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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-10

Not Mans Savagery, But Meteorologi
cal Cussedness to Blame,

Not Mans Savagery, But Meteorologf-
cal Cussedness to Blame.
From the Indianapolis Journal.
II suppose I never told you I was In the
war;" began the man with the ginger
beard.
The grocer lowed. by gemini, that that
was one OF the few things the man with
the ginger beard hadn't told him yet
well, I was. Our battery was enc of
the first that ever used the percussion
shells. them shells that has a cap in the
end Of 'enl, and don't bust till they strike.
You've heard Of the battle of Bakers Ford.
/ suppose?'
The grocer had to admit that he had not.
well, I will tell you about it. 1t was
there that we had the funny experience
with them percussion shells You see, we
had jist got the range Of the place. and was
a-droppin' a few shells jist to let he John
ny Rebs know what q new snap was bein'
sprung on 'em. when up come one CT the
durndest fogs you ever see. Couldn't see
four feet ahead of your nose But, as we
had the range, we kept pluggin' away, but
them shells bust any more. but as, that
was none of our business, we jist Nep' a
tirin' until the whole 100 shells was fired.
Then We stopped and waited Tor mornin'.
With the risin' of the sun. the fog naterly
Efted-aH OF a student. Then there begun
the darndest racket in that rebel camp
that ever greeted the ears of man. An
what do you suppose 1t was? Them there
shells hadn't lit In the town at all when We
was hrin' them the night before, they had
list all lodged up on top of the fog; and
when the sun struck it they commenced
oroppin' down among the Johnnies and
goin' Off Maybe you'll think I'm a lar"
Gosh. no."
Maybe you'll think I'm a liar; but the
only thing that come out of that awful
place alive was an army mule. an his hide
was so fun or scrap iron chat he wasn't
no use; the sharp pints of the iron list
nateriy cuttin to pieces any harness we
could put on him. 1t was such n awful
massacre that there aever was no report
OF 1t made for fear of losin' the sympathy
of the civilized world"
1t came into the Sroc,rs mind to ask The
man with the ginger beard why IL was he
had never applied for a pension on the
grounds of total disability of The veracity
but ne thought better of IL, and cased his
mind by decapitatins a cockroach with the
cheese knife.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-10
The Family Physician.

From the New York Times
am glad. said an elderly woman -
Gently. that have lived no later thar ina
generation for one reason at least. i have
Known and valued a parsonage that NV
children's children are Iikely never 10 en-
counter-the family physician. We are be-
coming such q race % specialists that this
representative OF the profession must soon
disappear In my daughters home in this
CITY AZ one time last winter two doctors
visited the house daily attending herself
ana one OF her children for special COM
paints. and another child went three
times week to third doctor for more
treatment OF another sort
vesalways pinned my faith 20 one
physician; he has been my stay and SUPPORT
through the needs OF thirty years OF Family
lie, and ! should have thought the III seri-
Gus Indeed that was beyond his skill
appreciate the causes ana necessity for
the new condition of things and reslizs
that the science OF medicine has outereu-n
any one man. ana that TO know everything
OF even one branch of healing cannof ne
accomplished IN a lifetime hut / SIN de-
pore me vanishing family physician. and
1 am glad. as 4 said that / did not have "a
DO without him."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-10
PROVIDING AGAINST CHOLERA
precautions Being Taken by Aushop
ftes in New York

ss - new nOrk-
Dr. Jenkins. health officer at New yore.
iAst night issued the following bulletin:
rhere are no new cases 10 report To-
night The situation is about the same ar
a. noon. The two patients at svinbsrpe
.sano Hospital continue TO Improve. The
oisinfection OF the baggage Of the pas-en.
kers OF the Massilia is nearly comp,e,e.
me Following cabiegram was received
seosy from DIR. Daland. my representative
Arrived on Monday. choiera her.
s s.,. ,yuy ~, extending in adjacen. ooun-
W. Zen died today; fifteen sick Staer-
snip nesper1a refused bill of health Wreer
So Sachemere passengers isolated here
nve Gays. reported as having arrived al
snon AZ 1870, an Wen. Further Information a
-, The arrival OF the Massiiia vithou. any
liness and this report concerning fhs
Cachemere and the Weser encouraRe Ms
70 believe that there will be no .jevalor,~
sels" 'Se ses-
This resolution was adopted st m. ,.~e.-
ink OF the New York board OF health:
Resolved That the board of health -
tne state of New York be ana Is hsrc,,~
respectfully requested 10 take mcasur... 81
proNce such quarantine service al ths
canada line as viii secure the proper IN :
epecuon OF foreign emiRrapts enfersnS
tnls state from Canada
Nineenxo Cagliostro. a passenger on fbs
NaIanania. who was removed to the s.rtn-
ou,ne Island Hospital on Tuesday. a the
oHas cnoieraic patient In quarantine
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-10

The Queer Outcome of . Groundless
Panic at q single Min.

The Queer Outcome of . Groundless
Panic at q single Mill.
From ths Puget Sound Lumberman.
There was a run UP at the little town
Of Hamilton. Wash. last month that ought
to find its way into literature devoted to
queer things. Now the ordinary run" IL
generally confined to banks. and - asso-
ciated with a long line Of frantic people
and a bank president with pallid features.
agitated nerves, and forced smile. There
was no bank president In this case, no long
line Of horn handed depositors. and no
locking of doors and putting up Of an an
nouncement of failure. Your average Ham
iltonian puts his money In stocking or
in an empty stove and cares not for banks.
The run" In question was on a grocery
store belonging to the Washington Red
Cedar Single Company. A run" on a
grocery store Is about the funniest thing
for the proprietor-that can happen.
The fler of the mill on the morning Of
the run" to use q local phrase, pumped
his yob." and wanted his cash before pay
made and provided. The mill owners, max
ing up their minds to discourage this habit
Of their men Leaving them In I Srch; n rs
pay day. The filer thereupon filed an at
tachment on shingles Of the company. and
into into the situation, local creditors and mil
hands commenced run" on the COM
pany's grocery store, with the object Of
taking out their wages and debts In lard,
bacon and other necessaries Of life.
The clerk, who had been doing behind
the counter, jumped four feet in the air
when the door opened and a half dozen
brawny, wild-eyed single weavers appear
ed. Bringing up the rear was a crowd Of
1t became apparent that the clerk could
not tie up the packages fast enough, and he
told the crowd to help themselves while he
checked up the goods.
the evening from the woods. whittier he
had gone after a supply Of logs. the clerk
was lying exhausted across an empty pickle
barrel. and the store had the appearance
Of the last act of q cyclone. When the
clerk recovered he Informed Boardman Of
and loud While he was surveying the
wreck IN came drummer for Seattle
grocery house and mildly inquired II any
thing was wanted. Boardman looked
Queerly at the drummer. laughed, and
pointed to the empty shelves. The drum
mer knew his business. and that night he
carried the largest order Of the month to
Seattle. Before morning Boardman had
discharged all liens and the mill was start
ed up as usual
Some persons are mean enough to say
that the drummer put up a. job on the
shingle mill employees so that he could book
an order; IL may be so, and the mill en-
ployes are inclined to believe anything just
now. II you go to Hamilton drop In and and
story about the run" Should you go over
to the mill don't be surprised II you see
one Of the weavers drop his bunch Of
shingles and 60 back of the boiler and
kick himself You win know that he was vas
of dried apples. pickles and canned fruit
that he will never get rid of.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-10

Its History From the Good Old Time
to Its Fifty-Seven-Cents Senility.

xt0 hIStOry 70" tne uOOu OlO l1me0
to Its Fifty-Seven-Cents Senility.
From the Detroit Free Press.
The silver dollar which is again a dis
turbing element in the financial prosperity
Of the country, seems to have had a lot of
trouble in it's day and generation. and 1t
Is now getting back at the United States
treasury with alarming persistency. Some
of the facts concerning 1t are Of immediate
interest and will bear summing up. Here
Is the chronological history OF the silver
dollar.
Authorized to be coined. act of April 2.
1872: weight, 416 grains; fineness, S92.4.
Weight changed, act Of January Is. 1881,
to AZ IL grains.
Fineness changed. act Of January 18 1887,
to 800.
Coinage discontinued. act Of February L..
1873.
Total amount coined to February Il, 1887,
S. 03l, 23S
Coinage reauthorized. act of February Is,
1878.
Amount coined from March l. 1878, to De-
cember 81. 1887. SIS. .ss7 Including 1887
Total amount coined to December 81. 1889.
The iirst silver dollar was put in circula-
ION the diverse, or face of the coin. was
imprinted the head of a young lady facing
to the right. Her hair was flowing to such
an extent that she looked as If taken in a
gale Of wind
In 1876 Congress stepped in to the aid OF
the typical damsel and tied her hair up
with q bit of ribbon.
The fifteen stars were after this reduced
to the original thirteen in recognition OF
the number Of states.
In 1886 the design was again changed,
and the silver dollar bore the full figure
of a neatly-dressed woman in a flowing
garment The designer forgot, however, to
put in the thirteen stars and the coin was
soon called in. Any person now in posses
sion of one of these dollars has a valuable
souvenir
The new design had the lady surrounded
by the stars. 1t was an improvement on
it's predecessor but the air of the female
figure was defiant and stiff.
The dollar of 1888 was the first artistic
piece of silver coined by the United States
mint.
On April %, 1864. the first dollar having
the legend, In God we trust" was coined
In 1873 the era of the trade dollar of 900
fineness began. That troublesome dollar
ran its erratic course in just five years.
In 1878 the liberty dollar made its ap-
pearance. Miss Anna w. Williams, a
teacher in the girls normal school at
Philadelphia, sat for the portrait, her pro-
file being then considered the most perfect
obtainable. Her classic features still deco
rate the silver dollar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-10
WHAT THE LITTLE FRENCHMAN
WANTED.
1t Was "The Grand Conndance..

H "a9 'Ine Ufan0 COnn00nce."
The following hit at the times. written by
George P. Morris more than fifty years ago.
apropos to the money panic of that period.
exactly fits the present situation:
A little Frenchman loaned q merchant
five thousand dollars when the times were
good. He called at the counting-house q
few days since in a state Of agitation moi
easily described
How do you do?" inquired the merchant
Sick-ver sick" replied monsieur.
What's the matter?'
de times Is de matter"
Defines what disease is that?''
De malaide vat break all de merchants
yer much"
'Ah-the times, eh?-well, they are bad
very bad. sure enough: but how do they
Ivy. monsieur. lose de conndancs."
In everybody
Not in me, HOPPER
"Pardonnez moi monsieur; but do moi
know who to trust present, when all d.
pieces"
Then I presume you want your money!
Oui. monsieur. starvs for want Of
Cant you do without it?'
No, monsieur, l must have him..
breaches. turning pale with apprehension
for the safety Of his money.
And you can't do without it?"
mo, monsieur. not Won other leetle mo-
ment longare."
The merchant reached his bank book
drew check on the good old Chemica
for the amount and handed 1t to his Wis
itor.
Vat is dis. MONSIEUR
49,. "A check for five thousand dollars will
us it bonr' said the Frenchman. will
amazement.
Certainly"
Have you de Pargent In de bankf"
And it is parfaitement convenient t.
Undoubtedly. What astonished your
times"
ooh. yes. and I have plenty more. I ow.
nothing that I cannot pay at a moment''
The FIenchman was perplexed.
Monsieur, you shall do me one ieetl'
with ali my heart"
Ven. monsieur. you shall keep de Far
gent for me some leetle year longer"
Why. thought you wanted 1t"
Tout au cOntraire. ! no want de fargen
u want de grand confdance. Suppose yo,,
suppose you got him, den no want hin
at all. Vous comprenez, chr"
After some further conference. the littl'
Frenchman prevailed upon the merchant
TO retain the money, and left the count
Ing house with a light heart and counte
nance very different from the one he wor'
when he entered. His confidence was re
need Of the money, he wished to know tina
his property was in safe hands.
This little sketch has a moral, II thu
reader has sagacity enough to find It,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-10
THE THIN MANS SUMNER WOES.

He EmphaticaIly Elucidates Them to
the Fat Complainer of Sultry Weather
From the Chicago Daily Tribune.
"Whewi' said the fat man, as he mopped
the perspiration from his brow and crowded
the thin man against the side of the seat OF
the open car. mo one suffers like q lat
man in this weather"
"IndeedY' remarked the thin man sarcas-
ticaliy, az he tried to get q little more
room.
Yes" continued the fat man. I'VE have
more troubles than any one In the summer
time. haven't had a comfortable moment
today
you haven'tT'
mo. I haven't Do you think look COM
Portable now?"
mo. 1 don't: but possibly you think am
has the worst Of 1t. but he isn't in II with a
thin man. Do you suppose II you had got
this seat first any one would have come
crowded you up against the rail? No. sir
You'd have spread your anatomy over 1t
and held the whole seat until You got on
walks three or four blocks 50 as to be sure
to get good seat. and he gets it. A fat
man drops into the seat behind him and a
medium-sized man into the one in front
Then along comes another big fellow-one
OF these fat freaks who couldn't stand up
without blocking the aisle OF even the plat
thin man, and then he comes along and
plunks himself Into the seat. and the thin
man Is crushed up against the side and
heated by the great mass Of flesh, and he
practically isn't in II. He's In luck II he
doesn't have some bones broken. Why don't
you pick out man Of your own size some
timer"
Look here. sir; you're getting personal.
Do you mean to say that fat man has no
mo. sir. He has too all fired many for
the price he pays. They ought to have
scales on every street corner and charge for
avoirdupois. Then thin man would have
some chance"
The fat man was breathing 50 hard that
every breath made the thin man groan as
he was squeezed against the seat, but the
latter was game. Finally the fat man blurt-
ed out: I'm bigger man than you are,
but have half mind to punch your
head"
That's all right" retorted the thin man.
II m smaller man than you are, but I'm
quicker. and you'd never hit me but once {"
What would you do?''
I'd belt you In the stomach"
They glared at each other for a moment
and then the fat man surrendered
"A thin liian does have a pretty hard time
of it," he said. It's these medium sized fell
lows that have II easy"
They agreed on that and trouble was
ayerted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-10
MARRIED.

depce OF the brides parents, l,,s c Sol
sssrfhwest by the Rev. A. ". HfIIfkef Il
EAzABEfH HARVEY to CLARENCE Bean .
WHISoN-o'BRIEN. On Wednesday morning. An
gust ~ 1885, by Rev. Fsther Sullivan II y
WILSON OF Illinois and NELLIE O.BRIEr a
New NON city. &hicaso and New York pspey
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-10
The Ford's Theater Disaster.

A meeting Of the injured survivors OF the
Ford's Theater disaster was held last night
at No 16 9th street southeast. A committee
was appointed to wait on the Secretary OF
War. Other committees were apooiated
as follows: To increase membership, "a
draft constitution and bylaws and 10 Sc
cure a hall. Forty-two members were pres
ent or represented. The association i'd
journed to meet at the call Of the chair
man
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-10

The funeral of young Mr.. Rien5urgh is
another argument for changing the day cf
Inauguration. He went out on the last in
auguration with the High School Cadets
and had not been well since While re-
ferring to the Inauguration, why not have
1t on the last Thursday in April? That day
would be just as historic and would always
avoid the Sabbath Of both Jews and Chris
tians. 4 SUBSCRIBER
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-10
Arranged With Their Deposftors,

A meeting of a number of the depositors
of Woods and Company, the private bank
erS, was held last evening. and the propo-
sition to accept certificates of deposit be ar
ing per cent interest and payable in a
year was accepted. 1t Is eXpecrei that the
firm will resume business on Monday next
after a suspension Of eight aayA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-10
At Marshall Hall.

The al fresco midsummer music festival
on the green lawns opened this morning
with numerous pleased visitors. The festi-
val will continue throughout this week
The schedule of the steamers will be found
elsewhere. Indian Head evening trips are
at 6:45 on Wednesday. Friday and Satur-
day evenings. Fare, round trip, Is cents
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-10

The woods along the north shore Of Lake
Superior, from Two Harbors to Grand Port
age, are afire and burnig fiercely
The executive council Of the American
Bankers Association have decided to post
pone to future day. hereafter to be fixed,
the convention advertised to be held at Chi
cago September and proximo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-10
Anticipated Him.

From Puck.
Haveriy-'Huilo. Austen; I'm glad I met
you. have just returned from the Worlds
Fair"
Austen-'T am sorry. old man. but I
haven't a cent"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-10

disastrous flood Is now prevailing In the
Canadian river, owing to the heavy rains in
eighty feet of the Santa Fe railroad BRIDE
at Purcell, T., have been washed away.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-10
THE NEW CONGRESS.
Members in Town and where They
Can BE Found.

Aidrich. Nelson w. r. L, Arlington
BATE Rs1s; William g.. Tenn, Ebbitt House.
Blackburn, Joseph c. s., Ky, IO3 f St
Briee. Calvin s.. Ohio, LafsyeIfe square.
G eSsier; M baIh, c; s. c; list n st
CAN WiiRi Sns,son f,d Ord R iss
Camden; Johnson n, W. Va, Normandie.
Carey; Joseph NJ. Wye, Ariiagron.
e coiaSiss A M,trR A. "a "a. n g. IN
Coke Richard. Texas. 40 9Th st
Coekreil. Francis NJ. Missouri. 1878 r NV.
Suiiom shelby AZ, IN; lils Mass. ave.
Dixon. Nathan F.. r. l.. Arno. ''' ave
Dolph. Jos. N, Greg, s Lafayettssoua-e
Dubois, Fred. T., Idaho, l23O isth street.
Faulkner. Chas. J.. W. Va. l5rs r. I. ave.
George. James c.. Miss, North Takoma.
Gibson. Charles H. Md, Shoreham.
Gordon, John b.. Ga. l023 VT ave.
G Gorman, Arthur p Nd, Portland
Haze, Eugene. Ne, 10o1 18th ST
1ansporough. Henry c.. N. D.. Cochran.
HarrIs: lsham G., tennessee. is LIST ne.
Hfige,gins anthony. Del. Metrp'n Club.
Hoar. George F, Mass, SIS / st.
I ones Jas sp R. x xa Essits Us NM
KKDy. !; I. y; s. G.. National.
T ky,s, James H; s d. 2l2 n, Capitol st.
M Guss: henry SS Cabot Mass, I72l b sv
Martin, John. Kansas, National.
MCMILLAN. James, Mich. liza Vermont av
MMeeIP5 I John R.. n J.. loi4 VT. ave.
NILS NILS Roger O., Texas. s0s Del ave.
Mltcheil. John H. Oregon, Chamberlin's.
morrill,. Justin s.. VT, Thomas circle.
PP aipy' EDWARD. r.. N; Y Arlington.
6asco. samuel. Florida. Metropolitan.
Fener, VIM, A., Kansas, National
Platt, Orville H, Conn, ll21 / street.
Proctor, Redneld, Vermont, 1897 X. /. av.
Pugh. Jas. L., Alabama, 1888 r NV.
Quay. M g., Pennsylvania Normandie.
Roach. William N, N. D.. ls41 T st.
Sherman John, Ohio, Cochran
Shoup. Geo. l.. Idaho, Normandie
Smith. James. Jr.. n. J.. Normandie.
Stewart, William M, New. Portland.
Stockbridge. Francis B., Mich. 1890 N It
Squire. Watson Washington, Arlington
Teller, Henry. NJ, Colorado, 1897 NV.
Turpte, David, Ind, 1l6 K St
Vest. Geo. G.. Missouri. I1o4 p NV.
Villas, William F., Wis. Arno.
Voorhees,. Daniel W.. Ind. 1873 N. H. ave
Washburn. William D.. Minp.. Arlington
White. Edward D.. La, Richmond.
White Stephen NJ, Cal, Ebbitt.
Wolcott. Edward O.. Col. LII Conn. ave
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Bargains
Galore
Atthe Rink.

THURSDAY. FR1pAr AND SATURDAY.
We limit the following extraordinary
oarSans to Thursday. Friday and
saturday Whether you In need
or not you cannot afford to pass these
~caa out this liss and bring 10 with
HALr AND Almost Hal, Psrcrs
No. 2ss. Solid Oak 3-piece Chamber
SUITE hand carved. polish finish. oxidizsd
trimmings. dresser has 20 by AZ inch top.
WITH "A BY 30 inch French bevslsd plate
mirror; Nashstsnd has IS BY 30 inch top
WAS s3a NOW s17.so
No. 116. Antique ousrtersd Oak Side
board. ~ By As inch top. with 10 BIZ 80
french beveled plate mirror. ssrpentine
mont. two large china closets, large linen
drawer. two drawers above plush lined
cutlery drawer. Handsomely carved and
hand palish solid COS. bras. trimminsA
WAS 900 NOV ESQ
lot Of Fur Rugs. trays and white. per-
fsctly odorlessL
WERE g. so. NOW s2l5.
WE'RE u. NOW soa
Few More Velvet Ruxs
WERE "a NOW s1.Ia
Full 20 pound Hair Mattresses. best qral-
fty Of ticking
WE'RE sl2 NOW s12S
Tuxury' Springs. feet 9 inches by6
feet-doubls bed sizes.
WERE % NOW g.
Hot Of r...hsr Pillows. 81 pounds.
WERE 81. NOW SOC
JULIUS lAMgByRGM'@
'Rink,' %
N. Y. AVE. NrAh 14rH 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-10

c II ! L d Rem CRY
FOR PIT G R.a
cAsToEIA.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-24

The Central's Wharf Property Will Be
Put In Good Condition.
The city council met in committee Of the
whole yesterday afternoon to discuss the
sanitary condition Of the Central railroads
wharf property. The cut near the lumber
wharves has been in filthy condition for
some time and the ground under the ware,
houses along the canal has been in equally
as bad condition on account of the backing
up of the water and the failure Of the sun
to get in. Several times the city, through
Health Officer Drummer, has notified the
Central authorities of the condition OF the
property and demanded that it be put in
proper sanitary condition, but nothing was
done.
The health officer finally laid the matter
before the sanitary board, and 1t sent COM
munication to the council at its last meet
ing recommending that the city do the
work and charge the same to the Central
The matter was referred to the committee
OF the whole on recommendation of City
Attorney Adams in order that the city's
rights in the matter might be looked up.
Mr.. Conner, receiver of the Central, APP
peared before the committee at the meeting
yesterday and agreed to have the company's
property put ia first-class sanitary condi-
tion. This was satisfactory and the COM
mittee adjourned without taking any
action.