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A Good Appetite

ALWAYS accompanies good health, and an
absence of appetite is an indication of
something wrong. The universal test,
mony, given by those who Q, have used
restoring the appetite, and as purifier
of the blood, constitutes the strongest
recommendation that can be urged for
any medicine.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-06-29

The Democrats point with pride to
the alleged fact that Commissioner Loeb
rem has saved the country S25, 100000 in
pensions. They have nothing to say
concerning the billions lost by their
idiotic tariff tinkering,
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-06-29

Treasury reports show that the Gov
ernment's gold reserve has dwindled
down to less than $67 100000, and is still
declining If Secretary Carlisles policy
of mastery inactivity continues the gov
eminent will be lucky if it saves enough
of its present gold stock to serve as a
souvenir.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-06-29
Learned Lesson

Mother-Horrorsl Did you run against
barbed wire fenceH
Little Johnny-No'm. I was pickin at
organ grinders monkey, an the monkey
jumped on me.
"Humphl hope you have learned a
1aeeOY,
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-06-29

Chicago investigators claim to have
discovered that the gamblers of that
city have been paying, $40, 900 month to
the police for protection. Such favors
are evidently much cheaper in the Stock
yard City than in the Metropolis.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-06-29

considering Tammany's proven con-
nection with crooks and courtesans, it is
not surprising that Col. w. G. P. Brock
inridge has been invited to deliver the
Fourth of July Grafton at the Fourteenth
street. MipMam.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-06-29

-"All run down. from weakening eff
fleets of warm weather, you need good
tonic and blood purifier like Hoods Sar-
saparilla. Try it.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-06-29

Secretary of the Treasury Micawber
is still confident thatsomething will turn
up, although the gold reserve has reach
ed the lowest point on record.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-06-29

Hoods pills cure all liver ills, bilious
ness, jaundice, indigestion, sick head
ache, % cents.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-06-29

AS Che income tax idea is stolen
from the Populist platform, it is quite
fitting that Populist Senators should be
the foremost defenders of it.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-06-29

For primary, secondary and tertiary
syphilis, for blood poisoning, mercu-
rial poison, malaria, dyspepsia, and
in all blood and skin diseases, like
blotches, pimples, old chronic ulcers
letter, scald head, boils,. erysipelass
Contradiction, that p. p. p. is the best
blood purifier in the world, and makes
positive, speedy and permanent cures
In all cases.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-06-29
Rheumatism
and SCrOfuLa

P. P. P. purifles the blood. builds up
the weak and debilitated, gives
strength to weakened nerves, expels
diseases, giving the patienthealth and
happiness where sickness, gloomy
feelings and lassitude first prevailed.
The Washington bee., 1894-06-23
He Made Car Fare Out of It.

The ways of the New York broker
are artful, and his eyes are always
open for an opportunity. When he
has chance to make a bargain he
doesn't let grass grow under his feet.
The head Of d steamship company re-
Gently said to Wall street broker:
Il wish [ could get a certain pier
privilege; it's so and So"
''Well, why don't you go and get it?'
asked the broker.
Il can't get hold of it."
''The pier business" said the broker,
"isn't i'll my line; but how much would
you give me for the privilege"
Il would give $1,000 dollars each
month for one year"
The broker said he would see what
he could do. The pier was owned by
& Philadelphia man, and the next day
the man from Wall street entered the
office of the pier owner in Philadel-
phia.
81 should like to have you buy some
bonds" he said.
81 don't want to buy anything" was
the curt answer.
''Why not?"
"Prefef to sell"
But these are gilt-edged. You
never saw better"
Cant buy anything-havent any
money. l have lot of things on my
hands that aren't paying a cent. These
are hard times, | tell you. | have
stores that 1 can't rent; bills that
can't collect. Why there's a pier over
in your city that isn't doing what it
To n, A
is just begging for some one to take
it,
"Well," said the broker, 81 want to
sell you some of these bonds. We
might make 'dicker' on the pier I
guess l could get rid of it. Will you
take the bonds off my hands if / take
your pier privilege"
Il don't want bonds"
Wouldn't you take them to get rid
of your pier?'
''NO."
''Well, maybe I'll take the pier any
way. How much do you want for it,"
1T is worth $4,000 a year, if it's
worth anything"
The broker thought he might as we'll
take the privilege even if they couldA't
strike a bargain on bonds. The next
morning he went to the New York
steamship man.
Il can get that pier privilege for a
year" he said.
''At what termS?"
"Your own figures $4,000 a year"
The privilege was relet right then
and there, the contract signed and the
broker was just $4,000 better off. A
short time after this the steamship
man met the broker again.
Say, Jones'" he said, ''tell me, now,
just for fun. what did you make out
of that pier business"
Car fare" answered the broker,
without blush.
"Car fare?"
''Yes, car fare-round the world"
The Washington bee., 1894-06-23
Mr.. DOUGLASS.

Mr.. Charles r Douglass, in his
letter TO the BEE this week, takes
exceptions to what we said last
week on his suggestions to Mr..
Taylor, the Recorder of deeds. Mr..
Douglass claims that he is doing
what other negro papers failed to
do, etc.
Certainly the negro papers did
not know that the Recorders Office
needed any reforming while his
father was Recorder of deeds.
The only man who said that the
office was mismanaged was Mr..
Henry johnson, who had been ap-
pointed by Mr.. Douglass father.
Mr.. Douglass further states that
because he pointed out what the
negro papers failed 10 do he must
be abused by negro paper, etc.
The BEE did not abuse the gen
tlemaD, but said that it was SO
strange that Mr.. Douglass did not
see that reforms were necess ary
when he was copyist under his
father.
The Washington bee., 1894-06-23
On the Right Track,

1t was such a bright boy who ap-
Piled to the grocer for job that he
thought he would give him u little
talk. just for a guy.
IF | hire you" he said, II suppose
You viii do what tell yOu?''
Yes. sir.
''If | told you to say the sugar was
high-grade when it was low, what
would you say
The boy never turned a hair.
I'D say it," he responded promptly.
IF | told you to say the coffee was
pure, when you knew it had beans in
it, what would you say
I'D say it,
''1f [ told you to say that the butter
was fresh, when you knew il had been
in the store for a month, what would
you say
I'D say it,
The merchant was nOnplussed.
How much will you work for?' he
inquired very seriously.
'One hundred dollars a week" an
swered the boy, in a business-like
tone
The grocer came near falling off his
stool.
cone hundred dollars a week. he
peated in astonishment.
With ii percentage after the first
two weeks said the boy. coOlIy.
you see he went on, ''first-class
liars come high; and if you need them
in your business you've got to paw
them the price. Otherwise I'll work
for So pei" and the boy had caught
the grocer at his own game and got
the job at So per.-DetrOit Free Press.
The Washington bee., 1894-06-23
MAJOR DAVIS SUCCESSOR

Robert G.. Still of Philadelphia,
Pa. will be urged for superintendent
of the street department of this city
that is now held by Major A. III. 5.
Davis, republican.
dr. Still is negro democrat and
the administration is very anxious
that he receives place commensurate
with his ability and standing in this
country.
He is man ofihfuence among his
people and an appointment of this
character would be good stroke OF
policy on the part of the administra-
tion.
This appointment comes under
commissioner w. Ross, democrat
and if reports are true there is no
doubt of MIR. Stills success.
The Washington bee., 1894-06-23
Not a Good Judge.

Superintendent Warren, of the East.
ern Illinois railway. was telling the
other evening of a certain engineer in
the employ of the road who had been
repeatedly cautioned against running
too fast. He was running a freight
train, and on one portion of his diyis-
ion there was a steep hill. His orders
were to never permit his train to go
down that hill faster than fifteen miles
an hour but it was general belief that
whenever he had a safe opportunity
be sailed down that grade just as fast
as the wheels could turn. One day he
did 60 down the hill SO fast that the
entire train left the track at the bot
tom, and there were box cars piled up
high. An investiga ton Immediately
followed, and the engineer, in railroad
parlance, was put on the carpet"
He swore in the most solemn terms
that he went down the hill not faster
than fifteen miles an hour. but that
just before reaching the bottom he
lost caltrOl of the air brake and the
speed became so great the train could
not keep the track, hence the wreck,
for which he was not responsible.
But" said his superintendent, Eve
have man here. farmer, who was
on the hillside that day when you
came down. He stood at the edge of
a clearing, saw you at the top and all
the way down, and he will swear that
he never saw train going so fast in
all his life, and he is man sixty
years old. He says that it was next
to an impossibility to see the wheels.
What do you say to that?"
The engineer never hesitated.
81 know the man. [ saw him the
day after the wreck and he told the
same story to me. only there was q
little more to it."
"What was that"
"Why, he told me that it was the
first train of cars he had ever seen in
his life, and l don't think he would be
a very good judge of speed
There was silence in the room for
few moments, and the engineer got off
with sixty days suspension.
The Washington bee., 1894-06-23
Natural Gas Theory.

In one of the Smithsonian publica-
tons Prof Orton argues that the na-
tural gas supply of Ohio and Indiana
which exists in the Trenton lime
stone rock of porous nature-if
forced out of the rock by salt water
which percolates through the latter,
being held back by gas in it's natural
state until the gas pockets or cavities
are tapped by wells, when, as the
pressure is thus reduced. the water
percolating through the rocks con-
tinues to keep up the pressure of gas
through the wells and in the mains.
According to Prof Orton's investiga,
tions. the salt water which is found
beneath the gas usually rises in the
wells to a height about corresponding
with the level of Lake Superior, and
there is. he thinks, connection be-
tween the water penetrating the por-
Gus rocks in which the gas is found
and that of Lake Superior.
The Washington bee., 1894-06-23
SANG for Ills Life

John Abel. celebra ted singer and
musician who lived in the reign of
CharleS H., had very great nOticn of
himself and would not pefOrm unless
he pleased. There is a funny story
told Of how he was once made to sing
against his will
While travelling abroad for pleasure
he came into the town of Warsa ".
News was brought to the palace of the
famous English singers arrival. and
Frederick Augustus. the King of Po-
land, Immediately sent word that he
desired Abel to appear before him.
Tell his majesty" replied John,
curtly, that it suits me not"
Back went the court messenger with
a WY face. He knew his masters
temper too Well
Tell Master Abell.'' thrmdered the
king, THAT [ Will have him come!
And take you, boy, three stout fellows
with you
The messenger and the three stout
fellows between them managed to
carry out the royal wish and present.
ly marched trfumphantly up to the
palace with their unwilling captive.
The king was awaiting them in the
great hall, where he had seated him.
self in a balcony that ran all round
the sides. Above him an immense
chair hung from the roof by a rope.
Now, then, into the chair and I'D
with him." cried Frederick Augustus.
with a chuckle. 1--WE will soon see if
our song bird won't sing in his cage.
Up with him, my merry men allr'
Up in the air swung Abel, who-stiII
refused to open his mouth. When he
gave glance downward. however, he
changed his mind. Into the hall be-
meath him a number of wild bears hal
been turned loose.
Sing. sirrahn' the king shouted. cor
down you go to play with my brown
babies"
One look at those ''brown babies"
growing and snarling below in a very
unbabylike manner, was sufficient TO
convince the stubborn John. Sing he
did, and he often used to declare i'm
after days that he never sang 50 well
in his life as when he was hanging
there, a hundred feet high above the
fierce beasts.
The Washington bee., 1894-06-23
WOMEN WHO FliRT.
A Habit Some are Born With, and That
Others Acquire.

Others Acquire.
The born flirt is not dangerous. She
may appear so, but in reality her little
coquettish, fascinating ways are not
the cultivated wiles of a siren, but are
as natural to her as breathing. In all
probability when her eyes first opened
upon this world she smiled at the doc
tor, and through her babyhOod and
childhood up to the time she was con-
sidered a woman that guileless smile
wrought havoc with every man who
came within the circle of its sunny
influence.
She doesn't think she is flirting. She
is merely enjoying herself. Men have
always paid her a certain amount of
homage, and that she intends to have
up to the day of her death. The born
f1irt need not be beautiful, she need
not be even pretty, but if she possesses
that personal magnetism that counts
for more than symmetry of contour,
men will adore her and she will let
them till the end of time.
All women dubbed fiirts are certain
to come in for a considerable amount
of unkind criticism from those who do
not understand them. The uncon-
sciouS f1irt will, however after awhile
disafm her worst enemy. for if time is
taken to study the little lady the
strange phenomenon will be discover
ed that she fiirts just as much with
women as with members of the OPP
posite sex. Her pretty ways are IT.
resistible to men and women alike,
and 50 she goes on smiling and mag
netizing all who come within her
md tJ,nt
remain to praise.
But, Oh! what a different character
is the deliberate fiirt, the woman who
coquets with intent TO kill, who lets
filtration run into romance, and then
with one strong blow destroys a mans
hopes just for the sake Of seeing the
card house she has built up scatter
into its component parts before her
very eyes. She is the type of woman
who separates husbands and wives,
who sows discords in hitherto
happy families, who enjoys max
ing sWeethearts unhappy and
younger women envious. She is a
schemer who plans her campaign de-
liberately, not a little skirmisher who
uses her weapon on all alike.
The first by design is dangerous
person. She loves 10 wound She de-
lights in the cries of those who have
pierced by the darts from her havoc
dealing eyes. Her victims are fewer
than those that come to the net of the
born fiirt. but their suffering is real,
their pain bitter. The natural flirt
Will 90 on flirting with her own hus-
band after they have been married
twenty years. but the other one, if
chance or design brings her a man,
whose name she is asked to bear. no
longer wastes her time on him. but
looks around for some one else's hus-
band to practice her wiles upon
Philadelphia Times
The Washington bee., 1894-06-23

A meeting of the Natio nal Negro
Democratic League convened at Worm
ley's hall last Friday night. The meet
ing was called to order by Mr.. p: III.
White. MI. Doukens, the sec. Was call
ed to the chair. Thirty members We're
present and all dues were paid in full.
Several ladies connected with the
league were nominated for positions.
A committee was also appointed to con-
fer with the Negro Transportation Co.
TO run an excursion to Norfolk under
the auspices of the league. Mr.. P. II d.
White was unanimously indorsed for
the position held 10y Henry Johnson.
There seems to be somewhat of a
rupture between the Taylor-Astwood
factions. Taylor has called for Natio-
nal convention at indianapolis while
Mr.. Astwood seeks the more sunny
climes in Alabama.
The Washington bee., 1894-06-23
COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY.
A New Idea That Is Attracting Atte
ton in Paris.

New Idea That is Attracting Atten-
tion in Paris.
Considerable attention is being paid
in Paris to the new method originated
by member of the National Academy
of France for photographing in colors,
the process being pronounced from a
scientific point of view, the most in
teresting ever invented in this line.
Briefly, the operator lays upon sheet
of glass a very delicate. translucent
film of chloride of silver, and against
this film is placed a vessel containing
mercury, so that the latter is i'm con-
tact with the film. Thus arranged,
the glass sheet and mercury are placed
in the camera like an ordinary sensi-
tive plate. and, exposures being made,
the image of the object to be photo
sraphed is projected upon the glass,
the light conveying the image passes
through the glass, on through the
translucent film. and is reflected back
10y the mercury behind. The action
% the light splits the silver in the
film into thin layers. which breaks
up the light rays into their component
colors AS the play Of colors in an
opal is due to that gem being COM
one upon another-these layers break
ing up the light into different hues-a
similar r-sult follows the placing Of
the layers of silver in the film, which,
through the opera ton Of curious
law. reproduces the tints of the object
phOtographed-NeW York Sun.
The Washington bee., 1894-06-23
RAILROAD.
BALTIMORE AND OHIO R. p d.
Schedule In effect June 9th, 1894.

Schedule In effect June 9th, 1894.
Leave Washington frc M station corner of
New Jersey Avenue and Cstreet.
For Chicago and North west Vestibn,o,
Limited express trains 1I:l5 a. M, 500. ~ ~
For Cincinnati, st, Louis, and IndiananoIs
Festibuled Limited $50. p. M ex press l2.I6
night.
For Pittsburg and Cleveland express
daily li:l3 a. m. and $50 p. m.
For Lexington ard stanton. HIS a. m
For WinCk stei and way Stations t5:30p p,
For Luray. Natural Bridge, Roa anoke. K NOV
Vtl!es Chattanooga, and Memphis and Nary
Orleans l2:U5 night, daily; Seering Cars
through,
For Luray. $50 p. m. daily
For Baltimore weeks days x4:2R, 500 SIS
x7.lO, x7.30, $50. 45-minutes). $40 xG2n
TIC % 45.mlnutes). a.. IN. xl2 0O, xl2O5 10 4,
A2.zO, 600 45-minutes), 3.25 x4.28, 4.3I' x3aS
x5.l0. x530, $50, x620, $50. xSOO SIS, xy09
xll:S0. and ll.35 p, 10. Sundays, xI2O x7.3O
500 45, mlnu esl. $50. 1880, a.. m. xI2.00
xl2.05, 100, x2 20, 900, 45-minutesl 3.25, al
x5.G5, A5.10, $50. xS.00, x9UO, 1000, xIi,1
iI.3o. p. IN.
For Annapolis. 40 and 9.15 a. M, II I5 and
i.2S p. m. sundays, $50 a. M. 4.3l p. m.
For Frederick, t11.l5, a.. m, 2l.l5 IA, 80 Is 90
p. IN.
For Hagerstown, I'll. 10 a. m. and 1880 D. m
For Boyd and way points, l94gp. m.
1890. a. m tI2.5O, $500. t483 l5.85. no. li 30
p, m,
For Washington Junction and way points
goo ~ 30 a. ID, 2l:l5 p. IN. Express trains stor
ping at principal stations only. 1880 1880 D. IN
For Bay Ridge week days 9.I5 a. m. and
4.2o p. III Sundays 80 q. m. aud I.3O and
3.I0 p. IN.
ROYAL BLUE LINE FOR NEW YORK
AND PHILADELPHIA.
For Philadelphia, New York, Boston. and
the East, daily 40, 500, 1000. a. IN. ex. sun
Dining Carr Q2.G0 Dining Carl 800 15G3
Dining Carr, 500 ul,50 p. m.; Sleeping Car
open at lU.UU O'clock.)
Buffet Parlor Cars on all day trains.
For Atlantic City, 42O 10 % a. IA. and I2O0 n
Sundays, 20 a. III. l2JO noon.
Except Sunday. Daily. 2Snnday onIy-
x Express trains.
Baggage called for and checked from bota,s
and residences by Union Transfer Comrany
on orders LETT at ticket Offices, 6l9 and EEl
Pennsylvania venue, and at depot
X. b. CAMBELL, CHAS. o. SCULL.
"eh- manager. Gen. Pass. Agent
The Washington bee., 1894-06-23
Sporting Notes

Geo. Johnson, the feather weight
champion of England, has issued a cha
lenge to fight George Dixon, the feath-
er-weight champion of america.
Johnson says he Will fight Dixon il
England or America as may suit Dix.
on and his hacker best.
The Washington park racing
association has been elected to membeI.
snip to the Western Turf Congress i'll
Cincinnati.
The Yale track athletic team is
on its way to England to compete
with Oxford.
Quite anumber of jockeys are being
badly injured i'll the races.
Four thousand Marks men from al,
parts of the world are competing tol
the prizes in the great international
shoot at Mayence, Germany.
The Washington bee., 1894-06-23
DO You S.S-St-st-Stutter2 .

Few people have any idea what the
stutterer suffers in his inability to ex-
press himself. l myself was some
time since one of these unfortunate
ones I have ceased. however. to be
q stutterer, thanks to observing the
following rules:
O. Never speaking before we'll infat-
ing the lungs.
e. Never holding the breath while
speaking.
(3.) Always looking at the person to
whom | am speaking.
a. Speaking we'll from the throat.
o. Reading aloud for a certain
time every day.
(6l Going into company as much as
possible.
l believe that no one need be a slut
terer if he persists in the above treat
ment--London Answers.
The Washington bee., 1894-06-23
Shakesneare Wore Earrings.

Among civilized nations the wearing
Of earrings by men has been by no
means uncommon. as it has been
shown that in early English days some
of the most distinguished courtiers
bedecked their ears with very costly
specimens. Shakespeare is said 70
have worn them, and Charles |. is re-
puted to have. been the owner of a
magnificent pair of pearl earrings,
which he bequeathed to his daughter
on the day before he was executed
London Tit-Bits.
The Washington bee., 1894-06-23
H YPOCRACY.

Prof. Langst on must have said
what the dispatches quoted him
as having said, He has not denied
it. Miss Ida B. Wells Is doing
what others have failed to do, no
matter what her motives are. We
all have motives and we don't do
things all for love.
Langston had a motive in com
ing to Congress and he played the
race racket for all it was worth.
Miss Wells Is doiLg good work
in the land Of the tree.
The Washington bee., 1894-06-23
TEN DAYS AT NIAGARA FALLS
$40.
EXCURSION TO AMERICAS GREATEST
NATURAL WONDER.

The Baltimore and Ohio r. R. Co
announces q series of excursions to Nj
agara Falls, Buffalo and Watkins Glen
The first of the series will leave Wash
ington via Royal Blue line Express
Tuesday. July 18th, 500 a. NJ; Cam.
dem Station, Baltimore, $50 a. m:
making direct connections at terminal
station, Philadelphia, with SPECIAL
through Express, arriving at the Falls
at midnight. The tickets are good for
ten days and will permit of stop over
on going trip at Burdett station, three
miles from Watkins Glen. Stage
Coaches meet all trains, and at Geneva.
On return trip stop overs are allowd at
Rochester, Burdett and Geneva.
Remember the date, Tuesday July
18th. e-S ot.
The Washington bee., 1894-06-23
An Amusing TIKI.

Place a reel of white cotton in the
inside pocket of your coat, and then.
having threaded u needle with the
beginning of the cotton, pass the
needle through the front of the coat;
unthfead the needle and leave about
two inches OF the cotton hanging, as
II 1t were only stray piece The first
person you meet will be sure to pick
1t OF for you, and his astenishment
when he finds there is no end to it
will give plenty of innocenet amuse,
menL-London Tit-Bits.