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The St. Johns herald., 1894-11-15
SLEEPING III CHURch.
It Is Sign, for Che Thing, of Ethe App
 proaching Old Age.

pTOacniDs O-O ESes
 Dr. Chalmers went to preach for Ed ward Irving, the cratic genius who asked the privilege of making a few preliminary remarks and spoke an hour or so iii a crowded building, says the Christian Advocate. Chalmers, refer ring to it afterward, said: "What could I do in an exhausted recciver?" There are many cases justifying sleeping in church; the mother who has been watching two CT three nights with 6 sick child; the father who has been thoroughly overwCrlzed, and invalids, are not to be condemned if they doze in the sanctuary unwillingly. The car bonic acid gas resulting from crowds, and especially from gas jets, old air heated by steampipes, the effects of furnaces with red lot frepots, through which not only carbonic acid gas, but 6 far more dangerous gas, can perco- late, make the most deyout and atten- tive drowsy.
 Sometimes tLe first signs of old age are a tendency to sleep in church. The philosophy the nod and of the atti- tudes of the .ead is this: Unconscious " we hold 1T heads in position by an effort of th5 will. When sleep begins that is relaxed: gravity takes charge of the head and also of the under jaw, but as the head slips back it produces an uncomfortable feeling that slightly awal1ens the sleeper, who spasmodical- ly exercises his will and straightens himself up, and relaxes it immediately afterward. This may continue in some cases, putting the man in the attitude apparently of lowing assent to every succeeding sentence. No wom- an will voluntarily sleep in church if she has the ordinary desire to appear well. 1t must. however, be conceded that in many instances the minister is to blame. If he sue cumbs to depressing influences, and es- pecially if he drones or is prolix, or breaches only words, words, words, 7" or has canting tone, so that on what ever he says the same stress is laid at regular intervals: if he turns his face to the wall and does not look at the audience, or fixes his eye upon a I)OinG dlO never TcH1ONOS lt, ON 10 very long, or makes the same gestures ire qucntly, he may lull the people. Some preachers have to preach half an hour or SO to become interesting. It was we'll said to one of them: If you had delivered the first thirty minutes of your discourse in the adjoining grave yard before entering the church the effect upon the living would have been greater"
The St. Johns herald., 1894-11-15
SOME WATERLOO INVENTIONS.
Famous Sayings with Which We Are Fa-
 m;liar Declared Unautkentic.

Famous Sayings with Which We Are Fa-
 n;iiar Declared Unauthentic..
 Although the newspapers often print paragraphs about familiar phrases and their misplaced authorship, the mis- takes, as a general rule, continue to be made. There is that story of Yelling ton at Waterloo, which originated, ac- cording to the Buffalo Courier, with Alison, the historian. The French hav- ing at last broken, so the tale goes, the ''Iron Duke" cried to his reserves: Up, guards, and at them!" In the face of frequent denials by Wellington himself that he ever gave such a com mand, it is repeated to this day as historical fact. An artist once went to the duke and begged to be allowed to paint him in the very attitude he took when he uttered those stirring words. ''Go to the devilr' said the duke. Again, a dowager asked him if he really did say: Up, guards, and at them!' To this the duke replied: T couldn't have said it, madame; it would have been absurd. What I probably did say to my staff officers was some thing like this: 'Gentlemen, you will now move upon the enemy's right ,"
 Almost everybody believes that it was Napoleon who said: ''God always fa- vors the heaviest battalions." As matter of fact, Tacitus was the first who is known to have used the phrase, and Voltaire and Mime. Sevigne uttered it in exactly the manner credited to Napoleon That other familiar one: '.The guard dies, but never surren- ders," was attributed to Capnbronne, who was made a prisoner at Waterloo. It was actually invented by Rouge mont, an author of witty sayings, two days after the fight.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-11-15
FOSSIL BOTANY IN THE EAST.
One Hundred and Fifty Specimens of Plant Deposit Found in PennsYIyania.

n Underneath the great bed of camel coal, three miles below Darlington,
 making the floor of the coal mentioned, is regarded by the Pittsburgh Dispatch as one of the most varied paleobotanical deposits known to science. No other single locality in this or any other country has ever contributed such i collection and such a variety of the preglacial, or, it may be said, the car boniforous botanical fora, as has come from this coal floor. The material in which these remarkable fossil imprints occur is dark, sandy shale, and to say ! that the stratum is filled with plant re- mains is giving the fact only mild ex- pression. The richness and rareness of this plant deposit will be understood when it is stated that more than one hundred and fifty varieties of speci- mems have been found, some entirely new to science and such as have never been found elsewhere, and all this on an area of only from two to three feet in thickness, from which the super abundance of this early fora may at once be inferred. The first vegetable form that is undeniably that of mush- room was here discovered, and so anomalous was this as to the associated formations that it was made the sub
 ject of paper read before the Ameri can Philosophical society.
 This remarkable locality is not con- tent only in wing with the world in the richness and rarenesS of botanical finds, but crustacean of a rare type is also in the collection from these shales. This is a form allied to Earypterus, and in honor of I. F. Mansfield, the owner and enthusiastic and indefatigable collector of these specimens, the new fossil creature has been called Dolichopterus Mansfeldi. A matter of scientific interest as re- lated to this shale is the fact that the material that entered into this camel coal formation was not produced from the bed on which it rests, the myriadS of plant specimens affording an abund- ance of negative testimony. Dr. New
 berry, 6 former Ohio state geOlogist, has suggested that the camel coal owes it's origin probably to the drifting of a carboniferous mud into some quiet lagoon. Probably a quiet settling of sedimentary matter would bet ter express the process, for it must have had most quiescent action that so evenly and gently pressed down the delicate plant life so as to preserve all the fine minute in the imprint. This Darlington district will become a bo- tanical Mecca for students of paleo- botanical science.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-11-15
The Chinese Emperor Loves Quiet.

The emperor of China is not content with the respect shown him by his sub- iects, and recently issued the following peculiar order: After bringing our sacrifice recently to the highest being, we heard upon our return to the pal ace, near the gate leading to the im- perial quarters, a rather loud noise caused by talking. This shows that the people have not the proper regard for the majesty of the ruler, and also that the officers of the body guard have failed to do their duty properly. The officers who were on post at the particular gate must be punished, therefore, by the minister of war. In the future, however, all officers, high or low, must see that a noise so i'm proper shall not occur in our presence,
The St. Johns herald., 1894-11-15
Cansda,s Field Pea Crnn.

The field pea is an important crop in Canada, partly because it succeeded in localities where corn cannot be grown and partly because in many localities the pea weevil, which irfests pc2s grown in the states, is not known. It was long the habit Of farmers near the Canada line to send north for seed peas free from the weevil. When Canada seed peas were procured each spring one or two crops and sometimes more could be grown in the states free from bugs before the pest would re2ppcar.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-11-15
Origin of the Word Honeymoon.

It was formerly a custom among Teutonic nations to drink liquor made of honey, and called hydromel, for a moving age Ia month) after the we'd ding feast. Hence the name ''honey- moon." The Teutons knew very little about treacle, as we learn that the name Teutoni was given, 230 B. C., to race of people who had long been settled in the country, and in the provinces which are now known respectively as Denmark and Schleswig-Holstein, but which were then known collectively as the Chersonesus Cimbrica. The leu tons may even have brought the custom to England with them when they came over the Kimmerian Bosphorus about GSO E. c.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-11-15
Japanese Soldiers.

A British officer, who apparently knows, says that it would be as req sonable to charge brave men armed with pitchforks against brave men armed with rifles as to pit, man for man, the Chinese in their present con- dition against the Japanese. Of all native and colonial troops have seen, and have seen most of them," says he, T would, next to Goorkhas, prefer a regiment of Japanese. They are brave, temperate, patient and energetic, and at this moment the Chinese, whatever l1imht be done with them, arc two hundred years behind" There is a gymnasium in every Japanese bar rocks.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-11-15
A Terror to Criminals.

NJ. Bertillon's recent successes ln the Identification of anarchists have drawn much attention to the Anthropometric department of Paris, over which he presides. He is the official of whom the habitual criminal is most in dread, for he has brought his system to such a state of perfection that five minutes sometimes suffices for the discovery of the photograph taken perhaps years ago, and to which are appended varl- ,,us telltale details, including the dates of the condemnations which the culprit has already undergone. The ease with which this is done is all the more re- marlkable owing to the fact that the department contains upwards of one hundred and fifty thousand similar documents. Everything is so we'll classified that photographs which may not have been looked at for years are promptly discovered. Nine measure ments of prisoners are taken, and the men employed in this work are so ex' pert that it is done in few minutes, After undergoing this process the cul- prit is photographed. Occasionally re- sistance is offered, but this is rapidly overcome. There is no deceiving NJ. Bertillon, who is said to be the special horror of pickpocllets from the British side of the channel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-27
LIBERTY.S LIGHT.
Bnrtholdrs Statue Will Not Last Man,
Years Longer.

1t is very probable that the government
will soon transfer to the Sons of the Revo-
luton or some kindred patriotic society the
privilege Of maintaining the beacon light
on the statue of Liberty in New York har-
Dor. The light house board. from whose
appropriations this light has been main
tanned some time ago strongly protested
to the Secretary of the Treasury against
this yearly expense of $1,000 being taken
from its already insufficient appropria-
ton, and recommended that as the light was
useless it should be discontinued 1t was
then that number of the patriotic socie-
ties of New York proposed to relieve the
that they be given control of the
statue on condition that they main
tain the light. This will likely
soon be done 1t is said by persons
who are in position to know that already
the statue shows alarming signs of dissolu-
ton. The thin veneer of copper of which
the statue is made is already rusted through
in many places SO that one can readily
see to ascend the stairs without the aid
of artificial light. In order to preserve
me statue and arrest the ravages of rust
the light house board has been compelleti
to paint the statue, and as this has de-
tracted somewhat from its appearance, the
result has been unsatisfactory 1t is
believed that even with the excellent care
the nght house board has bestowed upon
the statue it can hardly be expected to
last more than ten or fifteen wears longer
The society which seeks to relieve the gov
eminent OF the expense of maintaining the
beacon now runs a ferry line to Beiloe' 5
Island, and has already accumulated about
$4,000 which IL is willing to expend in
replacing the electric light plant, which is
nearly worn out and in maintaining the
light indefinitely.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-27
Board of Medical Officers.

A board Of medical officers of the army
will convene at the Army Medical Museum
in this city on the 18th proximo for the
examination of candidates for admission
to the medical department OF the army.
There are seven vacancies in the corps,
and SO far the list of applicants numbers
about thirty. The examinations are very
rigid, physically and professionally. and
difficulty is experienced I'm securing medical
graduates who can make the high averages
required by the medical board.
Five vacancies in the medical corps OF
the navy are also open 10 civilian compe-
tition The naval examining board, which
passes on the qualifications OF candida -
for these appointments. sits in New York
and any person who reaches it's standard
of merit IS pretty sure of appointment by
the President
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-27
Naval Orders.

A beard. composed of Admiral Walker.
Commanders Cooper and Bradford, Chief
Engineer Morley. Lieut.. Remey and Con-
structor Armisted. has been ordered to meet
at the Union iron works. Baltimore. to
make final inspection of the cruiser Mont
gomery. Lieut.. John ID. Briggs has been
ordered to duty at the New York navy
yard, March Z. Lieut.. G. II. Clark. de-
tached from the Machias and ordered to the
Essex. Lieut.. r. ID. NJ. Mason, from duty
executive officer of the New YORK and
placed on sick leave. Assistant Surgeon
George Sheldon has been promoted to 10
passed assistant
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-27
ChaliiS.

While the CHALIIS variety is larger
than We have ever had it-qualities better
designs handsomer and prices lower-ths
demand has increased in the same proper.
ton.
We are going to make an all around price
Of Coo. a yard for these FRENCH CHAL-
LIS.
6Oc. for the flowers.
Coo. for the sprays
6Oc. for the stripes.
6Oc. for the dots.
60c. for the mixtures.
6Oc. for the mourning effects In Black
with White or Lavender.
30 inches wide all of them. A special
line Of Tea Gown designs-60c.
ALL-wOOL CREPE DE CHINE-in
handsome patterns-pictured in flowers or
sprays. - inches wide-75c. a yard.
WOOL C1ALLIS-a small lot that used
to sell at 6215c- yard We have marked
down to 40c. yard. Light and dark coli
ors-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-27
Rcsiynntion Rcauenfed.

The Secretary Of the Treasury has re-
quested the resignation of J. Ii. T. Topper,
the chief of the sugar bounty division in
the Office of the commissioner of internal
revenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-27
I turkish
Slippers, 45c.

Really from Turkey, such usually retail at 75c
pair. Made Of yellow, black, tan and red feathers
richly embroidered in gold. Ladies' sizes only.
NOMEN'S ANGLO-AMERICAN SHOES:-THE
ENGLISH WALKING SHOE IMPROVED IN AP-
PEARANCE. go. JUST THE SHOE FOR THE
WEATHER WE ARE LIKELY TO HAVE BE-
TWEEN NOW AND APRIL. but WE ARE
PREPARING FOR WHAT YOU WILL REQLRE
April. MAY AND JUNE, HENCE THE FOLLOW
ING REDUCED PRICES FOR THE STURDY
SHOES NOW IN STOCK:
styles at S2.97, reduced from 1927 pair.
@ styles at s.. 81, reduced from s.. 81 pair.
2 styles at 81 81, reduced from 81. Al pair.
2 styles at 81 Al, reduced from 81 OF pair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-27
Many Applicantn.

There are thirty-two applicants for ap-
pointment TO the six vacancies in the reve-
nue. marine service. Eight Of them will be
examined at San Francisco, and the re-
mainder will be examined at the Treasury
Department. Both examinations win b
held early In March.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-27
An Army professorship

Second Lieut.. Edward r. Chrisman. sec
ond infantry has been detailed as profess
sor of military science and tactics at the
University of Idaho. Moscow, Idaho.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-27
Forgetting Winter
At
. p Err r Y'@
FUNNY STATE OF AFFAIF

A FUNNY STATE OF AFFAIRS
IN snow on the ground and We are chat
- ting about CHALIIS and SUMMER
FLANNELS. But don't you know
- your ears are inclined so we pitch our
song. Strange as 1t may seem We haven't
these things In and ready a bit too soon.
The buying has begun-and as the news Of
the exceptional values We are Offering
spreads-the brisker it grows. You are
losing the chance to select from these ex-
elusive effects.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-27
The Secretary's Report.

The report of the secretary was read by
Mr.. Nelson p. Webster, assistant secre-
tary, Mr.. Edison being absent from the
city. 1t gave a history of the organization
from the date of the first informal meeting
held at the Army Medical Museum, January
IL, 1888. The membership now numbers 5Jc.
After the council was organized the re-
port said, a number of subcommittee We're
appointed, SO that at the present time there
are twenty-five committees and subcommit-
tees guarding nearly every avenue by which
1t is possible for diseases TO enter the city,
either through our food and water supply
or through the existence of unsanitary con-
ditions The suboommittees are as fol-
lows:
On water supply, sewage disposal. dis
posal of the dead, diaries and food supply,
collection and disposal of garbage, con-
tagious disease hospital, public wash and
bath houses. slaughter houses and mark
cts, public school buildings, cooperation of
the clergy, and ladies' committee on san
itary housekeeping.
The report gave briefly some account
of the work of various subcommittee
The treasurer of the league Mr. T. Fran
els Riggs, submitted a brief report of the
finances of the league. showing a balance
On hand, of Sl23.26 The report was referred
to the auditing committee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-27
THE SANITARY LEAGUE
The Officers Reelected for Service Another
Year.
The Annual Meeting Last Nfght-Re
ports Made by Officers of the
Years Work.

The annual meeting of the Sanitary
League of the District of Columbia was
held last night in the lecture hall of the
Columbian University. President r. Ross
Perry opened the meeting and in a brief
address outlined the history Of the society
from the organization one year ago, when
an informal meeting of a few progressive
citizens was held in the Army Medical
Museum to take precaution against the de-
velopment of cholera in Washington The
question, upon discussion. proved to be of
such vital Importance that a permanent
society was then conceived, whose motive
should be to incite an interest in such
matters ard make the visitation of epidem-
les Impossible Mr.. Perry spoke of the
duty of citizens not only to beautify the
capital, but to advance its substantial in
terests. They could see fulfllment of all
the promises of the founders of the Dis
trict. He thought the youth of the city
should be educated to see the necessity for
precaution against disease, by careful gov
eminent as well as for building up indi-
vidual health by physical culture. He re-
ferred to the many commendable charities
existing in Washington and said the truest
charity was that which helps a person to
better his condition. The charitable aims
of our people should be b-oadened. They
should be made to investigate, individually,
the causes of disease and misery. Our chill
dren should be taught, first, the laws of
physical health; second, of physical clean
illness; third, mental and spiritual hygiene.
Mr.. Perry quoted the sc-iptural text: Am
l my brothers keeper" If we don't do our
duty in respect to the careless, he said, we
will suffer vitality ourselves. We may live
in some part of the city where there are
clean and wholesome homes and all the
laws of sanitation are followed but when
we go upon the streets of the city, into pub
lie places and public conveyances, We can
not escape contact with those who come
from places where diseases Turk
Mr.. Perry concluded with an earnest ap-
peal to the members of the league to be-
come even more enthusiastic advocates of
sanitary improvement in the District, and
TO excite the interest of the masses of the
people in the endeavors of the organization.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-27
The Old Officers Reelected.

Upon motion of Mr.. W. X. Stevens the
former officers of the league were reelected
Tor the ensuing year. A list of the officers
Is as follows: President, r. Ross Perry;
vice presidents. DIR. j. S. Billings, Theo-
dore w. Noyes; secretary, John Joy Edison;
assistant secretary, Nelson p. Webster;
treasurer. Z. Francis Riggs; members of
council. j. w. Babson, VIM. Ii. Baum,
Glenn Brown, Chas l.. Condit, John F.
Cook. Reginald Fendall, Z. NJ. Gallauiet,
c. c. Glover. II. Z. Goodwin, G. Brown
Goode. j. II. Gordon, Geo. +. Harbia, J.
Harrison johnson, b. +. Leighton. i. f.
Miller, F. l.. Moore. NJ. NJ. Parker, Ellis
Spear, George Truesdell b. II. Warner
DIR. A. j. Schafhirt.
Committees of the council: Sanitary COM
mittee-Dr. j. S. Billings, chairman; Glenn
Brown. Charles L. Condit. Prof. G. Brown
Goode, Theodore w. Noyes. Committee on
statistics-J. w. Babson, chairman; A A.
Birney, j. Harrison Johnson, F. l.. Moore
Ellis Spear. Committee on printing and
auditing-H. p. Goodwin, chairman; VIM H
Baum. John Joy Edison, j. II. Gordon, Ellis
Spear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-27
Blue and White Ware.
Corsets

OF EVERY PROPER KIND PROPERLY PRICED
Fit is the all important point in selecting a
Corset. II the Corset does not conform properly
the figure the whole effect of the costume is
spoiled. Ours fit. Carrying every make that is
worth having, We do, We can fit perfectly the
most difficult figure. Here are some of our most
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-27
Travelling Goods Dept.
The Special Sale of
First Quality Gray Steel Enameled and Blue
and White Wares,
At Quarter to a Half Less Than Usual Prices,

o needed in
of make cleanliness
oil flr named perhaps,
There's
d of all the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-27
so and ,35c. Hose,
ONLY 25 CENTS.

NEARLY 1000 DOZEN PAIRS OF Isle
THREAD AND FANCY COTTON HALE EOSE.
IMPORTED FOR A LEADING HOUSE OF A
LEADING CITY-NOT WASHINGTON. AND
YET THEY ARE HERE. WHY. $500. WHY
WRITE WHY THE MOST INTERESTING
NEWS TO YOU Is THAT FAST BLACK AND
COLORED RIBBED Isle HOSE ARE HERE,
WORTH UP To soc, FOR ONLY sc PAIR 800.
SALE COMMENCES TOMORROW On BARGAIN
TABLE NEAR DOOR OF g STREET ENTRANCE
PROMPTLY AT AN.
AS a fitting sequel to the
Dress Goods Lengths and
Innings being offered at
special prices we quote bar
gains inn notions:
Bone Casing, SC piece, worth 1Oc.
Prussian Seam Binding. Sc. worth 15c
Silk Serge Betting. yards for SOC.
Hook and Eye Tape, &c yard, worth lOc
Side Steels, muslin covered, Sc pair
10c Puritan Dress Pins, &c paper.
Blasting Cotton, lie for dozen spools
Reliable Dress Shields. pairs for 25c.
Crochet Silk, 19c spool, worth 25c.
Keystone Sewing Silk, warranted, 80 yard spools
only 25c dozen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-27

In our Corset Department can also be found:
Horn. Whalebone and Steels of all kinds for re-
pairin: old cOrsets. Shields Bust EItenders Bust
Forms SiIk Linen and Mohair Iaces. and Silk and
Cotton Hose Supporters in all shades.
Sanitary Towels, three sizes. Doe, I5c. and 81 90
I'D door. Annex TO 10th st. bldgD
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-27

Fifty-four Suits-some all-wool some not all I
wool. Double-breasted. All sizes. Regular prices,
$3.50 and ST.. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. !
twenty-five Blue Tricot Suits, fine, and warranted
all-wool and fast color. Regular price, S. s. |