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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-05
THE FREE LIBRARY.
At the Annual Meeting Gratifying
Progress is shown.

At the Annual Meeting GratlIying
Progress is shown.
The Washington City Free Library meet
ing. last night, brought out facts show
ing a wonderful growth of the work or
the association. 1t also made known the need
of additional financial support to meet
an urgent demand for more books nd more
room. in order TO supply the great crowds
seeking information and plea sure.
The library was found TO have l1,2To
books. on December 81. 1897, there were
10 ,999 subscribers.
The report of the librarian showed that
$40 books have been bought during the
year.
Mr.. De Caind = said the receipts for the
year were 81 ,70p.2S, and the expenditures
S4.1oS.71. leaving balance of S6oG.57.
The receipts from subscriptions and con-
tributions amounted to 10 ,4O7.25,
from fines. $s50.18.
The principal expenses were $500 for
reat: s2,264 for services of librarian and
assistants. messenger and ianitor; S240.55
for looks, and $220.1S for binding
The resiSnatioDof Ar. J. X. Nc CanEn0u, las
trustee, was accepted, and DIR. T. s. Palmer
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SENT TO THE REFORM SCHOOL
.Capt~ Moses Holt Incorrieibly Adj
.Iicted to PilferiDg.

.Cant~ Moses Holt IncOrrigibIy Az
dicted to Pilfering
Capt Moses Holt, fourteen years Old.
and with a bad reputation, was TINS morn
ing charged before Judge Kimban with
incorrigibility by Mr.. Douglas, the agent
of the Board OF Children's Guardians Moses
is the son of ''Old Moses" Lolt, an eccen-
trio character, who lives at Good Hope Hill,
beyond Anacostia. and was taken in charge
nv the Board of Guardians about two years
ago.
During the last two years little Moses
has been at several homes where ne
has been placed by the Board of Guardians.
From these homes the boy either ran
away or was returned to the GUARDIANS
accused of pilfering from the people IN
whose care lie was. When he was last sent
back to the Board of Guardians Moses was
warned by Mr.. Douglas that il there were
any more complaints he would be sent 10
the reform school.
Attic request of Mr.. Douglas Moses was
sent to the reform school.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-05
SCHOOL. OR HOME TRAINING.
which VIII Have the Best Influence
OH Boys?

a what age 10y should go to boarding
school. and whether il is lest TO send him
away from home influence and the care
full supervision of those who would nat
urally be most interested in his welfare
and Progress, are questions which every
parent who has the best interests of u son
at heart VIII he careful to consider. 1t
is hard saws the New York Tribune, for
conscientious mothers or upright, worthy
fat lcrs 10 believe that their boys have
the best chance OF Development away
from their Influence, but the homely old
proverb. which tells Us that the proof of
the pudding is in the eating, shows us the
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-05

A. regular meeting OF John A. Logan
Command, L. Y. L., held last evening, at
its hall. on Ninth street, near + the fol
lowing officers were installed; Colonel,
John +. Meac ham: lieutenant colonel,
". n. Gingling; ma jOr, Hazard Wheeler;
surgeon, :. y. Carpenter; chaplain T. {.
Ia rker; officer OF the day, c. p. Plat;
officer Of the guard, NJ. Keegan'
qua rterulast er, j. j. SnOdgrasS; adJutant,
ID. G.. Morrison; sergeant major, w. W.
jackson: colorbearer, ". A. Whitney;
sentinel. T. h. Wheeler picket, II. Dun
ming
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-05
SPRIG BROWNS OLD HORSE.
Just Has Little "Spasm" That
DOesn't Hurt.

Sprig BrOwn, a teamster. lent with age,
appeared in the police court this morning
% answer a charge of cruelty to animals.
The complainant was Humane Officer
Reipliuger, who described the horse as
spawned. He said he had warned the
old man not to work the horse, but lie con
tit,ueti to do ~. Lawyer Peytou appear
ell for the prisoner. He was not salts
fled with the officer knowle ledge of
horses and horse ailments. and subjected
the officer to a long and weary crOss-eX-
animation.
Then the old CoIored man was put on the
stand.
Dat horse is Jess as good as any horse
in Washington" he declared. He hab got
a little .spasiu,' or whatever you call IT,.
but 1t don I hurt him none
II was finally expIa ined that Brown had
purchased another horse, and the court
took his personal bonds.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-05
Concurred ia BY the American
Chemical Association.

The A merican Chemical Association,
which adjourned its convention on Thurs
day Of last week, cOnourred ia its praise
of the reception extended 10y the local
chemists and the residents OF Washington.
Prof. Mason, OF Troy. at the banquet, re
sponded 10 the toast water, its ad-
vantages and disadvantages" In this he
made reference 10 Heurich's beer, which
had been tested 10y many of the members
OF the association, including himself, and
had been found 10 contain excellent quail
ties. This sentiment was heartily concurred
ia by a majority OF the banqueters.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-05
Fatal Wreck in a Freight Yard.

New Haven, Conn.,, Jan. 5.-In the freight
yards of the New York, New Haven and
Hartford Railroad, about O'Clock this
morning, the most serious accident that
has taken place for year occurred. The
freight train that was being made up on
the wrong track crashed into long line
of coal cars standing on a switch. Ed
ward X. Quinn, brakeman, was killed,
and william G.. Morris and William C.
Jeuney, conductors, and Edward d. Berry,
brakeman. were seriously injured.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-05

The year 1895 promises to De one of
improved business for Washington. "A
new enterprise has Just been started at
$50 G. 81. NV. BriCe. Peek x Co. have
put in a laundry plant fitted up with the
very best and latest machinery. They
have secured the services OF expert help
and have every facility for turning out
firsL class work. A bright future is pre-
dictsd for these young men, they have
had experience in the business and are
quite capable OF carrying it 70 a success
full issue. 1t
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-05
League Basketball.

The Government Printing Office and
Corcoran Cadet teams Will play game of
basketballthis evening in the gymnasium of
Carroll Institute. Game will begin at 8
o'clock. As this will DE the first game in
the National Lea que seriessince December
8, there will no doubt be large attend
anceofthe admirers ofthe sport. The teams
are well matched, and an interesting con
test may be expected.
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Success Indeed.

Undoubtedly thousands of the citizens OF
Washington have, during the past year,
read the advertisements of 1T he National
Medical and Surgical Institute" The re-
port given out by this company for the
year 1897 is most encouraging to the
promoters of this now well-known Medical
Company. They show beyond doubt that
medical advertising by competent spe-
cialists is conducive to success. Facts are
stubbaru. -
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was elected ia his place. O,her trustees
were elected a. follows: Messrs. Alexander
Graham Bell c. Hart Merriam. T. l.. Cole.
Rev. Alexander Msck1y-Smith and Miss
Josephine A CLARK.
A resolution OF respect for the late card
liner q. Hubbard, asa founder OF the ibrary'
was passed and members were asker TO at
tend the memorial meeting on ia nuarY Il.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-05
Hvpnotism Pleaded in Defense.

san Francisco. Jan. 5. Mrs Henry NJ
Frust1lck. who is on trial here for bigamy.
puts forward novel d,fense- Mrs. FTustuck
vas divorced from FrustucS. but remar-
RED him and then without the tormahty
of a divorce welded William Resistant. Tue
woman declares that she has no recOllec-
ti0n of her second marriage to Frustuck,
and her counsel c1n5ends thst she was In
hypnotic coalition at che tine the ceremony
took plaCp.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-05
SKIRTS, ..--......-.. -..----..--- Wv
EISENMANN'S, fSsf 7ssf Penn : Ave.
Study of the PoIynesians.

Mr.. William Churchill, formerly
American consul general at Samoa,
and who resigned about year ago, is
in the city. He has called at the state
Department and will remain here about
a week. Mr. Churchill has improved his
opportunities for study OF the FOiyne-
slams and their islands and especially
of samoa. from which he brought back
several relics for presentation 70 the
National Museum.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-05
TO CURE NERVOUS DYSPEPSIA.
To Gain Flesh. to Sleep Well, TO
Know what Appetite and Good
Digestion Mean, Make Test
OF Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets.
Interesting Experience of an In
dianapolis Gentleman.

No trouble is more common or more
misunderstood than nervous dyspepsia.
People having it think that their nerves
are to blame and are surprised that they
are not cured by nerve medicine and
spring remedies; the real seat OF the mis-
chief is lost sight of; the stomach is the
organ TO hc hooked after.
Nervous dyspeptics often do not have
any pain whatever in the stomach; nor
perhaps any OF the usual symptoms of
stomach weakness. Nervous dyspepsia
shows Itself not in the stomach SO much
as in nearly every ether organ; in some
cases the heart palpitstes and is irregular
in Others the kidneys are affected; in
others tie l0w els are constipated. with
headaches: still Others are troubled with
loss OF flesh and appetite. with accumu-
laIioa OF gas, sour risings and heart burn.
Mt. a. ". Sharper, OF No. 81 Prospect
street, Indianapolis Ind, writes as fol
lows: "A motive OF pure gratitude prompts
me to write these few lines regarding the
new and valuable medicine, stuart IS
Dyspepsia Tablets. i have been sufferer
from nervous dyspepsia for the last four
years. have used various patent medic ines
and other remedies wit bout any favorable
result. They sometimes give temporary
relief until the effects OF the medicine wore
off. l attributed this to my sedentary
habits. being a bookkceper with little
physical exercise, but | am glad TO state
that the tablets have overcome all these
obstacles, for | have gained i'm flesh, sleep
better and am better in every way. The
above is written, not for noturiety, but
is la sed on actual fact.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-05
Irons of GunpoNder Exnlode.

Madrid. Jan. ga quantity of sunpow
der, Weighing zoo kilogr8Wmes. exploded
in the San Manjoya factory at Oviedo
yesterday. Seven persons Were killed,
aud many others seriously injured.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-05
MOURNING DRESS GOODS
AND MOURNING Wells

AND y
We keep a complete line :
of Mourning Dress Fabrics !
and Mourning Wells. Our Z
goods are correct i'm every :
particular; quality, shade
and price. :
CSC Hack Atwood Imp. Serge, =
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CSC Hack Atwood Henrietta :
As ms, for........-...S soc PEI y"
Coo Black Atwood Crepon, in
or ont OF mourning. 40 ms,
for.................5 soc per yd
75c Black Atwood Imp. Serge,
so ms. coo per va Z
s5c Black Atwood Silk-finish I
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gee Black Atwood Imp. Serge,
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Gee Black Atwood Grape Cloth
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81 90 Black An wool Henrietta, Z
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81 .Oe Black Atwood French I
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SI.25 Black slk-warp and An
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Mourning Wells and Yelling. !
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Wells. !
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Respectfully yours,
a. vs.. Sharper.
Prosnect street. INDIA ma polls, Ind.

81 Prospect street, India ma polls, Ind.
IL is safe to say that Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets will cure any stomach weakness
or disease except cancer OF the stomach.
They cure sour stomach, gas, loss of flesh
and appetite. sleepiessness. palpitation,
heartburn, constipation and headache.
Send for valuable little book ON stomach
diseases by addressing stuart Co., Marshall,
Mich.
Alldruggists sell full sized packa ges at so
cents.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-05
THE BEST TREATMENT
For Consumption, Catanh, Throat
and Lung Trouble.

DR.. Shades Chloridum Discovery for
CONSUMPTION Tested by DR.. Nc
Kim, DR.. Patterson and Others in
the District of Columbia.
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Lansbgrgh q Bro.
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Washington Dental ParlOrs

y E Cor. Tth and f SIS. y. W
May Building, over A. Y r Tea Store
Office hours : a. M TO . D. M; sun
d8vs. 8 d. VA. to p. m ia5-ttem
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-05

We keep a complete line
of Mourning Dress Fabrics
and Mourning Wells. Our
goods are correct i'm every
particular; quality, shade
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-01-22
RECENT DEATHS.

80
Funeral Of David r. Plat Of Milford,
The funeral services of David r.
Plat took place Wednesday afternoon
from Meadow Brook dairy, his home on
Orange avenue. Mr.. Plat was born in
Milford seventy-six years ago. His an
cestors were among the early settlers In
Milford. Mr.. Plat was actively and
successfully engaged in farming until
a few years ago, when i'll health pre-
venteds He was one of the oldest and
most devoted members of the First
church and for forty years occupied
the same pew. He never missed a
church service when we'll enough to att
tend it, He was thoroughly in earnest
in his religion, true Christian man.
ready to work for his Master, or to go
to Him, whatever the call might be-
Mrs Plat died about four years ago,
and since then Mr.. Plat had not been
we'll. He missed his companion of
many years. A few weeks ago he was
taken seriously ill. The latter part of
the last week he seemed more comfort
able. On Sunday morning at two
o'clock he was awake. AT three o'clock
he was awake, but in better world
Death came quietly, and peacefully the
transition through the valley was
made. During Saturday Mr. Plat had
observed that he ''was ready to go at
any tine,n Mr.. Plat leayes three
SONS, George l., David E., and Charles
Plat and two daughters, Mrs. George
a. Law of New Haven and Mrs. Frank
Woodruff of Orange. A sister and
brother in New Haven also survive
hiH. ME-, Plat was man who had
won and retained the respect OF all
with whom he came in contact. His
sound judgment and honesty were al
ways to be depended on. He was very
fond of his little grandchildren. while
they in return loved Grandpa Platt'
very dearly. Mr.. Platt was an exempt
member of Arctic Engine company
and greatly interested in its welfare.
The services We're conducted by the
Rev. II. H. Morse The pail bearers
were Hon. Charles W. Beardsley, Har-
yey B. Clark, William Plat and Miles
B. Plumb. A large number of friends
were in attendance at the funeral and
also a delegation from the Arctic En-
CINE company. Fhe interment was in
Milford cemetery.
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RELIC FROM "oLD TEMPLRr

The First Bantist Edifice in the Town
,, I'll. o,,. o,a
~ Weiiue'' 7'io w W
Hundred Years Old.
The Ladies' Benevolent society of the
BROAD street Rant;st church met last
a,.n,s, vas CO.
eNen'hs a'i' " sfe'' su. - 10y va
casioned when table with long anu
valuable history was presented to the
sec;atv rhis niece Of furniture served
&c desls IN Meriden,s first Baptist
ohunci, and the relic is enc the church
viii hold With nride
ME- fable was used in the first edi-
ece which stood on Paddock avenue, a
LITTLE below where Robert owen now
lives This church was a story anc a
hair DWELLING house changed to meet
tha now ren1,irements and was called
Nv some awrhe Old Temple" This
building was moved from its positien
and restored To it's former service as a
dwelling house in 1918. and it had not
heen ,sed for church services for some
vaars before this 90 the age of this
table safely goes back a hundred years
or more.
II has been for MANY wears in the Mix
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-01-22
TROUBLE IN HARTFORD.

a ~ 81
HI p. H. s. Freshmen and Juniors
Tabooed from Attending the Sopho-
more Senior Reception.
There is trouble in the Hartford Pub
lie High School says the Hartford Tele-
gram and the members of the lower
classes have sworn vengeance upon the
members of the upper class The cause
is the coming dance at the Prospect
Casino which the sophomores are to
give in honor of the seniors.
This dance is q yearly custom, and
hitherto the members Of the lower
classes were as welcome as the flowers
in May provided they paid the neces-
sary price for a ticket. But this year
things are different. The members of
the sophomore class appointed COM
mittee to make the proper arrangements
for the event. This committee
which has full power, has a few ideas
of it own, and as soon as it was vested
with the necessary power 1t met and
started in by doing few unheard of
things in the history of the H. P. Fl. s.,
which in former years has always been
noted for the friendly feeling which has
existed between the members of the
different classes.
The first i6ea which was conceived by
the Commute is tine real cause of the
trouble. They decreed that no verdant
freshman or solemn junior, much less
an outsider, should be allowed to attend
the reception which is to be given up
on the 2sth OF, this month. When this
fact was made known there was a cry
Of disappointment, not only from the
members Of the two tabooed classes, but
also from the members of the senior
class, for in that class the boys out
nnmbsr the girls nearly two to one, and
the girls argue also that if they attend
the reception they at least must have the
privilege of choosing their own COM
pany.
As far as -fhe question of partners
goes, the members of the sophomore
class are all right as the class is about
evenly divided. A great many of the
boys in the freshman class, anticipating
the coming event and not thinking that
the COMMITTEES would take any such
action as it did, had already invited a
young lady to accompany them to the
reception, OF course the action which
has been taken Throws cold water upon
any such scheme and they are in a
quandary as to what to do. The
chances are that they Will he obliged to
give a reception OF their own upon the
same evening.
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That was the ruls--tq ask the people
to pay for just what they got. But now
the people must pay for what they get,
and good deal more.
Now, friends, You people OF New
England into whose faces I have for so
many years looked-suppose you quite
this sort of thing and give the lyceum
platform chance, Suppose you ask
the platform to simply pay it's own le-
sitimate EXPENSES, and no more, In
stead of the people being unwilling to
support the iyeeum, my opinion is-and
] speak with the "Reminiscences of nearly
thirty years-that they were newer so
willing to SUPPORT 1t as te-day. But
they are tired Of being hnmhugged by
bureaus and agencies and sick OF
being taxed in the name Of 'lyceum en-
tertainment fer a dozen and one
causes.
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this Fule II was felt that to give the 4
company the right TO refuse payment
ON the ground Of suicide was to open
the door to litigation and seriously d.
mnish the value Of the protection to
the family Of the insured.
This reasoning commended itself to
great many men who had no more idea
of committing suicide than of flying TO
the moon. They said that they would
not willingly deprive themselves and
their families of luXuries and comforts,
perhaps even of all but the barest nee
eessarles OF life, in order to meet year
by year Insurance premiums, with a
view to Protesting wife and children
from the miseries of poverty in case OF
the bread-winner's death; if there was
an infinite probability that if the death
of the insured Should take place under
circumstances at all unusual, where
there was even a chance for the shad-
QW of a suspicion that it might possi-
bly, have been voluntary, the heart
broken and destitute wife might get
nothing, ar else have to accent what
eyer fragment Of the sum promised
and paid for the company might offer
her, since It would he impossible for a
pennilesss widow to go to law with q
millionaire corporation.
1t was because so many men Of sound
mind and good character took this
| view of the matter, and because so
many progressive and just=minded in
! surance managers considered the view
exactly right that the "non-forfeiture"
| clause came to be inserted. So far
! from its being true, as the court seems
| to imagine, that nobndy thought of this.
| clause as having any reference to sui
eide, the truth is that it has more ref
erenee to that than to anything else,
and is perfectly well so understood, as
a general thing, by the parties to the
contract. The effect of the courts de-
cision will be to have a clause inserted
specifically providing that there shall
be no forfeiture on account Of suicide
| And the result will be beneficial to So
ciety. 1t Is false and irrational to say
that suicide will thus be encouraged.
The love ofslife is the strongest Of hu-
man instincts, Insurance in it's very
nature is risk. 1t is impossible to de-
wise any form of insurance upon Der
sons or property WHICH may not be
made a means of fraud. 1t would be
as reasonable to say that poliey on a
mans life ought to be forfeited # he
died Of disease brought on by negligent
exposure to cold and dampness as to-
say that in every case of suicide, where
| insanity could not be proved, the fanni-
" Of the insured should be left to beg
or starye, even though the deceased
might have denied himself during forty
Years in order to pay the nremiums on
| the policy.
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THE TRoIdEY,s RIVAL.


Fhe composite car designed by GEN
erai Manager G. Peter Clark of the
New England road, will commence
running between Hartford and Rock
Vile about the first of February, and
will make half hour trips between
Hartford and Rockville, stopping at in
tervening stations. The regular troll
ley fare, twenty cents, will be charged.
The scheme is looked upon BY rail-
road men as an Arrangement to offset
any diminution of travel ON the New
England road due to the introduction
Of the through trolley system, TIT Is
q counterpart said one official "of the
third-rail experiment of the Consolida-
ted road to cheekmate the monopoly of
passenger traffic by the electric neople,
and no more fitting illustration need be
cited to prove that It has done even
more that was expected of it than Its
earnings for the past year; however,
there seems to be patronage enough to
support beth the third rail and the tral-
ley in the New Britain competition, and
If the same conditions should result
from this new scileme, then the public
win be the gainer.'