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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-17

BEe1xs1sa MoSDAY MoRS1Na
We Will display large line Of novelties at figures
that rival any former effort reduced prices. Our
Goods are marked very low we feel justified in
guaranteeing our prices against any competition.
Beautiful Upholstery Fabrics.
Elegant Lace Curtains.
Draperies Of every description
CARPETS. CARPETS, CARPETS!
Perhaps you needthem: If SO, inspect our large
assortment and satisfy yourself to the low prices
and high quality Of our goods
1t is wonderful how Carpet trade increases-two
whole floors devoted to them. and still demand
for MORE ROOM. Choice patterns and low prices
tell
Administer. wiltons. Moquettes. in newest designs.
Body Brussels and Insrains Art squares all sizes
RUGS. RUGS.
We are offering our full line of Wilton, Bagdsd,
Smyrna and japanese Rugs q: extremely reduced
prices.
FURNITURE, FURNITURE! FURNITURE!
We have four entire hoors devoted the furniture
department in which there is displayed an immense
stock of Parlor Suites. in Silk Plush. Wilton Rug
Brocatene or Tapestry.
Bed Room Suites. in all the lates: finishes. Mahog-
any, Oak. Cherry. Walnut and Antique Oak
Wes still continue Special Sale Of 100 3-piece
Oak Suites. Large Beveled Glass. at $3.50. 100
3-piecs Oak Suites at s24
Dining Room Furniture. Extension Tables and Side
Boards, in Oak. Cherry. Walnut and Antique Oak.
Miscellaneous Furniture of every description
Alfsoods marked in plain figures.
Remember cur enormous stock is entirely new.
Remember the high reputation We have for standard
qualities
Remember we offer great Inducements throughout
Al the departments.
And remember II you contemplate furnishing It will
b TO advantage compare our stock and prices
with other houses
JULIUS LASsBURGH.
osl2 18th and + sta
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-17
ROYAL PRESENTS.

CoNsTANrINoPLE, Oct. 1.-THE sultan will
present to the German emperor, on the occa-
sion of his visit here, a sword with hilt and
sheath covered with brilliants, and to the
empress diadem with a center stone weighing
fifty carats.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-17

DISMISSED FROM THE PUBLIC SERvIcE.-There
were twenty-five employees of the government
printing Office discharged yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-17

D> h E. BARRETT,
For the past fifteen years connected with the Drug
Store 9th and Pa ave., desires to inform his
friends that he has opened the shoreham Drug Store
Drugs. Chemicals, &c. ocl4-1ms
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-12-27

Ii is n common experience for edi-
tors 10 reject their own manuscripts,
but they do not often % about it in 50
methodicGl It fashion rs did Il man Of
whom The Boston Transcript tells a
story. He wa, a newspaper editor,
and one day wrote an urtig.- OF a light
and entertaining character, suitable,
as he lhgugat, for some magazine.
He kept il by him for a while, occa.
sionally reading ii over aud rctouch'
ing il. all tie time uncertain whether
il really had any particular value.
Finally he hit upon q plan for get.
ting his own impartial judgment. lie
would mail 10 his own address, receive
il end read il in the regular course OF
business, and sec how it would stand
the test.
He addressed a note TO himself rs
editor. inclo-ed stamps for a reply,
aud sent out the manuscript, just as ii
he had been sending tito The Atlantic
or The Century.
The envelope reached him early in
the afternoon, but, as usual. he al.
lowed it TO lie for some time upon bis
desk unopened. Toward night, when
WEAKNESS had brought him into a de.
clining mood, he took up the parcel,
and read the prolYcred contribution.
Apparently he succeeded in judging
il without personal bias. At all events
lie picked up one OF the official letter
heads, wrote u brief note to the would.
be contributor, inclosed it with the
manuscript in u big envelope, and
dropped this into the mail box.
Next morning he received this en-.
velopc, with the rest of his letters, and.
on opening it, read with great interest
this note:
Unavailable. Too discursive and
trivial ia its tone. Should have been
elaborated with more care. Many pas.
sages not needed for the presentation
of the idea. Contains promise, how
ever; the author is advised 10 try
arailN
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-12-27

Mrs. Frank Leslie wrote something
the other day in which she advised a
nan who couldn't afford 10 wear a
clean collar every day 10 wear cellu.
loid. She could have written nothing
more absurd. Celluloid collars and
cuffs have practically been off the
market for years, and a ST. Louis nd.
mircr Of Mrs, Leslie who wanted 10
take her advice would have a long
tramp round among the stores before
he got what he wanted. A mar wear.
ing cellulUid collars and cuffs on the
street would be a marked economist.
The stuff became unpopular fora very
good reason. 1t was ~uncleanly, didn't
look well after a day or two's wear,
and a man who kept himself neat with
cclluloid found that it cost HIM Just
as much as linen and a laundry. The
best linen collars and cuffs are very
cheap now, much cheaper than they
were when celluloid was first used,
and a man couldn't save a cent by
wearing celluloid now.-lntoryiew In
st. Louis Globe Democrat.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-12-27
JUSTICE EASILY MISTAKEN.
An Innocent Man Permits Himself tn BE
Convicted OF a Brothers Crime.

Years ago" said one of The well
known members of the Louisville bar,
II was called on 10 defend "a man Of
nearly middle age, who was accused
of having stabbed Il mar in n quarrel
OH the street. Imagine my astOuish-
ment when at the first consultation he
told me these facts: Yesterday after
noon,' said lie, about dusk, my
brother, who resembles me somewhat,
was crossing tne street. when he met
IA stranger coming the other way. The
crossing was muddy, the stranger JOS
tied him, and n quarrel ensued flat
developed into fight, in which my
brother, who had his penknife in his
hand, stabbed his opponent several
times, and then ran away as a police
man and several citizens came up.
After we were all in bed last night. the
officers came 10 the house after the as.
s~ailant, and much 10 my surprise the
warrant was made cut against me.
My brother Is "A ma of diSsipatcd
habits, who has several times been III
trouble, and if this case is pressed
against him lam afraid he will be
sen to tile peniteutiary. On the other
hand, | am a law abiding citizen, and
can prove an excellent character.
Now, what ] propose 10 do is 10 stand
trial on this charge. plead not guilty,
prove an alibi, rs | can, prove my
character, and take the consequences.
III am convicted, | may get OFT witha
fine, and am willing"to pay that TO
keep my brother out OF prison
Il tried TO persuade my client out Of
such romantic proceeding, continued
the lawyer. but he was determined,
and in order to do him justice in the
defense | obtained the assistance of an
other lawyer, who did not know the
facts, and would act in the defense as
if our client was guilty. Well, the
case came up. My client was identi.
fled by the man who had been stabbed
and by the Policeman and other dis,
interested parties who had witnessed
the light IN the semi darkness and
were sure OF their man, as they
thought. Iy client swore that he did
no. commit the assault, but that he
was at ho"le at the time when il oc-
Cured, ard his family swore to that
fact. Then several leading members
of the church testified as 10 his good
character, But the jury found him
guilty and fined him so. He paid il
without a murmur. aud the record Of
his conviction stands in the orders of
the court. All through the trial my
clients guilty brother sat by his side
in the court and heard the testimony
without ~illnchiug. asked him what
he would have done if his self saerife-
ing brother Lad been sentenced 10 the
p~enitentiary. Il intended, in that
event., said he, 10 get up in court and
acknowledge my own guilt The
other lawyer was thundcrstruck after
the trial when | told him the facts.
He refused to believe it. and said the
evidence WAS sufficient to convict any
maj who lived. Only the proof Of
good character saved the accused from
"A sever sentence to the state prison.
Louisville Courier7Journal.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-12-27

The lower classes, especially in the
north country, 4 often accused Of a
lack of tenderness in their domestic
relations, One Of the saddest of Dean
Ramsay stories is that in which the
Highland wife, when on her death
bed in Glasgow, beseeches herhusband
10 let her be buried in her own country
among the hills, since she Is sure her
bones will never rest in that hateful
town, 10 which he replies; 'Ill bury
you in the Gorbals first, hinny, and If
you don't lay quiet there I'll see about
IT,"
But it is not always so. A poor wo-
man in Scarborough the other day ex.
pressed a similar wish 10 be buried in
her native place, and her husband,
having no other means Of transporting
the body, wheeled it on a hand cart
seventy miles Of billy road TO carry
out her wishes. Their little son ac-
companied him on that miserable jour.
ney, which vas accomplished in wet
weather. London News.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-12-27
WAS His NEW WIFE A wTcHi


The Oh aian Thought So, but Was Soon
Quietcd og lis Fears.
Old man Bill Bugs had for some
time been Il widowcr for the second
time. IL grew tired Of single cuSscd-
ness, and as b. is SO ugly none Of the
Tallabassac gills wouldlavc him. The
old man crew desperate and advertised
ia n matrimonial paper of Chicago
for a wife. Ere long he received a
dainty wisyjyc through the mail. II
contained tic photo of Il witching,
black eyed maid who wanted 4 home
and did not require youth and beauty
in a husband.
1t did not take them long 10 fix up
matters, and now she is queen at the
old mans country residence. Bill was
delighted with his third draw in the
matrimonial lottery. She is domestic
and quite handy about the house,
comedy of person. and of q naturally
happy disposition; but what worries
Bill is that she VIII not breathe one
word OF WHO'D r what she was before be
coming Mrs. Buggs. The old man is
somewhat supcrstitiOus, is "a firm be-
lever in witches, ghosts, spirit rap
pings, etc, and his wile's silence as to
herself tore him all up in the mind.
The other night Bill awoke with a
start. A shadowy form WAS fitting
around his couch, and in lis out
stretched hand was some veSse! in
which burned a ghostly blue flame.
By the light of the BID "A. ! mystic
fire Bill saw that the shadowy form
was that of his new wife. She was re-
peating in a soft solemn lone words
that Bill could not understand. His
heart thumped loudly against lis ribs.
He felt as if he were shrinking small.
err and smaller. His eyes rolled and
he tried TO draw in his head rs would
gopher. Was his new wife Il witch. of
which he lad read so muchi Was
she working some ~unearthly charm
about himi
What was he TO do! The mystic
fire came nearer his face. Now il was
Immediately over his head. He
thought he saw a long, blue tongue
of flame leap downward as if TO con-
sumo his pcnt up breath. He gave
vent 10 IA fearful yell, Strengthened
out with such force that the foot
board Of his bed was shivered into
pieces, and leaped out and into 2 cor.
ner, where lie shivered and moaned.
Whats the matter, you old fooll'
screamed Mrs. Beg, almost as fright,
encd as lie,
"Oli, please don't witchcraft me
moaned Bill. III do anything. I'll
give you n deed To the farm. iii buy
you a acw bomba2ne dress. Oh, I'll
do anything if you'll only put out that
internal ghost fire and let me alone
shut Up, you old crack headed
idiot! Come right here and nail this
bedstcad together again. snapped
Mrs. Bugs, III you had the sense
of a dead frog you would have known
that | was only burning campllor 10
get rid Of these blamed mosquitoes.
Witchcraft. indeed. What do you
suppose | know of such things"
800 900 oo!' pulled I'LL. II
wasn't scared. Nou spilled some OF
the fire aowumy neck; that's all what
was hematter with me. Tallahassee
Floridian.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-12-27
Deep Brcathing.

Deep inhalation is said 10 be tie key
to health and beauty. Breathing,
like learning. is "A dangerous thing
taken in small draughts. Breathe. as
well a, drink. deep if you would be
refreshed. Men OF science frequently
assert that. ii we Grcathcl properly.
we would have 10 impure Lloud.
How istLis deep breathing GOnei By
what process: simply thus. Stand,
innulc deeply, fully, completely. As
you do so, let the waist expand, and
don't br afraid 20 have tie abdomen
protrudc. ~ The last Of the iuLala.
ton let don't make the clrsteNpani.
Let the air out gradually, aud repeat
the operation five or ten times. He
who thinks he must begin Inhalation
by making tIe chest spread. falls into
a serious error, because this course
prevents complete inhalation. Thirty
or forty deep limitations every morn.
ing IN rs pure air as possible, will do
more 10 keep the circulation of the
blood good, the blood itself pure. the
lungs well and strong, and the move.
mentS of the secretious active. than all
the medicine any N can take"
Ladies who incase themselves in cor
sets which narrow their waists TO pain
full proportions, or no proportions at
oil, cannot practice deep inhalation.
Neither is il for the tailor made girl
she has all she can do TO breathe at all,
and stagger under the weight Of
heavy skirts which hang upon her
hustle. Halls journal of Health.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-12-27
COMPLIMENTARY.

II is a delicate proceeding TO tell q
woman that you do not like the mu.
sic she makes, but in case OF necessity
the thing can be done.
A gentleman with a sensitive and
cultivated ear was greatly annoyed by
the persistent and wretched piano
playing Of a woman who occupied the
room over his head. One day he met
her in the hall accompanied by her
tbree-year-old daughter.
Your little girl playsquite well fora
child OF her age" he remarked in q
most friendly manner. II hear her
practising every y."-Youth's Com
pauton.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-12-27
Why Mortar Hardens.

Until very recently it was held by
most engineers and architects that the
qualification Of mortars took place in
consequence of the absorption of car
bonic acid gas by the lime during the
process of crystallization, but it has
been fairly objected to this theory that
the quantity Of carbonic acid gas con
tanned in the atmosphere which could
be brought into contact with "A large
body Of cement would not suffice to
~saturate the latter, The generally re
ceived opinion on the subject now is
that lime hardcns simply in conse.
quence Of the combination with water
WHICH takes place during the slacken-
ing and that the rapidity Of the set
ting and thepermanence Of the newly
formed hydrnte Of lime depends upon
its being combined with some other
salt; the pure hydrate of lime is, in
fact, soluble, the hydrated s~ilicate Of
lime is tolerably insoluble, but it forms
slowly. while the hydrated double sill
icate of lime and alumina, or of lime
and magnesia, are practically insolu-
BILE. This may be taken as an eXplana-
tion of the general conditions which
arise, but the obscure subject of the
chemical action which takes place
under the influence Of high degrees Of
temperature has not yet been thor
ougly investigated, and offers a most
interesting field of experiment and re-
search.-New York Star.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-12-27

One of the reasons for the strong hold
the chrysanthemum has upon popu.
lar regard lies in the fact that it is an
old fashioned flower. II has a claim
upon the affections Of many people
through early associations and child
hood remembrances that the later
triumphs Of the florists art can never
attain.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-12-27

A machine that cuts match sticks
makes 10, 200, 900 a day. They are ar
ranged over a vat, and have the heads
put on at the ratoof 5000, 900 per day
by one man.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-12-27
Famed for 90 Years
.lM4mz@9
H<~S
CoiuInIksioners.

Wotne undersigned BANKS aud Barker will pay
gt Prizes draSn IN The Louisiana STATE Lottcries
which may he presented at our counters.
u M.MALMSLEy, rres Louisiana Nat. Bank.
PIERRE LANAUN, Pres State Nat. Bank
A., BALDWIN, Pres. New Orleans Nat. Bank
CARL kOuN, Pres. Union National Bank.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-12
JOHN rRIccsoN,s FUNERAL.
The Great Inventor Laid Away In His
Last Resting Place.

New YORK, March 1.-THE funeral Of
the late John Ericsson, the inventor, took
place today from Trinity Church. The
body was followed this morning from his
house in Beech street to the church by
long string of carriages and mourners.
The sidewalks in front OF the church wero
packed with people who were anxious to
catch glimpse of the casket containing
the body. A force Of policemen was pres
ent to keep the people from pressing into
the already overcrowded church. The or
gan pealed forth music while the body was
being carried into the church. The navy
yard was well represented, there being in
attendance two officers from each ship and
one officer from each department II was
after II o'clock when the body reached
the church with the pall-bearers walking
behind it. The floral offerings were nu-
merous. One was floral cross from Baron
Ericsson, Of Sweden, who had ca
bled instructions to have il made.
The Rev. DIR. Morgan Dix and
the Rev. Mr.. Hill read the simple
Protestant Episcopal services over the re-
mains. Among the large crowd present,
people with the characteristic features OF
the natives Of Northern Europe, were
noticed III large numbers. Delegates from
various lodges OF Odd Fellows were pres
ent. The Swedish Glee Club OF Brooklyn,
the Swedish Engineers and the Technical
Society of New York, were largely repre-
sentod. The big Delameter lron-Works
closed their works today and almost every
one connected with that establishment
was present Capt. Louis V. Stoddard,
the only surviving officer OF the famous
taken 10 the Marble cemetery on Second
street. where they will be placed tempo
rarily in a receiving vault. 1t will be
| finally removed to Sweden.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-12
pIupderi,u Nicke, plato Cars.

CHICAGO Ill.,, March ll.-August Neu-
man, a farmer living at Round Lake,
Starke County, Ind, was arrested in this
city yesterday, and will be taken back
home today. Neuman, il is claimed, has
been engaged in systematic plundering OF
Nickel Plate Railroad cars. Anton Kring,
a painter and railroad man named Cald.
well, would board freight train at a water
tank some miles from Knox Station, break
into car loaded with merchandise, and
throw what they wanted of the train.
Neuman, il is charged, would cart away
the plumber TO a hiding place on the farm
OF Peter Harmon. Some days ago when the
officers visited this farm, they found four
wagon loads OF miscellaneous goods con-
cealed in pit dug for its reception. Other
roads besides the Nickel Plate have suf-
fered, it is said, from the operations OF
the gang. The total value OF the plumber
recovered is about -, 500.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-12
Marion sInriand.

The celebrated authorcss 50 highly es-
tccmed by the women Of America, says on
pages l03 and AS OF her popular work,
"Eye's Daughters or Common Sense for
Maid, Wife and Mother
For the aching back-should Il be slow
IN recovering Its normal strength-an ALI
cocks Porous Plaster is an excellent COM
iortcr, combining the sensation Of the sus-
tanned pressure Of a strong, warm hand with
certain tonic qualities developed In the
wearing. II should be kept over the seat Of
unrasincss for several dHys-in obstinate
c. its, Tor perhap. fortnight"
For pain IN the back wear an Allcocks
Porous Plaster constantly, renewing a. il
wears of This Is an Invaluable support
when the weight on the nall Of the back
becomes heavy and the aching inoessant."
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-12
a poLp ROBBERY.
A Well known Young Man Locks tho
Cashier In tho Vauit-ue L. Captured.

A Well known Young Man Locks tho
Cashier In tho vault-He IL Captured.
WArERrowS, n. Y, March ll.-0ne Of
the boldest bank robbeiies that has &C.
CURED in this section Of the State in many
years surprised the people Of Norwood,
st. Lawrence County, Saturday. i. l..
Smith, cashier OF the Norwood Bank, was
alone In the building about noon, when
Charles Phelps, the postofice clerk, en-
tered and asked for some stamps. Mr..
Smith stepped into the vault 10 get them,
when Phelps quietly closed the door and
turned the combination. locking the cash.
Ter in. The robber then turned TO tho
money drawer and took all the paper
money that il conlainod-S27s, leaving
several hundred dollars in silver. The
amount would ordinarily have been much
larger on Saturday. but business had been
light that day, aud the robbers booty was
probably not nearly A. large ~ he had
expected IL 90 be. Phelps had made ar
fragments 10 have horse ready, and
with Il he started at once Tor the Canadian
border, about fifteen miles distant Mean
While q customer entered the bank and
| saw what hnd happened. lie hcatd
the cashier calling 10 him from the vault,
and being instructed ~ 10 the combna-
ton, released him Prompt action was
taken 10 prevent Phelps from crossing the
border, but nothing was heard Of the rob
Der until the midnight train arrived and
lac was discovered rs one of the passengers.
lie had gone by n cifcuilous route 10
Brnshcr's Falls, and had taken the train
there, hoping TO ride through Norwood at
midnight without being detected, then 20
on TO Oglcnsburg, whore he could easily
cross into Canada. But parties on the
trin who know him had learned Of the
robbery, and upon arriving at Norwood no
was delivered over TO officers. Only about
81 Of the amount stolen was found on
Phclps's person. lie was kept In charge
Of two officers over Sunday. and was taken
10 Canton jail today 10 await the action
Of the Grand Jury which meets In June.
Phelps Ia n young man, native OF Nor
wood. lie has fallen into bad habits Of
late, and Is said 10 have become an opium
eater.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-12
FALSE RUMoRs ABOUT PITTsBURG.
The Reports That the Mills Would Be
Shut Down Denied.

PIrTsBURe, Pa, March 10.-The rumor
that the iron mills OF this section would
shut down before long, because the prices
now paid for manufactured products had
become so low that the mills are being
operated at loss, is denied by prominent
manufacturers.
81 have heard Of no concerted action to
shut down the mills" said b. +. Jones, OF
the American Iron Works. 81 am sure
our works will not shut down. Prices are
low, there is no doubt, but OF course there
is some profit in the business still, or we
would not run. The American Iron
Works will continue in operation"
A. NJ. Byers said he was not aware OF
any action having been taken by the man
uiacturers looking to shutdown OF the
iron and steel mills, and he was confident
that no such action had been taken; but
the manufacturers most sincerely feel q
depression in the iron trade, and unless
there is a decided improvement in the bust
ness soon many mills which have to depend
on Chicago and the East for their market
will have TO close down or operate at a
loss. On January IA the railroads advanced
freight rates inopportunely, and this in
connection with the high price OF labor,
has absorbed all the profits in the iron
manufacturing industries. Had the rail-
roads advanced rates in 0ctoberor Novem-
ber when orders were plenty, he said the
manufacturers would have borne il, but,
coming at the time it did, the action pre-
cilitated threatened depression in trade.
Calvin Wells had not heard Of the ru-
NOR, 81 know" said he, that we will
not close our works While there is not
much profit in the iron business today,
yet II pays better TO run at present prices
than TO shut down. The failure OF the
Reading works, so far as | am informed,
will not affect any OF the iron firms in this
city,"