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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-26

Trace before meals is difficult TO manage
aays. although there few excellent people who
are In the void. but not OF 1t. who TO keep up
Tue good old custom. and show Their consistency
even at dinner parties. 10 the unfaillng confusion
shd discomfort OF some Of their guests. These
sues1s may be taken unawares and may be talking
!" laughing. or otherwise misbehavlng themselves
~ 'ne solemn moment. They are thus likely 10 be
brought 10 realization Of their unntentiona ir-
reverence by the sudden hush that comes over the
assembage. awful silence that makes the high
p'ched voice of the uniucky offender horribly dis
''hcI why didn't some one tell me that the G--s
sa'd sraceT' quoth little Mrs Chatter. paintive.y
vent there the other day to dinner and ! was
never made wretchedly uncomfortable In my life
@'. u took me in, and. as Usual, went on talk
'As' never giving him chance TO say word
%" ne looked disturbed. and noticed that every
.ne was quiet but thought 1t was all the more my
su'y TO stir things up So l called out to Nelly
- who was sitting opposite me- Cheer up. Ney'
way are you solemn Ny husband said after
"srd That he was quite Wild and that everybody
.as iittering. until fnslly poor Mr.. c. took ad-
.saase OF my stopping for breath to begin, For
mat We are about to receive. etc was complete
- pxen aback. and they told me afterward that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-26

more fatigue than many a stronger-looking woman
She swims Ike an otter. rides almost as well and 40
fearessly as her mother, fences and shoots witn
great skill and Is a sure-footed mountaineer. She
knows Latin and Greek speaks fuen,y seven or
eight modern languages. draws and paints with
much talent. and sings with singular richness OF
voice.
At one time she engaged TO be married
to the Duke OF Op0rto younger brother OF the hine
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-26
the expression Of my face was irresistbIv funny
I to

the expression OF my face was irresst.bly funny
But how was to know"
THE struggle at the Is to keen their guests
quiet for grace Is ono OF the jokes OF the season."
said a man recently; land really think under the
present condition Of society it would be better to
give IT up They have end of dinner parties and
always say grace whatever the number may be- for
MIS- Is people are extremely strict in such mat
tiers. And think she considers 1t to be sort OF
save to her conscience, account of going out so
much. and allowing her daughter to dance and go
10 the theatre so she would give 1t up for the
world was there the other evening. There were
eighteen at table. Those seated at either end In the
immediate vicinity Of the host and hostess realized
the situation. and preserved a decorous silence Bat
the rest would go on talking. Oh hang II all said
Harry l. at asst in desperation here goes'-and
he ratified off something that was perfectly inau-
dible. but which removed the embargo from our
tongues. and the dinner began. Perhaps you might
put II in the light of casting pearls before swine but
really think II would be reverent to discon-
tnue what can never become the general practice
now that 1t is ore those old customs that is more
homo II strikes me, in the breach than in the OBJ
servance."
Here few timely cautions suggested by the
spring fashions:
Beware of putting the hat at an angle over the
eyes unless the back hair is carefully arranged A
hand glass is earnestly recommended
Beware of linen collars and the fascinating stocks
The evening times., 1896-01-07
Foreign and Curious.

A queer outbreak of British prudery is
that of the Court Journal which thinks it
indelicatc to give well-known women's
names to mares, as it gives rise TO suggest
iyeDess in the stud book.
A French countess, w no has gone into the
ion-taming business, was attacked during
a recent exhibition at Marseilles by one OF
the animals. who clawed her breast and
arms. There was a panic in the mcna gerie
but she succeeded in beating the lion off and
made him 60 through his usual-perform-
aDce before leaving the cage. Her injuries
were severe.
Yorick. the humorous writer o. the Fan
fuila, whose real name was Pietro Ferrisni
is dead. For thirty years he stood at the
head of the small number of Italian iournal-
lists who can be purposely amusing
be needed when it is least expected.
On the outside shelf of Il London second
hand bookshop an antiquarian recently
picked up n Fifteenth century manuscript
folio of 600 pages. Itturned' out to be the
commonplace book OF Fernando Bembo, a
Venetian lawyer, whose father erected the
monument over Dante's grave at Ravenna,
and whose son was the celebrated Cardinal
Befnbo. On the margin OF the abstracts
were notes about persons, places, and
things, written from 1471 to 1913, giving
new information.
A man Of thirty-six arrested for stealing
fruit in the Paris Halles recently turned
out TO have been formerly IA banker. He
had an aCcoInpliee who was an ex-notary
while the sto;en property was peddied from
door to door in n basket by the ex-bankers s
mistress, who not long ago was Il society
woman.
English tradestnen are indignant because
the dried potatoes, carrots, and turnips
provided for the Ashantee expedition were
ordered by the government in Germany.
The evening times., 1896-01-07
Case Of Major Armes.

squad of soldiers 10 The residence oI a re-
tired officer. drag him from his bed, and
carry him miles distant and imprison him
in military barracks Ia await trial at
the leisure Of the authority which took
this intempcrate step.
Gen. Schufield was, At the time OF the
occurrence. Acting Secretary of War.
Major Armes attempted tn see him In his
office and the way was barred by an
attendant in accordance with instructions
of the commanding general. Armes there
upon wrote the former letter making
many unpleasant allegations, largely per-
sonal and historical, and upon that The
great general ordered out portion OF
his army. mustered and bayoneted. and
dragged the letter writer from bed to bar
racks.
Nutwithsta ndiug the opinion OF the
court that Gen. Schofield had the legal
power Ia adopt su Oh drastic measures for
a trivial uffensc, the general. in his COM
Portable retirement, will derive little
satisfaction from the judicial suggestion
that milder measures would have sufficed,
nored the matter altogether, and that such
offensive arrest and detention as was en-
ployed were unnecessary aud unworthy of
the authorities who engaged in it.
The evening times., 1896-01-07
Something That Will Bear Watching.

1t requires an almost chiidlike faith in
universal goodness of human nature to be-
lieve that Senator Mushba chs resolu
ton in the Virginia legislature. referring
that part of Gov. o'Ferralrs message which
relates TO gambling on horse races and the
repeal of certain Objectionable charters
to the committee on courts OF justice, does
not mean mischief. Senator Mushbach
has been generally regarded as the friend
and counsellor of the race track people,
and by a singular coincidence he is also
a member of the committee on courts of
justice. Under ordinary circumstances. OF
course, reference of the Governors recoin-
mendations to such a committee would war
rant the Inference and the expectation that
favorable action would result. but this is
unfortunately placed in doubt in the present
instance.
The ma iority of the C committee may be in
favor of the action out lined by Gov.
O'Ferrall in his message. 1t is TO be hoped
that they are and that they comprehend the
injury which the existence OF the race tracks
and accompanying dens and dives and
The evening times., 1896-01-07
Is 1t Merely a Bluff.

mans generally. Nor should It be forgotten
that Emperor william cherishes plans OF
colonial expansionf for his ma ation. and he has
allowed no opportunity to pass to make ad'
vaHces OF that chara cter
Yet whatever projects the emperor may
entertain respecting the extension OF Ger
man possessions in South Africa, he is
hardly SO foolish as to imagine that single
handed and alone, withouta coalition with
powers that comma nd large navies, he could
hope to gain anything by conflict with
England. His ASSURANCES to DR.. Leyd OF
protection for the Transvaal, therefore. are
hardly TO be regarded as a quasi declara-
tion of war against Great Britain, although
they have aroused considerable popular
and governmental resentment in England.
for even good old Queen Vic. has become
angered. and rebuked her naughty grand
son.
The next few weeks viii he full OF in
tcrest, not only in Europe, but in Africa.
The evening times., 1896-01-07

III GROUP Of three ~ the artists who have
n subnittedmotielsintt,es shermanstatue
competition. engaged in a somewhat
heated argument in corner of the smok-
iag-roofn at the Arlington last evening.
The discussion waxed warm from the mo-
nent the work Of Mr.. Charles II. Nichaus
was mentioneit 5lThis well-known sculptor
made one off& most elaborate models
among those pw on exhibition at the War
Two OF tptors, who were, discuss
ing his work. claimed that II was not
original, ana one of them went SO far as to
produce bobk ln which were pictures Of
the ColleOni at Venice.
There" said he, -.Isn't that a fair pho
tograph of Nrhaus' pedestal. Now. pro-
test that the'inatter should be brought to
the attention OF the committee. The rest
OF us have labored to produce an original
model. and something genuinely American
in idea. claiin that this sort OF plagiarism
ought TO condemn the model III moment" >"
The second member OF the artistic trio
heartily approved the remarks of the first
speaker and added some decided opinions
OF his own. The other gentleman. however,
argued stoutly that Mr.. Nichaus had not
been guilty of plagiarism. but that he
had simply awaited himself OF single
idea. Everything in art is Old" he said.
There is nothing new in the fuhdsinentai
ideas. Besides. ne has varied the model o
the Colleom to suit his own artistic ideas,
and the subject on which he is working"
And then the man with the book reopened
the volume. and the discussion was begun
all over again.
The evening times., 1896-01-07
Decidedly Odd.

A young man named Johnson, an en-
ploye OF one eoftheDanburyt OF tConn. baggage
men, is curiosity in his way. He is IL
years old. and measures feet inches
in his stocking feet. With his shoes on
three-luarters OF an inch is added to his
height. During the past year he has grown
nearly a foot.
A girl baby born the other day in Ko-
komo Ind, is the fourteenth daughter OF
fourteenth daughter OF fourteenth daugh-
ter-a record which is thought TO be un-
precedented.
Five pretty tall brothers are living near
Chase City. Va, and there were seven of
them until few years ago. None of the
brothers is less than six feet two inches
high. The tallest now living is six feet
six and three quarters inches tall, and
weighs 195 pounds He has an uncle seven
feet tall. and all his relations on his mothers
side art extremely tall people.
A French gentleman has at last perfected
and brought out an invention which has
been long looked for by many musicians:
ii is nothing more nor less than a recording
piano. BY means of kind of typew writing
instrument which is attached under the
keyboard, anything that is played can, at
will, be recorded by the instrument. The
music written is not recorded in the usual
notes -butin Ia series oflong and short dashes,
something like the Morse alphabet.
Mrs. Hannah Lovett died at Nashua, N
H., last week at the age OF 1c6 years.
She was born in County Kerry, Ireland.
and her age was authenticated. All OF
her ten brothers and sisters lived more
than ninety years, and one brother died
at Merrittac, Mass, a few years ago at
the age of los years.
A couple in Richmond, KY. on maria ge
bent, went hunting for the justice OF
the peace the other day. The justice is
also an auctioneer, and not finding him
at his office the couple went TO his auc-
tion rooms. They found him auctioning
a lot of cradles from bankrupt stock. He
was notified of che presence of the couple
and their errand, and stopped the auction
and married them on the spot. Then,
to reciprocate his Kindness probably, the
newly welded pair bought one of the fin
est cradles IN the stock. And the crowd
of customers cheered.
Thomas Goss, Maine farmer, eighty
three years old, skated three miles on the
Kennebec river to eat Christmas dinner
with friend. and after dinner skated
the three miles back home again.
The evening times., 1896-01-07
Build More Guns.

priations will be made to carry on the INA IL
ufacturc of guns during the next fiscal
year. That, however, is not enough. APP
preparations ought to be made for the pres
ent emergency. in the absence of which the
foundry must he closed in month or two,
and the skilled workmen discharged. This
would be bad enough, If our army and navy
had all the heavy ordnance they needed,
if our coast dcfenses-that is, those which
wehOpc to get some time-arc fully equipped.
and when there is even reserve supply to
take the place OF guns that may he made
useless from one cause or another. SO
long as this is not the condition OF things,
the gun foundry ought to be kept at turning
out guns, big and little, as fast as possible,
until the full complement for every branch
of the service shall have been obtained
1t would be a ashort-sighted policy to delay
the manufacture of guns and gun mounts
until either the ships or the Qualifications
which they are to arm have been con-
structed. We ought to have guns in stock,
even If on no other principle than that they
may be needed when it is asst expected
The evening times., 1896-01-07

The reversal by the court of appeals OF
the decision of Judge Bradley, in The case
of Major Armes, which decision released
rmes from the duress in which he wns
held by the military authorities, can
hardly be said 10 be fervenl vindication
OF the course of Gen. Schofield.
While the higher court asserts the right
Of The military authorities to arrest and
punish offenders who are either active
OF retired members of the military serv-
ice, it broadly hints that the conduct OF
the now retired general-in-ch1ef of the
Army was iDexcusably rigorous. The
court merely establishes the right, that
is the power, te arrest, which has not
been at all disputed. but suggests that
milder measures might have been en-
-ployed, or that 1t might have been wise
To ignore the matter altogether, and that
eyen after formal arrest actual detention
need not have been resorted to, as a
soldiers word Of honor has usually been
deemed sufficient In all such cases.
This is all The Times contended for
in its severe criticism of Gen. Schofield
at the time the sensational incident oc-
Cured. 1t is indeed extraordinary that
in this period of the nineteenth century,
the highest officer of the Army should,
for a very trivial offcnse, send an armed
The evening times., 1896-01-07

/. The prediction was made long ago tbut
IL any one man would succeed in setting
all Europe by the ears it would he william
u--nf Germany. 1t is also pretty GER
tain that sooner or later trouble would come
from the conflicting interests Of the various
royal and imperial lane -grabbers in Africa.
Both predictions hid fair to be verified i'm
our day and generation. unless the German
emperor's course within the past few days
is regarded as big game OF bluff di-
rccted against Engla nd, or is accounted for
by his wcl-known erratic tendencies.
At the same time, it must he borne in
mind that Emperor william is no friend of
the English, not Notwithstanding the fact that
English blood flows in his veins. His rela-
4tions with his grandmother, Q ueen Victoria.
and with his uncles and aunts have never
been very cordial, and upon more than one
occasion he has given evidence OF his dis
like OF the lEngiisl people. which antipathy,
strange to say, is largely shared by Ger
The evening times., 1896-01-07
Gamblers Bob Up Serenity.

1t appears that the gambling snake was
only scotched in Virginia, but not killed.
Barely has the rejoicing ceased over the
breaking up OF the joints across the river,
when the news comes that one has been
opened within easy reach OF the city.
With an eye single to the eternal fitness Of
things, the gamblers selected Steginaier's
place, where prize fights take place. and
where Coxey's tramps found convenient
shelter In contradistinction to the mOdus
operandiin Virginia, no wever, the Maryland
place is conducted with the greatest Sc.
crecy, and access to ii can only he obta ined
by persons whom the proprietors have rca
son to believe ION the square"
Until this copy of The Times comes to the
authorities OF Prince Georges county,
they will probably have been in biissful
ignorance of this settlement of gamblers.
Hence they may bcexcuscd for what DANA &c
the place may have done so far. From
this time forward, however, they cannot
The evening times., 1896-01-07

The big gun factory at the Navy Yard
ought to be Kept going. Not because there
is going to be war in the immediate future
with Great Britain or anyone else, but in
order that a great industrial establishment
which gives employment to hundreds of men,
may not have to be closed and the skilled
workmen there compelled to seek employ
meDt elsewhere.
In the manufacture of ordnance, such a.
has been turned out at the Navy Yard gun
foundry, skill of the incest kind is essential.
A mistake of a fractional part of an inch,
or ever SO slight deviation in the con-
sistcncy of the metal, costs the government
thousands of dollars. From the standpoint
of economy alone, therefore, provision
should be made for continuation OF the work,
without unnecessary interruption. Moth
ing can be gained, but much may be lost, by
closing the gun factory, even for three Or
four months.
The current appropriation is expected to
hold out about two Or three months longer.
Assurances have been given the Navy De-
partment, it is said, that sufficient appro-
The evening times., 1896-01-07
The Times
Meets Every
Demand Of a
Critical Community.

1t is INDEPENDENT, fair and
Just. 1t gzues its great army
of recdeyy tile ne7vS Of tile
day IuiIy fsoel0e h0nrs ahead
Of its slosv.goin.g eOntemboya-
,7es. 1t is fearless, fruitful,
and clean. 1t IS for Wash
ln.etm and Washington inter-
ssks first, last and all the time.
The morning, e5enins and SIN
day editions Of Tile Times
are dciIpcyed to any address
IN the city for SOC a month.
Begin your subse,lbaon no50.
The evening times., 1896-01-07

plead Ignorance OF the fact in mitigation
OF failure on their part TO root out those
vampires, just as Detective Baldwin rooted
them out at Rosslyn and the other Virginia
joints. No great display of force is nee
cssary to accomplish this, for If the
gamblers fully understand that the autbori'
ties OF Prince Georges county can neither
he cajoled nor tullied nor bribed into COM
plaisance, they will fold their tents and
silently steal some where else.
1t affords The Times great deal of satis-
faction to be able to give its Prince
Georges ueighbors and friends this '.tip."
At the same time, gamblers and crooks OF
every description will probably understand
that If they settle down anywhere within
reachable distance of The Times, they will
be sure to be discovered and exposed. There
shall bc no rest for the wicked in and about
Washington. so far as Tie Times is able
TO make it lively for them.
The evening times., 1896-01-07

crooks of every kind has inflicted upon
the material and moral welfare of Alex
andria comfy and incidentally upon the
good name and fame of the State. If they
do. and are firm of purpose, the reference
OF that part to them of the Governors
message and even Senator Mushbach being
a member of the committee will do no harm.
Until they demonstrate the contrary they
are entitled to be credited with good inten-
lions and with the purpose of ridding the
county and State forever OF the nuisance
that has disgraced it for several years.
Just the same, however the good people
OF Alexandria county who have started to
petition the legislature for the repeal of
the Grange Camp Fair Association and
other charters Will serve their purpose best
by pushing their petition with all possible
energy and TO strengthen its effect upon
the general assembly by personal appeal and
solicitation. II will not do, in this case,
TO leave anything to chance, for. as a col
ored preacher once said, doubtful thing,
is mighty onsari'~.'
The evening times., 1896-01-07
Hard Luck.

Tom Ito Jerry, who has just returned from
visit to oPhiladelphia9-Isi Is it true thatevery-
thing moves slowly in the Quaker City?
Jcrry-I regret to SAY it is. One morn
ing saw a friend of mine across the street.
He waved to me, and appa rently said some
thing, but as heard nothing thought had
been mistaken. That night about 2 o clock
his words reached my ear. He had invited
me to a champagne supper at 10.
The evening times., 1896-01-07

M II. H. B. FAIRBANKS, who says his
III residence is rather uncertain, since
he spends most OF his time as a tourist
conductor, Is at the National. He knows
rather more about California and the Pa
cific slope than he does about any other
part OF the country. except the East, and
he praises everything connected with the
Golden State, its climate, its products
and its people.
When lie is really at home he is in New
Hampshire, and in spite of a rugged climate,
which is IN strong contrast TO that of Cali
fornia, he thinks Ncw England is desirable
part of the country TO iEhabit. For several
years Mr.. Fairbanks has conducted party
TO the Pacific coast, and has taken charge
of many shorter trips. II is an exceedingly
interesting business. lie says. for il enables
one not only TO see a large number of the
interesting places of the country, but what
is, perhaps, better, one has an excellent
opportunity TO study people.
No one is quite the same while travelling
as he il at home. and it is curious 10 see
the same people under varying conditions.
Mr. Fairbanks is on his way West again. and
as the present cold wave seems TO him to
be something OF n reoord-breakcr for WASH
ington he will not he sorry to leave this
chilly climate behind.
The evening times., 1896-01-07
In a Different Sense

Johnnie-Mamma, is our new girl too
righteous?
Mamma (evasively)-Why> do you ask,
Johnnie?
Johnnie-Well, heard papa tell her not
to he too bold, and today at Sunda school
my teacher said the righteous are a bold
as a lion.
The evening times., 1896-01-07
EPlfOME OF TIE news
---N THE MORNING Times

edition look in the list below. What
you're looking for WAS Isroba bly,
printed In the evening edition yester-
day, and The Times never repeats
you'u have to take both editions to
get all the news AS quick As II hap
pens.
The evening times., 1896-01-07
The Horse Of the Future.

Freddie (at menagcrie; time, A. ID. 2500)
What is that curious beast. father:
Fathcr-That, my son, is the Equs Ca
ballus, a beast of burden used by the ancient
Americans.
The evening times., 1896-01-07

MARCH IN PATHS OF FIRE
Insurgents Nearing Havana Unchecked
by Troops.
The evening times., 1896-01-07
Central Offices Of
The Hammond
Sanitarium Co.
For the Treatment of
Diseases Of the Nervous SyS.
tenn and of the Skin.

These Offices haze been opened at the southwest
OF 18th St and n. Y. tentrance 30 18th
ST. for the purpose OF administering treatInen. to
patients who cannot afford the expense of a pro-
lcngcd stay ssnitsrium. and to accommodate
the large number living In Washington who suffer
from ssd skin diseases. Identically ths
same method Of treatment Is pursued the sani-
tariun,-namely. Baths. Douches. Static. Galvanic.
and Fsradse Eiee.ricity; the Animal Extracts.
dsopathy). yhel indicated and. In fact all recog-
nizcd scientific r,ethods for the of disease For
full infermaticn AID pamphlet call address
Dr.. MAHL0N HUTCHINSON.
days. -
The evening times., 1896-01-07

INSANE MANS BLOODY DEED
After Shooting Two Persons Meets
Similar Fate.
The evening times., 1896-01-07

MAJOR ARMIES DEFEATED
Court of Appeals Reverses the Decisio
in His Case.
The evening times., 1896-01-07
The Face Value.

Squibbs-Did YOU ever get pay for any
thing you wrote?
Quibbs-Yes-
Suuibhs-What was II?
0uibbs-A proniissory note.
The evening times., 1896-01-07

"HIs EXCELLENCY's" BOW
Gilbert's New Opera Well Received a
the National
The evening times., 1896-01-07

BRITAIN'S GOLDEN HOUR
She Cannot Afford 10 Lose American Good
Will.