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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-02
The HaEnvaId Jarl.

Aalesund are they. They felt that their
town had been honored by being made the
final QUILTING point and port of departure
for our expedition. and they wished to
show their appreciation thereof. So they
organized an excursion last Sunday after
neon through the surprisingly beautiful
Gei-anger ford. For hours a half hundred
Of us, Norweg.ans and Americans. steamed
amid fce-clad mountains rising sheer and
rugged from the waters edge a full mile
toward the sky. We watched the quaint
boats Of the quainter peasantry plying to
and fro. and noted with amazement the
prosperity and contentment of these peo-
Die who live upon ledge of land lying be-
tween the mountain cliff and the deep sea-
As We drank in the beauty CT the scene
IL was only natural that we should think
OF advising our friends in America who
travel in Europe for pleasure to come hither
In the summer, AID for a change to es-
chew the more commonplace and better
known routes In Italy and Switzerland.
Here they would find a simple and hos
pitable people. good hotels. admirable
steamships for running through the fiords,
and most jolly carrioles to climb the noun
tains with behind hardy. long-tailed little
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An Impending EVIL.

From the Detroit Free Press.
Spring was everywhere in the air as the
tramp came through the back gate. and
some Of 1t seemed to have got into his step
as he ambled along toward the norma
'.Ah. good day. he said, ,cheeriiy. to the
hired girl. who was disaoftfhS herself on
the kitchen steps with scrubbing brush.
She looked at him and nodded
What's the chances for bite to eat this
beautiful morning in spring." he inquired.
Not a rnouthful In the house, she re-
piled.
Struck famineg"
mo; something worse"
What can that be%
Part of Coxey IS army; they came by this
morning early and got everything we had
to give away"
All the blue went out of the sky of the
tramp's face. and the lowering clouds swept
over 1t.
Bah" he growled, them chumps is
goin' to ruin the perfesh and drive US
steady workers to the poor house er to
marryfn' rich wives" and he stalked out
OF the yard In fit of disgruntlement
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-02

with the self-restraint, the impartial tenn
per, the power of elaboration, without
which no democracy can long exist The
boss government which they have estab-
lished and the fruits of which they are en-
joying in abundant measure in New York,
Chicago, Boston, Cincinnati and many
-despotism parading under the mask Of
democracy. This is. l fancy. exactly the
kind of municipal government they would
establish at home If they were their own
masters. But it Is question whether they
are to be charged any more than the ma
tive American, who from partisan pig
headedness introduces national issues int
municipal campaigns. with the perpetual
ton ard development of this baneful sys-
TEN, which Is now extending its influence
to the state governments and has even at
tempted to assert its power in national con-
Germs.
Mr. Bryce has in his american Common
wealth. declared that democratic institu-
lions can exist only so long as the repre-
sentatives In state and national legisla-
lures feels sense of responsibility to his
constituency. / take 1t, therefore, to be
an ominous symptom when legislatures
take to registering the DEGREES of munich
pal bosses. without regard for public opin-
Ion, and the. lobby. representing powerful
interests and corporations, becomes a half
recognized power in causing and prevent
ing the enactment of laws.
The Dangers Ahead.
/ have often discussed with prominent
Europeans the problems which beset our
national life. and they have invariably
declared that any sort of government
would be workable in the United States
as long as We We're not confronted with
that sternest of all problems-the pres
sure of our population. They told me
that 1t was madness to encourage immi-
grafton after the warning which We had
received, that in fact we had been grow
I'm CT for n,,r
ent duty IS to assimilate and American
lie our vast alien population, and to throw
every obstacle In the way of immigra-
ton until we have accomplished this diff
cult task. Our national domain is now
nearly all occupied. No desirable land can
be obtained any more in any state under
the homestead law, and the result is that
an even larger proportion of immigrants
remain in our large cities, where they con-
stitute a proletariat, living from hand to
mouth, having no stake in the welfare of
the state and therefore ready to listen to
the socialist and the anarchist and per-
haps in time take hand in revolutionary
proceedings. 1t Is largely as a defense
against this class that the standing armies
of Europe maintained. We have no
military establishment worthy of the name
and 1t is therefore extremely reckless to
permit this disproportionate increase of
an element which by it's mere existence
weakens and undermines the foundations
OF social order. A man who permits the
accumulation of explosive and infammable
material in his cellar should not be sur
prised IL one day his house catches fire and
is burnt over his head.
HJALMAR H. BOYEsEN.
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his advisers and officers come direct from
the people, and are. in the majority Of
cases, men of humble origin. The shah is a
member of the Kadjar tribe. and IL is a
curious fact that Notwithstanding that
he is ruler of Persia, he Is not the chief Of
his tribe. He has genius for politics, and
II is well for him that he has, since be-
tween the pulling and hauling OF Russia
and England he may well soliloquize that
uneasy rests the head that wears the
crown" Nasr-ed-Din Defender of the Re
ligion), shah in shah. king of kings. center
of the world, light greater than that of the
planet Saturn. are but few of the numer-
Gus high-sounding titles by which the auto
cratic ruler of the land of the lion and the
sun is known. An audience with this po-
tentate is a most Interesting experience.
Our legation in Persia is one of our few
diplomatic posts that is officially supplied
with horses and carriage. The fact is note
worthy since. for a wonder. this necessary
provision has been conceded even in the
face Of the cheese-paring and penny-wise
policy followed in connection with our for
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Aalesund gave US a royal godspeed this
afternoon, and we start upon our long
voyage with eyes moist in gratitude for the
hearty good will and unvarying kindness Of
these strangers. who took US in as friends
Aaiesund Is not large city. and many
people in America never heard of it. But
among its 5000 inhabitants are hundreds of
able business men. merchants who ship
lheir products all over the world. learned
professional men, dignified officials. All
these joined together to make pleasant our
sojourn in their midst They certainly sue
ceeded. for il any people in the world know
The art Of entertaining. or. what is better.
have been gifted by nature with the warm
est instincts OF hospitality. these men of
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with 1t number of earnest workers in
the various fields of investigation from the
Norwegian University. So many clever and
kindly things were said by him, by Mr..
Schielcrup. who praised the enterprise of
the American press, and by other speakers
that when the writer rose to reply for the
expedition he found 1t necessary to take ad-
vantage OF the local custom and make his
speech on the instanment plan. 1t is a very
good custom and should be introduced in
America. where 1t would protect guests
against long speeches and enable gentlemen
who do not think well while on their feet
to sit down after few sentences cool off,
take another drink and brace themselves
up for a new effort.
Speeches in Installments.
In one of our installments We told the
hosts that on our way to Europe a man
aboard the steamer had been overheard
saying that If any man ever reached the
north pole he would be a Norwegian. or
course this brought out applause. But the
story continued to the effect that another
man spoke up and said in his opinion If
the north pole was ever to be conquered 1t
would be by an American. This was also
warmly applauded. and then came the
point of the anecdote. for here a third man
bobbed up most conveniently to declare
that II the north pole were ever discovered
the feat would be accomplished by Ameri-
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Norwegian horses. Moreover. the people
here have not learned the art of getting
rich out of tourists. and IL the Americans
who come will avoid their national habit
or throwing money about without rhyme or
reason IL Will be a long time before simple
norway becomes degenerated in this re-
spect Ike the re!nainer OF Europe.
Royal Fcnst.
On our excursion there was so much to
eat and drink that even the grandeur of
the scenery was at times overlooked. and
on the return to Aalesund bountiful re-
past was spread in the banqueting hall of
enc Of the hotels. The Fellowship Club of
Chicago. the Press and Gridiron Clubs of
Washington. the Glover Club of Philadel-
phia. have not a monopoly of the at Of
olnrer giving. These dealers in fish in
this little Norwegian city know their BUSH
ness too At a Norwegian dinner there is
TO dls2greeable person who acts as toast
master and makes miserable the hours of
ell the guests. Here there Is no reason to
fear being called out for a speech When
ever the spirit moves a guest he rises. taps
his glass with his spoon. says "Mynheer''
and sails in. Better still. II one forgets the
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powers of physical endurance were wei
founded. He bore his sixty-four years re-
markedly well. but seemed TO suffer with
nervousness His eyes are not good. and
he wore large steel-rimmed goggles which
ne continually put on and took of while
he talked. His dress was. although he did
not wear his state apparel magnificent
His coat. buttoned closely to the neck, was
IT ade of silk of the pattern known as las
san Ghooly KhanL The color and pattern
be ars a striking resemblance to the Indian
shawls which Queen Victoria bestows upon
brides whom she wishes to honor. His
trousers. of blue cloth. were tucked into
high riding boots OF patent leather. On his
lambskin fez was the celebrated aigrette
OF diamonds. Further. he wore a diamond
watch chain, and the buttons OF his coat
were diamonds. While there can be n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-02
An Audience With the Autocrat of
Persia.
his MANNERS AND APPEARANCE
How an American Minister is Con-
Quoted Into His Presence.
THE STORY OF THE MASCOT
Written for The Evening Star.

ERSIA is THE BUFF
fer state in Asia, so
called because ii Is
the wall which marks
the boundary OF Rus
sian ambition and is
the safeguard OF Brit
ish interests in India.
Its government is
despotic: the country
is. nevertheless, more
democratic than any
In Europe or Asia.
The shah Is himself
the Oovarnmap ht,f
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IN ne i EAR lSJU
the foreigners resi-
dent in the United
States numbered p
244.UOAor 9.S per cent
OF the total popula-
ton. The census of
1890 reports 9.249,547
foreigners, CONSTITUTE
ing 14.77 per cent of
the total population.
The increase In forty
years has in round
numbers been seven
millions, of which
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T LAST WE ARE
aboard the little
steamer which Is to
carry US toward the
north pole. The en-
gines are in motion,
q n d between Z e
mountains to the
south we can see the
colors waving over
the fort which an
hour ago saluted our
trim craft as we
sailed out of the har-
Dor The Deople of
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Cheap Locomotfon.

From the Journal de Nleune.
Dutoguard has been Informed that cabs
are going to be fitted with automatic dis
lance counters and that the fare for the
first kilometer is TO be as cents. and 23
cents for each succeeding kilometer.
"Capital'' he said. tapping HIS forehead.
as IL inspired with a happy Thought Next
time l have to go any distance I shall walk
the first kilometer and take a cab for ths
v-st Z tNs courier"
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first time he is on his feet to say all that
nc wanted TO sGy-and who does not2-it
is perfectly proper for him to get up again,
or even a third or fourth time The chief
address OF the evening was made by Rector
NOss, who cleveriy did the honors for his
tCvDsnen. not forgetting to rattle off with
familiar grace few sentences in both
Greek and Latin. In admirable English
he expressed for himself and his country
Den thanks that this American expedition
had been so generous to science Us to take
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TO ADVERTISERS.

ADVERTISER are urgently r.
Quested to hand In advertisements
the day prior to publication. IN
order that tnpertion may be as
sured- Want advertisements WIN
De received up to noon of the day
OF publication. precedence being
given to those first received.
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BOUND FOR THE POLE
Wellman and His Party Embark
at Aalesund.
HOSPITALITY OF The NORSEMEN
A Water Excursion at the Feet Of
Mile High Mountains:
GOOD Luck ALL AROUND

Copyright. 1904. by Walter wellman- All rights
reservedD
ON BOARD THE RAGNvALD JARL.
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IMMIGRATION TALK
Prof Boyesen Quotes Figures and
Draws Some Conclusions.
FIFTEEN MILLION OF IMMIGRANTS
Scarcely One-HaIf Of tho PopuIa
ton Are Of American Origin
RESTRICTION THE REMEDY

Written for The Evening Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-02
Evils of Boss Government.

1t is, indeed, the latter who is, in a large
measure, responsible for the failure of our
system as applied to municipal govern
ment The Irish have been 'despotically
governed at home; and it would be a Won
der If the mere act of transplanting them
upcc American coil IN invest tber,
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-01-25
LIES KALEIDOSCOPE.

Several ladies of Rockland, Maine,
developed bright ideas on trying to
earn q dollar each for the church. One
did it by digging worms for neigh
boris hens, another did it by spanking
Il neighbours children at SO much
week.
When a good wife had prepared an
excellent dinner for her husband, and
he had declared he was pleased with
it, she said ''Well, kiss me, then"
"Oh, never mind that, my dear" was
his response; 1.-THE necessaries OF life
we must have, but the luxuries you
can dispense with" ...
A young minister had gone to the
home of his boyhood to preach, and of
course the villagers were full of curl
osity to hear him. At the close Of
the service one of the deacons en-
gagged the young preachers wife in
conversation. at was a strange coin
cidence," said he, that your hus-
| bands text was the one from which
his father preached his last sermon in
this pulpit" Indeed" said the lady.
, "Well, that was strange l hope"
she continued, sit wasn't the same
sermon" "Oh, no." said the deacon
in deprecatory manner, "his fathe,
was dreadful smart man"
| A Syracuse youngster was recently
sent to New York with his uncle for G
visit, and when he returned he was
suffering from bad case of enlarged
Uranium He was the only boy of hi:
size in the neighborhood who hat
visited the metropolis, and he felt his
Importance. Upon his return home
however, he found a new bah.
brother, who had arrived in his alb
sence. He stood speechless before tn
crib for some time, and his parents
began to wonder what he was think
ing about, when he broke out with
Poor baby! poor baby! Never ha
been anywhere but heaven and Syria
cuser
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-01-25
On. Attraction of the saloon.

n amt going home, tell you. There
Amt no fire there, and there amt going to be
none" Two men, who looked like working
men, were walking along the street together.
One was evidently trying to get the other 10
go home. The answer gives one an IDEA OF
what missionary influence warm ilre may
be. Possibly this mans wife and child were
at home and had to stay there, whether there
was going to be fire or not. Perhaps the head
of the family reasoned that since he had no
employment by means of which to obtain
money to build a fire with, and could not help
his wife and child II he were there, he might
as well go where there was fire-to-wit: 10
the saloon. There arc always plenty OF
places where even an unemployed man may
| find warmth or course such person may
| 90 TO the public library and read the books
| and papers, but somehow the public library
| Is not as easily accessible as the saloon; ana
| cheerful conversation is rot forbidden In
them And there is generally somebody az
| the saloon who will help even an unemployed
man to do that which will enable him for
time to forget his poverty and remember hi
misery no more. Incidentally he forgets hi
wife and remembers h!s children no more
But for the time being he is happy-an'
warm. What If there were few places
well, a good many places-in the poor quar-
tiers Of the city, just as accessible as the SO
looms, where men and women who canno
have fires In their rooms might go and b
warm and comfortable and find nothing NOR
mischievous to drink than hot milk or coffee
Boston Transcript.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-01-25
CuRSORY AND CURIOUS.

The Italia of the Italian navy is tho
la rgest war ship in the world.
A guest at Chicago marriage stole
the wedding cake and q pot tanning
the broied chicken.
A Hindustani work on music says
that "nusic is tho painfully acquired
art OF speaking very loud in shrill
voice"
The United States has the highest
death rate from diptherIa, $50 in TO-
600. Holland ana Sweden come next
with 40 each.
In the cholera plaques since 1s4s
tho death rate has been tolerably uni
form, about forty per cent of the cases
terminating fatally.
The Princeton college catalogue
shows that the academic department
has fallen Off seven, and the scientific
school has gained thirty three under
graduates.
Several London shoemakers have
been advertising their business by
offering ten guineas as a prize to any
woman over seventeen years of age
| who could put on o "Ciuderella Slip
per" eight ana one half inches by two
inches, and the prize has been won il
| Il number of instances.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-01-25

The investment OF money in coal mining In
France has not been profitable, according to
l. Economiste Francois. From the statistics
Of the ministry of public works 1t appears
that the capital invested in the coal mines OF
the country was very nearly LOCO, 000,ooo
francs. In 1882 and 1883 the average interest
earned on this amount was only "a per cent. !;
In the years lSSl-1SS9 1t was 2 per cent, and
only In the exceptionally prosperous years
1850 and 1891 did it go as high as so per
cent 1t is true that in 1891 the average
earnings in the two districts of Nord and
Pas de- Calais reached GA per cent. on the
capital; but In the same year the average re-
turn for the mines outside of these districts
| was only "a per cent few coal mining
enterprises In France have been financially
successful, but these are offset by long lis'
Of failures No wonder the French collierJ
| owners are looking to this country as u nele
| Tor their investments.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-01-25
FEMININITIES

In Spain the infants face is swept
with pine tree bough to bring good
luck.
Peacock feathers are being sold in
the streets to mount on hand fireplace
screens.
Nine. Bernhardt has taken back to
Paris with her from her South Amer
lean tour about 200 birds.
Spiders are on sale in the West In
da islands. Every housewife has a
collection for DISCRIMINATING insects.
Toper-What shall L take, doctor,
to remove the redness Of my nose?
Doctor-Take nothing - for three
months.
The correct thing for lady to use
is white linen handkerchief, hem
stitched and having a monogram in
white en- broidered in one corner.
Mrs. Sarah Kitchen, who recently
departed this life at the age of 90,
had been for seventy-four years the
sexton of Leicestershire, England,
church.
She, sadly-Take back your ring.
You said when we became engaged
that you were the luckiest man in the
world. He, taking the ring-Now
know am.
She-I never saw. such man! He
never has any money but he fritters
it away? He-Aren't you then afraid
| of marrying him? She-Oh, dear, no
After he has married me he'll never
have any money.
"Ah! my beloved, may l hope t.
clasp you tomorrow to my bosom
and depict to you again our futur
happiness in the glowing colors o
phantasv?' mo, love; not to-mor
row-to- morrow is wash day"
If vaseline or butter be applied t
the skin Immediately after blow c
any kind there will be no discolora
ton; but TO be effectual it must b
used directly after the accident. Th
bruised feeling may be relieved b
witch haze.
i There are 6,335 women postmaster
under the United States government
the largest number in any state, 43'
being in Pennsylvania and one i
Alaska The oldest is Miss Marth
T. Stone, of North Oxford, Mass, wi
has held her office forty-six years.
ii Women have in various Europea
( cities done remarkably well as photo
raphers In Copenhagen one wona
photogra pher has for several yea
been favored with very tatterlr
commissions from the court, and
Stockholm another counts royal
among her patrons.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-01-25
An Unseen Enemy

Is more to be dreaded than an open aud visible
one That subtitle and lurking foe, which under
the generic name OF malaria manifests itself,
when it clutches us inits tenacious grasp, IN the
various forms OF chils and fever, bilious remit
tent dumb ague or ague cake, can only be erect
uslly guarded against by terrifying the system
against its usidious attacks with Hostetter's
Stomach Bittcts, a thorough antdote to the pol
son Of miasmd in the system, and safeguard
against it thoroughly to be relied upon. In the
event Of a maarious attack, avoid poisoning YOU
system with qunne and use instead this whole
some remedy, unobjectionablo in taste and fa
more efilcacious than any drug. Use the Bitter'
for dyspepsia, blliousness, constipation. kidne.
complaints and rheumatism.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-01-25
LEVITIES OF THE DAY.

lie, in anger-I don't know why we
men marry anyway; women are such
fools. She, sweetly-Thats just the
reason, dear
Haven't seen you for an age, Char
lie?' NO; I've changed my husi-
ness" what urc you now?' Floor,
walker. It's twins"
Poor Jimmie! Foive years in Sing
Sing. do feel sorry for him" BE
dad, an yure shympathy's trowod
away. He's surrounded by frinds.
Did / hear you say that you have
found in your mother-in-law your
ideai?' eyes, indeed; all the com.
ments ever made on mothers-in-law
apply to her"
Augusta, are the eggs boiled?
No, maam; they haven't been put to
boil yet. Ihavea't o clock to 90 by
But there is ono in the kitchen, isn't
there?" "Thc signora has forgotten
| that it is fv. minutes too fast"
Guest-Whnt is that pretty littl,
octave volume? The German Linguis
That's new edition of my rules o
German grammar. Guest-And wha
are all those quarto volumes near it
The German Euguist-Those are th
exceptions to the rules.
Corner Loafer - But, officer, w
promised to met 4 gentleman on thi
corner and we should like to BE- pei
mitted to staud @ iitsls ioager 0fice
O'Male-Can't li,tcl II So, sos We =
rot strict olIrder, to l:npo the eoruey
clane, an if vez want to mate We
frind here YEA have to go oncwhc
ilzc.
y worlsingmau was being united
the lady If his choice NJ J cer.ai
church, and just before the momer
Tor the production af the ring arrive
the otiiciatinT c er3Emaa lean u ovt
toward the bride aal wh!spere'
, please take or yoar glcye" 10 i
intense disnli the bsldegroom !
) seutcd the action aud cried; Her
| mister, no whispering to my gal