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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-20

For tina. large share of city's population
who do not have q long summer vacation and are
not the possessors of an equally long purse the
river steamers are n boon and blessing. en-
abIinr them to while away many a long, hot
evening in a healthful and pleasant manner.
The unusually cool weather that we had early
this season had its effect upon the river eXcur-
sions. but even the most Crasplng of river cap
tains could find no fault this week and the
crowds that hurried themselves out of the city
and down tine river last Sunday marked that as
the banner day so far this season. As soon as
the summer girl puts on her frocSs OF lace and
muslin and hides from sight her tailor-made
gown SO soon does the river steamer come
forth from her winter sleep and painted
and polished and swept and cleaned
begin once more to fIlhu her destiny.
And the summer girl HES herself to the river
steamer and the summer girls young man puts
on his new straw hat and his immaculate fan
nels and his broad cash and he HES himself
after the aforesaid summer damsel. and neither
the one nor the other cares how late 1t may be
when the boat ties up TO the dock on the return
trip. for To- these lovely moonlight nights do
much adapt themselves to scenes OF sentiment.
and soft. sweet words come easy when one is
on the water. And they do say. too. that the
Washington girl does not object to such words
in summer time. And there are many worse
places for whispering sweet nothings In a
maiden's ear than along the shady shores of
the old Potomac.
STUDY OF THE CROWD.
But such as these are not the only ones that
take advantage Of this chance 70 get away from
the city on summer days and nights. For
many the crowds OF people are as interesting as
the river or the multitud;nous attractions of
the river landing. for it would be hard to i'm
agine a more Heterogeneous mass of people
than one may see on river steamer.
There NAV be Senator or Representative in
Congress. who. being in town for few DAYS on
business or in transit. finds here a chance to
spend pleasant evening and on the adjoining
camp stool he sees his butcher. his baker and
his eandle-stick maker. any one of whom may
have clustered about him. his wife and his sis
ter-in-law. three small children and one or
more large baskets. The latter breathe more
than a suspicion OF fat ham sandwiches and the
other requisites and necessaries OF generous
picnic lunch
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-20
GHOSTS IN WINDOWS.
A Cat Ghost That was ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS |
Photographic on Glaaa.

Photographs on Glass.
"MUoH THAT IS GHosTLY SEEMS TO
AvA be associated with windows" said an
expert in psychic science to writer for The
STAR ''When l was small boy I used to pass
on my way from school every day the corner
of 18th street and New York avenue, where
stands the famous old octagon house, which
has been SO long reputed haunted. In the
stable attached there was window, and on one
of the panes was painted the counterfeit pre-
sentiment of a cat, rather rudely done. 1t was
a tradition among us boys that the cat could
not be hit with stone flung by any mortal
hand, and so we used to make daily efforts to
break the superstition and the glass at the same
time by throwing stones at it. All the other
panes OF the window had been broken long
before by efforts similarly directed. but the
pane on which the cat was figured remained in
tact. Not day passed that we did
not fire repeated volleys at it. though
without effect. We could never smash
the. pane and finally we made up our
minds that some weird enchantment protected
il. The best marksmen among my schoolnAtes
vainly exercised their skill upon the pictured
cat during the two years that / attended the
educational establishment / speak of. Ny own
belief is that the invulnerable puss must be
there yet and have been intending for some
time past TO go by there and make sure. If it
is still in sight, shall certainly not be able to
resist the temptation of assailing it with a
pebble. in case no one IL in sight.
1T seems rather curious that with most Of
the ghost stories told about this very octagon
house there should be associated a eat, owe
which people who are venturesome as to en-
ter IL sometimes stumble in going up and down
the stairs. IL there is reason in the mystery
what can pussy have had to do with the dole
full tragedy which is supposed to have given
rise to the present and intangible horrors that
are believed to occupy the mansion2 People
who have passed by the deserted house at
night assert that they have seen strange and
ghostly faces at the windows and lights moving
| from room to room. Of which no human and
| reasonable ace cunt can be offered.
| Ghosts in windows are plentiful about Wash
ingtOn. L could instance several. Among the
| most extraordinary is that seen in the old
Meade residence and well known in this neigh
borhood. 1t is the figure of lady. sufficiently
| well identified by those who knew her when
she was alive and lived in the mansion. such
/ images in window panes have been seen i'm
| many places and their accuracy as iikenesses
| have been established by Il multitude of OBJ
| servers. How do l account for them? VERY
| simply. They are photographs. Glass-par-
lticulariy the best giass-coutains certain chem
t,al elements which are sensitive to light Old
people sit long in windows without moving
| CuSer exceptional conditions their images are
Impressed upon the vitreous medium. and
hence the Licensees we speak Of"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-20

The banker and .he bank clerk. the govern
ment of.icial the school teacher. the letter car
rier. the policeman OF duty. the small boy. the
rich mau and the poor man and the men all
along between the two extremes are each and
every one there.
A curious coincidence is that almost every
one has his vie and his children. from the
baby up 20 The High School senior. or else he
has his sister or be has some other fellows sis
ter 10 keep him company. And If so be that
he il friendless and alone when the steamer
starts from her wharf it's dollars to doughnuts
that be knows some one before she gets back
and the people all start their various ways for
home For the Washington excursion crowd il
set Of good natured. hospitable people and
friends are made ''fOr this "Trip only tina. may
never meet again. Every one is out for good
time vet il l. an almost inTaTable rule that all
are well behaved Aad everything is : it should
be. A man who likes glass OF cool lager may
be able 10 satisfy his thirst. and II a man likes
TO smoke then lie NAV take his ppe along and
the before mentioned young man Of the sash is
very likely to have some cigarette. about his
clothes somewhere. Casual acquaintance ships
are u.Edc and mild fi;rtations are not tabooed.
Personal liberty a. far as possible is Me rule.
yet for al that il may be safely said that val
garity aEG rowdyism are conspicuous ey their
absence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-20
ssDoEs THIS BOAT GO TO MOUNT YER

NO. ma am; this boat goes to Look ont
there; tickets. please: here. stop your showing;
there's plenty of time and lots Of room on
hoard and another boat goes down in half an
hour. tickets. pleeser'
And with lots Of pushing and erovding they
all manage 20 get aboard and most Of them find
seats. and al manage TO make themselves as
comfortable as possible under the circum-
stances. The plank is pulled onto the wharf.
the wheels reverse and with vast deal of
ehurning and splashing the big excursion
steamer pushes across the narrow channel until
II seems as thOugh she must run stern on into
the sol. bank OF the new-made fat Then she
manages to turn her nose down stream and an
other boat load of perspir.ng Washington hui
Inauity Is of fo- = breath OF Potomac air and a
long pleasant afternoon or evening at some one
of the several popular river resorts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-20

castle gallant Irishman. himself a true pill
grim from the stone and whose acquaintance
they made. For some trifiing reason the young
lady WAS descending without having kissed the
stone, and encountering our gallant Irishman
in secluded stairway was asked had she kissed
the stone. Receiving her negative answer our
g. l. exclaimed. but without much real regret.
''Ah am very sorry, but, as the first man you
have met coming down, l am bound to kiss
you" well, replied our American miss with
the abiding belief, II suppose, if must, l
might as well have it right here And she
did; and of course all this was in strict accord
ance with the laws of the stone
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-20
Liquidation of n Montreal House.

Great surprise was created in Montreal
brsiness circles on Thursday by the an
nouncement dat John Mclean & Co.. whole
sac dry goods merchants, had decided to
&C into liquidation. The Merchants Bank "a
Interested Indirectly to the extent Of sls5. 900
AMI Sir Donald smith s25, 600 The liabilities
OF English creditors are put at about $685. 0O
The assets are estimated ut 500, 900, and good
showing is promised from the estate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-20

Interesting as the excursions are even to one
who il merely curious observer the scenes
around the steamer wharyes none the less
int resting. Tor a person who has spare
hour or two some time il il well worth while
TO spend !; around tie wharycs watching the
hurry and hustle incident upon the starting Of
Big eXcursIOn.
There are four steamers that make regular
trips down the river. or, more properly. there
are tour river bindings 20 which steamers run
regularly. for to Marshall Hall the Manchester
and the COrcoran both run and on busy day
the two OF them cannot run often enough to
accommodate the crowds that would seek a
breath Of river air. Then. besides. the Samuel
j. PenIz runs TO River View. the Pilot Boy to
Motley hall and the George Law to Coilingwood
Beach Another and quite n popular trip is to
take passage on one OF the ferry boats that run
every half hour to Alexandria
Ont in front OF the steamers wharf q rule
one will hRd stationed n lnrger or smaller
section OF brass band engaged in 9 noble
effort 10 convince the world that Annie
Rooney Is not dead yet, and that McGinty.
despite his repeated inmersionA, should not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-20

A negro named Saunders went TO Mrs. uarris'
at oakdals. on the Pan Handle railroad,
wednesda, night and called her son out.
Saunders dew pistol and said he intended to
kill Harris. Mrs. Harris ran between her son
and saundets and received the bullet intended
for her son. Harris rushed at Saunders. but
the negro ,hot him before be had taken a
dozen steps Both mother and son will die.
Saunders escaped.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-20

But look out. Here comes another cable train
of three big open cars packed to the very end
with people and umbrellas and baskets and all
the varied parapherualia for an outing People
are standing and hanging on to the outer steps
and clinging to the car in some way or other
until the train begins to slow up. and the con-
ductor calls. .All out for the steamboat
wharves." Then Games a hurried rush for the
steamer gate. and the crowd lines up IN 'front.'
of the ticket windows whence are handed out
the tickets in exchange for quarters and halves.
and then. grabbing up children and parcels, the
excursionist hurries out TO get as good posi-
ton near the end of the wharf as possible.
WAITING FOR THE BOAT.
Once there he finds his labor and his haste
have been in vain. for as likely as not his boat
has not vet returned from her last trip down
the river and he must wait as patiently as he
can until she gets back for another cargo.
Every few moments another batch of people is
dropped by the cable line. that it is not
long before there is scarcely standing room
upon the wharf. When the boat does get back
the people she may have on board are let out
in such a way not to interfere with the peo-
pie who are waiting. and then the busy ticket
taker gets in his fine work with the crowd and
is SO expert that in a very few minutes he mas
them all on board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-20
Special Correspondence of the Evening Star.


KILLARNEY, IRELAND, May 10, 1891.
VNHAN IRELAND, THE LAND OF THE
i harp and shamrock and the potato. one
could scarcely find more fitting beginning Of
view of the old world from the saddle Of a
bicycle. There is sufficient variety in its char
aeter to serve as an excellent preparatory de-
partment to the work to come. Its mountains
afford him ample opportunity to acquire pro-
fciency as pedestrian as well as q bicycle
tourist; its variable roads relieve him of some
OF his notions regarding the general excellence
OF European roads, and its variable weather
prove to him. if he is in need of proof that an
extended bicycle tour is not one continuous
round of pleasure.
To the American mind Ireland is usually as
sociated with eyictions and other land diff
culties, and the restitution and privations of its
people. Yet when one has viewed the situa-
ton from nearer standpoint than his own fire.
side on the western shores of the Atlantic he
finds the picture formed in his mind has been
In some manner overdrawn. IL to him destitu-
ton means universal ruin and decay he is dis
appointed. So was the man who said he
he'd been deceived by the story
about fannel-mouthed Irishmen. One
sees in the rural districts frequent evidences of
lack of good taste in the location Of the
manure pile or other debris in what would
otherwise be the front yard; he sees the geese,
the chickens the goats. aye, and the pig, on
terms of apparently the closest intimacy with
the household, all jostling each other as they
pass in and out at the common doorway: and
he sees much else that is not pleasing to one of
delicate sensibilties. But all that is offensive
is subordinate feature of the coun-
try; and to the artistic eye put
adds to the picturesqueness OF the
ever-pleasing landscape. and where he sees one
howell surrounded with filth and mire, and
where humans. animals and fowls all seem to
live Unfortunately under one roof. ne sees
many other dwellings Of the poorer classes
which in appearance and surroundings would
compare very favorably with those of the same
class Of people in England or our own country,
and are superior to many of those of France,
for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-20
Unique Banquet i'm st. Paul.

The business men of St. Paul on Thurs
day night gave IN unusual banquet at the
Merchants Hotel. Owing to reports that .
case Of smallpox had been found there Pro-
prietor welxe recently closed the hotel until
the iuaccuracy OF the report was demonstrated.
The formal reopening Of the hotel and its free
dom of danger Of contasion was testified to
Thursday night BY the presence Of over 400
business and professional men ct this so-cailed
smallpox banquet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-20
Preparing to Invade the Cherokee. s,r,p

A dispatch from Arkansas City, Kan, says. It
is tased or good authority that thoroughly
Organized and pledged body Of boomers and
hmeseekers will soon enter The Cherokee strip,
fccing the cn.tlcmen on the land. Cattlemen
rno are on the strip With authority Of law have
ben warned by Secretary Ross Of the Cherotee
Ation that all cattle fornd trsspassing would
b seized
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-20
SUMNER EXCURSIONS.
How People Escape the Heat and
Dust Of the City.
THE GOOD-NATURED CROWDS

That Th-onE the Wbarves and Boats-The
summer Girl and Her Best Young Man
Bands That Furnish All Grade. of Music
The Principal Resorts on the River.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-20
False lscouony

ID practiced by many people who buy inferior arti
cjes OF food because cheaper than standard Roois.
Surely infants are entitled to the best food o6tsin
able. II 10 . fact that the Gail Borden .Esaie"
Your grocer and druggist keep Il
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-20
WHEELING IN IRELAND
A Washington Bicyolist's Views Of
the People Seen There.
KISSING THE BLARNEY STONE

Sharp Trick on an American Girl-The
CoDstabulary and How They Operate-The
City of Cork and Its surroundines-The
Valley of the Lee-Irish Hotels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-20

Dissppseeascs u Sailing rsrsy.
Con Gilbert with his wife and child and
Mrs Livingston and Mra Dickinson. started
down the river from Derby, Conn.,. "wednesday
afternoon In . sail boat Nothing hes been
seen OF heard Of them since. Great sxcitemens
prevails over the unacoountAbls disappear
anco.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-20

John Most The anarchist sppsArsd yapt9.
day in conrs in New York for rsssntsaos, IA
appeal 10 Ne courts for new sriai having hssa>
dsnisd JuAgs Cowing Sentenced hin 70 GO
ys.r'e imprisonment He took hs ssaAsnse
stoisally.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-20

TIE ADVENTURE THAT BEFEL Ms- JADKrSs-
GRIEF THAT ovERcanE HIS wIrE's ASoxR-
wHERE-A DOMESTIC SEINE N WHICH THE
CLOCK PLAYEp A coNspIcrous PART.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-20

be forgotten. The size OF the bands and the
quality of their efforts vary in something the
same proportion as the price per ticket on
their respective boats
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-20

brrrDSa OPERATIONS N rHr CITY Avn IN rrs
srBpRBs-ruH NATIONAL UNIVERSITY law
SCHOOL BrILpNo-Srw BuuyDISos or THE
wErK AND OTHER N.rTrrs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-20

"I see it. She was wondering what was
coming next. She saw it was two minutes to 4
o o'clock am. Then she said reproachfully, in q
still, small voice: Tom, 1 thought You were %
sorry; 1 was willing
"'Sorry?' he broke in. You are the most un-
reasonable woman I ever saw (she listening
with breathless establishment as he vehemently
went on.) Didn't tell you l would be home
between 10 and IL o'clock, and here you are
raising all this internal nonsense, all this per-
feet hell, because I missed ii few minutes
Twenty minutes after IL Why, must have
gotten home at least by five minutes after IL
AN EMOTIONAL SCENE.
Meantime, the clock went on about ito busi-
mesa, tick, tick, tick. Its steady monotone
aroused new agitation in the mans emotional
nature. 1t necessarily censured him. But he
went sobbing to bed, and his wife hoped, as she
observed him apparently trying to smother his
grief in . pillow, that he would soon be ss,sep.
for she was tired of il all.
"But no; Jadkins grew cold: HIS warm IL
bations OF TIE night died out OF him and he
went to stir the fire. This brought him again
and glared at it awhile and then sank into 3
chair. His head d-ooped, and with Q long
drawn sigh, by way Of overture, he resumed
weeping. This time his agitation became 20
hysterical that Mrs. Jadkins suddenly rose on
her elbows - though struck with new, slarm-
ing idea.
Tom, for heavens sake, what ID the matter
now! Tell me, did anything happen down
"'Down town. he reiteratsd, psusing 10 sob
again. Down town? Everything was III right
down town. It's what's going on here In my
own home'"
more sobs interrupted BY insermistsot hic-
coughs.
MARY he sid at lass - solemnly - ever
dust to dust WAS uttered, Mary, never would
have thought-never would have dreamed that
the time would (hiccough) would ever Ohio
cough) come when you would (convuixive sobs)
taks tie word Of b clock against miner"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-20

II was the first night Of an operate perform
snce at one of the city thsaters AL was In
tense excitement behind the curtain. while In
'front.' Auttsr Of half nervous ant,cipstion
Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1891-10-03
COMMERCIAL STATISTICS.

The freight movement in the United
States may be simply expressed by say
ing it Is equal to coo. .OC0O,cG tons hauled
one mile caci. day OF the year.
THE sales OF leaf tobacco in Virginia
the past year have been the largest ever
known. For the month of July $685.
tI3 pounds were sold, an increase OF
;, l22 .32C pounds over July of last year.
THE value of the goods manufactured
n Massachusetts last year was $3.50, 0G0,-
90 Il Is predicted by az official famil-
or y9;th the condition of manufactures
II that state that before 1899 its annual
product will be equal in value to 81, ,000,-
CG.GG1.
TIE output OF the 5000 oil wells Of
he United States is 10000 barrels per
ay. \ sCrpl1s stock is he'd in tanks
+ more thai. -, 009, ,059 barrels; the re-
ming cspacity II the country is 10000
arrels per day. while $4,000 barrels
re consumed, IS fuel.
TEE d,y goods trade of the United
states has more money invested in it
han aly other interest in the country
estimated IT the enormous sum of
20. oG0. H21, coo, while tie next IN order,
he railroads. has only between SIC, ,000.-
100000 and SO. SOC, C9o, 900
Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1891-10-03

TIE act which provides for the con-
stitutionsl convention also provides
loophole through which the democratic
msjority can creep On ISSUES they lack
the courage to force. 1t provides that
while the constitution may be submitted
a. q whole, any article therein may be
submitted separately to the people. With
this provision in force there is no reason
why the "test oath" should not be
adopted by the convention and sub
mitted separately. All the demogogury
and claptrap hsrangues that "the peo-
pie do not want it." would thus be done
away with and the responsibility OF Its
adoption or rejection would be upon the
people, where Of right If belongs. If the
democratic majority have any confidence
in their own statements that the sd p.
ton OF the test oath would be obnoxious
to Arizonans, let them prove their
sincerity by submitting it to their con-
stItuency. II the democratic majority
will make good their non-partisan boast,
they will unhesitatingly adopt this pro-
vision. We greatly fear, however, that
their conviction as TO the wants OF the
people are no deeper than the windy ar
Cuments used against the adoption OF
this just and meritorious measure. Let
the people be the judges.
Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1891-10-03
George Gould's Domestic Wife.

Mrs. George j. Gould, who was a
Miss Edith Kingdom. is famous Young
nousekeeper, says che Ladies' Home
journal. She cares rothing for society
none of the Goui,., 10. no matter
what Is said TO the contrary-5ut devotes
all her time to her husband, her children
and her home. She does all her own
marketing, knows how to select a GOOD
JOINT, and, better still, knows how to
cook It. Mrs. Gould is the wife of the
prospectively richest man in America.
She has millions at her command. vet
she does not squander a penny. Her
husband gives her a fixed income for
houshold expenses, and a liberal
allowance each year for clothing. She
keeps little book in which is set down
the sums of money she receives and
spends; and once each month She
balances 1t, pays all bills, and begins a
uew account. She purchases every
piece of clothing worn by her children.
and often makes special article of wear
for them herself Mrs. Gould is a firm
believer that all wives should have a
fixed allowance from their husbands for
household and clothing expenses. Tt
may be much or little, Just as the
husband can afford.