Evening Star Newspaper, May 12, 1896, Page 9

THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, MAY 12, 1896-SIXTEEN PAGES. Goldenberg’ s, 928 7th=-706 KSt. Just as this store is understood does this business grow. Such great control made possible by two large stores and ample capital means more varieties of better goods at cheaper prices. There are actually instances where the retail buyer here gets many goods as cheap or cheaper than the ordinary buyer at wholesale pays the jobber. Bargains we tell of below are worth careful reading and practical study. Shirt Waists. One of the busiest of the busy places on the second floor is the Shirt Waist department. The new department is not quite finished, but we have displayed the stock on cen- ter tables for your easy seeing. Such waist values keep the wo- men wondering. It is a marvel how so much of real worth can be given for so little money. The shirt waist buyer is a wizard. a Lawns, Percales and Dimities, in ty of ches chable—son: all are well iaund Summer Suits. ch a Suit stock—perfect types of fashion—and not a suggestion in a stitch that they were not made by your own dressmaker. Original in design—excellent in qualitie At $ ~ Suits of tan or € covert cloth, Hined with inlaid sdet with h: © to velvet —Plain and At $1.08 Linen Suits, blazer jackets—very natty aud cool; worth Separate Skirts. he usefulness of the Separate Skirt grows daily as the shirt waist season approaches. It's really a loss to buy the and have them made with such prices as ours star- goods ing’ you in the face. It’s a heap of worry, too! We've some genuine bargains to offe Bren 4 oand Mohair Skirts, which are worth Storm Serge, 39c. and black storm serge—dur- dr esx the ideal knock- about able, ck and takes dirt Hiere “s some at 39¢., which setter than our regular 50c goods it it very cheap. Dress Go ver have the p' fs been so near the vani tas now, and never were the r or styles so pretty. A bit of money buys a whole aod mery ods. re s hett tle Handsome and Coot Black Batiste — which At 9c. yd you'll fad elsewh: Nomber 500 Long Cloth, which fs usual sold at Se. yard, is now marked $1.29— piece of 1 Linings sold rightly. We have been told that we sell Linings rightly—and we sell the right Linings. That time is past when would-be-successful _mer- chant can ask high prices for linings and retain your trade. Lowest prices here. a Se. Black and Gray Teno. Ine. Imitation Haireloth. I2tje. Taffeta ¥ Ie. € Peresline, shutdes ry lack, One-day Hosiery Values. Wednesday is “Hosiery Day” here. Funny, too, that we should sell most hosiery on the third shopping day of the week. Since you prefer IT, we shall make it interesting—more so weekly ’ Cc —Ladies Fast Black, At 2Ic. Tan and White Drop- sti d Plain Hose, which usuzlly sell *, Men's and Children’s Pair fur this one day. Cover Furniture. It is economy to do it, for it saves it from dust and dirt, which is bound to fly durmg the summer. 50-inch Striped Purniture Linen, 33¢. yard, nis less Ui many ask you. Oiletoth, yard. 75¢. Ribbons, 3oc. yd. Got them at the immense “Trade Sale” in New York last we Rib- bons were never known to bring so little money—good ribbon. Small Check Ribbons, with satin border, in all colors, also Rich Ro- man Plaid Ribbons, 4} inches wide, at 39¢. vard—which usually sell for 75¢- Goldenberg’ s, 928° 7th--706 K St. HECHT & COMPANY, 515 Seventh Street. A Credit Store —this—from top to bottom. We do lots of cash selling, Lut we never ack r It—we offer no fnducements to you to pay cash, because our credit prices are already lower + the ash stores’ prices, That tx a fact— and not “mere talk."’ There is not ag: t in the store priced as Mzh as you'li be asked for it elsewhere. We are after your trade with a ven- geance, and we are going to get it. And don't we deserve It? Where Is there a better stock of men’s and boy's clothing than this? Where is there a better stock of ladies’ sults, skirts, capes, coats, silk walsts, shirt watsts, wrappers or parasols than this? Who else is so Hberal as we—who els: will let you take what you want from the store—let you wear It at once—and let you pay for it in little weekly or monthly installments — and not ask you a penny for the accommodation? All that you pay others over what we ask you is giving it away. Are you able to do it? You can save money kere—cither way—paying cash or buying on credit. Shirt waists. Such shirt wrist values as we offer have m t before been known fo this city. No mutter where you go, yon cannot bes Batiste and F ch Percale Waists, in an immense variety of stripes, figures, checks, &e.—all well laun- dered. Would erdivarily se!l for 75e. and $1—for 49¢. each. n Shirt We collars, very sleeves, well 'aundered and worth no less than $1.50 and $1.75—for ogc. each. Tie firet Linon Colored Strip d Dimities, iy beautiful Dres- with detachable col- sell everywhere for §3— ‘The with deta P Lace $1.98 each. Ceol and 1 very wide and worth $2.5) for ndsome Duck Skirts— yoni quality of duck— ggc. each. yherd cheek linen sults, Hnen suits with Tuxedo j je skirt; t fs. trimmed in Hnen and some with lace. and with are exc of either style for $4.98 each. dies’ Duck Suits Vines with white stripe linen colors—Tuxedo sailor collar, Your chol some navy some plain Jacket with wide of them for $1.49. We do best for the boy as well. For instance: Boys’ All-wool Knee Pants, 25¢. pair. ailor Suits, with large braided stiler collar and finish- ot ith cel si cell regu larly elsewhere for $1 396. each. Hecht & & Company, It 515 Seventh Street. M's MPEROR WI ALARY, of The Meney Carr! Mounted cd by x Troop Gendarmes. ord, From the Chica Emperor receives yterly in advance. The m counted by different functi national treasury, and is afterward placed in a number of strong boxes and carried to the royal mail wagon, waiting at the door between a troop of mounted gend- arme: After the load has been placed in the vehicle the ministers of finance of the empire and of the kingdom place the seals of their respective ofiices upon the door and accompany the minister of the royal house- hold in carriage to the palace, the mail agon with its escort of gendarmes follow- ing immediately behind. Not until the money is actually depesited in the vaults of Emperor William's Berlin palace docs the minister of the household sign the re- pts, which are made out in the name of vilheim Rex’ and “William Impe: tively, one-half of the sum being de- from the treasury of the kingdom of a and the other from the treasury of 8 salary ney is thrice aries at the rd the court function- eceive their pi but although the emperor receives his salary in advance, not one of the employ is similarly favored, so that the emperor is practically always three months behind in the pay list of his household. The only exception which the emperor makes is in favor of his consort, whose personal allowance of $20,000 per annum is paid to her quarterly and in ad- vance. At no great court in Europe are the sal- aries so low as at that of Berlin, the so- ealled great dignitaries having to sausfy themselves with a pittance of 32,000 a year, while the ister himself receives but $3,000. This is not surprising when the enormous number of persons who figure on the pay roll taken into consideration. For instance, there are no less than 500 housemaids and 1,8) liveried footmen. Every servant, high and low, is entitled to a pension after working in the royal house- hold for twenty yeans, Over and beyond the civil list received by the emperor from the treasury of the em- pire and that of the kingdom he draws from the war department full salaries for the different military commands he as- sumes. As commander-in-chief of the army he is continually appointing himself col- onel-in-chief of this or that regiment,which has thereupon the right tg style itself the “leib,” or body regiment of his majesty. Whenever one reads in the gazette that he has thus honored a regiment in the army one may take it for granted that it entails an addition to his income in the shape of a colonel's pay and allowances. Inasmuch as at the present moment he holds the vol- onelcy of some fifty different regiments, it will readily be seen that this constitutes no inconsiderable addition to his income, all the more as the colonelcies carry with them forage allowances for about 200 horses. Out of this civil list the emperor is ex- pected to pay the allowances of the va- rious members of his family. But this is not a heavy drain on his purse. His broth- er, Prince Henry, and his brother-in-law, Prince Frederick Leopold, have each in- herited immense private fortunes and are practically independent of any allowance, while the only other princes of his house, Prince Albert of Brunswick, the crazy Prince Alexander and the eccentric yet talented Prince George, all three elderly men, are exceedingly wealthy. Indeed, they figure among the richest princes of the blood in Europe. —— Real Estate Transfer: Caroline B. Sawyer to Aven Pearson, lot 30, sq 295; $5. Thos. H, Pickford et ux. to Jno. H. Walter, all aq. 913; $10. Wm. A. and Chas. 8. Richards, executors, ray, lot 107, sq. 702; $2,850. Waiter I. Hopkins to Robt. N. Harper, lot 78, sq. 3, West Eckington; $10. to ikanah Waters et ux. to R. Parker Cren- shew, lot 137. sq. 133: $10. Wm. H, Campbell et ux. to Thos. H. Pickford, $8, sq. 913; $10. ;, Bylde, et ux. to Catharine Brown, lot . Sonnves to Clara A. D. Jokason, lot 87 and part loi 36, bik. 3, White Haven: $5. Sariuel Cros) and das. M. Grecn, trustees, Geo. F. Mutt, lot 4, sq. 240; $8,600. A. Kk. Phillips abd Chas.’ P. Stone, trustees, to Bolt H. Stone, Jot 6, ig. “8, Avion Heights; Ilenry WW. Soho1 and Jas. F. Hood. trustees, to Mathilde Kaufman, part lot 2, aq. 908; $1,025. Samual C. Wilson et al. trustees, to 'N. ‘Mead Johnson, part lot 17, sq. S01; $1,825. to MAY HAVE TO PAY Railroad Companies to Be Brought to Time MONEY CLAIMED AS LICENSE TAX Result of Previous Efforts to Make Collections. OTHER DISTRICT MATTERS Railroad companies that nave evaded the street car license tax In the past will short- ly be brought to time, and it is estimated that the coffers of the District will be swelled many thousands of dollars. Recently the ass2ssor for the District, in reply to a query of the Commissioners for @ list of corporations in default to the Dis- trict, complied a list showmmg the compa- ies that had failel to pay the tax. Inves- tigation disclosed the fact that upward of $200,000 was owing the District from this source, and the Commissioners determined to further probe the matter, with the ulli- mate object cf collecting as much of this amount as possible. In fact, they went so far as to conclude that if the statute of limitations or any other legal obstacle barred the collecticn of this tax to appeal to Congress for legislation which would compel the railroad companies to meet the obligation. The tax is levied ui der the act of the old legislative assembly of 1871, which placed a license t:x of $6 on each horse car op- erated in the District. During the latter part of 1877 the Cemmissioners endeavored to cellect this tax, and insUltuted proceed- {ngs agiinst the Washington and George- town company. But the matter was drop- ped fer some reason or other, cnly to be taken up by a subsequent board of Com- missioners. Several more attempts were made, but nothing accomplished until 1ss4, when the case was finally heard, on the application of the railroad company for an injunction to prevent the District from col- lecting the tax. ‘The company urged at the time as an offset to the claims of the thorities chat the act of 'T1 was in exe of the power granted to it by Congress, and was, therefore, not only illegal, but void. It also claimed repeals of the law and double legislation upon the same sub- au- ject, which, of course, was unconstitu- tional. Aftec a legal battle of some months the Supreme Court of the United States de- cided the case in favor of the District. But that did not settle the question, for when a demand was made upon the rail- road company for the tax dilatory methods were pursued and the case was soon for- gotten. In January, action was again taken, and the case removed to the Su- preme Court vf the District on a writ of certiorari, The District about that time moved to quash the writ, but Judge Brad- ley overruled the motion, on the ground that the law contemplated a tax on street 's drawn by two horses, and did not ap- ne Washington and Georgetown (Capital Traction Company), since it had substituted a more modern means of mo- tive power, and was therefore not liable to the tax. The Metropolitan Railroad Company, it seems, agreed to a compromise of the mat- ter, and promised to lay the matter before its board of directors, but up to this time nothing has been done. It is understood the Commis: file an information within a against the street railroad companies which come within the provisions of this , and use all means within their power 0 collect the tax. They will also make an effort to collect a personal tax from all railroads. With Amendn Dill to protect the sey as a day of rest was ners will hort e mtn. ° nth day of the amended sev- 1 eral times by the Commissioners before their report upon the same was agreed to, terday afternoon they completed their report, and, while they indorse Sun- y rest and epprove the ideas of the by rtheless they the sam adding sur € tions to the prov » of the proposed law. One amendme s » sale of books an and they sugge > act Shall not be con the sale of refreshment or spirituous liquors. trued to other Neither r by ho- nor the,sale of railroad tick- . cigars, Steamboat tickets, or collection or delivery of baggage on Sunda: If this bill becomes a law, games of all kinds which disturb the quiet of the day will have to be suspended. He Objects. The building inspector ts opposed to Sen- ator Perkins’ bill which proposes to take the designing of District buildings out of his department. Briefly, the bill proposes prevent than malt cull it prevent the to have the public buildings of the District designed by private architects in competi- tion. The inspector's principal objection is cost. Since ISS3, he points 21 has becn expended on public buildings for the District. Had these build- ings been designed outside Une building de- partment, it would have cost in architec- tural fees $126,461, as against $31,469, un- der the present arrangement. The Donnelly Case. There is every reason to believe that the cese of Donnelly and his wholesale liquor cese will find its way into ceurt. It will be recall that a majority of the excise board granted his license after numerous hearings, opinions and briefs had been filed. Both sides made a_ strong fight. The oppositicn now is going to fieht it out, or at least it is understood that every recourse will be taken until nothing more can be done. This morning Mr. Nathaniel Wiison, rep- resenting the opposition to the license, ap- peared at the office of the clerk of the ex- cise board and obtained a certified copy of ail papers in the case. When questioned concerning the future movements of the opposition he said nothing had been de cided upon. Of course, if anything were cone it would be through a writ of cer- ticreri. The case would then be reopened, and if the license was issued through a mistake it could be corrected. Excise Board. The excise board this morning granted a retail liquor license to John Morris, 0 K street northwest, upon certain stipula- tiens. First, that he close his bar room each night at 10 o'clock, with the excep- tion of Saturday night, and further, that he keep crowds away from his door. The former applicant for a license at this place was rejected because of the protests. aaa Stealing of Pet Animals, From the New York Ledger. There have been very bitter complaints in many portions of the country about the stealing of domestic and pet animals by gangs of ceganized thieves who carry off these creatures in the hope of reward for their return. That they work under a tior- ough system is clearly evident from the fact that animals carried a long distance have been stolen within six hours of their arrival, making it plain that word was sent on ahead and that confederates were on the lookout. In several instarces these pets have been found dead within a short distance of their owner's house; the thieves having failed to get as large rewards as they thought they ought to get, killed the animals and placed them near their homes as a warning to other families of what might be expected in the future. It is bad enough to have one’s pe:s stolen without suffering the acditional distress of feeling that they will be certainly killed if not re- deemed at an extortionate price. coe Brooklyn's Great Speed. ‘The new cruiser Brooklyn was given her unofficial trial trip yesterday. She accom- plished the splendid speed of 21.07 knots an hour on a run of three hours, under forced draught. This is over a knot faster than the speed called for in the contract, and insures a premium for her builders—the Cramps—of over $200,000, at the rate of $50,000 for each quarter knot In excess of twenty knots, there being no room for reasonable doubt that she will at least equal yesterday’s speed on her official trial. THE SCHOOE TRUSTEES Business Transacted at the Meeting of the Board Yesterday. A Lively Discussion Over a Proposed Change in the Nomenclature of i the Different Divisions, . A regular meeti Dot the board of trus- tees of public schogis was held at the Franklin building yesterday afternoon. There were present Messrs. Whelpley (in the chair), Harries, Hazen, Bruce, Cornish, Shadd, Wilson and Barnard, Mrs. Stowell and Mrs. Terrell. At the suggestion of Superintendent Pow- ell, Friday and Saturday, June 5 and 6, were get apart for the examination of High School graduates for admission to the Normal School. Several resignations were read by the secretary, Mr. Falck, and it was announced that the vacancies thus created would be filled by the appointment of Normal School graduates. In response to inquiry, Mr. Powell said there would still be seven Normal School graduates to be provided for. On motion of Mr. Harries, it was decided to close the public schools today in order to permit the pupils to attend the unveiling of the Hancock statue. Leay of absence were granted to the following: S. F. Drown, F. M. Merillat, John 8. Sterns, W. C. Hartmann and H. H. Burroughs, teachers in the various schools. Changes of Teachers. Changes in the varjous divisions were an- nounced and approved as follows: Second division B~Clara Dotson, janitor at the Taylor building, vice E. Colvin, re- signed. Fifth division—C. M. Toomey, promotes from $550 to $675, vice M. J. Good, resi; J. M. Wharton, promoted from $42 vice Toomey, promoted. F.G.King, norm graduate, appointed teacher of second grade at $100, Sixth division A—F. H. Rose, from $400 to $550, vice M. A. Rile: Teresa Seaton, normal graduate, appoint. teacher at $100, vice H. Rose, promoted. Sixth division B—Appointment—Mary I Parkman, her of sixth grade, at $7 v.ce BK. L. Woodward, resigned. eventh division—Appointment — Ida Mirning, teacher at nem, vice promoted » Tesigned. E. alary of $450 per an- . Maury Woodson, resigned, t take effect April 30. Janitors—A ppointed—George H. Childs, at Tenleytow! Manual Day, at Woodburn building, on Blair road; Thomas J. Jones, at Brookland. Cadets Can't Act as Escort. The secretary read a letter from Mr. M. W. Eldridge, special aid in charge, military irstruction, G. A. R., D. C,, to Prof. F. R. Lane, principal of the high schools, saying that Col. H. H. Adams, special ald. mp to the commander-in-chief, G. A. R., in charge of the department of military In- struction in public schools, at large, will bring about 150 or 200 of the grammar school boys of New York city, known as the American Guard, to Washington, Thurs- day, May 14. They will leave New York at 2 p.m., arriving here in the evening. It is desired, he said, that the High School Cadets in this city form at the depot and escort the New York boys to Willard’s Hotel. May 15, at 11/a.m., the guard will give an exhibition drill In’ the armory, to which the President and his cabinet have been invited. Principal Lane referred the request to Superintendent Powell for decision, with the remark that it seemed to him that the difficult 2 the time of ar rant by the High and Normat Se! ia he said. “that cadets shall not part in or exercises on other occasions than those furni within the hool ISM), port of Mr. ored an adh interests of t so he voiced the y of those restion of ols, a ntiments pley, ton ne the rules nce board did not feel calied on to er the matter, in Division Nomenclature. ntly insirnitic: nt change in the involving a change in the nomen- of the school divisions came near ipitating a ger dis jon of the color ques Mr. Harries moy amendment to artic so that the article s option of an e 1 of the by; all read The District of Colum} al be di- Vided into eleven divisions. first, se ond, third, fourth, fifth and sixth, ‘com- prising the public schools for white chil- dren of the city of Washington; the public schoois of the county, the enth and eighth, and the public schools for colored children of the city of Washington, the ninth, tenth and eleventh.” Mr. Harries explained that the only pur- pose of the amendment ions A Was* to abolish and B in three of the di- 8, and have the divisions named in order trom one to eleven, to correspond with the number of trustees. Dr. Shadd Objects, Dr. Shadd said it had been suggested that the changes proposed in the county dl- visions had been inspired by certain white people in Mount Pleasant, who objected to having a colored trustee in their dis- tric If that is the said Dr. Shadd, object of the change “I most strongly protest against it, on the ground that it is being done to pacify some white people who ob- ject to having their schoots in a division which has a colored trustee. It is indeed a terrible commentary. It is far from my intention to bring this color question up, but if that is the intention I shaii have to object Mr. Harries said that the amendment had no such purpose whatever, and if it were of the construction given it by Dr. hadd, he would withdraw the motion. Dr. Shadd said he did rot desire that, but he added: “If the change is merely desired by the aristocratic residents of Mt. Pleas- ant who didn’t want him to have any jur! diction over that territory, he would enter his solemn protest as a property holder and as a trustee,” The Amendment Adopted. A general discussion ensued, in which it was shown that the proposed change did not in any way affect the existing rights of the school trustees, and that Dr. Witmer would continue to exercise supervision over the white schools of the county, and that Dr. Shadd would gfill-have charge of the colored schools inthe same territory. The amendment was then. adopted and the meeting adjourned. aoe UNION SEMINARY: WINS AGAL The New York Presbytery Decides to fcense One of Its Students. From the New York ‘Tribuug, today. The proverbial ‘fickleress of the New York prestytery was repeated yesterday, but as the meeting was held behind closed doors, this conclusion is reached from the official minutes of the body, which the re- Porters were allowed to hear read at the close of the second session. The meeting was held in the fectufe rcom of the Old First Church, 5th'avenue and 11th street. Dr. Jame: Chambers, the moderator, pre- sided in the morning, 4nd Dr. Walter D. Buckanan. the vice moderator, in the af- ternocn. The cause for the secret session was the examination of three young men who de- sired to be liccrsed to preach. One came from Princeton Seminary, the second trom Yale and the tnird from Union. They were. in the order named, George J. Young, Isaac W. Riley und Herry W. Bainton. An ef- fort was made to keep Mr. Bainton from the examir ation, because ne had studied in an instituti.n for whose teaching the gen- eral assembly diszvews responsibility. But after several votes on points of crder, cte., had been taken, he jwas included. The ex- amination was keen and prolonged. see. East Indian Troops for Africa. In addition to the two infantry regiments ordered from India to Suakim for garrison duty, a regiment of cavalry, a mountain battery and a detachment of engineers will Proceed as soon as possible to Africa. ways be honorably kept. This discount on May 18 and 19, all the Kirby Estate. my Millinery, Corset, Underwear and Book Departments. these various departments into my main stores, on Seventh and Eighth streets. have determined to sell out my entire stock of Dry Goods, consisting of the remaining stock of Wool Dress Goods, Silks, Velvets, Black | Goods, Wash Goods, Curtains, Shades and Portieres. To insure a speedy sale of these goods I will allow ENTIRE STOCK OF DRY GOODS. : Under decree of the Supreme Court, in case No. 1627, there will be sold at public auction This sale includes propert s OF From my already low selling prices, which insures the price much bdlow will also be allowed in my Book Department — On All BOOKS AND STATIONERY. This Sale Commences WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, | j And will continue until the entire Dry Goods stock is di Si of. I am now which is now occupied by compelled to remove Therefore I original cost. Is an opportunity the like of which has never before been offered to the people of Washington. It is strictly bona fide, and every promise made by me to the Washington public has and will al- | HAS. BAUM, 416 7TH ST. LINCOLN-SHIELDS DISPUTE. A Witness T : Du the Journal p: Topeka, K m G. The Kasses City lowing fr respond to hav na witness of t aham Lincoln and Gen. James Shieids related to a Journal correspon t what purports to the missing data of that event. He fore but meager detai of what actually took place when the duel- ing party cro the ippi rive have been published, and Souther now fills in that most important part of the day's proceedings. ‘outher, who is seventy-three years old, has for the past eighteen years been a clerk in the office of the auditor of the ania Fe raiiroad system in Topeka,though he greater part of his life has been spent asa printer and newspaper man. Up to the time of the arrival of the dueling party a the Alton ferry milar to the ones heretofore printed, rom there it differs widely. . “arriving oa the opposite shore, Souther, “which was a wild Ler, a spot partly cleared was selected as the bat took a seat on a fallen log on one side of the clearing and Lincoln seated himself on another at the opposite side. The seconds then proceeded to cut a pole about twelve feet long, and two stakes were crotched in the end. The stakes were driven In the ground, and the pole laid across the crotches, so that it rested about three feet above the ground. Yhe men were to stand on either side this pole and fight oss it, A line was drawn on the ground on both sides of three feet from the pole, with the understanding that if either combatant stepped back across his own line it was to be considered a giving up of the fight. “After all these arrangements ha completed the seconds rejoined th ctpals at the different sid and commenced to talk in low tones. Along with the Shicids party was Dr. 7° Hope of Alton, He was very much opposed t the duel, and reasoned with Shields for a long time. As a result of his talk, several notes were passed between the seconds. Lincoln remained firm and said lds must withdraw his first note and ask him whether or not he was author of the poem in the Journal. When that was done, he said he was ready to treat with the other side, Shields was inflexible, and finally Dr. Hope got mad at him. He said Shields was bringing the democratic party of Illinoi: and himself into ridicuie and contempt by his foliy. Finally, he sprang to his feet and blurted out: ‘Jimmie, you d—d little whipper snapper, if you don't settle this, Pl jake you across my knee and spank you." This was too much for Shields, and he yielded. A note was solemniy prepared and sent across to Lincoln, which inquired if ke was the author of the poem in question. Lincoln wrote a formal reply, in which he said that he was not, and then mutual ex- planations and apologies followed. I watch- ed Lincoln closely while he sat on his log awaiting the signal to fight. His face was grave and serious. I could discern nothing suggestive of ‘Old Abe’ as we knew him. I never knew him to go so long before without making a joke, and I began to be- lieve he was getting frightened. But pres- ently he reached over and picked up one of the swords, which he drew from its scab- bard. Then he felt along the edge of the weapon with his thumb, like a barber feels of the edge of his razor, stretched himself to his fuil height, straightened out his long arms and clipped off a twig from a tree above his head with the sword. There was not another man of us who could have reached anywhere near that twig, and the absurdity of that long-reaching fellow, fighting with cavalry sabers with Shields, who could walk under his arm, came pretty near making me howl with laughter. After Lincoln had cut off the twig, he returned the sword to the scabbard with a sigh, and sat down, but I detected the gleam in his eye, which was always the forerunner of one of his inimitable yarns, and fully ex- pected him to tell a side splitter there in the shadow of the grave—Shields’ grave. “After things had been adjusted at the dueling ground we returned to the ferry boat, everybody chatting in the most friendly manner possible.” ——_+o+— Increased Mail Facilities. The Netherlands have entered into an agreement increasing the limit of weight for packages of merchandise samples al- lowed in the mails between the two coun- tries from 8 3-4 ounces to 12 ounces. This agreement becomes operative June 1 next. the story he tells is ver, but fol- | | 1 Was) ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-ONE. to Be the Age of a Massa- chaxetix Woman. » Boston Ju ing at the er-beaten cottage, ona hi je bet we and Holyoke, is Mrs. Margare at the age of 121, can cla’ of being one of the oldest—if not the old: ‘Chin Is Sai m ¥ potat of death in —Women in the world. A month a was in 5 on of all her mental fa bat physically unable to care for her: Within the last week she has fa She is abmiost blind, and but littie of her reason remains. Her face is saffron-hued | and wrinkled. r husband, Bartholomew Bowen, sev- Xx years old, cares for her as tenderly, as ‘affectionately, as he did when he chose her as his life partner. Bowen's maiden name w: bor! Margaret in the parish of call the but places it, by the year of her z to the Irish | birth, Her marr to Mr Bowe! eh WAS Nol a case of love but it Was an a | that gain din years that followed Mr. Bowen's fi - children at her d He to love and care for them, and, ha warm friendship for Mis were finally mar . ume being eight They lived in Ire! thought they could bett cumstances by | coming to Am arrived in this cot on the Hol- and Bowen provides support fer himself and wife by tilling the soil. s neat and tair! mfortable, | large enough to contain all the household effects, so Mr. Bowen made an to hold the wood, and other necessities, cove with boughs and brush. coal s the pit over dren, none of ali reached the ¢ has never employed a phy hardly been ill a day. She attributes her longevity 1M) years niy. She and has 1 never tasted liqui Friends of the family ascertained Mrs. Bowen's remarkable age by writing to the priest of the paris es for it that a the time y zlish, conversing with her husband and friends in the native Trish tongue. The history of her life was gained from Kentucky’s Oldest Cithzen Dend. From the Louisville Courter-Journal, James Oney, Kentucky's olflest citizen, dead. Oney was born near Mt. Vernon, Va., March 21, 1781. His father was Geo. Oney and his mother was Miss Lizzie Hen- ry. They were married in 1779 and had eleven children, James being the oldest The old man always claimed that he knew Gecrge Washington well and that his fa- ther attended both his first and second in- augurations as President. He cast his first vote for Thomas Jefferson for President. He was married to Mary Randolph In his native state in 18%, and with her moved into eastern Kentucky in quest of game and lands in 1813. 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