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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-17
Inc hst Shows the following figures:
THE MN IN THE IRON NasR
Inc Mystery of His Identity is stin rs
Dense as Ever

The identity of the Man I'm the Iron
MASK has again been discovered-for
about the twentieth time, l think A
hyeroglyphic Letter written bv Iouis WV
to his minister. Louvois. directs hin, 90
convey General de Bulonde to tn g.,
ress OF Piguerol for having raised ~
siege OF Cont, In disobedience 10 roval
orders. The prisoner moreover IS 10
wear velvet mask, and such was the
one worn by the prisoner OF history
iron or steel. VI
The Man in the Mask incontestablv
dled IN the Basule. after a very hrief
illness, November 10. 1909 bavins, -
confined there a little over five vears
ne was old and gray-haired. and must
nave peen much over the age of forty
hNe' attributed TO him in the records Of
the PRISON. lie had been brought to the
basule by St Mars. keeper Of the pri-
sons at St Marguerite, with great mi
Naey and constantly wearing his mask
seventeen years before ST. Mars had
been removed from the garrison of
figuerol TO that of Exibs. and took with
him two prisoners in a close litter. one
Of these died previous to 1857, and the
other undoubtedly the Mask. shared his
second removal TO st. Marguerite and
his third 10 the Bastile Of which he
became governors
IL u pretty certain that the Masks can
tivity began at Piguerol as early as 1911.
This might meet the facts regarding B,i-
londe, whose sad mistakes was made tn
1859. Yet We must inquire further before
We learn anything of General Bulopde
His name does not occur ia the great
French Geographic Generate" a work i'm
fIhu IL
ing OF him in his Steele de Louis XIV"
IL was common observation during and
after the Masks life that whoever he
might be no man OF eminence in Europe
WAS missing. The attempted Identification
OF the Mask with the English Duke OF
Monmouth. who persisted on the scaffold.
with the Duke of Beaufort, killed at Can
da In 1859; with the Count OF Vermandois
who died In 1883; with Fonquet. the dis
graced minister OF Louis, who died I'm
1870, ana with the Oriental patriarch Ave
dick. whose Imprisonment began In l7Og
All contain plausible condolences, but fail
chronologically.
Two other hypothesis have more serI-
GUS claims. The first OF these. first en,,u- |
ciated nearly century and a-quarter ago /
and often repeated. finds the mysterious |
10 have been Eruio Antonio Mat |
lhiSlL diplomatic agent OF the Duke az |
Mantua. Mafthioai seems TO have been a |
venal creature. ready 10 sell out to Spain
France or the highest bidder. lie was
sent by his sovereign to Paris 10 arrange
Tor the eession OF the fortress OF Casal |
70 the French. A treaty was concluded
md Matthioli returned home with an
abundance OF French gold I'm his pocket
french troops We're sent 10 occupy The
fortress. but enc obstacle after another
'ceurfsa. 70 make long story short,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-17
ON THE ROAD 10 PERFECTJoy
What a German Philosopher Thinks q
John Chinaman's Reverse Methods.t

A noted pessmistc philosopher IN
Germany lays down the maxim that II
you reverse everything in the present
order Of civilization you will have best
started on the road Of perfection. "Our
present civilization is an exact Inversion
OF progress is his besic statement. The
philosopher thinks the Boston Globe
ought 20 lose no time i'm locating in
China. The Chinese do everything hack
ward. They reverse the usual order ~
civilization exactly. They completely in
vert our methods and are. therefore far
along, according 10 this Germans theory
on the road Of perfection.
Note first that the Chinese connas.
points 10 the south instead of the norb
The men wear skirts and the women
trousers.
The men wear their hair long and the
women wear il short.
The men carry on dressmaking and the
women carry burdens.
The spoken language OF China Is not
written. and the written language Is
not spoken.
Books are read backward. and what
We call fOOtnOtes are inserted al the
ton Of the page.
n" Chinese surname comes first in
stead Of last.
The Chinese shake their own hands
instead Of the hands Of those they would
greet
The Chinese dress in white Al funerals
and i'm mourning al weddings. while old
women always serve as bridesmaids.
The Chinese launch their vessels side
ways and mount their horses from the
of side.
The Chinese begin dinner with
dessert and end with soup and fish
These and other customs exactly I'll
the pes. imistic bin OF getting AZ perfcc-
ton through exactly reversing the
present order OF civilization. allowing
that our present civilization is IAN
exact inversion or progress" Still on
the whole. would it be good plan for
the whole establishment OF civilization
~ move into China and start all over
again?
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-17
NE HAS SAVED $50 LIVES.
Manchester. England, Honors the Hero of
Many Battles with the Waves.

There was a very interesting meeting al
| the Town Hall in Manchester England.
| OF the Saturday LifebOat Fund, in view of
| the demonstration which took place on the
! 2lst, al which Mr.. Charles r.. Fish was
| present, says "Lady's Pictorial" rms
/ brave man has served as coxswain Of the
! lifc-boats supplied by the town of Brad
| ford, and stationed by the Royal National
| Life-bOat Institution at Ramsgate for
J nearly tWehty-seven years. He has prac-
| ttcaly worn out two boats named Bradford.
and was coNsWain OF the tbird of this
name when he was compelled 10 retire On
account OF failing health through the
terrible hardships he bad endured
Mr.. Fish has been out hundreds OF tirlas
on the work OF rescue. and has helped 20
save no fewer than SS7 lives. After seven
years service he was presented with the
silver medal OF the ROYAL National Lif,-
boat Institution. y few years later he re-
ceived the medal Of the Liverpool Shio.
wreck and Humane Society. The next
medal presented 10 him was the silver
medal OF the board Of trade for eallantrv
IN saving life az sea For the part be
played in the heroic rescue Of part of the
crew or the Indian chief. on January Is.
1881, when he was out tWenty-siX cousefu H.
tive hours without anything either TO eat
or drink, IN heavy gale freezing hard
the whole time. and the sea continually
breaking over the boat, the crew suffering
most severely both from cold and hunger
he received the gold medal Of the Rovsl
National Life-boat Institution. which was
presented TO him by II. H. H. the Duke of
0burgh, and ne is the only coxswain
who holds this medal For the same
rescue the town OF Ramsgate presented
MIN with silver medal. which he values
very highly as token of esteem from his /
fellow tOWnsmen
ON his retirement from the service i'm /
December. 1891 ne was presented Win The /
gold second service clasp of the institution /
the only one that has ever been presented /
by the institution. along with small |
peclhlary grant. lie also holds a diploma
from the King of the Netherlands for d
service rendered To a vessel belongipf, M
that country ana various other votes of
thanks.
Mr.. Fish WIS selected as enc Of tho four
coXswain judges nc the recent Iffo-bo,t
trials at Lowestoft
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-17
COLONEL NEUCOlIE
Thackeray Visits "a 81 nd Captain aud His
Gentle Daughter

| 1t was i'm the week preceding Easter
1850 which fell that year on April Sth. and
] am able To fix the precise date within
| twenty-fOur hours, because the day was
notable as sharing alone with that Of the
| duke of Wellington,s funeral the dis
tinction of being a whole holiday during
my nine years school course, SAYS a
writer in the Nineteenth Century. The
cause Of this was a sad one-the sudden
death Though after much suffering which
could only have one event Of Oliver
Walford, popularity known as "Old Yer"
the second master of the school
When / met Thackeray at the door
leading into Cowboys Quad. he said:
How dye do? / want you 10 take me
over the place" Of which he knew every
stock and stone. Immediately afterward
he said: 81 say, do you know any OF the
old Colds pa corruption / believe. Of
cOdger, and (as all Car;husians know a
cOlloquial term for the poor brothers OF
the cbarterhouse: then ne added with a
dig in my ribs: "Col. Newcome is going
TO be a codd."
My acquaintance with the colds was
very limited. / knew "Cpdd Larky," an
evergreen OF the name of Miller, who re-
NAMED 'larky" to quite an advanced age
long after my sehoold Us and my lustrum
of 'mastership were over.
hhcN also captain Light. an old officer
of fine profile and grand frosty pow
who had served her majesty and her royal
predecessors in an infantry regiment.
and had lost his sight $50 he told us) from
the glare of The rock of Gibraltar Blind
ness had brought him TO seek the shelter
OF Thomas Sutton's hospital. where he
lived with the respect OF old and young.
tended lovingly through all the hours OF
daylight by his daughter. Miss Light.
Who retired to some lodging hard by when
bedtime came.
To the quarters Of this good old gentle
n'an led Thackefay and after knocking.
entered and rcmembe- saying: How d'ye
DO Miss Light? | have brought Mr..
Ihackeray, the author. to see YOU and
the captain and then bIushine 10 the
roots oil my hair, for | was a Shy and self
conscious boy. and remembered 10 have
heaid that my friend had a particular
oDJecuon To being designated mir. Thack-
cray the author Thackeray ;hcn SAT
po"h ana taIke1 pleasantly with the
captain ana his danghter-ever and anon
lapsing INTO reverie when the coloueIp
ana Ethel, We may be sure took tba,r
lnaVes WIN MIN, and then arousing him |
aeii 10 TAN courteoUsly again. AT last |
We TOOK our leave. and / remember telling |
y haeherdy' alter We had LEFT the room |
'tat captain Light had served az ths |
siese of Gibraltar. When ne replied ouietlv |
no II" could hardly have done that :"
rs of course. NJ could not. seeing thst
l7i3-Ss. ~ grace
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-17
rup Tymrs-RICHMOND VA SUNDAY DECEMBER r. 1893.

I'm his mind by describing as he bad be
fore. the exact requirements OF the Rus
| sian prllcess. but the young man WIN
| sort OF II wiz expression on ms ldoe
| said he had lived too long 10 ne S ,.'1
| by corpse and as for his surrounuihsS
IL they would let him have his own W.
| he would make himself cornioi liD'.
First place, he said. j wou'd nav
handsome Persian rug on the ,iooi ~ .,.sth
tomb, would have a brass Deus a.
a dOwny couch: | would bave hti'ua' ,'a''
sideboard with All az the glass equipments
an oil stove heater. and i " quo Pu' -
Japanese screen between mysst anu ~
white lady-I presume that wotuu ~ 81
lowed-and. as they say woul" - n
lowed books and papers, ana Ol GU a
light at night. / would be as snug an "
bug I'm a rug As for the snalis OH
walls, bother them; as Tor me apP"'. .ls
quiet OF the tomb. / am used 10 lndt' ~
4. Il often quiet enough about our DUST
,,,,s rlaca don't see any difficulty WHAT
ever about winning this prize, al any rae
I an, nretfv willing 10 try IT, what "iu
Won sav was the address Of the mayor OF
Paris The business-like clerk took the
address and went of, saying he would
write Immediately.
Another young man who said he Anew
all about Paris and had often been III
Pere la Chase laughed at the idea or any
Frenchman going mad after enjoying for
three weeks. the company Of the Russian
princess. This young man has bdn
around the world and has Travelled in
every country. His clothes were a lit
tie shabby. and his nose wore that hue
which indicates n close personal acq, IN
lance with spirits not unusually found IN
a tomb. An he wanted 10 know OF the
editor was. whether the dispatch was gem
uinc. and whether the municipality of
Paris were the proper authorities to Whoin
to apply.
He was assured that the dispatch was
genuine.
This young man made close inquiries
az TO whether ne would be permitted to
have refreshments I'm the vault. be
cause" he said III ] cannot have my
everyday bottle. then ] would not under
take the task. If they will give me bot
tie Of French brandy and the kind or
meals that ! will order every day ] viii
live i'm that tomb a year. Russian princess
or no Russian princess. dead or awe
Meanwhile. you haven't so much as 2
quarter about YOU, have youY said the
gentleman, as ne reached for his hat.
Inquiries like this have been so numer- !
Gus that The Herald is constrained 10
hope that some promising asprant for the /
years contract will speeply apply for !
the job and get IL. Answering questions I
about the Russian princess i'm white and I
her glass casket is becoming so monoto- |
nous that i'm interferes with the legitimate /
work Of the office. The Herald does hot /
wish 10 appear 10 recommend anybody /
especially for this position, but if 1t were /
so inclined il would cheerfully. give the /
undertaking clerk letter of introduction
to the Partisan project Of police.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-17
Colds MaRdlerobes.

Bacteria are likely 10 be blamed for
all the ills that flesh - heir TO- Prof.
Schenck now maintains that what We
call cold Is really due ~ the inyis-
bile pests. When one enters a cold room
after being heated the bacteria fOck 10
the warm body and enter by the OPEN
pores OF the skin Whatever may be
said OF his hypothesis. he seems 10 have
proved by experiment that bacteria IN
the nelghborhood Of warm body moves
toward IL. The confirmed smoker may
derive some comfort from the fact that
tobacco IL isimieal To thsm.-London
Globe.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-17

In the ground surrounding ,hs 49,.
OF Netron, brittany. there once aourlsbaj
an oak which IL said TO have sproutsS
from 'he stan Of St Martin. This mira
euious sprout was transplanted by The
SAINT and Is said TO have almost Instant
become full-grown tree. 'furnishing
snade for praying band OF almost q
score OF women the next day after Il
was Fsnsplantsd.'s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-11
COAL CORNERED.
Cincinnati Operators Put Up the Price and
Great Suffering Results.

Cincinnati Operators Put Up the Price and
Great Suffering Results.
1t develops that in the dispatches telling the
story of the destructive ice gorges in the Ohio
river at Cincinnati during the past week a
serious error occurred in naming various coal
Companies as losers by the carrying away of
seventy-five barges of coal 1t now appears
that the consumers of that indispensable COM
modify are the losers.
The Cincinnati and Pittsburg coal combine
have steadily advanced the price OF Youghi-
ogheny and kanawha coal according to the
severity of the weather and the condition Of
the river. From az. 80 per ton it went to "a
and then back to S3. at which figure it was
quoted last week, and at that price large quanti-
ties were contracted for by consumers to be de-
liyered this week. Then came the ice gorges,
carrying away comparatively small amount
OF coal. The elevators are still jammed and
there are vet many barges of coal safely moored
at Cincinnati
The dealers. however, were not to let the op-
portunity for a squeeze escape. and Mt a meet
ing of PIttsburg and Cincinnati coal dealers ut
Cincinnati last week it agreed to raise the
price Of soft coal TO Sc per ton, which was done
yesterday. With the mercury marking one
degree below zero some dealers who accepted
contracts last week at 80 now refuse to fulfill
their obligations, and offer to refund money
paid on contracts with n bonus of ~ cents per
ton.
Poor people cannot buy coal at the present
price, and the suffering among the poorer
classes is intense. There is no prospect Of a
decrease, but. on the contrary, it is expected
that the price will go to 81 or even 50 before
the limit is reached.
There is general and bitter indignation ex-
pressed on all sides at the heartlessness Of the
coal dealers. and 1t is understood that the Gin
cinnau Gas Company will come to the rescue
By furnishing fuel gas at u cost cheaper than
coal al $3.50 per ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-11
Cinnamon kills Microbes.

From the American Register.
After prolonged research and experiment in
Pasteurs laboratory, NJ. Cumberland is re-
ported to have come to the conclusion that no
living germ of disease can resist the antiseptic
power OF essence of cinnamon for more than
few hours. 1t DESTROYS microbes rs effectively.
il not as rapidly. corrosive sublimate. Even
the scent OF il Is fatal. and NJ. Chamberlain
holds that a decoction Of cinnamon ought to be
taken freely by persons living in places af-
fected by typhoid or cholera. There is nothing
new in all this. In oldest known medical pre-
scriptions for infectious diseases cinnamon was
a prominent ingredient. and it was in great re-
quest during the plague in London There is
no reason for doubling that the physicians Of
those DAYS were as familiar with its medical
properties as with its odor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-11
THE COMMANDER LOST his LIFE
Repulse of an Attack on a British Out
post After a Fierce Struggle.

Repulse Of an Attack a British Out
post After a Fierce Struggle.
A dispatch from Bhamo, Burmah, says that the
hostile Kachyiens made a desperate attack on
the Briti.h outpost at Sma. British COM
mander Morton led his men in a fierce conflict
with the enemy, who were repulsed after a
struggle in which Commander Morton himself
and five sepoys were killed, the Kachyiens leav-
ing fifteen dead on the field.
The Kachyiens continue to make desperate
resistance to the British, and the subsection Of
these mountaineers progresses very slowly.
They fire on the troops from the jungle and
protect their stockades with pits in which
sharp bamboo stakes are fixed and covered over
trapto their enemies. They have been
harasslng the outpost at Sima ever since the
British troops were stationed there. Numbers
of them surrounded the stockade and kept up
q continuous fire for some time.
At night they came up to within 100 yards of
the post, and entrenched themselves, making a
breastwork in which they had placed hollow
bamboos to act as loopholes. The garrison went
out ami destroyed the works several times dur
ing the day but not without sustaining loss. Sor-
ties have been also constantly to be made to
springs outside the posts and about 100 yards
down the side of the hill advantage being taken
of the temporary repulse Of the Kachyiens on
each occasion to fill all the casks and other ves-
sells capable of holding water On several oc-
casions the kschyiens advanced quite close and
once, when intoxicated some rushed up and
tried to cut the stockade with their daks
1t was while leading his men in a sortie that
Commander Morton was killed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-11
STRANGE ADvrRrrsrxrxr.

have been amazed at the stsssn~ns, rpsAs -
some redt houses claiEinR that they .~iI eoods q
time as low any cssR house VIII s-ii same srricis
ms Il gnns WITH the intellis.noe Of the public.
nsta nents means about double our prices for cash
havefaund hat NO ad- pays unless Il inspires COO
tdene IN the readers. and IL must not carry With 4
any doaps Is 70 the writer's ability and intentions %
90 Mns' ns ealms We adve, tise because We believe
OF sas are read and we lust careful % stsss
making purchase.
We are in business for the pront. 1t the ssms tina
90 nos consider y all q life 20 ses dollar We Is
anywhere Al prices and your eyes 10 % -
solid Oak Extension Table. . fl. "a 81
Soiid Oak DO, cluster leg: -.
{febe.: door osicisth al a5c. In sAAs.sy.
tard-vide Carpet. 12,<c-
lxrr. rood Carpet :5.,, Soc. 30
Best All-woo Carpet, 15c.
k ss,S On sa, ssi' 81 s q .s
Our suite: EDS: credit houses xss siaA po.r ~.
Hsn..sone .hi6 snisr aed, ga
lo0-fiece Dinner set, Is. so
b6-piere Tea Set. ~. o3
Crystal Tumelsrs. loc
CARPET Tscks, 20 In hox Ia
BIZ 81 r SSsS,,s5p frE., ksssSs. 10. DO.
nip Dss se sssd kss:asss Is and zsa psuna
SSa e. an f:Iss. n long, h-s.. ssunsar. n.
., y; en- mfr t;..s s., ss... .yz . No
ts1o ssd lkl2 "a =. ~ - ~, sses
y0a cent pay cash donr cu,rc n - - y.
an nnks y psg yea,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-11
couID NOT READ HIS PRINTING.
Life Was Too Short for the Composition "a
Decipher Hieroglyphics.

Decfpher Hieroglyphics.
From the New York Herald.
number Of men in an uptown hotel recently
CHANGED to be discussing the execrable, almost
unaecipherable handwriting OF mutual friend.
II hate to receive his letters remarked one.
| They drive me nearly crazy, and I am often
tempted to throw them into the fire unread.
do wish he would return TO his primary school
methods and print his letters"
But that might be no improvement" re-
marked a newspaper man who CHANGED to be
among the number. II know a case in poin,
in my own Office. where printing words to
secure legibility led to vigorous protest"
''You are. Of course. aware" continued the
speaker, that there is absolutely no rule to gov
ern the spelling OF proper names, and IL written
as something entirely different in type So
many mistakes of this nature occurred that
finally an order was issued that In preparing
copy every proper name should be printed in
Roman capitals.
"The order was productive of great improve
ment, and WAS hailed with delight BY the night
desk and the composing room-that is in every
instance save one, and that was in connection
strange as it may seem-with the copy Of the
poorest penman on the staff. His writing was
really something dreadful, the worst have ever
read, bar none. Scarcely a man could read a
simple sentence without puzzling over half
dozen or more simple words.
Through long association and hard swearing
however, two of the compositors out VI over
a hundred were practically able to make some
thing Ineligible out Of the veterans copy, at
least they claimed to be able to do so; but the
Others doubted it, and the proof readers were
unwilling to certify to the truth of the state
ment, for the stuff was worse than Greek to
them.
This feeling changed. however, when the
&xct u.~T& H.. y,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-11
Chance In Hunting.
From the Lewiston (Me. Journal.

From the Lewiston (Me.) Journal
The other day hunter in the woods Of Pts
cataquis county sat down upon log to rest.
Suddenly he heard n rustic and, looking up,
spied big buck looking straight at him. He
got shot at the animal, which bounded away
and disappeared. The hunter gave chase, but
after half an hours search he gave it up as a
bad job Suddenly partridge whizzed out Of
a tree and a shot crippled the bird. 1t futtered
away among the underbrush and the hunter
pursued it. He got the partridge and had
taken scarcely two steps when he came upon his
deer, stone dead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-11
Bsitiag Presidential Electors.

The action Of two Of the North Dakota elect
srs In voting at the la-; moment. one for Cleve-
land and one foS Harrison, upset the calcula-
ton that every elector would vote as instructed
By the plurality OF voters in his state. IL thus
comes about that Weaver ge;s bu; % electoral
votes, or 2 less than he il entitled TO. while
Cleveland and Harrison get each 1 more vote
than vas exPected-the former 27T electoral
votes and the latter ii5. IL shows that electors
may not always vote for the man they we're
chosen 20 vote for.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-11
jal0-3t
nUNcANsoN BROS. Auc,ioneers.

FAME HOUSE AND LOT on 1 STREET Be
TWEEN SIXTH AND SEVENTH -TREf 5
HoUSE NUMBERED SO / STREET SOUTH
On MONDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY SIX
TENTH. p. 1893, at HAIF-PAsT FOUR
O'CLOCK. we will sell IN front Of the premises the
west IL feet front of lot and the front
lot in square 46e This property fronts IL fee: by
depth of III feet inches to 30-toot alley, and Is
improved by a frame house.
The terms of sale One-.hird cash, the Ia ance
in one and Two years With FER cent annum. in
teres. layble selniannually and to be secured by
deed VI trusi on the misses sold. all cash, the
option of the purchaser. deposit of $500 equired
at the time of sale. Convey cinv &c, at punch
ers cost Terms 20 be complied with fifteen days.
otherwise the right reserved resell the property
the risk aud cost Of defsutinr purchaser afr-r
days advertisement of such resale in newspaper
published in WASHINGTON, ID. c.
By order Of the heirs.
JAP d&ds DUNCANsON BROS Aucts