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SPECIAL NOTICES.

SPECIAL NOTICES.
| Ts OFFICIAL NOTICE.
| wAsH1seTos. February 3. iisss.s
The President win receive the Officers Of the Navy
ladies Of their families. at the Executive Mansion on
TUESDAY. the 9Th instant from until II O'Clock
Officers requested to appear in full dress uniform
0' 0'''S'0n' Oh 'peSaf %fLfGaM dfefas%pny CHANDLER
1t Secretary of the Navy.
To,IIns IaE ST v,RaINA kEPgBIIGAM 5g Asso
Z o'clock at the Office Of Major T. Gaines Le Droit
sseTssSy f'e''ds1s
rR THE COMMITTEE OF IOWA LADIES
S.g will receive the Iowa people at Social and Lit
on
All Iowans welcome It.
NJ. the Hiberna Building Association will be held
Eye By oase Hail. 5oHs f. ana sffs
It. Secretary.
THE @ Soa a.
| TEBkUARY Z, 1898: at O'Clock Pm, at Marini's
~ sass'' 1fht s0seeTfs President
| JNO. JOY EDISON, Secretary. 9l7 st. NV. f5-2t
| ~o. THE MEMBERS OF VIM. A. FREEMAN
their LODGE room kvENfNG st7oclocE to isa make
engagements % for the funeral of Bro CHARLES BEA-
IT w.D. MONTAGUE P.s.
| rgo NURSES AND NURSERY GovERNEssEs
LOCK Instruction in Knderrerten Methods in the mr.
sery, including medical and cooking lectures by other
from ss5 eet .s St. deorses
| $40 1lth street. f5-2t
NW9 SPECIAL NOTICE.
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(frOm 6
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get good interest their saynes We advance money
on easier ter terms and pay members gger interest than
S1sd Sqss de- assTsd 4S SsSt
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@ GLEN FLORA AND BETHESDA WATERS
FRESH FROM THE SPRING,
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10 1929 Pennsylvania avenue.
r. NOT!CE.-THE EIGHTH ANNUAL MEET
tSwn It SoSdsr%s s 0! MSndsy sSles
eXen1ng Fes 9TH at O'Clock when there will be
s Oh to IN f2fu1af Secretary
o. PURE EAtefSF X4fSISE WINS EHGM NATIONAL
T.. H.. tlCklNC. Forrest Store
B. nSn Il Per t6t Ecbe1 H9uss Drug
Pharmacy, 14h street and New York avenue j25-im'
~ THE ANNUAL ,MEETINa OF THE sTocK-
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SS Navy s'sd cars turn
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409 9TH STREET NORTHWEST.
PLUMBING AND TIMING.
FURNACES AND RANGES
GAS FIXTURES. MANTELS. LATROBEs AND
CRATES.
Estimates furnished for new work in all the above
Jobbins promptly attended to. ja2s-sm
n1Yp OFFICE OF THE WASHINGTON GAS
eS LIGHT COMPANY.
January 19, 1883.
The Stockholders Of the Washington Gaslight Com
pany hereby notified that the annual meeting for
the choice of Directors the ensuing year win be held
at the Office Of the Company on MONDAY, February
Polls open at IL O'CLOCK M. and Close at /
O'CLOCK p NJ.
BY order. CHAS, B. BAILEY
3alo-dtd Secretary.
rISSa GAS FIXTURES.-E. F. BROOKS
63l 18TH STREET.
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NEW QUARTERS OF THE WAR DEPARTMENT Of
FIcIALs.-The work OF removing the Offices OF the
War department from the east:wing OF the State,
War and Navy department building to the new
north wing Is in progress The Secretary as al
ready transferred his Office to that portion OF the
building. and the changes OF other ofnces Will
follow. According to the new distribution Of the
rooms, the War department Will be allowei the
ment Of the north end OF the east wing; the
west side OF the third door OF the north end OF the
east wing tho whole OF the fourth noor OF the east
wing, with the exception OF four rooms, two rooms
In the attic OF the east wing and the fourth noor
and attic OF the south wing. The Navy depart
ment gets the balance OF the cast wing and the
north side OF the basement and flrst noOr OF the
south wing. The State department viii occupy
the remainder OF the south wing q at present
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SCRAP PICTURES.

trOR SCRAP BOOKS. SCREENS, POCKETS CAS-
ues, Christmas Presents any Decorative Work. also
Tissue Paper, Borders Xmas Cards Wonders for Christ
Mas JAY GOULD. 42l 9Th street. See adv Jap.
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RAID ON INDIAN TERRIToRY.-Indian Agent
Miles, at Cherryvale, Kansas telegraphed to Com
Price this morning as follows: "Party
OF forty left COffeyville yesterday for Oklahoma"
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ILLNESS OF THE COUNT DE CHAMBoRD.
VIENNA, Feb. 6.-It is reported that the Count de
ChambOrd is. suffering from quinZy, and that his
friends are somewhat uneasy ABOUT him.
THE FRENCH SENATE AND THE EXPULSION Bill.
PARIS, Feb. 5.-The Soir anticipates that there
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THE SANTA CRUZ TRANSIT PARTY.-The Navy
department is Informed OF the arrival OF the
Brooklyn at Monteyideo from Santa Cruz with
Lieut. Very apd party, which took observations
of the Transit OF Venus In Southern Patagonia,
on board.
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NOMINATIONS To-DAY.-The President sent the
following nominations to the Senate to-day -
Eugene II. Plumacher, OF Tennessee, now COM
mercial agent at Maracabo, to be U. s. consul at
that place; Cyrus Harris, of Rhode Island, to be
collector OF customs for the district OF Providence;
M. X. Robertson to be postmaster at Greenville,
q C.
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The BODIES OF DE LONG AND PARTY.-The Sec
retary of the Navy has received a cable message
from Minister Hunt, under date of st. Petersburg,
February 3d. stating that Lieut. Harber is reported
to have left Yakutsk to get the bodies OF De Long
and marty.
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ra THE PERPETUAL BUILDING ASSOCIA-
tU TION is embarked career Of great prosper.
ity and usefulness one thousand shares of the
second series already subscribed being every
day Dy new members. Notwithstanding the heavy
monthly receipts the demand for money by borrowers
Is ahead OF the supply We advise persons with small
sums that not available for investment to come and
get good interest on their savings We advance money
on easier terms and members gger interest than
Others You take shares any time without back
d9es II desired Next meeting WEDNESDAY EVE
MING, the 7lh. at 6l5 7th street. C. c. DUNCANSON,
President; 7. N. LAWTON. Treasurer, War Depart.
ment; JOHN COOK, Secretary 6l8 18th street north
west "a az
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An Interesting Query.

Will You please answer through your
columns where the word dude originated
and what is dude and how old they
are? A party of your readers have had
quite a discussion over the matter" C.
Question No. 1: Dude, as we once be-
fore stated is derived from the Greek
word dudos, which in turn comes from
the Sanscrit dud, meaning fool, idiot or
jack.
Question No. 2: A dude consists of a
nondescript hat, short oversack, cuta.
way coat, pipestem trousers and tooth
shoes. The clothing is sometimes ami
mated as if it enclosed something which
was really alive.
Question No 3: The age of it's body is
anywhere between Is and 90, but its
brain is seldom over months old. 1t
passes its life imagining that all men
fear it and all women adore it. Beware
of them, for the younger one have not
got over the measles yet and measles are
Observation-Disclosures Neus.
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Mormonism Revived in Maryland.

After lapse of 30 years Hartford coun-
ty has revival of Mormonism. The
first public meeting since the revival was
held three weeks ago, and the second on
May 9th, both at the house of Joseph
Eckert, a shoemaker and farmer, who
lives near the Rocks of Deer Creek. At
the last meeting between 60 and 100 per-
sons were present, the males outnumber-
ing the female three or four to one. The
Weeting was opened by Joshua Fowler,
farmer about % years of age. He said
that he belonged to the original Mormon
Church, not to Brigham Young's part of
it, and was follower of Smith. He in
troduced his brother-in-law, Monteville
O. Matthews of New Park, York county.
Pa, as the regular Mormon preacher.
Matthews is clock member by trade.
and is about 40 years of age. Though he
has little education he has forcible way
of speaking. He preached the divine in.
sttution them oormo nChurch.
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. ~ A'''N'
word where she could be found Then
| began to fear and doubt her promise
the winter wore away and April came.
Then they came to tell me, from her
that she was dying and must keep my
promise. And so arranged for her
child to come and went every day to
! assure her that she was coming and to
| take her some flowers and whatever
kind messages and encouragement
could
Yearly tie days went by till away up
in May, the month i'll which she was
born. Then the child came and the good
people, the gentle, loving people who
kept with her and cared for her in these
last days, said it was like religion to see
them together, and that the dying wu-
man in her last days was very, very
happy. And 50 Minnie Myrtle died last
May here in New York. When | went
up to look on her dead facc-a strange
fancy of hers-she had set all about
the foot Of the bed, where she could see
them, all the flowers had sent her. the
withcred ones and all. There was quite
half Il trunk full of papers which she had
brought and intrusted to Inc, some of
them suggesting wonderful things, great
thoughts and good and new: for much
that she wrote-anl may be this is not
just praise-was better than any writing
OF mine. bought a little bit Of ground
in Evergreen Cemetery, and there the
habd that writes this laid the dear, tried
lady to rest, forgiviny aud begging OF
God to be forgiven.
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Plantation Philosophy.

De eel is de politician among fish.
4 oman is the happiest when she's
uneasy about sumthin.
A man amt SO skeered in de darkness
jes' afore day as he is in de darkness jes'
after night.
A animal has got more sense den SEN
timent. A cow would sooner tramp on
a rose than briar.
Doan jedge man by de fuss he make;
in flynn de hummin' bird makes more
noise den de hawk.
De object which is most difficult ter
gain is de most priced. The hardest nut
ter crack has de sweetest kernel.
1t generally takes a man about fifty
years ter believe dat he's fool, an de
balance OBJ life ter know dat he is.
1t is true dat dog is mighty CRATE
full animal, but he IL move much quicker
for frown den he will fur a smile.
Originality in nature amt valued
higher den imitation. De mockin' bird
brings higher price den de crow.
A great deal of harm is sometimes &C.
complished in doin good. De martin
makes war on insecks. but he includes
de honey in his bill of fare.
'Mong all lbin' creatures dar is love
fur de scenes of early life. The deer will
leave rich country, and 60 back ter de
sandy hill whar he was born.
Doan gauge honesty by polished man
ner, young man. De mole is mighty
slick, but he's one of de most underminin
members of de animal kingdom.
DE hornet is one OBJ de most peaceable
things in de worl' till yer infringe on his
rights. When yer does dis, look out, for
dar's gwine ter be a mighty sudden COM
motion.
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Mans Grandest Treasure.

The grandest treasure it is possible for
man to possess on earth is a good wife.
The poorest investment he can ever make
is in a worthless one. Personal adorn-
ment may please the eye of the vulgar,
but it will not hide false heart. Sin
may cloak itself for brief season in the
garment of hypocrisy, but sooner or later
it shall come to judgment. Pure affec-
ton is priceless jewel, the embodiment
of earthly bliss. In the true union of
husband and wife money should not enter
into the consideration. The happiest
homes the world ever knew have been
bought and paid for by the mutual earn
ings after marriage. The good and true
wife adorns her home and makes it q
little heaven. 1t is the abode of royal
family, king and queen dwell within.
There are no false gods in such house.
hold. In it two hearts beat as one.
The Tempter dare not enter its sacred
portals. Marry for love and work for
riches may be stale old proverb, but
millions Of happy homes testify to its
truthfulness.
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ORIGIN OF POSTAGE STAMPS

The idea of an adhesive stamp affixed
to letter as indicative of the payment of
postage, is much older than has been
generally supposed. 1t is known that
the first suggestion of such an arrange.
ment in modern times came from Row.
land Hill, the father Of cheap postal sys-
tenn in England, about the year 1889 or
1910. 1t was several years, however,
before his suggestion was carried into
effect. History, however, tells us that
the ancient German cities of Thurn and
Taxis had such system, which, for
some inexplicable reason, fell into disuse
or failed to become general among ma
tions. The modern postage stamp, then,
was first used in England about the year
1912 or 1S43. In 1s45 E. A. Mitchell,
then Postmaster of New Haven. taking
advantage of the English idea, made use
of postage stamp of his own, which he
continued to use until 1S47, when the
Government of the United States issued
the first American postage stamps. They
were in two denominations. The cent
was of light brown color, bearing the
head of Franklin, and the 10 cent of
gray color, with the effigy of Washing
ton. At that time the rate of letter pos
tage was and 10 cents, according to
distance. In 1851 series of six denomi.
nations was issued. The 1-cent stamp
was blue, bearing an elliptical band upon
which were the words gu. S, P. O.
Despatch. Prepaid, one cent" Within
the band was an eagle with wings out.
spread. The 2-cent stamp was also blue,
bearing the head of Franklin; the Scent
vermilion, with head of Washington; the
5-cent, chocolate, with head of jefferson;
the 1Ocent, green, with head of Wash
inston and thirteen stars in semi circle
above: the 12-cent was black also with
head of Washington. The 81, 80, and
90 cent stamps were subsequently added
to the series. The first of these bore the
face of Washington; the second was
orange, with the head of Franklin, and
the last was dark blue, also with the
head Of Washington. There was in this
series also square carriers stamp, blue
in color, and bearing the head of Frank
liz,
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Historical and picturesque costumes
grow in favor.
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The PieiadsS,

At seven 70 clock in the evening a clus-
ter OF stna, in the shape of dipper,
may be seen overhead This is the Pie
ladies', OF Seven stars. Persons Of ordi-
nary cye>j-ht can see only six stars, but
some can distinguish nine with unassisted
eye. When Calico observed the PleaideS
with his Eew-made telescope, lie counted
more than forty stars AS optical aids
were improved more could be counted,
and to-day the star charts show SIX hun
bred stars in this apparently small clus-
ter.
The brightest star is seen where the
handle of the dipper joins the bowl. This
star is named Alcyone The researches
Of astronomy have demonstrated that all
the stars are moving. Such movement
is called proper motion Each revolves
about some point in space or about
another star. Many stals that appear
single to the naked eye, split by the tel
cseope into two, three or more. These
nave double revUlution-about each
other and collectively about some centre.
More than eight hundred of these sys-
TENS have been discovered.
Our sun is Il star and its period of revo-
luton is approximately fixed at 20, 900, 900
years. \ celebrated astronomer has an
nouuced That from careful calculations
hc is satisfied that the Pleadcs is the
centre of our system, and that perhaps
AIcyoue is the great central sun about
which our portion of the universe re-
wolves. Many years must elapse and
many thousands Of measurements must
be taken before our focus can be fixed.
Astronomical law is the same wherever
it pertains. As the planets travel in clip
tical orbits, it is probable that the orbit
of our sun is also clIiptcal. That de-
Scribed by the sun in the last century is
SO small that none but the most delicate
micromCtical measurements show where
it DIVORCES from straight line. Much
has been accomplished, bat more must
be left to the future.
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youth and hope; She was a trine passee
perhaps.
/ " Wealth and spleudor have not proved
ali her fancy painted them, - he thought
as their eyes met.
" Mr.. Van Week. She cried, who
would have dreamed Of meeting you
here Was the pleasure which bright
/ emeG her eyes. and deepcncd her some
what exaggerated dimples, a reminis-
ccncc Of her power, or was Mrs. Sterling
a married iiirt, he wondered.
" We have heard of you 50 often, to be
sure she pumcd The newspapers
have not been silent concerning you and
your great invention. I've always felt
an ownership in that invention, do you
know | felt as if were behind the scenes
let into the secret before the rest Of the
outside world, when il was only dream.
Eve resented every in ringement."
Il am t.attcred that you remember
my small AFFAIRS said Theodore, hum
BY.
Eemembar," She repeated with a
lingering accent, - have nothing else
TO do"
Il come down here sometimes she
pursued, after brief pause, when we
have holiday, f,r the sake Of Aud
Lang Syne, and try to believe l am seven
years younger, and the world before me
where to choose. | like to come when
the peach trees are in bloom; as they
were that day when we built our castles
i" the air. Mine have crumb!cd into
DUST
Mrs. Sterling, am sorry to hear you
speak so"
She stared at him an instant, blushed
and dropped her eyes in the old effective
way. Haven't You heard" she said,
II didu' t marry Mr. Sterling"
Perhaps she expected Theodore to
beam with sudden happiness and rehearse
the old story size had refused to hear
once before.
You left 10 address, you know" de
tending herself from the reproaches she
anticipated. Mr, Sterling died before
the wedding day was set. thought YOU
would see it in the newspapers. l am
Treasury girl yet, Theodore. Do You
know that sometimes wish | had never
seen Mr.. StogIipg"
0niy the Fates know what Van Week
would have answered. but just at that
moment bit Of crepe NSSe tloated into
their ncighb0rhool and voice like a
summer brook cried, "Oh, my veil, The
odotc.' Theodore put out hand, but it
eluded Him; Helen made a quick move
ment and caught it on Tie wing.
" Let me introduce you to Mrs. Van
Week, Mss Hildreth.' he said. "She
would like to thank you.
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Drai age Around the Dwelling House.

The neglect to properly dispose of the
waste water from our dwellings, is the
cause of much sickness aud many pre-
mature deaths. Man with all of his
boosted intelligence, often displays less
wisdom in the selection of location for
his home, than the beasts of the forests.
OF the insects of the field How often it
is that fabulous prices are paid for
building lots, that are on streets near to
| business centres, though such lots are
but basins to catch the water from the
surrounding territory. Such locations
can never be- made healthy, for it is not
only Impossible 20 prevent the drainage
Of the surrounding dwellings from set
ding around the house, but it is much
more difficult to provide for the proper
disposal of the waste water Of the dwell
ing, than If the house was built on an
| elevated lot. In such localities, it is al
most impossible to sink a well where the
water will not be contaminated by the
drainage of the surrounding territory.
The wise man VIII cndeavUr TO select
location for his home where the soil is
dry, and sandy Or gcayelly, and also one
that is slightly above the surrounding
territory; in such locations he Will have
no fears of any underground impurities
from any source, except from his own
| dwelling; this he must look after; he
must avoid committing by some, of dig
giug i blind well and filling it with stone
fer the waste water Of the house to settle
in, and eventually find its way to the
drinking water in the we'll
The safest way to dispose Of the waste
water, is to build few rods from the
house stone vault, say eight feet square
and three feet deep, covering it tight
with wooden top made i'll sections to be
easily removed; into this lead the water
pipes from the house which should have
q descent OF az least one foot to each rod
i'll distance. To keep the vault perfectly
wcet. dry muck should always be kept
on hand, and put in as often as needed.
In this way the impurities of the house
may be safely disposed of at trifling
expenditure Of time, and at the same
time secure al the end of each year, one
or two cords OF very valuable fertilizer.
Where h&ri cpti is used, Instead of wood,
the ashes may be used as an absorbent
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ONE WAY OF LOVE.

She was 4 clerk il the Treasury at
Washington on 4 salary of nine hundred
dollars: he was in the post Office enjoy.
ing the privileges afforded by an income
J of twelve hundred Once in Il while
) there was Il holiday, when they would
} take the boat down to Mount Vernon, il
it was warm, and spread their luncheon
in the shade OF it's historic trees and pat
rou:Zc nature as successfully as if they
were n2bohS. sometimes they had tickets
given them for a comedy or tragedy.
when they laughed or cried with the dis
ccnmcnt OF millionairCs ard the cid fam
lies. GA Sunday mornings they sang
in choir and walked out 70 Long Bridge
later in the dag, or atYullel in the Capt.
tol grounds ami surprised tie first violet
in its hiding rlt"a, Iieiru's IandhGy
told every naw hoaEler that Mr. Van
Week . was going with =" Miss lIiIdleth.
but Miss Helen always protested that he
was merely a friend that they were
ncighbors at home; and had gouc TO
school together when they were in their
pinafores: and the Ian.jIadv always sniff.
ed when she remarked, "if he's nothing
but friend should think thcle'd be a
session of his love MAKING, sooner or
later
One day they were rambling about
Mount Vernon together. Helen fell into
a romancing vein. Suppose this is my
country seat, said she, land have fur
nlshcd 1t IN the Queen Anne style, and
I'm entertaining the crane d, IL rrluC,
Just as they always do in nove'a--''
a sort Of Lady Geraldinc-and am
the poor poet. EN- -
"All but the poetry" mockcd Helen.
" Now suppose this IS my manor
house, suggested Theodore, FURNISHED
in the renaissance. let Us sav-Tm max
ing great demands on your Imagination
and I'm entertaining all the swc!!s.
I've lurcG you here ln the protest OF
looking for fonr leafed clover, but
really t" ask ii You will share my mag
niicence with me; what should You
say -
Il shnuld mt my lessons in .rv,orqs-
ties into use and jump at the c}aucc."
And if should ask instead:
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Them over al tbc onicl,son,s-o,d ,r,s
emily the ba,Iucinati,n wore of hut fine
quicksants remained; reproaches set in;
She grew bitter and unioyely, and he
morosc and neglectful-"
Then you think love an hai.ucna-
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Il think marriage is a mistake on
twelve hundred a year. IF | became
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