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SUICIDE OF MISS HERBERT
Continued from first page.

Continued from first page.
declaration TO end her life was made yes
terday, and at the time she tried to pro-
cure a knife, but was prevented.
Secretary Herbert is absent from the city,
in Alabama, and information of the sal
affair vac telegraphed to him at once.
No arrangements for the funeral will be
made until he arrives. Miss Herbert was
thirty years old.
During The late Cleveland Administra ion
Miss Herbert was one of tn. leading bellies
Of official society in Washington. She was
mistress Of Der fathers household, ner
mother having died severalyears ago.
Miss Herbert was an especial favorite of
Mrs. Cleveland and was beloved by the
whole ca bne: circle. She often acooiapa
nire her fathsr HON; from office.
Miss Herbert was 4 beautiful blonde,
and attracted attention everywhere, as
much OF account OF her char ming perso l.
atty as for her beauty. untl recently
Miss Herbert was often seen on the str ,ets,
either driving or riding her bicycle.
The accident which she met with IN fail
ing from 4 horse occurred in Septem5a ar
at Cazenovia, small village in Virginia
In explanation of her protracted stayth.re
and her failrreto return to Washington for
the winter season, il was given ont that
she was writing magazine article.
Her continued illness, however, wh'c.
threatened TO make her a cripple for lif.,
caused q profound melancholia. that led
her 10 take her own life. The most pro-
found sympathy is expressed for her
father, Ex-Secretary Herbert, who has
very many frieusss here.
The family this afternoon gaze out the
following statement:
The last Of September Miss Heihert re-
ceived !. serious fan from horse she was
riding in Virginia. which had confined her
to her bed fol almost three months.
Only quite recently has she been able
to leave her bed even for short tima.
and under the Doctors direction had for
several days been going out for drive
I'm TIL. middle of tne day when the weather
permitted.
This fall and the long confinement re-
suited this morning in delirium. Her nurse
this morning stepped TO tie door to call
some one, and before size Gould stop her
Miss Herbert left her ted and jumped from
The thirtl-story window.
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!. Open Evenings.
CHRIST MAS
CLOTHING
MENU.

Gifts OF Clothing may not BE-
sentimental, but th:y are sensible,
and becoming more In favor every
year. We sell on credit, TOO,
which Is an advantage at time
when you have so many calls ON
your purse. Cash or credit, the
price remains the same.
Mems Overcoats, in blue, black
ano brown kerseys and nieltOns-
trimmed with pure satin tape-all-
wool clay hnink-silk velvet collar.
Regular $3.50 quality.
x7.5U.
Mems Suits. in cheviots, Scotch
.-piaids,. casinieres and wOrsteds-
elegantly made and trimmed.
Regular $3.50 quality.
%7.6U.
Trousers, in Scotch plaids and cas-
sinieres-weli made and trimmed.
Gegular $2.50 quality.
$40.
blue, brown and green-derbys and
Fedoras- Choice OF our 81 so, $1.75
and $500 qualities.
.tSc.
Men Mackintushes, excellent quail
ity, and splendidiy made
u Is. 30 ;IIU Mp.
Mems and Ladies' Umbrellas
Fine Gloria Silk Paragon 1raine-
close roil il-your choice VI Handles
0Sc and up.
Mems Smoking Jackets, in fash
tOnabie 81 yies -
ao..,J and $3.50.
Boys Chinciiilla Refers ages 40.
Strictly all wool, make ana ut per-
feet. Pearl buttons. Regular S:.bU
anu S3 quality.
Si.4O.
Child's Suits ages 4 TO 16-
double seat and knees worth 81
and 81. 50.
$1.OS.
NEW YORK
CLOTHING HOUSE,
"3II" Seventh.
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KILLS HIS sTEPDAUGHTER.
Former Member of PENNSYLVANIA
Legislature a Murderer.

wilkesbare, Pa. Dec. 21.-Janes B.
Griner, ex-rrp-esentative in the STATE Iegis-
Iature from this city and or late proprietor
Ct the Pcllman House at Duryea, shot nd
killed his step-daughter this morning.
Griner had teen in financial trouble
for rome DAYS, and this morning Attor-
n.y Eugene Ward went up from this city
and closed his hotel, on an execusion
amounting to $1,000. After this had
been done Griner took train for Scran-
ton, and bought revolver there.
Coming ba ck to the hotel he began 4 bus
ing his wife and daughter. Then came
three shots and neighburs found Caroline
Shiffer, the sterdaughter, lying in rcol
OF blood on the fi1or.
Griner did not try to escape, but sab-
mitted quietly to arrest
GTiner has been - well known figure in
Luzeuc county politics for years He ran
against and defeated Daniel n. Hart, the
wel-knowp playwright, in the Legislature
election in WIKI csbarre in 1894.
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MRS. PULLMAN's DECISION.
She Will Take Dover in the Mil
lionaire's Estate.

She Will Take Dover in the Mil
lionaire's Estate.
Chic ago, Dee. 81. Mrs. Georre NJ.
Pullman has made up her mind 10 e.
nouncc that portion of her husbands
will by which she was given the yearly
incom. from 81 ,25O,OO0. and will some
time within year from the filing Of The
will anncnnce TO the probate court her
election TO take a dover in the estate.
This means that when the estate is
settled Mrs. Pullman will come into pos
session OF at least SO 900 900 in personal
property and have a life interest of one
third in all the real estate left by her
husha nd.
The fact that Mrs. Pullman has decided
to take IL MT sum instead of an income,
has frightened the prospects of her two
sons, who were cut off with yearly allow
ance. 1t is not unlikely if they behave
themselves that she will do something for
them
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The headache, backache and influenza
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New YORK.
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drives tie Tile and other poisonous ele.
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cumulations in the lungs, throat, bronchial
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Even consumption is cured BY Doctor
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the preparation of an educated, experienced
physician. DIR. Pierce has been for nearly
thirty years chief consulting physician to
the Irvalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute,
Buffalo. N. Y. His prescriptions are recog-
nized standard remedies the world over
The Common Sense Medical Adviser"
DR.. Pierce's thousand page family doctor
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DR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate the
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The evening times., 1897-12-21
STOCKS ACTIVE BUT LOVER
Trading Element Absolutely in Con-
troll Of the Market.
Fractional Declii,es at Start Caused
by the Absence OF Commission
House Business.

New York, Dec. 21.-stocks were fairly
active, but lower at the opening of the
market this morning. The absence OF
commission house business and lower Lot-
don prices caused the fractional declines
at the start.
The trading element appeared to be
absolutely IN control Of the market and
sold stocks freely. There appears to he
some little pressure of stocks on talk nf
higher rates for call money. The market
at l O'Clock was dull and heavy. jov
eminent bonds are unchanged.
The general market at noon was dull AMI
about steady.
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Ananias' PeOple.
(Froln the Cincinnati Enquirer.

FroIn the Cincinnati EnQuirer.)
An attentive listener, who was also
good Judge of stories, after hca ring from
youth his account Of how he and two
companions kept 100 Indians at lay for
twenty-four hours, asked: do you now
why the Lord said to Ana MAS, Stand
forth '?' And upon receiving mega
tive reply, said: We'll, don't either,
unless II war SO that YOU AMI your two
COMPANIONS could stand first, sfcond
and third
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studeu, Charged With Robbery

Richmond. Va, Dec. 21.-On the au
thority Of Judge John NJ. White, of the
county court Of Albemarle, joseph San
bridge. special detective, arrested Stacy
BetZler. OF New Jersey. medical student
at the University of Virginia, last night
upon the charge of chloroforming and ROD
bling John N. Campbell, a University board
inc-housc proprietor on Sunday night,
December !2. Of $242.
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Reduced Rates for Students via
Pennsylvania Railroad.

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
will sell to students excursion tickets to
all prominent points east and west of
Pittsburg, including Chicago, Cleveland,
Cincinnati and st. Louis at reduced rates.
These tickets will be sold until December
"a, inclusive, and will be good to return
until January IL, 1893, inclusive. For
detailed information apply to ticket
agents. de2l at
The evening times., 1897-12-21
SENSATION IN MCCOY FAMILY.
.kid's" Brother Tried 70 Have His
Mother Declared Insane.

Mother Dec Clared Insane
Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 21.-A sensa-
ton has been developed in the family Of
kid" Mccoy, the pugilist. His pa
rents are Adventists, AMI McCoy's proper
name is Selby After the Dayton fight
Homer selby instituted proceedings TO
have his mother declared insane 1t
war ti'e Judgment of the commission that
she was insane on religious topics.
Mr.. Selby was not a party to the pre-
ceedings His suspicious and those of
his wife were aroused, however, by The
action Of the childrens and before an Or
der OF the commitment could he made out
Mrs Selby left the city.
So far as the record appears kid"
Mccoy was not a party to the proc eed-
ing.
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AN ARSENAL. IN COURT.
Robert williams on Trial for Steal
ing Muskets and Rifles.

A small arsenal decor ated criminal court
No. 1 this morning in tn trial OF Robert
Williams, small coloied boy, who was
charged Will stealing a large part of the
contents Of Edward Devlin's grnsmith
shop.
Mr.. Devl.n lost half dozen or mnre
muskcts and rifles OF various descriptions
on the 9th Of last August. Williams was
found down in Virginia ON the same DAY
with the firearms in his Possession.
One OF the ihuskets was loaded when
brought into court this morning, and Mr..
ShillinSton cautioned every witness WHO
touched il.
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Changing the Subject

Il rom tie Florida Times-Union,l
A Eostm boy wished to discuss his
Suuaa y-school lesson wien bc was caught
in tn. lam closet. Sc Mr.. Dngley NH
no.r speak On any subject except the
TEE sury deficit.
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Are We MormOI-s?

from the Chicago Times -Hcraldj
4 philosopher en- TIE editorial staff Il
the Denver Post asserts that "a good
maIy girls marry man because lie ;ias
q petty mu>tacEe.' About how maay
Of them usually marry him?
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Where They Get 1t

tFIom the Chicago Times -Hera!d-i
What's this! A dispatch from Name
states that this seasons importation or
French sardines will be light, ewing to
tn, small catch OF Young herring cff tie
Maine coast" Can it De?
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Do you know that you can have
The Mornings Evening and Sunday
Times-the only COMPLETE news
paper published In Washington
served TO yon by carrier fOi. fifty
cents month?
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A Gorgeous Success.

tFrom tie Philadelphia North American
Put out your German flags. Emperor
William has conquered Haiti. Oh, twas
n famous victory
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Do you Know tEat you can have
Tho Morning, Evening and Sunday
Times-tke o:iy COMPLETE news
paper published In Washington
served to you by carrier for fifty
cents q month";
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Steady Employment.

tFrom the Atchison Glope)
II all that women infer is true, girls
hear, besiBe tc ache when she pa asses twenty,
anu keepsIp the duh ache business until her
hancs are folded across it sn her coffin.
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Do you know that yOu can have
Tho Morning, Evening and Sunday
Times-t1e only COMPLETE news
paper published in Washington
served to you by car r1er for fifty
cents q month?
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Do you know that yOn can have
Tho Morning, Evening and Sunday
Tines-the only COMPLETE news.
paper published in Washington
served TO you by carrier for itfty
cents O month?
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Do you know tEut you caa have
The Morning, Evening and Sunday
1imes-tfie only COMPLETE news
paper published I'm Washington
served to yOu by cnrrier for fifty
cents q month?
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COmDetifiOn

FIom the Atlanta Journal.)
Congress is playing in hard luck. Just
as 1t is reassembling the papers COM
mence to fill up with ax-day bicycle
contest and talk of another fight between
Corbett and Fitzsimmons.
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Lovely WOnlun.

From the Atchison Globe.l
Nearly every mans pants are either
too long or toe short; nearly every womans
dress skirt hangs Just right. I,
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Ubiquitous People.
tFrorn the Chicago Post.

tFrom the Chicago Post.)
One never know III how many places a
man can be at. one and. the sa,nes time
Until he studies the police reports Of
sepi ch for a criminal
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Getting Cut OF It.

Froir the New York Press.)
she-And will yon write to me, dearest,
every dayafter you go back to the city?
He-Darling, haven't You heard that ink
is full Of the most deadly microbes?
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Our Funhemisr,,s.

From the Chicago Dispatch)
1t seems that the South African bank
robber Kills himself when caught. In
this country he simply says beg par
don.'' to McKiniey-and gets It.
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Quite Natural.
(From the Chicago Record.)

(From the Chicago kecOrd)
'The boss doesn't seem quite himself
today
''1es, he's all right; I Just now asked
him for Iaisc in salary, ard didn't get
IT,
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PRINCIPAL md Interest

tFroni the atlanta .Journal)
AS far as We can learn the principle
involved in Atlantis's latest strike is ex.
actly 2o cents.
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PERHAPS FATALLY HURT.
Driver McLnne Thrown From His
WAGON in Runaway ..

Wagon i'll Runaway :.
A white man named McLane, driver
for Mrs. FIeewalt, the proprietor of an
oyster house at Fourteenth and v streets
northwest, is lying AZ the Freedman's Hos
pital In Il precarious condition
This morning his forse became frig 1T
cned while on Sixth street. between IL
and NJ streets northwest, aud ran away.
McLahs was thrown out and badly injured
All efforts TO restore him 10 ooEsoio is
ness have failed, and the doctors fear lie
will not recover
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A Really Good Man.

tFron, the Atchison Glohe)
Our iGca Of u strictly Just man is cne
who says 'onr baby - his wife wien $;
cries, Instead of you, baby"
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The Temperature Today.

4 TIC 1Nt1'Pe1"SUHC 1Ouuy.
The temperature during the day was at
a. m. IA; at IL o'clock noon, 40; nd at
u. M. AZ; III axinuni, A..
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Chicago G rain nDd Provision Sia rkei
Corrected daily hy W. d. Ehbs & Co.,
members o the New York Stock Exchange,
1Ao7 street.
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New York Stock Market,
Corrected daily by W. B. Hibbs & Co..
members OF the New York Stock Exchange,
143 street.
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W.shiuc,on stock Exchange.

SaIes-Regular Call-American Graphic
phone, 5a' 97-s, $50 at 10; Lans:on Mono
type, 10 at 1918.
After Cali-United states Electric Light,
10 at 100; Pneumatic Gun Carriage, 100
at 47c.
The evening times., 1897-12-21

II a military
4 prisoner puts
~ 90 much as a
foot or q hand
MIL over the dead
uTk line" I" he Is
IJ shot through
II the head. In
u disease we
never know
W h ere the
" dead line " is; we
never know when
it is too late to draw
back. The only
safe way IS to take
no risks; go no.
W b ere near the
T" dead line. /"
If you arc feeling
out of Sorts" ap-
petite uncertain /;
digestion we ak
weight going down
from the normal
standard. it is time
to take DR.. Pierce's
Golden Me dical
Discovery. II tones
up digestion; slim
,,1afec the lsuer
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one DOLLAR
Per Visit is Our Only Charge.
All MEDICINES and SERV-
ICES Included.
Young Men, Middle Age
or Old Men.

Suffering from excuses and errors OF
youth. overwork Or mental worry.
Loss Of Memory. Bashfulness, Confusion VI
IDEAS Headache, Dizziness, Palpitation
Oh the Heart. Weak Back. Dark Circles
around the Eyes, Pimples the Face, LIsa
Of Sleep, Tired Feeling In the Morning,
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accompanied with slight burning. Ktdney
drou6les, ar any Disease OF the GenitO-
urinary ORGANS: can here find an honess,
sale. and speedy cure.
VARlCOCELECuRE AT ONCE without
operation. Have you the seeds of any past
QiSeose rking IN your system, IMPOTEN
CT or LOss Of Sexual Power, aud do you
contemplate MARRIAGE? DO You feel
safe In taking this step? You can't afford
We have q never failing remedy that viii
purify the Blood and positively bring back
Lost Power. Our honest opinion alwsys
Catoctin clarion., 1897-11-18
WASHINGTON LETTER.
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18TH. 1897.
Social attentions of all kinds are be-
ing given to Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the
Canadian Premier, and the party Of
officials and ladies which accompany
him, by members of the administration.
President Mckinley started the ball by
giving an elaborate dinner in honor of
Sir Wilfred, which was followed by
dinner and reception given by Secretary
Sherman; and another dinner by ex-
Secretary Foster. That is as far as
they have gone, but they haven't been
in Washington week yet. Sir Will
frid attends the conferences between
British, Canadian and American seal
experts, but only as an interested spec
tator. His principal object in coming
to Washington was to endeavor to dis
cover whether it will be possible to ne
gotiate a reciprocity treaty under the
provisions Of the Dingley tariff law. and
be Is now holding conferences OIL that
subject with Hon. John A. Kasson,
Special Commissioner for the negotia-
ton Of reciprocity treaties. OF course,
he cannot negotiate treaty; that must
be done by the British government.
Uncle Sans last shot into the ranks
of the fake business concerns was de-
structive one. 1t was in the shape Of
an official order of the Postmaster Gen
eral declaring John Wedderburn, John
Wedderburn g. Co., and the National
Recorder to be frauds, and denying
them the further use Of the mails. Wed
derburn had previously been disbarred
from practice before the Patent Office
for deirauding clients. Newspapers
which continue to carry Wedderburn
& Cos. advertisement will be in dan
ger of being shut out of the mails,
Catoctin clarion., 1897-11-18

The heads of departments who will
be appointed BY the new Mayor of New
York will receive salaries amounting
in all to SAC. 900 year, and have the
expenditure of funds amounting to
$43,6l5,0Oo.
The appointments which the Mayor
will make are as follows. with the SAL
aries they will draw each year:
Ono Chamberlain $4,000
One counsel $1,000
Four Police Commissioners, each
5000 10000
Three Park Commissioners. each
5000 $4,000
One Fire Commissioner 7,6OO
Two Commissioners Of Accounts,
each 5000 10000
One commissioner Of Water Supply $500
A Commissioner OF Highways $500
A Commissioner of Street Cleaning $500
A Commissioner of Public Buildings $500
A Commissioner Of Bridges 1850
Five Tax Commissioners, a President
at $4,000; four At $4,000 each $4,000
Three Charity Commissioners, twoat
$500; one at $4,000, each 1880
A Commissioner of Correction $500
Three Building Commissioners, two
$4,000; one at $3,500, each 1880
Three Health Commissioners, one at
$500, two at 5000 each 1850
Three Dock COMMISSIONER one at
$4,000 two at IS, 1000, each 10000
President, Board of Public Improve
men,s 5000
Seven Peace Justices, two at $4,000
five At $4,000 $4,000
Twenty. four Magistrates, nineteen at
$1,000, five at $4,000, each 10000
Ten Special Session Justices at 5000 $4,000
Ono Chief of Statistics $500
Twenty.one School Commissioners None
Sixty.three Marshals Fees
Six Art Commissioners No Salary
The heads of departments in their
turn have the appointment of number
less assistants at salaries ranging all the
way from $500 to $1,000 year.
Catoctin clarion., 1897-11-18
Seed Dissemination.

In a recent number Of tho bulletin OF
ron D. Halsted points out that the pods
Of the we'll known Chinese wistaria are
most effective catapults, expolling their
seeds with a pistollike explosion and
scattering them far and wide. Every
one knows that our common witch ha-
Eel (Hamamelis virginica) acts SINH
larly. Each cell Of the woody capsule
contains one large, bony and shining
seed, wedged into cell too narrow TO
contain it. The seed is finally elected
with great force and considerable noise.
If one carries home fruiting branch OF
witch hazel and forgets about 1t, he is
alarmed some night by violent bonn
bardment Even more surprising Is tho
propulsive action of the sandbox (Hura
crepitans) of the West Indies. On ono
occasion an English traveller, carrying
some Of this fruit home in a steamer,
had it explode In his trunk, and
with difficulty proved that he was not
dynamiter.
The squirting cucumber elects its
seeds in fountainlike jet of mucilagi-
nous water. One of the commonest de-
vices resortcd to for dispersion Of seeds
is the use of hooks, grapnels or adhesive
hairs In some cases, as in collomia,
the hairs are not released until the seed
reaches the proper moist locality, when
they project and anchor it down. A tuft
of hair is frequently seen on fruit, as
in thistle or dandelion, or OH a seed, Gs
in milkweed. 1t is rarely found stimuli
taneously on both fruit and seed.
Among trees we commonly observe
winged seeds or fruit, as in naples,
elms, ashes and the like. Yet the nut
trees resort to other plans, and berries,
PONIES and such like juicy fruits attract
birds and animals, which help to dis
seminate their contents. Color, then,
in many cases serves to lure the visit
ors. And some seeds, always escaping
the process of digestion, are voided in
the best possible condition to germinate.
Cosmopolitan.