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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-02-19
TELEPHONE EXCHANGES.


Rust, DR. On
Ruben K Sons N
Rammel, A & Sons
Reardon, w N, residence
Rucker, Geo Ii (St Elmo)
Robinson. Thos w
schliehting, Henry, residence
Schiller, NJ
Smoot, w A jr, residence
Smith, Mrs. Francis =.
Smoot, c C & Sons
Smoct, w Az Co
Smoot, w A & Co, Office King stl ee
st. Mary's Academy
Smith, c II Hampton
Smoot, J r & c,
Smith, DR. w NJ, Office
Smith, DR. w NJ, residence
Smoot, Mrs Susan, residence
SmOot, J c, residence
Schwartz, 4 Son
Southern Bell T & T Co, operator
Southern Railway Co, freight yard
Southern Railway Co, w 90
Southera Express Co
So Rwy, Eng Office
Standard Oil Company
Stump, Rev P
Stevens, Moses
Stuart, Douglass, Office
Summers, c J W, residence
Smoot, jr, WA
Shunan. l.
Smoot, w B, residence
Schsffer, c A & Co, florist
Smith, + L
Strauss, II, residence
Swan Bros
SnOwden, DR. Arthur
Go,tLo-,, RaIl IT 4 n Ca
Smoot, w A & Co, King st, Office
Simpson, Geo l.
Timberman. c T c, residence
The Old Dominion Glass Co
Telephone Exchange chief operator
- theological Seminary
Virginia Glass Works
W., A & Mt Vernon Ry Co
w, A q Mt V Ry Co, Payne street
Watkins, J b
Wattles, X II
Warield, jr. f
WashingtOn-South
Wssh'n-Sou Ry. Engineer
Warfeld, sr Edgar
Washington Steamboat Co
Wheatley, B, residence
We'll Bros
Wells. & w
western Union Telegraph Company
White, Wythe
Wheatley, B
Wildt, II
Williamson, NJ
wilkins, Captain Jno T
Wingfeld, S Il, residence
Wolford. Lorenzo, residence
Wise, Mrs Peter
WOOlls, w p
Zimmerman, J X, residence
Zimmerman, j r, office
Zimmerman. ChaS
Annandale. c c Eeachman
Bailey's Cross Roads
Centreyille, Va, B B Utterbach
Fairfax, w r Oliver
Falls Church, Va NJ Church
IeRato. Va. SiSson. r +
Manassas, Va, Shannon's drug slou
Wellington, Leachman
Haymarket, Va, G II Hulhsh
Wayerly, Va, f II Janney
Maple Grove, Va, DR. Chas II Janney
For rates apply to Central office
PAY STATIONS.
Central Office
Fleischmann Hotel
Market House
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Washington, Alexandria 4
Mt. Vernon Railway.
In effect November /, 1908.
LEAVE ALEXANDRIA.

For Washington, from corner Prince and
Royal streets, week days, at 545, 6 TO- 80,
So, no, 73O, AS, 756, s15, $50, 9 90,
| 30, 1000 10 %, 10 So II 20 and II ~ a. m
~ 20 y 46 90, 20, As, ? 10, 2 46, %, 30,
&C. 4 -, SO, 45j, 8 %, 45, O. %, 6 80, 30,
rs, 7 80, 30, 10, 9 50, 10 80 and II 20 p. m.
Sundays co. 8 Is, 900, 945, 1925, 10 90,
II 20 and II 20 a. m, l220, u 30, 20, 80
20, 80, 3 90 80, 4 20, $50, 500 8 so, 9 q
80, 20, 80, s 80, 10, 9 80, 10 30, II cop. my
Leave Alexandria for Four Mile Run lin
addition to local trains for Wsshington) week
days, at II 80 p. m. and II 80 a. N. Sundays
II 80 p. IN. and u 80 a. IN.
LEAVE WASHINGTON.
For Alexandria, from the corner Of Pennsyl.
vana avenue and l3i street, week days. 20
$50, 705, $780, 80, sos, S35, 905, 935,
1000, 1925, II 90, II 80 q. m. Y 90 noon, y 20,
y 40, % (expreSs), 20, So, POP (express)
2 80, 2 80, 3 80, 4 o., 4 10, 80, 4 50, Y, 522
5 80, s 05, 6 30 7 %, IS, 7 90 s 30, g 10, 9 90
10 80 II 20 D. m. and II 65 midnight.
Sundays 40, 900, 9 45, 1890, 100, II 30
a. m. 1900 noon, $780, 100, 30, 200, 230
800, 3 30, 400, 49, SEQ $50, 600, 6 80, = 90,
7S0, I So, 30, $40, $50, 0S0 II 20 p. m.
and II % midnight
FOR MOUNT VERNON.
Leave AltAdluilh lOI MDuUl NtIlON, week
days, $50. s 30, 10 80, IL 30 a. m. u 81, 80
2 30, 321, Al, 6 40 and 9 02 p. m.
Sundays ", 933 a. M, u 80, 232, 447
40 and OF p. m.
FOR RossLYy.
Leave Alexandria for Rosslyn, week days
7 10, 90, 8 30, 9 90, 1000, 1850, II ~ a. NJ,
- 46, 2 40, 40, 436, 8 20, 5 40, 6 30, IS and
S Suindays-si5, 9OO,945, 1880, 1l5Oa. m.
1850, I 80 25O, $50, 45O, $50, $50 and
7 80 p. ~.
Leave Rosslyn for Alexandria, week days,
49, 1872, 903, 80, 10 50, II p, a. m, Y 81
81, ~, 432, 3 10, s o., 6 %, 7O2, IA and
snndays--s Sc, 9 a, 1927, II 81 "a, 1927
/ q, 227, 327, Az, 527, 627, 7 q and 8
p. N.
Baggage checked and carried on the follow
ing trains from Alexandria for Washingtcr
week days: $50 and 10 25a. m, 100,
6 o. p. m.
Sundays Il a. m. and $50 pm.
Parcels carried.
Freight carried daily, morning and EVENING"
in each direction. No freight accepted unles
delivered at the station at least 30 minutes be
fore the departure of the freight trains.
p. KING, J. CoLyIN,
President. Superintendent.
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HOLIDAY COAL

fills most important place in the essentials
of fine Christmas dinner, as your cook will
fail if the fire is not right. 1t will be right,
however, if you buy the coal of us. Our coal
is the best for any kind of cooking. 1t gives
lust the right fire always.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-02-19

regularity, dries unhealthy drains, meals
Inflammation and liberation and cures
female weakness It makes weak women
strong and sick women well.
"a little over year ago wrote to you for
advice says Mrs. Elizabeth J. Fisher. Of Diana,
w. Va. rHou advised me to use Dr. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Dis
covery,' which I did and with The most happy
result I was troubled with female weakness
and bearing down pains Had very bad pain
nearly ali the time in my left side, nervousness
and Headache Was 50 weak could hardly
walk across my room. Gould not sit up only
lust a little while at time: My husband got
nue. some OF Dr. Pierce's medicine and began
lis use Before had taken two bottles was
able 10 help do my work. used three Dottles
In ali and Il cured me. Now do all my house
work. II is the best medicine ever used"
The Common Sense Medical Adviser,
in paper covers, is sent free on receipt Of
Al one-cent stamps to pay expense Of
mailing only. Address DR.. r. V. Pierce,
Buffalo, N. Y.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-08-26
Sugar Bee. and Bee. Sugar Note.

Tho sugar bee, crop is the mos, prom
ising since this profitable branch Of farm
Ing was established in tho valley. Tho
acreage Is large. and tho remarkably
thrifty condition o! tho crop warrant. tho
expectation Of tho largss, tonnage ever
handled by tho Amsnssn ees. Sugar Ca.
a, Rocky Ford. In limited areas tho
crop has saea slightly reduced by hail.
ard tho same may be said Of tho rayssss
Of insects. ba; these drawbacks arc sc ,res.
iy worth mentioning when tho general
abogndinS prospects arc considered. Tho
harvesting Of bss.s is expected 70 begin
from Sept is 10 90 ard the susar-mak-
ing campaign will opsn few days later.
Tho sugar company is now making all
needed repairs and putting tho immense
mass o! machinery in shaps for whs, Il.
hsped will be tho lerEss; campaign 70,
conducted ard The r.os, profitable year os
tho five. for bath grower and msaufae-
ufar,
Tho prinsip,l addition To tho plan. this
season Is nsw battery Q. toiisrs. four
in number. Of an entirely aas design. up
right ard ef an Unusual height Tho at-
sI;Sonsl steam which they ~ill supply ~iil
contribute 10 the more eftisisnt a d
economical wording n the gtea, plant
Manager wis;ssf is nos ssirg visited
By J. q. Hamilton. Of New York c,y.
sSee pfesissa; Of tho Company. who !, ae-
eornpanied By his wife and son. I, was
Hr. Hamil'pn's many esrnss. and can
did speeehes N tho valley which Induced
our farmers 70. sign the contracts which
we're the basis for the fsetosy's eons,fue-
sson. Mr.. Hamilton Justly takes pride In
tho fact ha; he is welcomed among these
same farmers, ss his representations Of
tho now in5gs;v we're so efninan,ly fair
iha; nons can claim they were deceived.
All phases Of bee; culture were so fully
and eonsetssHsslS presented that bee,
growers esnno, bu; feel ;hs, they were
dealt with absolutely ''on the square
Last seasons partial failure caused a
number Of growers TO switch TO other
crops. notwithstanding the eonpsny's ad-
vance Of the priss TO the IA, price Of SIS
par Ton. The outlook nos is ,ha, III.
great tonnage Of the pressn; season will
show ha, grsa; mistake was made in
abandoning bee, culture.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-08-26

Hence the shipping season just now open,
ing in earnest is expected to be ono oi
uniform prosperity throughout.
Manager Sampson OF tho Newdale
Association says they have the honor Of
shipping the first full car loaded by any
one association in one day.
For SO crates sent to n. Woods at Chi
cago A. P. Kouns has received a check
for S2z5.5o. being S5.4znet.
W. L Clark. one Of cogglns most COM
petent stenographers. arrived from Pitts
burg few days since and has charge Of
that department o! tho business relating
to car load shipments.
Wednesdays shipments aggregated
twenty-five cars. Thursday only nine
teen were loaded. the decrease. instead
OF an Increase. being due to a drizzling
rain Thursday morning.
The largest daily shipments from Rocky
Ford in tho high-water mark Of eanta-
loupe business was thirty -five cars.
For the week ending August 25. the
Wslls-FayRo handled an immense eanta-
loupe business. shipping total Of 7+6.-
$50 pounds.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-08-26
Steadily Increasing Shipments Of
CantaIoupcs and Excellent
Prices Being Obtained.

During this week the freight shipments
Of eantaloupes have averaged At least
seventeen cars daily. today's shipments
promising 10 run up twenty-five cars.
Tho shippers are not giving out detailed
statements Of tho net prices received. but
tho growers arc getting checks Of very
satisfactory amounts.
During next week the shipments will
probably reach tho highest point Of the
season.
Many growers are finding themselves
short Of packers.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-08-26
Notice Of Final Settlement.

In the matter of the Estate ut Andrew Hil-
stem. DECEASED
tgfb dsy nI september. a -. ~ I. briuF UI'ss
~ the regular ,iayS pt the -gutrWiHHr torn ~
the T.uit,ty tuuTt " Otrru Cpu'Ity. iu thH stale
OF Colorado. !. Matilda litist'-'s. Hd'ntUt-itsi-
triy Of said csiab. will appear icfUrc tltP
men, as such administritrit- iTav tit al
pypvaI of the same. AVID VII th. " Epily - b.
discharged Ne such aduini-tThtf1N. ~ Wh'"h
time aud place any person ~ tuiUrC-i iuHt
appear aud present objections IS the SAN" "
any there bp.
iaII NAULDN EIiI.~TES.
Is-is
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-08-26
stop the Sale Of iaser,or Catalogues.

on a Santa 70 passenger coach on
Nortay the Enterprise editor saw esi-
aeness Of the necessity for a ean,aloupe
inspector a, the deru; when the trains
stop Half eessn passengers had psr-
chased eaniaiooFss from boy psddlsrs or
tho platform. ard all ~sfe badly disap-
pointed. ;;hs headquarters Of the fam
ess Rocky Fe-d esn;alospo industry ,l,ey
expected 10 go, good article o. our
widely famed rfoduei. Instead Of getting
choice melons they we're trying ;oss, eulls.
which had been thrown og, a, the pack
ing sheds. and which had been picked Up
by commercially inclined kids. Some were
green. some ossfrips with dseayed spots.
and some slrps. az smooth billiard
balls. The good name Of tho town and
our mos; popular speciality should be pro-
,se;sd from the injurious effects Of such
sales. No esn,alo1pss but a frs;-eisss
article should be allowed 10 be sold on
tho depot platform. The various assosia-
tons and the Santa Fe should eo-opef-
ate in this work and proven; The sale
o! any bg; hieh-gtsde eansslo1pss.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-08-26

HORSES FOR SALE. 20 good teams.
weighing from 1000 TO i,4oo. Time
given TO responsible parties. Enquire at
". E. Fenton & Co.'S drug store, Rocky
Ford. ATT
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-08-26

Thus far in the season The ean;aioape
crop. although in advance Of las, year.
has no, ripened with the rapidly hoped
for. bu; RAPID increase in the volume Of
shipmenss Is expected during the closing
days Of August
The quality is superior and fair prices
are bang realized considering the rrea;
abundance Of ffui; everywhere. eondi-
ton which reduces the popular demand
for Rocky Fe'd's srea, specially.
Saturday Afternoon the weIls-Farro
was planning TO send cas-; a solid train
Of eantaloupes. composed Of z refrigsr-
ator cars. This IS the first entire train Of
eantalaupss ever sen; from Rocky Ford.
The following houses were represented in
this shipment: 81. o. coSgins, 5 cars.
(which included 2 from the Rocky Asso-
eia,ionl. n. woods, 2. Including one pint
~ from the kouns Party and Fancy Can
,aioups Assn. and one from the Newdale
Assn.l. Young & Mathis 1. talso one
from Fowler. Fish q Co. one car Nichols
one car.
The Santa Fe now requires that all cars
mus, be billed a, $3.50 .. m. and all must
be fully loaded by 7:4o o'clock. This
makes lively times on the loading plat
form from 4 to o'clock.
The Rocky Ford Association had a pay
day yesterday on daily prorasions. The
loves. price received by the growers was
So 25, the highest s5.2i. the average
being about $3.50.
The Kouns Party has a pay day
tomorrow.
Cantaloupe vines. in the production Sof
fruit. have three settings Of bloom. The
product Of the second setting frequently
has been 50 extensive as TO eause a Elut
in the market Growers anticipate that
this animal oysrproduetion will not occur
this season. owing to the fact that the
second setting largely dropped off be-
cause Of unfavorable climatic conditions.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-08-26
Notice Of Final Settlement.

In the matter Of the estate Of Enly Mayo.
deceased.
Notice is hereby given that on Monday. the
18th day of September. A. ~. 1891. being one
of the regular days of the September term OF
the county court OF Dtero county. ~ the
state OF Colorado. I. Warren Mayo. ndminis.
traitor Of said estate. will appear before the
Judge Of said court. present my final settle.
mcnt ne such administrator. pray the appfuy ~
Of the same. and uill then appiy to bc dts
charged as such administrator. ~ which
time aud place any person In Interest may
any there be.
Dated at Rocky Ford. Colo. August 95,
ipcl. Warren Mayu.
Admr. Estatc Emily Mayo. Deceased.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-08-26

That was a eeed thing ,ha, masis,ra.s
Moss OF New York City said TO a ran,.nr
Austrian who had been brourh, before
him for making ineendisry speeches in
which he tesilsd Presieen, Roosevelt. the
militia. and generally the institutions Of
this country. SAID Magistrate Moss to the
boss harangusr: What's the matter
with you7 Why didn', you stay on the
other side Of the ocean. Ifthis government,
doesn't sui, you. return a, once TO your
native country.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-08-26

All persons wanting Seeds are
invited to make q call at my
ranch and note the quality Of the
seed | am saving and how am
harvesting it. All who have Wis.
tied the ranch who wanted to
purchase seeds have made pur.
chases. | sell the best seed
that is to be had and as cheap as
it can be produced.
D. Y. BURRELl.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-08-26
O. G. LAMBERTON
Contractor and Builder.
Sixth sns Chestnut sss.. Roosy Ford. Colo.
Or. s. N. KELLOGG
osTE0plTHIC PHYSICIAN

GRADUATE AMERICAN SCHOOL os
oSTEoPkTHY. Of Kirksville. Ho.. unag
the Founder Of the Science A. {
Still. Office over Hardy Dry Coca
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-08-26
Sl7.2S Round Trip St. Louis

Rocky Ford to St. LOUIS every Saturday
during August and September. Coach
tickets. limit is days. will be sold to St.
Louis. No stop-off; continuous passage
each direction.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-08-26
A New and Promising csnalespe,

n New aud Promising CowoSDeDe.
Tuesday Mf. Mathis. Of Young & Mas&-
Is. delivered To J. 3. Ritter. for sending 10
tho ST. Louis exposition. as handsome =
crate Of esn,sloapes as ever lai, Rocky
Ford. They arc a new strain which Mr..
Mathis has pfopsTaisd from tho popular
Pollock strain. They arc ne;;ad all over
and Of uniform sise. When Senator S~ink
secs ,hs, crate Of melons no will give an
explosive exclamation Of pleasure because
Of tho nea,ness and beauty Of tho pack
ago. For this strain Of esn,aloapes Mr.
Mathis claims better yield and better
carrying qualities than any other now
grown. This year o. J. Baxter Is grow
ing Is acres and Sam Mathews s acres
for Young and Mathis. all Of which arc
for seed. The amour, Of seed which Mr.,
Mathis proposes To save for nes, seasons
planting indicates his appreciation Of the
"Edsn.- as tho now ean;aloape has beer
chrfs,ared.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-17

Another day has passed without re-
suits at the Republican convention IN
Springfield. An interesting story y
told in the news columns elsewhere
al TO proposed new allignments
which, it is thought, may lead 4
some results today. On the last bal
LOT yesterday evening. the condition
seemed but little changed; the follow
ers OF the several candidates SCENE
to stand firm, each party expecting
the other to break at any time, TIT
most reasonable suggestion under
the circumstances made in the new
this morning is, that some combina
ton will be formed upon some one whf
has hitherto not been in the race at
all, and among these Congressman
Reeves seems the most likely Y
was he and Judge IIanecy who made
the nomination of Yates possible two
years ago, and Yates owes him some
thing on that account, which he mas
be willing to pay If he finds that bis
own chance Ia dead. Reeves was sug
gested as compromise candidate
even before the several Cairo dele
gates, who have come home. led
Springfield Saturday night, and they
look for his nomination with som
confidence.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-17

as put in effect by Democrats. the re-
public hal it's most wonderful pros
parity Democrats believe in ocGsomy
IN government expenditure and it
hey believe In nothing else this
would appeal to The American people
when placed in contrast with The
criminal extravaganza of the party IN
power. which viii spend two billions
oi dollars through Che presoa, &C.,.
gress. They believe in a tarin foi
revenue only They believe III reel
procity with oar nejghhors They De
Iityo in mmdng our own 0Hlir5 an
in keeping our hands uJ of other pe1
PIES business. They believe in in
emal Improvements They believe e.
! strct adblrlnco 10 law and in elcs
lep1 rtment Of the government helms
rec fyoa Interference from the cNecu
i've. These vil form a sUGicion.
lumber OF affirmative IDEAS to throw
ne Republicans into despair-Mem
lhi5 Camm1Ycial-Appeal
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-17

Much is being said in praise OF
Gov. Yates, because Of his success In
gathering so many delegates to l;s
support, In spite of the formidable op
position to him, and perhaps he Is en
titled to some of this praise The up
position to him was and il certainly
very powerful. consisting Of almost
the entire congressional delegation
the leading press of the party, and @
strong contingent of party leaders
who are out and want lin But
the governors success demonstrate
more than anything else, the power
Of well organized political machine
composed Of office holders who hole
their positions by his favor in all
parts OF the state. The real confess
at the Springfield convention seems
to be between the state office holders
led by the governor. the federal o.
fee holders, led by Lowden. AMI the
anti-office holders, or outs" repre-
scented by Deneen. who had che sup
port of the Chicago Republican press
and who is third in point of visible
strength. on the face Of the ballots
20 far taken.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-17

But even that sterling Democrat An
lrew Jackson. found that promiscous
gatherings must be controlled by regu
ationa. He tried, when first made
president to servo refreshments to
hose whom he considered his guests.
He was himself nearly mobbed by the
crowd that surged toward the tables
He declared then and there. that such
q thing should never again occur at
the White House A thing just such
rs that has never occurred since, but
most dreadful brushes are the rule,
and regulations police regulations, If
you chOose-are absolutely necessary.
What is more, il seems proper that
these other much veXel matters
should be settled at once ana forever
by a competent commission composed,
say, Of the chief justice, the secretary
If state, the president Of the senate,
the speaker of the house, and the dean
If the diplomatic corps But these
men have more important matters to
attend to. it may be objected OF
course they have, but they, also, ii
seems, have time to yes their souls
ana waste their strength in ill-manner-
ed squabhles as to which shall SO
ahead of the others. Let rules be
made by such 4 commission in the in.
terest of good manners,
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-17

Protests are made against the dor
meat feasts by the * rrotes at the
81, Louis fair and much sentiment
finds expression In behalf Of mans
best friend A movement is on foo.
by some of the good people of st
louis to stop the supply Of dogs Il
the Igorrotes, who tell us In eloquent
language of the value of the dog al
the home, IN the field, in all the walks
al hsinan life, and dwell especially
nycn the fact that there is no other
beast on earth which really level ps
an affection for man that sill bear
every test And yet how many thons
ands of dogs are annually caught and
killed every summer season in the
cities Of the land? How many of
them are caught by the neck or leg
In a wire moose, and swung into a
cage with a lot of half-mlddened ami
mails. all suddenly torn from homes
where they have been lifelong pets
Then the scene in the st0ckade where
they are hudtllel together trembling
apparently realizing that something
terrible Is about to happen: AMI the
Wild scramble for safety by the fear
erazcd brutes when the first shot
fines out aud the first velp If pqin
pierces the air. when the slaughter
has began How many tons of 'dng
naeat' h dumped into the rivers and
nloagh9 every year and how many of
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-17
IGNORANCE IN BRITISH GUIANA
Indian Woman Falls Victim {,
Heathen Superstition.

Heathen Superstition.
A CHASTITY tale OF heather supersti
ton was recently unfolded at the
criminal session of the supreme court
IF Georgetown, British Cpiana. wher
the chief priest and medicine man
Of tho Wapishana tribe Of Garth lndl
ans was charge / with instigating the
murder of an Indian woman named
Kaliwa, who was in il-health The
priest. who was consulted. recon
mended thar She should he stung VITA
ants ana m4rabuntas, This was duly
carried out But Kaliwa continued
to pine awcy, and the rr. st was again
consulted, Sith the result that he said
nc had been possessed OF an evil
spirit in the shape Of a camndio
make, and that the only means OF
lisposscseing her ras BY burning her
alive. The woman was thereupon
dung in a hammock and placed over n
pyro, which tie husband Of the woman
it, When examined in court ,Taruma
all he loved Kaliwa, but unless he
had done what the priest told him he
would have raen afflicted with the
same malady, and so would all the
village The jury returned a verdict
ol gG!lty, with a strong recommends
lion to mercy, and tae priest was sen
fenced to death. Immediately alter
ward. however the governor granted q
repl.eva
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-17

Some DAYS ago 4 little notice of 4
social event in this city appeared in
lha news columns Of The Bulletin in
which ID was stated that among the
diversions of the occasion were 'tue
atricals. It was an gorgeous blum
der. of course. ana created some com
ment. but no one took it very seri
9usly. Everyone knows that the
Methodist church Is among all the de
nominations the strictest against
"theatricals," SO called, and goes SO
far in its opposition to popular
amusements that for many years pas,
die younger element in the churct
have sought some amendment of the
regulations 90 as to leave them more
freedom Of action and the subject
has been on Of much controversy at
the greater church councils. AT yes
teriay's session Of the wise men OF
the church, in Los Angeles. the reso
luton proposing an amendment oI
the regulations was voted down, even
! reference to a committee being re.
fused which leaves the regulations
as they have been for these many
years, and seems to indicate that the
time has not yet come when tat
younger generation In the church
may hope for any concessions. Ter
haps it Is best so; but there win b,
many who will regret the defeat o
the resolution which aimed merely Il
make the matter Of certain amuse
ment subject for local self govern
ment