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Evening star., 1897-01-09
THE coRSEzius DEFALcATIoN.
Charged With Taking Fu,a. p.,.,r
Ing to IRf1rm Preachers


1t has been discovered that the defalca-
tons of Richard Cornelius, the veteran
cashier of the Farmers and Planters Bank
of Baltimore, who committed suicide, were
not confined to the bank funds alone He
was local preacher of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, and treasurer Of the Preach
ers' Aid Society of the Baltimore confer
ence. The fund for the assistance of Door
and infirm preachers had been ;ntrusted to
bis care Now an investigation shows that
Dis accounts with tho society had been
manipulated. His last report to the con-
ference showed that about s125 900 of COL
iaterals were In his care. They consisted OF
stocks, bonds and ground rents. The funds
manipulated came from the proceeds of
these coll1terals. The treasurer generally
had from 5000 to 81. 900 In this fund
1t Is now said that all Of the cash In this
iund mad been Withdrawn by Cornelius, and
in addition that the account was about
$500 overdrawn.
Evening star., 1897-01-09

ago. The plans for the government of
vehicles, both private and public during
the Inauguration period have been nearly
completed, and will prove to be a great
improvement over those adopted on former
occasions. There will also be a rearrange-
ment of the system to be followed by We
hicles in approaching and departing from
the pension building, which will add great
Evening star., 1897-01-09
Denied by the Astors.

Representatives Of the Astors deny the
story sent out from sedalia. No.. to the
effect that Miss L. Drayton Astor, cham
bermaid in a hotel there, was an heiress
inheriting an annuity Of 5000 year from
the John Jacob Astor estate. The estate
knows no such person.
Evening star., 1897-01-09
Interesting Services for the National
Guard.

The chaplain Of the I'd Regiment, District
of Columbia National Guard, will hold a
church service in the lecture hal of the
armory. adjoining Convention Hail, Sunday,
January II, at pm. All members Of the
guard. as well as the general public. are in
vited to attend. The music will be furnish
ed by the regiment. 1t is Col. Clay's inten-
ton to have such a service on the third
Sunday in each month.
Evening star., 1897-01-09
THE COURTS.
Equity Court No. 1,Judse Co,

Equity Court No. Judge Cox.
In re Jos. c. Duffy, Henrietta Lee
Martha E. Hoover, Ananias Spencer. Sarah
E. c. Taylor and Henry w. Bolton; writs
de luiiatico inquirendo ordered to be
served. Yates agt. Arden: Jesse w. Rawl-
ings appointed trustee to convey. Gran agt.
Keyser; appearance OF absent defendant
dered. Wiltberger agt. Robinson; Lillian
A. Wiltberger appointed guardian ad litem.
Nicholson agt. Nio holson; testimony before
Lemuel Fugitt, examiner, ordered taken.
Equity Couft-Ne. Judge Hagner.
Blake agt. National Capital Life Asso-
ciationj order for security for costs. Burr
agt. Bryan ct al: petition dismissed.
Probate Court-Judge Hagner.
Estate of Jos. NJ. Hillyard: petition for
letters OF administration filed. Estate of
Isaac Boon: petition for probate OF will
filed. Estate of Thos. 1. Gardner; inven-
tories filed. Estate OF Katharine Ems
worth; letters testamentary granted to
Washington Lo; n and Trust Company. Es-
tate of Mary A. Babe; will partly proved
Estate Of Jas. F. Caden. account filed
Evening star., 1897-01-09

The celebrated remedy Salvation on d recon-.
mended By experienced veterinary surgeons a. juyt
the thing for the stable and cattle yards
Evening star., 1897-01-09
THE SOCIAL WORLD

Continued from Seventh Page.)
Evening star., 1897-01-09
Useful Informatio, for Every One.

The Evening Star Almanac is a practical
handbook Of useful. everyday Information.
Of interest to every one. and is br;m full
of historical political religious and educa-
tional facts. Is cents a copy For sale at
the business ONCE Of The Evening Star ana
at all news stands
Evening star., 1897-01-09
Our ENEsy
AsToLE/

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and touohedV has settled on
vou GobtIv ;nN kyour kidneys.
r..,;,. - w. They are over
-. g., Charged with blood
'nousn' mug ea 'ne and inflamed. In
matter al the time - stead Of passing the
for the enemy was waste matter ovt of
only vasrant Cur the body they are
rent Of air. Bot darnming ii up IN
now you are begin - the blood. Every
ming to learn what 3 minu's, yes, every
mischief the little 80 1T os1 aoos 10
intruder did, for S 49,, @ ~ 10.
you, oaNh NJ ,sSuit H of the kidneys
paiinui' our neaa EgAwiIl purify the
aches, and at times E blood. Nothing
you feel dizzy. else will.
Evening star., 1897-01-09

Representative William Sulzer Of New
York followed. responding to the toast
'Cuba Libre-by the Eternal" He said he
had never attended a better democratic
party and had never heard better demo-
cratic principles enrnciated except at the
last democratic convention. He was one of
those who believed the party had won at
the last election. and had there been an
honest election, he said, William j. Bryan
would be the President-elect. The men who
left the democratic party were traitors,
and he promised that In the empire state
such men would not be allowed to take
the front seats hereafter. For the next
four years, at least, they must do penance
The democratic party would not compro-
mice and would not ask for quarter 1t
had burned Its bridges behind II, and had
nailed Its nag to the stan. In 1900, he said,
Evening star., 1897-01-09

a line gravel bank has been discovered
on the corporation property at the old
canal locks, and the gravel Is being used
on tie North Columbus street improve
ment.
The electric railway company has re-
moved the switch at the intersection Of
likes and Royal streets. which connected
the tracks OF that road with those of the
Southern Railway Company.
A cage OF scarlet fever has been reported
to the health authorities on the west side
OF Henry street. between Duke and Wolfe
streets.
Evening star., 1897-01-09
Suburban Lots.
Good Templars' Meeting,

Independent Lodge, No. IA, l. o. G. T..
held an interesting meeting last evening
A large number of members were present.
and after the routine of business and the
initiation of candidate, an excellent pro-
gram was presented, Miss Clara Harner,
w. Robertson Of Norfolk, Va, C. N Phelps
ard George Morrison participat ting Next
Friday evening the lodge will be honored
by visit from Little Falls Lodge
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-27

Some men in Chicago are working up
on an umbrella" sail which they pro
pose to experiment with upon small
sailing craft This sail was tried at the
Cowes regatta and made sensation
among the sailors of yachts. Scientists
and navigators believe that with GER
tain notifications this sail will be made
to take the place of the ordinary can
vas article manipulated by ropes. The
new sail resembles Japanese umbrel-
la, and its upper edge is secured near
the top of the mast with blocks and
halyards and the main sheet is fasten-
ed at some distance from the bottom Of
the sail. The shape may be changed at
will to suit the occasion by opening or
shutting it just as though 1t were an
umbrella. 1t can be adapted to the
ease or violence of the wind with much
more facility than the ordinary sail.
Not only landlubbers but expert sailors
have long thought tha: there could be
improvements made In the present
manner of handling sail ships. The old
method of sails has always seemed
very clumsy and uncertain, and maybe
this umbrella arrangement will sim
plify and make much safer the hand
ling of small boats.
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-27

by medical journals with some incredu-
lity 1t is said that the victims knew
nothing of the presence of the robbers
un,1 they awoke late the next day and
found that the house had been looted.
This is the point which raises tie
doubts of the medical experts. They
hold that 1t would be next to impossible
for the robbers to have accomplished
this without disturbing the slumbers of
their victims. Scientists have tried
with poor success to place sleeping pa
tients under the influence of chloroform
without disturbing them. Dolbear is
said to have only succeeded in the ex-
pertinent with ten persons out of a total
of twenty-nine whom he treated. This
was when a trained scientist worked
with the greatest care. Physicians say
that it is rarely, except in the case OF
infants, that the chloroforming of sleep
ing persons is successful. That burg
lars unframed in the use of anaesthet-
les should succeed so completely as IN
this case seems most improbable.
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-27

arrived at the ogre's castle, having
carefully kept to the sides of the foot
path all the way, partly from diplo-
macy. partly because I did not want
either Brilliant or myself to be annoy
ed by barbed wire, inquired of the
Mr. Wilder was at home. He was
round in the straw yard, she said, and
she would go and fetch him, if 1 would
wait moment
waited accordingly, and presently
the ogre appeared. How do you do, Mr..
Wilder? l said. Your servant, MISS
answered he, his grim features relax
ing little, fancied, as he looked me
over. You don't recollect me, l see,'
said l, but you and 1 are very old
friends for all that, Mr. Wilder old
friends! Why, who be zee, then, in the
name O fortin'?' he replied, looking at
me SO hard, oh! SO hard, uncle. Have
you quite forgotten little Gladys Ons-
low, who YOU used to be so kind to
when you lived at Hazeldean farm
down in Warwickshire? Forgotten?
NO! he almost roared, and never shall,
that's more! And you're her? Coon.
OH your horse this Instant, my pretty,
and Into the house and have talk WI
me over old times Oh, uncla the poor
old man, do you know, was so pleased.
When got off my horse and when he
held out his hand and i not only took
1t, but gave him a kiss into the bargain;
he actually shed tears iic GIG indeed.
Well, | went in and had a glass of milk,
and we had such talk of old times as
never was. And when we had finished
told him what had come about. He
listened attentively, and then he said,
And so you want the stuff-the darned
stuff, he called it, uncle-down, do ee,
my dearp l replied that it certainly
would please me very much, and you
and everybody else as well. Don't say
another word he exclaimed, every bit
of it shall be off my farm before night
fall. / only wish you had got some
thing harder to ask me-
There, uncle" wound up Gladys,
that's how it was done, as the con-
jurers say. Now, tell me what you
think of my talents as a diplomatist.
and, above all, your opinion of my dear
old friend John Wilder"
My dear replied the squire, kissing
his niece, Il think you ought to be a
prime minister at least, and as for your
friend John Wilder; my opinion of him
is ALTOGETHER altered. Well both of us
ride over and see him again this very
afternoon, and I'll thank him myself
"And now." said her uncle, rubbing
his hands, (which is it to be, Gladys,
new hunter or diamond bracelet ?'-
Chicago Chronicle.
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-27

One effect of the great changes which
have taken place in modern warfare,
and especially the improvement in the
destructive power of modern gunnery,
is the abandonment of the use of colors
in the armies of Europe. Lord WOlseley
pointed out this the other day when he
presented a set of the colOrS of the cele-
brated regiment, the Sixty-fourth foot,
to be placed upon the walls of a cathe-
dral In the wars of the future the sol
diers will have to draw their inspira-
ton from something else than the regi-
mental colors. This, too, will do away
with the brave and useful officer, the
color sergeant, for, as the English gen
eral says, it would be madness and
crime to order a man in war nova
days to carry the colors into the battle.
Every color so displayed would be shot
away at the first fire and it's bearer
killed. The German army, while dis
carding the colors themselves, has still
retained the poles upon which the flags
once waved, but these have to be car
ried so as not to be seen by the enemy.
This. it would seem, could be of little
service to their own soldiers. 1t takes
the actual sight of the national or regi-
mental colors to inspire the warrior
Not TO be able to see them will, for the
veterans, be almost like seeing defeat.
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-27

s,ates was about 1900 900, scarcels
Coub,e TIE size of tie fraternity u-e.u
L>rshic.
The development Of these fra ternG
and benevolent organizations has been
largest in recent years because of the
exteDsion of what is known as the "sys-
TEN of sick benefits" Members have
been guaranteed a certain means Of
support in case of sickness and a pro-
portionate return in the way of life in
surance for the money paid in when
they die, and these features have serv-
ed to popularize the various orOers to
an extraordinary degree. In this re-
spect also the organizations have been
Oh marked benefit.
The aid which is given to members is
in no sense charity and does not de-
preciate the recipients self-respect,
while at the same time the public is re-
Heved of many burdens which would
otherwise be imposed on it. These or
ders, in caring for their sick and provid-
ing for the families of their dead, are
really doing much of the work that
formerly was done by the church, only
they have enlarged this work to an i'm
mense extent. They are wholesome
factors in every community, and be-
sides the direct financial benefits they
distribute they exert a moral influence
Wplch cannot be overestimated,
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-27
DANES IN AMERICA.
They Are Indust1 ious, Economical
and Make Good Citizens.

they Are IndustI ious, Economical
and Make Good Citizens.
The State of Iowa has one Danish
settlement of 5000 people, says a writ
er. Most Of these Danes have been in
the country less than twenty years.
Many Of them came without a cent and
hired themselves out to American farm
ers.
1t has been an interesting study to
watch the steady rise Of these young
men, some Of them In time buying their
employers farms. In Jackson Town
ship, Shelby County, within a radius
of about two miles, can be found five
farms of 200 or more acres each, be
longing to Danes who, twenty years
ago, were considered very poor. In the
settlement are a number of Danish
farms of over 500 acres each. When we
consider that these men came here I'M
able to speak our tongue, unfamiliar
with American customs and laws, un-
used to the products of Yankee inven-
tive genius, and withal, lacking the al
mighty dollar and the Danish krone,
their success must be declared phe-
nOmenal.
The secret Of their advancement
seems to lie in their unceasing industry
and rigid economy. Every nook and
corner Of their land is carefully cult
waited. Unproductive points" and
ridges upon which so many farmers
shower nothing but curses are treated
to load after load of fertilizing ele-
ments. Nothing is wasted. Sometimes
however, this spirit Of thrift reaches q
degree not sanctioned by asthetic hor-
ticulture. On a certain road leading
through the settlement lives a man
whose home life seems to be no less a
''glad, sweet song" from the fact that
his front yard is planted to onions!
No less rapid has been the reward of
Danish talent engaged In pursuits 9TH
er than agriculture. Every town of
any size in the district in question has
fiourishing stores managed by Danish
merchants. Nearly all trades have
some Danish followers. Many Of our
teachers are Danes or Danish-Ameri-
cans, the county superintendent of
Shelby, for example, a graduate of
the Iowa State Normal School, being
a Dane
AS regards good citizenship, no fault
can be found with the Danish people.
They are thinking class, as a rule,
and know something of current events
and the issues Of the times. The aver
age Dane votes as intelligently for a
member Of Congress as he votes for q
member of the Danish Rigsdag. AS to
party allegiance, the Danish voters are
almost evenly divided between the
Democratic and Republican parties.
There are also few Populists among
them.
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-27
Cucumbers and Reaches.

"Housekeepers like to be reminded
now and then," remarked a well-knOwn
lady to Washington Star reporter, "of
lots of little things in connection with
their affairs. 1t is not that they do not
know of them themselves, but with the
thousands Of other little things to re-
member they forget. 1t is for that rea-
son that l would like to remind them
that cucumberS are the most effective
destroyers of reaches of anything that
l know of. 1t Is not necessary to cut
UP the cucumbers, for the ordinary
trimmings from them when being pre-
pared for the table will suffice. Simply
scatter the peel or trimmings about in
the places where the reaches are seen.
The roach eats them and thereby ends
his existence. In case the roach does
not feel hungry enough the first night
and the cucumber is not sufficiently
attractive throw the trimmings into
the stove the next morning and set out
a fresh lot the next night. The green
coloring matter that kills the reaches
is the same thing that makes cucum-
bers so annoying at times to the human
family"
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-27
The FraternaI ORDERS

The recently published statistics of
the fraternal and benevolent associa-
tions of the United States present some
facts that may be surprising to per-
sons who have never looked into the
subject. The total membership of these
orders is 7,350,000, of which number
about 100000 are Free Masons. more
than 100000 Odd Fellows and about
100000 Knights of Pythias. The rest
are scattered throughout many organ
izations, the best known of which are
the Ancient Order of Foresters and the
Ancient Order of United Workmen.
The size of this fraternity army can be
better appreciated when it is consid-
cred that at the last presidential cleo
ton the total vote cast in the United
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-27

The town of Lewiston, Me-, is gov
erned by Mayor who pays only $24 in
taxes, seven Aldermen who pay an
average of $4S and twenty-one Council
men who pay an average of $37 each.
There are busybodies in Lewiston who
thing that this is not fair to the tax
payers of town of that Importance.
As a matter of fact, all things being
equal, there should be no question as to
the ability of the authorities of that
place to govern it properly. irrespective
of the amount of their individual taxes.
AS rule, however, the men who govern
cities are not the heavy taxpayers. 1t
Is too often the case that the DISPOSE
ton of millions of public funds is in the
hands of a saloonkeeper or some
man who has failed in the retail
grocery business. By the way, how
many figures would it take to represent
the taxes of the average alderman of
Chicago?
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-27
Naval MiahanG

We have good navy, and we do not
appreciate it. AS matter of fact, cas-
ualties to our new armOrclads and
cruisers have not been particularly fire.
quent when their size and their number
are considered In this country every
trivial mischance Is caught up and eX-
plotted by the sensational newspapers,
but nothing is said of similar accidents
in foreign navieS. Barring the destruc
tion of Admiral Kimberly's fleet by the
Samoan hurricane in 1889, which no
skill or foresight could have prevented.
our naval service for many years has
been remarkably free from really seri-
Gus disasters.
There is nothing In o'Ir records to
compare with the capsizing of the Brit
ish frigate Captain with half a thou
sand men in 1870, or the fatal collision
of the British ironclads Vanguard and
Iron Duke in 1873 or that of the Ger
man ironclad kaise: Wilhelm and
Grosser Kurfurst the year following,
when 800 men perished, or the loss of
the British training ships Eurydice and
Atlanta in 1873 aud 1850 with G02 OIL
GERS, sailors and apprentice boys. or the
sinking Of the British flagship Victoria,
with Admiral Tyrop, twenty-five Oftl-
GERS and $50 sailors, by collision with
the Camperdown on June -, 1895, In
the Mediterranean, or the wreck OF the
Spanish cruiser Reina Regente, on
March 10 1S95 with 420 officers and
seamen.
The list of minor accidents to foreign
naval vessels in the past few years
would be too long to enumerate. But
the standing of the British ironclads
Howe and Arson, the flagship Am
phion and the cruiser Sultan were far
more grave affairs than any such acct
dents winch have occurred to any OF
our own heavy vessels within this pr-
riod. We have Lad J'lr fair share of
troubles, perhaps, Int no more than
that
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-27

The golf widow is new institution
at the seaside. A Newport correspond
ent says the golf widows have hus-
bands who play all day, stay away to
lunch, then come home at night all
tired out and want to sit down to sup
per of beefsteak and potatoes, declar-
Ing that they are too hungry to trife
with course dinner" After a hearty
meal they smoke strong pipe on the
veranda and go to bed at 10. Golf wild
ows are of all ages, even grandfatherly
husbands deserting their wives to
"chase bouncing ball over half of the
island" The game should be modified
so that the grandmothers may share in
the fun.
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-27

According to a Tacoma special a
whale has been utilized as motive
power for boats In that vicinity. This
is hint that may be of interest to gold
seekers impatient to reach the Klon-
dixie region. but unable to find vessel
room. The most serious objection to
the whale as a motive power grows out
of the fact that the power might take
1T into its head to go in the wrong direc-
tion or even take deep sea soundings,
which might prove little inconvenient
to the "argonauts" following him.
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-27

Another attempt has been made this
time by Colonel Higginson, to write
suitable national anthem for our coun-
try, and to furnish it with music which
shall be at once original and dignified.
The endeavor is a worthy one. But one
cannot help remarking that the nation
al songs which find places in the hearts
of people are rarely if ever the prod
uct of deliberate and conscious effort,
however patriotic They are struck out,
as by inspiration, in the heat of some
national crisis, in the stress of some ma
tional movement. The conditions have
never yet been ripe for the birth of the
real national anthem of the United
States.
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-27

While most institutions of learning
Ing every effort to accommodate new
ones, Williams, always an exclusive
college, is preparing to restrict the
number who will be taught there. Not
only are the standards to be raised and
the requirements to be increased, but
fewer pupils will receive financial aid.
AS this is not done to meet the require
ments of economy, the advisability of
the policy may be questioned. But our
colleges are undergoing some strange
changes of late