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The morning times., 1895-12-08

1t seems certain that no engagement is
more likely to be remembered with last
ing pleasure and genuine satisfa ction than
that of the Hollands, ina Social Highwa Y
man." which opens at the Lafa yette Square
Opera House tomorrow. 1t is no mean dis
tinction to have been thought worthy OF the
artistic management of Richard Mansfield.
by Mr.. Mansfield himself, and il is certain
that in the selection ofthe play, wellas OF
the players, which serves to Introduce the
young stars, and to support them, he has
shown keen discrimination.
In this matter Mr.. Mansfield has not only
demonstrated his proverbial good taste,
but rather more OF good sense than most
people seem willing to think him capable OF.
In this instance, Mr.. Mansfield deserves TO
be additionally complimented upon his fore
sight In securing the services as literally
amanuensis of so bright woman as Mary
T. Stone the author OF "a Social High va j.
man.
1t is by no means beyond the range OF
possibility that Mr.. Mansfield may yet him
self appear in this play, though, OF course
not this season, and it seems a foregone
conclusion that in such case the play VIII be
recast, and amplified In the direction OF
making one of the characters whether the
master or the man is yet to he determined by
Mr.. Mansfield's choice OF the role for him
self-the dominant character Of the play.
The morning times., 1895-12-08

Irwin Brothers Star Speciality Company
will be the attraction at Kernan's Lyceum
Theater next week. This combination is
composed of superior European and Ameri-
can talent. every name appearing on the
program il one OF prominence and the enter
The morning times., 1895-12-08

Olga Nethersole is at the Empire this
week in Dumas Denise and "Frou
Frol." Olga always handles her love
scepes without gloves.
The morning times., 1895-12-08

Charles II. Hoyt's new play, "A Runa-
way Colt" which he describes as "dal-
napce with facts, folk and other things
pertaining to the noble game of baseball" ;"
was produced at the American Monday
night with Capt. Adrian c. Anson OF the
Chicago baseball club as its star. Like
all of Hoyts satires, the play is entertain
ing. Like all sportsmeD, "Old Anse" was
more satisfactory IN his old calling than
in the new. If the venture is a success Mr..
Hoyts play Will be responsible for 1t and
not his star.
The morning times., 1895-12-08

legitimate drama. Later he appeared In
the great shakespesrean revival. when he
attracted much attention in Romeo and
Juliet" with Margaret Mather. He Is re-
membered latterly as being with Joseph
Jefferson, John Drew, and as q prominent
member of the famous company of the late
Billy Florence. Mr.. Paulding has hosts
of friends In this city, both In army and
private circles, who viii turn out to see
him during his engagement this week.
The morning times., 1895-12-08

1.-THE Sidewalks of New York" mellow
nelodrama of decidedly thrilling climaxes,
a performing bear and diver who candrop
ninety feet headlong into five feet of
water is making the boys howl at the
Fourteenth Street this week. In one act
picture of Herald Square Is shown and
many tenderloin types appear. The bear
does his specially here as well as several
other actors.
The morning times., 1895-12-08

After various attempts at starring, much
TO the sorrow OF her managers JOHN
Stone Rennett. a Young woman who always
wears closely cropped hair, derby hat,
A mans coat, vest and shirt, and real
trouser pockets IN her dress skirt, is with
Mansfield playing unlmportsnt parts, as
abe did several years ago beforeshe caught
the starring fever. Perhaps the young
woman finds consolation In the thoughl
that at is better to have starred ana
failed than never TO have starred.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-09
A MODELS EXPERIENCE
On the Occasion of Her First Appear
nnce in the ''AltOgether."

On the Occasion of Her First Appear
nnce in the "AltOgether."
From the Boston Post.
yes, it was awful at first" she replied,
In answer to question. II thought I
should die, and l sort OF made the plunge
all at cnce, too.
ut was this way. There were one or two
artists in the room when 1 went behind the
screen to get ready; two or three more
came In and thought never could do 1T.
I was all ready, but did not come out.
stood there. Then l began to Jump into
my clothes as fast as l could. 1 was 60
Ing to run home.
zone of the artists. who knew 1t was my
first time and suspected from the length
Of time 1 took what was the matter, asked
me IL I was not nearly ready.
II told him. In a trembling voice, could
not.
.'They all laughed at me, and they said
1t was merely a matter OF business, and
might as we'll get over my embarrassment
first as last.
ut was quite dark in the room. and this.
together with little silken scarf they
trife. I fancied they could not see very
plainly. I wound the scarf carefully around
myself, and then came out hesitatingly,
not quite decided yet whether l should not
all.
81 stood up on the platform, where the
model sits or stands, and felt comparative
ly secure, as 1t grew darker all the time.
Suddenly they turned the electric lights
full upon me- and I thought I should die.
Obi you can't imagine what an awful feel
ing it was. Finally had to even drop my
bit of silk scarf that had chung to like
drowning man to a straw. Do you know.
really, I did not feel so bad without it as
I had trying to hide behind 1t.
"They commented and criticised me as
though I had merely been a statue or
painting in the most matter-of-fact way
imaginable, 50 gradually forgot my self
consciousness and began to take an inter-
est In what they were saying"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-09
TeIegraphers and Vertical Writing.
fho Transcrint

Telegraphers and Vertical Writing.
From the Boston Transcript.
If the vertical handwriting which is being
taught in our public schools prevails. and
becomes the ordinary handwriting. the peo-
pie who enjoy its advantages will have in
large measure the telegraphers to thank
for 1t. They have been the pioneers Of
vertical writing. For the last twenty years
almost every telegraph operator In the
country has written a round. vertical hand.
palmer than any other sort Of handwrit-
ing known. with round. fat loops for the
letters which drop below the line, and SIM
pie capitals. This telegraphers' handwrit-
ing has much In common with the English
civil service handwriting" which may
have preceded 1t: but the civil service hand
is less often vertical and has certain points
of difference. Mems handwriting tends in
a general way to conform to the fashion Of
Roman print prevalent at any time; and
as the most ordinary print letter nowadays
is of a round or Scotch face, 1t is not
strange on the whole that the tendency in
handwriting Is toward round letter. Wo-
mems chirography is more capricious in its
fashions; though 1t has inclined pretty
steadily now for several years toward an
gular criticism.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-09
NAILS ARE SO CHEAP
1t Hardly Pays the Carpenter to Pick
One Up.

One Up.
From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
Mr.. William Garrett made recently the
statement that wire nails are now sold so
cheaply that if a carpenter drops nail it
is cheaper to let 1t lie than to stop and
pick it up, and 1T is claimed that one key
out of five is never used, but goes to waste.
A statistician figuring this out and assum-
ing that 1t takes q carpenter ten seconds
to pick up a nail, and that his time is
worth thirty cents an hour. remarks that
the recovery of the nail he has dropped
would cost U0S3 cent. The money value Of
an Individual six-penny nail is 0.Oo77; that
is, it would not pay to pick up ten nails
if it took ten seconds OF time worth thirty
cents an hour.
Ordinary men who are not very quick
can, however, pick UP nail on mod
erately clean floor in five seconds. Assum-
ing that this is a better average than the
ten seconds, and that we are paying the
carpenter only % cents an hour, 1t will
still cost to recover the nail .0347 cent,
which is nearly fives times the value Of an
individual nail. There is, therefore, con-
siderable factor of safety In the original
calculation and we are bound to believe
that 1t will not pay to pick up nails.
Such q calculation brings out clearly the
marvellous reduction in prices due to in
ventive genius, The lurking fallacy is that
while it may not pay to stoop for each NAIL
1t still may be worth while for an econom-
ical man at the end of his work to stoop
once and sweep up in a single handful the
nails he has been dropping all day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-09
"'TIpS' IN ENGLAND.
Gamel<cepers Scorn Anything Less
Than n Five-POund Note.


From the London Daily News.
A retired Anglo-Indian officer has pub
lished his notions on the subject of tips"
Thackeray's Col. Ncwcome, it will be re-
membered, made a sort of royal progress
through England on his return from long
sojourn in the east rewarding post boys
with gold and making walters happy with
handfus of silver. This reminds the Anglo
Indian officer that there are no tippers so
hardened and profuse as Anglo-Indian tip
pers 1t is so novel for them to be waited
on by white faces that they feel inclined
to reward the most trifling service They
are moreover pleased to be at home again,
and touched with the civility they. met
with in their journeyings to and fro their
hands are everlastingly in their pockets
The retired Indian officer does not object
to tips in the abstract. but he enters a pro-
test against the giving of gold to any do
mestic in a house where one has been
staying. 1t spols the market and is I'M
fair to those with slender purses. Five
shillings Che considers) is a sufficient re-
ward for a little extra trouble. This is
very well; but what about the gamekeep-
ers-a large class, as some of us know to
our cost-who are accustomed to return
the shooting guests sovereign with a po-
lite intimation that they never accept
LESS than paper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-09

Conlsy clerked it for him a spell. and how
one day he says to Conky: THAT Baker
weeks. We can't do business unless we
get our money. Conky, wish you'd just
kind o. spur Mr.. Baker up a little.'
So Conky sat down on the stool at the
tie to this effect: Romans I, IA, Psalms
xxii. IL; Psalms cxlt, g." Next day who
should come in but Mr.. Baker. and he al
lowed that that letter had gone straighter
have gone. and he paid up his bill and
bought kit of salt mackerel Into the bar
gain, so Elnathan Jones says.
1 could keep on tellin' things like this.
day In and night out, for lots of just such
stories are told about Conky all over
Hampshire county now: some Of 'em
doubtless are true and some of 'em doubt
less amt; there's no tellin'; but it can't be
Conky flavor.
The histories don't say anything about
the skirmish we had with the rebels at
Churchilps bridge along in May of "a. but
we boys VINO were there remember 1t as
the toughest fight In all our experience.
They were just desperate the rebels were,
and-Well, we were mighty glad when night
came. for soldier can retreat in the dark
with fewer chances of interruption. Out
OF our company of $50 men only sixty were
left! You can Judge from that Of what
the fighting was at ChurchilPs bridge.
When they called the roll in camp next
day Conky Stiles wasn't there.
Had we left him dead at the bridge, or
was he, wounded, dying the more awful
death of hunger, thirst and neglect?
BY - says Lew Bassett. Tets go
back for Conkyr'
That was the only time I ever heard an
oath without feelin of regret.
A detachment Of cavalry went out to
reconnoiter. Only the ruin of the proceed
ing day remained where We boys had stood
and stood and stood-only to be repulsed
at last BluecoatS and graycoatS lay side
by side, and over against one another. in
the reconciling peace Of death. Occasion
ally a MANNED body, containing just
remnant of life. was found, and one of
these crippled bodies was what was left
of Conky
When the surgeon saw the mimic hole,
here in his thigh, and the saber cash, here
in his temple, he shook his head, and we
knew what that meant.
Lew BaSSett, a man who had never been
to meetin' in all his life, and who could
swear a new and awful way every time
Lew Bassett says, mo, Conlxy Stiles amt
goin' to die, for I shan't let him." and he
bent over and lifted up Conky's head and
blood. and his big, hard hands had the
tenderness of g. gentle. lovin woman's.
We heard Conky's voice once and only
once again. For when, just at the last, he
opened his eyes and saw that we were
there, he smiled, ,feeble-like, and the grace
of the Book triumphed once more within
him. and he says-it seemed almost like a
whisper, he spoke so faint and low: Good
bye, boys: Second Timothy. Nv, T."
And then. though his light went out the
sublime truth OF hts last words shone from
his white, peaceful face.
II have fought good fight. 1 have fin
ished my course, I have kept the faith!'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-09
Reprehensible Extravasance.

From Mons. Calpe.
Clerk (who has had sickness in the fam
lily, to his employer)-'I would respectfully
ask you for an advance. Yesterday had
to pay my doctors bill, amounting to 1870
Marks 10 -
Principal-"Ah! my dear fellow, the old
story, I'm afraid-living vastly beyond your
meanS!'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-09
TABLE, LINEN OUTFITS.
What Two Brides Bought and What
They Paid.

From the New York Times
A young couple who went to housekeep-
ing in the far west not many years since,
but who had neither the capital nor the
inclination to make a house fetch Of their
table linen contented themselves with the
following outfit:
Four two-y ards-long tablecloths. at
rs cents per yard. $6.oO
Two dozen napkins, at Sl.5O per
dozen ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. SOo
One dozen fruit napkins, at 30 cents
dozen. oc
One Observation-Disclosures table
pad, at 70 cents per yard. ........... LA
One o-and-a-half-yard-long table
CLOTH at $50 per yard. $40
One dozen fine dinner napkins, at
$3.50 per dozen. .............:........ S.oo
One fringed tablecloth, IL yards
Ono Sozen frineed doilies - 400
Total OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES S-o.oV
In contrast to this may be quoted the
table outfit Of a recent Manhattan bride.
viz: ~
Eight 1-2 by 1-2 yard tablecloths... 500
Two IL by yard tablecloths..
One 2 IL by'5 yard tablecloth.. y
One IL by yard tablecloth.. 1900. SO
Eight dozen dinner napkins dinner
Size) :. = -. "
Two dozen dinner napkins extra din
ner siZe). ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ~
Two dozen tea doilies. 10
Two dozen fruit doilies.
One luncheon cloth and napkins. 70
Twelve carving cloths. ~
Three table pads. ..................'......
Toto, 1881
And this did not include the marking,
which was done In most elaborate and pro-
portionately costly embroidery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-09
A Sensible Old Lady.

From the Amusing Journal
A recently published book on railway
systems contains this new version OF the
old story of an aged lady's first journey by
rail. AS the train was pitched down an
embankment. and she crawled from be-
meath the wreckage, she asked a passen-
GER us this Stamford?'
pinned down by a piece of timber, this Is
not Stamford; it's a catastrophe!"
"Ohv' cried the, lady. "Then I hadn't
oughter got off here
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-09
Women own One-Fifth.

From the Philadelphia Telegraph
The statistics of the tax receivers ONCE
show that fully 20 per cent of the assessa-
BILE property in Philadelphia is owned by
women, whose real estate holdings repre-
sent money value of 1853. 757 $685. while
their personal belongings are estimated at
So 1874, 1858,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-09
Keeping Ahead.

From the indianapolis Journal.
TT Is wonderful what progress has been
made in the way of machinery" remarked
Mr.. Figg. II see that there has been a
machine invented that can make a COM
pIete pair of shoes in sixteen minutes.
why, that is even faster than Tommy can
wear them out"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-09

be on the feet long without suffering, liberation
and sallow skim cold feet deranged kidneys, hack
ing cough; and many other symptoms dependent
upon uterine and ovarian diseases-you the
ones We especially invite to call and the ones who
should be the most interested and thankful for
any method that cures without the unpleasantness
dangerous Of the caustic applied and the other
time dishonored methods Of treatment which have
proved so unavafling in the past. By the use OF
our magnetic treatment and remedies, prepared to
meet the requirements Of each individual case,
which radically cures all diseases Of this nature,
cancers tumors and all glanduar swellings and
engagements removed without pain the
use Of the knife. DR.. Damon IL a specialist In the
diseases OF women, and his record Of actual cures
of long standing and difficult is indeed some
thing to be proud Of. He is permanently located
at COS Twelfth street northwest, second door from
street. Consultation and advice free.
During the month Of February the fees for the
magnetic remedies will be but $40 per month.
This places this most valuable treatment; that
has cured thousands right here in Washington.
within the reach of all. Remember, these prices
will continue only during February. 1t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-09

more'n s1O." said the deacon. IT imagine
that's a profit of $3.50 to me-"
Eye done well, Deacon said Sarah. ap-
provingly. THAT makes up for the blue
dishes, don't it?'
at does kinder take tn ours off," said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-09
His Explanation.
FORK Weekly.

Fro the New York Weekly.
Mrs. De Neat-"It seems to me that for
a man who claims to deserve charity you
have very red nose"
Moldy Mike-"Yes, mum; the cheap soaps
that US poor people has to use Is very hard
on the complexion, num-"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-09
Usurpcd Fashions.

From LIE.
IF there's anything I dislike" said one
citizen. its to see man effeminate in
his attire
'It Is unpleasant" was the reply; "and
yet about the only way for him to keep
from being so these days is to put en-
petticoatS"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-09


and caustic - rings and
pessaries also nauseous
compounds that deraRge
the stomach and weaken
the nervous system; you
who suffer SO long and
patiently those aches and
pains in the head, back,
sides, limbs and stomach,
constipation, dyspepsia,
hemorrhoids. nervous pros
tration, sleepless and rest
less nights, neuralgia,
tumors, tired and ex-
hausted feelings, es-
pecially in the morning /;
periodic pains, bearing
down pains, and unable to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-09
TO WOMEN
FromDr. Damon, the Mag
netic Specialist.
FEES REDUCED.

You who are so familiar with the agonies OF
life and the barbaric treatment of the speculu2
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-09

And this did not include the marking,
which was done In most elaborate ana pro-
costly embroidery.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-09-20

1t goes without saying that the sepa-
rator is the best method for Dreaming
milk, as it saves both butter fat and
time lost and consumed by following
either of the old methods
Next to the separator comes the sub
merged, deep setting methods. and, last.
ly, the open pans, which is the system
now most in use by those butter dairy
men who are following in their grand.
mothers ways and making grandmoth,
er's quality Of butter.
The separator not only produces more
butter from a given amount of milk
than does any other process, when all
breeds, ages and conditions are consid
cred, but produces best favored butter
under like conditions. Therefore if we
had 10 or more good butter cows We
would employ the separator in prefer.
ence to any other cream separating de.
vice.
Properly used, the starter will be
found the best and surest method fol-
ripening cream yet adopted. Mr.. Van
Alstyne described the starter (Boyd's
which he uses and gave full directions
for using it and said that always, with.
in "a hours, and with the regularity Of
q clock, the cream is ready for the
churn, which should be one devoid OF
inside flxings, and which does its work
by conclusion. Such a churn properly
operated will recover practically all the
fat in the cream. --Hoard's Dairyman.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-09-20
ROYAL ARCANUM.
Membership of the Order According to
Ages-Interesting Notes.

Membership of the Order According to
Ages-Interesting Notes.
The exhibit of membership according to
ages shows that there were, on Dec. 81,
1894, o, 14S members aged "a, 6, ll9 aged
81, while those aged 33, 30 and 30 were
above q, 075 each, and there were over ., 900
members each ut the age of 81, 32 and
from 3s to A respectively. There are but
675 members aged 81 and |, 1870 aged %.
On the other hand, there are 9, 236 mem
bers aged 3D. and from 1000 to 1000 each
year ON the descending scale to go years of
age OF those above 20 there are 203 at
that age, 176 ut II, 10 at ~, 90 at 73, 81
at "a and at 75. This is the first year
that any were registered at the last named
age and there are A more at the age of "A
than there were in 1898 Previous to this
time there WAS none at that age.
From Jan. 1 to May the increase has
been 4, 800, making the present member.
ship over 1874, 900.
The net expense of the supreme collector
for the year ending Feb. 2s, 1885, was
500. $50. IL, and for the last year 1t was
$50. O5g. 90, which latter was "A decrease OF
81. 354.6S over 1898.
The average assessed age of all our mem
bcrs remains practically the same as fol
several years past, being "a years. The
average amount of assessment has how
ever, declined from Sl.7l in 1898 to 81. 6!
in 1894.
A matter of great satisfaction is the low
ering of the death rate per 1000 average
membership from oil in 1898 to s.74 il
1894.
The best paid grand treasurers are New
York, $500; New Jersey, $500; Massachu
sets, $3.50; Pennsylvania and Georgia
5000; the others, 500 or less.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-09-20

The committee on entertainment of the
supreme council, May 10, are holding fire.
quent meetings and arc carefully arrang-
ing programme which will be most cred
table to st. Louis.
Governor Werts of New Jersey Is a mem
Der of Unique council, Jersey City.
The membership of the order in Massa-
chusetts, as given by the returns to the
grand secretary, Is 10, 800, net gain Of
243 since Jan. l.
The membership of the order, March 80,
was 1872, 1914. The supreme secretary re-
ceived 2, 036 applications in March, l, 1881
In February and ], 342 In January, a total
for the quarter Of 4, 700. The deaths in
March were IA; suspensions, permanent
Withdrawals and explosions, 800; rein
statements, 46.
A new grand council has been formed
in Washington. Bro. E. b. Eynon Is grand
regent.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-09-20
E1JIs:.,..ii.Z,..5,lf ~
EN1%NASlSgtIS3flss5
Open the Lodge Promptly on Time-Chips
From the Ouarrfes,


Open the Lodge Promptly on Time-Chips
From the Quarries.
II will materially damage II II does not
finally kill any Masonic lodge or chapter
to commence half an hour or more after
the time specified for opening. Tho hour
having been announced, the master has
no right To Keep the prethron waiting lor
some laggard' Inc prompt VIII concluue
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