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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-03
firsti Leonardo: % to I. second. and Flore-

firstI Leonardo. % to 1, second, and Flore-
anna, third. Time. IA IL.
Sixth race. six and a half furlongs-Thurs-
ton. 10 to !. first; Miss Galop, 100 to 1, sec
ond, and Fred Douglass third. Time, %
Seventh race. five furlongs-Overella, to
l. first; Siberia, 90 to 1, second, and Widow
Cliquot filly. third. Time. los.
AT Brighton Beach-First race. seven fur
longs-Merry Duke 8 to 8. first; Best
Brand. 8 to l. second. and Long Bounce
third. Time. 1 80.
Second race. seven furiongs-Half Mine, 8
10 1. first: Wilmar, 4 to 1, second and Jer-
sey Belle. third. Time. 80 l-2.
Third race. five furlongs-Red Top to i,
first; Van Brunt, Z to /, second and Fannie
B., third. Time 1:04 ga.
Fourth race. one and one-eighth miles
Charade. to 8. first; Mary Stone. IL to 5,
second, and Laurel. third. Time, :J6 Ia.
Fifth race, seven furlongs-Top Gallant, 4
to 1, first; Watterson, to 5, second, and
Billy s.. third. Time. 1 20 1-2.
Sixth race. one mile-Dr Garnett, to /,
first: Robusta, to g. second, and Sam
Weller. third Time. 1:43 H.
Peter Jaclsson's Plans.
SAN FRANCISCO. August 3.-Peter Jack
son states that he expects to be in New
York next week to meet Corbett, and n
possible. effect arrangements for a mill
Claims to He Jackson's Mother.
RICHMOND. KY. August 3-Peggy Jack
son, residing here. claims to be the mother
of Peter jackson. the negro pugilist She
has for eighteen months been living with
her ton David, employed by the Louisville
and Nashville railroad. She is seventy
years old and the mother Of eleven children
All are gone or dead save James, residing
at Hinton. w. Va. Richard, located at
Macon, Ca. and David, located here. The
old lady thinks. from the pictures of the
prize hghter. that he is her son. While liv-
Ing In eastern Virginia she had a son, Peter
leave home when he was only sixteen years
old She said he went west. thence to Pitts
burg. Pa, thence to England. and the last
she heard Of him he was In Australia She
says Peter exhibited pugilistic traits when
small Aunt Pesgy's husband, Solomon
died ten years ago in eastern Virginia He
belonged to Chairman Sargent. The old
woman has a Bible in which the birth of
Peter is recorded, September IS, 1854 This
corresponds with his reputed age. Jack
sob' s bio3raphers claim he is an Australian.
but he says he is a southern-born man He
has been seeking for his mother for years
She says Peter was born in eastern Vir-
ginia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-03
LATE SPORTING NEWS
ANOTHER DEFEAT.
The Senators Were Taken In Yester-
day BY the BaltimOres.

day By the BaltimOres.
Again the Washington and Baltimore base
ball clubs met. 1t was yesterday and at
Baltimore. and again the men under Mana
ger Schmelz have failed, the result being
largely due to errors by Ward. Maui and
Hawke did the pitching. and Clarke and Nc
CURE acted as umpires In the absence Of
Hoagland.
Washington scored one run In the second
inning, but drew ciphers until the eighth.
when four more were added, the feat being
duplicated in the ninth. Cartwright sent
the ball over the center field fence: Joyce
likewise cleared the right field boundary
and Abbey and Setback found no difficulty
in solving the curves of Mr. Hawke Maui
pitched with telling effect until the eighth
inning. when the Orioles made the circuit
OF the bases four times. The score:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-03
Other Games.

The Philadelphia defeated the Brooklyns
again yesterday in Philadelphia in one OF
the most exciting games Of the season. The
battery work was effective on the whole
and the fielding sharp and almost faul,less.
The features Of the game were the three
home runs of Burns, Corcoran and Tread
way, the batters putting the ball over the
center and right field fences, the two latter
in rapid succession in the eighth inning
R.HE.
Philadelphia o OO2 x-9l2 o
Brooklyn - y D o o y q 3-Sl5 2
The greatest series Of hall games ever
played in New York city was concluded
yesterday by the New Yorks and Bostons
Yesterdays game resulted in a tie. and
such wild scenes were probably never seen
on a ball field. With the score to i against
them. the New Yorks knocked Nichols out
or the box in the fifth inning. After they
had made seven runs and tied the score
Stivetts was substituted for Nichols. Ger
mans work In the second inning was so
bad that Westervelt took his place. and he
In turn was relieved by Rusie after the
Giants had Slaughtered Nichols
Longs wonderful stop in the eighth in
ming saved Boston the game The visitors
came within one Of tieing the score in the
seventh. Bannon. who had been laid of for
weak batting, coming to their rescue with
a home run. Stivetts' three-bagger and
Emslies Questionable decision allowed Bos-
ton to take the lead in the eighth
The Giants tied the score In their half ON
Burke.s home run. Boston took the lead
again In the ninth on a base on balls. loves
nit and Duffy's long fly. Doyle hit for two
bases In New York's half and came home
on Van Haltren's single, again tieing the
score Emslie then called the game on ac-
count OF darkness. Murphy's fielding was
brilliant
RHE.
Boston 40 5ol2 az la IA 8
New York. O01 Ia Is 8
Good work at the bat by McGarr and
Blake gave the Cleveland team its victory
yesterday in the game with the Cincinnatis.
R.H-E.
st. Louis won yesterday at Pittsburs bv
hitting the ball with runners on the bases.
while on the other hand Pittsburg could NOT
touch Breitenstein.
RHE.
Pittsburg I'll o o o 2-47i
81 Louis. % o o O-7l2 O
Yesterdays game at Louisville between
the Chicagos and Louisvilles was PLAYED
under protest in the last half Of the fifth
After foul had been knocked over the
renee, Wilmot threw out a lively ball to
knell, and the Colts made four runs and
nve hits. Capt. Brown protested to Lynch.
and the umpire took the ball out Of the
game. The home team could not hit Hut
Gibson. Hutchinson hit three men in the
ninth inning. but Louisville could not get
more than one score.
RHE.
Louisville 10 2 o o 5000 1-3Ii
Chicago 900 o o o 4 o x-412
GaMes Today.
Baltimore at PHILADELPHIA q pameal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-03
How the Clubs stand.
Injuries to Harry VAUGHN,

AhJuTAcS ~ Harry vaughn.
Harry Vaughn returned to Cincinnati
from Pittsburg yesterday with a broken
arm. He was disabled by a wild pitch OF
Colcolough, the ball catching him on tho
right forearm. He may not be able to play
again this year. Private advices from Cieve-
land are to the effect that Camel will be
signed. II possible, to assist Murphy In
catching.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-03

IN Hyu runs-bHItInOIe W dshihgdoh 8 Ionic
base hit-Brouthers Two-base hits-Hawke, Alb
hey (2), Cartwright. Sacrifice hits-McGraw Bro
die, Jennings, Robinson, Dugdale. Stolen bases
Jennings 81. McGraw, Ward. Struck out-By
Hawke, 2. by Maui, I. Bases on balls-By Hawke.
3; 10y Maui, 2. Bases Baltimore, 2.
Left bases-Baltbnore, 8; Washington, Z.
Double pay-Jennings ard Brouthers Wild pitch
Hawke Time Of game-Two hours. Umpires-
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1894-03-31
DR.. j. l.. Duhart,

For 90 years practitioner in the State,
and II years in the parish. calls particu
treatment of diseases of the respiratory
organs Medical inhalations combined
with constitutional treatment a1fording
= cure in Consumptiyes in the first and
second period if they follow exactly the
treatment and relief in the third period,
Deafness and chronic diseases in gener-
81 specially.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1894-03-31
JURY DE POLICE.
Lafayette La, Mars 26 1894.

LIE Jury de Police s'est assemble ce
jour a rexception de NM. j. 6. St.
Julien ct G. G. Brown:
LIE comit6 appoint6 pour veriher
les complies du Sheriff Broussard pour
les taxes de 1892 fat son rapport ct
trouve tous les complies correctes.
Ia petition de Tbos w. Floyd ct
autres demandant a etablir un chemin
public entire Duson ct Rayne etc
rejet6e avec priere aux petitionnaires
de la representer en- due forme.
Sur motion de Mr.. R. c. Landry il
etc resolu qu'un comite de six soft
appoint6 pour tracer un chemin de 40 j
pieds de large depuis le chemin pu-
bic de Lafayette a Duson jnsqu'a Ia
Station de Scott. Les messieurs sui
wants ont etc appointes pour former
ce comite Jules Duhon, Narclsse
Dugas, Odillon Broussard, Jules
Meaux, Efaste Broussard, ct Alex.
Boudreaux.
Sur motion, NM. P. 4. Delhomme,
Jules Guidry, J. W. Broussard, 81
mon Boudreaux, L. c. Delhomme ct
Simeon Begnaud ont etc NOMINEES dun
comite pour tracer une route depuls
lie chemin de Duson Lafayette JUS
qu'aux terrains du DR.. P. NJ. Girard,
l.. C. DeIhomme, Col. A. D. Bou-
dreaux, Jos. Chas. Bleacx ct We.
D. Cayret. Laquelle route doit etre
faite 4 Fest du clos de Nine Cayret ct
faire connection avec les routes qui Sc
trouvent au nord du chemin de fer
du Southern Pacific. LIE President
est autorise d'accepter la donation fai-
te par Mr.. Alcide Judice dun mor-
ceau de terrain dams .le but d'y ira
Ger un chemin public. &c terrain est
dune largeur de 80 pieds ct part de
la section du chemin de fer jusqu'au
clos de Mr.. A. D. Boudreaux.
La somme de $500 a etc accorde
i Nine VIM Dupuis, indigente.
Sur motion, tous les voyers de chez
Minis sont requis de couper ct d'enle-
yer toutes les levees qui empechent
recoulement des eaux sur les chemins
publics.
LIE rapport du comite de drainage
etc renvoye.
Sur motion les membres du 1r. I'd.
ct SINE. ward ont etc autorises ache
ter un carload de bois.
II etc r6solu que Ia barriere au.
tour de la nlaisou de Cour soft eDlevee
ct vendue apres advertisement. Mr..
Hebert est autorise de S nformer ce
que couteraient des banquettes cimen-
tees en- place de celles ell bois.
lie secretaire est autorise a r6gler
les complies qui existe entire Ia parois-
Sc ct le journal officiel.
LIE jury qui etc appointe pour
tracer la route depuis Lafayette jns-
qu'aux limites de la paroisse Vermiliosl
ct aussi ce|]e qui part de chez Simon
ct Desire Monte jusqu'au pont de Ba
you Queue Tortue fait le rapport sui
want
Apres due notice toutes les parties
} interessees, z. Doucet ct Joseph Aho-5
rido ont procede au trace du chemisi
CONNIE suit j: Commencant au pont ,is
Lafayette ct trayersant les clos .dss
suiyants sur une longueur de is NIB
les, prenant une 'argeur de 20 pieds
du terrain de chacun ct etablissant iei
piquets reglementaires. &c chen,il
traversera les proprietes des sIiyants
(Voyez partie anclaise.)
Toutes ces personDes ont consent
au trace de ce chemin ct le.Jnry q
Police alloue s375, 40 pour II sayn
n1ent des divers domnsges sse eas1ss
IA &c dit cheu,ll,.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-12-22
HAD TO WAIT FOR THREE WIVES.
Nasr-ed-dln's Marriage Inconvenienced
tho Auatrian Minister.

The shah of Persia, who is now in his
sixty third year, and who is the happy
parent OF eighteen children, concluded
recently that he would have another
wedding at his magnificent mountai n
residence at Elburz, which is some dis
tance from Teheran, says the Paris
Herald. His majesty, in order to spare
himself the trouble of marrying again
at some future day, decided to take to
himself three wives at once.
The matrimonial projects of the shah
caused considerable inconvenience to
the recently appointed Austrian minis
ter, who desired to present his creden-
tials to Persia ruler. He left for Ell
burr to do so, but to his great disgust
had to wait over week in a miserable
caravansary, situated on the road to
Teheran.
The Persians are great sticklers for
court etiquette, and the representatives
are prohibited from entering the CAPT.
tai until the usual formalities have
been observed. AS Nasr-ed-din was oc-
cupied with his marriage arrange
ments, the court officials were too busy
to look after the Austrian envoy. and
he was left out in the cold till the shah
was safely married.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-12-22
A Wop,an's Way.

A woman's most cherished method of
getting her own way is to let a man
suppose he is having his own way, re-
marks a knowing writer in an ex-
change If she sets her heart Or a
thing she seldom suggests it. 0, dear,
no! She argues against it gently,
mildly, till the man takes up the cud-
gels in it's behalf. She says what q
horrid cold night it would be to turn
out for the theater, when she is dying
to go; and that suggests to him that the
theater would be enjoyable. Or if she
wants quiet evening at home to do
mending she fuses about and suggests
a dozen different places of amusement
in breath, till he doggedly says he
won't 20 anywhere, since she can't
make up her mind. When he makes a
suggestion on his own part that falls
in with her wishes she doesn't jump at
it. She knows the perverseness Of man
and that he would at once back out of
the whole thing if she did that. She
hints at difficulties, she demurs, and
exhibits a lack of enthusiasm that
serves it's purpose and goads him at
once into having what he takes to be
his own way. Meanwhile she only
smiles compassionately at his blindness
and scores point to her side.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-12-22
DEPLORED HIS OWN WEAKNESS
Uncle Josiah's Habit of Exaggeration Ton


Deeply Rooted for Eradication.
There lived down in Cambridge, Ind,
a well-known old gentleman by the
name of Josiah Nixon who in early
boyhood had acquired the habit Of
gross exaggeration, says the 1ndianap~
oils Sentinel. The habit had grown
upon him so that he believed that
everything he said was the truth, no
matter how great the exaggeration.
After he had reached the ripe old age
of three score and ten some of the dea-
cons in the church thought his pecul-
iarity was too much like lying to pass
unnoticed, and it was decided, after a
great deal Of consideration, that the
old gentleman must be churched. One
evening, while he was seated in front
Of his door telling small circle
Of neighbors about the way pioneers
had to live, the gate opened and the
delegation of deacons fled in.
eyes" the old gentleman was saying,
1--WE had hard times then. lived two
years on grass and hickory bark ON
Sundays. We used to call Sundays
bark days on that account, and that's
the only way we could tell when Sun
day come. Bears! see twelve hundred
great big varmints onc't around our
camp, and I killed.
'Uncle Josiah" broke in one Of the
deacons, 1--WE have come to see you
about this habit of yours. You have
the unpleasant habit of forgetting the
truth when talking, and we have come
to demonstrate with you
Il know it, deacon" replied the old
man, as he looked around. II know it,
and T. want to tell you that have
grieved over that fai]in' Of mine five
hundred thousand times day for the
past two hundred years."
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-12-22
AN EMBARRASSED BURGLAR.

The Sleeping NAN Wa Du1Oft19 H0o
Nightmare and Might wake ssmsbody.
'.Once," said the retired burglar to .
writer for the New York Sun, II looked
from the upper hall Of . house that I
was in into a room that was SO dark
that you literally couldn't see into It at
all. 1t seemed as if they must have had
the windows closed, the blinds shut
blacker'n cave. turned my light in
around on the floor to get the lay OF
things and fix 'em in my mind so as
not to stumble over anything. Over by
the bed saw a chair, and hanging
down from it pair of trousers legs.
Then, of course, l knew there was q
man in the bed, and that it was his
clothes that were stacked up on the
chair there. I shut off my light and
started. I knew the way, and I went
very quickly, but when I got about
halfway across the room the man in
the bed began to boiler. How he could
see me couldn't understand. couldn't
see him at all. but just halted and
waited. He didn't holler very loud,
though he was trying to hard; but he
was so scared that was surprised to
hear him holler at all; it sounded as
though it was all he could do to catch
his breath. I was afraid he would
scare himself to dea tn right on the spot.
I didn't dare back out of the room for
fear I'd meet somebody coming in.
thought could dodge 'em better after
they got in; so just stood there in the
middle of that dark room with the man
hollerin the best he could, and wish
ing was somewhere else, and wonder
ing what was going to turn up next.
Well. sir, in about half minute he
stopped hollerin' altogether and for
minute or two he did not breathe. Then
I was scared; but in about a minute
more he begun to snore. You see? He
wasn't scared at me; what he was
scared at was nightmare; he didn't
know I was there at ALL But it
was a mighty uncomfortable position
to be in all the same, because, of course,
he was just as likely to wake up some
body hollerin' in his sleep as he would
ha been if he'd been wide awake; he
might have walked himself up as fairs
that's concerned. But he didn't, nor
any body else, apparently, and when
he'd got to snoring again and every
thing seemed quiet, why I just went
ahead and collared his trousers
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-12-22
SOME EXPENSIVE DRINKS.
Five Hundred Dollars = Bottle IL Whist
One Of the Rothschilds Once Paid.

Five Hundred Dollars Bottle II What
One Of the Rothschilds Once Paid.
A lady high up in the probationary
circles of New Jersey has bottle of
wine in her cellar over fifty years old,
for which Union League club man
offered $50 for chance to test it only,
and then to buy it at the lady's own
price. Although she does not desire
to drink the wine herself, she says the
wealthy clubman has not money
enough to persuade her to part with it.
Wines do occasionally fetch extraor-
binary prices, says the New York Ad-
vertiser. At a recent auction in Lon
don some Madeira, supposed to have
been presented by Napoleon III, was
sold at e3 IS. a bottle. Imperial Tokay
has been sold at So bottle. A few
years ago two bottles Of old Burgundy
were sold at $50 each. There are
dozen cases Of holy wine at the Hotel
de Vile, or town hall, Bremen, which
have been valued, considering the
original price and cellarage and inter
est for $50 years, at 100000 . bottle,
ie54, 476 9 glass, and SEQ drop. The
Rothschilds are in possession Of some
177e Madeira wine, which went down
Fl : ship which was wrecked at the
month Of the Scheldt. It was not re-
severed until 1914. Fort four bottles
jyere sold % .Rothschild Of Ella per
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-12-22
HORSES AND ELECTRICITY.

The Animals Iron Shoes Mako Them
Especially Susceptible.
The horse is easily killed by electric
ity. 1t is popularity supposed that the
current, on entering the body, meets
with some physiological susceptibility
that makes this animal more vulner-
able than others to the action of such a
current. The London Lancet holds
that there is no good ground for this
assumption. The explanation lies else
where. The hoof, and more particular
ly its crust and sole, is a good insul-
ator, but the shoe presents to the
ground a large metallic contact, and
this contact is in connection with
metallic conductors in the shape Of
nails which pierce the strongest
part of the insulation, and afford an
easy electrical path into the body. The
contact with earth is further i'm
proved by the great superintendent
weight of the animal, and it may often
happen that in passing over wetground
the external surface of the hoof and
the wet fetlock, especially in the case
of untrimmed horses, may become
sufficiently wet to form good surface
conductor, and SO carry current di-
rectly from the earth to the upper part
Of the body. In this way the safety of
the natural ''resistance'' of the hoofs is
neutralized. A horse, too, covers more
ground than man and runs greater
risk from being in contact with points
of ground further apart. Farriers
ought to consider the above we'll, SO as
to induce them to bestow extra care
upon the driving of the nail, to see
that it does not penetrate to the
ttuuick."
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-12-22
M.,ne,s Floating Islands.

In some of the lakes OF northern
Maine there are floating islands. Along
the shore roots of trees push into the
water, bushes grow among them, 1noss
fills the chinks and in time kind Of
platform Of vegetation is thrown out
along the surface Of the water. The
dense network Of roots makes it safe
to walk upon and deer paths are often
found running across the surface. The
surface is covered with deep moss,
cranberry vines, pitcher plants and the
like. When one jumps the bog shakes
for rods around and water Is always
bubbling up around ones ankles. In
a high wind pieces OF the bog are torn
of and they are the floating islands.
They generally drift to shore and tie
mp by the roots again. S... ssf'5s
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-12-22
BURiALS IN ANCIENT JAPAN.
Practice of the Old Times Which Has
Been Discontinued.


Prior to the year GAG A. d. the Jap
anese had one Of the most horrible,
burial customs that can be imagined
that of burrying the immediate friends.
and retainers of prince or other per~l
sou of note in a standing position
around the potentate's grave, and ieay-;
ing them in the earth up to their necka
to perish of thirst and hunger, says the
St. Louis Republic. The custom can
not be said 10 have been general AS late
as the date given, for the japanese:
records prove that in the time OF the
Emperor Srinin (97-3o Il. CO. the burial
rites Of royal personages were So moii-,
fed as to partially abolish former
cruelties. Speaking Of q young brother,
of Suirsin, who died ard had his retinua:
buried standing around his grave. the
old record says: "1o< many days they
died not, but wept and cried aloud. At
Last they died. Dogs and crows assefn-'
bled and ate off their heads. The en-
peror's compassion was aroused and he
desired 80 change the manner Ut burial
When the empress died soon after TIE
mikado inquired of his officers if some
thing in the way of G. change could not
be suggested, and one proposed to-
make clay figures of men and bury
them as substitutes"
That this did not entirely do away
with the former custom is proved by an
edict issued in the year GAG A. y. (the
date given first above), which forbade
the burial Of living persons around the
graves of noted persona; and provided al
penalty for further adherence TO the
q ,uf,,7 rite