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Evening star., 1898-02-18
THE NEWS HURRIED HIS DEATH.
Old Sailor Fell Dying While Readtns
of Explosion.

A dispatch from Pittsburg, Pa, says:
The explosion of the battleship Maine hast
ened the death Of George Chalmers. aged
sixty-five years, at his home, 2I7 Rising
Main street, Allegheny.
Mr.. Chalmers was an old sailor. but for
several years had been in the employ Of
Allegheny City. He took a keen interest in
international matters and read everything
he could get in reference to Spain's war
with Cuba.
When the news of the explosion on the
Maine reached Mr. Chalmers he became
very much interested and read all the news
he could secure about it. He knew a great
deal about Havana harbor and the exact
location of all the war vessels there
The announcement that treachery was
suspected and that IT might be proven that
the destruction of the battleship was not
an accident aroused him very much. Ex-
element brought on an attack of his old
ailment-heart disease-and while reading
Of the explosion in his sitting room he fell
to the floor in a faint. The members of his
family were aroused by the fall. but before
a physician could be summoned Mr.. Chal-
mers breathed his last.
Evening star., 1898-02-18

Joseph Liverpool. 507 ID street southwest;
Julius Kaufman, 1922 7th street: J. Ed
ward Burdett, SO7 Florida avenue; Thomas
e; Elliott. 946 L street; Thomas H Smith,
94 I'd street; Henry F. Getz, 92S Mary
18th htreet: Peter Mccartney, 2Il4 II
street; Charles w. Arnold, 1872 Sd street:
John w: Ryan, 2131 I street; Meyer Green
baum, 3131 M street; VIM. Nick Osborn,
al26 . street, Solomon Richardson, Morris
road, District of Columbia; Pierre D. Lewis.
1919 Sth street; Abner o. Wright, 1882 18th
street; W.. B. Hibbs, 1927 F street; Frank
j. Donnelly 100 Rhode Island avenue:
James II Richards, Ills New jersey ave-
nue. southeast; John G. Weinberg, 716 1Ith
street southeast, and William Muehleisen,
916 5th street
Evening star., 1898-02-18
fe1s-J6i

By Cincinnati to Louisville-wm. Hoy, p.
Ehret. c. Ritchey.
BY Louisville to Minneapolis-Perry wer.
den.
BY Philadelphia to Columbus-S. Mertes
By Philadelphia to Montreal-Frank Mil
Ter.
BY Philadelphia to St. Paul-wm. Hulen
F. Shugart. p. Geir.
BY Boston to Kansas City-Jas Slagle
By St. Louis TO st. Paul-wm George
BY Kansas City to Newark-John Pick
etts.
BY St Joseph to Norfolk-wm. Klusman
Selections.
Pawtucket has selected G. ID. Bone OF
Meriden.
Selections withdraw.
By Louisville-Twineham of ST. Paul
By Detroit-Moran of Lyons
n. E. YOUNG, Secretary
Evening star., 1898-02-18
OFFICIAL BULLETIN.
Contracts, Releases, Terms Accepte
and Selections.

Contracts, Releases, Terms Accepted
and Selections.
The following is the latest bulletin ISSUED
by President Young Of the National
League:
Contracts for 1SOS.
With Cincinnati-Theo. Breitenstein, C. E
Irwin.
With Cleveland-C. L. thinner. Geo. Cup
py, L. w. McAllister, Jno. O'Connor, J. c
Burkett d. T. Young, c. L. Childs. L. F
Sockalexis, o. Tebeau, E. ]. Mexican, o. d
Pickering, H. c. Blake. Louis Criger.
With Louisville-E. Cunningham, w. Viii.
son.
With St. Louise. F. Gilpatrick.
With Norfolk-J. d. Foreman, J. Cor
coran, c. Donnell. c. A. Rodman. Bert Ell
ton. Geo. N. Weeks, Jno. Bishop. Jas
Chard, Bert Inks.
With Meriden-Daniel B. Sullivan, A
Howell.
Terms Accepted.
With Washington-Jno. Mahoffy.
With Newport-W. v. A. McKevitt
Released.
By Louisville to Cincinnati-Wm. Hill.
Evening star., 1898-02-18
THE COURTS.

Equity Court No. 1-Justices Cox.
Mcdonald agt. Mcdonald; sale decreed,
with Julius A. Maedel, trustee, to sell.
Edwards agt. Frawley; time to take testi-
mony limited to forty-five days Webb
agt Hewett: cross bill allowed to be filed.
Ashdown agt. Ashdown: time to take tes-
timony limited to forty days.
Circuit Court No. 1-Justice Cole
Luber agt. Enrich; on trial.
Criminal Court No. 1-Chief Justice Bing-
ham.
United States agt. VIM L. Altdorfer and
John j. Kavanaugh; violating section 543I.
Revised Statutes of the United States: on
trial.
Criminal Court No. 2-Justice Bradley.
United States agt Patrick +. Droney.
larceny from the person: on trial.
Probate Court-Justice Hagner.
Estate of Edw. Garrett; issues framed
and ordered transmitted to Circuit Court
Tor trial Estate of John Stewart; order of
sale OF stock. Estate of Silas Holmes; will
admitted to probate. and letters testament
tary granted to Annie Holmes and Virginia
Allen. executrices; bond, $500. Estate of
Olivia Donohoe: do. to Raymond and Nora
Turner; do. to National Safe Deposit, Saw
ings and Trust Company. Estate of Harry
j.. Chew; do. to Emma L. Chew bond, $3.50
Estate of Theo v. Wadskier; do. to Louise
M Wadskier; bond, $500. Estate of Mary
M. Weeks: letters Of administra ton grant
ed to Stephen B. Weeks; bond S1OO Estate
of Chas. H. Fischer; do. to Caroline NJ
Fischer; bond. 800. Estate of Rosie Lol-
lar; do. to Julius A. Maedel; bond, $500.
Estate Of Chas. c. Hessler: do. to Laura
v. Hessler; bond, 5000.
Estate of ]. Henderson Wilkinson: order
OF sale. Estate of Jno Riggles; will fully
proved. Estate OF Benz. F. Holmes; ac-
cosnt passed Estate OF Matilda Morrell;
do. Estate Of Anna c. Macmillan; do. Es-
tate Of Mary L. Mauger; do. In re Daniel
8. Lamb, guardian; do. In re- Washington
Lean and Trust Company. guardian (three
coses); do. In re Caroline M. Fischer
g, ardian: order Of appointment: bond, 500:
bonded and qualified. In re Ruth, A. Hol-
isdge, guardian; order to iEcumbsr wards
real estate. Estats OF Susan st. c. Magee:
order to sell and distribute personal prop
erty. Estate of John Culbert; order to
purchase burial lot. Estate OF Richard z.
Mcdaniel: petition for letters OF admins
tratfon fled and citation issusd. Estate OF
Mary v. L. Moore: order to deliver specific
articles to legatees. Estate OF Matthew e.
Baxter; order to dismiss caveat unless
cause be shown in thirty days.
Tommy-''Can we play at keeping store
In here, mammaT
Evening star., 1898-02-18
Want" ads. in The Star pay because they
bring answers.
Choral society's Last Rehearsal.

Tomorrow evening the Choral Society
will hold its last regular rehearsal of the
music for its American composers con-
cert. which occurs next Monday evening
1t is expected that all members will at
tend this rehearsal. since the work on
Monday afternoon at o'clock can be
only upon the concerted numbers, with
the soloists. The sale of seats has been
very large. and the Congregational Chur, h
will be crowded.
Evening star., 1898-02-18

Not in 1t.
Frem the Syracuse Herald.
McSwatters-"What! lived twenty years
in the city and never rode in a trolley
carr"
McSwitters-"Ncre. I've always had to
ride on the platform"
Evening star., 1898-02-18

Bernard Kuhn. 1924 H street.; Philip B..
Otterback, 1104 11th street southeast; Saml
II. Middleton. 1856 street southwest; Pat
rick ]. Whalan. 2215 Cleveland street: Jo-
seph Howard, 1OS 18th street northeast:
Emanuel Jackson, 912 Louisiana avenue;
The Press., 1898-12-29
MEN OF GENIUS.
Nature Likes Them Not and TnvRri
ably Crushea the Breed

Nature Likes Them Not and Invari-
ably Crushea the Breed.
Through all time men of genius have
scoffed at and have ridiculed the at
tempts of purse proud old "richesse''
to create superior orders of manhood
Nor is this matter for wonder They
were and are ridiculous Yet these at
tempts are repeated every hour Con-
sidering them one would suppose that
wealth, titles, dignities, are talismans
which insure virtue and honor and per-
whom they descend. Talismans are
ridiculous, and so are titles.
Nobility is of blood and not of gar
tiers, royal sponsors and christening
robes. Pedigrees, portraits and family
history when truthful tell us great
deal about the nobility of race. Titles,
quarterings and patents are worthless,
and the production of great genius il
in general as bad a sign as the produo-
ton Of a great profigate. Races that
produce geniuses should be avoided.
The best is the second best-the normal.
Genius, as some one Victor Hugo,
think has finely said, is promontory
stretching out into the ocean of the In
finite Look for the descendants OF
Shakespeare, Bacon, Macaulay, Wei.
lington, Nelson, Gibbon, Swift, Vol.
taire, Carlyle, Bonaparte, Goldsmith,
Spencer, Milton, Cromwell, Disraeli--
to take few names at random--and
you will find that they are not, fo1
the genius is always transgressor OF
the normal-a "sport - He is never
symmetrical Such one nature likes
not, and she makes provision for the ex-
tinction of his race.-H
The Press., 1898-12-29
Illuminated Rnnra.

Another form of beacon for mariners
of smaller dimensions, but hardly less
important, is the illuminated buoy
These floating lamp holders, placed in
an estuary where the available channel
is often only narrow one, bounded by
mud or sand banks only few feet below
the surface of the water, are invaluable
to shipping, Hitherto the illuminant
chiefly employed has been compressed
gas, necessi tating high pressure reser-
voir and COMPRISING machinery.
Mr.. Wigham, whose name has long
been known in connection with light
house apparatus, has introduced min
eral oil lamp which can be fitted to
any existing buoy and will burn for a
long period at very small cost. The
maintenance of one form of lamp can
be kept up at a cost of one penny for "a
hours, and as no COMPRISING machinery
is required this is the only expense
plus the original cost of the lamp. The
approach to port-such as that Of Liv-
erpool, for instance, where ship has
to enter through a long avenue of buoys
could by this invention be almost as
well lighted as a city street. Cham
bers' Journal.
The Press., 1898-12-29
NOR AFRAID or NAN.
Remarkable TamenesA Of Animals 4
the Yellowstone Park.

RGma n kabI& Tan emesR Of Animals In
the Yellowstone Park.
The daughter of birds has almost en-
tixely removed one of the delightful &C.
compartments of life in the rural east
the music of the feathered songsters.
Apropos of this, it may be said that one
of the most pleasant features of the drive
through the Yellowstone National park
Is the apparent intimacy between man
and the animal and bird life in the
park. Thanks to the wise and stringent
regulations, no shooting is allowed with
in it's boundaries.
"The result, says an English tour
list, sis positively charming. Hundreds
Of little chipmunks, with their gaudy
striped backs, soampered impudently
about or peered at the passing coach
from the roadside The squirrel did not
bolt for the nearest tree, but nodded q
welcome Ali bird life treated us like
wise Even the lordly eagle lowered
near, and the wild turkey stalked un-
conoernediy through the rank grass We
were fortunate enough to see fine
specimen of the wolf tribe. He stood, a
beautiful creature, and watched us out
OF sight, showing only curiosity, not
fear. Another time were perceived doe
and fawn grazing by the road. Not un-
til we were within few feet did they
seek the shelter of the woods, yet not
to fly. They simply moved aside. Here
at least mankind was regarded as a
friend-one who could be trusted. The
only animal who ran away was brown
bear. He turned tail at the sight of a
coaching party, yet it was quite com
mon thing for bears to approach close
to the hotels at evening to feed on the
refuse thrown out. 1t was All after din.
ner relaxation for the guests to watch
them feeding They munched and dis
puted the choicest morsels, for the most
part Indifferent to the company Only
when we became inquisitive and ap-
preached too near did they retire. and
these animals were perfectly free and
unfettered in their movements 1t may
read like fairy tale, but it is solid
fact. Troy Times
The Press., 1898-12-29
How Snake Poison Ktlls.

The action of poisons upon the system
is and always has been one of the most
interesting of subjects. Just how and
why it kills has been determined through
a series of experiments made by scien-
lists. The following description is un-
questionably the best and most lucid of
any that has been given to the public:
''The venom may be roughly separated
into two parts-one acting upon the
blood, and the other upon the nerves
When injected, it Immediately begins
to create terrible destruction in the
blood vessels, the walls of the veins are
eaten away and an internal hemorrhage
takes place. While this is going ON
portion of the venom is attacking the
nerves. Particularly susceptible to it's
ravages is the .yasomotor' system, a
nerve center which controls the muscles
of respiration. Paralysis takes place in
these organs, and the victim generally
dies from an inability to breathe. -
New York Ledger.
The Press., 1898-12-29
A Hopeless Case.

A Scottish paper tells story of an
old Scottish woman who was ''unco'
drouthie," without the money to buy
"a drappie. " "Lassie, :" she said to her
little granddaughter, ''gang round to
Donald McCallum and bring me gill;
Tell him I'll pay him j. the morning -
Back came the child with refusal.
Donald declined to part with his whisky
without the cash. Eager and irritated,
the old woman cast about for some
means of "raising the wind, " and her
eye fell upon the family Bible. Here
lassie, " she said, "gie him this and
tell him to keepit until ] bring him the
siller. " OFF went the little girl, but she
soon returned, still carrying the Bible.
Donald was obdurate.
'He says he rslaun haze the baubees
first, granny"
In anger the disappointed grandmoth.
er threw up her hands and exclaimed
''Losh, did onybody ever hear the like
o. that! The man will neither tax my
word nor the word o. God for a gill o.
whusky -
The Press., 1898-12-29
Went Them Several Better.

Fritz Williams, the actor, was sitting
one evening in New York cafe, when
two very young men came in. They
beckoned condescendingly to waiter.
Waiter, said the one, bring me q
chop Mind it's just right, now Just
mention my name to the cook "
"You may bring noe steak, said
the other, just as grandIy. land tell the
cook who it's for.
The waiter was half way across the
room, which was crowded, when Fritz
Williams hailed him
Waiter, he drawled, bring me
half dozen Blue Points, and mention
my name to every darned oyster '-Ex-
change
The Press., 1898-12-29
The Poor Mother.in-law.

Mother-in law stories are drug on
the market, but this one seems to be Q
little less druggy than usual.
A man and his wife went to Europe,
and the mans mother-in-law went
along. Up to this point there is no nov.
city in the story.
On the voyage the morher-in-law fell
i'll and died. OF course, she had to be
buried at sea, and SO the usual canvas
sack was made, but instead of an iron
weight to sink the body they used q
bag of coal.
In commenting on the arrangements
afterwa the be1eaved son in law, who
suffered badly, said;
"I-I always knew where m-m.m
mother-in-law was g-going, bat BIB
blame me if ] s-s-supposed she'd have
tito carry her own f-ffuel n'-Cleve-
land Plain Dnal
The Press., 1898-12-29
A warm England.

The extremes of outdoor temperature
in England vary more than 1913 degrees.
The greatest heat probably on record
was registered in the valley of the
Midway on July 90, 1868, when the
thermometer at Tonbridge stood in the
shade at 1909 degrees f. Eleven years
later, in December, 1879, SO degrees of
frost were recorded at Blaokadder, in
Berwickshire-i. e., 80 degrees below
zero II. More remarka BILE, however,
than the heat in summer were the hot
winters of l748 and 1857 and the warm
Januarys of 1877. 1884 and 1885,
Notes and Queries.
The Press., 1898-12-29
rso Point d Questions Answered.

What is the use of making a better ar
ticle than your competitor if you can not
get better price for it?
Ans.--As there is no difference in the
price. the public will buy only the better,
so that while our profits may be smaller
on a single sale they will be much greater
in the aggregate.
How can you get the public to know
your make is the best?
If both articles are brought prominent
ly before the public both are certain to be
tried, aud the public will very quickly
pass judgment on them and use only the
better one. This explains the large sale
on Cbamberlain's Cough Remedy. The
people have been using it for years and
have found that ii can always be d, pend
ed upon. They may occasionally take up
with some fashionable novelty put forth
with exaggerated claims, but are certain
to return to the one remedy that they
know to be reliable, and for coughs, colds
and Group there is nothing equal to Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy.
Sold by E. K Taft, Stafford Springs
II. F. Cady, Stafford
The Press., 1898-12-29
An old Friend.

A gentleman, while travelling on a
certain railway, got out at station
where the train stopped for few min.
utes and entered the refreshment room
His eyes resting on basket containing
buns he suddenly burst into tears The
sympathetic attendant gently asked
him what was the matter and elected
the following touching explanation:
fPray excuse my emotion. Two years
ago / was travelling on this line on my
honeymoon. My wife came into this
refreshment room and scratched our mi
tials OH bun which see in this has.
ket. | beg you to let me have it as Q
tender souvenir Here is half dollar. =
New York Ledger.
The Press., 1898-12-29

MILLIONS GIVEN Await is certainly
gratifying to the public 10 know OF one
concern In the land who are not afraid to
be generous to the needy and suffering.
The proprietors of DIR. Kings New Dis.
covery, for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds, have given away over ten million
trial bottles of this great medicine; and
have the satisfaction of knowing it has
absolutely cured thousands of hopeless
cases. Asthma, Bronchitis, Hoarseness
and all diseases of the Throat, Chest and
Lungs absolutely cured by it. Regular
size SOC. and 81. Every bottle guaran
teed, or price refunded. 3
Trial bottles free at A. q. Eaton's Drug
Store 'e-
The Press., 1898-12-29
AT TIMES IT is WORSE.

Anyone who Ia Obliged to take cod liver oil
will find certain days when it is impossible 70
swallow the greasy, vile-tasting mixture. Es-
pecially In warm weather, or on mild day,
does cod liver oil become doubly obnoxious.
Because Vinol contains none of the unneces-
sary grease or fat, but does contain the active
curative principles of the Gods liver, il is
bound to reyolutionize the science of medicine
Mr.. Harris Caldwell, o chemist of Ames-
bury, Mass, writes in this connection:
''Vinol IL Of particular advantage in warm
weather, or on mild days, when sufferers OF
wasting diseases particularly need their medi-
cine. AT such times our heretofore best known
remedy for such diseases, cod liver oil, had TO
be abandoned. Now no interruptions is ex-
perienoed, for with Vinol, without the grease,
patient can take his medicine in all weather,
and thus doubly insure himself of cure"
We have found that many people with tend
denotes to wasting diseases took Vinol all last
summer. The consequences is that they im-
proved in a manner that would not have been
possible with cod liver oil in its old form.
Yours very truly,
n. g. EATON,
The Press., 1898-12-29
Tvvo Wava az n smmenen..

Skeptioal Patient Ito faith doctor)-
How do you propose to cure this pain
in my chest, doctor?
Faith Doctor shall pass my hands
over your chest few times. then tell
you the pain is gone, and it will be
gone.
Patient--Ah, yesI Will you dine
with me, doctor? You can perform the
cure afterward ..s
Doctor With pleasure.
Patient-Well, take this loaf of
bread and rub il on your waistcoat a
few times and say You have had your
dinner, and you will have had it. If
the experiment is success, we will go
on with the chest cure. London Tele
Rraph
The Press., 1898-12-29

Little Dot was very fond of Bible
stories, and one day after her mother
had read the story of Lots wife she
asked, Mamma what did Mr.. Lot do
when his wife was turned into a pillar
of salt?''
"What do you think he did?" asked
mamma.
"Why, replied the practical little
miss, 81 s'pose he went out and hunted
up fresh one. Chicago News.
The Press., 1898-12-29
Docto . Never 1, aaerea

On one point-that celery is nature's own
remedy for all nerve diseases The purrst
and best celery preparation in the world
is Cleveland's Celery Compound Tea. 1t
cures all nerve troubles, indigestion, con-
stipation, liver and kidney diseases. and
all skin diseases and eruptions. 1t puri-
ties the blood and tones up the whole sys-
tenn. w. D. Heald, Stafford Springs,
and G. L. Phillips, South Coventry,
Druggists, will give you free trial pack
axe. Large packages, 25 cents. Q
The Press., 1898-12-29
MARY, KNITTING.

When Mary sits a-lsaitting
Beside the coy lie,
Her bending face so happy
With llo, &c. kcoI ) eesire,
1t makes lie room seem holy,
A conscclated place,
With Gods smile in the firelighS
That flickers on her face.
Tie clicking of Tie needles,
The crumblc Of the Goals,
Make such a quiet music
For our two quiet soulsl
And when The little mother
Spreads out the garment SMALL
The look, the touch, she gives it
Like sanity blessings fall.
We sit until the twilight
Her snowy weaving bIurs,
And i'll Tie crcaking shutter
A little night wind stirs.
Then Mary's face sinks lower
Cnto the little gown
Until she seents TO l.iss it
Before she lays ii down.
-Harrer' 8 Bazaar
The Press., 1898-12-29
sandy'a Crffic5ampa.

A young scotohman went to Lon.
don school of music, where he learned
to play the violoncello fairly we'll
On his return to his native village be
gathered his friends together to hear
his new instrument.
When he had played one or two
tunes, he looked up expeotantly
After slight pause his old GRANDPA
ther spoke.
Eth. maunl r. he said, "it'sa MARCY
there's ma smell wi it Liverpool
Mercury.
The Press., 1898-12-29
STAFFORD SPRINGS STEAM MONUMENTAL WORKS.
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SHE TIED UP HIS TONGUE

An Experiment Which Led to the
Breaking of an Engagement.
don't know why the simple fact of
being in love should deprive people of
the vestige of common sense with which
nature. never oyergenerous with that
rarest of blessings, has endowed them,
but all my observation tends to confirm
me in the opinion that it does. For ex-
ample, man [ know is engaged to a
Georgetown girl-that is, he was en-
gagged to hor up to a quarter to 10
o'clock Thursday night, week before
last He Went ont to call on her. and
but first must tell You that she belongs
to Georgia family, and he is from
Boston, ami both of therl are exceeding,
~ proud of their birthplace and ances-
try After few preliminaries. said she
to him.
''Oh, let's hear how fast you can say
She sells seasheIls -
So, of course, he said, "se shells sea
sells and ''She shells sheshells" and
"She sells shesells. and goodness only
knows what, till his tongue was SO tan
gled up that his mouth was full of
Knots. AND she began to laugh, ana ne
told her to say it herself Then they
both went at it, and midway of their
sibilant mouthings somebody's temper
began to get trayed at the edges. She
said that Boston people speak abomina-
bly, anyway, and he retorted tn quoque
about the Georgia dialect. From dis
cussion of speech they came to discus
sion of manners, and things were said
which it were painful to repeat The
engagement was broken, as | said, at
$40 O'Clock 1t has staid broken ever
since. The rupture bids fair to be per
manent. And all this misery because
we'll, because two ordinarily intelligent
persons happened to be made temporari
ly feeble minded by mutual Affection
Washington Post.