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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-01
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
Building Permits.

Building permits have been issued as fol-
lows: D. B. Gottwals, to erect eleven two
story brick dwellings at Nos. 1907 to 1913
dnclusive) 18th street northeast and 1900
to 1912 Gnciusive) Florida avenue north
east, to cost s22.OOO; Lucy Eagiin, to erect
ore two-story brick dwelling, No. 140S 9th
street northwest, to cost 81, 900; P. NJ. Du-
bant. to alter and repair house No. 1923
Sth street northwest, to cost $500.
A New Boiler.
The Commissioners have authorized an
expenditure of $500 out of the emergency
fund for the purchase of a new boiler for
the police boat Joe Blackburn. The old
boiler was recently condemned by the in
spector of boilers. and since that time
the boat has been laid up. The new boiler
will be put in place as soon as possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-01
The Six Richest Men.

From the Sandusky Journal.
Who the six richest men in the
world? 1t is doubtful whether one person
in a hundred could answer this question
Noff-hand. Certainly few would put at the
top the name of Lii Hung Chang. the great
chancellor of the Chinese empire. yet that
Is where he belongs. After careful search
and investigation the New York Sunday
World has arrived at the following list,
which may be accepted as authentic:
III Hung Chang. 500, OO0, 600
John D. Rockefeller. .............. 1S0,000.O1O
The Duke of Westminster. 10H, OO0, 900
Col. North. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1OJ,G6,09O
Cornelius Vanderbilt. ............ 100000, 900
Woh Qua. Observation-Disclosures. 1G0.U00,O00
Think of it, Over billion dollars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-01

From the Westminster Gazette.
1t is told of Xavier Mariner that he one
day discovered a one-thousand-franc note
between the leaves of book which he Rad
picked UP for few sous at a street stall.
A similar, but much more marvellous, ad-
venture has happened to young doctor in
Turin While turning over the leaves of a
book which had been beq Ieathed along
with others to the Medical Faculty of Turin
by a certain DR.. Giordani he was astonsh-
ed to find between the pages no less than
forty bank notes, amounting to the hand
some sum of 10000 lire. This incident will
no doubt give rise to most interesting
case in the Turin courts. Although DR..
Giordani undoubtedly bequeathed his books
to the library of the faculty, his other
heirs will hardly be disposed to admit that
he intended to leave it his monetary saw
ings s we'll. Possibly, however, the libra
ry trustees are quite prepared 10 prove that
the deceased doctor was in the habit of
utilizing his thousand-lire bank notes as
bookn arkerS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-01
A Sunday school Convention.

The inaugural meeting Of the WASN'T, ston
Primary Sunday School Glass Teachers
Mon will be he'd tomorrow afternoon at
the rooms Of the Young Mems Christian
Association, No. 49, New York avenue.
The program will be as follows: Loan ex-
hibition, model of Palestine, ETC.; solo.
Miss Law; explanation of the objects of
the primary union by the president, Mr..
frank Hamilton; blackboard work on les
son for next Sunday, Mrs. Campbell: OBJ
jcct lessons for same day, Miss Nowlin;
complete junior class session, with Il class
of children. Miss Robertson; distribution Of
bulletins; closing prayer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-01
Tankage.
From the Daily Eastern Argus.

From the Daily Eastern Argus
DO you know what tankage is?' asked
one of the customs inspectors of the re-
porter yesterday.
Something to do with tank?"
"Guess again."
"Give it up. What is it?''
well, I didn't know before today" con-
tinued the inspector, but I was down
aboard of vessel today. coaster bound
to the eastward, and was informed by the
captain that he had three hundred bags of
tankage aboard Then he explained that
tankage ia nothing more nor less than
dried blood 1t is procured at the abattoirs
at Boston and other ports ard taken to
Boothbay, where it is used in the manu-
facture of fertilizers"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-01
Personal Mention.

Capt Geo. E. Lemon Is quite i'll at his
rooms. AS soon as he Is sufficiently i'm
proved he will go to California for the
winter.
Mr.. Arthur Fortunatus Cosby, who gradu-
ated with honors at Harvard year ago.
and at the Columbian Law School last
June, where he was one of the prize essay
lists. left this morning for New York to
enter upon the practice of his profession.
Capt Goethals. corps of engineers, has
gone to the Atlanta exposition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-01

From the Westminster Gazette.
DR.. Stefansson 1etells the story OF a
beautiful American girl from Colorado who
went to Kissingen to see Bismarck, .who
was taking the waters there. Having feast
ed for some days the sight of he great
man. she one day summoned up courage,
walked straight up to him and said:
'Durchlaucht l am going to Colorado to-
day: may 1 shake hands with you before
goT' She took his offered hand and at
tempted to kiss it, but he promptly said:
I'm kissir gen we do rot kiss hands," and
then and there he kissed her on the mouth
as tenderiy and affectionatey as any lover.
And yet remarks DIR. Stefansson. some
people will try to make out that Bismarck
ls blind to woman's charms
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-01
Preserve the External Femininc.'
Robert Grant in Scribners.

Robert Grant in Scribners.
The eternal feminine is what we prize in
woman. and wherever she defects from
this there does her power wane and her
usefulness become impaired. And con-
versely. the more and the higher she adj
vances along the lines of her own nature.
the better for the world. Nor does the
claim that she has been hampered hitherto,
and consequently been unable to show what
her attributes really are, seem relevant;
for it is only when she develops in direc-
tons which threaten to clash with the
eternal feminine that she encounters oppo-
sttion or serious criticism. And here even
the exctabilty and unreasonableness CT
some men find a certain justification. Their
fumes and fury. however unntellgenr, pro-
coed from an instructive repuSnance to the
departure or deviation from nature which
they find or fear to find. in the modern
woman. Once let them realize that there
was no danger of anything Of the kind
and they would become gentle as doves, il
not all smiles and approval.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-01

In these figures the probable stay-at-
homes are not counted, simply because they
are an unknown quantity, especially In the
present campaign. The total registration
will GO considerably beyond 2GO.OOO. and-it
may exceed 270,0U0. OF these 10 per cent,
for various reasons, will not get to the
polls. The stay-at-homes may make per
cent, or possibly 10 per cent more. But the
table above will give a general idea of
what vote the various counties and the
city will cast on the 9Th of next Novem-
her
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-01
Big Money for nm Imagination.

A little exercise of your imagination
may be worth five hundred dollars in gold
to you. Read the particulars in another
column of The Stars great mystery stor"
when the War Was Over" by f':,->.i
R. Burton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-01
Evangelical Meetings.

The mission of the Fourth Presbyterian
Church at Charlton Heights, Md, known
as Berwyn Chapel has engaged the serv-
ices of Mr. J. w. Dean, known as the Quak-
er evangelist, for series of evangells.ic
meetings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-01
RULES OF THE COMPETITION

4. Inquiries not considered fully an
swered here will receive proper attea-
ton II addressed to Prize Story Edi-
tor, The Evening Star, Washington.
d. c."
8. The $500 will be awarded under tho
foregoing general conditions, accord
ing to the best Judgment Of the JUICES
appointed by The Star, and they will
have complete coutrol and final decision
In all matters relating to this contest.
8. "A complete and correct solution
can be made in the readers own Ian
guage and In the number Of words
necessary for an absolute statement Of
the mystery and such material facts Of
the plot revealed in the development Of
the story as may be deemed necessary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-01
Mnryland's Probable Poll.

From the Baltimore American (RepD.
In order to understand the comparative
Importance of the counties of Maryland
and the city, the following estimate of the
probable votes in November may be in
cfr fix.a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-01

BY the judges to q clear and full a.
PLANTATION OF the mystery.
The names and addresses Of the winner
published in The Star at the earliest
date possible after the publication Of the
final chapter.
No condition Of subscription 10 The
Star IL imposed. Gueseers must b
must be readers Of Tie Star, but they
NAV read the story in The Star taken By
any member Of the family and need not
be regular subscribers themselves In order
women and girls may guess and win
the prizes they can receive help a. to
their guess from any member Of their
family or from all the family.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-01
1. But ore solution can be entered by .

reader.
2. All guesses must be sent by mail
and in no other way, plainly addressed
to Prize Story Editor" The Evening
Star. Washington, ID. C.
g. In order to put ont of town readers
of The Star on time equality with city
readers, they will he permitted to &C.
cure from their local postmaster an In
dorsement on the back of the envelope in
which their guesses are forwarded, indi-
eating the day and hour of delivery of
the letter to him, and such guesses will
be accepted ut the Washington post
office on the day and hour certified.
The Endorsement. plainly written in ink.
must be personally signed by the post
master or acting postmaster.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1895-02-23
Application for a Patent.
U. s.. Land Office Hailer Idaho

Z. s. Land Office, HALEY, Idaho,
March 6. 1891.
Notice is hereby given that Nicholas c.
Sullivan and Erik Anderson, whose post.
Office address is ketchum, Alturas county,
Idaho. have this day filed their application
for patent for 1878 linear feet oi the
.sTRAPPER"
mine or vein, bearing lead and silver ore.
with surface ground six hundred feet in
width, situated in Warm Springs Greek
mining district, County of Alturas, and
State OF Idaho, and designated by the field
notes and official plat OH file in this Office
as Lot No. 50, said Lot No. 81 being de.
scribed as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at discovery point, thence 5
$50 ~ w 237 feet to q fir post marked Nv.
central end Trapper lode;" thence 20
with corner No. of 'sOphir" lode, lot No.
So; thence s go 3O' f 500 feet to corner
No. 2, whence q. 8. N. N. No. 4 bears N 500
l5s 606. Z feet distant; thence N GOO Is E 800
feet to n w corner of sullivan" lode, un.
surveyed, and corner No. / of "Tip Top
lode, survey 927, I'LL feet to corner No. );
thence Mo sew GOO feet to corner No. 4;
thence : $50 ~ w 1873 feet to corner No.
the place OF beginning survey Of exterior
81 A.667 acres applied for. No conflicts.
magnetic variation l8c 3ON E.
The location Of this mine is recorded in
the Recorders Office of said Alturas county
Y Hook r of Quartz Claims, page l..
me nearest known locations are the Tip
Top, sullivan" and .Ophir" lode claims
Any and al persons Ginning adversely ~
surface ground are required to file their
ad1ef.4 A1n8MsS tif& the Register of the
United 6ts&1k Land Office at HALEY, in the
state Of Idaho, during the sixty days Pc
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1895-02-23
No. 779.
Application for a Patent.
I. s. LAND OfrlcE, HALEY. IpAHc

Y. 5. LAND OFFICE, HALEY, IDAHO
July "a, 1890.
Notice is hereby given that John D. Gray,
BY bis attorney intact. Isaac l. Lewis. and
Isaac l. Lewis, whose postotfice address il
ketchun, Alturas County, State of Idaho.
have this day filed their applicat ton for a
patent for fifteen hundred linear feet of the
'slNDEPEN DENCE''
Lode mining claim or vein, bearing silver
six hundred feet in width. situated in Min
eral Hill mining district, county of Alturas.
and State of Idaho. aud designated by the
field notes and Official plat on file in this
office as lot number s6. said lot No. 8 be-
ing described as follows. eto-wit:, ..-, =.
commencing At the discovery point and
running thence with magnetic variation
at $50 so l. n 800 CO. w rs feet to the "
end line OF claim; thence 5 go 95 " sis
feet TO corner No. = thence N $50 Is, T. 8n
feet to corner No. 2; thence 5 600 ~ y
5i55 feet to corner No. 5; thence S 200 Ap W
655 feet to corner No. 4 thence n $50 TO
w $500 feet To corner No. I, the place Of
beginning SURVEY OF exterior boundaries If
claim
The location of this mine is recorded in
the Recorders Office Of Mineral Hill min.
ing district and Alturas county, State of
Idaho.
The claim is situate on the Mt. ridge on
.. Slde OF r. IOrk OF Wood river about four
| miles from its confluence with main Wood
river NO known claims in the immediate
vicinity.
Any and all persons claiming adversely
| any portion OF said Independence lode,
vein, inine or surface ground. are required
to file their adverse claims with tic kegis-
/ ter OF the United States Land Office. Ut
Haley, in the county OF Alturas State Of
Idaho, during the SIXTY days period Of
publication hereof. Or they will be barred
by the virtue OF tie provisions OF the stat
ute.
lis hereby ordered, that the foregoing
notice OF application for patent be pub
lshed Tor the period of sixty days ten con-
secutive weeks Yin the kETCuuM keystone,
weekly newspaper published at kctchum,
/ Alturas county, Idaho.
W. T. RILEY, Register.
WM. AfNDBfAN, Atty for Applican,s.
Ketchuna. idaho.
First publication, Jnly 26. 1890.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1895-02-23
A Bluff That Proved Satisfactory.

Trav cling in a Pullman car one day
were comm ercial traveller and mining
millionaire who owed his fortune to bis
faculty of taking advantage of an oppor-
tunity and his fellow man. As the Pacific
Mail sped along the pair dropped into
friendly game of euchre. An hour or 50
passed, then the millionaire dealt and
turned up the queen. The eyes of the
commercial traveller frightened as be
gaxed on his hand.
II wish We were playing poker he
ventured.
The mine owner looked over his cards
and said nothing.
allow would you like to change the
gamea" suggested the drummer. I'D
like to play this hand at poker"
The millionaire glanced 1t his cards
again and remarked pleasantly: well,
| don't care if do, but you must let me-
discard and take this queen"
"Oh, certainly" was the eager response
'.Ill bet you $50 on my hand"
II will see that and go hundred bet
ter" returned the miner.
The commercial traveller smiled viii
great glee. "I1l raife you $780," he said
counting out 5000.
"Well," remarked the miser, calmly
sif you want to play poker I'm your man
III just 20 You . thousand better"
This bold bet somewhat staggered tn
young man, but he bad confidence and
thousand dollars, and he called.
"What have YOUR asked the mine
owner.
III have four kings" the young ma
answered, throwing them on the board.
"Then I'll take the money" the mill
ionaire remarked. II have four aces,
aud he threw them down before the ~
tonished commercial traveller.
"Thats oil right" said the latter, =
soon a. he had caught his breath. "That'
AL right; the moneyris yours, bat I'd liz
to know what in h-tA apes4 has,eot 7
do with four aces. "-Washlngton Post.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1895-02-23
.MEAl,
Application Tor Patent
unitoe6 tates-Land Once
nA{1nv, YA~ho C>-A
Notice 10. les.

{ 4 5.ifs 4
uaitee 6sasesLand Once
Hffasys Idaho, Sept II, laot. ;
, se{ss = = AsEsDy gwen that Jane.
H4hdAan,, whose spostof1ce aSd..Wn. :
Kekchum. Altdras County. rdahsss II
m4de application for United STATE. me- nas
lont for the rat.
= Morning STAR and .Ec,,.
consolidated lode mining elaine =.
inlWarm Springs Creek mining d;;sttoats
Alturas county, State OF Idaho let,
length Of vein and width Of surface with
described IN the field notes and nlats .vone
Official survey. designated survey Nv, ~
On f1le in this Office, with msrnet NJ Ivy.
tlon 1t Is degrees 80 minutes east ~ vst =,
lows: 3S 1ol
The Morning star-commencine >, ;,
initial or discovery point, which g. ~ the
teal and running thence s ESQ nv NJ ~ 1ae en-.
feet to corner No. !; thence N GO IN = ~
feet to corner No. 2; thence s 30 on Fly - UV
feet to corner No. 8; thence S $40 InsMl !o oO
/ feet TO corner No. 4 thence n. o7o nv TW
1900 feet to corner No /, the place ~
ginning survey of exterior bonndsrT;tao De-
claim. Containing D.644 acres. No coU VI
fiicts -'o coh'
From corner No: ! section corner com
mon to sections q, -, . and 26. y sUtl'
X. IL E., bears n 800 40 F. l40O feet d;st. ~
Eclipse lode-Commencing at the ;n;,;.,
or discovery point. which are ident;oaii'
and running thence s SIC W aOO fsst ~
corner No. S; thence n $40 E COO foo, "
corner No. 6; thence s 80 o., 4 1iG9 toy ~
to'corner No. Z; thence $40 " COO feet nv ~
| corner No. 8; thence 27o on W I5Cs, fo ~
to corner 5, the place Of beginning survey es
of exterior boundaries of claim. 7on,.;,y
ing 2O.410 acres. No conflicts.
From corner No. 6, section corner cor,
| mon to sections %. "a, IS and 26, TN
R.18 f., bears n 800 40' l. l4CO feet disrart
Area Morning Star lode x. 644 acrs.
Area Eclipse lode . 2O4lO
Total area survey No. 1893. Al. 054 AFRO,
The said mining claims being of record
in the Office of the Recorder of said min.
| ing district and county at HALEY. in Ain.
| ras county, Idaho. The nearest known
locations being the North Star" lode, Z s
lot No. 81, the Baby Ethel and 'Dipp,r !;
consolidated lodes. survey No 75S, and
the Venus" lode. '
l direct that this notice be published II
the kETCHUM KEYSTONE, the newspape,
published nearest the said mining claim
| for the period OF sixty days.
| w. T. RILEY, Register.
VIM. HYNDMAN. Atty for Arplfca nts,
publication. Sept. Is, 1894
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1895-02-23

.Nopss saa easflJ put - ena 70 20
sip said : nen = ~ ~ otIer day. =
b card nAn Kill !. slandsr this meraiag,
Howl ~ saying Il don't believe - Il
Il wonderful What - sfIsct those words
have whsn they ara honestly and earn
estly spoken. II this csse they wsrs
psnetuatsd By - oath, i = trps, md he
speaker looked = though he would enjoy
: chance meetise With the originator o.
the story. But the words alone startled
tho crowd Of ahokers into remembering
that they knew positively nothing Of the
circumstances Of the story just heard
They knew the hero and heroine, and they
had never heard anything to their dis
credit before. They thought too, of how
little credence il given to mere hearsay
evidence in court, and began to feel and
look foolish whom they realized tbst theii
ready acceptance Of the story was owing
to the fact that they are quite capable q
figuring exactly a. tho hero Vas said to
have done. One of them said, Tho evl-
dsnce is rather himsy,' and By the time
the crowd dispersed every man of it IA
persuaded that the story Was false. All
this was the result Of those four word.
courageously spoken.
"Now, why can't women throttle %
illsatured story in the same ~Ay1 If they
would, they could kill an i'll begottss
scandal at its birth. am fifty years old
and have had many women friends, but
have only known one who had the cour-
age for that. An acquaintance sought he'
out in order to regale her with the story
of the suspected moral delinquencles of
friend of both. The answer vas softly
spoken but the words were, like aledge'
hammers: If Mrs. A. wishes me to know
that, am sure she will tell me herself.
If you would all do that story would
never become public property. The sr
rows of malice would be broken against
the stone wall Of 4 don't believe it.
IF you would only trJ i, give the ben
eft Of the doubt to all who are accused
being - just :, the law which will moi
condemn without giving hearing. you
would spare half the heartaches Of the
world.
"Let me whisper = secret, but one
wish all women knew. A man is always
suspicious of the woman who accuses An
mother of intrigue. He knows that limo
cent women are unsuspicious women ant
sets to wondering whether memory o.
malice is moving the speaker.
.And that womaai'' Iqueried. "HYv
did YOU hear Of her nipping that budding
1 slander2 Perhaps she is one of thos
oficlously good women who boasts 0
everything she does"
"Indeed, she is not" was the warn
answer. ut was the scandal monger VIII
told of it. Why, hatslady is the wises
and best of her sex. never felt NOR
reverence for human being than ! d
for her."
/ l wonder who that woman isl / doub
if can find her among my acquaintance
But admire her. Don't you2-Ex.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1895-02-23
A HUMAN AERoLiTE.
u Was Travelling by Rail and Concluded
to Take q Slower Train.

u Was Travelling by Rail and Concluded
to Take . Slower Train
A brakeman of the Consolidated rail-
road was idA.Ag about the pretty vii
lage station of the road at Mantle,
few days ago, waiting for his own
train to come to take him aboard.
While he was there passenger express
came flying past with rush and roar.
It came, says q local exchange, and
was gone in an instant in whirlwind
of dust and cinders. But even as It was
crashing past the little building, out OF
the conf fused, comet-like tail OF steam
and smoke and dust, the brakeman be-
held q big, round, white ball suddenly
Quit one of the vestibuled platforms OF
the flying cars and betake itself into
the air, like splinter OF shattered
meteorite,
It was singular-looking projectile,
revolving like turbine water wheel,
all a-flutter with light drapery, and
seemingly stuck full Of clawing legs
and feelers like Q. hitherto unheard OF
and unclassiaed terrestrial devil-fsh.
It described q parabola, and the aston
ished railroad man had just time to
dodge when it flew past him and went
uppn the ground. Imam instant it was up
again, went bounding along the earth
q rod or more, struck again, tied itself
In a knot, uncoiled, Strengthened itself
on its back and then was still mo-
ment:. Presently it sat up and gazed
mistilv at the brakeman. 1t was
man, . commercial traveller.
It had the remains OF gripsack in
one hand, the ripped.up wreck OF
huge paper bundle in the other, and
was weirdly draped with the tattered
ribbons and strings Of what was once,
evidently, very long. and handsome
white duster. The rimless crown OF
black derby hat was jammed down over
its ears. Sitting there on the hard turf
It gazed at the brakeman solemnly foi
awhole half minute, and the brake
man gazed, too, at the dazed phenom
enon. and neither spoke. Finally the
phenbmenon lazily rolled on its right
side, studied the ground dreamily, and
inquired in an Indifferent tone:
"Wh-wh-whars - In - (hic)Etha'
train goin', m fren'?'
s4Goiu'2'' echoed the puzzled brake
man; "why, it's goin' to New York"
Thereupon the stranger studied thu
ground again, evidently absorbed II
some mental computation; but pres
emily he sat up, smiled hazily and
added in q tone of conviction:
ssWell-m. fren'-lct her-go-then
Letter-gol I've-g-gene (hic) FIN
'puffl"
The consolidated: brakeman kindl,
helped the wrecked aerolite to get o.
it&fsAt, then he brushed and patched I
up, and two hours later put it aboard
west-hound accommodation train tina
doesn't travel 30 fast.