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The Van Buren press., 1895-11-02
INTERESTING FOREIGN ITEMS.

"THE Lord hath need OF him" is the
inscription on a'gravestone in Surrey
churchyard. The passage in st. Mark
unfortunately refers to the ass used
to ride into Jerusalem.
FIVE BARRIERS in Paris make liveli-
hood by shaving dogs. Some of the
dogs have the forward part of the body
shaved, some the rear, while others are
ornamented in six or seven stripes.
RUSSIA and Turkey have just ex-
changed congratulations on the four
hundredth anniversary OF the establish
ment of diplomatic relations between
the two countries by Sultan Bajazet
and Ivan Ill, the first czar Of Muscovy.
EXPERIMENTS made by the Italians at
Massowah in raising European crops
on the Abyssinian plateau have proved
very successful. Grain yielded espe-
cially good results this year. Plans are
made for greater extension of agricul-
ture in the colony next year.
In Lough Erie, near Carrick-on-Shan-
non, Ireland, an ancient black oak
canoe, without nail or rivet, was lately
discovered In strange way. A Mr..
Mulligan dreamed that he saw q canoe
at the bottom OF the lake. The lake
was dragged and the canoe found.
In the River Tay, opposite Enrol, an
ancient Caledonian canoe was recently
discovered and is now in the Dundee
museum. 1t is formed from a single
oak trunk, followed out, probably by
fire, is twenty-nine feet long and four
feet wide at the stern, narrowing to two
feet at the bow.
A CASE of prolonged hiccoughing in
an old man of seventy-eight, which had
lasted twelve days, was cured by an
Irish doctor lately, after he had ex-
hausted every remedy he could find, by
giving the patient some strong snuff.
This set him to sneezing and stopped
the hiccoughs at once.
In the pavement Of one Paris street
not less thah six different kinds Of wood
have been used, viz: pitch pine, pine
from the Landes, teak, red karri, box,
and particularly hard wood from Bor.
neo. From time to time committee
will report on the most durable Of the
woods.
The Van Buren press., 1895-11-02
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

Women will be admitted to all de-
partments of the Catholic university at
Washington, except that OF theology.
Copies of the Bible have been dis
tributed at the railway stations and
post Offices in Japan. Doctors in the
army and the navy have received New
Testaments
Singapore is the great meeting
place of the different races of tropical
Asia, and, therefore, one OF the most
important points for missionary enter.
prise. Bibles are furnished here In
forty-five languages.
"A missionary affirms: y could walk
from Canton to Shanghai, over eight
hundred miles, not walking more than
twenty miles day, and could sleep
every night in a village or town that
has little Christian community"
"A Presbyterian minister in Dune
din. after preaching sermon on gam
bling, called upon his congregation to
stand up as solemn pledge that they
would never attend race meeting,
and, with one or two-.exceptions, the
whole congregation rose to their feet.
Miss Susan Hurst Kurtz, daughter
OF the late John L. Kurtz of Maryland,
and niece of Bishop John T. Hurst,
has recently been elected preceptress
in Bordentown Female college, Bor-
dentown, N. ]. She was teaching in
Greensboro, Md, the place where, for
time Bishop Hurst taught after grad
uating from Dickinson college.
La Grande Trappe, the parent OF all
Trappist monasteries, was lately
thrown open to women for the first
time in its history, on the occasion Of
the conservation of its new church BY
the Bishop of Seez. Before that only
three women had crossed its threshold,
James lis queen, Mary Of Modena, &C
companying her husband in 1885, and
Queen Amelia and the Duchesse de Me-
mours, who were with Louis Philippe
when he visited the convent in l647.
Over one of the doors of the new
Memorial church to Emperor William
l. at Berlin is carved the inscription;
'.What camels the fathers Of our larg-
est city once were May 2, 1895. Not
even three hundred thousand marksl
Ehabby!' The architect tries to ex-
plain it by saying that some one wrote
the words in jest on tho plans, and an
italian workman, who did not under
stand German, chiseled them as he
found them. The Socialists are not
satisfied with the explanation, but
look on the inscription as deliberate
insult on the part of the court
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OF THE NOBILITY OF EUROPE.

LORD NAPIER and Ettricl, who just
before the war was British minister at
Washington, and later was ambassador
at st. Petersburg and at Berlin, has
Just celebrated his golden wedding.
THE duke Of Atholl, of British nobil-
ity, may claim to have the greatest
number of titles Besides his duke
dom he holds two marquisates, five
earldoms, three viscountcies, eight
baronies, and is also knight Of the
thistle-twenty distinct titles In all.
He Is, moreover, co-heir Of Eve other
baronies.
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A YOUNG Indian horseman recently
gave a display of his skill at Wilbur.
Wash. Holding on his head can filed
to the brim with water, he rode at q
quick gallop the length of the main
street, and returned, without spilling a
drop of the water.
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about the right
and proper place
for it. II ere
lately l have
seen and heard
q whole tremen-
dious big sight
from the papers
and politicians
in regards to the
great question
OF money. Some
folks say there
The Van Buren press., 1895-11-02

BICYCLE wedding trips are all the
rage in France. One couple recently
returned to Paris after tour of eleven
hundred miles, all made on their
wheels. They were absent seven
weeks, and had visited three hundred
and fourteen villages 81.
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ACCORDING to Chief Khama, the
Bechuanas do not believe that Queen
Victoria is living; they have mixed up
what the missionaries have told them
and "think that the queen is like God
and the prince Of Wales like Jesus
Christ"
The Van Buren press., 1895-11-02

ROBERT POLLOK, author of "The
Course Of Time" published his "Tales
Of the Covenanters" more than sixty
years ago. The house which published
the original edition Of the book is now
about to print . new onA
The Van Buren press., 1895-11-02

LORD CHARLES BEREsFoRD got Q
ducking recently; he was testing new
kind of punt in the Chatham dockyard
when 1t capsized. and he had to swim
ashore. The sailor who was with him
was completely exhausted by the swim.
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old man Billy Stringer's horse was tied
up to the rack at our front gate before
breakfast, and the old man come right
down to business as soon as he could.
II have come over this mornin to
take up my note, Rufus" says he.
well, I Am thunderin glad to SEQ
you, Uncle Billy" says 1.
"Rut amt got nothin but Confed-
crate money" he went on. ~ didn't
come to force it on you, but will only
say have got 1t here in my wallet for
you II you want it."
Il am still bettin ON the gray jackets
OF the South as agin the blue coats of
the North" says l, ''and what is money
with you. Uncle Billy. is also money
with me. Count 1t out and take your
note"
So he counted out the stuff, put the
note in his pocket and rode of toward
home.
Now it SO come to pass that old man
Jeremiah Jernigan was over to my
house that day when old man Billy
come for settlement Old man Jere-
miah was way yonder the most richest
man in the county, and had lots Of
money loaned out on short time and
long interest He was already feelin
tolerable skittish about Confederate
money, though he couldn't keep from
takin 1t as long as 1t went with every
body else. But he was powerful anxious
for somebody to refuse it, SO he could
follow suit and call for nothin but gold
and silver when people he had loaned
to come to take up their notes. He
looked at me with nervous, dont-you.
take-it sort Of a look that day when
Uncle Billy showed down with his Con-
federate money. But could see some
further ahead than the end of my nose,
and SO the wink didn't work worth a
cent with me. | didn't 60 and forget
that Tobe Crittenden was holdin my
note for $1,000, and | wanted to bring
that note home with me and put it
away good before the whole country
broke away from Confederate money.
You can see how it was that couldn't
make the first break and save myself.
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when Pay Day Come.

All Of the papers in the two trades
fell due along in the fall, and that was
the last year OF the war The govern
ment was now ruther shaky at the
knees and money was easy and plenti-
ful "a pir trsckA When pay day come
The Van Buren press., 1895-11-02

Amt enough money floatin around in
the country. OF course not. There
never was enough, and there never will
be enough for everybody. We never
will come to that pass where the COM
mon run Of people will not want jest
few more, II you please. Some people
will get rich and stay rich, whilst 9TH
ers will start poor, or git poor, and stay
poor. For thus it was written down.
The Van Buren press., 1895-11-02
BrIrht Hopes.


Circus Manager Ito clown who has
Just been engaged Have you fam
ily?
Clown-I've got boy and girl.
The girl will never amount to much,
but the boy has got genius. He will
be an artist some day.
"What makes you think sop
"He is only three years old, and al
ready he can tie his legs in bowknot
around his neck. "--Texas Siftings.
Necessary to Nautical succssa.
s.All the animals IMP" asked Noah
s'Yes."
as the yellow dog there2"
ayes"
sand the cross-eyed goat?''
ssYes."
s.well. guess we're all right II Ne
don't surprise 'em this trip, iswon'tbe
because we haven't pat nascota Oh
board. Washington Stsx.
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SQUIRE RUFUS SANDERS
Ana His Story of the "Durn Die
tionary Document"
some Rocky Creek Logic On the Money
vaeston-"You Cant Take Your Ham.
Per basket and Go and Git Some.
shan for Nothin"-A Land Trade
with Confederate Money. u
Copyright, 1852

Copyright, 1857
money 10 . mighty good thing in
It's place, and l reckon no doubts
know % much as the average man
The evening times., 1895-12-17
RACE HORSES WERE SOLD
Nineteen Head of Animals Disposed
of to Outlaw Horseman.
Millard, by Port1a I'D. BrouEi, tho
Highest Price-L'Hom med leu and
Frank Weir Among tie Buyers.

There was quite Il crowd OF from
the across-rhe-river tracks at the sale OF
race borses from the stable OF Ii. Eugene
Leigh, which was held at ]. II. tihten's
stables On u street, this morning.
Nineteen head were diSposcG OF. at an
average price OF about SlI5. Th- bn.'Ifrg
was not very spirited until the last number
was reached. This one was MilIaru, Il three
year-Old colt. By Portland Bonnie blue.
Judge Mcmahon. ''Dick'' Bl ker, Mr.. Thomp
son, Frank Wier, and Patsey McDcrtnott
were among tbosr who made BIDS for lhs
horse. He was finally Knocked down To- MIR.
Thompson for S525-
Among those seen in the crowd were
Nike Daly, Bob Hutchinson, Mars Cassidy,
Judge Martin, Doe Kirk. Billy Cotton,
VIC Hollor, Mark DeWorcst, Patsy Nc
Dermott, William Frcrch, u. B. ToDp-
kins, Dick" Baker, John croker. Abe Gar
and Frank wIcr.
The summary OF the sale js as follows:
Roebuck, by Buchanan-Ruc HivoiL Pop"
Grey, $50.
Duncan, by .Ratoplau-A Allegheny, steve
Nellie Agnes, by Luke Blackburn-Tonmie
Bell, ] u. Clave, $40.
0unolee, BY Tremont-Neiiie Van, Mr..
Thompson, SO.
las, Dick Baker. SlOo-
GuineveIe, by Imp Gienelg-Linnet, W.
silvrrhood, by Iroquois-Snver Maid, 8.
Frank. $50.
Caldwell, by Jits Johnson Mamie D..
Mr.. thompson, 800
Ciovrrdale, by Spendthrift-kit;y Clover.
D. II. Cotton. S130.
Comedian, by John Henry Coincide, 7.
GiileD, STo.
Ratchet, by HataplaD-Chipeta, p. Brat
ton, $50.
Volondos. by volant,Mark n, Potomac
Stable, $3.50.
Lady Give, by Luke Blackburn-oSsutta,
Mr.. Thompson, $50.
Sir Clifoleu, by Lord C!lfdcn-Laura Waiker,
F. McNermott, $40.
Tauager, by LisboD-Canaria. John Dug
gan, $3.50.
Tampa, by AIexarderLorilia. Dick"
Baker, $40.
Renovah. by ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Frsnk
Wier, SlO5.
Jauie Russell. by volantc-Mamie Fonso,
J.S. Thompson, $50.
Miilard, by Portland Bonnie Blue, Mr..
Thompson, So2o.
The evening times., 1895-12-17
BASEBALL GLEANINGS.

President Kerr, OF the Pittsburg bo oseball
club, has reiinquished all claim on the
services OF Catcher Smink. lancaster
claimed the pla yer, a nj ather than La We any
trouble about the matter. NJ r. Kerr decided
to release Smink entirely from any claim
that Pittsburg may have on tim.
Western baseball magnates are much
amused at the talk Of four clubs dominating
the other eight i'll the league. Their Iucrri-
ment is increased by the Knowledge that nine
votes are required To amend the constitution.
The New York club has twent weight
play under contract and reservation
for next year, while Arthur Irwin is still
out i'll the woods with his net.
Latham will captain the st. Louis team
next season With Ariie and the Republic
can national convention St Louis should
get a good deal of FUN out of 1886.
Freedman is raising whiskers, q nd, n Ccord-
ing to the Cincinnati Times -Star, he wants TO
prove that he is not the man who gave that
option to Mr.. Brush.
There is some talk of Philadelphia trad
ing Jack Boyle and II cash bonus for Cooley,
OF st. Louis.
The evening times., 1895-12-17
FIGHTING OVER A SWITCH.
Four Railroad = Ina Qua rrel and Miners
on Guard.

Wellston, Ohio, Dec. 1T.-GTcat excite
ment reigns here ou account of tnisnnder-
standing between four railways-the Balti-
more and Ohio Southwestern, the Cincin-
natl, Hamilton and Dayton, the ono South,
crn and the Columbus, Hooking Valley and
Toledo The first three claim switch to
the Jackson County Company's coal mines
The Columbus, Hooking Valley and To-
let,o, which Is in course OF construction, Is
trying to lay Il switch to the mines, and tue
otner three are resisting. TINS has caused
some exciting conflicts.
cars have been derailed AMI workmen have
Fought with clubs and fists. a deputy
sheriff found the situation last evening
IN. Two hundred men were on gard last
night, mostly miners.
The evening times., 1895-12-17
AMONG THE BoxERs.


There will be- eight set-tos on the first
night Of the Empire A. c., New York, boxing
Tournament, December -. The winners OF
the preliminary bouts will be paired OFF IN
tine finals on December 20. There will hc no
''draws,' as the referee will order extra
rounds when the bout appears TO be indoubt.
"Bobbie' Dobbs appears to befancied as the
probable winner of the 136-pound class.
Dobbshu met and def ca ted all the best light
weights OF the Northwest. His first appear
ance here in the East was at the Seaside's
arena, where he defeated ''IsiIly" Vernon.
With such men as Handler, O'Rricn, Ernst
and the Picklnnny, Dopbs Will not have a
walkover by any means. Ii is more than
likely that the winner OF the l35-pound COM
petition will be pitted against either La
vigne orWalCott by Manager eiinedy. All
OF the contestants are III active training and
will be in the best OF condition when the
gong sounds next Monday night.
Another championship is 10 be given
away, says the n. Y. Recorder. Jim Cor
bctt will not be alone in his gift enter
prise business. He will have as company
Jack McAuliffe.
McAuliIfc's days as a fighter virtually
ended when Yong Grirfo sU easily bested
him at Concy Island, although Griffo did
not get the decision on account OF the
Grudgc which MaAey Moore's indicator had
aaginSt him.
McAuIiffe and Kid Lavignc are short
ly to appear in a si&-roUnd mutual admir-
alton bout, probably At Madison Square
Garden.
pioDship belt TO LaviEne.
1 got this information from letter
wbicn Sam Fitzpatrick has written TO
Cleveland friend.
Al. Herford of Baltimore writes that
Jack Ward is open 10 fight anybody at 10
or 112 POUNDS, with or without side bet
Jack Hanley, the lightweight fighter,
who sailed for Ireland last week, gives
as his reason for leaving this country that
puSilisnI has seen it's best days in America
and that there will be very little money in
fighting for several years to come. Jack
intends making his home in Dublin, where
he will be locked after by Tony Sage, the
famous Irish sporting man who sent Peter
Mahcr to this country. Hanley will stay
in Ireland for a few years and says that
n pugilism does not improve In America he
will go 10 South Africa.
William Newman, who has taken Frank
Erne under his mana cement offers to match
Erne against Dixon IN 2o-round contest
on the same terms as their recent bout at
the New Manhattan Athletic Club.
At Birmingham, Ala, on Saturday night,
Denver" Smith knocked one man out
and stopped two Others, before small
crowd OF spectators.
The evening times., 1895-12-17

Mr.. Edward Cow8n, $50 Hollins street,
Baltimore, l have not eaten /; meal with
any satisfaction for the last forty years.
i have had the best medical advice; none
could relieve me or tell he my disease. /
thought L was the last man on earth TO
have catarrh, and no one of over one dozen
physicians said / ever had catarrh, but
today to the world am a well man. Ny
head is clear. Headaches gone. My nerves
tltrong. Not pain or ache and can eat
anything set before me. And due to DIR.
George w. Fishers Catarrh Cure. Price
90 cents. at all drug stores and office, 617
Fourteenth street northwest. Office hours
3 to a. M, and TO D. m. COnsulta-
tion free.
The evening times., 1895-12-17
Made an A.siyunent.

Charles Morgan and Decatur Morgan.
known commercially as Morgan, Violet
& Co., have made an assignment for the
benefit OF their creditors, naming as as
sj.nees Messrs. Leo TObriDcr and solomon
SugeDbcjmcr. The firm has been dong
business at No. 1O6 Seventh street north
west.
The assets, value not stated, consist OF
the entire ''stock of boots and SHOES, TX
by them at the number given. The la
bilities, aggregatins nearly $4,000, com
prise bills due to wholesale dealers In
Brucxton, Mass; Boston, Baltimore, New
York, Albany and numerous other places
The evening times., 1895-12-17
BLADES FROM THE TURF.

Before and since 1ee1 known in English
turf history as the American year." the
Yankee horse has h60 no such representa-
ton in England as Is PROMISED Ior 1895,
and IL the invading Americans are success
ful in proportion 10 their number, the
deeds OF IrO,.u .uoIs and FoXnall Will be lotaiiy
echpsed. There are now in EEg.and sta
bies or American horses in training owned
by the three leading American turfmen-
August Belmont, Pierre Lorillsrd and
Richard Croker-aDd IL is tie intention OF
one orher big American establishment, Duke
and %ishard, 10 ship select string OF
American horses across the Atlantic about
made entries TO English stakes as far
ahead as 1c5I, and least one CT tie five,
j. k. KeeDe, Will undoubtedly race there,
though he probably VIII have more English
than American material i'll his stab.e.
There is a general idea out that the Turf
Congress bylaw No. 9, which in the rule book
nonlinates the prohibition term for winter
racing above or south OF 1.-THE thirty fifth de
gree OF latitude and east OF the Rocky Mount
aims as from January to April 1 is the
ruling law.
The Ia W as it stands was made only for the
year and to aid the application of n new
measure To the outlaws is they existed when
1t was created. The regular term inc eludes
December and all the new track and horse
owners, ,jocseysand horses when We ra ced
atAlexander Island, ST. Ass,ph and ST, Louis
on and a after Deccmberl , / S95 ., ,areout a wed
The law includes bookma kers, but they es-
cape under the generally patrOnIzed system
OF change OF name.
The only Chicago stakes open now are the
Hawthorne, $4,000 Chicago Derby of
1896, and the same track stallion stakes
of 1897, likely to be worth $4,000. The
latter is Il stake OF nomination by sires,
and is already worth $9,4I5. The Joals of
the l4o sires nominated must be named
January L, 1896. The Derby has 24T nomi-
nations, among them Ben Brush, Frontier.
Hazlet, Applegate, Crescendo, Handspring,
and Don Garlic.
DR.. X. W Carter OF Jobstown, y. j., man
ager of Pierre Lorillard's Rancccas stud,
has sold batch OF yeariings to James r.
Hevron OF ST. Louis, Mo. There are five
youngsters in the lot, and all are prouising
-Four OF them are by Sensation, and the re-
manning one is by Sailor Prince.
Chief of Police Crowley has decided &c
close all Of the poolrooms in san Francisco
If possible. directing that all OF the pro
prietors shall be arrested. He believes their
prosecution will be upheld by the city oroi
nance.
Mike Bergen has recovered from his
injuries received wiSle riding Stpnenciilie
at Gravesend's fall meeting. and has gone
to San Francisco. s.--.--.-. .-.
The evening times., 1895-12-17
Jury Awards Damages.

The trial of the cause of John w. Brooke
vs.. The Washington and Georgetown Rail-
road Company. before Justice Bradley. for
damages on account of injuries sustained
Dy Mrs. Brooke through the alleged care
lessness of the gripman and conductor on
the avenue line. June 8. 1893, terminated
Yesterday by the jury returning verdict
in favor of the plaintiff for $4,000.
The evening times., 1895-12-17
SeabOurd Air Line, as Usual, to the
Front,

Line, entirely consistent with their past
liberality to the travelling public, announces
the low rate of So. 10 from Washington to
Atlanta and return, tickets sold from the
18th to the Goth inclusive, good to return
Within five days. In addition to the above
round trip tickets will be sold for $14, good
for ten days. Round trip tickets on sale
from Atlanta to Jacksonville on Wednes-
day, the 18th, in blocks of five for So. 40,
tickets good for ten days, affOrding an op.
portunity to visit both tlaDta and Florida
at very low rate.
Use the Atlanta Special of the Seaboard
Air Line, affording the best service leaving
Washington at $40 p. IN.
The evening times., 1895-12-17
should Come Here.

Chicago, Dec. 1T.-In the city council last
night Alderman N erchan presented set or
resolutio providing for a three-cent fare
for all street car Messengers not provided
with seats. The resolutions were referred
TO the judiciary committee.
The evening times., 1895-12-17
Ftf,y-one Moves and No Mate.

New York. Dec. It's. LipschutZ and j..
W. Sbowalter played the fifteenth game OF
their chess match yesterday. when the latter
selected the Petroff defense. The game
after fifty-one moves, stood adjourned.
The score now stands: Sbowaltcr O.,
iLjDschutz 4, drawn 3, adjourned
The evening times., 1895-12-17
FAST MILE on A TANDEM.
Two western Riders Smash All Rec
Orls for Cycle LoCOmOtiOn

Ortl~ Tor Cycle LOcOmOtiOn.
Salt Lake. Utah. Dec. 7.-Charles Ems
well and John Green made the fastest mile
ever ridden on bicycle ut Cheyenne yes
terday.
Their wheel was a 9G-inch gear tancem
and with a flying start unpaced, on n
straightway course. the mile was covered
onds. The ride was made before a wind
blowing thirty miles an hour. Official L.
4. w. tInie-keepers and judges were present.
The evening times., 1895-12-17
NOT a TURK INJURED.
No Christian Fired II Shot Mt the IIa
uOnI Dinfur llA nci.

poot Disturbance.
London, Dec. 1.-THE correspondent OF
the United Press at Constantnople tcle-
graphs under yesterdays date that IL is
now known that not i single Turk was
injured in the disturbance at Uarpoot,
nor did any Christian fire shot. the latter
having been shot end cut down without
resistance.
The Rev. Royal NJ. Cole has made the
journey from Moosh 10 Bitiis in safety.
The American missiona ries have decided to
remain at their present posts, their feel
ing OF security having been restored.
The evening times., 1895-12-17

The array of Xmas Neck
wear should tempt you men.
See it at Mayors.
Psnusylvan.a Gloves,
Hats,
s Avenue Nsekwsar, eta
The evening times., 1895-12-17

S. Lipschutz and j. w. Showalter played
the Fifteenth game of their chess match In
New York yesterday, when the latter Sc
fifty-oue moves, stood adjourned. The score
now stands: Showalter, 8: LipscbutZ, 4;
drawn, 5: adiourDed, 1.
The evening times., 1895-12-17

In writing from Baltimore about the
Smith-M Marshall fight. which takes place
before the Eureka Athletic Club OF Balti-
more on Friday night next, AL Herford, the
genial manager and matchmaker OF the
club, says:
drawing card that has ever been put on be-