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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-18
The Twelfth Street Snake.

Snakes are supposed 90 be chilly crea-
lures, but there is a limit TO the extent Of
their liking for cold In the window Of a
Twelfth Street shop there Is a big python
He has lain there cOiled I'D Contentcdly
for some weeks now. but Of late there has
been an addition to his apartment. in the
shape of a large bedquiIt
For some reason OF other a snake and
q ccttOu-hlicd comfort seem iuc0ngrlot5s.
and his snakeship certainly never had
anything Of the kind in his establishment
when he lived ia the jungle. But every
nlSht ne carefully sqUirms himself into
MS nest and never seems To mind that IL
Is calico and cotton instead Of roots and
grass II IS not supposed that ne is
tucked Up in bed BY any Of the employees
Of the shop. but that complicated 6pera-
ton Is hardly necessary.
Have you Joined the Don't Worry,
club2''
Il did. but it tired me so remembering
things that / mustn't think about that /
concluded 70 give it up and 20 on v0r-
Tying-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-18

Miss Clabaugh, Of this city was among
the receiving party al the dsbutaute tea
given Ia honor Of Miss Nor3h Ward oil
Baltimore, last week.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-18

President Roosevelt win now know
what it is to be the recipient instead Of
the signer Of a round robin. The ma
rines at the Brooklyn Navy Yard are
about 10 send him one on the subject OF
bootleg coffee"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-18
Going Too Far.

tEDalJI ITHlscrlpt)
Briggs suppose Hanson msars vel
but Le is an extremist. There's no get
ting along with him
tfrtgg--Au ,NtTe mlSt2 in what wqv9
HriEss-Ihcy say. you know. the truth
should not De spoken on an occasions
Iie thinks II ought not Co be spoken up1u
any occasion lie is right IN principle.
Won Know. but be- carries the thing too
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-18
HiII'S Advertisement.

tIhiladCl pLld IuQWrerb
But for the fact that the Hon David Z,
HuI is q self-sacrihciug politician ".
should be tempted 10 remark that d. Isl
using the MOIiuyuN case TO further his
own ends Certainly nothing in The arsgrr-
meut which he made in that ease .Ufiti.f
HIM TO the advertisements which h..
snmrhoM or another mau.Eed 10 nh..l-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-18
PERSONAL NOTES ABOUT
WASHINGTON PEOPLE

Miss Alice Roosevelt left Washington
yesterday for three weeks visit to her
grandmother, Mrs. Lee. OF Boston. Since
Miss RoOsevelt's advent at the White
House there has been a constant stream
Of small informal lUnCheOns and teas
given IN her honor by her friends. al
which other buds Of the season were pres
ent. but with the exception Of her l;res-
ence at two formal dinners given by Pres
ident and Mrs Roosevelt her appearance
has been confined strictly to informal af-
fairs
Her first formal appearance will be on
the LIST OF January. after which the White
House viii have merry round Of enter
ttlImeHJs Tor the young set, chief Of
which VIII be the ball to be given by the
President and Mrs Roosevelt on Jauu-
airy ., and large COtiliiOn on Miss Roosr-
volts eighteenth birthday. February H.
These affairs VIII be iuterspersed with
numerous luncheons, teas, and theatre
parties. and Miss Roosevelt VIII accept in
NitduOns TO formal functions. Although
al Of the Cabinet ladies are now iu Wash
lnston. there Viii be no public WeGues-
day afternoon receptions until after jan
nary S.
Mr.. Snowden Ashford, the wcII-kuowu
architect of this city. and Miss Antoi-
uette Kennedy Crichton. daughter Of the
late Malcolm Crichtou, Of Baltimore.
were married Saturday night at Ravens
wood the country home Of the bride
,,.,.-1,a,. .. E,.-r-.r..-- c,..-s-. N
q - I,cg-+' ~ ~ /" a. ise'-
pal Church. performed the ceremony.
Miss Elizabeth Crichtou- sister Of the
bride, ana Miss Julia W G. Carroll of
Now York were H-i1. er7ai5s --d NJ
Welsh Ashford. brother Of th, r,rgoru -
her Lrofba- Mr. WirI,sTn Cricbtar, ,r i,t
bride wore chiffon crepe de chine and
point lace. the lace being an heirloom of
~ ~ -. - III x a. -ieu a s,,a
t-Ir,-I Il,f -. go III NJ '-L - ~ -
-f., In .\yasLiro+..-, '
-
T4.r,,., ,3.,,,,f7,..- -, ~ 80, -
- N'-IliI'I OF -'iI- ana -iiA James
Inward ii~Hserr L" Mr. Narnum Lansing
noon at 3 o'clock ~ The west street Pres
byt'raE church. Georgetown.
HIIS- IL Il iilll VIII spend The week IE
New York
Col Edmund q pairs,f5r. r.
and Miss Esi.I-i7ga viii min, -.
- ~
columbia Heights
MI ana MIS- George cabot Lodge have
rented the large Old-fashioued house 2lI5
ton home.
MISS JaI'I baN 'asnn. q Alexandra, has
returned from visit O" Miss Matte Wat
The silver Wave Social Club viii give
announcer Dance az 81 Joseph Hell to-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-18
AMERICAN SHOCKS IN DEMAND.
Largely Used by British Lace and
Hosiery Exporters

Hosiery ENEorterS-
In a communicate Just received at the
State Department from 5. g. Mcfarland
the United States Consul 1T Nottingham.
England. the demand in Great Britain
for American shocks is referred To at
length. The consul says that within the
past six months there has been "a con-
siderable increase in the use OF Amer
can shocks by exporters Of lace and hos
i,ry in the NOTTINGHAM district who
.huS avoid the payment If duty upon the
lri~E.l boxes or castings
Air. Mcfarland adds that one concern
ut Nauchgst,r imports the shocks. knocks
Up ia, boxes according Co demand dc
rays local freight charges 20 Noting
ham and other shipping points, and stil,
see ms To- do SItisfs Glory business
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-18
on and On.


iNIlcaBo NtWS.D
Sharpe-Whcn you see a man with
two-buttOn coat you can depend upon Il
that he Is a sport
WhealtOn-Nes. and when YOU don't see
any buttons you can depend upon it that
he is q married man
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-18

Or. Clinton, Of San Francisco. says
that both Rubin and Jehries have en-
1argemeat Of the heart. Most prize
fighters seem 10 suffer from enlarge
ment of the head
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-18

Lord ROsebery possesses the largest
collection Of snufr boxes in the world
The true collector never begins 10 col
lect until the desired articles have gone
out Of fashion
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-18
Indian summer.

Along the lire Of purple hills
The mist Of ghCstiy Camp-hreS curis.
Ana tasSelIed plumes Of yellow corn
Are beaded thick with frosty pearls.
Fire-red the crested sumaC CLOVIS
Flame-hright the windy sunset sky,
Where in the wake Of duSky clouds
The wild duck cohorts southwark fly
The short grass breaks beneath the heel
The squirrels rustic i'm the leaves,
And SCampcring mice in stuhble lands
Bear home their tiny harvest sheayes.
But silent I'm a waking dream
Lie the great hills and marshes low,
And in the edge of lCahess woods
Strange painted shadows come and go.
So in the dreamtide Of the year
They haunt their old familiar place,
The voices Of the restless dead,
The spirits Of an outcast race
This is the time Of year when the aver
age hOusekecpCr wishes they would print
a Thanksgiving menu in the household
column with fewer than seven courses 10
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-18

philadelphia PresS)
Your friend. Bumhunter. was out gun
ming again today"
Yes, and ne had great luck"
Nonsense lie didn't bag a thing"
Il know. bat the last time he was out
he ba eyed u cow.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-18
The survival of the Eittc.t-


'-N'" AbiE lTlbuuc-D
tn" sh'cmIkers OF Vienna will gain
nothing by carrying ont their thr.at 30
smash the windows Of all shops Ia which
American shoes are sold. That is uu way
10 meet competition in trade. They should
ra ther see n they cannot make as good
shoes as those imported from America
and az .S low price
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-18
Narrow Escape.


n 4ll4tti4tlIll EEC6S-I
Miss Flsher-Quite a confidential chat
you were having with Miss kulcher. l
fear you II find me dull by comparison.
sir. BiuuI-NOt At all. It's relief TO
talk 10 a girl who isn't cley-thdt is-er-
not at all, Not at an
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-18
The VigiIant Father.

Detroit Free Press
There was young fellow IN Flint.
IS no thought he was some on the sprint
But the pa OF his girl
Gave the young man a whirI,
And now he is done up I'm lint.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-18
Conditions Improving.

Chicago TribJueD
Fastener Con his vacati0ul-I believe
there is less Of vice and crime among
the Indians out here than there used 10
DE. Is there uDtI
Comanche Prte-YOU're right pard TIL
halEt q many -IBjUns Il they used 10
D.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-18
The Strenuous Life

There was q man iu our town
and he announced one dav
IEut hc would lead tho streuuous life
Until his hair turned grey
They said he could not 90 %
II We're too much for him
Ills breath would fail his heart trrD
faint "
His cyesight would grow dim.
This man who lived in our town
Did not adopt their plan
lie rose and chased the wicked
From EocrShsbI 90 Dan
And when they stopped 20 think Of 90
On that pYTtyutsUS day
They Thought the really strenuous fEfD~
Was 20 keep out Of his way.
il Is right for tho average man to have
"a soaring ambition. but he had better ar
range 60 q" his soaring from the arau-.F
and not from the top OF q house or be-
Will set into trouble.
This is the time Of year when the can
tious man who walks in the woods will
wear ON himself large and coneuirugus
sign, saying Il am rot turkey
The way I'm which some men carry ON
their business is enough 10 convipe. fb-
observer that there is q lot Of undo
yel"pcd poker talent In ia. country.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-18

Attorney r Richard Sh.pp. who was ia
Chicago. H., last week attending 10 legal
business, returned To the city SATURDAY
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-18
JOKES AND JINGLES.
a Hopeless Case.

Are the Gusglestons in such reduced
-iTCuuS LauCeST"
"Oh. yes. Why. I understand they are
obliged to live within their income"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-18
The Thing to Do.

Cleveland Plain Dealer)
IF you woke up suddenly in the night
and found yourself in the den Of man
eating tiger. what would you dO-
Il q promise myself to quit drinking"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-18

philadelphia ReCord)
WiGE-I hear your friend. the under
taker, has been adiudEed insane
" agg-l IS. poor fellow. I'm afraid his
case IS hopeless. He is trying TO discover
an elixir Of life.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-18

Chicago Record-HcraldJ

Chicago Record HcraldD
He ees." said the French traveller.
I what you call re rOuudsman-' He say
h. have been long on a. beat / ask
/ heem: what you go arCUndy He say ze
skeyaire. oh, ices lanEUager'
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-18

It is reported that the statue Of Cen
eral Jackson is turning green. This is
most inappropriate. There was nothing
verdant about the original Old Hickory.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-18

Some New York people are trying to
convince the public that they had a
violent attack of reform all along, and
that il only recently broke out.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-18

philadelphia Bulletin)
There was a poor native of Guam
Who never did anyone harm,
But with cannon and MaUSers
They made him wear trousers.
What a fate for a native of Gudmi
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-18
81 EnsIIy ERected Loan.

Chicago NewsD
Bigss-T wonder why some people are
always borrowing trCubIe2
Diggs-PrObably because il isn't neCes-
sary 70 put UP any collateral
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-18
His Experience.

Chicago News)
Little WilHe-Say, pa. did you ever sec
a sea monster
Pilots OF them. my son. They run
the hotels along the SeashOre.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-18

(Philadel phja RecOrd)
A member Of 5. p c. a
50 careful is. were told.
She even puts blanket on
Her ClOthes-hOrse when it's cold
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-18
ReasSurinE Him

Philadclphia Fress)
Time flies. perhaps I've made my call
too long" ne said. Said she.
oh. no, IL wasn't long at all
1t only seemed 10 be-"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-18

The asphalt pavement on Eleventh
Street has been dissolved by gas. one
begins to fear for the security Of the
Capitol.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-18
General WheeIer's mission


''"ftt'itttt'tNf --tt"l 'atA VI
General Wheeler. il is reported. IS To
DE al the head OF large firearms com
pany This may prevent him from car
ryiug OBt his mission TO pacify IN. South
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-18
The Situntion.
iChicag0 Rccord-HeraIdD

I|N'IEI NIHUTU-IVTaII-J
Pr, SidcHt Roosevelt has given the fac
ton leaders TO distinctly understand that
they can't do their lighting ou the White
House Steps
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-18
PRINCE CHUN AT PEKING.
Honors Pnid to the Chinese Enpel
or'S Brother.

PEKING. Nov I1-PrIuce Chun. the
brother OF the Emperor. who headed the
Npi5toTy mission TO Germany. arrived
-erC yesterday
There WAS an imposing military and Of
icial reception for the prince at the rail
way station.
AftyTWard the military escorted him
through Legation Street
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-18

Col. Edmund q. RaiuhHdgs. T. S. A..
and Miss cambridge viii again OCCUPY
their former apartments nj the Olympia.
Columbia Heights.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-18

II the Government has been slow
about taking active measures to regain
the POrcupine district seized by the
British in Alaska, the American miners
OF the region are not inclined to imi-
tate it, only the miners do not want 10
give il back 10 the United States. They
want a republic Of their own, with
modification Of the American flag fly
ing from The North Pole probably.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-18
Tho IimitntIou.ofn,I Mouth.

Somebody played a mean trick on the
hippopotamus at the 100 yesterday
The Door animal is not any more to
blame for his mouth than some people
are. He was constructed that way. But
Ii wIs when he rose to the surface Of the
water and yawn-d like a section Of the
Grand Canyon that the trouble began
a peanut few his way, bus it could not
land anywhere but in that mouth Of his
lie knew II WIS there somewhere. but
where When he thought il was in the
turned out to be migrating along the
southeast side Of the lower one. When
he shut his mouth firmly on il. IL was not
there; it was somewhere back 1T the root
Of t.is tongue
1t is dreadful 10 want 20 use profane
language and not know how, and If there
ever was a face which expressed this
pent-up feeling, il was that hiDpOpOta-
mus Finally ne gave an indignant snort
and dIVvC under water. and when ne
came up again il was all over and he
vas smiling The smile expressed a large
content
There may be "A divinity that shapes
our ENDS" he said ruefully as he gazed
al his boots. hut If I waa a divinity
and couldn't do better than this I'D 90
out Of the business"
Did Finshaw change his mind about
those bills AGAIN.
I'm. no. J think the last time he must
have Hlslaid IL and it got stepped on"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-18

Miss Thora Strong. Of Erie. Pa. will
spend the greater part % the gay season
with her amt Mrs Richard Townsend.
who will Introduce her o. society soon
after her arrival here in December.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-18
A Definition.

(Puck)
First Roarder-What IS the exact mean
ing OF .-ViandST
Second B0arder-Oh, Things you get to
eat when you don't board.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-18

Nj and Mrs. George Cabot Lodge have
rented the large OId-fashiouod house 2lI5
Pennsylvania Avenue for their Washing
ton home.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-18

Tn. marriage Of Miss Priucetta Lee
. Hurg,I. daughter Of AIr. and Mrs James
+ Edward Hanger. TO Mr. Naruum Lansing
Collins VIII take place tomorrow after
+ noon at 3 O'Clock at the West Street Pres
byttriaE Church. Georgetown
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-18

Notwithstanding provincial Jealousy
Of the movement, the work for the Nc
Kinley Arch goes on apace. Manager
Chase OF Chase's Theatre, viii give the
entire receipts u its Tuesday matinee
10 The cause. If amusement proprie-
tors throughout the country should fol
low his patriotic example. the fund
would b. rapidly and handsomely in
creased
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-18

Miss Byrd MACEDONIAN. of Washington
b. visiting hiss Lucille Ayler at her home
IN Newport News. Va.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-18

Mrs. r. r Iit viii spend the week in
New York
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-18

Evidence points TO the fact that
coed many Of the people who go TO
the rUmmage sale get sold themselves.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-18
The Gay Deceivers.

Boston JOuruaI)
Little grains Of powder,
Little drops Of paint,
Make the ladies frCckles
Look as thought they amt.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-18

Miss Janet Davidson. Of Alexandria. has
returned from a visit Co Miss Matte Wat
-pI. Of Petersburg. Va.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-18

Money talks, but occasionally Il gets
an attack Of aphasia and nobody can
tell just what il is trying 10 say.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-18

Lieut. and Mrs. Charles Sumner Brom-
well have leased the residence 2I8J
Wyoming Avenue The latter's mother.
Mr. Scott Of Illinois, viii spend the win
ter with them. Mrs. Scott is the sister
son
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-18

Mr. and Mrs. John n Barber. Of East
Wlshirgtyn. are home from "A "trip To- BJs-
ton and Niagara Fail
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-18

Miss Elise Adams Wheeler of AIassa-
chusetts Avenue. viii make her debut at
an afternoon tea, during thr Christmas
holidays
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-01-03
PROGRESS OF THE CENTURY.

A review of the progress of the century brings to light many startling facts. says the Arkansas Democrat. If we accomplish as much in the next hundred years the difference will he great. The New York Post acknowl- edges that the mere figures of the growth of this country stage: the understanding.
 In one hundred years, while the pop ulaton of the world has doubled, the population of the Unitel States has increased fourteen fold
 In 1900 the largest fortune in the United States was $25o .j00. Today there are several fortunes of more than $206,000, ,08e. In 1890 the settled area consisted ef 305.70S spare miles. Today it is ever 1000 ao9 square miles.
 The center of population has moved from position east ot Baltimore to . point well within Indiana
 Only 1 per cent of the people lived in cities one hundred Y.acs ago To day the proportion is over thirty out of every hundred of population.
 Our agriculture which amounted to hundred millions a hundred years ago, is now rapidly approaching s. 800,000,000 a year, and the value of the farms of the co untry is almost s15 ,000, ,000, ,oOO.
 We have more than forty branches of manufacture which each turns out, annually more than $50,000,p0a worth of products; and of the forty five turn out over $50O,O0O,00O each.
 Our metallic products are approach ing the $300,OO0 ,O0O mark, and the oth CT mineral products are nearly S400,- 000, ,000 per year.
 Our foreign commerce of export. and imports has a total of almost $2,- o00,000,000 annually.
 In our banks of all kinds is capi- tai of something like $S,000, GOO
 Thus the story goes-a record of millions becoming billions. and story or increase beyond romance.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-01-03

of the business. The attaching credi- tors are the Herman Kahn Co and Geyer & Adams. The Herm ln Kahn Co yesterday evening swore out the attachment for an unpaid balance of $1,351,S9, on the following promissory notes: June, 1895, s25O, sixty days. s25 ninety days, S25O four months; October 4, 1900, $125 ninety days, $119.89 four months; on account $507 and interest.
 This forenoon another attachment was run by Geyer & Adams for a bal ance of $194.S7 on open account for merchandise purchased- Arkansas Democrat
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-01-03
A Terrible Struggle With Wolf.

An inhabitant of La Chabroulie, a small village in Dordogne France, had a terrible struggle with a . wolf one or two nights ago. The man was awakened by bowling round his house and understood that a wolf had come, as they frequently do when driven by hunger, to devour the watchdog. He took his gun and went out, when the wolf immediately came bounding to- wards him. M. Marcher fired both bar rels oi his gun into his assailant. which, nevertheless. still sprang at him. Finally ne got the barrel of his gun into the brute's mouth, and, press- ing 1t to the ground, finished 1t by kicks. The struggle lasted over ten Thutes, and had another wolf been present, matters would have gone hard with M. Marcher
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-01-03
lti,era Pcnple Drink Ether.

\ curious vice has taken root in Eastern Prussia, where the people have taken to drinking ether. It is sold in the saloons like any other liquor, four or five g.ammes to the glass. In the town of Memcl alone, t $ stated, tho amount thus sold last year was abou. s,5S0 quarts, and in reality twice this amount was consumed, the rest being brought in by smugglers. The effect Is said to be four times more powerful than an equal amount of alcohol, but .ts continued use produces intolerable suffering and incurable lesions of liver. kdneys and heart.