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TeleRraphjc Rrjefs.

". Rapee's furniture and toy mandatory IN
Louisville, KY, was totally destroyed by IRE at
O'Clock this morning; the loss Is $50 900.
GEN. STuRGIs TO BE RELIRyED.-Gen Sturgis viii
be relieved from command OF the soldiers Home
next spring. 1t is a rumor In army circles that he
Will be succeeded by Brig Gen. c. c. Augur at pres
enJ commanding the department OF the Missouri.
The law now requires the Soldiers Home TO be
commanded by a retired army ofIicer, but as Gen.
Augur viii not be sixty-four years OF age until
next July, he would have TO ask TO be retired to
accept the position.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-20

THE COMMAND OF THE OMAHA-It has been about
decided to give the command OF the Omaha to Capt
I. O. Selfridge, who recently commanded the tor
pedo station at Newport. The Omaha will be sent
to the East Indies TO join the American 1eet In
those waters
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-20

RANGE OF TIE THERMoMBrER.-The Following
were the readings at the ONCE OF the chief signal
oficer to-day: am, l0.3 IL a. m llS pm. .66
Maximum, 1853 Minimum, So
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SOCIETY,".

A Mirror of the Gay WOrld-A Paradise
for Young Men-The Army and Navy
rmans-iMOvements and Mention OF
Society People.
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kIS
attention to a few facts.
First: That shall NOT at this late day endeavor
to increase trade by substituting Selected Stock
for Poor Sto K which we have at sill times by our
thorough knowledge of the business able to cast
aside, and allowed others less fortunate to become
owners thereof.
ners shall have the whole of this advantage and be
supplied with merchantable and well seasoned LUM
BER, which We always have hand in large and small
quantities.
Third: That our connections with number OF mills
both in Virginia, North Carolina Georgia and Florida
enables to cut especially order with dispatch bills
Of any size used in this market the lowest possible
figures.
Fourth: That should you want any kind Of HARD
WOODS. SOFT PINES or TIMBERS not in this mar
ket we will strive to find same and deliver at once
Fifth: That. in addition to our stock Of Hardwoods
and Pines which comprises the choicest the market
we have on hand over 500, 600 feet Of GEORGIA AND
FLORIDA PINE. which is daily being worked into
Flooring. Partitions. Wanscoting. Ceiling and Trim
miDgs.
Sixth: That, being ENCOURAGED BY the enormous
growth Of business and prospects continuance
we hope to be able In the year to offer you q COM
plete stock Of SASH. DOORS. BLINDS. ETC.. which, in
quality and workmanship shall be second to none in
the District Of Columbia In the meantime by our
connections with three mills here and men perfectly
versed In all details Of house fnishings we can fill your
orders with accuracy and promptness and shall rely
upon your encouraged at all times by shaded
prices and quick deliveries to make this THE yard of
the city
Correspondence for quotations and estimates for
builders freely answered at once.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-20

COLUMBIA CoMMANDERY's NEW OFfrcERs.-Co-
lumbia Commandery No 2, Knights Templar, &C
their stated conclave last evening elected the fol-
lowing officers: Sir James F. Allen E. c.; Sir E b.
Chamberlin, Gen.: Sir Robert Ball, capt gen.; Sir
Jer'h C. Allen, preate: Sir E. c. EInore, W.; Sir J.
VIM Pitts, recorder; Sir E L Stevens, trustee.
The PRINCETON ALUMNI DrNNER.-The annual
meeting and dinner OF the alumni OF Princeton coll
attendance was larger than usual and the interest
ing feature OF che occasion was the presence OF
DR.. McCoSh. the president or the college, who had
come on especially TO attend the meeting. At the
business meeting resolutions OF respect TO the MEM
ory OF two deceased members-Paymaster j. s.
and the officers were reelected The following were
present: Harvey Lindsly, John b. voorhees,, James
B. Everhart, James C. Welnng, A B. Hagner, j. =.
Dawson, WV. Belknap, r. F.Thompson, CALVIN De
Witt, John Johns, VIM. Stone Albert, A B. KELLEY, W.
B. Bryan, T. d. McKenney, Jno J. Halsted, Charles
B. Mum, John Chester, James hoy, J. Cottren. ].
L. Hodge. Joseph K. McCammon, j. s. Blair. James
N. Johnston, Henry &. Davis, Gait DAVIS, n. @.
Stuart, Jr.. John N. Harlan, A. B. Hobbs Rev. =.
s. Wynkoop and A. @. Heotin were present as the
guests OF the association
CHRrsTIANA TAYLoRs INsANIrY.-This morning
the old colored woman, Christaana Taylor, con-
victed OF the murder OF the two Fisher children
about three years ago, but the verdict In whose
into the Criminal Court Mr. W. II. Browne sug-
gested that she was insane. Or. c. B. Purvfs to-
ufled that she had been before this tragedy fre-
quently In the Freedmans hospital, and WAS there
regarded as demented The court said that he WA
OF that opinion at the time OF trial. and he made A
order certifying the case TO the Interior depart
ment that she may Be transferred 70 the tnsano
asylum
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-20

ENSIGN EDWARD E. HAYDEN, q. 8. N, has been
detailed temporarily to the geological survey.
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De Wolowski,s Estate.

The Du PoNr STATuE.-A full report OF the GER
emonies attending the unveiling or the Du Pont
statue this afternoon, including Senator Bayards
Grafton, VIII be found on the third page Of TIE
STAR
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-20

TIE Secretary OF the Navy has issued a circular
inviting samples for tests Of anti-corrosiye and
anti-fouling compositions for the wetted surfaces
OF steel vessels
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wM. MCLEAN & SON.
18Th AND STREETS: ALSO l4TH BETWEEN
AND STREETS NORTHWEST. n24;
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rps THE ATTENTION OF VISITORS AND RES
eS idents ts particularly called to PHOSVITE the
new and popular Brain and Nerve Tonic and SAFE
guard against Malaria For areated by the glass OF
in bottles BY w. MILBURN, Sole Inventor and Man.
ufacturer. l44 fennsylvania avenua apu
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-03-21
GhaStly Work I'm Photography.

Chicago Times.
"Have You had much to do in the way of
photographing dead people.'
"a great deal In fact, at one time made
a speciality of that line, and I'll tell you how
| came to do it. When l first came to
Chicago, business was dull, and got poor
One day. when pushed to my wits ends for
money, was struck with an idea which
have followed out successfully ever since
The death columns of the morning news
papers were carefully gone over and when
the funeral was advertised from an humble
neighborhood was usually sure of s. bill.
l visited the houses and offered to photo
graph their dead. Out of a dozen visits
would probably get one job. In a couple Of
years my reputation grew. and finally
came to be almost as frequently sent for al
the minister Only last June a messenger
came from South Chicago family, desiring
me to photograph their dying father. When
l got there he was too far gone, and
had to wait Half an hour after the
old gentleman had breathed his last, and
before he became stiff We had him sitting in
n chair, with his eyes held open with stiff
mucilage between the lids and brow, and his
legs crossed. He made a very good picture.
l once photographed two children-Sisters-
who had died the same day of diphtheria
They were posed with their arms about each
others necks. An Irish family living in
Bridgeport called on me about year ago to
take a picture Of their dead SOMA young
man-with his high beaver hat on 1t was
necessary to take the stiffened corpse out of
the ice-box and prop it against the wall Tho
effect was CHASTITY but the family were de
lighted, and thought the hat lent n lifelke
appearance to the picture. Sometimes. and
at the suggestion of the family. have filled
out the emaciated cheeks a dead people
with cotton to make them look plump. The
eyes are nearly always propped open with
pins or mucilage, but when people can afford
to engage an artist it is an cas-, matter to
paint the eyes afterward. Sor e time ago I
took a picture of dead man who had been
scalded to death. 1t was full length photo
graph, and an artist was engaged to fill out
burns on his face and then make copy in
oil. For that piece of work ceived $50
and the artist was paid $500.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-03-21
Chinese In Australia.

IN. d. Conway in San Francisco Chronicle. I
The labor question is. however, very
important and the marquis is evidently
concerned at the statistics Just pub
lished showing that the population of
Victoria is falling beneath the rate of
increase of the other colonies. He re.
marked that the Chinese, of whom
there are over 10000 in Victoria, arc
Just now being naturalized to large ex-
tent. / think he said he had been re.
Gently issuing to them naturalization
papers at the rate Of thirty every
month. Already 1 hear it whispered
that the Chinamsn is making an in
genious use of his naturalization papers.
Since all the colonies have imposed a
poll tax of f10 on every Chinaman en-
tering them, no one of that race could
leave one colony for another and return
without paying e10 at the cIstom-ho
each way. That is what he escapes by
naturalization, but he is suspected of
sending his papers to his friend in
China to enable him to immigrate with
out paying the tax.
1t is probable, however, that the
CHlAeSe reSluentS mere are equally con-
tented with the white laborer in keep
ing out their countrymen. They are
getting rich fast. They preserve their
ability to live on rice and tea, their
economic habits and their way of doing
good deal of work. They are Ia
booed by the white working class an6
kept ont of certain kinds of employ.
ment. If family should employ one
as domestic servant that family would
be "boycotted" by tradesmen. The
Australian "larrikins" Californian
"hoodlums'O delight to bait Chinaman
and to have knocked out Chinese eye
is the immediate jewel of his soul. Few
Sunday amusements are allowed in
Melbourne, so the ''larrikin" must do his
best to pass the pious hours. The
efforts to keep labor dear in Victoria
are successful. 1t is more than twice as
dear as in England in all cases and in
some kinds of work thrice as dear.
Some singular results follow this.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-03-21
GUNB0AT SERVICE.
H"iy-StOnes and Spit Kids. Any
thing but Dirt in the Navy.

i'i'
l)id yOI notice that man walk over to ths
curb AM sI It in the street! I'll bet he's been
on shipboard. There mans got to use
slther the spit kids spit over the side of the
vessel into tie water They'll stand anv-
thing but dirt in the navy, yoa know How
is this for daily routine: When the bo's'n
pipes up all hands in the morning they
turn out, put up their hammocks, stow
EN- away in the nettings, then sweep
the decks. Mess cloths are spread,
AMI after breakfast the decks are
swept do"n again. At II 80 a. IN. sweepers
are pipci and then mess cloths are laii for
dinner, after which she is swept fore and aft
once more. It's done twice more, before sup
per ani after supper, making six times day.
OH mustn't think they sweep only Not a
day pa 'S,'s but that tine decks are either dry
or wet holy stoned. \ holy stone is a big
stone, fiat AMI smooth on one side The cen
tire OF long rope is made fast to it, and a
squad Of men lay hold of opposite ends and
pull 1t backward an 1 forward over the decks.
which have been first wet down and sprinkIa,l
with sand.
In places that they can't reach. corners,
You know, they make men get down on their
knees with little hand stones, called PRAYER
books, and scrub EN- out. After all this, they
bend the hose to the pumps and wash the sand
away. Men follow with squillgees arrange
nlents shap>d like hoe, with a strip of rub.
Der tackled to the edge. They use 'em to rub
the h aviest part Ct the water off the decks.
Next comes another detail with swabs They
are like biz hemp horses tails. and are swung
right AMI left When the tibrcs get well sat
ura,ei the swab is wrung and used over
again. Light. fiat sheet-iron charcoal stoves,
the under side three feet square, are then
suspended by long rods to within about foot
and a half Of the deck, and swung backward
AMI forward until the place underneath is
pretty dry, when they shift them to other
hammock-hooks and repeat the process.
This is done three times a week, and dry
holy -stonins twice. On such days the
swecpers are used five times The decks are
always like the driven snow, and wouldn't
soil cambria handkerchief at any time.
Now you can understand why a sailor learns
to use the spit-kids-well, cuspadores-look
here who's spinning this yarn!
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-03-21
David CrOckett's Schooling.
Magazine of American History.


A niece of his employer, young
Quakeress, coming from North Caro-
lima to visit her uncle, David expert
enced the delicious pangs of first love.
Its course, however, did notrun smooth.
He thought his utter lack of any educa-
ton in books was the cause of his mis-
fortune, and he went to school four days
in the week, working for the school
master the other two days to pay for it.
This continued for about two months.
In this time" he says, II learned to
read little in my primer, to write my
own name, and to cipher some in the
first three rules in figures. And this
was all the schooling ever had in my
life." He might have continued his
studies had it not been for the fact that
the memory of the pretty Quakeress
had faded away, and he had fallen in
love with another girl.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-03-21
Disgustcd With Dirt and Vuisnrity

Chicago Herald Train Talk.
NO. none Of my boys are in Chicago"
said an old farmer from western Illinois.
just returning from the Union stock yards,
where he had sold three cars of hogs Of his
own laising. No, sir, my boys are all at
home. The three oldest are teaching school
winters and helping on the farm summers.
fve hal all my boys in the city, though, and
they know what it Is. | showed EN- all
around myself amt one of these kind that
cts boys go on th!niiin a city is the incest
place in the world, when il is just as easy as
aothin' to show em different | had nv
boys in some of the saloons along on State
street ani on the ives: sile, to show 'em
the poor !oalcrs, some of them evidently
farmers boys come tn town to got rich. We
all went up into the public library, as l
wanted the bows to see the poor cusses there
fin ling good warm place to sleep, until 10
o'clock, anyhow. We was also in some OF
them dives along the ievee, and tell you the
boys was disgusted with the dirt and vulgar
itv. Ny oliest boy went into the wine room
to see the girls and come 1ut mad. saying
they was nothing but paint, powder, and
stut!ing and charged him 81 for one little
bottle of wine worth about - cents
Il hal the boys look in tho morning
papers to see how many situations there were
vacant. AMI how many more there were
wantin' places. When we started for the
train next morning arly we see sign out
Clerk wanted and thirty or forty fellows
stan,lin' around waiting for the doors to
open. Oh. tell You, the boys haven't any
love for Chicago, and they are stayin' home
AMI tending to business. James las small
farm IF his own, and I'm going to give him
half the money from them hogs to furnish
his house with. cause he's to marry soon
Robert, the next, has the best team in our
county, and the handsomest gal My boys
have seen Chicago with their eyes open, and
are satisfied to stay at home. behave them
selves. AMI take the old farm when get
through with it, l believe this keeping Of
boys i'll ignorance of what great city really
is is wrong, - | do
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-03-21
4 Criminal lawyers Methods.

" p4Fli ~ ufnul inrHrVltW.
In selecting a jury for an important
trial what characteristics do you look
for in the mcn w',o are examined for
Iurorsr"
II try to get men about whom | know
something and whose mode of reason
ing IN regard to facts am acquainted
with. '. nen ] have given line OF
facts 10 prove ! want men on whom
those fa Is will impress themselves.
Your long experience has no doubt
mad" you good judge of human
nature?"
That il a grca. point in criminal prac-
ticc and have studied it closely"
Have ,oi ever triel the art of read
ing mems thoughts while addressing
them as Iurorsf"
oh. yea"
Have yoi sicc eeded often ?"
Worry frc luentlv have been able
10 state to my perfect satisfaction how
the Jury stood before they retired"
-" Major. we're you ever absolutely
certain of AN Innocent man being con-
victel?"
have known of several of such
cases. bIt never knew OF an innocent
man hoiug hung. Innocent men are
very often sent to the penitentiary. be-
cause such men are conscious of their
innocence and make no effort to defend
Themselves. Some Of them consider
any step toward defense as an admis
sion OF guilt, while, Oh the other hand,
guilty person will begin to prepare
for defense immediately after the COM
mission of the crime.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-03-21
London Telegraph. ]

''And what do these poor creature,
work at?" l asked; "the women. l
mean, whose husbands go out every
day to get work at the docks, and who
In so many cases return at night empty
handed?" The pastor was nothing if
not practical. What do they work at :?
Look here" He went to the corner Of
his study, and in another second
had covered fable with various arti-
cles OF clothing from a pair of mems
moleskin trousers to smart little
out-of-door trimmed hat for the we'll
to-do baby. was asked to examine a
pair of moleskin trousers as stiff as q
board, lined with soft downy material
from end to end, and provided with
seventeen buttons and the accompany
ing button-holes all stitched. These
trousers are supplied to the women
with the two main seams already
stitched by the sewing machine, and
what do you think the middIeman or
sweater can offer for the lining, stitch
ing, buttoning. and button-holing of
this nice, smart pair Of moleskin trous-
ers? Actually he can offer two
pence farthing a pair and woman, by
working her fingers to the bone when
in good health, can make four pairs in
a day, and earn tenpence thereby.
The trade has positively lowered tho
price of moleskin trousers-making; or,
rather. the poor i'll desperation have
competed against themselves, and cut
their own throats. Tho price for a
pair of moleskin trousers used to be
twopence halfpenny, but one day some
wretched, poverty seamstress
went to the sweater and said: "For
Gods sake, times are SO bad that if you
promise to give me lot to do 1 will do
them for q pence a pair" From that
moment the price of moleskin trousers
went down in the sweating market.
Lawn-tennis aprons. Well, the young
ladies look very smart in them at sum-
mer time, and they are associated with
holiday time and merriment, with
laughter and kind faces. Do some of
the young ladies know that the maker
OF very pretty and fanciful one only
gets farthings for it, and that she can
only earn, when the joyous game is in
full swing, Is pence day. Baby's hat !
Who does not know the look of baby's
hat, SO crisp and crimp and over
trimmed, the tiny head-dress of feghorn,
adorned with cream-white puffs of rib,
bon. How many mothers who crown
the brows of their frst-born with the
be-ribboned bit of finery know that the
woman who slaved at it received 5
pence halfpenny for her trouble, and
that she may consider herself lucky if
she can get 2 shillings and pence a
dozen for the infants hoods which keep
the children's heads warm these winter
days in the perambulators.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-03-21


Yet tho undertaken and h!s assistants
are generally CHEEKY set, who laugh
hard sonnet mes. n NO, loud. and grow
lat amid their ghos'ly surroundings
And this IL not merely habit. but nat.
ural adaptation. tho undertaken nasri,
tur non III and his hifthriuht /. u dis
tlnctivcnest that cannot bo mistaken.
lie IA oi a medium hclght. slightly bent
IN the shoulders ~ hciits man Who
hears the burden II tho wnrlrs gtiof.
inclined 90 pallor, perhaps, but with q
countcnancc expressive III good diges-
tion. wcll-drosscd IA duh cuiurs. aud
stepping noisclc-- ~ q ghost. lio 10
never young and seldom old the latter
- the soXtons characteristic. lie ~
connolsscur ~ dress. aui knows 10 per.
lection the proper tic and the fit ~
sable glove. Vet. though following
business seemingly so depressing aud
hardening. lac IL at heart Kind aud ton
Tor to n thought. II hc saerns rude
and unthinking. u should l,e rcmom.
hcrc that custom AMI philosophy have
combined to teach him that ho deale
only with the useless human clay.
To funeral etiquette he pays - ready
Difference. but u IL TO the sadiened
family, not 10 the innnimh'e form His
business IL strictly business. and he
never forgc,s H. lie prepares tho
corpse for burial nnd solomnly conduct.
u 10 is last resting place, q sincere
mourncr on general principles Or hc
i7 called to the house II the grief.
stricken family. whcre he dafily aud
perfectly manages all arrangements.
provides tho carriages an often tho
clergyman, preserves the re- klcss Jahus
in sober deccncy. conducts tho funeral
to the grave aud gives character ~ the
ceremonies. II bc does not prleye, ho
appreciates the sorrows of others and
insuros u fitting respect aud indulgence
Or porhaps the remains are to i,e
shipped 10 waiting friends abroad hs
oversees details. procures the passage
and attends 10 the embarkaiion. making
even the provorbial baggage. .sma .her
yield to his solemn m,in tho while
Give him credit for his skill and Kind.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-03-21
The Secret or Noble liviux 4.

\. j. Grover in Weekly Magazine
After fortunate birth. upon which
more depends than upon all elso. tho
right treatment of the body, is no doubt
the grand secret OF noble living. II
theoloSians would teach people how
best to treat the body. they would do
more and better for the soul, than by
all tho systems Of salvation ever
preached.
If good fruit is expected tho tree
must be of good quality and we'll taken
care OF and nurtured. The advantages
of fortunate birth and rich hereditary
gifts as bearing upon immortality, II
the microcosmic theory is true. can not
be overestimated, and when the best
treatment of the body is superadded 90
the best birth, no limit can be fixod 10
mental and spiritual attainments and
power.
A. B. Alcott said: A man cannot get
far away from his grandfather" I'm
erson s. id and furnished the best illus
trations OF its truth: 1T takes two or
three generations to make q gentle.
man."