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Evening star., 1894-01-01
AN IDEALLY BAD BABY.
The Tyrant of the HOusehold and
How He Ruled.

The Tyrant of the Household and
How He Ruled.
From Mark Twain's ''Puddn Head Wilson in q,
January Century.
Tom was a bad baby, from the very begin
ing of his usurpation. He would cry for
nothing; he would burst into storms Of dew
ilish temper without notice. and let &c
scream after scream and squall after squall
then climax the thing with holding his
breath"-that frightful speciality of the
teething nursing. in the throes of which the
creature exhausts its lungs. then is con-
vulsed with noiseless squirmings and twist
ir,gs and kickings in the effort to get its
breath, while the lips turn blue and the
mouth stands wide open and rigid, Offering
for inspection one wee tooth set in the low
er rim of a hoop of red gums; and when the
appalling stiffness has endured until one is
sure the lost breath will never return, a
nurse comes flying, and dashes water in the
chld's face, and-presto! the lungs fill, and
instantly discharge a shrek, or a yell or a
howl which bursts the listening ear and
surprises the owner of IT into saying words
which would not go well with a halo il he
had one. The baby Tom would claw any
body who came within reach of his nails,
and pound anybody he could reach with his
rattle. He would scream for water until he
got 1t, and then throw cup and all on the
HOOE anu SCTtdIH IOT lie was lnQulg-
ed in all his caprices howsoever troublesome
and exasperating they might be; he was al
lowed to eat anything he wanted, particu-
larly things that would give him the stom-
ach-ache.
When he got to be old enough to begin to
toddle about and say broken words and get
an idea of what his hands We're for he was a
more cOnsummate pest than ever. Roxy
got no rest while he was awake. He would
call for anything and everything he saw
simply saying, "Awnt it, (want it,, which
was command. When it was brought he
said in frenzy, and motioning it away
with his hands, Don't awnt it! don't awnt
itv' and the moment it was gone he set up
frantic yells of ''Awnt it! awnt it!' and
Roxy had to give wings to her heels to get
that thing back to him again before he
could get time to carry out his intention OF
going into convulsions about 1t.
What he preferred above all other things
was the tongs. This was because his father
had forbidden him to have them lest he
break windows and furniture with them.
The moment RoXy's lack was turned he
" ould toddle to the presence of the tongs
and say, Like it, and cock his eye to one
side to see If Roxy was observing; then,
"Awnt it"' and cock his eye again; then
"Hab it, with another furtive glance! and
finally, Take it"'-and the prize was his
The next moment the heavy implement was
raised aloft; the next, there was a crash
and squall. and the cat was of on three
legs to meet an engagement; Roxy would
arrive just as the lamp or a window went
to irremediable smash.
Evening star., 1894-01-01
A CLOSE CALL.
I"ken for a Horse Thief by q Po..e
of Citizens,

A"Aen tOr q Horse Thief by q Posse
of Citizens.
Mr. william X. Baxter late of Evanston.
Wyo., was In the lobby of the Ar,iny,on
this morning. Mr.. Baxter has been con-
SIDERABLE of globe trotter has seen wba +
Is 10 be seen and can tell of what he ba 9
seen. Today he entertained the reporter bv
teiiing him how he came within an ace of
peihg shot by horse thief and being shot
as a horse thief. He said: This happened
IN wyoming. about fcrty miles north of
Hsahseoh' and the same distance Off the
laiiroao. was travelling with a cattle out
NJ we matted on an elevated piece Of
srouho and the other people went out on
BUSINESS TO where the cows were. about
camp. ''- 'Ae
1t was II O'clock A stranger came -,
he looked tough He had evidentiw haa,,
on the heel-and-toe path for some miles
AS Is the custom in that country We prasn
swan su ,ne right right hand Of fellowship and did not
swap credentials The cook being absent.
l proceeded to boil him some cofraa en-
deai out the biscuits Then went ost into
the brush and began to chop sage ana
greasewood for fuel. The stranger picked
up one or the outfits rifles and examinad
It, 1 heard a commotion and came hack 80
camp. The newcomer had put a saddle on
one or the best ponies and was making OF
let ny my six-shooter. and he popped at
me with the stolen gun. He fired a second
time and nipped a piece out Of my SOM
Drero. II was close call Picking up a
ngnt rifle l mounted another pony. and
without saddle or bride took after him.
We raced for whole day. His nag gave
out and dismounted and approached him
on foot We were about to murder each
other, when cloud of alkah dust was seen
10 the south. l supposed that it was made
by my partners, who had heard the firing.
OWNED the reason and followed up the
trail II was posse. though. all the way
from Evanston. They coralled u.s. and il
looked very much as If we would be shot
l attempted to explain. but they only COM
plimented my tact. We were taken back
to Evanston and l proved an alibl The
stranger whom / had entertained had been
one of a party of alleged horse thieves who
had broken jail and scattered. l was mis-
taken for one Of tie gang. Appearances
were against me-
Evening star., 1894-01-01
Tampcrine With the Text.

rioiu tne boSton journal.
Ii Is one OF the trials of the provinciai
ae'of ,ha' the public insists upon special
ties. He would prefer TO do .strai.ht"
business. and the heavier the bet,er- b,,t
the publican, yes. the public. there's the
rub. He knows that 1t is degrading his arr
TO do an essence" dance In hazel K!rke"
Out ne also knows that he must get nls
baggage 10 the next town. 50 the 'Tiy-b,-
nlsnt and the ten. Iwent, an3 thirt'
arust cnokes down AIS proIesssJuai prlus
. aha taxes hoefties with Shakespeare, Du-
mas and 4. ). Arthur
Not long ago Seraid Griffin. the Chicago
ACTOR. was visiting a riend at small saia-
inerins place In Ine nortnern ead. Of ii..-
lois. w lille he was there summer snap
company struck the town a4II OIIered 4 Ta-
pertory which inc.gded Tragedy, the sensa-
tto'Ial drama and acrobauc farce-conedy,
an spiced with songs and dances M..
Room" The soubrette was playing Mary
Morgan, the drunkard's child. The pay
moved along 70 the act where Simon Sla lie.
the rum seller Joe Morgan and the ether
village drunkards were seated in the bar
ROOM which was represented by n table
and two black bottles. Then entered little
Mary Morgan. She wore a short dress and
blonde wig.
AS she approached her father Simon Slade
accosted her: why. little Mary. I am glad
TO see you. 1t is long time since met
You and had the pleasure of listening to
your sweet voice. I happen to have q
guitar here. Won't YOU sing for us?'
"Yes. a song, a songr' cried the village
drunkardS in a chorus.
Simon Slade carried a soap box to the
front OF the stage tevery stage har room
has a soap box TO give realistic erfecu and
little Mary. whose mother was dying at
home. th~ew the guitar across her kne.
picked few chords and becan -"After the
Rail-" The house rstene3 N hpshed
silence. then applausei lauiiv In re-
sp'nse to The encore little M~ry took hep
father by the hand and sung Father DeoP
Father. Come Home With Ne Now"
Evening star., 1894-01-01
A WATCH ROMANCE.
She bought n Timepiece at the Dea,
Letter Sale.


Letter Sale.
At the sale of the dead letter effects re-
Gently there was a package marked 14O,
gold watch, II. T. c. Brant, which was bid
off fo- SIS by a Mrs. James T. Monroe, for
merly of Troppertown. Minn.. and now Of
New York. This gave a clue to the clearing
up of a mystery. A Miss Caldwell three
years ago, was engaged to H. T. c. Brandt,
who was ordered by his physician to take a
trip south on account of his health. The
young man went to New Orleans and cor
respondence was kept UP. and after a letter
announcing his intention to go to Florida
he was not heard of. Miss Caldwell after a
few years married a New Yorker, Mr. Mon
roe. Mrs. Monroe being here at the sale
bought the watch, and with this as a clue
learned that it had been given to F. Locraft
In Fernandina to repair. with directions to
forward 1t to Talcosa, and when it reached
there it was found that the owner was
drowned in a squall, and his guide having
understood his address to be Troopers sta
tion, Mimi, 1t was so directed, and found
its way to the dead letter office.
Evening star., 1894-01-01
A BORN DIPLOMAT.
The Woman Was Hopping Mad. but
She Dfdn't Say So.


She Dfdu't Say So.
From the Detroit Free Press.
A woman bosrdsd a Grand River avenue
car at Washington avenue the other day
who was hopping mad. The conductor
recognized the fact. and cid not reach his
paw down and rest It on her shoulder in
that benign and fatherly way he had af1es.
ed all the summer. In fact he would have
dcdged her altogether, but she stood in
the door and surveyed him from head to
foot, and demanded:
Conductor, I want the number OF the
car that passed up ahead OF you,'
''Yes'm-very sorry, ma'am, but 1 don't
exactly recoIlect whether It was s.2J6 or
1861" he humb!y replied.
But you know the driver"
Cant say do. ma'am. Can't say 1 know
any driver but my own. ana he ism worth
cultivating. Anything wrong. ma'a 'an.'
"Of course there is, j stood right on the
corner and held UP my hand and he never
noticed me,''
"On the upper cornerg" u
Certainly 80
And YOU held up your HANDY"
YES sir"
And waved it?"
"Of course / waved IL"
Very singular. aaam. Please let me see
your hand"
There 1t is,' she snapped as she held out
hand which a No. Z glove would have
been a tight fit for.
Ah, ma'am. the mystery is solved"
smiled the conductor as the color returned
to his face. It's no wonder he didn't see a
dainty little hand like that. Why. IL you'd
held both hands and one foot he'd have
winked and blinked and hesitated TO stop,
thought II was funny. You ought to carry
an umbrella or a palm-leaf fan-indeed, YOU
had unless you want police whistle with
silve- chain on IL, like some carry. Go
right In and sit down, ma am. II I hadn't
HOOKING nf \ oh.
have supposed you wanted nv car"
She hesitated-smiled-gav her head q
loss ana went In and sat down. She did
even more. She looked out of the windoyv
anu sin.ea az me conductor in a way that
himself: "
"Ah, me boy! but cold weather makes no
oinerence with soft soap-not in our liner"
Evening star., 1894-01-01

The body of a female infant was found
this morning between 18th, 18th. H and
streets northwest
The announcement that Mrs. Martin
Lynch. assisted by several ladies, would re-
ceive today at Carroll Institute was incor-
rect, as the ladies mentioned will not re-
ceive, as stated
Evening star., 1894-01-01
To Prepare m DiUesf-

Assistant secretary Hdllin has directed
the preparation Of digest of customs
laws and decisions since 1882, the date of
the last digest CT that subject. force of
clerks will be detailed for this work which
will be done under the personal supervision
Of Mr.. HamliU.
Evening star., 1894-01-01

The city of York, Pa. has been making
some Investigations as to the relative cost of
a municipal electric light plant and lighting
by contract. The present cost of lighting is
$4,000 year. \ committee has reported
that city electric plant can be supplied
Coy $4,000 and operated at q cost OF $4,000
4 year.
Evening star., 1894-01-01
Marriage V.fcensea.

Marriage licenses have been issued by the
clerk of the court to the following: Robert
E. Gilchrist and Sarah Madison, Henry G
Lyeil of Richmond and Myrtle r.. itutt;
Jeffre Jefferson and Mary Caine OF Bristol
Tenn; Edward l.. Hammersy and Alice
Foley: VIM. II. Trotter OF Waldorf, Nd
and Maggie f. Mccormick; Chas. q. Hayes
and sarah r. Arnold; ~. II. Mattingly, NJ.
d., and Mrs. Mary Shockey Evans.
Evening star., 1894-01-01
TOBACCO FACTORY BURNED.

Over $1O,OOO LOSS by Fire mt Peters-
burg, Va.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
PETERSBURG, Va, Jan. 1.-The tobacco
foctory of Messrs. F. Shoeneck & Co., on
Lord street, was burned to the ground to-
day. with 5000 pounds of loose tobacco.
The loss of the firm is estimated at be-
tween 5000 and $4,000: insurance, $1,000.
The building was valued at 5000, partly
covered by insurance.
The fire is supposed to have originated
by a defective fue.
Evening star., 1894-01-01

Auction sale Of forty-five second hand
pianos and organs at Bradbury Piano
Rooms. 1225 Pennsylvania avenue, Wednes-
day, IL a. m.-Advt.
Evening star., 1894-01-01
Signs Of Health.

You don't have to look
twice to detect them-bright
eyes, bright color, bright
Evening star., 1894-01-01
CAMBRIDGE PROFESSOR KILLED.
Fatal Fall Over a Precipfce While
Scaling a Mountain.

LONDON. Jan. 1.-Dr. Arthur Mines Mar
shall. F. r. s., professor of zoology at
owens College. Cambridge University was
killed yesterday by falling over a precipice
while attempting the ascent of one of the
land.
Evening star., 1894-01-01

is replaced by the healthy
kind. Scott's Emulsion @.
cod liver oil effects cure by
building up sound flesh. II
is agreeable to taste and
easy of assimilation.
Prepared By Scott Bovine. NJ. III drucsi.sa
Evening star., 1894-01-01
Too Great u Sacrifice.
From the Detroit Free Press.

From the Detroit Free Press.
She had not known the young man long,
and when he asked her to be his she re-
ferred him to her father.
He had tackled more dangerous men than
a girls father, and he went in bravely.
49," said the father. observing how hand
some and debonair he was, you want to
marry my daughter"
Il do, SIR" he answered promptly.
Are you prepared to make some sacri-
fices?"
Certainly, sir"
II suppose you are a man about town."
"TO some extent sir"
"Then you must give up your club"
The suitor was rldely shocked
"Give up my club!' he exclaimed.
Yes sir. give up your club" replied the
father sternly.
Great Scott man. I can't do it."
But you must"
II tell you l can't do It," he insisted I'm
a policeman, and have no other means of
support"
Then the father smiled serenely and told
him to run her in at once.
Evening star., 1894-01-01

Phil Evans. the outlaw confined at r,

Phil Evans, the outlaw confined at Bards-
town, KY, was detected Saturday night in
an attempt to escape.
The company that issued policies to Lieut..
Hansbrough, killed in Scotland, Ie' loI es
that they are void and will not be raid
Washington Hesing took charge CT tie
Chicago post office at midnight as the ew
postmaster.
Evening star., 1894-01-01

The Portuguese minister has at last left
Rio.
Evening star., 1894-01-01

smiles,
bright in
every &C
ton.
Disease is
overcome
only when
l a.
Evening star., 1894-01-01
Reform school Cases.

William Contee, a ten-year-old colored
boy, was Judge Miller's first caller TODAY.
William seems to have a fondness for
watches belonging to other persons. and
that was why he appeared today He was
also caller on the judge just one year ago.
That time he was SO young that he was re-
leased on the payment of a s. fine. This
OConneli and did some work The watch
he took from Mr.. O'Connelrs vest in the
wardrobe. A colored woman in Garfield
bought the timepiece for S.
Did you get paid for your work. the
judge inquired.
mo, SIR" he replied, ''she told me To
come back and get my pay"
Did you go back?'
mo, indeed"
You seem to regard this as a ioke" re-
marked the court but It's a rather serious
enc. If you don't mend your ways you will
land in the penitentiary when you get
older"
The boy was sentenced to the reform
school.
Policeman Lee Of the eighth precinc,
brought in colored man named Jesse Ed
wards. whose head was covered with a
blood-stained bandage. He had been struck
on the head with cane. and VIM Duyan
was said to have inflicted the blows
Il went to Dugan's house with nv wife"
he said, "and when Dugan came in he or
dered me out and assaulted me-"
What persons were in the room at the
time?"
Ills wife. my wife and his two sisters-in-
law"
The record-union., 1894-12-22
APPLEAIAN TRIAL.

The Testimony for the People in the
Nrecl>ing Case Closed.
WOODLAND, Dec. 2L-Senior counsel
for the defense was not present when the
prosecution closed in the Appleman case
this morning, SO Mr.. Gaddis asked to
have the case go over until 8 O'Clock in
the morning, at v Mich time he promised
to have all the witnesses for the defense
present.
The proceeding opened this morning
win the recall OF witness Renner for FUR
ther cross-eXam1nation. Witness Crop
per was also recalled for the prosecution
lie said when Appleman and another man
came into Duffy's saloon on the afternoon
OF July 1ltn they were dusty and perspir-
ing. as II they had been having a long
walk.
BY agreement. the testimony of Messrs.
Wallace, Hayden. McManus and Love
given IN the Hatch case, was read
The case OF The people then closed with
the testimony OF Miss Bertha Penner-
dine of Modoc County. Witness is hppea-
keeper at the Renner residence. She had
several conversations with AnnIanan
during the week he worked on The Pen
ner farm. He Iirst told witness tbat his
name was Frank Hamilton, but when he
was about TO leave ne said his true mama
was William Henry Appleman. lie said
MS lulShtlOh " siS ~ Get out OF The country
and that he had lett sacramento 10 avoid
being witness against the strikers nm
der arrest. de also told the witness the
particulars OF the wrecking OF the train
lie said ii was done by seven men who
went out to the trestle i'll a wagon driven
by boy. While Appleman was at Rem
ners he had a mustache, but he shaved
1t off prior TO leaving. He used a razor
which he borrowed from Renner When
asked by witness why he shaved detend-
ant replied that it was because it made
him look better. lie wore a white hat.
but had a black one with him which he
gave TO one OF the Renner boys. He
told witness that the cut on his upper
lip was made with wineglass which was
thrown al him in a ballroom.
The cross-examination did not elicit
anything new or shake her direct testi-
mony.
The record-union., 1894-12-22
EPIDEMIC OF DIPHTHERIA.
Large Number of Fatalities in an In
FAINT Asylum in New York.

Large Number of Fatalities in an In
FAINT Asylum In New York.
New YORK, Dec. 2l.-The World this
morning says: There has been an epi-
demlc OF diphtheria at the country home
of the New York Infant Asylum, at
Mount Vernon, during the past eight
weeks. Notwithstanding the fact that
more than eighty children were taken
down with the disease, and that at least
sixteen cases proved fatal, the news of
this has only just leaked out
Ihe disease Is not confined to the in
mates OF the asylum alone. 1t was
learned that one of the three resident
physicians at the asylum, DI. Peck, was
stricken with diphtheria and is still un-
der treatment. There are now 364 chill
dren, ranging from four weeks to i've
years OF age at the asylum. There are
also 100 mothers and rs nurses on tile
ground. j. +. Ward simmons, President
OF the Fourth National Bank, is President
of the asylum.
One of the first cases of diphtheria that
was discovered at the asylum was that of
little W alter Fisher, who died in the lat
ter part of Septembe last. A few days
alterWard new cases sprung up at nearly
all the cottages. The Health officer was
hotlneu, and at his suggestion one of the
cottages was cleaned out and turned into
contagious quarantine ward.
archaeological examinations that were
made showed that the disease had put in
an appearance III its severest form. OF
course there were a large number OF mild
cases among the infants, but the officials
OF the institution admitted that they had
treated over eighty genuine cases since
the epidemic broke out. Since the out
break of the epidemic the health officers
OF Mount Vernon have put the entire in
StltutlDn nn1aT nnar1ntirp hoN
bldden the reception OF children from the
city until all is well.
The record-union., 1894-12-22
under Section 5.l98 of the Revised Stat

utes."
An entire new provision is added to the
State banks, as follows: 'W henever the
Secretary of the Treasury and the Comp
troller OF the Currency snail be satisfied
that any banking corporation duly or
ganlzed under the laws of any State and
Which tranSacts no other than banking
business, as provided in this section, has
been incorporated under the laws OF the
State in which it is located, which laws
require that the stock holders shall be
individually liable for the redemp
ton OF its circulating notes to the full
extent OF their ownership OF stock, and
that such laws require that the circulat-
ing notes thereof shall constitute first
lien upon all the assets of the bank,
and also that such laws require such
bank to keep on deposit at all times.
with an official of the state authorized by
law TO receive and hold the same, guar
antee fund as required in the fourth para
graph OF this section, they shall issue to
this bank a certificate to that effect.
Ihereupon said bank may issue its notes
as provided in this Act, and thereafter
the tax of 10 per cent. heretofore imposed
by law upon the circulation of notes Of
State banks shall not be assessed
or collected upon the notes of such bank,
unless it appears that said bank has
issued circulating notes in excess of 10
per cent. of its paid-up and unimpaired
capital; or that its capital is impaired
and has renamed so for thirty days;
or that the bank has not kept on
deposit with the State official au-
thorized by law to receive and hold the
same the guarantee fund as required
in the fourth paragraph of this section;
or that said bank has not promptly re-
deemed its notes III lawful money at par
on demand at its principal office or at one
or more OF its branches, If 1t has branches;
and that no person or corporation, other
than the bank issuing such notes in viola
ton of the provisions OF this Act, shall he
Liable to the tax OF 10 per cent. upon the
circulating notes of State banks as now
provided by law,
The record-union., 1894-12-22
Fatal Result of Lamp Explosion
in a Vallejo Hotel.
THREE MEN SLEEPING IN THE HOUSE
LOSE THEIR LIVES
A Still Heavier Wind Than Prevailed
Thursday Night Predicted OFF the
Pacific Coast-The Rainfall During
the Storm Causes High Water In
Many Parts of the State.
Special to the REcorn-uxrox.


VALLEJO, Dec. 21.-At $40 o'clock this
morning lamp exploded in the old Phil
adelphia House, known as the Sailors
Home, kept by man named Jack Finn,
located on Georgia street near the wharf
Jack Finn, John Bell and George Joss
lyn, three of the twelve men sleeping in
the house, were burned to death. The
rest escaped with their lives.
The bodies of the three men were ter
ribly disfgured, their limbs being totally
burned of. Finn and Bell were both ex-
men-of-warsmen Josslyn was quarter
master on the independence. His time
would have been out in two months
more. Bell and Josslyn were unmarried.
Finn has wife living in Los Angeles.
Her brother, James O'Connor, was on a
visit to Finn, but escaped without injury.
In addition to the Philadelphia House.
the two buildings on each side were dam
aged TO a slight extent There was $500
insurance in the Fireman's Fund on the
burned building. The other two are in
sured IN the Scottish Union and the Ma
tional for 1000 and the Fire Association
OF Philadelphia for 5000. The firemen
are still working in the ruins to see if
other bodies are in the embers.
The record-union., 1894-12-22
BRIEF NOTES

The State Board of Har nor Commission
ers of San Francisco have reelected
James j. keegan Secretary for four years.
What has become of the wholesale
burglars and their wagon? Perhaps they
have collected all they need for their
Christmas in the brush camp.
Two carloads of colored coal miners
passed through this city the other even
ing, ell route TO Oregon, to work in a coal
mine recently opened up in that State.
f. T. Armstrong has been arrested by
Officer Talbot on charge of appropriat-
ing some OF his employers funds. The
money was spent while on a collecting
tour.
The new officers of the Union Building
and Loan Association are: Directors
Fred a. Shepherd. LlewelIyn Tozer and
Phil Douglass. These officers were re-
elected for the ensuing year: President.
B. u. Steinman; Vice President, Fred A.
Shepherd; Treasurer, National Bank of
ID. o. Mills d Co.; Secretary, Edwin. X,
Alsip; attorneys, Devlin & Devlin.