Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-07-24

FULFILLED Prophecies
From the Chicago Tribune
At the end OF the frst decade Of the present
century there lived In Paris a man of tremen-
dous genius and power who had for ten years
ruled France with a rod Of iron, and who In
the year lslo. was virtually master OF the
continent of Europe. one day this man dis
guised himself in red wig aud beard and "A
pair OF blue spcctacles-normally he was pale,
dark-haired and clcan-shaNcn-and went in "A
hackney coach TO the house of n famous pro-
ies>ional sybil. called Mic. de Normand. To
have his fortune told. The wise woman
scanned the lines of the palm of his hand and
SAID, SO the story goes, "lou will end where
Nenice ends. Good morning" Now, AT the eN-
ttenity oi the Queen OF the Adriatlc, beyond
Tue Lido. there ~ tiny islct called ~. Helena.
III was at Dongwood house. ~. Helena. that in
oroken-hearted exile - THAT Napoleon the
t,reat who had been EN- peror anc king and
tne arbiter of Europe. lie was the man dis
sul>eu IN ths red wig and beard. with the
mand.
Ii is related that the day after his tn,erylev
win the sorceress he aughingly mentioned her
eng inatical uttcrauces TO nis broIher-in-law.
Jnachim Murat. who Ina early LIE had been pos-
lili"h 10 an lnnAeeper Ia the south OF France,
anc VINO rose 10 10" grand duke oi Berg and king
Oh Naples. To neither oI the Imperial and
royal hinsinen did Mile. de Normand's predic-
tiohs concerning the end of Venice present any
hihu ol purpurt or signifi,ance: but Murat Oh
SCI ser ca that he would Try mas luck and consult
the Wise woman himself. lie went. not In dis
sulse, but an undrcss uniform aud at tended by
an alde-ie-cainp. Mile. de- Nornand received
MN with ner usual c,one>s and .plomb II
a"oN VINO was here yesterday, she L. reported
I'D nave said. "ie came In disguise and only
paiu a nAlsieon; you are King and must
Pas Ten. ne honorarlum was duly disbur>ed.
linen quoth Nile. dc Nurnlsnd la h Ing Joachim,
Ia you have t..r grand jeu': That VIII os
I'VE n'.pOleons extra The enchantress next
PIoduNed "A pack "i csrdsoi about TOUR times the
average dimensions, arranged them over again
ia inherent combinations. and dealt one card To
mural II deal you said she The knaNe II
hcarts, the Grand Pcndu: good morning." Now
person io wisom the '',iTand Pcndu'' il dealt
l. bound 10 die 10y the hand OF the cxecutiouer.
an 1910 Joachim Murat dethrunvd aud de-
ieaicd, was shot la death ln CaIaoria by sen.
tehce of court martial composed OF officers u
VAC "iins which nc had himself com handed.
Saturday smiles.
Wv hat Is home without piano." asks an ex.
Change. We have never been an the pace. bur
from the familiar descriptions of IL we fancy
such homes must be very much like heaven
-NeU York Graphic.
\ gentleman, generous in his contributions
Tor churcn purposes, tut not regular IA his at
tendance upon pubic worship. WAS wittily de-
scrl"ed 10y a clergy man as beng mot exactly .
eiiIhF OF The churcn. but kind 4 dying but
.aess, supporting AZ from the outside.-ChUrcs
NuT.er.
The chestnut protector. a small gong worn
under tie coat where al can be readily sounded
wren a too old Joke A. perpetrated, il becomng
Very popular I'm country towns and some cities.
lot of young Batimureans wore them at /.
recent performance OF the Mikado,r and the
puiis ANA gag iiIat were interpolaIed were met
Win steady ringing OF The lite bells. The
effect was excellent, and the next night the
PAYERS stuck 10 the text oi the opera moro
closely. The chestnut gong seems 10 he a bless
Ing in disguise.
A young man advertised for wife, his sister
answered the advertisement, and the
Young man thinks there ii no balm in adver-
ti>einents while the old folks think IL Is hard
10 have two ioois in the fauIily.-Bgfdio Cow
DaeFciat.
Mamie" said young man in an Ice cream
saloon, toying with has check, do you know
mat Chemist has discovered tyroIoxicon Ina
Ice crean?' HAS he Lhough:" answered
Mamie, maniiestlng peasurable surprise. II
Wondered what made IL taste So good. 1 could
ca ahother pate oi A. And the young man
mentally cursed the lamen table failure OF his
scheine.-NOTIiStoson Herald
MY poor friend. you loved your wife so muchi
lnousy. L have paid all her deuIs."-FTench
Paper.
Mrs. Gilnory.-"I think it's a shame I have
10 ride around i'm that old coupe when Mrs.
Spresideasle Is always getting something new
an the way of "A NenIcie." Mr.. G.-"Mhy, my
love: guess she hasn't new equipage, has
sue: MIS-. G.-''OI course She hss heard
her say AT her party the other a.. AZ her
husband had given her a cdrTe - che" Mr.
fusti0se.
Talk is cheap-unless you employ . stenog.
raphcr.-SoiaerCiIe Journal.
"Haye you heard Miss Simpson sing since shs
you think she has improvede" .Nery much"
I'm what Particular ''>he doesn Z sing ~ much
Great Is the barrel. Ii lands men In the Sen.
ate and In the governors chair and has juss
carried a crank safely through the whirlpool ss
Niagara-Bosfon Herald
i've a perfect antipathy for the mountains~
said Mrs. Gush To Mrs. Parvenu "a they sas
! talking together on the summer hotel piazza.
''iiave you'" said Mrs. Paryenu; "Well. I've an
Alpin stick, aud the man said il Just tho
| thing; but I'm sorry now 1 didn't buy An an.
tipatly like yours --New York Tribune.
keely, the motor man, resembles Congress.
ms.
piishing NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Herald.
Now that creased pants and rough-edged
paper are fashionable, the only thing neediul
! Ia compete the editors happiness is = craze for
Irayed cum. -Burttngtoa Free Press.
Never lend a man money who talks OF it O. .
mere trifie.-AeU York Journal.
Little CharIie-'Papa, will you buy me .
drum Fond faiiIer-"Ah, but, my boy, you
via disturb me very much IL do" Charlie
''on, no, papa, 1 wont drum except when
| you re asleep. "-Doaojaoe's Uosdziae.
| The New York city politicians look with con-
tempt upon The hide Oh the rhinoceros which
died in The park 1t s only eight inches
observation-disclosures.
Pretty nearly everybody Is on strike nova
days-tryiEg 10 hit the pestiferous ay and miss.
| Ing him nine times out of u possible ten.-zroN
Times
terday a little baby sister arrived, and papa 10
on a journey. IL Was but piece OF luck thas
mamma Was at home 70 take care OF IT,
fiaisudetphid CAL
A deaIer adysrtises "Lighi ming Fruit Jars"
They may be new brand. but Tor tightening
frult jars there Is nothing more success al than
a small boy and solitude.-NorristoUn Herald.
Disa,l,points the audence.-"I must discharge
that man" said the lraue manager one days
she Is constantly disappointing the
ala. Would that he did. He appropriateness
SytingS
A fashion item asserts that "snowballs make
a lovely trimming Tor tule bonnet" IL may
be rather Understandable To observe that small
boys consider snowbalis appropriate trim.
mings Tor mems hats, also.-BuTtingtoa Free
Press.
Armand-Come, fly with me, L implore youl
Canile-NeNer. sir; you insult me.
Arinand-M hat you viii not 90.
Cainlle-l wiil resist you with all the
strength of my womans nature. Ii you would
tear me from this place, You must nrst drug
NE and render ne unconscious. You Will nDd
"A bottle OF chioroorm the bureau over there.
-ChscagO RoDaoi.r.
He had No Use For Kids.
From the san Francisco Chronicle
IL hate kids" he said.
"Why?"
81 think they ought to be locked up In asy-
lums till they're old enough To take care u
themselves. LII il hadn't been for y kid-well-
IL might have been"
"What:"
81 loved this kids mother. She was q rich
and beautiful widow, anu was madly in love
with her. 4 was ACTUALLY conte piating-in
tact, had just got 10 The point y: putting the
delicate question. We in the drawing
room. The kid was playing in the corner.
Forgetting all about that put my arms Ter.
veniiy around the widow WAIST anu implanted
"A kiss las IL ia