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Paying Board on Visit Home.

The strangest thing happened in a
Scotchman's house, where one of the
sons had GENE home for a fortnight's
visit. He was prosperous young
Glasgow merchant, and brought his
people number of pretty souvenirs.
The morning of his departure bill
for two weeks board was laid on his
plate, itemizing every article even to
the candles burned in his bedrooms.
In no way offended by this obser-
vance of atime honored custom the
young fellow looked through the &C.
count, and objected to charge for a
bacon he had never eaten. "The
meat was onthe table, my son, and if
you failed to enjoy it you must pay
for being fool" replied his father.
And so he rendered his indebtedness
to the last farthing.
Where the lads and lassies of a
family go off and set up establish
ments of their own an unwritten law
is rigidly observed of paying tax to
the old homestead whenever they re.
turn to enjoy its hospitality.-Hlus-
trGted american.
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The New Boston Barbers's Fad That ls
Coming Into Vogue Elsewhere.

A cornwall Hubbite stepped into
Young's Hotel, in Boston, one morn
ing and confded to the tonsorial ar
fist that his head was swollen from
the effects of the previous nights
debauch and asked him if he could
not, metaphorically speaking, soak
his head for him with wet towel.
The barber immersed the towel in
almost boiling-hot water and placed
it across his customers brow.
"How does it feel?" he asked, as
the steam began to rise.
"First-class; give us some more,"
replied the man under the towel, and
the barber continued the soaking
process for fully half an hour, till at
last, when he took the towel off, the
face of his customer presented the
appearance of a boiled lobster, and
the owner of the swelled head delar-
ed that he had never felt better in
his life-that all the dizziness and
the swelling had departed and left
his Uranium clear as bell. After
that wheneoer he had been on a rack
ct he came in on the following morn
ing to have his head bathed. He told
his friends about it, and they came
also, and others, seeing its soothing
effects, became regular applicants for
the laying on of the hot-water towel.
Then men who had not been and
who never would 90 on tears, hear
ing how delicious the sensation of
the hot-water towel was, tried it,
liked it and thereafter asked for it.
Thus the fad became established
in Boston, and spread from shop to
shop, and now it is regular custom
in allYthesbig hotels to apply for hot
water towel after the shave, and now
it is being established in New York.
Two prominent tonsorial parlors
on Broadway have already adopted
it and other shops are gradually fol-
lowing suit.
The time is at hand when the hot
towel custom will be universal, for
the simple reason that it is delight
full and most refreshing process.
Not many New York BARRIERS yet
understand hew to administer the
hot-towel la Boston. To be done
properly not one towel alone, nor
two, should be applied, but at least
half a dozen, completely covering the
face with the steaming cloth, and re-
placing each towel as it become cool
with another fresh from the hot-wa-
ter faucet. A dreamy languor creeps
over the senses. On the hottest day
in summer, as well as the coolest in
winter, one goes forth feeling much
better for his steaming. the philoso-
ply of the Boston shave is this i:
The hot-towel draws the blood away
from the brain to the face, making in
summer the skin much warmer than
the air, which, when the towel is with
drawn, strikes the skin cool and re-
freshing.
In winter the blood heated by the
towel offers the same resistance to
the cold as if it were heated by exer-
else, and the unpleasant chapping OF
the skin which sometimes follow the
old-fashioned shave is obviated. The
steam also removes the oil which ex-
udes from the skin, and leaves the
complexion clear and fresh there
fore, man feels better, thinks bet
ter, talks better aud works better
after the Boston shaye.-Neao York
World.
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FARMERS, ATTENTION. - r. M.
Fisher, State Lecturer of the Farm
crs' Alliance, and others will address
the farmers of Berkeley County at
the following places:
Greensburg, Nov. 10, 1890. I p. M,
Fairview, Nov. Ii, 2 p. m, Vancleves-
vile, Nov. IL, I p. M, Darkesville,
Nov. IL, 2 p. M, Bunker Hill, Nov.
IL, I p. M, Gerardstown. Nov. IL, 2
p. m, Stokes School House, Nov.
l3, I p. M, Glengary, Nov. Ia, Q p.
m, Shanghai, Nov. IA, I p. m. Toma-
hawk, Nov. Is, 2 p. m. One of the
objects of the above meetings will
be the organization of Sub-Alliances.
Let the farmers turn out in force
with their wives, and learn more OF
the objects, aimsan purposes of the
A Alliance. X. M. FISHER, State Lee,
j. w. b. Evans, Co. Sec'y.
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RepaYinu a Joke.

An incident occurred recently at
the Roosevelt-St. ferry office which
illustrates how one man can make
another's life miserable with little
exertion. One evening the collector
showed out to passenger 80 three.
cent pieces and one cent in exchange
for dollar, after deducting the fare,
which was three cents. The collec-
tor grinned and thought he had play
ed good joke on the passenger, who
took the money without protest, but
made up his mind to get even with
the joker if possible. He thought
hard for three days, and at last hit
on a scheme. Sharpening the end of
a file, he nicked one side of each
three cents. Every morning and
evening in going to and from his
work he placed cent'pieoe in the
palm of his hand and slapped it firm
ly down in front of the collector. At
these time there was always rush.
In his hurry the collector tried to
slide the money along with the tips
Of his finger nails. muttering bless
ings On the head of the man who an
noyed him. This was kept up for
80 days, until the nicked pieces were
all exhausted. But even to this day
the collector picks up three-cent
piece with his finger nails, SO strong
has the habit become.-Ne,c York
Journal.
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THE RESULTS SUMMED w.
A Democratic Majority of I2I In tie
House Democratic Senators Gained.


The latest returns from the cleo
tions held on Tuesday for members
of the next Congress show a demo
cratic majority in tho House OF Rep
resentatives of 121 over the republi-
cans and Farmers Alliance mem
bers and of 100 over the republicans
alone. The defeat Of two republicans
United States Senators seems to be
assured-Mr. .Evarts in New York
and Mr.. ingalls, in Kansas.
In the Legislature of West Vir-
GINA the democrats will have a ma
jority of 20 on joint ballot, against
one majority in the last Legislature.
Major William Mckinley, author OF
the new tariff law, admits his defeat,
and says he is satisfied with the re-
suit In his district, his increased vote
indicating, in his view, an approval
of his course.
Thomas Moonlight, democrat. for
Congress, was defeated by Case Bro
derrick, republican, making the dele
CATION 2 republican and Farmers
Alliance men. The State ticket is in
doubt.
In Colorado the republicans elect
ed the Governor and Congressman.
The democrats the treasurer, the
superintendent of public instruction
and encouragement. The republl-
cans have the Legislature.
The Connecticut Legislature will
be republican on joint ballot by or
10 votes and will elect republican
Governor unless the prohibition
votes are thrown out. The democrats
elect three of the four Congressman.
Michigan is Democratic by 5000
and have the legislature. The Con-
gressional delegation stands three
republicans and eight democrats,
democratic gain OF one.
In Nebraska, Boyd, the democratic
candidate for governor, was elected
by 1000 to 5000 plurality. The
Farmers Alliance have the Legis-
lature, two Congressman and most
of the county officers. The other
Congressman is democrat.
The republicans elected their full
State ticket in the State of Washing
ton, and will have large majority
in the Legislature, which will elect
a United States Senator.
In Kentucky Congressman John
H. Wilson, rep has been reelected,
but the other ten members of the
delegation are democratic, a gain OF
one for the democrats.
The republicans of California
elected their State ticket, five out
of six Congressman and will control
the Legislature, which elects a Uni
ted States Senator.
Iowa elects a republican secretary
of Style and the dedication in Con-
gress will stand six republicans and
democrats, democratic gain of 4.
North Dakota elected republican
Governor, Legislature and Congress
man.
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Home M alters.

Nothing is better than a glass fruit
jar for keeping cooking raisins moist.
Grease may be removed from silk
by applying magnesia to the wrong
side.
For frying eggs have plenty of fat
and dip it over them with a spoon,
instead ofsturning; also placing them
in the pan from saucer one at =
time.
Water should only come to the
boiling point for making tea or coffee
and not be allowed TO boil for even
five minutes. If you are doubter
try it and convince yourself of the
difference in flavor.
Ask your timer to make you a
cake tin having two divisions. Then
a plain cake can be made for one side,
and by adding fruit or almonds you
can easily have richer cake for the
other side.
The French method of administer
Ill2 CdSlOl Oll w SALlOI Su 10 w pun
the oil into q pan over a moderate
fire, break an egg into it and stir up;
when it is done flavor with little
salt or currant jelly.
Lamp burners that have become
dim and sticky can he renovated by
beiling them in strong soda water,
using tomato can for this purpose;
then scour the burners with sapolio
and they will be as good as new.
If the face has become roughened
by the wind, sponge it often with
equal parts of rose water and bran
dy. Do not use toilet washes con-
tanning much alcohol, as they are
quite apt to produce harmful results.
The alcohol parches the skin, renders
it brittle, and impairs its nutrition.
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twelve members of a womcn,s
temperance Union visited Henry
Frlzefs "original package house.
IN ! Lawrence, Kan, few days ago
,1t Tue purpose of ascertaining the
class OF patrons the place had. The
women remained the entire dav
lhey were treated courteouslv and
gwen a lunch in the afternoon
About nightfalI the women held .
prayer-meeting, "during which tho
sale OF packages was brisk -
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His Work Laid Upon the Shelf.

The venerable historian, George
Bancroft, is again established in his
Washington home in remarkably
excellent state of health for man
ninety years of age. He had intend
ed to close his literary career with a
historical account of the Polk adj
mistratian, and for this purpose had
undertaken a journey to Nashville in
1889, where, as the guest of Mrs.
Polk, he had access to the valua
BILE documents in her possession bear
ing on the subject, many of which he
was permitted to pack and taken to
Washington for investigation. The
historian, upon his return from
Nashville, went to work with all the
ardor OF youth. A corps of typewri-
tiers was engaged, and as Mr.. Ban
croft scanned each document he
passed it over to be carefully trans
scribed and compared.
This work completed, the originals
were returned to Nashville and the
resultant mass of material was set in
order and laid away until Mr.. Ban
croft should return from Newport
this autumn. He hoped to finish the
history next winter, but this hope, it
seems. must now be relinquished. A
few days ago, in conversation with a
friend, he said: ~ have laid my
work upon the shelf, and can now
only wait for the future summons
Literary efforthas passed beyond my
powers. / can do no more; so L
must accept the common lot of hui
mainly. / enjoy takinga retrospective
view of the events of the long past,
but dimmed with the infirmities OF
age, the scene is without the sharp
lines of detail which younger facul-
ties of mind bring out in interesting
relief" The family of Mr.. Bancroft
consists of his son John, with his
wife and children.-Boston Tran
script.
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Concerning Two Kentucky Gentlemen
Who Dined af DeImonico's.

A bluegrass idyl has been circn-
lating through the Southern society
for several days 1t is tale OF two
Kentuckians, one major, the other
colonel, who, after night OF luck
at poker determined to crafty an
oft-expressed desire to visit New
York. They came and after two
days If Sightseeing The colonel sug-
gcstcd to The major that trip to
New York would not he complete
without dinner at Delmonico's.
The major agreed.
1t was dee med that it would hard
ly be considerable to take Mr.. Del
monico unawares. aud in order to
prepare him for so unusual an event
as swell dinner for two the Kentuc-
ky gentlemen went to tho restaurant
early in the day, called for the head
waiter and told him what they want
ed. "Spare no expense" they said.
They dined at 6. 1t was spIen-
did dinner. They tasted wines of all
kinds that they had never heard ofbe.
FORE They ate great deal and
drank great deal and told each other
stories that both knew by heart.
The banquet lasted three hours.
They called for their bill. The
waiter placed a check, face down, on
the menu. The gentle menwere toast
ing each other as the waiter did this,
and when they placed their glasses
on the table he was gone. They saw
what appeared to them to be scrap
of paper on the menu and brushed it
off. The old fellows were ignorant
of the customs of French restaurants,
and they concluded that the menu
must be the bill. The colonel began
to figure up the prices. 1t seemed
that they bad eaten great deal, but
the names of dishes were in a lam
guage unknown to them, and anyway
they were not in mood to bother
about trifles.
But the colonel gasped when he
figured up the total. It was 1850.
"Great heavens, sab |, he exclalm-
ed to the major. sit is $3.50. five
pay this we can't get back home.
"We might" suggested the major,
family, Eve might jump out of this
window and run"
mo, sah," said the colonel, bring
ing his fist down on the table. "We
are Kentucky gentlemen, sab. We
will pay this bill, sab, and then, sab,
we will shoot the landlord, sah."-
Neu York Times.
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In Pennsylvania the new delega.
ton will stand II republicans and IL
democrats, a democratic gain of 4
and Patison democrat has been elect
ed governor. In Maryland solid
democratic delegation hasheen elect
ed, McComas and Mudd being de-
feated.
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A Reporters DisagreeabIe Experience.


A Hungarian newspaper reporter
underwent a dissgreeble experience
during the recent visit of Archduke
Ludwig and Archduchess Maria
Theresa to their estates at Kis-Tap-
olosany. Anxious to excel his col
leagues in supplying his journal with
sensational intelligence, a journalist
by the name of Jose Gyorfi went so
far as to attempt to push his way in
to the Archducal presence within
the precincts of the castle, with q
view to interviewing their imperial
highnesses. Meeting with difficult
ties on the part of the servitors he
waylaid the Archduchess on coun-
try drive and INSTRUCTED the road by
placing his own hired vehicle across
It.
On the approach of the royal equip
age, Gyorf, in swallowtails and ope-
ra hat, advanced to the carriage,
which had been brought to sudden
standstill, and handing the lady his
card and pencil-case, implored her
autograph on the plea that his own
future and his family's happiness de
pended on her granting his request.
Maria Theresa was On the point of
complying with his wish when she
hesitated. "Pe:haps in ink" sug-
gested the self possessed reporter.
1No,n said the Archduchess, and or
dered tho coachman to drive on.
The foiIpNi's day Gyorfi appeared
again at the castle and craved an au-
dience of the Archducal adjutant,
Count Schaaffgotsch. The adjutant
dismissed him abruptly. On leaving
the apartment the reporter espied a
winding staircase, and believing it led
to the Archduchess's rooms, rushed
to the top, when he was collared by
the Count, who flung him over the
banisters, where he was picked up
and thrown by the attendants into
the road.
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TRESPASS NOTICE.
A LUCKY LADY.

MILAN. Tenn, Sept. 23rd, 1890.
Mrs. &. W. combs, of Humboldt, Tenn.
a former resident of this place, has recently
fallen heir to half a million dollars left by
her Scotch grandfather. She has forward
ed proof of her relationship to the LAWYERS
and will receive her Inheritance to-day
EUemtng Mail and Express, New York,
Sept. 23rd, 1890.
We are Mrs. Combs lawyers and BY her
seeing our advertisement became the
agents of her good fortune. We have a
number of similar claims in our hands and
expect to gain them. If your ancestors
came from the old country write us and
than halt a billion dollars in Great Britain
alone, unclaimed. which rightly belongs
to people in the United States.
EUROPEAN CLAIMS AGENCY,
80 Pearl Street, New York.
Oct. % 6-times.
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THE other fellows feels good
they won, but now they have to as
sumo all the responsibilities and their
ability to benefit the people will be
carefully noted.
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Pass registration law and allow
no man to vote whose head is not
assessed and paid for before he votes.
It will be fair to all persons.
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SATURDAY, NOV. 8. 1890.

Is IT true, as rumored, that Luther
Miller pulled down the pillars of the
temple of his country and Sampson
like killed himself?
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1T is said that the Farmers Alli-
nee has lodges in thirty-fiye States,
18th q membership of 100000.
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"Heroes of the Dark Continent"

"Heroes of the Dark Continent"
This Few and thrilling book, entitled
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the ONLY EDITION WHICH IS AU-
THORIZED BY THIS REMARKABLE
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Oico.

In this city Friday, Nov. 9TH. 1890,
of fever, Mary Ellen, third daughter
of Brown and Virginia Chambers, aged
years and 9 months. Funeral on
Sunday afternoon.
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Suet should be used instead of
butter for making sauces, GRAVES.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-06-09
SHOT BY
SHUT bf MiSthhE.
A Colored Man Killed by a Waterman,
Who Was Shooting at Dogs.

A sad case of accidental killing happened
near the eastern entrance to the oldiers
Home grounds Saturday night. but it was not
discovered until early yesterday morning.
John Dolsn is employed as Waterman at the
gate, and at 8 o'clock Saturday night he turned
the key closing the gate for the night. Ed
mund Hart was visiting Dolan and both men
retired shortly after the gate was closed.
There had been many complaints made about
the number OF stray dogs that had been visit
ing the grounds at night and disturbing those
who reside in the home and Dolan had been on
the lookout for them for several nights. He
kept a Colts army revolver near his bed and
whenever he heard the barking dogs he would
get up and look out the window to shoot them
or brighten them off. Saturday night, as usual,
he heard the barking of dogs near the gate and
he went to the window with his i5-caliber revolt
yer. Aiming the weapon in the direction of
the gate he fired and, as he thought,
either killed or frightened away the
dogs. He did not go out to see if he had
killed any OF the neighbors' dogs. but went
back to bed and remained there until MORN
ing, when he was aroused by q stranger, who
told him that the body of "a colored man was
lying near the road not far from the gate. A
small terrier was curlcd up on the arm of the
dead man as though awaiting the arrival of his
masters friends.
NAcn Dolan GlscOScreQ tnat tnere was q
bullet wound through the dead mans neck. he
was satisfied that he had killed the man. The
body was identified as that of Henry Powell. an
old colored man who WAS employedas Il laborer
in Lynch's foundry at Terra Gotta. His wife
was employed in the Soldiers Home grounds
and Powell was on his way to visit her. The
police were notified of the finding OF the
body and the second precinct patrol wagon
removed it to the mOrgue. Dolan was
placed under arrest aud taken to the second
police station. Yesterday afternoon Coroner
Patterson held an inquest at the morgue and
the jury returned n verdict of accidental shoot
ing. Dolan was thereupon released.
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