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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-11-22
Sr1LL THEr Cow.

II T.
New goods keep pouring IN upon us We have q
larger stock this year than ever befor Our extensive
storing facilities getting small for US But the
substantial announcement have received from our
customers. impels Us to try and lay before them
THE LARGEST AND BEST ASSORTED STOCK OF
TOYS AND FANCY GOODS IN THE CITY
AT PRICES NEVER KNOWN SO
LOW AS NOW.
The long expected G. 10 and IL foot Curtain Poles
have come at last, and we furnish them in Ash,
Walnut, Cherry and Ebony Our celebrated 49c 8 foot
Poles. with solid Walnut trimmings also here We
do not keep himsy inch Poles Ours are all heavier
We have made arrangements to keep our supply up
Among the and decidedly cheap goods we offer
genuine Gold Leaf Easel Cabinet Framed with silk
Plush. at SOC. 49, SL79 and Sl9s They are bar
gains. Solid Walnut and Ash Book Shelves an several
designs at from 99c. to $685. are among the new
goods Just come in
We have also just received very large line Of Walnut
Willow. Fancy aud Plush Work Boxes Walnut
Fancy and Plush Desks: Collar and Cuff Boxes
fine OdOr Stands Gents Travelling Cases fine
Plush Shaving Cases. fine Plush and Leather Toilet
Cases. Whsk Holders in large variety Handkerchief
and Glove Boxes. lnkstands, &c, &c. at very low
figures.
In Autograph Albums we can offer some very de-
cided bargains and in Albums we beat the word
Our assortment of HAIR Cloth, Tooth Nail Infants
and other Brushes is immense and be sean to be
appreciated Our 99c square brass Cage is wonderful
for the price Our 9lc Batter Dish is beauty and
our Sl-9S Butter Dish beats anything you ever saw
Thousands Of other articles
Our Holiday Opening Monday, December1
NJ. SILvERBERa CO.
$40 9Th street and 3l3 sth street northwest
mis- Near Pennsylvania ave-
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A Costly Pair OF ROOlN.

From tie Austin Dispatch.
In the last few weeks of the war, confede-
rate. serving under Lee, wrote home to his
father that he was almost barefooted, and COM
pietely discouraged AS soon as the old man
received the letter, he mounted his mule and
set off at gallop, but was soon halted by an
acquaintance. who called out:
Hello. has there has been another fieht?"
"Not as I've heard of, but I've got letter
from Cyrus"
'What does Cyrus say?"
Hes out O Rutes and clean discouraged"
'And where ye gOing!"
Down to Abner Smiths to berry 800, 900 to
send to Cyrus to get cheap pair Of shoes. and
were going to write him long letter and send
him box O. pills. and tell him to hang on to
the last; tor, If Cyrus gets low-spirited and be-
gins to let CO. the Internal Yanks will be riding
over us afore We kin back mule outer the
barn"
That's so-that's sol" nodded the other. 81
kin let you have the money myself as well as
not. was saving up to buy three plugs o.
tobacker and box Omatches all to once, but
the army mustn't go barefut when it only takes
soc. GOO to $500, 600 to buy purity good pair O.
shoes"
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Women and Politics.

From the Poughkeepsie Eagle
Women talk as oddly as they throw stone
Here is a sample:
Good morning. Mrs. Dusenbury"
"Good morning, Mrs. Sullivan"
81 see that Cleveland has plurality over St.
John this morning.
"Indeed. well?'
Eyes, and my husband says that Blaine may
carry the state"
"You don't say SO; well. declare! John told
me last night when he came home that they
couldn't tell anything about it until after the
electoral college was built"
Now, you don't. / wish the college was
done. because l don't want to wait much longer
How is it going to be built?"
II don't know how; pears to me he said 1t
was all done but putting the canvassing boards
on"
"Jane's husband said she thought Toledo and
Henderson local candidates. would be elected,
but law, you can't tell anything about Jane,
because she don't know anything about poll
tics"
mo, Is'pose not; now, Sarah Ann is right the
other way; she says her husband believes Blaine
and Logan will be elected"
"Ain't it funny?"
CANT itl''
"Good day."
"GOOd cay"
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The Atomic Theory Ant;ciDate5.

This theory of Lucretius that there really are
such things as atoms. ultimate indivisbe parti-
Giles OF matter, Is now accepted. The modern
chemist believes. also. like Lucretius in a linn
tied number of different atoms. from each of
Which lie Supp0SeS an elementary chemical sub
stance to be composed. Ii is. indeed, strange
to think what could have first suggested to any
mans mind theory so different from what the
senses tell US 1t has been thought by some
mere conjecture. suggested by the sight of the
sunbeam kindlin@ the countless notes afiOat in
the air. LucTGtuS' arguments prove at once
that this cannot be. single glance at the rea-
sons by which modern science has arrived at the
atom enables Us to see how lust I.licretiuS' rea-
sOniGg was. We may give the general principle
in Newtons own words: ''AN things considered
it seems probable that God in the beginning
formed matter in solid, massy hard impenetra-
BILE particles, OF such sizes figures and with
such other properties and in such proportions to
SPACE as most cOnduced to the end for which he
formed them. While the same part icleS con-
tinue entire they may compose bodies of one
and the same texture in all ages; but should
they wear away or break in pieces the nature of
things depending on them would be changed.
Water and earth composed of old WORKOUT par
ticles would not be of the same nature and tex
tuTe now with water and earth composed of
fresh particles in the beginning. And there
fore. that nature may be lasting. the changes of
cCrpOTeal things are TO be placed only in various
separations, and new associations and motions
OF these permanent PARTICLES" Bafour Stewart
uses language that might have come from Luz
eretiUs himself when he says: "A simple ele-
mentary atom is a truly immortal being, and en-
joys the privilege of remaining unaltered and
essentially unaffected by the powerful blows
that can be dealt against it." Thus we are JUS
titled in cOnceiving of the atoms as 1.-The fountia-
ton stones of the universe" which, amid all the
changes of matter. ever remain "unbroken aud
unworn. The atomic Theory OF Lucretius con-
rdsted nth Modern Doctors of Science
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-11-22

SeasOnable Hints for Passing the
Coming Months With TOleFable Com.
fort.

From the Philadelphia Times
From the present time to May jewellers In
these parts must exist under very unfavorable
conditions, which, to a great extent, are beyond
our control. We may, however, reduce to a
minimum our chances Of being affected injuri-
ously thereby by attention to the following
points. viz: Our food and drink our clothing.
our habits and the ventilation and warming OF
our houses. the gist of the whole matter being
the steady maintenance of the normal body tenn
perature.
How we shall warm our houses is not more
important than how warm they shall be kept
This is readily told. In.the apartment used as a
sitting room see that the mercury remains about
seventy degrees, rather below than above this
In the sleeping apartment sixty degrees is a
very comfortable temperature. higher degree
of heat than this would be quite admissible
where there are young children.
The ventilation of rooms in which human be-
ings must remain hours at time is a very i'm
portant matter and one that is much neglected
Dy individuals and builders as well. Really the
majority of the houses in this city are about on
par in this particular with dry goods boxes.
and separate rooms can only be kept any where
near reasonably ventilated by raising the win
dow sash one inch from the bottom and lower
ing it like distance from the top. By this
means the air in the room is constantly re-
newed and drafts are avoided, which is also
desirable point.
The effect of muscular activity on the produc-
ton OF body heat is we'll known, and this makes
it appear that an active habit is the best for the
winter season. which is a fact for more reasons
than the one just given.
For winter wear wooden fabrics are best be-
cause of their pliability and of their ghtness as
compared with the weight OF cotton fabrics that
would afford the same protection against the
cold.
The substances to be eaten and drink in win
ter should be used hot as possible and should
contain maximum amount of fat Hot milk
beef tea, chocolate and soups are especially well
adapted as foods for winter USE and now fat
fries OF oysters. sausage, etc, are admissible to
season liver oils, such of that of the cod are
very useful to those who can stomach such mat
ferS
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S9uclcfins His Iaurrah.

i rUII tNt IHlIaueph1a Gail
"Hurrah! hurrah! hurrah!" he yelled, rush.
ing into the house and throwing up his hat
"He's elected, mdear; he's elected. Hurrah!''
"Who's elected?" asked his wife, with dan
gerous CLEAN in her eye
WHY. Cleveland, Of course Hurrah! tiger!
Whoop"
well" responded the good woman. snow
that your candidate Is ct last successful, wish
you would send to him at once for barrel O,
Hour, a few hams, bushel or two of potatoes
and perhaps he might as well throw in some
coffee and tea and sugar while he is about it,"
WHAT" gasped her husband.
We are out of everything. There's not q
crust in the house. Hurry, now"
'Why-why my dear, 1 don't know Mr.
Cleveland He would not respond tosany such
request"
Then. what are you hurrahine about?"
He concluded that ne didn't know.
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breaking an Engagement by Tcle



From the st. Louis Globe Democrat
There is good story told of the uneven
course of true love which will end happily on
| Thursday next in the marriage of young Tom
Williams to Miss Susie McMullin, representa-
tives Oftwo wealthy Kentucky families who &C.
cupy prominent place in the fashionable So
cety OF San Francisco. Tie young man is the
son of Gen. Williams. now of Stockton, but
formerly attorney general of California. He
owns thousands Of acres of fine wheat land in
the San Joaquin valley, and his son is known
as the Duke or Union lsand' from one of his
fathers possessions. He is great roysterer.
and has the reputation of hard-headed
youngster, whom not even western whisky
can seriously affect. He was SO wild,
in fact, that when he met the heroine
of the tale and fell in love with her, his father
refused to listen to his plan of proposing to the
girl. Her mother was equally wroth at the
suggestion, for 1t seems there has been q feud
between the head Of the Williams house and
Mrs. McMUllin for many years. and southern
family feudS are never settled by marriage Old
McMullin was wholesale grocer and died
years age. leaving large property to his widow
and his three daughters. The girls have had
many admirers. and when the mother summari-
ly put an end to the relations between her and
her lover Miss Susie devised an ingenious plan
for bringing the young man again under her
power and fiOuting the heads of both houses
SO she bcamed on another admirer, a young
lawyer named Hanlon and within a week after
her mothers ultimatum she was off with the
old love and on with the new.
Her engagement with Hanlon was duly an
nounced and, of course. caused a storm of rage
in the breast Of the doughty young Duke of
Union Island. He came down to this city. and
soon the gossips had the rare story that Miss
Susie was being escorted to all places of fash
ionable resort by the young scion of chvalry,
while the engaged lover was working away like
Trojan in the courts and only saw her once
or twice week. The rumors finally reached
Hanlons ears, and he sent a note demanding an
explanation, on pain OF breaking the engage
ment. The ingenious young miss whose plans
had been successful, and who had once more
become engaged to the duke, did not take
the trouble to write an answer She sought
the convenient telephone. rang up her dis
grunt!ed legal lover, and shouted at him over
the wire: 1.-THE engagements broken" He
had just emerged from a law book. didn't recOg-
nize the voice, and responded sharply: What
engagement! WhOthe deuce are you ?" Where
upon there came a shrl treble, several notes
higher and sharper than before: "Oh, you know
well enough it's Susie. tell you you may con-
slider our engagement broken" The Duke and
Miss Susie are to be married from the house of
Attorney General Marshall III this city, and the
occasion promisesto be one of the society events
a
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The Boston Girl Felt no Thrill.

From the Boston Journal.
During the first appearance of Henry Irving
as Louis XIV in Boston, lady found herself
seated next to party of three intensely typical
Boston girls. who observed the development of
the play with that Preserved, serene and critical
aspect for which their class is noted. The lady
was more enthusiastic than they, and at various
points which the actor made was not chary of
applause. At last, when particularly strong
situation had been met and mastered, she eX-
claimed Soto voce: "Ah, he is, indeed, great !"
The three young women who sat beside her i'm
mediately put up their eye glasses and looked
at her in quiet, but superior way, and the
nearest OF the party, in a calm and very distinct
voice, said: Pardon me, but have not yet ex-
perienced any thrill" Afterward. in relating
this incident. the lady said: 81 had in my dress
at the time long shawlpin, and was awfully
attempted to jab it into the cold creatures arm
to see If she would feel any thrill at that"
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30 EEf.ons.

''What are yen doing. Nary" asked Somer-
vile husband addressing his wife.
81 on sewing en- crazy guilt" she replied.
''Are there ANY buttons on it,"
$40
Il thought not" he said sit wouldn't be
hsle y0u TO Be swing on anything that needed
t;1lteiiT, ard drawing deep sigh he proceeded
- idztan bis sgispenlers with a half-burned
mattel SCsssc5-t..is siJtis-lcL
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Egyptian Women by the Nile.
From Letter to Irish Times.


The only primitive costumes we saw was on
the first day after leaving Assouan on the left
bank-the country Of the Kalabseh-where the
young ladies simply wore round the loins a
fringe composed of thin leather strips. The
married ladies' were clothed to the feet. Gu
riously enough the women on DO tn banks hate
or dread being looked at through glass. One
saw run away, screaming as hard as she could;
Others al once cover their blanching faces with
Their hands. 1t is q fact not generally known
that dark-skinned ladies blush white.
Others. again. anathematZe you according to
fashion extending oil over the east, even
among the Greeks OF Constantinople, by no Id
Ing up their hand, palm outward, and Jerking it
towards you. This. | am told, means: MAY
five devils seize youi" If they wish to empha-
size the spell, they put up ten fingers At some
villages, encouraged by the soldiers. who flung
biscuits from the decks lads and girls ran fran
tlcaily along the banks, serambling for them. to
the great Indignation OF the landowners. over
whose crops they ran riot. In vain these col
ofed gentlemen stood in the way fiinging mud
and stones at them. They scrambled by. and
continued the chase as long as biscuit was flung.
Azel Ames, jr., arraigaed In Boston on the charge
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-11-22

The question as to the Availability OF the planets
has lately been discussed with much ability by
Prof. Mcfarland. His conclusions are that the four
large outer planets have not sufficiently cooled
down to allow life their surface such as Is seen
on the earth; that Mars gives all telescope and
spectroscopic probabilities OF conditions compatible
with Life as we It, that the earth, certainly for
millions or years. has been covered with multifa-
rouS life; that III respect to Venus and Mercury
certain evidence or knowledge presents Itself; and
that the satellites are manifestly not fitted for
such life as the earth exhibttS-the moon, in par
ticular, having no water and no atmosphere.
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Waking Ones SELF IA VIII.

From the aI.ar-cln architect.
An old problem of the psychologists has been
revived 10y a letter 20 La Nature written by a
FIR IN business man. who mentions that for
years he has been IL the habit Of waking himself
CT any hour in the morning he wished, simply
by inpressin@ upon his mind before going to
sleep the fact that he must awake at that hour.
and saying further t7Gt he seldom varies five
minutes from he moment which he had assigned
hiinScf- We hlge a Very distinct recollection
OF many Instances in which we have ourselves
tried the experiment with success. and at one
time when it was necessary for a considerable
period Tor Us to wake on certain daVs of the
week at very early hour. TO take the first train
10 the place where oar services We're then needed
we had an opportunity Of studying the circum-
Stances under which this peculiar species of self
control il most easily exercised
During this period we found no difficulty in
waking regularly within about five minutes of
the time necessary to enable US to reach the
train comfortably. a.thOuE IN for q portion of the
time this Involved getting up long before day-
light; but We discovered also that in order to
wake with precision at the right moment. and
to rest quietly untiI il arrived it was necessary
10 look at our watch Just before going to sleep
III we neglected this precautiOn we were ant to
sleep lineaSily. waking first an hour or more
before the proper time, and allowing ourselves
IN consequence only short maps after ards until
the minute arrived for getting I'D Whatever
part of our mind it might have been that took
Charge OF wakin-, Us seemed to begin its count
OF the hours from the time at which we COM
posed ourselves 10 sleep. and if we did not in
form ourselves of this our conscious reckoning
was cOrrcspondirgly uncertain and the effort to
wake vague, but if we took q clear note of the
time IN the evening we could sleep peacefully
tnTOugh the whole OF the allotted interval sure
OF being aroused at or very near its expiration
Another condition Of waking We found
TO be the occurrence Of some small
external event. through which, as it were
the internal effort could take effect upon
our senses. \ very triine circumstance
the 1utteT OF leaf outside the window the
chirp o; bird. or any other Of the unnumbered
sounds Of early mCrning-wGs sufficient. if il
happened ut the right tine 10 wake Us By a sort
OF lae@n:Iying process which az that moment
gave the power If startling Us b. O noise which
would at other times be unn0ticed; bat without
such sensible impression think we should
not have walked. Ia fact on one or two occa-
siCns We remember TO have been Impressed with
q dim Consciousness of waiting for something
70 happen before waking. and moment later a
t1hiHls sound would open our senses with a
little shock. To the necessity Of waiting for
this Impression. small Is it might be. we were
disposed 10 attribute the variation of minute
or two either way from the exact moment as
signed for waking. which might otherwise be
Kept with exact puuctuaty.
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CIR THE BEST.

DARTIES WHO WAGER HATS ON RESULT or
l Presidential Election. can procure them. Fall and
Winter broadway Style OF best material % per cent
than elsewhere, from bRoD1. the Batter. 4l9 18th
street northwest xU28
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-11-22

You CAN PnrsrRvE
YOUR EYEsIGHT BY PURCHASING YOUR
EYEGLASSES AND SPECTACLES
VIENNA oPIICIAN COMPANY
DIR. NEUER OF VIENNA, OPTICAL MANAGER
BRAZILIAN PEBBLES,
EYE AND OPERA GLASSES
PATENT EYEGLASSES set with brazilian Pebbles
And everything pertaining to the Optical business
No 1904 STREET NORTHWEST
ONE PRICE ONLY
EVERY ARTICLE MARKED In PLAIN FIGURES
oc3l-3m
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The MIsrrr STORE.
CORNER 10TH ANDF,
Sells good Newmarket overcoat at $40, worth sls
An elegant Newmarket at SIS, worth SOS.
splendid Chinchla D. B. Coat and Vest at ss, worth
els.
worth S35.
good overcoat in light, medium or heavy weight at
$3.50, worth Sl2
Splerdid Overcoats at 1915 s1O25 s1275 $3.50
Sl75 $3.50 and S2 fully 80 per cent less than prices
at any other store IL the city.
Business Suits from s625 up. suit every taste and
pocket
Black brown dahlia wine colored Corkscrew 4B Cut
away Suits at S12; cheap ct 500
Extra weight double breasted Blue Flannel Suits fast
colors cheap,
MAGNIFICENT line of Boys, Suits and overcoats from
S225 up.
Gossamers and Rubber Coats at a sacrifice to close.
Immense variety of Odd Pants, s125 and up
Fine Black Broadclo:h Suits at $50. worth $40, at
THE MISFIT STORE,
nit 1n--r Z
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CARPETS & DRApERr
We have Just opened splendid line OF
N1LTONS ADMINISTER, MCQUETTS VELV ETS
BODY BRUSSELS TAPESTRY AND IN
GRAIN CARPETS.
Also, full line Of DRAPERY and FURNITURE
COVERINGS.
HOOE BRO & co,
se23-3m 1923 + street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-11-22

CHIRTS RETAILED AT WHOLESALE PRICES
Buy the Comfort Shirt elegantly made, Of the best
muslin and 21OO Enen reinforced and only rs cents
Fine Unfinished Shirts only Soc Finest Percae Shirts
only $l5Q
Finest Laundried Dress Shirts. in solid bosons ready
to put on, for 81
Six finest Dress Shirts made to order (soid
g. Perfect fit guaranteed at
AEGINNIS.
eu22 1902 street
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-11-22

Azel AInes, jr, arraigaed In Boston on the charge
Oh fraud, IN connection with pension claim, was
held yesterday for trial
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-11-22

No SrE-SAw
F. F.; f. ~ f S's F. e. = s. 4
NOT DOWN IN TIE PAPERS
AND Up IN THE STORE.
We hope the entire population Of Washington wiz
read this advertisement carefully We have found thas
because we advertise to sell Clothing at exactly
TEN PER CENT ABOVE COST OF MANUFACTURE
some imagine that we merely il n catch to draw
trade We wish the public distinctly understand that
WE PURSUE STRICTLY oNF-PRICE SYSTEM,
The price at which the goods marked is the very
lowest at which they be sold There will be no
exceptions TO this rule We viii let 80 for sil %
the Suit or oyercoat tina; is marked at ala We have
marked
EVERY GARMENT AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE
PRICE
weofer you low prices We give you candid truthful
advertisements and will treat all Iaeasanty but viii
make no deviation in any case from marked price
TEN PER CENT CLOTHING HOUSE,
STRICTLY ONE PRICE
SGT AND 929 SEVENTH STREET NORTHWEST.
Southeast corner Massachusetts avenue
Open evenings ;in O. Saturday til IL
III Please bear in mind we have no connection with
any other house in tbs city, oc25-lm
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FAIL AND WINTER IMpoRrArrox

Suitngs, Oycrcoatngs and Trcusesines received and
oren for inspection Gentlemen viii place tEer orders
Slthe
LEADING TAILORING ESTABLISHMENT OF
WASHINGTON
II. D. BAGR.
ees ALL PENNSYLVANIA aYeaua
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LARGE SrocK.
GREAT VARIETY.
ELEGANCE OF STYLE.

Piece Goods for Ordered
Work.
Over Sacks and Sewmarkets.
Boys and Childrcf,'s Suits
IN great variety AT our usual
LOW PRICES.
Fa-T