18
The High Seas.

The high seas include the whole extent
OF sea so far as it is not the exclusive
property of any particular country. The
rule OF international law is that every
country bordering on the sea has the ex-
exclusive sovereignty over such SEA u
The extent OF three miles from its shore,
but all beyond, and which is not within
three miles Of some other country is
open or common to all countries. Chicago
Chronicle
The morning times., 1896-05-18
CHEAP RATES MUST COME.

The local telephone monopoly has an
nounced its intention OF introducing the
measured" system of telephone charges.
Since the exposures made by The Times it
has modified the original propaganda to an
optional basis; in other words, allowing
each subscriber TO choose either the regular
annual subscription or the so much u calP'
plan.
1t is gratifying TO know that this out
rageously higii-priced concern has modified
anything 1t is doubtful if it would have
done SO had not the whole money-thirsty
scheme been shown in it's true light. A
monopoly such as this, il is TO be noticed,
always grants something The use of
that verb presupposes that the donor also
has the power TO refuse in case its financial
interests are in immediate jeopardy.
| What a commentary is this on the social
and business life of the District! Why has
| any We hdNC fiiuHSs 'iic
right to grant" the people anything. Here
are all the commercial interests of the city
in danger of more pronounced extortion
than they have hitherto experienced for the
use of a means of communication which
has now grown to be practically a necessity
in the transaction of daily affairs. Let us,
for once, demand. instead of allowing,
grant" That demand should be lower
rates for telephone service and should be
secured once either through competent
| competing company or through reduction
by the existing octopus.
The Times is daily in receipt of letters
from the prominent business men of the
| city, commencing its attitude on this ques-
tion All that makes for little except that
it indexes a general sentiment in favor of a
a cheaper service. This stand The Times
takes irrevocably and IL will win, just as
it has in the twenty odd other reforms it
has pressed to successful issue for the
benefit of the people of the District.
The morning times., 1896-05-18
Mr.. Wells, statem ent.

Editor Tines In your last Monday
mornings edition, giving an account of the
arrest OF Richard Wells for an alleged as
slulb upOn a young woman The person
mentioned was not Richard II. Wells, OF
SlS Fourth street northwest Ny charaC-
ter as man is dear TO me and OtherS
and | desire 70 make this statement.
RICHARD Fl. WELLS.
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WHY HE WAS INTERESTED.

why did Col. Cocktay yle insist on going
to hear the new minister today?''
We'll, he saw the text from which to,
days sermon would be preached an
nounced in last nights paper
what was it?"
1t was, Drink no longer water, but
use little wine for Thy stomach's sake"
The morning times., 1896-05-18
THE WAY OF TIE WORLD.

AT school one always stood the first,
The other boy had naught to say.
Yet he is worth q million COOL
The smart boy clerks for two q day.
H. K.
The morning times., 1896-05-18

THE TIMES Circulation, whether
cousid cred as a whole, or to that
known as street sales, or TO the num-
Der of copies delivered to families, is
greater shan any other paper In
Washington.
THE TIMES builds. Ii has built a
sound, staying, substantial circula-
tion, more than one-third greater
than any other paper in the District
of Columbia. 1t is business-b builder
for the scores of merchants who are
its daily patrons. Circulation books
open to all.
The morning times., 1896-05-18
An Important Point.

Counsel-Did you observe anything par
tiru!:ir about the prisoner?
WitnesS-Yes; his wbiskers
Counsel-What did you observe with ref.
erence 10 his whisk ers?
wi'""ss-That he had nole.-Amusing
Journal
The morning times., 1896-05-18
Full of 1t.

Chairman of Delegation, receiving Fa-
Vonte Son on arrival of his train--My dear
sir, ] 6m delighted TO see you. The people
OF my town are full Of enthusiasm for you.
Fayorite Son-Ah, yes: / ordered my rep
rcsentatiFe TO open several barrels of 1t
ahead OF tfme.-PhiIadeIplia North Amer
lean.
The morning times., 1896-05-18

- HE excessively warm weather has
compelled those statesmen who or
dinarily walk each day to their
duties at the Capitol to utilize the
plebeian cable car. Each train con-
tains a number of wellknown public men
On a recent wet morning, when the rain
had driven everybody into the closed car.
the round gocd-natuFed face of Speaker
Reed was seen looming up between a
couple OF wome n who had been to market,
aud insisted upon taking up four square
feet of standing room with their baskets
of produce.
Hanging to- a leather strap in front of
the Spe eaker was Senator Burrows In
the other end Of the car was Senator Per
kius and three or four congressman Of
minor importance All of these states
men several of whom could sign their
checks for six figures, and whose avail
able assets would go unquestiGned for
seven. were jpstled and showed about by
the general public who ride upon street
cars in wet weather, and some Of the
polished shoes aud neatly brushed coats
of the le gisIators were a trifle bespat-
tered from the drippings and rubbings he
fore the train reached the top of the
hill.
Among the passengers taken on en- route
to the Capitol was Representative New
lands of Nevada, who is said to own
controlling interest in the Capital Ira G.
ton Company. After eheerfuIly greeting
ms associates, he unbuttoned his English
macintosh. and taking from his pocket a
nickel deposited it in the hands OF the
waiting conductor just the same as any
ordinary citizen.
A very funny thing is Otter n noticed in
the case of Mr. Reed, who walks from his
uptown hotel to the Peace Monument
where he boards a car aud rides uphill
1t is presumed that the work of climbing
the rather steep ascent is rather too
much for the over weight which the Speaker
carries.
The morning times., 1896-05-18
THE INDEPENDENT ICE

co.'s yellow wag ous deliver daily
to all parts of the city and Mount
Pleasant their superior quality of
KENNEBEC ICE at lowest rates.
Office 910 Pa. ave. and BIOS Wa
ter st.
The morning times., 1896-05-18
rrenteh Like "A PRINCE

Dasha way-what do you mean by saying
that he treated you ike a prince
CIeverton-I should have said, Ike Ger
nanpri nee. He borrowed 500 pounds from
me.-AnSwcrs.
The morning times., 1896-05-18

Say. Mr.. SIowpay can't you settle this
little bill today"
mo; come tomorrow
How often do you expect me to climb
three flights of stairs for a dollar"
Young man. do you think | an going
to rent an office on the first floor to
Accommodate my creCiitors:"
The morning times., 1896-05-18
@aRBakE' 5BgaE' kE'oos,
0AlRR

Z is evident that Mr.. Reed harbors no
feelings of resentment or animosity
toward ats1eastone OF his competitors
for the Republican Presidential nomina-
tion. TIE exception is Senator Quay.
In the Spea ker' s2rbom on one end of
mantel is plaeedsa portrait of Mr.. Quay
and on the opposite end is one of Mfr.
Reed HIMSELF Both are of the same size
and similar Workmanship.
With these two exceptions there are no
other portraits OF Presidential candidates
or even possibilities visible to the naked
eye in the room set apart as the private
retreat of the Speaker
The morning times., 1896-05-18

DE man wat shoots off his mouf most
fore de wah,,' said Uncle Rasbury, lis
putty sho' to do mighty little shootin' off
his gun wen de wah am heah -"
The morning times., 1896-05-18
Maid Of Dough.

Maid of Athens, we must part;
I'm sorry, but we must;
The girl 70 whom l give my heart,
Must be q maid of dust.
The morning times., 1896-05-18
1MELY AND.
-HUMoRoUs
THE MARBLE-HEARrED WORLD.

Laugh aud the world laughs with you,
But when you indulge In cry,
With your feelings the hue ofindigo blu,
1t gives you the icy eye.
The morning times., 1896-05-18
MARCO sozzARIs, TO DATE

Bike, for your alters and your fires;
Bike, for the green gra yes of your sires:
Bike Ger your native land.
The morning times., 1896-05-18

For the information of free silver
correspondent it should be stated that the
winner Of the Brooklyn handicap was not
l6 TO l shct
The morning times., 1896-05-18

When New York aldermen indulge in
a match game of baseball the other side
should place three Pinkerton detectives
Oh guard near the scorer
The morning times., 1896-05-18

N tdIftUl III is Sdiu JIldt tx
A Representative John c. Tarsney, who
has just been named Is an associate
Justice OF the Oklahoma supreme
court, will have a difficult row to
hoe when his nomination comes before the
Senate for confirmation. It is expected
that some OF the gold men and all of the
silver Senators will anita agonize him.
1t seems that something less than two
years ago Mr. Tarsney was converted from
the error Of his way in believing in free
coinage and acquired considerable reputa-
tion for being what was at tina time desig-
mated In the House as cuckoo For
thus desertng the faith which once he
defended, the silver Senators, it is saG,
will fight his confirmation tooth and toe
nail. Certain of those Senators who be-
lieve In sound money, to which doctrine Mr..
Tarsney is now supposed to be welded.
have grave doubts as to the soundness of
his belief and the reality of his conversion
and think that he should have been given
longer term OF probation.
In addition To these two elements there
are still other Democratic Senators who,
it is understood, will bitterly antagoniZe
confrma ton on the ground that it is dis
tnct and aggravated violation OF the pledge
made in the last platform or the Demo
cratic party that the doctrine of home
rule should be consistently observed in the
making Of all apn"iIItments. IT is cfained
that under the most liberal construction of
that plank Mr.. Tarsney would be debarrec.
native of Michigan, he has for years been
identified with the political history OF
Missouri, and these Senators think that a
judicial appointment Of all others should
have been given to a jurist familiar with
the la ws of Oklahoma
For these several reasons it is confidently
predicted that Mr.. Tarsney will experience
considerable difficulty in making the nee
essary connection between the cup and the
| lip.
The morning times., 1896-05-18

Despite the various boomers of Presi-
Dental candidates the whole question VIII
likely be settled by the American cleo
torate.
The morning times., 1896-05-18
- HE House Committee on Invalid Pen
sions, in favnrably reporting bill
increasing the pensions allowed
MANNED Union soldiers and sailors,

- HE House Committee on Invalid Pen
sions, in favnrably reporting a bill
increasing the pensions allowed
MANNED Union soldiers and sailors,
contains the folio wing interesting
statement as to the number of tEose SUI
surviving who may becomei its beueficiaries
The committee bill folio VS., for the most
part, the pension act approved August 4.
1856. AS shown by the reports orthe Com
missioner Of Pensions, 10, ,030 certificates
weer issued under that act within the
fiscal year ended June 80, 1887 and only
1876 (sone were evidently reissuesl be-
tween July |, 1887. aud June 30, 1895.
careful consideration or The probable
death rate of this! class OF persons leads
the committee to believe thai not more than
Z 1000 are nov living who shared IN the ben
eflts of that act
THIS table shows that the general aver
age of tine monthly rates paid TO the diff
fcrcnt classes Of pensioners prior to Au-
gust 4. 1856, period of more than twenty
years. was SlT.95; that it has been S3T
subsequent 10 that date period OF nearly
ten years. and ttiIt 1t would be 600 aC-
cord.ng 10 the proposed bill. The aver
age OF these three general averages is
the average OF all preceding. existing,
and proposed monthly rates of such pen
sions. Tie proposed average monthly in
crease for each penSioneT is Sl3: averag ge
yearly increase for each pensioDer. Sl56;
total ANIMAL increase of pa yment for ! coo
pensioners, 81 ,o92 900.
Under existing Ia ws those who lost a
hand and foot tuow about 2i2 of them
as per surgeon generals reportl receive
only $40 per month. while those wh2
lost both feet receive ST., and those who
lost both bands receive Sl0a per month.
To the committee it seems just and proper
that the above-named rate of S36 should
be increased TO $72 per month.
In view of the cOmpa ratively low rates
paid prior to 1886. the great personal
sacrifice made by suca soldiers and sailors
and their rapidly increasing disabilities
With advancing years. the committee con
slider the provisions of the bill just and
proper and, therefore, unanimously recon-
mend its passage.
The morning times., 1896-05-18

The latest news from New York reflects
the Impression that Messrs. Platt ct al
are casting longing glances toward the
Mckinley band wagon
The morning times., 1896-05-18

1 RIDES and grooms, OF course, have full
n swing at the Capital That is the
@. reason why Tom Iughran the ele-
vator man in the east side of the
Senate wing is the subject OF some
good natured chatting now-a-days.
1t was a May bride, and her hu sband who
entered r'ls particular elevator one day
last week, They were not the only pas
sengers aud the car was full as il started
on its up trip. The bride was standing
in front of one of the mirrors and took oc-
casion to put a few Of those mysterious
touches TO her toilet that only woman
can when she sees a mirror handy. This
was too much for the groom. She looked
so sweet AMI tempting that lie exercised the
right OF new made husba nd, pat his arm
around her, aud kissed her before the entire
carload.
stop that" shouted Inghram, that
sort Of thing is not permitted in this ele-
vator." The bride blushed, the groom look
ed embarrassed, and the passengers
laus.S>ed.
Inghram now explains by saying that he
did not object so much to the kissing as
to the fact that they crowded him over
into the corner where he couldn't work
the lever, and in the excitement he just
didn't know what to say.
The morning times., 1896-05-18

A THE Capitol it is said that ex-
"A Representative John c. Tarsney, who
\ has just been named as an associate
justice OF the Oklahoma supreme