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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-23

SPECIAL SALE LADIES' WALKING JACKETS
~ S2S5. These are perfect in At and style Better
e9S9s Il $34o, 1898 and $495. BENZ. MILLER
oON, ol.O u 81. NV. n23-3t
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s SEVENTH STREET AND MARKET SPACE
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This list will give you but faint idea Of the i'm
mensity Of our stock, which you certainly must see
yourself If you wish to know whata
COMPLETE ASSORTMENT
Is. Our line embraces everything that can be sold in
RELIABLE GARMENTS.
This department has always been pride. We
take EXTREME CARE in making our selections:
good many styles we design ourselves and hundreds
Of others are confined to us exclusively
OF OUR OWN IMPoRTAT1oNs.
The Berlin Garments cannot be surpassed In
FIT.
THEY ARE SPAR ExCELLENCE."
PLUSH COATS.
These goods we consider PERFECT. Every style
has been made to special order cut by experienced
hands and made with especial care.
Our eco Plush Coat is made Of fine silk plush seal
trimming, is satin lined, and 40 inches long Excel
lent At. An elegant value for
NEwMARKETs.
In ladies' Cloth Newmarkets we have Q very nice
bell sleeve. Come in all Sizes We also have the same
| styles
In Newmarkets we are showing an immense line of
al grsdes PRICES. FIT, and STYLE we guarantee to
| b correct You should look them over carefully.
IMPORTED GARMENTS
Of Ane Braided Cloths. We ere showing both the
"AN0EL" and "Bel" Sleeves and all the latest novel;
| ties in Long Double Wraps. Prices ranging from
eco TO Gas.
RAoLANs
in Ill the Cloths We are showing IN endless "
MISSES GARMENTS.
We have Just received about 90 imported samples in
10 and IL Year, Sizes All handsome styles the very
latest shapes. and new cloth. Among them are vsry
pretty styles Of Cardinal Cloths braided in Black
Elegant shades in plain colors and stysh stripes and
| great many novelties.
GRETCHEN COATS
In very pretty styles With Angel Sleeves and Belts
Striped Cloths; Gzss from 70 l2 years. Price:
| $3.50; RISE. SOC. 4 SIZE
SCHOOL NEwEARxErs,
with Cspes and Ban sleeves: sizes. IL. II md Il
yean We have them in both Checked and
| Striped Cloths. Price:
| oecs ron II TEARS; ADD 500. srxR
Ishs vosdsrfui garment for The prsos.
Anvsask = N EXAMINATION o1oua STOCK
md esnpazissa with othsra wshnsv ~ sssalA
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SEVEN SPECIAL BAnaAIss liz
RELIABLE FOOTWEAR
FOR THE YOUNG GENERATION
BARGAIN l-Boys' 3 10 So Best Veal Calf Seamless
vamp Button and Laced viii outwear
any 81 Shoe. Special price, sl25.
BARGAIN 2-Youshs' sises 1 10 "a Veal CALI Button
and Laced. Shoe we warrant in every
particular. veil worth el50. Special
price. 95c.
BARGAIN S-youths' high cut, fair stitched. Seam
less vamp Button. suitable for Dress or
School Wear. regular $50 Shoe.
Special, els.
BARGAIN <-Missss' IL to Genuine Goat and Kid.
heeled sprine-heel button, well
made - any 81 shoe. Special prace,
el.23.
BARGAIN 5-Misses' IL 10 All Solid Pebble Leather
Button. with tips either heel or sp-ine;
better than nine-tenths Of regular 81
shoes- Special price. 75c.
BARGAIN 6-Childs So to 1o,< Spring heel Button,
in Pebble, Straight Goat or Kid. plain
or solar-upped, fully worth sl-25. spe-
cial- Csc
BARGAIN 7-Childs to Sc Fine Doneola-tippcd.
handsewed, Spring heel Button, one Of
the best makes in the United States; NO
q shoe ahead of it in quality or appear
sncs. Special price. 75c.
wM HAHN cos.
1EIIABLE SHOE HoUsES
Main Store. $40 9TH st.
West End Store, 1922 Penn ave.
Capitol Hill Store, 23l Penn ave- Sc
se26-wfm.3m
TURKI LIFE TABLETS
Il FOOD FOR THE NERVES AND BRAIN.
lnfallible Remedy of the Turkish Empire.
Dependency, Nervous headache, seeI lessnes. and
powerful Blood Purifier and will positively destroy
the Desire tor Liquor and Tobacco.
For sale by Druggists in Washington
=: z. Ware, Ebbitt House Pharmacy; G. Christian,
4s4 Pennsylysnia ave.; A. NJ. Koczewski 500 9th ST..
corner Of st. NV.
Price 81 per box: boxes for IS.
Send for circular
TURKISH TABLET CO., PHILADELPHIA Pa
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so7 PENNSYLVANIA AVE.

(NOOPER's sTABLEs.-HAvING OPENED THE
AarEe and handsome stables In OF lB.so St and
1873 81 NV. am prepared 20 do the Livery bust
boarding horses N Il CopysfE
u2l-3ts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-23

NOVELTIES" IN LACE DRAPERIES.
Exquisite Lace Drapery Netsin exclusive styles
and colorinss; too elegant to Be displayed ON the
counters, and are only shown upon request.
Illusions. Silk Brussels Net, Mechlin Nets,
Point ds'Esprit &C., in White, Cream and deli-
cate evening shades. Elegant assortment Of
Figured and Striped Meta in the most attract
tive effects and colorinss Jet brought 10 wash.
ington. Ash 10 b shown the new drspery nsta.
(First Aeor, night Of main sutrancsS
HOSIERY.
New, end Of splsndid value, 70 TIE hundred
dozen Ladies' sFast Black" Ribbed Cotton Hoo.
double heal and toe sisss . to 10 In. and only
csc. per pair.
This l. bat one Of the many IN ~rast black.
Hose. = ~ ~ hsadausrtsrs fR thsm.
sHAwIa.
Priss4lsy's Csaebrsted Black eilk-wsrp Hsn-
xistta ghawlA With wjds hsmstitehsd borasfs.
for deep mourning Square. ct "a. % ana ol6
ssch. Long. u elx.6o. CIT end e22 sacA
Heavy Double Blankst 6hsu1a n erest
variety; paaanA paaidA mixtmsa win md VIII
ont bordera
Knit wosstsd Hoods, YssuansAoru, Nuns,a
CApss and ehsw1s. IN III colora.
LAdtsr Cardigan JscketA VIA snd MA
out slssvss; Quilted eatin Jacks&a. Cruehst
Jackets. o,ssvelso Jackets. Hrsa11aGe Jaaksa
ind Triangslar GAaNIA. %.
Esgant Emhroadsrsd cantoa onk ohsxlA
Ghsvisttss Iidhns. 49, fur evea1ng vsae.
tzhHa aoeRJ
WOODWARD : Iorz1oe.
s2s O. lltA ~ gsAaw
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ULsrERs Ar REDUCED Pn1crs.

listers Ar REDUCED PR1crs.
IT'S not q sale Of remnants from last year. but the
very latest styles of listers. Ragans and Modjeskas
in English beaver, diagonal, and corkscrew.
English cloths in new colors and many combination
striped effects The tight backs with tight and loose
fronts, and the improved bell and angel sleeves
Ask to see the Ga Striped Cloth Raglans but don't
pay than $1O for them that's the reduced price
The English Diagonal Cloth Modjeskas with quilted
satin lining aud braid trimming. $50 instead Of
$22 until Saturday.
THE PALAIs ROYAL
CONTINUED below.)
SEA1sK1N SEAL Wars To Co.
The S25 Seal Palstots with bell and tight seeves are
to go at $22.
The s22 Seal Lanstrys to 60 at $50 until satur
day at 6 p. m.
e1-Our improved Sealskin Plush Garments are cut
and made by talors, and fit as only man tailor
can At coat. The trimmings and buttons are real
Scalskin
THE PALAIs ROYAL.
fContinued be1owN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-23

The Winter importation Of our celebrated Fosssp
Improved LAcine Glove has arrived Our ,.le. a..
this Glove during the past season have been enornous
and We intend giving our patrons this .eAson Glove
having no superior In AZ. style. reliability.
Our 81 Glove n the best In the city
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$4,000 WosrH Or JEnsrYa

ICON tinued below.)
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TNpoRTER

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MroRrrR
RICH MILLINERY.
HIGH NovELTrEa
Per last Steamer.
Your Inspection solicited.
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MORE RIBBONS.

We take pleasure in chrunicling the arrival
Of several hundred pieces more Of the All-sflk
Satin and Gros Grain Ribbons. with crown edge,
which have been creating such furore the past
two weeks. Same superb variety of beautiful
shades - shown In the former lot, and offered
ct the same low prices.
Widths No. s, q. 8, IL, and 10,
Prices, &c. 1Oc. 1870. Ice. and 10.
These are the 'rags" for trimming fancy
work, baskets, &c.
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Not Afraid Of Burglars.

"It's joke on me, of course, but I'll
give it to you fellows" said Cass farm
man to little group in the city hall yes
terday. 81 have great fear of burglars.
When I 90 to bed 1 want to know that
every door and window is securely fas-
tened. About month ago We changed
hired girls, and the newcomer was very
careless about the doors O. nights. On
two or three occas ons came down stairs
at midnight to find window up or the
back door unlocked. I there ore deter
mined to put up job on her. I got
some false whiskers and an old rig, and
one night about II o'clock I crept up the
back stains to her room. She was snor-
ing away like trooper, but the minute
struck a match she awoke. IeXpected
great yelling and screaming. but moth
ing of the sort took place. She bounced
out of bed with You villainp on her
lips, seized chair by the back, and be-
fore had made move she knocked me
to my knees. Before I could get out of
the room she struck me again, and it
was only after I had tumbled down the
back stairs that she gave the alarm. Then
she went through to my room, raped ON
the door and coolly announced:
"'Mr. Blank, please get up. I've
killed burglar "-DetrOit Free Press.
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History of the Standard Silver Dollar.

The coinage of the standard silver dol
lar was first authorized by act of April 2,
1892. It's weight was to be 416 grains
standard silver; tinencss, 1924; which
was equivalent to 81 IA grains Of fine
silver with a 3-4 grains of pure copper
alloy. This weight was changed by act
of January II, 1897, to 412 1-2 grains,
snd fineness changed to 900, thus pre-
serving the same amount of pure silver
as before. By act of February ~, 1873,
the coinage was discontinued. The total
number of silver. dollars coined from
1892 to 1873 was s,O45, SSS. The act OF
1878 provided for the coinage Of the
"trade dollar" of weight 42o grains, and
an act passed in June, 1874, ordered that
all silver coins should only be illegal ten
der at their nominal value for amounts
not exceeding S." The effect OF these
acts was the decentralization" of silver,
of which so much has been said. Febru-
ary %, 1878, the coinage of the standard
dollar of 4121-2 grains was revived by
act of Congress. $4,000, 900 per month
was ordered coined, and the coins were
made legal tender for all debts, public
and private. From February, 1878. to
November 1, 1885, 213.257, 5s4 OF the
standard dollars were coined under the
above act.-Lnter- OceuR.
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Swift's Snow Storm.

"Ta!king about the signal service and
its bad luck in the weather prophesylns
business" said station agent, 'lct me
tell you little story about Swift, Super
intendent of Telegraph on the Rock
Island. Some time last winter the Sig
nal Service people told Swift they would
furnish him their bulletins if he would
undertake to send them out and have
them posted along the road. Swift ac'
cepted the offer, and thought 1t big
thing. He had instructions sent out to
all operators concerning posting of the
weather bulletins, and felt so proud OF
the new service that he went around
Dragging what good thing it would
b.. In a few days the Signal Service
predicted a very heavy snow storm. and
Swift sent word to the Superin!endcnts,
suggesting that they had better make
arrangements in advance to keep the
tracks clear of the unusual fall of snow
sure to come.
"'Now, you see,' he said, 'how valu-
able this service is to railroad. When
that snow comes we'll be prepared for it,,
and not wheel will be stopped.
Constructions were sent out to station
agents and >cction bosses, and in some
places gangs # extra laborers were hired
TO shovel NOW. But the snow storm
didn't seem 20 be in hurry, The day
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Surprising Unanimity.

81 see," said the police reporter last
night, as he paused to sharpen pencil,
II see that Bob Burdette has given an
account of strike he went on when a
schoolboy. 1 never was on strike, but I
had lively experience in another line.
On Friday afternoon when we were eX-
pecting the School Board to come around
and see the school on dress parade, the
boys agreed. with one accord, to speak
"The boy stood on the burning deck" "
Well, the Bolrd came, and things were
looking as solemn as funeral when the
first boy walked out and started of:
"sThe boy stood on the burning deck
Whence all but him hal fled;
The flames that lit the battle wreck
Shone round him DER the dead
ssHc went through the thing without
smile, took his seat and the second boy
started Oft:
"The boy stood on the burning deck etc.
"The teachers eyes opened wide, and
the School Board looked puzzled, 3ut
the boys all looked so solemn that the
uninitiated thought there was nothing
wrong. The second boy went through
the last line, took his seat and the third
bov arose. Use silence was oppressive
until he began:
"'The boy stood on the burning deck
Whence all but he had fled;
The f1ames-'
"But that was all the further he got.
The teacher rose in his might, marched
the entire crowd off to a burning deck
adjacent and thrashed the whole CO.
DOODLE" e,"-AtLanta Consultation.
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fri 5hteaed and absorbed, to pay much
much attention to our young friend. He
fingered q second, then bowed, and went.
He had done his duty, but it was his
pleasure also. He did not know whom
he had assisted. He noticed, indeed, the
house was fine and richly furnished, but
at first he had merely seen that a human
being was in danger. He would have
done as much for hod carrier.
He was flush and heated when he
got back to the drug store, but he did
not stop. 1t had just occurred to him
that he m ght be late, and he pulled out
his watch to find it was nine o'clock
Here was another entirely unexpected
consequence. The work of clerk in
the Treasury is not so exacting, and q
good deal of time may be wllled away
without visible result during Office hours,
bit tardiness is one of the unpardonab'e
sins. Twice before within two or three
weeks, for no very good reason, he had
been a few minutes late. He walked
rapidly but not confidently. He could
scarcely expect this time to escape a
reprimand, but he had no reason to think
that an explanation of the circumstances
would not set everything right. He
could not help thinking as he walked
what an uncommon'y pretty daughter
the old gentleman had. In going up the
steps, her arm. all unconscioasly, had
pressed against his. He did not mean to
be silly, but it had sent an electric thrill
through him which reproduced itself as
the thought ever and anon recurrcd to
him, and thus he reached his desk to find
note lying on it informing him that his
services would no longer be required.
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The Commodore Overreached.

An amusing story is told of the way in
which William H. Vanderbilt overreached
his father, the Commodore. William
wanted manure from the Fourth avenue
car stables for his Staten Island farm,
and asked his father what he would
charge for ten loads. "What'll you
giveT' asked the Commodore. 'Its
worth four dollars a load to me-" said
the farmer. "Good enough; I'll let you
have it for that" answered the railroad
man, having q decided impression that
the price was as at least twice as much
as the stuff was worth. Next day he
found his rustic son with scow just
loaded for home.
How many loads have you got on
that scow, .Billy3" asked the commodore,
in excellent humor.
Chow many9" repeated the son, feign-
ing surprise; Zone, of course.
Zone! why there's at least thirty the
old gentleman exclaimed, inspecting it
curiously.
'sNo, father, I never put but one load
on scow-one scow load! Cast of the
lines, Patw- Chicago Times.
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Taking Disease From Books.

Visitors to the Congressional Library
had their attention attracted the other
day by the demcanor of All old man who
entered with the assistance of crutch,
writes a Washington correspondent OF
the New York Mail and Erpress. He had
bandage over one eye and roll of red
flannel enveloped one of his hands. He
stored his crGtch away by the side of
his chair, adjusted the bandage over his
eve, and rubbed his side while waiting.
Presently the attendant brought him an
armful of books that seemed to be medi-
cal works. The cripple was soon pour
ing over these with the deepest interest.
,7'That's one of them," said the le-
porter's companion.
II see," replied the reporter. $50 de-
voted to books that he climbs up the
Capitol steps and comes here to read,
Notwithstanding his terribly afflicted
frame"
"Well, it's not exactly that" replied
the habitue. "It's his affliction that
brings him here, and it's his afHiction
that he comes. You see he is, as said,
one of them. There are enough more.
They come to read up their own cases.
Those books before him speak of blind
ness, lameness and rheumatism. He Is
one of the best informed men on those
subjects in the city. The more he knows
about the ailments the worse becomes
his affliction, and he will probably add
some new ones before he gets through
with that pile of books. When he started
in here he had something the matter
with one of his eyes, and he came to read
up on blindness. BY careful study he
has spread ailments all over himself,
until there is no point in his body that
amt in torture. He had been reading up
his own case, and has improved upon it.
That's about the way with all of them.
Some of them are actually suffering from
some trouble for VIII ch they are seeking
remedy. Others are unconsciously
looking for troubles to have. Men who
have some chronic ailment, for which
doctors have been unable to give them
any relief, 90 to the library and read all
the works they can find that may in any
way, apply to their case. Some of them
become experts in particular branches OF
medicine. They devote their whole
lives to it, ard never seem to think cr
speak of an nything else. Some, like this
man, discover that they are in possession
of a great variety of ailments, and their
| researches into medicine becomes very
extensive, though somewhat desultory.
Some get cured of one complaint when
they fail into possession of another, but
others retain all the old ones and continue
to nurse and train them very carefully
while adding new ones constantly. But
generally they are devoted to one particu-
lar thing, and they pursue that assidu-
ously. They are one of the peculiar
classes Of readers"
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Turning q Penny,

A very valuable nervous tonic IN the
multitudinous cases of nervous d bltity
which are to lie found among our young
people is that afforde | by the excitement
and pleasure of earning little money.
The occupation which leads to the re-
ceipt of payment is. in the first place,
healthful, by taking the mind off the
especial form of su e:ing, in. whatever
small measure; and the delight of receiy7i
ing the rsy reacts at once on the nerves
as invigoratingly rs mountain air does on
the lungs. The invalids suddenly find
themselves of use in the world, not mere
cumberers of the ground; they at once
turn to repeated efforts; they find life
fuller, brighter, radiant with hopes; and
by chance or necessity the work brings
something to think about other tn the
daily disab ;lity and despair. something
in which self is lost: and plans are made
and castles built, and often health OF.
body and mind is restored by means of
the little income, VIII ch has value thus
not only as revenue but as medlcatmg
force, and is the cllsnest money ever
spent. No drug in all the pharmacies IS
so good nervine as this self-help. Any
one who can place before such nervous
invalids as are not the children of luxury
and wealth the chance to earn this first
small sum, with promise of more. is doing
work as truly useful as that which calls
itself philanthropy on larger and more
ostentatious scale. Meanwhile, perhaps,
the gift OF such opportunities is able to
at quite as strongly with tonic proper
ties for the children of luxury and
wealth, who cannot be stimulated by the
chance to earn penny, but may be by
the bestowal of tie chance so often IN
their power.-Bdsdr.
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Changes in Congress.

There is nothing in this country that
has undergone a greater change than
its Congress. When I was in that BODY
says Judge James J. Lindley, of St.
Louis, to a Globe Democrat reporter, we
received S. day, and even that was an
advance which at that time was strongly
opposed and condemned by some. My
first year received s72o, while on the
next year the payroll credited me with
about 50 900. The only satisfaction now
is in Knowing that Webster and Clay
worked for the same money. Then we
did great deal of our own committee
work also. Now the payroll for COM
mittce clerks is about as large as it then
was for members. This shows vast
change. The present members of Con-
gress can hardly appreciate how the
work was then done.
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going on, rendering it impossible to dis.
tinguish friends from foes by our glasses.
Fearfully anxious, yet confident, we
waited on the deck, listening to the
varying sounds as the two parties fought
at close quarters, guided in their fire oy
the flashes Of their opponents muskets.
At last, about 10 o'clock at night, there
was tremendous cheering, ain the tide
CT battle suddenly swept away down
toward Federal Point, where the rem
nant of the gasrison. about 1000 IN
number. laid down their arms. Ths-
surrender was instantly telegraphed
by means of signal lanterns, and every
ship sent up round after round OF hearty
cheers; not only for joy at the achieve
ment, but because there was o. end, at
last, of the weary b.ocka3e, on that
dangerous coast, of a mcss important
point-so important, indeed, that Gen.
eral Lee had telegraphed not long before,
''that it must be held ut any cost, other
wise he must evac,iate Richmond" The
Confederacy was by this capture COM
pletely isolated, and no more millta-y
supplies could 60 in, or cotton 60 out.
and cotton meant gold, the sinews OF
war.
Fort Fisher had bcea pronounced i'm
pregnable both by friend and foe, and
was said to be much stronger than the
celebrated. Malakotf, at Sebastopol, by
officers who had seen both places. ALI
the other forts about the Cape Fear were
of the most approved and careful con
struction, and confined, among them,
about one hundred and seventy. heavy.
guns, with lines of piles and t,rpedoes to
be fired by electricity.
An officer Of high rank very pertinently
remarked that the engineer who built
such works, at the expcnse of so much
time and labor must have had an abiding
fate in the Confedcracy. Fort Fisher
had been nearly four years in process OF
construction.
Early in the morning after the capture
we came on deck to find lovely daHand
the morning sun shining on the stars and
stripes hoisted on the works. About
o'clock, while stiA surveying the scene,
we were startled ly terrible explosion
within the fort, which threw great masses
of earth end timbcr and bodies.of men
high up into the air, and then dense
balloon-shaped cloud of powder smoke
and dust hung about The spot in the clear
air for many minutes The magazine had
blown up. = How it happened no one wall
ever know, for those who could tell sbout
it were al killed Some persons sus-
pected trains laid by the garrison for the
purpose. but that wa soon seen to be i'm
probable in high degree; and there was
more show of reason in the suppo.ition
that careless drunken soldiers or cont.a-
bands b d been exploring with open
lights, and had fir d some of the powder
olways found about on the floors OF such
places after a prolonged engagement.
Some of the officers and seamen of the
feet, who had been on shore from the
day before, were never. heard from, and
there is no doubt they had been led bJ
curiosity to enter the fort and were blown
up. If they had been killed in the as
sault their bodies would have been found.