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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-24

a NEW FORM OF gambling sprang up last sum
mer at Ostend, and is now practlced at some Of
the fashionable London clubs. Teaching the
virtue of patience is better than baccarat, and
not more unnte lsctual. Any number of gam
biers can play it. The game is this: 4 basket OF
the fresne t possible oysters is brought 10. and
an oyster Is carefully laid on the cup side b.
fore each pla, er. who must not touch II, but
sits az some distance in ITO u OF the bivalve,
with the STAKES At the osner side OF the plate
The oystsr that first yawus sweeps the stakes
II oysters are in good case. the players. per-
haps NAV yaWn before them. A game played
az Ostend by dozen gamblers lasted three
hours. The excitement OF the onlOokers was
intense. Tley gathered behind the players and
fixed their eyes on the biyaves Betting grew
fast aud furious. though here was really no
ca nse why money should be stakei on one oys-
Ter more than another. AZ last poor. thirsty
creature oaned vide It's shells, The money on
lie table when it did % cams 20 1900.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-24

"Castoria is the best remedy for children Of
which am acquainted. l hope the day is not
far distant when mothers will consider the real
interest Of their children, and use Castoria in
stead of the various Quack nostrums which are
destroying their loved ones, by forcing opium,
morphine, soothing syrup and other hurtful
agents down their threats, thereby sending
them 10 premature graves"
Dr.. J. It. KNCHELoE,
Conway, Ark.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-24
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-24

Don't tear your entrails out with pills and
purgatiyes. Take simmons Liver Regulator.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-24

To cure any scrofulous disease or humor
try Ayers Sarsaparila. II cleanses the
blood.-Ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-24
Castoria.

"Castoria is so well adapted TO children thai
recommend it as superior to any prescription
known to me-
IT. A. ARCHER, NJ. D.,
III So oxford St, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Our physicians in the children's depart
ment have spoken highly of their expert
ence in their outside practice with Castoria,
and although we only have among our
medical supplies what is known as regular
products, yet We are free to confess that the
merits Of Castoria has won US to look with
favor upon it,"
UNITED HosPTrAJ AND DIsPENsARY,
Boston, Mass
ALLEN C. SnrH, Pres,
urray Street, Now York City.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-11
DETECTIVE RAFF's TESTIMONY.
A Charming Picture of Domestic Happiness
in the Secretary's Home.

A Charming Picture of Domestic Happiness
in the Secretary's Home.
had known Secretary Window twenty-six
years, said Col. Robert G. Ingerson to a re-
porter of the Chicago Times the other day. A
better man never lived, nor q happier one.
His married life was like one unbroken spring
day. His was really true happiness. He cared
more for the comforts of home than the
glamour of renown. The truly happy man is
he who prefers the solitude Of the valleys,
where brooks sing of coutentment, where re-
pose dwells far away from the madding
crowd and uproarious multitude. There il is
that true happiness is found. Such . life did
Secretary Window live. He loved home not
alone for the sweet repose it afforded. but also
for the Joys unselfshly shared with beloved
wife.
Yes, suppose now that he is dead there will
be many after his place, They may fight for
it, they can hardly ill 1t as he did. A better
inancier it will be hard to find. Mr.. Window
knew his topic by heart, and, while I did not
in all things agree with him, yet could not
and others cannot refrain from admiring the
force and power and keen logic with which he
defended his position. He was an able writer
and profound student and thinker. He de-
Tended his principles with all the earnestness
and enthusiasm of youth mellowed by the
soberer Judgment of matnrer experience. Ii
will indeed be hard to find a man equally
capable of filling his place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-11
THE FORSYTHE CASE.
Secretary Proctor's Conclusions Formulate
and the Papers With the President.

Secretary Proctor's Conclusions Formulated
and the Papers With the President.
1t was generally expected that the promulga-
ton of tine celebrated Forsythe case would take
place from the War Department this morning,
but it seems that the matter has assumed such
important proportions now that the President
wants to be exceedingly careful in its treatment.
The Secretary of War has completed his review
of the case and has formulated his conclusions.
When these were submitted to the President
yesterday afternoon at cabinet meeting few
changes were suggested in the wording, and
this morning the Secretary took the papers over
to the White House again. The President re-
quested him to leave the case in his hands for
a day and is now considering it.
The superstition is that the analogy that ex-
lists between the Forsythe case and that of Com
mander Reiter in the question of the RESPONSE
bility of an officer in an independent command
is sufficiently striking to render the debate in
the House yesterday on the subject of Secre-
tary Tracy's reprimand OF Commander Reiter
a possible note Of warning that may have a
bearing on the manner in which the treatment
that Col. Forsyth is to receive will be publicly
received.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-11
NO BIDS RECEIVED.

Private Parties Evidently Unwilling to Ac-
cept the Terms offered For Torpedo Cruiser.
Bids were to have been opened today at noon
at the Navy Department for the construction
of a torpedo cruiser of about 500 ton displace-
ment, for which an appropriation Of $3.50, 600
was available.
The craft was designed to chase torpedo
boats of the Cushing type, and was to be guar
anteed to make a speed of twenty three knots
with about {, 900 horse power.
When the hour arrived no bids were to be
found, and a certificate from the city postmas-
ter showed that up to noon nothing of the sort
had come.
1t is not known just what will be done in this
case, the only possibilities being either to build
the cruiser in the navy yards or to modify
her requirements as to make her construction
by a private firm profitable. unless the Secre-
tary can induce the conferees on the naval
appropriation bill to agree to an amendment
increasing the limit Of the cost to about half
million.
The speed asked for, twenty three knots, is
the highest yet demanded, the triple-screw
cruiser being in the same class.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-11
A POOR UNFORTUNATE.
He Has Plenty of Money, But He IL Alws
Afraid of Being Poor.

He Has Plenty of Money, But He 10 Always
Afraid of Being Poor.
We know a man who deserves great deal of
pity, says Kate Thorn in the New York Weekly.
He is possessed of houses, and lands and
stocks, and bonds, and horses, and cattle, and
the world calls him rich.
Almost everybody envies him.
He wears his broadcloth and diamonds every
day and drinks good wine, if somebody else
will pay for Il.
But this rich man feels very poor. His whole
life is a round of direst apprehension. He is
afraid the banks will break. He studies the
financial record as if his life depended on what
he read. He cannot sleep if he hears that any
one OF the railroads whose bonds he holds is not
paving expenses.
He lies awake nights and worries about fire,
and il he hears the alarm he is out of bed and
dressing with lightning speed. He is afraid it
NAV be some of his buildings.
IL anybody talks about murrein he grows
pale; he has thousands of dollars invested in
cattle.
He is always talking about hard times. 1t is
difficult, he says, for him to make accounts
balance at the end of the year. he IL at such
| an expense and SO little coming in. Taxes are
| enormous, outrageous, in fact, and how he is
going to pay them is more than he knows.
There ought to be something done to lower this
| tax rate; it is eating everybody out of house
| and home.
His family are under the cloud Of his poverty
continually. He buys the cheapest steak and
the strongest butter and suggests to his wife
that they should use molasses instead of sugar.
times are so hard. He wonders where on earth
that barrel of Hour has gone to. He never saw
| anybody use so much -four as they do. If they
are not careful they'll have to go to the aims
house yet.
He is always cutting down his wife's supply
of pocket money; he knows she is not so care
full about her expenditures as she might be.
| and he says he wishes he could be a woman for
| a spell. He'd see to those swindling dress
ma kers and milliners in o way they would not
relish.
IL any of his workmen are two minutes be-
hind time in the morning he groans and feels
bitterly aggrieved. and vows he will cut them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-11
HIS WIFE's CLUB.

Two UnfOrtunates Who Were Only Permit
ted to Linger Outside the Gates.
From the New York Sun.
A yOungish man walked up and down an
East Side street one evening recently smoking
a cigar, the odor of which was not that of the
East Side. To him came another youngish
man and asked for Light, which he got. Then
he too began to walk up and down, and pres
emily passing the first man under lamp post
their eyes met and they hailed one another.
Il thought you were abroad" said the first
as they shook hands.
''Got home this morning." said the second.
''What are you doing here?" asked the first.
''Why, this is my wife's girls club, and she
couldn't rest till she'd been to see the girls.
She told me to wait outside, and I've been here
nearly an hour. But what are you doing here,
anyway
The first man hesitsted an instant. well,
you see. I'm engaged TOTO another one Of the
managers and she brought me down here, and
I've been waiting rather more than an hour"
Meanwhile inside the wife that was and the
wife that Was to be, with the other members of
the club, were having capital time and NO
one thought of the two poor fellows out in the
street,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-11

The Great Art Treasure Hidden Away In 9
Mexic.n village Church.


Tzintzunizau was once great city. says the
Toronto GioS-. and the capital Of rars-csn
Kings, nov only . struggling village with q
group Of ruined churches. I maie nv way
quickly 10 the old tower where the Titan
treasure is. the popuiace foilo~ing in nv wake
or gazing after me with wondering eves Nv
carefully studied sAlutaiion in Spanish. hand
full Of cigars and bottle Of wine soon made
the padre and myself the best 81 friends. lie
seemed 10 know before l asked him that I
wanted to see the picture aud opened the high
arched door Of carved wood which he'd 10
patio or court
Here, seated on mats spread on the stone
paving OF pilisred and arched corridor. were
fifteen or twenty women with their WORK
braiding mats and hats coloring featherS.
As was explained. they were doing penance.
They bowed reverently as the padre passed.
thought he did not look like a hard a-kmaster.
and perhaps. did not care how long they
stayed. rs his life is lonely one at best and
their penance surely was not has.
A little surpliced Indian boy came with .
lighted candle. the padre led the way. and =
wondering little procession followed through o
dark corridor that led up to another massive
door, barred and chained and padlocked. We
were back in ancient fcudal days. it seemed, and
some old castle had opened 20 IL might be
that the clanking hams and rusty. creaking
hA.ttr W.T. tu Ifiron uoort. nut
held the tailow dip hugh aud shosed the padres
kindly face, that treasured US that we we're only
at lzintzuntzan I'm search Of Titan.
The door opened into an inner room ~ dsrk
as night. The padre unfsstened a grated WIN
dow and flood Of golden sunlight came from
over the western hills beyond the lake and fell
upon the picture. such coloring. such feeling
could only come from master hand. WHOSE
Tradition says Titan. and presented by Philip
Ill OF Spain. Eminent men. authors aud artists
afrra Mo- had -.
and II was worth the coming for.
the padre closed the window and the door
after us, locked and chained IL again. the boy
held MP has flekcring torch and We marched
out, leaving the padre and his TREASURES ~ a
dream too unreal 20 he true. An effort has
been made 70 buy the painting. and $4,000 was
offered by the bishop Of Mexico. but the faith
full, devoted Indians refuse, and the price that
bought The Angelus" would I've no tempta-
uon. The Entombment" is some hundreds of
years older, is the work Of an old master and is
big enough 1.-THE figures are all life sixe) 20
make hundred OF The Angelus."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-11
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
RECEIPTS FROM PERMIT WORK.

RECEIPTS FROM PERMIT WORK.
The collector of taxes reports that during the
month of January there was received on account
Of special assessment for work done under the
permit system, as per acts of Congress.
S8, 098.63.
MORE GAS LAsrPs ORDERED.
The following public gas lamps have been
ordered to be erected: One ON the northwest
corner of Massachusetts, avenue extended and
22d street, one on the north side of Massachu-
sets avenue extended between 22d street and
Sheridan circle. one on the south side of Mass;,-
chusetts avenue extended between 22d street
and Sheridan circle. and one on the southeast
corner of Massachusetts avenue extended and
SheIi dan circle.
Two additional gas lamps have been ordered
for Wilson street, lie Droit Park. Two oil
lamps will be erected in the alley square 577.
Two additional gas lamps have been ordered
for the north side of Westminster street
between 9th and 10th streets.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The sewer located on the east side Of I'd
street southeast between Pennsylvania avenue
and ID street is obstructed and the same has
been placed upon the schedule for replacement
A catch basin has been ordered TO be con-
structed near the southeast corner of Mary
land avenue and I'd street northeast and one at
the northwest corner OF street and Delaware
avenue.
Upon the recommendation of Capt. Lusk,
who reports the obstruction, by roots. of the
sewer located on the south side of street
southeast between I'd and Sd, a new one will
be built.
Privates Paul Kersten and II. c. Olmstead of
the police force have been dismissed.
NO NEW CONTRACT NECESSARY.
The Commissioners recently submitted to
the attorney for opinion the question whether
o new contract would be required in the case
of bondsmen who desired to execute the work
required by contractor when the latter was
dead. The attorney does not think a new con-
tract necessary.
BUILDING PERMITS.
Building permits were issued today as follows:
VIM. Miller. two brick dwellings,, l203 to 1910
East Capitol street, 5000; J. II. Richards, four
brick dwellings,, GIG to 622 Acker street north
east, $1,000: John H. King, one frame dwelling
on Prather street, county, $500; F. Hammer,
one frame dwelling on Spruce street, Twining
city. 600; John johnson, one brick private
stable in rear Of 90 II street southwest, $500;
Henry White, one frame dwelling on Spring
street, Mt. Pleasant, $500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-11
RAILROAD TICKETS.
How and BY Whom They Were First In
vented and Used.

How and BY Whom They Were First In
vented and Used.
From the Ashton eng Reporter.
In 1889 an ingenious friend who had failed
in business had obtained a situation as book
ing-clerk on the Newcastle and Carlisle rail-
way. He had to book the passengers as the
passengers were booked for the old mail
coaches-that is. to write out their names in
full, fill in particulars of the date and station
and class. and tear off the ticket from printed
sheet. 1t was a very natural arrangement, but
cumbrous, and one day he was walking in
a certain Northumbrian field. and reached a
certain spot in that field, the spot being known
to this day, an idea occurred to him of quite
another spin down the ringing grove of
change to that which he was accustomed.
why all this fumbling and spelling OF peoples
names? Why not treat them anonymously and
number them? Why not a strip of stiff paper or
pasteboard printed with names of stations and
class, consecutively numbered for accounting
purposes. and dated on the day Of issue to
prevent fraud? Two machines could do it."
And off went Thomas Edmondson to think it
over with his friend Blaycock. the watch
maker; and together they made the first
machines. Bnt to get the new system intro
duced was not easy. The Newcastle and
Carlisle directors would have nothing to do
with IT. A ticket rack was. however. set up Mt
Bromsgrove, and at all the other stations to
by the old road which went to the
east of Worcester. The terms for the use of
tine invention we're half a sovereign per mile
of road per year; and at these terms-other
companies rushing in where the Manchester
and Leeds, Birmingham and Gloucester, had
not feared to tread.
Thomas Edmondson soon grew rich. But
an honest man was Edmondson as we'll az an
ingenious one As soon as ne had the funds
he called his old creditors together and paid
his debts in full; and then, with clear
conscience. he resigned himself to live on his
royalties, find other uses for his money and
make many d pilgrimage to tine spot of earth
on which he had conceived his happy idea
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-11
ANOTHER PROvERB EXPLODED.
II Death Loves n Shining Mark He Takes
Very Poor Aim.

II Death Loves n Shining Mark He Takes
Very Poor Aim.
From the Chicago Tribune.
They had been discussing the death Of .
prominent member of the bar and the lawyer
remarked with sigh:
'.Well, Death loves a shining mark"
'sNonsense," retorted the doctor. There is
about as much truth in that saying as in Death
is no respecter of persons
''Study your history and you'll find that il
Death loves a shining mark he is one Of the
worst marksmen in the world. Look up statis-
tics and you'll find that he gives the rich every
favor.
There's Gladstone, Bismarck and Blaine.
What trio to shoot at if he had any confidence
in his Workmanship. All three have been shin
ing marks for years and he has never even
winged them. And what's the matter with Won
Moltke, Pope Leo, and Queen Victoria? They're
all old. but Death has hardly touched them.
And Hannibal Hamlin, As hale and hearty as
a man of his years can be. III you stop and
think moment you can add a score Of names
to those have given.
Then go into history. How about william
II Of Germany? And George Washington? And
DIR. johnson? And Ben Franklin? And OAR
win? True, death got them in the end, as he
gets all, but if he loves . shining mark he must
have wasted an awful lot of ammunition. He
times
'.The saying is an absurd one every way you
look at it. The shining marks have generally
lived long. because the average mortal has to
live long to become . shining mark. Fully
nine-tenths of the shining marks have lived to
good old age and Death never hit the majority
Of them until they were ready to drop from
feebleness.
''Of course he occasionally hits Q shining
mark, but you will generally find that he had
his man UOunded before he herayna such
shining mark. The late Emperor Frederick of
Germany was hit before he became emperor.
''And the other, Death 10 no respecter of
persons Just look it up. Measles are ten
times as fatal among the poor a. among the
rich, typhoid fever twice as fatal, scarlet fever
three times. pneumonia twice and 20 on TO the
end Of the list. Convulsions are nearly thir-
teen times as fatal to the babies Of the poor.
"By the way, how old was your frisnd?"
"About seventy-six, I think"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-11

III . Young Man with a Handful OF siixe,
Asks You for so Look Out.

From the Chicago Herald.
For the past two weeks n clever svindIer has
been operating a neat scheme on the west side
pended several hundred dollars in learning the
game. Alonzo Freeman. who keeps a restaa-
rant on Madison street near Halstead. was the
first victim. 1t cost him $40. About two
weeks ago q well-dressed and good looking
young man walked rapidly into his place.
In one hand he carried an envelope, upon
which was . stamp and an address Give me
a ten-doliar bill for these" he said quickly, as
he placed nine silver dollars upon the counter
Il want to send 80 TO my mother in this let
ter" Freeman hastily handed him ten-dollar
bill, which he Immediately tucked in the letter
and sealing the envelope. placed il in the in
side pocket Of his coat. He then put a tooth
pick In his mouth and began talking leirurely
about the weather. Freeman counted the
silver and informed the young man that II was
missing. what? Only S9i" he exclaimed
That's funny. Mr.. Hendrick, next door here.
just paid me $40 that he owed me on bill.
Here. keep this envelope q minute and III see
about it.
The young man handed an envelope 20 Free-
man, which was the exact counterpart of the
one In which he had placed the go BILL picked
up the nine silver dollars and left. Freeman
Is waiting for the young man now. When be
opened the letter he found a ten-dollar con-
federate note, worth at least six cents and the
following pathetic letter; after much did,
Guilty, dear mother, have succeeded i'm rnie-
ing the $40 which you 20 badly need 90 alle-
waite your pressing wants. Keep it; make il
last as long as possible and don't forget your
loving SON" Complaints Of this Young msn
have been pouring into the De~plainoe street
police station.