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The evening world., 1894-07-16
HIS SAD PREDICAMENT.
Was to De Married That Night, and
Had but 30 Cents

The impecunious young man laid dowr
his pen and groaned, says the Chicago
| News.
| The girl who manipulated the type
writer ceased to click -clack her machine
and tossed her wilted bangs as n scent.
Ing danger from afar. What's the ma (.
ter she asked anxiously.
| "Oh, nothing much.' he answered
that's ALL"
"Oh" The typewriter girl bottled M
her surprise after the emission Of that
| one enervescent exclamation, and qulet-
ly thought II over minute. but
| shouldn't think you would look 80 blue
about It," she added. after making sure
she 81 tn, thhoroughly ccmprehendsd the import
be the happiest day OF your life You
"uumph that's all you know about
It," he Interrupted, CONTEMPORARY. 1T
guess you have never been married,
have YOU"
She said she never had. Visions Of her
best Young man fitted through her i'm.
him that she hoped 10 be Some day, but
she thought better OF 1t. and the impecu-
NOUS young man proceeded:
i've got to talk IT over with soma
body or I'll naturally explode with the
Concentrations Of my own emotions. See
here. This will explain 1t all, and then
you won't wonder that am a fit inmate
LOT II InUillP asylum.
He handed her sheet OF paper, on
which was a wilderness Of figures run
ming mp and down and crossways and di-
agonally from the centre. where was a
The girl looked at II. and then she com
menced to get muddled. too.
don't see any sence In It, she re-
marked, looking to him for an explana-
ton.
''Of course. you don't" he sneered
II might have known you wouldn't. See
that $50? That's my salory--a paltry 800"
ana he indicated with his thumb a
hand corner, and fair prospect Of
25 per cent. reduction II these hard times
continue. These are my expenses" and
a sweep OF the hand took the rest OF the
bewilderlng computation.
"Hut u doesn't cost much to get mar
ried" the Girl argued. becoming en-
thusiastic on 'he subject fraught with
snHh vita, interest to her ,o0 and o her
for So"
And one can live comfortably, and
snronsIy on ON marriage Licenses ana
the only considerations l wouldn't be in
such stew. But they are only a drop
IN the bucket ! love the girl. and l
have always thought till yesterday tina t
! couldn't live without her. but now iii
be blessed II ! can see how I'm ever to
live with her. Not but that ! love her
Just as dearly as l did; it's the financial
side of the question that IL curdling the
gray part OF my brain and reducing me
to total wreck.
II got the license and my new suit and
everything yesterday, and guess how
much money l had left? Just rs cents
We've got to go right to housekeeping
too, for she Is as poor as church
mouse herself. and has been living in n
fourth-class boarding-h till she's
almost dead. II you can tell me where
can scrace up money enough to set us
going IN be eternallv grateful to YOU
Good Lord! Just think of It, Here II Is
4 o'clock. snd I'm to he married at $50
then you wonder why | groan!'
Eut the girl had ceased to marvel
She began 10 write out specifications
again. and even the rattle of the ma
chine was tempered down to a reflective,
sympathe click.
The evening world., 1894-07-16
ROARING WELLS IN THE WEST
Thought to Indicate the Presence
of an UNDERGROUND Sea.

The best scientists Of the land favor the
opinion that Nebraska, Kansas and parts
OF Indian Territory are situated over anil
immense underground luke or sea. 1t il
n well-known fact that In several places
in Kansas whole sections of land have
suddenly disappeared, leaving only faith
omless lakelets to mark the spot WHERE
they were once situated.
Proof that there is something peculiar
with the foundation Of the section Of
the country mentioned may be found p
the celebrated tide wells of Polk, But
Ter and Colfax counties in Nebraskla
Polk County Is best provided with thelF
curious wells. having between a doz& "A
and and. twenty which which roar oar and ebb a
of these remarkable curiosities 9TH
cannot be called natural wonders. b
cause they are the work of man, at lean
caused by the Inhalation and exhalation
of immense quantities Of air.
There are hours. regular and uniform.
in which the air will rush out with 81
space of time in which it seems that all
the air OF the Platte Valley will bt
sucked into the cavernous depths q
these wonderful wells. The period Of thu
ebb and flow does not seem to depenl
upon either the seasons or the state
the weather, but is thought to have SOM
mysterious connection with the high an
low tide periods Of the Atlantic and Pc
cific oceans.
A meteoroogist OF national reputation
who sought to fathom the mystery OF tn
Platte River tide wells" ana who u
sued little pamphlet with the tith
Roaring Wells of Nebraska" gave
as his opinion that the roaring phenom-
enon was in some way connected, win
the prevailing direction Of the wind. q
ing strongest in time of west or south.
west breezes. The farmers in the three
counties mentioned as being best pro-
expeIling wells, believe that the water
supply is connected with a body larse
enough to have a regular ebb and foW
of tide.
All the wells in the counties OF Polk
and Butler which are tide regulated are
Of about the same depth, those of Colfax
being deeper. but all extending to 7
porous stratum having the same genera
chara cteriStics.
The evening world., 1894-07-16
CAN DOGS TALK?
An Instance That Indicates They
Can Hold u Conversation.

When engaged in locating n railway in
New Brunswick James Camden. a civil
engineer. was compelled one night by a
very severe snowstorm to take refuge
in small farmhouse, gays Forest and
Stream. The farmer owned two dogs,
u collie. In due time the farmer and
his family went to bed, the Newfound-
land stretched himself out by the Chin
ney corner and MIR. Camden and the
man with him had rolled themselves in
their blankets on the floor in front OF
The fire.
The door of the house was closed by a
wooden latch and fastened by bar
placed across 1t. MIR. Camden and his
heard the latch of the door raised. They
did not get up Immediately, and in a
short time the latch was tried again.
They waited few minutes. and then
MIR. Camden rose, untaStened the door
and looked out. Seeing nothing. he
returned to his blankets, but did not re-
place the bar across the door
TWO or three minutes later the latch
was tried third time. This time the
He pushed the door back, walked
straight to the old Newfoundland and
appeared to make some kind of a whis-
pered communication to him. MIR. Cam
den lay still and watched. The old
dog rose and followed the other out
or the house Both presently returned,
driving before them a valuable ram be-
longing to the farmer. which had be-
come separated from the rest OF the
flock and was In danger OF perishlng in
the storm. Now how did the collie
linpart 10 the other dog IA knowledge
OF the situa lon unless through some SUI
persense unknown to us?
The evening world., 1894-07-16
BAD FOR TIL, EYES.
Typewriting and Reading ON
Trains Iniure the Sight.

An eminent oculist declares that type
whiting has an injurious effect on the
eyes, says the Reading Times.
cessantly back and FORT, from the key
board 10 tho shorthand notes, ana this
Is muscular exercise OF the most ia
tisulng sort. For this reason. the ocu-
list urges, 1t Is desirable for typewritcrs
to cultivate familiarity with the key
board similar to that possessed by the
accomplished pianist with the keyboard
OF ais Instrument. 50 that Ii will he nee
essary to look at the keys as little as
possible.
While the injury that may result to the
eyes of a hard working typewritist who
Is not sure Of her figures and her keys
IL not to be regarded too lightly. II is
not likely to he near as serious as that
resulting from the practice INDUCED in
nv 80 many In these days OF railroad
This practice Is most trying on those
delicate muscles that regulate the shape
OF the eyes lenses and so affect the focal
ization Of the organ. The danger Is
greatest, of course. on those railroads
whose bsllastinR Is imperfect and whose
rails are roughly laid. producing much
Earring and consequent rapid changing
OF The distance between the eyes and the
paper
In some cases the eyes OF victim of
the misunderstanding habit are SO affected
then his sufierlnEs are most acute. ana
though mucl relief MAY be afforded by
the treatment of "A skilled practitioner,
nothing but a diScontinuance OF the
habit VIII afford a perfect cure.
In the case of n person who suffered
fortunes for two or three Years from eye
disorder due to train reading. neither
rest nor professional skill awaited until
by accident the yellow window shades
In the office in which he wss employ ell
were removed. when he was able at once
to work with greatly increased case and
comfort. and in few months was en-
tirely cured.
The evening world., 1894-07-16
NEVER FOt Nj THE TREASURE.

A miGde-aged man, William Wine
man, died a few days,ago in the hos
pttnl at Montgomery. Aha. and OF his
deathbed told an interesting story which
the Cincinnati Enquirer prints. He
came from Wallenstein, Germany, sew
Springs, Ark. shortly afterwards there
moved to Hot Springs from West Point,
Ga. physician whose name Is not
stated. and he and Wineman became
great friends. Last Winter the doctor
became III Of a LINGERING fever. Wine
out until his death. An hour or two
before he died, and while his reason was
entirely intact, he called his friend to
him and told him In consideration Of
his love for him and OF his kindly atten-
tion. he desired to make him present.
The dying man said that under GER
tain rock near the root Of a certain
tree. about three miles from West Point
Ga, he had buried with his own hands
$4,000 In gold money, He made Will
and appended to it d diagram or map
Intended TO show the location OF the
treasure.
Wineman had his friend properly bur
led and went at once to West Point to
ind the money. Fearing lest he should
let his secret out. he searched unaided
at night, The citizen. interceptcd his
movements as suspicious. Seeing him
30 out after dark with pick and axe
other lswbreaker aud warned him tC
leave the ne,gAbnrhoOd This and a
lack OF ready funds caused him to leave
and q" to Montgomery, where he Sc
cured employment.
He was lust preparing to resume the
search for the hidden treasure when
sickness overlook him, which ended in
his death.
The evening world., 1894-07-16
WAS BOUND TO GET WARM.
Fire Couldn't Hurry n Guest In u
nurninn Hotel.

He was a testy old chap, and when he
round there was no steam heat In the
hotel tth!s happened last january and
II would cost him half dollar for a
fire In his room. he got into a huff and
went off to bed In the cold. 1t was
real cold. too, and the old fellow almost
froze before he could undress, says the
Detroit Free Press and when he rot
under the cover, II wasn't much better.
Tor there wasn't enough cover in the
house to make that room warm on
such II night. About 3 o'clock In the
morning loud rap came on his door,
followed by lot more.
what do you want?" he asked with
his teeth chatterlLg.
Get up. quick! There's fire In the
basement!' cume the alarming response.
Go way from there and let me
alone he shouted back.
There were several Kicks on the door,
anu the man In the hlll yelled:
Get up; the house is atire and you'll
be burned up
Go way from there, | tell you"
shouted the testy guest. I'm glad to
know there's IA fire somewhere In the
house. and I'm going to stay where
nm till 1t gets up here. I'd like to know
what this room would feel like IL 1t was
warm"
Twenty minutes later a fireman from
ladder took the testy guest out of the
window.
The evening world., 1894-07-16
III War Breaks Out All ProfessIons
Are Deserted.

Formerly Europe. in raising its armies.
acted on the principle Of years OF pro-
nual contingents. writes NJ. de Blowltz
the London Times correspondent.
In these circumstances the soldier re-
manned under arms seven or five years
BILE. when one was called upon to serve,
to obtain a substitute among men who
made Of the military life a profession
who lived and died only as soldiers, who
marches and to all hardships, men who
We're excellent instructors for the raw
recruit and who formed in each army di-
Vision a picked. impenetrable phalanx.
The armies were not so gigantic as to-
day; they were easier to handle, were
equipped with less deadly weapons. took
their time In choosing. the fields OF bat
with far less. murderous results than
nowadays. Having COPIED with each
other face to face, they retired after the
victory, with mutual admiration, for each
others. 'valor, while they concluded an
honorable, well considered and lasting
peace. And the peace was lasting for a
curious reason. namely, just because the
for the nations to carry. The nations
were not crushed under their weight as
After tho dreadful Franco-German war
tary service and Of dimipished annual
contingents was given up The mon
strous principle of universal service was
adopted Instead. BY this principle the
whole nation is under arms. country
Is no longer a country. a people Is no
longer people: a nation is now nothing
but an army and country is only a bar
rack. Everybody wears the uniform
Everybody is sur lie qui vive.
II war breaks out to-day all professions
become deserted. all functions aban-
doned: the life of the nation stops, 80
that national activity may be said to be-
gin again only with the blood that Is
shed: Moreover, before two hostile
armies-that Is. two nations which are
enemies-joln In combat each Of the two
armies-that Is. each Of the two Infinite
hordes which traverse their several coun-
tries to meet eventually on the field OF
battle-will leave behind II country in
famine. Its factories silent and Its trade
paralyzed
Again. enormous stocks Of food supplies
must be accumulated on the frontiers
where the two armies are likely to meet;
but before reaching these inexheustible
magazines the armies must be fed while
crossing their own territories, and that
requires money. So that before even the
first gun Is fred each army will have
expended enormous sums and left In its
train towns and villages stripped of men
and beasts. the cities in famine. the
country without single tiller OF the
field.
The evening world., 1894-07-16

A. BROWN. JR WEIGHT THRowEE
his fourth throw and won. Brown, OF
Yale. was second, with 10i feet: Robinson,
~ Oxford. was third, with 1Gl feet, 10
inches.
Consequently the score now stands
Yale. 8: oxford. g.
The scoring Is don. as follows; The
University team winning II first. in any
event. scores points: three points are
scored for either university for Il second
place In any event. and one point is
scored by either university for third
place in any event.
In the 10 yard hurdle-race, oxford
won.
Oakley. OHrord, was first. and Hatch,
Yale. was second. Cady. Yale, fell at the
last hurdle.
The time WAS IS 2-6a., which Is 10 sec.
ond faster than Oakley ever ran this
distance before.
The score now stands. providing Cady
Ia credited with third: oxford, "A; Yale,
ID.
Oxfords man. Greenhow, won the one
mile run.
The times OF the frat three laps in
the mile run were as follows: First lap,
I'm. 1885,: second. I'm. 5ls. third, Am.
"A 2-5s.
Greenhow WAS eighty yards ahead
of Morgan at this point. Morgan was
the only Yale man entered. Iiildyard
was the second "string" man entered
by Oxford. The latter retired at the
end of the third lap.
Greenhow led throughout.
The result OF this race was not unex-
pected, as Morgan's best time is five
seconds slower than that OF Greenhuw.
Sheldon, OF Yale, won the broad jump
The evening world., 1894-07-16
A Union Pacific Engineer Had
singular Experience.

Ibid you ever hear of phantom loco
motive?" inquired one of the old-tims
Union Pacific engineers of number
of his associates who were relating Their
experiences and hairbreadth escapes
few days ago. All the men. who had
grown gray at the throttle, admitfea
this was new one to them, and The
old-timer proceeded, says the "Sas
Francisco Call
Back in the '79s the Union Pacin
ran an engine called the pusher on TIE
trains up between Laramie and q
summit After helping a train up Tho
hill the engine would run back to Lar
annie. ,
the regular passenger train up the hl
the snowshed that used to stand y
Harvey siding an engine suddenly popped
to even get a square look at her she ds.
appeared, in the, shed and was lost =
suddenly that I was dumfounded, but
so was my fireman. ! at once shut q
and the train came to standstiil. Ine
conductor came over and asked wh1
was the matter, Bill said !, I Just 81. /,
an engine pop out of that snowshed IN
just as suddenly disappear again.
Are you positive?' said the knirt
OF the punch, and ne peered up the trad.
and asserted that l was. We had bet
ter move on anyhow, and II you see on
1t will probably keep out of our way.
80 we proceeded. up the hill. keeping
careful watch for the mysterious engine
which made my heart jump into my
throat as she emerged from that snov
she'd The siding was reached. bui
there was no sign of an engine threat !
ening us with head on collision. Ins
trainmen laughed at me. and said
must have seen a spirit Had 1t nos
been for the fact that my fireman side9
In with me | don't know but ina!
should have given up and admitted
was mistaken.
"The engineer was a man named JoJ
dan. He had overlooked new time cary
and had started to take his engine pac.
to Laramie after helping freight W
to the summit. He could see the heau,,
light OF our engine before he emergee
from the snowshed. This accounted ~
his sudden disappearance. His englns
was almost stopped when he came on
and II did not take him long TO ger u
going back up the hill again at INeS
rate. The engineer thought we did ~
see him. and he would Just hide In nv
round house at Sherman and no ons
would be the wiser for his little escs
padc.
1--WE did not report him, but the ON.
Gals learned of the incident In soins
manner and his head went into ~
basket"
The evening world., 1894-07-16
KNEW WHAT HE WANTED.
The hoy Was Dissatisfied with His
Familys Fortunes.

| MY old friend. the Indian slayer. who
used to intlmidate Old Hand Full of
Clouds and the rest of his tribe. has
lived In Minneapolis for few years
back and has charming little home not
far from Forest avenue. says a writer
| In the Minneapolis Journal
The nelghborhood Is a pleasant one,
especially with the children.
One OF our neighbors has a cute little
son. Just old enough to ask questions
and make embarrassing remarks before
company, and who is noted for his neat
FAuntltroy appearance.
He dropped In on my old friend the
other day, and sitting down quietly
folded his hands and seemed waiting for
seine troublesome Ideas to form them
Finally he looked up and asked. Say.
do ! look dlrty?'
why no." said my old friend, whom
We Will call captain for short
We'll. we're awfully poor anyway"
The captain said he was sorry, but
that most people were feeling the hard
times.
I'VE haven't even rot a horse"
The captain expressed his sympathy
and said there were lots ct people in the
same fX.
And We haven't got a, COW neither"
This evoked some other sympathetic
reply from the captain.
And we haven't got any pigs
1t was getting somewhat monotonous
tut sun the captain made proper re-
Spouse.
And we haven't even got dog or a
cat"
This the captain endeavored 20 make
MIN think was blessing, but the child
continued:
And we haven't got any hens or
chickens"
At this the captain began to think
the young man was not sufficiently cog
INFANT OF the blessings he had. and so
he thought he would call the lads at
tcution TO some Of the things he had to
be thankful for, SO he got the floor and
commenced:
But, my son, think how much you
nave that q good many little boys do
not have. There Is your good mother,
who loves you so dearly and would do
awning to make her little boy hap
Yes" interrupted the little fellow,
put Ia rather she were a hen, and
then she could lay eggs for us to eat"
rms was too much for the captain,
ana he retired from the field, con
WINGED that in the present mood at least
MS words would have but little effect
The evening world., 1894-07-16
BIG TREE IN MEXICO.

We started at $50 O'Clock, saws a
writer IN the San Francisco Chronicle
determining 10 take in on our way the big
cypress OF Tula. which Is so large that
II IL worthy to be ranked above the bir
rTeS OF California. We found Il in IN.
inciosure in the parish church. There
~ no doubt that the latter was built in
tndt place because OF the tree, for which
inc Indians feel great veneration 1t ia
precisely OF the same kind as the trees
OF ,hapultepec, but the largest there is
only Iorty-S'N feet in circumference
Whie THIS one Is. by recent measure
ment, l52 feet inches.
There Is another difference and a very
marked one. and that is the tendency
20 nattening OF the lower and larger
branches and of the peculiar buttresses
which the trunk throws out. in The
latter they are almost as fiat as boards,
and in the branches the fairness is thai
or wedge: Tho contrast between
thes" and the upper ones. which are
rounded, Is very striking. The trunk
Is not like an ordinary one. but re
SemblGs buttresse1 wall. so that the
two diametcrs vary enormously The
height must be less than 90 feet. making
the appearance In photograph almost
dTa IRISH. The spread OF the branches
from north 10 south is gigantic, aud The
erect Of light and shade Is entrarc!pr
to the artist. There are colonies of
lizards and Of various birds In the differ
ont DEPARTMENTS OF the trunk and
branches. and upon the green dome of
the top wcr" group of huz2ards that
croaked without intcrmission during our
whole stay.
The evening world., 1894-07-16


of the heel under the English rules. The
American measurement is made from
the "take-off' to the break in the earth,
making diff srence in favor Of the
Englishmen of six or seven inches.
In compliance with the rule Of the
Amateur Athletic Association OF Eng
land the Yale team Is compelled to wear
shirts with sleeves reaching nearly to
their elbows. They wear blue with n
large "Y' OH the breast.
The second "string" OF men OF each
team wear red bands around their arms
TO distinguish them from the men of the
first line.
During the games. to-day. the results
will be signalled by means of the flags
OF Great Britain and the United States,
which will be hoisted to the top of the
flagpole at the conclusion of each event
Dreary scene.
At p. NJ. a fine rain was falling and
the outlook was very gloomy. But few
spectators were present, but the officials
Of the games were still hopeful that the
weather would clear somewhat before the
time for the opening sprint.
The Yale team arrived al the grounds
at p NJ. There was no demonst rat ton
The Oxford men had been on the
the handlers were through with the
Yale athletes, the two teams were pho.
tographed In a group.