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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-06

Philp came TO this country from England IN
1soo, ano had newspaper connection With the
New \ ork Sar, the Brooklyn Monthly and the
Brooklyn Union while Theodore Triton was edl-
Tor OF the latter. He was live Journalist ana
lull or fun and we might say ''deyiltry."
Al one time he Invited large number OF re-
porters TO spread at Deimonfcos. and Just be-
lore the wait II carried around the checks was
conveniently called out. The result was thai
each guest paid fer his own grub and this was
only zone oy general pooling OF the cash OF
an the party, aud then suIdry watches ana
charhls had 10 lie In pawn. IL we remember
correctly IL cost each In the end some si8 for
1naI champagne supper. The night before he
wound up bis connection as managing editor
ol me th1on he invited the reporto-ial stan
70 ms room, and remarked that a Ger ,ain ap-
hls representation to the proprietors had
oeen iaNoIaoly acted upon. and a subscription
,oi a nanuSoihe watch properly engraved a,
~, ep. vi nus services was promptly filled
up belote quitting the Office the next day for
goou, Philp wore the watch in his vest pocket.
~ was good sell, and so Wen done that one and
all forgaye the actor. II is needless Il saw that
rne eAiSencl.s ol lhe t1,on at that time de-
the veritaole time that Philip promised an IN.
crosse. Philip generally cid Things OF the spur
or the moment and when he determiaei TO
teFe unto bins IL wife, Il was not after walt
ing. In consequence he was lily prepared: at
least he DID not have 4 SgallCw-tal coat. But
coed n1idr6d Joe Howard mad one. aud an or
Ger Tor II on joss wife was solicited and re-
CciNed. The gcJd lady recognizing her hqs-
ehas ca! edlo-, sent him up into her hus-
lsEds d3SStng- Philip emerged 10 a
cCmp!et SUIT. both outer and under After the
ceremony the ouifit was pawnei 1. Simpson fur
hishiBE ticket. which was mated 10 Howard
hom Atany. Ph'lp is not a bad hearted tel
low, whatever be said. Heretofore his very au-
daci'y has protected hin.-Floa the burton
IN lILl R'rlor. tchJSf tdf0r pcOrked All a
P1Gp us Hetr FORK.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-06
ssGOt q COrner.o

tEI7e tPa.} Dispatch
On cne OF the morning trains over the Erie
road the other day farmer-looking man
walked the length OF car without finding an
en1pv seat, and he slowly returned to one Oc-
eupfed b, a lone man. who at once spread him
self out as rnucn as possible and suddenly be-
came deeply interested in his newspaper. The
farmer halted beside the seat, but the other
made no movement. Even after full! minute
had passed there was no sign that he meant to
share his quarters with the other. Then the
farmer touched hts arm and said:
III you can hang on long enough you'll make
fortune"
.'What-what's that, sir7" demanded the
other as he looked up.
Its big thing-hang on to IT." whispered
the farmer.
What is II? What do you mean, sir?"
tumble; but won't give 1t aTay!n
chuckled the farmer.
what do you mean, sir?"
81 mean that you have got the biggest corner
On the hog market ever known In this country,
and II you don't make million dollars out of it
III eat Goldfish for year."
Half Of that seat was suddenly vacated, but
the farmer preferred to stand up and brace
gafnSt the stove.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-06
The COlOred Mans Telegram.


Mr.. Grown, the telegraph operator at Wood
land station, is answeraOle for the following
good one: Last Monday week an old colored
man brought to the office dispatch, Which he
ordered sent off Immediately. Mr.. Brown an-
swered "all right" took the paper and sent of
the message; then. taking. down his file, he
placed the original on the hook and hung
it up in the Office, and went on to
attend to his business. The colored man took
his seat and sat for half an hour. never taking
his eyes off the paper on the file. After waiting
until he was out OF all patience, he said: 81
sage? It's berry important 1t should go me-
getty" Mr.: Brown answered.: ''Why, old man,
sent the dispatch long ago; it's delivered long
before this" The colored man then said: "Ye
can't fool this chile. It's not sent at all-its
hanging up dar on de hook. I saw ye when We
put It Oar, an l hasn't taken my eyes of'n 1t
since" Mr.. Brown tried to explain; but nothing
short OF sending the paper message whirllng
along the telegraph wires would satisfy the
colored man. He don't believe yet the message
was sent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-06

IN 1872 Mr.. WINSTON. an eccentric Millena-
nan divine ana astronomer. who served as dep
Cty 10 Sir Isaac Newton when professor of
mathematics at Cambridge. predicted that a
comet would appear al noon on Wednesday,
october IA. and that the world would be de-
stfoyed by fire on the following Friday. The
comet came, and had an extraordinary effect.
More than hundred clergymen were reported
10 have waited on the primate on the Wednes-
Gay afternoon TO request that proper prayers
might be prepared, while thousands or men
who believed that the end of the world was CON-
Ing married on the Thursday the women with
whom they had been living Many people en-
barEed on the water, thinking that they would be
safer when the Tire came, and Sir Gilbert Heath
cote, Chief director OF the Bank OF England,
issued instructions TO the fire officers TO keep
sharp lookout on the Bank OF England on
which there was prodigioQS run. presumably
by those who thought that, albeit they brought
nothing into the world, they might be able TO
take something out The captain or a Dutch
ship In the Thames threw ali his powder futo
the river. Winston Is only remembered now
10y his translation OF JoSephus.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-06

iEE SUICIDE OF ROBERT Low. at West Albany
MINI, was the upshot OF long struggle be-
tween good ana bad nature IN the man lie WAS
from his boyhood OF a peculiarly morose aud
VlndicuYe disposition. As a man he quarrele1
ana Fought With his neighbors. was cruel 10
dCmo animals, and became an object CT gene
rel aversion. The community was aStontshed
when Mrs. Gray, an amiable and pious widow
consented TO become his wife, She was strongly
ADVISED against the step; but she was certain
mat Low loved her sincerely, and believed that
she could reform him. For awhile after the
marriage he was different man. and IL was
thought that his wife's influence was powerful
enough TO keep him In good behavior. But at
length he fell back Into his old ways OF violence.
She parted from him, and began proceedings
Tor divorce. He went 10 her residence, and
begged her to give him another trial He pro-
tested that he wanted TO be a kind husband
and felt sure that he could conquer his temper.
She repulSed him decisively. lie had struck
Ter and her son, and she considered him incor-
rigible Thereupon he shot her through the
heart, killed the son and then himself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-06
All About Applause.

The New York correspondent OF the R0cbes-
ter Democrat writes: Now that the theaters are
open for the season, 81 in number, including
concerts, the question OF applause is one OF
much Importance 1t is well known that not
only the players depend On their friends to
start these flatrering expressions, but the man.
ayers also employ leaders to strike In at the
sensational occasions. 1t may be added that
applause as part Of public performances is
as old as history itself. The Isthmian games
were accompanied by loud vocifera-
lions, which were heard as far as the
sea. From Greece the custom reached
Rome, and Seneca speaks OF clapping the
hands and waving robes. The Romans had
three kinds of applause. One was the bombus,
which resembled the loud buZzing OF bees, and
was made by the mouth and hands. The next
was the imbrices, caused by beating on the
sounding vessels placed in theaterS for that
purpose, and the third was the tesla, which
was merely an increase On the aforementioned.
From the theater the custom passed naturally
to The church, and, though this was censured by
Augustine, 1t was still common to greet fine
passage ia a sermon by demonstration. Some
plous people carry out this very idea when they
utter their fervent ''amen," as the preacher
pours Gut his eloquent and moving utterances.
Some OF the clergy are gratiiled at such things,
as II shows that the congregation is listening.
but the custom is generally on the decline.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-06
Brother Gardeners wise Counsel.

The reports having al been accepted and
1led, Brother Gardner arose and said: "Befo'
dis club meets agtn de people OF dis kentry will
have chosen anoder President. l shall go
TO de polls On TUESDAY an cast my vote as
fink bes.' an all O you aus spected to do de
same. l shall use up d. rest OF de day In
hankin' up de house, ch.nkin' up creyices,
chopin wood an helpin' de ole woman wild
her washin,- Let me hope dat none OF you will
be mixin' up In any disgraceful proceedings.
Doan argy polyticks. kase you doan' know
muffin bout 'em, to begin wild. Hurrah fur no
candydate. None Of EN- car two cents about
you. No matter who am 'lected or defeated,
you has got TO arm your own bread an butter,
T .inciples may be worth lookin' arter, but
dcan' stop II you have two shillin job in
sight. We Will now put out de lights an Ca
rouse TO our respectable homeS.-DetrOE Free
Press,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-06
Something for the Boss to Read.

The evils or Juvenile smoking were recently
considered at conference OF Sunday school and
day-School teachers In Manchester, England.
Or. Emry s-Jones OF the Royal Eye Hospital,
who presided, laid special stress upon the 1nju-
nous influence OF tobacco upon the sight and
SAID he was convinced that the use OF tobacco,
say OF half an ounce day for ten or fifteen
years resulted In serious injury to the eyes, and
sometimes In absolute blindness Resolutions
were ADOPTED setting forth that as physicians of
ins my eiolnence declare tobacco to be In
s srp u 70 health ana longevity smokers
WIiich lnouces drinkers to drink; as careful sta
ustcai investigation shows that the smoking
teetotaler Is i've times as liable to break his
vow as the non-snoking teetotaIer; as smoking
Is an unmanly leaning on q Solace to care and
labor, neither sought nor needed by women en-.
aiding the smoker 10 De idle without growing
weary OF idleness, tending to take the ambition
out Of him, and to make him happy when he
should be miserable, and content when his di-
vineSt duty Is discomfort; as IL Is almost tmpo5
sible to smoke in an Inhabited country without
causing discomfort or nausea to others: and "a
finally, the passion for tobacco has been the
cause Of many serious fires and disastrous ex-
ploSions, parents, teachers, and all others who
have iniiuenee with British boys should warn
them against this barbarous nablt, both b. Pre-.
cent aud example,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-06

YES Phillip, II the young lady be good tenn.
pered while suffering from what her father
calls epiZootic, 1t Is safe to say that she Will
Way.-B0StOn Courier.
'eDo fish singh asks an exchange. Certainly,
and many OF them have been known to reach
the high sea--PhfIddetphld Sunday Transcript.
1t takes the plckerel to see sharp and founders
to be flat-Ydcco5 Strauss. Yes. but it's
merely accidental" when fellow catches
either.--D0StON Globe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-06

The Paris Fgor0 tells story which Sarah
BernhaIdt tells on herself When playinp
once 10 ''Ruy Il at the Odeon Theatre a fellow
threw loaf OF bread at her from the peanut
gallery with the remark that he hoped she'd
eat 1t and get a little fatter. The story now
circulating about her is that an empty Gao
drove up TO the stage door OF Booths Theater
and Sarah Bernhardt got out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-06

THE AMAZON OF THE GERMAN PRESS THE
most extraordinary influence in the Germ IN
politics Of America, writes "Gath1 from New
foi.S. Is the wife Of Oswald Ottendorfer. editor
lieye, who founded that paper, which his widow
was once a,.uost tempted to sell for about
100000. 1t is probably worth 5000, 900 to day,
beside its real estate, and Is the most engaging
newspaper Office In New York. Mrs often,
dorfer, It is said, goes into the office or has tine
proofs sent to her, cuts out editorial matter,
alters positions the paper has taken, and Is the
Amazon OF the German press, because the
Stats Zeitn'ay is more copied relatively than
any paper In the country-not so much by the
English press as by the country German papers
asked German holding high civic position
last night II Mr.. Ottendorfer had arrived hor,e
from Europe. 81 don't know" said tnis gentle
man; ''but 1t don't make any difference Mrs,
Ottendorfer Is at home. She is about equal to
three Ottendorfera She knows all about the
politics OF this city, and what to prescribe for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-06
'Tis 2 scheme that il truly gigantic
Tom Hughes has just started, for he

'Tis q scheme that il truly gigantic
Tom Hughes has just started, for he
Is now taking across the Atlantic
To settle iii far Tennessee
A new colony, peopled by DOZENS
Male settlers, the young and the old,
With Their wives and their sisters and cousins,
Are all gathered into the fold.
They are to SOW on the fair mountain ranges
To reap ard to trade in the mart,
While through all fortunes troublesome changes
They re still TO be English at heart.
QUoth the willy American g Fhank'e
Th now of Old En- nd you're types,
In very few years you'll be Yankee
And swear by the Stars and the Stripes."
Punch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-06
Sale of Boxes for Rernhardt.
FEW BIDDERS But GOOD PRICES-FISANCI,
DR6SpyC-s ..


PROSPECTS OF HER ENGAGEMENT.
There was no excitement and a very small az
enhance at the auction sale OF boxes for the
BefnhaFdt engagement at BOOTHS TheaGer yes
ierday afternoon. Managers Abbey and Schwab
were present, and the former made an occd~
tonal bid when the box offered failed for I'll =
inc to bring such a sum as he thought It
hould There are four boxes at either wing CT
the stage. OF these the stage box at the right
was reserved for the personal use or Manager
Abbey and friends. The first box offered By
Auctloneer j. II. Draper was the stage box az
the LETT, for the first night, season. or such
nights as the purchaser might choose TO oeSig,-
nate. a well-known Spectator offered 500.
The bids ran quickly up to $500, the purchaser
being j. A. Riston. The balcony boxes for the
first night brought $50 each, and the boxes IN
the third tier brought $3.50 each, Spectator
being the purchaser. There were 10 bids on
Prof. j. G. Boyd got the stage box for the
second night at $50. The balcony and third tier
boxes for The second night brought $50 and $40
stage box for the third night The balcony
boxes for the third night sold for SIS each.
When the stage box was offered for the fourth
night Mr.. Rlston bid SO. and took the box for
the first matinee, and for each first night of
every play In the repertoire at that price. Me-
j. Il. Hawes bought the box for the fourth night
for SIS. A Spectator took the box for the re-
naming nights OF the engagement at $50
night. The same purchaser also got tAe
balcony boxes for the remaining nights az SIS
each per night. Geo. Fawcett Rowe gave s20 for
the third tier box at the right for one perform
anee. There being no further bids, the sale was
closed, leaving all OF the fourth tier unsold AID
the third tier boxes unsold Tor many perform
anceS. There were practically only four pur-
chasers as the boxes not taken by the persons
whose names are given were all bought by the
same speculator. Manager Abbey expressed
himself as satisfied with the prices obtained,
especially tor the first night, the sum for all
boxes sold amounting to upward OF 5000. He
said that the total receipts from the sale Of seats
so far amounts to $4,000. For the opening night
and week there are still some good seats TO be
had In the balcony, and many in the dress circle
and galleries 1t is not yet settled whether the
general admission Will be sl.50 or 81, but Man.
ager Abbey expressed the opinion that the
smaller amount would be fixed upon: Manager
Mile. Bernhardt would soon become pop ular
after making her debut here and that many
nersoDs who now have no intention OF witness
ing her performances VIII Be drawn ey her sue
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-06

A Maine luInberman; who sat In the gallery
at ball and saw the ladies' In short sleeves
turned to his daughter and said, "Katie don't
see any good muscle In the whole room"-- Ns,o
York Herald.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-06

THE REV. Dr.. CUyLER laments the falling or
In the attendance at religious services He
SAYS churches Ia New York built TO acc1mmo-
date twenty thousand wor5hippers are ATTENDED
by not more than half that number.
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CO p. o., NOVEMBER 6rH. 1881.
LADIES' LIsT-Msste, son Lucinda Miss; Poole
MARY Mics: TTime Ellen Mrs.
GINTLEMEN'S LIsT-Diss ins Michael or VIM;
d. B. ANGER. Postmaster
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-06
Sound SlIlnaber.
RI eWiston (AIe.) Journal


The night of the recent fire at North Turner
Bridge, Mrs. Albert Winship aroused Mr.. Win
snip and cried: Husband Mr.. Starbirds house
Is an on fire! hurry up!" He did SO, dressed on
the oOuple quick, and with pals ran to the fire
and did valiant service In saving surrounding
buildings. When the fire had burned down ne
quietly went to bed. On Sunday morning he
rubbed his eyes and said to his wife 'sH feel
hhgad1iy am lame and feel eonp:stely az
. 1880" wen you may" said the wife.
aueI Wofklng SO hard at the fire last nigi;t, "
what 90 you mean?' satd MIR. Winshin
why, the Starbird house was burned iaSt
night and you worked like hero. saving the the
other buildings" Mr.. Winshfp looked iaze fnr
moment. then took his hat and looked a1 ner
the premises and came back. ''WeIl Marc,a
tne buildings are surely gone, but r nava.,
would have believed even you, when Won ssv
That went to that fire, II they were NOT SonSs
cont know a thing about it." He had ham
through all the excitement In state Of SIM.
nalnpullsm without being awakened --'
Man is not bundle carrying animal. He
can tuck few stray parcels In bis Docket tn
De sure, and lug package under his Arm
perhaps; but on the whole, as q Common car
rier ne Is failure. But a woman! we'll Wa
should hate to say anything that WASN'T ali.
solutely true; at the same time, woman can
carry parcels enough into horse car to All
up one side OF it, and pick them all up In one
arm when she gets or at crossing, and lead
pair OF twins, carry an umbrella and hold
up her skirts with the other hand -Neto Hauen
Register.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-06
Dangerous Sport with a Lasso.

The tomfoolery ofJen INDUCED In by vaqueros
on horseback came near causing tragedy at
the Mormon Ranch last week. A parry OF
vaQueroS were laSSoing each other, sticking
brush under their horses tails and otherwise
amusing themselves, when one OF their number,
named Hawkins, himself on horSeback, threw q
brush under horse ridden by a Mexican. as
soon as he did 1t he put his horse TO run TO
get out of the way, but the Mex1can'S laridt was
TOO quick for him, and he was snatched out OF
his saddle senSeleSS. ReStorativeS were applle1,
but 1t was three hours before he regained o0a-
seriousness. He carries yet big req sIripe
around his neck where the rope markeu LII.
That kind OF sport will have no cnaIHls LUZ niin
In the future.-Hofaer lArtEoInl n.ae"'
CASKS OF VIrRIoL THROWING are becoming so
general In France that it would De QllIlcult 20
chronicle ali more or less SUCCESSFUL attempts
at disbursements by means OF the corrosive
az "t'-e N-,,.ot are almost daily committed by
ieaioi1s spoUses ana .:z-,
ffnfortunateIy the hand, especially the female
hand when bent on deeds OF vengeance, be-
Injuries on those who happen to be In close
proximity to the intended victim. A you lg
woman named Eortense Fabre has Just been
tried for throwing yitriol at her lover 10 Tou-
lo,se. Intent on taking terrible revenge On a
Young tradeornan py whom she had been aban-
doned she sought him out In a cafe, where he
was unsuspectingly playing cards with his
brother end friend, and. drawing q bottle OF
vitriol from her pocket. flung the contents at
to direct her aim at the object OF her revenge.
The'three men insIinctively raised their arms
to protect themselves, and fortunately the
damage done was only to their clothes. Hor-
tense Fabre, who pleaded guilty, was sentenced
to a fine OF s..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-06

~ To obtain any of these Letters the applicant
must call for 'ADvERTIsED LETTERS" and five
the date of this list.
ga If not called for within one month they viii be
sent to the Dead Letter Office.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1880-07-08
Death of RI. Stewart.

A high minded and noble citizen pass.
ed away, Thursday, July lst, 1880. r
l.. Stewart never did mean action In
his life, and his success in accommodating
competence was the result Of rigid
honesty, intense application and meth.
cd ical habits.
He was born in Somerset, Pa, March
20, 1920, removing to this city in 1860.
He began the practice of law with Hon.
Joseph Bradbury. The war changed
his ambition in the legal profession,
when he was appointed Military Agent
by Gov. Brough. In 1865 we find him
the Adjustor and Supervisory Agent OF
the 1Etna Insurance Co. He can be said
to be the father of Insurance in this
locality. He purchased the JOURNAL
office in 1853 and conducted it for 8
years, selling to the present proprietor.
VIM. Nash. In 1870 he quit travelling
and established himself as Local In
surance Agent, building up large bus
iness. In rs he retired from business.
because of deafness, and In the fall OF
the same year was thrown from car
riage at Dixon, H., receiving injuries
which ultimately caused his death from
paralysis. Two attacks OF the latter
disease 30 enfeebled him that he never
recovered.
He was buried at Mt. Zion Cemetery.
Rev. Mr.. Chapen, of Middleport, con-
ducting the funeral services. The fol-
lowing unfinished lines were found,
written in pencil, on his desk the day
of his death. 1t is not known that they
are original, but we should judge they
were:
/ know that must die,
But eohen, or holg, or lrhere,
How soon the clay may broken lie,
Is known alone TO thee, M v God.
Death has many ways to come
In dark mysterious agony,
Or gently as dream to some,
Yet no discharge-,
The following near relatives survive
Mr.. Stewart: Mrs. Isabella Stewart, nee
Beam, Ross F. Stewart. son, living at
Evansville, Ind, travelling agent of the
4Etna Insurance Co.; A. A. Stewart,
son, Cincinnati, O., business manager
of the Strobridge Lithograph Co. ]; Jen-
ME B. Stewart, daughter, at home;
Minnie s. Stewart, daughter, wife of
Mr.. John C. Hutsinplller, of this city !;
Annie M. Stewart, daughter, wife of
Prof. E. w. Chase, Principal. Of High
School, Pomeroy, o.; Flavia A., Lille
and Mable, daughters.