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He Satisfied Himself.

From the Boston Herald.
katie, said he, when the time came for him
to take his departure, do you think you care
enough for me to link your lot with mines
Could you leave this home and be happy in an
other with me?'
'Yes, Augustus i think could" softly, but
unhesitatingly, answered Katie.
81 didn't know whether to ask you or not, "
continued Augustus, $50 l thought I'd see how
you felt about ii. !"
And having satisfied himself as to her feelings
toward him he took his hat to 60, but be went
without Q goodnight kiss.
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SUSPENSION of Two Western Banks.

OUbpeub1On OI Two WeBteru D80KBs
The Sanborn County Bank at Woonsock, Sd,
closed its doors yesterday. The county treas
urer had 5000 of the countys money in the
bank and number Of merchants are caught.
Stevens was city treasurer and closed down on
$500 Of the city funds. There was run on the
bank and the reasons given for the suspension
were poor business and slow collections.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-27
,iitsAFEAKE AND OHIO Raj WAY.
Schedule in effect May IS.

Trains leave Union Depot: 9th and b strsssa f0=57
AIN. for Newport News. Old POINT Confcxeod
Norfolk daily. Arrive ut Old Point ~ D 10 pm
and Norfolk at q 10 pm.
IL "a a. NJ Cnrinnati fxY-ess daily for stations IN
NINA. West Virginia. ksntu,ky and Cincinnati
Nes.i5ule Sleelers & rOsrn without change ~ cfD-
cinnAtl. arrivlns, al 10 a.. n.
II 10 PIN. A. Y. Y. Nsstiouse Limited. DAILY SoiA
trains. with dining cars, run through u1knoo
change 20 Cincinnati kesffbule SseeSsr f0 La
iIeton and Louisville Pullman Can ass opnD -
receive IasSellSers al % pm.
Ofhce. o13 feunsytyanaA avenue.
H. w. FULLER
,yl2-8 General Passenger AGuu1.
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A Woman scalped by Mac hinery.

Mrs. Minnie Wilkes, the wife Of the manager
of a laundry at 1896 LIST avenue New York. yes
terday accidentally caught her hair in the belt
ing Of the machinery in the place and her scalp
Was torn from her head before the machinery
could be stopped. She was removed 20 Belle
view Hospital, where il il very doubtful II she
will recover.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-27

mas according to Harlcian DIS. in the b,
Museum:
"lf Christmas Day on Thursday be,
A windy winter You shall sec,
Windy weather In each week,
And hard tempests strong and thick,
The summer shall be good and dry,
Corn and beasts shall multiply;
That year is good lands for to till;
Kings aud princes shall die by skin.
II q child that day born shall be,
1t shall happen right well for thee;
or deeds he shall be good and stable.
Wise Of speech and reasonable.
Whose that day goes thieving about,
Ee shall he punished without doubt
And IL sickness that day betide,
1t shall quickly from thee glide"
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A Gold Nugget Found in Iowa.

A farmer named HnlleMann in Mahaska
county, Iowa, yesterday found q solid gold
nugget Weighing seventy ounces ON the edge
Of = small creek on his farm and II Is believed
that a heavy deposit Of the precious metal win
be found on Investigation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-27
THE OLD CHAPEL.
A Picture of Virginia Life of Half a
Century Ago.
PASTOR AND CONGREGATION.

A sketch of Old Times-Eiding Many Miles
to Church-The Scene on Sunday-The Rec
tor and His wife-The Cobbler and the Sex
ton.
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FAMILY SUPPLIES.

a LBS. .GRANUIATED SUGAR, 25c.; IA
curssnis. &c; lis. g I'M drops. DC its crs
shcs sc, &c, TIC hottie WHISKY, brsndy. gh or rul
2,c. bottle iort wine. 2,c- bVttie sherry W
2pc.; i bottle whisky. pure and white water. 81
gallon bes. sweet eafswtA wine. t0e. ; 8 lbs mn
candy. Soc; 1 ID. mixed nuts. llc. homs-nsde gr
wine, 81 per sailon. my ''bouqust" whisky q
o,HARE.s.
d13-lms 1215 nh st. n q
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POTOMAC RIVER BOATS.
PoToMASS EiSEG "a tASpINg Issio,p.ov

l>oTOMAC KIkER LANDINGS.
Il STEAMER John ". THOMPSON q
sunday, Tuesday thursday, II 4 ,. m, - fnE1I
Nonini. Currio.lsn and Leonarutown. smith Crsd
Coan and binsale. fare, hrst-claes, SOC. uenon2
ciass, 3Jc Freleht lower than other routes Fo e
formation call Telephone l3JU. d12-iIs
ITO NORFOLK AND FORTRESS MoyRoR
Il Steamer EXCELSIOR. from 9th ct. wharf Mou
days. Wednesday ayd ProAys. ct 8 p. M. ENCl.UsIvl
CONNECTION WIZ 4 BOSTON AND PROVIDENCE
STEAMERS. Fare ~ single round trip. g. licked
and nj z. and y. ticket once, ois and 1891 n
ave-. and Ha~leys, 18th and New York ave. I'd
wharf Telephone call TBS Nm. r, RkLCH. sup
aiic Gen. Aren't. olo
- TEAMER '.WAKEFIELD-
- Leaves 9TH 81. wharf on MONDAYS, THURepAx
and SATURDAYS Mt am. Returning TUESDAl
hiDAf and SUNDAY evenings.
fOr Noplini Greek. Va, ana It. Clements Bay. ~
touching nj intermediate landings.
Passenger recommendations nrst-clan."
G. W. RIDLET.
yS General MAnAgRS
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This is what happens on a Thursday Christ
mas according to Harleian Dis. in the British
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-27


GOING TO CHURCH
The journey to and from the Old Chapel on a
cold winters day to most Of the congregation
generally occupied nearly the whole day, and
many time and Oft has the writer, as q
boy, returned half famished and frozen from
his Sunday service, against which there could
be no appeal save in the case Of sickness or
some such physical disability. As q conse-
quenee the attendance of the boys and girls of
the congregation Was what would be considered
phenomenal even in this age OF carpeted
churches, cushioned pews and luxurious sur
-oundings.
need but mention the names OF some OF
those composing this once weil-known congre-
CATION to attest the material OF which Il was
composed-Burwells, Nelson's, Pages, Colstons,
Carriers, Randolphs, Meades, Iewises, Wash
ingtons, Byrds. Harrisons, with many others OF
like character and standing, the names Of whose
Prcgenitors are familiar to every reader OF the
history Of the ancient commonwealth OF Viz
GINA
To see these ancient gentlefolk seated in
then respective pews on . Sunday morning
WAS sight to enthuse o limner. The men,
with but few exceptions, tall and stately, with
powdered heads and long queues neatly plated
and tied up with narrow braid or ribbon, after
the fashion OF that day, with knee breeches
and long hose, or, ss was the case with some Of
them, IN fairtop boots, English coats and
waistcoats (the more modern name OF vest
not then being known reaching to the hip
with immaculate shirt ruffies, the crimping Of
which was a marvel Of feminine hsndiwork at
day when the crimping iron was mon est
invented
THE WOMEN OF THE coSGREdArIoN.
The women Of the congregation were fitting
consorts of their lordly husbands, tall, digni
Hsd and commanding, yet gentle and affable Of
manner to their equals-proverbially kind ane
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-12-05
The Key Thrown in tho Woll.

When the editor of the Athens Ban
ner was living in St. James Goose
Creek parish, near Charleston, S. c.,
he once found large iron box in an
old field, badly eaten with rust.
Through curiosity he secured ham,
mer, and assisted by two negroes
broke hole into it, but some charred
human bones and small key that un-
locked the chest was all that reward
ed his pains. It was afterward learn
ed that in the early settlement of
Carolina an old bachelor left In his
will $40. 600 to any one who would
place his homes in an iron box and
burn over it 100 cords of pine wood.
One key was to be placed in bottle
filled with lead dnd dropped into q
hole in Cooper River. where bottom
was never found, and the other left in
the coffin. A poor young man COM
piled with the will and was paid &c.
600. The rest Of tho old mans money
was buried. and no one ever found it.
He believed that If persons body
was burned in this world he would
escape fire in the next The iron
chest is doubtless still where it was
left Atlantis Cons titution.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-12-05

and bending the strips to make them
conform to the pattern beneath them.
After the entire framework is covered
with the rattan it is ready to be turned
over to the pyrotechnist for completion.
But first the artist must indicate the
positions to be occupied by the various
colors which bring out the beauty Of
the design. This lie does by going over
the work and touching it here and there
with paint of color which he wishes
in fireworks The markings
are faithfully followed by the pyrotech.
mist and his assistants, who wire on the
paper tubes or "lances." as they are
called, which contain the powder for
producing the colored lights desired.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-12-05
The Gulf Stream and Cyclones.

Among the many theories which were
given to us as fixed facts. and stored
away as such in our memories during
our school boy days, but which are being
swept away one by one by later investi-
cations, we shall probably have to class
that which protested to describe so &C.
curately the course and influence of the
Gulf Stream. The time honored teacl,-
ing of the old biographies that the full
force of the current, after entering and
making a complete circuit of the Cult
of Mexico, made its way northward
through the cooler waters of the Western
Atlantic, and even affected the tempera-
ture of Europe, has been materially
modified by the more careful observa-
tions of modern science The view that
is now favored if not fully established
by recent observers is that the Gull
Stream as a current really begins III
Florida Strait and ends somewhere
near the Grand Banks The fact that
the drift from the stream is found largely
in the western part of the North Atlantic
is explained by the influence of the pre-
vailing winds, but Lieutenant Pilsbury
is thought to have shown that high
winds do not interfere with either the
velocity, position, or direction of the
stream itself. Patches of the stream
drift have been found during the last
few years closely packed along the
eastern shores of the Middle and North
Atlantic States. This has led some to
fonr fI,ot thu (y,,0e II:
its position to one nearer the coast and
that a gradual change of Climate was
the result But Nh. Jacques w. Redway
points out in a recent article that there
has been a syste matte and periodic
change in certain of the elements of the
stream ever since it had an existence;
aud he argues that the assumption that
in very long period Of time the pro-
cession of the equinoxes may affect the
position and direction of the line OF
maximum flow is question of theory
aud not of fact Mr. Redway admits that
there is remarkable correspondence be-
tween the track of this current and the
cyclones of the North Atlantic, but as
sorts that positive proof Of any connec-
ton between the two phenomena is lack
ing. The records of the weather bureau
of the United States show that during
the summer months, when the current
OF the Gulf Stream is putting forth its
greatest strength. tho cyclones come
most frequently. and it is thought posi-
bio that the excess of moisture which
hovcrs along tho track of the stream
may he the fuel to which tho cyclones
owe their energy. Week.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-12-05
AN AQUATIC GIT DEVIL.

However, the cleverness of these Gre
h1anipulators is displayed in other ways
Fire pigeons, which shoot along a wire
and back again. and others which rise
from the ground and take an herial trip,
are products Of their skill, as also sort
of aquatic spit devil, which when
lighted and thrown upon the water
emulates the actions of guillotined hen.
Fire fountains are made by thrusting
which is really a loosely
choked rocket tube-through an auger
hole in a piece of plank. lighting the
same. and throwing it upon the water.
1t rights itself, and should the tube be a
little out of the perpendicular it will
sail around in majestic way, seemingly
as conscious Of its importance as torch
bearer in a campaign procession.
ELMER L. MCINTOSH.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-12-05
SHY'S GREAT RETREAT.

SIX IndlansJFen Before His Rifle and Theu
the Reds Retreated.
A gentleman passed through the
city Sunday on his way to Excelsior
Springs, whose name three or four
years ago was one of the most popular
in the daily press of that day, says the
Kansas City Times. 1t was Mr.. John
T. Shy, of Deming, N. NJ, whose deed
OF heroism in saving his wife and
family from massacre by band of
savage Apaches after running fight
OF several miles will ever make his
name conspicuous one in the history
OF the west. The story is as follows:
Mr.. Shy had settled on a ranch in
New Mexico with his wife and young
son, their place being seventeen miles
from any other settlement The ranch
was attacked by rowing band of
eighteen Apaches. who sought to drive
off the stock. Mr.. Shy, who was we'll
armed and had plenty of ammunition.
placed his wife and child in a place of
safety within the house and then OPEN
ed fire. which was returned. The fight
was waged for some time, till one of
the Indians succeeded in crawling up
to and setting tre to the house.
This necessitated flight; so. sending
Mrs. Shy forward under cover Of the
burning building, the husband and
father. carrying his young son under
his arm, made dash for the cover of
some thick brush which was growing
near by.
An Indians bullet went through the
child's hip and lodged in the fathers
body, but the fight went on. Mr.. Shy
ran forward some distance, and then,
dropping the child in the brush, would
face about and fire at the leading pur-
suer, who would thus be brought to a
standstill for time. Then another
short fight and another stand to gain
time for Mrs. Shy, who was fleeing in
the front, and SO on the day was spent.
The Indians finally gave up the chase,
which had cost them no less than six
warriors, and the exhausted fugitives
managed to reach the city OF Deming
with their lives The wounds received
by both father and son were rapidly
healed. and now, when the hostiles are
forever expelled from or killed out of
that neighborhood, there is no more
fiourishing or happy family in New
Mexico than that of valorous John T..
Shy.
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A noteworthy device commemorating
an aquatic victory was recently success.
fully displayed. 1t represented q rae
ing shell, with eight oarsmen, all rowing
at fever heat and in unison. the variety
of colors and uniformity of motion COM
bineing to form fascinating picture.
The prime mover in this affair was a
man at the end Of rope who pulled
against the restraining force Of a spring
at the opposite end. the figures forming
connecting link between the two and
swaying back and forth under the action
of these opposing forces; the oars work,
ing on pivots in a realistic manner.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-12-05
A Popular Preacher.

a 4VpVA01 1A08VUoks
He tells us in the pulpit
How pure and undefiled
Must be the true disciple,
Even as little child;
That unto earthly treasure
No Christian may aspire,
Choosing his text, 1.-THE laborer
Is worthy of his hire.'
He is popular preacher,
Most eloquent and wise,
Well paid to lead his people
In safety to the skies;
He wears costly vesture,
Lives in a stately palace
And drinks his daily lachrymal
From out golden chalice.
1.-THE laborer is worthy"
The words are Holy WRIT;
The preacher does his Masters work
And much he loveth it;
But there's one text Of Scripture -
Might cause him some misgiving:
His Master had not where to lay
His head while He was living.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-12-05
To 0blige tho Barber.

The village had but one barber, and
one day he was taken sick. Just at,
this time tin peddler came along,
and when something was said about
the barber's i'll luck the peddler OPEN
ed his sympathy box at once, and
said:
lit is awful, awful! Poor, poor
man! His income will cease; and his;
business will go to ruin. Gentlemen,
something ought to be DONE"
No one else seemed to care much,
but the peddler grew more sympathetic.
the longer he thought OF it, aud
finally he posted off up to the house
and offered to open the shop and run
it couple of days. The BARRIERS wife,
gave him the key, and he soon had
the curtain up aud the door open. The.
first man to enter was a stranger in
the town, who had stopped over to do
some business with druggist He,
took the chair and asked for a'ouick
shave. The peddler lathered him up.
and down and across. tucked up his
sleeves and picked the first razor he
could reach. His first scrape brought
blood. his second pared off about a.
third of the strangers moustache.
Good Lord. man, what are YOU
doing?" he shouted as he jumped out
OF his chair.
"Why, what's the matter?''
Matter? Do you call yourself a
barber?"
mo, SIR"
Then what in--are you doing
hereP'
"Obliging poor man who is sick
in bed"
''You ought to be killed, and here
goes to do it"
And he knocked him over the bog
stove. kicked him out of the door. and
run him around the meeting house.
anG lost him in heavy growth of
pigweeds. It WAS late at night when
the peddler reappeared, lame and sore
and BUNDLED, and all he had to saw
was:
by gum! If I ever try to ohlige
another Teller critter as longs 1 live,
New York Sun.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-12-05
An Alibt

An undoubted alibi was, some time
ago. successfully proved in an Alabama
court as follows; ''And you say that
you are innocent Of stealing this rooster
from Mr.. JonesP" queried the judge.
''Yes. sir; am innocent-innocent as
a child" "You are confident you did
not steal the rooster from Mr.. Jone,p''
Yes. sir; and / can prove it." "Hnw
can you prove it?" Il can prove that
didn't steal MIR. Jones' rooster. Judge,
because l stole two hens from Mr..
Graston ths same night, and Jones
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-12-05
4 HFREAD EAGLE.

The colors are designated by the color
of the tubes themselves. and thus the
men are enabled to place tho lances
in their proper places upon the rattan
design, SO that the best effects will be
secured. All is then ready for the final
operation, which consists of connecting
each lance, one with another, by quick
match train. The ordinary slow burn
ing powder tape is cncased in a loose
covering of manila paper in tho form
of a continuous tube, which has the
property of converting the tape into a
quick match. thereby insuring the al
most instantaneous firing Of the entire
aggregation of lanceS This tape is
spread like net work all over the de-
sign, every lance being touched by it,
and the ends being gathered in bundle
at the bottom. The frame work and its
contents are then hoisted into position,
or, should it be too large to admit of its
being handled as whole, the sections
are disconnected aud reassembled upon
their scatfoldiny. While the finishing
touch is generally given it by means Of
q lighted torch. electricity is sometimes
called into requisition for that purpose,
ignition being effected by the heating OF
a platinum wire by the passage of the
electric current
A novel effect IS produced by using
particolored lances on the pattern, the
gradual changing of color of the entire
design being very pleasing to the eye
But the elimination Of the pyrotech-
MICS art lies not in the construction OF
set pieces. but in the building of moving
onea In this class Of fireworks the
moving parts are generally actuated ny
rocket tubes, or "spouters, if the motion
be rotary, but when a reciprocating mo-
ton is necessary it is impaired by means
of heavy pendulum set in motion by
hand Other means are employed &C.
cording to the exigency of the case.
Thus, bicycle rider may be portrayed,
the semblance to life being heightened
by the revolving wheels and moving
limbs of the figure. Ocean steamers are
also depicted, the side wheelers being
represented as Offering the best oppor-
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-12-05
Tia Preacher Didn't Run.

A precocious little rascal was nc.
aced on Jefferson avenue the other
day making his best endeavor to ring
a door bell just beyond his reach. A
well-known minister happened along
and with the impulses of a good
samaritan wanted to help the boy.
Like to ring that bell, sonny?"
= ''Yes, sir; but / can't reach it."
The divine stepped to the verauda
and gave the bell a vigorous pull as
he pAtted the interesting juvenile on
the head.
Nov run like the devil!" shouted
the kid as he shot down the street at
top speed. All the man could do was
to laugh at this deplorable bit of
worldliness and make explanation
whom the call was answered. -Detroit
News
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-12-05
Stanley Admires women.

Henry NJ Stanley. whom no one ever
accused Of sentiment, proves that lie has
it by his written answer to the query.
In the whole course of my life /
never met woman. from the fat nosed
female of the tropics to the snow white
divinity of New York. who had not a
touch Of romance.
responsiveness could not alter it; age
could not extinguish it; vicissitude could
not change it. have found it at all
times and in all places, springing into
life as spontaneously as the flowers
And this romance is q wonderful thing.
1t cheers the cherries, softens the in.
sensible, renovates the withered. A
secret whisper in the heart of every
woman alive, that to the last woos pas
sion to futter its rosy pinions about her
brow. " Now, who says Stanley ex-
plored for nothing?
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-12-05
PICTURES OF FIRE.
sOME OF TIE POMPE1IAr IRIS
TERIES ExPLAINED.

How Fireworks Portraits Are Made
Manner Of Preparing the SGT Pieces-
Pyrotechnic Masterpieces = Nothing
Wonderful II You Know How.
Especial Correspondence.l
OF the many thousands of persons who
witnessed and enjoyed the pyrotechnic
display connected with the Pompeiian
show but few were able to form an
adequate conception of the manner of
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-12-05
lives frseen miles from Grastonss =,
1.-THE proof is conclusive, :" said the.
Judge; discharge the prisoner
QUEER MARRIAGE NOTIONS.
Falling in Love with Russian Woman Rather
Serious Thing.

Falling In Love with Russian Woman BatneH
Serious Thing.
Among the middle and lower orders
OF Russian society the model wife Is
she whose good conduct and slavish
obedience to the will or whims OF her
husband give him no excuse to lift
hand or rod against her and who never
beats her husband when he is drunk.
Wives beating their husbands is, how
ever. q recognized phase OF Russian
social life. Among the cheap chromos
that adorn the walls Of village tea
houses and trackters one OF the most
familiar scenes is q drunken moujik on
the ground and his wife beating him
in no gingerly manner.
The merchants wife and daughters;
still keep out of sight in accordance
with oriental custom. when male
friends call on the husband, and when
they 60 shopping the husband and
father goes with them. assists them
with their bargains and pays their
bills. The merchants wife paints hcr-
cheeks. and is very fond of bright
colored clothes.
You often see them arrayed from
head to foot in garish red SheSpends
the greater part of her time in drink
ing tea and smoking cigarettes and
gossiping with visiting friends. There
is a saying that "a merchants wife
can drink whole samovar of tea"
Her mental abilities are held in light
esteem by her spouse and his friends.
who, though keen merchants, are, for
the most part, mon of scant education.
They will tell you that "a woman has
long hair, but short mind" that she
is child of the devil. and that when
you fall in love with her you fall in.
love with the evil one. It is consider
ed bad luck to meet a woman when,
you are going fishing or shooting. In
the churches .neither women nor
Dogs are permitted to penetrate the
inner sanctuary, though men and boys
are freely admitted.