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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-11

The Popular Line to Baltimore
Is the Pennsylvania railroad. Special en-.
cursion next Sunday. 81 round trip.--Advt
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$1.OO To Baltimore and Return 81 90
Via pennsylvania railroad. Tickets good
on all trains going and returning Sunday
NOV: IA. except the Congressional Limited
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BEACON" DROP LIGHTS
only Toe at Shedd & Bros, 432 9th ST.
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Beacon Drop Lights-save the eyes, 95c
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Jacobs Bros, jewelers., Retiring
from business. 1923 Pa. ave- Auction daily.
1890 am, and 1880 p.m.-Advt
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II You Look Elsewhere It's Only
precious time wasted. 5-lb. box finest but
ter, II 10. pleases a throng OF others: we
know 1t will please you. James F. Oyster,
g0 Pa. ave, Center and X st. markets.
Phone 271.-Advt
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B. M. Clinedinst, the street photograph
err made number of photographs Of Mrs.
Mckinley in Executive Mansion this morn
ing.
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Money to lend at 5 and per cent on real
estate. Frank T. Rawlings, 1905 Pa. ave-
Advertisement.
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Mr.. S. Fred. Boyd, son of the late Gen.
William Fl. Boyd. and brother of Andrew
Boyd. died yesterday in Philadelphia. He
was native of THIS city. He leaves four
sisters: Mrs. W. A. Mathewson, Mrs. NJ. F.
Chambln, Mrs. Minnie A Upperman and
Mrs. Geo s Boudinot-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-11

2si3 street northwest-A three story
brick dwelling will be sold by trustees to-
MORROW afternoon at 4a30 o'clock. See adj
yertiseEaent.
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Baltimore and return, 81. All trains sun
day next.
Philadelphia and return. 81. 7:O5 and
am. trains going, valid for return on al
regular trains. Sunday next.
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Philadelphia and Return via b. and o
Sunday, Nov. IA, 7:05 and 8 am. going.
returning on all trains same day. Round
trip, S2.-Advt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-11

II we told you that your b.bv
was starving. that Il actuaIIy
Ynuaf didn't get enough to cat. ION
might resent 1t. And yet there
Baby sss &c s # they s.S sss,S ~
their food or who are NOT ahle 70
digest the tat that they do get
Fat is a necessity to your baby
1t n baby life and baby beauty. A few drons a.
SCOTS Emulsion for ali little ones, one two and
three yean Of age. II better than cream for them
They thrive and grow ON It. ID
The indicator., 1897-12-04
A Tour of Mexico.

a special sleeping car party will
leave Denver, Colorado Springs, Pu-
ebIo and Trinidad on Jnnnary 18th
via the Gulf Road, for an unusually
complete tour of Mexico.
The trip will require slightly more
than thirty days and stops of from
six to thirty hours will be made at
points of greatest interest, with four
or five days in the City of Mexico.
Three days are to be spent in Tam
rico and vicinity, boating, fishing
and surf bathing.
This trip, which is to be made un-
der the auspices and direction of the
American Tourist Association, in
cludes the ascent of Popocatepetl, a
day amid the ruins of the prehistoric
Aztec CITY Militia, in far southern
Mexico, and many other delightful
and thrilling features never offered
to tourists heretofore.
The sleeping cars from Colorado
will be attached at San Antonia to a
comolete and thoroughly modern
special train, carrying dining and
observation cars. Tickets for this
tour will cover absolutely every
proper item of travelling expense
fares, sleeping car, meals in dining
car, carriages, Interpreters and no
tells. The party will be limited in
size to the capacity of the two sleep
ing cars assigned for this service
from Colorado and Utah. Those
who wish to make sure Of accommo-
dations and those who desire further
METALS will kindly address b. L..
Winchell, General Passenger Agent,
F. Brown, City Passenger and I'll ;ket
Agent, Pueblo, Colorado.
The indicator., 1897-12-04
DUCKS THAT NEVER SWAN.
Tea Thousand white Ones That Dis
Fa.


On the green patch at the corner OF
Cottage Grove avenue and Seventy-ninth
street there are 10000 ducks and duck
lings, none of which have ever seen q
drop of water save that which is doled
out to them daily as drink.
What is more, not one Of these ducks,
young or old. ever had a mother, pro
vided the old question 10 which is the
mother, the duck which lays the egg
or the duck which matches it, be an
swered in favor of the latter. These
ducks were all raised in boxes by the
aid of kerosene oil and lighted lamp
wick. When they felt cold after be
ing taken from their Matching place
they were taught to turn beneath coil-
of steam pipe which sputtered a well
come TO the ducklings as they huddled
up under the iron pipes, "even as hen
calleth her chickens under her wings.
There is not i'll this whole collection
of quacking birds a single one which
can claim dark feather. Ten thou
sand strong they are, all as white as the
driven snow, remarkable circum-
stance considering the fact that not
one of them ever had bath. This
duck farm at the south end of Chicago
is not yet single season old, and il
bears the distinction of being the only
rearing place for ducks in the United
States which accomplishes its object
without a pond filled with the birds
natural element. The ducks quack
and grow fat and bring 25 cents pound
in ha lat iE 10
price at which water-reared quackers
are quoted. 1t is only fair to say, how
ever, that no claim is made that alb
sence of water increases the price Of the
bird. Their value is due 10 the fact
that the ducks are of peculiar strain
and are sold when. only ten weeks old.
There are at the farm several scores
of old ducks which supply the eggs
from which the young are raised. A
few of the most likely of the offspring
are set aside occasionally to be kept
until maturity for egg-laying purposes.
A corresponding number of the old
ducks are disposed of. In about five
years time there will be ducks whose
ancestors for ten generations have not
known what it is to take swim. The
youngsters will then be taken to tho
vicinity of pond of water to see if
years of dry land habitation have
changed the nature of the bird. Ifthey
flop their wings, quack and dig for the
water like ducks of the present day,
scientists will OF will not be disap-
pointed, in accordance with the theories
which they hold.-Chicago Times-Her-
aid.
The indicator., 1897-12-04
rb. November n.t.or..

The time is drawing near for the re-
turn Of the great swarm of meteors that
caused the celebrated star shower of
1888, when, for several hours, on the
night Of November 10, the heavens were
filled with flying sparks as thick as
falling snowAakes. These meteors en-
counter the earth in its orbit once in
about every 30 years, and they returned
in 1866, although the display was not
as well seen then as in 1893. They are
due again in 1899, but for several years
before and after the arrival of the prin-
cipal swarm many meteors are usually
visible, and one of these forerunnipg
showers is expected to make its ap-
pearance the present year. According
to the opinion Of Mr.. Denning, the Eng
lisch authority on meteors, the falling
stars" should be looked for in this
country just before sunrise on Novem-
ber IA, and a watch should also be kept
for them on the mornings of the 18th
and l6th.-Youth's Companion.
The indicator., 1897-12-04
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

John Aossman, of Parkersburg, W
Va, made q fortune of $50, 900 with hit
nose He was a deaf mute, and could
pick out piece of ground under which
there was an oil well by simply smelling
it. He recently lost his life in railroad
accident.
The biggest crab ever captured il
Mobile bay was recently caught by Dr.
T. Aubrey Dickson and George W. Owen
II weighed two pounds, and measured
% inches from tip to tip of claws. The
shell measured nine inches in length
by Ave in width.
Several farmers in central KAnsas
are connected by telephones, to permi,
the farmers families to engage in So
cial conversation. The instruments cost
six dollars each, and the barbed wire
inclosing the farms serves to transmit
the conversation.
Reports on the Indian wheat crop
are beginning to come in. From the
central provinces we learn that the area
of wheat is only 1,s9s ,022 acres. as COM
pared with 2,71+,45+ acres for 1896, and
a ten years average area exceeding
100000 acres. The estimated outturn
is 324,755 tons, against 36s.33s for 1896
and Is+, SOP as the ten years average.
Experiments show that Il light of
one candle power is plainly visible at
one mile, and one of three-candle power
at two miles. \ ten-candle power light
was seen with binocular IT four miles,
one of 20 at five miles, though family,
and one of 80 candles at the same distance
without difficulty, On an exceedingly
clear night white light of 30 candle
power can be distinguished at three
miles, one of Sc At four and one of l2 at
five miles.
1t appears that the domestic cricket
of Europe, the cricket of the hearth" :"
has been introduced into this country.
In Minneapolis and elsewhere they have
proved to be great nuisance. House
agents there claim that besides being
tiresome and noisy, they are very de-
structive, so that "a house invaded by
them could not be rented" This cricket
was observed in Canada by Kahn in
i1i9, and its recent occurrence there has
been confirmed by two well-kuown en-
tomologists; and il has been observed
in various eastern towns by Uhler and
Others, but it has not hitherto been com
mon in the United States, though fre-
quently observed in Canada.
The indicator., 1897-12-04

Do You Conte m plate - Trll,f
If so, please make a note of 1t, thai
at the Grand Union ticket office
Central block, cor. Second and Main,
II going west, We can ticket you to
any point on the Pacific coast giving
San Francisco or Los Angeles, (the
only line running through cars from
Pueblo to these points being the
Denver & Rio Grande.) III you are
going south, we can ticket you to
any point in Texas, etc, over the
Great Rock Island route, or the
Union Pacific Denver Il Gulf, (the
only line running through cars to
Fort Worth or New Orleans.) East
bound, YOU can take your choice of
the Burlington route, Great Rock
Island route or Union Pacific ststem
via either Kansas City, Omaha, St.
Joe, Atchison, Council Bluffs, each
ing any point in the United States
or Canada, via Chicago or st. Louis,
connecting at these points with all
the fast lines, east or south. III you
prefer to make the most enjoyable
trip of all, we eau fix you to New
York via Galveston and the Mallory
Steamship Line. We also represent
all the A. l Steamship Lines and
can quote you lower steamship rates
that any agency in Colorado. Pas
sengers can rest assured that any
information obtained at this Office
is strictly reliable, and we will al
ways be found in the lead in the
matter of reduced rates.
A. JACKSON, General Agt.
Il. S. CARD, Ticket Agt.
The indicator., 1897-12-04
Pneumatic Bor.. Collar.

There are now sold pneumatic horse
collars that are inflated just as bicycle
tires are. Pneumatic collars are made
for draught horses and for carriage
horses. Those thus far sold. however,
have been chiefly for draught horses.
They are made with rubber air holder,
which is covered with canvas, and the
collar is then covered with ticking or
kersey or leather, in the usual manner.
Pneumatic horse collars cost about a
third more than the best collar Of the
ordinary kind.-N. Y. Sun.
The indicator., 1897-12-04
The California Limited.

Beginning October 20 the Sar Ia Fe
route will resume its seml-weekly
California Limited train for the sea-
son of ls97-9s The equipment will
consist of superb vestibuled Pull.
man palace sleepers, buffet smoking
car and through dining car managed
by Mr.. Fred Harvey. Most luxuri-
Gus service via any line, and the
quickest time.
Another express train carrying
palace and tourist sleepers, leaves
daily for California. For full par
ticulars and information inquire OF
f.. +. MCCLrSToCK, C. p. 4 Il. A.
Triangle block.
The indicator., 1897-12-04
GRAND DUKE GIVEN A LESSON.
serxfus Comes between Lovers and Is
Snubbed by His Fellow Omcers


snubbed by His Fellow Omcers.
The officers of the regiment of hussars
of the guard at st. Petersburg gave
their captain, Grand Duke Sergius, a
very severe lesson the other day. There
exists very strict rule among the
crack regiments of the guard of most
European armies forbidding the officers
to fiirt with the wives or sweethearts OF
camrades in the same regiment. This
rule was ruthlessly violated short
time ago by the grand duke in the case
of Miss Dourvano, very pretty girl, en-
gagged to be married to Count Osten
Saoken, one of his fellow officers. En-
amored of her charms and captivated
by her fascination of manner, the grand
duke began to lavish all sorts OF flatter-
ing attentions upon her, and in vulgar
parlance to make love to her, which she,
prompted by foolish vanity, recipro-
Gated by commencing n Irritation with
him.
The count laid the case before the
officers and, despite the grand dukes
royal blood, it was unanimously decided
to send him to Coventry" All inter
course with him, save that of an official
character, was therefore completely
severed, SO much so that when he ap-
peared at mess no one spoke to him or
replied to his remarks Much disgusted.
and finding the situation intolerabIc
the prince complained to his father wac
laid the matter before the czar. asking
at the same time that the officers should
be dismissed. This the car would not
hear to doing, and. being of opinion
that his young cousin had only got
what he richly deserved, transferred
him to another regiment. The counts
marriage has been broken off. and Miss
Dourvano, finding herself much talked
of in st. Petersburg society, has sought
refuge abroad.-London Modern So
ciety.
The indicator., 1897-12-04
Medieval Custom. in England.

Some civic customs which were in-
stituted during the middle ages still
continue in England For example, the
crown has just issued the usual venison
warrants to the lord mayor and other
representatives of the corporation. The
lord mayor receives four bucks, the
sherifYs three. and the recorder, cham
berlain, town clerk. common sergeant
and remembrancer one each. Similar
gifts are made in the doe season in
December. These warrants, records OF
which have been kept since the yesf
i1O1. had their origin in the earliest
charters of the city, when the citizens
had their "huntings" secured to them.
Chicago Chronicle.
The indicator., 1897-12-04
Gu m be.

II suppose I am a kind of gumbo.'
New Orleans man said TO me, as il
enjoying the joke on himself. II am
French and German on my mothers
side, and English on my fathers; my
wife is mixture of French and Ger
man; we talk French to our children,
but we have given them English names,
and we are bringing them up to be
thorough Americans" At this juncture
tribute to ''gumbo,' the dish par eN-
cellence, seems appropriate. Okra, val
ued as homogeneous article'of diet in
Egypt and Syria for centuries, becomes
a general mixer of meats and vegetables
in louisiana; "okra gumbo" has .
universal succulence and adaptability
to the tables of the rich and the poor.
There are gumbos also of oysters, crabs
or shrimps, according to taste, and the
Creoles have their ''gumbo file."-Lip-
Dincott's
The indicator., 1897-12-04
SOME BAD NURSES.
Ceaso1 for Girls Who Are Merely FsL-
lowing q Fad.


The fame and publicity which at
taches to this profession tnursing) have
stimulated false enthusiasm which
seeks the satisfaction of pride and vani-
ty by fawning at the feet of the goddess
of notoriety. The result is that the girl
who i. not satisfied with her home vol
unteers as nurse. She sees in il poetry,
life and fame. She finds the service of
her own relations dull, uninteresting
and prosaic; but she sees glory on the
horizon il she enters a hospital ward.
Her own friends do not fulfill her ex-
pectations of what is her due. She finds
no pleasure in the duties of the home,
but there CLEANS to her entranced ela-
tion vision of the dawn of the ideal
service in becoming the drudge Of the
unknown. But she who cannot serve
her own will never serve another. Her
dreams will vanish with cruel rapidity
when once inside the walls.
Hundreds of those who stand on the
doorsteps of our London hospitals, seek
ing by all sorts of ingenious devices to
gain admit.ance, are not capable OF
dusting Il lady's drawing room, much
less fit TO have charge over life and
death. A large percentage of them
know not even the elements of domestic
economy ana cleanliness, and it were
the gravest of errors to permit such into
the ranks of those who must combat
with the micro-organisms of disease.
To commit the charge or dressings and
cleansing to such would be to foster an
enemy in the camp. The strictest ex-
animation, the prolonged preliminary
training may have, must have, serious
disadvantages. but it is effectual at least
in this, that it makes the rejection and
elimination of such candidates as these
easy, and safeguards the public from be-
ing inundated with fiimsy counterfeits.
Westminster Review
The indicator., 1897-12-04
AFEw THINGS TO REMEMBER.

The Mo. Pacific r. X: is the only road
running from Pueblo to ST. Louis over
its own rails.
The Mo. Pacific run u through sleeper
from Pueblo to St Louis without
change; aud their chair cars are the
finest in the land.
That the Mo. Pacific can save you
time, and that their rates are as low as
the lowest
Call on wM HoGG, Gen. r. r. L
Steamship Ag't. Bridge Depot.
The indicator., 1897-12-04
Martin Luther's Body.

1t has recently been ascertained that
the body of Martin Luther. contrary to
general belief, was never removed from
the palace church at Wittenburg, where
itliesseven or eightinches below the floor
ofthenave, in coffin of wood lined with
tin. Close by is the coffin OF Luther's
friend and associate, Melanchthon.-N.
Y. Sun.
The indicator., 1897-12-04
De.ecratlon Of Relic Hunter.

Relic hunters in the cemetery of West
Hartford, Conn, formerly known as the
Old Burying Ground. have chipped
many pieces from n gravestone there
bearing the inscriptions: "Noah Web
ster, Esq" Their belief is, of course,
that it marks the grave Of the famous
photographer. A member Of the cem-
etery committee has found 4 neces-
sary to erect the following sign: "This
is not the grave Of the dictionary man."
The body Of the photographer is buried
in Grove Street cemetery, New Haven.
Chicago Tribune.
The indicator., 1897-12-04
Owe, az Mile. Per Hour.

The electric motor will be an ac
cepted and working factor of the West.
ern railway of France from the begin
ming of next years summer service
The distances between far-off stations
from Paris are to be covered at the rate
of more than 65 English miles an hour
-Wpstminster Gazette
The indicator., 1897-12-04
HIa vfA-

Amy-What does her father think OF
her engagement to the duke?
Mamie-He takes a charitable view
of it,-N Y, journal.
The indicator., 1897-12-04
ST. JAMES CHAPEL.

Corner Central and Spruce streets.
Divine services every Sunday evening at
1880 with sermon by Rev. George Lester,
and Litany and address every Tuesday
evening at T:30. Sunday school every
Sunday morning at $50.
The indicator., 1897-12-04
RICH NOTICES.
UNITED BRETHREN


Corner Of Pine and Northern.
Services every Sabbath. Sunday school
at 10 a. N. Preaching at IL a IN. and
sp. IN. Young peoples S. c. U, at :, p.
m. Everybody cordially invited.
REV. n. j. CRAWFORD, Pastor.
Residence 1904 Pine at.
GERMAN NJ. L. CHURCH.
Corner Cedar 81. and Arroyo ave
Rev. w. L. Mryer will preach every Sun
day morning at l0:45 and evenings at
7:3O. Sunday school at s:45 q. IN. All
are int,.sd to attend.
PILGRIM BAPTIST CHURCH
Corner Mesa and Cypress. Regular
services II u. m. and 7;30 p. IN. Sunday
School every Sunday at 10 a. IN. Jun
ior's meeting at 3 p. m. Prayer meeting
every Wednesday night.
JAS. A. HAYCRAFT, Pastor.
PINE STREET, NJ E. CHURCH.
Corner Pine street and Mesa avenue.
Preaching service every Sabbath at II a.
m. and 7:45 p. IN. Sunday school at
9:i5 a. N; Epworth league at I p. IN.
THos. ANDREWS. Pastor,
Residence 1919 Pine st.
Evening star., 1897-05-15
THE A. p. A. ADJOURNS.
Items of Business Transnc cted Mt the
Closing Session.


The Supreme Council of the American
Protective Association, in annual session
here since Tuesday last, completed the
business for which it was convened ard
adjourned sine die last night.
After the report in yesterdays Star
closed, a number of alteratio were made
in the constitution of the association, the
most important of which changes the
representation in the Supreme Council to
ore delegate from each congressional dis
trict of the states. and four from each
of the territories and the District of Co.
lumDia. This will be i'll lieu of one dele
gate from each of the subordinate coun-
ellis over which tine national body has
jurisdiction. ard one from every 1000 men,
bers in state ana territories which have
superior councils
The proposition to elect officers biennially
failed. The presidents salary was increased
to $1,000, and that of the secretary to
1900. 1t was decided to organize an in.
surance society within the order. ard the
work of putting it into practical operation
was left to the executive board.
After listening to a number of addresses
or the work of the order the council ad-
1ourned to meet in this city again next
year.
Evening star., 1897-05-15
Honsing Pigeons. |.

Washington district of the National Fed
Grafton of American Homing Pigeon Fan
ciers had it's first of the current series of
old-bird races Sunday, May 0. from Chester,
Va. an air line distance of 110 miles. Sat
urlay at 4;30 am ten baskets, containing
about 600 homers. left the Pennsylvania
railroad station via the Atlantic Coast Line
train for Chester These baskets contained
the hocks of twenty-seven of the most
prominent lofts of this city, and was the
largest shipment of the kind ever made
from this place.
The birds were Iibe-ated a. g a m. by Mr.
j. NJ. Cofer. the day being an ideal one for
the sport, with fair weather and a south
wind The first returns made an average
speed of nearly mile minute, an achi eve
meDt unprecedented In the history of the
sport in Washington. and establishing a
speed and distance record for the District.
The first bird to reach home was to the
loft OF L. B. Nye, average speed 1,723 94
yards per minute: second, J. T. Eiker,
1.i22o. yards per minute: third, j. T. Eiker,
1,Sei-s6 yards per minute: fourth, C. A.
Morgan, 1,67S90 yards per minute, and
fifth, T. A Walsh. 1.67S.5I yards per min
ute These birds are winners of diplomas
In this race, according to their respective
positions.
The Halste.d timing device was used for
the first time, and with few exceptions was
highly satisfactory.
Evening star., 1897-05-15
Scored a Success.

At the meeting Of Trinity Chapter of the
brotherhood of st. Andrew last evening
to fnaugurate social side to the brother
hood work, several musical numbers on the
guitar, particularly an original adaptation
of the Spanish Patrol, rendered by Prof
John Russell. brought forth rounds Of ap-
plause from the audience and secured the
performer numerous encores. Mr.. Gilbert
A. Clarke. director of the choir of the
Church of the Reformation, gave several
vocal selections. one Of thSm being THE
Tempest Imp" Others who participated in
the program were Messrs. Charles r. Yeat-
man. Edward S. de Grain and Berrram
Foster. AT the conclusion of the program
light refreshments were served to about
sixty members and guests. The affair was
gotten up by a committee consisting Of
Messrs. Ralph T. Moses and Fred r.
Yates.