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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-23
The Hotel Clerk has to Shake Hands.
, From the New York Sun.
''Hiilo! howdy do?"

From the New York Sun.
'.Hiilo! howdy do?''
1t was a big fat man with a scarlet comnlex-
ion and startling shortness of breath. He
set carpet bag as fat and comfortable-lookine
as himself on the floor in front of the desk in
the Fifth-avenue hotel, and wrapping his bunch
Of digits about the little white hand of Clerk
Hogan squeezed it until Mr.. Hogan hated him
with an intensity that shook the building,
tiad to see ye," said the fat man.
Mr.. Hogan tried to smile, but failed. Than
ne swung the register around and, jabbine 4
pen into the ink, viciously thrust 1t at the Fat
man. The latter rested one foot on his Garnet
bag and, spreading himself over the desk. la
boriously wrote his name.
The name was that OF Q man widely knovu
IN commercial circles, but it brought no 10Y TO
do you often have such an experienceY.
Mr.. Hogan was asked.
TOO Often" was his sad reply. asome man
pride themselves on the vigor OF their grin.
and such persons are the ones who do not shafe
your hand because they are glad to see Won
but simply to zee you shrink when they esther
your fingers up and crunch them don't OBJ
1ect TO friendly hand shake and hearty one.
too, but there il no occasion for person g
practice cruelty"
do you have to shake hands often2ss
couldn't begin t0tell you how often. Yen
would be surprised TO see the number Of tine
men reach out for my hand In the oourse az :
day.. A. said before, I don't mind IL orti-
narily, but at times-woll, sthero sro thinrn ~
better not to dwell on. :"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-23

terrible accident was reported last night
from Buckley's Mills, Russell county, Va. A
railroad tunnel is being driven through big
hill at that point and large number of men
are employed thereat. A blast of S0pounds of
giant powder was put in yesterday. but it failed
to explode. Yesterday, while extracting the
charge. it exploded premsturoly. An 18-foot
drill was driven through Michael Dances head,
feet protruding on either side. He died in
stantly. John Ramrey had both hands blown
of. Joe Moore's right shoulder was torn off by
rock. Andrew Martin had leg blown of at
the knee and William Kunz was terribly in
jured by flying rocks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-23

B. AND o. TO ATLANTIC CITY.-Another select
excursion to Atlantic City via b. and o. Train
will leave Washington next Saturday at 4:30 p.
M, August "a. Round-trip fare only 49, in
GLIDING transfer at Philadelphia. Tickets good
until Monday for return trip-Adrk
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-23
An Endorsement Expunged.

At Lowell, Mass, ut q largely-attended meet
ing last night, post a, GAR, after full and
records the vote passed ct . previous thinly-
attended meeting whereby the course Of PEN
sion Commissioner Tanner was indorsed
Prominent members Of the post express them
selves 70 the effect that the vote indorsing Mr..
Tanner, 10 view Of the investigation he i un-
der, was III advised.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-23
Negro Blood and Spinal Columns.

From the indianapolis News
Capt o. c. Terry, who has just resigned the
position Of executive clerk to the governor to
become a special pension examiner, was born
and grew to manhood in Tennessee when slay-
cry was in its prime.
Il saw enough of slavery myself to set me
against it, said the captain a few days ago in
speaking of this period of his career '.In sew
eral instances / saw slave children sold whose
veins contained SO much of their masters blood
that their skins were without a tlnge of the
African color except in the invariable stripe
down the spinal column.
what do 1 mean by the stripe down the
spinal column? Why, supposed you knew the
presence of African blood in any person no
matter how slight the proportion, can be in
stantly detected by a dark line along the spine.
Even an octoroon, with complexion and features
purely Caucasian invariably has this line of
dark. 1t Is a never-failing proof of mixed
| blood. The mark il not always black but is
always considerably darker than the rest of the
surface of the body
"Since you didn't know that perhaps you
don't know that negro child at its birth is as
light colored as aw white one. You wouldn't
notice any difference in the color at all. In
three or four hours after birth the skin begins
to turn dark and in a short time becomes as
black as the child is destined to be during its
life ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-23
The Reno Monument.

The Reno monument which is to be unveiled
with appropriate ceremonies September IA,
arrived on South Mountain on Tuesday, and
was placed in position in swise's field
Wednesday. 1t weighs five tons and is a hand
some piece OF work. The addresses on the
occasion OF the unwilling will be delivered by
ranft
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-23
His Credit Injured.

From the Epoch.
''rve been injured by statement in your
paper"
''rm sorry, sir. What did say?'
.'You stated that had compromised with
my creditors for 20 cents on the DOLLAR
''Well?"
"well, have't done anything of the kind; it
was 40 cents
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-23

The Thornton worsted company at Provi-
dence, r. l., las assigned to Horatio N. Camp
bell, jr.
The Colebrook Dale Creamery association,
which conducts large creamery in Colebrook
Dale township, Pa, failed yesterday foreclosure
proceedings having been brought on q $4,000
mortgage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-23
Discovered at Last-A Tragedy.

From Harpers Bazaar.
John, did you mail that letter I wrote to
mother three weeks ago?"
''Yes, dear"
"Strange she didn't get it." pause, during
which John strives to disappear.)
John. did you put stamp ON it2"
ssN-no, darling" (Curtain)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-23
A Florists Protective Society.

AT Buffalo, N.Y., yesterday the Florists pro-
'ective society was organized constitution
ana bylaws were adopted. II. b. Beatty of Oil
City was elected secretary and treasurer. and
an ADVISORY board consisting of Robert Craig
OF Philadelphia, ]. G. Vaughan OF Chicago and
Peter Henderson of New York was elected and
will NIL the place Of a president.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-23
Colored Baptists in Convention.

The twentieth annual session of the Colored
Baptists state Sunday-school convention assem-
bled in Danville, Va, yesterday, composed of
delegates from all parts of Virginia, the District
about one hundred and fifty in all. The open
ing address was delivered by Rev. DIR. j. T..
Jones of Richmond theological seminary. The
convention will be in session until Saturday
night
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-23
Capt. Roger Picked Un nd Sen.

Capt Gardner of the schooner vsIkyrie, from
the Banks, reports that the schooner Martha
A. Bradley, August 10, on the western part of
Grand Bank picked up Capt Charles Rogers in
the small boat Nickelodeon in an exhausted
condition. Capt. Rogers was bound from Bos-
ton to Paris and had been ct sen thirty-eight
daya
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-23
Montana Nominations,

At Anaconda. Mont, the republican state
convention yesterday nominated the following
ticket: For governor, T. C. Power of Helena;
for lieutenant governor, J.. E. Richards of
Butte; for member Of Congress, T. H. hrter
of Helena.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-23
Heroine for q Novel.
From Life.


Mrs Bright-"Oh, Mr.. Kowells. I know a
young woman whom am sure you would put
into one of your novels if you should meet her.
Shall / introduce you?'
Mr.. Kowells great American novelist)-"A
thousand thanks; yes. What are her character
istics!"
Mrs. Bright characteristics? Why, she
hasn't any"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-23
VIEWS UPON THE CIGARETTE.
Contrary Opinions Regarding the Paper
Smoke by Observers and Experts.

FROM the New YORK sun.
The proprie tor of big cigar store near the
city hall says that if the sale of cigarettes is
falling off he hasn't discovered it.
II think it is increasing he said, "for big
strong-bearded men buy cigarettes now, and
this makes it plain to me that cigarettes are
now smoked by all sorts and conditions of men,
For many years the sale of them was confined to
boys and females, and men were given to scott
at them, but this has changed"
The dealer said that he found it remunera-
tive to sell cigarettes singly, and that many
men who wanted short smoke would run in
and pay a cent for one. Perhaps the class of
men who patronize this dealer are different
from those who support cigar store in the
lower end of Broadway, whose proprietor said
that it scarcely paid him to keep cigarettes
now.
in SO many of the big stores and business
houses" he said, notices are stuck up prohib-
itlng the smoking of cigarettes on the premises
that men are ashamed to smoke them. l think
men object to them principally on account of
their vile odor, but the danger Of fire from the
burning stump has also something to do with
It, Cigarettes are more dangerous in this re-
spect than cigars, for the same reason that two
burning matches are more dangerous than one.
man can smoke half dozen cigarettes in
less time than il would take HIM to consume a
cigar. The boys given to the practice
that If smoking them was allowed at all in the
stores you wouldn't be able to tell drug store
from a tobacco shop by the smell"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-23
Yesterdays Tennis Tournament

The second round Of the national champion
ship tennis tournament was played yesterday
at Newport, Ell The defeat Of Taylor by
Campbell was the notable event Of the day.
The scores of the games played yesterday are
Is follows:
c. A Chase beat r. B. Hale-6-4, 60, e-3
Y. A. Shaw beat R.V. Beach-7-96-2 60 ca
W.P. Knapp beat J. A. Ryerson--7-5 SO, Ga.
Deane Miller beat G.R. Fearing, Jr-6-2, Ga
6-3.
4. r. Mansfield beat +. L. v. Hoppin-7-5
60, 6-L
Z. G. Meers beat N. r. wright-7-5, 6-s Ga.
J. ;. Clark beat g. L. Chase-2-6, 6-I, O-6 Ga
SIS.
o. s. Campbell beat Howard A Taylor-s-4,
Ga, 81, 60.
For consolation prize B. G. Sands beat A. L,
Rives-6-2, g..
Il. p. Huntington beat E. A. Thomson-s-s,
g.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-23
Trial of O'Brien and Gilhoolv.

The trial Of Mr.. William O'Brien and Mr..
james Gilhooiy, members Of parliament from
county Cork, on a charge of holding a ma
tionalist meeting which had been proclaimed
under the crimes act, was begun yesterday at
Clonakilty. The defendants refused to recog-
nize the authority of the court and declined to
eross-examine the witnesses for the prosecution
or to present any testimony in their own behalf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-23
New Hampshire,s War Debt Paid =

NC" hampshire's War Debt Paid.sn
State Treasurer Carter Of New Hampshire
has received for redemption certificate for
si5o,ooo, it being the last outstanding war obi
CATION o. the state. 1t natures September
and will he paid then
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-23
Toeing the Scratch.

from the New York Sun
There had been some hard words between
julius and Moses before. as near as / could
make out. Moses was backing my boots on
the veranda when Julius came around from
the kitchen and began:
Look heah, boy; rze dun got my eyeball
on you, an de fust thing you know I'll pound
ye to squashr'
''ShoO, Does you know who you is con-
versln' widI' demanded Moses. 'Doan' you
talk to me dat way. black man."
who's black man?''
'.You is"
You was a liah, sah!'
80 was your
Look out boyi A Teller dun called me hah
one time. an de county had to bury him."
An you look out fur me, black man. TIE
mighty hard to wake up, but when l gifts
aroused was pizen all de way frew"
Shoo! jist want to say to you dat de las
tight was IN IT took eight men to hold me.
Doan' you git me mad, boy; doan' you do il. !"
Bum. dass put my hand right on yo'
shoulder"
An dass put my hand on yours"
Now what 20 gwine ter do?'
Now what 20 gwine ter dor"
'.Shoor'
s.Shooi'
And after standing in defiance for a moment.
each backed slowly away and went about his
business, to renew the deli" at the first op-
portunity, and always with the same result.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-02-26
abte system of blackmail, as the pro-

abte system of blackmail, as the pro-
prletors of newspapers have reason to
know. Nine-tenths of the plaintiffs
in libel suits are men without char.
acter, who begin actions to annoy
publishers into compromises. An
equal proportion of ylawers in such
cases are briehess barristers or con-
scienceless counselors, who ask only
contingent fees. The passage of the
amendment before the New York As
sembly and the passage of such an
amendment before the Missouri As
sembly and the Assemblies of other
states would effectualIy destroy this
sort of matchmaking. Reputable men
maligned have no trouble in obtain
ing the proper explanation and apol
ogy, and in such cases only the writer
of the libel justly suffers for his care
lessness.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-02-26

The Nevada legislature is discuss.
ing a bill. one section of which reads !:
cit shall be unlawful for any spec
tator in any place of amusement to
wear a covering for the head which
shall reach more than three inches
above the crown of the head and
any person wearing such covering
for the head shall be guilty of a mis-
demeanor and shall be fined in sum
of not less than five dollars nor more
than ten dollars. or imprisoned in the
county jail not less than two DAYS or
more than five days provided. that
this act shall not apply to women over
thirty-6ve years of age"
1t is needless to say that should the
bill become a law every woman that
attends the theatre in Nevada will 60
without high hats-not that they
will care continental for the law but
because they will all be under, or on
~, 35.years of age. 1t would appear,
however, that the Nevada legislature
might find something more important
with which to while away their time
than women's bonnets or other head
covering-tbe practice of going out
between the acts "to see q man. for
instance, which is more of a nuisance
10 the women who attend theatres
than bonnets a mile high could be to
men.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-02-26
A bill has been introduced into the

A bill has been introduced into the
general assembly of New York amend
ing the code of civil procedure relat-
ing to libel and SANDER and which
provides that the plaintiffs in such
actions must file security for costs to
the amount of $1,000. Such re-
quirement will not prevent any honest
libel suit being brought, and it will
suppress an organized system for
Matchmaking responsible newspapers
which is kept alive by dishonest and
disreputable lawyers. Such a bill
should be introduced in the Assembly
of Missouri. 1t is a fact that no
amount of care will prevent mistakes
from creeping into metropolitan news
papers, with many contributors to its
columns. But the fact that the mis-
take could scarcely have been avoid
ed, would not prevent a troop OF
young lawyers from Offering to bring
a crop of libel suits on contingent
fees. IL was, and is, a very profit
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-02-26
NEWSPAPER HUMOR.

Washington Critic Weather
poets ought TO know neteOrolOgy.
Jewellers Weekly: How does a
soldier resemble watch ? He marks
time.
-Binghamton Republican {: He
is a rare man of whose work it can be
said, well done.
-Terre Hsute Express Faint
heart never lodged fair LADY if she
was determined on capturing it.
-Munsey's Weekly: 1t is a very
unfortunate thing for the poets that
the best known rhyme for Cupid is
stupid.
-Terre Haute Express Terre
Haute's modest young lady has re-
ported again. She has drsped the
lower limbs of all the shade trees at
home.
-Yonkers Statesman Jay Gould
began his business career by sweeping
out brokers' Office. Subsequently
he cleaned out the broker.
-PhiIadelphia Ledger The Hun
garian Diet, which attracts unusual
attention just now. must be to high
spiced, judging from its exciting eff
fects.
-Pittsburg Chronicle A Mead
vile barber has received q White Cap
notice. 1t is doubtful if even this will
provide his conversation with terminal
facilities.
Boston Transcript: Cardinal
Manning says the United States is GO
ing to seed, and Congressman Russell
declares that too much seed is going
to the states. That's the way FOLKS
differ.
Rochester Post-Express 1T is
eminently proper to prefer to the un-
known man who will give 800. 000,-
900 to found a Baptist University as
a philanthropist Of the first water.
Boston Post A Washington
man volunteers to be one of fifty who
will adopt "the many and graceful
aud start the fashion.
Such heroism could only come from
good calves.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-02-26
A Sound Legal Opinion.

E. Bainbridge, Munday, Esq, county at.
torney, Clay county, Texas, says, Have
used Electric Bitters with most happy re-
suits. My brother also was very low with
malarial fever and jaundice, but was cured
by timely use of this medicine. Am salts
fed Electric Bitters saved his life"
Mr.. ID. /. Wilcoxson, of Horse Cave, KY ,
adds like testimony, saying he positively
believes he would have died, had it not
been for Electric Bitters.
This great remedy will ward off, as well
as cure, all malarial diseases, and for all
kidney, liver and stomach disorders stands
unequaled. Price SOC and 81 at Mertz &
Hale's drug store.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-02-26

Amelia Rives Chanler is said to be
broken hearted. Shehappened to get
hold OF last Sundays Kansas City
Journal and when she saw the purely
natural manner in which the heroine
Of Joaquin Miller's story had been
portrayed, she saw how she had miss
ed it with the celebrated heroine Of
the "Quick and the Dead" and the
consequences have been as above
stated. In the meantime Anthony
Comstoc< is looking for the Journals
artist with q stuffed club.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-02-26

For all forms of nssal catarrn where
there is dryness of the air passage with
what IS commonly called "stuffing up" es-
pecially when going to led, Ely's Cream
Balm gives perfect and immediate relief.
lite benefit to me has been priceleSs.-A.
G. Chase. NJ. d, Wildwood, Kansas.
For over eight years / have suffered
from catarrh, which has affected nay ewes
and hearing; have employed many ply
sicians without relief. / am now on my
second bottle of Eiy's Cream Balm, and
feel confident of complete cure-Mary C.
Thompson, Cerro Gordo, Ill.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-02-26

Carroll ID. Wright. commissioner of
labor, has submitted to congress his
special report on the statistics of the
laws relaius to marriage and divorce
in the United States from lo67 to
1886 inclusive, and shows that the
total number of divorces granted in
that time-twenty years-of all the
counties in the country, have been
1913, 716. Of these divorces 216, 1873
were granted to wives, and Ill, 938
to husbands. The causes in which
wives are the petitioners more largely
than husbands are cruelty, where the
wife seeks divorce as Z to 1; in de
sertion, where the proportion is over
II to [, in drunkenness, where it is
9 to l. The husband is shown to
have sought divorce for the adultery
of the wife in 38,155 cases, while the
wife has obtained a divorce
in 28, $50 cases for the adultery of
the husband. The cause for which
the greatest number of divorces were
granted is desertion, being 126,557,
or 80 per cent. of the whole number.
The commissioner says it is apparent
that the divorces granted for drunken
ness, the total being 1888, can not,
in any sense of the word, represent
the total number in which drunken
ness or intemperance is serious fac.
tor. This number is only 4 per cent.
of the total number of divorces. The
report ia an interesting one, since it
proves that 3S per cent. of the d.
vorces have been granted for desertion
aud not from more vicious causes.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-02-26

The Dramatic editor of the Globe
Democrat, with no fear of the future
before his face and conscious that it is
time something was done for real art,
sizes up Mary Anderson in a manner
that will make that lady's blood leap
in her veins, that is if she has any
blood, which the CD. dramatic edi-
tor seems to doubt. He says, "She is
a long-limbei !, expressionIess featured
woman with a reach that would make
a prize-fghter's fortune, and voice
that is large and somewhat rich, but
that has never been attuned to agree
able music and that can no more in
terpret the low, sweet melodies of the
soul than a mule can sing lullaby
or buzz saw can MARBLE "Tne last
rose of summer. There is no actress
of her measure, either in fortune &C.
quire1 by acting, or in reputation,
who can lay less claim to histrionic
excellence" Imagine Papa GriAin's
vexed soul, when he sees the above
in print.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-02-26

Great complaints are being made
concerning the extortionate demands
which visitors to the inaugural cere-
monies OF President. elect Harrison are
to be subjected to by the people OF
Washington. These latter realize that
the balance of power SITS In their
hands, and they propose to use it TO
the last degree. Of course it is an
outrage, but nothing can be done
about it, and as long as there are sight
seeing fools in the world, the other
kind have before them a rich harvest.
The only plan to keep Washington
people from getting rich off of the
sight-seer is to remove the capitol
somewhere else or else make the in
augural ceremonies of a strictly pri-
vate character.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-02-26
The selection of Gen. Noble, of GU

The selection of Gen. Noble, Of eur
own Missouri, for a cabinet position,
seems to give general satisfaction and
notwithstanding the fact that the New
York leaders are up in arms, as it
were, over the reported selection of
Window as secretary of the treasury,
it is possible Harrison will have a
strong and satisfactory cabinet. 1t
is said that even Senator Vest has ap-
proved of Noble and to quote cor
respondent of an Eastern newspaper
"he must be a D. good man if
Vest speaks Well of him" as it is gen.
orally known that the astute little SEN
ator does not waste compliments on
anybody.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-02-26
Piles Piles! kItching Piles.

Observation-Disclosures; intense itching
and stidging most all ni-ht; worse by
scratching. If allowad to continue tumors
form which often bleed and ulcerate, be-
coming very sore. SwayDe's Ointment
stops the itching and bleeding. heals ulcer
alton, nd In most cases removes the tu-
mors. At druggists, or by mail, for 80
cents. DR.. Swayne & Son, Philadelphis,
Do
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-02-26
Advice to Mothers.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup should
always be used for children teetning. II
sooths the child, softens the gums, allays
all pains cures wind collie, and is the best
remedy for diarrhoes. Twenty-Five cents
bottle. S-30eod&wl.A
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-02-26

Miss Clarence Barton. sometimes
called The American Flol cree Night
ingale," woa-s among lei decorations
on state &c .asions the iron Gloss Of
GERMANY.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-02-26

A mule never respects anything.
A boy who was coasting yesterday in
Kansas City ran into one of the pes
tlferous beasts and true to bis nature
he gave vicious kick and the boy
I reported to be dying.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-02-26

FITS.-All Fits stopped free by DR..
KLINE's GREAT NERVE REsToRER. No
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Treatise and & trial bottle free to Fit
cases. Send to DR.. Kline, 93l Arch rect,
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