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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-18

And so he came.
From prairie cabin to Capitol.
One fair Ideal led our chieftain on.
forevermore he burned to do his deed
With the line stroke and gesture OF king.
He built the rail pile as he built the state
Pouring his splendid strength through every blow,
The conscience OF him testing every stroke.
To make his deed the measure Of a man.
So came the Captain with tho mighty heart:
And when the step of Earthquake shook the house.
Wrenching the ratttrs from their ancient hold,
He held the rdge-pole up and spiked again
The rafters OF the Home. He held his place
Held the long purpose like a growing tree
Held on through blame and faltered not at praise.
And when he fell in whirlwind, he went down
As when kindly cedar green with boughs
Goes down with great shout upon the hills.
Edwin Markham.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-18

Was Miss Helen Gould's check for ss0o.0c0 ~
contribution to the Spanish war fund accepted
by the Government. u. n.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-18
CURRENT VERSE.


When the Norn-Mother saw the Whrlwind Hour
GresteninG and darkcning as IL hurried on.
She bent the strenuous Heavens and came down
To make man TO meet the mortal need
She took the tried clay Of the common road
Clay warm yet with the genial heat OF earth,
Dashed through il all strain Of prophecy:
Then mixed laughter with the serious stuff
1t was n stuff 10 wear for centuries,
man that matched tho mountains and compelled
he stars TO look our way and honor Us.
The color of the ground was in him, the red
Earth.
The tang and odor Of the primal things
The rectitude and patience of the rocks;
The gladness Of the wind that shakes the corn;
The courage OF the bird that dares the sea;
The justice OF the rain that loves all leaves;
The pity OF the snow that hides all scars,
The loving kindness OF the wayside well;
The tolerance and equity Of light
mat gives as freely TO the shrinking weed
As to the great oak fiar;ng 20 the wind
10 the graves low hill as to the Matterhorn
That shoulders out the sky.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-18

Where can OBTAIN reliable information on oys-
ter culsure2 o. A.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-18

"a Little Daughter OF Liberty" by EdItn
Robinson. author OF "a Loyal Little Maid. ="
is story dealing with one of the MEM
orabie rides of the early history of the
Revolution. Paul Revere and Caesar Rod
ney have been celebrated in verse. but not
less heroic. though far less familiar to stu
dents of history. was the ride OF Anthony
Severn. a young English serying-boy. who
carried message from the headquarters
OF the provincial army at Cambridge to
Kennebunk. Ne in less than thirty-six
hours. Anthony Severn is one of the chief
characters in this book, and the heroine,
Nanny, is a little Boston maid. named after
Anne Bradstreet. Boston; l. C. Page 4
Co. 80 cen,s)
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-18

How many consuls does the United States send
to Germany? q. FIR.
The OFFICIAL Register" lists eighty-eight
consuls, vice and deputy consuls. and con-
sular agents. Thirty-three Of these are
appointed from Germany. The others are
sent from this country.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-18

Yes; in Denmark. Norway, and Sweden.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-18

Mr.. A. Henry Savage Lander, the ex-
plorer. whose book, in the Forbidden
Land, created sensation in both this
country and England. made his first Amer
lean appearance as a lecturer last week.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-18

OF the United States Fish Commission.
OF the Maryland Fisheries Commission, and
| of the New York State Fisheries Commits
sion.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-18

Who was the frat Governor OF the State Of
TENNESSEE . OF Mississippi VI. t. c.
John Sewer: he wss governor from 1876
TO 1901. :. David Holmes, 1s17-1S19: he
was territorial governor at the time Mis-
| sissippi was made State.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-18

One OF the penalties which an suthor
must pay for his popularity is tina. ia his
daily mail there are at the least some ten
or a dozen requests for his autograph. In
the case Of Mr.. Winston Churchill, whose
novel, Richard Carvel,' is now in its
three hundred and thirtieth thousand aud
Mr.. f. Marion Crawford. whose Via Cru
els bids fair to reach its hundredth thou
sand within three months of its issue, these
requests have become particularly BURDEN
some. The publishers have hit on the ex-
pedient of issuing a special edition of one
thousand copies of each of these novels,
each one Of which will contain the authors
autograph.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-18

When. where. ard by whom was the dollar mark
invented! MIC.
There are several explanations. the most
reasonable being that it came frorl putting
the initials ~. s." one over the other. No
one invented the sign: like Topsy. it 'iust
growed."
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-18

Is the automatic railway car.coupler in gen.
eral use in England! r. n.
No. commission has been appointed
to investigate the device. the old system
having caused SO many deaths that a re-
form is demanded by the public.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-18

What are the estimated populations o, New
York City, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston, aud St.
Louis? 4. b. @.
New York, 1886. a3s; Chicago. 1,s00. ooo;
Philadelphia, 1.591.270 Boston. $50 900.
St. Louis. $1,000. These estimates were
made by the mayors of the cities men,
toned.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-18

Which is the most illiterate of the civilized
countries' J.. c.
Russia is sd TO be. In 10000 villages
Of the Empire there are no schools, and it
is estimated that 20 per cent of the people
are without the rudiments Of common
school education.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-18

Bird Notes Afeld," by Charles Keller,
has had a decided success. II is. in fact,
the only work of its kind on the subject of
the birds of the Pacific Coast.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-18

The trotting record for mile is 2:03 81.
made by Alix, at Galesburg. ILL.,, Septem-
Der 10. 1894. The pacing record was made
by Star Pointer. at Readville. Mass, Au-
gust IS, 1897 II was 1853 ii.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-18

would like 10 know how many secret societies
there are in the United States, also the name aud
membership Of each! W. L.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-18

What were the American losses in the battles
between shafter and Linares at Santiago? j. J.
The American losses on July 1, 2. and 3
were % officers and 20S men killed. 81 off,
GERS and 12G3 men wounded. and 10 men
missing. In the previous fight at Las
Guasimas our loss was ! officer and 10
men killed, officers and i6 men wounded.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-06-07

SOME SOLEMN DEMOCRATS.

The Maryland Democrats, who held
their convention day before yesterday,
seemed to be profoundly impressed
with the situation, They said: Believ-
ing that our most cherished institutions
are in grave peril and that the very ex-
istence of the Constitutional Republic
is at stake, we feel that in the pres
ence of these great dangers Democrats
everywhere should lay aside their diff
ferences as to the percentage of duties
on imports, the number of grains of sill
yer in a dollar, and upon other issues
of subordinate Importance in the pres
ent crisis, and unite in a resolute and
determined effort to stay the over
whelming progress of radical errors in
regard to the nature of our government
inaugurated by President Mckinley and
the Republican party.
This position is at least understand
able, but the danger that the Democrats
will unite on anything isn't great
enough to make it important.
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NONE GOLD,

| When the silver question is finally
disposed Of gold question may arise.
A great deal of gold has been discov-
cred lately, and more will be- Just now
| there is a large growth of interest in
the Canadian mineral region. At Win
nipeg chamber of mines has been es-
tablished, which expects to do much to
promote prospecting and the sale and
development of mining properties. A
strong London corporation this summer
will begin dredging the Saskatchewan
river in British Columbia for gold.
Hundreds of tests of the river have re-
vealed that the sands which form it's
bed, in some places to a depth of twen-
ty-five feet, carry over twenty-five
cents worth of gold to the cubic yard
This gold can be saved by a gravity
precipitation process The fact that
this deposit is found in the bed of the
river indicates that 1t Is "foat gold"
which, because of a leaflike formation
Of the particles, has been carried down
by the water. 1t is presumed from this
that along the river and it's tributaries
are other deposits of "shot gold" in
rounded forms, which may be rich and
extensive.
Why the. Canadian mineral region
has never been systematically prospect
ed is not easily explained, except upon
the theory that, generally, prospecting
for gold Is not conducted according to
really scientific methods. Great dis
coveries, especially of placer deposits
have been due to accident rather than
to systematic search. 1t Is claimed that
already collaborating quartz lodges have
been discovered in Canada which bid
fair to rival the South African gold
fields in extent and productiveness
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PROGR ESS.

Is Woman becoming too emAncipated?
We read with sadness not unmixed with
horror that "a womans pool room in
| Eighth avenue, New York, has been
| it is saddening and horrifying to read
that such an evil place has been
| raided, but it is saddening and horrify-
| ing to read that such an evil place has
existed and needed raiding. What a
scene was that when the raid was
madel It is related that the women
pushed and pulled and wiggled in their
efforts to get out in way that was diff
fcult to resist successfully. Besides
that they made remarks which were
even harder to stand. Several got past
the door, but were SO elated that they
tainted. Two or three more made their
way to the third floor before their emo
lions overcame them, and when they
were found there later 1t was deemed
best to let them go, as they were not
taken in the poolroom itself. Some
others made their way out of the rear
windows to the roof of one-story ex-
tension, but these the policemen re-
morseiessiy hauled back one at a time.
A very few sank down on the nearest
chairs or on the floor and wept, and
others jumped UP and down and
screamed.
If such things happen in this green
time what will happen later when Wo-
man is fully emancipated? And did DR..
Myra Gillette, national lecturer to the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union,
tell the truth when she said the other
day: Women are becoming cologne
Jamaica ginger and peppermint drunk
ards to an alarming extent. The pepper
mint habit is one of the most seductive,
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-06-07
A HOUSE UPSIDE DOWN.
The Most Eccentric Exhibit at thu
Great Paris Show

The Most Eccentric Exhibit at the
Great Paris Show
The marvellous tower, or the upside
down manor, was inaugurated with due
eccentricity in the exposition this after
noon Situated in the so-called Rue de
Paris, which is the most amusing part
of the worlds + air, the contrarlwise
tower adjoins Loie Fuller's theater The
latter is still in the carpenters and
bricklayers' hands. but the dancer her
self, who had stopped on her way to the
Inauguration Of her next door neigh
boris fantastic edifice to have a look at
her own premises, showed me over the
theater, and | was able to judge that
the playhouse besides being highly
original in point of decoration, will be
comparatively quite large as exhibition
side shows go. Adjourning to the neigh
boring house, we found ourselves enter
ing a sort of mediaeval fortress, not by
the postern gate,-ssbut by the battle
ments. Ascending, the visitor appeared
to be walking downstairs on his head
After seeing his reflection distorted In
various ways, reminding him of his sup
posed appearance before" and after
entering the establishment of a certain
cocoa house familiar to Londoners, the
visitor reaches the floor where, at first,
he observes nothing marvellous at all.
But on closer inspection the welrdest
phenomena grow visible In one corner
Is drawing room furnished in the most
tasteful Louis XIV. style, apparently
suspended In midair. Further on is
very modern, not to say next century,
bathroom, where the hot and cold taps
appear to the visitor to pour upward,
unless his senses nislead him, which,
indeed, he begins to think must be the
case. Ascending or descending-he is
uncertain which-rto another floor, he
finds himself not in the attics, but in
the halls where gardens bloom Of course
upside down, and fountains play in
equal defiance of the laws of gravity.
One of these gardens is open to the Wis
ltor who dares venture therein. No
sooner has he put his foot on the glass
floor, which, as is needless to explain.
is the ceiling, than looking forward he
perceives that he is walking on his head
and glancing around him he catches
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|
| skirt.
| Black taffeta dresses are stitched all
over with white and white taffeta is
| stitched similarly with black, These
gowns are useful between seasons rigs.
| Stenciled taffeta appeared early in the
season, but it seems to have gone out
| of favor, stitching having taken it's
place. Elton Jacket and trailed skirt
made with fitness at the waist, or with
a very marked flare from the knees and
fitness held at the waist with tucks,
is the usual style. A dainty fancy
waist of some kind is worn under the
jacket. Fashionable folk seem to have
got over their prejudice against black
skirts for wear with any waist, and
black broadcloth skirts are again seen
for this purpose.
Pique, burlap, linen and denim all
make up attractively for summer
dresses, and there is for these materials
a revival of the full all around skirt.
Such skirt is trimmed with many
rows of bands or straps, usually white.
A bodice slightly bloused Is trimmed
with round-and-round bands. and has
white yoke and white undersleeves. The
DIOuoG 10 OlI q hililti4Es ollli5 DGll llldt
it may the more easily be washed.
Ready-made skirts may be bought and
fitted with slight alteration, While the
material may be matched for the bod
ice. Dresses of these materials, espe-
cially the denims and linens in dark and
natural colorS, are suitable for city
wear Denim is made up with skirt
and pea jacket, just as serge is. Duck
and linen are also found in models suit
able for serge. FLORETTE.
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THE ROXEKS.

The Chinese Boxers are making a
large amount of trouble, and nobody
seems to know just why. But it Is GER
tain that they don't like foreign dew
lis In support of the theory that
they are encouraged by the Empress
reference is made to a secret edict is
sued by her last year and addressed to
the viceroys of the territory into which
the Germans, French, and English have
lately gone. In this she said: "The va
rious Powers cast upon us looks Of tiger
like voracity, hustling each other in
their endeavors to be the first to seize
upon our inner-most territories" This
aggression was due said the Empress,
to the belief of foreign nations that
China would never venture to 60 to
war with them" But, she added, "They
fail to understand that there are GER
tain things which this Empire can never
consent to, and that, If hard pressed, we
have no alternative but to rely upon the
justice Of our cause"
Perhaps the Boxers think they are
patriots and defenders of their rights.
It's a mad world, my masters.
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English cousin--Are the players very
hostile toward the umpire?
American CONSUMES, indeed; they
actually have to put muzzle on thu
catcher to keep him from biting tht
umpire. -Chicago News.
Fish Stores-First octopus-Here
] comes old Shark. Let's swim away.
1 Second octopus--Why?
First octopus-Oh, he's always telling
about the time he caught a man ter
feet long and let him get away.-Balti-
more American.
The Cornfed Philosopher.-"W Woman, .
said the Cornfed Philosopher, will new
err succeed in her demand for the same
pay as man fer doing the same work.
The only way to get the same pay for
the same work is to howl for more
pay for less work. indianapolis
| Press.
| Hinting.-Mrs Phoxy-I was helping
Mrs. De Style to put her winter things
away to-day Oh, my! She has the
loveliest sea johnet,
Mr.. Phoxy-What? What do you
mean by jhonet?''
NILS. L IU1y--oI COURSE, HOW silly VI
me; but then, dear I'm not familiar
enough with one myself to call 1t a
Jacket" Philadelphia Press.
Progress in India Tourist-W What is
that huge black vehicle coming down
the street?
Native-That, sahib2 That is our
new car of ggernaut-electric motor.
ball bearings, steel rims and everything
up to date. Yes, indeed, it is a great
Improvement on the old road crusher
Why, our people come hundreds of
miles now just for the pleasure of get
ting smashed by this peerless machine.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
His Speciality Paw" said Japhet,
as they sat on the hurricane deck Of
the ark, do you ever think of going
into politics?'
Well replied Noah, as he pushed
the giraffe's head out of the Inizzen-to'-
gallan' sail, If I did / think the float
ing vote would be all I'd have to look
after
And silence brooded over the space
of the waters, while Japhet tried to fig
ure out what his papa meant-Balti-
more American.
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and when carried to excess haa much
the effect of absinthe."
Some pessimists think that by and by
Woman may become as bad as Man is,
and such revelations as were made by
the pool room raiders and by DR.. Gill
lette certainly give some foundation for
such pessimism. But 1t is wise not to
despair. She may be only playing with
fire to show her superiority to Man, and
her ability to escape the consequences
Of acts which wreck more clumsy Man.
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HINTS.

Policeman examining broken win
dow)-Begorra, but it's more sarious
both sides Punch.
What do you think of the census?''
asked Mr.. Beechwood.
TT is a questionable proceeding, y
replied Mr.. Homewood.-Pitt
Chronicle Telegraph.
A Puzzler.-He-I may as we'll con-
TESS it, dear. 1 am not happy one mo-
ment without you.
She-What on earth will you do after
we are married ?-Brooklyn Life.
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sight of himself in every position ex.
cept the normal. A staircase leading tC
the roof offers an apparent escape from
this agonizing state of things. Once
there, however, and in the open air, the
visitor is more bewildered than before,
as he finds himself, not on piazza, but
on the foundations of the tower. On
leaving the upside down house the Wis
itor is quite astonshed to see that he IL
once more walking in the usual way
Paris Correspondence of the London
Telegraph.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-06-07

A unique feature of several old Phil
tdelphia business houses is that the
transfer of the property on which the
buildings stand has been made by in
heritance under the original deed drawn
by William Penn. The old snuff works,
on South Second street, have been oper-
ated by successive members of the
Garrett family for 1850 years, and the
ground on which the building stands
was decided by Penn Although now in
the Tobacco trust one room of the plant
has been reserved for q number of an
Equities of the snuff trade, and here
is the original deed of the proprietor of
sylvania is written in Dutch-a deed of
transfer to William Penn from Dutch
man who owned what ia now Lemon
hill, and who sold it to Penn. This doc
ument is carefully preserved on the
sixth floor of the city hall. Old deeds
the Record notes, have certain in
trinsic value aside from their original
purpose. A great many colonial deeds
have been bought by gold heaters for
the sake of the superior parchment on
which they were written, as they have
discovered that it serves the purpose of
gold beaters skim Collectors of au-
tographs have occasionally come across
valuable finds in these shops.
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FASHION VOTES.


Stiching Has Rfpiacrd stenc'Iling.
The tale of the Shirt doesn't fit
these times. The stitching gets in these
days on almost any kind of a gown, and
while the machine sort Is naturally
more plentiful, there is especial value
to all sorts of handwork. Silk is where
stitching finds its newest place. 1t
comes on the silk itself, or on bands
that trim the silk and the amount per-
mitted is very large. The black silk
crepon skirt of this picture was one,
that gave some seamstress a long task.
It's stitching was on corn colored cloth.
The bodice was white lace over silk
that matched the cloth. Black velvet
bands passed over the lace and stitched
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The Warrington Pinn,


Now, children, first of all, before you learn
your A, B, Cs,
| Tell us nbout your pareuts-thei' peculiar
tiles.
| Don't bother with arithmetic but tell Your
teacher dear
How often papa takes n drink, ard where
he buys his beer.
Tell us if he and mamma fight when they
cannot agree,
For that's our educating plan in Washing
ton, ID. Z.
So, never mind your history, and let your
grammar CO.
And tell us If your father steals, because
we want to know.
And does your mother wear false teeth? Is
her back hair switch!
And do you Hive on charity, or Is your
father rich?
And has he ever been in Jail? Now, answer
plain to me-
For that's our educating plan in Washing
ton, D. c.
Put up your dull geography, and truth
fully repeat
The secrets Of your family Have you
There is no need of studying, SO close each
foolish book,
Does mother do your homework, or do your
folks keep Il cook?
How often does that llght-haired man your
sister come to see?
This is our educating plan in Washing
ton, ID. G.
And does your sister powder much, or does
she paint her cheek?
And is your father lazy? What's his salary
per week?
Do your folks buy your furniture for cash
wheneer they can,
Or is your residence equipped on the install
ment plan?
Now, tell us all. and more like this; the
benefits you'll see.
They're in our educating plan in Washing
ton, d. c.
Baltimore American.
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