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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-24

10"V0 1nO11uHuP0Ifo W.
WEY FRED GRANT DECLINED-Col Fred Grant
has declined the position OF quartermaster In the
army with the rank OF captain. vacancy was
created in the quartermaster's department. py the
retirement OF Major Eckerson, and the promotion of
Capt. A. +. Rockwell, and the PRESIDENT offered il
To Fred Grant 1t Is understood that he declined
II because he could recover from his Indebtedness
by not joining the army.
LIEUT.. SHuFEIDT, OF the navy, who recently
made extensive explorations in Madagascar,
intends leaving Washington in a few days
for London. From there he will proceed to Alden
and Mozambique, to renew his travels in Madagas-
car. He Will enter that country from the west re-
versing his former route.
RANGE OF THE THERMoMETER.-The following
were the readings at the ONCE OF the CHIEF signal
offlcer to-day: a m s002; am, $500; II a IN,
1906; pu., 84O9.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-24

The creditors q Oliver BrothgRs 3 rnnltpo aSo
generally signing the oxtona1oA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-24

STRUCK so HARD HE BROKE HIS ARM.-"Nobby''
Clark and Ted Timmony fought with gloves in q
Boston club room last night The fighting was
sharp and decisive In the first round. In the sec
ond Clark forced matters, and the scrimmage be-
came red-hot Clark delivered an upper cut on his
opponents jaw. Immediately after this T1mmOny
swung his right hand with terrible force full on
Clark's neck, and broke his own forearm. This
brought the light to close, and Clark was awarded
the battle and the purse OF $50.
VIEWS OF SENATOR VANCE ON CIVIL SERVICE Re-
FORM, Ex-senator Vance was rendered reception
by the democratic members OF North Carolina legts
lature Wednesday evening at Raleigh, and made Q
speech. He favored the abolition OF the internal
taxes and reduction OF tar1n revenue, and denied
that they were inconsistent. He 1ndorSed the Rea-
gan Interstate commerce bill, urging the absolute
necessity OF proper regulation and control OF all
railroads by the national government The Sena-
tor greatly amused his hearers By hts ideas Of civil
service refoEm. He said some people said II re-
publican was now and then found In once who had
behaved himself, retain him, while otheTa and he
confessed he was among the number, believed true
civil service reform consisted In turhing them all
out ana putting in better men.
Tho credftora az Oliver Broth0RY pnfHfno aro
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-24
I'd Edition.
Latest 1GlGgranS to The Star.
TEE EXPLOSIONS IN LONDON.
Suspicious Movements of n Man and
Woman Who Left the Parliament
Buildings Just Before They Occurred
The Lobby of the House OF Conn
mons Sn Ruins.

LONDON, Jan. 24.-Tne explosion In Westminster
hall caused quite panic among the
visitors who were in the buildings at the time
Those who were In the house OF commons fed pre-
cptatey, and many OF the ladies were bruised in
he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-24
Sullivan i'm a Free Fight.
WHILE ON A DRUNKEN SPREE He sLUGS SEVERAL MEN
BARROON.

IN BARROOM.
John L. Sullivan became engaged In a free fight
In an Eliot street barroom in Boston Thursday
night, where he had been drinking with his COM
panionS most OF the afternoon. sullivan was of.
Tended at a man named Hodgk1ns, whose opinion
on pugillStic matters differed from his own, and,
after some words, the champion caught HOdgkinS
by both arms and with his head struck the latter
Deliere, this point swore at Sullivan and said he
was no man. Releasing HOdgkins from his grasp,
Sullivan, who was mad with rage and liquor
struck Deliere, telling him senseleSS to the door.
Friends Of the latter interfered, and the night be-
came general. The melee had progressed but a
short time when the bartender, named Mcguire,
IL Is alleged, drew revolver, the sight OF which,
together with the prompt arrival OF detail OF
eight police officers restored quiet, but not until
all those present were more or less hurt AT sight OF
the officers sullivan was hurried from the saloon
through rear door by his friends Deliere, who
was quite badly hurt, declares that he Will procure
warrant for Sullivan's arrest
OH--Alexander Harvey, late justice OF the peace
brought by his wife for amony on account OF al
legged deSertion. The defendant alleges that he
LETT his wife for 1ustiable cause; that for period
OF fully one year she kept him I'm state OF con-
slant physical pain by the application OF croton Oil
to his undergarmentS, and that when this came in
contact with his skin and was subjected to friction
It acted as torture, especially when walking. Mr..
Harvey was club man, and was frequently out, as
his wife alleges In the evenings After the appn
cation OF the croton Oil he was always home at
night, and was peculiarly submissive husband
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-24

PAYMENT FOR LAND TAKEN FOR USE OF THE NE
RESERVOIR.
In pursuance Of report OF the Attorney General,
bill has been prepared to extend the tine for the
payment for land taken for use Of the new reser.
voir. There are several who did no. get pay for
their land owing to ignorance OF the fact that a
legal limitation was placed upon the time in which
such claims should be paid
NOTES
Senator Bayard has been invited to deliver the
annual address at the Kansas State University on
June 9TH, and has accepted the invitation.
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cred chaise was generally preferred
These were better suited to the roughness
and sinuosity of the roads than the coach.
The chaise was a kind of two wheeled gig.
having top. and drawn sometimes BY
one and sometimes by two horses the
chair had two wheels. but no top; the
from the chair chiefly in having room for
but one person. All these seem to have
been hung on straps, or thorough-braces,
instead of springs. Boston ladies in the
middle of the eighteenth century took the
air in chaises or chairs. with negro driv-
ers. Boston gentlemen also affected
negro attendants when they drove their
chairs or rode on saddle. horses. But in
rural regions. from Pennsylvania north
ward. ladies took delight in driving about
alone in open chairs. to the amazement of
European travellers. who deemed that a
paradise in which women could travel
without protection. Philadelphians were
fond of long. light. covered wagon,
with benches. which would carry dozen
persons in an excursion to the country.
Sedan-chairs were occasionally used in
the cities. The Dutch introduced sleighs
into New York at very early date; but
sleighs for pleasure, though known in
Boston about 1900. only came into gener-
al use in the northern provinces at some
what later period. The first stage wagon
in the colonies was run from Trenton to
New Brunswick, twice week, during
the summer of 1888. II was a link in
the tedious land and water journey from
Philadelphia to New York, and travellers
we're promised that it would be fitted up
with benches. and covered over. so that
passengers may sit easy and dryP"'
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Travelling In 100

From an illustrated paper on social
Lille in the Colonies" BY Edward Eggles-
ton. in the july Century. we quote the
following: The Virginia planter of the
richer sort. who was said to live with
more show and luxury than country gen.
tleman in England on an estate of three
or four thousand pounds year, showed a
strong liking for the stately six-horse
coach, with positions; but il was not un-
til 1920 that wheeled carriages were
recognized in the legal price list of the
Virginia ferries. In the other colonies.
also. the coach was valued as sign of
official or family dignity, and some Of the
richer Carolinians carried their luxury so
far as to have carriages. horses. coach
men. and all, imported from England :
but in Larol,na. and everywhere north of
Virginia. the light open chair or the Gov
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Rust in Wheat.

A Southern writer after nOricing that
upon garden walks and turn. burrows in his
fields the grass had the rust, and that
where the ground was mellow. the growth
was large and luxuriant, believes that the
remote cause of rust could be traced to an
impoverished, shallow and imperfectly
prepared soil. That after the termination
Of the wheat in such soil, it was unable
to send its roots down through the hard
and unbroken soil. and was, therefore,
compelled to send out its roots near the
surface. The result of which is, during
wet seasons, the soil is pulverized 80 shall
low that it is unable to absorb these sur.
plus rains and give off the accumulated
moisture in dry weather.
A shallow soil will become deluged bv
a single shower, because the hard subsoil
will not allow it to pass downward And
again. ia the drouth of midsummer thin
stratum is made dry and parched in a
week. while enc Of greater depth is scarce
ly affected: and lastly, the result Of these
two opposite extremes upon the roots of
the wheat has the effect Of debilitating
hem and renders them less able to furnish
the plant with that amont IF nouri, hment
and moisture that 1t so much needs during
thu drouth and which is so necessary TOR
the perfect development and maturing of
the seed. thereby producing starvation of
the plant, which is called rust.
Now ii there is any truth in the theory
of rust being an indirect result Of COM
pressed soil. the remedy against the evil
Is within the reach OF all. e.. under
standing, deep blowing and feeding
heavily with green or long manur-s.
Would it not be well for farmers to give
their wheat fields little attention with
this suggested cause of rust is mind?-
Mirror and Farmer
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Contest with a Cobra.

When angry the cobra is the most terri.
BILE looking snake ever saw or conceived
Of. | could never look at one but my
blood would seem to curdle, and my skin
to crawl. They do not seem to be natur-
ally very excitable, but show disposition
always to get out of ones way. l have
seen them cross the path before me in
Siam, and leisurely glide along to some
place of retreat. But where one is cor
nered or assaulted, it takes on the form
of terror; it raises its head and portion
of its trunk, stretches its head forward.
dilates its neck. throws fire from its eyes.
and boldly shows fight. When excited it
moves with great agility, and is apparent
ly very strong.
One day saw one crossing my yard,
and thought would dispatch it. No
stick was at hand so commenced the as
sault with some brickbats. With these l
succeeded in almost hitting it. and vet Just
missing every time. Mr.. Cobra under
took to make his way through a woven
bamboo fence, but finding it impossible,
turned, and raising his head | should
think a foot from the ground. and dialating
his neck until it seemed as wide as
your hand. with his eyes flashing, and his
tongue darling firth, made for me with
all his might beat a retreat, and when
I had passed the second corner of my
house, the creature with the wrath of a
demon, was hard after me.
Finding pursuit vain-for l could out
run him-he turned and again sought a
place of refuge, and again took after
him. keeping at safe distance. He was
soon brought up by the fence that was
made for the purpose of keeping such
creatures out. and again he made for me
with all his venom. likewise again re.
treated at full speed. Having followed
over about the same distance. he again
turned. when seized pole and threw il
across his body. This disabled him so
that soon made an end OF him.
even found one of these reptiles in a
chest of old books. The books were be-
ing removed when, at one end under some
papers, a sort OF clucking was heard.
Then one of the natives cried out 'qnoo
hoW!" (snake cobra). All started back
when his snakeship lifted his head in sight
ready for fight. We had him at a disad
vantage. and he soon was where all cobras
should be. Another killed while coled
around post trying to charm the big toe
Of my Chinese cook who was asleep under
q shed.
The cobra is of a brown color, from
three to five feet in length. and perhaps
not more than an inch and half in thick.
ness. The native jugglers often have
them on exhibition. Thew suffer them to
coil around their arms and neck to the
great surprise of the uniniti,ion. but OF
course they have been made harmless by
the extraction Of the r poison fang.
The bite IF the cobra is nearly fatal. II
first produces great debility and faintness,
then cnldness, commissions and death.
The natives saw that by taking much ar.
senic one is sometimes cured. l..
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Old HObsOn and his Choice.

A correspondent of the New York Observer
contributes an interesting article on>that most
famous of all the old carriers of England,
and among the most celebrated characters of
Cambridge where he lived and carried on his
business, Tobias Hobson. He was the first
to set up an establishment for pack -horses
and his resolution in obligirg whoever came
to take the one that stood next 10 the stable
door, and if that was gone, the next, and so
on in regular seqnence, gave birth to the
well-known saying of "Hobson's choce,"-
this or none. A carrier and livery stable
keeper who has been preserved like a fiy in
amber in such precious and permanent de.
posits as the Spectator and the sonnets of
Milton deserves more extended notice. He
made considerable fortune, and there was
in the days of the Commonwealth a picture
of him at Cambridge for which consid-ra-
BILE sum had been refused, as it was looked
upon as part of the wagon-office on the wall
of which il hung.
The old csrri.r also united to his regular
business Of carrier Of goods and persons on
pack horses that OF a modern livery stable
keeper. letting horses for hire. has been i'm
mortaiized bv Milton in his lines con the uni
versity carrier, who eickened in the time of
his vacancy. being TO bid TO 60 to London by
reason of the Plague" and in another longer
poem on the same. The first is the most
characteristic:
Here lies old Hobsnn; Death hath broke his sri..
And here. xlasi hath laid him In the dirt:
Or else the WAYS being fou twenty TO one
He's here stuck in . slough and overthrovu,
Twas snch Q shifter that, IL truth were Known
Death was half glad when he had got him down:
For he hal ~ any time, this ten years full.
Dsdgpd with him b,twixt Cambridge and the Bull
And SURELY death could never have prev silpd
Had net his weekly course OF carriage failed:
int es.lv AuAi i'm La
And thinking nov his Journeys end a. come,
And that he had taken up his latest inn
In the kind once of Q chamberlain
showed him has room where he must lodge the nisht
Pulled Of his boots and took away the Iieht:
4 any enc ask for him, Il shall BE- aaid
Hoosen has supp'd and's newly gone to bed.
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Judge

of the feelings Of Mrs. 7. P. Cushing. s.
Suffolk st., Chelsea, who, after being so
afflicted with Salt Rheum that her fingers
would crack open. and bleed and itch ter
rib.y, was cured by four bottles of Ayers
Sa-saoariiIa. Mrs. E. G. Evans. - carver
ST., Boz. oa, Mass, suffered severely from
rheumatism and debility. Ayers Sarsapa-
ri,la proved specific in her case. Francis
johnson, Editor of the German Ameri-
cam Lafayette, Ind, writes: " For years
| have been subject to chronic attacks of
neuralgia, especially at the commencement
of spring. have derived great benefit
from Ayers Sarsaparilla." 1t has
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Fashion Notes.

For dressy walking shoes French kid
heads the list.
There is no use trying TO Danish ostrich
feathers from millinery.
Chenille embroidered nuns veilings
are going to be much worn.
Sleeves OF evening dresses are as short
and gloves as long as ever,
Bags netted OF steel beads are carried as
sort Of semi-shopping bag.
Long waists and Marie Antoinette styles
of dress are in the ascendant in Paris.
The tennis flannels are as light as cam.
brio, and cool and comfortable as yelling.
Brocaded stuffs for wraps and tor parts
Of costumes have the figures outlined with
gold.
French crepes, richly embroidered. will
be among the most appropriate materials
for summer wear.
BustIes are worn very large because
there is tendency to do away with mas
ses If drapery on the tournure.
With the greens has come along the
shamrock leaf lace pin in diamonds and
enamel or in green gold and pearls.
Plain costumes are transformed into
very dressv toilets by fchus, scarf,,
plastrons. and many other accessories OF
lace.
The Eton ia new cutaway jacket.
pointed in the back. and very short on the
sides, where il barely reaches the waist
line.
Jackets to match suits are heavily
trimmed with silver. gilt or bronze braid
around the cuffs. collars, and down the
front to form vest.
Tucked skirts. the tucks overlapping on
the other, sometimes in clusters. some
times graduated. seem to be taking the
place OF flounces.
Pleated skirts and short pointed drapery
have quite displaced the long polonais
rs. the latter having become comparative
" questionable.
The latest fashion edct is that the
basque must not be of color different
from that of the skirt. as such a combina-
ton is now considered execrable taste.
Very few jewels are observed in the
evening. There are leaders of fashion
who wear scarcely any; others who veal
none at all, just as their own fancy die
tates.
Plain silk GAUGES. designed for wraps ir
place Of figured design, are powdered
with gold and black brown and colored
wells of all sorts are dotted and sprigged
with gold.
Brown is tone particularly fashion
able just now. and some of the best dress
es will be trimmed with the new bronze
gallons and fringes; five inches is a ia
vorite width.
Pear-shsped buttons. that hang from {
stem of cord. are set across the front Of
dress waists. and move with every change
of position like so MANY bells. They
come In chenille or crochet.
| The newest silk hosiery consists of lace
woven stockings. the foot and ankle hav
ing lengthwise clocks and embroidery w
the sides in inch wide bands. leaving
plain stripe down the instep, while the
calf in entirely lace woven.
A fashion started last year-summel
muslins. lawns and other Transparent
gowns are being trimmed with velve
collacs and cuffs with liberal sprink
| ling of velvet bows scattered over tn,
bodice and skirts. These are very eff
fective. and greatly add to the light col
ored toilets.
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missrllarle1t1s.
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what m0cnAusn' "na al. ~
mean little orphan IN ine grea. IaILy =
words n the 100 eHen nea.s' a' 80. -
"ihanks h~pee'a! lin the
when thought OF 10 co'npaI ison -. 80
preuy' piess.ns ~ a.nnos - veil
Thank YOU. nsn:s ~ az. ~ rho
spoken "itneu. sns 1919 sasLsr "a CON-
one sdaresseu 'na. .n0 ,aantf,,I for
scioas oi an uae 49,; - - ha CONSIDERED
ccapied WIN ~. ,hass arc h.;n0
pr"Pr'. au .,;.s ~, ,hare i not
stranglr' 'n ~ IL ~ w ,t to ssv so
tIme enois, !, :" nan. ar. ~, c,,,nr.. era,oo
appropriately. - ~, illness Of ,hinys
~ s'o.N =" ":..,, ',l.,;,a
oy ne'pg siinpG p ,.ss ~ w.tar bv
Upon "e OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Intending TO be
i,"y-a 80. IA ..Tb.,tar in The
sucn, So. rs.r.o,d ,iss who was
pre~e"ee ~ ,.,,r,,,,, mn, a, home I'M
oe'ns ~In u o," nc er,ress;on reaching
ny o.. =, ,ha ln,le one she remarked
.ne o" md with some feeling. "When-
p p any one hands Won ANYTHING, You
s..,,S s.r .Tb,nk Won - and the re-
sa'..i, ..h-o,ob, down The house', present
~. occ.s;on ..Tbanksn has never
-. -" 49,, ronsated bv the gentleman who
was ,hrs corrected
..thank a., ia cold careless and uncivil in
tho burmese intended to be accomplished
nv its use. Il is heartless. meaningless
and ha rsh TO a sensitive listener. ana rolls
Itself off the tongue as if it was something
IN he GOT rid Of at the earliest possible
moment "Thank you," is warm, con-
siderate and polite. 1t would be the
coolest kind of a stole, indeed.
who could give the words full ex-
uression without both the speaker and lis
tener getting sight of little ray of sun
shine that would otherwise have escaped
notice. Properly expressed. they soothe
and satisfy both they who give and they
who receive, and both find little well of
gladpess springing up in their hearts that
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Lynch

wholesale Grocer. Lowell, Mass says;
:. Ayers Ssrsapariiia is the best The
following, from r L King. Richmond.
Va, is corroborated By Purcell, Lacd \
co druggists, of that city Mr. X writes
MAY ~, 1884 MY son Thomas, aged
-. has suffered horribly. fer three years.
with scroft.a, IN its worst form HIS case
was said TO be :Ecu-an.e. { n. arm was
useless; his right les was paraiyzed: a
large piece Of bore had ext through the
skin at the shoulder blade. ard three large
sores constantly discharged offensive mat
ter. He began taking Ayers Sarsaparilla
on the 9th of March, and, oh, what
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Augusta Board of Health.
SECRErARY's OFFICE, !
AUGUSTA, May II, 1885. \

SECRErARY's OFFICE,
AUGUSTA, May II, 1885.
Revised Statutes, Chap. Il, Sec l6;-"when any
source II filth or o,her Of sickness is und
private property, the owner or occupant thereof
SHALL within twenty.four hours aft notice from
said committee officer at his xp-nse, remove
discontinue it and il Re neglects essary
delay to do s0 he torteits not cpeding one hun
dIed dollars; ard raid committee or officer shall
cause al nuisance to be remov, d discontinued
and all expense thereof sh all be repaid such owner
OF occupants or by the person who caused per.
mitted it,
Persons having knowledge of detective sewerage
or drainage, or any accumulation Of filth rubbish
oal within the limits Of the city of ugnsta, hich
II often i've and dangerous to the public health,
reQu.sed to motif, the secretary writing over heir
own sg azure, giving the character of the nuisance
complained Of, he place where located and the
owner, occupant or person causing permitting 1t,
and the ma ter will rec. i've immediate att niiOu
such comp ants will be kept file In this office. and
will be made the basis Of proceed, gs agains the
parties complained Of; no notice will be taken OF
anonymous commun,ca ions The s. cretary will
from time to time visit the different parts Of the cit,
personal In pecton, and when nuisapcps are
found t, exist, they will be abated In accordance
wi h the provisions of the above statute, whether
formal complaint in writing IL made or not II IL
sincerely hoped at no litigation may be 10 md
essary in carr ing out he objects for which the
Board of Health has been formed.
WIN b. LAPHAM,
Secretary and Health Officer of the City.
mayl2d6w
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To Contractors.

Sealed Proposals will be received at the Clerk Of
Courts Office, Dover, e., until IL O'Clock NJ, Taes-
day, June 10 h. 1885, for furnishing the materials
and erecting addi ion to, and remodelirg the
present (brick) Court House for Piscataquis Co at
Dover, Ne. Pans and specifications may he exam.
met, and all information obtained at the Clerk g
Office in d yer, and at the office of G. NJ Coombs,
Architect, Lewiston, Me. Proposals will be re-
ceiv-d for the whole part Of the work and ma.
bids.
JESSE BARBER,) County
A. W. GILMAN, ! CON-
CD. FORD, missioners.
junei6d2w
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A Sensation

~ relief Is sure to follow the use of Ayers
sarsspariIIa, and thousands thankfully
acknowledge its good effects Charles {.
smith, Craftsbury, Vt. says: have
been troubled, for . long time, with
humor, which appeared on my face in
agly pinples and b.etches. Ayers Sarsa-
parilla cured me. / consider IT the best
blood purifier in the world