Evening Star Newspaper, January 3, 1889, Page 7

) E ” ee THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1889. THE STORY OF A KNIFE. How Its Maker from Small Beginnings Became an Extensive Manufacturer. ‘From the Baltimore Manufacturers’ Record. Before us are an old pocket knife and a neat business circular. The first was bought in the summer of 1851 in. a little shanty-like shop next to the Broad-street bridge, in Atlanta, Ga. It did excellent service for years until its owner carelessly broke it while using it for a purpose for which it was not intended Its handle is of buckhorn; its blade was of the finest tempered steel. Constant use never harmed it. Every rivet is intact; the spring foint of the blade has the same elasticity as at first. That knife was made in honor by an honest_man. It came out of his stock. Every other knife there was warranted by the maker, That man knew his trade well. That knowl- edge and perfect integrity were his capital. His shop Was too small to attract notice. At the start he was only a cutter and grinder, He despised not the day of small things,” but was ready to do any work in his line. He woultl grind knives, hone and concave razors; anything, iu fact,to earn an. honest mny. Schoolboys stood in his door to see th sparks fly from his emory wheels. They look longingly at the tempting though small display of shining-bladed jack-knives. The grimy hands and oil-smeared aprons of the cutter and his few assistants in that shanty fascinated them becaus. of the beautiful results that were shown in the one showcase on the plain counter. Some of these boys got ideas of the dignity of work that they will never forget. They learned lessons of honesty. frugality and diligence. ‘They saw that from these were obtained excel- lent results. There were adults who also ap- ated the object lessons daily taught in that little shop. It is not improbable that some of the fervid editorials on the value and importance of small industries which have ap-, eared in the Atlanta Constitution were inspired | y the daly views their writer had of that dingy interior. ‘ In seven years the owner of that little shop become an extensive manufacturer. His cutlery is sold in the best bardware stores of the country. His name on the blade is a guarantee of excellence. His knives have a Teputation equal to any and st 1d by none. It is his circular that lies before us. He sells by the gross or the dozen now, and commands hisown prices. His variety extends from the daintiest pearl-Randle knife a lady can pro- eure to the heaviest blades used by huntsmen and backwoodsmen. But he is not ashamed of the humbler sources of earning of his former little shanty. In his latge factory is a depart- ment for sharpening and concaving razors, Barbers and men who shave themselv: re his regular customers. They send their tools to him from’all parts of the south when they need attention, His circular, sent out to the trade. calls attention to this feature of his business. What it amqunts to ina year we have no means of knowing, but of this we are sure, that when a man from small beginnings builds up a large and prosperous industry by honesty. skill. and frugality, his future is sure to be continually prosperous if he adheres to | all those various humbler lines of work that | helped him to rise from the shanty to the large, | completely-equipped factory. We beve told this simple but true story for those of our many Young friends who wish to climb to the top of | the business ladder without going step by step | over the intermediate rounds. The South has as many t. aspiring boysin proportion to its population as any other part of the country. | Many of them have a natural aptitude for | Mechanism. and hope some day to be great |} manufacturers. To them and to all our youth story of a knife. | yor Denounced. ‘THE GOOD TEMPLARS THINK HE SHOULD KEEP HILARIOUS PHILADELPHI, IN ORDER. A Reading special to’ the Philadelphia Press says: The visit of the White Elephant club, of Philadelphia, on New Year's eve. as the guests of the Order of Goats, has aroused the ire of the Good Templars lodge. They have passed seathing resolutions denouncing the Philadel- | phians, and also call to mind the -visit of the | Canstatter last summer; on both occasions, the resolutions say, the visitors and their Reading | iends disgraced themselves by riotous acts. he resolutions denounce the mayor for allow- ing rowdyism to be rampant, and say he is de- serving of impeachment for dereliction in duty. ‘The resolutions have created quite a sensation. The hilarity of the White Elephants was very marked, and their actions caused a great deal ofcomment. The mayor, who is so severely censured, was formerly a very prominent mem- ber of the order of Good Templars, and has frequently, up to a very recent date, taken a prominent part in their public proceedings. rhe Reading Canstatter society are very indig- nant over the matter, and aspecial meeting has been called. They deny that there was any @isorder upon the occasion of the visit of the Philadelphia Canstatter, and say the resolu- tions are, as far as they are concerned, a delib- erate insult to a respectable body of citizens who were their guesta, = << Gladstone and the Roman Question. MAKING IT PRETTY CLEAR THAT THE EX-PREMIER DID ADVOCATE ARBITRATION. | Mr. Gladstone seems to have involved him- self in fresh trouble by his letter to the Mar quis de Riso on the Roman question. Mr. Cox, editor of the London Tabiet, says that the letter from Mr. Gladstone clearly refers to the present position of the pope, and he places side by side Mr, Gladstone’s letter in Italian and the translation. Mr. Gladstone’s words in writing to the Marquis de Riso are as follows: “I consider the question of the pope's position of such importance as to merit the interven- tion of an international arbitration. I boast that I was the promoter of the international arbitration in connection with the Alabama question. By such a method it would be pos- sible to unlock the. difficulty relating to the Vatican.” atican, The Pall Malt Gazette upholds the accuracy of the translation afd asks Mr. Gladstone to explain what he means if he does not mean international arbitration onthe pope’s position. ae = The World’s Greatest Women From the Pall Mail Gazette. The request for lists of the world’s twelve Greatest women has produced this collective vote, given im order of preference: Joan of Are, 9; Geotge Sand. 8; Queen Elizabeth. 7; Maria Theresa, 6; George Eliot, 6: Mme. Ro- land, 6; Catherine of Siena, 5; Sappho, 4; Mrs. | Browning, 4; Esther, 3; Charlotte Bronte, 3; | Mme. de Stael, 3; Elizabeth Fry, 3; Mary | Somerville, 3; Semiramis, 2; Catherine H, 2; Isabelle of Castile, 2; Margaret Fuller, 2; Mary Wollstonecroft, 2; Jane Austen, 2; Maria Edge- | | | H king of Portugal in | 'The syndic FOREIGN NEWS AND GOSSIP. A Paris dispatch says the only foreigners awarded legion of honor decorations yesterday are Messrs. Scribner, of the agrisulbural de- partment at Washington; Munson, a vine- grower of Texas, and Joeger, of Missouri. King Leopold, of Belgium, has instituted a new order called the African War, which he bas designed to confer for extremely.meritor- ious or brilliant services in Africa, The cortes was opened yesterday by the rg ‘The government, he said, was particularly desirous of effectin; electoral reforms and of increasing the stre1 ‘of the arthy and navy. Queen Margaret of Italy did her own Christ- mas shopping and went the rounds of the shops in Rome like the plainest of housewives. The Cologne Gazette publishes a summary of the two reports to the government by Major Deines, who as attache to the German legation at Madrid came into frequent contact with the late Gen. Bazaine. According to these reports Gen. Bazaine informed Major Deines that he Bazaine) received his first news of the Prus- jans crossing the Moselle through Sir R. D. A'Zanzibar dispatch says all the British traders have deserted Dar-es-Salam. Previous to their departure an attack was made upon the place by coast tribes, During the fight many of the insurgents were killed and much property de- stroyed. Some anxiety has been occasioned at Panama by the crisis through which the Panama canal company has been passing. Serious alarm, however, has not been felt, the faith in the ul- timate'successful issue of the enterprise bein, gre: Work continues steadily on the canal. The duchess of Galliera, who died recently in Paris, was so rich that she was able to give $5,000,000 to endow the port of Genoa; $10,000,- 000 to endow the most magnificent hospital in Etirope; to enlarge five streets, and restore a dozen churches. She also gave her native city her celebrated palace and collection of Van- dyke paintings, and im Paris endowed a mu- senm of -art, an orphanage, and other institu- tious. Her only son and heir, “Signor” Fer- rari, is a rabid socialist, and refuses the title of duke. The duchess also bequeathed upward of 22,000,000 to the German Empress Fred- erick, but the legacy is encumbered by trou- blesome conditions, so fhe empress may find it expedient to refuse it. The Queen and Empress Frederick have taken long drives every fine day since they went to Osborne. The grounds at Osborne are so well laid out that a drive of eight miles can be taken in them without going outside the royal gates. The empress intends to pay a private visit to Lord Tennyson before she leaves for Germany. A Greek, who has arrived at Suakim from Khartoum, says that a few months ago the Mahdists captured an Englishman (name un- known) coming through the Kabbabish tribe from the ‘The man was probably the traveler Neufeld. An emeute among the Mahdi's followers is considered certain, A reception was given to Mr. Gladstone at .the municipal palace in Naples yesterday. All the members of the council were present to greet the great English statesman, who, upon his arrivak, was received with military honors. welcomed Mr. Gladstone and thanked him for his seryices to Italy, and es- pecially to Naples. ladstone, who was deeply moved, f response. His remarks were enthusiastically applauded. A parade was held at Saukim yesterday by the Egyptian officers and men who had been especially commended by the khedive for the bravery displayed by them in the recent bat- tle. Gen. Grenfell made an address and after- ward presented the men with gratuities. The general will soon return to Cairo. sor ~ Hyacinths and Dutch Bulbs. A VERITABLE SPRING GARDEN CAN BE MADE WITH THEM. From the Prairie Farmer, Hyacinths and other Dutch bulbs are pre- pared by their summer growth to have the greatest possible material stored up in them for furnishing a good flower of their kind. The flower itself is in reality already formed in the bulb, the same as the bud of a tree, and only requires development by growth. This may readily be seen by cutting into a bulb and aq) plying a slight magnifying power. Even by the naked eye it can readily be discerned in some cases. e same is true of the tuberose bulb, although the stem is much elongated before the flower appears. Water andthe atmosphere alone will suftice to furnish the material for the expansion of the flower—at the expense, how- ever, of the bulb to a considerable extent. In other words, while a fine flower can be ob- tained with nothing but water, the same bulb the next year will be very nearly useless for the same purpose. It will require growing in good, rich soil to regain ite strength. In filling the glasses the water should not quite touch the bulb, as it has a tendency to rotit. It is found necessary to place the glasses in 4 darkened place until the roots are well extended and the top pushed a couple of inches also. If placed at once in the light they ow dwarfed and scarcely a couple of inches igh. Even in pots the same rule holds good; they should be plunged into cool earth first. Moss answers well to grow bulbs in. They may be grown in bowls. baskets, or any con- ceit the fancy may dictate. Window boxes are charming places for growing them. Here they may be arranged like a veritable spring arden—the larger kinds in the center, with ders of crocus at the sides. They area very tractable class of plants to grow gen- erally. oo _____ Cannon-Balls as a Care. From Medical Classics. It is a very self-evident proposition in phys- ies that a cannon-ball as ordinarily propelled, will, upon’ its abdominal impact, produce a movement of the bowels. Such a movement, however, says the New York Medical Record, is attended with the serious personal incon- venience .of producing a large hole in an im- portant portion of the economy. It is not in this way, it need hardly be said, that Dr. H. Salli, of Bern, (Correspondenz-Blatt fur Schwei- zr Aerzte) proposes to utilize the cannon-ball in therapeutics. He advises that it be simply rolled about upon the abdomen for five or ten minutes daily, in order to relieve habitual con- stipation. The weight of the ball should be from three to five pounds. In cold weather itcan be covered with chamois, or kept warm by the.stove. Better still, according to Dr. Sahli,. is the | res of having the patient take it to bed with him at night. and thus letting the missile of war warm itself ingloriously in the arms of the victim of colprosiasis. The best time to use the cannon-ball is in the morning, yorth, 2; Florence Nightingale,’ 2; Judith, of Troy. Aspasia, Mme. de M Emily Bronte, Jael, Empress Helen, Zenobia, | Lady Rachael Russell, Marguerite of 4 Mme. de Sevigne, Susannah Wesl Josephine Butler, Miss Willard. eth of Hungary, Grace Darling, Louise Mrs. Besant, ‘Charlotte Corday, and Hesba Stretton, 1 vote each. * c aintenon, Monica, | +0 . From Newport News to Crxcrssati.—The | extension of the Chesapeake and Ohio from | Ashland to Covington, Ky., and the bridge be- | tween Covington and Cincinnati were yester- day turned over by the contra¢tors to that com- | any. The Chesapeake and Ohio expects to be | running its own tfains from Newport News | through to Years.—Hronek, the Chicago anarchist. convicted of conspiring to aseassinate with dynamite Inspector Bonfield and Judges Gary and Grinnell, was refused a Bew trial yesterday, and sentenced to twelve Years in the penitentiary. A stay of sixty days ‘was granted to allow the filing of a bill of ceptions. = see Maxniaos or a Weti-Kno¥x Nonta Cano- ‘rxtay.—Hon. A. C. Avery, associate justice of the supreme court of North Carolina, who took the oath of office Tuesday, was married Mon- day morning, at Asheville, to Miss Thomas, of Waynesville, a. daughter .of Col. William H. Thomas, formerly state senator from Cherokee county. ——-——s5e— A Manytaxp Suentrr Finep.—At Hagers- town, Md., Yesterday, Judge Syester filed his opinion upon the motion for a new trial in the case of the State agt. John H. Gattrell, “therift of Washington county, who was found guilty at the last court of malfeasance in office. The | well, the nurse, after waking. It is then to be made part of the morning toilet; the patient lying on his back in bed rolls his ferric bedfellowsystemati- | lly over the abdomen. The direction is not of so much importance as that of systemati- cally treating every part of the ,abdominal wall. Abdominal massage is acknowledged to be a useful measure in torpidity of the bowels, | aud Dr. Sabli assures his readers that by his method he has been able to cure nearly all of his cases without thé aid of medication. Of course, proper attention should be paid to diet and hygiene, When universal peace comes. the orator can 5] not only of turning swords into plough- shares, but also of cannon-balls into aperients; while of Dr. Sabliit may be written: ‘Peace hath his victories, no less renowned than war.” ——-e-—____ Idiotic Treatment of Babies. From Aunerica, A few years ago I crossed Fulton fe: the boat was packed with people and children. ‘The people I didn’t care about, the children I did. Possibly the children without the people would have been a pronounced nuisance, but as itwas I had my semper sorely tried and my patience, too, as I watched the idiotic way in which tender, thoughtful. kind-hearted women treated their babies, babies who in thirty years from ndw will know more ina minute thap I know in all ‘my lifetime. Whenever I see a woman throw her baby in the air, making the little “cuss” pale with fear, breathless, and as red and white as the American flag, J feel like breaking the commandment saying “cuss” words, and braining her on the spot; yet they all do it, Did you ever think what a baby has to _ — The father rumples its clothes and pitches ft up to the ceiling. The mother smothers it, bugs it, and squeezes it until its little‘face is as ted as a berry, and the nurse— cially if she’s fat and jedse denies the motion for # few trial, and wheezy, sticks her fingers in its mouth, rams poses a fine of $10 and costs upon the sheriff. | her thumb down guiltv upon the last one | wootseys” in the indictment, which | wish it was PP sheritl was found the seven counts Sawdon inefficiency of discipline in the G : ———_ see. John A. Mackey, the comedian, who was said | G, fright to have been ‘dazed by si mysteriously disappeared” Monta found at mother’s home, yn, ring from nervous prostration. Dr. Joseph 1 Bodine. one of the ablest phy- in New Jersey, died at-Trenton, Yesterday. Charles Blanks, an old zen of Sherman, Tex., oe and prominent citi- committed suicide disease. freshman class at Ober! college, shot and killed herself at her iv Overstudy Shed es tin cocks 7 yes- | Fi prom ttorney. » “rday morning by ‘shooting. He bad been | Pussuing hee her father che ees trestle, and | days, has been | eludi | recovered halt i“? _ her head above its throat, and “tootsey- in its face till the poor child must where it came from. ——see ISsantry axp Deatu Ixsteap or MarriaGe,— Miss Fannie Heldman, aged twenty-five, of reenville, 8. C., who has been insane for some ran from her home Reagent and, her pursuers, reached the Reedy river, in, and was drowned. Her was if an honr later close to the bank, and in water so shallow that she could have it ki to her knee. tions Tor har mat parat for her mar- is a an old man. fell a railroad broke several of his ribs, and was otherwise seriously hurt, jumpe: he suddenly became while making final DOLLARS offered for an is as of Catarrh by th of Dr. Sage’ EAT ALL YOU WANT. It is the Best Way to Keep in Good Health. From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. A physician, writing on the food necessary to give strength and sustenance, says that if @ person uses up his brain faster than he makes it he soon becomes nervous and irri- table. If he does not assimilate enough food to supply its demands his mind is sure to be- come weak. The healthiest and strongest indi- viduals, even, should eat a far greater pro- portion of meat than of vegetable food. Beef should be taken as the standard meat. It answers every purpose of the system. Veal and pork are not as easily digested. Pork, so far asits composition goes, is an excellent food for nervous persons, but it is not readily digested. Yet, in the army, we used to think nothing better for the wounded men than bacon, As a rule, salt meat is not adapted to the requirements of the nervous individual, as nutritious juices to a great extent go into the brine. The flesh of wild birds is more tender and more readily digested than that of domestic ones. This is accounted for by the greater amount of exercise they take, thereby re- newing their flesh more rapidly and making it younger than that of birds which lead a more quiet life. This is a suggestion that might be of benefit to women of sedentary habits who are desirous of prolonging an ap- wearance of youth, Fish of all kinds is a good food for the nervously inclined. Raw eggs, contrary to general opinion, are not as digesti- ble as those that have been cooked. A notion has been prevalent that many persons injure their digestion by eating too much, The fact is that most people don’t eat enough. There are more people killed every year by insufficiency of nourishment than by overloading their stomachs. Many of those who do eat a sufficient quantity are revented from disease by digesting enough forthe economy of their systems. The very first thing for any one to do who has ex- hausted himself by mental work or who has been born weak and irritable, is to furnish his brain with sufficient nourishment to either repair the damage it has sustained, or to build it into a strong, healthy condition. Peo- ple in this condition usually ‘suffer from nerv- ous dyspepsia. Their stomachs are unable to perform the labor of assimilation. Owing to the deficient nerve power of the individual the food lies in the stomach unacted upon by the gastric juice because there is none or the guantity is in- power. Food, instead of sufficient to have oy helping to renew the body, and the nervous system with the rest, undergoes fermentation, \d the body and brain it should nourish may starve. The person is in a worse state than if the food had not been taken, for the fermenta- tion generates acids and gas. Nervous individuals may derive all the fat they need from sugar and starch. It is bet- ter, however, for those with weak digestive organs, or whose nerves are in a highly- sensitive state, to get it from the animal kingdom than compel their enfeebled stom- achs, intestines and pancreas, to create it out of these articles. Good bread, sweet butter and meat are the best foods for the nerves. People troubled with insomnia, nervous start- ing from sleep and sensations of falling, can often be cured by limiting themselves to a diet of milk alone for a tim An adult should take a pint for a meal, and take four meals daily. People with weakened nerves | requite, usually, a larger quantity of water than those whose brains and nerves are strong, itaids in the digestion of food by making it soluble, and seems to have a direct tonic effect. With’ proper eating and drinking we should have fewer broken down, nervous wrecks, and far more vigorus intellects. The pres- ent human species can not eliminate flesh from its food and amount to a row of pins. ‘The fancy that nothing but vegetables should be eaten is apt to overtake everyone some- where in life. Itis due to some disorganiza- tion, and usually passes away with the disturb- ance that created it. +o —____-__— Shad Doing Well in Utah Lake. From the Salt Lake (Utah) Herald. On June 10acar of the United States fish commission arrived in Salt Lake, and during its stay of about twenty-four hours about 2,000,000 shad were hatched. A day or so later these were taken to Battle Creek station, on the Denver and Rio Grande Western, and near that point deposited in Utah lake. Yesterday A. M. Musser received a letter from P. Madsen as follows: “I send you by to-day’s mail # shad caught in the Utah lake, fifteen miles from where you put them in last June. I think it has made a very good growth, and I believe they will be a success. We caught this ove near the south end of the lake. Ihave heard of two others being caught on the west side of the lake, and another one where we caught this one. Please let me know the day they were put into the lake at Pleasant Grove, Denver and Rio Grande railroad station.” ‘The fish referred to was a trifle over 6 inches in length and exceedingly well proportioned. If the remainder of the young shad has made as much progress asthe one referred to, Utah Lake is certainly well stocked with this most desirable fish. In addition to those deposited ih Utah Lake, about six months ago 1,000,000 shad, about six days old, were put into the Jordan river, near the Utah and Nevada bridge, on June 1, 1887, None of these, however, have been heard from. eee Asphalt Pavements. From the Manufacturer. In advocating the adoption of the asphaltum pavement for the streets of Philadelphia, some of the newspapers always make an exception in the case of the thoroughfares on which the traffic is heavy. But it would appear that these are just the streets for which the smoothest pavements are to be desired. The main pur- pose of such a pavement is to reduce resist- ance, and the kind of a wagon burden for which least resistance may be especially sought is a heavy burden. The notion that'an asphaltum pavement will suffer from heavy loads more than another kind of pavement is probably erroneous. Any surface covering to be sub- jected to severe usage requires a good founda- tion, and an asphaltum pavement laid upon such a foundation will be likely to last as long and to cost as little for’ repairs as any other. The fear that horses will slip upon asphalt more than upon a rough sur- face is not warranted by the experience of other cities. A horse engaged in hauling a heavy load over a stone block pavement must use more exertion than when the surface is smooth, and the greater effort increases the chances of slipping. Moreover, a horse, like a man, adjusts himself to familiar conditions. A | horse used to cobblestones will slip when he first tries a smooth pavement, but the horses jin Washington do not slip oftener on the cee than those of Philadelphia do on the cobbles, The smoothest pavement is always the best pavement, durability being assured. We express the opinion that the saving to horses and vehicles, if Philadelphia should be wholly repaved with asphaitum, would amount to far more annually than the interest upon the outlay for the improvement. ——— Sugar for the Queen. From the Gentleman's Magazine, Mme. Campan, in her Memoires, speaks of plots for the assassination of Marie Antoinette and of the measures taken to counteract them. “In 1790,” she says, ‘an official in the royal service discovered what he conceived to be a project for poisoning the queen, who spoke to me about it with perfect coolness as well as to her chief physician, Vicq-d'Azyr. He and I together considered what precautions it would be necessary to take. He relied to a great ex- tent on the queen’s extreme abstemiousness. but advised me always to have within reach a bottle of sweet oil of almonds, which I was to renew from time to time; this oil and milk being, as is well known, the surest antidote for the irritation caused by corrosive poisons. One of the queen's habits ticularly dis- turbed her physician. Powdered sugar was always to be found in her dress- inj room, and_ frequently, without calli an attendant, she would put some spoonfuls into a tumbler of water when she — Legere It Lis eed that Wirtion and a ‘ge quantity of sugar privately; That I should always carry some boxes in my bag, and three or four times a day, when I mepoeeet to be in her majesty’s room, should substitute fresh sugar for that in the sugar- dish. We knew that the queen would have prevented every precaution of this kind, but we kept it concealed from her. One day, how- ever, she ee me when making the change of which I have just spoken, and told me she was sure it was an operation concerted with M. Vicq-d’Azyr, but that I wastaking use- less troub! ‘Remember,’ she said, ‘that no one will employ a grain of poison me. The Brinvi do not belong to generation. Nowadays one’s enemies can use calumny, which is far more effectual for kill- ing people, and through which I shall perish.’ ” lawnendtinemne, ape nen/naaamss AN Orrer oF £200,000 ron Cotumsus’ Bones. San Domingo newspapers just received confirm the report that an offer was made States Consul H. C. Astwood to | in love A HORSEY ENGLISHWOMAN, She Has Devoted Her Life to the Turf, but Has Made Money. Paris Correspondence Philadelphia Telegraph. Ihave lately heard from London tnat the one rival of the duchess of Montrose as a feminine celebrity of sporting circles in Eng- land, Mrs. Villens, known on the turf as “Lucky Jack,” is lying at the point of death from a painful internal disorder. This eccen- tric female, who yields in oddity in no point to her titled colleague, comes of an excellent family in Norfolk, She received on the death of her father a fortune of $600,000, and consequently was entitled to aspire to an alliance with a prominent member of the British aristocracy. She preferred to marry Dr. Villens, and to consecrate her life to the turf. This she has literally done. She bred horses and sold horses, and never was known to absent herself from an English race of any importance. Strange to say, she madg money instead of losing it, as so many of L: male competitors have done. She was short and stout and peculiar-looking, always wearing her hair cut short like that of a boy, and dressing herself in as masculine a fashion as was compatible with the retention of skirts, She always appoared in a cloth jacket made with a waistcoat, and supplemented by a high collar and cravat and a “billycock” hat. neath her short skirts of cloth or cashmere ap- peared a pair of very pretty feet, shod in dain- ily made little top boots, and in wet or cold weather she was accustomed to wear a long plaid ulster which added considerably to the masculinity of her appearance. Once she gave a grand dinner in a noble old house which she owns near London, and which formerly be- longed to Oliver Cromwell. It is famous as containing the finest oak-wainscoted room in England, an apartment which dates from the days of the Great Protector. The enter- tainment given in this noble historic abode was as odd as was the hostess. There were jockeys there, and_ “horsey” peers, and the members of the staff of more than one of the sporting papers of London. and of course the duchess of Montrose. That lady appeared in correct and very elegant eve- ning dress, but Mrs. Villens carried out her ec- centricity in her attire. She wore a jersey in crimson silk, fastened up the back, and a long black satin skirt. At her throat was clasped an immense horseshoe in large and very fine dia- monds, crossed with a miniature hunting-whip in gold. Perched on the top of her short locks was a jockey cap in crimson satin, with a smaller horseshoe in diamonds adorning the frontof it. Around her waist was a belt in black ribbon, fastened in front by a brooch composed of a large miniature of a favorite racehorse, exe- cuted by one of the first English miniature painters of the day, and set in superb diamonds, Her earrings were small horseshoes in dia- monds, the splendor of her jewels lending a needed feminine element to ber costume. Chicago Pork Every Day in Paris. From the Boston Herald. A Boston man, who has lived in Paris over twenty years, gave an amusing description of a party to which he had recently been invited, to sup off of American ham just received from ‘home. It was an appetizing symposium, but after the gentleman left the house he said to himself: “How in the name of free trade did | —— get an American ham over here, since it is prohibited from entering the country?” To appease his curiosity he called round next day to inquire about the ham’s nationality. Yes, it was a pure and undefiled Chicago ham, direct from the mint. But how did it get into France? Did it drop from the skies, or what? Almost, for the hain went to England, and from there was calmly and collectively imported into France, And what makes the situation yet more absurd, it is not the only Chicago pork that gets into Paris by any means, The char- cuteries have very nice hams, unmarked, to sell, but by their excellent quality and their great popularity they are re¢ognized as hay- ing first seen the light of day in America, +0 Another Novelty in Slang. From Table Talk. ‘The “chestnut,” asa slang phrase, is done with, frost-bitten, quite, and an equally mean- ingless word has been substituted. It is “dusty.” Do you admire anything from a stylish toilet toa dainty dish, you are privi- leged to say, “there is nothing ‘dusty’ about that.” On the whole, when one takes time to consider, there is more sense in “dusty” than in most fashionable slang, A dusty object suggests one whose freshness is despoiled. Just how the “chestnut” was ever significant, no one has yet clearly defined, A Story of Hal. Dulaney. From America, An English actor gives this account of his first meeting with Captain Dulaney, on whose coach he was asked to join a party of men, When they were well out of the city, Dulaney tied his reins in a knot, threw them on the horses’ backs, then lashed his wheelers ina gallop. He then told a footman to bring him the reins, While they were dashing along the poor darkey boy had to climb around the coach and down on to the horses’ shoulders, untie the lines and hand them to his master. Capt. Dulaney was sure of his horses, and had trained them to obey his voice so thoroughly that he felt perfect confidence in committing what appeared to his guests an act of foolhardy recklessness, eae oes No Hydropath. From the Toledo Blade. “Doctor, I have followed your instructions minutely, and have drank a quart of milk every day, but I don’t get one bit better.” Where do you get the milk?” “Why! From the milk man, of course!” “Ah! You must remember, madam, I did not Fecommend a hydropathic treatment.” Fellow-Sufferers. From the Chicago Tribune. Tramp (sorrowfully )—*I may as well tell you the truth, sir. I lost everything on Cleveland.” Man of the house (grasping his hand sympa- thizingly)—"‘So did I, my friend; so did I— blamed near it! You'll have to call at the next house, They're republicans there.” = 00 . Law rence Oliphant’s Queer Religion. Henry Labouchere in the New York World. Lawrence Oliphant, who was buried last week at Wickenham, was one of the most charming companions it is possible to conceive. He sel- dom intruded his strange religious theories on his friends. Once only he spoke to me about them. So far as I could make them out at the time, if any two persons of opposite sex fell in love with each other they were bound not to marry until they felt that they were no longer Mr. Harris, the high priest of this ect, lived, and I presume still lives, somewhere in the United States. Implicit obedience was due to him by disciples, who were allowed to en- gage inthe ordinary’ avocations of life, but when ordered to return home were bound to do so. When Oliphant first went there he was accompanied by his mother, Lady Oliphant. Harris thought them proud, and’ the son was ordered to work in a garden and the mother to go every day to the neighboring railway station to sell fruit to the passing trains. Each disciple who had money spent any portion of | his-in- come that he required for his personal use and handed the surplus over to Harris. It is won- derful that a man of such sound and strong in- tellect upon every other subject should have surrendered himself in the matter of religion to a creature like this Harris. see A Terrible Plot. SEVEN COLORED SERVANTS CONSPIRE TO KILL THEIR EMPLOYERS, Two weeks ago last Saturday Col. Paxton’s residence near Arcola, Miss., was burned. It is now known to have been the work of incendiaries, Seven of the colonel’s servants, five men and two women, all colored, were ar- rested a few days ago. The property taken from the house was recovered. Two of the — confessed their guilt; one, a cook, ud drugged the coffee, and but for the fact that two members of the family were absent the whole household might have perished, As it was, Mr. and Mrs. Frank pare it neigh- bors, were able to arouse Col, and Paxton with great difficulty when the flames were dis- covered, The prisoners also confessed that one of them si at each door with an axe and a ee intending to kill any one of the family who tried to escape. But the slowness of the fire frightened them, and Ser pee It is rumored that the seven prisoners have been Ficutine Docerpty Aoarxst Evictiox.—The evictions on the Olphert estate, in Tie" hotso of ‘Blacksmith. GrDemels wes jouse oO: : was barricaded. The bailiffs suueirant aie me police attemy to - Sescrec See eee ne the shack fog an irc gn te hed dered to fire, besieged, on the advice of AUCTION SALES. AUCTION SALES. THIS AFTERNOON. /HOMAS DOWLING, Auctioneer. SALE VALUABLE UN VED rs Soi fibre eae yirtue of adecree of the Supreme Court of the ta Bulger of Columbia, cause »¥8. McDonald et al., No. 5,358 equity, the un- trustee will sell, at public auction, in front of the premises. on THURSDAY, the THIRD DAY of FANTARY, 1889, at FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. the fol- lowing-described real estate situated in the said District ‘aud known and disti on, and plan there- of as part of lot numbered fAftwen (15), in, square Huns. bersix hundred and thirty-six (636), beginning for the same at the distance of twenty-one (21) feet six (6) inches from the northeast corner of said lot, and ence south thirty-three (33) feet three (3) inches; thence west the whole depth of the xaid lot thence north thirty-three (33) feet ro) 3 thence east to the place of beriuaing. ‘Terme of sale: One-third cash, balance in nix (6) and twelve (12) months, the deferred payments to bear interest at the rate of seven (7) per cent from the Gay of sale, or all cash, at the option of the purchaser. conveyancing at the cost of the purchaser. A de- posit of #100 required at the tune of sale Tf the rms of sale are not complied with in ten days the ‘Trustee reserves the right to sell at the risk of the de- faulting purchaser, JOHN F. ENNIS, Trustee. a15-ak: 486 Lonisiana ava, CUANCER SATE OES CORNER Lon, THIRTY BY NINETY FEET, WITH AN ALLEY. ‘By virtue of a decroe of the Supreme Court’ of the District of Columbia, made in Cause No 11456, in Equity, wherein James T. Boiseau and others complainants, and Bernard L. Anderson is the defend. ant, Y shall, at HALF-PAST FOUR OC URDAY AFTERNOON, DECEM NINTH, AD. 1888, sell’ at auction, in front of the Premises, the real estate in the city of Washington, in District of Columbia, described as the part of lots four (4) and five (5), with the improvements, in Square one thousand and one (1001), becinning at the southwest corner of said square, and running them east along the north line not of O street so (90) feet; thence north thirty (30) feet; th ninety (90) feet ; thence south along the eastern line of 11th street east thirty (30) feet, to the place of be- sinning,“with the right in common of a four-foot alley onthe north.” ‘Terms of sale: The purchase money to be all cash. A Gepost of $100 is required at the time the property is bid off. Conveyancing and recording at the pur- chaser's cost. Ifthe terms of sale are not complied with within ten cays the Trustee reserves the right to resell, at the risk asd cost of the deafulting pur- chaser, EUGENE F. ARNOLD, Trustee, 408 Louisiana avenue, DUNCANSON BROS., Aucts. dl THE ABOY ALE IS POSTPONED UNTIL THURSDAY. JANUARY THIRD, 1889, at the samg hour and place, RNOLD, Trustee, EUGENE F. A 458 Louisiana ave, -dkds BOOKS, &C, AUC On FRIDAY, JANUARY FOURTH, 1889, at TEN O'CLOCK, within my auction rooms, I shall sell a stock of stationery and fancy goods removed to my store for convenience of sale, jae THOMAS DOWLLING, Auctioneer, BROS., Auctioneers. TURE, CARPETS, RUGS, &C., HOUSE NO. 004 14TH’ ST: aT CO! CHAIRS, H. SPRING! OTHER ¢ ON FRIDAY commencing at 10 o'clock, named house all the furnit to which attention is called pyre SALE, OF VALUABLE. REAL ESTAT! NEAR HYATTSVILLE, ON THE BALTIMOS AND OHIO KAILROAL By virtue of a decree of the Circuit Court for Prince George’ ryland, sitting as a Court of d iia cause therein pending, in Omohundro, administratrix, ‘and ffs, and Jas, r. Young and others 1 Y 4TH, 1889, we will sell at the above ure, &c., contamed there Jal-3t | others are 5 are defendan dat of January, | atin rt of Appeals of Maryland, the w named in said decree, will se on George's! county af 6. 2 on a plat thereof, containing 30 perches, more or’ less. This proved by @ lance and handsome dwelling, all other necessary outbuildings and and beine cres, 1 rood, Its location is high and healthy, and cou view of the surrounding country. It is about ou rter of a mile from Hyattsvil station on_ the Baltinore and Ohio railroad, and about 6 miles from shington city, and convenient to schools, churches, and post-oftice. mus of sale, y the decree, are: On half cash on the day r upon the ratification thereof by th t, and the balance in twelve moi from the day of sale, the deferred payment to bear i terest froin day of sale, and to be secured by the bond of the purchaser, with’ a surety or sureties to be ap- proved by the Trustee. A deposit of $200 will be re- quired on the day of sale. Conveyancing at cost of purchaser, a3-3t WILLIAM STANLEY, Trustee pros DOWLING, Auctioneer. E ue of a power in the will of Mary Ann Doni Ul offer for sale at public auction f EIGHTH DAY OF JANUARY, OCK P. M., in front of the ortable two-story frame’ dwelling. ng a frontage of 24 feet 10 inches on F street and 124 feet 3 inches on 9th street. ALSO ON THE SAME DAY AT HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK P. M., in front of the premises, the west 31 feet 2 inches of original lot 5, in square nuu- dered ed by two frame dwellings, Nos. 1227 and i rt. C street southwest. Terms of sale: 01 cash ahd balance in equal installinents at six an e months from day of sale; notes to bear interest at 6 per cent per anuwm and to be secured by deed of trust, or all cash, at option of the purchaser. A deposit of #200 will be required upon No. 515 Fst. s.w.and $100 upon each of the other sales. Terms to be complied with in’ ten. days froin day of sale, otherwise the right is reserved to re- sell at risk and cost Ja3-d&ds of d J.WAL "§ SALE STOCK OF GROCERIES, RS, SHELVING, BAR-KOOM "FIX LOC 8. w., Stock of Gi Terms, ca: . HOLTZ Ts21 HOMAS DOWLING, Auctioneer. Vy EXECUTORS’ SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED AND UNIMPKOVED REAL ESTATE IN THE STRICT OF COLUMB! S By virtue of authority in me vested in and under the last will or testament of W. W. W. Wood, of record in liber 20, at pages 59, &e., of the record of wills, in the District of C mbia, the unde ae will, on WEDNESDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY. OF JANU- ¥. 1889, at THREE O'CLOCK, in front of the premises, offer fur sale at public auction to the highest bidder, sub lot in square SS, fronting on the north side of Water street, between 21st and 22d streets northwest, containing 4.219 square feet of ground. ON THE SAME DAY AT HALF-PAST THREE O'CLOCK in front of the premises, sub lot 4, squai 24h, 25x147, to a thirty-foot alley, improved thi frame dwelling with back buildin good brick stable on rear of lot, being Now 130 street northw: ON THE SAME DAY AT FOUR O'CLOCK in front ises, lot N rd of the prem subdivision of square No. wenne between N d Towa circle, being No. 1316 Vermont avenue w feet on the west side of north a Terms of sale: One-thinl in cash; the residue in three equal payments, at one, twoand three years after late of sale, for which notes duly secured on the prem- ises sold shall be given, with interest at six per cel- tum per aunum from ‘the day of sale. All conve! ancing and recording to be at purchaser's cost. A de- posit of 8100 will be required on the unimproved Piece and #250 each on the improved property, If the terms of sale be not complied with inten days after sale,n resale may be had at the risk and cost of the defatiltine purchaser after five days’ notice in song newspaper published in. the city of Washington. Ju2-dts THOS. N. WOOD, Exec ING eNO. TA AVE- OPPOSITE THE SMITHSONIAN INSTI- ROUNDS. te ertain deed of trust recorded in . 2, et seq. one of the land re- ©o1 the District of Columbia, and at the request of the party secured, we will sell at public auction in front of the premises, to the hi hest bidder, on WEDNESDAY, JANUARY NINTH, 1589, at HALF- PAST FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. that piéce of land situated in Wi . C.,and known as lot numbered nineteen (19), of Abraham F. Barker's re- corded subdivision of part of original lot se square three Lundred and twenty-five (325), by a substantial and comfortable frame house. ‘Terms of sale: One-third of the purchase mone: cash, hin ten days from the day of sale; an balaiice in two equal payments at one and two ye with interest at 6 per cent from the day of tale, and secured by adeed of trust on the property sold, or all the purchase money may be paid in cash. A deposit of 8100 will be required when the property is sold. All conveyancing at the If the sale are not compli hington city, n (7), in improved. dwelling in the urchaser's cost. terms of with within ten days from the day sale the trustees renerve the right to resell the, ergy at the gost snd risk’ of the defaulting purclaser, after five days" advertisement in some hewspaper and published in the said city. Pent and TL ETAM W. BOAR EORGE W. STICKNEY, Auctioneer, 936 F st. TRUSTEES’ SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED EAL ESTATE ON THE CORNER OF 7TH AND © STREETS SOUTHWEST, IN THE CITY OF WASHINGTON, D. C., BEING STORES AND PREMISES 301,303, 305 AND 307, 7TH STREET JUTH WEST. wy fs oe 3 wt 3 23 ong e read re | hs | WALTER B. WILLIAMS & CO, Auctioneers Pivacsitine tis 2 rt SALE NX. COMMENCING THURSDAY, BY AUCTIRNUARY TENT FUTURE DAYS. ocLoc CON’ ING DAILY sasiccisaabetes <5 SA HOUR, UNTIL ENTIRE STOCK Is DI OF, AT OUR RALESROO CORNER TENTH AND PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. A highiy-tmportant collection of Ten Thousand Dol lars worth of Lace Curtain: Fellable importing house of Atty years wanding, aud to be sold for benefit of creditors, who decline peremp- nd we think unwisely, to authorize the use of 1e8 in connection with the sale. This we can- not but regret. aside from any benefit that might c- crue to us. Such a large and complete stock should be displayed as the result of the labor. taste and Judgiuent of some one, making a truly bewilderine array of art, such as is seldom seen collectively. | Every (person tu. terested should attend this sale: a chance of this kind doce not occur often. Ladies especially invited. On exhibit two. previowts to tale. 7 WALTER B WILLIAMS & CO, 7 Auctioneers. HOMAS DOWLL netion 4 leer UNIMPROVED BUILDING LOTS IN UNIONTOWN, D. C., AT AUCTION By virtue of a deed of trust dated Sth da: A. D. i887,and duly recorded in Liber Now 94, et keg. one of the land records of the District « oltimbia, and by direction of the party. secured there by, we will sell, at pablic auction, tn front of the prem ise’, om “ESBAY, JANUARY NINTH, TS FOUR 9CK P. M., the following described prop- erty, situate in the Count; | Columbia, to wit: All t | of fF nd and premises known | and bei: 5: y of Washington, District of joae certain pleces or parcels hein Lota ntiubered nd 4, inclusive, division of the village of Uniontown according to the official plot duly re- corded in the suryeyor's office of the District Tumbia. ferme + INC of the One-half cash; balance in six and twelve | months, with in d secured by a deed of trust | on the property sold, ash. at p rs option. all ncing and recording at cost of purchaser. A deposit of $200 will be required at time of sale. If | terms are not complied with in ten days the Trustees reserve the right to resell operty at the risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser. UK K. TRAC kas JAMES P. RYO: PROFESSIONAL. 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