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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-28

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-28
THE EVENING STAR

PUBLISHED DAILY. EXCEPT SUNDAY,
AT The STAR BUILDINGS
1l0l Psnnsytvsaa Avenue, corner llth st., M
The Evening Star Newspaper Oompanv.
s H KAUFMAN, Pres't
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-28

~rHE 0RAPHoPHoNE
In an ideal talking ma
chine" combining cheapneoD
With greatest utility in dispateh-
ity u . strong feature 610 lAth st
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-28
ON YOUR GUARD!

Don't let your wife or sweetheart get
ahead of you Easter" Sunday No
doubt t she has a number Of surprises"
dress. bonnet. gloves and other finery.
We have done share in fitting
you out to discount" her by nstheriug
all the newest effects" in Neckwear,
Gloves. Collars. Canes and other Mems
Belongings."
4, The leading fad in Neckweer will be
we have than in the fancies at Soc
mp to the ~quisite embroidered effects
splendid Glove for 81 Better ND
to the best s2 and 81 50.
We can turn out about 25 moro
pairs Of Trousers to order by Easter
Sunday you come right away.
W. s. TkEL. MEMS BelonginGs. f" 93o Pa ave. mS$
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-28

MR. W. @. MERTZ TAXES
~ pleasure in announcing thar he haa~
taken into partnersEi ip his brother. Mr. Geo
i. Mertz The new frm viii be known -
MERTZ MERTZ.
open our new tailoring shop. y06 + st. NV.
two doors west u Washtngtoa Loan and
Trusf building. The larRely increased trade
showered upon our advent into popular
prices prompts this move. We Will continue
70 make the best e25 TO- order business suit In
town.
NERTz + MERTZ,
mh2o Ga Eleventh ct. nv.
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Saved by n Buffalo.

The forest land of Southern India
possesses q breed Of buffalOes vastly
superior to the bare-skinned, ungainly
creatures common to the plains of In
dia. They a'e shaggy haired. massive
and short iOinted, With short, thick,
81 numerically curved horns. They are
trained as beasts of burden, and pos
sess immense strength. A bull of this
breed is q match for q tiger.
A herd of buffGloes was grazing on
the outskirts of the forest at SOopah,
with the herder on guard short dis
lance away. A tiger came out or the
forest, and tried by roaring to stampede
the herd.
The herdsman manifested great BRAY
cry. He shouted, beat his heavy quar-
ter-staff on the ground, and tried to
scare the brute off, not thinking of his
own danger, but of that of his herd.
Suddenly the tiger rushed forward,
sprang upon the nan, knocked him
down, and stood over him growing.
The bull of the herd, a pugaacious
creature, now charged savagely upon
the tiger, and rolled him over and over.
The bull was so quick in his motions
tEat the tiger, taken ltnawares, was at
n disadvantage. He neither bit nor
scratched the bull, but gathered him
relf up and galloped off into the for
est. The bull shook himself, beloved,
pursued his enemy a few yards. and
then Went quietly to feeding as If van
gushing a tiger were an everyday oc-
currence.
The herdsman was not injured by
the tiger, but received wound in
the leg from the bulls sharp horn,
inflicted when the buffalo knocked over
the tiger.
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ward them, ahd~ lifted THEM safely In
his pocket. 4 kindly DystaIder seeing
he did not rise, went to his assistance,
and noticing that he never stirred his
right hand, concluded that he had hurt
1t badly. But the fact was that the
rich man, who could have bought the
depot outright had he SO desired, wolld
not, for the sake of all his possessions
nave loOsed his grip on those little nit
tens. Il am all right, he said, in an
sWer to his goOd-natlIred helper, who,
seeing his shocked look and stiff
movements, had offered to fetch a doc
tor, ana when the man had gone, ;thr
Time seemed an eternity to HIM he
pulled the mlttenS from his pocket and
fairly gloated over them.
Yes, they were exactly like tho pair
he had found in the hall the day after
the present was taken away. Just
the same OdOr, too, the smell which
only comes of frequent soaking In melt
ed snow and haSty dryings in front of
a roaring wood fires Just the same
hole In the tip of one, mAndcd with the
very quaer-cOlOred yarn,
For more than an hoIr he sat there,
and when he rose, somewhat stiffiy,
his train had long been gone, but lie
never even thought of. it. His mind
was full of the grief which lad sudden
ly come to life again, and of the strange
fOr HIM things he intended to do be-
fore going home to rest
First, he paid Il visit to The bank.
and then startled "Old Jones' nearly
out Of his wits by appearing at the
office again after leaving it for the day.
In all the years Jones had worked for
his present employer, he had never
known him to do such thing before.
He was more startled. howe yer, TO find
himself called into the private office
and given $50 for himself and several
more to divide among the Office assist
ants. Leaving him to recover himst If
at his leisure the rich man passed
through the outer office again, and,
wishing each of the astonished men
Merry Christmas" in a pleasant if
somewhat set manner, went away. All
that evening, and far into the night,
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-12-21
SMOKING CINNAMON CIGAR
ETTE5.

The InaidiOus Substitute with
WHICH Connecticut Boys Evade the
Law.
The smoking of cigarettes or tobacco
by boys under the age of sixteen has
been practically stopped in Connecticut
by what is known as the anti-cigarette
law, which made the sale Of cigarettes
and tobacco a misdemeanor. A sHbsti-
tute was recently put on the market by
q manufacturer. whO according to the
New York Evening Post, evidently
thinks there is q fortune in the pas
sion which boys have for initiating
their elders The substitute is the Gin
namon cigarette, which does not con-
tain any tobacco, and therefore does
not violate the law. 1t is made of Gin
namon bark, shredded when wet so as
to resemble tobacco. The smoking Of
these cigarettes, which have not an I'M
pleasant taste, has become q fad with
the Connecticut youth. So common is
the practice that boys Of six and eight
years are seen putting the cinnamon
substitute Parents, however, regard 1t
as only q little less Objectionable than
tbs tobacco cigarette, because it creates
III the t5Qy = fancy for smoking to
which he will atpQst inevitably yield
when he gets out of kniCkerbOckers.
In Hartford remCnStranCe against the
sale of the cinnamon cigarette has been
m&aS by the principals Of the schools,
to whom c0HsDlaint was made by par
ents, and in some Instances the dealers
have promised to stop the sale Of it.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-12-21
A Mining Opportunity Missed.

."Speaking Of gold excitements," said
GeoPGe w. Beal in the presence OF
little social gathering in West Park
street few evenings since, reminds
me of It chance once had to purchase
a placer claim in Confederate gulch.
The men who owned the bar offered
it to me for S4OO cash, and were anX-
ious to sell it at that figure, but hest
tated. Finally L told them I would
have an expert examine and test the
ground and if it was what they repre-
sented it to be would purchase it.
This was satisfactory, and my expert
made the test and reported unfavOrably
upon it. That settled the deal, and I
went on my way in search Of other
fields. About two months later | re-
Eurned to Confederate gulch end found
q six-1nSile team and wagon behind it
containing two tons Of gold taken from
q rortiOn Of the bar those men wanted
to sell me for $500 The team was
ready to start for Fort Benton with the
gold, and was surrounded by thirty
armed men, who were to guard the
metal Oh the way. After [ refused 10
purchase the ground the men concluded
TO work it themselves, and from a space
of 100 feet square iiad taken the two
tons of gold. / have not seen the OK
pert since then. Butte Miner.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-12-21
A PAIR OF RED MITTENS.
Sad Memories May Come With the
Holidays.

Holidays.
The boss" came through the outer
office dressed for the street, although
it was barely o'clock, and as he but
toned his oEercQat he remarked
brusquely to the head clerk: Mind,
Jones, that work must be finished be-
fore Monday, Christmas or no Christ
mas" Then he departed, and the new
bookkeeper inquired: whats the mat
ter with the .bossT' ooh, he's just
cranky" answered an old employee, che
always acts so around Christmas"
Gross old beggar, anyway" said the
bookkeeper, and they forgot all about
him. They did not know why he was
always grumpy at Christmas time
They had never heard how, seventeen
years ago, the wife he loved so much
had family Whispered, 1--we given you
q lovely present this year, darling"
and then-died; nor how. seven years
later the little present" had lain dead
in the new house, which he had hated
so ever since. They knew nothing about
these things, and their thoughts of the
HAL WHO Adu SOue-Ao, uoC hoHie, lOT
he had none-but to his splendid resi-
dence, leaving them to work all Christ
mas day, were very hard. He, mean
while, reached the depot, and there,
slipping on a lump OF snow some care
less person had carried In, he fell to
the ground.
Hastily raising his head, prepared to
read the depot master a severe lecture,
his eyes fell on pair Of small red
mittens lying on the ground under a
seat, and his anger faded.
Presently he stretched his hand to-
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-12-21
"pEAUR ON EARTli,A

The brooding earth in silence lay
Beneath nights sable breast.
While nature crooned her lullaby
And hushed her own to rest,
From heavens lofty heights floats down
Thro' star-gemmed arch, sweet, sweet
story;
peace on earth, good will to men,
Sang the angelic host in glory.
Christ is bornr Lo, from the East
Uprose star whose luster mild
Down through the shimmering azure
spreads
A golden pathway to the child.
oh, tender infant, heart of love;
My very soul with grief is torn;
That this, thy heaven-kissed perfect brow
For me must wear crown OF thorns.
That these, thy sweet caressing hands,
Must bear the cruel print of nails,
At thought of thy dear riven side,
My quivering heart in terror quails.
Here, Savior, at thy wounded feet
l humbly lay my contrite heart;
Thy blessing, Jesus, while l seek,
With thy dear help, life's better part.
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There was not human dwelling In
sight and he was twice as strong as |.
Good / said, you shall have all
the money you want as. soon as we
reach your house.
Opposition felt would only stir up
his brutal passions, and so l tried to
speak as softly as l could ana appear
as submissive rs possible.
"Give it to me right here or you
shall never see my house. he burst
out, assuming an attitude which showed
that he was ready to jump at my neck.
1.-The money is in belt around my
waist, captain, l replied gently. Do
YOU expect me to undress here In Il
temperature of twenty degrees below|
'COnfOund YOU he exclaimed, L
must have the money right nOwn
What do you need the money for,
captain | inquired as gently as before
TO buy stock?
ITO the deuce with your stock, he
shouted. L am. beggar. The mort
gage is due on my farm and the sheriff
is possibly waiting for me already at
the house. You will give me the money
Or
He grabbed my collar. l felt his
the moment seemed to desert me, but
l summoned all my power and made
the last effort. 1t flashed through my
brain that it would be useless to ap-
peal to his sense of honor or awaken
his compassion for my age and family,
and so l resumed my former tactics
But, captain, l said, have you not
made mistake and are you not about
to make still worse one? Had you
told me from the start that you were in
this condition / would have given you
all the money without difficulty. as
sure you, captain, you shall not be
thrown out of the house while 1 am
with you. At your house l shall hand
you every dollar now in my possession.
You must remember there are laws and
authorities. Why should you have
them after you, when you can accom-
plish your desire in an amicable way?
I shall be in your power, even at your
house, and should I change my mind
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-12-21
rETlnbY'S CHRISTMAS.

Last year the Peterby family had Il
Christmas tree, as usual. Mrs. Peterby
Is Il very clever woman, hence the eX-
pense for the tree was very light. OF
course, she did not use the same tree
that had done duty Oh previous Christ
masses, but all the ornaments were the
same ones that had gladdened the
hearts of all the children from the old
est down. AS soon as the joyous sea-
son was over Mrs Peterby stripped the
tree and packed the ornaments away
for future use.
On Christmas eve the entire family
was excluded from the parlOr until the
presents were all arranged on the tree,
then she called the family into the par
Tor with a grand flourish.
The eldest son, Frank, got a magniti-
cently-bOund book, "MIlton's Paradise
Lost The boy was delighted. There
were tears Of gratitude In his eyes as
he thanked his kind mother for her
beautiful present.
This is the very thing | have been
waiting for for years." he exclaimed.
What magnificent illustrations! How
true it is that boy has got no friend
like his MOTHER
He was about to examine the pictures
more critically, when Mrs. Peterby
wrenched the book from his hand, ask
ing with amaZement:
My son have you lost your sensesY'
II guess not, mother; what do you
mean?'
What do you mean by trying to ruin
that costly book by looking at itT'
why, mother, don't you expect me to
read it,"
Expect you to read itr' replied Mrs.
Peterby, with a wild snort of amaze
ment; "of course not. 1t remains on
the center table, and if any of you
children dare lay finger on it I'll skin
you alive. Dye hear? The binding of
the book matches our wall paper so
nicely. That's why I bought it. Laura,
where are you going with your new
Christmas presentY'
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-12-21
HAD TRAVELLED 5000 MILES.
A Tramp Bottle Recently Picked Cp
in the Gulf of Mexico.

A Tramp Bottle Recently Picked Cp
in the Gulf of Mexico.
Joseph Altman runs a small sail boat
attached to the mosquito fleet reserve,
and as Mr.. Altman is one of those who
60 down to the sea In ships he Is on
the lookout for fotSam and jetsam at
all times. So when one morning re-
Gently he noticed bottle on the Deach
at Boliver, about thirty miles northeast
from Galveston, he took it in his net,
figuratively speaking, says the NeWS
1t was just a common old glass Dottle,
the same as many others which nave
done duty as holders of whisky, out
this bottle held no whisky, nor did the
cork show marks of teeth-a sailor al
ways uncorkS a bottle with his teeth'
The bottle was covered with barnacleS
and contained a circular printed In Ger
man, which stated that two bottles
were set atioat from the L. and y.
steamer Petropolis of Hamburg, capt.
Th. Albert, at 6 o'clock a. M, on tho
18th day of May, 1891, in south lau-
tude, . degrees 46 minutes, west longl-
tude from Greenwich, 81 degrees 46
minutes. The PetropOliS was then en-
route from Lisbon to Bahai. The Under
of the bottle was requested to forward
the circular to the German hydro
graphic bureau at Hamburg, or to the
nearest German consul, together with
the time of its finding and whether the
bottle contained no sand. The point at
which this bottle was cast into the sea
is about 1900 miles east of Para and
about 630 miles northeast of Bahai.
Here the equatorial current sweeps
along, following the trend of the coast
Of northern South America, the 18th
mus of Panama, Mexico and the gulf
states. And along with it went the bot
tie, tiouted and jeered at by google
eyed fishes, until it was stranded on
Bolivar beach. The waif had been 319
days on the trip, provided it had just
landed when Mr.. Altman found it. AS
the distance travelled is something over
6OOO miles, and as the bottle was
picked up $40 days after it was set
at1oat, it must have loafed along the
way somewhat.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-12-21
HUMAN SACRIFICES IN RUSSIA
Assisted Suicide Practiced Among
the Aged and the Sick.

the aged ANA the SICK
Very few persons in Europe or else
here are aware that human sacrifices
still exist in part Of the Russian en-
pire. Among the TchuktchiS such sac
riticeS still take place. and seem likely
to be practiced for a long time to come.
At the same time no blame therefor
can be attached to the Russian govern
ment or to the orthodox church, for
efforts by both to stop the custom have
proved Intellectual The sacrifices al
luded to are those Of old people lnd the
sick. Who. finding no pleasure in life,
resolve to have done with earthly eN-
istence, to rejoin their dead relations
and go to increase the number OF hap
Ply spirits.
The Tchuktchi who has made up his
mind to die immediately notifies his
neighbOrS and nearest relatives. The
news spreads in the circle Of his friends
and all of them soon visit the unhappy
person to influence him to change his
mind. Prayers, reproaChes, complaints
and tears have no effect on the fanatic,
who explains his reasons, speaks OF the
future life, of the dead who appear to
him in his sleep, and even when he IS
awake calling him to them. His
friends, seeing him thus resolved, go
away TO make the customary prepara-
lions At the end of ten to fifteen
days they return to the hut of the
Tchuktchi, with white mOrtuary gar
mentS and some weapons which will
be used by the man in the other world
10 night evil spirits and hunt the rein
deer After making his toilet the
Tchuktchi withdraws into the corner
Of the hut. His nearest relative stands
by his side, holding in his hand the in
strument Of sacrifice, a knife. pike or
a rope After the sacrifice the assist
ants place the body on a sledge drawn
by reindeer, which draws it to the
place of the funeral. Arrived at their
destination the TchuktsChis cut the
throat Of the reindeer take from the
dead body It's clothing, which is torn in
pieces. and place the corpse on lighted
funeral pile. During the incarceration
the assistants offer up prayer to the
happy in the other world. and suppli-
cate these to watch ever them and
theirs. These horrible practices are fol
lowed to-day with the same exactness
as in ancient timeS.-La Gazette de
Xakootsk, Siberia.
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and refuse to give up the money 1t
would be as easy for you to force me,
or perchance kill me there AS here
''Such were the arguments l used.
They had q wonderful effect. The eX-
army captain Immediately changed his
tone. He begged my pardon, and as
sured me that he meant no harm. 1t
was only an OutburSt of passion, he
said, and he would certainly do no
harm to the man he had invited to be
his guest He became laxative and
cheerful all of a sudden, and affected to
be witty at the manner in which l got
frightened. We walked briSkly on. I
began to feel cold and miserable, and
was praying silently for my deliver
ance. Just as we approached q point
where the road was crossed by another,
a sleigh came in view. The captain
and the occupant Of the sleigh eX-
changed greetings. 1t was the priest Of
the Polish settlement driving to church.
Father, l shall go with YOU l said.
L am almost frozen, and I am afraid 1
cannot walk to my friends farm"
Certainly, certainly replied the
priest, with the greatest of pleasure
II sat down by the priest The cap
tain entreated me to go with him. He
threatened and cursed and generally
presented a piteous appearance. He
then asked the priest for permission to
ride to- the village.
Your horse, father / said is, from
it's looks, tired. My friend, the captain,
will have to excuse you and walk
The priest agreed with me, evidently
sharing my dislike for the captains
company, and, off we went, leaving my
host on the cold road. From the priest
I learned how the captain was thought
of by his neighbors; that he was looked
upon as desperate man who to sat
isfy his passion for drink and cards was
liable to commit even murder. told
him of my experience, and he congrat-
ulated me on my escape.
1T was the happiest Christmas eve I
ever experienced. The little church was
full of light and cheer, and I prayed and
sang devoutly with the village folks,
and when after the services the priest
announced my donation to the church
of 500 as a Christmas gift the enthu-
siasm and cheers of the people were SO
great that I came near believing my
self, with the village folks, a real hero.
Well" Mr.. Horn concluded, that
evening had another pleasant result for
me. On recommendation of the priest
l bought 200 acres of pine land which
the following spring I sold at four
times the amount it cost me-"
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-12-21
Heavy Drop in Australian Wool.

The prices of wool in Australia are
showing declines almost equal to those
in this country. At Melbourne on Oct.
% extra superfine merino combing
Geelong sold at 10d, against 13 1-2 at
the previous sale; the next lowest quail
ity dropped from 11@11 I'D to SO
s Id; another mark, very choice, drop
ped from 91-2@1Od to I I'D. United
States buyers were operating with
great reserve, and continental buyers
very freely. The cablegram from Mel
bourne states that the prices are the
lowest in the history of the trade in
Australia. The increase of the wool
clip in Australia this year amounts to
15O,00O,OO0 pounds. This class of woods
compares with our domestic grades,
and if they are placed on the free list
under the new tariff we must compete
with them. The freight, insurance and
commission charges upon them are
light and will not add much to their
cost delivered here; but they are bet
ter prepared than ours for market, and
will average 3@4c pound more in
value than ours on that account, and
not because of quality. Our washed
Ohio wool sells for 20 cents pound and
shrinks between 80 and So per cent
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