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Evening star., 1896-01-04
Fire on G Street, -.

A fire was only averted by thes presence
of mind of a small boy at 1I10s G. street
this morning. y The house Is a frame af-
fair and is occupied by Harry Dillon, an
artist. "A new fire was being made in the
front room and as the stove pipe had an
opening near the mantel the flames speed
lily caught thes paper ,Areund the opening
In the chimney. The zhydrant was frozen,
but a bucket Of water was obtained and
the fire was put out. = The engines We're
called out but were not needed.
Evening star., 1896-01-04
Divorce Cases.

Answering the petition Of Harry A. Bar
ron for divorce from her, Alice J. Barron
has filed a statement, in which she says
that her husband and not she should be
charged with desertion. She therefore
asks that his petition be dismissed
Howard Fisher also declares that he is
not guilty of deserving his wife, Gertrude
Fisher, claiming that he had sufficient
cause for leaving her. --"
Evening star., 1896-01-04

a valued member Of all such committees.
He Is a. scholarly man of broad and lib
efal views and the men who Ike him and
appreciate him are by 10 means confined
to his own congregation. With his wife
and children he occupies an attractive
home at 900 o street.
The control of the affairs Of the congre-
cation is vested in set Of officers, and a
hoard Of managers, somewhat similar to a
vestry or board of trustees in other de-
Evening star., 1896-01-04
A Glad New Year.

"If thare Is a happier young man in
his capacity in that direction is larger
than mine," said an ambitious youth in
Spencerian College office, holding in his
hand double scholarship, emitting him
here have prospered, and 1 have been for
years working to earn the money to take
this training And he passed into the
halls, where two hundred young people
with similar purposes are preparing for
life's work.
Evening star., 1896-01-04

Distressing Kidney and Bladder diseases
relieved in six hours by the New Great
South American Kidney Cure" This new
remedy is a great surprise on account of its
exceeding promptness in relieving pain in
the bladder. kidneys, back and every part
of the urinary passages in male or female.
1t relieves retention of water and pain in
passing it almost Immediately. If you want
quick relief and cure this is your remedy.
Sold by E. P. MERTZ, nth and F NV.
ja4-SatS1m
Evening star., 1896-01-04
The Columbia Historical Society.

The fifteenth meeting of the Columbia
Historical Society will be held Monday even
Ing next at o'clock at the residence of Dr.
j. NJ Toner. president Of the society, 14i,
Massachusetts. avenue paper on the
Indian Princess Pecahentas," a biographi-
cal and critical study, will be read by Rev.
X. r. Howison, and The French Habitant"
will be discussed by George Rockford Stet-
son.
Evening star., 1896-01-04
EXCURSIONS TOMORROW.

Ste9mer Washington for Norfolk and
Fortress Monroe at pm.
SteS mer Potomac for Baltimore and river
landiI gs at pm.
Stes mer Harry Randall for Colonial
Beach and river landings at am.
Evening star., 1896-01-04
They Believe in Speaker Reed.

The Thomas B. Reed Club has elected
officers as follows: ]. H. BuEsby, president;
r. T. Henderson. vice president; F. w.
Spriggs, financial secretary; 8. ]. Gaskins,
recording secretary: A. Bundey, treasurer.
G. G. Tolliver, sergeant-at-arms; J. J. Tay-
lor chaplain
Evening star., 1896-01-04
Rare Exhibition. of Photography.

The Cosmos Club will exhibit next Mon
day evening, January 8. the Soderholtz
collection of photographs of the Boston
Public Library, including the Sargent and
Cbavannes mural decorations. The exhibit
will remain on view Tuesday, January Z,
when admission viii be by members card
Evening star., 1896-01-04

GENTS SUITS CLEANED.
A. f. BORNOT, l1O3 G st.
Evening star., 1896-01-04

BARNEY & BERRY'S ICE SKATES
ARE known the country over as being the
handsomest, strongest, best skates that're
made. We have all kinds. Prices low
Chas- T. Carter & Co., COG Pa. ave.
Evening star., 1896-01-04

Magazines bound, soc. in full cloth: 7ac
in half leather-half year of Harper's
Scribner's, Century, Munsey, McClure's,
Bookman, etc. Woodward & Lothrop.
Evening star., 1896-01-04

THE SPEER BRAND OF BRANDY.
1t is a guarantee of excellence. The
Climax Brandy from grape in 1878 is abso-
lutely pure. For sickness do not use any
hut old. and strictly Speer's Brandy, from
the Crane
Evening star., 1896-01-04
Mrs. Richmond and the spirituali.t..

The Spiritualists of Washington will have
with them for the month of January the
pastor of the First Spir;tualist Church of
Chicago, Mrs. Cora L.Sv Richmond. Mrs.
Richmond has served her Chicago society
as Its pastor for over twenty years.
Evening star., 1896-01-04

Pattern Hats half price. Mrs. K. A.
Donovan, 904 F st. NV.
Evening star., 1896-01-04

HURRAH, ENGLAND HAS BACKED
DOWN
From her former stand. We haven't. Still
papering rooms, 81 up. Nolte, $40 9th st.
Evening star., 1896-01-04

Owing to the immense stock of household
furniture and erockery ware at Latimer's
1229 and 12S1 G street, the sale will be con-
tipued Monday morning, January o, at IL
o'clock.-Adyt.
Evening star., 1896-01-04
CIIl ITEM


-Diamond-back Terrapin, game of all
kinds; in fact, everything for the table of
the choicest quality, can always be had
here at lowest prices. Jules Masson's
champagnes. So case Try our superfine
Java and Mocha coffee, 3Sc. lb. Boston
Market and Grocery, I711-l3 Pa ave- 1t
Evening star., 1896-01-04
S1.25 to Baltimore and Return vi,
Pennsylvania Railroad.
A Big Sale Continued.

Tickets sold Saturday and Sunday, Jan.
uary and 5. valid for return passage until
Monday. the 6th. Good on any train.-Advt
Evening star., 1896-01-04

Browns Bronchial Troches' are excel
lent for the relief of Hoarseness or Sor.
Throat They are exceedingly effecuve,'-
Christian World, Lcndon, Eng. ja2-eo3t
Evening star., 1896-01-04

Trustees sale of valuable unimproved
property on 18th street between Kentucky
avenue and Z street southeast, will take
place on Monday afternoon at o'clock
See advertisement.
Evening star., 1896-01-04

Ivy Inst. Bus. College, Sth and K, teaches
any one subject of its course at 81 month.
Evening star., 1896-01-04
Human ArtIhcial Eyes. Hempler' $. .sth&a av.

LACE CURTAINS AND BLANKETS
Cleaned. A. F. BORNOT 11O3 G st
Evening star., 1896-01-04

Pickwick Club Whisky.
ConL oisseurs drink it and physicians rec
ommend it! Try it! Chas. L. Beatty &
Co., agents-Adyt
Evening star., 1896-01-04

Dance favors. scrap pictures. ]. Jay
Gould's. ta4-2ts
Evening star., 1896-01-04

Pcnnsylvania Railroad to Baltimore
and Return.
Saturday and Sunday, January and 5,
valid. for return passage until Monday the
9Th Rate, $1.25. Good on any train.-Advt.
Evening star., 1896-01-04

Louis Hartig, 7th and K. Headquarters
for skates 1t
Evening star., 1896-01-04
Exhibition of Paintings by Parker
Mann.

At the gallery of the V: G. Fischer Art
Co. so 10Th street. from January 6 to IL,
there will be an exhibition Of works in oil
and pastel by Parker Mann.-Advt.
Evening star., 1896-01-04
Relief in Sly Hour.

Louis Hartig, 7th and K. Headquarters
for skates. 1t
Evening star., 1896-01-04
julius r. Albrecht.

$40 10th st. W., serves an Exquisite Lunch
for 15c, with beer, claret or coffee, from Il
to 2: dinner from to Z. d24-t tth&sIm
Evening star., 1896-01-04

Use
SHAKER DIGESTIVE CORDIAL.
Does not cure all diseases. but it will cure
Dyspepsia or Indigestion AL drugIisA.
m27-w .mly
Evening star., 1896-01-04

Royal Glue Mucilaxe" It's new! 1Oc.
Sticks. Paper, Wood, China, Leather or
Iron. Extra-large Bottle! Druggists 1Oc.
oc10-eotf
Evening star., 1896-01-04

Weather Strips. Cent and n Half n
foot. F. Libbey & Co., 9Th and N. Y. ave.
advertisement
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-04-11

down to open the door to see what
was the matter. 1t was midnight.
The rest of the family were asleep
There were the wife and children of
this prodigal young man. The fact
was he had come home and driven them
out. "Out of this house! Away with
these children. l will dash their brains
out. Out into the Storm The mother
gathered them up and fled. The next
morning the brother the young man
who had sta!d at home went out to
find this prodigal brother and son, and
he came where he was and saw the
young man wandering up and down in
front of the place where he had been
staying, and the young man who had
kept his integrity said to the older
brother: Here, what does all this
mean? What Is the matter with
you? Why do you act in this
way? The prodigal looked at him
and said: "Who am /? Who do you
take me to be?" lie said: "You are
my brother" mo, am not. am a
brute. Have you seen anything of my
wife and children? drove them out
last night in tbs storm. am a brute.
John. do yol think there is any help
for me? DO you think ] will ever get
over this life Of dissipation" BE said.
John, there is one thing that viii stop
this" The prodigal ran his fingers
across his throat and saidi THAT
will stop II, aud will stop II before
night. On, my BRAIN can
stand Il no longer" That prodigal
never got home
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-04-11
sollcItude RecIprocatea.

\ Somerset attorney who relishes n
joke at his own expense says he once
sent TO rural office n writ for service.
with directions 10 be very particular in
regard TO the return. saying: III for
any reason you are unable 10 write the
return properly get some experienced
person 10 do il for YOU" Some time
nftcrward the writ was returned by the
officer. properly served and signed, with
letter reading substantially as fol.
lows: II do not know whether this re-
turn will be satisfactory 10 you. l
have lost one finger, but wrote II ~
well as could. II for any reason you
are unable TO read II, get some inielli.
gent person 70 read II for YOU Daily
Eastern Argus.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-04-11
PERSONAL AND IMpERsoNAl.

Sir Francis Scott, commandment OF
the Ashantee expedition, has taken
luncheon with Queen Victoria since his
return to England, and is now one of the
lions Of the moment in London.
-England's oldest peer is the enrl of
Mansfield, who has just reached his Goth
birthday. He has been a member of
the upper house for Sc years and was a
junior lord of the treasury CO years ago.
1t is reported from Copenhagen TINT
there is a project of marriage between
Prince Christian of Denmark, eldest
son of the crown prince, and Prince
Sibyl of Hesse, sister of the landgrave
of Hesse. Princess Sibyl is daugh-
ter of the late Landgrave Frederick
died 1884, the brother of the queen of
Denmark.
Three generations of one family are
represented in the British parliament.
The earl of Northumberland is, of
course, a member of the house of lords;
his son, Lord Percy, represents the Ber-
wick district in the house of commons,
while his grandson, Lord Wordsworth,
has been chosen to represent South
Kensington.
Explorer Nansen is married to an
accomplished woman, who after his de-
parture in search of the north pole
quietly settled down in Christiania to
her duties as teacher of vocal and i'm
strumental music. The Nansens own
pretty little house in which DIR. Nam
sen does nearly all his work rs student.
The Nansens are very popular in Chris
tiania.
Nelly Mailer, negress, died at
Manassas, Va, recently, at the age of
106 years. She was in excellent health
up to within few weeks of her death,
She was a nurse for the most part of her
life, and had served in many prominent
Virginia families. She was more than
usually intelligent, and her remarkable
memory made her most interesting
person.
Princess Yourieffslky, who was one
of the prize winners in the battle of
flowers at Nice on recent Sunday, is
the morganatic widow of Car Alcxan-
der III. 1t was to her that he made
known his intention to grant constitu-
ton to his people on the morning of the
day he was assassinated. The car pro-
vided for the princess literally, and she
spends her winters on ;be Riviera,
where she lives in grand style.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-04-11
INSIGNIA OF HIGH RANK.
Gentlemen We're Once Accustomed to
Wear Swords in Public.

wear SWOfus III GuDnc.
In feudal days the sword was the in
sigma of rank. Worn as Il part of a
gentleman's ordinary dress. il was the
outward and visible sign of SUPERIOR.
~ over the masses. Early in the 18th
century it began to be laid aside, partly
because it was cumbrous and partly
because it led to mischief, not only in
the chivalric form of eNtemporized
duels between equals, but in cold.
blooded murders of interiors by "gen.
tlemen." The noisy, drunken and blood
thirsty young rutfiaus of rank who at
the beginning of the 18th century
banded themselves together under the
title of Mohoclls increased the popular
disgust against sword wearing. When
Beau Nash, in the decade between 1870
and 1140, organized the fashionable So
ciety of England ut Bath, he discour-
aged the wearing of swords as con-
trary To the repose and security of the
water-drinking, dancing and gambling
world. From that time the fashion
was doomed. Yet it fingered on, not
only in England, but in America, until
the close of the 18th century. The
French revolution put an end TO it in
France ut the same period Yet traces
of the old fashion survive even to this
day in the irrelevant and useless but
tons which still figure at the backs of
gentlemen's coats, originally placed
there 10 support the sword belt, and in
the ungainly outline of the modern
dress coat, which IL the outcome OF
the habit of turning back the skirt of
the full dress coat of the last century
so as to conceal the greater part of the
sword,-N, Y. Herald.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-04-11
GULLIsLe ENGLISH EDITORS.
Sad Lot OF Rubbish with which AmerI-
can Correspondents Load Them.

Sad Lot OF Rubbish with Which AmerI-
can Correspondents Load Them.
The English will never understand
the Americans so long as they permit
themselves to swallow all the stories
that are told to them concerning Amer
lean customs and habits. 1t is said
to be the easiest thing in the world for
shrewd American writer TO unload into
the columns of English papers, and
at space rates, articles which purport
to describe life in this country. So
long as the Americans are made to ap-
pear eccentric the English editors are
willing to pay for these articles Some
OF the newspaper rot" is so absolutely
without foundation that il is no wonde-
the English have such odd ideas con-
corning us. For instance, the London
Daily News, which is supposed to be
as well informed as any of the English
journals, recently published n New
York letter" of which the following
extract is fair sample: 1.-THE young
men of New York lead the way, so far
as the states are concerned, in luxurious
and costly underwear and linen of the
HhNSN hiiAs NidpOlhNNu WIN NillDIOlh-
cries. a dozen silk nightshirts were
comprised in a recent purchase. Each
was of different tint of heliotrope,
rose, violet, pistachio, primrose, for
get-me-not blue, topaz and daffodil yell
low, and the embroideries were floral.
Roses in natural colors of flowers and
leaf were depicted with the needle on
one, pansies on another, violets on a
third and so on throughout the entire
range. The price of these garments
was six guineas apiece. The pocket.
handkerchiefs usually bought by
youthful millionaire average a guinea
each. The texture is so fine and soft
that the whole eXpanse can be crushed
together into the size of n walnut. The
initials or monogram are embroidered
in the most exquisite stitchery, sur
rounded by leaves and flowers. Such
purchasers buy their sleeping suits in
sets of Is, never using the same for two
consecutive nights. The cost of each
suit averages from four guineas to six,
so that the well-furnished wardrobe is
an item that means money. This eX-
travagance is supposed to be Indicative
OF refinement by those whose purpose
1t suits to profess that they think So"
Troy Times.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-04-11
Controlling Thought.

1t is possible to govern thought by
means of sensation to some extent, but
the power TO do so varies with the indi-
vidual. In some sensation is very
strong, and such persons will control
their thoughts more easily than il sem
sation were weaker. Thus, an enthu-
sinstic musician, who may be suffering
from the thought of great loss or be-
rearement, might find great alienation
in II concert of good music, for the de-
lightful sensations that entered his
mind through his ears might drive all
the sad ideas away, Hence it is usual
for those who have been bereaved to
eek change of scene, in order that
new and vivid sensations may be
brought to bear upon sad trains of
thought. Ideas are largely regulated
by the laws Of association. One painful
thought suggests another. but IL our
senses let in upon MS fresh and strong
impressions the chain il broken and
suggestion follows different lines. The
Hebrew king who called In the harp IN
dlspel his gloomy thoughts found In tho
music an cifectunl remedy for his mem
inl malndy. -Cmcinnat Enquirer.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-04-11
Rich Toward God.

II was the beautiful expression of a
Christian, who had been rich. when he
was asked how he could bear his re-
duced state 30 happily; "When | was
rich. had God In everything. and now
am poor have everything In Cod
n. Y. Examiner.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-04-11

All things have their lawsi the
Dicty has His laws, the material world
has Its lava. kuiHiipr lnielligeness have
their iesgs, ths beasts have their lava
and rea rs luYs, 1;outeac cisu.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-04-11
Tho AbsorbIng Paaslon.

lie (grumblingly) What on earth do
you want bicycle for? DO you know
what they cost?
She--l cannot help what they cost.
must have one. picked up pair Of
bloomern NJ bargain sale the other
day, md must hnd a ,u'e for them.--
Town Topisk.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-04-11

--0ne hundred years ago IIerder was
suspicious that what We call culture
h really polished weakness"
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-04-11

Without consistent Christian life 70
back up the preacher, there IN no use In
ringing the church bell,-Ram's Horn.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-03-20
90 %

OF all cases of consumption can, il taken in
the earlier stages of the disease be cured
This may seem like a bold assertion to
those familiar only with the means gener-
ally IN use for its treatment as, nasty cod
liver oil and its filthy emulsions, extract
of malt, wh;skey, different preparations of
hypophosphites and such like baiiidfitys.
Although by many believed TO be incura-
bic, there is the evidence of hundreds OF
living witnesses TO the fact that, in all its
earlier stages, consumption is curable
disease. Not every case, but large per
6enfage of cases, and we believe, mir os
Per cent are cured by Dr. Pierce s Golden
Medical Discovery, even after the disease
has progressed so far as to induce repeated
bleedings from the lungs, severe lingering
cough with copious expectoration (includ-
ing tubercular natter(, great loss of flesh
and extreme cancellation and weakness.
Do you doubt that hundreds of such cases
reported to us as cured by Golden Med
zeal Discovery were genuine cases of that
dread and fatal disease1 You need not take
our word for it. They have, in nearly every
instance, been so pronounced by the best
ana most experienced home physicians,
who have no interest whatever in mis-
representing them. and who were often
strongly prejudiced and advised apains, :
trial of Golden Medical Discovery
but who have been forced to confess that
1t surpasses, in curative power over this
iatai maiauy, all other medicines with
which they are acquainted Nasty cod
liver oil and its filthy "emulsions" and
mixtures. had been tried in nearly all these
cases and had either utterly failed to bene.
fit, or had only seemed to benefit little for
q short time. Extract of malt whiskey.
and various preparations of the hypophos.
phites had also been faithfully tried in vain
The photographs of large number OF
those cured of consumption, bronchitis,
lingering coughs, asthma, chronic nasal
skillfully reproduced in a great Family
Doctor Book of 1000 pages profusely illus
trated which will be mailed to you, on
receipt of address and III cents in stamps,
to cover postage and wrapping only.
Address for Book, WORLDS DIsPENsARf
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. Buffalo, N. Y.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-03-20

Rev. K. ii. Bryan. colored. of the
Presbyterian church, formerly of
Jamaica. West India. now of Little
Rock, will preach ut the court house
Sunday evening at o'clock.
Prof. Peterman. of Kentucky. de-
livereo his lecture on Our School
Days" at the Crowley Ridge Institute,
last night to n fairly large and highly
cultivated audience, who pronounce it
one of the best ever listened to in this
city,
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-03-20
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And tell at night abegt the size OF those that
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You NAV CHEAT about the length. and flll with
lead to gire them weight.
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The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-03-20

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