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The evening times., 1899-12-19
BLESSING ST. JOHNS BELL.
Imposing Ceremonies at nm Historic
Old Church.

ROCKVILLE. Md, Dec. ia very
large crowd assembled at st. Johns Catho-
lie Church. at Forest Glen, this county,
Sunday morning 10 witness the blessing of
the handsome new bell which was recently
presented to the church by person whose
name has not been made public. The eere-
monies were conducted by Rev. James f.
Mackin, pastor Of st. Paul's Church.
Washington. who was at one time pastor
of st. Johns. Father Mackin delivered an
excellent address, and at the mass which
followed preached an eloquent sermon.
st. Johns Church is a handsome struct-
ure. probably the finest church tiilding in
the county. Ii was erected about seven
years ago and replaced the historic 81.
Johns Church. OF which Archbishop Car
roll was pastor more than one hundred
and twenty years ago. Rev. Charles o.
Rosensteel is the present pastor and was
through his efforts that the present build
ing was erected. Father Rosensteel is the
first resident pastor the church has bad
since 1880
The evening times., 1899-12-19
PENSIONS FOR employees.
Details of the Plan Adopted by the
PennsylvanIa Railroad.

The agreement entered into on Deem
Der is. 1899, between the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company and the Northern Cen
trail Railway Company. Philadelphia. Will
mington and Baltimore Railroad Company,
West Jersey and Seashore Railroad Com
pany. and the Philadelphia and Camden
Ferry will be put in practical operation by
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company es-
tabIishing on January l, 1900. the Pennsyl-
yania Railroad pension department, for the
pensioning Of aged employees.
This pension department will be
in charge of board Of off,
GERS appointed annually by the board
Of directors OF the various companies in
terested. and who will serve for one year.
The following named gentlemen will serve
fer the year 1900: Charles F. Pugh, chair
man, second vice president: John p
Green. first vice president; 5. NJ. Provost
third vice president; Samuel Rea. fourth
vice president; ]. B. Hutchinson, general
manager; VI. Riebenack, assistant comp
troller, secretary. The general terms OF
the pension plan are as follows:
First-All officers and employees of the
company who are between the ages of
thirty-fve and sixty-nine years. inclusive.
in the service of the company and shall
then be physically disqualified. shall be re-
lieyed and placed on the pension roll.
Second-The entire annual expenditure
for pension allowances by the above named
five companies shall not at any time exceed
the aggregate sum of S3e0 coo. Pensions
shall be allowed upon the following basis:
Third-For each year of service l per-
centum Of the average regular monthly
pay for the ten years preceding retirement
Fourth-Pension allowances shall be paid
and shall terminate on the death
of the beneficiary.
Fifth-No pension shall be paid TO any
officer or employe for a period during
which he may be receiving accident or sick
benefits from the relief department.
Sixth-The acceptance of pension al
lowance shall not debar the beneficiary
from engaging in other business. but such
person cannot re-enter the service.
Seventh-The pension department shall
be in charge of the president vice presi-
dents. general manager and assistant comp
troller of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany.
Eighth-Each company may discharge
any officer. agent. or employe at any time,
when in its Judgment the interests of the
company so require. without liability for
pension or for other allowances save only
salary or wages then unpaid and earned.
No person over thirty-fve years of age
shall be taken into the service of the COM
oany. There will be about $50 employees re-
tired and pensioned under the above plan
On January l. 1900.
The evening times., 1899-12-19
MR.. ANGELS VIEWS ON CHINA.
The Former Minister Believes There
VIII BE a Division.

ANN ARBOR, Mich, Dec 19.-Dr. James
l.. Angel, President of the University of
Michigan, and former Miaister TO Turkey.
addressed the business mems class yester-
day upon the subject of ''Dismemberment
of China" He said. in substance:
There are some things which indicate
that dismemberment is not unlikely. The
great powers have pursued exactly the
same course in Africa that they are now
pursuing in China. Russia, the greatest
Asiatic power. is great glacier with its
back to the Arctic circle and its face to
the seaward. She is on the point of taking
possession of Persia. and will do so. unless
Great Britain interferes. and it is strongly
suspected that she wants India.
'All the powers have concessions in Chi
ma, and to dismember it are doing what
they call extending their spheres OF intlu-
ence.' The powers would at one time have
divided up South America il it had not
been for the Monroe Doctrine. But Eng
land and the United States do not want the
dismemberment of China. They are deeply
interested in the trade of that country.
They would prefer the whole of China to
DC open rather than have some of the ports
closed
Our market is in north China. and il
Russia extends her possessions there, it
would be problem whether or not We are
to be excluded. We should prefer to have
tie influence of England and this country
thrown in the direction of open markets.
China is in just the position that Turkey
wac. II it had not been for the great pow
ers, Turkey would have been carved up
long ago.
THE great powers may go on Just as
they have. IL the government at Pekin can
hold on, but that government is SO weak
that it is always offering something for
help. The greatest security against the
of China is that the great
powers cannot agree upon the terms of
division, but ultimately dismemberment
is not improbable
The evening times., 1899-12-19
The Golf Costume.

The superintendent of the schools in
Kansas City has been enjoying rather a
lively time since the giving of recent or
der TO the teachers under him. He de-
creed. some time ago, that ladies engaged
in teaching the public schools should not
wear golf skirts in the schoolroom AT
least, that is the impression of the public
He says that he did not decree; he merely
demonstrated. The teachers, however, do
not admit his right to interfere in any way
with their dress, in the schoolroom or out
of IL.
II is needless to explain that the wearers
OF the garb to which the superintendent OBJ
jects do not attire themselves in this way
for the sole purpose of playing golf. 1t is
doubtful II one in ten OF them ever set foot
on the links or could tell putt from a
foozle, or tee from a pound of Souchong.
The costume devised for this game is, how
ever, remarkably well adapted to other oc-
equations. The short skirt, originally de-
signed to enable the wearer to walk easily
over wet pasture. is very convenient In
rainy weather anywhere, especially if bun
dies must be carried in one hand and an
umbrella in the other. This predicament is
not at all uncommon among teachers, and
they therefore seized on the golf and bicy-
Gle costumes as on long-sought blessings
1t is probable that, despite the objections
of conservative people. the fashion in ques-
tion has come to stay, in some form or 9TH
er. 1t is the only sensible style for woman
Obliged TO work for her living at some dis
tance from her home. The American wo-
man is simply adopting another form of the
peasant costume OF Europe. The women of
Norway, Germany, and France do not wear
long skirts which sweep the ground when
they are Of the class which works out of
doors. They would be foolish If they did.
For some time after this country was set
tied, most women did their work within
doors, or, if they engaged in out-of-door
work, it was only in fine weather A far
mer's wife picks fruit and berries, and
helps to rake hay, on occasion, but she
seldom has to take a long walk in the rain.
The working woman Of the present day, in
the city, has to be out of doors every day
Of her life in all weathers; she must often !
The evening times., 1899-12-19

meaning anything more than an empty
string Of words.
Capital. organized for the oppression of
the consumer. with the motive of making
exorbitant gains, prefers, perhaps. to ac-
cept the theory of Hanna, who proclaims
that the trust is really a benevolent insti-
tuition. a natural outgrowth of nineteenth
century progress. and not commercial
parasite.
1t As becoming more and more apparent
tha6athe trust, barricaded behind the pro-
tective tariff and having the tacit consent
of the dominant political element to mulet
the public on every possible occasion, will
repain Indifferent to public opinion. blind
to the signs of the times. and defiant of
all statutory checks and bitter criticisms
until an open war is declared upon it by
an outraged people.
The evening times., 1899-12-19
FOR THE SCOTCH EXPOSITION.
The Secretary Of State Asks an Ap-
prOpriatiOn by Congress.

Secretary Gage has sent 10 Congress
a communication from the Secretary Of
State submitting an estimate of appropria-
tion in the sum of s35, 600 to enable the
Government of the United States to take
official part in an International exhibit to
be held at Glasgow, Scotland. in 1901.
Secretary Hay says: IF the United
States are to take part in this exhibition. it
is of the utmost importance that action by
Congress should be taken with as little
delay as possible. The management of the
exhibition is most anxious to learn. in or
der to give the best accommodation, the
amour. of space that will be required for
American exhibits, and this can be ascer-
tanned only after the appointment of a
United States commissioner authorized by
Congress"
The evening times., 1899-12-19
Some Coveted scrawI..
(From Golfers weekly.)

The most priced autographs in the world are
those Of Shakespeare. Only are claimed
to exist-three signatures to his will (each with
a different spelling). two to conyeyances of prop
crty in the folio edition Of his plays (deubt-
fuD, and one in a Tudor translation of Montaigne.
This last is in the British Museum, and cost over
5000 guineas. One thousand guineas the
price given by the late Mr. Alfred Morrison, Of
Carlton House Terrace, for an autograph letter
written by Marie Stuart to the Archbishop OF
Guise This and two other letters Zone tc the
Pope and the other to the King Of France) were
written by the unfortunate Queen Of Scots the
morning of her execution. The letter to the
French King was destroyed during the days Of
terror while that to the Pope id still preserved at
the Vatican. The weil-known bookseller Bernard
Quaritch. gave Gl.000 for autograph letter of
Columbus which was exhibited at the Worlds
Fair at Chicago. Chicago autograph dealer is
said to have offered to give 100000, or over
s20, 900, for genuine autograph Of Shakespeare
if brought to him within year of making his
offer. 1t was a safe bluff for since the tragic
death OF Chatterton no forger has cared to tackle
the quaint scrawl of the Bard of Avon.
The evening times., 1899-12-19
In English Restaurants.
lErnm ihe Chicago News.l

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Different countries produce different foods.
Perhaps that is the reason why description of
the railway restaurant in England sounds
ious to American ears This terminus restaurant
corresponds to the American lunch counter, where
pie and coffee the staple refreshments of hur-
ried hungry man.
Patrons crowd the English place three deep
and wait for the front row to finish eating and
depart. One elderly woman drinks hot spirit
and cats sandwiches; beside her a country couple
devour buns and milk-how British ''buns
sounds! and busy man eats sponge cake and
drinks port wine. Can imagine Chicago
broker rushing into quick lunch counter with
a demand for sponge cake? He might as well
ask for a coach and four.
In this London restaurant a mother of family
regales herself and her meek husband with
ginger beer and cakes, and a nervous young
clergyman asks for glass of milk. Buns, sponge
cake. milk, and beer-the menu is little dif-
ferent from those on this side of the water.
The evening times., 1899-12-19
IAN EXHIBIT OF GRAIN.
The Unitea states TO Send One to the
Paris ExDOsitfOn.

1 IuEih E2pOehthOms
The arrangements for the agricultural
exhibits of the United States for the Paris
Exposition are completed as far as regards
the selection OF grains to be shown. These
! will be ready for shipment in few days.
and the energy with which work has pro-
gressed in the preparation of this part of
the exhibit is a fair sample of the ability
tor Of Agriculture appointed by Commis-
sioner Feck
Prof. Dodge has received intimaton
from the Secretary Of Agriculture that
there is to be a special exhibit for the ISL
and Of Cuba. but is unable to give any
details as to the nature of the exhibit. in
regard to cereal products. No samples OF
the products, either OF Cuba or Porto Rico
have been received at the storehouse in
this city where the American exhibits are
being prepared. The American exhibit is
arranged In four departments, each with a
view Of demonstrating the methods of
growing and handling the different varie-
ties of cereals in all stages
One department is devoted to showing
the distribution of cereal culture in the
United States. with special reference to
wheat. oats. rye. corn. barley, buckwheat.
anu TiCt Inese Samples Will De SHOWN ID
bottles. boxes. and bags. With these will
be exhibited bromide enlargements of pho
tographs showing characteristic fields of
each kind of grain, and the manner in
which the grain is handled.
A second department will be devoted to
showing each OF the grains mentioned in
the straw. artisticaily arranged upon wood
panels. A third feature will be a collection
Of all the various kinds Of grains exported
from the United States to other countries.
The grain export trade OF the United States
pecally valuable and interesting exhibit.
Some idea of the extent OF expectation will
be giyer by photographs illustrating the
actual handling and shipping of the grain.
Another very interesting featura OF this
exhibit IL that showing the hot-water treat
ment for the purpose of preventing impuri-
ties in the grain.
The fourth department will be known as
the scientific exhibit. This will illustrate
the breeding process by which the finer
varieties OF wheat are produced. This
feature of the exhibit will probably be the
most interesting to scientific men and 1t is
method on the part of American grain PRO-
ducers. which it will demonstrate, will be a
revelation to Europe.
The purpose Of the entire EXHIBIT is to
give foreigners in general a definite idea
OF tie magnitude OF American cereal pro-
duction. The number of samples shown
will be large, 1900 specimens of grain
alone being prepared.
The evening times., 1899-12-19

Among the disagreeable resurrectioIs of
the period We are compelled to note that
of the late Alger. whom We had supposed
10 be quietly sepultured in a red tin can
not the commercial blue kind He has
risen TO remark that, compared with the
British War Office he did pretty well in
the conduct of war himself. Comparisons
in his case are odorous. Ii is true that the
American mortality in battle was slight
contrasted with that suffered by the Eng
lish in South Africa; but when We add
the rotten beef and fever camp casualties
to deaths and wounds by bullet. the show
ing is not SO much in Alger's favor. Be
sides which. he should remember that the
average soldier prefers to be hit by
Mauser. rather than be killed by feeding
on carrion, whether the same-be timed or
in the side.
The evening times., 1899-12-19
MINERS STRIKE ENDED.
Men Return to Work After Making
Concessions.

SHAMOkIN. Pa, Dec. 19.-Three hun
dred and fifty men and boys have returned
to work at the Girard coIliery. the strike.
which threatened to end badly. having
been settled after a conference between the
mine officials. dicharged miners and Dis
trict President John Fahey, of the United
Mine Workers.
The discharged men were Teinstatei
after agreeing TO in the future submit
grievances to the United Mine Workers for
arbitration with the company; also TO work
at 40 cents per square foot in tie north
slope. and. if they are unable 10 earn the
wages made in the south slope. the COM
panv will make up the difference.
The evening times., 1899-12-19

1t is reported that the anti-imperialist
Democrats will attempt to defeat ratitica-
tion of the Samoan treaty, on the ground
that the natives have not been consulted.
Consulting natives is an entirely new
and remarkably gauzy doctrine. II We are
not much mistaken the Swamp Indians of
Florida were not polled to see whether or
not they were willing to let US take that
territory over from Spain. We do not re-
member that any plebiscite was submitted
to the inhabitants OF Louisiana when We
bought them from Napoleon l.; and We do
not think that the eacessions OF California.
New Mexico, and--Arizona were brought
about by popular elections held by the
Mexican and Indian denizens. under the
Declaration of Independence. AS for cur
share of the Samoan Islands, il there are
Senators who contemplate opposition to
our taking it, they know well enough that
their course will be condemned by the ma
tion everywhere. 1t really seems as If there
were individuals in public life, of alleged
Democratic affiliations. so nervously afraid
Mr.. Mckinley will not get another term
without difficulty that they are working
nights to make his election unanimous.
The evening times., 1899-12-19
New York Pronunciation.

recent note in the New York Sum- calls at
tention to a popularity of New York pronuncia-
tion in the omission OF the letter r. 1t gives
an example overheard in the streets:
'Where you woykin'f ~ I'm woykin' down in
Poyl Street maxim shoyts."
Anyone that knows New York knows how char
acteristic this is There is further character
istic and that is in the omission of the use of
with the broadening Of the vowel. For instance
"Fifty-thoyd st'eet; change cause for Haulem,'
when he means Fifty third Street; change cars
for Harlem" We sometimes think that as
whole speak better English than the English
d. and our contention is perhaps. correct. But
various deviations from English pure and
simple are great. II one considers the New Eng
land dialect David Harum's speech SO char
the dialect that Riley has immnrtalized, and the
far Western or frontier speech, one will feel
that We have many and varied ways of mauling
the language,
The evening times., 1899-12-19
Taxed to Its Utmost.

The strain upoi, the transport department Of
the Admiralty has been absolutely unprecedented
and one which no other country could have borne
They had to arrange for the transport OF IS. 900
men, $1,000 horses and nyles and 100. 900 tons of
stores They had chaHered $50 ships, Of half
an average speed Of 800 miles per day. Never
was Britain's power the seas more clearly
shown than in the security with which our trans
port feet had pursued its way, and never was the
necessity for keeping open, tia great ocean high
way more manifestly proved.
The evening times., 1899-12-19
Hor.eIe.s Fire Engines.
(From the Automobile Magazine.

fOn' -kf1t0'tfDD4I'
Now that the automobile is coming into such
general vogue that all the traffic Of our cities
bids fair 20 be revolutionized thereby. we must
look for a corresponding reform of our great
municipal fire department Steps in that direction
have already been taken in Paris where every fire
brigade is, to be equipped with horseless engines
and apparatus; in budapest, where self-propeIIed
fire engines have become familiar sight, and in
New York, where the chief of the fire department
can dsf6 DE seen darting to points OF danger in
specially constructed automobile OF his own,
with which he can distance all other vehicles on
the way.
The evening times., 1899-12-19

1t is well for the country that We have a
general in command of the army, and a
few more officers Of the same kind. who
are able to study. digest, and apply the
important military lessons which are be-
ing taught by the war in South Africa.
From a military point of view, nothing
could be more important to the American
people than the evidence furnished by The
Beers that an efficient volunteer militia
system is possibility. and that when it is
intelligently organized it may be as good
Tor purposes of public defence as an equal
number of regular troops. The Beers, it
should be noted, have a general staif COM
posed of some of the best strategists that
Continental Europe can furnish, and other
wise are ably officered. Too much atten-
tion cannot be devoted to the study of this
war by our military men. 1t is great
pity that General Miles could not be with
the British headquarters in the field and
watch the operations in person.
The evening times., 1899-12-19

street, or through a pouring rain; and it
is both foolish and for her &c
sit at work for seyskat hours in damp skirts.
Obviously. the opss aeaalble thing for her
to DO is to war costume suited to the
conditions CT her work. Nobody has any
more right to object to her doing this than
TO e society womah's playing golf and ten
mis-. or to Swedish. woman's wearing the
short-skirted peasant costume when she
takes a long walk over the hills of her ma
tive land. Wien We are little more
thoroughly civilized we shall stop obtecting
to matters which are harmless and devote
our attention to ridicuiing and abusing
things which need such treatment.
The evening times., 1899-12-19
4 Real Trial.
CFrom the chieago News.l

From the Chicago News)
.'wcll. that's enough to try the patience of
job exclaimed the villJSc minister, as he
threw aside the local papers
..why, what's the matter, tdearT' asked his
wife. 81
Last Sunday preached rinos, the text. BE We
therefore steadfsst,' " answered the good man,
but the printer makes it read, BE We there
for breakfast -
The evening times., 1899-12-19
INSPECTING COAL MINES.
The German Ambassador and Others
Mt Georges Creek Valley.

Mt Georges Creek Valley.
CUMBERLAND, Md. Dec 1s.-Herr Won
Holieben, the German Ambassador, and
George Won Lingen. the German Consul at
Baltimore. with several Of the German Le-
cation, as guests of Mr.. c. X. Lord Presi-
dent of the Consolidation Coal Company
and the Cumberland and Pennsylvania
Railroad Company. made tour OF inspec-
tion of the Georges Creek coal region yes
terday.
The party was Joined here by General
Manager l.. N. Hamilton and started from
Piedmont down in the companys private
car They also visited the shops at Mount
Savage.
The German Government is much inter
ested in the Cumberland coal because OF
its superior steaming qualities. This makes
the second visit of representatives of the
German Government to'this region in lit
tie over a year.
The evening times., 1899-12-19
"Lest We Foreet.~
From, the Philadelphia Record J

Sympathy with the Boers. who are fighting
against a stronger power with undaunted courage
and, SO far, with remarkable success, cannot be
repressed. 1t need, not be disguised. But let us
not rejoice in the humiliation OF England Only
a few months ago, in the day Of our peril. she
placed herself firmly on our side. The defeat
of England, II her enemies should now turn upon
her. would be defeat Of advancing freedom and
civilization 1t would be calamity to the
than our blood and trade, constitute bond Of
anity and interest between US that we could not
sever il we would.
The evening times., 1899-12-19
A Gentle Hint.

From the Chicago News)
You mustn't plTy with Mr.. Borums hat,
Bobby said 4 young lady who was entertaining
caller, TO her young brother.
why mustn't IT, asked the youngster.
Because you might breai it. replied his sis
tre .-and besides he will want il shortly
The evening times., 1899-12-19
BUSINESS Sense.
tFrom the Chicago New

ltrom The Chfcaso Ncws.J
CaIler-I called to il I could get a position
as canvasser for the new book you are about TO
publish.
Publisher-Do you know anything about the
book?
Caller-Well, yes. You see I'm the author OF it.
and l thought perhaps il could get job
canvssser | might be able TO get little money
out Of it,