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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-06

GAY STREET BAPTIST CHbJtCH, COR. 31ST AND
sts., Rev. w. S. .. Thomas, pastor.-2reach-
ing, II am. and 1880 p.1h: Christian Endeavor,
8 pm; prayer meeting, Wednesday, 1880 pm.
Everybody welcome. 1t"
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CONGREGATIONALIsT.

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, CORNER
10th and G SITS. NV, Rev. S. NJ. Newman, D.
D.. pastor.-The pastor will preach at IL am
and 1880 pm. Evening sermon. illustrated by
lantern reproductions of great paintings repre-
senting the last scenes in Christ's life. Music
by quartet and chorus, led by DIR. Rischof, or
ganist. Sunday school, $3.50 am Christian En-
0eavor, $3.50 pm. 1t
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Real Estnt. Sold Yesterday.

Charles C. Glover and Z. ]. Stellwagen,
trustees. sold at auction, through Sloan &
Co., auctioneers. yesterday, valuable
building lot or street between 18th and
18th streets northwest 20 Mr.. r. Gold
schmid for $40 per square foot
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-06
LUTHERAN.

CHURCH OF THE REFORMATION, PA. AVE.
and ID st. Sc. Rev. w. L. Parson. ID, pas
tOr.-Pam Sunday. II am, PICKLE Hosannas;''
S pm, The Eastern War in Relation to Christi
Monday, pm, The Tree Cursed" Tuesday,
Stones as Preachers" Wednesday. Christ
Alone;' Thursday, In the Garden Friday
"Outsde the Camp Sunday school. $50.
Christian Endeavor, pm. All seats free at all
services. 1t
ST. PAUL'S ENGLISH LUTHERAN CHURCH,
corner Of 18th and NV, Rev. S. Domer
pastor.-Tomorrow morning and evening at II
and s. and holy week services every evening
during next week at s. 1t
MEMORIAL CHURCH.-PASTOR J. G. BUTLER
at IL and s. Confirmation at II. Service Mon
day. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday at S and
Good Friday ut IL al KELLER MEMORIAL,
c. II. Butler pastor.-Same program except
Monday. it,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-06

BROTHERHOOD OF ST. ANDREw.-SPEEIAI
service tomorrow evening at 7:30 O'Clock, st.
Paul's Church, 23d st., south of Washington Cir
Gle. Address by the Rev; Thonas Atkinson Of
st. Barmbas Church. Baltimore. You
daily invited All seats free, It,
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w. b. Flibbs,
Banker and Broker,
u1Nu T. CA roof

BANKER dElO DTOMGE,
I42H f Street.
Private wires to
New York Stock Exchange.
New York Cotton Exchange
Chicago Board of Trade. mh2s-1ed
The Union Savings Bank,
I222 F Street N. w.,
Pays four per cent interest
ON savings accounts. Open
until 5 p. nm. ON Govern
ment pay days and Satur-
day evenings between 6 and
3. r2o,aod
MEMBERS OF TIE N ly YORK STOCK
c.,..,o.as a' !; 81 a..s; n1 ss'ss seA.,
Banker. and Dealers i Severnmen. Bond.
Boston and Baltimore bought and sold
trs, ponds and ali local Railroad Cas- insurance
and Telephone stock dealt In
G. t. fIavenner,
Member Washington Stock Exchange,
Real Estate and Stock Broker,
Rooms 4 aso f. I 81, At n~ building
Investment Securities.
Stocks. Bonds and Grain bought and sold for
Cotton bought and sold in New York on New
Orleans
Private wires to New York. Chicago and New
Orleans. Telephone 453. apt0-tr
LOANS on LIFE. ENDOWMENT ToNTINB on
distribution policies speciality. Money ad-
yanced On Stocks bonds. trusts and other ap.
proved collateral No delay.
YERKES BAKER 40 to &c Metzerott bldg.
Col
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EPISCOPAL,

ST. JOHNS CHURCH. GEORGETOWN, o STREET
bet }2d and ,33d Rev. Chas. E. Buck rector
Services tomorrow: Morning prayer, 3:3O and
sermon and holy communion il; evening prayer,
4;3O Vested choir. Strangers cordially invited. 1t
ST PAUL'S CHURCH, IBID ST NEAR WASH
inston Circle, Rev. Alfred Harding. rector.--Ser-
vices. Palm Sunday, at 7;so and II AM and
and 1870 pm The nigh, service VIII be under
with sermon by Rev. Thomas Atkinson of Dalti-
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CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION, MASS. AVE.
and 18th st. nw.-11 am. and 1880 pm. Rev.
Dr. Elliott, rector will preach ut both services;
vested choir. Course of lectures discontinued for
he present
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FREE CHURCH OF THE INCARNATION, 18TH
and sts NV. Rev. l. l.. Townsend, s. T. D.,
rector.-Scrvices 1880 and IL am and 4:15 pm.
Vested choir. Choral service. Strangers well
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-06

OUR RIDING SCHOOL
Is now open for business. Track has been re-
surfaced and put in fine shape; competent instruc-
tors are always on hand, and you may be sure OF
learning to ride in good form If We teach you.
Ten lesson tickets for $500; single lessons Soc.
each; yearly ticket, $1,000; life membership.
$500 Price of course ticket applies on pur-
chase of wheel, IL you desire to buy RAMBLER.
GoRsiUILY & JEFFERY MFG. CO.,
mh614d 1873 l4th st. NV
OPEN FIRES.-FRANKLIN STOVES GIVE ALL
the pleasures of open fireplace with the heat
Sf a stove. May be used with ancirons or crate.
20 DER cent discount Andirons. Portable
Crates Spark Guards. Gas Logs etc.
feStf ]. II. CORNING. Tile Shop, 52O-522 18th st.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-11-15
A REAL DISAPPOINTMENT.
He Did Net &c. That for Which He
Yearned.

He Did Net &c. That for Which He
Yearned.
The lady of the house was sitting en-
the front veranda, reading, as the tramp
came into the yard. After glancing
cautiously about toward the back Of the
house and turning TO see that the gate
fastening was left off the catch, he ad-
vanced, cap in hand, and stood before
her.
Excuse me for interruptin' your
readln', madam" he said. 4 read a
great deal myself. I've just finished a
book here which has given me much
pleasure and l may say much pain as
we'll"
lie produced a torn, greasy and cover
less novel from his hip pocket,
There is no common story in them
pages" he continued. 1T IS a book
that goes deep into the social and eco
monte problems OF this day and age as
does no other book that I remember
readin. 1t is a story, too, that touches
the heart, the way it tells of human
sorrers, superhuman efforts, and inhu-
man failures.
Madame, I've lay under that tree
down there by the road since O'Clock
this mOrnin', sun time, so completely
wrapped up in this story that the din
ner hour has came and went without
me nO.icin'.
,-o,,5n ox.c,,eo. rao1pt
yourself-I'll tell you that the princi-
pal character in this book is a man who
started out in life with a Independent
fortune, high ideals, uncompromisin'
honor, immense ability, and, as he fond
ly supposed, the abidin' affection of a
young lady, which seemed TO be true
to him. You'll MT expect nor wish that
I should tell you what it's took me a
good week to read, but sufficient to say
the young man passed through great
storm and stress of weather. as you
might say, and in the end lost all hope
an Joy O. livin'; because why? Be
cause of the woman's no.
Madame I WEEP conyulsively over
the last chapter OF that Story, and then
I got to thnkin' tha. there's things
happenln' in real life every day that's
just as tragic as anything wrote Every
day the sun rises and sets I s'pCse scmG
good and well-meanin' man, with hopes
wrought up to the highest pitch, is
utterly and forever dashed to earth by
that one little word, spoke unthinkin'-
", perhaps, in a woman's soft voice
that little word mo-
Madam" he said, lifting his gaze
from the ground, after a pause, "can
YOU have me fried three or four eggs
and drawn 4 cup O. strong tea?"
"No," she said
He replaced the book in his pocket,
h.tched M his trousers. and, measur-
ing with his eye the distance to the
next house, walked silently away.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-11-15
GEN. 9uLEsS WIFE

Views of q Woman Of Rare Experiences
on Topics of the Day.
Mrs. Miles is q line looking woman.
with gr0yish hair. blue eyes and o
handsome figure of arist0cratic car
r'ase. She IS what may be termed
Stylish and wears gowns whose quail
i,y and tit are perfect. Before mar
riage she was Miss Mary Sherman. and
is therefore @ niece OF General and OF
Senator sherman. Mrs Don Cameron.
wife of tine senior Senator from Penn
sylvgnia. is a sister 10 Mrs. Miles. so
that among the fashiOnahlcs of Wash
ineyon. Mrs. Miles has plenty of rela-
tives. Most of Mrs. Niles's girlbO0d
was spent I'm Washington. and it was ut
81 reception no the home of Senator
Sherman that she first met her hus-
band. I'm lots The meeting seems to
hoNo been ease of love nc first sight
with the General. and I'm q short while
q grand wedding followed I'm Ohio i'm
the city of Cleveland. where maenif-
cent AFFAIR. which was attended by an
the g0rge0Usness of o military cere-
mo0y. took place
Since her marriage Mrs. Miles has
spent most of her life at different army
posts throughout the country. and IL is
ntero tins to hear her tell of the vari-
ous parts OF the land which she h1s Wis
tied. There is not State or a post
which she has uoJ seen. and from the
icy bills of Alaska to the burning
deserts o., Arizona. she has followed her
husband i'm his round of duties But
She has found SO she says herself life
q very pleasant one. for the families Of
Che CMcers are sheltered so from all
danger that She has never vet encoun-
tered any Of The thrilling adventures
that many have met with on the plains
OF The WCEt-
1rrs. Miles has only two children. n
e.rl. Nh0 is now q young lady. and is
named Cecilia Sherman Miles. and a
son who is about 10. and is called Shar-
man. The daughter VIII be among the
bellies OF The Capital this winter and
win odd much TO the attractiveness of
the home of the General. and the how
Vil De put 90 study az the Friends
School. When he is q big fellow Fl is
thought De win follow In the footsteps
OF hts father and probably enter West
Point and secure commission I'm the
army. In fact, his youthful tastes an
point 10 q military fancy FRI his cha~qc-
ter
AIS. allies is q very domestic woman
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-11-15

it came anywhere within q mile Of the
surface eli the sea.
When some men climb to the top OF
mountains they have the strange feeling
Of nausea. the bleeding from the nose
and the fa.ntilg spells thai tell them 10
get down as soon as possible. IL IS
supposed 10 have been the same way
WIKI this fish When it got up higher
g. Che water, where there was less pres
sure .bap I'm its deep submarine home,
+. Is the .lea Of the naturalist that 1t
had warning aches to tell it to swim
down again.
Certain It is that the very act Of
bringing THIS fish ne2r the surface Of
he sen killed IT, When the enormous
pressure was taken Off .ts vital organs,
.ts heart. and everything else within 1t,
Began 90 pun up. rs bladder was
forced partly out through Its mouth,
ard IT'S eyes were driven forward out
OF their sockets. Doubtless Il died long
before this occurrcd.-San Francisco
Chronicle.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-11-15
SAID IN FUN.

Cash-"Can I get off this afternoon
TO attend G fuueral?' Floor walker
"That is a very old game What IS
a very old game?' Base ball. Life.
Master-"Whatl both want q holiday
tomorrow. l can't spare you both at
once. Mary. you can have tomorrow.
and John The next day" John-"Thank
YOU. sir: but we wanted to get married,
and I'm afraid. sir, it can't be done that
way: but III inquire '-Tid-Bits.
Stern Parent-"You say that you love
her. and that she loves you, and that
YOU can never be happy apart; but there
are others besides yourselves. Have
YOU considered her father and MOTHER
Young Spooner-"I have; but | loved
her so much that didn't mind the kind
of narents she has. Besides, it's no
fault OF hers, you know. Boston
Transcript
MY friend and I were discussing the
word eleem0synary,' 1 said to the old
man as we stepped upon the porch, and
wondering what il was. The fact is, 1t
has stumped both of US, and l thought
I'd ask YOU if YOU could tell
What did We say was the word p
asked the old man.
'ElecmOsnary.
'EleCmOs nary
'Eleemos' nary repeated the old fell
low reaectively. why. to tell you all
the truth. I can't precisely describe it
10 you. but It's part Of the insides Of q
hawg. / paid the cigars"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-11-15
,-.rInnE,s sWAMP ANGEL.

..rbo etorv has never been told in
mint If how we turned the first gun ON
Charleston the day that city was ue-
s.T1vad " said H. C. Tarr Of Lewiston
Me- who served IN the Ninth Maine IN
fantrv. AT the siege Of that CIV I'VE
were serving under Gen. q. a. III
more. i'm the Department Of the South'
That was in '63. I and few others
were on detail and were near Gen. Gill
mora when we heard him give lnstruc-
tons 10 Lieut.. Mcclure Oh the tlrsV
Nav York engineers to mount a gun
ont I'm the middle of n swamp, the near
est pc;nt in the city that could be
reqcbed. Mcclure was a stubborn, Pc
culior sort of a fellow. He remon-
strstad with the genera and told MN
that it would be Impossible 10 mount
gun out in the middle Of the Dog IL
was as bad a place 2s could DE mag
ined. and 80 men cut OF q lOO Wouid
have agreed with Mcclure.
"But The general was not one or tnosa
ninetv-nine. He insisted that the gun
should be mounted.
CT order you to mount that gun,
he sa.l sternly 10 the lieutenant
"yVhen Gilmore said thing ne meant
it. He was just as stubborn as Nc
CURE.
'.'Wou' Mcclure said, You give me
twenty men eighteen feet high and I'll
wade then through that mud, which S
fifteen feet deep, and mount your gun;
but I'm not ready tc die myself just
yet
Gilmore got mad and sent him TO
the guard house. Mcclure stayed there
come time. and the general came 10 hint
and asked him if he had made up his
mind TO mount the gun. Mcclure said
he would try.
"'And you won't insist on having
your men eighteen feet high? asked the
general
"The lieutenant had become submis-
sive during his imprisonment, and he
said he would be content with men Of
ordinary size. And he finally did sue
coed in getting the gun into position,
although il was hard and dangerous
work.
"Planks and logs were laid across the
swamp. and the big gun was drawn out
across them. Then they opened it up
ON Charleston, and poured shot after
shot into the city The guns on the
firm ground way to the rear, didn't do
half the damage this one Of McGuire's
aid. The ground all around was so soft
and jelly-liba that every time the gun
was discharged it shook several acres.
tell you, It spread CONSERVATION in the
city when McGuire's gun began to
boom. Always after tina, The gun was
known as the Swamp Angel.
Both Mcclure and Gilmore are dead
They were far separated in rank, but
they were both men Of marked ability
which made them conspicuous several
times during the war. buffalo EX-
press.
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and fully understands the details or
home life. which are watched by every
good housewife. But she has never
vet adopted the prevailing fad OF COOK
ing lessons. in which so many 1ashlon-
able ladies are at present interested.
She cares for her home well, nut uoeS
not make her life burden 10 the CaIe.
Though unwilling to have her views
in print. Mrs. Miles consented 10 Cdih
bit with a Philadelphia Times CORE
spondent about the topics OF the uay'
and her opinions are well worthy OF no
tice for a woman of large eXpe Feuce'
she has seen much of LIES diYersltles.
81 am not a bicycle rider, she re-
marked. when asked her opinion OF that
snort but my daughter is, and must
say that l see no reason to disapproVe
of the wheel. [ do approve OF all that
tends to make women strong ana
healthy. As to the new woman II Dy
that Won mean an aper OF masculine
w9vs. 7 cannot say that | admire her
Bat that women should 90 into bust
ness is perfectly right, and particularly
I'm regard to the professions Oh uUctUt
and nurse-twO vacations lot winch
which woman is especially htted. II
woman's happiest sphere is in a home
of her own. and that is the sphere TO
which most are called. 1t is mistor-
tune when a woman has to go out ana
make her own living and | admire
those who do so bravely and make
success of the fight. As to woman.s
capabilities for worl, as we'll as men,
that will come from training for as
vet. she has not had the schooling or
experience which has been for centuries
of civilization the portion OF man
training. If a woman owns properly
see no reason why she should not vote
Rut il is hard question to decide as 10
the expedienoy Of her going to the poHs
and mixing in the work OF poltiCS' Ou
The subject Of woman's suffrage nave
scarcely framed my views
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-11-15
TIE JURY DISAGREED.
The Famous King Land Case san Unset
ued-Au Expensive Trial.

The Famous King Land Case san Unset
tied-An Expensive Trial.
Special % the Register.
PcIkersburg, w. Va, November IA
A uistrial was the result OF the long
contested suit of II. C.. King VS. Mullens
et oL. which has been on trial 90 United
States Court for several weeks, ana
which involves 100000 acres of valu-
able timber land in Logan county, TINS
State. The jury was discharged by
Jud,c Jackson to-day, the case having
been in their hands since yesterday
afternoon. Quite q number of ballots
were taken. but no agreement was
reached. They were brought into court
llis morning and Judg7 Jackson IN
qGIed of them IF IT was probable they
could agree upon verdict. and tney
replied thgt it WAS impossible Ter them
to- aerea. and they were thereupon DIS
charged.
The expenses of the case have been
enormous. 1t has been before The court
tVe1ty-seven DAYS: d small army OF
witnesses and experts were examined
and both sides were represented by en-
menJ counsel.
I. is estimated that the expenses IN
Cured for witnesses is i'm The neighborf-
hood of $1,000. The testimony was vol
umirou5 and the stenogrophers' fees
amount to- about $1,000. The other eX-
pens ran the total cost TO o very high
figure NJ,
.rdeo John Jackson. Clerk L. b. Del
Ticker. and other officers OF the court
las- for Charleston on the 9:45 train,
where Judge Jackson win begin term
of court to-day
Irfs rumored that the jury stood eight
for tho plaintiff and four for the de-
PENDANT.
rfr. king says that he will at once
make arrangements for another Irlal
of tho case in January. and is confident
Of victory in the end.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-11-15
NO DESIRE TO PROCEED.

A prisoner was in the dock on a seri-
OILS charge Of stealing, and the case
having been presented 10 the court by
the prosecuting solicitor, he was order
ed to stand up.
Have you a. lawyer" asked the
Court.
mo, SIR"
care you able 10 employ one?"
mo, sir"
do you want lawyer to defend the
case?"
Not partickler, sir"
"Wen, what do you propose to do
about the case?"
"We-ll-n," with a yawn, rs if wea-
ried of the thing, I'm willin' to drop
the case. fairs I'm concerned"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-11-15
RUSSIAN FINANCES.
Tho New Coinage Plan Awnkcns Interest
Among iuanciers

Zinc New Coinage Plan Awnkons Intcres'
Among Enanciers
washington ID. c., November IA
The cabIeeram of yesterday announcing
-le intention ot the Russian government
to- coin next year 1O0,0oe,0JJ rou9.es III
gold and $25.000,0Co i'm silver In addition
to tho subsidiary coinage has created
considerable interest among tln1uc.ers
because % the evident purpose eEhio-ted
On the part of Russia of increasing her
sDccie currency. While Russia holds
in coin and bullion between 4OO,0J0,O0O
and 100000 600 Of gold, she has recently
coined very little of this, the total for
the past four years being SI20Ibl4.
For tho same period her silver coinage
amounted to S10626.+42. I'm 1894 the
gold coinage amounted to S2,225,23l and
The silver coinage TO S2.515,lS2 Re
ducing the figures for 1896 TO American
money it Is now proposed 70 coin H.
100000 IN gold and 9,250,000 in silver
in addition 20 the small coins.
It is thought ~ some quarters that tho
general purpose Of this increase is 10
bogln preparation for The redemption
of IRE Russian paper, which is The prin-
cpal currency IN circulation In the en-
p.re. Last Angus. the Imperial Bank
held $50 100000 In paper. 1t is also
cons dered probable that in increasing
her silver coinage as she is doing, Rus
STA is preparing 20 extend her trade into
,he slver-using countries OF the Orient,
especially China, Japan and Korea.
To put -his purpose into execution it
VIII d. necessary for Russia to go out
side cf her cwD country to secure silver.
Russia mines produce annually less
than half o million dollars worth Of the
white metal. and as her laws prohibit
the importation of the foreign colns and
the m.udng of silver for private par
ties Be Is probable that DE stock In the
country has not increased since 1898,
when f. was only il.cle over $4,000, 900.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-11-15
VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE

7 =.
57th Year State Military, Scientific and Technical
pchool Thorough Courses In general and applied
Chemistry, and in Engineering. Degrees conferred
In course: Grad: V.M.I. and Bachelor Science
FL Post Grod. courses, Master Science civil Engln'
eer. All expenses, including clothing and inct-
dentals, provided at rate of 5000 per month, as an
ayerQge Tor the four years, eLcitstUe Of OlttHt,
Gen. SCOTT SHIPP, superintendent. I
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-11-15
A WOnan'S
Confession
4 tell you 1t is true"

Is one of the touching
scenes in Kate Jor-
dams dramatic ro-
nance,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-11-15
EDUCATIONAL.
MRS. Harris SCHOOL
FOR YOUNG LADIES AND CHILDREN.
1916 Market 81 wheeling, w. :

1916 Mani 81 " heeInB' w Va
Fifth annual session begins MONDAY,
SEPTEMBER, 10, 1898. This school offers
a complete and thorough education in PRAC-
TIcA. ENGLlsp, MATHEMATICS. ENGLISH CLAs,
sizes. LATIN al MODERN LANGUAGES ana
ELorrTloN. special advantages offered
graduates from Public Schools, and Others
who desire to pursue higher branches OF
study. Methods and course OF instruction
compare i8vorably with the best seminaries
i'm the country. Boys received IN the Primary
and Intermediate Departments. For circu-
lars or interview, apply to
MRS. M. STEVENS HARI,,,
an2Sh PRINCIPAL. hcellng, w. VA