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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-08

In regard 70 sPSiug millinery nothing can
yss be learned from the retail establishments,
thcagh The wholesale houses are bGsy Toe
small bonnet IS doomed. The aai has gone
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-22

Princess Of wales and Mrs, Lnn~trv.
London Letter TO the Boston Herald
Mrs. Langtry was subjected three DAYS after
the Lonsdale- Chetwynd affair to the greatest
slight that could be inflicted upon q woman in
her position, q deliberate s'cut" from the
Princess Of Wales, who IL not the plastic doll in
the Princes hands that some people imagine.
This episode occurred at the Coombe House,
where Lady Archibald Campbell ana her pas.
toral players were giving their last performance
of 1.-THE Faithfulle Shepherdesse.n The Prince
of Wales entered into conversation with Mn.
LAngtry, who dropped the usual quaint cOur.
tesy with which royalty II received: the Princess
OF Wales had turned her back and was talking
to some one else: hundred eyes watched the
group: Il has often been said, and not uudusty,
distinguished social warriors sometimos
lose their heads where . pretty wounan's inter.
ests are concerned, end ct this momont II any,
Mrs. LAngtry needed the cousoaation az xoyat
fayor. The prince pluckod the princes by 3ho
sleeve, after saying 10 Mrs. Langfry in quite >
loud voice, "Oh, the princess would like 70 tell
you-" The princess turned around surveyed
MS. Langtry quite - Though sho did not -
her, gave % stlght bow that the inclination
OF tho head was almost tmpsrceptibia, and thsn
deiiberntsly tuxned her bSck and reSurncd 1T
Conversation With her fr1ends. II Was the hotr
tegt day Of the season, bat the thefm0motog
seomod 70 drop hundred do9roo9 the p9ino0
looked exQuiGtto1y 1nolioh. M Inn9fxy'6 0unu
fusion was painful - behold, ana the social axe
md fhlleui bat thiD new ooSnd02 H10Y ho1p the
Lily's Theatrical tn1eeegts, WAioA h6go & tn1o
! began - lAn&uhA
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A Plea for the Horses.

To the Editor Of THE EVENING STAR.
In no city In the Union. believe, are horses
and mules so badly treated as in Washington;
and this not so much In the way Of overload
ing or hard driving as In the brutal use of the
whip. Boys who are given cart-horses to drive
particularly brick and sand carts are the
greatest offenders With no more Judgment
than the child who arrsnges chairs for his team
and then pounds their backs, these colored
youth with heavy whips amuse themselves day
after day In worrying and tormenting the poor
brutss which they drive. So that the whip
makes loud crack, they are happy, but at the
same time obliyious 20 the quivering, suffering
flesh Of the beast II is not because they are ia
q hurry, who ever knew the race To be IN q
hurry?) but simple childish Joy in having long
whip TO use and something alive to use II on
Now, since no horsepower can believe that
he Is getting more work out OF his stock by such
brutal treatment, or that il IL becoming CENTER
or more tracta5ie, IL Is obviously for his inter-
est, as well as In the interest OF humanity, that
his drivers receive instructions to uso the whip
less and with much less vigor. H.W,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-22

fTOkQ toS NntC8xO IurrenI
A telegram should be followed with aletter nm
less communication have been well established
by wire. Letters are distributed by grown men,
expert In their business TO degree that aston
fishes anyone who contemplates the triumphs OF
their art. But kilograms are delivered by sleepy
and stupid little boys, who dream mostly Of little
boystn books who went In swimming and never
carried kilograms. One OF these little boys, In q
great city, will be given dozen dispatches In
volvfng half days travel. The lrst party ad-
dressed Is not at the place addressed The boy
90 marks the envelope and proceeds on his way.
At the end OF many hours he returns 10 the
main once and reports that he failed TO ind his
man. No one ever heard Of any further action
by the telegraph company, other than In rare
eases q dispatch 70 the sender, sometime, the
next day, to the effect that AYR msg to ]. Smith
held not did, letzeT to any fairiy-known
resident ofany city will reach him II no mali
cious person intervene TO divert IL to the Deed
Letter ONCE. But . telegram TO any prttet1
citizen, addressed ct his place Of business, 10 By
no means trustworthy method Of transmits
sion, and the percentage Of such comWunt
sanoae which go sstray' 10 enormous.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-22
DO You Smoke?
THE FIRST QUESTION TO BOYS WHO ENTER THE
NAVY.

THE FIRST QUESTION TO BOYS WHO ENTER THE
NAVY.
From the Scientific American.
The United States navy annually takes into
tts service large number Of apprentice boys
who are sent all over the world and taught to
be thorough sailors. It has been the policy of
the government since the war to educate the
"hlue Jacket" upon the principle that the more
intelligent the man Is the better sailor he IN
likely TO become. There IL no lack Of candi-
dates for these positions. Hundreds of boys
apply, but many are rejected because they can
not pass the physical examination. Major
Houston, one Of the Marine corps who n In
charge Of the Washington navy yard barracks,
Is authority for the statement that One-ffth OF
all the boys examined are rejected ON account
Of heart disease.
HI first question to a boy who desires to en-.
list Is: do you smoker The fnvariable re-
OF the fingers at once shows the truth. The SUR
geons say that cigarette smoking by boys pro-
duces heart disease. and that In ninety mine
cases out Of hundred the rejection of would
be apprentices on account of this defect comes
from excessive use Of the milder form OF the
weed. This IL q remarkable statement COM
ing, as IL does, from SO high an authority, and
based upon the result OF actual examinations
going on day after day. and month after month.
deadly cigarette !. sure 70 bring about incalcu-
strfcfing It's use to the dudes, would not Der.
haps, bring popular dislAvof, because IL mfRht
reduce the number Of these objects about our
streets, but boys INDUCING IN the ciGafette
ought to be treated TO liberal doses Of srod An
pickle until the habit Is thoroughly eradica&Aa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-22

4 NunDm MYSTERY At Ix.,xasrv.r wv
A telegram from Louisville. Ky. sssss tl,,st On
1hurSdAy afternoon the body Of 9ss. Imni6
Johnson. O. Madison, Ind, a beahtisKs won1a1
river Of six.Miae Island. The clothiSs a. 81 tie
boy was e ~ she fnest possihs kind ma ths
mondA The only aign OF yioaescs 80 4,,s ~ a
tcWel hed been bound around the hSad md
ds..n thsCngh TIE mouth as : gag. This points
up0Q the ceee, which u likely 10 ns.sva he.ssi1
eoue9a0nal one. The eauses vhfcS - - -
o1n4A sta nonnaaA q myutery. - -; =
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Snuff and Cigars-where the
Rest Tobacco IL GfOwn-The Deterio.
alton In Cuban and Connections Leaf

C1EofetteS, Snun ana C1g8rS-WheFe the
Rest Tobacco II GrOwn-The Deterio.
alton I'm Cuban and Connections Leaf.
"Ths demand for cigarettes" said q leading
wholesale tobacconist in response to an INQUIRY
by STAR reporter, ''is greater to-day than ever
known, and almost exclusively for cigarettes of
American manufacture, as we are far ahead of
the world in the successful manufacture of the
various styles. Ny advice is, smoke none OF
them. believe them to be pernicious in their
tendencies. However, If young men will smoke
the pest"
There Is no promise Of revival of snuff:
taking" continued the tobacconist. sSnuff is
colored people. It has been dropped almost en-.
Neatly ali tie Scotch snu sold IN nn she united
phis and one In New YORK. or the th mii3en
pounds or more, which they sell annually, over
one hall y consumed In Georgia, Louisiana,
used in dipping BY PERSONS Who 'e Smear the
snufl on stick and rub the stick around in the
as there any Improvement in the Quality O,
native tobaccoe" asked the reporter,
"The quality OF the leaf grown in Pennsyl.
vsns MsW s,s and New
and, together with that now grown in Wiseon.
sin and other western states, forms the prin
c,pal cigar tobacco used In this country. The
deteriorating In texture and flavor. This 4
due. in my opinion, to enforced production BY
the use o. guano, ana the cultivation Of the
same nelds year after year in the same staple
The quality OF the crop grown In Cuba is yearly
deteriorating, rom the same cause as that Ii
Connecticut. IT is still true that there is bnl
one Havana tobacco; and that its EXQUISITE
flavor cannot be initiated or reproduced On any
other soil than that Of Cuba, but that favor hai
the TOBACCO growers In endeavorine to stiinu
late growth and produce quantity at The expenss
Of quality, has brought its own punishment.
"Yhe large cropiof tobacco grown every yea,
in Maryland" the dealer said, answerinS ~
Inquiry q a the arspo.ts. is sent % Esrp Ms
portion of Maryland tobacco is sh,rne1 II IA
herman states, where It Ia smoked ia the uipe
II Will NOT make cigars, and il of such 8 BOO
States. Sumetra tobacco fs used iarreIv I,
cigars y makes not only a very pretty wrap
PEI, but ~ u not detrimental to q good dlleI
per AFTER Enc Cuba" ""T
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having confidence In the integrity OF its ofyfcers
had depnSifed some Of its funds there and ha
sides. said Capt Hoban, 'Ifyou set fire 20 this
building you'll endanger the property OF poor
WIDOW n country woman Of ours Ross than
remarked. sTt's q id poor widow who would
own so much property in Washington and
giving the orders % march, rode or. Afssr this
for time had regular spree, going Into the
saloons and helping themselves to liquor, pay
NC nothing for JIG.
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A MEMORABLE DAY.
Mr.. Nicholas Callan's RecOllectiOns of
the British Occupation Of Washing.
tOn-HOw F Street LOOked i'm 1914.

tOM-G2OW r StEGCG Looked In 1914
Next Monday, August oath, will be the list
anniversary of the battle of BIadensburg, when
the British overpowered the small force
which went out to meet them and marched
upon the Federal City, burned the Capitol
and other public buildings, Mr.. Nicho-
las Callan, then boy of six years, was living in
house on the site of his present residence,
1922 F street, adjoining number OF unfinished
houses erected by MI. Blodgett. These were
then occupied by number of squatters of the
lower classes. The houses and lots were
made the receptacle of the debris of the neigh
borhood. The streets then were not paved, and
the sidewalks were of primitive style. After
to nd SUITABLE residence anc eise VaaSe
advanced the money to complete the Blod-
gett houses and took up his residence in
streets there was q drinking saloon and some
this was the Bank Of the Metropolis. On F
Among them were the Presbyterian church.
known as Dr. Laurie's, now known as Willard
st. Patrick's Catholic church, standing on
It's present site. Mr.. Callan states that his
vate OF Capt John Davidson's company, and
the city was almost wholly deserted BY the
male citizens. He saw the archives removed
Davis father OF the late Chas. A. Davis, mes.
sengers Of tho department., experimenting the
These mGxsd in and
farm Of Mr.. Samuel Harrison Smith, after.
wards owned by e. J. Middleton and recently
yerxlty. There was no money then in the
Treasury, most Of the government funds being
in the Bank Of Columbia. in Georgetown.
PRESIDENT MADISON.
ION the morning Of the battle" said Mr. Cal.
Ian to STAR reporter, ~ saw President Madi-
orxps ON thu NJ h Nnhf
down F street, going eastward. With them
was Jerry Smith, the colored servant at the
White House That morning mass was said by
as usual attended mostly by women and
Father Matthew heard a number Of soidieTs
mass to its close. The soldiers followed him
into his house. They then Informed him that
to The Church. heard their confessions sorned d
administered the Holy Eucharist, after which
they left TO Join the army at Bladensburg. This
got from Rather Matthew many years after
at appears" continued Mr.. Cailan, athat Mr..
Madison and his cabinet got news of the retreat.
Jerry and sent the latter to the city With word
gathered up what elects she could. particniarsv
the silver, and LEFT the house In charge of Thos
Mclrath. the public gardener, ana John Siousss'
advance Of the British, and then nndine that snd
sousss took out his knife and cut n apo,,, III
frame and saved It. Soon after the battle nv
iathsr came IN 70 Est change Of clothing, and
Tenleyt0wn. Then saw :
THE rREAsURY BuRSrNa.
| and the next day I saw . limo or Britain trnou1
| form on 18th street with Gen. Ross at the head
his object being TO burn the Bank Of Metrono
iis. Y sppesrsd that Gen. Ross had got hold o
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Disappointed Cremsssonasss.

It is not generally known that our Society Of
Cremationists, which has been for 9 long time
trying to build cremAtory ont on Long Island,
made an earnest plea to beAllowed TO burn the
les. They were TO erect q funeral pyre thirty
feet high, and doubtieas a . spectacle some
thing very nne and even dramatic might have
been expecoe0. But the way Of the cremar
t.ouists seems % he hard. Their cremafory
blew down lAse winter when half up and they
have Dot oeen able since % raise enough money
20 repair the oamages. And now Gen. Han
coek Ynogoo the1r epGgestton a. to . fitting
mnet1t osESno0y. xho seat speculstorS would
beeQ approved Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-22
Eighty Thousand Dollar for Eight.

From the Albany Argus, August IL
Troy has a strange case, in which property
valued at $50, 900 was conveyed by an old lady
to comparative strangers for IS. On August
Mrs. Ellen Griffith, the mother Of ex-Assistant
District Attorney Lewis T. Grifiith, Of Troy,
conveyed to John A. Mcdonald all Of her prop
erty, i'm eight separate deeds, for the nominal
consideration OF 81 in each instance. When
Mrs. Griffith's children, l.. h. Griffith, Annie 4
Gould, and Hester A. Waring. found out what
she had done they applied TO Justice Peckbam
for q writ de fttnatico iaQuirendo TO investigate
the condition OF mind of the old lady. The writ
was granted and was directed 70 Samuel Foster
to inquire by q jury OF the iunacy of Ellen
Griffith, mother OF the petitioner. The petition
asserted that MIS- Grtffith is now and has been
for several months so far deprived Of her reason
as 10 be unit 20 govern herself or manage her
affairs. The jury, a. directed by the writ, were
drawn Monday evening and listened 70 the
testimony OF Drs Bontecou and WV seymour
and several other Witnesses AT the conciusion
OF the hearing the jury found that Mrs. Grifnth
is Of unsound mind and incapable Of managing
her affairs. The finding OF the jury win De
reported to Justice Peckham, and motion win
be made for the appointment OF a committee Of
the person aud estate Of Mrs.. Grifhth. Then
action will be begun 20 set aside the transfer %
the property 10 Mr.. and Mrs. Mcdonald.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-22

RECOVERY OF A BABY PREPARED ron
BuRIAL.-Tuesday morning the infant child a.
Charles sullivan, Of Detroit, Mich, apparently
died and was prepared for burial. Fifteen hours
after the supposed death, while the family and
friends were gathered about the CONN, the baby
began 60 cry, Tightening nearly every one nom
the houae. The father took the child from ~
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Th~v wens annee.ann.

From the Rr0vidence JOURNAL
. The Grant monument committee Of New
York appear TO be willing TO try every method
Of raising money sxcspt that Of personal sub
scgtptiou.
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sPa," said Q little boy. -whaf ~ IN sbeolu1o
monarchys" 81 can't explain g. my son, g
that you can comprehepd n Wall until you
Newmoa IndependsRt
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porter.
"which," queried the latter, staring around
NV IVY y; ,Sss conductor that's running the car
whats the matter with him? He only
seems to be little behind time"
ductor indignantly. sHe's trying to break me
up, for he's got u grudge against me. We're re-
quired TO run just now four minutes apart or,
as we say, we're on four minute time. That
gives us an equal share OF the passengers.
Now, when o fellow drags he gets on the time
of the man behind him and picks up fares,
which, by right, belong TO another. At the end
average made for each car by dividing the total
by the number OF cars running. II q conductor
falls much below the average there must be
somethtng wrong. II he's dishonest, perhaps
explanation Is that he has been running up .on
the time Of the car ahead. That makes him
liable to a discharge. He may also fall below
the as x it thus Trip by the cussed
same job on you. can't he!"
"Of course" was the reply. "Ive known
with the driver. We conductors are to a GER
tain extent In the hands OF our drivers and it's
always wise 20 make sure that we shall be in
is. In other cities-Sor won't cay that any W.
thing Of the kind goes on herein other cities,
IL conductor don't dizzy with his driver In
what the latter expects him to knock down
daily he had better hunt another Job: he can
never remain conductor on that car. The
driver will allow the car to drag back on the
car behind. The conductor OF the car behind
ONCE. The driver Who did not receive his per ie
centage OF pilferinGs backs up the other con-
ductof, and on goes the head Of the honest
man: Even in Baltimore the same trick is
conductor who 10 not congenial A conduc-
tors lie n not happy one."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-22

MANUAL OF THE RAILROADS IL OF THE UNI.
TED MsaTs .esf s Bonds spSS sss Their Route
Earnings, Expenses and Dividends Sheir organ
i foos new 1ors s.' = Sod ArsHS
Az IN exposition of a most important and
constantly extending industrial, commercial
and financial interest, this volume is all that
can be desired, being at once concise complete
and reliable. Il In indeed not only q compen.
dunn of useful Information to investors but full
of valuable suggestions to students of political
course q manual like this deals iarreiY viii,
figures, and large figures, at that. According to
is Is t ans G,n Of rSroads II
1854, was 125. 37e, OF which S.i7 per cent, or
1877 miles, were constructed during that year.
1s. sss ., wosd Thls Of al me
ding almost $3.50, 600 900 OF unfunded debts,
reaches the enormous sum Of 81, 676, 390. O64.
7s6 passengers,-the average trip beins SsSs
miles. Their gross earnings were nearly ST7l,.
900, 600, In round figures, or more than 81.
height that 'ss
profit on the former service is much greater
moved in 1888 exceeded that moved I'm 1881
by 100000 O0 tons, but the year 1854 showed n
falling of OF 10000, 900 tons as compared with
and disaster to many interests but, In spite
Of this unfavorable comparison, the editor
maintains tnot the country Is In the main pros
porous. and holds out the hope that IL needs
only little time and an adjustment of con-
Melting interests to enter again upon an era OF
good times which are sure to come when labor
Is useiullZ employed and capital probably in.
vested. This Is an encouraging view, and IL is
oonbly encouraging to know that 1t Is held by
an authority at once 20 intelligent and trust
SOLDIERS STORY OF THE SIEGE OF vICKs-
9 9uas s From the Diary q ossoas y: oLpRoy .
Mem Memorial Album with Confederate Accounts,
Tom Authentic Sources, and an Introduction BY
Breyet Ma. Gen. II. +. Force. Illustrated with
Eortreits and appropriate engravings. Spring
Held I'LL: Published for the Author
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AND coxBINAT1oass- sCENEs N a focsa
ROOM.
Playing the races IL the srest sport OF the
national capital this summer. Base ball has
been rslsgsted 70 . rear petition In popular
favor, and the crowds gather at the pool rooms
and turf exchanges. There are i've OF these
establishments in operation, and all Of them
seem to b doing . thriving bnsineesL The de-
cision Of Judge Smell, rendered last June, In the
case against Jones, opened the door wide for
sporting in horse racing In Washington. Prior
TO that the police authorities had construed the
law TO forbid speculation OF this character, and
not e q: q IS = c
spre e
the mem @Ss sa
had LOST wanted to sss svsn. several gentle
s1 %ssss oOsa i :. IS
through the season. would be goed specuiar
anime tie law - 70 Sl gsmslae: thy aid .,
ana announced that fhsre MA nothing In the
s to prohibit betting on horse races.
luz sschsnss IS. polss sasAeri:!s.
ease ss%s up before Judge Smell Who decided
bling do Not embrace f.t..s-E
BETTING ON Hozsfs.
Everything, he said, In the shape Of law on
that subject was in the Maryland statutes, and
he referred to decision Of the Maryland court
very subject, as entirely covering the case be
fore him: He declared that Il Eae not vic;
poolselling In the District and dismissed the
case. The Arm who made the test were not
long permitted 70 enjoy . monopoly 81 the bust
become known throughout the couAtry when
two additional pcol-rooms were opened here.
Their apparent prospsnty invited Other COM
ton TO reap q portion Of the harvest. All the
modes In vogue Of backing horses are open to
however, 10 In the "booka" What Il known IS
"book-making' In racing parlanee y engaged in
confne themselves 10 auction pools and making
combinations. For the beneAt of the un-
initiated who have not experienced the ex-
citing emotion OF awaiting returns from . horse
race to determine the condition Of their6nances,
1t may be we'll to describe
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How TEE KAMA FOR HH9TINo OK HORSE
70 NANJTKsTED-THE vA11ouA 1foDo o.
LAXN0. MoNBY on NAos-ooo4-NAxx1o
AND coxBIxAT1oss- N A fooa
ROOM.
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RESlnENCES-wHo WERE ACTIVE AND HON
oRARf MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION.

REsInENCEs-wHo WERE ACTIVE AND HON.
oRARf MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION.
Among the many literary clubs In the Dis
rict few have enjoyed q higher measure OF
praise than the Round Table Shakespeare Club
which started during the winter of 1875.
Al nrst there was no formal organization, and
the members were selected alphabetically to
decide upon the play to be read and 10 cast the
characters. II generally took two evenings
70 read . play, Tor discussions were held
as TO diaputed readings and the con-
cepfions o3 character, - well a the historical
harmony OF the dramatic action. These discus
sions were productive OF great benefit to the
members, and developed a critical taste and
analytical power that manifested itself
strongly In their subsequent efforts OF Q
more public character For q couple OF
years the club pursued its course quietly and
privately, not adding 10 Its membership,
ouI heartily and earnestly studying the
works OF the immortal bard. The meetings
were held at the houses Of different members,
ana were characterized by an earnestuess OF
purpose that indicated strong Shakespearean
enthustasm and IN informally OF organization
That gave tnge OF BohemianiSn 10 the whole
ming Indeed, IL was year before q name was
uennitefy determined upon Cor the club, and
we title wes selected at the suggestion Of Col.
sFaok, OF Wis, who, with Miss Marguerite
6exton, Ms. Orine, Mrs.. Sadler, DIR. Chas. MUIR
Rnys CePe. Rogers, Mr. X. &. Evans Giles and
Tned. shine, were the originators Of the organi-