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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-07
A Word
OF Advice.

Although we have employed q hundred
extra people, enlarged our salesrooms.
provided new facilities in every direction
to accommodate the crowds of shoppers,
who invariably attend our sales, and will
attend this, the latest and greatest OF
them, we fear we cannot do justice to
every body during the busiest hours of the
day-so we advise you to come in the
morning if possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-23
A Lofty Bicycle.

Rather an odd spectacle was witnessed
last Sunday morning by citizens along
Pennsylvania avenue many of whom ran
out of shops and other buildings to gaze
upon a freak in the way of a bicycle that
was passing by.
The bicycle was much like ordinary
safety wheel, except that the seat of the
rider was high in the air-not less than
ten feet above the ground. This was east
~ reckoned, for the top of the hat of a
man who ran alongside of the bicycle was
two feet below the pedals OF the machine
The rider balanced himself carefully on
his tall perch, devoting his exclusive at
tention to maintaining an equilibrium. The
question asked by everybody was the same
namely, what could such an eXtraordi-
nary continuance be intended for? Nobody
could suggest an answer
The purpose for which the second man
ran by the side OF the bicycle was soon
made evident. When it came to a stop
the rider could not jump off without as
sstance. 1t was necessary for one or
mere persons to take hold of the machine
while the cyclist descended. This he did
by means of n light, but strong, steel lad
der which extended from the axle of the
hind wheel of the bicycle to the seat.
The bicycle was a very pretty piece Of
mechanism. People gathered about and
admired it. but nobody offered to make a
try at riding. Presently, however. the ex-
per climbed up the ladder again, the ma
chine being held for him as before. and
sailed away down the avenue, accompa-
ried by the running escort.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-23

Won can't throw stone without hitting
general. The town now contains about
~ 900 people, in addition to large garrison
of soldiers. IL grows like green bay tree.
and IL is a slice of European Russia spread
ont over the mountains of Siberia. The
houses are of brick stone ard wood. and il
has many fine buildings. 1t has magnificent
dry docks and it's new floating docks admit
of the largest vessels being laid up for re-
pairs. An immense ocean steamer was I'M
der repair during my stay, and the harDor
was filed with all kinds of shipping. in
Guiding two Russian men-of-war and an
American sailing vessel from San Fran
cisco. This last had brought cargo OF
wheat and flour to V1adivostock. and the
captain. who was bright young fellow
from Maine. came on board to inquire his
best route home by way of Japan.
The VIadivostock HnrbOr.
There is no more picturesque bay on the
Pacific than that of Vladivostock. 1t would
float the navies of the world, and you could
put all the shipping that comes into Liver
pool i'm a year within it. and have room TO
spare. II is known as the Gulf of Peter the
Great and il has length OF about NIFTY
miles while its width at the entrance is
more than 100 miles. This gulf is divided
into two large bays by billy peninsula.
and the Russians call the straits which
separate this peninsula from the Islands In
front of II the Eastern Bosphorus Eladi-
yostock is on the peninsula, which they
call the Golden Horn, and the city has quite
as beautiful a location as Constantinople.
I lived on the ship during the week that 1
spent in NladivoStock. as there are no Sood
hotels. We were anchored about two miles
from the shore, and were in harbor sur
rounded by hills, and spread out in the
shape of fan, with Nladivostock built
upon the handle. On all sides of us were
great fortifications, and the hills were
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-23
UNCLE JIM's PERPLExITY.
Found His Room Lighted With
Bottle Tied to the End of a String.

Found His Room Lighted with n
Bottle Tied to the End of a String.
From the New York Herald.
Uncle Jim Hendricks, a Rockiand county
hermit. paid his first visit to the metropolis
a few weeks ago as witness In an lmpor-
tant lawsuit The parties who summoned
him looked carefully after his welfare, ana
secured him rooms in one Of the finest no.
tells: Though for years a recluse, the ex-
element induced by Uncle Jim's adventures
was so great that he was persuaded to stop
in at the village store on his way home and
narrate them Being asked what was the
most wonderful thing he had seen, he said:
"Waal. 1 don't know bout its bein' the
most wonderful, but the curiosest thing l
seen wuz a darn thing they put in my room
to light it. Yer see, them felIers thot
they'd play a smart trick on yer uncle, and
what dyer think they give me to light my
room with?
.Haw! Haw! 'Twan't nuthin' more'n
leetle glass bottle tied on to the end of 4
string. Wall, inside of that ere little bottle
wuz a couple of wires that looked ez
though they were red hot, tho the nottle
didn't het up a bit. How the wires ever got
het UP so l give it up. They didn't COOL OF
all the evening, and when 1 cum to go to
bed l jes says I'll pour some water olt of
that ere p.tcner on EN- SO hih 80 " SieeP'
But, b'gosh! Couldn't find no hole IN
that ere bottle nowhere. Says to m self,
Guess I'll lev to smash the tarRal thing
and WIZ a-lookin' in the bed for bed Stat
to DO 1t with, when 1 says to myself. Guess
| know a trick with two er that. Ill jest
show them fellers they can't fool yer Uncle
jim
80 I Jest takes the dressin' case and
pushes it up under that ere thing and 1
takes that ere bottle and puts 1t inside one
NV the drawers and shets the drawer up.
No flies to speak Nv on yer Uncle Jtm,'
says l. Then 1 goes to bed. When l opens
the drawer in the mornin' the darned thing
he'd burned OUT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-23

gold mines, some of which produce mug
gets weighing quarter OF pound, ana
the grains of gold there average as large
as they do anywhere in the world. Mr.:
Bryner told me that the government OF
Russia insisted that all gold found In
Siberia should be sold to 1t. and he told
out Of the gold mines. The mining is done
in a curious way. The soil of all Siberia ts
frozen for more than half the year, and
the gold-bearing rock is often In a per
fire is built on top Of 1t, and when the soil
Is melted 1t is Graded out or shaken out In
iron barrels, which are made for the pur-
pose. These iron barrels have sleeves with
and they are from ten to seventeen feet
long. They are SO arranged that they can
be whirled about by machinery and steam,
and they are laid upon an inclined plane
and sluice Of water run through them.
The water is introduced into the barrel
by means of hose, and the inside fitting of
the barrel is such that the sand is ground
up and the small particles of gold are
vast gold mines along the Amoor river.
and in some regions of eastern Siberia
quartz mining is extensively done. MIR.
Bryner says that the completion of the
large part of unknown Siberia, and that
the country may yet produce enough gold
to raise silver to it's old standing. The
mines are not confined to the east, but
country. They are found in the Ural
mountains, and in the northern part Of the
country the gold has been frozen for ages.
and 1t is said to be in the same condition
as it was in the glacial period. Today
there are something like forty thousand
miners at work in Siberia, and the indus
try increases every year.
Every one knows that western Siberia
has great copper mines. and the iron mines
of the Ural mountains produce some of the
best ore in the world. l am told that there
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-23

The Railroad Station mt NIadfvOstOck.
their intention from the fact of the above
survey. Gensan will be one Of the most
important ports of Asia. Its harbor Is
large enough to float the navies Of the
world, and already there Is great trade
connected with it. The gold mines in Corea
lilo not far off, and the country surround
ing 1t. though 1t is mountainous. has many
well-cultivated valleys. 1t has now a pop
ulat'on of about thousand japanese and
fifteen thousand 'OrnanS. 1t has mis-
slonary station, and Russian. German and
Danish exporting houses. 1t has little
japanese hotel. where 1 stopped while I
waited for the steamer. and 1t has one jap
anese bank. This bank, however, has Lot
much faith in foreign letters of credit 1t
cost me three hundred thousand cash Tor
about one hundred dollars) to make my
trip across the country, and l landed in
Gensan with fifteen silver dollars In my
pocket. / had letter of credit with me, and
L tried to get some money on Ii at the Jap
anese bank. They looked 1t over and jab-
bered In japanese. but at last gave 1t back
to me and told me they could give me moth
ing. L tried to get trusted by the Japa-
nese steamship agency for my passage.
They looked at the letter Of credit ard
then looked at me, and told me it was no
CO. The fare was just fourteen dollars to
Vladivostock, and by perSuading my no.
tel keeper to wait until L came back ! was
able to buy ticket and have one dollar
left for incidentals. The ship was the
Tokyo Maru. one Of the greatest of the
Japnese steamers, which runs from Kobe,
Japan, to Siberia regularly. 1t was about
two thousand tons, I judge. and though
the sailors were Japanese, the officers were
English. The accommodations were good.
and after a voyage OF two days we found
ourselves in the great harbor OF Vladivos-
took.
Vladivostock Is the key to eastern Sibe-
ria IL Is the great Russian city of the
east and is one of the most strongly forti-
fled towns on the globe. 1t is the chief
Russian naval station on the Pacific, and 1t
Is now the terminus of the Siberian rail-
way liz fairly swarms with soldiers and
officials. The military governor of eastern
Siberia including millions of square miles.
lives here. and IL has an admiral who gov
erns the shipping. and who is independent
of the governor. 1t has scores of police. and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-23

New York, whose picture appears above, says:
Il am the mother Of twelve children and all are
alive. 1 never had a days sickness in my life
until about ten years ago. when seized sud-
denly with an attack of Bright's disease Of the
Kidneys. Two doctors called 1T Bright's disease,
and each said 1 must die. Indeed, actually
In the thrOes of death. At that time a friend, q
lady, came to me and said surely dying.
Still she urged me to take a remedy of which
had heard much, but knew little. followed her
suggestions and /. now sOlemnly declare and at
firm that although 1 dying when took this
medicine it saved my life, and believe that owe
my life entirely 10 Warmers Safe Cure. 1 also
believe that 1t will save the life of any one who
uses 1t for kidney troubles. L thank God for War
ner's Safe Cure, and have sounded its praises
far and near, AID shall continue to do so''
Words such the above. drawn from human
experience and suffering become messages Of hope
to womankind. Young women, mothers and those
In advanced years are often called upon to suffer
when 1t Is unnecessary that they should do %.
That they should employ every means In their
power to avoid suffering Is PROFESSIONALLY q sol
emn duty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-23

half way between Fusan and yladivostock.
1t Is open throughout the winter. and the
Russians want 1t to use as terminus for
the Trans-Siberian railroad. Vladivostock,
their present harbor. is on the southeastern
edge Of Siberia. and it Is frozen up for
about five months of the year. so that no
ships can land. and 30 that the Pacific Is
practically shut off from Siberia during
the winter. / visited both harbors last
summer. and 1t was from Gensan that I
sailed to Vladivostock in order to investi-
gate the condition Of the Trans Siberian
railroad. II the Russians should seize
northeastern Corea, as is supposed to be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-23

Mrs. Henry Ward Bcccher has endeared herself
to nearly every family in America Not altogether
because she the wife of brilliant divine,
but because Of her constant desire to aid people and
help them along In life. Speaking about the re-
latonship between mother and daughter her words
have been outspoken and sincere. Here is a por-
ton Of what she said:
There is no period in a mothers life that brings
more anxious care than when she sees her daugh-
tiers, who are bossoming into wOmsnhood, begin
ming to attract the attention Of young men. and 1t
becomes evident to the mother ut least that SIM
pie friendly relations are fast developing into
something stronger and closer. A wise mother
may not reveal her anxiety to her daughters, or
tell them to what she sees this friendship tend
ing but Influenced by the loving companonhip
and counsels which have constantly blessed them
from earliest childhood the daughters cannot fan
to have gathered some ideas Of the peculiar char
ncte ristics which should be plainly developed In
lover. Even in the first days of womanhood young
girl cannot fail to understand that marriage with
n man licking certain qualities must be a misera-
BILE failure.
Mrs. George L. Brensing. 1871 ". 127th street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-23
Force Of Habit.

From It'd Bits.
DOCS the razor hurt you?'
No reply.
rs the draught too strong?''
No reply.
Shall shut the door,"
No reply.
Awful fire last night.''
No reply.
SHAVE you pretty close?"
No reply.
Getting very chilly now!"
No reply.
THAT was a heavy thunderstorm last
nightI'
No reply.
Shampoo"
No reply.
Trim your hair up lttle?''
No reply
"Brlliantine on the mustache"
No reply.
BAY rum?''
No reply.
Then the barber. who was all alone in his
shop, sat down greatly refreshed. He had
been shaving himself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-23
A Mixed PRAYER.

A Mixed Prayer.
From Harper's Magazine.
At the advanced age of five Marjorie de-
veloped an extraordinary liking for pray
ers. She had been taught not only Now I
lay me-" but also the Lords Prayer, and
then, at her request, a codicil had been
added, praying that papa AMI mamma and
all my relations" might be protected during
the night. She said the prayers just before
going to bed il the morning. and her
mother often heard snatches Of them as
the little girl went about her dolls af
fairs during the day.
1t was, no doubt, partly owing to this
familiarity with her prayer. but largely to
drowslness, that one night the sleepy little
girl electrified her listening mother by has
tily cuttini, short the Lords Prayer and
ending up the ceremony with, Deliver
me from evil, and-all my relations"
Her father said she was a philosopher.
but that she ought to have added rela-
tions-ir-law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-23

II I V A I + J. E T =
ters which 1 1 ave
just received from
the capital of Corea
state that the Rus
sian surveyors are
exploring the harbor
of Gensan. on the
east coast of Corea.
This harbor Is one
of the finest on the
Pacific. 1t la In
about the middle of
the east coast CT the
r0raan nanincrIo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-23
The Bath Question.

From the Cincinnati Tribune.
Isn't there any inducenlent on earth that
would induce you to take a bath?" asked
Mrs. Smallwort
Il might later. num-" replied Mr.. Dis
NAL Dawson but jiSt now me social doo-
ties will not permit of it, mum. 1 got to
appear in the part of that there tough
sheeny in a Trilby sworree mex week, an
you remember how he stood on the bath
question, num-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-23
Ills Dreadful Language.

From the Detroit Tribune.
wife-'The language you used when you
came home last night was something
dreadful"
Husband-"But-"
Wife-'Don't try to deny 1t. I am as
positive as I am that sit here that when
I asked. Who's there" you said me.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-23

I1CIS1 1o nv L 1lAA>O
like a snow blockade
to start railroad men
talking. They gener-
ally b in with
telling stories about
former storms and
then switch Off and
relate tales Of every
conceivable descrip-
ton. the limit only
being reached when
the imagination Is
exhausted.
nf COURSE with this
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-23
Rev. Waylamd johnson
SAYS OF
= CEREBRHNE:

IT have been using Cerebrine two weeks. with
the most excellent results. l in state Of
nervous prostraton that utterly untitled for
any continued mental work. From the first dose |
experienced renewed intellectual grasp and power
md clearness and joy in mental work that 1 had
not known for years. Under the influence OF
binary stimuiaIt 1 felt highly exalted state Of
body and mind. but the activity feverisl and
eccentric, while the effect OF the Cerebrine is
give sense OF cool, satisfied. selfcontrorsi men,
tai ard physical energy Sincerely yours.
WAYLAND JOHNSON,
Pastor First Baptist Church.
The physiological effects produced by a single
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with feeling OF fuIlness and distention in the
head. exhilaratiJn Of spirits. int reased urinary
exorction augmentation of the expansive force OF
the bladder and perstaliic action Of the ntstines
increase in muse uar strength and endurance, in
creased power OF vision in elderly people, and in
creased appetite and digestive power.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-23
His Injuries.

His Injuries.
From the Chicago Inter Ocean,
"Frowsey was terribly hurt at the foot
ball game"
by fall?'
mo. Some one thought he had combed
his hair
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-23
A BRIDE
AND GROOM

Need have no hesitancy In coming here for
all the Furniture and Carpets necessary to
complete housekeeping. We are home
makers frst-last-and all the time. Those
who can pay little money weekly. O
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-23
A Visit to the Great Naval Station
in Russia.
THE HRANS-SIBERIAN RAILROAD
About Eastern Siberia and Its Rich
God Mines.
T III f SSIAN FLEET

Copyrighted. 1895. by Frank G. Carpenter,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-23
tHIE0 VI lIE uOHO
J. III
Told at the Rail and Tie Club by
Veteran Engineers.
n z
ID
RECEIVING 4 MYSTERIOUS WARNING
How a Woman's Missing Finger
II 81
Frightened an1Engineer.
A SUPERNATURAL IMPULSE

Writer Exclusively f.: The Evening Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-23
CAN FURNISH
THEIR HOUSE
ON CREDIT

Without signing a note-without paying .
penny Of interest. We are willing to hold
our prices up for comparison with those Of
any Of the cash houses. Leave the ar
ranging Of payments to us-we're old hands
at it.
All Carpets made and laid free OF cost
no charge for waste in matching figures.
Plush or Hairoloth Parlor Suites-chofce.
$3.50.
Solid Oak Bed Room Suite, S13.
Splendid Brussels Carpet, SOC. per yard.
Reliable Ingram Carpet, 35c. per yard.
Made and laid free of cost.
Solid Oak Extension Table. S3.5o
40-pound Hair Mattress, s..
Woven wire Springs, s1.I5.
Heating and Cooking Stoves-au si3>~s
standard makes.
Yours for a promise to pay.
The morning times., 1895-11-08
A Brownie" Reception

what promises to be a most pleasant af-
fair will take place Monday afternoon at
4:3O O'Clock, at the White Lot, when Mr..
Palmer Cox, author of the famous
Brownie stories, win be rendered a re.
ceptiou by the school children of Washing
ton. In honor of the occasion and TO amuse
The little ones big balloon ascension las
been arranged Each balloon will contain
an order for two seats, good for any per-
formauce next week at the LAFAYETTE
Square Opera House or anywhere where the
Brownie Company may appear. The
balloons will also carry an order on the
century Company of New York for copy
of Mr.. CoX's latest successful work, "The
Brownies Through the Union" A great
outpouriug of the little folk is looked for
Monday, though their elders are also liable
to be in attendance.
The morning times., 1895-11-08
LEAG UERS TO GATHER.
Fifth Annual Epworth Convent ion
VIII Begin To-day.


The fifth annual convention of the Wash
ington District Epworth League OF the
Baltimore conference will commence this
afternoon. Conferences of the several de-
partments of work will be held in the
various churches from 4:15 to $50 and
a grand rally will be held at Metropolitan
Church in the evening at 1880 O'Clock.
The attraction at this uight meeting viii
be the Rev. George Edward Reed, the
eloquent and talented president of Dick
inson College, Carlisle, Pa.
Tomorrow sessions will be held from 10
to IL and to 3, during which addresses
will be made by prominent ministers and
laymen on subjects pertaining To league
work. In the evening, to B, Officers will
be selected from the several chapters.
There will be a love feast held at Foundry
Church Tomorrow night at O'Clock, to
which all are invited.
Set programmes have been arranged for
all OF the meetings, but an invitation has
been issued for all to take part in the
general discussions and open parliament.
The departments of the league have been
very busy during the past year and have
prosecuted their work with unusual vigor.
Mass-meetings have been held in the in
terest of each of the departments
There has been decided increase in the
membership of the old chapters, and in
addition five new chapters were organized
during the year.
The morning times., 1895-11-08
ADELAIDE NELSON'S MoURNER.
woma n Who weeps and Strews Flow
erS on Her Grave.


erS on Her Grave.
As they We're driving along on the way
to the india exhibition at Eariscourt, the
party passed the gate of the Brompton
Cemetery, and Londoner, remarking that
the grave of Adelaide Nelson, the actress.
was there, the party decided they would
yisl. the grave. says the London corre-
spondent OF the Philadelphia Telegraph.
1t is adorned by a simple " hite heacstone,
and the grave itself, within its edSing
OF marble, has sunk TO the flat level OF the
surrounding ground; but the lovely In
glish grass waved green above il, and a
woman in black was strewing it thicky
with white flowers and weeping bitterly
as she did so.
As she turned to go one of the party made
some sympathetic observation, and she ex-
planned very simply that Miss Nelson had
been very good TO her; that the actress had
engaged her as maid. and EGmble COM
panion TO travel with her, ard she YVES
forced 10 give up the engagement because
of illness: so before her departure Nelson
came to the hospital and brought her some
fruit and brooch. representing spray
of flowers in small diamonds. which she
was then wearing, and asked her 10 get
Well and never forget her. She never saw
the actress again alive, but each year she
remembers her premise and brings flowers
TO the grave OF the dead " oman. who may
be conscious somew here else that size is not
wholly forgotten.
The morning times., 1895-11-08
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued TO
the following:
Columbus Williams aud Ellen Thomas.
George H. Burke and Mary A. Dove, both
of Fairfax county, Va.
Joseph Taylor and Alice Herbert.
Henry Lucas and Lizzie Curtis.
William W. Melton and Alice Berry
William II. Yarden and Louisa Briscoe
Marshall Thomas and Annie Hall.
Felix johnson and Nettie Rbone.
George W. Rhone and Sophia Jackson
Johu Henry Henson and Lizzie Carpenter.