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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-08
ELECTIONS REPEAL BILL
Passed the Senate Yesterday With
Majority of Eleven.

Majority OF Eleven.
The Senate yesterday afternoon passed
the federal elections repeal bill by a ma
jority of eleven. The result surprised no.
body, and the voting attracted little at
tention. Senator Bate, whose time had been
extended beyond the hour for taking the
vote, spoke until 4:30 o'clock and the Vice
President Immediately put the question on
Mr.. Chambers pending amendment, for
the appointment Of watchers at congress
sional elections. Mr.. Chandler however,
withdrew that amendment for the present,
and presented another in its stead the first
of q series with which he tried to tire out
the Senate and force an adjournment. This
effort was futile, however, as the democrats
came to the front on each vote and cast 80
or 40 against every amendment. The pur-
port Of Mr.. Chambers first amendment was
TO make the proposed repeal effective only
to the extent Of prohibiting the employment
Of deputy marshals at election. This amend
ment was rejected-yeas, q; nays. 40. The
three populists and Senator Stewart voted
with the democrats in the negative.
Another amendment was offered by Mr.
Chandler for the purpose of excluding from
the effect Of the repeal the crimes sections
Of the Revised Statutes in regard to cleo
tons. 1t was also rejected-yeas. %; nays,
Two Otner amendments were offered by
Mr.. Chandler (to restrict the scope of the
repeaD. and were rejected by similar votes
A haunting inquiry by Mr.. Chandler as
to whether Mr.. Stewart would contribute
his vote to the repeal Of the law, which had
been one of the noblest acts OF his public
life, brought out short speech from Mr.
Stewart to the effect that the election act of
1870 was passed after the nation had emery
ed from war. and that now the nation had
entered on another war, that of the eXecu-
tive against the producing classes.
Mr.. Perkins of California offered the
amendment, of which he had given notice
Tuesday, allowing the election laws to re-
main, but combining the federal supervision
to cities of 2OO,OOO Inhabitants or over in
stead Of as now (20,00O). The amendment
was rejected-yeas, 81; nays, 80.
Three additional amendments were Offer
ed by Mr.. Chandler and were rejected-two
of them without division and the third by
yeas, ~; nays, 80. The bill was then pass
ed, and the Senate adjourned until today
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The Edition Exhausted.

The edition of the report Of the commits
sioner of education in Alaska has been
exhausted. A large number of applica lions
have been received during the past month,
and the bureau has already sent letters to
mere than 1900 persons declinirg to send
the reports.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-08
MerinO Underwear.

Right alongside Of the HOSTERY-there II
where you VIII find these special items Of
WINTER UNDERWEAR look won't
cost you a Minutes extra time-nor q step
Of trouble. VIII save you cash-though
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-08

Invitations have been issued by Capt R.
H. Pratt of the Indian Industrial School,
Carlisle. Pa. to attend the fifteenth ami
versary and sixth graduating exercises of
the school. to be held on February % and
March l.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-08

It Is said that the REORGANIZATION move
ment In Georgia Central is rapidly ,p-
preaching the point at which a definite
proposition to security holders may be made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-08

In the divorce case OF Thomas r. Crump
sgt. Emma E. Crump the defendant has
fled cross bill charging him with intox-
ic alton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-08
Bargains for Ladies.

800 pairs Of 81, 81. IS and 81 80 Gloves for only
29c pair. All sizes and colors in one or the other
lots. which comprise 7-hook Foster Kid Gloves
s-button Mousquetaires. 4-button Glace and Suede
Kid Gloves
125 pairs Of Evening Kid Gloves. IL to Solution
length, were $2.2o to $3.50. only csc a pair for
choice.
20 pairs Biarritz Mousduetaire Gloves are taken
from regular stock because heavier than the stand
ard weight, Acc instead of e6c pair
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Cutting Loose
At
PERRY'S.

n n OsIERY and CNDERwEAR-Merin
Here are two departments that ofsr
bargains that are worth talking
about. That is a trulsm of all our
special sales. Your attention Is never urged
under false Representations. We would
rather 'over-please'' you-than under
please" Rather price below even a con.
servatiVe estimate of value and have you
live to learn OF your good fortu,e-than
to paint the possibilities In too ROSY a hus
and deserve the displeasurs Of your dis
appointment.
But these prices go farther stu. Sink
deeper into the very heart Of cost. Cut OF
all the pleasure of doing business and rest
only at the necessity point
IT'S the last Of the selling season-that il
excuse enough-Bat there Ia a long stretch
Of service for them before you vet. They
will give 1t to you. They are made OF the
metal" that gives satisfaction. They have
the virtues OF quaIity-ft-and fashion. They
have the charm Of bargains-senuine and
judIcious. Take them into your confidence
Jour wardrobe.
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Bargains i'm Shoes.

Over 1000 pairs of Ladies' Best Boston Made
Shoes at less than cost. Reduced prices made
still lower:-s297 nstad of So. OF for those worth
S49S. "a instead Of s2.97 for those worth
$3.50 -S1.91 instead Of Sal for those worth
So. S1.47 instead Of 81 81 for those worth
$50. Ali styles, all sizes. all widths. None re-
served. All regular stock. We early prepare
for summer goods.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-08

$50 garments will be on the large first floor
bargain counter tomorrow. near door Of Eleventh
street entrance Cambria Corset Covers. with
lace and embroidery trimming, in sizes 30 to ~.
skirts, with tucks and hem in lengths SO to ~
Inches. Drawers. open and close, embroidery
trimming. sizes 3 to 81. OF best materials.
made and finished as are much more expensive
underwear. Note the felled seams. the small
stitches. and you'll admit 29c is less than the
cost of making.
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Bargains i'm EmbrOideries,

Combination lot that includes best quality Cam.
brio Embroideries. that sold I'D to SOC. for only
15c yard The ends Of best selling patterns are
these.
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Bargains i'm Flowers.

$50 punches of Best English yiolets at 15c in
stead Of Csc bunch. ..... 1000 bunches containing
rose. bud and plentiful foliage 15c instead Of Csc
200 punches. comprising six best French
roses and foliage. 75c instead OF 81 q bunch.
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Bargains for Home.

$500 yards Fruit Of the Loom Best Quality Mus
lin at only 6Xc yard.
200 Wire Vegetable Boilers, DC each
las pairs Lace Curtains. in Brussels effects 81 IS
instead of 81 q pair
$50 pairs White Lace Curtains. 60 inches wide
and 31a yards long, $3.50 instead of So so pair
Tamboured Muslin - inches wide, Sc instead of
12c and 15c yard.
scrim, in pretty open-work pattern. 40 inches
wide, 4c instead OF 7c yard
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Bargains i'm Boas.
Bargains i'm Underwear.

43 Feather Boas. some Of them are 215 yards
long. Your choice for CSC. Some were 81 9S
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Bargains i'm Prints.

5000 yards of 1894 Prints at only 4%c yard
The wellknown fast color Turkey Prints In stripes
and figures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-08

Q a IL d EN- oRY
ron PITcB HH's
oAsToRIA.
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Bargains-Third Floor.

Over 400 dozen Skirts at less than cost Of ma
terais. Such extraordinarily good values that the
Palais Royal has pleasure in announcing better
bargains than before offered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-08
800.
Skirts worth soc.

Welimade Yoke-band Skirts. with cambria
founce and eight tucks. Count cost Of Materials
Al yards muslin at Sc equals 36c. and the yard Of
cents.
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hand notebook and takes down every
word his father says. The matter is then
copied on typewriter and revised several
times before it is sent To The publish
In this way Mr.. Russell accomplishes
almost as much as he used 10 before he
was afflicted. After the story is finished
he always signs his name to it, which is a
most difficult task.
"Mr. Russell says he is not happy be-
cause he has to live where he does. and
yet he certainly is not unhappy. He tells
with interest of What he has done and
what he expects to do. He says that siuce
he has been helpless the scenes of his
stories appear mnch more wildly to his
mind than they did before, but as soon as
he opens his mouth 10 talk he becomes
distracted and the result is always unsat-
isfactory until he has worked over it sew
eral times. He makes no attempt to kill
time by reading or having some one read
to him, but lies back in his chair listlesslv
/ when he is not debating his work or talk
ing and visited. He does not have many
callers, although he is always glad to see
whoever comes and will talk by the hour
to anybody who seems interested in what
! he SAYS"
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and women, and the tea which we drink is
picked aud fired by hand. Nearly every
leaf OF tea Is picked over carefully, and 9
pound OF tea, which, judge. ntains a
least thousand leaves, has had each leaf
handled by Japanese girl about a dozen
times. II IS first picked from the bushes.
IL is then dried in the sun. 1t is next put
Into great basins of clay or iron. with fires
under Them. and is rubbed about again
and again by hand by half-naked, sweat
ing Japanese girl, whose beady drops of
perspiTatlcn now and then fall down and
soak mo the exhlarating leaves. After
the firing 1t is again sorted, and all the
poor leaves are picked out and put into n
lower grade of tea, while the others are
carefully examined and each given its
proper place. Iii again handled when it
is packed, rehandled by the grocer until
each leaf has thaG chance at the
bacili of about a score of mortals on this
continent and Asia. l hope some day to
write a letter on "Tea Without Frills."
when will describe some other little an
petizng matters In connection with the
Chinese and Indian tea, which may add to
the gusto with which it is partaken of at
our afternoon parties.
Speaking of the physical development of
the Japanese, they understood massage
long before it was brought into America
or Europe. and nearly every Japanese
workman is shampooed two or three times
week. Every wife is supposed to know
how to knead the muscles Of her hus-
band, and one of the most affecting stories
Of Japanese fiction is about the dear little
girl who leaves her play and her compan-
ions to press her little fingers all over the
skin and squeeze every bit of the meat on
her grandfather's bones. A large part of
this shampoong is done by the blind.
These men make a profession of it, and
there are no blind asylums required in
Japan. They go about witt pipes in their
mouths. on which they whistle; and in
the past they were the money-lenders of
the country. They had blind mems
union, which, / believe, still exists, and
they shampoo both women and men. I
took many shampo0s during my stay
In Japan, and it is wonderful how 1t
takes the tired feeling out of you. i
usually stripped myself and put ON long
cotton Japanese kimono, and then sent my
servant for shampooer. He would bring
in bald-headed fellow with q door
knocker queue fastened to his gistening
crown, and with eyes which were almond
Sits with no light behind them. The man
was always dressed in one of these night
gown-like kimonos, ana he would pull his
sleeves up so that his arms were bare to
the shoulders. He would be led over to
my bed. or, In the country, 10 the place
where / lay on the floor, and would at
once begin to pass his hands over my body.
He would gouge my nerve centers with
his thumb and my whole frame would
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historic associations are connected with
1t. 1t has been occupied by several distin-
guished people, among them being Jane
Austen. the authoress, whose works fas-
cinated the grandmothers Of the past gen.
GRAFTON. Miss Austen lived in 1t with her
family for several years early in the CEN
fury, and it is said that some of her best
work was done in the very room Mr.. Rus
sell now uses as study. it was 10 Bath
publisher that she sold her novel. North
anger Abbey" for $40. This was after
pride and Prejudice" had been rejected
by a publisher in London.
The house is built of brick and wood,
succeed, and is two stories in height. with
a wide, peaked roof. The upper floor ex-
tends little beyond the walls OF the
lower. adding greatly to the quaintness OF
the general effect. Back of the house is a
large garden surrounded in true English
style by high brick wall. Everything
about the place is moss-grdwn. and the
beautiful rich gray tones OF color that
belong to antiquity are seen On all sides.
Mr. Russell is not satisfied with the place,
in spite of its interest and beauty; be
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nized that the secondhand dealers won't
pay as much for it as they are likely to
get from auction sales. Within the last
few years certain class of persons have
gone into the business of renting ready
furnished flats and apartments. l know
Of one woman who has forty OF these on
her hands. and she Is getting rich fast.
Her investments in this line pay her on an
average over 100 per cent.
Take, for instance. a fiat in the cheaper
neighborhoods. An SIS or $50 a month
flat of five or six rooms can be furnished
plainly for S75.
That is. You can buy secondhand furni-
ture enough for that sum to furnish the
place throughout. You pay S1s for the
rooms UNFINISHED and rent them for from
SIS to S28 furnished. And when the ten
ant leaves and You desire TO sell you can
realize almost as much at auction as You
paid. New furniture becomes second
hand as soon as used and sells as such.
For that reason all furnished fats contain
secondhand furniture, which may have
passed through the auctioneer's hands a
dozen times. New York Sun.
The morning call., 1894-11-18
AID TO THE DROWNING.
How to Effect a Rescue Without
Danger to Either Party.

How is it possible TO rescue drowning
man without DAGGER to either party con-
cerned? 1t is essential that the man in
the water be reached as speedily as pos.
sible. Therefore rapid plunge into the
water nearest him would be the proper
thing to do. 1t Is better 10 run along the
shore OF river to point above where
the man is in order to have the assistance
of the current in resculng him. thus saving
your strength, which will be needed later.
Be sure to approach him from behind,
grabbing him in such manner
that your left hand, which passes
under his left arm. may grasp his
right wrist firmly, and press him firmly
toward you. Then swim toward The shore
upon your back, being careful TO make use
of the current all you can. The right hand
is kept entirely free and can be used in
swimming. Only the faces of the two will
be visible above the water, and both bodies
will be carried more by the water accord
ing to The specific weight the rescuer hay
ing the task of moving forward. The res
cuer cannot be grasped Oy the one rescued,
as the latter cannot turn to the right, be-
cause his wrist is firmly held. nor can he
turn to the left, because then the rescuer
would pull the left shoulder closer to his
own. Ii the first attempt to catch the
drowning man be not successful, try it
again. The objection that if a drowning
man grasp you it is impossible to shake
him off, is groundless. The man drowning
will always try to keep his head above
wafer. Therefore, all the rescuer has to
do is to dive under the water. and the man
will Immediately let go. The method is
advocated by the leading swimming socie-
ties everywhere. and 1t has been stated
that, except in extraordinary circum-
stances, one cannot drown so long as he
retains his presence OF mind and is occu-
pied with one person only. Let every body
remember to save a fellow being from
drowning depends in every case not so
much on the rescuer'a skill as a swimmer
as on his cool-beadedness and Quickness of
Observation-Disclosures Ledger.
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eyes almost burst from their buttonhoe
sockets. How they glare at each other
They are watching for the signal to
close. Now they rest for moment pick
ing up the dirt from the ring and rubbing
it under their armpits and over their
bodies. Then they kneel and glare again.
The umpire watches them closely. He
waits until they breathe together. and
then gives the signal. AS he does so, they
crouch like tigers and spring into each
others arms. Each tries to grab the belt
of the other. They wrap their arms round
one another, and you almost hear their
ribs crack. The punches of fat have be-
come mountains of muscle, and both arms
and legs look like iron. Their bieeps
stand out. Their calves culver. Their
paunches shrink in. Now the giant of
the west has reached over the straining
back of him Of the east. and has grasped
the band Of blue silk which runs round
his waist He lifts that 800 pounds as
though it were nothing, and he throws him
with jerk over the rice bags. How the
people yelIl Some Of them tear off their
clothes and throw them into the ring,
which they will redeem with presents of
money at the end of the day. They call
out the name of the victor, and some of
them hug esch other in their delight at the
success of their man.
There is no sign of pool-selling. though
/ am not sure but that some betting goes
on. The defeated gathers himself up and
walks away with bowed head. The victor
goes to one side or the ring and squats
down on his heels while the umpire holds
up his hands and proclaims him success
full. The prize is awarded and the apron
of silk embroidered with gold is shown to
the people The victor receives it, and
with his seconds behind him he marches
away. Then another couple enter the
ring. and the same sort of struggle goes on.
Some matches last no more than minute,
and some are so evenly pitted that they
strain for quarter of an hour before one
is victorious. The snakes of the LAGOON
never gripped their victims more tightly.
and ribs are often broken. and men have
been killed in these terrible struggles.
Some wrestlers throw their opponents from
one side of the ring to the other. Now
and then one strikes post and his skull is
cracked open. There is no striking or
hitting. and the rules are as rigid as those
of our prizefghters. There are forty-eieht
different falls, and the umpires stop the
matches at a single mismovement, and they
now and then call halt in order that
their belts may be more tightly tied.
The Japanese have very queer methods
OF physical training. These wrestlers
pound their muscles TO make them strong
They butt with their shoulders against
posts, and they stamp the earth TO
strengtne5 the muscles of their legs. They
have a wonderful strength of back and
wrist, and a common test Of strength is
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Copyright, 1894.
THE MAIL.
Difference i'm the Rates of Postage
I'm Different Countries.

Difference i'm the Rates of Postage
i'm Different Countries.
A letter, however i'll spelled and blotted,
from a mother in Galway. is certainly a
luxury when delivered in New York: but
as man can have only one mother, no
American interest is injured by its arrival.
And how many millions of American citi-
zens have relatives in Europe, not only in
the Emerald Isle. but in crowded English
towns, on bleak Scottish braes, by the
''casted crags" of the Rhine. along the
stormy fiords of Norway. on snow-mantled
Russian steppes, high upthe sides of Swiss
and Hungarian mountains-all of whom
welcome letter from America as Noah
welcomed the dove that brought An olive
leaf to the ark. Thought is Free" New
ertheless, correspondence with foreign
countries is subject to direct and needless
taxation by the United States Govern
ment, in common with all the Govern
ments which have adhered to the Postal
Union.
As is we'll known The postage on letter
weighing one ounce. sent $500 miles from
New York to Vancouver, foreign town,
is cents; while the charge for sending a
letter of half that weight $40 miles to
another foreign town, Liverpool, is cents.
What is the reason for this difference? L,
cannot be the cost of conveyance, for rail-
way freightage is higher than sea freight
age. 1t cannot be that the letters sent TO
Europe prejudice American interests in
any way. 1t cannot be the favorite
though, as will presently be seen, un-
sound argument of a British Postmaster
General, that the cents has to cover not
only the cost of putting one outgoing
letter on board ship. but of delivering free
a return letter. the postage on which has
been received by a foreign Government.
For the postage to Canada land believe
to Mexico is but cents, though letters
coming from the Dominion or Mexico are
equally delivered without charge.
The real reason is that the majority of
the Postal Union consists OF poor, greedy
states, which are not advanced enough to
recognize the wisdom of facilitating luter-
national coiresr ondence, and have there
fore fixed the common union tariff as high
as possible. 1t is lntolerable that the voice
of mighty continent should count for u o
more than that of Seryia or Siam. Yet at
the last Postal Union conference the Amer
lean propose. to establish a common inter
national stamp was rejected chiefly by the
votes of insignifean. reactionary states,
with small interests at stake.-J HennikeI
Heat0n, MI In the North American Re.
view.
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wants 10 be near the sea where he can
hear the breakers beat on the shore and
meet sailors who have been before Inc
mast like himself.
'When l first saw Mr.. RUSSELL" said
Mr.. Holmes, The was seated in a large
leather easy chair. and to look at him one
would never think there was. anything the
matter with him. He carries his fifty
years easily. and although his hair is very
white he does not look his age. His COM
plexion is clear and his eyes are BRIGHT.
In fact he would be taken for man in
exceptional good health as long as he
keeps still. But when he attempts to
move pains shoot through every portioi of
his body, and the effect is plainly visible
in his face. To raise his arm is. excrucia-
ting agony, and to walk is simply out of
the question. For several months he has
not walked a single step unaided. He
tries to be cheerful under his aft clion,
although nervous and restless and anxious
to get well, so that he can 60 where he
can see a ship again. No matter what
attempts are made for his comfort he is
not satisfied, but has an everlasting long
ing to get away from his present abode.
The days when his rheumatism troubles
bin the least are the ones he is the most
restless, because he feels that he is almost
well enough to make a change.
''In spite of his affection, Mr.. Russell
still produces stories. Every morning as
soon as he gets up his chair is rolled 10
the side of his bed and he is helped into
ii, aud there he stays all day.
whenever the impulse to write seizes
him IL dOnS naa rlV avarU dQV hn rails
his son, who sits beside him with a short