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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-01
Personal Mention.

DR.. Daniel H. Williams, surgeon-in-chief
Of the Freedman's Hospital has returned
to his post of duty.
Mr.. James X. Murphy of Seattle, Wash,
is visiting his parents at lis street north
west.
Rev. Frederick 2. Rocker, who will sue
coed DR.. Papi as secretary Of the papal le-
cation In this city. will arrive tomorrow
morning from Albany. N. Y, where he
has been visiting his father since his ar
rival In this country last week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-01
War I'm Plate Gla.. Rates.

PITTSBURG. January with the new
year will commence a war between the
plate glass manufacturers Of this country.
A cut Of 20 per cent from existing prices
will be made by the Diamond Plate Glass
Company of Kckomo. Ind, and the Pitts
burg Plate Glass Company. The cut Is
caused by the recent conferences In Pitts
burg of plate glass manufacturers AT
this meeting an attempt was made to sernl
a combination of plate glass interests, but
frally fell through.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-01
Handsome Entertainment by the Sec
rotary Of State and Mrs. Gresham.

Handsome Entertainment by the Sec
rotary of State and Mrs. Gresham.
At noon the diplomatic corps was again
assembled, but this time in the large draw
ing room at the Arlington and as the guests
of the Secretary of State and Mrs. Gresh-
am, who, according to time-honored GUS
tom, entertain ed the members of the corps
and the ladies accompanying them, at
breakfast. Sir Julian Pauncefote, British
ambassador, presented his colleagues to the
Secretary of State and his wife. After all
had an opportunity to pay their respects,
Secretary Gresham, escortfng Lady Paunce-
fote, and Sir Julian, eScorting Mrs. GreSh-
am, the other ambassadors and ministers
and their ladies following, repaired to the
middle parlor, where the refreShment table
was spread. The rooms were profusely
decorated with palms and Towering plants
and quantities of holly and evergreens
Flowers in various colorS decked the re.
freshment table, from which collation. OF
and other cold beverages. The scene was
brilliant one, and in the brightly lighted
rooms the uniforms of the diplomats were
set off to the best advantage.
Mrs. Gresham was assisted by her dough-
ter, Mrs. Andrews of Chicago, and her
niece, Mrs. Fuller, wife of Capt Fuller
United States army. The former was
gowned in scarlet silk and lace and the
latter wore lilac brocade. Mrs. Mills, MRS
Rockhill, wife of Assistant Secretary Rock
hill, Mrs. Parker wife of Maj. Parker, and
Miss Reed of Illinois also assisted In re-
ceiving.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-01

NEWPORT. r. l., January I-ir- +. r.
Cur!ey of this city is the first physician IL
this state to use ant-toxine for diphther1a-
The case in which il was administered was
considered hopeiess. but the resui. was Ilo-
nounced most satisfactory by the physi-
clans
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-01
The Rumcr.d Fair VIII Contest.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, January l.
Charles Fair was asked the direct question:
DO you intend to contest your fathers
wiIly' g..
II know nothing about it." ne answered
IT have no personal attorney ana nave nor
advised with any one / have given little
consideration to the Will except to read IL
over"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-01
Kt1lcd at a Grade Crossing.

BATH, Maine, January l.-Miss kataer-
inc Patten, aged eighteen, was killed and
Miss Jennie Harvey and Mr.Wm. Thompson
were severely injured at the Centre street
crossing of the Maine Central railroad to-
day. They We're driving home when the
train from Boston struck and demolished
the carriage,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-01
HONORED by THE QUEEN.
London Comment on Her Selections
fer Pre- fcrmeRt.

LONDON, January 1.-The New Year
honors conferred by the queen, at the
Recommendation of Lord Rosebery the
premier. excite much discussion on account
OF the curious preference. The Times. com
mentinS on the selections made, says: THE
colonial statesman or the Englishman who
finds his career in the colonies must do far
greater things than the Englishman who
stays at home. IN order to win his way to
that essentially imperial distinction. MEM
bership OF the prlvy council. The absence
of rceragc Is everywhere commented upon.
Lord KoseJery's 'sersc OF the ridiculous is
too keen to allow him 10 add new members
TO the house he desires to abolish"
The F'rceman's Journal complains OF the
absence Of Irish names from the list OF
persons hoGored by the queen on New Year
day.
The hoaors conferred included the con-
ferring OF the Order of knight Commander
of ST. Michael and ST. George upon Mac
kenzle Bowel. premier CT Canada
w. II. Harris was appointed Conpan-
Ion of the third class of the Order of ST.
Michael and st. George. in recognition of
hts services at the Chicago exposition.
Cecil Rhodes, premier, of Cape Colony
was made Il member OF the privy council.
George NcWness, " T.. cd tor of Tid1
Bits. The Strand Magazine and the Vest
minister Gazette, and Prof James Emerson
Reynolds. president of the Royal College,
of Physicians. were created baronets.
John Jackson, the contractor of the Tow
er bridge and A. c. Mac kenze. principal
of the Royal Academy of Music. were
knightcI.
Baron Cromer Evelyn Barring, British
agent ard consul general in Egypt was
made a knight of the Grand Cross of tho
Bath
navy. Was made Knight Commander of
she Bath
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-01
NV, New Catholic bishops.

ROME, January 1.-The pope has ap-
pointed Bishop NJ. Marty Of Sioux Falls
S. D., to the bishopric of st. Cloud. Mimi.
ana the Rev. Father Langvin Of the coz
gregation of St. Mary Immaculate has been
appointed to the S!shopric Of st. Boniface.
Canada, b.;
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-01

Ocean Steamships Arrived.
LIVERPOOL. January L-Arrived Steam
er Numidian, Portland via Halifax.
NEW YORK. January ARRIVED: Steam
er Kaiser Wilhelm IL, Genoa.
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Creedcn TO Fight Bernny,

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, January lon January
10 Dan Creedon, the st. Louis middle
weight, will face Herman Bernay. the
Galveston heavy weight, in the fremont
Opera House. Galveston, Tex, for finish
fight with five-ounce gloves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-01
Coming t. America.

LIVERPOOL. January 1.-The steamc,
Teutouic. which sails for Now York toEor-
row. tai.e3 among her passengers MI. W M
Waldorf Aston. Sir John Lister Kaye and
Mr. and Mr.; Henry White.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-01
TONS OF PAsTEBOARD

Used Up by Callers at Today's Many
Receptions.
Thousands of people shook the hands of
the President and his wife today. The
great day for making calls was bright
enough to suit the most fastidious The
lack of snow and rain, and the mildness
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-01
Tho New York statc NIilitin.

The Secretary of War has detailed Capt.
]. b. Burbank, third artillery. to duty with
the National Guard of the state Of New
York Capt. Burbank Is now with his regi-
ment at San Antonio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-01
SIR JOHN THOMPsoN's REMAINS.

The Gunboat Blenheim Signaled at
Halifax.
HALIFAX, N. s., January 1.-The Brit
ish gunboat Blenheinl, bearing the remains
of the late Sir John Thompson, premier OF
Canada, has been signaled and is now COM
ing UP the harbor. =:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-01

Christina Georgina Rossetti, the poetess.
is dead.
The Argentine Republic will make an ex-
hibit at the Atlantl exposition
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-01

Gov. Oates, who has Just returned 20
Alabama from Washington, says In an Ia
terview that the Carlisle currency pan
Will be defeated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-01

old man, with long hair hanging down to
his shoulders, came through, with round
piece of cardboard upon which was a cross
in his hand. He was spotted Immediately
and followed past the receiving party, but
he did not say anything or attract unusual
attention
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-01

the corridor. VINO COutQ not see all the gay
doings in the blue room, because the walls
| were not glass;. and sadly wanted some
thing to amuse and divert them. They got
it.
When the brilliant scene was at its
height the babies, nurses and the maid
servants from upstairs created little stir
coming down to take peep at 1t from the
corridor. They were quickly satisfied and
ran up stairs again.
throughout the reception. 1t was warmer
inside than.iout, and there was a DISPOSE
ton to lnger
Two stalwart officers guarded the orass
gate Opening on the blue room and good
naturally repelled the feminine onslaught
from behind them! If they had not the de-
sire of the crowd to see the sights would
have created worse confusion than that
which reigned all along At l O'Clock a
desperate move to straighten things out
was made by closing the blue room door
and the throng had no longer any reason
to remain about the corridor All passing
out OF the house went over the bridge from
the hall Windows
The receiving party had the use of the
state dining room for cloak room. 1t was
easy enough getting there to lay aside the
wraps but the ladies had to display all
their good resolutions in the way Of pa
tience while they waited to get through
the line from the corridor to get them
again.
which the White House is famous got in
all their little tricks today. The blue room
was as hot as Tophet, and some of the
receiving party sought relief and possibly
pleuridine-the very latest form of cold
in good society-by promenading in the east
room. About 1890 the blue room began
made restfuI groups around the room
talking the reception over.
A careful lookout was kept for suspi-
cious-looking persons, cranks and the class
of people who have special missions from
heaven to perform deeds upon this earth.
None appeared, however, and there was no
unusua. ir cident. One notwithstanding
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-01-09
The Percentage of wrou-doers.

l crossed on one of the big Atlantic
liners lately, with 500 other saloon pas
sengers. They were naturally people
of intelligence, and presumably of easy
circumstances. Yet at least half of
those people were planning to rob our
Government of money by contriving
plans to avoid paying duties truly
owed. To do this all of them had to
break our laws, and in most cases had
in addition, to lie deliberately
Many of them were planning to ac
,omplish this theft by the bribery Of
the Custom House Inspectors, thus not
merely making themselves thieves, but
bribing other men to do wrong. In
this city can show you blocks SO
densely inhabited that they are an elec-
ton district themselves. Blocks in
which twenty people live and sleep in
single room year after year, where
the birth of little life into the world
means that all must eat less and be
warm. But 1 cannot find in
the poorest and vilest parts of the city
any block where the percentage Of
liars and thieves and bribegivers is as
large as was that among the first-class
passengers of that floating palace.
Each condition of society has its own
misdoings, and, believe, varies little
in the percentage of wrongdoers to the
whole.-From "The Honorable Peter
Sterling," p. L. Ford,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-01-09
GREAT BRITAIN HoLDS1iiE KEY,
She owns 100000 Square Miles In tho
Dark Continent

she owns 100000 Square Miles In tho
Dark Continent
The latest acquisition of African
territory gives Great Britain an TN
broken line across the length of Africa
from the Mediterranean and the Nile
to the extreme point Of the continent.
In all, this territory, held in the vari-
Gus ways, from Cape Colony up to the
occupation" Of Egypt, is in extent
about ], 5000 square piles, and has
q population of 3O,OOO,OOO. In the
Nile valley it includes incomparably
the best Of North Africa. In Uganda
it holds the key to the lakes Of Central
Africa, nearly as large as our own lake
system. The new treaty gives it the
high land west of Lake Tanganyika,
considerably higher and healthier than
the eastern, in German hands. The
new conquests of the British South
Africa Company and the great table
lands of the interior of subtropical
Africa, in much of which white men
live. Lastly, there is Cape Colony, the
only vital European settlement in all
Africa. As it stands, this great high
way holds two-thirds of all Africa in
which Europeans can live and marry
on efficient administration. It has the
most fertile tract in the continent in
Egypt, its healthiest in Cape Town, its
greatest gold mines and the only region
from which tropical Africa can be con-
trolled. Still more important is its re-
lation to African water courses. A
steamer can start at Alexandria and
run, when the mahdi's successor is
cleared away, to point on Albert
Edward Nyanza, 125 miles from Lake
Tanganyika. This runs to within 20
miles of Lake Nyassa. From this lake
the Shire River, broken at Murchison
Falls, descends to the Zambesi and the
Indian Ocean. From navigable point
on the Congo it is less than 100 miles
to Lake Tanganyika. The Aruwini
runs as near the Nile. 1t is possible to
start at the mouth of the Zambesi and
reach the mouth of the Congo or Nile
with less than 200 miles of land travel,
and the key and center to this great
system is now in English hands.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-01-09
"Balmy on the Crumpet."

Nothing shows SO clearly the wealth.
and elasticity of our language as the
immense number of elegant synonyms
which may be employed to describe
person whose intellect is '.like sweet
bells tangled. He is 'wrong in his
nut" "dotty in the filbert,", has ga bee
in his bonnet" slack twopence in the
shilling" "has tile Off" and many
other things too numerous to mention.
John Abraham has none of these all
ments, but admitted to Mr.. de RutZen,
the magistrate at Westminster, that he
vas called "balmy on the crumpet."
"What on earth does that mean?"
asked his worship. "That, sir" re-
piled the accused, "signifes wrong in
the upper story" 1t must be admit
ted that Abraham's conduct was cal
culated to give reasonable grounds for
the supposition that by whatever name
it may be called, H. suffers from some
kind of cerebral disturbance. For at
an early hour on Saturday morning,
while the only wealth he possessed was
number of pawntickets, he hired a
cab in the neighborhood of Eaton
place, entered it with lady with the
sole aim of her reformation, and would
have driven nobody knows where had
not the cabman received private in
formation from colleague that one OF
Abraham's peculiarities was what is
technically known as "bilking" The
driver accordingly demanded his fare
right off, and received as an answer a
considerable amount of abuse. He at
once drove to a police station, and the
interview there with the authorities
led to "balmy on the crumpet's" ap-
pearance before Mr.. de Rutzen on
charge of disorderly conduct, says the
London Daily Telegraph. AS the &C.
centric parsonage squared the financial
demands of the cabman, the magis-
trate agreed to let him go after bind
ing him over to keep the peace and to
be of good behavior.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-01-09
The NliddIe-Aeed Woman.

The fascinating middle-aged woman
is not looking for flattery. Either she
has had enough Of it, or she knows
that men bestow it easily on all women
alike, and she avoids it as something
ungenuine. This middle-aged woman's
1nselflshness is, indeed, adorable" !"
and the observing young woman's
views is distorted when to her it ap-
pears ''sad." The woman of mature
years is good-natured because she dare
not be otherwise. She has learned a
lesson that all observing young women
would do well to learn, namely, that a
gentle nature and sweet disposition
are not only among wOman's most po-
tent charms, but that they keep the
possessor young and lovable long after
the years count up to that time call
middle age
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-01-09
1t Was Her Pa.

A ragged little girl dashed into tn.
San Francisco Coroner's office and in q
voice full of terror cried:
"Oh, mister! come down quick! 4
man down to our house has taken a
dose of orpheumw
SIS he dead?" asked Deputy Cor
oner.
"No; but he's goin' to die an he's
mussin' up things orful kickin'
arour !. Won't you please come get
him."
"You had better call a physician
He might recover"
THAT'S what ma said, an she wanted
you to get him before he did. I'm
feared she'll hit him with the AK if he
commences gettin' better"
"Who is the man?'
"Pa. He's been drunk fer year
an ma can't support him no longer, let
alone payin' doctors bills to pump the
poison out of him"
The child manifested no little disap.
pointment when the Coroner refused to
take charge of the live remains.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-01-09
~iiRTY-THREE FEET AT LEAP
The Tremendous Leap Made by q hungry
Wildcat After His breakfast.


Wildcat After His Breskfast.
The wonderful power of wildcat is
shown in its ability to leap long dis.
tances. All of the cat tribe have i'm.
mense power in their legs and they
make up in the length of their spring
their inability to make a continued
chase. African leopards in captivity
have been known to leap from the
floor of the cages and strike the top.
twelve feet above. Tigers make tire.
mendous leaps and strike down theiI
prey with a blow of their powerful
paws as they alight. But the wildcat
for it's, size, is probably the most won.
derful jumper of all the felines. A
hunter who is well known for his We.
racity recently told Boston Journal
man the following story of an adven.
.ure which illustrates this power:
81 was hunting in the snow ano
came across the track of wildcat
which followed long distance. Sud.
denly the tracks came to an end in
spot where the animal had crouched
1 looked around to see what had be.
come of the trail, and away ahead OF
me saw bunch of blood and feath.
ers. From that spot the track led of
again into a swamp. The situation
was susceptible to but one explana.
ton. The wildcat had been hunting
his dinner and had discovered pheas.
ant wandering about in the snow. Tht
cat crept as close as he dared to thi
unsuspecting bird and gathered him.
self into an animated spiral spring,
such as all the cat tribe coil themselvei
into when preparing to spring, and, re.
leasing the trigger, shot into the air.
landing on top of the victim before thi
bird, as quick as pheasants usually are
could evade the stroke. The distance
from where the cat crouched to wherl
it caught the bird was just thirty-threi
feet. naturally supposed from tht
length of the leap that the cat wal
young and in full activity, but after !
trailed it to the swamp and shot it ]
discovered that it was old and almost
toothless. The animals hunger may
have spurred him to the great jump
If not, and the leap was an evidence ol
what superannuated wildcat can do,
wouldn't be surprised to learn that Il
young and active wildcat could clear at
least twice the distance when presseJ
by necessity"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-01-09
Shot a Hawk and Got a Grouse.

George Dimon of Kettle Creek, n.
Y, was hunting partridges near Cross
Forks the other day. Suddenly big
hawk swooped to the ground not more
than five rods in front of him, and al
most Immediately took wing again.
Dimon brought the hawk down, but
had to give it both barrels. AS the
hawk turned and futtered in the air in
it's fall another bird came Pumping to
the ground. 1t was a fat hen grouse,
the prey upon which the hawk had
swooped. The grouse was dead, but
not from the hunters shot. The hawk
had pierced the game birds head
through and through with its talons.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-01-09
WRITING THAT PAYS.
twenty-five Thousand Dollars for Only
Ten Words.

Ten Words.
In an Ohio town thirty years ag.
lived an old fellow worth couple OF
hundred thousand dollars or SO, who
was given to writing "pieces for the
papers" They were good, too, and the
old gentleman felt just pride in them,
and often had them printed in the 10.
cal papers of his town. One time he
made visit to Cincinnati, and took an
extra good one along with him to see
what the city papers would do with it
The first editor who read the article &C.
cepted it on the spot and wanted to
pay him for it, though he had never
seen him before, and didn't know him
from Adams off OK.
"What pay do you expect for this?'
inquired the editor.
81 don't know exactly" hesitated
the old gentleman, thinking it was
pretty good joke.
"Have you ever been paid for any OF
your writings?"
"Some," responded the applicant fo,
literary honors, with twinkle in his
eys as new idea came to him.
"How much, for instance?"
"Well, on one OCCASION" smiled the
old gentleman, 81 received $4,000 for
zen words, not counting the signature"
The editor almost fell out of his
chair.
"Whatw he exclaimed. dropping the
article he was negotiating for.
The visitor repeated his statement.
"Great Caesar, man," asked the ed
itor, chow did you get that much:"
'Simply by writing: Pay to uEo or.
der of John Bland So, 5,00O."
This time the old gentleman laughed
vigorougly and the editor blushed and
begged his pardon and invited him to
dinner.-Detroit Free Press.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-01-09

The late Desire, of the Bouffes Par.
isiens, had friend passionately fond
of flowers and rare plants, and who
considered himself great judge Of
them. One day Desire buried dead
rat in a flower pot, and, allowing
the tail to remain above the earth, tied
it up to trainingstick. He sent this
pot to his friend as a very rare speci-
men of cactus. After many days of
great care and constant watering, which
such valuable exotic required, the
victim of Desires pleasantly began to
think something might be amiss with
the root. He pulled the prodigy from
the pot, and-smelt rat.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-01-09
HeiI Up Ills Leg TO be SyrDr:,.

In Scottish courts of law witaesses
repeat the oath with the right hand
raised. On one occasion, however, The
magistrate found a difficulty. "doiI
Up your right arm," he demanded 81
Gamma dae't," said the witness. ''.TTly
aot?" scot shot in that arm. "
''Then hold up your left" "Jann.
lac that, ayther-got shot in the ither
sne, tae." ''Then hold up your leg"
responded the irate magistrate; .'lo
nan can be sworn in this court with
out holding up something. "-Ar5o-
.ar-k
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-01-09
VIII the American Girl sknobne

1t will not be long in all probabil.
.ty before the American girl will 90
skilobning, This has a pGrtentious
sound. but merely refers to the wiz.
ter sport Of Scandinavia. 1t consists
IN scudding over the snow and ice
after being shOd with the skee,
long wooden sDowshoe. Austrian
ladies OF fashion are devoted to the
new sport, and it will get to New
York sooner or later.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-01-09
A Vulgar Fellow.

Cholly-I am going TO cut that
fellah Hardhead; he's to vulgah. He
smokes pipe Miss Pinkie-l have
beard that that is the height of style.
It's English. you know. Cholly-
Ya-as: but Rardhcad says he doesn't
smoke a ipe because it's English, but
because its cheap,-Puck.