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The Irish standard., 1891-07-18
CONCERNING PRESCRIPTIONS.
They Belong to the Patient as Soon a.
He Receives Them.

They Belong to the Patient as Soon az
He Receives Them.
The law lays down no rule as to the
formalities to he observed by pract1-
toner when prescribing for a patient,
and he may, and often does, prescribe
perfectly we'll by merely giving verbal
directions to be observed by his patient.
When, however, these directions include
the use of any particular drugs it is
usual and convenient to put them into
writing, so that the patient may not
make any mistake in ordering the drugs
which he is advised to use. The use OF
giving written prescription does not
affect the property in the piece of pa
per given to the patient 1t is his the
moment he receives it, says the British
Medical Journal, unless by custom or
by special agreement it belongs to some
one else. a custom to be good in law
must be general, and there is no custom
as that prescription belongs to any
one except the patient at present known
in England. The paper, therefore, be-
longs to the patient unless he agrees
with his medical attendant that it shall
not.
1t is, of course, open to any practi-
toner to stipulate that his prescriptions
shall belong to himself, or shall only be
made up by particular chemist, who
shall destroy the paper as soon as he
has used it, but it is equally open to
each of his patients to decline to be
bound by any such stipulation, and to
do what he chooses with the paper
when once he has got it. Any such
stipulations should be clearly brought
to the notice of the patients before
they consult thei. medical advisers, SO
as to give them the option; if only men
toned after the prescription has been
given they would not be binding.
The Irish standard., 1891-07-18
SECURING SILENCE.
How Nervous Lswyer Quoted Noisy
CorDet Player.

How = Nervous lawyer 91oIe0 NoUy
CorDet Player.
John Leech, whose humorous pictures
made Punch, was driven out of London
by the hand organs and street bands.
Their noise affected his nerves and pre-
vented him from drawing, and though
he tried again and again, he was unable
to silence them. Mr.. Montague Will
iams tells, in his s'Later Leaves of
lawyer who did silence cornet player
who spent most of the day in playing
his instrument.
The lawyer, poor, old and eccentric,
lived in two attic rooms beneath which
resided the cornet player. Annoyed at
the mans persistent playing, the law
yer demonstrated repeatedly, but in
vain. One afternoon, the man in an
swer to the lawyers protest remarked
that an Englishman's house was his
castle, and that he should play when
and as long as he pleased.
That night, just as the musician had
fallen to sleep, he was awakened by an
unearthly din. A terrible pounding
was going on in the room overhead. He
hung d pltuhcU csOOAV Ills o441VCA AA5
body, and ran upstairs. There was a
light in the lawyers room, the door
stood open, and in he rushed.
What he saw took away his breath.
The old lawyer was sitting on the floor
singing lugubrious ditty, and driving
large nails into the boards with a, mas
on's hammer. The cornet player en-
treated him to desist. The answer
was another nail driven into the floor,
another and yet another. Then the
lawyer paused and said:
"You make my life a misery to me all
day long, and now that the night has
come it's my turn
Down again came the heavy hammer,
and another nail was driven home.
The cornet player, seeing that the
lawyer was master of the situation,
agreed not to play during the day If the
lawyer was at home. The truce was
made, and silence reigned.
The Irish standard., 1891-07-18
QUEER END OF A LAWSUIT.
A Judge who Was Equal to All Elmer"
gencies.

A Judge Who Was Equal 60 AL HAo*
genoies.
There is an impression that 1udg-
ments akin to those of Solomon are
onlv given in the east, but 1t is evident
that judicial cleverness like that OF
the king of Israel is also to be found
down east. The Lewiston journal
tells of two Maine farmers who bough1
an old-fashioned pair OF steelyards.
Each paid part of the cost, and used
them whenever he wished to weigh ms
produce for market. u
After a time dispute arose, and each
claimed the ownership OF the steer
yards. The matter was carried INTO
court. and the Jury disagreed. Then the
case. on some technicality, was sent TO
the law court, and was again sent pack
for trial. The costs, up to this polnt'
had reached about five hundred dollars
about a hundred times the price OF tne
steelyards themselves.
When the case came up again, Ch1e1
Justice Peters was the presiding Justice
He told the counsel that if the case
were carried further, the costs would
be increased to such an extent that one
or the other of the parties would lose
his farm in order to pay. He advised
them to enter it neither party" and
divide the costs. After a consultation
the parties owned themselves willing
to do that, and it looked as though the
case would be settled. Suddenly, how
ever, one of the contestants rose, went
over to his counsel in the courtroom,
and asked:
'sBut who is going to get the steel"
yards? He shan't have them
The other contestant made the same
declaration.
Then the counsel rose, and said that
the case was just where it stood before
any talk of settlement had been made.
They were willing to stop litigation and
divide the costs, but what could be done
with the steelyards?
:'I'l1 fix that" said Judge Peters.
ssLet the sheriff Of the county take the
steelyards at night and go down and
throw them in the middle of the river,
letting nobody know the exact spot, 50
that they can never be recovered
The contestants agreed to this propo-
sition, each paid his proportionate
share OF the costs, and the case WAS
dropped.
The Irish standard., 1891-07-18
AN ENORMOUS FORTUNE.
The Useful Discovery Which Was IT.
Foundation.


The story of the enormous fortune
accumulated by Mr.. Cunliffe Lister Zone
of the birthday peers") is one OF the
romances of fortunes Mado in Bust
ness.'' 'sGoing one day into London
warehouse, says the Pail Mall Gazette,
he came upon pile of rubbish. He IN
CURED what it was and was told that it
was waste silk. What do you do with
it?' he asked. Sell it for rubbish he
was told" Mr.. Lister bought it as rub
bish at one-half pence pound and
turned it into gold. He discovered,
that is to say, how to use silk waste for
the manufacture Of plush and other
such stuffs, and this discovery was the
foundation of his second fortune. His
first fortune was made by his invention
of wool-cornbing machine.
Mr.. Lister is an exception in one re-
spect to the general rule of industrial
nillionaires. He did not begin life
with only sixpence to bless himself
with, nor was his early training that OF
an errand boy. On the contrary, he be-
longs to- an old county family, and was
designed (being the fourth sony for the
church. Instead. however, OF accept
ing this role of ''fool of the family" he
insisted on developing his natural
talent for mechanical invention, and
persuaded his father to give him mill
instead of university education. AS
soon as the mill was built he became,
as we have described, the architect of
his own fortunes. Mr.. Lister, besides
being the proprietor of the largest in
dustrial establishment in the world
owned by one man, is now one of the
! largest landed proprietors in the north
of England. In 1883 he purchased the
Swinton Hall estate of twenty-five
Thousand acres, and in 1887 the Riv-
aux Abbey estate Of ten thousand
acres. The combined value Of these
two estates is said to be seven hundred
and eighty Thousand pounds sterling.
The Irish standard., 1891-07-18
! sURF-RiDING.
How tho Hawaiian Islanders Sport in
&c., the Breakers.

E a&ts& the Breakers
A curious pastime which is somewhat
in vogue among the natives Of the
Hawaiian islands, and was more popu-
lar formerly than now, is surf-riding.
In the opinion Of a contributor to the
Journal of American Folk Lore the
difficulty of the accomplishment has
been exaggerated. He describes it thus:
Six stalwart men assembled on the
beach of small cove, bearing with
them their precious surf-boards. These
boards - in Hawaiian, sliding
boards"-are made from the wood OF
the bread-fruit tree.
They are eight or nine feet long,
fifteen or twenty inches wide, rather
thin, rounded at each end, and carefully
smoothed. They are sometimes stained
black, are frequently rubbed with
cocoanut oil, and are preserved with
great care, sometimes wrapped in
cloths. Children use smaller boards.
plunging through the nearer surf the
natives reach the outer line OF break
ers, and watching their opportunity
they lay fat upon the board. The more
expert among them kneeled. Just as a
high billow was about to break over
them they pushed landward IN front Of
the combers The waves rushing in
were apparently always on the point of
submerging the rider; but unless some
mishap occurred, they drove him for
ward with rapidity upon the beach or
into shallow water. In high surf it is
an exciting sport, and demands skill
and experience.
A few days later was initiated into
the mysteries Of surf-riding by my host,
VINO is himself quite expert. I learned
the principle, and believe that practice
only is needed to gain u measure Of
skill. For persons accustomed to bath
ing in surf the process is far less diff
cult than is usually represented.
The Irish standard., 1891-07-18
Tinitlity of the Lobster.

The lobster is greatly in dresd Of
thunder, and when the peals are very
loud numbers Of them drop their claws
and swim away for deeper water. Any
great fright may also induce them to
drop their claws. But new claws be-
gin at once to grow, and in short time
are as large as the old ones, and COW
cred with hard shells. The lobster Oft
en- drops it's shell, when it hides until
the new shell is hard enough to pro-
tect it.
The Irish standard., 1891-07-18
Bells for Religious Purposes.

The use of bells in places devoted to
religious purposes is very ancient, dat
ing many centuries before the Christian
era. In China, long before the time Of
Christ, bells were hung at the temple
gate and the worshiper on entering
rung them in order to attract the atten-
ton Of the deity he was about to honor.
Bells were common in India at the time
Of Pin
The Irish standard., 1891-07-18
Won't Eat Peanuts.

That the peanut and the circus prop
erly go together has been proved by q
ffteen-year-old boy who has discovered
the only animal in the great Barnum-
Bailey show which refuses to eat pea
nuts is the llama. The ponies who used
to despise the humble nuts now eat
them greedily. Even the elephants tam
talize their stomachs with the OCCASION
81 ones that come their way. ,S
The Irish standard., 1891-07-18
A Hardy Little Fish.

A correspondent of Nature quotes a
case in which an ice bag for application
to an invalid's head had been filled in
July from an icehouse which had been
stored with ice the previous December.
The ice was thus six months old, and
yet, when the bag was emptied after
use, a little fish was found swimming
merrily about in the water which came
from
The Irish standard., 1891-07-18
Drug Store Bores.

Retail druggists have two classes of
patrons whose patronage does not help
swell the profits of the business. And
yet, says the New York Times, these
patrons are very numerous. They are
the people who ask: MAY I look at
your city directory?' and "Wil you
please sell me a postqe stamp?" ALI
drug store proprietors are slaves to the
custom of keeping a city directory for
public use, and but few of them can
give any good reason why they should
do so any more than retail grocers or
the keepers of cigar shops. But the re-
lentless slot machine has interposed be-
tween the apothecary's proftless good
nature and the postage stamp and city
directory patrons. An automatic clasp
is now attached to the city directory,
with this businesslike inscription across
it's face: ''Drop one cent in the slot and
it will open," and in many drug stores
may be found neat little case in
scribed: ''Drop in a nickel for two two
cent postage stamps"
The Irish standard., 1891-07-18
Cape Cod Disappearing.

It is said to be beyond doubt that
Cape Cod is being gradually eaten away
by the hungry ocean. Not century ago
the government placed a lighthouse on
the headland of the cape. The deed to
the property calls for ten acres of land,
but at the present time the Enclosure
measures scant six acres. On point
Just north of the marine stations at
Highland light the face of the bluff has
moved in nearly two hundred and fifty
feet in the last seven years. At this
rate it is only a question of time when
Cape Cod will be thing of the past.
The Irish standard., 1891-07-18
Weighing SILK.

Various methods have been resorted
to with different and in some cases far
from satisfactory results. in the weight
ing of silk, particular efforts having
been made in this direction by French
and German manufacturers, each hav-
ing it's peculiar advantages, or other
wise. In one of the processes now gen
orally adopted, the plan pursued is to
reduce the bichloride by water to 80 de-
grees Reaumur, any stronger solution
being likely to injure the fiber, while at
81 degrees the silk is found to become
rough and valueless, and at 40 degrees
the fiber is dissolved. The silk is well
worked in the solution until complete
saturation is effected, allowed to re-
main two hours in the liquor, and then
taken out and washed. The adaptation
of this simple method is made appar-
ent in the fact that one dip ADDS about
per cent. to the weight, and three
treatments give an increase Of about 25
per cent. Bare hands are not used in
working the goods in bichloride Of tin
at 80 degrees Reaumur, as it acts injuri-
ously. The silk has to be well washed
before being soaped.
The Irish standard., 1891-07-18
CAUGHT ON BOTH SIDES.
Unpleasant Predicamenc Into Which a
Too Talkative Lady Fell.

Too Talkative Lady Fell.
A good story is told in the Stuttgart
Neue Musk Zeitung concerning one of
the most eminent German actresses and
theatrical critic equally we'll known
to fame. A number of ladies and gem
tlemen were the other day travelling to-
gether in railway carriage from Dres-
den to Leipsic. Only two of the pas
sengers knew each other, but the con-
versation became general, and the Court
theater at Dresden became the subject
of discussion. One lady, who had been
present the evening before at the rep
resentation of ''Euryanthe" was loud in
her expressions of disapproval. Worse
than ALL" she exclaimed, $'that Nine.
Schroeder is much TOO old for her part;
her singing is becoming unbearable!
Don't you think so, too?" she asked,
turning to the gentleman next to her.
'sWould you not rather tell all this to
Nine Schroeder, herself? She is sitting
opposite to you," he replied, coldly.
After the general silence which fol-
lowed this remark, the critical lady
turned to the actress with many con-
fused apologies. is that horrid critic,
SCHNEIDER, who has Influenced my judg-
ment concerning your singing. believe
It is he who is always writing against
you. He must be a most disagreeable
and pedantic person. ''Had you not
better tell this to NJ. Schneider him
self?'' calmly asked the actress; Inc is
sitting next to yOu.''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-10
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
Quite . Number Of Diphtheria, but Few Of
Scarlet Fever.


Scarlet Fever.
DR.. Osmun Of the health Office, Who has
charge of the work of enforcing the law for the
prevention Of the spread of contagious diseases,
said to a STAR reporter today that there were
now forty-nine diphtheria cards on houses in
different parts of the city.
The cards in diphtheria cases, he said, are
less the disease lasts longer than usual, and in
case Of death the card is removed one week
aftsr the house is fumieated
There are no cards on the houses in the Vi
cinity Of the Threlkeld School building in
Georgetown and DIR. Osmun says he thinks this
the first time that that neighborhood has been
free from these danger signs since last January.
In one house near ~ and d streets there Is
Q case, while in the vicinity Of I'd and + streets
northeast there are five cases. There are four
cases in O row of frame shanties on Delaware
avenue between N and streets southwest
The disease, in many cases, the doctor said,
il OF an aggravated character, while in other
instances It is Of . milder form. A number of
the cases have proved fatal hvs deaths occur
ing last week.
With scarlet fever IL ID different There are
fewer cases and it has been some time since Q
death resulted from the disease. There are
five scarlet fever cases in the District ct present
Under the direction Of Health OfRcer Ham
NETT the inspector ID making an examination
of the premises where there are cases Of diph-
theria to ascertain II there is any local cause
for the disease and, II 90, to have Il remedied.
The houses are thoroughly fumigated, and. in
some instances, WOODEN material in The houee
u destroyed
Thcrs hes been good rain throaehout InAin
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-10
THE OHIO OUTLOOK.
Representative Taylor Says Much Depends
on the Farmers-

Representative Taylor Says Much Depends
on the Farmers-
81 think" said Representative J. d. Taylor
Of Ohio to q STAR reporter this morning,
THAT Mckinley will be elected governor, but
there is going to be no overwhelming majority"
The democrats are making combinations with
the Farmers Alliance to defeat Sherman, and
that is where the principal fight is going to be.
Mckinley is getting along very well and think
he will come out all right. The result in the
legislature depends much on the action of the
farmers.
'They and the democrats seem to be CON-
bining very we'll OF course I believe we are
going to get the legislature. as well as the gov
ernor, but, as I say, it depends on what the
farmers do"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-10
A BIG DEMONSTRATION.
THE DESPATCH AGROUND.
1t Was Blown on the Assateague shoais IN
Last Night's Gale.

BALTIMORE, Oct lO.-The L. s. s. Despatch
went ashore last night in a heavy gale on the
Assateague shoals, on the east coast Of Virginia,
about sixty miles northeast Of Cape Charles.
As the shoals stretch out to sea for many
miles and the ship struck on the outside it 10
not known exactly in how great peril she and
her crew are at present
1t is impossible to reach the ship from the
shore at present
The Despatc b left New York yesterday and
was on her way to Washington when she went
aground.
The Yantic will be hurried down 10 the scene
OF the accident from the Brooklyn navy yard
as soon as she can be got under way
telegram was received at the Navy Depart-
ment today stating that the Despatch ran
aground this morning on Assateagus shoals
Va. Tugs have been ordered from Norfolk. Va.
70 her rehef. A rumor that Secretary Tracy 10
aboard is unfounded, as hs was at his desk e.
day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-10
BURNED IN HER HOME

Fire In . New York Tenement CaussA -
An OIL stove Explosion.
NEW YoRK, Oct lo.-shortly after o e'clook
this morning FIRE broke out in the 6ve-story
tenement, No. 80 willet street. by which one
woman was burned TO death, Anne Hilkouska
The fire was caused by the explosion Of an oil
stove. The burning oil set fire 10 the vomsn's
clothes and she was burnt 70 death before
assistance could be obtained
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-10
MANY MILLIONS DESTITUTE

The Awful State Of Things Among the Rus
sian Peasantry.
sr. PErERsBURo, Oct Ex-senator BaronoR
estimates that no fewer than 81. .o0o, 900 Of
peasants in Russia now destitute and must
be provided for for the next ten months.
Prince korsakoff, the head Of q great family,
lives on koosewort bread example for his
servants and others 10 follow during the na-
tional aff1iction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-10
kIOrING IN RIO yANErRo.

rrseps Calisd Out-Farthsr rresbss 4 A.
prehended-
RIO JAxErRo, Oct lo.-The rioting which b.
gan at the Thalian Theater on Thursday evening
continued during the night The troops were
out and pstrolled the city until morning.
Throughout the night there wss dssultory
sighting. and q number Of persons are I'D -
have been killed.
Further trouble is apprehended.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-10

CALLED on THE PREs.rENr.-A committee
from the National Republican League. consist
ing OF Hon. j. W. Poe, North Carolina. chair
man; Hon. S. E. Jones. District of Columbia.
secretary; DR.. s. A Sumby. District Of Colum-
bia; Hon. Wilson Cary, North Carolina j. W.
Coles. Virginia; Tilman Dorsey, District of Co
lumbia: Reuben johnson, called on the Presi-
dent this morning. The delegates were all
colored men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-10

NAVAL ORDERs.-Passed Assistant Engineer
I. ]. Cowie ordered to the Petrol on the 18th
instant Passed Assistant Paymaster John n.
Speel detached from the Petrol on the 18th in
slant and ordered to settle accounts. then
granted two months leave. Assistant Surgeon
James H. North has resigned, to go into effect
from the Sth Of October 1881.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-10

THE MoSumEsrAL."
97 AND $50 ST. n W.
FINE MILLINERY, CLoAKs. HOSIERY, GLOVES,
The system of selling every article at small profit,
but of thoroughly reliable quality. is q ruling prn-
ciple Of this firm
TRIMMED MILLINERY.
tasty 06:natiOns The latest novelties from abroad
Ad siss,ys sSnb 2sIss' ,s S9 our 9Tn ] mSdsss
for fall and winter 'gl and g..
UNTRIMMED HATS.
Famine our xsll-,sectsd stock Oi ~ Hats for ladies
and leading colors in French and English felt, mapped
MILLINERY NOVELTIES.
coronets, Crowns. Headings. Bands. Birds. Al.
srsstes Buttsrh,es. @ Bow Knots and Laces, OSTRICH
SILK yELyETS for Dress and Millinery purposes
Pine saek and cOlOred SILK Velvet. - inches. 81;
EStTs SuaIity Black and cOiOred Silk Velvet. 10
RIBBONS.
Beautiful assortment in plain and fancy Ribbon all
spscs ssoSnl sa and mineI
special for saturday and Monday.
every color Sold regular At I5c. Our price. &c per
SO pieces No. 16 A.silk Gros GRAIN satin edge. in
every color Regular 23c quality l5c. per yard
5. and for those days oneha the regular price
LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S FALL WRAPS.
II you need Jacket a Wrap of medium weight
look ~ our orerlngs-prices far less than asked
short days ago.
"A GREAT PURCHASE OF FINE GARMENTS
COMPRISING Black and Colored Jackets and Capes in
the best OF shapes and coths-for and early
winter veAr-lined and unlned. jetted. braided and
plain
FUR DEPARTMENT.
Consisting in part Of special and exclusive styles.
Prsing ali the leading furs this season. viz. Astra-
Khan. krimlner. Marten. Water Mink. Sable, Opos-
sum. Bear, sc.
GREAT OFFERING OF LADIES, AND CHILL
Y Sf A.
DIES, MUSLIN. MERINO AND SILK UNDER
NEAk. COhSEIS AND INFANTS OUTFITTINGS.
GLOVES.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AGAIN-AND GLOVE
DAY.
Since opening this fall have given up Friday
and Saturday for Gloves.
We are you look for those two days to come
VIII not dlssppolnt you today. The offeri ms
itself.
- dozsn 4-bu,ton Glace Kid Gloves
The 'fOuChan." value Sc, AZ DC.
30 doz.n s-button Suede hid Gloves.
The loranto," value 81. at 6sc.
THEN FOR FINE GLOVES
Have you worn our fine The s-button Suede THE
Monumental" At SO pair: IL you have you'll
other goods tor s3 and "a. but they are no better
Our price today and tomorrow Is s1.75-
Our 4-outton monumental" which sell at 81 e.
We Will sell Tor those Ilys AZ l.. u
Our Sbuttcn Monumental" Glace, which ys seIl
ss 81 % We will seii Tor those days sl- as.
The ebutton BeEthold suece. value .os. for few
Besides tie shove have more than thirty other
brands. including the Genuine Foster, fau Co. kid
0aovss u a. the newest and most Desirable sLadss-
THE MONUMENTAL,
ec9-2t' s37 and ses st. NV