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cor darkness being a tallow candle set in a
horn lantern which swung from a beam
overhead.
Aiming himself with a stave to repel un-
pleasant boarders. Paul climbed on top Of a
barrel of rum, and. drawing up his knees
seil to bordering his position
The situation was dubious. he had to con-
fess. and the chances for proving his inno-
cepce appeared slim. With a deep sigh he
reflected that he could not expect his good
luck to last forever and must prepare for
the other kin't which he knew was bound
to oyertake him some time. OF course
there was a way of clearing himself, but
he instantly rejected the notion of divuig-
ing the name of his fair benefactor. Better
rats and misery than be guilty Of SO scurvy
Q trick that. he decided
foul-smelling lazarette, with only one caller
from the outside world, who left a panni-
kin of water and some hard bread for the
prisoners diet. There were plenty of other
callers. though. from within. Big fellows
with black. beady eyes and ugly looking
teeth. whose eager. hungry looks made
Paufs flesh creep. But the vigorous man.
ner in which he handled the barrel stave
kept the rats at a respectful distance, and
rs long as the lantern held out to burn he
was safe from attack.
But the candle sank lower and lower In
its socket. and PauPs heart was correspond
fngiy depressed as the prospect of total
darkness insinuated itself Nerved to des-
peration. he began to search around the
'azaretts and at length discovered three
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performance was over he was burning up
with fever. Heroic doses of quinine
served to check the latter, but the pain in
his head continuing. some one suggested
dose Of choral. which the lad swallowed
unquestioningly.
Through a stupid blunder on the part of
the chemist tine quantity given was largely
In excess Of the regulation amount, so that
next day when the Rotomahana was
ready to sail his circus friends carried Paul
on board still unconscious. OF that short
voyage along the New Zealand coast to the
capital Of the North Island the poor boy
knew nothing, nor had he recovered his
Wellington.
There were subdued voices in the room ad-
1acent when Paul finally awoke to a con-
seriousness of his surroundings. He lay
perfectly still for long time trying to de-
eide where he was and by what means he
had reached quarters SO unfamiliar. The
room was evidently in a hotel, that was
apparent from the meager appointments.
Had the troupe left him behind at Auckland,
or was this Wellington? II the latter, how
did he get there?
Still drowsy from the effects Of the drug,
he closed his eyes and was drifting away
again when the door between the two
rooms was pushed open and a female voice,
which he recognized. recalled his wonder
ing senses.
Isn't 1t singular, Jenny, that the boy
doesn't wake up? Dick called in a doctor
to see him, and he said there was no dan
ger, out declare don't like the looks of
1t. do your"
why, it is queer" assented the other,
whom Paul knew as one Of the lady riders
but why wasn't he left at Auckland.
Fanny?
''Oh Dick took a fancy to him. He said
1t was shame to leave him behind among
strangers, so he guaranteed to stand all
expenses and asked the old man to let him
come along with us. Just look at the boys
face, Jen; he's from pretty good family
know. Wonder why he left his homer"
yes, and haven't you noticed how well
he talks, too. The boys say he ran away
from his folks to go around the world Do
you s'pose they have any idea where he is?
What's his real name Fanny"
Paul Travers l believe; his people live
In Chicago. Dick found letter from the
boys father and he says he'll write to the
old gentleman II the young one doesn't get
better soon. No use soaring him, though.
without any need for it,"
TIE door was closed, and the voices be-
came inaudible. Thoroughly awake, Paul
recollected with sensation Of relief that
te had mailed two letters home the second
day after reaching Auckland. He felt very
thankful that Dick had not yet written to
Dis father.
Dick Baxter. or, as he appeared on the
circas bills. Leonard Trevylian," the wire
lope bicycle rider, was one of the star at
fractions. His wife did a clever ''maneye
act also. besides singing in the concert at
the close Of the regular performance He
had gone out OF the way on one or two pre-
vious occasions TO do Paul a good turn, and
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From the Chicago Record
Amt afeard Nv snakes, toads, or bueu. .
An, Things % q, 9 eiS,. ar. .,..r..
ful ntei
I'm pretty brave. i guess; "a yet I hate to 70 %
For; when I'm tucked sp warn an snug. an wAss
ny prayers are said
Aoiher tells me Happy dresms!" an takss swsy
An leaves me iyin' all alone an see,n' thinr n
sometitaes they're IN the corner. sometimes thsyrs
sc~stimes they've all sstsndin' in tn. niads 90
Sometimes they are s-sittin down. sometimes ,h.yu
So : sSr5ly and 50 creepy like they maxi. .
Sometimes they are ss black ink. an other tinss
But the color Amt diserencs when you ss. th,nes
Once. when ! licked Teller at had just moved %
An father sent up to he'd withcu, 4. bit ..
woke up in the dark an saw things staBain In :,
A-iookin' at me cross-eyed an p'iutin. at ne-so,
Oh. my, wus 50 skeersd that time ! never sier.
It's almost sllu, when I'm bad that see lhlngs a
night.
Lncky thing I 1in't q girl or I'd be skeered ss
Bein I'm a boy. duck my head an' hold py
An am. OIL 20 sorry I'm q naughty boy. an
then
I promise TO be better an say my prayers again!
Gran'ma tells me that's the only way to make 10
right
When Teller has beee wicked an sees things q
night
An so. when other naughty boys would Goa, ne
into ain.
Try 70 skwush the tempter's voice at urges ne
within:
An when they's pie for supper cakes 'nr's Zig
aR' nice,
want to-but DO net pass my plate rr then
things twice,
No. ruther let starvation wipe me slowly out o
sight
EIcENE FIELD
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Too 1nQufsi,fve.

From tie Detroit Free Press.
There's a man uptown who las a mania
for collecting all sorts OF queer facts In
history, science and so forth. and his wife
can't appreciate him at all. The other
evening he laid down his paper.
That's odd" he said TO her.
'WhatY" she inquired
The statement that Il would take
12,op.oo0 years to pump the sea dry at the
rate Of 1000 gallons a second"
She studied the statement profoundly foS
q full minute.
Where would they put all the waters
she asked innocentiy, and he paid no atten.
ton whatever to the question.
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IL
candle stumps tucked away In q crevice,
which the rats had been unable to reach
Overtoyed at his ind he bore his precious
prizes back to the barrel and then grimly
waited while the candle in the lantern
slowly melted away But before 1t sput-
tered out he caught the dying CLEAN, and
In tbs still warm socket inserted the first
Of his fresh supply.
Three times the lone watcher deftly made
the transfer of his candle stumps and Paul
could not help thinking that the operation
was good deal like sitting up with one 5
own corpse. But what next? His last can
die end was now burning. and only an inch
or % remained between him and the horri-
BILE darkness. He tried to shout, but the
low ceiling flung back all sound and showed
him the fuIilty of his efforts.
Then. for the first time since leaving
home. his nerve failed him, and, burying his
face In his hands. the poor boy groaned in
misery. Presently scuffiing among the re-
fuse at the base of the barrel recalled his
WANDERING sensss. and. with an exclamation
on disgust. Paul awoke to life and renewed
courage in time TO aim a quick blow at q
big. saucy rat that was making desperate
leaps to reach the silent figure on the bar
rel
Just as the candle was expiring and odd
shadows were chasing each other around
the compartment the door Of the lazarette
was thrown back and the bo'sn's voice
called: Hello. Chicago
AYE, aye. SIR
"Capn wants you on deck
Down slid Paul from his perch, and in
two seconds had scrambled up the short
steps to the fresher air above. Filling his
Hngs as he followed his guide he presently
emerged on the upper deck. where the cool
night wind singing through the shrouds
made sweetest music IN his ears.
Captain Dearborn received him brusquely
but kindly Look here. my lad" he said
we have found the real thief that broke
open the fruit bin. which. of course ex-
onerites you I have also learned where
your supply came from. The young lady
mas oesn &c see me and explained every
thing- am sorry hat YOU were placed in
duranee but, "a you know, the evidence
was agaiast you Now go and turn in and
report for duty in the morning"
Very good, sir replied Paul, somewhat
mystified But. IL you will excuse me.
captain, surely Miss Eth--that is-you don t
mean TO say the young lady is the culprit?''
and his looks of Consideration were a study.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-09
THE PHANTOM LOCOMOTIVE.
Singular and Weird Experfence M /.
Union Pacific Engineer.

From the San Francisco Call.
Did you ever hear Of a phantom loco
motive?" inquired one Of the old-time
Union Pacific engineers OF a number of his
associates who were relating their expe-
riences and hairbreadth escapes a few
days ago. All the men, who have grown
gray at the throttle, admitted this was a
rev ono Oh them. and the old-timer pro-
ceeded.
Back in the '70s the Union Pacific ran
an engine called the .pusher' on the west
side of Sherman hill to assist the trains
IN between Laramie and the summit.
After helping train up the hill the engine
would run back to Laramie.
Il was in charge of an engine pulling
the regular passenger train up the hill
one gray morning. Just as we neared the
snowshed that used to stand at Harney
siding an engine suddeply popped out in
get a square look at her she disappeared
fn the shed and was lost to view. The
whole thing happened SO suddenly that /
was dumfounded. but was positive / had
seen an engine, and SO was my fireman. 1
at once shut Off and the train came to q
standstill. The conductor came over and
asked what was the matter. BILL said I.
I just saw an engine pop out OF that snew.
shed and just as suddenly disappear
again
Are you positive sad the knight of
the punch, and he peered up the track.
and I asserted was. We had better move
on, anyhow, and II you see one it win
probably keep out OF our way
$50 We proceeded up the hill kcepinp
careful watch for the mysterious engine
which made my heart jump into my throat
she emerged from that snow shed. The
siding was reached. but there was no sign
of an engine threatening US with q head
end collision. The trainmen laughed at me.
and said must have seen a spirit Had II
rot been for the fact that my fireman sided
with me I don't know but that / should
have given up and admitted I was mis-
taken.
"A careful watch failed to reveal any
sign of the STRAY engine. and when we
stopped at Sherman all the trainmen had
still positive and insisted on making a
hunt, and we found an engine hid away in
the little roundhouse located at that point.
THE engineer was n man named Jordan
He Lad overlooked new time card and had
started to take his engine back to Laramie
after helping a freight up to the summit.
He could see the headlight Of our engine
before he emerged from the snow shed
This accounted for his sudden disappear
ance. His engine was almost stopped when
he came out. and 1t did not take him long
to get to going back up the hill again at a
lively rate. The engineer thought we ana
not see him, and he would Just hide in the
round house at Sherman and no one would
be the wiser for his little escapade
I'VE did not report him, but the officials
learned of the incident in some manner and
his head went into the basket"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-09
WINNING HIS STAR
OR THE ADVENTURES OF
PAUL TRAVERS.
Written for The Evening Star BY Sam Clover.
Copyrighted. 1894 AL rights reservsd-)
CHAPTER Will Continued.

H d LAZARETTE
was a dark hole on
the deck below the
q a | o o n cabin, q
stuny compartment
where the liquor was
stored and where big,
gray rats held high
revel. Into this dis
NAL. illy-yentilated
hold Paul was rudely
thrust and left 20
commune with his
thoughts, his only
protection against ut
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-09
Miles Of Reolaimable Swamps in the
Eastern Section.
FROM OVERLOOKED LANDS
The Remarkable Work of Draining
the Florida Everglades.
A CUES TON OF so1Lsl


hLhk 10 nEAtON
to fear that Con-
gress may grant the
arid lands of this
country to the states
In bulk, thus repeat
ing the mistake that
has caused so much
trouble with swamp
lands. A division of
the Interior Depart
ment has been en-
gagged In adjusting
claims for OVERLOOKED
fania fnr tho 1oc&
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-09
How Spring Freshets Play Havoc
With Railroad Lines.
DES2RU GIVE LOG BOOMS
Little Chance Of Protection From
Water and Debris.
RACING WITH THE FLOOD

ELL. OLD BOY,
this has been the
toughest spring I
have ever expert
enced."
These words were
uttered by a young
railroad engineer, as
he alighted from a
western train in the
9Th street depot, and
were directed at a
reporter of The Even
ing Star. The young
man had been up in
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The skipper broke into a hearty laugh.
We'll. no. hardly that. Perhaps IL Is only
fair to tell you that some OF the passengers
two of the circus troupe, in fact-drank
more wine than was good for them last
night. and in a crazy freak looted the fruit
bin They very generously owned I'D to IL
when they learned one OF the crew had been
charged with the theft. Then came the
young lady TO tell OF her share in forging
the chain of evidence, after which | sent
Tor you at 0acc- Better say nothing about
this. he added, as Paul stepped back to-
ward the door. The bo's'n will explain
that you are Innocent"
All right, sir. I'll remember" return ed
Paul saluti1s as he withdrew But as he
walked slowly toward the fo'castIe he
thought little Utterly Of the horrors of
the last few hours; of the search for can
dies. of hts agony lest the light should fail:
OF the black, beady eyes and sharp teeth of
the rats. and Of the untustness of II all.
Then he turned in; but his sleep was trou-
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In Fashion.
From Fliegepde Batter.

TT is very fortunate that / have taken
such good care of my wedding dress. Now
7 can wear IL TO celebrate my golden we'd
ding and be in the height OF fashionF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-09

past week 1 have been over our road, both
on the west branch and the Juniata valley,
and must say tina. could the road speak 1t
would surely remark that 1t had been in a
fight and came out second best.
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zen IN RAPID sequence until the billet was
driven home, and, Rodney calling Delay"
the squad passed ON to the next pin.
This was PauPs Introduction to circus
life. 1t was some days before he became
adept at singing sledge. and many time
he missed the pin and broke the ontinuity
of blows by coming down on his neighbor' s
hammer. But he had been putting on
muscle down in the hold of the City of Sgd
ney and his hard labor there now served
him an excellent turn.
The boss canyasman was right when he
told Paul he would get all the exercise he
wanted. The canvas hands were work. ed
ike horses and treated with even less con-
sidera ton than is usually accorded dumb
animals. The majority, however, were but
little better than brutes. A drinking.
thieving lot of men, homeless. friendless
and destitute OF any self-respect with a
sprlnkiiug of the greatest rascals that ever
cheated justice. For weeks they had
awaited the coming of the circus which
had been extensively billed in advance, and
the tougher the applicant the more iikeit-
hood of his being employed.
This was the sort of society in which
Paul mingled for the next ten days follow
ing his advent with the show. But In the
second week of his engagement tie prop
erty man char ced to take a fancy to Pauj's
active figure, and with the consent of the
boss canvasnan the lad transferred his
allegiance to the dressing room," where
ne came into more intimate relations with
the stars of the arena-the leapers tum-
blers, bareback riders, clowns, contortion-
lists. trapeze performers and conjurers
Inc dressing room was a wall tent, a
trlne the worse for wear, divided into two
compartments by a strip of canvas on
either side Of which the male and female
members of the troupe disrobed and made
up for the ring. Across this fimsy bar
rier the star actors flung jokes and ex-
changed repartee during the process of
dressing, and in one corner Of the tent Paul
was initiated into the secret of balloon
making-those fat tissue-paper circus ar
fairs with which every American boy and
girl is so familiar.
his snip name stuck to him He was
Chicago to everybody from the day he
hlred out to the show, and as property
boy he was at the beck and call Of every
one that had the run of the dressing room.
But IN spite of the drudgery, the snubs and
lndignitIes. raul actually enjoyed the new
condition OF things. This was seeing ife
In earnest, and II being behind the scenes
took away much of the glamour of the
ring. 1t added largely TO the lads experi.
ence.
Paul possessed the happy faculty Of for.
getting unpleasant things quickly. He
saw and heard a great deal that was NOT
calculated to elevate him either mentaIIy
or morally during the three months he
Travelled with the circus, and vet II is
doubtful II his sense of right and wrong
was in the slightest degree blunted by his
temporary afiliation with the show peopfe
The troupe remained nearly three weeks
at Auckland. with audiences packed clear TO
the ring. The day before the circus was to
sail for Wellington Paul was taken with a
raging headache. and b. the time the night
The Durham daily globe., 1894-11-02
NEWS ITEMS BY WIRE.

1t is claimed that the 100000 issue OF
! per cent bonds by Louisville, lhy.)
sinlLinu fund commissions is illegal.
More names of the Wyoming land
,rrabbers bring the total of acres up to
e11 .325.
Further proceedings have been
brought the Reading receivers on be
half of the trainman's brotherhood
Postmaster and Town Treasurer Gil
lev. of bradford. y. H.. has disappear
ed. leaving deficiency in his accounts
The Reformed church, of Iappan, \.
v. yesterday morning celebrated the
two hundredth anniversary OF ITS or
ganization.
The British cabinet council met IN
Downing street at noon yesterday.
NJ Emile Rola arrived in Rome yes
tcrday morning, and was received Oy
journalists. 1t is intended to give nm
a banquet.
The English Court of Queen Bench
has ordered the London county councL
to show cause why they shall not grant
Il rehearing in the case of the Empire
Music hall. The order i returnable OF
November :.
The Durham daily globe., 1894-11-02
President Carr on the Next Fair.
News and Observer.

If any body thinks the fair just closed
was great, read the following bright,
breezy, bouyant letter received yesterday
by Secretary Hal Aycl from the Presi
dent, Con. J. : Carr, who has shown that
he c.,it = ~ successful fair as we'll as
do lol- f 'hcr BIG things at the sane
time Il.ic il is:
CHOW cD9l,s Ghe next fair 1t must be
a .2,i i!u~ success or We will lose some
OF ....t !vii feathers, 50 let's go TO work
toda> aI.i 2ci Gar ducks in a row for a
big IA ! ;,:xi sine. | want the biggest
fair thu' North Carolina ever dreamed Ct
haylrg. | want shows enough of good
character to make Midway PIaisance,
from The secrctary's office to the grand
stand want the best line Of exhibits
We have t er had We must make more
extensive preparations for blOoded stCcE
next year l have some suggestions t.
make to you in that line
Secretary Aver says that nothing ("
which he is capable will be left und IL
to aid in carrying out the wishes Of Pres
| dent Carr, and that the North Caroline
people may get on good ready TO
the biggest thing ever seen in NortI
Carolina, if lif and health last the pres,
| dent and secretary.
The Durham daily globe., 1894-11-02
SHE Welded ONLY DIE.
Bride Passes Away Suddenly After Her
Marriage.

LAWRENCE, Mass, November THE
residence of Charles j. Bagge, which on
Wednesday night was the scene of
wedding feast, was changed to a house
of mourning before the dawn, by the
death of the bride, Agness Maria Char
lotte Bagge. At o'clock the ceremony
uniting her in marriage to Charles
Johnson, of Roxbury, was performed by
the Rev. w. A. Keese, pastor of Trinity
church, and shortly after 12 o'clock
death came to part the couple. 1t had
been arranged that the ceremony
should take place beneath floral arch
in the parlor, but as the appointed hour
approached, the bride, who had been
ailing for some time previous, was so
weak that the marital rites were per-
formed in her own room. She died in a
few minutes afterward.
The Durham daily globe., 1894-11-02
SUICIDES LAST REQUEST.
BY Letter He Asks His Son Never to Get
Married.

PALMYRA, n. Y, November DIR.
Stephen T. Delamater, who committed
suicide last night, married the wild
ow of Thomas w. Hicks, soon after the
sudden death of the latter and Of the
latters son. The doctor attended Mr..
Hicks in his last illness, and the son is
said to have opposed the doctors pro
proposed speedy marriage with Mrs.
Hicks. Mrs. Hicks has cOnsidera bic
property and her second husband is
said to have vainly tried to get posses
sion of it. In one of the letters left by
the suicide he asked his son Stephen t.
Delamater, Of Syracuse, never tc
marry
The Durham daily globe., 1894-11-02
NEWS AT WASHINGTON.
GOSSIP OF INTEREST AT TIE Ma
TCNL CAPITAL
Vaccination as First Practiced in Wash
ington-Mrs. Cleveland and i
dren Go to WoIdley.

WASHINGTON, Nov. | The acting III
pervising architect of the treasury told
me this morning that the spec; ficati pns
of the Newbern public building we're
nearly completed and that bids W ,ul he
advertised in ab ut month He sa,s
the delay is due to an inadequate force in
the Office. Many building, for which tn
money was appropriated several years
ago have 10: progressed AS far as he
Newbern building.
DR.. Toner, one of the oldest and m rst
distinguished physicians here, tells me
that in 1901, when Thomas jefferson was
president, there was slight small pox
scare here. A DR. Waterhouse, of Cam
bridge, sent the president some virus. re
questing him to test the efficacy of vacci
nation Jefferson did so, and vaccinated
large number of people with his own
hands, watching the process of the In
cision with all the interest Of physician
This is about the most democratic pro
ceeding / have yet heard credited to the
"Sage of Monticello"
In 1888, when Andrew Jackson was
president, his coachman, Charles, who
had been with him in his campaigns, was
taken with continent small pox, the most
malignant type Of the disease There
was panic among the other servants
and Old Hickory tried in vain to get
some one to nurse Charles. Finally he
gave orders for no visitors to be ad
mitted, changed his clothes, and nurseC
Charles himself, giving him all his medi
cine and attel ding to all his wants unit
he recovered. Things have changed here
: since those days.
Mrs. Cleveland and the children have
$ been vaccinated and will spend the fal
: at WoodleY, the presidents country place
e An interesting series of letters by MI. /
E. Avery, of Morganton, clerk Of tn
consular court at Shanghai, will be syn
dicated from here by the VIM, A. Hun
Germ which starts here under the mos
i favorable auspices. Mr. Avery went t
II Shanghai with Consul General Jerniga
: soon after the appointment was mad
e and has made careful study of Chin
aud Chinese.
Speaker Crisp will speak in New 1or
,e Saturday night.
le Paul v Bum, of North Carolina h,
n been promoted from 81 ,G0Ot 81 800 |
III the civil service commissioners
i Everybody approves Of Mr. Willel
nomination to the postmastership
Washington. He is native and dem
no | Crat.