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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-04
THIEVES IN BOOK STORES.
Extensive Depredations of Crooks
With "a Literary Bias.

From the New York Evening Post
IL may be surprising 10 the general reader
to be told that the operations Of book thieves
are SO extensive that from five to ten cents
must be added TO the price of every book
sold from the stands In order TO make I'd
for these depredations. AL sellers Of books
in cities suffer In this way, but. OF course,
the more exposed stands are a better field
for the thieves operations than the more
orderly uptown stores. II Juveniles" ara
left without careful watching on a stane
the boys viii make away with 30 per cent
of them. ..--"'.s Srt ...
The older thief is rarely past middle aga
His appearance is usually Of the order de
scribed shabby genteel." He often haf
the scholastic air that We would expect in
the charity student. Very frequently when
he comes in he wants nothing in partic-
ular; just to look around" II followed ur
and questioned. he will say that he is try,
ing to find some rare hooks, and quickly de-
parts for other fields. These are a few only
Of the most dangerous class OF depredators
men who are up" In first editions and sim
liar preciosa. one of this sort, IL unie-
tected.. will weed out the most yalua BILE
books on a counter fn~An Incredibly short
time Look out for the customer who IS
very wise about rare books. but seldom or
never. buys one, is n rule OF the trade. Or
dinarlly. however. the standard books are
taken, books that are worth fifty cents or
enc dollar almost anywhere.
Frequently book thleYes work In pairs
One engages the dealer IN literary discus
sion, while the other rifles, the stock Some
carry a small carpet-sack. with a catch that
will never stay fastened, In winter the
professional book thief wears a talma with
voluminous folds or an uls ter with many
pockets. This is donned early I'm the fall
and worn very late In the spring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-04

IN tne JOY OF NE llac-
dee of his art he has already more than
his share Of the rewards of life. If this be
so then the student of art abroad-in Paris
in the Latin quarter. should be pretty
well satisfied with semi or even two-thirds
starvation as his portion.
He is a curious animal. the art student,
creature of strange experience and an
unaccountable psychology He is blessed
with the possession of certain qualities,
and the absence of certain others, which
make him a natural subject of Bohemia;
and In It's capital the Latin quarter where
the fundamental law of Bohemia is the
subversion. as far as possible, of all law
and the essential custom is contempt of all
custom, he is distinguished among his fell
lows. He Is more imaginative In his de-
pravtty than the student of Jaw; more
spiritual than the student Of medicine: he
has not the discipline of polytechnician
and Is more ingenious than all of these
Occasionally traces of conscience are no.
uceable about newly arrived Americans
but such cases are usually not obstinate
although / know of one which was persis-
tent IL finally developed into a hacking
cough and the young fellow was compelled
TO winter in Italy.
He Is Industrious.
But whatever his pecuiiarities, the Formal
and well-constituted art student is indus
trious. The light does not struggle long
through the grimy window of his atelier
before he tumbles of his nondescrpt
couch. or divan. as he prefers to call 1t,
hurries through brief toilet and into the
street Round the corner is a little dingy
cafe where they prepare an infusion Of
chiccory reminding him family of coffee.
ana serve half Hire Of 1t In a bowl with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-04

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
II heard an urchin give a bright reply
that made me think parents don't Brighten
children with threats as much as they
think they do" said T. L. .sGoebsl at the
Grand. II was on a train, and across the
aisle sat lady with Bright but fhlschiev-
GUS boy, about six years Of age. The ur-
chin could not be kept d,iiet for a moment.
He ran up and down the aisle. asked ques-
lions of the passengers played with his
mothers baggage. and otherwise kept him.
self very much in evidence. His mother
could stand 1t 40 longer, and said: Charlie,
II you don't keep quiet will certainly
throw you out of the window" The boy
looked at her steadily for moment. then
answered: "Oh, mamma, what ue!'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-04

signing for a waltz, some of them young a
few pretty and nearly all fresh-looking and
vivacious. Alternating with the ordinary
dances are special ones. in which only q
few take part. Over in a corner a crowd
begins to gather. 1t IS worth while to
Join 1t or get place on the low balcony
hear by. for you viii see something char
acteristic. In the center of the circle OF
spectators are two etudantes. AS the
music begins they gather up their skirts,
tucking in the front and drawing the trail
forward between their knees and making
1t fast below the waist, thus forming a very
fair pair of breeches permitting consider
able freedom of movement which would
otherwise have been hindered by the drap-
cry. The dance begins. slow, graceful and
rather stately at first, in most of the fig-
Ures but combining enough Of the char
acterlstics of the ballet and can-can to re-
lieve 1t of monotony, Yes you can get
closer If you choose without having your
hat kicked off. Celestine has very correct
ideas of propriety, and Will not kick off
your hat unless she knows you The au-
dience is apprsciative. and each movement
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-04
She Was Equal to Him.
Ficin the New York Sun.

FIN the New York Sun.
Then Georgian spoke up. I'VE can dc
pretty well down our way One nigh,
Henry Grady was at a reception IN At.
lanta. As he was about to leave his
hostess-I won't give her name-said
Now. Mr.. Grady. don't say what every
body else has said. I'm wearied to ex-
tinction Of hearing such a charming even
Ing. I've had such a lovely time Now,
do. Mr.. Grady, say something refreshing,
original
time
d." I'm = glad to hear IT, she said, no,
to be outdone"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-04
A Sliding Scale.

From the Indianapolis Journal. ..
Stranger-''Wha price do you set on that
red COW of yours?'
Mr.. Haicede-"See here. mister. air YOU
an assessor. or has she been run over by
the railroad?" r"-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-04
Made 1t Go Too Far.

From Truth. ..,f "a.
Borax-'My wife makes a little money go
q long way these times.";'..." lE-.
Samjones-"So does mine, unfortuna tely.
She's always subscribing for missions in
Africa and Polynesia"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-04

lemonade flows like
water in the cloak
--o-rS of the Senate.
1t is on tap all day
long on great punch
bowls, furnished at
the expense OF the
nation. To supply
members of the upper
house with that bey-
erage Will cost Uncle
Sam something like
1900 this summer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-04

~ n LIE En- III
a Young Gentleman
Who Proposes to En-
brace the Career Of
Art" Robert Louis
Stevenson took occa-
sion to express a
large number Of
views, some of them
sensible. and among
others that the artist
should be content
with a bare living as
his recompense; that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-04
Written fer Tue Evening Star.
a scene.


A Scene.
10 a nook a little brook
Forms a pool
Here IL seen moss as green
As Erln's Jewel.
49,
Trees 50 high rear 20 the sky
In search OF light.
= Their branches green reject tie sheen
To tie sight.
Cstbirhs' calls from loafy walls
Sounds SO clear.
On a leg a GRO. king frog
HIS mate vo9d hear
A golden strc.I,. s bright sunbeam
Cuts the air.
Thro' lcafy screen. the ssaft 80 keen
finds entrance rare
C. prCHARD WILLIAM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-04
DIDO ed =! sfrs-o.
The Recent Troubles Viewed From
pas an Official Standpoint. 80
SOME WRONGS TO WORKINGMEN
Difference Between Old and New
Labor Organizations. s"' ri
T.a ,Gs ~ @ ar 81
J!
HISTORY REPEATING ITSELF
. N e OF TIL e

brightest men con-
nected with the trac-
ing department of the
car service of one
Of the big roads ar
rived in Washington
a few days since and
upon alighting from
a train from the
west was recognized
and accosted by an
Evening Star report
er. He had left Chi
caSO the day before
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-04
Makes a big Difference.

From the New York Weekly.
Mr.. Timmidd-"How would a giri feel n
she received a proposal by letter.
Friend-"If she didn't care for You she'd
feel insulted."
"Um-well-er-suppose she did care loN
shed say yes by telegraph"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-04
Tender Sentiment.

From TrEth. o.
Deluded Little willie Cto his mo;Aer-
Mamma, dear. won't you please cut of a
lock of p2pa's hair for me? 1 want II had
iy." ,...
Sympathetic MothcrA"Certainly, dear"
CTurning 10 her husband) Ibid you hear
that. JchnY Who would have given a child
like thatJcreiit> fsr Sc much tender senti-
IA ent2'
Latte ISillis, feSplainlngD-"You see ma,
my rocking horse lost It's tan. and Just
santeRi-4StaJ.ics1 .SurtaInD
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-04
With the Bohemians in the Latin
Quarter.
.PARISIAAS AND THEIR FUN
In the Atefier and at the Bal
.fr t- 1.--.... - -.-
Butler.
INDUSTRY, WIT AND RIBALDRY
Written Exclusively for The Evening Star.

nm ,. n A LETTER TO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-04
Which the Senators Enjoy at Uncle
Sans Expense.
IN SUMMER APOLLINARIS LEMONADE
And a Number of luxuries All the
Year Around.
I H E A S G ETC USE

Written for The Evening Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-04

THIs is THE SEA-
son when apollina-is
III layoopada 6owS lfka
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-08-17
Country Girls Shoes.

1.-The best evidence | know of the
progress of education and refinement
in the west is shown in the styles of
footwear now sold 10 country mer-
chants" said W. c. Adams, "A St. Louis
drummer. The trade for men, no less
than for women, shows this improve
ment Even rs brief a period as ten
years ago ! sold most orders of coarse
kip boots and shoes to our country Gus
toners. Now | have not single call
for this cheap, heavy quality of goods.
Then | used TO see buXom, red-faced
country lassies come into the small
towns along the railroads i'm coarse,
heavy shoes. all twisted and warped out
of shape and buy more OF the same
kind OF footwear, paying usually
maximum price of Sl.50 Ii is differ
ent now, however. Young ladies of
the rural districts at present come TO
town in neatly fitting calf leather shoes
made OF the finest material. And they
are dressed in other particulars better
and more tastefully than were those |
used to see a decade ago But | can't
say that there is the same bloom of ro-
bust health on their cheeks a charac-
terized those who wore the 'Stogy'
shoes. Nor do they look so contented
and happy. Maybe, after AL the i'm
provement has been in the wrong di-
rection. st. LoHts HcP41ic.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-08-17
American Notes.

The son of Albion stood gazing at
the group of men in front of the Bon
Ton Temple of Bacchus' with deep in
terest. Excitement was running high
at Red Dog. 1t wa, the day of election
and reform ticket was in the field
"Alkali Ike, amt yer going ter vote
fer Hank Bitters and moral methodist
cried red-beardcd enthusiast.
"rhe hull ticket'll be beat. replied
the party addressed; "I'll he hanged eff
| do
And then the intelligent British tour
list drew out his tablet and wrote:
Note In America after an election.
the friends OF the defeated candidate are
taken out and lynched. "-Puck.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-08-17

Every patriotic citizen should give his
personal effort and influence to increase
the circulation of his home paper which
teaches the American policy of Protec-
ton. It is his duty to aid in this respect
in every way possible. After the home
paper is taken care OF, why not SUBJ
scribe for the AMERICAN ECONOMIST,
published by the American Protective
Tariff League1 One of its correspon-
dents says: "No true American can
get along without it. consider 1t the
greatest and truest political teacher in
the United States"
Send postal card request for free
sample copy. Address Wilbur F Wake
man, General Secretary, I35 West Esd
ST., New York.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-08-17

My whole family had been suffering from
terrible colds on their lungs. | called at my
druggists and procured bottle of Dullam's
Great German % Cent Cough Cure, and can
safely recommend ii rs the best cough rem
edy that / ever bought.
ROBERT Common. Liveryman, Flint NJ.
Don't Cough! Cough. Cough, but get bot
tie aud try it, For sale by b. VanDen-
Bergh Alma.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-08-17

Buy Dullam's Great German Is cent
Liver Pills, 10 in each package, at Van
DeuBergh's.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-08-17

Bay Dullam's Great German % cent
Cough Cure, at VanDen Berghs.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-08-17

Buy Dullam's Great German % cent
Cough Cure, at VanDenBergh's
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-08-17

liu Dullam's Great German Is cent
Liver Pills. 40 in each package, at Van
DenBeTgh'6
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-08-17

Ow KETs Scenery; Hunting
r. l.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-08-17
GENERAL MARKETS.
CHICAGO

WHKAT-Closed; Aus, 53Slc; Sept, 54slc;
Dec, $3.50.
CoBN-Closed; Aug, 54l4c Sept, 541Sc;
Oct. 53Hc.
oATs-Closed: Aug, 29Ssc; Sept, Soc;
May, 34s4c.
PTovIsIoNs-M Pork closed: Aug,
G347R; Sept. t1347l9. Lard - Closed:
Aug. E.47l9; Sept, $3.50.
CATTIE-Ouotations range from 81 256
100 for good TO cholce cattle: f4.20G4.5 sc
good shipping steers; t2.75G4.25 common
TO fair steers
Hoes-Sales ranged from f5.15G5.25
for light; t5.20@5.35 for heavy.
SHEEP-Quotations range from f2.0O8
BIO for Western: tl.OOQ3.50 for natives
and g. O0@45O for lambs.
WooL-Quotations as follows:
Wisconsin Illinois Michigan Indiana and
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-08-17
NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.

NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.
Money on call easy at ! per cent;
closed offer at per cent.
Sterling exchange quiet and easy at
4s719 FOR GO day bills, and 4ssls for demand.
Government Bonds-Closing quotations
Is, coupons 4i4.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
WHEAT-Closing prices for No. 2 red
Aug, size: Sept, 5sc.
CoRN-Closed for No. 2, Aug, 6O%c;
Sept. SOC.
OATs-Market closed for Mixed West
ern 5311 @348c; White do, 4919c.
MILWAUKEE,.
WHEAr-No. 2, spring, SIC.
Coz. No, 3 Sec
QATs-No. 2, White. 33c.
ST. LOUIS.
WHEAT-Cash. 50%c; Aug. 5O1sc.
CoRN-Cash, 51$4c; Aug, SIC.
OATs-Cash, 29Lc; Aug, 293lc.
PRovIsIoNs-Pork, sl4.O0. Lard, t740.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-01-25

st, Paul, Jan. 22.-The first result of
the Franklin investigation was the sum
mary dismissal of all the employees of
the office Of the building inspector. A
&C Inference was held in the Office of In
spcttor Gauger, and soon after Mr..
Gauser walked out into the gen aral room
and asked all of the employees to hand
in their respective designations, to take
effect at once. Mr.. Gauger expressed his
regrets at being compelled to take steps
so peremptory, but he thought it better
that designations be asked. There was
no hesitancy upon the part of any of the
employees. They wrote out iheir resig-
nrtions s~traightway, and walked out.
This is the result of the investigation of
the charges of bribery against Aid.
Franklin. who now says that he received
S15 per month from the employees of the
office, but he supposed it was a present
because he lost time in attending COM
mittee meetings and was not meant as
a bride.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-01-25
The Marketa.

Chicago. Jan. %. - Closing prices:
Wheat-May, Ga 3-4c; July, 66a66 1-Sc.
Corn-May, 333-Sc; July. 80 1-Sc. Oats
May, 30 1-Sc; July, % 5-Sc.
Minneapolis, Jan. % January close.
80 1-4c. May opening, 60 Lie; highest,
60 3-4c; lowest, go lac; close, 60 3-4c.
July opening, g. lac; highest, 81 5-Sc:
lowest, 81 1-4c; close, e. 5Sc. On Track
No. l hard, 63c; No. 1 Northern,
o 3-4c; No. 2 Northern, 59c.
st. Paul, Jan. 22.-Receipts-Hogs, 700
head; cattle, 100 head; calves, 10 head.
Hogs-Strong and active. Yards cleared
early TO packers yesterday.
Cattle Steady, but quiet for lack of
material. But half a load offered, bal
ance going direct to local feederes. Good
demand for stockers and feeders and fat
butcher cattle.
Chicago. Jan. 22.-Cattle-Not a suffi-
cient number on sale 10 make a market;
no sales of note, hence no quotations.:
prices unchanged. Hogs-Slow; SC lower:
rough, $4.9Oa5.06; packers and mixed,
S~5.2Oa5.30: prime heavy and butchers
weights, $~s.35a5.40; prime light, S5.35a
$50.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-01-25
Tears Mt the Thcnter.

A E E
A Psychologist has been studying tho
problem of tears at the theater. He
asks why it is that the people whom
you see crying oyer n pathetic situation
that they see acted before them are
generally Incapable of feeling the least
emotion in real life, and he attributes
this special flood of tears to the excite
ment caused by the heat, the lights and
sshe smagnetism of their neighbors at the
show. He adds that nine in ten of. the
people who cry at the; theater are hard
and selfish at home. The .phenomendn
is slinilar. TO that often witnessed at n
mclodrama when the villain or the
wicked woman is@ romdly Kissed by
the gallery the ome he or she. APP
pears on the stage, while the gallant
hero and the virtuous heroine come n
for u round or two in their every scene,
and the home life Of so many of these
stern applicants Of Draconian morals
Is something too terrible to contemplate
with. serenity .1Toston Traveller.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-01-25
Seriaus Churges.


St. Paul, Jan. 20.-The common council
last night elected Aid. Montgomery to
succeed ex-Ald. Harry Franklin on the
board of abatsrnent. The meeting would
have passed off quietly had it not been
for Mr.. Reardon, who had a few words
of instruction TO the new member. de
charged that the board of abatement had
been derelict i'm it's duties, and ollowed
with an assault upon the Jobbers' union.
He asked that Aid. Montgomery institute
an inquiry about n certain paper which
he said is locked up in a safe in an office
on lower Third street, but he had nothing
TO say of the nature of tho paper. The
.Jobbers' union, or its representatives,, ne
said, had been tampering with the board
He made the startling statement that
everything about here is rotten> He said
he would give evidepce himself, If no one
else would look after the matter. The
chrrges will be Investigated.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-01-25
KILLED By AN EARTHQUAKE
DETAILS OF THE RECENT EARTH
QUAKE IN THIBET.
Eight Hundred and Fifty Houses De-
moiished-The Total Deaths VIII
Probably Reach Into h Thou
sands, While Many Are Missing.

Victoria, b. c., Jan. 22.-Priyate ad-
vices received by the Empress of Japan
give fuller particulars of the earthquake
devastations IN the mysterious territory
moth of the, Himalayas, where Skoolhak,
the Buddhist God lncarnate,r reigns
supreme over the hearts of the Thibetans.
Owing to the eXtreu.e rem~oteness of the
country, information of the tramen lous
disaster had only jest reached the coast
when the Empress of japan sailed for
An erica. The viccroy of Szcchuan, Lou
ring Chang, who represents the eisil
authority Of China in the distressed ter
rltcry, has made II public appeal for
81 cCor, and in his nEemoriaI says that
the grand monasteries of Hueyuan and
hemis, the home of Buddhism, are in
ruins, and seven small lama saries are
eGfIed in the wreck of the former. Eight
hundred and fifty houses belonging TO
native Thibetan soldiers, and occupied by
them and their families, met the same
fate. Seventy-four Lama priests and 100
Chinese and Thibetans made up the roll
OF those whose bodies had been found
and identified. There were also many
scores of unidentified corpses, while the
''i"SiiiS ai1 itSIou.
The total of fatalities will probably
reach into the thousands, upward of 400
men were mortally wounded, but were
still alive when the memorial left the
viccroy, and the distress caused through
out Thibet by the shock is beyond ex-
aGSeration. Famine threatens the land
and the cry for bread is to all creeds
and to all people. The greatest misfor-
tune of all, however, is, to the mind of
all devout Buddhists, that which has be-
fallen their sacred head-the holy Skool-
hak. lie is among the missing from
Lhassa, where the monastery of Kemis
was, and the circumstance, although zeal
orsly guarded by the faithful for fear
that knowledge of it might rend asunder
the entire fabric of the ancient faith. is
rapidly spreading through all the East
err lands where Buddhism is the religion
of the masses. The outcome is beyond
Ct lculation, the shrine a heap Of ruins
and the holy one missing from the elrth.
The Lama morG steries of Huelyuan and
kcmis are situated in the heart of the
civilized portion of Thibet, and for ages
the latter has been me seat of Buddhism
pIOpC ry elf 81 ua "7tt H
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-01-25
CARRY OIL AND MoLAssEs.

The Same Tanks Use by Vessels
Trading Between Country and
Cubn. @
Almost all the molasses which comes
from Cuba TO the United States is, ac-
cording TO the New York Tribune,
brought in the same tanks In steam
ships that are used to carry petroleum.
as a return cargo. The ships tanks
are about sixteen feet deep. They are
pumped full of oil at Brooklyn or Phil
adelphia, then taken to Havana and the
oil is pumped out into the tanks Of the
refining plants there. Molasses il
brought from the interior Of the island
in huge h~ogsheads, which are emptied
into the storage tanks. A suction
pump drawing about 10000 gallons an
hour fills each ships tanks to within
about two feet of the top, that amount
of space being required for the expan-
sion of the molasses. II might be sup
posed that the petroleum would have
u bad effect upon the molasses, but it
has been shown that the contrary is
the ease, and as nearly one-half the
importation is madesinto rum and the
baiatit lihtN iiiio sugar a. IItllt Ul
is not Of much account. The tanks are
cleaned after the molasseS has been
pumped out by turning liz a powerful
steam jet, which washes dc IN the sides
and liqnities whatever molasses may be
left in the bottom of the tank. and the
suction pump finishes the work. "A
cargo of molasSes, which formerly re
quired ten or twelve days, can now be
unloaded in forty-eight hours, while the
difference in cost of handling, to say
nothing of the saving of time, amounts
to Il large sum The first attempt ut
handling molasses in bulk was made by
the brig Novelty in 1877. She was
fitted with n lining, and her whole hold
was used without partitions. She made
several trips between Matauzas and
Boston, but was not successful as a div
idend Garner. Since the present system
of dividing a vessels hold into tanks
was devised and put into practice on
steamers the profits of the trade and
the steamship companies have largely
increased. @ %E# EA8
E. La