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Tired of Sfghtseeing.

tude bent on a mission of gentleness occu-
pied the same broad park. and for days the
encampment of the National Guardsmen,
who had gathered to contest with each
other for soldierly supremacy, was the most
attractive spot in the country.
The present encampment of the Knights
Of Pythias Is destined to be the same.
Out Of a seemingly untranslatable tangle
Of poles and ropes and wires and canvas a
spotless city has arisen, and the thousands
who have visited 1t already have returned
charmed and anxious to renew their pleas
ure The flags that float in profusion
from peaks and poles are not th/eetars and
stripes, yet they are emblems or a true pa
triotism and as hearty loyalty as the ma
tional glory itself. The frowning mouths
Of cannon, the shining barrels Of rifles are
absent, yet in every tent are cleaning
swords. and brave men willing, II need, TO
WELD them valiantly in defense OF their own
or their country's honor.
Probably every thoughtful visitor who
has gone to the camp has brought away
different impression from another or the
various incidents he has met but In every
such an opportunity has seldom been Of
fered to view the stalwart and earnest
citizen of the Union in his varied and va
rious moods and manners. He Is there from
is open to all the world. 1t is here one may
see the energy of the western american
Illustrated to striking degree.
The Irrepressiblc Westcrner.
While the visitors from the north, south
and east content themselves. for the most
part, with the objects that brought them
here, and devote themselves to extending
their fraternal acquaintance and strengthen
ing the ties that bind them together, the
men from the boundless prairies bring
the breath Of their independence with them
and dispense 1t to every inquiring nostril
A southerner gives you his emblem-covered
card. and drawls forth a soft and cordial
invitation to come and stay with him if you
ever get down in his neighborhood: . the man
from the north draws out his rasteboard,
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One of the big knights.

of Girard to the two mascOts that they
brought along-fat. sleek, sharp-horned and
even hungry goats, which rejoice In the
names of Mascot Jim and-of course Mas
cot Grover. But even the watchfulness of
the entire command did not prevent Grover
from feasting on a copy of the tarir Dill
yesterday morning, and he felt bad all
the afternoon In consequence.
Life I'm the Tents.
1t would take columns to recount the
many striking characteristics of the camp;
indeed one might as well attempt to con-
vey an intelligent description of a kaleido-
scope. The tents are all alike, save the
large ones used for headquarters and other
important purposes. but they contain a va
riety of contents, both animate and other
wise. In some of the canvas abodes the fair
hand OF woman Is in evidence in the dec
orations. while upon undulating tent flaps
are pinned many picture OF dear ones,
whose sweet faces are, like their prayers,
turned WashingtOnward from far-on
homes
Bachelors quarters, especially those of
old bachelors, are easy to pick out. There
Is no covering on the earth save the dry,
gray grass; the cot Is covered with the
regulation brown coverlet; a small hand
glass hangs from the tent pole, and a trunk
or chest stands half open, just like a mans,
In full view of the paSserS. The old bache-
lors' tents are only like those of the young
bachelors and the married men in the pos
session Of yellow-painted wooden buckets.
OOIne Oh tIlc people AROUND neaUQuaTterS re-
joice in cleaning new tin pals, but the
hundreds upon hundreds of small tents are
every one equipped with yellow wooden
buckets. They are aggressive in their nu-
merical strength. You see a knight sitting
down writing away to his home folks upon
a book resting on hts knee, and under him
you will see an inverted yellow bucket
Four genial Pythians are regarded with in
terest as they vie for supremacy in q game
of duplicate whist
camp chest is their table, and their
seats are the all-pervading yellow buckets.
They are here, there and everywhere You
stumble over them in the twilight as you
pass down the tented streets; you meet
them in lines going to and from the
hydrants; you see them perched like SEN
tries at every point of vantage; they are
impressive and supreme.
Good Nature of the knights.
The interior Of the camp is as quiet and
peaceful as such a place could well be kept
There Is no noise, no confusion, and the
knights pursue an even tenor of life that is
full Of incident of surprising Importance to
themselves, but which does not obtrude it.
self upon the thousands of strangers who
surge up and down through the straight
streets and broad avenues trying their best
to preserve that good behavior which makes
prying curiosity impossible The knights
well understand that they are individual
parts OF a great attraction which will prove
an object lesson of vast importance in edu-
eating thoughtful men in the beneficent
principles the great order represents, and so
they submit with much good humor to the
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chewed their forage from boxes placed on
caissons in their rear. No crowds idly
sauntered through the narrow streets. save
with permission from the powers of the
government. Everything wore the frown of
waI. That time has gone so long that 1t is
almost forgotten. save by the pages of the
history 1t has made SO bloody.
Today the gentle, undulating grassy slopes,
now gray and brown from the pitiless at
tacks Of the drouth that even the hard
rain scarcely relieved. are covered with the
tents of an army of peace, and above 1t.
pointing like a monitor to the sky. stands
the completed shaft of the immortal Wash
ington, typifying the completed country, to
which the principles he fought for assure
perpetuity. Some years ago another multi
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Mr.. Nein Wants an Advance.

In the matter of the estate Of the late
Robert s. Wharton. estimated to be worth
over sl4s,Oo0. John l.. Neill has filed a petit
ton claiming that he is entitled to a one
forty-eighth part of the sum, IL his sister
Sophia is living, and a one-thirty-second
part If she Is dead. Representing that he is
In straitened circumstances, the petitioner
asks that 500 be advanced to him, he be-
ing willing to give bond for its return If he
fails to establish his claim.
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A suit against the Baltimore and Potomac
Railroad Company has been filed by Annie
E. O'Hara, Administrative of her husband.
Patrick H. O'Hara, who was killed by
train in the freight yard of the company
the 18th of last August. The plaintiff al
leges that the death of the deceased was
due to the carelessness of the railroad en-
ployes. and, therefore. claims damages to
the an cunt of $1,000
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Not Lost.

too, and asks for yours in return, with the
hope that you will meet again; the easterner
does the same thing. and dwells upon the
growth of the order in his particular neigh
borhood, and wonders why you have not
become a knight yourself. The westerner
does all these things, and more. His card
comes out from a well-filled case and, nine
times out of ten If you appear to be good
fellow, an envelope is also brought forth,
and out comes silken badge, similar to the
one that is pinned on his breast. which is
deftly attached to your coat lapel.
Then Is shown the "rustling' proclivity
that ever marks the true westerner. He
begins to talk about his section. He tells
you Of its splendid climate; its unrivaled
agricultural richness; the magnitude Of its
resources. now lying fresh and almost I'M
touched In their virginity. He expatiates
upon the social qualities of the people and
the educational advantages that exist, and
then he presses into your hand a circular or
pamphlet containing all that has been said
and great deal more, all backed up by
statistics, maps and pictures enough to
familiarize you with the entire country con-
tiguous to the town he halls from.
How the kansans Work.
The Kansas men are particularly promi-
nent in this respect. especially the members
Of the Mystic Division that halls from
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inspection Of the crowds. and proceed with
the furnishing of their buttons and swords
the furnishing of gold lace and polishing
enameled epauletS, and the score ard enc
other duties they may be engaged in an
swering questions with equable courtesy
and submitting some times to inquiry that
borders closely on impoliteness with imper-
turbable genality. Even the heavy rain
scarcely disturbed their equanimity. Sell
dom, indeed, has a gathering been brought
into one place whose individual members
are so conspicuous for the qualities enumer-
ated above, and so on the first day of the
encampment a pleasant understanding ha O
been reached between the knights and their
VISITORS which cannot fail to make the
monument grounds popular point in the
public estimation.
Lively Scenes on the Outskirts
Peaceful as 1t is on it's interior, the town
OF tents Is lively and bustling on it's out
skirts. The streets leading to the reserva-
tion from every direction are lined with
fakirs Of every description, save shell three
card monte .and similar dishonest individ.
uals. The visitor runs the gauntlet of hum
pie sidewalk merchants, no matter which
thoroughfare he adopts, and is invited to
puy everything from badge to a brown
bread and bologna sandwich dozen times
over. Candy, fruit popcorn, ice cream.
peanuts, lemonade, cake, doughnuts and
the omnipotent snowballs are for sale
wherever a tree gives shade enough to pro-
tect vendor and his wares and the nearer
you get to camp the thicker they are
On the southern and western edge of the
camp itself, however. the scene is striking
No country fair, with its catch-penny de-
vices eliminated, ever presented a more pic
turesque effect. 1t Is Donnybrook without
the fighting; the Atlantic City board walk
deprived OF Its merry go-rounds, it's roller
coasters, its amateur Ferris wheels and Of
course. its surf and sand features But the
same variety of commercial activity
abounds, and the same species Of crowd, so
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The Star Out of Town.

THE EVENING STAR will be sent
by mail to any address In the United
States or Canada for such period as
may be desired at the rate Of Fifty
cents per month.
OBut all such orders must be ac-
companied by the money. or the
paper c, mot be sent. as no ac-
counts are kept with mail subscrip-
tons.
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rnpt. NicholSon's Death Accidental.

1t is now said by the friends Of the late
Iapt. E. w. Nicholson, formerly In charge
sf the treasury stables. that his death was
,ntirely accidental, and that he did not
yommit suicile as was at first reported.
According to their story he was cleaning
his revolver. when it exploded prematurely
ard gave him his death wound. The fun
sral of Capt. Nicholson took place in In
Annapolis last Wednesday.
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Charges DISCRETION.

October 81. 1891, Mary Strothers became
Mrs. Arthur Brooks. She has now petition
ed the court to grant her a divorce from
her husband. alleging that the defendant,
two months after their marriage, began a
course of cruel treatment toward her, his
abuses, curses, threats and neglect making
her life a burden to her. She also alleges
that her husband wiffully and maliciously
deserted and abandoned her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-27

Local Grand Army posts are preparing to
lay before the coming national encamp-
ment list Of grievances against the ad-
ministration for violating the law which re-
Quires preference to be given to Grand
Army veterans in retention in office. 1t is
claimed that many Grand Army men have
been dismissed since March 4 who should
have been retained.
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OMcCHA Elected.

The Association of Official Chemists ad-
Journed last Saturday to meet In this city
next August. Officers were elected as fol-
lows: President. H.. A. Huston, state chem
list Of Indiana; vice president, b. Is. Ross
OF Auburn, Ala; secretary, H. w. Wiley
chief chemist United States Department Of
Agriculture.
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Will PILED.

The will of the late ChaSles Richmond.
dated December 16, 1889, has been filed, and
the widow, Maria N, and daughter, Ger
trude. of the deceased are made sole bene-
fciaries. They are also named as exec,Arixes,
without bond. The instrument" states that
Charles II. Richmond. the son of the tesla
tor, has already received his share of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-27
Excursion to Niagara Falls and Watt
kins Glen via II. and o., so.

Personally conducted tour leaves WASH
irgton via Royal Blue Line Express Thurs
day, September 6, at sos p. m. Through
Pullman sleeping cars to Niagara Falls.
Berths reserved in advance at b. and o.
ticket offices, 6l9 and 1851 Pennsylvania
avenue. Round trip tickets, good ten days,
sten dOllars.-Adyt.
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Round Trip to baltimore via Penn
sylyaniu Railroad.

The Pennsylvania Railroad will sell tick
cts to Baltimore and return from August
% to September IL, inclusive, at rate of 81 25
from Washington. Tickets valid for re-
turn on date OF Issue and following day
Adyt.
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Visiting Pythians desiring to visit Fortress
Monroe, Norfolk, Ocean View or Virginia
Beach can take the steamers Norfolk or
Washington" daily at p. m. For rates
ETC., see advertisement under the head of
eXcursionS.-Advt.
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$1.25 to baltimore and Return 81
Vta Ii. md q. RR

The Baltimore and Ohio R. R. COMPANY
will sell excursion tickets, good on ali
trains until September @, inclusive at rate
of H.25 for the round trip. Tickets valid
for return within two days, including day
of sale.-Advt.
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S1.25 via ID. and o. FOrty-Fivc Min.
ute flyers to Baltimore and return, S1.25.-
Advt.
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Cents Hay Ridge md

Reduction Of rate from 81 90 to IS cents
during balance of season. Trains leave B.
and .. depot, week days, 9:15 am and 4:2S
pm. Sundays, 9:35 am, 80 and 3:15 pm >
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Beecham's Pills are for
biliOusness, bilious head
ache, dyspepsia, heartburn,
torpid Liver, dizziness, sick
headache, bad taste i'm the
mouth, coated tongue, loss
of appetite, sallow skin,
when caused by consti=
patton; and constipation is
the most frequent cause of
all of them.
Books free; pills 25c. At
drug stores, or write B. r.
Allen Co., 365 Canal St.,
New York.
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FULL OTIS. OLD BLACKBERRY, 60
Full pts. Whisky. 40 and soc.
Old Crow. soc. per bottle.
Belle of Nelson. 800 per bottle.
II. A. SELIGSON, 1902 Pa. ave.
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CITY ITEMS.
We Have Reduced

Hat selling to science. None but the
best and newest shapes-none but the best,
most wearable qualities-no fancy prices
"One price, and that the lowest" The New
Tall Blocks are in-from s1.45 to the finest
all a grade better than like prices can pro-
cure elsewhere.
au27, % Henry Franc & Son, cor. 7th and d.
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For New York Roast Beef and Spring
Lamb go to John r. Kelly. 9th st. wing,
Center Market. Corned Beef a speciality.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-27

Pure Rye Whisky. . yrs. old. CSC. ct
Golden Catawba Wine, heavy bodied &c bot
Holland Gin, medicinal use. SOC. bot.
Process Flour, per Dbl. $3.50.
1t p r. WILSON 1894 1th st NV
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BEST ZINFANDEL CLARET, s. 40 DOZ
% Key West Cigars. S1-equal most 10c
Cigars. DONNE.LLY'S. COR 14TH AND /
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Trains Every Hour via Ii. and O.
r. X. to Baltimore. Rate, $l.25 for the
round trip.-Advt.
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Salt water bathing. Excellent meals
Trains leave b. and o. station, 9:15 am,
as PM week days, and 9:35 am, 30 ard
sl5 p m Sundays. Round-trip fare, 15c.-Ad.
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James F. Oyster. 300 PA. Ave-. Square
stands Center and 5th and X streets mark
Sts,talk $50 for 5-lb. boxes finest Cream
Try Butter-Advt. -
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EXCURSIONS, &c.
NORFOLK AND WASHINGTON STEAMBOAT
COMPANY.

NORFOLK AND WASHINGTON STEAMBOAT
COMPANY.
TO VISITING PlTHIANS.
Those DESTROYS OF spending a day at the ocean
resorts OF Fortress Monroe. Virginia Beach OF
Ocean View, with opportunity of extending the
trip to Kichmobd, IL desired, will take the power
full new iron palace steamers, Norfolk Vase
ii,gton from the foot of 9TH street daily at Z
pm. for Fortress Monroe and Norfolk, arriving at
the former at $50 and at the latter at 7:30 next
morning. Returning. leaves Norfolk every evening
at 6:1o and Fortress Monroe at 1:2O arriving in
Washington next morning at @ 80 O'Clock.
These trips afford delightful sail the Po-
tomac river ard Chesapeake lay. and give an op-
pcrtunity Of spending the entire day at the sum-
hler resorts on the ocean.
Fare, round trip. during the encampment FOR
Pythans and families, So; fare way, 81;
state rooms at 81 to So extra. each accom-
nodating two people. Meals on the European plan
at city prices.
Connection made at Fortress Monroe with Chesa.
peake and Ohio railway TO and from Richmond
Va. Fare, Washington 10 Richmond and return
with the privilege Of stop over in either direction
Fortress Monroe, IS.
Tickets on sale at 1851 Ia ave-, ele Ia. ave .
513 Pa. ave-. 1+21 Pa. ave. and 6l5 18th ST. or on
heard steamers.
For all other information inquire at company's
Office, 18th street wharf. Telephone No. 75O
au25-6t g.. JOHN CALLAHAN, Gen Stunt
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Sprinkle DEATH DUST freely about your
premises and kill all insects. 10 cents. All
Dealers ~ - %ft - ri
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Electric Lights. Wiring, Bells. &C. ]. H.
kuehling
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S1.25 to baltimore and Return ON
all b. and 0. r. r. trains. including the IA
nous Royal Blue Line service.-Advt.
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Common Boards and JOfSt, 0Oc. 100 IT,,
for building stands. F. Libbey & Co.-Adyt
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Royal Headache Powders, 1Oc.
Free Trial Samples at all Druggists.
oc25-m. f&stf
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That Tired Feeling

So common at this season. is a serious condition
liable to lead to disastrous results 1t is a sure
sign Of declining health tone, and that the blood
is impoverished and impure. The best and most
successful remedy Is found in
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D0TwRN} TO THE TIMES.

Our New Fab Style Hats are up to the
times" in style, shape and quality-they
are "dewn-to the times. in price. The
combination is a pleasing one-twill please
you when you zee them. -,s--,-- az,
Henry Franc & Son, cor. eth and d.
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LOCAL MENTION.
rAE WEAfara,

Forecast Till pm. Tuesday.
:, For the District of Columbia, Maryland
And Virginia. continued favorably for show
ers; warmer Tuesday. g.,.-,z s.,s..
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
O. M: Great. Falls. temperature 81; condi-
ton 80; receiving reservoir. temperature
y; condition at north connection, So; con-
dttion at south connection, SO; distributing
fluent gate house. 80; effiuent gate house. 80
~ Tide Table,.
Today-Low tide, ILLS pm
Tomorrow-Hish tide. SIG am. and $50
pm; low tide. ,l21s p.m-
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Buena Vista.

The new steamer &c. ]. SEuFPERI.E-' viii
leave her wharf, foot of 9th and sts sw..
during week days for "BCENA VISTA at ii
O'Clock am. and at 2, a. and pm; return
ing at IL ar and at 3. g. Z and pm.
On Sundays and on excursion DAYS she will
leave her wharf at 10 and IL am, and at !, .
3. 4. 8, g, Z and O'Clock pm, and return
hourly. The last trip from ''Buena Vista" will
be ii O'Clock pm, until further notice.
The steamer can be chartered for excursion
parties upon application TO
GEO. ]. SECFFERI.E
au23-t GIG Pa. ave- NV.
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FOR CHARTER STEAMER HATTIE; CAPACITY
$50; for Great Falls and Cabin John bridge
Reasonable rates 10 Sunday schools and lodges
auo5-1ms '
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See for lease furnished house. A. Y. c.
The Globe-republican., 1894-07-13
Childrencry for Pitch
or'6 Ca6tOria.
First Published June Is. 1894, in the Globe
Republican.

Republican.
PUBLICATION NOTICE,
In the District Court of Ford County, Kan
sas.
State of Kansas to Clarence Petty, Eva
Petty and j. w. Gibbs, Greeting.
You, and each of you, will take notice that
you have been sued in the District Court of
Ford county, in the State of Kansas, in an
action in which The City Real Estate Trust
Company, Trustee, Is plaintiff, and Clarence
Petty and Eva Petty. ct al, are defendants,
by the plaintiff in said cause on or before
the 18th day of July. 1894, or said petition
will be taken as true, and q judgment rem
dered accordingly in said action against you
for the foreclosure Of certain mortgage ex-
ecuted by the said Clarence and Eva Petty,
upon the following described real estate in
Ford county, Kansas, to- wit: Lot fifty mine
(59), in block three ,3) on Military avenue;
and a tract bounded as fOllOws-commenc-
(56), running thence north one hundred (1O0)
feet, thence west one hundred seventeen and
one half Ql7l2) feet, thence south one humid
red (lOO) feet, thence east one hundred sew
enteen and One-half Ql7k) feet to place of
beginning. all in the city of Dodge City, and
for the sale of said premises to pay the debt
secured by said mortgage, amounting to the
sum of $62l.0O. with Il per cent interest
from the lst day of April, 1898, and for costs
you, and each OF you, from and of all right.
title, interest, estate, property, or equity
of redemption in and to said premises, or
any part thereof.
WHEELER SwIrZER,
[Seal. Attorneys for Plaintiff.
Attest: ThOs. Lahey, Clerk.
BY 6. o. Lahey, Deputy.
The Globe-republican., 1894-07-13

Persons who sympathize with the af-
flicted will rejoice with d. E. Carr of
1885 Harrison street, Kansas City. He is
An old sufferer from infiammatOry rheu-
matism. but has not heretofore been
troubled in this climate. Last winter
he went up into Wisconsin,, and in con-
sequence has had another attack. 1T
came upon me again very acute and
severe" he said. My joints swelled
and became inflamed; sore to touch or
almost to look at. Upon the urgent re-
quest of tiny mother in law 1 tried Cham
berlain's Pain Balm to reduce the SWELL
ing and cease the pain, and to my agree
able surprise. it did both. Used three
fifty cents bottles and believe it to be the
finest thing for rheumatism, pains and
swellings extant. For sale by City Drug
Store.