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Evening star., 1896-12-19
A MONOPOLIST.
1t Seemed to the Girl to BE Entirely
Natural.


Natural.
Men may come and men may go, but the
Washington girl continues to be the finest
specimen of her race on earth.
That is to say she is when she is speci-
men. Some of them are not specimens
They are simply girls and don't amount to
anything more than thousands of girls all
over the country.
1t isn't of that kind this article deals
but of the kind who is a joy and delight
and krCws better how to take care Of her
self than anybody can take care of her.
This particular one lives on Massachu-
sctts avenue between Greene's statue and
Rock creek, and she has a great deal of
attel-tion from all the eligible men, and
some from men who are not so eligible,
seeing that she is rather eligible herself,
and some of our Washington men are not
UNIV Hing TO consider young woman when
she has enough of this worlds goods to
commence housekeeping on in good
neighborhood.
Among the men who have been worship
ing at her shrine less than the others, not
because he Is less devoted, but because
he hasn't been in town more than a
north. is an elderly fellow from the west
But the course of true love never did
run smooth, and the girls mother, observ-
ing, how things we're going became ner-
vous and fdgety and more than once i'll
tfnated that she didn't quite approve Of
the association of her daughter with that
kind of man. She thought he was an
adventurer, perhaps, or a western stock
man IN search of eastern capital to invest
In ranches, or miner looking for grub
stake. or something she didn't exactly
know what, just as mothers always do
even IL they live to be a thousand and
have unmarried daughters of nine hundred
and seventy-five.
So one day last week the mother thought
she would sound her daughter on the situ-
alton.
Don't you think, my dear" she said
rather indifferently than otherwise that
Mr.. Blank Is rather monopolZng you?"
The girl laughed.
"Of course, he is,'' she said, but he
can't help 1t.
The mother looked her perplexity without
speaking.
''Oh that's perfectly proper, mamma"
she explained; you see, that's what he is
morcpolist of the deepest dye. He OWES
the town where he lives and runs 1t pretty
much as he pleases. and he says If he has
any luck he will own the sta.a legislature
In another year and then he won't have
any opposition at all. Monopolize me-
mamma? Why. dear, if he didn't he
wouldn't seem natural"
The mother was so shocked that she was
speechless then, but later she had a talk
with her husband and somehow the man
didn't think about the situation at all as
the woman did.
Men and women differ sometimes in mat
terS of opinion
Evening star., 1896-12-19
CAUGHT IN THE ACT,
The Tell-Tale Tracks ON the Tapes-
try Betrayed Him.


Four or five Washington pastors were
having pleasant little meeting the other
afternoon at the study of one Of them and
they were having comparatively as much
fun out OF 1t as that many FOUNDERS would
have had at saloon knee deep In forty
seven varieties of tipple. They were telling
Sunday school stories, as rule but thev
swung around after while to temperance
In my youth In Virginia" " said the host
we had, what is rare NOWADAYS to wit a
lot OF more or less seedy and shabby gem
teel Old fellows who went about the coun-
try delivering lectures on temperance and
getting out of II only about 30 much as
would clothe and feed them. Some of them
were no doubt good and conscientious men
but among them were many. who, notwith-
standing their professions. dearly loved to
take glass Of something warming to the
inner man.
Most of these tipplers were very mar
ticular not to have the rumor get abroad
that they ever tasted the vile stun. and
when they took their drinks they observed
great secrecy. / remember there was one
whom We thought to be most abstemious
old fellow. and no one thought he ever
tasted drop. Particularly a maiden aunt
OF mine who lived with my mother and was
as rigid a temperance woman ever came
out OF New England. Ny mother was
much more liberal and wanted always to
entertain these workers in the good cause
out my aunt had become so suspicious of
Gil oE tneVl except this particular one thai
he was the only one who could find a
nights lodging at our place.
One night. this old chap came to stsy
all night and he had such a severe cold that
my mother prescribed rubbing of goose
grease on his feet and toasting 1t in by the
lire, before he went to bed. Now as 1t hap
pened. In the room where he slept there
was new carpet which my aunt had pre-
sented to my mother as birthday gift
and there was an old-fashioned sideboard
In the same room with two-gallon lug of
good whisky on ii, which somebody had
forgotten to put inside and lock up. At 4
o'clock the black boy carried In the goose
grease to our guest and left him sitting be-
fore the fire.
Just what happened after that nobody
knows. but after the guest had departed
next morning and the servants went TO
straighten up the room they found tracks
innumerable between the fireplace and the
sideboard and In some way it was discoy-
cred that the old fellow. afraid of taking
cold, had creased his socks and toasted the
grease into his feet through them and
While the toasting was going on he made
regular and frequent trips to the Jug OF
course, If the tracks on the carpet had not
betrayed him no one would have ever no
ticed by, the jug that he had been drinking
out of 1t. He never came back again, and
don't know whether my aunt was more
panied over the ruined carpet or over the
ruined idol for she had the greatest conf
dence in the old man
Evening star., 1896-12-19
ABOUT SUPERSTITIONS.
Mr.. 4. T.. Britton Gives Instances
Where the Rule Did Not Work.


This matter of superstition always
II axes me laugh" said Mr.. A. r Britton
when some one spoke of never liking TO do
anything on Friday Il made trip of
1900 miles last summer with a party of
twelve others, making thirteen in ALL and
We started on Friday and never missed
a train or a boat, a meal, or had an ache
a pain among US the whole time.
Then he told laughable story.
1T has been the custom of the survivors
of the old National Rifles to meet each
year on the anniversary of our mastering
Tito service In the war of the rebellion and
enjoy a dinner and swap "reminiscences
near and remote. Several years ago / had
the boys TO my house, and had prepared the
very best dinner / knew how TO give.
There are usually sixteen or seventeen sur
vivors at such gathering, but this time.
when We were about to enter the dining
cred we were thirteen all told. Now. those
other twelve men were brave and cour-
ageous gentlemen, who had faced cannon
unflinchingly and were afraid of nothing
tangible but not single man of them was
willing to enter that room. At last, after
a half hours wait, during which my dinner
was rapidly approaching the spoiled stage
another man came and in We went. Now
that man, who made the fourteenth In the
party and broke the unlucky SPELL accord
ing to the twelve other guests, was Charlie
Alexander, and before the dinner was con-
cluded he had to be carried home and In
two months he was dead. All the others
are living yet!'
Evening star., 1896-12-19

D.. at the Raleigh. TT runs $4,000 to the
ton The vein is only eight inches wide,
and is probably not a true fissure but a
pocket vein. although this is not as yet
definitely knoVn. But while IL is a small
vein. it will make it's owner a rich man.
and he bCu ught it for $3.50 An Irishman
formerly owned the property. and used it
as ston@ quarry. The present owner con-
tracted with the Irishman for enough rock
to build foundation. 1t was gotten out
slowly that the man became tired If wait
ing. and finally asked the Irishman what
be would take for the quarry. Three hun
ured dollars was the price, and this was
aid. few days later the purchaser
found the vein of gold. and now it would
take quarter of a million 70 buy it,"
Evening star., 1896-12-19
It.s One or The Other.

From the Baltimore News. ..
Blynkins-"A girl who can sing just as
soon as she gets up in the morning must
have a sweet disposition
Wynkins-'Not necessarily. She may
have a grudge against somebody in the
neighborhcod" -
Evening star., 1896-12-19
Settling.

From the Chicago Dispatch.
Teacher (seyerely)-"Tommy Smith, come
here. Why haven't you lea med your geos-
raphy lesson"
Tommy" 'Caus,. the papers say there's
going TO be change in the map of Eu-
rope
Evening star., 1896-12-19
1t Looked Better.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
'Maud-"Who is ttat deformed young fell
low talking to May Smiley?'
Ethel-"Why, that's Mr.. Dawkins, the
famous full back. He had his shoulder
twisted In the last big MATCH
Maud-"What a lovely deformity! Intro
duce me, dear"
Evening star., 1896-12-19
Illegal.

From the Green Bag.
The Court-"What is your age. madam
The Plaintiff-"Must l answer"
The Court-"You must"
The Plaintiff-'Why. judge. I thought
people didn't have to testify against them
selves"
Evening star., 1896-12-19
In Doubt.

From Fliegende Blatter.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-01-04
General Markets.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 3.-Flour steady; win
ter superine, S2.3502.5O; do. extras, 81. 600
2s5; Pennsylvania roller, clear, S3832U; do
do, straight S32j0335; western winter clear,
S3d3.2O. Wheat dull, steady, with G64c. bid
and 6616c asked for January. Corn quiet,
easier, with 329sc. bid and 325Sc. asked for
January. Oats quiet, steady with 231bc
bid and 24c asked for January Hay firm;
choice timothy, Sl55Od16, Beef steady Pork
stronger; mess, S9.25d9.5O; short clear, SO. so
0l2. Lard higher; western steam, s. 20. But
ter steadier; western creamery, l6G2ic.; do
factory, ll0l7c.; Elgns 24c.; imitation
creamery, l40l9e.; New York dairy, l202lc.;
do. creamery, l8023c,; Pennsylvania and
western creamery prints, extra, 2jc.; do.
choice 24c; do. fair to good, 2la2jc.; prints
jobbing at 26029c Cheese firm large, 7l4M
lOc.; small, 74d10c.; part skins 3406c full
skins, 2d}c. Eggs strong; New York and
Pennsylvania. 24626c. ice house, l6QD2Oc.;
western fresh, 2282jc, southern, 2l024c.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-01-04
protestIng Cherokee indiana.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-The president has
accorded hearing to a delegation from
the Cherokee council, composed of o. w.
Benge e. y, Harris, Roach Young and
Joseph Smallwood, who came to protest
against the pending senate bill permitting
the continuance on their lands of white
squatters Mr. Bange, the spokesman,
told the president how his people had been
obliged to give up much of their land to
the whites and how they had suffered
from the incoming of squatters. The
Cherokees had been paid $50 600 to settle
claims, yet it was now proposed to author
ize by law the continued presence Of the
squatters The president will investigate.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-01-04

NEW YoRK. Jan, 3-Beeves active; steers,
So 6O614 90; oxen and stays, 81 3O04; bulls
s. 45G3; cows, Sl.4O0290 Calves steady;
veals, S8G9; barnyard calves S303.75. Sheep
steady; lambs lower; sheep, S2.5Od53 IS; choice
heavy Si2j; culls, S202l2la; lambs, $4,000
5.75. Four cars of heavy Canada lambs sold
at S5.5OG56O Hogs weak at S3.90145O
EAST LIBERTY, Pa. Jan. 3.-Cattle active
and strong; prime, SL25JijO; good butchers.
81 3SOd4; bulls COWS and stays, Sl.5ON3. Hogs
active: prime pigs, S3.g0Gi; prime light hogs.
S3sj13 90; medium weights, 3.Sod3S IS; heavy,
S3.Gjd3i5: roughs, S2.1j032j. Sheep firm;
good. Sir3 -. cuils and common, Si5c.Gl ; l.5U;
lambs, Sjt,l.-j veal calves, S6juUi.jD
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-01-04

OMAHA, Jan. 4.--Father Kominslli, the
Polish priest who recently fled from New
Britain, Conn, had n sensational career
in Omaha. He was here several years, and
became the head of II very flourishing CON
gregatiOn. He became involved in dis
pute with Bishop Scanned and was excom-
municated together with a large number
of his congregation who supported him
Last year the feeling between the two fac
tions resulted in riot in the church. A
crowd rushed into the building and were
met by Father Kominski who sprang
over the chancel rail, and, with a revolver
in each hand fired into the church mem
bers A number were shot. The rioters
were repulsed. For n week the church
was guarded by police
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-01-04

WEST CHESTER Pa, Jan. 4-John b.
Mcclure, ,uiIor, and the father Ola large
family of children, is in jail ON charge
of attempted mmdor. The victim, viii
lam Barnes Is man 80 years old, whom
Mcclure caught in his wife's company.
On McClure's approach Barnes fled, but
was followed by the injured husband To
the alley in the rear Of the house. Mcclure
fired n shot from his revolver at the flee
ing man, and then returned to his house.
Barnes, though terribly wounded, walked
mile to the office of u physician, who de-
clares that tho wound may prove fatal
Barnes has always borne good reputa
ton, though Mrs. Mcclure has been in
similar trouble before.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-01-04

Soon the active canvass for national dele
gate will be ON in earnest in this county, and
the people, through their delegates, should
insist upon the right to express their prefer
ence upon the Presidential question. Schuyl-
kill county has more than once been mis-
represented at the national convention.
There is at least one candidate who is keep
ing under cover, and while protesting one
thing is at heart another. 1t is right and
proper that the men who are seeking to be
elected national delegate should be instructed
by the county convention, or they should an
nounce their preference for the Presidential
candidates
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-01-04

THE Beers have settled the aggressive
spirit Of John Bull, for awhile at least, in the
Transvaal Republic. There is no douLt
their country and denying them any
privileges whatever, while depressing them in
many other ways. The Beers are in a minority
and fear the accession of the Uitlanders or
foreigners, to power and by all sorts of
repressive laws keep them in subjecton. The
recent invasion by Englishmen may, in spite
Of their failure, result in an ameloration of
the hardships inflicted upon the gold dggers.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-01-04
Marvellous Results.

From letter written by Rev, J. Gunder-
man, of Dimondale, Mich, we are permitted
to make this extract II have no hesitation
as the results were almost marvellous in the
case of my wife. While was pastor of the
Baptist church at Riyes Junction she was
brought down with Pneumonia succeeding
La Grippe. Terrible paroxysms of coughing
would last hours with little interruption and
it seemed as if she could not survive them.
A friend recommended DIR. Kings New
Discovery; il was quick in its work and
highly satisfactory in results" Trial bottles
free at A, Wasley's drug store, Regular size
SOC and : 90.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-01-04

The Shenandoah school district library,
according to the report of the committee, is
in excellent condition. This is a source of
much qualification both to the members of
the committee aud parents. Nearly four
hundred dollars have recently been expended
in adding to the already large number of
volumes the library contained and in rebind-
ing others. The most gratifying feature about
the report of the committee is the large num-
Der of people, both young and old, who take
advantage of the opportunity afforded them
to secure good, healthy literature free of cost
The people Of Shenandoah are proud of their
free school system, and that necessary auxili-
AIRY, free public library.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-01-04

Not few who read what Mr.. Robert
Rowls, of Hollands, Va, has to say below,
will remember their own experience under
like circumstances. Last winter | had la
grippe which left me in II low state of health.
tried numerous remedies, none of which
did me any good, until was induced to try
a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
The first bottle Of it so far relieved me that
was enabled to attend to my work, and the
second bottle effected a cure" For sale at
20 and so cents per bottle by Gruhler Bros,
druggists
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-01-04
Three More Now Yorl, Strikes.

NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-THE building in
dustry in this city is again involved in q
series of strikes, and about 2, 900 men went
out yesterday. Three strikes in all took
place the largest of which was that of the
marble mosaic workers and helpers, in
which industry about 150 men went out
They insist upon an increase Of wages
Another of the strikes is the result Of an
internal strife in the Carpenters union
The third strike is that of 700 tile layers
helpers, who declare they were not paid
regularly.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-01-04
WI CONSUME the Earl.

New YORK, Jan. 4--Todays Press pub
fishes the following: The Press is able to
state upon the best of authority the gist
of the report Of the special committee APP
pointed by the New York Yacht club to
investigate the charges made by Lord
Dunraven regarding the recent interna-
tional yacht club races. 1t will appear
from the testimony that the earl has
begged the real question at issue, The re-
port of the committee viii present the tes-
timony in purely judicial manner, and
will censure the earl.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-01-04
AN INNOCENT MAN RELEASED.
VIII Prosecute Those who Induced His
Stepdaughter to Testify Falsely.

VIII Prosecute Those who Induced His
Stepdaughter to Testify Falsely.
TRENTON. Jan. 4-The pardon papers of
Charles Atkinson, of Camden, who was
sent to prison for ten years on the false
testimony of his stepdaughter, arrived yes
terday, and the unfortunate man was re-
leased last evening. His stepdaughter ac-
cused him of assault, and he has been in
the state prison seventeen months. She
now acknowledges that she testified falsely.
Atkinson at once took n train for Bridge.
ton, where he expected to meet his wife
Atkinson apparently bears no malice to-
ward the girl for having caused his un-
just imprisonment. He says she is not a
bad girl at heart, but that she was led by
Others into making the charge. "She did
SO" he added, ''in moment of anger,
and, being fearful of consequences, stuck
to her story. l will not prosecute her, but,
using her as states evidence, will prose.
cute those who urged her on. These par
ties | cannot now designate, but l know
who they are, and have sufficient evidence
to convict them"
Atkinson showed the letter written by
the girl recently in answer to one from
him, beseeching her to tell the truth. In
it she says that the whole scheme was pre-
arranged by II party of fast friends" with
whom she wanted to visit Gloucester, but
in whose company Atkinson had forbid
den her to be. She then denies the truth
of her former story; says that God, in
justice, brought her present condition
upon her and that she was resolved to
stand any punishment in order to atone
for her past conduct
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-01-04
A Truce at ZeitOun.

CoNsTANTINOPLE, Jan. 4-The Turkish
government has ordered the commander
of the Turkish forces surrounding Zei-
toun to suspend ho,tilities pending the
negotiations which the representatives of
the powers have entered into in order to
bring about the surrender of the insurgent
Armenians. The ambassadors have given
their respective consuls at Aleppo full
liberty of action in regard to the steps
which they may think necessary to take
to prevail upon the insurgents to sur
render.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-01-04
LAWYER Charged with EmbezzIement.

New YORK, Jan. 4-James ID. Page, 42
years old, once a prominent lawyer of San
Francisco, was arrested in this city yester-
day on Il telegram from the San Francisco
police Page is accused of having embez-
zled trust funds of the estate of an insane
ward named Lichtenberg who1e guardian
he was, to the amount of $4,362. Extra
dition papers for his return to California
are now being prepared
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Evening Herald
SATURDAY, JANUARY 4. 1896.
REPuBLIcAN srArE CONVENTION.

Te the Republican electors OF Pennsylvania !:
The Republicans of Pennsylvania, by their duly
chosen representatives, will meet in state con
vention Thursday, April 2a, 1890, at 10 o'clock
a. m, in the opera house, city Of Harrisburg, for
the purpose Of nominating two candidates for
preventative at-argc in Congress and thirty
two candidates for Presidential electors, the
selection Of eight dclcgatcs-at.large to the Re
publican National convention, and for the
transaction of such other business as may he
presented.
ny order Of the state Committee
W. S. QuAv,
Attest -JERE H. REX. Chairman.
". r. ANpREWs Secretaries.
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Electric Bitters.

Electric Bitters is medicine suited for any
season. but perhaps more generally needed in
the spring, when the languid exhausted
feeling prevails when the liver is torpid and
sluggish and the need of tonic and altera-
tive is felt. A prompt use of this medicine
has often averted long and perhaps fatal
bilious fevers. No medicine will act more
surely in counteracting and freeing the sys-
tenn from the malarial poison. Headache,
Indigestion, Constipation, Dizziness yield to
Electric Bitters. Only fifty cents per bottle
at A. Wasleys drug store.
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apparent-the Withdrawals of gold through
greenback redemption have exceeded
SiOO, 600, 900 a year.
The speech as whole is an epitomc Of
digestcd knowledge upon a subject of the
utmost national moment, and clearly out
lines the stand taken by the Republican
leaders in the House and Senate.
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Husband and Wife Had Occasion to Use il
and Received Relief From Catarrhal
Troubles in 10 Minutes.

My wife and |.
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the inquirer. were both troubled with dis
tressing catarrh, but have enjoyed freedom
from the aggravating malady since the day
they first used Dr. Agnews Catarrhal Powder.
Rev Mr.. Bochror is the aged and beloved
pastor of the Evangelist Protestant Christ
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are familiar with the improvement which
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