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Evening star., 1896-11-11
GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS.
Various Matters of Local interest Bs
NOnI Rock Creek.

Charles II. Smith died Monday morning
at his residence. 1912 Grace street after a
comparatively short Illness. The deceased
vas cohhected with several societies in
this section of the city, and was member
of John f. Reynolds Post No. g. Grand
Army of the Republic. He served during
the war in Company Fl, 1lth New York
Volunteer Cevalry, and rose to the rank of
sergeant. The funeral services We're held
this afternoon at the Peck Memorial Chap
el, Rev. G. Alvin Smith officiating. The
members of his post attended the funeral
in body. The interment was made at
Arlinst Oh National cemetery.
EpwOrth League Lectures.
The Epworth League of the Dumbarton
Avenue NJ. E. Church has again decided to
continue the popular course of educational
lectures and discussions which were in
augurated last year, and which proved to
be 50 popular. A regular course of subjects
in history, literature and science has been
mapped out for the future, and the pro-
gram VIII De adhered to and excellent
speakers secured 10 treat on the different
subjects. The series opened last evening
in the lecture room, and was largely at
tended. The subject of the evening was
Chronology" and the matter was thor
orghly discussed by j number Of those
present.
Masquerade.
There was a pretty masquerade party
given last evening at the residence of Mrs
Barr, at 1927 Both street, which was at
tenGed by number Of young people. The
costumes were unique and varied, and a
very enjoyable evening was spent by all,
dancing and games being the chief amuse-
meEts. The pleasant evening wound up
with the serving of an excellent repast
Among those present were Misses Poland
Barr. Berry, Humphrey. Spilman and II.
Barr, and Messrs Johnson, Pielow, Ben
and William Poland, Brown and McMichaeI.
First of the Season.
The first genuine tramp Of the season was
arrested this morning by Policeman c. H.
Bradley, the arrest being made near Ten
leytown. The prisoner at the station house
gave: his name John Nevil. aged forty
SIX, and a painter by trade. He stated
that he was going down south, and had
entered Georgetown by way of the Tenley-
town road, where he stopped for the night
If the atmosphere proved congenal he
would have remained over for some DAYS,
but his plans were frustrated by his arrest.
Drevities.
A sociable will be given this evening by
the Young Peoples Christian Endeavor So
ciety of the Gay Street Baptist Church.
Policeman John Maher was forced to 20
off street duty this forenoon on account of
sickness. 90
The phantom party will be given this
evening at the Seminary Hall for the benz
fit Of the Children }. Hospital by the ladies
Of Virginia Memorial Chapter of st. Mary :
Guild.
The services last hevening at the Yves,
Street Presby ian Church were well at.
tended, being the opening of a series which
1t is proposed to hold during the week.
Rev. Mr.. Rive delivered an excellent ser
non At the services tonight the talented
young divine WITH again fill the pulpit
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-10

Food, undigested. is poison. Di-
gested, it is life and strength. Mi
lions OF us suffer from indigestion,
but we often don't know it. We
think it is something else, Even
doctors often mistake the sym ptoms.
Pale. thin people. who are over
worked, who need strength, who
seem in need of proper food. should
take Shaker Digestive Cordial. 1t is
astonishing what food will do, when
properly digested.
II will make you strong, revive
you. refresh you, sustain you. make
you fat, restore your color, make
muscle, brain fibre. courage, endur-
ance. energy. increase your power to
throw OF disease ard keep you
healthy and happy.
Indigestion does Just the opposite.
but indigestion .can be cured and
prevented with Shaker Digestive
Cordial.
Sold BY druggists. Trial bottle 10
cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-10
He WOULD MURDER HER

Hence Mrs. Attic Swanson Decides to 1--we
NO Longer With Her Husband.
hrs. Leona Swanson in an appiica-
ton for divorce, which she has fled
in the county clerks Office, says she
was united in marriage with Attic
Swanson in March two years ago
and continued to live with him until
two months ago. when she declares
she was compelled to leave him ow-
ing to his brutal treatment.
La enumerating the various occa-
sions on which Mr.. Swanson abused
her. the plaintiff says: ..Since our
marriage he has been very cruel and
threatening, aud particularly go in
April Of year ago, when one night
he came home angry and caue hit me
by the throat and threw me violently
down on the floor, choking me SO
that he left his finger marks on nv
neck and head; and then he caught
me by the hair and bumped nv head
against the floor" OF another Ia .er
occurrence she saws: ale came home
drunk and pulling ME out of bed onto
the floor drew q razor and threatened
to cut my throat, and be was pre-.
vented from carving out his purpose
bv the interference Of an officer. -
The couple reside in Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-10
Tee Result of Imperfect Dies.
lion of Food.

Every living thing. plant or ami.
NAL, contains within itself the germs
OF certain decay and death.
In the human body these germs OF
disease and death Called by sclen.
lists Ptomaines). are usually the re.
suits Of imperfect digestion of food;
the result OF indigestion or dyspep.
| STA.
The stomach, from abuse, weak.
ness. does not promptly and thor
oughly digest the food. The result
is heavy, sodden mass which fer.
ments (the first process Of decay
poisoning the blood, making it thin,
weak and lacking in red corpscles:
poisoning the brain, causing head.
aches and pain in the eyes.
Bad digestion irritates the heart,
causing palpitation and finally
bringing on disease of this very i'm
portant organ.
Poor digestion poisons the kid.
neys, causing Bright's disease and
diabetes.
And this is 50 because every organ
every nerve depends upon the stom-
ach alone for nourishment and re-
newal. and weak digestion shows it.
self not only in loss Of appetite and
flesh, but in weak nerves and muddy
complexion.
The great English scientist, Hux-
ley, said the best start in life is a
sound stomach. Weak stomschs fail
to digest food properly, because they
lack 1he'proper quantity of dig estive
acids Qactic anu hydrochloric) and
Peptogenic products; the most SEN
sible remedy in all cases Of indigss-
ticn. is to take after each meal, one
or two Of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tab
lets, because they supply In . pleas
ant, harmless form ali the elements
that weak stomachs lack.
The regular use of stusrt's Dys-
pepsia Tablets will cure every form
Of stomach trouble except cancer Of
the stomach.
They increase flesh, insure pure
blood. strong nerves. q bright eve
and clear complexion, because ali
these result only from wholesome
food well digested.
Nearly all druggists sell Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets at SO cents full
sized package or by mail by inclos-
ing price to Stuart company, Mar
shall, Mich. but ask your druggist
ftss.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-10
Cash Paid For Old Shoes

Having made arrangements whereby we can use
6.coo pairs of old worn out shoes, we will make
veryliberal offer from now until June TO- 1896.
Anyone buying pair of shoes worth anywhere
from So so to SIS from US we will allow them as
cents for an old pair. This means mems,
women's and children's of any kind at prices
named. Cash sales and price allowed only on
one pair at each sale. This offer Is good until
June 20.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-10

Ladies' Visit the County JAN and Hold Ser.
vices and Remember Others Aiso- A
Happy Custom which Must Leave Good
Results.
The W. c. +. u. and Y. W. CT,
U. observed Flower Mission dav in
Rock Island yesterday by distributing
20 lovely bouquets Of flowers through.
out the city. The beauty and sweet.
ness Of natures choicest gifts bright.
ened the chambers of the unfortunate
at st. Anthony's hospital, sent glow
into the heart of the toiler in MANY
places throughout the city by. chow.
ing him that he was not forgotten by
those who were seeking to do good,
and awakened in the soul Of the pris.
oner at the Jail a sense OF better and
purcr things. From the sample
cluster sent to THE ARGUS office the
richness OF the offerings of the noble
band could be judged, and surely nc
better means OF reaching the tender
chords OF nature could have been
adopted.
The floral tributes were judiciously
distributed. The sisters and pa.
tients at st. Anthony's hospital were
remembered, as were also the sick as
we'll as the aged and infirm in var.
ious parts of the city. The railroad
flagmen along First avenue and the
police station received visitations
from these ambassadors of love and
good cheer.
At the County JAN.
At the county Jail in addition 10
the distribution of flowers, a brief
religious service was held in which
the prisoners joined. Mrs. w. b.
Ferguson, president OF the w. C.. 7.
U. and Mrs. Spencer Mattison,
chairman OF the flower mission com.
mittee, oificiated. The exercises
consisted Of the singing OF .Nearer
My God to Thee" and "What Friend
We Have in Jesus" scripture read
ing. prayer and an address by Mrs.
NJ. +. Brown on the origin of Flower
Missi. day. at the conclusion OF
which one of the prisoners made a
feeling response.
1t was indeed q day Of pure and
perfect gifts and loving and bless. d
deeds from which the highest good
must come.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-10
FLOWERY FAvORS.
The Beautiful Mission Day in
the w. G. T.U.
BOUQUETS ARE DISTRIBUTED

Ladies' Visit the County JAN ana Hold a>r.
vices and Remember Others Also A
Happy Custom Which Must Leave Good
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-10
Altered. Enlarged and Improved,

The event in the anu semept world
this year will be the advent Of Buf-
falo Bills Wild West. 1t is over
eight years since this great educa-
tional entertainment has been seen
in this vicinity, and in those years it.
has had an experience and q career
unequalled in the worlds history.
1t has many times traversed the
Atlantic; it was the browning feature
at the great carnival in London in
commemoration OF the 5o,h year of
the reign of Queen Victoria; it dis
puted with the Eiffel tower the palm
for interest and success at the
Worlds fair in Paris in 1889; it ira
versed Europe, crossed the Alps aud
the Pyrenees and camped beneath
the walls of the Alhambra. and with
in the vast interior OF the Colosseum
at Rome. Princes. potentstes and
powers have all been guests at its
tables, and have learned the lessons
of the conquest of the New World
from conqueror and conquered.
The last Of the red man and the
last of the buffalo. the last of the
scouts and the last of the frontiers
man are gathered together here, and
when the Wild West shall have
passed away, with their exit will fall
the curtain on the first act in the,
great drama OF civilization.
The magnitude of this enterprise,
which travels with all the require
ments Of an army, is in itself mar
vel. 1t requires two trains to trans
port it, and carries with it not only
an army Of men and horses, but the
largest portable grand stand, capa-
bic Of seating 10000 people, ever
constructed, and portable electric
light plaut of 100000 candle power,
which gives ga lustre of midday to
objects below"
The entertainment. too, has been
greatly altered. enlarged and i'm
proved during these past eight years.
It sat at the gate of the great Column
bian exposition at Chicago two years
ago. and is the ''key to all, "as it was
justly called, riva!led IN interest that
greatest achievement of civilized
man.
Today it presents the greatest
series OF acurate pictues of frootier
life ever conceived aud is vertically
''history related by the men who ma ie
it."
The various thrilling events which
stir the blood in literature are here
reenacted by the participants. The
Indian at home; his habits, customs
and manners in peace and war; his
amusements and his labors. are all
set forth. The life OF the scout, the
emigrant, the pioneer, the COW
puncher, and the express rider are
all fully illustrated with ating
veri-similitude.
Added to this is the great educa-
tional feature presenting the con-
gress OF rough riders of the world.
From the plains of Tartary and the
steppes OF Russia, from the pampas
OF South America. and from the fly-
ing calvary of all the great standing
armies OF Europe. they. come to bid
us view them in friendly rivalry.
Naturally, the great labor and the
prepitious events which enabled
Col. Cody Buffalo Billy to get togeth-
er this marvellous object lesson in
history will never be repeated. and
this opportunity to see them should
not be neglected. 1t will be here
June II.
Food, undigested. is poison. Di-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-10

Happy are those that knowing IN
their birth they are subject to uncertain
changes are still prepared and armed
for either fortune A rare principle and
with much labor learned in visdon'a
school
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-10
PECULIAR P0ISONS.

Generated in tbs Human Body
The Somerset reporter., 1896-03-26
VENICE A DELUSiON.
An Englishman Finds Its Canals and Dis
tances Not at All Entrancing.

An Engiishman who has seen Venice
but to be dsillusionized writes Of his
impressions to The Westminster Budget
as follows: Here Is a description Of
what these canals are, taken from my
diary, and 1t is literally truthful, which
the poets and the painters never are.
On either side stapgers crowd If de
Caycd buildings; from the roof down
ward they are nlass Of squalid ruin;
broken balconies cling to the stained
and discolored walls great scabs Of
plaster have fallen from their fronts as
if leprosy had eaten into them for
foot above the water the walls are black
with slime, the broken windows are
stuffed with rags or paper, the shattered
steps lead up to doors that swing by one
hinge; the steps themselves are slippery
with greasy scum 10 the edge Of the
lower stair there Is fringe of foul
green weed-it swings slowly III the
crawling water; the IRON grilles, once
so beautiful, are eaten by bitter salt rust,
tho shutters hang at all angles, Tapping
and creaking III the wind; in the crazy
balconies there Is lumber of broken
flowerpots with dead flowers in them.
and through all these rocking alleys the
greenish gray water slowly pulses and
ooZes, covered with straw, egpshells,
cabbage stalks and namelesS refuse. Over
all this brood a hundred filthy and OBJ
scene SMELLS each canal contributing Il
particularly putrid stencil of its own.
No longer does Venice sit in state; hour
by hour and stone by stone she is sink.
ing into her dishonored grave.
Might III Venice and music on the
canal-that surely would have its old
charm. l had pictured the soft air.
pulsing with sweet voices, and over all
sky thick inlaid with patines of
bright gold. " Well, every night about
s the singing certainly began, guitars
tinkled. and HOW and then one heard a
fairly good tenor voice, but as IL rule the
men 5 voices We're harsh and worn, and
the women's indeseribably shrill, and
the songs they sang We're Verdi and
Bellini at their wor8t-'Ah, Che la
Morte. and its companion absurdities.
And when once they began they kept ON
no sooner had one boatload of singers
exhausted its repertory than another
took up its place and repeated the same
songs with the same quaverings and
tink lings y
The Somerset reporter., 1896-03-26
How sand Hills Grow.

A sand hill Is not "mado" so much as
planted Wherever patch Of "marrum
grass" takes rect, there the sand blown
from tie great hank gathers round II
AS tho sand spreads, the grass grows
through it, untl. the hard dry blades
form the nucleus of thousands Of tons of
"hills. " Near Holkham bay there lay
not 40 years ago a wet "lake" inside
the high sand. There the "ganners
used TO hide for curlew, digging holes
and filing them with "marrum grass
to make them dry and comfortable.
This grass took root, the sand gathered
round, and where the Cake lay IS now
tumultuous mass Of rounded hillocks,
rising 20 feet above hiGlSwatcr level
built by the "mMrum grass from the
surplus driftings Of the mighty sand. -
London Spectator.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-03-26
The March of the Bicycle.

The bicycle has come, and, although
the predominance of thohorse in sport
is not destroyed, it is no longer undis-
puted. Not like that other that with
such sulphurous manifestations tumbled
the knight from his steed, this modern
machine, III quiet and orderly manner
as becomes tho present, is tumbling his
modern counterpart from hunter and
from hack. Gradually it has been grow
ing III favor, and now it is bearing all
before 1t. There is no dignity too great
to be borne by the nimble wheel, and
coquetry has been sacrificed for It's sake.
Every one rides, and it is singular that
the most bIRoted horseman often falls
the most abJect victim and is found
practicing UPON the smoothly running
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., 1t is true, on
the sly. "A Writer says III speaking Gf
the retreat Of the power holding
classes 1.-The effect produced on certain
individuals Is such that, instead Of sid
ing with the class to which 10y tradition
and individual interest they undouhtod-
ly belong, they take their place in tho
ranks Of the opponents "-Scribner F.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-03-26
WOES OF 4 RESTAURANT KEEPER.
His Napkins and Even His Casters Carried
on by Customers

1t was during the second half of the
rush for dinner in restaurant near
Washington market, where several thou
sands persons are fed daily, When great
clamor arose for napkins, and walters
rushed about gathering up what few
could be found ON the tables and distrib-
uting these and others were dispatch
ed to the laundry for mere. Henry. thc
head waiter, went around meantime
trying TO pacify the people, who were
angry and declaring that it was shame
that the house couldn't give "a man a
napkin to wipe his mouth with. Some
customers fell back upon the time hon
ored custom of the neighborhood and
used the corners of the tabecloths i'll
lieu of the missing napkins.
Its a curious and am annoying mat
ter how we run out of napkins every
little while" said Henry. you might
suppose that because they are Numbered
so frequently they disappear in the reg
ular way by wearing out, but that is
not true. You will seldom see napkins
in restaurant which show the'effect of
wear. They go because they are stolen
This is true not only of such popular
restaurants as this, but also of every res
taurant in this city. Who takes them l
do not know. All we know is that they
disappear regularly, and our suppose
ton Is that some are carried off by peo-
pie who deliberately intend to steal
them and others by persons who put
them into thor pockets by mistake. [
know one such person as this. 1t WAS a
woman Of unduubted honesty, but it
was joke among the members of her
own family that she never dined at a
hotel or restaurant without carrying Off
"a napkin which she had unconscionsly
stuffed into her pocket. We got Is dozen
big dinner napkins il few weeks ago
Within three weeks they had all disap-
peared hut five dozen, and now there
isn't one III the house.
Tableware goes in the same way
sometimes. A little while ago we got
eight dozen Of these salt and pepper cast
ers. y Here Henry pointed to some neat
little cut glass casters with silver plated
tops. eve put them on The tables dur
ing the time the wagon boys We're com
ing in here for breakfast last fall, Just
before 'hey would start out to sell their
days huyings on the streets 'Hully
geef they would say That's pretty
nice thing ! guess III swipe it just for
. luck-sco" And when they left every
day we would miss u few casters. Five
dozen of them were lost within Il few
weeks. New York Sun.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-03-26
\ Result of Fortune Telling.

Tho girls employed in one of tho big
department stores Of New York amueo
themselves dnring lunch hour by telling
each others fortunes in teaeups. Yet
tic, " said one Of them the other day,
peering intently into teacnp, us go
ing to die an old maid. She Will lie
taken away from home over the water
somewhere, She will go out Of her miad
She-I can't read any more. " Then The
gong sounded and the chattering work
ers scattered To-day Yeftie is at home
a raying maniac She cries out that she
don't want to be sent over the water
No one can quiet her fears nor exercise
tho evil spirit born Of the folly Of for
tune telling. But new rule has been
posted in the lunch room of the big
store.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-03-26

out that he'd been promoted, an went to
the Pacific slope. In fact continued
the posfmas>ef they all goes there, aft
er they've failed in business. u
Il of them?"
Yes, sir-eXccpt them that we don't
lynch.
why, that's pretty badr'
"Yes, sir, but you see this is a farm
IN community, an when a man gifts a
government salary for maxim weather
for You, he orier mako it right 1t
knocks the farmers out to say rain an
miss it by six weeks. "
80 the signal service bureau has Il
hard time hercY'
Yes, sir, an it's pity, too. COS
some of the fcllers air real nice men,
but they soon play out. an can't git no
credit at the stores ON account o. missin
THO weather so constant, an then they
always say they've been promoted an go
west. They do say that they S regular
colony o. them there p
And then the postmaster put on his
spectacles and Went forward to II Gus
toner who wanted 3 cents worth of
notepaper. Atlanta Constitution.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-03-26

"Will you have cigar" asked one
man Of another carefully selecting one
Of three which he drew from his waist
coat pocket He handed this one to his
friend. The other man smiled and said
II suppose tins Is the kind you buy to
give away.
lyon might think SO, but it ism I, "
rejoined the ono who had given the ci-
gar. As a~matter of fact, the one |
gave you is much the best Of the lot. |
always give away the cigars of that
brand which | receive It's not because
they are bad, but because they are good.
This is low il Is: For several years |
have been buying my cigars Of dealer
in Nassau street. always get kind
which costs $40 hundred | am not
overload Of the brand but it is the best
that | can get for the money, and | feel
that | cannot afford to pay more for my
cigars.
For some time the dealer has been
very anxious to get he to smoke Il cigar
that costs SIG IA hundred. He assures Inc
that the difference between 1t and the
one | get is far greater than thu prices
would indicate. Some of my friends also
smoke this expensive cigar, and they
assure mott really is exceptionally good
From time 10 time the dealer gives me
one OF the Is cent kind to smoke, assur-
ing me that if ! will only try it | Will
buy no other. The truth is, fear he is
right, 50 | lave resolntely resisted the
temptation to smoke the gift cigars. In
stead, | hand them to some friend. That
is one of them. Do you believe now that
| gave you the worst?"
The friend saw no further reason for
doubling that the cigar which he had re-
ceived was the best of the lot. New
York Tribune.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-03-26

Lord Eshcr, who, when president OF
tho court Of appeal, used to keep up .
running fire Of "chaff" ON learned coun.
sci, sometimes got Rolai for his Oil.
ver-as when young barrister, in the
course of argument, stated that no rea.
sonable person could doubt one particu.
lar proposition.
But 1 doubt it very much, said the
judge.
The youthful advocate, not one whit
abashed, replied Il said no reasonable
person, my lord.
The master Of the rolls could only
gasp, proceed, sir; proceed p'-Liyer'
pool Mercury
The Somerset reporter., 1896-03-26
Genes!. of cotton In Amerlcn.

The first planting Of cotton seed in the
colonies WIS III the Carolinas i'll the
year 1921, when seeds were planted IL,
an experiment i'll garden. Winthrop
says that IN 1913 ''ncn fell to the
manufacture Of cotton, whereof we have
great stores from Barbados - In 1856 il
was cultivated i'll tho gardens along
Chesapeake bay, especially i'll the VI
entity Of Baltimore, and at the open
ing Of the Revolution it was a garden
plant in New Jersey and New York,
but its real value seems to have been al
most unknown to the planters up TO
about 40 Years ago. st Louis Re.
Quflic