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reported Tor Tho Fost daily. except
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CAPITOL
HOTEL
ARRlN AIS.
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Rates, s. 50 to
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modat.ons for
commercial men
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Use GU NsE DOCTORS BILLS
~ha' Stoves and Ranges.
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year. He advocated Clcvolnnd's cause and
defended his actions and expressed himself
as wholly IN favor OF government ownership
OF railroads.
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ft"
Liberal receipts OF hcct cattle, good fat
stock nim. al other grhdcH weak and
more active, hog market weak and unsat-
isi9ciory' good FAT sheep nrm ana IN fair
demand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-01

the Speakers valuable time. All sorts of
people call on HIM 1 was In his office one
evening recently, when man called to ask
about pension bill in which he was inter-
ested. The Speaker listened very patiently
to all he had to say on the pension Ques-
ton, and even to a discussion of the silver
and tariff questions which his caller essay
ed in passing. He excused himself only
when it was necessary that he prepare to
go to a reception at the White House. Not
long ago a gentleman called with his
daughter to see the Speaker and found him
just disnissing a meeting of the committee
on rules. Mr.. Reed received them very
cordially, though they were strangers, and
in about half minute had learned that the
daughter was artist and that she had
been admiring the picture of the Speaker
which hangs in the lobby of the House.
Now, this portrait is one to which Mr.. Reed
Is rather partial, but it has been criticised
very severely, and one of it's critics is Mr..
Dalzell of Pittsburg. The Pennsylvania
Congressman was in the Speakers room,
and Mr. Reed called him over. Here,
Dalzell,'' he said. Here is young lady
who doesn't agree with you about that pic
ture of mine" And then Mr.. Dalzell join
ed the group for minute or two. Then
the Speaker excused himself with cordial
handshake, and his visitors went away
with a very warm spot in their hearts for
Mr.. Reed.
Mr.. Reed Is no less considerable of people
who write to him-not the people who write
begging letters, though. Almost every mail
brings the Speaker a request for money.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-01

Texas charge of impersonating a man
who had served in the same company with
him in the war. His application for pen
sion was not made in the name under
which he served, but in another name, which
differed in only one letter from the name
of the other man. This change of name he
explained in satisfactory manner In
support of his statement that he was not
personating another, he had the other man
as witness. and the captain of his COM
pany also testified in his favor. But the
grand jury had indicted him, and he seemed
in fair way to go to the penitentiary. Mr.
Allen was so much interested in the case
when he read the letter that he made an
1nvestiga ton, and laid the result before
Mr.. Reed, who became equally interested
and went personally to the Department of
Justice and interceded for the man. The
result was an investigated by special
agent, which demonstrated pretty plainly
that the man was a victim of persecution
by over-zealous agents, and the prosecution
was stopped.
What Mr.. Reed did for this stranger is
characteristic; he has done the like again
and again, and his good Offices have been
sought very often by democrats in his
state. He would as soon do a kindness to
a democrat as for a republican where no
political principle was involved. This does
not include the getting of appointments for
his constituents. Mr.. Reed has his own
ideas about the civil service He believes
every office holder should be kept in place
so long as there are duties to perform and
lieve In civil pension list; but he thinks
the salaries paid to government employees
should be arranged on a different scale.
that smaller salaries should be paid new
appointees. and that salaries should in
crease with years of service, with a pro-
vision that certain percentage of salaries
should be held back by the government to
form an insurance fund to provide for SUI
perannuated clerks Experience has shown
that government clerks will not provide for
themselves. and 1t is quite likely that Con-
gress will adopt some day a plan like that
which Mr.. Reed favors. Mr.. Reed is an in
defatigable worker in whatever he under
takes. He bears the strain of hard work
better than most men, probably because he
Is such an excellent sleeper. He makes il
rule to get seven or eight hours sleep a
night. No one calls him in the morning
unless there is an emergency. One morn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-01

From the Geutlcwoman.
1 hear that Nubar Pacha, the Egyptian
statesman, is coming to live in Paris. A
few years ago he had a splendid residence
in the Rue de Lisbonne. There he enter
tanned, assisted by his wife and daughter,
who since married Tigrane Pacha Nubar
Pacha is so rich that he cannot spend the
quarter of his income, and at times he is
very generous.
His drawing rooms in Paris were deco
rated with valuable pictures, and one day
a well-known Frenchman is said TO have
been enthusiastic in his admiration of one
OF Nubar's works eff art. so the picture
pleases your ''One must he blind or with
out taste not to admire it," replied the
Frenchman. When he returned home the
latter found on an armchair in his own
salon the picture he had so much praised
Naturally he was very grateful to the man
WHO displayed so much generosity: but
when he examined the canvas he discoy-
cred that the subject was the same, the
frame the same, but the painting was only
a bad copy; and he learned that in her
leisure hours Nine. Nubar Pacha copied
the masterpieces hanging on her walls. and
allowed her husband to present her copies
to his friends.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-01

ing during the last Congress Mr.. Allen
waited until twenty minutes to II for Mr..
Reed to appear. He knew that Mr.. Reed
had been up very late the night before,
after an exhausting day in the House,
speaking on the Sherman repeal bill; he
knew also that Mr.. Reed was anxious to
take part in that days session Of the
House. So at twenty minutes before noon
he went into his bed room and spoke to
him. When Mr.. Reed learned what time 1t
was, he jumped out Of bed, pulled his
clothes on in hurry, and, without wait
ing for breakfast, hurried down stairs and
into cab He was at the Capitol few
minutes after IL o'clock, and said after
ward that he never felt better than he did
that day.
Sleep has recuperative power for Mr.
Reed. However exha listed he may be at the
end OF the day, good nights rest will
make new man of him. In the Fifty
first Congress, when the Speakers duties
were much more severe than now, Mr..
Reed used sometimes to slip into his room
when the House had gone int committee
of the whole, and without word, stretch
himself cut on a leather-covered couch.
In less than minute he would be sound
asleep. Mr.. Allen would drop the latch of
the door, and Neal, the colored messenger
outside, whose excuses for the Speaker 9
inability to see you are harp-like in their
melody, would place himself on guard. For
fifteen minutes or mere there would be
silence III the Speakers room. broken only
by the faint rustic of papers at Mr. Aliens
desk and the heavy breathing of the sleep
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-01

Some one wrote to the Speaker recently
that at meeting of a board having in
charge an undoubtedly worthy work he
had been put on their list for a contribution
of $500. Fortunately American candidates
for office do not find it necessary to Sub
scribe to all the local charities as caDdi-
dates in England do. If Mr.. Reed were as
sessed very often for $500. his family
wouldn't have bread and meat. Other peo-
pie write to the Speaker with modest re-
quests for one or two dollars.
Mr.. Reed has a warm spot in his heart
for old ladies'. One of the meanest duties
he ever had to perform was to remove the
apple and cigar stands, which d+sfgured
the House wing of the Capitol when ne first
became Speaker Mr.. Reed announced when
he came into office that he was going to
get rid of the hucksters; but every time he
faced the duty he had to draw back. AL
most all these men and women had some
sympathetic claim. The most urgent was
that of the woman who made application
for the cigar privilege which her husband
had enjoyed. The husband had just died
and the woman had no other means Of sup
port When Representative Van Schaick
of Wisconsin went to the Speaker to inter
cede for this woman, Mr.. Reed said: Van
Schaick, you're rich man and I'm a poor
one: but I'll put up half the money If you
will buy that woman out" Arrangements
were made finally to get department po-
sition for this woman.
A case in which the Speakers sympathy
was not wasted was that of man in
Texas. His letter to the Speaker was typi-
cal of much of the Speakers mail. He was
Maine man. He simply wrote to the
Speaker because he knew no one in author
ity, and because Mr.. Reeds name was ia
mliar to him He had been arrested in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-01
MAKING OF FALSE TEETH.
Ivory is Not the Only Material EN-
ployed.

From the Philadelphia Times
"Where do false teeth come FROM" said
a well-known bone importer. echoing a
question that had put to him. "Wolldn't
you like to know? Most people, imagine,
ivory That is quite a mistaken idea, as
the majority of false teeth are how made
from anything but ivory. We import large
quantities of walrus tusks for no other pur-
pose than that they may be made into
false teeth. You can go into some big
dental establishment where teeth are made
and you will doubtless find the remains of
walrus tusks lying around, and. indeed, a
highly polished tooth made from a Walrus
tusk is just as handsome, although not so
lasting, an ivory one.
"A dentist once came TO me for an ele-
plants tusk, from which a good set of
permanent teeth might be made for q
wealthy client of his. He was 10 spare no
expense. | found him a tUsk, which being
an especially good one l sold for $3.50 a
pound, the usual price being from 500 to
$50 a pound. / afterward learned that
the dentist made 500 out OF that set of
teeth.
"Of course il would be impossible for dem
lists to sell teeth so cheaply they do now
if the teeth We're all made from elephants
tusks. AS matter Of fact, SO many people
are now wearing false teeth that / doubt
If the ivory suitable for this purpose would
ever be found. / am told good many false
teeth are being made from vegetable ivory,
ivorine &c. If So the price of teeth must
naturally go down, and in time the toothless
one will probably be able to replenish his
mouth for an absurdly low sum. A set of
teeth for Sl-25," continued the dealer, laugh.
ing, would create boom I'm false teeth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-01
Blaine's Old Horse,

From the Lewiston (Me) Journal
There died the other day at E. H. Gree.
ly's farm in Trenton, Me-. a character once
we'll known in diplomatic circles at Wash
ington. This individual was none else than
James @. Blaine's old saddle and driving
horse, Denman, who, having reached the
advanced age Of more than twenty-five
years and become burden to himself. was
quietly and humanely transported to the
happy hunting grounds under the painless
influence Of a rag full of chloroform.
At Mr.. Blaine's death Mrs. Blaine had
placed the animal In Mr.. Greely's charge,
considering him the one person suitable to
care for the failing health of the aged
horse, and one whose intimate and extend
ed experience would fit him admirably for
the position of guardian to her beloved Dem
man. That was three years ago: and since
that time Mr.. Greedy has kept Denman on
his farm in Trenton, receiving every wear
a liberal allowance from Mrs. Blaine for his
support. A few days ago Mr. Greedy found
that the horse was growing painfully old
ard as he was Of no real use to ANYBODY
for Mrs. Blaine would not allow him TO be
used he consulted with Mrs Blaine. and
Denman passed away as already stated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-01

Ing nothing so much an early increase
of population and capital to place them In
the front rank OF a prosperous people. VIII
the whlte-money metal alone Of South
America or of China attract anything OF
population, or capital, or confidence to any
OF our states? / confess to some apprehen-
to cause withdrawal of some part OF
what has long been supposed to have there
been firmly planted.
Surely the south would make nothing by
giving the world chance to buy the cot
ton crop with cheap silver, nor can 1t be
hoped to cheaper the cost OF labor by pay
ing its wages in cheap silver, as that labor
must nave subsistence. Does it now get or
ask for anything more?
There are some gentlemen who conf
IDENTIFY predict the overthrow Of the gold
standard party. as though that would in
sure the enforcement of the single silver
stardard party. i am not aware of single
gold standard party in America; but there
is a large party-the national republican
party-now in excellent health. which pro-
poses to maintain both gold and silver in
circulation, and to keep both metals in
good health. The recent elections appear
to show that the people have great conf
dence in the republican party, and the ma
tons financial affairs will be intrustcd to
that party and to no other The election of
republican governors in such. states New
Jersey, Maryland and Kentucky indicates
that the old wing states Of the south are
wheeling into line with their former breth-
ren on questions which concern their in
dustrial prosperity. The solid republican
Representative delegations in Congress can
not be much of an encouraging sign 10 the
new and naneless silver party; but there
they stand, look at them: Michigan. with
its II members, Wisconsin with TO- Indiana
with 13, Iowa with IL, Minnesota with 4.
ana many other smaller states, to which
may be added such states as Pennsylvania,
with all republican members but out of a
total of 2s; Ohio, all but of p; Missouri,
all but of 10; Illinois, all but of 70; Call
ffornia, all but / OF 4; New Jersey, all but
L of s; New York. all but g of ~, and Mas
sechusetts, all but 1 of -. Mr.. President
the republican party will at its earliest OPP
portunity seek the corporation Of leading
nations in the coinage of silver, ana will
meantime aim to maintain the integrity Of
business affairs and the honor of the coun-
try by the maintenance of every dollar Of
money in the hands OF the people without
depreciation, at its full face value"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-01
THE COURTS.
Probate Court-Judge Haener

Probate Court-Judge Hagner.
IN re orphans of VIM. H. McReady; Pc
titlon for appointment of guardian filed
Estate of Christiana Ehrmantraut; letters
Of administration granted to Ferdinand
Schmidt; bond, 5000. Estate Of Michael
Fitzgerald; petition for probate of Will and
assent of next Of kin filed. and petition for
appointment of guardian filed In re or
phans OF Powhatan Hall; petition for ap-
poi1tment Of guardian filed. In re orphans
Of Leonard G. Shepard; Isabel s. Shepard
appointed guardian; bond, $1,000. In re
Amanda NJ. Dean, guardian; account
passed. In re Caroline LIE Roy Bonaparte,
guardian; do. Estate Of Stella B. Conger:
do. Estate Of Mary F. Lane; do. Estate
OF Katharine Hilyard; inventory filed, and
order granting executor leave to pay HIM
self $126 and retain 5000 to meet claim of
G. B. Moore, and account passed Estate
OF Leonard G. Shepard; account passed.
Estate Of VIM. NJ. Walker; do In re Mar
tina H. H. Flick. guardian; bond filed. In
re Jno. l.. Lake, guardian; order allowing
500 for legal services. In re Geo Johnson :
Jonn johnson appointed guardian; bond,
$SoO. and compromise authorized. In re
Catherine r. Barrett. guardian; written
election Of Clara E. Gardner filed Estate
of Daniel A. Connolly; petition for letters
Of administration filed. Estate of Thos. 3.
Turner; proof of publication and sworn
statement as to assets fled Estate of
VIM. B. Slack; will admitted to probate,
and lettelXtestamentary granted to Addie
s. Perrine; bond, $1,000. Estate of Levi
Barnum; proof of publication. Estate of
Della NJ. Bennit; will admitted to probate.
and letters testamentary granted to Amory
K. Tingle and Albert L. Sturtevant: bond.
500. Estate Of Frank H. Wiltberger; do.
to Lillian a; Wiltberger; bond, $500 Estate
of Eugene B. Wight; do. to Mary D. Wight;
bond, $500. Estate Of Ann R. Graves; Ed.
ward Graves appointed administrator; bond.
$4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-01

who visited him at Portland or Grand Beach.
He has not lost his prejudice against beng
interviewed, but he has consented to return
to his magazine work Possibly the addi-
ton TO his income which writing brings is
an inducement; perhaps he finds 1t neces-
sary to relieve lis pent feelings by putting
pen to paper. The Speaker of the House
speaks less than any other member. and to
q man who has such positive views as Mr..
Reed on most public questions the restraint
OF sitting still and letting other people do all
the talking must be severe strain.
Then there is another reason-it is a posi-
tive pleasure for Mr.. Reed to write-so great
a pleasure that he has been known to write
great many things which were never in
tended for publication. Like the Ancient
Mariners victim, Mr.. Reed cannot choose
but write when seized with an idea. 1t is
3 pity that some of his pen productions have
len limited to private circulation, for if
In Dse who have read them are to be believed
they are quite as amusing as the work OF
any professional humorist. One essay which
he wrote not long ago, choosing for his sub
jet his house cat, is said to have been
literary gem But the public will have no
opportunity to read Mr. Reeds views on
eats. and on this cat in particular, for he in
tends never 10 permit his humorous writings
TO get into print. He believes the dignity
of public man is impaired by the circula-
ton of too much that's humorous from his
pen.
MIR. Reed has the faculty, shared by so
many men. of working best in the night
hours; and when he has on hand any literary
" ork, he often remains at his desk as lat"
as or o'clock in the morning. He writes
with a pen, and his fingers fly very rapidly
over the paper. He sometimes writes 1000
or 5000 words in an evening. He revises
his manuscript, but the changes he makes
are few. He believes in the judgment of
others, and almost everything he writes is
subnl- tied to Mrs. Reed for approval. Some
times when he is dissa tisfied with his work
Mrs. Reeds favorable criticism will reas-
sure i'm. In the case of one of his speeches
in the last Congress, he was thoroughly dis
satiSfied until Mrs. Reed had read what he
had written. After she had passed judg-
rent on the speech favorabfy, he decided to
deliver it as il written, and the result
surprised him. He said afterWard that he
was quite content with what he had done.
Tried Dictation.
tatej 20 a stenosrapher. Letters he Dictates
but his magazine work and his public
speeches he prefers to do with a pen. But
the weather was warm when ne was pre-
pairing his speech on therepeal of the pur-
chasing clause of the Sherman silver law
and he decided to use a stenographer So,
as he expressed it afterward, he talked
Tire stenographer made the record. He then
took the typewriter manuscript and went
over it. but he was not at all satisfied. He
determined to rewrite the whole thing, and
sat at his desk for a long time, perspirinS
Cop.OGSly while he wrote. But when he
esked Mrs Reeds judgment and that of his
secretary, Mr.. Allen, what he had writ
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ten. they told him the typewriter man
uscript was better: so he used the first copy.
/ Mr.. Reed would be called "a good study
In theatrical circles. That is. he has good
memory, and finds it easy to study speech
for delivery. He always writes the speech
out, reads over the manuscript two or three
times. and then is pretty we'll prepared to
Ieel off his thoughts just as he wrote them.
He is satisfied If he adheres to the thoughts
IN the manuscript without using it's exact
/ language. His speeches as published in the
Congressional Record are not reported ex-
sactly as he delivered them on the floor of
the House. He gives his prepared manu-
ecript to the reporters for publication. Usu-
ally he has the speeches put in type at the
government printing Office before delivery
and slips are given to the press associa-
fionS. The reporters, however, follow Mr.
Reed closely, and if he departs radically
from the prepared speech make correspond
Ing changes. The newspaper reports of pub
lie speeches are the only accurate records
[ MIR. Reed Is one of the few public men
who could make a large income by public
;epeaking. He has received $1,000 for one
lecture delivered in Boston. and he has re-
ceived $500 several times for repeating this
! lecture at other places. at Ann Arbor, at
Rochester, etc. He receives offers very fire.
Quently from colleges, lyceums and so on
and he declines them rather regretfu1fy, for
Mr., Reed Is not a rich man, and an OCCASION
al $500 for lecture would be an agreeable
addition to his income: but he has little
/ fine to go lecturing. He WILL however
make 81 800 or 5000 with his pen this year.
unless he should be nominated for the pres
-fdency- He receives never less than SEQ for
magazine article. and he sometimes gets
great deal more. His salary as Speaker
Is 5000 year, and with this income from
his literary work enables him to maintain
lis home in Portland through the year. keep
up very modest cottage at that very mod
est summer resort, Grand Beach, and oc-
! eupy a good suite Of apartments at the
shoreham.
Reception of Callers.
Mr. Reed is a man Of great patience and
pit kindly, hospitable disposition; he let's
people impose on him a great deal He
pever denies himself to any one who wants
r pay his respects to the Speaker" how
over little claim the man has to consume