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The times., 1898-11-27

A young Toronto artist, Mr.. Frederic s.
Challoner. has just returned from a six
months trip in Palestine, where he went
TO make sketches and get material for
pictures. He tells a story of an unhappy
experience which a New York photogra-
pher, named Underwood. had at Cana
of Galilee. He had been taking photo
graphs of the country of the Gadarenes,
and had fifteen dozen plates packed on
mule back. The mule came TO stream
and rolled over in It to get rid of the
flies. When the photographer found what
had happened IL Is to be feared that his
language was more Biblical than proper.
The times., 1898-11-27

1.-THE Story of Marco Polo" has recent
ly been republished with illustrations. by
John Murray. An extract from the writ
ings of this first of explorers indicates
that he chanced upon some shreds of alb
stracts:
Now I, Marco Polo. had a Turkish acaulin-
tance OF the name OF Zurficar, and he very
clever fellow. And this Turk related how he had
lived three years in that region on behalf OF the
Great Khan, in order 10 procure sal5manders for
him He said that the way they go; them was
by digging in that mountain till they found
certain vein The substance OF this vein then
taken and crushed and when so treated it divides.
as Ii were into fbres Of wool, which they set
forth 10 dry. These spun and made
into napkins. When first made, these napkins
were not very white but by putting them into
the fire. for awhile they came out as white a.
snow And | may add that they have at
Rome napkin OF this stuff which the Grand
Khan sent TO the Pope.
The times., 1898-11-27

Where is the Twelfth New York Volunteer
Regiment now? r.
The Twelfth New York is at Huntsville.
Ala. 1t may move at any time so to
reach a soldier. address your letter To
the man, with his company letter. and
send it to the War Department, Wash
ington.
The times., 1898-11-27

The London Academy quotes two pas
saGes from an official catalogue which
are good examples Of unconscious hum r.
one is: Lead, copper-metallurgy Kind
ly light. (Newman) Poisoning" TIE
other: Rope, Manila-Rope tarred, Rope
wire. The Grandissimes Cable)
The times., 1898-11-27

Where Ghosts Walk. The Haunts of
Familiar Characters in History and Lit
erature.' is new book by Marion Har-
land. 1t describes the Old Cheshire Tav-
ern where Goldsmith, johnson, Tenny-
son, Charles II, David Garrick. Leech.
Hood. Dickens, Thackeray and a host OF
other immortals sojourned during their
earthly pilgrimage. Among other places
pictured are Carlyles house and garden,
the Church of San Martino, in which
Dante was married. the cell of Savonaro-
la at San Marco. and Byron's house in
Ravenna.
The times., 1898-11-27

ands? RFADrR
English. There are about 800 persons
on the Islands. al the most. Most OF
these are English and Scotch, with few
Argentines.
The times., 1898-11-27
perhaps, imagined), from some sudden
incident of travel..' He adds;

bCAhdpS, AiudSlUeNpy sOmt SuuoCh
incident of travel..' He adds:
But docs not this very rapidity of passage
make the singular poetry, the unequaled charm
of these women known Just enough for one to
be sorry for their sadness, to be glad At their
happiness, and not enough TO suffer from having
seen them disappear foreverf
Perhaps the one which will most strong
ly interest the American public is Two
Married Couples" for the reason that the
scene Is laid in America. Two of the four
people portrayed In this sketch belong to
the nouveaux riches of New York. They
are n millionaire, uneducated, weary OF
life and in bad health. and his wife, who
has read everything. understands every
thing. knows all there Is to KNOWN
short, is Il true Parisian," as NJ. Bourget
Is assured by friend. On acquaintance.
however. he likes the barbarian hus-
band the better. The other two charac-
ters in the story are "A mountebank and
his wife. an elocutionist The idea of the
author seems to be to present a gently
satirical view of the American social the
ory which makes the wife the queen OF
the household. Through the whole story,
nevertheless, runs the unwritten sen'i-
ment: II, as Frenchman do not under
stand why these things should be-" and
from the gingerly way in which he han
dies the things ii is evident that he does
Washington: Ballantyne's. sl25)
''Tekla,' by Robert Barr, author of
''rhe Mutable Many is one Of the re-
cent historical novels. neither better nor
worse than dozen others. The scene is
laid in Treves and Cologne. and the time
is the Middle Ages. The intrigues, wars,
upheavals and adventures of young cav
alier living under the feudal system fur
nish the plot of the book. and it is well
worked out. tNew York: Frederick a.
Stokes Company.
Dorothy Deane.' by Ellen Olney Kirk
Is child's story, and quite evidently
hack-work. though there is enough hui
man nature in it to make 1t enjoyable to
children. The character whom they Will
like best is brilliant bewitchlng. mag
netic maiden named Marcia. tBoston:
Houghton. Mifiin & Co. Washington:
Brentano'S)
The times., 1898-11-27

Joel Chandler Harris enthusiastically
describes in the Atlanta Constitution a
new book OF plantation pictures. entitled
Shadows on the Wall" 1t has some
what odd history. Some Northern visit
ors to Atlanta discovered two ladies liv-
ing alone, one of whom occupied much OF
her time in drawing and painting pic
lures of the old-time plantation negro.
Some of her drawings were secured ta-
ken to Boston and reproduced in this
book. They are said to be equal. II not
superior. to Kembles work In the same
line.
The times., 1898-11-27

Please give the average price 0: cotton irom
Isi5 10 date! ID. b. b.
We have not the records for any year
further back than 1si9. The Uni-ed States
Bureau of Statistics publishes the prizes
for middling cotton for the years from
1919 10 1891. The highest price during
those years was in 1864. when cotton
reached 1913 cents; the lowest was in
1891. 69i cents. The average price was
1851 cents. This high average was cue,
OF course. to the high prices during tie
war.
The times., 1898-11-27

BY whom was the United State, ship View or
leans builtg G. G.
The New Orleans was built by W. c.
Armstrong. Mitchell & Co. Newcastls-
on-the-Tyne, England. She vas purchas-
ed from the government OF Brazil March
l6- 1898. While in the Brazilian navy
this vessel was known as the Amazonas
The times., 1898-11-27

What is the supposed wealth of Mrs E.,tv
Green? . How many children has sheg
a. VI. Z.
About s900O0.OO0. . Two: a son. who
lives in Texas. and Il daughter. who lives
with her mother
The times., 1898-11-27

Lippincott announces that 1893 viii be
woman's year in fiction. Several
novels have been secured by that maEa-
zine from women known and unknown to
the public. Another feature of The COM
ing year will be n story OF the Middle
West, entitled "Rosalynde's Lovers" by
Maurice Thompson; Short stories will be
contributed by Dora Read Goodale Jo-
seph A Altscheler, VIII y. Harden and
others.
The times., 1898-11-27

Is 1t fact or fiction that one OF the Popes is
sued bull against comet! Which Popet In
what yearI d. L. u
The appearance of Hailey's comet in
l456. Just as the Turks had become mas
ters of Constantinopie. and threatened
to advance into Europe. was regarded
by Christendom with superstitious
dread, and to the Ave Maria was added:
Lord, save us from the devil. the Turk.
and the comet"-Chambers' Eneyclope-
dia.
Calixtus III was Pope at the time nij5-
1859, but we find no reference to his bull
concerning the comet in Bowers HIS
tory of the Popes." But Bower says in
conclusions: This Pope has only left some
letters and bulls to be met with in Lob
be's Councils and Cherubini's Bullari-
nm ~
The times., 1898-11-27

Is the report that tire Empress OF China has
married again true! :. W B.
Probably not. though as no one outside
of the Palace can say with certainty
what goes on within its walls, it is m
possible to answer definitely. Widows in
China do not remarry. and fl Is hardy
possible that the very shrewd woman
VINO practically rules China would offend
against the custom Of her country in a
little thing ike remarrying. when she
may have to break the laws in important
matters. The Emperor. remember. my
be dead without anybody outside OF the
Palace ring being the wiser.
The times., 1898-11-27

How are copyrights obtained, and At what cost
c.
The methods OF obtaining copyrights
are not involved. but description of them
calls for more space than We care 10 give
here. The Librarian OF Congress furnish
= ;ree to applicants pamphlet embOdy-
ing the entire method OF procedure. The
cost of obtaining a copyright on a work
oi an American author or artist is 81
cents, on a work Of a foreign author or
artist 81. For certificate OF copyright. the
charge in each case is 50 cents additional
The times., 1898-11-27

Al what time were elrriages first used in New
England! VI o.
We do not know. There were few ear
riages in this country until after the Rev
olution. Hawthorne. in his Scarlet Let
ter" which is laid in 16'o speaks of wheel
tracks before the pillory on VIII cl Hester
Prynne stood. But not for years after
ward were wheeled vehicles at all COM
mon Franklin, when Postmaster Gen
eral of the Colonies used 4 chaise in his
travels on official business. but his
daughter rode a horse. because it was
easier There could not have been many
carriages in those days. in the early sev-
enties OF the eighteenth century.
The times., 1898-11-27

What is the American Geographical SocieIyf
. What is the pronunciation OF Alcer and Asui-
raldog 3 What is the tfihai marriage law Of
the Indian Territory. W w
4 society in New York composed of men
interested in geographical research 1t is
not an official body. but practically every
man of geological prominence. like Peary,
Henry NJ. Stanley and others. belongs to H.
and explorers and discUverers who come
to this country lecture before it, and in
some instances it has subscribed money TO
help on explorations. ?. Aw,-ger and Ag-
win-ahl-do. 8. You must specify the tribe;
there are five great tribes in the terri
tory.
The times., 1898-11-27

what country has the larger average sized men,
Great Britain or the United States1
No NAME.
During the civil war the provost mar
shal generals office examined 50l.0V0 men.
and kept their records carefully. OF these
the American Indians who volunteered
were found TO be the tallest 6T.93 inches in
height on the average. The white Ameri-
cans came next. averaging 6I69 inches
tall The Scots came in the fourth place.
with an average height of 6s.O5 inches.
The Irish were seventh In the list, with
an average of 66.7i inches: the English
eleventh. with 66.51 inches. and the Welsh
last of the British. with an average OF
6.4I inches. So it may be said that Amer
leans average taller than Englishmen.
The times., 1898-11-27

Was Gen. Breekinridge Wee President Of the
United States at any timeg , Is Gen Bate a
Senator from Tennessee. aud va. be a Conied-
crate gencril? C.. W.B.
Gen. John c. Breci.inridse was Vice
President from 1857 to 1861 He was a
cousin OF Gen. Joseph - Breckenridge.
now inspector general. =. Yes.
The times., 1898-11-27
.The story of the Railroad

The fourth volume of the Story OF
the West series is by Cy Warman, and
is entitled THE Story of the Railroad" :"
1t chronicles the history of several roads,
all, with one exception, Western roads.
belonging to the regions on the sunset
side of the Missouri River. The excep-
ton is the Canadian Pacific, last and
longest of the through lines across the
continent. The book is illustrated by B.
West Clinedinst, who has drawn as a
frontispiece the figure of a civil engin-
eer The engineer, as the hero of the
story. is commemorated in Mr.. Warman's 5
dedication.
The times., 1898-11-27

Please explain why it is considered impolite
TO eat with knifey In many cases a knife IS
more convenient than a fork. T. ". G.
We first ate with our claws, then with
our fingers. then with knives. then with
forks. II is simple case Of evolution
which convenience encouraged and de-
cency approves. The Chinese still use
chOp-sticks and Henry Ward Beecher
died devotee to the knife, but it is prob
able that a majority Of educated people.
prefer the fork.
The evening times., 1898-12-15
Southern Ry.

schedule in effect December 1, 1881
All Irains arrive and leave PennSy-vaHII PaS-
sess ss'5 M-DalIy, local for DanviIlc. Char
- md way stations connects at Manassas daily
s STrasbur:; and H2rriScnburS. ard al Lynch
burg with the Ncrtolk and mgsTe'n n G3y irE
,,,u pullman S.eepers. New ICrk and
Wilmington to jacksonville, uniting at Sails
hurry With Pullman Sleeper for Asheylie and Hot
l'i'?,,r. \ { mo .vIite. hatt~E os@ aud N m
sP.iHsTI, and at Cha lotte with Pullman
sInersr for Augusta Pullman Sleeper New
Vort to New Orleans. uniting at Charlotte
ioLA pUII,1an Sleeper for Birmingham Con-
Wiz Jvuchlsir. with Chesapeake and Ohio
p,iIZxay for Lexington daily except Su2e@F, AMI
Ht-'rIi bridge, daily; Solid train, Washington
~ NeTy Orleans without change DINING car SeTF-
70 sunset personally conducted tourist eScur-
: lIe- eieeper on this train every WedaeS-
5ar siUH' and Saturday San Francisco without
change M.-Loeal fo= Front Royal. s;Fasbu-s
II IIarrisonaurg, daily. except Sunday.
a-I Isl P. M-Daily, local for Charloitesyi.ls
80 p M-Daily, WASHINGTON AND
erli'g!1Ttti,yFSTFRN. ig1t, yESTIBULED LIMITED. COM
oeod Of pullman Festihuied Sleepers, Dining
Pc .,d D5y Coaches, Pullman S!eepeFs. We"
10,A .9i ~ ~ C,battanooga; New York and Tampa.
E,,tta We Columbia Savannah ard JacksorvIe.
x- work To Memphis. via Birmingham, New
York and Washington to ANs,s'S; Nv ~'5n G.,.. con
~ Atlanta and Montgomery. NeStIbuied Day
c~scb Washington te Atlanta Southern Railway
( Gar Greensboro 10 Sioiit-th-ett
TJa .sNCy York ard Florida Limited VIII be
! rc-,Iu.ed January l6 le99, - o,,,o.
TI sIxS ON W ASHiNGTON AND OHIO d.
vISToN leave Washington 9:0I \. NJ. daily and
| s.I5 ~ daily except Sunday and G:25 7. NJ
S.,r5,ay only, for Round rIll; 4:32 P. ". daily ex
eept 5rpl Sunday for Lecs0arg, and c:25 p NJ taily
/ tor Herpdon Returning. arrive at Washington
sc s5e daily and $40 p NJ Sundays Only,
and 2:i5 P NJ. daily except Sunday rom Rolzd
| Hill and 7:06 A. NJ daily except Sunday. ton
| Herndon. and s:S4 A. N. daily except SuHd4y
| from LeestuTg.
| inrton. 6:i2 A. ~, 2:2O p. NJ. and 9:05 7. NJ;
| ~ IL anburg II daily. except sunday. and
eos P. NJ daily, and $50 A. u. daily hem
! Tickets sleeping car reservations and other IN
formation furnished and baggage called for anil
| checked from hotels and residences by Unioa
| Transfer Company. on orders left at Ticket Ott-
! oes IO5 Fifteenth s.. NV, 5I1 PennsylvaniI Ave-
! nue aw and at Pennsylvania Passenger Station
Telephone call lin for Pennsyivania Railroad
4 Cab Service.
| General Manager.
/ J. NJ CULP, Traffic Manager.
/ ". A. TURK, General Passenger Agent.
L s. brown. Gen. Agt.. Pass. Dept.
The evening times., 1898-12-15
AUCTION SALES.
c. G. SLOAN & CO. Auetionecrs.


TRUSTEES SALE or VALUABLE UNIN-
PROVED REAL ESTATE FRONTING ON
BENNING ROAD.
BY virtue OF certain deed of trust to me,
duly recorded in Liber No. 2,2S2, folio 263, et
seq of the lard records Of the District of Co
lumbia, the undersigned trustee will SELL at pub
lie auction in front of the premises, on TUES
DAY, THE GOTH DAY OF DECEMBER A. d.
1895, AT 1 O'CLOCK p. NJ, the following-de
scribed land and premises, situate in the county
of Washington, in the District OF Columbia, and
designated az and being all that parcel OF land
embraced within a continuation Of lines of Forty
third Street east extended by full width thereof
beginning at northwest corner of farm known as
Villa May, being on south side of Benning Road; !;
thence by full width of Forty third Street east
due south to south line OF said farm.
Terms of Sale: 0ne-tbird cash and the bal
ance in two equal installments. payable in one
and two years, with interest at six (6) per
centum per annun, for which notes of purchaser
to be given, secured by deed OF trust upon the
property sold, all cash. at purchasers option
A deposit OF 800 may be required of the pGr-
chaser at The time OF sale. All conveyancing, re-
cording stamps, and notarial fees at the cost of
the purchaser. Terms of sale to be complied
with within ten days from day of sale, other
wise the trustee the tight to resell the
property at the risk and cost of the defaulting
purchasr.
MARY Z. CURTIS. Trustee.
de1i-Gt-sxSu Bsnning Road, d. C.
The evening times., 1898-12-15
BY DUNCANsoN BROS, Aucticneers.
TRUSTEES SALE OF TWO HANDSOME BUFF
BRICK DWELLINGS, SITUATED ON 22D
STREET BETWEEN FLORIDA AVENUE
Ann n STREET NORTHWEST

TRUSTEES SALE OF TWO HANDSOME BUFF
BRICK DWELLINGS, SITUATED on 22D
STREET, BETWEEN FLORIDA AVENUE
AND @ STREET NORTHWEST.
By virtue of two certain deeds OF trust, dated
February II. 1S9S, ard recorded among the land
records of the District Of Columbia in Hber
23l6 folio 100 ct seq, and 10 ct seq. respec-
in front of the premises, on THURSDAY, the
18TH DAY OF DECEMBER, A. D., 1898, COM
mencing at 8 O'Clock p. m, the following describ-
ed property, situate in the county OF Washing
ton District of Columbia, to wit: All those
certain pieces or parcels OF land and premises
known and distinguished and being lots num-
bcred twenty-nine (29) and thirty-one l3D of
James II. Merriwether's subdivision of part of
block numbered three 81, in ''Kalorama
Heights together with the improvements there
on; subject, however, TO a deed of trust of seven
thousand (S7 000) dollars each on the above NAM
ed lots, with interest thereon, payable semi
annually at the rate of per cent per annuln
until paid.
Terms Of sale: The above mentioned incun.-
brance on each lot to be assumed with interest
from February IA, 1893. One-half of the balance
of the purchase money to be paid in cash, and
the remainGNt in two equal installmehtS, payable
respectively in and two years, secured by
deed of trust upon the property sold, with in
terest thereon at the rate OF per cent per an
mum until paid; all cash, at the option OF
the purchaser. A deposit of 500 will be re-
quired on each lot at time of sale. Sale to be
closed in 10 days, otherwise the property will
be resold at the risk and cost OF the defaulting
purchaser, after five days advertisement in some
newspaper published in Washington, d. c..
! purchaser.
BRAINARD II. WARNER,
CLARENCE b. RHEEM,
de3.5.n0 II. 49, 15-em Trustees.
The evening times., 1898-12-15
RE-ENFoRCEMENTS FOR
ADMIRAL DEWEY
Orders Issued for the Sailing OF the
Auxiliary Cruiser Yosemite
for Manila


Orders for the addition of another YES
sci to Admiral Dewey's naval fo;ce were
issued by the Navy Department ye ter
day. The ship selected for serV ce In the
Philippines is the auxiliary cruiser Nose-
mite. which. IN the war with Spain, "
service of the south coast of Cuba She
was r,.anned by Michigan naval mi tia
men. The Yosemite is at the Leagre isl
and navy yard preraring to so 10 Nor
folk. where she viii be fitted for he long
voyage. Directions - take her cut OF re-
rye were sent to League Island Tue
day. She viii proceed to Mani q b, wa
Of the Suez Canal. The decision to at
tach the Yosemite to Daw5y's fl ct 8
due nartiy to the desire to strength II
the force Undcr his command and ar iy
to the necessity Of send nS enlisted men
TO take the places of = -3rge nUTaDer OF
sailors Oh Deweys sips whoSc te m =
enlistment have expired. The 70 emi e
will carry between 40 and so enl-s c /
men IN addition ,a her crew, and tie; e,
with 800 row on their way to Manila o.
The Buffalo. will be sufficient To fl. in
complete omp.emenJs and permit d s
charged men 10 return to the UHlt d
States.
Il was at first intended to serd the
provision ship Supply 20 Man l. IN
men ard stores ID TIE nprortG II OF
adding a fairly good fighting ship to
DeEcy = force al .Es S---e time caused
the substitution OK The Yossm te { m
rnander George Z. Ide viii have charge
OF the Yosemite.
The auxiliary cruiser Badger was today
ordered to proceed from League Is and
TO Mare Island. Cal. she Wi. III Z k
the Straits of Mag Han route. h Bad
ger viii 90 TO Norfolk for ov5rhauling
before starting on her lcEg voy Sc Sc
viii be used as 4 station ship on tie Pa
ciic staiion by making trips b 1--WE n
Mare Island ard Honolulu as a dlspa ch,
transport and supply vessel
The evening times., 1898-12-15
Baltimore g. Ohio
Schedule in effect Nov. 20. 1898.


Schedule in effect Nov 60 1893
Leave Washington from station corner Of New
jersey avenue and G ST
For Chicago and Northwest, Vestibuled Limit.
ed trains. Hos, 11:25 a m. sos p. m
For Cincinnati, St. Louis, and indianapolis, Ex-
press, Il:25 q. m. Yestibuled Limited. $40 p.
m. express, i2;0j night
For Pittsburg AID Cleveland, express daily.
II :0J a IL. and $40 p m (Pi-tSburg only.
For Columbus. Toledo. and Detroit. ls:o5
For Winchester ard way stations. 900 a. m,
-3:4G and $50 2. a.
For New orleans. Memphis. Birmingham.
Chattanooga, knoxville, B.isSol, and Roanoke,
I0:i5 p. n. daily; sleeping cars through
For Luray, %:4o p n daily
For BaItimore, week days. SEQ $50, x7:oj,
x7 10, xT:s0, xs:o0, $50, x9:S0. x10:C0 q n.
xI2:G5 m, 1s:15. xli5. xSC0. xS:30. S:35, xt:S0,
TBS x5.O5 x5:l0. 1850. x6:2O. $50, xS;0J. $50,
xiO:G0. Il Is. MI 50 p m, and x2:00 night sun
days, 90, VI 10, N':o0. $50, Xy+oJ a m
x5:IG, 6:SC. xs:Oo. xlO:oo. II 10, x11:5o P n,
Fer Annapolis. 7.1O and $50 a n, I2;15 ard
For Frederick. week days, 9:e0 and :2j A. m.
l.SJ, $50 P. m Sun1-ys. 800 a. n. lis P.
For Hagerztowr, -1I:o5 A. N. an. $50 p N.
For Boyd and Fay points. week days 900 4.
IT., $50, $50. 1:05 P m Sundays, 9:O0
For Gaithersbu-g and way points, week days.
go a. m 1850, SIS, 4:3s, 5:S5. T:05. Hes
p. m Sundays. 900 a. m, Ills. 40. 1:o5.
For Washington Junction and way points.
900 A. m. 4.Sn. $50 p. n. week days. 500 a.
For Upper MarIbcro. $50 a. m, $50. ard
1886 p n
Royal Blue Line for New YOrI. md
Philadelphia
All trains illuminated with Pintsch light
For Philadelphia, New York. Boston, and the
Fast, week DAYS .:05, 500. 1000 4. IT,. 12:05,
liz n m. (alI Dining Csrs), (3:00 Royal Limi-
fed !" Exclusive Pullman Train Dining Car),
| (5.G5 Dining Carr. SEQ, Goo night. Sleeping
Gar omen al I9:OO o'clock)- Sundays. 7:05, 900
| m. Is:O5 room 0:I5 Dining Car>,%;Oa. t5:05
Dining Carl, SEQ. 200 right, sleeping car open
! 1000 oe!Ock-
! For Atlantic City. 1000 a. m. 12:oJ noon. and
1.I5 y m. week days. I2G5 noon Sund1ys-
/ For Cape Nav. l2:o5 noon
I sExcept Sunday. xExpTess trains.
I R.rr4ra caI!cd for and checked from hotels
! a,5 residences by Un.on Transfer Co. on orders
| iaJ- at ticket Offices. tI0 Pennsylvania Av.Nue
/ ra-;bZyest. New York Avenue and 18th Street.
| and at Depot. ,
/ WM NJ GREENE, D-b-MAhitNr
| Gen Manager Mgr Pass. Traffic
| s p. HEGE,
CrrJ Art Tass. Dept. Washington, D. c.
The evening times., 1898-12-15


TYPEWRITERs for rent, 80. sa5o ana 81 per
month; come 10 and try ona. NEWMAN'S.
Gil 18th It. no5.l LIMO en-