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The Stately and Lovely Hollyhock.

From the Boston Transcript.
OF all our summer flowers none can CO NJ
pare in stateliness with the hollyhock. If the
rose is queen then this dignfed and COM
manding plant is her chief marshal in the
border. Rising each year from its green base,
it attains in July height of from six to eight
feet and begins to open along its fine rosette
stem the beautiful flowers which add SO much
to the brightness of our gardens. Their colors
are very pure, ranging all the way from white
to the darkest shade of crimson and including
some fine shades of yellow. On the whole the
single and half double ones are the most
picturesque, as they are the most delicate,
though the massive blossoms of the very
double ones convey more fully the idea of
masculine strength. When fuli grown, in
strong soil, the plant will reach height of
eight or nine feet and is of royal appearance
indeed.
The hollyhock. as every one knows. is one of
the oldest inhabitants. Our grandmothers
knew 1T well 1t has, in fact been in use in
Europe since 1878, when it was introduced to
occidental gardens from its old home in China.
Though, strictly speaking, biennial, the hol-
lyEock (aIthoe rosea) may, by attention to
drainage, winter covering, &c, and especially
by the division OF the root, be made to con-
tinue indefinitely. II needs deep soil to do its
best for it is strong feeder and does not
mind all the sunshine you can spare, 80 long as
you keep its feet cool and moist. The greatest
enjoyment OF the mower comes probably to
those WHO raise it from the seed of blooms fer
tilted and crossed by the bees in their own
gardens.
The innumerable surprises which come from
such seed are a source OF interest, which few,
perhaps, comprehend who have not tried the
experiment. Those proposing to do 30 should
lay the foundation by sowing the best seed pro.
curable-both single aud double. Charters
| strain of the latter is still unrivaled. Sown in
| garden loan in March April, the young
plants will be large enough to transfer into per.
| maneut positions by September. A shovelfu
| of sand placed around them before winter
closes is great benefit, preventing q tendency
to rot about the stem in early spring. The
| plants will Hover the second year from seed
| The seed from these first blooms, being care
! fully ripened and planted i'll the Same way, viii
afford great many novelties if the collection
| is at all numerous.
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He Had Plenty of Fun and Brought the
Railroad to Time.

When the Rockaway Valley railroad In New
Jersey was built the company agreed to fence
in the tracks where they crossed farms, to pro-
tect the cattle. The promise has not been
kept and the farmers have been complaining.
One of them was SO insistent that the officers
finally told him to "get ont and stay out" He
said nothing and went away.
Friday morning he built heavy rail fence
across the track. Then he sent brief note to
the Office Of the company. 1t said: Look out
when you cross my land. Danger The en-
ginoer and fireman of the first train had to re-
move the obstruction. The farmer built it up
again and the crew of the next train took it
down; and all day long the trainmen kept
taking the fence down and the farmer kept
putting it up. The railroad men blasphemed
The farmer smiled.
Friday night gang Of men tore down the
rails and carried them away. Bright and early
Saturday morning the company received an
other note from the enterprising granger. 1t
said Look out when you cross my land
Danger" There was the fence again, little
further down the track and all Saturday morn
ing the trainmen stopped their trains and pulled
it down and the farmer complaceutly built 1t
up.
About noon word was sent that the tracks
would be fenced in. as agreed, at once. But
the farmer will keep the rails and posts near
by until the track fence Is completed.
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Eat Before Going to Bed.


Most students aud women who are troubled
with insomnia are dyspeptic, and they should,
therefore, eat before going to bed, having put
aside work entirely at least an hour before
II they are not hungry they should simply be
instructed to eat, and if they are hungry they
should eat whatever they want glass Of
milk and biscuit are sometimes all that can
be taken ut first. mashed potato buttered
II possible the night meal should be taken in
another room than the sleeping apartment
and for men in the city it will be found ad-
vantageous to 60 out to . restaurant Before
eating, however, bath should be taken. pre-
ferably cold or cool, which should be given
with sponge or stiff brush, and
the body thoroughly rubbed of with coarse
towel afterward The bath need not be more
than five minutes In duration. Further than
this, the patient should go to bed ut the
same hour every night and arise at the same
hour every morning. There is q popular
eat immediately before going to sleep; that
it will give them Indigestion or nightmare,
or both. The writer cannot see why adults
should be 30 very different in this respect
from babies. The average person should be
in bed seven or eight hours, which is time
enough for the digestion Of almost anything
edible. In our American life the digestion
carried on through sleep probably has the
better chance for thoroughnsss.
The entire length Of the Norfolk Southern
railroad, seventy-fve miles, 10 being relsid with
70-pound rails. Iron bridges are taking the
place OF the wooden structures and new aud
larger locomotives are being introduced. The
extension of the road will be pushed next year
to Kingston, N. O., where ths COMPANY haa
already purchased property.
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CITY AND DISTRICT.

e. wealthy London merchant gives the
secret of his business success as follows: Il
always feel happy when am advertising. for
then know that, waking or sleeping, have a
strong though silent orator working for me;
one who never tires, never makes mistakes, and
who is certain TO enter the households from
which. if a. all, my trade must come" To
secure the services of such an agent as this
shrewd merchant referred to. advertise in THE
EyEsIsG STAR II II read by everybody In
Washington.
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He Got the Leg.

Prof. Marsh of New Haven noticed horse
with what seemed to bea very singular ''bone
formation" in one Of its legs. The animal was
attached to a dilapidated ash wagon driven by
an aged negro. Prof. Marsh accosted the man
and after making q cursory examination of the
protuberance concluded by saying in a half
jocose way: when your horse dies should
like that leg for scientific examination. Bring
it to my house and will give you SIS for it. '
Two hours later, on reaching home, he found q
front door, which, on being opened. proved to
contain the leg OF the negro's horse. "You
see, sah," the driver OF the ash wagon re-
marked, with peculiar look in his eye, ode
ole horse he died"
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Thirteen Drowned in a Collision.

Advioes received from Lloyd's report a col
lision between tho British steamer Halcyon.
bound from Ergasteria to Newport. and the
Rheubina, from Newport to Lisbon. Both ships
had u cargo Of coal The Halcyon sank soon
after the coliision and thirteen of her crew
were drowned, while the Rheubina 10 very
badly damaged.
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Direct From Liverpool to Galveston.

Direct From Liverpool to Galveston
Saturday last the steamer Amethyst, the
pioneer vessel of new line established as d.
rect service between London and Galveston,
left the Morsey with o full general cargo and
several cabin passengers. The steamer is COM
msnded by Capt Warner, well known in the
Gull OF Mexico trade. He will stop at no inter-
mediate points and expects to reach Galveston
in three weeks
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IN THE MOUNTAINS.

A URORA, WEST VIRGINIA
IN he hnest health resort in the Alleghapies Pure
STRING water Braci1g air. Soft sprius beds. Good
table abdndsltly supplied Bowling alley, tennis and
croquet NJ iUGs. no hay fever, nosquitoes Gall
81 star once Ior circulars or address j. II sHAEEEhL
Prof .rletur. n2a- I'm
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The Universal Language.

The first annual convention Of volapukists
will be held At Boston August 81. Twenty
three volapuk books and periodicals will be
placed on exhibition during the convention.
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Our Montgomery County Neighbors

A GRAY bEARD on a man under fifty makes him
look older than he II. the best dye culor brown
O. black 10 BGckiaghans Dye for the whisksrA
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Nerf Monday is District day in the House. II
is desired 10 hare as large petition against the
atkinson bill as possible if that measure is again
brought up. Thousands hare already signed
Haze Uoug
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SUMMER RESORTS.
SPRINGS AND BATHS

CHALYBEAIE SPRINGS HuTEL-EXcELLENT
~ Board aud uoms; me chalyb ate sPrisg close 70
mountains, railroad station and teIegrAIh Orioe.
Terms. ler week. s.. % to $40 per month. as 70
jyl5-lm
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The Cattle Market.

At the Union Stock Yards yesterday 1ol
cattle were on the market and were sold as fol-
lows: Best sold from "A to 435c. per pound;
good, from 81 to A.. per pound; medium from
D.. TO PC. per pound; common. from ~ 20
ss.c. per pound. lbs sheep and lambs ON the
nIarke. and sold as follows: Old sheep sold
nom - 4]4c. per pound; lambs sold from Az
~ 62sc- per pound Cows and calves sold from
tlO 70 S35 each. Market for cattle was slow;
market for sheep and lambs was slow
Our Montgomery County Neighbors.
ROCKVILLE. MD.. August IL
The excavations at the court house square
are completed aud the masons will begin work
on the foundation ut once.
Mr. Earnest Bailey has been made baggage
agent at the Baltimore and Ohio Office here.
Mr. Sydnor 0; Richmond. Va, Is putting up
q powerful tank and windmill to supply water
for Mr. Cops park in the West End
Miss Agnes Matlock OF Washington spent
Sunday with friends here.
Mr.. deorge Hunter o. the Rockville Bank
who has been quite i'll with typhoid fever, i,
better Since his absence from the office hs
hxs been appointed teller.
MessTs. Lyddanc Rabbit. Trail. KEYS, Wag-
ner and other hOrseInen meet daily 1T the race
track. training their racers for the September
meeting at the fair grounds. Y.
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SPRINGS AND BATHS.

DHDEORD MINERAL SPRINGS.
ID BEDFORD, PENNA.
In the Allegheny Mountains Scenery UNSURPASSED
As curative agent the water has equal Ali smuss-
meno Hotel ENLARGED, improved and newly fur
Yl-5A L b DoTY. Manager.
u oCK INoN SPRINGS AND MINERAL BATHS
VIRGINIA.
About six hours from Warrington delightful homo
for fAniee and al who need rest renewal OF health
end strength ~
CUISINE unexcelled In any mountain resort
eenftsry arrangements complete
Private steam -heated baths Of mineral waterx
over 500. ~"''
Al rational smusements. good music, nns lawn.
shady walks sud rainbles IN abundance.
No BAR Rates reasonable.
Qircvsr1 SNQ AZ informstiop st A. q Pratt 3 son's
ONCE sun Building. or ON Application to
4 .. PRATT. Proprietor
nyo-Ss6ms 1esk Enen spginss. We
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AGAINST LEGALlZING MURDER
A Protest of the People Against Death
Trap Grade Crossings.

sHOrLD wAsHISGToSIANs BE FOR WASHINGTON
OR FOR THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILRoAD7--ADD
TIE WEIGHT OF YOUR NAME TO THIS PETI-
TIOS.
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OCEAN STEAMERS.

SHoRT ROUTE TO LONDON,
- NOhDDECTSChER LLOYD q. Co
Fast Express steAnlersI
To Southampton OLondon. havrel. Bremen.
Fulda. We'd, Aus. IL, p Vera, Sat-. Aug. ID
p. H., saale, We'd. Aug. 20, Inns. Sat. Aug.
%. IL am; Traye We'd. Aug. %, Nm; Elbe. sat.
Aug. 80, s pm.
Comfortable state rooms, excellent table. luxurious
saloon appointments Prices: let cabin. as and up
ward berth, according 10 location; % cabin 30
sduIt, steerage st low rates Apply 20 v.
DROOP go Penn Aull
CUNARD LINE-sTATE ROOMS CAN BE RE-
Sserved at the Washington agency; hrst-class
commodstons from sou-up; second class. 80 and
$40. steerase. a20. CHAS. l. DU bols CO..
Bankers. Sole Agents, t3l ct. NV. my2s-am
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WET SPRINGS"
- MnNROf C0UNTy W Va

- MONROE COUNTY, W VA
The most noted lts excellent comfortable
coinnodatons IN the two Nirgnias The hotel bald
inss anu cota are uneqgaled Ia their superior
tttuclon and elegance. Altitude over > 600 feet A
short and beautiful drive nom station in splsndid
4.hSree Coaches. Terms fciuced To els per week,
MILL. Manager. myl : -e,,,im
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Sign the petition printed below and send it
to The STAR at once:
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HOTELS.

IL clAss Board; ntrs; convenient % hotels. Co
and places OF nterest; home eoufortss 81 70 ~ -
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ADDRESS,
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of the dogma, though not for so long as some
OF the German priests. In letter of his, ad-
dressed 10 Bishop UllathOrne, which origi-
naily got into print without his knowledge or
SANCTION, he said: III 1t be Gods will that the
pope's lnfGllIbihty be defined then il is Gods
viii TO throw back the times and moments of
that triumph which He has destined for His
kingdom, and / shall feel / have but to
bow my head to His adorable, inscrutable
Providence" In the Letter to the Duke Of
Norfolk" writing four years and half after
the council WAS over, he said: 1T this
| most keen feeling which made me say, as
did continually. 4 will not believe that the
pope's infalhpilIty VIII be denned TIL defined
II Is"
As his personal means were rather small as
soon as the announcement made of the
pOpe's intention to confer the red hat upon
Dr. Newman a number of wealthy and in
| tiuential English Catholics held meeting,
presided over by the Duke Of Norfolk, at
| which, on motion of the Marquis of Ripon. q
committee was appointed to raise a subscrip-
| ton Ito show their Joy" On the words Of the
| Duke OF Norfolk lat the announcement that
It has pleased the pope to bestow the dignity
| OF "a cardinal upon him. This timely sub
scription enabled him to travel to Rome in be-
coming state. and placed him in an independ-
| ent position during the remainder of his life.
FOR some years past advanced age and feeble
health have prevented him from taking very
| active part IN public affairs. His last notable
| deliyerance was made in October, 1885. when
he made an address. in the course of which he
said that the Church of England was the great
buiwark OF the country against atheism that
he wished all success to those defending the
church, and that he and his friends would Join
| them in this task
| HIS PHYSICAL APPEARANcE.
Cardinal Newman, especially in his latter
years, was a man with gaunt emaciated figure
a sharp face and a cold, meditative eye. As an
orator in the days Of his Oxford celebrity. his
voice was thin and weak, and his manner
eons,rsinea, nngraeefui and even awkward.
Dir. Gladstone has written of him:
DIR. Newman's manner in the pulpit was one
! which, II you consider it in its separate parts
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.

At the Holmes: Lawrence r. Ratchet,
Chicag O; Louis Conrad, Aontana; Mrs. \. L.
White, M0nrhead: j. IL. Waters, Chicago;
John Il. Wilton, Omaha; Robert Williams,
Portland, Me,
At the West: Mrs G. II. Walsh. Grand
Forks, y. D.; 4. B. Schultz, Niilbank. OAK. :;
j. H. scranton, GrOton, ). D.; William NJ.
Balloon and wife, Tacoma. WASH: Thomas
Baker Fargo, Oak; K. swan, Pittsburg, Pa. :;
John Scolley, Philadelphia, Pa.
At the Brunswick: Jerome E. Pendeton,
Seattle, Wash; John Il. Smith, Spokane
Falls: William Kahler NorlhfieId; l.. q. Put
ton, Alma; Edgar :. Alien, Sioux Falls; the
entire Antiope and part of the Little Dot
company; james Hall, MontezuBla; j. K.
HoweS, 6rainerd; George 3. Smith and wife,
st. Cloud: E. b. Sherwood, Casseltou, \. d. !;
G. n. Fry and wife, Elk River.
+. At the Nicollet: Z. r. Winthrop, Fargo G.
H. McTherren, Mimic. n. D.: Jrhn NJ. Turner
Mandau y. D.; Il. \. Aim. Hankinson, \. d. !;
II. Andrew. La Crosse. Wis; NJ. NJ. Mcdonald,
Duluth; p. A. Tucker. Shakopee; W j. Hawk,
Buffalo. n. D.; Mrs. :. s. Marlette. Mouticel-
10: ". b. AicKenney and wife, Des MOines :;
D. r. DAVIS. Neenuh. Wis; j. K. Bryan Mil
waukee: II. c. Eridley, Eridley; Frank W.
Hall, Chicago: J. s. Green. Des Moines: u. p.
Zimmerman, New York; 1. N. Latt. Toledo, O..
At the Windsor: II. J. johnson, Grand
Forks; sam Bearmon, Clear Lake; William
Maddern, EstaIine, S. D.. ". Il. Harrington,
Excelsior; D. Y. Mason. Brudle, Oak; q. j.
kslstcd, 0watonna; II. Vehring, Fond u Lac {;
Z. Il. Caves, La Crosse; j. II. jenkins. Oscar
Wicks Blanchard, Oak; +. j. Haerze,
Frederick, !. D.; n. Liberty, st. Cloud; W.
II. Greenfield ldtchtield; Fl. II. Chaplin,
Aberdeen; ". t. Desmond, Rushford; Il. Ii.
Salm, Arlington.
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EIGHT MEN HOIsTED.
a 1 ,0OO-Barrei Still of Naphtha
ExpIOdeS With Terrific Force.

LIMA, O., Jan. 6.-At 5 o'clock this
afternoon one of the large 1,0UO-barr
stills of the naphtha works at the Stand
ards solar refinery exploded With ter
rifle force that was felt all over the
city. The still was located in the nap!l-
tina works at the cast end of tho
grounds. The shock shook all the
houses in the southern part of The city.
At the South school building it nearly
caused q panic among the children.
The still WIS No. &. and it was being
emptied when. in some way not yet ex-
planned it exploded, tearing away
a portion Of the roof. a numher
near were covered with debris. The
oil Immediately caught fire, causing
considerable excitement. The men en-
ployed in other parts OF the works came
rushing 20 the rescue, and the work of
removing the injured was immediately
commenced. William Culver, foreman.
was found inSHnSibie under pile of
brick with a bad cash on his head, and
face burned. Peter Devine, brick
mason, had his right leg broken i'll two
places, and was badly bruised and
burned. Their injuries are serious and
may prove fatal. J. L. brennan, face
ply, j. l.. Caller, l.. E. Helscr. Walter
Evans, Frank White and John Sullivan
we're bruised and burned, but arc nnt
thought to he seriously injured. Charles
Landkammer was thrown quite dis
lance into tank Of water and came
very near drowning. The company
immediately sent for physicians TO the
wounded, WHO are receiving the best of
care. The fire was eXtinguiShed with
out any great loss Of propertv.
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HAS TOO MANY WIVES
A Baltimore Saloonist With
Many Aliases Jailed for
Bigamy.
Els Victims Will Combine and
Land Him in the Peni-
tertiary.
Precoeious Allie Jackman'S
Story Of Her Abduction
Is DisprGyed.
Eight Workmen Blown Sky
ward by a Terrific Explo-
sion Of Naphtha.

BALTIMORE, Jan. 6.-Robert Koenigs-
dOrfer. saloon keeper, was arrested
here to-day on warrant sworn out by
his wife Milinsa Koenigsdorfer, charg-
Ing him with bigany. Koeuigsdorfer
it seems has figured under several ali
asses. On July l, 1889, Carl Hebert, a
cigar manufacturer of Peoria, H., Iii S.
appeared, and his friends found that he
had beaten them out of about $1,000.
Besides this he left wife and child be-
hind him. Herbert and KOenigsdorfer
are now known TO be the same person.
ON leaving Peoria he went to Dresden,
Germany, where he presented himself
TO AdOlph Beirut, banker. He here met
and won the affection of Ida Koenigs-
dOrfer. 1t is not known whether or
not he married her. but at all events
they came to Philadelphia together last
November. Here they lodged at 1885
North Fourth street. the house of John
GutTerman. He obtained his CON-
panion'S trunk checks and money
and then left her to come TO
Baltimore. She was sent back
70 her home by the German society of
Philadelphia. Here KOenigSdOrfer
under that name started saloon ami
married again. Marshal Frey has tple-
straphed to Peoria to ascertain if Mrs.
Hebert will come on to assist in tine
prosecution.
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RAVAGEs OF La GRIPPE.
Many Schools in Boston Closed by
the COntaeiOn.

Many Schools in Boston Closed by
the COntagiOn.
BOSTON, Jan. Ga canvass of twenty
of the public schools of this city, having
a total of $500 pupils. shows that over
1910 are absent-moStly ON account OF
la grippe. The percentage of scholars
absent from the schools not canyassed
is very large and in some cases schools
are closed entirely on account of the
prevalence of the disease among the pu-
pills and teachers. There were fifty-six
deaths reported to the beard of health
yesterday, which is the largest number
reported in any one day since the board
WAS established. Mr.. McCnllOm, the
StatiStician of the board, says that 100
COO is very small estimate of the number
of persons in Boston who are suffering
from the grippe. There have been sew
enteen deaths resulting from the grippe
with complications and one death from
grippe alone. The city physician says
he does not think there is vet much
Illumination of the influenza here. The
total number of deaths reported to-day
up to o'clock was eighty-hve, which
is three times the average daily mortal
ity of the past three years.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. G. Two hun
Ntl GU anu tIlll ~ -t!ic y fICGiHcH III lIlS
city are sick of the grip. The force is
seriously crippled. Three deaths due
to the malady are reported to-day. One
hundred and SiXty-twO deaths Of, pull
monary difficulties occurred last week.
NEW YORK, Jan. G.-fhe vital StatiS-
ties for the twenty-t0ar hours ended at
naon to-day show the number Of deaths
TO be 146, decrease Of nearly 100 as
compared with the previous twenty
four h 'urs. The principal eau es of.
death Wa r.: Pneumonia, 81; hthiS.~,
IS: bronchitis, IS. 1t is beIieved at
sanitary headquarters that the worst of
the influenza epidemic is over. The
sick list in the police department.. how
ever, shows no abatement, but the re-
verse. At Il O'clock this morning Ais
disabled policemen were reported.
LANCASTER. Pa. Jan. 6.-Marttn L.
Offender, Young man of this city,
was attacked 10y Ia grippe Saturday,
and died this morning.
READING, Pa. Jan. Cit is esti-
mated that there are now no less than
5000 cases of influenza i'll Reading. and
reports aro coming in to-day of the eX-
trnsive prevalence of the disease in the
81 rounding country districts.
NASHUA. n. H., Jan. G.-CongreSs-.
man 0. e. Moore is quite i'll with influ-
GnZa.