Evening Star Newspaper, January 12, 1894, Page 3

THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1894—TWELVE PAGES. SPECIAL NOTICES. TRI gn od the + Rooms 4 and 5. ‘otfice of the cou at the Ni York ave. n.w., D.C., on FaipaY. February 16, A.D. isy4. Ls from 12 noon to 3 p.m, ip pursuance of the by- — THEODORE L. HOLBROOK, President the Wash. Brick Mach. Co. jal2tes&15 MY WIFE, NELLIE BECKHAM, HAS LEFT MY be Fy 1 wiil not be ible for any debts contracted by ber. JOHN ‘KHAM. jal2-3t* THE NEOSTYLE DUPLICATOR—THE BEST PRO- cess for duplicating writing or typewriting; far sbead of any other process; carried off the four highest awards at the World's Fair, Chicago. ‘The copies produced cannot be distinguished from originals; cail and see it or send for circulars aad specimens of work. NEOSTYLE CO., 611 7th st. a. w., Washingtes, D.C. jal2-3m SPIRITUALISM—MISS MAGGIE GAULE OF BAL- j—— Poy for ate sittings, 205° . for ve » 9 e ERibay SiGu't, Wous's’ Hau, 721 6th st. ms jait-2e Novice iS HEREBY GIVEN That THE AN- uual meet! of the stockholders of the NATI AL_ SAFE Di! USIT, SAVINGS AND TRUST COM- PANY OF THE DISTRICT OF BIA for the election of directors and for the transaction of such other business as r (7 -F— be- northeast oo MONDAY, 4 oelock p.m. ALBERT L. STURTEVANT, Jall-3t Secretary. THE CORCORAN GALLERY oF ART WILL BE 4 2. Teoh, and ending With menacing with January 1: March 30, 1894. Admittance free. By " F. S. BARBARIN, Ja10-3t Curator. PUBLIC COMFORT COMMITTEE, KNIGHTS OF Pythias. Notice—To proprietors of hotels, board- ing houses, &c.: The buvks are now open at the office of the Public Comfort Committee for en- codons tg een oe Ae the somites, unicate ter or . mi =m person Room 18, . cor. 9th and F sts. aw. 8. Chairman. PERCY G. SMITH, Secretary. §al0-St ANNUAL MEETING OF THE NATIONAL HOMEOPATHIC HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION | for the election of three trustees to serve for fears and for such other business as may come Before ‘the meeting will be beld on MONDAY. January 15, at 4 o'clock p.m., in parlor 10, Wil- lard’s Hotel. JOHN DALZELL, L. CLEPHANE, a Secretary. THE CABIN JOHN HOTEL. AT CABIN JOHN anger? ‘guests. * te BOBIN & SONS. . 600. Jad-6t*) Cabin Jobo, ‘Md. NNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS.—NO- “ESor Gs Stee oes Le It Soe toe wong we he beld at The fice. of iew., Wasblagtan, De G00 TURDAY, Jan- be Ft 1804, between the hours of 12 noon and 20 p.m. transfer of stock will be closed in tae 11, 1804, at 4 o'clock p.m., and opened wa Moaday, Japasey 15, 1804, “ROWaRD “MUSNIKHUXSEN, ” President. H. K. GRAY, Secretary. Ja8-5t TO THE PUBLIC.” Mr. Wm. King. th January. “Ihe wood and coal business. in which he was engaged for the past years will be continued by his children, the under the old firm name of Wm. King & Son, at 1022 6th st. and 2005 K st. ow. “ike same prompe atientica, fair dealing and esreful selection of stock will be maintained to the future as bas characterized the firm in the t. .. PAli parties indebted to the old fitm will please settle - solicit a continuance of the public. respectfully patronage of the WM. KING, JR. FLORENCE KING. ja8-6t oR ‘Women’: Union Praver Meet ee . To be held daily at 11 e.m, at the ‘ia = a ene Chee -Ab et TURDAY, Jan. © ~ Subject—The Family and Temperance. Mss. Me Urimith leader. BAMBI ERS FOR 1804. Five new patterns, rarging from 19 Ibs. to 38 are Ibs., what we offer, snd samples will soon be “on exhibiticn. Prices of all "9t patterns, stardurd $125. We have a few each of “NUMBER THREE” and “FOUR” Ramblers, and Will sell them at One Hundred and Five Dol- lary while they last. No better bargains can be ort : * GowitLLy & JEFFERY MFG. co., e215 14th st. n.w., Washington, D.C. OFFICE OF THE MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE of District of Columbia, Wi heearnacs' Chameny af tet Omer d 4 of Columbia will be held on the THIRD MON: DAY of January, 1504, the 15th proximo, at the ofice of. the company, corner of Peansylvania avenue and 9th st. n.w., commencing at 9 o'clock 2m. “By the charter of the company the lection of Ratchet ttn company, is required to be held at the above meet By the sixth article of the by-laws of the com- provided: be annual pony it is “At ft meet: of the company the first business in be the tment of a chairman, who shall t the meeting and election in With the act of incorporation between the hours of 9 ‘o'clock om. ant 6 Scleck pm.” fixtures. - year 1898, ad- a3u- lat . W $4.50 PER $4.50 PER TO: $4.50 PER TU’ For range, latrobe and We have the sule of this Genuine , $5.00 Is the aRoxa GRATE Our Mo. 1 Furnace Coal, Wr its lasting quality. 2ist and I sts. nw. Bi st. ow.; 1626 M st. Bw. DR. B & CARROLL HAS RESUMED THE PRAC- tice of dentistry. Office 1314 F street north- West, opposite Sun building. ja6-1mo a YEAR. 1804. NEW ‘This is a necessity and the National Bookbindery % the place to fill the order. Records, Ledgers, Journals, and Cash Books made Bt short notice. NATIONAL BOOKBINDERY, as G11 9th st. ‘Tomorrow's weather forecast for the District of Columbia and vicinity, fair and colder. Important Changes Occur Feb. 1st. Books Must Be Closed On That Day. All Indebted to Us Will Confer a Favor by Settling At Once. All Lumber & Builders’ Hardware At the Lowest Cash Prices In the District. Libbey, 2Wteee* “Lumber, Millwork and Builders’ Hardware,” 6th and N. Y. ave. Pll Furnish Tenants Por several houses ranging from $25 to $50 per month. If you have a house to rent let me know. I have-a tenant for it. Geo. Fi. Myers, 1505 Pa.Av. _ 339 No Real Estate Agent _ L ja10 ean wd to do without ¢ ‘s “Rent “Property List Book" and “Record of fs" facilitates business—$4, $5 and $6. ERBN, Printer aud Publisher, 1108-16 E n.w. Coal. — we sett coat ana Wood Wood. Coal. Wiis‘ te woatcear, Wood. Coal, <t woot obtainanie in Wood Coal. Wood America. Koek-bottom prices. Main 4th a Be. Branches: 701 12th st.; Mass. ave, and F ne. jai2 Board Your Fine Horses —HERE, if you want them to have every at- tention. Clean, dry stetis—soft beds of straw— no ammonia—no draaghts—perfect ventilation— best of timothy hay and grain. No rats, no mice. Fine Carriages, for hire, special monthly rates. Sound, young horses bought and sold. Highest satisfaction or money refunded. Downey’s Hotel for Horses, 1622-1628 L ST. N.W. Telephone, 555. jai2 All Literary People come here for supplies. We handle Paper, Envelopes, Blank Books, Writing Tab- lets of all Kkinds—in any quantities, at lowest We also have office and library furni- ture, such as Waste Baskets, Copying Presses, ad Boxes. Priced Easton & Rupp, ?°gus,Pr 421 ITH YT. (Just above the aveniie.) jal2 No Two Ways About It— The only way to get RESULTS is to send out “Personal Letters.”” “Circulars are not read. My PATENT TYPEWRITER PROCESS combines a PERSONAL LETTER with about the cost of a “cireular.”” €7Send for sample. Byron S. Adams, Printer, 512 11th st. nw. Telephone 930. Jaz Gents’ Suits Scoured and Pressed, $1. Why not make that old suit bridge you over these burd ig We —s Re it up’* to look “‘new."" te a repa! dove tly. Work called for ona ro — 705 Oth at, Hahn, 7320 143-2. jalrte Books. ,,™* Store in every sense ° of the word. An unlimited stock of BOOKS. ght reading, ax well as scientific Books. books und books of the highest liter ary merit. This bas book mart of Washington. JOHN C. PARKER, jnl2 617-619 7th st. n.w. Headquarters for Trusses —all kinds — “hard rubber,” “eelluloid,”” “N. Y. elastic,” ete. If you want a truss, come to us. We can save you money and fit you perfectly. C7 No charge for dtting. Z. D. Gilman, 627 Pa. Ave. iat Wine Prices Cut for 2 Days make you better acquainted with our stock of Wines, we lave he as follows for Frida: H. jali EXTENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS are now being made to enable us to store the largest plates of Frenmh Glass. With these on hand we can attend largest glass ‘jobs’ immedi- ately. Buying Glass this way and selling for cash enables us 10 quote prices to per cent less than the “credit houses.” Chas. E. Hodgkin, ®*»ert, Hacer od > Fa 2 of Glass. 913 7th st. jalt - RETRO PIRES 99 “Break Up Housekeeping’ —pretty soon at our vld home on E street— as the business has grown tuo biz for thir ing formerly occupied ‘oy W. M- Shuster i u wed vy W. M. Shuster Son, Poid Pa. ‘aren, on or abont January 15 The Fe a Machine will have more room to * in its new home. GF'Stil! fAllimg = for Talking Macniwes at the old stai COLUMBIA PHONOGRAPH CO. 627 E st. n.w.. E, D. EASTON, Pres. . F.C N. See. ‘D. EAST res. (jall) KR. 'ROMELL The “MASONIC” Grip —and “LA GRIPPE" are two ‘different things, but some ple have ‘em both just now. Our famous Old Stock Tort a the = Gri is recommended and prescribed by leading physicians. Ouly Tc. quart. Don" beautifal ex- CONSERVATIVES GAIN Result of Parliamentary - Election in Lincolnshire, England. a ER ee THE SAN FRANCISCO AT RIO JANEIRO. American Bonds Would Sell Freely in London, VARIOUS FOREIGN MATTERS. LONDON, Jan. 12.—An election was held yesterday tn the Horncastle division of Lin- colnshire to fill the vacancy in the house of commons caused by the death of the Right ‘Hon. Edward Stanhope, secretary of state for war in Lord Salisbury’s last administration. Lord Willoughby, the con- Servative candidate, was elected by a ma- jority .of 8388. The vote stood: Lord Wil- loughby, 4,582; Mr. Torr (Gladstonian), 3,744, At the general election Mr. Stanhope was elected by a majority of 738. The liberals thought the parish councils bill would tend to advance the interests of the party in the district and that they stood a good fighting chance of winning the seat. The |resuit shows that the conservatives elected their candidate by a majority exactly 100 greater than given to Mr. Stanhope. AT RIO JANEIRO. — Arrival of the San Francisco, Admiral Ben! Flagship. Copyright, 1804, by the United Press, RIO JANHIRO, Jan. 12—The United States cruiser San Francisco, the flagship of Rear Admiral Benham, arrived here at 9 o'clock this morning. LONDON, Jan. 12.—A dispatch sent from Buenos Ayres yesterday has been received here saying that dispatches received in Buenos Ayres from Rio Janeiro state that five men were killed by the bursting of a cannon on the insurgent warship Almirante Tamandare. The dispatch also states that fifteen men were killed by an explosion on the island of Vellegaigon, which is held by the insurgents. A dl ll, says that the crew of the dynamite cruiser Nictheroy refuse to serve on her watil their wages are paid in advance. LONDON WOULD TAKE THEM. Secretary Carlisle's Bond Issue Would Be Popular Abroud. LONDON, Jan. 12.—It is believed thai ne- gotiations have been proceeding between the United States government and some London banks respecting support by a syn- dicate of banks when Mr. Carlisle, Secre- tary of the United States Treasury, issues bonds. These bonds, it is expecte? here, will amount to $50,000,000, ani wi! bear 3 ber cent interest. The consensus of opinion jin banking circles is’ that fully half the amount will be subscribed for here, if the issue is made within a month, when, the | oan would be better supported than ut’ the end of the quarter, when there are hetvy |ealls for money. The indicacicns in | market at present are that thers will be a | glut of floating balances during the com- ing few weeks. TROUBLES IN SICILY. mbers of the Chamber of Deputies Will Issue a Manifesto. ROME, Jan. 12.—Twelve of the memiers of the chamber of deputies belonging to the hibit at the "Pare 3 pe extreme left party and nine of their sup- TO-KALON WINE CO.. 614 14tl Porters resolved last night to publish a TD iv) | manifesto in regard to :he troubles in Save Your Money By having your soiled or faded apparel renewed. Highest premium awarded. Work called for and red. — W. H. WHEATLEY, Dyeing, cleaning and dry cleaning. 1068 Jefferson ave., bet. 30th and 31st, below M, Georgetown, D. C. Tel. call 76-4. (ni7-6m) _ Established 1831, NEW PUBLICATIONS. EPILEPSY. EPILEPSY. ‘account cf the only rations! mode of treat- meat. “Pamphlet edition, 10e. Address De Witte IAMSON, New London, Conn. 423-im THE LOWEST DEPRESSION. Marvels of Nature That May Be Seen im the Colorado Desert. From the San Francisco Call. Mr. Momson is reported to have said that the bottom of the valley is the lowest de- pression on the earth's surface. This is not | strictly correct. The lowest level® obtained in Death's valley are about 430 feet below the sea, whereas the surface of the Dead sea in Palestine is 1,300 feet below. But the hole which goes by the name of Death valley is pretty deep. The crust of the earth throughout the valleys of San Ber- nandino and Inyo counties must be very thin. The traveler's feet are separated from the internal body of everlasting fire by a slim sheet of earth and rock, which would offer but a slight resistance to seismic force. A few miles distant from Death valley there is a region which may be sur- veyed by the eye, and which contains a thousand active volcano2s—small of their kind, to be sure, haby volcanoes, speak, but still actively engaged in throw- | ing up mud and water. And not. many miles away is the range of granite moun- tains, among which Mount Whitney rears its head through the clouds; solid masses of primeval rock which must have worn | the shape in which we see them now when the plain at their feet was a seething, rag- ing caldron in which fire and water con- tended for the mastery. i To see such marvels of nature people cross oceans, spend fortunes and carry | their lives in their hand. Neither Mauna Loa nor Hecla offers such wonders to the beholder as Death valley and the Colorado desert. In January and February the heat in the valley is bearable—not over w de- | grees in the shade. Excursion parties might be fitted out with supplies of food and water | and in a few days the visitors might see | enough to realize what the world was like in the Plutonic age. The contrast between the pleasant valleys of the rivers, with their fruit trees bursting into blossom, and these dreadful deserts, with their awful ehasms and their hideous inhabitants, would be a thing not easily forgotten. soe. —_ That Satin Slipper. From Vogue. Amid thé confusion my mantel-shelf bears, Of trophies and trinkets a bachelor guards, Where foil crosses foil and a battered mask stares From over the pipes and tobacco and cards; Just there where the brush and the crop and the spurs Hang down from the picture of Venus, who sleeps - (So dainty she well might have owned it as hers), The tip of a tiny white satin shoe peeps. What bit of romance shall I weave you about it? Of some Cinderella, with prince as my rt, or Toes of a love with a woman to flout it, And only this left as the price of a heart? Or, tell you the truth, though it does not infold For me any romance of love or regret, And say ‘tis the slipper in which, I am told, | My grandmother stepped off her first min-} uet. GEORGE BUCHANAN FIFE. tee — —__ A Sure Rule. From Vogue. She—“You are always talking about the fashions. Do you think that you would know the latest fashions in hats if you were to enter a miiliner’s?” She He (ruefully)— ‘By looking at the prices." tee Heroic Remedies. From Life. Student—“Professor, is it proper to ampu- tate when you can't check erysipelas?” Always, str.”” thought so, but I was a little nervous before I decapitated that patient at the hospital.” Sicily. The deputies mentioned also decidcd to call attention in the chamber io the ar- rest of Signor de Felice, the suvialis: dep- uty, for his alleged connection wich the dis- | turbance in Sicily, and» to urge that actfon be taken to safeguard the privileges cf the members of parliament. It is denied that the pope has written to the Sicilian bishops asking then to act as peacemakers in the troubles ow agitating Sicily. It is said that his holiness will adopt other modes of attempting to seitle | the trouble, by which he will »void bother and equivocal polemics. DUUBLING VAILLANT’S GUARDS. Threatening Letters Received by the Governor of La Roquette. PARIS, Jan. 12—The guards at La Ro- quette, the prison to which the condemned bomb thrower Vaillant was transferred yes- terday from the Conciergerie, have been double? on account of the fact that threat- ening letters have been received by the gov- ernor of the prison. The Soleil says that several members of the chamber of aeputies are of the opinion that it is impossible for them to approach President Carnot to ask for a commutation of Vaillant’s sentence, as it would appear that their motive in profter- ing the request wag fear. Waste in the French Navy. PARIS, Jan. 12.—M. Clemenceau, editor of Justice, has received from Toulon a most ‘Important document relating to the French navy, which he has resolyed to publish in the interests of the national defense. He will demand that a check be put on the reckless waste that {s prevailing, which, he says, is nullifying the efforts that are being | made to reorganize the navy. M. Clemen- to support ceau promises to furnish proof of his as- sertions tomorrow by official documents. Monson to Lecture. LONDON, Jan, 12.—Alfred John Monson, who was recently tried at Edinburgh, on the charge of killing Lieut. Hanbrough, and who was discharged from custody when the jury returned a verdict of “not proven,” is going to give a series of lectures. The first of the series will be given tomorrow in the Prince's Hall, London. Fined for Selling 2 Poiso: is Tonic, DUBLIN, Jan. 12.-Madame Ruppert was today fined one pound for selling a skin tonic containing poison. The judge held that a small penalty ought to be in- flicted, as the defendant's agent had been advised to alter the character of the tonic by withdrawing the poison. The offense was therefore only a technical one. Various Foreign Noten. The Jesuit college at Antwerp was burned last night. The loss is $100,000. Monsignor Wiland died at Fulda, Hesse- Nassau, last evening. Cardinal Rampolla, pontifical secretary of state, who was recovering from his indispo- sition, has suffered a relapse. Snes Tricks of the Drug Clerks. From the Cleveland Press, “A&A present?” queried a down-town drug clerk of a young man, as he wrapped up a large bottle of perfumery. The purchaser colored up and nodded, while the clerk pasted on the bottom of the bottle a slip of paper bearing some Chinese characters, representing cost, and “price $2.” The customer threw down 50 cents and de- parted with his precious tiquld. “They do that in every drug store,” said the clerk, as he met the Cleveland Press re- Porter's inquiring gaze. ‘Times are hard and the boys have to do something to stand in with the dear girls. If you want to reach the average woman's heart let her j understand that you are willing to spend your last penny on her if necessary. I hate to say it, but the first thing a woman does upon receiving a gift from her sweetheart is to search for the price mark. She may not be mercenary, but wants to know just how much he values her affections in dol- lars and cents. This is an age of practical lovemaking, and we who put up pills and Physic know it better than any other class of people, for women tell all their secrets, discuss their love affairs and talk about their neighbors in a drug store. They'll sip soda water and gossip between sips, and seemingly regard the drug clerk as a sort of a statue, devoid of sight or hear- ing. I could tell some things, but I won't.” sos —— The failure of the Philadelphia Optical and Watch Company is the heaviest that has taken place in the wholesale jewelry trade in that city for a number of years. The Habilities are over $300,000. patch dated Pernambuco, January | the; A KANSAS HERMIT A Strange Oharacter Who Oan Ont-Peffer Peffer. Never Had His Hair or Whiskers Cut and in Opposed to Marriage, Drinking d@ Smoking. Special Correspondence of The Evenlag Star. TOPEKA, Kan., Jan. 9%.—Thirty-three years ago, when Lawrence, Kan., was on the western border of civilization and when the settler who was willing to “stick his stake” there was considered a venturer, Hugh Cameron, a bachelor of twenty-six, with long hair and a shaggy beard, located on a claim three miles northwest of the town. Soon after he had filed on his land he went into the army, and for four years gave his country valuable service. When the war was ended Cameron returned to Lawrence and again occupied his claim. The story of this man’s life is full of thrilling interest. Although a hermit, his name is known by all the old settlers of Kansas, who are familiar with the strug- gles the early pioneers contended with in making Kansas a free state. He was prom- inent in every movement of the free state mea, and his name 1s conspicuous in every history detailing the stirring events that led up to the final settlement of these ques- tions. When Cameron returned from the army he built of logs a one-room cabin on his forty-acre farm, which stands there today, and which he has occupied alone all these years. He is now nearly seventy years old and his hair and whiskers are as white as snow. His whiskers, when combed out loose, reach his knees, while his hair, when hanging down his back, touches his hips. He was never in a barber’s chair in his life, pnever put a razor to his face and his hair has not been trimmed since he was a babe, three years old. He is a native of Penn- |aylvania ‘and is related to the Cameron family of that state. A Visit to the Hermit A visit to the home of this hermit was | full of interest. Your correspondent recent- ly spent a few hours with him. General j Cameron, as he is known (for he was brev- €tted brigadier general of the Kansas mili- tla for meritorious conduct in the bloody battles on the Kansas frontier), is an in- | teresting conversationalist. “People say I am sinning away my day of grace by not getting married,” he said. “I am nearly seventy years old, strong and hearty, and work twenty hours a day. I get up at 4 o'clock in the morning, get my breakfast, which I cook myself, take care of my cabin, and by that time it is light enough to go to work outside. I work as late in the evening as I can see, get my supper, do such washing or mend- ing as may be needed, and then study and read and write until 12 o'clock or later. Yes, four hours in bed is enough for me.” “Would the business of farming not be pleasanter with a good wife to help and keep you company?” “Well, now, young man, I am not to be set down as saying what other men should or should not do, but I think I can live longer, enjoy better health and be hap- pier without a wife than with one. You will recall the fact if you read the Scrip- tures that neither Christ nor any of his | disciples were married men, and Paul, the | greatest philosopher among them, did not find marriage a necessity. Besides this, |many, very many, unions of today are jfounded on sensual passion that destroys the purity of the heart, taints the soul and wrecks the bodies of men and women too. No, I have no remedies to propose, 1 am simply trying to live the life I belleve Christ and the apostles lived, and I preserve in this mode of life the freedom and inde- pendence I most prize. This little home, and this cabin, rude as it may be, shelters me from the storms, and with my books and newspapers life is made pleasant to me, and why should people waste their sympathy on me if I am happy and satis- fied with my lot? I raise all and more than T want to eat on this land. I grow fruit, hay and vegetables, and make as good a living as T wish to enjoy.” Discussing his diet, Gen. Cameron said: “T eat bread and butter, cheese and milk. fish, fruit and nuts. I do not use meat of any kind, nor drink intoxicants in any form, nor use tobacco. I see nothing un- usual in this; it seems to me to be the natural food of man and undoubtedly pre- vents the diseases consequent upon the con- sumption of rich animal foods. Now, as to my hair and whiskers. I believe there is strength and health in permitting the hair and whiskers to grow to their natural length. You will see that my whiskers are plaited and tied around my neck, and my hatr ts dressed in the same way, the elec- tricity in the hair and whiskers thus fur- nishing me a natural battery for the use of my body.” An Independent Politician, Gen. Cameron has always been a repubii- can, and in reviewing the history of parties, | said: “I am about as independent in my Politics as I am in my religion and style of dress and living. I am a believer in equal i and exact justice to the men who saved the | Union. I cannot indorse the southern pol- ‘fey of the democratic party, nor do I like the monopolistic tendencies of the republi- can party, but between these two old par- | tes and the anarchistic character of the populists there is nothing left for me but to be @ republican, because it is the best in | Many respects. Reforms within parties are of very slow growth. Parties and sects are domineering and insulting, as your friends | are in their denunciation of those of us who |do not want to marry and be tied to a }Woman’s apron strings. I am not prosely: jing or trying to break down the great order j of united married men. I want everyone | to have the privilege of following his own , convictions, but I want to say to the world that if I have not got plenty of Scripture big we on. bao = these questions it | pcause the people have not studied weil | that great book.” fos | Gen. Cameron remains constantly on hie ; farm, except during the month of Febru- !ary in each year, which he spends in Wash- ington attending the sessions of Congress. As the story runs he has only allowed his hair and whiskers to hang at full length at the national capital since Senator Peffer has represented the state. He wants the people of Washington to know that there j4s at least one man in Kansas who can | outstrip Peffer in the matter of whiskers, afthough not in wild and vi: 01 cae sionary financial It Will Not De to Believe an That Ponderous Books Tell Us. From the Chicago Tribune, | ‘There was probably no such man as Rom- ulus. There never was such a person as Pope Joan, the so-called female pontiff. Wellington st Waterloo did not say. guards, and at ‘em! Alfred the Great did not visit the Danish camp disguised as a minstrel. The existence of the Colossus of Rhodes is considered vy some historians extremely doubtful. There is no historic authority for the statement that little George Washington {cut down the cherry tree. ‘, Cromwell and Hampden did not attempt to sail to America just before the outbreak of the English revolution. Philip III of Spain was not roasted to death by a roaring fire because court eti- quette forbade any one to come to his as- sistance. He died a natural death. Pocahontas did not save the life of John Smith. It has been ascertained that this worthy man was the most able-bodied pre- varicator of his century. Seneca was not a haif-Christian philoso- pher, but a grasping money lender and usurer who died worth over £3,000,000, Caesar did not say: “Et tu, Brute." Eye Witnesses to the assassination deposed that “he died fighting, but silent, like a wolf.” Richard HI was not a hunchback, but a soldier of fine form, some pretensions to good looks, and great personal strength and courage. | Gen. Cambronne did not say: “The guard | dies, but does not surrender The words were the invention of a Paris journalist, and attributed to him. Mary Stuart of Scotland was not a beau- fty. She had cross eyes, and to save the trouble of having her hair dressed cut it off close to her head and wote a wig. Sappho, the poetess, was not a wanton beauty, nor did she throw herself from the Leucadian cliff to be cured of an unworthy love. The latest investigations prove her a respectable married woman with a large family. Queen Elizabeth was not the angelic crea- ture represented in the history and poems of her own times. Her hair was red, her temper red hot. She sometimes drank too much and at any provocation would carry om like a trooper. 2 “Up, INDEX TO ADVERTISEMESTS. ACCOUNTANTS. Page 10 AMUREMENTS.. -Pare 9 ATTORNEYS. Page 10 AUCTION SALES. ‘Page 12 BOARDING... Page 10 BUSINESS CHANCES. Pare 10 CHTROPODIST. Page 10 cImTy 1 COAL AND Wi COUNTRY REAL DEATHS. DENTISTRY... EDUCATIONAL... EXc! IONS, &e. FINANCIAL... er) FOR RENT (Rooms). FOR RENT (Stables). FOR SALE (Pisnos).... HORSES AND VEHICLES.. eeneheeeedeannean oSS eet SSGeh Ss5SsSsSosucokunce ec NEW PUBLICATIONS. NOTARIES PUBLIC. OCEAN TRAVEL... POTOMAC RIVER BOATs. PROPOSA! PEREES Ses RAILROADS... SPECIAL NOTICES... STORAGE... SUBURBAN PROPERTY. UNDERTAKERS RUE ELLE WINTER RESORTS. fo] IT WILL PLEASE EVERYBODY. Saturday's Big Star Will Be Brimful of Interesting Reading. The Star will appear in twenty-page form tomorrow. A number of specially prepared chapters, several of them appropriately 1l- lustrated, will be found unusually attrac- tive. There will be articles on local, na- tional and international subjects, bright sketches of well-known men, entertaining fiction, discussions of topics of the day, and scattered through the entire catchy bits of wit, humor and interesting paragraphs about persons and things. The following are a few of the features of tomorrow's big Star: MY LADIES’ BOWER (lilustrated). A series of articles devoted to the inter- ests of women, including pointers upon the latest styles and advice as to how a Woman can dress economically by in- geniously making over the gowns of former years. The matter is prepared exclusively for The Star and the accom- panying illustrations are accurate and pleasing. AS THEY TROOP PAST (illustrated). Glimpses of little school girls on their way to their daily tasks and the lessons drawn from their costumes as to how children should be clothed to secure comfort and warmth. WALKING AND SITTING (llhstrated). Snap shots at some noted Senators, which show how they look when thinking and how nearly every one has his peculiari- ties when not in action. AUNT BETSY'S QUILTING (Illustrated). A story of life in the Zion Settlement in Tennessee sixty years ago, written ex- clusively for The Evening Star. MEN OF THE FUTURE (illustrated). Amos Cummings’ breezy gossip about members of Congress who are sure to take a leading place among legislators and about others who’ have seen long terms of service. A MAN WHO CAN DRAW HORSES (Il- justrated). A chat with Mr. Frederick Remington, who tells how he obtains material for ais brush and of his hopes for the fu- ture. THE COMING FIGHT (ilustrated). | Sullivan, Jackson and a number of other well-known pugilists discuss the rela- tive merits of Corbett and Mitchell | their chances in the great international mill, MOUNT RANIER (Illustrated). Facts as to the discovery of the greatest single peak on the Pacific coast, with details of the proposed Washington Na- tional Park. WILLIAM McKINLEY (Mustrated). Frank G. Carpenter's talk with Ohio's governor about himself and public mat- ters. THE EARLIER BIRD (illustrated). A notable production of American humor by Charles Dwight Willard. AN EVIL OF THE AGE. Under the above title Amelia E. Barr, the | novelist, writes abcut the increasing use of Nquor among women of culture and warns society to take immediate steps to check the habit. CLIMBING POLES. How telegraph linemen have to work night and day in stormy weather to repair damaged wires in order that communication may be kept intact. BILLY THE KID. Two interesting stories about the first disappearance of this noted bad man, told by A. H. Lewis. RAILWAY TRAMPS. Scme novel experiences of a trip across the plains by a knight of the truck, with particulars as to wherein the west- ern nomad differs from his eastern brother. UNCLE SAM’S DEBT. All about United States bonds and the fortunes in the treasury belonging to individuals. CACTUS FOR SPREES. The peculiar properties of the plant and how they are used. OFFICERS’ UNIFORMS. Costly ornaments of the country’s guardians, and the result of fads and whims of prominent officials. OTHER CAPITAL CITIES. (They are recognized as national cities and the people take pride in developing them. pea ert A Big Broken Glass. From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. “The business of buying broken plate glass,” said J. L. Lightfoot, “is assuming vast proportions, It has arisen as an out- 8 =e FINANCIAL. FINANCIAL. = ————E REPORT OF NDITION ANNUAL SW, . THE CONDITION KEPORT OF THE WASITINGTON LOAN COLUMBIA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF | To the coutruller 2 NCE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA At the close of business a » 1419 G st. nw. Office furniture Premiams due and in Cash in District of Se ag | iy rite. LEM WERS, SECRE- TARY OF Tits COLUMBIA FIRE ANCE OF THE DISTRICT OF COLT MBIA. oath, wh form of law, that the correct true of the “COLUMBIA FIRE Est RANCE ‘tom PANY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLT MBIA” on ‘the Sist day of ber AD. 1S8u3. (Signed) LEM TOWERS, Jr. Secretary. Sabscribed and sworn to before ht of January, A.D. isng. | Ore Me thls 6th day (Signed) CHARLES R. HARBAN, Notary Public, D.C. M —Derosited with this Com. pany earns interest, yet eae oo n € INSU —Invested im the Real Estate First Morteage Notes of this Company nets full 6 per cent per annum, Such notes are for sale et face value plus accrued interest. <Am. Security & Trust Co.’ c. . J, BANKING HOUSE, 1405 G ST. N. W. STORAGE WAREHOUSE, 1140 15TH 8T. ( $010-3t The National Safe Deposit, Savings And Trust Company Of the District of Columbia, CORNER 15TH ST. AND NEW YORK aVE Chartered dul act of Jan., 1967, and A. 4 oF oct, dove, and 1862 CAPITAL: ONE MILLION BAFE DEDOSIT DEPARTMENT, DOCLARS Rerts safes inside burglar-proof vaults at $5 recelved frou CEN’ and interest allowed on $5 and above. womiese in a {tory for find. acts ‘as Raiabtentor eet ALBERT 1. STOWE EVANT. Secretary, JOHN C. WiLsoN, Officer. * Kivert te Sturtzeast, “Anaos’ George |. Plant, Hence A.Wintara, James M. J Pilte E ans, tite m EC Robert 0." Hol Woodbury Blair.” a Life Tontine Endowment AXD PAID-UP policies purchased at a fair die Gite BDWARD N, BURNS, 1307 F at. aw. ORIENTAL BLADES. Rare Swords of Eastern Make—Their Romance ai Markings. From th- London Saturday Review. It is in the east that the sword test is most glorified in history and romance, With loving care, with tender scrutiny such as the cold western never bestows on the eyes of his mistress, does the oriental swordsman examine his blade for those marks which, briefly described as “watering” or “grain,” are indicative to him who knows of a skill and patience de- fying description, and a zeal which regards all questions of gain with contempt. By these markings Guhar), in the first place, is the blade judged, and each pattern form- ed by the successive foldings and weldings of the steel has its distinctive name. “One of the most prized and rare,” says Mr. Egerton, “ls that which takes its name from the grains of yellow san and he goes on to speak of “irk narduban,” or Mo- hammed’s Ladder, with its equidistant transverse markings; of “Qara khorasan,” WH Me Sire, ceuiais umes; OF “ware aavau,” wicn larger tfreaus and ligaver im Whe—@ quality vi steet popaar in aur- key; ana of “Suum,” or suupie Damascus twists. Then, agai, we have “Ackvaree,” Like @ SkeiN 01 suk, and “Begumee,” uke Watered siux—all of which paterns, witn many more, are khown to the eastern cut- jer, and quly imitated by te intelligent Hiindoo with wax and sulphate of iron. Traveling further east to Japan (for China, the land of competitive examinations, ab- hors the sword, and knows only the carv- ing knife), we find the acme of attention be- stowed on the steel and its trial. Here everything is reverenced and studied, even | to the tang and the shape of its end, and the file which comes in contact’ with it. Like the tulwar and the shamsher, the Japanese katana represents a grain or “skin” (hada); but there are barely half a dozen patterns of this. It is in the varia- tions of the “hatsuya,” the hard white steel edging, showing in brilliant contrast to the “‘fi-tsuya,” the bluish luster of the = backing, that the critical faculty may revel. For this edging may display markings many and various; nioi tobi-yaki—nie—the utsuri or halo—chikei—Inadzuma—sunagas- hi; its line of junction with the ground “luster” may be straizht—waved—involuted | >Serrated—like cloves—like flower petals—| have a wave and a straight line—a tooth and a straight line; it may be carried over the point in a dozen different ways; and when the yaki-ba is disposed of and the sec- tion examined there remain the length and shape of the tang and its end and the file | marks thereon, whether horizontal—diag-| onal and fine—diagonal and coarse—cross hatch—or diagonal with horizontal lines at the shoulder—or with a few perpendicular scratches--and varieties and combinations innumerable. “Waste of time!” quoth the groundling. Well, hardly! A blade compos. ed of 4,194,304 layers of steel, and polished So that European polishing pastes will only serve to scratch it. Is surely worth looking at. To the expert the quality of a blade is apparent from the markings, but the would- be purchaser may, if he choose, test the keen edge practically. Masa-mune, the gentle smith of the four- teenth century, conld let fall a hair or the hard-skinned adzuki bean across the edge, and either would be split in two; or, like Regin, he would stand the weapon upright in a little stream of water and let the cur- rent carry down a tiny scrap of paper, which, as it touched the edge, would float in halves. No such gentle tests were those of the fierce Mura-masa, who forged his swords to the cry of “Tanka tairan!” (war to men), and quenched each one in the warm blood of a fresh human victim; and so inspired the bright steéi with an’ end- less thirst, which caused it to cleave iron lke bronze and bronze like a melon, in search of human life; and if left too jong in its scabbard to its wearer with a fierce desire to kill; and if drawn only for display to gash the. fingers of him who held it, be he never so careful. So terrible was the slaughter effected by these semi-human blades that their use was prohibited by one of the Tokugawa and thereafter growth of the plate-glass insurance plans, and is being rapidly developed. Plate-giass insurance 1s of comparatively recent origin, and was a little slow in building up, but it is now a very important feature of the in- surance business, and several large com- pantes with amply capital are competing tor this class of ris! At first a broken plate Wes a total loss, it had also always been in the glass factories, but it soon began to be utilized, and now the insurance compa- nies and the glassworks have no trouble in disposing of the fragments. These are recut into a large number of ways, the principal one, of course, being into smaller panes and ornamental shapes. In addition to these paperweights and other articles are made. Small diamond-shaped panes of plate glass for front doors and for tunnel windows are very popular, and afford a good profit to the concerns that make them, and these are al- most invariably pieces of some large plate that was broken. An accident to a plate- glass window no longer results in a total loss.” they were consigned to gain repose in sul- len discontent in the sword rack. Minor smith were content to pile up copper coins and display an edge unruffied after cleav- ing the stack, or to cut through a half-inch copner bar. But if the customer were still unsatisfied he might bribe the town execu- tioner, and test the sword on the body of a_crimin: and, if he doubted his own skill. cause his weapon to be used in the execution itself, when. if the blade were a good one. It would cut through the neck of the victim, and perhaps his beard or bend- ed knee to boot. ses Ont. From the Detroit Free Press. “Is your master in?” asked a gentleman of the office boy. “My who?” “Your—your “My what?" “The man who has an office with you— is he in?” “Ah, now I savey. No; he’s gone to lunch.” employer, I mean.” | of capital fun collateral, time. 407.560. Loaus, collateral, demand 417,738.10 ‘Other loans and discounts. 2,324.90 ‘Stocks and bonds on hand Office butlding, vaults, saf ‘Casb on hand and in Amount af deposit $1,212,5 baad Real estate trust boads ~ issued. 71,596.57 Goring the yenr 188... . B. MSESON, oes BRAINARD Hi. WARNER, President. INO. 30" JNO. A. INO. RB. We, Brainard H. 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