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STYLES IN CASKETS.
1he o'd-fass,ioned Coffin Disappear-
ing-Sh@ Changes i'm Shapes and
WINNER OF EEiEnming-is Far
Ahead of Europe in the Matter OF
Funerals.

Thirty years ago | wouldn't have known
What hat was," said an uptown undertaken.
pointing to a small white casket, set out in
yitingly in his front Office '.No. sir We
wouldn't have known what that was thirty
years ago They didn't have caskets then:
they were all collins Do the STYLES change?
Why, YES; they change in Collins as they do In
Coats; but maybe not quite so often. as one
man doesn't wear more than one STYLE The
Collins. ported at the head and toes were in
fashion thirty years ago. and there wasn't any
other Kind known Then they got to making
LIEN little squarer. until they got to be some
thing iike tie present shape but II was long
Tine Gef0re cloth caskets came inA fashion.
ley are Ii modern cut and look very neat and
stylish great Improvement on Tire old style.
20 We sci any OF the old styles now? Oh. yes.
there are some old time folks WHO went have
Any other Kind They wouldn't think of being
buried Ia any new tangled casket. They want
the regular cld-fashioned Coffin made for com
Tort. Eut these old-tiine folks are diving off
ana the Oid-iasniOneG Collins viii be all buried
nth them"
We are away ahead Of Europe in caskets. 4"
ne aiitseti. looking aGIGiriDgly at the casket
With us silver trimmings, in front Of him. I'VE
are away ahead OF Europe IN style. They don't
have any style at all; Why they use plain wooden
upAer, Win no more Sarnish on them than
have on my hand They put them on stretch
ers AMI have 10 cover them over with heavy
black pail 10 hide their defects That's where
TIE term pali-bearers came from. They are the
four men that hold UP the tassels AT the corners
or the iaii. 10 keep them from dragging on the
ground The men that carry the streichpr are
Called bearers There's a great ,iaal OF STOW
and formairy about the funerals In Europe In
some places they have men with long wands 10
60 before the hearse, and all that sort o: thing.
But they don't know how to get UP q stylisn
Coffin Now, just look at that. That's what
Call handsome caSket. man needn't he
ashamed TO be buried in that, It's the latest
Pattern. and has heavy silver mountinrs. hand.
s6mely nodded and chased and the inside is MI
Comfortably cushioned casket gotten mn
Ike that does rot look bad In 4
parior They used to make only black
cloth casSets. and leave everything about !
dead person black, but now they are using more
white for young persons. What will q good
funeral cost? Well, (neasnrng the reporte,
nom head to foot with his eyes). well.
eOuld give you pretty good funera
Tor 500 or $3.50. There's case full o.
0ne Baskets: yO't may take Your choice
That's about your size; give you that caske,
FOR SO, and then will come the hacks and AT.
tendance Here's another that " Ill cost YOU Q
little more. say abont--!cs I'll let YOU have
That for SEQ Will you haye-oh. excuse me-
y" ADDED cutting ki.a~,',f short "a he caueh,
the reporters eye. i "a don't want one To-
1ay-" ~
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THE PREsIDENT,S FLOWERS.
The Green Houses Attached to the Elk
eCutive Mansion.

The Green Houses Attached to the Elk.
ecutive Mansion.
RARE FLOWERS, GRAPES AND PALMS CULTIVATED
FOR THE DELEGATION OF THE PRESIDENTS
GUEsTs-THE FLORAL DISPLAY AT STATE DIN
NERS-A TALK WITH THE HEAD GARDENER
The casua. visitor to the White House, who ia
allowed the privilege Of wandering through the
large conservatory filled with rare and valuable
plants, naturally suppOses 1t to contain all the
floral belongings of the Executive Mansion and
wonders whence come the bOuntiful supplies of
flowers that are principal feature Of every
presidential entertainment. By making inqui-
ries he learns that at the rear Of the building,
story lower than the front, there is a series of
green houses. radiating from the basement out
into the grounds, each house containing its own
variety of flowers or plants. with the proper sur
roundings necessary to their successful propa-
CATION and growth. These houses are all beau
TRULY kept, arranged with taste, and contain
almost every variety Of plant and flower of any
beauty or value They have gradually increased
In NUMBER and extent since
PRESIDENT PIERcE's ADMINISTRATION.
when the White House possessed but three lit
Tie and unpretentious greenhouses with con-
tents OF but little value huddled together I'm the
rear of the east wing of the building These af.
forded sufficient flowers to grace the Presidents
taoie at state dinners, and an occasional extra
nosegay. At that time there were two wings.
extending to the east and west Of the White
House proper. only basement high. scarcely
reaching therefore above the height of the road
way. These wings were used for the sleepinp
quarters of employees and for stables. Adioin.
ing the eastern wing were the three greenbonses
mentioned. and when the wing was removed
the greenhouses were transferred to the vest
ern side. 1t was then decided to build a con.
servatory on the top Of the western wing. and
that was the origin Of the conservatory proner
An extension was made 40 feet west and 60 feet
south. The greenhouse known as the Camelia
house. running at right angles to the Conserve
tory, was built, and was the first OF the series Of
radiatlng greenhouses, being in part formed of
the original lighthouses moved from the other
side. At Its southern end Is little pavilion with
pillars and 3alptaia from those houses. The two
small annexes, which branch from this pavilion.
contain the, sashes and roof Of one of the old
Oftginai houses mentioned. Connected with one
Of the liette aaaexes Of the Camelia house ia
~ 1siniw 'eG 1ss laRAPERY,
which TAs ebnIt during Lincoln's administra-
tfon. As the grape vines are trained along the
sides and root. there Is considerable space avail
able for other purposes, and 1t utilized III grow
ing various cut flowers and plants. The tenn
perature of the grape house is kept unusually
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The African M. Il. Church.
THE GENERAL CONFERENCE In BALTIMORE nj


WEEK. =
The general conference Of the African Methodist
Episcopal church OF the United States will meet at
Bethel A. n K church, on Saratoga street, Balti-
more, on Monday morning next at nine O'Clock
This conference Is the law-making body OF the
largest cOlored Christian denomination In the
world, comprising thirty three annual conferences
and mission work In Hayu and Africa. Nine btsh-
ops and four general officers are included In the
conference The coming conference win be COM
posed OF upwards OF three hundred delegates, COM
Ing from every state In the Union from Liberia.
Africa, and Hayt. The following bishops WIN pre-.
side: Keva Daniel A. Payne D. D., LII D., j. A.
Shorter, d. D., J. NJ. Brown, d. D., Ii. D., W. r.
Dickerson, D. D., b. N. Turner, d. D., IL b., and
r. h. Caine, D. d. There will also be present
Reys. BIZ. Lee d. D., president OF Wilberforce uni
yersity L. r. Nichols, u. D., of Allen university,
Columbia, s. c.; J. c: Emery. d. d., OF Paul Quin
college, Texas. Florida Divinity college will be
represented by Rev. W. p. Ross, d. d., and others
baltimore conference VIII he refresented by Rev.
D. A. Handy, ID. D., L. J. Coppen, ard j. ii. A. John
son, d. ID. The conference Will be in session
about one mouth.
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A Lullaby
Written for THE EVENING STAR.
EMBODIED In fond embrace,
A little babe repOSes:

Written for THE EVENING STAR.
EMBODIED In fond embrace,
A little babe repOses;
A dreamy sweetness lights its faco.
AS sleep its eyehds closes
The mother, rocking to and fro,
Her fair face fondly smiling,
With lullaby 30 soft and low,
The cherub is beguiling.
o. sweetly rest thee, baby mine.
For shadows bring the even;
The sleep OF peace be ever thine
Thy dreaming be Of heaven.
At last the dropping eyeIids close;
In snowy robes reclining,
Dear baby rests. In calm repose,
Its mothers arms enshrining.
To crib she goes with nghtest tread,
To precious burden clinging,
And lays 1t gently In its bed,
Erewhile 80 softly singing.
Oh, sweetiy rest, &c
Oh! baby rest thee sweetly now.
And may no shade OF sorrow,
Oercast the beauty On thy brow.
Or dim single morrow.
Iwatch thee In thy peaceful sleep.
With jealousy OF lover,
And pray that angels vign keep,
And ever DER thee hover.
Oh, sweetly rest, &c.
WASHINGTON, Aprfl 18th. 1884
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A TALK WITH Mr.. HoLDEN-No OYSTERS FROM
THE CHESAPEAKE DURING THE SUMMER-How
THE STEAM OYSTER WAS DISCOVERED, ETC.
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April 18th. 1884
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The route OF parade for the league meet in
Washington has been amended az follows: The
procession will form in front of the headquar-
ters Arlington Hotel at $50 a. M on the morn
Ing OF Tuesday, the 10Th of May. After a re-
view by the commander-in-ch and staff the
line will proceed to street, to 18th street. to
Pennsylvania avenue, to the Peace Monument.
countermarching up the north side of Pennsyl-
wanna avenue. crossing to the south side at Will
lafd motel, TO 18th street, up on the west side
20 Pennsylvania avenue, through the Presi-
dents grounds to Washington Circle around to
New Hampshire avenue, to P-street Circle
down Connecticut avenue to Rhode Island ave-
nue. 10 scott Circle, around the south side to
Iowa Circle. down Vermont avenue around the
east side of the Thomas Circle, down l4th street
to /. to 18th street. to New York avenue to 9th
street. to Massachusetts avenue, to 10th street,
To Rhode Island avenue. to street. around the
north side of Iowa Circle to l4th street. to 8
street. to 10th street to Scott Circle around the
north side out Massachusetts avenue to P-street
Circle. around the north side to Dist street, to
New Hampshire avenue, to Washington Circle.
TO h street, to 18th street, to / street to the
Arlington hotel, where the procession will dis
miss at IL O'Clock noon. The procession will be
led by two markers, Messrs. Kruger and Brown.
who will carry blue flags, with league emblem
In gold. Music will be furnished BY mounted
buffers from the United States army.
The program Of the L. A. W. meet So pages
will De out Ia q few DAYS.
The rule II the board Of officers, passed Feb
ruary 70 OF this year, to exclude all wheelmen
not IN connection with the league has been re-
scinded by special request, and in accordance
with this the Washington Cycle Club has sent
Cordial invitation to the Capital club to share
the privileges and pleasures Of the league meet
here.
In Kentucky the sOlons Of the legislature have
succeeded In prohibiting wheeling In the best
counties OF the state. But now tie live Wheel
men there are going. to test the Legislative ssx
Ia the courts. wv
II the present prospects are sfeai;zed t,4 IN
WIN De about 2. 500 wheeimeR In the cstydbe-
tween May 18th and 2lst = I. 90
handsome menu card IL being made for the
banquet Of the L. A. w., which Is to serve the
| !ta. city.
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are graded we put out the trees. Last year we
| planted about three thousand"
''HOw many have the commission set out al
| together" asked the reporter.
'.AbOut eighty thousand. They extend all
along the streets and avenues that have been
graded about thirty feet apart. and they are all
Furnishing The number that die or fail to de-
velOp properly is SO insignificant that 1t Is not
worth mentioning. In a few years Washington
will be forest of shade trees. They are begin
they make the city. When they all get their
| growth their boughs will almost touch, and
Washington will be one of the shadest cities in
! the world. The most Of them have already got
ten of a size to afford considerable shade and
| measureless amount of beauty"
do you find the soil along the streets
adapted to their GROWTH" asked the SCRIBE
mo, In no case We have to dig a large hole
| and make bed of about two cart loads of new
earth for each tree. With this, and constant
care they thrive nicely."
"What kind of trees do you set out"
"PrObably more of the soft naples and Caro-
lima poplar than any other kinds. but there are
from eighteen to twenty-one varieties all to-
gether. We plant good many elms and button
| balls. The different varieties of the soft maple
| make about the best shade; they are clean, fine
shaped and free from bpgs and worms. We
| plant a great many Carolina poplars because
| they grow fast and afford shade quicker than
the city We plant them because their broad
leaves absorb malaria. They keep the malaria
off by absorbing the miasyna that comes up from
the swampy and low ground. Most any broad
| leafed tree will do this"
"Yes. the park commission has done and IL
doing lots of work towards identifying the city.
but must getsOf TO look after my trees am
sorry haven't o seat for you, or would take
you around" and he jumped in the wagon and
started on his rOunds
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THOUSAND SHADE TREES.

A Talk with Park Commissioner
Smith-The Work Done in the Streets
Of WasiaingtOn-Miles and Miles OF
Shady Avenues to Result from Their
LabOrs-Fhe Kinds of Trees Planted,
Sc.
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RARE FLOWERS, GRAPES AND PALMS CULTIVATED
FOR THE DELEGATION OF THE PRESIDENTS
GUEsTs-THE FLORAL DISPLAY AT STATE DIN.
NERS--A TALK WITH THE HEAD GARDENER
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-10-04

4 SFOUKTit STREET VI. L. CHURCH
Wy Preaching Sunday 1T lO:30 4. 1t. und n
by the Hey. a: Harris. DID. Of rhih,lrl,hh 4
sunday School ht2r.M. Young Peoples MN,bs
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-10-04

Clerk Hook yesterday admitted to re-
cord deed made July 90 by r. Ellen
Baird, to William Baird and wife, in con-
sidcration OF $1,000 for onc.sixth OF the
Baird home farm OF $50 acres, five miles
east OF Wheeling. t
Also deed made August I by Jane
Baird to VIM Baird and wife for one
sixth interest in the same farm in consid-
Grafton OF g 900. ,.
A deed made October . by Robert Simp.
son md wife, In consideration oi$3, 800, to
Judith Roettger, for lots 10 and 1G; in
Graham's addition, on Fourteenth street.
And a deed made September e, by Ell:
n Ann, wife Of Edgar u. Dennis, in,con-
sidcation Of $1,000, for a part OF lots OF
snb.divisionA a, Of tho Moses Shepherd cs.
tate, near Elm Grove. nj. 2 .. 4. S.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-10-04

n SSSECOND pRESEYTEE1Ay
w. ClluEClt-Thcrc viii lc services In r,o.', ~
a. 1850 4. y. md 700 +. NJ, hy Tic pS"I rSS
Vim. II. Cooke. p.D 49, " l'N"'' "eN'
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-10-04
ABOUT PEOPLE.
Strangers in the City and Wheeling Folks

Strangers In tho City and Wheeling Folks
Abroad.
r. II. Buchanan and sister, Of Wells.
burg, were down yesterday.
Rev. 7. A. Heilman, with his wife, nee
Miss Jane Bennett, are visiting old friends
in the city en- route to their new home in
Nevada. 81
Councilman Hoffman, OF Philadelphia,
who has been stamping Pennsylvania ior
the Democratic ticket, is in the city, the
guest OF Mr.. G. ". seabright. He times
his visit to meet Mr.. Randall.
Mr.. Griffin Frost, an old time Wheel-
ing boy, who served an apprenticeship at
the Art Preseryative in the 1STgLLlGENcER
office, and is now editor Of the k'nor County
Democrat, at Edna, Mo-, is in the city. /;
Rev. l.. II. Jordan, who has beer ill for
seven or eight weeks with typhoid fever,
and was unable to attend conference, will
not preach, but will conduct n brief SER
vice ut North Street NJ. E. Church to.mor-
row Mt 1880 AM, t9s'. l-..srs e. !. =.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-10-04
A.to Stoel Nails.

The Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette says
"rhc following letter was received n few
days ago at the office OF the Western nil
Association from Woodward & Co., prom.
Ala: Outsiders, those who do not dc.
pend on nail making, arc laughing at the
cry. which has been made about the ""good
old iron nails" and they know there
would be no cry il there would be no hurt.
Bearing on this we have purchased. a car
load of nails, and have been using them.
Our lumber is hard Southern pine. Our
foreman in the carpenter department
states the steel nails are worth so per.
cent more, while a contractor who is now
finishing the last Of forty houses for us
says he would pay twice rs much for
them. Evidently the lion nail can not
compete in = hard wood country. Nails,
like most forms OF wrought iron that are
to be used ms they 90 from the makers
hands, will soon be made of STEEL ":s9ss
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LOCAL DiRlEvITIEs.

.lsyatsI
Matters Of Minor Moment in and About the
W City. z
BLAINE at Bellaire tonight. Go.
one marriage license was issued yester-
day. "A ,8St Il y 'is..327.
o'rur RAJAiIp this evening al the Opera
House. Tls'i;Ei,5 = Z IA =.
~ ox, 70 al, =, ,,,o p,m Grove r n.
vii iii icnvn thn raniiol hnii,lino tonight. nj
!, o,cJoci ~ - ~ = 20 e 81
7rnv lr;en,o, Neto, MISUNDERSTANDING Com.
nnnv' ri I,os,on NInss was Chartered
r"s,Irr,,ov Nv ,hc Secretary ri Statc.
n,,.,,"i,.i.. NIL .,,;,,h,s iii, ,no.o,
ln i 1hoi , nan, N =. n,o W., a,;s
"y,m;mv 10 ,nIc ,lo ir";n ior Bclloirc. ~
e, Sn,a.,,.. e,,....,,. .l.,. ~.
MATiSGt ~ C,lal'cy nn"y thls ul.cI'
noon. my Mal I'a.... iim Iohipamy ton'
GUIDES i's week 3 ensaee'he'it this evening
EvEnrbonr who intends going to BEL.
arc tnis a. evening shoiilu De ~ INC ba a,,.
more " oh'o aePot mol ia1er l'lah o'io' c''!
eihe.
HufPALo BILLS "Wild West balloon
attracted II great deal OF attention yester.
day, as 1t tloated In the air over tho state
falr aronius. ,,8'u
AMoNG the delegations that VIII meet
Mr.. l'laine ut lcllairc will be tho senior
class ol Washington and Jefferson college,
numbering forty members, with their
| friends? Tribune. 81
ALL members OF the Washington dis
trict Republican CllD arc requested 70
meet Mt their wigwnin ut 3 o'clock this
: afternoon, In full uniform, to accompany
the regiment TO Bclluire. g'il "a
Hos. Jomy r.. FiSSgGTy, the Irish
member OF Congress from Chicago, has
,clcgraphcd request that tho Irishn,cn OF
Wheeling DO especially invited to the
meeting ut Bellaire this evening.
ERNEST QuAslIAX received his second
papers yesterday in the Circuit Court, re.
nounccd allegiance 10 Kaizer Wilhelm,
!, sworc to support the Constitution Of tho
United Suites and became an American
citizen.
TIE stockholders OF the Bellairc, Zancs.
vile & Cincinnati railway held m election
nj Woodsticld Wednesday, to authorize
the issue OF income bonds TO the amount
+ 100000. The election resulted us follows
For the issue, 4,l6l; against mono.
TIE tWGntV.tilth unnlvPrSnrvOl the wei.
, ding OF Mr.. Washington Lewis, ofthc firm
oiDonaldson, Lcwis& Co., was celcbracdlast
:, night at his residence on Sixteenth street
' 4 large number OF friends were present
and the presents were numerous and
costly.
| GENERAL JIoLLtScswopru and J.. NJ
Garyin will address n Republican meetjn.
: Mt IIurrisyillt, Ohio, next Monday even
ins. There will be u big torchliclt pro
: ression, and tl1epcoplc OF llarrisyille pro
rose TO lnye the rrandest time ever seer
I there. y.
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| d. t..
- NEW foaR, October, 3.-Fiour firm; reccipts
2!e9o barrels; exports 1900 barrels; common 10
good extra 8 s5a%Go. Wheat, spot lots triie bet
e es Ss sG Isb sSad So fseMsps IT.
gnd ST. Duluth e7a; Nnyraded red 67a5oAe; do o C.
SGHci 20, rcd steamer lIo Nd red s,sia
s ss os. Es4 !. 9f Ss Ss Sasseis 4
ber, sales bushels al SSaoSc. closns eI nj
sSSas11c, closing q, a1c; Janliary, sles 4;StIS
sales 1000 bushels 1t 97nsic, e.osi,v 4, tT.
April, slcs 80 900 bushels At eS4e, closing n, a..
~ NIX ssfs 2SGm lgsae|s a q 0nal O0s closing
nc better closed Slner; recefnts % All Si h,,E Ss IN
exports exports 5000 bushels: ungraded Fiatsie; No. 1
saaSoej SS, 26ie; So aWhlio e};e; No. socio6es
iis Y ses S f ss e 10 Y s!9s:
ssaaaeHsry 4ssSa!s s} closed n!ys; Fplray ~
% issas s N!Ess: vs Ss,5ES sls yss ~:
steady and moderately ac,Ive; sllies s. balps 1 NV,
tober at S.Goas.tic; November Sijc; Dcccn Urr i,
ss5oc 9annary S5ss b5c; February 6c Siarcf
iiTSi sss,s!iGs ~; s sssF n.y. $'y si &c,
s Wn'S SS!S S A. s} ,
sNlI snd nominal. Rico unchanged. Tnllow .IHI
and Sj ,Ia si aug WfSst M frs1 western quiet
steam spot 7.72iIc; October-7.'g,7 Gle; SovemLnr
March 76oc., Butter lIlps enl hafiely sicaIv'
Cheese firm for choice
changed Wheat ii iulr demand b JUN ,,n ~ M
ape,nie Aa13e higher, declinc ", advanced &c
ssSsya o aIp s ay sSF Y Ss;!S s Ss
H. ssss sIssa 4 ss slossd IAN, Wei bseeaber
s SS M G aHS sEtSs ~ 4 sossd q! %;
a7liaG Corn, aGIlyJ trm and higher; sdya,,cca "a
ne closed c higher; year niva,,cei aso 20 sns
Ia s s1ssr ;l ess u SSssA
eSss M iaauary ss' : Sss5 = .
aMsy lalle s!osed a. ee 0a urn; c
coS n I'LL f as$F F Il 81; AK .ix 1 SY
aenSaG ID Ssss SIsi q w rS.x as
g January 81 i E s. c,oss Sl"s sd 4.
; ,is;s 4 Elssl SsysShsSs ?Sss 5
IL IyssA " s$od peeemhsE 's9ha1 Janu
ar Aesid shoulder etoe; sor, r5 t sso ,ts sso III
III 3is ~ hhI;Sr quiet md Unchanged, LIEN
i MassS :%|SSy 1 MsassT
Com Irregular; October aiyaneed Y HhNsi
>ofomber Hc't year declined Ne; Alny advanced
A.. Oats easy; November mud May ItclinSi VI
,otK quiet; January declined re. Lard quiet Risi
I,4}frpER, October a-Flour stea6y: Howard
sretI hhd Western s,lperlne 81 n2,ri; cxtrn 1. sH
~: family 81 Tut Is: Wheat. western steady mid
nae.!yei No :? winter red spot s;515as5JSc; Octo,
II Ss tr4asGc; November s75snssc: december svH
w; January QQl {01A Corn, western CntInlr +
0ullllat aud Steady; Wgstrrn White linIlc: Inlxsi