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PROFITS OF THE TRACKS.

Mr.. ComStock read figures to show the
profits of the tracks. Sixty bookmakers
under The Ives law in New York had paid
the Jockey Club $40, ,0O0 for the betting
privileges at the Coney Island track for
one month. This money was colleCtedfrom
young men and victims of the gambling
mania.
He had record OF crimes committed as
a result OF gambling at the race track.
A young man confessed at his office to
have stolen $2,5e0 10 lose at Coney island.
Town Treasurer Terry had turned de-
faulter; young Lawrence had embczzled
ST, 500: another clerk had stolen 10000
and still another had committed suicide
He had counted 12S shooting and stabhing
affrays over bets made in 1890, and six
murders. over $4,000, 900 had been taken
in by the Jockey Club and it had been
dra wu from the pockets of the weak, the
inexperienced and the ignorant.
Il plead,'' he exclaimed, for public
| morals against every device, no matter no "
| cunningly planned, that would come here
| to pIunder Your clerks"
Mr. Lyman said he had been chosen only
| few hours before to represent the pres
| bytery in this matter aud had not been a bic
! to give it much thought. In every effort
| for proper legislation, he said, it rested upon
! the movers Oft to show that 1t was needed.
| II existing la VS. are to be changed, some
| cause must be shown.
| The advocates of this bill we're under o bli-
| CATION to prove that il would improve pub
| lie morals or bring any other public ben
| eft. The present law was believed by him
| self and his friends to be adequate and no
good reason for change had appeared.
Mr.. Chapman said he was there to repre-
| sent nearly $4,000 communicates of the
| Methodist Church here. In their aame he
4 1
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Mr.. NH-ETER,s RESPONSE

A fitting response to these greetings was
made by Mr.. Muller, who persisted in
spea king of Washington as ''P hiladel-
phia" This the Rev Mr.. Ennis happily cx
planned by the presumption that Mir. Null
ter had before coming here heard Wash
ington spoken of as a SLOW place. The
general tone and line OF Mr.. Muljer's
remarks were nf appreciation OF the nice
things said about him md his hope that
with the divine blessing and the cooperation
of the masses of the young and Old men ali
the hopes of the association wCuld be real
lied.
Greetings and assurances Of cooperation
were rendered by the following pastors:
Dr. Hugh Johnston, Dr.. Hamlin, DR.. Stake
ley, Dr. j. G. Butler, Rev. Mr. Ennis, DIR.
Ames DR. Muir, Dr. c. IL. Bu;ler. Rev Mr.
Atwater, Rev William Bagby. Rev. Mr.
Skellenger, Rev. pr. Easton, OF East Wash
ington, Rev. Mr.. Warren, OF South Wash
ingtou; Rev Mr.. Van Arsdale, President
Shand, Of the Christian Endeavor; Presi-
dent Tasker, OF The Epworth League: aud
President Bryan, OF ST. Andrews Soci-
ETY..
The ceremony was completed by shak-
ing the aud OF Mr.. Multer by nearly all
of the large aSsemblage.
The morning times., 1896-04-08
MUNYON'S REMEDIES CURE,
Statesmen, Lawyers, Physicians Merchants, and
3ee Mechanics Alike Indorse His
Wonderful Work
POSITIVELY THE GREATEST DISCOVERIES OF THE AGE.
uggsts Osru with Calls for These Curative Agen- Offices oW
Daily with People ANXIOUS for Relief

Service of the PubcThey VIII
You m Tell How Obtain Relief with
10 Pay-EVery Invited
Consult These Specialists
The morning times., 1896-04-08
IN THE HANDS OF FRIENDS
General Secretary of Y. M. C. A.
Received Formally Here.
WITH MUSIC AND SPEECHES

Pastors and People Emitted Last Even
ing at Calvary Baptist Church in
Giving Welcome to Mr.. W. n. Null
ter-CordfnI SaiutatIons and Man.
ly Response From Their Guest.
The morning times., 1896-04-08

MT. w. n. Muiter, The new general
secretary OF the L. NJ G. a. of Washington,
was rendered public reception last even
ing at Calvary Baptist Church, where were
gathered most OF the pastors OF churches
and a large representation OF the Chris
tRn people OF Washington. This reception
was very much of social event, and was
celebrated with good wishes, good music
and good sentiments.
Mr.. Multer made a very agreeable i'm
precision, so much SO. indeed, that there
is every reason to believe that he will
carry on and out with all success the
intentions OF the association, both as to
the new building and the general growth
and influence of the organized young men
OF the city.
Mt. MuiIcr occupied the platform with
Rev. Dir. Greene. pastor of Calvary Bap-
tist Church, President Williamson of the
Y. NJ. c. A. and Rev. DIR. j.. g. Butler
pastor of the Memorial Lutheran Church.
The opening prayer, which was to have
been delivered by Rev. Howard Wilbur
Ennis, was Offered pp in the absence Of
the latter by Dr. Butler.
The Instrumental music was mostly by
the Y. NJ. c. A. orchestra. which also
furnished an excellent selection from
quartet of itself composed OF Messrs. b.
f. Gottwalls, Mr.. Ben j. Madert. Mr.. Z.
r. Stratton and Mr.. c. Fl. Henney.
MUSIC AND ADDRESSES.
Mr.. J. W. Byrne sang pretty tenor song.
while Miss Grace Altschu charmed the
audience by her soprano solo. Prof. E. A.
LoEy and Miss Dorothy Houchen, the former
on the violin and the latter on the piano.
made some delightful music, which, as in
the other cases was appreCiaavely en-
,cered.
y very graceful and polished address OF
welcome was made to hr. Multer by the
pastor OF Ca Wary Church. Rev. DR..
Greene spoke on behalf of the clergy OF
Washington, for whom he, in very appro-
pirate terms. bespoke kindly reception
TO the new officer. He said that 1t was
with extreme pleasure that the Sunday
school OF his church rendered its hall for
the purposes of this meeting.
DIR. Greene impressed ii on The secretary
that this was no mere formal welcome.
but one given with due sense of the
responsibilities Of the position and tie
splendid field in which the new officer
was TO do his work. Dr. Greene touched
afIectionately On tie memory OF the late
General Secretary Pugh, paying tribute
To iiiS devotion and WORK and concluded 10y
saying that all present would enter with
enthuSiaS SIN into the work 10 be Teinaugu-
rated. The speaker erasped the hand of
Mr.. Multer and made him feel welcome.
President Williamsnn's address was brief
but pointed. He could do no better he said,
than to indorse the happy manner and
terms with which the secretary had been
received by DIR. Green. He would, how
ever, call attention 10 The fact that the ma
tional committee WAS looking to Washing
ton as a very important field. and that i I
was looking to Mr. Multer TO do what vas
best for the advancement of this juriSdic-
tion. one of the main questions was the
erection of the new building, and great
interest would bc manifested Tor that rea-
son, amoagt many Others in the l.oiicy and
work of the general secretary.
The morning times., 1896-04-08

Inc racing commission bill, Senate 1856
was discussed for two hours and q half
before the Senate District Committee yes
teriay afternoon, as it was announced ex-
ciusively by The Evening Times on Satur-
day last it would be.
AS thea anticipated it was not merely Z,
hearing before the subcommittee, but all
members of the committee who coud dis
engage themselves for the purpose were
present. These Were: Chairman Mcmillan
and Messrs- Ha rris. Proctor, Ga llinger
Pritchard. Wetmore, and Martin.
AS advocates and friends of the bin
there We're present President S. s. How
land of the Washington Jockey Club and
Secretary Ben Hellen. Mr.. Samuel Maddox,
attorney for the club; Mr. Joseph Auer-
bach OF New York, attorney for the
Jockey Club of New York, which controls
| all legitimate racing on the Atlantic coast;
Mr.. Robert Pinkerton. who is employed to
provide detectives at the New York track.
and Mr.. Jesse Brown, vice president or
the Washington club.
The opposition To the measure was repre-
sented by Hon. Charles Lyman. yesterday
chosen by the Washington Presbytery to
appear for the church, Rev. W. II. Chap
man for the Methodist Ministerial ASso-
citation OF the District: Rev. Wilbur F.
Crafts OF the Society OF Reforms. and Mr..
Anthony Comstock OF the New York So
ciety for the Suppression OF Vice.
The argument was opened ny Mr.. Crafts.
He said in addition to representing his
society he could speak in some manner
for GOV. 0'Ferrall of Virginia, with whom
he had talked the day before regarding
the proposed law. Gov. O'Ferrail. he
said was fearful that the bill..if passed,
mig tat hold her the evils which the Maupin
law was intended TO drive from the
virginia side.
The morning times., 1896-04-08
RACING BILL DEFECTS
Its Opponents Point Them Out to
ths Senate Committee.
HAD A TWO HOURS HEARING

Anthony Comstock Declared the Pro-
posed Measure Did Not. Prohibit
neutrality-suspicious. Left to Get
Around the Law-President How
lands Reply.
The morning times., 1896-04-08
PROMINENT CITIZENS TESTIFY.

Mr. W. j. Ward, 1919 7 street north
west says: II have used Munyon's congh
Cure. Nerve Cure, and Catarrh Treat
ment and can thoroughly recommend
them, as they made a complete cure in
my case after several doctors had failed.
/ had suffered very greatly and began TO
believe there was no such thing as cure
for nervous troubles, complicated by Ca
tarrh. A months treatment with Mum
yon's Remedies thoroughly eradicated ali
these complications"
j. A. Jones, of Fourth street, BroOkland
ID. c., is enthusiastic in his praise of the
Munyon Remedies My little grandson :"
ne said. had a very high fever; the pulse
going TO 13O- 1 used the Cold Cure and it
broke the fever in few hours. Two years
ago, when l had a very bad attack OF
grip, l was relieved in ten minutes and
The morning times., 1896-04-08
MR.. CRAFTS ARGUMENT.

He read an interview with District At
torDey Birpey. in which hc stated that the
present law prohibits gambling here In
any form If il can be shown that one per-
son induces another TO make bet; also.
from the decision Of the court of appeals
in the Miller case. which, he claimed.
ca refully and fully defines bookma king
ana otter forms of gambling, and drives
them from the District
He also read an account showing how
bookmaking is carried on in New York
under the Law after which the bill IS
| modelled. This statement, which he said
was by friend OF racing. concluded that
all sporting men know there is just as
much bookma king under the new law as
under the old only ii is not so safe.
He then called attention TO the fact that
danger turks in bills that provide for races,
I no matter how harmless In appearance.
The law under which the iBiquitIeS at the
Island tract; were committed, Gov. 0'Fer-
rail- had told him, was passed TO prevent
races at county fairs for the improvement
of horses.
AT Baltimore Christian people had gone
by train loads to favor q Law allowing
races thirty days in the year as better
than Illegal racing at all times. When
the measure was passed 1t was found to
permit racing thirty days every ihonth in
| the year. The Ives pooling bill had also
| proved a measure OF the same Kind. 1t
produced such wickedness that 1t fihi'Hy
| had no defenders, and provision was
put in the Kew York constitution forbid
ding all kinds OF gambling
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ontinued on Third Page.
The morning times., 1896-04-08

completely cured with the use OF the Cold
and Cough Cures The Munyon Dyspepsia
Remedy IS one OF the best I ever used. It
cured nle Of an aggravated case OF stom-
ach trouble, and / have never been both
cred since. / believe the Rheumatism
Cure viii prove equally as efficaclOus- i
house and use them altogether"
Mrs Ella Davis, OF 1405 Ninth street
northwest, says Il have used Munyon's
Rheumatism Cure, and find 1t to be the
best remedy / ever tried 1t completely
cured
Mr. W. d. Dodds. well-known Pension
Office empioye, highly indOrses the Nun
yon Remedies. II have used them for
several years, and 1 am confident they do
all tnat Is claimed for them, curing where
others fail"
ENTH STREET Al lAI
The morning times., 1896-04-08
LIKE A RATTLEsNAKE.

He objected Also 10 ule WOrd Stdke
as meaning the same Is bet and TO the
paragraph which prohibits racing for any
purse or bet except as allowed under this
act That provision, he said, certa iniy
meant that some bet ting was TO go on under
the law
Mr.. Comstock followed. He said he had
seventeen years acquaintance with race
tracks and their evils. He was opposed
TO such part OF this bill as would permit
the common gambler to come here and pub
IiCIy carry on his trade, robbing govern
ment clerks a nd overthrowing their moral
sensibiities He produced pink slip.
with big numbers printed on 1t, which he
said was used at the New York race course
under the present law.
do you mean to say asked Mr.. Auer-
bach. ''that any such thing rs that is per
mitted under this bill?'
II mean to say there isn't iiue IN the
| bill to prevent it.
The slip was passed around for exnmin
alton by the committee. 1t was after
| ward stated positively by Mr.. Pinkertou
| and others that no such slip was ever seen
| on the New York track. II had printed on
| IL a picture OF an elephant and Mr.. Brown
said: 1T must have cone from the pool
| room OF Mr. ConstockS brother reforrper
| DR.. Lacy Others declared that the sliI
| was at least four years old as no such
! thing had been used within that time.
Mr.. Comstock continued his address by
| urging that the committee should deal with
the subject in its relation to public morals
| Bookmakiug, he said, was not the essence
of the evil. lie quoted from decision by
Judge Catron OF Tennessee, in which he
says gaming in every shape lays The ak
| at the root Of Industrious habits.
He readfrom United States Supreme Court
| decisions indicating that opponents of the
| opinions said no legislation can bargain
away the public health or public morals
| II was to protect these that government
l. exists,
The morning times., 1896-04-08

We extend you all a cordial in
Vitati0n 10 drop in and Inspect our
St0ck-vhich We are constantly
adding to every day. Glad to have
you look it whether you buy
Or not.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-07-08

new constitution and to assume the
rank of independent State. James
Robinson the first settler both of East
and West Tennessee and the political
father of the latter, who had shared
in all the dangers aud sulferings of the
first settlers still lived, and saw the
country which he had fostered with so
much care smiling for the blessings it
enjoyed, and for the still greater bles-
sings which providence seemed to have
in store.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-07-08
LITERARY NOTES.

The Macmillan Company call our at
tention to an opportune revision of The
Science of Money, Alexander Del Mar.
Those who remember the wealth of
financial fact which the book tains
will be glad to have it brought to date.
ISHe is stanch bimetallist, and his
views on the evil influence of the de-
monetization of silver are we'll known.
Here he points out the fundamental
principles which underlie them. His
conclusion is that it is time in the gen.
eral interest that the suicidal legisla
tion of recent years be abandoned in
favor of more scientific basis for the
regulation of public currency. He Of.
fers suggestions to this end, thought
fully, not as solutions absolute, but in
the hope that they may aid in the So
luton of difficult problem. A lead
ing critical authority in England has
spoken of part of this volume as "the
finest effort of analytic faculty in the
whole range of economic literature. y
The Fourth of July number of the
Youths Companion is at hand. Excit-
ing adventures and narrow escapes on
land and sea-capturing grizzly in
the Rockies, an effort to eclipse all
previous explosions in the combination
of balloon with dynamite cartridges,
the rival celebrations of two military
companies, etc.-make this number OF
The Companion veritable cannon
cracker among weekly papers.
The demand for good short stories
never ends. The difficulty is to NEE
the demand with nothing but stories o.
first class quality. No paper in Amer
lea does this better than The Youth I
Companion. Week after week and yea
after year it comes out, always will
good stories, new in plot and skilfu
in treatment, until one wonders wher,
it gets them all, and how it preserves
its infinite variety. The editors o.
no other publication have a larger
number of manuscripts submitted
for them to choose from. Owe
seven thousand were received in tn
last prize competition. The result i
that The Companion has in every issu
several short stories of the kind tina
makes WEAKNESS an impossibility. Tn
paper includes among its regular con
tributors such writers as Harold Fred
eric, c. A. Stephens, E. w. Thomson
and ]. l.. Harbour. Its special Hol
day editions are particularly note
! worthy: The Fourth of July numbe
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-07-08
GOOD EARTH ROADS.
Facts to BE Remembered by Those Eu.
trusted With Making Them,

How to make good country road is
a problem of widespread interest. In
large areas of the country, common
earth roads will have to answer all
purposes for some time to come. In a
recent number of the Pttsburg Dis.
patch, John NJ. Burn describes plan
he has followed for several years with
entire satisfaction, as follows:
"Cut the bitches three or four feet
lower than the roadway, use a two
horse scraper to curve the surface, and
the natural forces set in operation will
do all the rest. The water drains out
of the body of the roadway, the mud
surface dries and toughens as it dries,
the scraper fills all ruts and cuts away
all vegetation, the sun and air dry a
horn hard surface, rain storms simply
wash it oft clean, and in an hour or SO
after the rain it is as hard as before.
present it as the most effective solution
of making good country roads with
little expense.
"The greater portion of clay roads
probably 80 per cent. are in front of
farms and owned or rented by people
who do not have the money necessary
to macadamize (stone) them. They
really can not afford to do so, and it is
really to their assistance l desire to di-
rect these thoughts. This is such a
simple matter and go thoroughly eff.
fective that desire you to consider the
analysis. The existence of the open
ditch with clean bottom gives water
chance to drain out of the body of the
roadway and run away. The tough
mud worked up by hoofs and wheels
becomes tougher and more compact as
it drains from below and dries from
above.
"The scraper drawn by two slow
draft horses attacks the surface when
sufficiently dry, all loose stones are
moved into the wheel tracks, every
thing is moved towards the middle of
the roadway, no vegetation remains be
tween the wheelways and the bitches,
travel compacts the still damp materi-
al in its new position. A rain may
soften some of it again. So much the
BETTER. The soraper trims it smooth
again and about the third time the
road is smooth, hard, compact and
dry. 1t sheds the water of a storm, be-
cause of its curve, and especially be-
cause of solid, impenetrable surface of
tough, dry material. Thus it itiemains
and acts until frost sets in. If the
freeseup is rapid, the road is all right
and remains so. If alternate freezing
and thawing takes place it will roughen
up somewhat, but the bitches are at
work and very little water will remain
in the roadway, and the road don't get
bad enough to speak of.
1T takes water and clay to make
mud. Get the water out as soon as
possible. The bitches do that, and il
is no longer in the roadway, therefore
not much mud. 1t has been very in
teresting study to me, and l have
watched it in all its carrying phases
for many years."
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-07-08

and of the public misortunes which are
likely to spring from it, forfeiture of
life and fortune and perpetual outlawry
could not be deemed punishment
with too much tincture of severity.
Like the lightning from heaven, its
stroke should be sudden and should
first fall upon objects of the highest
elevation. As Vaccinations to disturb
tho peace with the Indians were multi.
piled, the efforts of the government to
maintain it were proportionately in.
vigorated.
Continued next week.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-07-08
Continued next week. !
All the People

Should keep themselves healthy and
especial care should be given to this
matter at this time. Health depends
upon pure, rich blood, for when the
blood is impure and impoverished dis.
eases of various kinds are almost Ger.
tain to result. The purifier is Hood 8
Sarsaparilla. BY its power to purify
and vitalize the blood it has proved it.
self to be the safeguard of health, and
the record ofremarkable cures effected
proves that it has wonderful power over
disease 1T actually and permanently
cures when all other preparations fall
to do any good whatever.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-07-08

this year contains some remarkable
stories of the adventurous Fourth Of
July order. They teach good lesson
OF patriotism in showing how the glo.
rious day is celebrated, even in the
most remote parts Of the country; and
they are interesting because they tell
how each section celebrates in its own
way.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-07-08
THEY OBSERVED THINGS.
And That Is How They Made Their
Great Discoveries,

To thoughtful observer a mo.
ment's seeing is often worth an hours
hearing, The origin of the pendulum
is traced to Galileo's observation of a
hanging lamp in a church at Pisa.
Noticing that the lamp, when in any
way disturbed, continued to vibrate
long, and with singular uniformity
of motion, he was induced to investi.
gate the laws of the phenomenon; and
his Investigations led to results of vast
importance,
The story that connects a common
tea keetle with the name of Robert Full.
ton and the first steamboat is familiar
to everyone. 1t may be, however, that
the story of the teredo navalis and the
eminent English engineer, Sir Isam.
bard Brunei, is not so we'll known.
The teredo navalis, or, as it is popular
ly called, the "shipworm," is a re.
markable laborer and mechanic. To
an unobservant eye, it looks very much
like a worm; yet it is no wise related
to the worm, the elongation of the
body being the only feature common to
the two. The teredo's body is inclosed
in sheath or shield consisting of
solid mucus. The she'll, which seems
to occupy the place of a head, is of an
irregular, triangular form, nearly as
broad as it is long, its two valves are
securely fastened together, both above
and below its shield, so as to permit OF
but slight movement. Thus covered
with calcerous, cylindrical shield il
bores its way into the timber.
In making excavations into wood
the teredo always bores in direction oil
the grain, and is very careful to avoid
the tube or cell formed by Its cogener
1t often happens that only thin leaf
of wood is left between them. One
day, as Mr.. Brunei was thoughtfully
observing the teredo, he noticed that il
bored IFS way into the wood by means
of an ingenious mechanical device
with the aid of microscope he found
that with its valvular shell in front
aided by its foot, it worked with for
ward and at the same time with 0
rotary movement, and the small piece
of wood passed back to the insects
mouth and were thrown out.
From this wonderful excayator, tht
great engineer gained ideas of JUS
such machine as he had long beer
wanting to invent. He went to worl
determined to produce the teredo in ar
enlarged form, and, after much labor
succeeded in devising a "shield" fo
his miners and also the boring machine
with which the Thames tunnel in Lon
don was excavated.
The shield consisted of twelve separ
ate frames of timber, each of thre,
stages or thirty six cells altogether. 4
miner worked in each of these cells
protected by the shield in from tof then
and above them, just like a human
teredo. Bricklayers followed the miner
and built up the arohed gallery benin,
them. AS soon as a miner had hnishe'
his work, his shield was pushed forwar'
and he resumed his labor. The son o
Sir Isambard Brunei, Isam Kingdom
was the designer of the steamship Grea
Eastern, which, you know, is the larg
est vessel ever built.-Philadelphi
Times.