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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-24
PrncticaI phiInnthronx.

It has been suggested by = woman
who is prominent in phi!anthTOpic work
in New York that If everyone desir-
ing 10 be OF use in helping the poor
would look after the fortune Of one
family. the result would be d consider
able ameIioration OF the condition OF
the East Side. There is sense in this
idea, and it does not mean that the
pEiIanthropist must furnish the whole
support OF the family, either.
It sometimes seems as II the great
problem of relieving want and suffer
ing consisted not 50 much in getting
the money to do it as in directing the
distribution of funds AT present. this
work is carried on in four ways: first,
by the private charity Of rich people
who give to the poor with whom they
are personally acquainted-their wash
erwomen, servants, or other dependents
and their relatives; second, through
charitable associations supported by
the rich and well-to-do; third
by the city or town, through free
hospitals ana almshOuses- and fourth,
by the poor who help each other With
=
inevitably more or less mismanage-
ment. yet it may be better that some
should cheat The giyeT out of more
than their share than that ali should
suffer because there are constitutional
paupers and sWindlers
The system followed in the city of
Berlin IS something like that suggested
BY this New York phiianthropisu. The
city Is divided into districts. each Of
which is in charge Of d selected body
Of citizens. II is then subdivided until
every weiI-to-do taxpayer Is made per
sonally responsible for the welfare Of
q certain number Of persons Every
poor person in the city has some recog-
pized source of aid. and the result is
that there is very little cheating and
a great zeal Of quiet philanthropic
work. A beggaT may cheat stranger
but not the man who has known him
all his life and is aware of his ability
70 work; and to undertake to swindle
the world out OF a living when there
is only q minute section of the world
in which the debt can be collected is
too much like trying to have an argu-
ment with a cable car to be very anus
ing The outcome OF the undertaking
IS practically certain, and the game is
quite devoid of the fascination Of
cF15nce-
Many people would like well enough
70 help some poor family If they could
feel any personal interest ia the work;
and though the Berlin scheme may not
be possible in this country. d mOdifi-
cation u II might perhaps be worth
trying. II. through some association.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-24

The residents Of PeekskilI, New York,
are justly indignant over the action Of
2 large New York department store in
defaciug the scenery Of thar town with
a flaming advertisement The place Sc
Iected by the firm for It's advertising
was DunGer berg Mountain. just across
the river from PeekskiIl, and OF it was
erected an advertising board fifteen
feet by seventy-fiye, on which was the
name IF the firm staring out from
gorgeous yellow background. 1t was
impossible to look at the mountain
without seeing the sign. The citizens
Of the town wrote TO the firm about it.
but received no answer Their letters
grew more and more Indignant Fin
ally one man received a reply. in which
it was stated that the owners Of the
sign considered the location the best
along the river. but if the people in
terested in the matter wished 10 find
another site and pay for moving he
sign they would consider the matter Of
its removal. This did not sOothe the
feelings OF FeekskiI Finally after the
storm Of Indignation had reached its
height, the commercial concern in ques-
ton concluded that the good viii Of
the town might be worth more than
the amount Of business which the sign
would bring. and the name was paint
ed out. but the board stayed there. Now
the name has reappcared in large let
tiers on a blue background, which is not
quite so offensive as the yellow, but IS
still an ofrSnce TO the eye and dan
gerous precedent for other firms.
This sort Of commercial bIaclmaiI
cannot be too strongly condemned In
pursuit Of some supposed gain to re
suit from decorating the landscape with
its name. a dry-goods store spOils the
pleasure Of hundreds Of people by
making that name the most prominent
thing on a picturesque and beautiful
landmark of historic as well as artistic
Significance When the people most
concerned protest against this thing,
the reply Of the firm is that the dis
satisfied ones can only obtain relief by
finding another site and paying the ex-
penses of moving the sign-expense &C
count probably to be determined by the
firm IheFe IS obviously 10 mint 10
the extent to which advertising disfis-
urements may thus be inflicted on the
landscape in country places Unless
people are able and willing to pay for
immunity. they must submit TO having
the view from their windows ruined
and their feelings irritated by insistent
reminders Of the existence Of blatant
business man without any good taste.
In places where the income of the peo-
pie is largely dependent upon summer
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-24
HURT IN a STRANGE WRECK.
Passengers on Mexican Train In
iured by u Collision.

Ell PASO. Tex. July 24--The Pullman
car attached to the southbound Mexican
Central train was wrecked in collision
late Monday afternoon seventy miles
out Of this city and eighteen injured pas
sengers. ten Of whom were seriously hurt,
were brought here at late hour aud
placed in the Catholic hospital
There were no fatalities and the sur
geous announced that all the in
iured will recover. The accident was
due to the negligence on the part Of the
employees and the bad condition of the
brakes on the cars The Pullman car
had been sidetracked on a steep grade
while the passenger trains were engaged
in exchanging a day coach. The side
tracked car. which was fun Of American
passengers, started rolling down the long
grade toward Ell Paso, and was dashing
along at a high rate Of speed
The southbound train backed after the
car pursuing ii for several miles
The passengers on the Pullman soon
got control OF the AIR brakes and brought
train the locomotive Of which was III
charge Of d Mexican, could not be stopped
and dashed into the ear, badly smashing
il and Knocking it OsT its trucks
Surgeons and wT%@kers were despatch
from here. and at 20 o'clock the injured
arrived Among them were Mrs Jessie
Cattin and Miss Edith Pearson. of Kan
sas City: Mrs Lucy kaines, Dallas Juan
Camargo. "a Mexico City banker; Hon.
Ieff Mel .ernore. Austin State Chairman
Of the Democratic Committee, and g. A.
E@rreu San Antonio
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those who have money to spare could
be put in direct communication with
those who need the money, and could
know how it has been used, II might,
in SONS. cases. be good 1t is enc thing
to give ten dollars to the Fresh Air
Fund and think no more about it until
the association makes its report Of the
number OF children sent 10 the Gun
try. it IS another 10 see the children
for whom that ten dollars is spent. rot
as parts of a crowd. but as individuals
to hunt up clothes and toys for them
and learn their individual Hkings AID
capacities. There are a dozen ways #
utilizing things which are thrown away
by every family. Il somebody We're only
at hand To explain The magazines and
Iapers which go into the waste basket
would delight some invalid, or keep
some child happy with pair OF scis-
sors and Il paste pot. The gown which
Is thrown away as not worth making
over. the chair which Is broken and
put up in the attic as not worth mend
ing. would be worth something to
somebody if the somebody We're there
to take it. If a wagon could so around
as the ashman does, to collect every
thing which is not wanted by the we'll
TODD, it might be d measure of econo-
my; but if there were some way Of
combining personal interest with the
giving the economy would be greater
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-24
Southern Representations.

The negroes of Louisiana seem to be
considerably divided upon the suffrage
question in that State. At a meeting
recently held in New Orleans resolu-
ton was adopted urging Congress to
cut down representation in Southern
States in proportion as the negroes are
disframchised- Many other members Of
the race protest strongly against this,
and, as it seems, very senslbly- It is
argued that such a course would es-
sentiaIIy make the negro an alien for all
time in those communities, and perhaps
provoke other legislation against him,
besides weakening ard Gripping the
States in matters of national legisla-
ton
There is some force in this line Of ar
gument. The educational requirements
in those Commonwealths are easily
met-so easily, in fact, that any man
of sufficient intelligence to be entrusted
with the ballot under any circum-
stances could soon fit himself for it
by a little home study. The negroes
have nothing in the world to gain by
a reduction Of the representation of
the States in which they live Quite
the reverse. for whether they vote or
not. they are interested IN having the
State exercise its full voice in the coUn-
els Of the nation.
1t is true that the Federal Constitu-
ton authorizes a reduction Of repre-
sentation as a penalty for disfrancEis-
ing a portion Of the male population,
whether white or black But every
body knows that the constitutional pro-
vision IS a partisan one in the most ex-
trerne sense 1t was adopted solely to
prevent any interference with the ne
gro vote OF the South. which it was
believed would be soIidIy Republican
At that very time the election laws Of
a number Of Northern States would
have disfrancnised ninety per cent of
the Southern negroes, If resident in
such States
The constitutional provision is con
trary to the fundamental theory OF rep
resentation. which is based upon popU-
lation. and not upon the number Of
voters. If the latter were taken as
the basis, the representation Of Colo
RADIO would be doubled But there is
nothing TO indicate that Congress
would consider favorabIy any PROPOSE
zion to reduce Southern representation.
Certainly II viii not be done if the Re
publican leaders believe, as many Of
them affect to- that they can break the
solid Democratic South by eliminating
the race question
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-24

The press Of New York continues to
direct attention to the circumstance
that the commerce Of the city is not
increasing so rapidly as that OF the
country as a whole A few years ago
New York's share Of the entire com
merce of the country was sixty per
cent; now it is less than forty-seven
In the meantime the commerce Of other
ports is rapidly increasing, both alb
solutely and relatively
Thee is nothing strange in this on
natural result OF the country's develop
ment. New York had sixty per cent
Of our foreign commerce few years
ago because of the relatively high state
Of development in The portion Of the
country tributary to that city and TIE
advantages which New York possessed
over other ports in the matter Of rail
II was not to be expected that the full
percentage Of This advantage could be
permanently retained
of course New York was bound to
continue growing. but in the very ma
ture Of things II could not grow so
much as all Of the other ports COM
bjned The South and Southwest, for
example, were capable Of almost in
finite growth, those sections being OF
enormous productive capacity. New
Orleans. Galveston. Mobile, Savannah,
Charleston. Norfolk, and Baltimore are
natural outlets for the exportabIe prod
ucts Of the South, and other things be
ing equal goods from abroad intended
directly for~use In that section would
naturally find entry there rather than
at a remote point like New York.
In this connection II should be re-
membered that the South produces all
of our cotton ard most Of our %
baCco. Both are valuable export prod
ucts. cotton representing more export
able value than any other crop. II IS
unreasonable to expect such staples as
these permanently to reach Europe via
the port Of New York The more the
products Of the South increase, and the
more the transportation facilities Of the
section are improved, the greater VIII
be the proportion sent abroad from
Southern ports Accordingly, we find
that New Orleans has now become the
second exporting city in the Union,
while the other seapOrts Of the South
are growing at most encouraging
rate.
As long as New York continues 70
show a good, healthful increase the
people Of the metropolis should be sat
isfied: but as development extends into
remote and more backward parts of the
country, it is unreasonable to suppose
that even one-half Of the country 5
foreign trade viii be concentrated
at that single point If al the end Of
twenty-five years New York has one
third Of our rapidly expanding com
merce she may be exceedingly well sat
isfled with the situation.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-24

Caleb Powers, who was Secretary Of
State IN the Taylor government Of Ken
lucky, and was convicted and sentenced
to life Imprisonment for completely in the
murder Of Governor GoebeL- has been
granted a new trial by the State Court Of
Appeals His case probably viii come up
at the October term Of the Circuit Court.
II may be remarked that Taylor, who is
under Indictment as a party TO the same
crime, is still fugitive from Justice I'M
der the protection of the Republican Gov
ernOr Of Indiana
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Circulation ia cTncut-
The crop situation

The sun-bIistered corn belt Of the
West is still without rain The reports
OF downpours in that region seem TO
have. originated in London where the
IDEAS Of the people naturally are Il the
humid sort. and there is now nUJh!Hg
to indicate an approaching rainfall SUI
fcient 20 afford any substantial relief
This is condition TO be depIored, Tor
whatever the shortage Of the crops
may be tand it is certain to be greaU
the effect must in the nature OF Things
be far-reachins and serious.
\ crop loss Is, dollar Tor dollar,
greater injury than can befan the coun-
try on any other line, for agriculture IS
the foundation upon which the coun-
try-s entire industrial system rests
The farms Of the country furnish the
major portion OF the peoples subsIsJ-
ence, at least IN the raw state, and in
the economy OF human life the cost OF
food Is, with the larger portion Of man
kind, the object OF cnie1 concern
Heavy crop losses will leave the lar
mers unable 10 buy heavily from The
merchants This VIII lessen demand
at tie factories causing a EiuJ and
general sUagnaTiOn in manufacturing
centres. This means a reduced output,
with snort time ana. perhaps. lower
wages Tor factory operatives At all
events. there VIII be smaller earnings,
which VIII reduce the expenditures OF
the working classes, ana the effect VIII
everyv here be felt
1t Is not impossible that as a result
of serious crop damage next year may
witness not only d smaller production
Of manufa ctured goods but lower pr-ces
for those which are produced. \ small
ct supply is not always followed by
higher prices That depends upon the
ability OF people TO buy. During the
depression antedaJing 1897. there were
both diminished production and lower
prices, while the revival was followed
by increased production and better
prices. Besides all this, a serious short
age of the crops is certain to affect our
exports injuTiously This Will affect
the national trade balance, and it may
have a bearing upon the movements Of
specie that give very distinct shad-
ing TO the financial situation en- this
side Of the Atlantic.
When trouble begins at the base If
human industry il is certain 10 affect
the whole supeTsJructuTe- Hence, the
crop situation IN the West is fuH Of
gravity for the country. It is no time
for political buncombe about prosperity
being with Us to stay because a certain
party IS IN power. Neither is ii a good
time for strikes, resting upon no real
a
issues upon abstract and Interior qUes-
tons Of principle We have no pros
perity TO spare as it is. and past ex-
perience teaches US that VIXEN a bad
break in business comes it usually re
quiTes a long time for recovery. We
must still hope for the best with ref
erencc to the crops, but at the best
the loss Is already certain 10 be heavy,
and the whole country is bound to feel
1t
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TO VISIT ANDREW CARNEGIE.
Rev. John Hickey. of Braddock, co
ing 10 See Him in Scotland

PfTTSBURCE- July A-ReV- John HEX
ey. pastor Of St Thomas Catholic Church.
at Braddock, Pa. intends to visit Andrew
Carnegie, as Castle Skibo. Scotland. the
latter part Of August. Rev. Mr. Hickey
and Andrew Carnegie were boys together
and have always been friends
Mr.. Carnegie has been remodeIing Ski
DO Castle and recently ne asked Father
Hickey TO come over and reconsecrate the
redeCorated chapel Mr. Carnegie is not
a Catholic, but ais choice Of a Catholics
priest to reconsecrate the chapel is act
uated by the fact that the castle former
y belonged TO an old Catholic noble fam
lily. and that Mr.. Carnegie thinks a Cath
ole conservation would be the proper
thing He can easily retain the chapel for
reasons Of sentiment. while he, if he
wishes can establish a Protestant place
of worship in the castle.
II is through Father Hickey that the
public viii receive the first hospital dona-
tiOn ever given by Carnegie In 1874
Martin Connolly left Father Hickey Il
fund to build hospital Father Hickey
has decided to build it in Braddock and
MI Carnegie has promised a donation
sufficient, it Is thought, to erect a build
ing costing $lCG9 The Connolly fund
amounts to $4,000
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-24
NAVIGATION ON THE MAIN.
No Final Agreement Concerning the
Improvement of the River.

Andrew D White. the United States
Ambassador TO Berlin, has reported to
the State Department that no final agree
ment upon the question OF rendering the
River Main naviEabIe to vessels Of great
er tonnage has been reached.
This measure, in connection with the tx
tensive canal construction bills, has been
twice before the PEussian Diet The plan
is dependent upon the city Of Hanau
agreeing 10 build a harbor OF refuge, and
this it has not yet done in this conHec-
ton Mir White says. it is Of interest to
note the growth OK traffic on the canals Of
Germany since 1872. taken from the Off
ciaI statistics The traffic n 1899 on the
Cber-E Ibe. at EntenwaerdeT. amounted to
ZgJg.o1U tons. against the 14S0.0J0 tons in
1898 and eco tons in 1881.
The traffic on the Spree, at Berlin
amounted in 1899 10 2.S0I. 600 tons upstream
in 1893. against 1.SsN. 900 tons in 1855 At
Mannheim. he Rhine traffic in 1899 was
3,fG2 90 tons upstream, against 2,536,y5J
tons in 1885
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-24
DowIE YIELDS TO DOCTORS.
Antitoxin Used in one of the Zion
Homes


CHICAGO, July 24-"EIijah' Dowie
yielded to medical treatment yesterday
and antitoxin triumphed over prayer in
q Zion home at I4II Michigan Avenue
Dowie permitted Dr. Wallis. of the Health
Department, to use antitoxin TO relieve
two daughters Of Mrs. Mamie King who
are I'll from -.phtheria- The patients are
better Days of praying had failed to ac-
ccmplish what a few moments of anti
toxin did mis- is the first time that
Dowie has permitted a doctor to treat
one Of his patients.
Mrs. Kings home is in Winncmac. Wis
She came 10 Chicago and to the Zion
home in Michigan Avenue against the
wishes of her husband Her eiGht-year-
old daughter was taken With diphtheria
Dowfc prayed and prayed but the girl
grew worse. Monday she died. Two 9TH
er children became i'll from the disease.
The health officials stepped in and quar-
antined the house. Then Dr. Walls sug-
Sested that antItoxin was better than
prayer in certain cases Dowie made no
objections and the children We're given
the antItOEin-
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It IS now suggested that there may be
some difficulty in convicting Nicely. be
cause a number Of the witnesses reside
in the United States and It may not be
possible either to get their dispositions OF
secure their attendance in person at Ha-
vana- On the other hand the fiscal Of
the AUdencia at the Cuban capital is re-
ported as saying that he has ample testi-
mony TO convict the embeZZIeT without
reference to witnesses in the United
States. Nevertheless the fact remains
that six months have elapsed since Nicely
was returned to Cuba, and not 4, move
has been made toward bringing him to
trial IN no possible aspect Of the case
can this delay be excused There must,
however, be a reason for it and the
American people are entitled 10 know
what the reason is. So are the Cubans
who were the victims Of the crime
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-24
THE B. & O. IMPROVEMENTS.
Work of Extending the Roadbed
Proceeding Rapidly.

FREDERICK. Nd, July A--Work is
now progressing very rapidly in extend
ing the Baltimore and Ohio rOadbed from
Brunswick to Washington Junction All
Of the cuIverts are being widened to &C
oornmOdate four tracks
The stone bridge over Catoctin Creek
will be a big undertaking. It is to be Il
solid masonry structure and viii be en-
t4relv rebuI.,. Preparations are being
made to use four gangs Of masons on this
structure, and it will take over three
months to complete the work
At Point of Rocks, two tracks viii go
through the tunnel and two new tracks
will be laid around the mountain next to
the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. where
the first roadbed was located From the
preparations that are being made both
east and west OF Brunswick. it looks as
if the time is not far distant when Bruins
wick VIII be made the grand junction sta
ton for the Valley division, the Wash
ington county branch, anG the Metropoli-
tan branch.
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Fearful of Results.

(From the New Orleans States)
President McKinley is well aware Of the fact
that under his Administration the trusts have
grown more numerous and powerful; that the
people are beginning to understand that the
Republican party IS fostering them through its
high tariff policy, therefore. he has much reason
to he fearful Of the results Of the steel strike
and the bearing It viii have on the Ohio election
neEl November.
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Doctor TO new Pagel-Those, my lad, are
your new duties; aud, above all, keep your
eyes and open and anything you notice
don't he afraid 20 speak about it, and
Youth-Tve noticed SOmefink already, sir
Doctor-Good, What's that?
Youth-That spiky tuffet NV air you're wearin'
wants cnftin,i
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Making Money.

(From the Chicago Nevs.)
Another sonnet rejected Tell me- Penn, 5
there any money in poetry
YES
well for goodness sake. who gets itF'
''The Postofice Department
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4 Western Mystery.


When a nan wearing long hair and a SOM
hreTo appears upon the streets Of z Western
town there are many guesses whether he is full
filing an election vow, is real live poet or
is a skilled surgeon who plucks the painful corn
from It's nest on the parent toe.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-24
CURRENT HUMOR.


From the Yale Record.)
Stern Patcr-Johuuy yghat must you do first Of
all 10 have your sins forgiven?
Johnny-ComEnit the sins
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Fro.n the Boston Transcript
Dusty Roads-Sometimes l get tired Of this
outdoor life Do you think it's healthy 70
sleep on the ground every night?
Wearv Waggles-H'm What 4 question that
is Don't YOU know that people every
GEAR die N their beds than anywhere eisel
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Quite n Few.

(FTOm Life-)
E'Wilie whom did George Washington marry e.
The Widow Gusts, ma am"
Had he any Children
YES r-thc Sons and Daughters Of the Revo-
Int.