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Handling the Chinese Mail.

Many persons have asked the cues.
ton: How Is the Chinese mail
handled IN the postofice 2" It Is .
question which has excited considera.
bic discussion at different times and
one which everybody should under.
stand. 1t is generally supposed. how.
ever, that Chinese interpreter is EN-.
ployed IN the postoffice expressly to
handle the Chinese mail. But that is
not the case, the government never
having found it necessity to employ
such person.
When a Chinaman wishes to send
letter to his native country, he must
employ the services of an Interpreter,
unless he can write English himself.
lie writes, seals and directs the envel-
ope in his own language. He then
goes to Chinese Interpreter, who
writes the address in English on an
other art of the envelope. The letter
Is then ready for the mail.
1t goes through the postoAice. and
then takes a journey across the country
to San Francisco. A China bound
steamer conveys it across the ocean to
It's destination, where, after going
through the Chinese postofice, it Is de-
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BEFORE Marengo.

Ford iricnne tell us how The First
Consnl. in his Cabinet in Paris, traced
the mlirch TO Marebgo and laid his
finger In the spot in the map where he
would light and defeat the Austrian
army-Ya prodigy Of calculation, if We
recolle,tt the circumstances
"whfn he had stationed the euemy's
corps add drawn up the pins with red
heads 4 the points where he hoped to
bring III own troops, he said to me,
'Wherd do you think l shall beat
Melas u How the devil do 1 know 2
Why, look here, you fool Melas Is
at Alessandria with his headquarters.
There he viii remain until Genoa sur
renders. He has 10 Alessandria his
magazines, his hospitals, his artillery,
and his reserves. Crossing the Alps
here pointing to the Great Mont So.
Bernard), i shall fall upon Melas, cut
off his communication with Austria,
and meet him here on the plains of
Scrivia'. Temple Bar.
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LIGHT AND BRIGHT.


iON the fe1ce-sneak thieves.
NEVER place so much confidence in
vour minister as to sleep during the
sermcn.
IT must have been a wheelwright
who was first put in as spokesman by
his felloes.
Boees- Stanley reminds ono. Of
noker. Focg -Indeed7 Boggs les; .
CRATE explorer, you know.
SHAVE never read Shakspeare's
I works. said pretentious woman, but
/ always entertained the highest opin-
ion of him As man."
Ina street car just before 6 o'clock:
He-I am very sorry to crowd you, Miss
DeWitt. but Miss DeWitt-Don't
sneak of it. There is really no room
for apology.
9WHAT a nice portmanteau you have,
Henry" "Yes, my wife gave it to me
on nv birthday" "Oh Was there
ANYTHING in it? why, yes, the bill for
the portmanteau.
THREE THOUSAND Austrian bakers
are on the strike for an increase Of
wages. They knead bread, but are
willing to loaf rather than work for
their present pay.
PROFESSOR in psychology Can't we
conceive Of anything as beirg ont Of
time and still occupying space? Musi-
cal student (thoughtfully)-Yes sir;
bad singer in chorus.
How TO elevate the masses is still
the burden of good deal Depreciation.
We thought the introduction of ele-
vators a number of years since had soly-
ed that problem for all time.
THREW him in again Rescuer (who
has pulled man ont of the water
Gracious Your head is bleeding
How did you cut it? Rescued man
On the waters edge, / guess.
SUI would like to: He lat midnight
Funny custom the Chinese have.
The hostess is expected 10 notify the
caller when it is time 10 go. She with
sigh)-But We are in America, you
know.
your papa and mamma know what
is best for you, Tommy said his
mother Tommy rolled about a good
deal on the rug and then SAID Ma, do
Won know sometimes l feel like being
an orphan"
@HoLD on, my friend, don't shoot;
FIN Judge" "Wall, s'posing We are;
Judges amt no more coant dan de law
is nowadays Ye can't hang Teller,
We can't 'lectrify him, and my lawyer
kin appeal S fast as yon kin sentence.
Shell out. ]"
An old negro who had some business
in a lawyers Office was asked if he
could sign his name. "How is dat,
sah?" q ask" the lawyer answered,
@if yoa can write your name?" SWELL,
no, sab. | never write my name -jes'
dictates it, sab.
MANAGING editor What's this, Mr..
Seooper? Ten dollars for a magnifying
glass? sent you to the beach TO write |
up the ladies' bathing drosscs-not to
study natural history. Reporter-I |
know it, sir; but had to get he mag
plying glass to see the bathing DIRE ses |
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dressed
The incoming mails are handled very
much in the same way. An interpreter
in the Chinese postoif;ce writes the adj
dress in English on all mails directed
to this country. When letter reaches
the postoiiice, the clerks never pay any
attention to the name, and not one time
in ten thousand do they know whether
letter is for a Chinaman or somebody
else. They look only for the street and
number. The mail is sorted, and is
then delivered by the carrier. So,
what seems a very complicated process,
is indeed very simple one, causing
no Inconvenience whatever.
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The Australian Rush.

Once my friend suddenly drew rein
and motioned to me to do likewise. For
few seconds / heard nothing; then
sharp and clear through the silence ran
the crack of long whip, and / ex-
pected to see some stock-rider, or per
haps some strayed paek-man, issue from
the scrub. But with quick "hush !"
my companion whispered to me that
what had heard was only the whip
bird, and that what he wanted me to
see was lyre-biid, whose native note
he had heard a moment before close at
hard Very shortly a somewhat low
within limited compass, came from a
glade TO the lef5, the greater part of
which was shrouded from sight by in
tricate fern-tree growths; with rapid
transitions the song thereafter rose and
fell, now initiating the joyous freedom
of the magpie, now the laughing gurgle
of the jackass, now other forest deni-
zens. Again silence, and then-right
in the midst of the fern glade-I saw
for the first time bird / had often
heard of. and which / was anxious to
see. The lyre-bird, or mountain pleas
ant (MepurG superbd), is extremely
shy, and, though by no means rare in
certain districts, is thus comparatively
seldom seen. In size it very closely
resembles the common pheasant, and is
of an auburn-brown color but it would
not be a specially attractive bird were
it not for the large and delicately
graceful tall feathers, which, when fully
erected, exactly resemble the instru-
ment after which the bird is called.
Like the shark. and perhaps the cuckoo,
the mountain pheasant is generally ac-
companied by a satellite; iii.-ttl1is in
stance the latter being small, ierky
little bird, popularity called the "pheas-
ants mother" but none such was visi-
BILE to our eyes on this occasion. The
whip-bird. or coachwhip-bird, referred
to is generally heard in the scrub
proper, and has received it's name from
its habit Of ending its loud cry or note
with an abrupt crack, like that pro
duced by the long lash of a stock whip.
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B. : EARSsHAw. wM. E. EARNsnAw.
B. B. Earnshaw & Bro.
Wholesale and Retail GrOcers.
Flour, Feed, Grain & Liquor Dealers,
ess y and N sts s E E.,
tGaddis Old stand,)
WASHINGTON. o. c.

HAVING greatly enlarged our business bv
"A securing two large warehouses for store
ing the immense stock of goods that we are
compelled to carry to supply tbs extraordi-
nary increase in our trade. We will say. that
we are now prepared to meetall demands for
goods in our line at prices that will satisfy
all buyers. We are large receivers of Flonr
and Grain from the West. Groceries and
Liquors from first hands and with the expe-
Renee of twenty five years in the business
we can safely promise our friends that we
VIII meet their expectafio 2. Remember our
Farmers Brands of Flour White and Gold .
Fancy MINI. patent, "Tryphe- ia" Fancy
Winter patent; "Drusila," Choice Winter
patenti Our Secret Fancy Fam ~; "Sun
BEAM" Choice Family.
Goods packed and delivered to TRANSPORT
iatIon companies free of charge.
Buists' celebrated Garden Seeds in large
B. 3. EARNSHAW & BRO,
Cor. II and NJ streets :. f..
WASHINGTON. DIT.
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rbc S,ouchie,t Kind Of journalism.

Editor Ito reporter) Il think we'll
lIspense with your services hereafter.
fAWhy?"
1--WE can't afford to keep man who
dakes enemies of the best people in
bwn.
4 How have l made enemies 2"
See herein this account of the
ling last night you make no refer
4 NO the bride being beautiful and
sor. pplished, and you dismissed the
,oorn without saying that he is one of
Il pnq1S',t popular young men in the
- @flat kind Of business wonvs work
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STR NoUets Free will be sent by Cragin & Co.,
Phila., Pa, to any one In U. 5: or CANADA, post
Soar pUn See q novels gS
around each bar. Soap for sale by all grocers.
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NERVE REsToRER. No Fits after first day.
use: Marvellous cures. Treatise and Se trial
potte Tree. Dr. Kline. 03l Arch St, Phflp.. Pa
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1890-07-11

HAIRS Cotarrh Cure is liquid and is taken
internally. sold by Druggists, 7jc.
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When death was hourly expected from
F. dTnmpttwl. all remedies having failed and
. ~ " avn as was evpe nentine he accidental
Y made PREPARATION Of Indian Hemp, which
tured his only child. and now gives this recipe
lice on receipt Of two stamps 10 pay expenses.
femp also cures night sweats, nausea at the
stomach. and will break fresh cold in TWEEN
ly-tour hours. ADDRESS Craddock & Co., 1rs.
Race St., Phila delphia Pa, naming this paper
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v he man who has high opinion of him
self don't know himself,
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ALoNDoN correspondent SAYS it costs
for dress asoge "ffon $500 to 81 900 to
have the pleasure Of bowling to Queen
Victoria. That settles it. We shall
rever bow to the Queen-unless the
game is poker and we draw her when
we have the other three in our hand.
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Bsleham's PiIIs cure 5 ok-Headaehe.
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The man who lives only for what he car
see is very short-sighted.
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Nobody has ever built house that time
couldn't overthrow.
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n ever sees the sky.
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Baltimore i Potomac Railroad
NORTH. TIME TABLE.

After Sunday, December goth, So the
trains on this road will run as follows:
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Centenary of the High Silk Hat.

tJust one hundred years have elapsed
ance the Inauguration in Europe of the
high silk atyclept ''the stovepipen-
aud the centennial anniversary thereof
has been celebrated recently b. the hat
tiers of the old world with all the
solcmnity warranted by the occasion.
According to the traditions of the ''tilingn
fraternity, it was the Quaker headgcar Of
Benjamin Franklin which first gave to
the Paris hatters the idea of 1.-THE staYc-
pipe, and that led to its adoption.
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Look out for the man who is always boast.
Ing Of his own goodness.
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IT Is advi able put ones heart into
whatever work one may have to per.
form; bat it is wise to think well be.
lore putting ones money in.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-11
x1s feet, on Washington avenue, Tbirty-hrst

ward.
Chris Esterly, frame one-story kitchen. s1l2
feet on Sterling street. Twenty-seventh ward.
Winter Bros, brick three-story storage mouse,
2DxS0 feet, on Twenty-frst street, Twenty
seventh ward. Cost, $4,000. 40
feet, on Manor street, Twenty-seventh ward.
Cost, S6,000
Wenzel ortman, frame addition one,ssory
Kitchen, 12xl4 feet. on Lebanon street, twenty
OFT. frame one-story kitchen, 13xl6 feet
on Golden street, Twenty-seventh ward.
Phillip Benz, brick two-story dwelling, 2l1S4
feet. on Sarah street, Twenty-hfth ward. Oost
Mrs. M. Warner brick two-story stable, 16x16
feet, on Carson street, Twenty-fourth ward.
Thomas Ulam, brick two-story dwelling, l2SxH
feet. on Stanton avenue, Nineteenth ward.
William Woppat frame twostory stable l6x
20 feet, on Kelly street. Twenty.frst ward.
]. C. Allies, brick two-story dwelling. 21xl6
feet, on O'Brien street, Fourth ward.
John Richter. frame addition, mansard-story
dwelling 2Ox44 feet, on Washington avenue,
Thirty-hrst ward.
Henry Stocke's daughters, frame two-story
dwelling, l6x32 feet, on Rowan avenue, Twenty
first ward.
Bernard Schmidt, brick two-story and man.
sard dwelling, 201A feet, on Jane street,
Twenty-ffth ward.
Andrew Kiser, frame one-story dwelling. Tx
81 feet. on Monastery avenue. Twenty-seventh
Mrs. Hamis Graham, brick addition. man.
sard story dwelling. 2ax32 feet, on Second ave-
nue., Second ward.
Catherine Buhler, frame one-story kitchen,
15xl9 feet on st. Thomas street, Twenty
seventh ward.
Andrew Grotsch. brick addition mansard
story dwelling, 24x32 feet, Wyis avenue,
Eleventh ward.
George A. Charles, frame addition two-story
dwelling, 7x34 feet, on Ward street, Fourteenth
ward.
F. Riehmeyer, frame addition one-story store,
l6xl3 feet, on Steuben street, Thirty-sixth
ward.
Mrs. Mary E. McClintock, frame two-story
stable 24x32 feet, on Meade street, Twenty-frst
ward.
F. A. staurts, frame two-story dwelling. 19x4o
feet, on Maydower street. Twenty-frst ward.
Justin Kase, frame one-story washhouse, ex
10 feet, on Jane street, TWENTY NTH ward.
George Gray, frame one-story kitchen, 20x26
feet, on Madison avenue, Thirteenth ward.
Eliza Smith, frame one-story stable, 20x18
feet, on Garden alley, Seventeenth ward.
Jacob Kurtz, two frame two-story dwellings,,
23x40 feet, on Liberty street, Sixteenth ward.
DR.. William Hamilton, brick two-story stable,
21x34 feet, on WinebIddle avenue, Sixteenth
ward.
David Barton, frame one-story shed, 1880
feet, on Jane street, Twenty-dfth ward.
Mrs. Catharine Hopp frame one-story
kitchen, 15x20 feet, on Liberty street. Third
ward
Charles schumm, frame one-story stable, Tx
% feet, on Fillmore street, Fourteenth ward.
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Business Notes.


The Third National Bank has declared o
semi-annual dividend Of per cent.
THE new electric light plant at Williamsburg
Is unable to supply the demand and viii be en-
larged.
The Tunk No. Tat Nineveh Is shut down for
fishing job, the cable having parted and drop
ped the tools.
The Breen well at westvisw is also put down
as dry, as 1t Is past the point where oil was ex-
pected and got nothing but salt water.
WESLEY WEBER's No. L on the May farm
at Duff station. within few hundred feet Of
CBrien No. 2, is down YO0 feet and will be due
In about ten days.
FIELD news contained little that was excit-
ing. Ivory No. 2. at Westview, is doing about
10 barrels day, SO that it Ii not altogether dry,
as at first reported.
The Americas Oil Company's well on the Nc
Laughlin farm at Bellevue is without much
doubt dry hole as il is over 35 feet in the sand
without the least show OF oil.
A FOURTH avenue real estate broker re-
ceiVed letter yesterday from gentleman in
Cincinnati, asking for building In which to
start leather store in this city.
DIRECTORS Of the Wheeling Natural Gas
Company yesterday elected William Finn,
President; ]. N. Gufy, Vice President; W, ].
Diehl, Secretary and Treasurer. The Execu-
tive Board for the coming year is as follows:
n. ". 1llioLtp y. w. ouHy, a. T. heaLlnR ana
Henry Fisher. The bond of the secretary and
treasurer was increased 10 $40, 900 on account of
the large surplus, which amounts to S42 000
REED B. CoYLE q Co. have taken in charge
the famous Watson farm. containing more
than 200 acres situate on the line of the Perrys-
VILE avenue and Federal street electric road.
The old plan has been newly revised, and will
be placed on the market in q short time in lots
of a desirable size, and at such prices and
terms as cannot fail to insure their rapid sale
Although the plans are not out as yet, they re-
port an active inquiry and some sales in
prOgress.
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The Heptusophs,

Sharpsburg Conclave will meet next Monday
evening, and several applications are spoken of
West End Conclave will meet next Thursday.
There viii be delegation of visitors from this
side.
The General Committee on Heptasoph Day
holds It's next regular meeting May Is at IS
Diamond street.
death last Saturday morning after an existence
of years and months.
Deputy Supreme Archon J. B. Berlin. is max
Ing an official visit to the conclayes In his
district and reports all lively and energetic.
The district deputies are making an official
visitation OF all conclaves to advance the con-
claVes as much as possible before the warm
season.
Cap Sheaf Conclave is very busy combating
arrangements for the summer night concerts
which promise to be the most successful events
the Heps have undertaken.
The Committee on Sick Fund Association Is
collecting data and will soon be ready to report
something definite and feasible to the various
conclaves which have shown a disposition TO
enter into the combination.
Fifth Avenue Conclave meets Monday even
ing. Brother Motz proposes to take a yery
active part, as he expects to file sufficient ap-
plicaItons to merit gold medal and be the
first member in the county TO be SO honored.
Monongahela Conclave held q very interest
ing meeting last Wednesday evening. Since
this Conclave has moved into the new hall there
has been an increased interest shown by the
members inI the advancement of the conclaye
and order.
The Supreme Archon was in Baltimore three
days during the past week consulting with the
resident Supreme officers, and inspecting some
of the conclaves. The Supreme secretary's
records show that the order is increasing regu-
larly, and the prospects are that the increase in
lSsV VIII excel that of any previous year.
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The Golden Chain,

The Order Of the Golden Chain is WARS and
8 months old
The semi-annual election Of officers in suh.
ordinate lodges will be held on the last meeting
of this month.
The State Commander will make an official
visit TO Lincoln Lodge of the Southside to-
morrow evening.
Organizer Samuel 1. osmond will institute q
lodge at Homestead, Pa, on Monday evening.
May Is. with fine charter list
Rev c. G. Bitteng. of Philadelphia, Pa, the
supreme Commander, is again able to attend to
duty after several weeks illness.
The proceedings Of the late biennial session
OF the Supreme Lodge are ready for distribu-
uon. An excellent showing iS made in the re-
ports Of the supreme officers.
Supreme Vice Commander Oliver B. Craig,
OF bSItlmore, Nd, paid an official visit to Syl-
VSnia Lodge, in Philadelphia, Pa, last week,
Anu was handsomely entertained.
Dr. Edwin I. Painter, the Commander Of Gas
SIty Lodge, has returned home much benefited
=? ~ Su opeTanon which was performed on him
.. roosevelt d ospital, New York City.
:, Inomas Z. Druitt, the Superintendent Of the
news Boys Home, is member of Duouesne
Aouge 10. w. Brother Druitt has Just re-
SoNereu from an illness of five weeks dura ton.
Llnaen Lodge, Of Oakland this city, is max
ioS,s.t og eHort 70 outstrip some of the older
IoGges 10 point Of membership. Collector The
odote Ihrlg has recovered from several weeks
sickness S0'SA~A "0eAs
Patterson Lodge, Of this CITY was instituted
Dy brother Frank S. Heisley about five wears
80; -. II Is one OF the solid lodges. A. al
piasieFson, Cashier of the Duquesne National
D[nA, Is tne Treasurer Of the lodge
Central Lodge of this CITY. met in Assar,bI-
o,sa rAA on Ssnter avenue, on last Friday nighf.
S(.s Sne Candidate was initiated and one appiioa.
non was received. c. B. Callahan the w.
Preate will be granted yacatian ,his ,,,, ~,
by bis lodge. '-'> summer
sylTania Lodge. Of Philadelphia Pa a. i'm
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The Gnlden EaEleE.


Venus Castle still does degree work ar every
session.
Star Of the West Castle No. 93 initiated two
Candidates last Wednesday evening
Anchor Castles officers can carry out their
respective parts without the aid of Ritual.
Iona Castle No. 26S initiated eight caudi.
dates at their meeting last Wednesday even
ing.
Manchester Castle No. 2l2 initiated two can
Thursday evening.
Supreme Chief R. Emory Enniss, last week,
per Deputy Supreme Chiefs, instituted Cham
pion Castle, No. s. of Alexandria Va, and No.
., OF Portsmouth, Va.
Lieutenant General Louis E. Stilz passed
through the city Saturday evening on his way
home from a trip to California Grand Castles
have been instituted in four OF the extreme
Western States Dy Brother Stilz while on this
tour.
Lorena Castle No. l31 held very interesting
session last Tuesday evening. Two candidates
were initiated during the evening by degree
team selected, by request of the castle, by
District Grand Chief, E. T. White, and the
work was very ably done
Americus Castle, No. 20 entertained the
Louis E. Stilz Commandery Friday evening.
A banquet was served at the East End rink.
The Elliott Mccall Band, heading the castle in
fatigue uniform, escorted the commandery
through some Of the principal avenues in the
East End
The General Committee had very interest
ing meeting last Thursday evening. The rail-
road rates have now been established for the
Supreme Castle session May 26 "a and 28 on
all lines North, East South and West. E. w.
Hagan, the caterer, will furnish the banquet
for the Supreme Castle. At Lafayette Hall, the
evening of the 9th inst
At the conclusion of the degree contest on
May Past Chief Sidney Maurice, on behalf Of
Warwick Castle, No. IL, Philadelphia, present
ed Grand High Priest Harry Whitzell with an
elegant emblematic gold watch charm, also
set of engrossed resolutions These tokens
were in appreciation of his services to the cas-
tie in the past few years.
On next Tuesday evening Louis e, Stilz
Commandery will pay Lorena Castle No. l3l a
visit. A street parade of Smithfield street,
Fifth avenue, Market street. Sixth street and
Federal street. Allegheny, will be made. The
Major Montooth Band will furnish music TIE
various castles are invited to be present A
select degree team will do the work of the
evening.
Last Saturdays a week ago, Aubrey ]. Schmidt,
member but recently inflated In Americas
Castle, died at the Mercy Hospital. Americus
Castle took charge Of the body and provided
for frst-class funeral. The castle turned out
almost to the man with Soho Band. Brother
Schmidt had no relatives in this county, He
was modest, gooi-natured and well-liked
young man, and WAS Frustrated only four DAYS
prior to his death.