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The hatchet. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1883-19??, 1900-07-08

Who is to blame for the muir
der Of our firemen at the street
crossings. The railroad ofiic-
ials tell us that the order for
the street cars to cross to the
off side of the street before
stopping came to them from the
District Commissioners, and
that they have no choice in the
matter but to cross the street
before making stops. The rail
road officials and the District
Commissioners should be
brought before the grand jury
and indicted for wilful murder.
That is about the only thing
that will put stop to the MAIN
ing and killing of our friends
and citizens.
The hatchet. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1883-19??, 1900-07-08

The Powers have as a last
resort given Japan authority to
land forces in China and put
down the rebellion of the Box.
ers. The offer of Japan should
have at once been accepted
when it was offered in the first
place, and much murder that
has been done could have been
averted. Japan should not be
left alone in the matter-the
United States should furnish
ten or twenty thousand troops
from the PHILIPPINES and that
quickly.
The hatchet. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1883-19??, 1900-07-08
AVolDAHLe DEATHS.
one-quRrter of All Disease Is Total.
Iy Preventnble.

One-quarter of All Disease Is Total.
Iy PreventnbIe.
In connection with the Sanitary insti.
tute q popular lecture was delivered by
DR.. Alexander Hall, master of Downing
college and vice chancellor Of Cambridge
university, on Unnatural Death. " He
remarked that 1t was not the dangers Of
railway travelling, nor the few murders
that occurred which brought down the
average longevity of human life from 100
years to 80 years They must seek for
more subtle murderers than that.
Every year 900, 600 babies were born In
England and Wales If they took ,000,
900 children and saw what was likely to
be the end Of them, they would find that
80, 900 died violent death by accident,
about the same number would suooumh
to the mysterious diseases which they
knew now to be absolutely preventable be-
cause due to germs tuberculosis In its
many forms) about 1870, 600 would die
from absolutely prevontablo causes such
az smallpox, measles and scarlet fever,
only 40, 900 would be allowed to live out
their natural lives, and nearly one in 70
might expect to die because the machine
was worn out.
One.quarter of all the diseases which
destroyed life were absolutely preventable,
II the practice OF hygiene were only on
q level with its theory, the average longev'
lty would be raised at once from 90 to So.
The greater number Of diseases over which
the individual had control were due to
mistakes in eating and drinking. He
divided diseases into three classes and said
they would never succeed in preventing
them until they had the cooperation Of
tho public. Every citizen should have the
same exact knowledge of the causes and
properties Of preventable diseases that the
medical officer himself had.
The infectious nature Of consumption
was hardly realized 20 years ago. About
one-third Of the COWS in the country were
tuberculous, and half the milk distributed
the bacillus of tuberculosis, They could
boil the milk, and he was no more afraid
of boiled bacillus than he was Of a well
cooked lion. The only natural form OF
death was the gentle falling asleep when
the body was tired. TimNS
Thankful.
They were of the irrcdeenlably snobbish
type. One of them heaved a sigh and re-
marked:
"What pity it is, deah boy, that tho
Prince of Wales doesn't live in the United
States"
"Never mind old chap. BE thankful
for what you have. It's something to DO
living on the same earth with him, you
know. Washington star.
The hatchet. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1883-19??, 1900-07-08
Stirrups aud Spurs,

Stirrups are about 200 years later
than saddles. the first mention being
by the Emperor Mauritius toward the
end of the sixth century. In earlier
times the Greeks mounted by means Of
cramp iron attached to the lauce,
while the young Romans leaped, spear
In hand, from either side of the horse.
The younger Gracious adopted the
Greek method of placing large stones
at intervals along the roads to assist
hOrsemen to mount.
Spurs were probably little earlier
than the first fcudal times. The great
Importance Of the spur in the days of
chivalry seems to point to its having
been n late invention. The bafbarous
goad-a single spike, which was the
earliest form-was replaced in the
fourteenth ceutlry by the large row.
hled spur,-Notts and Queries
The hatchet. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1883-19??, 1900-07-08
AN ODD COIN.
Not Made by the Government SAA
Yet Not a Counterfeit.


Yet Not n Counterfeit
A man walked into a down town rcstau.
rant few days ago and after eating hh
dinner proffered the cashier one OF the
most mysterious pieces OF money ever seen
In Chicago. 1t was the size and color OF
$40 goldpleoe, but no legend or spread
eagle vouched for Its genuineness. Nat
urally the cashier refused 1t, but no man
could be attempting to pass counterfeit
money with coins different from the gen
uine. The man grabbed the coin hastily
40 It was pushed back to him and pro
duoed Goldpiece Of the usual SORE In
stead
II wouldn't part with thst for tvics
&c." he explained, examining the frSAk
piece. "Do you know what that isf" AZ
the cashier did not, he went on, THAT 10
one of the first coins ever made In ColorA'
do"
"Countsrfeitt" ventured the cashier
"Oounterfeit, nothing" was the reply.
"There's more gold In that piece Of money
than there 10 in the genuine. got that
In Denver In 1860, and 1t was worth its
face anywhere In the Rockies In those
days. That Is pure gold and was coined
on the spot whore the Denver mint OF the
ODlUeu OVAch kONoTuluobb INV bsnhNs'
Clark, Gruber g. Co., a big firm Of assay
ers and ore buyers in those days, coined
them for convenience and kept II up until
The United States government stopped
them 1t had hard Job doing ID TOO.
1T couldn't prove they were countsr-
feits because they are worth the prioe they
passed for, and they did not pretend them
to be legal tender. The only trouble WIN
them 10 that they will break II dropped
them on the floor. They are as brittle rs
n they we're made OF porcelain, and In
those days they were not 20 careful Of
money a. they are now"
The cashier took the coin and looked 81
It, The workmanship was not 90 neat a.
that Of the government mints, but II was
not amateurish. On one side was the
words "ClaFk, Gruber & Co." and on the
other pixies Peak" and $40" These
coins, as tho old miner explained, were Is
sued by this firm between 1859 and 1864,
at a time when there was but little legal
money IN ths new mining district. There
was great deal Of waste and trouble In
handling dust or nuggets. and the oon-
PUMPING the Teacner.
Tencher-Today England stands forth
as the greatest of all the naval powers OF
the world.
Bright Boy-How can she be the great
est If she stand fourthS-BOston Courier
The hatchet. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1883-19??, 1900-07-08
ITEMS OF INTEREST

Half the suicides in France
are caused by losses at horse
races.
The gondolas at Venice are
fast disappearing, giving place
to fussy little electric launches.
Letters are shot from Paris
to Berlin, a distance OF 700
miles, through pneumatic
tube, in thirty-fve minutes.
Rich men in China pay no
wages to their servants. The
latter depend upon tips from
visitors to the household. Il.
During the past twenty-three
years Captain Charles G. Clark,
of Atlantic City, N. j., has
saved 654 persons from drown.
ing.
The big wheel at the Paris
Exposition is 34S feet in diam
eter, and its cars seat LOGO
passengers. The Ferris wheel
was only $50 feet in diameter.
When a poor Chinaman, To-
Gated in the Chinese section Of
San Francisco, is about to die,
his acquaintances hustle him
off to an undertaker's shop so
that no time may be lost in
preparing him for the grave.
AT a Wild Westshow in Terre
Haute one of the sharpshooters
accidentally fired into the au-
dience with a shot cartridge.
The scattering shot wounded
seventeen persons, one of whom
will lose his eyesight.
Wedding festivities usually
continue for three days in
Cairo, Egypt, and dancing,
feasting, and Notification are
unceasing during that time.
1t is deemed impolite for guests
to depart until the close of the
third day.
At a prayer meeting in Lon.
don, in which people of various
sects took part, one of the
speakers thus tersely expressed
himself: "What / means to
say, gentlemen, is this-if a
mans heart is in the right
place, it don't matter at all
what sex he belongs to-"
A resident of Presburg, Aus
tria, after years of experiment
ing, has succeeded in coloring
the plumage of birds by the
administration of food mixed
with aniline dyes. In this way
he has produced red and blue
pigeons, and has impaired to
canaries all the tints of the
rainbow.
The combination dickey"
is coming into vogue by drum
mers and travelling men. 1t is
a pad of paper shirt. fronts,
from which the outside can be
stripped every morning, often
er if necessary, so that the
wearer will appear neat and
tidy with little expenditure of
time or money.
The hatchet. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1883-19??, 1900-07-08
AN INSPIRING KICK.
4 Maddened the Soldier and Saved
His Reputation For Bravery.

\ Maddencd the Soldier and Saved
His Reputation For Bravery.
"But for good, swift kick given me
iust at the right time would probably he
Branded as q coward, and a soldier better
% dead than live under such a stigma"
The speaker was one of the veterans OF
the civil war, with as good an army record
as any of the brave sors who went from
Detroit to serve in thai terrible conflict.
"You know" he continued i'm a philo.
sophical strain, THAT some horses and
hunting dogs are gun shy and that no
amount of discipline can overcome this
weakness. / had the same failing AT
home 1 was rather conspicuous for phys
lcal bravery and disposition to take my
own part. ] never turned my back on an
enemy till it came to our first battle in
the war. i kept in line and felt no spe-
cial fear while we were advancing, but
when the guns began to roar and the bull
lets to spit stampoded and struck out for
the rear with all the blind, unreasoning
impulse of a runaway horse.
"Suddenly | was confronted by young
lieutenant who profanely told me what
kind of a coward | was, whirled me about
gave me kick that lifted me into the air
and then dashed for the front. That was
entirely different and aroused my school
boy courage. 1 took after that lieuten-
ant, determined to thrash him plenty or
get well whipped in the attempt While
] was making record time and gradually
closing up the gap mimic tipped by my
head and took the lobe of my ear along
with IT, Like flash, the burning sensa-
ton diverted the current OF my wrath.
was blood crazy as rushed Into the thick
est of the fight, shouting jabbing and
roaring defiance. The boys will tell you
that was there at the finish, and wasnt
ever gun shy afterward. ".-Detroit Ffee
Press
The hatchet. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1883-19??, 1900-07-08
MILL YOU WALK WITH NE THE oAYl

IA Derry duologuo.l
"Will you walk with me the day, Rose O'DO
hcrty,
To Trillig banks away, Roseen dhuf
To ribbon you are ready
And the sun is shinin steady.
will you walk with me the day, Rose arooY'
oIll no walk with you the day, Mr.. Cassidy,
Not the long nor little way, Master John
The sun Is shinin steady
An for Trillig banks I'm ready,
sence I'm walkin there the day with Cousin
Con"
GWhat's your raison ?" "Who was hs that on
pleasure boat,
When he'd wired Domestic duty keeps mo
here
caught out exchangin kisses
with some light young Miss or Ms.
Through Cons telescope from oil Of Derry
pierT'
y Twas myself between the putting Junc's
paddle boxes.
I confess 1t, claimin kisses with will
From no foolish forward stranger,
But safe out of stormy danger
From my sister off the liner at Neville
"Win you walk with me the day, Rose O'Do'
herty2
There, Jewel, tits too sore you're taliin on
81 could bear tiff youd-blame me
But with kindneGs-so to shame mel
Yesl I'll wallS-I'll walk-forover- with you,
John"
Alfred Perceyal Graves in Sketch.
The hatchet. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1883-19??, 1900-07-08
PROPOSALS VIII be received at the Bureap

pROPOSALS viii be received at the Bureau
| Of Supplies and Accounts. Navy Depart
m mt Wnshing'o on, u @ until 70 o'cl ok
noon, June IL 1910, aud publicly opened i'm,
m ediateiS thereafter TO furnish the annual
supply VI coal coke, wood. and charcoal at
the Navy Yards: Po'tsm nth, n. 4" Boston
ington, D. g.. Norfolk, Va. Pensacola, Fld-
the Naval Stations: Newport, r. /. Port Roy
al. $, O., Key West, Fla land The Naval Acad;
envy. Annapo is Md the annual supgly 81
etc. Portsmouth, N ii Chelsea, Mass, New
port K. l.. New York. philadelphia, Pa;
Washington ID. O. Norfolk, Va. Port Royal
S. O., also quantity OF pauhtha for the Navy
Yard, Boston, Mass. and fuel oil for the Navy
Yard, N W York. Blank forms OF proposals.
will be furnished upon application to the Blu,
reau to the Commandadts OF the different
KENNY, Paymaster General U. s. N. $3.50
The hatchet. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1883-19??, 1900-07-08

PROPOSALS will be received at the Bureau
| OF Supplies and Accounts, Navy Depart
ment, Washington. u. g.. until 10 O'Clock
noon May 30 1910, and publicly opened immo'
dIatclg Thereafter furnish ct the Navy
Yard WaRhi gtOn u. he daily supply Of
ice and provender for the fiscal year ending
June 80. 1901. Blank PROPOSALS will be. fur
nished upon application TO the Navy Yard
Washington, ID, u. A, s. KENNY, Paymdster
General u s. N. 6-i-0O.
The hatchet. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1883-19??, 1900-07-08
FOR SALE!
STOCK AND DAIRY FARM.
Farm
PRINCE GEO G. Co.,
MARYLAND.

Containing 1926 acres in high
state of cultivation. One of the
finest stock farms in the County.
Adapted to hay and good tracking
farm. 1000 select peach trees, four
years old, laden with peaches. 800
apple trees, 80 pear trees and their
fruit, running water in every field,
several fine springs on the farm, and
we'll in the yard and one at barn.
Dwelling new, built three years ago,
lin 1889 cost $4,000, nine rooms,
Fine corn house, and grainery, will
hold 1000 barrels corn, and all nec>
essary out, buildings. Two tenant
houses, one new, just built, A rooms,
Plenty good timber, white oak and
chestnut, all under good fencing
Can stand in yard and see all over
the farm. II miles from Washing
ton, A miles from three railroad sta
tons, ga mile from school, l mile
from Post office and church; in a
healthy and good neighborhood, and
a good turnpike all the way to Wash
ington. Six miles from Marlboro.
the County seat. Churches of all
denominations.
PRICE, $10,000.00
The hatchet. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1883-19??, 1900-07-08

The jealousy of Russia has cost the powers frghtfu loss
in slaughter of the embassies. Japan advised Of
feed relieve Pekn Objection made by Russia and
the consequence the only nation position release the
ministers from the brutal mob of Boxers and Chinese soldiers
prevented thus leaving to tell the tale of the horrible
buhey The reckoning had with China should be blood for
blood and struck to every heart in that land 1t will
do let the shadow of the thing again The
reckoning sought and obtained should be such will strike
terror nations of barbarous tendencies.
The hatchet. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1883-19??, 1900-07-08

GA stitch in time nne, and that the hot weather
has in the Potomac river boats should be censored and the
cowdng of the excursion boats should be prevented
This year 1900 has in with chapter of accidents
pesence and famine; let not add to it through want
of caution in not using effort prevent the overcrowd
ing OF the excursion boats the river The electric roads in
this vicinity have been the of the loss of many valuable
lives within the past few weeks Measures should be adopted
which would prevent the employment Of unsked ncompe
employees who be had for small compensation thus
endangeng the lives of citizens in order to enrich the
grasping greed of syndcates
The hatchet. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1883-19??, 1900-07-08

Matthew Nieland's friends
should proceed against the Of
fcials at once, and the aid of
the grand jury should be in
voked to compel the street cars
to be stopped before crossing
streets.
The hatchet. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1883-19??, 1900-07-08

Worrall had only been able to draw with
Mrs sydney, while Miss Thorold had won
from Mime. dc Ia Vignc and tied Mrs. Wor-
rails score each having 13 wins and
losses In the nineteenth and final round
Miss Ridge defeated Mrs. sydney after 6S
moves Mrs Worrall did not have strong
opponent I'm Miss Forbes sharpe, and the
American won Dutch opening by supe-
rior skill in the ending after 60 moves
Miss ThorolG stood the tension well and
played excellent chess in her final game, a
Ruy Lopez against Frau Hertzsch, win.
ding after % moves.
The hatchet. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1883-19??, 1900-07-08

Japan has deserved well Of the whole civilized world With
bag buster the little heroes have marshaed their hosts
and offered them to the socaed civilized nations OF the world
slaughter the legation representatives of the differ
nations of the world Pride and jealousy prevented the
cepance the offer the barbarous murders of the
century allowed succeed Notwithstanding the refusal
Of Japans offer the people Of Japan will hold place in the
hearts of all humane people
The hatchet. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1883-19??, 1900-07-08

No one can tell where .he diamond goes
10 in combustion Burn it, and it leaves
no ash The fam, is eS 'crior, like that of
a cork, and when It haA blazed itself out
there remains not even ST. much as would
dust the antenn& of butterfly.
The hatchet. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1883-19??, 1900-07-08
Decrease In Fair Haired People.

Fair haired people are said TO he becom-
ing less numerous than formerly. The an
cient Jews were a fair haired race Now
they are, with few exceptions, dark. So
it is i'm lesser degree with the Irish,
among whom 100 years ago dark haired
person was almost unknown.
The hatchet. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1883-19??, 1900-07-08

"There's n young womar who makes
little things count"
GLOW does she do itY''
"Teaches arithmetic in primary
school boston Globe.
The hatchet. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1883-19??, 1900-07-08

The increasing surplus the United States Treasury being
fe the only check far has been the National banks that
have been chartered The large have maintained
if repealed will bring disaster to the country To lock up
in the Treasury from the channels of trade the money of the
people is serious and but panic in business and
disaster to the party in power if not remedied.
The hatchet. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1883-19??, 1900-07-08

The action the National Democratic Convention at Kansas
City positive the election of William Mckinley and
stawart backer Roosevelt We will wager dollar that
the ticket will the post the greatest winner of MAORI
ties eAer cast for the Republican national ticket.
The hatchet. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1883-19??, 1900-07-08

The massacre citizens in China leaves this country
but one alternative, and that is finish We have
in and made the declaration that people must be
respected in their rights and privileges and the citizens of this
United States will look it that full reparation is paid for the
murder of people in China.
The hatchet. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1883-19??, 1900-07-08


The crimes committed by the Chinese including believed
the murder OF all the European ministers and officials
the facts known will the world stand aghast
Official information, when it comes include the
awful story of outraged American and English women and tor
ured children and public execution in the Pekn
and chldrena story of frghul atrocty which
will shock Europe In fact may almost taken for granted
that the whole foreign quarter has been completely wiped
There whspengs and startling and sensational rumos
which floating around with apparent reliable in the
native quarters but it must not be forgotten the imperial
eegraphs, which alone from Pekn
solely in the hands of the Chinese and that whpengs
and in the native quarters at least likely have
solid basis of fact
The slow action of the has added fuel the flames
and atrocities such the world has heard of is
fully expected China has been preparing for this for some
The opinion expressed that there been gross neg
gence the part of European officials in China That the
Chinese have been accumuatng material years is
well known The awful outcome has been felt but remains
be what the result will be- Will the Government of
the United States rise the Issue and with such force
that it will deter for the future such another catastrophe
soldiers in the Philippines and should turn them loose
in China and teach the barbarans that not
be slaughtered without fearful reckoning us for the manner
of their taking Off
The hatchet. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1883-19??, 1900-07-08

The democratic party is party in only 1t is the
party of William j. Bryan
Bryan is the candidate Bryan is the dictator Bryan is
the party He coerced almost nine hundred delegates against
their will to adopt policy which had caused his defeat
and which, in the opinion of many of hem will lead certain
defeat again.
The financial plank is the written by Mr. Bryan himself
and taken to Kansas City by his accredited spokesman Mr.
Metcaf Omaha editor.
The plank literally iammed down the Threats of the
mee resolutions at its meeting that did break up until
nine in the morning The meeting remarkable
than the meeting of the platform committee of the Chicago
venton of four years ago The will be B that
President VIM Mckinley will succeed himself for second
term as the hOnored President of the United States
The evening times., 1900-04-03
EAILEOD Dy.
Baltimore & OnlC
RAILROAD.

Schecale in effect December q. 1880.
Leave Washington from station corner ot New
Jersey Avenue and Street
For Chicago and Northwest, yestibuled Limited
trains lO:35 a. m. sos Q. M, daily.
For Cincinnati, st. Louis, and Indianapolis,
Express, lo:55 m yestibuIed Limited $40 p
M. express 1905 night. daily.
For Pittsburg and Cleveland 1925 a. m. and
$50 ard ll:55 p. M. daily
for Columbus, Toledo and Detroit, 12:OJ night
for winchester and way stations, 'S:35 a. n
and 8: 40 and $3.50 D. IN.
tor Luray, $40 p. m daily
For Baltimore, week days, x9:35. 500. $50.
x:O5, x7:l0, Xs:30, s:3j, x9:30, x10:Oo a. m,
xlZ:0j H., lZ:l5 Kills, x5:Oo, 1880, N:3o, 4:55,
x5:0j. x5:l0, x5:3O, xe:20. G:SO 90, x1J:0O
x1I:SO, xIl;35 p. M Sundays, x2:3j. Il 0j
M;l0. $780, 1900 a. m, x12:05 100. 1:l5.
xS:co, 4:S5. x5:05, x5:Io, eco, x5:0o. 4i0:o0,
xll:S0. XII IS p. m.
For Annapolis, 7:10 snd s:3j a. m. 12:I5 and
$3.50 p. Sundays, $50 a. m. 49, p. m.
For Frederick. week days. s:35, l0:55 a. m,
4;3o, $50 p. m. SUNDAYS. 300 a. m. 10 p m
For Hag rstown, 'l0:35 a. and $50 p m
For Boyd and way points. week days, s.s5
a m, 4:So, $50, 7:o5 p. Sundays, 900 a ui-r
1:15. 7:05 2. m.
For Caithersburg and way points week DAYS.
II 25 p. m. Sundays, 900 a. M, Lis, i:$5, I'oJ,
lois p. IN.
For Washington Junction and way points.
week days, s:35 a. m, i;3O, $50 p. IN. Sundays,
300 a. m, lis p. m.
Royal Blue Line.
All trains illuminated with Pintsch light.
For Baltimore, Philadelphia. New YORK., Boston,
and the East, week days. 7:05 (Dner). $50
(Bufet).- 1000 (Diner) a. m, 2:05 (Diner).
l:l5 (Diner). 300 Royal Limited TX
clusively Pullman Train Dining Car, sos
Dining Carr. 500, 1l;S0. sleeping Gar open az
1000 o'clock, and 2:35 night. sundays 100
900 a. m. 1905 noon, Ills Dining Cars, 3:O0
sos Dining Cara, 500. 11:3o Sleeping Car open
lO:Oo o'clock). and 2:3j night.
Parlor Cars all day trains.
For Atlantic City, 1000 a. m, l2:05 noon, and
lis and 800 p. m. week days l2.J5 noon SUN
days.
For Cape May. week days. I2:0J and lis p. NJ
Except Sunday. xExpFess trains
Baggage called for and checked from hotek
and residences by Union Transfer Co. on orders
left at ticket Offices, 6lS Pennsylvania Avenue
NV, New York Avenue and 18th Street, and az
Depot.
F. ID. UNDERWOOD, D. B. MARTIN.
2d V p ard Cen Man. ryr Pass. Traffic.