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The times., 1898-10-16
sPIRITUALIsT MEETINGS.

SPIRITU ALISNf-Mr John Slater viii give spirit
communications Sunday eve. at ; O'Clock
Masonic Temple, NV; come early if you want
seat Item
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UNDERTAkERs.
!. WILLIAM LEE,
UNDERTAKEN.
332 PA. Ave. n. W.
Ffrst-cIass Service. 'Phcne. 1oSo
UNDERTAKING..
Death of a Volunteer.

Carlisle. Pa, Oct. 15.-Private A. D.
Wood. Second West Virginia Volunteers.
died suddenly at Todd Hospital from ty-
phoid fever. The deceased was twenty
one years old. and son of David Wood.
of Charlestown. w. Va
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SPECIAL NOTICE-An adjourned meet
ing of the stockholders of the Bright
wood Railway Company will be held at
office of president, 1fl6 F Street, TUES
DAY, OCT. IS. AT 10 \. NJ. H. s. CUM
MINGS. President. ocS-l9t
The times., 1898-10-16

DR.. Henry's Headache Powders
are a prompt and efficient cure for
all headaches. Ioc
se2f-St
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

OFFICE of the Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Company-A dividend OF 81
per share will be payable on the 24TH
DAY OF OCTOBER. 1898. to the stock
holders of record at the close of business
on the 14TH DAY OF OCTOBER. 1888. at
the office of the Treasurer of the COM
pany. GIG Fourteenth Street northwest,
Washington. D. C.
The transfer books will be closed from
the ETH DAY OF OCTOBER to the
2iTH OF OCTOBER inclusive.
SAMUEL NJ. BRYAN. President.
CHARLES G. BEEBE. Treasurer.
Washington. D. c.. October TO- 1898.
oc11 13. IA l6, Il, ,2O,2i
THEY ARE HERE
Just opened an entire new stock of the
celebrated
BAILEY DOLLAR SAW,
in Hand-Rip and Panel
Best in the world
JOSIAH R BAILEY.
ecS-1Ot $50 Seventh n. ".
UNITED ORDER OF THE GOLDEN
Cross-The Grand Commandery Of the
District of Columbia, will resume its ses-
sion in Golden Cross Hall, 316 Pennsyl-
vania Avenue. southeast. on Monday
evening October II, 1898, at o'clock A
full attendance of the members is desir-
ed. JOHN y. EHLE,
Grand Commander.
w. E. GRAHAM.
Grand Keeper of Records.
Ocl5. 17e-oc1617m
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CIV THIS BE ESTY?
somerSIlIe Council Censures Firemen Who
Pound u E<Iondike or WhisLey.

SoMERvILLE, ". j., Feb. 1.-THE Somerville
Fire Department. composed OF four companies.
one Of the largest volunteer fire organizations
in the state, has been Inundated. The cause OF
its humiliation can be traced directly to a lot Of
forty.year.old whiskey owned by former Senator
William j.. Keys. When Mr.. Keys's summer
residence burned several weeks ago the tremen
turned out and fought the fire to q finish. In.
stead OF returning in n body from the fire a
number Of the, dremen went home in wagons.
The Council appointed a to investj-
gate the causes which occasioncd the steamer
to stop a few minutes after it was started. and
also to investigate the conduct of the firemen."
Mr.. Keys appeared before the and
Sa IA aa IA iHI 81 y MS MhiSke! was over forty
reward Tor any OF II that might be found In the
town limits; The committee reported at a town
meeting to-day that the cratic conduct OF the
steamer on the night of the lire was due TO the
large amount Of mud in Mr.. Keys's fish pond.
on the same night is n different story. which is
told in the following preamble in the report:
H. far The most troublesome and unpleasant
duty which the committee had to perform re-
lates to the conduct o. very many OF the tiremen
and some OF the officers OF the department, 1t
was troublesome because Of the difficulty In OBJ
tanning evidence. and il was unpleasant because
II compels words OF censure 10 men who by their
voluntary .lanors prevented what might have
otherwise been the destruction OF much property.
The committee rinds that the fircmcn. in the
closet on the second story front, in which were
kept At least five demijohns and several bot
ties OF whiskey. and also several hlled cut glass
decanters. The secretary Of Senator Keys had
the doors immediately shut and all bremen
ordered out Of the room and the doors locked,
ken into. Some time after this an officer OF one
OF the companies reported 10 the Chief OF the
department that the men again had uc-
cess TO The whiskey. The Chief ordered
the Captain OF the police to go no and
clear the room: The Captain went up. but
after this the Chief himself went up 10 the room
with a half a dozen others and all helped them
selves. AT this time the fire was still in prog
ress and the streams were playing on the build
ing, yet the witness was unable to get into the
room as i was then packed full Of men. All
demilohns were being passed around.
All the bottles OF whiskey Disappeared.
likewise the decanter. All the demiiohns were
left empty or carried away. Besides This a
also taken.
The result was. as might have been ex.
pected: several nremen were under the infu-
ence OF liquor. The foreman OF the West End
Hose Company was intoxicated before his appa-
ratus was returned to the hose house"
The committee concludes its report by severe
y consuming the Chief of the Fire Department,
the Captain OF the police. and the foreman Of Inc
West End Hose Company.
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HIS LAUGH ia BOoED.
The stscLnnn Had TO 60 Rack to HIs Prairie
Tor Personal Freedom.

Lewis Woods is known in the Platte Valley
as the champion hog raiser and "hosslafer'
OF his section. He WAS in New York last week
for the first time, and departed after a sAor,
stay. a melancholy man.
There amt enough out o. doors here for me-"
he said as he was on his way to the ferry To
board a train. Il reckon it's Greater New York
all right. as you all call II. but il seems mighty
small TO me. The first night | got in I was in
the barroom of the hotel tellin' a few warns
from our county. and when l tell a yarn like
to laff' Not cause think I'm funny; that amt
it. But il a yarns good enough to tell it's good
enough TO Ian about. That's what you tell IL
for. And when you tell a funny yarn and no.
body lafs You feel as IL your clothes was too
big fol-. You all AT once. II you lead the Ian
Others Is apt 10 come in. whether they think the
so was tellin' the crowd in tine barroom OF
one OF these B~roadway hotels some OF my
The same kind OF Ian that I've been Twin on for
bqildin'. l mad told seven or eight stories
when a man with some kind OF uniform on him
come in and touchin' me on the arm he ash me
not 10 Ian so loud. as IL disturbed the roomers on
life thar my hoss'lan had been chided'" II
spilled my, fun. | went out of the house with
some Of the crowd that had been ]enjoyin' my
IAN ana We went over In one of them = by 4
parks that you haze here. Purity soon / was
tellin' some more yarns and then the crowd
fell OMEN the bench, Bein' out o. doors / lei
NV Ian out jest throwed the lines over the
dashboard. You know. and enjoyed myself,
folcelhan comes along and said III we wanted
to make that kint OF a noise we'd have TO move.
told him the noise as he called II was a Ian.
and ast him II a man couldn't enjoy hisself in
New York. He said / mustn't Ian so loud. II
was then late and every body around the neigh.
borhood must a gone to bed. had a room With
turn in, the clerk. calm me by name les as il
ned knowsd,me ali his life, said he had changed
me told him i r-ckoned no, as ! felt about
my room. said he thought maybe the other gen
uemAn might disturb me. so he changed me to
and Ian. ~ ~
1t l couldn't hardly get my breath. i All down
on the bed and Kind o. smiled, as / Thought.
Ihen ! hearn a knock on the door and vhen
STUCK ~ his head and asst me did / ring. /
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4 CrseI Joke on Holman.

BANGOR, Me-, Feb. ls.-Somebody has played q
cruel joke on {. Ney Holman, the active Secretary
ofthe National Gold Democrats COMMITTEES in the
campaign OF 1896. Mr.. Holman owns a mining
claim on the Klondlke and intended TO start q
party for that place two weeks ago. A week
before he WAS ready 10 depart a paragraph ap.
PeGred in a local paper, which stated that Mr..
Holman wished to get his life insured for
100000 before embarking upon his perilous
Journey, Copies OF this paper were sent to
several hundred life insurance agents. all OF
Mr.. Holman regarding the merits OF their com
panies. They rang his bell at all hours OF the
letters asking for interviews. T6ev Wayiaidd
him in his office and In the hotels. They made
HE an agony to him and succeeded in OBTAINING
MIN AZ home for a week longer than he intended
10 stay. Mr.. Holman says he would go 10 Alaska
now he knew he wouldn't lind an ounce OF
gold, because he believes IL is the one place
where there are no life insurance agents.
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CONCERNING OYERWoRk.
Natural Laws Not suapeaded IN Any Ma.,s
Favor. says Mr. BImetOn.

Work" said Mr.. Biffieton. Just good, plain.
solid. hard work never killed ANYBODY. but over.
work may. II may be set down as a general prone
sition that work done in overtime is oyerwork
And 1t is certain that this kind OF work doesn't
pay. There may be some little temporary
prott from IL at the outset, but In the long run
there is not only no profit in it. but IL may result
in a great loss.
- suppose that most men think there will be
an exception in their case: that they can stand
II. anyhow; but the time is sure to come when
they will discover that the earth keeps right on
turning. just the same; that natural laws are
not suspended on their account; that. In fact
there is no exception in their case, and tina, n
they crowd themselves too hard they must pay
There are. OF course, situations in which We
expect TO turn loose and work without regard IN
time out every man knows when such occasions
arise. 4 man doesn't want 10 stint his timS
elmer. II won't do him any hurt 10 begin a
minute before The whistle blows, and when he
works ne ought 10 plug into IL for all he knows
now. as ne Will, II he is anybody. But when he
mas put In q good. stout days work, he ought 10
STOP. III won't pay him to work Overtime
ITesh ana vigorous man can do more work In
Ana ne has this further tremendous adyanta1a
maj ne Keeps his edge, while the tired man is All
me time becoming more tired. and Is drawn out
tnihner and thinner until he peters out.
IN TINS condition the tired.Out man NAV h.
useiul as an object lesson. he may even b. of
some service as a missionary. but he will moi h.
OF very much use to himself"
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THE LORDS PRAYER BIZ BOOTH
How the Actor Eatrauced n Coterie or Diplo-
mats in n Hotel In New York city.

FFO" hHe huhsds CRY TfHiSS-
II think" said James O'Neill. in his talk about
the Booths. the most thrilling experience | ever
passed through was in New York city one time.
when quite by accident a number OF foreign
diplomats from Washington. a few American
statesmen, some prominent New Workers. and
one or two or us professionals were gathered
together IN a smoking room OF the Fifth Avenue
Hotel, when somebody asked Booth, who by The
merest chance happened to be there, il he would
not repeat the Lords Prayer for the assemblage.
! was sitting not far from the tragedian when
request think that 1t was Lord Sacsviiie
West, at that time British Minister TO he
peculiarly searching expression that booth shot
out OF his dark eyes. They seemed to penetrate
sne We soul OF the man at whom they were
directed, and then, as II satisfied, resumed their
" were All breathlless with anxiety. at least
l was. Tor seldom would he ever recite of The
stage. but at length he arose. walked 10 a little
cleared space al one end OF the room. and began
me thrill through and through. He said Our
Father, and never before had those two
reverence with which his look and tone
envelopec them. And then he carried us
ta'G leave Se,es anr b Ge5fiens; uS our spirits seeming
hest; he lowered us into depths too dark for
Dantes genius To conceive or Dore's pen to por-
natural. His unsteady resonant tones soundsd
slowly through the room. and as he swayed his
lion. IL was something horrible, beautiful. Ter.
IioIe, fasctnating-I can not find words In Inc
language TO express it. There are none.
would not go through the scene again for m
thousand worlds. and yet IL / had the opportu.
nifty l would brave any danger 10 hear III once
more Do you understand d Those few scors
words as delivered by Edwin Booth were tho
most powerful argument for Christianity that
ever heard. ann could every being on The face OF
the globe have heard them there would no Longer
Dc atheism. Booth stroie out OF the room when he
finished and a simultaneous sigh OF relief arose
while without q word We stole away sinRIy and
on tiptoe, and ] do not believe thar any Of us
mink OF that thrilling evening without a shud-
der. lie was = great man, q great man"
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WHY Gov. HoEE Named HIS Las, Child
"NSore HoEg."
Prom tho Kansas cIfy Tinss

"Ex.Goy. Hogg OF Texas" said W. J.. Glasgow
OF ort Riley, possessed a strength of character
inherent IN few men. and did more for The
Lone Siar state than any man who ever
hlled its Guoernatorial chair. with the one ex.
eeption of Gen. Sam Houston. Necessarily.
nOunced porcine name, many jokes GOOD b.J
ana indifferent, were constantly launched al
Nun by friend and foe, and Just TO show the
world at large that he was not at all ashamed OF
his name, when. his first child was born. n
daughter. he delyed into the classics and chris
tened her lima Hogg.'' This created some little
comment. and several years passed by. when
the news was finally announced that another
daughter had come TO gladden. the home OF The,
again the father had recourse to Honor, Herod-
otus, or Socrates. and the second daughter was
christened 'Eura HoRg.' Friends joked, fellow
statesmen smoked, and the local press ran ais
pay heads; but when. in course Of time, a little
son arrlled. ana the ,Governor. es he is popu-
Hoyg; nobody had anything further TO say,
and the victory remained with the ex Goyernor..'
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TOLD By TIE OLD cIRcUs NAN
ne" They ssmstines Made use or the Big
Girane a. = walking Flagstaff.

Sometimes" said the old circus man. "0s
used 20 hist a flag on the big giraffe and make
q walking flagstaff Of him. We never Ii! '-s
unless there was a pretty fair breeze blow =.
and in the right direction. and never cxc,;' n
street parades. Standing. as he did, eiga,,e4
feet high. he made a pretty altitudinous kr. 4
. flagstaff. and 1t used to please the reo.s
nightly to see the flag flying from hin. Aai
you can set IL down with entire safety that ws
always made the most we could OF IT when No
did hist the flag.
IL the morning was right we used to pa
headstAll on him with a small bloc. alta, .
ana nag ballard rove through thar and ear-.ea
Gown and made fast around one OF HI, fore .u--:
| was something ike the arrangement w~ i
ir n lsting his medicine IN to HIM thai "a
when ne had a stif neck; in fact, | thirk !. "ai
tn't maj suggested the idea OF h~Istns the 49,;
on HIM
Ne Hheu UP IN the street; but we never btI =
TSs h ~ Sus! before We were ready = -
procession: the band wagon Was IN p7e,-y l.--
sns neau; Win Just a few hoTsomch Hhe.. A.,
oel"ecn II and the giraffe. A man Ns...- ~ -.
up 10 The gir1ne aud cast the h|si!.y.s d.. -
ana oehu Oh The nag. and YOU can bet u wa.
ways a bright and handsome one. There .. &.
AZ ~ S"out q milIlon people standing .u9h.G- =
Ola man would give the signal.
ne sigma! 10 + list was also the sigma. t.r'Eb
oahu 70 pay. The leader OF the bid Ha.
Ways standing up in the b~Andwaguu rc,.y. ..'
minute me signal came, and the man -'.-
the nag. down came the leaders, nainn rr.- q
bass drummer's druust!ck With II. a..ts ..
nosn Gam IA on time. As the flag soar
SaIIiope coming in, down the line. T.. r.:
would always folt out gayiy. ana mat wA-
spirting; and then away Ned 20. with the
a.scrs q Gana a'playin, and the c.
hollerin' like mad
neaF me! I'D liks TO see the old times back
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The Colonei'a Grand-stand Play for votes Up-
set BY n Mistake I'm Dates.

~ soiouein Grend-Stauo Play Ter vOfeo Tn
set BY n Mistake In Dates
There is one man in Illinois who. II he ever
runs for office again. will do II on some other
tack than the flag" said an old politician to q
SCN reporter. 81 think / am safe in saving
that the time went by. years ago. when the @.
A. r. could BE used to rush a candidate to
office. The last grand-stand play OF that kind
1 ever saw tried on in Illinois was in one of the
interior towns where the G.. A. r. had a State
reunion. l won't name the town or the man.
Tor the town was not to blame and the man has
settled down and gone to work for a living.
He was a Colonel in an Illinois infantry
regiment in the war. For a good many years
after the war the Illinois Colonel had not much
show. because there were SO many MaJor-Gen.
erals and Brisadier-G Generals who had to he
taken care of in the political conventions.
About fifteen years alter the unpleasantness.
however. the Colonies begin TO isht the war
over and tell camp stories at the reunions. and
some OF them took of their cork legs.
The Colonel Of my story began TO o R.roll for
the gubeTnatorial nomination nearly two years
IN advance. He went into every county seat,
He hunted up every member OF his old reei.
ment and got him in line, il he could.
4 the annual reunion OF the G. A. r.. of the
state. preceding the State Convention about
two months. OF course, my friend the Colonel
hau everything cooked and primed for a sur
prise rally in behalf OF his candidacy. He
and the other big ones OF the occasion were
housed at the leading hotel OF the town. Dur
ing the reunion the hotel was crowded in the
evening. On one OF the evenings the crowd
suddenly heard a man speaking. The Colonel
with the gubernatorial bee had mounted a
chair in the reading room. facing the Office.
and was again on the field OF battle. His regt-
ment had a good record. no mistake about 1t,
and this gave the Colonel more red light for his
play. He was a spread.eaRle orator, anyway.
Just as he had his listeners worked up 10 the
highest he turned his face aside and said. in
the most unimptIssioned way:
w here is the tattcred flag OF the powder.
stained and bullet-scarred tn. Bring n IN
me that l may once more salute IL! That /
nay, once moro lay its stained folds against
my breast. as Il lay on the dead and wounded
l Mon. Where is III Let me have tt
Then there was a lull. Nobody responded
ranged by the Colonel. He had plannedi IL All
right and the climax would have been great
but the little man to whom had been fntrusted
the act of bringing in the tattered ensign had
wrapped II ahont his own: body and was
haranguing a crowd in the har. telling why he
was Q candidate for the lower House OF the
Legislature. And he was only a CORPORAL In
his company. He and the Colonel got mixed
on the dates OF their respective ~arangues."
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-09-30
COMMISSIONS MET i.
fast by Foreign Minister Del
Casse, In Paris.

PARIS, Sept. 30.-The breakfast al
which the two peace commissions met
for the first time yesterday was purely
informal affair, given by NJ. Delcasse,
in his private apartments at the foreign
office. The minister met and greeted
each American in turn and then pre-.
sented them to the premier, NJ. Brisson.
simultaneously Senior Castillo stepped
forward to greet General Porter, where
upon the two groups moved together
and introductions to each other were
effected by Delcasse.
The breakfast, or luncheon, as it may
be termed in the United States, occu-
pied about so minutes
Coffee and cigars were served in an
adjoining apartment and after half an
hours further chatting the party broke
up, both commissions leaving stimuli
taneously with courteous adieux.
The Americans regard the function
as having been happy means of MAX
ing the two sets of commissioners ac.
quainted with each other
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-09-30
BRIEF PITHY PARAGRAPHS,

Eudora Guilford, daughter of DR.. Guilford
accused of killing Emma Gill al Bridgeport
Conn, was arrested
the international conference may adjourn
at Quebec to meet in Washington.
A majority voted in Nova Scotia for prohi
bition.
Ex-President Cleveland Will be a pallbeareI
at Bayard's funeral.
Colonel Bryan was reported much improved
in Washington Thursday. His wife arrived
The president sent telegram of coincidence
to the king of Denmark.
Six reformers were executed for alleged
conspiracy against the dowager empress OF
China.
Mayor General Lee visited Washington. tt
confer with the president and war department
officials.
President Mckinley, Queen Victoria and
others sent condolences to Mrs. Thomas +
Baya-d.
The Protestant Episcopal diocese of New
York elected Captain Mahan, U. s. A, deputy
to the general convention in Washington
Oct. g.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-09-30
GRATEFUL SOLDIERS.
eephen Barton wrote of the Gratitude
For Red Cross supplies, In
Porto Rico.

NEW YORK, Sept. 3O.-Stephen E.
Barton, chairman of the Red Cross ex-
ecutiye committee, has received a letter
dated Sept. Is, from Mr.. Barnes, the
Red Cross representative in Ponce,
Porto Rico. He said in part: 1.-TWO
days ago | went through the wards of
the great army hospital at Ponce. To
zee the hundreds Of wan soldiers
eagerly taking the nutritious soups and
delicacies furnished by the Red Gross.
to hear the boys say God bless the Red
Cross, we would die without it, would
have brought tears TO the eyes of the
generous benefactors whose bounty has
been SO prompt and unstinted toward
the defenders of the flag. -
He says the ordering of the serving
of ice and milk came as a great bless
ing.
He further said in part: 1.-THE truth
is that only by these timely restorat1ves
can the Porto Rican army ever be re-
stored to America again, for about one
fourth are in hospitals or sick quarters
very largely from typhoid fever and
more than half of the remainder are
totally unfit for duty"
For month to come, he said, the
rainy season would increase the dan
ger.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-09-30
VAN WICK NAMED.
Brother of the Mayor Nominated For
Governor by the New York
Democrats.

SYRACUSE. Sept. 30.-The Democratic
convention of New York state at its
convention yesterday named this ticket:
Governor-Augustus Van Wyck of
Kings.
Lieutenant governor-Elliott DAN
forth of Chenango.
Secretary of state--vGeorge w. ..Batten
of Niagara.
Controller Edward s. Atwater of
Duchess.
State treasurer-E. P. Morris Of
Wayne.
Attorney general-Thomas It. Con-
way Of Clinton.
State engineer and urveyor-Martin
Schenck of Rennssalaer.
Contrary to all expectations the con-
vention was very harmonious, the only
contest being for the nomination for
governor and only one ballot being
taken on that
Van Wyck is a brother of the mayor
of New York.
The platform said among other things
ssIf the affidayits and official state
ments OF the Republican candidate for
governor are true he is ineligible to the
Office of governor; If false, he has COM
1hAseSu Pa J~AAy .tuu 10 hlohtAAJ dasqu@it
he'd. lie cannot escape from his dl-
lema--there is either legal Disqualified
ton or moral unfitness"
Delegate Pierce Of Monroe attempted
to speak on the silver question, but was
ruled out, but mention of the name of
William Jennings Bryan by Thomas
Carmody produced the greatest demon
stration witnessed in the convention.
The vote for governor was: Van
Wyck, 800; Stanchtield, So; Mcclure,
2l Titus, IL, and, on motion, the nomi-
nation was made unanimous.