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Evening star., 1896-12-19

Ingenious Plan of an Artist to Send
His Model Home.

From the Buffalo Courier
Talking about your queer sights said a
man to a reporter, "the freakIest one / ever
saw was on view in Niagara square for
few minutes the other day. An artist
friend Of mine, who was painting a large
mural decoration, had occasion to use q
lay hgure on which to drape the costume
used in the picture. 1 know of only one
ife-sfze manikin-or to become accurate
womankin-in Buffalo, and my friend bor-
rowed it and had 1t carted to his studio
when the painting was completed and
the figure was no longer needed, the artist
proceeded to cast about for an easy method
or returning his 1O0-pound fair but mani
mate Trilby. The bicycle suggested itself
as the least laborioys way OF transporting
the hgure over the two or three blocks in
tervening between the artists studio ana
the owners home: Accordingly, Miss Mani
kin was mounted on the wheel and my
friend began the strange journey.
The entrance Of this queer apparition
upon Niagara square gave the unnitiated
pedestrians paralytic shock. Young men
and mafdens paused and gasped for
breath: old ladies covered their faces with
hands and fed, while nice e-whiskered
old gentlemen rubbed their eyes and
pinched themselves TO ascertain II they
were really there. I doubt whether those
astonished Buffalonians will ever fully de-
Lady Godiva or a Court street living pic
ture divinity learning to ride the bike. /
am not certain that my picture-making
frfend-who Is a most solemn devotee of his
art-thoroughly enjoyed the sensation
which he thoughtlessly caused"
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HYATTSVILLE.

large audience listened speIIbound for an hour
and quarter, Thursday evening to Dr. D. ].
Stafford's profound study Of Hamlet" delivered at
Masonic Hall. Hyattsville, for the benefit Of ST.
Jeromes Catholic Church. DIR. Stafford rendered
the famous soliloquy with his accustomed consum-
mate art. and styled 1t greater than the material
universe by reason Of the great moral lesson that
1t conveys, the hope Of q reward and the fear Of
punishment in another world.
At recent meeting of Mt. Hermon Lodge No. 179
A. F. and A. NJ OF Hyattsville the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year: Dr. s. OifYord
Cox. worshipful master; Rev. c. J. 8. Mayo senior
warden; 81. F. Hobbs, junior warden; NJ. b. Free
map secretary: Francis Gasch, treasurer; Geo. NJ
Raub, tyler The following board Of managers was
also elected to take charge Of the Masonic Temple
DIR. ]. r. Owens, three years; II. b. Major, two
years; DIR. s. Clifford Cox, one year. There was an
unusually large attendance at the meeting.
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COllege-Bred Presidents,
n the RuffaIo Cn,amorcisI


Washington was not a college-hred man.
but later in life he received the honorary
LID. from Harvard. Yale. Pennsylvania
and Brown. and was chancellor of the Col
lege of William and Mary. washington's
five immediate successors were coIIeRe
graduates. John Adams and his son, John
Quincy Adams. were Harvard men. Jeffer-
son and Monroe were graduates of William
and Mary. while Madison hailed from
Princeton. Jackson had little education OF
q literary sort. and Van Buren,. his success
sor. only good academic education. VIII
liam Henry Harrison graduated at Hamp-
den-Sydney College. Tyler at william and
Mary. and Polk at the University of North
Carolina. Taylor had only the merest RI di-
ments of an education. ana Fillmore, his
successor. had an academic education onIy
Franklin Pierce was q graduate Of Bow
doin. and Buchanan Of Dickinson. Lincoln
and johnson were both seif-educated, ne,th-
or having had even high school education
Grant was West Pointer. Hayes an alum
nus of Kenyon. Garfield Of Williama ana
Arthur OF Union. From Washington to
Mckinley. therefore. including Washington
and Grant, fifteen OF the twenty-flye NAV
be called collegs-pred men.
Evening star., 1896-12-19

uary 4. with VIII Carleton the author for the
evening. After the business disposed Of q
short literary program was rendered. Mr.. G. p
Smith delivered a short essay on Bret Harte. the
author of the evening. Mrs II. X. Simpson read
what the Chimney Sang" and Miss Flora War
rem Smith recited Miss Blanche Says
Mr. Byron Graham of lie Droit Park, Washington
has been visiting at the home Of his aunt Mrs.
II. NJ. Little.
The .'H H." Society will meet at the home OF
the president, Miss Flora Warren Smith, this
evening.
The Manse," the home OF Rev. James T. Mar
shall, WAS the "Wednesday evening OF an
impromptu gathering, which had assembled to greet
Mr. Brenamen, a missionary returned from Africa.
Although disappointed at the unavoidable absence
of the gentleman who to Interest them with
talk on mission work In Africa. the guests passed
evening pleasantly, enjoying to the full the hos
pitality for which the parsonage Is noted Several
Instrumental duets were rendered horn and
piano. and glees and choruses sung by the assem-
bly,. Refreshments were served
Misses Jennie end May Catch re spending some
time with their cousin, Mrs. Alfred Ray. previous
to their removal to Baltimore.
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TAKOMA PARK.

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Waters are spepdine n f.u-
days at DawsOnvi1e, Md.
Mr.. Selden Lay, who has for the past few
months been employed at the establishment OF Mr.
Wanamaker. In Philadelphia, returned home We'd
nesday, having resigned his position.
Mrs. Dr. Hamlin Of the Church of the Covenant
ana Miss Perley, missionary to the Mormons were
present at the missionary meeting of the Presby-
terian Church last night and addressed the audience
~ extensive preparations are in progress for the
Christmas entertainment to be given tuesday night.
the 18th instant. at the Presbyterian Church.
The fraterna! visitation of Metropolis Lodge, l. O.
o. F., occtSred last night.
Miss Julia Magruder and Mr.. Edward Bell of
ltedianis expect to spend next week with Miss
Lbbie Magruder at the Park
Miss Ef1e Nelson OF Manassas will spend the
Christmas holiday with Miss Sarah Waters
Evening star., 1896-12-19

Advantages Possessed by Those Con-
structed of Steel Plate.

Among the many improvements that have
been made in the construction and building
of bowling alleys during the past twenty
five years there is none which has been re-
ceived by the bowling fraternity with more
general favor and genuine enthusiasm than
that of the steel plate bed. Since these
patent steel plates have been introduced In
the construction Of the modern bowling al
1eys they have given entire satisfaction
wherever built. There is unstinted praise
for this new departure In alley building
and equipment. which has so emphatically
marked the progress made In the game Of
bowling up to the present time.
While wood. In the construction of alley
beds. served Its purpose for years, the steel
plate. always retaining perfectly smooth
surface. has superseded 1t. Experienced
bowlers admit that they always calculate
upon the true evenness of the alley beds TO
count for spare or stroke: hence the un-
even surface Of the hallway Is very quickly
detected by them. and where this exists
Evening star., 1896-12-19
Woodward & Lothrop.

poor bowling naturally results and dissatis-
faction prevails.
The steel plate may be easily adjusted.
and TO raise or lower 1t. should the founda-
ton upon which they rest become depressed
at any point. a key range is applied and
by turning 1t the desired evenness of the
bed is obtained. The plates do not need
planning or waxing-a little bnnzine applied
with cloth once q week will keep the bed
In highly polished condition. The noise
produced by the rolling balls Is reduced TO
minimum on these patent alley beds.
Evening star., 1896-12-19
ALEXANDRIA COUNTY.

The public school teachers OF Alexandria county
were paid their last months salaries today by
the county treasurer The schools Of the county
will close on the afternoon Of the sd day Of De-
cembsr for the Christmas holidays and reopen on
the day after New Year day.
Quite extensive arrangements being made by
all the churches and Sunday schools Of the county
to have entertainments and Christmas festivities
during Christmas week.
James E Clements has sold for Mrs. Emily p.
Lanson SIX acres of land, with Improvements, at
Ballston. to Mr. Charles s. Barnett of Washington.
ID. G., for q 500 aise liz acres down the Potomac
late Richard B. Posey, 70 Messrs- Whiti0ck and
Nicholson of Washington, for s.. 800.
Evening star., 1896-12-19
KENsINGToN.

Miss Annie Hipkins Of Clarksburg Is visiting Mr..
and Mrs. g. A. Lrman.
The ST. Psul's Me- Sunday School Library Asso.
ciaston win Meet this evening at the home of Mr.
Howard Phil of Kenilworth.
The Kensington Literary Society assembled at
the Noyes Library Monday evening last An ax,e,,d.
ment to the constitution was adopted changing the
alsnu OF = eung to the hrst Aosday Of each
month, instead OF the hsst and third Wednesdsy..
The annual election resulted In making Mr.. w. W.
kidridse president. Miss Elma Ray vice pxesident.
Ar. B 4. LshnaA SECRETARY snd Mr. Fapcsace
meet at t 9 home Of the treasurer Amday, Jan
Evening star., 1896-12-19

vile and vicinity on New Year night In the town
hail at that place. the proceeds TO be devoted to
the benefit of the hail.
At the annual election of Bethesda Grange at
Browningsville. Mr.. James Burchette was elected
master for the ensuing year and Mr.. John n. Beai
counselor.
public road petitioned for by W. A. Mullinin
AMI others Will receive attention at the meeting Of
the county commissioners Tuesday next.
Evening star., 1896-12-19
A PrOvfaO.

From the New York Herald
He-"How would you like to have me for
Christmas present?"
She-"On one condition"
And what may that be?''
That can exchange you at any time
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..stuaea,'. Buaalo's Pay Rolls.

Deputy City Controller Harrington. who
Ii alleged to have defrauded the city Of
Buffalo out Of Q considerable sum Of money
BY means Of ''stufnng' pay rolls, was ar
raigned In court yesterday on the Accdsa-
tion Of grand larceny in the second de-
greel He pleaded guilty. and was admitted
to bail In $zO0a
Evening star., 1896-12-19
Hotel Pro

Hotel Proprietor Stafford Dead.
Robert Stafford. one Of the proprietors Of
the Imperial and Netherland hotels tn New
York. and the Hotel waitoa In Philadel-
phia. died yesterday.
Evening star., 1896-12-19
Why N0ts

From tha New York Herald.
Mickey-"Phy does q ship take out elearin'
papers?'
ye spalpeen."
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The Permanence Of Joy.

We have often heard people say,
when speaking Of some innocent pleas
ure that they had denied themselves
or their children, that it would not
have lasted long. and that after it was
over they would not have been any
happier for it. That is q pretty serious
mistake. No enjoyment, as some
philosopher has said, is confined to the
present moment. A man IS the
happier for life having made an agree
able tour, or lived for any length of
time with pleasant people, or enjoyed
any considerable interval Of innocent
pleasure. You cannot estimate the
worth of pleasures by their duration.
We can all remember large moments,
like that when, after an eXhausting
club, we stood upon some mountain
headland and had our eyes opened to
the expense and glory of earth and air
and sky. You did not stay long, but
those splendid moments were not only
worth all they cost of toilsome effort,
but they have colored the afterlife, and
given the mind forever a wider hor-
izon. Parents make serious mistake
in not giving their children all the
innocent pleasure possible. The
picnic, the party, the visit, the lie.
lightful evening, the charming trip,
do not end when they are through,
The memory and fragrance of them
perfume the years. Many man and
woman can remember a few happy
days that have thrown their joy and
beauty over the whole of life
Watchman.
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There is need that we occasionally
examine ourselves concerning those
faults which we find so easy in other
people.
Kind words prevent q good deal of
that perverseness which roug h and i'm
perious usage often produce in gener-
Gus minds.
If you could have your own way,
you would speedily ruin yourself, and
do great harm to all that stand in close
relations to you.
If you have a good friend, tried
through many years, do not throw
him off because he fails at some point
to come up to your notions of duty,
Notoriety is no proof of merit, A
thousand dollars worth of roses will
only scent up few yards, while dol
lars worth of fried onions will scent
up the whole town.
The man who thinks that he is per-
secuted because lie is not allowed to
slander his brethren without meeting
with remonstrance and reproof needs
Il Qualification of his vision,
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Apneal to the Unsayed

Friend, are you conscious of any
such change in yourself, as the Bible
calls conversion, born again, born of
the Spirit, changed from the love of
sin to the love of holiness and of
Christ? Do you feel honor bound to
answer, "No, I cannot say that I
have.n How said. Then listen to
Jesus Except a man be born again
he cannot see the kingdom of God."-
mark that ! it is just impossible even
for God himself to get an unchanged
sinner into heaven Surely you will
not for one moment hope to do what
he cannot. But do not despair; listen
again to him; "A new heart will /
give you, and new spirit will / put
within you )" GAS Moses lifted up the
serpent in the wilderness, even so
must the Son Of man be lifted up,
that whatsoever believeth in him
should not perish, but have everlasting
lite.n "Look unto me, and be we
saved" Yes, there is life for a look,
even now" Southern Christian
Herald.
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Poultry Hints.

The beginner with a good flock,
comfortable house and ample range,
fistters himself that all is smooth
sailing before him. He is mistaken.
Many disappointments await him.
Things will occur that he was not
looking for. The hens will eat more
and lay less than he expected. They
will be contrary about setting at the
desired time, there will be disease and
death in the flock. Don't be dis
couraged.
Persevere in your original idea :
Work according to your plan. If you
have chosen a special breed las you
should have done) keep the fowls pure
bred. If you cannot do that, and
keep a number of breeds, let all the
others go, stick to your own ideal
breed. Reputation and reward will
surly come to you in time.
Persevere in your determination to
sell all hens two years old. They have
been good layers, and are handsome
fowls? All right, their looks will
help to sell them. Let them 60 al
two years old.
Persevere in selecting and keeping
choice pullets. AS long as you do this
YOUR flock will continue to improve
and not otherwise.
Persevere in selling all cockerels mol
needed. One, to twenty-five hens, is
enough to keep. Sell the others al
soon as marketable.
Persevere in fighting filth. KeeI
things clean. Not necessarily every
day, but as often as needed, 60 arOunC
with the shovel, the broom, the kero
sene, the whitewash.
Persevere in keeping an account O.
expenses and receipts. 1t will pay fol
the trouble. If your flock is not pay
ing you will know it, and the reason
why.
Persevere in now and then adding
new blood to the flock by purchase o.
high grade birds, the best you car
get. 1t will cost something but it is
absolutely necessary if the constitiona
vigor of the flock is to be preserved
Tnbreeding may do very well fol
Jersey cattle. 1t will not do at all
with any breed of fowls.
Persevere in looking after the fowls,
Know each one personally. They Will
soon know you, and will like you, too
If you treat them we'll.
Persevere in the business with a
view to enlarging. That is, if your
purpose is to keep fowls as business.
IF it is your intention to keep poultry
for family use only, that is another
thing. But if you are strictly in the
poultry business for living, don't let
we'll enough alone until you have all
the fowls you have room and capacity
for.-Fancie's Review.
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Abbevilie supply Co.'s Locals.

Morrison's sugar cured hams l2E 10.
Dove brand sugar cured bacon l219 10.
Dove brand sugar cured hams lOc 10.
The above are nne and juicy.
In canned goods we have roast and corneo
beef In and 10. Sizes.
Potted ham u size at only &c can.
Lobster standard brand DC can.
Crabs standard brand 25c can.
Salmon steak hat cans 20c can.
Salmon tall cans l2lIe can.
French sardineS l5c box.
French mustard dressing at lcc and Gic box
; ID. can pie peaches l0c can.
3 10. can pineapples l0c can.
/ 10 can pine apple preserved l0c can.
Something spledd for desert and cream.
3 ID canned desert peaches l5c can.
:, 10 canned desert pears l5c can.
, Id canned white cherries 29c can.
Lea d. Perrin's sauce:
| ID can Orleans Jams l5c can.
Condensed cream lOc can.
Gallon cans apples. whoppers, 3Dc can.
5 10 can tomatoes l0c can.
z 10 can corn i0c can.
a few pack ages left yet of Amt JamimaI
pan cake -four l0c pkg.
KnoY's fruit favor gelatine lGc can.
A specially blended tea for iced teas, dellc
ious flavor. only Nc 10.
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SDecd's Locals.

Prescriptions and family receipts can be
filled at all hours day or night at Speeas.
Fresh mesmally's candy just received al
Speeds.
Speed has the finest candy In town. Why
Because he handles unbroken packages only
and 1t Is always fresh.
Johnson's chill aud fever tonic Is sure
cure for chills and fever. No cure no pay. al
Speeds.
Try Johnsons candy If you want the best at
Speeds.
Smoke E. E. NJ, tobacco for catarrh or bad
cold at Speeds
Take laxative browne quinlne for that bad
cold. IL sure cure at Speeds.
When you want good hair brush call at
|Speeds.
Cure that cold In one day by taking laxa.
tive browne quinine. No cure no pay al
Speeds.
Don't fail to see that line OF fine pipes at
Speeds.
Now Is the time TO paint that old buggy. so
II will last you all the winter at Speeds.
Huylers fresh every week at Speeds.
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The Glory Occasi0ned by War.


But war brings glory? Yes it does
there is real glory in war. 1t is idle
for us to shut our eyes to it or to deny
it. There is a glory of heroism, q
glory of self-sacritice, glory of cross
bearing, in war, for God, out of His
great goodness, brings something good
out of the heart of evil. But the
answer to that cry for the glory of war
was made, in terms more eloquent
than I can repeat, by your own Mr..
Everett here in Boston last Summer,
There is glory in time of pestllence,'
the glory of the physician, the glory
of the nurses. Will you then import
into Boston the yellow fever, that you
may have the glory of the noble self
sacrificing woman nursing the sick?
There Is, glory in the deeds of the
fireman, when he runs up. the ladder
and in his strong arms seizes and
brings back to safety the mother or the
childs will you then touch your torch
to the buildings of Boston and start
a great confagration, that you may
have the glory of the fireman The
grandeur of nation,-that does not
need to be said in Boston because,
more than half century ago it was
said, and Boston has ever since heard
the echoes of Charles Summers
words,-does not lie in its use of brute
orce, but in its abstention from force
which it might use, and the employ
ment of it to a noble purpose. There
is more glory in production than in
destruction there is more glory in an
axe or a hammer than in q sword
more glory in the plain, useful pro.
ductive factory than in score of
battleships planned for destruction.
War, which costs SO much in money,
costs so much in character, costs so
much in life, costs so much in peril to
institutions,-what does it for US? If
we may trust the telegraph,-I have
had some experience in being misre-
ported, and I do not venture to say
that Archbishop Ireland Is truly
reported - hbishop Ireland says
war is necessary for the development
tof patriotism. AS General Walker
said 10 me just before we come IN
here, II thonght men fought for their
country because they loved it; it
seems now that they can love their
country only because they have fought
for it.n This is a curious Inversion OF
the order of morals. War necessary
to develop patriotism Again | say,
out of the greatest evil God brings
forth good, and even out of the camp
of hate God sometimes evolves love.
But this is strange doctrine, that we
cannot love our neighbor unless we
hate our enemy. This is new trans
lation of the Sermon on the Mount:
ut hath been said by them of old
time, Thus shalt love thy neighbor
and hate thine enemy but say
unto you, You cannct love your negh-
bor unless you hate your enemy
Lyman Abbott, D. D., Advocate or
Peace.
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Last Hours Of Archbishop WhateIy.

TO one who observed his sufferings
and asked him if he suffered much
pain, he said:
"Sometime ago I should have
thought it great pain, but now | am
enabled to bear it,"
His intellect was unclouded by ill
ness. He could think and speak.
Some one said to him, "You are dy-
ing, as you have lived, great to the
last The reply was, 81 am dying as
I lived, in the faith of Jesus" An
other said, "What blessing your
glorious intellect is unimpaired." He
answered, "Do not call intellect
glorious there is nothing glorious out
of Christ" Another said, "The
great fortitude of your character
supports YOU" mo, it Is not the
fortltude OF my character supports me,
but my faith in Christ" With such
a witness on his lips and in his acts,
Archbishop Whately passed away.
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"By their fruits We shall know
them" This is the Lords test. No
other one is adequate. mot every
one that saith unto me, Lord. Lord,
shall enter into the kingdom of
heaven; but he that doth the will of
my Father, which is in heaven" A
truly Christian man will be clean,
truthful, honest, diligent, thoughtful,
forbearing, good temperd, and wise.
Conduct is the visible expression of
character. Religion is not an idle
luxury to be enjoyed, but living force
to be displayed without break or pause
from the beginning 10 the end of ones
probationary career. A loud profession
is not worth the breath it takes to
make it, unless it be verified by an
upright walk and godly conversation.
Nashville Advocate,
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Wednesday, Sept. 2, 1896.
No Advice.

The Press and Banner has no advice TO give
any body about the coming election, but
I'VE would warn the, public against believing
Charges which may be made against promi-
lnent Reformers. For the last six years some
|of our papers have been filled with charges
|of corruption, or official misconduct, but we
have no recollection OF the authors OF these
charges bringing the proof TO certify sin.
lgle charge.
Speaking for this newspaper we shall not
thereafter believe one word that is said
(agaiust any body-unless the proof is forth
coming.
1 The authors OF the charges OF official dere'
Fiction in the past baving utterly failed to
prove single assertion against anybody, we
must judge the future by the past. More than
hatred and bald assertion is necessary to give
|credence to any malicious or damaging re
|p0rt.
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Greatness never outgrows modesty.

Greatness never outgrows modesty.S
Contempt for the aged is the disgust t.
ing offspring of conceit.
1t is the hasty word repressed that
makes speech golden.
In occupation there is but one safe
rule, and that is always to do ones
best.
The world finds that young man
most intolerable who is intolerant OF
old people.
There is nothing the devil makes
more use of in this world than tat
Ting tongue.