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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-09
OUR MASTER DIGIT,
From Times Of Old the Rule Of Thumb Has
Prevailed.

Prevailed.
From Chambers Journal.
To say q man works by rule Of thumb il to
reproach him with exactness, but when ex-
chequer tallies were in use a notch, the width
Of a thumb, represented exactly flO.
When drspers employed the cloth-yard
wand the possession of a narrow thumb was ar
advantage to an aspirant to the counter, as in
measuring goods the buyer gained thumbs
width in every yard but the adoption Of meas.
ure embedded in the counter deprived slim.
fingered ones of their advantage and the diapers
customers Of their thumbs"
1t is by the thumb the miller tests the char.
acter and qualities of the grain he grinds
spreading the sample over the fingers by pc
culiar movement OF the thumb, he gauges its
value by the thumb ITSELF
Cornelius ketel painted his pictures with his
thumb, and it is still the picture cleaners safes,
tool. When sewing rendered easier by the
invention of the thimble or thumbell, as it was
originally called, that useful article was worn
upon the thumb. not the finger; and the Japan
ese dentist, disdaining any but natures appli-
ances, finds his thumb and finger all-suficing
in the extraction of the most stubborn of aching
teeth.
According to the epilogue writer Of the sew
enteenth century 1t was then easy to distinguish
the country from the town gallant in a theater,
the latter being known by putting his periwig
in order with comb, while his provincial
brother was content to attain the same object
with four fingers and thumb.
A Chilean merchant used to defy forgery by
placing one thumb on the paper he wished to
sign and tracing its outline. Then he placed
the other thumb across, outlined that, and his
signature was complete.
The Chinese have long been aware that the
impressions Of no two thumbs even of the same
individual. are alike. and impressions of every
criminals thumb are taken by the police and
numbered for reference. He may disguise him.
self as he will. make up as he can. but a COM
parison Of the impressions of his thumbs with
that in the police archives settles the identity of
an old offender beyond doubt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-09

sequence Of numerous acts of lawlessness in
and around the waters of the District, Commits
sioners Wheatley. Webb and Ludlow deter
mined upon the organization of a harbor police
force. This was in June, 1888. The force as
then cons tituted consisted of Officers Russell
Dean of the fourth, George ". Boyd Of the
second and Thomas Kennel of the first pre-
cinct. Dean is the only charter member who
continues in the position to which he was then
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-09

Many letters have been received from Grand
Army men and members Of the Society of the
Army of the Cumberland in regard to the dates
for the reunion Of the latter society at Chicka-
manga The change of date for this latter re-
union to avoid conflict with the encampment q,
Washington has led to much confusion. The
meeting of the Army of the Cumberland viii
take place September Is and l6 at Chickamauga
the week before the national encampment. and
not after it, at first announced. Reduced
fares have been secured on the railroads, and
information received by Gen. Rosecrans indi.
Gates q very large attendance at Chickamauga-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-09
A Sugar Scare.

Secretary Foster Of the Treasury Department
recently received a letter from the Spreckles
Company calling attention to the fact that large
quantities of refined beet sugar are being i'm
ported at San Francisco and elsewhere from the
free port Of Hong Kong, where an extensive
mandatory has been established by English
colonists. The Spreckles Company says that
the raw material is produced there by slave
labor and that the men employed in the rein
cries receive only ten cents a day.
The company says that these importations
are destructive to American industries, and asks
il they cannot be prohibited under the reci-
procity clause Of the Mckinley law. Secretary
Foster has replied that in the absence Of any
evidence that Hong Kong is discriminating
against the United States in favor of any other
country he fails to see any warrant for execu-
tive interference in the matter, and he suggests
that Congress alone can provide a remedy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-09
Officers Elected.

Union Tent, No. 81, 1. o. T., has elected the
following officers for the ensuing term: C. r.,
A. Ii. Price; d. r., W. F. Roche; shepherd, j.
b. French; II. s., E. J.. Phillips (second term) 4;
y. s., J. ID. Adams (second term; treasurer,
\. Bunch (tenth term; levite, Il. A. Beasley;
inside guard, J. p. Clancy; outside guard, VIM
Jones' chaplain, Vim. X. Hunt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-09
HE OFFICE OF HAIR

HE OFFICE OF HAIR
bormaster of the Wash
ington harbor was
created in 1888, though
for two years prior to
this date the duties in
cident to the office had
been discharged by Po-
lice Officer ]. r. sutton
OF the then sixth, now
second precinct On
the creation Of the
Office he was appointed
to the position In con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-09
She Married q Lord.

From Texas Siftinss.
"what has become Of your niece2" asked Mo
Donohue of Mrs. o'Rsfferty.
''Och, sure an she's done well wild hersslf.
She married lord"
"why, you don't tell me. An English lord2'
"No, don't think he's an English lord He's
a landlord He kapes q summer hotel out In
New Jsrsey."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-09
The Order Assigning Gen. Kelton.

The Order Assigning Gen. Kelton.
The following order was yesterday issued by
the War Department.:
By direction Of the President Brig. Gen. John
C. Kelton, U. S. army (retired, is selected to be
governor of the Soldiers Home, District OF Co
lumbia, vice Brig. Gen. Orlando B. Wilcox, U.
s. army (retired) resigned, and will enter upon
the duties Of that Office accordingly.
j. NJ. ScHoFIELp,
Acting Secretary Of War.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-09
THE CHESS WORLD.
The Stars First Problem foarney-oames
and Notes.

The judges in the problem tourney have sue
cessfully brought to close their arduoas labors
and have made their award in . very able and
satisfactory manner. Tourney problem No. II
by Mr.. S. c. Durham OF this city takes frs,
place, No. by Mr.. Geo. Heintz of Annapolis
Nd, takes second and honorable mention ID
gained by Messrs. A. V. Boatrite CNo. I'D, II. C.
Painter Cfor both No. Il and No. 81 and Mr.,
f. A Cooley (No. le). The editor takes thi.
occasion TO express his thanks to the judges
Messrs. Otto wurzburg and Spencer Hiatt, for
their effective services.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-09
III,

Little Alice was asleep by the side Of the
mother when her father hastily showed the door
inward and strobe across the floor Of the miser.
able cabin, which had but two rooms below, in
the chief Of which the fire was burning.
"Oh God, she has died while I was gone for
help.' whispered the wretched husband, wiring
ing his hands, - he leaned over the couch and
Peered into the marble countenance.
The doctor was at his heels, studying the
patient with the eye Of the skilled profes-
donal
"ehs Il not dead; she slseps; ahs 4 doins
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-09
No Doubt About It.

Jaggs-'T hard Of young lady who gets .
great many people into trouble"
0aggs-"You did; what's her name?"
JaggsL"Miss Representation"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-09
THE HARB0R POLICE.
How the Force on the River Front is
Organized.
HARBORMAsTER SUTTON

He Has Held the Position Since the Once
Was First Created-rhe Officers Who Are
Associated With Him-The joe Blackburn
and the Good Work She Has Done.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-09

Bertha Gregory, eighteen yean old, threw
herself before train ON the Ogdensburg and
Lake OhAmplain railroad at Ogdensburg, N.
Y, Wednesday. She was horribly mangled.
Her right limb was amputated, and she cannot
survive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-09
Social Life An Chicago.

From Truth.
1T WINS scandalous the way Dobbs airssd
with his wife,"
"why shouldn't man nirt with his vife2"
"Ah-but she wss his firss wife aud thsy vsD
divorced"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-09

Two explosions in the furnace room Of the
Illinois steel works at South Chicago Wednes-
day resulted in the death Of one man, Peter
Lindstrom, and the injury Of three others
August johnson, Michael Pendis and Michael
Comfy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-09

From the Chicago News Record.
"Oh, Wadsleigh, which way?''
"Going down to have q pair of trousers
pressed
Trousers pressed? Where are they2"
SSH Got 'em onr'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-09

Col. Blood-"well, sir, I thoroughly agree
with you-it Is amistake to discourage northern
enterprise by promiscuous shooting; but, re-
member, we are a high-spirited people and
can't break off the habits Of lifetime at once
III a man insults me shoot-that's all there is
about it-what do you adviser
Northern capitalist-"Use blank cartridgesr'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-09
Overhead Wires I'm Philadelphia

From the Philadelphia Record
There are 5,046 miles Of overhead wires
telegraph. telephone and electric iighting-in
Philadelphia. some Of them dangerous, that
should be put under ground
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-09

No. 1sl. By s. c. puNuAM. rr, Prize.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-09

That was how DIR. Ned Creighton and Red
Mike became partners. That burly, tousled
knot Of concentrated deviltry was now the meek
bulldog, never SO content as when allowed to
lick the hand that had smitten him. He vas as
ready as ever to strike, bite, claw. gouge and
shoot with any one except the doctor. One
glance Of those soft brown ewes electrocuted
him. He was happy only in the doctors COM
pany. Shrinking in one corner. doubled up
and introverted like turtle. he fixed his
beady eyes on his master, who talked and
| laughed and captivated all by his wonderful
| magnetism, unconscious apparently Of those
| unwayering orbs that seemed not to wink for
| an hour at time.
Crack, sounded Mikes revolver, and Boston
Hank leaped from his seat with questioning
| glare at the fellow. who from his place on 4
| smashed barrel held his smoking revolver still
leveled.
.'what did you do that for?'
Cause you Interrupted the doctor when he
was talkin'."
II didn't say word"
But you opened your mouth and war goin'
to lip in; 1 shet you Off"
II was gapmg-that's ALL"
81 lodged from your looks that you meant to
speak when you got them jaws Of yourn bach
ag'in to place. The doctor isn't to be inter-.
| rupted; you hear me- pards."
| The doctor had his secret and we all saw IL
Naturally genial. talkative and the soul of the
company, spells came upon him now and then
when his melancholy was too profound to be
shaken of. At such times he would wander into
the mountains, not allowing even Mike, the
bulldog, to SLOUGH at his heels. Sometimes be
was gone for a short while only, and again for
| half day or more
He and Mike had their cabin in Devils Gulch
q few hundred yards from the settlement
modestly called New Paradise. was the only
one with whom Mike would ever talk about
| his master.
"He gets 'em bad sometimes" he said, in Z
low voice, CHANGING around for cowans. when
he thinks I'm asleep, cause my eyes ar shet
he sneaks of his cot, lights the candle and seti
for hours without speaking"
"Doing what2"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-09

uImf uat anu ~ uOWn 80 low that ONLY
his nose and eyes showed between the rim and
beard. He was looking straight and silently at
the caller, but even with this partial screen
was struck by the strange glitter in his eyes. A
prOtrusion Of his mustache showed that his lips
| were compressed and he was breathing hard
| through his thin nostrils. His legs were still
crossed and the arms were folded.
II don suppose you want to make a journey
up the gulch with me-" began wilkins apollo
getically, 'for it's mighty tough out doors, but
II can stand it you can, and it's a case Of life
and death"
His last words were uttered TREMENDOUSLY and
he drew the back Of one bare hand across his
| eyes. All OF us were sorry, for rough men are
quick in their sympathies, but we felt the doc
tor would be warranted in refusing in self-de-
fense l don't know whether We were sur
prlsed or not when he quietly rose to his full
height and began buttoning his thick coat up
to his eyes and drawing on his mittens, saying
as he did SO:
I'm go with you. Michigan, hand me my
case, please"
! The doctors small leathern case of medi-
cines, worth in the diggings moro than their
weight in gold, he always kept at the Angels
Bower, taking it with him when making a pro-
fessional call and leaving itagain on his return.
The bulldog slowly lifted his shaggy hulk
from the box on which ne was crouching and
yawned.
Mike, there's no use Of your going along"
The doctor spoke kindly. as he always did, to
the dog, but his voice sounded like another per-
sons.
| You'll need me to take care Of you, DOCTOR ="
I'm obliged, but l prefer to go alone to-
night"
Mike backed slowly to the box, glnred behind
him az II angered and suspicious of the sup
port, and sagged down with a vast sigh. His
heart was broken: it was the first time his mas
ter had repulsed him.
II don't know how TO thank you, doctor"
muttered the grateful Wilkins. ''but'-
Then don't try. Lead the way. I'll fol-
low"
The curt interruption was as cutting as the
| blizzard itself.
Whatever the rest may have thought never
was more certain Of anything in my life than
when DR.. Creighton walked out OF the Angels
Bower he did so in the company Of the man for
whom he had been searching 10! these many
years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-09

Pot.ei oA"y, eno was qAcAy patterned Dy tne
potter.
The doctor surveyed the mother with the eye
| OF professional.
''Ycur strength may last half an no ,r-possi-
bly, little longer-then you will be weaker
than before. The excitement nerves you I'M
naturally
and will do so to the end; if not, you or
John may carry me; weigh scarcely more than
Alice
''And what of her?"
'.She is now wide awake; will hold her hand
s S husgy Sown tn; 1t is not
''Your plan sounds good, but the way may not
| be open; III take look outside"
He stepped through the door, shutting it
| quickly behind him. The blizzard was bowling
like IL. 600 demons through the mountains.
The pines doubled over with their whipping
nizcd resistance to the giant Juggling to uproot
| them; but amid the roar and tumult and swirl
| riffs OF semi-gloOm penetrated here and there
| All was not the blackness Of darkness; the keen
vision OF the doctor saw dimly for few feet.
| A lump Of gloom a few PAGES away assumed
| the grotesque outlines Of Q human figure.
Somewhere in the night there was conceived,
born and hurled forth a devil Of dangling hair,
swapping about his hideous visage, Of q pam
Tiers strength and agility, with the venom Of q
crushed cobra, bundle Of nerves, Drawn and
force, who leaped at the throat of the doctor e.
straight as the javelin thrust Of Zulu warrior
Brief was the distance, but in midair the 70
volver flashed, Is it did in the Angels Bower
months before. The crouching Sioux imp, with
rasping screecb dropped like bundle OF rags
whiried by the gale from the cliffs above and
| sent spinning to earth.
enough for the army hat, the eyes and yellow
beard to show.
"Quick! The way IL clearv'
John Warndyke stepped through, followed by
his wife, clasping the hand Of the bsxildsrsd
Alice
''Now, right down the gulch - fast - You
can CO."
! "But, Edward, what Of your"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1892-09-01
Grease Spots in Carpets.

Grease spots that cannot be accounted
for are sometimes discovered in carpets.
The Carpet and Upholstery Trade Review
explains their presence thus: In the weav-
ing of pile fabrics a little oil is occasionally
used to facilitate the movement of the
wires, and very careless weaver may in
handling the oilcan allow few drops 20
fall on the fabric. No mark of this may
appear at the time, but when the carpet is
on the floor the dust which would other
wise be swept off by the broom is attracted
and held by the oil, and a spot becomes
visible. When the spot is on or near the
edge of a breadth there is another explana-
ton. Sometimes the cars in which car
peting is carried south or west have been
previously used for the transportation of
oil, and the bottoms of these cars are liable
to become saturated with the drippings
and leakage of oil barrels Wooden car
peting placed in such cars may absorb the
oil, and the fact may not become evident
to the dealer until carpet SO damaged has
been laid on a floor or shown in his sales
room often enough to catch some dust.
When such spots appear in ingrains one
explanation may be that the wool was not
properly secured.
But of course in most instances where
complaints concerning spots are made the
cause need not be looked for outside the
house in which the carpet is laid. Children
or careless servants are responsible for
most of these spots, as well as for great
deal of the "sprouting."
Fortunately the remedy for the trouble
is simple A mixture consisting of equal
portions Of chloroform and ether will re-
move the spots at once.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1892-09-01
villainous Taxation.

In series of papers have shown up
the hardships that the present villainous
tariff imposes on you--a tariff system
conceived and enacted during four years
of civil war, and which during twenty
two years of peace was always altered
and amended in the interest OF monopoly
and restriction. For more than twenty
years the great tariff swindle has been
like an incubus upon this fair land. 10
the economist it passes all comprehension
how the American farmers, whose in
dustry, sobriety, intelligence, and may
say religious habits, are the pride and
mainstay of this great country, now
counting more than 100000, could
have for SO many years acquiesced and
borne the hardship of such villainous,
excessive taxation as our present tariff
imposes on them.
Well may the economist stand aghast
when he considers how anxious the farm
er is to get two or three cents bushel
more for, say, 100 bushels OF wheat he
has for sale, which at the utmost only
amounts to three dollars difference; and
yet when he has to expend only one
quarter of the sum he receives for 100
bushels of wheat in Iowa or Kansas
say, for instance, eighteen dollars all
told-in winter dresses for his wife and
daughters. he actually nays over eight
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1892-09-01
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DIET FOR A HOT DAY.
A wholesome Bill of Fare for Break
fast, Lunch and Dinner.

Wholesome Bill of Fare for Break
fast, Lunch and Dinner.
DR.. Nokes, an English medical man.
holds that man must in some form take
muscular exercise, and if he does SO the
Following diet for summer would almost
universally apply. The most suitable arti-
cles for hot weather are fish, such kinds of
meat as fowl and game, green vegetables,
salads and fruit. Farinaceous food-that
is, starches-should be taken in the very
smallest quantity only. Sufficient sugar
would be found in the different fruits that
the season of the year produces, and there
fore should not be supplemented. In the
case OF man of ordinary size, doing or
binary physical or mental work, the fol-
lowing would represent an ordinary days
food for hot weather as far as quantity and
constituents are concerned:
Breakfast, $3.50 to a. m.-Two cups of tea or
coffee, sweetened with saccharine; l or 2
teaspoonfuls Of cream in each: ounce of dry
toast, thinly buttered; ounces of grilled or
boiled fish, such as plaice, sole, whiting, had
dock, cod or trout. or ounces Of cold chicken,
cold tongue, or of grilled steak or chop.
Lunch, 100 p. m.-Two or ounces of cold
mutton. beef or lamb; or ounces Of green
vegetables, plainly boiled; plenty of green
salad, made with vinegar, but without oil; or
B ounces Of stewed fruit, water, or or 8
glasses Of pure dry Moselle or other Rhine
wines.
Dinner, to 8.-Julienne or clear vegetable
soup; 8 or ounces of fish; or ounces Of any
red meat, or Of chicken, rabbit game or veni-
son; 6 ounces of any green vegetable with
gravy from the meat only; ounces of stewed
fruit or of raw fruit; little stale or pulled
bread, with small piece of cheese.
Fruit may, however, be taken at proper
times, and although it is much more pop
ular now as food than it used to be it is,
according to DR.. Nokes. only beneficial in
moderate quantity. More fluid is of
course necessary in hot weather than in
cold, and so long as it is harmless fluid
DR.. Nokes questions whether too much can
be taken: "Fluid in this way is to the kid
neys what fresh air is to the lungs, and
the waste of meat not used in the system
is carried off by it's aid. A meat diet is
healthy and life prolonging if supplement-
ed with plenty of fluid to carry off its waste.
That fluid should be taken in large guam
titles in the summer is a wise provision of
nature, as the skin carries off a large
amount of waste from the system, and
therefore it's activity should be stimulated
in every way, and it is most desirable by
frequent baths to keep the pores open. In
the summer calculated drinks are the most
grateful to the palate. There can be no
doubt that the most refreshing beverage
in summer and certainly the most harm
less is the properly made cup of tea"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1892-09-01
EN4YST7EE-
A PRETTY HOME WEDDING.

Artistic Arrangement of the Bridal
Party and Friends.
At house weddings, where there is
floral canopy or marriage bell, pretty ar
rangement is to place this at one end of
the room and fasten to it two long, white
ribbons which are extended to the entrance
or near it, where they are each held by
an usher or bridesmaid, who sees that the
BRIDES family enter on the left and the
groom's at the right of the ribbons. Be-
tween the lines the bridal party approach
the semblance of an altar, over which the
canopy is suspended. The clergyman,
groom and best man are first in place,
having come in, when possible, from the
altar end of the marriage room. When
this cannot be planned and the wedding
party is large, good form dictates that
the clergyman comes first, and then the
groom and the best man walk in together,
while the procession is descending the
stairs or approaching from another part of
the house. The guests are assembled, the
ushers having conducted near relatives to
standing places in proper order of kinship.
After the ceremonies the bridal party
turn to face the assemblage, the ribbons
are removed, and ushers conduct the
families, two and two, to congratulate
bride and groom, and otherwise there is
the usual order of proceedings.
A woman is sometimes married in what
is called travelling dress, but the term is
usually misnomer This attire, as a rule,
is a visiting gown, with bonnet or hat and
gloves that are in harmony. OF course
this toilet is exchanged as soon as possible
for less noticeable and expensive one.
For evening weddings all men wear
evening dress, even when brides are In
travelling or visiting costume and are bon
ueted