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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-07-26
HATS q GAPS.

We have In our casea Hats from the most
celebrated manufacturers In the United States,
and we defy any Hat House In Baltimore 70
show you higher priced Hats and yoa may
think they are better because the high-toned
Hatters tell you so, but they are not Our
display Of Straw Hats cannot be eqpAled %
our low prices beat.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-07-26
B. vi. ABEL,
House and Sign Painter.

Agent Tor Q. Anltmams q Co.'S.
Binders, ReaPers, Mowers and Canton Monitor
Engines
Good work, reasonable prices and satisIae-
lion guaranteed.
Apr. 8. 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-17

Over two tons Of hairplns are made daily bv
the factories in this country. What becomes Of
them?
New Zealand has introduced the American
common school system, and has $50 schools and
"a, 400 scholars.
Cecil D. Whitman, late clerk in the Office Of
the state auditor Of Alabama, has been arrested
charged with eihbezzling certain funds of the
state in January last.
Sunday school scholar in Portsmouth. NH.
frankly gave as an explanation of his absence
two Sundays ago that he had to stay at home to
help his father sell beer.
The Norwich (Conn) Bulletin says that cut
glass paper weight in the window Of a store In
that city concentrated the rays OF the sun so e1-
fectually Monday afternoon that sheet OF heavy
cardboard was ignited by it.
81 won't be whipped by any man except nv
husband" said Boston woman, and she shot
the fellow who was breaking that rule
A Partisan lady called on her milliner the
other day regarding the character Of servant.
The respectable appearance Of the latter was
beyond QUESTIONING "But Ii she honest7"
asked the lady. 81 am not 80 certain abont
that, replied the lilliner 81 have sent her to
you with my bill q dozen times and she Inns
never given me the money"
A Pawtucket man, able bodied and mechani.
cally expert, has four children. between the
ages OF 8 and 10, but none Of them are allowed
to go to school. 'They are my only support y
he says; and they work Ia milf while he does
nothing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-17
LOwELL,s LONDON RECEPTIONS
How the Minister 20 England Enter.
tanned His Visitors ON Washingt0n's
Birthday.
From the London Sportsman.

From the London Sportsman.
In common this week, with q number of INV
literary friends. took the occasion on Wash
ington's birthday to stroll up to Lowndes Square
to pay Mr.. Lowell, the American minister at the
Court Of st. James, visit Those who, like
myself, have experienced the charmingly hearty
and as charmingly simple hospitality which Mr..
Lowell dispenses to the great American public
always to be met with In England, can well
imagine the contrast which such q gathering
presents when compared with the stiff Journalism
to be found in English circles. You call, hand
In your card, hear your name repeated bya foot
with the accomplished author Of the "Biglow
Papers" as pleasantly as though he and you had
known one another for decade.
1t Is hardly good form, perhaps, to say any,
thing about mans house after YOU have
broken bread at his table: but should like to
pay passing compliment to the wealth OF
flowers with which the reception chambers were
dressed. One lofty glass vase. four feet high,
ana crowned with q cluster OF large white
lilies, struck me as being the most beautiful
drawing-room decoration that I had seen for
some time. 1t was backed by q mirror, and the
reflection seemed to make the infinite purity
and beauty Of those flowers visible to every one
in the room.
Unfortunately, Mrs. Lowell was indlsposed.
BUT the duties Of the hostess were most prettily
u'SSuoi Scu w tuc Two ldutcS WHO 6CC6Q as nof
representatives. 1t would not, Of course be
fair to tax the American ambassador with the
onerous task of receiving even part of London's
vast social circle, but could not help wishing
that our leaders Of society might take lesson
from the easy grace and pleasant chattfness Of
the meeting l name. Every one was at home
Everybody-and over two hundred guests were
entertained during the afternoon-seemed to
know every one else. None Of the frigidity Of
an English reception was felt for a single in
slant. and for once In q way meeting which
might have been made formal with deadly for.
mafity was transferred into Q real, hearty. and
most interesting ''at home" 1t Is my fate dur
ing the season to pay my respects to many hos
tesses at those assemblies which 60 by the lat
Ter name III could only persuade these ladies
to take lesson from receptions similar TO those
OF which l speak, believe should deserve q
statue Nothing is more iolly-to use rather
commonplace word-than q really chatty social
meeting, but this kind Of entertainment is In
England about as rare as q fine day and heaven
only knows that that is rare enough.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-17
A Queer Club.

New York Correspondence Boston Herald
The Column Club met last night at Pinard's.
This is unique organization, having been
founded in 1926 by 20 young men-lawyers.
students, clerks-who met in ar Informal
debating society,"" They were bold youths.
and they eagerly and loudly debated questions
which. II considered In Congress-. would have
plunged us into war with every nation under
heaven They first met in the back room Of
Dr. Lyelfs church on Worth street, Just
above the City Hall park This was
then ''in the suburbs" and was so far
out OF town that the yells of the young
orators did not seriously disturb the city. There
was a wooden COrinthian column i'm the middle
OF the room. as support. and so they called
their gathering ''The Column Club" When the
proprietor preferred their room to their COM
pany they found other quarters In an attic near
6y, and then they called themselves "The Attic
Club" Finally Judge Robertson, the owner,
drove them out. and they fed to loft over q
sugar house, resumed the name Of the Column
Club, and bought silver column to set ia the
middle of the table, resolving to hold annual
meetings till the last man sat alone by the white
shaft. There are some surprising things about
this club. 1t is surprising that. out of
the 20 who gathered around it Sc years
ago. IL are still alive, and eight assembled at the
table last night. 1t is surprising, too, that. of
the 10 original members-mCst Of them poor
Doys-almost every one has become immensely
ambition. This may be judged by the names OF
some OF the survivors. Augustus Schei is the
premier. and around him sat last night William
N. Evarts, Parke Goodwin, John H. Gourlie,
formerly president OF the board OF trade, J John
BigelOw, DR.. AlonzO Clarke, George H. Hoff-
man. William M. Pritchard and Hamilton Fish.
Among the dead are several statesmen, diplo-
lists, famous lawyers and mlionaires I sup
pose the moral is, join debating society and
stick to It!
The silver symbol Of the clubs kept at Tiff.
fany's, and got glimpse of it. 1t is a shaft
OF Corinthian style, % inches high, wound with
an ivy vine in silver relief The pedestal Is in
scribed with the names Of ell the original men,
bers, and ornamented with two silver lions and
two sphinxes. On one side is the Latin motto.
which some OF the older members must have
discovered to be inaccurate "Columnea Ipnea."
The column Is surmounted by silver vestal
virgin lamp, which, at the annual dinner, is
equipped with Oil and a wick and lighted. and
the members sit around and crack nuts and
Jokes and sing and laugh and speechify till the
lamp goes out. don't know whether the lamp
signifies wisdom or wit or merely vitality. The
last survivor win inherit the column and the
lamp In elk or eight years according to insur.
ance probabilities, and 1t is said that some tears
are shed as the lamp eputters and goes out each
spring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-17
From the Wan Stress News,

Some months ago q Boston clothier started
his son for Nashville with stock to open retail
store, and the other day friend who knew OF
the circumstance met the father and INQUIRED:
.sWell, how docs Jake get along2" "Shake a
home AGAR" was the reply. "Why, thought
he was In Nashville" $50 be vhas." "And
ssVhell. peesness rushed . leetle on der start.
but finally it dropped OF until Il doant nav ex.
penses. "And 90 Jake busteda 2" .Vhefl. if
amounts to der same thing, suppose. Der are
didn't get half start pefore der engines vhas
on handl Poor Shakel It vhas . crushing
blow when dey found q candle In . hox -
shavingsl He vhas - young. Jon sop
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-17

another. The position Of Mexican pson taking
sun bath is picture. He takes . prominent
position on some corner exposed to the fun
rays. wraps himself entirely up In his serape
the head exposed. and sleeps tho morning
away, utterly callous Of q passing mules hoof
blue" days are totally unexpected In the dry
season, which continues through nine months OF
the year, with little or no rain, followed in the
elevated plateau regions by an almost perennial
now OF warm heat Excellent photographs and
telephone communications are favored by this
dry state Of the atmosphere and Its electrical
condition. Telephone sounds are easily recog-
nized between this place and Tacatecas, 10
keyholes and cracks In the doors viii turn the
rays from passing objects and throw the same
distinctly, inverted, upon the walls. Yesterday
was
ST. ANrBoNY's DAT.
The old Abbot nrst instituted the interesting
and amusing custom Of eprinkling holy water
upon every living domestic animal under the
sun, with the object Of convincing the lowly and
ignorant that ell animals born upon that day
would be blessed with long and virtuous lives.
About o'clock In the afternoon the animal part
of the town began to move towards the Campus
surrounding the fine old Spanish church. known
as the Sanctuary. Saint Anthony's representa-
tive. clothed In proper garments, with two at
tendants holding a crucifx, lighted taper and
vessel Of water, stood above the vast assem-
blsge of cats. dogs. sheep, hogs, birds, parrots.
turkeys, ducks, monkeys jsckasses. mules and
horses, all gaily and Enthusiastically decorated
with ribbons Of different cOiors. each attended
by the owner, aud each striving with all his
might, within proper bounds Of respect tor the
august person. TO have the holy fluid sprinkled
plenteously over the pet object 1t was an In
terestng and amusing sight, as several times
the old padre bad to give vent to few sacres
when some deyotee, In its enthusiasm. would
shove decorated cat, all ont Of patience with
It's holder, into the old gentleman's face, bury
Ing Its claws into the same Another time pig
would break loose from it's owner and cause a
panic in the dense crowd followed BY a stam-
pede among the jackasses with gilded hoofs. It
was great day, and all turn out as a holiday.
Last Monday the American flag. for the first
time In the history Of the city, was flown to
the breeze In honor of the ratification of the
Mexican constitution Of 1887 We have a con-
sular representative In Mr.. T. J. Barry, of
Kentucky, fluent Spanish scholar. who looks
after the comfort and interests of Americans
There Ia, however class Of Americans of a
spread-eagie and cowboy tendency, who would
fare much better under the auspices Of some
good jail0r. They do great deal of harm to
the well-lntentioned and business seeking
American by spreading the belief that all Amer
leans are OF their caliber. F. A. L.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-17

Bird's-eye maple, which sells for $50 per
900 feet In England, Is used for hrewood m
North Carolina.
"Wiggins came In like q lion and went ont
like dog with tin can appendix" Ii the way
Philadelphia paper dismisses the prophet OF
wind.
Eleven drunkards froze to death In Iowa last
winter, under prOhibitOgy law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-17

She Had Just Come from Boston.
From the Mills County journal.
A girl just returned to Hannibal from Bos-
ton high school said, upon seeing fire engine
work: ''Who would evan have dweamed such a
vewy notwithstanding apawatus would hold
SO much WattaI!"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-17
Kentucky Corpse Sits Up and Talk

From the Ovingsyile Outlook.
Wash Thompson, the mail-carrier rode into
Olympia Tuesday morning and created a pro-
found sensation by reporting that there was q
dead man on the road short distance away.
Esquire James X. jackson and about thirty
others repaired to the spot, aud there, sure
enough, was the man, apparently lifeiess, on the
ground. The Squire quickly, AS in duty bound.
impaneed juyyAnd proceeded to hold an In
quest. Imagine the CONSERVATION of that crowd
when the supposed corps sat bolt upright and
addressed the court as follows, 'May It please
your honor. feel that have right to a voice
IN these proceedings" Then looking solemnIy
Jury adjourned sine die and the boys about
Olympia now have the laugh ON them and the
Squire The man was merely drunk. a yery
unusual sight to see in that moral section of the
country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-17
Long Lives in Maine

To the Editor Of THE EVENING STAR:
ELLSWORTH, Me-, March 12 1885,
1 noticed in your paper recently an item
headed "a large and long lived family" stating
that 1t would be hard to find parallel case.
There are now living Of the family of BENJAMIN
C. Sargent, late of BROOKLYN. Hancock county.
Me-, nine sons and two daughters. of which
am the third Our ages are Is, %, 70, 60, 65.
63. 81. 50. Sc, 81, 81. making our united ages
Ga -Four of us were born in Massachusetts,.
and the others in Sedgwick, Me.
Very truly, j. o. SARGENT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-17

"Butler, the Bouncer," s the expressive way
IN which Boston paper alludes to the goyernOe
Of Massachusetts
Several Michigan men have recently pr
chased farms In Virginia and intend to mOyo
to that state
An egg rarely done IL best, says the New O..
leans Picayune, % its yoke 10 easy and 10 bur
den light. - - :
An Iowa editor who was asked By cofroo.
pondent, "Do ho9a psy7" has looked oveg ~
subscription list and declares that they DO ~.
A western newspaper thinks the tan 1nkD q
New York should be called crematoglaa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-17
Charles Fenno HOffm am.

A reference In Hupr's Magazine to Charles
Fenno Hoffman, q charming literary figure of
forty years ago in New York and the founder
of the old Nick76octer Magazine hiss drawn
from correspondent at Harrisburg. ia Penn
sylvania, touching glimpse Of the author
whose career was 30 early aud sadly clouded,
but who Is living still:
HE has been for many years, and Is now-nS
was very recently-n- the state lunatic hospital
near this city, j used 10 see him quite often
there His insanity is Of a harml IS Kind, be-
full or spirits actual bodily existence and thas
they approach him as IL 10 hurt him. He 10 free
to go where he likes st most times, understand.
and does so OF without an attendant, always into
the country, avoiding people and roads and In all
weather. He Is fully or middle height; his hair Is
grizzled and rather long and struggling; hfs face
and form are spare; hts eyes bright and keen. but
wandering; hfs figure erect; and his ply seal
health strong. He is striking and Dtxarre
figure, strid.ng along, fur cap on his head, and
q stout stick In hts hand, with which he conffn.
ually makes passes into the ar 70 ward on the
spirits when they approach TOO near. His
wooden ley-or Father stump-does not seem TO
hinder his going anywhere. He returns Of him Oh
intervals OF comparative lucidity, and Is Then 3
most interesting talkef."
Mr.. Holman ID now seventy seven years old
and he 10 probably unknown to the new gener-
alton Of readers. But the maniiness of his
character, the brightness q his mind. ana tis
literary skill made him one Of the most delight.
ful writer's Of the knicfn6oca~ school
Hd,per's Weeklu.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-17

Sam Luis POt0sl-A PICTURESQUE City
How the People Live-Music, PRONE.
nades and Clubs-The Railway Cen.
ter-The Liquids OF Mexico-The CHI
mate, Etc,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-17

EDWARD ATKINSON, OF Boston. suggests a
| remedy for schOol-house dangers. His plan
provides for continuous balcony CONNECTING ali
the windows at each floor OF every school horse.
not even excepting the first floor above the level
! of the street, such balconies to be connected
| with one another at several points by easy
flights of steps, fitted with wooden treads.
Miss Netherblew-'Win you advise me as To
printing and publishing, Mr.. Sterreough /
had no experience" Gallant .PubIisher-.:
dear madam, printing and publishing are yery
different things. For instance if print kiss
on your rosy cheek 1t Is not at all necessary to
publish It," Miss Netherblew-''S Tab
| leaux l-London Punch.
Connecticut advocate Of total abstinence
| concludes that so long as the state DISPLAYS on
| it's shield three vines, "embems of drunken
ness. y the cause OF temperance will not prosper.
During the past three years iyory has risen at
| least 100 per cent In value and pearl. which Is
also largely used In hating cutlery and other
goods. has advanced very materially In the same
period.
A gentleman asked an American tho other
gay what ne Thought OF the English climate.
got q climate; you've only got samples. Eng
Dish Pepper.
Witty nobieman once asked a clerical gem
! tleman at the bottom of the table why the
| goose, when there was one, was ALWAYS placed
| next to the parson. Indeed, my lord" said
! the clergyman, 1.-THE question is somewhat diff
ficult to answer. 1t is SO remarkably odd that l
VOW shall never see goose again without
| being reminded OF your lorGsilip.'
| Paris miliners seg big hats win nat be worn
! at theatcrs next season. You hear this, Young
! lady lyon wear q, big hat at the theater
next season it viii be your own fault. ETery-
body viii know that it was net imported from
| faTas, Dut y only homemade affair recon
structed on tina ruins Of bvgone wear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-17


the city, furnishing excellent beer from native
barley. 1t is becoming favorite drink. The
native Mexican drinks are aqua dieate, made
from grapes and sugar cane, the latter very
strong and high proof Some very good wines,
tequila, nescal and pu,que are made in enor-
nous quantities from the species of Maguey
cactus plant. Pulque is made from the fer
mented agua-naiel, the sweet juice or water of
the Maguey. which on being distilled furnishes
the n,esc0l of the country. Its flavor is of gin,
Is very strong and possesses good medicinal
properties. The n,escal from some OF the haci-
endas near this city is OF excellent quality, with
none Of the raw and burning effects Of tequila
and aqua diente.
THE ELECTRICAL CLIMATE.
San Luis Potosi is situated in the tropics,
latitude go north, and at an elevation OF 6, l5s
feet above the sea level This electrical condition
of the atmosphere is fully felt and seen on
taking of underwear at night In q strong
resonance in the wooden fiber, which emitted
sparks several inches in length. In the elevated
regions of Mexico, as far south as one NAV wish
to 90, wooden Undertaking and blankets of the
heaviest kind will be found Indispensable. and
If care is not taken In providing these articles
severe colds are the result. These are fndis-
summer rays are apt to mislead one to the con-
trary In coming to Mexico. It Ia well to t1irk
that one Ia going to Canada. The climate is of
that genial nature that now. a. write. in front
OF the door leading to the balcony. with half Of
the body In the warm rays of the sum- the other
half In the shade Of the room, feels that elcions
reaction which comes from well-toasted fact
before the IRE. When I move entireIv IN the
shade Of the room notice tho change imme,di-
etsiy. but not Of unoon,ortabiy Directly IN the
glare and reflection, but this sobyiated by ran'
erous wide sombrero. Sun baths. or & Cam n
los pobsss (the poor mans overcoat). ara nonn.
lar, and II one finds the rays too strong. = FEW
moments 10 the shadewill place the temperatnrs
Of tho body u the right condition TO yearn for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-17
WRITTEN FOR THE EVENING STAR.
ssAt the Maainee.,s

PROM ENSIGN MEMO, WASHINGTON, D. c., TO LIEUT..
COLLINS, NEW YORK:
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-03-18
STEAMBOATS,.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
FOR VICKSBURG.

CTEAMER MARX TwAIN-w. P ~T- -
= Hall, master; J. d. Fuller, clerk, Ess-s77z171S
will leave for DYERSBURG and all way land.
ings EVERY MONDAY at 5 O'Clock p.m., until
further notice
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-03-18
PERSONAL AND oINEaAL

ONE OF the finest lunch room ain New York
is in the building occupied BY Com missioner
Fink aud his l25 clerks. Mr.. Fink says that
he encouraged the establishment OF this
lunch chiefly that railroad men who
~IIended the various conferences should have
NO excuse 10 cave the buildi g at dinner
hours, az whea they went TO The various
hotels for dinner it was quite difficult to re-
assemble them again on that day.
TEXAS has law which authorizes the gov
ernor to appoint some person to act az State
engineer, who shall have the right and power
to compe all railroads that connect With
each other in that State 10 make their con.
nectious resula and proper, 80 as 10 accom-
modafe the travelling public on ssid roads,
and the right add power 10 compel said COM
panies TO draw the passengers and freight of
each other on their respective roads aud cIrs,
and upon a refus-l 10 comply with these re-
-quirements, such person shall take charge OF
the road aud rolliny-stock and report 1t to
the governor. Tue said road shall then be
run for the benefit oil the Safe until salts
factory arrangements are made for a compli-
ance with the law.
HAULING dining cars on express trains as
yet has not been prof .sble 10 the companies
running them, uuless they are oi some value
az an advertising n sdium. Doubtless the
Chicago and Rock Island and the Chicago,
Burlington and @ iincy roads have the finest
and best operated dining car lines in the
couutry, aud upon 10th roads, it is stated
officially, these cara have been run at loss
pecuniariiy 10 the Company, aud general
managers are not encouraging this feature of
railToading 10 sHch an extent az 10 Indicate
the introiuc ION of dining cars generally. M.
Z Ingall takes stIong grounds sg tinst their
use II rem irted recently that a good road
bed, clean coaches, polite, accomod ating con-
ductors and tTain-meD, aud running trains
promptly on schedule time would draw travel
and better ,tisfy the travelling public than
the hauling OF expensive dining cars which
the wealthy only could Datronize.