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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-08

1t is to be feared that the marriage law
now in force in the District, which re-
ceived executive approval May IL, 1876. Is
not strictly observed by those persons who
are authorized by 1t to perform the mar
rage ceremony. The main feature OF this
statute Is its provision for the making OF
returns to the clerk of the court by the
ministers and others performing the cere-
monies. Heretofore it has been impossible
to secure regularity on the part of the min
listers in this regard. Some of them, of
methodical habits, were careful to notify
the legal officers of all marriages per-
formed by them, while others, absorbed IL
their duties and thoughts, would neglect
this detail. and in consequence the records
relating to marriages performed in the
District for many years past are motor
fously incomplete. This is serious mat
ter with those whose marriages are not
properly recorded. 1t may affect their social
status as well as their legal rights. When
the marriage certificate is lost the only
recourse is to the courts If the clergyman
who performed the ceremony happens to
be out of reach or has died since the mar
riage- Widows whose property rights are
jeepardized by the lack of positive proof of
marriage are practically helpless if the
iecoiuS uo Hot SNOW tne proper returns by
the clergymen. and there is no redress
Hence it was that the new law was passed,
experimenting the old statute. which did
not punish the neglect of clergymen in this
respect sufficiently to ensure their regular
Observance of the routine.
Since the law went into effect there has
been considerable increase in the per-
centage of marriage returns. but it has at
the same time been apparent that many
clergymen have failed to comply with the
requirements, and it was but recently that
a case was unwisely nolle pressed in the
Police Court that came directly under the
provisions Of the statute. which places the
punishment on conviction at fine of from
800 to $50. The case in point was a fla
grant violation of the new law and would
have served admirably, even if sentence
had been suspended, to give notice to other
ministers that the law must be obeyed
The mere excuse of forgetfulness and ne
eject with promises to be more careful in
the future. which were given in the case
Under notice. cannot safely be accepted.
The stake which the public has in the case
Is too large and important to permit any
cailiance with a statute enacted for such n
solemn purpose as the regulation of the
marriage relation. Clergymen, of all men.
shrink most from the pillory Of public pros
ecution, and 1t would doubtless take very
Few convictions to teach most effectively
the Lesson of care and regularity that tie
statute requires.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-08
Republican Disaster Threatened.

New neutrality-suspicious. Philadelphia Press.
President Quigg and his associate leaders
of the republican organization seem at last
to realize that the failure to secure COM
bination of all the elements opposed to
Tammany may cost the republican party
its majority in the lower house of the
legislature.
Unless the republicans are able to carry
at least one-half OF the assembly districts
in the Greater New York they are in con-
siderable danger Of losing control of the
assembly, and although the republican SEN
ate holds over. yet the loss Of the assem-
bly, would occasion serious embarrassment
to the party elsewhere in the state. To
lose the election of mayor of Greater New
York would OF course be of damage to the
party. chiefly through the loss of the moral
effect which a victory would secure But
to lose the assembly would be. practical
disadvantage to the party throughout the
state. and will be likely to create resent
ments for that leadership in Greater New
York which made such combination as
would have given the republicans a fair
representation in the assembly impossible,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-08
Mail Delivery by Compre..ed Air

There was yesterday placed in operation
in New York city system of pneumatic
tubes for the rapid delivery of mail and
packages. as part Of the equipment Of the
city postal system. The work, which has
occupied several months, has just been
completed and the tubes were found to
work perfectly, sending large packages
among them live cat-between the post
office and the produce exchange, a mile and
a third away. at the rate of more than a
mile minute. The purpose of the tubes
is to connect the central office with the
largest contributing and distributing sta
tons. to reduce to a minimum the delay in
handling the incoming and outgoing mails.
The present tendency Is to scatter the
points of actual distribution as much as
possible, and this naturally involves con-
siderable loss Of time in dispatching pack
ages from the center of all the distribution,
the main post office. These pneumatic
tubes accomplish the end of lessening to
an inappreciable fraction time taken in de-
livering the mails by way of section points
But the advantage of the system need not
stop here, for it is claimed that the idea
can be extended until it will soon be posi-
BILE to dispatch mail matter between cities
such as Philadelphia and New York and
washington and Baltimore, at q much
higher speed than it can now be carried by
train If this can be done, the mail service
between adjacent cities such as occupy the
eastern coast of the country would be
practically instantaneous, for by relays it
would be possible to send packages from
here to Boston by this method. The main
advantage, next to the item of speed
would be the freedom from schedule limita-
ticns, such as necessarily keep the present
mail service from being completely salts
factory. Mail packages could be dispatched
at such intervals as might be necessary to
give the bulk of matter a continuous flow
from city to city. Under such conditions
1t would readily be possible to write in the
morning to New York and receive an
answer during business hours the same
day. If the city system, which Is now the
practical limit of the capacities of the
plan, proves successful in New York, the
rest ONCE Department should secure funds
for the instalment of similar outfit in
this city, which should always be provided
with the best to be had of everything.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-08
How Greatness is Not Made.


The protest of the Washington Division
CT the Ancient Order Of Hibernians against
the omission of the name of Thomas Moore
from the list of poets who are to be hon
ored on the tablets on the walls of the
Congressional Library reminds one of the
list of ten best poems which was printed
IN the Billville News. After giving the
names OF the poems the Atlanta Constitu-
items mythical contemporary declared that
1t was worthy Of especial note that they
were all written by citizens Of Georgia.
The Washington Hibernians seem to think
that the standard. of greatness includes
the accident Of birth in Ireland. Moore
wrote some beautiful lyrics, but we do
not think that It was ever claimed that he
could rank with Burns, for instance, in
his appreciation of the big facts of life.
But the inscription of the name of Moore
on the walls of the library will make him
no bigger and no hitler than he really is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-08

Some conversation took place in Chicago
The other day between Chairman Jones of
the democratic national committee and ex-
Committeeman Sherley Of Kentucky on the
subject of bringing tine two factions of the
party into harmony again. Mr. Sherley.
who is a gold democrat. expressed the opin-
Ion that IL the extremists of both factions
could be silenced the party would be great
~ benefited and the way probably paved
Tor effective and cordial reunion He did
not elaborate his idea, and Mr.. Jones is not
quoted as having been greatly impressed
with II.
Mr. Sherley's plan Is open to two ob3ec-
tiors In the first place 1t could not be
carried out. Men who are very much in
earnest on any important subject, and are
committed in the premises, can never he
siienced by mere suggestion Of expe-
diency- They live for the time ON discus
sion They feel that they have a .'calis to
bring others around to their view by MAX
ing proclamation Of 1t and Thoroughly ex-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-08

people. therefore. will constitute the sup
port OF the ticket they have made, and win
stand up and be counted.
Is such a demonstration worth while ?
VIII it serve any valuable purpose In keep
Ing up the party organization in the state?
The campaign must, in the nature of
things, be tame. The democrats. absolutely
certain OF the outcome, are not likely to
exert themselves. They win probably be
content with canvass just lively enough
to bring out a good vote. The republicans,
lacking both unity and confidence, will. of
course. be unable to arouse any enthu-
siasm. Nobody will care to subscribe to q
fund for prosecuting campaign under
taken with defeat confessed in advance. A
few speeches here and there made by the
candidates themselves will probably be the
sum OF the whole republican exertion.
The principal end served win be to en-
phasizs the split in the republican ranks
In Virginia, and draw particular attention
to the fact that it is due to patronage.
Each faction charges the other with being
Influenced by consideration of patronage
only. The Lamb people are declaring that
the Agnew-Brady people, who, SO far, have
been the beneficiaries of the President
favor, are content with the soft cushions
of office and have no further fight in them.
The Agnew-Brady people declare that the
Lamb people are posing as fighters merely
for the purpose Of attracting attention to
themselves, in the hope of realizing on the
demonstration sooner or later. And SO it
goes.
The principal thing for the friends Of
sound money outside of Virginia to remem-
Der at this time is that Major Tyler's
majority. whatever it may be, will repre-
sent no triumph of free silver estimated
by such conditions as are controlling the
contest over the money question in other
states.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-08
A Cuban Plebiscite.
From the Chicago Chronicle.

The insurgents and their sympathizers in
this country ought to be willing to leave
the question of independence, autonomy
or reformed colonial system to a vote OF
all the people of the island. II the insur-
gents represent the people Of the island in
declaring that no terms Of peace will be
accepted from Spain except on q basis of
Independence no fair person would say that
ether terms should be imposed upon them,
But IT, exclusive Of the Insurgents in
arms. no numerous body of the people,
black and white. desire independence that
should settle the question. The people OF
Cuba should have such a government as
the majority desire and win maintain.
Let there be a truce. to be followed by q
all respects. to determine what IN the real
voice of the people of Cuba on the question
OF its future government. This L. the
course that fairness, reason and patriotism
dictate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-08
The Women Can Do Ii.

Inc chicago papers report that the de-
termined action of the ladies who lead
society In that city has practically driven
bonnets and hats trimmed with the feath-
ers OF song birds out of the market there.
Inc women undoubtedly have this whole
some reform wholly in their own hands.
IL they would quietly but firmly inform
dealers that they will bay no hat or bonnet
so decorated the matter would be settled
very speedily. Talking about the subject
and writing about 1t to the newspapers
viii do no good, or very little. Stop buy
ing. no matter what is said as to the pre-
Vailing styles. That will do the business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-08
The Lamb. Tor sIauxhter.

The public very well understands that the
state ticket nominated by the Lamb fac
ton of the Virginia republicans has nc
chance whatever Of success at the polls. II
Will be defeated by a large majority. II
does not appeal either to the.Agnew-Brady
faction OF the party or to the gold demo-
Gratis. The former insists that 1t Is put up
for no practical or really meritorious pur-
poses. while the latter. In no sort of SYM
pathy with the platform on which Major
Tyler stands. would yet support him on II
II forced to choose between 4 republican
ticket and the free silver ticket. The LAmt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-08
Spots ON the Sun.

There never was joy that brought
No trace of gloom somewhere.
With some faint sadness must be fraught
Each hour, however fair.
Despite the field shorn Of it's grain
And merry harvest song,
There Is one face whose look of pain
Marks 1t amid the throng
His dirges still he stops to sound,
Unheard midst plentys chimes;
The man who his employment found
In talking Of "hard times"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-08
A Conclusive Demonstration.

Peacock feathers and shells are con-
sidered unluckys are they not?" inquired
the lady who is writing book on super
stitions.
Il dunno about peacock feathers bein'
unlucl<y," replied Mrs. Corntosse1. But 1
know shells Is, because last week Josiar
lost eleven dollars in a game thet was
played with EN-"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-08

The protest by Tammany against people
~ho nave a technical residence in New
York for office-holding purposes cannot
possibly be construed as a post-mortem
criticism of Mr.. Brice's career.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-08

If General Weyler should succeed In
petulant effort to involve the United States
in war with Spain. this country would have
no possible reason for apprehension so long
as he insisted IN being the head of the
army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-08
Bros.
Cor. 9TH and e SITS. NV.
1t NO BRANCH STORE IN WASHINGTON.
''lf they're Rich's
shoes they're proper"
Tem=two r.

! October-the month for MI
: merous weddings-fnds us busy
; supplying the footwear for the
{ trousseaux, or making them to or
; der. Before we opened this store
( it was necessary to send all the
s way to New York for such foot
! wear-in fact, for every sort of
5 footwear above the ordinary. All
} that is changed now-and ladies
: find here the same styles of ex-
: elusive footwear shown in the
metropolis at third less in price.
: We are showing an exhaustless
line of dainty footwear in kid,
s satin, suede, patent leather, etc.
; The new fall cycling footwear
is ready for your inspection now
s the most complete and exclu-
! sive stock you will find in this
; city. Come and take a peep at
) the many 'novelties" and note
{ what's going to be fashionable
: this fall. }
) One of the latest arrivals is a
: lot of ladies' fine half high BIZ
: cycle Boots, in tan and black
very stylish which we have
; marked $3.4S a Pair.
: We have just unpacked a lot
OF ladies' fine kid shoes-in but
; ton and lace-which every par
ticular woman should see.
s They're worth aSgood deal more
! but we'yeamarked them $24S
! a pair. o. - s~'
We wish to call, attention to
s our line of ladies' boots for golf
! ing. Nothing like them can be-
5 found in this city. We carry a
: complete line of gentlemen's
I hunting and cunning boots.
: B. Rich's Sons,
High art footwear for the elite.''
; Tem=tWO IF Street. ;,
oN@o~~0~~NS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-08

New York is divided in its admiration
for the speed with which the new system
carries letters through a pneumatic tube
and the celebrity with which Mr.. Platt's
machine puts slate through conven-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-08


You want the boys suits dressy-
yet you want them strong.
It's hard Combination for some
manufacturers to efnaster-but not
for us.
We know the dfessy cloths that
withstand the hard knocks healthy
boys give their clothes-it's the fruits
OF Our forty years experience.
You've never laid eyes on pref
tier or fairer-priced stock than we
are showing now-including every
thing from the ''cutest little tricks"
in juvenile suits to the sturdy school
ers for the bigger boys.
More Of those 81 4s, $f.9s and 81 As
All-wooi School Suits on sale tomorrow.
Neat. dirt-hiding patterns-and worth a
half dollar more.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-08

Mr.. Croker is not personally prominent
in the campaign. But every now and then
he sends out a pigeon with a message tied
to his leg
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-08

The keynote of Tammany's recipe for {
solution Of the monetary question is ''firs
get your money!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-08

Mayor Ziegenbeim of st. Louis attended
q IL shionable function In a frock coat Mr..
bailey's vindication has come at last.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-08

General Miles is homeward bound. Pos
sibly Spain will now be good.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-08
A ROAD nuiIaer.
From TIE Richnond Dispatch

The bicycle Ii q good thing In itself, but
provement Of the roads In al parts OF the
country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-08
The Fitness of Things

Nature is bountiful and wise;
What would our summers be
If flowers which delight our eyes
Blossomed beneath the sea?
And when the autumn leaves all sere
Are banded by the breeze,
Think what the world would lose in cheer
If oysters grew on trees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-08

A Professional Resentment.
II understand that he is a remarkably
good actor
Very possibly" replied Mr.. Stormington
Barnes.
You seem to be slightly prejudiced
against him."
Il must confess that don't like to see
a man violate the traditions Of the stage"
HAS he done so?"
Eyes. He has been known to admit that
he received less than $50 week."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-08
SHOOTING STARS.
A Earlarn Hane.

"Dere amt no use O. tryin' to disguise de
TRUTH said Meandering Mike. Pros
perity's a-comin an we may as wei! make
up our minds to it,"
Yep" replied Flooding Pete. I'm git
tim tired of SEEM shops opened already"
"Dere's only one chance fur us. Eff we'll
hang out till de last. rebbe we kin git jobs
in a museum as de only two men in de
world dat amt got work.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-04-17
Not Full Yet.

The world is by no means full up yet.
Queensland has still an area of 430, 00O,
900 acres to population of about 49,,
600 people. Its government has lately
been offering more tempting conditions
to settlers, who may now hold ordinary
land for 20 years at a rental of threepence
per acre, while "scrub land" may be Sc
lected i'll areas up 10, 900 acres and held
for 80 years at an average rental per
acre Of very much less than penny.
This ought to be good news for many
struggling for bare living in the moth
er country. Of course the climatic con-
ditions i'll many portions of the colony
are trying, but so they are i'll western
Australia, which at the present time is
adding $50 per week to its population,
and the revenue of which has been i'll
creasing at rate far outstripping the
calculations of its treasurer. But this
may be only temporary, and it may be
that Queensland will be the home of
millions of our fellow countrymen after
the golden age in the west of the colo
NAL continent has passed away.-West-
minister Gazette.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-04-17
LINCOLN AT SCHOOL.
A SchoOlmate of the President Tells of
His Early Life.

"A SchOOlmaCe OF the ffeS1OenC Tells OF
His Early Life.
Mr.. George H. Yenowine contributes
a paper OH 1.-THE Birthplace of Lincoln
to st. Nicholas. Mr.. Yenowine quotes
the following from an old man named
Austin Gollaher, who went to school
with the emancipation: Lincoln was an
unusually bright boy, and he made good
progress in his books-better than al
most any one else in school-and he
studied very hard, although he was
young. He would get spice wood bushes
and hack them up on log and put
few of them in the fire at time to
make light for him to read his books
by. 1t did not make very good light,
but it was all he had at night. Young
Lincoln was never good looking. He
was angular and awkward. His mother
was rather slim woman of medium
height. Tom Lincoln, his father, was
tall. Abe was not very much like him,
for Tom Lincoln had a fuller face and
was of heavier build.'
In answer to question as to Lin
coins brothers Or sisters, the old man
frightened up ana SAID: On, yes, he
had sister. Her name was Sally, and
she was about my age. That was one
reason why l thought so much of Abe
But when the Llncolns moved to In
diana did not say goodby to either of
them.
81 next heard of Lincoln several
years afterward. 1t was said that he
would make rails during the summer
and thus earn money to go to school.
Then l heard no more of Lincoln until
he was nominated for president. told
the boys that no matter what happened
was going to vote for Abe. l said
was going to vote for him if it was the
last act of my life, because had played
with him when boy, and was glad
he had gone up in the world, and did
vote for himv' said the old man.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-04-17
He Got There First.

There is small town in one of the
eastern states, not far from Boston,
whose inhabitants take great pride in
excclling every other town in their vi
cinity. They try every new invention,
and if it has any sort of merit it is sure
to be assigned to duty i'll some part of
the place. Two portly gentlemen, one a
sea captain and the other lawyer, both
retired from active life, were the prime
movers III the experiments and adop-
tons, and naturally in the course of
time they failed to agree. Extreme jeal-
ousy then prevailed, and a bitter ami
mostly sprang up between them.
Unfortunately these two gentlemen
lived next door to each other. In fact
so close were their houses that the side
walls almost adjOined. One very windy
night the lawyer was reading a book in
his study when terrific crash up stairs
startled him. Upon investigating he
found that an unruly chimney had ruth
lessly hurled itself through his roof,
doing considerable damage. That in it
self was matter of great annoyance,
but when he discovered it was the sea
captains chimney that was responsible
his wrath knew no bounds. fastening
down to his library, he pulled out his
lawbooks and hunted up similar cases,
devising and scheming how he could
secure satisfaction from the detestable
captain. While thus engaged note an
rived from his enemy that read as fol-
lows, eff you don't return those bricks
at once, 1 will put the matter in the
hands of the law
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-04-17
POOR ROADS TAX.
A Florida Farmer Figures That 1t Amounts
to $40 an Acre.

to $40 an Acre.
A farmer in Leesburg, Fla, is con-
WINGED that the poor roads of his neigh
borhood are serious tax. In letter tC
the local paper, The Commercial, he
sums up the cost of poor roads TO him
self as follows:
Cultivating ten acres, eight miles
from the station, buy two tons of fer
tilizer for $40. This quantity makes
eight loads for one horse, and six hours
are required for trip The time of my
self and horse is worth 90 cents per
load. make 500 crates of vegetables,
which require II trips to get them tC
the station, at cost of $42. so. On
hard roads I could haul my $40 worth
of fertilizer in four trips of four hours
each, at cost of SLIGO. 1 could haul
my 500 crates of vegetables in 30 trips
of four hours each, at a cost of $14.
On the sand roads one horse is re-
quired II days to ship my crop, which
is longer time than the shipping sea.
son; hence I am compelled to keep two
horses during the year OR hire from my
neighbors at busy time. The cost of
keeping the second horse may be safely
estimated at $25.
So much of my time is used in my
trips to town that during three months
of the year 1 am compelled to hire all
extra hand, which costs me about $40.
The foregoing items will suffice to show
that bad roads cost Oh my ten acre crop
$101.S0, being tax of over $40 pei
acre.