davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1880-02-04

GEv HnAST's visit to Moxico will 1,o cello
l'rntcd With considerable po.np. Therc will bo
military parlulo dinner party, aad grind
bnll. Tho 1faxtean Government Will NJ up Il
superb suburban residence for tho spcoialns 0f
tho Grant party during their star. Thc biaxI-
Gun Government expressly leRitDs TINT nl nt-
taiItlDn paid t" ex-Prcafslcnt Grant rnny hc coll
sfdcr1'l ns proof Of respect fur tue Northern I1a
ntlhIrH
, 1880-02-04

1ttE Richmond tVn.) Enquirer asks:
"Aru' Wo to rctuin n quast lteonse-tMt On sut-
frgo7 Are NO to sell tho hallut to tho citizens
Of Virginia Mt tho f1xes1 INTO Of onu dollar ycllr
or at any rnto7" It Boul1ls To us up North TINT
tho question Is not 20 much ono OF prico, aa u Is
whether tho people Of Virginia whn don't want
to votu tic Dotnocratie aukot will TO nliowod to
Yntn nj Nil.
, 1880-02-04
BUSINESS NOTICES.

Arcndss IkMf1lykk BsnK hcca used wifi
highly heng!!ciAl rea,,lts during the llyt IOl1r
ytlrs III tho vnrious forms OF .lyscsi,., glstrits,
lluse.!, general debility, consumption, etc. kl-
!!.yss Ia uot medicine; 1t is Il p!tI1slt, wnt-
like beverage "a food!; midc frois, milk pcc,li-
i9rly Er.tteftl to u !!atEcata stt,ulNch. EuthinK
elso makes t!eth. and blood, Atl strength M fl,s.
y can bp safely relied on for tho rccupcri1in Ut
shnsc cascs Of low vitality III which ineutltios1
1r ortllnary nutrition full. Send for circular.
l'gware uf limitations. Arotld's ku.nyss ts MT
snld to the frlde. Consumers supplied directly
" A. Asend, Chemist, l7o Madison street, CHI.
CAEU,
, 1880-02-04

BLOOMINGTON PantaUraph: "The Dcmoc-
rnoy Of thte Congressional District aru unloubt-
cdty preparing tn put tho Hon. a. Il. Stevenson
upon tho track nRaEn fur Congress. Just how
thoy proposo to cutnblno tho Democracy md
drornbnckism Of tho dIbtrtct rctnnins 10 t,1
seen. Without such n combination Mt. Hteypn-
son stands not ghost of show, and with It io
Is far from being certain af reflection"
, 1880-02-04
rITTSDURG,
Spfttdt Dttpdl<h to Tns CAtea9o Tribune.

s,.tto, rt,n,y-h ~ n. f11-.,. 4,,.,.
prrrsuIrt,o. IN. reh a-ha nnrt,,,,cod H.,
T1tr Tntursy. the stnyc-mo]t,ers str,fcl, ycs,
ter,lnv 1'n.,rav sto Observation-Disclosures -,
n,,;t ,,.,.,, ~,,.n.a . ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS "lso
W. ~ wolS' toeetnel uey number about
SOIL Rea d Co., Of this cltY. and ". IT, irwin,
Of Al1crl,eny. ore t,o onfr firm. aot, y, Inv,
acco,faI IL ti,a ,,n,n",1a ~ ..,n"tss1' ,s1 :ss -
nr. fnr IN H. n oo c,t y. e Mcn
fo,]rtea and ~ ~ rnts,r' ~ ~ ta IT, a1emi-
rntna rs s,'u @ tot @ te.ulh " tne o'u Galtl.
u.iat ~ ao,,i,1 ~ uI ~ suvesioiunItlA ffot't
to ecvera' I'" x.t,o,,,as' ~ .''ea ,..y W yist
i'm Tin .it,,otta,, tEnt'e'.e't posGM NenI.l.
liz mnc,,,m.saI,n,' or ~ ~ VIZ H. e sr.noteu tat
to stat1 IT n" ~ liz & ainy.. ~ e. toSu s
n.tiaes III ss,t M ous5 ana crowded. Will
In. Il nhn,,t ov"r puE 1ns srs. ,o1 sMHe!lak
ara innci,ina u,nf;mrs ~ ~ uais ~ stosc
man '.Mi" Mi,a'n,'o 'noG ~ IT. sa'4 lead!ng stnfe
, 1880-02-04

WILMINGTON, Del, Feb. 3.-.rhe trial Of
number Of election cases growing ul,t Of
the last election In this city wtls commenced
In the County Court ut Newcastle to-ttay. So
fur there have been four convictions Tor
Illegal voting, nil Democrats.
, 1880-02-04
81 Mich FOR CHARITY.

LOWELL, Mass., Feb. "A Convention OF
nfnety-seycn delegates, representing Miun
soclutles, VOTED tonight not to paraIs ,1oxt
St patrick's uny. but to llold coffee party
lalut and un entertainment on st, PafrIck's
night fur the It, Puter's Orphan Asylum,
, 1880-02-04

PnnADEIrIrA, Pm, Feb. "A young man
entered the oltlco Of the Guarantee Trust s.
Snfe deposit Company, yesterday, and tho at-
tention of tho clerk being diverted, stole four
teen 81 ,W0 bond 0f the Crime lron Company,
held by tho Deposit Company as collateral.
, 1880-02-04

New Yo'tK, Feb. s.-Durlng tho storm
tl,is snornlng William Murphy, brakeman
OH tho Hudson River Rallroad, WIS blown
from the train aud killed.
ES0Ilsllr11L.E, n. j., Feb. 3.-Etlwnrd
Neil, q Now York llowsb0y, Whfle pussluE
through II train OF cars ttiIs morning, wis
blown from the platform md killed
, 1880-02-04
TRIED 10 ESCAPE

DEADwooD, D. r., Feb. 3.-Detcctives
Llewclly1 md Boone May, after capturing
Leo drIiues, the notorious desperate, and
ono OF Doc Mddleton's gang, shut md IT.
atantly, killed 1lm last night w'lila l,u WIS
trying to GScape,
, 1880-02-04
FIRES.
AT SHENANDOAH, IA,

Upfrta9 lI9JHIlh N 1nE ChltH91 1f7GUN1,
BURLINGTON, H., Feb. "a special to tho
Idpkclte says that fire at Shenandoah,
Page County, lust night, destroyed the tailor
Ing establishment OF Tlonlas Lucas, P. 4 lien
y Co. Is bout md shoe store, i. J. g. Cllrlsty's
Jewelry store. Chnrles Burgers boot and slime
ytofe, !, u. iArmstrong's harness.slsop, j. F.
pr1llting.ofti owned by e. II. Gil,l',iso,l,
IlIu itru originated til Lucas' taIl0r.sj,0p.
from tfro dropping from the stove. Loss not
, 1880-02-04
OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS.

QUEENSTOWN, Feb. 3.-Arriyetl, steamers
Saanrta, from Boston; Lord Give, from
Philadelphia.
LONDON, Feb. 3.--Stcanlslllps Glamorgan
from ls0stnn, nar1,ard Castte from l'ort]a,,l,
out
;, NEW YoltK. Feb. 3.-Arrlyca, City Of
:, ,llA,nuIt, Feb. S.-Arrivod, Less1ng, from
, 1880-02-04

Tho afarn fr0lu BOX u ut Z: 80 Inst evening
WIS caused by fire In TN ,'occupled one
story building, No. 1s5 Dearborn strcet,
owned BY ". ,Conroy. CAUSE, sparks from
, 1880-02-04

HuFPAI.o, Feb. 8.-Tllu st, Louis express
from Now York, duo hero early this nlorll-
ing, raA into u freighttrnin ut Croft's Stu
tl0n, thirty miles GUST ulld thsca slecmrs, a
frc!Blt-e4r, anu frnlglit-engfno wera thrown
fe0ni thu truck. No lives renurtcl lost,
, 1880-02-04

WEBSTER and tho official post-O[flce Guide
give tho nbbreyiatlDn ILL.," WebAter gives thu
pronunciation As iuftl0fz or THHnt. 1t IL gen
rrAl!y pronounced with tho "s" s!lent.-JnlIa,a1
Not "gcneraIly,"-- to Say, "hardly over
, 1880-02-04

A. BosToN paper says that Sherman has no
onesnlcs In Massachusetts, but that 1ilainc bus
dono what he could In tho Senate to nllui,ute tho
people Of that 6tato from him.
, 1880-02-04

Our eyes have been made glad by fine
picture Of tho t'no now building Of tho Milwau-
kco Daily Exntnp 1|'fsc1hsft1," rtc.
, 1880-02-04

READ1Sa, pa, Feb. 3.-The molders in tlle
extensive stove works OF Orr. Painter L. Co.
tlaye struck for Is ppr cent advance, under
orders Of tho Philadelphia Convention. The
firm offered 6 per cont advance, a1,d another
per cent atlynncc III July, 1t tic state Ut tic
trntle warranted 1t.
The stovt-i,oltlcrs at Nogcrsfnr,l have also
struck, demanding Is per cont advance.
, 1880-02-04

TO Consn1mptivrs.-3Inny have been
happy y EtXe their testimony III fryor nf fhe
Experience hus proved It 10 ho yal,iIIlu rei,l-
oly 81 for s.ls9Iti3n " asth1aH phthor md
1tret! only by a. u, Wi!bor, ChGlnist, Uost,a.
6uld by aIl druggists.
, 1880-02-04

4 WASHINGTON correspondent Of the Mad
ison iWfsi Journal speaks Of E. II. Wnshburnt
~ tic Ger1uan peoples favorit oyprywherc.'
, 1880-02-04

MANAsQuAN, N. j.. Feb. a-Tle roof Of
tho Pennsylvania Railroad depot WIS blown
away Tonight BY tho ga!e, together with tllo
lusH will uxceua 81, ,0U0.
, 1880-02-04

rurss na.so fos.S OF emigration as one OF the
Tt,ae, ",,aa sae trouble III ireland, the London
Ruw WIFI t mach truth when 1t says that Tho
te1ma to tSo .as .. III many ways offered tester
a'1osoF thAn ha can pbtuln any.
, 1880-02-04

NEWTON, n. j., Feb. 3.-Fretlerlck Grille,
convicted of the murder Of his daughter, Inns
been sentenced to be hanged April ..
, 1880-02-04

1'RvRnlf, Atass, Fob. 3.-At tho burning
OF tho summer residences Of w. u. pickman,
falling chimney killed a buy nnd Injured
several lrollIen, ono probably fatally,
, 1880-02-04

HosroN, Mass., Feb. 9.-The lnrge fire In
Albany street was tho work Of ala l,,cc,n!ary.
Evidences l,ayc been discovered Ut puns to
ttro other lunlber-yarls.
, 1880-02-04

SrR1NaF1ELn, Mass., Feb. 3--*rllu South
worth Paper Mill, West Springfield, one Of
the oldest mills IN tho State, burned Tonight.
Insurance., S10,0U0.
, 1880-02-04
KILLED WITH 4 CLUB.
8pkttdl uttpNtth to 1ht CHICAGO 1ftbunAx

8Tztldl U3pN9kh 70 tbs Chicago TFtbNns.
SHEI.lsrvlLIE, Ind, Feb. a.-Clayton Nc
Crary, living III Glelw6od, near Nashville,
whiln drunk yestcr'lay, struck Jou l,a[[cy on
the l!gud with n club liz II light, causing Dai-
ley's dunth to-day.
, 1880-02-04

DO mot poison yOllrkelc by fI,dtscrltsi-
inute application of cheap preparations, hut cul
fnr toilet wuters, powders t1sslncltca utc, lalC
hy ]. s. e. Atkinson, IAlutIOu.
, 1880-02-04

AEI.ESrowx,. pa., Feb. 3.-rho men III
eight Ut the orc mines arc OH strike for Ill,
ndvance from % cents to leo tluy.
, 1880-02-04

IN Now York, Wisconsin, n.M otller Statos
.acfo ls Inv upon tho statute. books thnt linita
ut uo danlage which Jury nlAy asscss fur lou If
nlo on IL r1sitroad tn 5000. hut In Toxus thu
t"'sfnid corporations h'.yo not been ab)o Il,
"os.'l any such legislation, nnd u Jury tn Gull
'rasoa mn 1l!st found bill for danlages to tho
uant 1.aru VI *l1.oo usmnst the Tcxns Cct,trai
'.oaa I~ ..,o company for killing local preaei,cr
" THO 1!a1no OF Shaw. THO widow uota nj m
UT Soh s@o004 nn.! her daughter S1,uQ,
, 1880-02-04

-, NEW NY, ionK Cry linn adapted tho practlce
,u,l w. nceoss1lg aad numbering tto boys who shEnu
S'ots anl veil pnpcrs, and tho yuhoma IL mi n
rau ono for any city Ia at.ont, Botno of Tina"
nu 1s 4fo hnloat, nasy al them aso tho opposit.
"a ,,a ~ 'hoy aro lfconseI and n..nbusod Il viii
s h"' ue'A tnara oil thotr Hnod bolayior, AMI mr.,
as asrs nstsRtn thon frun going wro,R, II tboy
s,a ' s"nty "f wrUng-slning tho humber viii
tha,.', ;" thelr detection, anl the four Of hayinr
s's nee',se revoked by the Mayor will serve aa
, 1880-02-04
Alarmed fAranors-Thsy Ro9r the Mas.
saehusstta Agricultural College Has
nrcd Diseased Cattle. :.

,. opFxnR&tt4 ydAfl Republican.
The recent tArmsfsf Institute Df Tho Worccs-
.3 tes Souta AkE!eultnFpl sooety ut Warvun luyul.
, 1880-02-04
DRUNKENNESS

DRUNKENNESS.
nrD 'Unger, dssc0yorcr Ut the cftlc!,Dna cure
for drunkenness. Gurus all cuses. HUM r
Iulucr tfDlls1.
, 1880-02-04

OSE OF tho results OF tic pending conflict
between Chill md Pert, has been tic Hh,ltcntton
nf t'ru1o, tho President nf tho latter country,
md tic ACCESSION to power Vt picroIn. us Dcta-
tnr The Transition frnm the Presidential to
n,etatnrlnl F,llo WIZ mot accomplished wtthta,t
blnMshed, 1uld a severe battle bctwecn the
f,oyprlifncnt troops commanded by tho vlcu-
President, lii whose favor Prado abtlicaict, md
ricroa's regiment. OF tho new rt,lnr, the eorro-
f,p,pent uf tho San Frn,lcfscu Chvnfele, writ
tug tn,m Linn, RnyB:
"Tho pict,tor Is perhaps tho only tnafi II, rorll
cn,alye nf afltflx tho war, either b. lM,ttte or
prilc0 negotiations, with Nny fl0ilur To his
Country. Fle appears to havG tho confidence and
f,,pport 0f tho nrlny. tic frcign merchants and
ultst uf thu Ap0nntla 1n,fiy. Tim unvy ,ynB fn
tIu,lht, hut II woi1d, like Ill n,lvlcs. rGcaynzo
thu pary In rnwGr, 80 far, At ictlat, US to curry
n.it orcrs ,lRnInKt the ts,rIl1nnn ntsc1ny Of tho
eo,1ntry. The llciutnr hna tlln|ltlrs tGr ruler
far al'ove tIoso Ut tho ertlOl rtllinlls who In
psst yc,lss rise To supreme power In Paraguay
nni tho Argentine lleputc. Io wins etl,trstcd
for tho Church. hut enternI tho nriny, which ho
dsItkell, Ri1 let Il for pulItes, In which, ~ fir
tnlrk rs 1t47'y, helnd achieved snl,u tITstInc-
t'on. lie viii! prt,baDly Rnon form Il Ministry,
and, nfter restoring pento u porl. ruttre frpin
tltp Dictatorship III faror of constitutional
form Of government"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-07
An Expensive Household.
tLondon Telegraph. Jan. all


His Majesty the Emperor OF China is lust now
In serious difficulty. Young though he is he
has already 10 maintain some 20 women on his
establishment in various capacities and, like
every other gentleman who has ladies under his
protection, the duty deyolves upon him OF CLOTH
Ing them. This would be a comparatively easy
task were the 20 fair ones OF a reasonable turn
OF mind But, unhappily for the peace of the
brother OF the sun and Moon, their eXtrava-
gance is pronounced to be beyond all bounds.
Two hundred and fifty thousand taelS, which is
more than one-half OF the land tax OF the en-
pre-, were expended last year In silk, satin.
gauze; velvet. red and gut paper, and pearls. IL
Is sald mat one dress which Is in possession OF
an Empress was covered last year with seed
pearls worked In so peculiar a fashion as to
nave cost fabulous sum- With respect to this
RODE there ale great searchings OF heart. The
Empress Is aged. though the dress is new. IN
sne ole, according to custom, 1t must be burned
suppOSlng IL 10 DO in her possession at the tfme
OF her demise. She refuses to part with II. and
the Idea OF this wastefulness, coupled with the
prospect OF increased extravaganza In the com.
Ing year, troubles the owner OF the yermiiion
pencil exceedingly. Contemplating the position
OF this INDUSTRIOUS Parsonage. and remembering
that, as yet, he Is too young to be practically
married. It Is curious to speculate as to what
his position Will be when he arrives at ma n q
estate, and finds himself the lord OF seventy adj.
QlnQnal wives
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-07
How the Intelligent Dog brought
Wiz. Ramschneider,s Hat.

MT. hamschnelder and his friend August Fife
macher were out walking. and Mr. Ramschnei-
der was boasting OF the Intelligence of his dog.
''See here" he said, Il place my hat here In
this fence-corner; conceal 1t under the brush
and dried leaves. We will no gewalk on, we
pass down the lane. we geturnen this corner, we
stroll by the woods. send Bismarck for my
hat. See. my friend. he comprehends me: he
fieS through the woods, he speeds down the
lane he disappears around the corner presently
ne Will back gehommen before | have time to
eaten cold In my head" But he did not get 1t
all the same. For just as he flew around the
corner wary though not affiuent tramp,
who had watched the circus from afar,
was In the act OF appropriating Mr.
"a 'nschneider's new hat unto himself and
VIII. tie dog got up in short range he fired
clAj-cold clod, as hard as door knob at that
faithli animal. with a force that knocked a
howl o. or him as long as clothes line. and
sent hl.I waiting and weeping back to his
astonisht master. And when Mr.. Ramschnei-
der and hi friend FASTENED 10 Investigate they
found und' the brush an old hat that had lived
In more ash heaps than you could count In a
week, and so greasy and forbidding In It's gem
eral appeara ace that Mr.. Ramschneider
wouldn't touch 1t with his cane Far away. be-
yond the distant fields. they saw the sunlight
shining on Mr.. Ramschneder's s. hat. and The
tramp OF the dusty highway was logging along
under II. But Mr.. RaInschneider walked home
bare as TO his head. which is OF the bald baldy
and he hasn't got out OF bed yet with the cold
he caught.-BtriingfOn HdlrEele
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-07
A California Gold story.


lSOuUTd tCdl luQtlfnueLl, Jan. 1U.
The most singular manner Of being struck
with fortune in prospecting, that we ever
heard of, occurred above Spring Gulch on Sun
day last Mr.. Snow, late OF San Francisco now
prospecting in this vicinity for other parties.
was out on quartz hunt with Dr. Drake, of
san Francisco They were returning home, it
being stormy, when Snow (who was riding
horse belonging to John Neale, of the Spring
Gulch Mire) along the trail, was suddenly
missed by his companion. Shows horse had
slipped off the bluff ana down he went at an
angle OF 45 degrees, horse. rider and rifle
over and over In the snow, until he brought up
against mass OF stone standing UP out OF the
snow. its top covered with moss He was not
hurt, as the cold soft cushion had saved his
bones from the hard ground beneath. Scramb-
ling up against the rock he noticed that 1t was a
quartz lode and that where the horse had acct
dentally kicked Off the moss something glittered
His eyes plugged" out, but he did not stop to
brush them of, his hands were too busy claw
ing off the moss. Darkness coming on he ha l
are filled with pure ore. One small piece. ex-
hibited in town, was estimated to be three
quarters gold. Tons Of 1t are, apparently still
awaiting Its owner Snow says the vein IS
about 80 feet thick, and in his impulsive gener-
osity he gave away several shares of his vein
soon after. He told us that he 'would not
look at $4,000 for his interest" 1t is, with out
doubt the richest mass Of quartz ever dis .ov-
cred In this county, except the Divol bona MA,
recently opened here In Sonora. OF course be
caution we find to be getting monotonous Mr..
Snow is very well known In San Francisc) as
an actor of merit, and q gentleman well dessrv-
ing the good fortune he has ''tllmbled to-
Some men are born rich, others have ri hes
thrust upon them, but Mr.. Snow has drifted
through air and snow, right slap up against q
pile OF richness that would make old Roahs.
childS keen eyes turn green with envy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-07
Anent silver Weddings.

A lady favors the Chicago Inter- ocean with
the following piece of advice: Never do you
have silver wedding. We give this advice
with full understanding of its Importance.
Before this solemn event we used to stuff our
spoons and napkin rings into an old stocking
put them in the stove. and go out to gossip with
our neighbors, leaving our house Wide open,
with the consoling reflection that no burglar
would hope even to gain even a crust In pay
ment FOR the search OF the entire premises from
the cellar to where the garnet ought to be. But
now how changed! / have combination chro-
nometer locks all over the premises; have Slept
with coffee urnS and tea-pOts, butter dishes ana
spoon holders, vases, nameleSS gimcracKS, unti
1 am silver-p]ated from contact, and know all
the points and protuberanceS on these several
useful and ornamental articles as Schoolooy
does the chief points of interest on the map or
the United States. "And that is not all. We
used to have plenty of room for our modest little
family. But, alas 1t Is not as 1t used to be-
When come home at night and stumble over
some article OF silver incidentally left on the
floor twhere some of the neighb0rhood children
have been surrounded by these glittering bau-
bles, for heir amusement. and also for the
securing Of that quiet so essential to the proper
imparting the news Of the vicinageI and VEN
ture to remark that such things are not In strict
accordance with the rules Of governing such
well-regulated domestic households as ours for
merry was and yet ought to I've, am met with
the repugnant remark that the house has
always been too small &C. In fact, I have seen
so much silver lately that Ihaye almost become
Gfeenbacker In politics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-07
GFoH TIE EVENING STAB.
' THE HUNTED CHlMRER,

In this dismal chamber FAME was woa." See
Henry James, Hawthorne. -Hdrpers ed, p.52.)
Long years alone he lived and wrought,
And here the wizard sat.
Still in a brown and twilight thought,
And seeing like cat
A cobwebbed world of airy dreams,
Thin, unsubstantial stuff;
Yet catching pure ideal CLEANS,
Love- poesy-enough
The painful shyness of the man
Wore out, with his known worth;
Fame's chariot came, and in the van
He rides through all the earth.
But neyermore that chamber-doo
Shall listen to his tread
Familiar spirits fed before
Now he himself has fed:
Leaving his books, his mantle here:
But oh, the visions rare
His magic art made ence appear
Are melted in thin airi
JOHN SAvARY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-07
Artificial Diamonds.
NOT THE CHEMISTS, BUT THE MAKERS OF rAsrE,.
GEMS TO BIZ GUARDED AGAINST.


tLondon Daily News
III is not OF the experiments OF scientific chem
.s,s Inat the public need beware in the matter
OF y, a,,clai gems, but OF the cunning workmen
uon. II Is not pretended that any serious frauds
are perpetrated by the aid OF the well-known
is aS or paste diamonds, recognized artt-
cie OF commerce In this as In the last century
anu worn, even by day, by many vain persons in
apparent Inconsistencies thai their harmless
NAKED eve IS s saS detected In sunlight by the
y, S'i Ss colored with purple OF cassius or
S Sme r., Oh copper, and sapphires owing their
~ doce,vo oA an Oh COBALT, are also not apt
so the lapidary who works with Intent 10 de-
celve' makes him a 'doublet" or "triplet." the
latter being considered the highest form OF his
peculiar art. The 'tripletr il in fso- n S,na
witch stone, OF which the outer slices are made
OF rock crystal and the middle piece OF colored
thus constructed is OF fine color and when
mounted likely to impose upon all but experts
In mounting his sham sapphire. which may be
worth from thirty TO nifty ShtlDgS, the workman
conceals the double join at the ''glrde" or the
stone and thus presents two surfaces both OF
which resist the flle-the common test OF pre-
cious STORES among those least acquainted with
them When the sapphire is set In the mid lie
OF ring The too cunning operator sets a real
diamond worth four or five pounds on either
side or IT. Having now laid ont C!3 or Ga
Upon his venture he betakeS himself TO the sea
SIDE, II II re 81 MINER time, or TO a country town
In winter, and finding himself suddenly short II
u ohtA tSStyS W uiSlhSe Oh MS ring, which. 10
unnecessary TO say was given him by his mother
lie undergoes great grief AT being compelled TO
pari with such precious relic. but has no
choice. ana therefore coDideS IL to newly
made nlend-who thinks it a bargain TO get a
ring worth ESQ for f41-or else tries his hand
on tne more difficult parsonage the country
laWnbroker, who seeing the diamond to oe
real ana having tested the sapphire. is now
and then taken In by the reduced foreign gem
tleman, the exile in temporary straits, or by his
more fashy English confederate Tricks OF
thls KIND have made timorous people shy OF all
precious stones but diamonds which not MANY
years ago were frequently bought as safe and
portable investment. But since the influx OF
African diamonds, some OF which are of such
line size and quality as to sell for e, 900 or
f4eoO apiece the confidence OF investors has
received rude shock and purchasers are not
likely TO be accelerated until the fear OF the last
chemical discovery has passed away. Yet,
should even the particles made by Mr. Mac
rear prove as good as he thinks them, the
value OF fine gems is not likely to be affected
unless indeed he should succeed in eXcelling the
experiments OF Wohler and Deville, not only as
to quality but as to size
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-07
An Impronlptu Speech.

'.Ladies and gentlemen" said Colonel Scion.
pulling roll of paper from his jacket, ''this
cal was as entirely unexpected ne I am not pre-
before was called on that was expected to
say anything here, so merely jotted down a
few remarks yesterday which l intended to
speech is entirely impromptu and the manu-
script so poorly written can hardly read it.
Drunkenness is terrible virtue. have known
men. after a short career of dissipation, fill
drunkards grave before they were three years
old. have seen rich men pass the wine-cup
around their well-1lled tables and their poor
children crying for crust Of bread You see
men on every corner who have filled drunkards'
graves. You see men Keeling about the streets
VINO, If they had died of cholera infantum,
AS Shakespeare says: oh that a man should
put an enemy In his mouth to commit petty
larceny On his brains.' My hearers eplury bus
eplury bus-my hearers, the squire has rung In
some Greek on me, and as don't understand
Latin am Obliged to quit"