Evening Star Newspaper, December 25, 1894, Page 3

THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1894-TEN PAGES. aN WW, Al THE AN holders of the Kaiiroud Con; July, 1504, ‘Anse be “heid on the secoud 3 stead of July eal year cotneute. woties tae a meeting ceomyeuny wilt wany, In Anac: for the etertie Mess us tay TRAL DISPENSAK tal, Wasuingten, 1 be demands its current expenses the pabiie for cont Moaey of supplios way be and D sta. now. TRAL auracted at HANG at Woun aA NATIONAL SPECIAL NOTICES. UMON WILL HOLD ITS . WEDNESDAY, 2 pm., at De. Alice Burrst EXTING OF THE STOCK- ostia wad Potomac River id the second Jzouday ta anual uo Accorting! of the is will gve ere of su “abuid li, a& stockho, ISWOLD, President. IfJ. MAKE MER on to iver ALTEMUS at, fe proceets to be gu 7 é you the hospital have so increased that It is compelled to wsk routions on Uits aecount, at to the hospital, he" treasurer, sovus 1410: G st. 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Senator knows th: it's what he's go’! to let them know that they must not be ing away state sec’ went down the hali “‘T reckon he dow neither one don’t seem to have ary to “Sow does he sit to be sniffed the other, *’ta’n't wha makes him a Sen rsa- Senator?’ asked one. $ got the whiskers,’ re-| there was he knowed any more 1 t comment id third ‘an re sheer it." s. nator ef he en the Congressman? rets, and the was a caution. ‘| How the Day Was Spent GREAT JOY DIFFUSED The Orphans and Unfortunates Were Not Forgotten. CHRISTHAS SERVICES IN THE C2URCHES in Various Institutions. |MANY HAPPY ORPHANS ecg cee Be SS ‘The features of the religious observances of the day were the services held tn the Episcopal end Catholic Churches and in some of the churches of other denomina- tions. Special services were held at some churches at 12 o'clock midnight, but in the majority of cases the religious Christmas celebration occurred during the hours of the morning. The programs of music, A Fair Santa Claus, which have been printed in The Star, and which were especially prepared for the Christmas observance, were rendered and contributed to the feeling of religious de- Votion. : As usual, an effort was made to bring me of the Christmas joy into the lives of those whom circumstances, or their own act, did not aiford a very bright prospect of an enjoyable holiday. Generous hands and hearts supplied the materials for a geod dinner for the inmetes of various charitable institutions, and also the kindly patron saint of the day had his representa- tives te bring joy to the hearts of the orphens and the unfortunate. Some ac- count of how the day was spent in many of the institutions of the city is given Le- low. The Children’s Hospi The day was spent more quietly than usuai at the Children’s Hospital, because of the presence of scarlet feve A large number of douations were received. ‘Khe diuner had pieasant Chrisunas features, and the ciiluren who are connned to their cots were lovked afier with even more than ordinar jess and care. The scarlet fever patients are convaieseing and will be able to ictve their couches in a week. ‘There was lalality from Use disease, 1t occurriug Within twenty-four hours aiter the chiid had been sircken, Wastington City Orphan Asylum. One hundred and seventy e orphan chuuren were maue happy at the Wasning- ton City Orphan Asylum. Yesterday was @ wvusy one because of the reception of @ifts sent im vy the kind-hearted friends ot the asylum. Last night the presents were placed beside the beas of the children, and when their presence was discovered tus morning the news passed frem cot to col uli there was @ panic of delight. The jadies whom the reporter for ‘The sitar saw deciared that they had not been able to snatch a wink of sieep because of the cemorsuative ecslacy of the little ones. ‘Lhere Were a number of caliers and guts today, and at noun the chidren sat down to a feast of ‘Key, celery, cranberry, cake and canay. The Chorztinas tree will not ve unvetied til Saturday. St. Joseph's Asylum, -As @ Star reporter approached St. Jo- seph’s Orphan Asylum, on H street between yvth and lvih streets northwest, this morn- ing, he thought for a moment that the Co- lumbia-Union Cotlege foot ball game was in progress in the asylum yard, insiead o at National Park. Ear-piercing shouts and Indtan-like yells filled the air and be- tokened the opposite of discontent within s. In a basement play reom the ery little bops appareutly considered Pan- denionium their patron saint, for he reigned supreme. One tiny ckap Cragged about a mumiature fire engine with galloping horses, to the great joy of his com An- other manipulated with great d rity a ule that threw its rider in a life- er. in the rear of the room was oy with a tin hat, such as are worn by reat live firemen, and he was the center of a noisy, admiring group. Outdoors the larger ‘boy ere engaged in an exciting t ball game, taking almost as much in- st in it as if it was an intercollegiate contest. It was pleasing to glance into the parlor of the asylum, where half a dozen of the little fellows, more fortunate than the others, were entertaining friends who had brought presents with them, One of these fortunates sat on a sofa hugging Lshtly two large oranges, at which he Stared with eyes rivaling the fruit in size. Signs ef hie were visible about the - lum at 6 o'clock this morning and one hour later breakfast w at St. Patrick's Church at 9 o'clock and one hour i ater play began. Din , celery, cranberry roast ef,mashed, potatoes and other vegetabl nce pie and apples, candy and conrfec tionery—just as good a dinner in every re- spect as the rich boys of Washington have —was disposed of with great rapidity and glee. Play was then resumed. A barrel of apples will be rolled out and served in the old-fashioned way at 4 p.m. ys were donated by citizens of the city, and the sister in charge says there are too many givers to mention ail, but her colleagues and herself, as well as the little folks, extend sincere thanks for the same. : At. St. Vincent's. ‘The little girls at St. Vincent's Orphan Asylum, corner of 10th and G streets north- west, were almost bursting with sweet- meats and joy today. It is Christmas day and they are happ} and excited. In the morning they attended three masses at St. Patrick’s Church, and then were given free access to agi portions of the big build- ing to do as they pleased. Those who have friends or relatives were allowed to go out to spend the day, while som friends in the parlors cf the insti phe feature indoors, however, w dinner served’ at noon. ' A big trea, loaded with presents, will be i to the children tomorrow morn- The donations pr irg In the asylum chapel. | of groceries, toys, and ot larger in number than ev The shoys’ Home, ndemonium reigned this morn in eys’ Home, on E street. The of little ones who board at the hom a few others ared for there, were up ear’ mas, as some of them had nev | fo * done be- A splendid tree, glittering with tin- sel and heavy with toys, stood of the main with | before it. When all the | been Fr stilled, not l eye ,e restralt the tree w and happy ater the room gsters settled paraticns were not relax- event of the year, the Christmas dinner, to the newsboys them- selves, which ix to take place on Thurs- day next, in Marini’s Hall, just across the street from the home. There will be room for 200 of the hungry boys and girls to sit down to dine at once. Formerly the dinner has been given in the home itself, which would accommodate only about fifty at a time. Contributions for the feast sre ccming in nicely, and the money list Keeps growing. The dinner is in charge of a committee of ladies, consisting of Mrs. ladgar, Mrs. Thomas, Mrs. Merchant, Miss Halpine and Mrs. Babson. They are busy getting the candy ready, in bags, which Is to be distributed, and there are lively times generally at the E street establishment. The old hall will be made fresh and bright with evergreens and flags, so that the '94 dinner of the newsboys will be a thing long to be remembered. The following additional subscriptions have been sent to the home: Mrs. V. L. W. Fox.. . $5.00 Mrs. Minnie Schafer. . 5.00 Friend . - 5.00 Mrs. C. Haden. wee 5.00 W. R. Speare. . 5.00 Miss Sullivan. . 5.00 Mrs. C. V. Riley. 2.00 Mrs. M. J. Perry. . 2.00 S. A. Staunton...... . 2.00 Mr. Frank Pelouze. - 2.00 Mrs. Enoch Totten. + 2.00 Mrs. E. B. Wight. sees + 2.00 Mr. H. E. Pellew (for the home, $20). = n 1.00 Miss Rathbone.... + 1.00 Mrs. Cecil Clay 2 100 Mrs. Richards Rathbone. . 1,00 Mrs. Cairns.. ....... 1.00 Mrs. I. Guiseleman. . 1,00 Miss Goodwin... 1,00 Mrs. J. J. Dare..... 1.00 Mr. Burchell......... 1.00 Miss Lydia Tulloch. . 1,00 Miss H. N. Painter. . 1.00 A Friend. 29 . 1,00 Mr. James H. Gridley 1.00 Mr. G. W. Moss. + 1.00 Mr. C. C. Pursell. o Mr. W. O. Berry. 25 Mr. H. T. Offter be Miss Michieham..... . A Friend........ . Miss Jackson. e Mrs. Haisey. sete Miss Emma Gillett Mr. Fred. M. Schmidt.. Miss Ruth Havens Friend . Mr. Miller Lruggist Clerk St. Avn's Infant Asylum. ‘The sisters in charge of St. Ann's Infant Asyluia had hard work this morning to culm the youngsters in their charge to a degree which would enable them to attend raass In the chapel before the day's fes- tivities began. While it was yet dark the children in the upper dormitory set up a chatter and a tumult which scon extended to the toddlers in the lower dormitory, who, while not old enough to take it all in, were yet aware tht something exciting was transpiring, and were infected by the ret less spirit of their elders. Finally, how- ever, all hands were quieted down and the hundred or more children assembled in the chapel to attend mass. After mass came breakfast, and after breakfast—well, it is hard to say what did come. The Kearest approach to a descrip- tion would be to say that it was a babel of delighted whoops ard ehrieks, a blast of trumpets and horns, the roll of drums and once in a while a wail as some luckless youngster went down in the scramble. The cause of it all was a big Christmas tree which had been set up ina room. The tree was hung with ail kinds of toys and pres- ents to the children, some from the rela- tives and friends of the little ones and scme donated by kindly-disposed persons. In a few moments each child had a toy of some kind: dolls for the girls and the reg- ulation noise-rakers for the boys. And then the fun commenced. In another room upstairs was a second Christmas tree, this one devoted to the very young children, those that could just toddle about and make their appreciation known in delighted gurgles and squeals. Litlle chairs and leather dolls prevailed here, and with a tiny rocker in one hand and dragging a doll head downwards by the leg with the other, the toddlers moved around and filled the room with their mer- riment. Yuring the day the friends and relatives of the little inmates called to see them and bane added to the pleasures of the holi- ay. Central Union Mission. Christmas was quietly spent at the Cen- tral Union Mission. There were seryices at noon, suitable to the day, and, begin- ning at 12 o’cleck and lasting for two hours, there was a sood dinner served to about one hundred of the guests of the in- stitution—the “boarders.” This was served in the large dining room at the rear of the mission building, and was enjoyed most heartily by the fortunate ones who were In the Kitchen, Cefptral Union Mission, chosen to partake. /There were no dinners sent out this year, as formerly, to families of poor people. During the morning one hundred eager youngsters besiesed the doors of Saks & Company with tickets in their hands from the mission entitling each to a good over- coat.These generous merchants had donated the coats :o the mission, and the officers of the latter have spent much time of late in preparing a list of the hundred most worthy needy cases that have come to their notice, On New Year day there will be a larger spread than today, for then will occur the big dinner of the year. There will be an all-day religious service and an all-day dinner, which will accommodate all the hungry people who can be reached. Home for the Aged. The 200 old people at the Home for the Aged, on H street between 2d and 3d streets northeast, conducted by the Little Sisters of the Poor, sat down to a most ex- cellent dinrer at 12:30 today, and in that way celebrated the great Christian holiday. ‘The dinner was graced by the national bird, of course, being accompanied by all the good things which are its companions on every well-stocked table. The dinner was provided by the charitable people of the District, as, indeed, are all the funds by which the institution is supported. The day was also celebrated by religious ser- vices, the first nv being held at 5 a.m. Of the two hundred oid people who are at ent iumates of the home, fifty of them olored, of the latter thirty-six being women. Of the white inmates there are about an equal number of men and women. ‘The home visited by quite a number of peopl es and friends of the in- rates, as well as by many. friends of the home, and in that way the day was made still more enjoyavle to the oid people. At the Jail. Christmas day was celebrated at the District jail by no unusual bill of fare, but Warden Lecnard made it one for the re- fon of visitors, and hundreds of the relatives and friends of the 321 prisoners contined the’ isited them and carried such delicacies as ilove and friendship su gesied and their ial condition af- Few we 8 neglected, who were so unfortunate as to zotten by those in the outs made giad by being xenerously re- sred these of ther follows who Hil 1 of fare we ee for | and beef stew, vege- 3, rice, wheat brend and coffee tor nner, the latter meai being served at 45 this afternoon. There were regular rvices hetd at th son, and the pris- cners were visited by several members of the St. Vincent ce Paul Society, a Catholic socte’ In the party were Mr. Wm. Dow- ney, Mrs. Cashmere and Misses Gawler and Roach. They brought with them Loxes of fruit, rolls and great slices of which they distributed antong the female prisoners and the prisoners in the north wing of the jail. Warden Leonard stated that of the 821 prisoners on the rolls of the prison this morning, 71 were white, two of the number being females; and that of the 250 colored prisoners there were 20 females. > The Washington Asylum. Superintendent Stouténbhitg of the Wash- ington Asylum delighted. the 485 inmates of the institution with & lar Christinas dinner, and, what probably delighted many of them still more, directed that the day should be one of rest,'ng Jabor being im- pesed. In the workhouse/there were this morning 227 prisonerg—ninety-five white nen and eighty-four colored, ard thirteen Feeding the Huagry. white women and thirty-five colored fe- mal In the alms house there were 103 inmates, sixty of them being white men and sixty4ive colored, twenty-three white women and forty-five colored. In the hos- pital there were sixty-five patients—twenty white men and twenty-two colored, and thirteen white women and ten colored. A dinner, consisting of turkey, fresh pork, vegetables, cranberries, bread and coffee, was served to all, and it is needless to state that it was generously partaken of. Religious services were held in the after- neon by the various mission workers, and the day was also made one of general vii tation, innumerable baskets and packages of good things being brought by the rela- tives and friends of the inmates of the institution. AT THE REFORM SCHOGLS. Enjoyed by tile Boys aud Gir! While the day at the boys’ reform school was but a repetition of the many previous celebrations of the day at the school, still to the two hundred boys there it seemed The Day W: more delightful than ever before. All work, save that which was absolutely necessary to be done, was put aside, and the day given over to a real, old-fashioned holiday. it was a complete reversal of the old saw, which was to the effect that “all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy and tomorrow and for many days to come the boys at the school will be very bright ones indeed. ‘very game which brings joy to a boy’s heart was participated in, and the delightful weather was taken ad- vantage of by two well-balanced nines, who played a great game of base ball. At 20 the boys sat down to tables which fairly staggered under the many good things which had been placed thereon, in- cluding, of course, the toothsome turkey, vegetables, cranberries, fruit and many other good things which tickle a boy's ap- petite. Of course, when the boys left the table precious Iittle remained on it. Many visitors interested in the school called dur- ing the day, and Mr. A. J. Falls of the board of trustees made them a very pleas- ant address. Dinner over, the boys again gave themselves up to the enjoyment of games, and an inspection of the remem- brances which relatives and friends had sent out to them. ‘This evening, after they have enjoyed a tine supper, the boys wili assemble in the matin Jhall of the school, where the small boys will be given a reg- ular, old-fashioned treat, in the shape of an immense Christmas tree, from which the presents for the boys will be taken. There will also be singing by the boys, recitations and a general good time, such as only two hundred youngsters, full of Mfe and spirits, can have. Following a custom of th> school, every boy was pre- sented today with a pound of candy. The Colcred Orphans’ Home. The many young ones at the Colored Orphans’ Home, on Sth street extended, were entertained this afternoon by the managers of the home in u way which the little ones will not soon forget. They were, of course, given such a dinner as sorely taxed the capacities of their little stom- achs, and then, as if that were not enough enjoyment for one day, the little ones were presented with Christmas remem- brances, which makes the day the day of all others to them. Games were played and everything else done which could in any way tempt the youngsters to a still greater day of pleasure. os RATTLESNAKES COLORADO. Not So Much Feared There, but Just as Deadly as the Eastern Kind. From the New York Sun. “We don't make so much account of rat- tlesnakes out in Colorado as eastern peo- ple might think from hearing about them,” said Felix Sadler, ex-foreman on the Horse Creek ranch. “But they're not pleasant company even for those who are used to them. You run on them when you least expect it, and that rattle of theirs doesn’t always sound a warning before they strike. I had one crawl over me once, and that was closer than I like to have them. “The way it happened, I was out on the range hunting some horses that had stray- ed and a big thunder chower came up just as night overtook me. There was no shel- ter nearer than ten miles away, and rather than ride that distance in the rain, with the chance of finding Horse creek too deep to ford, I decided to camp where I was. I found a big flat rock that overhung on one side enough to make a shelter from the rain, and I picketed my horse out to feed, rolled the saddle blanket around me, and, lying close under the rock with my saddle for a pillow, went off to sleep with the thunder and lightning going round me and the rain beating down, but not touching me. “When I opened my eves it wae day- break. My horse was feeding as I had left him and the weather was fine. Then I felt something heavy upon my legs, as if a rope was being drawn across the blanket I Icoked down and saw a big rattlesnake crawling over me, making to get under the rock. There wasn't anything to do but He still and wait. I could count the rattles on his tail while he was getting over me— it seemed a good while, I can tell you—but his tall at last went out of sight between me and the rock, and then I got up quiet- ly, keeping the blanket rolled close around me, and slipped away. I hunted round for 2 stone to kill the snake with, and wher T found one and came back he was coiled up where I had heen lying. I quickly finished him then. It looked as if he might have made his home there under the rock and thought he had first rights there, but he ‘didn’t make a bit of a stranger of me. “T was in better luck than the cowboy over at the G. Z. ranch that year. He al- lowed he wasn’t afraid of ratticsnakes, net he; and chasing one to a prairie dog hole one day he grabbed for the snake's tall just as it was disappearing. But as the snake drew his tail into the hole he had doubled back so that his head was coming out, and the cowboy caught the fangs in the hand. He cut the wound and sucked it and rode hard to the nearest ranch, where they poured whisky lato him by the q t. until at last it made him crunk. end then he was out of canzer. Rrt it was weeks hefere he rot about again, and when the swelling went out his hand and nm it left the hand #eai and distorted * From an E) Son (with fervor)—“Ach, fader, I vish you could see dot Miss Spanglebaum. Pearly teeth, a silvery laugh, golden hair, features like @ royal cameo, und eyes—oh, her eyes 2 twin Glamonds set in sapphire Feather T und andt. 1 I subbose she’s god an ala’ bud ve are de nod bric-n-br th neck und china ears is in old ‘es, Sammy, HAWAII AGAIN Interest Felt to Learn More Details of the Conspiracy. ADMINISTRATION ENCOURAGING REVOLT What Admiral Walker Feared Has Actually Come to Pass. CONGRESS EXPECTED TO ACT Later news from Honolulu is awaited with interest and some apprehension. The dispatch received Saturday announcing the arrest of parties in Henolulu, the principal of whom was an Englishman, charged with conspiracy against the government, indicates a situation there the development of which Admiral Welker apprehended on his being compelled to leave the island by order of the depaztment in August. Wheth- er the Hawalfian government, by the prompt measures for the arrest of con- spiratcrs announced in the latest dispatch- es, has put an end to all danger is a mat- ter of uncertainty. The absence of Amer- ican \ceeels fron that port affords an op- portrnity for trouble to be made by the eremics of the government, and this evi- dence that they were very ready to quickly take advantage of opportunity gives rise to the apprehension that they may have, or already have nai, serious trouble. Had the News Reached Here Earlier. Had the dispatch published Saturday afternoon been received at the Capitol be- fore the adjournment of Congress immedi- ate action on the resolution introduced by Mr. Ledge would have been demanded, and it is doubtful whether the adjournment for the recess would have been permitted had an objection to the consideration of the resolution been insisted upon. The news conveyed in this dispatch was eight or ten days cld before it was received here. Officials are in ignorance of what may have happened since then, 2nd should the next dispatch convey information of an upris- ing the fact of Congress not being in ses- sion would be favorable to any conspiracy against the Hawaiian government. With no American vessels at Honolulu, the Aierican Congress in recess and the American government unfriendly to the Hawalian republic, every possible encour- agement is given to those friendly to the interest of England and the defunct mon- archy of Liltuokalanl. Administration Encouraging Revolt. With five or six naval vessels in the Pacitic ports doing nothing, and reserved for no possible service, the fact of their being kept from Honolulu ‘seems to war- rant the assumption on the part of the royalists that the American administration is intentionally encouraging revolt or con- spiracy against the new republic. Admiral Walker's letter, written on shipboard on his way home, discloses by the circum- stances under which it was written, more, even, than by its language, the apprehen- sion which the admiral felt at leaving Hawall with no vessel of the American navy in port. The fact that he was willing to run the risk of seriously displeasing the administration shows how important to himself he deemed it that responsibility for this state of affairs should be definitely fixed upon the administration, and that it should appear if trouble came from his absence that he had given due and com- plete warning of the danger involved in his obedience to the orders of the depart- ment. A Significant Fact. It was regarded as certainly very sig- nificant that the conspiracy should have been started immediately after the with- drawal of the Philadelphia, and it 1s re- garded as most extraordinary that with the information which the administration veland will persist in leaving n interests in Hawali unpro- tected, while so many able vassels are lying idle in Pacific ports. If anything should happen within the next ten days to even threazen the new republic it would be a very serious matter for the adminis- | tration, in view of the warning given by Admiral Walker's reports. If vessels are not sent to Hawaii before Congress re- asgembles the question will be taken up seriously in both houses. FORCED TO MOVE ON. meful Treatment of an Aris- tocratic Coachman by a Tramp. From the New York Sun. The carriage drew up before a business establishment in Lafayette place with a clang of silver-piated harness and a clat- ter of the sleck horses’ hoofs. The foot- man jumped down and ran to. the carriage dcor to help the ladies alight, while the coachman, as sleek as the horses, sat bolt upright on the box and stared at the statue of Sunset Cox. Then a dirty, shuffting, ragged tramp came along, holding himself and his clothes together,and stopped beside the carriage. “See here, my bloke,” he said, squinting up at the carriage, “move your old wheel- barrow off the crosswalk. You're block- ing de way, see? Move right along now, or I'll have you arrested and you and your old sbhandredang run in. The coachman looked around at the tramp out of the corner of his eye, while his face grew a fine old plum color with anger. The footman basely deserted his fellow servant at the tramp's first attack, and: pretended to be watching the store door for his mistresses’ return, “Come, now,” said the tramp, taking an in his garments around the u're right on de crossing, see, and I wanis you to slide right off; and right away. I'm not going to spoil my patent leathers going round your bloomin’ nags. I'm a lawyer, I am, and 1 know my rights. I can’t sleep in your little bunkie and you can't block my crosswalk. So move, now, or rip me open if I don't get a cop and have you arrested.” ‘The coachman's neck pulsated with an- ger like a turkey gobbler’s, and he half lifted his whip, but when the tramp open- ed his mouth to shout “polic he changed his mind and brought the lash gently across the horses’ backs. They moved on, the crosswalk was clear, and the tramp, with a general shrug all over,walked along the sidewalk. “I guess I won't cross over just yet he said, “I've got a touch of gout same’s Grovey, and my doctor tells me to keep in cee AGAIN THE APRON. That Dainty Little Affair of Ribbon and Lace in Back in Fashion. From the New York World, The little fancy apron is the vogue again. It has appeared with the holiday goods, and makes a charming and inexpensive Christmas present. Ribbons and laces are used in its fashioning, and it ts far more ornamental than useful. The embroidered mousseline de sole makes an exquisite apron. One for sale at a fashionable shop was of white mousse- line de soi, embroidered tn pale yellow rcsebuds. The apron was finished at the bottom by a frill of yellow mousseline de sole and at the top by a broad yeliow moirg ribbon, which tied in a big bow at the back. ‘Another fetching littie apron was formed of black lace insertions, alternating with striped taffeta ribbons. The ribbon showed a hellotrope grovnd, striped with gold lines. The apron was sewed to a wide band of this ribbon at the top, which elso tied in a bow, with jong ends, in the back. Jeweled lace is frequently used as a frill in trimming some of these dainty aprons, Besides these elaborate erdations, there are simple aprons made of dotted Swiss, hemmed at the bottom and hang- ing from @ band of gay ribbon. These are really very pretty, aud, of course, Inexpen- ve. ——— - se0- Michael Tidings was styuck by a cable at 7th street and New York avenue st right an® painfully injured about the head. His injury was drezsel at the Emer- | gency Hospital. cn INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS, ACCOUNTANTS . AMUSEMENTS ..... AMUSEMENT HALLS. ATTORNEYS .. AUCTION SALES... BOARDING . BUSINESS CHANCES. CITY ITEMs. COAL AND WooD, oe COMMISSIONERS OF DEEDS. COUNTRY REAL ESTATE. DEATHS .. ‘Page 5 Page 1 DENTISTRY . Page EDUCATIONAL Page EXCURSIONS Page 1 FINANCIAL . Page FOR EXCHANGE. Page FOR RENT (Flats), Page FOR RENT (Hotels). ++-Page FOR RENT (Houses). Page FOR RENT (Miscellaneous). FOR RENT (Ofices). Page FOR RENT (Rooms). Page FOR RENT (Stables) Page FOR RENT (Stores). Page FOR SALE Qicycles), Page FOR SALE (Houses). Page FOR SALE (Lots). Page FOR SALE (Miscellareous). + -Page FOR SALE (Pianos) Page HORSES AND VEHICLES. HOTELS . LADIES’ GOODS, LECTURES . LocaL MENT LOST AND FOUND. 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There are about 2,000 people in the commu- nity, and they own nearly all of Iowa «cunty. A few of them were well to do, but the majority were poorer than the average Iowa pioneer when they obtained their charter, in the first years of Iowa's state- hood. But every one put whatever he kad into the common till, a chief clerk watched over the incomes and disbursements, and they all toiled hard, at first in the fields, but in a few years in foundries and mills as well, and today they are, per capita, by far the richest people in the state. “They are very economical, to be sure. The regulation dress of the women is blue calico, and the clothing of the men biuve Jean: ind they have no balls or theaters. But their life, though simple, is by no means pitiful They have plenty of milk and butter from their dairies, and good home-grown vegetables and fruits, and their mealtime, which, German fashion, comes five times a day, brings a great deal. of good cheer. They eat together in large co-operative kitchens, which the women keep wonderfuliy clean, and after supper the men smoke a placid pipe, and whoever wishes to can solace himself with a glass of beer. “The consequence of their diligence end thrift is that their wares are much sought after by the outside world. ‘Amana blue’ calico is known as far as the state of Maine, and whatever bears their trade mark is sure to be exactly what it claims. “The district which they own Is beauti- fully situated, and the air of peace and quiet makes it a delightful place for rest and refreshment. Once in a while the young people grow weary of the monotony, and the most reckless of them sometimes go far up the railroad track of evenings and play French harps. But this is not common. They are generally contented, and no one has ever been known to leave the community. Neither has there ever been a ftuicide in the community, nor a case of insanity. There is very little need of doctors. One cf their own numper, whem they sent abroad to educate, tends to all their ailments, and, without taking much medicine, they manage to live to a vigorous old age. “Their religicn is peculiar in its observ- ance and requirements. It forbids their taking oath or going to war, and enjoins simplicity of Hfe. They are sprung from the German Pietists, that sect to which the Qvakers can also be traced, and they be- Neve in_the personal revelation of divine truth. One of their number, Barbara Heine- mann Landmarn, who died in 1884, and now lies buried in their little graveyard, was a prophetess for many years, and it is sald that she foretold the civil war years befcre it broke upon the nation. ‘Thetr church, like their houses, Is una- dorned, and scrupulously clean. Very few outsiders are allowed within {ts precincts, and none except those who enter in a rever- ent spirit. White muslin curtains screen the windows, the floor is scrubbed and sarded, and an old-fashioned brick stove warms the room. The seats are plain, un- painted benches, with stiff wooden backs. On one side sit the men, on the other the wemen, and hither they all come each day to worship. Whoever feels moved to pray or preach will do so, and all of them unite in singing psalms. ‘They take great com- fort in their religion. It is their bond of urion, and their state would doubtless have fallen long ago had it been built upon a foundation less substantial. — + PARSON CARTWRIGHT’S WOOING. It Began at a Dance Which He Tarned Into a Prayer Meeting. From the Chicago Daily Tribune. McKendree College at Letanon, TIL, has been presented with an interesting relic in the shape of a pair of saddlebags, in which the femous itinerant preacher, Peter Cart- wright, carried his le and hymn book in his horseback travels in southern Iilinoi; Parson Cartwright) was a well-known cheracter in early days, and his pulpit elo- quence Is still recalled by people who lived in scuthern Illinois fifty years ago. His eloquence swayed multitudes of people at the old-time camp meetings in Egypt. When thoroughly aroused by interruptions and abuse the parson became a veritable giant in strength. He would spring upon the bully like a tiger and give him a thrashing that was never forgotten. After the bully was whipped the pugilistic ach= er would suddenly change Into a minister- ing angel of mercy ond dress the wounds of his victim. He would then offer up a devout prayer for the salvation of the man’s soul, and if he did not make a con- vert, which he usually did, he effectually disposed of a disturber. A romantic story of Peter Carwright ts related in connection with his early days as a preacher. When a boy in his teena one night he siopped at a country southern Minos for the night. fashioned farm house was prepared for a country dance. By the time young Cart- wright had eaten his supper the largest room had been cleared for dan The pretty black-eyed daug’ host walked straight up stranger and asked him to dance. The remarkable of the ier to the young lead in the beauty and win- ning manners of the farmer's daughter for the moment mystified the youthful parson, and he allowed himself to be led to the Before the “set” was the parson had t!me to center of the room. complete, howeve! collect himself. When the musicians commenced to tune their fiddies the parson dropped upon his knees and commenced to pray. There was mirth at first, but before it was closed there were tears in the eyes of those who had at first felt inclired to laugh. The re- sult was that the propceed dance was turn: ed into a revival mecting, end many of those present professed religion then and there. ‘fhe farmer's pretty daughter, who chose the parson for her partner in the dance that night, afterward consented to be his partner in the journey of life. FINANCIAL. ~ RICKEY & SPENCER, _ Bankers and Brokers, Stocks, Donds, Shag, Provisons, Cotton, Direct private wires to New York and ‘Chicago. 1417 G Street N. W. Teiephone No. 813. 21. The National Safe Deposit, Savings and Trust Company Of the District of Columbia. CORNER 15TH st. AND NEW YORK AVR Chartered by special act of Congress Jan., 1867, and acts of Oct., 1890, and Feb., 1892, 418 - CAPITAL, ONE MILLION DOLLARS. Stock For Sale. $10,000 worth of corporation stock. Ar renged in sums to suit purchasers. 8 per cent per annum guaranteed. 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Trane efitiiead stocks and bonds and alt securities Liste on exchanges: New York, Boeton ‘and Baltimore bought and eold. a A specialty made of investment securities. Dis- trict bonds ‘and all local Railroad, Gas, tnsurance ené Telephone Stock dealt in, American Bell Telephone Stock bought and sold. eB LIFE TONTINE ENDOWMENT AND Palb-oP INSURANCE — POLICIES: RCHASED AT A IR DISCOUNT. or loaned on sane. oclé-tf EDWARD N. BURNS. 1307 F st. ow. THEY NEVER LAUGHED. A Wonderfal Tribe of Woodland Men in Northern Asia. From the London Llustrated News. It was thought a stra:.ge discovery when, scmewhere in northern Asia, a tribe of weodland men was found who never laughed; never laughed, not because they were too proud, as certain tribes «mong ourselves are, but because they had never known how. So the travelers conv‘nced themselves who employed a train of these laughterless people as guides through the forest they were found in. All sorts-of tricks were tried te move them to mirth, and all failed. They gazed upon the most unaltered practical jokes in silence and with unaltered countenances. Their mirth, if they were roused to any, was an in- terior tickle quite. For laughter they seemed entirely without the wherewithal, much to the travelers’ emazement and more to their pity. I wonder whether the commiseration was mutual. Not to be able to laugh seems a dreadful thing to those who make that noise, but to men incapable of making the noise how sad it must seem and how strangely resembling their fellow creatures to the beasts of the field! To Le sure, we who laugh are proud of the gift because we fancy it one of the half-divine things which the beasts have not. But this is the fancy of the people who do laugh, and who, 9,999 times in 10,000, have never lis- tened to the sound of laughter as so much noise, mere noise, dissociated from all idea and precenception. But that is how tlis outlandish fel did listen when the trav- elers were exploding over their own 3o- well-got-up practical tekes. It would be entirely unphilosophical to assume that the forest people could not see the fun of those humorous contrivances of the western world. For if one sort of savage iribes can educate themselves to suffer the most ex- cruciating pain withovt moving a muscle, why should not another sort be brought up to enjcy the most extraordinary jokes with the same dignity? Surely they might, if conscious of the same motive—the red In- dian’s disdain of uttering unseemly cries and making vgly faces. Well, then, if that were the case, these secludec woodlanders, while they saw the fun, just as the red Indian feels the pain, heard laughter for the first time. And if so, how should it sound to them, this noise? Like something half divine we fondly imagine its equa The voice of some- thing that no m: al save man can ex- press. Something which the brutes have no throat for? By no means. What they heard was an animal voice, pure and sim- ple and since a forest foik has finer ears for such voices than other men, we may well believe that laughterless tribe more grave than ever while the European larks were going on, and that they parted from the travelers pitying them as much as they themselves were pitied. But is there then, no such thing as mu- sical laughter—pieasant laughter? To that question how unexpected and unkind an answer " would be! Perhaps, also, im- possible, except from the mouth of a rFilosopher of the laughterless tribe. When you hear some unknown voice laughing without (at night, for preference)—only the laugh audible and the utterer of it un- seen—listen for the nex< peal with a mind discharged of everything but attention t> the mere quality of the sound. That it ts the utterance of any human feeling iz to be cast out of consciousness; that it comes from a human throat is to be excluded from presumption. Do this and what you will pear will be a clatter of sound hke many things more than the cxpression of a human voice. It may even sound me chanical, as if proceeding from som@ wood- fashioning machine. More probably, Row- ever, it will strike the ear as a succession of barbarous percvssive notes, either re- sembling the cry of some known animal— a quacking animal, a barking or a braying animal—or suggestive of some forest crea- ture whose voice you are hearing for the first time. And yet, however rudely a man may shout or scream (shouting and screaming being so much icss Civine than laughter), the humana quality remains. Yet joy is joy and laughter is the voice of it, and litte else is left of the worship of the old earth god The Toronto World, a paper supposed to | be in the confidence of the Canadian gov- erninent, says trustworthy indications all point to’a general election before another session of the Dominion par! Castoria For Infants and Children. CASTORIA DESTROYS WORMS. CASTORIA CURES CONSTIPATION, CASTORIA ALLAYS FEVERISHNESS. CASTORIA CURES DIARRHOEA AND COLIC. CASTORIA RELIEVES TEETHING TROUBLES. CASTORIA PREVENTS VOMITING SOUR CURD. “The use of ‘Castoria’ ts 0 universal and ite merits so well known that ‘t scems a work of upercrogation to indorse it, Few are the intelli. gent families who do not keep Castoria within ee. CARLOS MARTYN, D.D., New York city,