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The evening times., 1898-09-02
UNDER THE EARTH.
Heroism of the Men Who Toll in the
Coal Mines Depths.

That the heroes do not all find their op-
portunitieJ in war. but In quiet paths of
peace are many who reveal the highest
form OF courage, is the opinion of the
Kanawha Gazette. which says:
The world is now ringing with praise
of the feat performed by the crew of the
Merrimac in the Santiago channel, and
had Lieut.. Hobson lost his life in that
daring act monument would have been
erected to his memory and his grave
would have been kept green by an admir-
ing people. Him we are proud Of and
rightly, too but he was fred by the en-
thus!asm of war. while there are hun
dreds of coal miners in the kanawha
Valley whose daily avocation leads them
into positions equally as dangerous. and
TO them We only offer contempt-the one
feat is performed for the pride of a
nation while the other is contributed
to its necessity The one peril is only
momentarily, while the other is a contin-
uous. monotonous drag.
Each day the coal miner takes his life
in his hand. and each morning as the
thinly-clad housewife places the frugal
meal in the battered tin pail there is
tear giistens on her eyelashes. for she
does not know when it will be the last
time And as she moves about perform
Ing Hcr HuHlDle NuuSelOlu CutlSS, she Is
continually haunted by a foreboding of
evil. A rap at the door startles her, for
she is in constant expectation of the mes
senger whose mission is to inform her
that she is a widow. 4 confusion of
voices frightens her for she knowsnot at
what hour the crushed, lifeleSS remains
of her husband may be conveyed bleed
ing mass TO her humble home.
The coal miner is the most charitable
person in the world, for there is a sym
pathetic chord which binds him to the
unfortunate. and when a comrade has
been injured in the mine, no matter how
scant his larder or how meager his pay,
penny Is provided for the support of
that comrades family until ne is able to
resume work The sight of the blind al
ways brings to his mind the possibility
of a premature explosion, which may
place him in the same fix, and to the
blind his purse is always open. The poor
beggar child never leaves him empty
handed. for he don't know at what hour
his own children may be left dependent
upon a cruel world.
The coal miners work Is harder than
any other class of labor, for he is only
paid for what he does, and if minute
is lost during the day it tells terribly
against him. He is the poorest paid of
any laborer, for If he Is idle for a week
he must go through that period on half
rations for fear of exhausting his credit
at the office"
The evening times., 1898-09-02
THE NAVY TO THE RESCUE.
Proposition TO DistiI Water for the
Famished Army.

The navy has offered TO come 10 the aid
Of the army at Montauk and furnish the
camp with pure distilled water in any
quantity. The suggestion came from
Commodore Melville and was eagerly
adopted by the authorities.
He proposes to send the distillng ship
Iris, now ready for sea at Hampton
Roads Immediately to Montauk. Her dis
tilling capacity is G0G5o gallons a day.
which will give each of the 1880 soldiers
six gallons a day. One gallon is cons!d-
cred the ordinary quota in the navy. This
will give the soldiers all the pure water
wanted and will improve the health con-
ditions. The Iris contains big pumps and
can force this distilled water TO every
point of the camp by means of hose.
The evening times., 1898-09-02

Now that the people of the District
have announced their purpose TO receive
the returning soldiers as other towns
receive their own, IL will not do 10 allow
the proceedings to fall below the stand
ard of other cities. Washington ought to
te, and is the most patriotic community
in America and the vagaries of a
newspaper and the absurd caprices OF
a regimental officer should not defeat the
original purpose. The most enterprising
citizens have thrown themselves into the
cause with enthusiasm. 1t involves more
than the personal feeling toward the gal
liant boys and is a test of the public
spirit of citizens. Regardless of all con-
temptfble obstructionists the program
should be carried out and the occasion
should take on the features of a peace
jubilee Roll in the dollars and put up
the decorations while frowning down ev-
cry difficulty.
The evening times., 1898-09-02
Two New Bulls.
From the New York Tribune.

(Fr0m the New YORK Trlbune.1
In his Collections and Recollections Mr.. Rus
sell gives two Irish buf's which are prize speci-
mems OF their class This BY T. Heay: AS long
as the voice of Irish suffering is dumb, the ear
of English compassion is deaf to it" And this
from the Irish Times: 'The key of the Irish diff.
Guilty is not to be found in the empty pocket OF
the landlord.
The evening times., 1898-09-02

Considering the state of things in Cen
eral Skaters army before it was brought
North. we may say with the utmost de-
liberation that it is fortunate General
Wheeler had a weeks command at Camp
Wikoff before the return of his superior
The evening times., 1898-09-02

The testimony OF such a witness as En-
sign &iGdlebrook. of the Jason, as TO the
conditions that prevailed at Montauk
Point only a week ago, ought to be con-
elusive His letter. published In The
Times this morning, was written to
friend and was not intended for the
press II was not until the facts were
denied that it was decided to print it.
The evening times., 1898-09-02
Not Worth 1t.

(From the Chicago Tribune.)
''John! John! The baby has swallowed centI
Go and get doctor and an x-ray Photographic,
quckp'
'Do you think it pays to do all that for a
cent. Maria?'
The evening times., 1898-09-02

The Advertisers Guarantee Company, of Chi
cago. hereby certiies that il has, by its expert
examiners. proven and sttested the circulation
Ct THE TINES, Of Washington. The daily aver
age PAID circulation for the month Of July, ls9s,
was 1909 copies.
THIS is GUARANTEED to the advertisers Of
the country by BOND of s5o,O 600 in the Fidelity
and neposit Company, Of Maryland. deposited
with the Northwestern National Bank. OF Chicago
ADVERTISERS GUARANTEE COMPANY.
by ]. R. MASON, President
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The Hero Out of the Cast.

tfroln MdHchesteT IH.OnJ
Boston is to have parade Of battleships, but
without Schley and the Brooklyn in the line. it
will be another case Of Hamlet with Hamlet
omitted.
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CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

THE TINES. in all its editious. Morning, Ever
ing and Sunday. will be mailed TO address
for FIFTY CENTS per month. Addresses changed
as often as desired.
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Readers Of The Times who may at any time
be unable 10 procure copies OF II at any news
stand CT railroad station OF on railroad trains,
will confer a favor upon the management by send
ing 70 this Office information OF the fact
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Communications intended for publication in
The Times should be trrsely and pa My written,
and must in all cases be accompanied by the
name and address Of the writer. Rejected COM
munications viii not be preserved. and only
uscTipts Of obvious importance viii be returned
10 their authors.
The evening times., 1898-09-02
The Navy Flags.

Does the Car propose to enforce uni
yersal peace by rapid-fire guns?
The evening times., 1898-09-02
X&AAza
A Loss That's a Gain!

Every day that the sale of the Smith stock day
the opening of the perfected store No loss dear
price to pay for the time Consider you will under
extavagnt edcionsand appreciate and profit by them
the greatest degree.
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o,cxiraiiy. Crcedal variations DO not u
teffcre with united defense Of the ssop s,,n
~ psrity. Of society, nor with the sup
rression AZ gambling and political corrup-
lion. nor with the substitution OF ccnclIia :
lion and arbitration for all the favageries
Of war-industriai or international.
MIR. r. h. Hcwes. an expert staustic'an'
BY means OF outline maps, shows that the
decade OF 1ss5-ls9f greatly surpassed IT'S
predecessor not only in the absolute
amount OF money given. but else as COM
pared with the increase both OF properly
and OF population. From this ana otnsr
Indications tho prophecy is logical that inc
church will grow more quickly ana WIN
vastly more beneficent power IN the NJ
ture. Under it's teaching and energy me
morals OF public men, the morals oil me
public. the morals OF the Sums tno nioi" !.
Of manual labor. OF business and OF me
professions, have improved in proportion
10 the increased per cent--of longevity
a tie better educated classes.
Richard Hheatley.
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] MoNsToN, rRIpAy, rED. 4. Isos.
TEN PAGES TODAY"
NO NEED or A noNus.

T
y There has recently occurred an illustra-
son of progress In this country that Inc
dvance ngents OF prosperity are not dwell
l1g upon Mt length In the way OF COM
lent, because 1t calls attention to the wan'
III merit In their demand for a protective
s1stem. Tho incident referred TO was the
fsile by Pittsburg firm Of a number OF
4ailway locomotives TO Russia.
The striking feature about this sale wat
40 fact that II was constImmated IN the
nee OF active competition. from German
.ad British manufacturers.
Il The Russian government wanted several
shgines Of d peculiar Kind. especially fit
"a to take steep grades and sharp curves
s,hn German ambassador at Sc, Petersburg
TREMENDOUSLY sought for the awarding Of
mo contract to German firms. The Ger
nan builders felt that they had both com
3herclal and political advantages On ;pclr
ilde against the British, the only compeu-
hrs they seemed to fear or anticipate.
their surprise can be imagined. therefore.
Then American manufacturers not only
Hut in bids and models, but carried OIL the
snntract ii was seen at once by the Rus
isans that both our prices and our ma
thines were the more desirable.
4; This is but continuation, however. of
TAR victories abroad over all competitors In
I he manufacturing field. In iapsn we
Have uudersold England IN cotton goods
Ind mlehinery; and we have latterly been
,fnding American cutlery to English mar
iiets in competition with old Englisa man
.sfactorics. American shoes have become
Lgneiicam wares OF all Kinds are found on
me continent OF Europe successfully con-
citing In price and quality with the home
lade goods.
& III is this now patent fact that has caused
,rount Goluchowsky and others in Europe
10 suggest an European combine against
merica In n commercial way.
II What right. under such circumstances.
i as the American manufacturer to demand
q high tariff at home TO protect him against
Foreign competition? is 1t Just that he
I hould be permitted TO charge his home
customer a higher price than he asks from
The European customer? Does not The
protective policy become less dcfenslblc
'3nd only the more odious under the light
K such facts as have Just been rce,untedY
n II Is almost too plain for argmHnt that.
Under q more liberal trade and tariff pol
sjsy by the United States. American manu-
saeturers would soon and easily outsel all
theirs In the markets OF the world II we
yere broader and less selfish we should
ecome richer and more prosperous us q
'ssation.
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81 having 66audafy crssembIin& bazs-
saw~ ana presenting obstAelcs here ana
there 10 contemplated improvements.
similar action with reference 20 the on
largcmcnt 81 Houston ought 10 have been
taken by the last Texas legislature, and
doubtless would have been had our repre-
sentatIves not avoided the responsibility
We must come to It, however, i we desire
10 Increase our prestige. our s'uieins
among Texas cities and our resources for
promoting ttc public health, comfort and
progress. Movements OF the Kind are every
where en- foot throughout the country end
Houston must join the procession or suf-
fer greatly by comparison. 10 accomplish
such an enlargement here would be worthy
systematic crusade for year by the
business agencies and organizations Of
every kind In this city.
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POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE.

Ambassador Draper has entirely refur-
nished the piombino palace. in Rome,
which Mr.. Macveagh occupied as ambas-
sador to Italy. and Is said to have speat
sioo 900 on The araperics alone
Herr Krupp of Essen has given lenos
marks to the Berlin Geographical society
TOR o gold medal 10 be awarded yearly for
geographleal discovery, 1t will be called
the Nachtigal medal after Ksapp's friend.
Gustav Nschllgal, he African explorer
kepre sentative Dingsey u rot M orato,
Ills voice IL too rasal to be pleasant and
'eo weak 10 be heard, This is true even
Mheh ne speaks with extemporan GUS free
dom. but when he reads speech Tho tnem-
bsrs have TO gather close around him 10
feor his words,
The King OF Sweden has bestowed ON th-
scandinavian authoress, Clara TscArdi. iii,
medal for art and science II berg tbs
nrst time that Scandinavian althoeegs
has received this honor Clara Tschudi',
wrkA lave already been trans lated into
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s0ME rosrscRIprs.

The tantawa. nine-ineh long lizard OF
New Zealand, is said to be the most slug
gIsh animal in the world.
Lucy shepard, Tacoma negro woman,
has been sent to u unatic asylum because
sh0 persists in eating soap.
\ Now York man has started out 10 ride
his bicycle a hundred miles every day. rain
or shine, during 1895, merely to make n
record.
1t is a curious fact that the rifles with
which the Indian border tribes carry on
their periodical wars against the British
are manufactured in England.
A newly discovered Spanish stone has
proved so well adapted TO photographic
work that large company has been
formed. which threatens To overthrow the
Hawaiian monopoly in photographic stones.
The use OF a roller In road making was
hrst suggested by Cessart In 1856. aud first
adopted by Polnceau and Morandiere in
1880, The first steam roller was constructed
by the French engineer Ballaison.
The average consumption OF coal by a
hrst-class ocean steamer, fitted with COM
pound engines. Is about forty tons "A day
-Four times that much was consumed before
the compound engine was introduced
Scot liz the equivalent of the Anglo Saxo,
word 'sceat," meaning taxation: therefore
"scoi-free" originally meant free from
The payment Of taxes. and now 1t has be-
come general expression for freedom
from anything,
The "ilmakiur." a Finnish stone. which
becomes almost white before the approach
OF fine weather. aud darkens when storms
are at hand. is used by the natives as n
barometer In which they reposc the highest
confidence,
A pension has been granted 10 Turkish
soldier known 10 his comrades as Kicussc
Ahmet tbeardless Ahmet). who, after three
years service IN the army. fell III. ana
coming under medical treatment was dis-
covered to be woman
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German, and are mostly on hIstorIcaI sup-
jccts.
After his retirement from the operate
stage Signor Nicolini invariably dressed IN
fancy costume when his wife was enter
tanning company at Craig-y-nos, ana many
amusing stories are told of mistakes mace
by the dva's guests IN taking her husDhnu
thus gaudily attired, for one OF the many
iivericd footmen OF the castle.
ON the very day on which Sir Miilais
fatal illness compelled him to cease WORK
forever he wns about to begin large pic
ture entitled "The Last Trek" The PIC
lure represents a white hunter at last fall.
ing victim 10 the poisonous climate oil
tho African spring. He is seen dying IN a
lonely "Thirstiand." tended 10 the last
nv his faithful Zuius.
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Amusing Typographical Errors.

hr' Daniel of the Texas Medical Journal.
referring to recent editorial in The States
man on typographical errors. gives an
amusing experience In that line, He says
he wrote. is there no balm in Gilead. ("
md i appeared. rs there no balm In
Goiiad evidently case of topography
mixed NO with Typography. But the next
one Is rich He says. wrote "Dr. Jno.
Bailyhache act "a wears. born July %. 1922
and died" Imagine his disgust when ii
appeared in the Journal. "Dr. Be!lyache
ate q years OF corn July 90 1922 and
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Advice to Farmers.
Greenyille Banner.

The planting season will sooa be here.
Let every farmer see to 1t now and make
preparation for diversity OF crops. we
must raise more OF what we consume
Fiva-ceni cotton Will moi pay for what
we eat and wear. We must raise less cot :
ton and more OF everything else When
We quit raising SO much cotton our chill
drsn WIZ have more time to attend scht OIL.
and the whole people will be more bannv
and contented
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senator MilI.. Aa.a.aAsSs'

tunnels County Ledger. "
ye editor is indebted 70 Senator
= package OF garden seed. The 9
placed us under lasting oblirassas
Charley Culberson wants anxte.
county he had better be sendips W.
nice along. a
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Good noaa. WIN pay.

There is all over the country a deep
and growing interest in good roads. Pea
pie are learning that It pays TO have GOOD
roads. and that any other kind are very.
very expensive Every State In the Union
Is awakening to this fact. aud while Texas
Is not slow In realizing existing conditions
yet we IRE somewhat slow In our efforts
at improving country roads. No invest
ments will nav the farmer and country nj
large he,ter than good roads
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from farm work, morning and evening. but
the residents on the farm can enjoy At a
triiiing cost the advantages Of city life
amusemcnts. schools. shopping opporfun-
tiles and Sightseeing.
There Is practical good sense in this sus-
gcs,ion, and the general usc OF the trolley
system OF transportation between the vari-
GUS towns Of county and over the lead
ing country roads. may be the means OF
keeping the agricultural population OF the
United States from becoming depleted ana
Of preventing great combines from monop-
oiizIng the industry of the farm as they
are now controlling the factory labor and
production,
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Texas Fnruner..

uur farmers are the mos, untiring. en-
srest'e' haFdsworkipg, hopeful. undIsmayed
class q PEOPLE ia all its land. They ngssr
despair or give up the shin. Cod ~ !.
feha Tfey are now quietly ana svss
,ematically engaged in clearing IN th,ir
farms NAins their fences ana slowIn.
Ihsir Lands for another crop. iust al e
hotr.rs had happened. and they are ills,
ii ,saa right fGo thou. my sou. ana d, do
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Willie the theft OF the Dc LONE letter was
not a defensiblc manner OF getting at that
gcriicman's opinion OF MIR. Mckinley the
fact remains that the diplomats honest ana
private estimate Of our chief magistrate Is
largely In accord with tho convictions OF thou
snrds Of good American citizens. But that s
a family affar and Mr.. DC LONE should not
haze nut mat least on paper.
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Natural Hi.torx

The chicken hasn't got no song
I. Like birds that carol sweet
he doesn't frow no sweetness roun'
But saves it fob de rinat.
-Washingfon Evening Star.
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Little 4-year old Freddie. while out
walking with his nurse happened 10 pass
n blacksmith shop. lust as the smith was
shooting u horse. On reaching home he
astonished his mother bv saying. on.
mamma. i found the place where they make
horses; | saw man nailin' on. the feet
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I | / / /.
finllay Company.

Z s fc !. v;c.. es::'SssI'
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GLOW are you getting along at school
Johnnie?" asked n father of his j-year.od
hopeful. Guess teachers going to pro-
mote me-" replied Johnnie. What makes
you think so?'' asked the nroud father
BECAUSE answered the precorious youth
"she said today that II I kept on ia soon
be In tho criminal class"
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n e4!x sosT / T'' Y: s' z 3. c sCsT'
lisWggkLv POST. Il cs's. or wssh.
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Nellie. aged 5. was visiting IN the coun-
try. and. seeing potato bug for .he first
time, she asked Mamma, does f'ies play
lawn tennis?" mo. dear" replied man
ma, why do you ask ~ Because" an
swered the little lady. Il Just saw one with
a blazer on"
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private ostimatc Of our chief magistrate Is
largely In accord with tho convictions OF thou
sards Of good American citizens. But that s
a family affair and Mr.. DC LONE should not
have put mat least on paper.
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Minjrter Uupuy dc LONE Will now divide
| tho honors with weyicr as spanish hero.
III. excuse ia urged for young Mr.. Letters
action In driving his fellow countryincn 10
| cat brown bread that such bread is more
heoithful anyway, than white broad Pos
| sbiy so. And wc might 40 further and say
! that VIC now have reached that point where
anything is supposed by some people to be
| good enough for tho victims of monopoly ana
| greed
AND II may also be said that the Hon
| George Clark thinks that the democrat'c
grercs arc sour, anyway!
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Tho authorities Of this city should not walt
| this year until the last hour OF our days OF
grace to begin cleaning Houston. Sanitary
EFFORTS ought to begin In the early spring. not
later than April, and be thorough. Last years
warning is sufficient.
Tie Hon. George Clark talks about the
democratic party very much In tue strain Oh
n man whose Invitation 10 the ball had mis-
carried and who lis not In society, anyway
This is not bad for the Boston Herald. II
remarks: I'VE move to amend Senator Jr-
wI.s suggestion on the subject of conipul-
sorry voting by providing that nominating con-
yentiona be compelled always to nominate
,In b,, ot iDap q
to tie woods. "
The battlcship Tcxas will come back TO
Galveston. II is hoped that she can find deep
enough water this time TO anchor within
reach of the city.
A Nebraska congressman has introduced ten
sbills in congress providing for ten public
buildings IN his district. There's q man who
believes as frmly as the late +. T. Barnnm
that the public delight in being humbugged-
especially the public In congressional dis
trict.
Few events recently have ELECTED 30 mucn
pleasant commentator from the press as Mr..
James j. Corbetts announcement that he had
retired from the ring. There's progress in all
things.
TaIrer and the republican legislature In
Illinois have constructed a SPLENDID platform
TO- the democracy Of that state II Illinois
does not go democratic at the next election It
vii! be more than an Ephralm joined to his
idols--it will literally be the Sucker State"
Tho unusual respect and honors paid to tho
roiaains of the late Chief OF Police Arnold OF
Dallas are another demonstration of the fact
Inn, ali IA 10 IA,
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Little bessie was so accustomed TO seeing
the baby crawl around the room that she
thought 1t was his natural mode Of tray
cling. One day when he succeeded in
standing up with the aid of char she
was much astonished. and. running to her
mother. exclaimed: ''Oh. mamma come
quick! Raby is standing IN ON his hind
legs"
Willie. 5-year-od younster was In
the habit of complaining of his dinner, and
ono day his father said: willie. YOU
should not find fault with what is set before
YOU. When | was your age was thankful
TO get enough dry bread to eat Willie
finished his dinner In silence. but. as he
climbed down from mis- chair he said
Papa, ant you awful Glad you come to
poard with u.s."