Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-03
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''The newspapers were In error when they
said that Judge Holt was the last surviving
member of the military commission which
tried the assassins of President Lincoln"
said Col. Allen r. Hood Of Alabama at the
Metropolitan last night. There is still an
other Of the leading members Of that body
alive in the person of John A. Bingham of
OHIO. Judge Bingham was for many years
a Representative in Congress from Ohio
and was afterward made minister to Japan,
where he served for long time Twenty
f1ve years or so ago the old Washington
House at Sd street al PENNSYLVANIA avenue
was quite favorite hotel with politicians
ana members of Congress. Bingham lived
there during his service in the House, and it
used to be matter of common report
among the guests that every now and then
the OHIO Congressman would suffer from an
attack or nervous terror, brought on. SO 1t
was devoutly believed by the people in the
mouse. by visits Of Mrs. Surratts haunt"
There is no doubt of William Y Atkin-
sons election es governor of Georgia" said
Newell Gregg of Milledgeville at the Ma
tional Hotel this morning. II am aware
that there has been a tendency in the north
west to look upon the populists in Georgia
as being able to throw some doubt on the
issue OF the impending gubernatorial cleo
ton. The followers of the Tom Watson
ever, are deficient in two extremely neces-
sary qualities-numerical and intellectual
strength. Neither is there so much demo-
cratic disaffection in Georgia as certain dis
appointed politicians would have the country
TO believe. We always have pretty hot times
Gown thcre over nominations, but the Geor-
gia democracy is very much like a man and
his wife who are addicted to quarreling
They can raise the dickens with each other
to their hearts content, but they will iump
tn tnta ,rytth
tooth and toe nail. Georgia is all right in
every way, and we are going to have an
exposition that will open the eyes of the
country as SURE as you are a foot high"
Il was reading a very interesting article
recently In foreign medical revew on the
subject Of apples" said DIR. G. r. Searles Of
Brooklyn at the Arlington yesterday THE
apple is such common fruit that very few
persons are familiar with it's remarkably
ehicacious medicinal properties. Everybody
ought TO know about this, however and
everybody ought to know that the very best
thing they can do is to eat apples just be-
fcre retiring for the night Persons uninti-
ated in The mysteries of the fruit are able
to throw up their hands in horror at the
visions OF dyspepsia which such a sugges-
tion may summon up, but no harm can
come to even a delicate system by the eat
ing OF ripe and juicy apples just before 60
food, because 1t contains more phosphorus
ACID In easily digestibe shape than any
other vegetable known. 1t excites the ac-
tion OF the liver, promotes sound and
Healthy sleep and thoroughly disinfects the
mouth. This is not all. The apple agglu-
tinates the surplus acids of the stomach
heips the kidney secretions and prevents
calculus growths. while it obviates indiges-
ton and is one of the best preventives
known OF diseases of the throat EVERYDAY
should be familiar with such knowledge, and
nope you Will help disseminate it,"
You doubtless noticed the general publi-
catlCn, some time ago, OF an article describ-
ing the great gut Of horses in the north
west and pa; ticularly in Montana" said
Paul 5. Wells of Columbus at the Riggs
House this morning. Il have had some ex-
perience of recent years In the buying and
selling of horses, and venture the remark
mat In no form of property has the value
decreased so greatly as in horses The
prices, too, are growing lower every day
one great reason for the overstocking of
the market has been the Introduction Of
cables and electricity on the street car lines
In various cities. Under the old system of
horse power thousands of animals were used
UP every year by the companies and there
was always steady demand for stronp
horses of fairly good appearance II didn't
take long for street car work to Kill a horse
ether. The Introduction of the new STYLES
VI SbIt-' car propulsion has taken away
aoout the lveliest branch of the horse trade
IN TINS country, and | hardly exagyerate
wren say that the cables and trolleys
nave done away with the services of over
loooOo horses year"
Absinthe drinking is increasing largely,
IN this country" said George c. Miner of
Philadelphia at Wormleys last night.
hach year the figures Of the imports of
the IVld green liquid death go I'D sub
stantlally. while 1t is now being manu-
featured largely in this country. The chief
ingredient of the liquor is the twIgs and
leaves or NORWOOD, but absinthe NAV he
described as a rehabilitation of alcoholic
Spirits to which the volatile oils of worm
WOOD together with the extracts of other
aromatic herbs, are mixed up to give IL
maj character. 1t Is one of the most Of
iectlNe lebrlfugeS known, and its medicinal
use lot this purpose during the Algerian
war, when the French army was attacked
by the deadly African fevers led to its So
clai use ana to its becoming a fayorite ana
fashionable upple. 1t is also a sure deatb
10 certain kinds of small animal life that
sometimes lnfest the human intestines but
ltS continued use beverage means dis
aster, mental and bodily. Just now the an
slllthe cocktail is favorite bracer at north
e,h watering places 1t is made with If
VIC "hisky, a little sugar, a dash of bittnrs
anu pienty or iced absnthe. This drink 10
.ne quickest nerve killer known and II has