The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-06
AFTERMATH.

Because he called on woman the faculty
of the Evangelical Theological Seminary of
st Louis refused to deliver to William
Hoffman diploma of graduation dating
from last June The authorities of the
Institution admit that under ordinary cir
cumstances Hoffman would have received
his diploma, but refused to grant it TO him
because he visited woman. thereby vlo-
lating one of the rules of the institution,
which is that students should keep them
selves heart free while in the Seminary.
Hoffman visited his brothers widow as
of the as twice week While at the Semi
nary. but claims that there was only
brotherly ard sisterly affection between
them.
On September 4th, 1899, William Nagle.
of Reading Pa, offered to wager $50 that
So. Watson, a negro employed in Reading,
could not keep twenty-five-cent piece in
his mouth for year. Watson accepted
the bet At o'clock Tuesday morning
the coin was taken from the Negroes mouth
almost perfectly smooth, and Watson was
declared winner Of the bet.
Scarcely two weeks after the death of
his wife Louis Hirsh, of Milwaukee, mar
RED his mother-in-law. For five weeks
they lived happily together However,
getting tired of his second matrimonial adj
venture Hirsh went away unexpectedly
several weeks ago, leaving his bride OF sixty
in destitute circumstances.
: Here is romantic take of a pension.
Mrs Sarah E. Lynes, of Norwalk, Conn,
separated from her husband several years
ago, and each apparently lost trace of each
other, and for long time Mrs Lynes
thought she was a widow. Recently she
applied to the United States Pension Blu
reau for a pension on account of her hus-
bands services in the civil war. To her
astonishment, she learned that her hus-
band was himself drawing a pension, and
letter soon proved his identity.
A peach grower near Georgetown, Del,
protected his trees from the depredations
of fruit thieves this summer by conspicu-
busly displaying this legend on signs nailed
to the fence surrounding his orchards:
"Cautioni This fence in surmounted by a
live electric wirei" The wire could be seen
on top of the fence, Strung on glass insu-=
lators, and no one attempted to NEEDLE with
1T; but now that he has marketed his crop
the owners of the orchard admits that it
was q dummy.
Some time ago the San Francisco EXami-
ner offered to pay the expenses of grad
uate of the University Of California TO go
to the Philippines and make careful
study of the existing conditions there
President Wheeler has chosen William G.
Haswell for the mission. He will investi-
gate the vegetable and mineral productions
s of the islands, take photographs of the
growing textile plants, Of valuable trees.
ETC.; photograph the different processes OF
manufacture and study means of better
ment; learn the character of soil and cli-5
mate. the cost of production of articles Of
traffic. cost of transportation ozdeep wa
B ter the terms of sale and contracts, ETC.
One special object will be to learn what
American manufactured articles are most
sought by the natives.
Salt water is to be used for sprinkling
the streets of Tacoma. Sea water does not
B dry#so quickly as fresh water, and for this
nurpose one load OF it Is as effsctuai as.
three leads of fresh water. Besides,sas a
mean Seattle papers suggests, The salt