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The times., 1900-12-26
KILLED AMID CHRISTMAS DIN
Coiored Man Shot in Baltimore i'm n
Quarrel over Cards.

BALTIMORE. Dec. 25.-Just as the
| Christmas Eve merrymakers were as
senbling in force and with noise on the
adjoining streets at 1880 O'Clock, last
night John Corporal, colored, was shot
to death in Mulberry Street, between
Howard and Eutaw Streets. The din of
bombs, horns. and cowbells drowned the
report of the fatal shot and the tragedy
attracted little attention until the patrol
wagon came for the body.
The police acting on information, sent
out Il description of George Lee, colored,
with instructions for his arrest on the
charge of murder.
A negro named George Lee and answer
ing the description was picked up in the
Central police district last night about
10:30 o'clock, but he denied that ne was
the man wanted and the police did not
believed he was the one they were look
ing for.
Earlier In the evening Lee Corporal
and Louis Jones. also colored, entered the
saloon OF Ambrose Mcdonald, 30S West
Mulberry Street, and began to play cards
for drinks. Lee lost, but for some reason
refused to pay, and an angry dispute
ensued. After considerable talk the diff
ficulty seemed to have been settled.
Lee and Corporal went outside. where
they apparently renewed the quarrel
Lee it is charged, drew revolver, and
fired at Corporal when they were only
few feet apart. The bullet struck about
two inches below the left nipple and
must have pierced the heart. Corporal
staggered, then sat down on the steps
leading to the FISH and game store of NJ.
V. Smith G. Son, three doors west of
State Street, where he soon fell over
dead.
Corporal was forty-eight years old,
leaves a widow and six children on
Woodyear Street, worked for commits
sion man on Camden Street, and was not
especially quarrelsome George Lee, is
twenty-four years old, lives at 402 New
Street, claims TO be married and has no
children. He worked at The Eutaw House
as a waiter until about two weeks ago,
when he was discharged for reporting
late for duty. 1t was said that he was
pOt known b.d man
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the celebration of mass. From that
hour until II o'clock. when solemn high
mass was sung, worshipers were contin-
uously going to and coming from the
church. At high mass the celebrant was
Father Bart assisted by Father Sterling
as deacon. and Father Lee as sub-deacon.
TIE sermon of the day was delivered by
Few. Father Sterling. His theme was The
mysteries of the incarnation.
At Mount st. Sepulchre. the Franciscan
Monastery. near Brookland. the exercises
began at IL o'clock Monday night. A few
minutes before midnight Il procession was
formed and descended to the grotto Of
Bethlehem in the basement Of the monas-
terry. Here is reproduction of the scene
in Bethlehem. On one side is the manger
and on the other an altar. where dim
lights burn.
At the Church of the Sacred Heart,
Mount Pleasant. the services were con-
ducted by the rector. the Rev. Father Nc
Gee, formerly assistant at st. Patricks
Church. The services were begun at mid
night on Monday, with a mass sung by
Father McGee
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INSTITUTION INMATES HAPPY.
Good Dinners and Entertainment IT
Furnished the UnfOrtupates.

| Christmas was celebrated in a peculiar
and appropriate manner at ST. Elizabeth 5
Asylum for the Insane. The morning
| hours were given up to jollification and
merrymaking. Each patient in the asylum
/ received a present, such as he or she had
expressed a desire to possess. These were
| distributed by Santa Claus one of the
attendants. who went from ward to ward
| with his basket running over with good
| things.
On Monday afternoon and yesterday
morning attendants decorated the several
I dining rooms of the institution and the
| alcoves leading to each. After the sports
of the morning. and general enjoyment of
| gifts bestowed. dinner was served a few
minutes after u O'Clock in all the asylum
! dining rooms. The repast was a genuine
| Christmas dinner. There was roast tur-
key Iaince pie and all the regulation lux
uries. Some 5000 pounds of nuts. raisins,
and candies were distributed.
| There was also an entertainment for the
inmates of St Elizsbeth's in the parlors
of the main building last night. short
programme of exercises had been pre-
pared and was presented. Then followed
a dance for an hour or two. in which many
of the insane people took part.
The day was also fittingly celebrated at
the Washington Asylum. One of Intendent
StOutenburgh'S maXlmS is that eYeryDOdy
entrusted to his care shall be we'll fed.
Workhouse fare may not be of great va
riety or very expensive. but there is al
ways enough to feed a hungry man. In
the execution of this plan Mr.. Stouten-
burgh feeds his people we'll on holidays.
Yesterday was no departure from the rule
for holidays. except that better dinner
than usual was served.
Many of those in the almshouses and
the workhouses and the hospital were re-
membered by friends outside with pres
ents. which, with the extra fare at din
ner, made pleasant day for ALL
Over in the District Jail there was little
10 remind one of Christmas except the joy
of the people outside. a few gifts were
received by some of the prisoners, but
there was no roast turkey or any depar-
ture from the regular bill of fare.
At the Reform school for Boys there
was a gay time. Under orders from Su-
ioned Christmas dinner was prepared.
Study and labor were suspended for the
day, and the boys played football in the
morning and baseball in the afternoon.
A good time was made for the girls at
the Reform School There was sumptu-
Gus dinner and such games and play as
girls could engage in.
Similar exercises and dinners were the
features of the day at the various orphan
ages throughout the city At the Chill
dren's Hospital there was turkey, candies,
nuts and ice cream. The children in the
Washington Orphan Asylum were also
treated TO dinner and to games.
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MANY GIFTS OF CLOTHING.
saks q Co. GLADDEN. the Hearts of
Numerous Children.

The usual Christmas distribution OF
cloaks and wraps, REFERS and ulsters was
made to about 100 needy boys and girls of
the city yesterday by Saks & Co.
at their store Tickets had been distrib-
uted to the children found most worthy
of the charity. These were selected from
about / 900 applications by coma . Tee
especially appointed to find that only the
deserving be benefited. without respect
to color or creed. The distribution lasted
from II o'clock in the morning until neon.
Isadore Saks. his son. Joseph Saks, l.
Cans, Harry Kronheimer, George Lewis,
F. A. Sheehy, and Ciuskey Cromwell
chairman of the distributing committee.
were present and supervised the distribu-
tion.
Long before the hour set for the dis
tribution the Seventh Street entrance TO
the store was besieged by the expectant
youngsters. Black faces and white faces
peered into the windows for some sign of
activity within. At II o'clock the doors
were unlocked and few of the little folk
admitted at a time. These were speedily
fitted out with winter outer clothing suit
able to their sex. AS much care was ex
ercised in fitting them as could have bee.
done had they been customers. Many of
the more needy ones received special con-
sideration. In some cases new shoes re-
placed footwear through which little toes
protruded
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HEAVY CHRISTMAS MAIL.
The Carriers and Express Companies
kept UnusnnIIy busy.

The difference between Christmas and
postofflce and the various express COM
panes in this city is the fact that they
have to work harder than at any other
season of the year. The enormous amount
of mail and the hundreds of thousands OF
packages that are handled in a few short
days before and Immediately after Christ
mas makes the postoffice clerks life any
thing but an easy one, and for an en-
ploye of an express company to think Of
spending the day in idle pleasure in the
bosom of his family would be worth his
position. Uncle Sam undertakes big
contract when he agrees TO get the mil
lions of Christmas gifts annually sent
through the mails safe to their destina-
tions; but he manages. with his enormous
army of postoffice clerks, to accomplish it
in a highly creditable fashion.
The local postofsice has handled a great
er amount of mail this season than ever
before in its history. Many more clerks
than are usually at work have been
pressed into service. The registry depart
ment and money order division have also
done remarkably large business. When
the day shift reported for work yesterday
morning at $50 o'clock at the city post
office the space behind the walls that di-
office was piled knee deep with the pack
age mail that had accumulated during the
night The frst-class mail-letters-is
always promptly handled, and is seldom
delayed. however heavy may be the traffic.
1t took 1913 carriers to deliver the let
ters papers, packages, and other mail
that came 10 Washington yesterday. Many
of the substitutes who had been called
upon worked fourteen hours, and would
gladly have continued longer, for the pay
is very liberal II is expected that today
will see the end of the crush, but the
mail will continue unusually heavy until
after New Year.
The express companies generally get the
benefit of all packages too large to be sent
by mail and OF the valuable parcels which
senders are hardly willing to entrnst to
the postoffice. by whom they are given no
guarantee Most of the bundles are big
and bulky. and are consequently not as
quickly or as easily handled as those par
GELS in the mails. Some idea of the mag
nitude of the business transacted at this
season of the year can be gained by the
fact that the Adams and Southern Express
Companies have found il necessary to en-
ploy about 500 extra men. Every available
wagon has been pressed into service by
the various express companies and have
been busily engaged from early morning
till very late at night in delivering bun
dies to all parts OF the District.
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GIFTS FOR MISSION EMPLOYEES
Bountiful Christmas Dinners Given
$50 Hungry People.

Christmas at the Central Union Mission,
on Louisiana Avenue, Will long be remem-
bered by the hundred or more poor who
are practically dependent upon that insti-
tuition. AT 10 o'clock in the morning the
employees of the mission, with about "a
hundred others, gathered together in the
lecture room. number of the members
of the board of directors sat on the plat
form. O. B. Brown, Chairman Of that body,
presided at the meeting. These were sew
eral songs and reading from the Scripture
Then the employees of the mission were
called 10 the platform and each received
as a Christmas gift a sum Of money rang
ing from 81 TO s.. -
Each of the men present was presented
with a ticket, good for meal at the mis-
sion restaurant. About $50 tickets were
thus disposed Of. John Cayanaugh told of
his experience as a sinful man and OF his
conversion to the path of Righteousness.
after which the meeting broke up. 4 feast
for the women employees OF the mission
was then served in the woman 5 -dormitory.
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TOLD IN PRAYER AND STORY.
Catholic Services in Honor of the
Birth of Christ,

The glory of the coming of the Saviour
was told in beautiful song and story yes
terday at the services in all the Catholic
churches in the city. Everything seemed
TO conspire to make the celebration of the
anniversary of the birth of Christ most
enjoyable, the weather was all that was
wished for, and at all the services the
churches were crowded to the doors and
many who could not be accommoda ted
with seats stood throughout the entire
service.
AT all the churches specially prepared
musical programmes we're rendered by the
choirs, and in some instances the music
arranged for the solemn high mass at II
O'Clock was sung at the early masses. In
all the churches the services were begun
with solemn high mass at a. m. This
service was followed by masses said every
hour after until II O'Clock, when solemn
high mass was again sung
At st. Aloysius solemn pontifcal mass
was sung with Monsignor Martinelli as
celebrant The assistants were the Rev.
P. J. o'Connell, S. j.. deacon; Rev Rich
ard Tiernay, S j., SUBJ deacon Rev. E. X
Fink. pastor of the church. assistant priest,
with Revs. William oBrien Pardow and J.
Hand, deacons of honor. The sermon was
by the Rev. John Conway. whose subject
was THE Reasons for Celebrating Christ
mas"
The services were begun at st. Pat
rick's Church with high mass sung by
the Rev.. ID. Stafford, who also preach
. ed the sermon He was assisted by
Fathers Dolan and Molony, as deacon and
sub-deacon. The music at this service
was the slime as that which was sung at
the IL O'Clock mass.
The service at st. Augustine's at a.
m. was followed by mass every half hour
until II o'clock, when solemn high mass
was sung. At the early mass the cele-
brant was the Rev. Father Paul Griffith,
the rector OF the church. who preached on
the mercy of the Savious shown in his
humanity, childhood, and poverty. Father
Griffith was assisted by Fathers Formas
and Otis as deacon and sub-deacon
Christmas services at st. Matthew's
Catholic Church began at o'clock with
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WHEN NO BIRD SINGS.
An Interesting Episode Occurring in
n Street Car.
(From the Boston Journal.)

The was full when the lordly. man, weigh
ing nearly 900 got on. He. looked about him
with an air expressive OF astonishment that every
one did not get up to offer him seat. small
boy about five years old sat next to me, and be-
yond him a meek looking little woman. The
lordly one glared at the boy and then at the
vcman.
Madam he said. in sonorousl tones, will
you take the boy up?'' The woman turned quick
ly seized the boy and transferred him TO her lap.
The space he had occupied hardly large
as the lordly mans hand but he balanced him
self on the edge of the seat nevertheless. and
looked about with the satisfied air OF one who has
done tho public great service
''The bird who can sing and wont sing must
be made TO sing" he remarked turning TO me.
nodded, and the other passengers looked their
approval and GLANCED rcproachfully at the woman
who would claim two seats and paid Tor only one.
Presently The car stopped. and the bird who had
been made to sing hastily deposited her charge
upon the seat and left the ear.
Isn't that your mother, bubf asked a man
opposite.
"No, sir, but that's my papa out there point
inr TO the motorman.
Laughter, and dersive looks at the lordly man,
who is studying the advertisements and has a
rush of blood to the head. At the next stop
two ladies got on.
Whose turn is it to sing nowT' asked man
who wanted TO be iacetious. But it wasn't the
lordly mans; for he got of.
The cuckoo isn't much OF singer anyhow, y
some one remarked.
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A SPOT BLEAcHER FOUND.
1t viii Clean Piano Keys and Take
Ont Ink Stains.
tFrom Century,

To keep piano keys clean and preveat
the discoloration of the ivory, dampen
a piece of-muslin with alcohol and with
it rub the keys. The alcohol can do no
sort of damage to the ivory and if il is
frequently applied the keys will stand in
want of no other treatment. But il they
have already begun to turn yellow then
try rubbing them with a piece OF cotton
flannel wet in cologne water. Even old and
discolored ivory may be rejuvenated, 10
matter what.,the cause of the diseolora-
tion nor of Low long standing. An acid,
applied repeatedly, will usually restore
the keys to their original whiteness. Cot-
ton flannel cloths wet with saturated
solution of oxaiic acid and water and laid
upon the keys will remove all stains. Care
should always be taken in the use of such
a bleacher as this that it does not touch
anything from which the color is not to
be removed, for it does its work with
more certainty than discretion.
This same solution of oxalic acid and
water is sometimes used in removing ink
spots. especially when the ink spot is on
paper, as on the margin of a good book.
One teaspoonful of the oxalic acic and
water to make a saturated colution ara
the only needfuls. Dip the finger in the
solution and press it gently into the ink
spot.
If this is dc repeatedly and without
rubbing the PAIR the Objectionable blot
will eventually fade from view. Another
method of removing ink marks from pa
per is to mix a teaspoonful of chloride OF
lime with water just sufficient to cover it.
Apply this with a soft CLOTH merely pat
ting the spot As either Intentional
writing or mere blots will yield before
this sort of treatment care must be ex-
ercised in its use. Printing ink is. how
ever, quite safe from the assaults of eth
er lime or the acid. Thumbmarks on the
pages of books may be removed by first
rubbing the spots with soft bits of stale
bread. Whatever remains of the marks
after tina, treatment may need a gentle
touching up with bit of cloth dampened
in the oxalic acid and water solution. II
by any mischanee large and obnoxious
grease spot should fall upon page or
some pages OF book, it may be removed.
Put piece of biotting paper under the
spot and another piece of biottng paper
over 1t and then add the weight of
warm iron. Much of the grease will come
out and be absorbed by the paper. Heat
very little essential oil of turpentine
till it is very hot. then apply it to the
still warm and greasy leaf of the book,
spreading it on both sides with clean
brush. More clean plotting paper and a
warm iron VIII complete the cure.
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CHRISTMAS DAY OBSERVED.
The State Department Officials spend
the Day Quietly.

But few members of the executive staff
of the Government departments were on
duty yesterday and the hours of the
most Of these were shortened. Secretary
Pruden was down in the morning and Sec
retary Cortelyou was in his Office for a
while in the afternoon, but no attempt
was made TO transact business.
The Cabinet ministers for the most part
observed the day very quietly, remaining
at home with their respective families
Secretary Gage went down to the Treas
ury in the morning and remained for
short time looking over his mail. Sec
retary Hay and Secretary and Mrs. Root
went driving. Attorney General Griggs
spent a portion Of the day playing golf
on the links at Chevy Chase and greatly
enjoyed the sport. Secretary Hitchcock
and family left Washington last Friday
and ate their Christmas turkey at their
home in st. Louis. They will not return
for several days.
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Documents Centuries old.
fFron the New York sun.l

Philadelphia. Dec. PA trunk which came
into the possession OF the American Philosophical
Society in 1883 has been opened and found to
contain documents which may prove OF important
historical value. The trunk at one time own
ed by Madam ioizat a Philadelphia woman Of
French extrs ,t..s who claimed descent from the
celebrated seal ,rr family and through them from
me Princes 5f Ferona of the famous Dilla scola
family Among the papers are deeds. grants
wills. ns. p. - settlements, and commissions
with 70 g. :. SIS and signatures attached dating
from the fifteenth to the seventeenth century.
Tie olde is a will dated 1902. Many of the
papers re e to Julius Caesar SCaliger and his
SON dosepb genealogical tree Of the st. Ccyier
family is IN the trunk and memoirs OF julius
Caesar Sc.Iiger.
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setting Telegraph poles in Alaska.
(From the New York SUM

q TOM EIIt wv IVIN -7'3I'I
The telegraph line now in course of construction
from a point on Norton Sound Alaska, through
tbe gold mine camps on the upper Yukon River
TO connect with the Canadian landline system in
Alberta Province presents some curious dim
culties 10 engineers There being no wood IN
Inc country. steel poles are employed similar 10
,h,se useI for the trolley wires in BrOoklyn and
winter is selected as the season for work. because
these poles can be most easily sledded over the
ground and Joe OF the frozen rivers and lakes at
,hnr time Even in summer the ground for a
ienth of twelve inches down is frozen solid. and
in setting a pole the operation consists simply
in blasting a hole in the frozen soil sticking in
4 nole and pouring in water This freezes, and
unIrss the climate OF Alaska changes, will re-
main frozen indefinitely holding the pole firmly
and solidly 1t is expected that this line will be
in operation through to Cape Nome carly next
summer.
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THE EPISCOPAL SERVICES.
Christmas Sermons Delivered at St
Johns and st. Marks.

The services at st. Johns Episcopal
Church yesterday began with holy COM
munion at 7:30, and were conducted by
the rector, Rev. DR.. Alexander Mackay-
Smith, assisted by Rev. Frank II. Bigelow
and Rev. Ernest NJ. Paddock. The sermon
al IL o'clock was delivered by the rector.
He spoke from the text, THE life was the
light OF men" He likened the character
OF Christ to a great electric dynamo pro-
ducing light, heat. and power, and going
forth into great waves OF pity, fortitude,
and holiness.
A feature Of the service was the musical
programme Evergreen and holly predomi-
mated in the interior decorations.
The services at ST. Marks Pro-Cathedrai
were conducted by the rector, DR.. William
L. Devries, and Assistant Rector Rev. G.
Freeland Peter. Bishop Henry v. Satter-
lee preached the sermon.
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Reading Concealed Manuscripts.

FfuM INC New fofk SUM-
In the State Archives at Rome 1t has been
found that the A-rays may successfully exhibit
the writing on manuscripts concealed in old book
covers whenever this writing is done in red
lead, ultrsmarinc blue or cinnabar. They are
being used also in attempts to detect forgeries
OF paintings and in attempts to discover sigma
tures Of old masters in paintings alleged to have
been produced by them. SO far, however, the
results from the latter experiments have not been
very successful.