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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-13


One man who came for an Office has succeed
ed SO much better than he expected that his
case is worth recording in the Sum- He came
from Georgia. and relates his experience thus.
"Being democrat, and not ha wing much luck
at getting ahead at home, 1 thought would get
an office in Washington If could. Letting no
one but my wife and a friend know what was
up to, started. After landing here l saw Just
as plain as day that the water was too deep for
me; besides, hundreds of others a great deal
smarter D the business were ahead OF me.
had not much money, and SO, instead of paying
much attention to the office, began to look
around for work or something to make a living
while stayed. To tell you the truth, had moi
been much away from home, and never i'm so
large place before. Somehow 1 kinder felt
could make II go if only got a chance and
eye over things thought saw chances, If only
they were worked right. have fancy have
a natural gift for knowing a chance as soon AS
see it. got this idea all at once when I saw so
many ways and things-so many persons sell
ing everything and so many buying. had
about S15, and with it l concluded to start. I
had looked around the market, where more
money is spent in q day than in my own town
in whole year: Why can't have some of it?
thought i. Well, launched out 81 for Florida
oranges and SO cents more for q basket That
day sold half the oranges and had my money
where, into the houses and stores, and some
how people bought willingly. Maybe it was
because 1 was SO earnest about it. The third
profit in my pockets Better'n office, I began
to think. While 1 was looking arouud for
another chance the dealer from whom had
bought offered me two other boxes, the last of
q lot for $3.50; nice oranges, too. knew at
once what 1 could do with Them The next
morning sold them for 81 box, 50 80 profit
without breaking bulk. 1 had never before
made money fast in all my life. kept on
for two weeks, and couldn't be hired to take
the office was after. l began to think how
we'll could fix myself right here in Washing
ton, with my little wife and baby and the boy,
who by rights ought to be going to school. You
a 80 hut fxr,, ~,
and two days since came, and I'VE got $50
and everything paid up. What's better, there
are couple of dealers in the market who say
they will back me for anything in reason I
want to do. I'm thinking I'll keep on the line
I've been going for the present. see SO many
chances that sometimes don't know which to
take. wonder anybody that can work wants
an office here. Some OF the Georgia fellows
hanging around here have come to me for
heap more money in 1t than in any Office I
know Of"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-13
Cannot Chloroform Him in Court.

The second trial of Lawyer Rosenzweig's
100000 suit against the Lake Shore railroad
for personal damages sustained by being elected
from the New York express, began in Erie Pa,
Monday. The railroad company moved the
court for an order to chloroform the plaintiff,
that experimental tests might be made ON his
alleged paralyZed limbs Rosenzweig offered
to submit, but the family physician swore he
would not be resposible for his patients life un-
der anRsthetfcs. Judge Gailbrath overruled the
motion. saying that after the plaintiff ha SUBJ
United to electric and other tests for three hours
by defendants doctors, it was carrying the
thing too far to ask that he be made insensble
with defendants drugs and risk his life. Col.
Royse, the Lake Shores attorney, came from
Chicapn try tho caSa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-13
A school Girl ElOpes.

THE HETRESS OF RICH MAN IN OHIO MYSTERY
Up to Saturday night there was domiciled at
the Sherman house, Chicago, q young woman
who was down on the hotel register as Mrs.
Shober, Cincinnati. On April % Miss Emma
Shober mysteriously disappeared from the
French school, the most pretentious institu-
ton of learning In Cincinnati. She was the
daughter Of well-known deceased banker of
Canton, Ohio and sole heiress Of q very wealthy
couple, Mr.. and Mrs. Sellers. of Carrolton, Ohio.
Two days after the disappearance Alb. Rubman,
an actor, announced that he, and Miss Emma
had been married, but gave no clue to her
Whereabouts. The grand parents at Carrollton
were notified that the heiress to their wealth
was enscOnced at the Sherman house and
came there quickly, but "Mrs ShOber" had
again disappeared. The hotel authorities de-
clare that the Cincinnati schoolgirl IL, they
believe, still In the city. She left note for q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-13
A Judge ON Church Fair Gambling.

Judge Stewart was recently assigned to the
Baltimore criminal court, the May term of
which began Monday. In his charge to the
grand jury he spoke of all the offenses which
the law requires the grand inquest to be in
structed upon and, speaking of gambling, said:
1.-THE vice seems to be one inherent in our
nature and it will probably continue until the
people are educated up to the point that raffles
at fairs will be considered an evil to be frowned
upon and chances in holiday presents as a
vice are liable to punishment, and when the
business of gaming is carried on in violation of
law the duty to society requires that the offense
should not be lightly passed over. but should
be prosecuted" This is the first instance in
this city in which the grand jury has been
charged upon this subject which more particu-
larly affects the rat1les at church fairs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-13
A Curious divorce Case.

SEEKING RELEASE FROM FORCED MARRIAGE.
George s. Todd, in Baltimore, Saturday, filed
bill In the circuit court asking that his mar
riage to Susan G. Todd be declared null and
void. The defendant Is a woman of mature age,
having grown sons, one Of them Dentist in
whose office young Todd was student. He
boarded with the defendant. She became
enamored of her youthful boarder, and in March
last informed her sons that Todd had betrayed
her. They threatened him. and the marriage
ceremony was performed March IL, tmme-
house. In his declaration Todd states that he
has since learned that the defendant has been
of unsound mind for years, and is now confined
full wife of Andrew G. Finney, who now resides
in virginia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-13

ssOE DHV~u Vh D1VVTCee
ACTION OF THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST coNvrN.
TON.
Senator Joseph e. Brown delivered an adj
dress before the Southern Baptist convention at
Augusta, Ga, Saturday, on . resolution which
he had introduced to the erect that In the opin-
ion OF the convention an act OF fornication com.
mitted by married person is the only cause
for absolute divorce. He insisted that the sane
garded. He advised Baptist ministers to refuse
to marry people who had been divorced on in
admissible grounds. He called on Baptist and
Catholic church on the question Of divorce and
preserve the sanctity OF the marriage relation.
Senator Browns resolution was adopted with
applause.
The committee on representation by women
In conventions reported, recommending that
word "members" in the constitution, thus re-
stricting membership to men only. The report
was adopted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-13

DYNAMITE METHODS IN BALrINoRF-Mr
Theodore Lear is the foreman in glass FACTORY
In baltimore, and is not acting with the glass
after IL O'Clock, he and his wife and four chii,
dren were startled from their sleep by an ex-
dows and caused the front and sides to BULGE
out 1t was found that a square oyster can
hiied with powder had been thrown into the
cellar through o small window and then en-.
pioded. similar explosion, attributed to the
same cause, occurred not long ago in Baltimore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-13

STOLE Hrs EMPLOYERS SroCx OF JEwELRY
While W. C. Robinson, proprietor OF . jewelry
store at Blacks and White station, atthe Nor
folk and Western railway, Virginia, was absent
on Monday, his clerk named Hayden, packed
about $500 worth ofjewelry in . small box,
% an train He wSs arrested en
at AppOmattox station last night with the
stolen jewelyy In hta possession.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-13
Lines on Hon. Robert C.. WinthrOD's
76th Birthday, May IL, 1855.

What of eighteen hundred nine?
Listen to q word of mine.
Came q lad the twelfth of May
Born to grow, and born to stay.
What Of eighteen forty-eight?
Risen now to high estate,
Proud he stands on honors won
Called to speak for Washington.
Let the cornerstone be laid
Raise column high, he said
"Build it to the Skies" and you
Can't o erreach his lofty view.
Found 1t on the massive rock,
Firm and safe from earthquake shock.
1t will still remain the same
Less enduring than his fame
Purest marble though 1t be,
Yet his life As pure we see.
III
What of eighteen eighty-fver
Is our statesman still alivee
Yes, and is now bid again
T. eulogize the first Of men.
See the graceful column rise,
ow'ring high toward the skies
grand memorial well begun,
To mark the name Of Washington.
Orator, the first. and last,
Now, as ever. in times past,
Faithful TO his stately trust
Always able-ever just;
Well hath he performed his task,
All that friend or kin could ask.
Grand the dedication passed
Finished Is the shat at last
w
At sev'ntysix our Winthrop stands,
Beloved and h0nored In all lands.
HoRArIo KINe
Ishia0s0n, D. G
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-13

THE DRrEATED ILLISoIs DExocRAT TO Con-
TESLA special nom Springfield, ILL.,, says:
"Leeper, the defeated democratic candidate for
representative In the Gath district to succeed J..
Henry Shaw, arrived in this city to-day, and
has given out that he will contest the election
OF Weaver. He had said yesterday that he
would not contest, but at the behest OF the party
managers here has changed his mind"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-13
Debut In Trieste. Austria, Of q Wash
ingtOnian.

THE DAUGHTER OF GRACE GREENWOoD-
MAKES A GREAT SUCCESS
Miss Annie Lippencott, of this city, daughter
of "Grace Greenwood" made q most successful
debut in Trieste on the 22d ultimo, in the opera
Of "CrispinO la Comare" We give extracts
from some of the notices which appeared In
the papers of Trieste the following morning:
II independents says: "In the part OF An
META, singer of ballads, wife of old CrispfnO
tnere was presented last night a young Ameri-
can, rich in beautiful gifts, endowed with a
most sympathetic face, distinguished in her
movements, who has from the first captured
All the favor of the public. 1t is the 'Signorina
Anita Armour, Miss Annie Lippencott} With
soit, pleasing voice, adapted to comic opera
sne mas rendered her part with much dramatic
intelligence and has sung in q manner truly
mastery, displaying n most rare school, She
was applauded In all the pieces and had TO
repeat the duet with the buffo She pronounced
the Italian to perfection, that no one on hear
Ing her would nave san that she was foreigner
assures her, In art, a beautiful career, so that
lew can say to have made debut under such
happy auspicies."
LAdTfa says: 1.-THE success could not have
norma Armour. who, for the first time faced
the foOtlights, should be most happy over her
deom, from which can be promised q brilliant
career. With charming face, la Signorina
Tic tln6re, and, a thing quite important. proves
school" WA
LAtaborda says: "The prima donna, Sig
this nrst appearance the favor of the public
she mas sympathetic and agile voice and
makes the most delicate and natural hand runs
ana trlil without effort. She sings well and with
sIace; anu makes one see how much she is pos
herself"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-13

Only q cyclist gigantic,
.Astridc of a sixtyinch wheel,
Eying sidewise q maiden romantic,
As he drives on his swim steeo Of steel.
0nly poor little tabby,
Sinking ilyiy across the smooth street
Her mSttled rar dusty and shabby,
Only q sky-rocket header,
While the maiden just stands nm ana s<sra~
A poor feline. who couldn't be deader
And . whoppdng old bill for repairs
-Some,viI2e yoevun
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-13

The trial, I'm Erie, Pa, Of Ezra Cooper, the
millionaire, FOR q felonious assault upon Mrs.
Julia Dunn, came TO aconelusion Saturday with
verdict Of guilty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-13
Amusement with Snak es.

CONNECTICUT FARMER AND HIS FAMILY OF
BLACK wRIGGLERs.
telegram TO the New York Herald from
New Haven, May IL, 1885, says: When the
warm weather begins to come il is a"cold day."
to use a Hibernicism, when Connecticut does
not come to the front with well-assorted stock
of frst-class snake stories. l.. w. Schofield OF
Weston, Is a farmer who has much amusement
with black snakes. Last autumn he discovered
that he had a den of these creatures i'm one of
his fields. They went into a large hole i'm the
ground so rapidly that he could not count
them. The hole was about four inches across
and opened in.the half-filed cellar OF an old
house that was built long before the revolu-
tionary war. He saw that small holes led
occasionally stick his head out lie would
sometimes take the snake by the head and pull.
Ii was difficult to pull just hard enough not to
pull the reptile I'm two and get him out whole,
for the snake would wind his tail firmly arornd
some object and insist on staying. When he
succeeded In getting them out ne would slap
them over an adjacent log and kill them. He
pulled out fifteen and one spotted adder, all OF
which were over four feet long. He has already
begun his amusement this spring, and has
taken out OF his snake farm sixteen snakes, the
largest of which is six feet long and three inches
in diameter. The other day he captured . black
snake in an apple tree near by with a robin I'm
its mouth. When he captured the snake the
Schofield asserts that the entire length Of hia
snakes 10 127 feet and inches. He has friends
who are welcome to reserved seats at the sporta
OF the serpentine arena, and he estimates thai
he has q stock OF 500 10 have fun with thu
summer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-13
Narrow Escape OF Two Women.

THEIR HOUSE MALICIOt-SI.Y WRECKED WITH
DYNAMITE CARTRIDGE.
From the New York Her aid
AT O'Clock on Sunday morning an S-inch
dynamite cartridge enclosed i'm a piece OF gas
pipe, was dropped on the porch OF a house on
4th street, Charlotte, n. c., occupied by Lizzie
Blunt and Minnie Bell two women of question
able character. The cartridge exploded with
terrific force, shattering every glass i'm the
h ouse, knocking of shutters and demolishing
the porch. Flying scraps OF iron were
blown through the house, and the build
ing had the appearance Of having been
bombarded with grapeshot A piece
OF the pipe weighing two pounds crashed
through the side OF the house, went through the
headboard of the bed, whereon Lizzie Blunt
lay, tore through the pillow under her head and
passed on, going through the footboard like a
bullet One room was perforated through and
through, and holes were cut through the roof
The two women occupied separate rooms. Mrs.
Stunt escape was almost miraculous, the
headboard was full of holes, the clothing hang
ing In the room was cut TO shreds, the pictures
on the walls demolished and the room gener-
ally wrecked. The house is owned by the heirs
OF Edward Madden, Of New York city, and is
Dadly wrecked. Two arrests have been made
ana the parties young white men, held for
trial. Ii Is believed TO be the work OF jealous
paramour TO wreak vengeance on the women.
Robert Jarvis, of New York, has been arrested
on suspicion and held for trial. Jarvis claims
Innocence and says he will prove an alibi.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-13

American houses are pushing their statesmen
tendency of trade b toward the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-13
view. Of the Colombian Minister.

REvoLUTIoNIsTs TURNED ptRArEs-sATIsFIEp
WITH rHk CONDUCT OF THE GoyERSMENr
Senior Beccrra minister resident at Washing
ton from the United States OF Colombia, gave
an interview to a y. Y. Tribune reporter AT the
Victoria hotel on last Saturday evening and ir
answer to an inquiry about the condition OF
affairs in that somewhat tempestuous country
said: "The constitutional government OF which
DIR. Nunez is tlfe president, is now firmly estab-
lished In seven OF the nine states The seven
states which acknowledge his authority are the
most populous and wealthy ones The two
states in which revolution Is still going on
are Bolivia and Magdalens on the Atlantic
coast. The interior of these states is peaceful
but the coast including the principal towns o,
Baranquilla and Santa Martin. is In hands nj
reNolutionists. / am in constant receipt Ut tels@
grams from the president and members of his
cabinet, and can predict the speedy overthrow
OF the remnant of the revolution. Gen. Camar>
go, the principal and ablest leader OF the reVuu.
ton, has He'd 10 Venezuela, and il without
troops, arms or influence. The Panama affair
has ended in the complete restoration of the
government. The commanding officer at Pam
anna, toi, reyes, Is wealthy merchant Of the
state OF Cauca. AN honest. strong, capable and
highly respected man, whose presence there
Will certainly bring order and peace He was
recently received with honor at the brazilian
court. where he had become known through mis-
explorations OF the interior of South America
The revolution. started I'm political scheming,
struction like that encouraged by Prestan and
Ruiz at Colon.
reVolutionist:''
Those who escaped have possession OF steam.
ers of the old canal company and are plying
along the coast as pirates. There il "A work fnf
this government. which would be gratefully
ccived by ours, in my opinion. l would like IL
see the American ships I'm those waters appre
hend and deal with these pirates. They could
do 80. without question. under section $500
the Revised Statutes of the United States
HAS the action of the United States govern
ment at Panama been satisfactory 10 yours
81 think the conduct of the United State
government has been right i'm every respect
W hile all the members OF this government de-
serve commentator, have special motives for
being gratified with the course OF Mr.. Bayard in
the management OF this affair"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-13

YOUNG WALLACKs SECRET MARRIAGE
Inc fact has just leaked out that Harold
y. Wallaek. the youngest son of the actor.
Lester Wallack, was married last November
70 Miss Madge ID. Fling, who comes OF an
Geo. Howell, OF the banking firm of Decker,
! H9weli GO, and has a quarter of a million
Solars IN her own right. The marriage was
Kept quiet until early last week. when the
couple told the lady's mother, and then went to
BOSTON and told Mr.. Wallack, the elder The
latter was greatly astOnished. The young
couple were forgiven on all sides, however
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-13

DROWNED HER CHILDREN AND HERSELF
MIS- Hiram Piantz, aged about forty-two re-
Suing near Reading, Pa, took her five children
70 mill pond yesterday afternoon and threw
t bna, aii INTO the stream and then jumped in
h hersei anu was drowned, together with two OF
years The other children, the oldest ten wears
oId, Were rescued and resuseitated with the
lgious excitement W ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-13

At sev'nty-six our Winthrop stands,
Beloved and hOnored In all lands
HoRArIo KrNe.
WdshiRotOn, d. G
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1885-01-29
Looking Out for the Oars.

"AlI women are alike in the fear of
the cars" said an Illinois Central con-
ductor. "They carry their caution to
absurd extremes. That reminds me Of
little story. Down in the southern
part of the State we have up at road
crossings some of the old-fashioned
signs, Look out for the cars when the
bell rings At one of the crossings the
other day two women came up, driving
an old horse hitched to buggy. They
looked all about and couldn't see any
cars, but happened to read the sign.
STOP said one, Il hear BELL They
both listened, and sure enough they
heard bell tinkllng. One of the wo-
men got out, and amid considerable ex-
citement took hold of the horses bride.
The other frightened her grip on the
lines, set her jaws, and prepared for the
worst. They looked anxiously up the
track for The train, but still couldn't
see it, though they could hear the bell
little palmer than before. They wait
ed and waited. Five minutes passed,
then ten, and still no train. The old
horse went to sleep, while the women's
nerves, from long straining, threatened
to throw them into Mysteries: Nearer
and nearer came the bell against which
the sign warned them and so they stood
a. Tn ohorrt rt0 nf hnnp q m
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1885-01-29

A cent seems of little value, remarks
an exchange, but il it is doubled a few
times, it grows to a marvellous sum. A.
young lady i'm Portland caught her faith
er in very rash promise, by a knowl-
edge of this fact on her part.
She modestly proposed that il her
father would give her only one cent on
one day land double the amount ON each
successive day for just one month. she
would pledge herself never to ask of
him another cent of money as long as
she lived. Paterfamilias, not stopping
to run over the figures in his head, and
not supposing it would amount to
large sum, was glad to accept the offer
at once, thinking it also a favorable op-
portunitY toinclude possible marriage
dowry in the future. On the twenty
fifth day he became greatly alarmed lest
if he complied with his cwn acceptance
he might be obliged to be declared
bankrupt on his own petition"
But on the thirtieth day the young
girl demanded only the pretty little
sum of S5,36s, ,7O9,l2l The astonished
merchant was only too happy to cancel
the claim 10y advancing handsome
cash payment for his folly 10 allowing
himself to give bond-for his word he
considered as good as his bond-with-
out noticing the consideration therein
expressed, and by promising to return
to the old custom Of advancing small
er sums daily until otherwise ordered
Our arithmetical reporter has been
Figuring On it," and says that il the
old gentleman had fulfilled his promise,
the daughter would have had. upon the
receipt of the thirtieth payment, the
snug little sum of $40. .4S0, ,617 .43.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1885-01-29
MILIHEIM, PA, THURSDAY. JANUARY %. 1885,

and while they rested there i made a
VOW hope shall have strength to
keep /; for real troubles are so plenty
1t Is folly To invent the false.
At last, when was free, / took the
rose out Of her hair and placed it In my
pocket-book {; while, in answer to the
inquiring eyes that were bent on miLe,
| merely said,-
"For a memento OF a dreadful
dream"
BY the way, never finished that
pamphlet.