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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-11
A SCIENTIFIC BALLOON.
BY W. L. ALDEN.
Copyright, 1896, by ". l. Alden)

you're quite right, SIR remarked the
colonel in reply to young Thompson's
question, 81 have been in some pretty
tight places in the course of my life. A
man can't fool along through fifty or sixty
years of active life without finding himself
occasionally in middling tight places. But
wherever I am, so long as 1 am on solid
ground, 1 generally calculate to be able to
work myself out of almost any difficulty.
It's when you put me aboard a ship, sr in
a balloon, that 1 begin to lose my grip.
Speaking of balloons. I'll tell you right
here. if you don't mind, of a little adj
venture / had-the only time that 1 ever
was fool enough to trust myself in a
balloon.
"One day there came to my house in
New Rerlinopolisville a fellow with a letter
of Introduction from Sam Kendall, who
used to be ringmaster of the Hall Column
bia' circus at the time when 1 was the
manager and proprietor Of the concern.
Sam was one of the best of fellows, and
consequently any friend of his was well
come at my house. Prof. Montgomery,
which was the name of Sans friend, was
small, MISUNDERSTANDING chap that at
first sight would have taken for light
weight fighting man, but, as it appeared,
he was a balloonist. It's singular thing
, that every man who goes up in balloon
professionally calls himself a professor
while miner who goes down a shaft pro-
feSSonally never thinks of giving himself
any such title. Sans letter didn't say
that Prof. Montgomery was a balloonist
and SO L supposed he was regular college
professor who had caught the look of q
fighting man through teaching foot bal
and other athletic games to the students
and so. when he accepted my invitation &c
dinner. 1 just sent over for my old friend
Prof. Van Wagner, the great electric
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-11
A Practical Postal Savings Bank.

4 Practical Postal Savings Bank.
From the Chicago Record.
A west side man of spendthrift DISPOSE
ton has a scheme by which he uses the
government mails as savings bank.
He works down town, is paid his salary
every Saturday evening and it is his Gus
tom to go OUT after receiving the money.
Going OUT may include all sorts of
ncney-spending, and SO this shiftless per-
son, before starting "out," incloses a s.
bill in an envelope and addresses it to him.
self at his west side place of residence
Last Saturday he mad the letter in his
hand. and an acquaintance happened to see
the address on it.
"Well," he said, that's the first time
I ever heard of a man writing letter to
himself"
TN be mighty glad to get that letter
Monday morning. 1t has s. in it. mail il
tonight, and as We don't have any house
delivery until Monday morning 1 can't pos
sibly get at it before then. Now, if I'm a
blamed fool and get into a poker game OF
spend all my money settin' 'em up, m sure
to have a little left on Monday. It's bet
tern bank, and good deal more relia
BILE than loaning it out. 1 know the money
will be returned to me Monday. Grea
scheme, eh?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-11
A Remarkable Oak.
I'm the Chicago Inter-Ocean.

From the Chicago Inter Ocean.
There Is a hayward white oak tree near
Laporte, Ind, that may well puzzle natur-
alists with the vagaries of its growth. The
tree is nine feet in circumference at the
base, and there are no branches of any
size below fifteen feet from the ground.
There the great bole divides into a number
of limbs. Two, leaving the trunk about
twenty inches apart, grow west, their
lines diverging for six feet. and then each
bending toward the other. Twelve feet
from the body of the tree they unite again
making a perfect oval, and out of this
grow two smaller branches. AS if not sat
isfied with that expressed disregard for the
laws of nature, this OLD tree has performed
another feat. Six feet from its base grows
another white oak, less than half it's size
and no scorer does the smaller tree arrive
at the charmed circle of those branching
limbs than one of them grows right into il
and is absorbed. The second tree is very
much larger twenty feet from the ground
than at it's base.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-11
Like the Tack.

From Harper's Bazaar.
Papa" said Bobbie, pointing to the iron
dog that stood on the lawn, docs dogs like
that ever bite?"
NO. said his father; but that one
harked once"
"Really?' cried Bobbie
yes" said his father. II stumbled over
him one night, and he barked my shins."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-11
Didn't Connect,

From the Souhbridge OIass) Journal
Johnny-"Pa, what is a presentiment?'
Papa-"Well, you thought last week that
you were going to have bicycle for a
Christmas present. 1 suppose some people
would call that presentiment."
Johnny tmournfulyl-"Yes, and it turned
out to be a deluSion."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-11
From the Chicago Tribune

Nothing Dead but the Law.
From the Chicago Tribune.
81 went shooting yesterday"
What! Has the game law expired?'
ooh, yes! Nothing else did, though"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-11

THAT LUMP In q
m a ms sto m a ch
which makes him ir.
ritable and Inisera-
bic and unfit for bus
iness or pleasure 10
caused by indiges-
ton. Indigestion,
like charity, covers
a multitude of sins.
The trouble may be
in stomach, liver,
bowels. Wherever it
is, it is caused by the
presence of poison
GUS, refuse matter
which Nature has
been unable to rid
herself of, unaided.
In such cases, wise
people send down .
little health officer,
personihed by one
of DR.. Pierce's Pleas
ant Pellets, to search
out the seat of
trouble and remove
fine caflce One IF.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-11

tie "Pellet" will remove a very big lump
and act as gentle laxative. Two "Pel-
lets" are a mild cathartic. A short
s'course" of Pellets " will cure indiges-
ton permanently. 1t will are constipa-
ton. After that, you can stop taking
them. A good many pills act so vio-
lently as to derange the system, and in
its disordered state, digestion will not
20 OH without a continued use of the
pills. That's the worst feature of most
pills. DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets
never make slaves of their users.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets-it's an
easy name to remember. Don't Let .
designing druggist talk you into "some-
thing Just as good" He makes more
money on the "just as good" kind.
That's why he would rather sell them.
That's why you had better not take
them.
Whenever they are tried, they are Il.
ways in favor, so a free sample package
"a to 7 doses) is sent to any one who
asks. Worlds Dispensay Medical A.
ISOLATION, Buffalo, N. Y.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-11
Grateful Comforting.
EppS' S Cocoa.

BREAKFAST SUPPER.
by a thorough knowledge OF the natural lava
wk!ch the cperat of digestion and nutri
ton. and by careful application of the fine prop
critics Of welse.ected Cocoa Mr.. Epps has provided
for breakfast AID supper dclicately favored
beverage which may save us many heavy doctors
bills it Is by the jGdicious OF such articles of
diet that constitution may be gradually built up
Until strong ugh to resist every tendency of dis
ease. Hundreds of subtle nlalates floating
around us ready TO attack wherever there is weak
point. We may escape many O fatal shaft Dy
Keeping ourselves well fortified with pure blood and
a properly nourished rame'-Civif Service Ga
zette. Made simply with boiling water or milk
Sold only in half-pound tins. by grocers, labeled
thus:
JAMES EPPs CO.. Ltd, homeopathic Chemists
London, England.
oc6-s, m, tu.9m
The morning times., 1896-11-22
HARMONY OF NIAGARA FALLS.
There Is Music and Rhythm in the
ROar of the Great Cataract.


Eugene Thayer, the Well known organist,
Niagara FAILS. He says:
. o.. .u.i that Niagara
had not heen heard as it should he, and
in this belief turned my steps hithcrward.
What did hear? The roar OF Niagara? l
heard nothing but perfectly constr 1cted
musical tone, clear, definite and unap-
pruachable in its majestic perfection, 4
complete series Of tones, all uniting in
one grand and noble unison, as in the
organ
AIR Thn yer then describes at some length
the compound nature of Il given tone, and
illustrates. the ovcrtOncs or partiais OF
the lowest { of the tnirty-t foot pipe
OF the organ. Then he continues:
Il had long had a suspicion tina | should
hear all this at Mia CARA when her wonder
full voice should first greet my ears. 1t
was just ! had supposed. How should
l prove all this? My first step WAS to
visit the beautiful his Island, utherw wise
known as Goat Island. Ny next step was
to stand ON Luna Island, above the central
fan. and on the West side of the sAni'.ri
can fall proper. 1 went Oh the extreme
eastern side OF the island in order to get
.-.uus 'i.r f"'' Next | went To the
Three Sisters Island.
with more or less variation Of pitch at
these and many other points, Il heard every
.."r' he uot,'- OF the chord of u, only
four octaves lower.
Il arrived at my conclusions both theo-
retically and practically. Let me first
call attention to the third and fourth notes,
ID and g.
The ground note, G, was so deep, so
grand, so mighty, that never could ZEAL
ize 1t or take it into my thought or hearing,
but these two tones, only four uctares
lower, were everywhere, with 4 power
which made itself felt as Well heard
But, it will be replied, these two no:es
were too low to be detected by the sense
of hearing. How did / determine their
pitch?
u Iirst caught the harmonic notes above
them that were definite in pitch, and then.
counting the number OF vibrations of these
lower two notes, easily determined their
distance below.
And here comes a curious feature which
proves that Niagara gives tone AMI not
a roar. The seventh note, the interval of
the tenth, was of 4 power and ylrarncss
entircly out of properties to the har:nJnics
as usually heard in the organ.
Were the tone of Niagara u mere noise
this seventh note would Oe either weak or
confused or absent altogether.
What is Niagara's rhythm: It's bea: is
Just once per second"
The morning times., 1896-11-22
woRKINGMEN' LIBRARY ASSOCIa
TION AND LABOR RIREAU.

The managers of The WorKingIneI', Ii.
brary Association met in The Times Of
rice last Sunday evening for the purpose
ci hearing the reports % un,. >Jr .Ii.r sui
committees ON the anniversary celebration
Which takes place MONDAY evening. Nc
vcnber 20, in the Typographical TeIurle,
vice President James McIver in the alb
nrhet OF Ihe pre>ldcnt, occIpIrI the ciIair
The comtuittee on printing stated that the
tickets were out and in the hands of the
distributing committee. The getting up
"f advertisements was in the hands of
Mr. Ellis, of the Hotel Register, who was
pi''SiIs 'lhS 'eiy sti~i>tu- ".-.I al ,Urk.
ihe committee appointed to visit the diff
terent labor organizations reported that
whh the exception of one the organiza-
tions visited up To this time had purchased
tickets. The rest of the locals would be
visited during the week
The committee on entertainments re-
ported that quite a number of talented
artists had volunteered their services for
tEs occasion. The musical and literary
entertainment would consist OF the follow.
ing Musical selection. by members of
lne Musical Assembly. Short address by
DR.. Alexander Kent; solo. by Mrs Hattie
Woodwar recitation, by j. w Peake.
Song. Mrs. Lille Bra ndon Monroe; whistling
| solo, Miss Conta nee NJ Hurtworth; quartet.
Miss Bessie Reid, Miss Naomi Began and
Messrs. William X. Hill and A. ]. Burdine
recitation, violin, solo. by Miss Floerie
| Groves; skirt dance, Miss Dottie Brandon.
accompanied by Mrs. Owens
This would be the first part of the pro-
gram, after which the floors would be
| cieaied for the ball, Between the dances
the following specialties would be ntio.
duced Fancy dancing by Miss Edith Luck
eft and pupils; Sailors Hornpipe, Master
Ralph Luckett: Spanish Dance, Miss Edith
Luckett and Nellie Lecein; Bat dance, Miss
Edna Harris: King Cotton dance, Miss
Edith Luckett.
The Committee on refreshments stated
that arrangements had teen made to have
Lemonade and cake for the dancers, and
coffee and sandwiches for the wall flowers
Communication had been sentt Collm-
| Ina Typographical UniCn, satiug TIE pur
pose for which the entertainment W n;ild be
given, and it was the opinion of the meeting
| that the use of the hall would be donated
by the printers. 1t was further stated that
| the permit for the entertainment lad been
| granted by the District authorities free of
| charge, and the only expense up iu this
| time had been the printing Cf the tickets
A Committee was appointed to visit the
Musical Assembly ut the next meeting FOR
| the purpose of requesting volunteer music
| for the occasion. FIom the reports made
and an account OF the small expense that
Will he attached to the entertainment the
! managers were very hopeful that quit. a
| little SUM would te secured which would
| go towards defraying the existing debt of
| the institution, and tend to place il on a
permanent basis. The meeting adjourned
| to meet at the Labor Bureau on saturday
| evening, November 81
The morning times., 1896-11-22
cable Injured by insects.

Prof. Bouvier. at the Paris Academy of
Science, has been describing the destruc
tion Of telegraph cable by insects. The
cable was laid in Tonkin in 1894 and was
composed of seven copper wires protected
by an insulating envelope coated with cotton
and lutte. In addition TO this it was placed
iii IeaGen pipe. Notwithstanding all these
precautions, the cable, which was laid On
marshy soil, began TO show signs or tecay
il. 1895, ana it was found necessary to re-
place it in the spring OF the present wear.
ON examining tie cavities in the protecting
envelope NJ. Bouvier discovered that they
had been made by tcrmites. Milne Edwards,
commenting on the prOfcssor's address. said
that il was not the first time that injury to
metals by insects had been noted. During
tie Crimcan war bullets were found TO have
been perforated by hymenoptcra, which
came from the deal boards of which the
packing cases had been made. NJ. Bouver
advised the u.s. of suphitc of copper as u
preventive measure. He commended that tn
protect cable il would suffice To steep the
cotton AMI iu'e in n solution of that salt. =
Chicago Chronicle.
The morning times., 1896-11-22
TO PROVE A LULLABY.
"Jimps" Adams Defense In Case
of Alleged Hog Stealing.

"Jimps" Adams came plugging along the
pike on his yellow mule. Jack" He had
n chunk OF brush in his hand. with whist
he damned vciously at the brute. The
dust in the road was six inches thick and
the fast falling rain was rapidly reducing
it to n hastypudding mixture of mire.
The mule would break from a ''lope" tn
Il trot and "Jimps" would commence tn
bounce in the saddle and lay on the chunk
OF brush.
When We got opposite to .'Slicky Bill
Siler's house old Bill was out at the bars,
letting them down for the hired man to
drive through. When he saw Mr.. Adams
he paused in his labor and yelled ''Hello,
JimpsI' The latter responded with ''Hellor
thar, Bill"
where ye goin'?'' said Bill.
ITO court" replied "Jimps."
Case agin yep
Yep"
II didn't heern''
Hog stealin', dOggone EN-
CANT prove it, kin they,
No, doggone it, said "Jimps.' Il
never he'd nuthin' to do 18th the durn hogs
an wasn't thar. Ny lawyers goin' 70
prove u lullaby fer me-
"What'n thunder's a lullahy?'
ooh, it's a law term fur ye CANT prove
n fellpr wuz thar said 'Jimps'' as II,
hit yellow Jack whack with the brusl
and loped away.
The morning times., 1896-11-22
LABOR NOTES.

Pictures are :elcgraphed.
Japan reports several strikes
A boycott ruined n Frisco firm.
The South has 500 cotton mills.
Kansas has 1887 acre orchard.
The ventilated shoe gains favor.
Rockefeller earns ST. .32S per hour.
Missouri boasts one pound apples.
Great Britain has So ,OO0 teachers.
Cgarmakers' Union has 100000.
Nashville anticipates So ton coal.
New York has 10000 unemployed.
Rubber horseshoes are multiplying.
The musical bicycle plays as il goes.
California is raising japanese hemp.
Pennsylvania contains 1I.111 saloons
Horses in San Diego county, Cal, offer
eel at So apiece. go begging for buyers.
Minneapolis hasn't an idle union press
man.
The CARPENTER is 10 he enlarged to thirty
two pages.
New yorkers pay $4,000, 900 yeai
for beer.
1t is said that five railway brcthcrhoods
will join the Federation of Labor at the
The morning times., 1896-11-22
bWIEK IN LABOR CIRCLES
Matters of Interest TO Organized
Workingmen of the District.
MEETINGS FOR THIS WEEK.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER. %.

L
District Assembly Executive Board-La-
bor Bureau, 3l6 Eighth street.
L. 149, h of L.. Douglass Progressive
Association of Steam Engineers-ilall, 6Os
F street.
l.. A, 634l X. Of L., Journeymen Butch
ers-Labor Bureau, 3l6 Eighth street.
l.. A, 43oS, h. OF L.. .MusicianS--weiler
Hall, Eighth and streets southeast.
MONDAY, NOV EMBEK, 23.
l. A. 1914, X of l., Plastercrs-Plas-
tercrs' Hall, Fuur-and-.i-haii street and
PENNSYLVANIA avenue.
L. A. 1IIS, h. OF L. Carpenters and
Joiners-Society Temple, Fifth and u
streets.
Central Labor Union-Typographical
Temple, p.
l. A. 3456. h. OF l., Carriage and Wagon
Makcrs-Bunch' Hall, 3l6 Eighth street.
TUESDAY, Y,NoyEMBER II.
Federation OF Lahor--Plasterers Hall,
-Four and-a-half street and Pennsylvania
avenue.
Bni nilding Trades Council-Electr ical
Workers Hall, bG9 Eleventh street
Plate Printers ASsembly-Labor Bureau,
3l6 Eighth street
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20.
l.. L. No. /, Carpenters, Joiners, and
Stairbuilders-Lalor Bureau. 3l6 Eighth
street.
Galvanized Iron and coruice Workers
T3T Seventh street.
L. A, POSI- X. OF L., Tin and Sheet Iron
workers-PlaSterers Hall, Four and a-half
street and Pennsylvania avenue.
Shoe Clerks Assembly-Beuna Vista Club
Rooms, Sixth street, between Il and II
streets.
l.. A, 1891, X. OF l., Mineral Water
Drivers-Costello's Han, Sixth andG streets.
NnTENnEP
District Assembly, No. 90, X. of L.
Plasterers' Hall, Four-and-a-half street
aud Pcnns ylvania avenue.
L. u. No. 1870, BrutherGoOl of Carpenters
Hall, 62T Massachusetts avenue.
L. b. No. 10, Steam aud Hot Water Fit
ters-K of T.. Hall. 425 Twelfth street.
L. L. No. 3, Plumbers and Gas Filters
Associat ion Elks' Hall, Ninth street and
Pennsylvania avenue.
Frescu Faintcrs-l23 go Seventh street.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27.
J.. \. l19s, X. Of L., Journeymen House
Paintcrs-Labor Bureau, 316 Eighth street.
l.. a. 1896, X. Of L.. Eccentric Assoria-
tiuu of Steam Observation-Disclosures Hail,
3l6 Eighth street.
Stone Cutters Association-COStellu's
Hall, Sixth and Il streets
Clerks mbly-Nurdlingcr's Hall,
Georgetown.
Electrical workers-50s Eleventh street.
SATURDAY. NOVEMBER Is.
cigar Makers Union No. llU-737 seventh
street
street Railway Assenlhly-Lahor Bureau,
3l6 Eighth street.
l.. u. No. lis. Bal kcrs and CoufectiunrrS-
ST Seventh street.
The morning times., 1896-11-22

week, but the range Is 80 near that the
boys can run out whenever they feel like
/ 1t. II liz intended now to have the targets
lighted, SO that anyone desiring cah pr;ic
tice at night. The club held meeting
Friday night to perfect details. and will
go right ahead.
A naval reserve battalion has effected
a preliminary organization here. 1t is
one branch oil the niiiiLa that has not been
represented here. The boys will want
a ship and will g. in shape as best they
can. Mr.. Robe-t 7. Hains, Il graduate
of the Naval Academy ut Annapons, who
Is now one ofthe principal examiners IN
the United States Patent Office, was
elected lieutenant commander, and the
folio wing additional Officers were chosen
First lieutenant and adjutant, >. u. Hop
kins; lieutenant, James II. Caldwell; lieu.
tenant, W. a. McGrath; lieutenant. Charles
T. Stewart; chief engineer, A. L. Smith.
assistant engineer, j. NJ. Ober: surgeon,
Dr. j. Foster Scott; assistant surgeon,
W. Mason Barton. Five additional iiel-
tenants, four ensigns, and one payuastcr
are To be chosen at tine next meeting,
which Is to be held ON the 30th instant.
NOTES FROM THE COMMANDS.
The Fifth battalion turned out i'll good
shape Tor the company drills Monday
night.
Capt Guy jenkins has resumed command
OF the Fifth Battalion and has asked for
an election for first lieutenant in Company
A.
it is said that negotiations are on foot
to have Major Harrison accept u captaincy
In the Fifth.
Private James W. Davis, Company D.
Fourth Battalion, has been transferred
to the First Separate Company.
The folio wing have bpup ordnral han
orably discharged on their own applicG-
ton: Privates Charles T. Bliss and Henry
Hedrick, First Separate Company; and
Corporal K. c. Scott and Privates Edwin
C. Dutton and Edward T. Pumphrey, Com
pany b, First Battalion.
xuarterlnaster serst. henry ID. Williams,
First Separate Battalion, has been ordered
discharged in the interest of the service
The resignations Of these two officers
nave been accepted: Capt. George Phe-
bus, Company b, and First Lieut. J j.
Lund, Company C, Fifth Battalion
Major Pierce, ordnance officer of the
Maryland National Guard, was j visitor
ut he headquarters during the week. lie came
over To inspect the system of rifle prac-
tiCe, AMI was wonderfully pleased with
What he saw. He will probably recOnr
mend the adoption of the same system il:
Maryland.
There will he an examination for non
commissioned. officers in the troop to
morrow night.
Second Lieut.. Mellach of Company A,
Fifth, Will be the new first lieutenant uf
that company. Sergts. Davenport and
Mcleod and eX-Sergt Major DennIson are
the candidates for second lieutenant.
The brigade board met Wednesday night
and had two candidates before it,
The inspectors of rifle practice net
FRIDAY evening n said all the, rrUDrts
will he in on time this year.
The morning times., 1896-11-22
NEW RIFLE CHR

Tie new rifle elab formed by The en-
sinetrs is booming A constitution has
hcen adopted and. tie members are gong
right to work. The membership now num-
hers ai,olt twenty A range las been Sc
cured on the Cummings farm, near Chevy
Chase During the week two butts have
been hujlt, and tFis week the targets viii
bcblaccd in positions; stiaf
Tie intention is 10 practice at least ance
The morning times., 1896-11-22
HOwS This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot lie cured
by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY X co. Toledo. O.
We, the undersigned, have known F j..
Cheney for the last 10 years. and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by their firm.
WEST & TRCAX, Wholesale Druggists
Toledo. o..
WALDING, KINNAN 4 MARVIN. Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo, U.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken Internally,
acting directly upon the bioOd ans s'sycoui
surfaces of the system. Tests.9npA ~
free. rrice, 75c. per bottle. i:si Ss al
druggists.
The morning times., 1896-11-22
The Annle Surnlus.

Il don't think You ought to blame the
boy su much for sassing his teacher
why not, William"
"'Cause you're eivin' him apple sass
threetimss aday."-ClevelandP PI ain Dealer.