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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-01
The New Year

Starts the spring merchandising and begins series
of daily store events which should prove of interest
to the shopping public. january favors the consumer.
There are unusual buying opportunities i'm January.
lit is business to find them for you. When found
to tell you of them.
Therefore, have been collecting great lots of
such goods COULD be had under extraordinary con-
ditons of cheapness The varieties will surprise and
please you.
MONDAY, JANUARY TETERD==Our first showing
of spring of '98 Higclass Cotton Fabrics exquisite
French Organdies, Mousselines, etc.
MONDAY, JANUARY TF1ERD==Our Annual january
Sale of Table, Bed and Toilet Linens, Sheets, Pillow
Slips, Quilts and other Housekeeping Goods.
TUESDAY, JANUARY FOURTEI--Our Twice=yearly
Sale of Mems and Boys Unsundered Shirts Collars
and Cuffs, etc.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY FIFTH--Our Twice
yearly sale of Womens and Cfildrens Muslin and
Cambria Underwear and Women's Corsets, Silk Pet
ticoats, etc.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY FIFTH--Our Annual
January Sale of Swiss and Hamburg Embroideries
The announcements of today are but the beginning
of many that will follow each other rapidly i'm the
days just coming and they will be we'll worth careful
reading and practical study.
Woodward & LotErop
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-01

OOQWar0 md LOthrOp
Welcome the pleasure of extending to their patrons
resident and distant. another New Years greeting
A Happy New Year to All!
LIN entering upon the business of 1898 we wish to
express our thanks to the public for the very liberal
patronage accorded during the past twelve months
The gracious words of friends and the practical deeds
of generous buyers show clearly that our store and
the people completely i'm harmony.
We pause a moment to look backward over the
road we have passed and to peer into the path be-
fore us.
line year just ended has been very prosperous
ONES endeavOrs have met with pleasing success
vastly increased acties==our ceaseless treIess
pleasurabe work of bettering the store and its
methods and gathering dependable goods at the low
est possible prices for public have received mani
fest appreciation and general approval This approval
OF our methods, shown i'm many unmistakable
ways--the greatest of which is the continuous and
increasing patronage==deepens the conviction that
1T is our duty to make the business better. We accept
the duty hopefully, believing that greater success
awaits us if we deserve lit.
This store will do its part not only to hold its place
among the leading retail business houses of the United
States but will make uniring effort to surpass all
its old record for liberal stocks and liberal accono=
dations, and from time to time shall introduce
features into tine business for the convenience
and advantage of our customers.
I'm the wonderfully low prices which have prevailed
endeavored not to sacrifice quality for price, but have
steadily edeavored to offer only such merchandise
satisfied had intrinsic value, and which
COULD guarantee to give satisfactory service. And
we shall mot i'm the future make amy change i'm our
policy==on the contrary, while maintaining this high
standard of quality, we shall continue to give our
customers the lowest prices possible first=class
merchandise only, and shall strive i'm every possible
way to reach higher standard of merchandise
ing by all legitimate methods.
We carry the ceanest and freshest assortment of
ALL classes of merchandise of amy large department
store i'm this country.
We allow nothing to be Offered for sale ION any
day except Friday at counters that is not strictly
perfect i'm every respect and guarantee prices
always as low as the same quality be purchased
anywhere i'm this country
Having placed advance orders for the finest designs
and qualities of Silk, Woole and Cotton Fabrics for
the spring of 90, shall make such announcements
from Time to time their merits Justify, and hope
they will meet with favor and approval. We shall
also offer from time to time such extraordinary values
purchasing facilities and great outlet make
possible
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-01

A FEW OF BROMLEY'S BEST QUALITY OF
SMYRNAS. EXTRA LONG AND WIDE BEAU
TIFUL BRIGHT COLCRS.
CDoc;,1 G. 20
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-01

Inc Evening Star Almanac for 1893 Is
brim full of information regarding ali
topics that are liable to come up for dis
eussion every day in the entire year. For
sale ut all news dealers and at this office.
80 pages. Price % cents.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-11-09
The Story ofthe stickIebacI<s.

Dear to the heart of all juvenile
shermen is the three spined stickle-
back. This little fish is held in great
repute by all naturalists on account
of his unfishlike habit of building a
nest and watching over the young
fishes.
They are very pugnacious race,
the sticklebacks, dearly loving a fight,
and should they be unable to pick n
quarrel with some other members of
the aquatic world they get up battle
among themselves.
When about to build nest, the
male fish carries in his mouth bits of
weed and plant stems to the spot
where he intends to make his home.
He then proceeds to cement the pieces
of weed together by means of mucus
excreted from his mouth or body.
The floor of the nest is made first,
and then the sides and top are CON
structed. The nest completed. Mr..
Stickleback, who has now very hand
some appearance, sallies forth in search
Of wife. The lady of his hearts de-
sire found, Mr.. Stickleback, by dint
of much coaxing and not little
chasing, induces her to enter the nest.
Here she deposits her eggs and de-
camps, leaving her unhappy husband
to watch over the eggs and, when
Matched, bring up the young stickle-
backs.
This he does most conscientiously,
mounting guard over the little nest
containing the bright yellow colored
eggs, attacking and driving away all
would be intruders. Trenton IN. j.
American.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-11-09

The other day Jimmy, four years
old, found one of those bone-rimmed
circles which, 7 believe, ladies call eye.
let's, and, while playing in the garden,
swallowed it. The family were in the
house busily engaged with work on
entomology, when Jimmy ran in,
with mouth wide open, and eyes dis
tended to their utmost capacity. His
mother caught him by the arm, aud
embling with that deep anxiety which
only mother can feel, inquired:
"What Is the matter? What has
happened ?"
''Water - gasped little Jimmy,
nearly scared to death.
1t was brought him, when, after
drinking copiously, he exclaimed
''Oh, mother, swallowed IL hole |"
Swallowed hole, Jimmy ?"
Yes, mother, swallowed hole, with
piece of ivory around it !"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-11-09
AGRICULTURAL A TOPICS
A Supply of Ladders.

One Of the most important things in
harvesting fruit is to have good sup
ply of ladders. The modern methods
of pruning trees do not require the
long and inconvenient ladders that
were formerly used by leaning them
against the tree and picking the fruit
from the outside. This always had
the effect Of destroying many small
limbs and stripping the bark from
larger ones where the ladder rested.
Light, self-supporting ladders that can
be set under trees, so that the picker
need not climb through them, are what
are needed. The saving in fruit by
picking from these self-supporting lad
ders will repay their cost any year
when the fruit crop is abundant.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-11-09
A Sand storm,

In crossing that part of Arabia
known as Yemen, an English traveller
few years ago encountered storm
of sand. He describes the unpleasant
incident in vivid manner.
The stinging sensation as the sand
struck ones hands aud face was most
painful. Calling halt, we crawled
under some thick bushes, the men
hurriedly arranging a strip of canvas
so as to gain the most protection from
it's scanty folds. We were just in
time, for the wind increased in strength
and became gale. The sand, which
till now had been but thin, commenced
wSirling in clouds until the air was
dark with it. Huddling together, we
tied our turbans over our mouths and
waited for cessation.
The desert wind was intensely hot
and the burning, gritty grains of sand
found their way under ones clothing
and into ones ears and eyes until life
became almost uncomfortable. had
seen sandstorm or two before, but
none like this. The poor, grumbling
camels lay down and wagged their
necks slowly from side to side. So
strong was the sand laden wind that
it was impossible for the men to go
even as far as the river to get water,
and our throats were parched with
thirst.
Happily this was the only sand
storm we experienced on the whole
journey, and l hope may never see
another.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-11-09
Loss by Breakage of Milk Bottles.

The operation of the Wisconsin
dairy school creamery and pasteuriz-
ing department during the entire year
affords an opportunity not only for
continual experiments and factory pu-
pill instruction, but for obtaining sta
tistics and information in regard to
many practical creamery and dairy
matters. In reply to an inquiry re-
garding the loss from breakage and
disappearance of glass bottles used
for retailing milk and cream, we were
able from our records to obtain some
evidence on this question.
Calculating our experience on a
basis of 10000 quarts per year or
about thirty quarts per day, we find
that to retail this amount will require
some $50 bottles. If the product is
cream, customers will prefer pints
rather than quarts. This is especially
true in the summer because the
smaller quantity will be more likely
to be used up before it sours, 1t will
also be found that to do this amount
of business there will be about 156
bottles in circulation among custom.
ers, and 100 will be in use at the
dairy, eithcr ready for sale or empty,
and on hand, to be used as needed.
At the end Of the year there will be
left about 250 of the $50 bottles, and
the 500 that have disappeared will
probably go as follows: One-half of
them the customers will pay for, one.
third will be broken and the remain.
ing one-sixth will unaccountably dis.
appear. If the bottles cost nine cents
each, the bottle account loss per
10000 quarts sold will amount to
nearly S25. L. H. Earring.
ton, Wisconsin Dairy School.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-11-09

There is no accounting for tastes.
What suits the palate of one may be
little esteemed BY another. An Eng
lish traveller and sportsman had rec
commended to him. when he was In Mo-
rocco. variety Of game which he
would not be very keen for at home.
His informant was a soldier. for no
foreigner Is allowed to travel In that
country without such attendance. He
began telling marvellous stories of the
game In the neighborhood, of the sui
tans army. and Of his own Importance.
One remark on cooking-for he was a
gourmand-is worth repeating. There
is," he said, "only one kind of game
worth eating in Morocco-wildcat. Its
taste is as the taste Of all other va
rieties Of game mixed. When once you
have tasted wildcat. never will you eat
anything again with pleasure" Prob
ably not; ] should think 1t enough to
poison most people. but dared not say
SO. ! merely proposed in weak voice
that preferred owl stewed with mus
tard and sand. He said that ought to
be good. too. but he had never tried It.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-11-09
Making Good Corn Stocks,

AS this is the season for cutting corn
something about the best way of max.
ing the stock may be of interest. We
never used the so-called "horse" which
some used to advise for building the
stock around, which was to be with.
drawn after the top of the stock had
been firmly bound. A good stiff hill
of stalks, all the better if it had three
to five ears to lean the cut corn against,
was always chosen for the centre OF
the stock. Then we cut hills ON each
side, standing them up opposite to
each other and leaning slightly against
the centre hill. In this way the GEN.
tire became of less importance and
could be cut away after the stock was
finished without making it sag to
either side. Where we were, storms
mostly came from the west, SO we piled
up rather more stalks on the east side
in order to prevent it from blowing
over that way. For tying the top we
usually had corn stalks cut three or
four days before, and allowed to wilt.
Most of these would bend readily, and
by taking two to each stock the top
could be bound so that it would not
break. If the top band breaks the
stock is sure soon to lean over or fall
to pieces, which means falling ON every
side. An immense amount of corn is
every year lost by defective stocking.
The best Of of all bands is made from
osier willow, and we think every far.
mer who grows much corn ought also
to grow the osier willow for this pur-
pose. One band can be bound around
the top, and another a foot lower down,
banding it 30 tight that the stock may
be hauled by it when it is necessary to
load it ON wagon. Guilt
vator.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-11-09
why young Meat Is Best.

Almost everybody likes best the
meat of young animals. But the rea-
son why does not appear to be so gen.
orally understood. 1t will be said, of
course, that the young chicken is
more tender and delicate, and has a
sweeter flavor than the old fowl, and
the same also of the young pig or
lamb as compared with the old one of
the same species. The truth seems
to be that the young animals meat is
best because it has never been either
pinched and starved, nor been sur
feited by overfeeding. AS proof of
this we have seen runt pigs killed
which had been stunted still more
by overfeeding with corn, as every
farmer knows is liable to happen.
The pigs were sickly, or at least had
SO poor appetites that they would eat
very little, and were at last killed, as
1t seemed impossible to make them
grow. There was fat enough in such
pigs, but it never seemed to us
wholesome fat, and we would much
prefer a cut from thrifty pig that
weighed 150 to 200 pounds. 1t is O
lesson that all feeders have to learn,
that only by keeping the digestive Or
gans in good condition and making
the animal fatten rapidly can gain be
profitably made or the meat thus pro-
duced be wholesome, and of the best
quality.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-11-09

Down by the bars through which
the cows passed into the sunny pas
ture on the other side of the fence,
Jimmy loved to sit where he could
watch Joe, the hired man, drive the
cows to and from the barn.
A little ways from the bars was Q
tall post, part of this fence, and here
Jimmy would perch for hours Mt q
time, even when Joe and the cows
were not near, and he watched the
little fishes in the tiny brook which,
at this spot, stole under the fence.
When any Of his friends came to his
house and asked for him, his mother
would always say:
"Oh, you'll find him down by the
fence-post at the edge of the pasture"
SO the boys began to call him "Fence
Post Jimmy" but he did not care in
the least.
Now there were many things he saw
there to delight him. First of all, the
fishes. One day while watching them
he found that there were other living
creatures in the water, and he made q
list of them, so he could tell his grand
pa, for old Mr.. Anderson knew many
fine stories about the things Jimmy
saw, and could give each creature its
right name when the boy had described
it to him. As grandpa was too feeble
to walk down to this place Jimmy kept
his eyes and ears open that he might
carefully tell what he saw and heard.
Many discoveries were made in one
summer. There were the frogs which
Jimmy was able to watch from the
time when the jelly-like eggs Matched
into polliwogs up to the time when
Mr.. Frog hopped up on stone with
his brand-new legs and sounded his
first croak.
Then there were the little lizards
and caddisworms, crabs hiding under
stones, snails carrying their houses
along in the mud, water-spiders, pin
fish and funny squirming bugs and
waterbeetles.
Dragonnies and butterflies, bees
and birds flew about FeDce-Post
tower and mud-wasp showed Jimmy
how she made her house. Right be-
fore his eyes she went to the edge of
the water, gathered the mud, and to
his surprise began building her home
on the under side of u large stone not
far away
Brown, fuzzy caterpillars crawled
along the rails, and bright colored
worm spun soft nest III knot-hole
of the post, closed the door and went
to sleep for its long nap.
Other sights of this sort Jimmy saw,
and soon became we'll acquainted with
these new friends, from the little ants
and spiders on the fence to the big
toad that lived in the grass and came
| out sometimes to catch flies.
Thus Jimmy amused himself. He
was never lonely when he had no one
to play with, for here he had so many
new friends. He learned to be gentle
with all dumb creatures, and the last
time heard from him he had taken
some of the boys into his secret, and
was giving them lessons in all he had
learned from his Fence-Post tower
Buffalo Times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-11-09

J. G. Wood, naturalist. tells us that
the rat is intelligent to degree. To
this fact, he says, any pr OCCASIONAL rat
catcher will bear witness, "for to
catch an old rat is feat that taxes
human intellect to the utmost" I
know of two boys who made the ex-
pertinent, and who now fully agree
with Professor Wood.
They wanted to capture an old rat
that lived in the barn. One of this
rats long passages ran underneath
the building and opened at the back
into shady corner of the barnyard.
This seemed to be the old fellows
favorite doorway. The boys had often
seen him dart across the yard and
vanish through it. They thought
therefore that this was the place where
they might hope to take him.
SO one afternoon they bought n
Nap, temptingly baited with piece
OF smoked cheese, and placed it few
feet from the wall, directly facing the
hole. Then they climbed nearby
tree, from which they could observe
all that might happen without being
themselves seen.
The trap was on the plan of the
ordinary red wooden mousetrap, only
it was larger and made of wire. There
was the usual hole for the rats head
to enter, and the cheese was stuck
firmly on the little trigger, which on
being ierked would cause the spring
to fly up and choke the victim.
In about half an hour the bows
heard faint scratch on the gravel be.
meath. The rat had come to the door
of his passage and was glancing eau
tiously around. No one was in sight.
Nothing stirred. He gazed longingly
at the cheese. The boys held their
breath as they watched and leaned
forward in their eagerness. Oh, if he
would only be quick! Something
might happen to frighten him of.
But the old rat was in no hurry.
Age had taught him many things and
made him crafty. He stayed Just in
side his hole and considered the matter
roughly. He smiled quietly behind
his long, gray whiskers at the thought
OF anyone supposing that he would be
taken in by simple trick like that.
He knew from the very first that it
was q trap and studied it only to dis.
cover how it was worked. In a few
moments he again came from his hole
slowly, cautiously, as before and de-
liberately inspected the trap from all
sides.
Perfectly satisfied that he knew all
about it, he returned to the front.
Then. to the utter amazement of the
two boys, he placed himself with his
tail instead of his head toward the
traps opening. He looked around to
see that he was in the correct position
and then, by vigorously kicking his
hind legs, sent shower OF pebbles
rattling against the wire.
Suddenly there was a snap. Some
OF the pebbles had gone through the
opening and struck the cheese. In
another instant the old rat had turned,
grabbed the cheese from the now
harmless trigger and was gone. -
Philadelphia Times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-11-09
Children and tho Dark.

Children should be accustomed as
soon as possible to sleep in a dark
room. Unless they have learned to
be afraid of it, the darkness is sooth-
ing to the nerves, and the rest is more
profound and refreshing than when
there is the unconscious stimulation
of light. 1t is particularly desirable
for children OF nervous temperament
that light should be excluded, yet 1t Is
most often the nervous, sensitive
child whose imagination has been
filed with the shapes .he dark may
hide. = London Mail.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-11-09
white and still, not a sign betraying
that life still remained to them.

white and still, not sign betraying
that life still remained to them.
The doctor examined them, and then
went away with a frown on his face,
returning shortly with a dapper little
Frenchman, who had made himself a
favorite with every one.
This gentleman will be able to set
your mind at rest, captain" remarked
the doctor, and the Frenchman, with
careless smile, rapidly proceeded to
rouse all the quiescent passengers. It
seemed that he was a professional
hypnotist, and that for a fee OF one
guinea he agreed to send any one who
feared to undergo the pangs Of sea-
sickness into a sound mesmeric sleep.
But for the doctors interference. he
said. his patients would have slumber-
ed until the shores of India were
sighted.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-11-09
CHILOREM's COLUMN.
a BAD Dream.

Bad Dream.
My foot's asleep! My foot's asleepl
Oh, dearl What shall dop
It's dreaming Of n hundred pins
That prick me through and through.
It's dreaming of n hornets nest,
With forty thousand stings;
It's dreaming OF million sparks
The fiery, burning things!
oh, dear! Oh, dear! I'm punished well,
Twas very wrong, l know,
To sit so long upon the floor,
And dilly-dally so.
Grlmms' Fairy Tales were in my hand
The duster in my lap;
And so my foot improved the time
To take little nap.
Kate Lawrence.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-11-09
AN INTERESTING KAFFIR.

The Rev. Simon P. Sihlali of Tenn
buland, who returned recently to South
Africa from England. is doubtless the
most interesting Kafiir who has visit
ed England for some years. He was
the first Kafiir to matriculate at the
Cape university. and also the first to
represent officially the churches of
South Africa at the Congregational
union Of England and Wales. This
he did In May last. Mr.. Sihlali, who
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-11-09


who know him are not surprised at the
stand he took. He always wears
Prince Albert, and he says that he was
married in such a coat; was inaugu-
rated in such a coat and has worn
similar garment at all functions where
his Office has demanded his attendance,
and that he does not propose to give II
up now. He is "a man Of the people
He was born in st. Louis county ana
mas always resided either in the coun-
~ or city. His wife, also, is from the
county and there his children were
born. His tastes are few and simple.
The fact that he is the chief executive
has not changed him, and today he
visits and dimes with the humble cit
izens who knew him before his induc-
tion into office. When the mayor is in
his office at the city hall he is always
unapproachable. AS a general rule he
stands in the reception-room, hears
what his callers have to say, and an
swers them at once. During the hot
weather he received visitors in his
shirt sleeves and in very warm weather
left off his vest. He is over six feet
In height. smooth shaven and with
full, fat florid face. There is usually
a smile on his lips and merry twin
kle in his eye. He dresses modestly,
wearing a Prince Albert coat, with
trousers and vest of similar cloth;
white linen and plain black tie. There
is but one oddity and that is his hat.
His hats are patterned after those of
the Quakers of Penn's day, and the
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-11-09

OF course that was not his real
name. In his mammals big Bible was
written, James Sutton Anderson, but
only his parents and relatives called
him James, or sometimes jamie.
With his boy friends it was different.
Jimmy was easier to say, so Jimmy 1t
was. and now for the reason why
s'Fence-Post was tackled on before
The Jimmy.