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The morning times., 1896-10-25
HE HELD THE TRAIN.
How an Old Darky Kept His Contract
and Got His Money.

One of party of Washington excursion
| lists returning from a recent trip by the
| Merchants and Miners Line to Boston re-
lates an amusing experience with u col
| ored hack driver at Norfolk, Va.
The steamer reached Norfolk early in
the morning, and the party was informed
by one Of its officers that they would have
time TO 60 over to Virginia Beach spend
| an hour there, and return before the boat
would be ready to leave.
Haiiinga colUred man who had barouche
al the wharf they asked him if lie could
get them to tile depot in time for the train
''Yes'n, deed. sab; l kin git you dar on
time," he said, but as they doubted his
| abilityto do so, Us an incentive To hurrying
biin up they Dargained with him that IL he
| got them to the train in time they would
pay him so much money, otherwise he was
10 get nothing and was to bring them back
without charge.
He readily accepted the proposition. say
Ing, ''AH right, boss, / git you dar in
| time and then disappeared on run
around the corner. sa wing as he went, Il
jis want'r run ober yhar a minute" Five
minutes slipped away and he had not re-
| turued. Six and seven minutes found the
t'siiNy Stih sitsiht5 tutle, anu III a iidiHt III
mind that BODIED no good to their man
when he did return
AS it was now within tive minutes of
the schedule time for the train to leave
and they We're ten minutes ride from the
depot, they abandoned all idea of making
tue trip, got out of the carriage and were
| moving away, when they saw him coming
along at dog trot, exclaiming as he
came up. "Hole on dar, l git you TO dat
train on time
After wasting another minute in soundly
| berating the old fellow for going off, he
declared with such positiveness that he
| could "git en- dar on time that they got
back into his vehicle. and as he whipped
up Ills horses and started off. at no very
great rate of speed, they reminded him of
tue bargain-no train, no pay-and he again
confidently replied, "Dats all right. boss,
!. git you dar on time"
Sure enough, when they drew up at the
depot there was the train. with the con-
! ductor impatienuy walking up and down
| the platform with his watch in hand.
Passing the old man the fare agreed upon,
they hurriedly got aboard, and as thetrain
started they heard him exclaim from the
platform behind. where he stood with
| broad grin upon his face. "Didn' tole
YOU I'd catch dat train?'
All day long the confidence of the old
man In his ability to catch the train was
source OF perplexity TO the party. Upon
their return in the evening they saw the
same old barouche standing at its ac-
customed place at the wharf waiting for
| another job, and hunting its owner up in
quired of him how he managed his exploit
of the morning.
"oh,r said he, Il had two free pieces of
| baggage to deliber at de hotel, and l iis
| went to de telfone and telfone de depot
| to hole dat train til l got dar Whit some
passengers, and dey jis hole de train up"
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NOTES OF THE CoNuANDs

Gen. Ordway has gone to Hot Springs,
Ark, for his health. He has been very
much run down and his friends expect the
rest to put him in good shape. There seems
TO be NJ truth in the rUmor that he is to
resign. During his absence Col. Clay will
be in comma and of the brigade.
An effort is to be made tu have a reconi
of oil officers kept at headquarters. in.
GLIDING the scores they make at rifle prac-
tice
The brigade board met Wednesday night
and examined three applicants for pro
motion.
Capt Harry II. King, Company II, Third
Battalion intends to resign. His business
wili require his living in baltimore
The following have been ordered honor.
ably discharged on their own application:
Private Harry Goodman. rstSeparateCon
pany; Sergt. Frank L. Uran. Company b,
First Battalion; Private Charles Ehlman,
Company d, Third Battalion: Sergt Frank
a Kaufman and Private H Edward
Wheeler, Company a, Fifth Battalion; Pri.
Yates Eugene House and Andrew Johnson
jr.. Company b, Fifth Battalion; and Pri-
Yates W. T. Trippett and John W Ward,
Company C. Fifth Battalion.
Private James e. Dement, has been ordered
honorably discharged on account OF re-
moval from The District.
PrivItes William y . o'Meara and Stuart
Shea, Company A, Fifth Battalion, have
been ordered Gshonorably discharged on
account of expulsion from the company.
The troop held a meeting last Monday
night and appointed a COMMITTEES to look
after applications. 1t consists of Sergt
Simpson, Sergt. Won Dauchenhausen, Cor
porai SwarSs ami Private Green. An
inspection of IockcSs is to be held tomorrow
night
A board of survey has been ordered on
the property in charge of Capt. Williams of
the Fourth Battalion. 1t was damaged by
a leak in the arnlory. Non-conmissioned
officers school is held in this battalion
every first Tuesday of the month, and
officers school every third Tuesday.
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other gentlemen had taken out hon Orary
membership cards. The delegates an
nounced that the next meeting OF tie
Bureau and Workingmen's Library Asso-
citation would be held on Sunday evening,
November 20, In the Bureau hall, at 7:3O
O'Clock, TO W iich all friends of the movement
are cordially invited.
Delegates from tue Bakers Drivers As
sembly reported that a Com mittee had
been appointed TO act with the Bakers As
sembly and Union for the purpose of form
Ing cooperative council.
Pioneer Laundry Assembly delegates an
nounced change of meeting hall. Future
NEE tiugS of the assembly would be held at
349 Pennsylvania avenue
Structural Iron Workers reported good
attendance at their last meeting. Two
new members had been received by initia-
ton. A penalty of 81 had been fixed for
patronizing an unfair theater.
Delegates from Shoe Clerks Assembly re-
ported that but four stores fail to close up
at o'clock. The agitation would, how
ever, continue until every store agreed to
conform 10 the early y-closing novem ent.
Carpenters reported limitations ut last
meeting Painters gave very encouraging
report as to the state of their assembly
Since the formation OF the assembly four
teen years ago several attempts had been
made to create dissatisfaction by starting
opposition unions. but only ended by the
strengthening of the assembly. The recent
attempt has ended with the same results,
and the backsliders are now anxious to be
taken back again.
The Bakers delegates requested that they
be allow edt withdra W the application made
by them at the last meeting to plan n
prominent bakery on the unfair list, as
the firm " rs ready to make an amicable ad
justment.
Barbers' reported that their called meet
ing of last Wednesday was the best held
for the last two years. Applications for
membership had been received from one of
the members ofUhe new union. Resolutions
were adopted pledging the members to
strictly observe all actions q the District
Assembly and Federation placing firms on
the unfair list.
A vert interesting address had been made
by one of the lady members. which was
greatly appreciated. 1t had been decided
to give an open meeting on the first We'd
nesday III next month in the Plasterers'
W " Hiti CNCl bOug was
The Plasterers called attention to the
newspaper reports as to the organization
or Il union OF plasterers. which was plainly
for the purpose of creating dissatisfaction
with the present legitimate organization.
AS the movement to start the new organ
ization was encouraged by body with
which the Bricklayers' Union was affil-
lated, the Plasterers' Assembly have d..
cided to inform the Bricklayers' Union of
the state of affairs. aAl there was no fear.
The delegates indorsed the action Of the
Plastcrers in Informing the Bricklayers'
Union of the attempt to form the antas-
Onzing union, Us the well-known opposi-
ton of the large majority OF the Brick
layers Union to any infri nrement Of
union principles would be a sufficient guar
antce that the communication OF the Plas-
tercrs would be favorably considered.
The rest Of the business of the Assembly
not being of public nature was trans
acted in executive session.
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Proved n Failure.

Her moth er was disappointed, and She did
not hesitate TO show it.
Not a single proposal this summer, she
said.
Il know it. mamma," answered the
daughter, regretfully.
'.And your father and did everything
possible for you. too. continued the mother
I'VE got you bicycle and the pIettiest
black silk blcomers to be seen at any of the
summer resorts"
II know it, mamma" repeated the
daughter; "but it was an error Of judg-
ment Next summer I'll sell the bicycle and
the bloomers and buy nice cozy hammock
and dainty white lawn dress and take my
pick of all the men at the seashore. The
bicycle girl makes considerable Of a splnrge.
but I've noticed that it's the hammock girl
who gets married. Chicago Evening Post.
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MAI READING

Tic Maryland National Guard has ar
ranged for Il series of lectures this winter
on Map Reading and Topography" They
will be delivered by Majoc JOSIAH. Pierce.
Jr, chief ordnance officer of the brigade.
The purpose of the lectures is TO give
officers OF the brigade IN idea OF the mean
ing of maps AMI how to make them. There
is no way of telling at what time a body
of soldiers will be called out for active
duty on the field. Gen. Riggs. in command
of the brigade, is "A firm believer in the old
adage, In times OF peace prepare for war"
anG that is just what he / S doing all the
while In active service one of the duties
of the soldiers is patrol duty. and 1t is for
this the lectures are to be given. Soldiers
sent out on patro! duty would he re-
quired to make sketch maps of the coun-
try as they went along, locating places of
defense, suitable sites for camp, water,
bridges, cross roads, woodland, etc.
In modern warfare this would he es-
sential, and Gen. .Riggst Is to be Commended
for the steps he / e taking in educating Of
ficers of the brigade up to all the require
ments OF modern warfare. some day, one
cannot tell how soon, 1t will be of in
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lWIEK IN LABOR CIRCLES
Matters of Interest to Organized
Workiugmen of the District.
MEETINGS FOR THIS WEEK.
SIrNnAY. OCTOBER u

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20.
Douglass Progressi We Associations of Steam
Engieners-605 street.
L. A. 43oS, X. of L., Musicians Weller's S
Hall. Eighth and l streets southeast.
Labor Bureau Committee 3,6
Eigntn stree. northwest, 80 O'Clock.
Executive Committee, ID. y. Sc, X of l.
Labor bureau, 3l6 Eighth street, / |
O'Clock.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 26.
J.. A lT4S. k of l., Carpenters and
Iuincrs-Soci ETY. Temple, Firth and Il
strccts.
l.. A. 1914, X. of l., Plasterers-Plas-
tercrS' HALL. Four-and-a-haii street ana
PENNSYLVANIA avenue.
l. a :5iJ6, X of L.-Carriage and wagon
MaEerS-huuct's Fan. 3l6 r'&hin stree.
Mosaic and EIcaustic Tile Layers AS
scE4hI, -Lalur IuTc:iu. :ii6 Eighth stretl.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER ~.
Federation of. Lahor-Plasterers' Hall,
Four-and-a-half street and Pennsylvania
avenue.
Workers Hall, sos Eleventh street
Plate Printers AsSemtly-Labur Bureau,
10 Eighth street.
WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER IS.
Carpenters Juiners, ana Stairbuilders'
lInion. No. Labor Bureau, sic Eighth
street
uaivanized Iron and Cornice Workers
T37 Seventh street.
l. A 203l, h. OF l., Tin ana Sheet Iron
workcrs-Pl sterers' Hall, Four and-a-
half street and Pennsylvania avenue.
shoe Clerks Assembly-Bucna Vista Club
Rooms. Sixth street, between Il and II
streets.
Painters and Decorators Union, No.
l70-Red Mems Hail, corner Of Ninth and
D streets northwest.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER %.
District Assembly, No. &c, X. OF L.
Plasterers' Hall. Four-and-a-baif street
and Pcnns ylvania avenue.
l. L. No 1870. BrotherBoo lof Carpenters
Hall. 627 Massachusetts avenue.
Frescu PaintcrS-l 230 Seventh street.
l. r. No 10, Steam ANA Hot Water Fit
ters-K. OF T. Hall, i25 Twelfth street.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30.
l. A 1873, X. OF l., Journeymen House
Painters-LabOr Bureau, 3l6 Eighth street.
l.. A 1896. X. OF l., Eccentric \ ssocia-
ton of Steam Enginecrs-Bunch's Hall,
Sl6 Eighth street.
Electrical Workers Union, No. 26-Elec-
trical Workers Hall, 509 Eleventh street.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 81.
Cigar Makers Union No. 1lO-737 Seventh
street.
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IN THE FIFTH BATTALION.

The Fifth Battalion takes turn at the
hall tomorrow night. \ full dress parade,
review and drill will be held. Capt. Guy
A. jenkins Will be in'command.
Lieut.. LUnd. of Company c. will resign
on account of lack OF time to devote to
National Guard affairs. He Will be missed
us d pleasant companion
Company d is getting a hustle on for
the purpose OF again getting the battalion
prize. ID having SO far Won it twice.
Capt. Sayre is getting Company c in train
ing and has strong hopes OF making it
very lively for the other conpauies when
the prize drill comes off.
Company is going in for hard work
With will. aud each week shows de-
cided Improvement III drill and attend
ance.
Mr. Theodore ]. Pickett. first lieutenant
elect of Company \, viii be unable tc ac-
cept the position as he Will shortly leave
the city on business, which viii nccessitate
his absence Tor considerable time Com
pauy A will regret uis loss as he was its
unanimous choice.
Company A is booming. Fifteen re-
cruitS have joined since October This
companySkept up drill all Summer, and.
therefore, the men have not lost the habit
of attending. This is shown by the large
number present every Monday.
1t Is rumorcd that Private Dcrnison.
Company A will succeed Lieut. Shaw as
inspector of rifle practice. Fifth Battalion.
Private DenniSon is ar eX-rcgular army
man. and thoroughly up or all rifle mat
tiers
Tie enlisted men or Company a have
taken the matter of unn-attcndaucc in
hand. and are expclline ali men who re-
fuse, on due notice. to attend drills
There is no foundation FOR the report
that Major Sucss VIII resign. Letters
received from him last week give no such
iuti;uatioii. He is an six months caS...
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queathed the citya complete street car line,
with money sufficient to run it free for all
etern ty, y,thetenaLt along thatcar line world
not benefit one iota thereby. For rents in
This now more desirable locality would at
once advance sufficient to counterbalance
the advantage, and the landlord. instead Of
Tt .nant, would pocket the finarc!al ten nj
And this is equally true of all other public
improvements. d. VIC
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FOR CASH PRIZES.

The scheme OF Licut. Webb To raise money
Tor prizes TO be given to the companies
making the best average during the Com
ming year is booming 1t is one of the
best ideas yet presented, and officers and
men alike are interested in it. 1t is so
practical and VIII be OF So much beaefit
that no one can be found who is oppo sed
10 1t.
Lieut.. Webb has the matter in hand and
is rushing it right along He has served
a number OF officers OF the guard, and
has not met with refusal yet Already
fifty or sixty names have been signed.
The first sisner started the list With 81
against bis name, and this mount has been
followed. So already over $1OO has been
subscribed. II is not at all obligatory that
81 should be the amount given. and all
officers are hereby notified that d SO
subscription will not be turned down If
offered to Lieut. Webb.
Capt. Bell, Inspector OF rifle practice
OF the Second Regiment, believes that
$500 can be easily raised 1t begins to-
look that way, especially as Lieut. Webb
reports that number of outsiders. have
promised to assist in the matter. Each
subscriber has year in which to make
good his subscription, and tie undertake
I'M. Will thus be a light one. Five hundred
dollars would make three very handsome
prizes. all worth competing for. Say $500
for the first, $3.50 for the second and $50
for the third. There would be some great
rivalry among the boys as to who should
get the S300.
The Sixth Battalion had its first bat
talon drill of the season Thursday night
in Convention Hall 1t was full dress
affair. Ma jor Bartlett was down for a
few minutes but on account OF sickness in
his family had to leave. Capt. simmonsou
was in command. Two companies We're out
and the drill was good one.
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DISTRICT SOLDIER BOYS
One Weeks News and Gossip
Around Local Armurles.

This week the National Gpard ,,s ,o,
pusy at ordway shooting for prizes.
IL was the annual contest and the DEPART
hcht of rifle practice is, on the whole
PieaSed With the result The matches
| began Wednesday and the attendance tho
iirs1 DAY was very large OF course
during the remainder of the shoot The
prizes We're not open to SO many persons
and the attendance was not SO large
The top scores made We're fair. They
have been better. Some OF the shooting
Was very Indifferent, though. The In
spectors We're pleased, however, with the
interest shown, and arr hoping for better
things when the title gallery opens this
winter.
ENGINEERS KNOCKED OUT.
one Of the features Of the matches was
the decision knocking out the Engineer
Corps. The Engineer Corps can shoot,
ana knowsit. So do the other commands
In the brigade. The Engineers were
entered in the voney skirmish match,
which was limited to infantry Commands.
The Fourth battalion protested the entry
Of the Engineers and the board at the
range decided that the protest was well
taken.
The next shooting at the range will
be Oh Thanksgiving Day. Last year a
great deal OF interest was taken. ana
large number of guartiSmen were out.
Each man was required to pay 20 cents
entrance fee, and these fees Were divided
up into prizes. The same thing, IL is
expected, viii be done ttis year
No definite arrangements have yet been
made as to the presentation of prizes.
Tue medals and crosses for the marksmen
and sharpshooters of a year ago have ar
rived, and there is a desire that all the
presentations take place tue same evening.
1t Is usual for headquarters to send these
medals to the colonies of the regiments,
and lie has them distributed as he sees fit
In most cases, there is more or less cere-
mony Connected with the affair
There Is some talk this year OF ordering
tile entire brigade out to do honor to the
occasion. The presentations will be made
in Convention Hall, and many of tue Of
f!cers think the effect would lie very great.
IL viii all depend on the view Col Clay
takes OF tue matter, as he is in CON mand
since Gen Ordway is away.
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A rboughtless Inversion.

The missionary wiped his eyes. And
did l understand lie said, that my
predecessor passed from the scene of his
earthly labors through becoming over
warm?"
The Cannibal chief bowed suavely. Yes"
he answered, dreamily, "he was warmed
over. hat is to say-whata delightful
breeze we have this aftcrnoonr'-N. Y.
Press.
The morning times., 1896-10-25

tain life. AS Well subject men to the
| tribute OF kings and their titled lords as
| to the tribute of lords with titles to the
earth, without access to which they can't
exist.
Single tax agitation is already produc.
| ing bene fetal results. Foreign specu-
| lators. who Were hitherto eagerly buying
| up American land, seeing the possibility
| of our adopting the single tax ere long
have become cautious and curtailed pur-
chases American land SPECTATORS, for
| similar reasons. have done likewise
This depresses the price of land to point
within reach of those intending TO actually
use it. Actual users, thus procuring the
land, begin to use it and employ labor, tn us
reducing the pressure for employment else
where and upholding wages, while the
| increased building on lower priced land
| lowers rents generally, by the decreased
| demand for that property held at high
| rental. Doubtless the single tax was
| largely instrumental in inaugruating the
reduction in rent thatis being conspicuously
advertised on much, property today.
Those who are reaping the benefits of
| these reduced rents certainly owe the single
| tax cause their support by advocating the
| doctrine, attending, its meetings, and in
every otherway yc9nvcnientaiding themove-
| ment. If even the,posSibiity of the adcpticc
of the single tax has such an effect in
lowering rents, howipiuch more will its ac-
tual Inauguration reduce them?
Since the war theiprice Of everything in
this city, with cre exception, has stead
| lily declined. And Tat one thing has ah-
sorbed tie decreasc CT pIcfit in producing g
and handling the ether things.
That one onnivbr5ls thing which has fat
| tened ON the adverSity and declining profits
| Of every other business is grorEd rent.
Even though some dying millionaire be-
The morning times., 1896-10-25

estimahle benefit TO the people OF Mary
land and the City OF Baltimore.
1t might be good thing Tor the guard
OF the District to follow this idea
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-29
AMATEUR BALL NOTES.

The Harmonies Of Scranton and the Oly-
phant Browns will play at Farview on
July 4 for a cash prize offered by the
Delaware and Hudson Canal company.
These are two Of the best amateur teams
In the state and an exciting game Is
looked for. Game called at go p. m.
At Petersburg Saturday
Sliders ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS l0-W
Young Acttves ...........l l "
Batteries-Harrington and Harte; kear-
ney and Miller. Umpire-F1nberg.
The Tritons Of Tunkhannock won the
ball game from Pittston Saturday at
Tunkhannock by a score Of 10 to T. Bat
teries- Figman and Chamberlain for Trt-
tons. and Connor and Winnie for Pittston.
The Nationals of Pine Brook defeated
the Humbugs Of the same locality yester-
day.
The Has-Beens would like to play the
Harmonies on Burke's grounds. Minooka,
July. s. John Connell. captain. Answer
In The Tribune.
The Emmets would like to arrange q
game of ball with any team In the oity
for July on the Electric grounds. at
$50 a. m. Players must be under 10 years
of age. NJ. Dodd, manager. Answer in
The Tribune.
The Olyphant Browns accept the chal.
lenge Of the Hickories OF Jermyn to play
on the Olyphant grounds tomorrow after
noon.
The game between the Has-Beens and
Eurekas yesterday afternoon resulted in
a victory for the latter by the score Of Is
to II. Regan and Rafferty, were the bat
teries for the Eurekas, and Walsh and
Allen did the honors for the visitors.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-29
DIAMOND DUST.

Corbett pitched a good game, even
though the Barons were defeated.
St. Louis, June 2s.-Von der Abe COM
pleted trade last night whereby Turner
and Sullivan come to st. Louis, and Coo
ley goes to Philadelphia.
When Springfield has to resort to Ned
Crane for pitching material the team is
about as hard UP for box talent as the
Barons were few moons ago.
Johnnie Ward has finally decided that
offers to manage ball clubs will have no
influence on him. His practice is steadily
growing and Is confined to civil cases.
Syracuse has lost but one Of the last
eight games played 1t looks as though
Griffin and his men might pull into Syra-
cuse in time to profit by the Stars change
of luck.
When John |. Rogers rids his team of
the record players-and there are at least
five Of them on the Philadelphia team
there will be a marked improvement in
the Philies' team work.
Providence Is the best paying city in the
Eastern league, and outdraws Cleveland
three to one. An eight-club major league
circuit. sans Sunday games, with Provi-
dence in the fold, is the dream of the fans
in the clam town, and they believe 1t will
be realized when the ten-year compact has
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Post.
The New York fans are betting on the
championship, and Cleveland is the fa-
vorite. with Baltimore as a second choice
Captain Joyce is partial to the playing Of
Jimmy Stafford. of the New York team.
Jimmy exercises the brain as well as the
muscle in his work.
III you don't believe that pitcher has
his troubles. just weigh me before l go
into game and scale me again after the
game is over" says AL Maui. II lose
from four to six pounds in nine innings,
though make it up during off-days. After
a days work am tired in brain and body
/ have pitched ball ten years, and find that
the pitcher relies on his mental resources
more and more every season. The strong
arm pitcher with speed as speciality, Is
d thing Of the past