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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-02

From the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
"Absalom Carruthers said his wife. with the
accent on each syllable, for good measure, you
we're intoxicated last night" well, 1 failed
to notice it," ''Everyb body else noticed II; they
couldn't help it. You were irretrievably drunk"
Not by a iugfGL" mo, but by several Jug
iuls." you re away off, Hepsy." NOT As
Greatly of. as you were. lou tried TO open the
gate with your latclkey, and You feil over it
into the grass. ''Nonsense. '-lou calne up
the front steps on your hands ana knees. opened
the door anu inquired If Carruthers lived hero.
DO Won know Ihatl' ''Bosh :" "And YOU
stumbled on a Ozark flower IN the carpet and
nesrly wentdown." Not word OF truth IR II. y
Tried TO hang your hat on iy Oh the ws.il AID
then asked where that nail went 20" You
are totally hsliuc;Dated. why. You talked
ont OF your ears. and when the baby cried on
the bed you went to rocking its CRIB as Lard ~
YOU could, singing Bye, Oh wy Oh, Baby.
Recollect that ''Hecolloct nothing" Il eX-
pect not, ana you Cotton your knees and paited
and rubbed the back y: the hound worked IN
worsted on the rug in front Of the CRATE, aud
said "Doggle, doggien" IL tell you 1 don't
believe II. And you gave me 40 Tall and
said could get new bonnet with itand here .
that bin" something strange. That bill
LOOKS kind o natural and familiar But I
wasn't drunk" LOT course ii does look famil-
lar aud you said to my poor, dear ma. Mother,
you'ye got to stay with Us iIll spring freezes
over. :" 'les, you did, Absalom, said the
old lady. 'Ah-yes-l see; l-was-very-ssr
drunk
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-02
HE WAS COUNSEL FOR BOTH SIDES.


From the Kansas City Star.
Gen. Roscius W. Judson, relic Of the war Of
1872. died rot lorg ago in ogdonsburg. pretty
little city on the 81. Lawrence river In New
York state. The general knew everybody and
everybody knew the general. During the last
years of his life he was haunted by the ghost
OF many good whisky which he had seen and
cong .ered and the weight OF these many VIC
tories bowed his shoulders
by profession Gen. Judson was a LAWYER
The old man drew pension every quarter,
and when it WAS gone he got trusted" The
trust reached such proportions that tie
government bounty Tor two centuries would
iust abCG: wipe al out. Most Of ms creditors
rather ilEca the ola man, and, knowing that
the accounts would before long be J.uItcd out
never to DC roopened, continued to trust, hut
Nathan Boyd, Who hai a bill for 50, made lie
a burden to the general, who Was "a gentle
inan. hut always Iast "a htue short OF cash.
Nate would present that biiI and change his
luck when he was fishing oil the dock. or would
dun him when looking at the bottle IN grocery
store.
One day the general met Boyd on the street
anu before the well-soru ball could be found
said:
Nate. there's Just one way that bill can be
collected. tor I've decided not to pay AZ unless
l have TO-"
"how's that2' asked the scotchman.
do you really want TO know
Yes
"wen, you sue me. always pay a Judgment
against me-.
boyd within the hour found justice Of the
peace aad brought suit ior his g. The sum
mons Was served and the Old warrior came TO
cogc., his arms laden with u lst-coycred vol
ames. Boyd stated his case and showed his
bill
DO you acknowledge thisg' asked the jus
tice.
''Yes. sir"
Then why should not a judgment be given
against your
because have bill against Mr.. Boyd"
Boyd was surprised and declared thai lac owed
nothing.
Il have bill fo- professional services, bill
for So"
II cont owe il" said Boyd.
Didn't you ask me how 10 collect this bin
against my selfI'
les.
And didn't l tell you to sue and didn't You
follow my advice. 1 came here. si-, as yoar
lawyer TO collect that bill and charge you IS
for advice and counsel A bsrrlster, sIr. doesn
glge In opinion Tor nothing, and Judson pre-
scented "A written statement OF the account.
Inc general left the coGrt room with - in
his pocket Tor suit brought against himself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-02
BATTLE WITH cIGARErrEs.
A Story That shows How strong . Grip TIE
Habit Has-

Some cay am going TO write the coufcs-
sions OF a cigarette smoker"
The speaker, a Young man. stood before the
open fire at the Dcnison, says the indianapolis
Ac1es. He was looking At a sixtee n-year-old
boy who was inEaling cigarette by the news
stand.
Il know all about H. was a regular slave
to the habit, and the struggle had with my
self before I quit il was as terrible Ne any
drunkard ever went through 10 quit drink
ing.
Il had smoked cigarettes continually during
my so, ,homore and junior years a; college. aud
my health was suffering from it. IL is the In
halng that is he dangerous part OF the habit.
III smokers wouldn't iuhnle the cigarette IL
would be almost harmless. except for the die
gushing odor. but ninety-nine out of every one
hundred do inhale had inhaled until Il had
brought on a severe throat and lung trouble. I
knew ough; to stop. but couldn't. would
stop Tor days at a time and then 30 back 60 the
olG indulgence
lit wac The summer Of 1880 that I made NV
anal resolve 70 quit and succeeded. had
been 10 MacklEac Island and returned via
Fctoskey and steamer to Chicago I knew
that me beat would head right down the lake
Tor lineage without single stop. / also
knew thai there Was no place TO buy cigarette
on board and that ! would have n terrible
A
deliberately did not lay in the usual supply of
cigarettes.
AS the steamer backed out into the bav |
looked into tie case. There lay three cigar
eiies. 1 went up on the puot house and
Smoked one slowly; then / threw the other two
INTO the lake, and the struggle began. After
dinner j went up on top OF the pilot house
AGAIN and tried to read. But l could think Il
nothing hut NV usual postprandsal smoke. Nv
nerves got all unstrung. My throat was dry. 1
lohSed Tor those two cigarettes 1 had tossed
ihio the lake Gs a starving man longs Tor food.
started down to soe II there was any ono
from whom could borrow But l gave that
up and sat down again on my lofty post | had
am idea that 1t would be better TO keep IN the
bflsk lake breeze all L could. suffered fear-
iuly MI the afternoon. l regretted a hundred
times my folly IN not lay ing in nv usual sup
ily. Toward evening l felt better, but could
eat no supper, merely drinking a great GUAM
uiy OF almost unGilutcd coffee. That night 1
tossed in my berth till dawn. The second day
my sufierings were not 30 severe. but they were
bad enough. / slept most OF the afternoon, and
We reached Chicago ate
II WAS afraid TO trust myself about a hotel
Office, SO went right 70 a theater aud then 10
bed The next day felt much better. and, eA-
ceIt Immediately after my dinner, had little do
sire to smoke.
"a have not touched cigarette since. The
odor OF them now is unbcarable 20 me. When
look back upon what 1 went through I ;hink
II can truthfuily be said that no habit is more
dangerous anu hard 10 leave Of than the smok-
ing o; cigarettes"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-02
A Voice From the Organ Lot

from tne Cnlcago Herald.
In west side church sedate young man
plays the organ. The preachers son for a
weekly quarter pumps the organ every Sun
day. Tho organist has always been looked
upon as an ornament to society. Mothers fire.
quently said to their sons: Look at Mr.
Soanso; what . nice young man he it, He
doesn't DRINK and come homo late and swear
and gamble aud--and-"
And now the sedate organist 10 away below
par as an ornament and example Of Christian
virtue. II was all on account of the minister 6
son. Like all ministers sons this boy reads
dime novels II Il wasn't for ministers sons
dime novel publishers wouldn't make their ink
bills. The boy was up in the organ loft read
ing the adventures Of ''Deadwood Dick,
which 10 q dime classic Of western life. The
preacher arose Mt the close Of the services
and said: I'VE will dispense with the closing
hymn and sing the doxology, after
which the congregation will be dismissed
with . bencdiction." The audience Hut
tered, and then was silent The organist
planted his feet on the pedals and prepared to
roaring through the house of Worship. The
ministers boy was out in Deadwood and the
eastern detective had TIE drop on the hand
some road agent.
..Deadwood Dick. you are In my power, said
the boy. And no sound came from the organ.
Then Q voice broke the silence. II was the
voice Of the sedate organist. Il said: sYor
dad-binged little money, pump or III kick the
dod-rotten bead offen your neckrt
which h Why the bear movement was started
against the organist's standing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-02
Why Two Men Quit Gambling.

From the Detroit Tribune.
81 was reading in the Tribute this morning. ="
said a gentleman at the Hotel Cadillac, about
the heavy gambling operations carried on ut
the western hotels I'll tell you q true story
about ono Of these games if you do not use nv
name. Not that care 80 much, but on account
of the firm am now with. Twas in business
in Kansas City, and had q splendid Young fei-
low for partner. He would play poker and
try to beat the houses l often warned him of
the danger of this, but he persisted 1t was
near Christmas time, and one morning he came
into the store and said Last nigh. los. syll
at poker. l still owe $500 to the game. and
have today to make it good. am going to raise
the money somewhere, and want you to 60 and
pay it for me. az l am never going to enter o
gambling room again
= II felt sorry for the young man. and after
dinner he handed me $500, and wen. up to
pay ii. When entered tho room big laugh
went mp, and the men, all my personal friends.
and the wealthiest in the city, began to guy me
about my partner. Jack Haverly was there
and said that the young man had sent his old
partner up to beat tho game. Now. in years
gone by had played q pretty still game of
poker myself, and it nettled me, though had
not played game in years. So, instead Of pay
ing the $500 over to tie banker bought $500
worth OF chips and began to play. Luck was
with me from tho first, and in about an hour l
had cancelled the $500 my partner owed and
was ahead Of the game. played another hour
and cashed in $500, having won back my
partners Losses of tho preceding night aad
d. 100 to tho good. carried back Q receipt
for, $500 to him and said nothing.
ION Christmas day turned over to him q
chsck for $500 and had in my own name 81 100
in the bank. I never told him how got the
money, but neither of US has ever touched a
card since. Winning $4,000 in two hours ID
about a. much disgrace to . man o. losing that
| amount. The gang often invited me to play
after that, but would mover tempt fortune {
second time"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-02
Making the Pcerage the Beerage.

From the Pail Mall Gazette.
"Our old nobility" as most people ore aware
by this time. is a superstition. At least half
Of the hereditary pecrages hare been created
within the last sixty years. and not one-forrth
were in existence $50 years ago. The peeragc
consists, for the most part. of clever lawyers,
who, as Burke said, are only birds of passage in
the lower house, successful commanders, un-
successful party backs, munifcent party back
ers and wealthy brewers. These ore lou, old
nobility" and We entirely fail to sec why auy.
body should object to their buying themselves
into ''our old properties" Indeed, the Change
is so obviously an economic advantage that Nc
cannot oven share Sir Horace Davey's profes.
sional disgust at the Jews who foster aristo-
cratic extravagance. After AL they are only
assisting the natural process whereby the peer.
age . becoming the beerage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-02

The forthcoming History Of the Mexican War
by the late General Wilcox. edited by his neice.
will prove to be publication of local as we'll
as general interest. 1t is the only history OF
the Mexican war written since the civil war, and
one of its prominent features is tracing, down
to GIGS, the careers of the young officers who.
serving CALAMITY in Mexico. became distin-
gushed commanders on one side or the other
in the late struggle between the states. The
volume will be handsomely illustrated, and
abounds in personal notices and interesting
incidents, and altogether constitutes a work
that will merit place in both public and pri.
vate collections.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-02
Not Angry, hut ThsnkfuL

From the New York Weekly
Materfamiiias Oil p.m.) "whas's the mat
ter? You look distressed"
PaterfamiliAs- II thought IL abou. time 70
give that young fellow in the parlor . vigorous
hint that it was nearing midnight, so ! walked
right into the room, aud, giving both him and
our daughters severe look. I dsliberassly
turned ont the gas
mercy. Didnt he get sngry2"
mo: he said Thank YOU"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-02
Went Hunting Out West.
(, Where have you ss,a

From Puck.
Kirby stone-"HeIlo, Where have you ss,a
SO long?"
Deb. Broke-'.Out west"
"what doing9'
Hunting"
"ElkY'
mo. ! invested some money in Dugout
City bonds and I've been hunting for Dugous
City"
Find it?'
NO"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-02
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

BATTLES OF SARATOGA, 1I17. THE SARA
TOGA MONUMENT ASSOCIATION, ls5c-
1891. Illustrated. BY Mrs. ELLEN HARDIN
wALwoRTH. Albany: joel MunselI's Sons.
JINRIKISHA DAYS IN JAPAN By ELIZA
RUHAMAH SCIDNoEE. Illustrated. New York:
Harper y Brothers.
WHO. WIEN: AND WHAT? Famous Men and
Events OF Six Centuries l250-Is5o. New York:
A. Lowell * Co.
SAVELTS EXPIAT1ON. A Russian Story. By
Henry GREyILLE. Philadelphia: 4. g. Peter.
son 4 Brothers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-02

Its disgusting." said Mrs. Waldo Bsaese-
hin The makers OF children's blocks never
think Of putting Greek letters on them. and
there's my poor little Emerson simply dying
Of ennui for the want of q good fairy tale In
words Of moderately sxtennvs synablhcatteA"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-02
Another Colonel.

From the Kansas City Times
And now the question has been raised, must
the author Of The Light Of Asia" be addressed
a. Sir Edwin Arnold, Sir Arnold or Sir Edwin
Wouldn't il be good idea to drop all nonsense,
conform to the simple dignity Of Missouri and
salute him a. Col Arpold2
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-02


Then, that all might hear the virtues Of
their townsmen exto!led. the meeting place
was changed to PARROTS woods, near Rock
Geek, where Oak Hill now stands. and at the
Union Hotel. opposite the church. tie mourn
ers ieii al line end marched to the music of a
:a.Eeral dirgc- Iour clergvmen of different
denominations. Mr.. Geo. Lingan, the general Q
sol, the wounded veteran, Major Nusgraye
who had survived the massacre, Mr. Hanson
and the deceased relatives were prominent in
the solemn procession. In the center of The
throng. drawn by four horses CLAD in mourn
ing, was the empty hearse, while four veneer. bic
Laourners walked beside IL with dowucast eyeS
Close behind 1t and led by groom came the
generals horse During its march minute,
guns were fired from the first ship ever bull.
III Georgetown, which was this day decorated
with son,ber Gags and named the General
Lingan- solemn stiffness hung over the place
and everywhere was noticed closed and barred
shops. Many OF them were ,lrapcd.
As the procession reached the ground the
| troops opened to receive 1t. Gray headed men
who had long since bid adieu to the hustle OF
| public life. tho appearance Of the MILITARY, OF
| the aged revolutionary heroes who had come
| from all quarters tc pay their last sad re-
| spec:3 to dead brother. OF tho weeping
| family and OF those covered with hurtful
wounds accustomed by the fury Of the Baltimore
, mob, all lent an Understandable effect to the &C.
/ casion. The platform from which the cuiogy
was TO be spoken was occupied by the ten,
under which 80 often Lad sat the great Wash
ington; around il wHs placed the veteran band
Of the revelation. Msjor MusS.sve paic and
and Major Stoddard stood on either side Of
Lin.
ME- cUsTls' EuIooY.
! The ceremonies commenced with prayer By
the Rev. DIR. Addison and concluded with
snp-onriato rsms rka bv the Rev Dr P.lch Il
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-02

The ceremonies commenced with prayer BY
the Rev. DIR. Addison and concluded with
appropriate remarks b. the Rev. DR.. Balch. II
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-25

accounts ale correct p Mr.. ROSE re-
piled that he had not examined them
and knew nothing about them. As he un-
derstood 1t, he was simply to be present In
court when the bills wcro passed upon.
Thereupon Judge BROWN made casual
remark to the effect that the amount
claimed by DAVENPORT was pretty large.
and then signed tho paper. DAVENPORT
was asked no questions by the Judge, and
no witnesses were produced"
Such Is tho process Of examination and
certification" upon which Mr.. FOSTER at
tempts to throw the responsibility OF the
payments he expects TO make to DAvES-
PORT as soon as DAyENPoRT's bills reach
the Treasury!
Upon such processes Mr.. FOSTER expects
to pay out altogether this year. according
to tho estimate OF his subordinate. Mr..
Louis C. FERnELL. Chief Of the Division OF
judicial Accounts under the First Con-
troller OF the Treasury Department. about
one million Of dollars.
This million OF dollars from the United
States Treasury goes TO pay the campaign
expenses of tho defeated Republican party.
Every cent of it is stolen from tho tax
payers: stolen not the less because 1t Is
stolen under the forms OF law. The con-
nivance OF President HARRISON and his
Secretary OF the Treasury with JOHN ].
DAVENPORT. II persisted in. will constitute
scandal barkening the last part OF pre-
viously respectable Administration.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-25
The Sinking Prohibitio.ists.

The official figures OF the vote cast at the
recent election are not yet at hand. and will
not be precisely known until the Board OF
State Canvassers has declared the result;
but enough are known to show that the
ProhibitlOnist vote in tho State OF New
York has. at last, stopped growing. 1t has
begun to decrease. In 1872 1t was 2O1 In the
State: in 1876 1t was 1859; In 1880. with no
canvass prosecuted on behalf OF the NOM
inces. 1t was 1.5l7: in 1884 1t was 25OOl in
1888 it was 3O23l. Al the sumo ratio Of in
crease, and with no diminution OF earnest
efforts this year, Gen. BIDwELL of
the glorious climate of California. rum
ming a. the successor OF Prohibitlonists
JAMES BLACK. GREEN CLAY SMITH. NEAL
Dow. Ex-Governor ST JOHN, and Con. FISK.
should have pOlled $4,000 votes or there
abouts. lie appears to have fallen to about
$4,000. Although New York Is increasing
In voting population. our cold water friends,
unlike the Socialists. have begun to drop
behind in the procession.
When political party ceases to grow Its
disintegration Is usually at hand and this
statement Is probably true OF the Prohibi-
ZIONIST party. for all that the official re-
turns reveal to the contrary.
The Prohibltionlst party declared In It's
Cincinnati National Convention In June
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-25

S",I'tnrN FuSTtR'S reply 10 Mr.. FITCH
an!u MS ,on statement that DAvENroRr'S
Hills mast hs paid and will 10 paid un-
In" q "a ,iralion Of II Judge OF the United
.ta,"s court. as required by the Federal
statutes ilLuer which DAvEN roRT operates.
Inc law NJ to tn" rrrtiilcation Of the Fed
erai Chief Supervisors bills Is found in see
tior 2Gil 1t provides that Chief
Suc'N sur's accounts shall he verified.
examined ani certified" as in the cnse Of a"-
count OF United States Commissioners, ex-
cept that the examination or ccrtlfication
may be- made "by either the Circuit or Dis
trict Judge" The process for Commission
ers' accounts Is defined in section $40. They
"shall be examined and certified" by the
United States Judge before hey are pre-
sented to the accounting officers OF the
Treasury Department for settlement" An
amendment Of the law requires that proof
of the correct ness OF such accounts shall be
made In open court. in the presence OF the
District Attorney or his sworn assistant"
Now, observe what the process OF exam
ination and certiflcatioA amounts to in
practice. Mr.. ADRIAN j. ROSE. who was
Assistant United States District Attorney
In 1899. testified before the FITCH commit
tee that in that year he was sent to repre-
sent the District Attorneys Office before
Judge ADDISON BROWN when JOHN !. DAY.
ESPORT went into court to get his accounts
examius,! and certified" Judge BnowN
said 10 MI. ROSE: II suppose these
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-25

Their Prompt and Comprehensive Action
Where "a Flreb Is Suspected.


Where II Fire bug Is Suspected.
Some weeks since a merchant occupying q
store on Broadway not far from the Metropol-
itan Hotel applied to big fire Insurance COM
pany to have his policy renewed. Tho next
day nm agent OF the com pany called and said:
81 am very sorry. but We cant insure you
again"
"Why not 2" asked the nj erchant In astonlsh-
mont.
because we havo discovered that q new
tenant in this building Is on our black list.
He has been burned out number Of time %
and has had q fire in every place he has been
in during the past ten years. We can't take
any risk on any part OF this building or any Of
its neighbors."
Good heavens" said the merchant. what
am going to do?"
II give it up" said tho agent; but my ad-
vice to you is to try TO get him out. don't ses
what "se, you can do unless you move out
The merchant went around among his
neighbors. and found many others who were
pnnies had notified them that they would
haveto increase the rates. and would bs un-
able TO renew their policies after they ran out,
were included in the notices. The merchants
got together niter that. and by n united protes.
to III" landlord ar OF the 96n1Xioas tenant and
duccd him to move for a consideration. The
merchants learned for the first time then that
the ire insurance companies keep u sharp
watch on suspicious persons and follow their
movements wherever they 60. so that they VII
hc able TO know Whenever such condition oc.
ours rs the foregoing ono recited.
some time h92 some merchants on another
block were similarly excited by learnin. that
their rates Of Insurance had been greatly in.
creased through tho moving into tho block OF
u manufacturer whose business was of an ex.
tra hazardous nature. Another case was that
OF omanulacturer Of fancy goods who intro.
his establishment. This required his keeping
ON the premisss intlnmmNbls materials such
result the rates on the whole block were al
most doubled. In this case ns in the former.
the innocent victims had no redress.