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OWEN OWEN, “Tailor,” 423 11TH ST. ap26_ > Your Last Summer’s Suit Will look Iike “‘new’’ after we have cleaned and pressed it $1. Coats, 50c. Trousers and ‘vests, Be, cach, Altering ‘and repairing neatly ee CLEANING AND 105 9TH ST.N.W. REF AIRING. "Phone 143-2. The Union Savings Bank, 1222 F Street N. W., FAYS FOUR PER CENT INTEREST ON SAVINGS ACCOUNTS. (Open until 5 p.m. on Geverament and saturday evenings trom 0to 8) OY eis Palmistry All a Humbug. From the Century. After many experiments with those con- sidered most successful, and a study of the subject in the light of anatomy, physiolo- sy and natural coincidences, I regard palm- istry as without basis in science or sens That no two hands have ever been abso- lutely similar is indisputable. When critical- ly examined, no two leaves or flowers, though of the same species, appear exactly alike; much less would such complex or- ganizations as human hands be found with- out difference. General conclusions can, therefore, be drawn from the shape and size of the hands as to strength, suppleness, circulation of blood, temperament and the size of the form to which they belong. But even here a large margin must be allowed for departures from general rules. Huge hands are some- times the mortification of small and other- wise beautiful women, while giants are found with small feet and hands. Some- times large feet and diminutive hands are possessed by the same persons. Walker and Darwin observed that the hands of the chil- dren of laboring men are larger from birth than those of persons whose ancestors have lived idle lives, or have been engaged in vocations pot requiring the use of the hands. Though such children might become re- nowned for intellectuality or proficiency in art, the large hand might be transmitted to several generations. What is justly allowed to chirognomy is true of every other part of the body, in its proportionate relation to the sum of human activity. With these rational conclusions the votary of palmistry will not be content. It is mystery he seeks, and a power to read the past, present and future, which nature has denied to men. * * The sole and suffi- cient cause of different lines in different persons is the difference in the shape and size of the hands, elasticity of skin, strength and use of the muscles and external pres- sure. Therefore, hands of different persons are not alike, nor both hands of the same person. Francis Galton’s remarks, in his work, “Finger Prints,” are to the point: The palms of the hands and the soles of the feet are covered with two totally dis- tinct classes of marks. Tpe most conspicu- ous are the creases or folds of the skin, which interest the followers of palmistry, but which are no more significant to others than the creases in old clothes; they show the lines of most frequent flexure, and noth- ing more, —_+oe—____. Mr. Jimsmith Repulses an Ag: From the Chicago Tribune. Mr. Jimsmith, the lawyer, whose name is @ household word in Chicago, recently moved into a beautiful suburban home. He is highly pleased with it in a general way, but so many agents call upon him that he finds it rather a bore. The other day he opened the door to twelve agents before the afternoon was half over, and when he was summoned to the door for the thirteenth time he was mad enough to fight a herd of porcupines. A tall, sad-eyed man, dressed in black, confronted him and started to say something, but Mr. Jimsmith interrupted him: “You don’t need to tell me what you have to sell, because I don’t want it; I don’t need a burglar-proof clock, nor a bootjack that has a music box in it, nor a stemgwinding can opener; I don’t——” ‘My dear sir, you are mis——” “Oh, you don’t need to ‘dear sir’ me; it won't work. I tell you I don’t want a gate that may be taken from its hinges and used as a folding bed; I have no use for a com- bined currycomb and mustache cup; I have a full supply of furniture polish, cough medicine and hair restorer, and, what's more, my wife doesn't need a recipe for preserving codfish or frying billiard balls.” “Really, sir, this is most extraordi- nary—”" “Oh, of course, it’s extraordinary, but I don’t want it. I suppose it can be used to grate horse radish and tune the plano, but I tell you that I don’t need it. Perhaps it will take the grease spots out of clothing, pare apples and chase dogs out of the yard, but you'll have to go somewhere else to sell it. I am surprised that a man of your age and respectable appearance should go around trying to sell pocket corn shellers when the whole neighborhood is full of wood that ought to be sawed. What's the use of trying to sell a man a fire escape when you can make $1 a day baling hay?” “I'm not an agent.” “Then what are you?” “I'm the pastor of the Orthodox Breth- ren Church, and I came over to get ac- | quainted, not knowing that_you were run- ning a private mad house. Good day.” — ee Has a Great Negative Record. From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. One of the most remarkable old men in Delaware county, Pa., is Edwin Urian, re- siding in Darby township. He has a rec- ord hard to eclipse. He is now in his eighty-third year, and says he never smok- ed a pipe or a cigar, never chewed tobacco, never owned a dog, watch or gun, except an old gun he bought at a sale for $3, and he thinks somebody stole that, for he never shot a load from it. oysters, never drank a glass of beer, never Was at a circus or theater and was never more than thirty miles from home but once in his life. He never belonged to any asso- elation or secret order. He went to work when a boy for three fippenny bits a day, and has never been idle a day since for want of work. He thinks that honest la- bor and temperance never hur! anybody. He has an idea that he has squared more timber for building purposes than any man now living in Darby township, or perhaps in the county. He ts still as hale, hearty and active as most men of sixty, and his wife, who is a few years his junior, is also living and in excellent health. Castoria For Infants and Children. 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CONNELLSVILLE, Pa., April 26.—More than two-thirds of the plants in the coke region are closed down, and the strike is a success. ‘The mob which surged to and fro through the Mount Pleasant branch yesterday end last night accomplished its object in forc- ing the men out. There was no violence, but the men were so badly frightened that many dropped their tools and fled. Women and children were terrorized, and scores of them spent the night on the hills above the works. Several of the operators are preparing to resume with non-union men, and have ask- ed the sheriff for protection. CLEARFIELD, Pa., April 26.—The situa- tion in the coal field in this district is un- changed. All empty cars have re- moved from the mines located on the Beech Creek road between here and Patton, and all switches leading to the mines have been spiked, RUTLAND, Vt., April 26.—The employes of the Fort Henry Iron Company have been notified that the mines will shut down on May 1. Over 300 men will be thrown out of employment. RICHMOND, Mo., April 26.—In mass meeting the miners employed in this section have decided to obey the order of the Unit- ed Mine Workers’ Association and go out on strike. There are about 1,000 miners in this county. A mass meeting of Ray and Lafayette county miners will be held at Richmond Junction Friday. The men here have no particular grievance, but only go out in the hope of forcing up the price for digging coal all over the country. MACON, Mo., April 26,—The Bevier coal miners in mass meeting have decided to continue the strike as ordered by the United Mine Workers of America. This will be detrimental to many of the Bevier miners, as some of them have mot had regular work since the strike last fall, but there are no indications of eny trou- ble. Everything is quiet. No proposition for a settlement has been made by either the miners or the operators. CHEROKEE, Kan., April 26.—An agent for the Alabama Coal Company has gath- ered here 200 colored miners, who will be shipped direct to Birmingham, Ala. to take strikers’ places. WEIR CITY, Kan., April 26.—L. W. Johns, general superintendent of the Ten- nessee Central Iron and Railway Company of Birmingham, Ala., has secured here 200 negro coal miners to go into the Birming- ham mines in place of the strikers there. ee WINDFALL OF FORTUNE. A Maine Man the Heir of an Estate Worth Five Millio: BOSTON, April 26.—Nelson Chace, the Auburn, Me., Shaker, who is reported to have fallen heir to a fortune of $5,000,000, is in this city, and confirms the story of his good fortune. A few months ago a clair- voyant told Chace that there was a large estate awaiting him, and advised him to find his half-brother. He found the ogee | relative, Willlam Phelps, in this city, an on investigation they learned that two uncles had died in San Francisco some time ago without leaving wills, and their prop- erty, which Is said to worth about $5,000,000, has since been in the care of the state. Mr. Chace says he has taken steps to secure Possession of it, and expects to take charge of the estate soon. —_—~ COLORADO DEMOCRATS, Efforts to Unite the Two Wings of the Party. DENVER, Col., April 26.—Efforts are be- ing made to harmonize the two wings of the democratic party in this state before the fall election. The chairmen of the two committees have sent letters to all mem- bers asking for their views and meetings will soon be called to decide what shall be done. Some of the “White Wings’ (Cleve- land democrats) favor combination with the republicans against the populists, and some of the other wing believe an alliance with the populists should be made. ———— Weat Virginia A. R. PARKERSBURG, W. Va. April 26.— ‘The twelfth annual encampment G. A. R., Department of West Virginia, is being held here with 300 delegates and all department officers present. Election of officers will be held today. The annual encampment of the Women’s Relief Corps and Sons of Veterans, Department of West Virginia, are also in session. Marked growth in each is reported. ae eS Good Fortune of Harvard Annex. CAMERIDGE, Mass., Aprii 26.—It is an- nour ced today that $150,000 is being left to Radcliffe College, the annex of Harvard, by the will of Mrs. Sarah Parker of Rox- bury, who died last week. It is not def- initely known that the sum will reach just $150,000, ‘but it will be very near that amount, as the entire estate, with the ex- ception of a few small bequests, is left to the college. The property is situated at Grove Hall, Roxbury, and has been in the family for 150 years. Seay ene A National Liner Abandoned, GIBRALTAR, April The steamer Peveril has arrived here and reports that the National line steamer Helvetia was abandoned in a sinking condition off Cape Finisteree on April 23. The Peverill landed here thirty-three of the crew, eight passen- gers and two stowaways, who were taken off the Helvetia. —_—_—-—_ Solving the Tramp Problem. MILWAUKEK, Wis., April 26. he vil- | lage of Wauwatosa, a suburb of this city, is infected with tramps and a novel rem- edy will be tried to get rid of them. This is nothing else than to organize them into a Coxey army and send them to the front. ‘The boss tramp of the lot has been in- spired to go ahead and recruit and the Villagers will see to It that he receives ali the assistance in thelr power. When the army is all ready to march it will be es- corted out of the village and the inhab- itants will return and hold a jubilee. siaueiey games An Episcopal Minister's Suaicide, FORT MEADE, Fila., April 26.—Today Rey. C. HK. Butler, Episcopal clergyman, was found hanging to the bed post in his room at the Lockner House, where he boarded. His wife and family are at At- lantic City, N. J. > Illness of a Georgia Official. SAVANNAH, Ga., April 26.—State Com- missioner of Agriculture Nesbitt had a | stroke of paralysis last night at States- | boro’, where he went to deliver a speech. > Gen. Stewart Congratulated. Pay Director Edwin Stewart is the re- cipient of many congratulations upon his reappointment as paymaster general of the navy, in charge of the bureau of supplies and accounts, for another term of four years. He was appointed to that office by the last administration, and his reappoint- ment by an administration of another politi- cal belief is accepted by his friends as a high complimént to his management of the complicated and important duties connected with the bureau of naval supplies and ac- counts, Mr. Stewart entered the pay de- partment of the navy in 1861 and reached the grade of pay director in 1891, just thirty years later. He is now enjoying the highest honors appertaining to that branch of the service. ° The Situation at Bluefields. Secretary Herbert has received by mail a long report from Capt. Watson, command- ing the U. 8. 8. San Francisco, detailing his voyage from Rio to Bluefields and describ- ing the situation as he found it at that place. He also gave the result of his in- quiries into the events attending the over- | Beis of the Mosquito government, the | cause of the landing of the British forces from the Cleopatra and what they did, and such other information bearing upon the diplomatic aspect of the change as he had been able to collect. The report was sub- mitted to Secretary Gresham for his infor- | mation. —____+-2+______ Coeur de Alene Miners Organizing. The Department of Justice has recetved a telegram stating that the situation in the Coeur de Alene mining district in northern Idaho is critical. A company of Coxeyites is organizing at Hanson Junction, on the Northern Pacific railroad, and it is feared that they will attempt to capture a train to take them cast, THE JURY LIST. Citizens Summoned to Serve During the May Term. The following persons have been sum- moned to serve as jurors during the May term of the Circuit and Criminal Courts: Cireuit Court No. 1—J. T. Newman, 233 8d street southwest; John N. Adams, 617 4th street northwest; Roger Cromacbaugh, Canal road; W. T. Holland, 1685 11th street northwest; A. A. Gallagher, 117 K street northwest; Chas. A. Ball, 51 Kellogg build- ing; John P. Collins, 50 H street northeast; Robt. Craig, 1228 G street southeast; Co- lumbus O. Alexander, 1209 U street north- west; Samuel C. Burrows, 2712 N_ street northwest; James McLaughlin, New Hamp- shire avenue and G street; Henry W. Hei- der, Brentwood road; H. C. McConley, 635 F street southwest; W. W. Coleman, 1314 29th street northwest; W. J. 610 Pennsylvania avenue southeast; J. 8. Mc- Taenny, 261 G street northwest; Timothy D. Daly, 1410 8th street northwest; Thos. Wiltberger, Terra Cotta; Evan Lyons, 3334 Prospect avenue; Harry C. Sioussa, 1919 H reet northwest; Marcellus Cole, 510 C street southeast; John R. Mahoney, 616 Pennsylvania avenue southeast; Lincoln A. Smith, 1631 Massachusetts avenue north- west; Albert D. Babson, 1528 I street north- west; Henry I. Miller, 1208 Maryland ave- nue southwest, and Henry I. Holley, Asy- lum road, Anacostia, Circuit Court No, 2—Joseph Redfern, 1713 I street northwest; Wm. A. Johnson, 683 F street southwest; James I. Carter, 282 13th street southwest; J. B. Bethel, 1615 Madison street northwest; Leon E. 1421 F street northwest; Elmer D. Cole, 435 7th street southwest; Harrison I. Linker, 401 8th street southeast; Joseph Owings, 817 7th street southwest; Frank Shoemaker, Pierce Mill Road; Chas. W. Perkins, 1414 Sth street northwest; Chas. C. Meador, 1301 H street northeast; Edward Fowler, 1606 85th street northwest; Conrad F. Bennett, lith street wharf; Edgar L. Turner, 1110 H street northwest; Geo. F. Wetzerick, 1616 84th street northwest;Robt. Petit, 2816 Dun- barton avenue; A. D, Addison, 2009 Q street northwest; John W. Cronie, 488 7th street southwest; Joseph J. Bischoff, 1339 H street northeast; Chas. H. Chappel, 901 H street northeast; Chas. Frey, 40 4th street north- West; Thos. W. Isbell, 1612 O street north- west; Walter H. Adams, 1406 G street north- west; Albert A. Ashe, 1526 12th street northwest; John C. Gutridge, 412 2d street southwest, and Thomas Foster, 1823 Sth street northwest. Criminal Court, No. 1.—G. R. Phillips, 1742 F street northwest; Chas. S. Denham, 22d street northwe: Wm. T. Fowler, 2208 H street northwest; Frank W. Co: zens, 2127 Yth street northwest; Robert W. ‘Turner, 1510 14th street northwest; Samuel H. Middleton, 450 street southwest; Ralph L.Galt,Indiana avenue and Ist street northwest; George Berkert, 405 Sth street southeast; H. F. Clark, 415 6th street John T. Fenwick, 219 Sth street 19 Oli- ‘Tumelty, Elgin, 1213 C street southwest; Edward 8. Raymond, 1314 F street northwest; J. Berry Smith, Wth and F streets southwest; Jam Kelly, Brightwood avenue; James M. Pipes, 810 New York avenue northwest; C. R. Jett, 956 26th street northwest; Oscar T. ‘furner, 1316 7th street northwest; Charles ¥F. Miller, 90 H street northeast; Guy King, corner Jackson and Pierce treets, | Anacostia; Jeremiah Welt, 1494 H street northeast; C. Sumner Wormley, 100% Flor- ida avenue northwest; Geo. W. Johnson, Munroe street, Anacostia; Wm. Hughes, 305 41-2 street southwest, and James F. Adams, 12i8 New York avenue northwest. Criminal Court No. 2—J. B. Daughton, 1212 D street northwest; Louis P. Spinner, 315 7th street southeast; Robert C. Coll flower, 401 I street southeast; G. W. Amiss, 2009 14th street northwest; George W.Shoe- maker, Market space, Anacostia; Joseph F. Feddin, 25 Harrigon street nacostia; B. Gregory, 2134 Pennsylvania avenue northwest; Arthus Stone, 8543 P street, Georgetown; Fayette Dames, 1623 35th street, Georgetown, Clayton M. Emrick, 8131 N street, Georgetown; John W. Gregg, 612 N street northwest; Robert P. Burn: 423 9th street southwest; Charles ° Dawes, 316 reet northwest; John Nephew, 493 Pennsylvania avenue north- west; Herman Hancock, 507 4th street southeast; Jos. Gawler, jr., 1734 Pennsyl- vania avenue northwest; John Burrows, Grant road; Hamilton I. Gregory, 1316 Q street northwest; Joseph Connors, Bright- wood, D. C.; Joseph Howard, Hillsdale, D. C.; Ferdinand L. Estler, 3409 N_ street, Georgetown; Louis Kettler, 1228 G street northwest; Wm. Williamson, Jackson street, Anacostia; Ernest McCobb, Tenallytown Sommerville Marbury, 3307 U street,George- town, and Charles H. Orsborn, 744 11th street southeast. —_— LIQUOR IN GOVERNMENT PARKS. Interesting Questions to Be Settled in the Trial of the Croghan Case. The case of John Croghan, the caterer, charged with selling liquor in Zoological Park in violation of law, was set for trial in the Police Court today, but the jury was discharged and the case went over until next week. The trial of this case promises to be of interest, both to the temperance people and the liquor men. Croghan’s place was located in Zoological Park, a govern- ment reservation, and the defendant had permission, so he cleims, to sell liquors. Wine and beer were the only beverages he sold. In the Capitol, as well as in at least one other government building, Mquors are sold and no District license is paid, and the decision In this case will probably settle the legal questions in other cases. The main question to be decided ts wheth- er the liquor law, an act of Congress, is in force where public buildings or reservations are concerned. Some years ago a case of this kind was tried under an act of the legislative as- sembly, so it is said, and the decision was against the District, but now Mr. Pugh, the prosecuting attorney, is satisfied that the law of Congress covers the entire Dis- trict, Certainly, in words, it excepts no such place as a government building or reservation, and he is satisfied that the government will win this case. Mr. Croghan will be represented by Mr. E. B. Hay, and the facts will not be di puted. He will, however, produce wri! authority for him to sell the liquors men- tioned and will summon several govern- ment officials as witnesses. Mr. Pugh says that if the court decides the case in favor of the defendant he sees no reason why punch and strong drinks cannot be sold in the public parks by the men who go about selling lenfénade in buckets. The parks are public reserva- tions, he says, and if the law exempts one it certainly must exempt all. (erence Her Opinion of It. From the Detroit Free Press. “Once when I was in one of my back counties,” said a Tennessee Congressman, “J stopped at a small hotel, where I was an object of curiosity to a couple of na- tives, evidently man and wife. I was sit- ting out on a little porch in front of the house reading a newspaper, and they were watching me as if I were some kind of a new creation, but I tried to remain uncon- scious of it behind my paper. Finally they an to talk. SSE Aho d@’ you reckon he is? queried the / woman in a half whisper. “-Dunno. S'posin’ I ax him? he ventured, quite as curious as she was. “*You dasn’t,’ she said in a tone implying that she hoped he would, and he did, and I told him I was the Congressman for that He went back to her smiling. uess who,’ he said. ‘Some kinder drummer —— she re- lied, ing at me cautiously, Piphe ana shook his head. “*He ain't no preacher, I'm shore,” she said, ‘but he might be a sewin’ machine agent.’ “ ‘No, he ain't,’ said the man. ‘He's the Congressman from this deestrick—that's what he is.” “Did he tell you so?’ she asked, incred- ulously. “In course.” “‘My,’ she exclaimed, ‘I wouldn’t ’a’ thought it. It’s bad enough to be one with- out goin’ round tellin’ everybody.’ ” ——___+ e+ _____ A Life Saving Horse. From the Boston Herald. ‘The following circumstance occurred at the Cape of Good Hope. In one of the violent storms that often occur there a vessel was forced on the rocks and beaten to pieces. The greater part of the crew perished miserably, as no boat could ven- ture to their assistance. Meanwhile a planter came from his farm to see the wreck, and knowing the spirit of his horse and his excellence as a swimmer, he de- termined to make a desperate effort for their deliverance, and pushed into the thundering breakers. At first both disap- peared, but were soon seen on the surface. Nearing the wreck, he caused two of the poor seamen to cling to his boots, and so brought them safe to the shore. Seven times did he repeat this perilous feat and saved fourteen lives, but, alas! the eighth time, the horse being much fatigued and meeting with a formidable wave, the gallant fellow lost his balance and was overwhelmed in a moment. He was seen no moze, but the noble horse reached the land in safety, OISMAL SWAMP’S BIG CANAL, It Has Been Decided to Increase Its Depth to Ten Feet, A company, which recently purchased the Dismal Swamp canal, has decided to in- crease tLe depth of that artificial waterway to ten feet, in order to render it more available for purposes of navigation. This canal, running from the south branch of the Elizabeth river to Pamlico sound, passes through one of the most wild and secluded regions of the United States. Not in the Grand Canyon of the Colorado is to be found more complete isolation from mankind. Not in the state of Washington, the forest paradise, are trees of greater size to be discovered. It is a morass un- surpassed in desolation by any part of the famous Everglades of Florida. Yet this Vast tract, covering a large part of Vir- ginia and North Carolina, though deserted by human beings and only traversed by ditches, could have been reached by a shot one of the great guns on board the ships recently assembled at Norfolk for the naval parade. The canal is 35 miles long and 50 feet wide. It was built for traffic and to make avallable the timber yielded by the forests, by the Dismal Swamp Company, of which George Washington was one of the original incorporators. A very curious industry prosecuted in this strange region is fishing for sunken logs. These are the stems of great trees which have lain in the water for centuries perhaps, preserved from decay by elements which the juniper roots are supposed to contribute. Men drag for them with grappling-hooks. Timber can be got in this way much more cheaply than by going into the woods and cutting Jown the giants of the thicket-grown morass, trans- portation to market being easier. The Fauna of the Swamp. As might be imagined, the fauna of the Dismal Swamp is peculiar. The trees being mostly juniper, cypress and black gum, there are few which bear nuts, and so there are not many tree squirrels. Of course, rodents of species which live underground are absent. Bears are very abundant, and hundreds of them are killed every "year within the limits of the great morass. There are considerable numbers of horned cattle —the progeny of individuals which have escaped from domestic herds. They are mostly small and black. They are extreme- ly wild, and when hunted are often danger- ous to the sportsman. Combats between the bulls and the bears are said to be as frequent as on Wall street. The method adopted by the bear in these fights is to spring upon the back of the bull’s neck and rend the muscles which support the head, thus rendering the horns harmless. The cattle are occasionally enticed out into the cultivated fields by offerings of salt and are led to join civilized herds. During the old slave days a considerable part of the Dismal Swamp was drained hy ditches. These were dug wherever they happened to be wanted and without any general system. If the same amouat of labor had been devoted to one comprehen- sive scheme covering the entire region, it would nave sufficed to redeem the whole of the swamp to agriculture. Doubtless this will be accomplished eventually. It is reckoned that the achievement would ren- der an area available for tillage which would produce $16,000,000 of value per an- num. The reclaimed land yields from 80 to 100 bushels of sheiled corn per acre. It is enormously rich, the soil being an accu- mulation of vegetable matter deposited through centuries on centuries. Whereas in an ordinary forest the products of decay = pote fi — by the atmosphere and carried away, in a swamp thi re- tained. Z Apne Large Area of Swamp Land. In the eastern half of the United States there are not less than 100,000 square miles of swamps, which could be made available for agriculture by civil engineering expe- dients. The aggregate products of the land thus reclaimed would be equal to those of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois combined. This is a matter of great interest and moment, now that the tillable public lands have ali been disposed of. During the time of Saxon domination in England that country Was to a great extent occupied by morasses, which have since been cleared away. The sites of these bogs are now indicated by the great and persistent fertility of the soil which they once occupied. Swamps yield, in their natural state, a number of valuable products. One of these The peat of American bogs has tle used for fuel, however. In New England efforts have been made to press machinery and otherwise prepare peat in such fashion that it should be marketable, but without success. It could not be pro- duced in this shape for less than $5 a ton, and it has the advantages of being very ashy and of a peculiar odor. Fire made from it is not lasting. Peat is dug by — to some extent for fertilizing the soil. Through the operation of chemical agen- cies iron fs deposited from water in morasses. Thus almost every swamp con- COUNTRY REAL ESTATE... DEATHS. EDUCATIONAL... EXCURSIONS, &c. FINANCIAL... FOR EXCHANGE. FOR RENT (Piats), FOR RENT (Halls) FOR RENT (Henses). FOR RENT (Miscellaneous) FOR RENT (Officas),. FOR RENT (Pianos) FOR RENT (Rooms). ” more or less “bog iron,” as it is called. Beds of this sort of fron ore are sometimes a foot or more thick. In New England it has been much employed, though it 4s only suitable for foundry pur- poses. Theve are in that part of the coun- try not less than sixty square miles of beds of this ore one foot thick, representing from 100,000,000 tons to 500,000,000 tons. Infusorial earths, deposited in’ swamps, are utilized for packing steam pipes, and for other important purposes. They are com- posed of the flinty shells of minute vege- table organisms, whtch find the still waters of a morass suitable for their fropagation. Good for Cranberries. Another important use for swamps fs the cultivation of cranberries, the land em- ployed for this purpose requiring to be periodically flooded with water. The bog is first stripped of vegetation by cutting away the upper layer of turf and removing it. On the surface a coating of sand three inches to one foot in depth is placed, in which the plants are rooted. Then by con- venient dams the surface is made ready for flooding at the required time. Farmers say the goots of plants strike down through ‘the ‘and into the sol, getting their nourishment from the latter. This is probably a mistake, the scientific opinion | being that the cranberries grow wholly in the sand, getting such nutrition as they need from the water. Over 100,000 acres of northern swamps are devoted to cranberry culture. On Cape Cod this is a great in- dustry, and so profitable that it has very much impzoved the condition of the people in that regicn. > Sweeping With Hose, From the Chicago Dispatch. One of the most notable of the present century’s small inventions is an air pump for cleaning purposes. A hose pipe charg- ed with air under fifty pounds pressure to the square inch is turned upon the article or room to be cleaned. It is used in pre- cisely the same way as the water and hose for washing purposes. It is far more ef- fective in its result than brooms, beaters or brushes, as it searches out and penetrates every crevice and cleft in woodwork. This device is at present applied té clean- ing cars, but so perfect is its work’ that it is only a question of time when it will come into use for other purposes. Hotels and large buildings might be swept out and dusted in an incredibly short space of time. Carefully managed, this air pressure would rid the room of every particle of dust, clean furniture, carpets and the heavier articles of bric-a-brac and ornaments. It would do the work of a dozen people. It is now in order for some home mission- ary to invent some simple device that will work an air pump and current for house- hold use. Its introduction would revotu- tionize housekeeping and solve the hereto- fore hopeless problem of clean rooms, and will keep furniture covers and carpets. It would be economical, as it would render less service necessary and would save a large oortion of the wear and tear of fur- nishing (extiles. In houses where there is hydrant wate: {tt would not be at all dimi- cult to attach an air-pumping apparatus to the kitchen or bath room faucet, and thus furctsh power for every floor. Some years ago it was said that there would never be an invention that could sweep and dust, but at the present rate of things the problem is practically solved by this simple and easily used device. +04 __ A Few More of Those Don'ts, From Roseleat. Do not say “He speaks bad grammar,” but “He uses poor English.” Not “I am real ili,” but “I am really il.” Do not begin all remarks with an ex- clamation such as “Well!” “Say Not a “free pass,” but a “pass,” beginners,” but “beginners;” not “elevated up,” but “elevated.” Not “I am through dinner,” but “I have finished dinner.” Not “It is tasty,” but “It is tasteful.” Not “light complected,” but “light com- plexioned.”” Not “He don’t come to see me,” but “He doesn’t come to see me.” Not “Who are you going with?” but “Whom are you going with?” ———_+e- The democratic convention of the nine- teenth Illinois congressional district yes- terday renominated Fithian, Congressman George | SoSH ES SSSSSS5 SS hw etad ceauaneeeaasaeearitecdaaatadii personne 1 a u 8 0 t 1 “4 2 RECHT SESESERSEEHeSRESS SSTeeeee THE ACCUSED TESTIFIES. Trial of Jenkins and Hawkins for the Murder of Shepherd. ‘The trial of Augustus Jenkins and Fred- erick Hawkins, charged with having mur- dered Benjamin Shepherd, on January 22 last, was resumed this morning in Criminal Court, No. 2, Judge Cole presiding. Dr. Johnson, assistant resident physician of the Emergency Hospital, who testified yesterday afternoon, was recalled to the stand by the attorneys for the defense and in reply to questions again gave a detailed description of Shepherd's condition when he arrived at the hospital on the day of the affray. Dr. Johnson also described at length the operation performed upon the opening to the jury Mr. George French simply stated that there told his version of the affray, Jenkins clairaed to have been the assaulted party, he cutting Shepherd in self-defense. This that the knife presented in evidence was not the one he owned, as his knife had his initials cut in the handle. Hawkins, ac- cording to Jenkins, had no connection what- ever with the affair. District Attorney Birney put Jenkins through a searching cross-examination and next the defense called upon Hawkins to testify in behalf of Jenkins. The witness repeated the story of the defense, to the effect that Henry Shepherd struck the first blow by knocking Jenkins down, the latter then being kicked on the head by Shepherd. Messrs. Wm. RK. Brown, W. H. Coleman and others testified as to the good character of the defendants, and it 12:10 o'clock, and both the government the defense having each sent for an im- portant witness, Judge Cole ordered a re- cess until 1 o'clock. After Recess. After recess the District Attorney Birney Placed on the stand M. J. Corbey, station keeper of the third precinct; Henry Shep- herd, Frederick Watts, Policeman Maddox and Edward Smith, in the order named, each of whom made statements rebutting a great portion of the testimony given by the defendants. Mr. George French then renewed his mo- tion that the jury be instructed to acquit Hawkins. A long argument followed, the motion finally being denied. Mr. Jeffords followed with the opening to the jury. A verdict will probably be reached tomorrow morning. —— Why She Struck Him. Emma Bertel, a young woman who oc- cupies a room in a building opposite the Police Court, was arrested about noon to- day and taken to police headquarters on a warrant charging her with assault. There she deposited $10 collateral for her appear- ance in the Police Court tomorrow, and the officers advised her to appear, thinking the judge would side with her, because, from her own story it appeared that she had been badly treated. Warren Green, a barber, who works in a shop on Pennsylvania avenue, swore out the warrant. According to Emma's statement the couple lived together for two years, and when he was out of work she fed and cloth- ed_ him. During his more prosperous days he gave the fair Emma a ring, and he was perfectly willing that she should keep it until a short time ago, when, Emma says, he took the ring and gave it to her successor in his affections. To this Emma objected, and she made known her objections last evening with a heavy stick that she picked up on* street. Warren left the barber shop only a few minutes before the pugilistic encoun- ter. He was on his way to the other girl's apartments, Emma claims, when she met him on 3d street, not far from Pennsyl- vania avenue. She dealt him two blows, one across the back and the other across the head, before he was able to retreat. Then he swore out a warrant, and the case will be heard tomorrow. a Against Littering the Streets, To the Baitor of The Evening Star: If you would reprint in your paper the law regarding the throwing of waste papers on che streets you would bestow a great blessing on us who love to see our yards clean, also the streets. There are small store keepers about here who scatter, or, rather, sweep, their waste rubbish out and jet it blow about, making the streets filthy looking. The “ash man” is very careless about letting ashes blow off his cart. There are many here now who do not know that it is against the law to create such an un- sightly nuisance. L —_— THE COURTS, Equity Court, No. 1, Justice Cox.—Everett vs. Everett, Wm. G. Johnson appoin guardian ad litem; Matthews vs. Matthews, appearance of absent defendant ordered; Whyte vs. Lee, order reviving cause. Circuit Court, No. 1, Justice Bradley.— Fred. C. Chandler vs. Seroph Y. Ford, ver- dict for defendant; Portsmouth Savings Bank vs. T. D. Wilson, bill of exceptions signed and sealed; W. F. Hewett et al. vs. H. H. Tallmadge et al., rule on defendant to employ new counsel in thirty days; M. J. Hedges vs. K. Gilfillan, defendant called and judgment for plaintiff; J. H. Smith vs. R. Smith et al., death of plaintiff suggested; M. L. Faunce vs. District of Columbia, L. F. May same, and P. C. Smith vs. same, judgment in certiorari; Wm. Maybaum vs. Henry H. Tallmadge, W. S. Hoge & Bro. vs. M. A. Dugan, and Phoenix Mutual Life In- surance Co. vs. Walsh, Cropley & Co., plain- tiff called and suit dismissed. Circuit Court, No. 2., Chief Justice Bing- ham.—Hickey vs, W. and G, R. R. Co, on hearing. —eEeo———————————————————————————s __ FINANCIAL The Washington Loan and Trust Company, GRANITE BUILDING, 9th and F ste, CAPITAL, OXE MILLION DOLLARS. A legal depository for court and trust funds ané Beneral deposita, LIBERAL RATES OF INTEREST PAID ON BAL ANCES. ‘The COMPANY fs authorized to act as FXPCU- TOR, ADMINISTRATOR, GUSRDIAN, RHO VER and TRUSTEE; as FISCAL AND TRANSFER ; d ISSUE OF STOCK OPEN FOR UBSCRIPTION AND FIRST PAYMENT. ‘Will be benefited by the fact that The Union Savings Bank CORNER ISTH ST. AND NEW YORK aVB Capital: One Million Dollars Safe Deposit Company, edge mend here is he Sos 3 wi now? “Jack! He's dead! he’s dead!” the The princess, without a word, hurried drawing her veil over her face to hide her rs. for & the attention of the youngsters, and they met with great success. We have in mind a young Italian who has been by this means enticed from the Catholic church in- has net abandoned his faith, and is not yet ready for the rite of immersion, but he has been transformed into an enthusiastic young soldier. He has become, too, one of the most ardent of patriots, and the stars and ‘stripes are to him the most glorious of sym- bois. Education of this sort, if it should be- come universal, would insure the perpetuity of our institutions, transforming us into @ nation of patriots, and making the dilettante despiser of Am as as he is contemptible,