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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-09

District Attorney Worthington, in the
criminal court yesterday, cleared the docket
so far as the remaining cases against August
Burgdor was concerned by entering a
nolle pros. In each of the four cases. Three
Ct them were identical with those tried, and
one different. In all of the navy fraud
cases two sets of indictments were found,
the second batch being made necessary in
consequence of flaws picked out in those
first Dresentel
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-09

n 4H'H' 4HuVt1IIh VT IAIUPIht7'
The ladies interested in the welfare Of
the newsboys and other street arabs of the
city, including the bootblacks, have ar
ranged for public mass meeting at Willard
Hall on Tuesday next, when Chief Justice
Waite will preside and introduce G. L..
Brace, secretary Of the Children's Society
in New York, and a distinguished phllan-
thropist, who will deliver an address. SEN
ators Harrison and Hawley and Hon. d. b..
Eaton will also address the meeting. 1t Is
probable that some steps will be taken to
provide the newsboys and bootblacks with
a home.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-09

The report of the recent court-martial Of
the signal service class at Fort Myer, which
was referred back by the Secretary of War
to Inspector General Baird Tor more de-
tailed report Of the case, has been rendered.
II viii not be made public until after the
return Of the Secretary OF War from New
York
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-09

DR.. Nicholson, No 1905 + street north
west, confines his practice strictly to the
treatment Of nervous and functional troubles
by the intelligent application of electricity
direct In all its varied forms-galvanism
faradism, FRACTIONAL electrolysis, &c. The
numerous testimonials shown us by the
doctor from prominent, well-known citi-
Zens Of results under his care, speak vol
umes for his skill in electro-therapeutics,
neuralgia, acute and chronic rheumatism,
nervous dyspepsia, paralysis, spinal weak
ness, epilepsy, cerebral congestion with
intercostal neuralgia, and mental disorders.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-09
Dismissed with a Warning.

Justice Macarthur, in the criminal court
Yesterday, released Ambrose NJ. Brown,
convicted few days since of obtaining Sl2
under false pretenses, upon his personal
recognizance in the sum of $500 and sus-
pended sentence. 1t was a somewhat
doubtful case, the jury experienced con-
siderable trouble in reaching verdict, and
when 1t was rendered strongly recommended
the defendant to the mercy Of the court.
1t was further shown that this was the
young mans first offense, and friends had
secured him employment IL he could accept
the chance. Under all the circumstances
the Judge decided to give the defendant
another opportunity to do right, and after
admonishing him that return to evil ways
would bring him into court for imposition
of the sentence suspended, he was restored
to liberty.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-09

The counsel of Richard Lee, recently
convicted Of the murder of his wife, Mary
Lee, have given notice to the district attor-
ney of their intention to move TO set aside
the verdict on the ground that one of the
Jurors, Thomas w. Chase, was virtually In
government employ at the time, and, there,
fore, disqualified TO sit as a juror.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-09
First, we offer

Ladies' Night Gowns, rulTled and trimmed
with Linen Torchon Lace.
Ladies' Walking skirts, with deep hem
and ruflled llounce.
Ladies' Chemises, tucked and trimmed
with Lace.
Ladies' Drawers, Fruit of the Loom Mus
lin, wide hem and Hamburg gounee.
Misses and Children's Drawers, embroi-
dered rulile, all sizes.
Ladies' Corset Covers, perfect fitting,
handsomely trimmed with Hamburg Gus
setting and Edge, also Lace.
Children's Mother Hubbard Dresses, en-
broidered yokes.
Infants Night Gowns, 0 sizes.
Ladies' and Nurses Aprons, wide tucks
and long strings.
At the uniform price of
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-09
New Irish and German Linens
SEATON PERRY,

(SuCCessOr 70 ferry q DIo'J
PURE LINEN DAMAsK TABLE CLOTHS, ALL
WIDTHS AND LENGTHS, WITH MAXINE,
ALL SIZES, TO MATCH, MANuFACrURED
BY JOHN S. BROWN & SONS BELFAST
cERmhS AFkHCY LINEN DAMAsK FRIEGED
LUNCH CLOTHS WITH DoiLEHs TO
MEN WAi NAPKINS, DoYLEYs, AND TRAY
CLOTHS, FROM 81 TO sl2 PER DOZEN.
NEW HUCK AND DAMAsK LINEN TOWELS,
FROM 81 90 TO slb PER DOZEN. ,,,.,.,,,,,
NEW BELGIAN PILLOW AND shEbIlNS
Full LLNfLGiSSEs OF PLAIN AND TwILLED
CRASHES AND GLASS LINENS.
IA DOVBI,E-FACHD CANTON FLANNEL
FOR TABLE COVERING. .,
GREATLY REDUCED PRICES ON !Mp0RTED
MR4Ps, JACKETS NEWMARkErs' AND
SUPERB PItiHs Stock OF LYONS FABLE FRAN.
"' CAiSE, SATIN DuGHEssE, RHADAMEss.
suRAHS, AND GROS GRAIN SILKS ~
BLACK, WHITE, AND ALL COLORst FOR
STREET, RECEPTION, AND EVENING
ELEeEAfN rTi BEADED sATINs AND TWO TONE
BROCADED yELVETs FOR PANELS AND
DRESS FRONTS. .. ,,,,,
Lyons BLA6K AEP q eoh hRR YA SIX VEL
NEW SILK GAuZES, CREPES, ILLUSIONS,
AND BRUSSELS NETS. -. 800, =,
Hp-sPECIAL APARTMENTS FOR DISPLAY
ING EVENING GOODS BY GAsLlGHr.
Ss-PLAIN FIGURES and CORRECT PRICES.
SEATON PERRY,
PERRY BUILDING,
PENNsYLvASIA AVENUE, coz. erH STREET
ESTABLISHED 1910.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-09
A Mass Meeting of Phiianthropists.

j. E. BRUCE, No. 100 L street, agent New
York Enterprise.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-09
II Il
qy3YA.A@
New Years Goods for Men and Ladies
GLOVES, HOSIERY, and EECKWEAR,
For street, Evening, and Reception
Wear.

Ladies' 4 and @ Button Kids, all cOlOrs.
embroidered in Self and Black.
Ladies' 4 and o Button Suede, Taos
and Browns. embroidered In Sell anu
Tanoy Mixed Stitching, and in Tan ana
brown, Tan and Blue, Tan and Rcd.
Ladies' Suede Mousquetaire, with Real
Lace Tops.
Ladies' 4 and Button Suede Gray, en-
broidered In Black and white.
Ladies' Black Kids, embroidered in
colors.
Ladies' q, 10, IL, 10, go, and 80 Button;
length Mousquetairc, in Dressed anu
Undressed Kid, in Tans, white, anu
Party Shades, plain and embroidereu
backs.
In Mems Gloves I have all the latest
English and French Novelties, IN anu I:
Hutton Gloves for street, reception, anu
full dress wear.
Band Bows in Silk and Satin (white
and black).
white Lawn and the latest full dress
novelty, the Self spotted and striped
swiss Band Bow.
Mems white and Cream Silk and Satin
Scarfs (all shapes and Ties.
Mems and Ladies' Black and Fancy
Colored SILK, Isle, and BalDriggah
Hosiery.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-09

NEW YORK ENTERPRISE, organ colored
nconlc
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-09
SPECIAL No. |.
SPECIAL ARTICLES
- Al
SPECIAL PRICES.

We shall from now on offer Special Weekly Bar.
gains until We begin our special grand improve
ments. by these immense alterations we shall be
thrown IN contact with great deal or dust and
dirt and ia order o have our stock ut q low mint.
mum we shall force the goods from our shelves by
low prices, for which our house Is so famous.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-09
4. al. ". CatherWOOd

ia South Front st., Philadelphia.
New York once, 10 South william st.
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FARM AND FIREsIDE.

Hot sharp vinegar will remove
mortar or paint from window-glass.
Plant apple trees in every out-of-
the-way place for food for animals.
SEARCHED shirts will iron easier il
they are allowed to dry after starching,
so that they require spfinkling before
ironing.
"A teaspoonful of granulated sugar
moistened with pure vinegar will gen.
orally remedy that annoying complaint,
hiccough.-Cincinnati Times.
-Sick-headache may generally be
cured by the administration of the Juice
OF half a lemon in a cup of strong, black
coffee, without sugar.-Erchange.
Draw two or three loads of sand
and place it in a frame of boards, for
a permanent radish bed. Grown in
this. the roots will be free from worms,
early and tender.-Prairie Farmer.
Melted paraffine poured on top Of
lellies, jams, ETC., also on top of canned
fruit when the covers are discolored,
will be all the covering necessary, ex-
cepting cloth or paper to exclude
dust, One can use the paraffine many
times.-The Caterer.
Floating Island: Take the whites
OF six eggs. six tablespoonfuls currant
jelly, five of powdered sugar. Beat
very stiff. Float on milk, and have
good cream to eat with it. A very
little lemon juice-the juice of half a
lemon to this quantity-is great i'm
provement.-BostonG Globe.
"A correspondent of the Canadian
Horticulttsrist says his Flemish Beauty
pear trees showed signs of blight,
probably caused by vigorous growth
and heavy bearing. He gave the trees
heavy dressing of wood ashes and
copperas, and they entirely recovered
and bore fruit.
-Parsnip Stew: Clean half-dozen
parsnips and dozen large potatoes;
after pairing, slice both. Take two
quarts of water, half teacupful of rice
or vermicelli, six or eight large slices
OF salt pork, and boil two hours. The
parsnips will need to boil full hour
and the potatoes a half hour; salt
and pepper and serve hot This is a
genuine New England spring delicacy.
Toledo Blade.
Dandy Pudding: One quart Of milk
boiled. Mix two tablespoonful of
corn starch with the yelks of four cggs
and half cup of sugar, and pour into
the milk. Stir briskly and remove
from the fire. Beat the whites of the
eggs with half q cup of sugar and
spread over the pudding when cold;
brown slightly in the oven. Flavor
pudding and frosting with lemon. To
be eaten cold.-Boston Budget.
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WISE MEMS FOLlIES.


How Sir Isaac Newton Attempted to
Solve a Simple Problem.
An amusing story is told of the cele-
brated orator and dramatist, Richard
Brinsley Sheridan, and his ridiculous
lack of resources in the simplest emer-
gencies. He had hired residence, the
front gate of which was tied with
rope. He couldn't unite it, and climbed
the fence whenever he went out or in.
A friend called one day and Sheridan
told him to ssclimb the fence" ''Why
not open the gate?' II can't; it is
tied, and can't unite it." s'Cut the
string" was the eye-opening answer.
1t was done, and as the friend entered
Sheridan kicked the gate off the hinges
and begged to be "kicked in the same
way" There are two or three other
stories of the ludicrous lack of common
sense in great geniuses as funny as
this and probably more familiar.
Sir Isaac Newton cut a big hole and
a little one through his door to let
big cat and little cat get through
without troubling him to open it, Col
eridge and Wordsworth once drove to-
gether to a country inn for dinner.
When they came to hitching up their
horse for return-the hostler not be-
ing about-they could not get the col
lar over the horses head. The upper
end of it was too narrow to be forced
over so large an obstruction. The bar
maid watched their futile efforts with
an amused smile till they saw her and
asked 'what she was laughing at !"
ITO think that two wise men don't
know enough to turn horses collar
upside down to get it over his head,
was the instructive but humiliating an
swer. Another wise man wanted to
carry a coal of fire little way and had
no tougs or shovel. How to compass
the difficulty he did not know, though
he could have calculated an eclipse or
argued the law of contingent remain
ders." A boy filled the hollow of his
hand with ashes and carried the coal as
easily as he could pebble. Still an
other philosopher was still more puz-
zled by a still simpler mystery. Some
wag had drawn calls tail through an
augur hole in the sign post of an inn
and tied it there. The wise man won-
dered show that calf had got through
the augur hole. "-Indianapoli SENT
nal
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MONTANA MOSQUITOES.


How the Playful Little Insects Carried
on Heavy Boiler.
Mosquitoes are mighty bad in Mon.
sana," chimed in Wisconsin man.
They are q positive drawback to the
Territory. OF course the Montana
people don't say much about it, for
that's one marked popularity of these
Territorial people that they never ad-
NIT to an outsider any of the bad fea-
lures of their particular locality. Now
California people never say boob about
earthquakes, although the shoe ks Of
such disturbances are often felt there.
So it is with the Montana people. They
never let on there is such thing as a
mosquito, but the mosquito is there
Just the same.
II was at Fort Keogh one summer
not long ago when an explosion &C.
Cured in the boiler. which blew it some
distance from the fort into q swamp.
The men started after il. When they
got there the mosquitoes were SO thick
that it was found impossible to work.
The men got inside the boiler and the
mosquitoes punched their singers
right through the plated iron. The
men clinched the bills on the in
side and kept on clinching them until
hundreds and hundreds of mosquitoes
were fastened to the boiler. The men
built fire inside of the boiler to scare
of the other mosquitoes, and the latter
started to fly away.
"Of course those that were fastened
tried to fly with the rest, and actually
carried the heavy boiler and the men
out of the swamp and on to the dry
land. After that it was no trick to
haul the boiler into the fort. How did
they get rid of the mosquitoes bills?
Why, they just filed them of close and
left them there. Paul Globe.
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A NEW DAINTY.
The Trade In BlackbIrds for Culinary
Purposes Rapidly Increasing.

The Trade In Blackbirds for Culinary
Purposes Rapidly Increasing.
There is large trade in Philadelphia
in blackbirds. Some years ago, when
it first began, very few birds were sold;
but the restaurants and private families
found out that the birds could be made
tender and palatable by parboiling
them and then baking them in a pie;
and now dozens of punches of black
birds, twelve in bunch. are sold at
the very best game depots. The trade
continues from April, when the birds
come back from the South, until early
October, when they leave this latitude;
and all the season through there IS one
unvarying price demanded for this sort
of game, viz, twenty-five cents per
bunch" of twelve birds. The birds
are shot by farmers boys and other
sportsmen. As the birds fly to their
feeding grounds in the morning and
back to their ''roosts" in the woods at
shutdown, and their line of flight 10
straight, the gunners can fire volleys
into their futtering flocks whenever
they come within range while crossing
the country. At early morning and an
hour or two before the sun sets, the
swamp and crow-blackbirds, two very
different species, seem less wary and
feed in the field, or along the banks of
creeks and rivers, where worms and
fresh-water shellfish abound. and then
the volleys of No. shot decimate their
sable ranks.
Theoretically, there is no reason why
the flesh of blackbirds should not be
used for food. They feed on cherries,
currants. fruit, grain and worms, just
rs reed-birds, doves, wild pigeons and
plenty of other palatabIe game birds
do. Blackbirds don't eat carrion, and
although they are polygamous, don't
mate and lay their eggs in the nests of
other birds, they are not otherwise diff
ferent from other species. They are
noisy, cheeky and great pests of the
farmers who have cherry orchards or
graperies, and those who know black
birds best will set it down as an invari-
able rule that if they can steal ripe
cherries they will not touch any other
kind of food. No country people eat
blackbirds any more than they eat
crows. They look upon both warblers
with about the same sort of feelings.
There is tradition in the neighboring
counties that blackbirds eat carbon.
but it is not true, though their flesh is
rank enough before being parboiled.
A blackbird roost, that is, a place
where hundreds or thousands of the
sable-feathered pests flock and scream
at night, is regarded by tillers of the
soil as a local misfortune, and it often
happens that dozen farmers, with
their sons and hired hands, ali armed
with guns, will lie in ambush evening
after evening, for several days, in
order to shoot the birds as they fly in
small black clouds at night, to har-
boring place of this sort.-N Y. Mai
and Express.
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GLOVE STITCHING
How and by Whom This Work il Per-
formed In England.

How and by Whom This Work il Per-
formed In England.
The gloves are given out to women,
who work at home, to be stitched that
is, to have the fingers completed and
the thumb put in. This is now nearly
all done by a recently invented and
cleverly adapted sewing machine, the
needle of which comes down on the tip
of an upright iron finger. Gloves are
not az stitched in the immediate aeigh-
borhood of the factories, but are often
sent long distances into remote coun-
try villages where work being scarce,
labor is cheap. And to facilitate this
class of middle men Cor women) has
grown up-people who come in from
the country to the factories and take
away one hundred or one hundred and
fifty dozen a week, which they distrib-
ute among the women in the village in
which they live, collect again when
finished and bring back to the factory
These putters-out or bag-men are paid
the usual price, some half crown
dozen for the stitching. and make their
own bargains with the actual workers.
They are generally supposed to make
profit of about three pence per dozen;
but, as a matter of fact, being shop
keepers, they commonly make two
profits-one on the gloves and
another on the goods the sew
ers purchase at their shops.
These people have somewhat
difficult part to play, as they stand be-
tween two fires; but they are most
useful class. and carry work and its re-
wards into many villages where. but
for them, they would never come.
They have done much to stay the ex-
odus of the population from this part of
the agricultural districts, enabling par
ents to keep their young people. and
especially their young women. at home
instead of sending them to the great
town to seek for employment. Having
come back from the stitchers the gloves
are sent out once more. If they are
heavy winter gloves they are sent out
to be lined with warm soft cotton ma
terial. If they are lighter goods they
are at once dispatched to be welted-
that is, to have the binding put round
the top and the opening at the wrist.
The buttons or clasps as the case may
be, are next added; that done. they
come back to the factory for the last
time and pass the final examination.
They have still a rough, tumbled, I'M
finished look. which would prove any
thing but tempting to purchaser.
They are now forwarded to the laying
out room, where they are stretched
with ordinary glove stretchers, and
then put on heated steel hands, which
takes out all the creases and improve
their appearance. Nothing now re-
mains but to assert them, to put them
up in neat bundles according to size, to
pack them in boxes. and to send them
to market.-Au the Year Round.
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Spare the Rod. and spon the Sire.
IOglethorpe (Ga.) Echo.l

A negro boy is teaching a night school
at the old hotel place, and has for his
motto: "Spare the rod; spoil the child"
He numbers among his pupils his aged
father, who seeks for knowledge, but the
parental head sometimes stalls on the sim.
plest proposition. The other day the
dutiful son thought it necessary to grease
his teachings with ''hickory oiln in order
that his ancestor might take them in, and
when he had showered down about twenty
ticks with all his might, making it rather
too warm for the old man, he exclaimed:
swat you mean, boy; dom yer know I'ss
yer daddyf"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-08-28

Many splendid fortunes lie in the English
Court OF Chancery, which belong to Amer.
can citizens. The court has held possession
in some cases for more than one hundred
and fifty years. Cox q Co., London, En-
gland, have with great care and diligence
compiled . book containing the names Of
fifty thousand heirs and their descendants
who have been advertised for to claim
these fortunes. The book gives Christian
coed for the recovery Of money and estates.
Sent free to all parts of the world upon
receipt of one dollar. Remittance may be
made by registered letter or money order.
Address cox q CO., Al Southampton
Buildings, London, England. Cox & Co.
refer BY permission to the Kellogg News
paper Company, New York.
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Providing for Her Little Dos.
m. o. Special

The last win and testament Of the IaAa
Mrs. Eliza Rickarby was admitted to pro-
bate In the civil district court of this par
ish to-day. Mrs. Rickarby left . very
handsome estate, one-third Of which goes
to Mrs. Elizabeth Hogan, her cousin. and
the remaining two thirds to Mrs. Jennie
Morrison, "on the condition that she shall
take care Of and provide for my little dog
Bobo." Bobo win be handsomely pro-
vided for, as the possession of the proper.
ty depends on his good treatment.
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A Bon Ton Expression.

''Let me see some of your black kid
gloves" said Mrs. Snaggs to clerk at
a Fifth avenue store.
'These are not the latest style. are
they?" she asked when the gloves were
produced.
"Yes, madam" replied the clerk.
I'VE have had them in stock only two
days"
II didn't think they we're, because
the fashion papers say that black kids
have tan stitches and vice versa. /
see the tan stitches, but not the vice
versa"
The clerk explained that vice versa
was French for seven buttons, and Mrs.
Snaggs bought the gloves. Httsburgh
Chronicle Telegraph
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Little Reference for Relics.

Germans rise daily in my estimation
as practical and business-like people.
Not long ago they almost refused to
look at a sword supposed to have be-
longed, at some time or other. to Mar
shall Butcher, when it was offered ut
public auction. The other day par
eel of highly interesting relics of
Goethe and Schiller were knocked
down for no more than an old song.
The lot comprised such treasurers as
lock of Schiller's hair. Goethe's signet
ring. and a cup doubly hallowed by the
fact that it had been the property of
Goethe and a present from the Grand
Duke Carl August. This, from peo-
ple once supposed to be abnormally
dreamy and sentimental. should be
lesson to the benighted Britons, whoin
their blindness still bow down to and
worship the cast-of clothing and dis
used domestic effects of departed emf.
nences.-London Truth.