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The Millfon-Stnmp Mania.
Perhaps the most remarkable stamp fraud
on record was perpetrated by n French ad-
venturer who established himself as king OF
a small country in Africa somewhat difri-
cult to accurately locate. He employed an
agent in London to have postage stamps
of various denominations made for him.
Quantities OF these he sent to various gov
ernments, receiving from them In exchange
unused stamps of their own, representing
large value in aggregate. 1t is customary
for the nations of the world to make ex-
changes in this way. Some of them, how
ever, mark the stamps with the word
specimen" before sending them out, thus
cancelng them in effect. Many thousands
of dollars worth OF new and uncanceled
stamps were given by foreign countries to
Uncle Sam for exhibition at the world s
fair In Chicago.
During the last year there has been a
rage in the Treasury Department for col
lecting stamps-not rare ones merely, but
the ordinary sort. The department receives
several thousand letters daily, and from
every envelope the stamp is cut. The writer
saw a great box filled with these stamps
yesterday. They are collected by govern
ment clerks who have friends afflicted with
the extraordinary ''million-stamp' mania.
A delusion to the effect that Uncle Sam has
advertised to pay SlO.U,U to anybody who
will send i'll 1,WW,WU Cancelled postage
stamps is SO widespread ana nrmiy eStab-
lished in the minds of the American people
at large that nothing seems able to destroy
1t. Started presumably by some nonsen-
steal statement in a newspaper, ii has lasted
already for more than twenty-five years.
The Post Office Department is continually
bothered with correspondence on the sub
iect, thousands of women and children in
all parts of the country being constantly
engaged in the pursuit of this wiIl-o'-the-
wisp. Apparently nobody has ever yet got
the million stamps together, though Install
ments of as high as $1,000 have been for
warded to Washington. The deluded COL
lectors nearly always get tired after gather
ing q few thousands.
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fatiGuel that only with great difficulty
could they put one foot before another
They wtre First Mate Oien and Sailor
Hovde of the Jarl.
THE fsaGnvald Jarl is a total wreck"
vas their announcement. "She was screw
ell 10 pieces in the gale yesterday afternoon.
We have saved one of tho boats and some
of the stores. Capt. Bottelfsen wants to
know if MIR. Wellman has any new orders
for him"
expedition 1t cut of our line of retreat
which had been 50 carefully arranged 1t
left rs stranded in the sea of ice Though
prudence perhaps suggested we should now
turn back. probably not man in the party
thought of retreat. All our sorrow was for
the gallant Capt. Bottelfsen who had suf-
fesr1 that greatest grief to a navigator, the
loss Of his ship. We made as good a camp
as could In the bowling wind, which
male it next to impossible t. cook a meal
or Keep W our awnings. Fortunately the
Weather was not cold. only a few degrees
below freezing. After supper-at = a. ma
ration Of branGy was served, the first which
we have issued. The storm increased in
fury and drove particles Of snow under the
flaps of our tents AMI calf buried US in our
sleeping bags while we slGmbered.
scene of the Wreck
Ut ii last evening four of us-Messrs
Dodge, JJeli and the sailor. Ellefsen. with
the writer-set ont on skis for Walden Is
land. 1t was a trying journey, especially
for the writcr-twcnty miles of heavy snow,
In the teeth Of the storm, while as yet I'M
accustomed TO the use of the Norwegian
snOwshoe- Imagine a man trying to run
fifty miles straightway on his bicycle the
first day after his initial lesson in the art
OF riding. and you may realize the difficulty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-20
MAMMA EATERS.
The Peaple OF Arabia and Persia MIKE
Ii From Tamarisl< Branches,
From Good housekeeping.

From Good Housekeeping
In some of the eastern countries n5ta DIV
Arabia and Persia, Il marina answering
closely u that mentioned in the SCRIPTURES
is still naturally produced in considerable
quantity. 1t comes from the tender branch
IS of the tamarisk, and is known to the
Persians ey the name of 'taIaarisk honey"
1T consists of tear-like drops, which exude
in consequence of the puncture of an in
sect, during the months Of June AMI July
In the cool Of the morning it is found solid
ihea, and the CONCEALED tears may be
shaken from the limbs. That, in fact, is
one of the methods of gathering mama
Herodotus alludes to the same nutritious
product so that there is no doubt IL has
been known in those regions from the earl
lest ages. 1t is easy to see how it might
lie produced in wonderful quantities With
out any special manifestation Of the super
natural. 1t is a sweetish substance pleas
ant to the taste. and highly nutritive.
Some students of the Bible have supposed
the mamma there mentioned 10 have been a
fungous growth; but while the explanation
would be natural one, the modifica ton
which it would require is an unnecessary
one. There are numerous interesting things
nevertheless. about the. various kinds of
fungi. which modern experimentation has
decided to be edible; and not only that
but highly palatable and nutritive. What
country boy of an imaginative nature but
has irolicked in mimic warfare with i'm
aginary foes, getting the smoke for his
artillery and Infantry from the numerous
'puffbaiis" which q convenient pasture af-
forded, while his own lung power fur
nished the crash and roar and cheer for
the inspiring contest Yet science has DEM
onstrated that those very puff balls We're
Cnce good to eat-ln fact, capable of fur
nlshing the most dainty refreshment.
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Written for The Evening Star.
A Song of the Winds,

Fair and free from the far south lands
Waking the world from its slurnJer deep
Tie flame of life from an cnber fans
fright. budding forth from the earth's chill Keen
The sky and the air, the time fulflls
When spring winds blossom the naked hills.
The faint, heat breath of the whit ming year
Steals through her door by he far brooksiie;
But the treasure Of summer holds naught SO dear
As the love untold that her dark eyes hide
Oh, gentle winds, pray you fare
And ease my heart of its weight Of care
Mourning the death of the golden year,
Singing for sorrow a sad refrain;
The clouds hang low and the time draws near
Filling the world with the tears Of rain
Up from the marge Of the changing sea
The breath Of autumn blows chill on me.
Ger the still Dumbness Of the year
Black frozen brook and forest side
winding sheet for my love, mos; dear,
Fair. cruel soft. will abide.
Hark, the wild trurnIets Of the snow,
Heart-chiiins from the northiand blow.
SO wheels the round chariot OF the sun
Tho life CLEANS bright winter chiils;
But not till the span Of day is done
Learn we the gray secret Of the hills.
And my life drifts with sad complain,
For my love comes not to mo again
October 8, 1894. W. II. CHANDLER
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under which the writer labCred. But we
made fairly good progress. stopping at
Parry Island to lie down in the deep snow
and eat lunch. Our little stock of water
was soon exhausted. and we all suffered
dreadfully from thirst. A few lemons
which the thoughtfulneSs of DIR. Mo-
hun had provided were made into lemonade
by the process of sandwiching n handful of
snow between two slices Of lemon and melt
Ing in the mouth. When the lemons were
gone, We ate snow alone, and at every
hourly stop lay down in the snow drift and
resorted to this doubtful method of reIiev-
Ing thirst.
As We rose 10 the hilltop of Walden Island
early this morning a sad scene met our
eyes In the for ground was the tent camp.
made OF Few sticks of timber and some of
the sails from the ship. n mere hut upon
the rough shore ice. in which the crew of
the Jori had taken temporary refuge A
hundred yards farther out we could get a
glimpse Of the Ragnvald Jarl. with only
one mast sun standing, and that at an
angle OF thirty degrees from the perpen-
dlcular. The fee had run over her decks
ana even 10 the top of her upper works.
almost hiding the hull from our view Even
at this distance il was easy to See that
The gallant little ship had been dealt a
dcathhlow.
The Vessel Was Stout Enough.
So great was the power OF the ice In mo-
ton that the sides Of the ship had been
pressed Inward. causing the deck to swell
W 2n1 burst in the center That she had
Rot completely collapsed and Fendered i'm
possible the saving Of stores from her hold
was due 10 the great strength of the hull,
for the RI guye,a J:r! was one Of the stout
est ships In Norway. Before we sailed
from Tromsoe rsmcr was !r circulation.
and doubtless YIN be rel=Tc1 s:tel the
meas q the disaster reaches civilization,
,Ist the Iarl was old ard worthless s-!
III adapted to Withstand contact with heavy
Ice. This is not true. The Jarl was built
Tor work in the ice, and her hull was made
as strong as heavy timbers and good work
o>snsEip could make her. Besides she WAS
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In BRACING OCTOBER.
Strength Should Return and
Languor Go.
No Season is 50 Go 4 for Bl:la
ing Up The Brain and Body.
Paine's celery Compounds Work OF
Mercy In Countless Homes.

The Frustrating heat Of summer has long since
gone.
lack Of energy-Ip health.
With the return Of bracing. vigorous weather tho
thoroughly well m"n and women nI,d the prospect
OF work attractive. business loaks pr,pmising.
The indoent, unaubtious feeling Of few months
ago gives place 20 eTergy aud hard work.
That is, provided one II well.
To the sick man woman ,he prospect T. dOlefui.
The thousands Of pers ms who worked right through
the bot summer. and the many whose vacation In
stead of recruiting their strength, has only made
Increased demands their tired nerves and brain
these unhappy should take advantage OF the
bracing DAYS aud nights 60 store their bodies
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little craft A week ago tonight was our
last aboard tn" ship. The next day We
were 10 set out upon our long sledge
Journey.
Three days and a half had We journeyed
to the eastward before the sad news over
e ok All night the 18th a heavy storm
rage1 from the northwest. At O'Clock on
the morning Of the 18th we saw two men
approaching US from the direction of Wal
den island Iastinctively We knew that
they brought US bad news The two men
advanced 50 slowly that We set out to meet
them They were staggering along, snow
blind. nearly furnished for water and so
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broken and screw ed the drift ice, we shall
do the best we can. What fortnight ago
ice journey has been quickly changed into
conditions about as forbidding as it is pos
cible for them to be
On the Way to Camp.
Monday, June 10-When last 1 wrote you
We were at the scene OF the wreck of the
Jarl, Walden island. On the last day of
May Dodge and i. with Mate Sandbu and
the sailor Hovde, who were engaged to
go with the expedition. set out for our
camp. twenty miles to the eastward.
We find all well at the camp. save that
Mr.. Heyerdahl has drunk too much water
and nearly persisted of dysentery. DIR.
Mohun's prompt and skillful treatment
doubtless saved his life. The doctor has
also successfully treated three cases of snow
blindness by new method of his own de-
vising, in which cocaine is used with adj
miTable results.
The story of our labcrs from this time on
ward can best be told in extracts from my
journal, given just as they were entered,
day by day:
We have breakfast at 6 this evening, and
Immediately afterward Capt. Petersen,
Prof. French and the writer set out skis
TO explore the ice to the east We desire TO
sc straight to the east from here, toward
the King Charles Island, but after picking
our way across many tidal cracks We find
such a hopeless mass Of broken-up ice al
U ny HOitS, llldl we dDdHuOl
the idea of going in that direction, and de-
eide to veer to the south toward Cape
Platen where the ice seems smoother.
Prof. French and Capt. Petersen return
ed this morning June y from a prospecting
trip five miles TO the south, where they
wcce glad to find pretty good ice eastward
toward Cape Platen.
Enormous Norwegian Appctites.
June I've Travelled all night over just
srch ice as that which we met last even
ing, though gradually becOning smoother.
If the temperature We're only lower, we
should be much happier. Some of the Nor
wegians have such enormous appetites that
II is with great difficulty they come down
TO the sledSing ration which We now issue
less than one and one-half pounds per man
per day. 1t is the smallest ration ever is
sued on such journey, where men are re-
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No Life I'm Mummy Wheat.
ON the London Daily News.

From the london Daily News.
An experiment on Lord Winchilsea's
Gable farm has just decided the Oft
mooted question whether or not the mummy
wheat found in the Egyptian tombs really
possesses the germs of life few months
ago Lord Sheffield, on his return from
Egypt, gave Lord Winchihea a handful of
wheat which he had himself taken from a
sarcophagus containing q mummy. One
hundred Of these grains were carefully
planted under glass frame The result
was awaited with interest by those who
knew Of the experiment, but after some
weeks the seed were discovered to have
rotted away.
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w ttliltSJlaN NidS D''.
ii f. RAGNNALD
Jarl has been crush
ed in the ice. she
lies a hundred yards
from The rocky shore
Of this (Walden)
island, a hopeless
wreck. 1t was day
before yesterday that
this disaster befell
Us, at 1 in the after
noon. We We're not
here to witness the
victory of the ice
king over our StanCh
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stamps from the bu-
rcau of engraving and
printing is by no
means the first depre-
dation of the sort
that the government
has suffered from.
Ten years ago an
employe of the stamp
division in the Post
Office Department
here succeeded in
stealing several thou
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Living TIP to Their China.

From the Detroit Free Press.
DO you find any trouble in getting good
milk now that you are housekeeping ?"
I'VE don't buy milk. Our bric-a -brac IS
only large enough to hold cream"
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Wv" "4NJO4S
Both the method and results when
Syrup Of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn efectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitud
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro.
duced, pleasing to the taste and &C.
ceptable to the stomach, prompt In
its action and truly beneficial In in
effects, prepared only from the moss
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.
gista Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try It. DO not accept any
substitute.
CAL iFORNiA re SYREp 60
SA1 FasEcisoo. cat.
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NEGLECT OF THE HAIR OFTEN DESTROYS RS
vitality and natural hue and causes II to TALL
out Before II p too late apply Halls Hair Re
newer-a sure remedy.
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THEY PRESSED ON
The Wellman Party After the Loss
of the Vessel.
DAILY FOOD RATION IN ARCTIC TRAVEL
The Aluminium Boats Survive the
Test Of Rough Usage.
THE DOGS WERE SHOT

Copyrighted. 1894. by Walter wcilman. All
rights TescrytdD
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The Mfllfon-Stnmp Mania.

latter is altered and is In reality a different
picture, representing the discovery OF the
mainland of South America in l4gS
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broken and we'd the drift ice. We shall
do the best we can. What n fortnight ago
promised to be good chance for a pack
ice journey has been quickly changed into
conditions about as forbidding as it is pos
cible for them to be
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The Recent Depreciation is Not the
First by Any Means.
A POST OFFICE EMPLOYEES qHEFqS
Why It Does Not Pay to Rob
Uncle SANS Stamp Box.
BOGUS COLUMBIAN ISSUES
Written for The Evening Star.

TH E R E c E N T
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Lockwood had a hole in 1t about a quarter
of an inch in diameter, which was easily
stopped up. The rivets in all the plating of
tn boats seemed as well set as the day the
craft came from the builders shop. In an
incredibly short time the sailormen had put
up masts with bamboo poles and rugged sail
TO them. The loads in the boats were re-
slowed for a voyage.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-07-26
LEADERS JAILED.

Debs, Howard, Kelsher and Rogers Ar
rested For Contempt Of Court.
CHICAGO, July l7.-Eugene V. Debs,
George w. Howard, L. w. Rogers and
Sylvester Keleher, the officers of the A
r. u, were committed to Jail by Judge
Seaman in the United States circuit
court for alleged violation of the in
junction issued by Judges Woods and
Grosscup. The four leaders Of the
strike in reality went to Jail in default
of bail, for the court offered them their
liberty until next Monday, when they
will have a hearing on the charge of
contempt. Their bail was fixed at
$500 each, but the men refused to
give it and the court committed them.
Debs and his companions were taken to
the Jail by Marshal Arnold and before
they left the courtroom Judge Seaman
instructed tie marshal to take them
out of the Jail at any reasonable time
or times in order that they may have
abundant opportunity to consult their
attorneys between this and next Mon
day.
While seated in the Jail awaiting the
preparation of his cell Debs said:
swell, this means few days of rest
and quiet at least. have not had
much rest for over month, and I am
badly in need of it"
The men were placed in the debtors
department of the Jail, Debs and How
ard being given a cell and Keleher and
Rogers one adjoining.
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ENDORSED BY HILL.

Presidents Position on the Tariff Meets
the Approval of the New Yorker.
WASHINGTON, July 2o.-The day was
one of dramatic interest in the senate,
for the fate of the tariff bill of 1894 de-
pended upon the course pursued in the
upper branch of congress. The friends
of the tariff bill wore anxious faces,
and more than once during the day felt
that the very danger point had been
reached. The enemies of the bill at
times believed that they would be able
to defeat it. When the adjournment
came the situation was still perplexing.
The senate proceedings were of pc
culiar nature in that the debate was
carried on entirely by the Democrats,
save trief speech by Senator Sher-
man and question by Senator Al
drich. The principal speeches were
those of Senators Hill and Vest, though
others contributed to the interest of the
occasion. Senator Hills position
Endorsing the President
in emphatic terms, was one of the most
conspicuous incidents of the day. Sem
ator Vest took occasion to talk in plain
terms in defense Of the right of the
senate and house to manage it's confer
ences without executive interference.
His criticism Of the presidents course
and the motion of Mr.. Wilson was
more severe than was expected. He
spoke for the finance committee and
the position of the senate conferees.
The action of Senator Villas in preced-
ing his speech with motion to strike
out the one-eighth diferential on sugar
was an additional sensation of q sensa-
tional day from the fact that it was
probable that the motion would carry.
It caused CONSERVATION until it was
found that the motion may be declared
out of order.
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APPEALS TO PUBLIC.
A. r. U. OFFICIALS ISSUE AN ADDRESS
TO THE PEORLE,

Asking Them to Refroin From Riding In
Pullman Cars, and Thus Lend Aid In
Crushing the Palace Car Magnate-"No
Surrender Still the Cry of the Leaders.
CHICAGO, July 23.-Messrs. Debs,
Howard, Keliher and Rogers, the Amer
icon Railway union officials, have issued
an address to the public, the substance
of which is as follows:
1t is almost universally conceded that
the Pullman company, through oft re-
peated reductions of wages, excessive
rents and many other causes, has griev-
ously wronged its employees, and what
ever may be said about the great rail
road strike which resulted in conse-
equence Of such grievances, the arbitrary
refusal of the Pullman company to sub
NIT to arbitration in any form, even to
decide the question if there was any
thing to arbitrate, is proof positive that
said company had no faith in the
Justice of Its Cause
andsfears the disclosures that are GER
tain to result from all honest investi-
cation and in view Of heavy losses en-
tailed upon the country such obstinacy
on the part of the Pullman company is
deserving Of the severest condemnation.
We propose that the Pullman company
shall be brought to justice and this in a
way that will not necessitate strike,
with it's attendant ills. We have faith
in the American people; they uphold
justice; they love fair play. And now
in the name of justice and fair play we
appeal to the great American public, to
every good man and every good woman
not to ride in a Pullman car until the
Pullman company does justice to it's
employees. Let the cars run absolutely
empty. No friend of labor, no friend of
humanity, will
Occupy Seat or Berth
in Pullman car. Let this policy be in
augurated and we will see how long the
railway companies will be bound by
their contracts, as they have induced
the public to believe, to haul Pullman
cars.
We propose to continue this fight
against the Pullman company through
good and evil report, and without re-
gard to consequences, until justice shall
be done. There will be no surrender.
We will use every available and lawful
means to push the contest. It is re-
quested that all papers throughout the
land, favorable to labor, to justice, to
humanity, copy this statement in full
and keep it standing as long as possible.
The address is signed by Debs, How
ard, Keliher and Rogers.
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REGULARS AT BUTTE,

Passenger Train Leaves, the First in Twen-
ty-twO Days.
BUTTE, Mon, July 23.-Ten COM
panies Of troops arrived from the South
during the morning. The total number
of soldiers now here is 1900, and 500
more are expected. A passenger train
left for the South during the afternoon,
the first in % days. Nineteen COM
panies of regulars are in possession of
the railroad property and yards here,
and freight and passenger trains are
moving on all lines running into the
city. The arrival of the soldiers caused
no excitement. The strikers mass meet
ing adopted resolutions favoring gov
eminent ownership of railroads.
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SOLDIERS DEPART.

United States Troops at Chicago Ordered
to Their Posts.
CHICAGO. July ~. AT 8 p. m. Cen
eral Miles appended his signature to
the general order removing the federal
troops from Chicago. The infantry
will take train for their respective
posts, while the cavalry and artillery
will march to Fort Sheridan and re-
main there until such time as General
Miles thinks it best that they be sent to
their posts.
The order for breaking camp came
from the war department during the
evening, after General Miles had in
formed the department that he thought
the situation had 80 far improved that
it was perfectly safe to withdraw them