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Evening star., 1898-12-21

ROLAND REED-Beginning with a matt;
.Ie- on ChFlStmas day and continuing
JnEotShout the week. that popular come
ciaH, Roland Reed will maxi his reannaa -
alct az the Columbia III The Wrona, Mr.
wright, by George H. Br0adburst Tba
P,CSG was presented here last season by
ME- Reed, and the local press stated that
u was unquestiDnably the comedy bit Of
fhe season, and gave Mr.. Reed the chance
70 appear IN one of the strongest roles ne
has Yet appeared in as a star. 1t Is thar
OF a man about fifty years Of age who has
by close application to business ssad
a iafee fortune in San Francisco and has
not been from home for twenty wears re
Is extremely mean and close in his busi-
ness and private life. The scene Of tho
play opens at Old Point Comfort where
Sizes tMr- Reed has come On account cf
me deialcatiOn OF a clerk. who has forged
ms name to Il check for $JOODO The mat
ter has been placed in the hands of n do
tecl4ve agency, and the reward of 81 una is
ohered FOR the arrest and conviction of
tE- thief From an intimate friend Sites
usdIS lhat MS former employe is about to
NiSlt oId Point Comfort. where, in order
10 escape recognition. he has registered
under the name of Mr.. Wright He ip1rne-
uidtely comes IN contact with a niece and
q nephew who are there on pleasure bent
lie takes them into his confidence and they
promise 10 assist him A crisis comes IIpon
the arrival of Henrietta Oliver. a female
detective, who has been placed on the case
by detective agency. Sites becomes
smitten with her and she thinks SITS iS
the torger for whom she is looking. as he
has also taken the name of Wright Irpon
his meeting with Henrietta Sites entire
nature changes and he spends money nh, .
water. entertaining in a manner that is
dazzling. All this strengthens the idea i'm
Heurietta's mind that Sites is the forcer
and that he is dissipatinS upon the pro-
ceeds. Numerous are the complications
that arise from this incident and in the
final act Sites is arrested for robbing him
self. Henrietta has in the meantime he
come greatly attached 20 Sites, and after
she has caused his arrest regrets her ac-
tiOn and endeaVorS to induce him to es-
cape. All IS finally explained satisfactorily.
Evening star., 1898-12-21

DTHE ABOVE SALE Is POSTPONED ON AC
count of the weather until WEDNESDAY, UEGENI.
BER IWENTl-ElGHTH, 1895 same hour and
place. BY order of the trustee. de2i dts
Evening star., 1898-12-21

Wargraph is presenting excellent moving
pictures of the Spanish-American war
These views have a wonderfully vital hold
upon the people, and express most graph
ically and realistically the leading scenes
and incidents of our contest with Spain.
They bring to the eye animated ilustra-
tions of one of the most singular and in
teresting struggles of modern times Edi-
sons marvellous moving pictures will never
grow old.
Evening star., 1898-12-21

The characters are novel in construction
and are we'll carried out. Mr.. Reed has
surrounded himself with an exceptionally
clever company, headed by Miss Isadore
Rush. who has a novel character to por-
tray. that of a female detective, which
gives her splendid opportunities, and in
which she is seen in some very stunning
Evening star., 1898-12-21

TRUSTEES SALE AT AUCTION OF FINE
SUBURBAN LOTS OF LAND LYING WEST
OF GEORGETOWN, IN THE DISTRICT OF
Evening star., 1898-12-21
dc1-dts

OBY ORDER OF COURT. TIE ABOVE SALE
TENTH. 1899. at the same hour and place.
CHARLES A. JAMES.
CHARLES c. GLOVER
del5-dts Trustees.
Evening star., 1898-12-21
JAMES W. RADCLIFFE. AUCTIONEER.
(Succcssor To RatcIiffe. Sutton x Col

C. C. SLOAN & co,
de11-dts Auctioneers 14u7 4: 3,
The Press., 1898-02-10
BLUE LAWS.

Some of the Peculiar Enactments That
 Obtained In old Virginia
 Those who fancy that strict laws were peculiar to New England in colo nial days should read some of the enact- ments of the Virginia assembly.
 "It was enacted" writes Professor John Fiske in "Old Virginia and Her Neighbors," that any person found drunk was for the first offense to be pri. vately reproved by the minister; the second time this reproof pas to be pub licly administered the third time the offe' der must be put ill irons for 12 hours and pay fine; for any subsequent offenses he must be severely punished at the discretion of the governor and coun- Gil.
 "To guard the community against ex- cessive vanity in dress it was enacted that for all public contributions every unmarried man must be assessed in church according to his own apparel, and every married man must be assess ed according to his own and his wife $ apparel
 "Not merely extravagance in dress, but such social misdemeanors as flirting, received due legislative condemnation. Pretty maids were known to encourage hopes in more than one suitor, and gay deceivers of the sterner sex would some. times seek to win the affections of two or more women at the same time. Wherefore it was enacted that every minister should give notice in his church that what man or woman soeve1 should use any word or speech tending to contract of marriage to two several persons at one time as might entangle ol breed scruples in their consciences, should for such their offense, either un. dergo corporal correction (by whipping or be punished by fine or otherwise, ac cording to the quality of the person SC offending"
 Men were held to more strict account. ability for the spoken or written word than in these shameless modern days One of the most prominent settlers we find presenting petition to the assem- bly to grant him due satisfaction against a neighbor who has addressed to him { letter "wherein he taxeth him both un seemly and amiss of certain thingl wherein he was never faulty" Speak ing against the governor or any member of the council was liable to be punished with the pillory. It was also imprudent to speak too freely about clergymen, who were held in great reverence. N planter could dispose of so much as { | pound of tobacco until he had laid asid, a certain specified quantity as his assess | ment toward the minister's salary which was thus assured even in tn, worst times. so far as legislation could go.
 From Washington to Batavia is H.. l1S miles-
The Press., 1898-02-10
The MosIem's Rosary.

The rosary consists of 90 beads, and 8 distinct ejaculation is appropriated to each as it passes between the fingers. Each ejaculation generally consists of two words, and declares name or at tribute of God. Almost all Moslems in the upper and middle ranks of life carry in their pockets or bosoms a string of beads for this purpose, which they use not only on the occasion l am describ- ing, but while sitting and smoking their pipes, walking ill the streets or even while engaged in conversation.
 When Moslem has gone over his beads at the regular time of prayer, he folds his hands, and then, holding them up open, as if to receive something from above, he prays for such blessings as he desires for himself or his household. When this is concluded, he strokes his beard with his right hand and says, "Praise be to God!' This concludes the whole Mind
The Press., 1898-02-10
OH FOR SOMETHING TO REAoI

And it's oh for a Bible or saving tract, A history, novel or two, The ponderous torres of ! he sace4 of old Medicine, law would do; paper. paIaphlc a .:ic;Szine To sIirte the thoughts that rise, For the mind must feed, as the body does, Or, like the body, diesi Then it's on for Dickens, ThAckeray, Sue And Lever and Lovers fun, The stately style of the scholarly Burke Or Hugo by the toni There's Shakespeare, Lytton and Dumas pere. And fils of famed "Camille;" Longfellow, Whittier, Bryant and Poe They ring of the truest steel. Then it's oh for a book of some kind tonighti This slave is my only friend Like friendship, too, it is brittle and thin; Once broken, hard to mend. But with friends in books you ne'er fall out They re true in hour of need 30 come, add a year to my time, if you will. But give me 8 book to read.
 Philadelphia Tmes-
The Press., 1898-02-10
A HEALTHY WIFE
rs a Husbands Inspiration.

A sickly, half-dead-and-alive woman, especially when she is the mother or a family, is a damper to all joyous ness in the home.
 If a woman finds that her energies are Tagging and that everything tires her, her sleep is disturbed by horrible dreams, and that she often wakes suddenly y in the night with a feeling of suffocation and alarm, she must at once regain her strength.
 The following from MRS. F. S. BEN NETT, westphalia, Kans., shows the power of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege- table Compound, and a letter of advice:
 "Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-I have suf- fered for over two years with falling, anlarpement and alteration of the
The Press., 1898-02-10
SMOKED CANARY BIRDS.

Do Clouds From a Pipe Develop a Rich Color In Their Plumage?
 A little old shoemaker who has a busy, old style cobbling shop on the east side is a bird fancier, and he has pe- culiar ideas about canaries. One night he was sitting on his leather covered bench, smoking an extremely odorous quality of tobacco in black pipe. A customer was waiting for him to finish strengthening up a worn heel, and he made several remarks concerning the birds which hung about the cobbler' $ shop. They were fancy birds, and he could not help noticing it. Finally he asked the shoemaker how he got such richly colored birds.
 "It's part in the breeding and part in the atmosphere, said the cobbler. "You raise birds ill a shop where two or three men are constantly smoking, and in time you will get the darkest orange color if you use a little judg- ment in mating and they don't run to green"
 "I should think that tobacco smoke | would be unwholesome for the birds, said the visitor.
 "On the contrary, it makes them hardy and seems to be good for them every way. Women who have canaries would do we'll to put them where they can get 8 little tobacco smoke once in awhile, although don't think cigarette smoke would do them much good. What they need is strong tobacco smoke from an old pipe like this or the smoke from black cigar. I've raised my best birds when had two jours working in thii little shop with me and all of us smok ing pretty nearly all the time."
 Then the old man sighed and said "That was before they half soled anC heeled shoes while you wait-befor' machines were used for cobbling. N two or three jours and an apprentice fol me now. sit here alone, with my birds begging away and keeping them vel smoked. "-New York sun.
The Press., 1898-02-10
Bees ana tlkeUns Race.

A curious sporting event recently took place in Belgium. Bees and hom- ing pigeons were released between Hamm and Rhynern. The two towns are an hour apart, and the bet was that 12 bees would beat 12 pigeons in mak- ing the distance. Four drones and eight working bees were we'll powdered with flour and released at the same instant with the pigeuns at Rhynern. A drone reached home four seconds in advance of the first pigeon, the three other drones and one pigeon came in neck and neck, according to the judges, and the eight working bees came in just a trifie ahead of the ten pigeors.
 HOUSEHOLD GoDs.-The ancif Ut Greeks believed that the Penates were the gods who attended to the welfare and rr' sper ity of the family. They were worshipped as household gods in every home. The household god of to day is Dr. Kings New Discovery. For consumption. coughs colds, and fir all affections of Throat Chest and Lungs 1t is invaluable. It has been tried for quarter of a century, anC is guaranteed to cure, or money returned No household should be without this good angel. It is pleasant to take and 6 safe and sure remedy for old and young Free trial bottles at E. K. Taft's Drug Store. Regular size soc. and $1. 2
The Press., 1898-02-10

The oldest newspaper in the world is the Tsing Pao, or Pekin News, founded in the year 7lO A. D. The King Pan, published in China for the last 1, 1000 years, must take a back seat when it comes to question of which is the pio poor shoof
The Press., 1898-02-10

Children and adults tortured by burns
 scalds, injuries. eczema or skin diseases
 may secure instant relief hy using De. Witt's Witch Hazel Salve. It is the great Pile remedy. w. D. Heald,
The Press., 1898-02-10
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During the reign of Elizabeth English dudes wore shoes three feet long. the toe pointed and fastened up to the garter with golden chains, to which little bells were attached
The Press., 1898-02-10
Postage Due.

Daisy-You're cheating Uncle Sam out of postage.
 Mazie-How so?
 Daisy-By sending Jack "bushels of kisses ill that letter.
 Mazie-Oh. we'll, Jack will put the stamp of his approval on itl-New York World.
The Press., 1898-02-10

GIVE THE CHILDREN DRINK called Grain-O. It is delicious, appetizing. nour1shing food drink to take the place Of cofree. Sold by all 2 ocers and liked by all who have used it be. c. use when properly prepared 1t tastes like the iii est flee. but is free from all it's injurious pr pertles. Grain-O aids di eston and strengi h. en the nerves. It is not stimulant but health bu ldtr, and children, as well as adults, can dr1nk1t with great beneflt. CoSfs about < as much as coffee. 15 and 25c.
The Press., 1898-02-10

Don't annoy others by your coughing. and risk your life by neglecting a cold. One Minute Cough Cure cures coughs, colds, croup, grippe and all throat and lung troubles. w. D. Heald
The Press., 1898-02-10

One country in the United States, Dewey county, South Dakota-had not voter in it at the election in 1S96
The Press., 1898-02-10
Where There Are No old Maids.

In Greece it is considered an everlast- ing disgrace to remain an old maid. Girls are betrothed very often when still tiny babies. Marriages of love are absolutely unknown, even more so than in France, and the father is most particular that the intended husband must have an ample provision to sup port wife and family. For the girl 8 dowry is not so important as ill France, but certain amount of linen and house. hold furniture is generally required. The whole training and education of a Greek girl are simply preparation to render her brilliant ill the society of the great world. Her toilet is a subject | of constant anxiety. Although most Greek girls are naturally very pretty, they begin to paint and powder from a very early age-cheeks bright red, eye- brows and lashes deepest black and veins delicately blue. The result is she is a withered old woman at 40, and mo- where are uglier women to be found than beneath the blue skies of lovely Greece. Next in importance to beauty come languages. Every Greek family who can afford it keeps French nurse or maid, and French is universally spo- ken in society. Painting and music are quite unnecessary, but girls are careful ly trained in dancing and drilled to en- ter a room and sit down with elegance. Lastly, household duties are taught how to make rose jam, Turkish coffee and various delicate sweetmeats similar to what we call Turkish delight. t.-Phil- ade1phia Times.
The Press., 1898-02-10

Whooping cough is the most distressing malady; but it's duration can be cut short hy the use of One Minute Cough Cure which is also the hest known remedy for croup and all lung and bronchial troubles. w. ID. Heald
The Press., 1898-02-10

greater than the entire area of the Ger man empire.
The Press., 1898-02-10

What pleasure is there in life with g
 headache. constipation and biliousness
 Thousands experience them who conlt
 become perfectly healthy by using De Witt's Little Early Risers, the famous little pills. w. D. Heald.
The Press., 1898-02-10
Road and River.

The brave Pierre Stuppa, the Swiss general, having been deputed by the 13 cantons to solicit the arrears of pay which had been owing for long time to the Swiss officers ill the French serv- ice, M de Louvois, the war minister, who was present, said to the king. Louis XIV:
 "Sire, those Swiss are very importu- nate. If your majesty had all the money that your royal predecessors have given to that people, it would form a road from Paris to Basel.''
 "That may be-" observed Stuppa with an air of firmness, "but at the same time if your majesty had all the blood that the Swiss have shed in the service of France it would form a river from Paris to Basel.'
 The king was so struck with the ob- servation that he ordered M. de Louvois to pay the whole of the money withor' delay.-Nuggets.
The Press., 1898-02-10

No matter how carefully conducted a wedding may be, it never comes off with out hitch.
The Press., 1898-02-10

womb, and this spring, being in such a weak ened condition, caused me to flow for nearly
 six months. Some time S ago, urged / \ by friends,
 lIwrote to you for advice. the treatment advised for a
The Press., 1898-02-10

In the southern provinces of Russia a drink resembling brandy is obtained by distilling the juice of the watermelon.
The Press., 1898-02-10

A FULL Line of Rubber Goods, A such as syrlnges, Hot Water Bottles, Rabbsr Bath Mittens, Hand Brushes and Tooth Brushes, Rubber Cloth. New Bottle wlmamrn. AT HEALDS.
The Press., 1898-02-10

The bookseller doesn't think you a
 tobacco chewer because he asks "Have a Chaucer? ?"
The Press., 1898-02-10

After years ot untold suffering from niles, B. W. Pursell of Knitnersville, Pa.. was cured bv using a single box of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. Skin dis eases. such as eczema. rash, pimples. and obstinate sores, are readily cured by this famous remedy. w. D. Heald.
The Press., 1898-02-10

Gan 1 occupy half this Seat' asked Ehe w.-~TrlE LiiI!iti after he mat sue tt'Pfi,u tt. :.L>ttiI = It. MaN II.N tue HtlN ti, fl ;,F
The Press., 1898-02-10

short time, that terrible flow stopped. I am now gaining strength and flesh and have better health than 1have had for the past ten years"
The Press., 1898-02-10
She Wasn't Guessing.


 Can occupy half this seat'' asked rhe w'~T.',r n' .in':iei alter he mat sue 'tPt,u u. !a,>ttii = It. ~"N u.it' tur sruW'!'h .m
 | ,l,tn h....W >lI >aIU the itu-toL glrI. but ii you intended to ask my permission to try It beg to inform vou that you may do >D --Cleveland Lead CT
 To OUR CUSTOMERS. - Cha herlain's Cough Remedy is the best cough syruI we have ever used ourselves or in ouI families. w. H. King. Isaac P. King and many others in this vicinity have als" pronounced it the best. All we want is for people to try it and they will be con vinced. Upon honor, there is no better that we have ever tried, and we have used many kinds,--R. A. BLAKE X SoN, Gen eral Merchants, Big Tunnel, Va. Solo ny B. K. Taft, Stafford Springs and G.L Philips, South Coventry. A new vegetable has been brought to Europe from Japan. It combines the 1 fiavors of the artichoke and the aspara- gus. It is welcomed as great delicacy, especially as salad.
 From Sire to Son.
 AS family medicine, BacOn's Celery King for the Nerves passes from sire to son as a legacy. If you Kidney, Liver or Blood disorder, Constipation, Headache Rheumatism, this specific will cure you E. K. Taft, Stafford Springs: w. P. Fnl. Ter, Somers Odell & Jones, Staffo, dville are sole agents, and are distributing sam pies free. Large packages soc and 25c.
 A post office clock in Sydney emits al electric flash lasting five seconds every hour during the night, thus enabling those living miles away to ascertain the exact time.
 We are anxious to do little good ir this world. and can think of no pleasante1 or better way to do it than hv recon mending One Minute Cough Cure as preventive of pneumonia. consumption and other serious lung troubles that fol low neglected colds. w. D. Heald.
 The flour mills of Seattle, Wash, ar said to be running night and day becaus of the great demand for breadstuffs iron China and Japan.
 There are three little things which d, | lnoio "oIh tndu any OLner three llttl things created-they are the ant, the he and DeWitt's Little Early Risers, tn last being the famous little pills for stom ach and liver troubles. w. D. Heald.
 The British War Department has con tracted with the Cortland. N. Y. Wago Company for 20, 900 dump carts to be use in India
 A thrill of terror is experienced when hrassy cough of croup sounds throug the house at night. But the terror 500 changes to relief after One Minute Coug Cure has been administered Safe an harmless for children. w. D. Heald.
 Where broad tires are used on coul try roads by teams the ruts that mak the roads so uncomfortable at this time year do not exist.
 After years of untold suffering fro niles. B. W. Pnrsell of Knitnersvill Pa.. was cured bv using a single box DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. Skin di
The Press., 1898-02-10

,9,n h..nW >Il >alU the ifn-tuL glrI. but ii you intended to ask my permission to trv It 1 beg to inform von
 that you may do >n --Ileveland Lead
The Press., 1898-02-10

Where broad tires are used on coun- try roads by teams the ruts that make the roads so uncomfortable at this time ot year do not exist.
The Press., 1898-02-10

A thrill of terror is experienced when a hrassy cough of croup sounds through the house at night But the terror soon changes to relief after One Minute Cough Cure has been administered. Safe and harmless for children. w. D. Heald.
The Press., 1898-02-10

From Washington to Batavia is H.. l1S miles.
The Press., 1898-02-10

There are three little things which do more work than any other three little things created-they are the ant, the bee and DeWitt's Little Early Risers, the last being the famous little pills for stom- ach and liver troubles. w. D. Heald.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-25
SIMPSONS o e

with Apologies to It. Buchanan Read)
out of the mouth of Santiago bay,
Where the Yankee blockading squadron
lay,
An ominous cloud of smoke uprolled,
Telling Of how Cervera bold
Was making a dash that fateful day,
Daring for freedom the deadly fray,
And Sampson eleven miles away.
Leading the desperate Spanish van
The flagship Maria Teresa ran
The admiral's p~ennant at her peak,
And crowding behind her, jowl by
cheek,
The oquendo. Colon and Vizcaya
Came steaming out in grim array.
And Sampson eleven miles away.
Then came those maritime dogs of war,
The terrible Pluton and fierce Furor'
With dread torpedo and ouick-fre gun.
Well calculated to fight and run;
But the little Gloucester bars their way
And sinks them both in the fearful ray
With Sampson seven miles away.
The Brooklyn, Texas and Iowa,
And Oregon. too, were blazing away
In style TO make the Dons feel tired.
The Spanish flagship was quickly nred
And soon beside the Oquendo lay
\ burning wreck off Cabanas bay
And Sampson only i've miles away.
IIen flENllIE D'bs y"
Took special charge of the NiZoays
And chased her along the Cuban shore
A half a dozen miles or more.
Until she sank in the smoke ana spray
The Quickest victim of the day,
And Sampson only three miles away.
LIKE a frightened stag with hounds In
chase
, The CrIstobal Colon kept her pace.
But the Brooklyn baked her at every
turn,
With the Oregon banging away asterh'
Until she besched ON a Cuban cay
And struck her Gag TO Commodore SchIey'
With Sampson sim ons mile away.
I'm. like his namesake of ancient day
who thousands with his jawoone CID
slay, ~
Bold Sampson came on the scene al
right
In lime 20 claim everything in sight;
And from his report IL Is safe TO say
9s'd have won the victory that day
N he had been forty miles away
Willard Holeome.