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The St. Johns herald., 1895-07-04
BlsMARCK's MORTGAGES.

The Ex-Chanccllcr Dovoting S32, ,O0O Q
 Year to the Liquidation of Debts.
 Nobody in Germany has felt the evil effects of the agricultural depression more keenly than has Bismarck. To persons who have read of the magnifi- cent presents given to Bismarck by the old emperor it has been surprise to learn recently that his estates are hsavily mortgaged. His present from the old emperor after the Austro-Prus- sian war of 1866 was $3OO,O0 and with this sum he bought his palace at Var gin. After the Franco-Prussian war he received from the same hands the Saxon forest at Friedrichsruhe, valued at $750,000. He inherited the ancestral estate at SchoenhauSen. Ca April 1, 1885, Bismarck's seventieth birthday, his admirers throughout the world gave him that portion of the Schoen- hausen property which his father had been obliged to sell when times were hard. The money value of the gift was sonae $4O0,0O Bismarck is also a distiller, forester and the owner of large brick yard. Despite all these ad vantages, however, says writer in the Home Journal, he has found it impossi- ble to lift the mortgages, amounting to about S750, 900, which have incumbered his estates for many years. Of his gross income more than $32, ,OO0 must be devoted every year to paying the in terest on his debts. The burden is not agreeable to the old chancellor, and he has often remarked to his friends re- gently that his ambition to leave an unincumbered property to his children would never be gratifed.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-07-04
HOW TO KILL CROCODILES.
Shoot Them or Catch Them on a Zine and
 Take an AK.

Take an AK.
 There are two ways of killing croco- diles, writes an eX-resident of India. One is by shooting with rife, but the most satisfactory way of dealing with them, besides being far the most sport ing, is to bait good large hook with a bird CT small animal and fasten it by a chain to good long rope, the end of which is firmly picl1eted, the rope be- ing coiled and the bait lain in shallow water. There must be lots of slack line, as the crocodile does not swallow anything at once, but sexes it and takes it into deep water to gorge. A number of lines may be laid and looked up in the morning or cool of the even- ing.
 When hooked it will take a good many men to haul crocodile out, and as he resents the operation and can use his tail as well as his jaws, one or two sportsmen will find considerable enter tainment in dispatching him with spears.
 Some crocodiles grow to enormous size, and their maws always contain round white stones and often trinkets, the relics of inside passengers. The writer assisted at the death of not extraordinarily large ''snubnose" which had six women's rings in her.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-07-04
A Snnh-Noscd RecIment.

In the Russian army there is one particular regiment of infantry of the guards formed by Emperor Paul, the men of which are recruited, not so much with regard to their height or the color of their hair and complexions as to the shape of their noses. Em- peror Paul had q typical Kalmuk nose of the most cxcruciatingly up-tilted pattern, and since then, out of com plimeat to him, all of the officers and men Of this particular regiment have noses of the same shape, the sight which they present on parade being somewhat startling.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-07-04
NEVER COME SINGLY.
4 Common sr2erstItioH Am ng Engineers
 h!O=t Collisions.

AbOat Collisions.
 Of the superstition of sailors. fSher- folk and others we Lave Sll heard, but that crch distirGui- ned char2c5cris- tic should have attached itself to rail way men would rot appear to be gen cr3llv lrovn. It savers somewhat of the anomalous that such P-ecrni- ncntly practical clas5 of men should be the vict.-nS Of crc1ulity regarding the supernatural. Such, however, is the case, says Q writer in the London Tid- Bits.
 recently had occasion to interview Q prominent railway official, and in the course Of the conversation that cns1cd that gentleman incidentally alluded to two collisions which had lately Oc- currel ill the rc;rhhc-hool. following Up his remarks ui5ll tlje announcement that the local mcn would be il q state Of subducd excitement and furry till third raishap took place. Such is the superstition Of the railway man. Upon expressing con9idcrablca astonish- r1cnt l was azsErol that this kind of thing was notorious among railway men in general, and in this particular instance, it vas linown that the cir cuI1stances of the two previous acci- dents were the chief topics among the yyorl1nen in all departments, who were also counting on the possibilities of third disaster. Curiously enough a touch of realism vas lent to the infor- nation just imP2~,cd by the czplana- L~ a-E y~--O D1l sicns referred to was due to the driver Of one Of the eng einc8-a reliable serv- ant, noted for his alcrtncss and prcci- sion, with an honorable record with some forty ycars' Gervice-who being, it was believed, 90 disturbed over the ''o1nens" Of thc first occurrence and so engrossed with what he felt would be two other catastrophes that he com mitted the slight error of judgment which caused Li8 locomotive to crash into another coming in an opposite di- rection. The statement is given as the conviction of ore who spent upward of a quarter Of a century among railway men of all classcs, and who has known the driver alluded tO for a long period of years So came about . second col lision. Surely superstition could go.nO further than thic. But here is Q tragic scqucl-a sequel which, unfortunately, will, in all probability, do much to strengthen the rcprehcnsiblc beliefs of these men. Two days after the in- terview above mentioned, wi5hin fif- teen minutes drive from the scene of the accond collision. an express mail failed to take the points, portion of the train with the tender of the engine was violently thrown across the rails and one etolcr killed. This is what the railway men wll term their third mishGp" There's the third" they say, and now perhaps they will breathe freely for a season.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-07-04
Corks as Fuel.

With every indication that coal is going up it is timely to suggest that couple of girls in Paris used to keep themselves warm by burning orange peel and empty spools. Cor21s ere also recommended. There is a story told of well-known English curate who pocl- eted every cork he came across at a dinner table. When questioned as to this singular habit he blushed and said he gave them to the poor. A sufficient number of corks would keep coalless man with good fire all day. Fir cones are also advised, and make a fine, cheery blaze; likewise corncobs.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-07-04
On t6Sssare Side.

A well-known lawyer on circuit in the north of England, curious to know how certain juryman arrived at his verdict, meeting him one day, ventured to ask. ''Wel," replied he, I'm a plain man, and I like to be fair to everyone. don't go by what the wit nesses say, and don't go by what the lawyers say, and I don't go by what the judge says; but looks at the man in the dock, and says: He must have done something or he wouldn't be tbere,' So brings 'em all in guilty"
The St. Johns herald., 1895-07-04
Rapld Growth of Eserlin.

So rapid has been the growth of the German capital that the municipality of Berlin already finds it's spacious town hall inadequate to its needs, and an adjacent plot of ground has been purchased nt a cost of five million marks for the erection of new offices. On the other hand, the scheme for lay ing out and einbcllishinG the surround ings of the royal palace has been re- joctcd by the city elders, and the tone of various inspired articles in the semi official press proves that considerable annoyance is felt in court circles. Should the municipality persist in its present unfriendly attitude it is plainly hinted at that the court will shorten it's annual stay at Berlin and perhaps ultimately make Potsdam its permanent residence. Although Of a costly character the palace scheme which has just boon rejected falls very much short of the more ambitious one which was originally contemplated by the emperor, who has very exalted views of the requirements of imperial state.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-07-04
Sixtz Miles of Locusts.

Tho African Steamship company's steamer Winncbah, which lately ar rived from West Africa at Liverpool, had a most unusual experience when steaming between the attitudes of Cape Verde and St Louis, Senegal. For sixty miles the vessel steamed through locusts, which were so thicl1iy packed together on the top of the water that they completely covered the surface for miles around. Indeed, they appeared to be lying on the sea as far as the eye could reach. The locusts had no doubt been blown from the Morocco coast into the sea. They resembled gigantic grasshoppers, and one which was secured was five inches in length. Of course, all of the locusts had been drowned.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-07-04
Great Britain in India.

Great Britain has been stretching her wings over India. In 1642 she laid claim to 626,O00 square miles of that country. She made additions to this every year except 1843, 1845, and 1852. down to 1858, when her possessions aggregated 35G,000 square miles. Ad- vances were made in 1866, 1882 and 1886, end now the area of India under British rule is 927.887 square miles. British India is larger thanall that part of the United States lying east of the Mississippi river and it's popula sion five times as great as the present population of this whole country. Great Britain may not be able to acquire much Emore of India. Indeed there is likely to be difficulty in retaining what she has, with native dissatisfaction and the watchfulness of her aggraVating enemy on the north, who in the last forty years has moved his boundaries over many degrees of latitude.
The Washington times., 1895-04-25

During five years OF that
timeI have beeDa sufferer
from aggravated Iia-
sal catarrh ard eatarrh
Of the stu N a C b.
Nothing I ate agreed
with me; my stomach
gaveme constant trouble;
Iwascontinually hawking
and splitting; my breath
was offensive, and | had
a neyer-ceasing pain
across my forehead and
i'll my eyes. / tried re-
The Washington times., 1895-04-25
Columbia
ClOfhing Co.,
Gal Pa. Ave. NJ. w.
NEAR TENTH STREET.
ANOTHER TRUSTEE WANTED.

Albnnus johnson and James f. Miller's
Suit Against washington DaneDhower.
Albanus L. Johnson and James L. Miller
are dissatisfied with Washington Danen-
hower's management as trustee of the
property on New York avenue between
Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets occu-
pied by Julius Lansburgh They own each
a tenth interest, and assert that Mr.. Danen-
hover, because of resentment toward them,
has withheld their share of the income from
the property.
In November, 1894, the other owners
select ted new trustees and prepared a
proper conveyance, but Mr.. Danenhower
refused to execute it.
There is loan of S45 900 on the prop
erty, and there was an opportunity to re-
duce the rate on it TO per cent, but Mr.
Danenhower declined to join. In doing SO
he caused them a loss Of S456.
Mr. Danenhower insists on continuing
to act as trustee and to be paid for it.
He wants the other owners 10 agree that
if the property is purchaSed'by Mr. Lans-
burgh he shall have 8 per cent. commits
sion. This all join in refusing.
He keeps the money of the trust in bank
in his own name, and is arranging to have
a Judgment for $500 against the District
paid TO himself individually.
On account of these things Messrs. John
son and Miller have brought suit in equity
TO substitute trustee for Mr.. Danenho wer.
An accounting, a restraining order to pre-
vent Mt Danenhower from collecting, and
q receiver for rents and the amount due
from the District are asked for.
The Washington times., 1895-04-25
RECORD OF THE COURTS.

Court of Appcals-Cbief Justice Alvey
and Associate Justices Morris aud Sbep-
ard-No 449, Walker ct al VS.. Lyons
ct al. No. 421, Williams ct al. VS.. P aine ct al;
passed. No. AT, Mackan VS. . Will
lougbby, appeal to the Supreme Court of
the United States prayed by H. e. Davis
for appellant, aud allowed, bond fixed at
$500. No. 361, Willoughby VS.. Mackall;
appeal to the Supreme Court of the United
States by II. E. Davis for appellee allowed.
No. 40. Burke VS.. Claughton; argument
concluded.
Court in General Term-Chief Justice
Bingham aud Associate Justices Hagner
and McComas-United States VS.. Nor
ris ct al; on hearing.
Probate Court-Justice Hagner-Chas.
Gessford; report of administrator on offer
for stocks filed; Abial W. Fisher, A. A.
Fisher qua lifted as executor. Robert
B. Lines; viii filed. Aune C. Humer;
| petition of William Allen, nephew, for
letters of administration, with assent of
kin filed. Pbebe C. Power, renunciation
of one executor and assent of kin filed.
! william A. Gaskins; will fully proved.
| Frederick Heidelmanu; petition of creditor
| for letters OF administration. William
| Lynch; viii fully proved. Catherine
| Forrest; certificate as to sending notice.
Ella Todd Garfield; papers returned by
| Reginald Feudall Mary Wanes; pc
tition of Miranda Warner, sister, for let
| ters of administration. Patrick Ward;
| petition of Patrick j. Monohan ct al. for
letters OF administration. Charles E.
Birckhead: will fnlly proved. Serena
| Hanson; will filed.
Circuit court, No. 1, Justice Bradley
| Edw Thompson & Co. VS. W. A Cook
| ct AL; verdict for defendant for return of
property or $1o4.5o damages. Carter &
Son VS.. Mary A. Anderson; verdict for
! plaintiff for 81 ,191.78 and interest.
Ferguson VS.. Durfee; Judgment by default.
| Won Sewer VS.. Stuart; plaintiff called and
csae dismissed. Dunn ct al. VS.. Michael
Clancy; verdict for plaintiff for $205.50
and interest. R. w. Sheckell VS.. Reeves
& Co.; verdict for defendant. As
signment: Nos. $40, S74, $50, SS4,
/ 624. $50, S8s. $780, S92, S94. 896, S9s.
Circuit court, No. 2-Chief Justice Hag-
| ner-Belt & Magruder ct vir; order extend
ing time thirty days to file record. Phelps
& wife Vs. District of Columbia; bond for
costs to court of appeals fixed at 500, not
supersedeaS.
Equity court, No. 4, Justice Cox-Eustis
VS.. Matthews; lease OF Arlington Hotel
to T. E. Roesse authorized. Coppes VS.
Mayse, and Heurich Brewing Company VS..
| Mayse trustees authorized to sell under
trust. Morgan vs. Morgan; appeal by
compl ainants dismissed. Washington
News Publishing Company vs. Weed;
Johnson Bros. allowed to intervene. In
re lunacy of George j. Killian; Bertie /.
lillian appointed committee. Walter
vs. Knox; removal of Illegal taxes by
trustees allowed Ass ignment, No.
90.
Criminal court, No. 2, Justice Cole
Thomas Hogan, robbery; nolle prosequf.
John Murphy, robbery; death suggested
suit abated John G. Arthur, alias Jack
Saunders, alias Boston Jack, grand lar
ceny; nolle prosequi. Edward Howard
assault to kill; verdict guilty assault and
battery; sentence four months in Jail from
date.
The Washington times., 1895-04-25
Real Estate Transfers.

Deeds of real estate Were filed ycster-
day for record as follows: Charles NJ. Camp
bell and wife TO James H. Hensley, undi-
vided half interest in part lot 6, block "a,
Columbia Heights, $40. A. G. Clark and
VIM. o. DensoD, trustees, to A. Burgdorf,
part original lot 3 and all lots 4, and 6,
square $50, quit claim, So. f. Carusi and
G. W. Handy, trustees, to A. Burgdorr, same
property, $14, ,137. District of Columbia
to G. A. Clark, lots A, B, @, ID, E,
F, G and H, square 1869, tax deed, S14.22.
Ellen A. Fuller to Eugene A. Boynns, part
lot 6, Clark MfSs estate, subject to S4 900,
SO. James T. Gibbs and wife 10 Charles
c. Cuppitt, lot z, McGuire's sub, square
555, subject to 81 800 trust, So $50.
T. v. Hammond and wife and j. r. Johnson
to Maria b. Armat, part lots 124 and 126,
Johnson's sub, square 152, 81. j..
H Hensley and wife to j. NJ Campbell, 4,
undivided half interest in lot 6, block "a,
Columbia Heights, 81. F. y. Holton and
Thomas g. Cormick, trustees, to Francis
Williams and Gertrude Grosy,Ilor, part lot
3, block SO, Brookland, SO. G.. w. Handy
and d. G. Digges, trustees, to John r.
Cullen, part lot SO, Trott's sub, block l,
LIE Droit Park, subject to $4 200 trust,
$l,150. Eyeline Ingram and Josiah In
gram to Joseph c. Beckett, part lot z,
square 163, So 300. John K Korffand wife
to Julia A. Memmert and others, undivided
fifth interestin partlot 6 8 and other ground,
Georgetown, $1S6. Mary E. Murphy and
others to Kate L. McCrossen, lot 2, sub.
Murphy estate, CRANKY, $40. Thomas Nc
Gill and A. B. Brown, trustees, to Ger
trude E. Ray, part lot 33, square 400,
So, 400. T.. McGill and A. b. Brown, trus-
tees, to F. A. Norman, part lot 81, square
400, So ,625. F. P. Nash and wife to Mary
R. Moler, lot c, Hillidge sub, square 510,
subject to $4,000 trust, So, $50. NIL
dred II. Parker to George Truesdell, lots
So to Al, square 4, West lexington, $40.
Mary Rose and others, heirs of Albert
Cumberland, to Catherine Roche, north
half original lot 80, square 534, quit
claim, So ,266. Susan A. Ruffin and bus-
band to Eugene Boyens, lots "a and 80,
Frisbie's sub Clark Mills estate subject
to So, 200 trust, So 200. j. II. Walter to
Charles A. Burgess, lot z, Williams sub,
square S63, quit claim, $50. M. 1. Wei
ley and F. P. Madigan, trustees of Dist.
R. E. Investment Association, to trustees
of Fifth Congregational Church, lots IL
to ID, Weller sub, square S88, $6,985.
Harry B. Darling aud wife to @. B. Smith
and G.. O. Watson, in trust for Anacostia
Building Association, lot 491, Anacostia
| $40. Georgetown College to A. G. Clark
and william O.. Deunison, part square
| 500, to correct previous deed.
The Washington times., 1895-04-25
worthy entertainment.

The Womans Bookbinders' Union will
give an entertainment and dance at Ma
tional Rifles Armory this evening. The
object is q worthy one, as it is in aid Of
the funeral and death benefit fund.
The Washington times., 1895-04-25
wn1ters, Art Gnllerr April 27.

The last opportunity of the season to visit
this famous gallery. Rate to Baltimore
aud return April 27th and 2sth on all
B.. SO. r. R. trains, 81 20.
The Washington times., 1895-04-25
Sent to 1nil for Eighteen months.

Annie Poney, who was arrested Monday
by Policeman Heller, of the First precinct,
for stealing pocket-books from ladies' in
several Of the big stores on Seventh street,
was tried in the police court yesterday.
There were three cases against her, and
Judge Miller sentenced her to six months
in Jail in each case. Her husband, who was
arrested Tuesday night by Detective Helan
as an accomplice, was also charged with
larceny, but Judge Miller dismissed that
charge and ordered him to be held for trial
for receiving stolen property. He was
remanded to Jail.
The Washington times., 1895-04-25

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which TO get a Times gift book with a
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now.
The Washington times., 1895-04-25
Made Desperate by Lack of work.

Hugh E. Appler, young man, neatly
dressed, tried to kill himself in the rotunda
of the Capitol yesterday morning He at
tempted to get a pistol from Policeman
Sinnot, of the Capitol police, for the purpose,
and grew very much excited when he was
refused. He was taken to No. police
station and stated that he has mother
and sister living in Jersey City, and that
he wanted to make away with himself
because he could not obtain employment
He will be held at the station until he can
be examined and his mother heard from.
The Washington times., 1895-04-25
Held for the Grand Jury.

In the police court yesterday Robert
Pendleton and Charles Simms, charged with
criminal assault upon Maud Thomas, of
No. 1885 One-half street southwest, were
held over until next Tuesday and committed
in default of 81 900.
Frederick Brown, who was arrested
several days ago for stealing watch from
the body Of Patrick Ward, the saloon
keeper, who dropped dead of heart failure,
was tried in the police court yesterday and
held for the grand jury In 81 900.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-09-05
sPerpiexed without Cause.

A famous Chicago lawyer once had a
singular case to settle. A doctor came
to him in great distress. Two sisters,
living in the same house, had babies of
equal age and sex, who so resembled
one another that their own mothers
were unable to distinguish them when
they were together; and it happened
that by the carelessness of the nurses
the children became mixed. How were
the mothers to make sure that they re-
ceived back their own infants? "But,
perhaps" suggested the lawyer, ''the
children weren't changed at all" 'Oh,
but there's no doubt that they were
changed!" said the doctor. Are you
sure of ftp" asked the lawyer "Per-
fectly," was the reply. swell, if that's
the case" said the lawyer, "why don't
you change them back again? don't
see any difficulty in the case"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-09-05
A POETS GEM OF A GIRL.
He Nearly Lost Her When He SprinkIed
Whale Oil on Favorite Bed of Roses.

He Nearly Lost Her When He Sprinkled
Whale Oil on Favorite Bed of Roses.
New Jersey is proud of poet who
has house in that state and publishes
In New York, and the poet himself is
proud of gem of servant. He came
near losing her the other day. This
particular girl came from an old whal-
ing town in Maine three years ago,
and she has been in the poets house
hold ever since. She made no acquain-
lance among the neighbors' girls, and
she had no steady company. In other
respects she was w orthy of the poets
Communications. During the three years
that she has worked for Mr.. Poet she
has never asked for vacation to visit
her old home.
II never think of the place." said
Mary, "for if l did l am afraid that
would get homesick."
1t was through the poets own care
lessness last week that he nearly lost
Mary. There is a thrifty bed of roses
in front of the poets house that is his
fad and pride. Destructive bugs and
worms, whichever they might have
been, swooped down on that bed b
week ago and threatened to destroy it.
The poet took advice and, as conse-
quence, invested in whale oil that was
warranted to kill bugs at long range.
AS he sprinkled the bushes with the
whale oil light breeze carried the
odor of it back to the kitchen, where
Mary was working Both Mr.. and
Mrs. Poet noticed that Mary's mind
seemed to be wool gathering while she
was serving them at luncheon. She
mixed the orders that were given to
her, and she made Mrs. Poet unhappy.
Before dinner was served Mary raped
at Mrs. Poets door.
Come in, Mary" said her mistress.
''Are you ill?"
"No, marm," said Mary, i'll at ease,
land I don't know why it is, but-but
but"
well, but what?"
"Why, marin, I-I'm homesick. I've
been thinking of Maine all day. There
seemed TO be something in the air that
suggested home. If don't get over it
tomorrow shall have to go home.
It's in the air to-day"
from his study and told him of the
calamity that threatened the house
hold.
Dear, dear; that's too bad. How
can we spare Mary? Homesick, Ell,
poor girl? Strange, too, for she has
been here contentedly for three years.
Said it was in the air? Wait minute.
By Jove! l have it. She was right.
1t was in the air. It's that whale oil
on the rose bushes"
Mr.. Poet played the garden hose on
the rose bushes for an hour after din
ner, and Mrs. Poet scattered lime near
the kitchen. Mary's inconsistencies was
gone the next day.
ut was just something in the air"
she said, and I'm sorry, marin, that
troubled YOU"
Half of the Poets rose bushes are
stripped of leaves, but Mary remained.
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