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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-15
Horrors of the Masculine Elbow.

From the Chicago Tribune
will men never learn to keep their hands
out Of their pockets and their elbows down
while walking along crowded street or when
in a street carr walled frail little woman to
her companion as the two fairly fought their
way along Wabash avenue near Madison street
the other day. Some of the digs that I've re-
ceived today from mems elbows have been
simply terrific We ought to begin q crusade
against the habit. The man Of medium height.
swinging along with his hands in his pockets
with his elbows does more positive damage to
women when he digs his elbows into them at
about every 1ve steps than all the corsets In
the country. i declare for 1t that if had the
wha. is IT they call it-pull? with the city
council that people say Mr.. Yerkes possesses
d have an ordinance passed at the next meet
ing making it a crime for men to go along the
streets or ride on street cars with their elbows
sticking out Many of our best and so-called
gentlemen persist in the habit I've seen
women hnd themselves black and blue when
they got home and all BY reason Of the mascu-
line elbow nuisance. It's q shame-sure and
Positiver'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-15
FOR SATURDAYS STAR.
Some of the Attractive Features Of romor
rows Issue.

Some of the Attractive Features Of Tomor-
rows Issue.
The STAR will be issued in it, regular six
teen-page form tomorrow. and the following
are few Of its special chapters, which will be
found Of unusual interest:
A CENTURY OF POsTMAsTERs illustrated }
The way the Washington city post office has
grown in hundred years.
THE BUILDER OF THE AQUEDUCT Olus-
trated.)
The great work done by Gen. Meigs on
Washington's water supply.
MEN WHO TILL THE SOIL Qllustrated.)
The Farmers Alliance and the members who
represent it in the halls Of Congress.
BURYING THE DEAD nlustrated.)s
Curious methods adopted by various peoples
for mortuary purposes.
THE FORCE OF STYLE Qilustrated.)
What mothers should do to make plain-look-
ing daughters attractive.
IN TERRA DEL FUEGO Qllustrated.)
How the inhabitants in King Charles South
Land live. By Fannie B. Ward.
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RACE
The benevolent organizations of Hebrews in
Washington and their objects.
SENATORIAL CONVENIENCE
An interesting comparison Of cuspidors and
hair brushes in the Senate wing.
LIFE PRISONERS.
Some notable escapes and attempts to break
Jail
MISS EMMY'S LITTLE SLAVE.
A capital sketch of slave life during war
times. Written exclusively for The STAR
NEW YORK NOTES.
Something about metropolitan railway and
business interests. By TIE STAR's special
correspondent.
ON THE WAY TO FAME.
How America has had young men for council
as well as for war.
SMALL CANNIBALS ARE THEY.
Work which the government is doing with
queer animal parasites.
ASA FLEETwOOD's STORY.
An interesting story of western love and ad-
venture.
LEGISLATIVE RELIEF
Instances of favorable congressional action
in former years. by John F. Coyle.
IN THE SOCIAL SWIM
About the young man who works for . living
and also dances.
ATTRACTIVE HOMES.
Many suggestions for interior decorations at
this season.
REAL ESTATE GOSSIP.
Fine building sites in Washington to be i'm
proved by handsome residences.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-15
PROPOSALS.

DROPUsALS FOR PAPER FOR THE PUBLIC
jASrhRY TSfSTsEShsfH L fs al aS sni
PAST TEN O'CLOCK A NJ. for furnishing the Payer
February 1888 the said Proposals to be opened before
and the awar OF contracts to be made by the Joint
and best bidder for the interest Of the govern
any Al bids as its Judgment Of the best IN
t-rests of the government dictate No paDer
~od VII L. rsea N any Pep Detained
.heules Of the description. quantity and quality Of
proposals and giving the REGULATIONS with which bid
Franz " Palmer. Public Printer. Wsshington, D. e
The contracts will be entered into for supplying such
year and no more TSs Estimated e Sas,t sss
ct forth in detail in the schedule comprise:
Is. 90 realms mschine-hnish printing paper ssI4s:
100 resns sized anu printing
INK paper. 3x4s -. 100 reams sized and super-cal-
10 90 realms white writing pater yaiion. sizss snd
weights: 1000 colored writing paper various
and wegnts 1000 pounds Of best plate PAPER;
hs ss.i sSpnss 81 Sss r, 1.I p1Ps. loo0 pounds
payer. various sizes and weights LOO reams tissue
.U.OO1pounds artihcia parchment various szes (ss
POUNDS parchment deed $40. Ot0 card board
class ledger paper white or blue laid or wove Vsroa,
sizes and weights: 10000 realms secondclass ledger
Isper. white or blue. laid or and
wexhts 81 rsams blottins paper any required color
PLAID marble and comb paper. various sizes 80 reains
p.pes for proofs 2ixsS; :Oreans white French folio
l.UD
BY direction Of the JOINT committee Congress
public prinfing. FRANK W. PALMER Public
Printer. WASHINGTON. January 4. 1Sr2. tyil-l:skg2
>EALED PROPOSALS WILL BE nECEIVtD All
- she once OF the supervising Architect Treasury
T. h. on IN. TWENTY EiGHTH DAY OF ~ JSNrARY
ls!re. for the labor and materials required fur sup
plying and putting IN place complete the post
Sce screen tor the u 8 post Office and custom house
building at GEORGETOWN. ID. C, in accordance
with drawings and specifications copies of which may
De had on application at this office. Each bid must be
accompanied by - certified check for a less
Than pe- cent Of the amount OF the prupOsli. The
tePartns Mt WILL reject all bids received after time
herein stated for opening the bids which do
not comply strictly with all requirements OF this
invitation Proposals must be inclosed in ENVELOPES
>ra-ed and marked. Proposal for New Post Once
Screen Tor the T. ). Post once and Custom House
BINDING at GeOryetovn. D. G.. and addressed W.
E6s iat;-eo,;t
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Deeds in fee have been filed as follows:
r. s. Weaver to c. Weaver, part 253 81 600. E.
Barnes to E. R. Russell. lot Is, section S. Barry
Farm; 8. E. NJ. Power to A. Miller, lot %,
block IS, Columbia Heights; g. d. D. Stone
ct al. to E. C. Fitzmorris lots 10 to II and part
8. Friendship; $. F. Tilpet to q. W. Kern.
part 80, block 10. Bloomingdale; 500. E. Kern
to G. W. Kern, lots 80 and 81. block 10, do. /;
81. 200. W. Heiston to c. G. Lee, sub 235, So
$50; 8. E. B. Hughes to F. A. Flanigin, sub
46, SO. S95; $. G. p. Newton to Emma NJ
Gillett. subs SO. "a, 81 to l01 and l05, SO. 981;
e. Sallie ]. FARRELL ct al to Joseph Barrett.
lot III. Anacostia; g. H. C. Norris ct al. to
A. L. Derby, lot IL, blk. A, Holmead Manor;
S2,5125O. Josephine L. elliott to NJ. E. Cook.
Ruoff ct al, in trust, lot 6, blk. As, Holmead
Manor: S2,517.12. j. s. Sutherland to John
Graninger, sub SO, blk. 10. T. and BIZ sub Mt
Pleasant; ss75. G. W. Watson to H. K.
Hempler. sub %, 50. 974; e. T. Diedrich to
L. L. Follansbee. sub 40, SO. S31; 81 600. Mary
A. Greene to T. G. DeMoll. sub 81, 50. 924
$3.50. W. A. Bradleys heirs to NJ Ashford,
in trust, certain lots described in marshal's
deeds; e. j. Anthony to j. ". Tyler, sub
Al, So. 500; 81 800. Lille A. Randolph to r.
Zerpel. sub 102, SO. 779: s.. G. f. Stone to
John W: Morris, lots p, % and pit. %, blk. %,
Columbia Heights; s.: E. L. Rogers to NJ
sons to ]. Z. Beall. subs 5 and II, SO. 767; g.
L. NJ. Charles to Emily 7. Charles, sub n, So.
271; 8. Edith C.Dietz ct al. to CIV. Messner,
sub 10, So. 1872; -. H. Z. Berrion to W. L.
Cherry. pit. 6, blk. AZ. Holmead Manor; g.
Z. +. Stone to II. l. Irvine. sub 90, blk. 5, LIE
Droit Park; e. Jas. Robbins to John H.
Richards, sub lot So. SO. 6; S3,609.38.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-15

A decrease in the daily death list is shown by
today's report only sixteen deaths being re-
ported. Three deaths occurred from pneu-
monia and one from influenza. Burial permits
were issued for the following:
White-James W. Anderson, SO years, in
fuenza: Ann Moore, rs years, paralysis of the
heart; Elizabeth Caryl, rs years, apoplexy;
Thomas Woone, 70 years, pneumonia; Hannah
Mccain, GO years. pneumonia: John H. Spencer
so years, pneumonia; Kate Donovan, "a years.
septicamia puerperal; VIM. W. Hilleary, %
years, hemorrhage and shock; Edw. B.
Cawood, months, eclampsia; Jas. Taylor, So
years, apoplexy.
Colored-Edw. Dickson. 66 years, phthisis
pulmonalis; VIM. II. Harrison, 81 years, tuber-
culosis; Abbie Henry, 40 years. phthisis puimo-
nails; Elisha Spencer, 10 years, asthenia; Mary
Ellen Snowden, years, eclampsia; Frank
Williams ~ years. spasms
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-15
An Oklahoma Mystery,

Chandler ID I'd to Dispatch in Cincinnati Enquirer
A report comes into this city Of the finding
OF q house in the dense woods along the river
over in the Indian country, which had been de-
serted, and an examination Of which solves .
mystery which has been puzzling the people of
that city for several years.
The house was situated in q deem niece of
timber, and was about q mile on the stage
road IL was approached by circuitous trail
through the woods and was in such q position
that It was only discovered by accident For
years It has been matter Of frequent occur
renee that travellers have disappeared vhea
travelling along this road, and no trace Of them
was ever after discovered. On several occs-
sions search has been made for the missinr
parties, but such search has always been fruis-
less. Lately the United States marshsls have
been making IL very warm for the outlaws
which have infested the territory, and the re-
suit Is that many Of them have hed to othsr
parts until the storm blows over. IL d evident
that the house spoken of was the rendezvous Of
some OF the robbers, for il was built for that
very purpose, a. 10 evidenced from its strucs-
ure.
1t ID Q small cabin of three rooms leading
one into the other in . line. Near the door
which leads from the FIRST TO the second room
y a large trsp-door, which . person passing
from one room 20 the other would be COM
PEELED TO step upon This trap-door swings
downward and ID held I'm place with an arrange
ment similar to that used on scafolda. and IL
was 30 arranged that person in the rear room
could spring the trap and send the victim 70
the bottom of deep hole. Ii wns evident thos
il Was used for this purpose, for the bottom Of
The hole sss covered With i.sgsd rsc s and @
hair. No indications OF remains could be found,
but the ground near BY viii - thero1Oh1
ooasoAo4 b. he ol8coEa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-15

~es~A AAASAA AAAe0so "a OyuoL01t0s
From the Irish Times.
The following amusing incident came under
my notice while staying in a neighboring
county: A thirsty youth, whose name will not
disclose. took advantage Of the following expe-
dent to obtain the means of procuring liquor
when all other means had failed. He became
possessed Of some luminous paint, with which
he covered over his face and hands, and sailed
forth in the dead Of the night to the house of Q
neighbor, whose son, also thirsty youth, had
died recently. Arriving at the house, he
placed his face and hands close to the window
and. speaking in sepulchral tones, soon woke
the inmates Of the house. who, ON looking to-
ward the window, became terror-stricken az the
sight Of such an unearthly apparition. The
supposed ghost. assuming the voice Of the de-
ceased boy, exclaimed:
II sm the ghost of your dead son, and can
never enter the kingdom Of heaven without
obtaining fl0, which owed to person before
my death. My ghost shall haunt and disturb
you for fifty years from this night IL such
amount is not placed at midnight on tomorrow
night under the stone you will see in the fort
At the back of this house."
Needless to say, the required sum was soon
forthcoming, and a. speedily disappeared. Il
enabled the tricky ghost to continue his do
oaucheryfor further period, whilst his fool-
ish Dighbor was very thankful ct having
g sasily got rid ef such n unvsleo@s
v1sttoe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-15
ALLURING WHITE.
1t Bewitches Men and Gives Women One
Biissful Moment.

Ii Bewitches Men and Gives Women One
Blissful Moment.
From Music and Drama
Did you ever know the ardent admiration
men have for white? IL a man be in love with
woman and has not yet told her a white
frock made OF soft. pretty material will make
him tell her she is the most adorable woman on
earth. and for the moment it is one Of those
precious illusions that form the charm Of life
Do women like these illusions! Yesi Yes
They make up for the many miserable moments
Of pretense; moments when she looks the world
IN the face with smiling lips and bright words
When among the gay she is seemingly the gay
est, and all the while her eyes are full of nm
shed tears over things which she cannot alter
When she grows tired o: hiding her true
feeiiags- In concealing her loves and her
ratrvCs- In covering her sorrows even her
Icys
When she tells you she really does not care to
60 some place or gst some particular thing
and all the time her whole being Is aching to be
g-atlned. When she looks back and regrets.
books forward and breads. When she strives
% bsnish thought and strangle memory. and
AL the while her speech is filled with mirth and
laughter.
When her existence is colorless. which she
could alter. but would not. for some ones
-a.e
In such moments as these il Is that she APP
preciates these little illusions which please her
40 this moment and then pass away, yet in
passing leave trace. So be not spsring in
words that will lead to them. Do not Keep
your precious words locked as . miser does his
c1in; pu. them in circulation. Let them get
~orn. perhaps. IN handling. but they will
always be sure TO bring happiness
so when YOU see a woman with smiling lips
and sad-looking eyes, praise her. That's what
she wants she Is starving for it and her eyes
are mutely begging for it. And vet she hides
II all aud you are so stupid you will not see il.
Praise her even exceedingly. She will not
beneve you. perhaps. But she likes 1t and will
bless you for it
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-15
A Baby's Diary.

NJ. Quad in New York World
First week.-As near as I am able to Judge
from appearances my arrival has kicked up
quite an excitement in the household have
been weighed and the figures we're given at
eight pounds I have also been carefully in.
spected and have been pronounced sound in
wind and limb. It's a go as far as am con-
cerned. My young dad seems to be tlckled
half to death and his breath smells of beer
When he heard was boy he went out back
OF the house and jumped on his hat for ioy
Ii don't make him jump for some other cause
before L get over this redness Of complexion
then you may play marbles on my bald head
Second week.-Turse is here yet and I'm on
my good behavior. She looks to me like q
woman who wouldn't take much sass off a
youngster, and don't want a row until nv
muscle works up a little more. Several par
ties in to see me and had to listen to the
usual congratulations. Some talk o. bring
thing to say about that later on. I'm laying
low and taking things easy. Dad is still walk
ing around with grin on his face, and there
was a smell OF gin cocktail in the room last
night. When he remarked that 1 was Just the
quietest and most good-natured baby in all
New York 1 came near giving myself dead
away. There's a surprise in store for that hay
seed and it'll hit him like load of brick
Third week.-Everything $3.50. Nurse goes
Saturday night. She brags about what a little
uaTlluS an, put cue ttilhluS lOE wages. Il II
quite sure she mistrusts me. People keep
coming in to paw me over and look at nv feet
The general verdict Is (Ahem y that I'm the
cutest handsomest young un ever born That's
all bosh however, and I'm not at all stuck on
my shape.
They allowed dad to carry me around a few
minutes last evening and you'd a. thought he
owned the earth. He said he could walk
with me for week and just gurgled. He'll
drop to something before he is a week older
haven't said much thus far, but I've done
heap o thinking just the same. don't pro-
pose to take advantage of the baby act much
longer. Had q row with the nurse and had to
give in. Beaten, but not conquered
Fourth week. told you ia do it and did?
The night after the nurse left took up that
unfinished business with dad, and along about
4 O'Clock in the morning he was the sickest
man You ever saw. didn't want 10 kill him
in one night and SO saved some Of him over
for the next Collie, you know. All babies
have IT. and wasn't going to be left out
kicks, squirms. wriggles, yells, with dad trot-
ting up and down. until he finally shook his
fist under my nose and hoped I'd die.
Then l let up little. but I've got lot more
collie saved up. The happy grin was quite van
ished from his face and they say he has lost
i've pounds. That's all right. propose TO
take a hand in from this time on. II the old
man gets out to lodge or a checker party again
this winter you just ask me how it happened
I'm keeping the run Of things under the proper
dates and now and then I'll dish you up half a
column or SO, and let you know who's running
the house. Dad may 60 any day next week but
- Tor me I've come to stay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-15
Ten Dollars and forsIile.

From the Detroit Free Pres
IL happened long ago in a western mining
town. There wasn't preacher in the place.
and when an exceedingly raw young man and
woman desired to get married the services of
the police judge were called in. He had never
had any experience in that branch OF his au-
thority, but with true western enterprise he
agreed to tackle the job, and the culurits we're
brought before him.
Stand up" he said. as they seated them
selves. and they stood up.
''Come forward TO the bar of Justice. /" be CON-
tinued. with pompous effort, and they came.
Guilty or not guilty. he asked, e. thew
stood before him holding hands
Guilty, your honor" responded the groom
sis this your first offensey'
''lt is, ycur honor, so help me-"
well. there's nothing TO do but impose n
life sentence on both Of you and assess the
groom for the costs"
How much, your honor?' asked the eroom.
going down into his pocketsl
Ten dollars"
The groom handed il over
Case is dismissed" announced the fudee
and the innocent young things marched ont OF
the room as radiant a June morning when
the sunlight kisses the roses until thew blush
again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-15
senator Plufnb's Will.

The will Of the late Senator Plumb has been
entered for probate. The will does not show
definitely the value Of the estate. but while it
has been placed as high as two millions by some
A.. hundred thousand by others, it will prob
ably amour: to about $500 200. The Senator
b III properly IN New York. Florida, Alabama.
Virginia, Onio. Missouri, Kansas, Colorado and
Montana Mrs. Plumb and her son, both in
salids were made sole executors Of the will,
and while Mrs Plumb is in very bad health
she will attend to all the business Of the estate
and has been looking after its interests fully.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-15
THE UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE,
English Growing to BE the Choice of Civil
ized Nations.

Enguen OrOWlnS 10 DE the CnOice OF CIVIL
ized Nations.
From Leisure Hours.
In conversation with DR.. Dollinger shortly
before his last illness Prof. True of the Roch-
ester University, New England, reports that
the venerable doctor spoke with much anxiety
about the tone OF modern English literature
He explained his anxiety by expressing his be-
lief that at no distant time the English tongue
would be pre-eminently the language of all civ
ilized nations. The greatest works Of English
literature were worthy of being ever popular
From German this opinion about the spread
of the English tongue was full of interest.
II is computed that at the opening of the
present century there were about q, 0OO. 900
people who spoke the English tongue. The
French-speaking people at that time numbered
obout 81. Soc, 600 and the Germans exceeded
5000, 900. The Russian tongue was spoken BY
26, 0O0, 600. Even the Italians had three-fourths
as large a constituency as the English and the
Portuguese three-eighths. OF the l62, 600 900
people or whereabouts who are estimated to
have been using these seven languages in the
year 1901 the English speakers were less than
Is per cent, while the Spanish were 16, the
Germans 1884, the Russians Is. 8 and the French
1876 This aggregate population has now grown
to 400, 900. 600, of which the English-speaking
people number close upon l23, O00,O
From IL per cent We nave advanced to 81
per cent. The French speech is now used by
0,OO0, 900 people, the German by about 70, OO0,-
600, the Spanish by 40 600 900, the Russian by
20 600 OOO the italian by So 900 600 and the Por-
tuguese by about lS,00O,OO The English Ian
guage 10 now used by nearly twice Us many
people as any Of the others, and the relative
growth il almost sure to continue. English has
taken as its own the North American conti-
nent and nearly the whole Of Australasiac
North America alone will soon have 100, 0OO, 600
Of English-speaking people, while there are
40 600 600 in Great Britain and Ireland. In
South Africa and India also the language ID
vastly extending.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-15

Maryland's new governor, Frank Brown,
spent his second day Of Office in . whirl of con-
81 regulatory visits and greetings At Annapolis
during which he applied himself to the masterv
Of his new photograph, which arrived Of an
~pportune moment, al the governors steno9-
rapher 10 in bed with nm attack Of the grip.
A. Horseberg Of Birmingham, . leading mer-
chant Of Alabama, has failed, with Liabilities of
el6O, 900 and assets Of tl25, 900.
Because Of the illness Of the czarins he on
eial New Year rsospton was omitted 6 81
peterubuxR.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-15

For the FIRST time in four years the Missis-
sippi river Is frozen over at ST. Louis. The ice
gorge begins at Carondolet, nine miles south
Of there. aud extends to the Illinois shore
River men express the fear that the river will
not be open for boats inside of thirty days. II
the present cold weather continues and the ice
should move with rush it is feared much dam
age would be done to river craft
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-15
The Press Clubs, Convention

The delegates to the International League of
Press Clubs were given a coaching trip by the
San Francisco Club yesterday. About 100 peo-
pie were driven through Golden Gate Park 70
the Cliff House, and, sfter gazing at the seals
and inspecting sutro's new bath house, they
were entertained at lunch at Mr.. Sutro's resi-
dence. After lunch the party was driven
through Preside to the Press Club rooms.
where the convention was called TO order BY
President keenan,. Last evening a public re-
ception was given, which was attended BY the
leading people Of the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-15
An Application for Divorce

Joseph Henry Poore seeks by bill filed by
Campbell Darlington freedom from the matri-
monial yoke with Norah Poore. They were
married August 81, 1889; had one child, born
January 2, 1880. and he charges that she de-
serted HIM in February, 1890. assigning as a
reason that he did not make money enough for
herself and mother. He further charges her
with adultery, naming Henry Baker of Balti-
more, and expresses the belief that he is the
father of child born to defendant in October
last