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Evening star., 1898-12-29
AFFORDING TEMPTATION.
WOman's Pocket Book RecklessIy Ex-
posed to Public View

This morning. said man who in early
life was in close contact with criminals
Il learned from what / saw in a street
car how easy 1t Is for man to become a
thief. Among the passengers was lady
who had in her possession what looked
Hike well filled pocket book, and this
she carried in a pocket of her dress in such
a manner that as she sat engaged in con-
Versation with her neighbor it's bright
trimmings protruding above the folds of
her dress attracted more than one pair of
eyes. l must say mine were attracted too
and could only think that had there been
the clumsiest of thieves on the car he
could have easily swiped it. 1 am sure
that had l been as quick of movement as
l was formerly, l could have made a haul
The lady was guilty of more than careless
ness, for there was not only danger of the
pocket book falling out, but there was
temptation afforded to the perpetration of
crime.
ITO tell the truth, so tempting did the
pocket book look to me that l have felt
almost sure that she returned home minus
her money. I do not see how she could
have kept it if she walked half block in a
7th street or Pennsylvania avenue crowd.
Now, suppose some young man, seeing how
easily he could do the trick was induced
thereby to steal the pocket book. and 1t
should be shown that this was his first step
in criminal walks I would certainly feel
that the owner was particeps crimnis-that
she might as well have gone out with
placard inscribed: My pocket book is stick
ing out of the pocket of my dress; you
can have IT.
Evening star., 1898-12-29
de2s6Oi

We have made it a part of our
business methods for over Is years
to represent things just as we think
they are. For more than IS years we
have claimed that the G.. O. TAYLOR
NhSkieS are made. bottled and sold
pure. We have that amount of con-
hdence in our output to assert that
whether YOU find G.. O. TAYLOR
Whiskies in any town or city be-
tween Eastport, Me, and Leadville,
Col, YOU will find the contents of
each bottle to be a counterpart of
another. This whiskey was origin
ally bottled in 1873 for the pur-
pose OF giving physicians a medici-
nal stimulant that could be pre-
scrlbed for use in the sick room with
full faith in its purity, and that when
prescribed the result attendant with
its medicinal use would never be
found disappointing. We have in
our possession hundreds of testi-
monials from physicians, and shall
take pleasure in mailing to any one,
on request, a combination of opin-
ions that appear to have been written
by people not afraid to express an
opinion, and who seem to be positive
that the G.. O. Taylor Whiskies have
been OF real benefit to their patients.
Licensed dealers in most any part of
the country will supply YOU with
ii O. T." Ii YOU want it, insist on
having it in a sealed bottle with our
firm name signature on face and
neck label.
CHESTER H. GRAVES & SONS,
RnStOp
Evening star., 1898-12-29
BROUGHT TO A CLOSE.
Concluding Session of the American
Negro Academy.


The closing sessldns of the American
Negro Academy was held last evening in
the Lincoln Memorial Congrega tional
Church, 11th and r streets northwest. A
paper was read by c. C. Cook of this CITY
upon The Entrance of England and Japan
upon Their Progressive State" and its
application to the question of the eauiiibri-
um between the white and colored peopIes
OF this country. The writer was Of the
opinion that 1t was unwise for the color6
people to match their strength against that
OF the whites, for the latter always had the
advantage He believed negroes should
not attempt to maintain a place in national
or state politics, and said the coIored race
neither had the disposition nor the oppor-
tun1ty to become ruling power in the
world "
The last paper was read by J. l.. Love of
thls city, on constitutional and judicial
Dlsfranchisement of the Negro" He re-
viewed the constitutions of Mississippi
SoutE Carolina and louisiana and express
ed the opinion that they were designed with
the purpose of destroying the negro rights.
He believed the negro should take a firm
but patient stand to regain his rights
Inc question of summer sessions was
brought up and referred to the executive
committee II. T. kealing of Philadelphia
editor Of the A. M E. Review, was elected
10 membership in the academy and r. 7
JdnVler Charge d'affaires at London for
HAITI, and A. Firmin, ex-secretary of state
OF Haiti, were elected as foreign corra
spending members
Evening star., 1898-12-29
SUNDAY SCHOOL EXERCISES.
Annual Holiday Entertainment n
AnacOstfa Baptist Church.


Ihs Sunday school of the Anacostia Bap-
list Chufch held its Christmas exercises
last night In the church in the presence of
a gathering that filled the auditorium COM
pietely. The Christmas tree, in it's dress
or bright trimmings, occupied a position
near the pulpit, ana all about it lay pres-
ents and boxes of confections
The following program was presented:
Organ voluntary, Miss May Stevens; song,
The Beautiful Bethlehem Story" school;
prayer, heV. E. W. bliss. pas.or; song,
king Out GIad Bells scnoUI, Iespons,,e
reauing, The Giad 1idings, school; song.
30 Long ago, scnooI; recitation, Tine
Grand Old Story, Mar. James A. Crawford;
song, All haii to the NIgnI," scnooi; re-
spohslve reaolng by schooi and cungrega-
uon, The LORD is My Strength" song
Peace on karth," school; ADDRESS, pastor;
song, hing the Merry Christmas bens,''
school, recitation, why Does Christmas
Gomez" blanche Clark; recitation, This is
Wny' trace Duey; songs and reciIatlons
oy primary department; song, Bright
Orient STAR scnool recitation The O,d
Oid Story, Anne Payne and Leah Thigh
man, song, Lo, He Comes" school; read
ing, The First Christmas, Miss Emma
kooy; song, GLORY to Christmas Day"
MISS Emma Roby, soloist, with chorus
Under the direction Of Mr.. Charles r.
Burr, superintendent of the Sunday school
the distribution of the presents was made
Ihe children received boxes of CANDY and
1ruit ana all the teachers and the pas tor
ana MRS. Bliss were the recipients of an
propriate gifts.
st. Ieresa'S Sunday school and the SIM
oay school or Emmanuel Protestant Epis-
copai Church also gave their Christmas en-
tertalnments last night in Anacostia
Evening star., 1898-12-29
The Ticket Sending Nuisance
To the Editor of The Evening Star:

40 lhe Eultor OF The Evening Star:
Would it not be a good idea for the people
ol washington to organize a society or
ADOPT some other effective means for the
suppression OF the nuisance of sending tick
ets Ior entertainments for all sorts of al
ieseo charitable objects, muscaIes, excur-
slons, etc., etc., through the United Stsres
mans ana asking the recipient of such m
"eicone missives to remit the price to some
persoh VINO may or may not be authorized
70 act In the matter responsible for the
money thus collected? The practice is Iit
tie less than social blackmaiI for of coursa
the sender assumes that no one or very few
"Iii snow nrmness enough to resist the de-
nano SO made. 1t is bad enough to have
your door bell rung every day from one to
half dozen times by peripatetic yenders of
THESE DTS OF pasteboard that anybody can
nave printed by the hundred, which are not
numbered or signed by any known or re-
sponsible person and in regard to which
there is no guarantee whatever that a SIN
sie penny thus realized will ever be applied
10 the pretended legitimate use, and every
penny OF which is much more likely to go
into the hands of the enterprising proiecfor
OF the alleged charitable object But the
mall system of brigandage is worse because
II puts the victim who will not be feeced
Dy TINS method to the trouble of returning
tne tickets in the same way or being omen
10 the suspicion of using or intending to
use them without -payinS for them
MY own infiexible ,rule is to decline to
purchase all tickets directly offered for sale
by individuals, and TO promptly return to
the senders all thoseI received through the
mails; but the action of a single individual
amounts to very little against what seems
to be combined system for the genteel
extortion of money ffoml people supposed to
be charitably inclined or literally disposed.
There are enough avenues for the expendi-
ture OF money for legitimate and deserving
purposes in Washington, as every one
knows, without resorting to the objectiona-
ole methods referred. TO. Hnd If our citizens
generally would un40r4ny and firmly re-
fuse to be bled In this way the proportions
of the nuisance would sSon be largely re-
duced. and doubtleSss fist as much real
good would be accomplished.
December %, 1885, HOUSEHOLDER.
Evening star., 1898-12-29
ANNUAL ELECTIONS.
Local Organizations Choose Leaders
for Ensuing Terms.


Mount Vernon Lodge, No. 5, knights of
Pythias, has elected officers as follows:
John w. Gaver, chancellor commander;
Alfred IL. Fowler, vice chancellor; Henry
Yenney, prelate; Joseph E. Kleindienst,
master of the work; Willard S. Robbins,
keeper of records and seal; John NJ. Kline,
master of finance Uwenty-second Year,; v;
Robert d. Crupper master of exchequer;
Hugh b. Armstrong, master-at-arms; rep
resentatives to the Grand Lodge, Amos j.
Cunning, John NJ. Kline, Robert D. Crup-
per, Henry Yenney and Willard S. Rob-
bins; trustees, Amos j. Cunning, John NJ.
Kline and Michael Wallace.
Valley Forge Council, No. 81, Junior Or
der United American Mechanics, has chosen
the following officers: Councillor d. L..
Smith; vice councillor, VIM. Newman; re-
cording secretary, c. T. Cathcart (re-elect-
ed), assistant recording secretary c. H.
Schafer: financial secretary, VIM. L. Hage-
man tre-elected); treasurer, D. Goldsmith h
Cre-elected); conductor, Victor Hecht; war
den, l.. w. Robinson; inside sentinel, A OF
tenberg: outside sentinel, G. Schafer trus-
tee, B. Sackerman junior past councillor
II. Sanger; representative to funeral benefit
association, c.. T. Cathcart.
At the regular meeting of Martha Dan
bridge Council, No. 1, D. of A., held last
evening, the following officers were elected
to serve for the ensuing term: Councillor
Grace NJ. Lowry; associate councillor, Mrs.
A w Snunk, vice councillor, Addie w.
Foster; associate vice councillor Annie Bal
lad; associate recording secretary Bertha
Shoemaker; conductor, Addie Feathers:
warden, Fannie Grahe; inside sentinel.
Mary j. Sammond; outside sentinel, John
Atherton; Junior past councillor Julia Rob-
erts; associate junior past councillor, Eta
Wilkinson; trustee, eighteen months ire
elected), Annie NJ. Dykes.
At recent meeting of National Council,
No. DO. National Union, the following Off
GERS were elected for the ensuing year: +.
C Ford, president; w. A. Petriken. vice
president; A c. Parker, speaker; c. P.
Hoskinson, recording secretary; H. w.
ScammeIl. financial secretary; Z. w. Wood
chaplain w. S Detwiler. treasurer; H. G.
Zobluer usher; Pietro Livigni. sergeant-at-
arms; A C. Parker and N. ]. Plass, dele
gates to cabinet; E. c. Ford delegate to i'm
mediate relief: E. c. Ford, delegate to fra
ternal congress; c. n. Cornell, L. H. Yate-
man, L. j. Sacks, trustees.
Mt. Vernon Council. No. 10, Junior Order
of American Mechanics. has elected officers
for new term as follows: p. c., VIM. NJ.
Bobb: c.. James l.. Mavars; V. c., Walter
s. Ayres: r. s., James A. Hewes; A. r. s.,
James S. Espey; F. S. Robert D. Dunn;
treasurer. b. NJ. Martin; conductor, John
s. Bartlett; warden, John F. May; I. g.,
Frank A. Riston; o. s.. Chas j. Havener;
trustee, John w. George; delegate, F. B.
A, B. NJ. Martin; alternate, F. B. A., Jas.
A. Hewes.
Evening star., 1898-12-29
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For that dull feeling In the morning which creates
and send you to our business with clear head
and stcndy hand. kafriko will DO this for yoa
T. :.osr surely & A. Gay follors night you want to
'straighten up take Kafriko. II your nerves are
'unsfeedy, youf Drain dnh or your stomach weak
Evening star., 1898-12-29
Foot Crushed by Accident.

About 1890 o'clock this morning car No.
IA of the Brightweod Railroad Company
Jumped the track at the corner of 7th
street and Sheridan avenue, and James Ste
venson. an old soldier, who was standing
on the front platform, was thrown under
meath the car i'll such a way as to crush
his left foot badly. He " as removed to the
Soldiers Home Hospital
Evening star., 1898-12-29

Margaret Sullivan, aged seventy-six years
living at No. 812 Grant avenue, fell OF
avenue betw w,en 9Th and 9th streets north-
west about II 80 am. today, and was. II
was said. severely injured. She was sent
home by Policeman Murphy of the eighth
precinct. 81.
Evening star., 1898-12-29

SCROFULA BLOOD POISON, CANCER, ECZEMA,
letter and all other disorders OF the blood perma-
nently cured and all tant eliminated from the sys
TEN. 5. S. s., the greatest purifier au17-w f,m-1y
Evening star., 1898-12-29

Blood diseases. skin diseases scalp diseases and
nervous affections, 10 nGtteT from what aase or
hO ne standing ssfully treated without the
Of poisonous drugs by JOHN H WOODRJr RY
~ W t2i St. New York. and 1906 Walnut st.
Philadelphia
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-12-22
Death of Calvin S Brice.

Ex-senator Calvin S. Brice. Of Ohio
died in New York, Dec. IS, of pneumonia.
He was born in 1875 Three years he
fore the civil war he entered Miami Uni
versity, but in 1861 he enlisted in Uni
versity company. for the war He served
in West Virginia in the S6th Ohio. In 1864
he was graduated from the University
and became Captain OF a company in the
18th Ohio, and served to the end of the
war.
He practiced law. In the campaign of
1876 he was an electoral candidate on the
Tilden ticket, and again on the CleveIa land
ticket in 1884 He was Delegate at
large in 1858 to the Democratic National
Convention at ST. Louis, where the Ohio
delegation chose him as member of the
National Committee. Chairman of the
Executive Committee during the 1888 cam
palgn, on the death Of Wm III. Barnum
he was elected Chairman of the Demo-
cratic National Committee.
In the Winter of 1880 Mr. Brice was
elected United States Senator to succeed
Henry Is. Payne and took his seat March
q, 1881. After serving six years in the
Senate very prominently, Mr. Brice was
succeeded by JOS. =. Foraker. In Wash
ington he occupied the Corcoran house
and gave lavish entertainments. Since
his retirement from the Senate he has
been III Washington but very little occu-
plying himself for the most part with
business affairs in New York
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SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.

This story of Il iiic OF infantrymen who
fought CALAMITY icT the preservation OF the
Union poTtrays the experiences OF the
Union soldier in q style that holds the
attention Of the reader and inspires ad-
ditional interest with each chapter.
Waiter Arnitage ard David Bronson,
Chicago newspaper compositOrs; Patrick
O'Neii an ex-SerS eant of Regulars, given 10
apt remarks and brave deeds; Karl Brent
man a lOyable German youth, all enlist
after the Fall OF Fort Sumter. One Stock,
A phegmatic young man, who. despite
his stupid appearance, Is quIck-wltted
and an excellent nnarksman, is in the
regiment, and becomes one of the group OF
friends. A set OF toughs, one "Peory'
among them. also enlist and prove cow
ards from the FIRST. "lnky,' an office
boy, becomes an artilleryElan, whose
dashing work secures him speedy pro
motion. Dick Morgan, a compassion, who
enters the rebel army, is met by the
comrades at various times. The File
soon get promotion, O'Neil becoming
Lieutenant. Kari falls madly in love with
bewitching, fiery, contrary rebel girl.
They are with the army operating against
Vicl1sburg, and in the preceding chapter
participate at Chickasaw Bayou, where
Stock is shot, and the File do not see him
again when the army falls back. Col.
Ellet. commanding the Qqeen OF the West
ram, proposes ID run among the rebel
boats in the river and sink the vessel
City CT Vicksburg.
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CHAPTER XLVII,

Among the thousands of Union soldiers
who from decks of boats, tops of trees and
high points on the leveeS watched the
progress of the Queen of the West on her
perilous voyage, there was none more
anXiously observant than Lieut.. O'Neil.
Although he had said little, he was
strongly opposed to Bronson and Karl
joining the expedition. He was too much
of an infantryman to have a high opinion
of anything outside that arm of the serv-
ice. He fulfilled to the letter the require
ments of soldier in believing his special
arm to be invincible and capable of any
duty assigned to il. His idea was that
all of military power worth paying heed to
was contained in the rifles and bayonets
of men standing on the firm ground in
double ranks and manuvering according
to Hardee'S tactics. In this he had con-
fidence that reached the confines of super
stition. For the other arms his regard
was so low as to verge on contempt. Cav
airy was the snowy frippery of the army,
and artillery its noisy bluster-both well
enough in their way, but not the place for
a man of genuine soldiership TO desire to
be in.
Naturally he was hostile to such am
service as Karl and Bronson had
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Catarrh of the Stomach.
A Pleasant, Simple, but Safe and
Effectual Cure for it.

Catarrh of the stomach has long been con-
sidered the next thing to incurable. The
usual symptoms are full or bloating sensa-
ton after eating accompanied sometimes with
sour or watery risngs, q formation of gases,
causing pressure on the heart and lungs, and
difficult breathing; headaches, tickle appe-
tite, nervousness and general played out,
languid feeling.
There is often foul taste in the mouth.
coated tongue, and if the interior of the
stomach could be seen it would show Shiny.
infamed condition.
The cure for this common and obstinate
trouble is found in treatment which causes
food to be readily, thoroughly digested before
it has time to ferment and irritate the deli
cate mucous surfaces Of the stomach. To
secure a prompt and healthy digestion is the
one necessary thing to do, and when normal
digestion is secured The catarrhal condition
will have disappeared,.
According to DR., Harlandson the safest and
best treatment is to use after each meal
tablet composed OF Diastase, Aseptic Pepsin,
a little Nux, Golden Seal, and fruit acids.
These tablets can nov be found at all drug
stores under the name of Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets, and not being h patent medicine can
be used with perfect safety and assurance
ohte bC"Aehy "PpCSitf fhu ohotouSu uiSc5tlOu
will follow their regular use after meals
Mr.. N. J. Booher, Of 27lO Dearborn ST..
Chicago ILL.,, writes: :: Catarrh is a local con-
dition, resulting from d neglected cold in the
head, whereby the lining membrane of the
nose becomes infiamed and the poisonous dis
charge therefrom passing backward into the
throat reaches the stomach thus producing
catarrh of the stomach. Medical authorities
prescribed for me for three years for catarrh
of the stomach without cure but to-day |
am the happest of men after using only one
box OF Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. cannot
find appropriate words TO express my good
feeling ] have found flesh, appetite, and
sound rest from their nse.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets is the safest
preparation as we'll as the simplest and most
convenient remedy for any form of indiges-
ton, catarrh OF the stomach, biliouSness, sour
stomach, heartburn and blnatng after meas
Send for little book mailed free on stomach
troubles, by addressing +. A. Stuart Co.,
Marshall, Mich. The tablets can be found
at all drug storeS
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CONTEXT from the racket. AS long as they
keep up the pounding I'm sure she's
afloat and in pretty fair condition. They
Wouldn't hammer away so at wreck"
ONeil took comfort. Though he could
not believe that Bronson and Karl were
still alive, and while listening to the roar
OF the artillery, he blamed himself for not
going with them. When the firing came
from the extreme lower end of the bat
teries, showing that the Queen had nearly
reached the end OF her voyage. the firing
ceased altogether. The suspense was
awful. Had she got through or sunk?
"Oi can't stan this any longer said
O'Neil. Dim goin to the other soide an
say watts become av thin, if Oh drown on
Their way
Without explanation, without reporting
at Regimental Headquarters, thinking OF
nothing but the deadly peril his COM
rades were in and needing his care and
assistance, he started off through the
mud the woods and swamps for the lower
side Of the peninsula.
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stores, and the 100 other essentials to a
proper equipment of the fleet and the
army it was estimated that $500, C00, Geo
would be needed for the war. There were
two possible ways to reach this fund-as
there are two ways to enlist the soldier,
either by conscription or by volunteer
service. As we relied upon the citizen to
become the soldier, so we wisely relied
upon the citizen to become the Nations
creditor.
"At lower terms as to interest than
were ever before proposed by the Govern
ment for an original loan, $500, coo, eco
were asked. Fourteen hu ndred millions
were offered. From every State, County,
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MHY SUCCEED JOHN HAY.

Joseph IL. Choate. the Lawyer, 1t Is Be-
ii-ved, Will Represent Us In England.
The man who will probably represent the
United States as Ambassador to the Court of
st. James is Joseph H. Choate, of New York,
lawyer and wit. He is 66 years old, and was
born in Salem, Mass. Mr.. Choate graduated
from Harvard, went to New York when a
young man, was admitted to the Bar, and be-
came the law partner OF William NJ. Evarts.
and in time became known far and wide as
one OF the most original, nimble-tongued,
alert-minded and quick-witted of the men
who had got to the front in New York s arena
of law and talk. Mr.. Choate was President
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4 FILE OF INFANTRYMEN.
"oT Three Years During the WarAt Home in Shelter
Tent and Abroad with Three Days Ratons
and Forty Rounds of Ammunition"
BY JOHN McELROY.
Copyright 1898 by the publisher. NATIONAL TnInrvn

and headed down the river. Her cotton
bales were in flames. and unless they
could be extinGuished her doom was fixed
without regard 10 what the batteries along
the three remaining miles of her journey
might do. Bronson and the rest OF tn e
soldiers dropped their guns and Joined the
crew in passing and throwing water
The rebels worked their guns with all
the determination of infuriated men, and
there was a continual shower of balls
about the gallant vessel. There was
another comforting shout of NO one
hurt
1t went up, the glad shout, from time to
time until, at 8 o'clock, she passed out of
range of the last rebel gun and cast
anchor at the lower end of the canal.