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The times., 1898-08-31
EXCURSIONS.
Last Wednesday Trip to River view

The steamer Samuel J. Pentz viii make her
last Wednesday trip of the season to River View
today, and a large crowd is looked for
at the View. These "Wednesday trips of the
Pentz have always been popular, particularly
with the young people, and each week hundreds
have gone to the View and spent the evening
with music and dancing and shooting the chute
The dancing will begin upon the arrival of the
first boat in the morning, and will continue until
the last trip at night, and all the many attrac-
tions Of the View will be ready TO afford pleasure
During these warm days River View is most
delightful place to spent a hot afternoon. and
many visit the View for this purpose Today
the steamer Pentz will leave her wharf at 10
a. m, 2:l5, and Gas p. m, and, returning, will
leave River View at 12:15, 5, s. and 1890 p. m.
Stops will be made at Alexandria on all trips.
The times., 1898-08-31
Restored the Property.

Justice Bradley. in the case of Maui
rice F. Tally against the Maryland and
Washington Railway Company, ordered
yesterday that upon the payment by the
defendant railway company of all the In
debtedness shown by the receivers re-
port, either to the creditors or into court
that the said receiver is authorized and
directed to restore to the defendant rail-
way company all the property now held
by him under his appointment, free and
discharged from ali claims.
The times., 1898-08-31

Diamond" and Munchner"
Beers go into homes the city over.
Everyone prefers them because
they are purest, oldest, best.
~ Case of doz. bottles, s1.25.
Write or phone 222. National Capital
Brewing Co., f4th and d SITS. S. E.
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The Best Remedy for FIux.

Mr. John Matthias, well-known stock
dealer of Pulaski, KY, says: After suf-
fering for over week with f1ux, and my
physician having failed to relieve me, ]
was advised to try Chamberlain's Collie
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, and have
the pleasure of stating that the half OF
one bottle cured me-" For sale by Henry
Evans. wholesale and retail druggist, 90.
F Street northwest, and Connecticut Ave
nue. and S Street northwest. and ii2S
Maryland Avenue northeast.
The times., 1898-08-31
The Flanagan Will.

The will of James ]. Flanagan, dated
June TO- 1898, was filed yesterday in the
office of the Register of Wills for the
District of Columbia. The deceased leaves
all his estate to his daughter. Mary Eliza
Flanagan, whom he names as the exc
cutor of his will In a codicil to H,s will,
made April 23 1894. the deceased leaves
one dollar to each of his children, John,
James, Kate, Maggie and Susie Flanna-
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Being n Sailors Wife

Caroline Matthews filed suit yesterday
against her husband, James Matthews,
for absolute divorce. The papers in the
case are withheld from publication.
James Matthews was a member of the
crew of the battleship Oregon, and was
in the great fight at Santiago.
The times., 1898-08-31

Beer containing the properties that
Heurichs possesses will always gain ia
vor. Heurich's Maerzen. Senate, Extra
Pale and Lager in bottles from the Ar
lington Bottling Co., 9th and K Streets
northwest, or phone 634.
The times., 1898-08-31
|MAA4zGa Ga.ss-
Our Great
Trade Sale!

Shivers won't be luxuries within
a month-cool nights with chill
ing winds will soon be offsetting
the heat Of September days. And
you in unprotecting lawns and
dimities and shirt waist costumes
will feel the force of the lowering
temperature. Here's the ti1neliest
lot of goods we've picked up. A
style or so in each of maker s
lines. Sample garments = har-
bingers of the styles TO be. Low
priced? ? No! More than that.
Cheapi
The times., 1898-08-31
S. KANN, SONS & co.
Sth and Market Space.
CITY BREVITIES.

William Proctor. colored, was held in the Po-
lice Court yesterday 10 await the action of the
grand jury on a charge Of grand larceny He
is accused OF stealing diamond earrings valued
at $500 from Nellie Wallace.
W. P. Mullen. the instructor of swimming at
Colonial Beach, has arranged 4 series of aquatic
Hontests TO be given on Labor Day The pro-
leeds Of the entertainment viii be given to the
Bell Home for Children at Colonial Beach.
The children OF Gen. A. W Greelv. chief of
the signal service, with their nurse. Mary "
Lambert were thrown from their carriage in a
runaway accident at Amesbury. Mass Monday
afternoon. The nurse was seriously hurt, but the
children escaped with slight bruises
pan OF burning grease caused slight fire
IN the kitchen Of the Hotel Wellington. on Fif-
teenth Street, about II O'Clock yesterday morn
ing. An alarm was turned in, and the DEPART
ment promptly responded, but did not find il
necessary TO 60 into service. The damage was
p-ght.
Prosecuting Attorney Mullowney We terday nolle
pressed the charge OF grand larceny made against
Thomas Boyd by Deputy L. S Marshal John F.
Won Muegge. Won Muegge lost a gold watch
valued at SIG, and BOYD was arrested upon sus-
plcion, but was released when Won Mu gee failed
20 identify him the person who stole his prop
erty.
William F. bergman, a colored huckster iiv-
ing at No. SIG Street southwest was slightly
3nlured in a runaway accident yesterday ON
Fillmore Street, AnacOsita. His horse became
frightened at some paper blowing in the street
and ran up Jackson Street to Fillmore Street.
where the wagon upset, throwing Derryman
and his son. James nire years old, against a
tree. The father bsdly bruised, while tie
boy had his left broken.
The report OF the financial committee of the
National Educational Association is now in the
hands of the printer, and full statement OF
accounts viii be made public as soon as the COM
mittee can be called together. Mr.. Thomas w.
Smith, chairman OF the committee, states that
there are many reasons why the report has been
delayed, but that when il does come out il will
reflect credit upon all the citizens Of Washing
ton who voluntarily gave their services TO act
upon the different committees of the association.
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foot: Thomas W. Smith, lot in Rosedale.
$1,000: H H Elliott. two lots, s7,OS5.sS and
s7,ss5.s6: M. /. Weller, two lots at H1-2
and SO cents square foot; @. G. Duncan
son, lots at $500 and $4,000 in square 1850
and one in square 1910 at 25 cents square
foot ,r-s..@, - Z. s%~
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Marine Band Concert.

Following is the program which viii be
delivered by the Marine Band on the
Capitol grounds this evening, William H.
The times., 1898-08-31

It's Fine These Warm Evenings
al the Alhambra Garden, 4th & e me-,
always pleasantly cool. Good music.
Wash. Brewery Co.'S beers served fresh
from the vaults. Bring the ladies.
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5000 ;se1ses Covert S3.90.

First of all Covert Cloth Jacket
light enough for September and warm
enough till snow begins to smother the
earth They're beautifully made and
ilHs' s5s ia al s1Fassh s9ylIsa ssads s'se G. 0Q
%nea VI san the faif feli lines ss co%s ssos QCs1O
in. Trade Sale Price,.
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Nntn1 And an
INUtSs important one.

Thoss two dickers that were pending
at the time of writing yesterday morn
1ng's az are closed. Look out for
something zare today You'll get it,
The times., 1898-08-31

We couldn't get more than so of these
Childrens Reefers-though twice or
three times as many would have suit
ed better All wool. handsomely braid
sG snd d0Guf run 'G'on from ana sears seas CO no
sts4t we thiRf dR . they're he re IS worth QLs1O
Trade Sale Price.........
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-05
An English Shop.

Shopping is task at any time, and not always pleasant one, but imagine looking for bargains in 56 different de- partments of store. That is the num- Der the largest department store ill Lon don contains, and we may expect yet to see it on this side of the water, as American enterprise and energy have been heading ill that direction for sev- eral years past. In the London store everything from a cannon to needle may be purchased. You may have yeur photographs taken, hair dressed and nails manicured, your household goods stored or insured. You may have a house built, decorated, furnished al complete, with the servants and insur- ance on the property, from one estab- lishment. Pianos, iron i'll bars and the- ater tickets may be obtained as well as drugs, ribbons and faces. Altogether It would be an interesting place i'll which to spend week or two shopping. g.-Phll- adelphia Press.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-05
LONDON SLUMS.
The Rent Collector and the Difficulties He
 Encounters There.

Encounters There.
 Slum property apparently has its drawbacks, though it is generally re- garded as the most profitable, for most of the owners do not as rule allow such trifles as repairs to reduce the amount of the rents
 'This work is breaking up my nerv- ous system," said a man who has been collecting rents for years in some of the worst slums. ''I am really beginning to feel that 1 shall meet my death at it.
 "Much i'll feeling of which I am the victim Is engendered between landlord and tenant over the question of repairs. It does not pay to be always repairing such broken down property, though of course repairs are always being asked for, and some people have decidedly unpleasant manner of trying to impress on me the necessity for such.
 They are continually alluring me into all sorts of undesirable traps. 1 nearly broke my neck once by walking up dark staircase in which few boards were broken and loose, and the woman who had asked mo to walk up calmly told me to get my mSster to have it mended. If there is dark, rick ety staircase without a banister, l am sure to be asked to walk up 1t, and on one occasion 1 was nearly frightened out of my wits by my head coming in con tact with some hanging paper and plas- ter which had fallen from a passage cell ing and was suspended by d very mCI- ger support
 "Iu addition tC all this rhc tenants when they hear 1 am about, put pals Ot water and broom handles i'll the dark passages 1 may traverse, besides making other preparations for bestowing similar delicate attentions on me.
 "Only recently woman asked me to come and look at the awful state of re- pair of one of her rooms. She took me to large cupboard and opened it and the corpse of a man tumbled into the room. It was only Ler poor, dear hus band, she said, whom she had slowed there for convenience till the coffin ar rived. Of course she had put him there only to give me a pleasant little sur prise, and she was so successful that a doctor advised me to lay up for week.
 Sometimes a brick or two will be aimed at my head without my being able to discover whence it came, and 1 have just had an interview with man who showed me a broken window through which he had sI owed his wife's head backward and forward by way of chastisement, and he expressed what exquisite delight he would take ill doing the same to me if the window was not soon mended.
 "All this is quite apart from the trouble I have in obtaining money. "- Pearsons Weekly.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-05
THE rrLENEss rmEREoT.

Among the discomiorts of life and the fullness thereof, reaching to every family. there is that which can SD easily mitigate dure and suffer so much. From big pains to little aches, which are the wear and teal of the physical structure of men, there are always remedies good, etterand best. The choice should always be for best as the sur est and the cheapest. In chronic or acute suffering with rheumatism. neuralgia sci atica or lumbago, or with the minor ail- ments of sprains and bruises, or of soreness and stiffness, the efficacy of St. Jacobs Oil and the fullness thereof in so many com plete and perfect cures makeit stand out as the best remedy for pain. Why then should we stand on the order of going for it and not go at once? In numberless cases the aggravations of discomforts and pains are from delay. Why should we suffer?
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-05
AT LAST! A Cure for Consumption, Catarrl and Lung Troubles that
 DlTGS. Remarkable Discovery of an American MedicO-
 Chemist. ITS GREAT VALUE TO
 HUMANITY. How Every Reader of This Paper may Obtain the New and Free Scientific Sys-
 tenn of Medicine.
CORRESPONDENCE-ADVICE ABSO- LUTELY FREE AND PROFES-
 SIONALLY CONFIDENTIAL.

Workers in the WfGe. UueXpluTga field ol
 modern chemistry are daily astounding me
 world with ueW HoHdPrs Professor and lay
 man vie with each Other in their commendable efforts to lesson the ill Of humanity. Tester i day 1t was P5Steur au,l Koch, and today 1t iS SlOcum wi.h a new discovery which IS the re- suit Of years Of careful study and research. Foremost among the worlds greatest chem l ists stands T. |. SlOcUm, of New York City. ! His researches and experiments, patiently | carried on for years, have finally culminated | in results which are proving as beneficial to humanity as the discoveries of any chemist, ancient or modern. His efforts which for years ! had been directed toward the discovery of a DOsitiye cure for consumption, were finally sue cessful. and already his ,,new scientific system of medicine" has, by its timely use, permanent tly cured thousands of apparently hopeless cases, and it seems necessary and humane duty to bring such facts to the attention of all invilids.
 The medical profession throughout America and Europe are almost unanimous in the opinion that nearly all physical ailments nat urally tend to the generation of consumption. The afflicted die in the short, cold days of win ter much faster than in the long, hot days of summer.
 The Doctor has proved the dreaded disease to be curable beyond a doubt, in any climate, and has on file in his American and European lab OratOries thousands of letters of heartfelt grat- itude from those benefited or cured Ill all parts of the world.
 No one having or threatened with, any dis ease should hesitate a day, but should write at once Facts prove that the Doctor has dis covered a reliable and absolute cure for Con sumption (Tuberculosis) and all bronchial, throat lung and chest troubles, stubborn coughs, catarrhal affections, scrOfula, general decline and weakness, loss of flesh, and all wasting conditions, and to demonstrate It's wonderful merits, he will send Three Free Bot ties Gall differenD of his New Discoveries, with full instructions, to any reader Ot this paper
 Simply write to T: A. slocqm, M C., 9S Pine street New York, giving full address.
 There is no charge for correspondence-ad- vice-strictly professional and cOntidetial
 Knowing as we do, of the undoubted efficacy of The SlOcum System of Medicine, we urge every sufferer to take advantage of this most liberal proposition.
 A system of medical treatment that will cure catarrh, lung troubles and consumption is cert ainly good fOr-and will cure-any wasting dis ease that humanity is heir to.
 Please tell the Doctor. when writing, that you read his generous offer in our paper
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-05
Columbus and the Timid Sailor.

It was on the forty seventh day out when some of the crew began to mur- mur, and one of them, more outspoken than the rest, walking into Columbus cabin, implored him not to go farther.
 Why" asked Columbus. What the use of turning back, now that we're nearly half way there?"
 ''We are afraid we Il never get hack, '' said the sailor. You'll lose your way before long,"
 ''Not at all, " said Columbus, point ing through the stern window of his ship. We can't lose ourselves. Do you see the wake of this ship?"
 "Yes,' said the sailor. 'I see. It's my own wake I'm thinking of, your honor.
 "Well, never fear," said Columbus calmly. "When we decide to return, all we have to do is to follow that wale back to Gibraltar, and from there the way is easy"
 The sailor departed satisfied liar pCr's B.zar
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-05
Why He Objected.

The maiden was weeping bitterly. The young man stood opposite her with flushed cheeks and 9 troubled look ou his face.
 Then your father has not waited ior me to ask for his consent but has con- vey5J bis refusal through you:'
 "Yes, Algy dear." (SOb.)
 "And you think there is no chance or his relenting?"
 "N-o-
 "But, Lucy, darling, what does your father see in me to object to? Did he say?"
 "He said, Algy, that he couldn't see anything in you (sob), and that was why he objected to you" (Sob. )-Pearson' g Weekly.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-05

"Walter Baker X Co.,, of Dorchester, Mass, U. s. A., have given years of study to the skilful preparation of cocoa and chocolate, and have devised machinery and systems peculiar tO their methods of treatment, whereby the purity, palatability, highest nutrient characteristics are retaind. Their preparations are known the world over and have received the highest indorse- ments from the medical practitioner, the nurse and the intelligent houSekeeper and caterer. There is hardly any food product which may be so extensively used in the household in com bination with other foods as cocoa and choco- late; but here again we urge the imporantance of purity and nutrient value and these impor. tant points, we feel sure, may be relied upon in Bakers Cocoa and Chocolate. ."-Dietetic and Hygienic Gazette.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-05
CLEo'S THRIFTY MOTHER.
Washed and Ironed the Dancers Clothes and Walked Miles For Twenty Cents.

Washed and Ironed the Dancers Clothes
 and Walked Miles For Twenty Cents.
 The parsimony of foreign celebrities who come to this country has been fre- quently amusing to Americans. There have been some very striking instances of 1t Tn recent years, but the mother of Mile Cleo de Merode seems to have car ried off the palm in this respect. Sal vini, it is said, was so penurious that he bought sandwich on the street for cents rather than pay for his supper at hotel, and one of the stories told about him on his last visit to this country was that once in Philadelphia he gave the porter of hotel Q penny and told him to buy him three tacks. The actor had discovered that his trunk was damaged, and he wanted to repair it himself
 Tamaqua was notorious here for his stinginess. It was said that he sold the tickets sent to him in view of his artists privilege and hired his own brother as valet because he could be got at cheap figure. Then he used to make him roll his trunks around on a truck at the for eign custom houses rather than pay the porters fee for the work. Herr Van Biene marked as a curiosity and sent back to England hotel bill of fare on which he had marked the price, S1 30, for tenderloin steak as one of the won ders of an extravagant and youthful country. It may have been nothing more than good business judgment which prompted Mile Calve to look for @ business manager while she was here and then express the greatest astOuish- ment that such an assistant of the most capable kind could not be hired for SIO a week.
 These are some of the stories told about the highly paid foreigners who come to exhibit themselves here. But Cleo's mother holds the record. It is said that she astonished the servants at the Imperial hotel by washing her daughters clothes ill the bathtub and ironing them herself On the day before they returned to Europe the ballerina and her mother were seen on lower Broadway. They had gone down to one of the exchange offices in order to get $l00 in French money. It was raining An acquaintance met the two just as they were coming cut of the office.
 .'Why, that wretch inside," ex- claimed the mother indignantly, "wants to give me only 517 francs for $I00." Then Mime. Ia Mere de Cleo de Merode put up her umbrella with mighty em- phasis and stepped out on to the side walk. Why, a man offered me 5I8 up town. But I thought could get 526 down here. Now we shall have to walk up town, for otherwise there will be no profit left for us 5 Then Cleo and her mother started to trudge up town. The dancer received So, 000 for her appear ances here Now York Sun
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-05
Easily ENnIniued.

"1f was to stand on my head" sad young Softleigh, T suppose the blood would all rush to my head, wouldn't it?'
 "Of course it would" replied Miss Cutting.
 Then" continued the young man, ''why doesn't it rush to my feet when I stand upon themY
 Really, I don't know" she replied with a peculiar smile, unless it is be cause your feet are not empty"
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-05
Without Benefit of Clergy.

Miss Pruyn-Oh, dear! So you were on the City of Peking when she went down? How many souls were lost?
 Captain Silt-All of lem that was drownded, mum. She went down so blamed student they want no time fer deathbed repentances. Brooklyn Life.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-05
Useful Adjunct.
wrong ulrGCTOn.

"I always like to have at least one boarder who is a little slow about pay ing, Mrs. Hashcroft admitted to her dearest friend. "A man of that kind, especially young man, is always so handy to use up all the chicken necks, the cold biscuits and so on. "-India- napoliS Journal
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-05

The highest ascent ever made by man up mountain is believed to be that of Zurbriggen on Aconcagua, one of the peaks of the Andes. He reached an alti- tude of between 23,OOO and 24, 900 feet.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-05
French Wine.

A Paris paper says that the vine wards of Gard and Herault have recov cred from the phylloxera, and that wine is as cheap as it was in 1875 Nevertheless, the population is turning more and more to alcohol.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-05
Tremendous Exodus to the KIondike.

Despite the warnings of those who have been on the spot and predict suffering in the Klon
 di 1e region thousands of adventurous Ameri- cans are vending their way thitherward. All of them should be provided with that medi- cinal safeguard, Hostetter's Somaeh Bitters which warns and nourishes the system. and prevents malaria, rheumatism kidney trouble,
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-05
that threaten them.

tudL JHr6dUCn L1cnl.
 There is no need of our describing the experiences of such women here they are too well known by those who have suffered; but we will impress upon every one that these are the never-failing symptoms of serious womb trouble, and uniess relieved a+ once a life will te forfeited. e
 Lydia E Pinkhams Vegetable Com
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-05
Its Great Charm.

"Yes. we went all over Europe but papa really only enjoyed hin.self il Venice ''
 An, yes, no wonder The gcBdolas St. Mark $, the kia!t3, tLc
 "Oh, 1t wasn't that Lut bc caLl' sit in the hotel, you Luo~ aao l.Ati Of iAU window LE-d,n ,r.'.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-05

Palmer-Did you say you couldn't arrest the flight of time? JOhnson-No one can. Palmer well, this morning, when l was cming down town,I stopped a minute.