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crs give them but little trouble, and that
they seldom have TO make an arrest among
them.
The male members of the colony repre-
! sent a variety of occupations. At one time
the "hoky pokey'' men reigned supreme,
but their glory has departed. They arenow
hopclessiy in the minority, although with
the coming Of summer their ranks will be
increased. The organ grinder, the scissors
grinder and the fruit vender hold forth in
large numbers.
There is n noticea bic absence of monkeys
and dogs in Little Italy" Three coiored
I families live in the court. and they own
dogs. Aside from these canine ownership
does not seem to be popular.
Here, as elsewhere, the social line il
drawn. But it is not question OF blood
merely n matterof dollars and cents. The
prosperous belong 10 the upper class; the
poor to the lower.
Nearly every resident OF this district is
a musician Not only this, but they are
energetic in their music. and mt most all
hours of day and night the popular airs are
slaughtered.
Little Italy" boasts Of a social club. 1t
is called the Skuowonko and meets twice
u month. Probably 1t would meet oftener if
the members did not have To pronounce the
name each time. Bruno oiive,n is the pres
ident Of this organization. He does not re-
side in the court. but lives on PENNSYLVANIA
avenue. He is extremely popular, however.
and visits his countrymen every day. He
may be said to have a regular Andy" Cleo
son pull.
The most interesting characters in the
colony is Dave" ROckilli. He speaks Eng
lish fluently and has The pedigree Of every
one of his neighbors at his fingers eud.
Dave Informed The Times nfan that they
were considering the adyisability of elect
ing mayor this spring but they certainly
would not pattern after the Republicans
III their manner OF holding the election.
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.FTHE thousands OF people who daily

HFTHE thousands of people who daily
~ pass the corner of Pennsylvania
avenue and First street. but few are
aware that almost within the sound of their
footsteps lies little settlement whose in
habitants are foreigners and where the
English language is but rarely spoken.
And yet Little Italy," or morc prop
eriy speaking, Purdy's Court, has long
been one of the institutions OF Washington.
Little Italy," as it name implies, is the
home of the Italians. 1t intersccts the
square bounded by First and Second streets
and the Avenue and B streets northwest
Here the Italian lives In all his glory. un-
molested by the outside world. for the place
bears an unsavory reputation. and strangers
are timid about venturing within its pre-
cincts. This reputation is undeserved. as
the residents o" Little Italy" are a harmless
lot. But this could not have been said OF
them few years ago.
The court can be entered from either
First or Second streets. There is also a
short street running parallel with these
streets, but it does not extend the length Of
the square. There are eighteen houses in
the court. These houses contain four rooms
each. and in these four rooms live two fami-
lies-a family to every two rooms.
The houses, naturally, are unpretentious
in appearance and the rooms small The
furniture is OF the cheapest kind. and in
some houses extremely scanty. A table.
few chairs and bed. sometimes on a bed
stead and sometimes on the floor. is about
the limit. Once in a while piece of lace
curtain. q fancy table cover or a lambrequin
may be seen. However, these are excep-
tons.
The housekeepcrs of Little Italy" have
a leaning toward cleanliness. An inspec-
tion OF the exterior of their dwellings would
not Impress one of this fact. From the out
side the st tlIctures have a squalid appear.
ance. A Times reporter visited number
of the families recently and found q ma jor-
ity OF the rooms neat and tidy. Some. how
ever, could lay no claim to such distinc-
ton. and filth and foul smells abounded.
The population of this Italian quarter
has largely decreased of LAT years. Not a
great while ago It numbered between four
and five hundred souls. Today 1t is esti-
mated that there are not more than sew
enty-five OF eighty residents within its
boundaries These include men. women
and children, principally the latter. There
seerns to be no falling off In this respect
The exodus is accounted. for In various
ways. Many have left the city and some
iave moved to- other quarters. Those who
disputing among themselves. and never
with the outside wocld. Policemen who pa
rrul this section state that these foreign
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Literal EactnrsInxo1

"John,' said Mrs. Billus, II expect to
give tea tomorrow evening"
Mr. Billus, who was reading his news
paper. grunted. but made no reply.
Il said l expected to give a tea tomorrow
evening, JOHN she repeated.
Il heard you,' said John, Il can take
my dinner down town"
II think l said n little while ago. again
remarked Mrs. Billus. after an interval
of silence, that ! intend to give u tea
tomorrow evening"
THAT will suit me to T."
And shall need an X!'' she sna pped
Mr. Btllns fccbly calculated "G!" but
he forked it over.-ChiCago Tribune.
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n n old sailor down on the river front
who has crossed the Pacific hall

n old sailor down on the river fruDt
4 who has crossed the Pacific half
dozen times tells a queer yarn of
how the Sitka Indians describe the origin
of the Saragossa seas. They say that some
time away in the past Pow-IIowawk. son
of Tawtchunk, the Great Father. started
TO cross the ocean from the land where
the setting sun hides behind the mighty
waters. He had great canoe thirty PAGES
long and kept in motion by sails made of
cloth woven from the royal robes of his
ancestors. In the hnll of the craft were
many tons of rice.
When Fow-Howawk and his braves were
a few days out a storm came up md the
great canoe went to the bottom. All the
crew with IL, for they were only mortals.
but the Son OF the Great Father stayed
afloat by resting on the royal oar he
saved from the sinking craft. Presently
he began to feel something coming up un-
der bis feet. Then it began To push him
with it, and before long he was on Il bed
OF green straw on the top of I he water.
This green straw began to grow in sight
about him aincSt as far as he could see.
II was the rice that bad sprung up rap
idly in the warm current Of water In
which the canoe went down.
Then Pow Howawk walked to the edge
OF The straw and another boat came along
and picked him up. THE action of the salt
water in time changed the form of the rice
straws until il took up the permanent
characteristics OF the seaweed that now
makes the Saragoss;, sea. The fishes carried
the seeds to other parts of The water, and
that is how the funny patches of vegetation
are now run across by mariners.
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Fifty Gents a Month
For the Peoples Popular Pa
per-Sixteen Pages on Week
days and Twenty-four Pages
on Sundays Something New
in journalism.

Sixteen pages of live news every week
day and LWeIily-fOur pages OF entertaining
reading on Sunday for bu cents a month. Is
what III. Times is giving the Washington
public. 1t not only furnishes readers
sixtecn-page newspaper every week day,
but IL delivers il in two plrts-cight pages
In the morning and eight pages III ihc
evcning-so that readers do not have to
wait longer than twelve hours to Dc served
with Inr iatcst local, domestic and foreign
news.
The adyanta ges TO be derived from
subscribing for The Morning and Evening
Times can best he demonstrated by COM
pairing them with the morning Post and the
evening Star. Each of those newspapers
publish only one editlcn day, ana 10
supply it's readers with all the news or
the previous twcnty-four lours, ii must
necessarily reprint Il part, al least, OF what
mas been already published in the other.
Not so with the Morning and Evening
Times. They are issued from the same Of
flee, under the same management. so that
the news items published IN each Is re-
stricted entirely to events that nave trans
pred IN the previous Twelve hours MOI
a word or line of news is repeated that has
already been published In former edition.
and subscriber eau be assured that hey are
being served with nothing but the latest
and brightest Information. This result cam
not be accomplished by newspaper that
publishes only one edition Il day.
The remarkable success OF The Times
may not be entirely due To this novel and
unique method of serving subscribers, but II
has doubtless added much TO IL $ popularity.
TWO editions each week day. that COM
prise sixteen pages Of satisfactory recalling.
together with library edition OF twenty
four pages on Sunday, all for FIFTY
CENTS a MONTH, is an induccment most
households take advantage of. aud before
many months The Times Will reach i
daily circulation OF at least $4,000
The evening times., 1896-03-04
MOTHER incident connected with the
I recent diplomatic reception was

- -Nol tpEilttttu Win lut
4 recent diplomatic reception was
brought oEt today as a result OF the
discussion over the diamond necklace rob-
berry recently reported in The Times as hay-
ing occurred at the White House. Blood
was split at the reception, and the next
day young society man was nursing q
very sore and painful arm, as the result Of
stab in that part of the body.
His assailant was lady visitor at the
reception. aIHl her weapon was a diamond
pin. The young man was directly behind
the lady and in the center of the crowd.
There was a general pushing and showing.
which brought the young man against the
fair one in front OF him. She resented his
touching her. and gave him scornful look
as an admonition. Again did the throng
press and caused the two to touch.
She demonstrated, and he Indignantly ex-
planned. When the occurrence was re-
peated the third time she piucked from her
breast handsome diamond pin and plunged
ii to the head into the young mans arm.
The blood spurted forth, and he, turning,
showed his way backward, and departed
from the White House. An investigation
has received the confirmation OF the Off
ciaIs and police at the White House. The
young man is well known, as is also the
woman.
The evening times., 1896-03-04
So Much for Strategy

IF You must read my secrets do it
now he said desperately. Then, turning
his back upon her, he deftly snatched her
photograph from the table and pressed il
hard against his bosom.
When, by the aid of a powerful X ray.
she saw herself pictured in the innermost
reccsses Of her husbands anatomy, she
fell into his arms in such a paroxysm of
love and confidence that he went 10 the
club four evenings in succession before the
good results were over.
The evening times., 1896-03-04
CHIPS TOWN
y FROM l BLOCKS

LIE HAD repeatedly reported to the
l newspaper office that his morning
paper was never delivered, and had
Just as often been assured that it was left
with unfailing regularity at the door of his
Residence in the north west. t'that perni-
cious youths were abroad In the town, and
followed the carrier boys around, stealing
the papers after they were thrown into
doorways and selling them.
So, after buying a papcr on his way down
town every morning for u week, he waxed
wroth, and swore to catch that paper thief II
he had TO camp behind his ycstibu;c door a
month. He didn't camp, though, but the
next morning he got up very, very early.
While moving around downstairs his at
tcntion was suddenly attracted by sus-
picions noise in his yestibule. He paused
a moment, and a look of most intense sal
isfaction overspread his countcnance. 1t
was somebody stealing his paper.
He tiptoed softly to the door, turned the
knob silently, threw II open and made a
wild grab at shock OF red hair that
doomed up in front of him. The hair was
on boy, and without waiting for ex-
plantations he dragged the kid into the hall
way and sailed into him, hand and voice:
You inf rnal little son of gun diff,
biff), it's you that steals my paper every
morning, Is it diff, biffl? I'll teach you
To prowl around doorways Diff, biff1 and
steal peoples newspapers diff. biffj.'
The red-haired boy made a wild struggle
ard finally broke away, larding in a heap
In a corner. He sat there in paraiyzed
manner ror Il moment, recovering himself,
ana then said:
"wot are yer beltin me fer? amt stole
yer derned old paper. I'm dc boy wot car
ries de rowt, an ] wuz stickin' de papc
under dc door. SO it wouldn't be swiped."
The man collapsed, but the deadly hunor
of the situation struck him next. and he was
convulsed as he reached down into his
pants and fished up a dollar which he
dropped into the extended pain of the
red-haired paper boy.
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Her Horrible Sla NJ.

She held a daisy in her hand.
And piucked its petals one by one;
As fair n picture was abe then
Ase'er was shene on by the sun.
The rude young man who. unawares.
Approached her, nearly had q ut
To hear her rosy lips enun-
Ciate: He loves me-loves me nit!
indianapolis Journa'
The evening times., 1896-03-04

The Times Not Only STANDS Well With
Its Thousands of Readers, But Is
Held I'm High Esteem by Adverfis-
er-, as the Following Short Letters
VIII Show Read Them and See
That the Star Is as Much Behind
in Its Statement Concerning Adver-
tising as 1t Is About CircuIat ION.
The evening times., 1896-03-04

If you miss any he ws In the evening
edition look In the list below. What
you're looking for WAS proba bly,
printed in this mornings edition,
and aS The Times never repeats
you'll have to take both editions to
get all the news AS quick rs 1t hap
pens.
The evening times., 1896-03-04
On Another Lay Now.

Il remember" said Mrs. wickwire, i'm
pressively. you once said that if you had
the world you would gladly lay it my feet"
"Oh. did," asked Mr.. Wickwirc.
"Yes. you did. And now have 10 nag
at you for three days 10 get you to lay
carpet et-''-IndianapOlis Journal.
The evening times., 1896-03-04
rsttooed for Identification Purposes

Ta,tooing is becoming all the rage in
London, especially among society people.
A member of Parliament recently took
his wife and five children TO Il professional
tattooer and had them .'decorated' with
their names and addresses. The object is
to facilitate identification in case OF acct
dent.-PhiIadelphia Record.
The evening times., 1896-03-04

If Manitoba could only shake the habit
of giving her people the chills for about
seven months OF the year she would be a
desirable acquisition to the United States.
The evening times., 1896-03-04
JSERIOUSIYX
TO BE-
&Hur6R0uS1
In Eauabie California.

II have been accustomed to better days
than these said the tramp, sorrowfully.
You must have lived in California"
said the marble hearted housewife.
The evening times., 1896-03-04

friend of theirs. Il say" said the French
man. that If Re was born in France he is
Frenchman." ''Bcgorra," said Pat, 'ff
a cat should have kittens in the oven would
you call them biscuits?"-Toronto Chris
tian Guardian.
The evening times., 1896-03-04

II they would fight as they voted n
regiment OF brave brigadiers might be
soon recruited in Congress for war to
free Cui,a.
The evening times., 1896-03-04
king Prempeh, for Exnmpie.

Tommy-Paw, what Is a barbarian?
Mr.. Figg-A barbarian, or irredeemable
savage, is a dark-skinned man who mas no
more manners than 70 get insulted when
q white man kicks him. Indianapolis Jour
nal.
The evening times., 1896-03-04
An Indication,
Eligible.

A man with an open comtenance very
often keeps a closed pocketbCok.
The evening times., 1896-03-04

u TRIO OF fair. ieap-year debutantes
desk at an uptown hotel the other
were standing in front OF the clerks
afternoon, discussing whom they should
invite to lcap-year bali. They were pretty
girls such as any fellow nigh; feel proud
To have with him as an escort. The nnyeity
of asking a young man 10 accompany them
to "A place of amusement seemed To cnlbar-
rass them somewhat. yet there was sort
of glory In the novelty OF the thing. They
We're not only trifle tinid as to how the
subject sholud be broached to a young man.
but all were at n loss as to whom TO select.
There was Mr.. H., evidently nice young
man. but how horrid. he didn Z dance. If
George was invited, everyone would know
a certain young lady and he were engaged.
Relief came at last. when the young lady
clerk suggested that someone ask Mr.. j..
.'Oh. Mr.. u. I'll ask him. Why haven't
we thought OF him berOre?" cried all three
at once. And then the fun began, each
girl declaring she would escort the young
man in question, 10 the utter exclusion OF
all others, whcreupon Mr.. DIS popularity
arose several points in the Estimation OF
the ltsieners. Hes o divine waltzer,"
"He holds you heavenly; He has such
an angelic SMILE" were some of the con
nents the mention OF Mr.. u. & name called
forth. II WIS finally Determined to decide
the question as 10 who should invite this
popular young man To dance. Lots were
cast and the name of the lucky one au-
nounccd, much TO the disgust of the other
two. II is to be hoped that Mr.. ID. will not
learn of his being in such deiIia nd, for should
he know it he Is liable to become afflicted
With what is generally known as a "swelled
head"
The evening times., 1896-03-04

Lansburgh & Bro. Dry Goods and No
tons. i2O Seventh street northwest.
We have taken particular pains to trace
The results or our advertising III The Times.
and are entirely satisfied"
The evening times., 1896-03-04

EFF Drocp & Sons. High Grade 7 Pianos and
Organs, 925 Pennsy ~ s,lia avenue:
We consider The Times. with Il. I--on-
derful circulation. Il most profitable medium
for advertisers, especially your Sunday
edition.
The evening times., 1896-03-04

The best indication the country could
have that Ohio is still safe for Mckinley
is the silence of Foraker's fire alarm.
The evening times., 1896-03-04

We shall all be glad when we can give
the five-cent street car fare farewell
shake.
The evening times., 1896-03-04

The Bon Marchc. Department Store, 314
316 Seventh street northwest:
We have used your paper with salts
factory results since last May. We con-
slider The Times pushing, live paper
The evening times., 1896-03-04
Tha Dialect Fad.

"Bookleighs Ancient Romance has
reached its hundrcith edition.
How did he happen to make such hit?'
HE wrote it in Greek
The evening times., 1896-03-04
Congress and Cuba.

1t was to have been expected that the
press OF Europe, as a whole, would take
umbrage at the actio of the United States
Congress respecting Cuba. What is anus
ing about the utterances cmanating from
abroad is that some newspapers seem TO
regard the concurrent resolutions as a
sort of political red fire intended alto
gcther for effect in prospective campaigns
and not really intended to scare Spain off
the track. With some exceptions-these
nearly all In EhglaDd-thev express the
hope and the bclier that President Cieye-
iand viii pigcon-hole the resolutions as
he did those requesting him to stir the
European great powers to action in Civ
ing the Arnicnians protection. Evidently
it is their belief that the concurrent reso-
Iutions arc simply declaratory OF the
sentiment OF the two branches of Con-
gress and in no wise binding upon the
action OF the executive.
a joint resolution, OF course, would have
produced a more immediate effect. 1t
would have compelled action on the part
OF the President within ten days. But
Congress had confidence that the Presi-
The evening times., 1896-03-04
Morbfdity of a mirror,

A looking glass laid on a bureau and sighed,
In q state OF cOnsummatc detection.
You are given tou much, said "a comb by
her side,s n
TIN much IN,
The evening times., 1896-03-04

WAS A REAL LOVE FEAST
bemocratic Committee Meeting Did No
Feel a Jar.
The evening times., 1896-03-04
Tha MOST UnkIndest CUT of lam.

Some one has accused Senator Tillnan
OF taking his parable of the COW from the
womau's Bible.
The evening times., 1896-03-04

TEARS EXCISE BUSINESS
Report Submitted to Congress as Re
Qmired by Law.
The evening times., 1896-03-04

BATTLE WAS A BUTCHERY-
Horrible Slaughter by Spanish Troops a
Guatao.
The evening times., 1896-03-04

INSIDE FIGURES ON GAS
Local Company Heard by the Houst
Committee.
The evening times., 1896-03-04

TRIOCRACY'S PET PLAN
One More Effort for the Potomac Ligh
and Power Company.
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The circulation of The Times for
the week ended March 1, 1896, WAS

Ittitt.. pD5t
1 solemnly swear that the above Is
q correct tntement of the daily cir
culatIon of THE WASHINGTON
TIMES for the week ended March 1 f,
1896, and that all the copies were
actually sold or mailed for IL valuab bic
consideration and delivered TO bona
fide purchasers or subscribers; also
that none of them were returned or
remain III the office undelivered.
j. MILTON YOUNG. Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before De
this I'd day of March, A. ID. 1896.
ERNEST &. THOMPSON,
Notary Public.
The evening times., 1896-03-04

Stolrs Shoe Store. $50" Seventh street:
.Iuse The Time exclusively among Wash
ington newspapers. Results from my ad
yertising are most satisfying, and. indeed
almost surprising. / need say no fRore.
The evening times., 1896-03-04

Edward P. Merlz, Wholesale and Retail
Drugs. corner Eleventh ard streets
northwest
81 use The Times as an advertising me
dunn, with the very best results"
The evening times., 1896-03-04
started by HI. Neirhbors.

TIE significant met that Nero played the
fiddle while Rome was burning undoubtedly
furnished the key to the origin of the con-
flagration.
The evening times., 1896-03-04

NcGiii & wallace. Printers and Publish
crS, 11OT F. street northwest:
''WcuSe The Times every day As anHdyer-
Using medium, with great profit to our
selves We consider its circulation 10
little short of phenomenal
The evening times., 1896-03-04

FLEET OF WAR FOR SPAIN
TRANSATLANTIC Company's Whole Fleet
W,ii BE Armed.
The evening times., 1896-03-04

Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company.
Teas and Coffees, sol and sos Seventh
street northwest:
eve know The Times goes everywhere.
becuuse we sec 1t every where. and that Is
proof enough that il is THE advertising
uesiiuni. Washington needs such an enter
prising paper
The evening times., 1896-03-04

SCORED THE CITY COUNCIL
Btltimoreans. Assisted by Theodore
Roosevelt, DcnoYnce That Body.
The evening times., 1896-03-04

C.H. Dawson. 11O5 street north west.
Diamonds, Watches and Fine Jcweiry:
..The Times is the pa per for the people
I use it every da y for advertising purposes,
with marked success
The evening times., 1896-03-04

CUBAN WOMEN TALK
Exiles from Fear OF spanish Crueities
They Cheer the Men.
The evening times., 1896-03-04

EiSeman Brothers. Manufacturers. Cloth
iers ami TaiiprS. corner Seventh and e
streets northwest:
I'VE consider our advertising an invest
ment u nd spend our money with The Times
because it brings roud results"
The evening times., 1896-03-04

ITALIAN ARMS DEFEATED
Three Thousand Men Killed in Sunday
Rattle
The evening times., 1896-03-04

Henry Franc & Sons, Haberdasher cor
ncr Seventh and u streets northwest:
''The hest evidence that we believe in
The Times is our order doubling our adver-
tisiBg space II reaches the reople with
whom we want TO talk.
The evening times., 1896-03-04

CLEVELAND ON MISSIONS
President Made a Speech Before the
Presbyterian Board.
The evening times., 1896-03-04
Conclusive.

An Irishnnn and Frrnchnan rerc one
day having dispute over the nationality Of
The evening times., 1896-03-04

MAY PROVE TO BE MURDER
William McReynolds. Colored, Nearly
Killed Fellow Workman
The evening times., 1896-03-04

The Family Shoe Store. Shoes. 3l0-Sl2
Seventh street northwest:
we consider The Times q first-ClaSs adj
yertising medium. Ii is with admiration we
speak or your renErka achievement nf
gaining 4 circulation Of such mag uilude."
The evening times., 1896-03-04

Z. Harris Co. Jewellers and Importers
of Diamonds. corner Seventh anc ID
streets northwest.
We believe The Times reaches people
with whom we are anxious to do business.
and have used its wide circulation and
advertising columns successfully"
The evening times., 1896-03-04

MORE TITLES THAN WORK
senators Ridicule Mr.. Morton's Scien
tific Department.
The evening times., 1896-03-04

The Johnston Company, Grocers, .29 Sew
enth street northwest:
''Wc are satisfied nom the returns of
our advertising in Tie Times that it has
the largest number of readers.
The evening times., 1896-03-04
h Street Market

ES!nc medium with which to reach cash
buyers. Credit accounts we don't want.
and we notice the other papers bring them"