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The Washington bee., 1895-08-17
WoRDGIsToRY.

Villa formerly meant farm and "a,
a house.
Daisy was originally the eye of a,,
or days eye.
Girl formerly signiied any young nar
| son of either sex.
Hag once meant any old psrso,
| whether male or female.
Gallon was originally a pitcher ~
| Jar no matter Of what size.
Voyage was formerly any iourna,.
| whether by sea or Ind it did not mat
! Ter.
Polite at first meant polished. and
| was applied to any smooth. shining sur.
| face.
| Goodbye is an abhreyiation Of an ola
English form of parting, God De win
you until we meet"
| Adieu formerly signified to God 7,
was an abbreviation of a benedic:ion
used by friends when parting.
shreWd once signiffed evil or wicked
| Thomas Fuller uses the expression a
| shrewd fellow" meaning a wicked man
A vagabond was originally onIv
traveller or person who went from place
10 place with or without a definite Oh.
| jet.
Moonstruck is borrowed from astrol
| ogy. 1t formerly described one Who
was driven mad by sleeping in the rays
| of the moon.
Peck at first meant a basket or re-
| ceptacle for grain or other substances.
The expression at first had no reference
| to size.
Starve was once TO die any manner OF
death Wycliffffe's sermons tell how
Christ starved on the cross for the
| redemption of men"
The word miscreant formerly sisni-
fed only an unbeliever. an infidel Joan
of Arc, in the literature of her time.
| was called a miscreant.
Acre once meant any field. 1t is still
used with this significance by the Ger
TO the cemetery.
Meat once meant any kind OF food Tn
one old English edition Of the Lord
prayer the we'll known petition is rem
dered, Give US this day our daily
meat"
Town originally signifed farm OF
farmhouse. 1t is used in Wycliffe in
this sense, land they went their ways
one to his town, another to his mer-
chandise.'
A saunterer is believed by some
etmologists to have originally signified
a man without lands, such a person
naturally wandering to and fro ID
search of employment
Tariff was the name of the Moorish
chteftain, Abou al Tarifa, who had a
fortress near the Strits Of Gibraltar,
and levied toll on ships and merchan-
disc passing through.
Libel once meant any little book but
as many small tracts In the early days
of printing were personal and offensive
in character, the word acquired its
present significance.
Yard was once any stick. rod or pole
The expression is still used with this
meaning when applied to various parts
of a ships equipment, as yard arm, sail
yard and the like.
Imp once meant a child. Shake
speare, speaking Of the children in the
tower, calls them imps- Jeremy Taylor
in one of his sermons. speaks of '.the
baa,+jf,,J iru-D. -Sl--+=-~--ey -IaoSannaS &c
tA4ffe=- savior in the temple.
The expression blackguard Originally
indicated the scullion, kitchen bows anS
pot-washers who brought up the raa,
when great mans household wae
moving from place to place. As thaee
persons were by no means choice in
their language or elegant in their D.
pertinent, the word was soon applied to
tnose VINO in speech or action r4semIled
them.-St. Louis GIobe-Democ-at.
The Washington bee., 1895-08-17
~ ODDS AND ENDS.
~
----

The best of men are but men at the
best.
Ohio has more farms than any ether
S.ata.. .---- -
ga religious smoke-talk' is one OF
49,, ,.tast vasaries of modern life In
London.
Go slowly to the entertainment or tiny
friends, but quickly to their Ills
fortunes.
ST Louis has more brick buildings
than any other American city OF equa'
size. nine-tenths being the ratio.
Even the bicycle has its limit OF en-
durance. Like the horse. it is not TIRE
less, though in a different way.
An electric locomotive has just been
tried in Baltimore. and easiiy uio ''ie
work Of two steam locomotives
Rehind time-The back of the CLOCK
Suicides are becoming palnfulls
prevalent, Notwithstanding the return
of good times
Electric car collisions are beginnlns
to get altogether too common. ocarceiS
a day passes when one OF nioie
are not recorded
OF hituminous coal over one-tnlro X
nroduced in Pennsylvania, while rem
svlyanfa and Illinois together prooucee
, a little over one-han.
l Poor Richard says, Il never knew d
1 oft-removed tree. nor yet an oi,-ie
moved family, that throve so we'll O.
those that settled be-"
b Alabama, Michigan, PennsyiVahia
q New York, Minnesota and Wisconsi
produce over four-fifths Of the ITO
J, manufactured in this country.
!. There are said to be no less than MN
natents filed at the Patent once IL
Ii pneumatic shoes. In process OF tiiie
l. NAV be something more than a inquire
speech to walk on air.
Lee Song has caught on to civilizat.o
RI in splendid shape. This enlightene
Ch,naman. who lives at Lawrenc
ID Kan. has sued g. pretty American 81
q. for breach Of promise
Summer travel abroad has evident
y reached its climax The crowded steaI
s. ers now sail from Europe. and Il
- transatlantic lines have given over TIE
- extra mid-week sailings.
ne The fatal picnic ice cream Is gettn
~. In its annual work Of destruction aga
Two Bath, Me-, girls who couion [ $
"a their blueberries, made them into pl
nd which sold like hot cakes.
IT. Electricity generated by the falls
NC the American river, twenty-four NIL
he away, is operating the street cars
~ Sacramento and will be made TO tg
iie the city and run its factories
,ld When Fogg was asked what
no thought of Mahlstick, scraggly hes
ed painter, he replied, Il should thi
OF better of him if he would use
:, brushes On his hair instead Of upon
canvass"
'eo An Arkansas City woman used G
De- eentrated I've instead Of baking pow
in her biscuits. Her husband ate
pa them and none Of his friends NJ
ew been able to put any dependence
what he said since.
A certain medical man Of em1ne
of lately handed to a publisher trea
TT on the hand, which the worthy be
seller declined with a shake of the he
the saying, My dear sir, we have too m
treatises on our hands already"
The Washington bee., 1895-08-17
CHALLENGED TO A DUEL,

salvador's Consul and M. Casin to Meat IN
Deadly Combat.
San Francisco, Aug. 12.-Senor Calde-
on, consul for Salvador, is on the war
path and seeks the blood of M. Casin.
President of the Central American De-
Velopment Company. Ire has chal-
erged Casin to duel. ana lie latter
mas signified his intention Of fighting
The consul.
Casin's friendship for General Ezeta
was the cause Of the trouble.
The Washington bee., 1895-08-17
Improving on Nature.

"Horrors!" exclaimed the bee
society woman. do you mean
to sell me that picture as an a
presentation of a group Of horses
The great artist paused a MT
bewildered. Then light broke
on him, and with a few rapid sire
painted out all the long, gracefu
on the horses and substituted fo
a docked tuft that stuck out s,
like a pump handle.
"Ah," said the society woman
ping her hands with pleasure,
that is a picture worth having.
cago Record. liz. :
The Washington bee., 1895-08-17
EDITORIAL PHILOSOPHY.

Money not only talks, but. like
woman, it usually has the last word
Louisville Journal.
When a woman's heart is in stra fgni
1t doesn't matter so much about her
hat.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The difference between a statesman
and a mere politician, consists in the
fact that whereas the statesman under
stands the art Of deceiving without "
ing, the politician lies without deeslF-
ing.-Boston Transcript.
The Washington bee., 1895-08-17

face hair tinged with gray and an
erect figure of apparent military
bearing, that gives him a very de-
cidedly progressing and impress
~ He Is the member of many local
orders and societies, and tavorlte
of them all. He has a bright future,
and whatever phases sun, wind ana
weather may grow him, will be well
deserved and certainly merited.
Mr.. Sylvester is native OF Iowa
CITY, Iowa, where he was born IN
August, 1857. During the war his
parents removed to Memphis, Tenn,
and in 1869 to st. Louis, where
young Sylvester had his first bust
ness experience as entry clerk IN a
wholesale house. Upon leaving
that establishment he entered the
academic department OF Washing
ton University, and at the termlna-
ton of his connection with that in
stitution pursued the study Of law
for year. Subsequently he turned
his attention to reportorial work on
the St. Louis Press, his father being
III
associated in the editorship with
Mr.. Stilson Hutchins. About thu
time of the Black Hills discoveries
at the instance of friends in Nebras
ka, he established the West Poin
Progress, which became an infuen
tial and successful journal.
In 1877 he returned to Missoul
and took charge of the Farmingto
Times, and his services were com
mended by the State press general.
He came to Washington in a new
paper capacity in his twentieth yea
and served as correspondent Of Il
st. Louis Times, later on the Glob
Democrat, and also as represent
tive of the Kansas City Journal al
the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. T
was made disbursing officer for t
Ute Indian Commission, and viii
serving several months in the fe
among the Indians of this tribe
was the accredited correspondent
the New York Herald. On retur
ing to Washington he was request
to accept place in the Police [
partment, which he has since cal
bly, filled. He has introduced n
methods in keeping records and
counts, and enjoys the support
his associates. His father is R.
Sylvester, associate editor Of
The Washington bee., 1895-08-17
JAPANESE CABINET CHANGES.
Aais winch Is Credited Though 1t Lack
Official Confirmation,

"hicn Is Credited Though 1t Lack,
Official Confirmation.
victoria, B. c., Aug. 14-Advices
from the Orient say that reports Of inn.
pending cabinet changes are being
Ireeiy circulated in Toxic, and are
largely credited, although entirely
without Official confirmation. The ILL
hess oi 'lscount Mutzu is believed to
De TOO serious to allow him to resume
the control Of the foreign office bust
ness.
Marquis saoinJi. the present acting
foreign yiscount, also Minister of pub.
nc instruction. finds it impossible to
adequately discharge the duties of the
TWO posts 1t is also stated that Count
Ito Will offer the management Of for
eign affairs to Count Inouye, az soon
as the latter returns from Corea, prob
ably before the end Of August
The Washington bee., 1895-08-17
LITTLE MAY HOWE EXPIRES.

ohiio VINO was Kicked BY q Horse Dies at
Saratoga Springs.
Saratoga, Aug. 12.-Mary Howe. aged
~, VINO was kicked in the head by a
1t the hospital. 'e
Mary was the daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. George V. Howe, of Gravel Hill
ihe remains will be taken to BaIlston
Spa for burial.
The Washington bee., 1895-08-17

Col. Andrew Gleason is still very
highly thought of by the colored peo-
pie. They consider him good friend
or theirs. His cut and a sketch of his
life will appear at an early date in the
BEE,
The Washington bee., 1895-08-17
schooner Loses the Race Over
the Queens Course at Coues

acan schooner Loses the Race ov.,
the Queens Course at Cowes.
CoWes, Aug. AR. g. Pa,ua-,.
american schooner Tampa and Fred.
efich wills English schooner Annb,-
trite, started in a race for q n-Iza -,
one hundred guineas, over the old
SueeA course The contest grew ont
OF MI Wills protest against the Lord
ivan two hundred guinea cup being
awarded to Yampa, on the ground that
tue latter carried nine men In her crau,
IN excess Of the number allowed nv tho
rules governing the contest.
ampa allowed Amphitrite I'm A.
ne schooners rounded Lymington sni,
as follows: Amphitrite, 11h.. Ann 1ns
afnpa' 12h.. om., 0s. Tampa pulled nm
!, ly and passing West co1ves
lllao reduced the gap to a couple Of u mis-
ules' out from that point Amnbitrits
puileo away again in great stvls
lhphitrlte won, without time allow
The Washington bee., 1895-08-17
Twelve Horses Burned at ,yersev c,..

Jersey City, N. j., Aug. IA fierce
:nundef storm struck this city at 8
o'clock this morning The stables Of
ne woodstock Lumber Company. at
vest Emo: were struck by lightning
md entirely consumed. Twelve horsass
we're burned to death.
The Washington bee., 1895-08-17
SAILORS FOR WARsHIPs SCARCE.
Uncle Sans Batt4eships Remain Idle TO
Want of Men to Man Them.

Washington. Aug. 1.-THE NAVY De.
partment is finding considerable diff.
Guilty in enlisting men to fill existing
vacancies and to man the new ships
that will soon be ready to 60 into com
mission
1t is authoratively stated at the De-
partment that neither the second-class
battle ship Texas nor the armored
cruiser Maine will be enabled to par
ticipate in the drill of Newport.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-09-07
THE NEGRO EXHIBIT.
IT WILL be A VERY GIG FEATURE At
THE ATLANTA FAIR.

The Negro Building was Put Up by Col
ered ContraetorA and the Articies to he
shown VIII Bs Of Surprising Quality
and Variety.
1t is proposed by the managers Of the
big fair which will open at Atlanta ON
Eept. IS to make a more prominent
feature Of the exhibition of the products
Of negro skill and industry than has
ever been done in any previous public
exposition. This determination was an
nounced months ago, and it is an exceed
ingly good sign that it has aroused much
interest. enthusiasm and race pride
This interest. enthusiasm and pride
have all been strengthened by the fact
that the colored people are not only to
have an opportunity to show the thou
sands who will visit the fair what the
race can do. but they will also have
complete control and management Of
the department. The man who will ac,
as its chief is Professor l. Garland Penn
Of Petersburg. Va He is still young
being only rs, and is an interesting rep
resentative Of the best negro type Of to-
day.
For some years, GS superintendent OF
the colorcd schools Of Petersburg, he
has demonstrated this right to be con-
sidered broad and cultivated educator.
having shown correct appreciation OF
the educational problem Us it now con
fronts the colored race by his earnest
and practical advocacy Of the theory that
training of the hand is as necessary u per
ton Of the public school curriculum as
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-09-07
TURF TOPICS.

Last year Baby Boy. a;i3t.. was a
pillow horse.
The little "wigglcr" ia one Of Rober.
J's pet names
Tho grand circui. meeting at Sagi,
nav was n failure financially.
". ". p. the Colorado PAGER. was
only neck behind Fidol in 1865. a,
Davenport, Ia. recently.
Calvary Morris gelding Peep o Day
trotted to road wagon at the Glenvil,s
co. track mile in 10 j.. recently.
Waldo T. Pierce refused an offer Of
g 900 for Ale; dalia. 2 :aOi.. after win
ming the 81, 900 stake at Saugus. Mass.
Monroe Salisbury is grea, horseman.
but it was in his hard hands that Direc-
tutn was untitled for further campa gns
G. ". williams offers 81, 900 to any
horse that will beat Maud SIS record
over the Galesburg dead level ,rack
1t is said that Fantasy will be hooked
to a high wheel sulky this fall for the
purpose Of taking u go a. the record
held by Maud ).
9. ". Williams offers 81. 900 70 the
2-year -old that beats the present record,
y. 900 for n reduction Of the trotting
record to 2 :03 or better and q 900 to
the . 90 PAGER on his Galcsburg track
Azots and his groom, Morgan. have
parted company after two or more year,
Of continuous companionship Tho two
have taken their meals, their exerci So
and their sleep together, and the separa.
sion is like unto the parting Of two fast
friends Turf, Field and Farm.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-09-07
WILD eiLL's HaNolWoRk.
A LAstins Memorial OF III. D~sp~rAsfs's
skin with the flstoi.

On the west side - MARKET Aiuats In
kansa. City stands i three story trout
IL buildiug, known lcully a. RArt,r
row. from tho pusnarloGs b'u, q the
inhabitants. These Lapse latu Draw !. ami
chance tue,ld,s rncuantrrs with an Ease
which should alarm. Up undrr tn, cor
nice Il one Il the hu .diux- 4. an nhi
Fellows sign, II O o + " II one /.
eyes are sharp, the whitr paint in,~rtor
u the first . viii show ahal,lir e gay.
weather huel pots very w-li tn th. cen
ter II the letter They AZ. the h3ndi
work u tina, l.ns haired gentleman Of
the border. Wild Bill
IL wa, back IN ths middle sryeatirs
when Wild Bill. by r~qurst and
merely u show his witcAuAr "a Il with
thcae weapons. stood arr ~ tho street,
fully 100 feet away. and with q cal
iher Colts p.sto! in each hand pu. al
tho l2 bullets into the erut-r q th,.
30 y Hs fired the pistol, simultaneous
ly, and tho / shots made only sx re
ports. Tho town was smaller at thai
time aud III the interest u science dItlu
mind It'll. racket now and then "a
Wild Bills exhibition Il cra,a ptsto
shooting excited nothing bat cumpii
ment. Indeed Sp.-rs. rhtrt Il pulic,
then. ~ we'll ~ now. waa ono Il tbs
most Interested boxers On. ami en- PLAT
tcally Endorsed tho exhibition a. one d.
tho mo-t 'k'i!ful tricks with ptstol, i,
had ever been his luck 10 500.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-09-07
GREAT MEMS READING.

Hsllsm said that Livy was the model
historian.
Auber hated reading and never read
save under ccmpulsion.
Paul veronese thought there was no
book equal to the -Eneid.
Beethoven was not a great reader,
but occasionally found pleasure IN
novel
Swift made a special study of the
Latin satirists and initiated their sly 10
and language.
Tennyson was a close student OF the
old English tales and had large IL
brary of such literature.
Bolingbroke was warm admirer OF
the French philosophical writers and
had a large collection Of their works
Mendelssohn was a close student of
Jewish history and remarkably well IN
formed as t. every particular Of Jewish
annals
Meissonier was devoted to Cornei lie.
He said, "Corneille sketches character
rs paint. with tho most scrupalous re-
gard to detail
Durer was dabbler in alchemy and
frequently spent half the night III study
ing books Of alchemy i'll hope Of discover
ing the philosopher stone.
Mozart was never tired " studying
the fugues Of Bach. His favorite was
the fugue in + major. in the first bool
Of the well tempered clavichcrd.
Hazlitt's favorite book was Shake
speare. and his favorite play was Ham
let" He said that it was IA sign IL men
tai progress when man changed hi'
opinion of Hamlet once in every ter
years.
D:sraeh. the author Of the "Curiosi
ties Of Literature, found great delish
in Pliny's Natural History" He SAID
it was the most charming collection q
odds and ends that had ever beel
penned. st. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-09-07
GEMS OF THOUGHT.

To proclaim our faults to the world
is pride. -Curfucius.
Humility is To have right estimate
Of oneself -Spurgeon
Children have more need Of models
than u critics. -Joubert.
To be angry is u revenge the faults
Of others on ourselves Pope.
To carry care To bed is 10 sleep W it'll a
pack on your back. Halliburton.
1. is another fault II no BE- migrate
ful. but it ~ mine II do not give. -
Seneca
He who loves goodness harbors angels.
revercs reverence and lives with God -
Emerson.
A propensity to hope and Joy is rea!
riches One TO fear and sorrow Is real.
poverty. -Hume.
Action may not always bring happi-
ness, but there Is no happiness without
action. -Disraeli.
Our grand business is not to SEQ what
lies dimly at distance. bat to do wha,
lies clearly at hand Carlyle.
Every other sin hath some pleasure
annexed To it. or will admit d some ex
cuse, but envy wants both Burton.
To make nowledee valuable, you
must have the cheerfulncss Of wisdom.
Go dness smiles 10 the last -Emerson
Man must be disappointed with the
lesser things Of life before ho can com.
prehend the fol! value Of the greater -
Bulwer.
Imagination is mettled horse that
will break the riders neck when don
key would have carried him to the end
Of his journey slow but sure -Southey
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-09-07

Tho new Office boy gave it ous tho sec-
ond L Shit l.c worked that in his opinion
tho cid Office boy. who was transferred
to another department, was "a slob. "
OF course, the old Office boy heard Of it,
and the result was dialogue Ike this
Say, Eill, dey tells me down stairs
dat yOusc sed wuz slob. Sec?"
We'll. what ye goin to do about it;
Sco:"
well, all wants to know is. did
yo7 scl it? Sec"
We'll. s'pos Il did sed it, wet dye
t'ir.; re So:n TO do wild me? Sec:"
Well, dots all right. II In slob,
you are vor:c cu can thrun de boots
into aiythin; like your size dat is round
here or aryw here else. See:'
''Av, come OF. Go take run. Jump
in CO lake. Fall OF de car. Youse gives
mo pain. See?'
We'll. wot ye go:n to Go about it:
See:''
Well, youse will find out pretty soon
wot II go:n TO do about it. See?"
well, don't t'ink I'm no slob, CT I'll
give you a jolt in de Stats. Seo:"
IAN while I'm gettin de jolt You'll
be gettin your skypiece busted. See?"
Come off! See:"
Come of yourself! See:"
I'm como OF. Nit. Seer"
"See?"
"see:"-Chicago Post.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-09-07
GOOD EVIDENCE.
There Was . Sign Upon the Fence. but
They Did Not See Il.

Ttere was . sign Upon tno tcoces c0s
They Did Not See Il.
They tell o good story en- party OF
excursionists who went on q personally
,aisconducted tour to Mexico last win
ter The party was in charge of Charles
Gates of Toledo. They travelled in u
special train. which stopped at all the
interesting places en- route long enough
to give the excursionists ample time to
see the sights. and sometimes they saw
snne not down ON the bills This story
concerns one Of them
They stopped at small town near
the Mexican frontier-name omitted,
lest after this tale is printed excursion
lists should swarm to see it. While STROLL
ing along little stream half a dozen
of the male members Ct the party came
across an inclosure with the legend !:
Bathing for ladies' Do not look"
The fence was not too high to climb,
a2d when n Sccaser policeman happened
along that way he found six staid and
supposedly respectable heads of families
hanging over that fence. gazing with
all the strength Of their dozen eyes.
Accordingly he gathered them i'll and
escorted them down TO the little adobe
Jail, where they were locked up TO
await bail. As the time for the train to
depart approached the wives Of the six
prisoners began TO look about for their
worse halves. Then Mexican official
came to the train and notified them Of
the trouble. Mr.. Gates. who had luck
lily staid with the train, at once went
to the rescue.
First he interviewed the prisoners,
and then he went before the local al
calde 10 plead for them. Luckily that
official spoke English and also enjoyed
o joke
These men arc al American gentle
men," urged Mr.. Gates. Highly re-
spected citizens Of some Of our largest
communities.
We'll, they should not have looked
over the fence; they saw the sign"
Il am convinced that they did not
SEQ the sign" insisted Mr.. Gates
Why inquired the alcalde
Because there We're half q dozen
more in the party, and if they had seen
that sign all would have been there"
Release the prisoners, said the al
cade. while his sides shook with laugh.
ter.-Wash:nston Post.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-09-07
THE FASHION PLATE.

New handkerchiefs have tho edges ON
broidered in deep points.
Negligee jackets are made II dresden
taffeta. with elaborate trimmings Of en-
broidered lace
Parasols Of dresden silk are made
perfectly plain and have wood sticks.
sorne Of them painted white.
A handsome shoulder caps Is Of very
rich brocade, with moire collar and
large bow and long euds Of MORE ribbon
A stylish waist Ia made Of crimped
Grape. Tho back and front are drnped
from the shoulder seams TO the wais,
line. The collar IL Of folds Of tho ma
terial, and the sleeves, which have large
puffs at the tops. are gathered up at the
outside and held in with roesttss Of the
material New York Ledger.