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round n5Tes. In each OF them a bamboo
pipe is inserted, and through these the gas
is led under the evaporation pans. The
pipes ramify, and on each end tapering
mouthpiece, terminating in a small aper-
ture, is attached. The gas is then used for
evaporating the brine.
The enterprising spirit which induced
the Chinese to examine the ground at so
great depth is said to have had its origin
in the drying up of brine pit. The
proprietor was in hopes of meeting brine
at a greater depth but found instead the
gas. When the country was infested with
rebels during the TAPPING rebellion, they
moved the cap from one of the gas pits and
set fire to it. Since that time a long col
umn of fire rose from that pit.-W. H.
Fielding in Casters Magazine.
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Cherubini, the great musician, was such
a slave to order and punctuality that he
would never have permitted an infrac-
ton of any rule he had once adopted
AS an extreme example, when on his
deathbed clean handkerchief was brought
him, to wipe the cold sweat that bathed
his forehead. He unfolded it, looked Mt one
of the corners and said family: "This is
No. 6, the one had last was No. 4; hand
me No. "--Exchange.
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Her dream was doubtless
pleasant one, pleasing visions cause
pleasantidreams, and he looks hand
some enough to please the most
fastidious. He must have paid a
visit to G. b. Sibley's store and
purchased of him a complete outfit
consisting of Suit, Overcoat, Hat,
Gloves, Underwear, Half Hose, Sus-
penders, Dress Shirt, Collars, Cuffs,
Necktie, Etc, for Sibley's is the
place for such kind of goods. Fol
low his example, and when you
pass by your sweetheart's if there
isn't light in the window, there
will be something else that will
glance at your attire with approval.
You'll attract admiring glances
from all windows if you step into
my store and acquip yourself with
the necessary wearing apparel.
You will find them in the best fab
RIGS, for all occasions. | guarantee
all goods as represented when sold.
They are as complete in styles,
qualities and prices as December
31st is of the year.
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Sunlight In Dark Corners.

A New Yorker has patented scheme to
throw sunlight into dark rooms, cellars
and other apartments where the light of
day never reaches. The apparatus first
condenses the beams of light, then carries
them to the desired locality and diffuses
them by peculiar arrangement of mirrors
operated by clockwork. York Press.
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Present, John V. Carney, judge.
ESTATE OF CH41NCY L. SHAW.

viii Presented
STATE OF VERMONT,
Dist. of Bennington. S.
In Probate Court, held at Bennington, within
and for said district, on the s9nd day of Decem.
ber A. D. 1893.
Present. John v. Carney, Judge.
An instrument purpOrting TO be the last will
and testament Of Chauucy J.. Shaw, late of Ben.
nington, in said district. deceased,
being presented by Edward Bradford.
one of the executors therein named
for probate, IL is ordered by said
Court that all persons concerned therein be mott.
fed to appear at a SESSION thereof to be held al
the Probate Office in Bennington, in said district,
on the 9th day of Jan. A. d 1894 at 2 O'clock In
the afternoon, and show cause, if any they have.
against the probate of said will; for which pur-
pose il is further ordered that this order be pub
lished three weeks SUCCESSFULLY IN the Benning-
ton BANNER, newspaper printed at bennington,
In this state, previous to said time OF hearing.
By the Court,
~ Attest JOHN V. CARNEY, Judge.
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HuyIer'S Candies.
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FAMILY GROCERIES F.!
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Bennington Centre.
Bennington Centre
EsTATE OF HARRIET SHAW.


viii Presented,
STATE OF VERMONT,
District of bennington, 81
In Probate Court. held at Probate Office in Ben
nington, in said District, on the 22nd dav ot
December A. D. 1898. "
Present, John V. Carney, judge.
An instrument purporting to be the last will
and testament of Harriet Shaw, late o.
BenningtOn,ln said district deceased. being pre
sented by VIM II. Bradford. the executor tbeIeiI
named for probate, it is ordered by sald court
that all persons concerned therein be notified &c
appear at session thereof, to be held at the Pro
bate Office in Bennington in said district, on the
9th day of Jan A. D.. 1894, at O'Clock
In the afternoon. and show cause If any they have
against the probate of said will: for which pur
pose j is further ordered. that this order be pub
hshed three weeks successfully in the Bennig
ton BANNERa newspaper printed at Benninlng.
ton In This State previous TO said time eff healug
By the Court Attesr,
40 j. V. CARNEY, Judge.
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Faith.

A public man must be great reader Of
human nature. He must perforce know
men and take things "cum grano, with
not too ELUSIVE belief in everything he
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CUTICURA WORKS WONDERS

CrTrcuRA REMEDIES cleanse the system by
external and internal medication Of every erup-
tion. iInpurity and disease, and constitute the
most effective treatment OF modern times.
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Sold throughout the world Price, CUTIcuRA,
zoe: soar. 25e ; REsoLvEET, 81. POTTER DRUG
AND CHEM. Corr, Sole Proprietors, Boston.
Rz-"How 10 Cure Skin Diseases" mailed free.
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lures springing out of the rich foliage that
grows in all the crevices. Native huts are
built on these kopjes in the most inacces-
sible positions.-London News.
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ACHING SIDES AND BACK,

nIHAPLEs, blaekhends, red, rough, chapPed, and
PIN oily skin cured by CUrIoURA soar
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KIN Hin. kidney, and uterine pains and
IN weaknesses relieved in one minute
AfsA by the Cuticura Anti-Pain Plaster.
fSsihThe arst and only pain-killing plaster.
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OR THE INFANTS CLOAKS For THE GIRLS Cl0AKS FOR THE

for FwG not hhvead
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Then dd Met TA TiAC uuMpus BLANKETS
hmVN mafve
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week There bsruM
TMh Or lei IN HnwMerm khrs,
Screw D m h FRI H Furnishing Dep
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ALTERS MyO dWt MehrdmOh
your D@ss CNanmk Unenrm
LnJd OF or your o. ghH hlsM Hebre
cHd hmae for hnG anuwm
supp GM an col s ~ inter
vii Fe Gloves MunS aMmM ian w I could OhewLem
FREAR'S TROY CASH BAZAAR
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A BAD SCALP DISEASE
Scaly Eruptions on Head. Bleeding
When Hair Was Combed. Ply
sicians Tried, No Success.
Cured by Cuticura.

Our little daughter of four years was troubled
Rith disease of the scalp. II looked at first
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ASLAUGHFER OF BOOKS
Will be inauEurated At
KEENAN, BLOCK,

broadway, commencing Thursday, Dec. It'll; the
stock comprises about 5000 volumes of MISCELLANY
Sets Of Standard Authors. in cloth and half calf.
Elegantly illustrated books sin Holiday binding.
1t is stock that we could not find room for in our
New Store, and has been stored until this time.
We have hired this store to display this stock
better rhan we could in our Third Street Store.
The books to be sold in every case at least At
one-half the publishers retail prices, and in
many cases at much less.
Here are some specimen cases
A By. Of the Tile Club, reduced price $1,000,
from SIS CO.
Goeth's Faust. 25 illustrations, reduced from
SS6 90 to 81 30. We sold S6 Of these books at
$50 each.
The Dresden Gallery, 80 steel illustrations, re-
duced from $36 to Sc.
Landscape Paintings in Oils, reduced from
eli 90 to "a 80
Etchines by French Artists, reduced from $40
to s. 90.
Art in the House, reduced from SIS to So.
Ideals Of Beauty, reduced from 81 so to So.
Engineers Drawing Book, reduced from SIS to
IS 90.
At our new store. % Third St.. we have our
usual complete assortment for Holiday Trade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-02

follows: II am directed by the President of
the United States to present a message in
writing"
Copies Of the message are given to the
newspaper correspondents, and they are
sent out by the press associations to all the
papers in the country. 1t used to be that
manifold copies were handed over to the
newspaper men and they rushed for the
telegraph offices in order to send the news
to their papers. At this time correspondents
Kept carriages and fast horses at the Capt.
tol during such times and made racesto get
possession Of the telegraph wires. Before
the telegraph came into existence 1t took
to some parts of the United States and
fuss about its feat of publishing the Presi-
dents message within sixty hours after it
had been delivered to Congress. 1t ran a
pony express from Washington to Cincin-
natl. and 1t cost it 500 to get the news
What becomes of the Presidents mes
sages after they are delivered? The copy
that goes to the printer is cut up into
pieces or takes, and 1t is of little use after
II Is set up. The earlier messages which
were written by the Presidents themselves
were carefully filed away. and in the crypt
or the Capitol there are several of Gen
Washingtons messages, written in his De-
GUITAR, clear, bold hand. The messages
which are sent to the Senate are stored
away In the State Department vaults where
All the laws of the Congress Of the United
States are put and they form a part of the
manuscript history of the country
FRANK G. CARPENTER.
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There is only one case in our history in
which Presidents message has been forg-
ed. This was in 1864, and it was rather a
proclamation than a message 1t was
production of a famous New York CORE
spondent, who is still writing for the press,
and 1t pretended to be call for half a mil
lion more troops and to come from Presi-
dent Lincoln. 1t never saw the White
House, however, but was gotten up in New
York. 1t was written on the manifold pa
per then used for the Associated Press
news, and was handed in to the morn
ing papers by telegraph boys, who gave
ii to the papers as an Associated Press dis
patch. The only wonder is that il was not
used by every morning paper in New York,
but through some bunglng in the delivery
suspicion was aroused in the Office of the
Times and Tribune, and they would not
use 1t. The Herald had struck off an edi-
ton of 1000 copies, believing the message
to be genuine, but when they did not see
ii in the Times and Tribune they investi-
gated its source and, finding it bogus, they
suppressed the entire edition. Among the
papers who used it We're the Journal OF
Commerce and the World. The publica-
ton created a great sensation, and Presi-
dent Lincoln ordered the editors of the pa
pers who used the matter to be imprisoned
in Fort Lafayette, but, finding they We're
innocent of any intention to do wrong, he
afterward countermandei the order. The
correspondent who got up the scheme was
next arrested. He made a full confession,
and he was imprisoned in Fort Lafayette.
cession of powerful friends, secured his re-
lease.
The Message and the Newspapers.
The message will be taken from the White
House to the Capitol by the assistant
private secretary. There is a good deal
of red tape about the matter, and
| though the cable cars run directly from
the White House to the Capitol. a
Presidents message is always taken in a
carriage and usually behind a spanking
| two-horse team. The carriage is the office
turnout of the White House 1t trots out
of the yard of the Executive Mansion down
to the treasury. then along the west side of
18th street and down the south side of the
avenue. At the bottom of the avenue it
skirts the Peace monument and goes up to
! the Senate. Here Mr.. Pruden gets out, car
/ rying a big official envelope in his hand.
| This contains the message. He carries it
up to the front door of the Senate, where
! he is usually met by old Mr.. Bassett or by
| the clerk of the Senate, who announces that
| there is message from the President of
| the United States 1t is then carried up to
| the clerks desk, and it is there read. The
| words in which the message is delivered to
| the Senate are uttered by Mr.. Pruden as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-02

The third Illustration shows a costume
used for the Cherry dance. 1t is almost
identical with that used for the same dance
in The Isle of Champagne The color Is
a delicious shade of old rose, with the ex-
ception of the hat. which is a dull green,
deliberately trimmed with cherries.
The gay little Jockey dance has a gown
which looks as though the rainbow had
been cut into pieces and used for its ma
te-ial. The Soon de ave has a demure
Quaker dress. big bonnet lawn kerchief
and all other accessories.
Besides these there were p number OF
others less elaborate than those described.
but each showing as much care I'm the Sc
lection OF material, color combination and
peculiar appropriateness as though the
artist had made life study OF that par
ticular design. and had achieved a most
iattering success.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-02

Thomas jefferson sent fourteen special
messages to Congress, and in Madison $
time Congress received a number OF con-
hdential messages from the President. An
drew Jackson was cenSured by the Senate,
ana he sent protest against this censure
10 that body. President Grant addressed
congress by messages eight times. He did
not write his messages himself and left the
WORK OF the various departments to his cab
met officers. These men sent in their re-
ports. and he took such parts of them as
ne wished for his message. pieced them
together and finished them up so that they
made a consecutive message. All of his
vetoes he wrote with his own hand and his
state papers read well. President Lincoln s
messages are wonders of good dction, and
w ID. Kelly of Pennsylvania, the famous
plS-lron protectionist, once told me that he
tnOuSht Lincoln was the greatest all
around genius since Shakespeare and that
his messages to Congress would eventually
become classics.
Composite Document.
President Arthurs messages were written
in a bold round hand and IL is said that
Surrogate Rollins aided him in the prepara-
ton or them He came to Washington and
the President and himself went over the
topics winch were to compose the MESA ge
and the result was the combination Of their
two brains President Hayes was a greater
man than he has the credit OF being. He
had a broad mind and his state papers read
well His messages were copied bv his nri
vate secretary. Mr.. Rodgers. and he used his
cabinet officers to a large extent in their
preparation.
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q paper which makes and unmakes fortunes.
This was never more so than 1t Is today,
and there arv numbers OF New York brokers
who are ready - pay well for advance in
formation Wa1 street man is said to
have offered $4,000 % one OF the White
House employees for an advance copy of one
OF Andrew Joknson's MESA sss, and one of
President Hayes messages was sold to the
newspapers by the printer who set It up
for $1,000. The agreement was that he was
to have 1850. and the combination which
bought 1t were the correspondents Of the
Chicago Times. OF the Cincinnati Enquirer
and the New York Times. Each of these
papers was to pay $500 for the exclusive use
OF the message. but the Times went back
on its bargain through the difference In
time between New York and Chicago. The
Chicago Tribune correspondent In New
York had heard that the message was to be
printed He remained up all night and
bought the first New York papers that came
from the press. He found the message
In the New York Times, and at once tele-
graphed 1t to his Chicago paper. Storey was
then editor of the Chicago Times, and he re-
fused to pay his share OF the 81. 800. and so
the man only got $1,000 for his perfidy.
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Another new dance which do not think
has been seen in Washington is very APP
propriately called The Shadow" A strong
calcium light is used in this. and the little
dancer has her own shadow for a partner.
The costume is decidedly unique. the skirt
being made entirely of ribbons. which are
placed SO closely together and with SO
many thicknesses that there is hardly any
exposure OF the figure. The color is palest
silver gray, and at the end of each ribbon
OF the outer row hangs tiny silver bell.
The bodice is a blouse Of gray silk with
epaulettes of ribbon, a coronet of rhine
stones and sandals OF silver laced with
silver cord, finished the costume.
When all lights are turned out and the
graceful little figure is seen bowling and
waiting kisses to its own shadow, YOU Won
der if you have ever seen anything prettier
and In a moment or two come TO the con-
clUsion that YOU never have.
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From The New York Herald.
Where is your Wife," asked an inquisi-
tive child Of a caller. who had recently
separated from his better half-
81 don't know" replied the man shortly.
But why don't you know" persisted the
child while all the company trembled and
felt uncomfortable.
'Because," reolied the gentleman, Il have
rot heard from her recently. We don
live together. We can't agree.
Cant agree" said the child musingly.
Then why don't you fight It out Ike my
mana and mamma asg'
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come to the White House to set them up,
at least this report was published at the
time.
How the Message is Sent.
The message does not go to Congress in
typewriter form. 1t is usually sent in
manuscript, on long sheets of gray blue
paper, and 1t seldom reaches Congress in
the handwriting of the President. One of
the best penmen in the United States is the
assistant secretary, Mr.. Pruden, and it is he
who copies the messages Tor Congress.
Two copies are made. one for the Senate
and the other for the House. and at the
same time that these are read printed
copies are laid on the desks of the Senators
and Representatives, some of whom follow
the reading of the clerk with the books and
others who take the printed messages home
to read at their leisure.
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FOR LITTLE ONES.
Some Pretty Suggestions For Fancy
Costumes.
THREE new AND DAINTY DESIGNS.
ChIldren's Dances viii Be Pop
uIar This Winter.
THE BUTTERFLY DANCE.
HREE new AND DAINTY DESIGNS
THE BUTTERFLY DANCE.


"Tttt1H tuf Inc Evening Stan
judging from the amount OF attention that
Is being given just now to the composition
OF numerous gay little costumes children's
dances are to be a prominent feature OF the
winters festivities. and surely nothing can
De prettier than some Of the ballots which
have been arranged for the little folks.
Some OF the gowns especially designed for
such occasions by New York modiste are
wei worth describing. one OF the prettiest
being Tor new version OF the Butterfly
dance. The outer dress is made Of Opal
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escent silk with the short skirt cut ana
slashed In the most unexpected places
showing a petticoat Of India tissue "a flmy
material deliberately worked in silver which
CLEANS and glitters through the openings Of
the silk skirt In the most irresistible fash
ion. The bodice is left open about the
throat while immense ruffles Of silk with
inner ones Of tissue take the place OF
sleeves. The wings are made of stiffened
gauze, and almost covered with tinsel
while from the silver hllet which confines
the hair are two long antennae. Flesh
colored hose and silver-tipped slippers COM
plete this daintiest of outfits.
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= . -
recently published a
list Of the principal
owners OF real estate
in the city of Wash
ington and the as
sessed value of their
property, it seems not
inappropriate to lay
before its readers a
statement of the first
sales made by the
commissioners ap.
pointed to ay on,
the federal CITY. from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-02
To ADVERTISERS.

Advertisers ara urgently re-
ouested to hand In advertisements
the day prior to publication, in
order that insertion may be as
sured- Want advertisements will
be received up to noon Of the day
OF publication. precedence being
given to those first received.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-02
A VALUABLE PAPER.
The Presidents Message to Con-
gress Next Week.
ALL READY TO BE SENT IN.
Some Stories of Famous Messages
of the Past.
ALL CAREFULLY. GUARDED.
Written foI The Evening Star.

He PRESIDENTS
message Is ready for
Congress. Ii will be
submitted next week.
and could an advance
copy be secured IL
would bring a hun
dred dollars for every
grabbed stroke in the
signature at its close.
Presidents messages
always affect t h e
stock market. and
once every year the
President puts forth
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3S3.

su,' ~ g 80 Nc
90 . e . o n = n.
. y y u o - - =
S.~.s-Os~
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LOOKING BACKWARD.
Washington Real Estate One Hun
dred Years Ago.
FIRST SALE HELD IN This CITY.
Four and One-Half Cents Foot for
Lots.
BARGAINS WENT BEGGING.
FIRST SALE HELD IN This CITY.
BARGAINS WENT BEGGING


nm HE STAR HAVING
TIIN racaDtIv unfinished
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L
Georgetown. bought lot Is for f7S Richard
Contee bought lot IL for flo and lot II fol
flO, and Robert Peter bought lot for 49,
The next square was 16 between I and X,
and 18th and Goth streets. Walter HELEN
bought lot 10 for fs1 and lot 16 for fs3
Hoben & Purcell took lot IL at f101, Sam'l
Blodgett, jr., lot 81 at f61. and Richard
Ober lot % at f63 and lot % at ISL. This
ended the sale for that day.
Shifting the Scene.
The next day the Commissioners shifted
the sale to square 4SS. bounded by z and
F and 9Th and 9th streets northwest. Ed
ward Voss bought lot for f92 and lot for
1885, Samuel Blodgett, jr.. bought lot II for
f76 and lot Ii for f7J. Then four lots In
square 4S9. between u and E and 9th and
9th streets, were put up. Hoben and Pur-
cell purchased lot /, the site of the old
police headquarters. for ISL and lot . for
fS6 Samuel Davidson paid f67 for lot 13
and Samuel Blodgett. jr.. took lot IL for
f62
All Of the above sales were Of single lots.
but during the sale some Of the visitors
had expressed desire to have an op-
Of the single lot. To oblige them. and at
the same time to placate Mr. Walker and
his fellow owners of land in East Wash
ington, the Commissioners concluded to
put up square 6SS, containing "a lots, now
the southeast corner Of the Capitol grounds.
1t did not sell for as much as they thought
it ought to bring, and they had it bid in
by Samuel Blodgett. jr.. at f57 per lot.
Then a demand was made that a square
in the western part of the city should be
sold in the same way. and. to keep the
peace, square 221, between Pennsylvania
avenue and H, 18th and Madison place,
was put up. This square. containing the
sites of Riggs Bank, the Department OF
Justice. the Blaine house the Cameron
Hotel. was purchased by Samuel Davidson
for fS5 per lot, or f2,040-s5, 440-for the "a
lots it contained. The Commissioners made
up their minds to offer no more squares at
that time.
Private Sales by Commissioner.
Having closed the public sales the Com