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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-18
Homing pigeons race for Turxrv,

Ter members Of the Washington District each
brayed two birds TO participate IN the annual
Christmas race from Qusntieo, last Sunday, II
spite OF a strong northwesteriy wind and the cold
weather for pigeon flying The liberation was
effected By Mr.. W. ". Abel at 1880 and the
result was as follows: James Fiahssty, average
speed. Ga yards; Charles ". Roth, $50 yards: ".
:. Dsmer, $40 yards; 4. s. tombstone, ser yards;
}. &. Palmer, $50 yards; ". W Kirby, 49, yards:
George J. Limherger, 100 yards; " F. Till. 81
Yards, and two lofts without returns Under the
conditions OF the race MeSsrs FIaherty Roth and
Bismer win the sixteen pound fourteen pound
and twelve-peund turkeys, respectively, and Mr.
LiInbeTgeE the BOBBY pTize, duck his return be-
ing the nearest within an hour after tis1 first re
ported
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-18
struck gxlce. Yet Unhurt.

Mrs. F. u. Godsby. of 9lI4 Street northwest
vas knocked down by a bicycle at the corner OF
Ninth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue last even
ing and before she could arise she was stuck BY
the fender Of p OF the Metropolitan Railroad
Beyond the shock she WAS UfIinluTed and was able
to continue on her way.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-18
RobberIes Reported to the PeIice.

Rob5eriss reported to the police last night zere
as follows: Cola Donaldson, -grith an ofiee in
the Fendaii B,iiiing, -Four ansi-s-hals and D
streets northwest complains that be vas robbed
Of pocEetbooE containing SIS. near his ofHce
YESTERDAY morning. Mf. Donaldson Is unable to
describe the ikief Burglars entered the store Of
II ;. SeiE. 4sJ ElegentA Street n5rthpest San
day night. effeT 81 1ncans q : Duplicate Erv ar
basement window. and stole pencils. pens. and
Stationery, Yaiued - ~. No trace OF their ider-
titg has been found.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-18
suit for Dice 1910 VIC.

Eldred C. Clark, through his attorney, victor
" Wallace. today fled suit for divorce against
his wife. Mary II Clark, on statutory grounds
He also alleges that the defendant Is addicted to
the excessive OF intoxicanfs- The :rties It is
stated were married IN Baltimore in 1882 and
removed 20 this city, where they lived until 1899
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-18
AZ T;xciting Runawar.

horse attached to an ice wagon ran away
from the corner OF Ninth Street and Florida Ave
nue., about g O'Clock this morning. and after an
exciting run dewn Ninth Street, was stepped at
the corner OF P Street. Ne enc was hurt
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-18

John Stephenson. eolorea. was fined s. today
in the Poliee Court, where he vas charged with
the larceny Of white shirt, valued at 81, rom
Bette Garner
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-18
Canex and Umbrellas for Xmas.
a PRopuEcy

Joseph auerbaci, e22 Pa ave, is showing an
ynusustiY handsome rolestion Of Gangs and urn-
bTellas--both plain and mounted handles
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Larceny of Tvxenty-one Cents.

Charles Baltimore. colored boy. VAS sent to
Jail today for fifteen days. IN default OF S fac
for stealing q cents from Milkizer Thomas.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-18

The showcase n front of Norris Tanners store,
1900 9Th Street northwest. vas broken open about
1890 last night and fourteen unIaundered shirts
valued AZ s., were stolen.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-18
HarrIs raken 10 Mheelius.

J. n. Harris. aiiss Hemingway, Who was ar
rested in Richmond. Va, about week ago. sor
the Wheeling. V. IA, authorities, passed through
this city last night IN charge Of Detective In
gram, Ct the last=2aaed city Re returns 10
Wheeling 10 aDswe, charge Of false pretences
tie IS also wanted hsre on a charge Of passing z
worthless check on Williaia 4 EngIe
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-18
HInior syIvesfer Returnx

Major Richard Sylvester, the Chief Of Police,
returned to his desk this morning. after an ab-
seRce Of several days BE has been paying a fly
ing visit TO Mrs SyiEesteTs relatives in St Louis
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-18
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY
His Son Observation-Disclosures,

Frank BroWa. eoiored, was today committee to
the care Of the Board OF CI6ldren's Guardians
Is his iathar IS unable to control him
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Assaulted His sweetheart.

William johnson, eolored, today paid $40 fne
For assault OF Estelle Stuart, a eoIssesi girl
with whom he had been keeping company
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-18

Mission Tabernacle Revival Meeting.
Rev J. A Rannie VIII speak at the Mission
Tabernacle revival meeting. ZIG Four-aTi,i-s hall
Street tonight at T.90 O'Clock.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-18
Repairs ON washington sIonumeat

The work Of making needed repairs at The Wash
ington Monument VIII be begun today. The .le-
vator viii stop running and according to Colonel
weeks.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-18

New Natioral Taestre-sI=s. Leslie Garter. IN
''zszz;; evening
Lafayette Square Opera House-'.The Lottery
Of love-" evening
Gases New srsnaPSllte rislsieg5lle. afternoon
and evening
Academy Of xusic-eThs Three Nusketeersi''
Afternoon and evening
keTnau's Lyeeuul Theatre Ir7EiH's Big Show"
afternoon and evening
The New Biio1 Theatre-.-Thc Taesbonls' Ex-
trzyaganza Company afternoon and evening.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-18

sun rose-+...-7:I2 Al. san sets......4:43 P y
sioou rises. soi Al. Neon sets..-...-.--.-.
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Cbs Gpeuias ginaes
TuEs.lAY, DEcIMBER Is. -.
Weather Indications.

Fair tonight and KeslIeseiay light to fresh
southeriy winds
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THE sUK AID MOON.

at 9 a.
Temperature az y a
AZ > p. IS
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STREET 4ciirisa.

High fide--...-.....--....5.I0 An. and 5.s4 P II.
Low tide. II go A Z
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Lamps lit to-day. P
Lamps ont tonlorroW-------.---. .6:22 5.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-12-15


there would be no more reason for men
interested in agriculture devoting their
time to the study of road details than
to the science of pcdagogics.
Our road system lacks the man
through whom alone reforms can be
properly applied. 1t lacks the man
that should be to the road what the
teacher is to the district school, Il con
slant expert attendant That local eX-
perts are needed will be admitted by
all who have listened to the discussions
at good roads meetings. Farmers can
not agree as to methods of improve
ment No more can engineers, and be-
tween the methods proposed by farm
erS and those proposed by engineers
still greater differences exist. There is
reason for this in that most of the
problems involved are dependent upon
local conditions and cannot be pre-
scribed for in n general way. Stone
roads may be suited to the wealth and
development of the eastern states, but
earth and gravel roads will for years
to come continue to be the roads of the
middle west 1t is absurd to attribute
this latter condition to lack Of knowl-
edge of stone roads. Every city of the
central states has good samples of bro
ken stone roads. The problem depends
upon local conditions, and the solution
must be left to the hands of local ex-
pert.
This has the additional advantage of
cheapncss, for the local road expert
would not need to be trained en-
gineer, but would better be n man
who has had the actual experience Of
maintaining a section of road in that
locality. One years experience by
day laborer in constantly attending n
section of 10 or II miles of road
would make of that laborer an expert
better able to cope with the particular
problems of that section than county
commissioners or pathmastcrs or en-
gineers with no better experience than
the experimenting of "once a year.
repair
The results obtained by section hands
on railroads may be cited as proof Of
what might be accomplished for our
roads by constant expert attendants.
attention, not repairs at rare intervals,
not piling the center high with road
metal once Il year not grading down
hills and filling valleys, but little ma
terial here and there wherever needed
and whenever needed. An ounce of
prevention is worth pounds of cure in
making road repairs.
Roads become bad when ruts are
permitted to form, when the surface Is
softened by standing water, when
chuck holes appear, when dust results
from excessive wear. Deterioration Of
road surfaces may be delayed, but
cannot be prevented by the substitu-
tion Of a hard wearing surface, such as
stone. No road surface is permanent.
The hardest of road surfaces can be
maintained only by proper care by
constant attendant. The most salts
factory remedy for bad roads is the
combination of harder surface and
constant attention, but it is too eXpen-
sive n system to be adopted except
after years of education and agitation.
daniel b. Luten.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-12-15
How 20 Mako Moth Powder.

An excellent powder to keep in clos
cts as a preventive against millers Is
made by mixing one ounce of tOnQuin
bean, one ounce of caraway seed one
ounce of cloves, one ounce of mace,
one ounce of nutmeg, one ounce of
cinnamon and six ounces of Florentine
OrriS root. all powdered. Put the mix
ture in bags and hang them among the
clothing or lay them in trunks or draw
ers. There is no Objectionable odor to
cling to the clothing nothing but q
sweet, spicy fragrance which pleases
the senses. This is good for the year
round
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-12-15
ELECTION DAY.
How 1t Came to BE Tuesday After
First Monday In November


First Monday In November.
The designation of the day for hold
ing the presidential election is left to
congress. The first act passed by it re-
lating to that subject was in 1892. 1t
provided that presidential electors
should be appointed within 81 days
before the first Wednesday in Deccm-
ber." This left each state free to select
a day to suit itself within those limits.
Pennsylvania chose electors on the last
Friday in October. Other states elect
ed theirs on different days between the
beginning and middle of November.
When Harrison was elected in 1910,
the Democrats asserted that his sue
cess was due partly to fraudulent vot-
ing, which was made possible by the
lack of a definite election day. 1t was
alleged that Kentucky and Ohio Wings
had voted in both states. the election
being held on different days. SO in
1915 the Democrats passed the law
now on the statute books making the
first Tuesday after the first Monday
election day.
At that time but five of the 26 states
had their elections in November. In
Michigan and Mississippi voting was
carried on through two days-thc first
Monday and the following Tuesday.
New York had three election days-the
first Monday, Tuesday and Wedncs-
day-but had finally confined voting to
the middle day, or the first Tuesday
after the first Monday. Massachusetts
chose state officers on the second Mon
day in November and Delaware on the
second Tuesday. So congress selected
the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day to consult the convenience of three
states ont of five. one of the three be-
ing the important state of New York.
Chicago Tribune.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-12-15
OUR COUNTRY ROADS.
BEST METHODS OF IMPROVEMENT A
LOCAL PROBLEM.
Constant Attention and Repair by nn
Expert Would DO Much to Improve
Dirt and Gravel ROnds-PreNcaiiOn
Better Than Cure.


Expert Would DO Much to Improve
Dirt and Gravel Ronds-PreNcation
Better Than Cure.
[From Harpers Weekly. Copyright, 1900. By
Harper & Brothers
If our district schools were operated
similarly to our roads, each resident
of the district might be called upon in
turn to serve time as teacher. 1t the
farmers Institutes, called to discuss
methods of general interest to the
farmer, the programme would include
q paper on How to Improve Our
Schools" and the speaker woull per-
haps advocate longer school hours, the
commencing of school attendance at
an earlier age and improved textbooks.
Then would follow a discussion, open
TO all, in which one would advocate
the teaching of arithmetic as an es-
gential preliminary to other branches,
another would favor better ventilation
of school buildings and another would
make an appeal for the old time spell
lHS lnilCH, tECl Ollt plODiDis DtllcN-
ing that he had the key to the remedy
for poor schools.
Fortunately our schools are above
such discussion, but our roads are not.
1t is by no means unusual to hear
speakers at farmers institutes and
elsewhere in discussing the road ques-
tion advocate underdraina%e, and steam
road rollers, and stone roads, and steel
roads, and combined roads of stone and
earth, and state aid for road building,
and superintendent by county survey
Ors, and many other things that would
better be discussed by road experts
and before road experts only, and the
entire discussion is to large extent
useless and ineffective because the
road system lacks ready means, such
as the school system provides in the
teacher, of putting reforms into appli-
cation. If the present road system is
to be continued, then perhaps the scat
tering broadcast of instruction regard
ing road Improvement is desirable, but
if the system were properly reformed
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-12-15
WASPS ACT IN a TRAGEDY.
But They Come Very Nenr Turning
II Into IL COoedy


zone of the most laughablc scenes
ever witnessed during the representa-
tion of one of Shakcspeare's tragc-
dies" said n we'll known theatrical
manager to thC writer the other day,
"happCncd to the late Tom KcCne
when he was performing in northern
New York town. The company was
playing Julius CAESAR and at the
last moment It was found that the
property man had failed to send up the
regular throne chair used in the SEN
ate scene. and an old rustic chair was
hastily procured from the left of the
thcater and. after being covered with
draping. was pressed into service. In
the midst of the scene Il large WaSpS
nest was discovered attached to the
chair. and its Inhabitants. becoming
indignant At the disturbance they had
suffered. began to swarm about the
stage seeking revenge upon the Ro-
mans in their low necked and short
sleeved dresses. The wasps seemed to
he particularly offended with Caesar,
and 1t is doubtful If CAESARS death
scene was ever acted with more feel
ing, for at the moment he was being
pierced by the cOnspiratOrs' daggers
the wasps were most Industrious in
their work.
I'm the tent scene where Caesar ap-
pears to Brutus one might almost have
doubted its being the real Caesar. 1t
was the same in form and dress, but
the face was no longer the same. In
the last act Brutus had one eye closed,
Antony swollen lip. Cassus an en-
larged chin, Lucius an inequality in
the size of his hands and Octavius
Caesar Il nose that would have done
service as the famous nasal organ of
BardOlf in Henry w.
"The tragedy came very near becom-
ing roaring comedy when Mr.. Kecne,
as Cassius. said, Antony, the posture
of your blows Is yet unknown but for
your words; they rob the Hybla bees
and leave them honeyless,' and the
actor who was doing Antony replied,
Not stingleSS too '"-Washington Star.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-12-15

The "Sonnets of the Portuguese"
which were written by Elizabeth Bar
rett Browning, were never intended for
publication, but when she showed them
20 Mr.. Browning. whom she had mar
ried after they were written, he real
lied the fact that i'm them was sung
the most perfect love song the world
had ever heard, and he concluded such
poems should not be hidden. Mrs.
Browning was unwilling to publish
them in her own name and as he was
fond of calling her his Little POrtu-
guese" it was decided to have them ap-
pear under this name. They are Pc
trachian in form and among the most
beautiful of the Language.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-12-15
How to Make CoddIed Apples.

Peel the apples, leaving the stems
on; place them in a deep saucepan,
stick one Glove In each apple, slice a
lemon and put Il slice on top of each
apple, then pour in enough cold water
to nearly cover the apples and add sug-
ar enough to swceten them slightly.
Cover the pan closely, set it on a slow
fire and let the apples cook till quite
soft, but not mushy. When properly
done. carefully lift them from the ket-
tie, put them in a glass dish and pour
tie juice over them. When they are
cold. put the dish in the iceboX and let
the apples get ice cold before serving.
Cover them with whipped cream
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-12-15
Following Up His Customer.

A French commercial traveller was
expecting large order from country
tradesman, but had the misfortune to
arrive in the town on fctc day. Find
ing the shop closed, he inquired as to
the whereabouts of the proprietor and
ascertainng that he was attending the
fete. about mile out of town, set out
after him. When he arrived there, n
balloon was on the point of ascending,
and he saw his man stepping into the
car. PluckinS up courage he stepped
forward. paid his money and was al
lowed to take his seat with the other
aeronauts. Away went the balloon,
and 1t was not until the little party
was we'll above the tree tops that the
Commercial" turned toward his GUS
toner with the first remark of And
now, sir, what can | do for you In
callcOes?'
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-12-15
How to Bnke Cabbage.

Boil cabbage in two waters, drain
and when cold chop coarsely and sea-
son with salt and pepper. Butter a
pudding dish. put n layer of the cab
bagc in this; sprinkle with buttcred
crumbs and Il tcaspoonful of grated
Parmesan cheese. Put in more cab
bagc. more crumbs and cheese, and
when the dish is nearly full pour cup
Of seasoned beef stock over all. Bake
for half an hour.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-12-15
WOMEN SAVE 1I4E TREES.
Work Done by Them Fer the Pres
ervHtion of Forests.

Work Done by Them Fer the Press
eryntion of Forests.
The clUbWolncn OF various states
have been active in securing the pres
ervation Of trees in cities and the sal
walton of forests in wilder sections. 1t
was women who saved the redwood
trees Of Calavcras, ana women are
working to raise Il fund to buy part Of
the woodland on the Palisades, and
women strongly agitatcd the move
mcnt which resulted in the reservation
of the Adirondack forests as a state
park.
When the forestry interests of
state are threatened with an outrage
irremodable if once perpetrated, the
influence of women may be brought to
bear so quickly as to astoniSh the pol
iticians. For example take the Gaia
veras trees. There were 1,lIO ScQuoi&s
on about 300 acres of land. esIe OF
them were more than 800 feet high and
We're supposed to be more than 5000
years old. The genus was only to be
found in California, and the fame Of
thesn trnnS was worIdyyi1p No trav-
slcr from Europe felt that he had seen
California unless he had visited these
mammoth redwood trees. Like light
mag from a clear sky came to Cali
fouDio women the announcement that
for the bcggallv sum of 81. 600 n lum-
Der dealer had secured an option on
the whole tract in which these trees
were found
The California Climb Of which Mrs,
Lowell White IS nresilcnt acted
nromptlv. backed bv fine whole body of
women in tLc federated climbs of the
state and assisted bv the activity Of
the 1nodnrs in thn wonon's Climb move
mont in other stotcs Mrs \. d. Sha-
ron cboi,n,on of thn dnnortmont' of
oducotion Of tho California club was
then yisitin~ in WASHINGTON. tcle-
urom was srnt to hcr cynIaining the
situ,tion ana tbe necessity for immp-
dioto octinn Inv tbo copmroes of thn
initial Stotos
Conrroesmor DO VrIcs droftcd n
ioir+ resolution fo, tbn n,rchoso of tbe
ro1v.oad +roos This vos ruehod
+brou,,,, tho ho,,so and son,+o and was
sionoG Inv thn nrosidont within 1s dovs
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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-12-15
How to XIII Moths and Bugs.

Whenever n bureau drawer, a trunk
or a closet is cleaned it is good plan
to wash the crcvices with naphtha. \
long spout oil can, kept for the purpose,
accomplishes this very quickly. The
fumes of the naphtha quickly evapo-
rate, but not before they have done
their work of determination upon any
insects or eggs that may be deposited
in cracks or corners. This course per-
sisted in at regular intervals will prac
tically protect from moths, carpet bugs
and other pests.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-12-15
THE WRONG MAN.
BY CHARLES B. LEWIS.


! was at Stockholm simply rs tour
ist and siGhtSccr, and | was all alone. |
had no idea of meeting any one |
knew, and a surprise awaited me on
the first night of my arrival when Il
man whom | clearly saw was Po-
lander edged along up to me on the We
randa of the hotel as smoked my ci-
gar and said:
"You are discretion itself. Mr. Grcl-
ling. You have registered under an
other name. How were matters in
London when you left?"
81 don't exactly understand YOU" |
replied as looked him over and made
sure that we had never met before.
Il admire your caution" he said with
a laugh. but you need have no fear Of
me. You see have my credentials
He took Il card from his pocket on
which was inscribed three capital let
ters of the Greek language with Il Gu
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-12-15

The simplest and most economical
plans for purifying the air in bedrooms
are as follows: Heat an iron shovel.
then pour on it few drops of vinegar.
If possible. have windows and doors
open at the time. Again, have some
Jumps of camphOr in an old saucer,
heat the poker till very hot Out not
red and touch the camphOr with it.
The smoke that arises will take away
all disagreeable odors and leave no OPP
pressive scent behind.-London An
SWerS