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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-24

A rlch and dainty Settee of Brentwood neatly
woven IN rich coiorlnSseasy, comfortable and cool
$500 each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-24

A large, comfortable Rocker with double woven
seat and back; strongly built and very comfortable.
SIo5 each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-24

A large, comfortable Folding and Reclining Chair
can be adjusted to positions; just the thing for
ease and comfort.
QSc. each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-24

-, large and comfortable Willow Rustic Bench
the strongest bench made.
$500 each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-24
$3.50 to $3.50 each.

We have a large and varied assortment of Pore
ana Lawn Benches, comprising all the newest d.
signs. in all sizes ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-24

charge by Col E. S. Pierce. deputy SER
geant-at-arms of the House to be buried
with the honors paid to a representative
in Congress. A special car was provided to
transport the body to Mr.. Bairds native
town. Bastrop La, and u congressional es-
cort attended.
Remains Taken South.
The party left at 1913 last night over the
Southern railway. The funeral train will
reach New Orleans Tuesday and arrive at
Bastrop, the late home of the deceased
at 12:15 on Wednesday, where the remains
will be met by friends and borne to the
residence of Mr.. Hampton. The funeral
will take place the afternoon OF the same
day at the Episcopal church in that town,
and the burial services will be under the aus
pieces of the Masonic order and of the
knights of Pythias, of which last organiza
ton the deceased was formerly grand chan
cellor for the state of louisiana The body
will be finally inferred in the family lot in
the Bastrop cemetery.
The congressional escort consisted of Rep
resentatiVes AdOlph Meyer and Robert c.
Davey of Louisiana. Representative c. l..
Bartlett of Georgia, Representatives Page
Morris, F. NJ. Eddy and ]. T. McCleary of
Minnesota; Representative B. r. Marsh of
Illinois. Representatives H. r. Gibson and
w. 2. BrOwulOw of Tennessee, Representa-
tive Amos j. Cummings of New York. Rep
resentatives H. D. Clayton, 0. W. Under
wood and ]. II. Bankhead of Alabama, SEN
atOr CafTery of Louisiana and Senator Ba
con OF Georgia.
His Brief Career.
Mr.. Baird was one of the younger mem
beers of the House, both in age and point
of service. He was born in 1861 at Oak
Ridge. La. and received his education at
home and at Viucennes, Ind. He was very
ambitious, with a taste for public life. He
began the study of law in 1879 and in 1882
admitted to the bar.
AT the age of twcnty-three years he was
elected district attorney of the sixth judicial
district. He showed such proficiency in his
duties and manifested much familiarity
with the law that he was elected judge of
the district four years later.
After four years service on the bench he
resumed the practice of law, and again
began to take active interest in politics He
vas sent to the state senate in 1896 and i'm
medi&tely took high rank among his col
leagues and in the councils of his party.
He was chairman of the joint democratic
caucus during the session of the general as
sembly and was temporary chairman of the
democratic state convention in 1896. He
was sent delegate to the democratic
national convention in that year.
He ran for Congress from the fifth dis
trict on the democratic ticket, defeating his
populist opponent, A. BenOit, by II, 1914 TO
1870
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-24

There are
two mis-
takes that
people with
weak lungs
are liable to
make and
both are
about
equally
bad: One
is to not
give atten-
ton quick
ly enough
to the little
coughs and
bronchial
. troubles
W hich so
rapidly I'M
J derninc
the delicate
lung tissue
and plunge
gu into
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-24

large, comfortable Rocker with wide arms
double woven seat and natural wood finish.
$I.5O each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-24
Full Lime of New Sewing Machines.

Our "W & l." Sewing Machines vary price from $1,000
$4,000 and the only shuttle machines made with
ball bearings The Victor price $500 $4,000
The Capital $1,000 so The Demores $500 $4,000 FIVE
guarantee and full of attachments machine.
Secndf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-24

Cut glass will be carefully packed
and shipped at once or held subject
to the wish of the purchaser if so de-
sired.
Fifth floor,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-24

large and comfortable Willow Rustic Chair.
SI.5O each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-24
New American
Gut Glass

Gut Glass Tumblers Per dozen. SI.oo
Cut Glass Butter Plates. Each....... S2.25
Cut Glass carafes. Each............... SI.95
Cut Glass Handled Naples. Each. SI.05
Cut Glass Olive Dishes, Eaeh,,,,...... sI.95
Cut Glass Salad Bowls. Each........... $500
Cut Glass cruets, Each. SI.oo
Cut Glass Pitchers Each. So 90
Cut Glass Decanters Each. .,.......... S2.25
Cut Glass BonhOn Dishes. Each S2,25
otfler handsome pieces up to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-24
$500 each.

beautiful Brentwood Chair and Rocker to match,
in rich coiorings interviewer with colored splits in
green red OF yellow frame. Very rich and inviting
$500 each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-24

A large, comfortable Arm Chair with woven seat
natural wood finish.
SI.25 each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-24
Toilet
Articles.

OlIeC
Articles.
Soaps, Toilet Waters, Flesh Pow
ders and the various articles so nee
essary or helpful to ones comfort in
these early spring days.
Cleaver's Sweet English Lavender Soap. 49,
loc. cake; box of cakes. ~.
Imported Violet Toilet Water, bottle. 900. zoe.
Royal Crown Cologne, o. DC; 4 o., .-~
WV " VI. & y
W. & LIS Florida Water o., 17c.; s o. 3IC.
Imported Violet Toilet Powder, box...,... IQc.
Woodland Violet Talcum Powder, box..... ISc.
Perfumed Ammonia, bottle .............. IOC.
w. & LIS Triple Extract, all odors q o., zoo
2oc.; o.. 49c.; OF. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. W.
Prophylactic Tooth Brushes. Each. ....... ,3OC.
Amolin Powder box. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. I5c.
Imported Puff Boxes, glass and aluminium. ocr
Violet de Parme Soap box of cakes..... 2oC.
W. LIS Oatmeal Soap, box of cakes. CSC.
W. & LIS Honey Soap, box of eakes.... CSC.
Special.
Eagle Fountain Pens, warranted
I4-carat gold pen. Each. .$I.oo
First floor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-24
New Haviland
OpenstOck China.

We announce the arrival of our
new pattern in Haviland China
Open Stock Dinner Ware, which we
imported direct 1t is exquisite1v
decorated in wild roses of the most
beautiful shade of pink and in a very
artistic manner. lis priced unusu-
ally low for Haviland China. We
solicit the inspection of china con-
noisseurs.
Special attention is called to the
HaViRand Salad and
Ice Cream or Tea Pilates
In this beautiful new pattern which
we offer at
20c. each.
The advantage in buying open
stock ware is twofold-you can select
just the number of pieces and assort-
ment desired and can replace any
broken piece at any time within three
years.
Nothing could be more pleasing as
wedding gift.
Appropos of spring weddings, we
also desire to call special attention to
our never SO elegant assortment of
New American
Gut Glass.
American cut glass is unquestion-
ably the finest in the world And our
new assortment shows conclusivelv
what American brain and ingenuity
can produce. The new pieces, with
their deep, rich cuttings, cost no
more than the old designs.
Cut glass makes a most appro-
pirate and acceptable wedding gift
A few items of unusual value are
as follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-24

BRANDING Rocker, in two styles; very large and
comfortable. with broad arms, double woven seat
and back; extra value.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-24

Book Observation-Disclosures.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-13
GIRDLE OF BRILLIANTS.
Jewell Encircls Waist of a Now York
BELLE.

Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, formerly
Miss Gertrude Vanderbilt Of New York,
has lately created a sensation among
the novelty-loving members of the
400 by wearing a uniquely jeweled
girdle OF fabulous cost, which is both
cincture for the waist and dress trim
ming combined. The girdle came from
Europe and has but recently been pre-
sented to Mrs. Whitney by her hus-
band. 1t Is of repousse gold, with nine
long dangling chains holding in their
meshes rare and costly gems. One
charm of the girdle is hat it fits Mrs.
Whitney's slender figure as If it were
made of glistening satin instead Of
cleaning gold. The girdle is cut in
points at the top and bottom, and it IS
so deep that it forms a perfect corse-
let. At the sides it is a trifle lower
than In the front. The fastening is at
the left side, but it is invisible. This
corselet of gold shows a wonderfully
beautiful raised design of orchids and
leaves most exquisitely wrought. Alone
1t would be well worth coveting. But
In its dangling chains lies its special
novelty. From each point of the girdle
across the front and at the sides a
chain of jewels is suspended. These
chains vary in length, the longest one
falling from the center point, the short
er ones at the sides. Each chain is
finished with a gold knob and tassal of
threads of gold. And the gold chains
hold thousands of dollars worth of
rare gems. The center chain is stud
ded with whole pearls of most beauti-
full luster, the largest ones set toward
the top. On one side of the chain Is a
string Of t~urquoises, on the other sap
phires. The jewels are set at short
spaces apart. From the other chains
shorter chains Is studded with five
Jewels, a ruby, a diamond, emerald,
opal and sapphire. The chains have
the effect of a wonderful scintillating
1eweled fringe. The only time that the
400" had an opportunity to see this
marvellous girdle was n night at the
opera, just before Mrs. Whitney start
ed for the south. She wore 1t on that
occasion with a simple gown of white
silk null over white silk. The jew
eled chain formed the trimming for
the very effective skirt. This demi-
train skirt was made with four ruff
des of the silk null, each one finished
with a frill of real lace and beaded
with a bit of fiuting of pale blue silk.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-13

rescind the bargain there seems every
reason to believe that Mr.. Reid will
live to enjoy one of the largest private
fortunes of the period, and to acquire
a European reputation for his sagacity
In exploiting a huge island which was
barren when he appeared on the scene.
But this singular nan has had, in a
measure, to pay the penalty which for
tune SO often exacts from the success
years ago, when he let his native Scot
land to seek his fortune, has been full
of many of the rough spots of the earth
and hard work and exposure, especially
In Newfoundland and Canada, have
obliged him for a time to relax his en-
ergfes. But even while he is thus
forced to seek IN Algerian retreat, the
mighty work Of developing SO vast a
property goes increasingly On. He has
three clever, stalwart sons to assume
the helm of affairs in Newfoundland,
and they are to be his heirs. To most
people the management of an estate of
a few hundred acres presents Difficult
ties; 1t is somewhat harder to manage
a few millions.
At present in Newfoundland a small
army Of prospectors and surveyors are
at work; mills are being built, a rail-
way 400 miles long is being operated,
a fleet of seven steamers is in process
OF construction-in fact, everything Is
being done which is necessary to ex-
plot SO large a domain. Under these
circumstances it is easy to see why
the eternal French rights question
should have suddenly assumed such q
pressing Importance.
W.. G. Reid possesses pluck as we'll
as ability. for upon a recent occasion
he ventured into a mine whence no one
Of his workmen would follow him, and
In the subsequent explosion sustained
severe injuries-especially to his eye
sight.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-13
Behind Closed Doors.

I've often had a quiet chuckle owe
a burglary at our mills four or five
years ago." said the cotton mills man,
after examining the latest patent win
dow catch. eve had about $50, 900 in
the big safe under my charge, and
craftsmen got into the office and pried
open desks and drawers and drilled al
the safe for seven or eight hours. NV
heart was as big as a pumpkin when ]
reached the office and realized whathad
happened. l took courage when I saw
they hadn't blown the safe open, and
g%rasping the knob, 1 gave a pull to
see If the lock had been tempered with,
Then | came as near fainting away as
an unhurt nan ever does" For what
reason?" "Why, my friends, 1 pulled
that safe door wide open and there
lay the $780, 900 before me. To be hon.
est about it, l hadn't locked the safe
the night before, but simply had clos
ed the door. For at least eight hours
that fortune was at the finger tips OF
the craftsmen, but it had never &C.
Cured to them to try the door. They
had drilled a hole and would have
blown it off but for being frightened
away. 1t was just a bit of luck, you
know. 1t was hard times with us, and
we were sailing close and if the bur-
glars had got that Doodle we'd have
gone to the wall for sure"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-13
"Whooping Coughn Party.

A unique function known as q
"whooping cough" party was given a
few evenings ago by a prominent New
Yorker, and it was a success, too. He
had promised his children a social par
ty for the little friends, but the
whooping cough broke out in his fam
lily and disappointment followed. Then
the neighborhood became infected with
the disease and a happy thought struck
the parents. They would have the par
ty just the same, but all of the guests
must be afflicted with the Whooping
cough. None except with proper cre-
dentials was invited, and the result
was a merry evening for the little suf.
f%erers, who found time to enjoy them
selves between coughs"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-13
FRIENDS FOR YEARS.
But They Never Met or Seen Fac
Other,

But They Never Met or Seen Each
Other.
The telephone girl is not the only
one who incidentally has a good time
along with work, speaking her mind
when she pleases, because her identity
Is unknown. She, as a rule, is very
local and her voice is frequently the
means OF disclosing who she is, so she
Is Obliged at times to be somewhat re-
served, but only Eat times" With the
telegraph operator it is different. He
or she may express the mind fully if it
can be done in two or three minutes,
for that is the limit of the time the
operator dare monopolize. He clicks
the most daring things over the wire
to the operator at the other end, and
the same is clicked back. Frequently
they will make desperate love to each
other, neither knowing the sex of the
other, and will continue 1t for months
or years, and If one of them is changed
to another post the acquaintance will
go with the new operator where the
old one left off. At times they will tell
each other their sex at parting, and If
they both happen to be men or girls
it is put down and told as a good joke
of the business. They always say
good morning" to each other as reg
ularly as if they worked in the same
room and hated each other cordially.
At the telegraphers' convention, held
recently in Chicago, says the Chron-
icle, a tall, handsome Englishman was
noticed to look over the registry book
every hour or SO of the first two days
at the convention. At length some one
asked him why he did it. Il am look
Ing for the name of an old friend" he
replied. wouldn't you see him if he
came in and registered?" was asked.
Eyes, but | would not know him. He
has been a warm friend of mine for
twenty years, still 1 have never seen
him. We have never met at a CON
vention, which is about the only place
operators ever meet. When l could get
off he could not, but this time 1 ex-
pected to see his name on the register
sure" Soon a short, heavy set man
of genial appearance walked to the
book and wrote his name with a -four
ish. The Englishman watched him, and
as he turned way he looked at the
book. "There he is" he said, and a
moment later the two friends of twenty
years were clasping hands and gazing
into each others eyes for the first time.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-13
HIS STRATEGY.

Professor" Leonards stepped quick
~ onto the stage and gazed around at
the crowded audience. Then he thrust
his left thumb into the armhole of his
waistcoat, and, waving his right arm
in the air, commenced to lecture.
He was not addicted to much pream-
BILE and he was quickly in the thick Of
the subject matter, which was hypno-
tism. 1t was not given to every man
to perform such feats as he could
show, he intimated, and to prove that
he was no mere boaster he casually
offered f100 to any man who could per-
form his mesmeric experiments.
"Tll take it up" shouted a slim
looking young man from the ear of
the hall.
The slim young man mounted the
platform at the close of the entertain
ment and essayed the task of winning
that f100. He was a dismal failure.
One or two of the subjects were placed
in a condition of dreary inertness, but
the rest, after pretending to submit to
the magic force of the mysterious
passes made over their faces, simply
stood up and laughed at the amateur
for his pains.
He bore his unsuccess with becom-
Ing meekness, but he had discovered a
factor in Professor" Leonard's meth
DDS. For the mex few days he studied
not so much %hypnotism as human ma
ture, and at the end of the week again
formed one of the audience at the en-
t~ertainment. He was not so very
greatly surprised to find that precisely
the same gentlemen were chosen as
subjects from among a large number
OF volunteers as were selected on the
previous occasion; but he was unde-
TERED, and responded to the invita-
ton for the f10O competition with alac-
rity.
Hard cash, If you please" replied
the young gentleman, and set to work
on the row of grinning yokels who
were waiting to be hypnotized.
To the great surprise of everybody,
including the professor" one by one
they succumbed to the mesmeric influ-
ence, and when every individual had
been put through his facings according
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-13
E BILE.
She Kept a Charmed Circle of Delighted
Hearers.

She Kept a Charmed Circle of Delighted
Hearers.
Sunday after Sunday used to find
Mrs. Sartoris at Little Holland house,
and there, or wherever else she might
be, 1t could be said: Where she sat
was the head of the table; the humblest
seat became a throne, around which
her versatile, brilliant and witty dis
course, emphasized by the mobile play
of feature and an incompatible va
r1ety of gestures, kept a charmed cir
Gle of delighted hearers, says the Corn
hill Magazine. The Kemble beauty
re1gned in her face, and in the variety
or Its expressions the culver of the
nostrils played a leading part; never
can a human nostril have helped its
owner to express indignation, amuse-
ment n a thousand other emotions OF
mind and spirit as did Mrs. Sartoris'.
We found her n day greatly pleased,
she had had the visit of an old gentle
man who had known Mrs. Siddons, and
he had told her that he had been
struck, on the first interview with
her, with the similarity of one OF
her gestures to a favorite gesture
OF her aunt's-a downward EN-.
phatlc wave of her fan at the
conclusion of a sentence. All who
knew Mrs. Sartoris will remember
how constantly she rounded off her
periods with this movement, some.
times striking her fan into the palm OF
her left hand, and will understand her
pleasure at learning that she had in.
herited it from her illustrious aunt.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-13

hypnotized. Yet this subject slept on
through it all, as though he had set
tied down steadily to crack the record
OF the seven sleepers.
i shall want to be remunerated for
my services" said Leonards.
Name your price, and set to work
at once" returned Johnson; "the
crowd won't stand 1t any longer"
MY price is f10O," coolly replied
Leonards.
What" said the other.
"One hundred pounds; and cheap at
that. It's the price I paid you for my
little downfall the other night" he
whispered.
Curse it! Take it, then" said
Johnson. You've played a keener
game than mine, and I deserve to lose
for being so easily gulled. Tell your
man to stop his eternal fooling, and
let's get out of this"
Professor" Leonards made a few
transverse passes over the mans face,
and with a dazed look in his BYE, the
man returned to his senses.
Loud and long was the cheer that
greeted this successful exposition Of
the marvellous power Of %hypnotism as
demonstrated by the elder professor"
and after a counter demonstration OF
groans for the unlucky Johnson, the
crowd departed.
The man who was hypnotized re-
manned behind for a moment or two.
When he departed he was in high spir-
Its, the richer by a f5-note.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-13
Stories of Brahms.

Many stories are told of how the late
composer Brahms treated pianists aud
singers who were eager to get his crit
cssm. If n of these aspirants for his
avor was fortunate enough to find
Jim at home and be received, Brahms
kst concern was to seat himself on
me lid OF his piano, a position from
which he rightly deemed few would
have the temerity to GUST him. If
this failed, he had recourse to the
statement that the instrument was out
of tune. "Oh, that does not matter"
remarked one courageous individual.
Perhaps not to you, but 1t does to
me-" replied the master. On one occa-
sion he was just leaving his house
when a long-haired youth, with a
bundle of music under his arm, hailed
him with, "Can you tell me where Dr..
Brahms lives?" Certainly" an
swered the master in the most amiable
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-13
A Yankee Trick.

Some ingenious individual, evident
ly an American, has conceived a
novel idea of gaining the soil of Mex
leo without paying the required toll
for crossing the bridge which spans
the Rio Grande. When partly across
the bridge and over the water the mis-
creant, being satisfied the guards at
tention is attracted elsewhere, quick
ly scales the bridge fence and drops
on the bank below, a distance of eight
feet. There being mush shrubbery n
brush in the immediate vicinity, he
trickster has no difficulty in eluding
the vigilance of the sentinel. The
same modus operandi is practiced in
returning, only that in the backward
trip the feat is performed by climbing
to the bridge. This enterprise has
grown to the extent that the originator
has hundreds of followers, especially
on Sundays during the rush of the
throng attending bull fights at Juarex.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-05-13
Distribution of Onr Fnrcas-

Official figures show the distribution
Of the armed force of the United
States. OF the regulars %, 400 are In
this country, 12,5O7 in Cuba, 1,706 in
the Philippines, 4,376 in Porto Rico.
and 618 in the Engineer battalion, max
ing a total Of 58,607. The volunteer
army is put down at 75,S45, of which
there are 23,480 men in the United
States, 33,3S2 in Cuba, 16,411 in the
Philippines, 1921 in Porto Rico, and
BAL in Hawaii. OF the troops in the
United States 10,546, and in Porto Rico
all but sixty are under orders to be
mustered out. The nominal strength
Of the volunteer and regular armies
Is, therefore, 134,452, or about 12O, 600
net, as compared with the total
strength of 274,717. 1t will thus be
seen that an army of lao, 900 volunteers
has been successfully d~isbanded since
the truce.