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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-10
A Duel with Paint Brushes.

Morau-Nauthler.
One OF the commonest ordeals to which
novices were subjected in the painters stu
dos In Paris was the paint-brush duel. The
two latest arrivals were stripped to the waist
and perched on very high stools, face to face,
at arm length They were then armed with
big brushes filed with color, one with Pms
sian blue and the other with crimson lake.
and the duel began. Perfect strangers to each
other and having no insults to avenge, the
comoatants went very gingerly to work at the
outset, anxious to keep their balance and avoid
Deing daubed with paint. But, stimulated by
the shouts of spectators, they gradually
warmed to their work. A first blow was struck
ana returned; wavering, staggering and writh-
ing, the opponents, with their bodies all
spiashed with paint, broke their brushes and
rolled on the floor, where they exchanged their
blue and red sores in a hand-to-hand fight.
which ended in the duelists fraternally soaping
and washing each others wounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-10
baltimore AND OHIO RAILROAD

BALTIMORE sE. AND OHIO RAILROAD
Leave Washington from station corner Of New Jersey
For cbicago and avenue Venue and st
daily 55 express tSss Ss limited e1
Fer Cincinnati and st. Louis express, daily, and
For Pttsburg and Cleveland vestibulsd limited ex-
For Iey sD2 s a Ian ana express pm
s fSSGr d BALTIMORE week days 5, $50 $40 7:3o.
S St9 e t,in U.s. sre mo SsS
a;So' pf5 spnd db 49, IS pm Sundays 20 As
For Way stations between Washington and Balti
~ 10 Pm No Sundays, $50 m, is, 3:25, IS.
s o c4smnas tr xfes
S tt6 soo and 81
40 $50 500 sS go5 40
For AnnapOlis $40 and $50 am. i3:io and 4 Is Is
BaPe e 8so so pm Ls sHsa. An
s;37 am. 4:1Opm. ''-- '1"uAss
iiS iSa% So t and Is s66r p% stations only
ma z sas P'fTa re p@ points 1000
For dBoyds and intermediate stations "a 90 pm.
Church train leaves Washington on Sunday a.1.,,
m, stopping at all stations Meuopop tan
For Frederick. t1o:1oam-. t4:s5. rs 80 pm Sun
Fol hager.toxn. t10 10 am. and t5;aop.m.
nl osd frS% dn aS5 81 daily ay
ana L 90 pm; from Pittsburg 's:35 ana fS:2o.
PHILADELPHIA DIVISION
- For Philadelphia and Wilmington, daily s.15a N,
up 4:2o and 30 p m Buffet Parloy Cars on the
81 am ana 20 trains. Sleepirry Car on fne
IL 80 pm, open at % pm. ~ WIG
For intermediate points between Baltimore and
PhIladelptfs. 20 80 am. 81 05 and IA 80 p m ~
Trains leave Philadelphia for WashinFton daily
tE5cept sunday Daily. SUNDAY only
Bsgsase called for and checked at hotels and resi-
Pa ave. VAC eAo iooi
W; a. CLEMENTS, CHAS. o. scULL
no zen manager. Gen. Pass Agent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-10
Fritz LOve-Making.
HOW THE LATE GERMAN EMPEROR PROPOSED
HIS ENGIIaH WIFE

HOW THE LATE GERMAN EMPEROR PROPOSED TO
HIS ENGLISH WIFE.
From the Detroit Journal
In 1865, shortly after the Bohemian campaign,
the late Frederick William visited Carlsbad, the
most popular German resort. Travelling in
cognito. he was able to indulge his taste for
simplicity, and took rooms in the upper story
of house Of a burger-frau, to whom, in time,
he became very communicative.
what a dear good woman my wife is" he
said one day, after perusing the daily packet.
'she is an excellent housewife, careful of
everything, experimenting the kitchen as
well as the ballroom. 1t is now fifteen years
since married her, and every year has made US
happier. But must tell you how won her.
was only twenty-four at the time and Count
Moltke accompanied me to England as my ad-
jutant. Vicky was a mere child. but so clever,
so good and true! Her father and mother
too, were the best parents have ever known.
After few days was in love up to nv ears.
could not resist her. 1 confessed my infatu-
alton to the prince, who good-naturedly en-
couraged me. But the mother was not SO
kind-hearted, and decided that Vicky should
know nothing of my suit until after her con-
hrmat1on. However, the fates worked in my
favor. Late one afternoon, shortly before nv
departure, We were riding together in the
shady lanes of Windsor. / was at Vick'y side.
Field daisies grew along the way. which, Vicky
said, were indicative of good luck plucked
one and offered to her, trembling as I did SO,
uncertain of its reception. She took it,
blushed. and gave me courage to stammer my
confession. NY trembling ceased as she gave
me her hand; her eyes filed with tears And
to my eyes came tears, too. But they were
tears Of joy, which alone have been shed
since the happy day on which we took one
another for better or for worse"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-10
Destroy Old Letters.

From the New York Commercial Advertiser.
Have not most middle-aged people some col.
lection Of letters or diaries, or other written
matters, which we are always vaguely talking
of Cooking over and destroying" but which
we probably leave untouched when we qui,
this world. We know that the discovery Of
the letters will revive bygone quarrels; the
diaries recall disagreeable family episodes bet
ter buried in oblivion, but We hoard these doc
uments all the same.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-10

How the Hook Puzzle was Invented.
From the Philadelphia Press.
Here's your daisy pot-hook puzzle"
shouted ''fakirs" on Chestnut street, and the
weary passer-by hurried on muttering to him
self, Verify, life would be tolerable without
its amusements." This was true of most of
the promenaders, but it was absolutely mad
dening to John Dempsey, house painter. Of
Atlantic City, who was the discoverer of the
diabolical double horseshoe toy that has
amused and tormented every one who was
lured into "trying to get them apart"
He tells his story; 1--WE use that sort Of a
hook, double one, to hang our paint pots on
when We are painting from ladder. One day
in putting my hooks into bag to carry them
home couple of them got caught. Well, as
they were of no use to me unless could sep
arate them, l sat down and worked to get them
apart. must have spent half an hour twist
ing and turning the hooks and Juggling and
pulling, when suddenly, without any effort
they untangled themselves. This seemed so
strange to me that tried to put them together,
and succeeded. then showed the trick to
some friends OF mine at Atlantic City, where
live. About three months after that / was
doing some work at the Brighton, and at noon
/ showed this trick to fellow while one of
the guests was looking over my Shout
der. Well, what does this guest do but pack
his trunk. take the next train for New York
and now they are turning them out at the rate
of 10000 minute, and l never made cent
ont of it"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-10

HER CHIRoGRAPHY Won HM.-At Fllertop
Ga, School Commissioner Harvey Morton had
occasion two years ago to pass upon the papers
OF female applicants for places. Among them
was one living in Atlanta, who failed TO pass.
but whose penmanship interested the commits
sioner. He correspondent with her, and the
result is marriage set for the first week in
February
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-10
RAILROADS.

THE Sk5Ess4SssE WAY sS a9g g551E,uw,s,
D s$la R TEAsk sttESbIS S2sSikSSEEInSsr
rhss s1Ha HIS srEfif e TS
For and the West Chicago Express o,
with sleepins Cars hOp Pitts6urs 70 Cincinnati.
day. to CHICAGO. with sleeping Car Altoona to Chi
sserns Cars 70 cnea pm and aaIss Ss
S s99nnectnS daily az Harrisburg with through
West. with through sleeper TO nttsburs and Fits,
BaLTTMoRE AND POTOMAC RAILROAD.
o and NsSsrs si ind EssaesseF daily fer Bn6
10, M WITH seepipg Car Washington to Rochester
Tor Nlhsnsport, Lock Haven, and Elmira, at 80
For YSrk 's ana the East. 7eo aoo II co. and
sunday v:b0, ii 40 am. 200. 40. 10 %. and
Cars 1 aS EsgTs' su Of Ru IDs fl5TE
IN. daily, with Dining Car.
For BrooEyn Y, ali troTS trains oopect a.
sey city with boats of Brooklyn Annex aifording
sTrass New 9ors city stee' avoiding double
For phlade dB 20 $40 300 II 90 and II 40
q iS SuInddsS, s S9o il;4o M 200 tlo, Coz
For PsS5 5 aHS sS 90 i s1S zoo eYS
40 40; Goo, 40. 8 10, 10 90. and i 20 p
m On sunday, 300 9:05, $50, III 40 am
FOG; $40. 4:10, 600, 40. s:io 1000 and
For Popes Creek Line. 30 am and 4 40 pm. daily,
except Sunday. f ''
For Annapolis, 7:2o and 900 am, IL :o5 and 40
4:10pLn " '
ALEXANDRIA, AND FREDERICKSBURG RAIL,
RAILROAD.
For Alexandria, 4:30. 6:35. 7:25 40 40 10 :57a
m; IL :O4 noon; 2:05. 3 40, 4 25 90. q OF & Or
1872 and II 81 m; On sunday at 4 80. 8 As
Accam3os = ~, 20; on Sul, 10 and 1000 ,. M m
p. m week days
For Richmond and the South. 4:30. 1857 O. m daily
~ and . 40 p. m. daily, except Sunday
80 ies'e Alexandria Tor Washington. Cos, 05
5:lO, $3.50, 7;05, 932, 1912 and II :05 p. m on
sunday at 9:l0 and IL :07 a. m: 200. 3 no. :05,
I1ckets and information at the Office. northeast cor
ner OF street and avenue and at the
station where orders can be left for the CHECKING Of
pseKage to destination from hotels and residences
SHAo L. rum. j. X. WOOD,
General Manager. Lia1l Gen Al,er
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-10
A Pool Sharp Taken in.

HE TACKLED MAJOR SAFELY FOR vERDANT
PLAYER AND LOST THE sUPPERs FOR THE CROWD.
From the New York Mail and Express.
The pool sharp is an innocent, dressy-look-
ing young man, as rule, and always enters
game protesting that he cannot play Major
John ]. Safely, Of Indiana, a prominent poll
tician, has the appearance of miner who has
spent his entire life underground, searching
for quartz specimens. Recently, at an up
town hotel, several wealthy young men were
playing pool, while the major was looking on
He seemed interested, and finally one of the
most expert players, and sharp, said: Maybe
you would like to come imp
II don't care il do" replied the major
The expert winked at his companions and
asked the major if he desired any balls to be
given him. The latter said no. and the game
began. Every time the major shot the expert
smiled at his apparent awkwardness and told
him to have courage. In a moment Of conf
dence the major said that he once played a
frst-rate game of pool and only wanted a little
practice to beat any of the players present.
But the majors awkward way Of shooting
belied his assertion, and the expert laughed
outright. Somehow the major managed to get
enough balls to keep him from paying for the
game.
You play a fine game, do you?" sarcastically
queried the sharp
Il do when in practice" replied the major.
last shot and the loser to treat all round" said
Mr.. Expert.
mo, 1 will play you even for treats all
round, was the answer.
In the game that followed the major easily
defeated the sharp, but somehow his success
looked like an accident. The expert asked the
major if he could play bank game. and was
pleased to receive an affirmative answer
The one who loses to pay for a supper for
our party" nonchalantly said the expert
In the toss to see who should 20 fist the ex-
pert won. He separated one ball from the
mass and the ma or banked it in pocket
Then he scattered the mass of balls all over
the table. The expert shot and failed.
Strengthening himself up, the major said,
dryly:
We'll, 1 guess / will run the game out
He never put down his cue until he had
banked seven balls into pockets, winning the
game before his opponent got single ball.
who are you? / thought you knew nothing
about pool2" asked the discounted sharp
II am the inventor of the banking game of
pool, and told you, chappie, could play well
in the beginning"
Then the laugh was on the pool sharp.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-10

SKATING MILE IN LESS THAN THREE MN
urEs.-In the speed skating contest at Anlster-
dam for the amateur championship Of the
world, Won Panschin, the Russian champion, yes
terday won the one-mile race, covering the dis
lance in minutes SO SIS seconds Joe Dono-
ghue, of Newburgh, Americas representative,
made the mile in s minutes 1-5 seconds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-10

Ministsr-ssI notice that you are much closer
in your attendance at church In winter than In
summer, Mr.. Jones'"
Jones-sswell, there amt much fun going
fishing when the thermometer u ct zero
Boston Coswiw.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-10
The Only Hone

From the Philsdelphia Record
Chicago Resident Ito his minister) -"Don't
you know, sir, that you cannot resurrect the
Sabbath Of Moses and Aaron?"
Chicago Preacher-'My dear sir. Tn not
trying TO. merely desire to transplant the
sabbath Of Philadelphia and New York to
Chicago"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-10
AS AN ADVERTISING MEDIUM.

The EVENING STAR claims to be. and can con-
clusively establish that ii is the best local aduetis
ing medium in the 10 I'd, No OTHER PAPER PRINTED
CALCULATES SO MANY COPIES IN THE CITY or rrs
PUBLICATION, IN PROPORTION TO POPULATION. IL 10
hardly too much to say that is read by the men,
bers Of every family in the District of Columbia.
IL is peculiarly the favorite Of the home circle and
is no less esteemed in the counting room and the
work shop. 1t follows. therefore, that as an agent
OF publicity within the National Capital and con-
tguous territory it has no rival An announce
nsea in ITS columns practically meets all eyes, and
in proportion to the service it gives its advertising
rates rank with the lowest in the country. Being
ioac. they are rioidiy adhered %. There only re-
mains to be added on this head as an indication
of the esteem in which the paper is held by the
business public which best understands Its own
interests in this respect that both in the number
of subscribers and Of new advertisements printed
each year in the history OF the paper shows large
increase over its predecessor For example. during
the first nine months of the present year
the average daily circulation Of the paper
has been 26.6s1 copies. and the whole
number of new advertisements printed $685.
against an average daily circulation Of 25427
copies and 1854 new advertisements dur
ing the corresponding period in 1887. In short
THE STAR has yeper taken N bo~l,,ard ,,-o ara
its conductors are determined that IL never shall
AXE one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-10


IN presehens THE EVENING STAR in its new
'' ~11 an p'0'eo iorm' attention Is called 10 us
'eo1''~' '''e'''S as ne'o' and family paper, a.
won "' " uie EXTRAORDINARY advantages IL affords
'1'e's
p'oees'0nai authorty-which In this In
s eAp'e'Ses PUBIC senument-has de-
A'"' ihhNh Is No BETTER EVENING
I'm ~ inh UNITED STATES" than
=" '''0'' Una" 'ii's may DC Justly
- oil 'na' relates 10 he COMPOST
''-o'aSs Journal devoted 10 Hs1"'' o~s-
""1 '"'"' aiAirs' u taxes rank with
:. 1'' "O'io' ana IN 'he special auai-
O' SUI p@sSeo os any WIN
'''' = '~i sieS''ai correspond
eHS a. ah oen'ers Oh interest by the free use Of
uie telegraph and with the superior mechanical
'aciiies with which Its ONCE is equipped, it covers
'N' "hoie neia Oh news and Is able 10 presenta
'eneA Oh 'he entre CIVILIZED world each day up 70
'He very moment Oh going to press. In these re-
'p0o'S hhh 'fAh is absolutely without rival, and
ieariessiy challenges comparison. within range Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-10
THE WEEKLY STAR

A"6 "EEALh STAH
Is especially commended to that portion Of the
reading public who desire to be kept advised q
affairs at the seat Of government and are 30 situ-
TN every respect a frstclass family journal It's
news is carefully collected, and may be depended
upon to be fresh and authentic. Its scientific. Ito
rary, household and agricultural departments are
edited with the view Of meeting the wants and
tastes of an intelligent and reading public, and
of aording assistance 10 the student and those In
pursuit of general information Some Of the most
noted and learned men and women Of the country
are contributors to Its columns. Its ample tele-
graphic arrangements and fun corps Of special
correspondents enable il 70 lay before It's readers
every week all important happenings, foreign and
domestic, and especially such political social ana
current events as are worthy Of NOTE in the states
Of Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, North Caro-
lima, and those adjacent thereto.
The low price at which it is published,
ONLY ONE DOLLAR A YEAR,
brings It within the reach Of all None are % poor
that they cannot AFFORD 10 take f. and none 70 rscs
nat they can afford 70 % withOutit
SEND FOR A PREMIUM LIST.
A IN extra inducsnsnf % new suhsc1bsn 10
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-10
THE BIRTHPLACE OF JESUS.
as it is IN the Nineteenth Cen.
fury.

From an illustrated article by Wilson, the
photographer, in the January Century, entitled
"Round About Galilee," we quote: Zone Of
the best views Of the city is to be had from
the campanile of the Church Of the Annuncia-
tion. In the distance is the brow Of the hill to
which Jesus was led by the enraged multitude
who attempted TO throw him from it. mod
ern house in the foreground brings to mind
the time when they uncovered a roof and let
down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy
lay. This must be very much the same kind
of house as that historical one at Capernaum.
There is the peculiar roof, and there are the
outside stairs leading to the roof The
eastern householder makes his roof serve
for more than a protection from the
weather. 1t is the piazza, the quiet place
OF the dweller. and sometimes it becomes
his summer residence. As a rule it is not very
heavy or very strong. Rafters are thrown
across from wall to wall, say yard apart; then
the whole space is covered with twigs such as
we saw the women selling in the market place.
On these the slender limbs of trees are thrown
and thickly coated with mortar. Lastly, @
thick spread OF earth is thrown on rolled to a
level. and oftentimes sown with grass seed.
Thus by care many of the roofs become as
smooth and soft a machine-Inown lawn.
They may be easily broken up and anything
lowered inside from above. By some such pro-
managed to enlist the attention of the Great
Physician in behalf of their friend 1t is not
hard to understand it all when viewing such
house as this one at Nazareth. II would not be
difficult for four men to carry lame friend in
hammock by the outer stairway up to the
roof, and breaking through, let him down into
the apartment or court below. Not far from
this same house, in a narrow street. is little
chapel erected upon the site of JosephIs
carpenter shop. Over the altar is q pic
ture representing Mary and Joseph instructing
Jesus, and finding that he knew more than
they. Another painting represents the lad
Jesus assisting his father at work. 1t contains
no accessories of the carpenters shop, but
there are enough of them in the shops close by.
The web-saw, the glue-pot, the plane. and the
hammer are the principal tools used in such
shops, all without the modern improvements.
Yet whatever the Palestine carpenter produces
Is from the fragrant cedars of Lebanon or from
the eccentrically knotted and gnarled olive
wood The operation of bargaining and wait
ing for any article of wood to come from a
Palestine carpenters shop is a lenghthy one.
Articles OF wood are a luxury there, and when
the carpenter receives an order for one he
usually employs the next three days of his life
In soliciting the congratulations Of his friends
upon his wonderful good fortune in receiving
AN order for something made of wood"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-10
Complicated I3lacIxmail.
WILLIAM JASON LIVED OFF MAN WHO THOU

WILLIAM JASON LIVED OFF A MAN WHO THOUGHT
HE HAD KILLED HIM.
Kansas City special to the N. Y. World says:
VIM. Jason, cowboy on the ranch of Peter
HALEY, 100 miles west Of Yuma, Ariz., was shot
by Jack Witherspoon, also cowboy, and died
three hours later He had fired upon Wither-
spoon before the latter shot him. On his death
bed he told remarkable story to the effect
that in 1872 he was in Texas, west Of fort
Concho. He and Witherspoon quarreled about
a girl. Jason attempted to shoot his rival, but
was himself shot just below the heart Wither-
spoon fed, believing that the other was dead
Jason, however, recovered, and after four or
five years found Witherspoon in Winfield, Kan,
but did not disclose himself Instead, he got a
man to threaten Witherspoon with exposure of
the supposed murder, and in that way they
secured 81, 100. From that time they followed
Witherspoon about and wherever he went they
extorted blackmail. At one time, in Kansas,
they got large herd of cattle from Wither-
spoon in that way, and subsequently, by an in
genious plot, had him arrested and sent to
prison for stealing part of the herd. Finally
the men met, with the result stated. Jason's
wound was close to the one he first received.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-10
NOTARIES PUBLIC.

OoMNissIoNKR OF DEEDS ron EVERY STATE
30 Hszf hi < Az i in ssss %s soS q
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-05-23
w. G. T. u.

The lady friends of temperance are
reminded that the society known
throughout this and many other coun-
tries as the Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union, holds It's meetings weekly
in this city. AS this is the only tenn.
perance organization in this place, ii
ought to meet with encouragement BY
the friends Of good order and sobriety
In nearl y all or quite all the smaller as
we'll as the larger cities in this state,
there appear to be efficient societies OF
this temperance order, the reports Of
which are noticed in the newspapers.
The friends of humanity have abundant
opportunity here to engage in benovo.
lent work 1t is hardly creditable to
protested temperance people to stand
aside in the work of reform.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-05-23
Soothes and Heals.

Santa Able sooths and heals the mem.
branes OF the throat and lungs, when poi
soned and inhamed by disease. It prevents
night sweats and tightness across the chest
cures coughs, Group, asthma. colds, bron-
chitis, pneumonia, whooping- cough and
all other throat and lung troubles. Nc
other medicine is so successful in nasal
catarrh as California Cat-R Cure. The
enormous and increasing demand for
these standard California remedies confirm
their merits. Sold and absolutely guaran
teed by Starkweather & Co., at ST. a
package. Three for So so.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-05-23
Building Skyward

The question of how far this
tendency to add story to story will be
carried is an interesting one to real
estate owners. While it is said that
there is, practically, no limit as far
as safety is concerned, the science of
building having kept pace with the
other sciences, a limit of economy
is still recognized. With the added
value which accrues to real estate
from the concentration of business
in its locality, it is certain that
occupants will be found for added
stories. The Improvement in ele-
vator facilities has made sky parlors
as eligible almost as rooms on the
first and second floor.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-05-23
Magnificent Educational Gift,

At the Baptist ministers meeting
in Chicago on Monday last, it was
announced that the Baptist Univer-
sity of that city, which has been fol
years under pecuniary depression
has received donation from 7. E.
Rockefeller, of New York, Of
100000 of the million to be raised
to place the Chicago Baptist Univer.
sity on an equal footing with the first
class universities. The Baptist peo
pie of Chicago are justly jubilant
over their university prospects which
have been so long discouraging
They have assurances that the en-
tire amount will soon be realized.