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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-12
In Another Mans Shoes.

Madison Fox is Woodworking colored man
who lives in northeast Washington. Nathan
King is a colored man who has no fixed place
of residence, but is satisfied with visiting his
friends and eating the food they pay for. He
paid such visit to his friend Fox some three
months ago and after living there FIVE or six
weeks left without saying goodbye" With
him went pair Of Fox's shoes He kept out
Of Fox's sight until last nigh. when the latter
ran across him in South Washington.
Look here. King" said Fox, "what did you
take my shoes away for?'
II didn't take EN-" said King
why, you've got 'em on your feet now"
said Fox, land you is got to go to the station
house."
Together they went to the fourth police sta
ton, where the shoes we're tax en- from King rs
feet and he was locked up. He was barefooted
this morning when he appeared in the Police
Court Judge Miller heard the testimony and
gave King two weeks at the farm, during which
time he will have no need for shoes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-12
Notes from Frederick, Md.

correspondence OF EVENING STAR
FREDERICK, Nh, October IL.
In the circuit court the Van Fosen-Porter
murder case is up for trial
wedding was solemnized last night at the
parsonage OF St James Evangelical Lutheran
church here, Rev. DIR. Geo. Diehl officiating.
The groom was Mr.. NJ. F. Levre, for many
years past the popular book keeper at the W.
L. Steiner machinery house here, and the
bride Miss Fannie Banner, daughter of Mr..
Thomas Banner
Edward Traveller of Urbana district, this
county, was arrested yesterday by County Con-
stable Lewis, charged with as saulting and at
tempting to shoot Wesley Denmark with o
pistol
A drove Of nineteen handsome horses arrived
mere today from Manchester, Mass, for Mr..
oeo- r Eustis OF Washington, consigned to his
summer home. Prospect Hill, near this city.
aIs. Ehzaoeth Armstrong. widow Of the Rev.
coward Armstrong Of this county, died TODAY
OF general debility in her ninety third wear.
Rev. John n. Mccormick formerly pastor of
Trinity ME-. church here, and Miss bessie G,
tucker, daughter of Bryan Tucker. ESQ.,, were
married Wednesday morning, Presiding Elder
W. II. ID. Harper officiating.
Miss Annie X. Miller, daughter Of Mr.. John
Miller OF Emmitsburg, this county and Mr.
Geo. I. Kerr Of Hanover, Pa, were married
yesterday at the home Of Capt. BENJAMIN
Poole in Keysyille. Rev. j. C. Kohier per-
formed the ceremony, and a. its Conclusion
the happy couple left for Washington on a
wedding tour.
Mr. Lewis Kiutz of Frederick and Miss Susie
NJ Biclkford of Cumberland were married In
the latter place. Rev. W. Z. Bird officiating.
brakeman on a freight train on the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad was knocked on a car
ct weverton last evening by coming in contact
with the arm Of a water tank. He was thrown
hsadlong into the bed of the Chesapeake and
Ohio canal and fatally injured. u.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-12
SERVING SOUPS.


Theo. Child in Harper's Bazaar.
Soup is really good only when it is eaten hot
Its warmth is an essential part Of its excellence
and prepares the stomach for the important
functions Of the digestion of the succeeding
and more substantial courses
The soup plates should be hot, and the soup
tureen should be heated before the soup is
poured into it. At q truly scientific table the
spoons and ladies ought to be heated.
Now, suppose q dinner Of nine persons. II
the host or hostess serves the soup the last
guest served will begin to use his spoon when
the first served has finished, unless, out Of
poiiteness. all wait until the last is served. and
attack ali together. If the soup is served from
the side and one or two servants pass the plates
the result will be the same. In both cases,
during the time required to fll niue plates and
pass them, there will be loss OF heat, and the
beginning Of the dinner will be wanting in
unison The best way is to serve the soup in
hot plates. Then the guests enter the dining
room, take their seats and begin to dine all at
the same time and in perfect unison.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-12
A CUP OF TEA.
How to Make 1t Properly and How to
Spoil 1t.

From the London Telegraph.
1t seems q simple thing enough; yet Of the
millions who use this refreshing and agreeable
beverage a very small proportion understand
how to prepare it. But if not properly made
tea is deprived Of great deal Of its Value, and
sometimes rendered absolutely injurious. The
water to be used should boil, and it should be
poured on the tea Immediately il boils; il
allowed to overbon the peculiar property Of
boiling water which acts upon tea evaporates
and eventually disappears. Tea should not
be decoction, but an infusion. If allowed to
stew it becomes little better than decoction
of tannic acid. Tea that il overdrawn is hurt
full to the nerves and to the digestion. As to
the precise number of minutes which should
be devoted to the process of drawing, some
people will say five minutes some seven, some
will perhaps go az far as ten, but our expert
ence is in favor of six this sufices to bring out
the flavor, quality and strength. Just as much
tea as il wanted should be made-no more
Make fresh tea as often as it is required. The
r6plenshing OF the tea pot with fresh hot water
is very Questionable. As the thorough heating
of the receptacle is of the first importance, the
tea pot should be made thoroughly hot before
the tea is put in it. The earthen ware tea pot
is preferred to all others by many conuoisssurs
and il is superauous to say that whatever
utensil 10 used for this purpose should be i'm
maculately clean.
Tea is an extremely delicate article. Its sus-
coptibility to the odors of commodities near il
is a source Of danger and deterioration, as it
readily takes up the smell of coffee, cocoa,
spices, cheese, bacon or other articles Of pro-
nounced odor. The complaints sometimes
made about tea would probably not arise if al
ways kept in places free from such contagion
Tea should BE- stored In a warm, dry place; un-
necessary exposure to the air should be avoided
Even when securely packed In the loaded
change from the glowing heat Of eastern skies
to the damp and humid atmosphere Of this
climate depriyes tea of much Of its beautiful
fragrance. Tea Of much better quality than
ID generally dispensed at our railway stations
and Refreshments rooms can be bought at q
shillings per pound A pound of tea would
make 12S cups. This is considerably less than
ferthing per cup. You may we'll ask why Is
it that we should be still charged i'd and cd.
''for little hot milk and water slightly ia
vored with undesirable tannin,"
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He Must Change His Will.

From the New York Tribune
familiar figure around Crystal lake, q sum-
mer resort near Carbonate, Penn, in late
years has been that Of Mr.. McKibben Of Wash
ington, father of Gen. McKibben, the Congress-
man who was the second of Senator Broderick
in his duel with Judge Terry. Mr.. McKibben
was at one time great friend of Simon Cam
eron. than whom he was one year older. There
is a good story about the old man and Simon
Cameron. In the course of their lives an
estrangement arose between the two friends on
account Of some political question, but Mr. Nc
Kibben had a picture in bis possession upon
which the Senator set high value, and desired
most anxiously to have. SO he went to Mr..
McKibben and asked him for the picture Mr..
McKibben would not part with it. But" said
he, ..1'll tell you what I'll do with you Cameron.
will bequeath that picture to you" "Oh."
said Cameron, that will never do. When you
come to die, where will be?' Mr. McKibben
did not give him the picture, and since Cam
eron's death has probably had to alter a clause
in his will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-12
WASHINGTON CITY PREsBYTERY.
An Effort to be Made to Promote the
Foreign Mission Cause.

At the fall stated m Getting of the presbytery
OF Washington city at Jamestown, Md, Rev.
Vim. s. Miller of the Gurley memorial church
was elected moderator. Rev. Drs. Hamlin and
Bittinger made report Of the committee on
the revision of the confession Of faith, recon-
mending that this presbytery answer the over
ture of the general assembly, do you desire q
revision Of the confession of faith?' in the
affirmative. Rev. DR.. Childs Of the same COM
mittee made minority report, recommending
that the overture be answered in the negative.
The reports we're accepted, put on the docket
and their consideration postponed to the stated
meeting in this city on the first Monday in
December.
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
The committee of foreign missions reported
the following resolutions touching concerted
meetings during the month Of November:
1. We commend the work done by the
women's societies and mission bands Of our
Sunday schools, and ask for them in every pos
sible way the aid and encouragement Of our
pastors and sessions.
2. We would urge upon our sessions the con-
sideration Of such plans as shall reach the
whole congregation, both with instruction upon
missionary subjects and with abundant oppor-
tunity to contribute to the support Of the
work.
8. We urge our sessions and Missionary So
cieties to send their contributions to the board
quarterly or semi-annually.
4. We emphasize the holding special meet
ings in the interests of foreign missions dur
ing November, and urge every pastor to preach
a missionary discourse on the first Sunday in
November, and to cooperate with other pas
tors in bringing the subject prominently be-
fore the minds of the people.
The time OF holding the regular stated meet
ings was changed from Monday to Tuesday in
the months Of April and October.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-12
Colored knights of Pythias.

The certificate of incorporation of the Col
ored Supreme lodge, Knights of Pythias, of Ncrth
and South America, Europe, Asia and Africa
was filed in the recorder of deeds Office
yesterday. The objects are stated to be the
dissemination Of the principles of friendship,
fraternity, benevolence and charity; to estab-
hsh grand and subordinate lodges, DC. The
management for the first year is as follows:
Elias A. Williams, Md. supreme chancellor;
Leonidas II. Wilson, supreme vice chancellor;
Thomas A Stringer. supreme past chancellor;
Israel Derrick, supreme prelate; George E.
Jones, supreme master OF exchequer; Robert
l. Reed, supreme keeper of records and seals;
Obedish NJ. Wood, supreme lecturer; James b.
Gabe, supreme master-st-arms; Spencer r..
Riley, supreme inner guard; Benjamin A.
Mason, supreme outer guard; Rudolph b.
Ba4uie. general and worthy councillor; NJ. A.
Williams, worthy register of deeds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-12
DAVE JOHNsON'S LUCK.
Dead Broke Last Year, But Now
Wealthy From Turf Winnings.

New York Letter to Ph;lsielphia Press.
The only people who tell stories of marvellous
winnings on the turf which afterward get into
the newspapers are very small plungers in
deed, who win . few long shots and then satisfy
their vanity by exaggerating their good fortune
The men who really WIN and lose big money say
very little about il. 1t is known, for example,
that Dave johnson, who may be seen any syen-
ing in the Hoffman house cafe or the lobby
OF the st. James hotel, started in this year
without dollar of his own and began
as . bookmaker with q few thousands Of
borrowed money kindly loaned him BY q
friend in St. Louis. Last year be ended the
season dead broke. He didn't start in this
year until the Baltimore aud Washington meet
ing, but at the conclusion of the meeting at
Sheepshead Bay it was known that he was a
very heavy winner on the season and finished
up with fortune which an ordinary business
man would look on 10 the basis of competency.
II it we're 81 ,000, 900, however, it would mean
very little to johnson. who is one of those
men born with a mania for taking risks and
who would make good the ordinary formula
Of betting his existence without the slightest
hesitatian il he had feeling that things were
coming his way.
eyes and . generously proportional mustachs,
straight features, calm and, indeed. an abso-
lutely imperturbable good manner, and is always
well dressed He was at one time enthusiastic
ally devoted to that one-time queen OF the bur
lesque stage known as Molie Fuller, and dur
ing the winter time was to be seen constantly
in her company at first nights and for supper
afterward either at Delmonico's or the Hoff-
man house. A year or more ago, however, he
managed to break the chains which bound him
and married Miss Louise Thorne Of st. Louis.
He is today probably the most industrious and
persistent plunger on the American turf He is
a bookmaker, to be sure. but he does not make
books in the mathematical and conservative
way advocated by the more cold-blooded rep
resentatives Of his class, but recklessly backs
animals which he fancies. bookmaker who
does business after this fashion can scarcely be
called bookmaker at all. He Is practically
backing horses instead of laying odds against
them, and, in brief Is paying q bookmaker's
rental Of about 300 day for the privilege of
plunging.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-12
A STEAMERS LARDER.
What Its Passengers Eat In Crossing
the Atlantic.

From The Phsladelphia Telegraph
Ocean steamers are now engaging the atten-
ton OF the whole civilized world with their
quick passages from shore 10 shore, and to
hear Of records being broken and che time
necessary to cross that vast expsnse Of water.
the Atlantic ocean, being shortened has ceased
to be considered phenomenal 90 quick is the
human mind toce austom itself 10 such matters.
But people genearlly, in commenting upon
these boats, talk about the great head work
displayed BY the captain and engineers and
the other ships officers and Of the staunch-
ness Of the vessel and reliability OF her engines
but seem to forget that the steward 10 also
important factor Of ships makeup.
while others are taking care OF the outer
things he must provide for the inner man, and
when the voyagsrs sit down 10 a meal on ship
board they seldom think OF the amount Of FORE
thought exhibited before leaving the shore that
was necessary to provide for the dinner they
are enjoying and NJ which thsir palatcs are
tickied with all the dslicacies they would have
The steward ID sorely puzzled time and again
TO know how to provide, having 30 many diff
ferent tastes TO provide for. A gentleman Of
TINS city, who recently crossed the ocean on a
large steamer and Was anxious to form some
idea OF the amount Of supplies used on ship
board, occurred the list printed below. The
steamer for which the supplies we're purchased
was the Umbria and were for her return voy-
age from Liverpool 10 New York They were
purchased for $50 passengers and for an eight
days voyage, which was completed by the way,
In six days and twelve hours. The following is
the list:
Eleven thousand ave hundred pounds fresh
beef, 600 pounds corned beef, 4. 500 pounds
mutton, 620 pounds corned tongue, 766 pounds
lamb, ESQ pounds veal, 200 pounds pork. $50
pounds venisop, 1000 pounds fresh fsh. Ia 900
eggs, go boxes dried Ash, 500 fowls, 240 spring
chickens, LOGO pounds turkey 800, "a geese,
$50 ducks, $40 grouse. 800 Bour deaux pigeons,
$40 pounds coffee, $50 pounds tea, 400 pounds
sugar, 800 pounds ham. 600 pounds bacon,
AS pounds cheese, 23 boxes oranges, IS boxes
lemons. 20 boxes apples (dessert), 81 boxes ap-
Piles (cooking), Isl tins fancy biscuit, IS tins
water biscuit. so tins pate de fois gras and ca
Ware. 200 bottles pickles and sauce, 100 bottles
salad oil, ITO jars jams and jellies, $50 pounds
dried frui, 26 barrels -four, 500 pounds butter,
1900 quarts milk, tons potatoes, 100 quarts
fresh fruit. 80 boxes pears, 2594 bottles ale and
porter, 2, $50 bottles mineral water, $50 bottles
wines, 247 bottles spirits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-12
Independent Order of Mechanics.

Grand Architect ]. W. Thompson, indie
pendent Order of Mechanics, has issued the
following order of visitations by the officers of
the Grand lodge to the subordinate lodges:
Columbia lodge, No. 1, Tuesday evening, Octo-
Der Is; Lafayette, No. 10, Thursday evening,
October II; Anchor, No. 9, Monday evening,
October Il; Friendship, No. 7, Wednesday
evening, October 49, Capital, No. IL, Wednes-
day evening, October 80: Good Will, No. IA
(Georgetown), Tuesday evening, November s..
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Table Cloths.

From the New York sun.
Table cloths continue to grow more elaborate
and expensive, and to be composed Of more
costly and at the Same time less serviceable
materials. The breakfast table alone is spread
with the "sn0wy linen" immortalized in song
and story, aud traces of the color innovations
are seen even here, for the napkins are fire.
quentiy embroidered in some small delicate
flower, like forget-me-nots or arbutus. in the
natural colors, and the coffee cloth is usually
deliberately wrought in all-over conventional
designs, either OF white or pale shades CORES
ponding to the napkins, and outline patterns
in Japanese cOlors are also used. Lunch
cloths are heavily embroidered in bright col
ors, following some German design in Holbein
work, the serviettes being ornamented with
drawn work and colored decorations It is at
dinner hour that We revel in brilliance and
gorgeousness, for the entire dinner cloth is
sometimes OF bright silk with cover OF heavy
lace. Another pretty and rather more sensible
and economical fancy is to have q narrow
scarf Of silk covered with lace down through
the center Of the table. not leaving q margin Of
the cloth exposed. For a round table two
sashes of silk, which cross in the center in the
form OF Maltese cross and covered with lace,
are favorte decoration or perhaps a puffed
mass OF bright silk surrounds the center piece
OF flowers or fruit, from which radiate ribbons
of the same color nearly to each plate.
The dinner scarfs are also used without the
antique lace covers, and are heavily embroid-
eTtu Win III OlOeoOu5 tu0lE NATURAL COlOr6. and
are finished on the ends with fringes A new
material called silk canvas is largely used for
these decorated scarfs. At Q yellow breakfast
the cloth was Of pale yellow silk, embroidered
in arabesque figures with strip Of Irish lace
running down the center When this was CON-
pleted with jars of yellow DELI filed with nois-
cite roses and yellow carnations, with fruit
pieces of apricots and Japan plums and ices in
the form OF white and yellow chrysanthemums,
the effect was intensely charming, particularly
rs the hostess wore an empire gown of white
with pale yellow silk sash.
Cloths of soft silk are also used plated in Pc
cuIiar folds to simulate pillows of foam, and in
these folds are many low crystal dishes filledwith
flowers and fairy lamps of the same shade as
the cloth, making brilliant effect.
A recent pink luncheon YVES served upon
spread of book muslin with lining Of rose
colored silk, and Irish linen embroidery is also
used with good advantage to cover silk spreads
or scarfs. At very elegant New York dinner
recently the cloth was Of yellow silk plated
and punched together in such a way that the
orchids and yellow roses used in decoration
were held upright without the aid Of vases or
jardinnieres, and the places tor the guests were
designated by long scarfs Of silk tied to the
backs Of the chairs and embroidered with their
initials.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-12
The Woman and the Shotgun.

From the SPOKANE Falls Chronicle.
Mrs. Anna Miller, the wife of carpenter
who lives at Deep Creek Falls, met with a pc
cuiiar accident which goes to prove that gun
is a dangerous thing, even if you have the
muzzle OF it pointed in another direction.
About three weeks ago large hawk perched
itself in a tree near Mrs. Miller's home, and
the temptation to take shot at the bird, in
order to try her skill as markswoman was too
great for her to Withstand; SO, procuring q
shotgun which happened to be in the house at
the time, she proceeded to carry out her de-
sire. After having taken careful aim she
pulled the trigger and the damage was done.
Subsequent results showed that ths weapon
had been overcharged and the recou loosened
several OF her teeth and broke her left jaw,
splitting it from the chin nearly to the back
part of it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-12
AsIA's ABLEsT SOLDIER.


From the Somerset County uAo Dsmocrat
Nearly forty years ago, In South Huntinston
township, Westmoreland county, lived John
Hinton. He was an orphan boy, rude and un-
educated. and had wandered there from the
neighborhood Of Masontown, Fayette county
With no known relatives he was kicked from
ono family TO another till manhood. enllstins
then in the war. At it, close he helped 10 e.
cort the Cherokees beyond the Mississippi
From Indian territory he vent to New Orleans
and shipped - . common sailor on Q vessel
bound for the East Indies. At the Bay Of
Madras, ON the western shores of the Bay Of
Bengal, he deserted and enlisted In . British
regiment He served many years, and during
the memorable Sepoy rebellion was noted for
his daring bravery. At his discharge he was
presented with gold medal BY the governor
general himself.
He Is next heard of travelling in caravan
from Delhi, westward across the Indus river
through Afghanistan and Persia, to Turkey and
back. In time. from trading, he became i'm
mensely wealthy and was the owner Of Ave
caravans, containing 1900 horses and camels
and fifty elephant In 1873 hs visited Cabul,
the capital Of Afghanistan, for copper. great
guam Titles Of which are there mined and
smelted. His magnificent retinus attracted the
attention OF the ameer, and he was invited TO Al
audience, an honor never before receivsdby Q
Christian. A present Of 100 Of his best horses
and . three-tusked elephant made the ameer
his eternal friend. Then yearly il was fol-
lowed by similar presents, besides camels and
merchandise. John Hinton gained the mo-
nopoly of trade from the summit Of the Hindoo
Kosh mountains to the confines of the Bellooch-
is:an, and in real power il second only to the
ameer himself.
About 1880 he was made military commander
Of the district of Hsrat and In 1876 suppressed
local rebellion, TO the great satisfaction Of his
sovereign. Trained in the arts of war among the
savages Of North America and among the super
stitious natives of India, where he became
thoroughly familiar with British soldiers and
their resources, together with his years service
as the idolized commander of the Mahometan
tribes, to tens Of thousands of half civilized men
he Is today the ablest soldier in Asia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-12
How ssLightning" Sketches are Made.


From the New Orleans Pcsyune.
In the illustration of his lectures by the draw
ing OF rapid caricatures on the stage, Mr.. Mast
is said to resort to one Of those helpful, though
by no means illegitimate, tricks which every
artist who attempts this sort Of lightning"
sketch business before audiences finds il neces-
sary to make use OF. No man, however practi-
cal and expert, can be sufficiently sure Of his
nerve and skill under such circumstances to
rely wholly upon them, and thus he is COM
PEELED to resort to some little harmless decep-
ton. The important lines in cartoons 90 exc
cuted Mr.. Mast has pricked out beforehand with
pin holes invisible to the spectators and BY
these his chalk is guided. Others lightly
sketch their outlines with o solution of gum
arabic, which Is made visible to the artist by
the reflection Of the glare of the footliphts
The most common way, however, is to do the
tracing with mixture Of soapsuds and Canada
balsam, with drop or two of some fixed oil
This leaves an invisible but sticky line. When
the artist goes to work before the audiences he
holds in his hand a rag on which crayon dust
has been rubbed This dust catches on the
outline and really makes the mark that is ap-
Parently produced BY the stick Of crsyon held
in the fingers.