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hOhIOS.
hadov Of gray goatee shining out from under
T. He has a high forehead, a strong nose and
. pleasant mouth. He dresses more like New
man. and he would not be out of place in any
crowd Of gentlemen in New York or Chicago
When l called upon him he was dressed in a
well-cut business suit Of light gray, and a pair
of fashionable yellow shoes shone out below his
Eell-creased pantaloons. A diamond as large
~ the end of my thumb sparkled in ring on
one OF the fingers OF his left hand and costly
scarf pin had place in his neck tie. The con-
trast between him and Uncle Jerry Rusk whom
4 saw Just before he left Washington, was strik-
Ing. and as I said GOOD day / thought his
there Is no money in farming in Nebraska
Ind asked.
''Mr. Secretary, Ia it true that the farmers
IRE ruined In the west and the days of money
making for them have gone foreyer?"
THE FARMERS Prosperous AND NOT POOH.
81 think not" replied the Secretary Of
Agriculture, with q smile "Of all classes in
The United States today it seems to me that
The farmers have the best outlook They are
not half so badly OF as they have been painted
and many Of them are making money. OF
course, there are failures, but Of all the bust
nesses Of the United States farming is the
least liable to fail, and there are more sue
resses in it than in almost any other business
lake the dry goods business; 81 per cent Of the
men who go into il become bankrupt, and the
proportion OF failures in all mercantile pur-
suits 10 very large. As to farming, / know
hundreds OF instances of success right around
me In Nebraska One of my neighbors came
put west with only IS cents. He bought his
and on time. and he now owns 1. 500 acres. He
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"CHARGE HIM IN THE BILL"
How an Old Baron Wanted to Settle 70
Killing n French Waiter.

How Old Baron Wanted to Settle for
Killing n French Waiter.
From the Philadelphia Times.
1t was in the days when oil was first struck in
Pennsylvania that one lucky possessor of some
valuable land sold il at an excellent bargain.
He had long had n desire to visit Europe and
as his present means enabled him to crafty his
wish, it was not long before he WAS on one
Of the ocean lines ploughing his way to the old
world.
He did England and Ireland in first-class
style, acquiring fund OF experience from con-
tact with landlords and others that was GER
tainly valuable, if only for what it cost him to
acquire 1t. Learning what he did at the price
among those who spoke his own language il
made him in a measure curious to see how the
counterparts OF these gentry would treat him
in sunny France and Italy. The few inquiries
he made did not reassure him that Gallo or
Italian hosts were any less frugal or exacting
than those of the British kingdom SO that he
not unnaturally judged from past experience
that So much of his time as was not employed
in sleeping would be chiefly occupied in OPEN
ing his pocket book and making payments and
donations more or less just to almost every one
he was brought III contact with.
Whether he was right or wrory in thus as
summing that everything went SO long as il was
paid for he could not possibly decide for some
time. The theory that it was all right had car
ried him through Paris and other of the prin-
cipal cities. after visiting which he had come to
Marscilles. Here his eyes were delighted with
reading the legends on a rather poor-looking
hotel that English spoken there. Enter
ing he found that statement only partly veri-
fled. as knowledge Of that speech was con-
fined to the proprietor. Stir as he had made
out hitherto, this was nothing of a shock al
though he soon found the petty exiortions
practiced upon him were. The slightest service
was treated in the light of an item for the bill
Opening window seemed to be made
memorandum Of by the officiating waiter, and
handing HIM a light for a cigar had the char
acter OF a special extra This went on for about
half dav. when he had an alteration with an
official whom he enormously took for the man
that blackened his boots As neither under
stood the other too well. the traveller, possibly
installing the garcon's natural vivacity for
offensiveness, knocked him over a couple of
trunks and down stairs. In a moment up
rushed the proprietor.
Mon dieu, monsieur" he said. "you have
killed the waiter.'
KILLED him. did To- was the surprised an
swer. 'Oh, well. charge him in the bill"
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Unlucky Houses.

From Notes and Queries.
In Catholic countries one not infrequcntly
sees priest, attended by ecolytes. in the act of
blessing a house prior to its adoption as a resi-
dence. On these occasions Protestants are apt
to smile at what they are pleased to consider
remnant of the age of superstition. am not
so sure OF this. Superstition is n relative
term. as applicable to piety rs to prejudice.
But let that pass. / wish 10 state fact and
not to preach n sermon. There are. within nv
knowledge. three houses in London that are
fateful to the last degree | do not know what
their previous records may have been, but hav-
ing observed their houses with passive curiosity
for some years, notice that they constan tly
change owners, while neighboring dwellings, do
not. and that their occupants are soon involved
IN disaster. For the sake Of convenience l will
designate these houses as A. Is and G. In A
during tho last SIX years three persons have
died. Neither of them was in falling health
previous to occupation. nor did he lie from an
accident. nor from any malady caused BY de-
fective drainage. The greatest possible care
was taken to insure the sanitary condition of
that house, and its inmates were unaware of
any rumors In connection with it. l have said
that three persons died. may add that two
OF them actually died on the same dav. In
course OF time the remainder of the lease was
sold to an officer, then in the prime of life aud
in perfect health. He resided in tnat house for
two years. and died there. somewhat suddenly,
last year. Although is situated in fashion
able quarter and is bright and pleasant DWELL
ing, it is but rarely occupied. 1t has not,
within my knowledge. been occupied for more
than twelve months at stretch by any one
family. and yet during the last six years two
persons. previously in sifluent circumstances.
have been financially ruined. G has a mystery
Of another kind. Although Of tempting appear
ance and situated in a favorite quarter in the
West End Of London. it has been tenant
less for the last sixteen years. The
house has often been painted and redecorated as
well AZ structurally improved, but hitherto in
vain. The bill "To Let" stands in the window,
and is only removed occasionally to mako room
for fresher announcement l may add that
there is not the faintesr suspicion OF ghost
about the house. Possibly other readers Of
IN. and O." could give similar experiences 1
am not superstitious. but in my humble Upin-
ion it would not be altogether unreasonable to
employ clergyman as an exercising medium
in dwellings where misfortunes SO unaccount-
able are OF such frequent occurrence. Haunted
houses have Of late years occupied general at
tention, and In some cases cure has been ef-
fected. But unlucky houses, though possibly
far more numerous. have escaped notice.
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ne promises to turn some Of Uncle Jerry Rusk's
institutions upside down spent evening
this week with him in his bachelor quarters at
the Cochran Hotel. He Is, you know.
widower. and he lives very quietly. though he
Is not averse to society, and is one Of the most
com Ssnionable Of men, Let mo tell you how
be looks. Gov. Morton il about five feet seven
Inches high, and he weighs just about $50
pounds. His shoulders are broad and his limbs
are clean cut He does not look to be
more than fifty years Of age, but ne
b over sixty and is still in his
prime. He has q light complexion.
light gray hair and a gray mustache, with the
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experience. had been laid up with fever ana
rheumatic govt from January Till the middle Of
June, hence my system was fearfully run down
was very thin and SO feeble that for several
weeks / could not move along without help.
then began to take Paine's celery compound 40
cording to prescription, and today am a. neshy
and strong as was ten years ago.
81 do not saw that am radically cured a. yet q
my govt but the attacks are much less frequent in
fact i have not been one single day prevented
from attending to my usual work since that time.
therefore take pleasure in certifying to the won
derful efficacy Of that marvellous medicine
"As blood purifier it has no.equal, and Its bene-
ncia influence on the digestive system cannot be
questioned. In view Of the facts do not hesitate
TO advise sick persons to give Paines celery COM
pound fair trial in the various ailments for which
It Is recommended"
Paines celery compound Is unquestionsbiy the
greatest remedy Of modern times IL Is abreas; Of
the most recent medical thought and Investigation
concerning dyspepsia, biliousness, liver compaains
neuralgia, rheumatism. kidney troubles and nerv-
Gus diseases.
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TACTICS OF GERMAN SOCIALISTS.
Women ~ whipper-in and Other volus

Women - Whippers-in and Other volun-
teers.
Berlin Correspondent London Daily Nevx
As was foreseen, the social democrats sur
passed all the other parties regards their or
ganization. Many factories being closed. hun
dreds Of Young workmen placed themselves a.
volunteers for the whole day ct the service Of
the party leaders. Even last evening they DIS
tributed 100. 900 pamphlets in Berlin. A .
proof Of their admirable organization I may
mention the following:
live in the second electoral district the
most hotly contested OF the six in Berlin. Here
Prof. virchow has 70 defend his seat, which In
1857. as well az in 1890, he only won at the SEQ
ond ballot against the social democratic candi-
and against the candidate OF the conservatives.
Prof. Wagner. When / returned home last
night found four pamphlets and voting cards
with the name OF the social democratic candi-
date thrust under the door Of nv fat had
received nothing from any Of the other parties.
Among the social democratic sgitators the
women were also represented One cannot ex-
actly say that they were the fairer and the
weaker canvassers- They devoted themselves
TO their task with great devotion and zeal and
did not frsternize with the whippers-in Of the
other parties.
The liberals and radicals. well as the con-
servatives. had raised Q whole army OF men,
who endeavored to prevail upon the indifferent
ones with a persuasion which in some instances,
touched upon coercion The radicals whose
stronghold was Berlin up to q few years ago.
possess. in the great number Of radical clubs
and associations, q strong AND lasting organ
ization. around which the new ephemeral or
CARNATIONS. on such an occasion as today, easily
group themselves. The conservatives task,
however, was more difficult, and that party
must have spent much money to carry on such
extensive propaganda
Among those who supported the conserva-
tives ~ volunteers were manv students Of the
university. At the central Office of the party
the portrait OF the candidate. Prof. Wagner,
was to be seen richly draped. but the wicked
social democrats hae during the night pasted
pamphlets on each tide of the picture and 80
well that one could scarcely get them Oh again
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years. This il the trouble with the south, the
soil has been badly aggravated, though il has
not been killed"
do you mink the south will ever equal the
north as ~ agricultural country?'
~ doebt it." was the reply. Climatic in
will not work like we do in the north They
can get along with less work and they will do it.
Immigration won't change this, and the Yam
KEGS who 60 down there lose their grit in five
years and are az slow ~ their southern neigh
bors. Climate has Q great deal to do with the
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A Difficult Question.

II.
The Sunday school teacher was instructing
one of her scholars in the commandments
Said she:
Honor thy father and thy mother that thy
DAYS may be long in the land"
Where would my days belong il didn't
honor them?' asked the small student
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Brewers Collge in Chicago and is getting the
scientific knowledge, which, added to his prac-
tical knowledge, Will make him q strong man
for the place. His name ID John Mates and
he is the head Of . brewing company in my
city. At this college in Chicago they have
some Of the finest chemists in the country and
they graduated last year forty-fve brewers.
They have good laboratories and the best Of
professors They make three barrels Of beer a
day. and their experiments are a. carefully
made and as exhaustive as those Of any college
in the country. FRANK G. CARpENrER.
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Written for The Evening Star.

NE OF THE oSf
interesting characters
in President ievsland's
cabip<s Is the Hon
J-lius Sterling Morton,
the new Secretary Of
He has
come to Washington
with a brain well sharp
by its contact with
the business Of the
west he brings new
light into the Agricul-
tural Department. and
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Took Away Her Apuetits.

From tho Indianapolis Journal.
Mr.. Wickwire-'How's this? Aren't we going
to have a;y dinner today?"
Mrs. Wickwire-'I guess not That womsn
over the way has bought such lovely new
bonnet that l just haven't got bit Of appe-
tits."
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A FARMER STATESMAN
]. Sterling Morton on the Farms and
Farmers of the United States.
SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE.

The Farmers OF the United States Prosper
Gus. Not Poor-The Next Great Farm EN-
tgration 70 Be to New Engiand-Ths south
and It's Lands.
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Swings, merry -go-rounds, &C., for children.
Dancing aud music all day long. Trains leave
B. and O. station at 9:l5 am and :2S o. m,
week days, and 9:35 a. m. and / 80 and 3:I5 D. m.
SundayG Round trim Sl-Adpt
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OF OCEAN.
How the Chinese Initiate Them by
Artificial Processes.
MOTHER OF THE PEARL.
Where the Shells Come From and What 10
Done With Them-Ofher Mollusks Besides
the Oyster Which Produce Pearls-Peeling
Pearl-"Mess Mates" Which Live With
Pearl Oysters.

HE PROCESSES BY
which the Chinese pro-
ducs artificial pearls
are q remarkable as
they are ingenious.
This business consti-
tutes quite an i'm
portant industry. 1t is
confined to two villages
in the northern part of
the province of Chin
kiang, which is q silk
producing region. In
tho ynnntbo ~ Nav onI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-08
HIS WEDDING JouBNEY.

How old were you when You went west?'
81 was just about twenty-five" was the reply.
81 went west on my wedding tour, and the trip
to Nebraska at that time was a far greater
undertaking than it Is now. We went by rail
from Chicago to Alton. on the Mississippi river.
There was no suoh thing as q sleeper at that
time. and we had to sit up all the way. From
Alton we went by steamer to st. Louis. and
from st. Louis up the Missouri to st. Joseph by
steamboat Here We got a stage and rode on to
Council Bluffs. The trip took about eight days
and nights, and it was full OF hardships. 1t
could be made now in about day.
"we settled .frss at Bellevue. and the mex.
spring We moved to Nebraska City. where we
took up the quarter section on which I now
live. have added little to 1t, but it Is the
same ground Chat got from the government
thirty-eisht yearsago, when We began life in a
log cabin. TX
sEcRgrARY MoRroN's ROMANCE
doub. whsthersthere il . man In the country
who loved his wife better than did Secretary
Morton, and there are few husbands who have
been more devoted to their memory She
bore him four boys. and when she died these
four sons formed the pallbearers who carried
her to the tomb.
The four Morton boys are all married and the
Secretary has number Of grandchildren. On
Thanksgiving OF 1890 the Secretary held sort
OF Morton reunion at his home, and photo
graphs were taken Of the little Mortons in all
shapes and in all sorts Of groups. book has
been made Of these pictures aud the dignified
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"Ihose Spinster girls remind me Of eggs"
Eggs"
"1hsy never look their a2e."-From Life.
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The Exact Facts.
From Puck.

Lawyer-"You think, then, that your assail-
ant attacked you with malice prepense?"
Client dunno. sab. He might 'er had one
o dem kind o mallets, but de principal thing
he used wor a razzer, sah."
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making Of men and beasts. Sometimes think
il has everything to do. Take the cattle of
Texas; was down there not long ago, and I
saw those great Texas steers, all skim bones and
horns They are so gaunt that you can scrape
their bones and put all the NEST into their
horns. As looked at them asked the people
why they did, not raise Durham cattle They
replied that thsy had tried the experiment, but
that the old cattle quickly died, and that their
offspring grewito be like the others in year or
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Serious Runaway.
See adj.

Recently the L. A. Goudy Company
bought new horse for one of their de-
livery teams. Yesterday afternoon they
put him into one of their wagons to try
him. He worked admirably until about
o'clock. Then the good impression he
had created was dispelled. He was
standing in front of the company's estab-
lishment and the driver was in the team
unloading it. Suddenly the animal made
dash for freedom. He shot round the
corner like streak of lightning, and
dashed down Pearl street on the side
walk. At Fore street he encountered a
countryman's wagon, and tore off its
front wheels. Then he started for the
wharf, perhaps with the intention of
taking a bath. He made insufficient al
lowance for the width of the wagon, and
when he got across Commercial street
the wagon struck the corner of j. w.
Perkins's store and was smashed into
kindling wood The shock threw the
horse down with serious results to one
of his hips There his career ended.
The driver was not seriously hurt, but
his wrist was sprained The horse will
be laid up for some time.
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The Steamers.

The Dominion liner Labrador sailed
yesterday afternoon about $50 o'clock,
taking a cargo OF about the usual size,
and several passengers, among them Mr..
G. r. Lawrence, the apple dealer. The
Labrador will not return to this port
again this season, the next trip being
scheduled for the St. Lawrence. Neither
will the Sandman return again, and in
fact, from this time none flthe steamers
will return There are five more to
arrive.
The Donaldson liner Warwick is OK
pected at any time, and the Vancouver
will probably arrive about Monday.
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THE ARTHUR c. WADE.
she Is Now Refitting at Philadelphia
ter Terrible Experience with March
GaIes-Much Rigging and a Seaman Lost
Overheard

A letter has been received in this city
giving the details of the recent thrilling
experiences of the Portland barkentine
Arthur G. Wade, which is now lying in the
harbor at Philadelphia refitting after a
long and disastrous voyage. The
barkentine, which is owned by Messrs.
j. S. Winslow & Co., of this city, and
commanded by Capt. Fl. M. Sherman,
was caught off Hatteras on the fourth
of March by a very severe and destruc-
tive gale. The Wade was $50 miles e..
S. E. off Hatteras on that day, when a
gale sprang up from the southeast,
changing into the northwest as 1t grew
heavier. This change of the gale n AIDE
a tremendous cross sea, in which the
Wade tossed heavily as she labored
along under the gale. The seas grew
simply frightful, when, in the midst OF
it all, the starboard foretopmast back
stay parted at the mast head, and at once
the mast head was carried away at the
eyes of the lower rigging This, with all
the rigging attached to it, went over the
lee side. In the midst of the crisis
which this disaster forced upon the ship
and her captain one Of the sailors was
swept overheard and never seen again by
his comrades.
As soon as possible Captain Sherman
headed his crippled vessel for Bermu da,
as the only means OF escaping the GER
tain fate which seemed to await him If
he fingered among the storms OF the At
lantic coast. When he arrived within
two hundred miles of that island, the
weathered moderated and seductive
southwest wind sprang up. AS the
charges for repairing are VIGOROUSLY
high at Bermuda, Capt Sherman resolved
to turn about and make for Delaware
Breakwater. 1t was hazardous thing
to try. The Wade was so crippled that
none of her lib sails could be set, nor
any of the upper sails Of her foremost.
SO few, indeed, were the head sails
available that it was with the greatest
difficulty that the large vessel could be
steered. With the most fayoring winds
and seas it would be a difficult thing to
make the Delaware.
The fair weather which tempted Capt.
Sherman to stray back, proved only
snare. The gales soon began again, and
when he finally got into Philadelphia it
was the Goth of March. or % days from
the day when the accident befell the yes
sell. Capt. Sherman deserves great
credit for the able manner in which he
brought his vessel through.
Messrs. j. S. Winslow have received a
photograph of the Wade as she lies al
her moorings at Philadelphia, minus the
.mast and rigging, which she lost in the
gale. She is sorry looking craft, ap
parently not at all able to sail over {
| tempestuous sea. as she did.
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For additional LEGAL News see
Fifth Page.
BRIEF JoTTlNas.


There will be meeting of the Equal
Suffrage Club at room 3, Brown block,
Saturday, April s, at 3 p. m.
The regular meeting of the Board OF
Managers of the Woman's Christian As
ISOLATION will occur today at 3 P. m. at
rs Spring street.
The regular Bible class for the study
of Sundays lesson, will be conducted by
Rev. C. E. Bean, at 4.30 p. m. today at
the Young Mems Christian Association.
Mr.. Daniels had to shoot one of the
bears at the Oaks yesterday. tits thought
the animal swallowed piece of glass
from a bottle thrown into the cage by a
drunken man night or two ago. The
bear was two years old.
The chapel of State street church hay
inc been found too small to hold the
morning congregations, the Park street
church has been secured for their morn
ing services.
There was a chimney fire Thursday
morning in the house of Mr.. William
Chamberlain. S25 Congress street. 1t
was extinguished with small damage by
the members of the family.
The Christie Mathean Club held its
regular meeting last evening with Mr..
Pitt F. Parker.
The w. c. T. U. will hold literary
meeting today at 36 Oak street at p. m.
In another column Wyer, Greene d
Co. call attention to their elegant line OF
spring styles in boots and shoes which
they are ready to show the public. we
are glad to know that they are to con
tinue in the business.
Walter Young, brakeman at the Crane
Trunk yard, accidentally jammed his arm
badly between two cars, Wednesday.
Mr.. Williams Daniels accidentally cut
his wrist badly on some broken glass OF
the Merryconeag as she was leaving the
wharf.
The children's temperance meeting
and entertainment will be held at the
Gospel Mission this evening if pleasant
All are welcome.
AGATE iron ware at half price at Atkin