Evening Star Newspaper, December 19, 1883, Page 3

DONE! or Says-a’ Dall Binn- Wier Gen, Gen Tand tow tlayer York Sung rtot ent of towa. from the it look- ‘onvietion, and to see the President, yeur v pose to procure a respit ‘¢ commute »xior m ob and Mr. Sullivan, both fatal to his e from the case. I could not persist, tat I would net be al- the man would b and so as ever pointed out It is mere usaxe, custom, not even be said to be tra- I don't know that the apy been made. side did the Ei paring. on Ame: The 1. the London ot its ponder- very widely diseu evoting on rristers themselves, what unani- hree who vl, after a pa t in the court was cone fair trial down to th of the jury. impartially se about that. Te 1 O° Don- f for not hime and decoruu and with out as he did when . “No, no, zed hitn to i : a Ireland? i with the Aly and had te “And you d manifestations da great deal ver until then realized the real Th 1 they} but now t ld be no eri wt been quiet it was over, ism, they wanted to honor, however, Par- I felt compelied to ODONNELL'S COMPANION. : of the Irish Worl, was also . and with her aveling with O’Don- of Good Hope, and ting of Carey, the in- 1 dark, but not a pro- is a perfect oval, iL olor. e sets onnell is trne, Carey gus- ish press take upon | nswer of the | I came out | nd I was quite | the General, | nen of London wanted to give me | pected O'Donnell knew him, and he drew his revolver. O'Donnell, as quick as a flash, drew his weapon and fired three shots. Young Carey his father’s revolver.” s friends refused to allow her to say i nt about her relations with | |. and refused to diselose her proper She kas relattons in this country, and | ay with them tor a while. tiss Ellen Ford expressed herself glad to be % in this country. * ican reporters,” have more skill and ingenuity than transatlantic brethren. At Queenstown suspected that the young girl was oa the Germanic, but we managed to hood- wink them without departing from the truth. ‘ssel the rumor spread among the pas- | that O'Donnell’s wife was on board, and | singled out the right person. The an kept as secluded as possible. She | erse to any notoriety, andit pains hertothink | her n: e@ are “ci pablie thi tragedy. not teil at pre: } | sidering the advisability of making young person's connection with the Teannot say anything now. I shall su her name, nor about her. ' In Ireland I saw nothing ation and misery, and O'Donnell’s w, but no justice. Gen. th t test meekneas the in- ubjected to. milies of the men who suffered trom ix Park tra From the cable tches to this country we were led to the families of the men were eoarse, brutal Twas cnrprise:] to find them all ated, re: The govern- j th ment hou: erable. nily shadow young “4 for the murder of Lord ‘Cavendish. is no ku or justice in Ireland tor the PEN PORTRAIT OF O°DONNELL, “Every Inch a Man.” An Irish dispateh describes O'Donnell in the dock of the London court thus: “ O'Donnell is a man above the middie height. He stands and steps like a soldier, with his head well erect on squareshoulders He is neither thin nor stout. His face is inte tand fine. His eyes are bricht and sometimes fiery. All his physiognomy breathes the most determined resolution. He looks every inch the man who would keep an oath or do what he had decided to do, come what might. THe i part of the da ow and then st: for a few minutes dock, ing the r seated op- i nd. of which much has been said, is half 1, but his right one must have stood good service to him. It is, [ think, rest and most muscular hand I ever he pugitistie world could not produce a more formidable equipment. Such a hand ‘must have shot straight, impelled by such a will.” che — RURAL AF Kitchen and Market Garden. Going into winter quarters is the chief work here as well as elsewhere. Whatever of clear- ing up or preparatory work that can be done now and save an hour in the rush of spring, let it be done. Cold frames, except In eevere weather, will | need ventilation by lifting the sash at the top; | | when the temperature is above freezing, remove | the sashes alto%ether. Remove the snow from | the sashes, unless It falls when the earth within the frame is frozen, when It may remain a week + or more without doing harm, In mild weather remove it once, | Roots, ete, in trenches, should have their | tinal covering when the weather becomes stead- | ily cold. ‘ds laid roof fashion over the ete. used for covering, will allow sof the pits to be readily reached | vered with snow. aH: y aslight freezing, but s should heat, growth would begin ty be hollow. The final covering, | which should be about a foot thiek, need not be | pat on until really cold weather. Celery in| r must be kept as cool as pos- must sometimes be used | and fruit, though this | le, It is well to have | ar, and to keep the | sible. Cover all | cellar, with dry earth, to pre- | temperature as ni roots In a war seradi spring, but ma % is generally used only in the be had all winter by storing the i or in the cellar in a box with weet potatoes, tokeen well,re- | quire @ temperatus bout sixty degr handling and remove for use those that show uard against the general objections made ng bulbs planted with only one kind to* t. though beautiful beyond deserip- | a while in flower. the time of blossoming is brief, and thereafter tie beds look bare and are | not available for other use—the American Gar- an ingenious combination, which been tested with much pleasure curing veral years: “This fault can be overcome by use of such bulbs as bloom successively. Make around bed of any size and plant an inner cir- | and next outside a row of | yacinths; then a second row of crocus, and | next one of tulips. Continue this until the bed is fliled, making every second row crocus, and ing hyacinths and tulips between them. The row on t e must be crocus, and the space inside of the first row should be | cinths. ‘Ihe etlect of a | bed th tremely pretty a long time, f remain undis- turb: ears. Snow has no s gone than th tle crocus, wh bed is bright with the chee h apparently covers the have passed aw cinths in all their ali form a st till the The foliage of the crocus, mely delica nd pretty, is ng of the hyacinths ors the bed as with a lo the usual thr the th slender beautiful flow- | of blue, purple, white, and | These, following the tulips, THE TRADE IN BIRDS, here They are Caught, Method—Their Cost. and the \ | “The bird business Is not a very profitableone on account of the few sales made,” said a Chi- cago bird dealer, “and we therefore have to | Lke A pretty good profit when a sale is effect- ed. You notice we have a number of mocking- birds; well, they are bought in New Orleans, and are about the only bird we buy there. Good | canaries are more valuable there than here, and a bird that costs $2 or $3 here is worth from #4 | to $5 there. The mocking-birds cost 50 cents in the south when they are bought from the mer- chants. These merchants are Creoles, who buy them from the boys who make a business of rob- bing the nests for the young birds. The voys only get from 10 to 15 cents aptece for them, but we don’t often have the chance to buy them | from the boys, as we don’t wish to stay long and | must get up a lot as soon as possible. The bird-catchers are little black and white boys who live on the coast and plantations. | They attend to it regularly, and when they catch | enough to pay they take them to the city and dispose of them to the street bird merchants. Of late a law has been passed against taking mocking birds from the plantations, and most all of them come from the sea coast. The old ones build thelr nests generaily in wild rose bushes, eld trees, and fences. They are not particular, and make them out of sticks, | which they put together ina rough manner, Just so they will hold the eggs. They lay four | In their wild | | or five, and every one hatches. state they ralse only two broods, if not dis- turbed; but when a boy finds a nest and is care- ful in robbing it, he is sure of three or four broods during the season. The business is quite | large in the south, and thousands of birds are bought and sold every day. “Now, I will tell you something about par- rots that will surprise ok We buy them at New Orleans, and the dealers there get them off boats which go out onthe coast and tsiands tocatch them. They are not real parrots and cannot talk, but they sell Just as well, and it isn't our fault if they don't learn to talk. We pay about $3 for them down there and get $12 for them here. Inthe northern towns the ple buy more birds than they do further south, and ca- | nary and mocking birds are the general fayor- ites. Canaries command the most sales, be- cause we can sell them cheaper than the mock- ers.” hall T say anything | which T witnessed, was a farce. There | T distributed £11.00 | lis- | Brady, who was | | tised, there were CONTESTS BETWEEN MEN AND BRUTES. How Mr. Sallivan Can Kill an Ox with His Fist—Wrestling with Bears. From the New York Sun. £yen among sporting men there is a disposi- tion, in this country at least, to look askance at men who pit themselves against beasts in com- bat. One of the fairest things of the kind was the fight, a few years ago, at Oroville, Butte county, Cal.. between Jack Powers and a grizzly bear. Jack was a famous character “on the slope” in those days, mainly owing to his intense dislike for all persons who came from Jackson county, Missourl. The memory of some injury done him in remote times by ed before the public. | somebody in that part of Missouri forever rankled In his bosom, and whenever he heard | of any man from Jackson county coming within |a hundred miles of him he wonld seek out that man and whip him within an inch of his life. Many triumphs gave him such confidence in himseif that, in a moment of enthusiastic recognition of his own merit, inspired largely | by “tarantnta juice,” he proclaimed his ability | to whipa grizzly bear. Some person, doubtless in secret sympathy with the outcasts of Jackson county, Mo., offered to bet him $250 that he couldnt, and the match was promptly ar- ranged. A big grizzly, wild, savage, and hun- ety, was turned loose in an enclosure, and Jack, armed only with a large and reliable bowie knife, sprang in to the encounter. The pro- ceedings were very animated, though not pro- racted. Jack succeeded in plunging his knife into the animal's heart. winning the fight, but he was so badly clawed and chewed that it was | at first thought his injuries would prove fatal, and although he eventually recovered, a long time elapsed before he renewed his operations on Jackson county emigrants. Bears are very ugly animalsin a fight, as many a hunter and trainer of animals has proved tohis cost. They are very powerful brutes, | agile as cats, almost, for all their clumsy looks, | are natural sparrers of no mean ability, and good wrestlers as well; have very powerful jaws aad sharp claws, and are treacherous and cun- ning. Old « ly" Adams, of California, who | had’ pobably trapped, fought, and killed more | bears than anybody else—not even excepting Pike county’s “Old Settler"—used to say that | there was more dependence to be put on a pan- | ther or even a woman, than atame bear. The bear has a way of slouching along by his keep | seemingly indifferent to his presence, and nev leoking up to eateh his eye, and suddenly wheel- ing on him and seizing ‘him by the leg. That was the way that one of them came near to kill- | ing Harry Jennings a few years ago, when he had his place in. White st The brute had him down, and would have fintshed him, no doubt, but for the courageous attack on it in his | behalf by his famous fighting dog, Waterford duck. ‘The wrestlers Christol and Bauer have both wrestled with bears in public In this city; but the precautions were always taken of having the bear securely muzzled and his claws trimmed. But the public always looked on the contests as the mere hippodroming of a man with his trained beast, and never took kindly to the sport. It has recently been rumored that John L. Sullivan might, could, should, or would “knock out”a bull by’ blows of his fist. It is by no means impossible that he could. A London butcher, Bill Neat, it is said, knocked down an ox with a blow of his fist, on varlous occasions, andit is asserted that a big butcher and great fighter in New York years agone, named Har- rington, had done the same thing. As such things are conducted, it is a mere question be- tween the hardness of the animal's skull and the force of the blow dealt. The bull, or ox, Is hoodwinked, and the blow 1s treacherously dealt. whea he is expecting no danger, just as a butcher would fell him with an axe. Only a few months ago a darky in Philadel- phia had a brptal fight with a bulldog. He Whipped the beast, but was very severely torn. Ashort surprise party sort of a fight between man and a big mastiff came off in old Sixth-street_ market, of Cincinnati, in 1856. 4 butcher named Alexander had a mastift that he was rather proud of as a dangerous dog. | Anotler butcher named Dowling offered to bet | $50 that he could whip the dog. The bet was | promptly taken, and after business hours the central aisle of the market was cleared for a space of some thirty feet, the butchers and other marketmen crowding around to witness the ight, The brute dashed at the man’s throat. Dowling, a yery powerful man, had braced him- self firmly, and, as the dog sprang at his throat, seized him by both sides of the neck, used the animal's impetus to aid in swinging him in a circle overhe n brought his body down on tue stone th a slam that jounced the breath out of him. The dog lay gasping for a minute or two, and then crawled back under his master’s stall. In England there are, and always have been, ever since rat killing attained the dignity of a sport, men who made matches to kill rats with their teeth. A rat 1s fastened in the middle | of actreular table by means of a string twelve inches long. tied around or throughhis tall. The hands of the Killer are tled behind his back. He must kill the beast with his teeth only. Therat circles about at the length of its tether or mak frantic leaps hither and thither in fruitless en- deayors to escape. Always the threatening teeth and eyes of the man follow ft. It turns at bay and springs at him in vain, Wild with pain and fear, it runs about again ina circle at the full extremity of its tether. That 1s the man’s opportunity.” When the string and tail are fully extended, he drops his head upon the rat. and, crunching its backbone between his jaws, kills it. There used to be in Lincolnshire—and po: is yet—a woman known as “Prescott Sal,” who has more than once killed a hundred rats, ina pit, by clutching them with her hands and biting them in quicker time than a smart terrier dog can kill an equal number. In this good town of Gotham, not many years gone by, When rat kllllus, bear balting, badger | drawing, and dog fighting were openly adver- veral fellows who killed rats with their teeth in public exhibitions. “Cheek” Ayers was the star performer in that line, for he not only caught the rats in the pit with his hands, and crunched them to death with his teeth. but actually would eat a rat after killing it. Cheek’s brother Tom, who lived in Boston, could kill three rats in the pit in seven seconds with his teeth, which Is better time than any dog has ever made. gee When Not to Marry. From the Boston Globe. “I dreamed last night my brother was dead,” said one of two shop girls tripping down Winter street. “That's a sign there's going to be a ma in the family,” said her companion. + ery?” “Did I? My goodness, I should think so. Who wouldn't?” “Then you ought to have counted the tears. and just as many tears as you shed it’s Just so many days before you'll be married.” vhy, how funny. Did you ever try it?” Vhat a question, foolish! 1 ain't’ married, am 1? But then | cried lots and lots, and I couldn't count ‘em, and it’s just as well, for ‘spose it had come on a Friday. That’s an awful unlucky day.” “Oh, don’t talk about luck. There's my ' cousin in Salem, she was married on Sunday— they say that’s the best of all—and what lack did it bring her? A miserable husband, a alvorce case, isn’t much for luck.” Overhearing all of which the Globe statistician was reminded of a clipping stored in his archives with the old play-bills and the articles cut out to save that will never be wanted until the next day after they are burned. According to this | clipping, which will be read with interest in view of the approaching leap-year anda pro- spective matrimonial boom, there are 32 days in the year on which it is unlucky to marry, upon the authority of a manuscript dated inthe fif- teenth century. These days are January 1, 2, 4, 5, % 10, 15; February 6, 7%, March’ 1,°6, 8 April 6, 11; May 5, 6, | % June 7,15; July 5,19; August 15, 19: Sep | tember 6, 7, October’ 6;'November 15, 16, and December 15, 16.17. Consequently January {s the worst month and October the best month in the year for marriage. The records show, how- ever, that In Boston, and in fact throughout New England, November is the banner month for matrimony, October holding second place in nuptial favor. For this Thanksgiving day is mainly responsible. It has been consecrated to marriage festivals for many generations. Fast | day is another favorite day for connubial yen- tures, and with alarge proportion of our popu- lation Easter Sunday is regarded as an auspici- ous occasion for the welding of the matrimonial fetters. Thousands of couples have wedded New Year’s week, unwitting the risk they ran jas above set forth; and it is hardly to be ex- pected that the publication of this list will in- crease the number of happy families or lessen the regular long roll of divorce suits upon the dockets of the courts. ————+. A Burpecroom’s Lone Ansence.—At Canton, Ohio, in December, 1863, William Craig, aged twenty, and Mary Barker, two years younger, engaged to be married, qoarreled over a trifle at adance. Craig left, saying Mary would not see him for twenty years. He was never heard from until Tuesday night of last week, when he | called on Mary. He had gone to Philadelphia and enlisted in the army under an assumed name, and after that had gone to Nebraska and | | color of the gall may affect some hues, and to Various Kenovators, From Haryer’s Bazar. When plain scap and water have failed to eradicate ink or iron mould, one must have re- course to salts oflemon, which removes all the oxide of iron, and which Is bought in powder from a druggist’s and used in the following way: Fill upa mug, pewter if possible, with hot water, damp the spot, and with the first and third finger of the lett hand strain the staff against the side of the mug, whilst with the torefinger of the right hand, already dipped into water, take up some of the salts and rub it with a circular motion on the spot, which will first turn yellow, and then, with constant rub- bing, entirely disappear. This plan has never failed us, on account of the good combination ofthe pewter with the salts. An old pewter plate or saucer will be a good substitute tor the mug. In France, salts of sorrel ts invariably sold for erasing ink marks; indeed. it is sald that @ fresh sorrel leaf rubbed on a newly made spot will efface it instantaneously. When sorrel and lemon both prove unavailing, oxalic acid must be tried. This powder, too, must be laid on the humid stain with the finger or sponze, or applied in a liquid state, after being diluted in water six times its weight. Bear in mind that the mark may not yield at once, when the operation will need repeating three or four times, always washing the article in clear water between each application to prevent the burning of the acid. Some people leave the powder awhile on the stain to allow time for it to work. The oxalic acid, as its name implics, is also composed of sorrel, although of a different com- bination to the sorrel salts, technically called bi-oxalate; and these are often sold indifferently, one for the other, the same mistake being made with salts of lemon. Their poisonous properties can be partly counteracted by magnesia dis- solved in water. The fumes of alcohol, am- moniac and ether are also excellent for the cleaner’s art, the latter being seldom used, on account of its comparative costliness and rapid evaporation. Liquids.—Pure water is evidently the most natural cleanser; alone, and applied at once, it will sometimes be sufficient to remove grease or the stickiness trom sugar, jam, etc. Lathered with soap, its power is of course increased. A rapid way to obtain a lather is to pour boiling water on some good extract of soap and em- ploy it inthe usual manner. For woolen ma- terials and colored cretonnes, however, the most efficacious lather is produced with ox-gall. Where but afew scattered spots are to be re- moved, it isas well to try the purified ox-gal bought in bottles from chemists, while a thor- oughly solled rug, curtain, ete., has to be dipped into a batir’ or lather, for which it is | most economical to buy a gall from the butcher. This must be fresh, and dipped into bolling water to draw out the bile, so invaluable for cleansing the grease. About halfa pint of it is well stirred into alittle water, and, as soon as required, this compound is filled up with five or six quarts of boiling water. Into this lather the things are dipped up and down, one by one, without rubbing or wringing. Should they be very dirty, they must be thrown into a second vessel of gall, and lastly, well squeezed and | rinsed In a third bucket, over which poulng i water Is poured £0 as to entirely cover its con- tents; the articles, again squeezed, are hung up | to dry. Other housewives prefer spreading the material, previously soaked in water, on a table, which in the trade, is purposely made to slope from the operator, 80 that all the dirty liquid runs off, after being thoroughly scoured, into the material. Just as with soap lather, the gall water must be thoroughly rinsed from the article, which is then exposed to the air to | take off the disagreeable smell. The greenish avold this annoyance it Is safer to purchase a prepared gall from a drugglst. Every one is familiar with the value of the yelk of egg as a hair wash, but perhaps may not be aware of its virtue on ‘clothing. Beaten up with alcohol, eau de cologne, or ether, like ox-gall, it keeps better and is more powerful; or, in simpler cases, It may be used alone, or merely mixed with water, to be rubbed on with flannel, for removing from colored materials the | stains of mud, or of coffee and chocolate when i It is frequently applied to. velvet collars and cuff, ete., and proves a! cleanser as well as a spot extractor. When It | has done Its work, it is washed off With soap, | and the material thoroughly rinsed In pure water. Egg has a specially good eifect on those annoying patches of cart grease belong- ing to the compound class of stains, as they represent a mixture of stale grease, tron and other substances. The first thing to consider is | the removal of the grease, by washing several times with soap, or, if not sufficient, with ox-gall and turpentine. The Jron often disappears with the washing, but, if very obstinate, can be treated in its turn with lemon Juice or sulphuric acid freely diluted with water, and then, if still adherent, will scarcely resist hydrochloric or ox- alic aci¢ i Homely milk also has its place in the cleaner’s repertory, either skim or sour. Formerly sour milk was largely used at manufactories for the bleaching of linen, whereas now it is quite obso- lete, being replaced by sulphuric acid; It is still retained, however, by thrifty housewives for the removal of stains of ink, wine, ete. The milk is poured on the fresh mark and rubbed with a damp flannel until {t disappears. When feasible, as for colored table cloths, ete., it Is handy to place a saucer beneath, and let the stain soak in the milk for a Httle while, after which, should traces of the mishap still reniain, the part should be soaked again in a basin of milk, and when clear of the stain be washed in hot water. Caustic spots are sometimes eradi- cated by leaving the article in a saucepan, while the milk is boiling, till all mark disap: pears. Glycerine may be found serviceable for re- moving coffee and other spots from white or light-colored materials. Now we come to the essential otls, the most prominent amongst which 1s turpentine, known also as 2amphine. Being so inexpensive and so frequently in requisition, it is naturally ready at hand for any accident. It is specially good for any fresh-made greasy or oily spots, and must be laldon the quite dry material by means of a sponge or rag; then, instead of being washed off, It must be absorved by fuller’s- earth spread on it ina powder, or by elnder-ash passed through a fine sieve. When alcoliol has failed in extracting a stale grease spot, it is mixed with a few drops of turpentine and rubbed onas long as necessary. If, however, the turpentine be not fresh, it will leave a mark much larger than the previous one, and can only be remedied by spirits of wine, heated ddin- marie style. Although a cleanser and stain- remoyer, turpentine is, further, as we have seen, astain-maker, anda most tenacious one, specially on cloth. "A good way to get rid of it is to soak the offending part with hot spirits of | wine, then turn it onthe wrong side, spread | smoothly on the table, and over the spot scrape athick layer or coating of fuller’s-earth, well pressed down with the palm of the hand. The heat of the liquid dissolves the oil, which is sucked up by the powder; leave the whole to dry, then shake off the fuller’s-earth and brush thoroughly. This dry process answers to what is called the nettoyage a sec; ho turpen- tine has for some time been replaced by ben- zine, a still more inflammable fluid, and hence not to be applied near a fire or light. The things to be cleaned are dipped into a bath of pure benzine and rubbed on a washing board, then rinsed in two or three other baths of be zine and passed through a wringing-machine, lastly thrown over a Ine to allow the spirits and smell to evaporate. The benzine only re- moves grease stains; therefore every article has to be well Inspected, and any remaining marks can generally be removed with water. It is since this discovery that garments have no longer any need of being ripped before going to the cleaners. The method, excellent as it is, can not be recommended for amateur use, and has been briefly described merely as an explana- tion of the term netloyage a sec. Indeed, before following any of the recipes the novice should remember that it would not be- wise to experi- ment on many of the methods, which. though invaluable to a professional, will be nothing in her hands without the proper appliances; and again, she should not risk, tor one garment or two, the chance of spoiling her fingers’ beauty by steeping them in indelible concoctions. pan cleaning is the English term for this mode. The distilled essence of lemon, or citric acid, and the essence of lavender are good detergents, but, next to turpentine and benzine, ammonia isthe most popular, being used above all for gentlemen’s clothing. To clean the sleeves and collar ofa coat, it is best to way: Mix equal quantities of ammonia and water, spread on a board or table the part to be cleaned, and well saturate it with the liquid. Then with a paper-knife scrape off the dirt, constantly wiping the knife and beginning again till nothing more 1s to be removed. Saturate the stuif again, to be sure no dust remains; then rinse with a sponge dipped In clear water, and wipe with a dry clean cloth; then expose to alror fire till dry. This application never spoils the material, and its smell quickly evaporates. ee Oatmeal Baths as One of the Valuabic Cosmetic Methods. Better than all paints and powders for the complexion, says a fashion writer, {is plain, wet mask. The last named remedy for a coarse skin is perhaps the simplest and best if one has patience to try it. A mask of white cotton is made to cover the face, leaving opening tor the nostrils and eyes many folds, and of some material that will re- tain water. Put this on the face just before retiring, and if possible keep it on all night and keep it as wet as possible. This wet mask keeps the airaway fromthe skin and gives it some time to soften. The outer cuticle wears off in time and fine smooth skin takes its place, but x tales from six to eight weeks to perform this ask. The reason the skin on the face is oftentimes the coarsest of any portion of the body is be- cause it is more expozed to the air, and tomore sudden changes of atmosphere. A woman who would have very fine skin must wear a vell most of the time, especiaily in this climate. However, the skin may be kept soft, clear and fine with- out a veil if proper care istaken. Warm wateris the best to wash the hands in, but never doso Just before going out in the cold air, for such a process rouzhens the skin. Every night the whole body should be washed in tepid water, and the face inas hot water as can be used. The hot water opens the pores of the skin and takes away a great deal of the natural oil, besides tightening the skin, and thus keeping it firm. After this washing In warm water, an appli- cation of oatmeal and water, left on all night, softens the skin and tends to whiten it. A hand- ful of coarse oatmeal should be put on soak In a bowl of water a few hours before using. A vowl may last three or four evenings. The hands should always be washed in the oatmeal water. Bran is an excellent article for softening and whitening the skin, and a bran bath stiould be taken at least once week. Place the bran in little thin mustin bags, and drop in the bathtub to soak about two hours before using, soo An Artist's Sad Misfortune, J. Leonard Corning, in The Manhattan for January. The head of the Luther statue was the last object upon which the hand of Reitschel wrought during those sad, final days, when the tide of. his mortal life was ebbing away. Sitting in his sick chair, he bent wearily over the plaster mold of the Luther head, putting upon it the last finishing touches. He thought, upon a near view, that the head of the creat Reformer was finished to his satisfaction and that of the pub- lic. Yet when he viewed it at a distance from his chamber window, he detected pvuints, I know not what, which he wished tocorrect. But, alas! the hand which had not lost its cunning had lost its strength, and, summoning his pupil Donn- dorf to his sick chamber, he requested him to make the desired changes in the head of the statue. With prompt obedience Donndorf sect himself to the task under the eye of his dying master, who lived long enough to see the altered model and approve ft. Nothing remained now but to mold the clay into plaster and send the completed whole to the foundry for the final casting. But misfortune waited at the door, and througha subordinate’s bungling manipula- tion the clay model was dropped upon the floor of the atelier and brokeninto fragments. Before another model could be made the eyes of the great master were closed In death. Meanwhile, the time for casting at the foundry was press- ing, and within the space of four days Donndorf executed a new model of the Luther head, which was approved by Dr. Schnorr, the head of the advisory commission, and without delay was adopted and put into bronze. ———— Wednesday Whatnots. Itis saidan Arizona judge resigned from the bench to become a hotel walter. The judicial ermine may satisfy a man’s vanity, but It does not always fill the void created by the want of threo square meals a day.—New Orieans Pica- yune. At a recent party: Anxious young iss B.. may I have the elxth dance with you?” Miss B.—‘As we have no pencil I cannot mark it.” A. ¥. M.—°0, weil, leavea space there and you'll understand.” Miss B.— “Very well, then; when I see a vacant spot I shall know it ts you.” Exit anxious young man.— Waterbury Ancrican. A bloated griefholder: A shabbily dressed woman cailed upon one of our citizens for aid, claiming that she was in astarving condition. The citizen looked upon her plethoric form, esti- mating the nvoirdyvois of the superfluous fat, and answered: “You don't look Itke a starving: woman.” I know it,” she whintngly answered, “Pm bloated with grief."—Hartford Times. About the same thing: Plumbottle, one of the most Intelligent youths of Austin, who had been traveling all over Europe, returned not long sinceand told his friends many remarkable things of his Journey. Among other things, he said: “In Rome I had a long conversation with the Pope, and from there I went to Berlin and had atalk with Bismarck; then I traveled to Munich and—” “And met Munchausen,” inter- rupted one of the listeners. “No, but'l tray- eled inthe same car with Tom Ochiltree.” “Well, that amounts to the same thing.” —Tezas Siftings. “On!” said Fogg: “Isn't it awful!” exclaimed the landlady, “they say she refused nourishment to the very last and actually starved to death!” What boarding-house was it?” inquired Foge. ‘What boarding house?” snapped the landlady; “who sald anything about boarding houses. Mr. Fogg? She died in prison, sir.” “Oh!” sald Fogg.—Boston Transcript. “My Lord,” said Tawmus, “you've no idea what aborror its gives a man to steal up behind a girl who 1s seribbling, look over her shoulder, and find that she's idly writing your name, with a ‘Mrs.’ prefixed.” —Hoston Post. Lean passenger to a yery fat one—“If the company did the right thing they would charge fare by the hundred welght."” Fat passenger— “Don’t advocate that idea, for then they couldn't afford to carry such light-weight passengers,”— Texas Siftings. remarks a traveler, “when a man is in je should do as Romans do, Now, when New Y yle, I always in- struct the barber to part my hair in or near the middle; when in Chicago, on one side; In Omaha, under one ear, audon farther west, into the wilds of the Rockies and the Pacific coast, I don’t have It parted at all.”"—Boston Transcript. A Chicago dude was thrown out of a second- story window recently under the following clr- cnmstances: The members of the company were putting conundrums, when one of them asked: “Who are the sweetest girls in the United States?” “The Missourl girls,” answered the dude. “Why” shouted the crowd. “Because they are Mo-lasses,” explained the dude. There- upon they seized the scoffer and launched him. —Brookiyn Eagle. Two Brooklyn men got into a violent alterca- tion oyer the merits of the President's message. After they had been shooting off their eloquence tor fifteen or twenty minutes one of them said: + here, Jim; I ain't going to admit that you're right; but I don’t mind owning up that 1 haven't read a line of the message.” “That’s my case, exactly!” exclaimed the other with a sigh of relief. “Let's have a drink!"—Brooklyn Eagle. Anent recent defalcations, an exchangt says: “The cry is still that which fell gratefully on the ears of the dying general: “They run, they run!” and if anybody asks, -Who runs?’ like Wolfe, the answer is, ‘The secretaries and the cashiers.’ * “How old are you?” alittle boy asked of a little girl. “Oh, you mustn’t ask me that.” owiy?” -’Cause a gen’leman oughten ask a lady her age. I'm five goin’ on six; now there!”—Arkan- is Traveler. Senator Vest is telling some good stories in Washington about his tp to the Yellowstone Park last summer with Mike Sheridan and Ar- thur, The anecdote of how Arthur behaved and talked when he stepped into akettle of hot coffee in the camp one evening is quite too aw- roceed in this -fully funny for anything.—W. Y, World. The course of true love often runs smooth until ue is wrecked by the wife's misplaced swite ‘Women never will be paid as much for lectur- ing as men, simply because they have done so much of it for nothing. The weak woman who is frightened half to death at the sound of a pistol is not in the least degree alarmed by her own bangs. “Do you believe in woman's rights?” she de- Poisonous Gas from a Furnace. From the Toronto Mail, A strange polsoning case happened this week | sate distance, “I Plamondon, his wife and family, at | rites.” to Jud: their Arthabaska residence. After retiring for the night Mrs. Plamondon became suddenly ill. Soon afterward the judge was in the same con- dition, and he was followed by his daughters and son. The family doctor was immediately summoned, pronounced it poison and gave rem- edies which apearey efficacious ex cept case of Mrs. Plamondon, who is still ill An in- acquired a farm. His parents had given him up for dead, but Miss Barker always hoped for his return. The; Christmas of '63. They will be married on Christmas of '83. vestigation revealed that the mischief had been caused by the hot-air rotten and emitted a most dangerous and poison- ous gas. in the | prom manded, re him in the ribs with her um- brella. “‘Yes,” he replied, as he moved toa belleye in woman's funeral It is sald Sulltvan, the pugilist, spends his money as tast as he makes it. This makes no difference, however, for he can always strike a friend for more.—New Orleans Picayune. A Woman of Many Vocations, the Fargo Herald. Mrs. Linda W. Slaughter, Bismarck’s early furnace. The reservoir of | Poetess and authoress, “the doctor's wife,” were to have been married on | water in it: used to purify the air had become | Bismarck’s first school teacher and for several stmistress, has been granted a divorce from ber husband, Dr. B. F. Slaughter. It. should be thick, of + RTY YEARS' EXPERIENCE, IN EVERY CLIM | © on earth, has proved Ayer's Cherry Pectoral to b | the | diseases. Neglected colds often become incurable ail- deep-seated in the system. H Sarsaparilla, It will make you feel like a new per- | son. Thousands have found health and relief from sut- | fering by the uss of this great blood purifier when ail other means failed. ais ASSOCIATION. On account of the creat demand for additional insur- ance we will form a new class for ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS On the ist of January, 1684. ‘We are now prepared to give insurance from FIVE HUNDRED TO FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS Atacost aslowaa Life Insurance can be sold with ee- curity, Apply at once for a new circular. Office: 921 F STREET NORTHWEST. 12-wkslm SPASONABLE: LARGE AND CAREFULLY SELECTED STOCK OF WOOLENS, IMPORTED AND DOMESTIC. ATTRACTIVE PATTERNS AND PRICES. WINTER SUITINGS. TROUSERINGS, § OVERCOATINGS, GOOD FIT AND WORKMANSHIP, RE cco 00 ER = ecoor - SRN SoS SE NNN H co 00 TLL tin 7 THE FT AHEIS> E f AGES 83 Be £ AA Lu “00 Roo 617 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, a17-19,21,3¢ Wasatxcrox. big RRR, SS, uo Re z3 Fil mee ¥ “uw RR Sss8 2 C. G. GUNTHER’S SONS, (ESTABLISHED 1820.) 184 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORE. SEAL SKIN (English Dye) SACQUES, At $00, $100, $125, $150. $200, Ete. SEAL SKIN DOLMANS AND CLOAKS, ‘Trimmed Sea Otter, Natural and brown Beayer, Black Fox, Ete, At $185, $200, $225, $250, $200 and upwards, SIBERIAN SQUIRREL LINED CIRCULARS, At $32.50, $35, $45, #55 und $70, MINK LINED CIRCULARS, At $75, 885, $100, $125. SILK AND VELVET FUR-LINED GARMENTS, At $45, $05, $75, €85, $100, £190, $175 and upwards. (We call especial attention to our new and original shapes aud thai rperfect fit.) Fur Trimmings, all varieties and | Jars, Echarpes aud Chasubles, Seal | Caps, Fur Robes and Mats, icea, Muffe, Col. ves a Onlers by mafl or information desired will receive | special and prompt attention. When customers are known to the house, or if satisfactory references are furnished, gooas will be sent on approval. 022-col2w Taste Asp Pocser cco uv ov TIT => EEE couug?rTE,. +k o u EE oo u L Ene cco UU LLLL ERE ‘The Champion Brand KNIVES, SCISSORS and EDGE TOOLS, made expressly for us, are unequaled, F.P. MAY £00, a7 €24 Pennsylvania avenae, Parcrs Wax Dows: Way Dows: TO CLOSE BUSINESS, ‘We are selling our entire stock of Suits for Men and Children’s wear regardless of cost. These goods are all of our own Manufacture, and must be sold before we close, ‘This sale is a legitimate, bona fide sale; no advertising | scheme. Call and be convinced by looking at our prices. Store for Rent. Fixtures for Sale, LIKES, BERWANGER & CO., $10 SEVENTH STREET, a2 8. KATZENSTEIN, Manager. Esrsusee 1830. JAMES Y. DAVIS’ SONS, €21 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. eae noraes st STH, $100, S135, $140, g180, 8160, $175, ilk and Satin Lined Circulars $15,820, $25, Far Lined Circulars from $25 up. Coacher Capes, Collars and Muffs, Fur Carriage Robes from $10 up, Fur Trimming, Gents’ Scal Caps, Fur Gloves and Collars, Gents’ Dress Dog Skin and Lined Gloves, Ladies’ Seal Caps. Boys’ Seal Caps from $1.50 up. 29-2m NASTANS' ELECAMPANE AND HOREHOUND, Cough Drops. EUR armas at oR” 14th and 1 and’ as I RESPECTFULLY ANNOUNCE TO MY¥ FRIENDS and the public that Iam now with GEO, T. KEEN ‘Tailor, where I shall be glad to see them, and can guar- antee perfect satisfaction ag regerds Goods, Trimmings, Workmanship and Price, ELF. EROESLE, 227-1m t Oth street northwest, coarse, food, bran. or oatmeal giths and the | Mens Deal with themin tims, and prevent their be- ‘Wasmyerox Bevericrar. Exvowuest W. ML Sucsren & Soss HAVE A LARGE STOCK OF THE FOLLOWING most reliable remedy for colds, coughs and all lung | | | VERY DESIRABLE GOODS, | WHICH THEY OFFER AT NEW YORK PRICES: | (TONE UP THE SYSTEM BY THE USE OF AYER'S | COLORED VELVETS, EVERY SHADE. BLACK VELVETS, ALL QUALITIES, TO THE VERE FINEST (EXTRA DE LYON) IMPORTED. | CHOICE SELECTION OF ELEGANT DINNER | DRESSES, IN PATTERNS. BONNETS, GU! SILKS. COLORED GROS GRAINS AND RADZIMERS. BLACK RADZIMER, ALL QUALITIES. VERY LARGE AND ATTRACTIVE STOCK OF EVEN- ING SILKS, SATINS, RADZIMERS, OTTOMANS, PLUSHES AND ILLUSIONS, IN ALL THE NEW COLORS. ELEGANT DRESS FRONTS, IN GREAT VARIETY, CASHMERES AND CAMEL'S HAIR IN EVENING SHADES. BROADCLOTHS AND TRICOT, IN NEW SHADES. ELEGANT STOCK OF CHOICE PLAIDS. | SILK HOSIERY, IN GREAT VARIETY, FROM @1.50 ‘TO $5.00 PER PAM ALL COLORS, TURKISH TABLE COVERS. EIDER DOWN SPREADS. ETS AND TARLE LINENS, AND A E STOCK OF CLOAKS, IN ALL THE S, MADE OF TH NET'S AND GIRAUD'S BLACK CAMEL'S HAIR SHAWT FROM $75.00 TO $500. IN GREAT VARIETY, ; CHOICE STOCK, W. M. SHUSTER & SONS, 919 Pennsylvania avenua ‘THE BEST IS THE CHEAPEST. aus ——— tal ened Ture & Crewsra, 939 Pa Ave ONE PRICE. FOR TAILOR-MADE SUITS. All-wool Domestic Cloths, All-wool French Clothe... COMBINATION SUITINGS (in patterns), | EVENING cll 40-INCH FRENCH DRESS FABRICS, Choice shades, 50c. YELVETS, SILKS, PLUSHES, SATINS, Desirable Shades, Popular Prices, TYLER & CHEWNING. 939 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, SEE | = Scssraxtuat Presesrs, TRUNNEL & CLARK, S11 Marker Space, haveadded a very choice assortment of goods suitable FOR HOLIDAY GIFTS, including some very choive and new stsles in fine mask Table Sets, Knotted Frings Towels, very large: as sortment ; Tidies, stencilled and plain, Silk and Linen Handkerchiefs, in great variety and good value, W some clegant Black Silk VE! ured ik, 28 inches wide. at £9 and $10 a yard, which, fo is unsurpassed. Also, a full assortment of Bi SILKS, of reliable makes, bottout prices. very haudsome patterns in Brocade lors, All-Silk Black BROCADE, z. All-Linen German NAPI doz. All-Linen Knotted Friuge 1 ‘This we will match with any in the city. ther job lot of Child Ribbed Pull Regular 25 che, a pair, aualtt; and an £#-We invite an examination of this stock, asit fs large and carefully selected ONE PRICE ONLY, Marked in plain figures, TRUNNEL & CLARK, as SU Market Space.) A Cann WE HAVE CONCLUDED TO CLOSE OUR mm. MENSE STOCK OF CLOAKS, NEWMARKETS, ETC, AT ONCE, WE FIND WE HAVE MORE THAN WE CAN POSSIBLY SELL THIS SEASON UNLESS SAG- RIEICED, / WE HAVE REDUCED OUR NEWMAREETS, MADE OF THE FINEST ALL-WOOL JERSEY CLOTH, TQ 3 Sats 555 j f 85,8 ow 4 es ow SEE tegses 2. BHF My HAVE BEEN $20. ALL OTHER STYLES IN PRO. PORTION, WE HAVE 47 SEAL SACQUES AND DOLMANS LEFT, WHICH WE GUARANTEE PURE LONDON DYE. WE CAN SELL A SPLENDID 3¢-INCH LENGTE SACQUE AT $100, REDUCED FROM $160. OUR STOCK OF GARMENTS IS LARGER THAN THE STOCKS OF ALL MERCHANTS IN THE CITE COMBINED. LANSBURGH & BRO., 420, 422 aNp 424 Seventut Sraret, aT Haxosome Baocape Siuxs = x SHADES, CREAM PINK AND iGHT BLUE, reduced from $1.50 to 81.00, = FINE FRENCH DRESS GOODS, TRICOTE AND woul, wident double width, "rediaced fon gisb"rs . na in 81 Special bargain. = ONE HUNDRED (100) Pieces of Beautiful Ne DDS (actual Caah value Bie), redwood es ME BROC; sent 4 DOLDE ELVES: (Garnet), cheap a D CASHMERE, wide double width, pure DRESS Ie. BAND: GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICE, BEST BLACK DIAGONAL CLOTHS REDUCED * FROM 88 TO 95.50. BLACK JERSEY COATS, €10 TO 83.50. IN FACTAGKEAT REDUCTION ALL ALONG THR LINE LN WRAPS. JUST RECEIVED A NEW INVOICE OF TRICOT CLOTHS. ALL SHADES, INCLUDING THE 5 oc PER YARD, NOVELTIES IN-HGLIDA¥Y GOODS AT POPULAR PRICES, a " eiamert SPACE. THE BEST AND LADIES’ 3 Eee anthers aes