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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-26
Annual Choice of oMcerr.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
EVANSVILLE, Md, December g. 1900.
At a recent meeting Of the Beltsvllle
Grange of this county the following officers
for the ensuing year were elected: Master.
J. D. Cassard; overseer. Henry j. Patter-
son; lecturer, D. B. MCDONNELL; steward,
John r. Laughlin; assistant steward,
Somerfeld d. Hall chaplain, E. o. Gardner;
treasurer, Samuel w. |Beall; gatekeeper.
Prof W. T. L. Taliaferro; secretary, Wal
ter r. Bend; Pomona. Miss Mollie Hall,
Mrs H. B. McDonnell; Ceres, Mrs Eliza
beth Burke: assistant lady steward, Miss
Bessie Bendy.
1t was decided to hold the annual county
institute February IS and 10 next at Belts
Vile, instead OF Upper Marlboro.
Mount Herman Lodge Of Masons Of this
village several evenings since elected the
following officers for the ensuing year:
C H. Welsh, w. NJ; James NJ. Mcmillan,
8. W.; George Lenhardt. ]. W.: F. A.
Holden. secretary; F. H. Gasch, treasurer;
DR.. V. l.. Perry, s. D.; w. G. Wilson. ]. D.;
r. Gasch, tyler. DR.. James r. Owens
resigned from the board Of directors and
Mr. c. H. Welsh was elected to serve for
the unexpired term. Mr.. George T1se and
Mr.. George Lenhardt were reelected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-26
Boyd's and Vicinity.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
BOYD'S, Nd, December 25 1900
The land Of Benjamin Messenger, which
comprises abou. $50 acres near Tuscarora,
where the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company will run it's new cutoff in order to
straighten some Of its tracks has been
bought by the company. This piece OF
land has on it the stone quarry
of the Washington Junction Stone Company,
which company had the quarry under
fifty-year lease. ~,
Mrs Timothy Cation of Potomac, who was
paralyzed a few days ago. is improving SO
rapidly that 1t Is expected she may be able
to walk about very soon.
1t Is reported here that some OF the peach
growers of Washington county, Nd. are
pulling up their young peach trees with the
aid of a traction engine. Those that are
being pulled are those Of young growth and
well-bearing trees. The cause given by
many is that in the past few years. on &C
count of go many farmers going into peach
growing the business has become unprofit-
able.
Miss Susie Nichols of Boyd's is visiting
friends in Washington during the Christmas
holidays.
Mr.. James E. Williams of this town, who
has been very Ill, is slowly improving. He
Is one of the Oldest residents OF TINS place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-26
DEGENERATE OYSTERS.
Visitor to the West Indies Finds Some
Half Out of Their Shells.

Half Out of Their Shells.
From the New York Tribune.
I'm the West Indies,' says man who
has Travelled much in out-of-the-way places,
1.-The fish is the most delicious in the world.
1t has a flavor infinitely superior to that
caught in northern waters, or, at, least, to
the fish which finds its way to city tables.
But there is lacking good gift, and
sometimes the stranger thinks that the de-
ficiency counterbalances all the advantages.
There are no oysters to be had, except as
they come to some large town In the New
York steamer. My business took me far
away from civilization on one of my jour
neys to the islands, and L was thoroughly
sick Of fish and canned food, when one OF
the negroes remarked that there was lot
Of oysters in a creek not far away. l went
after them with all haste, picturing the
treat in store for me-
1.-THE negro explained that an expert
ment the government had stocked the creek
with oysters several years before-he could
not say how many, but l gathered 1t must
have been at least twenty. We got to the
creek and found any quantity OF oysters
But they We're of a sort never dreamed OF
at after-theater supper places in New York.
One could recognize the fact that they
were oysters, or had been. but they had
acquired a peculiar and unpleasant flavor,
while their outward appearance was Gu
riOuSly changed. Inc SnellS ldu grown
fiat and the oysters were nearly squeezed
out They were plentiful enough, and
seemed to multiply, so that they are not
likely to cease changing, and l have often
wondered if, in the course of few more
years, the oyster would not be squeezed en-
tirely out Of the shell, affording a parallel
to the Australian cherry, which has
squeezed out the stone that it is now on
the outside. An oyster with the shell on
its back would be a sight to open the eyes
of a Waldorf chef; but If the thing has
happened in the case of the cherry why not
in the case of the oyster also? And / am
certain that l saw the beginning of the
mr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-26
TREATY PLEASEs RUSSIA.
Course Of This Country Applauded by
N0vOe Vremya.

NOvOe Vremya.
ST. PETERSBURG, December 26.-The
Novoe Vremya, discussing the English news
paper Indictment Of the United States Sen
ate for Its unparalleled attempt to over
turn the Clayton-Bulwer treaty" says:
1.-THE case is not unusual. Conditions have
changed, and the treaty must change, too.
Russia, afforded an example in 1870 in de-
claring that she was no longer bound by her
promise not to maintain war vessels in the
Black sea-"
The Bourse Gazette says: Russia is graf
flied by Americas diplomatic victory over
England. Western Europe dislikes the Mon
roe doctrine because it desires to grab ter
ritories everywhere. Russia, which has SYM
pathized with America since her independ-
ence, which liquidated American posses
sions to America, has nothing against the
Monroe doctrine, and the old sympathies
have grown more cordial in China"
The London Standard. referring to the
canal difficulty. expresses hope that Presi-
dent Mckinley will SHOW himself wiser
than the inconsderate Senate"
The Daily Chronicle bluntly admits that
the Nicaragua cloud has become very
serious 1t sees no compromise course
between allowing things to slide. thus
or and reputation" and an unconditional
refusal Of the new amendment. Assuming
the latter alternative to be adopted, the
Daily Chronicle asks:
what force has Lord Salisbury to back
up refusal? Our army is shut up in South
Africa and China, and our navy Is needed
to protect communications with both. Sell
dom in its stormy career has the conserva-
tive government been placed in more
dangerous dilemma"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-26
A School for Walters.

In former times most things were done
by rule Of thumb or after a long appren-
ticeship. Now apprenticeship is becoming
thing Of the past and rule of thumb is
giving way to scientific training. In Vi
emma there is a school for walters The
first course Is devoted to a theoretical ex-
position of the art of serving at table.
When the pupils have sufficiently mastered
the principles Of the art they are allowed
to practice on two ladies and two gentle
men in evening dress who dine at one ia
BILE. The professor watches the operation
and sharply calls the waiter to account If
he uses an ordinary corkscrew instead Of
an automatic one OF carelessly puts his fin
ger in the soup. ~ he should be without
gloves he is shown how to conceal the fact
There are 900 pupils in this school alone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-26
He Went Roand 1t.
x-ox,, %bo Yondop Htn~Gs ~

Before Bismarck ,recopstructed the map
Of Europe, and made a united Germany a
dozen little principalities used to annoy
travellers by stopping them at their from
tiers until they had satisfied the custom
house demands. A9,%sYankee once had his
carriage stopped at the frontier of a petty
princes country. The Herr Ober. controleur
at the custom house. came forward, and.
much to his indignation. was received in a
nonchalant way. The Yankee was ungen-
tlemanly enough not to get out of his car
rage or even to take off hts hat. The Herr
Ober sharply demanded the key Of the tour
lists trunks, which his subordinate began
handling roughly. Here. hands off," shout
ed the Yankee. II didn't come from the
United States of America to be controlled
by you. Put those trunks back. I'll not
go through you at all. I'll turn back. I'm
in no hurry, and don't care for losing day
You're no country. You're only a spot. I'll
go round YOU" And he did.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-26
THE OLDEST ORNAMENTS.
Beads, First Used by SavaEes, Are Still
in Vogue.
tbo

From the London Telegraph
The great and mysterious Goddess Of
Fashion has, for some reason best known
to herself decreed that beads should come
into vogue again. That commanding whis-
per which comes from no visible source and
yet Is heard and obeyed everywhere has
parsed through the world Of womankind,
and the observant may already notice
strings Of many colored beads appearing
on the necks and breasts, the wrists and
tresses of the fair votarieS of the goddess.
In this her edict she goes back to mode
never really out Of favor since humanity
first took to self-adornment Beads are GER
tainly the most ancient of all forms OF the
hedecking Of the body. unless we except the
field and forest blossoms.
Nobody knows who first invented beads.
Perhaps 1t was some primitive savage who
found nuts oak balls In the forest. drill
ed by the wood worm, and threaded them
together on a stalk Of grass. Anything and
everything with hole In 1t served at the
beginning for beads-cowrie shells, f1sh
teeth, claws Of beasts, striped and spotted
seeds and the like. But the great age OF
beads began with the invention of glass.
and the Egyptians, Carthaginians and
Phoenicians generally were skilled crafts
men at beadmaking. Their methods were
much the same as may be seen today In
Venice or any other chief seat Of the art.
1t would astonish many new wearers OF
beads to learn how immense is their produc-
ton and how wide their distribution. Venice
alone has long been accustomed to send forth
every ten years 600 quintals Of beads.
worth 5000 lire, and in many other spots
a steady manufacture is always proceeding
to supply the Unsuitable demands Of Zanzi-
bar. The dusky belle must have her orna-
ments substantial. since they will pass
through many a rude proof In cave and
kraal. And your well-made Venetian bead
will practically last forever. unchanged In
beauty. There must be plenty of beads
worn at this day in Africa which were left
there Dy the traders of King Solomon who
traff1cked to Ophir, or those more daring
mariners Of Tyre and Sidon, who sailed for
trade to the land Of Punt and, perhaps,
even to the ZambeA river.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-26
POISON IN CLOTHING.
Enslishmen Frightened by What
They Wear.

From the London Mail.
Bright colors are very fashionable now,
happily for the spirits of those whose lot In
life 1t is to inhabit cities as gloomy as Lon
don, or Manchester are in December. and
the smartest tints are those known as fon-
dant or bonbon shades, pretty blues, soft
pinks, delicate puppies, and military reds.
The strides chemistry has achieved during
the past few decades make the production
Of such colors easy and their cost inexpen-
sive but unfortunately it also makes adul-
te1ation easy, too, and the use Of poisonous
dyes is becoming all too common.
Anilines are very extensively used. and
very little harm has been traced to fabrics
so colored while chrome yellows containing
lead, greens containing arsenic and blues
containing muriate of soda, have been
proved distinctly deleterious.
Aniline is largely used in cOloring wall
papers, and window curtains without bad
effect, but a curious case has Just been
made public by the French Academic de
Medecin relating to the injurious effects OF
aniine oil, which is used in yellow-brown
boot paste. Two children wearing these
polished boots were poisoned, and the evil
was traced to the oil In the paste, which
had gradually soaked through the leather.
Unluckily, there is no ready way of dis
eliminating between dyes that are harmful
and dyes that are not. Experience and
consequences alone are a guarantee of their
do art needlework with silks and colored
threads should never bite off the end Of
their silk nor suck 1t in order that 1t may
thread easily through the needles eye, Tor
to those foolish, though excusabls. habits
cases of arsenical poisoning have been
traced.
In case where there are abrasions or
sores of any kind upon the hmbs-for ex-
ample upon the shins or ankles-dyed hos
iery should never be worn unless the broken
skin is protected Scarlet socks. however
expensive, should never be worn until they
have been thoroughly washed. All the
clever chiropodists after cutting a corn or
II eating it with an acid, protect the place
By means of plaster or lint before the
patient puts his socks on again. Clothes.
dresses, and mantels also often reek with
poison. Many people have been made Sc
rlously Ill after fast walk owing to the
dye soaking through to the armpits or
other spots, and entering the open pores Of
the skin. There Ia an immense amount Of
trickery accomplished in the trade. where
indigo-dyed goods are concerned. Even
"worsted indigo" sold at So. Cd. a yard. has
occasionally been found to be something
else poisonous, having not a trace OF pure
indigo in 1t.
The test for the discovery Of pure indigo
is as follows Place a piece of cloth half
an inch square on a saucer, plate. or In a
porcelain basin, and drop two or three
drops Of strong nitric acid on 1t. If pure
indigo Is present, bright yellow spot with
q green rim is quickly developed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-26
TELEPHONING TO HAVANA.
First Trial at Key West Regarded as
Success,

A dispatch from Key West, Fla, yester-
day says: An interesting experiment has
lust been made here which demonstrates
conclusively that a proper telephone cable
communication can be had with foreign
countries. In presence of several prominent
persons the officials of the Southern Bell
Telephone Company connected the phone
wires here and at Havana with the gulf
cable between the two cities. For few
minutes a roaring noise prevented any
communication but finally this subsidized
and the officials here heard Havana dis
tinctly The words II cannot understand
YOU were clearly transmitted. Havana,
however failed to clearly understand. The
first experiment was regarded as highly
successful
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-26
CHINESE BANKING SYSTEM.
Make Safe Deposits Mat
ter of Necessity.

ter of Necessfty.
From the Forum.
The insecurity of Chinese houses and the
danger from fire make banks OF deposit
necessity. All classes in China have bank
accounts The business of the banks Is to
discount paper. to negotiate bills Of ex-
change to loan money on land or on per
sonal property and to buy and sell the
nrecfous metals There Is no government
Limit to their establishment. They sell
hills of exchange at short dates to any
point In China. The Hong Kong and
shanghai Banking Corporation and other
foreign banks have largely interfered with
the sale of foreign bills and bills running
for long time Inc banks orulha aatts
cept in Pekin, pay interest ON deposits,
sometimes on daily balances. They agree
also to give the parties every facility Tor
borrowing The custom is that deposftor
can obtain on his paper, as loan, twice
the amount of his deposit, but only for
few days accommodation. Deposits may
be- withdrawn at will. and the interest, ex-
cept In Pekin, Is allowed up to the date OF
withdrawal The foreign banks also pay
interest on deposits but they stipulate for
fixed terms The Hong Kong and Shang-
hal Banking CORPORATION pays per cent
on fixed deposits. The bank, for consid-
Grafton guarantees the paper Of Its GUS
toners 1t sometimes happens here, as
elsewhere. that the deposits are ten or f1f-
teen times greater than the capataa OF the
bank
There exists in Pekin clearing house
system which will compare favorably with
tina. CT New York. Each deposttor receives
from his banker book with two columns.
in one of which will be entered his de-
po.;i:s and in the other to his debit all the
sums he may disburse. He then sends all
his creditors to his banker to be paid. and
In the evening he sends his book to his
bankers The next morning the clerks of
the various banks get together and indi-
cate in their books the various sums that
they are to dfsburse or to receive for their
patrons The balances are paid In cash, or
are left to stand over on interest until the
end Of the year. 1t IL said that the banks
assist each other In case Of difficulty. and
that they extend the time o1 payment TO
any solvent bank requiring =.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-26
A Pleasant DUTY.

when I know anything worthy Of recommends
ton consider it my duty to tell It," says Rev
Jas Murdock Of Harrisburg. Pa. "Dr. Agnew's
Catarrhal Powder has cured me of Catarrh Of i've
years. standing. 1t u certainly magical in its e.
feet The first application benefited me in fvs
minutes would not Be without It In the house
Sold By 3. 8. WILLIAMS, 9th and sts.; ED.
HONDA & WILLIAMS, ID and pa. ose II
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-26

IT'S dreadfully queer" said the house,
wife, that the potatoes you bring should
be SO much bigger at the top Of the sack
than they are at the bottom"
Miss" said the honest farmer. ut comes
about this way. P'taties Is CROWN so fast
3usr now that by the time get sack full
the last ones Is ever so much bigger than
the fust ones."1Tt-Bits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-26
Bryan Send. Political Greetings.

Bryan Sends Political Greetings.
A dispatch from Leavenworth, Kan. last
night says: William ]. Bryan, today wir-
ing from Lincoln, Neb.. to the Evening
Standard, states the following:
please present greetings to my political
friends of Leavenworth and Of Kansas.
The principles Of democracy still live. and
the policies for which the fusion forces
fought will yet be vindicated. We can enter
the twentieth century with the confident
belief that the people will soon return to
the teachings OF the fathers and to the
traditions Of the republic"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-26
Cross-country Rider Killed.

While riding cross-country to Join the
Chester valley hunt yesterday, Henry L.
Wilbur, aged forty-two years. son of H. o.
Wilbur of Philadelphia was thrown from
his horse and KILLED.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-26

It pays to read the want columns Of The
Star. Hundreds Of situations are nlled
through them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-26

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-26
What Shall We
Have for Dessert?
This question arises in the family every day.
Let Us answer II today. Try
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The Bliss Electrical School

Offers both day and night courses in Electricity,
complete in year. Electrical theory and prac
tice: also Mechanical Drawing Students fitted
20 take charge electric lighting and power plants.
Send for catalogue. LOUIS d. BLISS, Principal,
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FOR EXCHANGE.

FOR EXCHANGE PROPERTY WORTH ABOUT
5000 in Polk county. Fla, for real estate In or
near Washington. Address Box 1876, Star office.
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WASHINGTON DRAMATIC CONSERVATORY,
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Culture for conversation and reading Literary
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culture. Study Of Shakespeare; clubs coached;
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Evening and day classes. Send for prospectus.
NJ AURELIA HARRINGTON, Directress
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-31

was held in the office of the State Urea
surer last night to organize State
Reformatory Association. The meeting
was we'll attended by persons deeply
interested In the movement. and a per-
manent organization was effected.
Ways and means of interesting the
people in the establishment OF q reform
atory were discussed. The association
expects to do It's most effective work
by impressing upon the public the good
results of reformatories in other States,
thus arousing public sentiment and In
teresting the people in the work. The
persons present subscribed a neat sum
as beginning to be used in carrying
on the work of the society.
The name of the association organ
lied is the North Carolina Reforma-
tory Association"
The object as officially set forth is ito
secure the establishment by law of n
reformatory for youthful criminals. of
both sexes and all races"
The following officers OF the new as
ISOLATION were elected: President,
A. l.. Chamberlain; Secretary, Charles
d. Roberts; Treasurer, John T. Pullen.
An executive committee of nine. all
residents of Raleigh. We're elected as
follows: John r. Pulln. S. w. Whiting,
W. II. Worth. John Nichols. L. w.
Smith. T. n. Ivey. J. l.. Foster, c. II.
Poe, and Baylus Cade.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-31
WAKE FOREST.
A REVIVAI-STATE FAIR PRE-
MIUMS-PERSONA
Especial to Virkfnian- Pilot0

Wake Forest, N. c.. Oct. 29-Dr.
Hatcher, of Richmond. Va. arrived
here to-day at a. IN. He will conduct
a revival for the college this week and
part of next. Part of the college eXer-
ciscs will be done away with in order
that all students may have the oppor-
tunity to attend.
In the scientific department at the
state Fair Wake Forest College takes
three premiums for having the best
displays. Professors Brewer. Lake and
Lanneau spent the week at their de-
partment. showing the people all they
wished to know.
BRIEF MENTION.
Miss Margaret Scott, of Tennessee
after spending few days with her
relatives. left yesterday for Virginia.
Mr.. S. Justus Everett. n student at
the State University, spent several days
here last week with friends.
MIR. S. A. owens. of Scotland Neck
spent several days here with his
brother this week.
Prof. George A. Foote, of Oak Ridge
Institute. spent Sunday on the hill.
Prof. IIoote graduated here last May
and we are glad to hear of his sue
cess rs an educator.
Prof. Carlyle returned yesterday from
Florida. where he had been to make
several lectures
before the newly organized literary
club last Thursday afternoon
All college duties were suspended
on last Thursday in order to give all
the students Il chance to attend the
fair.
About two hundred and scventy-five
from here attended the State Fair.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-31
ELIZABETH CITY.
! RUNAWAY-THE FIGHT FOR
BUTLER'S SLIPPERS.
Especial to Virginian-Pi,ot

-
Elizabeth City, n. c., Oct. 3O.-Nron-
day evening in the police court Will
Rodman and Clinton Riddicll, both col
ored, were fined So and costs each for
creating a disturbance.
Messrs. w. T. and Logan Old, who
attended the State Fair at Raleigh, N
c., have arrived at home.
Col; r.. G. Mitchell left yesterday for
Charlottesville. Va, where his son is
engaged in the hotel business.
Monday evening a horse belonging
to Mr.. w. u. Williams became fright
ened on Main street and ran away,
throwing its driver out. He received
several bruises. The animal ran into
buggy belonging to DR.. Lumsden
tearing it to pieces and throwing the
colored driver out, hurting him pretty
severely.
Mr. Peter Spires. who was burned
several weeks ago by the explosion of
gasoline is able to be on the streets
again.
All of the witnesses in the case of the
Norfolk and Southern Railroad Com
pany against the Railroad Commission.
Who We're summoned TO Edenton,
where the case was heard before Judge
Shepherd. have returned home.
The fight between the Simmons and
Carr factions in our county for the
United States Senate, is creating no lit
tie excitement. Each faction is making
q strong fight for its favoritc.