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through storm, was one who greeted STAR
reporter the other day. He is not cruel man
as the captains ofoyster boats have SO often
been pictured. Il makes 'em work, but that's
what they're paid for. eh?' he said to the re-
porter; "that's what hires 'em for. that's what
pays EN- for and that's what they've got to
do if they want to stay with me. l can't help
it if they's delicate like and sulky. It's none
o. my business" as he continued medita-
lively as he took long Whit at his pipe and
sized up man who seemed to be looking for
job. Il never shanghaied man or kidnapped
boy in my horned days and never expect to.
Say. young fellow" hailing the new arrival,
looking for job? Ii you are I'll talk to yer.
Good wages as any man on Their river, $40
month an feed. You'll be fat by the time
spring comes Cor deadly he muttered in an
undertone. But the man thought it too near
Christmas to leave Washington. and thanking
the captain in a rough way sauntered away
Going down the bay the men take rest for
the struggle that is to come when they arrive
at the beds. The oyster supply of the city
comes for the most part from the st. Marys
ana st. Georges rivers. although large guam
tity comes from the bay. The oysters here
abouts have an exquisite flavor. They are not
much known outside of Washington and Balti-
more, these two cities entirely consuming the
supply
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The wharves are situated on Water street be-
tween 18th and 18th streets. One can spend
much time here in an interesting way among
the hills of shells watching the curious charac-
tiers who daily infest the wharves aud make d
more or less comfortable livelihood supplying
the Washington market with oysters. dozen
or more oyster sloOps or ''bug-eyes," as they
are called in the parlance of the river. can al
ways be found moored TO the wbaryes. Sitting
around, pipe in mouth. with sOu'-westers orna-
menting their heads. will be found the captains
who welcome the appearance of possible pur-
chaser with great pleasure. They rouse them
selves, come out OF smoky cabins. where they
have been asleep. while others emerge from
groggeries in the vicinity. where they have been
toasting their shins and spinning yarns about
adventures in the storms down the bay and
hair-breadth escapes from tine boats of the
MARYLAND and Virginia oyster navies.
The captains are ready to sell any quantity of
oysters from bushel TO a boat load and are
only too willing to bring forth a rusty knife
from the Utmost recesses of their pea Jackets
to prove to you cOnclusively that, ''Gol donnit
sir, my stock IS salt water for sure and burned
good at that" These shippers are permeated
with the odor of the delightful bivalve and as
ISOLATION has made them wondrous alike. They
gather about the visitor expatiating upon the
superior size and flavor of their stock but
when selection is on e made they retire in
good order and generally adjourn across the
Dreet to a bar room to finish their interrupted
yarns
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What They Read in Newspapers.

from the Pnllauelpnla PresS-
Without wishing to be slangy, may say that
there is one thing am tired of. am tired of
hearing men eternally say that the first thing
a woman reads in the newspaper is the deaths
and afterward the marriages. don't mean to
deny i'll glory in it. Your masculine creature
dances over to the page with the stocks OH.
reads about Chicago gas, then revels in the de-
velopment Of the latest murders or scandals:
but lovely woman gances at the marriages in,
dulges in a chuckle of delight as she reads of
some happy mating, then goes ON down to the
deaths and gives a low sign of sympathy for
each unhappy mother, wife or child. She saws:
.'Oh, dear me; poor Mr.. Browns deadr' and
Tom-that hard-hearted creature with his
mind fixed on Chicago gas-says, very non
chalantly: "Oh, is he? / wonder what he cut
up for?" By this time Mrs. Toms off at her
desk writing a note Of coincidence, or, if her
acquaintance with the family is enough to per
init it, she has on her bonnet and coat and has
gone up to see if there is anything she can do
beside rendering the hand of sympathy to those
who are in sorrow. want the women to keep
on reading the marriages and deaths first. for
just as long as they do it is proof of the truly
feminine remaining in them-the truly femi-
nine which wants to congratulate the bride or
sympathize with the widow.
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BALTIMORE AND ONO RAuRo,p

ScLeoule Ia eject November 1909
Leave Washington IRON station corner Of New Jersey
For cbicavo a, aaenSe and Z street -.
express daily Ii 20 am, express . 80 p IL
, o. Sl1cinnati 81 Louis and Indianapolis.
For Pittsbarg ana Cleveland. vestibuled Limited
Tor Le1ins.on and Local t stSiiSn s' no so p
Tor tnray, $40 M. daily.
$50 80, $50 IA 90. Il co. a. minutes a. m.
III 20: $50 - minutes. 81 a. minutes.
aU;3o S19 iL;SO pm; sunday 90 20. 50
IS mlnaiss 80. 70 Gs 5 e. 49, tS 90 90
For Vas Stations between Washington and Balri-
more BOO 40. 80 n, l.:lO, s;g5. So SO.
aat;;31o I'm sundays $50 am. l:l5. 3-25. ASS.
Trans s Lea altirnore for Washington week DAYS
1919 IN; 100. a2;to 90. 10. 800. 4 20,
10 S and il 90 pln Sundays. 8 30 sSe 81
500. 80. mo. 20. So io 100 H. ips ala
Tor annapolis. 6 40 an 1910 and .25 pm. On
AN, L2Oo and $50 pm Sundays. 50 !. "a. 90
Il Tor stations on the Metropolitan Branch. 70 "a
4iV::30 an 10 pnl Tor principal stations Onlyi
tor hocky ana Way Stations, "a IS pm
Tor Gal hers6urg anu lnternediate points, % :0oA
m, II 200, '5:S5. IN 30 pm.
for Boyds ana intermediate stations. IL 90 pm.
Church train leaves Washington on Sunday at Is
NJ stopl ing at al stations on Metropotan Branch
For hagerstown. flo 80 am and +5.3opm
Trans arrive IRON Chicago daily ] as a. IN. and
s:Oo y. from Cincinnati and ST Louis daily as
AIN aud I. 5U pm. from I1ttsburg z 10 m 600
p.m daily
,NEM YORK AND PHILADELPHIA DIVISION
j. 90 90, 70 e 1 ana A. "a g.:
100 pm Buffet parlOr ali DAY irains
for Philadelphia, Newark, MinInsto and Chester.
"a w, IoVO s;2U 'l2:OO am. - 80. -42U. -7:l6
For nterIiedlate points between Baltimore and PHI
aoelplla, 10 40 ana So 20 a. sl.s 90 t:3:l5 pm
Trains leave New York for Washington, Is 80
night.
Trains leave Philadelphia for Washington .4,4a
BIO, 10 a. n II ;.55 a 80 % 90, "a 40 % M
FOR Atlantic Clty II 90 ALL and 'l2.UO m sun
Gays 4 100 n N. and l2:UU noon.
Except SUNDAY. -DAlIy. sSuuday only
Baggage called Tor and checked from hotels and res
Licences by Union Transfer orders LETT ID ticket
ofnces, " y and 1881 Pa ave. and ~ Depot.
}. 4. ODELL, CHAS % sCJJII
I'LL Sen Manager Gen. Pass. AT.
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HE WAS FORGIVEN.
A Little Boys Mother Couldn't Stand
His Calm Resignation.

From the Lewistown CMe.l Journal
a Lewistown little boy declared philosphic
independence and accepted the CONSCIENCE in
so matter of fact a way last week that it NAV
make a story, even if it is not SO very funny
His mother dressed him up in a new flannel
shirt and sent him to school The shirt irri-
tatad his cuticle, or, in other words, he itched
When he came home that night he was cross,
and very cross for so small boy, and he de-
clared he and the shirt had parted company
forever. The next morning, as the mother
prepared to dress him for school, the boy drew
the line at the shirt. ''No," said he, Il don't
wanter wear that shirt A brief debate en-
sued, in which the boy appeared to have formed
his opinion and to have decided to stick to it
The question, when put to the house. was car
ried by the boy, who would not don the shirt
IF you will not wear it," said his mother, II
shall send you back to bed"
Back to bed he went He got no dinner
Afternoon came. A neighbor went in to see
him, his mother telling her that she had bad
awake his little cheeks flushed with the
situation, but showing no sign Of change of
heart.
Don't you want to 60 to SCHOOL," asked the
neighbor.
school" was the reply. Il shall never go
to school again"
Don't you want TOP"
"Yes but can't I've got to stay here"
'All your lfe?'
'Yessm," was the reply, '-all my life. shan't
ever get up again prob'ly."
What could a mothers heart do against 90
philosophic an acceptance of the termination of
a career as this? What but kiss him at tea and
60 and buy the little bunch of pluck some
downy little undershirts that should never
tickle him
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tables. Of girls and boys, members Of the club;
the boys al have their club badges and the
girls are neatly and plainly dressed, each COM
pleting her costume with dainty cap and
white apron-a pretty picture as one sees them
running from child 10 child. bringing a new
supply of turkey or some other professionalism
the guests are not denied second help: nearly
all of these, like Oliver Twist. ask for more, but
with different results
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-21
Her Charlns.

Oh, the light that lies in a maiden's eyes.
AS she meets the fond glance of her lover.
Is brighter by far than the CLEAN of the star
That shines in the darkness above her
And the neeting flush of q maiden's blush.
The b DOM OF the rose defying,
Ger her countenance flies as the maiden sighs
Like the dream Of q zephyr Tying.
And the power to beguile In a maiden's smile.
And the sound of her voice so thrilling,
Make lover Grave TO become her slave
Her slightest behest fulfilling
But the tuneful clink OF a maiden's chink.
And the CLEAN Of her gold so yellow.
More than Cupids dart win touch the heart
OF the most unsuscepuble fellow.
Yale Record.
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After the Ball.

After the ball Torn bits of lace
Crushed bows and flowers show the trace
Where dancers clashed, caught in the height
OF Pans mad music, rhythmic light,
Lost in the dances vortex pace.
Twas here | sat near sloe-eyed Grace
And watched the glor, of her face,
All me. that she were now in sight
After the ball.
She's not. I've had pretty chase.
She lost her brooch, dropped in the race
For supper. She and Tom tonight
Went nome. had to be pJlite-
bore. for must search the place
After the ball.
Life. WILLIAM FREDERICK DIX.
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ON The OYSTER WHARF.
Studies of Men and Mollusks at
the River Front.
The "Bug-Eyes" and Their Shippers
Where the BivaIves Come From-Early
Morning Scenes In the Light Of Smok-
Ing Dips.

S the passenger on
the 7th-street cars
nears the foot OF
that thoroughfare
he is greeted with
an odOr that tells
him that he is in
the vicinity of the
oyster wharf. If he
jumps from t h e
platform as the car
turns the sh arp
bend and strikes off
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-21
ALL SORTS OF QUEER FISH.
The Census Bureau Offers a New List of
Awfully Funny Ones.

For the first time in the history Of census
making in this country the bureau which con-
ducts that important work finds itself now COM
PEELED, by an act of Congress approved last
March, reproduce statistics regarding the fishes
that inhabit the waters i'll and about the
United States. The superintendent first con-
tribution to this branch of human knowledge
has just been published in the shape of a list
merely giving the names Of aquatic animals
sought by fishermen" However, this list is
Surprisingly interesting 20 peruse, SO very
many queer fishes there are in it, or, at all
events, fishes with exceedingly queer names.
To begin with, it would appear that nearly
all of the animals found on dry land have name
sakes in the watery depths, fresh or salt. Pok-
ing around among the unfathomed caves of
ocean, following the beds Of running streams,
or far down in the fluid crystal of the lakes
you will find the sea-hog-an insulting name
for the sportive porpoise-the sea-lion, the sea-
elephant, the sea cow, which suckles its young,
the porcupine fish, the sea-horse, the goose
fish. he toad-fish. the parrot-fsh, otherwise
known as slppery-dick, the squarrel-fsh. the
pig-ish, the buffalo-fsh, the tiger-shark, the
cow-fish, otherwise called the grampus-Sam
Weller's favorite though disrespectful desig-
nation for his father-the wolf-fish. the sea-
robin and the fannel-mouthed cat. Even the
fabulous beast that is supposed to cherish
against the hon such a mortal enmty, though
never found on the earth, is discovered in the
sea-unicorn.
Besides these, if you are sufficiently indus
trious IN your search beneath the waters You
will come across q sun-fish and a moon-fsh a
devil-hsh and an aDgelh fish, cigar-fish and q
pipe-fsh, q surgeon-tish and a doctor-fsh. a
king fish and queen fish; a silver-fish and a
goldfish; also Jewish, q bug-fish, q cutlass-
fish and a saber-fish, and lest, but not least. a
putting grubby.
Such lots of crabs there seem to be-more
kinds than ever you or would have imagined
Ito bite your toes that wadng after all. might
not be safe amusement or pleasant, even
though one were able to find all these curious
| fish. Just a few OF the available crabs here
| about are the iddier-crab, the oyster-crab, the
ock-crab, the Jonah-crab, the red-crab the
| hermit-crab, the stone-crab, the Joe-rocker or
green-crsb, the lady-crab. the sand-crab, the
blue-crab, the sea-crab. the kelp-crsb and the
spider-crab. OF all the unpleasant things in
Mr.. Porter's list, such as the many EARNED cut
tle-tish, the medicinal-leech and various bugs,
perhaps the less said the better.
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toward the river a walk of a few seconds
brings him to the place where the Sc
ductive bivslves which tempt the appetites Of
the Washington people are landed fresh from
the oyster beds Of the lower Potomac and the
Chesapeake
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BALD HEADED WOMAN IL unusual before she Ia
forty, but gray hair In common Win mem ssriiar
Badness and graynsss may 10 prevented By
using Halls Hair remover. -
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single charge Of powder for the twelve
inch guns used in the English navy costs
The dead body Of VIM Firth. Q resident Of
Front Royal, Va, was found at the Niagara
hotel, Camden street, Baltimore, yesterday. He
blew out the gas.
Moody, the evangelist, was in Baltimore yes
terday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-21

The PENNSYLVANIA RAILROADS. HOLIDAY
RATEs.-Holiday excursion tickets will be sold
between stations on the Pennsylvania railroad
December 81, 1889, to January 1, 1880, valid
for return until January 4, 1880, inclusive at
tickets only will be sold from Washington to
Philadelphia and New York at the usual rates
and limits. A round trip rate of cleo will be
in effect between Washington ana Baltimore
within the above limit
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How He Got It-Gabby-"How did you get
that dreadful cold?"
Snuffleton-..Id the datural way, stoopid,
S'pose advertisedfor plads ad spedi6stiods.-
Texas Svtsngs.
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POTOMAC RIVER BOATS

n % NOkt OH AND PORT MONROE
4 - 1hE lOPULAR hOUIE
1Hk OLD fANOIIk STEAMER GEORGE LEARY
Sf hIio,nimsp,s sr. sAhE Gosi9kfABLA
rooms large comfortable ana heated by steam. Polite
and attentive Ofhcers. thorough discipline
From .t1-street wharf MONDAYS, MkDNESDAYB
and FRIDAYS at pm
he only steamer landing at Boston wharf Norfolk
ana the only lilIe having exclusive with
BOsION AND PROVIDENCE sTEAMEKs
tickets and rooms at Gig aud 1851 Pennsylvsnla
ave. Hawley's, 10th aud NV and knoI's r rpress
WHO Will check baggage nom hotels private resi-
dences. Telephone No. 1853.
nlS VA. z. WEIGH. Supt and GEN Ast
n oRFoLK, FORTRESS MONROE AND THf
~ south-Daily line except Saturdays On and xftsJ
nONDA1, November .. 1883. steamers Lady Of th9
Lake and Jane Moseley having been repaired md
newly furnished Will leave SlKthstreet wharf term
linus 9TH and 18th street pm. hellirllifls.
leave Ciyde's wharf Norfolk, foot Madison same
hour CIuse Connections for New York. Philadelphia
and North and souIh For state aud Informs
uon regarding freight call st bari Telephone s
"a. Also b. and ". Ticket Orhces olS and s5l -
ave.. and Hawley's Express. INLAND AND SEA
BOARD COAsIING COMPANY. MID
MOUNT VERNON
steamer w. W. CoRCoRAN, CAM. I. I. naha
leaves IN st. wharf daily lexcept sunday for Aol8
Vernon, leaving al am. reaching Washington about
o:oO pm. hare round trlp. l. incluoans saaissl0a
u grounds ana nAnsioD. sele
LTOR POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS
u MN Iron STEAMER .MAkEFIELD~
Leaves ath-street wharf on MONDAYS, IN UhSDAYo
aud SAT- hbAis at q. IN. Returning IUksDAla
Landings Tar Noini Greek, Va 81. Clements Bay
aha Leonarutown, had. CONNECTS with IS and " n n 10
sAelAefus. bee schedule JUAN r. fAIakT1, All
Z. ". RIDLEY, manager )Ax5
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PARIS AFTER THE SHOW.
The Myriads of Visitors are Gone, but
the City is Still Gay.

THE ADVENTURE OF YOUNG AMERICAN WHO |
Waited WITH FRENCH woMAN-oMNr- |
BUSES IN LONDON AND PARIs-JUDoE MAcKEY |
AND HIS NIECE LIVING IN THE FRENCH CAPITAL |
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THE SECOND YEAR.
When the next year rolled around none of
the children thought of giving up the Christ
mas club. 1t was recognized in all the dis
tricts except one, and that was only through a
misfortune The numbers entertained in
creased and it was estimated that there were
some 1000 children who became the guests
of the three clubs. The President of the
United States and his daughter did not fail in
their hearty cooperation. Even the dignified
Chief Justice of the United States became in
terested and was spectator at one of these
entertainments. The grown-up children lent
a helping hand to those of a smaller growth
and the zeal of these kind friends of the chill
dren's club in the good cause caused them to
give freely of their time and money. The COL
umns of the newspapers were always open
when a good word was to be said in behalf of
the clubs and the public generally co-operated.
REPEATING SUCCESSES.
So when Christmas, 1885, came around the
childrens clubs very naturally got ready for
the usual entertainment. The success of the
previous year was repeated The president of
district No. 2 had left the city with her father,
and Miss Mollie Villas, daughter of the then
Postmaster General, took her place as presi-
dent. Miss Rose Cleveland, the sister Of the
/ President, became the president of the ladies'
committee. This year a change was made in the
manner Of serving the dinner; during the first
two years contributions of cooked turkeys and
of almost everything else in the shape of pro-
visions were made, and the committees at
tended to all the carving. table-laying, dish
washing, &c. 1t was found that this labor was
unnecessary and would be intolerable if this
organization were to become permanent. Ac-
cordingly caterer was employed to furnish
the dinner and everything accessory thereto,
and the ladies were thus spared much exhaust
ing labor. The experiment was entirely sue
cessful, and the plan thus inaugurated has since
been followed. The next year witnessed the
reorganization of the clubs and the usual en-
tertainments given in the three districts. In
1887 the success of the clubs entertainments
made another pleasant event in the history of
the movement in this city. So infectious was
the example of the previous years that the col
ored people went into the movement and en-
tertained at dinner the poor children of their
own race.
Last year the success Of the previous years
was repeated and this year preparations are in
active progress, not only in the three districts
but among the coiored people to give the poor
children grand Christmas feast
THE LITTLE WATERS
One Of the regular features Of these dinners
IL the attendance walters, under the super
vision Of the ladies in charge Of the various
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10 escape, drew up as soon as possible to ascer-
tain the damage and offer explanations.
THE LONDON AND PARIS POLICE.
The absolute authority Of the English police
man is something refreshing to behold. The
practice Of assisting foot passengers over dam
gerous street crossings is even more extensive
than i'll New York. A Bobby is always sta
toned at intersecting streets to regulate the
tide Of travel in the different directions and to
open a free passage way for pedestrians at short
intervals. Mr.. Policeman stands in the midst
of cabs, omnibuses, trucks and carriages. and
governs them all with motion Of his hand.
He doesn't need to turn his head so secure is
he in the protection which his uniform affords.
He never carries a pistol and seldom shows a
club, but woe betide the careless Jehu who al
lows the nose of his horse to even touch the
sleeve of that carefully brushed blue coat.
In Paris. where the streets are almost as much
crowded at certain hours OF the day, no such
regulations are enforced. The drivers rush
their horses 1no such animals by the way, as
are seen in London) hither and thither without
any regard to keeping either to the right or
left. Wherever they see a chance of getting
trian is in the way the cab driver yells
at him to get out of it, but seldom slackens the
speed Of his horse. Gendarmes are stationed
at bases In the middle of the boulevards but
they seldom make an attempt to regulate the
streams Of vehicles. The French government.
it is said, recently sent some representatives to
London to study the regulations enforced there
with view Of adopting them in Paris, but
without much apparent result The cab fare
is a little cheaper in London than it is in PARIS
for a short distance, but franc and q half will
carry two or even three passengers anywhere
within the Notifications Of the city. In add.
ton to the regular fare, however, twenty-fv
confines a. . pour boirs are expected and
demanded BY the driver. This Is called !
gratuity, but It 10 just - much part of the
fare - the regular price. The comparison il
made, however, between two wheeled cabs in
London and four-wheelers in Paris, where the
hanson u seldom seen,
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One OF the regular features Of these dinners
IL the attendance walters, under the super
vision Of the ladies in charge Of the various
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-10-22
CITY WARD BOUNDARIES.

FIRST Wards bounded on the north
wv. Commerce street, east by San An
tonic river, south and west by center of s..
Laredo street and Alazan and San Pedro
creeks.
SECOND Wards bounded on the north
by w. Commerce street, east by center of
S. Laredo street and Alazan and San Pedro
creeks, south and west by city limits.
THIRD Wards bounded on the east by
San Pedro creek, north by Fredericksburg
road and city limits, west by city limits
and south by ", Commerce street. n
FOURTH WARD-Is bounded on the north
by city limits, south by w, Commerce street,
east by San Antonio river, west by San
Pedro creek and Fredericksburg road.
FIFTH WARD Is bounded on the west
and north by the San Antonio river, east by
Alamo and Madre bitches and south by w.
Commerce street.
SIXTH WARD-IS bounded on the west
by Alamo and Madre bitches and San An
tonic river, south by E. Commerce street.
north and east by city limits.
SEVENTH WARD In bounded on the
north by z. Commerce street, east and south
by city limits, west by center of Water and
Mill streets and San Antonio river.
EIGHTH Wards bounded on the north
nv z. Commerce street, west by San AntO-
MO river east by center of Water and Mill
streets.