The morning times. [volume], December 28, 1896, Page 5, Image 5

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THE MOENUfTG TIMES, iUOiYDAY, DECEMBER 28, .1896.
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Dining Room Chairs
Hall Racks
On a weekly oi inonthlj pajiwiit.
Call " made, 1 nd and ineil free 10
chaise for wistcin nnlciiiiiK llnrts
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tun eil to jou si ou-white ana
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your Wines and Liquors.
"We can do it and do it well.
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JACKETS AND CAPES.
UNDKnTAKIIRS.
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cDLI(TAKI:u and emualmer.
Penna ave and 2d bi se.
Terms reaAoimlile Cliapel for funerals
Telephone 704-3 nc2-3m.em
DIED.
UARRllY-Sudtienlj, Saturdn.at ta
m . Oiantel V (j.irnij. joiiiifr-t daughter
ol tin- 1 ite ('-mi irme arrit
Funeral from her late residence, JS17
Tit.rtx mtii Mieei, Tu"sd i-,. bi-cember 2SI,
at 30 i in Mas-, at irinitv Hiureli,
Jbriends re-pi ttfiillj united " it
JONALURON -At midnight of December
20, s!Hj, .Hera lorl illns, which she
bore iviUi Chri&Unn foitaudi.. Man M
eldest 1 lUKliter of Georgr W .ind Sarah E
Jiomildbon, aged fift .-ar and lour
months
Funeral from her lite residence, No
l'i"! ml i stri'i i noil httfsi. on lui Ml ij,
December 2!t, at j 30 a in Requiem muss
at the C hordi or the Immacnl '. Conceit
lon, at !) o'clock Ivclatn -i md liitnds
jre respectrullj imited to it Lend 11
IIUNTT -At ids residence, r tl Oextntli
street boulhtas.1, Saturday, DeeenibLi -G,
of acute pneuinoin i, James JI Huntt m
Uie littj lirst ji-.ir ftf his igc
Funeral from Twelfth Street M. E.
Clinrct. Mondaj, Deceinber 2h. at ;io p
m RclnUes and fnends rspectfulH
iuited to attend it
KUCAS Oeorpe L.ucas. at Ids. resl
deuce, 2fal0 M st nu., or pneumonia, jn
Uie nrt.-firt year of his a?,.-
1-uneral Mondaj, lieceiniier 2b. at 2
p. ui Intcrnieut .it Arlington cuiuLvn
iriends and rtlatltes nspeitlulU inrittkl
to attend without lurther notioe it
PUENULl' On Saturday. Dectmber 2(,
Marj. daughtei of "Wilhfm N aid loia
I'render. aged eight iars
Funeral pii-ate. from the n Mdi-nce of
hr iiaitnis. K-2 Cairoll itiitt 'oiitlnast,
Monday at 2 p. m. it
VAiiSS On DeLCinher 2G, li.G. Fusan
EIizaleth F.igan. ageu st-t enr -thrt-e ears
Tuneral fiom htr late itsidenee. 10G1
Jefferson aenne. West Wnslimston, on
December 2S at 2 o'clock UelHtnesand
friends incited. it
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bat social mm
OF THE OLD YEAR
Dinners and Dances Will Occupy
the Week.
White' IIuBse Iti-i-eption on l'i :daj
I'm iiiif-e to He Intel c-tiuir One.
cabinet Iaidies to ItcrciM-.
The hist four divr, or the jear will he
parti cularlv gav. .mil a biilliant social
j asn is ussi ltd
The aimivinciiU of I lie present w ec k .nc
n .s'lv in the lnti rest of voting peopl ,
although sevetal i in )i ill aul dinners are
on tlu enh nd irand 1 wo patticuluilv prittj
luncheons
Fridav will lie the pilnclpal daj f the
week, when a itr.i laige attendance is
expected .it the White House Kveijone
who lsahlc wishi t to grcit .lrt, Clevihind
fin UiK htr Ifst Xew Yoir's l)i in
W.ihl liif;t i" The reception promiM to
lie a ii.ir'iciil.iilx mteif vihig one All
officers or the Ann j ind ru j w ill .ijij ar
in full dTvfs uniform, while llic iIiplom ts
will tar court tlieb Manj h.md.iii e
Mull toilette will be worn fu tie firt
tin t , and all liiauthis of ufiiual soci(t
will be rt presented
Mr. Sttwnson ai.d the Indies of 'lie
Cabinet will m.ld .ifittnoon icccplions
tut rrnln ll.tre is a flowing inif-mi-dt
i standing as to tie objt ct of tlite le
epi.ons nlueli weie Ji'Milutcd for in3ii
oiiH, and which in the last few jears
h i t come to I e atunded b cnlne fain
ilies
Owing luthegieat nu-nbtrttf men who
tall on New Yeai's D:i, and at no lhvi
tm e the arious hustesst s aie ei tri
ousH incinetiiti'tel b the appeaian.e
of w iitn ai d children
Tl e L eutue M ui-ion itsi if is iw ,n
house m tfiwnlareeui' iglitfiaccommod ite
women c-illers on Xew Year's Daj, and
the socinllj incumd Aul comer a real
fr.or on toe iuistr 's tr t linnet lioim s
bj w.ntmg to c ill on them Wtdntsdax,
J iiiua n 0. wlnn lu liralpublit.Cabn.tt
rce ptioub Aill be held
The fents of totlaj include .1 tea b
Mrs ( ross, at her home fn Capitfil Hili t
introduce Iier daughter. Miss Hurliridtn
nu eienmg rtception bj Mrs Polkmlroin
ml ii'uuiitvr. i.e.iilimenlurj to ilitn
guest. Miss, A lit n
1ie n .image of Luut Stout, U S . ,
and Mis-. Helen C'raig, daughter oi Captain
.ind Mr- Craig, oi Ton Mjer, winch will
occur it b o'clock thi- ewtiuig, .it the
resnlenct of the bnde's pirtnls, folltw.il
b a erj brilliant rtception
j fliiict. Mi Jo-ep'i f Wasliimito'i
compliii.entari to the joung fritnds of
her scltftol j,irl d uighttT, now home lor
the Ci ristmis holidijs, .md the tr tli
lightful fl nico at Raii'chers b Mr aid
Mr jr.hi, H.n '1 he MitM.-at this last
named affair will all be joung socittj
penpl . witii th addition ff a number of
out of town men "Ine hill will be pn ttiH
decor ited for the occision and a tiv
sutcessful ball is anticip it d
VI 1 the fishion-dile flrirtJ.es hid large
congregations eteiuaj and Connecticut
aienue present td a t.rj gaj .ippe.ua nee
as flif roiigrt gallons were dlsanssed fiom
m Tfn n s -t Matt lews and the Churcli
of the Co.t innt
Sir Julian and Lidj Paiineefole and
daughters are regulir attendants at St.
Join, s, md usuallj wall, to and from
the cinhjss.
Tlie r.imilN ot the Chief Justice and the
ftiiul oi the At lorn e Gi-neral aie also
among the prominent iiHinhera of that
eonreatifiii which claims as its own
most tif the fashionable residents about
L ifaette Square, ai.d the leading Episeo
pali ins of the Distrn t.
fct Matthew's, ee-n in its unfinished
condition, is a popular and fashion ible
place of worship, and alv as has been r
girded as the diplomatic church The
French and Italian ambassadors, the
s-panish minister the Mexican minister,
with tlei'r families and attaches, are all
members of thisi ongrcgation. otln-i notatili'
pewholderb being the Misses Riggs, Gn.
and Mrs. Vincent, Mrs Sheridan, and
Justice and Mrs White
I he Church of tlie cum j uit hasalw.ns
been a leading place of worship, and has
reicttl had an addition to its cr wealth
membtrs in Hie person ot Mrs. George
Wcstinghoiise, who has taken a pi-w
there.
Much interest is felt m the selection
of a church b President-elei t McKinlo,
who, as is well known, is a ery con
sisteKt Methodist. If lie is as (on-tant
in this as in most other matters, lie will
renew his membership m the Foundr
Church, on Fourteenth and G streets, at
w'ti'li cr modest place of w orship Major
and Mrs. McKinlc were regular attendant!)
throughout all the former's Congressional
career.
Much interest is felt m the marriage of
MissLouielonap.irtcandCountdeMoItke
Huitreldt, which will cccur at i oon to
mono. at St Paul's Church, Fifteenth
and V streets.
Oil 1C0 imitations haie Item issued
to tne church and lt-s than thiit guests
will attci d the breakfast to follow at the
bride's home, on K sticet. There will be
no bridesmaids, but the following usheip
will seat the guest. and precede the bnde
Ui the altir Chailes McCawley, Frank
Andrews, Wal ter Van Rensse-laer Ben and
Robert Wallach
The bride will be escoittd l her uncle,
Mr Chailes Bonaparte, of Baltimore, who
will gne her hand in mainage.
Thegn oin will! cnttmdedb the Danish
minister, M. Brun, who will act as best
man in place of Count Leon de Molt, who
was called to Paris bj the recent deatii
of his father.
Cardinal Gibbons will pcrfoim tl e rrar
riage certmonj and the nuptial mats will
be celebrated b cue of the assistant priests
or St. Paul's in the absence of the rector.
Rev. James Mackin.
A progressle euchre party was given
lastSaturda evening b the guests of the
Elsmerein one of the diawing rooms of tlie
lioltl. SeMral linndsonic siler prlis
were df-triliuteil, the iespectieilnneis he
me; ah iollow s Mife Joseph Alaitlion, tiibt
hulj'h iine- Mis JMe;ii K"eT?( tl, second
lailj's prize, Mr I'l.mk Dnker, fiist scn
tlenianN pri7e. Mi. Kdwin Cr.ibbe, mi uinl
Kentltiuairs prize. Miss KaihlKino-Miiith,
the tonvjl.ition prize. A collation "w is
M?roUat the cIom of tlm paints aniKlane
iiiK follow ed the int niii'-Mon
BURGLAR WAS OF STRAW.
W'u.sliiimion Millioimiie 'Jells of u
Johe JMujed on Himself.
Hr Geiiine Mann on and nnothei will
Known .ind esiieiiitd 'WjahiiiKlonian were
lialtiue; labt nilit at the Arhii,ti.n, w hen
the forum told i 1 1 lit 1-toi wlikli sliould
lone; ano hae tome out at police hind
quarieif- Thtie is amplt uason, ho.
eei, wli the iiilaiman Mitt lehttil si ould
not hae ruMud tin stoi into piint
l)i Mai mioii's confident .1N0 said tliai
he had linn lninKlf atcioed if hating
subsidized I'.f pn to kitp mum oil tile
partuul.ns but, altlituiKli tliat ui i ot
ti ue, ct no i j ortei had eei Ilea id of it
1 Ids esti 1 1111 il i iti7in lit s not far fioai
the ArlitiRton in a Iho.mi stone iront
He had had in a Icujr life Unit tome i
perlemeK witii tin Jcllj okd of j juil 1,
Kill ...i llio I.e. ..,!. .1 ii , r. I.nl .1 i
j ui'j fill till; itv uiiiii,! mil j il ijiiiv.-ia (L
(erlain memlu of the hoiuel old lor being
depd bj t T.ike IfUfir.un.
This was hi the morning A n ore tenons
matter tiiiind in the aftuiotui AVhtn
he was about to leae liome one of the
lioii'-ehold, m r mueli fifLhlened, told him
that she had heard fto sti ps in his item
overhead, wire h lootstips iiad no bu-Im -
there
He 1 st i o time in investigating Going
upsturs, lie opened the cool or his i wn
r oin.peeptil in tautiouMj, and theie was
the mtriidei, a broad dajligl.t buiglai, mi
the act or iiiinmaging thro igh the top
I ereiudi.ivvi r, v.i v hit h weiethisisteemJd
citic n'sgunl bonds, sto"k and loose moiie
Here was a dilemma, inch ed, for wro'ukl
not the burjlar s -e the appro idling inillion
airo in the bureau mirror and get that gun
first' 'I he millionaire, therefore, qui tl
closed the door, and went out lor as
sistance He went to the nearest apothtcarv shop
and also to the grocer shop, and, accord
ing to his account, it was a rather motlej
crew Hint followed him nick to seize tie
robber in the act of burglar He men
Honed pirtieularl the giocei's boy, ,v'io
w int ai mi-el with a. new Jr ing pin '1 he
posse cornitatuK stole up the steps, aad
behind them slole a bluecoat.
At the door the itoliceni.in tried to boss
the job, pushing aside the rear guard and
whispering; "Let me get at him" The
bo with the fring pm, however, ob
jurgated that "We'll do this 1ob ourselves,'
and in the meanwhile the door was pushed
open and there was the burglar still in
his old attitude, looking at the same old
bonds and gold and things
He was a straw burglar, -very cleverly
executed
As tlie esteemed ciLl7ensaid last night.it
was a luck thing that no reporUrs wore
around, and that the slor had esciped
the infliction of being printed Jt is evi
dent why tint policeman never had tins
case put on the blotter
Maid tijr rods Meet.
Deacon Your sermon was rather long
this morning, Brother Lastl.
Parson Lastl Yes; but I see by the
collection b isket that most of the congre
gation were short Philadelphia North
Amenta u
On Broadway.
Ltlls ihesesandw ichinenare ver super
stitious, aien't the.'
Mills T don't know that the are Wlij'
Lills Nothing, onl I notice that the .in
completely wiapped up In signs Ex
change FAREIiTS ATTEITTIOIt.
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'Mm MOTHER
TALKS OF HIS BOYHOOD
Raising a Son to lie the First Man
in His Country.
A'ci boon, She Confesses, lie lieKOii
to liaise Ilei to Jlo the lother
of a Picshlent.
N'oLwilhstanding ull popular siipcrstitioiis
to the contrary, it becomes xuoie and more
e'.ident that bojs who be oiin Presidents
are eiy much the Mine .is bojs Aho
don't, as lar as .their eailj Hie is con
cerned. 1 lie partlculir lioj who is now l'resi
deiitilect, and who will become I'resl
dent on arch i, was no exception His
niotlur, N.inej 'Allison McKinlej , tells
about him inthe Xew YorkSundin Joiirn.il
and ii itely confeSsesthuL aftei 1 e gnw up
he commenced to raise her to be the
mother of a President. Here's, what she
sajb in her own words
1 don't think inj bringing up haa had
s. ery niiich to do with making inj son
V.'HH mi tne President or Hie United bUtes
I did the best I fiould, or cours", but
I li.nl six ehildicu, and 1 had all
in j own work to do, so I couldn't de.ote
all in j time to him Wdllam was n.itur
all a good boj
He wasn't a partieularlj good baby
He eiitd a good deal He was .erj
bright, and he began to "take notice"
er fung He was a lualth boj
Wo lied in a countri Milage, and he
had plenlj of outdoor air and exercise
He was u good boj in school, and his
teachers alwajs slid lie was ery bright
He h id hislittle squabbles with hisbrotheis
and sisters, I suppos, like .ill clnldrtn
I netr paid much attention to tliat
He was alwavs an obedient boj He
was erj .iflettionate and lie was er
fond of his home
We were Methodists, though we neer
went to the evtent of curbing the lnnooi nt
spirts or the children. William was t.ki n
to .Siiml ij hi hool about the same time Hi it
1 e began his studies in the illnge sch iol
house. He toi linutd to be a faithiul at
leiidant eer Sumlaj tili lie "xenta.'aj to
tlie war. I brought up all inj lnldr.'ii
to uiiderstaiid Hint they must slud and
n-iproe their minds.
Mj ideas of an education were .holly
A WINTER GIRL.
practical, not theoretical. I put tin chil
clren into school just as earl as tlie
co ild go alone to the teacher, and then
kept them at it. I didn't allow t! i m to
sta avv.iy. As ou mav imagine, I h.ul
little time for their studies, though I
kept track of their work in a geniril
w.i through the repents fiom their
leaihtra. I tli 1 most of mv own work,
exi ept the vv.Lsluug and ironing, and made
nc irt all the children's clothes, but I
s iw tliat the children were up in the
morning, had breakfast and were prompt!
ic.'ilv foi school. That was the w i live
el.iS of ever week began feu me-. Ours
was a hard, eariust life. M husband was
nlvv is an early riser, and off to his woik.
I am now speaking of our life in Niles.
At Poland he was aw a from home most
of the time, and the whole burden of 'he
cue fell on me.
We moved to Poland when William
was about eleven -ars old We went
there liec iuse the schools were bet'er
My husbind wis a foundr man, and lis
work kept him at Niles
William was a groat hand for marbles,
and he was vtr fond of lus bow aid
arrow He got so that he waa"a ter
good Shot with an arrow.
The thing he- loved best of all was a kite
It seems to me. I never went into the
kitchen without seeing a piste pot or a
ball of string, waiting to be made into a
kite He never cared much for pets 1
don t believe he ever hid one We didn't
own a horse, so he never lode or drove
He w.ib alwajs teasing to go barefooted
the in unite the snow w is oil Hie ground
When summer came he alvvavs h ul a
stone bruise or a stubbed too, and he w.is
as proud as a kni to show all the oilier
bo8 how he stubbed or bruised ins toot
Was Inclined to Study.
Although Willi tm had no taste lor 'ish
ing, and rarel, if ever, attempted He
sport, he was -very fond of swimming in
Uie deep pool on Yellow Creek, a ntle
wa above the dam Hie "swimming
hole" was readied b the left bank of
the river, aftei crossing tlie bridge, and
was shaded b a large black oak that
spread its branches far over the vater
Here the bojs used to go after scho'n
ou warm summer evenings and splash
about in (,he water for some tune
Our first home in Poland w.is on the
main treet, iust east of the e?onitr stop
It was, and is still, a frame building,
painted slate color, and was not as large
as the houses we afterward dwelt in. I
judge that it has not changed Oui sec
ond icMdeute was fuitjier down thestreet,
toward the mill, wliete Dr. Elliett now
lives The third house, now occupied bj
Mrs Smithers, was, on the opposite side of
tlie road from tlie Qther two and had a
I Cloaks at Half Price
1 The finest make, the
I latest style and the best &
materials can be bought ?
at one of these three g
S prices 9
$3.98.
$8.98.
S King's Palace,
81!i-8U 7th Street.
M l5rniK.li, 711 'Mnrltot imoi.
psB"3?ta7'WG3'3rsP
eranda along the entire front of the
house
William was promptlj entered at the
seminar and de eloped strong inclina
tions to study. In time he Lecamea intra
bei ofthcliterarj association in the Poland
Union St miliar , as the institution was
tailed, and I lreqticntly heard ofhlstaking
pirt in debates and otlier literary con
tests Mra Moise, who was his teacher
sas that he excelled in the stud of lan
guages, although lie was fcitrl good at
figures I know tliat lie w.is a cen&tant
leader, and b the time lie was fifteen he
had begun to le.ul poctrj , bein especially
fond of Longfellow and Whittier, and, I
bellee, Uyron From this lime of hisbo
liood he ga e up most of ills sports except
hall plalng, swimming, and skating The
bos placed ball unthe Coiiiinou.lx-hindtlie
buolng ground, and also behind the.
seminar
X(jer Dieamed of Ills Future.
" Poluicall, the MiKinhus were stanch
Abolitionists, and William early imbibed
er- radic.d iews regarding Hie enslive
iritntof the colored race
As a mere bo , he used to gAto a tanneiy
kt ptb Joseph bmitii and engage in warm
conlioorsies on the slavery question Mr
Smith v as a Democrat, and so weresiseral
ol the workm mi abn it the tannery Thi-se
disputes neer seemed to liae occasioned
art HI feeling toward William, because lie
was alwais popular with the er men
with whom he had the most contnnersy
'1 his was shown, also, bj his being se
lected as a clerk at the little postorfice
As "William grew older lie developed fond
iifs for the souofc of toung v onun This
w.is encouraged by me He had alwas
shown great affection for ins sisters, of tin
prelerring to remain indoors with them f n
holidays rather than to join in sports with
tne bo s on the Common His bov hood end
ed x. lien he left for the war That took
In in out into ttu w oral in the broadest sense
Except a few weeks at Allegheny College,
tin was his fust absence irom home
What do I rej.ai d as esse ntnl in bringing
up a bo to be President? 1 can scarce!
sav there .tie so man tilings to teach
l0s Tliev s-i ould be taught to be hentst
in dealing with their ft How nun thusthe
would win their respect and conhdtnee
Then bojs shoi.'d be brought up to love
home ir jou want to make cood men and
Presidents, t o of them 1 he heme train
ing, such as nculcatcd in a true Amen
can home, is a great saftguaul to the lads
or this countrv Bojs, to be giod men.
must be gtod to their parents Air. boj
who wants to be Preside nt should be hontst
and trutlirul, and he she uld love h's home
and ins rami! and his countr No bov
v ill ev er be President w ho lb afraid of hard
work 1 think lehgion is a great thing
for a loj I knew William was a bright
bov and a cood bo, but I never dreamed
that he would be the President of the
United States
After, all, I dr n't believe I did raise a
I icij to be President I tried to bring up i
bo to be a j,ood man, and that's the
best that anj mother can do The first
tiling I knew mj foil turned around and
began to raise me to lie Hie mother or a
President
For New Year's Hec-eptlonu
Order Fleund's choice Ice Cream and Ices
None finer in America. Also finest Fruit
Cakes and fancj cakes ot.all kinds Prices
aie in keeping with the times Frcund's,
81") Tenth street. it
Automobiles Areltecoffuized.
11 .v. decision of tlie prefect of the Seine
horseless carriages have just been ad
mitted to all the rights and privileges for
public service in the ordinal fiacre. The
stcp i a wise one and it will be inter
esting to watch i li i)rg-ttsh of the com
petition. Lt some such In-law- were made
in a few large towns m England the in
elusir- might soon heroine a great one,
but all fie wlnle- it is confined to the
Crstal Palace exhibitions it is not cal-e-ulaied
to make the fortunes of man
people
The Ixmdhiff Question.
Grmupy-You have ver pcor service on
this train
Conductor But it runs on tune, sir.
Gruti'pv On time! Then w lij in thun
der don't the conip my paj its bills, so
that it w on't be compelled to run its trains,
on credit this wmj 'Philadelphia North
American
Wic-Red Jones.
".Tones must be an awful drinker."
"How so?"
"Why, I never go into a saloon bufwhat
he's there '" Exchange.
$5.98.
KAISER WILL SEE
THAT BRLI IS GAY
Succession of Brilliant Fetes
Planned for the Season.
1 hey Have llceu Devised to Give an
Impetus to the Gorman Capital's
Laiiffiiishhiff Tiude.
Berlin, Dec. 27. The social functions
for Hie winter seasein have to a certain
extent commenced, although they are not
aslivelj asthej will be titer the emperor
birthday, which occurs January 27.
The imperial family and the court are
fully aware or the prevailing hard times
among tradesmen, aud the general distress
among the poorer classes, aud it is no.v
evident that it is their InteiiUon to give
impetus to trade by holding a rapid succes
sion of brilliant fetes
The series of official and diplomatic '"Inner-,
began on Monday last, with a banquet
given by the Austrian ambassador, M De
Sogeii-Marich, in honor or the new
French amb.issaeior. the Marquis de
Noaillcs. and on Tuesday Sir Frank Las
celles, the British ambassador, gave a
grand dinner to Prince Max of Baden
Rader, Prince and Princess Arihert or
Anhalt, Prince and Princess Victoria of
Se hie" Wig-Holsteu-, and several foreign
ambassadors and ministers
On Thursday the Italian ambassador.
Count Lanza di Bu-.ca, gave a dinner in
honor of the Marquis de Xoailles, at w Inch
a large and brilliant company of guests
were present
The cit is fast filling up with nota
bilities from all parts of tlie empire The
last few dajs before Christmas brought
a nun. her of aristocratic families, among
them PriiiteSalm Keiffcrscheit Djek.Prmce
and Princess I'entl.eim Ttcklenburg, Prince
and Princess Frederick of Wied, Court Von
Furstenberg Stninmhelm, the emperor's
chief cup bearer. Count Von Puckltr
Burghauss, master of the in unds, Count
Von Asstnberg-Faulkensrem, tlie Prince
ot Cirolath Beuten, the Prince of Sehon
alt h Carolath, Count Von Lehndorff.
Prince Max Lgon cf Furste-nlierg. who i
now the head of the house of the Fursten
bergs, I rince Gtorge Radiivvill. and true
Count of Lippe-Iiiesterfe 1, who is the
cl liiuaut to tlie principality of Lippe
In additional to these an ivals other .o
ciftv leaders, including the Princess Bich
ette tadiwill. the Ho'i-iihaus tlie Dohms,
and the Assenburgs, of whese circle the
emperor is .in habitue. is expected feuiee
the sv.ai.dal which resulted in the duel
between Count Cliamb' rl.un Lube ret hr
Vol' Kotze and Baron Vi.n Sclirader, the
court master of ttreiiioiii, m wlicli the
latter was killed, the e.aperor s partita
lar circle has been rather broken up. but
it promises to be brought tog H.er again,
w tilth guarantees a brilliant season
II WAS AXOrill'Ii I HICK.
'i i led to Wciik tlit- Watch Figures
in "West Vhffinia.
Detroit Fi ee J'i tss.
Several men were smoking and talking
in the iiftce or a hotel in one of the
lirger 'own-, of West Virsmia, when a
stranger said
"I'll bet Sio with any man here that he
can't put down on a itiece oi paper the
ho-irs as the appear ot iff fate of my
watch "
At this am outiceinent the face of one of
the natives lighted up with p'easisrable
anticipation of v. inning the money. But
he hadn't enough cash about him In cover
Hie stranger's luoiie-. &o he took a friend
off in a coi ner, and said
'Rube, this is a tnap. That stranger
thinks the watch face sell hasn't come
this far vet, but I read all about it in the
paper week before last Didn't vou""
-No, I didn't. Hm, replied Rube "What
is there in it '"
4 It's jut this Mot pet pit when thy
are asked to put dow n the hours on a 1 1 te
of piper will write the letters all mr
rect till tht- get to four o'e lock and hey
will put down IV. but all watt lies hive
four IS instead Ttien when ihey j,et t.
six, the Il put dow n VI , when Hie fait is
there is no figure there atall c n the v att ti
face, because the space Is taken up w ti
the se-eond hand "
"Is that soi" asked Rube.
"Yes "
"Then win don't ou bet with ei i an J
win his monev "
"I've only -5 You put up five anil
we'll mak it tin. and walk off with his
cash '
"Here's your five,'" replied Rube, pro
ducing a bank note
Then Jim wtnt over to the crowd, wnere
the stranger was stm tring to get a taker
for his w iger. md announted that he had
the monev tobet
Tne stranger produced a $10 note, and
that, with the capital or the two friends,
av.is plated in the hands of the ch rk
"N'ow write out the hours," ud the
stranger.
Jim took a i cntil ami made a circle is
well as he coulil It had a few contusions
in its circumference, but that didn'tmatter
As I mi made his Roman numerals every
Ci- watched lum with interest, ami as
lie put down Hie four I's lu- reunrkid
".'stranger, vou had an ldc i tliat we
didn't know about tins tnck hen, but vou
see we do " Then he went on, carefully
omitting the VI for 6, and exnlaining ver
balls vlij this numlier did eot appear on
the watch face As he fmisiu-d the XII
he txclauntd, with a satismdair
"Thirejoii are. I guess jou'H find that
right."
'1 hat is the vvav- the hours art put oc
mv wate a face, it it" asked the str.i tiger
"Yes, that is the wa the hours are put
on all watch faces."' lepheel Jim "Let's
see jour watch "'
lhewatch was produced, and instead of
the hours being printed in Roman notation,
there tliej were in Arabic numerals.
"Well, I'll' swow!" gasped Jim.
The stranger put the nuuiej- m his pocket
without sajing a word.
una: thi: oyjs ri:u rmtLviis.
Alar j land derive n T-avtje Itevenue
Ftom the 1'raCfic In IIvnlves.
Philadelphia Tan"',.
The waters of Ma rj land produce tne
Ihird of the total ojsier s.ipplj or the
world. It jields twice as manj- of these
luscious bivalves as are grown m all for
eign countues combined. During the
present eenturj it lias put on the market
400,000.000 bushels ot the toothsome n ol
lusks. These have sold for the nornnt's.-,
sum or $250,000,000. Almost all of this
countrv is dependent for the abundance and
cheapness of this edible 011 the supply of
the Chesapeake. From here a!s,t u-ine
ver nearl all of the oSters used for can
ning In fact, the output or this industrj of
Max la ml is ecpial to on sjSji ,,r ,n ii,.
fisheries ot the United tetates put together.
The quantitj or ojsttr alulls iaude.t apoit
the shorts of Mar j laud during the last ttii
'lurj has been rttkoned at 2,000,000 tons.
I'nlilverj lattly thecanumg linns ha-.t iiad
tiiiith trouble In getting nel or the shells,
hav ing to pay. in ract. for the removal of all
that the could not give a w ay. Rc-tentlj-.
however. the have bee 11 able to sell them.
The- are now shipped to a'l parts of tlie
5
I Stern's
1 Annual Sale.
g Now Is your chance to get
g eootls in a 1 departments at g
H prlmo COSt and rnn.r-.tr nrtlp'nn C
beiowr coat. Everything- is sea- a
sonabie and new and moat de- s
sirablo- v
Blarikpfs! wu sold itTCc tndSOeai: &
Flannel and Canton Flannel I
Reduced to cost.
OnderWPflr for ,nen- Iidles and ehi!- Q
"uvi inu drenatcos. M
Handkerchiefs. in.iuVe,, wh!ch Osold
" " at Joco now ac Sc. jxj
5c Handkerchiefs, 2 for. . OC
IVcKosc IdC
He Hose QC I
g Ijc Hair Brushes oQ
Q 13 and 2oc Paper and Envelopes.. i)G si
S r
g I0eS.de Comba OC
25cJcwe'ry 5C
g ZZc Cologne j OG
S -19c Chenille Covers 25C
Q Kc Table Linen ZeJu
g Coats, Capes and Dress Skirts a
g Below Cost. g
STERN'S, I
g 904-906 Seventh Street.
GOLDENBERG'S,
Oiti-ftSTth TiiG K bts.
We positively guarantee
that the values we are offer
ing during- our Annual
Clearing Sale of Coats,
Capes, and Furs are the
greatest that were ever
heard of. And we back up
our assertion with an assur
ance of your money back if
you buy and find afterward
that you could do better
elsewhere.
Goldenberg's,
926928 7th r06 K Sts.
PIANOs A-0 ORGANS.
Knabe Piano
Warerocms.
A complete display of tlw workl ro
nownetl Kv VIIE I'lAXOs also a tew
sl'glitl used at a reduction irem uec
I r eo.
PiiBo-i of good medium grade makes
from .'iiO upward, and second-hand
1 runo- from SjO
Terms Ca-jh or Time.
Piauoj to rem. taxied, moved and ro
paired.
1422
On
Ave.
31eet me
at Drnop'4
The arret i of iiezv Mi. steal Toys
at Droop's ts a stghl not to be
missed. Prices fiom 10c t S25.
DROOP'S,
925 PENNA. AVE
Did you ever realize what, lauded tnedll
ferei ce in prite oi cue piano over another;
A. call at tlie wareruoins of the Baltimore
Manufactorj Stieff P.ano vin convince
jou that no Itistrumeiit caa be matle- better.
feTIEFritRANU AMI TPRIUHT PIANOS,
the choice of the best informed anil moaS
critical of the musical public generally.
Terms to suit, manufacturers' prices: fidlj
guaranteed
T11 mg and repairing will receive crompi
mention CKAS M STIEFP.
621 Eleventh sc nw . near F st
RESENT.
SWIss MLblC KOX3 from Oc up to
iJEttIXAs from SKCO roI"0P0.
S MMIOMelXs,fromC7.0(jt(,sai).oo Playj
am i.uiuber of t.nes
AI-o Pianos. Org-ina. Aeolians. Gn tars.
Banjos. Mandolins. Violina. Music Boxes etc.
SANDERS & STAYMAN,
Xa27 I- Mreer X XT.
Pi-rcvS Foster. Ifnnazer.
Ou? Conipulsary Sale jSss
buieis. Ill "re 1 saving of nu nej on
erv purchase of Coati tapes and
EISENMANN'S,
S0G 7lh st iy.M-ltf.36 Pa Ave.
to ii tr and art iitilwed vamU'ly for roads,
rorlane, and tmplojed in niaknig toal gaa.
'riiejalaoliave been found loservt almenstasi
vvelfa- stone in the inauutaeture of spttiai
grades or iron for radvv ay beds CulUvatora
e 1 ojsters also employ tlifin. having found
that they arrord suitablesurfaets rtr otJig
ostcr. to attach tlicniatlves to Thry are
Iikewiseiistil tosome"tt nt a-stluc ken food.
Thej are very good for hens, tlie shells of.
-ggs being largelj made of them. The trade
received $25,000 in a suigle jear for tlie
emplj s'jtlU.
..larr.stie ire the ovsttr's vvetrst t-noiny.
Other animals the joung bivalves have to
guard against are trabs and boring snails.
Iliej are also 111 danger or btiii-csiitlid by
mud In raoirie waters stmgrajs are their
must dreaded lots The little crab that lives
in the shell or the ostirlia.-.ala.tcitnl
much interest. It ts found in about 5 per
cetiUot the bivalves It i a trt of parasite
of the ovster. whose shell protects it and
whose food supports it.
Kiiklni; Ii Old Scores.
" The apph crop is i-normou tin- v ear."
-Yes. and they say that apples are brain
teed "
'Well, thevdidn'tact that way an Adam
and Eve." Chicago Record.
A new sUcrmg d vice foe ships controls
tl t.ttlii. . t. puettin tin p'e-ssurc, the air
being forced into a cylinder on eaeh side
or tt- milder post by means ot the steering
v-' -I in t dot hoi-e -Exchange.