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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-08-04
One of Max o,Relrs Experiences.

Once when Max O'Rell was staying
ut hotel he had occasion to complain
of the marked incivility and neglect OF
a waiter. The proprietor apologized, as
surfing Max O'Rell that no such COM
plant had ever been made before.
When the waiter was reprimanded. he
explained himself thus: tits net to be
expected that self respecting Scotsman
could wait Oh him with civiiity. Didn't
he say we took TO the kilt because our
feet were too large to get through
trousers?'' -London Telegraph.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-08-04
a Startling Declaration.

Wife-Richard, I am afraid we must
part
Husband = Good gracious! What
for?''
Wife (calmly)-Your hair in the mid
die hereafter You are getting bald
London Fun.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-08-04
Frogs Sing Love Songs.

One Of the most extraordinary things
about frog music is the fact that the
frog keeps his mouth closed when he is
singing.
He can sing through his skin. He is
provided with pair of resonant cham
bers like drums, and lemakes his music
by swapping his muscles against the dis
tended membranes Then he can breathe
through his skin and supply all the
wind that is necessary without opening
his mouth.
A French scientist, after long listen
ing in the woods. has made out and re-
duced TO writing the Song Of the frog,
or swamp uiusic,' as he calls it, and
has discovered that the freq repertory
is varied and extensive. Frogs can carry
on conversations at long distances and
can communicate to each other emotions
CT fear CT anger.
Their songs. however, are. all love
Songs ard aro only INDUCED in wien
there are female frogs abort. 1t is then
that the frog tlistards bis drums to their
utmost. throw ing his head well back
and LIS legs far apart and raising his
voice. as it is calle} To the very highest
pitch of the musical scale. Pearson s
Weekly.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-08-04
TRTE TRIAL TREATMENT
FOR EVERYONE

Who suffers with any chronic disease OF any
nert Of the human body, such as A1qney anu
Riefidcr. Heart, Liver and Stomach 1fountSs,
Race and Skin Eruptions, disorders OF me
seTna1 organs. SEXUAL WEAKNESS ana
Indifference, etc. 81 onca- i'm
order til ID It's inventOnsa ppllancesa anu me- 81
faiIing remedies may receive the WIDEST pos
sinie publicity, and prove their own merlts by
acf11ai use and permanent cures. NO money lglt
wbatever will be received by the state Meal
cal Sanitarirlm from any one unoeI us u ca Z
1nenf until beneficial results are ackhoW ieus.
cd IFS remedies and and appliances Ia :
6ae, commended by the newspapers " 1wo
Sontinents and endorsed by the greatest uoc
tors in the world where development Is uesI-
ed thev accomplish il and never fall TO lhNlS
crate, upbuild and 1OftIy; rv,o,, nar-
They infuse new life and energy. IHey pS3t-
,oanently stop all losses which undefmln e.; Ine
CONSTITUTION and produce dispondency. ines
re-tone. refresh and restore to Dannood re-
CARELESS of age. They cure evil HABITS ano
SSernanently remove their effects, as Wen a.
those Of excuses and over-taXed bfaln WORK OF!
neuIas thepia or nervous exhaustion. Moran
nre- no publicity, no deception. no dlsappolhU
noent. WRITE TO DAY.
STATE MEDICAL SAAlIARlOisi
EyAN STON I'LL.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-08-04

rersons bitten by the tiger snake Of
Australia die almost instantly, there
being no known antidote for the bite o9
this reptile 80 --.=sz -
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-08-04
Personal.

Sawftleigh-I tell you what it is,
there's some funny things happen in
;his world.
Keener-That's fact. How long ago
lid you happen in?-Boston Courier.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-08-04
why Princeton Appealed to the C1evelant.s

"Shortly after the removal of the
Cleveland family to Princeton an un-
married lady, close friend Of Mrs.
Cleveland, was visiting her, p" writes a
close friend of the former mistress Of
the White House i'll The Ladies Home
Journal. Zone day while the two wo-
men were in the nursery with the three
little Cleveland girls, the friend said
jckingly to Mrs. Cleveland:
"'Mercy me, Frances, how. are You
over going to get all your daughters
married off? You see from me that MAN.
ma could rot do it i'll New York
Exactly, replied Mrs. Cleveland
But what better place could there be
than college town like Princeton,
should like to know -
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-08-04
ST. SOUTHERN
Railway.
Schedule in effect May 1, 1898.
For the South and Southwest.

No. 9,-Daily-Local for Charlotte and inter
mediate Stations.
No. 35.-Daily-United States Fast Mail
through Pullman Buffet SleeperS to Jackson
VILE via Savannah; to Atlanta, a, New Or
leans connecting at Salisbury with sleeper
for Asheville. Knoxville. Chattanooga, and
Memphis and at Charlotte for Augusta.
PERSONALLY CONDUCTED TOURIST ExCBR-
sIoNs, through car on this train every wed
nesday, Washington to San Francisco With
out change.
No. 37.-Daily-W ashington and Southwest
Sleepers to Asheville, Hot Springs and Nash
vile, via Salisbury and Chattanooga; to
Tampa. via Savannah and Jacksonville to
Memphis, via Atlanta and Birmingham and
to New Orleans, via Montgomery and Mobile.
Dining Car Greensboro to Montgomery.
Trains from Staunton by Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway connect In Uniun Station at
Charlottesville with Southern Ry. trains.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-08-04

Newspaper duty was invented by
Queen Anne. 1t was originally penny
on each sheet, afterward raised to four
pence, and abolished i'll 1855.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-08-04
TEACHERS
EXAMINATION KEY.

revise edition Of this most popular book.
Price 10 cents. post paid to any ADDRESS ..
r. Budnall Charleston W. may26-4t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-01
CONDENSED LOCALS.

An alarm of fire was turned in from box
DIG about o'clock yesterday because smoke
was seen coming from the cellar Of Masonic
Temple, corner of Pennsylvania avenue and
4th street southeast. The janitor was clean
ing the cellar at the time and some rub
bish was burned. There was no damage
done.
William Bell. colored thirty-eight years
old, who lives at 613 Freeman's alley north
west, fall from a building at Takoma yes
terday and broke his leg He was removed
to the hospital for treatment.
Peter Harding, living at $40 Maryland
avenue northeast, fell from Metropolitan
car on East Capitol street about 10 o'clock
last night and was painfully injured. The
accident was the result of the passenger
missing his footing when he attempted to
get of the car. He was able to walk home
Clarence Hardin, coiored. was today con-
VOTED before Judge Kimball of stealing 81
from Mrs Mary 9Krfchton. and was fined
SO. In default of payment Hardin went
down for thirty days.
Mamie Ricketts, was today sent to Jail for
thirty days in default of $40 fine imposed
by Judge Kimbali for the larceny of several
articles of clothing. valued at s. from Fam
ME White.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-01
JUSTICE MELTED OUT,
Court Imposes Sentences Upon n
Number of Offenders.

Court Imposes Sentences Upon n
Number of Offenders.
Justice was melted out by Judge Bing-
ham, in Criminal Court No. /, yesterday,
to a numbsr of offenders, as follows:
William Johnson. colored, was sentenced
to eighteen months'' Imprisonment in the
New Jersey STATE prison for forgery. and
an additional eighteen months for uttering
the forged chsck, the latter sentence to
begin at the expiration of the first.
George West, oolored, who, the ID of the
present month, shot his sweetheart, Mary
L. Coleman. in fit Of Jealousy. was SEN
fenced to four years of hard labor in the
New Jersey state prison. The Coleman girl
was shot in the head. the bullet glancing
off the skull and thus saving her life.
Joseph Smith and charlss E. Miller were
each sentenced to eighteen months impris-
onment at Trenton for grand larceny. Smith
and Miller. 1t will be remembered. assault
ed and robbed a. countryman namsd Samuel
B. Luce. first getting their victim in an in
toxicated condition and enticing him across
the Long bridge, where they relieved him
mond ring valued at 500 and $40 in cash.
Luce was afterward found in this city in
dassd condition The men were captured
In Baltimore. both claiming to have been
drunk at the time Of the assault.
Albert Washington, a co1ored youth sew
enteen years Of age. but recently relees I'D
from the reform school, was sentenced to
two years at Trenton for larceny and
housebreaking. Thsre are two other charges
of HOUSEKEEPING pending against him. all
committed since his release in March
Clarissa Edwards. a colored girl twenty
years of age, was sentenced to two years
in the Nav Jersey penitentiary for forgery
She was employed at the Columbia Athletic
OtNy nr1or
for $1.75 on the treasurer. which she altered
and raised to $275.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-01
Petition for Trustee,

Frederick G. Barbados. through Attcr-
neys Tallmadee A. and Wilton ]. Lambert,
has filed = creditors bill against Lynch
Webster Wormlsy and seven other de-
PENDANTS. to recover from the estate of
Mary Jane Wormley. deceased, debts ag-
eregating about s.. 800 The bill states that
Mrs. Wormiey was considerably indebted
to petitioner at the time Of her death, and
Eot having left sufficient personal property
TO satisfy all creditors. recourse will have
70 be had to the real estate. 1t 10 prayed
tnat trustee be appointed by the court TO
sell all of the real property belongtnS ~
tins estate and that all creditors DO paid
cut or the proceeds thereof 1t is said
That most Of the property In question Is
iocated near the western line of Rock
Creek Park. extending to the CHEVY Ch.ss
road. and Is valued at about $s5 600.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-01
TELE HO NE RATE S
Reduced Tariff Goes Into Effect Today In
the District
Telephone Users Considering Plans to
SECURE = Rigid Observance Of
the New Law.

The bill making appropriations for the
District Of Columbia for the fiscal year
1ses-9e contains the following Clause:
That from and after the passage of this
act 1t shall be unlawful for any person or
any telephone company doing business in
the District Of Columbia to charge or re-
ceive moro than $50 per annum for the use
Of a telephone on a separate wire; $40 for
each telephone. there being not more than
two on a wire; $50 for each telephone, there
being not more than three a wire. and
SIS for each telephone there being four
or more on the same wire.''
The enactment of that important provi-
sion was brought about after an active
campaign by the local telephone users and
consideration of the subject by both houses
of Congress, and 1t now remains to be seen
II the command Of the national legislature
will be obeyed by the corporation which
has q monopoly Of the telephone business
in the District. There are many questions
Of interest entering into the subject that
may be open to argument. as nearly all
questions are, but there il thought to be
no ground for denying that from and after
today any charge for telephone service
greater than the charge enumerated in
the clause quoted above will be illegal.
Consequently contracts, or at least those
made hereafter, calling for the payment OF
larger sums must Of necessity be void I'M
der the new law.
1t is highly probable that the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company will use
all the powerful means at its command to
thwart the efforts of those who desire to
see the law upheld, but there is a very gem
eral and decided inclina ton among users OF
telephones to compel it to obey. This senti-
ment will undoubtedly lead to collective &C.
ton by telephone users. The plan now be-
ing considered includes the purpose on their
part to decline to pay a larger sum for
telephones than the new law permits, TAX
ing the ground that by so doing they would
It probably would, should attempt to re-
move the instruments from the premises OF
those refusing to pay more than the legal
tariff. the latter would secure injunctions
from the courts and thus the question
would be brought up for final settlement
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-01
Protecting Curb. for Tree Space.

Protecting Curbs for Tree Space.
To the Editor OF The Evening Start
Observing the handsome new granolithic
sidewalks recently laid on the north side
Of Q street between 18th and 18th and other
similar recent works puts mo in mind to
say that 1t is to be regretted that in these
sidewalks the tree spaces have not been
protected by little curbs. as was done last
year on the east side Of New Hampshire
avenue opposite the Concord fats and in
the sidewalks on the north and south sides
OF the Corcoran Art Gallery.
Our tree spaces should, as far as practi-
cable. everywhere be planted in grass or
turfed as soon as the trees are set, and the
grass should be protected from being tram
pied over and destroyed by pedestrians
They should ornament our streets as do the
parkings and trees; but as these spaces are
now-generally mud in rainy weather and
baked clay in dry weather-they are a dis
grace to the city. The grass once planted
either by the property owner or by the Dis
trtot, and protected as described, 1t will
take care of itself and make no further
expense. The theory Of the protection to
the tree spaces when they are once in sod
by tho little curbs referred to, which are
only about three inches high. Is founded on
the instructive avoidance Of raising the foot
to pass over an obstruction, when one can
with no more effort pass around It, This
theory II no doubt correct. and If the plan
referred to can be carried out whenever
practicable. as it ought to be- our streets
wonderfully improved.
In concluding 1t should be observed that
these little protective curbs can ouly be
made when new granolithic pavements are
laid. Tor they must form parts Of the mono
tths which Nhese pavements are. Separate
ly constructed, they would have little STA
June n. 1885, r.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-01
COLUMBIA n. n. EXTENSION.
Company Has DiMculty In Securing
Rlght of Way,

SOmDany Has Dtmculty In Securing
Right Of Way.
The officials Of the Columbia Railway
company are snoountering some difaculty
in securing the right Of way Of the pro-
posed eastern extension Of the road. BY
the bill which recently became q law the
company was given authority to build an
overhead electric road from the present
terminus Of Its cable line at 18th street and
Maryland avenue northeast along the north
side Of the Benning road. and thence to the
race track. and then. passing undsr the
steam RAILROAD. to the bounds Of the Dis
trict. Authority Is also given to build .
line along the Anacostia road to the bounds
of the District.
While the company is empowered to build
a line along the Benning road. according
to the terms of the law no part OF the pres
ent road Is to be occupied, but strip not
exceeding thirty feet Is to be acquired along
the north side of the road and outside OF
its limits. 1t Is in acquiring this right OK
way that the company 10 experiencing dAf-
hculty, as several OF the property holders
are unwilling to give the necessary land. II
is expected that 1t will be necessary to re-
sort to condemnation proceedings In order
to secure the right OF way. Some portion
of the proposed route Of the extension pass
es along the edge of Graceland cemetery.
and a portion Of TIE land belonging to ths
cemetery must be secured.
No route 10 specified In the Dill Tor the
section Of the road east Of the railroad
tracks. but, subject to the approval OF the
District Commissioners, the company 10 au-
thorized to select a route. One year Is
given in which to build this portion OF the
road. while for the branch along the Ana
costa road to the District line a period OF
two years 10 allowed for the work OF con-
struction. AZ already stated in The Star.
the company will use electricity solely a. .
motive power for Its entire system. and
will change the cable now used to the un-
derground electric.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-01
Golden Cross Election.

Potomac Commandery. No. 494. U. o. G..
c., held meeting Tuesday night. June %.
Noble Commander Geo. w. E. Slater pre-
siding. when the following officers were
elected for the ensuing term: Noble COM
mander, F. B. Holden: vice noble COM
mander, Miss Hester r. Bunch; prelate, DR..
D. D. Carter; N. K. of R., N. Bunch; F. K.
Of R., E. S. Ashford; treasurer. F. S. Page;
marshal. r. w. Burnside; warder Of the
inner gate, Miss L. R. King; warder of the
outer gate, i. N. Crouch; past noble COM
mander. Geo. w. Slater.
The following committee was appointed
by the N. c.: r. w. Burnside. F. b. Hol-
den. I. N. Crouch.
The commandery unanimously selected
Sir Knight VIM. H. Maine Of Mt. Vernon
Commandery. to be its deputy, and also in
structed the K. Of R. to send a letter Of
sympathy to Grand Commander John N.
Ehle on the drowning of his son at the
bathing beach a few days ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-01
roUNG PEOPLES UNION.


mass Meeting In 1t. Pauvs Church
This Evening.
A mass meeting Of the Lutheran Young
Peoples Union will be held this evening In
st. PauPs Church. 18th and H streets.
Rev. DR.. Domer. pastor. The meeting will
begin with praise service, led by Mr..
Geo. F. Muth. Rev. P. A. Mcneil, pastor
OF Concordia Church. and Rov. DR.. L. NJ
Kuhns will conduct the devotional exer-
cises, sad the pastor Of the church will
extend welcome to the union.
The meeting will be in the nature Of a
seno of to the members Of the union. who
will attend the Nashville c. e. convention.
and also as a celebration Of the nations
birthday.
Under the first head there will be two
brief addresses. Miss H. L. Johnson of the
Church of Reformation, Capitol Hill, will
speak on the Benefits Of the Convention"
and Rev. Stanley Billheimer of West Wash
ington, on 1.-THE Stay-at-Homes."
Under the head Of Christian Endeavor
Patriotism" Mr.. Grant teet, president of
the District c, q. Union. will tell Of the
Need for Christian Citizens" and Mr. A.
L. Dietrich of Mt. Vernon M. E. Church
will speak of 1.-THE Hand Of God in the
Present War" Rev. A. Homrighaus of
lions Church will pronounce the benedic-
ton.
A social meeting will be held in the Sun
day school room upon the conclusion Of tho
program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-01
THE JUDGE DECLINED.
But Notice That He Would Omciate
Created q Flutter.

But Notice That He Would Omciate
Created a FIutter.
There was a fiutter of excitement about
the city hall shortly after noon yesterday.
when it was announced that a wedding
vas to take place upstairs, and that ven
cradle Justice Hagner of Equity Court No.
2 was to perform the ceremony. Marriages
at the city hall always attract crowd
from among the attaches Of the District
courts, but In this instance additional In
terest was given the ceremony IN prospect
by the belief that Justice Hagner was to
officiate. The cases are indeed rare where
such q high dignitary of the bench descends
to the frivohty Of a marriage performance.
The couple in the case were seen at the
desk in the clerks Office where daily are
issued a large number of small slips of
paper authorizing any minister of the Cos
pei OF judicial official to join in the holy
bonds of wedlock. &c. The groom, thirty
Koberle and his residence as St. Louis,
Mo. The young lady, a brunette of twenty
four years, was Miss Harriet A Fftzharris
of Denver Col. Miss Fitzharris is ma
tive of Ireland, but the couple had already
secured a certificate from the British am
bassador which warranted the issuance of
a marriage license. Having met by ar
rangement at such a long distance from
home, the couple were anxious to have the
fateful ceremony over.
They proceeded upstairs and waited. JUS
tice Hagner had q very busy morning. and
was still engaged in court duties when the
couple arrived. The justice finally left the
court room. The bride became nervous. but
the prospective groom was strong under the
excitement. 1t seems that Justice Hagner
had not been consulted, however, and when
he was timidly approached by Mr.. Koberle
he respectfully declined to become particeps
cr1minis in the case, and suggested that the
young people visit some justice of the
peace, who would be only too glad to &C.
ccmmodate them in the little matter. So
off the couple went. They found a willing
justice and were made one.
1t is significant to note that Justice Hag-
ner had been engaged in hearing a tale of
marital woe in a divorce case just before
he was asked to perform the ceremony.
And it is said that he-but that's another
story.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-01
Education of Nurses.

The Washington Training School for
Nurses, one of the oldest training schools
In this country, has perfected arrange
ments with the Washington Asylum Hos
pital and the Emergency Hospital, where
by the practical as we'll as the theoretical
education of its pupils is to be made COM
plete in all departments. The nursing corps
Of both hospitals has been largely increas-
ed through the muniacent donation Of Mrs.
Hearst and a recent appropriation made by
Congress.
The trustees Of the Washington Training
School are M. NJ. Parker, H. F. Blount,
Thomas Wilson. Harry L. West. DR.. George
N. Acker. DR.. D. Percy Hickling, DR.. H. L.
E. johnson, Mrs. D. W. Prentiss. Mrs. J.
W. Powell, Mrs. A. J. Bentley. The lee
ture faculty is composed of DR.. G. wythe
Cook, DR.. w. P. Carr, DR.. A. r. Stands.
DR.. E. L. Tompkins. DR.. Geo. N. Acker, Dr.
D. Percy Hickling and DR.. H. L. E. John
son. Special lectures will be delivered to
the undergraduates by a number of ply
sicians upon special nursing from October
till April Of each year.