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Originally it comes from Tampa bay. The
meat is very delicious. breaking of in white
layers. and there are few bones. The flavor is
very similar to that Of a crab, and il is best
broiled- Senator Mcmillan IL very fond of this
fish, as is also Gen. Albert Pike, the venerable
Mason.
Pickerel is another Of our Potomac fab II
Is called by many pike, on account Of similar
ify with the st. Lawrence river variety. 1t is .
much abused fish and but little used. The Vice
President, however, buys a good many Of
them.
FROM THE GREAT LAKES.
While not habitat Of any of the waters OF
the surrounding states, the white fish Of the
great lakes is very popular in this city. 1t fur
nishes more meat than any fish of it's size
known in the market. having the smallest head
and the fewest bones of any of them. The
immense popularity Of this fish all over the
country has made 1t exceedingly scarce, and
est dreams of dealers few years ago. Mrs.
Gen Sheridan il one of the many ladies who are
regular purchasers of this fish.
Another very popular fish. and one which is
distinctively a breakfast fish, il the smelt
They are shipped from the north in ice and are
very delicious. Mrs. Tiffany of New York has
a standing order for these fish. Halibut is Q
prime favorite here and finds q ready sale.
The capture of this fish is accompanied with
great danger. and not long ago the entire coun-
try was startled by the dreadful news that
twelve fishing smacks. with all on board. had
gone down off the coast of Massachusetts, and
forty widows were added to the already long
list that live in the quaint old fishing town of
Gloucester. Little do the people who sit over
their table delicacies know with what danger to
life these delicious morsels are procured. 1t
was the favorite fish of the late WV. Corcoran
and during his last illness it was one Of the
few things for which he retained an appetite.
Cod comes from about the same locality.
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Curiosity Aroused.
From the Chicago Tribune.
'-Goin' fur, mister"

From the Chicago Tribune.
"Goin' fur, mister?''
The question was asked by a long -nosed, thin
Tipped man with pointed chin whiskers, slouch
hat and q hungry expression Of countenance.
He was resting his elbows on the seat in front
OF him. which seat was occupied by passenger
in a gray check suit.
The passenger addressed turned partly around
took a look at his questioner, and sized him up
at once.
Yes, am going to Nashville" he replied,
down in Tennessee. My business there is to
sell four shares Of bank stock, dispose of nv
interest in a farm of eighty acres, ten miles
from the city. and invest the proceeds In a
clothing establishment on North Cherry street
am from Bearestown, Cass county, Ill got
on the train there at 9:35 this morning. 1t
was forty-tive minutes behind time. Nv ticket
cost me sli.65. i shall take the sleeper when
the sun goes down. Had my dinner about
an hour ago Paid seventy-fvs cents for it.
This cigar cost me ten cents. / have been q
smoker for about thirteen years. MY name is
Chauneey Mcdonnell. l am thirty mine years old,
have wife and four children, came originally
from Harrodsburg, KY, and am member of the
Congregational Church. / was formerly a
druggist, but sold out TO q man named Tread
way, and am not in any business now. am
worth perhaps $4,000. Ny father was q
cooper and my grandfather WAS sea captain
Ny wifes name was Carr before married her.
Her father vas surveyor. That's all know
house and the children have all had tbs mumps,
ehieken-pox and measles. When / reach
Nashville expect to stop at the Maxwell
House"
He stopped. The long-nosed man regarded
him a moment with interest and then asked in
What did yer grcat-grandfathsr do for .
ivinP'
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UNNECESSARY PRECAUTIONS,
The Misery Which q Picture Smu9Klel
Brought Upon Himself.

Brought Upon Himself.
From the New York Telegram.
Kenneth Atkinson, the insurance man, tells q
good story abou5 how countryman of his who
tried to smuggle valuable little painting,
and having brought it in successfully found
that there wasn't any duty on it, and had
his picture ruined beside. The country
man in question had a very valuable
Cuyp, about siI by eight inches, which he
thought was anienable to very heavy duty.
He was big, So lare-shouldered man, and for
lack Of a better scheme carefully hung the pic
ture under the back of his overcoat by a cord
running around his shoulder, and fastened
below the upper button of the coat, with the
picture over his back like a sandwich man.
BY maintaining distinctly military carriage
the Englisbman strobe down the gangway and
got into an elevated train. To his intense
horror he saw sitting opposite him a custom
house official. Thinking to ride out the Gus
toms man, the Englismaa went down to
South Ferry, and SO did the official The
Enghshman got of and went down to Staten
Island and when in a cold sweat he landed
at st. George he found the custom
ton the Englishman was met by friend, who.
with hearty effusiveness, promptly pounded
him on the back as an exhibition Of ioy at his
return. After that the Englishman didn't care
whether the custom house official was around
or not, because there wasn't anything left of
the picture. He went home, and, stirred up
by his late experiences, hunted up customs
laws and found that after all the picture was
not dutiable.
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was OF a very high order. and after two years
study at Leipzig he returned - delight those
who had watched with interest the musical
talent he displayed at an early age.
DAVIS AND BENJAMIN.
An incident, which had escaped my memory,
was recalled by gentleman who through some
years Of that past am rescuirg from oblivion
was one Of those who added to the social life of
Washington by his talents and agreeable man.
ner. About 1858 Jefferson Davis was in the
Senate from Mississippi and J. P. Benjamin
from Louisiana. Mr.. Davis had charge of the
bill making appropriations for West Point and
Mr. Benjamin opposed the bill in a very earnest
manner, and during his speech Mr.. Davis in
terrupted him several times and so annoyed
him that at last he Qfr. Beniamin) said: THAT
Is enough, sir, and waving his hand he took
his seat. Mr.. Davis espoused the bill with
great power, of which 1 believe he was the
author. Some hours after Mr. Davis was waited
on by friend of Mr.. Benjamin bearing a chal-
ienge This fact, when it became known. was
the exciting topic OF the hour. Mutual friends
interposed and the duel was prevented.
JOHN F. CoYLI.
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A rRENCHMA>'s QUEER IDEA.
He Proposes to Drop fcopi- Safely From
the Einsi Tower.

the Eiiei Tower.
From the New York Times
A French inventor. having in mind people
who dote upon the particular sensation thai
one feels on high swing on the eig. Of stetp
declivIties or in any place where there i. a
rapid descent, proposes TO give 60 the public
the feeling of vertical fall Of several hundred
meters into space. To him a Jump from the
top OF the highest steeple is mere
bagatelle; IL requires the height Of the
hinel Tower 20 satisfy his ambition
IL Is IN one word a question OF letting
amateurs fall distance Of 500 meters and civ
ing them back safe to their families At the
end OF 40 meters Of fall the rate Of descent of
this new species of tourist will Ice fortv-fye
meters a second; az the end OF 200 meters il
VIII be siNty-nve meters per second; al the end
OF 800 meters it will be seyenty-seven meters
per second The most rapid railroad trains
MAKE about thirty meters per second. Never
then. has the human race experienced SO high
speed as that proposed.
Ii L. al ways easy enough 10 fall three hundred
meters. but II Is not so easy 90 pick ones self
up sale and sound. This is the scheme Of the
inventor. lie builds a cage similar in shane 10
shell Tor cannon. In the body OF tbe shell
Is large space. having a diameter IF three
meters and height Of four meters. with room
70 hoia hiteen persons comfortably seated in
arm chairs. The floor IL a mattress having
springs htty centlmeters high. Beneath. and
forming the point Of the shell. L. a series Of
cones Enclosed one within auother The total
height of the cage is ten meters: its weight four
tons From the top OF a tower one can let this
gigantic shell fall with its load without injury
70 any of the occupants.
Where II strikes the inventor has followed
out large basin filed with water. shaped like
the bowl Of a champagne glass. The shell il
received in this soft cushion and di-places
about thirty tons Of water. The shock that the
NONapgrs WOuld oflerxris. - l,rs
entirely deadeDed. The buoyancy Of the she'll
causes 1t 10 rise 10 the surface and the bold
ekperlmenters can then get out The shell is
then 10 be lifted up by an elevator 10 the top Of
the tower, where everything is ready to begin
again. The price for this venturesorne tourney
u already fixed at 20f. person. This might be
recommended as new idea to the directors Of
the Chicago exposition.
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But to return to Potomac river fish, and
that, too TO the most important and delicious
of them all, the famous Potomac shad. This fish
enjoys the greatest popularity of any brought
to our markets. There are few shad in market
now. and those you find come from the coast
OF Florida and do not compare with the catch
Of the Potomac. These latter will commence
to run about The middle of April. and for a
time other varieties of the fnny tribe will sink
into comparative obscurity. The best shad are
caught at the Great and Little Falls of the Po-
tomac, for only the strong. healthy ones are
able to fight the swiftly flying waters of that
portion of the river. Shad have been caught
there weighing from seven to eight pounds.
Perch are found in abundance in the waters
Of the Potomac and are greatly esteemed as q
breakfast or frying fish. The white perch are
the best.
A favorite fish for big dinners is the red snap
per Of Florida 1t makes a capital baking fish
and when served whole presents a beautiful
appearance. Its color is beautiful red.
The other fish to be found in our markets
are the blue fish, which may be had at Is cents
per pound; carp, at the same price; spots. at
90 cents per dozen; brook and lake trout, sea
bass. Potomac black bass, shrimps, herring,
catfish and eels.
TxRRAPrN.
While not distinctively fish, it swims, and is
found in the markets of Washington better
than anywhere else. Reference is made to the
famous diamond-back terrapin. More Of them
are consumed in this city than anywhere else
Ii Is emphatically the statesman's dish and the
very name suggests bills, speeches and appro-
prations- Ex-Secretary Rayard was one Of the
greatest authorities on diamond-back terrapin
ever known in Washington, and it is said of
him that he would often go into his kitchen
and prepare the dish himself, whenever he had
one of his famous dinners. So much greater is
the demand than the supply that the prices con-
lnue to climb up until they have reached the
enormous figure of $50 per dozen for fine ones
They are sold by inches. A substitute is the
slider, which bring from fifty cents to sI.5O
each.
As TIE star reporter was leaving the market
he saw among the prominent people there
Mrs. Senator Mitchell, Mrs. Commodore Nc
Gala, Mrs. Secretary Blaine, Mrs Gen. Sheri-
dan, Mrs. Commodore Skerritt, Miss Mitchell,
Mrs Wilmerding, Mrs. Mclean, Mrs. Lieut.
Andrews, Mrs Senator Wolcott, Mrs. Bu-
chanan, Mrs. Gen. Logan, ex-Marshal Wilson,
Gen. Nick Anderson, Gen. Vincent and Ad-
miral Alpnv
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At this season Of the year rock fish. or as
they are called hereabout-, striped bass, are
great favorites- Little need be said Of this
fish so general is its use. II is said by compe.
tent chefs and a number OF noted epicures to
be the very best Of boiling fish and Its COM
parative cheapness brings il within the reach
Of all Rock was always a fayorite fish Of ex-
President Cleveland and Vice President Morton
never gives a dinner at which the gamey fish
does not play prominent part.
But OF all the fish which comes to our mar
ket none car compare with the salmon. There
are two varieties TO be found in season. the
kennebec and the Chinook. The Kennebec sal
mon does not come in season until about the
middle OF March. and then brings anywhere
rom 20 cents per pound mp. The prices re-
as the river opens well the prices 90 down.
just now the Chinook salmon has the pull and
many people declare that il is superior 70 it,
Maine relative. The fishing grounds are ON the
Columbia river, and although over OcO miles
away, when they are unpacked here they are as
fresh as the fish caught on the Potomac river
and shipped the same day The reason for this
is easily explained The fish are caught and
packed in ice while they kicking and shipped
immediately President Harrison, the English
minister and the Mexican minister are especially
fond Of this fan.
There ID . fish from the south but little known
outside OF a small circle OF lovers Of good eat
ing IN this city, known the pampano, but il
b daily growing in favor. While not a Poto-
mac hsh, it is rapidly becoming more plentiful
md gradually working around into ou- river.
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what . Society Girl Ca De.
Warrington Letter TO Chicago Tribune.

What society young ladies can do sometimes ID
we'll illustrated by the career Of Washington
young lady. She has lived in Washington for
q number Of years. She has had independent,
means and has lived under tho care of rels-
tives and friends, having no immediate family.
She was vell-known in Washington society.
No one ever would ave thought her capable Of
running a weston ranch. To jump from the
gaities Of Warrington to the back OF o horse in
Texas was long leap, and yet this is what
this young lady has done. When forced by
circumstance to 60 TO Texas to look after her
own affairs sAe invested part OF her fortune
in Texas cattle ranch ut Q time whom such in
yestments were all the rage. She found some
time ago that her investment In this direction
was bringing in nothing, and probably would
be loss. As she was fine horsewomsn, she
made up her mind 10 utilize this practical part
Of her education, and she left Washington 10
take charge Of her ranch. She has Just re-
turned after having made Q successful trip. and
demonstrated, after Q year Of trial, her ca
pacity TO run successfully Texas cattle ranch.
Ehe spent hours ont of doors every day on horse
back, and for her pluck and courage has had
the hearty support Of the neighborhood for
miles around her ranch. 1t IL novel expert
ence for her, but a. II has taught her the most
interesting lesson Of Independents, her story
should make good subject Tor play.
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Rough on the Young Couple.
rom the New York Tiraea

The desire Of young married people 10 pro
vent the travelling public from ascertainine
that they are on their bridal tour was sadly
thwarted in the case of q young couple
who recently came to this city to spend thei,
honeymoon. They were married in Q small
town in Connecticut and started on their
honeymoon on . special train that also carried
large number OF the wedding guests to the
nearest city. No sooner had the train left the
station than huge placards were noticed on the
windows near which the happy couple sat.
They read, ''Just married" "Just married. u
The travellers had good laugh, in which even
the bride and groom felt obliged to join. They
did not laugh, however, when they reached
their hotel in the city, as their trunks were
brought to their rooms with printed placards,
Gust married." "Just married." pasted al
over them.
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Perfect Through su1Ssrine.


God never would send you the darkness
II He felt you could bear the light,
But you would not cling to His guiding hand
II the way were always bright;
And you would not care TO walk By faith,
Could you always walk by sight.
TVS true He has many an Angular
For your sorrowfpl heart to bear,
And many q cruel thorn crown
For your tired head to wear;
He knows how few would reach heaven e n
II pain did not guide them there.
90 He sends you the binding darkness
And the furnace Of seven-fold heat
It's the only way. believe me,
To keep you close 70 His feet
For It's always so easy to wander
When our lives are glad and sweet
Then nestle your hand in your FatA9A
And sing, II Jon can. - you 60;
Your song may cheer some one behind yoQ
Whose courage = sinking low,
Ard, vel, Is your hps do Quiver-
0ed vih i've yoe eee>os -
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SOME FACTS ABOUT SNAKES.
Funniest Serpent in the World-How Snake
Skeletons Are Prepared.

Funniest Serpent in the world-How Snake
Skeletons Are Prepared.
ssYTNHE FUNNIEST SNAKE 1 know any.
Il thing about 10 one found in Africa
which lives upon EGGS" said Osteologist Lucas
to STAB reporter. ut has q curious projec.
ton downward from its back bone, Just behind
the head, which is like a tooth, the extremity
being actually tipped with enamel This tooth.
like appendage has a most important function
with relation to the creatures method Of get
ting living, and it would be difficult to find q
more astonishing illustration in nature of the
adaptation of structure to necessity.
"When this snake swallows an egg the latter
is passed down through the gullet until it en-.
counters the sharp tooth have spoken Of,
which breaks the shell. Thus, not only il the
food rendered ready for immediate digestion,
but no portion of the nuid contents is lost, ~
would be the case If the snake were obliged 70
bite into the egg with its mouth fanga
ut seems surprising how many snakes are
able to swallow animals bigger than their own
diameter until it il considered how particularly
well nature has adapted to the purpose the
structure of their jaws. The lower jawbone,
instead of being in Q single piece, u merely
that the two halves are capable of great extern
sion. Again, the halves Of the lower jawbone
are attached to the skull very far back, 90 that
the animal can make an enormous gap.
SNAKE sKKLEIoNs
''To properly prepare the skeleton Of snake
is one of the most difficult pieces of work In my
line Of business. Serpents Of all sorts come 10
the Smithsonian in two shapes. The smaller
ones are usually in alcohol, while the big fellows
are apt to be simply dried and poisoned by
soaking in an arsenical solution. In the prepe-
ration Of a specimen very sharp and delicate
scissors are employed, with forceps to supple
ment them, the flesh being carefully removed
so far as is practicable with these Instruments.
Then recourse must be had to scraping Of the
bones until they are perfectly clean Some
times the skeleton is soaked in an acid prepare
ton for the purpose. but this destroys the iiga-
the parts together again rightly. In the
preparation OF delicate skeletons the
great thing is patience. There are two
very finely prepared skeletons Of big snakes in
the National Museum, and In making them
ready for exhibition the utmost pains were
taken to preserve the cartilaginous extremities
Of the ribs, which With ordinary treatnsnt are
lost. Without these little pieces Of cartilage
the serpent's skeleton can hardly be said 10 Be-
which the reptile walks, - il were. In fact, .
snake walks on the ends Of il RIBS and In that
manner achieves locomotion. Some hig SER
penis, however, like the boas and pythons
really have hind legs, though they are quite
rudimentary. Pythona, you know, are con-
strictors, crushing their prey IN their fcids.
They have no poison glands. 6ut they can bite
inward like hooks, 90 that person once seized
would have little chance Of disengaging him
self save BY chopping 81 the hsad u IL ani-
NAL"
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Al the Play.

tvlFa APoIOoinA. ~ sIR wALxxR scolf.j
Oh, vomaai In our houFs Of esse,
Unoersain, COY end hard 70 please
And variable e the shade
By the light quiverfng aspen made,
When pain and anguish wiring the brow
A ministertng angel fhoui
But when you q The play DO wear
A seven-story hat, swear
lAnd % I'm sure win other men),
You aFe n0e deemed an angel thea,
Not much YoQ put me In rAgo.
80 your hat but nOs the stage,
And pain and anguish wiring my brow.
For quite nuisance then an tkoui
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yrum the Epoch.
Little Eddie TO his pspa)- 'Hspa. here comes
policeman"
Papa q bank cashier -aWhst! Hsrsa"
little Eddie-'sNe, he's w~lEine paA the
h0u,a."
The next time you - n e6lesg - he ho1ss
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society people of the capital were holding
a reception there. Many delight in visiting
the Washington markets. Its not idle curiosity
that takes them there. but the desire to provide
nicely for their tables and at the same time
meeting and chatting in delightfully."- informal
way with their acquaintance bound TO the
market on similar pyramids.
The b street aisle, where most Of the dealers
are to be found, is redolent with the peculiar
odor that is bound to exist wherever fish are to
be found. but still the fish market is as neat as
pin and kept in the very best OF order. No
other fish market in the country. in the opinion
of men who are acquainted with them all ex-
GELS that of Washington for cleanliness and for
the infinite variety Of fish and game offered for
sale. During the visit of the Count Of Paris to
the city he visited the Center Market and said
to one OF the dealers that he considered it the
best in the world. in point Of variety and
abundance Of products
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ssHs resembles his wies strongly IN one ~
spect" 'sWhat b thstf' she tkinks there is
nobody W. hin h ~ vsrlA".- Rar~'s
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HE PORTION of the Center
Market given up to the fish
dealers is a center Of interest
70 every housewife who visits
it, whether she be a stranger
in the city or one of the
hundreds who daily spend
an hour or twothere. In fact,
between the hours of 10 and
/ o clock il looks as though
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The Kisses Of Texas.

The Kisses Of Texas.
From the Galveston News.
The soft kiss of the morning breezes in Gal
weston is sveessr than The lips of woman and
much healtaisr.
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FASHION AND FISHES.
Well-Known Society Women Who
Go to the Fish Market.
TREASURES OF THE SEA.

Washington Market Supplied with Deli
cacies From Every Part of the world-The
Chesapeake and the Potomac and the Dain-
ties They Provide for the Table.