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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-06
HACkMEN LAYING A HOODOO.
iheir Efforts Handicapped by the Last Man
to Join the Procession

From the San Francisco Chronicle
The drivers Of hacks, coupes and gurneys
who make their stand around Union Square
nave been much worried of late because of the
duilness OF trade. 1t began along about New
Year, when it rained night after night, and
when the downtown hacks had all they could
do, while the drivers around Union Square had
nothing to do but creep inside their vehicles
and so to sleep to the lullaby of the rain ON the
roof.
Finally the Jehus concluded there was hoo
doc on the whole outfit, and a convention of
drivers was called to determine ways and means
by which this hoodoo could s.be laid"
dozen plans were proposed. but one after
another was declared unfeasibie until at lat
some one suggested funeral procession up
Market street, with q countermarch on 9th
street, and then return to the stand, after
which, all hands would adjourn to q neighbor-
ing grocery and drink the health Of the de-
parted.
The suggestion met with favor. Blankets
were hastily jerked from horses and the line
| was formed.
1t was agreed that any driver who ON the
trip should notice passing hail from q pedes-
TRAN should be bound, gagged and bucksd
upon his return to the stand
Slowly and with all the solemnity hackmer
assume when attending funeral twelve empty
hacks, coupes and gurneys were driven in line
down Stockton to Market street.
Fate, ever perverse, tormented the Door
| drivers from the very start
Hardly had the line got in motion when the
| telephone in the box on the corner began 10
ring. No driver needed It. but when Marke,
street was reached and every second man on
| the street yelled, "Hi. thereI say. Won,
cabby the situation became well nigh unen.
durable.
With Spartan frmness the drivers turned .
deaf ear to all requests for a cab and made the
Journey over the route laid out but lust as the
line was turning into 9th from Market stree,
| one OF the hackmen who belonged on the stand
and had been fortunate enough to secure 9
load came along on his homeward journey.
He recognized his comrades, and, without
asking question, turned his horses head and
fell in behind.
Thus it was that thirteen vehicles returned
to the stand, and each driver, after taking his
stand and blanketing his horse or horses.
walked up front preparatory to . visit TO the
neighboring saloon. =
well, boys" said the leader. ''the boodoo's
laid, dead sure. Why. didn't We hear 'em veil
ing for cabs as We went along? You'll see.
biz II hum from this on
'les 1t WILL" growled o fellow who had
been at the tail end of the line and had Just
come up front. I'VE wuz all right till this
cuss drove in, and he made thirteen of u.s."
what. came from dozen throats at once
and then without another question they fell
upon that thirteenth man and smote him hin
and thigh and sent him away bleeding in many
places.
There were no drinks, but twelve mournful
men crawled into their vehicles and went to
| sleep, satisfied that patient waiting was the
only thing that would conquer hoodoo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-06

son-in-law handling samples with his gloves
on. What would the trade say Of Old Copcutt's
son-in-law? But Jane loved him, Jane was
satisfied and that settled it, although the old
gentleman for the life Of him could not UNDER
stand why Jane preferred this milk and water
man to such q broad-shouldered, rollicking.
handsome fellow as Ned Hargreaves. who would
inherit COO, half million. if penny, and who
had always been soft ON Jane, and had even Of
ferod himself.
As have told you, the day was set for the
marriage, when one of the biggest hard wood
concerns in Hull went down with a crash
completely wiped out of existence and, as ter
rible ill-luck would have it. old Copcutt was on
their paper for EGO, 600. 1t was awful to think
Of Here was an old merchant honest AS he
was stern-visaged. now threatened with ruin
by the recklessness of friends in the trade.
What was TO be done? Go down with them?
Never! Jane must give up Plumley and take
Ned Hargreaves. With that union assured old
Copcutt knew that he could get all the credit
he needed and not only weather the storm but
come out on top of the heap. the richest con-
Germ In hard woods in all Hull. 1t was prize
worth trying for. Yes Cuthbers Plumley must
be thrown overheard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-06
THE DEADLY UPAs TREE
Its Poisonous Quality Really Exists-Ths
Similar Effects Of Hopa

Its Poisonous Quality Really Exists-Ths
Similar Effects Of HopA
From the Medical Bulletin
The upas, or antiuris toXicaria Of Java. has
been long known as the deadly tree to many
Of the popular writers, which is, unfortunately,
not grave mistake, as credited by some The
tree, a large one belonging to the same order
as the hop, contains certain elements, consist
ing of peculiar principle, having all the activ-
ity of very powerful poison. This principle
is antiarin.
This plant, when simply approached, regard
less Of handling, but aggravated by disturbing
the foliage or exposure to night influences, 10
capable Of emitting an acriform matter which
very unplessantly affects many Of those who
approach it, causing q formidable eruption
upon the skin and more marked tumefactiou
of the deeper layers Of the surface. while
others seem perfectly free from its infiuences.
Internally used, this plant 10 q poison.
In relation, now, with this plant. here in
tend to show that the hop has such action in
some individuals, IS / will endeaver to demon
strate. Having had the occasion of directing
the use of hops in the form of a fermentation.
advised tina; q large flannel bag be filled and
then immersed in boiling water, allowing the
excess of water to drain of previous to use.
In the course Of the procedure lady manip-
ulating the operation was compelled to have
her face and neck exposed to the abundant
vapor. which at the time caused no inconven-
fence. After the lapse Of six hours q general
burning Of the skin ensued, accompanied by
| stiffness OF the muscles, ending in q general
smarting aud tumefaction Of the tissue sddinp
to the features very great disfguremsnt and
obliterating the eyes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-06
A GUITARS TALE.
Broken. IL Reveals Message from Q LssG
Dead Convict

From the Cincinnati Commercial 0sr.,te
Miss Pessie W. Harris. daughter OF q rlusto
dealer in Troy, " Y, broke a guitar which bsr
father had given her some time ago. IL WIS
peculiar looking but fine-toned instrument,
which had belonged to her dead grandfather,
and no one knows how il came into his posses-
sion. Mr.. Harris, in examining the pieces to-
day, found the following strange inscription
written on the wood:
March 6, issO.-This guitar is put together
today by man who has been in prison eleven
years under a sentence of life. prisoner who
9 victim OF circumstances and today is held
as q criminal. To carry out revenge the plan
was SO laid that Chamberlain is into il vet un-
known 10 himself. In time this guitar may 10
broken and these words read by some one, and
whoever it may be ask them 20 know and
publish this fact
A man may be a state prisoner FOR years and
yet set square with his enemies have en-
loyed many pleasant moments even in this
prison. for il pleasure Go b, lieve that there
are those who fear me "A man. Chamberlain
stood with has hand on has revolver Christ
mas. 1873. oh. how contemplate he looked,
the poor cur. Yes, he is cur of the mongrel
breed. Refs Of Seb.. cripple nine years.
caused by neglect of prison oTfcials.
Read backward the signature forms the name
ben Foster"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-06

Our first objective point was Port ST. Louis.
little north Of Stanley. on Berkeley sound
where the French founded the earliest settle.
ment on the archipelago. in 1863. and which
though many times destroyed by lombard
nent, various countries enforced their
claims TO possession. remained the seat OF gov
ernme Mt until few wears ago. when It was re-
moved to Stanley. The big island Is nearly cut
in two by a deep sound on either side (Choiseul
and ErentOni. which Lave Its northern and
southern portions connected only by an 18TH
mus. The lower half is crossed by "a rugged
range of low hills and the remainder is a strange
mixture Of peat beds and tussock grass. pas
ture and morass. with many small streams and
swallow turns of fresh water.
THE VILLAGE or PORT DARWIN.
Next to Stanley the most importan: village
on the island is Port Darwin, on Choiseul
sound. station of the Falkland Island Com
paay- II is peopled entirely by Scotch shep-
herds. and such n quaint little town re
found nowhere else outside of Scotland, with its
Presbyterian kirk, appropriately built of iron
TO match Its stern creed. and its blue Presby-
terrain clergyman and school master, who rule
the lives of the villagers to the minutest detail,
temporal and spiritual
Though more than three hundred miles dis
tart FROM Patagonia scientists agree that these
islands were once part of that country and
stIl connected Herewith by an elevated sub
marine plateau At any rate, the geological fol-
NATION and nora OF inc Two are essentially the
same. though no animals are indigenous to the
Islands but foxes. rats and rabbits. There are
only two things 10 be said in favor OF the
h,..stly climate of this locality: That ii Is re-
markably uniform uniformly bad-and that
the chilly winds, which hinder trees from
growing and whea; and corn from attaining
maturity. prevent likewise the existence of
many living pests that abound nearer to the
equator. There are no snakes here nor rem
tiles of any sort, TO toads. nor spiders. flies
nor heas. nor any other Objectionable crea-
ture, winged or crawling.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-06
WHY WOMEN MAY PROPOSE.
There Was a Law Allowing IL In Scotland
During Msrgaret's Reign.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Colin Shackleford said: ''Some one asked me
the other day what was the origin of women
proposing marriage during a leap year. looked
1t up. and while it may not be new to all dare
say it will interest many. In the year 1888 q
statute was published by the Scotch parliament.
OF which the following is a copy, and is, to my
mind, the origin OF the custom or idea. ldo
not know that il is a custom or ever was:
"1t Is ordaint that during the reign Of Her
Maist Biessit Majestic Margaret. like maiden
ladee of bath high and low estate. shall haze
liberty TO speak TO the man she likes Gift he
refuses TO take her to be his WV, he shale be-
mulct IL. the sum of ane hundredity pounds or
less. as his estait may bee, except an alwais
gif he can make IL appear that he is betrothit
TO another woman. then he shall be Free
''After the dear old Margaret had passed
away the women became clamorous for their
privileges. and to appease them another act of
parliament allowed them the privilege every
fourth yea-."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-06

From the Detroit Free Press.
He knocked at the hack door OF q suburbaa
house and the cook opened it. He Was sinis-
ter-looking fellow and she held on 10 the door.
Lady Of the house IMP" he inquired grufay.
NO" trerbled the cook.
''Man Of the house here2"
''No."
None Of the people IMP"
None but me. and she tried 10 shut IL
door.
law, come of. /" he growled, setting his fooe
against Il; Il guess I'll come in and have Q
good eat. Step lively now er I'll grab YOU"
She let go of the door aud tie tramp forged
in and fell into the arms Of q big policeman,
who was counting the cook contrary TO orders
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-06
TO GET RID OF TRAMPS.
Schemes Formed for Providing for Ther
Work Which They Might Refuse.


From the Religio-P Philosophical Journal
Mr.. Hellar Of Newark, n. j., has proposed. il
is stated, to found seven colonies in seven
states OF the Union for people who are old and
unemployed and for tramps The reforma-
ton OF tramps is to be the main feature Of the
scheme Mr.. Hellar seems to think that tramps
are such because they cannot get work In
refutation of this the Popular Science Monthly
remarks:
during the past summer workers have been
called for all over the United States to gather
in this years bountiful harvest. No tramp
could extend his travels to twenty miles
outside any large city without COM
ing across farmers who would be
glad to give him SIS or $40 a month and
board for faithful work. Douglas Morrison.
an English prison official and author of a work
on Crime and Its Causes" gives the number
OF Migrants who will work when it is offered TO
them as about per cent, and experiments by
NJ Monod OF the ministry of the interior of
France have led him to the conclusion that the
number in France is about % per cent The
following statement by NJ. Monod is suggestive
and instructive:
According to NJ. Monod benevolently dis.
posed French citizen wished to know the
amount OF truth contained in the complaints of
sturdy beggars that they were willing to work
II they could get anything to do or any one to
employ them. This gentleman entered into
negotiations with some merchants and MANN
facturers and induced them to offer work AT
the rate OF francs $50 cents) q day to every
person presenting himself furnished with let
ter OF recommendation from him. In eight
months TT sturdy begsars came under his no.
tice: all complaining that they had no work.
Each OF them was asked to come the following
day to receive letter which would enable him
to get employment at francs a day in an in
dustrial establishment.
More than one-half (415) never came for the
letter; good many others Q3s) returned for
tne letter put never presented it Others who
did present their letter worked half day. de-
man led 2 francs and were seen no more. A few
worked a whole day and then disappeared In
short, out OF the whole 727 only eighteen were
found at work at the end of the third day. As
a result OF this experiment NJ Monod con-
ciudes that not more than.one able-bodied beg
gar In forty is inclined to work even if he is
offered fair remuneration for his services.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-06

Neither Of Them Had Changed Very Much
with the Passing of Time.


From the Detroit Free Press.
plain. middle-aged woman had been sit
ting in the passenger coach at my left hand for
the last thirty miles, when a man about fifty
years Of age and plainly dressed got on at 9
small station. He had taken the seat ahead Of
me, but happening to look around and observe
the woman he jumped up and went over 10 hei
with a:
Wall, by gosh but who'd thought It
Howdy do Mary?"
"Howdy do. Samuel" she replied As they
shook hands and he sat down beside her.
'Whan We goin'?' he asked.
Down home to Glendale"
"Livin' down thar. be YEP
"Yes"
You look Jest the same as ever. rdaknowd
you In China
Yes. don't suppose I've changed much"
wall, often think about We, and i hope
you ii do well. had to git a divorce from you
because we couldn't agree, but don't lay it up
aSin you as some would Married agin, Il
yes"
.'Purty decent sort O. feller?'
Hes good man-a very good man."
II m glad on II. Good provider, is hep"
'.WiIlin' you should burn plenty Of dry wood
and have two kerosene lamps goin' at once?"
Wall. he pust be purity fair. Does he low
you to run in debt when you want top
Il haven't wanted to yet"
''Shoo. You have changed since We got
divorced; You allus wanted to be runain in
debt. you know. That aud you're bein' SO
mighty independent brought on most of our
quarrels."
If wanted to run in debt never got the
chance. she CURLY replied.
Thar want no need to. was a good pro-
WIDER, as everybody knows"
Yes, l had one pair Of shoes In three
years.
Now, Maryw
And 1 don't believe in . wife creeping and
crawling to a husband"
mer' N'e w e''
IF you don't like it you needn't stay
And stay here 1 won'tr' he exclaimed as he
rose up You are jest like you used to be
Jest as mean and techy as ever"
And have no doubt you are the same old
skintiint and fault finder"
What! What Some folks blamed me fur
S'in divorce, but | guess they wouldn't if
they could hear You talk"
don care whether they would or mott"
NaI, by gum. said the old man as he sat
down beside me, but this carries me right
PACK 10 three years ago. Seems as if We was
jawln about who git up and build the fire OF
oihuary mornln, and that she sassin me
AFTER the same old fashion and declarin she Law
there tili the bed sunk through into the cellar
aIore shed build fire for me or any other mau
on earth!'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-06

ANeao the fapers though Not Subscrtb0r.
From the Chattanooga Times.
well-known gentleman in this city moved
| into house that had been previously occupied
by another gentleman who was a subscriber to
one Of the evening papers. The carrier Of
course continued leaving the paper for q space
o. year. never having been notified of the
change. The collector recently went around
| to collect for the paper, the bill being made
out in the name Of the gentleman who had sub
| scribed. When the collector presented the
bill the gentleman of the house said:
"Why, my dear sir, that man has not lived
here for over year. You are at the wrong
| house."
.Well, has not the carrier been leaving you q
copy Of the paper all the timer
''Yes sir. But did not subscribe, and told
the boy to quit leaving it But he never did
So"
"You have received the paper every day,
haven't you?"
| Eyes, SIR"
''Then you ought TO pay for It."
| SWELL excuse me o moment" and the GENTLE
| man went into the house. Returning in a mo-
| ment he lugged out stack of newspapers half
| Is tall az himself. "Here are your papers. sir
| I have no use for them"
He had read them and carefully dled than
away until the bill should be presented.
The collector sent o transfer wagon IN han,
away years accumulation Of papers. thu M
for which he failed TO get because one man r.
turned them and the man never rsesivsd TN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-06

From.the Rochester Union and Advertissr
number OF very clever men spend their
days looking for new things TO write novels or
short stories about There is q fne subjectin the
sale Of cab that recently took place in New
York city. 1t was not worn out but IL was mot
new. It had carried loads Of all sorts at ali hours
Of the day and night. and now, il We may be-
lieve the story which rival school tells L 10 in
the back yard of fashionable girls boarding
school, and at certain intervals the daughters
OF proud and wealthy parents OF the Ear west
walk out to the cab in line and take lessons
in the art Of getting in and out of Q carriage
properly. The girls are most beautiful also
most graceful and young. II il nns and quist
| OLD age which that cab enjoya
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-06

Ii A y KS TO TIL E
courtesy of the English
governor. a steam yacht
was placed at the dis
posal of our party. whose
captain had instruc-
tions to aid US in Eek
ploring the islands"
But that would be 4"
rather large undertak-
ing. as there are more
than two hSndredin the
group; so we have con-
tented ourselves with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-06
THE CHANGED HOME.
ALMOST A FAIRY STORY,
WRITTEN FOR THE EVENING STAR BY
JAMES PAYN AND ALBERT LEONARD.
CHAPTER I.
ANY TOUCHING RE-

ANY TOUCHING RE-
Elections have been
made upon the above
subject. Travellers have
'been described as re-
turning to their be-
loved birthplace and
finding it almost I'M
ecognizable. The
mountains which once
surrounded it have be-
COME little hills; the
river on which it looked
has .juip,lIaI IN a front
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-06
THE FALKLAND ISLES.
The Two Hundred Island Archipelago
Claimed by England.
THE PEOPLES LONEsOMENEss

Strange Vegetable Productions in q Climate
so Cold That Trees Cannot Grow-The Sea
Lion at Home-A Penguin City Visited
Talks with Nantucket whalers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-06

An ssadensG Lsegae Inssssepoa N n sssnsAp
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-06

rrsm The Stars Travelling Commissioner
PoRT STANLEY FAsr FALKLAND
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-06

He Who Digs . Ditch for Another May Fan
I'm Himself.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1892-12-08
JAY GOULD DEAD.
One OF the Shrewdest Hnanciers of the
Day a Victim of CONSUMPTION.

NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-Jay Gould died
at 9:l5 o clock this morning. The di-
rect cause of his heath, as stated at the
house this morning, was pulmonary
consumption.
Early last evening it became appar-
ent that his death was only a matter
of a few hours. He had never rallied
after the hemorrhage of the lungs ON
the day before Thanksgiving. He
had another hemorrhage two days later
and still another on last Wednesday.
This announcement created great sur
prise among all but the most intimate
acquaintance of Mr.. Gould, as it had
all along been supposed that he was
suffering from nervous dyspepsia.
From an early hour this morning the
sick mar began to sink rapidly. DR..
Mumm, his physician, had DIR. Jane
way in consultation, but both said that
nothing could be done but to make his
last hours as comfortable as possible.
DR.. Jno. R. Paxton, pastor of Mr..
Gould's church, was at the house last
night.
When the end came the members of
the family who were in the house were
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Gould, Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Gould, Miss Helen Gould,
Howard Gould, Harold Gould, and
Miss Annie Gould.
DR.. Paxton said that the end of the
great financier was very peaceful. Up
to a few minutes before his death he
was perfectly conscious. He called the
members of his family around his bed
side, and spoke to each one of his SON
and daughters individually. He be-
came unconscious before his death.
The funeral services will take place
on Monday. The services will be held
at the house and interment will proba-
bly, be in the same cemetery where the
body of his wife lies.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1892-12-08

canoe e%nforces our view that the old
soldier doing his duty should not be re-
moved: He is RAPIDLY PASSING AWAY.
The records of the War Department
show that a hundred thousand surviv-
ors of the late war have died during
the Administration of President Har-
rison. The following curious estimates,
made by Colonel F. c. Ainsworth, of
the War Department, point out how
sharply Death is following up the old
veterans, and the near time when the
"Shadowy Horseman" shall have gath
cred them all into his silent halls.
There will be living at the Inaugural
ton of President Cleveland. March 4,
1899, and each subsequent Inaugural
ton, old soldiers as follows.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1892-12-08
CINCINNATIS NEW PAPER.
1t will be Called the Tribune, and Sell
for Two Cents.

1t will be Called the Tribune, and Sell
for Two Cents.
The new morning paper for Cincin.
natl is a certainty. One of the strong
est companies ever organized in Gin
cinnati for any purpose is back of it.
The list of stockholders comprises near
ly one hundred of the leading business
men of that city. The capital stock is
5000, 900. Its directors are we'll known
men of enterprise.
The Tribune will occupy one of the
handsomest buildings in the city, on
Main Street, opposite the Postofice.
Hoe & Co., of New York, are working
on the finest equipment for it ever or
dered from Cincinnati. The Tribune
will be entirely free from sensational
ism of every kind, and it is the inten-
ton to make it the best and most pop-
ular paper in the Ohio Valley. 1t will
be Independent Republican in politics,
and will sell for two cents. Albert
Lawson, late with the st. Louis Repub-
lie, will be the Tribune g managing edi.
tor, and Charles H. Scott, late with the
Chicago Herald, will be its business
manager. The Tribune will make its
appearance about the holidays. The
owners purpose giving special attention
to the industrial and commercial inter-
ests of the South, in which the mer-
chants of Cincinnati have a deep in
%terest, notwithstanding the contrary
tone of some Cincinnati journals. The
price of The Tribune by mail will be
80 cents a month, or So per year.