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Evening star., 1897-05-01
WON BY THE TRIsT CLUB.
Exciting Contest for the Washfnxto,
Trophy.

Exciting Contest for the Wnshfnxton
Trophy.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
PHILADELPHIA. Pa, April 30, 1897.
The finish Of the Washington whist
team trophy match was one Of the most
exciting of the woman's whist congress.
The trophy was won by the Trist Club,
&C imposed Of Mrs. Rodman Wistar, Mrs.
Loulinn. Mrs. Eugene Ellison and Mrs.
Frank Samuel, defeating the Washingtons
by half match. One trick would have
decided the match in favor of Washington.
One Of the team revoked and lost five
tricks to the Pottsville team, losing the
match. The play Of Mrs, Leech was bril-
hant. and stamps her player of the high
est order. 1t Is great pleasure to watch
the play OF this team, as they combine
strategy and whist skin with all their
plays.
The detached four contest was concluded
al the same time. being won by the Min
Eeapolis team, composed of Mrs. Croft.
Mrs Bond. Mrs. Lloyd and Mrs Dixon
MRS. Du Berry played one of the finest
nands In the tournament. Mrs. Walls play
mas been OF the highest order Her finish
tonight In the women VS.. men, with Mrs.
the leaders. -''
Baker and DR.. Walls made top score in
tricks behind them.
One hours talk of Miss Schmidt of Wash
ington with r. F. Foster cost her a posi-
tion In the final. as she was instructed to
play the non-informatory game Her play
was brilliant. but the information she could
have given her partner cost her ten cold
tricks, which was easy a top score
The play off in the finals resulted as pre-
dicted in The Star. and Milton C. W ork
and MIR. Toulmin face the other winners of
sections and c. Harvey McCay and Miss
Goldsborough. Mr.. and Mrs. Baker, and the
chances are still that they will be winners
In their section. Mr.. and Mrs. Baker will
also be winners. as they team beautifully
together.
Gen. Saxton of Washington was in the
women and men contest and made a cred
liable showing with strange partner The
congress was full of amusing incidents.
Smith and Mccoy. playing at one table of
ladies. were CLEARLY outplayed losing two
tricks by deuce opening, which. usually
proclaims four of a suit a singleton. In
this case 1t meant two, ten and deuce, and
Smith was. astonished to find his partner
banked UP with enough of the suit after
two rounds to win five tricks, as he had
the trumps.
Miss Stringfellow of Richmond played a
beautiful game, winning trick off Baker
by clever play of ten spot through the
king holding ace, and finding her partner
with Jack, the third round the suit was
trumped.
Evening star., 1897-05-01
LAvIGNE STILL CHAMPION,
The Saginaw Lad Wears Eddie Con-
nelly Out in Eleven Rounils.

The Saginaw Lad Wears Eddie Con.
nelly Out in Eleven Rounds.
George A. C'Kid") Lavigne of Saginaw,
Mich. is still the lightweight champion of
the world. Last night in the Broadway
Athletic Club. in New York. before 5000
persons, he met and defeated Eddie Con-
nelly of st. John, N. B. Both weighed in
below the stipulated weight of 133 pounds,
and they were matched to box for twenty
five rounds to decide the worlds champion
ship. The battle was furious, but at the
end of the eleventh round Lavigne had
Connolly fought to a standstill, after send
ing him down five times in succession with
right swings on the head and jaw.
Base Ball Gossip.
Stahl. the Boston right fielder, is another
man Earl Wagner has permitted to slip
through his fingers. He had Stahl selected
to be drafted from the Eastern League,
but having twenty men on his pay. roll,
decided TO recommend him to Manager
Selee. The latter has reason to be thankful,
as stahl has all the earmarks of a first
c:ass player.
1t Is amusing to hear the Pittsburg scribes
accuse Beckley of playing very dirty ball
with the New Yorks. When with the Pitts
burgs he spiked every one In sight. and the
newspapers of that city held him up as the
the business.
Herman Long writes to a friend in Chi
cago that he is a bit irritated over hard
luck In the opening games-three errors in
the first aid four in the second. .Still !"
adds Herman. ''its cold year when /
can't pile up 100 errors on the season.
Watch me also accept 800 chances and hit
up to $40" Hope SO. Herman Is q good
fellow.
Scorers John Hadley Doyle and Can't.
Prince. with Telegraph Operator James Z.
Saffeil. have entered on their sixteenth
year OF active work in connection with the
national game at the capital.
Manager Selee sent Stivetts and Bergen
home from Baltimore. Both should be able
to work on the western trip. Mr., Seiee
tried to do business with McMahon, late Sf
the Baitirores. while in that city.
Evening star., 1897-05-01

Druggists Sundes Department first foo This removing
piples backheads and all skin blemishes soen
skin and beauties the complexion and absolutely pure
harmless A single trial will convince you its
Evening star., 1897-05-01
Summer Underwear.
aSc. for 25c. Ties.

Another hundred dozen best quality SILK and
Satin Bow and String Ties. in light and dark ,ol-
ora. VIII % ON sale Monday at i5c. each instead
OF XSc. sNss
NEW MADRAS TIES. ioc each or for ;. Sc
Conditions make opportunities.
Unusual conditions enable us to Of
fer you values like the above.
Evening star., 1897-05-01
Quaker City ENCOURAGEMENT.

Quaker City Encouragement.
The Philadelphia team is tied for first
place. and this is the encouragement one
OF the papers Of that city gives the club:
Lucky.
Poor base running
Come. Clem, play ball.
Keep your eye on the ball.
Nash was dreaming in the first.
II was the luckiest game of the season.
much. "
Cooley is acting a little more naturally
these days.
Don't go to sleep, boys. We want to Win
a few more games
Nothing succeeds like success but the
game we are playing will not win often.
Evening star., 1897-05-01
1907 BELTS.

LADIES' NEW LEATHER BELTS, WITH
LATEST STYLE HARNESS BUCKLE, IN ALI
THE FASHIONABLE COLORS, AT 25c, 49c., 75c
AND 9Sc. EACH.
MEMS PATENT ',CASTs1.II"' LEATHEI
BELTS AT soc. .EACH-TdE ISIrAI 75c GRADE
Evening star., 1897-05-01
Leather Goods Department.

An extensive assortment Ladies Pocket Books and Card Cases
Senemens Letter Cases and Bill Folds the
shopping and Chaelane Bags Dressing Cases. Shawl Straps Satch
Iag Fasks Portfolios, Writing Cases. Vienna Purses
alligator designs Glove Handkerchief
lined Desk Clocks Ladies Leather Buckles etc
Toilet Articles
English and French Hair Military Hat Brushes plain
or with sterling silver mountng Hand
and Brush Trays, Triplicate Mirrors
Extracts Toilet Waters, Soaps Toilet Powders Sachets
Sponges, natural and beached Chamos Skins,
Evening star., 1897-05-01
Richmond to Play Georgetown.

The Richmond College team will play
Georgetown on Georgetown field this after
noon. The Richmond team Is one of the
strongest college teams in the south, and
out of total Of ten games played with
colleges this season it has not lost one
1t has also played three games with pro-
fessional league teams and made a credit
able showing in all Of them. The work Of
the team IN the field is clean cut and snap
py, while every man on 1t is a strong bat
ter. Georgetown has within the past week
taken brace In Its playing. and under the
direction of Capt Mccarthy has put in g.
lot OF good practice work that should make
itself felt in the game this afternoon
Walsh or Bach will pitch for the blue and
gray and In all probability Mccarthy will
play first base, a position that has not
been well filled since Dawson's injury
Evening star., 1897-05-01
WOrr7en's JJnderskirts.

WOMENS BLACK SArINE SKIRTS AT 5Oc,
Toe. &c.. $1.25 AND UP TO $3.50. BLACK
MOREEN SKIRTS AT $2.23 AND 81.
These skirts are well made, faced well and stiff
fened at bottom. and the prices we've named for
them are about what you'll have to pay for tho
material, to say nothing of the making. tNa
Evening star., 1897-05-01
CATHOLIC UNU
Totals. 80. 4 10 q IL {
Totals. 49,. 3 10 % Is

Totals. ..... 10 q IL s. Totals. 80. 10 as Is 1
Catholic University. 0 o o 0 Ca
Richmond College. ........0 0 o 0 "a
Earned runs-Catfolic University, 2: Richmond
College 2. Two-base hits-Colins, eastman, Two
by, McTighe. Rea and De Camps. Double plays
Cunningham and McNeill. Bases balls-By Dc
Camps. I: by McTIghe. 2. Struck outABy De
lamps, !; by McTtghe, Z. Sacrifice hits-IaOnard
-l.oU.
Evening star., 1897-05-01
AT csc.
1897 ParaSOlS.

WE ARE SHOWING ALL THE LATEST MOVE,
TIES IN PARASOIS. AND OUR PRICES Ar
CONSIDERABLY LESS THAN THOSE PREVAIL
ING FOR SIMILAR QUALITIES
Evening star., 1897-05-01
FOR A NERVE TONIC
Use HORwfoRd'n Acid PhOsuhafS.

DR.. HIM. HARLOW, Augusta Me-. says: az
regard T. q one 0f the best remedies In ali cass1
In which the system requires IN acid and nsEtfi
Evening star., 1897-05-01
We Are Now Making to Order

------7-- We fkIC IvUW VKdNIIIX 10 OTU6T
Mems Business and Neggee ShtsWomens Shirt
Slip CoversWindow ShadeWndow and Door Screen-Sash
ains-Summer Draperes-Parquetry (hard wood Floors
Estimates Cheerfuly Furnished Upon Request.
Evening star., 1897-05-01
At 12hc.
Wool Dress Goods
AT Reduced Prices.
1OC. for 18C. ChaIlieS.
7l3 narket Space.

We closed out from the mills an
other lot of rs pieces of those Wool
Challies-the same quality and
styles as those we had such a big run
on last week, and the price will be
the same-1oc. yard. 10c. was the
former wholesale price.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1897-11-18
OTTO MERGENTHALER,
INVENTOR OF THE LINOTYPE, SLOWLY
DYING IN NEW MEXICO.
Wasting Away With Consumption
Yet BusiIy at Work On Another
Great Labor Saving Invention
Which Will Probably Be Given to
the World Within a Year-Story of
Remarkable Career.

DEAIING, N. Motto Mergen,ha-
ler, the inventor Of the linotype, IS
here-passing the wlnter-and, sad as
the intelligence is, perhaps its last
days: Consumption has laid his hands
upon him, and l was told by friend
of one of the physicians that the man
of medicine believes that his patients S
end is within the ken Of mortal. De-
spite this menace, however, he is cheer
full and does much work each day.
He is counting upon giving to The
world another invention within a
year.
l called upon him in his beautiful
Deming home on the outskirts of the
town. No one in the east would ex-
pect to find such a house equipped
with such surroundir gs away out here
on the great desert. 1t is a large
square brick structure. Through the
centre is wide hall, large enough to
accommodate a billiard table that is
much enjoyed by the friends he has
gathered around him and the members
of his family. Wide lawns, kept green
by liberal sprlnkllng, are the play
grounds of the children. From this
point his eyes may range over a mag
nifcent vista. Looking to the south
are the great Tres Her Manos Three
Sisters) mountains, that twenty-five
miles away stand on the border Of the
sister republic, and lift their heads into
the ever-blue sky.
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Words of Wisdom.
(The South WeSt.)

CIhe South West.)
Truth is rock large enough for all
to stand upon.
A reasonable woman is one who is
not always unreasonable.
If some men were to lose their rep
utation they would be lucky.
The only real happy animal is the
goat. He can eat anything.
Children cry for the moon and
when they grow up they want the
earth.
Open the door of your mind to good
thoughts and the evil ones will be
driven out.
There are several things worse than
disappointment in love, rheumatism is
one.
The scientific study of man is the
most difficult of all branches of knowl-
edge
A person is always startled when he
hears himself called old for the first
time.
Controversy equalizes fools and wise
men in the same way, and the fools
know it.
Little minds rejoce over the errors
of men of genius as the owl rtjoices at
an eclipse.
Even a man doesn't like to have
the preacher call when the house is all
topsy -turvy.
People get wisdom by experience.
A man never wakes up his second baby
to see it laugh.
Neatness, when moderate, is vir-
tue; but when carried to an extreme it
narrows the mind.
Life in circus in which everyone
takes the part of the clown some time
during his sojourn.
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else but his brief experience in me-
chanics. He went TO Washington,
and during the succeeding four years
worked on the mechanism Of electric
clocks and bells and signal service ap-
paratus tor the government. In the
last named he made many improve
ments invenlng several new ones AT
the end of these four wears he went 10
Baltimore, where he saw wider field
for his talents. He has made that
city his home until more than a year
year ago, when he came to the South
west TO seek health.
1t was IN 1876, soon after he Jcated
i'll the Monumental city, that the his
tory of the linotype begins. From
then until 1SSo-four years-he gave
his every thought to the creation of this
machine. He took little rest. Night
and day he toled and gradually put
into his work the gold of his brain and
the Drawn of his body. Only such
men as Morse, Field, Gray, Bell or
Edison could tell what such toll and
application means.
Finally, at the end OF these four
years of struggle, he had machine
that would, by action of a keyboard
something like typewriter, set line
OF key dies or types, justify them TO
the exact width of a column of anv re-
quired measure and cast it into a solid
line OF lead or type metal. Yet his
work was not done, for after he had
accomplished all this, and had secured
his patents, another obstacle seemed to
battle him. Men Of money discredited
his machine, even after they had seen
1t work, publishers said it was imprac-
tlcable. They were willing 20 "try"
his device if he could show that it
would do the work OF five or six men
setting type from the case, but not
until then did they care to take any
risks. BY constant pleadngs, how
ever, he at last succeeded in organ
lzlng a company with small capital,
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Nerer and little to the east are
the Florida mountains, that at dis
tance remind one Of the legends Of
ancient feudal castles. They are eX-
tremely precipitous, and their peaks
are serrated and fashioned tore semble
those turrets from which the tocsin
sounded the alarms. Further east are
the Organs, and north is the great
Cooks Peak.
When Mrs. Mergenthaler showed
me to her husbands library the inven
tor sat working at some mechanical
problem at his desk. He is pale and
thinner than when the people Of the
East last saw him, and his cough an
noys him frequently. The linotype
that machine that is to newspaper
making what the telephone and tele-
graph are to commercial lfe-waS, of
course, the first topic of conversation.
Referring to his invention, he said he
never expects to see any typemaklng
device cheap enough to be within
reach Of the smaller class Of county
papers.
sDo you expect to give to the world
anv new labor saving devlCe?' | asked
| him.
"No," he answered slowly, "no, not
right away, but probably within a
year"
..What will it be?''
Il cannot tell you. No one knows
what it is. The world must wait and
see. remember time,' ne contin-
ued rehectively, "when was boy in
the old country that l saw the need
of an improved schuck' for lathes.
worked on it diligently, and when
thought l had it completed took it tc
a neighbor, machinest, and showed il
TO him. He gave it such a careles:
glance ,ha, it injured me, and wi,hou
saving a word reached under his bench
and brought out iden'ically the SAINT
thing. 50, you see it is not best t.
tell what you intend to do until yo'
have accomplished it.
Then he gave me the story Of hi
life.
At the age OF IS years nc arrived !
America pennlless, and with nothin
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THE TOWN OF NOGOOD.
(William Edward Penny. in the New
Haven Register.)


Haven Register)
My friend, have you heard of the town OF
NOgOOd,
On the banks Of the River Slow,
Where blooms the Waitawhle flower fair,
Were the SOmetmeOrOther scents the air,
And the soft Goeasy grow?
1t lies in the valley OF What'stheuse,
In the province Of Leterslide;
Ihattiredfeeling is native there
It's the home of the reckless Idontcare,
Where the GiveitupS abide.
The town is as old as the human race,
And it grows with the flight of years,
1t is wrapped in the fCy Of idler's dreams,
Its streets are paved with discarded theme es
And Sprinkled with useless tears.
The Collegebredfool and the KIchman's
heir
Are plentiful there, no doubt;
The rest of its crowd are a motley crew
With every class except one in view
The FOOlkiller is barred out.
The town Of NogOod is all hedged about
By the Mountains of Despair,
No sentinel stands on its gloomy walls,
No trumpet to battle and triumph calls,
For towards alone are there.
My friend from the dead-alive town No
If you would keep far-away,
Just follow your duty through good and
i'll,
Take this for your motto, Il can l will. -
And live up to it each day.
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Original observations.
(Orange (Na.) Observer.)

(Orange (Na.) Observer
"The tooth of time" is the one ex-
traCted on credit.
If ignorance is bliss, more ignor-
anCe is blister.
AS the evenings grow longer the oil
bill grows stronger.
The cowboy supplies the fuel that
warns the cattle range.
Lawsuits are too expensive tor most
people to 60 courting in.
A girl certainly waists her energy
when she hugs another girl.
Many young ladies have students
instead of pupils in their eyes.
Uneasy rests the number seven foot
which wears a number five shoe.
When office goes out to seek the
man he is generylly within hailing dis
tenCe.
And now the popcorn evening:
have arrived, but Orange girls prefer
pop-the question evenings.
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(Raleigh Times, November lOth.)

(Raleigh Times, November 10th.)
DR.. Blacknall is dead!
The death of this we'll known and
| generous citizen occurred this morning
about five O'clock, and his demise will
be heard with regret by the people
generally throughout the State and
even beyond 1t, tor during his long Ca
reer he has made a host of friends.
He was one of the most hospitabl e
and humorous sons that the State has
ever produced. He possessed a mag
netIsm that drew men to him, and
his bright bits of humor and strong
common sense are proverbial wherever
he is known
In the death of DR.. Blacknall,
| noble and kind hearted spirit has gone
to meet its God.
His long life has been one of useful
ness TO his fellowman. 1t is filled
with deeds of charity for the friendless
and destitute, and there are many liv-
ing to-day who have been the recipient
Of his benefactions.
He had kind word for everyone,
and his presence and cheer will be
sadly missed in our community and
State.
DR.. Blacknall was born near Kit
trell, in Granville county, April 29th,
1920. He studied medicine, and
was graduated from Jefferson College,
Philadelphia. He practiced his pro-
fession three years at the Immigrants
Hospital, Wards Island. He then re-
turned to his native State, and located
at Henderson, practicing there and in
vicinity for sixteen years with ability.
He then took charge of the hotel at
kittrell and conducted that hostelry
with marked success. In the year
1869 he came to Raleigh and took
charge of the Marlboro House, and was
its proprietor for ii years, and under
his management it drew a patronage
that has made the name of Yarboro
famous throughout many States of the
Union. When the New Atlantic
Hotel was built at Morehead City he
was its first proprietor. He conducted
it during the season just closed.
For the past four years he has held
responsible position in the Revenue
service in this district. He also
served four years under Cleveland's
first administration.
December II, 1861, he was mar
ried to Miss Mary l.. Taylor. of
Washington, this State.
Mrs. Blacknall, two sons-George
and John-one daughter, Mrs. Ran
dolph Cloves, survive him.
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SUBSCRIPTION $3.50 Cash
NO. 40.

for her and gave US supply OF various
needed medicines, and sen, larce
box filled with every delicacy neces-
sary for an invalid. General Custer,
who was A, our hcuse for several DAYS,
treated my parents with great courtesy,
even checking any conversation be-
tween the attendant officers ,ha,
turned upon subjects unpleasan, 20
Southern ears
For some months af'cr The close of
the war correspondence was main
tanned between my mother and Mrs.
Lee. and we had letters from the Gen
cral also. Unfortunately these letters
were accidentally destroyed a few years
ago, but nothing can destroy our low
ing memories q. he man.
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Briefs From BiIlville.
{ ATLANTA Constitution, J

These autumn days are SO still that
you can hear bill collectors foot
steps a quarter Of mile away.
1t seems that the yellow fever not
only covers the ground, but fills the
doctors bill.
Only one suspicious case in Blllvllle
and he was caught before he got away
with the banks funds.
Billville has quarantined agalns
Montgomery. It's godsend to our
merchants because they owe big bill
there.
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If THE Democratic party enters
into any dicker with Marion Butler
we hope he'll store it away back in his
vest pocket and walk off with it, a
thing he is more than likely to do.
If the party of good government can
not win without an alliance with the
arch enemy of good government, to
win with his aid will be worse than
failure. It's time for a rest on this
business, now.-Monroe Journal
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Let it run. and your cough may end in
something serious. It's pretty sure to if
your blood is poor. That is just the tim e
and condition that invites consumption.
The seeds are sOwn and it has fastened its
hold upon you before you know that it is
near. 1t won't do to trifle and delay, when
the remedy is at hand. Every disorder
can be reached through the blood yields
to Dr. Pierces Golden Medical Discovery
For severe coughs, bronchitis. throat and
lung diseases, asthma, scrofula in every
form, and even scrofulOus affections Ofsthe
earlier Stages, it is a positive and com
LOT
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TRUMPET CALLS.
Rams Horn Sounds Warning Note
to the Unredeemed.

Truthfulness is the diamonds of
character.
Hypocrisy is cloak that is ragged
in the black.
A twentydollar coat often covers a
five cent soul.
A heart without love is like violin
without strings.
The man who talks most about HIM
self says the least.
4 pious face is not infalllble proof
of devout spirit.
Smiling lengthens the mouth and
the life in about equal proportions.
All things were made for the good
and some day they will have them.
What if you have lost your ring?
Be thankful that you still have your
finger.
Any fool can make money, but 1t
takes wisdom. to know how to spend 1t
we'll.