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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-29

WASHINGTON CATTLE MARKEr-Heid every
wednesday at Queenstown, on the Metropolitan
branch b. 4 o. r. r., three miles from the
city, Louis u. Means, proprietor. 213 head OF
Best Az TO IA: good 4 to Al; fair, 3la TO ga;
medium, ~. to31a; ordinary, GA to 3. 1925
sheep and lambs up. Old sheep and yearlings
calves sold at to z. AZ cows and calves up;
selling from S25 to $55 per head. State OF
the market fair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-29

Umbrellas at S2.25 stiil cont,nra. =. S.,,
metz sons, 1887 Pa ave. -
All.wool short-end Dr-.. e,..s.
| at A. Kaufmans Combination Store,
Extra Fine Select Oy...-.
Thirty cents per quart at Weser's. M 111e re
York and Phiadelphia Oysters reeeixad o. Mew
Needles. Attachments aud Repair.
Ausrbach's, 7th and H. 90 q, a.
Read the Post. Republic.u. Critic.
Shortend Goods. a. nauiihaa
Ladies. if You wish to Walk
Wth grace and keleagsnce purchase pair of our
nne eanaSe h1 snoes o at usually sold
above L 90 Open evenings until 8. Saturdays
10000 Yards
ofnew Shortend Dress Goods, in chudda. canvas
cable twill and cashmere, at A. Kaufman,s
The Newest.
Genuine English Dcvonshire Kers.v o,,. |
coats, In light and dark colors irresstihle in |
wear and most dressy. Eiseman Bros Corner
9TH and + streets. e |
Come and Get Is Finest Cabinet Pho.
tographs for % to $3. I'll Market Space. colin
Just Call at A. Kaufman's Combiu.t,o,,
and see what q grand assortment of Short-end
Goods.
Our Sl.9S Gents Shoe
can't be beat. We have them in Button Con.
greSs and Laced, and warrant every pair to he |
solid leather. 4 Strasburger, 9O6 7th street
doors abOveL.
We Are
Clothiers, and carry q stock that embraces
everything that is new. Eiseman Bros, corner
7th and E.
3.4 Satines,
in hort md Mt A |
Store, 1241 and 1913 18th street southeast.
Deserving Of Confidence.
There is no article which SO richly deserves
the entire confidence of the community as |
Browns Bronchial Troches Those suffering
from asthmatic and bronchial diseases, coughs
and colds should try them. Price 25 cents 60
Take Any Car Going East i
TO A. Kaufman's Combination Store. 8
Was Cured of Kidney Complaint by the
use of DR.. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy
81. w. Olmstead, Proof Reader, Indianapolis
Times. co I,
The Boys Department
Is main feature of our establishment. The
reason of its popularity, we charge no fancy
prices for reliable and stylish goods. A polo
cap given with every suit or Overcoat. ESeman
Bros, corner 7th and E. g
If You want to Save Money,
go to short-end sale of Dress Goods at A. Kauf.
mans Combination Store. 8 ,
Fresh :Alderney Butter churned every morn.
ing and delivered in y 10. "Ward" prints, 4Oc |
per H. Also cottage cheese and butter milk: |
sweet milk sc. per quart. Cream Is cents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-29

A LADY OF sLVERAI, WA MS EyP.pIENcr
~ .eacn.nS on The piano and organ French Latin.
su rIghsh branches desires "A situation a.
- ~ e~i Al or address Miss COokSi h. 6lo Il
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-29

M EN0LIsH AND FRENCH SCHOOL.
021 Vermont ave-,
au63m Reopens September son.
CWITHIN c sHORTLID0Es MEDIA ACAD.
- envy adnits and c1asst0O young use0 and 6oys 6
any tine 6end for cEcnlnFa 6W1IHIN @. SHORT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-29

FINE FURNITURE.-Thomas Bowling will sell
at laos l. street northwest Tomorrow morn
Ing. at 10 O'Clock, a fine assortment of house.
hold effects. Sale positive. See advertisement
Smyrna times., 1885-11-11
Never Was Known to Fail.

They had been enemies for three
long years. They had passed each
other on the street with stern faces,
their wives made fun of each others
dresses, and the children climbed up
on the back fences and called each
other shOddy aristOcrats.
Oh, no, there was no dove of peace
around there, and lots of people pre-
dicted that case of assassination
would grow out of it, Last evening a
whole neighbOrhoOd were astonished
beyond measure. These two families
who had thirsted for each others
scalps were seen in sweet conversation
on the lawn. The men exchanged
cigars, the women admired each
others latest purchase, and the blessed
little children hugged each other all
over the grass. How did the change
come about? Well, neither man
owned horse in his life, and neither
knew Il ease of SPAWN from blooming
instance of pOll-evl. Jones decided,
however, to buy a horse. He was
looking one over at hitching post
when Smith came along. In mo-
ment of fOrgetfulness, Jones remarked
"Say, Smith, you know all about a
horse. How old is this animal ?n In
the jerk of y comets tail rancOr and
bitterness were forgotten. The flat
terry hit Smith plumb-centre, and
ripped all the buttons off his pent-uI
soul. He obeyed the request, pointed
out all the ling-bones, stiff knees anC
splints, and advised Jones not to buy
They went off arm in arm, and thu
dove of peace now sits on the house
tops and MARBLES his joyous little sou
up to high G.-DetrOit Free Press.
Smyrna times., 1885-11-11
Etiquette Of Letter Writing.

In reply, acknowledge first the re-
cipt of the letter, mentioning its date,
and afterwards consider all the points
requiring attention.
If the letter is to be very brief, com
mence sufficiently far from the top of
the page to give a nearly amount of
blank paper at the bottom of the sheet
when the letter is ended.
Should the matter in the letter con-
tinue beyond the first page, it is we'll
to commence a little above the middle
of the sheet, extending as far as neces-
sary on the other pages.
1t is thought impOlite to use a half
sheet of paper in formal letters. AS a
matter of economy and convenience for
business purposes, however, it is GUS
tOmary to have the card of the busi-
ness man printed at the top of the
sheet, and a single leaf is used.
In writing a letter, the answer to
which is of more benefit to yourself
than the person to whom you write,
close a postage stamp for the reply.
Letters should be as free of erasures,
interlineations, blots and pOstscripts as
possible. 1t is decidedly better to copy
the letter than to have these appear.
A letter of introduction or recon-
mendation, should never be sealed, as
the bearer to whom it is given ought tC
know the contents.
Smyrna times., 1885-11-11
The Attitude of President Cleve-
land.

The new departure of President
Cleveland in announcing to the hungry
horde of Office-seekers that after NOVem-
Der 1st he will not be at home to them
is not calculated to soothe the spirits of
the men who are patriots for Office only.
They are protesting loudly, as was to
be expected. The dOcrine that Presi-
dent of the Uuited States is to be the
servant of the entire public and attend
to the careful transaction of the necces-
sary public business, instead of being
the servant of the army of wOuld-be of
ficials, has fallen into neglect some
what of late years. Its reannounce-
ment as one of the chief planks in Presi-
dent Cleveland's platform is certain to
strike the spOilsmen very unfavorably.
1t is not surprising, therefore, that
they are already threatening to waylay
him, and if he proves Obdurate to treat
him as Garfield was treated. Threats
are the last resort of men who have
failed to compass their ends by Ordi-
nary means. Fortunately threats are
of little moment in swerving an ear
nest, courageous man from the dis
charge of what he considers plain du-
ty. The barking dog is not apt to bite.
But whether threats are carried out
or not the President is clearly right in
his new departure and should be sus-
tanned, as he doubtless will be, by all
! sensible people. There are many
things for a President to inform himself
about in advance of the meeting Of
Congress in order that his recommenda-
tions to that body may be the result of
careful investigation and calm delibera-
tiOn. To make an exhaustive examin-
alton of the various subjects upon
which he is expected to speak intelli-
gently in the way of recommendations
to the law-making power requires time.
If that time is constantly encroached
upon by men who want appointments
to crOss-rOad post offices, it is evident
that the forthcoming message to Con-
gress must suffer in consequence. The
world will continue to revOlVe if the
changes in the offices should be delay
ed until more important business is
given the time and consideration it de-
serves. The President should attend
to his most important public duties and
let the army of fellows who want tC
save the country at the cOuntry's ex
pense cool their heels on the outside o.
the White House doors till he has plen
ty of time to attend to them.-PhilG
deIphid Times.
Smyrna times., 1885-11-11

Politics are yearly becoming more
and more uncertain until it is now
a serious question with the great par
ties as to which of the many elements
it is necessary to cOnciliate. A bid
may be made for the Irish vote ana
the Native Americans will kick; the
MugwUmp contingent may come to
their senses and the Stalwarts will
sulk; the Tammany men may be
united while the County Democracy
runs wild; reformers may do their
best, but the spoilsmen will Outwit
them, or the temperance vote is cor
rallied by promises that cannot be kept
owing to the erratic liquor men who
will have their any. Voters are in
clined to consider elections as go-as-
yOu-please races, and printed cam
paign thunder and local stump light
ming seem to have no effect upon the
independent citizens, who depend
upon their daily papers and think foI
themselves.
Smyrna times., 1885-11-11

Another attempt has been made to
destroy Cyrus w. Fields monument
to Major Andre. The former attacks
upon the shaft at Tappan were sup
posed to have been actuated by patri-
Otic motives, but it looks very much as
though pure cnssedness was behind it
all. Personal dislike for Mr.. Field and
everything English may be the excuse,
yet the crank who sneaks around at
night with a dynamite cartridge in his
hand, seeking some inanimate object
upon which to vent his wrath, needs
muzzling. Americans naturally have
no particular love for Andres memory,
but even in America there are fools as
we'll as patriots.
Smyrna times., 1885-11-11
The Ditch That Will Never be
Dug.

Unless all signs fail there is going to
be Panama Canal for sale cheap be-
fore long M. de Lesseps has spent
nearly all of the $12O,OOOOOO which he
estimated the canal to cost originally,
with the net result that about eleven
per cent. of the necessary excavation
has been completed, with nothing done
in the way of controlling the dreaded
Chagres river. He is now casting
about for more money, which it is
doubtful whether he will get.
The result of a collapse of this great
scheme could not fail to be deplOrable.
No such gigantic enterprise was ever
before set on foot by private corpora
tion and the total loss to the stock
holders of more than hundred million
dollars must bring wide-reachipg tinan-
cial disaster to the French people.
The subscriptions are largely made up
of the savings of the French peasantry
who were dazzled by the success of De
Lesseps in the Suez Canal. Believing
that his success in scOOping a navigable
| canal through an Egyptian sand plain
was guarantee that he could do the
same thing through the backbone of
the American Continent, they poured
out their money freely to attest their
faith in their brilliant cOuntryman.
Bad as the failure will prove if it is a
failure, it is better that it come soon
than to be put off another year. To
throw another hundred millions in
/ good money after the hundred millions
already gone will only double the dis
tress and ruin when the final collapse
does come.
The prospective failure of the Pan
anna enterprise will possibly have the
effect of reviving the Nicaraguan shiT
canal scheme in some form. While
there was a reasonable prospect that
the Panama Canal would be built
there was nobody with a level heaC
in favor of spending any money on {
canal that would be entirely useless il
case DeLessseps should succeed in car
ryingOuth his scheme. The failure Ofth,
latter will leave the Nicaragua rout,
without q competitor and agitation
in Congress and out of it in favor o
building a waterway by this route will
probably be renewed. PhiladeIphj,
| Tf,nao
Smyrna times., 1885-11-11

MoNTREAL's MORTALITY.--The
smallpox epidemic in Montreal is Occu-
pying less space in the public view
than it did at first, but that must be
because the first alarm had worn of,
and not because there is less cause for
alarm.
The records of the month of October
show that there have been no less than
1854 deaths, over 56 a day, in the one
city. More than this, there were 358
deaths last week and the frightful
number of g, 800 cases of the disease in
private dwellings.
OF all these deaths all but fifty were
French Canadians, unfortunate and
ignorant wretches, nearly all of whom
refused to be vaccinated or isolated.
The deduction from the great calamity
which has overwhelmed the Canadian
city is that vaccination must be gen
orally practiced if the almost inevita-
BILE approach of the disease during the
coming Winter is to be checked,
Smyrna times., 1885-11-11

THE MEAT BUSINESS OF CHICAGO
Few readers have any idea of the enOr-
nous amount of business done by some
of the Western pork houses. For in
stance the firm of Armour & Co. who
have houses in Chicago, Milwaukee
and Kansas City, did a business last
year of $1O2, 100000. The amount from
the killing in Chicago, exclusive of the
product bought from other packers,
was $42, 100000. Compare these figures
with those which represent the busi-
ness of the Pennsylvania Railroad, the
largest in the cOuntry-$9S, 100000.
Armour & Co. employ in Chicago
$500 men, exclusive of 102 in the Chi
cago office. The three houses have on
their pay roll over 10000 men. The
house of Swift & Co. packers at stock
yards, will kill, the current year, $780,
600 600 worth of beef. They kill every
day 1000 head of fine, fat cattle. The
products brought up at the stock yards
last year amounted to 81, 100000 every
working day in the year, making the
entire amount over $300,000,OO0.
Smyrna times., 1885-11-11

In defense of proOf-readers, and to
show that some absurd mistakes in
newspapers are sometimes made by
others, the Chicago Mail cites the pre-
dicament into which tramp printer
put the Hartford City (Ind.) Telegram
in putting into type the proceedings of
a Sunday school convention. One sem
tence read: From 10 to 11.30 II great
song-and-dance act was performed by
the Rev. Mr.. Carey" It's a wonder
the proOf-reader didn't make it read
the Rev. Mrs. Carey" Still, his judg-
ment in letting tho item pass without
change of any kind is questionable.
Smyrna times., 1885-11-11

GUEST AND HosT-It is always a
debatable point of etiquette whether
hostess or guest makes the first move
ment to go to bed, and thus breaks
up the evening gathering.
The guest may be be overcome with
fatigue from a days journey, the host
may be fidgeting under the strain of
entertaing, the longing for the guest to
show some signs by which he can
gracefully and Hospitality suggest
that it is growing late" yet neither
quite like to appear, as they think, i'm
polite.
In fact, many visitors have suffered
agOnies in trying to be agreeable, while
the host and hostess were doing their
best to suppress their yawns and to
make conversation until chance of
fered a solution of the difficulty.
There is, however, but one rule to be
followed in this relationship of guest
and host and the hour of retirement
The host or hostess must always take
the initiative, and say an appropriate
word as to the lateness of the hour and
the desirability of going to bed.
Smyrna times., 1885-11-11
Periodicals..

HdrpeI's Young People for this week
contains a clever story by Sherwood
Rysa, entitled "The Book of Balbo,"
with illustrations by Howard Pyle.
Mr.. Pyle does not often illustrate chill
dren's stories written by other people.
Our Little Ones (the Russell Publish
ing Company, Boston, for November
sparkles with little stories and pretty
pictures. "TelephOning," by George
8. Burlieighi is something new. 1t
tells in verse how little girl and her
mother played at using the telephone.
St. Nicholas 1.-THE Century Company,
New York for November is not only
capital number and the first one of the
new volume, but it also appears in
very pretty new cover. The number
opens well with chapter first of "Lit-
tie Lord FauntlerOy," the new story
by Mrs. Frances HodgsOn Burnett
and the interest thus awakened is
thoroughly we'll maintained by the
late Helen Hunt Jackson's Magic
Clocks" the first part of which is
given, by Susan Coolidge's Uncle
and Aunt" and by Louisa M. Alcott's
diverting account of "The Candy
Country"
The Independent.-We cannot too
strongly urge upon our readers the ne
cessity of subscribing for a family,
weekly newspaper of the frst-class-
such, for instance, as the Independent,
of New York. Were we obliged to
select one publication for habitual and
careful reading to the exclusion of all
others, we should choose unhesitat-
ingly the Independent. 1t is a news
paper, magazine and review, all in one.
1t is a religious, a literary, an educa-
tional, story, an art, a scientific, an
| agricultural, a financial, and a politi-
cal, paper combined. 1t has 80 folio
pages and % departments. No matter
what a PERSONS religion, politics OF
! profession may may be, the Indepen-
dent will prove help, an instructor
an educator. Our readers can do nc
less than to send a postal for a free
! specimen copy, or for thirty cents the
the paper will be sent a month, enab
ling one to judge of its merits more
critically. Its yearly subscription is
$500, or two years for $500. Address
the Independent, 25l Broadway, New
! York CitV.
Smyrna times., 1885-11-11

Owing to the revolution in Roumelia,
the market value of altar of roses has
gone up bounce. The years crop of
leaves is an abundant one, but has been
greatly neglected and no adequate pre-
parations are being made for next years
crop, Consequently the upward ten
dency of prices, $119 pound being a
late quotation. ROumelia, it will be
remembered. is the only European
country that produces this drug.
Smyrna times., 1885-11-11

A new craze has broken out among
visitors to Maine-gathering pine
needles with which to stuff cushions
and pillows. Young men who distin-
guish themselves in satisfying the femi-
nine desire for these odOrOus products
of the pine forests glory in the title of
Knights of the Fir, The outer cases
are often elaborately embroidered,
sometimes with quotations, such as :
"Give me of your balm, o fir tree !"
It is said too that more delightful
dreams can be got out of a pillow
stuffed with pine needles than out of
any amount of hasheesh or opium.
Smyrna times., 1885-11-11

A RAILROAD MANS VIEws.-Joseph
Hickson, the agent in Toronto, Canada,
of the New York, West Shore and Buff
falo Railroad Company, is well-knOwn
throughout the Dominion. He writes
that for several weeks his little girl was
i'll with bronchitis. He used different
preparations and also had her treated
by a physician, but without effect.
Finally, he tried Red Star Cough Cure,
and before one bottle finished she was
perfectly we'll,
Smyrna times., 1885-11-11

There is no settled date for Indian
Summer. Sometimes it comes in Oc-
tober, and then again in November, and
then it may not come at all. When
we have had two or three weeks of
charming weather along in the Au-
tumn months you can call that In
dian Summer and not be wrong. 1t
is one of the most pleasant seasons of
the year when it does come, with its
dreamy atmosphere, its long shadows
and its genial sunshine.
Smyrna times., 1885-11-11

BEER INCREASES THE DEMAND FOR
WHIsKEY.-A German professor, in an
article on the increase of insanity, COM
bats the argument that the consumption
of beer tends to diminish the consump-
ton of spurious liquors. He shows,
ON the contrary, that in European
countries there is steady increase in
the use of both kinds of drink.
In Holland the use of spirits has in
creased 80 per cent. within seventeen
years; in Belgium it has doubled itself
in the last forty years; and even in
that home of wines, France, it has ris-
en- from an average of four annual litres
per head to seven in the two decades
from 1860 to 18S0-an increase of 20
per cent. In Prussia, between 1865 and
1880, the consumption of spirits rose
from eight to ten litres per head, while
that of spirits rose from thirty-seven to
eighty-eight litres.
Smyrna times., 1885-11-11

An exchange prints quite a lengthy
article about How to clean a room.n
Such information is altogether uncalled
for. Most women know a good deal
too much about it already. They US
ually give the room such an everlast-
ing drubbing that it takes n week to
locate the points of the compass after
they have finished.
Smyrna times., 1885-11-11

Throughout the Southern States, at
certain seasons of the year, whole COM
munities are subject to fevers, ague,
bilious attacks, and a hundred ailments.
"Quinine" is the popular remedy, but
the occasional use Of Vinegar Bitters
renders such medicines entirely unnec-
cessary. Nothing is known to relieve
torpid liver so quickly.
Smyrna times., 1885-11-11
What Can BE Done.

BY trying again and keeping up courage many
things seemingly impossible may be attained.
Hundreds of hopeless cases of Kidney and Liver
Complaint hove been cured by Eledtric Bitters,
after everything else had been tried in vain. So,
don't think there is no cure for you, but try Elic-
trio Bitters. There is no medicine so safe, so pure
and so perfect a Blood Purifier. Electric Bitters
will cure Dyspepsia, Diabetes and all Diseases of
the Kidneys. Invaluable in affections of Stomach
and Liver and overcome all Urinary Difficulties.
Largo bottles only so cts. at James P. Honecker's
Drug Store, Smyrna, Del.
Smyrna times., 1885-11-11

Evangelist Moody, with a keen APP
probation of the fitness of things, has
undertaken the reformation of Reading
in Pennsylvania. He began very close
to the root of of the evil by impressing
the Metropolitan skating rink into his
service.
Smyrna times., 1885-11-11
Ernitnment I'm Tarns.

Great excitement has been caused in the vicin-
ity of Paris Tex. by the remarkable recovery Of
Mr. j. T.. COrley, who was so helpless he could not
turn In bed, or raise his head; everybody said he
was dying of Consumption. trial bottle of Dr.
Kings New Discovery was sent him. Finding
relief he bought large bottle and box of
DR.. Kings New Life Pills by the time he had
taken two boxes of Pills and two bottles Of the
Discovery, he was well and had gained in flesh
thirty-siX pounds. Trial Bottles of this Great
Discovery for Consumption free at Jas, p. Hof-
feekers Drug Store smyrna, Del.
Smyrna times., 1885-11-11

A writer in the Scientific american
inclines to the opinion that we are
tending towards a state of things in
which toll, of severe nature, will be
annihilated; as time and distance has
been annihilated by the subjugatiOn of
electricity. So far machinery has only
been used as a means to increase pro-
ductiOn. We have used it to enable
us to do more work not as we ought
to have done, that is to say briefly,
to enable us to do in one dav the work
of a whole week. We work along at
the old strain although we have an as
sistant that does 98 per cent. of the
labor. We have good dog but we
don't cease to bark ourselves. At
some future time the world will besup-
piled and this overpreductiOn must
cease. There can be but one result,
cessation from toll. We shall have to
do less and learn more. What we will
have to do will be done well. What
we produce will have to carry the inn
press of beauty. Many things will
have to be changed but the change
will be for the better.
Smyrna times., 1885-11-11

A few days ago a small German town
celebrated the thousandth anniversary
of its existance. On the same day a
town in Dakota celebrated the first an
niversary of its existence. All the in
habitants went to the principal saloon
in the town, partly because there is no
church vet.
Smyrna times., 1885-11-11

The President has a horror of being ex-
hibited like freak in dime museum.
He has proven a hard fish for the would
be exhibitors to land. He receives on an
average two invitations day to attend
something or other, and these are all
politely declined.