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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-07
AND SHE WAS HIS.

Fate Willed 1t So, but All the Time She
Had the Bulge on Fate.
From the Boston Daily Globe.
The scene was in a drawing room in West
Brompton, and a strange idea came into her
mind. She was romantic and all kinds of
strange ideas fitted in and out of her pretty
little silly head.
Stamping as hard as she could patent
leather boot on the carpet, throwing back her
shoulder, her dress frightened over her BOSOM
which was heaving like the Mediterranean
and, pointing to the Japanese cabinet in the
corner Of the room with a commanding ges-
ture. she said in the peremptory tone OF one
VINO Will not brook contradiction, whom moth
ing car turn from set purpose:
"Open one of those three drawers"
The young man precipitated himself toward
the japanese cabinet.
Don't be in such hurry, pray. First hear
what have TO say"
He stopped suddenly, as if she had told him
that the drawers were charged with dynamite,
ready to explode as soon as the cabinet was
touched.
"Open one Of those drawers, and be careful
how you choose, for in each one have placed
an answer to the favor you have been begging
and praying for so long.
81 have made up my mind to let this speak
for me, and if you put your hand on the paper
you. Then am yours
But If the paper in the drawer says No.
you understand, No it must be-"
Il am sure it will be against me-" said her
Bassanio who was not SO roetical as he was an
ardent lover. "Oh, / say it is not fair you know:
it's really too cruel, pom my soul it isl
You must take your chance" she replied,
tragicaily. lat any rate, shall have this conso-
lation-if you choose the answer you want, it
will be fate that gives me to you. Tell me, do
you believe in fate?'
Il don't know, he answered, hesitating be-
tween the three drawers
He paused to look into her face for guidance,
but he found none there: SO. closing his eyes
and trusting to providence, he elected for the
middle drawer.
He opened it, took out tiny roll of scented
pink paper and handed it to her.
"Weli, what's my sentence?''
Read 1t yourself, and she held up the rose
leaf Of paper, upon which was written one
word
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TOM crpHER.s ENGINE.
A Phantom Northern Pacific LOGON otive
That Runs Ahead OF Trains.

That Runs Ahead OF Trains.
From the Seattle Press-Times
Locomotive engineers are. az q class, said
to be superstitious, but Mr.. J. NJ Pinckney. an
engineer known to almost every brotherhood
man, Is an exception 10 the rule. He has never
been able to believe the different stories told
OF appsritions suddenly appearing on the
track, but be had an experience last Sunday
night on the Northern Pacific east-bound over
land that made his hair stand on end
BY the courtesy of the engineer, also .
brotherhood man, Mr.. Pinckney Was riding on
'ne engine. They were recounting experiences,
ana the fireman. who Was a green hand. was
getting very nervous as he listened to the tales
OF wrecks and disasters, the horr-rs Of which
gineers.
The night was clear and the rays from the
neauiight flashed along the track, and although
they were interested in spinning warns. a sharp
lookout was kept, for they we're rapidly near
ing Eagle gorge. in the Cascades, the scene Of
so many disasters and the place which Is said
TO be the most dangerous on the q 500 miles Of
roan: The engineer was relating a story and
was just coming to the climax, when he sud-
denly grasped the throttle and in a moment
hau thrown her over;' that il. reversed the
engine. The air brakes were applied and the
train brought TO a standstill within a few feet
OF the place where Engineer cynber mo, b;s
death two years ago. By this time the nassen-
gers had become curious as to what was the
matter and all sorts of questions were asked
the trainmen. The engineer made an excuse
that some of the machinery was loose and in a
few moments the train was speeding on 10 her
destination.
What made you stop back there?" asked
Pinckney. Il heard your excuse. but I have
run too long on the road not TO know that your
n "a vnAs%h h.. a.. Al.
His question was answered by the engineer
pointing ahead aud saying excitediy:
There Look there Don't Won sec itp"
Looking out of the cab window" said Mr..
Pinckney, Il saw about three hundred yards
ahead of us the headlight of a locomotive"
stop the train, man." l cried. reaching for
the lever.
''Oh, it's nothing, It's what saw hack M the
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Proved an Alibi.

From the Detroit Free Press
1t was q case of chicken stealing and the
prints Of bare feet were found in the sand
around the hen house. The lawyer for the
prosecution was one who, il he had been
Napoleon Bonaparte, never would have crossed
the Alps; he would simply have pulled them
mp by the roots and thrown them over the
fence. The prisoner was an unknown tramp
and lame at that.
You say You don't know anything about
this thefa" queried the lawyer fiercely.
that's what / swore TO, sir" replied The
tramp meekly.
"You were in the back yard of siamtipps
house about supper timer"
.iou know the location Of the hen houssS.
Eyes, SIR"
"fou were seen on the road in front Ct -
house some time after dark"
Il was there, SIR"
you were in the yard after dark"
Yes, SIR, and after supper Also sir" replied
the prisoner, with o wan smile ct his innocent
little joke In such place.
And You were seen by the cook sitting q
the door step with your shoe or"
Yes, sir; there was . pebble in it that ~
too big to get out Of the hole il got in at"
Now, SIR, purpose 70 prove that YOU made
those tracks with your bare feet while yea vsg0
You can't do it, SIR" aid the peScuunR|
mildly, but firmly.
And why not, prays" asked ne prosssssa.
with fine sarcasm.
because, sir, Two got one wooden M. =. 81
and he gave kick that sent ID clean scruD -
couat room and almost Knocked . oonG0rA4s
senselesa
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western North Carolina. lie located the
ground wanted and authorized his agents to
purchase il at any price. Shortly after one or
two farms had been purchased property in the
vicinity Of Asheville. NC. began to increase in
value, and after securing several hundred acres
at a nominal figure the agents were forced to
agree to pay several times the amount for the
Land that it would have brought at ordinary
sRlc. At this time. however, all of the prop
erty has been secured that Mr.. Vanderbilt de-
sires and the work of getting IL into shape for
building. grading. &c, has been gong on for a
little over two years. and a small army OF men
are engaged IN clearing up all of the brush.
DC, that has Accumulated in the last century.
AN ESTATE OF 10000 ACRES
The total number OF acres in the estate is
something like 10, 600. with an average elevation
of 2.200 feet above the sea level. the highest
point being nearly 5000 feet. This elevation
according to medical authorities. renders the
place unequaled as health giving locality.
The length of the estate il something over six
miles and its average width is three miles,
while the streams (the Swannanoa and French
Broad rivers) cover from eight TO ten miles in
length and their width (each) is not over 800
ieet.
These rivers are very swift-running streams
and divide the estate into three parts, and
their waterfalls add great beauty TO the already
magnificent mountain scenery. These rivers
furnish the water used in the towns of Ashe-
VILE and Fillmore. the latter being the name
bestowed upon the railroad station at the
estate by Mr.. Vanderbilt.
There are sixty miles of roadway upon the
place and from the mansion TO the railroad
station the drive Is about four miles over the
mountain, while the drive around the borders
Of the estate Is twenty-five miles long, over
hills and mountains. For this vast estate the
sum OF 100000 was paid, and when it is taken
into consideration that the major portion of IL
was practically valueless as farming land and
that little or nothing was cultivated the price
pad Was quite large enc. Altogether fifty
farms were purchased, the prices paid ranging
from s35 to 800 per acre, and in no did
the property holders realize less than 800 per
cent on their Investment when they sold out.
WANTED A fAScY PRICE.
An ex-slave at the close of the war purchased
for IS a little patch Of ground not much larger
than copy Of Saturdays STAR spread out and
on this he erected log hut such as are seen
al around this section of the state. He never
fenced in his little piece Of ground and when
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-07
THE SECRET OF YOUTH.
Wise Elderly Women Who Refuse to Grow
Old.

Wise Elderly Women Who Refuse to Grow
Old.
From the New York Recorder.
1t is sad to see how many elderly and middle
aged women take ii for granted that life holds
nothing for them but the role Of grandmother.
Many woman has little time for study while
rearing family, but when the children are
married and gone to homes Of their own then
comes the time when she needs some outside
interest. II she has not something to take her
out OF herself she will turn to gossip and fancy
work to keep her busy.
This is just the time for her to devote her
self to some study. Let her take up the one
that was favorite in her school DAYS. Shether
it be one of the sciences, painting or music.
II she has no prediction for anything let her
Try several things until she knows what she
likes best.
If she never does anything worth showing
the time Will not be lost, for the happiness
found in these hours of absorption in chosen
pursuit cannot easily be estimated.
But the middle-aged woman NAV surprise
nerseif py making great success of her under
taking. The time would fail me to tell of the
distinction that has been won in different fields
bv people far from young. Schliemann was
.airy-Iour years OF age before he knew a word
OF Greek. George Eliot was thirty-fiye when
she put her hand to the first of her great novels
Prescott published the first of his almost per
fect histories at the age of thirty-five. Ogiivy,
who made an excellent translation of Homer
began to study Greek at fifty,
The first OF the Wayerly novels appeared
when the author was Al, and Cowper was
nearly so before he did his best work When
We think OF Mary Somerville at 80 writing upon
the physical science. of Gladstone at 80 beyinp
his oaks and studying Homer and of Tenny.
son, also an octogenarian, writing across the
Bar, no one can hold his hands and saw. 81
am too old to do anything of any moment"
"a man il only as old as he feels" saws
Oliver Wendell Holmes. who certainly carries
young heart, if his head is gray.
Number1ess cases that are not 90 rnarlea
might be cited. woman whose stories have
done an incaIculable amount of good did NOT
dream that she could write until her children
had gone to homes of their own, and she he
gan to write to beguie her loneliness. Another
woman, whose songs are household fayorites
did not know anything of the theory of music
till she was Fifty, when she began to study har
mony. Today she is well known as a Composer
and her music supports her most Comfortable
A grandmother used to dabble in her grand
daughters paints and became so Interested
that she studied under good teacher. Today
her pictures have an honored place in the
water color exhibitions.
Every woman cannot be an artist, author.
or musician, but every one of us can have
some wide outside interest We can take mn
course OF reading that will sensibly broaden
our horizon; II we cannot travel we can 90
around the world in books and thus CLEAN no
small oeneht without the toll Of travel
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From Harpers Young People.

from hafperb loun9 People.
a dog belonging TO Hercules TyraO ~ -
day walking along the seashofs, vhsn -
found and ate murex, species q shennsA.
Returning 10 his master the latteg netiosa a.
the dogs lips were tinged wish color, snl -
this manner Tyrian purple W. discovSrvl
The color vas used IN the robes Of smpsrosu
and mobiles, and the expressioa 'sbesn 3 ue|
purple" meant that the persoa vss Of high
birth. II il strange 70 think thas ne favorio|
color Of royalty can be tr.oed 70 he curiosity
or hunger Of the dog Of Tyre. -, =, =.
In the seventh century the Sstorits coaor ed
the Scotch Covenantcrs was hlps, and blus and
orange or yellow became the Wig colors sfssE|
the revolution Of 1855 Green 4 the scolor ID
the ffish Roman Cstholies, While oppoaed 70 q
is the orange Of the OrAngemen or Protestana
of the north Of IfelaaA
Eceaesieskcai csless tnelu6s n a. criuaxyI
eolors and BLACK and white, which Are uss1
at various church o6icea. The cardinals Of -
Roman church have adopted scarIet = thsiI
color, whicA va originally ts4 Il sncSso1
Rome the 0ecupa0oa end rank o. many psopS
were made known BY the cc1os Of 6s Gnf}
meats vASch seey wore. BlaLk b n oennsu
oss a0c1g - for mourning, but NE CAnso
Sesr ~Azee, tbs Tufn wsaf violsk und Z
Ethiopia brown = 90 proper koa. WIT -
sr1Enaa1y Ne mogrnl1I colee n sosns Ere
psaa eoant3sA bas biack = esnosaxy 81
6epeo1 nov. D1Gsreat oologs havo Aa6swan
ben eaeptsd b. opposing psEtia. "a g
eeoete q vnR1oO nnffo0 HE zncor1ora1n0 =
80 49,, ~ lnsonncs, - 80 49, =
Biz" & ~ Uni1s4 o1n&s& (, -
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The Arizona Kicker.

From the New York Sun.
GLAD TO HEAR Ir.-At the meeting of the
common council on Friday evening Alderman
Jim Hill. who had been drinking too much.
was ruled out Of order and asked to sit
down. He refused and began an abusive speech.
His honor the mayor {who is ourselO promptly
threw him through . window onto the roof of
Joe Williams saloon, and for an hour or two
the alderman was supposed to be dead. He
then rallied, however, and yesterday he was
able to walk seven feet and get the whisky bot
tie out Of the cupboard.
We are glad to hear that Mr.. Hill is mendine.
We are glad he wasn't killed We are glad
that he will know better THAI to repeat his per-
Torrance OF Friday evening. As q town We
western towns are, but when IL comes down
to running the common council, it's going 10
be run Just as slick as any body Of the sort in
America, or his honor the mayor IL going 10
perish by the wayside.
No BoSUa-We have received an INQUIRY
from man IN st. Louis asking what bonus this
town 10 giving ~ those who come here TO start
In burmese No inducement Of q financial ma
ture hiss yet been held out nor is there tan Of
ruth action. Those who look the town over
are satisfied that ii is good point Az the tax
collector was shot last week, taxes win be yery
Low this year aud perhaps for two or three
10 come. When the climate doesn't neglect
business il changes twice o day. Land =
very cheap. The two acres Tor our private
graveyard only cost us e. Those Who have
gallon, snd tAats proof enough OF the promo
Only one saloon has faded during the past
three years, and thss was . mistake. There
are many natural advantages and NO drsvbscls.
and the young and energetic young man Who
hae the determlnasion 10 succeed CANT sorike \
better town. That ID, Of course, he coaldnr
sehieve success here selling hymn booas-not
right away-snd be might And il uphil wurk
- dancing master. We refer 20 ordinary
businsss-sither by the barrel, gallon or glass
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Washington and the G. A. r.
rom fha Scrapyov, TrrxA

The appropriation asked from Congress to
aid in meeting the expense of the District of
Columbia in entertaining the Grand Army of
the Republic at its approaching encampment
has met with hostile criticisms from various
parts OF the country, so that the Washington
Star has felt called upon editorially to explain
the rights OF the District in this matter and its
entire relation to the general government,
1t does seem little singular that at this late
day SO large proportion of American citizens
should be practically ignorant that the District
OF Columbia, the city of Washington, have no
other legislature than Congress itself: that the
only question in the present or any other pro-
posed District expenditure for Congress to de-
eide 10 whether or not it is lawful and an expe-
dent appropriation.
As the Star goes on to recall, when Washing
ton was founded and made the capital of the
nation the nation itself assumed entire control
OF the District. It received as a free gift from
the property owners 5000 acres out Of The
little more than 1000 acres comprised in
the site Of the capital. From the sale of
portion Of these 5000 acres i bought the sites
OF the original public buildings and erected
those buildings. 1t owns more than half the
property in Washington, and its obligation to
contribute ''as quasi taxpayer" 10 the munic-
ipai expenses OF the city was anaily recognised
in law.
In 1873 the government finally decided that
justice required il to pay one-half the Dis
trict's expenses. As early a. 1885 Senator
Southland urged that tho payment of this pro-
portion by the government, which 10 the un-
taxed owner Of hah the city's property, and
for whose sake the city has been beaatiRed
and made worthy to be the nations capital,
was the nerest matter Of justice; and also
that justice required to that extent the re-
imbursement to the DistSict Of what rs
property owners had spent Thin 1ast he
never been done, nor fach obligation sdmitted
The Secretary of tho Treasury N 1873 reported
that the citsens OF the District had from isso TO
1873 expended e14, 600 more thaa theUnised
Staten had done II The task Of capital mAkfnS
Is vas then that the act was passsd which pro-
vides that ITO The cxteat % which CenEre0
shall approve Of said estina4es (the a1nual
estimates Of municipal expenditures Submitssd
By the Commissioners) Congress shail appro-
pirate the nlnoun4 Of % Fer csnsam thereof"
For Washington 70 ,appiy % Ccsgress Tor
municipal appropriation 70 add In The eu1sr-
sainnent by ne CITY ~ ths 0sand A1ny = %
apply 70 ~ oaly Asgishtare for q - Ppepsr
nlanner, - veher citisB % - ths1rs; and - the
Star SLY puein ~ natiouS eunGibe4iua 20
ne WahntSoa enc@Pnss , nee - dis1i-
button Of beKgars' alma, 1uts - lns6oOu61o
3ul0llment Ct a eQuttAblo oblieatian.
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ONE TINE AGO MR.
George w. Vanderbilt
concluded to purchase
somewhere in this
country several thou
sand acres OF land and
to erect thereon the
finest residence in the
UnitedStstes, and, after
travelling through the
eastern and southern
sections. concluded to
make his home in the
mountains of south
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-07
HER RUSSIAN LOVER.
A Romance Of the Early Days Of
California.
FAITHFUL UNTO EArH.
The Story of Count Rezano6 and His Expe-
slition to San Francisco--How Love Aided
Oiplouiacy--A Ship That Sailed Away
Never to Return.
Written for The Evening Star.

~ @~~~ - ~ W ~ =
people whs read all
this stuff about the seal
fisheries, Boring sea,
modus vivendi and
mare clausem know
that there is connected
with the first govern
ment protection OF
those fisheries one Of
the saddest romances
that ever broke hearts
for love on this CONT
nent, A story not I'M
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Going to Clean House With q Balloon.

Going to Clean House With . Balloon.
From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
In the center of the county fail there is
dome Ill feet from the floor and totally mac
cessible except by balloon or q high scaffoId.
Around the dome are several strong barred
windows, which, like the balance of the doms's
interior, are absolutely black, showing in
strong contrast with the white walls below.
How to clean the dome has been a puzzle that
every official about the building, including the
judges Of the court, have endeavored to solve.
All schemes have been discarded as imprac-
ticabie but one. That one is an idea Of the
warden's, which may be put into execution I'M
less better one is presented. He proposes to
send man mp in hot-air balloon to do the
work. He figures that canvas bag ten feet
high and about i've feet wide would support
man IN perfect safety II filed with hot air. and
he proposes to keep up the supply Of air by
building big Ere on the hagstone pavement
under the dome. A volunteer from among the
prisoners win be called for. He viii be at
tached 70 the balloon seated on chair, and
provided with . mop or whitewash brush, as
the work 70 be done may require. The balloon
cam get away, and rope viii connect it TO
the door - that IL can b pulled down ct win.
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So she was his.
As II to take immediate possession he put
his arms about her and pressed her to him.
She did not resist She had given her word
and she resigned herself to her fate.
With her lips clinging to his the young man
was not entirely happy, for after a few mo-
ments OF extreme ecstacy he became suddenly
cool.
whats the matter, darling?" she asked,
noting the change and looking amorousiy into
his ewes. Are you not happy now2"
''Not quite"
mot quite! Am not yours?"
Eyes; but owe You. don't you see, to chance.
won You by chance. You did not come to ME
Of your own free will. did you now?" and the
poor fellow looked so ridiculously disconsolate
that she could not help laughing in his face.
Don't be SO silly" she said, tightening her
arms about his neck and standing on the tips
of her toes to reach his lips, for he held his
head high in the air; III must tell you. you
old darling. put the same answer in every
one of the drawers!''
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A MOUNTAIN PALACE.
Mr.. Vanderbilt's Mammoth Estate
10 North Carolina.
BILTMORE AS II WILL BE.

Almost Like q Fairy Ta1c-Everything
Being Done on Gigantic Seale--Tcn Thou
sand Acres of Land--Miles of Perfect
Ioads--in Army oil Employees.
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