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many. ioin a church-any-

hose company, join church-any,
thing"
"Come along, then. I know where
it is. ;"
Then I followed him across the
bridge and up Maine street. Then he
turned up a pair Of stairs, and l fol-
lowed him up three stories to a door
with little wicket door in the center,
where he gave three knocks and the
wicket flew open. Then commenced
some low whispering, and then the
big door slowly opened.
"Fifty cents is the price Of member
ship" he said, holding out card with
my name written on it. Then we went
to the next room, where there was a
bottle of whiskey on the table. ] took
it in my hand and smelt Of it.
"What is it?' I asked.
ooh, don't be afraid of it. It's
whiskey.
1t was whiskey-Maine whiskey, but
such whiskey! My man had kept his
word. I looked at the bottle, then
looked at my membership card. [
b.vo that card now. I'm a amember in
good standing.
"Well," I said, "this is pretty near
prohibition. If walking eight blocks,
climbing up three pairs Of stairs, join
ing club of drunkards, and paying
fifty cents to look at a bottle of vile
poison, isn't prohibition, I never ex-
pect to see it. y
If any clergyman reading this article
doubts the truth Of my story, l will
send him my membership ticket by
return mail-with my affidavit ap-
pended.
Prohibition does prohibit whiskey
about as much -as the law prohibits
stealing. They still steal, but they
steal less. If the penalty against
liquor selling were as strong as it is
against murder, there would be as few
liquor sellers as murderers, and there
would be less tears and less poverty in
this world and less sulphur in the
next.-El Perkins, in the Ne,0 loice.
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sonally after the farming implements,
the stock, the COWS in the pastures,
the hundreds Of sheep, whose wool was
needed, and, most carefully OF all,
after the hundreds Of negroes, who
must be clothed and fed. Toward the
end Confederate money would buy
nothing. Why, I've paid as much as
s25 for spool Of cotton thread. How
good, how faithful, how kind were the
negroes. What could they not have
doue, with all the white men gone to
war, had they been evil-minded? When
Sherman was marching through Caro-
lima, I was the sole white person, with
the exception Of my baby girl, on the
great plantation, among all the negroes.
My sisters were water-bound twenty
five miles distant, and my mother was
in Richmond with my only brother,
who lay wounded unto death. But
the negroes never left me, and how
they loved and petted and looked out
for me. My old negro nanny, Nam
my Liza, comforted me all the while,
saying: Never you min, honey, III
sleep in the big house with you, and
she did in after years, when she was
free and 1 enslaved by sorrow, she
comforted me again. When my little
girl died she told me so many beautl-
full things that kept my heart from
hardening. She never would leave
her white folks, as she called us, and
really died our slave, for there is no
master like love, and she loved US and
we her.
"Now, do you believe that we
Southern women did any work
during the WARP" she asked, with a
smile.
"Oh, yes, instantly spoke up tne
girl who had expressed doubt.
"Do you know" said the tall, light
haired girl, 81 feel as if making these
emergency bags and doing such things
as we do is mere child's play. But all
the same, trust that the women OF
the country will not have to do such
things as you Southern women did, no
matter how fercely war is waged.
"Such conditions could never exist
again. answered the old lady, placid
ly. "Have no fear. Then our people
were divided; now we are welded to-
gether by the Stars and Stripes for
ever. Really, I don't care what my
unreconstructed Southern friends say
when they hear I've Joined this relief
association, for I'm downright proud
to be doing something for these dear
Yankee soldier boys" And the girls
exchanged amused glances.
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1t is, perhaps, not generally
known that potatoes are imported into
this country from Scotland aud Ger
many; but such is the case. For the
past five years, however, the Scotch
yield has been so small as to preclude
the expectation Of any part of it; but
this season the crop was large, and one
ship alone brought.15O, 900 sacks.
On the 10th of December, 1887, Rev.
S. A. Donahoe, pastor NJ. +. Church,
South, Pt. Pleasant, ". Va, con-
tracted severe cold which was at
tended from the beginning by violent
coughing. He says: After resort,
ing to number Of so-called 'speclhcs:
usually kept in the house, to no pur-
pose, | purchased a bottle OF Cham,
berlain's Cough Remedy, which acted
like charm. | most chcerfully re-
commend it to the public . For sale
by Hill-OrrDru Co.
:" "Now that you are about to
marry" remarked the fond mamma
to her only daughter, sit behooves
me to speak plainly. You have had
your own way all your life, but that
must end. why, mammal cxclaim-
ed the prospective bride; George will
let me do just as / please. ''Bothcr
George retorted the fond mamma
"I' m thinking thatyou will have to
have cook.
During the winter of 1897 Nh James
Reed. one of the leading citizens and
merchants of Clay, Clay Co., ". Va,
struck his leg against cake OF Ice IN
such manner as to bruise it severely:
1t became very much swollen and
panied him so badly that he could not
walk without the aid Of crutches. lie
was treated by physicians, also used
several kinds of liniment and two and
a half gallons of whiskey in bathing
it, but nothing gave any relief until
he began using Chamberlain s Pain
Balm. This brought almost COM
plete cure in week time and he be-
lieves that had he not used this REM
edy his leg would have had to be am
putated. Pain Balm is uncqualed tor
sprains, bruises and rheumatism. Fol
sale by Hill-O Orr Drug Co.
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Joseph Stockford, Hodgdon, Me-,
healed a sore running for seventeen
years and cured his piles of long stand.
ing by using DeNitt's Witch Hazel
Salve. 1t cures all skin diseases.
Evans Pharmacy.
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Notice TO Debtors.

PARTIES owing us open and secured Accounts due
in the Fall notified that said Accounts now due
and must be settled GUANO NOTES due
and payable before October ls, aud must be paid
promptly out of Cotton. We appreciate
general hold Cotton for higher prices and do
object insist that it be not held at our
pense and risk it and borrow enough on
it to paw your Accoun therefore, do not expect to- ride
US when we are needing money This is strictly
business and we mean every word say, for will
have our money have put out Special Collectors
TO get it, Save yourself trouble and. by giving
ma nrompt settlements Yours truly,
nEAM O. DATE gERE
The times., 1899-08-26
MORE DELAY IN MOVING.
Transfer of the PostofIice Depart
ment Again Postponed.

The removal of the Postoffice Depart
ment to the new building in Pennsylvania
Avenue has been postponed until October
/. Already a lot of furniture and records,
not used in the department, has been trans
ferred to the new building, and preparations
had been made for the actual change of
quarters on September 1. Yesterday at
noon an official notice was issued to the
clerks that they would have one month
more in which to finish the work OF pack
ing the archives of tho department.
1t is said that the principal cause for the
postponement is that the furniture is not
yet ready for the new building, and the
contractor has been given an extension of
time until October to have the building in
perfect condition to receive the General
Postoffice Department.
The postponement was a disappointment
TO many of the clerks, and bets were Of
fered that they would not get into the
new quarters until December. It will be a
greater disappointment however. TO the en-
tire Interior Department. The Land Office,
Indian Office, and q division of the Pension
Office had all prepared 10 move into the
old Postoffice building, thus giving the Pat
ent Office and the Office of the Secretary OF
the Interior the space vacated in the Patent
ONCE building. 1t will not now be settled
definitely when the Land and Indian Of
fees will be able TO commence moving, as
the Secretary of the Interior viii expend
S12, 600 in renoyating the old Postofiice
building after it is vacated by the Post
master General
The times., 1899-08-26
A CLASH OF AUTHORITY.
Cause of the Trouble on the Trans
port McCIeIland.


The gossip which has been caused by
the conflict of authority between the cap
tain and the quartermaster of the trans
port McClelland has, to some extent, rutiied
the temper Of the officers in the Quarter
masters Department of the Army. The
facts are that Captain Brinkley, the nayi-
eating officer of the ship, and Captain
Girard, the quartermaster in charge OF
the transport, clashed while the McClel-
land was discharging her cargo at Gibara.
Cuba. Captain Brinkley was arrested, sent
to New York, tried by general court mar
tial and dismissed from the service.
The naYigators version of the trouble
is that while discharging his cargo at Gil
bara, Cuba, his barometer indicated a
storm and he desired to take his ship into
the open sea for safety The quartermas-
ter would not permit this and placed the
captain under arrest.
The other side is that Captain Brinkley
was intoxicated and used profane or abu-
sive language.
It was said yesterday at the office of the
Quartermaster General that the division
of authority between navigating captains
and quartermasters in charge OF ships Is
so clear and we'll defined that no conflict
may Justly arise between them.
The navigating captain is supreme IN
command when the ship is at sea. The
quartermaster is in command of the ship
in port. He shall direct to which port
the ship must sail. He is responsible for
the conduct of the employees and the care
of the supplies. 1t is said that while the
McClelland was at Gibara the barometer
showed a small decline. The cargo was
being discharged and the captain came on
board under the influence of liquor. He
said: Il am going to take this ship to
sea-
Words followed and it is charged that
the navigating captain abused the quar-
termaster, and employed profane epithets.
The depot quartermaster at Gibara sus-
tanned the ships quartermaster- The ship S
captain was placed under arrest and sent
TO New York, where the finding of the
court was that he should be dismissed
from the service of the United States with
out prejudice to his ability as navigator.
The marine journals throughout the
country are condemning the quartermas-
ter's department for seeking to Interfere
with a merchant captain wanting to lut
to sea when his glass indicates the ap-
proach of a storm. They hold that eau
tious captain should always do this whsD
his ship is not in land-locked harbor.
The times., 1899-08-26
THE RECORD OF A YEAR.
The Annual Report OF the Washing
ton Asylum.

The annual report of the Washington
Asylum. which includes the District work
house and aImshouse, was yesterday sub
mitted to District Commissioner Ross by
w. H. Stoutenburgh, Intendent of the
institution. Accompanying the statement
was a schedule of estimates for expenses
during the fiscal year which will end June
80. 1901. These aggregate $221, 6l5.S0, the
principal items in the budget being sos 300
for contingent expenses based on daily
average of e63 persons supported in the
institution during the past fiscal year at
500 each per annum; s500G0 for continu-
ing the erection of the new workhouse foc
male prisoners, and $50, 1872 so for acquiring 3
the title to two squares on which 1t is
proposed TO erect new hospital buildings
Intendent Stoutenburgh reports def
cheney of 81, ,S55. .65 caused by the increased
price of many articles Of daily consump-
tion. He refers briefly to the recent oat-
break of smallpox at the asylum, AMI,
proceeding, declares that the principal inn
proyement in recent years has been the
erection and furnishing of the nurses
home building and the establishment OF a
training school for nurses. The work on
the new building began in October, and
the home was completed and occupied
June last.
Mr. StouCenDurgn informs Ine uunielpdi
authorities that the great demand which
has been made upon the institution for the
care Of dependent classes, especially during
the winter months, gives him cause for
anxious thought as to what is to be done
to properly care for them, and especially
as to the hospital department. the facili-
ties of which, he thinks, should be in
creased 4 hundred beds in order TO meet
constantly increasing demands. The pur-
chase of certain ground adjacent to the
asylum grounds is earnestly recomTende
by Mr. Stoutenburgh as sites for new hos
pital buildings. The report further de-
tails the number of prisoners in the work
house the amount of work furnished by
the chaingang during the last fiscal year
the labor secured from female inmates
| and the labor products of the institution
| The highest number of prisoners housed
in the almshouse at any one time was 231
| last February.
The times., 1899-08-26
Guarding Against the Fever.

Surgeon General Wyman recently ap-
piled to the Navy Department for a vessel
to assist in patrolling the Florida coast and
aid in preventing the introduction of yellow
fever or other contagious diseases from
the West Indies. He has been notified by
Acting Secretary Allen that the yachts
Oneida, at Norfolk, and Kanawha, at New
York, are the only naval vessels available
for such use. and suggests that the marine
hospital authorities select one of these ves-
sells. Two new cases of yellow fever al
Sancti Spiritus. Cuba, were reported to the
Marine Hospital Service yesterday.
Healthful and delightful beverages are Heu
rich's Maerzen, Senate, and Lager Beers Abso
lutte purity assured For case phone 6S4, Ar
hngton Bottling Co.
The times., 1899-08-26
PORTO RIcAN RELIEF WORK.
Good Results From the House-to-
House Canvass.

The use-to-house canvas for supplies
for the Porto Rican storm sufferers is pro-
crossing with gratifying success. large
number of donations have been collected
and deposited in the central depot in the
Inter Ocean Building. Col. L. 2. Wright,
who is in charge of relief headquarters has
addressed letter to the pastors OF all
the churches in the city asking them to
urge the members of their congregation to
assist In the work at once by donating
anything they can in the way of light
summer clothes, hats, or wearing apparel
of all kinds-discarded garments being
very acceptable.
A NJ. Pike and w. A. Riordan have
been appointed solicitors for the city and
A. Warren has been assigned to similar
duty at Takoma Park. Treasurer Bell has
received up TO date s1,073.75 for the relief
fund.
The times., 1899-08-26
STRICKEN WHILE AT WORK.
a Baker, Overcome by the Heat, Die
Suddenly

While at work in the bakery of Simon
Flegmon, at 209 G Street northeast. yes
terday afternoon. Cashimer Drosky, a
Polish Jew. was overcome by the heat and
died before the arrival of an ambulance.
which was summoned to convey him to
a hospital. At the time he was stricken
Drosky was hard at work, and. though it
was seen that he was overcome by the
heat, it was not thought his condition was
serious DR.. William T. GIL, of sos o
Street was summoned and he, after pre-
scribing for Drosky. advised that he be
sent to hospital. While the ambulance
was on its way to the bakery Drosky died
The body was then sent TO the morgue
and Coroner Carr notified.
The times., 1899-08-26
THIRD GRAND ANNUAL
TOURNAMENT AND DE4.ss BALL,
!1Nl'N[IEy
wrr,vrsn,y u-crsT a


Orator Of the day, Zion. Ashley VI. Could
Orator OF the evening, Hon. james G. Rogers
Music and dancing all day and evening. Adj
mission 10 grounds free The entrance money
aecruiRg from the fees Of knights with fifty
(S50) added thereto viii be divided pro rata
among the four leading knights Entrance fee
for knights -. After the tournament the
successful knights will ride at one-hah inch
rings, the winner 10 receive a handsome saddle.
the second knight fine riding bride. in add
tion to the purses they in the regular TouEna-
ment Knights viii assemble at i D. N. sharp
Distribution OF pixies and crowning Of the queen
and maids of honor at p N. cordial invita-
ticn is extended 10 the knights and their friends
Of Washington and the District OF Columbia,
Prince George Montgomery, Howard, and Charles
counties Of Maryland and Alexandria Fairfax.
Loudoun, and adjacent counties Of Virginia
au1j-tf
The times., 1899-08-26
For the Marine Corps.

The following young men have been designated
for examination for appointment az second lieu
tenants In the United States Marine Corps: f.
ElfnoTc Jones, Richard r. Williams. Richard r.
=. Scarlett, Herbert wnslaw. John Stockton Wal
ter l.. HUFF. Macker Babb. j. NJ. Huey, Lee u.
Purcell, Wade l.. jolly, Richard w Alyoy,
Thornton Broadhead, CIof. II. Rask, John "
Wright, Raymond T.. Bawyer. A. s. Williams, jr.,
George h. Kro1Bse. Herbert j. Hirshinger. r. q.
Mcconnell, Henry ID. Coates Julius Turrill.
Frank j. Murphy, r. p. Rorsach, II. X Supplce.
@. L. Marchand. and Albert Wynne.
The times., 1899-08-26
FARMERS FORM A TRUST.
Effected to Control the

Organization Effected to Control the
Price of Their Wheat and Corn.
TOPEKA, Kan, Aug 25.-The organiza-
tion of the Farmers Federation OF the Mis-
sissippi Valley here today is the beginning
of gigantic trust. Walter n. Allen, a
prominent farmer, is at the head of the
movement, and the plan proposes TO make
every farmer who raises wheat and corn
a member. Debenture bonds are to be
issued and the membership will be 81.
Warehouses and elevators are TO be built
in Chicago, st. Louis, Cincinnati, Omaha,
and Kansas City, and the selling will be
done by agents Of the trust. Prices will
be controlled by the amount OF supplies
placed on the market.
The times., 1899-08-26
CAPT. J. f. RODGERS DEAD.
He Was a Descendant of Distinguish.
ed Naval Officers.

Capt. John F. Rodgers, U. S. A. retired,
died late last night at his residence, 1910
Sixteenth Street northwest. The deceased
was an officer for thirty years in the quar-
termaster's department of the Army. He
was born in New London Conn, in 1880, a
descendant of distinguished naval officers.
Captain Rodgers was prominently connect
ed with the Centennial Exposition in Phil
adelphia in 1876 and the Columbian Expo
sition in Chicago six years ago. Upon re-
firing from the Army in January 1894 he
managed the Office of the American Surety
Company in this city, retaining that posi-
tion until his death.
A wife and one child, Miss Keats Rodg-
ers. who is now absent on trip to Europe
survive him.
The times., 1899-08-26
Postal Employees All safe.

The Postmaster General. in response 20
a cablegram sent to the director Of posts
at San Juan. Porto Rico, has received in
formation that the recent hurricane did
not iniure any postal employees in the ISL
and number Of the employees are well
known in Washington and their friends
here were anxious about their safety
The times., 1899-08-26
He Fooled the Surgeons.

All doctors told Reniek Hamilton of West
Jefferson Ohio, after suffering eighteen months
from Rectal Fistula, he would die unless a
costly operation was performed; but he
cured himself with five boxes Of Buckiens Ar
MICA Salve the surest Pile earth, and
the best Salve in the world twenty-five cents
box Sold by Henry Evans. Druggist. 93s 2
The times., 1899-08-26
Recruits for the Phiiipptnex.

Lieut.. r. ii. Deyinc's recruiting Office at the
Light Infantry Arnory, Fifteenth and Streets
northwest. presented busy scene yesterday
Fifteen men were examined. and seven accented
and enlisted for immediate service in the Philip.
pines. They left last night over the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad st SOS. The detachment was
charge % Private Foxwel, late of Lieutenant
Beatlgs Company at Camp Meade Although
FoxEci had been discharged az Camp Meade hy
the mFsterfng offcer 81 Lieutenant Beafty,s reg
iment, be nevertheless applied 70 Lieutenant De-
vine ~ the Light Infantry Armory for re-e1iist-
meHt, and that officer secured from the War De
T,artment the desired permission. Many men who
returned from Camp Meade, having been re-
iacted there. have applied 10 Lieutenant Derine
eho hopes 10 secure favorable action by the War
Department in their behalf
The Marine Band Concert.
The following programme will be rendered by
the Marine Band at the White Lot this afternoon.
beginning St sos p. m:
March, -'The Gridiron'' .............. Rake1nann
Overture, ''Aaritsnaf f...-...-.......--.. Wallace
Characteristic 'Badinage" ....-......-.. Herbert
Comet solo, Fantasia '-Un Perle d'Ocean" Hoch
Musician. o. Eberhardt
waltz, .-Du- Volunteers ...-...-.-.. .SanteiFnann
Gusntettes The Image Of she Rose '.. Hanson
For saxophonc and four trombones. by
Musicians J. Moeremans. Stone, Wal
ton. Weber. ard Kruger.
Scenes from 'tsai Costume Rubenstein
fa) Polonais ct Polonaise
Cd Torcader ci Andalouse.
Fantasia Aida" Verdi
Hail Columbia" --.--..-.-...--..-..--....Fy .Fyles
The times., 1899-08-26
Lansburgh & Bro.
FINAL CLEARANCE OF
Boys Summer
Clothing.

All cur soc Wash Suits, 33c.
Our entire stock of S125, $3.50,
s1-75, and s. values in Boys
Suits-50 styles-99c per suit.
BOYS Double-breasted Crash
Suits. S1.50 and sL75 values
now S9c suit.
BOYS Duck and Medium Per
Gale Pants, &c pair.
All 35c Galatea and Crash
Pants, 19c pair.
All Linen Pants, eOc grade, Soc
pair.
Mems and Boys Good Quality
Overalls, 24c pair.
BOYS Percale Shirt Waists, well
made, Zoe.
Boys Cheviot Shirt Waists,
new styles, 15c.
Boys Dept--Third Floor-Take Elevator
Lansburgh&Bro.
400 to 42G Seventh ST.
The times., 1899-08-26

tee will be held next Wednesday at
o'clock p. m.
A letter from Cardinal Gibbons was re-
ceiyed yesterday by Secretary Van Wlckle'
in which the Cardinal expresses apprecia-
tion of his appointment on the reception
committee
The times., 1899-08-26
FAR FROM DESERT Sands
True Believers Journey to the
Oasis of River View.

Day of Fast and Furious Fun at
the Annual Outing of the Mobiles of
the Mystic shrine, Who Led Their
CameIs From the Torrid City to
the Temple of Cocoanut Milk.
The times., 1899-08-26

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baptist Ministers' Union.

The Baptist Ministers Union met in the
upper auditorium of the Metropolitan Bap-
fist Church, on r street between 18th and
18th streets northwest. at IL o'clock am.
yesterday IN joint session, with Rev. Shell
ton Miller, d. D., president of the Colored
Baptist Ministers Union, in the chair. Rev.
J. l. Loving, B. D., secretary. Devo-
tional exercises were conducted by Rev.
DIR. N. M Nailor, d. d. The feature of the
meeting was a paper read by Rev. George
w. Lee, d. D., Love in Three Attri-
butes; First, Holiness of God: Second, Ac-
ceptance of Gods Love; Third, Divinity In
Love"
1t was discussed by members and Rev.
DR.. Lee made the closing argument. Rev.
G. v. Toliver. pastor of Liberty Baptist
Church, was elected a member of the col
ored union. Visitors present Were Rev.
Chas. N. Pryor of the Theological School
at Houston. Tex: Prof. John N. w. Stewart
of District of Columbia, Rev. p. ]. Groome
of African missionary board. Next Mon
day, July IL, Rev. ]. Anderson Taylor will
read a paper 1.-The Method of Collecting
Money In the Churches"