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The Irish standard., 1893-02-18
BRUTAL RUSSIAN ESPIONAGE.
Police Agents Do Not Hesitate to Com
NIT Burglary and Murder.

Police Agents Do Not Hesitate to Com
init Burglary and Murder.
Between ST. Petersburg and Kovno
stopped for a chat with a friend who
knows the devious methods of Russian
government pretty well, says Poultney
Blgelow in Harper's Bazaar. told him
my tale and asked him what he made
of it,
Nothing is simpler said he. You
are politely requested to disappear from
Russia at the shortest possible notice.
You have been watched from beginning
to end and you may be watched at this
moment. You might have waited a
month in ST. Petersburg, but you would
never have got an answer to your re-
quest
But" said l, what if had gone on
without permission?" Z
''You would never have known what
had interfered with you. You would
have been arrested ct the first conyen-
lent place and kept a week or SO pend
ing examination. What is most il. ely,
however: said he, ''some dark night
your boats would have been smashed to
kindling wood; your stores. papers and
valuables would have been taken away
and yourselves turned adrift in a
swamp"
'sBut," said l, you don't mean to say
that great government would permit
such thing?''
ooh! of course not Our great gov
eminent would express the most pro-
found regret at the accident; it would
insist that the damage was done not by
police agents, but by common thieves.
In any event you would be stopped be-
fore you got a hundred miles away
from st. Petersburg, and, what is
more, you would never be able to prove
that the government had stopped you.
''In Russia we are far ahead of west
ern Europe. We have copied lynch law
from America, only here the govern
.ment does the lynching. When a man
is obnoxious, reads or writes or talks
too much, we do not bother about
courts and sheriffs. He disappears
is all. When his friends come to inquire
after him the government shrugs its
shoulders and knows nothing about it..
He has been killed by robbers, perhaps,
or he has committed suicide! The gov
eminent cannot be held responsible for
every traveller in Russia, of course!
"Nhen a military attache is suspected
of knowing too much about Russian af-
fairs his rooms are always broken into
and ransacked. Not by the govern
ment-oh, dear, no! That would be
shocking! 1t is always done by bur-
glars. But, odd to say, these Russian
burglars always care particularly for
papers and letters.
1.-The German military attache has
had his room broken into twice in this
manner, and, to prevent third inva-
sion, he assured the chief of police that
there was no use doing it any more;
that he really never kept any important
papers there. Since then he has not
been troubled by official burglars"
The Irish standard., 1893-02-18
Compulsory saving.

In Germany every servant girl is
obliged to own little blank book for
stamps. Once q week the mistress
pastes in the book two-penny-h half
penny stamp, which is purchased from
the government. When the girl gets
old, or should she fall i'll, the stamps
are redeemed by the government, 30
that the girl has o small sickness or old
sage fund The custom was ordered ~
the emperor two years ago.
The Irish standard., 1893-02-18
Matrimonial Matches In Chin.

In China, love making follows mar
rage, and lasts only about three days
after ceremony There is no spoon
ing previous to marriage. A previous
acquaintance between the male and
female prevents them from marriage.
For this reason . man seldom WEEDS q
girl Of his own town Old women. In
stead of the young, are The bellies Of
society
The Irish standard., 1893-02-18
A Thief's Walking ST lick.

Some ingenious contrivances are used
by thieves. The latest looks like a.
ordinary walking stick, but Is % ar
ranged that by pressing . spring at the
handle b the ferrule will spread apart and
form g sort Of spring clip thai tal.s
hold & anything that Is In resel
The Irish standard., 1893-02-18
EXCUSES WHICH ONoTExcusE

Always BE Ready to Explain When
Caught In Suspicious Circumstances.
What is much needed for persons Sin
trouble" and especially for those caught
in fagrante delictu, is a good excuse,
an explanation on the spur of the mo-
nent for their having, for example,
three gold watches about them.
An instance of this kind occurred
only the other morning in London, says
correspondent of the San Francisco
Argonaut. ISL.
A gentleman was stopped at five a.
M and requested to explain the fact of
his carrying four umbrellas It had
been a fine day, so that one seemed un-
necessary. The best account he could
give of himself was that his mistress
had been out at a party and he was car
rying her property home.
The ine1ficiency of an excuse of this
sort is really la1nentable. In no society
do ladies take four umbrellas to an
vening party. It would have been
better for the poor wretch to have an
nounced himself as Japanese noble
man of the first class, who, in Difference
to western customs, was wea ring four
umbrellas instead of four swords
This would have at least staggered
the policeman as being something out
of his beat .
In another case three individuals are
found armed to the teeth under the
pantry table of gentleman's house,
who have no better explanation to give
of their position than ''they were get
ting out of the rain These excuses
are pitiful and almost pathetic
The Irish standard., 1893-02-18
Queer Ammunltfon.

Builets made. at precions stones are
n easin warfare But during the re-
81 htinR ON the Kashmir frontier,
I Xs lhen1 itishs y oops defeated the
ions the natives VS. used y. .'d|
u o49 aarneta q lead The
\. .s 81 euriosit
The Irish standard., 1893-02-18

substantial success of the railway, and
T. appreciation of worlzmanlike excel
lence, but who are always ready to
listen to any dilettante who can talk
specifically of velvet and varnish and
show from illustrated advertisements in
what respects the Chinese trains come
short of some ideal Brighton express or
Philadelphia fier, especially when the
glib foreign gentleman hints at the pro-
fuse fabrication which railway pro-
motion demands in other countries and
which is only compatible with lavish
cost.
The Irish standard., 1893-02-18

of cavalry, their mounted dervishes
faced his whole force and boldly
charged them in return. Again, at
Tamai, when the Arabs broke into Gen.
Davis square, where was, and having
temporarily captured our six machine
guns, on which they danced in fendish
glee, the dervishes were in the fore
front of the attack. A big marine, who
had bayoneted one of them, found his
rifle caught and clutched by the fanatic
savage, who strove to reach his foeman
with his sword 1t was at the moment
we were being driven back, and while
the marine tugged and swore to get his
weapon free, the Keeling dervish es-
sayed with his parting strength to slay
or wound our Tommy Atkins. In the
desperate battle of Abu-Klea similar
scenes occurred. state it as fact. of
which took personal note at the time,
that during the melee in which Col
Burnaby fell, dervish, who had
struck that officer and was promptly
bayoneted through the back. twisted
about while the steel was protruding
and tried to thrust his lance into the
soldier Even the crippled and wound
ed dervishes on the field Of battle lay
in wait to stab the chance-passing
enemy Asked to surrender and put
down their swords and spears, the in
variable answer of the sorely stricken
dervish was: Christian Tor intideD
dogs, never!' When saw them out in
the Soudan, few years ago, there was
no abatement in their bloodthirsty
ferocity, nor show Of hesitation.
whether they numbered few or many.
Of : longing to get to. close quarters
with their enemy :
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-23

but this he asked to be excused from doing.
1--we done it," he said. Yes, sir. seven
teen times. 1 can tell you every time and
place. But it pains me bad and I won't do
1t ordinarily. 1t takes a good deal Of power
to put my jaw back in place again and
can't do 1t myself alone.
Il make my living by this" he said after
awhile, as he buttoned his vest and slicked
hi~ rocstie into place on his shirt bosom.
YES" replied a student, 1--WE thought 90"
and derby not exactly brim full OF ting-
ling coins came from hand to hand toward
him.
I'm the summer" continued the Master Of
Himself II travels with a circus an In
winter I am part of the apparatus In a
medical college in Philadelphia. i much
obleeged to We for this little demonetized
token We give me- It'll take me over to
Philadelfy-an' good evenin', gents, good
evenin' 90
As the professor announced that the lee
ture would be omitted the footballs of the
Master of Himself were heard echoing
down TIE hall, Philadelphiaward.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-23

dies accompanied him to his house. where
they met Mrs. Wilson, her daughter and
two sons. The evening was PASSED dis
cussing the perilous journey ard during the
conversation it was learned that the father
of Miss Stevens was comrade OF Capt.
Wilson in the confederate army. both hav-
ing served under Kirby Smiths command
and participated in some Of the hardest
fought battles Of the war.
The Arkansas heroines were now in the
former reservation of the Iowa Indians,
and after a day and halfs travel reached
Guthrie, where a new supply Of provisions
and feed for the team was purchased.
The journey was continued in a westerly
direction, and after a two-days' drive they
reached Kingfisher, where they remained
over night as the guests Of the Oklahoma
House. They were glad to take this long
needed rest from camp life and in order to
rest the team they remained over Sunday.
Their presence was the talk Of the town
and a number Of young gentlemen called
on them at the hotel and wished them a
pleasant journey during the remainder OF
the trip.
they reached Beaver City, their place OF
and they started on the lonely
over the great desert before them
with a feeling of regret. However, they had
to make the trip, and that reso-
luton should be carried out.
Across the Desert.
They followed the Red Fork for distance
of seventy-fve miles and the second day out
from Kingfisher found them in the Cherokee
strip. They crossed the Santa Fee railroad
at station called Nimrod, camping there
over night. From this point they Travelled
west a distance Of thirty miles. when they
touched the Beaver river on the opposite
side from Fort Supply. They camped in a
beautiful grove on a gently rising knoll
where they could overlook the fort and ad-
mire the grand prairies that stretched on
to the south for many miles.
This location was SO pleasant that the
young ladies did not break camp for three
days.
The journey was resumed and after five
days travel and four nights passed on the
lonely prairtes, the party reached Beaver
City, the capital of No Mans Land. The
news of their coming had preceded them by
the stage. and the people of this frontier
town were ready to extend to the Arkansas
heroines a genuine frontier welcome. They
were quartered at the principal hotel and
for four days the attentions of the people
were showered upon them. Having been
on the march for nearly one month the
young ladies were anxious to return to theil
mountain home in Arkansas. and after sell
ing their team and wagon, including Their
camp supplies. for $24O. they employed 9
hveryman to take them to Liberal, the near
est railroad station, where they purchased
tickets for Kansas City and started on theil
journey home.
On their arrival at Fort Muth they were
accorded a splendid reception for the cour
age and daring displayed in making the
perilous journey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-23
BUSINESS IN DISGUISE,
Mrs. Tomlsyns Gets Some Notes Which
Excite Her DisapprObatiOn.

Mrs. TOmkyns Gets Some Notes Which
Excite Her Misrepresentation.
When Mr.. Snoozleby Tomkyns looked over
the mail at breakfast one morning this
week. he frowned Then he looked across
the breakfast table at his wife and mildly
calculated:
"Cuss it!''
what is the matter. my dear?" inquired
Mrs. Tomxyns, soothingly.
There isn't anything for me in the lot"
he replied, handing the whole batch of let
tiers over to her. "Only tea cards and such
truck, some of them addressed to Mr.. and
Mrs That is you, of course
Il am glad you acknowledge that am the
whole family" said Mrs. Tomkyns. How
ever, 1 have suspicion of such things as
these nowadays. All, thought so! This tea
card proves to be our butchers bill. He
sent me one like 1t last month. 1t seems to
he the latest style for tradeSmen to mail
their little accounts in such dainty guise.
Permit ME to return 1t to you, darling
'Thanks!" rejoined the head of the fami-
ly. That one you are opening now is OBJ
vIously wedding invitation"
Mrs. Tomkyns giggled.
Not exactly, my dear" she said. 1.-THE
card, which is quite handsomely engraved
informs us that We are invited to inspect a
very complete and appetiZing assortment of
the finest groceries at the new shop of
Blank & Co. Very polite, is it not?''
"Awfully SO. What's the next one?'
Il guess this is a real invitation" said
Mrs. Tomkyns. Il think / recognize the an
gular handwriting. No, declare. 1t is from
Clumps, the 'shoe man. He wishes to call
our attention to his unequaled line of foot
wear of every description. particularly
ladies' slippers.
What internal nonsense"
Snoozleby, your language is unnecessari-
ly strong. This sort of thing is the latest
fashion. 1 got an advertisement yesterday
that was scented with Jockey Club. With
your approval, 1 will leave the rest of these
invitations to be examined after breakfa st. -
by all MEANS" said Mr.. Tomkyns
"But / would like to know what is the use
of sending business notifications In such
dissuise%
"Why. you goose, the object is to make
sure that they will be examined, instead of
being thrown away without perusal. Mndly
help ME to another Of those sausages."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-23

-
Both the method and results when
Syrup Of Figs il taken; it Is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys
liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn e8sctually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs il the
only remedy Of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and &C
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
it, action and truly beneficial In in
effects, prepared only from the mos
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in 800
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure 1t promptly for any one who
wishes to try It DO not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA re syrup Co
.. saw faASoisco. ca.
LOUISVILLE. ~. KEw Yoax. 49,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-23
FINE FURA
MAGNIFICENT
XMAS GIFTS

Fashionable Capes. Elegant Sealskin Garments.
Butterfly Coiarettes, Nuns and many choice
noveltiea
Fur Neck Boss very dressy and made with
ral-looking eyes. They In all fashionable
Eurs Reduced prices Brook Mink. 81. IS;
Baltic Seal 81 80; Black Marten. 1.5O; Alaska.
Hudson Bay and Russian Sables At moderate prices.
Children's Exquisite Fur Sets from 81 Is "a. So
Desirable Sleigh and Carriage Robes from IS Up
Gentlemens Fur Munien and Gloves. Sealskin
Gaps from 81 so to SO. Coachmens Goods. Foot
warmers. &c. Furs altered and repaired at the
lowest rates
I. KRACSS,
MANUFACTURER,
TT WEST BALTIMORE ST., BALTIMORE. ND.
d16-l3ts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-23

THE MOST STUBBORN
Skin and Scalp Diseases, the worst
forms of Scrofula, all blood taints
and poisons of every name and nat
ure, are utterly rooted out by DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
For every disease caused by torpid
liver or impure blood, it is the only
remedy 30 certain and effective that
it can be guaranteed If it fails to
benefit or cure, you have your
money back.
Eczema, letter, Salt.rheum, Fry
sjpelas, Boils, Carbuncles, Enlarged
Glands, Tumors, and Swellings, and
every kindred ailment, arc com.
pletely and permanently cured by it
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-23

NATURAL PREsERvES.-BAToRY's NATURAL
preserves, tel.ies, mincemeat and cranbsryy
sauce are the hest. the m0t carefully Dads.
free Of chemicals superior to homemade any
succeeded the past three years to intro1Dce
them to the tables Of our foremost faDutea
Sold by all irstclsss grocerx- l. BATORY q Co,
l22 South Howard St. Baltimore. Nd. n2l n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-23
Christmas Chimes,

The following will be played upon the
bells of the Metropolitan NJ. E Church, cor
ner of IL and C streets northwest, on
Christmas day morning. commencing at $50
o'clock, by Mr.. James r. Gibson: 1. Christ
mas Chimes" changes. upon ten bells; 2.
Ring Out. Wild Bells,' Mrs. Abby Hutchin-
son Patton; 3. Old "Coronation;" f. God
Rest You, Merry Gentlemen" Christmas
carol: 5. THE Blue Bells OF Scotland" q.
Wedding March, "Lohengrin." Wagner; Z.
a, Monastery Bells b. Ave Maria Stella, /"
Stoffel; 8. Guide Me. Oh. Thou Great Jeho-
vah." Won Flotow; 0. Ave Maria" Schu-
bert; 10. Creation" Haydn: H. lie Ca
rillon.' Streabog IL. ''Old Hundred"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-23
Chrfatmas Hymn.

Written for The Evening Star.
Long. long ago. in a country far away,
Upon His mothers knee the infant Jesus law
Bright was the star that led the wise men ON
To find the sacred spot where Jesus Christ was born
Lowry was His lot. riches had He none
But q mighty love for every little one
These blessed words He taught when He to manhood
grew,
'Do unto others as you'd have them do to Won
Years have passed away. He lives more on earth
And yet we keep the day Of His glorious birth
Dear children heed His words be always kind and true
do unto others ever you'd have them do to you"
G. II. ID.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-23
Under a Roof Again.

In the evening Of the first half days
travel In this new world the four young
ladies picked upon a nice grove near the
home Of Capt. John T. Wilson. whose
quarter section of land adjoins the town
site of Ctmarron City. Capt. Wilson OBJ
served their movements in picketing out
their horses ana preparing for the camp
for the night and notlcil,; that thew Rad
no gentleman escort walked down to their
wagon and introduced himself and invited
them to share his home for the Light The
invitation was accep.ed and the young Ia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-23
EPILEPSY OR FITS,

Can this disease be curedf Most physicians say
No-I say Yes; all forms and the worst cases.
After 30 years study and experiment I have
found the remedy.-Epilepsy Ii cured by Il: cured.
not subdued by opiates-the old. treacherous.
quack treatment. Do not despair. Forget past
impositious on your purse, past outrages on your
confidence. past failures. Look forward, not back
ward. Ny remedy Is Of today. Valuable work
on the subject and large bottle of the remedy
sent free for trial. Mention post once and express
address. Prof. W. III. PEEkK. r. D.,
ja7-s52t Cedar ST.. New YORK.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-12-09

In writing never use long word
when a short one will convey the same
meaning. The use of stilted language
is no proof of intellectual superiority.
A story is told of a servant girl who,
though untaught and unused to writ
ing, sent to her friends at home a let
ter so simple and artless in style that
all who read it gave her the warmest
praise. When asked how it was that
she who had little education wrote so
plain and good letter and one so
easily understood. she replied: well,
you see, I've not much learning myself
nor have my folks, and to make it
easy for them l took the short and
easy words thai l knew they would
understand" 1t was even so. On cx-
animation the letter was found to be
almost wholly filled with words of one
or two syllables. 1t was this that
made it model of style. The labor
of writing is made needlessly hard by
those unaccust0med to it. Having first
a thought or fact worth printing, write
it simply in the words that come most
easily to the tongue, and you will not
be very far wrong. The ambitious at
tempt at display repels, especially, if it
leads to loading writing with words
not generally understood.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-12-09

Said Mr.. C. X. Stout, of the Treas
ury office, as he sat before the scales
with eight or ten thousand dollars in
double-eagles at his elbow: How
many one-dollar bills do you think it
would take to weigh as much as one
of these coins?"
The reporter considered IL moment
and made a guess.
1t takes just twenty seven, unless
the bills are trimmed close Twenty.
eight new one-dollar bills always
weigh a little more than double
eagle. Don't you believe it? Just
watt
He disappeared in the vault for IL
few minutes and presently emerged
with a package of brand new dollar
bills in his hand. Then he counted
out twenty-Seven of them and said to
the reporter: Choose any coin you
will"
The reporter choose Il coin, which
Mr. Stout put on one of the scale pans
Then he put the twenty dollar
bills on the other pan. The long needle
that moves on the index showed that
the beam was almost level The man
of money added another bill to the
tWcnty-seyen and the coin went up.
Then the reporter Ogered to treat for
his guess has been shy just 973 dollar
Cincinnati Commercial
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-12-09

a scientific journal tells this story
of Il frogs cunning: A brood of chick
ems was fed with moistcncd meal in
<anoePs, and when the dough sourcd
Il little it attracted a large number of
flies. An Obseryant toad had evident
~ noticed this, and every day towards
evening he would make his appear
ance in the yard, hop to saucer,
climb in and roll over and over until
he was covered with meal, having
done which he awaited developments.
The flies, enticed by the smell, soon
SWarmed around the scheming hatra-
chan, and whenever one passed with
in two inches of his nose his tongue
dartcd out and the fly disappeared.
FhG plan worked so well that the toad
made regular business of it.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-12-09
Alas for Their Ideals,

A girl never marries her ideal One
reason is that she seldom finds him.
and when she does she doesn't like
him. Another reason is, the material
man is so dreadfully unlike the one of
her imagination.
A girl is an inconsistent creature,
anyway AS sure as she fashions the
idol of her minds eye as a great
fierce, black-moustached, brigandish-
looking individual, the end will be a
promise to love and obey some meek
freckled, red-haired person who can
not forget his affection for chocolate
caramels and football scrimmages.
Most dreadful is the fate of the lit
tie woman who admires the jolly man
who can laugh at paper-weight biscuits
and boiled beefsteak, for she invari-
ably falls head over heels in love with
some solemn, stately man whose very
photograph makes her dumb with 81
lent awe.-Chicago Record.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-12-09
Discovery in the Moon

1t is reported that Prof. Weinek, di-
rector Of the Observatory of Prague,
who makes a speciality of studying the
moon, and is supposed to know as much
about that satellite as any living man,
has been examining some photographs
Of the moon made by means of the
great Lick telescope of California, and
says that one of them shows a crater
which is not to be found on any hith-
erto published map of the moon. This
ter of a mile in diameter, and 1t is
thought to be unlikely that the distin-
glIished selenographer, Schmidt, would
have overlooked it if it were there
when he made his map. Yet 1t seems
unlikely that it could have been formed
since, as it is generally conceded that
all activity died out in the moon many
thousands of ages ago.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-12-09

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