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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-30

MIR. Platt is not persistent talker, but he
usually speaks with a very convincing en-
phasiS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-30

Pri"stley's 42-inci Mohair-and- wool
Jacquar,ls, in lots of different pat
tcrns-i:e. yard
Priestiey's 44-iEch Atwood Bro
cades ana stripes-plenty Of variety
81 Il yard.
40 and i2-lnch Cogon Jacausry!s.
dull finisl, far mourning wear-15c.
ard 81 yard.
A::-.ncii. Atwood crapes-75c. and
81 a yard
45-inch Mohair-and- wool Jacquartls-
15c. n yard.
42-inch Granite Cheviot-S1 n ward
42-inch Popeline Imperial-Si2
yarl.
42-:nch All-wool and siik-and-wool
Mclrose-Sl and Si.J9 a yard.
42-inch Panama Mohairs-s1 and
S1.50 yard.
42-!nrh Mo.rair Pekin-S1 so n yard.
40-ineh Demi-Luster-in several new
wesyes- yard
46-inch English and French Boucles
81 yard.
44-inch Venetian Crape-S1. % n yd
42-inch Silk-and-wool Jacauards in
new and Eovel effects-$115 yard
52-inch Mohair- and wool Suitin.s-
S1.50 n yard.
Priestiey's 42-inch Silk-warp Grape
CIoth-S1.2s and $3.50 yard
4G-inch Creponette-$2.50 yard.
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Flannel Department.

= rennants All wool Wrapper Flannel, a. to 10.
raia , lengths Reduced from 37t. 25r per yard
~ avn . - .1ltl bldg
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-30

With every congressional season '.sena-
torial courtesy" says at the knees a little
more
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-30
SHOOTING STARS.

There were only sixty men engaged today
on the city post Office building.
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The Valentine Outlook,
With eagerness that thrilled him through
He said, "Oh, postman, will
You bring me dainty billets doux,
Or just the same old bill?'
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aWI DeDar tmemt.
Fur E0eDartm emit.

2 White Hand-hnit Hcods ard CaI,ss Reduced
from 81 2, and $500 10 SIC. zach.
va floor .1lth st. bldg }
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THE Millinery.

A big purchase Of now
Persian Ribbons puts us I'm
position 90 make such Of
fers as these:
PEhSIAN RIBBON, S ia.
vide, I'll colors. Would regu-
larry sell for 10 ITS. Nd. For.
No. 40 PERSIAN RIBBON,
choicest patterns. Would reg
ularly SILL for 81 cts. yd. Our
A full line OF BUCKRAM
FhAMES, Including the new
spring shapes. Sold everywhere
for - cts. Our price. ..
TRIMMED HATS. We've
put all our S2.gG and
S3.4S Trimmed Hats in one
lot. and marked them.
LACES- - patterns of
new Ilaces. wsrth Is 10 81
cents n ward. Now.
SILKS AND SATINS. 50o
y1s. Of short ieagths in Col
orcd Silks End Satins that
Were Is Its. to Sl.50 I'd.
10 close EXPERIMENTATION
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II he Gloves.

1 $50 dozen s-button White
3 Suede MoGsqreiaires, all
Z sizes. 81 80 goods for.
Remember. we CLEAN
q Gloves perfectly for s
CENTS A PAIR
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-28
MUSIC FOR ANoLEwoRMs.
singular story Of Fl.hsrmsa's Lack from
the HITS % M,ne.

Singular Siery Of Fi.hermaa's Lack from
the HIS Of M're
Joliah Crtwdye. farmer living three
miles from Lewisiown. enjoys he repu
,atlon OF being the only angleworm
raiser In Maine. lie occupies an old
farm and uses a cort OF primitive hot
house for his worm colony. The hox In
which ne kept them covered the floor
Of the old forcing-house. and was built
four feet deep aud filled with soil tC
within eighteen inches Of the top.
During last spring and summer
Crewdye and his boys gathered the
festive "night-walkers" In large guam
titles. and whenever any blowing was
done the boys walked behind with pals
and gathered up the worms. which
we're forthwith transferred 10 the In
cuhator Crewdye estimates that he
nut three barrels OF walkers" into
this incubator during the summer
From Dec. TO Jan. /. 1886. Crewdye
sold thirly-eight quarts Of worms at 81
"a quart. Fishermen left orders at
Charles Banks grocery In the village
for Crtwdye and he brought In the
worms to Oh all demands when the
cold snap came on IN February and the
Thermometer ran down TO 2s degrees
below zero. the worms were all right
and kept on multiplying and thriving.
The day after Christmas Crewdyc'
son. Karl. was In the incubator watch.
ing his father remove the manure from
the box. intending 10 replace Il with
fresh This work was called feeding
the crawlers" Karl played on his
harmonlca. making quite a noise. and
was surprised. as was his father. L
ob,ervo the worms working up out q
he ground. their heads stiekiag ou
about two inches. while they swaye,
their heads to and fro. as II tickled 4
death TO hear the music. When th'
boy ceased playing the worms slippe,
back into their warm beds This storl
was told and was doubled until re
porter saw the story verified The Ia,
with his mouth organ seemed 10 hav'
the same effect upon the nlght-walk
ers as the wind instruments used h.
Hindoo snake charmers have upon th
serpents that roam undisturbed In th
orient
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-28
.ItY. bow. y. K..p n, comm.nam.n.

"lf Ne Lave Me Keen NY Commandmsnts
One day there was wood and water 10
bring home, says Rev. John +. Demp.
ster and mother was tired and IN. and
John said. Il love you, mother. and
then he put on his cap and ran away
10 the swing under the tree. And
Nell said. Il love you. mother."-and
then leased and sulked TN mother was
glad when she went out 10 play.
After that Fan said. Il love you.
mother: there Is no school today. and
shall help you an ! can" Then she
rocked the baby TO sleep. and swep,
tho floor. and tidled the room. and was
busy and happy all day. Three chill.
drcn that night we're going 10 bed. and
an OF them said. while mother tucked
them In. Il love you. mother" But
now tell me which Of them did mother
thlns loved her best?
n you love the Savior. you win moi,
forget him Some Of you tell him In
your hymns and prayers from morn.
ing 70 night all Sunday that you love
him. And then you 20 on, all the
week. and never seem to think OF him
again TN the Sunday after. You Jus,
live as II there were no Savior az ALL
We shalt meet him some day. by and
by, and he Is going to say TO some OF
Us. Il never knew you. You sung my
hymns. but you forgot my command.
monte"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-28

and empalacedi Al when wllberforce
was trying to get the Emancipation
Bll" through the British parliament.
and all the British Isles were anxious
TO hear Of the passage Of that "Eman-
clpatlon Bill" when a vessel was COM
ing into port and the captain tho
vessel knew that the people vas 80
anxious TO get the tidlngs. he stepped
out on the prov Of the ship and
shouted to the people. long before no
got up 10 the dock. Free and they
cried Il. and they shouted Il. and they
sang It all through the land. "Freel
free" So today l would like TO sound
the news Of your present and your
eternal emancipation until the angels
Of God lowering In the air. and watch
men on the battlements. and bell-men
In the town cry II. shout Il. sing Il.
ring Il: "Freel freer come out nov
as the messenger OF the palace TO In
wife Mephlb0sheth to come up. am
here today TO tell you that God has a
wealth Of kindness to bestow upon you
for His Sons sake. The doors OF the
palace are open to receive you. The
cup-bearers have already put the chal-
ices on the table, and the great. loving.
tender. sympathetic heart OF God bends
over you this moment. saying: rs
there any that Is yet left OF the house
Of Saul. that may show him kind.
ness for Jonathan's sake?"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-28

The Queen Of Great Britain Is ex-oi-
ncio the prebeRdary OF ST Dayid's. She
has q stan In the choir Thereof. and dat
ing from 1887. Is the senior prebendary
Of England.
Dr. James Martineau. the veteran
English Unitarian preacher. Is now 81,
but walks. talks and breaches with the
yigor Of a younger man. and takes an
Interest In publle topics
a Kentucky clergyman Of the good
old horse-racing sort Is bringing a 81.
600 damage suit against c. W. Williams
OF Galesburg lll. Tor the stake Of GER
tain races which his horses we're pre-
vented from entering
When the Rev. DR.. jenkins OF Port.
land. Me. wore bis new gown into the
pulpit Of the State Street Congrega-
tional church. hoping that Il would
elevate the service" two Pensioners
elevated themselves to their feet and
walked out.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-28

A merchant advertised Tor a sharp
lad a. messenger, and several appli-
cants presented themselves IN dua
course, but the advertiser declined "a
engage any. as they were not active
enough.
Al length a small boy entered tho
Office with an air Of confidence. and
was ushered into the presence Of the
merchant.
Want a boy. SIR" inquired the ap-
plicant.
Yes. my lad. and one that can move
his legs" replied the advertiser.
4 think could give you eighty
yards out Of a hundred. and beat you
easy. SIR" said the youth.
Indeed, my lad. Hem-rm afraid
you won't exactly suit us. Now. In the
event Of your taking a fancy 10 the
cash box and running away with Il.
We should have a tremendous task to
catch you. No. my boy. you are much
too fast" murmured the advertiser. a.
the individual retired with a crest
fallen air."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-28

There are probably more thieves In
China than In any other country Ia the
world. and this In spite OF the severe
laws which have been made for their
benefit.
The FIRST time thief Is caught al hls
work. he Is merely beaten with BAN
boo; the second time. however. he Is
branded with the word thief" and
banlshed from the country for life. II
he comes back again the penalty .
death. He also pays for his ofcnse
with his life II he uses any personal
violence against anyone he may be
robbing. even n he merely draws a
drop Of blood with a finger nail But
the people Of Pekin have saying that
a policeman Is ten-tenths OF thief
himself. SO that these laws DO not have
any marked effect.
The towns Of China seem especially
adapted 70 facilitate the work Of
thieves. The houses. as a rule. are one
storied. and man can easily slip In
through the open windows There arr
number OF pawnshops. where tc
questions are asked" and most Of the
towns have a large. idle population
generally on the edge Of starvation
who are ready to risk anything fol
the sake Of food
The outfit Of Chinese thieves Il sim
pie but ingenious They 80 abou
barefooted aud naked to IN
waist. and oil their bodies un
til they are as slippery a
cells. They do away with the natura
use Of their queues BY tying them IN
knot At the top OF their heads. an
sticking them full with shavp-polnte
lhorns. Wee 10 the man that taks
hold Of sheml
/. The only implement they carry, As
a rule Il a ladder made Of bamboo. II
n Il exceedingly original In device.
4 string Il threaded through a numb
n q short bamboo sticks. which. VII
"A drawn tight. thus gives the appearan
h 81 an ordinary watkins stick. WI
4. NJ string g allowed q hans tron (
40 ioiAls 4 iol as siias 81 lAe ieci
rest o.. Burglars also occasions
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-28

no niras Poison Their Ysuugs
Il has been claimed by observers OF
Lirds that some OF the feathered tribe
will feed their young II they are Gagged.
Ind II they fail after a certain time 10
release them. will bring them a pOls-
uned weed to eat, that death may end
their captivity.
Last spring. at farmhouse. the
children captured a nest Of three
young thrushes. aud they were Gagged
Immediately and hung In a tree.
The mother was soon about calling
her young. and In little while
brought them some worms. She con-
tlnued feeding them regularly for sew
eral days without seeming to pay
much attention TO persons about
But shortly after this came the
tragic ending that demonstrated the
theory relative to birds The mother
brought her little ones a sprlg Of greer
one morning and disappeared,
In less than an hour they all died
The sprlg was examined and proved 4
be the deadly larkspur, the weed tina
will kin full-grown cattle.
The little creatures lay dead In IN
cage. victims Of their mothers sterl
resolve that her offspring should al
by her own act rather than live In cap
tvity.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-28
In. chnreh MnI,.n.

The Episcopal council OF the Milwau.
koe diocese, virtually killed the resolu.
ton. introduced last year. 10 permit
women TO vote In church meetings, ly
declining to make report on the sub.
iect.
The ffty-htth church erected by the
Mc,hodlsts In Chicago during the last
Eve years, was dedicated recently. II
Is known as the Harriet Wilson chapel.
The Rev. John T, Vine. OF New York.
sailed June 20 Tor England. and viii
preach during July and August In the
Assembly Han, Mile End Road. Lon.
don.
In Toronto. Canada, which has a
population OF 100000. census Of
church attendance. taken on a Sunday
In May. showed 6017i wOrshlpers at
the morning service, and 6S.S2O at the
evening service.
The 25Sth anniversary Of the Old
Swedes Church. Wilmington. Del. has
recently been celebrated. The present
church cdiacc has been in use 1917
years
Peoples church. Worcester Mass.
has refused to accept the resignation
OF the Rev W. T. Sleeper who. though
q years old, Is Tar from the close Of his
service.
The Fourteenth Street Presbyterian
church. New York City. held exercises
commemorative its i5th anniversary
recently. The church stlll worships IN
its original building, which Is intact
oven to the organ and furnishings
The Rev. II. T. MeEwen, D. d.. hbi
/ been pastor since 1857.
The First Church OF Danbury. Conn.
has just celebrated It's 2OO,h anniyer
sary. A notable feature was the call
ing the roll Of the fourteen origlna
settlers Of the town. iSS OF whose de
scendants Arose as their ancestors
names were called
Bishop Joyce. OF the Methods
church. will soon start ON an eplscopa
tour In foreign lands that will occup
two years lie expects to travel 50,
900 miles.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-28

zone time. in order 20 test the cour-
age Of a Bengal tiger and lion" said
a Well-known Snowman. I'VE placed .
Chinese cracker In the respective cages
and fred the fuses. As soon as the
fuses began 10 burn they attracted the
attention Of both animals. but In a
widely different manner.
The lion drew into a corner aud
watched the proceedings with a dis
trustful and uneasy eye. The tiger.
on the contrary. advanced 20 the hura-
ing fuse with a frm step and unhlnch-
ing gaze.
ION reaching the cracker he began
10 roll Il over the foor with his paw,
and when Il exploded beneath his moss
he did not finch. but continued his ex-
animation until perfectly satisfied,
The lion betrayed great fear when b
heard the report Of the explosion. and
for quite a time could not be coaxed
out Of ais den"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-28
TIGER HUNT IN INDIA.
ranlar from . Tree ., the Feet IT
Tiger

Tiger
MAJ. n. u. Johnson Of the British
, N,il cavalry. who has been hunting
n tigers in India and having expe-
rlances Of other kinds Of a decidedly
thrilling nature. arrived here on the
steamer Dorie and Is al the Palace Ho-
tel. says a San Francisco exchange.
Mai Johnson Is a giant In size. stand
ing six feet high. He looks like a war
rlor. and n half the stories told Of him
are true. the record OF thel valiant
knight OF La Maneha Is nowhere along
side OF his The major himself IL retl-
cent about his proves. The small ar
senal OF guns which came with him.
however. combined with the ten or fif-
teen trunks full Of the relics Of con
quest. attest his courage and skill The
story OF his travels Is an interesting
one. lie set out 20 cruise 10 the Med
iterranean. and taking one Of the
steamers Of the Blbby line. he landed
at Melbourne Thence he took the
steamship line to the Orient lie spent
a good deal OF time In China and india.
In India Maj. johnson fitted out large
party and went to hunting tigers. The
hunters rode on elephants and we're
equipped with the finest weapons for
killing the tigers Mahouts roamed
about In abundance and looked after
the elephants While hunting one day
In Bombay after the tigers had been
driven out Of the jungle by the natives
he was in a tree and by accident fell
from H. A huge tiger that had been
much harassed and was In decidedly
ugly mood attacked him He had all he
could DO 10 dodge Il and came near
being killed. He would not have e.
capped. either. according 10 the story,
had Il not been for the prompt aid OF
others As II was the tiger was al
length killed. The major u reputed 10
be a dead shot and one OF the most
skilliul hunters who has ever tackled
big jungle game Maj Johnson SAID
that he had had some close brushe1
with tigers when formerly stationed In
India with the army. but that he did
not hunt any on this trip. MY tiger
hunting" he said. consisted Of COINS
after the man-eaters. There are a goo
many Of them In Bombay and die
have one or two pretty narrow escapes
from them. have been travelling thll
time purely for pleasure. know Lor,
Spencer well. having been aequainte,
with him when he was lord lleutenan
OF Ireland. when he was In Japan he
At dinner given him there. spoke o
Japan as the England OF the east. Tha
Is just what Il Is. as a fact II Is
country Of mighty possibilities and tire
mendous energy. Il u perfectly won
derful what Il Is doing. ! have been II
the United States two or three times
the last time being during the Chleag
Exposition. shall 20 to Denver. Chi
oago. Philadelphia and Baltimore. an
thence home. ! shall be In Californi
about two weeks. seeing Monterey. n
Yosemite and other places
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-28

Dutch fishermen make astonishing
catches by means Of the following very
simple plan: They put a number OF
live worms and insects IN a bottle par
tally filled with water and cork Il
securely. The bottle Is dropped into
The water. the fisherman sinking his
alongside. Il appears that the
astt Of the wrlggllng contents Of tn,
bottle 50 oxcltes the appetllies Of ms
fnny tribes that they fan easy victim
TO lhe balted hooks.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-28

| fear that ! never /
shall win her.
My passion Is hopeless and mute.
I'm sure that her parents would nkin |
her
II they thought that she smiled on
my suit.
Her eyes are the purest and brightest
That ever encouraged a hope:
Her skin is the softest and whltest
That ever shed luster on soap;
Her hair Is the richest aud goldest
That ever a hair-dresser dressed;
And her parents are surely the coldest
A heroine ever possessed.
Her voice, It's a memo soprano.
Would make even Patti afraid.
And the way that she plays the piano
Puts Rubenstein quite in the shade.
More perfect she Is than perfection;
Resign her can't and I WON'T
And she looks upon me with affection,
But her parents-Oh. bother theml
don't.
They intend her 10 marry a title;
They want 10 address her. Your
Grace"
They've made up their minds tails Is
vital.
which scratches me out OF the race.
Nor DO I. In theory. blame them;
She's worthy a duke. aver.
It's true I'D be puzzled 10 name them
A duke who is worthy Of her
Oh. know she's beyond and above me;
deserve to be hung. I'm aware.
For presuming to think she could love
me.
But I don't altogether despair
For my heart undergOes an expansi
when think what III tell y,
about. w
OF that night when called at her mahn
sion q
And her parents, God bless theH'
were out.
when think OF the way she received
me.
OF the way and the words that ]
spoke.
OF the way that she blushed and be-
lleved me.
OF the sixpence we solemnly broke
OF the mutual hopes We cOnhded.
As We blended our voices In song.
And that rapturous kiss We divided
Well. her parents can 90 TO Honl
Kong
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-28

The study Of mathematics Il espe
eially recommended as means Of d.
veloplng the reasoning faculties. Nc
doubt Il Is adapted 70 accomplish thai
very desirable end; but Il seems to fail
IN some cases.
six and four are how manyg" ask
the teacher.
Eleven shouts a little boy. vhc
has worked hard TO learn BY rote a.
much OF his arithmetic as possible.
Hun" says the teacher. shaking
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-28

From the Pennington Chronicle:
Bicycle riders occasionally loae on
parts Of their wheels. which are sller-
ward found by other riders. bns lh4
owner IA hard 70 and on aecoani v
such variety Of wheels IN town
Capt +. II. Warwick has an idea He
win place a box on the stairway veal.
Of hls store. and asks an riders 70 g..
poslt In that box any part Of 4 blsyels
they may lnd On TIE roaia while f|d.
Ing. This box yin b. open a 81 TINES
% inspection Ana articles lost l4a laa|
Be eas.iy recovered a xuud liess pns.
It alons
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-28

A story comes from Germany. con-
tanning both instruction and amuse-
ment. A school inspector visited the
burgomaster Of a little town 10 ask
bis company on q tour Of inspection
through the schools. The burgomaa-
ter. rather out Of sorts. muttered;
Has this donkey come again."
The inspector heard but said moth
ing. and together the two visited the
school. when the inspector was In
troduced 10 the teacher he said he was
curious 10 see how well punctuation
was taught The burgomaster inter.
posed.
Never mind that" said he; I'VE
care nothing for commas and such
trines."
But the inspector insisted and or
dered a boy 10 write on the black
board:
THE burgomaster Of h. says the N
spector Is a donkey"
Then he ordered him to change the
punctuation BY placing a comma after
r. and inspector. making the senteace
read:
The burgomaster OF r.. says the In
specior. IL a donkey"
Turning 10 the burgomaster. ae
asked.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-28
CHAS. CARR
RePIes'lg Fire, Tornado and Accident


A8A8NNNA8AA
From the Albany Express: Some
days ago eight wheelmen were cut for
a run. They took the road 70 Singer
lands. and Jus, after they had mounted
the hill beyond the covered bridge
they became thirsty. and 50 stopped AZ
a farmhouse on the top Of the hill to
get a drink Of water Seeing nobody
about and suspecting the presence Of
a dog. they waited for few moments.
and then. as no one appeared from
whom they might ask the privilege Of.
they entered the yard and began 10 re-
fresh themselves al the pump. Just
as they were In the midst Of their en-
joyment. for the day was very warm.
the owner OF the place came out and
said:
SAY, you fellows. don't you think Il
a thing Is worth having It's worth ask
ing forf'
And then be went on with a regular
TRADE against them and anyone else
who used his pump. They got their
water. however. and continued on their
journey. Afterward they were told
that the man was Blank. the milkman.
and then they understood the reason Of
his TRADE.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-28
JINGLE sAM.s MENAoERIE.
How the Government Secured a Let Of
Snakes aud Manssys.

From the Buffalo Express; The SOW.
crCign power Of the government has
won victory IN q legal con-
troversy which Is oflclally labeled
the United States vs. seventeen boxes
OF snakes and twcnty-three monkeys"
II VAS a peculiar case, and appears TO
have been the outcome Of the jealousy
Of clique OF importers Of snakes
and monkeys In New York toward a
rival The members OF the clique
made up their minds that they wouA
not tolerate a new dealer. who might
become formidable competitor In the
market When they were called on as
experts to fix valuations they named
their estimates 80 high that the con-
siencc Of the snakes and monkeys
could not AFFORD 10 pay the duty as
sessed Government officials AID not
know 4 20 take care Of the goods.
Snakes Should have a bath every day
and these did not get the proper treat
ment The monkeys. too. we're nc
well cared Tor. The result "a tina
about all the reptiles are nov dead
and the decision Of the court Is ia
the government need not make 400
thc large lcss Of thr cunaikrcc. Til
} may be good law. bpt wherein the Ia
slee q 4 consists u u impossible
see.