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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-23

Book Agent-.I would like to show you the
very latest English cyclop@dia."
Old Timer-''No, sir; English or American, /
could never learn to ride one at my time of
e."-Mr. Grundy.
Officer Kelly (who is getting the aftermath Of
the New Years dinner. and has taken an olive
by mistake)-'Phot kind o grapes is thin, Miss
Norah?'
The Second Giri-ssThim KEN from Malligy."
Officer Kelly-''They did? Well. thin, be
hivins! they kim in tn shteerage.-Judge
Maud to Edith (whose engagement to Char
lie Flashby is Just announced $50 Charlie
doesn't send you box of bonbons every day,
as he used to me?"
Edith-"No, indeed; Charlie would never
bride anyone's love with candy"
Maud-"Of course not. He used to tell me
there was no use wasting money on a girl when
you were sure Of her anyhow" - Buffalo
Courier
John Scott, q successful cotton planter of
South Carolina, viii go to Russia to superin-
tend the natives in the cultivation of cotton,
which is planted there in large quantities He
will have supervision of one of the largest pri-
yate cotton plantations in Russia.
A New York special to the Philadelphia Press
says that inquiries are being made for the
whereabouts of Henry Peters, son of q rich
resident Of St. Petersburg. who left Russia and
came to this country in 1875. His father died
about q year ago, and his sister has been trying
to find her brother in order to settle up the
estate.
A band of masked men visited the clerk of
the superior court at Eastman, Ga, and, by
threats, obtained from him the ballot lists and
returns Of the recent county elections. Two Of
the Offices are being contested
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-23
Lord Randolph Chnrchill's Manner.

From the National Review.
Seated on the front bench below the gang
way. be is visible, when he rises TO speak, from
every part OF the house. His figure, below the
middle height, is far from ungraceful but his
countenance is not handsome. A powerful
head, short, retrousse nose, and large promi-
nent eyes, lend his face singularly audacious
some people say brazen-expression. The
complexion is pale and somew hat leaden A
fair heavy mustache with pointed cured ends,
dark hair brushed close TO the scalp and parted
by line which Is already widening complete
this physiognomy. Ii you met him in the street
you might take him for a cavalry officer in civ
ilians attire, perhaps for one of those who
study the We Pd,1sie7tre more assiduously than
the Theorse. His attitude Is by no means inn
posing; his gestures are monotonous. mechani-
cal, sometimes ludicrous. When speaking he
buttons or unbuttons his cutaway jacket or
frock coat. During an entire speech he thumps
his right fist down on the palm of his left hand
with the regularity of a steam-worked tilt ham,
mer. He inserts notes in the interstices of his
five outstretched fingers. and when he waves
his hand thus laden with papers he reminds the
spectators OF a windmill. To others he sug-
gests a conjuror or a signalman in the act Of
stopping a train. The voice is strong and
powerfnl Its volume Is as unexpected; but it
is hollow, harsh. dry, and unmodulated. The
nervous emotion that struck a Gibbon or q
Stuart Mill dumb in the presence of parlia-
ment, and which, ON vital occasions, on the
opening of a weighty speech, lends TO the
voice of a Gladstone a certain special vibra-
ton, is absolutely unknown TO Lord Randolph
Churchill. His presence of mind is of so free
and easy kind that he does not take the trouble
TO finish sentence or TO change the tone Of
his voice when he asks his friend Gorse who
offers him a glass of water, TO bring him a
glass of brandy and settler. II is also without
raising his voice, in o perfectly natural and
easy tome sometimes even with familiar and
confidential air, that he filings his accusations
in the teeth Of the considerable personages
seated next or opposite him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-23
He Should Know Him,
From Belford's Magazine,

from te1ords magazine.
Some time after the war Chief Justice Chase
made q trip through the south, and among
other places, visited Key West. One Of the nota-
bilities Of the island was Uncle Sandie, an old
negro-''now in my sebenty -tree-yeah, sab. "
He showed the party through what he proudly
called his plantation. Ripe sapadillos hung
from the trees, and particularly large sour
sop was pointed out rs specially intended for
our dinner. This African csyenne-pepper
berry was hanging on little bushes. and one or
two Of the party, who had been promiscuously
experimenting on Sandie's fruit, came 10 grief
when they reached it, and were heard COM
planning that their mouths were on fire.
Piucking two or three berries of another kind,
Sandie handed them TO the Chief Justice.
Take dem home and plant 'em in your gar
den, and you'll hab your own coffee aftah
awhile"
but coffee won't grow Sandie, where live"
Don't know bout dat, sah OATS Just what
dey told me heah; but you see IL does. i
didn't know no reason why il shouldn't and 20
try. Now you Just try, too"
Finally, he asked for picture of his guest
and the Chief Justice banded him a one-dollax
greenback The scene that followed was curl
Qua Old Sandie, bareheaded and with his shirt
thrown loosely from his brawny bosom, stopped
down spread the bill out on one knee, and
gazed from it to Mr.. Chase and back 10 the
bin again for some moments, In perfect silence.
..Now knows you" he broke out at laSt,
ssyou'se Old Greenback bisself. lou mout
come heah fifty yeah from nov and I'd know
Won lust the same, and tel you all about sittin'
in dis yeah piazza heah-"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-23
FOR RENT-HOUSES

ISOR RENT-DEsIRABLE BRICK HOUSE. 2O5 d
II st. IL rooms and bath; south front all mod
mp key IT drug store corner I'd and ID. Inquire Of
OWNER 1918 Corcoran st. jz2.I-3ts
UrOR RENT-wE HAVE STRUCK bed ROCK"
II 80 new brick Houses. containing four each.
on n ST., near NJ 1t. sw., only IS each, including
stable CHAS- BANES.
ja23-6t 1908 at NV
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-23

The three-masted schooner reported TO be
sunk of Hatteras proved 70 be the Allie r.
Chester, of New York, laden with phosphate
rock and bound from Charleston, 8. c., to Bar
rem Island, N. Y. OF her crew Capt. Thos In
gersoll. Mate Willis. the cook. and two seapaen
are drowned. The second mate, John Christ
mas. and two seamen were rescued from their
positions in the rigging Of the vessel by Capt
J. B. Vacation, IT,, OF the schooner j. E. Kel-
sey. The rescued men are now on board the
Kelsey, bound FOR New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-23

Another meeting Of the Delaware electors
was held at Dover yesterday. the three votes
again cast for Cleveland and the certificates
drawn in proper shape.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-23
James Startling Statement.

he SAYS THE BRITISH HAVE SENT ONE MILLION
DOLLARS BRIBE-MoNEY TO WASHINGTON.
A dispatch from Pittsburg, January %, to
the New York Sun says: Edward James, of the
Hope iron and tin plate company. at Upton,
England, who is now here, says that thou
sands and thousands of pounds sterling have
been contributed by English tin plate manu-
facturers and merchants to defeat the clause
in the Senate tariff bill imposing duty on tin
plate. and this sum has been placed in the
hands of lobbyists for that purpose"
"How much money do you suppose has been
contributed" Mr.. James was asked
at is over 81. 600. O00," said he. There are
fully loo, 900 men employed in the tin plate in
dnstry in the old country, principally in South
Wales, and if the duty proposed in the Senate
bill is placed tin plates it will kill the indus
try across the water and open it up in this
country" Mr.. James has come to this city to
open tin plate mandatory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-23

Baron De Kalb, colored democrat, from
Newark, was appointed assistant doorkeeper of
the New Jersey house yesterday by party vote.
Gen. Payne, owner OF the Volunteer, denies
the sale of the yacht, and says he has no neeo-
tiations leading 70 sale. but thst the crack
yacht 10 in the market
Rev. Father Patrick Healy, vicar-general q
the Boston diocese, died in Chicago last nigh
after very short illnesL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-23
Died OF Cigarette Smoking.

Fro m the New York Sum
Frank White, about eighteen years old, liv-
ing at Sag Harbor, became insane about two
weeks ago, and was removed to an asylum in
New York, where he died ON Sunday. DR..
Sterling, the attending physician, says the
young mans insanity and death were the re-
suits Of excessive cigarette smoking.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-23
NOTARIES PUBLIC.

COMMISSIONER OF DEEDS FOR EVERY STATE
- and Territory, Notary and U. g. COMMISSIONER
JN0. Z. BEALL. 1871 + st. NV. In Office from $ a m
To . pm. nl7
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-23

If YOU WANT AN oyERcoAT AT LF PRICE
LONDON AND LISEiPOOL CLOTHING co.
nC-.@4a 7s1 ana q Sta
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-23

INOR RENT
IT 1920 9th st. NV, ,440 Sd St n.e, IT.. 81 9
s45 53l 10Th st. NV, 10r .35
b121x 9TH ST. s.w., Or % 30 500 St NV, 20
Store and cellar, 9th S23 18th st. ne, Or. IL
and SITS 20 2016 10th st. W, Or Is
ja23-3t VIC. DUVALL. 925 ST. NV.
I,oR RENT-74 ST NV. THREE STORIES AND
II basement: modern improvements: good repsir
water rent paid by owner. Key at SULLIVAN'S Book
store corner LIST and SITS. NV. ja23-6ts
IrOR RENT NO. 1920 X ST NV; EIGHT
II rooms and cellar: s2S. A. ). TAYLOR, 1224
st NV ja23-;t
L,OR RENT ONLY els PER MONTH, 1912
II New Hampshire ave-, neat brick house, d rooms
house for small family. THoS. E. wAGGAMAN,
Agent. ja22-:}t
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I,oR RENT-HANDSOME NEW BAY-WINDOW
II house: 10 rooms and bath: all conveniences 1928
9th St NV; desirable neighborhood Inquire Of
FRANK p. BROWNING, 41ti 9th st NV ja.5-IIn
lfOR RENT-FURNISHLD-l2O9 o ST. NJ w.
Il This comfortable 12-room house, with large par
lors rescoed walls) pantry, closets and ali conven-
season or year: II taken at once tor only 1925 per
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-23

ADDRESSES By VARIOUS MEMBERS OF THE ma
TIoNAL ASSOCIATION AND BIZ FREDERICK DOUG
LAss-A CONSTITUTIONAL vIEw-woMAN SUI
FRAaE IN THE WEST, ETC.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-23

The name of the park in indianapolis in
which Gen. Harrison addressed most of the
large delegations that visited him during the
campaign has been changed by the city authori-
ties to Harrison park.
Gen. Harrison yesterday took his first ride
behind his new pair of bays. Col. Bridge
land who selected them, was the driver, and
the drive was confined to the northern part of
the city. The President-elect expressed him
self as we'll pleased with his team and Col
Bridgeland says they will be the finest span of
bays in Washington. The of horse is Cieve-
land bay and the other is from Kentucky fast
stock. They look and move like one horse.
o. s. Kelly, mayor Of Springfield, Ohio, and
Major Geo. Fry, Of the same city, yesterday
paid their respects TO Gen. Harrison. They
are friends of Gov. Foraker and frankly say
they want him 10 be in the cabinet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-23

IGOR REST-203I ST. NV. LATELY THE RES
idence o. tne swedish minister; IA rooms, all con-
venienCes; will be rented to private family only. at
eco per month. THOS. E. WAGGAMAN, 81 4
St NV. ja2l-3t
TOR RENT-BY r. o. HOFFMAN. REAL ES-
u tate aud INSURANCE Broker. ION and u SIS. NV
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On a prominent ave-. 3-story brick, Is rs, COM
pletely and handsomely furnished, heated by
open fre-paces and furnace 1926
On one of our principal circles a 3story brick of
- rooms, heated by furnace; newly papered;
ja1O-12t NJ. NJ PARKER, i4iS st.
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". RILEY DEEBIE
ja21-3t I3lgFs
MONEY TO LOAN-wE HAVE $4,000 TO LOAN
Nlfor years. at 90 cent, approved security;
low rate of commission. WHITAKER WHITAKER,
Real Estate and Loan Brokers. 13O131 st. ja1S-6t
MONEY TO LOAN IN SUMS TO SUIT ON REAL
w estate or local securities. JOHN L. ARMS,
ja1S-1m $40 + st, n W.
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MONEY TO LOAN.

MONEY TO LOAN IN LARGE AND SMALL
M sums ON approved real estate security the Dis
trict of Columbia, at lowest rates of interest," large
amounts at D per cent. 4. II. T. LEOPOLD, 1900 f
st. Il. W., second floor front. ja23-lm
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IHLECTRICITY-l5 YEARS SPECIALITY IN
IL curing nervous and mental disease spinal ovarian
and uterine troubles paralysis tumors, seiatca hys
terra. rheumatism. neuralgia, chorea and diseases ye
orally Hairs removed Structures cured Static cleo
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604 18th NV. ja22-lms
nR. MULLER, S2S 18TH ST. NV, TREATS
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y Building cor. 9TH and SITS. n. W. Architectural
and Mechanical Drawings of every description
promptly executed by expert draughtsmen. jail I'm
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-12-13
Stealing "A Child.

a remarkably intelligent elephant
working on g new bridge in Ceylon, says
Murray's Magazine, had a young one to
whom she was perfectly devoted. 1t
died, and she became inconsolable For
merly the gentlest Of creatures, she grew
irritable and even dangerous. One morn
ing she broke the chain which confined
her and escaped into the forest
One night, about ten days after her
escape. the officer who had been in
charge Of her went out to lie in wait
for bears at pond in jungle at some
distance.
AS he and his native attendant were
returning, early in the morning, the ma
tive silently nudged him, and they saw
IN the dim, gray light an elephant with
her calf making their way toward the
camp. They both sprang behind trees,
and when the elephants had passed the
native insisted that the older one was
their old triend.
When they reached the camp they
tourA that tho truant had indeed re
turIed, and had gone from one person
TO another, touching each with her
crank, as if she were exhibiting l,er
adopted child. which she had evidently
begged, borrowed or stolen during her
absence.
Her good temper and usual docility
returned at once, and her owner blessed
the good fortune which had enabled her
to steal a child.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-12-13
HOW TT WORKED.

Good morning, Jack why l haven't
seen you for month past. What in the
world is the matter with you Z? You seem
to have renewed your youth"
=" Well Phil, have. Don't you remem-
Der the last time / saw you, how msera-
Bile was Sick and blue, and in that
sort OF mood man gets sometimes when
he feels the most noble thing in life is to
go straight to the deviln
" Not so bad as that, l hope at all
events you didn't go that way you are
looking far too happy and hearty"
Thank goodness, no ! or rather, thank
Vinegar Bitters. Do you remember that
day saw you last, when you recommend
ed that remedy to me so persistently, and
| was first veXsd and then half convinced. :"
l remember it perfectly, and you
needn't say another word upon the sub
ject; your looks tell me that you took the
medicine"
mo doubt of it everybody remarks
upon my improved looks and temper but
l must really tell you all about it. got
the old style, as you recommended, and
didn't mind the bitter taste at all. | fin
ished the bottle in about two weeks, and
was greatly improved, so much so that
l determined to change off and try the
new style.
Well, how did you like ii? ?"
You told me your wife preferred tn
new style, Ibelieve;well, must say Iagre
with her. like the old style very much
but the new is finer, smoother, more eX
pensive preparation"
81 believe it is in fact, | have heard
so, and wonder the Mcdonald Drug
Company sell it for the same price they
do the old style, because ii is really avery
costly preparation"
Well, that dosn't concern us Who
was it said that people fancied themselves
pious sometimes when they were only
bilious? No matter was only going to
say that believe people often seem wicked
when it is only their liver, or their stom-
ach or some other cantankerous organ of
the body so out of order they couldn't be
good If they tried"
"And if all the miserable dyspepsia.
and victims of biliousness, headache and
the thousand and one ills that flesh is heir
to would only take Vinegar Bitters, what
happy world this would be
81 shonld recommend the new style" :"
g never go back on the old style"
Well, they can pay their money and
take their choice, for both kinds work adj
mirably."
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-12-13
About Diamonds.

Colorless diamonds are usually the
most valuable, but colored stone with
an exquisite tint fetches as high price
as any. The famous Hope diamond,
which weighs about 144i troy grains,
End is said to be worth eos, 900, is of
tSperb sapphire blue color. Large dia-
.>xonds of the first water are very rare,
asd in the whole of Europe at the pres
ems time there are only five of more than
100 carats weight. "a carat is 81 grains
troy The largest of these is the gem
of tne imperial scepter of Russia, which
came from India.
The others are the Pitt or Regent dia-
mond belonging to the French govern
ment (this was the jewel Napoleon used
to wear in the hilt of his sword); the
Tuscany diamond, which is now the
first crown jewel of the Emperor of
Austria; the "Kohinoor," in the posses
sion of Queen Victoria; and the "Star of
the South" which originally came from
Brazil, and is now lying in pawn in
some banking house in Paris. The dia-
mond, which can only be cut and pol
ished by its own powder, is either fash
ioned into "rose" or brilliant" In
the former, one portion is made flat,
while the rest of the stone is carved into
a faceted dome The latter, which is
always made about three times as thick
as the rose, is always cut into facets, but
SO as to form kind of double pyramid,
with common central base or girdle.-
London Telegraph.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-12-13

DIR. Oakman S. Paine is a great be-
lever in rest, and thinks that, next to
sleep, the most beneficial kind Of rest
may be taken in the open air. Talking
of rest recently, he said:
"How rest should be taken depends
entirely upon the person who is wanting
the rest. If busy man can sit still for
few minutes at odd intervals during
the day and put away all thoughts of
business and just dream for a few min
utes, he will find that he would be great
ly refreshed by so doing. There can be
no stated time to take rest One should
never get so tired as to be compelled to
take rest, and if the rest was taken ju-
diciously and at certain intervals, one
never would get SO tired as to be COM
PEELED to go away for rest.
Literary men, or men who do great
deal of brain work, require great deal
more rest than manual laborers. Physi-
cal workers only get their muscles tired.
The muscles are much more easily rest
ed than the brain is. Brain workers
should take their rest in the open air.
Any change of thought is a rest to a
brain worker, and after he has been
studying hard and exercising his brain
to any great extent, a walk or ride in
the country will be the greatest possible
rest that he could have."-New York
Mail and Express.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-12-13
Proposal of n DIadman.

When Lee, the poet, was confined in
Bedlam, friend went to visit him, and
finding he could converse reasonably,
imagined that he was cured of his mad
ness. The poet offered to show him Bed
lam. They went over this melancholy
prison, Lee moralizing philosophically
enough all the time, to keep his com
panion perfectly at ease. At length they
ascended to the top of the building, and
as they were both looking down from the
perilous height, Lee seized his friend
by the arm, and exclaimed: Let us
immortalize ourselves! let us take this
leap. Well jump down together this
instant ANY man could jump down
(said his friend coollyl; we should not
immortalize ourselves by this leap; but
let us go down, and try if we can jump
up again" The madman, struck with
the idea Of a more astonishing leap than
that which he had himself proposed,
yielded to this new impulse, and his
friend rejoiced to see him run down
stairs full of new project for securing
immortality. 1t is needless to say they
did not again ascend together.-Montreal
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-12-13
Commission of Coffee.

Coffee is the seed of the coffee plant,
which is shrub that will grow in any
part of the world where the minimum
yearly temperature never falls below 55
degs. Fahrenheit. One pound of un-
roasted coffee beans or seeds contains:
OF water, OF. 407 grs.; of sugar, or.
II grs.; of fat, OF. 402 grs.; of caseine
flesh forming matter), 2 OF. 80 grs.; of
gum, OF. 1872 grs.; of woody matter, 8
OF. 262 grs.; of caffeine and caffeic acid
(or stimulating principles, 400 grs.; of
aromatic or odoriferous oil, about grs.,
and of mineral matters, about OF. 32t
grs. The caffeine of coffee is exactly the
same, both chemically and physically,
as theme, the stimulating principle of
tea. Both substances are alike com
posed of 10 parts of hydrogen combined
with 16 parts of carbon, 4 parts of nitro
gen, parts of oxygen and parts of
water. -Grocers World
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-12-13
Spoiled HIS Progrnmme.

a thug who was recently imprisoned
in India, having been caught almost in
the actual commission of murder, COM
planned bitterly to an English officer at
having been deprived of the opportunity
to fulfill his ambition. He had begun
life with the fixed determination to kill
an even THOUSAND human beings, and at
the time of his capture was in fair way
to carry out his design. He had already
killed 700 persons, and if the authorities
would have let him alone for quite a lit
tie while longer he would have reached
the 1000 mark. He was willing to agree
to give himself up again if he were al
lowed to so free long enough to bag the
additional 300 needed, and he thought it
great hardship that so reasonable a re-
quest should be refused.-Sa Francisco
Chronicle.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-12-13
The Tnrhs ard the Cresocnt.

The crescent was not originally an en-
blem of the Turk. 1t was first used by
the primitive Christians of Constantine
pie and the eastern provinces of the old
Roman Empire as an emblem of the
growing influence of Christianity. 1t
was not until about the year 1853, after
the Turks had overrun Asia Minor and
parts of southeastern Europe, and had
captured Constantinople, that the Turks
adopted the crescent as their national
emblem. The Koran prohibits the use
of images and symbols in the religious
ceremonies of the strict Turk, or the in
ternal decorations Of their temples and
mosques, the rule being so strict as not
to allow the martial or civic decoration
of their greatest generals or pashas, sue
cessful commanders or other distinguish
ed persons. The adoption Of the cres-
cent by the Turk as a national emblem
is an oddity which has, SO far, remained
unexplained. Exchange.