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The times., 1898-01-13
De leader at de old camp ground
Dat kin loudeSt sing and shout,
Is gwine to rob some henrOost
Befo' de week is out

The inimitable and irresistible John
Allen, of Tupelo, Miss. made speech
Tuesday in defense OF civil service re-
form, in which he offered his services
as great and good friend to mediate
the troubles in the Republican party
1t was full of wit. humor, repartee, and
narrative and convulsed the House. as
does everything John Allen says Mr.
Allen spoke of the bowling of the gal
lery anti-civil service reform elaquers
and told this story to illustrate why the
galleries applauded.
"A friend of mine was telling me the
other day said he. about a dog he
had that howled and moaned at nights.
The dog kept bowling and moaning
until this gentleman grew very weary
of IL. Ee did not want to kill the dog
and did not want to give him away
He was talking to an old darky and
said to him, L don't know what to do
with that dog: he keeps moaning and
bowling all night and / cannot stop
him. What makes him do it?' He said
the old darky laughed and said: Why.
massa, you raised in de country among
dogs and don't know what make dat
dog howl dat way? Why when you
hear dog howl and moan dat way, be
smells something and can't locate it 80
When the yells and cheers that greet
ed this story died down Mr.. Allen turn
ed to the Republicans and added:
Now, my friends, when you hear these
hoWls of applause from these galleries
it simply shows that the crowd up
there smells pie and can't locate it,
This was greeted with such laughter
in all parts of the House that ever,
John Allen was compelled to laugh
with them.
The times., 1898-01-13

One of the hobbies of Vice President
Hobart is good horse flesh He already
has number of thoroughbred cobs
and carriage horses, but is about to add
to the stable, it is said. a handsome
pair of road horses that have a record.
He delights in a drive behind fast
team a good country road. and
when spring comes will probably be
seen daily enjoying this healthful recre-
alton.
The times., 1898-01-13

A petition, signed by $1,000 citizens of
the District, was laid before the SEN
ate yesterday by Mr.. Wetmore, asking
that the Congressional Library he
opened at night. The petition is sign
ed by the teachers and pupils of the
public schools, colleges, and uniyersi-
ties of the District. members of the
Grand Army. and OF, various social and
educational societies..
The times., 1898-01-13
Circulation Statement.
The Outcome.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1898.
The times., 1898-01-13

The recent speeches on the subject of
civil service reform have developed
some remarkable orators. Men who
would never have been suspected Of
being wits have attempted to embellish
their speechs with humorous sayings
and quotations, and sober minded men
who, as a rule. labhor that which is
light and trivial, have descended to ii
in their efforts 20 abuse and ridicule
the merit system. The speeches made
on the fiooor of the House in the debate
that was only chopped off Tuesday by
the deciding vote of the Speaker. if
compiled in one Eelune would make
most remarkable coIIection.
. Representative BroSnlow. of Tennes-
see, referred to tha ''vociferous and
loud-mouthed pledges of Grover Cleve-
land for reform ,of the civil service"
and reminded President Mckinley that
in his consideration of these pledges he
should have remembered an old negro
rhyme and have understood that he
was not obliged to stand by a dis
honest" civil service reform because
he was committed to an honest one.
Here is Mr.. Brownlow'S beautiful po-
etic establishment:
De bigger dat you see de smoke
De less de fire will be,
And the least est kind of Dossum
Climbs de biggest kind of tree.
laah hnr af .gn nlI
The times., 1898-01-13

One of the members of the House
much scrutinized by the curious in the
galleries is Mr. Dingiey, of Maine.
When he has no speaking interest In
any measure before the House he draws
himself together in huddled manner,
and with eyes half closed and ears very
widely opened, watches the proceed
ings. Day after day ne follows this
program. never varying it except when
a bill that requires his assistance is up,
and during the present session this has
been very seldom. He may always be
found in his seat if not needed in the
committee room. He shunS notoriety,
dislikes to be pointed out as the molder
of the Dingley law, and appears to
thoroughly enjoy the squabbles of les
ser lights But there is not a move in
the House that escapes him. Frequent
ly when strangers imagined him to be
lost in meditation, thinking of every
thing else than Congress, he has slowly
risen to his feet, obtained instant rec
ognition, and in few brief but pointed
remarks shown that he had not missed
word of the debate in progress. If
Mr. Dingley had not permitted him
self to be the father of the law that
bears his name, his ambition might
have made him a great man.
The times., 1898-01-13
CAPITOL GOSSIP.

What was denounced by many per-
sons at the Capitol yesterday as an In,
suit and an outrage was the manner
in which the election of Senator Hanna
was made known. Some enthusiastic
Hanna member or employe procured a
huge cardboard and nailed 1t UP on a
door to a committee room in the east
corridor and on it was printed in great
letters this legends
Hanna wins Doth Ilong and short
terms. First ballot: Hanna, rs; Nc
Kisson, 20; Lentz 1. What's the mat
ter with HANNA"
Many indignant persons said that a
circus company would have just as
much right to nail poster up in the
corridor as Hanna's friends had to pa
rade such a bulletin. There were pler-
ty of places at the Capitol yesterday
where any stranger by inquiring could
have obtained all the information need
ed about Mr.. Hannas election.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-07

little heads dropped on the bearskin
couch the little minds wandered off into
pleasant dreamland. II may be 10 dream
OF the great summer forests where the
deer the wild boar. the bear and the
savage wolf fell an easy prey to their
spears, for to the little boys of the
long ago to be mighty hunter was the
height OF bliss. and that probably was
what the cricket seemed to sing TO them.
Just as he sings to little boys tonight of
Christmas sugar plums and Santa Claus.
Many strange things were attributed
to nature by the childlike people OF the
long past. Crickets were said to bring
good luck to the hearths selected. and
to kill a cricket was to bring death into
the family One may fancy how care
fully cricket was guarded. Others be-
lieved that TO hear cricket chirp by the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-07

Il have paid you no rent since April.
she said "Oh, you have been so good I,
me! How should ! have lived through
the summer but for your charity"
MY charity" yelled Haddon. "What
is the idiot talking about? No rent since
April? Here! Where's O'Mara? He
was out there a minute ago. Where's
| Bernstein?"
| Bernstein was the bookkeeper. He ap-
peared on the run. O'Mara followed
him.
When the latter saw Annie. he knew
that the worst had happened. He fell
backward into a chair, speechless. and
his look was that OF a detected criminal.
That was just what Haddon believed
him to be.
There's some conspiracy here!' he
cried. How about this McVeigh wo-
mans rent?'
ITS up to date, SIR" said Bernstein.
who happened TO remember.
Haddon wouldn't believe II. Some one
was cheating him. The books were be-
ing falsihed. Discharge OMara, Dis
charge bernstein! Bounce everybody!
At last, however. the truth shone
forth out of all this confusion. O'Mara
confessed he had paid the rent himself.
Then various edicts Of banishment
were recalled, but not that against
O'Mara.
II don't want any such blamed fool
working for me-" said Haddon. Pay
him half weeks wages and let him
go"
Annie and OMara left the Office to-
gether. They rode all the way UP town
on car, and neither OF them could
think Of anything to say. but when
they got to Annie's door an idea came
to her.
Perhaps my money will come from
Ireland" she said. Then I can nav
you"
When IL comes" said he. trying NOT
TO show any lack of faith, "Ill send YOU
a bill"
And i'm the meantime"-
I'm the meantime" said he and ston-
ped, as she had done, but there was q
look IN his eyes that brought the color |
to her pale cheeks.
Remember" said she. with a sad |
smile, that I'm widow with three |
III II was 33," said he, they'd make |
no difference. But, Annie, you mustn't |
give yourself TO me for gratitude"
II don't think it's that" said she.
never felt this way when thought OF |
Mr.. Haddon"
The old scorpion! Forget him, Wen
DO married next month, on rent dav of
all others, and be happy In spite OF
him" VI
When Annie went up stairs. she
ound = letter from Ireland saying that
ne money was really coming at last.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-07
sKELETONIZING LEAVES.

Skeletonizing of leaves is an excellent
entertainment for the youngsters. Ripe.
firm leaves must be gathered for this
purpose and put in a fiat basin OF rain
water, care being taken to change the
water frequently. This basin should be
placed either in the garden or else on
the window sill outside, as there is apt
to be an unpleasant scent when the
pulp Of the leaves begins to decay.
After they have been thus treated for
about fortnight the leaves may be
taken out and gently rubbed with the
finger stemwise. when 1t will be found
that the green flesh separates from the
fiber quite easily and rolls off. leaving
the stem and tendrils OF the leaf per-
fect. These must be handled with ex-
treme care, so that they will not be in
5ured. Put them upon a board and place
IN the sun to bleach. When firm they
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-07
THE CRICKET
ON
THE HEARTH.

The irst cricket chirp of the autumn
The boy or girl who is fortunate enough
70 hear II is supposed to be for the win
ter quite as lucky as the one who finds
In summer a four leafed clover.
One seldom hears crickets in the
house during the summer. 1t is only
when cool weather drives them from
the fields, where they have their sum
mer home. that one hears their cheer
ful "cree-creaking." The cricket is very
fond OF comfort and is clever enough IN
find warm corner by the hearth. Art
er he has completed his house hunting
tour to his satisfaction he sits down
and begins chirping for his mate. who
speedily joins the head of the house,
hold. They have no furniture i'm their
houses, so Nine. Cricket has no trouble.
some moving day to worry her. She is
not even put to the trouble of donning
a bonnet. She simply hops out of one
house into the other.
Safe from cold by the cheerful firesido
the baby crickets are brought up. They
are funny little images of the grown up
crickets and in an old fashioned way
initiate their parents I'm everything.
Often when the father cricket is chirp.
Ing his song the little crickets join fee
bly, in, and thus under home direction
take their first lessons i'm singing.
IL is only the male cricket that chirrs
Probably in cricket land IL is not good |
form for ladies to do any singing. At |
any rate, they are quite as silent as st. |
Paul said that women ought to be in |
the churches. There is one gallant thing
about this music of the cricket. 1t Is
always devoted to some lady of his ac.
quaintance. Either in his coy winter
home he sings as his wife bustIes about
taking care of the children. or as a CAV
and gallant cricket lover he is shriIling
his serenade beneath his lady's bower.
The overlapping portions of the crick
cts wings are convex and marked with
large, strong veins, which run through
the middle of the wings. When the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-07

The Cossacks are fierce. scarcely civ~
ilized inhabitants OF the'Russian steppea.
The cradle song Of a Cossack motheR
one would expect to be tinged with &
warlike spirit. The lullaby is remarks
able as much for brave patriotism as
for maternal tenderness:
Sleep on. my pretty babe. my loved one
Sleep
The tender moon looks down upor, thY
slumbers,
And as thou seepest will watch and pray
And sing thy country's glory In sweet
numbers
Sleep on. my loved one, sleepl III
The turbld water OF the wild Terek
Washes across the powders on its ways 4
The angry Cossack stands and guards i'll
banks,
While must watch and pray
Sleep on, my loved one, sleep!
.
Within thy breast the Cossack's soul is
strong,
Within thy heart thy mothers love has
sway,
But must bid thee. then a long FAREWELL
Thou goest to battle 1 remain to pray
Sleep on, my loved one, sleep.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-07
WINGED BULLETS.

The usual way of imparting a rotary
motion to bullet and thereby making
1t steer true course through the air
is to make it smooth and TO fire It from
rified barrel. Martin s. Calvert. an
Englishman, proposes to try to attain
the same result by making the bore
smooth and putting wings on the pro-
tectile. These wings lie close against
the bullet until IL leaves the muzzie.
Then they expand and by their action
on the air produce the necessary rota.-
ton of the shot.
The inventor claims that he secures
many advantages over the system at
present in vogue. One is higher speed.
and therefore harder hitting, because
there is less friction i'm the gun barrel.
but he appears to take no account of
the friction between the wings and the
air after the gun barrel has been de-
serted by the bullet. Other ADVANTAGES
claimed are that his system keeps the
gun cooler, gives it less recoi and
makes the trajectory much fiatter for
any given range. and also enables short.
er and therefore lighter guns to be used.
He also claims increased range for
winged shot, partly on account OF the
higher muzzle velocity which they at,
tain and partly because the wings SUP.
port the weight OF the projectiIe to some
extent while 1t is moving through the
air.
The invention is applicable TO guns OF
all sizes, from small bore fowling pieces
10 the heaviest cannon, and for all kinds
ot shot, including grape and canister.
Any form OF explosive ordinarily en-
pioyed can be used. but the inventor
prefers cordite. The winged shot can
'e very easily made and could be turn.
"a out by plants already existing.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-07

other vegetables. They truly have a
! particularly appreciatlve tooth for In.
melons and squashes. and many is the
cross word the farmer says as he dis
covers an especially choice one which
some enterprising crickets have fora
stalled him in samping The crIckets'
summer diet consists also OF grass. and
OF it they eat great quantities. A stray
bug or two is added To the bin of fare
Whenever possible TO give variety.
Most crickets sleep by dav and con,e
out to eat and chirp by night. Not all
do so, however. There is wingless va
riety about four -tenths of an inch long
and a very deep brown i'm color thar
inhabits the fields and loves the dav-
light and companionship of his kind
quite as much as the others love dark
ness and solitude. The common species
OF cricket is about three-quarters of an
inch long, almost black, with a brown
ish tinge at the. edge of the wing COW
ers.
The young crickets after they are
hatched look and act just like the Older
ones, except that they have no wings
Their food Is the same as that OF their
parents, and they lead an active life IN
the caves or holes which chance 10 be
their homes.
Had the cricket mother TO make the
clothing of her large family she would
be kept very busy indeed, for i'm q few
months, between babyhood and grown
up crickethood, they change their skins
many, many times. Gradually little
scales appear at the sides and increase
until the young male cricket can scarce
ly be distinguished from the father
cricket and is ready to go courting and
serenading on his own account.
Like most young people, the young
cricket has voracious appetite. and
probably much of the damage done the
farmers melons might be laid at his
door When fully grown, the cricket
casts his skin for the sixth time and is
then admitted TO cricket society as a |
full fiedged insect
ANTOINETTE SHERMAN WOOD.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-07
Woman Gunner on shipboars.

There is one instance, and only one.
on record since the days Of Artemisia.
the friend and ally of Alexander. con-
cerning whose naval prowess Herodotus
tells such wonderful stories, of wo-
man who has fought on board a man
ot-war. She was the wife OF one of the
gunners on Admiral Rodney's f'agship
ana piled the trade of a bumboat wo-
man. Ii was during the war between
France and England and their colonies
which In American history is known as
the French and Indian war. and Rodney
had charge OF the fleet in defense OF the
English channel.
During hot engagement the admiral
noticed, TO his great astonishment. that
woman was serving one OF the guns
and doing IL well. The fight was too Sc.
we're TO interfere at the moment. so the
story goes. and In spite OF the fagrant
breach OF discipline the admiral let her
alone.
When the enemy had struck his cell
ors. he went To the woman and de-
manded:
What are YOU doing here?"
Fighting the French. your honor
My husband n wounded and down In
the cockpit. 80 l took his place. And
why not. your honor? DO YOU think
I'm afraid of the French
She was rcprimanded very gently ana
sent ashore with 10 guineas as a reward
for her bravery.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-07

cricket chirps, he lifts these wing COW
ers. and their grating together makes
the cricket music SO often heard.
This creaking sound was what likely
gave the name to the little creature. for
the little folks OF almost every land
have a similar name for the little fire.
side insect. With the Dutch children he
is the krekel, with the little ones of
Wales the cricell. with the French the
cri-cri. Wise men spend a great deal OF
time trying to show how objects were
named by our savage ancestors accord
ing to the sounds made or striking
qualities possessed. One does not need
to be philologist. for so they are called
who study about words. TO see that this
might have been, indeed, the case with
the cricket.
The house cricket is a distinct varie-
ty, although originally all were of the
fields.
Long ago the human family dwelt in
tents and rude wooden houses. and the
hardy, little brown children lay about
the evening open fire. watching the
smoke curl up TO the hole in the roof
that served for chimney, watching their
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-07
OUR NEW WAR VETERANS.

Ihe boys and girls OF the present arc
enabled To see what many men and wo-
men have never seen--that is. the vet
Grams OF two wars. those OF 1851 and
isvs' 20 say nothing q the few rcn.ain-
ing Survivors OF the Mesicaa w,r. Mcn
are called veterans when they have
served In war even IL &, BE or On !, a
rev months durat.on. A hGis a..
weeks In camp some 20, ccd nr-.i.t
and the experience CT bcing in tpa. \
three battles change man wonNeefu
~ They give him new IDEAS o. III "a.
~ he were the right kind of nan L..
fore II mak.s him still better. FOR hs a.,
taught caution. promptncss. alcrtEcss.
steadfastness and reliability.
The G. A. X. is the name OF the or
ganization TO which those men belong
who fought on the Federal side In the
civil war. There is also the Confed-
crate society, composed OF those who
were on the southern side. There are
100000 of the former and probably 1oo.-
900 Of the latter.
Both OF these will soon be overshad-
owed by the united organization of men
who fought in the Spanish American
war. There will not be so many OF them.
but there will be in the years to come
thousands of men who will be proud to
tell that they were soldiers in the war
OF 1898, which, by the way. came as a
blessing I'm disguise. for the people OF
this country are now in heart, as in
government, united under the glorious
star spangled banner.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-07

Dollie had been given a penny as a
reward for some small service. but on
her way to the candy shop she happen
ed TO lose il. Dolie knew there were
plenty more pennies where that one
had come from and returned home con-
fident of receiving another.
Mamma" she said, going into the
sitting room, Tive lost my penny, and
l want another"
But why didn't you take care of the
one / gave your
did' mamma, but it must have
dropped and rolled into corner so that
i didn't notice 1t. If you give me a big
dollar this time, l can hear 1t fall and
pick it up"
Dollie got the penny.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-07

Pretty Annie Kelly married Tom Nc.
Weigh, widower with three children
no money and a heart that may have
been In the right place. but the docto,
said IL was far from the right kind of =
heart. These words came true. for Tom
died on the evening of his Wedding
died OF the excitement of IL and in the
midst OF the celebration that followed
the ceremony. So there was Annie n
widow on her wedding day and with
three children to look out for.
She was an orphan, with only an aunt
In this country and no one at all in the
other except those that lay at rest un-
der the old sod. There was money COM
ing 10 her from little estate in Ire
land. or at least that was what the
lawyers wrote TO her, but they had been
writing for two years. and she had seen
no money
After her tragic wedding Annie went
20 live in the home that had been pre-
pared for her-a tenement i'm one of
Timothy Haddon's houses-and she de-
voted herself TO the three fatherless
children. thereby bringing on a quarrel
with her aunt. who wanted her TO nut
them into an institution.
Cut off by this quarrel from The So
ciety Of many friends Annie led a lone
~ life and hard one IL was q terrible
struggle for a slip OF a girl but she fed
Tom McNeigh's children. even If she
was sometimes hungry herself. and tho
youngsters were not seen ragged on the
street.
IL was the rent that bothered Annie
the most. IL seemed to come due every
day instead Of every month. At first
she could meet It, for her husband had
left some small savings. but they soon
vanished. and the rent never stopped.
In old Tim Haddon she had the worst
landlord in America. but she didn't
know that. She saw only Stephen |
OMara. the collector. O'Mara was one |
OF tho kindest hearted men alive. but |
o gain Annie didn't know it. She knew |
mat he called on the first OF the month /
and took away her money
q Mara had had the lob about ave /
years. He was only 20 when he got the
place through the accommodation OF |
2 lend who kne~ that he needed work. |
I've had no Idea or the character OF nj.
employer. but le learned that fast
'nough, anu he Was more than ready at
inc end of three months 90 worl. at all
niost anything elsc. Then it happened
met IN n certain case he was able by
''eVsr advice TO help tenant out Of