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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-11

THE STAR is the LARGEST
paper published in Washing
ton, with a general equipment
and printing facilities three-fold
greater and better than those of
any other Washington paper;
and, having the full Day Re-
ports of both the New York
Associated Press and the United
Press, supplemented by an une-
qualed service of Exclusive Spe-
cial Dispatches from all promi-
nent points in America and Eu-
rope, it prints more and fresher
Telegraphic News than any
other Washington paper can
possibly supply, furnishing at
the same time a greater amount
and better quality of Local,
Domestic and General Intelli-
gence, and a larger quantity
and higher grade of Original
and Selected Literary Miscel-
lany than any paper in the Dis
trict.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-11

From the Detroit Free Press.
You ought to come up into our part Of the
state" said tall countryman over the bank
counter the other day to the cashier Of Girls
void street bank.
"where's that7" inquired the cashier.
Sup in the Upper Peninsula"
"What have you got that's interestingly
Got people that'il make more money in ten
minutes doing banking their way than you'll
make your way in ten years"
"How do they do it?'
'Discountin."
I'VE make something in that line ourselves"
"Yes. ! s'pose so; but not like them. BY
criminy." he went on emphatically, Il had a
note for $50 the other day wanted discounted
and took it to one Of them shayers and after
he had fggered about ten minutes he said I
owed him 81. 49,"
show did he make that out?" inquired the
puzzled cashier.
That's what said to him. and he told me
thnt, according to his way Of calculating the
discount on q note like that. the whole thing
would amount to S15l.37 and he was willing TO
take the note IL I'd pay the balance in cash
You atn't got any bankin' like that in Detroit
have your" and the cashier hastened to assure
him that Detroit bankers didn't do business
that way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-11
STORIES OF JIM FISK.
He Was the Ftrst 70 Vnissrin Railway an,
stsAsaboaf Empleyea


He was the Fisss to ynissvm Railway and
stsAsaboat Empseyes.
From the chscaso Tribune.
In his haieyon days Jim Fixk was dandy
without blenish--I mean 20 far o. liberality
goes. II ever man cared nothing for money
that man was Jim Fisk Jay Gould was more
OF man Friday than factotum. No person
in douid's employ 10 more dependent or obse-
quious than was Gould himself twenty-three
years ago. Both we're peddlers. you know: but
Fisk made dollars where Gould made dimes
shall never forget Q bit Of correspondence
between Fisk and an actress, whom / won {
name. Mr.. Fisk telegraphed the actress AZ fol-
iows. ~ nearly - l can remember: "what
are your terms to play Miranda until the
arrival of Miss Fiddler" or course she
had sized up Jim pecnniarily more than men
tally and replied: Zone thousand dollars a
week, one-third Of the house clear once a
Louis and railroad expenses for three people
from New Orleans &c New York" To which
Fisk replied: Madame, your terms are much
too low. You shall have all the money that
comes into the box Office and I will presen:
you with the opera house and 200 miles OF
the Erie railway, besides all l have accumu-
lated in life Of toll and seIf-deniaI: also all
that may make for the next FIVE years, which,
II l may Judge from the past, will be no in
considerable amount. III these terms should
not meet with your appreciation il may be pos
sibie for me to make Gould give up what little
he has, 80 that the light Of your retulgen,
genius may rot be lost to the stage
Fisk WIS the author Of .'Gone Where the
Woodbine Twincth." Fetching and lasting.
don't you see? lie was the tirst 10 uniform
railway and steamboat men in authority and
was laughed at. But at present all persons
In authority, from master Of steamboats, down
70 street car conductors and messenger boys
display some insignia Of rank or calling. We
are indebted to Jim Fisk for this.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-11


Of Lord Dudley.
London Cor Philadelphia Telegraph.
The English workingmsn IL not Tar behind
his American brother in Independence Of
thought and open criticism Of the ways Of
those higher in the social scale than himself.
On the occasion Of the marriage OF Lord bud
ley it was proposed by the town council OF Kid
derminster, near which town Lord Dudley's
scat is situated, to present him with we'd
ding present and address of congratulation
Worcester had subscribed for several magnif-
cent pieces. of china, a right royal gift to be
presented on the Homecoming OF the bride
and bridegroom, and kidderm,nster objected
to be ecipsed.
The proposal, however. met with great oppo-
sition and several workmen spoke very feel
ingly on the subject. Mr.. Rowe, a weaver, gave
his opinion that when a town like Kiddermir.-
ster was called to do honor to any man there
should be something about him to merit it.
He should be q man trying to make the COM
munity better than it is, while. according to his
ideas, judging Lord Dudley on his merits no
honorable man could subscribe for o presen-
tation to him IL thu town council were SO
anxious to raise subscription. fund for re-
heving the distress among local artisans, said
Mr.. Rowe. would be far more deserving of sup
port than presentation to a man whose past
NE mad been spent on race courses"
But the righteous weaver did not utterly
condemn the proposal, moving that the ques-
ton should be adjourned for five years, when,
II Lord Dudley had reformed his career, the
proposal might be further considered and the
approval of the town of Kidderminster might
crown his efforts
Another valiant workman assisted in raising
the standard of revolt against the conservative
prejudlces Of the town council and remarked
that II Lord Dudley was to receive present
solely because he was the son of his father and
had been lately married, they might on the
same ground make presentations every hour in
the day and every day in the week.
Heseconded his predecessor proposal with
reference to the fund for relieving the artisans,
who he rightly insisted, were far more in want
OF gift than the young pee.. Lord Dudley g
income, he said, is El00 0O0. while many of the
men were in want of food.
Certainly one could not have better illus
tration of the text: ITO those who have
to them shall be given" than the somewhat
snobbish desire to give costly wedding gifts to
the newly married pair. who must have super
tuity, while their feliow-citizens are starving;
but the righteous protest OF the speakers was.
l need scarcely say, disregarded, and Lord
Dudley will get his wedding gift
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-11
Dancing for = Footing.

FROM the Cincinnati Enquirer.
mild way Of hazing uninitiated scholars has
been in vogue for a long time at the Electric
Medical College. Every new man is required
to get up before the whole school and give
little Jig before he will be recognized as a fit
person to associate with. II he refuses at first
to give the jig he is not in it with the BOYS.
who slight him on every possible occasion and
make him the butt of their jokes. Some very
dign'aed scholars found it terribly hard to 90
through the little ordeal but experience taught
them to succumb and there is not one of them
who has not ratified his feet in accordance with
the unwritten rule of the institution. OF
course this is a matter which does not come
under the jurisdiction of the faculty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-11
A LIVELY FIGHT.
Two Washington Men Set Upon by Roughs
the Other Side OF Long Bridge.

Two Washington Men Set Upon by ROughs
the Other Side OF Long Bridge.
There WAS lively fight at the south end of
the Long bridge yesterday afternoon about
o'clock There was the usual crowd Of gam
bles. thieves and onlookers about the race
pool rooms, and when the crowd went to the
railroad platform to wait for the 5:15 train q
number OF men, 20 it is said, were engaged in
the shell game. Mr.. William R. Abel Of No.
S0l 9th street was in the crowd and he was
roughly handled. He escaped after receiving
painful bruises about the head and face and
came home on the train. Upon his arrival
here he called at police headquarters and
lodged complaint against his alleged sssailsnts.
He told the police that he was with a friend,
Mr.. Albert Stevenson of No. 428 Massachusetts,
avenue, and that they were Witnessing the
SHELF game when they were jumped upon by
George and William Northridge, William, alias
"Cockey." Crnit and others. When the train
reached the station he broke away from the
crowd and managed to get on tho train. The
last he saw Of his companion the other men
had him on the platform pounding him. As
the affair did not happen in this jurisdiction
MIR. Abel was advised to make complaint to
the Alexandria authorities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-11

From the Chicago Tribune.
After several days Of thought he discovered a
sure way to make money, and. like other men.
he was in a hurry to try it.
He made haste to insert An advertisement
something like the following in several country
weeklies:
Sure way to kill potato bugs; send twenty
two-cent postage stamps to X. Y. e. for \
receipt that cannot fail"
Then he hired drsy to bring his mail from
the post Office and had IL, 600 of his receints
printed. Inside Of two weeks something ike
5000 or 1000 farmers had contributed twenty
tw0,cent stamps each for the printed receipts.
Then several hundred Of them bought climbs
and railroad tickets and started out to inter
view the advertiser. At his office they were
INFORMED that he had left to attend to some
back All he had left was package of 8 600
or 4. 600 slips Of paper, on which was printed
the following:
Put your bug on single. Then hit it with
another shin&le." - '''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-11
By ORpEn Or Counr

sheriff Haussling of Newark. n. J.. sold UNDER
THE HAMMER the entire stock of the
UNION CLOTHING COMPANY
Monday. November %. 1881. The stock was invoiced
$4,000.
The sale was peremptory and the terms
CASH!
We being apprised OF the that such sale was TO
occur were promptly on hand and the stock was
Knocked down to US at few hundredoye
$1,000.
Less than one half manufacturers cost The goods
are here and will lie sold at
TEN PER CENT ADVANCE on THE COST TO
THE PURCHASER.
Which means that you now have the opportunity
FINE READY-MADE CLOTHING
AT LESS THAN
SIXTY CENTS ON THE DOLLAR manufacturers
cost To illustrate have suits OF Clothes for Men,
Sacks and Getaways.
At s5.Joa Suit
That are richly soorth a Most double the anaoust
Black Cheviot suits, strictly all wool.
At SIS - a suit.
$40
- Is the open sesame TO mine Of beauties. Please
- come and look them over. In the line VI
oyERCOATS
- We have STRAIGHT FLUSH. meaning that
- as to make STYLE quality and price our stock is
- positively inyinciDle.
STORM COATS,
- Irish frieze. warranted ~ turn water and laugh
- at billiards..
s6a5.
- Heavyweight Atwood Melton overcoats,
81.
- Black Chevtot Oyercoats. strictly all wool
- handsome and dressy garments,
$40.
- campbelrs Kersey overcoats. . variety Of
- shades,
- ONERC0ATS Al $40 are too numerous 10
- mention. You mtrst come and see them.
- OUR LINE OF OVERCoATS AT ala AND
- els ere rich and beautiful IN appearance as a
- shower OF diamonds. Go to your cIothier and
- ask TO bee his boosted s25 and $50 overcoats.
- Examine them thoroughly. then come here
- and put your peetSxs on these. To say that
- you'll be astounded is q mild way Of putting 1t.
BOYS LoNG-PANTs sUITs-s3. 90 upward.
BOYS sHoRT-PANTs sUIIs-s2 - upward
BOYS OSEhCoAIS-S4 % upward
CHILDkEN'S CAPE CoATs-s3 upward
kOME ON! KEEP kOMING! TIE GREAT
SHERIFF's SALE
Is ON. YES, RIGHT on ToPi
With both feet brushing the last remaining spark Of
vitality out Of the decayng karkass of fosysm and
kicking higher than karmencita-withs X
VICTOR Z. ADLFR's
10 PER CENT CLOTHING HOUSE
81 AND ges 1TH ST NV,
CORNER MASSACHUSETTS, AyENUk
STRICTLY ONE fkICE
ss-Unti after the holidays this store will be open
evenings until 10 O'clock. Saturdays until IL pm.
dS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-11
English by Sound.

From the Northwestern Magazine.
1t was in one of our schools the other day
where picked up the following thrilling COM
position written by . twelve-year-old girl,
which Is one Of the best pieces Of English a.
she Is 'spelt' that have yet seen: "A right
suite little buoy. the son Of kernal, with
rough round his neck, nue up the road as quick
As dear After q thyme he stopped at the
house and wrung the belle His tow hurt hymn
and he kneaaed wrest. He was two tired to
raze HIS fare. pail face, and feint mOwn Of
pane rose from his lips.
The made who herd the belle was about TO
pair pare, but she through IL down and ran
with all her mite, for fear her guessed would
not weight; but when she saw the little won
tiers stood in her ayes at the site. Eve poor
dear! Why do you I've hear? Are yew dyeingT
Know, he said. 4 am feint' She boar him inn
her arms, ~ she aught TO . room where he
mite be quiet, gave him bred and meet, held q
cent bottle under his knows, untide his choler,
raped him up warmly, gave him suite drachm
from viol, till at last he went fourth a. hail a.
young b ,arse"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-11
The Leap, Ancient aud Modern

From Notes and Queries
have been collecting such information with
respect to the Olympic games as will enable me
TO institute comparison between the athletes
OF ancient Greece and the brilliant record
makers OF the present day. Evidently, how
ever, the only contests that are serviceable to
my purpose are the long distance races and the
long jump Pbeidippides for example, is re-
ported to have travelled across country between
$50 and lao English miles in two days, good
Feat, but well within the compass Of a Rowell or
q Littlewood in our day. However the record"
accredited to Phayllos for the long Jump, fifty
hve feet. is simply incredible. 1t Is trne that
the Greeks were accustomed to use halteres or
weights grasped in the hand in order to in
crease the Jump. They may also have jumped
shghtly down hill and possibly have had the
then, however. the feat Of Phayllos would be
iar beyond the power OF this generation
Of mortal men. Howard of Bradford. using
dumb bells, which he flung behind him in max
ing the spring. and taking of from n wedge
shaped block of wood raised four inches cleared
twenty-nine feet seven inches Oh Chester race
course in 1854 This is by far the best of our
records.
Can any of your readers throw any light on
the feat ascribed to Phayllos? 1t has been
Questioned, l hnd, In certain German authori-
ties; but on what ground? Further in other
authorities an attempt is made to show that the
Greek foot was only about nine inches: but this
appears to he founded also on o somewhat ar BIZ
trary assumption. What, then, must be con-
cluded-that Phayllos actually performed this
amazing leap, or that the Greek records, like
many Of those in the athletic world of England
not more than q century back, are simply
iamentable trifling with common sense? Apro-
poe OF the matter, read An interesting lead
ing article. either in the daily Telegraph or
the daily Ne,rs. about twelve months ago. in
which the question was noticed, the best Jump
OF the Greeks being assumed to be twenty-five
feet: l would be very glad if any OF your
readers could give me the date OF the article.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-11
Several Slight Accidents.

Richard Christmas, a boy living in Govern
ment alley, by the falling OF door upon him
yesterday afternoon had his leg broken.
Luke Gallagher fell at the corner OF 10th and
C streets yesterday afternoon and received .
bad scalp wound He was treated at the Emer-
gency Hospital and sent to him home.
Last night William Fitzgerald went to the
Emergency Hospital and had q scalp wound
and one under the eye dressed He stated that
he had been kicked in o restaurant
Charles y. Peel was struck in the head with o
beer bottle yesterday and received bad cut
which was dressed by DIR. b d. Boss.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-11
TIE Queens Photographs.
From tho Photographic News.

<Iou tuo ruotCSrapn1c NeWo.
Her majesty the queen is supposed to have
the largest collection extant of Photographic
portraits Of notabilities Of her time, from tho
portraits Of kings. queens, emperors and en-
presses downward. They begin in the early
dawn OF the art OF making sun pictures The
days of those daguerreotypes on metallic sur
faces which generally required you to hold
them sideways before you could get view Of
their nsber pale and feeble traits. Hence they
embrace the whole history Of the art and are
thoroughly representative Of the progress OF
photography. II reproduction OF al In some
permanent process be impossible sslection
might be. made which would be veil worth
preserving for the information Of future
generations. Unfortunately, time IL NO re-
specter Of photoRraphs, royal o. othsrwise, and
many OF the most interesting must show signs
of fading. The collection would justify the
appointment Of royal photographer, one Of
whose duties it would be TO watch the eollee-
ton and copy those which are considsrsd
worthy OF preservation before they fads.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-11

From the Spectator.
ln>California, where these birds find an inex-
haustible supply Of food in the land tortoises
OF the plains-a curious commentary on the
story OF the death of Asschylus, caused by
tortoise let fall by an eagle-they are not only
common, but exceedingly tame, building their
nests near roads and houses. One nest was
found in a small live oak, near road, only
thirty feet from the ground, built of sticks Of
the poison oak and sagebrush. An old nest
was close by. Another eagle had decorated its
nest with a large ''sOap-root" by way of orna-
ment, and the next year the same bird built
close by, and also procured ''soap-root'' to
place ON the side Of its nest which showed
some individuality in taste. A third eagle
had fancy for sacks, and after its old
nest, which contained a corn sack, had been
blown out by q storm it built a fresh one
close by, and in this was found another aud
new sack. The eagles seem to be, at any rate
in some parts of California, almost as common
~ the kite was In England, and to have the
Sams propensity for carrying to their nests any
object which strikes them a. ornamental or
interesting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-11
Ten Innocent Ones to BE Saved.

The necks Of ten negroes, under sentence Of
death in Laurers county, s. c., for the murder
Of Thornton G. Nance some months ago, will
be saved. They were sentenced to hang on
October "a last, but their attorney appealed to
the supreme court and motion has been made
to suspend the hearing in the supreme court
and transfer il back to the circuit court The
ground for this motion was the confession of
another negro, Henry Suber to the effect that
he alone was the murderer. The supreme
court has granted the motion and sent the case
back to the circuit court for rehearing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-11
Italians Who vii, Winter I'm I,.,x

Two thousand Italians left Hoboken yester-
day for Europe. The Werra will land them at
Genoa. They think they can spend the winter
more cheaply in Italy than by waiting in New
York until the warm weather sets in. doing
occasional work. They intend to return in the
spring The dock was infested with confidence
men and it is said that they got = good haul
from the unsuspecting emigrants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-11
Loves Notable CONQUEST.
From the Chicago Daily Tribune.
'DO you love him, Mabel?'

fIoui tne CncsRo Dahy tribune.
''Do you love him, Mabel?''
There was an. unmistakabie ring Of triumph
in the proud fathers voice as he addressed the
question to the beautiful. queenly girl who
stood, with downcast eyes before him.
"Yes," she answered softly, the rich blood
mantling her cheek and brow.
Il have told him." rejoined the father, '.thst
l shall interpose no obstacles in his way. II he
can win your affections he has my full and free
consent. ! may say to you, further, my
daughter" he continued, ''that In gaining the
love OF young man like Harold Billmore you
have made conquest that gratiaes my pride
- . father and commends itself to my iudg-
ment ~ . man. He 10 Of good family, upright,
honorable, high-minded, the possessor Of q
competencs and In all respects the one whom
above all others ! should have chosen
as the guardian Of my only dsughssr's hsp-
piness."
..Yes, papa" she replied, her face lighting mp
with o smile, ''hes corkerl'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-11
A Stable Burned.

Al ten minutes past . o'clock tits morning
the stable owned by Mr.. J. McCarty and occu-
pied BY VIM Hampton, on I'd street betwee, H
street and Massachusetts, avenue, vas discov-
cred on fire. and with its contents almost en-
tirely destroyed. The Hampton dairyman on
New Jersey avenue and street had his wagons,
horsss and harness in the building and two Of
the animals we're burned to death with other
of his property. causing q loss Of $500. The
loss on the building is about $500
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-11

Being delivered at the homes
of regular subscribers for the
trihing sum of ten cents per
week, THE STAR is much the
CHEAPEST paper published in
the District, as we'll as the BEST.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-11
Mail or for ZcroInnd-

The mail for Santa Claus in his home in Zero
land, which Was announced in last Saturdays
SrAx:s would be sent him il letters should be
written by children at once. closed yeste rday
The little ones who wrote to Santa Claus yes
terday cannot expect q reply
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-11
CITY AND DISTRICT.

- Upon the basis of price per line per 1000
circulation, the advertising rates of THE EVEN
ing STAR are only about half as high as those of
other Washington papers But cheapness is
not the only merit. It's service is better Than any
oth<r paper in the city can possibly gice!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-11
Moving for u Three DAYS HOLIDAY

The cotton exchange Of New York has de-
cided to close on Saturday, December &c. and
on Saturday. January 2. The coffee exchange
and the consolidated exchange will do likewise.
The decision of the stock exchange anu the
produce exchange has not yet been announced,
but it is certain that it will be the same This
would give three days holiday at Christmas
and New Years
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-11
OPEN
YOUR EYES

When you ask for a bottle
OF VOLTS ACNE BLACKlNG
see that you get the genuine.
The real article made by us
cannot be bought for less
than zoe. a bottle. 1t is good
material and worth its price.
There are limitations offered
claiming to be "Just as good"
for less money. Don't buy
them. If the Just as good"
has any merit it ought to sell
without invoking the aid of
comparison with our Acme
Backing.
WOLFF q RANDOLPH, Philsdslphis,
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Note This Point.

THE STAR gives the exact
figures of its circulation every
week, and cheerfully opens its
books and press and delivery
rooms to any person having in
terest in the correctness of its
statements, SO that its patrons
know precisely how much and
what kind of publicity they are
getting when they buy space in
its columns.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-11
The Coming Consistory q. Roma.

Cardinals are already gathering at Rome for
the coming consistory. 1t 10 said that the pope,
Following the example of Plus X, has prepared
exact directions a. 10 the action to be taken in
the event OF his death. including even minute
details OF the care and disposition of his body.
Is known that the Italian government i
being kept jealousy At arms length and in no
wise allowed 10 interfere, Officially or other
wise, with the papal obseouies.