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The times., 1899-07-23
victory for seamstresses.

(From the Philadelphia Ledger.)
At frequent intervals during and since the war
there have been vigorous complaints from the wo-
men who make soldiers uniforms at the Schuy-
kill Arsenal that WORK which should be given
them Is awarded to contractors. Not receiving
the satisfaction they fit was due them a
committee visited the War Department and made
their complaint. They have returned with the
satisfactory assurance that their most important
request has been granted, namely that the seam
stresses are to be given steady employment in
preference to contractors for all work OF the
character performed by them given out at the
arsenal. The decision is right. and the women
to be congratulated the outcome of their
lust complaints
The times., 1899-07-23
And wheeler VIII Be There
fFrom The PhiladeInhia Record

tFTom The PdiIadeIphil RecoFd)
When hostilities shall begin anew in the Philip
pines the cavalry Of the Federal military
service in that quarter viii have been materially
strengthened. In warfare with feet footed eler-
rilla force cavalry must be used if the strength
OF the enemy is to be reduced by harassing at
tacks and frequent captures. Next fall the com
manding genera! will have at his disposal, in
stead OF four troops. at present. no; less than
5000 mounted men, fully equipped for h.ld
service There will be three battllions of regular
cavalry, a rcgimlHt OF mounted infantry. and
new regiment OF volunteer cavalry. after the style
Of the famous Rough Riders. This force alone
should be able to keep the peace on Llz1n Island
against any available number of Filipino foot
soldiers
The times., 1899-07-23
Needed ia Manila.
CFrom the Rrooklyn Fngle. }

IF IVIH tut HTlOhIyI IT FigIt.J
Tie Army is no longer ''iunctionating," as the
French say: it has become a force, and it must
be managed with the decision aud understanding
that would be given 10 our postal service and the
administration of public lands We want a
man in charge who, when a general proves him
self untitled for his task, viii have ihe courage
10 act for the nation. disregard personal service
prejudice, and the appeals Of bureaucrats, and
replace that general with younger and more en-
erGetic one. We want man wir--z-'l.n typhoid
or yellow fever 'Teaks out in camp, viii have
energy enough to move that camp nstanier, in.
stead Of allowing the men TO remain about The
poisoned place month after menth, siekenirg and
dyiHs and pEing np more debts IN, ti;e Pension
Department IN fact, we want s,.s.adern, spe-
ciaiis cdHeaied man, who undsrslsliss the Army
and WHO IS above fuss and feathers and red tape.
The times., 1899-07-23
WA. Horr N.f:h Tcctl,.

tt-um the New York ruu.i
Dr.. T. {. MIpr. denri-t OF 80 Court STREE.
Brooklyn, extracted two tscth from the loyyss
jaw OF a two-months-old baby yesterday sfte--
noon. The baby WIS born with the teeth
Within the last week the teeth cut thc ehild.s
tongue that it could n0t nursc. and a physieiln
advised that the teeth he extracted. The ,hiIds
father and mother called at Dr. Maps office
and ;hs father said;
"Doeter, want Won to extract two teeth Tor
my son.
"Al right" said the dentist; where is hc."
"IIere he Is" said the mother. lifting M IN,
haby.
''wen.'' said Dr. Mapp. ",hat's the youngest
patient ever had
In lew seconds he had extracted the teeth.
S'xch the Fnoi;Nar wrapped or ana carried honr.
The baby is Christopher Quinn, OF 4s4 Bushw.sx
Avenue
The times., 1899-07-23
solutely nothing which ean-be-twisted into
n slander of the dead
Dancing In the strert.

The chief of police of Jersey City has
evolved an idea which, while decidedly
novel, is not at all had He proposes to
allow publice- dances To- be held in the
street His idea is to rope off some of the
less frequented thoroughfares. have them
swept clean, send an extra policeman or
two to keep off the rough element, pro-
vide free music. and let the young people
dance. This idea seems TO be gaining favor
in other cities, and it has some very good
features.
The matter of amusement is one which.
for various reasons, has received too lit
tie attention from Americans. The pioneers
who settled this country paid proper at
tention to amusement; they had their
country dances, corn -huskihgs, and other
neighborhood frolics, until, in some sec
ligion frowned these down, and in others.
the introduction of an alien element in the
population made public merrymakings un-
desirable to the better class. But for the
last twenty-five or thirty years. there has
been too little amusement and too much
restraint in the lives of the great majority
of the people.
Dancing has fallen under particular
condemnation by a certain class OF people,
and there are doubtless some who will re-
gard the plan of this New Jersey official
with horror. But as a matter of fact,
young people will dance. or they will have
some substitute for dancing; and if they
dance in big public hall there are disad-
vantages which there would not be in
dance in the open street This may seem
paradoxical, but it is true. When a dance
is given in hall, there are necessary ex-
penses which must be met, and admission
must. therefore, be charged. Thus the ball
SIS left in the hands of men who pay and the
girls whom they escort: and while most
American men can be trusted to be chival-
rous toward women. there are few against
whom the girl should be protected.
Such an open-air ballroom as that sug-
gested would be filled with young men and
women. and little children, dancing for the
pure joy OF the movement, while from
the doorsteDs and windows about the
roped-of space the fathers and mothers
=
could look on aaa enjoy the fun and listen
10 the music. OF course, the publicity of
the thing may shock some highly-strung
souls, but the girls who will dance thus on
the pavement. under the clear sky. will not
wear the regulation ball costume in most
cases, and it is difficult TO see why 1t is
really any worse to take ones amusement
in this way than in a box at theatre.
Moreover, tenement house girl knows lit
tie of privacy. Her home is crowded; she
knows nothing Of lawns and gardens: her
days are spent in work as a factory girl
or clerk, in the midst of a crowd not al
ways refined in manners. Through all this
jostling and uncomfortable life she often
carries soul as spotless and fair, by some
curious alchemy as that of the girl who
has been shielded from every rough wind
She will dance in the street as innocently
as bird fits in the trees. Why should
she not?
The times., 1899-07-23
Captured From Their Owner.
orron The s. p,nI pisralcbl

(FrOm the St Paul Dispatch.)
There was never any question that the Philip.
pines belonged to Spain, and has ques
toned that spain's transfer OF the islands to
the United States was legal, binding, and com
plete. Therefore, the Philippines belong to us,
and are recognized as ours by every Government
on earth including Spain. Our duty is 50 clear
that a Populist should lie able 10 see it. We
must maintain order and suppress rebellion. That
is what going to do, anu any man or
party that gets in the way Of that programme
will - crushed
The times., 1899-07-23
RECIPROCITY WITH FRANCE.
Narrow Time Lini: for the Arrange
mcnt of y Treaty.

On advices from the French Government,
pend whether the United States and France
will be able TO conclude reciprocity
treaty before the expiration of tie time
limit for the negotiation OF such treaties
fixed by the Dingley bill. The limitation
of authority for the arrangement OF reci-
prccity treaties will expire tomorrow.
President Mckinley on Friday defined to
accede to the request OF France that
twelve of the articles on which the United
States wanted minimum rates of duty
should not be placed in the minimum list.
This practically brought the negotiations
between NJ. Cambon, the French Amhassa-
dor. and Mr.. Kasson, special reciprocity
pleuipotentiary of the United States, TO
standstill, as NJ. Cambon had no authority
TO make the concessions demanded by this
Government He has communicated with
the Paris Foreign Office. and on the an
swer received will depend the conclusion
or failure of the treaty before the time
limit expires. While it is regarded as ex-
ceedingly desirable TO conclude the French
treaty by tomorrow, the Government au-
thorities concerned are satisfied that the
Presidents constitutional right to make
Il eaties with France permit the continu-
ance of the negotiations with France be-
yond that date. There is a disposition.
however, MOTTO take advantage OF this con-
stitutional authority unless assurances are
received from. France that the treaty can
be arranged some time next week. The
view of the legal and diplomatic authorities
Of the Administration is that Congress in
enacting the reciprocity sections of the
Dingley bill intended that its limitation of
time should not be regarded as of as much
Importance as the limitation OF articles on
which reciprocal tariff rates might be
granted to France. 1t is held, therefore.
that if the negotiations are confined to the
articles named in the reciprocity sections
of the act, the President viii not come in
conflict with the provisions of the Dingley
law By continuing the negotiations under
his constitutional prerogative beyond the
time limit set.
The times., 1899-07-23
A sccnnInr,. Question.

(From the JhicasO Timcs-IIcrald)
With Germany dependent upon the United
States for such largs portion Of her food sup
ply, with such a splendid commerce between the
two countries and the continued defeat of the
lgrarians in their efforts TO raise emhargoes
against our meat products it will require some,
thing more morieBtous than the dispute a. To
who shall sit on tire throne in Samoa to bring
about 2 Suspension. OF fHiendly relations between
the two governments.
The times., 1899-07-23
FREE THINKERS TO MEET.
A Call TO Take Action on Colonel
IngersnlI,s Death

Dallas, Tex, July 22.-The Dallas Free
Thinkers Association. said to be numer-
ically the strongest free-thought organiza-
tion in this country outside OF New York
City. has called meeting to b. held to-
night at the Dallas Commercial Clubs
rooms to take suitable action on the death
OF Col. Robert G. Ingersoll.
The times., 1899-07-23
Never ROIts.

(From the New York Commercial Advcrtiser)
II wholly unnecessary for Mr. Campbell
the New York member OF the Democratic M
tional Committee, to that body that what
ever ticket was nominated and whatever platform
was adopted by the next Democratic National
Convention both should have the support Of the
Democratic organization of this State. This was
10 be takfn gtar granted. The New York sta,c
Democratiq- organization never bolts Democratic
national ticket or platform.
The times., 1899-07-23

widely copied. and the magazine contain
ing it is On sale in most of our large citiss,
it is probable that Prot. Lomb:oso's future
works. VIII not attract any great attention
on this side of the water.
The times., 1899-07-23
Times must be rather busy at the Viii

Times must be rather busy at the White
House. On Wednesday next President Nc
Kinley expects to depart for Lake Cham
plain. But before he goes, if he intends to
please the country. he viii have to arrange
for and announce a new Governor General
for the Philippine Islands. The public is
quite as much opposed to Otis as it was to
Alger. One has been given his walking
papers and the other must get his. or there
will be trouble.
The times., 1899-07-23
An Administration Rounaelny.

EAGAN (piaaG.
Ii | had known that coffee brought the Snan-
iIrds first to grief
Dye think would have wasted time on canning
cazt-an beef2
No. no. not /, Had I been on 1 would have
wired quick
To Armour: Can bad coffee. Let us make Cur
soldiers sick
With another kind of sickness. not the Kind
that kills 'em dead
But makes them very nervous, with strange feel
ings in the head
Send every single soldier in the whole darned
war a tank
OF coffee, but be sure it's such az
Dew
Ev
The times., 1899-07-23
Elfi.u Root.

If in appointing Mr.. Elihu Root as Sec
setary of War the President means what
he country thinks he does, he has accom-
-Plished very popular thing. Mr.. Root is
great lawyer man who thoroughly un-
serstands the commercial interests and
past fiscal regulations of the possessions
which have recently come into our hands,
and. moreover, has the reputation OF being
l straight-out, honest, and fearless Amer
-.can expaasionist.
To the extent that such things enter into
he question Of the appointment, it is en-
IHently satisfactory. 1t is regarded as the
more so because friends of Mr.. Root in
Washington are frank in declaring that he
IS the kind of a man TO insist upon leaving
.he technical control Of the Army to its
legitimate head. Under Aiger it was re,e-
gated to a subordinate staff office. which.
according to scientific ideas. should have
been engaged in executing rather than in
originating orders.
We are delighted to hear it asserted by
persons close 10 Mr. Mckinley that be has
premeditatedly called TO his assistance a
gentleman who wiz be willing and anxious
10 divest the War portfolio of professional
responsibilities which its holder should
avoid The Secretary of War who, on oc-
casion, may be a lawyer like Mr.. Root, a
lumber dealer like Mr.. Alger, or a finan-
cial promoter like Mr.. Lamont, is not.
by reason CT his business ability OF asso-
Citations. rendered competent to dictate the
strategy and tactics of an army in the
field. That is something which requires
special training and experience. Further
more, it is not wise for Secretary of War
TO nominally assume the headship of the
Army and leave its management to a staff
officer Of iuconspicuous rank, especially in
despite Of the legitimate commander of our
forces, who is always Immediately at hand,
available, and only not in actual charge
because Of the operation CT an old and in
famous system having for its object his
official emasculation.
Between them the President and Mr..
Root have great chance TO bring the mil
itary establishment of the nation out of
the chaos in which it exists and to adjust
it to modern ideas and methods. Mr.. Nc
Kinley well knows that something OF the
kind is expected of him. and that his fell
low eountrymen. now that he has got
rid of Alger, look TO him to give his conf
dsnce to General Miles as freely as he has
been wont to give it TO Ager, Corbin.
Hecker, Hopkins. and Kirby.
The times., 1899-07-23

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70 their authors.
The times., 1899-07-23
OTIS icon amore)

OTIS (con amore).
lis false to say I'm cowardly. or lack tbs prop
or sand;
'Tis wrong to call me stubborn and the wrong
man to command:
'ris not my fault I've daIliei in the Philippine
clmpaign
And did not push it fast before there came the
fatal rain,
How could tell that Dewey v-o,. his hattie and
TCnONn
On coffee that hero selrec could manage to
put down?
I'm still is good officer as ever held my rank
But l wish I'd had some coffee such As
Dew
Ey
The times., 1899-07-23
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The times., 1899-07-23

Lombroso ON Epidemic HohSonifx
One of the oldest Instances of a man
with a reputation deliberately innperi ing
IT by carelessness is furnished I'm an article
by Lombroso in the Pail Mall Magazine -
The Italian criminologist writes with con-
neenee on An Epidemic of Kisses in
america and charges this epidemic TO
lieutenant Hobson's unfortunate exploit,
in that line. He seems to be rather aston
ished at such a phenomenon, in considera-
tion OF the natural reserve Of the Anglo
Saxon race, the modesty of the women
and so forth. Then he makes an argument
about the pathological cause of ali this.
The truth Of the matter is. Of course.
that the pathological cause does rot exist
because the thing Itself is mythical. There
has been no epidemic Of kissing in Ameri-
ca, nor IS there likely to be Moreover
the statement made by Signor Lonbros,
OF the alleged cause of this epidemic is
crammed with misinformation. He saws.
In the CASE OF Hobson's ten thousand kisses the
sir5ngnoss and unconveuiidnaiitv of which ,rers
heightened by their publicity. the most strikips,
iact is th1t be was addressing 4 crowd of 20.
e-aily elite persons.
The crowd Of specially elite persons
referred to is Vassar College. at which. ac-
cording to Lombroso. Hobson began his
tour. 1t is unnecessary to state that the
lieutenant did not visit vassar College. nor
did he kiss ten thousand women. Those
whom be did kiss were anything but the
specially elite" and the chances are that
not all of them. by any means, were An
glo-saxons. Misstatements such as these
which could easily have been corrected h
q little care. are objectionable in anyone
who pretends to be a scientist. When in
addition TO making these assertions in a
reputable magazine, he uses them as the
basis for general article on the American
character. he is not only unscientiac but
slancerous- The verdict of the AVERAGE
reader OF the article viii be that il Lo,,-
broso, In some of his more or less seriors
works on the human race. is no more acep-
rate. his opinions are not worth n mo-
rnent's consideration. The falsity of this
particular argument. root and branch, can
be seen at glance by any American: ami
-s'"se'" from the article have been
The times., 1899-07-23

Admiral Dewey has accepted the invita-
tion of the President and citizens of Wash
ington for the reception and sword presen-
tation rendered him here. The occasion
should be what it deserves to be-a great
national ovation. Our local committee
ought to exert every effort to make it
worthy of the community and of the
american hero honored In connection
with the late Peace Jubilee our home au-
thorities inaugurated great improvement
on conventional celebrations OF the past,
in adopting Colonel Smithmeyer's idea of
the Court of Honor in front of the Whit
House and Lafayette Square. Something
in the same line might well be resoFted to
to give eclat to the Dewey reception.
The times., 1899-07-23
SIIAFTER (fortiorel.

SIIAFTER Gortiore).
When famed at Santiago. in a hammock in
the shade,
ImLibins Almost anything. from beer to lem
ouade
How l wish I'd known that Dewey owed his
victory in the East
To dash-blank cup OF coffee that Lad never
been polced.
You bet would have lad some, ii it cost my
palm leaf tan.
\ cup of that old brew, I'm sure, and III have
been mani
I'd have sent no darn-fool telesrlnas. you bet
your cash in hank,
Ii I'd had cup OF coffee such as
Dew
w
Drank,
The times., 1899-07-23

The lynching of the five Italians at Tullu-
lah. Louisiana, may create an information
al situation of considerable gravity The
victims do not seem to have been OF the
obnoxious character of the Malta men
butchered in New Orleans some years ago
AT all events, the Italian Government has
asked for an investigation. and whatever
that may amount to- there Will be de-
mand for indemnity. The TalluIah case
will probably exemplify the necessity for a
national law which shall give the United
States courts Jurisdiction over cases invo;v-
ing offences against the persons OF for
eign subjects domiciled in this country.
AS matters stand today. although the ma
tion guarantees protection to them, it is
unable TO extend it. owing to the legal
rights of States, which are sometimes de
feasive of treaty obligations.
The times., 1899-07-23
ALGER (-forzando) .

AI.GER (-iorzaudo).
IS lie outside the breast works. pale and
feeble. weak and wan
consider Dewey blameful tlist he did not put
Ii I'd had quic' pointer that h. sank the Span.
ish feet
With feeling caused by coGes that was any
thing hut sweet,
Id have changed my pace Uf eating and at
lunch and dinnlr time
I'd have flooded UP on coffee at a gallon for a
dime
And wouldn't be a-lyinS in the outskirts, dark
and dank,
Ii I'd always stuck to coffee s,ich as
Dew
Ey
Drank
The times., 1899-07-23

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SUNDAY, JULY %, 1899.
The times., 1899-07-23

General Otis did not think the press cor
respondents ought to be allowed the crown
OF martyrdom. But he did not regard it as
wrong to make them out liars with his blue
pencil. Most people in this country think
that a man with such peculiar ideas and
proclivities would do better as head of a
recruiting station than in chief command
at Manila What Mr. Mckinley thinks
about it remains to be seen.
The times., 1899-07-23

PAUL WEST, in the New York 'apei Journal.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1899-04-28
DWELLING HOUSE
SherW's Sale.
State of Maryland,
Montgomery County. Set.

QY virtue oftwo writs of ieri facias issued
- out Of the Circuit Court for Montgom-
cry county, (Judicials No. and 4, and to
the Sheriff Of said county directed, 81 the suit
of the State Of Maryland against the goods,
chattels, rights, credits, lands and lenements
of Clearance M. Winemiller and Mary Jinkins,
have this 2lst day of February, in the
year 1899, seized and taken in execution all
the right, title, claim, interest and estate both
at law aud in equity of the SAID Mary JinkIns
Of, in and to the following property, to-
wit: