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Tender JuVenals.

Burdette has seen a small boy mot much
stronger than good resolution.
"A little girl yesterday. while watching the
rain, turned To her mother and said: :. Ma, 1
guess the weather's 50 warm it's melting the
clouds.
A mother seeing her little four-year. old
nearly asleep in her chair, asked II she had
not better go to bed. "Oh, no, mamma; /
only shut my eyes to keep the dust out. "
"A dear little four-year- old girl. in her deep
reverence for the Almighty, could never be
persuaded To- say God; il was always :" Mr..
bod" Why mamma, il isn't. 'spectful to
say bod; it's Mr.. bod, OF course"
- Mamma where do the cows get the
milk" asked Willie, looking up from the
foaming pan OF milk which he had been In.
tears was the answer. After thoughtful
silence he again broke out: Mamma, do the
COWS have To be spanked:"
Come, pa, said yonngster inst home On e
pint" How can any body ten that, You foolish
boy can, every vim time ,d III y TsnS don ant
there, then, just one in every pint pa; :
up from his book; Frederick Charles was
going TO fight the Austrians, and said to his
Prussian troops, May your hearts beat
toward God. and your fists upon your enemy:
are rightf- Yes. suppose so, II they fight
i'm a good cause" said the father. must
Try to get my heart right, then" said James
Tor am mad at Bill Jones and want to
fight him.
Mamma sal in the nursery sewing. with
baby May playing at her feet Sixyear-old
Lou was there, too, tending her dolly, ana
mamma was talking 10 her OF the duty ana
pleasure of being kind and generous to those
not 80 well on as ourselves. Lou drank II al
In eagerly; her eyes grew bright and earnest.
..0h. mamma, T" She cried, IL baby had some
little girl coming along the sidewalk, would
go right and give in To her.
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CLOTHING.
THE WISDOM

THE WISDOM
OF Our REDUCTION PLAN
HAS BEEN CLEARLY DEMONSTRATED.
OUR IMMENSE sTOCK
Il RAPIDLY DIMINISHING.
OUR POPLAR
HOLIDAY PRICE LIST
TAKES WITH The PEOPLE.
THRrY-THREE PER CENT DISCOUNT
THESE HARD TIMES
is Nor To BE LAUGHED AT.
SIS overceats are reduced 10 IS
and
SIS overccats are reduced to SIS
$40 oyercoats are reduced 10 Si4
and
sle overcoats are reduced to SO
and
$40 overcosts are reduced to 81
The House
That Makes such Reductions
Is Bound To Sell Goods.
These Are Precisely
The Inducements We Offer.
Just The Same
Knock Down, Bottom Prices.
Applies To
AL Our Salts. And Other Goods.
As For the Item or
BOYS CLOTHING,
We Simply Offer Bargains
That Cannot BE Resisted.
These fire Special Holiday Attractions.
liable BROTHERS,
MEN AND BOYS CLOTHIERs.
de21-u Corner OF Serenth and ID sts.
THE INDICATIONS
ARE THAT
SILK HANDKERC HIEFS
ARE COMING IN
FASHION
GENTLEMEN.
/ HAVE A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF THEM.
Bordered, solid grounds;
Bandana, old styles;
PONCE, white, natural and colored and hemsttched,
And
Madras, Oriental patterns.
Fine Silk Muffiers, brocade and other designs.
Black silk Square Cravats;
Black Silk Spring and Napoleon Cravats;
Silk Scarfs indigo, myrtle, seal brown and black;
Fine folded Silk Ties, i'm blacks and colors;
Black Silk Bows and Cravat Bows;
siIk-lined Kid Gloves and Mttens:
silk-faced Smoking Jackets;
Fine Silk Umbrellas;
silk Undershirts:
Silk Cords and Tassels.
ONE PRICE ONLY.
GEO. c. HENNING,
dec21-tr 40 Serenfh street.
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NOTICE.
~ You can nnd st the NORFOLK oYsrrn
DEPOT, e21 street northwest oppo-
esl s sns ID tind: Of o1sTFss. 81 snsNA1
=, Hotsa, rsstanr.nts and privase fAmi-
Hes VIZ oe served q the most ronDonnbie
prices. tsepoe-sm1 N. WHITE 4 Co
A GOOD PREVENTIVE ron NrYJRAIa1a
"a AND CATARRH
vssi-s pyxoxsEors syeuxIc vrss,
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SNoBBERY is spreading slowly but surely In
cabinet circles. A man can't get foreign
reflect that this iron ciad rule excludes FitZ-
hugh OF Texas. Beauehamp. Josh Billings and
several other good citizens, the enormity OF
the prescription stands out in its true eo.ors.-
fROstOn Gt0te.
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Buy your Presents for the Boy,
Buy your Presents for the Boys Father.
Buy your Presents for the Boys Big Brother,
Buy your Presents for all your Male Friends.
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The steamers JOHN GIBSON and y a.
MIGHT vii leave New York Al
ececk y. M. every SATURDAY, (H6XR
6csrgetown every SATURDAY Al 49, 10
o'clock a. m. and Alexandria same day
reight taken al lowest rates. For iuformAfios
slpA Al tmce over MeiruIaoiitah Rank, 18th street.
OF Go X. 4. A. DENHAM. Agent Water street.
Georgetown.
aI2i-tr SAMUEL BACON President
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STEAMER JOHN W. THOMPSON. Captain JONI
X. WOOD. leaves her wharf foot Of -
gTnIssrTs.' mr. times a wees-
Zone river: THURSDAYS. al a'clock n mn fo~
turrioman and Lconaratown: sATURDAYS AZ 4
o'clcck q. M. for Currtoman and I.sspnanfto~n
FOR further Information. apply al the tpfire oxsw
Metropolitan Bank, knoN's Express Ofice or Al
the Company's " harf. foot ~ en- street.
Baggage called FOR on application NJ knox's Ex-
press onice SAMfTFI RACO< pnssa
II. J. ACCINEIIl Agent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-12-22

GEO. G. HENNING,
deC21-tr 40 Sereufk street
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rUNARD LINE.
~ NOTICE.
With the view OF diminishing the chances % CO..
tSion. the Steamers of this line take a specioc
course for all seasons of the year.
On the outward passage from Queenstown %
New York or Boston. crossing the meridian Of g
al 43 lat, or nothing 10 the north OF IS.
on the homeward passage crossing the meridinn
OF 80 al AZ lat, or nothing TO the north of A.,
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STEAMERS. &c.
ARRANGEMENT.

FOR NORFOLK, FORTRESS MONROE AMI
THE SOUTH.
he swirl and elegant iron steamer LADY %
lbk LANE, Captain J. WHNrh 49,
rave. sANeS 6sh-street xharf, until fur
,hsi notice. every MONDAY. WE'D
nScnhg With steamers for Boston. Providence ana
othrI northern Points. Returning, leaves Norfoik
DAY. at4 O'clock y. m.
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ana save MIN from failing, while the very at
mOsphere of society of this kind will keep his
morals interrupted, keep his thoughts far
away from improper channels, and be q moral
fence around him, effectually preventing him,
unless Obstinately determined, from going
astTay.
INJURI0CsNESS OF HIGH-HEELED SHOES.
In descending stairs or steep declivites
while wearing high-heeled shoes, which throws
the weight Of the body upon the front part of
the foot, the extra effort made for the purpose
OF retaining the body within the center of
gravity produces a direct strain upon these
tendons, causing rupture or stretching of the
anuar ligament sufficient to allow them to be
displaced. 1t Is no wonder, then, that fashion
able women waddle in most ungraceful man.
ner when they attempt to walk. They destroy
their comfort To follow a ridiculous fashion,
and acquire an ambling and undignifed move
ment. People do things TO follow fashion that
ashamed OF under any other circumstances.
Ladies wearing such shoes are often obliged,
for safety, TO go down stairs backward; and
stoops OF our fashionable residences in this
manner, making pretense Of talking to some
imaginary person i'm the front door as an ex.
cuse to hide their awkward mOvements.-tD DR..
Curbduy.
1t is among the children Of light employment
and unsettled life that we must look Tor stony
heartedness-noti in the world OF business; not
among the poor, crushed to the earth BY priva-
tions and sufierings. That hardens the char.
acter, but often leaves the heart soft. fEOu
wish to know what hollowness and heartless-
ness are, you must seek for them in the world
OF light, elegant, superficial fashion, where
of selishness. Say what men will OF heartless-
ness Of trade, IL Is nothing compared with the
heartlessneSs OF fashion. Say what they will
of the atheism of science. 1t Is nothing TO the
heart lives-dead while IL lives.-t Rec r. W.
Robertson.
, 1877-08-10

''you will oblige me by returning to the
seat you have lately occupied. Your
little scheme of abduction has failed, and
would inform you that you will be under
guard the remainder of the run, Any at
tempt to escape might be attended with
serious results. l witnessed your vii
lainy from the platform"
The rascals did not reply, but with
dogged sullenness dropped into the seat,
and two brakemen, armed with revolvers,
were placed over them.
A physician, who was passenger on the
train, attended to Mr.. Radcliffe and his
daughter, and in due time they recovered
from the effects of the chloroform.
When Mabel looked upon the blue
eyed man, n,she recognized Jared Abbott, a
rejected lover. His confederate, Burdock,
she did not know. The man who was
waiting near the station for the abduct-
ing party never fell into the clutches of
the law but it is certain that the princi-
pal and his eager assistant saw the inside
of penitentiary.
1t was Dick Davis hand that held the
bell rope while Burdock tugged at it, and
his signal that increased the speed of the
train, thus effectively preventing the vii
lains' escape.
Cyrus Radcliffe proffered Conductor
Dick handsome check for his services
but it was refused, and the reward that
he finally accepted was the hand of his
lovely through passenger.
, 1877-08-10
A Woman 8 Hand.

Only little, soft, white thing,
Made for wearing the costly ring
Made for flirting the dainty iar
AS only the belle Of the season can,
Made for the stolen pressure or kiss
O,onr Branch fashion,, raising to h"sS'
By merely the touch Of fingers white
Her escort down 10y the beach that niGht
Made fora "pr2e' for tie highest hId'
(Aud under the rose Il thorn lies hid
A thing which the honest summer sun
Has taught his honest beams to shln,
Lest freckle or tan its beauty spoil,
And make it too near hand OF toi,
Instead OF only dainty thing,
Made for ease and the diamond rnS'
Only sunburned, useful thing,
To which the hearts of the needy 'lng;
To which they turn who have learned th'
worth
OF a woman's hand on this weary earth;
Made for healing, for smoothing DER
The hearts of those who are faint ard sore;
Made for honest work each day,
For driving the shadows of life away;
For holding the "cup of water" to all
Who, faint and thirsty, for succor CALI
Made for leading the timid on;
For blessing all it may rest upon;
Made 10 be won by a loyal heart,
Who in its labor will bear part
Made to be clasped by a loyal hand,
Which chooseth the best In all the land.
Worth-O! double its weight in gold,
This useful hand that can never grow old.
-Hdrper'S Weekly.
, 1877-08-10
Origin of the Military Salute.

A correspondent of the Army and
Many Gazette gives the following account
of the origin of the military salute
"Within the last few years, among the
many changes which have been intro.
duced into the army, is that of the salute
Why the old-time honored salute was
abolished, no one knows; but it is an in
teresting fact, and one probably unknown
to most of our readers, that the old salute,
which consisted of the hand being brought
into horizontal position over the eye
brows, has a very old origin, dating, in fact,
from the commencement of the history of
the English Navy. Its origin is found in
the tournaments of the Middle Ages, and
was as follows: After the Queen of
Beauty was enthroned, the knights who
were to take part in the sports Of the
day marched past the dais on which she
sat, and as they passed they shielded
their eyes from the rays of her beauty.
Such was the very interesting origin of
the old salute, and it is question
worthy the attention of our military au-
thorities, why should not the old salute,
possessing such an origin, and associated
with our army from the very earliest
times, be restored2 1t is difficult to dis
cover to what purpose it was ever abol-
ished. The principal part Of the officers
salute, kissing the hilt of the sword, dates
also from the Middle Ages. When the
Crusaders were on their march to the
Holy City, the knights were in the daily
custom of planting their long two-handed
swords upright in the ground, thereby
forming cross, and before these they
performed their morning devotions. On
all military occasions they kissed the
hilts of their swords in token of their
devotion to the cause of the Cross, and
this custom was perpetuated after the
Crusaders were numbered among the
things of the past, and when the relig
ious origin of the salute was forgotten.
, 1877-08-10
A Dutch Wedding

ine ancient Dutch settlers of ALBANY
and the Mohawk Valley prospered amid
hardships. Having few wants thew keon can
ly enjoyed their social pleasures. Theaa
though not many and very simple. heInoJ
them to Cheerfully endure priyation aud pod
Kept them in the bonds of common M so
cial life. In the country families as tbsv vU
lived quite distant from each other u;s
lted-they had no time for calls sna
weddings were celebrated with general
heartiness. e0'"'
The law required that the banns sbould
be published on three successive SnnSara
in church. That was to ensure aaa;rs,
marrying in haste aud repenting At iaio
ure, and to give opportunity for any one
to interpose Legitimate objections to the m
marriage. 'ne
After the notice had been once raad
the friends of the engaged couple usuaIl,'
celebrated the engagement bv dancs
Several dances followed the MARRIAGE and
the wedding festivities continued for tbree
days. When the groom had pronoseS
and been accepted, he made his intended
present of some kind, generally pair
OF silver shoe buckles, or sleeve.outtpna
or snuf-box. Diamond rings were not
then unknown, but, as a general th;no
the Dutch lover did not present one :"
his lady love: Both he and she preferred
to invest the money in farm.
Being Dutch they were obstinate in adj.
herring to their engagement. When tbev
set the wedding day, it was an extraor.
dinary obstacle that could put off the
marriage Clergymen were not abun.
dant, and, therefore, the Domino was mo.
titled several days before the appointed
time. lie was expected to be on hand.
rain or shine, snow or ice, floods and
tempests, notwithstanding. An amusing
story of a novel marriage illustrates this
Dutch persistency.
A young Dutchman and his intended
we're anxiously awaiting the wedding
day. They resided on the north side Of
Tomhenick Creek, and the clergyman
lived on the south side. Now, usually,
TOmhenick Creek was a demure well.
behaved stream, but the night previous to
the wedding severe storm caused it to
rise, swell, foam and fret. When the
hohiuC diLlNcu az Tue SOuln UuDK, near the
appointed hour, Tomhenick was impass.
able.
Its deep, rapid current was Indifferent
to the wedding hour, and the clergyman
was turning his horses head to return,
when the voices of man and woman
cried, Stop"
They were those of the groom and
bride, who entreated the domino to cross
the creek.
"Stand we're you be, and l will make
you man and wife," cried the accommo-
dating minister.
BY this time, friends and guests had
gathered the domino read the marriage
service, responses were made across the
noisy creek, and the twain were made
one flesh.
The young couple started to leave, when
the domino cried out:
"Stop, den, my young friends, Won mo.
ment, if you please. You can't toss the
guilders across the creek, but you can
leave them at the first house below. Tell
dem it is Domino Bunschooten's marriage
fee, and will call and get it,"
Then, bidding the happy couple good
by, he mounted his horse and rode home.
, 1877-08-10

Dom PEDRo's INDIFFERENCE TO ETH
oUETTE.-Dom Pedro's Indifference to
the rules of palace etiquette, during his
stay in Berlin horritied the German
courtiers. He appeared at the Empress
reception wearing black cravat instead
of the regulation white necktie, which, as
the Cologne Gazette observes, sis indis-
pensable even at the White House in
Washington" Kaiser William and his
Empress called by appointment at the
Hotel de Rome to return Dom Pedro's
visit, but the Brazilian tourist was not in
Astonished and somewhat chagrined, the
Kaiser gave directions to his coachman
to drive back to the palace, when a
droshke rapidly drove up, and stout,
elderly man in a gray overcoat, crying,
"Sire! Sirev' alighted, and springing
to the Imperial carriage, helped the Ger
man Empress out. The Emperor Will
liam followed, and ON reaching Dom
Pedro's apartments the latter apologized
for his apparently rude conduct by say
ing he had gone to Professor Helmholz
without previously setting his watch to
Berlin time, and discussion on physi-
illogical optics had so much interest for
him that he overstayed his time. The
Brazilian sovereign had no desire to see
the barracks and parade-grounds of Ber-
lin, but the university, the art galleries,
the scientific institutions, and above all,
the palace library, underwent his careful
inspection.
, 1877-08-10

LEGAL BIBLICAL IGNoRANcE.-During
the trial Of the celebrated Deavenworth
baby case, in which two women claim
the same child, one of the lawyers, in the
course of his remarks, pointed to the
painting of Solomon ordering the child
to be severed in halves and divided be-
tween the two women. His Scriptural
knowledge being small, he alluded to
PLATE instead of Solomon. The opposing
counsel, supposing he knew all about it,
instantly jumped to his feet, and called
him fool, and said that the order was
by Caesar and not PLATE. After a heated
discussion they agreed to leave it to the
Judge. His honor decided that both the
attorneys were talking upon asubject for
eign to their knowledge, aud, pointing to
the painting, said it was intended to rep
resent Herod, and not PLATE or Cesar.
The lawyers considered the matter settled
and proceeded with the case.
, 1877-08-10
The Food Of Ants.

The food of ants consists of insects
great numbers of which they destroy-of
honey, honey-dew and fruit; indeed,
scarcely any animal or sweet substance
comes amiss to them. Some species
such, for instance, as the small brown
garden ant--ascend bushes in search of
aphides. The ant then taps the
aphis gently with her antenne, and the
aphis emits drop of sweet fluid, which
the ant drinks. Sometimes the ants even
build covered ways up to and over the
aphides, which, moreover, they protect
from the attacks of other insects. Our
English ants do not collect provision for
the winter-indecd, their food is not of Il
nature which would admit of this. Some
southern species, however, collect grain,
occasionally in considerable quantities.
Moreover, though our English ants cannot
be said exactly to lay up stores, some
at least do take steps to provide them
selves with food in the future. The
small yellow meadow ant Lasius .fduus),
for instance, lives principally on the
honey dew Of certain aphides which suck
the roots of grass. The ants collect the
aphides in the nest, not only watching
over them themselves, but as | have been
able to satisfy myself, even over their
eggs-an act which one is much tempted
to refer to forethought, and which In
such a case implies degree Of prudence
superior to that of some ages.--P1pu'
lar Science Monthly.
IRON IN GRAIN.-There are few physl-
clans who do not recommend iron In
multitude of diseases, and especially in
chlorosis. Many health reformers and
hygienists have opposed this practice, de-
claring there was quite enough iron IN
grain, when we did not remove it all by
our process Of grinding
1t is pleasant to see this view coming
up among scientific physicians. A writer
in French medical journal says, that the
ordinary preparations of iron are not ao-
sorbed in any large quantity into the
blood when given as medicine, and that
preferable mode of getting this mineral
is in bread made from such grains as are
known to contain an abundance OF IT,
The flour of oats and wheat, when not
boted too closely, are better than pure
fine flour-and contains more iron.
AN American air-Drake company re,
Gently received an order from England
for $25O,OOO worth of brakes to be placed
on three hundred locomotives and one
| thousand cars.
, 1877-08-10

THE latest Investigator gives Jerusa-
lem 5000 Christians, 10000 Jews, and
$4,000 MOhammedans.
, 1877-08-10

AN American air-Drake company re,
Gently received an order from England,
for $3.50, 900 worth of brakes to be placed
on three hundred locomotives and one
thousand cars.
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COWARDLY ASSAULTS.

When a candidate for high Office is so well
liked and so popular with the masses as to
make his defeat difficult in fair and hon
OFabIe hight, mean and cowardl7 men are
not wanting who delight in manufacturing
lies and sIandering his good name. There
are also those whose seIfshness prompt them
TO prostitute their honor, pervert truth, and
ignore night, FIR the sake Of ininTing
competitor in business, whose DTogpeTitv
they envy, and with whose business qaqacitv
they have not the talent to successfully COM
pete IN an honorable way. These thoughts
are suggested by the mean, cOwardlv attacks
made upon me and my medicines, BY those
who imagine their pecuniary prospects in
Jured by the great popularity which nv
standard medicines have acquired, and the
continued growth Of my professional prac-
tice. NaroW-minded practitioners of medi-
cine, and manufacturers of pTepayatiODs
which do not possess sufficient merit to sue.
cesstuIly compete for popular favor have
resOrted to such cOwardly strategy as to pub
llsh all sorts OF ridiculous reports about the
compositions OF my medicines. Almanacs
Receipt Books" and other pamphlets, are
issued and scattered broadcast over the land.
wherein these contemplate knaves publish
pretended analyses Of my medicines, and
receipts for making them. Some of these
publications are given high.sounding names.
PtCtSHu " Oc iSsueu ny Respectable men OF
education and position, for the good of the
peOple-the more completely to blind the
reader to the real object in their circulation.
which is to injure the sale of nv medicines,
." The Popular Health Almanac" is the high.
sounding name Of one of these publications.
which contains bogus receipts, without
grain OF truth in them. Not less devoid of
truth are those which have been published
by one DR.. L., of Detroit, in the Michigan
Farmer, and by other manufacturers Of
medicines, in several so-called journals of
Pharmacy. They are all prompted nv ZEAL
ously and utterly fail in accomplishing the
object Of their authors, for, Notwithstanding
their free circulation, my medicines continue
to sell more largely than any others manu-
featured in this country, and are constantly
increasing IN sale despite the base lies con-
COCted and circulated by such knaves. The
people find that these medicines possess
genuine merit, accomplish what their manu-
tacturer claims for them, and are not the
vile, poisonous nOstrums which Jealous, mar
row-minded physicians and sneakIng com
Founders Of competing medicines represent
them to be. Among the large number of
pretended analyses published, it is a siQnif-
cant fact that 10 two have been at all alike
cOnClusively proving the dishonesty of their
authors. 1t is enough for the people to know
that while thousands, yes, may truthfulIy
say millions, have taken my medicines nd
have been cured, no one has ever received
injury from their use.
R. V. PIERCE, N. D.,
Proprietor of DR.. PierCe's Medicines,
Worlds Dispensary, Buffalo \. Y.