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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-29
A Bottle to Use Once.
From the Savannah News,


Mr.. J. H. Harrison. principal of the Gaor-
gia Business College of this city, has Just
received patent upon an invention upon
which he has been at work for several
months. 1t is a patented bottle, which,
once used. cannot be reflled.
Mr.. Harrison's inventive talent was ex-
cited by a recent offer of number of whis-
ky manufacturers of a reward of $25 900 to
s50,0D0 for an appliance on a bottle that
again.
Mr.. Harrisons invention is a perfectly
simple one. Once filed, his bottle has to
be broken before the contents can be used,
and in that way it is made useless for re-
filing. There are any number of patents
for breakabIe bottles, but the chief diff
Guilty has beer to break them SO that the
glass will not splinter and get into the con-
tents. Mr.. Harrison has overcome that
difficulty absolutely. One of the chief fea-
lures of his invention is its cheapnasS. In
stead Of cork stopper he uses rosin, which
is perfectly air-tight. and is, besides, indie
structible by age, while cork rots, and bot
ties stopped with it in time become useless.
Resin, besides, costs but mere fraction Of
what cork costs, and is claimed to be su-
perior to it in every way. Nh. Harrison S
bottle is so constructed that when the con-
tents are in it disk of parafline is dropped
in the neck, and the resin Is poured or
forced in in plastic state, quickly harden
ing and Theoretically sealing the bottle.
When it is to be opened the bottle is so
constructed that a stroke upon the neck
breaks 1t evenly off without a splinter. In
case only a portion of it's contents are to
be used at one time, 1t can be recorked
temporarily.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-29
The Emperor Was Plucky.
ON tie Boston Budget


From the Boston Budget.
Possibly one reason why the German en-
reror is now so jealous of his imperial dig
nifty is that in his youth he was sometimes
treated in an undignified manner. DIR. w.
Clark Robinson of Edinburgh has been tell
ing Cleveland audience of the manner in
which the students at the university at
Eonn treated the young man who afterward
became their ruler. Says he: 1T was in
the fall of 1878 when first met the en-
peror. He was then student at Bonn. I
all never forget the amusing spectacle he
presented. You know it is the custom of
the students at Bonn to take daily plunge
in the waters of the Rhine For the new
men this is trying ordeal When they go
down to the Rhine to take their first swim
they are repeatedly ducked by the older
students until they cry for mercy. Every
one was the lookout for the princes
initial appearance, and when he ventured
INTO the river he ducked numerically.
But William would never give up. Down
and down again went the future emperor
head, but he pluckilX refused to give up.
Finally, when he had reached the verge Of
total collapse, he waS pulled out of the wa
ter looking more IiHe.a drowned rat than a
live man. 1t took US Eearly twenty min
utes to bring iArpeNN' Germans future
ruler" 1AVAl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-29
TWO WAR STORIES.
Gen. LOngstreet Gave Incidents of
Courage and Mercy.

Gen. Longstreet Gave Incidents of
Courage and Mercy.
From the Rams Horn
On being asked to recall an instance Of
martial courage, Gen. Longstreet said:
about one of the most remarkable exhi-
billions of courage which ever came to my
personal OF servation occurred during the
Mexican war at the battle of Resaca de la
Palma I was then with Gen. Taylor. on
the 9th day of May, 1916, when he ordered
his dragons, under Capt. Charlie May.
to charge the enemy's batteries. Randolph
Ridgely. who commanded Cur battery. as
May was about to charge. called to him:
Hold on, Charlie, until draw their fire.
do not know any more interesting case of
courage and gallantry than that OF Rldgeiy
when he called on ME to give him the priv
ilege Of drawing the fire that was ready
for May upon himself May made the
charge successfully, and got the batteries
of the enemy, and as a result we were vic
torious that day. I do not know OF any
thing which was so fraught with true no
bilty and absolute fearlessness as this act
of Ridgely's. Both of these men were
beautiful characters.
"Can 1 give you as good an instance of
mercy? Yes, hundreds On one occasion,
at the battle of Gettysburg, as our confed-
crate lines were advancing, they met with
a temporary check. Our troops were firing
from behind rocks. and the enemy were
upon US. Just a little in front of our line,
where my men stood,was wounded north
ern soldier calling frantoally for water. A
confederate soldier stepped from behind the
shelter, leaving his gun, and held up his
hands as a signal to cease firing. The
Union troops stopped when they saw his
signal. ana he ran forward and gave the
wourded Yankee his canteen of water,
raised his head on his arm, until he had
drained the contents of the canteen, then
restoring him tenderly to his reclining po-
sition the ground ran back behind his
rock where he had been and resumed the
battle. The enemys lire resumed firing at
the same time, and this simple act of mer-
cy passed amid the greater incidents of
that terrible day. and doubtless of the hun
dreds who witnessed 1t but few live to re-
member or relate the occurrence.
THE bravest and best men with whom
came in contact during two 81 eat conflicts
were Christian men. and believe the bet
ter Christian a man is the drawer, truer
and nohler he Is in private and public life.
1 do not see how a man can be brave or
useful unless he is Christian"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-29
To Talk With Fanciulli.
A MISSING HUSBAND,
The Wife First Learned of His Death
byn Dream.

Dy Dream.
From the rittsburg Dispatch.
The mission OF Mrs E. B. Burleigh of
Copeland street, East, End, who left Thurs
day night for Denver, was not for pleas
ire, like the other members of the educa-
tioBa1 party she accompanied. She takes
this long journey to. obtain sufficient evil
derce Of her husbands death SO that she
can lay claim to the insurance policy taken
out by him for her benefit many years ago
during their residence in Bradford, In the
once famous oil region.
1t is twelve years since Mr.. Burlegh left
Bradford for Denver. where he was TO put
down artesian wells for a company organ
lied by Max Grossmeyer and other Brad
ford capitalists for such work in the far
western city. Burleigh left wife and lit
tie daughter. now grown to womanhood,
and they heard but once of the husband
and father in that long period.
Meanwhile Mrs. Burleigh managed to
pay the premium OH the Insurance policy
which was on the endowment plan.
1t was taken out in 1872, and was to ex-
pire in fifteen years. Had she known of her
husbands death, which occurred in the
hospital at Denver just SIX years ago to-
day, she could have claimed the insurance
from the company five years ago, as the
term Of the endowment policy expired then,
but she only learned of his death last
March.
The curious part of the story is that her
knowledge first came through a dream
which left strong presentiment of its
truth. For a year before last March she
dreamt of her husband so frequently that
she thought he must be dead At last she
decided to write to the mayor of Denver
for information of her husbands where
abouts. The mayor turned the matter over
to detective, who could find out nothing.
She then applied to Mr.. Grossmeyer of the
firm which sent her husband west.
He sent word he had not seen Burleigh
since 1884, but directed Mrs. Burleigh to
write to c. d. Webster. Of Texas. Mrs.
Burleigh's daughter wrote to Webster, and
last March the long sough. news was OBJ
tanned. Webster wrote that Burleigh and
he had been fast friends and the former
had died several years ago.
1t being Important to nava his death
substantiated, SO that she could obtain the
insurance policy the widow re luested Web
ster to find out the particulars of her hus-
hand death. He wrote to The coroner and
board CT health at Denver and OBJ aimed
the t.eath certificate, which stated that II
man named Burleigh had died in tie hosii-
tai there and wss h;Iri=l Il erslie cemc-
terry Webster sent the certificate to Mrs.
3urleiEh
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-29
Unique Well.

From the Philadelphia Times
great curiosity exists in Weitytown,
Westmereland county. Several years ago a
citizen bored a well expecting to find gas
After going down 800 feet they were COM
PEELED to abandon it, owing to the rush of
water. Ever since that time the we'll has
been flied with a very peculiar water. 1t is
Geld in warm weather. and in midwinter
warm. 1t has never been known to freeze.
Once a year it overflows and sends forth a
gas and cold water. Wednesday morning
the people awoke to find a magical fountain
Il rowing water high in the air. A fire was
kiidled and thrown into the foam. A blaze
shot up far above the tree tops, and 1t can
not be Quenched.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-29
JAPAN'S SILVER.
A Country Where Gold is Entirely
DcmonetizeI.

From the Chicago Record.
There is no gold in circulation or in the
public treasury, or in the banks. You can
buy gold coins of the curio dealers, and of
the exchange brokers, and they make very
pretty cuff buttons and bangles for brace
let's, but they have ceased to be money and
are only regarded bric-a-brac. There is
very little silver in circulation, but plenty
Of paper.
The Japanese coinage is based on the
decimal system, and corresponds with that
of the United States. A rim was originally
the same as mill. Ten rim make one sen
and 100 sen make one yen. which used to
be as good as a gold American dollar, but
is now worth about fifty-one cents. There
fore, a man who comes here from the
United States or Europe with money that
is at par with gold finds his funds almost
doubled Immediately. The salary of the
United States minister, which Is $4,000 a
year, becomes about 1900 yen, because a
yen goes just as far in Japan now, except
IN the purchase Of imported goods, as 1t
did when it was worth dollar You can
get the same amount of food and fuel you
can employ the same amount of labor, buy
the same amount Of clothing, and rents
have not increased at all. But all foreign
merchandise is bought and sold on a gold
basis; that is, it has doubled in value. A
can of American preserved meats which
cost seventy-fiye sen few years ago now
costs one and half yen. An English hat
for which you once paid four yen row costs
eight. An English umbrella for which you
paid five yen costs ten, and a piano which
was worth 500 yen now costs LOCO. The
natural result is a decrease in the sales of
foreign merchandise and an increase in the
use of domestic articles.
Speaking as one who does not believe in
silver money, nor in bimetallisn unless it
be universally adopted and all the nations
IF the earth agree to maintain the value of
silver 1 must. nevertheless, admit that it
Is the uniform testimony of ali concerned
that the demonstration of the white metal
by the repeal Of the Bland law in the
United States and the suspension of coin-
age in India was a great thing for Japan.
1t Is practical question here, and all
persons Interested including officials
bankers, merchants. manufacturers and
asriculturists-the workingman does not
think, so he cannot be included-are anxious
that the agitation shall continue Indefinite
iy, lest the present prosperity of the en-
pire terminate.
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j., where she will remain until the close of
the season.
Col Myron NJ. Parker and wife have been
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. H A Willard,
Orange street, Nantucket. The colonel has
recently received the appointment of aid TO
Gov. Woodbury. of Vermont.
The marriage of Mr.. w. Brook Hunter,
the Hyattsville correspondent of The Star,
and Miss Margaret Steuart. Terrett of Fair
fax county, Va, will take place September
8. at 1870, at the home in this city of the
Misses Fellebrown, cousins of the bride.
The ceremony will be performed by the
Rev. Charles ]. S. Mayo. rector of the
Pinkpey Memorial Church of Hyattsville,
and Will be private. A sojourn of several
weeks in the mountains of West Virginia
and western Maryland will be enjoyed,
after which Mr.. and Mrs. Hunter will re-
turn TO Hyattsville, residing there in the
future.
Mr.. Charles L. Gurley is at Cottage
Content" Brant Point road. Nantucket,
visiting the family of his brother.
Mr.. Joseph Letter has just returned from
England. He paid special attention to
racing matters abroad.
Mr.. Letter says that his sister the Hon.
Mrs Curzon was well and happy over her
husbands success in the recent elections.
He was returned from Southport with a
majority of about 100. Mr.. Letter said mis-
sister did not electioneer as some wives Of
English politicians do. but that she sat on
the platforms from which her husband
made his speeches. While in London Mn
Letter stayed at his sisters house.
Clerk F. w. Smith of the District SUI
preme Court will leave tomorrow for Cape
May, M. Mr.. Smith will be accompanied
by Mrs. Smith, and they will be absent a
MOI tn. visiting Syracuse. NY, Mr.. Smiths
Eative place. on their return homeward.
Judge c. c. Cole of the District Supreme
Court accompanied by Mrs. and Miss Cole
left the city this morning for Watkins
Glen. Niagara Falls and Saratoga The
trip Will be one Of about two weeks, and
the party will stop in New York city on the
way home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Felix Brannigan and chill
dren are at Bye Beach, NH, and later
VIII go to the White mountains.
A number of young people gathered at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert O'Neil
4I9 F street southwest on Wednesday
evening to celebrate the birthday of their
TWO daughters, Mary Lizzie and Rose. The
evening was passed with literary and
musical exercises and games of all sorts.
among the many present were Messrs
Geo. Black. Geo. NOVEL;, John Grips, A,
freer and A. B!ggs Misses Kathleen. Mary
ana Nora Frederick, Lena and Mamie Ehr-
n.ahtraut' L. Sullivan. b. Hall. NJ. Quinn.
B. Glaze, NJ. Kirby. B. Furgerson, L. Ed
wards NJ. Barnes. NJ. McAuliffe, e. Nc
Dermott and Debbie O'Neill. Masters T.
Brown, s. Lynch. NJ. Horne, F. Edwards.
}. Archer. J. McDermott, ]. Healey, Maui
rice McAuliffe and Edw. O'Nell After
refreshments We're served in the dining
room. dancing was enjoyed.
Miss Cora Daw is visiting friends at OK
ford. Md. and will remain for a few
weeks longer.
Miss Agnes Sanderson of Capitol Hill.
accompanied by her cousin, Miss Adde
shelton, has gone to Rock Enon to ioin her
sister, Mrs. A. L. Wyman.
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RHODES FINED FOR ASSAULT.
The Domestic Troubles of n Tyvining
City Family Aired in Court.

The Domestic Troubles of TyvininE
City Family Aired In Court.
Capt. julius d. Rhodes of Twining City,
whose domestic troubles have been aired
in the newspapers and courts, appeared in
the Police Court this morning to answer
charges of assault and profanity His wife,
son and daughter were in court as wit
nesses. and they told of the recent trouble
in which father, mother and daughter fig
ured. The father had a whip. and when he
and his wife were engaged in the fight the
daughter took the mothers part, and dur
ing the scuff1e she fell and hurt her side.
There was no evidence to show that her
ribs were broken. as was claimed. or that
her father was as cruel as was stated by
the son. He did whip his wife. however,
and for this Judge Mills held him guilty Of
assault. A fine of $50 or sixty days was
imposed and, as Rhodes was short of cash.
he went back. The charge of disord erly
conduct against Rhodes was dismissed.
and a similar charge against the daughter
was nolle pressed. Another warrant has
been issued for Rhodes, charging him with
an assault on his daughter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-29
BOTH WANT THE BAND
Local Labor Representatives See Acting
Secretary McAdoo.
Complications Caused by Ordering the
Marine band to Go to
Philadelphia.

The acting secretary Of the navy has
ordered the Marine Band to go to Philadel-
phia on Labor day to play in the parade Of
the Letter Carriers Association, while it
is alleged that contract was made with
Prof. Fanciulli for the band to play on
Labor day in this city in the Labor day
parade.
A Hearing This Morning.
This complication resulted in a visit by
delegates of the labor unions which claim
to have a contract with the Marine Band
to the Navy Department today. One Of the
sections of the band was to play for
Piasterers' L. A. 1914, K. of L., and the
other was for the plate printers union
by Chas. J. Wells and John B. Ireland,
and the plasterers had as delegates M. F.
Hobbs and VIM. H. Stickells
The delegations were received by Acting
Secretary McAdoo about noon today Mr.
Hobbs explained to the secretary that in
last May the plasterers and plate printers
unions had contracted with the Marine
Band through Prof. Fanciulli, for the band
to play in two sections of the Labor day
parade in this city. but that it had been
reported that the band was to be ordered to
Philadelphia to play in the parade of the
letter carriers in that city on the same
day.
Mr.. McAdoo explained that he had or
dered the band to Philadelphia and that he
knew nothing about any contract having
been made here He said he had been re-
quested three weeks ago to order the band
to Philadelphia, and in the absence of any
information regarding a contract to play
here had issued order as stated He
said he had talked about the matter to
Prof. Fanciulli and the latter assured him
he wanted to go to Philadelphia and said
nothing about any contract to play in
Washington. Mr.. McAdoo reminded the
delegates that the band was to be secured
at the Navy Department, and not at the
marine barracks.
Mr.. Stickell said that two weeks ago the
union assembly to which he belonged had
heard something about the band being
wanted in Philadelphia, but one of their
had assured them that the band would play
In Washington and advised them not to
bother the Secretary of the Navy about
the matter, or they should have made
their appearance at the Navy Department
sooner.
To Talk With Fanciulli.
The acting secretary seemed to think
that perhaps but a section of the band was
expected In Philadelphia, and in order to
get at the facts he teephoned for Prof. Fan
ciulli to be at the department at 3 o'clock
this afternoon and advised the delegation
to rerHn half hour later. when they
Gould be told how the case stood. He de-
clined, however to consider any PROPOSE
ton to rescind his order, he said that
would be unjust to the letter carriers in
Philadelphia, who had been the first to ap-
ply to him for the band.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-29

From the Richmond Dispatch.
A hitherto unpublished H. cident Of the life
Of Gen. Robert E. Lee is being told this
week by a lady now living at Warm
Springs. who knew Gen. Lee WELL The in
cident occurred shortly after the war. when
sectional feeling was running very high.
At this resort were quartered while Gen.
Lee was here a northern general and his
daughters, who. by reason Of their north
ern affinities. managed to have a very dull
time of it. The lady narrator, noticing
this, mentioned it in the next conversation
had with Gen. Lee. Looking up IN sur
prise. the latter said: II am glad you told
me of it. 1 shall see to it at once that they
find 1t more pleasant" With the courteous
dignity which was essentially his he kept
his promise. The northern general and his
daughters were charmed by the attention
he bestowed upon them. AS Gen. Lee had
set the fashion, the young ladies were soon
among the most popular at the hotel. and
before the season closed the two old SOL
diers were warm friends.
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A Convict of Experience.
From the Pittsburg Dispatch.

tHe DISPATCH.
John Zimmerman, who has been in the
western penitentiary since 1893 for horse
stealing, was released yesterday and was
Immediately turned over to an officer from
Preston. w. Va, who had requisition pa
pers to take him there to be tried for the
same offense Zimmerman is about seventy
years of age, and. according to his own
statement, has not been a free man more
than six months at a time since ne was
tweat y-tive.
He has mania for horse stealing He
said yesterday he never stole anything in
his life but horses. He has been in sew
eral penitentiaries in the country, but
thinks Riverside is the best place he has
yet seen. When he was told where he was
to be taken this time he said Mounds
vile? oh, l don't like that place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-29
To Parade in Alexandria

The Washington Cadet Corps. company
A. Capt Arthur Brooks, have decided to
accept the invitation to visit Alexandria
Monday. September 23, and take part in the
emancipation parade. Elaborate prepara-
tons are being made for this event.
Company B, Butler Infantry Corps, Can't.
Alexander oglesby. have forwarded to Alex
andria the acceptance of B company of the
Butler Infantry Corps to visit Alexandra.
Va. and parade the same day-September
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-29
Women rs Missionaries to China.
From London Truth

From London truth.
The Chinese are bitterly hostile to for
eigners, while they regard with special dis
trust missionaries living in what appears
luxury. accompanied by their wives and
children. The massacres that have oc-
CURED at Wha-sang are proof of the danger
of such family missions. OF course, repara-
ton must be eXacted, but in future it is to
be hoped that a different system will pre-
vail. If man is minded to go to China
to convert the Chinese to Christianity, by
all means let him. He takes his life in his
hands, and he can count the possible cost.
But it is almost criminal on his part to
allow his wife and his children to run such
risks. And equally wrong is it for any So
ciety to subject girls to them. If girls feel
an irrepressible impulse to indulge in mis-
sion work, surely there is a sufficiently
large field for it in India, where they might
missionize to their hearts content without
peril
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DIED.

BAYLlss. On Thursday. August 20. lsas. at 8
Am, suddenly. after short illness. WILLIAM
f., son OF john c. and Susie Bayliss, in his
Funeral 52 from ,"n Les undertakins establishment Fri
relatives respectfully invited TO attend.
BoLGER. On August IS 1895, wM. RICHARD
BoLGER the only Of John 7. and Mamie
e. BoiSer, aged nine months and eight days.
FUNERAL Will take place from his grandfatEer's
R. b. Harlow residence, 10 II street north
west, Friday, August 80. at 80 O'Clock pm.
FILM: On Wednesday morning, August IS 1885,
at her reSdsnce 1914 street northwest, Mrs
Funeral Friday August 80. at $50 pm. Services
at the house. Interment private.
GOLDEN. On Wednesday, August IS, 1895, at
1910 pms at the residence of her daughter;
GOLDEN, beloved wife of the late Thomas
Golden Of Prince William county, Va. aged
1nterment at Smiths Hill. Va. Funeral private.
NJ, wife Of Robert S. Griffin passed assistant
engineer, U. $. navy,
lach place. today at O'Clock. Interment at
Richmond, Va.
JOHNSON; On August IS, 1895. CHAs. ABNER
Church on 18Th stree, between and SrI north.
west, Friday, August 3d. at pm.
kErTEIL. The funeral of W. ". KErTEII. who
suicided at Pittshurg. Pa, on August 26 1875.
undertaking establishment, No. 1889 7th street
northwest, tomorrow, Friday, August 30, at ~
o'clock am. lnterment in Rock Creek.
RICHARD. On August IS. 1895. Mrs. HENRIETTA
RICHARD. in the sixty fourth year Of her age.
residence 2o5 q street northwest. Friends in
vited 10 attend -
SHEA. On Wednesday August rs, 1895, at 12:15
o'clock an BRIDGET. widow of the late John
Shea, in the fifty-seyenth year OF her age.
Fun. raj from her late Residence, "a l3l. street