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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-05-17
The Novel; beauty in the Capitol.

from the 81 Louis Globe Democrat.
At the Garfield tea party. held recently i'm the
rotunda Of the Capitol, there was one beautiful
stranger who excited every ones interest. She
was tail, exquisitely slender and graceful. with
fine, delicate features, a creamy complexion,
and eyes and hair like midnight Women of
that particularly rare beauty were only to be
p,et i'm Spanish-American countries, and an
preached to barely by the lovely creoles Of New
Orleans The unknown lady wore just the
dress an artist would have put her in deep.
goid-eoiored satin. with sleeves and draperies of
black thread lace and u large corsage bouquet
Vi red roses, and her hair was caugh: hack i'm a
gracefully loose knot. She stopped before the
Kansas table, aad spoke to Mrs. Ream. I'm
heoiateiS an enthusiastic young man rushed to
ask who the Mexican beauty was do Won
know herr! he said. and the matrOn gave him
the satisfactory reply that she did she was
her daughter-ia-law, Mrs. Ream. OF the Indian
territory. Mrs Ream was a princess of the
Cherokee nation, with soft musical name of
that dialect before she conyentionalized it by
marriage. and she is still one of the most beauti-
ful women to be seen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-05-17
EorEaer Hen OF WALL Street

1.-THE Hermit" Of the Troy Times writes: Tie
present race Of Wall street magnates is entirely
new They have come on the stage since my
own experience began. for can remember their
predecessors. The Wall street men Of nv boy
hood were Jacob Little. whose name was
synonymous with financial strength; Nathaniel
Prime. founder of Prime Ward King and
others of the Olden stamp. Jacob Barker had
just exchanged the financial circles of this city
for those of New Orleans and John Jacob Aston
though infifin, Was still occasionally noticed
In some of the gatherings of heavy capitalists
HIS last appearance in the scenes of cOncen-
trated wealth was (if / remember right i'm
1874. when he came down i'm a carriage very
feeble He lived. however, four years longer.
and died III 1913. aged fOOr-score. Astor is now
remembered as a thck-set man OF medium
height, but not as tail as mis- son William. He
was sharp fer money till the very last. Jacob
Little was the king of the stock board at that
time, and no one could stand in his way He
was bold operator. but failed in shocking
manner He afterward established himself
but failed again, and died a poverty-stricken
and disappointed man. About the time that
Little ceased to be known in business circles
Commodore Sanderbilt's star began to ascend
and his family has continued the successful
course ever since. The Commodore, however
was not SPECTATOR so much as a conGueror.
Great Contrasts are shown in families. The
Commodore was Wall street man, and for
many years hardly passed day without ming
hing with its crowds. but his son William is sell
dom seen there. He lives three miles up town
and being of quiet turn he cares little for his
fathers old battle ground. john Jacob Aston
was once regular Wall street man, but his son
has been OF a different turn and hardly ever
appears among its crowds. Robert LenOx
also was Wall street man. but his son James
although stakeholder in banks and
owning property which might bring him
there. studiOusIy kept away. Thus we
See how families change in their
habits. You will find but few firms here in
which the Sons follow their fathers. One of
these is James q. King & Sons, while in the
great house of Brown Brothers & Co. q son-in-
law. Howard Potter, represents the second gener-
alton. Men OF genius OF of business talent seldom
tequeath their powers to their children. Wall
street Is continually exhibiting new firms, and
thus fresh competitors for wealth appear upon
the scene l nave witnessed one generation
pass away and another come, but the latter is
made up entirely OF new names. The spirit of
The place, however, is little changed, except to
be- increased in intensity and greed. Men are
Unsuitable as ever, and no one can expect the
raee To improve in this feature, at least under
present influences
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-05-17
Pattern Book OF
Playing Cards,
Manufactured and Sold by
L. NJ. Grandin & Co.,
No. - Broadway. n. Y,

ste LiSt Deat lot DiFccJO0S
Fun Directions Sent with any Style
The name of the firm is without doubt an as
sumed one for even the worst Of old gamblers
would not care to have his real name publicly
associated with the printing Of dishonest cards.
The address is one of the best parts Of Broadway.
Twenty-Five pages of the little book are filed with
cOlored ilustratOnsofc card backs and the last two
pages are devoted to explanations, showing pur-
chasers how the cards may be distinguished. The
first sample given orinstance, isnumbered30. It
Is Scotch plaid, printed i'm red and green. The
explanation given Of it is: mo. 30-Sized on
right corner. lines running out In different posi-
lions; suited below" "SiZing" q card, it may
be necessary to explain, il telling whether it Is
king. an ace, nine. &C., and ''suiting" it ia
determining whether it is spade. diamond, a
heart, or club. No. IT, an old-fashioned look
ing back, has great deal of fancy work, with a
number of Greek crosses scattered about. The
explanation for this one Is: ''SiZed by Greek
cross, upper left corner; suited underneath"
For every one Of the sample backs given in the
book there il an explanation in the key telling
the gambler how he may distinguish the cards.
With these marks the gambler can do just as
well as II his opponents cards were dealt face
upward. With very little practice man can
learn to read these tiny marks as plain az print.
The hand-marked cards mentioned above were
given to the writer, and with handling them
only three or four times, explaining their secrets
to friends, he became 80 accustomed to the
simple marks as to be able to distinguish the
cards without difficulty.
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And Why a Society for the Prevention
Of Cruelty to Svveethearts IL Needed.

Of Cruelty to SWeethearts IL Needed.
From the Chicago Tribune.
"Do you like pie?''
1t was in summer that Gwendolen MahafYy
spoke these words to EtheIbert Qulrkson as
they sauntered back from the croquet-ground
to the house. Gwendolen had hit her corn IN
stead of croquet ball, and as the blow fell
there came to her such a feeling Of desolate
loneliness. such wistful yearning to howl
and swear. that she had looked into Ethelbert's
eyes with her own dusky orbs and said. In the
low, musical voice, whose every tone thrilled
Ethelbert with sweet, rapturous, three fifty
cents thrill, that she really must go and help her
dear mamma get supper-she loved 80 dearly to
help in all household matters that mamma had
often said that whoever got her for wife would
never need to hire girl-and a merry laugh
was tr1lled forth from between the wine-red lips
that Etheibert had so often made up his mind
to kiss and then weakened when the time came
He bent tenderly and lovingly over her now.
listening to every word she said and believing
1t ALL Nothing could have shaken his faith in
the glrllsh innocence of Gwendolen, and he
loved her with q passionate alteration that knew
no bounds. To him she was Professionalism
ever she did was right and whatever she said
was his gospel. It is even betting that he didn't
know her front hair was bang. Reared amid
the soiitudes OF st. Louis and having only ma
ture for a companion and teacher, his childlike
faith was not to be wondered at.
Eyes, Gwennie, DEAR" he said, II am very
fond Of pie."
And do you love me as much to-day as you
did last Tuesday," she asked changing the sub
ject In her impulsive. North Side way.
Better, far better, my darling" Ethelbert
replied, in tones that were tremul0us with ten
derness Ny love for you shall never falter,
never fade. but always be greater, stronger and
more beautiful than before. Into that love I
have woven the best efforts Of my life. and she
to whom 1t Is devoted shall ever be the shrine at
which my soul shall worship" Unfortunately
there was nobody with club in the immediate
vicinity.
Il can make pies" said GwendOlen, smiling
archly as she spoke.
tones.
why. Of course" responded the girl.
Then" said Ethelbert, calmly, but firmly,
"don't do 1t. Somebody that you like might
accidentally eat one of Them
Ethelbert has now secondhand engagement
ring for sale cheap.
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From the Detroit Free Press.

From the Detroit Free Press.
This Is the tate that ,rds told to me,
By a battered ana shattered SON ortne sea-
TO me and my naeSsna0te, SHdS Green,
When tcas a g1taeless young marine.
Twas the good ship Gyascutus.
All In the China seas,
with the wind alice and the capStan free
To catch the summer breeze
twas Capt Porgie on the deck,
To his mate In the miZZen hatch.
While the boatswain bold, in the forward hold,
Was winding his larboard watch.
''Oh, how does our good ship head tonight
How heads our gallant craft?"
"oh, she heads s to the E s. ". by N,
ooh, what does the quadrant indicate,
And how does the Sextant Stand?"
"Oh, the seXtant'S down to the fres Zing point,
And the quadrant's lost handl'
"Oh, and If the quadrant has lost hand,
And the sextant falls so low,
It's our bodies and bones to Davy Jones
This night are bound to go!
"Oh, ny aloft to the cardboard strakel
And reef the spanker boom;
Bend stuadtng sail on tho mart1ngale
To give her weather room.
30. boatswain, down in the for'ard hold,
What water do you find?
-Four foot and half by the royal gan
And rather more behindl"
so, sailors, collar your MARINE spikes
And each Delaying pin;
Come, stir your stumps and spike the pumps,
Or more Will be coming inl'
They stirred their stumps, they spiked the pumps,
They spliced the mizzen brace;
AlOft and allow they worked, but Obi
The water gained apace.
They bored hole above the keel
To let the water out;
But, strange to say, to their dismay,
The water In did spout
Then up spoke the cook OF our gallant shin.
And he was lubber brave:
II have several wives in various ports,
And my life I'd orter save"
Then up spoke the Captain OF Marines.
WHO dearly loved his prog:
"Its awful TO die, and it's worse to be dry.
And move we pipes to grOg."
Oh, then twas the noble second mate
What hlled them all with awe:
The second mate, as bad men hate,
And cruel shippers jaw.
He took the anchor on his back
And leaped into the main;
Through foam ana spray he Glove hts way,
AND SUNK and rose again!
Though foam and spray, league away
The anchor stout he bore:
TIL, safe at last, he made 1T fast
And warped the ship ashore!
'Taint much OF job to talk about.
But a tickliSh thing to see,
And suth1n to do, If say 1t, too,
For that second mate was me!
Such tcGs the tale that ,cds told to me
By That modest ana tr,4thrs1 son OF the sea,
Ana Leaty the HJs Of a second mate
I7tOt0h captains curse him ana sailors hate
For ne amt like some OF the s,c0bs rue seem
AS toOuld 90 and lie to q poor marine
JEFF. ROCHE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-05-17
from the New York SUM-
A Real skin Cure.
THERE rs ONLY ONE


and that with simple name. Beware Of impostors pi
rates. or any old articles which suddenly claim to
be best. They have been tried and found wanting
while this has been proved . remarkable success.
No PoMrous NAME.
This curative needs no pompous incomprehensible
ute OF Greek or Latin to sustain It, but its simple Eng
lish name appeals directly to the common Of the
people. And the people signally manifestng their
appreciation of this rankness by selecting and using Dr.
Bensons SKIN CURE in preference to all other Pro-
fessed remedies.
az Beware Of limitations or the various articles which
ing real hold merit the public that endes-
vor to keep head above water by advertising themselves
as 1.-The Great Skin Cure" None il genuine and re-
liable except DR.. W. Benson's Skin Cure Each pack
age and bottle bears his likeness Internal and exter
nal remedy two bottles in one package. Price ST. get
at your druggists.
DR.. c. " Benson has long been well known rs q suo.
cessful physician and surgeon. and his life study has
been the diseases of the system of the skin
he has since been to put his New Remedy
Favorie Prescription as Skin Cure the market
various things have sprung up into existence or have
woke up from the sleepy state in which they were be-
fore, aud now claim to be The Great Skin Cures.
RELIEF FOR ALL ovERwORKED BRAINS.
Dr. C. W. Benson's Celery and Chamoinile Pills are
valuable for school children who suffer from nervous
headaches caused by overworked brain their stu
dies and for all classes Of hard brain workers whose
overasked nervous centers need repair and ISOLATION
Nervous tremor and paralysis being daily
cured by these Pills. They correct costveness but are
not purgatve. Price. 80 cents boxes for g. 60
postage free to address For sale by all druegsts
Depot, Baltimore. Nd, where the Doctor can be adj
dressed. Letters Of inquiry freely answered.
G. N. CRITTENToN, New York. is Wholesale Agent
for DR.. C. w. BENSONS REMEDIES. NILS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-05-17
PHOTOGRAPHY MADE EASY.


Every Man His Own Taker Of Pic
tures-What a Traveller May DO.
From the Providence Journal.
Another advance has been made in photo
graphy. Every traveller, or every person what
soever, must have wished at some time or
other that he or she was an artist-a painter.
sketcher, draughtsman, or Straightforward;
that this mountain; that lake.
this here or that there could be
put down in black and white and carried away.
1t may. or may not, be true, but It Is said that
art studies are pursued with more zeal in MIC
turesque places. and that pupils in drawing and
sketch1ng are more numerous and more diligent
after the summer travel is completed. A pupil
remarked: "By next season shall be able to
sketch the glen!" Nature is the great teacher.
and inspires the student to initiate and to
equal.
But this striving with the pencil to reproduce
nature or anything else is now unnecessary. A
Photographic apparatus has been invented by
which every traveller or any one may sketch by
photography. The outfit weighs about two
pounds, and can be carried by strap over the
shoulder like game bag or fish basket. When
a bit OF scenery comes in view that is worth
taking away or an old mill, barn, house. group
or anything takes your fancy, you unharness,
place the camera on tripod and in twinklng
you have the object In view transferred to pre-
pared plate, which may be developed" when
your travels are over. Every time the train
stops for lunch, which is often in the west, for
the people must be supported, the photo
graphic artist may "take's the whole town
while the other passengers are lunching. VERY
far west the conductor of the train would watt.
probably, for the artist to photograph, develop.
sell and realize on the spot before he went on
to the next station.
This photographers outfit is very moderate
in cost and can be operated by any one, though
he may have no knowledge previously Of phoIo-
graphy. There is revolution In labor-saving
machinery. 81
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system was nothing but the uae Of tiny dots
dot between two Of the points denoting one
thing. and in some other understood position
signifying another. The young gambler pro-
duced the catalogue OF crooked cards." which
Is still in the writer's possession, aud is some
thing of \ curiosity. at least to any one who can
fairly call himself a greenhorh i'm the noble art
OF gambling. 1t is a tiny book smaller than
the smallest size Of catechism, aud contains 80
pages. OF this number only three pages con-
tain any reading matter, all the Others being
filled with illustrations of the backs OF cards
Here Is copy of its title-page, including the
name Of the firm. but not their address:
Established 1864
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The Differences In NIoqssachcs.

Inc DiifeFences In MOqstachcs.
From the Atlanta Constitution, Il
kiss nae, darling" -
She looked up at him in sweet surprise, and
puckering her lips into an circulating bouquet,
was enjoying his pledge d love, when she
screamed: fs1 e
"Ouchl" az
Ills 1t 80 nice as that, darling7ap'
''Oh, dear, George, your moustache tickles
so-it Is just like q shoe-brush Ny other
sweetheart has such nice silken m0ustache
that 1t gives me most exquisite feeling. But
your old Shoe brush" 81 II
He was gone ~ Isl
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and that with simple name. Beware Of impostors nj.
rates. any old articles which now suddenly claim 70
be best. They have been tried and found wanting,
while this has been proved . remarkable success
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DRY GOODS

DRY GOODS.
42-INcH FRENCH BEIGE, 90 CENTS.
ss-IScH FRENCH cAsHMEREs, 50 CENTS.
ILLUMINATED sUITINGs, 80 AND CAV CENTS.
ATWOOD LACE BUNTINas Is CENTS.
LUPIN's PANAMA CLOTH.
LUPIN's NUNS YELLING.
SHETLAND WOOL sHAwLs.
BLACK BRoCADE. SILK GRENADINES.
BLACK POLKA DOT SILKS
TRIMMING STRIPES AND CHECKS.
NEW PARASoLS AND SUN UMBRELLAS.
TYLER 4 CHEWING,
mis- sls 7rH STREET NORTHWEST.
THE FIRST STORY OF OUR IMMENSE
BUILDING is Up.
1t win now. be pushed forward with dispatch. We
must prepare for removal. No old goods win be
taken into the new store. We intend making II an OBJ
'ect for every lady who is now in need who lie
likely to be in need Of Spring and Summer DRY
GOODS. to call and examine the
EXTRAORDINARY BARGAINS
we are now Offering. On account OF the backwsrdness
Of the season. left with many goods ON hand
We have determined to sell them. and sell them we will,
a. We are bound to raise lots money pay for build
ing and to lay in stock for our grand opening second
to none in the country.
We have just reduced al our CoLORED DOLLAR
SILKS to Is cents.
Our BLACK PURE SILK RHADAMEs, from g. so
to 50 cents
25 Pieces most beautiful Patterns OF ALL SILK
BRoCADEs. from $3.50 to IS cents. This is a
rare Bargain and cannot be repeated All our Dress
Goods way down to half price,
5000 Pieces WHITE GOODS of every description.
These are OF our own importation. having ordered
them as far back as last November We miscslcu-
lated the quantity and ordered more than our retail
trade demands. Therefore. be it known that price
shall be no object, and they must 20.
We sell q fine VICTORIA LAWN at 8 CENTS which is
retaied everywhere at 1919 cents.
Do not consider this idle talk. Every lady in Wash.
inston knows the magnitude of our stock which We
can safely state Is three times % large a. the stock of
any other merchant in this city. Therefore prepare
for Bargains! As by the time we move into our NEW
HOUSE. expect reduce the stock to the smallest in
the city. The Goods al fresh having sent Ill our
old trash to New York auction. to be sold to the highest
bidder. Can early in the morning to AVOID the immense
ruah.
LANSBURGH l. BROTHER,
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Such tCGs the tale that ,c0s told to me
By that modest ana t-Mth1,u son OF the sea.
Ana Lefty the IRE Of a second mate
Though captains curse him ana sailors hate.
For he amt like some Of the sscabs pue seen
AS toOuld 90 and lie to q poor marine
JEFF. ROCHE
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-06-18

northwest corner, over the sheriff's and
treasuTers Offices. was blown Off Valuable
books and papers were removed by Circuit
Clerk Irwin and Deputy Assessor
Olmstcad, before serious damage occurred
Part of the roof is lying on Twentieth
street, the remainder is rolled up like
scroll, and lies on top OF the roof against
one of the chimncys.
Part Of the tin roof of Mr.. VIM. Ejch
hoif's feed mills was torn or
The tin roof on the residence Of Mr.. John
Hagey near the corner Of Seventeenth and
Locust streets, was also scrolled.
a new fence aud wood shed, recently put
up back of No. 10 Winters row, was blown
down and out of shape.
Perhaps the most extensive damage,
though of course in itself of small money
value, was done TO the many fine shade
trees in nearly all parts Of the city which
it took years torcar, were the pride OF their
owners, and will take years to replace. Chief
among these were several of the beautiful
trees in Coils S. Teylor's office yard fine
elm tree standing in front OF Captain
Thomas Sproats residence, at the corner of
Sixth street and Washington avenue;
large cottonwood tree on Sixth street, near
Walnut, which took with it part Of the side
walk; one standing in front of Mr.. X. p.
Robbins residence on Seventh street; sew
cral on Nineteenth street, back Of Washing
ton avenue, and on Pine street above TWEEN
,ieth, and those which were badly dis
figured are almost innumerable.
twas rumored that the storm had done
considerable damage at Carmi, Jonesboro
and St. Louis; at the latter place a portion
Of the great Southern Hotel was said to
have been blown down, burying large
number of people. But of the truth of
these rumors there is no evidence except
ing that the storm certainly came from
the direction of these places, and must have
passed over them with ruinous effects.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-06-18

notified people in various parts Of the city,
about two hours in advance
The storm came upon Us from the north
westerly direction, and swept over the city
at a steady rate Of about ffty-fvc
miles per hour for little over
half an hour. 1t began with wind alone,
quite gently at first, but steadily increasing
in force, gathering up thick clouds of dust
which hid everything from view and com
PEELED pedestrians and tcsmsterg TO seek
the nearest shelter A heavy rain, mixed
with hail, soon followed aud laid the dust,
but the wind continued to blow with un.
abated force, strcwing every street with
green foliage stripped from trees, uprooting
many of the sturdy forest monarchs and
hurting them across streets and against
houses, completely blockading the former
and more or less inunng the latter.
Several houses were partially
unrooted, fences chimncys and
out-houscs were blown down, and loose
objects in streets and yards were carried
away long distances.
Tho principal damage to property in the
city was sustained by the brick residence
of Mr., A. Marx, on Ninth street. back of
Walnut A large tree standing just across
the street, measuring ab0yt two and half
feet in diameter near the base and rearing
a crown Of immense branccs aloft which
spread nearly over the entire street, fell
down. some of the great branches striking
the front OF the house, causing the entire
gable to cave in, and the great mass of
brick aud mortar breaking through the
ceiling of the upper rooms, came down
with terrific crash upon the floor, Just
over the rooms below occupied by Mrs.
Marx and several other ladies' But, ow-
ing, perhaps, to the whstling Of the wind
and the splash OF rain against
the windows aud the loud thunder,
Mrs. Marx and her companions
failed to hear the crash over their heads,
and knew nothing of it until Dr. 9. w.
Dunning, who lives near by and had
heard it, came around to see il any one was
hurt, and was agrecably disappointed.
Between fifteen aud twenty cars
were blown from the tracks of
the Illinois Central railroad, just
above Cairo, and fell so as to
blockade the main track, which detained
the 30 passenger train for Chicago, and
prevented the pay car coming IN.
An old barrack standing on Thirteenth
street, ncar' Poplar, and occupied by Tom
Clark, as Il blacksmith shop, was blown
down and lies in heap over all its contents.
The little Cairo and Mound City packet,
A. b. Stafford, which was lying at the foot
Of Eighth street. was stranded, and sus.
tanned some slight damages. She could
not be gotten of and repaired in time to
make her regular trip.
The tin root of the court house, on the