Evening Star Newspaper, October 12, 1889, Page 6

cilry AbD DISTRICT. ———___—— (GP The way to advertise is to put your sunouncement where it will be seen by the people you want to reach. Tax Stan reaches everybody in Washington, and all advertise- tisements in its columns are regularly and carefully read by all members of the house- bold. CLOSING THE CONCLAVE. The Final Events of a Week Full of Incident. ADJOURNMENT OF THE GRAND ENCAMPMENT— THANKS FOR THE LOCAL TRIENNIAL COMMIT- TEE—VISITORS ENTERTAINED LAST NIGHT aT LOCAL HEADQUARTERS, The Grand encampment, after remaining in session until 5:30 yesterday afternoon, finally adjourned to meet in the year 1892 in Denver. ‘The report of the committee on ritual was re- ceived and some of the recommendations made wore adopted and the committee was instructed to bring in a complete report at the next meet- ing of the Grand encampment. A resolution was adopted thanking the triennial committee forthe attention shown during the present meeting and the pleasant program of enter- tainment provided. A resolution was passed to the effect that it was the sense of the Grand encampment that on all Templar occasions and public demonstrations of Kninhts Templar the or ights should wear only Temp! and Masonic badges and emblems or other ef the order. Past Eminent Grand Master Hopkins, from the committee on c dence, submitted a Jengthy report on Templar history. The paper snowed that the first Grand encampment to have any valid existence was that in 1816, and was —— ed and attended by the states of Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New York. It was decided not only to reprint the pro- ceedings of the Grand encampment from the Year 1516 to 1859, but also to print the history as prepared by Past Eminent Grand Master Hopkins, and substitute it for that now existing. ENTERTAINED BY WASHINGTON KNIGHTS. The headquarters of the visiting command- eries were closed last night, and the knights who still remain in the city were received by the Washington commanderies. Refreshments were served to a ——— of guests by the Columbia Ceara eye bye 2,and the Wash- in commandery, No. ire DeMolay commandery gave a formal re- ception, which was very largely attended by hts and their ladies, as a wind up of the of brilliant events of the conclave. The headquarters’ rooms were handsomely deco- rated with flags and flowera, The guests were Feceived by Mrs. K.T. Hieston, assisted by Mra. J. M. Hodges, the Misses Lightfoot, Mrs. Adam Gaddis, Mrs. Hockmeyer, Mrs. George Walker and Mrs. 8. E. Shields. THE LARGEST WHITE HOUSE RECEPTION. ‘The officials at the White House have come ‘to the conclusion that the high-water mark in receptions was reached Wednesday evening when the Knights Templar and their ladies, to tue number of fully 9.000, passed through the rooms and shook the President's hand. Capt. Densmore,who had charge of the arrangements the other night, said this afternoon that there can be no doubt that it was the largest r tion ever attempted at the White House. ““T: ‘Srax,” he said, “was about right when it said there were more ple present than at any preceding reception. The closest estimate that could possibly be made placed the number who passed the President at about 9,000, which figure at which Postmaster General Wanameker arrived.” Snack The International Maritime Conference. The American delegates to the international maritime conference wili meet at the State de- partment Monday for consultation with Ad- mirat Franklin. Wednesday noon Secretary Blaine will receive the foreign delegates in the diplomatic parlors, and later in the day the conference will begin its sessions in the Co- lumbian university lecture room. Rear Admirals R. Molyneyx, K.C. B., and Borden Smith, Admiral Baron Spann, Mr. F. Verney, Lieutenant F. ©. Vignales, R. A.; H. B. Williams, K. E., and others who came to attend the marine conference, arrived in New York ‘Thursday from Enrope. ‘The Chevalier Raphael Settembrini, delegate from Italy, has also reached the country. The French delegates are: attache of the Freuch embassy at London, Capt. Lanneluc, vice-president of the Bordeaux geographical society; M. Vetulant, engineer in chief of bridges and roads; M. Ribiere, engineer; M. Well, judge of the tribunal of the first instance of the Seine. The German delegates to the international maritime congress at Washington, says the New York Herald's Berlin cable, are Dr. ve~ king, president of the Hanseatic supremo court in Hamburg; Captain Mensing, of the hydrographic office in the admiralty; Herr Fergel, German consul general at New York, and ¢x-Captain Donner, assistant to the com- Mission for maritime navigation. All four have the reputation of being experts in their Yarious departments, and the appointment of Dr. Sieveking, a recognized authority on mari- time and commercial law, who has been for many years one of the presidents of the Asso- ciation for the Reform and Codification of In- ternational Law, is regarded as a proof that Germany still cherishes the hope that the dis- cussion of purely technical questions, to which the present congress is restricted, may be ex- tended, or may at least pave the way for, a dis- cussion on international, commercial and mari- time law in general. Colored Knights of Pythias. The certificate of incorporation of the Col- ored Supreme lodge, Knights of Pythias, of North and South America, Europe, Asia and Africa was filed in the recorder of deeds’ office yesterday. The objects are stated tobe the dissemination of the principles of friendedi fraternity, benevolence and charity; to estal lish grand and subordinate lodges, &c. The management for the first year is as follows: Elias A. Williams, M.D., supreme chancellor; Leonidas H. Wilson, supreme vice chancellor; ‘Thomas A. Stringer, sapreme past chancellor: Israel Derrick, supreme prelate; George E. Jones, supreme master of exchequer; Robert L. Reed, supreme keeper of records and seala; Obediah M. Wood, supreme lecturer; James B. Gabe, supreme master-at-arms; Spencer R. Riley, supreme inner guard; Benjamin A. Mason, supreme outer guard; Rudolph B. jie, general and worthy councillor; M. A. Wi worthy register of deeds, ee Not an Applicant. To the Editor of THz EVENING Stan: Th yesterday's paper your reporter names ne as one of the “applicants” for the place of at- torney, District of Columbia, now held by Mr. Biddle. This isa mistake. Please correct it. Witu1am Braver. Washington, October 11. 1839, —— New Siexerxe Can Live to Coucasvs, Onto. ‘The Baitimore and Ohio railroad has estab- lished a new Pullman sleeping car line between this city and Columbus, Ohio, leaving Balfi- more and Ohio station daily at 9 p.m. and ar- riving in Columbus the next day at 1:15 p.m. * —_——— Notes from Frederick, Md. Correspondence of Tax EVENING Stan. Faepenice, Mp., October 11. In the circuit court the Van Fosen-Porter ‘murder case is up for trial. A wedding was solemmzed last night at the parsonage of St. James’ Evangelical Lutheran ehureh here, Rev. Dr. Geo. Diehl officiating. The groom was Mr. M. F. Levre, for many Eo past the popular book keeper at the W. Steiner machinery house here, and the bride Miss Fannie Danner, daughter of Mr. ‘Thomas Danner. i —— of beamed district, Poona iy, Was arrest ester: Count stable Lewis, promo with pid scaling pe = tempting to shoot Wesley Denmark with a A drove of nineteen handsome horses arrived bere today from Manchester, Mass, for Mr. Geo. P. Eustis of Washington, consigned to his sammer home. Prospect Hill, near this city. Mrs. Elizabeth Armstrong. widow of the Rev. Edward Armstrong of this county, died today of general debility in her ninety-third year, Rev. John N. McCormick, formerly pastor of — ee Prmatee and Miss Tresic Cc. er, danghter of Bryan Tucker. esq., married Wednesda: ling ‘Elder or ¥ morning, Presidi W. H. D. Harpe officiating. © me mite Mass Annie R. Miller, danghter of Mr. John this county, and Mr. Geo. T. Kerrof Hanover, Pa, were married ——— at the home of Capt. Benjamin cole in Keysville. Rev. J. C. Kohler per- formed the ceremony, and at its conclusion happy couple left for Washington g tour. Mr. Lewis Kintz of Frederick and Miss Susie kford of Cumberland were married in latter place, Rev. W. E. Bird officiating. ona ht train on .the Balti- | | weeks left without sayin WASHINGTON CITY PRESBYTERY. An Effort to be Made to Promote the Foreign Mission Cause. At the fall atated meeting of the presbytery of Washington city at Darnestown, Md., Rev. Wm. 8. Miller of the Gurley memorial church was elected moderator. Rev. Drs. Hamlin and Bittinger made a report of the committee on the revision of the confaasion of faith, recom- mending that this presbytery answer the over- ture of the genera! assembly, “Do you desire a revision of the confession of faith?" in the affirmative. Rev. Dr. Childs of the same com- mittee made a minority report, recommending that the overture be answered in the negative. The reports were accepted, put on the docket and their consideration postponed to the stated meeting in this city on the first Monday in December. FOREIGN MISSIONS, The committee of foreign missions reported the following resolutions touching concerted meetings during the month of November: 1, We commend the work done by the women’s societies and mission bands of our Sunday schools, and ask for them in every pos- sible way the aid and encouragement of our and sessions, 2. We would urge wy sideration of suc! poet as shall reach the whole congregation, Both with instruction upon missionary subjects and with abundant oppor- = to contribute to the support a the work. 3. Weurge our sessions and mssionary so- cieties to send their contributions to the board quarterly or semi-annually. 4. We emphasize the holding special meet- ings in the interests of foreign missions dur- ing November. and urge every pastor to preach @ missionary, discourse on the first Sunday in November, and to co-operate with other pas- tors in bringing the subject prominently be- fore the minds of the people. The time of holding the regular stated meet- ings was changed from Monday to Tuesday in the months of April and October. a_sccochanny vaste DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. our sessions the con- THE YOUNG MEN'S BAPTIST CEMETERY. The question of closing the Young Men's Baptist cemetery 1s under consideration by the Commissioners. It will be remembered that the health officer, in reply to the petition from G. Brown Goode and others requesting that the cemetery be closed, recommended that an order to that effect be issued. Thursday a committee composed of Henry Logan, Anthony Hickman and C. H. Shorter. representing the trustees of the cemetery called upon the Commissioners and said it was not true that the cemetery was over-crowded, but thought the whole fuss the result of the efforts of real estate men who want the cemetery removed to enhance the value of their property. The Commissioners ques- tioned the trustees as to the depth of the graves and when they sepiee that they were of the regulation depth, Major Raymond said if that was so it was all right and no nuisance existed, for you couldn't smell the bodies with microphone, The Commissioners will decide the matter shortly. RESIGNATION ACCEPTED. The Commissioners have accepted the resig- nation of E. B, Hartley, a clerk in the executive department, to take effect November 1. BUILDING PERMITS have been issned as follows: W. S, Bergman, brick dwelling, 508 D street southeast; $3.000. Amelia Selhausen, frame dwelling, 510 D street southea 3,000. Joseph Burden, dwelling, 85 Fenton Place northwest: 21,500. ee Two Cases of Accidental Shooting. Yesterday about 2 o'clock p.m. at the Lin- coln school, 2d and C streets southeast, John Gates, a colored school boy, was accidentally shot in the knee by a pistol in the hands of a companion—Charles Marshall, Gates was taken to his home, No. 5 Hope alley southeast, About 5:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon as Mr. and Mra. Joseph C. Squires were driving along Pennsylvaniaavenue near 22d street Mra, Squires was struck m the band by a bullet and received a painful wound. The only clue as to who fired the shot is that about the time it was fired a boy ran into Duckett’s drug store and left a parlor ritle and ran off. Mrs, Squires’ wound was dressed by Dr. Hood, a In Another Man’s Shoes. Madison Fox is a hard-working colored man who lives in northeast Washington. Nathan King is a colored man who has no fixed place of residence, but is satisfied with visiting his friends and cating the food they pay for. He paid such a visit to his friend Fox some three months ago and after living there five or six “good-bye.” With him went a pair of Fox’s shoes. He kept out of Fox's sight until last nigh+ when the latter ran across him in South Washington, “Look here, King,” said Fox, “‘what did you take my shoes away for?” “{ didn't take ’em,” said King. “Why, you've got’em on your feet now,” i ‘and you is got to goto the station Together they went to the fourth police sta- tion, where the shoes were taken from King’s fect and he was locked up. He was barefooted this morning when he appeared in the Police Court, Judge Miller heard the testimony and gave King two weeks at the farm, duriag which time he will have no need for shoes. ea Independent Order of Mechanics. Grand Architect J. W. Thompson, Inde- pendent Order of Mechanics, has issued the following order of visitations by the officers of the Grand lodge to the subordinate lodges: Columbia lodge, No. 1, Tuesday evening, Octo- ber 15; Lafayette, No. 13, Thursday evening, October 17; Anchor, No. 9, Monday evening, October 21; Frie: No. 7, Wednesday evening, October pital, No. 11, Wednes- day evening, October 30: Good Will, No. 14 (Georgetown), Tucaday evening, November 5. ee THE COURTS. Count ix Gexenat Tenm.—Chief Justice Bing- ham and Justices James and eet Yesterday—First national bank of New York agt. _ of Columbia; argued and sub- mitte, Prosate Court—Judge Coz. Yesterday—Hatate of John W. Wado; will filed, Estate of John W. Sims, do. Estate of J, K. Edwards; leave granted to sell stocks, Estate of Josephine Jackson; will proved par- tially, Estate of Arthur Foster; interrogations Girected sent with letters rogatory. Estate of Wm. Pratt; order granting letters of adminis- tration to Edwin Sutherland; bond, $6,000. Estate of Richard Moore; citations against five of the next of kin. Estate of Philip Thomas; order appointing commission to take deposi- tion of witnesses to will and codicil issued, Estate of Nancy Killafoyle; letters teata- mentary to James H. Mead; bond $100. Chas. M. Matthews; guardian to orphan of John Q. Adams; second account approved, gistate of Elizabeth McLeod; first final account of exec- utors approved. Extate of Hamilton K. Red- way; do. Estate of Johh A. Graham; do. Amanda A. Witherow, gaardian; final account passed. Estate of Frederick W. Grune; _peti- tion for letters of administration filed, Estate of Joseph 'T. Streets; petition of Sarah Posey filed. Petition of Helen J. Tanuer, mother, for guardianship of Helen J. Tanner, a minor, filed. Estate of John B. Tanner; letters of administration to J. Bradley Tanner. Estate of Henry Hoderman; —— of Barbara H for probate of will. Opposing Revision of the Hymnal. The house of delegates of the Episcopal con- vention in New York yesterday took up the order of the day, the report on the hymnal. The report was in favor of several changes in the present hymnal, comprising omissions, sub- stitutes and additions. A large number of depu- ties protested serenely against the mutilation of the verses they known from chiidhood, Finally Dr. Edger of central New York moved that the matter of the hymnal revision be re- ferred to a committee authorized to report to the next general convention as to the omiasion, addition and revision of hymns, and that hymns in the hymnal reported be authorized for use in this church until the next convention. This was adopted. ————-eee. Painted Houses the Healthiest. Statistics show that people live longer ina brick house than in stone, and that wooden houses are the healthiest. This suggests the idea of using paint on _ An authorit; masonry. Ly BOOKS OF THE WEEK. What I Sew in the Switseriana. ‘By 1. Ph.D., author of “Chips from # Teacher's "etc. ¢ Education Series, Volume XII.) Appleton & Ca Washington: Robert DE MOLAI: The Last of the Militery Grand Tastera cf the Onder of the Templar Knignse. author of ere Pee Minot ev eancie of Yale ve ete. Philadelphia: T. B. Poter- son MODERN MIRACLES: Being Manifestations of God's Love and Power. By Lipa Tmomson. New York: Robert Carter & Brothers. Wasb- ington: Wm. ‘& Son. SPURGEON'S GOLD: 2,400 Selections from the pn 3 gel me edn ee ‘OURS AND MINE AnvégB. Wanwer. New . Yorks Robots Carter & Brothern. Washington: Wm. Ballantyne & Son. A FIRST BOOK IN AMERICAN HISTORY: With reference to the Deeds TWO RUNAWAYS, AND OTHER STORIES. By HAgeY STILLWELL EpwaRbs. With Illustra- tdous by E. W. Kemble. New York: The Cen- tury Co. Washington: Robert Beall. THE ROMANCE OF DOLLARD. By Mary Hart. WELL CaTHBuWooD. Illustrated. New York: ‘The Century Co. Washington: Robert Beall. DR. CALDWELL: on, THE TRAIL OF THE SER- PENT. By Epwaap R. Rom. Chicago: Laird ee LUXURIES FUR THE POOR. What it Costto Live Twenty Years Ago and What it Costs Today. From the New YorkfTribune. The twentieth anniversary number of the American Grocer,which was recently published, is filled with many interesting articles showing the progress made in the grocey field during the last twenty years, One of the subjects dis- cussed is the difference in prices during that time. Thearticle begins with the price of gold, saying that on September 13, 1869, gold soldat 1353¢. Atthat time refined sugar was about double the present cost. The granulated product of R. L. & A. Stuart was then quoted at 16}¢ cents, while that of Havemeyer & Elder today is at 81{ cents. In pork, lard and butter the variation is still more striking, while, says the article, provisions were much more than double the present price. Lard, for example, which is now worth 634 and 7 cents, at that | time brought 17 and 20 cents; pork has fallen from $27 and $30 to $12 and ¥12.50,and the dif- ference in the price of butter is shown by to- day's quototations of 17 and 20 cents as against 40 and 48 cents. Refined petroleum, which is now at 734 and 744 cents per gailon, com- manded in 1869 80 and 323; cents a gallon. The price of soap has been reduced one-half, There has been a great reduction in spices. owing tothe removal of duties on articles which oannot be produced in this country. The tea drinker, who in 1869 paid 80 and 90 cents a pound for a low grade of Japan tea, now ob- tains the same article for 15 and 20 cents; so that the consumer may now drink about five pounds of tea for what it cost him to drink a pound shortly after the war. “We live in an era of cheap food,” says the Grocer; ‘of better food now than formerly. It | comes to the consumer in better style and con- | dition, Luxuries that only the rich could af-; ford in 1869 are now so abundant and cheap | that the masses can use them daily.” In ac- | counting for the difference in prices the articie attribute the change to the remarkable strides | which have been made in machinery and trans- portation during this time. In 1869 there were few articles to be had in canned form, and the price of these was ex- ceedingly hi o. $ canned tomatces, plenti- ful today at & d 90 cents a dozen, sald then for 32.40 a doze Corn in two-pound. cans, which has gone begging this season at 50 to 90 cents a dozen, was worth $3.50 and $3.75. In closing the article says: ‘We are a busy peo- ple, but we earn more money and live better than ever before,” She Lashed Him. A dispatch from Portland, Ore., says: “Pretty Betty Ordway,” Gen. Albert Ordway’s daugh- ter, who forsook society for the comic opera stage after a sonsatt separation from her husband, Arthur Padelfosd, cowhided her manager on the strevt afew days ago. Under the name of Bettina Gerard the singer has achieved popularity among the male theater- goers on the coast, and her picture is among the stock cuts in all the large newsps per offices. W. F. Rochester, the general manager of the light opera company which has been playi in this city and adfoining towns for severa weeks, wax the victim of Mrs. Padelford’s dor ee The two were formerly good friends, until Mrs. Rochester and some jealous chorous girls made trouble a fow weeks ago. Manager Rochester left his wife in San Fran- ciseo when he started on the trip, but she had several friends among the chorus, who prom- | ised to keep an eye onthe husband. While at Loa Angeles the chorus girls decided that the manager was assiduously ‘making oyes” at | “Pretty Betty,” and they wrote a joint letter to | Mra. hester, which brought her on at once. | There was a scene in the green room when the | angry little woman joined the company, and | the next day the air was fall of divorce rumors, | But by the end of the week the trio were ap- | parently the best of friends and dined together | every day. Still, Mrs. Rochester never lost | sight of her husband for a single minute. Just what broke up these friendly relations is not | known, but certain it is that one day last week | Mrs. Padelford purchased a heavy cowhide, | concealed it in the folds of her natty skirt and went to look for Rochester, She met him in front of a hotel and proceeded to ply the lash on the mi er’s shoulders until she was tired out, Then she walked calmly to her hotel. ——— +02 Table Cloths. From the New York Sun. Table cloths continue to grow more elaborate and expensive, and to be composed of more costly and at the same time less serviceable materials, The breakfast table alone is spread with the “snowy linen” immortalized in song ‘and story, and traces of the color innovations are seen even here, for the napkins are fre- juently embroidered in some siall delicate dower, like forget-me-nots or arbutus, in the natural colors, and the coffee cloth is usually elaborately wrought in all-over conventional —— either of white or pale shades corres- ponding to the napkins, and outline patterns in Japanese colors are also used. Lunch cloths are heavily embroidered in bright col- ors, following some German design in Holbein work, the serviettes being ornamented with drawn work and colored decorations, It is at dinner hour that we revel in brilliance afd gorgeousness, for the entire dinner cloth is sometimes of bright silk with a cover of heavy lace. Another pretty and rather more sensible and economical faticy is to have a narrow scarf of silk covered with lace down through the center of the table. not leaving a margin of the cloth exposed. For a round table two sashes of silk, which cross in the center in the form of a Maltese cross and covered with lace, are a favorite decoration, or perhaps a puffed mass of bright silk surrounds the center pieco of flowers or fruit, from which radiate ribbons of the same color nearly to each plate. The dinner scarfs are also used without the antique lace covers, and are heavily embroid- ered with in blossoms their natural colors, and are finished on the ends with fringes. Anew material called silk canvas is laruely used for these decorated scarfs, At a yellow breakfast ‘the cloth was of pale yellow silk, embroidered in jue figures, with a strip of Irish lace running down the center. When this was com- pleted with jars of yellow delf, filled with nois~ ette roses and yellow carnations, with fruit jieces of ps pe bg and ee plums, and ices in ire form of white and yellow chrysanthemums, the effect was intensely charming, particulariy as the hostess wore an empire gown of white with a pale yollow silk sash. Cloths of soft silk are also used plaited in culiar folds to simulate biliows of foam, and in these folds are low crystal dishes filledwith ‘mps of the samo shade as ing a bri it effect. juncheon wes served upona apread of book muslin with a lining of rose- colored silk, and Irish linen embroidery is also JUST LIKE ANY OTHER MAN. ASIA’S ABLEST SOLDIER. How Mr. Bowser Acts Around the|Jobn Histon, the Amuer’s Favorite, a House. Pennsylvania Country Boy. From the Detroit Free Press. ‘From the Somerset County (Pa) Democrst. Isuppose Mr. Bowser is just like any other | Nearly forty years ago, in South man around the house, and I suppose it’s » wife's duty to put up with a husband’s incon- sistencies. The other day he came rushing in from the barn and asked: “Have you seen the corkscrew anywhere within a day or two?” “I don’t remember.” “Well, it is funny. 1 left it here two or three days ago, and it ought to be here now, “It's curious that I can’t lay a tool down without somebody eating it up!” “Perhaps it is in the lavatory.” He went ‘rushing around for five minutes, and then came back to say: “If there's another house in Detroit run like this I'd like to see it.” “Why, what's the matter?” “Matter! Didn’t I leave the corkecrew on the steps day before yesterday, and haven't you flung it out of doors, chopped it up or given it away to some beggar? It’s singular how good care you take of your own things and how little you take care of mine, I'll never bring another tool home!” “Just sit right still and I'll find it.” “It’s gone forever!” “No, it isn't, {remember now where 1 saw. it.” I went out to the drawer of the kitchen table and found it. “What's that,” he asked, as I retarned! “The corkscrew, “Is a corkscrew a screwdriver?” ‘But you asked for the corkscrew.” “Mrs, Bowser, are you going crazy? Don't I Know whether I want the o W OF screw- driver?” “But you said corkscrew.” ‘Never. “Well, the screwdriver is right there on the table within two feet of you.” “Oh! It is! And why couldn't you have said 80 in the first place?” One morning he wanted to use the spade, and not finding it in the barn he came rushing in to inquire: “How much did that junk dealer pay you for the spade?” “What do you mean?” “Why, the spade is nowhere to be found and I presume you sold it.” “(Have you looked in the barn?” “Of course.” “And in the yard?” “Certainly.”* “And down stairs?” “Yes, Ihad that spade yesterday, and now it's gone. There are some very queer penings around this house, Mrs, Bowser!” “And you don’t expect me to watch the barn tools, do you?” “All right. I've got my ideas about this matter. You may have got 10 cents for a spade which cost me $1, but I wouldn't have your conscience for $1,000. At that moment a boy came to the back door with the spade and said: “You left this in the alley last night. Mr. Bowser.” “There?” said I, after the boy had gone. “Yes, there!” echoed Mr. Bowser “Don’t let this thing happen again. I see through it, and I give you warning.” Mr. Bowser had @ rusty old saw which has been the cause of several girls leaving the house. Ifhe is tinkering about he is sure to leave it under foot, and the next time he wants it there's u great row. He charged one girl with selling it, and she quit just as he found it inthe garret. He hinted to another that her beau had taken it away, and she had only gone when tho saw was found in the yard A girl finally came who, when she found the saw on her kitchen table, removed it to the settee in the parlor, and as Mr. Bowser found it there he scratched his head and went about for the next half honf in a deep study, And yet I don’t want you to get an idea that Mr. Bowser and I quarrel, or that our home is nota happy one. Ho is one of the best of men and just like the sistas husband, He feels it the duty of a husband to know all, and any coming down or apologizing is beneath dignity. After a cal the other day he re- marked on the beauty of Mrs. Blank’s black eyes. “Her eyes are blue, my dear,” I replied. “Blue! Is your sight failing as bad as that?” “But they are blue.” “They are coal black.” “Brerybody eave blue. s “Well, everybody might rellow,” he re- lied, “but they are black." no? 1A day or two subsequently we happened to meet Mrs. Blank while out walking, and I jok- ingly told her that Mr. Bowser had blacked her eyes, “Iwish they were black,” she replied. “I prefer black to blue.” “And your eyes are blue?” ahs of course,” she anid, “Well?” I queried, as Mr. Bowser and I walked along. “I see how it is,” he replied, “and I am sorry for her,as she seems sucha nice person. She is color blind, and she sees blue for black.” ———+ee_____. The Woman and the Shotgun. From the Spokane Falla Chronicle. Mrs. Anna Miller, the wife of a carpenter who lives at Deep Creck Falls, met with a pe- culiar accident which goes to prove that a gun is a dangerous thing, even if you have the muzzle of it pointed in another direction. About three weeks ago a large hawk perched itself ina tree near Mrs. Miller's home, and the temptation to take a shot at the bird, in | order to try her skill as markswoman, was too at for her to withstand; so, procuring a shotgun which happened to be in the house at the time, she proceeded to carry out her de- sire. After having taken careful aim she ulled the trigger and the damage was done. Subsequent results showed that the weapon had been overcharged and the recoil loosened several of her teeth and broke her left jaw, snag it from the chin nearly to the back part of it. —_—_+e+_____ He Must Change His Will. From the New York Tribune, A familiar figure around Crvstal lake, a sum- mer resort near Carbondale, Penn., in late years has been that of Mr. McKibbon of Wash- ington, father of Gen. McKibben, the Congress- man who was the second of Senator Broderick in his duel with Judge Terry, Mr. McKibben was at one time a great friend of Simon Cam- eron, than whom he was one year older. There is a good story about the old man and Simon Cameron. In the course of their lives an estrangement arose between the two friends on account of some political question, but Mr. Mc- Kibben had a picture in his ion upon which the Senator set a high value, and desired most anxiously to have. So he went to Mr. McKibben and asked him for the picture. Mr. McKibben would not part with it. ~‘But,” said he, “I'll tell you what!'lldo with you, Cameroi Twill bequeath that picture to you." “Oh.” said Cameron, ‘that will never do, When yot come to die, where will I be?” Mr. McKibben did not give him the picture, and since Cam- eron’s death has probably had to alter a clause in his will, a Tho Catholic University, Baltimore Special to the New York Tribune, The old Baltimore cathedral is being thor- oughly renovated and altered to afford better accommodations for the crowds expected to at- tend the centennial coremonies begiauing on November 10. The cardinal says that the cele- bration will bring together the largest number of bishops, priests and Catholic laymen that has ever. assembled in any one city in this country. On November 13a special train will convey the bishops to Washington and Cardi- nal Gibbons will dedicate the new university. Ex-Gov. John Lee Carroll of Maryland will side at the centennial congress, which will sit for several days in Concordia opera house,Balti- more, All the papers to be read have already been perused by Cardinal Gibbons, While the congress will no doubt discuss the labor ques- tion, it is understood that it will not commit the church to any particular attitude toward the problem. The question of negro missions in the south will be discussed and will be taken to advance the interests of church in that direction. The congress will appoint a iat committee to convey to the dent of the United States a copy of the resolutions that will be adopted, ex! the government for the ‘when it has always afforded to religious liberty and that the Catholic church’ aims to be one of the strongest supporters of American institutions and a guardian of American morals. The con- vention will be of delegates from all the states of the union and will bership of about six hundred. Another Match Of. ‘From the Epoch. Mr. Suitor—‘‘What makes your sister's cheeks #0 red today, Willie?” Willie—“Dunno, but when she was putting cold cream on them this morning I heard her say sho wished Mr. Scratcher had sense enough to get shaved like a decent gentleman before he poy calling on ber.” . I Evife rth i of the district of Herat, and in 1876 suppressed a local rebellion, to the satisfaction of his sovereign. Trained in the arte of war among the savages of North America and — super- stitious natives of India, where became thoroughly familiar wi itish soldiers and their resources, togother with his © service aa the idolized commanier of Mahometan tribes, to tens of thousands of half civilized men he is today the ablest soldier in Asia, saree A CUP OF TEA, How to Make It Properly and How to Spoil It. From the London Telegraph. It seems a simple thing enough; yet of the mullions who use this refreshing and agreeable beverage a very small proportion oe how to prepare it. Butif not properly tea is deprived of a great deal of its value, and sometimes rendered absolutely injurious. The water to be used should boil, and it should be poured on the tea immediately it boils; if allowed to overboil the peculiar property of boiling water which acts upon tea evaporates and eventually disappears. Tea should not be a decoction, but an infusion. If allowed to stew it becomes little better than « decoction of tannic acid, Tea that is overdrawn is hurt- ful to the nerves and to tho digestion. As to the precise number of minutes which should be devoted to the process of drawing, some people will say five minutes, some seven, some will perha) ence ia in favor of six; this suffices to bring out the flavor, quality and strength. Just as much teaas is wanted should be made—no more. Make fresh tea as often as it is required. The replenishing of the tea pot with fresh hot water is very objectionable. A» the shoreugh heating of the receptacle is of the first importance, the tea pot should be made thoroughly hot before the tea is putim it, The earthen ware tea pot al bAsiee to all others by many connoisseurs, and it is su uous to say that whatever utensil is used for this purpose should be im- maculately cleau. Tea isan extremely delicate article. Its sus- ceptibility to the odors of commodities near it is a source of danger and deterioration, as it readily takes up the smell of coffee, cocoa, spices, cheese, bacon or other articles of pro- nounced odor, 6 = sometimes toade about tea would probably not arise if al- ways kept iv places free from such contagion, Tea shouid be stored in a w: dry place; un- Pista! Gage to the air should be avoided. Byen when securely packed in the leaded cheats in which it arrives in England, the change from the Slowing heat ef eastera skies to the and humid atmosphere of this climate deprives tea of much of its beautiful i fragrance. Tea of much better quality than red dispensed at our railway stations and refreal pero ears can we — soa shillings per pound of woul pointy sigs fof 3 a cup, You may well ask why it that we Thould be still charged 44. and 6d. “for a little hot milk and water slightly fla~ vored with undesirable tannin.” — 000 HOW GORDON DIED. Fatal Excess of Confideuce—Escape Open to Him. The African traveler, Herr Fricke, who has | since 1875 been in Africa, and escaped from | Khartoum after Gen. Gordon's death, is now in Berlin. The London Daily News correspond- ent had a long talk with him two weeks ago or so about his adventures, and tried to some particulars of Gen. Gordon's last days. Some account of this has been already sent by cable, but a fuller report is worth printing. Fricke made Gen. Gorgon’s acquaintance in Csiro, and accompanied him to the Soudar as one of his officers. Gordon said to him re- peatedly, “I do not intend to conquer the Sou- dan by force; my personal authority and influ- ence are strong enough to mako me master the insurrection without using force.” But yet he was sometimes filled with a pre- sentiment of death, to which he gave expres- sion, say! ‘I feel I shall never see England again. I never get out of Khartoum.” As long as Gordon had money enough the peo- ple there, and even the mahdi's adherents, were his best friends and many festivities were arranged in his honor. ‘The mahdi him- self was on the best terms with him as long ashe obtained money from him, but by and by,when Gordon could no longer satisfy the demands of these men, the number of his followers daily decreased. Horr Fricke, as well as other Euro- peans, warned him and tried to persuade him to leave Khartoum, which he might have been able to do at any moment, but Gordon refused even to Jisten to them. Herr Fricke says: ‘Gordon's character was ay obstinate as it was noble, and ho was so co! vinced of his personal influence over the popu- lation that he did not waver even when the mahdi had left the city and began to be openly hostile, When Gen. Graham sent messe! to Gordon he proudly said to his followers: ‘I can keep Khartoum as long as I like, and I shall certainly keop it till relief comes.’” Horr Fricke thinks that by speaking thus he pro- duced a wrong impression among the British military authorities, who could not ibly infer from his answer that the state of affairs was as critical as it really waa, Neither, in- deed, did Gordon himself realize it, He was so thorough an idealist that he could not imagine that ple whom he always treated well and on whom he had con! so many benefits could possibly be his enemies. His —— manyey nee him neg to re and deaf to all tho iiss wis the come ctkinasc Gordon, always calm and undaunted, did not even fora moment show excitement, not even wh pean from Khar- toum, but as he himesif refused to do so Ad not leave their general in arc! About his last moments Herr Fricke “Lt is not true that he felriitl Fe eke F ! i ; Lf m3 i (ef & goasfar aston, but our experi-| evidence the fact thet the Blood ts pot in a good condl- on. These ermptoms result from the effort of nature tten- | % throw off the tmparitics, in which she should be ae dcarte ath ee -_ their | M4 by SWIFT'S SPRCLFIC This will remedy the hear of records being broken and the § pag ope iv urchased for > and for an eight ya’ voyage, which was completed, ps the way, following is _— days and twelve hours, The e list: @0 boxes dried an, 500 fowls, 240 spring e ebickens, 1.600 pounds turkey (80), 64 geese, 130 ducks, 520 grouse. 300 Teurfionnt igeons, 640 pounds coffee, 180 pounds tea, 2, ands sugar, 1,800 pounds ham, 600 pounds 2, 425 pounds cheese, 23 boxes oranges, 18 boxes lemons, 20 boxes apples (dessert), 21 boxes ap- ples (cooking), 181 tins fancy biscuit, 35 tins water biacuit. 60 tins. = de faie gras and ca- viare, 200 bottles pickles and sauce, 120 botties talad oil, 110 jare Jams and jellice, 780 pounds dried frui, 26 barrels flour, 500 pounds butter, 2,000 quarts milk, 7 tons potatoes, 700 quarts fresh fruit, 30 boxes ae botties ale and porter, 2,780 bottles mineral water, 559 bottles wines, 247 bottles spirits. — ---*0e0 ——__ SERVING SOUPS. 2 Everything Hot from Pot to Plate— Don’t Stand on Ceremony. Theo. Child in Harper's Bazar. Soup is really good only when it is eaten hot. | Its warmth is an essential part of its excellence and prepares the stomach for the important functions of the digestion of the succeeding and more substantial courses. The soup plates should be hot, and the soup tureen should be heated before the soup is poured into it. At a truly scientific table the | Spoons and ladles ought to be heated. | 4, Now suppose a dinner of nine persons, Lf the host or hostess serves the soup the last | guest served will begin to use his spoon when | the firat served has finished, unless, out of | Politeness, all wait until the last is served, and | attack ali together. If the soup is served from the side aud one or two servants the plates | the result will be the same. fn both cases, during the time required to dil niue plates and them, there will be a loss of heat, and the Beginning’ of the dinner will ‘be ‘wanting in | unison. best way is to serve the soup in hot plates. Then the guests enter the dining | room, take their seatw amd begiu to dine all at the same time and in perfect unison. ————- se { DAVE JOHNSON’S LUCK. | Dead Broke Last Year, But Now } Wealthy From Turf Winnings. | | New York Letter to Philadelphia Press. | The only people who tell stories of marvelous { winnings on the turf which afterward get into | the newspapers are very small plungers in- | deed, who win a fow long shots and then satisfy their vanity by exaggerating their good fortune, The men who really win and lose big money say very little about it. It is known, for exampie, that Dave Johnson, who may be seen any even- ing in the Hoffman house cafe or the lobby of the St, James hotel, started in this year without a doliar of his own and began as a bookmaker with a few thousands of borrowed money kindly loaned him by a friendin St. Louis. Last year be ended the season dead broke. He didn’t start in this year until the Raltimore aud Washington mect- ing, but at the conclusion of the meeting at Sheepshead Bay it was kuown thathe wasa very heavy winner on the season and finiehed up with a fortune which an ordinary business mau would look on as the basis of competency. | If it were $1,000,000, however, it would mean very little t0 Johnson. whois one of those men born with a mania for taking risks and good the ordinary formula of betting his existence without the slightest hesitation if he had feeling that things were coming his way. Johnson is a tall, handsome fellow, with dark eyes and a generously proportioned raustache, straight features, a calm and, indeed. an abso- lutely imperturbable good munner,and is always well dressed. He was at one time enthusiastic- ally devoted to that one-time queen of the bur- lesque stage known as Mollie Fuller, and dur- the winter time was to be seon constantly in her company at first nights and for supper afterward either at Delmonico's or the Hoff- man house, A year or more ago, however, he managed to break the chains which bound him and married Miss Louise Thorne of 8t. Louis, He is today bably the most industrious and persiatent plunger on the American turf. He is & bookmaker, to be sure, but he does not make books in the mathematical and conservative way advocated by the more cold-blooded re) resentatives of his class, but recklessly asks animals which he fancies. A bookmaker who does business after this ome by scarcely be called a bookmaker at all. is practically backing horses instead of laying o inst them, and, in brief, we paying @ bookmaker's rental of about $100» day for the privilege of plunging. How “Lightning” Sketches are Made. From the New Oricaus Picayune. In the illustration of his lectures by the draw- ing of rapid caricatures on the stage, Mr. Nast is said to resort to one of those helpful, though by no means illegitimate, tricks which every artist who attempts this sort of “lightning” sketch business before audiences finds it neces- sary to make use of, No man, however practi- eal and expert, can be sufficiently sure of his nerve and skill under such circumstances to rely wholly upon them, and thus he is com- pelled to resort to some little p- tion. The im t limes in cartoons so exe- | cuted Mr. Nast has pricked out beforehand with pin holes invisible to the spectators, and by these bis chalk Others lightly is guided. the Boston Transcript, describes what she saw in the Paris exposition in the line of corset. At one moment, she says, I came across « bewildering array of cor- sets, of the most varied styles, all curved into sar peta sadee with @ fiuff of lace, embroidered flossed in quaint design. Mme. 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