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The Washington times., 1894-12-30
LEFT ALL HIS MILLIONS.
Death of Senator Fair, the Bonanz
millionaire, of California.

Death of Senator Fair, the Bonanza
Millionaire, of California.
SAN FRANcIsco, CAL, Dec. 20. 29.-Ex-Senator
James G. Fair died suddenly at the Lick
House, at 1920 this morning. Senator Fair
has been In poor health for some time, suffer-
ing from asthma. few days ago he caught
cold while going out in a rain storm to view
some of his property improvements at North
Beach. The cold did not appear to affect his
lungs, but settled in his kidneys Last even
ing he was feeling better than for the past
few days, and his death was entirely unex-
pected.
Charles Fair, his son. was at the bedside
when the old gentleman breathed his last
Dr. Livingston, his physician, who was the
Senator'S near friend, as well as his physi-
clan, says the ex-senator LEFT no special mes
sage for his family or other persons. Before
the fatal attack came on he made will. in
which he revoked the action he had taken to
disiDherit his son Charlie. As TO the value
OF the estHte the doctor says that two years
ago, when the ex-senator was complaining of
his physical sufferings, he remarked: 'I
would mol pass another such a night for
every cent OF my s3S,000.0o0.
The doctor added that Fair knew almost
exactly what ne was worth at that iime The
estate would aggregate about $40 ,000, 900 at
Il IQOQtEhLc tStii1dlos
Ex-senator Fair was born December 8,
1881, near Belfast, Ireland. He came to this
country with his parents in IS43 and settled
in Illinois, where he attended the public
schools, completing his education with a
thorough business course in Chicago. He
took special interest in scientific studies. In
1849, during the time OF the gold fever. Mr.
Fair moved to California and engaged in
mining until 1860 when he went to Nevada to
engage in more extensive mining oper atoms,
constructing huge quartz mills. etc. He was
elected TO the United States Senate from Ne
wade as a Democrat to succeed Senator
William Sharon, and took lis seat March 4,
1881.
The news of ex-senator Fairs death comes
as q shock to the members O. the Senate who
served with him. He was exceedingly popu-
lar among his associates In the Senate and in
Washington society. He was n personal
friend of ex President Harrison, despite their
differences in party views.
The Washington times., 1894-12-30
How the Orphans viii Celebrate.

The forty-two orphans, inmates of the Ger
n Orphan Asylum, on Good Hope road.
just beyond Anacostia, will enjoy their Christ
mas celebration at 9 O'Clock this afternoon.
The capacious assembly room at the asylum
has been prettily decorated with wreaths of
holly, evergreen and other winter PLANTS. A
large Christmas tree stands in the center of
the room, and old Kris Kringle will be on
hand TO distribute pretty and useful presents
TO the parentless little ones. An interesting
musical and literary programme, in which
the orphans will participate, has been ar
ranged for the happy occasion.
The Washington times., 1894-12-30

Positions with the Fish Commission-An
examination will be he held at the rooms OF
the Civil Service Commission on January 10,
1895, at Washington. D. c., and other promi-
nent points in the country where the board
has competent examiners, provided appisca-
tions are filed at once for the position of fish
culturist assistant car messenger. and status
teal field agent for the United States Com
mission OF Fish and Fisheries. The salary OF
the fishculturist will be $500. Of the assistant
car messenger S720. and OF the statistical
field agent, 81 ,00e per annum.
The Washington times., 1894-12-30

St. Dominic's Church Entertainmenr-Tne
last of the series of delightful musical and
literary entertainments given under the
auspices of st. Dominic's Church, in the
church hall. was enjoyed Friday night by a
large audience. The Fourth Artillery orches-
ira was again in attendance and dispensed
some inspiring marches. Features OF the
programme were: The fancy dancing OF Miss
Procrer's pupils, the Misses Dyer, Whitaker,
Hutchins. Mabel HerberI, Campfleld,
Humphrey. Purcell, Doian, Downey, and
Master John Downey; the cornet solo by Mr..
H. Herman, tbe rendition of several
selections by the Montrese Mandolin, Banjo
and Guitar Club. and a recitation by Miss
Sarah H. Richardson.
The Washington times., 1894-12-30
Indian Agents Iiere.

Two of the Indian agents who are to co fer
with the Secretary of the Interior and Com
missioner of Indian Affairs NEXT wee1 have
already reacised here. They are CaDs. P. H
Ray. OF the ShosaoEes. n Wyoming, and
Lieut.. W. H. Mercer, OF tne La PoinIe, WIS.,.
agency.
The Washington times., 1894-12-30
Accident to a Skater

While skating yesterday on the pond near
the Washington Monument II. d. Green
aged seventeen years, a clerk at the Woadiey
Inn. lost his balance and in falling broke
the bones in one OF his feet. He was treated
at the Emergency Hospital
The Washington times., 1894-12-30
Tsev HAD the stolen wa4cb-

Fred Boston and Samuel Banks. both co.,
ored wore arrested by Detectives xesdon and
Horne last night. A gold watch whicn was
stolen from the broshef OF Hiss Edith SIM
mons. OF No. 32i G street. on Pennsylvania
Avenue June last was found in their pos>es-
sion, and they are suspected OF tae rohoery.
The Washington times., 1894-12-30

Mrs Willard Warner win spend the latter
part OF The winter in the South on account OF
her health which is rather delicate, by reason
of recent heavy colds. The trip 10 Portland,
Ore. planned for The present winter. has
been abandoned Oh this account.
The Washington times., 1894-12-30

Mrs. John A. Logan has returned TO Wash
ington, accompanied by Mrs. Tucker, who
VIII spend porto q OF the winter in this
city.
The Washington times., 1894-12-30

Major and Mrs. Parker are at wess Point.
The Washington times., 1894-12-30

Mrs. Blaine returned to Washington on
Wednesday, and has now taken possession OF
her house on Dupont Circle. This is the
first time she has made her nome here since
the first year Of the Garfield administration.
If the house can be leased. however. Mrs.
Blaine viii not remain in Washington, her
present stay here being simply for the reason
that her two large houses have remained so
long uurenied that they have become a serious
drawback IN a financial way.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-22
solrycr AM rnooRrsS

Tho principles OF rainfall were nrst cor
roetiy ed forth BY Dalton In 1881.
o. ,-arrta-es propelled by electricity derived
frou a siorago battery are common In Berlin,
e,,r ,nots. now believed to have An effect on
chronological phenomena. were frat observed
In 1911.
,fore than one thousand forms Of Snow eryS-
,nls nave been Observed and copied.
T,e Average annual rainfall over the whole
ea,th is thlrty-s.x inches
Parasites that prey upon ales sometimes
N.eonn 40 full Of blood that they are visible
10 the naked eye.
About one thousand specimens have been
,,,,ra OF one meteorlte which exploded over
Iyinnebago County, la, in 1880.
,.,,nr flowers chrzsanthomums live the
lonrest after being cut.
TIRE nattening Of the polls OF Jupiter can
no aeon through tho telescope.
no.s,l,ate snail and put the body in
~, n,olst place and q new head grows
'y NJ. no,e OF the bell bird sounds like the
me-, ~ hell and can DO heard distance
~, ,-,,nsa arainst the side Of a house alb
~, 5smpaess and tends TO keep the sir
dry inside the dwelling
Pneumatic tires have been found yery seFy-
,e,1sie On hospital ambulanees.
ns,a.a. the product OF a tree in sumatra,
"a besemlns rival q India rubber and sutta
poreha.
~, IN he Immediate vicinity there 10
' VIZ ~ iron orc from ave q twenty foot thick
ana lnexhAusuble'
,,ais has 100000 acres IN rice, is.oooo1o
rheat T5 01l,1lt IA other food Fralna.
"a, M IN rune gii,ee0 10 taa. ID, 10000 IN
ea,i5a. 10000 iH 1890. and 10000 in to-
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-22
Sweden 10 Honor the Memory
of Gustavus AdOlphus.
THE PROTESTANT SOLDIER.
He Was the Great Hero Of The
Famous Thirty Years War.
VICTORY CAME TO Hin AT DEATH.


STOCKHOLM. Oct S.--'rhe Swedish poo
PIE, headed by King oAcar. are preparing
to celebrate on December 70 tho birth Of
their greatest soldier king, uusiayus Adol-
plus, THE Lion OF tho North" Every
Protestant n.tiun has been invited 10 tahc
part In tho celebration and whether OH
eialiy or not, win be rcproennted 10 TO
the tmo that the great swedo marched
Into Germany there had not been a B,reng
arm RACED for the Protestant cause. AL
Ways hoir leaders bad been weak men and
their ioldlera divided Into small boJios by
petty jcalousios. Then came soldier
Nh9aerepatadon livgst5 this day as superior
10 that OF any man of his century. He
picked up the defeat stained banner OF
ProleetAnusm and bore IL ateadily forward,
achieving even In His death a wstory which
ior all tine established the ProtostAnt re-
ligion on basis Of equality with teat OF
Roman CStholiolln, The circumstances
which led to thin are tho mos iutorcst-
inGly peculiar, ~ Ii wRa at tho instance OF
R'eaeiieu. that great prince Of the Roman
Chlroa, WAC do1laated Louis XIV. and
sraaoS that Gus,avus hnally entered into
the CONTEST
We tneer at heroes IN those days but
We have been worshlping them good
dsal Of late, A Napoleonic era Is on and
with tho revival OF the memory Of tho
dcpds Of tho great Corylcan comes the NOM
orius OF other men who wrote their namob
on tho map Of Europe and elsewhere In
characters that may not die,
lhaanodyg mol Look at the lists Of the
new publications.. Tho fuolely novel is In
aboyauoe. rhc shrowdost publishers now
are IN dealing with ho0W that treat VI tho
times when mons blood not enly ran rcd In
th0lr yclul, hut ran rcd from them,
II would Soon that the nrat and IN some
respects the best VI ALI the novcllsia Of tue
torehlo rhetorical sort. Sir Walter scott
aiw4ct had como back 10 treat OF mon ~
mon aud women as women uf thc sort that
their Maker intended thom to be-
Ccrginly Robert Louis stevenson, Han
Cainc, Conan Doyle, Walter iiteant. and lasf,
but 10y no mcana least stanley WoymAn.
arc producing heroes that are not drawn
from hospitals, but from tho lives Of bravo
men and women. some u whom died as the
Romans In thor best days loved to de- with
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-22
THE DAINTY PARISIENNH.
A Creature Gifted with All the super
nciaI Graces witch Charm Men.

flcinI nr.,,,,- II7I,IrI, IN n,.1T, NIen
' "'NV'" ""'''
THE parlslennes arc born comedians"
said an author OF the last century, aud
thts 10 mo dnse-,n,inr ba Olives NJ a true
par,,,,,ns. ~ ~, ~ - heeoD,. a p,risl-
a. e'uu, ~ w o. :" uN.g ', a'nr,-
Vnno woman mus. pe bou'lu'uu' N'p,'
clous. ambitious and eoqueuei sne psS'na
to live only towards evening" al IL she "a
al her zenith. She knows nothing, not
o,,e, bov, "a rr,ka n run nj tea hut sle
..r,-a, ~. st,tgi,, ho,.ar,so win "a much
49, ~ a.e"'s ~, 49, ,c ,rar,-
grace ana her seNrua oupa ep ~
parent and SO exquisite mat you love IL
and love her.
Whom .hn pnrlslonne plver a dinner party
sbe tbl,t. Of tho aovyers ana tho fruit. and
,ao,.ns ,hn r.st "a ior cno,, go aure ls she
V",Ve W. ,,, tr.r
10 menu a pau u'An VIII u'n Nv"
beauty, which Is nroblemauo, ana n"s hoiA-
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-22
MANS MANY FAILINGS.
FIRST OF All selnshness, but Sometimes He
Is Pretty and Tussy.

''''' ~
is frotty ana tnssy'
Poor man Is still "ln for il" In ENGLAND.
A. 80, 90 ,,,tt,,,t sr,,t .,,,,,,ts,i,, 40
~ ,'',' ~ 49,, ,, ",
N"tlub On lu'ua vi VIe"'V'' ol pouring ,e'
Tor them after hunting. OF bringing slip
pers and filling pipes and coddlinB and
worshiping, the prim English woman has
taken hin tho cu5peI and demands that IL
~, -, -. ~, III, g,. 80. tro,,s
9He ..".o' ia, '',v "I So,
ers tnat sue DC gwen ,ho 'isnt W aouao
man. ana ny bringing ms we ulsposluou
before the public. warning the stlll unmar-
rled women 10 take heed and beware.
To fur,ber ,his nrettv schema an English
~ -, ~. -.,,,..,. 40 ~ Man
paper mas openeu us columns W 'uu'us WV"
wicked young sons terrible husbands, IT.
repressibe brothers and unmauRgahlo fan
eeg. and bv the letters received 1t would APP
near thai ali the nice Enrllshmen had left
t,--,a5 e.. no, ro, a, h,,,o chine
hue'anu' iui Ho' . '"s VI HoPs
from any part OF inc hihsuoh ior pour
man.
Tho statistics are interesting. One might
naturally expect that the individual who
doos not stana nm An n strect car or who
-, t,,. s,,,o,,s s,d rod crayata mr. ienve.
wears pig eheeAs anu leu eraNe'7' U, 'a'Vs
his pipe In the drawing room, would nave
come In for a share Of abuse. but probably
the American women, so used 70 perfection
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-22

III. cortr,i liberal organization OF London
"a ssid N have accumulated $500. 900, 10 DO
used ia elections.
no,, ,,,, ~ rocirty EIrls ia 10 collect tho
,,,,,. ho,,s ,,o,n tha batbnnds OF their gen.
,t.,,o, ,rlepSs
Wv s,'',-',,.,., ,,...., ,,.e,,tt., 4. nos,
u'I"nhe'' ,.,
Claiming uat hypoupHn'u pn!.cYoh u niN~''
Of airyehhlno WIZ cure u'eononhh
The wife OF an English clergyman has been
sentenced 10 Wenty-ohs ohyh hnpflSonpn'h'
for beioE 'rrotesauh"i nehs~'
A case nj Chllieohe, NO. which had pro-
vlouay hung ny0 iuiics, Nas recently con-
cluded with a verdict Of 2i0 for the plainti1.
one GOOD effect N the recent hufinenx de-
prcsnion IN the mill towns throughout New
ENGLAND has been tho tepopulRton u tie
farming diatricto,
A,.,,c e,,lor.rs who have found themselves
in fi,a midst Of an aurora describe Il Hs pro.
dueing a cooling. griehIy sensation and very
eshiaraiinx effect
=, p,,,.,. IN, rlsbons nrc bculnniur Ia have
mai, ,nits,s nade on aluminium. This taxes
a iasd IN ,heir boad,. as the ordln,ry mite,
a,.Ifb. 49, a. N, no,in1s A. a natal ana
s,ts ~ no,,nd sr a..
- 1890. -. 49,, a.,
septsiaiy ~, 10. ~. ~ NJ, -,
81, rr,,iic su,,sinss under tbs eentral Of ths
s-.os,,,ry nsoartr,cat during ri, bpurs Of
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-22

apartments and she lnstructs them In vari-
Gus kinds Of ncedlework
Next May the Imperial family leave Ber-
I'm LOT the New Palace AZ PotsdAn. their
iayorite home. The New Palace Is new
ohg IN name, Tor It vas built by Fred
OF attraction that wealthy and distlu-
Euifhed household can deslrc. Including
private theater At Patsdam the Empress
anu her children spend as much time as
posAlole out Of doors. Zach boy has
l,'tls EaIden plot q bis own which ho ia
ehr9uraEed to cultivate.
The hottest months Of the summer the
empress takes the children TO the heAshorc.
uhuaily selecting one Of the quictor, rather
taan one OF Tho NEST populous resorts.
ohiieren are always greatly attracted 10
s.'e ~ press The women have happier
,i.snher WIN the little ones. Augusta Vic
torla understands the art Of amusing them,
she always has any number OF pleasing
.ales at her tongues end. and apparently
an mex halsuble stock OF little prOsUnta.
scr MaJesty's servants are very much
Attached TO her. The Empress has given
goou deal Of attention to the servant
question, and she once wrote TO q society
OF ladies engaged in an endeavor to better
'ns eonuluon OF servants as follows in part
-, every effort should be made 10 make
ne LOT servants as attractive as possible
Nlthih doors, particularly by giving them
NICE cheerful bedrooms, which. l fear. ~
often iar from being the case. sincerely
nupe tnat architects Will bear this In
hlihd When designing houses. Decides we
ougnt, IN various parts Of tho town. TO es-
Woilah homes for servants, where they can
meet OF an evening and moro particularly
On sunday afternoons. In order to discuss
SUBJECTS OK common interest and. " poss-
Pc receive instruction IN their domestic
uuties' BUT the chiof question with REGARD
10 our women servants X their moral char
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-22

The thirty y~.rs' war had ostrrcd ~
from Ieis. Twelve years Of desgltssy sh;r,
niualnx, VI rapne aud murder. nearly a.
Naya against the protettants, haG so dis
ccurascd thcm tAat they n,1ds but litiio
proEress, Wallenslein, with an army Of
10000 men. raised by hilissR, was ravng-
ing tha, bordnra OF stxons a1d Baearla.
mendor OF the Austrian Emperor, 20 sea.4d
tho csntfal uermAn provinces. This was
the condition vher Gustavus nrst lock part
In the var OF 1880.
Gustsvrs Ado.nhus he'd but it.0lo men
when he laudcd ia Germany 10 defend tbs
Protestant cause. which va su1ering under
tho attacks OF wallcnstdin. ono OF The
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-22

an1 IN her hand She held a bopnyot =,
,, roses aud lilies Of the valley. she
iookeu very dainty and she mnde Wet
"a. "a, V.apIe impression, especially ,lnon arc
w emperor. who was believed Ia Ia an
ni,oagu 70 the match. She STAYED hut
800 49, Mniu IN Berlin. returning to Prln-
henAu 70 prepare for the wedding u,htch
took place In February. 1881 on the ,v,.nt,,l
second birthday Of the bridegroom.
Inc bride entered Berlin In an ola-r,sh-
iohed gilded state carriage. which had
Deen used for the bridal Tourney az the
famous Vueen Louise. The first home al
.ne young couple was az the Marble Palace
~ rotsuan' residence built at the end
Oh tne iast century by nephew OF Fred
Frederick William IL. ~ prnasin pots-
dam Is hall an hours Journey BY rail- from
inc capital. There, at the Nfarhln Palace
the Prince and Princess made their home
until the death OF Frederick the Noble
placed William H. on the throne In 1855.
The story went about that the young bride
was not very cordially received by her
august mothor-ln-law and the Imperial
Court, and that the old Emperor had In
ueeu opposed the match, and only gave his
consent When he saw that no persuasion and
no opposition could stir his grandson from
the course upon which he had determined
Al this may be true enough, but. Augusta
Victoria was NOT long in dispelling the cool
ness OF tho family and the court. BY tact
not less than by the gentle sweetness Of
her nature she won her way. She took no
part in court intrigues she lent no influence
70 any sect nor TO any ambitious schomers,
she made II clear that she had no pet prof.
ects to forward. and 80 1t came about that
she won not merely the respect but the
affection OF the whole circle. The Empress
Frederick is not likely to forget the tender
devotion shown to her patient and suffering
husband by his dear daughter" as he
called Augusta Victoria.
The late hours Of fashionable life are un-
known at the court OF Berlin. The German
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-22

shell Thomas that she Was 10th to plrt
with. 30 she KEEP. Il concealed In her room.
Somehow Sir John heard Of thia and or
dafsd tho summary removal OF the offend
ing grimalkin. The old housokeepcr was
not 70 be so cariiy beaten. she packed
the cat in hssact sought tho oue,n
at Windsor aud was accorded an IN.
torvicw. she showed Sir ThomEs 70
the Queen. set forth his good poin'A
as well as she could. Tho Queen
was both touched aud amused by the ear
nestnoss of her old servant, and she coun-
tctmandod Sir Iohn's order to tho extent OF
allowing the cat te roam at large except
when she with her not bullnnches was
az BuclSingham. whom Thomas was to be
kept locked w.
The duties Of tho Master OF tho Queens
househoid are Indeed mulu'arious. The
Lord Chamberlain attends 70 mstters social,
but the Master OF tile Household has TO
oversee aud manage every subordinate or
servant who has TO do with the Queen or
VITA Der palace grounds, stables, gardens,
eonsorNntortes, her several palaces her
kitchens, and indeed everything that has
10 do With tho surroundings and comfort OF
the queen. her family aud guests, whether
at windsor, at puekinrhRm Palace, In tho
Highlands or In the South of France. The
oaise Is by no mcanh a pleasant enc nj
times. IL has to deal with the Queens
cooks. butlors ana coachmen, end what mol
70 lQok Ritcr the matter OF hifinE ana dls.
eharslnE. To settle quafrols. put down click
erlngs, keep accounts, stralshtcn cut ac-
counts. keep tradosmon's bills IN lne--0ll
these arc not easy thlngs to keep IN bend
unless ono Ia gifted with more than ordlr-
arily nne executive powers, as Sir John
Cowloy was.
There is,a salary connected with these
otcos and there are other corporations,
Il iR. Of courso. considered high honor
AIMING loyal Englishmcn 10 IN the pas,7,
aud though Radicals say they VII e2on
abolish ali such useless positions 1t Is likely
they will last for gone tine yet So long
as the great mass OF the English people
make no oHnecial objection there Ia perhaps
no reason WHY outeidera should,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-22
CATCHING OYSTER SPAT.
Natural Bcds in Chesapeake hay Thinning
out and Planting Higgins.

The experience Of Thomas bremen, an
oystor packer Of CAMBRIDGE MD proves very
clearly and unmisRkably that Il pays Il
cultivate oysters. Last spring he took up
lot on the Hantcoko river, aud about tho
ist OF June planted 1000 shells on H. ~
points near by The uhelm he also planted
oyetors from tho Choptauh and York hiycrg.
few days ago he made an examination OF
tho beds and was surprised 60 hnd such largo
catch Of young oysters on Tho rhella ho had
planted Almost every Hholi had from one 10
three tiny oysters GlnRiug 10 H. The oysters
he planted he found to have grown % market
able size and will readily bring from 20 TO
Gu cents when cooler weather comes aud thete
h a demand for oysters Nh. prennen states
lint his entire outlay docs not amount to
mora than 81 600 aud that he would not to-day
tAko $1,000 FOR his beds. ~ oyniera grow
thinner on The natural beds, our people VIII
he driven 10 planting.