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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-04-26
THE SMALL THINGS OF A DAY
Minor Occurrences In and About the
City BrIenY Put.

City Briefly Put.
Tooth filling made painless by the use OF
cocaine by S. 4. Mason. dentist 2lS Four.aud-
a-h0lf street northwest
Moth flies are all depositlng their eggs; put
your furs on storage at Stinemetz & Son, 1887
Penna. ave.
A full stock of gents fine hand.sewei shoes
IN AL the modern styles. Mrs, Vim. H. Rich
III Market Space.
The signal office made ten strike on its
weather prediction yesterday.
Sophie Rndy, 40 d street southwest, reports
stolen one breastpin an1 $40 in money.
A postofiice has been established at Curtis,
Bedford county, Va, md at Santos, Floyd
county, In the same state
Mary Woodland, by her will flied with the
register last Saturday, leaves her property to
her two daughters during life aud to her sons at
their death.
The following marriage licenses have been
Issued: JnO. Goodwin and Mary Lee Chase
both OF Charles county, Nd; W. Crosby and
NJ. Shaw, both Of Allegheny county, Md.
Two houses on King street, Alexandria, were
destroyed and three others badly damages by
fire about l clock yesterday morning. The
origin of the fire and tho insurance are un-
known
VIM. Washington, colored "a laborer on board
the schooner Annie Laurie, lying ut Johnsons
wharf, was in the act Of drawipga bucket of
water Saturday morning when he fell over
board and was drowned.
Charlotte d. Brashears was last Saturday, by
Justice James, granted divorce from Ben A.
Brashears on the ground of desertion. The bill
showed that the abandonment occurred thir-
teen years after marriage.
Messrs. Charles w. Proctor Isaiah Parker,
Celestial Fairchild, Thos. L. Ward aud Anna
Collins. as trustees, have filed with the re.
corder certificate of the incorporation of the
First Free Methodist Church.
The police have drawn up memorial to the
commissioners requesting them to have n
Congress that will provide for n fair trial for all
officers before they nre dismissed.
Louisa Addison. colorcd, has been arrested
by the police on suspicion OF robbiny Mr.. James
Patterson, of 1906 Rhode Island avenue, of n
valued at 5000, on the night of the 10Th instant
near 81. Augustines Church.
During the month of March there were a.,
deaths in the District. of this number 2I6
were whites. w. coOred. Death rate per
the colored 1899, aud for the total population
G.6i. Marriages, 62; births, 1913.
Suit has been brought against Jno. Dligh
and Dennis O'Connell his surety in the sum
OF $4,000, by Mary Ann Mccarthy, nee Ready
and Edward g. Ready, TO recover S3,055. 80
Mr.. Bligh Is the guardian of the plaintiffs, aud
In settling his accounts put In credit for the
above amount, which the register dlsallowed,
because 10 vouchers were submitted in sup
port of It, The issue as then carried to the
circuit court whore the register was sustained
and hence this suit.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-04-26
IN Boys SUITS,

By which we mean the bigger
boys who wear long pants, rang
ing from IL to II years, our stock
is now simply superb, our assort-
ment is extensive indeed and our
prices are way down. These
statements are made in our mu-
tual interest IF untrue, they
must do us incalculable harm; If
true, twill be to your advantage
to buy from us. AS it stands,
don't you think twill pay you to
investigate them before buying
elsewhere; twill cost you moth
ing. 'Twon't take much time,
and you'll probably learn some
thing twill benefit you to know.
hAtkhAAAA
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-04-26

Edgar W. Denison, formerly proprietor of the
fremont House. corner Of Second street and
Indiana avenue, was arrested In the Howard
House, Baltimore. on Saturday afternoon by
Detective Carter, who brought his prisoner here
70 answer to the charge OF forgeryA Denison
druggist at the corner OF Second and d streets,
on check for $3.50, and passed II on Charles
W. Walters, and then LEFT the city. Denison
was locked up at the seventh precinct station
house
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-04-26

The Permanent Exposition executive com.
mittee held q meeting at willard's Saturday
night. The following.named gentlemen were
added to the executive committee, viz: Hon.
George b. Loring, Rev. w. A.. Bartlett, aud
Commissioners wheatley. aud Ludlow, of
Washington, A, s. Abel. ofthe Baltimore Sun,
Gen. Felix Agnus, of the Baltimore american,
and John II. Bland, secretary of the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Association OF Bal
committees, showing that considerable pro-
gross was being made. The governors of the
forty.six states and territories the presidents
and secretaries of all the principal boards OF
all cities containing 5000 population aud up
ward were, upon motion Of Mr.. Anderson, APP
pointed ex.oflicio members Of the board OF pro
motion,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-04-26

LUuBo NIBoIInBB IU-NIgHts
The following lodges meet tonight at the
places named:
Masonic-Dnwson. No. 10, Masonic Temples:
strausburg, No. "a, Brightwood; Arminias, No
25; Masonic Temple; Mt. Vernon Royal Arch
No. 4, Masonic Temple.
/. o. o. F.-Beacon, No. IS, Odd Fellows
Hail; Excelsior, IL Odd Fellows Hall; Har-
mony, No. 0, Eighth street hall, East Washing
ton; Union, No. IL. Third street and Pennsyl.
yania avenues Covenant, No. 10, Odd Fellows
Hall, Georgetown.
Knightso Pythias-Calanthe, No. II, Penn.
sylvania avenue and Ninth street. Equal. No.
street anS Per- I
avenue.
i. o. of R.-Heber Tent. No. 10. Georgetown.
q. A. R.-John f. Reynolds, No. G, Seventh
and Streets
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-04-26

The Master Plumbers Association held a
meeting on Saturday night and considered
the credentials of the delegates selected by the
Master Plumsers' Mutual Protective Associa
ton to represent the latter at the con ference TO
honr movement After a long disenssion the
credentials were not recognized. and the mem.
bers were invited to join the first association.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-04-26

LITIGANTs having business before the courts
of the District or Supreme Court of the United
States will do well to avail themselves of the
services of Messrs. Freeman & Money.
These gentlemen have an elegant suit of offices
In the st. Cloud, where they will be glad to see
their friends. Mr.. Freeman was for eight
years the chief law officer for the Postofiice
the leading member OF Congress from Mlssis-
sippi, and was for four years chairman OF the
committee on postoillces and pOstroads.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-04-26
who SAID RATS F.?

We didn't, but we'll tell you what we did say,
and that was Short Length Goods. We made
the special announcement last week for you
to watch out for our great Short Length Sale.
Those that waited shall be rewarded, and
those that did not it's their loss. We have got
'em, and they arc not going 10 remain long
The prices are so fixed that If you call you are
sure to buy. Everything offered is Just in
season. New and desirable Dress Patterns
ffom SOC up to 90, including some OF the latest
craze in spring novelties.
The quantity is so large that we arc COM
PEELED to place them on three different floors
This offering includes only Short Length
Goods:
5000 yds;, Short Length Lawns, no small
remnants, 21Sc.
900 ds. Short Length White Lawns, from 2
| to 10 In piece, Be.
$500 yds. Short Length Cocheco Lawns, SIC.
1900 yards Short Length Pacific Lawns, Sc
1850 yds. Short Length Plaid organdle
Lawns, &c.
| 3,iOO yds. Short Length India LInou, TIC,
\ 1880 yds. Short Length Batiste In fancy,
| navy and mourning figured, DC.
| 100 yds. Short Length Satin Stripe Persian
| Lawn, 10c.
cases of Amoskeag Dress Bingham, new
| patterns, Sc,
case of Java Cloth, In plain colors, &c.
| 2 cases of Java Cloth, In stripes, SIC.
! case of handsome assorted Crlnsled Seer
| suckers 10hc.
1900 yds Short Length, yard.wlde satines,
| In figured and plain, DC; genuine yarn'dyed
| goods
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-04-26

The motion for a new trial in the case of
John A. Adriaans and Ludwell Gunwell, con.
victed of conspiracy to defraud the patent Of.
fee, was overruled in the criminal court last
Saturday, and Adrlaans was sentenced TO
the Albany pententiary. Both men asserted
their innocence Of the crime, and the case will
be carried TO the general term on exceptions.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-04-26

A gasoline stove at Mrs Elizabeth Burke'i
house 1922 Eighth street, exploded yesterday
afternoon at 3 o'clock. Before the flames were
put out $50 worth of damage was done TO cloth
on Mrs, Burke, who is widow with two small
children.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-04-26
The Pneumatic Power Company OF
West virginia.

At a meeting OF the stockholders OF this com
pany, held at Its office, so Corcoran Building,
on the 9th instant, the following officers were
elected c. Il. Creecy. president; JEFF Chand.
ler vice president; Eppa Hunton, treasurer,
The capital stock was Increased to 100000,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-04-26

EASTER CARDS and Satin Art Prints, in larg.
est quantities designs. and lowest prices, at
Whilaker's.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-04-26
Now Comes the Genuine Cream

All-wool Serge, 81 inches wide, 17c: they
cannot be matched in this city for less than sos.
Dentelle Grenadine, In cream, beige, brown,
and black, l9c cannot be matched for less
than 371Sc.
GA Homespun, spring weight, only the
best shades, 29c; SOC is considered bargain.
6-i Canvas Cloth, spring weight, same col0rs,
29c; same price as the above.
30.inch Cheyiotine, very cool for summer
H.inch or double width HomesSup and
Cheyiotine, SOC.
Double width all-wool Bourette for trim.
ming or oyerskirts, 400; combination of colors;
the price from the piece, 81.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-04-26

DON'T FORGET THE OFFER OF all books in
stock at cost 10 close them out at Whltaker's,
ll05 Pennsylvania avenue.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-04-26
The Golden EAGLE
CLOTHING CO.,
N. "! CORNER Urn IND ID STs.
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In presenting our compliments
to the men of the future-by
which, Of course, we mean the
boys Of to-day--we wish to re-
mind them we are still present
ing every purchaser of Boys
Suit with a pair of fine roller
skates. And as every recurring
Eastertide marks a large increase
In the sales of Boys and Chill
dren's Clothing, we have made
ample preparations to meet the
heaviest demands. On Monday
morning we placed on our coun-
ters 1900 suits for Boys and
Children, which we bought at
least 20 per cent. cheaper than
we could have bought them two
weeks ego. And as we make our
patrons full partners In every ad-
vantageous purchase we make,
this necessitates the reducing in
price of our entire stock of Boys
and Children's Clothing. so as to
conform to the remarkably low
figures we have placed upon our
late large purchase and great
bargain. Our prices for Chill
dren's Suits commence at $3.50,
for which amount we give a very
neat little Sailor Suit, blue or
gray, and run as high as 90. For
this price we show the highest
results of the artists skill. We
have them in all the intermediate
grades-graded so as to average
37Ic a rise. Sizes from A to 10
years.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-04-26

BIBLES, PRAYER AND HYMNAL, devotional
books, and other books suitable for Easter, at
Whitaker's, ll05 Pennsylvania avenue.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-04-26

LIGHTNING RoDs of sufficient surface and
properly placed are to lightning what q good
roof Is TO rain ]. II. Kuehling.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-04-26
here's a CHANCE For CharIty,

SEE THE vIcTOR FOUNTAIN PEN, &C.,. at
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-04-26

BOYS and Children's Straw Hats. Soc. 75c.,
and 81. Stinemetz 4 Son, 1887 Pa. ave.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-04-26

OLD-TIME preparations for coughs are SUPER
seded by Red Star Cough Cure. % cents.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-04-26

SEE the Victor Fountain Pen, so cents Q
Whitaker's.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-04-26
Great ball game to day at $3.50.

ELECTRIC work of all kinds DONE ]. II.
Kuehling, 4l9 Twelfth street northwest.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-04-26

"FLORENCE OIL STOVES" for summer cook
ing, sold by j. r. Page 1916 street northwest
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-04-26
Don't forget to go to ball game at 4;8O.

AT this time have lightning rods repaired or
new ones. J. ii. Kuehling.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-04-26

TRY the new proprietors at "Holly Tree"
5lS Ninth street. Room and board, $50.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-04-26

Watch out for our under-price specials In
Millinery and Regular Goods next Friday. We
only advertise three days In week, but never
theess the prices hold good until every new
issue.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-04-26
Remember the ball game to-day, 4;SO.
New Executive Committeeman.

SEE the Easter book OF the season. Mt Whit
akers, The Song OF the Bluebird," rs cents.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-04-26
Lodge NTeetinga To-NII

CHEAPEST FOUNTAIN PEN, maze plain, SOC
and gold mounted, u, at Whitaker's.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-04-26

Base ball Base ball Capitol Park, 1880.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-04-26
STILL MORE ATTRACTIVE.

Big Sales and Small Profits is old. but 1t is
just the thing we are oil looking for. We here.
with submit our price list.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-04-26

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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-04-26

Made OF the very best Cambria and Nainsook,
trimmed with embroidery or lace. as well Us
plain tucked, at 80 75c. u, SIPS, sl.75, and up
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-04-26
Tips,
Plunes,
Laces.

Every style and shade, from 50, 40. 80, zoe, 81
and upward.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-11-22

around the room but Col SAWYER. and
Col. Sawyer's wife Frosty rubbed his
eyes, stammered, made half bow. felt
wholly lost, and finally gave it up,
81 d'clare," he exclaimed, looking
banker than the wall, Ave mistaken
the house"
20, no, my dear sir" said Col. Saw
yer, Immediately rising and going up to
him, you have done no such thing;
you know you haven't You have only
stolen in here to bring disgrace upon
my family. I've been suspecting this
for some time, and now, sir, III lust
walk out myself with you and be at the
trouble of finding your own house for
you"
And upon this the colonel put on his
coat and hat and insisted on accom-
panying the discounted Mr. Frosty
home. Not a syllable of explanation
would he listen to.
20, no, mop he would answer when
ever Frosty began to apologize. II
understand it well enough. / see how
it is. It's all very well to say you've
lost your way into my house, but /
should for the future advise you, before
going into other persons houses, to just
look and see if your own number runs
the whole length of the street"
just the language Frosty had before
used to him, and just what sealed his
lips. Frosty was foored completely.
But that was not the worst of it. The
colonel insisted on going home with him
and going in, and he offered his services
in such a pleasant, yet persistent way,
that Frosty could not have shaken him
off. even if he were not himself render
ed submissive by reason of his own
modification. And the colonel, there
fore, went in and told Mrs. Frosty about
it, which so thoroughly pleased that
amiable lady that, in view of previous
circumstances, she set up resistless
laugh in the face of her humDled lord,
in the midst of which his very polite
escort took occasion to withdraw.
But Frosty was thoroughly cured of
his jealousy, for he admitted that it was
quite possible for a respectable man to
mistake even ne number of his own
door,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-11-22
THE CHAMPION SITTER.
An Editor Who win Not Wear Himself
Out Walking.

We are ayerse to betraying secrets of
the editorial floor, but we feel compelled
to put before the public the curious
language" and the more. curious doing
of Mr.. Wallace p. Reed, an esteemed
member of the Consultation staff
Mr.. Reed says: ''If you will sit down
and stay down you will live forever. 1t
is exercise that wears man out. The
man who sits is the man who lasts. !"
Mr.. Reed has long practised his newly
declared philosophy. He has never been
in the Kimball House. Only once in
five years has he been in the Union
Depot. 1t is six years since he saw
Whitehall street and fifteen since he saw
McDonough. He has been to the thea
ter once in four years and never to base
ball
His home, by the airline he takes, is
800 yards from the office Twice day
he walks this. For five years he has not
averaged fifty yards q day extra walk
ing. One pair of shoes has lasted him
three years. He carries an umbrella
always and never looks beyond its bend
ing rim. One day his umbrella was
pushed aside rudely, and looking out
he saw half dozen elephants and some
camels crossing his path He carefully
picked his way through the unexpected
caravan and on reaching the office re-
marked that there must be n circus in
town.
Here, then, is the man who sits. For
twelve hours every day he sits at his
desk; four hours he sits at home. 1t
takes twelve minutes to walk 800 yards
four times each day. He sleeps seven
and a half hours. His health is perfect.
His appetite is keen, his brain clear and
his capacity for work remarkable. He
is never sick day or an hour or a min
ute. He is genial, fresh, bright and
does not age shade. His knowledge
of men and things is unusual The
only character in books that perplexes
him is THE Wandering jew" II can
not understand, he says, chow he lived
so long when he was continually NOV
ing about" He has never seen Grants
Park or Peters Park, and says he will
probably never see Whitehall street
again or ever look upon the new Capitol.
81 do not care to wear myself out, !"
he says, therefore | sit down. Col.
Thompson, who wrote Major Jones's
Courtship,' was man who sat. For
years and years he never left his office
except to 60, air line, to his home. He
saw whole generations of fellows who
walk and perish of gradual exhaustion,
and at something above eighty years,
in full possession of his faculties, he
smiled placidly at the numbering. young
steam-engines-in-b reeches, who were at
forty running uneven and worn on
their joints. The best prescription
doctor can give in nine cases out of ten
is Sit down. The men who sit are the
men who stay; the men who fit are
gone in day. You see that poetry
even is not impossible to him who sits!"
Atlanta Constitution.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-11-22
The ReapeFs.

When the tired reapers, with fragrant sheaves
Come out of the corn. as the sun goes down,
AND inc sky IS rich as the falling leaves
In crimson and purple and golden brown,
sit in the mellow and marvellous ewes
And watch, MS the loom of the sunset weaves
lis cloth of gold over country and town.
And thinh how the summers have come and
gone
Since we saw the shuttle across the blue
That woye the eolOrs of dusk and dawn
When the musk of the sleeping roses flew
On the wings of the south wind over the
lawn,
And the evening shadows were longer drawn,
And the sun was low and the stars were
few;
When Love was sweet in the lives we led
As the leayen that lives in the latter spring
To grow in the flowers, the books we read,
The romp and rush of the grapevine's
spring,
In words and work, to be filed and fed
On brooks of honey and wasted bread,
And sung in the songs that we used to
sing.
And out of tho shadows they come to me,
AS flowers of the spring come, year by
year,
The lovers we had when to love was Free
The stars were few and the skies were
And we knew it was happiness just to be,
through the sheaves of the cloud-land fair to
While the weary reapcrs are drawing near.
Though the red and white roses have lost
their leaves
In the ashes of summers of long ago,
They come, through the mellow and marvel
Gus ewes, 8ttt
With the harvest of love that we used to
SOW,
As rich as the garlands the sunset weaves
When the tired reaperS with fragrant sheaves
Come out of the corn and the sun is low.
Will Wallace Harvey in Harper's
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-11-22
Jew SERIES VOL. mo. %
one again and bore down all before it.
Bronze cannon roared;
France, with redoubled might,
Fell ker heart swell

FGll utdEb swell.
And all went well with the Bonapartes.
At last, when peace had been won and
war had been made, Napoleon found
himself master of the world. He had
created new map of Europe; he had
supplanted many dynasties with a
single family. Joseph was king in
Spain, Louis was king in Holland,
Jerome was king IN Westphalia,
sister was queen here, a step-daughter
queen there, and the principalities and
dukedoms were filled with the field
marshals and favorites of the wonder
full little man. All this before he was
out of his thirties. Mark the sequel.
Four short lines suffice to tell it:
He fought and half the world was his;
He died without rood his own,
And borrowed from his enemies
Six foot of ground TO lie upon.
And this, observe, not when he was old
and infrm, and had lost his brain
power, his vital energy, and his grip,
but in the prime of his manhood. Yet
there are those who still persist in think
ing that he was great man.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-11-22

A correspondent in Mexico explains
why the Mexican calls the American
''Gringo." She says that when the
American army invaded Mexico favor
it's song inthe camps was Burns Green
Grow the Rushes, o." The Mexicans
heard it repeated over and over, and
finally began to call the Americans by
the first two words, which they pro-
nounced ''grin 60" Hence ''Gringo."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-11-22

Mrs. Mark Hopkins, widow of one of
the four original founders of the Pacific
railroad, is the richest woman in Cali
fornia. Her fortune Is estimated at
$40, 100000. She divides her time be-
tween San Francisco and Great Barring
ton, Mass