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The times., 1898-08-01
GOD rs MY SHEPHERD.
Text of Chaplain Couden Mt the Sec.
Ond baptist Church.

The Rev. II. n. Couden, chaplain of
the pulpit last evening at the Second Bap-
tist Church. His sermon, which was to
show that we should place our whole
trust in God, was beautifully illustrated
by the story of the life of David during
his latter years when his son Absalom
turned against him and tried to drive him
from his throne.
DR.. Coudens description Of David s
feelings and the thoughts which must
have been uppermost in his mind on the
eve of the great battle with his son. Abb
SALON., was graphic and very impressive.
He took for his text the first sentence
of the twenty-third Psalm, God is my
shepherd" which were uttered by David
on the day before the battle as he saw
the shepherds returning from the fields
in the evening with their fiocks.
In developing this text DR.. Couden said
that we are always more interested in
everything beautiful by knowing the au-
thor. In this connection he referred to
the great interest taken in Gen. Lew
Wallace when 1t became known that he
was the author of Ben Hur." He also
spoke of the battle hymn of the Republic
written by Julla ward Howe, ana the
circumstances which led to the writing
of it.
80 then, it should be-" he said. with
the book of all books-the Bible. We
should know the author and what in
spired its writing. Like with other books
the more we know of 1t and it's author
the more beautiful it becomes"
Dr. Couden closed his sermon with a
beautiful illustration of President Lin
coins faith in God 1t was during the
darkest days of the Civil War that a
Western minister called upon the Presi-
dent, and, when about to take his leave
said But the question is, is God or
Cur side Mr.. Lincoln replied: Il never
for a moment gave that a thought" and
then waiting to note the effect of his
remark on his visitor, added. What
have been thinking most is. are we or
| Gods side?''
The times., 1898-08-01

taken out. Calicoes that cost about ID
cents a yard then in England brought Sd
cents and more in Wilmington or Charles
ton. Cotton was boug'h. in the South for
% cents a pound in gold and sold like hot
cakes at Sl.c0 a pound. | once carried
cargo of cotton shat cost $37, 900 at Will
mington and sold for 100000 in Nassau.
Here is a copy of a bill of purchases at
Charleston by company engaged in run
ming Uncle Sain's blockades in 1863 1t
shows the prices of merchandise we car
ried in those days:
Oct 15-For / box (K) containing 400
per .......................... 5000 90
S.2oi lbs, at s.. % per ib. ......... 29,6s7 90
w'g SIS II lbs. at so.25 per h.. 5.32s 81
80 reams. each--200 reams at S72 H. 400 90
as 100 NJ envelopes at $40. -. 1000 %
For cases steel pens II (W) G. No. 4o5-
$50 10, $50 90
For gross in case Is handles, at S3j $50 90
For 10 doz. spades fWt at $3.50 per doz 7,20o %
Total SIS, $40 81
Il believe / am correct in saying that
the blockade at Wilmington, N c., was
run in the daytime only three times dur
ing the four years of warfare. The
Gibraltar got through one morning in the
Summer of 1852. The fact Is memorable,
because she had aboard munitions. The
vessel had a narrow escape. Her smoke
stack was shot away, her pilot was killed
and If she had been on the water ten
minutes longer she would have sunk with
several holes in her hull. She fooled the
Federal fleet for short while by hosting
;he United States flag. The Federals
thought she was new transport from the
Caper owner and commander. succeeded
on another occasion in running the block
ade in the daytime. The captain was a
Scotchman, and Cme day some of the
blockade runners on the Board of Trade
were guying him on the insignificant ap-
pearance of his vessel. which was small,
but one of the best for speed in the port.
She could make eighteen knots. They Of
fered to bet him 600 against $500 600
that he could not run the blockade in the
| daytime. He took them up. 1t was Gus
| tomary for blockade runners to load and
run down and anchor off Smithville, al
! the mouth of Cape Fear River. under pro-
lection of our forts, and then make the
| the VIII o. the Wsp coming down the
| river and supposed of course, that she
would anchor but instead she shaped
| her course right through the fleet. They
had nothing that could catch her. They
! fired two shots at her, one passing
! through her cabin above the water line
and the other carrying away her flagstaff
/ Capt Caper won his Si00,0)0
The times., 1898-08-01
HOPS IN EUROPE.
Comments on the Industry by Amer
lean ConsuIs

lean COnsuIs.
Two American consuls have transmit
ted to the State Department information
of value to hop-growers.
Consul Nusbaum at Munich, Bavaria,
writes rs follows:
The territory used for hop culture in
Germany in 1896 amounted to 40e99.S hec-
tares uO0.56s.2 acresl, and in Bavaria
alone to q. Sc hectares C62 520.s acres). -
Consul-General Halloway writes from
St Petersburg as FOLLOWS:
1T appears that the season for hops
has been favorable. At the close of 1886
the unsold hops represented one-third of
the harvest. at the end Of 1897 there re-
manned only one-tenth. The average
price at the end Of the past year was
higher than that for 1895 by $4.57 per
thirty-six pounds on the best quality of
hops. and by s1.0s on the second grade.
The Russian hop-growing industry is ac-
uuiring a firner footing. Local dealers
in the region of production are being sup
planted by agents of large foreign firms,
who wish to buy direct from the growers.
The production is distributed as follows:
Eolyn region. >. 200 tons; western govern
ments. 1850 tons; Guslftsy region, 900
tons: Baltic region, 270 tons; remaining
provinces. $50 IONS
a syndicate of hop growers has been
established at Warsaw, the object being
10 develop the trade. During the last
year the Government has given special
atten ion to this industry. In 1896. tho
organization of cooperative companies OF
hop growers was considered, and this
will probably be carried out 1t is claim
ed that if England, with poor land, pro-
duces q. 900 tons of hops annually, Russia
should raise double that quantity"
The times., 1898-08-01
A Live @Dummy.o
From the Kausas City So


As she walked into a big dry goods st re on
Main Street yesterday this wen-krown Kansas
CITY woman noticed at the entrance form ar
rayed in a pink shirt waist the style and design
OF which was attractive to the shopper
Il will have mine mode like that" thought
she. and she hustled back into the store to buy
the goods.
Emerging breathless. this shopper stopped for
a further examination Of the fOsm- She grasPed
and pulled apa-t the Pleats and folds and IN
duatiOns Of the waist To gain a better knowl-
edge of its mechanism.
'.But this waist is yellow; it was pink when
came into the stare. That's funny, but III take
Il good look at it. anyhow and she did, re-
enforcing her observations with her ha-ds-
Without warning the form shivered and moved
first to one side and then suddenly Backward :
1t had como to iiic-it was not ''form,' hut a
=oma=t
The shopper gazed in horror. She shrieked and
staggered, then she laughed and cried and laugh
ed again The form shO. ike arrow thrO -gI
the door She thought the woman was in-ane.
4 crowd Of clerks and hcOrw3lkeTs rushed 20 the
laughing, crying. screaming shopper. In a few
minutes she was composed and Size hUriedly de-
parted To her thing of wire and paste and
black cloth had come TO life.
The times., 1898-08-01

About one month ago my child. which
is fifteen months old, had an attack OF
diarrhoea accompanied by vomiting.
gave it such remedies as are usually given
in such cases, but as nothing gave relief,
we sent for a physician and it was under
his care for a week AT this time the
child had been sick for about ten days
and was having about twenty-five opera
tions of the bowels every twelve
hours, and we were convinced that unless
it soon obtained relief it would not live.
Chamberlains Collie, Cholera and Didr-
rhoea Remedy was recommended, and
decided TO try it. l soon noticed a
change for the better: by its continued
use a complete cure was brought about
and it is now perfectly healthy--C. l.
Boggs, Stumptown, Gilmer. Co. w. Va
For sale by Henry Evans, wholesale ana
retail druggist, 93S F Street northwes
and Connecticut Avenue and 5 Stree
northwest and 1923 Maryland Avenue
northeast.
The times., 1898-08-01
Joy of Finding Himself No Coward.
CFrom the Kansas City Journal-)

--"' Iff1fi Iile hallsaS tIty JUtIhaI-I
George Redpath, a sergeant in the Rough
Riders. whose home is Just across the Kansas
line in Oklahoma, writes follows from San
tiago: after that first days battle was ever
the happiest man on the soil Of Cuba.
don't mind telling YOU that had half notion
that was a coward. ! had taken the plaoe of
sergeant and / knew il would be awful If
ran away. didn't think | would run away, but
I did have sneaking notion that l might show
the white feather some way. When the bullets
FIRST began to come whizz-z-z, whiz-z-z, plunk
l tell YOU my he3rt wsnt up in-o my throat
but I grit my teeth. gave a yell and charged
right along with the rest OF the boys. The s.ara
was over in a minute. and | believe | can go
into the next battle and Joke like scme OF the
boys did in this one, for know that have
nerve enough TO STAY
The times., 1898-08-01
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Clifford Barney. Of
this city. do great deal OF entertaining
at their Summer residence. Ban-y-Bryr,
Bar Harbor. Mr.. Barney Is director OF
the Kebo Valley Club and one Of its most
active members. Mrs. Barney has always
been identified with work of the Village
Improvement Society and has been the
principal one in getting up the annual
August entertainments in the society's
aid. Ar. and Mrs. Barney gave a dinner
in honor OF the Swedish minister. IL
Grip. last week. and also breakfast 10
a dozen guests. one of whom was the
Danish minister. NJ Brun-
The times., 1898-08-01
Closed Until September.

The First Church of Christ held is last
meeting of the Summer at Scottish Rite
Hall, in G Street. yesterday morning.
large congregation was present to bid
farewell to the conductors OF the meet
ings. Mr. and Mrs. ]. +. Lindscott. who
will leave for Boston for stay of five Or
six weeks The meetings will be resumed
in September.
The times., 1898-08-01
METHODIST CAMP MEETING.
Commences Tomorrow Mt Washing
ton Grove

The annual camp meeting held under
the auspices of the District conference OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church will be
held at Washington Grove. and will COM
mence tomorrow evening. II viii continue
for week, closing Tuesday evening
August 9.
The services tomorrow evening viii be
conducted by the officers of District Ep-
worth League and on Wednesday evening
the sermon will be preached by the Rev
DIR. Bristol. pastor OF the Metropolitan
Church, of this city.
Friday will be devoted 10 Sunday School
work: Saturday will be temperance day
and the meeting will be conducted by the
Anti-Saloon League OF the District OF
Columbia: Sunday the Rev DIR. NaylOr.
pastor of McKendree NJ f. Church. Will
preach. and on the closing day sacra-
men.al service will be conducted by ths
Rev DE-. Stitt-
The times., 1898-08-01
TRY GRlIa-0l TRY GRaIa-O!

Ask your Grocer tod3 to show you pack-
age OF GRAtN-O. the new food drink Ghas
takes the place of coffee. The children ma5
drink III wlthoutinJury as We'll as tie aucis-
All who try it, like it, GKAISO has thas
rich seal brown OF Mocha or Java. bet Is ID
made from pure grains, and the most delr
cate stomach receives it without distress
One-Quarter the price OF oOffee- l5c and 2oo
per package. SOLD by al Grocers- ia31-Q
The times., 1898-08-01
The worlds Largest Hotel

The Sultan is said 10 have nearly completed
Che largest hotel in the world at Mecca. This
establishment is TO lodge 5000 pilgrims at onca
with, presumably their caInels and other beasts
OF burden, and promises TO be of the most
picturesque places TO stay at in the world al
though, OF course. infidel dogs are not allowed
10 approach it. Its vast size has driwn atten-
ton 10 monster residences. The largest dwell
ing house in existence is in Vienna, where
there is apartment house with 500 rooms
In ~. occupied by more than 5000 people. This
building has thiriy-two staircases thirteen in
The times., 1898-08-01

A visitor of much note at Atlantic City
is Jose Andrade. Venezuelan minister 10
the United States He is located al the
Hotel Dennis with his daughter. who IS
charming young lady of many accom-
pIishments. Senor Alexandra Andrade. a
nephew OF the minister is enjoying the
Summer at Cape May.
The times., 1898-08-01

Col. T. E. Roessle. who. with his family.
is occupying Bellevue Cottage. on the
Sycamore grounds. at Lake George.
spends the greater part Of his time On
the steam yacht Cricket with which
he piles up and down the picturesque
waters of the lake.
The times., 1898-08-01

The latest addition to the diplomatic
colony at Bar Harbor is the Swedish
minister. VI. Grip. He is an annual visi-
tor of that resort. is a general fayOrfte
and plays golf almost daily on the Kebo
links.
The times., 1898-08-01

Mr. and Mrs. George Macdonald and
Miss Georgia Macdonald have gone for
a months outing among the American
and Canadian Lakes They will also
visit Niagara and Watkins Glen.
The times., 1898-08-01

Mr.. j. E. Burrows and family have
taken a cottage for the late Summer and
Autumn at Lake Hopat Cong.
The times., 1898-08-01

The Misses Alice and Marie Sandford.
of Rhode Island Avenue. have gone for
a six-weeks' outing with friends to Sea-
bright N J.
The times., 1898-08-01

Count and Countess Goetzen are at the
Beach House. Sea Girt. where they ex-
pect TO remain for several weeks.
The times., 1898-08-01

The Danish minister. NJ. Brun, IS also
passing the Summer at Bar Harbor.
The times., 1898-08-01

Miss May Coleman is spending the
month at Asbury Park.
The times., 1898-08-01

Your credit is good at Lansburgh's Fur
liture House. 18th and T SITS. oc3-tf
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-17
CHECKS PAYABLE TO SELF"
Must BE Stamped-Distrct Attorney
VIII Enforce the Law.

Some of the banks in this State. and at
least one in this city it is said. have been
permitting depositors to withdraw money
on checks made payable to themselves with
out affiXing the internal revenue stamp.
Some of the banks on paying out money
to depositorS have been taking receipt
for the amount, thus avoiding the tax which
the government devised towards paying the
expenses of the late war with Spain. Mr..
Wishard wrote a letter to the commissioner
of internal revenue referring to the reports
published in some quarters that depos1tors
We're not required to affiX stamps where the
check was payable to the depostor himself.
A letter received yesterday showed that this
public impression was decidedly erroneous
and that all such checks must be properly
stamped. The district attorney will proceed
to see that the law is enforced in his dis
trict. The government can readily detect
any violation, as the bank examiners can
glance over the checks of a bank and at
once discover any Irregularities. The letter
received by Mr.. WiShard yesterday was
from j. NJ. Wilson, deputy commissioner
of internal revenue, and is as follows:
This office is in receipt or your letter,
bearing date of Nov. %, relative to the al
legged opinion of the honorable attorney gen.
eral, which has been appearing In the pa
pers, to the effect that a depoSitor could
withdraw money to his credit in a bank by
check payable to himself without stamp
ing the same. You are advised that no such
opinion has ever been rendered, ana this
office has held and still holds, that any
check presented by a depositor for the with
drawal of funds to his credit requires a z
cent stamp"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-17
Mortgaue Releases Exempt.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-The commits
sioner Of internal revenue has modified his
former ruling the subject, and now holds
that releases of mortgages and deeds of trust
considered as mortgages are exempt from
the stamp tax under the war revenue act,
no matter in what form they are executed,
whether with the solemnity OF a deed, GER
tificate of satisfaction or simply as an entry
of satisfaction on the margin of the record
book in which the released mortgage or deed
Of trust is recorded.
Commissioner Scott has sent a letter to
Chairman Dingley. Of the ways and means
committee, Withdrawing a recommendation
that Congress should settle definitely wheth-
er the writer or the telegraph company
should pay the tax on kilograms. He does
his he writes. because, as the attorney
general and the courts have ruled that the
writer of the telegram should pay the tax,
his office has no further interest in the mat
fer
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WHAT MONUMENT LACKS
IT WILL COST $s4,5OO no PUT on
FINISHING TOUCHES.
Annual Report of Regents-BrOnzes
That Can BE Obtained Cheap
er Abroad.

The quarterly report of the regents of
the soldiers monument was filed with the
Governor yesterday. 1t speaks of the COM
pleton Of the war group and the payment
of $1,000 The regents say in their report
that. i'm order to complete the monument as
originally contemplated by Bruno Schnlitz,
the following work will have to be done at
the prices indicated:
Two cascade groups in bronze, S25 O0O
-Four soldier figures at the entrances rep
resenting the four branches of the service
in bronze, 5000
-Four candelabra, four feet high, in bronze,
$21, 600.
Four candelabra and flag masts for the
drinking fountains, $4,000.
Twelve buffalo heads for the drinking
fountains, In bronze, $3.50, making a total
expenditure of $S4, 500
The board has had correspondence to as
certain if the work could be done in this
country, and finds that it can be done from
~ to so per cent. cheaper if done abroad i'm
der the personal supervision of MIR.
Schmitz, who has informed the board that
he will have ready for the Legislature new
models for all of the proposed additions,
which will be on exhibition al the offices CT
the regents in the Statehouse The annual
report of the custodian of the monument
shows the total receipts were $60O9.5O DUR
ing the year. Inc admissions during the
year were as follows: Ex-soldiers, 1, i3;
children under fifteen years, S37; passes,
2,41S; paid visitors, $685.
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few days ago to the effect that the control
Of the Citizens Street-railroad Company has
passed out of the control Of the Turner peo-
set of officers will be elected at the next
annual meeting. A leading attorney OF Phil
adclphia named Jones has control OF the
company at present, IL being understood that
he is acting for the combination which has
secured control of the corporation.
City Attorney Kern expressed MS aston
ishment at the opinion of the court yester-
day but reserved any expression as to what
the city would do until he had carefully read
the opinion. The mayor said he had hoped
the city would be benefited. even if the City
Companys contract was carried out.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-17
BIG FOUR ROUTE.
Holiday Rates 1S9S-99.
One and One-Thfrd Fare for Round

Tickets will be sold to the general public
to all points in Central Passenger Commit
tee territory, Dec. %, "a, %, Is, 80, 81 and
JAN 1 and 2.
GOOD TO RETURN UNTIL JAN. 3, IN
elusive.
Tickets will be sold to Central Passenger
Association points at same reduction to stu
dents and Instructors on certificate of prin-
cipal officers on the day school closes and
day following good to return until close of
vacation.
Tickets will also be sold at same reduc-
tions and on similar conditions to students
and instructors through to trunk-line points.
The latter will be sold Dec. 10 to "A, good
to return until Jan. 10. We are also advised
that tickets will be sold to students and in
structors from points in trunk-line territory
at similar rates and on like conditions from
Dec. 10 to "a, and good to return until Jan.
10, 1899. II. M. BRONSON, A. Ct. z. A.
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GOVERNOR BROKE HIS RULE.
RENTED the Fine of a. Hamilton
County Man.

Governor Mount RENTED the fine of AL
bert Fisher, of Hamilton county, yester-
day. This was unusual by reason of the
fact that the Governor has been opposed
ever since he became Governor, to the plan
of RENTING fines 1t has been his idea that
many times judges infict sentences on
prisoners, and, after thinking over the case,
arrive at the conclusion that they have
been unduly severe, and sign petition to
have either sentences or fines RENTED
This, according to the Governors idea
throws d responsibility upon the chief ex-
ecutive which should not be imposed ,Ipon
him. In this case not only the Judge who
sentenced him, but the jury and the attor-
neys in the case, ali petitioned to have
Fishers fine RENTED. The offense was a
trifiing one -
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PETITION FOR REHEARING
VIII Probably BE Filed When New
Judges Take Their Seat.

There was some comment among attor-
neys and others yesterday afternoon, when
the decision of the Supreme Court became
known, over the fact that the opinion in IA
vor Of the City Company was rendered by
the three Democratic judges whose terms
are about to expire, while the dissenting
opinion was made by the two Republican
judges. After the early part of the new
year three new judges will go on the bench
and il was the general opinion yesterday
that as soon as these new judges take their
seats a petition for a rehearing will at once
be filed by the city.
The statement printed in the Journal a
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-17
STATE SOLDIERS, HOME.
Board Wants to Sell the, Land La
fayette Donated.


fayette Donated.
The annual report of the Indiana State
Soldiers Home was filed with the Governor
yesterday. The total number of inmates is
as follows: Veterans, S26; widows of vet
Grams, S22; wives with husbands, 1873; de-
serted wives, 6, making a total of SIT in
the home. During the year there have been
q deaths.
The trustees recommend that the State
sell hfty-tive acres of land situated about
two miles from the home, which was decided
to the home by the city of Lafayette The
present value of the land is said to be $50
an acre, and it is of little value to the
home under present conditions. During the
year the per capita cost of maintaining in
mates has been $l47.37, which figure is the
fifth lowest of twenty-one States which
submit reports on similar institutions. The
total assets of the home, including the value
of the real estate are placed al $2l1. 449 30
The total expenses for the year were S64-
y544. Last years balance on hand was
$34I34 and the present total balance on hand
is $1,14469.
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The following articles of Incorporation
were filed yesterday: The Veatch Orphans
Home, Of Spencer county; incorporators, w.
T.. Gerard, John Rimstedt. Anna Mohr, L..
l.. Moore Mrs. Eugenia Ehrmann, N. A.
Fee, Montgomery May, a. II. Kennedy and
Eva Buxton. The Home Gas, Oil and Min
ing Company. of Arcadia: capital, $1,000; in
Driver, Clayton Martz and A. Guy.
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Al the Skating Rink.

At the Cyclorama rink last night a large
audience in addition to the skaters watched
the fancy skater A. c. Waltz do many SEEM
ingly impossible tricks, and were well
pleased. He will repeat the exhibition to-
night. Many old-time skaters who were at
first afraid to skate found that 1t is not en-
tirely forgotten and is very easily picked m
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-17
City Hall TdIern.

''Uncle Alb" Newland, custodian OF the
City Hall, has been much annoyed by large
crowds of loafers congregating in the court
house basement the last few days. 1t took
large force of men all day yesterday TO
clear out the dirt that had accumulated. Eff
forts will be made to keep idlers from cen
gregating in the basement.