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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-03
WATERS RAPIDLY RISING,
The Ohio and Connecticut Rivers High
Considerable Property Already Lost.

The river at Pittsburg last night was twenty
two feet and rising slowly Several ice gorges
had passed down, bu: everything in the city
was quiet with the exception of Allegheny
rivermen, who were drawing boats and fats
nearer shore and making all taut. The Pitts
burg and Western tracks were covered, but il
was thought the cold snap stopped the flood in
time to save damage here at least.
Heavy washouts are reported on the Pan
Handle and Wheeling and Lake roads in east
ern Ohio.
On the Charleston CIV. ya.) division Of the
Baltimore and Ohio the bridge of that company
was in danger, and the Kanawha was raging.
Three bridges have gone between Wheeling and
Lewis Mills, and at o'clock the false work of
the new bridge between Wheeling Island and
Martins Ferry went out, three men on it being
barely saved. Reports from up the Little Kan
awha were ominous. and people on low grounds
were leaving. Railroad branches generally are
suffering.
A special from Johnstown saws: s.Serious
alarm exists here tonight because of the large
amount of ice which lies upon the river several
miles above the city.
ALARM AT JoHNsrowN.
"The Edgemoor Bridge Company, which ID
building the new bridge, has the river OBJ.
structed with trestlework, and should the ice
move down it will certainly gorge and food the
town, as well as carry off the bridges
1.-The only hope at this time is that the in
creasing cold weather will cause the river to
subside."
With the Ohio river rising at Cincinnati al
the rate of three inches an hour and reports of
rain and rising river from Pittsburg down, the
prospects last night were good for fifty-foot
stage Of water. The Ohio river had risen about
seventeen feet at Parkersburg in the past
twenty-four hours and the rain and melting
snow continue to pour into all the tributaries.
Rain was reported up the Kanawha. causing
that river to rise rapidly. The Big Sandy and
Guyandotte rivers were rising and log booms
were being broken and the logs floating down
the river. The approaching cold weather will
prevent disastrous flood unless it is too long
delayed.
The Connecticut river at Norwich, Conn. was
rising rapidly yesterday. At noon the water
had risen to such height that it was level with
the tops Of the docks. Owners of the freight
houses along the water front became alarmed
and the freight which was on hand was quickly
moved to place of safety.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-03
OPENING AN ACCOUNT
The Kind of Drink q Barkeeper Gave to q,
Applicant for Credit.

The Kind of Drink Barkeeper Gave to an
Applicant for Credit.
He was a seedy looking individual with cas-
in one eye which gave him rather Respondent
appearance. He stood by the stove in the res
taurant for several minutes warming himself,
his bad eye in the meantime wandering rest
lessly around the room while his good one fixed
itself in speculative way on the bartender.
Finally he Strengthened himself, buttoned his
frayed and shining Prince Albert coat tightly
around his attenuated form and with jaunty
air approached the bar. 'My dear sir" he be-
gan, Il unfortunately left home this morning
without my pocket book. Now, what 1 should
like you to do would be to allow me to be your
debtor for one drink until tomorrow"
The bartender looked him over judicially and
the light Of inspiration flushed across his face
'Well, what'l you have"
'Ah my dear sir, that is the proper spirit
A little or rather a good drink of whisky"
The drink was poured out and in the mysteri-
Gus precincts under the bar about ten drops Of
tobasco sauce added. The stranger swallowed
the mixture at n gulp and then repented. Alook
Of anguish chased itself from his rudy nose
clear behind his ears. He doubled up like q
jack knife and in fifteen seconds went through
q series Of gymnastics that would have done
credit to q professional. Finally he settled
down on q chair in the attitude Of Chinese god
and groaned..
Finest thing in the world murmered the
bartender. New whisky made in Kentucky
Have another" The stranger fed and and the
last seen of his Apollo-like form he was engaged
in q wild search for q stomach pump.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-03
The CITY Drug Clerk.

he is well up in physic, has q recipe for phthisc
that viii cure a case that's oh .snic In the
quickest sort Of style.
For while he at college he absorbed ali sorts Of
knowledge with a keenness and ayidify thai
made his teachers smile
He can tell you TO fraction. writing ont the full
reaction. how much maltese Is converted
when you brew pint Of beer.
For ON substances organic. whose origins botanic
he's mine Of Information and ras never
known 10 err.
he is MP in mathematics, can explain electrostatics
when ii comes TO phArmacognosy he's Q per-
feet mine If wealth.
He can anayZe a water. and can tell Won what you
you ought TO do 20 make IL nt % drink With
out inJuring your health.
He explains the metric system with an air Of SAD
lent wisdom, he knows a little Latin, on =
pinch 'sITicht eiwas Deuisch."
he reads the leading journal. and his Wit spring.
ever vernal, and when discussing politics he .
never In the lurch.
He can draw Won soda water with an air OF freez-
ing hauteur, that quite precludes Necessity for
having any ice:
Though when customers are pretty he can ne very
witty, and the girls unite In saying that he !
everything that's nice.
Such a brainy aggregation is quite NJ 10 rule 4
nation, yet he deals out pills and povs,ers
with acondescending air.
For a paltry compensation that's q shame N his
vocation. and leave IL 10 the public, do yoo
think that this Is fair
pharmaceutical Era.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-03
sYLvESTER'S NEW YEAR vow.
How He Kept 1t to the Discomfituro OF His
Friends.

Friends.
At II O'Clock Thursday morning Sylvester
Jawkins came down town with a holiday ap-
pearance and a white rose in his buttonhole.
Sylvester wore happy look. He was happy
because he felt virtuous and moral. Sylvester
had sworn off. In all the course Of the IN
happy mans twenty-six summers of existence
had never sworn off before, and now on this
happy. il rather drizzly New Year morning. he
felt the fresh tril and life % new expert
ence.
At Wizards Sylvester encountered group
Of his friends and received an enthusiastic vel
come. The reformed man was a generous
youth and large army Of acquaintance were
accustomed to drink daily at his expense.
Sylvester greeted his friends with new formal
dignity born of his new responsibility and in
formed them in joyful tone that he had
sworn of. A look Of horror spread
over the faces of the group. This was
too much and something must be done. A
rapid consultation followed and it was decided
that if 1t took all day and all night Sylvester
Jawklns must be made to drink and drink
deeply. His rash resolution must perish in q
flow Of champagne.
After a long and arduous struggle Sylvester
was enticed into neighboring restaurant, and
before the shades Of evening fell his friends had
iuNesteu IN nlnc pottles OF champagne Syl-
vester was the worse for wear. and his white
rose had droopy. detected appearance. He
demanded cab and was escorted by the entire
party. At the cab door a conversation ensued:
We'll, 'Syl,' old boy" said one Of the group,
you've broken your vow, and go dom let s hear
any more Of it tomorrow"
"F ken (hic) what vow?" said the fallen
Sy sster. why you swear of; you've been
drinking like fish" Sylvester drew himself
up with senatorial dignity. All his morning
joyousness and self-respect returned. 81 (hic)
never schwore off drinking. Schwore off pay
ing for osher peoples drinks" And the cab
with happy abandon rolled down the street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-03

dem. Dey fight dem good many times and
| bye m bye dey get dem most all killed and den
dey tnd de last ones was all in one Of dem
places where dey live in de ground SO den
dey know dev have EN- for sure, cause dey
didn't have very much provision down in de
hole and dey must come out after a while. Dey
didn't have guns like dey have now but
dey could shoot with bow and arrow and dey
watched all round de place for dem Injuns to
come out After awhile, when dey had moth
ing to eat for good while, den dey try to come
out and when one of dem put his head out den
dey shoot him with a arrow and OATS de way
dey kill lie last of en- when dey was tryin' to
get out to get something to eat''
Didn't any of them get off at all?'
mo. Dey kill dem all. every one of 'em. II
dey let any of them be alive il wouldn't do
cause pretty soon dey want to kill somebody;
it was better dey didn't leave any Of EN-
Gabriel Do you know what you'll do to
Il don know. What you think I do,
JOhnnie?'
why. think after all that story about bad
Indians you'll dream that Windygo is after
you. and run into the lake or somewhere, you'll
be so frightened
DE Windygo won't hurt me. You amt afraid
Won go to bed
wINDYGO OR EsQUINAUX2
81 think Aleck Langevin must have forgotten
to say his prayers one night. them" / said.
-Four years ago when the captain and were
at the little lake where we went moose hunting
with him and killed four big bulls. he told us
one evening about seeing a Windvgo that came
into the old lumber shanty where he was
eaInped and jumped out of the window when
he woke From his description. for he said he
went outside and saw it going off over the snow,
l would have said if he had been little further
north he had seen an Esauimaux"
Well IL il bed time. John spread ont the
blankets and I'll help Won. Gabriel. pat the fire
together so il will burn. There is no danger
that the tent will catch fire with the wind as it
IL and there are no moose to scare: at least we
are not afte- moose although there may be
some within wind of our smoke. The snow has
stopped though, and the sooner the tent dries
the better: wet tent helps to make a heavy
pack. Wei rout ont at four in the morning
and get an early start
The blankets were soon spread out: the snow
knocked off the tent; the fire put in good shape
and we went to sleen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-03


"what kind Of bad Indians do YOU mean.
We're they the Puk-wedge-en-nee-nee?
''Dey vas bad Iniuns: Puk-wedge for sure.
When dey see you. den dey kill yen. Dey kill
anybody when dey could get chance. But
DAT was long time ago, before dere was people
here like deere Is now"
Well. was there no one here bat the bad
Indians
"Oh. dere was Injuns same as dere il now
same kind Of Injuns-but deere was dem bad In
tuns, too. and dey was always fightin' de oder
ones Whenever dey see anybody den dey want
10 kill him My grandfather todd me about dem.
He didn't see dem, but he heerd old men tell
about dem. Maybe dey seed some of EN- some
time don't know Maybe il was too long
ago; dey might hear about it from somebody
lived before dem"
But what II there TO see on the island? You
raid could see where the Indians WERE
so you could, but you couldn't see very
much, cause IL was 50 long ago. Dem In juns
didn't live HE oder people. Dey had places
down under de ground and dey lived down in
dem holes so nobody couldn't see dem. Dey
had one Of dem places on de island, but it most
filed up now"
Il wonder how they f1ed their caves or
houses inside?"
well, dey had dem 20 dey could sleep in dem
and . whole lot live in one place. But dey're
all gone long time ago. Dey kill so many
people after awhile de good Injuns, same kind
IKE dsrs y Dow, dey get together and fight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-03
A BRITISH PoMPEII.
Ruins Of . Buried City . Thousand Years
Old Pound In berkshire.

Ruins Of . Buried City . thousand Years
Old Pound In Berkshire.
A British Pompei has just been discovered
near Reading, in Berkshire, England, on the
great Strsthfeldsays estate Of the Duke of Well
ington. It IL . true city, not . mere camp,
and when fully exoavsted will throw light
upon the domestic life Of our remote ancestors
Of more than thousand years ago. The whole
area has been free from all building operations
ever since the Roman occupation Of Britain; in
fact the soil II virgin, having been pasture
land for centuries. The excavation committee
has already succeeded in revealing to nine
teenth century eyes life in British CITY that
had long existence in q day of which history
is almost silent.
TASK OF ExcAvArINa.
The task Of excavation is tremendous one,
but the work is being prosecuted as funds are
furnished. An exhibition will be opened at
Burlington House, Piccadilly, within . few
days, which will present features Of extra
ordinary interest On the walls will be hung
huge plan Of the buried city. marking where
abouts the streets, walls, gates, houses baths.
temples, forum and basilica stood. The exca-
vations have brought to view the remains of
houses ornamented with mosaic floors and con-
tanning rooms heated by hypocaurto. Among
the articles to be exhibited are potsherds,
bones, combs, bronze utensils, fragments of
good glass vessels, pieces Of iron work,
chiefly tools, including carpenters planes,
chisels, axes. hammers, gauges, anvils and
some edged tools, sharp enough. even after
having lain buried for ten centuries, to work
with now. The city was laid out with great
regularity in squares, like Salisbury and Win
chester, in medieval times
BABYs FOOTPRINT.
Strange feelings are excited by the sight Of .
piece OF tile upon which a baby must have
trodden while the clay of which it is formed
lay drying in the brickmaker yard. The prints
OF the little toes are distinct and the entire foot
Is perfectly marked. There are yerv fair spcci-
mems OF pottery-from coarse beltic ware to
delicately nodded vessels embellished with
artistic designs of human and animal figures
and symbolic devices.
There are two sets of human bones skeletons
OF immature infants or dwarfs. as also needles
and other articles of household use. Among
these 1t is curious to note a key ring and a
safety pin, with other toilet and table requi-
sites much resembling those in present use.
There is one bangle almost a facsimile of those
worn in India and seen in our jewelers. shops
today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-03
Tellin' What the Baby Did.
In the coy twilight hid,
Telliu' what the baby did

IN the coy twilight hid,
Tellin' what the baby did,
Sits Matilda every night,
'TwiXt the darkness an the light
Tells me in her cutest way
All the hist'ry OF the day,
Gives me all: leaves nothin' hio
Tellin' what the baby did.
Beats the whole decline an falf
VI the Roman empire. Coll
william Shakespeare never he'd
Gutter thoughts than baby said,
An he hez, to sing his thoughts,
Sweeter words than Isaac Watts.
Tidy, she leaves nothing hid
Tellin' what the baby did.
Poorly hard schoolmarm In fate
To her scholars, small and great
hev felt upon nv han
Jingle OF her sharp rattan;
But she pities our distress,
And she gives a glad recess
When Matilda sits, half hid,
Tellin' what the baby did.
Trudge of with my dinner pail
Every mofnin' without fail;
Work, with hardly time for breath:
Come home tired half to death;
But l feel q perfect rest
Settle down upon my breast,
Settin' by the twilight hid,
Hearin' what the baby did.
81 W. Foss in the Yankee Blud,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-03
Gen. Howard in Florida,

A Key West special says: Gen. o. o. Howard,
U.s.A., commanding the department Of the
east, arrived here tonight, and after spending
an hour or two in driving about the city pro-
ceeded to Havana by steamer. He was accom-
panied by his son and daughter. On Monday
he will return and make an official inspection Of
the forts In this harbor, also Of Fort jefferson,
on Dry Tortugas, and later he will 60 to St.
Augustine to inspect St. Francis barracks and
old Fort Marion, spending month or more in
the state altogether.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-03
A Woman's Remarkable Career,

The London Echo has found young woman
whose school career, it thinks, outshines tina,
of the more famous Miss Fawcett Miss Ads
Naomi Thompson began winning prizes in 1881
when at the age of twelve she won scholarship
in the lslington High School. In 1888 she
passed the Oxford junior examination with
honors In 1885 she took honors in the Cam.
bridge senior examinations and in the follow.
ing year Miss Thompson gained a prize al
Bedford College. the Lady Stanley botany prize
and the Somerville prize for science at the
London University. In 1887 she passed the in
termediate science examination in the same
institution. In 1889 she crowned her career by
passing with distinction the teachers examina.
tion at Cambridge. Miss Thompson, like many
other intellectual young women, has become q
school teacher.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-03
A Shocking Accident.

A knocking accident occurred at Savage's
Crossing, Nansemond county, Va, two days ago,
which resulted In the death Of Mr.. John II.
Taylor, farmer. While getting into his cart
with loaded double-barreied shotgun in his
hand his foot clipped and struck the hammer
Of the gun, causing Il to discharge its contents
into his face. blowing on the top. Of his head
and scattering his brains in every direction and
on the garments Of many by-standsrs, Who VII
naased he horrible accidsnt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-03
The Cutlery Trade OF shefiield.

According to trade statistics published yes
terday in London EOS, 900 worth of Shefiold
cutlery was exported during the past quarter,
- against ETA, 900 worth during the previous
quarter. This decrease is stated to Be owing
TO the workings Of the new United States tariff.
II is expected, however that an improvement
in ShefAeld's export trade win be shown when
American firms have worked of the large stocks
OF cutlery, which they imported In anticipation
of the higher duties
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-03
Failure Of 4 Southern r.,H

Tho Peoples Nationh Bank of Fsyette-
vile, n. c., closed it, doors Wednesday noon.
capital Of eIs0, 0O6. Several large failurss have
followed IL snspsnsioo and businao q q .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-03
John Ward to Play with the New Yorks.

John Ward to Play With the New York;.
There is every likelihood that John Ward
will play third base for the New York club this
season. There was q rumor to that effect in
New York last evening and J. D. Day, manager
of the New Works, said something about it II
was his opinion that Ward was better third
baseman than either Denny or Whitney and he
says that :. Ward signs he viii release Whitney,
- there are two or three clubs after him.
From this little deal II would appear that the
recent interview between Messrl Spsulding
and Day, when The formr vas in The city, I'D
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-03

get away about a. noiselessly rs any animal in
the world, big or little. Presently, however.
we heard it groan, and / told John Il vas
MORALLY wounded. John had no moro buck
shot cartridges with him, and our knapsacks.
with our ammunition and my rifle, were three
quarters Art OF mile ...y on The por.ass t.iL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-03

The Hunter and His Faithful Dog.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1891-08-08
Feuilleton. No, 4
GIRDI
!,
PAR
Ellie BERTHET.
NI.-RUPTURE.
[Sulte

-AloTs, mademoiselle, comment
voulez, vols que ron excuse? Tenez,
dltes moi, du moins, que vous
n'aimez pas .ce jeune homme, Get
1nconnu, qui vous impose DIES
demarches ST audacieusps, ct que
je voudrais voir face 4 face pour
~Iinsulter, lui cracher au visage, lie
tuer sans pitie!
II ne merite nj oette haine, nj
cette colere, Cal il est lui meme
bien malheureux. QUAINT a l'affec-
ton que j'eprouve pour lul, je vous
I'atteste devant Dieu, ellie ne pour
raft, 81 l'on en- savait la cause.
%otfusquer celui a qui j'aurais donne
llbremeDt mon Gear ct ma main.
En- etes vOuS sure? Puisque
vous refuseZ de me dire lie mobile
mysterieux au1uel vous obeissez.
ie yais me METRE 4 la recherche de
Get homme. Quel quill soft, je lie
%retrouverai, je lui arracherai la
verite...
II he sera pas difficile de lie
retrouver, ct il ne tardera pas, ie
lie Grains, a Sc decouvrir lui.m6me,
pour revendiquer sa part dams
cette douloureuse adventure. Mails,
pas plus que moi, il ne pourra
rien 1eveler, car il est tenu par lie
meme serment. Ne l~insultez done
pas, ne lie meprisez pas, ct plaignez-
mons touS les deux!
Philippe await pris 81 tete daEs
ses mains ct la serrait convulsiye-
ment.
-Vous me dites quill y a un
secret reprit-il, ct que ce secret
vous justitie. Je vOus crois, j'ai tant
besoin de vous croire! Mais
quelque chose est plus puissant que
vous ct moi, c'est l'opinion. Get
affreux papier, cette piece de
procedure va pasSer sous les yeux
de la justice ct du public. Non. je
ne reux pas, je nose paS...Adri,
enne, par pitie! apprenez moi, a
moi Seul, ce secret qui vous expose
a la Reproduction du monde, qui va
nou condamner q uae separation
%eterHelle. Je ne lie confierai a
personne, je lie jure, ct 81 vralment
il attenue ce que Ion vous reproche,
peut etre poursuivrai-je malgte la
terre entiere, Pexecution de ces
projects que yous approuviez hiel
encore.
La pauvre Adrienne etait 4 la
torture Les dernieres paroles de
Fourtieres l'ayaient surtout boule
verse;. Ellie ouyrit la bouche, Ell
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1891-08-08
ATELIER

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sommes a meme d'executcr tous les ouvrages
typographiQues qui n'ns seront comics. Les
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renee.