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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-30

be expected from those acquainted with
the usages of society, he was one OF ma
ture s gentlemen because of his kindness
of heart and innate refinement And after
saying this she recalled an instance of real
good manners on his part. At dinner there
was a saddle of mutton. The servant after
handing the roast passed glass of jelly.
MT. Lincoln took the glass and ate the
Jelly from it. Yhe servant got another
glass and passed it around. Mr.. Lincoln
noticed that the others at table merely
took a spoonful.
Without embarrassment or apology he
laughed quietly and remarked, Il seem to
have taken more than my share" and then
he went on with his dinner. Most PERSONS
this lady thought, after committing such
SoleciSm would have been covered with
confusion and profuse in apologies. This
incident bears out what A1r. Speed has
said:
No matter how ridiculous his Ignorance
upon any subject might make him appear
he was never ashamed to acknowledge il:
but he Immediately addressed himself to
the TASK OF being ignorint no longer"
Letters on Marriage.
While Mr.. Lincoln was in Kentucky lis
friend Speed became engaged to be mar
ried to the lady VINO soon afterward be-
came his wife and who is now his widow.
Previous to the contamination of his en-
gagement Mr.. Speed was beset with all
kinds of doubts-doubts of himself, of the
for matrimony and SO or. Probably the
perplexities of his friend how made these
doubts more bothersome than they other
wise would have been. In these matters
Lincoln was his confidant, and it was his
duty now. in turn, to minister to Speed
Their talks with one another were evil
IDENTIFY long and frequent, and several let
tiers were written on these sentimental SUBJ
jects after Lincoln had returned to Illinois,
In February, 1872 the next year, Mr. Speed
was married, and Lincoln wanted partcu-
larly to know whether matrimony had con-
hrmed or dispelled the doubts of courtship.
In one he says: ut cannot be told
how it thrills me with joy to hear You say
you are far happier than you ever expect
ed to be- That much know is enough. l
know you too well to suppose your eXpecta-
tons were not, at least sometimes, ex-
travagant, and if the reality exceeds them
all, say, enough, dear Lord. l am not GO
ing beyond the truth when l tell you that
the short space 1t took me to read your
last letter gave me more pleasure than the
sum total of all have enjoyed since the
fatal 1st of January, 1S41 Since then, it
seems to me. I should have been entirely
happy but for the never-absent idea that
VINO IS still unhappy, whom / have con-
tributed to make SO. That still kills my
soul. I cannot but reproach myself for
even wishing to be happy while she is 9TH
er"lse. She accompanied large party in
the railroad cars to Jacksonville last Mon
day. and on her return spoke that l
heard of it, CT having enjoyed the trip eX-
ceedingly. God be praised for that. One
thing I can tell you which 1 know you
VIII be glad to hear, and that is that i
nave seen Merry and scrutinized her feel
ingS as well So 1 could, and am fully con-
WINGED she is far happier now than she has
been for the last fifteen months past"
The herald., 1895-12-15
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trial to the Maine statesman to keep
his tongue from wagging, but his long
silence during the summer and fall
shows how we'll he succeeded. :,
Moreover, he can shake hands as we'll
as the best of them, statement which
will be surprise to those who knew
him only in the days Of his speaker
ship. Mr.. Reed has assumed benevo-
lent, kindly attitude towards all man
kind, ami his great height aids him In
this great work. He has shrunken
somewhat about the girth, and instead
of wearing a nineteen-inch collar ne
manages very we'll with an eighteen
inch affair. He used to weigh 300
pounds, but he has got down to 275,
and conf1des to his friends that he feels
az light as feather.
When Mr.. Reed sights q likely friend
he walks towards him briskly and with
q large smile Of delight, exclaims:
"How are you, my boy" The Maine
statesman's right then describes rapid
circle in the air and closes with a
hearty whack upon the palm of the
other. Mr.. Reed shakes the hand Wig
orously, as if the newcomer was long
lost brother. He keeps up the shak-
place the left on the others shoulder
and whisper in his ear how delighted he
is to HAYS met him.
This is the shake given to the aver
age politician-the man who may have
some influence at the next national
convention. When he meets one of
the powers in the party, man who
will have considerable to say about
h. hn hic
diplomacy full swing Moving grace
fully forward, he lifts his hat and ex-
tends his hand as if he were about to
help lady into her carriage. He
shakes the others hand gently with q
short up and down movement.
Benjamin Harrison has had such a
long experience in the field that he can
give the others big odds and then beat
them easily at hsndshaking. He has a
particular shake for the millionaire pro-
tectionist, another for the solid bust
ness man who has free trade ten
denotes, a special one for minister or
church officials, and others for the big
politician, the little politician, the old
soldier, and particular greetings for
the leaders of all nationalities.
Mr.. Harrison's ordinary every day
handshake is classic. 1t is timld and
modest, and makes the visitor feel that
he is comforting a grea- favor upon the
ex-president by acknowledging acquaint-
ancsship with him. General Harrison
fir 1t extends his hand, then withdra ws
it trifle, and then allows it to rest in
the calm of the other, who must do all
the shaking. This responsibility
makes the visitor feel valiant and
brave, and is gratifying, particularly as
the ex-president always turns his face
upward with an "Oh! Thank you"
look.
Mr.. Harrison is strong believer in
The herald., 1895-12-15

I gives the applicant AN injection in both
arms. They quickly bee me lifeless,
control over the muscles is lost and
the skin loses it's color and becomes
shrivelled. There is no pain, and the
''doc" says there are no detrimental
otter effects. The nails become blue,
and the hand looks dead.
The "Doc" is past master at max
ing fake wounds, and he knows how
to fix them so that they have a Pc
culiarly CHASTITY look. He is some
thing of an adept in the makeup line,
and in short time can transform a
very tough-looking tramp into quite a
respectable appearing workingman
suffering from a bad accident to his
arm, leg or back. The "Doc's" income
amounts to almost $500 week, as he
has monopoly in his own particular
line.
Very few of the patrons of the Re-
treat are downright crooks, not from
conscientious scruples, but because
they value their easy-going liberty.
They give a crook who tries to mix
with them the cold Misunderstanding
him drunk and then beating the life
almost out OF him and pitching him
into the street.
One of the star men of the Retreat is
now serving long term because he
was found out. He was the champ ion
tit-thrower of the city. He used to
wander through the millionaire dis
trict and have fit where he was sure
to attract lots of sympathy. He was
making 30 much money that he became
reckless. He would walk up the front
stoop of some millionaire's house. ring
the bell, and, when the butler came to
the door, he would throw one of his
best fits aud roll right into the hall
way. When the fit was over he would
tell some pitiful tale and usually de.
The herald., 1895-12-15

put it: at would hurt the sperfesh' If
q stranger went in there and saw two
Help the Blind men playing checkers
or the Deaf and Dumb guy at the
boss telephone. It don't look nice"
There have been 80 many arrests late
ly among the fake beggars that they
have been forced to adopt unusual
methods to throw off suspicion. A
little dog and pair of goggles were IN
the old days sufficient to carry out the
blind dodge. Now the "blind" men
take hypodermic injection OF some
drug which gives the eyes the CLASSY
look peculiar to the sightless.
-. The "maimed workman" is also fixed
up scientifically, and the man with the
injured spine is similarly treated. One
of the regular visitors at the Retreat,
and by far the most important man in
the place, is a clever rogue who know &
sonnet hing about drugs and surgery.
He is known as "Doc," and he is get
ting rich. He fixes up q broken arm for
80, broken leg for SO, a sprained wrist
for rs cents, a dislocated shoulder for
$150; sprained ankle, 81; blindness,
So; rheumatism, So, and paralysis, S.
The paralyzed man looks down upon
the blind man, aud it is the same
through the scale to the sprained wrist
man, who is at the bottom of the beg.
gar ladder.
The paralyzed man if he is a hard
worker can make 80 and $40 a day, but
it is quite expensive to keep the dodge
up, as he must hand over IS to the doc.
tor every two days for treatment. "Doc'
The herald., 1895-12-15

time, while the fakirs enjoy life. Every
one knows more or less about the
former, but the latter are a mystery.
In the summer time they haunt the
country districts, and the funny pa
pers call them Wandering Willie,
"Dusty Rhodes" "Weary Waggles"
and "Rusty Raggles." The fake beg
gars of the winter season in New York
are lazy, healthy tramps during the
warmer months.
They have to do something during
the cold season to be comfortable in
their own way, and begging is the
plessantest occupation, to their mind.
A few of them regard this as too ardu-
Gus, and TO secure a warm sleeping.
place and enough to eat they heave a
brick through store window, are ar
rested and sent to Blackwelfs island
for three or six months. The disci-
pline and the systematic mode of life
on the leland is repugnant to the ma
jority, however, although they &C.
knowledge that life there has compen-
sating advantages.
There is grimy and dirty saloon on
Park Row, half way between the
bridge entrance and Chatham square,
which is supported by the fake beg
gars. Outside patrons are frowned
upon, both by the regulars and the
proprietor. The latter has good
thing in catering to the wants of his
peculiar customers, and he fosters it
carefully.
This saloon is really the beggars' ex-
change. To them it serves the same
purpose that the stock exchange does
to the tinanciers of Wall street, or the
produce exchange to the grain and
hou merchants. 1t is also their club,
and they have happy faculty of min
Cling pleasure and business. They
handle heavy financial problems and
get drunk at the same time They
have their competitions and rivalries
like other solid business men. When
one strikes "rich graft" he guards it
carefully, 80 that the others will not
interfere. If one has more 'grafts"
than he can handle he gives tip to a
particular chum and enjoys a rake-of
in the profits. But if certain neigh
borhood becomes dangerous by reason
Of the vigilance Of the officers of regu-
lar charity organizations, the news is
sent broadcast and all the MEMBERS of
the exchange warned.
The busiest hour Of the exchange is
after IL o'clock at night. By that time
the theater crowds have gone home,
and there is no need of displaying
deaf-and-dUnb or blind signs. Many
OF them knock off work at O'Clock
and spend the night pleasantly at the
exchange, which, by the way, is called
the Retreat. The ones who knock off
at 6 work the business districts during
the day and the uptown shopping
efreets. Few Of them are avericious.
Fifty cents day means unlimited
pleasure, and not many of them work
after this sum has been collected.
Five-cent whisky is sold i'll the Re-
treat, and one dose Of it is enough to
knock the average man into stupor.
With fifty cents the merry beggar can
spend forty cents on whisky or beer
at the rate of three cents per schooner
Those who are in haste to seek forget
fulness use combination of the two
beverages, and the work is speedily
done. len cents pays for place to
sleep.
The beggars all meet in the room
back Of the saloon, as they are partic-
ular about privacy, and as one Of them
The herald., 1895-12-15
HANDSHAKERS
NOW ON DECK
A Presidential Aspirant
Has a Picturesque
Style
M'KINLEY'S CONFIDING CLASP
Reeds Genial Grips.- Harrison Has a
"A Particular Shake for All
Classes aud Conditions
of Men
CONFIDING CLASP

NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-The handshak-
ing season is now in full swing. The
presidential race has passed the in
cipient stage and candidates are be-
ginning to uncover. A few months
ago they were very shy, but now they
are coming to the front like a troop of
dragons. The personal boomers OF
each candidate are all expert at hand
shaking. In fact, men of broad pc.
litical experience know full we'll the
Importance of being surrounded by a
band Of strong and tireless handshak-
ers. And the latter know the reward
viii n awaits them if they do their
work we'll. BY dexteriously shaking
the hand of the nation more than one
man has found himself in nice cabi-
net job, where he could luxuriously
watch the antics of other handshakers
to win his favor.
The princes of handshakers are the
men who aspire to head the Republic
ocratic handshakers have not ap-
peared in the arena yet. 1t is to early,
according to their point of view, with
LIZ llde " OO COulDIlSutu Dul IL
waste of energy and a sea of useless
heartburnings Not SO with he blithe
and Numerous Republicans who have
the presidential bee buzzing under
their hats.
The best place to observe the Repub-
lican handshaker in all his glory is the
corridor OF the Fifth avenue hotel.
Every night one or more of the sspi-
rants can be seen there, vigorously
coming friends with his ''glad hand"
Each one has different style, and the
New York poll icians already know
them all by heart.
The Hon. William Mckinley has
brand new shake this year. He had
what he thought was glorious one in
1892, but subsequent events showed
him his error. He has discarded the
1892 hand, and also his Napoleonic
mien. When Mr.. Mckinley greets
man who may be of service to him he
takes a step forward and, lifting his
hat with his left hand, swings out his
right in semi-circle and fitting bis
head outward at confidential angle,
silently presses the hand of the visitor.
This is known as the confidential
clasp" 1t makes the visitor believe
that he is one of the few real friends
Mckinley has on earth. 1t says
palmer than words: "Stand BY
me, my boy, and all will be
we'll. It is pleasant, manly
shake, reassuring and graceful, with
out being boisterous or presuming. It
is said that Mr.. Mckinley has endeav-
ored to teach Mayor Strong, who is
running the New York end of the Obi
oan's campaign, this accomplished
handshake, but without result.
Mr.. Mckinley has another greeting,
The herald., 1895-12-15

IVA NiNLEf CONTINENTAL CLASP
which he uses on men who he knows
are opposed to him. Let a Harrison
or Reed boomer drift into sight and
the major hurriedly assumes his Ma
poleonic face. The bland smile fades
away and two perpendicular lines show
on his forehead. He throws his head
back and his chest out and looks the
visitor sternly in the eye. He extends
his hand slowly and keeps his elbow
withdraw his hand as quickly as pos
energetic shake. The major raises his
hand drop.
greeting man of ice. The shake i'm
parts a creepy feeling, which rune
from the hand up the arm and chills
the whole body. Men who have gone
through this ordeal have been seen to
walk swiftly over to the nearest steam
radiator and lean against it for half an
hour. Others have been observed
slipping into the cafe and saying
something hot" to the man behind
the mahogany.
Nearly all OF the Mckinley boomers
can duplicate these two shakes down
to the smallest detail, an the resem-
blance is SO true that the rumor is
afloat that they have been tutore@ in
the work by the major himself.
Big ON Reed Of Maine has changed
tremendously since the days when he
was known as the czar. All sum-
mer long his friends have been
impressing upon him the neces-
sity of squelching his unpleasant hab-
it of saying sarcastic things and losing
some of his self-assertiveness. They
have worked hard to make him suave
and diplomatic, and have succeeded
fairly we'll. 1t has been tremendous
The herald., 1895-12-15
Well Supported by the
Prosperous Fakirs
of Gotham
THEY ARE A MERRY CROWD
The Deaf and Dnmb Man Answers the
Telephone and the Checker
Experts are Two "felp
the Blind" ROgnes

New YORK, Dec. 9.-With the advent
of cold weather the be ging industry
always takes big boom, and the men,
bers of the "perfesh" manage to live
pretty comfortably until the spring
comes along.
There are two Glasses of beggars in
town, the really needy and the fakirs.
The legitimate beggars have hard
The herald., 1895-12-15
To Detect FOrgerles

DIR. Bertillon has discovered a new
method of Identifying hand writing.
The letters are enlarged by means Of
photography and the Irregularities,
due to the beating Of the pulse, are
then measured. By comparison val
liable clew is detained.
The herald., 1895-12-15

Try our port and sherry wines at rs
cents per gallon. L. Vache a. Co., Com
mercial and Alameda streets. Telephone
500.
The herald., 1895-12-15

some time, is clever handshaker and
has had even more experience than
General Harrison. The senator has q
nervous temperament, and his styls Of
greeting his fellow men undergoes
many changes. Ordinarily he is cour-
ly and dignified, and shakes hands
somewhat after the manner of a Fifth
av nue. dude. But when he meets bus.
ness-like politicians the greeting is
short and hearty.
The herald., 1895-12-15

part with flyer. In time the police
got on his track, and when he was sent
up to hard labor fit-throwing went out
of fashion.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-12-31
DYSPEPSIA THE CHIEF
CAUSE OF CONSUMPTION,
FACTS WITH WHICH FEW ARE
FAMILIAR,

Dyspepsia or ordinary indigestion is
seldom regarded las a dangerous dis
ease, yet doctors now realize that any
disturbance Of the digestive function is
but steppIpg stone to the most dan
geous and fatal Of all dlseases-dreal
consumption.
This appears very clear when we con
slider that consumption, rs the name
naples. Is but consuming OF the
body's substance, Weakness and emac-
iation naturally result,
The body OF q person who does not
properly digest food uudergucs wasting,
and you may safely assume that every
r9le, thin person Ut your acquaintance
Y not properly dlgatirg ana absorb
As food In other words, the substance
0t the body is being consumed ana
when thu cough puts In an appearance
they wlu he regarded as coRsumptives.
The symptoms OF consumption and
those arising from certain forms Of In
disestlol arc practical Identical There
fore don't despair even II you think
your hings may DO affected, First try
10 repaf your stomach and put II in
order This is best done by u very
harmless, though very ingenious, REM
edy-tho Shaker Digestive Cordial,
This product, prepared by the shak-
trs az Mount Lebanon, aids the diges-
ton OF food In the stomach, and when
food y once dlGested, It is quickly alb
Eorhed.
II you are dyspeptic, don't walt until
uome more dangerous disease has APP
peared. Correct the trouble at once.
A single 10 cent bottle OF the Shaker
Digestive Cordial viii be sufficient TO
convince you Of Its merits, and its con-
tinued use Is alniust certain 20 effect q
cure. IAN druggists keep II and can
supply you with an interesting de-
eerlptlYe pamphlet
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-12-31

Butter-Creamery choice. s2G25c;
country choice per n, lOGlJc; country
good, case; country fair. DC. Butter
Inc, C. c. brand, i2diiC; common. lOc.
Eggs-Trcsh IN case. 22c per dozen:
In barrels, 1Qc per dozen; ice house eggs.
iSc per dozen.
Poultry-Price per pound: oh rooS-
tiers. 4d5c: chickens, spring, per doz..
81 O0d3 90, or 7GISc per 10; geese. i0Gf6Oc
each; hens, 7ffSc: ducks. tyoung) 7qSc.
Turkeys GG7c per lb.-
Tropical Fruits-Lemons, 81 I5G3 %
per box; bananas. 81 0Oa2 90 per bunch;
jamaica oranges. s. 0Oug 90 per barrel:
plnenpplcs, lOdi2hc each; Jamaica
oranges, 81 2jQii 10 per box.
Frults-Apples, 81 2jQ1 10 per barrel
ns 10 quality. Crunbcrrles, 81 G5fp2 So
per crate: s. OOf9 90 per barrel. Malaga
grapes. IS OOGG 90 per barrel. Catnwba
grapes. ibc per basket.
VeEet0blog--Irish potatoes, 81 0Od
I % per barfol; baltimore sweet pota-
toes, 25R3 80 per barrel. Jersey
sweet potatoes. 81 1904 % per barrel.
Yellow Danver onions, 81 250l 10 per
barrel: zoe per bushel. Celery, 2bc per
bunch. Bcots, 6Oc per bushel.
Lettuce, $4,000 2b per bushel
Carrots. 5Oa75c per bushei. Par
snips. 81 g5Ql 10 per barrel. Turnips,
15c0Si % per barrel knle, 75c per bar
rel. oyster plant, SOC per doE. Cab
bnge, SIC per barrel,
NutsrH Hickory nuts, 81 25Ii 20 per
bushcli walnutH. 2baj0c per bushel.
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Distressing kidney and bladder dis.
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NEW GREAT SOUTH AMERICAN
KIDNEY CURE" This new remedy
Is a great surprise OH account OF Its
exceeding promptness In relieving pain
in the bladder. kidney5 back and every
part OF the urinary passage In male
or female. II relieves retention OF
water and pain In passing II almost
Immediately. II you want quick relief
and cure this Is your remedy. Sold by
r. H. List. druggist, Wheeling. W. Va.
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room, porter and alc," ore Jumped li-
Eethpr, aud tor the thirteen days rN
up to tho tidy sum OF $685.,
Tho bill Tor the carriages cugag'l
Tor the governor and his suite Tor the
same period was stated 70 }3l9 49, and
the aggregate expenditure In that b"-
half for thirteen days exhibition NJ
courtesy was $i,5CG %, or SlgJ per CAP.
I'm
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-12-31

CHICAGO-The cattle market show
ed Il great deal Of strength for all cattle
that were desirable, and for choice TO
best, prices averaged l0c per 100 lbs.
higher: common to extra choice becyes
We're snllble nj 81 1894 a. but only
small proportion went below So 80, and
few were choice enough 10 bring 81 80;
cows sold largely at 81 S5d3 90, export
bulls were wanted ut So OOg3 30, and
feeders and bolognns nj 81 I5W2 60. In
hogs, prices averaged nlckle higher,
with some sales at an advance OF lOc;
sales were largely NJ 81 6Oq3 Go; heavy
hogs sold at 81 4ja3 rs, and llgnt at
81 6On3 10, Sheep-The demand was
better than might have been expected
MS the falling snow made the Sleeps
fleece wet and heavy; prices We're
STEADY and l0c higher; common 70 extra
sheep were salable nj 81 OOll3 10, few
selling as high as 81 10, Receipts
Cattle, 1880 head; hogs, 2AOOO head;
sheep, 10000 head.
EAST BUFFALo-Cattle, receipts
light. only about So cars being offered I
market ruled fairly active and much
higher, Hogs, receipts 20 cars; market
fairly active; Workers., fair 10 choice
81 25qA IS; pigs, common to fair 81 100
427. Sheep and lambs, receipts 30 cars;
market fairly active. Lambs, choice
to prime IS 3595 60; sheep, choice to Sc.
lected wethers 50 9593 50; culls and
common sheep 81 $500 25
EAST LIBERTY-Cattle strong and
unchanged. Hogs active and higher on
all grades: prime light 81 0Od+ %; me
dlum grades 81 OOd4 o.; heavy grades
81 1904 90: roughs 81 5Oa3 90, Sheep
strong with prices 2bdS0c higher than
last week: extra SO 4Od3 IS; fair 81 500
2 10: culls and common 76cqN 10;
lambs 81 co. Veal calves So 5Og7 %.
CINCINNATI-Hogs active and
strong at s. 1903 Sc; receipts $500 head;
shipments 800 head.
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pINAsCg AM TRADE
The Feature, " The Money and Stock
Markets,

The Feature, " the Money and stock
Markets. >
4 NEW YORk, Doc, 3O.-Money on call
nt G125 per cent; last loan 20 per cent;
closed at % per cont prlmc mercantile
paper nominally pcr cent sterling
exchange firm, with actual business In
hankcra' bills At 81 SDVi SaH for de-
mnnd aud Il RhmiNy for giSiy dnyR
POSTED rnicn usgN6fi No nnd NpNf
Ap1W, Commercial bllla 81 SDh1i w.
EllvOr certificates OiMWGiAc llnr Rll.
ypr Go
The stock market to-day started In
under the discuurnglng Influence "
lower pflccu for The International
atocks lii London and reports " SOME