Evening Star Newspaper, February 4, 1898, Page 11

THE EVENING STAR. See PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Fennsyivania Aveans, Cor. llth 8, by The renga Recursos Few York Office, 49 Potter Building, ‘The Evening Star ts served tc subscribers ta the tity by carriers. on their own acount, at 10 cen! per week, o- 44 certs per months. Copies at t! counter 2 cents each. By mai ay Where in the United States or Canada—pestage prepaid—50 cents per month. Saturday Qcintuple Sheet Star, $1 per year, with foreign postage added. $3.C0. (Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D. C.. Part 2. Che Eve Ing Star. Pages 11-14. as secend-cla. s mail matter.) £7 All mail subscriptions must be pall in advance. Rates of advertising made known on application. ot our present losses. Just 21 Storm Ulsters left of each size from 36 to 42. Lot 623 scribed below, and the pick is yours for. WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1898—FOURTEEN PAGES. We take account of stock February 15, and Winter Suits, Overcoats, Trousers, Underwear, ete., must be cleared away. $6.50: Lot S43 fe a close-nap CLinchills in navy blue, lined with fancy cassimere—one of the lots de- Lot 6231 Is a Gray Rough Frieze, with fancy lining—one cr two of a size in 35 to 40. is an Oxford Melton Ulster, with black Italian cloth lining—sizes 37 to $1.75 and $2. 85 pairs left of Men's Trousers--just the thing for ordinary every-day working wear. To close tomorrow *.... Value @O@S OO6Oe@ S You don’t have to keep anything you buy of us. Best val- ues, upright methods, and money back if not satisfied. D. J. Kaufman, 1007 Pa. Av. Se = SOS DSH O SSS SO SSS DE OH 5EH9 ISO 21 Ulsters, *6 85 Pr. Pants, * It is a stiff price we are paying just now to get you better acquainted with us. We look to the future to prove the wisdom S ¥ = ‘© GOQSSSOSOSOSOSSOGSES ° 6689 S588 SE0seengSsees O0E0086 Serer teteteteetetectenteteteeeeteteineteteteitntetetietetetenieletedtelettae Clearance of Ladies’ and Misses’ Garments-- morrow. PERRY’S. With such values as you know these to be—and the prices we have put on them, these bargains are as plain as day here to- Ladies’ Coats, Capes, Waists and Ilisses’ Coats.? double-stitched seams, velvet colla sil new sleeves and and lined with chang REDUC 6 Navy Blue, Brown and Green Melton Jackets. made with fly fronts, fastening h at neck; trimmed handsomely : high storm « . striped silk. stening on fiy. lar and lined taffeta silk. REL Ladies’ Waists. 5 Navy Wais Ine and Red Flannel ith box plait Shirt 1 Ww $1.29 sedeeseegootboontonsensengengeoongontenteesentesseaseotententeateasoeseeseeteesonteeseose gente ateasoasoeseetoetoeseoteazeazenreaseeseeseeseateaseazersersensnesneseege ages Pp es SUCED from Seefordens . made of fr Misses’ Coats. ma Wack cuffs een and Fa with y Mixed Cloth Coa: front, se 3 to $58 to... : i. a It wouldn't seem Mke Sat- i Another of the Saturda: = Glovés.2 Or eee Ribboris. Avene: of the Seturaay 3 y bon want If possible so you can have an < errend to this department tomorrow. = - 4inch Mol: bbons, in Light $ Bie, ireen, Cardinal, Black 3 . in colors and and White yard. < and $2 a pair. = Mginch Plaid Belting- a yard. the White Glace Glo 212 ee potas ine CE hs Number 1 Satin Ribbon, in all the ea 0 a pair, leading colors—25e. a piece. Pearl Glace Gleves—$1.00 a ‘k Ribbons, in Navy Blue ca yard. a lasp Walking Gloves—$1.50 a pair. Stripe Ribbons, in all colors— = & yard. sp Reindeer Gloves—$1.50 a palr, es $1.25 a pair. Gloves~ $2 a pair. Ished 1840. ; PERRY’S, “NINTH AND THE AVENUE,” fre With strap, hoc edge with =f: s. with REDUC ED from $1 s. In ten fur; lined DUCED from $1; mamed with’ 1 all thi er DUCED from $30 to k Velvet Cape, 1 able taffeta silk. ‘umber 1 Velvet Ribbor 40c. a pivce. 4inch Plain Taffeta the popular shad 1 'g10 099.50 ble box plaft b: wn fromt with mi ugh. BR es, cnt 22 inches deep, k Velvet Cape, with titted back, mugh with heavy satin: fur. trimmed around frout with thibet fur. with fitted back, iridescent tri Ribbons, im all “ eotent et ef soos = sseebooherte so % eo oSeetenten ef Sees Sosfeoteeteos + The selling we have planned to de will close out some cf the completely. They are alveady reluced to small quantities, wy of them, so if you nt to profit where we Sesiintten ince arise sue ei : $ ee. a G Navy Blue, Brown and Famey Ladies’ Coats. | Mixed Coats: made with lex front rge pointed col ed v ag 5 Navy Blue apd Black Kersey Coates, REDUCED frm $6 eg ey made with box fronts, fastening on tly; ee les & doudle-stitehed seams.’ velvet collar, and + ih all through -with eb: 4 Red and Fancy Mixed Cloth Co: oa gh ed Fane ed Cloth Coats, silk. REDUC fi made with box \t tight-fitting + se ceeecceece a ie pointed Di ‘immed with Se jercules braid. REDUCED 8 Tan Melton Coats, made with fly front, from $8 to ... eecccccoece $4.50 Coats, made fitting back, ettes of platd, new style Navy Blue and braid, x sSorsette seatecteet Seegees Jined all nd collar and RE: = 15 cut 30 inches through with war and around collar m, all colors— yard. EC EE CE EPDPRELPE CESS SS VE EVESEET EF CSIVVI IVI EEN NN oY Frem Kansas City Star. Vil never go any of your plamisters, fortune tellers or character readers,” said a West Side young man last night. “I had this afternoon and there palm-readers or women falling ce about ft, elther. No, sir, it child this time, a little girl, and she threw fn an opinion about my looks, too— and a hot slap on the side of my head. I 5 oy€F on 12th street. Two school girls was | passea me. They had a jot their hands. Just as i them said to the other, nobody except what's meat | was smiling over the wor } good hard lump of snow and knocked off my hat. end those two kids were I snowball In each .went by one of Don't -throw at nm and is ugly? ‘ds when ‘crack’ a hit me on the head I looked around running down the street and giving me the laugh. No, Tn trust a child after palm-reading sharks the this and give your old BO-by. ——_+e-+—_____ “Want” ads. in The Star bring arswers. pay because they THE COMMANDERSHIP Both Huntoon and Hendricks Cohorts in the G. A. R. Are Confident, ee ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT BEGINS Business Postponed to Enjoy a Delighful Banquet. WOMAN’S RELIEF CORPS Grand Army men were in a jubilant state today over the progress so far made in their annual encampment. There was uni- vegsal expression of the opinion that De- partment Commander Hopkins’ address was the best ever delivered, and that the banquet last night was the most successful in the history of the’ Department of the Potomac. They were animated with pleas- ure, too, over their certainty that their par- ticular candidates were going to be victori- ous at the election tonight. The Hendricks men laughed at the bare idea of such a thing as Dr. Huntoon’s election being possi- ble, and the latter’s adherents saw equally as much humor in the claims of their oppo- nents. A few even money bets in small amounts were made by some of the more enthusiastic of the rival leaders in the con- test for department commander. Huntoon men making the offers. Mr. W. H. Doolittle, who has been recog- nized as a candicate for commander since Dr. J. F. Raub withdrew from the race, says that in justice to himself it should be stated that his name was brought forth by his friends at a time he was ill at home, and withcut prcvious consultation with him, and, with the sole purpose of meeting the wishes of his comrades who preferred some other candidate than Mr. Hendricks or Dr. Huntoon, Mr. Doolittle says he final- ly yielded with great reluctance to this He further states that owing to his ngagements he was absent from fter his recovery from illness, and the city has made no personal canvass for the place, and he regards te matter merely as a per- scnal coriplimen: on the part of his friends. The contest will be decided tonight, and every one in the G. A. R. is awaiting its cutcome with much anxiety. Altogether 167 votes mzy be cast in the encampment. It is expected that at least 150 will be cast, and the friends of Hendricks and Huntoon both claim a majority with every appear- ance of ccnfidence. Commander Hopkins Report. The inaugural session of the thirtieth annual encampment of the Department of the Potomac, Grand Army of the Republic, was held last night, the d2legates being culled to order by Department Commander Hopkins at 6:30 o'clock. The first business was the reading of the annual address by Commander Hopkins. The report was a voluminous one. It recited that the year had been crowdyl with events of great in- terest to the Grand Army. It had seen the eutgoing of a hostile and the. incoming of a friendly administration, and had sean despondency change to hope. Commander Hopkins then recited the dismissals and reductions of veterans and soldiers’ wid- ows holding government positions by the Cleveland administration, and the agita- tion miade by the department to have them reinstated and restored, which resulted in the reinstatement of 505, the promotion of and the appointment of #77 govern- is) mnent en the total number helped being . He read a list of government officia who aided in this work for veter- ans and soldiers’ widows,, and called it a roll of honor, It contained in the order given the names of Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn, Postmaster General Gary, Sec- retary Long, Secretary Bliss, Secretary Wilson, Pablic Printer Palmer, Wiiliam vn, auditor for the War Department; y A. Castle, auditor for the Post Of- Department; Binger Hermann, com- issioner of the general land office; Assist- ant Postmaster General Heath, Commi icver Evans, Capt. W. H. Michal, chief rk of the State Department, and Maj. Brackett, appointment clerk of the asury Department. A large portion of the address was devot- ed to the agitation now in progress looking toward some reform in the pension system by which frauds may be discontin nd purity assured. The movement was char- acterized as an attack on pensione! and Commander Hopkins used vigorous | lan- guage in his treatment of the subject. The report contained a large amount of mat- ter concerning the routine affairs of the de- partment and contained several recom- mendations, one being that a committee of three be appointed by the incoming depart- ment commander with instructions to en- deavor to secure through an act of Con- gress or such other means as may seem ne Yy suitable rooms in one of the pub- lic buildings tree of charge for the use of the department headquarters The report of Assistant Adjutant Gen- eral Arthur Hendricks showed the total membership of the department in good gtanding December 21, 1897, to have been 2,814. The amount expended for relief dur- ing the year was $1,974.61. were referred to appropriate col Nominations Made. Nominations for the position of depart- ment commander were then in order. The nominees were: Arthur Hendricks of Post 3, by H. M. Gillman of Post 12; Dr. A. J. Huntoon of Post 8, by George E. Davis of Post 8, and W. H. Doolittle of Post 2, by George H. Slabaugh of Post 2. Ovher officers nominated were as follow On th> Hendricks ticket—For senior v commander, B._F. Chase; for junior vice commander, J .B. Carter. On the Huntoon-Doolitile ticket—For se- ior vice commander, Dr. Lawrence Wil- son; for junior vice commander, Dr. A. E. Johnson. Adjournment to attend the banquet com- p:lled a postponement of the nominations for the other officers until tonight. These will include medical director, the council of administration and delegates to the na- ticral encampment. After the nominations were closed Com- mander-in-chief Gobin of the G. A. R. made an address. An Enjoyable Banquet. A recess was then taken until 7 o'clock tonight, and a very large proportion of the encampment delegates went to the Ebbitt House, where a banquet was tendered to Commander-in-chief Gobin. The dining room was profusely decorated with flags and foliage plants and Old Glory was pre- dominant in every direction. Department Ccmmantder Hopkins presided with Com- mander-in-chief Gobin on his right and General Nelson A. Miles, commanding the United States army, on his left. Others seated at the head table were Past Com- mander-in-Chief Burdette, Past Deputy Commander Brooks, Assistant Secretary Webster Davis, Past Department Com- mander Lincoln, Second Assistant Postmas- ter General Shallenberger, Past Depart- ment, Commander Richardson, Assistant Secretary of War Meiklejohn, Past De- partment Commander Dingman, Commis- sicner of Pensions Evans, Senior Vice De- e reports mittees. partment Commander Raub, Public Printer Palmer, Past Department Commander Mc- Elroy, General Thomas M, Vincent, Past Department Commander Faunce, Repre- sentative David B. Henderson, Past De- rtment Commander Anderson, Chief Jerk of the State Department Micha}, Past Department Commander Nutt, Com- missioner Hermann, Past Department Commander Urell and Corporal Tanner. Among those at the surrounding tables were Past Department Commander Dins- more, Representatives Wm. €. Snorer, 8. W. Smith, M. S. Brown, J. H. Southard, A. S. Peckham, Colonel ‘Thompson, Junior Vice Department Commander McCabe, As- sistant Adjutant General Hendricks, As- sistant Quartermaster ~ General Powell, General F. D. Sloat, Mr. J. C. S.- Berger, Mr. S. G. Hopkins, ex-Commissioner_of Pensions D. I. Murphy, Mr. Joh Joy Ed- son, Judge Kimball, General Ellis Spear, Colonel R. K. Taylor, Colonel J. L. Daven- pert, Captain Patrick .O’Farrell, Colonel Chas. P. , Dr. T. Howe, Cap- tain G. M. Husted, Dr. C. QO. Pettus, Cap- tain J. M. Edgar and others. Toasts and Responses. Department Chaplain A. H. Black asked @ blessing. When toasts were in order, De- partment Commander Hopkins proposed “The President.” The response was de- livered by Representative David B. Hen- derson of Iowa. He said every president of the United States since the war except one had been a Grand Army man, and it was proposed to keep this up indefinitely. He spoke of the dignity of the office, de- claring that no king, emperor or czar had the power of the President of the United States. He paid high tribute to President McKinley, an able, clear-headed patriot, who loved the soldier and the soldier's friend. Assistant Secretary of the Interior Web- ster Davis eloquently replied to “Our Coun- try.” He said he couJd not speak as a veteran, for he was not born at the time the call to arms was made, but he was the son of a veteran, and he had inherited the feelings of patriotism and devotion to the flag which had impelled his father to peril his life in the defense of his country. He pictured in graphic terms the heroic valor that firally won victory for the Union cause, and said that no honor was too great for the men who saved the life of this republic. In picturesque and glowing words he pictured a glorious futureefor the country saved by these veterans and pledged that the Sons of Veterans would carry forward the noble work done by their sires. Mr. Davis was frequently in- terrupted Ly applause, which was at times highly enthusiastic and prolonged, and when he concluded with a splendid apos- trophe to the Union and a quotation from Longfellow’s “Launching of the Ship,” he was given a positive ovation. As an or- ator of wcnderful fertility of resource, of splendid pov.er of imagery, the happiest command of language, a clear, resonant and ringing voice and a personal magnet- ism that holds closely the attention of his hearers, Mr. Davis is easily the foremost representative of the present administra- tion. Representative D. 8. Alexander, in speak- ing to “The Private Soldier” portrayed in strong sentences the superiority of the ser- vices rendered by the private soldier during the rebellion. He fought, not for reward, but for his home and his liberties, and to him defeat was impossible. Commander-in-Chief Gobin replied to “The Grand Army of the Republic.” He made one of his characteriptic addresses, which crectted much _ -enthusiasm: The Grand Army, he said, only wanted the 70,000,000 American people to believe they had been honest soldiers and were honest men. Past Commander 8. 8. Burgette paid high tribute to “The Loyal Women,” and de- scribed many touching: incidents of their loyalty and devotion. The last toast, “Our Dead Comrades,” was drunk standing. Others who spoke were Major General Miles, who expressed the greatest confidence in the ability of the United States army to meet any contin- gency which might arise; Commissioner of Pensions Evans, who seid that he honored the old soldiers and was trying to do his duty by them; Commissioner of the Gen- eral Land Office Hermann; who told how he interpreted civil service reform in the rein- statement of every old soldier who had been discharged during the former administra- tion, and Corporal Tanrier, Who aroused the wildest excitement by his passionate appeal for justice to the Union veterans. Woman’s Relief Corps. The first day's session of the ninth an- nual convention of the Woman's Relief Corps was called to order in hall No. 1 of the G. A. R. building at 7:30 o'clock last night. The reports of the president, Mrs. Georgia G. Baire; the serior vice pres- ident, Mrs. M. B. Tew; the secretary, Mrs. Layton, and the treasurer, Mrs. Gladys Thompson, were read and referred to spe- cial committees. The cotal membership of the corps was shown to be During the year 841 persons were given relief and over $900 expended in this direction. During the reading of the president's re- port Cornmander-in-Chief Gobin visited the ccnvention and made a brief addres in which he highly complimented the corps on the noble work it was engaged in. The convention will meet again at 7:30 p.m. to- day. —_—_ HOMERS TO BE EXCEPTED. Commissioners Will Not Interfere With This Class of Pigeons. Mr. John T. Biker, president of the Wash- ington district of the National Federation of American Homirg Pigeon Fanciers, re- cently addressed a letter to the Secretary of the Navy, calling his attention to the 1eport that the District Commissioners con- template the snaking of a polige regulation prohibiting the keeping of pigeons within the city. Steting that tke local organiza- tion has a membership of thirty-four, own- ing upward of 2,000 birds, yalued at from $4,000 to $5,000, the pigeons being bred and trained here, and the training schedule in- cluding all the stations up to 875 miles, Mr. Etker explaired that he’ had been directed by his association to solicit the aid of the Navy Department in securing such a modi- fication of the proposed regulation as would not interfere in the keeping, breeding or training of the homing birds here. Mr. Eiker also called attention in his let- ter to the fact that great importance is attached, not only by European countries, but also by the United States government, homer as a factor in military and val operations. He also referred to the fact that the Navy Department has located and now meintains a number of homing pigeon lofts, stating that the local existing corps of winged messengers would be at the service of this government should there ever be need of their services. He called attention to the laws of: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvanta, Maryland, Virginia and other states, whic’: provide for the protection of the homing pigeon. ‘ The Secretary referred Mr. Eiker's communication to the bureau of equipment, and Commoddre Bradford, the chief of that bureau, recommended that every possible effort be made to except homing pigeons from the regulation proposed by the Dis- trict Commissioners, and explained that the large number of homing pigeons being trained here amounts in effect to a very important public service being performed by the citizens of this city without expense to the government. The matter was subsequently referred to the District Commissioners by the Secre- tary of the Navy, and today the Commis- sioners informed him that the regulation proposed by them is yet umder considera- tion by them. They explain, however, that they simply propose to prevent the going at large of pigeons of doubtful ownership, which are without control and are permit- ted to disfigure residences and other scruc- tures. The Commissioners state that they do not contemplate any interference with the management of thé class of birds known as homing pigeons, which are care- fully trained and under proper surveillance. ——— Question of Mixed Marriages. Dr. Rooker, secretary of the apostolic delegation, says the question of mixed marriages, betwe2n Catholics and Protest- ants, has not recently come to the atten- tion of the autho: here, and that any action on the subject, yh as is currently reported, is confined tothe St. Louis dio- cose, and has no |. application, so far as is known here. “Want’ ads. in The oe pay kecause they bring answers, q ttttit ° $9 and $10 Trousers To Order, | 6. i : i EEEEELEEEEEEEE EEE FEET EEE EEEEEEEE EEE EEE EEE - Wind-fall. The rise in wheat has almost ings. Good patterns in All-wool Trouserings are “as good as old wheat” and prices have been stead of the market to see what we could for about 36 pairs of Trouserings that we could make run on. They belong at $9 and $10—but “to stir things up” we will run them at $$$ ily advancing. We made a tour Tf you want to buy, sell or exchange anything, lease property or rent rooms, want a situation or want help, it will pay you to announce the fact in the advertising columns of The Star. They are closely studied by more than three times as many pcople as read any other paper. a parallel in the rise in Trouser- find—and only secured enough x) a The Trotiserings that'll cost you $12 and $14 next still going at $8 and $1o. Better lay in a half dozen pairs of Trousers before the G. WARFIELD SIMPSON, “Expert in Trousers,” 1208 F St. EQUADOR’S ADVANCEMENT. Minister Carbo Says It Means Much for the United States. Mr. Den Luis Felipe Carbo, envoy ex- traordinary and minister plenipotentiary from Equador, expressed himself to a Star reporter yesterday as being wonderfully elated over the prospects of the further de- velopment of his country during the present year by the construction of a railroad from Guayaquil to Quito, the capital. “From Guayaquil, which is our chief sea- pert, to Quito is about 300 mites,” said Mr. Carbo. “The railroad is to be completed by the close of the year. Construction will be begun by the Ist of March at the latest. The road will be very much like the one from Vera Cruz to the City of Mexico. Quito is 10,000 feet above the level of the se: The government of Equador has en- tered into a contract with a big New York syndicate and has guaranteed bonds for seventy-five years. In other words, it the business of the road is not sufficient for paying 7 per cent on the investment, the government of Equador will make up the @eficiency to 6 per cent, and an additional 1 per cent to be used as a sinking fund. ‘These bonds will mature in thirty-five years. The syndicate will operate the road for seventy-five years, when it will become the property of the government. “All the material and machinery to be used in the construction of the road will come from the United States. It will be the first big railroad to traverse our country. ‘The largest railroad in the couniry at pres- ent is the one from Guayaquil to Chimbo, which is about ninety miles in length. That was built about fifteen years ago. The gov- ernment paid for its construction, which was done under the immediate direction of Mr. McClellan, an American engineer. It has always done a good business, and it was the means of developing a part of the country that today would be much inferior but for the road. “The new road to Quito, besides being a great convenience to the peopie of Equa- dor, cannot help being a prosperous finan- cial venture. Equador has a population of about 2,000,000 of peopte, one-fourth of which ar®Indians. One-half of the Indians in the country are clvilizeil. It is estimated that 300,000 persdns go from the seashore to the capital every year. This in itself would mean a big sum for the road, when the distance {s considered. And this does not include the traflic that there would be necessarily on shorter hauls. “At present it requires four days to go from Guayaquil to Quito—one day on the railroad that runs to Chimbo, two days on horseback and one by carriage. The new railroad will traverse a country that tis rich with cocoa, sugar, India rubber and ivory nuts It is also an exceedingly pros- perous agricultural country. The completion ef the road is a matter that interests the people of the United States more than of eny other country, inasmuch as the United States is the principal market of the world for india rubber. “Rubber and other products can be trans- ported quicker and cheaper from the in- terior to Guayaquil for shipment to this country than by pack mules, as at prese! and this means a saving to the purchase Another thing, the people of Equader buy many articles in the American market, and aper shipping rates mean an equal say- to them. ivery year there is an increased number of Americans visiting Equador, and many men of money are beginning io appreciate the advantages of investing there. Ot course, ours is a Catholic republic, but the new government is more liberal than any Irevious government. Quite a number of Protestant ministers have gone there with letters of introduction from me, and are pursuing their religious work without molestation. Heretofore everything was under the rules of the Catholic church. But the new government has given religious liberties. “The United States and Equador are al- lied In many ways and the alliance will be stronger each year. I am straining every effort to strengthen the commercial rela- tions between us, which means the building up: and development of our country.” ———+-©-<— COVERS A -WIDE RANGE. The Demand of the Government for Faithful Servants, On the 5th of next March the civil ser- vice commission will hold examinations throughout the United States for various positions, ranging all the way from ex- pert accountant to a lady who can do plain cocking. The commission is not so particular regarding the social entangle- ments of the accountant, but stipulates that the cook must be a single woman. No educational test is required, but if the applicants are not fancy free they will have no chance to compete for the posi- tion, which pays $480 per annum. The com- mission adds, by way of detail, that the cooking to be done is for the Indian agency school. Raiding deputies are needed in Arkansas and Alabama to conduct raids for the seiz- ure of illicit distilleries. The department says in its notice that the work required is especially hazardous, stipulates that the applicants must be of unques- tionable_courage and prudence. Exactly what tests of cor and are required the advertisement does not state. if ing ; riding a horse and shooting a pistol with such accuracy as to entitle him to @ rating asa good marksman. HE WAS SOBER. But He Went to Bed With His Fi Cap On. From the Chicago Times-Herald. In the days when Judge Dixon made his home at Madison nearly every one d k, and it was not unusual for men in high station to violate to some degree the laws of sobriety. Judge Dixon was no excep- tion to the rule. He drank in moderation, being careful to keep his head clear on most occasions. He found the habit gro’ ing upon him, however, and resolved upon its abandonment, and for a long time he was missed from his old haunts. But one night in winter he dropped into the Si Nicholas casually, and was cordially greet ed by a company of his friends. Old tal were retold, old memories called back, aud there were frequent libations at the altar of good fellowship. The judge stayed late, and when he started for home his biood was coursing through his veins with more than its accustomed celerity. He was not intoxicated, but felt jolly. As he wended his way homeward he realized his condi- tion, and thought of the pain he would give his estimable wife if she discovered his lapse from the life he had so recently be- gun. To save her he resolved upon a little deception, something to which he was not accustomed. He had no difficulty in find- ing-the keyhole and reaching his chamber neiselessly. He was rejoiced ‘to find. his wife apparently asleep. He undressed with care, disposing of each article of apparel methodically, as was his wont. When his head at last rested upon the pillow he heaved a sigh of relief. He felt that he was at last safe. His seif-felicitation was of short duration, however. “Luther!” came a low, sweet voice from his side. “Yes, my dear,” he responded, somewhat startled. ‘What is it?” “Have you not been drinking tonight?” The judge could but would not tell a lie, and in this respect he differed from the im- n.ortal G. Washington, so he replied: “Just a little, my dear; a glass or two with old friends I had net met for a long time.” “You are perfectly sober, are you not, Luther?” came again in the same quiet voice. Never more sober in my life,” the judge, gaining contidence. “Of course,” said his wife, sober. declared ‘you must be You put your boots in their proper hung your coat and vest on their y pees, and carefully folded your trousers and laid them aside “Certainly,” said the jude of triumph.’ “Doesn't that pr ber?” with an air © I am so- “Perhaps so, my dear,” the sweet voice replied with provoking 'deiiberatjon, “but does a perfectly sober man go to bed with his fur cap on The judge was fairly caught, and do naught but follow the example of J and fully “fess” his de ion. The is a truthful one, for the j vald x l . who ap- preciated a joke, even thoveh might be at his own expense, related the incident himself. | —-—— ree = They Got Jined. From the Louisville Post. “The most amusing nuptial event I ever officiated at good old "Squire Hiram “marry Cate, the ‘ate of the Pennyrile,/ who long since, in the winter of awakened one cold night about raidnight by vigorous knocking on my front door. I went to the window, and by the light of the moon could see two forms on my front porch. 1 raised the window and asked what was wanted. A woman ekwoods ty answered in hits us, Jin ie. a ed” 1 hurried down, coor found a poorly clad, man of about for dle looking woman of perhaps thirty. see that the female wa: of the procession, and to her, asking why they a late hour for their ‘hitching was the reply, in quick, ntences: “Why, hits this way. bin a-sparkin’ uv me, I low, for fe’ yveres, an I got fetched tired uv his mincin’ wurds, so finnick, T coulda the business part dressed myself id chosen such * This tuk an’ ast him tonite, I did, ef he wuz ever gwine ter pop. I tol’ him, I did, 1 ‘spected him ‘voteily, an’ ef he wanted git jined tonite, er me, to cum on an’ I wuz gwine to take Fletch Bozgesses’ boy Hez, an’ settle down. Jim lowed—he did he reckined he'd cum, tho’ it wuz a long trip. mill waggin’. Didn't I, Jim? Jim nodded a doleful assent. In answering the ques- tions I put to the groom in the ceremony the brawny better nine-ienths gave the bashful spouse about to be the cue, and she paid me a half dollar, taking the money from Jim's pocket bcok. It t any wed- ding I ever witnessed, I think. ++ ———- ‘The Voyage of the Mohican. The itinerary for ths cruise of the train- ing ship Mohican to Samoa and elsewhere has been arranged. The ship is to leave San Francisco ae soon as she secures 125 apprentice boys, and is to mak a cruise of not less than eight months. The first stop is to be at Honolulu, but the ship must main at sea at least thirty days before making the first port. After a two-weeks’ stay at Honolulu, the Mohican is to start for Apia, Samoa. touching en route at the Fanning Islands, about half way across. Remaining at Apia a month, the ship will be headed for Auckland, New Zealand, and making a stop of two weeks the! he is to start across the South Pacific for Tal- cuhuana, Chile. 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