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The morning times., 1896-04-06
Reign of the Thugs.

When the District appropriation bill was
under consideration, and il was found that
tie item for the police department made
provision for no more than the present
force, it was given out that at the proper
time a separate bill would be reported
from the Distric Committee providing
for the additional one hundred and odd
men declared 10 be needed in order TO put
the force upon the proper footing. III
such a bill has been prepared, the people
of the District have been left in ignorance
of it, bpt 1T is to be hoped that the idea
has not been abandoned. The force today
is not much larger than it was twenty
years ago. when the population OF the city
was from 80 to 10 per cent less than
II is now. and the property to be guarded
many millions less. Even the increase
now asked for is really not as large
as it ought to be, but the people of the
District. bound hand and foot as TO
providing for their own necessities, have
become modest, by practice and expert
ence. and will be satisfied with half
loaf, rather than get no bread at all
Their wishes regarding such matters as
the police and fire department certainly
ought to be respected, for the
safety OF their persons and property is
involved in both, and, besides, the repu-
tation OF the city suffers from these fire.
auent and bold assaults, whose perpetra-
tors are rarely brought TO justice. Before
this session of Congress closes. the addi-
tional patrolmen asked for should certainly
be granted.
The morning times., 1896-04-06

The end OF Lent marks not only the COM
plelion of period given up 10 prayer
and penitence, but the beginning of new
moral endcavor.
Those of the wealtilier class have for 4
time suspended festivities in their luxurious
homes, and relaxed into simpler modes OF
life, avoiding friyolity ont of respect to
the season. Their less fortunate brothers
and sisters have reverentaliy withdrawn
from the pleasures that lightened their lives
OF hardship and toll. All classes among
which the forty days just passed are recog-
Dized as representing a solemn era IN Chris
tian belief have kept it holy with ne1ita-
ton and prayer. Easter brings a return
to the conventional manner of living with
a convincing sense OF the duties OF man
to man and new earnestness, born of
introspection. This is the fitting time of
the people OF leisure. II is the time when
with souls and bodies rested from the social
whirl they seek bluer skies anu warmer
climes and wield the power That money
and position gi7e for their interest and
The morning times., 1896-04-06

amusement. The plodders take up the
same monotonous work in the same mo-
notenous way as before the hallowed inter
ruption, with only the sunshine OF promise,
the everlasting hope of rest to refresh and
comfort them.
Statistics as to the actual influence or
Lent on men and women or different
classes would he interesting If obtainable.
Then might the yalue to the world OF
this sacred institution be truly estimated
One of the first principles of the teach
Ings OF the faiths is brotherhood, and one
of the first results of the Lenten lesson
should be the approach of class to class
the strong to the weak. the rich to the
poor, the intelligent TO the Ignorant, the
happy to the miserable, and the good TO
the bad.
With Easter comes a blossoming of good
viii and charity. When the end OF Lent
rolls away the stones OF caste and the
pride of prosperity from the sepulcbre
of daily life, then Will its glorious intent
be fully revealed.
The morning times., 1896-04-06

musicians and money counters. When the
others are affected they are looked upon as
curiuSitieS.
People who suffer from writers cramp"
sometimes obtain relief by means of in
struncnts or special pens, and i'll this way
they are able to do their work for wears.
Nerve specialists say the more acute the
disease the better the prognosis. Under
the head OF musicians cramp'' are included
the cramps of pianists, violipists, flutists,
aud elarionet players.
Pianists' cramps usually occurs in Young
women who are working hard to become
professionals. The .Stutt g;,rt method in
which the motions are confined as much as
possible TO the fingers, is said TO play an
important part in causing this disease.
The violinist may suffer from cramp in
the right hand, which holds the bow or
the left hand, which fingers the strings,
may become affected. Flute players some
times suffer from spasm of the larynx.
similar TO the trouble with which elocu-
tionists are frequently affected. In the
case or clarionet player the disease affects
the tongue and muscles of the larynx,
Seanlstresses are affected with muscular
Spasm of the hands. Tatiors, who sit
cross-iegged great deal, sometimes suffer
from peculiar spasm when they assume
this position. Mixers spasm and cigar
makers cramps are very rarely seen
The morning times., 1896-04-06
KILLEEN IN SONG.
New Tune That Local Politicians
Are Now Hummin2

Are Vow HummlnZ.
During t.fe late campaign for the clec-
tiOn OF delegates TO represent the District
at the Chicago convention a combination
was formed for the purpose of electlng
a certain Big six An went We'll until
Mr. George KiiIeeR came in with the
avnwed intention or busting the combine
1t is a matter Of history that Mr. Kill
leen did break the combination, and bis
friends have ever since been singing his
praises for his audaciOus move ON the
combines works, and 10 The tune or The
Man Who Broke tne Rank ut Monte
Garlic the following Il sung nightly by
tie friends Of the gentleman from the
Nineteenth
Say, have ye heard The shoutiu' OF the people
in the street?
on, hesorra. alu't it great? An its all
Iur ne | II state,
Perhaps yC HaVPn'J noticed it's NE ndue
they all repeat;
If ye'ii if~ten nnw the reason IN relate,
1t was .ie whahr1Ee the DemOcraticSlate.
As walk along can hear the song;
A'heFc was once a little slate
FiXetl up 10 nominate
Chicago delegates:
1t WIS backed, q Sr5- with a loud hurrdh.
But. beeub, 10 h1d Il fatal flaw,
AMI am the man what broke the COM
biHatiUn-
The combine done it, little turn an lefj me
IN the freeze.
But they rcuniI was too flip, fur gcv en-
ali Tie slip,
An when the votes was counted, | was N
it every trip,
Yes, slipped apaSt their weak spot Ike
a breeze,
An its wall i Still awhisThn' in the trees
But now that m eleetesi have other fish
To fry.
An its bigger fish than that I'm not
taIkin' through me hat,
There's bigger game fur NE. Inc boy; I've
got il in me eye,
III You'll only wait you'll find Just where
I'm at,
Ah, you'll find that I'm no Casey at
the Bat
The morning times., 1896-04-06
Anne Hutchinson,s Fate.

1t is not generally known that the Hutch
inson River was named on account OF
bloody ira gedy which took place upon it's
bank in front of the Fowler property in
early days. One Anne Hutchinson, tiring
of PuritaniCal ideas, left her home in Con-
necticut, saying: IF / can't look out of
the window on Sunday I'll go and live with
the Indians and, suiting the action to the
word, she made her way TO the spot. where
she was received kindly by the Mohunk
Indians. One big brave named Hooke took
particular interest in Miss Hutch but
because She would not become his squaw
he took an ak which she brought all the
way from Connecticut and beat her brains
out Since thai event the stream has alwa VS.
been kno wn as the Hutchinson Rivcr-New
York Advertiser.
The morning times., 1896-04-06
DISEASE DUE TO OCCUPATIONS
MaIadies That Are Peculiar TO Ger
tain Classes OF Employment.

Occupation Diseases or ncUroses, as
they are technically known, are frequently
met with. One of the most common forms
Of it is writers cramp." The history OF
this disea Sc dates from the introduction OF
steel pens. Men are much more subject to
il than women. 1t rarely attacks any one
under twenty or over fifty years of age.
DR.. J T. Whitmyer OF New York, says that
the disease is usually met with among
clerks and professional writers.
"Teiegraphers' cramp'' is another dis
ease of a similar nature. Operators who
do great deal OF writing sometimes suffer
from both writers and teegraphers' cramp.
The combination, however, is growing less
frequent, a S many operators use type
writer's. A curious feature of writers
cramp'' is that u person suffering from it
may play the piano, thread needle and
do other things which require complex
movements of the hands, and yet the mo-
ment pen is taken up the hand flies in all
directions, and writing becomes an I'M
possibility.
In addition TO writers and telegraphers,
these classes aret also liable TO a form of
neurosis Compositions, seanstresses, tai
lors. engrarers, artificial flower makers,
weavers, mixers, painters, dentists ballet
dancers. carpenters, turner's, watcilniakers,
fencing masters, knitters, billiard players,
money counters and policemen. These dis
eases occur with mon or less frequency in
the case OF writers, telegraph operators,
The morning times., 1896-04-06
DEPEW AT San FRANCISCO
Union League Club Applauds His
Talk on the Candidates.
Little Matter Which Is Nominated
by the Republicans, He Says, the
Party VIII sect There

San Francisco April 5.-Cbauncey NJ.
Depew was the guest Of the Union League
Club Of San Francisco last night. Sur
rounded by one hundred aud fifty distin-
guisbed Caiifornians, the celebrated orator
described the beauties OF California in
language that aroused the enthusiasm of
Ills listeners.
Drifting into politics, Mr.. Depew re-
ferred to the prosperity resulting from the
protective policy of the Republican party,
which, he declared, reached its climax in
the last year of the Harrison administration.
Turning TO Clevelands administration
the speaker said that it gave the country
a shaking up from which it had not
recovered. He spoke in favor OF reci-
procity asadvocated by Blaine and declared
for sound money on gold basis, SO long
as the other nations OF the world were
our creditors and declined to adopt
double standard. Any other course, he
asserted, would seriously injure the credit
OF the nation. He then continued fol-
lows:
We are In Presidential campaign but
the Union Lea que Clubs have no candidates
as individuals. They have preferences, but
as organizations they have no candidates.
I'm the Democratic party, the party is
chasing the candidate Il nd the only man in
sight is my friend Cleveland. But in turning
toour side, what ia wealth ofcandidates there
is, and the beauty is that any one OF them,
if nominated, would BE- acceptable To the
party. You can take any one OF them
He then mentioned Cullom, Henderson,
Morton, Allison, Reed and Mckinley.
While Morton. Allisona nd Reed were hearth
lyapplauded, the nam of Mckinley brought
the banqueters to their feet, aud amid
wild waving OF handkcrchicfs the applause
became almost deefeniBga a nd wound up with
three lusty cheers for the Ohio statesman
Pausing until the noisy enthusiasm had
died away, the speaker, with touch OF
dry humor, added: I'VE are all Republi-
cans" aud then continued:
But it makes no difference whether
it Is he state sman you are now shouting for,
or the statesman | am shouting for, or the
statesman of Iowa or New Engla nd, we will
get there Just tue same
The morning times., 1896-04-06
WASP COMMITS SUICIDE.
Planted His Sting Thrice Into His
Body and Then Died.

A short time ago NJ Henry, being curious
10 see the effect OF benzine on wasp. put
some OF ii under a glass in which one was
imprisoned.
The wasp Immediately showed signs OF
great annoyance and anger. darting at
piece OF paper which had introduced the
benzine into his cell. BY and by he seems
10 have given up the unequal contest in
despair. for hc Ia down on his back, and,
bending up his abdomen, planted his sting
thrice into his body, and then died. NJ.
Henry allowed his scientific interest TO
overcome his humanity so far as 10 re-
peat the experiment with three wasps,
only to find that the other two did like
wise He is therefore of opinion that
wasps, ander desperate circumstances, COM
nlt suicide.
The morning times., 1896-04-06
NEW BANKRUPTCY BILL.
Several Features of the TOrrey Act
Have Been Amended

Several Features of the TOrrey Act
Have Been Amended.
The bankruptcy bill, which wilIbc reported
to the House Judiciary Committee now en-
gagged ia completing the measure, has al
ready been stripped of the features of the
old Torrey bill.
II will he compromise betweeu these
whotienIand Ia W for voluntary bankruptcy
only; and those who demand the involuntary
features. Involuntary bankruptcy may be
forced ouly when a debtor,
First, abscoa,iS or cenceals himself for
four mouths with intent to defraud or has,
Second, failed, if his property is levied
on for $500 or more, he being inSoIvent, TO
release the property or,
Third, TO make a transfer OF some OF his
property for the purpose of defrauiiing his
creditors aud not regain the same within
ten days or,
Fourth, made an assignment or.
Fifth, while inSolyent permitted aprefer-
euce operating for ten days or,
Sixth. perIHittela fraudulent Judgment or
Seventh. has for ten days secreted his
property with intent to defraud or.
Eighth, suffered executions for $500 to
be returned, mo property found" or.
Ninth, while inSolvcnt has suspended and
not resumed fur thirty days and until "a pc
titiou is filed, the payment OF his COM
mercial paper for $500 or more
There seems To be nothing to fear from
oppression of creditors in these provisions.
Fraud. or attempts at fraudulent preferences
or suspension of payments for thirty da -
while actually insolvcnt seems To he tie
only causes for which a min may DC forced
into bankruptcy.
Discharges will he good: First. except
for tax debts. second, debts negleently
left unscheduled; third, debts created by
fraud or wrong, fourth, fitiuciary debts
The act docs not apply to persons engag gel
chiefly ia farming or wage earncrs OF over
81 500 per aunuu.
\ careful effort has been made To- prevent
the abuses so much complained OF under the
hw OF 1867, OF excessive expenses and
fees OF officers.
The morning times., 1896-04-06
They Ruilf the Fire.

Ia awyer who ran across an old statute pro-
viding that any one who lights bonfire
within ten rods OF a building shall be
liable to fine of $50. Then it occurred
to him that he would have TO burn some
rubbish i'll cleaning up his grounds this
spring He told a brother lawyer. who
also expected TO burn some leaves They
worried for several hours, until the ex-
pIorer into the lore of justice looked up the
word bonfire in the dictionary. Its defini-
ton is "a large fire built in the open air as
an expression OF public JOY and eNultatiOn,
or for amusement" So all doubts as TO
their rights fled frorI the minds of the
LAWYERS.
The morning times., 1896-04-06

The Capitol grounds bid fair TO attln
place for thugs and footpads. 1t has come
to pass that this locality. which serves rs a
short cut from Capitol Hin 10 the lower
section of the city. and vice versa, has
become so infested with the sandbagging
fraternity that it is woIth a mans life.
to say nothing OF his pocketbook, TO go
through there after dark. The evil may
be partly remcdied when the grounds
are lighted by electricity, but the best
assurance against these too frequent high
way robberies is that increase OF the police
force which Congress has been so earnestly
and urgently entreated to give. There
should be not only more Capitol policemen,
to watch the grounds, but sufficient
detail of Metropolitan police in the streets
surrounding them TO render prompt and
effective assistance whenever il becomes
necessary.
The conditions prevailing in tie Capitol
grounds exist. in a greater or less degree,
in other parts OF the city. Every day or
two somebody is assaulted somewhere and
pocketbook snatchcrs ply their vocation
here, there, and everywhere. This state
OF affairs would not continue if tie police
force was increased to such proportions
that all sections of the city could be prop
erly patroned. How large an addition
is sneeded to this end. the District Committees
of House and Senate know from rer0rts
made them hy the Commissioners and the
chief of police.
The morning times., 1896-04-06
A Remarkable Canal.

The most rema rkable ca nal in the world
is the one between Worsley and st. Heiens,
in the north OF England. II is sixteen miles
long and underground from end to end. In
Lancashire the coal mines are very exten-
siye, half of tho county being undermined.
Many years lgD The managers OF the Duke
of BridgeporEs estates thought they could
save mouey hy transporting the coal under
ground instead Of on the surface: therefore
the canal was constructed. and the mines
connected and drained at the same time
Philadeiphia Public Ledger.
The morning times., 1896-04-06
A New Temple for Washington.

The strength of the Hebrew Congregation
in this city, not only in numbers, but in the
by the report of the annual meeting held
yesterday. From the recent activity OF
the congregation and the words OF Presi-
dent King of the building committee yester-
day, the proposed new temple seems to be
not far from realization.
All the plans for the edifice give prom
Use Of a model house for worship, as well
as a beautiful and enduring ornament To n
city already rich in fine architecture.
The morning times., 1896-04-06

F the Fifityfifth Congress is Republican,
and there are few Republicans TO doubt
that 1t will be, there will be n lively
and interesting contest for Speaker. as
Tom Reed, whether he is or is not
nominated for the Presidency, will not be
member of that body.
Mr.. Reed announced more than a year
ago that he would never again be a candi-
date for election to the House of Represent
atives. These are some of the men who
will likely be in the field for The Spea ker-
ship: Dalzell OF Pennsylvania. Grosvenor of
Ohio, Doliver, Henderson, and possibly
CouzinS from Iowa, Hopkins from Illinois,
and Sherman, Hooker, and Quigg of New
York.
Should the Democrats carry the House,
Crisp being either "A Senator or a statesman
out 6f "A job there would he Bailey of Texas,
Richardson and McMilin of Tennessee,
Bartlett and Cummings of New York to
choose from. Both McMillin and Richard
son are excellent presiding officers Should
the Republicans be successful and Mckinley
be President Gen. Grosyenor would doubt
less WELD the gavel of the Fifty-fifth
Congress.
The morning times., 1896-04-06

That house. of worship of this kind
will be the outcome of efforts now in pro-
gress, is assured by the character of the
names Identified with the movement. Mr..
Kings declaration that no obstacle will
be allowed TO impede the progress of the
worthy cause, voices the evident deter
mined spirit of all its projectors.
After the site is selected by the building
the temple will begin to take on visible
form. To this end it is hoped that the
efforts of its promoters may be most sue
cessful.
The morning times., 1896-04-06
Stood up for Her Calling.

A certain Canon reads prayers 20 his
household every night rs a good man
should. One morning his new housemaid-
country girl, who had only arrived the
day before-gayc notice tearfully. No
reason was assigned. but nothing could
persuade her to stay where she had. she
declared. been insulted. No one could
understand the girl till she expia ined:
II was at layers last night. and the
master said. oh, God. who attest nothing
but the 'ousemaid. weekly Telegraph.
The morning times., 1896-04-06
WRESTLING WITH THE LANGUAGE


German Suitor (about to propose to
widow MADAM, hating heard dot, mein-
herr. your late man isis, dot is, he vas
kicked de bucket
Widow-What, sir" Kicked the bucket?
German Suitor All, meine Gott! Always
ich make IIush mistake. | would haf 81 id
since dot meinherr. your late man, haf-haf
passed in heeS checks
Widow-Upon my word, sir, I am at a
loss 10 understand.
German Suitor-Ah, madam, Won, two
tree, ten tousand pardons. Dot wicked
yellow vat l haf learnt my Eugleesh ish
always bring me trouble: but. mazda m
now you sail hear; madam, since tia hear;
or vas hearing, dot meiuherr, your late
man, haf give de shake, vot you call him?
Haf-haf-
But love language is universal, and now
the rosy widow spends her evenings in
teaching her No. 2 the English language.
The morning times., 1896-04-06
Snbst,tutc for Soan.

In the West India Islands and in South
Anne rica growSa tree whose fruit ma kes an
excellent lather. andiSused to wash clothes.
The bark of the tree which grows in Peru.
anu of another which grows in tho Malay
Islands, yields :: fine soap. The common
soapwort. which is indigenous to England.
and is found nearly everywhere in Europe,
is so full OF saponine that simply rubbing
the leaves together in water produces "A
soapy ylather.-Phladelphia Public Ledger.
The morning times., 1896-04-06
Near
The
10000
Mark.

The Times promises its advertisers that
fits daily weekday circulation will, within
one month, stand ut forty thousand, instead
OF the thirty-uine thousand which its state
ment for the past week shows
When this circulation figure shall have
been reached The Times Will have just
cause for con2ratulatioD. Its regular route
service and its street sale is already much
larger than that OF any other newspaper
The morning times., 1896-04-06
Encourages Thrifty Habits.

A Ludlow VT. merchant encourages
thrifty habits among the boys and girls OF
that town by offering to those who de-
posit 80 cents in the savings bank the Deces-
sary amount 10 make their account 81.
Several children have taken advantage of
this offer-Chicag Record.
The morning times., 1896-04-06
SEATS IN PUBLIC PARKs.
A Correspondent Thinks They should
Bt, Provided at Once


EdtOT Times. Saturday mornings issue
of The Times contained a timely article
from C." ancnt the Wagne riaD OrcheS-
TRAN seats Mt the baseball grounds. That
affects perhaps. one citizen in ten. But
the absence of seats nom cur parks and
reservations affects nine citizens in ten.
Will not The Times ste 10 10 that seats are
placed in all the parks and reservations
ami done ut once SpTIn z l. here and sum
nlcr * coming. The only way to get at
the triocracy is through the peoples paner.
Yours, truly, FAX.
AIaba mas Coal and Coke.
According t0 the figures complied by The
State mining Inspector. the total output OF
coal in Alabama in 1895 was 5.S4S. 461
tonS compared with 1851 .912 tons for
1894, an increase of / ,2S7. II9 tOas.
The total nualher OF miners employed wers
9.2S5 The states total coke production
was ,3S4. .S46 tons, as compared to 924,-
OO2 tons for S94. an increase of $50. S44
tons-New York Press
The morning times., 1896-04-06
One Million Deaf Mutes.

An authority on deaf mutcS says that
the ratio of deaf mutes to hearing is about
one TO each 1 500. according 10 which there
are about 10000 such persons ia the
United States and about 1 200, 600 n
the worlds entire popala ton. Pbils
delphia Public Ledger.
The morning times., 1896-04-06
Ever
Published
In
This City,

aud when the forty thousand daily mark
shall be reached the round figures thereof
viii indicate mark unknown in District
Journalism.
This statement is surprising? Very well.
1t is none the less true and it certainly
can be proved by figures which The Times
is always ready TO produce. It's circula-
ton books are always open and every pos
Eible inquiry is courted.
Watch the growth of the paper OF the
The morning times., 1896-04-06
An Ex,c, Physical Science.

Prof. Francis Il. Crocker. of Columbia
College, Baltimore, in a recent lecture. made
the bold statement that electrical engineer
ing is probably the most exact of all the
physical sciences, and adduced many plausi-
BILE reasons to substantIate this belief
The morning times., 1896-04-06

Speaking of Easter hats it is presumed
that ex-PreSideut Harrison will discard
his grandfather paraphernalia during the
forthcoming ceremonies.
The morning times., 1896-04-06

Meanwhile the sounds which produce
sawdust come from Mr. Morrisous director.
1t is noticeable that the candidate whose
chances are small always refers to history
to support his claims.
The morning times., 1896-04-06
THE EXPLANATION

Jack spoonyer is very much in the
swim"
How do you make that out?"
We'll. he's thrown overheard by every
girl he meets"
The morning times., 1896-04-06
INFLAMMABIE

Madge-I sec Old Thirdwife has got his
match at last.
Jack-What makes you think SO?
Madge- Because he struck his new woman
the other day, and she fired right up.