Evening Star Newspaper, August 9, 1889, Page 7

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C., FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1889, MRS. FLACK AGGRESSIVE. She Employs Senator Evarts’ Law Firm to Overhaul the Divorce Records. A New York special to the Philadelphia In- qvirer says that the efforts of Mrs. Flack’s son and husband to keep her quiescent under the stigma they have sttached to her have been futile, for yes- terday she employed the law firm of which Sen- stor Wm. M. Evarts is head in an effort toundo the work which had been done in her name but without her consent. Her counset, Evarts, Choate & Beaman, got an order from Judge Bookstaver at a special term of the court of common pleas, directing the clerk of the court to allow any member of the said firm to take & copy of any snd ail of = ry ~ and testimony or other papers in all divorce procee, Flack against or husband! the sher! Ee isa Sherif Flack entered the county court house pad before noon yesterday, and was com- fortably ensconced in Bis Private office before the reporters were aware he was in the city. Fy the same tactics today that he did Wednesday, and refused to see representatives of the press. His henchmen guarded all the doors and refused to present cards or deliver Messages tothe sheriff. Mr. Flack looked care- Wornand presented the appearance of a man with a heap of trouble on his mind. If the decree of divorce shall be declared il- Jegal Mr. Flack will have cause to look trou- Died, for in that case his marriage with another lady, which is said to have supervened the de- cree, will make him a bigamist and place the Iacy'in an unenviable pomtion, and there will be two irate women for him to settle with in- stead of one. Add to this the odium reflecting on bim for his part in the proceedings, and the Position of Mr. Pack will be about as undesira- as his worst enemy could wish. The Johnstown Relief Fund. The board of inquiry at Johnstown, Pa., has been in every ward in the devastated district and yet over 500 orders have not been called for. There are over a thousand cases yet that have not been rated, and night sessions will be Beld until they can be classified. In the meantime clerks are preparing tabu- lated statements from which the state commis- sion will draw deductions to make a basis fo: istribution. Treasurer Thompson’ clerks paid 218 orders to-day, aggregating $2 995. o Business is good, and those merchants who ave an established trade are bard worked. A meeting of business men was held last evening to take steps toward determining the liabilities of the South Pork fishing club for the disaster. Committees will be appointed and funds will be raised to help make the suit of Jno. Thomas & Sons against the club a test case. The body of a fifteen-year-old girl was found near the business part of Main street last even- ing. It was covered with ground and remark- ably well preserved. ————+e+— Law and Wisdom. From the New York Weekly. Justice—“You are charged, sir, with failing to provide for your motherless children, who are at this moment starving in your miserable home. How much money have you in your pockets?” Prisoner—“Ten dollars.” Justice—“‘I tine you 310. —— eer ext case.” To Arrantic Crtr Tomonuow Oven THE Frv- ust Rate tee Wortp. from Wash en route to Atlantic City to- morrow by the Pennsylvania railroad, 4 o'clock. SPecial, will travel over the finest road bed in America and protected by all the modern de- Vices for safety. — Adrt. rent Dr. Tanner to Kemain in Prison. Dr. Tanner, member of parliament for Cork, was récently sentenced at Tipperary to one month's imprisonment for assaulting Police In- spector Stephens in May last, When judgment was pronounced he cried ont in the dock: “I defy you. The magistracy are the real crimi- e months was ion was made by Dr. Tanner's ‘or a writ of habeas cor- pas, which the court of appeal yesterday refused grantouthe ground that the magistrates have the power to commit for contempt. ——Saie 4 Burned in Effigy in Atlanta. At Atlanta, Ga,, Postmaster Lewis and Col A. E. Buck were burned in efigy before the | court house last night in the presence of prob- ably HO peopic. This action is the result of | Lewis appointing a colored man to a place in | r r and is supposed to have inspire: appointment, S09 The Value of the Scissors. From the Buffalo Courter. In the last number of Harper’s Bazar Thomas Wentworth Higginson bas « thoughtful and entertaining paper on “ Writing for syndicates.” The best bit of advicein the paper is the fol- lowing: “The way to obtain a wide hearing is not to print in the periodicals which have the largest subscription list, but tu say something eo timely and so effective that every periodical in the land shall be obliged to copy it. | Not the pen alone, not types alone, but} the scissors rule | mankind. Probably the sentence you plan expressly for im-| mortality will never get there; but to find some off-hand phrase of which you at the time thought nothing—to find this echoing from €orner to corner of every country newspaper, Until it is sent back to you in a marked copy of the Alaskan Hecorder—this 1s to secure a hear- ing such as no mere syndicate can give.” The remark about the scissors may cause thought- less people to smile, but there is in it» world of truth. Fortunate, indeed, is the newspaper or other publication that has a pair of intelli- gent, versatile and otherwise well-equipped ecissors, ——_+o+-_ Hidden Treasure in Allahabad. From the St. James Gazette. The Allahabad papers received by the incom- {ng mail describe a curious search for treasure believed to be buriedin the Alford park in that town. Itseems fhatsome years before the ‘autiny the then prime minister of the king of | Delhi resigned his appointment and brought bis family and worldly possessions to Allaha- | bad, where he built a large house and an under- | ground chamber to keep his jewels and treas- Ure. This latter is said to have includeda lakh of gold moburs,of the kind now valued at twenty-eight rupeeseach. Shortly before the mutiny he died, and during the disturbance his family fled, covering up the chamber as best they could. When order wus restored a line of barracks was constructed by order of Lord Canuing on the site of the village in which the ex-premier’s house was built, and the existence of the underground chamber was forgotten by all except some relatives, who on trying to reach it on one occasion were so stung by hornets which they bad disturbed that it was taken as a sign that it was God's will that the treasure should be reserved for a future generation. In course of time the barracks were also demol- ished and the present park laid out. Recently the existence of the treasure was brought to the attention of ng 2 Hamilton, an old resident of Allahabad, who had helped to prepare the site for the barracks. He Obtained as much in- formation as could be got from the existing relatives and obtained from the collector per- mission to dig and a police escort, On the 22d of May about sixty coolies were set to work and they soon came upon some Masonry; but unfortunately a young cobra was unearthed just then, and the men refused to work any more, believing that the treasure was guarded by cobras, and that it was an act of sacrilege to dig for it. The excavations, however, were going on when the mail left, —————o+-—_____ Tarr Wu Traver rx Exroant Dix Coacnes asp Panton Cans.—The excursionists from Washington to Atlantic City on the Pennsylva- Bia railroad special tomorrow will travel in state. This superbly equipped train will leave B. and P. station tomorrow at 4 p.m. and land its excursionists in the heart of Atlantic City at 10 o'clock tomorrow night.—<Adrt, pene: i Hiss <: Edw. A. Green & Co., wool merchants of Philadelphia, recently issued an attachment against Geo. Boliman of Reading, owner of a big hat factory in Adamstown, Pa. Yesterday executions were about $20,000. The Columbia iron company yesterday posted notice of an increase 3.50 to 83.35 per ton for puddling and other w: in pro- Portion, keeping the promise made months go, when the reduction was made, that when trade grew better they would increase. At Sanford station, Laurens county, , J. W. Sanford shot and Excursionists | ! JUST A LESSON IN PALMING. Prof. Herrman Shows How Easy it is to Cheat at Baccarat. From the New York World. st It was a little lesson Prof. Herrman was giv- ing in baccarat. Baron de Pardonnet's charge that he was robbed at Phil Daly's Long Branch gambling house brought the subject up, and one of the party had ridiculed the idea, It is nonsense,” said he; “how could he have been robbed if he had kept his eyes open?” “Baccarat is the gambler’s delight,” replied the professor. “It is tempting fate to offer to play it with an expert. You do not believe me? Very well. Send for a pack of cards.” Presently the cards were brought in. They bad been purchased at a neighboring store and the seal of the package in which they were wrapped had not been cut. A minute exami- nation showed that the cards had never been usedand were not marked They were the ordinary “angel backs,” superfine quality, “First,” said the professor, and his long, supple fingers closed about the I wi say that not only is it easier to cheat at bacca- rat than at any other game of cards where money is bet, Lees — oe way to Ce at baccarat is by ‘palming.’ a * I mean concealing pel» in the palm of the , te A big hand is not necessary. On the contrary, it excites suspicion. A natural palmer is born. The fingers must be wide, capable of expan- sion or contraction in the highest possible de- ee, firm, steady and as tenacious as steel. But ict us’ deal baccarat, I will represent the dealer and you gentlemen the players, Will you kindly shuffle the cards?” = professor handed the pack to one of the gentlemen, who shuffled industriously. The professor threw the cards around to each of the players, All had picture cards, which count nothing. The professor had a nine-spot, the most valuable card in the game, and he raked down his imaginary winnings. “Will some oue kindly count the cards?” in- wires the professor blandly a moment later. hey were counted and found to be seven short. The prote.sor blandly unfolds his hand which had been lying carelessly on his knee, and there, snugly resting in the palm, were the seven missing cards, Six were pictures for the others; one was @ nine-spot for himself. “When you lay the pack down I pick it uj in this hand,” said he, ‘and, of course, it is a a matter of dealing to hand them aroun: It was marvelous how he did manipulate those cards. He could fish the winning nine- spot from the bottom, from the top, from the side. The card seemed animate. The profes- sor, meanwhile, kept up a running conversi tion. “Gamblers talk about palmin; They are bunglers, wood-choppers. a meat-axe where they ought to use most delicate instrument. youstrick. Will you kindly pick up a num- ber of cerds from the pack?” The gentleman addressed, who sat at the opposite side of the table, took up a number at random. “There are eleven there,” said the professor, when his trained eve rested on them, but to make sare they were counted. There were ex- actly eleven. “Ci them tightly between both your the professor. This was done. inued the professor, “call for any nuraber you please to be taken from the pack. The gentleman named five, which were laid be- neath the pack crosswise, so they could be easily seen. The group were now standing up, the professor on one side of the table, tke gen- n with the eleven cards tightly clasped een his hands on the other, and the five crosswise beneath the pack in r in plain view of ail. “Now open your hands,” said the professor d count your cards,” sixteen! Some one looked for ve beneath the pack. They were gone. “How did you do that?” asked one of the party. “Ab, my friend,” said the professor, while his mephistophelian mustache went up, “it is just a little lesson in palming.” 0+ - BECOMING A NOTARY PUBLIC. ‘The Saddening Report of a Student Who Secured Gne of the Glittering Prizes. From the New York Sun. A young law student in a big down-town law office, who, after persistent effort, had at last secured an appointment as notary public, cele- brated the victory two months ago by giving a dinner to his intimate friends. He said with glowing confidence that the appointment in- sured him a bonanza in the way of fees that would defray much of the expense of the prose- cution of his legal studies, He forthwith spent $10 in getting an elaborate frame for his cer- te of appointment and bung it up in his oftice, Then he laid out an additional $15 in having an ornate stamp die made and prepared to hail with becoming dignity the advent of the expected bonmza, He kicked his heels monotonously for days on the office chair in ur; Now, I will’ show | front of a new $35 desk that he had bought upon which to place stamp. One of his friends hailed him as he was coming up William street yesterday with a dis- consolate look on his face. “How's the new office go?” “Gosh!” exclaimed the new-fledged notary, with sorrowful emphasis, “this notary business jan't what it’s cracked up to be at all. It’s over- worked. There are too many at it. I spent $60 fitting things up and getting a certificate and apers to receive the | die, and my fees for two months have netted me just 76 cents. And there are of us in the same boat.” “Why, I thought you said you had a bo- nanz: “Bonanza rats! It's worss than being a heavy tragedian on the Rialto. A man would starve to death if he depended on the notary public bonanza to keep his stomach comfort- able. Notary public appointments are a glit- tering delusion. The market is overcrowded to the point of suffocation?” rs A New Use for Watermelons. From the New Orleans Times-Democrat, The watermelon crop of Carolina, Georgia and Florida is rapidly getting too large—more than the market requires. Col. William Duncan of South Carolina has therefore made a sug- gestion, which has received the approval of a number of Carolina newspapers and melon growers—this is the manufacture of sirup from the melon. Col. Duncan insists that the melon can be more easily and more generally raised than the sugar cane, and as it grows above ground it is more conveniently cultivated than the sugar beet. He has experimented in the Manufacture of sirup from melons, and finds it excellent, more like preserves than the cane sirup, he says, and likely to become popular with every one who tries it. He bas made the sirup and sold it and found no difficulty in get- ting @ good price for it. @ heap more oo How the Merchant Gets His Vacation. From the Lynchburg Virginian, “Are you going away this summer?” said one merchant to another. “No, Iam going to the store every day; I - made arrangements to take a rest.” “How?” “I took my advertisement out of the paper.” He Got Used to It. From the Schulenberg (Texas) Messenger. A few years ago the colored brethren estab- lished a church near the residence of our good old friend, Mr. Robert Wolters. At first the noise disturbed the old gentleman much, and thinking the best way out of the trouble would be to buy them out he made a ition; they hooted at the offer. ‘Time Fent ou ead they began to figure up the price offered by Mr. Wolters for the buildin egninst the saat new edifice elsewhere in town. It was devel- oped that the price offered would build two houses like it. A committee was appointed to wait upon Mr, Wolters and the chairman said: “Mr. Wolters, we have come to accept the offer you made us last year for the church.” “Church? Nonsense! I’ve got use to the fuss now and couldn’t sleep a without it No, no, I don’t want it, Goon with the meeting.” The Drummer Runs Into a Slow Town. One of the talkative people that I've met this week isa drummer. “I call this a pretty slow town,” said he. “You do, eh?” “I should say so. Ina town of this size out west there would be five or six big hotels, three or four news- at SIR JULIAN’S WIFE AND CHILDREN An Uncommon School Room and Nur- sery—Education of Future Diplomats. tinoent ‘From the New York Mail and Express, Sir Julian Peuncefote brings over his wife and children from England we shall, so som of the returned tourists tell us, see a nursery and school room the like of which is not common on this side of the big pond. The children of one New York woman have in their school room all the most approved appliances for smoothing the royal road to learning.. Of these the ceiling is the most original, Here in fresco is painted the heavens and the planetary system, and a les- ton in astronomy is always in order, as it con- tindally prompts inquiry from the small people Nicking up their heels on the floor. But this is nothing to the educational novel- ties in the Pauncefote nursery, where the walls are hung with paper de the land- ing of Willias the Hse tthe gry Hee of Richard the lionhearted, the voyage of the white ship, the little princess the Tower, the scattering of the and other subjects of historical interest. The tiles about the hearth are decorated with pictures of David and Goliath, little Samuel and othe biblical personages, while to re- lieve the mental strain ‘Little Red Riding- hood,” the ‘Princess who slept a thousand years,” ‘Jack the Giant Killer” and other oe es are woven into the rugs an Young Sir Julian, when he looks into the street, has to peep through Australia, for transparent geographical = obscure the view. Ifa thrush calls from a tree top he Peeps over the Andes to catch a glimpse of the bird. The panels of the doors are laid in flowers to teach botany, and the door- knobs are animals’ heads, so that one braves a lion or a tiger to enter or leave the room. Nothing the geeng, diplomats look on but is calculated to train the youthful mind. Sao 7. Simin A BEAUTY IN THE SURF. The Costume of Ex-Secretary Belknap’s Wife Admired at the Oriental. Mrs. Belknap, says the Brooklyn Eagle, while her husband was Secretary of War, was 8 tall striking brunette, with a superb presence, a handsome face anda dashing manner, It was said thet her ball dresses were startlingly decol- lete, andsome of the ladies of the capital who did not possess Mrs. Belknap’s special charms of figure talked so much about her gowns that the Washington correspondents took the mat- ter up, and the Secretary’s wife found herself a much-talked-of woman, Notwithstanding ail this, Mrs. Belknap was popular in society and her receptions were largely attended. She also had the reputation of having the most beautiful foot of any woman in Washington, After her husband's olitical eclipse Mrs. Belknap retired with her Beaghtec into private life on the continent, and remained in Europe for ten years educating her children, Last March, at the inauguration of President Harrison, Mrs, Belknap and her daughter, who is a beautiful blonde of some eighteen summers. occupied rooms at the Arlington hotel, and were to be seen every ight in the dining room arrayed in evening dress. Old friends of Gen. Belknap regarde the pair with considerable interest, and they ked with pleasure that time had dealt with the elder lady, and that. with the tion of an added stoutness, which was not unbecoming, Mrs. Belknap was as hand- some as ever. On the 15th of July the sleepy clerk at the Oriental hotel, Coney Island, was shaken out of the dreamy contemplation of his two-carat diamond shirt pin by the news that upon that | evening’s train from New York Mrs. William Belknap, daughter and maid would arrive, and that the best rooms in the house were to be laced at their disposal, From that day to this Mrs. Belknap has been summering at the Oriental, and has held her own as one of the leading features of the place. No sooner does she leave ber room for the big bathing pavilion between the Oriental and Manhattan Beach hotels than there is a quiver of excitement aboutthe place, The male guests at both hotels betake themselves in a body to the beach, and even the ladies. althongh they will not own it, are interested. Itis not so much the way Mrs. Belknap bathes that interests these idlers of a summer's day, but it is the clothes, or rather the lack of clothes, that she bathes in. Until Saturday last the wife of the ex-Secretary has worn at the bathastart- ling costume of white andred. It was a striped affair, showing her perfect form in all its grace- ful curves—a little low-necked, sleeveless bod- ice and a very short skirt were all that it con- sisted of. The lady’s lower limbs were incased insilk tights. The effect was startling as she dashed through the waves, throwing herself upon their crests with all the wild abandon of a water nymph. The bald-headed old gentle- men in the surf aluost chuckled with delight, and tough, weather-beaten John Keegan, who has acted a8 watchman at the Manhattan bath- ing pavilion for several years, could hardly be- lieve his eyes. He took off his glasses, rubbed the sea fog off them, looked at the fair bather again and then acknowledged that he had never seen anything to equal her before. Toan reporter Mr. Keegan said: may talk ut your Far Rockaway or Cape May bathing costumes, but I wili bet that there is not one in the country that can match the one worn by Mrs. Belknap. It would not take more than one and one-quarter of a yard of goods to make the whole affair,” The ladies who saw Mrs. Belknap disporting herself in the waves did not, however, seem to admire her costume as much as the men. The latter said that the women were jealous of her, However this may be, the talk about the Orien- tal hotel was started, and it has been gettin; more and more critical, The visitors al! took the part of Mrs. Belknap; the women were all against her. Beit ® woman of energy and gr courage, Mrs. Belknap has continued to bathe in her wonderful striped costume with the abbreviated sleeves and the still more abbreviated skirt. She made up her mind that she would not let the gossips gain @ victory over her, and she almost won the fight, but Mrs. Belknap’s bree non, who is a very beautiful and accom- lished girl, did not relisk the notoriety which er mother was attaining and persuaded her to throw aside the objectionable bathing suit and wear one less conspicuous. The haughty Blue Grass beauty did not like to give in, but she at last consented to yield to her daughter's wish, and this benign. Gar bald-headed old men who aid 10 cents e: for the privilege of seeing irs. Belknap bathe were luced almost to a state of desperation, She appeared on the beach in a dark blue costume of the usual sea- side style, The women who found fault with Mrs. Belknap’s striped suit were smiling and happy when an Eagle reporter visited the bath- ing pavilion at Manhattan Beach, This morn- ing One slight and delicately-built girl of about forty summers and heaven knows how many hard winters said to a companion in the hear- ing of the scribe: “Oh, you just ought to have seen her other dress; it was too horrid for anything.” see Accident on Senator Quay’s Yacht. The yacht Manitee, with Senator Quay and party or board, returned to Cape May yester- day afternoon to procure medical treatment tor Mr. Samuel Fessenden, who fell down the yacht's hatchway in the morning off Chinco- teague and fractured his thigh. The entire ty. comprising Senator Quay, J, 8. Fassett, £ Louden Snowden, A. 8. Conger, William Cassius Goodloe and Jacob Weldemore, are at the Stockton hotel, where will remain several days. Mr. Fessenden under Dr. Speee Mecrag‘e sere and may be in bed fora mont —_—_——~oo—— Cigarette Smoking Englishmen, From the New York World. Cigarette emoking is another habit which is rapidly spreading in London, though it has not yet reached the telegraph boys and become as much of # nuisance asin New York. Ten THE ROYAL HONEYMOON. A Visit to Lord Fife’s Sheen Lodge, Mortlake. ‘From the Pall Mall Gasette. The onlysign that the master was absent from Sheen when I went down the other day tosee Lord Fife’s place, where he and the princess are to spend their honeymoon, was the shutters on the glass panels of the front door. The outside is simple and unpretend- ing, closed in among trees, the walls white- washed with enough of weather staining to take the newness off and overgrown with ivy and creepers, I found the bell-pull after Much searching among the ivy, andin due course had the door unlocked from the inside by a trim housemaid, “Had I his lordship'’s suthority to go over the house?” Having satisfied her on that score I followed her wy some steps into the hall. “You mi be careful how you step on the floor,” said she, ‘the boards are very slippery.” And in truth they were, and the rugs had an alarm- tendency to away with one’s feet, “Cameron, his lordship’s valet and piper, fell upon them the other day, and I have slipped upon them myself.” The hall isa rich k apartment goi! right from the front of the house to the back, w! through the French oe is a glimpse of the extensive lawn. e walls and ceilings are panelled, there is a carved chimney piece, an eight-day clock, a number of low, easy chairs anda table with a blue and white vase with flowers. A tall screen covered with Vanity Fair caricatures, by Pelle- ini, is something of a revelation of the highly lecorative effects of these works. There are stags’ heads on the walls, an oil picture or two, and on a table conspicuously placed, a big Ger- man lithograph from a German painter's por- trait of the queen, with her ma; ety *s autograph attached. dated from Balmoral. f followed the housemaid through a large opening with cur- tains into the dining room. “His lordship generally dines in the hall,” said s! “we only use the dinning room when there is a large company.” passed through the li- brary—very comfortable looking, with Japanese screens and blue and white pots—intg the draw- ing room, which has a bay window looking out to the lawn and a glass door on the left leading down some steps into the conservatory. The drawing room is light and cheerful in its deco- ration, a8 a drawing room should be, with a very beautiful plaster cornice and ceiling and a pretty chimney piece and a big mirror over. There is more than abundance of thairs, and wherever you turn, on tables and in odd cor- ners, there are flowers in glasses, little vases, and, indeed, there are flowers all over the house. Avery fine palm grows outof a huge blue and white pot. e curtains are of a rich Japanese pattern, giving by contrast a prett; gossamer effect to the muslin curtains behin ‘The first floor consists of bed rooms. I went upstairs, and, turning to the right, I found my- telf opposite his lordship’s room. ‘It has a pic- ture over the door of a young lady displaying the beauties of a very ample bust, in the way young ladies are wont to do—in pictures. The bed rooms are light;and airy, wit! Japan- ese pattern curtains and coverings of chairs, with wall paper to match, “The house is not very large,” said the housemaid; “we have only rooms for about three couples.” I went down- stairs and out through the French casement, on to the lawn, as level as a billiard table, but of a much prettier color. It is intersected with paths, in the middle of whichis a little foun- tain with water-lilies in the basin. And thére are beds of geraniuins dotted about, and more large blue and white pots with palms, There is @ quaint Japanese summer house, which looks as if it were made for honeymooning in, with wicker chairs and Japanese tapestries on the walls, It is only from the lewn that you ‘et anything like a full view of the length of the house, the view from the front being very much hidden by trees, The whole of the grounds are surrounded by a high wall, which is very artfully hidden by greenery of ail sorts. Lord Fife is evidently a man of considerable taste for an autocrat, with a strong bent for Japanese art. There are very beautiful ecreens and vases in all of the rooms at Sheen; indeed, such decorative effect as there is in the house is mainly dependent on them. The pictures are poor from a decorative point of view. It is a charming house, beautifully kept—smail, erhaps, but cheerful, and no doubt comforte- fie, and it only wants what to-day’s event will provide it with —a mistress, — 00 To Attantic City vita Battrore axp Ont0,— Special train leaves Washington at 4:20 p.m. Angust 10. Parlor cars Washington to Phila: delphia; parlor cars Philadelphia to Atlantic City. ‘Thirty minutes for supper at Baltimore and Ohio Philadelphia station, Round-trip fare only $3, including transfer; arrive at At- lantic City 10 p.m. Tickets valid returning on all regular trains until August 12 inclusive. The Baltimore and Ohio is the shortest, quickest, and best.line. The view of the harbor and shipping of Baltimore and Fort McHenry to be had from Baltimore and Ohio train is worth the price of the trip. The view from the gteat itimore and Ohio bridge across the Susque- hanna at Havre de Grace is worth the price of the trip. You had better take it in.—Advt, —>—__ EXPLODED BY A BASE BALL, A Dynamite Cap in Eddie Howard’s Pocket Will Cause His Death, Avery peculiar and sad accident occurred Wednesday in Brownsville, Me. Some of the young men and boys had gathered on the play ground in the center of the village and were engaged in a ball game, It had progressed for several innings, when Edgar 8. Howard, four- teen years old, went in to bat, Almost the first ball sent to him was wildly pitched, and the players and crowd were shocked when they saw it strike him in the stomach, An ex- plosion followed in an instant which en- veloped him in « cloud of smoke. The boy had been near some railroad construction work which is in progress and had been given a dynamite cap. hen he went to play ball he put the cap in his pocket and for- got all about it. The ball struck fair] upon the V Sorte causing the cap to burst witl terrible effect. The whole fleshy portion of the lad’s right arm was blown away, but his other injuries were even more severe, for the death- deuling explosive tore into his right side, lac- erating the flesh in a frightful manner. None of the spectators oe sores to see the little fel- low taken up alive, but it was found that death had not instantly resulted. He was carried to the house of his father, a wealthy citizen, and was breathing at last accounts, but was not ex- pected to survive long. A New World’s Champion From Texas. Jake Campbell, the Texas slugger who chal- lenged Jake Kilrain to fight during the first week in October, having received no reply from. Kilrain, has proclaimed himself the champion of the world and challenged John L. Sullivan, Jem Smith, ween Mitchell and McCaffrey to fight the first week in October, London prize ring rules, for any sum whatever. Campbell is is earnest. To Make Pine Fiber Bagging. It is understood that large capitalists are at Wilmington, N. C., and represented to incorpo- rate American pine fiber company, with ample capital to produce pine fiber bagging for cov- ering cotton bales on a very large scale. Great improvements have been made of late in this new industry, and the promoters are now ship- ping pine bagging daily into various sections of the cotton belt for the pirpote of introducing this new product, which, it is claimed,will solve the bagging ——— for the cotton planters of th ani the sou relieve them of the exactions of the jute combination. A carriage road to the of Pike's Peak has just been completed. gins at Cascade canyons and extends 16 miles until it reaches bral vay summit, 14,147 feet above the sea vel Ss MH \\ imitations and have sore hands and original and best, Sold everywhere. <2<,month, with safety. Del Jing water soft. Perhaps you find your clothing going to pieces. Moral—use the 7 Hot Weather is the best time totry Pyles Pearling Then the wash islarg- est, and a saving ol SS time and toil is preciated. Think .—— ay of doing a large wash with little orno 209 Consider how much longer your delicate summer clothing will last if not rubbed to pieces on a washboard. A saving is a gain. You'll « ) besurprised and pleased with the cleanliness, satisfaction aad comfort which comes of the use of PEARLINE. Simple— any servant can use it. Perfectly harmless—you can soak your finest linen and laces in Pearline and water for a ightful in the bath—makes the ve been using some of the «aed y willbe PY Pearline is manufactured only by JAMES PYLE, New York. TIT: W. L. DOUGLAS’ name and the price are ottom 7 2S CALITO estate naeemenge| soon xesonr fects the wearers againsi . = > = Ba f #8 8 RN x x If your dealer docs not keep the style or kind you want, oroffers you SEA-SIDE—JERSEY COAST. ‘uv 00 N NN shoes without W. L. DOUGLAS name and price stamped on them, | ———— cand says they are just as ‘do not be deceiv. reby, but send direct to the Factory, for you can get what AGS Tic ciTy. a ‘want, by return. pottage paid. | ealers make more profit ou uuknown ‘that are pot warranted Beach Cottage, corner Rhode Island and Atlantie oe body, (herefore do pot be Enduced to buy shose that bave ho reputation, ay only thee that have | Sree; {aj ecenn view. Terme, 05 t 012 per week. L ENDOUGLAS tame and the price stayed on tie bottomed Fou ee nae tg get fail value for your | _sus-st eS Money. Thousands of dollars are waved anntally in this country by the wearers of WL. DOUGLAS’ SHOES, TLANTA COTTAGE, ATLANTIC Cl In ordering ty Tail state whether 5 nt Congress, Button of Lace, London cap toe, Freneh te, of | A Ercurcionicte fran Prone ancl teen Darrow cup toe, ant sure to give size aud width you wear, I can fit any foot that is pot Rao as mm toda at =7. are made in great variety of widths, sizes and hulf sizes { gasrautes a Bt, prompt delivery aad pert Mr. B, R OWENS. tion oF money refunded Upou returu of the shoes im good cuudition. . Oo eR se wait ws 5,000 will be he following Of the same q 05.00 SHOE AND ONLY HAN $4.00 SHOE a =) suas tacks or wat th: s Ch LI 92.25 SHOR . WORKINGMAN’S. 82.00 SHOE att 2.00 SHOE Any shot ever wold price FOR BOYS tn the | 00) a Shoe i SHOE YOUTH'S + All made in Congress, Button WwW. L. DC LAS #2 Both Ladies’ Shoes are made in sizes from J to 7, STYLES OF “THE FRENCH OPERA," “THF SPANISH A “THE MEDIUM COMMON-SENSE.” ALL ™ FRENCH OPERA IN FRONT LACE, ON $3 8 Ccastimers should remember that W.L. DOU supplying shves direct from factory, thus givi: FOR SALE BY_B. street; HENRY ‘ED RG, 1906 013 Pennsyleni enue SER, 31 4 Mstreet; JA D DY Ok « ic} GOLD MEDAL, ARIS, 1878. W. BAKER & C0.’S Breakfast Cocoa Is absolutely pure and it és soluble. No Cheniicals fare used in its preparation. It has more than aires tines the scrength of Cocoa mized with Sterch, Arrowrvot or Sugar, and is therefore far more economical, ing less than one cent a cup. It is delicious, nourishing, strengthening, Ea admirably adapted reons in health. Sold by Grocers everywhere. W. BAKER & CO,, Dorchester, Mass. PEARS’ SOAP | is the MOST ELECANT ‘TOILET SOAP | IW THD WORLD. Of all Druggists, but beware of imitations! A BOON to Housewives. fhe farmer and working man who have been out in Seen ica roses and Dry, if with WoltsAG MEBlacking ‘The boots will wear # great deal longer, will not get ‘stiff and hard in snow water or rain, and will be pews ACY <4 for Gents’ Shoes and once # month for Ladies’. ‘Unequaled asa Harness DressingandPreserver Sold by Shoe Stores, Grocers, Druggists, &c. WOLFF & RANDOLPH. PHivapeLPHia _dy15-m,w, 81-21 ND-SEWED, Which takes the pla W. L. DOUGLAS 83 SHOE FOR GENTLEMEN Ie a fine seamless calf shoe, with tops and Oak Leathe iu Congress, But- & e, Narrow Cap Toe and Pain . includ- ing half « inall widths, If yon have been pay- Ing from #5 to #6 for shoes of this quality do not do #0 longer. One Will Wear as long as two paire of com- Moh shoes so! dealers that are uot warranted by ‘the manufacturer. ‘Open under new ne agree particular. Terms reasoust.¢ KR W. FARR, Pr mt. “Ps 2 OTEL CHETWOODE, Remodeie. Get KORER CH. N. 3 Mire. MAY ¥ HY, ATLANT i, coe elegant moms ce. WM. 3. LOVE. Prop. Our ‘claims for this shoe over all other €3 shoe advertised, are Ist. It contains better material Ba. It te more stylish, better fitting and anrable, 3d. It gives better general satisfaction. 4tb. It costs more money to make. Sth. It saves more money for the consumer. 6th. It is sold by more dealers throughout the U. 8. Tth. Tts great success is due to merit. Bth. It canuot be duplicated by any other manufec- turer. th. It is the best in the world, and bas alanger de- mand than any other $3 shoe advertised, to be untrue, uslity of excellence: of Custom-Made Shoes that cost from D-SEWED WELT $4 SHOE. Equals Custom-Made nd Letter Carriers all wear them. Smooth inside ass ead to hurt the feet FOK HEAVY WEAR. Best Calf Shoe for the price. Ts the best in the world for rough Wear; ove pair ought to wear men 8 vear. 15 EQUAL TO SHOES THAT COST FROM $3 TO $3.50. One pair will wear longer than in the world. small Boys a chance to wear the best shoes in the world, #2 SHOES FOR LADIES, AMERICAN COMMON-SENS THE LATEST STYLES. AL: 4 : OPERA.” “THE IN BUTTON IN x lange iddle-men's profits to the wearer, W. L. DOUGLAS. Brockton, O. HOLT MAN & SON, Mas 427 &. M. J. PRANDL, 1329 F st. bw. (Mos. Harrison’ Inporter of i - Fine French Hair Goods. dressing. a7-1u ype AL ACCORDION § done isi ___Shampootng. TANDING PLEAT Stal to. st., Bs. ER, 90 be Maison Vriese Paris." ARS FISCHER'S DRY CLEAN LISHMENT AND DYE WOkkS, st. nw. Ladies’ and Gen ents of ull kinds cleapedand Dye without bet: Adics’ Evening Dresses 2 specialty. ‘Tu ms’ experience Prices | Rocerate.” G and delivered sit LE-WOi MADE UP O8 RIPPED dyed @ good mourning bisck, A. FISCHER, e4 SOU G st. iow, SN a POTOMAC RIVER BOATS. STEUER JOHN |W. THOMPS X—FOR POTO- ) mac KiverLundings Lepve Monday, Wednesda, ee ey oe : ond-clase, 33 ane, 35 cents. Dan Nonroxx Lose. eon ee FOINT ANP, LEE SOUTH. mer Lady of thi 2 si soaper Lady of the Lake! fray Oth-st. wharf, Toes. irat-class, 50 cents: sec- D1d-lm ad Satu: y, 5 p.m. Steamer Geo. Leaty, 7th-st. whart, Monday, Wednesday, and Fridey, 5 pam. >i 21.50. t Fibey Point Fare, s Lake, Tel a3. my? 4m. Returning TUESDAYS, DAYS p. 1m, touching at River Landings us far as Nomini Creck, Va, St. Clements abd Leonardtown, Md. Conuects with Band Or it ies | Shepherds. See schedule. CW. SIDLEY, Manager. potouac™ TRANSPORTATION LINE For Baltimore and River Capt. Geoghegan, icaves 81 Sunday at ¢o'clock p, apply mb6-6m ___OCEAN STEAMERS. QHORT ROUTE To LonvoN, NOKDDEUISCHER LLOYD 8. 8. CO. JOHN B. PADGETT, ua For further ips STEPHENSON & BRO, ‘7th st. wharf, '. Steamer Sue, ‘8 Whart every jormauel Fast 2x To Southampton Elbe, sat, Aug. 10, 3 p.m; Lider, Wed, Aug: 14,9 a&m.; Werra, Sat., Aug. 17, we Aug. #1, 3 p.m. ; Ems, Sat, AI ve, Wed., Aug. 25,7 am, Comfortable state rooms, excellent table, luxurious Prices: Ist 18 saloon appointments. bin, $79 aud upward a berth, according tolocation; 2d cabin. $50 &u adult; steerage at low rates. Apply to £. F. DROOP, YZ Penn. ave. aus HEOUSEFURNISHINGS, Cooxxa Bx Gus. A full line of GAS COOKING STOVES On hand and for sale, mh31__ WASHINGTON GASLIGHT COMPARY. eer NOTARIES PUBLIC OMMISSIONER OF and Territo: JNO. E. BEALL, w5 p.m. UNDERTAKERS. M COSTELLO, WITH A PRACTICAL UNDEB- taker aud Ei balmer in employ, 35 G st. nw. 34 Het. ne. E terms, ‘Telephone 268-2. Sotary and Wee, Compionace Bar Fat ow. Tn office rom Gan 5 3y31-3m FAMILY SUPPLIES. ‘F_LEVERY KF, D I Ee ED ‘AILS TO CURE DYSEN- HEITMULLER'S CASTELLON WINE. THE ONLY CURE, NEVER Falla For sale by 48. L. BARBOUR & Wholesale Agenta, MEDICAL, &. LEON, Deke. ra ond onty Reliahie Tatier can be consulted 464 Cat, betreen 3g and 6th st and only Shoe Manufacturer in the world | Malatesta HOTEL VE Corner N. Carolina and Atlantic eves. good table; ATLANTIC CITY. teruus moderate, dy 16-Lim MARK MALATESTA. Prop WPVHE LAWNTON, ATLANTIC CITY, NOI T cance ave. Lear beach. full ovewd View’, uence Fooms, electric belie: terms tacderate “Oper oo jy3-eozm MKS GEO. i kPHAN HE READE, Pacific ave above New Jersey (ope block above § Hotel Pucamj went), rooms large aud ai DL: 5. VOUKBERS 328 ESO TEE ARLINGTON, Atlantic City. N.J., Mi: Thoroughly reuovated. jy 12m MPBE COLONNADE, ATLANTIC ClTY we., bear the Besck, oP JAMES STOKES. ATLANTIC t abd moet prominent! io | | “ — | ‘TRE uALposTE | Moved to | ENLARGED AND IMPROVED UNSUK | Selt Water Baths in the Ho Je13-2mn * NHE CLIFTON, COR necticut aves, Atiwntic ¢ TLANTIC CIV, NL 4, t ack _ Prievds’ Manes Fa ye15-2un J MAY, er MUELLER, Prop, Ly OTEL OCEANIC, BARNSGAT CITY. 10 Oct. Open Juve 1 ress ECE erm, & ALEIGH COTTAG: Park, N.3.: 0 ation, moderate pr eWeLL. | 1: IN THE MOUNTAINS, ETC. ANNEX, ON TOP bay 2eVer, Ly muse carculars a8 MOSHAF ER, Atrora, W. ¥ ms D WERERLY GLUES rrell Ho} .CCOMMUDATED at the W. Va Fi 8 te rates. MKS. MAKIE kU PROGR BOSDEED FeLi spovE i rooms isrge and richtly. 11 Harper's Ferry, W. Va. Wosguitoes. A No. 1 NEB, Clerk. Opeu July LENWOOD HOUnE, ba. Brick buuding art K. Address 1. DELAWARE WAILE Ga pacity 150. iy act vate grounds, electric t+ mn, | sanitauion. (my 10-isiaj i LA wa OCKWOOD HOUSE, | Harper's Ferry, W. V | Mrs. 5.4. LOVLL . Piuprietrens, Will open June 10. “In the Kitge grand scenery WOSGWItLes Bue Views frow ali wins | sbady lawns ; ne | dow elient table. ters $U per week may deta E, AUKUKA, WEST VA) ee ‘croguet aid | \POUNTAIN View ui Maia, nd driving horse | for hire cheap. For part eas JA. LANIL HE PROPRIETOR OF FAIRY LAND VELLA OF ils OV anodates selet boat whieh is used Wet Tne e&eur~ V ATER GAP Pa. A beautit & apar o the Blue Ridge. Hotel u: and 8 half bourse trom Bi June iz. L.w. bi | SEA-SIDE- MISCELLANEOUS. RIGHT HOUSE, CAPE Hi NLOPEN BEACH, RE oboth, Del own botel will ropem ze 4 Kound-tr to old rate—g8. “‘Throurh express J end 4:10 p.m. Arrive 7 aud 10 pam WALTER BURTON. ()CF4S View HoT, Ocean View. Va, Laght Miles from Norfolk, ¥ ‘Open from June l to September 1. Kates, per day: $14 and $16 per week; $45 end § me ont ‘or further particulars _my18-3m SPRINGS AND BATHS. ERKELEY SPRINGS, W. VA. | $3 dures hours from Washington vis B. and O. BR No setagime. lotel opens Juve ‘be waters are | alkaline, thermal, and electric, ti | Hem, neuralgia, skin, Kidney, and nervou | Baths and swimming pools, new and elegant, aud cet. | tainly mot excelled in the conptry. iivtei large and | cussipe first-class. Write for illustrated and descrip» tive niet | yas lan INO. T. TREGO, Prov._ “JORDAN WHITE SULPHUR SP) be. of Winchester and 1 miles » Depot, Frederick county, Va. ‘ my T4-din “ Jordan Spring eA ROCK EN PRINGS AND MINERAL BATHS an the Great North Mts. ru Chester, over a fine pike, with ing time from Washington dO Bak. tmosphere ¢« scenery od drives, une: Waters, steani-beated bathe swimming pool. A new orchestra. A neW stable livers, furni by McCaully & Co., “Tally . Circulars, with terms, etc, . PRATT & SONS, sun building, apply to A'S. PRATT, Proprietor, sibs Jel-2nlo HOSE IN PURSUIT OF HEALTH Oh PLEASCRE Tiveata do well to =a ver —-— a TC Elsewhere. ne, OF 4 Dr. &. PBERRIS ONE ix address W. W. PRICE, Manager, Ocean View, ¥ Hiiver bprineee Mae FINANCIAL. = a g™ W. COBSUN, 7X0. W. Mace: TN | a CORSON & MACARTSEK, GLOVEE BUILDING, 1419 F ST. N. Ww, Bankers and Dealers in Government Bonds, Depost Loan, Collections, Reilrord stocks an asec ow int Sod Bales mage and sold” so 9 Semone y ‘of investment securities, ih Phaiii cvurence and Fast 214 sist st 956-2, Seeod Wane dba st. Telephone, 954-2. __PIANOS AND ORGANS. BROS. PIANOS REPRESEN 2p that is best in the art of Puuctorte m 4 ESTEY PIANOs. {Pianos at very low peices: L$ ANS.—Two bi wet aot AND FOR RENT. part payment for new “See. iz ;