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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-12
Paresis is Fast SPREADING.

SOME STARTLING FACTS ABOUT THIS INsIDIous
DISEASE OF THE BRAIN.
From the Pttsburg Dispatch.
"Paresis is perhaps the most wide-spreading
disease of the present day." said well-known
physician yesterday. 1T is becoming more
prevalent than it used to be; in fact feel safe
in saying that it has increased twofold within
the past five years. II is the malady of our
civilization, rather it seems to advance with
the nations progress.
1T Is largely due to the high tension of the
average business mans mind and it ultimately
breaks down the brain tissue and leaves him a
helpless wreck. just watch him! He is ALWAYS
ON the go, never stopping in his planning and
schemlng out some new venture that he hopes
Will bring him independent fortune and place
him above his competitors. That is the sort
OF strain that will disorganize almost any brain.
such mans mind is never at rest even when
he sleeps. His sleep is unnatural, and he il
apt to be harassed by dreams, and he wakes ND
IN the morning more tired and worn out than
he was when he went to bed the night before.
Just now l recall an instance of q man who
contracted paresis simply because he tried to
force himself to accomplish feat that was
mentally beyond his power. He is George
Knight, the actor. He had a fair amount of
success playing light, spontaneous parts. when
he conceived the idea that his abilities Law in a
more substantial direction, and studied the
Character Of Baron Rudolph, altogether un-
suited to his talents. He studied hard and con-
scientiously, and was determined to overcome
all obstacles by persistent work. 1t wore Rim
out, and before his friends were aware of il he
was a wreck from paresis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-12
Pats PROMPT ReDly.

REMARKABLE BUT DISAPPOINTING GEORGIA
From the New York Star
Echo was mountain nymph in the old po-
etc days, but modern realism has changed her
Georgia colonel must have concluded SO. Col.
Ogeechee has very remarkable echo on his
place few miles from this city; one, in fact,
which would clearly repeat whole sentences.
The gentlemen to whom this assertion was
made were interested, but incredulous states
a contributor to the Savannah Ne1rs and ar
ranged to accompany Col. Ogeechee home the
next afternoon to test the wonderful echo.
The colonel found, on getting home. that in
the heat of the discussion he had claimed more
than the facts justified. Determined not to be
beaten he called his Irish laborer
Pat" says he, "some gentlemen are coming
home with me tomorrow afternoon to hear the
echo. Now, want you to go across the river
before time for me to arrive SO you can an
swer back whatever we may call OUT
"You name for me to play ikker SCRIP asked
Pat, grinning.
''That's it exactly" said the colonel. Now
do you thoroughly understand that YOU are to
answer back exactly what we say"
.Oh, ,yis, sorr; We can depind on me en-
Next AFTERNOON the colonel took his friends to
the river bank, and all were ready for the ex-
pertinent"
Making speaking trumpet of his hands, the
colonel rOared
Are you there?'
Back came the echo with startling distinct
ness:
''Iis, sorr; owe been here since four av the
Clock
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But, citizen, you forget there would be no
longer any lenders OF money, nor any interest
to pay. The state, or the government. would
supply all the capital We require, and would
give it gratis-without interest"
But the state has not the power TO make
capital drop from Heaven. like the mama in
the wilderness. The state never has any
money except what il takes from those who
contribute to it. To give you two millions of
francs 1t would be necessary for the state to
take two millions more every year out of your
pockets, after which, as it would be necessary
to deal with all on the principle of equality,
the state must take from your pockets the cap
ital required for your cOmrade socialists. There
are. therefore. very many chances that the
state, under the socialist regime. would take
from your salaries much more than you now
grumblingly see your master, or employer, re-
ceive. So that then, much more than now,
you could not retain the totality of the pro-
duce of your labor"
"a thousand millionsm exclaimed the young
man, with a somewhat emphatic addition of
speech. IF you have to work as hard before,
and obey as in the past and gain nothing more
by it all, then, of what use Is the social revo-
lution?'
He accompanied the defamation with so
vigorous thump that it woke me from my
dream.
For was in my bed, and there had been no
revolution in Paris nor in my quiet apartment.
There was only upon my table a copy of the
Journal de Petroleum, which had the impru-
dence to read before going to sleep, and which
had given me the nightmare!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-12
He Would Return the Visits,

GEORGIA PATIENTS IDEA OF SURGEONS
PROFESSIONAL CALLS.
she was as numerous fellow as ever saw.
in his way" said Capt. Ben Elliot, as he smoked
a cigarette and warmed his long legs before
the fire in the business Office of the Rome (Ga J
Tribune. He was relating "reminiscences of
steamboating twenty years ago-steamboating
in its halcyon days. That was before the Selma.
Rome and Dalton railroad was completed. and
Talledega and other towns below got their
freight at Greensport where it was left by the
steamboats,. The Coosa river steamers did a
tremendous business.
bill Cornelius, he's dead now but he's the
humorous man am talking about He went
through the war, and in one of the battles a
rife ball went into one heel, and cut in two the
toes of his other foot. He came back home.
and his foot hurt him so bad that he decided to
have the injured toes amputated. He went to
bed and sent for Romes most distinguished
surgeon. The toes were amputated, and after
ward Bill got well and returned to his duties.
One day bill was sent to him for amputating
80 many toes 30 many dollars, and for so many
visits so many dollars. don't recolIect the
amounts, but / think it was $40 for four toes.
Bill said to the collector:
"'Here's $40 for the four toes, and tell DR..
- I'll return the visits"
And he never paid the bill for the visits up
to the time he died"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-12
Valentine Memories,


MY kid struck me for quarter before 1 left
home this morning." said board-of-trade man
as he was lunching with a friend yesterday
noon- He said he wanted it to buy valentines
with. Do you know I'd almost forgotten all
about valentines, and when was youngster
counted the days from New Years until Febru-
airy 14th. Wonder if the kids do the same way
as we used tor remember we used to call 'em
comics and 'prettys.' The boys used to spend
most all their money for comics but they'd
always hold out enough to buy at least one
pretty for their best girl This operation was
always a study and the verse was selected with
more than ordinary care. That 'rose-is-red-a and
violet-blue' gag used to be the fayorite. NV
chum and used to buy gross of comics In
each gross there were seventy-two duplicates
and we used to sort 'em out and divide EN-
The directing them was half the fun. As soon
as 1t was dark in the evening we'd 60 out with
satchel full Of carefully sorted comics and in
some awful disguise. Wore horrible masks or
blacked our faces. Had tin horns and tic taos
Tor the amusement Of the neighbors. There
was always some man In the block that we
hated and we'd chalk square on his doorstep,
ring the bell aud then give him the ha-ha from
across the street when he came out, tried to
PICK II up and then swore. don't believe the
KOS nowadays have az much fun as we did.
wed make friends with some unpopular boy
by sending him up with a valentine to the
chalked-man's door, and then lose his friend
snip again when the man, who had been laying
Tor N, kicked him across the street. That was
fun. Say, I'll match you for the lunches"
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Her First Telegram.

From the Philadelphia Record.
''Be sure to telegraph me as soon as you ar
rive" said young husband to his bride at the
Broad Street station yesterday. She was start
ing on her first trip home to see her mother.
Her mother lives about ten miles out
Il will" promised the young wife sweetly;
''but l don't know whether / have money
enough"
''Oh, send it collect Now don't forget.
Good-by."
"Good-by."
The young husband gazed longingly after
the train as it steamed out and then he sadly
returned to his place OF business In half an
hour messenger boy presented the following:
FROG CENTER. PA. p. m.-George Wash
ington Blank, No. 43 Blank street. Philadel-
phia-My Dear George: | have just arrived
safely without any accident at all. not the
slightest The train slowed up at Jinks cross
ing and whistled, but / don't think anything
serious was the matter. 1t made my heart
jump to think how you would feel if anything
had been the matter, you know. but there
wasn't, not thing, so far as could find out
got to thinking of you and might have been
carried past my station if cousin WILL the one
you used to be so jealous about you know,
hadn't been on the train. He is visiting at
mothers, and Is handsomer than ever He
says he hates you; but, of course that's only
fun, you know. I forgot to say that my trunk
came through all right. 1t was no trouble at
all. Cousin Will took my check and arranged
to have it (the trunk, you know, hauled up to
the house. Ii will have to be taken around BY
the mill, because the other road is blocked up,
you know; but, you know, that will only take
a few minutes longer than by the other road
the one that is blocked up mean. Well, /
must close this dispatch. because kilograms
have to be short you know.
Your loving wife, ANNIE BLIFKINs BLANK.
COLLECT So
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Death from a Cats Bite.
FARMER EXPIRES IN GREAT AGONY, AN
WIFE is NOT EXPECTED TO LIVE.

A FARMER EXPIRES IN GREAT AGONY, AND HIS
WIFE is NOT EXPECTED TO LIVE.
A special to the New York World from Mon
roe, Ga, February g. says: The news of the
terrible death Of Henry Womac, a young
farmer, who lived six miles below Monroe,
from cats bite, is now followed by the state
ment that his wife is dying from the same
cause. Saturday. week ago, Mr.. Womac was
sitting by the fire with one hand hanging
down, when suddenly one of the house cats
sprung upon his hand and fastened her teeth
in one Of his fingers. He slung her loose, and.
Selling a shovel, killed her immediately, The
wound i'll his finger soon healed.
Last Saturday morning, just one week later.
the other cat suddenly showed signs of fight,
and with bristles raised ran under the bed in
which Mrs. Womac was lying. When she got
up and her feet struck the floor, the cat bit her
on one heel. Her husband. hearing her
screams, rushed in. choked the cat off and
killed 1t. About noon his finger began to
swell and pain him, and at night he was at
tackled with spasms. which continued until he
became SO wild that his friends were COM
PEELED to fasten him up in a room by himself.
where he died most terrible death from what
Is pronounced hydrophobia. Mrs. Womac's
foot Is swollen to three or four times its
natural size. and she is not expected to live
until morning
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-12

A physician who understands human nature,
who plays with the baby, makes friends with
the children and listens to the woes of the good
wife and mother, is the fellow to whom the
master OF the house most cheerfully pays the
largest bills. 1t isn't the medicine that's bot
that are unbottled that mark the broad line be-
tween an unsuccessful and popular physician.
-Ne,o York Press.
A teacher in one Of the city schools requires
her pupils to write sentences containing the
words in the lesson. These sentenced are
the words in the lesson was ssurchin.n A little
fellow who would evidently rather stay at home
and play than go to school wrote: 'sThe father
Il urchin his boy to go to school" The follow.
ing Is moro subtitle. The word was opacity. u
ana the sentence written was: .'The author
pacines the poem. why, what do you thinh
pacify' means2" asked the teacher, ;'The die.
t1onary says it means compose Hartford
Mr Hewitt indignantly repudiates the charge
that he betrayed Tilden in the handling Of he
electoral commission bill.
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Pulled Down by Glidden & Curtis.

FAILURE OF THE OHIO AND WESTERN COAL AND
IRON CoMPANY-Irs TRAGIC HISTORY
The Ohio and Western Coal and Iron COM
pany filed an assignment in New York Monday
to James A. Hall without preference. The
deed of assignment conveys to the assignee all
the lands, furnaces, buildings and appurte-
nances Of the company. subject to mortgage
to the Boston Safe Deposit and Trust company.
The failure of Glidden Curtis of Boston. last
week, caused the assignment. The company
was Incorporated under the laws of New York,
October %. 1885, with capital stock of
S5,OOOO 900 and bonded debt of $500, 900.
According to the company's annual report
on January 16, the liabilities were %, 3O9 600 of
which the bonded debt was 81. 1893. 900, and
other debts, with collateral security. 1910 600
The assets consist of 1000 acres of coal land in
the Hooking Valley, valued at 800 to $500 per
acre; about 800 houses, three large stores 400
railroad cars, four miles of track three coal
mines fully equipped, four furnaces and a
large amount of miscellaneous equipments
The failure has created excitement and nm
easiness i'll the Hooking Valley swhere the
property of the company is located. Saturday
was payday with the Ohio and Western. but
the men received nothing. The shutting down
of the Ohio and Western Coal and Iron COM
pany will throw from 600 to 700 men out of en-
ployment.
A strange fatality has been connected with
the property out OF which the Ohio and West
ern grew. James L. Burkey, who committed
suicide in ST. Louis hotel, was harassed to
the last by thoughts of the fortunes he had
lost among the Hooking hills. George Lee.
who had killed himself i'll a New York hospital.
was haunted in his dying hour by the spectre
OF ruin IN the coal fields of Ohio. ROYAL NJ.
Pulsifer, the founder of the Boston Herald.
took his own life sOme months ago. and though
he had many other business complications to
pull him down, he too, had sought the tabled
pot of gold that was said to be buried at the
foot OF the western rainbow. The Standard
Coal and Iron company, out of which the Ohio
and Western grew, was a colossal affair with a
capital OF s75.0OO.0O0. Mr.. James G.. Blaine
was connected with this company
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A Ghost Causes Q Divorce.
MRS. MARTINS FEAR ovERcAME HER LOVE, AND %
SHE LEFT HER HUSBAND.

MRS. MARTINS FEAR ovERcAME HER LOVE, AND %
SHE LEFT HER HUSBAND.
From the Birmingham (Ala) Are
Aghost has caused divorce suit and broken
up once happy family in Blount county. Jas.
Martin, well-to-do farmer, is the owner of one
OF the Oldest homesteads in that county. The
place has been owned and occupied by several
generations OF Martins, and the mansion, a large
frame affair, is a very old one, and is much the
worse Tor age and want Of repair. About five
years ago JAS. Martin married Miss Noel, one
OF the bellies OF the county. The young couple
went to live at the old Martin home and all
went well until about one year ago. Mrs.
Martin, naturally very timid, heard ghost
ram9hng through the old house one night and
was badly frightened. She told her husband
about it, but he could hear nothing, he said
The following night Mrs. Martin heard the
ghost again, and from that time it became q
nightly visitor at the Martin home.
Mrs. Martin wanted to leave the old house at
once, but her husband objected, declaring the
strange noises heard were made by rats. Sew
eral times Mrs. Martin saw white-robed figure
wandering through the wide halls and dark
rooms of the old house. and soon her nerves
and health began to give way under the strain.
She begged and pleaded with her husband to
move away from the haunted house, but he
still refused Mrs. Martin was finally pros
trated by her fear of the ghost, and went to the
home OF her parents to recover her health and
strength. Her relatives and friends Joined her
in appeals to her husband to give up the old
house, but he still refused, when fear of the
ghost overcame love of the husband, and Mrs
Martin refused to live with him again. Martin
tried in vain to induce his wife to return to the
haunted house to live, but she refused. and q
few days ago he filed a suit for divorce on the
ground Of abandonment.
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Mrs. Beem's New Husband.

SHE IS THE HEROINE OF MYSTERIOUS TRAGEDY
AT CHICAGO.
London Special to the New York World February
Mrs. Lulu BEEN, the widow of the late Gen.
BEEN, of Chicago, will be married here next
Wednesday. 1t is only few months since
society at Chicago was startled by the announce
ment that Gen. BEEN had attempted to kill his
wife and had then blown his own brains ont
under the impression that he had murdered
her. The circumstances of the shooting were
very peculiar and for several days the whole
affair was wrapped in very great mystery. But
the final conclusion arrived at was that the
widows version Of the tragedy was the true
one, and no hindrance was made to her de-
parture for Europe for the purpose of recu-
perating her broken health and shattered
nerves. She first went to Heidelberg, and.
while travelling in Germany, met a prosperous
cloth merchant from London who fell In love
with her. few weeks ago Mrs. BEEN came
to London, and the wedding was arranged to
take place here on Wednesday. The matter
was kept very secret, even from friends who
had known Mrs. BEEN in America and who
have met her since she has been in London.
She has not fully recovered her health since
the tragedy and looks very pale and nervous.
After the ceremony she is going with her hus-
band to the south of France for a month. after
which they will return to live in London.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-12
Southern White Republicans.

ADDRESS FROM A SOUTH CAROLINA CONVENTION
WHICH CAUSES A SENSATION.
Charleston. S. c., Special to the Baltimore sun.
A genuine sensation in politics has been
caused in this state by the publication of an
address to the white people of South Carolina,
which appeared this morning. The address
was issued by a convention held in Pickens
county on Monday last, and has been sent to
most of the republican papers in the north and
west. The convention was composed of white
men. The resolutions state that whereas the
carpet-baggers and bourbons continue to claim
now, as they did twelve years ago. that all the
native white people in South Carolina are DEM
ocrats and the colored people are republicans,
thus publishing to the world the falsehoods
form the so-called democratic and republican
parties; and whereas We wish to annihilate that
false claim; therefore be il
''Resoiued, That the progress of the state is
greatly hindered. immigration and capital
prevented from coming among US, the system
OF pubic education Is very unfair, large sums
OF the peoples money being annually appro-
priated for favored few, while the masses are
verypoorly provided for, and the constitutional
guarantee OF American citizenship is outraged
to an extent that seriously threatens the peace
of the commonwealth. Under the present sys-
tenn of elections large majority of the voters
are practically DISTINGUISHED, yet they are
forced to bear the burdensOme taxation yearly
levied upon them while being virtually without
representation in the affairs of the govern
ment."
The address declares in favor of protection
to American industries, and that it is the in
tention of the party to affiliate with the
national republican party in its efforts to secure
honest elections, establish good schools and
bring material prosperity to the south as it has
done to the north. The signers declare that
they have over IL, 500 white voters with them
independents and old-line Union men, and call
upon the liberal whites to join them. This is
the first effort that has been made in this state
since the war to organize white republican
party. The organizers hope to get with them
the farmers party, which made such a vigor-
GUS fight in the last campaign.
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Lord Dunraven's New Yacht.

London Special to the New York World. February
The earl of Dunraven is trying to make a
great mystery about his new Cotton yacht. He
refused to tell the World correspondent
whether he intends to sail her in American
waters or not Mr.. Dixon Kemp writes in to-
days Field: 1T is said that the 60-rater build
ing at Fay's yards for the earl of Dunraven
from design by Watson is to have a center
board, or plate, or fin, or whatever the new
nomenclature will term it. Mr. Burgess CEN
terboard boat. which is building in America.
will, We understand, have the board housed
under the cabin floor, and each yacht will have
a heavy lead keel
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A Preacher Describes the Waltz.

Rock Island Special to the Chicago Herald
Another religious attack upon the social
pleasures of the day was made from the pulpit
OF the Broadway Presbyterian church by the
Rev. W. s. Marquis last night. at is no acct
dent" he said, "that the dance is what it is. 1,
mingles the sexes in such closeness of personal
approach and contact as is nowhere else toer-
ated in respectable society," 1t does this under
a completely of circumstances, which con-
spire to heighten its improperly. This pic
ture may be seen: 1t is evening. The hour is
late. There is delicious intoxlcation of mo-
ton and music-perhaps of wine-in the blood.
There ID a strange confused sense of being in
diyiduaily observed among so many, while yet
the natural noble shame which guards the
purity of man and woman alone together is alb
sent. Such is the occasion, and still hour after
hour the dance whirls its gay kaleidoscope
around. bringing hearts so near that they al
most beat against each other mixing the warm
breath together, darting the fire of electricity
between the meeting fingers, flushing face and
tightening the eyes with a quick language"
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The Roman LOOters.
THE VALUE OF THE PLUMBER THEY SECURED
PLACED AT $4,000

THE VALUE OF THE PLUMBER THEY SECURED
PLACED AT $4,000.
The value of the plumber secured by the mob
in the recent riot in Rome is estimated at $751;
600. The government possesses evidence that
the anarchist leaders fomented the agitation.
Prime Minister Crispi blames the commits
sioner of public safety for culpable lack of
presence of mind. He announced that he had
given stringent orders to prevent all meetings
of workingmen. The government, he said. was
warned some time ago that the present agita-
ton would occur either in February or March.
limiting that the socialists were at the bottom
of the trouble, Signor Crispi said that the gov
eminent would know how to do its duty.
The radicals of Milan made an attempt SUM-
day to celebrate the revolt of 1858. They were
forcibly dispersed by the police.
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NHoMAs powLING. hnctioneer.
SERX yAk " IL franz DWELL

VERY VALUABLE THREF-sTORY FRAME DwTIL-
STREET NoRrHwEsr, AT AUCTION. Ian -
TENTH, 1859, At HIF7PAsr FOUR O'CLOCK in
sub lot SO size IS feet inches by 20 feet in sausr.
3os, improved By comfortable three-story frame
ery is located near street aud frst-csss locs-
ton.
Terms One-third cash. balance in I and years
with notee bearing interest and secured by OF
trust or all cash At option Of purchaser el 90 depoeis
required at the time of sale. All conveylncins and
recording at purchasers cost.
f6-d&ds THOMAS nOWI ING
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Fresh Information.

From tine Burlington Free Press
De Smith-"Iwirler is certainly one of the
greatest pitchers in the country. He is ambi-
dextrous, you know
Miss Travis-"Oh. yes! and I've heard it said
that he could pitch just as well with his left
hand as he can with his right"