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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-09
We Will Save You Money.
California Hams, TIC. Lb.,

at Johnston's, 131 7th St NV 81 lbs OF
Best Gran. Sugar, 81. Best Burbank Pota-
toes. 19c. Blu. Java and Mocha Coffee, 25c. ID
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-09
Every Time '.Congressional' Coffee

vor and aroma. \ trial will convince you
that it's best. BIC: 5 lbs. 81. Great Allan
tic K Pacific Tea Co. l. City Stores.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-09
Your Health is Dependent

Hndquarter young lamb pound for 1Oc.
Mann's meats, so to 5i1 Center Market.
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ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
CONVICT ATTEMPTS. -SUICIDE IN
THE CITY EDoKUP.
Had Been Ccnvictedf of Murder and
Sentenced to the Reuatentiary-
General and Personal.
Evening Star Bureau.
.AI Ig;ro Cfroof

beh IelepnOne lO5.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, October o, 1893
Thomas Blandheim, the colored man who
shot and killed another colored man named
John Green the 18th of last June, and who
was sentenced to serve eighteen years in
the penilentiary, made an attempt at the
city Jail to commit suicide yesterday even
ing. and is now 1T the Alexandria Hospital
in an exceedingly critical condition. Bland
helm was to have been conveyed to the
penitentiary at Richmond yesterday even
ing, and when the guard arrived was told
to prepare for the trip. This he was sup
posed to be dong, but he suddenly produced
a razor. and made a heavy cut at his
throat, severing the windpipe But for the
fact that he wore a heavy celluloid collar
he would have succeeded, but this partly
broke the force of the blow. He was at
tended by DR.. Gibson, who had him re-
moved to the hospital
Police Court.
In the police court this morning Mayor
Simpson disposed of the following cases:
Henry Skinner was charged with d.sor-
derly conduct and fighting. and the affair
cost him SO. Alfred Webb was charged
with striking Edward Julius both colored,
with a pistol. He was fined SO. Edward
Albert, boy who had run away from his
home in Washington, was held until his
mother could come for him. Edward Sum-
mers, colored, was charged with assault
ing and beating his wife, The mayor i'm
posed a penalty of So
Funeral of Samuel Mills.
Funeral services over the remains of
Samuel Mills, who died at his home G2l
Oronoco street, late Tuesday night. were
held this morning at O'Clock. Rev Mr..
Morton pastor of Christ Church, conducted
the services which We're held at the late
home of the deceased. The interment was
made in St Pauls cemetery
General and Personal Items.
About 0 o'clock last night fire was DIS
covered in a row of frame houses belong
ing to Mr.. L. j. Fannon on the east side Of
Henry street between Duke and Wolfe
streets. The fire department responded to
the alarm, and after about half hours
work had the fire under control
The Alexandria Athletic Clubs base ball
team and the Merrymakers will cross bats
tomorrow evening at 4:3O o'clock on the
old fair grounds.
In accordance with the new state consti-
tuition requiring candidates to file a sworn
Mr. James r. Cation the democratic nomi-
nee for the house of delegates from this
city, has made his statement, the total
amount of his expenditures being cents,
for the purchase of stamps.
Cards for the marriage of Miss Ruth Bal
lenger, daughter of Alderman Theophilus
Ballenger, and Mr.. Harry J. Grubb have
been issued. the wedding to take place
Wednesday. October II, at $50 o'clock, at
the Second Presbyterian Church
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-09
Delighted With General Arthur.
Nice for Sunday Dinner.

Every man who smokes General Arthur
1O-cent Cigar becomes a friend right away.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-09

Ohio State Monuments Dedication at
Antietam Battlefield. October 13 For this
occasion the b. & o. r. r. will operate
special train to Keedysville and return
leaving Washington 700 am Returning.
leave KeedySville SEQ pm. same day Rate
81 90 for the round trip.-Advt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-09
Am Ancient Foe

To health and happiness is Scrofula
AS ugly as ever since time imn1c-
mortal.
1t causes bunchesein the neck, dis
figures the skin, inhames the 1nu-
cous membrane, wastes the mus
cles, weakens the bones, reduces the
power of resistance to disease and
the capacity for recovery, and de-
velops into consumption.
Hoods Sarsaparilla
VIII rid you of it. radically and permanently. as
1t has rid Thousands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-09
Wilson e. Maver's Auction Sale

Saturday morning, 10 o'clock, 1929 G st.
NV Carpets. Housefurnishings, Horses,
etc. See advertisement. it
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$1.25 to Baltimore and Return Every
Saturday and Sunday via B. and o. RR
All trains, both ways. both days, except
Royal Limited leaving Washington and
Baltimore 1855 p.m.-Advt
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Large Cans Best Tomatoes. S1.65 Cas-.

Cal. Hams, 71sc.: Star of the East Flour,
S. 90; Old Time, 81 %: Macaroni, SC. j. II.
D. Pyles' stores, including 94S La. ave.
Oc9-3t
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Engel Brothers Company.
New York Club Steak, 20c.
Give Reisinger's Ice Cream Trial
No End to It's Goodnes

And you'll take it always. Absolutely pure
81 gal, zoe. Il gal. 30 G. St Phone E. So
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-08-21

The wax palm of the Andes Is n veg
etable wonder. 1t grows to height OF
nearly 200 feet and thrlves not only on
the plains but the mountains. The
wood " tough and durable and IL EN-
ployed In carpentry. Tho wax comes
from the pits between tho trunk and
frOnds. 1t In yellow or grayish white
IL az pure as beeswax and In used for
making candles. A peon climbing the
trees can gather from twenty TO thirty
pounds from each.
left Eyed People.
The man who spends half his time
trying to classify people said he never
saw no many left eyed passengers in
one car.
"Whnt do you mean by left eyed pas
sengersT asked his companion.
People who use their left eye more
than their right" was tho reply. '"The
species IL not common, and OF course
none but student in.,pcular science
would be able to detsct 5ffhand the few
whom we do meet. A left handed per
son advertises his peculiarity at once;
not NJ the left eyed man. As a rule II
takes an ocullst to determine which eye
has been used most. but there arc GER
tain peculiarlties Of tho pupil and lid
that may be taken as pretty sure signs
by the trained observer.
LEFT eyed people are made. not born.
Most Of ny have been blessed by nature
with eyes Of equal visual power, but
the attitude we strike when reading or
writing causes us to exercise ono eye
more than the other, and the first thing
we know we are right or left eyed. This
is one sldedness that should always
be taken into consideration when buy
Ing glnsses. New York Times.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-08-21

home two Sundays ago ana POISONED
one of my animals, but Belinda Ia
home at this present moment chewin'
the cud of contentment. II you would
like to see her, Judge, I'll bring her
round" And there the matter dropped.
Six months 4ater Blythe Dunton's
house burned to the ground. The In
surance companies said the FIRE was OF
incendiary origin, but they were unable
to prove It, and after some interesting
litigation they paid the policies. Once
more an evil minded genius asseverated
that during the progress Of the fire
he had seen the carcass Of donkey
lying across the threshold Of the Dun
ton house. Blythe was summoned. He
appeared at once, leading his donkey
to court. The opposition when called
upon to prove that the animal produced
was not the donkey heiress failed sig
nally.
Belinda was cOnfusingly versatile
and changeable in character. For an
entire year after circus had passed
through the town she exhibited tricks
and talents that no one would ever
have suspected. The following spring
she lost her cleverness and suddenly
developed temper that brooked no
approach within six feet OF her heels
Her girth, too. varied marvelously.
One summer she waxed fat and large.
By winter time she had become meager
and scrawny. The decline was tenn
porary; when the sun Came out and
painted the apple trees she resumed
her former sickness PICKLE was Be
linda, even to her tail That interest
ing member fuctuated between hirsuto
length and bony brevity In a manner
that created no little astonishment.
| So matters went for Ave years,
during which Belinda earned a ire
mendous reputation. So pronounced
was local pride that no less than ten
men were ready to make oath that
Belinda was born upon their farms.
Blythe ,Dunton basked In the light OF
prosperity and literally denied the pre-
tensions OF no one.
The following winter he died. His
last words were, "rake care of Miss
Belinda" That was impossible, for
his administrator reported that all of
the barley fortune had been spent Az
he crossed the Dunton garden patch a
queer sight met his eyes. He saw be-
fore him nineteen mounds Of brown
earth, and over each OF them wooden
slab. The slabs were all alike except
their dates and each OF them bore the
| Inscription:
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-08-21
HERE LIES BELINDA.

Justice Two Centuries Too Late.
In October, 1896, Roger Williams be-
cause of his inspiring pleas for individ-
ual liberty was ordered by the general
court of Massachusetts to leave the
colony forever. He went to Rhode Is
land, where he lived for nearly fifty
years. But the official conscience grew
little restless, and some years ago
In April, 1890 Massachusetts actually
made atonement for Its rash act The
original papers, yellow, faded and
crumbling, were taken from their pi-
geonhole tomb and "by an ordinary
motion, made, seconded and adopted"
the order of Punishment was solemnly
"annulled and repealed and made OF no
effect whatever"
The ban under which Roger Williams
had lain for over 260 years was lifted.
And there IL no reason now, according
to law, why Roger Williams cannot en-
ter the state OF Massachusetts and re-
side therein. The action was to the
credit and honor of the state; II was
right In Its spirit, and Roger, being In
the spirit for more than two centuries,
may have smiled gently and under
stood. But the reparatiOn was really
oyerdelayed.-From 1.-THE Power of
Truth" by william George Jordan,
Published by Brentanos.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-08-21

A missionary In Travancore, India,
saw one morning native coming to
his house with a heavy burden. On
reaching 1t he laid on the ground
sack. christening II. he emptied 1t
Of Its contents-a number OF idols.
"What have you brought these here
forT" asked the missionary. II don't
want them"
"You have taught us that we do not
want them, sir" said the native, but
we think they might be put to some
good use. Could they not be melted
down and formed into bell to call us
to church,
The hint was taken. They were sent
to a bell founder and made into bell,
which now summons the native con
verts to praise and prayer.-London
Globe.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-08-21

Betty, the infant Rosclus, when at
the zenith OF his Juvenile fame was on
one occasion walking with some ladies'
when another ibevy of female admirers
bore down upon him and, pulling him
away from his companions, commenced
to lavish upon him endearments and
kisses. The others promptly rushed to
their IDOLS rescue, who between the
contending parties, each determined to
POSSESS the boy actor, was thrown to
the ground and so much bruised and
injured ns to be unable to appear for
couple of nights.
Insignificant, however, was this mis-
chance to the fate that befell NJ. do
Langy. Il courtier Of the time of Louis
XIV, whose supreme conceit so irrttat-
ed certain ladies' of the court that they
resolved to lnhlct upon him novel
punishment .Feignlng one day to be
overcome by the beauty of his face and
person, they fell upon him en- masse,
hugging and kissing the wretched dan
dy till he cried for mercy. Deaf to his
entrcntes, the ladies' continued their
merciless caresses until the object Of
their mock love, who indeed was but q
sorry weakllng, In endeavorlng to break
away from their clutches broke blood
vessel and died few days later.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-08-21

The rat IL, as no one will doubt,
very fair climber. He can scamper
about anywhere on the roof Of barn
or can ascend the Ivy that grows ON
the house wall and make tho lives OF
the pigeons In their cots anything but
happy ones. The rabbit, on the other
hand Is not usually accounted n climb
Ing animal. A writer In Field describes
the establishment Of his sisters at see
Ing rabbit jump from the bough Of
tree and, picking himself up, "scaihper
OF rather duzed TO his warren" Wher-
ever rabbit Is found In u tree except
when he IL carried there by flood or
left there by recedlng snowdrift, 1t
will be found that n sloping bank or
other easy method Of approach has
been made use of. He Is, however, very
expert at climbing stone walls that
bound his fields and even the wire net
ting that the farmer valnly imngines
will keep him from the choicest crops.
We have seen rabbits run up the fuce
OF a quarry to their holes toward the
top, feat which we have not found 1t
easy to initiate.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-08-21

The general impression Ia that mus
sells do not move. They fasten them
selves to certain objects or they lie In
the mud and sand at the bottom Of the
water, and there they pass their exist
ence. In proof OF this the fact IL adj
duced that mussels are at times buried
under the sandy deposit when a rush
OF water carries n lot Of soil with II, A
naturalist who has devoted much time
to the study Of these creatures says
that mussels do move slowly, and the
movement lis accomplished in the fol
lowing manner:
The mussel opens its shell and pro
jects its body 10 a certain extent from
its projecting case. Then II exerts some
force whereby It keeps the shell above
the soil and uses It's body TO propel IT.
self along tbe bottom Just In the same
way az land snake gets over the
ground. II the sand IL examined after
the mussel has taken one OF these
strolls, It will be easy TO see two paral'
lei lines caused by the edges OF the
shell touching the ground.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-08-21


An inspector Of schools on one occa'
sion told class that they were the
dullest set OF boys he had ever met.
A few days later he received through
the post an effusion addressed ITO the
Examiner What Goes to - School"
II was long letter, In which the
writer complained OF the gentleman's
smartness and wound up ms follows:
II we're the dullest set Of boys you
over met. why do you set SIGH posers1
Why don't you give US chancef You
AK US auestshuns as men couldn't anser.
Any fule can aK quegtBhuns. I'll ax you
one Of feyther's. III II takes three hun
nerd and forty-five and a half yards OF
white codderoy corduroy 10 mex hele-
FAINT a black waistcoat. how long would
II TEX lame black bette TO crawl
through a barril Of treakleT There. an
ser thatl
London Globe.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-08-21

The editor OF the Glasgow Echo AYERS
he IL not much Of sport; but, he says,
"when we meet u cinch In tho road we
recognize It," lie accepted n PROPOSE
ton the other day, made by a friend,
through which he was to give his
friend a dime for every time woman
passed them and did not put her hand
behind her 10 learn II her skirt was all
right behind. On the other hand, the
editors friend agreed to give him
nickel for each time woman felt Of
her belt behind. 1--WE got sixty-two
nickels," the molder Of opinion says,
''and paid him one dime. A woman with
both arms full of parcels came along"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-08-21
Cinderella and Her slipper.

Yes; | know you are saying to your
self, THAT headline would have looked
and sounded better had 1t been 'Clnder-
ella and the Glass Slipper" says n
critic, but the writer has been making
a close study OF this most interesting
nursery story and finds that the ia
nous glass" slipper properly has no
place In 1t. The glass slipper Is real
ly the fur" "clOth" or felt" slipper,
the word glass having been substi-
tuted through strange INSTRUMENTATION
OF the story. In the original 1t was
written pantouhe en- vnir, which, being
translated, would be "the fur slipper"
The translator. however, wrote 1t as II
II had been pantoufie en- verre making
the little clnder girls" fur foot cover
Ing one Of glass; which, II must be nd
mltted would be one quite appropriate
to fairy.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-08-21

Interesting notes on the snuff taking
habit are furnished by the German au-
thorities Of the district known as tho
Bavarian forest. The men there con-
sumo on an average half n pound OF
snun per day, the tobacco being mixed
with ground glass ito sting better"
The people In this district are much
given to violence. and attacks with the
knife are OF daily occurrence. For
years the prison authorities expert
enced great difficulties with their
charges on account Of their uniform OBJ
stinacy and finally hit upon the plan of
depriying them OF snuff. They say that
after awhile a great change for the bet
ter was noticeable. tho men becoming
tractable and sensible OF their degrad-
Ing inhumanlty.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-08-21

One Of the best pieces Of advice for o
safe journey through life | saw ON
sign ut a railroad crossing. The sign
read. stop! Look ListenT'--B baltimore
American.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-08-21

Horse and Cattle POWders.-Pratrs,
StonebrAker's, FoutE's, Schmidts, KendalPe.
Flinps, Erbs, BArker's, Belle, and Pratfs
Chicken Powders, ct Wilson'S Drug Store,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-08-21
JOB p Rim 7 | N 6
auoH q
LARGE POSTERS, HAEDBILLs.
CIRCULARS,
CARDS, BLANKS
BILL-HEADS.
Together with every other description Of
PLAIN AND FANCY PRINTING,
Executed with neatness and dispatch.

Yearly advertisers will be allowed 70
change four times during theyear without
'harge. Advertisements should be marked
with time and space they are to occupy.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-08-21

The HHed capital in agriculture In the
United starps II four times that In
manufactures.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-08-21
CABINET-MAKING
AND
H III p a L r. L N O.,
IN ALL ITS BRANCHES.

TNHE undersigned, having a suitable shop,
Il Is prepared TO do the following work In
q thoroughly practical manner Making new
parts and otherwise repairing, scraping, pol
ishing and uphOlstering all kinds and grades
Of Furniture. Baby Carriages, Trunks, VI
ohns aRd Bows and all kinds Of Musical In
struments repaired. Gaming Chairs and re-
pairing all kinds OF Cane Furniture. Mat
Lresses made over 10 sections. Ticks renewed
and new ones made TO order. Enameling
Iron or Wood Furniture; Ebonizing, Gid
ing, Bronzing, &c.
Samples of Upholstery goods always on
hand, and cost given before work 10 DONE
Old Mahogany Furniture . specially.
| can give best of references from thos~ for
whom | have done work. Satisfaction in all
cases or no charge. Terms moderate
Place Of business, W. x. Ricketts, Build
ing, Rockville, Md.
Thankful for past patronage. respectfully
solicit a continuance OF the same.
oct l3-ly O. o. GRIFFIN
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01
CUBAN SOCIAL CUSTOMS.
restriction. Are Much Greater Evsu
In Family Intercourse Than In
the United States.

Until Americans came there was no
calling in the daytime. That was all
done in the evening. have heard sew
cral Cuban ladies' say that they had
never made call in the afternoon pre-
vious to our arrival. Some of them
are now adopting our way Of making
| the first call on the newcomer. But
many still wait until the stranger Ills
on them. The most Americanized are
following our custom in this as in other
things, says correspondent of the
Boston Transcript.
OF course, a young woman never re-
ceiyes man visitor alone, as the idea
of chaperonage is as strict as ever. 1t
does not seem to occur to most families
that young people would enjoy talk
ing to each other without including
all of the members of the family in the
conversation. Young people become
better acquainted at dances than any
place else. A girl does not even re-
ceive her fiance alone. The whole
world knows that the couple are en-
gagged, for the windows are thrown
open SO that all passers-by, may see
the lovers sitting side by side, with
the DOING chaperon near by. A girl
does not go any place with man with
out an accompanying chaperon; in
fact, she usually goes with some of her
people. and he joins them on arriv-
ing there. It is the same after she
becomes engaged, only then she does
not go to any entertainment unless
her fiance is also going. AS for the
friendships which exist between young
men and women in our country, they
are unknown, and the thought of them
is not looked on with approval.
Marriage does not bring much more
freedom to a woman than she had be-
fore. A young married woman does
not go on the street alone. She does
not dance with any other man than her
husba or a near relative, nor does
her husband dance with other ladies.
Should she chance to meet man ac-
quaintances on the street he would not
turn and walk with her. It would en-
barrass her if he did. Nor would q
Cuban woman go on the street with
d man other than her husband or a
relative, even were he guest in her
home.
Not long since two ladies, whose hus-
bands are Cubans, CHANGED to be call
ing at the same house that an Ameri-
can gentleman was paying his respects.
As they all left at the same time the
gentleman offered to drive them home
in his carriage, his way leading him
in that direction. The offer was ac-
cepted. Unfortunately the carriage
was overturned and the occupants had
to finish their journey on the electric
ear. Ever since then the husbands
have been very uneasy lest the accident
should be mentioned in the papers.
Should this be done many criticisms
would be made in native circles.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01
RATS ON A TRANSPORT.
Report of Nervous Manila
Health Ohicer.

The United States army transport
Sherman, while in Hong-Kong, con-
tracted, as all good ships do, the rat
habit The sight of a rodent to Ma
Mia health officer is on par with the
waving of a, red rag in the eyes of a
bull, says the Manila American. So
when the Sherman dropped her anchor
in the bay the official rat catcher was
placed aboard, but it was soon discov-
cred that it would require all the la
sdrones in the islands to. even make an
impression on his ratship. A consulta-
ton was held and it was decided to
place rat enumerator on the vessel
and have his report before further ac-
ton was taken. When all the prov
inces of the big white boat had been
heard from the returns indicated that
there were at least 1000 rats aboard.
This astounding statement stag
gered the officers, but only for mo-
ment, for 10! there was the Mariyeles
quarantine station. The ship was at
once placed under way and hurried
run made, matches were battened
down, and upon arrival many sulphur
fires were started away down in her
holds. The result has been most graf
flying, for upon examination after her
fumigation not a single live rat could
be discovered.