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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-02-13
LincOln's Birthday.

THH ANNIVERSARY ObSEkNkD BIZ NATIONAL
LEAGUE
The anniversary OF the birth OF Lincoln was
celebrated at the Republican National League
house yesterday afternoon \ large number OF
ladies and gentlemen were present Mr.. W. W.
DanenhOwer presided. and the exercises were
opened with prayer by Rev. DR.. Newman. Sena-
tor Collum spoke on 1.-THE Life Of President Lin
coin" He expressed the opinion that the people
OF all nations were more familiar with the life,
character and career OF Lincoln tn an of any other
man IN American history, save Washington. The
fact that he came UP from the common walks of
life and was familiar with the tolls, struggles and
aaXieues Incident 10 a life OF poverty, gave him
place In the affections OF the people that was
strengthened by his life OF sympathy with and
labor for the oppressed II was his good fortune,
The senator said, 10 know Mr. Lincoln well.
While boy upon the farm hs frequently heard
his father tell neighDors ana friends what
an able lawyer and good man Lincoln was.
He said that Mr.. Lincoln, while absorbing what
was best IN the pioneer life OF his earlier days,
avoided what was bad. His experience during
youth and early manhood Developed In him cour-
age, great power or endurance, spirit OF liberal
tty, his strong sympathy for the poor and the
oppressed, but none OF those habits Of life which
are so common In q new country and which
worked the ruin OF men. Mr. Lincoln never used
Intoxicating LIQUORS. The senator said that Mr.
Lincoln told him at the time OF hts first nominal
ton for the Presidency that he had never kept any
intoxicating liquors in MS house or used any eX-
cept for medicinal purposes.
Other speakers were Fred. Douglass, simon
Wolf, and Capt. Patrick OFerralL
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TOiling to Succeed.

He who would gain the palm must wrestle
in the dust. The life of Audubon, the natura.
list, illustrates this law of compensation. The
boy fore-shadowed the man by his passion
for birds's-nesting, and for collecting pictures
of birds.
His father owned farm in PENNSYLVANIA,
and young Audubon was sent there from
France to look after it but he looked more
at the birds than after the farm, and what he
saw suggested his great work on American
orthodoxy
He married, tried his hand at keeping
store-that is, he left the store to keep it.
self, while he hunted the forest for specimens
ofbirds. He had studied drawing and painting
in Paris under David, the artist whom Ma
poleon honOred. The want of daily bread
drove him to portrait painting, and his wife
to supporting herself and their children.
He continued to make collections and
drawings of American birds, and at last,
turning drawing master, earned two thous-
and dollars with which he started for Eng
land to bring out his great work and to OBJ
tain subscribers for it.
In London he painted all day, and in the
evening walked the streets selling his pic
lures at the stores for any price the dealers
would give for them Every penny he could
save was paid to the engravers and coloreIs
of his Birds of America"
When it was published, with its four humid
red and thirty-fve plates of birds, each de-
lineated life-size, the persistent, self-denying
naturalist felt himself compensated for his
toll and endurance.
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An intellectual Tramp

In London, at this very moment, lives one
of the brightest, the cleverest, the happiest
of that class of women known rs the "aver-
age" woman. She is not young nor pretty,
nor fascinating, but she is healthy ambiti-
Gus and wise. For ten years this woman
has not had generous meal, except when
invited to the house Of friends, and has not
known what a vacation was, or the "Change
of air" nowadays considered so necessary to
well being, since her property was squander-
ed by fathess agent decade ago. She
is q cripple, walking with crutch, and thus
debarred from many employments where a
hobble and crutch are disagreeable to en-
ployers. She earns her food and shelter by
copying manuscripts-a most precariOus bus
mess, Her grub box" is oftener empty than
full she can not often wed butter and cof-
fee go-cart has charms superior to her gar
ret. She takes her empty box, the cheerless
garnet, the widowed butter, the minated cof-
fee, not of absolute necessity, but of deiber-
atechoice. She earns $15 month and no
more. Out of that pittance she buys her
always neat-clothes, and subscribes to
Nudes. She pays promptly her subscrip-
ton to literary club, as also to dramatic
society. No great theatrical event takes
place. no famous "first night" that she is not
present, high up toward heaven, the pit re-
giOus being too expensive for her. She is
thoroughly en- rapport with every intellec-
tual pulse of the times, knows scores of clev-
er people and is invited to scores of pleasant
houses. She is what may really be called Il
tramp" in intellectual ways, but those ways
are intellectual, and she speaks the language
of Them a IF ine
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VARIETIES.

w hen a riding master was asked the
other day how many lessons lady needs
take before she can ride alone, he said
dot defends on der laty. Some laties do
dot init dree lessons some not at all in dree
years"
PEARSON, how was it You forgot to preach
sermon last Sunday? Were you absent
minded ?" ooh, no, sab. Dat wouldn't
make no difference ter dat congregation 4; de
more absent de mind is fom de sarmons We
glib 'em do mo- dey likes it,"
"A young man asked his austere parent,
"Shall | marry for love or money!" He was
answered in this wise: "lf you marry for love
you will probably always be in want of mon
ey ify you marry for money, you will always
be in want of love, therefore your safest plan
is TO marry for little of both"
johnny, put that umbrella away before
you break it," ooh, shut upp replied john
ny. What's that you say ?" Nothing,
papa | only told the umbrella to shut up, SO
could put it away, as you told me to-" The
explanation came not a second too soon, for
his father had already risen from his chair
Woman Ito tramp)-"And i'll give you
wood ~ Tramp-"Yes, M" Woman
(doubtfully)-'I don't know whether l can
put confidence in you or not" Tramp IRE
proachfully)-"You ought to, ma'am. l
have confidence enough in you to eat the
hash"
-"Why do you fill up your paper with
such nonsense as this ?" he said to the editor
John Smith of Pugville, is in town calling
on his many friends.'" Just then the office
boy poked his head in the door and said
MIR. Smith, of Pugvile, wants fifty extra
papers" That's why" explained the as
tuto editor.
Gardening for Ladies.-Make up your
beds early in the morning :; sew buttons on
your husbands shirts do not rake up any
grievances protect the young and tender
branches OF your family plant smile of
good temper in your face, and carefully root
out all angry feelings-and expeS'a good
crop of happiness.
1t was during performance al Daly's.
A young gentleman from the city andNal old
gentleman from the country occupied aJioin-
ing seats. At the end ofthe second act,
when the curtain had fallen amid loud ap-
plause, the young man turned to the old man
and said, in burst of unwonted enthusiasm;
Excellent Superb How they do actw
"Ge'es," responded the old gentleman with
face as eXpressionless as whitewashed
fence, 'but understand that's what they
are paid for"
The Listener has heard story of
lady's confusion on Easter Sunday upon find
ing her pew occupied by "tramps" which
may bear repeating. She had entered the
church only to find her pew crowded with
people, not one of whom she had ever seen
before. Her vexation must have been great,
for she summoned the usher, who happened
to be near and asked him, in hoarse Wills
per, "Who is occupewing this Ply ?" The
odd blunder put all the people in the vicin-
ity under the necessity of doubling up to
keep, from profaning the sacred place with
laughter
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Windmills Driven by Electricity

Windmills are very ancient invention,
but are not of much practical value in
country where fuel is cheap, from the cx-
IRENE irrcgularty of the wind upon which
they depend. 1t is hoped that remedy for
this defect has been found by the Due de Eel
ire in the transformation of the surplus en-
ergy of windy weather by canning it to drive
a dynamo, thus converting it into electricity,
with which he charges batteries of storage
cells. These in turn can be utilized to drive
the machinery in time of calm. Any such
plan is of course attended by very large
waste OF power, but where the Original
quantity is so enormous as it is in a gale of
wind, waste is matter of very little mo-
ment. Before the world is many generations
older more attention will have 10 be given to
the question of yoking the great forces of
nature to our machinery and utilizing the
enormous energy of the Winds waves and
tides, not to mention water power and
the direct radiation from the sun.
Our store of available coal will doubt
less last for many a long day to come, but
we ought not to forget that we are race of
spendlhriits, living on our capital, and that
we must not miss any opportunity of econ
omizing the limited resources of our estate
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The Richest Man in the World

Claus Spreckes is the richest man in the
world. Spreckles resides in San Francisco.
Thirty years ago Spreckles was working for
$50 month. He is now worth 0,0O0 900,
which gives him $175,000000 in excess of
Jay Gould, and $3.50, 000, 900 in excess of Van
derbllt. His three sons are worth $50,000,-
600 total for the whole family, $3.50, 100000.
Spreckles has, single handed, built up the
Hawaiian Island sugar trade and the recip-
rocity treaty. Within ten years the produc-
ton there has increased from 10000 tons a
year to 1870 900 tons for the present year. AS
the island progressed so did the Spreckes
family. They raised sugar, then refined it,
making large p offs out of each transaction.
They built n large fleet of sailing vessels for
trading to and from Honolulu, finally build
ing, at Cramps shipyards in Philadelphia,
two of the best equipped American steamers
afloat. They have since added two more
steamers to their fleet, each of which is $500
tons burden, exclusive of coal,) and have ex-
tended their trade to Australia, now holding
a contract with the Colonial governments for
carrying the mails between San Francisco
and Sidney. They also control direct lines
of sailing vessels with England, New York,
New South Wales, San Francisco and San
Diego. One of the numerous plantations on
the island is ranked as the largest and best
equipped in the world, turning out 10000
tons of raw sugar in year. They are now
engaged in the establishment of beet sugar
factories throughout California.
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Presence of Mind.

Sir Thomas Moore at all times displayed
great Presenceoi nlnu ~ happened one 9@y, :
came up 10 Sir Thomas, as he was in medi-
tatIon, according to his custom, on the leads
of the gate-house of his palace at Chelsea,
and had mind to have thrown him over the
baltlements, crying, Leap, Tom lleapp The
Chancellor was in his gown and besides lie
was aged and not able to struggle with such
strong fellow. My lord had little dog
with him. Now he said, 'let us first throw
the dog down, and see what sport that will
be- So the dog was thrown over is not
this fine sport?' said his lordship; let US
fetch him up and try again. AS the mad
man was going down my lord fastened the
door and called for help"
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Let Him Whistle.

"Stop that whstling! Don't you know 1t
is Sunday, aud the minister is listening TO
your" said a young officer TO sailor on
board an English vessel on which Presby
terian minister was passenger. "Non-
sense y said the minister, 'let him whistle
it keeps evil thoughts out of his mind" l
always admired that saying and the man that
said it, though do not know his name.
That man knew something of human nature
and of the workings of the human heart; and
he had just and generous idea of the Cra.
tor. Like Luther, he believed that Emusic
drives the devil away"
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A Use For Grape Leaves.

81 wonder says lady who is interested
in household matters, off house wives gener-
ally use fresh, green grape leaves to put on
top OF their pickles TO keep them sharp and
from mould. used to cover them with
flannel cloth and rinse it out every other day
Two years ago friend of mine told me that
grape leaves were much nicer, so tried them,
and shall never try cloth again. Grape leaves
keep pickles the best of any thing ever
found. / change them once week, and the
vinegar keeps sharp and clear, and imparts
nice flavor to the pickles. l rinse the leaves
in pure water, and then let them drain quite
dry, then lay them over every place in the jar.
They exclude the air perfectly, and are bet
ter and cause less work than anything else
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mind whether to take it or not You see,
we may move in the spring, and if we move
you-"
Il want about SIG worth of dishes" inter-
rupted Mr.. Bowscr.
Eyes, 10 just moment"
GLOW many OF those toothpick holders
have you got?'
"Only five"
II take the lot; and now come and wait on
me. lwant twelve cups an / saucers, twenty
four plates, three or four platters, two tu-
reens and a fish platter"
The lady turned around and killed me dead
with one look Then she looked at the back
of Mr. Bowser's neck and tried to murder
him, but be would not fall. Then she turn
ed and killed me over again, gave her should
ers a twist and walked out of the store. She
had barely departed when fresh arrival
asked our clerk, busy though he was, to show
her some teaspoons.
Madam" said Mr.. Bowser, "Do you wish
TO buy spoons|
"PerhGps."
do you know whether you do or not?"
"Why-I-I will look ut them"
VERY well you sit down and wait until
am though buying. came to buy, know
what want, and shall pay cash down" l
was killed again, aud if looks could have
crushed Mr.. Bowser he'd have been man.
| ged corpse in ten seconds. We were only
thirteen minutes buying the dishes, and as
we got out and reached the car Mr.. Bowser
said
Mrs Bowser, when you come down town
do you go fooling around the stores and OBJ
structing doorways and crosswalks like the
women we have seen today"
IL guess do"
"And end by buying four cents worth OF
something's
yes it's the custom.
"And it would have taken you three weeks
to buy what we have bought in two hours ?"
Eyes sir"
Then I'll write this very day to some idiot
no wonder every other home in Detroit is
full of scandal y
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Shirt-Waists and Hats,

for small and large boys up to IS
years old, fill one entire side Of our
extensive Boys Department.
Thousands of Waists in Linen,
French and American PercaleS,
fancy and plain color Flannels, new
est effects. Prices from II cts. to
$3.50. A gorgeous array of Straw
Hats, Jockeys, Tam-o' -Shanters, &c.
as well as novelties from Paris and
London in cloth and cashmere
goods. Prices - cts. to $3.50.
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WE HAVE MADE THE FOLLOWING
REDUCTIONS

The best Lump Starch, cents per h.; WASH
ing Soda, IL cts. To-: Proctor & CANDLES Oene
per bar; First Rate l ID. bar, bars for 10 cts :
Oval First Class, bars for cts; Borax, and
cts per bar; Blue Soap. 4, ~ and 5H cts. per bari
IL cent bottle of Sweet OIL for cts; ID cent Dot
tie Sweet Oil for IL cts. SOapine and Pearlinc ~
cts. per package; | ID. package of Ivorne con
tains Silver Plated Tea Spoon for 10 cts; best
Safety Oil, cts. per gallon: best White Wine
Vinegar 20 cts. per gallon best Cider Vinegar, 20
cts. per gallon; Bakers Cocoa. 20 cts. y h. Epp's
English Cocoa, 20 cts. y lb Bakers Chocolate 40
cts. h.; Caracas Sweet Chocolate 30 cts. h.;
Broled Mackeral in Tomato Sauce, Is cts. per
can Swiss brand Condensed Milk, 12R cts. per
can Imported Olive Oil, 30 cts. per bottle best
Barley for 3, 0, and 10 cts. b.; best Carolina
Rice for cts per h.; best Valencia Raisns III
cts. per h.; best Loose Muscate Rasins Is cts.
per To-; best Seediess Raisins. l2H cts. per lb.;
best Golden Rio Coffee Roasted, % cts. per h.;
best Roasted Laguayra Coffee. 30 cts. per h.;
best Roasted Maracaibo Coffee 20 cts. per ID; best
Old Govt. Java Coffee, IS cts. per h.. best Sugar
Drip Syrup, IS cts. per gallon best Golden Drip
Syrup 40 and 80 cts. per gallon; best New Crop
New Orleans MOlasses. 60 cts. per gallon; Rum
ford's Yeast Powder small size, cts. per bottle:
large size, 10 cts. per bottle; Royal Baking Pow
der for 10, Is and % cts. per box: Patapsco Bak-
ing Powder for l. 2, 5 and cts. per box; Column
bia River Salmon, Is cts. per HOLSTERS Is cts.
per can New York Cream Cheese, Frontage De
Brie, Sapp Sage, Imported Swiss and Imported
hamburger Cheese always on hand. French,
Italian and German Produce specially. Our
Golden Nugget Minnesota Spring Wheat Flour
is the best in the market, 20 cts per bag. We are
sole agents for the Ii and best Harness Oil in
the United States. Orders from reliable parties
solicited and promptly filled. Give us a call and
be convinced before going elsewhere. Don't for
get the number and place.
KUSBIL Bros,
s32 L. Baltimore ST.,
n w Cor Uipb Street Raltimore
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A Visit to the Great Store

will convince you that there is not
in all Baltimore nor the South a
stock of Mems fine Clothing that
even begins to compare with ours.
The markets of the world have been
searched to provide the "best' for
our customers. Besides, dress, and
tourists Garments in greatest va
riety.
eNWrite for u Catalogue and Price
List, and beautifully colored cards. Mention
this paper. Our guarantee that prices shall be
lower for same quality of material and work.
manship amply protects all purchasers.
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To Order Department.

For those who prefer their Gar
ments made to measure. All work
high grade and guaranteed, and
best talent only employed.
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Young Mems and Youths

fine Suits, &C., here that have been
specially made up to please the fan
cy and ideas of young people. The
very latest designs at very moder-
ate prices. Suits from S. to $25.
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2netical.
NOONTIME IN THE COUNTRY.

NOONTIME IN THE COUNTRY.
For The 4EgiS ant IattAigsacty.
Resting from the MONDAY heat,
The cattle find the cooling shade,
While near their shadowy retreat,
The brooklet murmurs through the glade.
The farmer, wearied with his toll,
Plods slowly through the growing corn.
The odor from the freshened soil
Suggests the welcome dinner horn,
Up in the Redeemed cherry tree
The robin feeds her brides sweet,
She tells them they shall soon go free,
The happy summer time to greet.
Lazily, the maiden fair,
Swings in the hammock dreamily,
The zephyrs toy with her hair
And Cupid's form her dream must be.
IIalowed sweet is the hour of noon
With its golden moments of happy rest.
When for time the Goddess June
Folds the tolers to her breast.
Sweet emblem of eternal Peace.
With flowers and fields of living green,
Thy henedicton shall not cease,
Thou of the summer day-the Queen.
There is noontide of the soul.
Amid the struggles of the will,
a voice, when surging tempests roll.
That sweetly whispers: Peace, be Still
EBES N. BALDWIN.
,taymOnt, Del. June 3Otb, 1888
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furnishings.

Everything to complete a gentleman's outfit
from a collar button to the richest novelties in
finest fixings from at home and abroad Lowest
prices always.
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The industrious bee does not stop to
complain that there are SO many poisonous
flowers and thorny branches in the road, but
buzzes on, selecting the honey where she can
find 1t and passing by the place where 1t is
not.
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TRANSIENT ADVERTISING NTs.--One Square
lnsertors or less l.50. Each subsequ ent nsertio
20 cents Longer advertisements in the same pro
portion. Aspace equal to six lines makesasquare
Figure-work double price.
tObituaries and Personal Communications will
beinserted at ten cents per Incl
ZEE Yearly advertisements at pecial rates.
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Small Boys kits.

One and two piece kits, sizes from ~ to 8
years, in very attractive patterns; all beauties.
Some as low as $lj0-a large line at -. 80 and
$3.50. Our Five-Dollar counters, however, are Il
main feature OF our stock and you will find bet
ter Kills here at that price than are sold for 81
and 50 more elsewhere. For Sl2 the greatest
luxury imaginable in kits.
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YOUR
BYE

ON THE NEWS FROM OEHMS
ACME HALL THIS SEASON
and you will profit by it,
For Practical Economy in the
purchase of Dependable Clothing
and Furnishings our Grand Estab-
lishment outstrips all competition.
We begin with
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The Rainbow as a Weather Prophet.

As a weather prophet the ranbow's fame
is widespread. Abundance of proof of this
is given by its name. 1t is the rainbow in
English, Italian, German, Picardy, Gaelic,
Breton and in the Toda dialect of India. Ger
mans also call it weather sign" and it is
also "waterbow" in Gaelic and Finnish, and
"cloudbow" in Arabian. 1t is believed in
Normandy that rain will come in nine days
after the appearance of a rainbow. The
weather proverbs concerning the rainbow
are more or less widely known. Many are
simple variations of the following;
Rainbow at night, shepherds delight;
Rainbow at morning, shepherds have warning.
Or, as the old English work has it
The rainbow in the norma
Giles the shepherd warnn
To gar his grit cwat on his back
The rainbow at night
Is the shepherds delight,
For then no girt cwat does he lack.
The nautical version is also well known;
Rainbow at night sailors delight
Rainbow in the morning, sailors take warning.
The French form of the proverb has it:
Rainbow in the morning,
Little man take thy way;
Rainbow at eve,
Little man, do not leave.
In a curious collection of weather signs
collected by the signal bureau there is much
recorded concerning the rainbow as meteor.
illogical indicator in this country. 1t is wide
ly believed that it is a sign that the rain will
come:
IL there is a rainbow at eve,
Ii will rain and leave.
A morning rainbow is usually indicative
of more rain, or of short, heavy rains; a
night bow, of coming fair weather. Two or
three bows are thought to foreshadOw pleas
ant weather presently, but settled bad weather
in a few days II the bow breaks up all at
once ii is a sign that severe weather will fol-
low, and that rain will follow after drought
or fair weather after wet. When the green
color is prominent rain and cool weather will
follow. But wind and rain will occur after
a rainbow in which it predominates. A
rainbow in the air signifies the next day
will be clear:
4 rainbow at morn, put your hook in the corn,
rainbow at eve put your heard in the sheave.
When seen in the distance, the rainbow
means fair weather; when near at hand in
the mountains, bad weather for crops. When
it docs not touch water clear weather will
follow. A morning bow indicates rain, n
noon bow slight and heavy rain, and an
evening bow fair weather. An eastery bow
indicates fair weather the next day one
in the west means more rain the same day.
A rainbow in spring precedes fair weather
for forty-two hours.
The appearance of the rainbow over GER
tain lake in Russia fortelIs drought to the
fishermen, and they fear TO go on the water
because it produces whirlwind or water
spout. w lich will over flow the bouts.