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be delivered by Hon. J. Sterling Morton,
Secretary of Agriculture. Mr.. Morton is
himself somewhat of a fancier, and has long
Since been considerably interested in this
rapidly growing industry. His knowledge
and interest in the business will cause his
address to be a most interesting portion of
the program.
Saturday from a. IN. to 6 p. m. the
managers have set apart as children S
day at the exposition.
Two of the poultrymen's special clubs
will hold their meetings in the evening.
The first of these is the well known Amer
lean Poultry Association.
This organization is the father OF the
poultry industry, and its membership is
composed of the leading lights of the fancy
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utations among fanciers and their judg.
ment is to be relied upon
The officers OF the National Poultry aud
Pigeon Association, under whose auspices
the Washington exhibition is to be held
are: President, H. A. Muuson; vice pres
dents. DR.. II. W. Dorsey, Richard Smith
secretary, George e. Howard; treasurer
DR.. R. II. Evans.
Besides these, the local association has a
membership OF upwards OF seventy-fiva
washIDgtonians who are admirers Of the
feathery kingdom.
The National Hotel has been made the
headquarters of the association during
the exhibition. aud there the meetings Of
the various special clubs viii be held
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-ElIgI@lEN5@E
Pigeon and Poultry Show

to exhibitors OF these dainty birds, and
will no doubt prove great inducement
for entries from exhibitors everywhere.
Again on Monday the exhibition win
be open to the public At 7:3O in the
evening the fourth OF the special clubs
which are to be present at the show will
convene in inannuaIsessiOn, the Plymouth Rock
Club of America, composed OF raisers OF the
celebrated Plymouth Rock brood of fowls
This association is one OF The largest
or the speciality clubs. A fine display OF
birds is promised in the Plymouth Rock
classes. 1t Will be rare chance for the
breeders OF this popular variety to dis
play their best. Eirds from every sec
tion win be here, and the winners viii nat
uralIy be prime birds in every detail.
Tuesday win be the last day or the big
pen show. The program will be con-
cIuded by the presentation OF the awards
In this matter the directors have created
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A Rondeau.

] kissed the cook. You see her head
Came 'twixt me and the bakers Bread
And though ] don't, in spite of looks,
Kiss, indiscriminately, cooks, r,
The cheeks of this one were so red,
Her eyes so soft luster shed,'f
Into temptation l was led, -
And quicker than a lamb tail crooks
] kissed the cook!
I'm absent-minded since I've wed,
And SO, perhaps ] haven't said
My wife and Miss Parloa S books
Arc intimate as eyes and hooks
Twas rising from her dainty spread
] kissed the cookl
Detroit Tribune.
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Policy and Poker the Prin-
cipal Games Played
There.
LAW OFFICERS PAID
TO PROTECT THEM

An Investigation Shows the Loct-
tton OF Policy Shops Run by John
Donncily, Frank Hill, V limerick
and 5 L. Dickinson & Co.-Little
boys Are Allowed 10 Play and Also
10 Act as Runners-The Vice Flour
ishes Extensively Among the Col
ored Experimentation Come to
Washington and Do a Large Bust
ness Poker, Keno and Craps Hide
in Stores and Saloons-No Trouble
to Get a Guide.
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mas sent its annoupcement to breeders of
poultry pigeons and birds everywhere, and
invited them TO participate i'll the grand
exhibition.
An elaborate premium list has been pre-
pared and placed in the hands Of intending
exhibitors. The spacious hall over the
Center Market has been engaged for the
show, and arrangements have been COM
pleted for the reception of stock.
The local managers worked upon lines
which will make the show national in char
acter. Owners OF various breeds from all
parts of the country have made application
FOR space. Upwards OF six hundred en-
tries have. already been listed from Canada,
and il is assured that the total number OF
exhibits all told Will reach as high as five
thousand.
THE VARIOUS CLASSES.
There will be 100 classes Of poultry
alone and $50 classes OF pigeons. Besides
these will be special exhibits OF turkeys,
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alexandra is hotbed OF gambling OF
fVery description.
Everybody seems aware OF their exist
snce, but the proprietors have, apparently
40 reason TO dread official interference.
1T has been frequently charged Of late
by reputable citizens OF that town that such
lcondition OF affairs existed, and an inves-
tgation made by The Times has established
eonclusively the truth of the charges.
Gambling has long been the ruling passion
in Alexandra county. For years the preva-
Ience OF the vice in such close proximity TO
Washington has been the subject OF news
paper comment and Official investigation.
iCondign punishment has repeatedly been
nieted out to those who were persistent in
perpetuating it. and it has again and again
been crushed out I'm one place only to spring
up with rene wed life in another.
In every case, however, the crushing out
has been done by the State authorities,
while the county Officials rendering no
aid, looked on almost in mute protest.
Since, because Of repeated exposes in
The Times, GOV. o'Ferrall took official
action in the matter Of gambling on the
virginia shore of the Potomac, and through
Capt. VIII Baldwin and a posse of State
detectives, broke up the houses, scattering
the players and sending all concerned in
the management OF the games TO jail, Alex
andria city has become the Mecca of the
gamblers.
THE GAMBLING PLACES.
Behind the apparent openness and SIM
plicitv OF a little cigar store can be found
a poker layout, complete in every detail.
From the storage cellar OF a grocery
store comes the whirr OF the roulette wheel
and the rattle OF keno.
And in the back rooms OF dingy little
cook shops high partitions are built in
which little pigeon -holes with sliding doors
are cut Through these pigeOn-hOles is
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they are, have the slips with them, aud any
who wish TO can place their money with
them, without going to the trouble and ex-
pense of visiting Alexandria.
Then duplicates are sent down every
morning, ard if any of the slips win, the
money is returned to the writer and by him
distributed 10 the winner. Employees of the
steamboats, running between here and lex
andria, ii is asserted, make quite snug lit
tie sum, carrying the slips down and bring
ing ba OK the returns.
WASHINGTON Is AFFECTED.
Repeatedly these writers have been
caught by the local police and severely pun
ished by Judge Miller, but as longas the edens
flourish 10 such an alarming extent in
Alexandria there will always be men will
ing to risk arrest and punishment here to be
connected with them.
The policy octopus has completely cov-
| cred Alexandria, and its far-rea ching ten
tacles are feeling hungrily about the Ma
tiOnal Capital.
After spending the day with the policy
people The Times man rediscovered his
guide and asked TO be shown some of the
other gambling resorts. The negro agreed,
| and the two started up King street.
Finch's saloon, on the corner of Princess
and Fairfax streets, opposite Dan Henry's
alleged opera house, and in what is consid-
| cred the toughest section of the town, was
next visited.
tits made up of two big, dirty, ill-smelling
| rooms, and fully seventy-five people, ne
gro men and women, were sitting around on
beer kegs, boxes and barrels, singing and
| drinking the very poorest quality OF gin and
whisky.
Finch's place is one of the headquarters
for negroes who want to play policy with
| out going to the shop downtown, and q
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Mr.. James For
syth. president OF the American Poultry
Association, will make the presentation o.
the special premiums.
The money for the premiums. which thf
National Association offers, has all beer
raised by popular subscription. and tht
amount is considered extremely liberal II
view of the large number of prizes which
viii be awarded
A large list OF prizes and awards viii be
offered for special exhibits Among these
are a large number Of prizes donated BY
the local fauciers, and the association, as
well as Washington business firms who are
interested in making the exhibition suo-
cess
JUDGING AND JUDGES
The directors Of the association have
made careful selection OF the men to act
as Judges of the multiplex exhibits. They
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international Exhibition to Be
Opened Here on the
l4th Instant.
FEATHERED KINGDOM
TO BE REPRESENTED

Every Breed of Fine Birds and
Fowls VIII BE seenEPet Cats of
All Kinds From All Over the
world-The Gold Prizes to he
Given by Secretary Morton and the
Silver by Senator Stewart-The
Judges of the ExhIblts-Many
Clubs VIII Hold Sessions During
the Period "A Great Display VIII
Be Made and Interest VIII Be
Aroused in the Different Species
of Birds and Animals.
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Buff Leghorn Club
is progressive, as is
shown by its hand
some list of specials
for the Washington
event. Breeders of
the Bluffs will ua-
doubtedly make an
extraordinary ef-
fort in the list OF
entries for the show,
and display a line
OF birds that will
startle all with their
fineness.
Upon the recon-
mendation OF the
club, Mr.. r. G. Buff
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the public. The
judging will then at
once be begun.
During the day
there will be in at
tendance at the ex-
hibition the men,
bers OF the Ameri-
can Langshan Club,
which holds its an
nual meeting in this
city on the evening
of that da Y.
The proud and
lordly Langshan
paadC No ipfrCfirn
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DISPLAY OF PETS.

this line will be the
show of cats. This
novel feature will
comprise a large
collection of the
finest known speci-
mems of the feline
family.
Entries have been
made for classes of
the long-haired. or,
as they are properly
called, the Angora
cut, in colors black,
white. yellow, parti-
colored, tortoise
Shell and p1jSceI-
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cate of the yellow
metal, has been Sc
lected to present
[ b e S e highest
awards. The sec
ond premiums will
all be cashed in sill
Yer, and quite ap-
propriate TO the oc-
casiOn, Hon. Viii
liam NJ. Stewart,
Senator from Ne
vada, willhand over
the silver dollars TO
the winners OF the
second class OF
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ducks, geese, pheas-
ants, swans. guinea
fowls, and many
other birds.
There will be
plymouth rocks,
brahamas dorkings,
hamburgs, houdans,
bantams, and kinds
without number.
The pigeons depart
ment will be repre-
sented by carriers,
pouters, pigmy pout-
ers fantails, oriental
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a very happy and amusing circumstance
which has called forth not little Favorable
comment.
The first premiums viii all be paid tr
gold, and Secretary Horton, known tin
country over as an uncomprOmising adva
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nave CHOSEN only
those who have, by
long years of ex-
perience acquainted
themselves with the
classes on which
they are invited
to award premiums.
No Judge will be g
competitor in any
class where his de-
cision is to be given
They are men whd
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and the best authorities on poultry topics
to be found anywhere.
At O'Clock the meeting OF the Buff
Leghorn Club will take place.
This club has on its roll many or the
leading breeders, and their enthusiasm
is high in praise Of their new ideal. The
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IL, and those not received up to 9 O'Clock
win not be permitted to enter for competi-
ton.
THE EVENTS AS ARRANGED.
The program OF events commences on
Friday, the 18th, at 8 O'Clock, at which
time the doors will be thrown open TO
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10 inclusive, PROM
ises to be a brilliant
success.
No show of its
kind has ever been
held in the Capital
City and every effort
has been made TO
make this initial
exhibition an event
long to be remem-
bered by all lovers
OF the feathered
kingdom.
The association
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The first annual exhibition of the National
Poultry and Pigeon Association, which is
TO be held in this city on February IA to
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finton, of Fall River, Mass, viii judge
the Bluffs. The mention Of Mr.. Buf.
finton's name is a sufficient guarantee
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variety OF hen ki

with his brilliant plumage to the strutling
bantam rooster, and the cooling turtle dove.
The secretary of the National Association
Mr.. George f. Howard, has arranged for
exhibitors at the New York show, who de-
sire to exhibit at the Washington show TO
care for birds shipped directfrom New York
TO Washington, for the time that may elapse
between the two shows.
This arrangement will add materially to
the washington exhibit, as it will obviate
the necessity OF owners re-shippinG their
fowls.
DISPLAY OF PETS.
Aside from the general exhibit of poultry
and pigeons there will also be q display
of domestic pets. A special attraction in
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writer with the returns, can always be
found there.
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transaction. Spannaciier made Proetzhcb
an offer OF $3.50 and all his stock in trade
for the iatter's Wife. WHICH, after "A few
hours de.ibcration, the latter accepted.
The papers We're made out. Mrs. Proetz-
lIch. without uiurmur, passed from tbs
custody OF her husband to that OF the
other man. .+ ---.
This state of affairs continued until last
week, when she refused 10 live longer
with her new owner and returned %
her husband. spannacher's pleadings wi;b
the woman having no effect upon her, he
caHe 10 the West Side To cause tbearrest
OF Proetziicil for obtaining money and goods
nom lin under false pre,enses-
Spanpacber claimed that his human chat.
tel professed to have great affection for
him, which he had no feasou TO doubt till
the woman deserted him, He furthcr
beieves that he is the victim of a con-
spiracy between both Proetzlicb aud his
wife to defraud him. ~
spaunaci,er was advised TO pocket his
loss without making aAfass oSef IT, else he
might get himself into more serious trouble.
The dupe took the lint. aud there at
present rests this stor ryofsiovearndHiarria &c,
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A HEALTHFCL FAD.

Evidently washinEtonis Is behind the times,
for no Kneipp Club has yet been organized
and no maidcns in be witching costumes are
r. seen in, the early morning gamboling on
the green of our public parks with their
feet barred 10 the dew-ladeD grass. In New
York the thing is in full blast. The kneipp
Society has petitioned the park commits
sioners to set aside Large section OF Cen
trais0Park' sward where the prohibitire
Keep off the grass" shall notbe seen, and
devotees OF Father Kneipp may practice
what he has declared to be cure for a
large humber of the ills to which flesh Is
heir, In Philadelphia, slow town that II
usually is, the movement toward the or
ganization OF such a club has taken form.
md We, may expect, in the natural order
OF things, that Washington will shortly
fall into line.
What goes by the name of the Kneipp
cure is said 10 he q sovereign remedy
circulation OF the blood. The patient is
directed TO walk bareiooted on the grass
wbeR lhe dew is fresh upon it in the morn
ing. There is something fascinating TO the
Imagination in this buco.ic matutinal eXer-
cise-something that savors of Phyllis and
Stephen and Arcadia-apd hence ii is not
strange that quite a large number of young
forks have declared themselves firm be
levers. Good old Father Kneipp was wise
in nhisgeneration. hi Heknew that earl rising.
fresh morning air and light, wholesome
diet are a .paHacea for many ills of tie
body. Add TO this the CO ontact with Mother
Earth. and conditions are established VIII icf
cannot fa.i- to have a saiutary effect upon
| the system that requires inauguration.
But had lie simply told people to rise early
and take a walk, they would probably
have laughed al him. So he added the grass
and the dew and the bare feet-and there
| you are.
The Knepp cure is not likely to become
fashionable during the height of the sea
| son, because external conditions will ie
| unfavorable; but when the birds twitteI
| in May and Tn the summer months 1t is
more than likely that our parks will bt
| Frequented by barefooted bellies and beauS
| provided Col. Wilson has no objection.
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uNwrsE oRprNANcFs.

s,-eThe Cummissipuers have done well TO re-
scind the order forbidding bieyclists to
carry children on tier wheels with them.
1t was. an snvise interference with the
rights. prerogatives and privileges of
parents. and far beyond the scope of the
.roniflissioriersf authority. Fathers AMI
>ass thers ,4#ay be safely trusted to keep
proper watch over their little opes.
whether they have them On bike" or
tnnh 'o1gsy ,>rr in any other conveyance.
Admitted that misiiaps may occur to a rider
in which the chilli might get mart, the same
is likely TO happen under other conditions.
dat however. that Jnay be, it does not fall
within the province of the municipal au-
thorities TO provide against accidents Cf
this kind
An equally improper ordinance has Just
been adopted by the city council OF Topeka.
Kan. Curfew viii ring IN that town every
night at 3 O'Clock, and every young per-
son under sixteen years OF age found on
the streets after that hour will he subject
10 arrest and fire. Suppose parents con-
seut that their sixteen year-oid son ma y
walk about in quiet, orderly manner a fter
9o'cIock. or that Miss Sweet Sixteen takes a
moonlight stroll with her best fellow, is 1t
right that police officer shall bc permitted
TO lock up either OF these young people. nc
matter how properly they may conduct
-ltleiBselxes?s, The whole business smacks
loo much Of the old blue laws, which made
IL unin wful for a man TO kiss his wife OH
siiiiday. The less interference there is with
individual liberty, provided, OF course. that
This contains itself within proper limits,
the better it is for all concerned. -.
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SEA SERPENT CAPTURED.
Was Forty-Nine Feet Long and Towed
Boat About Fifteen Miles.

Carrabelle, Fla, Aug. 2r.-on the wharf
at this place is a great sea serpent which
was killed in the gulf after IL had towed
the steamer Crescent City for over an hour
at a terrific pace. The monster Is horrible
Looking thing. 1t measures forty-nine feet
and two inches in length and seventy-two
inches around its body in the largest part
II is eeI-shaped, with the exception OF its
head and tai.
II has spCon-bili-shaped head, with n
mouth resembling a shark-s, eXceptthatit is
a great deal larger Its teeth are set at an
angle of about forty-five degrees back
ward in the mouth, and it has a long, forke
tongue. The tail is armed with formidable
fins, six to eight inches long. The color is
brown. with a greenish back. making it ap-
pear black in the water. The underside is
yellow.
The Crescent Cit tyIert here ycsterday morn
ing for the snapper banks, off Dog Island.
with nearly 100 excursionists on board
Shortly after the boat left a line TO which
was attached shark hook. baited with
mullet, was thrown overheard near the
bow. The look was almos, Immediately
seized by something which darted ahead
at tremendous gait The line alta ched "a
ttlc HOOk WIS pVV dius lOHr- pul u
became tangled after 100 yards had feen
paid out, and the boat was then almost
at the mercy of the monster.
The monster made seaward, pulling the
steamer, which is only a six-knot boat, at
fully twelve knots an hour The passen-
gers became panic-strickeu and urged the
captain to cut the lne, but he refused, say
ing lie was resolved to capture the mon
stcr. Three times the monster sauk down
and it looked as though the Crescent City
would be submerged. So deep was she
pulled into the water that great waves
rolled over her decks. The women Gu
board screamed and several faiuted.
Some OF the male passengers attempted
| to cut the line, but the captain prevented
| them, swearing lie would oyerpower the
thing" After the boat had been towed
| fifteen miles, the monster tired and the
| crew hauled in the line. When the mon
ster was within twenty yards OF the
Crescent City, passengers and crew pour
| ed in shot after shot, and finally killed
it. II was then hauled on beard. and the
| Crescent City brought it here.
| 1t is the first sea serpent ever captured
| in the Gulf, though several have been
| sighted. The strain on the Crescent City
was so great that her timbers were sprung.
| ami she was leaking when she reached here,
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EXPEDITING THE MAILS.

The experiment of more expeditions man
distribution, soon TO lie tried in Washington
with a view to its general adoption in large
cities, is attracting considerable attention.
1t maybe regarded as hayir.y been arrived
at by the evolutionary process-first, the
railway mail car; then the street railway
mail car. and now the distributing mail
wagon. The IDEA is 10 have this wagon
make continuous collections from the letter
boxes throughout the City. assert theletters,
and make ttfcrn up for dispatch along the
respective mail routes. This work is now
done by the postoffice clerks, and the
'saeiDg' time, therefore, resulting from the
ence in the handling OF the mails. The idea
upon which the innovation is based is that
the buiS OF tie letter mail collected in the
city is, deposited in the boxes during busi-
ness hours, and, therefore, much time can
be gained by making this collection con-
tinsous and Combining with it what may lie
designated a continuous distribution.
There is probably no country where the
collection and distribution Of the mats
is carried on with such precision and per
fection as in the United States. Wherever
it has been possible to simplify the proc
ess and effect a saving Of time, and in
whatever way it has been possible to give
the people the best service for the least
money i it has been done. Nevertheless every
new device will make the machinery of the
postal service just that much more perfect
and win be favorably regarded by the peo
pie. At the same time, however, that this
is heisx dose bythe- -Postofficc Department
Congress should do. its part by still fur
Penny postage Should cane before long. for
the people want not only quick, but alse
a cheap service.
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GREEL9,s OPINION OF ANDKEE
Arctic Explorer Believes the Swede
VIII Run Great Risk. 80 :

arctic EAplOTtT beueNtS tue Swtue
VIII Run Great Risk. ~ 80
Amcsbury, Mass, Aug. 21.-Gcn. A. ".
Grcely, the arctic explorer, who is spend
ing the summer at his summer residence at
kensington, n. H., discussing Andree's
expedition To the pole. stated that ne was
OF the opinion that when iidree reaches
the far north he will be confused and will
not know which direction to follow to re-
turn home.
''This same project" continued the
general. was considered ten years ago
by two French aeropauts, who, however.
never made start. Andree, who is man
some 30 years old. very fully explained
his proposed trip before the Biographical
Society at London last summer.
Il was in attendance at the time Il
did not seem to many present as Il feasible
plan. l also male some rearks to Andree
at the time, anI said 1t was foolhardy at
tempt. AT my London meeting with An,
dree I explained to him that he should
make some expedition or tliis Kind over the
country before he made ti,,s great at
tempt to find the north pole. / stated
further to him the dangers OF the voy-
age in the air to the pole, but he too.i
them unconeernediy. AMI. like many men,
was still rea,iy to make this famous trip.
DR.. EkhoIm, who has. accompanied An
dree on the exploration, is, Eeiieve. as
experienced aeronaut and a great deal
oder than Andree-. The distance from
Spitzberacp TO the north roic is estimated
to be over 700 huDdred mf}cs,' which, a a.
dree proposes to make In some fifty hours.
The balloon is inflated FOR one month.
"Apdree stated to me at London,that ite
would go up with south wind, ana try Tn
return by sout hwind. expressed ms
opinion 10 him tliattt t,xasiinPossihlei.t that
if he did return. II would most certainly
be with a north wind. and that hc ~oait
| land on the Asiatio, ,eoast.svs. s..s..5.-. -.
Ny opinion :S that Apdree Is honest In
his undertaking. and, although taking great
| chances, fully appreciates his danger an
drcc's start from spitzbergch Is from