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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-02

REJECTION OF MINERS " aGEs--The CON aanies
or TIE Cumberland, Nd. coal region Yesterday re-
ooced The iate OF mining 10 forty cents per ton.
About one-half OF the miners did not 60 To work
but there was no indication OF a slrlAe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-02

RANGE OF TTIE THERMOMETER The follow c
were the readings al the ofce OF the chief sigual
ol1cer to-day: Am, BIS IL Il 40O; pln az l.
MAXIMUM, 43.l; minimum, So.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-02

BOOK AND JOB WORK
OF every description executed ON short notice and
lair prices n2l-lm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-02

TRUSTEES SALE OF IMPROVED PROPERTY on
PENNgYLEANIA AVENUE, BETWEEN sECoSD
FIFTH AND d STREETS SOUTHEAST AND IN
ALLEY BETWEEN AND q AND THIkp AND
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NOR SALE-VERY DESIRABLE NEW RESIDENCES
Il II Georgstown. have several fine houses now
bearing COMPLETION at the of 23;h streets
which be had at the low price o. S. 500 il taken al
once: rooIs an3 bath with alt modern c0nveuiences
These are really beautiful homes and cheap low
If1Se. JND A PRESCOTT
D14-l. 1926 street northwest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-02

Changes And sa9sessieus MADE by she
Secretary - the Treasury-The Sum
Asked Tor Street I0prove0enss Cut
Down 90 increase the Estimate fOr
the nasAne Asylum and Other Items
The Division Of the Public school
Fund, &C.
The Baltimore County union., 1884-08-30

ebrate the presidential election. But
the election went t'other way, and the
Shanghai was left in iDglorious retreat.
The disappointment struck in on him
somehow. From that day he drooped,
or mostly lost the use of his wings.
For year he had been too down-heart-
ed to fly upon the roost.
In moments of violent shock the
dumb have been known to talk, the
blind to see. Even so, in this supreme
instance, old Shanghai flew out of that
doomed sleigh as spry as spring
chicken. Far Ger the wide expanse of
snow, from field to field he flew, shout
ing to all the world as he went:
"Kookle, Rookie, koo-koo!" Still
the sleigh shot madly on.
The rest of the feathered crew that
were not crushed were set free. Each
instance one and another made its es-
cape; now from the top of Sproggins'
fur cap, now from Lizy AIMS shoulder,
aHs and waS aST HJRH fE4@ }nt ERfnfzsES @ saEs All
this side and that, like shooting stars.
each shrieking as it got out of that:
"Quackle, quackle, quack- quack !"
1t was the most expressive hen talk
ever heard in those parts. 1t reused
the country. Take it in all its features,
the animated picture was scene for a
great American chrome.
Ebenezer's nerves were not soothed
by these proceedings. He made frantic
struggles to get free. And here was the
tip-top act of the circus. Sproggins'
brain had whirled around for half a
minute, and then settled itself unalter-
ably upon the conviction that the mule
sitting right there in the sleigh with
him was running away. To his credit
be it said that, true to his duty as a
man and male protector, he held fast
by the reins throughout. Whenever
chicken flew from this side or that he
jerked the lines, called Ebenezer fran
tically to swo." As the sleigh shot
down faster and faster, pale but deter
mined, the blessed old idiot still grasped
the helm and shouted, "Wo, Ebenezer; /;
VOL VOL Blast your picter, you old
fool, wol'
Once Ebenezer looked around with
an expression of infinite disgust, as if
to say:
"Maybe you'd like to wo, yourself,
wouldn't you?"
They reached the bottom at last.
Nobody was hurt. Ebenezer's dignity
had been ruffled beyond redemption.
He looked not around. He gave a
bound and snort and disappeared down
the road. His head was up, and his
tail was standing out horizontal. Thus
he vanished from human ken. He has
never been heard of. For two weeks
there was seen in The Rattleroot Roar
er the following "ad," to-wit:
"STRAYED-A white mule, sixteen
hands high, ugly on the hind legs"
"Of course, it was onexpecting-like
to HIMSELF" said Farmer Sproggins.-
Eliza orchard.
The Baltimore County union., 1884-08-30
Small Hands and Feet.

A very much in earnest Philadel-
phia editor talks with emphasis about
small hands and feet. He says the
hand of the finest lady, be it ever so
soft and dainty, should be able to grasp
with friendship and do any act of be-
nevolent service. Even should all the
lines in the palm indicate characteristic
virtues, if the hand may be SO small and
meaningless that it can oppose the ve-
racity of the lines, no dependence can
be put upon it in an emergency, and it
is no credit, no matter how pretty it is,
to either man or woman. The notion
that exists among certain people that
lady's hand must be of this kind, is in
the real sense ofthe word vulgar. Del
icacy is delightful, but weakness must
excite either pity or contempt, accord
ing as it is self-imposed or not. Hands
are no more beautiful for being small
than eyes are for being big-out of
proportion-but many modern girl
had ore, to give her eyes as big as sau-
GERS and hands as small as those of
doll, believing really that the first can
not be too large nor the last too small.
Indeed, we know a young lady who
was one of the excitements last summer
at Saratoga because she kept hereyes so
staringly wide open that they looked
as if they were popping out other head.
She thought that by so doing she gave
them the appearance of enormous size.
Thin feet and hands are terms constant
ly used by poets and novelists in most
misleading manner. 1t cannot be that
they are intended by the writers to ex-
press anything but general delicacy and
refinement; but notion is encouraged
that results in the destruction of one OF
the most beautiful natural objects-the
human foot. This unfortunate notion
that the beauty of the foot depends up
on its smallness leads to the crippling OF
it until it becomes, in many cases,
bunch of deformity. 1t is most repre-
hensible practice, alike revolving to
taste and good sense, to put the foot OF
a growing girl in shoe that is not only
too short, crumpling the toes up in a
bunch, but, being pointed, turns the
great toe inward, producing deformity
Of the general shape, and, in the course
of time, the inevitable bunion; the
only wonder being that steadiness in
standing or any grace OF movement at
all is left.
The Baltimore County union., 1884-08-30
TOWSONTOWN Md, SATURDAY, AUGUST 80 1884,


This is the dude from Dudeville.
This is the maid with golden hair,
The soft blue eyes and languid nir,
That was mashed on the dude from Dudeville.
This is her brother, a slugger bold,
Who thumped the dude when to him was told
That his sister, the maid with golden hair,
And soft blue eyes and languid air,
Vas mashed on the dude from Dudeville.
This is the father who saw the fun,
But said not word till the thing was done
BY his son, the tough young slugger bold,
Who thumped the dude when to him was told
That his sister, the maid with the golden hair,
And soft blue eyes and languid air,
Was mashed on the dude from Dudeville.
This is the bulldog, true and tried,
That caused the dude to "git up and slide,"
When unloosed by the father who saw the fun,
But said not a word till the thing was done
By his son, the tough young slugger bold,
Who thumped the dude when to him was told
That his sister, the maid with the golden hair,
And soft blue eyes and languid air,
Was mashed on the dude from Dudeville.
A. @. Burton IN Brooklyn Eagle.
The Baltimore County union., 1884-08-30

B@-During the battle of Gettysburg
there were from 70, 900 to 50, 200 troops
engaged on each side: The battle last
ed three days. The loss to the Union
army was: killed, 1894; wounded,
1918, and captured and missing, g.
GA. The best estimates that can be
made, the rebels loss was as follows:
killed, 5000; wounded, $4,000, and
captured prisoners, 5000.
From this it would seem that the loss
of each army of effective soldiers was
as follows: Union army, 23,1oo rebel
army, $4,000 making a total of So, 100
out of total number of troops engaged
of about $50, 900. 1t will thus be seen
that fully one-third Of all the troops
engaged in that battle were either erkilled,
wounded or missing at the close of the
engagement.
The Baltimore County union., 1884-08-30
Miscellaneous.
Miscellaneous.
THE BEST
CLOTHING :!

The largest and finest stock ever shown at prices
which cannot be equaled elsewhere
Our entirely nev stock is so desirable that every
man and boy should have suit, and to appear
handsomely dressed you must wear our clothes.
Should your circumstances be such that only
small amount can be invested in clothing, then
our house is the one to patronize for the reason
that you get just what you pay for. Economical
administration of all its affairs makes our estab-
P.lA---a- -huyz from Every
garment in our house is entirely new, handsome
and serviceable.
The Baltimore County union., 1884-08-30

THE STATE OF MARYLAND,
OFFICE ATTORNEY GENERAL, WESTMINSTER, MD. 7
April 2Sth, 1884.
CHARLES c. F. SCHROEDER, Eso.-Dear Sir:-
I am personally acquainted with DR.. VIM. M. Hines
and DIR. Jos. W. Steele. They are practicing ply
sicians in this county of excellent standing and
large experience, and thoroughly competent to
speak as to the merits of your IRON TONIC AND
BLOOD PURIFIER. CHAs. B. ROBERTS.
July 19,'84y.
The Baltimore County union., 1884-08-30


"Can l express my feelings in tele-
gram2"
profane language?"
81 do. | want to use some of the
tallest kind of it."
"We can't send anything of that
sort. There are no letters in the Morse
alphabet to stand for swear words!"
"Well, then, I'll have to let it go,
but 1 wanted to telegraph to my broth
er that I'd been robbed. put my
satchel down to fight with hackman,
and some one stole it.
He went away growing and mutter-
ing, but in about an hour he returned
in still hotter haste and exclaimed:
"Now I've been robbed of my coat
and $40 in cash, and I've got to swear
by telegraph or bust Hung my coat
on telegraph pole while | was trying
to out Jump fellow, and some one
gobbled."
GAS l told you before, we don't
transmit any profane language, " replied
the clerk, "you can inform your broth
er that you have had bad luck" "
"And not express my feelings!
Never He wouldn't believe it was me.
Make an exception in my case, can't
your"
The clerk couldn't, and the man said
he would do his swearing by letter and
make it heavy enough for double post
age. 1t wasn't half an hour, however,
before he re-appeared, and this time ne
couldn't stand still as he shouted out:
"I've got to do it. Hadn't been out
of here ten minutes when a chap in
shooting gallery mopped me all over
the floor! Robbed-licked-mopped! !
Say lemme swear by telegraph. I've
got dollar left and I'll give it to you
to send ten words to Bay City!"
"You might get around the rule by
sending a cipher Dispatch" suggested
the clerk.
"Bullyl tumble I'll fix it in just
minute!"
And he wrote and handed in;
"Robbed! Licked ! IL
tilt! Send me $40 x IL !"
"There it is" he said, as he paid for
it. "There' srobbery, meanness, arson,
stealing, pounding sentiment, profani-
ty and brotherly love all crowded into
the one thing, and you can bet your
life Ben will catch on. I'll go out now
and get in Jail and wait for his answer.
The Baltimore County union., 1884-08-30

FREEDOM, CARROLL Co., Nd, Dec. l, 1883.
MEssRs. SCHROEDER & Co.-Dear Sirs II was
requested some four years ago to try your IRON
TONIC. have since prescribed it freely and have
found its action one of the best. 1t is unsurpass
ed in anemia, general debility, indigestion, want
of appetite loss of strength, lack of energy, reten
tion of urine, female weakness of all kinds, vita
ted or impure blood In fact, in all cases requir-
ing an iron tonic I would unhesitatingly recon-
mend it as the best. Jos. W. STEELE, M. D.
The Baltimore County union., 1884-08-30

RGrA colored man came into Gal
weston newspaper office and wanted to
subscribe to the paper. elbow long
do you want it7" asked the clerk.
"Jess as long as it is, boss; if it don't
fit de shelves. kin tar piece off,"
The Baltimore County union., 1884-08-30
~ G.. f. SCHROEDER & CO.'S
ERoN TONIC AND BLOOD PURIFIER.

A METALLIC IRON IN SOLUTION WITH
OUT OXIDATION is certain remedy for all
Diseases of the Blood, impartng tone and vigor to
the nervous system, restoring lost vitality. For
all Female Complaints, Diseases of the Kidneys
or Urinary Organs, Dyspepsia, Chills and Fevers
and all diseases incident to malaria, and in con-
valescence from debilitating diseases. Sold by all
Druggists. OFFICE 103 HANOVER STREET,
Baltimore, Md.
The Baltimore County union., 1884-08-30

D@-Any one may do casual act of
good nature but continuation of them
shows it is a part of the temperament.
The Baltimore County union., 1884-08-30

p0rA chap from the country stopping
at one of the hotels, sat down TO dinner.
Upon the bill of fare being handed him
by the waiter, he remarked that he did
not care bout readin' now-he'd wait
till after dinner.
The Baltimore County union., 1884-08-30

s@ The astute sewing machine agent
wears side-whiskers so as to give his
chin free play.
The Baltimore County union., 1884-08-30

R@The latest novelty in advertising
is a patent medicine manufacturer ad-
vertising for bald men who are willing
to have advertisements painted on the
tops of their head, "for high pecuni
arY recompense.
The Baltimore County union., 1884-08-30

FREEDOM, CARROLL Co., Nd, Feb. 9, 1884.
MEssRs. SCHROEDER & Co.. Gentlemen Il have
no hesitation in recommending to the profession
and intelligent public your IRON TONIC.
WIN. NJ. HINES, M. D.
The Baltimore County union., 1884-08-30
How They Compromised.

A man about thirty five years of age
galloped down the stone steps leading
to the Western Union Telegraph Office
yesterday, and rushed at the receiving
clerk with the inquiry:
"Can l express my feelings in tele
gram?''
The Baltimore County union., 1884-08-30
Attorneys at Law.

q PARKER BOSLEY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW AND SOLICITOR IN
CHANCERY,
ROOMS Nos. 6 AND MASONIC hALi''
TOWSONTOWN, Nd,
Except Friday and Saturday of each week On
which days Office at
LEXINGTON STREET, BALTIMORE.
MONEY LOANE D.1&
Claims prosecuted in any of the Departments in
Washington.
PENSIONS AND INCREASE OF PENSIONS
OBTAINED.
Dec Is, 'S3y.
The Baltimore County union., 1884-08-30

400 ono TO LOAN ON COUNTY OR
3SU.UUUCITY PROPERTY, IN SUMS
10 SUIT, AT Low RATES.
r. w. TEMPLEMAN q CO.,
81 Lexington St., Baltimore city, Md.
May 18.-tf
The Baltimore County union., 1884-08-30
4 lUCTIONEERING.
yAMUEL r.. NAYL0R

Gives prompt attention to the collection of claims
of ell kinds Also attends to the sale and renting
of property and the collection Of rents. DecS-tf.
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ment, always has paid and always win pay
the highest wages. Besides, the Tribune
knows Is everybody else knows who
knows anything At all, that no party in this
country is asking, or has ever asked tor free
trade.
Mr.. BLAINE in his book, Twenty Years
in Congress, IL, page 2os, says Strict
ly speaking. there has never been propo-
sitOn by any party in the United States for
the adoption of free trade.
The difference between the two parties In
the question at this time is about as follows;
The Democrats ask the removal Of every
MONOPOLY feature from the tariff and pledge
themselves net to reduce rates below the
point necessary for the protection OF wages;
the Republicans say they viii revise the
tariff, but leave themselves free, by the
treacherous inde6niteness of their language
to hearken to and obey every monopoly in
the land in the doing Of it.
The Tribune and the Republican msn-
ayers, in circulating the hand bills or cards
with m MENTION Of which this article begins,
are circulating Ee-msking wicked at
tempt to deceive.
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A DESPERATE SCANDAL.


Does anybody suppose for a moment that
the private scandal about Gov. CLEVELAND
is published in an exaggerated and distorted
form in the interest of public morals?
Leading Republican journals which have
cheerfuIly volunteered for this dirty business
make out weak case Their inyeshga-
ton disproyes the worst feature Of the orig
iual charge, and the stain 1t leaves on Gov.
CLEyELAxD's name is a small one compared
with that which comes from violating a
public trust.
When the story was first published IN
Buffalo in a sensational penny paper Gov.
CLEVELAND friends asked him what should
be done about it. "TsH tie truth p was
the immediate response BY telegraph.
That was not the answer of false man.
1t vas not the expression used by ar.
BLArSE to JAMES MULLGAY, WARREN FISH
ER or JOSIAH Caldwell There has been
no response more creditable on the part Of
an accused man since ALEXANDER HANL-
TON confessed an amour into which he had
been tempted. Tor the purpose of clearing
his name from what he considered worse
stain of in6deity in public service.
Taking the points as the Republican
journals give them, with the charge of Sc
duction stricken out, or as they are given
by the Buffalo merchant in another column,
which is an unPrejudiced view, we are free
to say that they do not make case Of any
weight against Governor CLEVELAND, while
his noble response, Tell the truth, gives
US higher opinion Of his character than
We had before.
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Anything for Votes.


The alliance forming between the Re
pubhcans and Greenbackers of West Vir-
ginis, under the personal supervision OF
Steve" EIkins, Is another illustration OF
the Blaine policy of "snythins to get
votes
The Republican national platform al
leSes that the party has always recon-
mended the best money known to the civil
lied WORLD" purposely, and with vote-cstch'
ing intent, emitting any definition as to
What it considers the best money" In
New York, this is gold and notes eonverti-
BILE into gold, In Colorado and other States
it is an eighty-fourcent silver dollar In
West Virginia, the Republicans evidently
agree with Gen. Butler in regarding the
grEenback, unredeemed and unlimited, as
the best money" And so an unprincipled
coalition with the enemies of public credit
is secretly effected by Mr.. Blsines man.
sger.
1t is the same everywhere. Gen. Ma
hone and his regulators were decried by
Mr.. Blaine, and their prescription proposed,
until il was found that their votes might be
obtained. And now the Mahoneites are
recognized as the true and ouly Republi,
cans of Virginia In New York and New
England campaign of scandal was thought
to promise an eradication of tattoo spots;
and so the mud dipgiag machines were set
IN operation, and hitherto decent newspa'
pers and respectable committeeman are ell
gagged in the work of circulating eth
gossip, colored with lies AS this promises
to make votes for the side so wsntonly at
tackled, there are indications that this new
mode of warfare, borrowed from the Chimes
"stinkpots," will be abandoned But what
ever promises to catch votes for Blaine viii
be resorted to, no matter how dishonest Os
indecent, if the opening Of the campaign Il
an indication of its general plan.
Ii will all be in vain. Mr. Blaine csnuo'
be elected President of the United States
The instinct and Judgment of the national
Republicans told them so in 1876, and sgair
in 1880. They will yet wish if they do no,
now, that they had needed these inner mon
itors again.
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serman Americans Against Blaine.

N T. RmeE G.. = -
Reports from Connecticut and West Vir-
ginia indicate that great majority Of the
German-Americans in those States will not
vote for Blaine. The power ofthe Germans
in Connecticut was shown two years ago
when the German Progressive Union sup
ported every nominee on the Democratic
State ticket except one. The Democrats
whom they supported were elected, Gov.
Waller at the head of the ticket receiving
plurality of 1000, but the Democratic
nominee for Controller, whom they opposed,
was defeated by Gen. Sloat, Republican,
for whom they voted. Sloat's plurality
was 2,400. Delegates representing
the several branches Of this
Progressive Union met in con-
yention Monday evening and unanimously
voted to support Cleveland. The report Of
their proceedings shows that they fully un-
derstsnd the peculiarities of Blains's ,cha--
scter. Ninety per cent Of the German Re-
pubEeans in two wards in Wheeling, West
Va, have deserted Blaine and decided to
vote for Cleveland, and it is believed in this
respect they fairly represent the tendencies
of the remaining Germans in the State II
this belief is well founded Mr.. Elkins will
be forced to admit that the disposition Of
the States Electoral votes is not "a ques-
ton Of finance. .. ...o.
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in the Telegram headed "A Citizens State
ment" was writted BY man who is con-
victed Of Offering to sell vote and influence
in our last election. In short Cleveland s
character in this city stands as one in
which our citizens take pride, because Of
his good Judgment and sterling integrity in
all public matters, and he has, and viii con.
tinue to receive, the support in bis nomina.
ton for the Presidency, Of the best class OF
all the opponents Of Blaine. Very truly,
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sTHERE WILL BE NOTHING AN
BIGUOCS ABOUT THE DEFEAT OF
Mr.. BLAINE. HE WHO RUNS MAY
CLEARLY READ THE VERDICT IN
ADVANCE. A CANDIDATE IN
WORTHY OF CONFIDENCE, AND i
PARTY TOO CARELESS OF ITS OWN
. HONOR TO BE LONGER TRUSTED
WITH THE NATIONS" N. Y. TINES
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To Big q job.

The Republican managers are cutting
out a good deal of work. They announce
with flourish of trumpets that they are go
ing to carry West Virginia in October and
no end of Southern Congressional districts
at the Congressional elections. Mr.. Blaine
should remind these extremely hopeful
campaigners of the very enterprising dog
who grasped at a shadow and lost his
meat. Mr.. Blaine wants to be elected, and
his chances will not be increased if the
campaign soap is devoted to too many side
issnea
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UNIVERSITY Of VIRGINIA

SUMMER LAW LECTTURt8 mine vestl
begin 10Th July, 1854, and end 10th Septembef h
proved Of signal use, list, TO studcnt Who dsss
pursue their studies at this or other Law Schos
practitioners who have not hal the advantage d n
tematic instruction. For circular apply lP q. W
yersity Of va-) to JouS b. MINOR, Prot Con. &
Stat. Law. my22Miwa
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THE UNIVERSITY OF woosn

i Ca~es open for students Of either ST ~
$40 students In attendance Collegiate det.,,sN
fully equipped. Standard Of study ranks III !
fst Modern Language thoroughly d. s
Preparatory Department conducted ), =
manent teachers. Embraces all primary NJ.
Physical Culture by Misitsry Drill and Gynn,,.
Musical Department under charge q, 4.
Merr. A thorough education to be obtains
small expense. Send for q catalogue Fall I,s
opens Sept. II. Address the PRESiDEn
or JOHN MCCLELLAN, Treasurer, WsS
ter, Ohio. eas
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Will Not Affect Our Loyalty to the Party.
Chrrssto.rn Free Pres.

ChdrleSto,rR Free Pres.
We are not SO sure that Senator Kenna
is correct in his belief that the convention
conflict between the State administration
and the Wheeling REGISrER has left no
sting behind. Mr.. Wilson. the nominee,
had not so fierce an opposition but that his
whilom opponents will work bravely for his
election: but the REGISTER trouble, as We
understand it, comprised an issue beyond
this-the right Of delegate to be heard in
the party councils. And where such dele
gate is an editor, the attempt of those who
champion the claims of one whom ne pub
icly opposes to cry him down becomes a
rifle aggravated. Such an episode must
leave a sting behind-although, in the case
now noted, It will not affect editorial loyal
ty to the party and its nominees.