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Evening journal., 1888-12-18
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"A
PHILADELPHIA. Tuesday, Dec. Is. 1855.
Ought not this store at this
particular season to be the mir
ror Of your mind, reflection of
your thought, echo of your
words, antiphon of your senti-
ment.
1t is SO, whether you will or
not.
Are you a thrifty husband?
You love your wife and want
to please her. Your mind
runs the gamut of your home.
"A new suit Of furniture for
parlor, bedroom, dining-room;
new hangings for the window;
new china for the table, and so
on, ad lib. Each thought of
home things may quickly find
complete expression here, and
ought to.
Are you a young man think
ing of a dainty hand? Gloves.
Are you a pater or mater
familias with Young America
frolicking about you? Toys.
Each age of man, each sex,
eyery'condition of life, come
to the thought of the active
minds thinking out our Holi-
day schemes. They study hu-
manity. They interpret dreams.
You may read the interpreta-
ton in our Worlds Fair of
Holiday Things.
Evening journal., 1888-12-18

Etchings and Engravings at Yerger's
Art Gallery, 419 Shipley street.
Evening journal., 1888-12-18

ACCOUNTANT.
NJAHLON B. FOSTER.
PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT AND AUDITcR
\. E. Con. FouRTH AND MARKET sTs-
CSecond Eloor)
Special attention given to the examination
% books and accounts. pooks crcne1 s-f
CLOSED amd accounts .aJ asled between ps.rtlers
creditors or debtors.
Evening journal., 1888-12-18
Wilmington Coal Gas Company.
We desire especially to call attention to the
GAS STOVES

for heating and cooking purposes; they are
comparatively inexpensive, can be lighted o.
extenguished in a moment, and can generally
tubing, and without cuttngor defacing walls
they are very suitable for rooms not supplied
rooms. etc, etc. The low price OF gas in this
city. viz; Sl.s5 per loo feet net ii promptly
paid for. makes the use Of gas stoves very
economical. Tor farther informant -o.l coli ut
the office, No, So0 Shipley street, where stoves
can be seen.
Evening journal., 1888-12-18
{. NJ. COLDER
Ais King Street
HOLIDAY GOODS,
CHRISTMAS GIFT

If you want the real va
of your money, cross Mar
street to King street. TIL
you will find in the middld
the square-No. 4I5-a d
of a Dry Goods store, neat 1
handy, well fitted and on
stocked with new, substan|
and solid everyday god
bought directly from the lard
wholesale houses and manuI
turers, and sold at the cloI
rate. You cannot buy the
Ladies', Misses and Cent?
Evening journal., 1888-12-18

Big adjectives are bad words
for honest advertisers. They
are omitted here, but it goes
hard to drop them when we
know where they truly fit.
Moderation preferred. Think
your Christmas thoughts. Then
come here. Take time enough
to know what we have and
how we sell. Big adjectives
then-not ours, yours.
Since Keble canonized the
Christian Year each circling
twelvemonth interests more
people, young and old, in the
holy sympathy of season and
religion.
Meeting this idea, we pub
lish this year for the first time
the Season and Church Calen-
dar. Four leaves of heavy
cardboard with exquisite de
signs in color for Advent.
Christmas, Easter, and Whit
suntide. Complimentary to
the sketches are selected bits
from Shakespeare, Milton,
Longfellow, Gray, Mrs. He
mans, Spenser, Jean Ingelow,
Whittier, Bryant, and other
noble company. 80 cents; by
mail 33 cents.
The Thackeray Calendar.
Live with Thackeray for a year.
Shams wither under his satire;
life brightens with his humor;
the heart purihes with ms SYM
pathy, so cents; by mail So
cents. p
The Dickens Calendar.
Who but he could have sup
Evening journal., 1888-12-18
I'M EN-
Nowhere 50 cheap.
The Hosiery Lin

Is unequalled in price
quality.
Fosters Five-hook Clio
worth $I.25, only Is cents.
Linen and Silk Hand
chiefs and Mufflers from
to SIS.
Plain and Gold-headed |
brellas from 75c to $40.
We keep real gems
Jewelry Breast-pins;
rings, Cuff Buttons for La
and Gents.
Dress Goods. Flannels, n
Inns, Table Linen-all i
real good, substantial and 4
articles; sold cheaper than
where else at
, 1888-03-22
Packing Boxes Made Out West.

s;IWce Il 40 valuable To New York mcr-
chants, aud particularly those engaged in
the dry goods trade, that they prefer pur-
chasing the packing boxes in which they
send on their goods to making them
upon their own premises.
TO manufacture a sufficient number fos
their daily need would require consider
able room, and the rent for such accom-
modations would more than offset tho
amount saved, Therefore they purchase
them from men who make the sale OF
such boxes u speciality. Their places OF
business are 10 be seen In all quarters.
Generally they choose some piece OF prop
erty, which, through litigation or other
causes, has not been built upon, where
the rent Is trivial and the lease Of short
date, and buy mp all the old boxes they
can lay hold OF. These they patch up and
sell ut II considerable advance. There are
others In the business, however, who are,
In the true scnse of the word, manufac-
turers. Some Of them conduct IA safe and
profitable business upon % small scale,
while others launch thousands Of dollars
in the enterprise. These latter are mostly
men residing in Michigan, who buy lum-
bcr by the wholesale. They have saw
mills Of their own, in which they manu-
facturc the parts Of box complete, ne
cording to careful measurement. The
different portions are numbered and sent
to eastern shippers, who have only TO mil
them together according TO directions 10
have IL perfect packing box. Such boxes
can be produced ut remarkably low prices,
and the dealers in this city cannot sue
cessfully compete with their western RI
walls. In fact, the business has grown To
such proportions In Michigan that several
firms have invested thousands in forest
lands in order To procure timber ut the
lowest possible cost. New York Mail and
Express.
, 1888-03-22
Fatal IlYy with Rapl.r..

An incident is mentioned in Nlcck's
Romantic and Picturesque in Louisiana
md in tlaihorncs "Ilistory of AIississip-
,Iih SiN young creOles, heated with wine.
we're returning from II dance on u stariit
Iight, when one of them exclaimed:
What II lovely night aud what an excel
t'nt placc for sword play'h "Nes, suppose
&c tal,r st turn with the rapiers.n replied
another one. Then the two who had
tuokcn drew their rapi"rs, or short swords
(Which were regularly carried by French
gentlemen 81 the better class in those
days, and proceeded Ia fence vigorously,
as If IN actual fight. why should the
rest at MS stand here idle ?" exclaimed "a
thrd man, drawing his rapicr. Then Mcy
nh drew and proceeded to fence, disposed
in three pairs, a passer by came along
early the next morning and found the sly
young men stretched upon the ground
five OF them dead and the sixth one NOR
tally wounded The survivor gave u FUN
account of the occurrence and died u few
hours later. ---'rh. Argonuut
, 1888-03-22
Killing Tram Robbers.

Ell PAso. Texas, March IA Time =
special from Chihsuhau, Mexico, says !:
"a dispatch from Cusihuiriachi a mining
town about ninety miles west of this place,
state that IL party oi Mexican federal troops
accompanied by II. II. Paul, Of the South
ern Pacific railroad company and n. w.
Pieric, of the Mexican Central railway, who
left Chihuahua three days ago In pursuit of
the Stems PAS, New Mexico, train robbers,
came upon Larry Shehau. Dick Johnson
and Dick Hart last night at Up. M, about
twenty miles northwest OF Cusihuiriachi
The robbers harricaded themselves in Il
house compelling the family to remain in
side and stood the attack off till noon to-
day, when the besiegerS succeeded in
getting the family ont of the house and
then set fire to II. The robbers proved
themselves game by coming out and iight-
ing. AdvlGes state that "a regular battle
occurred between the authorities and the
train robbers in which all the robbers,
Shehan. Johnston and Hart, were killed
The attacking party lost one man, ser
gesint OF Mexican troops.
, 1888-03-22
4 Car Coupler Wanted.

Among railroad men IL IL universally
admitted that the common method Of
coupling cars IL about as primitive and 8s
dangerous 10 life and limb as can be de-
vised, and that the man who inventS .
proper substitute for IL will reap both
fame and fortune. The patent Office has
issued over 5000 patents for improved
and automatic couplers, and yet none has
been invented which seems to be perfect
under all the requirements OF railroading.
Many men have spent the BEST portions Of
their lives in dcvising couplers only to
.ind when they were subjected To practical
use that they had defects that were fatal
and could not he corrected.
Said an inventor: ''Therc are plenty OF
couplers that are practical and safe, but
the great trouble is that their first cost is
little more than that OF the ordinary
man Killer, and as money Is dear and
brakcmen are cheap they won't adopt
themn
81 hardly think that is fair Ia the rail.
roads, - responded third. ''In my opin-
ion, the great obstacle To the adoption OF
automatic couplcrs Is the lack of uniform
ity in the height of ears. The master
car builders have adopted II standard, but
they have no means of enforcing IL Oh
roads. II all the cars could be made Of
one uniform height, there would be but
little difficulty in devising an automatic
coupler that would work; but ut present
you might as well try to make u straight
stick without two ends as Il coupler that
will do the work required by present cir
cumstauces. New York sun.
, 1888-03-22

Ths simplicity Of diet to which the kue
sian Is accustomed gives him great ad-
vantage in enduring the privations Of .
campaign. Where an Englishman would
be half starved the Russian finds his 70
tions sufficient. According to the "Armcd
Strength OF Russia,n the men receive q
mess allowance which is calculated t0
give them one-third OF n pound Of meat
on one hundred and ninety-six days of tho
year. The remaining one hundred and
sixty.nine days are observed as fasts, &c
cording to the rules Of the Greek church
In addition, about two pounds OF flour,
which the men bake into bread for them
selves, or one pound thirteen ounces OF
biscuit IL issued per man, and to this Is
added four and four.ffths ounces of
groats, four-ffths ounces of salt, and for
every one hundred men eleven and seven
tenths ounces Of tea and two pounds three
tenths ounces Of sugar.
As against this, the daily field ration of
the British soldier IL one pound Of meat,
one and One-half pounds bread or one
pound biscuit, one-third ounce coffee, one
sixth ounce tea, two ounces sugar, and
one-half ounce Of salt. and when hard
work is being done another half pound Of
meat Is added II possible, and IL IL also
usual To serve out two ounces compressed
vegetables or four ounces preserved pota
toes. At home groceries and vegetables
are not ISSUED MS ratiOns, but sum not
exceeding three pence II day IL stopped out
of the mems pay to form IL mess fund, out
OF which they supply themselves with
such extras. The difference in the fare ot
the two armies Is sufficiently striking; and
the thought Immediately arises, how could
the multinrlous wants OF Englishmen have
been supplied In the snowy passes of the
Balkans, or how would the British sol.
der have worked on Russian rallons? The
weight OF the English daily ration Is
about three aud onc-half pounds, that of
the Russian Is about two pounds, Every
Russian regiment has on hand eight days.
supply of biscuits, which is renewed oncs
month. When marching five days.
supply Is carried with the regimental
wagons and three days allowance by the
men themselves. The Argonaut.
, 1888-03-22

\ traveller in Persia relates the follow.
ing incident; ! was on visit 10 Judge
when II man was brought in who stoutly
denied the Offeuse with which he was
charged. The beglerbeg Gudge) sent for a
whip. ~ VOW am innocent said the
accused, rs he crossed his hands over his
breast nj the same time stretching for.
ward one ol his fingers. The minions of
justice stood ready To strike at signal
from the judge, who fixed his eyes on the
breast Of the prisoner and exclaimed:
You are guilty. "By thy venerable
head, VOW am not guiltyr' protested
fhe accused, now raising two fingers.
Ehis process was continued until he nj last
stretched out five fingers of each hand,
when the beGlcrbc2 remarked: Good: let
1im go; he is innocent" " learned after
ward that by raising his finger the pris-
,ncr meant the judge to understand that
oe offered one toman about ten shilingsl
tor his release, and had been compelled TO
raise the amoupt by successive bids to ten
snans 60 in order to satisfy the de
uands of Persian justice. The Nrgonaut
, 1888-03-22
A Train Goes Out.

ALBUQUERQUE, March i7.--Engine No.
a with Engineer Riley, q men,ber OF the
brotherhood in good standing, pulled out
freight train for San Marceal this after
noon. He gave as "a reason that 1t was
necessary ior him to get home, but IA he
had chance to go yesterday and preferred
to stay here this is not satisfactory to the
Others The other engineers were all very
Indignant, but no violence was offered
MAIL BLOCKED.
The road refused to furnish anything for
carrying the mails except box car aud
the mail CLERKS refused to 60 out with it,
saying 1t was i'm possible for them to- handle
mail In a car with no convenience for work,
The postmaster has referred the matter to
the department but AZ his dispatch was sent
after business hours it Is probable no an
swer will be received until Monday, and in
the meantime no mail can so from these
points
, 1888-03-22
Ship Arrives.

san Francisco. March 17.--The steamer
Mariposa, which arrived from Sydney,
Australia, this afternoon, brings recen
mail advices from Apia, down to February
18th tn the effect that the situation remains
unchanged in Samoa, and everything Is
quiet. The German men OF war ships
Adler and Olga remain at Apia,
General Digby Willoughley, late com
mander ir chief of the army of Horas, who
was arrested in Madagascar for
alleged embeazleiuent of twelve
Thousand pounds has been released.
The bark Bells from SamoaIreports the
passing on the I'd of February of large
number of cans of kerosene. There was
nearly three hundred cases found floating.
The cans bore the name OF Warden Il Tren,
Philadelphia. The hull of vessel which
has been burned to the copper, but which
was some feet out of water, was passed in
latitude 81, longitude l62, % east.
The wreck is supposed to be that OF Jno. Il.
Berry.
, 1888-03-22

Under ordinary conditions the healthy
ear does not need 10 bc protected from
cold; only during extreme cold or stormy
or rainy weather ought cotton wool to he
inserted, into chilircn's ears especially.
The SANE precaution must bc taken In the
case of every car prcdisposed 10 innamma.
tion, Al persons whose membrane ARE
perforated ought 10 protect their ears with
cotton wool. The entrance of cold fluids
into the ear must always be prevcnied
and 80, while bathing or diving, the ear
ought to he plugged. Patients with per.
forations Of the membrane should he very
careful in this respect, as violent inilan.
nation may be caused by the entrance Oi
cold water.-Bri,ish Mcdico Chrurgic,L
Jour
, 1888-03-22
FACES EoR rhe sIAes.
what Was said ny Actors at Note At y
Recent Beneft.


Behind the scenes Of theatre h not an
interesting place, usually, and its inac.
feasibility IL a good thing In preserving
the air of mystery and ideallty so essen.
tinl to stage work. But on the Occasio
Cf the Couldock benefit the ucturs chl-
)loyed were SO famous, and the rules 10
claXcd, that u moderate company kcculy
enjoyed the meeting OF Edwin Booth,
Lawrence Barrett, John Gilbert, Joseph
Jefferson, G. ". Couldock and "A number
IF lesser dramatic personuges. Much of
their talk was commonplace, of course,
but at length somebody spoke Of nn ac-
coun', published that morning, uf Richard
Mansiicld's attempt to represent the dual
character of DR. Jckyll and Mr.. Hyde.
The former is good and rotunl iran In
the siory, You Will remember, with a
benevolent sort OF face, while the latter
Is a wizened scoundrel, with IN ugly, evil
visagc, 1t was said that Mansfield had un-
dertakcp to show the contrasted faces by
means Of contortion alternated with calm
placid!ty In the slang Of the stage he had
"muglycd it.n Mr. Booth remarked. II re-
member that my father always urged
actors of character parts to rcly as little
rs possible ON make up, aud to practice
the right expression by an artistic control
of the muscles of the face even when the
expression was one which had to he stead.
i,S iio'ut"lllcu thro.Sh0u1 tne pay. nc
uiu so very Gcneraiiy hlilsell' AS SlI
piies p'crreacli he uiu not llne MS race az
ail' ana n"out 'he only paint ne used was
ior 'he production OF the desired com
pleXiOn-nut for expression"
THAT is good art, certainly" said Mr..
Jeii'rTHl VINO stoou lhere III 'he Sulse ui
@ @pop NvIrS' re'''S 10 apPeat ~ lht
hNn's' puC When you pi'S juveniles NJ
my age IT is the ohiteration ot lines, not
A III.
sI'v n'oNiIiS "' ii'iSe olies' tnht requires the
orush SPeaNlhS ot your lothcr idea,
Trough rcih'il's me oi an motor IN ms
.o"l"ng "np io'''u u cN,rehleiS ulihcuit
20 opey 'nc RUE nc couih put ms mobile
,noc % li'tp t'c corrcc, erl'luce at 'he outset,
oei1re VIZ EaSS l'l ms uresslhS room, ptt
co"iu h"l ho'u IL peraistrhtiy. lie would
pe most ntroclous N'llHih nC llrst sight,
ouN W'cu tHc uVd'ehcc otWcli acquainted
WIN num- ana the action oi the drama rc.
Iuitt" MN 10 Sel Wicheuer ana Wtckeuer,
h's ave No"lu S'e''u'iS shOptn out. Many
uihc your Iathvr scou'cu MN Tor thls,
ana aJ itSl pcfllulteu llm 10 paint ON the
, 1888-03-22

People are Just beginning to under.
stand, " remarked an observing and much
Travelled gentleman "that II pays tn make
a city attractive 10 visitors. mean on
this side Of the water, because Europeans
have learned tho lesson long ago, and the
result is found in an ocean OF travel
abroad. America surpasses every other
country in natural attractions, hut there
In very little attention paid to ar, and
decorations. Our cities are plainly built,
the streets are poorly kept, there are few
drives. and what attractions we have aRe
not well advertised. hut n change is tax
ing place for the better and the result viii
soon bc apparent. Architectural beau y ir
not "A waste of money, as. Americans used
to think, hut actually n source of revenue
II looked upon as AN advertisements -
Philadelphia Call
, 1888-03-22
Water VIII Not Burn.

II is II inutter Of general belief that by Ger
tain chemical processes water can be made
to burn. Now, combustion, in almost ever,
instance, * u process of combination os
oxygen, and water is a completely oyidizel
body; that is. all the atiiuitieS of the hy
dro9.n have been combined with an equal
number Of those of oxygen. The chemi-
cal reaction which would he accompanied
with heai and light has already taken
place, and cannot he repeated. II Is true
that we can decompose water into its con
stituent gases, and produce the phenome-
non Of combustion 10y recombining them; (;
but il il not the water which Is burned ip
such case. but the hydrogen gas oh
tairled from IL. The man who twas born
to set the river TN tire must be classeI
with other mythical personaseS - Popular
Science News.
, 1888-03-22

RoME, March 1.-THE authograph letter
from che Pope to Emperor Frederick,
which Galmberts takes tn Berlin, expresses
the deep sorrow of his holiness at the deatb
of the monarch, who was animated by the
rN,ndliest feelings toward the Catholic
church The pope on his part will do all
in his power IL secure the friendship that
will be 10 the glory of both
, 1888-03-22
En,nhatic Denial.

NEW IoRK, March l7.--rhe Journal of
United Labor to-day publishes three
column article which attacks Mayor Hewitt
in strong terns, 1t alleges that the mayor
is a friend aud protector and u member uf
one of the "life supplying trusts.
Mr. Hewitt said to-day: "Mr. Powderly,
the writer Of that article simply lies. am
not Il member OF any trust and never have
been, am opposed to trusts Vd have 50
said i'm public"
, 1888-03-22
Explanation Demanded.

SAN Francisco, March 1.-THE japan
ese mail prints II statement to the effect
that the Chinese government demands an
explanation from the Corean government
for an ALLEGED discourtesy in the action of
the Corean minister to the United States
in calling on the foreign representatives in
, 1888-03-22

dent. Colonel John Hay, Hon. Geo.
Bancroft, Senator and Mrs. Chase, Senator
ana Mrs. Morrill,, MIS-. Hearst and other
well known people were present. The
Dr. Edward Eggieston, J. W. Hitchcock, ].
Whitoomb Riley, Col. Thomas Knox and
w. ID. Howell. Tonight Mrs. Senator
III Hearst gives reception in honor Of the
authors
, 1888-03-22
Through a Trestle.

SAVANNAH, Ga, March 1.-THE fast mail
train from New York tor Jacksonville,
Florida, went through q trestle at q POINT
about 75 miles south of Savannah. IL is
reported that nineteen people were Killed,
and between thirty and forty injured.
, 1888-03-22
TURK EV.
NOTE or TIA Nks.

CoNsrANrINorLE, March 1.-THE Sultan
gdve audience to-day to Herr Won Rad
owitz, the German ambassador, who
handed to his majority a note from En-
peror Frederick, expressing thanks for the
congratutatory message sent To the EN-.
peror on his return to the throne.
, 1888-03-22
Like a Graveyard

Los ANGELES, March 1.-THE Atchison
yards looked deserted to-day Thirteen
engines was in the round house, and in
the station WAY the notice, mo trains until
further orders The overland tram from
the east arrived this morning. The engi-
I,cers had heard nothing more from the
chairman of the grievance ccmmittec up to
noon.
, 1888-03-22
Heading South.

81. PAUL, March l7.--The Pioneer Press
learns that President Hi ill, of the Manitoba,
IL making arrangements to enter Southern
California and contracts for rgbt-ofway
are being made. IL is said from Great
Falls. Mont, the road will be oyer the
Montana Central To Helena, thence south
west by the Utah e. Northerif. This will
make only about 300 miles OF road to be
constructed TO reach Los Angeles.
, 1888-03-22
Cables Working.

New YoRK, March 17.-Tratllc over the
cable telegraph lines is much improved to-
day. Hopes are entertained that full com.
munication with Europe will be resumed
from this side early this week.
, 1888-03-22
RESIGNED.

LONDON, March l7.--Mr. BALL, English
minister to Holland, now in London, re-
ceived a dispatch, notifying him of the &C.
ceptance fhis resignation which will take
place on March /. Pressure ofprivate busi-
ness causes his return home. The Dutch
NEWSPAPERS express regret ut the minister's
dcpurltrc
, 1888-03-22
Yellow River Floods.

SAN FRASCisco, March 1.-THE latest re-
ports from the scene of the yellow river
Hoods place the number of lives lost at
100, 900, and the total number of sufferers
from tire inundation will reach between a
million and half total
, 1888-03-22
Nothing Definite.

TusoN, Ariz., March l7.--Marshal Meade
and Il posse arrived at Dining ~ NJ, this
morning and are ON their way here. No
particulars are yet obtainable concerning
the arrest and release of the marshal or
concerning the whereabouts of the STEMS
Pass train robbers
, 1888-03-22
ENGLAND.
TIIEl1Tp OF NAECIt.

LONDON, March i7.-St. Patrick's day
was observed to greater extent than
usual to-day. Sprigs of shamrock were
visible everywhere. The police have taken
great precautions in Ireland. Constables
are searching houses III Durry for arms.
, 1888-03-22
Celebrating.

New YORK, March H. - Despite the
slushy condition of the streets the usual
ST. Patrck's day parades of Irish citizens of
New York and vicinity took place to-day,
though with diminished numbers.
, 1888-03-22

The immigration 10 California thc past
year j. reported in round numbers az 100.
, 1888-03-22
AUSTRIA.

SUCCESSOR ApPOIsrEp.
VIENNA, March 17.--Baron Burner has
been appointed to succeed Count Bylandt
Rheydt, as imperial minister of war
, 1888-03-22
FRANCE.
GENERAL BoULANGEE.

pATIs, March 1.-The government does
not intend to take further proceedings
against General Boulunger for visiting
Paris without order.
, 1888-03-22

For the latest in Gents percale Shirts and
Hosiery, go to /. W, Smiths. Fine FUR
nishing's specially 3-l%'0t
, 1888-03-22

Something new and unique Is cork
wood cane made to look like the ,laintr,
rolled umbrella pri1ed by swclls.