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The evening times., 1899-04-22
The Real Vampire.

From the Woman's Home Companion.)
The nature Of presiding officers duties va.
ries with time and place, says well-known
writer. An athletic miner was in the chair at
political meeting in New South Males just he
fore close and exciting election. One OF the
candidates was present to speak.
During his address he was interrupted by hoot-
ing and rough chat, and the chairman was soon
in state of boiling Indignation Smothering
his wrath. however, he pacified the boys by
assuring them that at the end OF the candidate
speech they should be at liberty TO put any
Questions they chose. Accordingly. at the cnd
OF the harangue. he and enquired in stem
torian tones and in a rich Irish brog1,e:
HAS inny gintleman a question to airsk?''
A stout little Welsh miner, who had been
conspicuous disturber Of the peace Of the even
ing. shuilied slowly up the sters of the platform,
But at the top he was met by the chairman.
who, without the slightest warning. delivered
terrific left-and-rixht, and sent the Weishman
sprawling his back.
Now" roared the chairman, ''has inny other
gintleman question TO airsky"-and there was
response.
The evening times., 1899-04-22
His Draught.

Methodist minister visited the Queen Lane
pumping station the other day. When he reach
ed the engine room the engineer said: ..what
I'm proudest Of here is my draught. Here she
is. Look at her lie raised trapdoor in the
floor. discovering black hole about fool
square, and the minister looked in eagerly. Moth
ing whatever was to he seen, but a tremendous
draught sucked in his silk hat. "Ta ha, ha, -
shouted the engineer. Then he continued cxcit-
edly: '.Now, you performing an interesting
experiment. Nothing could demonstrate better
the excellence of this draught. Just watch that
sky-scraper OF a stack there!" He pointed to
the lofty stack. and even as lie spoke the silk
hat shot straight up out Of it for fifty feet or
so, and then, like large black bird, sailed
slowly away down the wind ..Good-by, my
friend. said the minister: S.this has been,
indeed, grand experiment, and thank you for
it. My property. let US hope. will prove un-
damaged" He then scaled high bxrl,eti-wirc
fence, and ran lightly over the fields in the di-
rection which his hat had taken
The evening times., 1899-04-22
(From the Chicago News.

Presence Of mind is a fine thing to have
and it is a favorite topic for conversation with
some people whenever panic has resulted in
injuries or less Of life.
One Chicago man who formerly prided himself
on the possession Of this desirable Characteristic
has ceased to remark upon it since Monday even
ing.
There were lace curtains in the parlor at his
house. ard there was a gas jet near the cur
tains The evening mentioned the wind blew one
Of the curtains against the fame and in an in
stant there blaze.
The man first cautioned his wife to s'keep
coof and not scream, then he grasped the
edge of the curtain and gave it a quick jerk.
After that he pranced around the room wildly
brushing bits OF lace curtain and cindered hair
from the top Of his head ard raising such an
uproar in the vocal line that half the neighbors
were in before his wife had smothered the fire
and cracked some ice for his blistered cranium
The evening times., 1899-04-22
We Are the Master.
(From the Boston Journal.)

Within the memory OF all persons Of middle
age or beyond, Great Britain was known every
where as the chief iron and steel manufacturing
country. Almost all of the choice and many Of
the common and bulky iron and steel articles
from penknves to railway metal, came from
across the seas. and Americas competition with
the vast workshops of Sheffield and Birmingham
seemed to he ludicrous and hopeless. But a few
decades Of strenuous effort have brought about
complete reversal in relative position. The United
States is the first iron and steel manufactur-
ing nation, and Great Britain is the second by
margin which suggests that she must soon drop
out of the race.
The evening times., 1899-04-22
A Comment ON Murr;ar..

IfTUH INC CIeveiaEd FIaIh Dealer
'1s one of your mistakes talking too much p
asked lecturer Of an audience OF women. az
fear it is. And another is not having enough
fun. Nearly every woman is a miser OF joility.
Men are willing to catch pleasure as it flies
But women must have everything just so before
they can sbandon. themselves to enjoyment, and
then they are usually too tired TO take it. It's
disease, but, fortunately, not incurable. Won.
say it Is easy to talk this way, hut that one
can't be laughing when one is hurried and wor-
ried. All 1 can say is that you might be as
hurried, but YOU wouldn't he as worried, ii you
did laugh. l. happened once to speak OF my
husband to little girl. and she said:
Why, didn't think you were married.
{. 'Nhy?' h asked.
oh, 'cause-'
Cause xhyr
:. Cause you laugh so much.'''
The evening times., 1899-04-22

The New York HERALD does not seem
to be pleased with the suggestion of The
Times that in advocating an exchange Of
the Philippines for Jamaica il is the repre-
sentative Of foreign syndicate. What
other inference can be drawn? There is
not single reason in favor of such an
absurd proposition. 1t is easy to believe
that Great Britain would find II very
good bargain but we should lose every
thing and gain nothing by it.
The evening times., 1899-04-22

required that he should be represented By
counsel In spite Of everything. the evil
dence sustained tho charges Nine-tentha
Of the Republican newspapers. either from
sense Of Justice or failure to under
stapd the attitude Of the Administration.
have declared that the charges have been
proved. The forecast of the report Of the
Court Of Enquiry may not be accurate. II
shows that the verdict is not based on the
evidence. but on the known wishes Of the
Administration. The philadelphia Rec
ord asserts that the War Department
must know what the report will be. because
General Wade, the President Of the Court.
Is to have command Of the Department OF
California, while General Davis, a men,
ber Of the Court. is to command in Porto
Rico. II the report is to be what Is pre-
dlcted the opinion Of the Record" will
be general.
The Administration will not promote Its
own popularity by persisting in an un-
righteous war on General Miles. Secretary
Alger is not strong enough In the peoples
esteem to make the abuse of his power to
crush tried and faithful commander any
thing but an injury to the President. That
his power is great is obvious. 1t rests
with him whether the army officers who
serve as members Of a court shall be pro-
NOTED or broken and that he rewards and
Furnishes boldly we know. But the unjust
verdict Of court does not carry weight
with the people. President Mckinley is
now at the parting of the ways. He must
choose to continue to lend his support to
Secretary Alger. or he must support GEN.
eral Miles in his demand for fair play.
1t is possible that his own future depends
on his choice.
The evening times., 1899-04-22
Lord Porchcster.. Ale.

From the London ChIcniele)
A curious custom in connection with the birth
OF an heir to the Earidom OF Carnarvon is now
heing observed in llighclere Castle. The tradi-
tions OF the family require that such occa-
sions 800 gallons OF beer should he brewed. and
that the cask remain unopened until the heir
attains his majority. From oak grown on the
Highclere estate Newbury cooper has made
a huge cask. hooped with brass, and bearing
coronet and inscription plate Of the same metal
The inscription runs: ''May fighclere flourish
This cask Of ale. containing 500 gallons, was
brewed in commemoration Of the birth of Lord
Porchester, born November :, 1893. Albert Streat-
field, butler. Highclere Castle, 1885,"
The evening times., 1899-04-22
A NEW AHAEsrHxr1c.
Eucatne Used In an Operation ,
Bellevue Hoanltal

Eucaine Used In an Operation n
Bellevue Hospital.
New York. April z2.-Great interest Il
being taken BY physicians in the success
ful use Of eucaine. new anaesthetic. In
an operation performed In Bellevue Hospi-
tai on Wednesday.
Not only was the new drug used with
entire satisfaction in a serious operation.
but the success of the experiment. it was
said yesterday. is full Of promise for the
future usefulness Of this new drug.
Owen MCGOWAN, sixty-eight years old,
was the patient upon whom the new anaes-
thetic was used. 1t was necessary for him
to undergo an operation that was risky in
itself. and that was made more 20 by his
advanced age. He was taken to Bellevue
Hospital suffering from an inguinal hernia.
and fear was felt that to use cocaine might
be dangerous to degree. It was decided.
therefore, to try eucaine and the test was
SO successful that the patient retained full
consciousness during an operation that
lasted an hour. and In which he often talk
ed with the doctors as he watched them at
work. MCGOWAN still Is in a weak condi-
tion, but 1t was said at Bellevue that he
was doing well and would recover entirely
In short time.
DR.. c. E. Pierce, one of the physicians
day that the new anaesthetic was used in
this case because it would reduce the dan
ger OF poison to minimum. He explained
that cocaine usually was used for opera
tiOns on the hand. arm, foot, or other parts
OF the body where measures could be taken
to prevent the drug from getting into the
patients system. But its use for opera
tions on the trunk of the body, he added
had been little attempted because Of this
danger. Eucaine, Dr. Pierce said, seemed
to be much better adapted for this i'm
portant line Of work, as 1t reduced the
danger greatly.
When MCGOWAN was taken to the op-
Grating room on Wednesday eucaine was
injected into his abdomen, and the patient
then lay calm and painless. while he saw
the doctors conduct the operation. During
the process which occupied fully an hour,
MCGOWAN cheerily responded to the ques-
tions of the doctors, and when they asked
him at different times II he suffered any
pain he invariably answered that he did
not. He remained entirely conscious from
start to finish
Although eucaine is a drug that has been
known for two years It has been little
used until recently. The new anaesthetic
was introduced first in Bellevue Hospital.
DR.. Pierce said about two months ago. 1t
has been used since then in minor cases.
but the operation on MCGOWAN was the
first important one for which 1t has been
used there. There il little difference. phy-
sicians say, in the properties OF cocaine
and eucaine, but the latter has been found
to be SO much more safe. while being
equally eficacious. that its extensive use in
the near future is generally predicted.
The evening times., 1899-04-22

The popularity of municipal ownership
of the underground system of rapid transit
for New Yorl, is shown by the offers to
subscribe TO the stock. They now amount
to nearly a hundred and fifty millions, or
three times the sum required
The evening times., 1899-04-22
BAD LUCK OF THE MAY FLINT.
Once Again n Victim of Disaster ON
the Ocean,

New York, April 22.-The American ship
May Flint. which started on her long sail
for Hongkong on April 13, turned in her
course and headed again for this port.
Passing in at Sandy Hook this morning
the vessel signaled that her cargo had
shifted and this forced her to return.
The May Flint is one of the biggest and
also one Of the unluckiest ships afioat. She
has been wrecked. burned, and abandon
ed. but always managed to return to her
owners. who would repair the ship and
start her on another voyage. The May
Flint was originally a steamer, and her
hull is of iron
The evening times., 1899-04-22
INSURANCE MEN INDICTED.

Companies Doing Business In Ken
tucky Charged With Conspiracy.
Owensboro. Ky. April 2e.-The grand
jury returned one indictment yesterday
against the seven:y-six insurance compa-
nies doing business here. charging them
with conspiracy, for forming what is
known as the Kentucky and Tennessee Un-
derwriters' Association to fix the price OF
insurance policies.
The evening times., 1899-04-22
ROLAND B. MoLINEUx's CASE.
Counsel Considering the Matter of
ARpiyiny for HahcRs C0rnus

NVFss'nG Ior habeNs eOrpus.
New York. April 22.-'I will not make
any application for bail for my client. Ro-
land B. Moiineux," said Mr.. Weeks today.
unless there is long delay on the part
OF the prosecution in presenting the case
again to the grand Jury. I have tried to
find out from the district attorneys Office
when they intend to move but have been
urable to do so''
Mr.. Weeks admits"that he is considering
the question of a writ of habeas corpus.
but declines to name the grounds on which
he may ask for one.
The evening times., 1899-04-22

serves that having nobly taken up the
white mans burden. America will not
turn back" There has never been a mo-
ment when the thought of turning back &C.
CURED to the American Government or
peOple.
The evening times., 1899-04-22
"Those Nelaures,-

{From the Cleveland Plain Dcalcr)
"And wa.at did the Giltedges have for dinncrs''
'Oh. a regular melanee.''
"Sice, amt they? I've eaten 'em with whip
ped cream"
Eaten what?
s'TEose melangcs."
The evening times., 1899-04-22
Lookin. Toward the Future.

lIe-T!ere are millions Of people in this coul-
Try who don't play golf. That proves that we
need more territory.
She-Iiowg
He-Bccause when they do play go:f &C won't
have cncusl, room for links.
The evening times., 1899-04-22

There need be no great alarm over the
appearance OF yellow fever in Havana as
far as our troops are concerned Most of
them are immune. -butI even if they were
not, under the precautions the Americans
can take it will not become epidemic.
The evening times., 1899-04-22
The Great D~.idcra,uw.

tfrom t'le thcigo Iflbunc.D
Goodman-My friend. do you know what ven
are voting for'
Gonrong sir. Fur So That's what
most giner'iy git.
The evening times., 1899-04-22

There can be no fault found with the
Presidents directions to the Court OF En-
quiry. II there was any intimation that he
would be pleased with verdict against
General Miles. regardless OF the evidence.
II did not come from him officially.
The evening times., 1899-04-22
CURRENT HUMOR.
CuriOsify.
From the Cb;c,.,o 1,;b,,n

tFTori tfc Chie!iso Iflbanc.3
Claribel-lou told me You were never going
to write to young Hankinson again.
Ange-He's written me dozen letters | hsyr
not answered. but in his last he left 4 page
out. and | had to write and ask him what i.
was about.
The evening times., 1899-04-22

Talk about the climate of the Philippines
there is less sickness in General Otis
army than was ever known among any
troops. and far less than there was in the
American camps
The evening times., 1899-04-22
a Test.
(From BROOKLYN Life.9

from Boston. is brilliant ocnversai onalists
Mrs. tpton-Well, she isn't. met her at a
musicale Yesterday and She hardly said a word.
The evening times., 1899-04-22
A Oue.tion set,ied.

CF'rom the Cleveland Pain Dcaler.)
Something is the matter with Edgar's BRAIN,
''What relief that must be to his worrying
fr;ends.'
~ reief:"
Yes, TO know he has any brain
The evening times., 1899-04-22
Al CynicaI YieM.

(From the Pittsburg Chronicle-Tecgrap,,)
'.Tbe early bird catches the worm," remarked
the obscrvant boarder, oracularIy.
THE early robin catches pneumonia" vas the
cross-eyed boarder's amendment.
The evening times., 1899-04-22

Mr.. Hobart does not find interest
enough in his office to risk his health fur
ther in its enjoyment 1t is an office that
rarely leads to anything
The evening times., 1899-04-22
4 Ready Example,
(From the Boston Transcript

From The Boston Transcript.)
Mrs. creene-funny how mothers viii believe
that their children are much better than
anybody clsc's children.
Mrs Cray-I know il. II all people. new, were
lie my little Gcorgie, ii would not be so
strange
The evening times., 1899-04-22
Like some Otn~r..

(rrom the Cleveland Plain Dealcr)
emily is taking special lessons in French. In
Gle Jim has promised to take her 10 the expo
sition."
'.what scrt Of special lessons
'-0h. the name Of all sorts Of things to eat
and drink
The evening times., 1899-04-22

The fact that Admiral Schley is eager to
submit his case to Congressional investi-
CATION is pretty good evidence OF his con-
tidence in its justice.
The evening times., 1899-04-22

Yesterday was not a cheerful day for the
anti-expansionists. No American soldief
was killed, and only three wounded.
The evening times., 1899-04-22
A DImcult Case.
(Fom Tit-Bits)

TIE Nanaser-wtst was al that t.oub.c among
the freaks this morning?
.why. the o-headcd man got iEto q quarrel
with himself IS to which Of him should get
shaved frst."
The evening times., 1899-04-22

den Of Galway. Ireland He sent his 10
Spain to purchase cargo of wine. The Young
man s;i,an,cred the money. hut bought ship
load oil wine credit, bringing with him hack
to Ireland the nephew OF his creditor, 10 whom
the debt TO be paid. Young Lynch threw
: the SpaniaId overheard to conceal his own de
falcation, and was received II home with great
honor, having conducted a successful b:si-
ness operation. But sailor confessed has
deathbed to the father OF the cuIprt, and youn,
Lynch was taken hcfore the mayor OF Galway,
his own father. tried and condemned to death.
The family tried to prevent the execution, but
the stern father, rather ti;=n justice thwart-
cd. teos his scn up winding stairway opened
a\window overlooking Pnn!ic street, fastened
the moose with his own hands. and acted
ecutonCr. Ever since. whenever man has taken
the law into his own hands. it has been said
that Judge Lynch presided ct tie trial.
A recent bit of news that has been going
srcurd the press Of the country quotes from the
Century Dictionary and Cyclopes'ia 4 paragraph
which states that the Chicago Advance pub
lished in Chicago, the originator OF the
word '.blizzard.' on January S. lisa. O.d-tm-
err; in south Dakota lake exception 10 the state
ric.t sars the ..>ioux Falls Is D. Argus
story is told by the editor of the Hutchinson
County Herald" vho commenced his Newspaper
work on the Dakota Republican at vernni-
lion in August, 1s9.. Tie Peake family, Swiss
bell ringers arrived in Nermillion by STAGE and
William Ptakc. manager of Tie bell ringers said
to a PARTY OF friends II would like to one
OF your bllZZlros nave hci,.u 80 hluch aiout.
Mr. True answered: -.All right; will order
ore for your special benefit and have it hce-
when you core back through here from Yank-
tom After showing three nights in lanktcn
the troupe started homeward TO Sioux City, Mr..
Peake beirg on tire outside of the stage with
the driver. Tac morning WAS warm and baluly.
Mr. Peakc was astonished at the actions of the
driver, who suddenly whipped up. and asked
what the matter was Z. G.. Williams who was
driving, answered that h. afraid Mr.. Tr,ie's
order vas going to he little AHEAD OF time
..Iook tc the northwest said he. There WAS
the blizzard approaching in all its fiiry. In al
most minute the binding saow WAS being
whirled through the air. and Mr.. Peake with
drew TO the inner Part Of the stage. II was one
OF the most terrific storms known to the terri
tory. which is sIying considerable. The Pcake
troupe was compelled to wait several days at
vefnii!lon until Nr. True's blizzard had blown
itself out.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-10

go down through countless icons OF time with
no other society than their own.
There is another bore who might perhaps be
ioined 10 them and that is the one who fingers
over dinner in a crowded restaurant or dining
car. with famished mortals glaring at him win
hungry eyes, while with comfortably hlled
paunch he dallies over coHee ana taIks
DULY Of mundane things. | have sometimes
thought that this particular type or bore was
one and the same with him who invariably de-
tarts with hat or overcoat other than his own.
and either wholly forgets TO return with II
at all or else not until the following spring or
fall. according to the weight and fitness OF the
garment or headgear he has so accumulated.
There is always "A man who chooses a
crowded barber chop on busy morning 10 have
all sorts Of things done generally shave, a
hair cut, hair singed, a shampoo, ana anything
else his own or the BARRIERS fendish ingenuity
can suggest while you despondently keep tabs
on the time. and are forced TO go downtown In
an unshaven condition on a day when you wish
10 make a particularly good impression III
business way, and instead of that you are con-
scious that you distinctly present an I've been
out all night appearance.
There are so many other nuSances that VIII
only mention a few In passing, such as the
man with the intermittent or falsetto snore
who gets into your sleeping car; the important
man who knows IL all and explains the Philip
pine campaign the Boer war in loud and
strdent tones i'm public places: the man VINO
always insists on talking politics and excltes
himself 10 the verge OF apoplexy IN so uolhe
the laundress who starches your paJamas ana
underclothcs and brings back your shirts ana
collars innocent OF stifening the boys who lie
in walt at the railway station and insist on car
ryng your bag tearing II from you ny nam
force II YOU decline the profTered serVlce-these
and hundred others 90 TO make up the small
grievances Of life.
But IL would be unfair TO leave the subject
without mentioning the general state or the
streets conspicuous place under the headin8
OF nuisances they are certainly entitled TO. on
account OF their constantly dug up condition.
The lon cared and insane state OF the names OF
the streets in the Borough OF Manhattan also
merits mention. The crazy and addlepated
genius OF a Tammanyte who evolved the brill
lant idea OF turning the street signs In the OPP
nosite direction from that OF common and i'm
memorial usage should certainly receive prize
Of some kind. A life residence In an asylum
might not be an inappropriate recognition or
his valuable services
"Why haven't ! said more concerning women
nuisances? Because there aren't any The
Kentuckian will tell you that there Is no such
thing as a bad whiskey. some simply being bet
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-10
PLANS FOR LYING-N HOSPITAL.
ISOLATION SECURED TO AS GREAT AN FIX
TENT AS POSSIBLE-THE SYS-
TEN ADOPTED

The Society OF the Lylng-In Hospital has for the
last four years had Building Committee. COM
posed OF Lewis Cass Ledyard. chairman: Frederic
Bronson Dr. James Markoe DR.. Edward w Lam
bert DR. H. Mem Painter. F. Delano Weekes and
Dr. Samuel w Lambert. secretary, engaged In
preparing plans for the contemplated new build
ing These have now been decided on The struct-
ure will consist OF a cellar. basement at the
street level six full stories and TWO partial stories
above, built around central court. II VIII occupy
a plot OF ground comprising So feet in seventeenth
Of 1874 in second-ave. and 1G5 feet in Eighteenth
81 The cost. $4,000 will be met by j. Pierpont
Morgan.
The cellar IL given up TO the engineers Depart
rnent Of the heating lighting and ventilatng plants
TO a disinfecting plant and TO storage of various
kinds The basement. which is on the street level
contains the students quarters and their Work
rooms: the impatient department receiving de-
nertnent the Psychologists department and room
for an electric ambulance 1t should be noted That
the reception OF all supplies and OF ambulance pa
tients is from central court
The first story contains the executive orhces' the