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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-15
CAPITOL TOPICS.
To Increase Her Pension.


The House committee en- pensions will
favorably report a bill to increase from SO
to $40 a month the allowance of Miss Helen
G. Heiner of Washington, a Treasury De-
partment clerk, the widow Of Capt Robert
F. Heiner.
To Increase Mexican War Pensions.
The House committee on pensions voted
today to report to the House a bill increas-
ing the rates Of all pensioners Of the Mexi-
can war and Indian wars from IS to $l2 a
month.
Representative Caminetti Of California
had introduced bill to give this increase
to Mexican war pensioners, and the com
mittee decided to extend 1t to Indian war
survivors. But one member OF the commit
tee opposed the measure. he taking the
ground that 1t would open the door for a
service pension to survivors of the civil
war.
Praises the Senate.
The tariff debate in the Senate yesterday
was closely followed by q distinguished
auditor. whose rank entitled him to a seat
on the floor of the chamber. This was Lord
Warwick Of England. formerly a member
OF the house of commons, who Is staying at
the British legation. He visited the Senate
yesterday upon the invitation Of Mr.. Lodge,
with whom he lunched. He listened to the
skirmish debate on the chemical schedule
with interested attention and absorbed
good deal of the American legislative at
mosphere Later he expressed the opinion
that all the younger English public men,
tories and liberals alike, would be pleased TO
see the British constitution so changed as
to make the house Of lords "a chamber Of
the strength and ability" Of the Senate
For Another National Holiday.
Senator Squire has presented petitions
from several G. A. r. posts of Washington
state praying for the recognition of Lin.
coins birthday as a national holiday
For Obstructing Mail Trains.
Senator Walsh has introduced a bill
making 1t a crime, punishable by imprison-
ment from one year to twenty years, to re-
tard or obstruct the passage Of any train
carrying the United States mail.
Given an Award.
The Senate this morning passed the bill
for the relief Of the sufferers by the wreck
Of the U. s. 8. Despatch on the AssateaRue
shoals Va, on October 10. 1891. The bill
to their losses by the wreck up to the
amount Of twelve months sea pay
New York Tries to Collect q War Debt
Mr.. Delaney Nicoll of New York, accom-
panied by Representative Cummings, was
before the House committee on war claims
today. Mr.. Nicoll appeared to make a
statement in behalf Of the bill which re-
pays. with interest. the $S96, 900 expended
by the city of New York to aid in raising
troops to suppress the rebellion. The claim
With interest amounts to over s2.OOOOOO
objection to paying the money had been
made heretofore on the ground that it was
not presented with the claim made by the
state FOR moneys expended for q similar
purpose. MIR. Nicoll showed that number
benefit Of particular cities, and he asked
for similar action In the present case
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Swedish Men and Women.

What enormous fellows and what
leviathan persons some Of these Swe-
dish men and women are! Nowhere will
you see such noble specimens of adult
humanity as in Stockholm s streets.
The feature seems to pervade all classes,
though it is not least striking among the
nobility Six feet is q common height
for a man here, and really do not be-
lieve cxaggerate in saying that men Of
8 feet or inches are as abundant III
Stockholm as men Of 6 feet with us.
The tallness Of the women is just as
noteworthy. You remark it less, how
ever, because they are so we'll proper
toned. They say it is easy to tell by
the size Of the boots outside the doors
which rooms Of hotel are occupied by
the Swedish fair This is a very endur-
able hit at the Swedish ladies. Though
they do wear skies or sevens in shoe
leather, no sculptor would find fault
with them on professional grounds.
Moreover, they have most winsOme
compilations, and Of course blue eyes
are now here more intensely blue than
here.
1t is comforting to know speak on
the evidence Of one of the pensiOnnaires
that Swedish maidens have a great
admiration for English bachelors. They
read French novels, but they believe IL
English bridegroOms. The blood bond
still exists, ] suppose, between them
and us. -CCrnhill Magazine.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-02-16
Making Billiard Cushions.

The making Of billiard cushions is an
important industry, but is carried on
by two or three firms alone, and while
the story Of the difficulty which has
been overcome in preventing the ball
from sinking into the rubber and thus
destroying the angle desired to be taken
is an interesting one it has been told
before and will not be repeated now.
In the early days Of the industry the
manufacturer employed valve rubber
and obtained a much better price for It
when it was worked up into the cnsh-
ion.
Then the cushion maker set his wits
to work to get the valve rubber cheap
", but in those days it was strongly
held, and none was allowed to pass to
that industry unless it paid the en-
HANGED royalty. Finally the comblna,
ton was broken by firm in Plttsburg
ordering the valve rubber ostensibly for
ordinary use, but shipping it back to
New York for the intended purpose.
SO skillfully and patiently was this
done that a great quantity was accuInu-
lated, and the valve rubber man threw
I'D the sponge Now billiard cushions
arc made Of nodded rubber, an eV"lu-
ton which came along later. Hard
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-02-16
TEACHING CANARiES.
Sole Occupation OF Seven Hundred Tami-
lies IN Small Town of Saxonv.

sole Occupation OF Seven Hundred Tami-
lies In a ~InaIl Town of Saxony.
In small town called St. AuGreas-
Jerg tSaxy1Ey some 200 families are c.
t.rely engaged = the task OF rearing
and educating good canary singers. \
great proportion Of these singers Is SIT
abroad, far or near-to London, II Aus
tralia and to the United States, where
one single firm ships 100, 900 birds each
year. These canaries are the inf, Tior
birds, the schrcir. as they are called in
Germany, on account III their notes
These echreir, which are bought from
20 TO 50 cents In the Harz. are sold for
81, So or 81 in America. The best birds
ere kept in Germany, where they are
called hohlrOller. \ good hohlr0IIar
cannot be had under 81 or $10-in the
Harz-and $40 and $25 are no unusual
prices. But such birds are certainly
splendid singers The Germans have
quite a number Of words, each of which
applies to a different sort Of tune, or
intOnatiOn; the beulTOne Is in minor
key; klingerOlle applies to silver tones;
keller to a warbling which reminds Of
the murmur Of water, gluchrolle is
similar to the nightingale's notes, and
one may say that every detail Of the
canary's song has been named, and that
for every one there is a standard Of per
lection which the expert fancier knows
perfectly well. The song of all canaries
is not exactly similar. Each race has
, its special points, and while the one is
great on beulrolle, for instance, it is
weak on gluchrolle, while the case is
reversed with another race
OF course singing is natural feature
| with canaries, but the influence of edu-
cation Is considerable. The educational
curriculum begins in May for the young
| Canaries, and they are, as soon as posi-
bic, separated from their parents. Ed
ucation is all in this: Keep the young
bird from hearing any but excellent
singers. Some Is or 20 young canaries
are put III one cage with an older bird,
an especially good singer, and he teaches
them the elements. They try to initiate
| him, and hence comes his beneficial in
fuence. In August each Of the young
! birds is put in small cage and kept
in the immediate vicinity Of the cage
CT the teacher. At this time the fancier
tries to gather some idea Of the prog
ress achieved and of the aptitude Of the
different birds. The hest are put in the
nearest vicinity Of the teacher. In or
der to prevent the young birds from
getting disturbed their cages are wrap
ped with cloth, SO az to prevent them
from seeing what is going on around
them, and in order to encourage sing
ing the cages are generally shaped il
form of dome; this shape intensifie:
the sound, and the birds are pleased
with their own music. Popular Science
| News
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-02-16
Ia Fontaine'. Opinion nf himself.

La FOntaine, " said one of the most
brilliant critics and wits Of the famous
fable writer's time, lis such fool that
he does not know he has more genius
than HsOp or PhRdrus.
In truth, no was a severe critic OF his
own work. He attended the first presen-
tatiOn of his "Astree," and sat near
some ladies who did not know him. AT
some of the important passages he ex-
claimed; THAT is wretchcdl That Is
absurd!'
When they protested that it was
good, and that it was by the great La
Fontaine, no rejoined:
THAT makes no difference. The
piece is bad. | know that La Fontalne
you are speaking Of. He's stupid tel-
low. He's myself,
Then he went out, entered cafe ana
went to sleep in a corner. Some OF his
friends found him there and inquired
why he WASH listening to Astree.
Oh" said the author, rousing him
self and sitting a yawn, - just came
away. Tho first part displeased me
greatly. No one agreed with what | said
about it, but | didn I care to hear more.
admire the patience of the Parlslans.
| YOUTHS Companion.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-02-16
Tie Seat Of tho Brain.

At a certain 5 o'clock tea the other
day one dashing creature demanded
do tell me, Mabel, what organ we
think with? l know we love with the
heart and hear with the ears, hut | We
entirely forgotten how it is about
thoughts. y
Mabel's pretty face was suspended
over the samovar, Papa says | think
with my tongue"
"Impossible!' breaks in college
sophomore; it is done with the mind.
oh. know better than that
frowns the dashing creature. The
mind is what You make mp when You
want to do things.
The head, them" insists the sOpho-
more, if you like that any better-the
seat of the brain"
"Oh, dearie, me-" signs she at the
samovar, that explains something.
didn't know brains had seat. 1t must
be, then, that mine never get up. =
New York Recorder.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-02-16
Gambling.

A considerable proportion OF failure
in business and 80 per cent of the de
falcations and theft and ruin of youth
among people who are employed IN
places of trust are due directly to gam
bling. have seen in my vast employ
ment So much misery from the head OF
the family neglecting its support, and
squande1ing his earnings in the lottery
or the policy shop, and promising young
men led astray in a small way, and final
~ becoming fugitives or landing IN
the criminal dock, that have come to
believe that the community which IL
censes and tolerates public gambling
cannot have prosperity in business, re-
ligion in Its churches or morality among
its people. -Chauncey Depew.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-02-16
Human Clocks.

You know, - said man, there are
some people who seem TO be able to
tell the time Of day without the aid Of
a timepiece: l don't mean by looking
at the sun or that sort Of thing, but
right offhand If you ask one Of these
reopIe what time it is he says, TWEEN
ty-ive minutes past 4, or Twenty
minutes u -, or whatever II may be,
and he g,is within five minutes OF
right. Ii seems as though time had left
upon their minds some impress Of it,
fight. New York Press.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-02-16
POINTERS ON THE GRIP
A Description OF tlle Disease l,y One Who
Has Suffered

- A'>Si pii'1 OF tie Disease kE One " no
Has Suffered.
Ever had the grip: l will give YOU
few pointers. You viii imagine Won
have bad cold. and vou can wear i
out, but you need not try it. The grip
has fastened his fangS OTTO yen and will
not let go. You have got to give up, 20
nome and 50 TO bed. In short time
you Will realize Beecher dream of hell.
You will think your head has been re
moved and an Old beehive with the
empty comb left in its place Your
mouth will taste like pail Of sauer-
kraut. You have the grip.
The doctor comes, looks you over,
puts his thermometer in your mouth,
finds Your temperature l04 degrees in
the shade, your pulse going at the rate
Of two miles and three laps 10 the sec
ond. He orders you to stay in bed and
gives you medicine that Is 50 strong and
sour that simply setting the bottle on
the clock shelf stopped the clock. He
will tell your wife that she may give
you warm drinks and try to get you
to sweat and take his leave. Now, all
wives are family doctors by right Of
their position in the house, and as you
have gone to sleep, delirious and ex~
hausted, she begins her treatment by
putting belladOnna plaster across your
lungs, a flaxseed poultice on one side
and mustard poultice on the other,
hot fiatiron and jug Of hot water to
your feet, and sack Of boiled corn in
the ear, piping hot, to your back. You
sleep and dream Of being away to the
far north in search Of the north pole Or
| out in the center of some beautiful
sheet of water, like Lake. Superior OF
the lawn tennis skating rink, helpless
and alone, with the ice breaking all
around you and you slowly sinking.
You finally awake, burned, blistered and
! baked The doctor calls, finds your
temperature about so degrees at the
| north side Of the house and your pulse
normal, not needing a pacemaker. He
! pronounces you better, convalescing
| orders beef tea, chicken soup, grue
and toast as diet You take the big
| rocking chair exhausted, tired, dis
couraged and ugly; you feel like lick
ing your wife, kicking the dog an(
breaking up the furniture. but yot
won't do anything bnt sit there day
| after day weak, helpless and tired
| WinCna (Minn Herald.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-02-16

w {. Plummer Of Prineville once
witnessed an exciting fight between an
eagle and a coyote. The eagle had
caught a rabbit. and the coyote under
took 10 take It away from him. The
eagle defended his prey manfully for
some time. hat the coyote was too much
for him and finally got away with the
rabbit. but not until after the eagle had
cIawed several handfuls OF hair out OF
his back and left him somewhat dis6g-
ured Portland Oregonian.
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nK. ,. ). ThAATOs .

with NIFTY y,-rz' experience a. = General
PFagE.tlJIrr. Ten .sT- aLa services to the citI-
zs.r.- Of Durham. I4- specialize SgucOus
Mem tr4Gt=-- iS-EEgl- ara! &eTsV, .EcEnA4es in
particular. Indigestion. EEOuc3Itl-. SCrOiulA,
Constipation au4 Its-4Acks, CoE.iATy and
hereditary DG-a-Ass.-. Home at 4. u. HeTu-
dDur-. Dshc- Juuas JrwclrT store. Oftce
uJEr-. lia,< a. u- - y IN. and fFCLa =. III .
-
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-02-16
rnher Cross Examination.

Counsel-Your age. signCrina'
Young Lady lbasAtuHy)-Oh, hard
" like 10 tell You.
Counsel-Yet must insist on know
ing it. Pray tell me how old you were
10 years ago.
Young Lady (cheerfully)-Oh, 23!-
Fanfulla.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-02-16

Sg.i :. - hereby given To AL creditors OF
Durham FaFl4-gs At.aaa-Cr Merchandise Con-
pauy 10 uIe tL-a~ CtIg.-z against said COMP any
zlru ne Or Us-EDr- February IL, lrs4, " neither
their Cegts are EurL Gue or tot. i hEs AOtIcc 10
given puretIaur - al order OF Ene superior
court OF Durham county III the action Oh +. ID.
Markham -. durham Farmers Alliance Aer-
uyhAaaiise CvLlp4Gy
This January -, 1854
K. W. BAILEY,
Receiver OF Durham Farme-s' Alliance Mer-
chgatiss Company.
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Al On.m Letter.

ND-GA.TD.. y. G., June -, l54.
Mrs. 10. HoI-Ju. kIttrslI. y. 6:
DzAH NADsA-I haH" used our Remedy a.
a Tonic AMI Blood Purifier and uuhesitatlugIy
pronounce II the list that have tried. feel
satisfied that IL ali. DO al you claim Tor it.
III. -. LEQCEN,
Pastor BAPTIST church.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-02-16

/ have used N~s. Jo" Persons Remedy 70
nurses sore mouth, and "as perfectly cured
md can rccomlIt M II a. good TONIC.
Nst-. ". :. Nc NAIR.
Jan. -, 1871. AA<iou, y. 1.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-02-16

WAS badly aili.gted with uursc : sore mouth
and was perfectly cured 10y using Mrs. Joe
Persons RcmcIy. / found 1t nnc tonic and
strculuhCucT Of tue system.
Ail.-. JOSEPH kISsEY,
Sept. -, 1881. Lao range, =. {.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-02-16

Mr. J. {. Henderson. general manager OF the
CHATTANOOGA. Mar-I.l and birmingham nail
road. says Ia. docs not believe there - "A case OF
KncufuatIsIn which 5r-. joe Persons Remedy
will not cure. ana IL - the finest remedy tor
indigestion H. Hsl- "E.r seen.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-02-16
NOTICE OI SALE OF ACCOUNTS


As trustee or ". 4. slater Co, will sell
az p4Dll1 su.llsu Al Tho court house door In
Durham.
Ihursday, February 20. 1894,
the account due TIE firm Of ". 4. Slater 4
Go. The accounts u. D.. sold sepArAt~Iy. Df
cgurs. any account Lay t. paid or arranged
for isIOg,. that THE. Toe -Ale Will D. only az
A last r,-syrt JUSIto PAhhEk.
Trustee. ~. \. slater & Co.
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VIII Cure skin Eruption.

/, the undersigned do certify that our babe,
at the age OF three months, was taken with "A
UrcakIn1 out or skin eruption, which bafncd
the skill OF our finest physicians for two years,
aud never did get relief until used Mrs. Joe
Persons Remedy. and oEe-halt bottle made
final cure. W. =. ROACH,
CcXvilIc, Pitt County, =. {.
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Mrs, Joe Persons Remedy
VIII Cure Eczema.

LAGRASGE, y. C.. Sept. 20.
Mrs. Joe Person, kittrcll, y. G.:
DEAR MADAM have used your valuable
Remedy with satisfactory results ia Il very Sc
we're case OF Eczema. 1t II highly important to
use the lash in connection with the Remedy.
Wishing that success may attend you ia your
noble undertaking, / am, respectfully,
Mas. HEShY T.. DILLON.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-02-16
Nnr-c., Sore Month Cured.

Sept. 70. 1881.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-08-25
A Drum Majors Duties.

Like poets, drum majors are born,
not MAKE. One man may become
drum major In q week, while you
can't n ade one Of another In o life.
time. Without the knack Of hand.
ling the stick he will never be an art.
ist, and will, probably at the very
moment when he should lCok his
iauntiest, commit the crime, un.
pardonable In a drum ma.or, Of drop.
ping his left hand to his side. For
the left hand should always, except
in twO.handed movements with the
statY, rest knuckles up, on the hip
Thus the drum majors posc, when
not marching Or giving u command,
Is to stand with bis left hand on bic
hip, his right hand grasping his stick
just below the point, tn point Of the
stick resting on the ground. He pre-.
sents fine, imposing figure Us he
stands there, erect and tall, two
PAGES In front OF the band.
Now comes the moment 80 glorious
to the small boy, when the commands
"Play" ana "Forward-March" are
to be given. Facing the band, the
drum major, wltha quick turn Of the
wrist points the fcrule upward, let.
ting II slant o little to the right.
Then, raising his star to the height
Of his chin, he thrusts 1t the full
length Of his arm to the right, aud
draws 1t back again. This Is the sig.
nal to play. Then turning, he points
the stan to the front, thrusts 1t the
full length OF his arm forward, and
music and march begin.
In the old days, the drum major
then brought the "cane," as the stan
was called In tho tactics To the 20.
s;tion OF 'carry sword" Now the
drum major beats time, setting the
''cadence"-the number Of steps to U
minute-of tho march. As 4 rule he
simply repeats again and again the
thrust and recover, through which he
gives the command to play. Expert
drum majors, however, introduce
some fancy movement here ST
Nicholas
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-08-25
RR0SSEAU & CO.,
COMMISSION
MERCHANTS!
Grain and Provisions. ..
No. IS Board Of Trade, Chicago.
The Great Hereby warehouse.


The Great Hereby warehouse.
The Hereley Brothers Commission
co,,ro,v hov. ,ooro,oa .h,,, .,.,t
p""' ""e soPs.e~ .Ao. so"o
warehouse NJ AS TO AS North Hal.
sted street. and haya aent out tina
..,,.,,. .,..,,,. a. .....,.-
Ao''oWiuk ciIcu'aT ~ couucctiou
therewlth:
To cousumers and dealers OF hsy. oats. sraiu.
-four. and feed Of ali Kinda:
We wish 70 cali your Attention 20 tho fsot
that II ron do not buy your feed AZ our ware.
house You are unaware Of The bepents you can
dsrivc nv an dotn.
We handle the heat sooda univ And ssll A.
rock. bottom prioss. for the manv sdvsnta,es
we have over other Wholesale feed men Are 40
Rreat that II enables ne 10 soll .olsss sooda
A cheap a others ssll seoond.olass.
Our warehouse n the lsreest. hsndisst and
most comnlete hav and Grain ,sarebouss IN the
CITY Of CHICAGO. covering ono acre Of sround
and situated on the c., Nj. a 81, P. n. R, tracks,
where We have our own private track and re-.
ceive ali our FOODS direct TO our wsrehouse.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-08-25
BAY OF NAPLES.
A Stretch OF Water wherein Are Nfinsiea
Precious Things Of Day and Night.


Precious Things Of Day and Night.
About Sorrento also there is some.
thing of q Neapolitan flavor in the
air. The Neapolitan small boy Is
half monkey, half comedian, and all
theft, and here as elsewhere the boy
Is father to the man. In Sorrento
there Is the municipal band, more in.
sxorable in Italy than death itself;
there are little companies Of men and
women who dance the tarantella 10
costume on the terraces Of the hotels,
and sing vulgar songs, which the for.
,igner takes for national airs.
There are not indeed, so many
beggars as in Naples itself and its
neighborhood, but the perpetual at
tempt to extract small coin from the
visitor occupies the cole and undi.
vided attention OF at least one pOr.
ton Of the population. Here, as In
Naples. the guide guides not, but
chatters butchering what he sup
poses to be the foreigners language
In order to make himself q holiday.
Here, as elsewhere, the lively donkey
boy twists the patient ass tail; ulti.
mately requests you to dismount at
the steep places, and gets on himself
Here, as In all Southern Italy, the
small receptions of very poor and
not very clever people bring a smile
to the keen but often g0od-natured
Northerner's face.
All this might describe at endless
length had IL not been done 40 often,
and ia one or two instances so we'll.
There 1t all is, more or less lovely
as to Its surroundings, more or less
modern In Its buildings, more Or less
civilized by the people that move
upon the scene. And below 1t, ana
before 1t, and facing IL, stretches
the sea, the eternal, ever.
changing. ever.abiding sea. The
splashes Of human.wrought color,
and the deeper tones OF manipulated
orange. gardens, and olive.groves, and
vines. are forever contrasted with
Gods own palette. with tho broad
water wherein are mingled the pre-.
cious things OF day and night the
maiden rose mallow of dawn, and the
gorgeous purple OF imperial evening,
the gold of the sun and silver Of the
moon and the precious stones Of the
stars all blending ut last 10 the
depths Of the great liquid sapphire
Of that sea which wise men Of old
believed to be the source of all living
things. Century.