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The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-07
THE JAPANESE MERCHANT.
His Pollteness aud Manner of Doing
business.


frank CGypeHtor In omaha Bee.
The Japanese merchant always asks
three times as much as he expects to get.
You offer BIN about one-ffth and grad.
ually reach the third. He gives you
tiny cup Of tea and places beside you
bowl of charcoal for your pipe while you
are looking at his goods, and as u rule it
seems to he indifferent TO him whether
you buy or not III you 90 away without
buying he bows politely and says, "Say-
onara," farewell with as kind u smile as
though you made purchase, and If you
offer him something out of the usual
order he makes his calculation on
Chinese calculating machine, consisting
of n box of wooden buttons strung on
wire. By moving these up and down he
adds and substracts quite rs quickly as
we do with pencil and paper, and his
figures are rarely wrong.
The japanese bookkeeper always has
one of these machines before him. and
the bookkeeping of japanese store is
worth notice The Office Is in the same
little room in which the goods are kept
The booRkeeper sits on his heels behind
a low bench built in the shape of right
angle and about two feet high. Here he
has a paint brush and some India ink,
and with this he paints the days trans
actions in Chinese letters in books of
rice paper bound by tying the leaves to-
gether with string.
There are many large stores in Toxic,
and these as rule do their business on
strict business principles, They have
many clerks, but the cash boy and the
elevated cash railway are unknown.
Clerks, as rule, go in as boys and serve
years of apprenticeship, getting little but
their board and clothes. After they
have served perhaps ten or eleven years,
it is customary for their employers to set
them up in business of their own. But
this means an outlay, perhaps, of fifty or
hundred dollars, and as q rule the
clerks here work for their living. They
dress in japanese fashion and never wear
their shoes while in the store.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-07

For the purpose of considering the arrange
meuts for religious services in connection with
the celebration of the centennial of the inau
guration of Washington on April 80, next,
about fifty clergymcn of New York and Brook
lyn met in the Governors room, at the New
York City Hall, yesterday. Mayor Hewitt
in the absence of Bishop Henry G. Potter,
acted as chairman Of the meeting. A resolu-
ton was passed nstructing the executive
committee to appoint committee of ten
cergymen to bring the whole matter before
the churches of the country. IL was further
decided to ask the President of the United
States to issue u proclamation asking that
thanksgiving services be celebrated through
out the country that day.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-07
Mrs. Lockwoods Complaint.

Mrs. Bclva LOCKWOOD does not believe that
she received fair play in the late election. She
says that she visited from ten to fourteen pre-
cipcts in one city on last election day, aud, so
far as the votes for her party werG concerned,
she believes from actual experience ON that
day that the officials at the polls allowed all
who chose to vote for the Equal Rights party
to do so, but afterward quietly threw out the
ballots. The campaign Of 1892 is too far away
TO permit her to say whether she will then be-
come the party's standard-bearer She says
that every time u university or higher school
OF education for women sends forth graduates
1t is multiplying the number OF women who
will urgently work for equal rights.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-07
CITY NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

Mrs. NJ L. Donohuc conducted the reg
ular prayer and conservation meeting at tue
Hope and Help Mission yesterday afternoon
Rev. Dr. TIurlbut, superintendent of the
G. l.. $. c. work. will speak this evening at
Wesley Chapel, corner of Fifth and streets.
1t is the purpose of DR.. Hurbut to form a
union of all Chautauqua circles in this city.
John +. Fuller was struck by Virginia
Midland locomotive on Maryland avenue yes
terday morning about 10 o'clock. His head
was badly hurt. lie was taken to his home
1907 Maryland avenue, and DR.. Boarman at
tended him.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-07
The Presldent-Eiect Talks.

fFONt Wt ". l. hOi1d.
The President-eect was ready to rest. For
an hour he sat at Bates well-aden table, and
then smoked and told stories.
GLOW did this town of Dana gets its name?'
he asked, as he sat before the fire.
"Wby,n responded Attorney Pierce, sit was
named by Colonel Moore, who used to be n
superintendent of the |. ID. ~ W., after Charles
A. Dana of the New York Sun. guess If lie
could take 1t back now and name it over again
he'd name 1t something else"
"Why so ~ General Harrison asked.
"Becausc Moore is red-hot Republican"
"Oh," was the Generals laughing remark
she needn't let that worry him. Dana did us
as much good us any of them. 1t was amusing
to read the Sun during the campaign. You
could see in every issue OF it that it was knitting
Cleveand'under the fifth rib, | know per-
sonally that Dana wanted to beat Cleveland
Then the President-elect began to expatlatc
on the habits Of quail
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-07
GENERAL AYRES' FUNERAL.
The Remains Arrive from Fort HamiI
ton and are Taken to Arlington,

The Remains Arrive from Fort Hamil-
ton and are Taken to Arlington.
The remains of the late Col. Gen.
Romayn ,. Ayres, Brevet Brigadier
General, arrived here at an early hour
this morning, i'll charge of an officer and
eight men from Fort Hamilton, n. v,
and were conveyed to Trinity p. L.
Church, corner of Third and streets
northwest Shortly before II o'clock,
the Third Artillery, under command of
Col. ii. q, Gibson, marched up to the
church, The troops consisted of the
five foot batteries and Light battery G.,
and comprised 279 men. The services
hw ereseonducted by Rev. DIR. Addison
and the pallbearers were Generals
slugeS Vincent. Wilcox, Hollabird,
Lowlelle, and Colonies Dubarry, BreGlk-
inrdge and Rogers.
The widow and child of the deceased
soldier were present, with a large mum
Der of friends and other relatives of the
family, The deceased was widely known
in this city, having commanded the
Washington Barracks for several years.
The collin was covered with floral
tributes. The remains were borne to
Arlington National Cemetery.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-07
Held for Cutting Jerry Dacey.

John Brown was sent from the Police Court
% the grand jury This morning for cutting
derry Daccy in the face with pock eli knife
two or three Sundays ago. Jerry Daccy and
derry Murphy called on Mrs. Rcvells, and
d lring their call Mrs. Brown injected herself
iuto the triangular tete-a-tete, aud fight re-
suited between the two ladies'. During IL
Mr.. Brown came I'm and took his wiie's part
Then Jerry Dacey took Mrs Rcycls' part, and
tha light was transferred TO himself and MIR.
Brown, during which Mr. Dacey's face was
badly cut.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-07
CAUGHT BY DECOYS.
A Postofiice Clerk who Opened Other
Peoples Letters.


Peoples Letters.
Postoftice Inspectors Smith and Max
we'll last night arrested Frank w. Adams,
a clerk in the City Postoffice, for opening
letters. His detection was effected by
means of series of decoy letters. and it
is said that Mr. Adams acknowledges
"rr sUme a de.iers e Is h IRON
ton was caused by love for society,
with which his salary was not large
enough to enable him to keep pace.
He was locked up in the Twelfth street
station.house last night and this morning
he was taken to Judge Mills Office and
committed to Jail in default of $1,000
bonds. The hearing was deferred until
tomorrow to enable his father to be pre-
sent,
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The Georgetown College Centennial.

The most elaborate preparations are being
made for the celebration Of the centennial of
Georgetown College Visiting clergy are ex-
pccled from all portions of Europe aud
America, aud on the second day Of the celc-
hration II + expected that upwards Of 500
Catholic prelatrs will be present The ccle-
brtion will continue three days, February
20 81 and %, and President Cleveland and
Cardinal Gibbons win participate IN the cerc-
monies incident 10 the celebration.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-07
An Editorial Fun of Venom.

CHICAGO Dec. TN a long editorial full of
yenomous SANDER against the city authorities
aud "capitalstic" press the Arbeiter Zeitung
Of Wednesday last calls upon all labor organi-
cations OF every kind to exclude reporters
from their meetings, 1t puts this on the
ground that reporters Spy on them and work
altogether TO the harm Of the interests repre-
scented By the ArJeiter Zeit,0g.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-07
odd FelIoMs, CelebrntIon.

The seventh anniversary OF the formation of
the order of Odd Fellows will be celebrated in
this city on the 2Gth Of next April, The ex-
ecutive committee In which all the lodges in
the District Of Columbia Jurisdiction are repre-
scented met at Odd Fellows Hall last night to
make arrangements for the Forthcoming cele-
bration. To commemorate the anniversary II
was decided TO have parade in which all the
Odd Fellows IN the jurisdiction will take part.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-07

Rev. Edward Payson Baker Of lilo, II. l.,
will speak in the Eastern Presbyterian Church,
Oh Eighth street, near j northeast, next sun
day evening, on "lhe Power of God as Illus
truted 10 The Volcanoes Of Mama Loa aud
Kancan Mr.. Baker during the past seven
years has probably given more critical study
10 volcanic phenomena than any other living
man.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-07

At Geneva, ILL.,, yesterday, in the trial of
John IL. Bauereisen, chief of tue alleged Bur-
lington dynamiters John Alexander Bowles
testified that he was employed by Bauereiscn
to buy dynamite and place it on the tracks,
and also to buy vitrio and ammonia to put in
the water tanks and dose engines. He also
said that Baucreisen wanted him to blow up u
"scabn clearinghouse, but he refused be-
cause II would be murder
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-07
LAUGHING TOO PREVIOUSLY.
The Spoilsmen TO Hear From the Presi.
dent ON Civil Service Reform.
SD,ci1i IN ybs pIi16eiphi1 RecOy5.


SDeciai 10 the PlRddeiphia Recoid.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 6. -Gcneral
Grosvenor, Il typical Ohio Republican
partisan, thought it very funny to ask
in the House to-day, when the Presl.
dents Message was being parcelod out
among the committees, where that por-
ton referring to civil service reform had
been sent, and General Spinola, u typi-
cal New York city Democratic spoils-
man, thought 1t very funny TO say: ITO
the Chinese" Most Of the Republicans
laughed, but Tom Reed simply reared.
All the merriment is atrille premature.
As was stated in these dispatches on Mon
day, the President withheld his review
of the progress of Civil Service Reform
under this Administration so rs to give it
greater effectiveness by sending it in
with the annual report Of the Civil Serv-
ice Commission next month. The Presi-
dents expressions in this special message
will be all the more striking for the ill
timed Republican ieers in the press and
in Congress. His message will handle
the spoilsmcn without gloves. 1t will
show that all their accusations Of incon-
sistency and Inconsistency against this Ad-
ministration in regard TO Civil Service
Reform are baselcss.
The extension of the classified service
by Executive order under this Admins
tration and the faithful execution of the
law over all will be dwclt upon. The
fact that two.thirds of the employees
whom the President found when he came
here are still in office will be brought
out, together with the other recorded
facts which give this Administration
prc-cminenco for fidelity to civil service
reform
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-07
CITY SPECIALS.
Houehton s Coz Holidny Goods.

This representative furniture, carpet and mp
holstcry ostablis hmCnt. centrally located at
1915 and 1920 i street northwest, are offering
ten thousand dollars worth of elegant and
nobby articles, suitable for Christmas presents,
at special prices for spot cash during this
month Ladies will please visit their new and
capacous store and examine their su.
peib line OF elegant wares, and
you will find their prices are the lowest
ever oferet in Washington for tho same class
OF desirable goods, which are SO well adapted
for holiday gifts
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-07
Tic Mnrl, in the Parks.

During November the paths in the public
parks were improved, drain pipes put in and
flower beds laid in many of the reservations.
The changes made at the White House con-
sist mostly Of repairs to the floors, ceilings and
walls. The greenhouse attached 10 the EXecu-
tive Mansion was also repaired. Several thou
SAND choice plants We're potted, aud the
grounds around the mansion beauifed.
Nearly 5000 persons have gone to the top OF
the monument since the elevator began run
ming, October 2
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-07

Chas. A. Muddiman, Gas Fixtures for new
houses. Rochester and other lamps. 1906 st.
For Murrny's Celebrated Butterine go TO
the Original stands $40. $50, 3St Centre Mar
ket. centre aisle. Rolls, zoe per pound; prints,
22c per pound cooking, l7c per pound.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-07
The snhbnth conrentIon.

The Sabbath Convention viii meet here next
week, Mrs. j, c. Bateman will represent
the National Women's Christian Union,
The local society will be represented by Mrs.
Mary 4, Catlin Of the First Congregational
Church Mrs, La Fetra has been designated
by Miss Frances Willard as delegate TO the
Sabbath Convention.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-07

not make a gre II newspaper or other display
10 let you know We are selling reliable cloth
lug at low prices. See our SD suits.
ElsEMAN Bros, & Il,
Manufacturing CloIhlers & TailorS
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-07

Charles Dean was acquitted in the Criminal
Court this morning of the charge of embez-
cling small sum of money from Joseph
Woodward, huckster, who had employed
him. The defense offered by his counsel was
that Woodward owed him money.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-07
Examining the ELECTRIC Road.

The members Of Atlantic City Council are
IN the city TO examine the lexington electric
street railway system, which Is TO be adopted
by the Camden e Atlantic Railway Company.
The Counclmen are tue guests Of the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-07

Fish Stalls. at Centre Market, for Canvass.back
aud Rcd-hcad Ducks All kinds of Game, Fresh
Fish. kennebec salmon, Egg Siders Terraplns,
HOLSTERS, oysters, Ac. TGephUne-SiT'3
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Limited Express Trains,

TO Philadelphia run daily via. b. & o. X.
r., in quicker time than via. any other line,
and no extra fare is charged for riding on
them
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-07
Marriage Licenses.

Oscar c. Abuer, city, aud Christina Weiss,
Baltimore, Md; Thomas Wells and Estella
shepherd; Henry Holmes, Alexandria, Va,
and Eva Robertson, city; Andrew Lanman,
King George County, Va, aud Ida Wise, city,
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-07

the only house In Washington that sells cloth
ing direct from the hands of the workingman.
See our So child's overcoat.
EIsENAN Bros, &c Z,
Manufacturing Clothiers & T'ailors.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-07

For Murrny's Celebrated Butterne go to
the Original stands $40, $50. 35l Centre Mar.
ket, centre aisle. Rolls, noe per pound prints,
22c per pound; cooking, lie per pound.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-07

Fresh Attorney butter. churned every morn
ing and delivered in y n Ward prints, 40c
per 10. Also cottage cheese, buttermilk and
sweet milk. DC. ner OF. CreAIn loo. per qt.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-07

go to John r. Kelly, stalls 6lS 500 and $50
Centre Market and Dog and 2OS Northern Lib
erty. Corned beef specially.
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For Washington Dressed Beef

Dry and Sweet Catawba, 81 per gallon.
Joseph D. Donnelly, 18th and street W
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-07
MUSIC.

MUSIC.
Swiss Music Boxes. These rank among
the greatest of moiern Inventions No
great amount Of talent necessary to play
the most diff cult airs. You wind them
up, turn the key and listen. What
an outpouring of soul stirring strains.
We selected only few Of the choicest.
Instruments that play four airs, $3.50;
six airs, for $40; eight airs for $40; ten
airs, for S25. Also Grand Instruments
that play eight select pieces, $36.75 TO
$50. One of these would make an ele
giant present.
THREE HOLIDAY BOOKS
AS an nducement extraordinary we
have secured the exclusive sale, for this
city, of three very handsome Holiday
Books for little boys ana girls. Two of
them have about $50 pages OF reading
matter, very profusely illustrated, while
tie other is twelve hy fourteen book.
also very profusely illustrated, We shall
sell them at about one half their regular
prices, viz. the three books for one dol
lar. Those will be found near the llth-
street door.
GLASS BOTTLES.
We are showing very choice line OF
plain ana cut glass bottles, in different
styles of straight and Globe shapes.
Plain, with Cut Glass shoppers, IS and
Doc.
Cut Glass Bottles at 90, %, 80, 40, so,
20. 81 and 81 each.
Handsome Cut Glass Bottles in square
shapes, $3.50; in Globe shapes, So
Twisted Glass Bottles, round, 20, 20,
30, i0 30. 10, 81 and Sl.a5.
Glass Pitchers, 20, 20, 80 and i0c.
STERLING SILVER BOTTLES.
Sterling Silver on Glass. Perfumery
Bottles, Toilet Bottles, Pun Boxes Ink
stands, etc. in round ana square shapes
Prices, SIS, S3.75, $3.50 and So each.
zYLoNITE TOILET ARTICLES.
The most conspicuously good value in
this big stock is the cases containing
zylonte Mirror, Comb and Brush, of
large size, for 81. Ask to see them, by
all means.
(First floor; main store, rear)
WOODWARD 81 LOTHROP
Corner 18th and II Streets N. w.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-07

John Kuddens installmcnt houses, which are
centrally located at $50 and 932 seventh street
INK outfits. lie has the largest stock of stoves,
carpets, furniture, etc, that he has ever kept,
and is doing an immense business by selling
them ut cash prices on the instalment plan ON
easy weekly or monthly payments
For Murray's Celebrated Butterine go to
the original stands. $40, $50, 351 Centre Mar
kct, centre aisle Rolls, 20c per pound; prints,
22c per pound; cooking, lie per pound.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-07

Ladies' Royal kid Button, Common Sense
and Opera Toe with Patent.Leather Tips, 50 80.
GArTRELi's, 900 Seventh street.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-07

Ask for IT, Schlita's Milwaukee Lager Beer.
For sale by all leading houses.
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% Cents.

1O-4 White Wool Blanket, 09c.
10d White Wool Blanket blue aud pink
border. S2.49.
lii Bed Comforts, both sides Saline S1.09.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-07
FOOT COVE re.

Chdren's Pebble and Kid Springfield Shoes,
worked button holes sizes to IL. 6Do
Misses Springfield Kid and Pebble Shoes,
Boys solid high cut hook bal, sizes to 3,
ODE.
Ladies' and Boys Embroidered slippers, 400.
plete.
We mako an informal announcement of nnr
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-07
80 Dozen

All we could get of Ladies' Jersey Ribbed
Merno Vests pearl buttons, silk cat stitch,
slight manufacturers imperfection, sizes o, /,
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SO Cents.

per yard; we had concluded never again to
touch carpets after we had sold out our line,
but the inducement was SO great, that we were
at once tempted TO buy If There be one piece
among the lot that Is worth less than ST. o
will sell the entire lot for 25c per yard.
Now comes another line, that everybody, more
or less, are looking for and buying, and that Is
wraps; the
First offer, is Childrens Cape Newmarkets
fancy wash print stripe: the sizes are 4, and
years, ut 81 10 zoe lower than they have ever
been offered
Second offer, is Children's Fancy stripe New.
markets, with cape and belt, the smallest size
has sold for $40, we now give you choice OF A.
o. 8 and 10 years, for 5000.
Third offer, is Misses hobby Stripe, Beaver
Finished Cloth Newmarkets, with whole and
half cape, bell sleeves and point puff back
This lot Just arrived as we were writing this
ad. e, sizes ~, II, 10 and Is years.
Fourth offer, Is Ladies' silk Astrachan Visites,
silk lined, with fur or astrachan bali trimming,
$40. We sold the first fifty at 5000.
Fifth offer, Is Ladies' Nobby Stripe Beaver
Finished Cloth Newmarkets, half cape, bell
sleeve, point gathered back, model hitting,
$3.50. Wen have them IN by the time you are
reading this advertisement.
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HOLIDAY GOODS

which consist of large and elegant line of
dolls, Christmas cards. from the one for penny
to the most elegant kind; autograph albums,
fancy perfumery, gold and gold plated jewehy,
zylonilo tip umbrellas. and large line OF small
stuff that we will mention In our next udver.
tisement, with full description and price that
will surprise you.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-11
Governorship of Queensland.

LONDON, Oct. 10.-The death of Sir
A. Musgrave, governor of Queensland,
has placed the government in an embar-
RAISING position with regard to the APP
pointnent of his successor. The place
would gladly be given to either Lord
Randolph Churchill or Henry Chaplin,
both of whom are men who are to be
placated by the government rather than
opposed, but there are also other aspir,
ants whose claims upon the party for of
fetal preferment cannot be safely ig,
nored. The office is worth $500 a year,
and as Mr.. Chaplin is known to be pc
cuniarily embarrassed he may possibly
prefer gilded exile far away from his
creditors to the annoyances which his
remaining in London would entail, and
accept the position If it be offered to
him. 1t is not believed, however, that
any of the gentlemen mentioned as
possible appointees would refuse it.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-11
Hewitt accepts,

New York, Oct. S.-Mayor Hewitt
was notified of his nomination for mayor
by q committee OF the county demo-
craoy tonight and accepted ip b speech
in which he stated the Iemmeny caDdi-
date represented the spoiis system. The
party he said, is governed by u secret
society, the sachems of which allot the
offices. He thought the triangular fight
wouid help the democratic presidential
vote, but in any rate the position should
be LAID ut the door of Tammany. he
did not shink ne had done the Irish
harm in his position on lhs flag question,
nor the Germans or others IN he posi-
tion that the naturalization laws should
require a longer Ie idenee. In regard
to the report that he would not support
the democratic national nomination /,
Mr. Hewitt SAID that he would put that
at rest, "There have been differences }"
he said, between the president and
myself, but they nave not changed my
views q particle. The president is the
regular nominee of the democratic party,
and [ am q democrat"