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The times., 1898-01-09
How They Do IL.

from the New York PoStl
Just how do you dO it, is question
asked cftcner perhaps of writer's -partic l.
larry novelists--thsn OF any other prOfcs-
sioual class. Mr. James Payn gives a.
guarded reply in the Christmas number of
tic Strand. He begins with tile detail Of
physical position, taking up the pathetic
inquiry Of lady correspondent Of bis,
"HC shall / sit down to write nov r.
Scme novels are written standing: othsls
both literally and figuratireiy the rul-
the inspired writer rushing up and down
his room in the search for ideas Mr. PAN
knows OF one bishop who confessed doing
ali tIis writing in kneeIinr posture, but be
was preSlm;i.y T.. nos .tiS, -: Mr.
FayH's acqtls intance was u story writer
who used Ia COMPOSE lying flat on his
stomach With the mere attitude thus ~
varied, what hope is there for the aIndteJr
Il, catch the trick by watching the pro
fessional?
TIE habits Of Ihusicai composers are aIsp
discussed m the same magazine, and Sir
Arthur Sullivan discourses interestingly 10
an interviewer about his methods o work
Itappears that there isa vast deal of fdrutg.
err ard manual labor in the work } f nlr,si-
ca; c, imposition which clnuot be avoided ~
Delegated to another-much more than in
the ease of literary composition. But tile
two are alike in this, says Sir Arthur that
it is as vain in thr one as in the other
to wait Tor aii inspire tion;' this seems to
him very like "a miner seated on top of
shaft and waiting for the coal to ctu1c
buI bling up
The times., 1898-01-09
Tyrannical Legislation.

(From the Philadelphia Record
The seal embargo is now on, and anv
American woman who may herea fter come
home from abroad having in her possession
a seaiskin garment or purse, or any other
article made of that material must sur
render 1T to the customs inspectors, who
Will have the right to rip out the Innings
III order to examine the markings on the
skins; and her property will be confiscated
and destroyed, and she herself become
amenabie to fine and imprisonment if the
result of such examination should be lIu-
satisfactory to the inquisitor or the owner
OF the article thus treated be una BILE tn
produce "a statement i'm writing. under
the oath OF the manufacturer, that the
skins used in said article We're ia ken from
seals not killed at sea within the prescribed
waters mentioned, specifying the locality
in detail and also the person from whom
said skins were purchased in their raw
and dressed state, the date Of said purchase
and the lot nursber.'' That is the law.
And tyrannical legislation Of this CHAR
acter is endured with patience by free
and independent nation in the sacred
name OF Protection.
The times., 1898-01-09
A Drastic Improvement. !.
(From the Chicgo Post.


AT Your request" said the kindly critic
Co the young author. 4 have read your
book from beginning to end
so good OF YOU returned the young
author. And now ] want You to feel that
youcan speak frankly andteil me just what
you think about it. suppose you saw a
great deal in it that you would change if
il Were left to YOU"
Moo repliedthe kindly critic, thought
fully. '.on the whole think ma say
there was very Iittle''
Really exclainedthey young aut bor de
lightedly. ''Do you know ! had an idea
you'd tear the w hole book to pieces
figuratively speaking, of course. can't
tell you how pleased 1 am. But, OF
course, there are some changes that you
would advise relative to the publica ton
OF second edition. What are they?''
There's only one that's of much of any
Importance explained. the critic.
And that?s said the young author in
quiringly.
why, that's where the hero jumps from
the yacht into the ocean to save the
heroine from drowning
rs it too thrilling Wouldn't you have
him jump after here'' inquired the young
author anAionly.
No, It's not too thrilling" was the reply;
land of course l would have him go in
after her; but, you see. they're both
rescued I wouldn't have that
You-you wouldn't have them rescued?',
Certainly not Let them both drown.r
But this happens in the first chapter
almost the first thing in the book
Precisely That's just when it ought to
happen"
The times., 1898-01-09
THE WATCH AS a CURIOSITY.
Some Facts Not Commonly Known
About the Pocket Timepiece.
tFrom the jewelers. Review.l

( tFrom the jewelers. Review
Open Your watch and look at the little
v nheels. springs, and screws. each an fndis-
pensable part of the whole wonderful ma
chine. Notice he busy little balance " heel
as 1t flies to and fro increasingly, day anu
night, ) ear in and year out. T his wonder
full little machine is the result Of huHdfe Is
OF years OF study and experiment.
The watS b ca rried bytheayerage man is
composed of ninety eight pieces, and its
Manufacture embraces more than 1000
distinct ard sepa rate Operations some
OF the smallest screws are 30 minute
that TIE unaided eye cannot distinguish
them frOm steel filings OF specks Of dirt
Under powerful ma gnifying glass 4
perfect screw is revealed. Tie slit in the
head is 2-1O0 of an inch wide It Ia kes
5000 or these screws To weigh a pound
ana pound is worth 81 ,5S5. The hair
spring is strip of the finest steel. about
IL inches long, 1-I00 inch wide, o.
10000 inch thick. It is cooled up in
spiral form and finely tempered The
process of tempeTing these springs was
long held as Il secret by the few fortunate
ones possessing it, and even now Is not
generally known. Their manufacture re-
quires great skill and care. The strip IS
gauged TO 2o-100 ofan inch, bat no DeaSHr-
ing instrument has yet been devised
capable OF fine enough gauging tO deter
mine beforehand by the size OF the strip
what the strength OF the finished spring
VIII be- A 20-10O part of an inch differ
ence in the thickness of the strip makes
difference in the running of a watch
or about six minutes per hour.
The value of these springs when finished
and placed in watches is enormous in pro-
portion to the material from which they
are made comparison VIII give a good
idea. 4 ton of steel made I'D into hair
springs, when in watches is worth more
than twelve and one-haIf times the vaIue
or the same weight in pure gold. Hair
spring wires weighs 20 of a grain 10 the
inch one mile of wire weighs less than
half a pound. The balance gives > vibra-
tions every second, 800 every minute,
Is 900 every hour, 432, 900 every dav. and
oT $50 900 every year. At each vihra-
tiOn it rotates about one and One-fourth
times. which makes 1877 100 900 revoIu-
tionS every year. Take, for illustration.
a locomotive with SiX-fOOt driving " heels.
Let Its wheels be run until they have
given the same number of revolutions that
q watch does In one year, and they wiz
nave covered a distance equal To twenty
eight complete circuits of the earth An
this watch does without other attention
han winding once every twent y-four hours.
The times., 1898-01-09
Genteel Poverty in Washington

tFTom the Ladies Home Journall
i never saw so much genteeI poverty
before as exists in Washington, d. C. You
have no idea how many of these depart
ment clerks trembIe in their boots FOR fear
of losing their positions with change OF
administration and enforcement of the civil
service rules. The departments unfit both
men and women for any other occupation.
1on would be surprised to know how many
OF the fashionable men are department
Clerks some of the most attrac ctive among
them get ma jority OF their meals out OF
society. They rent a room for small
amount and dine out every night. fire.
quentiy getting lunch a breakfast from
friend. In return they make it tteir
business to be entertaining and afways
in good hHmor, ready to be pf service
and to initiate new people into the eti
quette of the place.
The times., 1898-01-09
ELOPERs SENT TO PRISON.
The Woman Laughed Until the
Magistrate Committed Them.

New York, Jan. S.-Mrs. Leona Wilcox, of
the village of Clark S Summit, Pa, who ra n
awayfrom her parents to marry Walter Will
COX; eig Re oeafs ago, and who has now
eloped FIR arSecond time with William r.
Andrews, a farm Tia nd, stood as a prisoner
before Magistrate Meade in jefferson Market
police court. today. She laughed when ar
raignedeatd Andrews, her fellow-prisoner,
laughed unIlthe magistrat te econmittedthem
TO prison for thirty days to await extradi-
ton papers. Then the woman turned pale.
On December 9 last Wilcox had gone to
Harrisburg on business, Mrs. Wilcox and
The farm hand took a pair offast horses nd
anew buggy belonging to Wilcox and drove
to Bingbamton. There Andrews sold the
horses and wagon for $40.
The times., 1898-01-09
DID THEY DISCRIMINATE?
This Charge Brought Against rhir-
teen Railroads.

Managers OF thirteen railroads CEN
tering at Cleveland, Ohio, were ordered
by the interstate commerce commission
yesterday to answer charges of dis
elimination filed by Henry NJ. Strauss.
Twenty days will be allowed the rail-
roads in which to answer, and then the
commission will fix time for receiving
evidence.
Strauss says he and many other small
shippers We're Disseminated against in
favor of big concerns like the Standard
OH Company, Cleveland Rolling Mill
Company and Lake Shore Foundry by
the Cleveland Car Service Association,
which is composed of the railroads that
enter Cleveland.
Strauss asks that the railroads be
compelled to disclose all car service
charges made between 1889 and 1897,
and.tbat they be ordered to refund the
overcharges levied on all shippers who
suffered on account of the discrimina-
ton.
The times., 1898-01-09
Schooner Raised by Canvas Bags.
from the Boston Herald-j

The fishing schooner Comet, which was
sunk on the south Side OF T. wharf last
"Wednesday morning. by being crushed in
between the floating refrigerator Tiliid
and the schooner Watchian. was success
fully raised yesterday afternoon by meuas
of inflated canvas bags. During the fore
noon her stern was lifted from the bot
tom, but each time she Slipped from the
sIings and settled again. When she was
finally go6ten up, she was strapped TO the
wrecking lighter Lady Ellen, and tow ed by
the tugs Jenny and Naos to Marquand's
dock. East Boston, where she was run on
the mud. She viii be pumped out, and
placed on the blocks for repairs. The fish
dealers of I wharf raised subscription
to defray the expense Of floating the vessel
and putting her in seaworthy condition. The
company, which raised the vessel. it is un-
derstood, agreed to do the work for S75
The times., 1898-01-09
A Dollar in Each Brick.
Ernm Ihe neirnit Enen Prass

| lfGoin tne Detroit + Tee PresS-t
Zone may see ana hear strange things
| In the remote localities OF this country"
| said a well known lawyer, who has for
| some weeks been wandering through the
mountainous regions OF Pennsylvania. 1T
! never occurred 10 ire especially that there
was any part of the great State of Penn
| sylvania whichinight be called remote, but
after Two weeks or more of wandering,
miles away from ra Threads and other
signs Of civilizaiion.I ain prepared to say
that the keystone State has it, remote
ness well others not so near the
se8boarJ settlements. Naturally, on such
a trip would see things new to me, but
there was not surplus at least, in quan-
tity though one thing that saw in a lit
tie neighborh8od not of sufficient import
ance 10 have natue, was odd enough TO
he worth going TO see. 1t was a one story
office building attached To the house OF Il
rich old farmer. AS we passed the place
the law yer, who was acting as my guide,
called my attention 10 il.
There's something for you to make
note Of he said.
what is it?' asked.
That little office there in the front
yard
WHATS noteworthy about it,
It's the most expensive bit of archi-
lecture in the country for its size
What did it cost?
How much would YOU say
oh, about $500.
a. Well, il Just cost S25 $50
g Come off, said I; what's the gag?'
There ism any, he explained serious
ly. That old chap is the richest man in
these parts, and he built that office, which
is firemoof, to keep his papers and other
valuables in. nd into each Of the twenty
five thousand brick he put into it lie
placed a silver dollar while the brick was
still soft. That was simply crank freak
of his, but it went, and he built his office
ofbrick al a dollar apiece, not counting the
clay and the laying. which added $3.50
more. Now-if Sou know OF another brick
twenty feet square, upholstered
and without modern con-eniences, which
cost as much, tell ME where it is, please.
But he had me there, for 1 am sure 1 |
don t know match for that Pennsylvania |
office anywhere in the United States.''
The times., 1898-01-09
"a Little Farm Wen Filled +.

tFrom the ST. Louis Globe DeInocrat.J
Louisiana claims the largest farm in the
world, situated in the southwestern part
OF the State. 1t contains 800, GOO acres.
300 miles of navigable waters, thirty-six
miles of railway facilities, and $50. 900
worth OF fencing. A company or Mort hern
capitalists own and operate the tract,
using steam plows on the cultivated Lands.
But The farm is chiefly devoted to raising
cattle on pasture stations or ranches, ex-
listing every six miles There is a great
field for capital in the South Under thor.
oushiy settled and friendly conditions
The times., 1898-01-09
a Reporters Private D,etionarv

from The New York Journal
Raconteur-A liar good for the drinks.
DemiSe-Croaking Of an alderman.
Recontre-Scrap between ColoneIs.
Appiause-Anau utogra ph, h,iTrelevantbraek-
eted word appearing in Congressman : ma n
uscript speeches.
Deniai-Part of news matter held over
for the next issue.
1ncognito-An alias travelling first-cIass.
Pal "A poor mans Fidus Achates.
Hoiocaust-Burning of bank presidents
chicken coop.
Harness-A good salaried position. Some
thing very popular for public servants to
die in.
The times., 1898-01-09
Ghost Stories

Seem TO be most popular with many of the
John kendrick Bangs, The Pursuit of the
Houseboat, tellsof the A ssociated Sha des''
and the adventures OF this society offamous
ghosts in their chase after the houseboat
which had been kidnapped by Capt Kidd
with allthe more famous female sha tles',on
board. The larder of the houseboat had
been stored With good things to eat and
todrink, andttie women wives, ,sweethearts
and sisters of the male "sha es''-had the
entire enjoyment of the wines and liquors
the male shades had hoped toenjoy. Women,
OF course, appreciate good liquors as well
as do the men, and first and foremost Of
all good liquors stands Tharp's Pure Berke-
ley Rye Whisky, which is sold at the old
stand, So street northwest.
The times., 1898-01-09
Came To Washington.

hessrs Robinson & Cherry Co., the F
street clothing merchants, are to be com
mehdea upon securing the entire whole
sale stock OF Messrs. Schloss Bros & Co.,
which they are now disposing of at %
per cent less shan wholesale prices.
Most Of the large clothing stores of
TIE country were anxious to get part
or 1t, but the local finn made an offer
for the entire stock, which was accepted,
and the large crowds in daily attend
ance at their store indicate very clearly
'hao the people of Washington appreciate
the big values they are offering. 1t
The times., 1898-01-09
The Country,s Gold Crop.

From the Philadelphia Record.)
The books of the branch mint at Den
Yer. which establishment has just been
closed for the present year, show the
largest deposit OF gold on record, the total
excee ding $12,2O0,O0O, while the total
output of Colorado for the year, as esti-
mated by the mint officials, will reach
S22,O00,000. Should these estimates be
realized the Centennial State will posi-
piy take prece dence over California, whose
output last year was SIT 100000.
In any case, it may be taken as an as
The times., 1898-01-09
AMERIcANs IN TURKEY.
President Asked to Warn the Sultan
That They Must Not he Harmed.

A committee, consisting OF William E.
Dodge. Everett p. Wheeler, and Darwin
accompa MED by ex-secretary John w.
Foster, had % long interview with the
President yesterday on the outrag ges per-
petrated upon Christians i'll Asiatic Turkey
and the failure OF the Porte to pay the
indemnity demanded by this Government
for the losses suffered by its citizens at
the hands of Turkish subjects.
The President was sked to make the
Porte understand that the United States
Government with all its strength and re-
sources, stand behind these people. and
that their rights must be respected, actu-
ally S well as nonlinalIy.
The times., 1898-01-09
KEEP AN EYE ON DAuNrLEss.
Government Officials Believe She

Government Officials Believe She
Was Going TO Cuba.
The tug Dauntless, which was expected
been under the watch OF Federal officers at
that port for some time, did not sail until
Friday night. Her commander said tina the
destination OF the vessel was Savannah.
Careful preparation We're made by the Gov
ernment authorities before allowing the
Dauntless 20 depart To prevent her embark
ing on Cuban expedition. For this rea son
Il is believed at the Treasury Department
that she VIII be unable to esca pc ttes surveil-
lance of the customs and other officials
The times., 1898-01-09

sured fact that the total gold crop of the
country for 1897 will reach S70.0OO,0 ,0Oo.
or more than SS,000.UO0 ahead of last
years harvest. With the possibilities of
the klondike hardly outlined as yet, 1t
must be plain that this country is doing
its full share toward ayertinG the gold
famine OF which the friends of silver
have Heen apprehensive; and nowhere
will that demonstration have a better
moral and educational effect than in
MIR. Teller's prolific gold-bearing State.
The times., 1898-01-09
SOFT COAL TRUST FORMING
Its Effect viii Be to Advance Prices
Materially.

Detroit, Mich, Jan. SIT was intimated
here that great soft coal comhina tion
is under way in Ohio and VIII be effected
by February L, with headquarters at
Columbus. This combination viii have
one central selling agency known as the
Central Coal ana Coke Company, by which
the entire product would be marketed.
Fhe effect OF this arrangement win be
10 materially advance the price of soft
coal as there VIII thereafter practically
be no conpetit ion.
The times., 1898-01-09
COULDN'T GET HIS CHILD.
Then squire McCownie Killed His
Wife and Himself.

Des Moines Iowa, Jan. S.-James Il. Nc
Cownie. of Bedford, justice OF the peace
and prominent citizen, accompa MED by the
mayor and two friends, went t1 the homie OF
his divorced wife last night and asked her
for the custody of their child, saying he had
heard she intended to leave town.
She started TO leave the room, and he
grabbed her and sent a hall through her
body from his revolver She fell, dying, TO
the floor, and he escaped. This morning his
body was found in the yard of Sheriff Long 6
residence, bullet through his head.
The times., 1898-01-09
Money for the Indians

Assistant Secretary vanderIip> issued
yesterday five warrants in favor of the
assistant treasurer at st. Louis, amounting
to about $3.50 900, TO be paid to the Choc-
taw. Creek, Seminole, Cherokee and Chicka-
saw Indian tribes.
The times., 1898-01-09
Fall May Be Fatal.

New York, Jan. S.-Bdward II. Holbrook,
an agent for the New York Life Insura nee
company. fell from the fourth to the
second floor of the cotnpany's binding
1S NOR hing. and injured himself so
badly that it is feared be wiI, die
The times., 1898-01-09
Ocean TO Be Durrant.s Grave.

San Francisco, Jan. S.-The father ar
Dur5ant said last night that he should
take the body of his son, who was hanged
yesterday, and carry it out to sea in a
tug, and sink it. 1t is believed, however,
that it is his Intention to cremate the
body.
The times., 1898-01-09
He Drew the Line

from the New York Press,
Mrs. Mite Something 10 eat? Clear out
or Ill call my husband.
wayworn wick-Madam. have ct dorg,
but j amt no cannerbal.
The times., 1898-01-09
Prague Again TO Re q rr.e c,,,r

ffa&ne Again 10 Be a Free City.
Prague, Jan. S.-The state of siege
Wncn was proclaimed in this city on De-
cember 2, in consequence of the riotinc
of the two previous days, will be aised
on Monday. when The Bosemian Diet
assemblies.
The times., 1898-01-09
A Mild Insinnafinn

(From the Chicago Times-H -Herald.)
An Eastern magazine publishes an
article on The Psychology of Coli" :"
Are there really snakes in Ireland?
The times., 1898-01-09
Aftermath.

From II. ga tlanta Constitution
Wife gave you some costly presents, did
she?''
Cant tell Haven't got the bills for
'em YETI
The times., 1898-01-09
The Hilton Trophy.

from the Atlanta Journal.l
If Georgia ever loses the Hilton trophy,
which is doubtful, she will not wait four
nonths to hand it over to the winner.
The times., 1898-01-09

The Morning., Evening and Sunday
Tines for fifty cents a mouth,
The times., 1898-01-09

Tn. Morning, Evening and Sunday
Times for fifty cents a, month.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-10-28
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E POPUL,IST POINTS :
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he is too poor to meet the social obli-
cations of his position. We have heard
something like this before. 1t is an
old story, but it brings up an important
problem, which must sooner or later
be solved. The solution will lie in an
increase of the salary paid our public
officials, or in decrease in the tom.
foolery which has attached itself to
the social incidents of official life. A
little more businesslike methods On the
part Of public minds for the homely
character of the country's institutions,
both political and social, and the pub
lie welfare will he advanced.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-10-28
NATCHITOCKES, La. OCTOBER %. 1898.

all who desire the restoration Of silver
and the overthrow of the greedy, I'M
scrupulous combination which Is la
boring to contract the legal tender
money Of the world to gold alone, for
two purposes: One to rob their neigh
bors, the other to enslave the masses.
The vociferous, mendaciohs and fran
tic howl of the gold papers in every
commercial center of the Union that
the silver question is dead shows the
desperation of ShyloCk in lying to keep
his courage up. No matter what may
occur or what new issues may arise,
the action OF the Democrats, Silver Re-
publicans and loyal Populists in every
state of the Union is proof conclusive
that the paramount issue of an ade-
quate supply of money will never be
set aside until the United States re-
gains its financial independence Of any
foreign power whatsoever.
The glorious courage of our sailors
and soldiers displayed at Manila and
Santiago is inspiring to American pa
triotism. The spirit of independence
OF all foreign powers is being develop
ed by our conflict with Spain, which
Will make Americans scorn with con-
tempt every suggestion that the Unit
ed States must be a vassal Of some
foreign power, either commercially,
financially or political. Financial
independence goes with political indie
pendenee, and as the spirit of indie
pendence is excited and inspired it's
erect will be seen in the legislation
Of every department of the govern
ment.
The war, so far from burying the
silver question, will vitalize those
FORCES which strive for financial indie
pendence, which is equally essential
With political independence. The very
TACT that We are at war with Spain
has aroused the Democrats, Silver Re-
publicans and Populists to the vital
issue OF financial independence, as
shown by every political gathering be-
tween the two oceans.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-10-28
The Referendum in Illinois.

The Republican party of the state
OF Illinois has seen fit to take issue
with the Democrats on the question OF
direct legislation, as represented in
the initiative and referendum. In
the state platform adopted by the
Democrats the referendum was favored
and the party is pledged to carry such
a law into effect in case the people give
the party sufficient support. to elect In
other words, If the Democrats of Illi-
nois carry the legislature the people of
the state will thereafter have a chance
to vote on all important questions, be-
fore they become a law. Thus the
people at large would become execu-
tive, as was originally intended by
the founders of our republic. Just why
the Republicans can muster up suffi-
cient nerve to oppose the Democrats
on this question is mystery. There
is neither logic nor wisdom in their
course. Yet the Republican press of
the state Is unanimous in opposing
Democracy on this point. 1t is too
much like saying that the people are
not sufficiently wise to legislate for
themselves. If the people of Illinois
are wide awake they will answer the
Republicans at the polls in November
- - -
and IN . manner that vii teach them
Q lesson,