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The evening times., 1896-07-27

At the home of the Little Sisters of
the Poor In this city Is an aged coIored
woman, called Aunt Aillie''
Those who know her reckon her age at
los years, but she says she may be older.
She is almost perfectly helpless, and re-
clines all day in q wheel chair, spending
much If her tune on the cool veIanda,
thinking OF the days of her youth when
she Was slave on u Charles county pian-
tation.
She recalls vividly the scenes of her
childhuUd. but her memory fails her as
to Important events or happenings, and
She excuses herself on the ground that she
was always very quiet ani seldom noticed
other people or what they did.
As near as Aunt Alillie really knows. she
was obrn and reared on Cherry Tree
Land" then owned by her ..Massa Sims"
Who ..Massa Sims" was she cannot tell, ex-
cept that he owned miles OF land near the
river in Charles county.
II must have been near Port Tobacco, for
size says the men folks often went there and
back in half day. II was at Cherry Tree
that she grew to womanhood.
HAD SEEN LOTS OF TROUBLE.
'Cihle. dis po' ole niger has seen lots
oh trouble" she sadly replied to the re-
porters inquiry about her lie. II never
seen my po' ole NANNY; dey dun tux an
sold her. l wuked fer Massa as soon as
was large enough to run 'round.''
What did you do, Aunt Millie?''
81 wuked in de field. cut wood, ploughed
and grubbed," which Inter, she explained,
WAS digging up underbrusll and brafnbles.
Aunt Mile was never whipped but once
TO the best of her recollection. That was
because she would not head, and belly the
fish. She had been working in the field and
had finished her share, when she was called
by '.Massa'' Sims son, Edward, 10 help
the men with the fish.
Aunt Mile said they used to catch the
The evening times., 1896-07-27
BOTH MAY DIE.

Married Man Shoots Young Lady
and Then Himself.
St.Paul, Mimi, July 27.-Henry b. White
and Miss Tii!ie Stumpf are lying between
life and death at the city hospital, from
wounds inflicted by the man yesterday af-
ternoon.
White has wife and five children at
Northficld, but for some time has been
making love to Miss Stumpf, Il pretty girl
OF twenty-one.
She became annoyed at his attentions,
and came TO st. Paul. Yesterday he ap-
peared at her home and asked for her. Upon
catching sight OF her White drew revolver
and fired four shots ut Miss Stumpf. One
Of these passed through her left side.
White then drew another revolver and
shot himself, the bullet just passing the
heart and taking affect in his left lung.
The evening times., 1896-07-27

that the money is buried in TiIllnan woods.
He recoiieStsthas whenever an opportunity
Offered itself, the old man would wander
oyer to this clunp Of trees alone. He has
for several days been probing around in
the hopes of locating the money Some OF
the searchers consulted a ciairro yant,
whodirected them to lock for the treasure
within 500 feet OF the house. 1t is thought
the hidden wealth vii amount 10 many
thousands Of dollars.
The evening times., 1896-07-27
Around the Stove.

For cheap mats around the cock stove
stitch together on a sewing machine three
or four large sheets of thick brown paper.
Mats of this kind will save many grease
SPOT from Tie kitchen floor or carpet. They
are also nice to put under milk cans and
cream jars in the pantry, are so inexpen-
siye that they can lie replaced with new
ones as soon rs they become soiicd. Evea
oac sheet OF the paper laid down win help
a good deal and last for several days II one
Is careful.
The evening times., 1896-07-27
DIED.

r u.
COOPER-0n Sunday, July &c $50. at
81 p. nl.. after n sEort illness, Mrs. Ann
Cooper, aged eig!tty-seven years, beloved
wife OF Joseph Cooper and mother cr Rcche
Cooper.
Funeral from Lincoln Memorial Consre-
gational Church. corner of Eleventh and
z streets northwest. at B O'Clock p H.
Friends are invited to attend
CURTS-Departed this life Sunday morn
ing, July 90, 1896, Celestia 1. Curtis.
beloved daughter OF George Curtis, aged
ten months and seven days
Funeral Monday, July 27, from 9i7
Golden street northwest.
A bud tie Gardener gave Us, i
A pure and lovely child:
He gave il to our keeping u
To cherish undefiled. -
BY HER FATHER.
BEYER-on July &c, 1896, al 3.15
p IN. after a lingering illness, Nary. be-
lored wife OF Louis Beyer, aged sixty-two
years.
Funeral from lcr late residence, 1888
Brightwood ayenne. Oh Tuesday, July 2S.
at p. III. Relatives and friends invited.
Baltimore and Philadelphia papers please
COpy.l
The evening times., 1896-07-27

Mrs. Andrew ] May. accompanied by her
sister-in-law, Miss Ella May, and Miss
Annie Buscher. have returned from Rock
Hill. Va, where they have been visiting
relatives.
The evening times., 1896-07-27

Miss Lizzie Cordingly, a delegate to the
Christian Endeavor convention from Den.
YER, Col, will return to her home in
Denver after pleasant visit here.
The evening times., 1896-07-27

Miss Coley Lowell and Miss Susie Thorn
hill, both of Manchester. Va, who have
been visiting relatr es in West Washington.
will ,eave for their homes tomorrow morn
ing,
The evening times., 1896-07-27
Bargatn.counter Finance.

MRS. Flighty, don't you think every
dollars worth ought TO be worth dollar?'
Yes, if one is selling. but when one
is buying one should always expect to gel
dollars worth for 9S cents. Chicago
Record.
The evening times., 1896-07-27

Mr.. N. N. Hughes is entertaining friend.
at his pretty cottage on Arctic avenue, At
lantic City.
The evening times., 1896-07-27
"A Drive" in
Square Pianos.

We have more Square Pianos than we like to
carry in stoc and therefore. during the next
ten days we are going TO mako drive" of
them and sell you your choice at almost your
own price and on your own terms-of course
"cut deep for cash every time" and
please remember it. We have the following
makes on hickering-Steinway-
Weber-HaiIet Dayis-Emerson-Vose-
and others Every Instrument is fully guar
anteed and good stool and cover goes With
it Come and see Us and talk ''Piano."
The evening times., 1896-07-27

Among the Washingto onians who have been
spending the summer AT Spring Lake are
Mr.. aud MIS-. B. bennington and Miss Bar
bara Van Hook.
The evening times., 1896-07-27

Mr.c. Atkinson. of the Bureau of Engrnv
ing and Printing, and his wife are at tht
Cordova, Atlantic City.
The evening times., 1896-07-27

Miss Cora L. Kaufman of No. $50 II street
left Friday for Baltimore to spend a few
The evening times., 1896-07-27

Miss Lula Haycock. of West Washington,
will leave this evening to spend n few
weeks with friends at Charlottesville, Va
The evening times., 1896-07-27

weeks with her sister, Mrs. NJ. Open
heimer. Later Miss Kaufman, with Miss
Ray, will go to Norfolk fc- months stay.
The evening times., 1896-07-27
SHE NAY BE- 0FtRl05 YEARS
"Aunt Millies Lives With
Little Sisters ofthe Poor.
HELPLESS FROM OLD AGE

She Thinks She Mny he Older Than
the Age Given-Never Saw George
Washington. OF Worked For La
fayette, OF Saw the Briiish Burn
tn. Capitol-Her Life In Mary land.
The evening times., 1896-07-27
ENGLISH NAINSOOK.

SO and 40 inches wide,
soft finish, suitable for all
sorts of wear, II yards to
the piece. For. $3.50 piece
The evening times., 1896-07-27

One of the prettiest and most successful
dinncr-dances ever given by the Kebo Val
The evening times., 1896-07-27

Mrs. Eudora Bragg. of Boston, Mass, w ho
has been visiting the family of Mr.. W. p
Celman. on Second street northeast. for the
past three weeks. Zeturned home this morn
ing.
The evening times., 1896-07-27

ley Club at Bar Harbor, took place at the
clubhouse Saturday night Among those
present were NJ. Lc Brun, the Danish min
lister; Mr.. May of the French legation, Mr..
Alfred LIE Gi.ail. the Belgian minister, and
DR.. Wagner of the Austrian legation.
The evening times., 1896-07-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred K Parsons, OF Al
bemarie county, Va. have returned to their
home after lengthy visit to Mrs. j. Tom
iinson, OF Capitol Hill.
The evening times., 1896-07-27
in our
White Goods Department.
4o-in. WHITE LAWN.

Extra fine quality, suit
able for dresses. waists,
nurses and maids aprons.
Regular 15c q Ii a l i t y.
For. or..........................I2Ec.
The evening times., 1896-07-27

Miss Mipetrce and Miss Bessie Minetree,
who have been stopping with party uf
friends at the Richnond, Atlantic City. will
leave shortly for Long Island, where they
will make an indefinite stay before re-
turning TO the city.
The evening times., 1896-07-27

Special Entertainment of Naval
Lodge, No. 4. F. A. A. NJ, at Marshall
Hall, Monday, July 81. Take steamer
Macalester $50 D. m. Tickets also
good on dag trips of the steamer.
The evening times., 1896-07-27

Miss Strasburger left last week for At
lanuc City and is located at tile United
States Hotel.
The evening times., 1896-07-27

Miss E. Wagner and Miss NJ. Mayel, o
this city, are recent arrivals at the Penn
hurst, Atlantic City.
The evening times., 1896-07-27

Mrs. Chambers and Miss Chambers are
among tile guests at the Hotel weimer, At
lantic City.
The evening times., 1896-07-27

THE INDEPENDENT ICE
co. IS yellow wag ons deliver daily
to ali parts of the city and Mount
Pleasant their superior quality of
kENNEBECICE at lowestrates.
Office 9l0 Pa. ave. and Sios Wa
ter st
The evening times., 1896-07-27
INDIA LINEN.

Sheer and III e d i II m
weights an d regular
widths.
15c quality FIR IeHc.
zoe quality for l5c.
25c quality for Isc.
The evening times., 1896-07-27

Mr. James P. Scott, of Philadelphia,
gave another sailing party on board the
steamer Mascotlast Tuesday at Rar Harbor.
The steamer was flying the Danish ensign,
in honor of NJ. LIE Brun, the Danish minister
The evening times., 1896-07-27

Miss. Blanch Shafer, or 1417 Corcoral
street, is visiting friends in st. Paul,
Mimi, and will remain until September
The evening times., 1896-07-27

Miss JEANNE Pi,earson of West Wash.
ington returned last week from Fairfax
Court House, where she has been the guest
OF Miss Minnie Thompson.
The evening times., 1896-07-27

Miss Jean Danglishe, of No. 1922 Rhode
Island avenue, is visiting her grandparents
in Brookland.
The evening times., 1896-07-27

Mrs. Bessie FaBderenter, at Fairfax Court
House, Va.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1896-05-29

Wit lOrelolem YadDeln i9lttelte
SilOesarb ben Sopf. sd fiirdte mid
ni6t, benn i9 werbe ia in Serrn d.
GreDia einen 9efhiiker baben, benz
man mobl pertraiien barf. SD CLAUDE,
u1ter ieiner 6iibruns piirbe ib setrOlt
audi IN bic ibauerli6iten Sdliinbe
binabltei9en. GS lit etmaS 10 Ntann<
bates uitb 6itterlifeS in ieiner 9iaz
tur, finben sic ba5 ni9t au6?"
Sine unaa9eneDme, erfdltenbe Gms
pfinoung cling bur6 Sruneds Ser;.
Sd tenne i'm wobl gu uenig, UNI
bariiber Su urtbeilen," iagte er in
etnem 10 uerdnoerten Con, baB iie err
itaunt aufblidte. rOo6 i6 bari sic
nidt lan9er aufbalten. MiDge Sire
Sabrt III Die llntermelt cine 9liidli6e
iein, SrGulein SaroI6in!"
Gr perbe19te lid uno cling un;us
frieben nit fi6 ielbit uno bod auBer
Stonoe, Die peinlide 8erItimmung
ob;uidiittelu, nit welder Der S6luB
ibrcr l~lnterGaltung i'm erfiillt Bate
MGbreno Der ndbIten o~d)tunppiersig
Stunben fam inn SaroIdin iiberbaupt
nidt 81 @elidt ; am oritten Gage aber
%be9egneten iie chamber auf Der 9rornez
naoe. Der Ye1iser pom W1oosba6 fab
3par etlpaS weni9er better aus, ais
FONT; aber er be9riiBte Sen jungen 9r;t
niftSoeitOlpeniger artig, unb plauberte
nit linn iiber cine Menge 9leid9iltiger
Gtn9e. Grit ais Sruned ldon an ben
Sut grill I'M it'd wieber BON linn gu
perabidiecen, ia9te CT leidtbin: y&aS
i~ibri9enS Die 6reiitellen onbetrifft, Die
Sbuen 10 iebr am Serien liegen, 10
mag eS oamit in bieiem Sabre meinetz
pe9en nod beim Nlten bleiben. SD
re6ne bofir ouf Sbr Gnt9e9enfommen
in auoeren 6rogen, iiber Die mir gez
le9entli6 einmal re0en f0nnen. 9lnt
Gnoe mdre eS a pirflid etwas unbarmz
ber;ig 9cmcleu, bic Soifnungcn Der
armen 3eufel Su Serlt0ren."-
Sic hat ibr gSort redJtldaffen eins
gel0lt," ia9te 8runef bel it6 ielbit.
rGin paderc5 OlQOden!"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-02-12
Lodging in a Rope House.

The latest addition to the curiosities
of st. Louis Is what Secretary Saun-
ders of the election commission calls
a rope house. 1t is combination sa.
loon and hotel at Levee and Spruce
streets, kept by man named Peter
son.
Across the room the proprietor has
a rope stretched tightly, and in front
of it and parallel with it is row of
ordinary wooden bottom chairs. Every
lodger, upon payment of five cents, is
given a chair and is allowed to sleep
with his head resting upon the rope.
They are allowed to sleep until 6
o'clock in morning. Promptly at that
time the bartender is required to see
that every lodger is awakened and
made to move on.
This is accomplished by striking one
end of the rope with a buug starter.
The blows have pretty much the same
effect rs striking the sleeping Doarders
on the head with a billy, and they
generally move on.
If this fails, one end of the rope is
unfasiened and the remaining sleepers
are allowed to fall sprawling on the
floor. Chicago Tribune.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-02-12
Arizona Oranges.

Yesterday the first Arizona oranges
of the new crop went on to Chicago.
The shipment was from grove OF the
Arizona Improvement Company, and
comprised several boxes of Washing
ton navels, sweet, juicy, well ripened
and nearly fully colored large in
size, plump and without a sign of rust
or scale. 1t was "a shipment to be
proud of, and back East will without
doubt create a sensation among those
VINO heretofore have waited till Febru-
airy to get the first oranges of the new
California crop.
Yesterday seemed to be general
orange day along the street, and ripe
navels were to be seen IN n number of
offices 1T was evident that Sunday
had been made the time for an iuspec.
tion of many orange groves and the
result showed that the crop this year
is over a week earlier than heretofore
known in this valley.
The crop will be a heavy one. OF
the 1900 acres or more planted in the
Salt River Valley several hundred are
now in good bearing and the crop, Tor
the first time, will be a matter of COM
mercial importance. Arizona Repu6-
lican.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-02-12
Origin OF Some Geographical Names.

The Menominee, IN Wisconsin, was
named from tribe of the same name.
The word means wild rice.
Massachusetts, Bay was named from
two Indian lords, Mais Tchusaeg,
meaning "this side the hills"
The Catawissa River, in Pennsyl.
vania, was named from an Indian word
that means ''getting fat"
The Cattaraugus, in New York, has
its name from an Indian expression
signifying "bad smelling banks.
The Platte River was originally
named the Nebraska, from an Indian
word meaning shallow water"
The Housatonlc, in Connecticut, was
called by the Indians Wussiadeney,
the "stream beyond the mountains. 4"
The Delaware Bay gave it's name to
the State. The bay was named from
Thomas West, Lord De La War.
The Chickahominy had its designa,
ton from an Indian word, Chik-a-maw-
hony, "the place of turkeys"
Appalachie Bay, Florida, was vari-
ously termed Apahlachie, Abolachie,
Apeolatel, Palaxy, Palatchy, and so on
The Neyerslnk was not named be-
cause its waters do not get low, bu
from the Indian Na,wa-sink, INA
river"
The Pascagoula, in Mississippi, was
named from the Indians called the
Pascagoulas, or "the bread-malling
Nation"
Lake Champlain was named in honor
of its discoverer. The Indians called
it Canaderi-Guarunte, "the door Of
the country"
Cape Fear River, in North Carolina,
was originally Charles River, after
ward Cape Fair River, corrupted to
Cape Fear.
Albemarle Sound was named after
George Monk. Duke of Albemarle, one
of the members of the original charter
company. Boston journal.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-02-12
Presence OF Mind.

A college president who is a great
gardner wears glass eye. One day
this college president--it being sum
mer, and he on his vacation rushed
in from the garden all soiled and
spattered, and without his glass eye,
His wife was seated with caller OF
importance. She perceived the eter.
nal undtness of her husbands coudi.
tion and trigidly said TO him: "John,
go at once to the library and tell
your master Mrs. -- wishes TO see
him. Heweut, and soon reappelre3i
clothed, eyed and in his right mind.
This college president, it is plain, Is
himself a man of presence of mind.
There are plenty OF men, who, con
lronted by such remark of genius as
this, would have stared aud iaiteyei
out, "But, my dear --, % aud SPOILED
1T ell. Boston Transcript
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-02-12
And Lady Henrietta was still in
L

And Lady Henrietta was still in
banishment in South Wales.
Finally, Miss Putnam's stay at
Longlands came to rather unsatis-
tory end, for she went away to London
leaving the wedding day unfxed and
the hangings for the new drawing
room unchoosen.
The day after her departure there
we're two letters for the Duchess, one
from the curate, the other from Miss
Putpam. She opened the former first,
because she felt more curious as to its
contents.
"Madam." it ran. "although Your Grace
did not seriously entertain my proposal for
the hand OF Lady Henrietta, feel myself in
honor bound to let you know that my eyes
have been opened to the folly and unsuita.
bility Of the marriage for which would fain
have had your sanction. / have written to
Lady Henrietta explaining, rs far as 1 can,
the folly Of our past, and begging her to for
give me IL she he in any way sufferer by
our mistake. / am leaving Longlands at
once, therefore the embarrassment OF any
further meeting will be avoided. You're
faithfully, W. GIBsdN."
The Duchess heaved sigh of in
tense relief. This was Claudia's do
ing. Claudia was right down clever
girl. She had certainly spent a great
deal of valuable time in treading in
Henrietta's footsteps, but she had dis
enchanted Mr.. Gibson, and lifted
horrible incubus off the family shoul-
ders. She was really far too good for
that stupid, muddle-headed son of
hers; still she, the Duchess, supposed
that title was an infinite attraction
to born democrat, SO things we're,
after ali, not so very uneven. Then
she took up Claudia's letter. "Dear
child" she murmured, as she broke
the seal.
"lTy dear Duchess" she read, and with
| each succeeding line her dismayed astonish-
ment increased; Pm glad 1 came to stay at
Longlands before took the irrevocable step
to the altar. 1 don't want to say anything
nasty or mean, but, really, never did care
about the Duke; l only accepted him be-
cause l thought you'd make up your mind to
| have me fora daughter-in-aw; l should have
made him perfectly miserable if l had mar
ried- him. Mr.. Gibson finds, too, that he
| made a great mistake in thinking he cared
! for Henrietta. He explained it all to me,
| and / am quite satisfied. He and are going
| to be married before Advent. l shan't mind
| having q saddler for a father-in-law. Yours
| always, CLAUDIA PUTNAM"
The Duchess threw the letter across
the table to her son. ''Read that,
Southdown," she said; "we've got
Henrietta out of her scrape most
splendidly."
1t really was too hard on the poor
| Duchess. st. PauPs.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-02-12
AFTER A sLEEP.

highland the strong will stiacd,
highland the fancy wanel,
highland the memory beggare3,
highland the spirit drained
Like a stream with driftweed encumberHd,
Ger dumb and frozen land,
Like flower that pales in the shadow,
bird that swoons in the hand!
Horn-and the faint will strengthened,
Morn-and the fancy glows,
Morn-and the memory rich-laden,
Morn-and the spirit flows
Like bird with a carol upmounting,
B Like land in the showers of spring,
Like flower in the sunlight smiling,
Like a stream when the foodgates swing.
Edith NJ. Thomas, in Ladies Home Journal.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-02-12

The Statements Yearbook for 1885,
au acknowledged authority on statis-
tics, gives the area of British Guiana
as 10000 square miles, while in the
issue of 1895 the Same country is
credited with an area of 100, 900. No
treaty is cited to account for this iu-
crease Of $4,000 square miles. This
seems to the Pathfinder matter for
scientific investigation. OF the in
crease of species thero is definite
knowledge, bnt the matter OF terri
torial multiplication is anomalous, in
fact without explanation, unless it be
due to alliuYial deposits along the
coast.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-02-12
THE "our-oF-DArE" COUPLE.

THE "OUr-OF-DATE" COUPLE.
We are ''so out OF date" they say,
Ned and i;
We love in an old-fashioned way,
Long since go 9 by
He says am his helpmate true
In everything;
And I-well, will own to you
He is my king.
We met in no romantic way
'Twixt "glow and gloom;"
He wooed me on winter day,
And ina room;
Yet, through life's hours OF stress and storm
When griefs befell.
Love kept our small home corner warm.
And all was well.
Ned thinks no woman like his wife
But let that pass;
Perhaps we view the dual life
Through roseate glass;
Even II the prospects be not bright,
We holdit true
The heaviest burdens may grow light
When shared by two.
Upon the gilded scroll of fame,
Emblazoned fair,
/ cannot hope to read the name
proudly bear;
But, happyin their even flow,
The years glide byi
We are behind the times we know
Ned and l.
e. Matherson, in Chambers's Journal.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-02-12
A Victim OF Reform.

For twenty years an old clerk in the
appraisers building had worked in
the same little room. In all that time
the single window which was intended
to light the room had never been
cleaned or opened, and was covered
with cobwebs and dust. For twenty
years the old clerk had worked by
artificial light and the walls that were
once white had turned black and grimy.
During all the twenty years the floor
was never swept and the door was
never opened except TO let the old
clerk in or out. For twenty years the
old clerk worked away at his desk,
smoking an old pipe almost continu.
ously, but he would never let a speck
of the old dust or SO much as a breath
of the moldy and fetid air escape from
the room. For twenty years the old
man worked in that room and was
never sick day. A short time ago
Collector Wise ordered the window
cleaned, the place swept out, the walls
whitened, the old furniture removed
and new substituted, and gave the old
place a general overhauling. A ven
tilator was put in the window and the
transom was propped open, so the
room was well aired and lighted.
The old clerk sneezed all day when
he went back and sat in the fresh air,
and the light hurt his eyes SO that he
had to go over and buy a stronger pair
of glasses. On the third day he took
his bed, and 1t was a week before he
was out. Since then he has not been
well q day, and he is begging the Col
lector to stop up the ventilator, close
the transom and put a shade over the
window. San Francisco Post.