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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-23
One by One HIS Geese Sank.

FROM the Lumpkfn Independent.
Six or eight years ago Bob vorus started
a goose farm on his mill pond. He knew
the value of feathers, and thought the peo-
pie would appreciate the opportunity of OBJ
tanning them near home for making pillows
and beds. His big mill pond was such fine
place for them to swim and live and raise
in. So he got up five or six hundred pairs
| of geese, and put them on his pond. They
were in their glory, and the water was dot
ted with the white and blue of their plum
age from morning till night as they grace
fully glided over the placid expanse OF the
pond. Their nests were built in the rushes
| along its sides, and their melodious voices
reverOerated along its banks from end to
end. But they did not increase according to
Bob's notion-their numbers We're diminish
| ing perceptihly. A dead one could be seen
occasionally drifting along the edge of the
bordering ruSheS. At first Bob thought it
might be minks, offers, skunks, possums
| or what not that were destroying them but
| soon found out that 1t was alligators, fo- he
actually saw one day one of the ugly rep
| tiles catch goose and pull it under the
| water. Partly eaten geese would sometimes
! be found. In the course of few months
| Bob had the same big pond Of water, but
| not a single goose.
| Bob hates an alligator, and he and his ten
| boys have been occupying the duh summer
| months in killing them. They bring into
| town, two or three every week for the chill
| dren to get frightened at. Last Monday
| they brought up the biggest one yet 1t
measured nine feet and a half in length.
and weighed somewhat under 400 pounds. 1t
was forty-seven years old by the rings on
its tail, and had already begun to stow
away pine knots for the winters supply.
His appetite seemed not to be confined to
geese and light wood knots. for an autopsy
| discovered in his capacious cold-storage res
| ervoir a pair Of brogans and pipe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-23

In all fun 500 people. begins to move u.s.
rolling out Of the station. A shout Of exul-
tation starts up from the carriages. the
hute-hke notes of ladies mingling with the
grunting satisfaction of the men and yelps
of smuggled lap dogs bound for the Lake
OF Lucerue. There is rhe underground
railway, the moonlight casting odd shadows
rom the decorative profiles of intermina able
rows Of apartment houses, the open fields
There Is the regular cha-cha-cha of the To-
connective, the regular clink- clink, clink-
ciink OF carriage wheels. the snore Of the
old gentleman. the scratching and uneasy
twisting of the sohoolboy. the signs Of the
three ladies, and the nignr begins
a m. II becomes certain that no one
win be able to sleep.
1:30 a m. 1t Is torture to be packed 50
light together. II you move your legs You
will strike those of the lady facing you
The schoolboy continues to scratch him
self. Outside the brown moon is sinking in
the fields. We are making a good fourteen
miles an hour.
a:b a. m Halt. at the city of Troyes
everybody gets out. In the big waiting
hall they have great tureens of hot bouii-
ION. nIty cenumes a portion, and black
coffee. the same price. Every one takes
soup and coffee. tReturn of confidence The
Train joys on. The Star CORRESPONDENT tells
one OF the Parisians that the limited ex-
press between New York and Chicago car
mes d oaro shop, bath room and a tyne ,
writer girl all In full operation, night and
day. Nobody believes it. He tells the Par
isian That Chicago is dangerous because of
me hostile Indian tribes constantly on the
war-path This statement Is accepted
tensrai conversation concerning the habits
OF primitive nations, in which the priest
does not take part
= a. m. The petit jour, the little day."
the twilight of daybreak, that pretty worn
Wnich rivals in expressiveness the German
oendroth -"evening-red'-for sunset.
Along the route you see the bare outlines
or companies of slender trees. sracefnI
LomoaTdy poplars and gracious spreading
ems, with fancifully sprawling hedges
changing, ming, defiling, combining in cur
ious patterns as the train moves on before
the morning light. There is a golden-red
sunrise 70 the right, and to the left in a
Saney with high hills beyond, the pale green
neids lie. half white in patches with the
mountain morning FROST We are in the
highlands and valleys of the department OF
Ine Aube-'The worst department in
France the old French gentleman says,
weak In agriculture, but beautifnI in
scenery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-23
The Old Manta Rnv


In sleepy Hollow graveyard. when the long day
sadly Aused above the dust that once was Elmer.
son; ~
And where caressing zephyrs the clustered sreenery
wave
I stood in chastened reverie at Hawthorne, ouiet
grave.
On this green HILL meath sun and stars will sleep
from age to age
The Dreamer in his dreamless sleep the Mystic
and the Sage;
The best, the crown Of all her years, our western
world can show,
The fullest howerage Of our time, is buried here
below.
They sleep, nor heed the winter storm, nor feel
the summer breeze;
They sleep. but the strong words they spake are
blown DER all tire seas.
1 turned away where bending grass DER humber
burial waves.
And then beheld a gray old who walked
Great men are buried here" said. He wiped
falling tear.
Great men," he sighed, II know but, then, my
boy Is buried here
God gave them strength and length Of days till
all their work was done
My boy, my boy, We buried here before his work
begun
The Dreamer and the Mystic-I left them to their
fame,
And silent left the poor boys grave the grave
without a name.
Their. home is in the thoughts of men in nations
The boy dnds love n warm as theirs in his old
fathers heart.
Sam Walter Fass.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-23
THE DINNER KETTLE.
Some Interesting Facts Concernfng q
Useful Article.

From the New Yort sun
The dinner kettle in common use forty
years ago was a tall, straight-sided, round
tin pail. into which was set a tin dish about
half as deep and slightly 7fiartng. so that Il
projected a little above the edge The cover
fitted into this dish. and upon the top Of the
cover was a circle tin. like a short section
Of a cylinder. upon which a tin cup was
carried. The cup inverted. telescoped down
over the holder. This dinner kettle is stiu
sold, but there are now a dozen varieties In
the market
What is known as the Providence dinner
kettle is substantially like the kettle above
described except that IL has no Gun upon
the cover. and IL is made sometimes with
an additional part.a shallow pan or tray for
pie o. other food The ladies' dinner kettle
is Identical with the Providence kettle con-
tanning the tray. except IL has a tin handle
a wooden hold in the center. These two
kettles are sold principally in the east
One style OF round dinner kettle has upon
It's outside holder for knife and fork.
There is a round kettle about half the
height Of the ordinary kettle. which II
known as a breakfast pail
There is a kettle called the western dinner
kettle which Is used by railroad men in the
west and is sold also In the east. This
kettle is oblong In shape, straight-sided,
and with square corners. Ii has inside q
movable tray, and carried inside also Is q
fiat souare-co-nered canteen or flask for
coffee A cup is carried on a holder
upon the cover.
A kettle used largely by railroad mer in
the east, and known as the Central railroad
dinner kettle. is oblong, with rounded cor
ne-s The cover has a bottom TO It. form
ing a reservoir for coffee. the cup is carried
on top but inside a socket instead of shut
ting down over it: the kettle has a shallow
square movable pan inside.
What is called the 'Nestable" dinner ket-
tie is composed of three oblong slightly far
ing tin trays which. when in use stand
over another and on top Of a coffee holder
When set up this kettle is six and q Quarter
inches high, eight inches long and four and
three-quarter inches wide: when nested to-
gether its height is about two inches.
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more commodious than the French, with
only four compartments to the car each
opening into the other III something like
an American plan. make this last mister
tune of cheap European excursion less
unbearable.
Hitherto, though the valleys have been
deep and the hills seem mountains, there
has been none Of the great scenery Of the
Alps. Now We are In a highland plain,
bounded by low hills far away. Where are
the pink and white mountains, crowned
with snow? the schooiboy asks. We have
seen beautiful things, but not the glaciers
OF the advertising posters; and the only
snow-capped feature of our travel hitherto
has been the kitten-like, snow-capped blonde
Swiss girl the angel of the railway buffet.
Speaking French and German and often
italian. too. disQuieting travellers with her
beauty, as inaccessible as the Alps, as slip
perry as the glaciers and as placid as the
mountain lakes, whose steady blue her eyes
resemble.
4:20 pm. The scenery improves. Tunnels,
great valleys. steep slopes. black fir forests
near at hand. Immense Views, with ranges
OF mountains sometimes four deep. shading
off their colors from black to faintest pink
The water in the shaded streams becomes
deep and deadly green.
oS pm. Great ranges Of mountains
come into view. The snow, We pass a
great blue lake and then another At last
we are In Lucerne. with first red haze
on the town and then the quick deep fall
Ing twilight and the evening covering all
except the city lights and the Chinese Ian
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-23
He Was Mistaken.


From Life.
Scene: Railway Station Time: pm.
Beautiful Blonde ito ticket agent-'What
time. please. does the next train leave for
WOodchuck Junction."
Ticket Agent-'1:05 ."
Anxious Man Gust behind beautiful
blonde)-"Excuse me, madam"
Beautiful Blonde (haughtily)-'I believe i
got here first. SIR.
Anxious Man-"But-"
Ticket Agent-"One to woodchuck?'
Beautiful Blonde-"Oh, mercy, no. 1 want
to go to Perryville. Now they told me
that the train"
Ticket Agent-"Tha.'s right. Change at
Woodchuck. One to Perryville?"
Anxious Man-"Madam, 1 believe"
Beautiful Blonde-"But they told me II
the train was late 1 might not be able 10
make connection. The railroad companies
are so dreadfully Independent, you know
And then, my mother told me"
Ticket Agent-'Thats all right Train
waits One way?
Anxious Man-"Parion me, but
Beautiful Blonde-(still ignoring him.
''What is the fare. please"
Ticket Agent dmpatiently)-"s23 Do
Won want q ticket or not?'
Anxious Man-"Say-'
beautiful Blonde-t'Will l have to wait
long at-whats the name? Oh, dear I'm
SO dreadfully forgetful. Oh. yes. Wood
chuck Junction.
Ticket Agent-"Forty minutes. The
gong sounds) Come, hurry up"
Beautiful Blonde-"Mercy, yes. Hands
him s. and gets change and ticket Oh
dear haven't moment to lose" brushes
OUT.
Ticket Agent-"Where to?''
Anxious Man-'1m not going anywhere
Ticket Agent-"Then what do you want?'
Anxious Man (wearily) Nothing.
thought perhaps that woman wanted this
umbrella she left in the horse car"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-23

$40 a m The sun appears full above the
hills. 1t has been very cold. Everybody
has been coughing. Everybody is sore and
tired The sun should set things right
a m. Chaurnont and a stop. Coffee
again, with milk this time.
a. m Culmont-Chalindrey. More cafe
au latt. the national morning food of the
french, VINO take enormous quantities Of it,
with no meat and little bread
a. m. Vesoul, another uninteresting
stop, another debauch OF coffee and hot
milk, with dyspeptic looking cold chicken IL
you wish to buy IL at an exorbitant price
which no one does. AT 10:4o we are at Bel
fort one of the heaviest of modern fortified
places At ii :25 We are at Dele the last
town OF France on the Swiss frontier Here
the hrst real meal Of the day is taken cold
meat. hot biscuits. fruit and sour, cheap
wine of the environs.
u:20 a m. Por-entruy, the first Swiss
stop. The customs examination amounts to
mere asking of questions: Have you any
thing to deciare" Nobody has anything to
declare
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Accordingly the Partisan goes to Switzer-
hand. Even when on pleasure bent he has
. frugal mind The railway companies as
sist him. Some of the ten days excur-
mons are wonderfully cheap. From Paris
TO Lake Lucerne and back for exactly s.
has been the bottom mark Of cheapness
during the present summer. These excur-
sions. Instituted by the railway company of
the east. have been numerous and well
patrontzed- The Star writer, quite against
his preconceived plans and rooted general
principles, found himself three days ago
At the ticket Office Of the Care de L Est in
The act Of paying out his 40 francs. hypno-
dzed by the phenomenal cheapness of it
all The tinted lakes again, the Righi. the
Swiss cafe-waiter girls with their blonde
hair. their silver chains. their sleeveless
black velvet bodfces and white starched
puffed up linen-al1 this for 40 francsi
The regulations seemed easy enough.
and In point Of fact they were The ex-
eursionfsts must be ready ar the railway
Station at midnight They are to be packed
eight or nine in a compartment They
Gavel all night, being side tracked now and
Men for more important traffic They ar
rive at Basic In Switzerland at pm the
next day SLOW traveD. They NAV not get
on at Basic. but must continue on to Luz
cerne tthts to insure only bona ade excur-
6onists)- After Lucerne, however the ex-
cursionists are allowed to choose their own
Trains and stops on the return: except
nrst. they are forbidden all express trains.
40 second. they must be back In Paris by
nidntsht OF the tenth day. Otherwise they
pay the full rate from Lucerne az francs.
pns way)-
In the Car.
little guide book. issued In the interests
OF these trips. advised the voyageurs to
% ~ the station a fun hour in advance of
me midnight start. In order to secure good
places on the train Small need of this adj
vice. At 10 pm the excursion train was
pacEe1-packed with ParisianS-whfch
means packed with very pushing people.
ne coupe which had been comfortable with
LII travellers. one AT each corner, became
eoornfnabfy cFamped with nine We in
ours. had three ladies. all wearing nice
mats and rreproachable costumes de voy-
sSe one concealing a dog in the folds of
1er coat ana another black kitten in an
ostsustble lunch basket There was an ola
gentleman. a young husband lively school
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Having crossed the frontier the scenery
changes. the atmosphere, the local sights
and the very faces Of the people, as IL by
magic. The valleys seem greener. They
are irrigated artihcially by COMPLICATED
system of tiny canals Everything is neat
The great brown outlines of the very unin-
terestfng east of France give place to noun
tains higher and valleys deeper but seem
cry SO circumscribed by these very noun
tains that all appears upon a smaller scale
The distinguishing features of this new
Swiss scenery are; first, frclad hills; sec
ond, productive valleys, so beautifully green
that they look as If they had been painted
with green paint; third, chalets. or decora-
tive cottages.of all shades and tints, cream
colored. dove red blue pink. so fanciful in
their st-ange-roofed and balconied outlines
that they look like those toy carvings for
the mantel piece. those dolls houses or
cuckoo clocks which tourists bring back
home Another characteristic element of
the changing scene and adding wonderfully
TO its freshness is the ever presence of run
ming water. Mountain streams glttering in
deep valleys proclaim the land of William
Tell. The sweet odOr of the pines, the fresh
criSpneSS of the air, the restfuI coIors of the
sky and mountains. the chaste glory of the
unsulled daylight. the eternal virginity of
a land so inaccessible that the black-handed
factory system must forever leave 1t free
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-23
"A RUN on A GROCERY.
queer Outcome of Panic M a
shfngle Mill in q Little Washtp~tcp
Town

-. - W a8htnRtom
Town.
From the Puget Sound Lpmberman.
There was a run I'D at the little touyn
OF Hamilton. Wash, last month. that ou.,,
10 nnd Its way into literature devoted 10
queer things.
Now, the ordinary run" is generally CON-
fined to banks, and IS associated Win o
long line Of frantic people and a bank presi-
dent with pailid features, agitated nerves.
and forced smile
The run" in question was on a grocery
store belonging to the Washington Red
Cedar Single Company. A run" on a
grocery store is about the funniest thing
for the proprietor-that can happen.
The filler of the mill on the morning of the
run" to use a local phrase. 'yumped his
yob." and wanted his cash before pay day,
contrary to the rules and regulations made
and provided.
The mill owners making up their minds
10 discourage this habit of their men leav-
ing them in a lurch, refused to pay the dis
consulate filler until pay day.
Inc nier thereupon filed an attachment
on the shingles OF the company, and this
caused the run" Without hooking into
the situation local creditors and mill hands
commenced run" IN the coupany's gro
cery store. with the object of taking out
their wages and debts in lard dried spples.
syrup, tobacco, chow-chow. bacon, ami 9TH
er nccessartes Of life
The clerk. who had been dozinS behind
the counter. Jumped four feet in the air
when the door opened and a half dozen
prawny, wild-eyed shingle weavers appear
ed Bringing up the rear was a crowd of
laoorers. all clamoring Tor groceries
soon IL became apparent that the clerk
could not tie up the packages fast enough,
and he told the crowd to help themselves,
while he checked up the goods.
When Manager Boardinan returned in the
evening from the woods whittier he had
gone after supply Of los.. the clerk YVES
lying exhausted across - empty pickle
barrel, and the store mad tie appearance of
the last act Of a cyclone.
When the clerk recovered he informed
Boardman Of the run" and Boardnan
laughed long and loud
"hle he was surveying the wreck in
came drummer for Seattle grocery
house. and mildly inquired If anything Was
wanted. Boardman looked queerly at the
drummer. laughed. and pointed to the
empty shelves.
The drummer knew his business, and that
night he carried the largest order OF tie
month to Seattle. Before morning Board
man had discharged all liens. and the mill
was started up as usual
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-23

At the pretty railway station a full half
dozen generously developed Swiss girls, in
fetching costume. stand bravely I'D behind
the Notifications of their refreshment buff
fet. dispensing milk. beer and cakes to
travellers and meeting with a certain noun
tain hardness the, devouring glances Of
Frenchmen, who. like the ancient Athen-
ians. are ever DESTROYS of securing some
new thing. The pleasing experience of free
tobacco and free matches is here met with
In France IL is the government tobacco and
matches or nothing; IN Switzerland the
traveller feels the protecting influence Of
free trade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-23
Local Pride Hurt.

From the Detroit Free Press.
A pickpocket was before Il Chicago police
Judge for relieving a visitor to the fair of
500 or more.
Guilty or not guilty?" inquired the court
The prisoner looked surprised.
Il took the money, your honor" ne said,
"but don't like your way Of asking me If
did"
''Sir?" stammered the astonished Judge
II beg your pardon, your honor" con-
tinued the prisoner, lain t we running the
fair for the money that's in it?''
WEE" exclaimed the still astonished
Judge. "Who do you mean by WEI"
"All Of us, your honor. I'm a Chicagoan"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-23
Empty Stomachs the Safer I'm Battle.

From the ST. Louis Globe-Democrat.
} Surgeon Gen. Sternberg OF the army and
DR.. A. c. Bernays of St Louis had fiocked
together and were discussing gunshot
wounds In the lower part OF the body. DIR.
Bernays greatly interested Surgeon Gen.
Sternberg by a proposition he laid down
that when a man is shot in the abdomen
shortly after eating a hearty meal the dan
ger is much greater. "A case of that kind
should be operated upon in every instance. -
said DIR. Bernays. IF the bowels are
empty, or nearly SO, the same wound may
be treated without operation"
Applying that theory to soldiersy" re-
marked the surgeon general tentatively
Il would say they ought to do their night
ing before breakfast" put in the specialist
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-23

European sights that
even Parisians must
see. This most un-
travelled people Of
the world usually
content themselves
with sitting In their
capital. at the gates
Of their six great
railway stations. and
watching the ma
tons come into their
parlor, as the spider
does the fly. Thus
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terms of merry boating parties on the lake.
The tourists have finished their probation.
Henceforth they are no longer excursion
lists, penned like cattle in a special train
They rub of their cheapness in rubbing
elbows with rich summer residents In the
whirl OF luxury and expense Of one of the
most sought-after continental summering
places they lose their consciousness of be-
ing there set down like emigrants at an
almost nominal price per head
STERLING EEIIIC
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-23
FRENCH FRIENDSHIP
Displayed in the Early Days Of the
Infant Republic.
FRANCO-AMERICAN SOUVENIRS
An Exhibit at the Fair of Relics Of
Washington and Lafayette.
UNDER RIOT RID.

HE E V f n I n c
Star has already CIV
en- an account Ct
those scattered me-
MORALS of the revo-
luton which are to
be found at { n e
worlds fair. They
Ore chiefly in the
government build
ing, the various state
buildings and the
educational exhibits.
There is one collected
revolutionary dis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-23
MONEY IN THE MAILS
Points About the Plan for a Postal
Currency.
Why COUNTRY PEOPLE WANT IT.
What the Post Office Department
Offers as a Substitute.
STRAY CASH RESTORED.
Written for The Evening Star.

EOPLE IN RURAL
districts all over the
United States desire
a postal fractional
currency. such as is
being advocated in
Congress.f for the sake.
Of making small re-
mittances by mail.
Supplied with cash in
that shape they could
deal conveniently at
city shops, thus set
ting better opportun-
ftiaC for Infaa and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-23
iogues Of public libraries. II would be an
endless task to enumerate all Of them.
RA1tNa NJ

Just as Lafayette was an American as
Wen as = Frenchman. SO was Benjamin
rankin Frenchman as well as an
american, and this room that shows the
friendship between the two countries con-
tains few valuable Franklin relics. There
rs copy Of Houdon's bust OF him. the
original of which has q place OF honor in
me museum OF the Louvre and the cane
.Iat ne usually carried. which was given
10 LAFAYETTE when he came over In 1924
ne ne pest OF the relics. however, are prob
ANY the medals struck In honor of Franklin
IA faris and used as current coin of the
realm. they show his bust and an inscr1p-
non; Erperit coelo fulmen sceptrum que
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-23
Mans Best Friend.

From the Ottawa Free Press.
The dog is mans best and most faithrt,,
frtend-when he Is a fellows own dog but
there is nothing so unfriendly as the neigh
boris cross dog. nor is there anything less
admirable than the bowling cur that make
night hideous with his yelpings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-23
Our Country Cousins

From the Chicago Iuttr<UttuH
Josiah-"Say Mandy. do you suppose we
could get a time table here on the train?'
Mandy-"Great sakes! Yes; what do you
'spose they're runnin' dinin' cars for?"