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AL HFsi.tN sfs thlI AM ISL 20
DIRECTORS.
Britton, 4. T.
Bel, e.. j.
Blount, HenryF
Do YOU want 10 invsst Bro@ns. J. Mills
Do YOC want a. st Eur1ett. &. g
ssfelF and udi ipus- Bsveridys. NJ W.
lyf Do you want to Coates, william VI.
make your money esrni Duncanson. Chas @.
more money ard yet be DOTnaD, Robert
secu e. Donovan, Daniel
The Real Estate First Emery. Matthew g..
MORTGAGE Notes II this Fitch, James z
Company 'oudnr be Garnet. Henry Wise
Ihese He.rell. john e.
notes yield income Hutchinson. John N.
to their purchasers of o. Jeaks. John S.
per cent per annum. kasson. John A.
They secured by Louchheim, Henry 8.
first mortgages valu-i Milne. CalsbJ
able proTe ty within Mclean. John r.
the city limits Noyes CrosbyS
Payne, James @.
BANKING HOUSE. Parker, NJ NJ
LOS G. st. n W. Porter, Charles
WAREHOUSE. Thomson. W. s.
11i0 18th ST. NV. Thomas. A. A.
warder, BENJAMIN II.
Willard, Henry A.
Wright. Joseph
OFFICERS
" WHEIPLEY First Vice Pres and Treas
GEO. r AMOSS..-... Second Vice Pres. and Sec
John RID0Tn Attorney and Trust Oficer
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THE EVENING STAR

PUBLISHED DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY.
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ihe Evening Star Newspaper Company.
:. II. KAUFMAN. Pres.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

CI IEC1AL NOIlCEc-
sPII:TTUALIsM-TRA sI'EAKlNG. isYCnO-
Wo1bs s p, s r. TI,ef Dn fyY 1Hi "FI Il at g.
DAY EVENING. by Mrs katy bowlsnl. IL
THE FINANCIAL CRISIS TIs CAUSES AND
Kemedy Dr.. Charles Alien viii sp.ik on he
on WEDNESDAY NIGHT at o'soes. The PUB
lie are invited. anl5-2t'
wO,iAN CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION.
headquarters 1878 II 81. n-w--lrayer services
TOMORROW Wednesday,. PIN. All friends
invited. 1t
AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHERS AND TOURISTS
Or any one else making a collection of
FLEXIBLE IH iaHtSffGp iPHof0GRApM" II" A1.hTM IPr our a
long felt want. and the price is very rca-
sOnable.
Call and IT. well as our large
and varied stock Of all kinds of station
prices.
EAsrON & RrPP. Popular S,atsoners.
421 nth ST. Gust above the avenue.) aul5
THE DROUGHT
THE DROUGHT
can be readily overcome so far
as your own yard and pavement is
concerned by frequent and pro
tuse application Of the watering
We sell You q feet Of Garden
Hose complete. with patent nozzle.
r Better watering hose for little
To quickly dispose Of the balance
or our 2-hurner Gas Cooking Stoves
We have dropped the price to $1.60
Balance Of s-qt. Ice Cream Frees-
BaRRER RaRRER { R9ss R9s cor cor. I,s 1ss and and s..
FILL FILL FOUR ToTE cEHIaRs; cEItsRs;
u ls worthy the seat of
Ter to o15 hish a srsde .:oId 20 II Her.
nitass', BED Wine Has a delicate
worst dyspsHue Case 3Ss'1.' q Z quar-. Sos,.
IH;KIIoN WINE 90. U0''-'''''''s w.
ol4 l4.h st. NV Iau15l Telephons. soe
MOSES WONDERFUL CLEARING SALE Is
drawing crowds of buyers. 1lth and SITS. 1t
THING Is THE RAGE
What prettier than tile
wainseoting. wa E.ssh tile hearth or =
We put in all kinds of tile
work at prices that cannot fail
TO suit you.
NJ. ROCHE. MANTELs. TILES AND CRATES.
716 18TH ST. y. W.
New quarters. opposite Builders Exchange.
UNITED STATES
soi DfEING AND CLEANING WORKS.
6oS llth ST. NV, opp Boston House.
Worn Clothing Cleaned and Dyed to Look New.a15
WASHINGTON. JULY is, Is93.-THE FIRM OF
Taylor Bros 931 ST. NV, has this day been
ns from the r Sn TSHssn hsns, w. S1 Tayo u rst1
ued by G. X. Taylor who assumes all assets and
liabilities of the late n-m. W. r. TAYLOR
tSeaD. c. r.. TAYLOR tSeaD. Its
FOR SALE-A CERTIFIED CHECK FOR s317 on
the Washington Loan and Trust Company. l..
WALTER WEED CO.. 500 11th st. NV. 1t
MOSES WONDERFUL CLEARING SALE Is
drawing crowds OF buyers 11th and SITS. 1t
The weather is likely slightly warm er tomorrow
CIf you read it in ad. it's so.
TIMES ARE Rad.
TIMES ARE BAD.
TIMES ARE BAD.
We took In the situation at
and began to
ye will continue to cut
we believe values of all
kinds will drop stin lower.
Mold:ng, 4Oc. per 100 feet; 6Oc.
elsev,ere.
LIBBEY, BFTTINGER & MILLER
Lumber. Mil Work and Builders Hardware"
Cor. 9Th and y. Y. ave. NV. auI5
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g. T. KEEN.
MERCHANT TAILOR.
1872 ST. NV.
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BARRER & Ross. cor. 11th and @ sts
BARBER & ROSS, 11th and @ sts aulS
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II is not at the
Eisnlere Hotel. Why
there 14O6-f2 ii
St. 14th-
IHF ROCHpAIE COOPERATIVE SOCIETY OF
THE DIS rTSICT OF COLU MBIA has made n ad-
yantaceous contract for Coal. Wood and Coke Or
d-rs may be left At the ofice OF the society. s1i
81 NV. L s. EMERY.
aul2-.}t Secretary
CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY
LAYING CORNER STONE T. s. CAPITOL.
For equipments of Hats-Nasons. Odd Fellows
and al other organizations 20 TO BRODT'-. 4l9
llth at Renairing done at short notice. Fall
styles now ready. au12-1m
WASHINGTON GROVE CAMP MEETING WILL
be<in TUESD Az. the I tn, md close ERID AY, the
18th instant. Rev. Ri~hard Norris in chsrxa. Come
and spend rortiOn Of this time at least this beau
ttful grove and engage IN .he dstyhtful and prota
BILE services. Hot-t mi boarding house scconmo-
dstion-. -ood anil reasonable prices. Metropolitan
Branch trains. tventysix daily. sto, st the Grove
Fare. ~ Gems rourd trip. good TO return any time
during o. three days after camp. Mr., Norris will
preach the opening sermon Tuesday. g D. m. Fp-
worth League day, Wednesday. Auxust i6. special
meetings AZ ami p.m Interesting program
rood speakers. Tick Is fOr wednesday only, 50cents
rouni trfr- -oo1 on any train Special through
train at 80 =. to return 1T 1925.
c. HUGH 8. Secy. tsi2ot1 A. T. TRACY. Pre-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-11

The DAYS are gone when the inmates OF
a house In aristocratic portions OF Ne"
York could tell by the knock at the door
whether a member of the family or
visitor was awaiting admittahce. Also
they knew then what member was there'
or the social standing OF the Visltor VINO
was outside. Except on very few doors
in the older quarters of the CITY, the an
Gent knocker has passed away, as too
noisy to keep pace with the advanced
refinement of the age. and the Jangling
bell has taken its place. on the Dell
Jacks hand Is as heavy as his master s.
for there Is no distinction between rings
The servant, fancying that the butchers
boy has come with the meat, may open
the door leisurely to find that the Presi-
dent of the United States has called upon
he: master The bell may be a delicate
electrical contriVance, with button TO be
pressed of an engraved knob at the end
of a wire to be pulled. or any other de-
vice, but all anybody, be he high or low,
can do with 1t is to ring IT.
This, viewed from a democratic point
of view, is perhaps as 1t should be, and
yet there are old ladies and gentlemen in
New York who sigh for the knocker OF
old. when they could say with the utmost
confidence That's fathers knock or
Mothers at the door" and every one
living in the house was recognized by
knock that was distinctly his or her own.
These were all double knocks, some OF
them modest and some, especially those
Of the younger members of the household,
perhaps little JpretentiOus. When
strange double" knock was heard at
the door 1t was evident that visitor was
there, and the family might make hasty
preparations for the reception of COM
pany. When a single knock sounded
only a tradesman. or a peddler. or. pos
SHY. even a beggar. was there, so, OF
course, the servants need not hurry. But
when a rapid. peremptory 'Rap-rapH
sounded everybody was anxious to run
TO the door. for that was the letter-car-
rier or the postman as he was then
called
A few small knockers still linger in
Varick and Nandam streets and similar
localities. but nobody seems TO use them.
The bell may show advanced civilization.
but there are people who miss the knock
er-NeW York Sun.
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A Christmas Killing.

A Young married man living on fash
ionable street who wanted TO make him
self of some use in domestic affairs
bought a turkey for the family Christmas
dinner and undertook to chop off its head
As the weather was cold. instead or Kill
ing the turkey out Of doors he took 1t
into the kitchen and with block and
Ratchet herolcally decapitated II. The
whole household had been summoned 10
witness his skill as an eXecutioner. NO
sooner was its head off than the decapi-
tated turkey gave chase TO members or
the family.
out OF the kitchen into the dining room,
and up on the table, and into the sitting
room. and into the parlor. and on 10 the
furniture, and against the curtains, ana
out into the hall. where in an exhaustlng
effort to climb the front stairs. II yielded
to the inevitable, turned over on its back,
gave a few last protesting kicks and died.
But there wasn't drop of blood left In
that birds body. 1t had bled copiously,
and had literally painted the lower part
of the house and a good portion Of the
furniture and the carpets and the curtains
and the wall paper a genuine turkey red.
That young married man has long life
before him and a lovable wife TO share II
with him. but she has now this terror
hanging over him:
John" she said, IF ever you again do
such thing as to cut off the head OF
live turkey in the house-Ill look for
more sensible man when l marry
again. New York Sun.
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ebb and the time to sell when they reach
ed the flood tide. A tidy chunk OF Wis
dom this advice The trouble was, how
ever, that few Of the Commodore's dis
ciples had the faintest idea when the
food tide had set in. Their gold went
where jim Fisk said the woodbine
twlneth. So with the gambler. 1t is sell
dom that he dvines when the food tide
Of luck fas been attained, and the smiles
Of the siren Fortune lure him on TO re-
newed effort. Fascinated by her charms.
he continues the mad courtship. till sud
denly. with a hooking laugh, she leaves
him. The tide has receded and he Is
left stranded on the bank
Yes, | may safely say that not one
gambler in a thousand reaches the har-
Dor of success in life's voyage.
This is not an alluring picture I have
drawn, and many of the rising genera
ton who are on gambling bent will not
like it.
But, as there is a silver lining to every
cloud, so there are bright spots In the
life OF every gambler, and these l will
endeavor to bring out. First, however,
let me define the meaning of that much
abused word gambler"
There are a class Of men who hang
around the race track, hover about pub
lie places and appear to have no occupa-
ton or aim in life save TO lie In walt for
"angels" and pluck stake" wherever
they can find it. These fellows are not
gamblers, although they try to make you
believe they are They are pikers. who
look upon the world as their oyster and
open it whenever opportunity offers.
Heaven save the mark! When 1 hear
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ing masses away and really feel honored
that | am one of the guild. Such men,
indeed. are AL Smith and John Daily. of
New York: Eli Marks, Of Louisville, Ky;
General Mike Meehan and Jimmy Col
vile, of Boston; John Condor and Mike
Mallory of Chicago; John Sullivan, of
Minneapolis; Colonel Pat Duffy and Budd
Renaud, of New Orleans; Tom Null
queen and Bat Masterson, of Denver;
James Carroll and Charley Dexter. of
San Francisco. They are gamblers in
the best sense of the word. OF these Al
Smith, John Daily and Eli Marks are the
greatest. This Is trinity OF gems. In
comparison with the general run OF man.
kind they are as white stones to tray
of off-colored diamonds filled with flaws.
Each has a heart whose pulsation beats
In sympathy with his felow-man. These
three men do more good than any three
Christians, be they preachers or lay
men, in this big universe. Each supports
a small army OF men who have en-
countered the keen blasts of adversely.
These dozen men / have mentioned
are the representative gamblers of Anne
RIGA and a credit to their profession.
With the exception OF John Daily all
of these men have fallen over tie finan-
cial precipice with the past decade. only
to rise higher again.
Indeed, every gambler I know of has
been broke at some period OF his career.
IL Is fortunate for all OF US that there
Is no law against debt In this grand Re-
public II man could be imprisoned ,or
money he owes / would have been given
life sentences. many time ere this.
Let US take a peep at some OF the men
who have emerged from financial grave
yards. SO to speak. ,sr ~
~ Smith y now worth $4,000, Thrsa
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than whom no manlier man, truer friend
or gamer sport ever breathed, once upon
a time bucked the tiger with varying sue
cess. He has won and lost fortunes. His
greatest feat was 10 tackle John Nor
rissey at his Broadway game. some
twenty years ago for thirty hours sit
ting He lost 900 and retired. beaten,
but not dismayed. He returned for an
other bout with the tiger the following
day. Fatty dropped $4,000 more and then
left Morrissey's tiger for the more con-
genial one in the Tammany Wigwam.
Politics has ever since engrossed his at
tention.
have endeavored thus far to depict
with perfect fairness the ups and downs
OF gamblers life; to reveal its lights and
shadows. / will now digress for a mo-
ment and attempt 10 show the mental
and physical makeup Of a gambler, to
portray the qualities which 20 TO make
success. A gambler. like a poet, is born.
not made. The instinct OF gambling is
inbred. 1t is never a product OF cultiva-
ton. Nature so ordains IL that the gam
bier shall be a man OF bold. venture
some spirit, iron nerve and perfect
health. Without the first two OF these
qualities no one can be successful In
games OF chance, and even the last
named is a NEST desirable blessing. Men
devoid of these qualities soon feel the
wear and tear OF play, the tremendous
stress upon the nerves and the fever en-
gendered by the excitement OF the game.
In a short time they become unstrung.
and they lose that calm equipoise so ne
cessary to success. II they continue to
follow the bent OF their inclinations they
are sure to go broke. physically and men,
tally as well as financially. Nature will
no. stand the draft drawn upon her. Now.
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by local applications. as they cannot
reach the diseased portion Of the ear.
There is only one way 10 cure Deafness
and that is by constitutional remedies
Deafness is caused by an inhamed con-
dition of the mucous lining OF The Gus
tachian tube. When this tube gets in
famed you have rumhling sound or
imperfect hearing, and when IL is en-
tirely closed deafness is the result. and
unless the Inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to its normal con-
dition hearing viii be destroyed forever
Nine cases out OF ten are caused by ca
,arrh, which is nothing but an infamed
condition Of the mucous surfaces.
We will give one hundred dollars for
anv case of deafness Caused by catarrh,
that we cannot cure by taking Halls
Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars. free
L. ]. Cheney & Co., Toledo. o.
Sold by druggists. 75c.
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Of ammunition and returning with slaves
and ivory obtained BY theft and murder.

OF ammunition and returning Win sh'es
and ivory obtained by theft and murder.
The ivory eventually reaches Zanzinar,
en- the east coast. When goodly pile has
been collected Mt one OF the stronghoids
n caravan OF slave gangs carries II 10 the
Indian Ocean. Every tusk. already foully
purchased by innocent lives, demands stu
more sacrifice before the delicate substance
daIntily carved, graces seine fair ones bou-
doir, where. amid its refined surroundings
its bloody history is buried.
II has been frequently said by travellers
who have followed the trail OF the SLAYER
that. so Uttered is the way with grlnnihs
skull and whitencd skeleton. that should you
lose your bearings these grim relics would
guide you 10 the coast.
Al Stanlcy's Falls In 1880 Tippu Tip had
20 600 pounds Of livery which had been col
lccted" by his numerous bands In about ten
months To carry this TO the coast LOU
men would be required. Tho Arabs them
selves admit that two-thirds who start with
such n caravan never reach their DESTINATION.
Weakened already by hunger and Ill treat
ment, many succumb to the hardships OF
the two thousand mile Journey; men and
women staggcr along till they fall from sheer
exhaustion. Many OF the women have babies
besides their load OF ivory. and IL they show
Signs OF tagging behind the child Is snatched
from them and left TO perish on the way
side SO that the precious tusk may sun DC
borne along. Often slave, showing SIGNS
OF breaking down. Is killed by a savage blow
on the neck with a club. His BODY Is theh
cut away from the slave fork, new man
takes his load. and tho caravan continues
its journey.
II is a wonder that any Of these carriers
reach their destination. Given enough food
only to keep life pickering in their enact
ated bodies. covered with fostering sores
from the chatting fork and chain. goaded
by the cruel lash from morning till night
they are driven along the trail suHerlng
all the indignities and prosecutions which
the devilish minds Of their vicious masters
can invent and carry out.
An explorers who have penetrated Central
Africa have found everywhere the same
pitiful conditions.
The occupation Of Central Africa by the
European powers must inevitably hasten the
solution Of the giant problem. How TO sup
nress slavery" The Germans British,
French. Congo Free State and Portuguese
have portoned out among themselves the
whole OF Equatorial Africa. Previous to this
occupation 1t was the actual duty OF no
government 10 interfere in Central African
politics: there was merely the utter helpless
ness CT the poor downtrodden creatures TO
appeal 10 the philanthropic spirit OF the
civilized world.
Rut now that the European nations have
planted their flags throughout the land, they
are bound to make them respected by pro-
tecting the native tribes from the lawless
hands OF Arabs who are constantly persecut-
ing them.
The Arab SLAYER powerfully equipped In
Central Africa will contest any interference
by the white man: he will not desist from
his fiendish occupation till compelled oy
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hey also possess another quality. which

They also possess another quality. which
In gambler j contend fs necessary 10
success. That Is nobility OF nature,
which Is incapable OF meanness OF any
kind. do not apply this rule 90 civil
ians generally. because we all know that
In ordinary walks OF life a man can win
fame (of "A kind or accumulate wealth
by deceiving his fellow-man. gambler
cannot do IL. His fellow-gamblers are
sharper than most people and soon find
him out. Fortune cannot always be kind
to him. and II he once gets down he can
never rise again.
Now, with gamblers, ! believe that
their good and bad actions come back
to them like echoes. As an Illustration.
l will point 10 the case OF Tom Null
queen. which 1 have cited above. Tom
Is noble soul and has done many a
generous deed. When utterly crippled
financially he meets a man he had be-
fHended and receives back the 500 he
had loaned. With that 500 he won
vi 600. That is the law Of concentration
Another case in point. Frank Herman
was, twenty years ago. one OF the greatest
gamblers who came from the West 10 New
York. He was also one OF the meanest
sDortSmen who ever lived He was the
exception which all rules call for He
opened up bank at 1866 Broadway and
thrived. One night his partner (who had
only 10 per cent. OF the camel came 10
him In great distress and begged for 80
with which 10 buy medicine for his wife
who was dying. Tiernan's heart was fun
OF flint and he refused. That night the
partners wife died for lack OF life-glving
medicine. and Herman lost his 5000 bank
roll. He was then worth $4,000. A few
years later he lost his fortune I'm Chicago.
He came to his former partner, Kirk
Gum, for relief. He had been as mean
to Gum as he had 10 his New York part
ner, and Kirk refused He told his tale
OF woe TO me. ] congratulated him upon
one thing. He had never made a bad
debt or good friend. Next day he COM
mitted suicide
| have depicted, as far as I have been
able, the various phases OF gamblers
life. Permit me. I'm conclusion. 10 epito-
miZe the sum total OF my observations
1t may do some good to the rising gem
Grafton. Gambling IL not a profitable
field to venture I'm. Even the most sue
cessful gamblers have reaped but poor
harvest for the years OF trials and tribu-
lations they have passed through before
they reach the goal OF prosperity. The
same amount OF mental assidulty and
physical industry applied 20 any other
calling would have brought In ten-fold
greater returns.
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IN DARKEST AFRICA.
,DBVAsIlTINg COURSE OF THE
ARAB SLAVE HUNTER.
Oniy ~ Force Of Arms Can the Brutal
TraAAs be Suppressed and Civiiiss-
ton Made Possible.

NHitAbls armies OF Zanxibaris and Mango
mas, cfncercd by Arabs. are constantly en-
Ksscd In the capture OF the natives and the
robbery Of their ivory.
The village, Of the interior, dreading al
ways Q visit from some horde of raiders.
hide away their elephant tusks In the jun
giles and the swamps.
The Arabs make no pretence TO legitimate
commerce: with their superior weapons
and overwhelming numbers they can. with
OUT difficulty, overcome the poorly armed
natives Actually the slave traffic IL SUB
servient 10 the acquisition Of ivory. for the
Arabs capture the natives and then ransom
them for ivory.
The slsvers have several strongholds In
Central Africa. the principal OF them being
Tabora, Karema, Kasongo, Nyangwe UJji