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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-04-10
The Kaiser's Late supper.

tFrOm the Birmingham Post)
The desire of the kaiser to be copy of his
illustrious ancestor, Frederick the Great who
himself loved TO initiate Louis NV, Of France,
is held bv some observers OF his character here
to be responsible for the latest story which
an admiring Berlin journal has circulated con
corning him The story. IS now well known,
runs that when the emperor recently returned
home late one night from smoking party given
bv the officers OF a regiment Of guards in his CAPT
tai he felt hungry and expressed 4 wish to have
a little supper but he had to so hungry to bed
as no preparations had been made in the royal
kitchen for such a want, and all the cooks and
kitchenmaids had disappeared for the night.
As soon the empress heard OF this, il is ad-
ied. she gave orders that refreshments
should be placed ready for her husband every
evening: but apart from the fact that the empti-
ness Of the kitchen an indictment of her one
title to fame as a good hausfrau, this special
nightly provision is simply III accordance with
the example of Louis lie Grand, who always had
ready for linn what termed his zen cas- de
nut''-ths being provision made in the even
ing in case the royal appetite might suddenly re-
oure satisfaction in the middle OF the night.
1t was this which gave occasion for one OF the
most famous of literary anecdotes. that relating
Molicre. in order 10 shame his Wallets de cham
bre who had expressed annoyance at having TO
dine at the same table with the dramatist. Ger
many of course has man at present to
fill the place of MOiere, but it would not be
prisng If early story from Berlin shows
the kaiser attempting in his fashion 10 further
initiate Louis NV.
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From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.)
The music publisher sat back in his desk chair
and yawned disconsoatey. To him entered an
esthetic looking individual with roll OF manu-
script and wild eve.
Sir" he said II have here the long looked for
national air.
The publisher shifted contemptuously.
'.Hear me- said the wild-eyed stranger.
The publisher yawned painfully.
"Humbug!'' he snortcd
''You are wrong said the stranger. ''This song
was inspired by the belligerent demands of the
hour II is timely, ii is great, it will sweep the
land like metrica whirlwnd!''
pooh, pooh!'' said the publisher.
''Wait until you. hear how it is put together"
cried the stranger.
well, howl shifted the publisher.
The stranger mrolled his manuscript.
1T is he cried, rapidly, IAN ingenious COM
bnation OF Dixie Yankee Doodle the Bonnie
Blue Flag and Marching Through Georgia. -
by George' shouted the publisher as he
clasped the stranger in his arms, you've struck
it, my boy, you've struck it!''
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-04-10


new invention is the riveting of letters
by means of a little device of lead. This
notion will seem decidedly curious to most
people, but the thing is done after this
fashion: The stem OF me rivet, which
has fat head. is stuck through the
holes already perforated and the flap is
then stuck down. over that stem a small
nut with a conical hole is placed. This
hole is wider at the top part. where the
stem protEudes. All the parts are made
of lead or some other equally soft metal.
In order to secure the rivet "a head has
10 be hammered ont of the protruding
stem. For this purpose steel mold or
shield is placed over it, and driven home
with the aid of a hammer or with the
fiat hand. The stem then fills up the
conical hole in the nut, with which it
forms one solid piece, showing the
clear impression of the shield or seal.
The particular usefulness of this de.
vice is in the fact that it thwarts the let
ter-thief There are people who know
how to open an envelope, with the aid of
the steam of tea-kettle, and read the
contents, and then seal the letter up again
so that nobody would ever know that
anything had happened to it. The rivet
idea makes this impossible. But the
proba bilities are that mucilage will hold
its own for some time yet.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-04-10
The RatlI,fe.

1t looks as II a word were being in
troduced into our language for which
We have hitherto had very little use
That word is ''rabble" Our dear, de-
parted guest, Senior De LONE, used il
lin SPANISH in that famous letter Of
his. Borrowing his tactics. some OF the
newspapers devoted TO the interests OF
the Administration are now using the
word to express their utter contempt
for their opponents. They declare that
the rabble shout for war They say
cross things about newspapers which
cater TO the rabble. The adherent Of
the anti-American policy arises to in
quiTe Cin impressive attitude, with hand
thrust into the breast pocket of the
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-04-10
IL demands Mr.

New York, April 9.-The Army and
Navy Journal declares editorially that the
blowing up of the Maine, leaving other
questions out of consideration, demands
war with Spain. 1t says: There is
feeling abroad in the Navy and to hard
Iy less extent in the Army which must
be reckoned with. The heart of every
man who mas the instinct of a soldier has
been stirred to its profoundest depths by
the loss of the Maine.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-04-10
The Situation.

send in that long-expected message on
Monday. Will he keep his word? A
week ago last Wednesday he solemnly
affirmed that he would ask Congress
to recognize Cuban independence, if
Spain did not concede all of our just
demands by Friday of that week
How did he keep his promise?
He did not keep it at all. He begged
for time until Monday. then until
Wednesday again. On Wednesday he
used an alleged cablegram from Fitz-
hugh Lee to tide matters over until to-
morrow.
What did he do this for? In the light
of after developments, we see that it
was not out of consideration for the
lives of Americans in Cuba, but be-
cause he needed TO hold Congress back
another day until the first step in the
plan OF European intervention could be
taken. He had hoped and expected
that the joint note Of the powers would
be ready on Tuesday. Then he would
have had a good excuse. AS it was,
the opening movement in Intervention
was not in condition TO be made until
Thursday. So Mr. Mckinley used Fitz-
hugh Lee and a report that there was
riot in Havana to induce Congress
to grant him four days additional
grace. What this shows need not be
mentioned, for shame; but it need not
be doubled that Congress Will think
twice before taking a Presidential
promise again at its face value during
the present Administration.
The message is coming on Monday!
VIII it be delivered? Many things
might happen in the next twenty-four
hours. An armistice might be declared
after all, supposing the joint influence
of Hanna and the Pope to be potent
enough in Washington and Madrid TO
make l. worth while. Amy one of a
number of things might turn up.
But We will assume that the message
viii come. We know what it will
amount to unless It's text is changed
between now and noon tomorrow. 1t
viii ignore the nations demand that
the Maine massacre be given as the
cause Of the war, and it will ask for
Executive authority to intervene in
Cuba. on philanthropic grounds, which
have been too long disregarded to ex-
cite the least American enthusiasm.
The more so because those grounds Of
action are designed to recognize the
Concert Of Europe TO American norti-
fcation and the destruction of the
Monroe doctrine
The Senate and House Committees on
Foreign Affairs, and the leading mem
bers OF both bodies. have been deluded
and humbugged at the White House
more than once. The country is curl
Gus 10 see how they will be treated on
Monday.
AHt pGpDIE utliidIlI ljldL the NdG-
making power of the nation shall
regard the Maine massacre o. the
casus belli against Spain. They insist
that this shall be made plain before a
resort to arms. They viii be greatly
enraged II the situation is further jug
gled with in the interests of European
interference and Of the Spanish bond
sharks.
Notwithstanding his repeated dis
plays Of disingenuousness, MIR. McKin-
ley seems to think that Congress ought
to and win trust him freely and i'm
piicitiy. Unfortunately, he has placed
himself within the application of that
well-known rule Of law: "FaIsus in
uno, falsus in omnibus"
Remember the Mainei
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-04-10
Some Sort of War Certain.

lTrOm Inc BOsIOn IraVeICr1
Soon the sound of the mpres voice will be
heard in the land. When the happy day comes
when the gentleman in fannels stands behind the
plate and yells play ball, then and not until then
will forget all about the cruel war. And it
is possible there will be more war in one game
at the South End next Summer than we will have
with Spain, even ii the declaration is solemnly
made.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-04-10

We sincerely trust that Gen. Stewart L.
Woodford will be out of danger on Mon
day morning. If not, then we fear that
his peril may lead Mr.. Mckinley to get a
cablegram OF a CORY character from him
and use it with effect upon strangely
credulous Congress
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-04-10

In the event of war, will Dupuy de
Hale, Pie y Kohlsaat, Dollar Mark Han
ma, and other Hidalgos be given their
passports, or only be compelled to move
far enough inland to preclude the pos
sibiity of their communicating with a
hostile feet?
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-04-10

Communications intended for publication in
Tie Times should be tersely and plainly written.
and must in all cases be accompanied by the
name and address Of the writer. Rejected COM
EUniostions Viii not be preserved, and only man
UscTiPts Of Obvious importance viii be returned
Go their authors.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-04-10

Yesterday morning the cabinets of Eu-
rope were waiting with impotence for
the Queen Regent of Spain to proclaim an
armistice in Cuba. That would have
created diplomatic condition which
everybody believed Mr.. Mckinley would
seize upon to muzzle the American Con-
gress again.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-04-10

Spain busters about the prospects of an
alliance between that power and the Lat
in-American republics, of Central and
South America. As matter of fact. the
last one of them stands ready TO recognize
Cuban independence the moment this
country sets the pace. 1t is fair Illus
tration OF Spanish paresis that the Span
iards expect aid and comfort from the
nations they formerly oppressed as they
have Cuba, and which have fought and
won independence from them.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-04-10

Tomorrow WIZ be positively the last
day for the Administration gang to rig
the Wall Street market for a bull move
ment on peace Dip All senators and
members who have relations with the
proper persons will please take notice, and
have their margins put up for them to-
day. 1t may tend to reconcile them to the
Administration plan of Intervention with
a big loophole for foreign interference
against the Cuban and American peoples.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-04-10

The Saengerbund gives an "entertain-
ment tonight at its clubhouse, 81 c
Street, rs IL announced on its program OF
March 20 There have been no signs OF
waning merit in its concerts this wear.
and the last was one of the most delight
full that the society has put 10 It's credit.
The size and enthusiasm Of its audiences
also tell of the vast and sincere interest
IN 1t and in its beautiful mission. and il
is possible 10 review the record of it's Or. s
ent season with an expression of praise
and an eager anticipatory look INTO the
future. Its programs are marked gener-
ally by extreme simplicity but great ele-
walton of feeling. with restfuI contrasts.
the learned measures of old contrapuntists
alternating with such things as Wasner-s
Am stIllen Herd Kromer's '-Cfrusse in
ole Heimath or the elf dances of Berlioz
and List.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-04-10
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Readers Of The Times who may at any time
be unable 10 procure copies Of it at any news
Ttand railroad station OF railroad trains, will
confer favor upon the management by sending
20 tbs Office information Of the fact.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-04-10
She Recovered Her Voice.

From the Boston Travcler.)
She Did you recollect the night that yOu pro-
posed to me? bent my head and didn't say
anything.
he-Qnite right. But you've made up for it
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autobiography and they ought to be
illuminated aud framed.

Suppose the President shall send his
promised message. What will Congress
do about it? Will it delegate its power
and control of she situation to an Exec
utive who has deceived it and invited for
eign interposffion~ to protect himself
against its views and purposes? Or will
it act upon the mandate of the people
which is war for the Maine massacre
and nothing else?
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-04-10

etudor are peculiarly arfstoeratic: the
cloud-imases of his fantasies float high
alOft above the gOne-by dead-aIfve liz
any of forms that flock the feelingiess.
prosaic jungle of Clement. Dussek.
Hunmel, Ries- These and other masters
essayed filagree work remotely like bis
own silvery lace which his frost elves
weave by musical moonlight: but il is
only around ChOpin's grave. of them al
that the nightingales in the May even
ings chant dreamy chiaro-obscuro in the
very image of his nocturnes. and that Won
note among the scent of Hlacs and the
Whisper of the leaves the sOftened tones
OF his funeral march. the eternal shad-
ows moving TO and fro. only Chopin i'm
mortal amidst them
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-04-10
CIeverness Persorihed.
fFrom The Chicago Record.)

KFTOUl IIlt NHIVdEU NtNUIU'T
"Alrs Hummer is my ideal of clever woman.
''Clever? She never says anything.
That's it; she lets man get the idea that
she thinks he is worth listening TO-
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-04-10

The negro troubadours of certain re-
condite districts of Washington have
been interesting visitors from the North
not little this week At other points
crude and almost semi-barbarous in the
extent and intensity of his musical feel
ing the Washington and Virginia
negro rivals the most civilized of whites.
Music enters into every fiber of his being
into his daily toll. his religion. his mas
sion. his loves. Although many of MS
songs are vicious unfit for print, by far
the larger part are those that pertain 20
worship All his religion is a service OF
song. The Virginia darby preacher in
tones not a little of his sermon; the rural
congregation accompanies with a low
melody during fully One-haIf the preach
er's discourse; the prayers are often de-
livered to slow. mOnOtOnOus music by re-
male voices, and actual intervals OF the
service are unknown. for the intervals
are filled by hymns. some of them SO long
that they give one a decided respect for
the Negroes powers Of memory. Ros-
ton young lady of an analytical turn OF
mind, discovered down near Long Bridge
last Thursday that il is however. fhe
song that holds the words, can sing dc
hymn right of to YOU boss, he said 10
her escort, but fin il mighty hard 10 re-
cite de words widOut de tune
Many. original traits underlying spiritual
slave songs may be trsced back 10 this
primitive practice of African tribes. Some
years ago 1 made a voyage TO the west
coast of Africa. OF Guinea our ship had
TO lay several miles from shore, while
kroO-men pulled boats between US and
the land They did so with a long. heavy.
quick powerful stroke, singing always :
they rowed their wild jungle songs. Of
well-tormed phrases. distinct periods.
strange skips of intervals 1t is signifi-
cant that SO many American whites in
dlHerent as composers of original works.
initiate and appropriate the neIOdic forms
and tonal characteristics of the coIored
IoIk. There is truth and vitality in Them
me New England gentleman of shady
tlnt unfortunately inclines TO despise The
oaliads OF his race as vestiges of a mental
period not knowing the Prince of Wales
motto But by and by his mean ATTEMPTS
10 ne fashionable viii lose themselves
IN oroacer-mindedness and deeper incl
iectuauty, and We will have like re
french With heir Dumas. a bIsrl
ans that VIII weave his folk SONGS
20 FiTsinia rhapsOdies and LouisiaTl
symphonies as worthy OF the Rosro1
y mpnony Orchestra as Dvorak's Slavic
sf 11ech inspirations.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-04-10

ne rect'rrent Cincinnati Music Festf,-,J
t"hicn IS biennial and not annual. as re
ported in yesterday Evening STAR I.Sfs
I,lS season from May 24 until Nav X
i-', % maation Of Faust" Bac5-s
f.lh fesle Burg. Bsethoven's Mis-
o., sehumanE $ Paradise and the
III are among the compositions mar
VIII DC performed. togst her with sell
tons from Wagner Flying Dutchman..
and '-Parsifal''
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-04-10

Miss Bertha Lucas OK zls2 PennsvIv.,-
MIA Avenue, and Miss Blanche Fort San
ders. of Baltimore a-sva i --ioIs -,
piano recital at Sande-- ( Staynar,s
Music Hall tse1 r street At D. m
April y The I'm, sifts OF the former
at least are rot ulAiiown 70 Washin.--
ton. Notwithss S.isHhS her Obvio.,s
youth she cannot De called OBVIOUSLY I,as
ripe as TO her p'@s tASr and her undo
velOpsd womanhofu does not seem 10
entail q like und-Neoped rnymthmfcaI
sense or lack Of i''i'hsss and srtreneSS
I'm her bowling. He small tone is sweep
and fine IN quaIit ana IS. moreover
greatly helped by ~ admirable FMS. ~
ment. Her Laasters tA stopping. tna. Is.
In forming tone is Daisu "ltn equal s.iu
in bowling, thai Is In prod aclng tone
and she mas CONT a. winning a hiEs
place i'm The favor American nlusle
lovers. = ERASb4-
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-04-10

SUBSCRIPTION RATES.

SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
MONTHLY. BY CARRIER:
Morning, Evening and Sunday 80. Fifty Cents
Morning and Sunday 900. ...- Thirty-fve Cents
Evening and Sunday. 900. Thirty-nve Cents
The Bottineau courant., 1898-09-03
How to Preserve Egg..

Place four pounds of unslacked lime,
one pound of salt and one ounce of
cream Of tartar in an earthen jar, then
add three gallons of boiling water. stir
well and let the mixture stand for
two days. Collect the eggs fresh each
day, carefully examine them to see
that they are free from cracks, lower
them with care into the liquid. and
put them into cool place where they
will not be disturbed. The liquid
should stand above the eggs to depth
OF two inches. Look at them from time
TO time to see if the water has not evap-
Grated. II it has. add little cold
water. One who has tried it says that
eggs will keep perfectly good for ~
months when put up in this way
Journal of Agriculture.
The Bottineau courant., 1898-09-03
MANAGEMENT OF BEES
Anyone May Succeed with Them By
Taking Advantage Of Their
st1 Weak Points.

Scarcely anyone is incapable of
handling and controlling bees. It is
simply mistaken idea of some people
that bees have special dislike for
them and that only certain individuals
can handle bees, says A. H. Duff in the
Epitomist. 1t is only necessary to
know how to handle bees for anyone
to succeed with them. To handle bees
properly it is not necessary to go to
war with them. but absolutely wrong.
If we should undertake to fight col
ony of bees into subsection the fight
would continue until the last bee of
the hive was dead. providing we held
out that long ourselves.
Bees can only be handled success
fully by kind treatment and by study
ing their habits and becoming we'll
informed of their nature and mode of
doing things. Anyone may succeed
with them by taking advantage Of
their weak points. Smoke. is the con-
trolling agent to be adopted in hand
ling bees. BY smoking bees they be-
come excited and will at once proceed
to fill themselves with honey, and
when thus filled are perfectly peace
able and will allow themselves to be
abused. robbed and even killed with
out offering any resistance. The Cy-
prian bees are the only ones I ever
had that at times would resist smoke,
and in order to handle them 1 have
used simply kind treatment and care
full manipulation and fully succeeded.
Il we but take the time we may handle
any colony of bees without the aid
Of smoke by careful manipulation if
we get we'll acquainted with their ma
ture and habits.
If you are afraid of bees you will not
get along with them very we'll, and the
greater fear the less success you will
have. The fear of bee stings keeps
many from engaging in bee culture.
This reason to the practical apiarist
appears very foolish indeed. You may
say that bees sting persons whether
they are afraid of them or not. This
may be trle to some extent, but am
satisfied that fear causes almost 90
per cent. of all stings received. Bees
seem to dislike all rapid-moving OBJ
jects. You may walk slowly through
the apiary and not bee will molest
you, but, On the other hand, if you
pass rapidly among them some of the
bees are likely to follow you, and
Eence your actions have much to do
with it.
The Bottineau courant., 1898-09-03
BEAUTIFUL HOMES.
The Tendency Of the Age II Toward
Mural Decorations.

Probably at no time in the worlds history
has as much attention been paid to the in
terror decoration of homes as at present.
No home, no matter how humble, is without
its handiwork that helps to beautify the
apartments and make the surroundings more
has kept pace with the a9e, and almppst lop
every day brings forth something new
IN the way of picture, a draping, q
piece OF furniture or other form of mural
decoration. One of the latest Of these has
been given to the world by the celebrated
artist, Muyllle, in series Of four handsome
anything. as handsome in this line been seen.
are American Wild Ducks, American Pleas.
AT, American Quail and English Snipe.
Ihey are handsome paintings and are es-
pecially designed for hanging on dining
ty entitled them to place in the parlor Of
any home. These original plaques have been
purchased at a cost Of $4,000 by j. C. Hub.
1nger Bros. CO., manufacturers of the cele-
brated Elastic Starch, and in order to enable
their numerous customers to become posses
ave ls G1 had ffs S 9snsscs 9rbs k Of art tn they
process, in all the rich colors and beauty of
the original. They are finished on heavy
cardboard, pressed and embossed in the
shape of plaque and trimmed with heavy
band of gold. They. measure forty inches
in circumference and contain no reading
matter or advertisement whatever.
Until September lst Messrs j. C. Hubinp.
er Bros. Co. propose to distribute these
plaques free to their customers. Every pur.
chaser of three ten-cent packages of Elastic
Starch; flat-iron brand, manufactured by j.
G. Hubinger Bros. Co., is entitled to receive
one of these handsome plaques free from
their grocer. Old and new customers alike
are entitled to the benefits of this offer.
These plaques will not be sent through the
mail, the only way to obtain them being
from your grocer. Every grocer store in the
country has Elastic Starch for SALE It is the
oldest and best laundry starch on the mar.
ket and is the most perfect cold process
starch ever invented. It is the only starch
made by men who thoroughly understand
the laundry. business, and the only starch
that will not injure the finest fabric. It has
beten the standard for quarter of a century
and as an evidence of how good it is twenty.
two million packages were sold last year.
Ask your dealer to show you the plaques and
tell you about Elastic Starch. Accept nc
!ubstitute.- Bear in mind that this offer
holds good short time only and should be
taken advantage of without delay.