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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-13
A PESSlmIsT,S DEATH BED.
How the Watches were Scared
PhilOA0nher,s False Teeth,

The slngulariiies which marked the exist
ence or SchopeD hauer. the German pesSimfstic
philosopher, did not cease on his death bed
He expired On tie 2lSt OF September, 1860. and
two persons were appointed oy his medical al
tendant TO watch the body until the funeral
ana one OF them, who had been the barber Of
the deceased, sat down the first night 70 watch
at the foot OF the bed. while his companion
TOOK some rest On sofa. The moon was shin
ing brightly through the windows Of the room
Which was on the ground floor. The time and
the circumstances rather awed the poor Ftraro
who was OF ti1nid and superstitlous nature
and while his Companion was snoring on his
couch, he was absorbed In fearful cOnsidera,
denly the clock on the wall struck the ghostly
hour OF midnight, and the last stroke was rcl-
lowed by sharp sound FROM the bed the head
moved, and then came a noise OF Something
falling On the ground. Drawer men than thP
barber would have been dismayed. No illusion
was possible; the head OF the corpse must have
come of. In moment the barber had opened
the window and leaped into the deserted street
His comrade woke up and followed In no less
some reflection they began to comprehend the
gravity OF the situation. 'What would be said
the next morning If they were not at their
post" Mutually encouraging each other they
decided on returning and clearing up the mys-
terry. Two taperS were burning In the room
and at one OF these they lighted a candle and
approached the bed, and tleir surprise was
great when on looking on the ground they saw,
not the head OF Schopenhauer, but a set OF
teeth. The philosopher, who was seventy-two
years OF age, had worn false teeth. The sprlnr
OF them had caused them to become de -achei
from MS mouth, and then to fall On the ground
causing the terror OF the watchers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-13
Putting q Girl Under an AnpStheti
and Pulling all Her Teeth.

A well known NienneSe dentist has got into
sad trouble through his ungOvernable passion
Tor experiment. Some time ago he made the ac-
Quatntance of a young lady, the aspect of whose
teeth inspired him with vehement desire to
improve his assistants acquaintance with prac-
ucal dental surgery by giving the latter an OPP
pOrtunity to extract few OF them. He, there
fore, persuaded the young lady In question to
undergo a 'brief and painless operation, On the
ground that her otherwise 1rreproachaOle
beauty was marred by certain detective teeth
which he proposed not only to remove but to
replace gratuitously by artificial ones of con
spcuOus Wilderness and briliancy. Having Do.
tanned her consent to this arrangement
he administered laughing gas to her, and while
she was under the influence OF that an8sthettc
his assistant, with admirable skill and prOmpti-
tude, drew sixteen OF her teeth. When she re-
covered her senses she was somewhat startled
by the unexpected extent Of her losses. but.
being sensible girl, forebore wasting regrets
upon the trreparable, and limited the express
sion OF her feelings TO civil demand for the
promised new teeth. These, however, upon re-
Fiction the dentist declined to supply. ooserV-
ing that ''she might be very well satisfied With
having SO many teeth extracted for nothing"
The patient falling to apprehend the justice of
the rejOinder has brought her plant before the
competent authorities and an Austrian trbu-
nal will, ere long, be called upon to decide
whether or not surgeon dentist is justified In
emptytng an unconscious maiden's mouth Of
its teeth In the interest Of science and for the
instruction of his asSiStant.-LOndOn Tile
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-13
How to Drop Money at Church.

We are frequently asked regarding the best
manner OF dropping money into the contribu-
ton box at church, and after carefully con-
sidering the subject we suggest the following
rules: First, if you feel particularly mean and
have only penny to bestow, you must keep it
wei wen covered In your hand, and when the
ooX Is under your nose you must with
a quick, nervous motion, let your mite fall so
u t,, It shall escape observations; second,
Ii you nave quarter or any other silver coin
OF considerable size to give, you may hold
It In plain sight between your thumb and
let it drop from comparatively lofty elevation.
SO that It may make musical Jingle when 1t
reaches It's destination; thirdly, If you contem
plate Offering bill, you must not take the
money out OF your vest pocket until the happy
time comes when your neighbours can best see
your unparalleled generosity. The moment
that the collector appears at the pew door is
the one when you must tumble for your money
and then having methodcally unfoided the bill,
and put on your eyeglasses to ascertain its de-
nomination, you may slowly. place 1t In the top
OF The box. These three rules, we believe, viii
be sufficient for all ordinary purposes. N b
A button should always be placed in a blank
eQYelOpe,-BOStOu Courier,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-13
A Woman,s Five-Minute Call.

Out OF five minute call woman will gather
inspiration for good hours speech when she
gets home. She will tell her husband-wnO is
interested, you knoW!-that Mrs. Stackup has
new furniture the second time within three
years II I'm not mistaken; and lace curtains
with lambrequins; and her black SILK dress
made over; and her hair done up In new way
higher than she used to wear it-not becom-
ing bit; and her little girls got her hair
banged, and is all dressed In white, and Is going
TO Miss Giddigirl's school In the fall; and her
COOKS gone on mad; and she says she Is almost
tlred 10 death, and Is going to Swampscott next
week; and Miss Fiirts going to have Spooning-
ton after all; and Miss Smiths going to give
ner q pair OF boquet-holders-she says they re
good enough for her-she got them cheap up at
Ragsnops; and Mrs. FergusOn's got boy with
lots OF hair on Its head and looks three months
Old, every BODY says; and Steve Bakers awfully
dissipateo, they say, and that LovewelIs girls
father ordered him out Of the house, and she's
been taking on awful, and declares she viii
have him; and the Stiggenses have moved out
OF town; and the Browns have lost everything;
and Miss Smith bought whole piece of cotton
cloth; and" BY this time the husband is asleep
or has fled. A man could never make as much
out Of weeks visit. All that he could remen.
Der would be that Browns got q mighty pretty
wife, or keeps good cigars or some other equally
1ncOnSequential matter.
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A Young Lazy Corks her Face TO
We'd q MufRttO.

A Kingston. \, T.. special 20 the World says:
SOCIAL ciicles at Gardner, IN this county, are
greatly excited al present over the eiopem ant
and marriage OF Miss Carrie N Plant. young
white woman. with Jas. ". Sampson. a mu-
Iatto. Mss Plant is niece of NJ. Joan Il.
Deyo, well to-do farmer residing In the town
If Gardiner. who during the war was ex-
ttnsiyely engaged iB trading along the MIS-
slSslppl and was estimated To he worth $50 0ao
He was well known az New Orleans and there
abOuts.
After the war Mr. Deyo settled down on his
iafm In this county. and as he was childiesS
MS Fleece, Carric,'Plant, was adopted into the
FAMILY. During the past summer Mr.. Deyo,
oelng sick and unable to assist in the working
OF his farm, hired James Wesley Sampson, a
young coiored man, about twenty-one years or
age ne was good worker. polite and
pleasant about the house and farm, and soon
won the good viii and respect OF those about
him. After time IL was noticed that Wesley
was paying Miss Plant too much attention. and
her uncle two weeks ago concluded that ft
would be advisable to send his niece OF on
visit fer month or so. But before he could
make his intentions known both Wesley and
instituted, but without avail The climax was
reached On Saturday last, when It was dis
covered that after encountering many diff
euitfes the runaway pair had been made man
ard wife. Sampson and his bride it finally
leaked out had visited number OF ministers
and Justice OF the Peace, but under no cir
cumStanceS would they listen to their en-
treaties TO be married. They had about given
up In despair, and left for the house or one
DANES CanttDe, who keeps low resort. There
The wife OF Cant1ne "a white wOmanl resolved
that the pair should be united even IL she had
10 resort TO strategy. 1t was decided that Miss
Cares face should be blackened with burnt
cork. This was done, and the pair started of
10 The parsonage or the Reformed Dutch church
or stone Ridge, where Rev. V. S. Hurlbart. the
pastor, without for moment suspectlng the
deception, united them in wedlocK. When the
news reached her former home her uncle was
nearly crazed. Sampson and his Wife nave
settled down at Lapala, negro colony not far
from this city. Miss Plant, who is now about
II years of age, would have fallen heir to the
larger part OF the property of her uncle, who is
estimated to be worth from ego 600 go 900
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-13
A Yankees Railroad Velec1pede.

Willard H. Fox, OF this city, Is the inventor of
railroad Veiocipede, designed especially for the
use OF road masters telegraph line repairers and
track walkers. Il consists of a frame, to which
are attached one large wheel and four small
ones. The larger one is the driving wheel, and
the small ones, which merely act as flange to it.
are placed dlagonally to the frame, and stand at
an angle OF forty-ve degrees to the track or rail-
and Is the only way In which small wheels can
De used In connection with one large wheel
without having a fiange On both sides of 1t,
which Is not at all practical. The frame is con.
structed with hinges, SO that when the machine
Is not In use the large wheel can be folded over
on 10 the frame or platform to which the small
wheels are fastened, making it very compact
and occupying very little space. 1t can be
opened and closed quickly and with very little
srou Pc the I, removing OF four nuts being
Is directly over the driving Wheel and the
weight OF the rider all rests on that wheel,
which Is worked with the feet upon cranks,
as In the common bicycle. The machine
weighs trlt1e more than one hundred pounds,
and can be removed from the track by one
person, and, as the larger wheel has no 1ange
street or on pavement as easily as wheel
barrow. The saddle Is so arranged that by
removing bolt the seat can be reversed, not
making IL necessary TO turn the machine around
In order to ride the other way, as 1T Will run
one way as well as the other. There Is q head
light fastened to bracket in front OF the sad
Die and turning the seat around also turns the
light. There is also brake attached to it. and
when running at the rate OF twenty miles an
hour 1t can be stopped in distance OF twenty
feet
The inventor says: 81 am not much of rider,
but have ridden this machine twelve miles In
an hour over some very steep grades My wheel
is small tonly forty-two tnches) but on level
track can ride fifteen miles In an hour One
night recently ! rode from the old depot to
Cheshire and back, distance OF thirty miles,
In three hours and ten minutes, after doing a
days work, besides riding twelve miles in The
morning before went to work. 1 think that ia
doing very well considering such smaiI-sized
wheel and such an inexperienced rider as /
am."-NetU Hdpeh (COfn) Register.
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How They Marry i'm Poland.

Have you read N. Tissot's account of a Polish
marriage in the honueur Unirs1sel2 1t Will
amuse the ladies, am sure. In Poland, 1t seems,
lt IS not the would be bridegroom who proposes
10 his lady-lOye, but a friend. The two 90 to-
gether TO the young girls house, Carrying with
them loaf OF bread, bottle of brandy and a
new pocket handkerchief When they are shown
into the best" room the friend asks for wine
glass; II II Is produced at once it Is good sign:
II not, they AXE their leave without another
word. as they understand that their proposal
would not be accepted. suppose, however that
the desired wine glass is forthcoming, then the
friend drinks 10 the father and moth
daughter is, upon which the mother goes to
fetch her. When she comes into the room the
friend always the friend) offers her the glass,
filed With brandy. II she puts ft to her lips she
Is willing. and then the proposal is made at
once. But IL Is ne fashion TO refuse 1t several
times before finally accepting. Then the friend
takes out the new handkerchief and ties the
young peoples hands together with 1t, after
which 1t Is tied round the girls head and she
wears II as sign OF betrothal till her wedding
day, which Is very soon afterwards, as on the
sunday following the proposal the bannS are
published. On the wedding day Itself all the
bridesmen and bridesmaids 90 round to all the
irlendS ana acquaintanceS of the two families
ana invite them 10 the wedding. AT each house
they must dance Cravocian. {I4et US hope
that the dance is short one, for the sake OF
their feet and bTeath.) During tlfs the bride
Is being dressed by other young friends OF
hers, While young men sing virtuouS strOpheS to
her. When all the guests are assembled tie
bride kneels for her parents blessing, and thea
she Is placed In carriage with her betrothed
and the friend. Upon returning home bread and
salt are presented TO the young couple and
wheat is thrown over their heads This wheat
Is picked up and afterwards Sown; II it bears
good fruit the young people will be prosperous.
Dancing, singing and fasting are Kept up till
morning, when the young couple are acc0Tnpa-
MED 10 their room. But before then the brides
hair has 10 be cut Off and she Is cOsGee with the
Inatron's cap. This custom Is terrible but ie
has 10 be complied with, The wed ling faSttvi-
ties are kept up TOR seven days and seven nights
without interruption, after which the wedding
visits begin, commencing by the Oldest prOprie-
Plifn y.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-13
Singular Death a, tine Polls.

Ap aged negro, named abby, who is resi-.
dent OF Brooklyn, an Illinois suburb, had fire.
quently in conversation with his friends ex-
pressed the hope that he might live long
enough to vote for GARFIELD. The old man was
very feeble and likely TO die at any time so
that his friends feared he would not be able to
realize his desire. Election day came round,
bright and balmy, and found old Abby still a
tenant or this mundane sphere. Nobody was
more elated than the old man, and assisted by
several friends he tottered TO the only polling
place In the town. All those who knew the
old man and had been waiting their turn,
kline ly and promptly made way and gave him
precedence. Abby had his ticket ready, and
stepping up TO the window gave his name.
The ballot was received by the judges, duly
marked and deposited In the box. Satisfying
himself that his vote had been properly regis
ured and disposed OF Abby turned away to go
nome, but before he had made a half dozen
steps ne suddenly staggered, reeled and fell.
ane osstanders, snppostng that he had acct
s ay fallen. rushed 10 his assistance but the
Iist giance showed them that he was dead.
nis one nope had been fulfilled, and he passed
away peacefully, bis fealty to bis party strong
even IN death.-N. Louis Globe Democrat, No.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-13
Pi6in Words about the Bernhardt
as a Woman.

The dramatic career OF Sarah Bernhardt In
this country we should probably not notice If
the woman were to come before the public
merely as an actress. She comes seeking, and
v III doubtless obtain, social honors. 1t Is said
that In England even Mr.. Gladstone disgraced
himself by visiting this woman. For the char
acter OF actors people. as rule, care nothing;
society excuses Its ignorance Or its neglect TO
obtain knowledge on the ground that IL does not
associate with actors. But, in this case, society
viii be asked TO endorse a woman who has
children and has had no husband, who is prac-
tfcal example of free love"-if we can even
taeitly degrade love by the quotation. What
are New York people going to do about It? The
treatment this actress receives from society In
this country Will severely test us as people
IN many ways marriage Is assailed among us;
the social recognition OF this Frenchwoman by
terrible blow TO morals. VIII New York deliver
this blow MPihOdLst.
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Hefnlpan1.

'Helmganxth SO the German people
Whisper when they hear the bell
TolinE from some gray old steeple
Deaths familiar tale to tell.
When they hear the organ dirges
swelling out from chapel dome,
Ard the singers chanting surres
Heimgang! ~ Always going home.
"Heimgang :" Quaint and tender saying
In the grand old German tongue,
That bath shaped Melancthon's praying,
And the hymns that Luther sung;
Blessed is our loving Maker,
That where'er our feet shall roam.
STU we journey towards Gods Acre
Heimgang. :" Always going home
'Heimgang!" We are all so weary,
And the willows. as they wave,
Softly signing, sweetly, ireary,
Woo us to the tranquil grave.
When the golden pitchers broken
With its dregs and with its foam,
And the tender words are spoken,
Helmgang.n We are going home.
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No Ra6ishes.

That well known encyclopaedia of knowledge
On the hiii, Mr.. Moses Patterson, with a clear
,oea OF the value OF the franchise. not only reg
tsteiso hiInself but sought to have his neighbors
Dor on Thursday TO discover whether that c7u-
zen nad undergone one OF the miserieS which
pelong only 10 Americans. The citizen is slightly
eeaI, ana When MI. r. shouted ''Have you reg
lsteIeC?s the answer came, "No: hain't raised a
do radish." Moses made him register, ali the
Same.-yeTSey Guy Journal
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HE STOOD, bronzed and battered form,

'tiobs DftBZtu dllU DdIJGfeQ form,
Within an old embrasure warm,
Ana leaned upon cannon old,
HaIf sunken in the fragrant mould:
linen, turning from tue rusty gun,
With help of crutch he tottered on
A sweet girl-face looked up ut him.
ana sweet eyes scanned his aspect grim,
And sweet voice said in quaver low
20. gallant warrior, do not go,
But tell me.tell me where you fought
And where these fearful wounds were wrought.
Vert s1nltten in the furious tide
That drenched in blood the bastion's side?
Or fought upon the slippery deck
And sang defiance from the wreck?
Or waved the starry banner high,
Bravely resolved to do or die 2"
Hold on, young gal ~ the veteran said;
am whitewasher by trade;
| never fit: this trouble is
Inflammatory Rheumatic :" [AnIye,U's Queen.
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The Cars Marriage.

lt Is 10 DE presumed we shall presently know.
with some certainty, whether the marriage has
already taken place, and If not already cele-
orated, IL VIII have been simply postponed until
AFTER tne customary six months Of mourainp
nave expired. Ii 1t has already taken place, il
may be assumed that 1t Is In consequence OF the
urgency on the ladys side, In view of the EN-
perOrs health, and with the wish that the posi-
ton OF her children should be assured In the life
tlme or the Car. The eldest boy, named Boris
IS handsome child. between nine and ten
years OLD; the next is girl about six years, and
lnere Us. L DelleVe, one younger Child. This
conStituteS the family OF the Princess, who.
WIN hes children. Will do lbtless bear the name
1 ,h G P; one OF the ancient family names OF
!he Romano1s. There are certainly no .syouths
IN their teens" as stated. The statement thai,
the Empresss tact consent had been given for
many years Is quite at variance with what
IS well known. 1t is not necessary to diiafs
on these matters Whether the marriage has
yeI really taken place, it is Impossible to
say at present. but there is a consensus
0! conviction that a ceremony did take
pace at the date already given, the 9Th usth1
July, either OF betrothal or marriage. r. ia
however, Well understood that the Princess Dol.
goIOuKl Will never be the "CZariua.U "a tncor-
Tectly described by one of your contemporaries
near 700, on good authority that at an inter.
view WMch The Emperor wished the CzareWitch
ana SZareVna to have with the Princess before
Tue departure for LiVadia, the Princess said tn
inc CZareVna that she only wished TO he the
Tue Oh the Emperor, and to be the subject of the
SHaIeVna, VINO since the death of the Empress
mas IA the usual course taken the pOsition and
PIeceuehce OF the nrsJ lady In the empire
fetefSoafg Correspondence OF the London Ne,ys.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-13

a,.,I a I'm NEAREST APPROACH to a complete negro
guy Az winch have been able to strike" writes
one winch young Texas cattle driver gives
WIN wonderful roll OF the word chariot
winch cannot be written. It runs:
Gwine for to carry me home;
ne catcn me most at cherry jusap,
Sw1ne for to carry me Ioine.
owing low. sweet ebay -O-t.
Gwine for to carry me home.
The Dehbe he make one grab as me,
Gwine, &C..
DE missed me, and my soul COED Free
Cwine, &c.
Swing low, &c.
IN won't we have gay old time.
A eatin' up O. honey and q drinkin' ND O, wine
Gwine, &c. N'
Swing low, &c.
=, This, Sir, think you VIII agree with me.
though precious, Is obviously fragment only.
IL TOOK our Texan many months to pick It up.
even IN this muttlated condition"
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EDUCATIONAL.

THE UNDERsIGNED. Pupi 9, .iuya
a A.snemy of trEa Ar's ~ Be-i vou-. hereby
res ectfuiy announce that h has opsaed
, A Mol all ~ SCHO ~
- the htnaerysrten bai,, {lowerl or. If
sta and SITS. NV, Monsays and Wednesdays
novl3-2w CARR, sTIERIIy.
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THE gREAT DOUBLE TRAoK.
NORTH ND NS Snn,S, West
To take effect Sunday, May 2sd, 1880, at 80 p N.
LEAVE WASHIsGT0N.
4. 6:0Oa. m.-Baltinore. Elioett City and Way sta-
6:t5 a.m.-Baitnore, Annapolis and wsy CPied-
mont strasburg, Winchester. Hsserstown. Frede-
$40 a.m..Poinf OF Rocks and way stations.
20 An -Staunton ana Va Springs Express.
BsltimSre Express. PsrIor car 70 New York and
;, 500 :m:-son Sunday Baltimore. AnnapO-
10 am-tst. Louis. Chicago. Columbus and
at Point Of Rocks for Frederick and stations east Of
Piedmont. except Sunday Pullman car TO Gin
clnnad and touisyi!le daily; Grafton TO ssndusky
1900 a. m eBaltimore Express. Stops at Bladens-
ton, Jessup's and Hanover.
II 10 p.m.-Baltimore Annapolis. Enicott City
l:35p.m.-tBalt,more and Laurel Express.
LAO p. m.-tOn Sunday only. Baltimore and Way.
2:30 7. m.-New York, Philadelphia end beeson
$50 D. m.-Baltirnore and Way Stations Cwin-
chester, Frederick, haserstown ana way VA fss-
so Baltimore. Blsdensburs and Laurel
zssT nn-tnO,n, Of Rocss Frederick. H.ser-
&C Point o. Roets and Way Stations only:
20 e.rn.-s Baltimore. Annapolis and Way sta-
: ia y. r.-'caicasc and Columbus Express
sns Sss ss.Ss He ana Baltimore Express
Store 81 Bladenshurs aud Laurel
eos r.m.-Point a. Rocks and Way Stations
g EEm m.-fsianSSsssa R' AND I'D IHUEEL Kx-
Ptssbyiru Express. (Pfttsburg, except Sunday
SLEEPING cars 10 st. Louis aHd Fttsburg.
,gSs sm.-tBaHmore. Bladensburs and Laurel
BOSTON AND BHtTIMoRf ExPkEss sespins
car 70 New York. and special sleeping car TO Phla-
dephia.
tbaily. tsunday only. Other trains daily. except
Sunday.
All trains stop at Relay Station.
For further information apply ct the Baltimore
and Ohio Ticket Ofaces. Washington Station. and
where orders win be taken for basgase 70 Be
checked and received st any point In the city.
W. NJ CLEMENT6 Master Of Transportation.
GEO. 8. KOONTZ. General Aren't.
O. 4. LORD. General Passenger Agent. nyls
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London Truth desires that England should
have few thousand Cinnamon as domestic
servants.