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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-29
E.ml,aInleI Alive.

1t has been proved by chemical analysis
that certain preseryatiyes which may ac-
curately be called embalming fluids. We're
used in the beef furnished to the Govern
ment as army ratiOns. This, according TO
a physician of experience, would in time
actually result in the consumer Of the beef
being "embalmed alive" Salicyfic acid or
a similar aseptic is not acted upon by an
imal or vegetable salts, and would from
day to day accumulate in the system. The
first result of it would be chronic dyspep-
STA. After this in time, the acid would
overpower resisting fluids and tissues to
such degree as to practically embalm
the body. This is a pleasant prospect to
confront the defenders of their country,
1t was said at the time of the return of
the troops from Cuba that some of them
looked more like walking corpses than
like living men. Now it appears that in
some cases at least the process of embalm-
ing had begun on them before they We're
in their collins. II the idea were not
CHASTITY it would be ludicrous. 1t only
needed this bald statement by medical
authority TO complete the horror of the
army beef scandal.
If the Alger Relief Commission can be
persuaded to live on that beef for little
while they may yet achieve immortality in
the only known way that is open to them.
Like the mummies of Egypt they will be
preserved for the eyes of future genera
tions, and some day people will exhume
them and wonder what they were like
when they were alive.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-29

CFrom the Detroit Free Pre.s.1
At an Adelaide Street residence the SER
want went to the door, met Il perspiring
and Sowing lettercarrier and took In a
basket full of mail II was the third
such lot OF the day and there had been
a like delivery for a week.
Dump it into the furnace roared the
young man who is at the head OF the
family I'm going to see the postmaster.
write the head of the department at
Washington, and get out an injunction.
I'll see if there is not some way to abate
this nuisance"
But there may be some other mail
something that we want TO read inter
posed a gentler and feebler voice
Il don't care if there is. l don't care
if there's a draft or 4 postal order in ev-
cry other envelope. Chuck the whole out
tit into the furnace and don't lose any
time doing it. Whoever's working this
rig on me may thing he's smart. but I'll
unearth him and make him smart good
and plenty. It's the confoundest meanest.
smallest, most impertinent thing | ever
heard Of
But its only a joke, my dear
TN joke 'em. Do you know that we've
received over a carload of catalogues
prospectuses, and all that sort OF thing
from female seminaries in the country q?
There were over 200 in the first batch and
that was the smallest one received. Dump
the whole batch into the furnace | say
Nice thing! | guess not, sending US these
female seminary advertisements and our
little girl not two weeks old vet You
can bet that I'll stop the thing or know
the reason Why"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-29
Little Samoa.

Size is not everything, either in nations cities
individuals.
Here is little Samoa, far of in the great
Pacific, making more noise in the world thar
is the Cars vast empire. Less than "a. 90.
people there manage to enlist more OF tn,
worlds attention than even greater Chicago coulo
ever hope for
In 1855 the British population OF Samoa mum
hered 2O3. the Germans l2O the Americans 20
the French 20, and other nationalitics -. Tho
imports in 1897 amounted in value to $50, 900
and in the same time the exports were $40, coo
The fact is that the Samoans are so situated
as TO he the envy of other jealous powers
They occupy small but valuable piece OF
real estate What a pity they are not able tc
realize better money value on it and all re
tire rich.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-29
QUAY'S KNIFE.
An Early Exploit of the senator
From Pennsylvania.

(From the New York SUM
II see that Judge Harry White, of In
diana county, Pa, is conspicuous among
the workers for the reelection OF United
States Senator Quay" said an eS-member
OF the Pennsylvania legislature. And this
in spite OF the way Quay traded knives
with him when they were boys together.
going to school In Western Pennsylvania
Judge White is about the last OF the old
school of politicians in that State who is
still prominent and influential among the
Republican leaders. He was a smart COY.
but not quite so smart as Matt Quay.
There never was a sharper, more mischicv-
Gus. successful schemer boy than Matt
was. He was continually cutting up
pranks that no other boy would ever think
Of He was always looking for a decker of
some kind. and he never traded a knife.
or handful of marbles. or anything else.
that he didn't get the better of the boy
he traded with. no matter how much The
advantage seemed to lie with the latter
in the preliminary negotiations. But the
transaction in the matter Of the knife
trade with Harry White was little ahead
of any deal he ever made in those halcyon
days.
Matt had iackl<nife that was the envy
of all the boys. II had a buckhorn handle.
and l don't know how many blades and
files and other implements dear to the boy
heart. This knife was particularly covet-
ed by Harry White, and he made all sorts
of offers to Matt for a trade, one Of which
included a knife he owned. a dozen mar
bles, a ball OF Irvine, and tin squirtgun;
but Matt persistenuy declined TO make a
dicker. One day. though. much to the
surprise of Harry. Matt brought up the
matter of deal for his knife. and suS-
gested that he might be induced to swap
for something.
II haven't got my knife with me,
though said the future statesman, and
if we strike up bargain you will have to
go after it..
"'An right said Harry. too much pleas
ed to ask any questions. How will you
! trade?'
Well replied Matt. If you-will give
me your knife. the marbles. the Irvine. and
| the squirtgun, and throw in that horsehalr
f. fishline of yours. I'll call it a 60
| - I'll do It, exclaimed Harry, and he
I produced the articles Matt had mentioned
and handed them over IN go up to
! your house and get the knife
Matt showed Harry's knife and the
other things in his pockets and said:
You needn't go up to our house after
! The knife. It amt there.
! 'Where'll l go after it, them asked
Harry.
/ Up to the tannery,' replied Matt 4
was fooling round there this morning and
/ dropped my knife in the old vat Me an
! some of the boys fshed two hours for it
( and couldn't find it. But it's there. Go
up to the tannery. and maybe you can get
: it,
Harry kicked like a steer. but there
/ wasn't any use. He never found Matt
/ Quay's knife, and it is in that vat yet for
| all anybody knows. But Quay has stuck
: by Harry White during all his political
career. and Harry White is sticking to
] Quay in spite Of that disastrous deal,
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-29
AgOnciliO.
CFrom the Brooklyn Eagle.


II Agoncllo and Aguinado continue in their
present course they Will doubtless find that the
United States Government is in no mood for
trihing. 1t has been discovered that Agoncillo
has sent from Washington to the Philippine junta
in Hongkong the information that action on the
Treaty will be taken on February and the
suggestion that the present is good time to
strike for independence" By the sending OF this
message Agoncillo has put himself in the position
Of a spy working in the interests of enemies OF
the United States and has given to us an excuse
and a justification for arresting him, and in the
event OF the outbreak OF hostilties in Manila
at his suggestion, has warranted us to condemn
him to the punishment usually accorded TO spies
Agoncillo does not seem to understand his posi-.
ton and the men who giving TO him aid and
sympathy do not seem TO realize the danger into
which they are leading him and his associates.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-29

Home" on a harmonica for the purpose OF
disintergrating a force sufficient to split
a steamship in two.
There was for years an eccentric char
acter in Ohio. known as the Immortal J..
NJ who travelled free on all railroads and
paid no bills. so earnestly did he talk Of
the time when he would assume the pres
sure and lift the VEIL
Keely was another Immortal ]. N"
supplied with striking phrases of his own
making.
y. NJ never assumed the pressure,
neither did he lift the veil. He was al
ways about to do so. Kelly raked in the
money. had pew in church. lived in a
fine house among art treasures, while. to
use his own phraseology he "annihilated
gravity, drove the revolving globe. charg-
cd the vaporic generator. and propelled
the harmonic engine" Like the 'Immor-
tai ]. N" he lived well while he prepared
for the great effort of his life, which never
came,
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-29

emphatic English word will answer all
purposes? For the sake of the children
and the home it seems rs If he should be
allowed to be brief. Emperor William will
do well to consider these things, and if he
really means to reform his mother tongue
begin at the other end of the business.
Let him take his verb. and gently, but
firmly, step by step. bring it up to its
proper place in the sentence. Then let
him bestow upon his countrymen the price
less gift Of syllabled words, coined by
their Emperor. to use in expressing COM
mon ideas. As Adam named the beasts
in the Garden of Eden. let Emperor vii
liam give German names, short and easy.
to all the modern improvements. That is
task to which he may well give the
rest of his life
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-29

Among the interesting pieces Of evidence
in relation to the beef scandal which are
voluntarily sent to General Miles is the
statement of a prominent physician of
Philadelphia, Dr. Christine, who happened
to be visiting great meat packing estab-
lishment at Omaha when the process of
cmbalming beef was in operation. There
is any amount of information to be had ON
the subject of the attempt to poison the
army with tainted meat if there could be
anybody appointed to learn the truth. 1t
is hardly fair that the packers and the
War Department should have the Alger
Relief Commission to work up their de-
fence, while the cause of truth is without
an official representative since General
Breckenridge was eXpatrIated. Perhaps
Congress Will be forced to take up the
matter before 1t Is done with.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-29
How Poverty Leads to Crime.

A bit Of news which comes from Chicago
indicates that there is room for moral i'm
proyement in one of the police courts OF
that town. A man employed as waiter at
restaurant was arrested and taken to the
police station, and finally imprisoned, for
the heinous crime of having stolen two
apples and two small cakes from his en-
ployer. On investigation it was found that
This man had sick wife and child at
home, and that he had taken these delica-
cies Tor them sarcastic correspondent
OF one OF the daily papers inquiries whether
1t would not be well for the negligent po-
lice officers and the benevolent restaurant
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-29
MIR. Garland.

TTrTT-T
II is told that Mr.. Garland. when once asked
who was the greatest constitutional lawyer in
America. promptly named George +. Edmund.
for that distinction. When the Vermont senate!
was asked the same question he named Augusta,
II. Garland without hesitation. Both were mem.
bers OF the Senate Judiciary Committee fot
years. and they knew each others abilities.
There is the hest Of authority, therefore, TOT the
statement that Edmunds and Garland We're the
country's foremost lawyers and the death oi the
latter, although it was years since he had been
in the public service is positive loss TO the bar
and to the country.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-29

Agoncillo should be sent out of the coun-
try, not only because he has no business
here, but on his own account also. He
should be removed from the evil influence
of Senator Hoar II is said that this OBJ
structionist and common scold and chronic
bore has dined with Agunaldo's spy and
meets him often The Filipino is young
and perhaps is not yet established in his
WAYS
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-29
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

The Advertisers Guarantee Company, of Chi
cgo. hereby certifcs that il has by lis expert eX
amincrs. proved and attcsted the circulation Of
THE TINES OF Washington. D. C. The daily
average PAID circulation for the month OF De
ccinheT, 1895 was s0.siS copies.
This is GUARANTEED to the advertisers OF
the country hy a BOND OF $4,000 in the Fidelity
and Deposit Company Of Maryland, deposited
with thr Northwestern National Bank. Of Chicago.
ADVERTISERS CT tRtNTEE COMPANY.
BY ]. II. MASON, President.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-29
Conferences Win stud.ut,.

Charlottesville Va. Jan 2s.-The Rev.
DIR. Randolph II. McKim OF the Church eli
the Epiphany. Washington. u. C., begins
this evening a series OF conferences with
the students OF the University of Virginia
on the fundamental truths of the Christian
religion. These meetings will be held ev
cry afternoon at 3 and every evening Mt
$50 O'Clock. The series will occupy ten
DAYS
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-29
Senatorial DentIlocI.s.-

Senatorial DenIlOcks.-There is said
to be no immediate prospect of the break
ing of any of the senatorial deadlocks
throughout the country. Gas" Addiclls
is making no Roadway in Delaware, but he
is holding his own. He has lost none of
his following and claims to be able TO hold
his men indefinitely. Unless the Dupont or
regular Republicans form a combination
with the Democrats Delaware is likely to
only have one Senator for the next two
years. Mr.. Quay appears 10 be in bad
hole at Harrisburg SO far as his own pros
poets are concerned, but he still controls
the situation. No one can be elected with
out his consent Out in Wisconsin the
field has combined against Colonel Quarles,
the leading millionaire candidate, and it
will probably be some time before an cleo
tion will take place. The friends of Rep
resentative J. w. Babcock are hopeful that
all hands at Madison may eventually CEN
tire on him, but the indications would seem
to point to the selection of a rank out
slider. They are no nearer the election of a
Senator in Nebraska apparently than they
were when the Legislature first convened
at Lincoln. MIR. Hayward, the leading can
didate on the Republican side, is shy quite
number of votes, and is losing some
ground. He is regarded as a railroad or
corporation man, and is being opposed by
many members of his party on that ground
No result is likely for some time. In Utah
the stock OF Representative King has been
going up, but it is still almost anybody's
fight The bribery scandal in California
has muddled things zip badly at Sacra-
mento. The Assembly can hardly do less
than impeach Speaker Wright in view of
the report of the committee appointed to
investigate the bribery matter. Who will
win in the end is a problem. Bribery
charges have been freely circulated In
Washington and alsoI in Montana. In
Washington the outlook is rather more ia
vorable to Senator John L. Wilson than it
was. In Montana the deadlock is set hard
CT
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-29
MIR. MckinIcy,s surpri.e.-Tbe Pre-,

MIR. McKinlcy's surprise.-The Pres
ident treated the politicians yesterday to
a genuine surprise in announcing his Sc
lection of Deputy Commissioner George
W. Wilson TO succeed Senator elect Scott
as Commissioner OF Internal Revenue
Mr.. Wilson's appointment is in harmony
with the civil service idea and is particu-
larly significant upon that account. as it
probably means that the President has
finally decided not TO issue his much dis
cussed order taking several thousand
places in the internal revenue DEPART
ment out OF the civil service classification.
Mr.. Wilson has been in the internal reve-
nue. service OFF and on for thirty years.
He began as a gauger and 3 gradually
worked his way up. He is thoroughly
familiar with every detail of the business.
He is not believed to have had any par
ticular political influence; however, he
was born in Ohio. Half dozen eminent
citizens were out after the place, among
them being Representative Walter Evans
OF Kentucky, who was defeated for re-
election last fall. Mr.. Evans was Com
missioner OF Internal Revenue under
President Arthur and his friends thought
that he stood good show of getting the
place again.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-29

No No sir ! answered. He was ap-
know it. All the patronage l have OBJ
tanned for my district has been through
Mr.. Plat. You have had no more to do
with it than the man in the moon
Il admire cheek and nerve" Mr.. Mitch
ell added, but they ought to be kept
within reasonable grounds to show to their
best advantage"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-10

From the Chicago Tribune.
Writers should save the time of readers
by abandoning very and giving an over
worked word rest for few years 1t has
earned that rest That word, as adverb
is found less than twenty times in the
King James translation of the Bible. The
rarity of its use makes it count for all the
more when utilized When it is said that
the man Moses was very meek one I'M
derstandS that he meek beyond the
custom of the Israelite of his day. When
ST. James says 9TH" Lord is very pitiful, )"
the very is full Of significance. But if
the good and bad deeds, the cruel ana the
h roic acts recorded in the Bible were TO be
described by most writers of the day, there
would be very" in almost every line.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-10
A Good Argument.
From TIt-Bits.

There are times when a lawyer regrets
the use of an illustration which moment
before has appeared especially felicitous.
The argument of my learned and brilliant
brother" said the counsel for the plaintiff
in a suit for damages. is like the snow
when it falIs-it is scattered here, there
and everywhere"
All l can say" remarked the opposing
counsel when his opportunity came, lis
that think the gentleman who likened my
argument to the falling snow neglected to
observe one little point to which | hatter
myself the similarity extends-it has COW
cred all the ground in a very short time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-10

Arninius Yamspry in the Pail Mall
With regard to the future colonization of
this outlying portion of the empire of the
car there is no doubt that an unmistak-
able gain will be derived for the growth of
the population in Siberia. where an area of
Is, 100000 square miles is inhabited by only
i1Oo,uD souls, and where the extraordinary
wealth in minerals. woods and arabic land
still awaits exploitation, will certainly pro-
coed with greater strides than heretofore
Without giving implicit faith to Russian
official statistical data. it may fairly be as
stunned hat, owing to the particular care
the government has always taken as to
further colonization. the eminently agricut-
ural Russian will probably avail himself of
the offered facilities. and that the popula-
ton in the hitherto empty lands will con-
siderably increase 1t may be objected that
Russia the most thinly populated country
in Europe, will hardly find a surplus to pro-
vide for the newly opened territory; but it
must be borne in mind that the Russian
peasant is noted for his migratory pro-
pensties. And besides. since the emanci-
patton CT the serfs in 1861. the agricul-
tUral prOletariat having steadily grown
the annUa al amount Is computed to be 500
oo0 men-it is almost certain that it will
easily drift in eastern and southeastern
direction, augmenting thereby the total of
the population. So far we readily agree
with the Russian statistics: but cam
not subscribe to their prophecies as to the
quickness and extraordinary high numbers
of that growth. The calculation that in
the lapse of the next hundred years the
aforementioned area of / 1S7 900 square
kilometers will have a population of sixty
or eighty millions is certainly exaggerated.
and at all events inconsistent with the in
crease hitherto noticed in more favorably
situated and more accessible CenterS of
western Russia. Even in the most fertile
districts of southwestern Russia. the den
sfty of population remains far behind that
of other European countries, for whereas
one reckons upon one square kilOmeter in
France 715, in Germany 91.5. in Italy
1861. in England I22, and in Belgium PIG
inhabitants, in southern Russia we find
only jS4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-10

frUTn Inc liza fTtNS.
Emergency makes heroes, and in this
country there is no lack of that sort of
stuff from which heroes are made. When
a steamboat crashed into ferry boat the
other day in New York harbOr an ordi-
nary rruckman shouted out in the gang
way: Women and children first and his
command found obedience. The engineer
on that same boat stood by his machine TIL
the fires were out and the water up to his
arm pits. That was the American way and
it does credit To our people and our nation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-10
For Future Reference.


No part of the Philippine commissions
renort in which Admiral Dewey, having
had no share in its actual composition. has
taken pains to signify his complete concur
renee and satisfaction, is more clear and
conclusive than the part exposing the deiu-
sion or the pretense, that Aguinaldo Is "a
modern George Washington, who is he
roicaIIy and unselfishly endeavoring to es-
tabiish the freedom and self-government of
a devoted people. Hereafter whoever an
nounceS that proposition will proclaim
either his own ignorance or his own dis
honesty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-10

It's the interest that fascinates that
Centers about these exquisite Orlen-
tai productions, and makes sure their
place as the highest class OF floor
covering.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-10

the Atlanta Constitution.

We can he stout party men and still re-
main Americans in the larger sense. The
man who cannot perceive the hand of
Providence in our accidental occupation of
the Philippines will be unable to see it in
any of the large movements which have
changed the face and character of the
world. We cannot confine humanity in our
own special chest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-10
Oriental
Rug
Reductions

1t would be difficult to find a sub
;ect of more real interest to the
home-furnisher and deserving OF
greater consideration as an essential
in the making OF the home beautiful,
than that OF the Oriental Rugs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-10
We Must Complete the Work,

from tne New 10TH HINES
The evidence which the Philippine COM
mission submits as to the incapacity of the
FilipinoS in their present stage of develop
ment for the task of governing themselves
is merely supplementary to other evidence
sufficiently convincing, that we have al
ready received about them. Certainly no.
body who wishes them well will any longer
argue that it is our duty to ''seuttie OUT of
the islands and leave these helpless folk to
their fate