Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-29


to more than 1000 men, while the manufacture
of 80. 600 barrels of -four each day demands the
attention and labor of not more than 500 men.
Ihe great bulk OF the lumber il pine, and dur
ing the present season over 1000, 600 feet.
board measure, has been manufactured and
turned loose upon the markets Of the world.
ALI the timber in Minnesota is not, however
pine. There is a great belt Of untouched oak,
zoo miles long and of an average width OF sev-
enty-fve miles. All this will in time float into
the Minneapolis market.
SCORE ONE FOR THE EAST.
Once more do the train hands rejoice and be
glad, and again il the pleasant face Of s. W. +.
Draper wreathed in large, wide smiles. The
run from Milwaukee to st. Paul is about 324
miles, and in order that the distance be covered
inside OF twelve hours the Chicago, Milwaukee
and St. Paul railroad company changes the
engines on its trains three times between the
points named. They didn't more than half like
the idea OF Pennsylvania engine running over
their road anyhow, but they assented in the
case OF the special train because it was an in
ternational affair. Great fears were expressed
by them that mo. 1858" would prove INSULT
cisnt to the task of making even one-third of
the run in the time laid down by the schedule
and finally they decided to send pilot engine
little distance ahead Of the train,
10 100. that ,a. Il, Il, the, the ,psn 5 motor
there would be an engine close by that
would do the job up in style. With the pilot a
few hundred yards in advance the especial"
started out of Milwaukee and it didn't take the
pilots engineer very long to discover that
some one had miscalculated. 1t was q very
pretty race, but 1t ended when the pilot sig
nailed to its heavily laden follower to .'slQw
up" The signal was needed and then the dis
tressed Milwaukee engine that couldn't keep
ahead OF train which weighs as much as
fifteen ordinary frst-class coaches slid meekly
On tn
rush past at a 65-mile gait, reaching st. Paul in
ten hours. To-day Chicago, Milwaukee and st.
Paul stock-rolling stock-is several points
below par; at least that's what the delegates
say.
BOGUS SOUTH AMERICAN.
Both st. Paul and Minneapolis have done
very nicely in the matter of entertainment and
especially have they shone in the m after Of
evening receptions. These features are ex-
tremely popular with the delegates and they
regard as barely worthy Of notice any town
which does not assemble its feminine beauty
for their inspection. Today the girls of the
Minneapolis high school had o pleasant half
hour with the foreigners (real and imitation)
and tonight the local danes and maidens are
good many Of the North Americans In the party
are very careless as to these social affairs, for
they realize that the sentiment Of the fair ones
Is None but foreigners need apply" Quite
frequently II occurs that the South Americans
are insufficient to go round and then . self
sacrificing newspaper man steps in and by the
aid of clear conscience and little badly
fractured English he delights q charm
ing young lady with incoherent and highly
colored tales Of his farawsy home. The
other evening one Of these excusable subter-
fuges had an awkward ending. very beautiful
specimen Of Chicago's highest form of culture
was at the Potter Palmer reception. She was
unhappy because all tine foreigners-even down
to the seventeenth assistant secretaries to the
delegates-were being monopolized by others.
In her distress she appealed to Mr.. Curtis and
ne went of in search of some man who had an
accent. Lieut.. Lemly happened to be in the
way, and so, with a brief explanation of the
duties required Of him, he was introduced to
the hungry girl. The lieutenant is an accom-
plished Spanish scholar, and he managed
Castilian that the dear little thing was
delighted. After while one Of the
Yankees in the party sauntered along-girlless
, usual-and he addressed Q few remarks to
he lieutenant. Forgetting altogether the role
ne was playing that officer responded in the
leanest cut language that could be found in
Nebster's Unabridged. Then there was q
scene. The young lady demanded an explana-
lion OF the duplieity and the lieutenant finally
Informed her that it was done simply to make
ier happy, just for her edification; she had de-
handed foreigner and Mr.. Curtis had given
ner the best substitute he could find. After
much conversation and an apology that was al
.ong a. tape measure the maiden's wrath was
sppt ased and she finally acknowledged that nc
foreigner could be ~ pleasant a. the lieutenant.
DON nAaNIYco.
The most impressive. imposing. statuesque
foreigner in the party (when he IL clad in full
evening drsss) 10 Mr.. Smith. He ID the dsligh,
md sdmiration OF the ladies' and he knows il
When We we're ut Buffalo a lady asked Mr.. Cur.
10 who that very handsome gentleman was and
dr. Curtis introduced Smith as Don Marui.
| ;ico." Conversation between the two was SLOW
because the fair one was talking French and
| lir. Smith was endeavoring to make himself
Ineligible in Spanish. Eventually they found
| a mutual language in the punch-bovl I have
| imply John" although his initials are '.W
-" Instead Of being erandes 10 the names
,orn he first saw daylight in vinceunss, Ind.
and 4 thAsologo only 3 hooaier. He ~ u. a