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The evening times., 1896-02-14
TRAISING GAME FOWL.
Birds Must He Got In .'CondIt lon
Just Like Athletes

New OrIean- Times-Democrat.
There is as much knowledge dispia ysfi
IN the training OF game fowl for the pit
rs there is IN tie fitting of men for the
paStine OF the prize ring" said local
fancicr yesterday.
Few PERSONS who gaze into the in
closure and witness couple or drtcru.
lned chickens battle TO the Geath. striking
hioyg after blow. cutting deep. even into he
vital organs. with thu cruel 'gafr>' which
have taken the place II their natural wra-
puns OF offcrsc. and seeming To- bear these
wounds almost without effect, realize the
amount OF training which the fowl gels
in order that this result may be attained.
The essence 4 the thing is 10 condition
the bird. This requires time. energy, aud
patience. Hours Of careful WORK daily are
necessary 10 place tE" game CocS IN = ooH-
clifton ready to hatt!r for his life. For 4
period OF about two weeks the fowl is
placed in the hands uf q trainer. Every
morning he is removed IRON the coop and
exercised.
He is thrown into the air nd permitted
TO fall upon n cushion or mattress. lie
is made To pursue another of his tribe
until he IS almost exhausted. Hc is FED
on cats, barley. ana fresh meat IN limited
quantities. aHd water spaTiGGly. The
aim is TO produce flesh in the shdp" OF
muscle. an unlimited hung caraC.ty, and "A
vitality which WIZ resist the onslaught OF
the steel.
Corn is a luxury, and the bird is as
carefully watched as any of the renowned
human fighters when making ready for
contest. Each day his spurs arr mufrled
with boxing gloves. aud he il SPARED with
a rcllcw sufferer until he has acquircd the
manly art to perfection and has mingled
science with his natural forces. Then at
last he is taken from his coop. and in his
full vigor, proud in his consciousness OF
might and epuFagc. ready to battle with
an eagle. and IS fearless ms a Knight of
chivalry. lie ISL igaffed.' placed in the pit
against a8othcr equally rs brilliant, and
ia n few minutes Is either a victor. Or
dead" H,
The evening times., 1896-02-14
NEW YORK HOTELS.
Some of the Reasons Why They Over
flaw with GuastS

Some of the Reasons Why They Over
flow With Guests
New York Letter to Chicago Record
There are half a dozen hotels IA S"w
York now finer than can be found il uny
other part of the world. one wonders
where all the money comes from to
maintain these enormous and costly rai-
aces, in which no man can live for f.Ns
than So or SO a day, and all of
them are crowded. ! have looked into
the dining rooms OF the Waldorf and the
Holland night after night and have
found every table occupied and los Of
people sitting around waiting for those
who came in earlier to finish their din
ners.
These magnificent hotels with their
elegant appointments and convcniences
are doing much to destroy home life in
New York. Everything is made SO com.
Portable and so easy for those who are
able TO pay the charges.
They supply all that the greatest wealth
can obtain in a private residence, and every
luxury afforded by modern ingenuity and
art, without the slightest care of response
bility. The patrons are exempt from all
the labor and annoyance of housekeeping
All that is expected OF them is to pay their
weekly bills.
People who live in these fine hotels tell
me that although the expense is great
it is much less than that OF HOUSEKEEPING
Rents. servants wages, and the cost OF all
kinds of food have increased enormously in
New York during the past few years. until
now none but those of large incomes can
afford To live in a convenient locality OF
a commodious house. People of slender
purses have been driven into the uptown
flats or the suburban towns.
A friend tells me that the repairs upon
the house he occupied I'm New York cost
him annually half as, much as he pays
for his rooms at The sWaldorf. and pe0p:.
who have tried both. methods OF living will
give you figures and Arguments to prove
that there is just as much comfort and less
expense in hotel than there is in home life,
particularly for those who have no children.
The evening times., 1896-02-14

While the Commissioners are giving them
many millions OF dollars for the improve
mcnt of suburban localities that may hc
well settled i'll about fifty years, they APP
pear to hc blissfully ignorant or utterly
indifferent to the fact that there is an
enormous area of unpavctI streets and alleys
right within the city limits. An inves-
tiEation made by The Times, the result Of
which is published in another part or the
paper, shows that there is a total OF
1915 square yards Of streets in
ways or paved sidewalks. These unpdycd
streets are not devoid cf r, sidCncc-; ON the
contrary. many OF them are adorned with
handsome dwellings. erected in the eXpec-
tation that improvements would quickly
follow.
The Commissioners method of rca son
ing regarding street improvement; appcarsto
be a double-endcr, so TO speak. When they
contemplate the suburbs they seem to think
that streets should be improved 81 as I" in
yite settlement at some more or less
distant time; when they lcoi; upon the uniIl'
proved areas OF The city, their idea is that
these can wait. While this line Of ratio
cination may be emincntly satisfactory TO
The evening times., 1896-02-14
Fighting In the Last Ditch.

As predicted by The Times a few da 70
ago. the easy passage of the Maupin hill
through the Virginia House of Delegates,
indicated but the calm before the storm.
The race track gambers did not think il
OF any use to wear out their strength and
ammunition Gu Il body where their de-
feat was Il foregonc conclusion. They pre-
fvrred TO wall uHtil the bill reached the more
compact Senate. where there We're less men
TO bc sGun,icd. ana where an onslaught
could be made upon the measure With ut
least better prospect of favorable results.
Moreover. 1t has been understood all along
that there was Il fricndlcr disposition to
this element in the Senate than in The House.
Whether this suspicion was Justified or not,
the outcome will prove.
In the arguments which were prescntc cd 10
the senate coD,r!ittce yesterday the diff
fcreut lines or thought OF the friends and
enemies or the bill Were especially mole
worthy. The former refused to consider
NJ all the question Of money profit. large
or si;iiiii, which, 10y the proximity and opcr-
alton OF the race tracks might accrue to
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Fin-de-Siecle Heroes.

on the part of Gomez sDA I20Aceo to keep
this thing up any longer wiieE fifteen
hundred OF their men are unable TO over
come eighteen civil guards.
Another thing to be noted is the cool cal
CGiation and keen observation OF these civil
guards while uLder fire aud beset by Shty-
thrc. times their number. In th" din ard
smoke of battle they kept tally OF the foes
they slaughtered ard wounded. They ki!lcd
three and wourdci fifteen. 1t is possible
OF course that these eighteen stepped forth
from the ranks OF the insurgents 50 as ~
take II" unfair advantage of the eighteen
civil guards, and did battle with them upon
equal terms, according to mctnod5 aud
ideas that determined tne issue OF war not
Inlrrqucatly in the days OF tie cruSades;
but that Is inmatcrial.
The main point is that either the civil
guards in Cuba are the most terrible fight
crs this century has known. or the Cuban
newspaper correspondents the most terrible
liars i'll The universe.
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n ME. BUsE. the Italian acreSs who
lH appears here mex, week. Is unable

n n ME. BUsE. the Italian acreSS who
~ appears here next week, l. unable
to speak or understand Erglisll
Consequently she makes it n rule to have "A
clause In all her hotel contracts providing
Tor the emrio yIiicnt of q waiter who speaks
both French aud ljalian.
Nine. pTSe Will arrive here tomorrow and
stop ~ the NornIardiic. A. ~ 3cNccpjinn WAS
made in favor OF Washington. it WAS ncces-
slry To find i man who. in addition t"bcinG
able to serve the fcrciSn visitor. can take her
ordcrin eitlirT Of the 4 aboyc na nscd languages.
Such n man has been found in the person
OF Joseph Nathied. q FrenchnIln. whoisalsu
n fluent cunvcrscr IN IlaiiaD. He WI de-
vote his entire time I" the party and IL can
be safely stated that his Salgay VIII be
min dollar in cXcesso OF thai ia III to walters
who are familiar with nothing but the Eng
li>h tongue.
Mnic. Dusc will take her meals in the
private dining attached to her suite.
ami Chef 4. J. Fuiauit. himself 4 native Of
Paris. wiIl see that she is provided with all
the French dcliCacies.
The evening times., 1896-02-14

Alexandria county. They laid all the stress
upon the harm done the morals OF the people,
aud upon the reign of la wlessness. disorder
and dishonesty tnat was The accompaniment
and the consequence Of the race tracks.
One OF the speakers from Alexandria hit
the nail squareiy on the head when he said
that while there might be some slight pc
cuniary advantage to the county from the
tracks on account of the fodder and straw "
required for the animals and bought from
the farmers thereabouts, ii WAS of no con-
sequence whatever when compared with
the infinite harm done to the morals of the
community. On the other hand, the op-
poncnts of the bil! had nothing better TO
offer than the paitry money consideration.
As between tn. two lines OF action which
these arguments Indicate, the committee
Should have no difficulty 10 come to the
proper conclusion. One akcs for law,
or.lcr, deccncy. good morals: the other
stands for all that is low and vicious. The
people of Virginia have declared their
opinion: the senate of virginia VIII hardly
darc to ignore II
The evening times., 1896-02-14
WHERE BETTISG WAS HIGH.
Ten Thousand the ANTE" nnd Ere
quentiy Millions TN the Pool"
Mai Gen. Miles In Hnrpcr's Weekly.

Opthe day OF !hc onrar - mcnt at Sailors
Creek my division marched IN line or bat
tic over sixteen milca. fighting over every
ridge and assaultiug every defense: they
could occasionally see in the dista nee tue
large wagon train which the Confederate
forces Were cIdcavoring 10 protect. a nj
which the Unin:i forces were determine
to capture. Just as the sun was sitting
in the west the final assault of the day
was made at Sailors Greek. resulting In
the conplete rout of ssIc enemy and the
capture of the entire wagon train. num-
herring over two hundred wagons. and
many battle flags, pieces of artillery and
thousands OF prisoners Then. as night
n,antled the tragic field of slaughter. u
scene Of comedy was cna ctei about the
bivouac fires.
After the troops were in position Tor Tie
night, and the soldiers had partaken of
gratified their curiosity by rigid in
spcction of the days trophies. and several
of the wagons were found loaded with the
Confederate treasury, which had been
brought out of that depart mcnt at Rich
mond. Then followed n most extraordinary
scene of joliity and good huniOr. A Monte
Carlo was suddenly lDpONlscu IN inc
midst OF the bivouac OF war.
Here's the Confederate treasury, sure
as you are soldier" shouts one.
Let all Re rich,'' said another.
Fiji your pockets, your handkCrcbicfs,
your arms, il you please" was the word,
and the Confederate notes and bonds were
rapidly disbursesi. II they were at dis
count. they were crisp and new and in
enormous denominations.
Spreading their blankets on the ground
by the bivOuac fires. the veterans proceed
ed to business. ana such scenes OF gambling
were probably never before witnessed.
Ten thousand dollars was the usual ante
often SEQ. 900 to "cOmc in;' raise OF
$50. 600 to S1OC. 600 was not unusual,
and frequently from 81 ,0OO. 900 TO $1,000
900 was In the pool
BE prudent. stranger" "Don't go be-
yOnd your means. my friend.'' were some OF
the cautionary words frequently heard
amid roars ofslaughter. together with an
occasional shout OF .Frcedom foreverr'
'Rally round the flag. boys." '.Ain't
glad ,Tmin this army I'VE are coming.
Father Abraham "Beyss what do you
The evening times., 1896-02-14
CONGRESS ASKED TO ACT.
Citizens Of lexington Want Improved
TRANSPORTATION Facilities

The citizcHs of lexington are ma king a
determined fight for improved irar>poTJd-
tion facilities.
Petitions have been prepared. ur.rn=
upon Congress the p1sS1 gc Of Senate lill
No. l s66, or some similar neasnrc. re-
quiring the lexington and soldiers Home
Railway Company To- wholly dispense with
the use OF horses on all il> lines within Il
fixed tiInc. and to substitute therefor an
approved modern system rf rapid transit.
The petitioners further ask that no eX-
tension of the tracks OF said company ,'c per
mitted until its existing lines are Inodcruiy
equipped and operated.
These petitions have been extensively
signed and number already sent TO
Congress. Several hundred are in cir
cula ton and will lie forwarded as quickly
as they are filed up. 1t is expected that
several thousand signatures will Ice Sc
cured.
The evening times., 1896-02-14
Republics to the South OF Us.

1t Is very much tc be regretted that the
Bureau Of American Republics is so near
its collapse. for its possibilities Ter use
fuincss 10 every country directly concerned
in II can hardly be overcs,imated. II its
work had been carried FOR ward IN the lines
projected by lis originator the late James
G. blaine, and with anything Ike proper
energy, the results could not have been o; her
tiIan beneficial To all the parties inter
csicd ia 1t. MIR. Blaine's idea was to educate
the people of The Central and South Amer
lean republics up To the adoption OF the
form OF government that prevails in the
United States. and cultivate such rela-
tions with them rs to>pe of mutual com
merciai advantage. and also bring about
closer political relations.
The Bureau OF American RcTublics was
the outcome of the Pan-Amcrican Con-
grcss. 1t was not Us cordially accepted 10y
Sunir Of our southern neighi,ors us tad
been hoped for, and the death of Mr.. Blaine
Increased tie iukcwa rnness with which
ii Lad been supported 10y some Others.
Thus II has come to pass that it is dying
The evening times., 1896-02-14
SHE WEIGHS $50 POUNDS.
Aud LuIu'- sister Tips the Beam at
just 3S5

Cup.i an; inc Di~pn ch to bet roit News
Constantine beasts OF two sisters, who,
considering their ages, are without an
cauaI In the State. as far as weight is
concerned Lnla and Flos-ie Slcppy are
fourteen aud sixteen years Old rcspec-
tiv,ly They Cane here atout one year
ago from he Kalb county. Ind. Luiu
now weighs 4.o rounds and her sister
$50. Laiu weighed only six pounds at
birth and ios>ic six and a half. Neither
girl Is OF unusual height. Lulu siandinE
but i've feet three inches. Fiossic five
feet two inches. Each girl is growirg
rapidly. however. in height. as well as in
corpulcncy. and TO what dimensions they
will ultimate ely attain il an unsolyed prob
k.n.
The father of these girls is ,onipara-
iivriy short man. weighing shout lso
p,mnds, while the mother lis slim
wasted woman of 4 % pounds. Nei'aer
of the parents can account for the won-
ierfii size of tLtir children. neither hav-
Ing Lad relatives nor ancestors of un-
usual weight.
wncn Lulu was six years of age she
weighed EOS pouHds. Flossie at four
weighed s5. Each girl now measures
fifry-thrce inches around the waist. The
hanis and feet Of each girl seem 10 re
under the usual size. while tho bones
of cach are small.
When they were real Young their father
once took them to see BETnum's circus
where they attracted mere attention than
any single feature Of the show. Hr.
parnnm himself offered them Si25 per
month and expenses IL they wuaid travel
withhim. This tcmp,ing erfcr wasdeciincd
by the father. who wished his children to
acquire a good educaiiun. Each girl can
perform prodigieus fcats OF strength. The
only physica! aiiment VITA which they are
troubled is weakness III The eyes.
Each girl attended schoo, until she he
came so large that II was impossible Ia walk
bet ween the aisi, or sit at the desks. Tlisir
etuca lion in bcin. completed Mt home.
Both are brish, and fcli Of r,in. Each
girl ha- Il chair especially constructed for
her use.
II is fn,isossii,l~ foe those girls 10 walk in
the streets oi Chicago. They once tried
tu walk rrotn the Lake Shore depot east
on Van Rirrn ssrrei. hut had not proceeded
over half block bcfose the cntirc street was
The evening times., 1896-02-14
An,axiu. tho rraverb.

Aplaytng tho troverb.
"Tu,nnrrow, sweetheart. Tomorrow,
I'll ask your father, dear,
To give your hand IN marriage,
And then with never il fear
III claim my |own, my treasure.
Oh, dazzling 'twiii be biiss
To draw you close beside me
And take tia coveted Kiss"
Indeed" said she, ais this the way
From the future would you borrow?
Remember what you can do today
Never put off tin tomorrow"
The evening times., 1896-02-14
NNy COLLINS SMITH OF Halifax, v.
w. 3. Is at the Eb6itt

\ HR. JOHN McHGAS of Minnesota
AN is In the city. Mr.. Morgan is an
ind,rn examiner or the Chippewa
laids or Minnesota. OF which the Red Lake
reservation Is part, and has had mum
b-r OF Interesting experiences while en-
gagcd III that work. lie saws ttIt the
statements made by White Cloud and others
NJ the visiting dclcGati0Ss are hardly
borne cut by facts.
Al The present time there are no INSPECT
ors un the reservation, nor have there hs.cn
any there since the 14ih OF November.
Congress appropriated $4,000 for this
work and the amount has been expended.
Nothing more can ~ done until IA new
appropriation II made.
We receive ST DIV for our services"
said Mr.. Morgan. but have 10 pay our
own expenses ana besides we nave to
endure ngHy h3rdshiPS. The reservation
~ aS iHrc-' as tie state Of Connecticut. and
We have to 60 all over 81. On account IF
the underground and brush IL Is :inpcs-
Sible 81 rt'ic. so We have To tramp with Cur
rations strapped upon our back. II re-
comes very lonely at times, the inspectors
frequently not meeting anyone Tor Ivrcks.
TTcn. again. we run across some pretty
tough characters. whose absence L. much
more preferable than their company"
The evening times., 1896-02-14

One searches history in vain for such eX-
amples OF prowess as are reported frCm
Cuba respecting the Spanish vclgntcerS.
Hordiiu "u the bridge was Il mere ia.a-
tCilc, ard as for Wnkelrisd nj the battle Of
Semra ch, he ''wasG't in it, with these val-
liant sons OF Spain. Those noble six hundred
that rode into the jaws of hell while all the
world wondered accomplished nothing Of
special significance compared with the
eighteen mounted civil guards who, 50 the
cable informs us, were attacked, near san
Felipe, by fifteen hundred insurgents, de
fccded themselves hcrocally for an hour
aud half, Killed three insurgents, and
think they wounded Fifteen
just think Of it. one civil guard to
cigi,ty-tlrce uncivil insurgents, The mighty
courage aud strong right arm of these
clv.l guards recall 10 mind tie days and
deeds Of Richard the LioniIcartcd ard
his famous sword and of the other bcrocs
in battle OF whom history makes mCn-
tion now and then. How utterly foolish
The evening times., 1896-02-14

hircl,-ti ny curious crowd. who could only
stand and gaze. inuCh to the annoyance or
the slcPpy sisters, who are oi a retiring,
tiInii disposition.
Thcit father. who Is a hard-wcrkinG
farmer has refused many tempting offers
fruIu dimC museum mana gers.
The evening times., 1896-02-14
Congressman Grains Funeral.

Cuero, Tex. Feb. 14.-1he remains OF
Congressman William II. Grain arrived on
special train yesterday afternoon, ac-
companied by q delegation from Washing
ton. At Houston the Earty was joined by
Mrs E. NJ. Grain. the dead CCngrcs>man's
aged mother The funeral. which win take
place today. win he under Roman Catholic
auspices, Bishop Forest Officiating.
The evening times., 1896-02-14

from inauitIOn, because n large n umbcr
III the southcrn constituencies Lave failed
to pay their share OF the expense of main
trnancc. 1t is more than probable. there
fore, that it will PASS into oblivion unless
aou,e man wi..l 4 tT,ad grasp or urind
lias the power again to infuse II with life.
Even If /, should die nj the present time,
however. there ccn be no douh, but that
sooner or later 1t viii be rcsrscitated. and
the rcvivifying impulse will proceed from
the United States. as did the original move
mcnt for calling 1t into life. The present
may he "A crude contriynncc not fully
adapted 80 accomplish what was hoped for
aud the next experiment may prove sue
ccssfui because its promoters can profit
by the lessons Of the past. The United States
must point the way to all its southern
sister repablios to the goal of the highest
prosperity attainaDle through their irdivid-
uaI resources, and such relations with each
other and with TINS country will make
each and all attain the best and anpiest
Development.
The evening times., 1896-02-14
The Times Branch offices.

The T,me-'"Lit tie SewsM ercIiant."
can secure their supply OF Morning
snd Ev.ulng Times at the following
branch offices;
Frank Smith, 4th and Is SITS NV.
n McSulty, 1896 I{th - NV.
A H. McClc-kry, 1872 Eth 1T. NV.
ii. iiagc. II 50 Tn. ave. NV.
Joseph Linden, i0S Sih II Sc.
W. r. Mackay, 500 II 1t. ne.
Joseph P.tignst. 6O9 9Th ~ sw.
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swept bx Heavy Scas.

Delaware Brcakwater. Del. Fen. H.
The bark Magd6.cha Ger from Sauna
rang reports that she met hurricane on
February '5 when 200 miles South of Cape
Hatteras. Her decks were swept, cabin
and forecastie flooded and her rail was
under water for eight hours.
The evening times., 1896-02-14
The Figure of Exaggera,lon.

"Figuratively speaking, your poem Is n
classic
"Ah, So glad: but why do you say fig
uratively speaking
Because / used a figure OF speech"
"MayT ask which Unc'''
.'Hyperbolc."
The evening times., 1896-02-14
Gas Compnnlcs In the Courts

Chicago. Feb. IL The Chicag go gas COM
panies who were involved in the proceedings
instituted by the attorney general. have ac-
cepted his suggestion To go beforc the SUI
preme court OF Illinois at the March term
to tes. the mandnmus proceedings against
the secretary of State the legal right of the
companies to consolidate.
The evening times., 1896-02-14
Younr Charlie. Tucker sin Mi-.Ing.

Young ChArItH IuCker SIiII MI-stHX.
Charles W. Tucker, seventeen years OF
age. who left his home. No. 1880 New
Jersey avenue northwest, last Sunday,
has not been heard from a. yet. The au-
thorities at Cumberland. where The hoy is
thought to have gone, have Eccn notified
10 look out for the runaway.
The evening times., 1896-02-14
"a ENTLrMEN who do their own carr.

90 ENTLEMEN who do their own cary
~ ing often Use the expression this
knife Is very duH,'' remarked
Mr. o. V. Ball, OF New Britain, Conn, at
the AeiroP'iitau last night. Mr.. Ban rep
resenis one Of the largest cutlery and
hardware firms in the country, and has
made the question Of table cutlery a spe-
cal study.
MOT one in ten" lie continued. "under-
stands how To keep an edge On their carver.
This is very easily done by using a good
steel, aud Is the only proper way TO keep
an edge on kaife. The steel should h..
used frequently and only a few stroke :t
n time. Csc :; plain steel biade knife for
cutting meats, etc. Many people prefer
plated kaivcs because they reauir. no
cleaning. but they have not yer discovered
thai seen-eiged anife makes tough ,..lk
TENDER
The evening times., 1896-02-14
sn, oil, In ,h. south.

Atlanta. Ca. Feb. 14.-cariinal satolli
arrived here yesterday. He is the guest
or Father Kelley. Last night the cardinal
attended a reception given by Mrs. Rid
ley He viii leave this afternoon for New
Orleans.
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JY.a,h n, n yetrr,r

New York. Feb. 14.-Jamcs L. Crane.
who was In command OF the Union trans
port Commodore Perry during The war.
died suddenfy last night In Brooklyn. He
was sixty three years of age.
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Following Instructions.

Mr.. Nuwed--Is all the ice gone.
Mrs. Nuwed The COOK book said
10 boil the potatoes in cold water. and |
used il all IN keeping the water cold white
they were boiling, and the horrid things
are not soft yet.
The evening times., 1896-02-14
wisconsin's 4. r. A. Convention.

Milwaukee. Wis. Feb. IA State cgn-
vcntion Of the American Protective A ss,ci,->
tion was in session yesterday in Liberty
Hall and a number OF nlhor meetings were
held during the day. Nothing about the
proceedings could be asCertaincd.