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TEST OF STRENGTH.
A Baltimore Man Moves n Freight
Car Weighing $4,000.

From the New York Herald.
If George G.. SpriSgs, the unassuming
strong man, is not really the champion
Hercules, his friends think he is. He added
another to his long list of achievements
recently by pushing a freight car at the
Baltimore and Ohio yards at Mount Clare
Md, whose total weight was $4,000 pounds.
This makes a new worlds record for feat
of this kind. the record up to this date be-
ing claimed by John Whitman, who, on
May 20, 1891, without any outside aid or
appliances, is said to have pushed a car
that weighed $4,000 pounds a distance of
thirty feet at the Hudson River railroad
depot in New York.
Spriggs was anxious to try his strength
on a heavier car, and the only reason the
attempt was not made at once was because
there was no heavier one in the yard. He
says his record will not be satisfactory to
himself until he has done the trick with a
9O.OG0-pound weight.
The feat was done in the presence of a
company, who satisfied themselves of the
weight of the car and it's contents. Mr.
Sprggs sent his car only three feet, as the
track was closely occupied by other freight
cars and that was all the room he had.
That he could have sent it thirty feet or a
hundred seemed possible to those who OBJ
served the comparative ease with which
the feat was accomplished. In addition,
the shove was slightly up hill, as SpriSgs
gave it a pull and it returned to its first
position by gravity.
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Intoxicating Cinnamon Essence.

From the st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Did you ever see a man on a cinnamon
drunk?" asked L. ]. Cartwright, lumber
man of Knoxville. '1f you should witness
a case you would never want to see an
other A few months ago I had three
young men getting out pipe slaves down
in the Tennessee mountains, and they con-
cluded to have little toot on pay day.
They went to a nearby town, but failed to
get the needed article. In fact they could
get nothing whatever Of a stimulating ma
ture but essence of cinnamon. This essence
comes in little 15-cent walls, and is, of
course, put up for flavoring. The boys
bought a couple of dozen of these walls
and began drinking the essence straight.
When they got back to camp they We're in
a very bad fix. They were noisy and vio-
lent and reeled and staggered about help
lessly. One of the boys a quiet, modest
fellow, who was never known to make
any sort of demonstration, danced and
sang like a wild man. They all yelled like
demons and acted like SO many lunatics
on a tear. 1t was a shocking sight. They
were pale as death, and their eyes were set
like a cats eyes. To move their sight they
over their minds or voices. They We're
Geathly sick, but their stomachs could not
throw off the horrible dose they had taken,
and thus for three hours the young men
raved and danced and suffered. How they
suffered no words can tell. 1t took them
three days to get over it, When they got
Strengthened up again they said the one
experiment was enough-no more cinnamon
DRINKS for them. 1 think they meant it,"
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was a British tramp. The captain was a

was a British tramp. The captain was q
brick, but the crew were the worst lot OF
scallawags I ever saw. The next DAY
had chance to observe them, mixture
of Lascars, Malays, Dagos and Kanakas.
The owners shipped them because tney
were cheap said the captain, but l would
not be surprised to find them dear lot
before they are discharged.
Il did not realize the significance OF TINS
remark until a day or two afterWard: l
mainmast watching several Of them at
work on a job, which the second mate
was bossing. He found occasion to speak
sharply about the way they were Workins'
whereupon couple of the Malays WHIP
ped out their dirks and made for him, the
others grabbing for anything handy as
weapons.
Quick as flash the mate kicked one
of them in the stomach, and, dodglng tne
pass which the other made with the DIRK,
caught him a crack under the ear IN true
British fashion that laid him low. used
to be pretty handy with my fists In those
days, and as the others showed signs OF
closing on the mate / sailed In and drop
The mate was doing his share. too, and IN
a jiffy the deck was cleared.
1.-The affair was reported to the captain
who came on deck and ordered the Two
would-be murderers to be brought AT.
They were in the forecastle and refused to
come out. The rest of the crew had gone
below also, and several evil-lookinS races
were peering up from the forecastle hatch
Go in and get them! shouted the cap
tain. The second mate started down the
steps, when there was rush from below
and a dozen copper-colored rascals rushed
up the companionway with yell. The
mate and the captain rapidly retreated ait
and I went with them.
captain. They halted moment, but see
ing that he was not armed, they started
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Bar Room Profits in the United States

From Honfort's Wine and Spirit Circular
I'm in Canada the tax on one OF our
proof gallons is about $3.50, if we are not
misinfcrmed. and yet the best grades OF
Canadian WHISTLES retail in the leading
saloons of Toronto and elsewhere at five
cents per drink. This, too. notwithstand-
ing the fact that the grog of Canada calls
for more spirits than the toddy of this
country.
In the United States, though, the re-
taller charges the consumer fifteen cents
and higher in all of the better places, and
even then hands out a cheap grade of
stuff to the average customer Saloon
rren in this country are not unlike the
balance of orr population, in that they
want to grow rich in a year, and they are
always on the lookout for short cuts.
They will fit up saloon regardless of ex-
pense, put mirrors up for ceilings, pave
the floor with mosaics and $40 gold pieces,
finish in the most expensive hard wood
and decorate with artistic bric-a-brac,
pictures etc. And yet this very place will
not hesitate to pass a S1.5O per gallon
whisky over the bar and charge fifteen
cents per drink for it.
The trouble IS that diStillers pay no at
tertion to the retailing of their liquors in
this country, while in Canada they give
much attention to this matter.
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EVENING DRESS FOR MEN.
Another Organized Attempt to Vary
Its MOnOtOnOus Black and White.

It's MOnOtonOus Black and White.
From the London Daily Telegraph.
Once more is an attempt to be made to
reform and degenerate the somber gar
ments worn by gentlemen as evening dress.
This time the innovators are the Healthy
and Artistic Dress Union, who in their
organ, Aglaia, give a sketch of a man as
he ought to appear arrayed for the i'm
portant function called dinner.
The dress consists of coat and knee
breeches Of velveteen waistcoat, silk stock
ings and buckled shoes. The color is lef:
to the wearers choice, but quiet shades,
such as brown, purple, bronze, russell, bot
tle-green or black, are recommended to be-
gin with, and ultimately more pronounced
tints may be used as public taste is edu-
Gated to an appreciation of velveteen SYM
phonies Tie waistcoat should be Of stout
creamy white silk, corded, brocaded, water
ed or otherwise. 1t is strongly urged that
the shirt should be of white Corah, thinner
and softer than the waistcoat, and, prefer
ably whittier. This should be ornamental
with a turned-down collar, and with frilled
cuffs hanging down low upon the hand,
the coat sleeve being cut rather short in
order to display them fully. The tie is of
thin white silk, or, if dispensed with, a
feature must be made of the studs. Har
lnony should be preserved between the
velveteen and the silk stockings, but the
latter need not necessarily be of the same
color as the upper garments. To add to
the effect of this dress, the hair according
to the illustrations, should when possible
be worn long.
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within sight of the glare from the fire she
would bear down upon 1t to pick up the
survivors. Along about o'clock in the
morning We saw rockets off to the east
ward and soon after the lights of a steam
er. We sailed toward her and quickly
cIambered up her side by the ladder, let
ting the small boats drift away
"'Where is this ship bound?' was the
first question my prisoner asked after
stepping aboard.
".From Liverpool to Rio Janeiro,' an
swered the captain. My man simply utter
ed a groan and walked away. Then he
recollected himself and had the decency
to come back and join in the thanks to
the rescuers. We were made very COM
Portable aboard the Lady Lovejoy, which
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them to supply the sinews of war. well
as the men for an army. Otherwise Mex
leo would be in considerable of predica-
ment financially. With a currency of sill
yer and exchange terribly against the
country. on account of the depreciation of
silver, Mexican officials struggle every day
to meet the charges which must be paid
IN gold. the interest on the foreign debt
and other obligations
One effect of the depreciation of the ma
tioral currency has been to promote the
development of ratlve industries. The
fact that a Mexican dollar is worth only
half dollar outside of the country has
checked foreign importations and given an
impetus to domestic manufactures. 1t has
had the effect, in general way. of a very
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Mexicans rs Fighters.

Mexicans. as rule. have very good
opinion of the fighting ability of the ma
ton. OF course. the intelligent and trav-
eled men, and the men in charge of the
government, know better. but 1 think the
great mass of Mexican men have n very
strong conviction that they could whip the
United States if Texas were left out. They
have wholesome dread of Texas rangers
One hears here a different version of the
history of the war of 1917 than he reads in
books at home. The belief here is that the
Mexican soldier was equal to, if not SUI
perior to the invader, and that Scott's army
might easily have been overwhelmed and
crushed had ii not been for the per.idy of
Santa Anna.
Undoubtedly, there is a good deal of good
tough material here to make soldiers of.
"A large part of the standing army is re-
cruted from the criminal classes Their
fines or term of Imprisonment is committed
to service in the army. The chief depend
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THE GooDILY COMPANY

"Eh, mon, but It's sair day for puir
folk remarked the Canny Scot, as he re-
plenished the fire, casting regretful look
upon the vanishing pile Of wood by the
hearth. II dinna ken the time when there
were mair puir bodies ganging ABBOTT In
waur weather" It was one of those days
when the cold was nipping and intense,
with driving snow storm setting In from
the east. Inside the Canny Scots house,
though, it was warm and CHEEKY, and the
cracking of the seasoned hickory logs on
the fire seemed like the swapping of ones
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uney were OutCIaSSeQ, naSIlly Ietledlcd III
to the forecastle The hatchway was fas-
tened down and the bu!khead doors closed
and barred, thus effectually imprisoning
the mutineers.
I've a notion to turn the steam in on
'em and cook the whole lot said the cap
tain, dancing around in his rage. he did
not put his threat into execution, but two
days later put into Havana, where the
mutineers were turned over to the authorl-
ties and a new crew shipped. The mutlny
proved bucky thing for us, as it enabled
US to leave the steamer and take boat
back to New York, together with the crew
of the Sally Pratt. By this time had got
enough of playing warden to my man, and
was glad to hear that the case was ad-
vanced for hearing two days after we ar
court and resigned my job as deputy mar
shall"
'Weel, moo, there's ane question I would
like to ask" said the Canny Scot, when
the story was concluded, (which is this:
Did the preeSoner, as you are pleased TO
ca him. pay the skipper of the Sally Pratt
the 500 which he obligated himself to do?
I can weel understand how a pretty ques-
ton of law could come in, the skipper not
having duly deleevered his passengers on
the west coast Of Africa, as he contracted.
] fear me would be Sairly tempted in the
premises to hold him to his bargain"
We'll, the captain did come around for
his money, but it happened that the janitor
of the bank building was, as usual, in his
cups that day, so the president set the
janitor on him. They took the captain off
to the hospital, and before the janitor was
released from jail the bank president had
filled his place with a sober man."
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Written for The Evening Star.
His Grace and the Gods.

Napoleon The gods of Greece
And ancient Rome, when thou vast born,
Bestowed 4 glorious gift apiece
On thee from Fortunes golden horn;
Great Jove endowed thee with the power
To rule the earth he the skies;
And Plutus wealth declared thy dover,
While Mars made warrior fame thy prize.
But man, with pagan gods at war,
Oerthrew the empire Jove ordained;
While Plutus with amazement
That wealth took wings when greatness waned
And Mars, the most surprised of all,
Beheld arise His Iron Grace
The Duke and heard the bugle-call,
Halt, Emperor, halt! Right about face!''
DAVID GRAHAM ADEE
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tne DOatS, ana we
were soon in full
chase of the burning
ship. We could east
ly keep up with her,
for her sails were
gone and her masts
soon went by the
board. 1t was a
weird business, ly-
ing by that blazing
hulk all the long
night and scanning
the dark line of the
horizon for the sig
nails of approaching
vessels. We knew
that If anv shin was
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for him again. Just
at that moment l
heard the crack Of a
revolver and turned
to see my prisoner,
the peaceful bank
president, sheltered
behind the mast and
calmly blazing away
at t he mutineerS.
The captain and the
mate lodged into the
cabin for more arms,
where my man bad
got his pistol. They
reappeared in a mo-
ment, and the mu-
tineers, seeing that
4 4
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euce of the government seems to be on The
Rurales, the corps of dashing horsemen
who prowl all over the country They wear
the Mexican riding suits. have fine mounts
and are most rakish in appearance.
Bandits are little heard of in Mexico, and
one explanation given to me is that the
bandits have become Rurales. 1t was a
wise idea of the present administration
to make the bandits conServators of the
peace. Some of the most fearless and des-
perate men the country has ever known
are said to be leaders or members of this
singular band of horsemen. When a regi-
ment of soldiers. the ordinary. ragged sol
diers, half or more of whom are criminals,
is on the march there will generally be
found, riding behind, five or six Rurales,
each with a Winchester slung conveniently
near his right hand. There are never any
stragglers from the regiment. or, if there
are, they are never heard of again.
The Rurales are not soldiers merely; they
represent the government in many ways,
and, according to the stories told of them,
act frequently as judge, jury and execu-
toner.
The RuraIcs Avengers.
A Durango man told me story that
indicated the kind of services rendered by
the Rurales. In that section there is a
band Of Rurales, under command of one
year ago a man named Morelos, an in
terventor or government bank examiner
al Durango. incurred the enmity of a band
of squatters. whom he had attempted to
evict from some land belonging to him.
There were seventeen of these squat
and they played game of cards to decide
who should kill Morelos. The murderer
thus chosen did his work we'll. Morelos
and his servant were shot and killed one
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w do Il NASTY ulS III,
and I was powerful
glad to get aboard
the pilot boat. We
went below and sat
down to supper. 1t:
was the intention of.
the pilot to cruise
around the hook to
catch an incoming
Cunarder, and as we
did not expect to get
back to New York
before morning we
turned into a couple
of empty hunks af-
ter supper, and / soon
went to sleep. In the
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fingers at the STORM
outside. The ref1ec-
ton Of the freight
was dancing and
Pickering on the oak
wainscoting, and the
toddy kettle was al
ready tuning up for
a merry song of well
come to the Goodly
Company when they
should arrive.
II am glad to OBJ
sairve there Is so
much charity amang
the reech," remarked
the Canny Scot. "As
for mySel'. I will
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tAAS SAN
tines day, and the
memory Of the good
bishop, so famous for
his love and charity,
that from thence
arose the custom of
choosing valentines
upon his festival?
Are there no shy
suitors nowadays to
take advantage of
Saint VALENTINES daV
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around a woman in
several folds and
usually one will find
a little copper-colored
baby tucked away in
one of the folds. The
ordinary place for the
baby is on the wom-
ans back. The re-
bose forms a sling in
which the baby is
carried. the weight
being distributed be-
tween the head and
shoulders. While the
peon man wears a
great deal of hat the
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i w 40 NE VI Nv
ion. expressed to
me by a well-in-
formed resident of
Mexico city, that if
Mexico went to war
with Guatemala the
mea ms to pay eX-
penSes would be
raised by a popular
loan. Certainly the
patriotism and en-
thusiasm of the peo-
pie seem 8 tr o n g
enough to induce
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peon woman wears none. She either goes
bareheaded or covers her head with the
rCboSo. A resident of Mexico told me the
reboso originated from the mantle usually
represented as worn by the Virgin Mary
in the figures of that sacred parsonage ore
sees in the churches. There are a great
many churches in Mexico and a great many
statues of the Virgin, and there is I'M
doubtedly a striking similarity in the gar
ment worn by the Virgin, and in the man.
ner it is worn. as represented by the sculp-
tors and the ordinary reboSo of the peon
woman. They are very devout, and their
devotion might take the form of imitation;
but. as opposed to this theory, an old Mex
lean assured me the reboso has come down
from the old Aztec days. before the Indians
We're converted to Christianity.
A Mexican Dude.
Another distinct type, so far as dress IS
concerned, is the Mexican horseman, who
wears the "charro," cor riding suit. This
was once practically the national dress of
the men above the peon class. Now it is
worn chiefly as a riding costume. 1t con-
sists of sonlbrero. a short jacket. sash
and skin-tight trousers, sometimes opening
wide at the ankle. The jacket and trousers
are frequently of buckskin. or of some rich
material. The jacket is heavily embroid-
cred with silver or gold. and an embroider-
ed stripe of the same material extends
down the leg of the trousers. The felt
somhrero likewise is corded and embroid
cred to match the Undergarments, and the
saddle, saddle cloth and stirrups are usu-
ally richly embroidered enameled. 1t is
said young Mexican dude will suffer for
the necessaries of life in order to get a
richly trimmed sombrero.
They cost all the way from s. to $3.50.
No matter how shabby the rest of his at
tire, the Mexican considers himself well
dressed if he wears a fire sombrero. Oc-
cas;onally one will see horseman on the
streets of Mexico whose riding outfit, SOM
brero, charro suit, saddle, bride and spurs
represents an outlay of a thousand dollars
or more. H. P. G.
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His Ruling Passion.

From the Iowa Falls Citizen.
There's one good thing to be said about
Thompkins. He is perfectly truthful
"Of course he is. He Is too stingy to
make an extravagant statement"
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A Talking Machine.
From Life.

From Life.
Chimes
"a monograph"
NO; wife,"
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A Distinction.
From Life.

From Lie.
Biggs-"There are very few poor men in
the Senate nowadays"
Diggs-"Yes, but there are plenty Of
mighty poor Senators"
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lie series Of adventures

-.
II had remarkable series Of adventures
once" said the Man Addressed. Il was a
deputy marshal attached to the United
States court at New York, and was placed
in charge of a rich prisoner under peculiar.
circumstances. This man had case pend
ing in which it was desired to invoke the
writ OF habeas corpus, and as the opoprtun-
ity to make the test would not occur for
four weeks, and the man did not desire to
remain in prison, yet, to still be under
duress, 1T was decided to turn him over to
deputy marshal. who would accompany
him everywhere and keep him constantly in
view This man was a bank president and
high roller socially, as we'll as in the
business world. Knowing this fact 1 an
tic:pated having good time and cutting
wide swath in society in company with
my prisoner. l was doomed to disappoint-
ment in this regard, and fated instead to
put in nearly four weeks of danger and
priVation. For two days l sat around his
office, smoking Henry Clays and watching
him work.
Three days after 1 took charge of my
prisoner his wife and daughter started for
Europe, and nothing would do but my man
must go down the bay on the steamer to
come back with the pilot after clearing
Sandy Hook. l went with him, of course,
and just at dark we climbed down the
steamers side and into the pilots skiff, the
pilot boat standing off and on nearby. 1t
,terh<
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day when riding over the country. Mar
tinez was sent for and started on the hunt
Soon little crosses began to appear by the
roadside through the country. Wherever
n man Is Filled cross is put up. My in
formant said that fifteen of these crosses
have already gone up. Martinez expects
to make il seventeen. He does not want
the trouble and uncertainty of a trial.
When he meets the sixteenth and seven
teenth of the men who played in that fatal
game of cards II will simply be a QUESTION
as TO who gets the drop first. and the
chances are in favor of Martinez, as he Is
a dead shot.
The Typical PcOn.
The one typical figure that will become
photographed on the memory of a traveller
through Mexico Is that of a swarthy CT
copper-colored man. attired in a dirty
cotton shirt and trousers. crowned with
a broad-brmmed sugar loaf hat or SOM
brero OF coarse straw, the upper part Of
his person wrapped in red blanket or
Zarape and his feet shod with leather
Bandals. At every railway station ere
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high protective tariff. While it may have
accomplished some good in this way, it
has crippled the government by greatly
reducing the revenues frCm customs du-
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cen put wee drap mair In the toddy for
the lads gin they come" This burst of
generosity was highly approved by the
Goodly Company when they were seated
around the table and the first Hot Scotch
had been brewed. 1t is their habit to show
their appreciation by reverent silence,
which this time continued for several min
uteS.
"Aweel, We need ma let the toddy tie
your tongue" said the Canny Scot, looking
at one of the members.
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To Finish in Unison.
From an Exchange.

From an ENcnanHe.
why did you kiss him twice?"
1--WE were interrupted the first time"
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The Effect of the Depreciation of the
National Currency.
good TOUGH MATERIAL FOR SOLDIERS
An interesting Account Of the Poems
of Mexico.
T III f ID U d E t Y p Z

STAFF Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
CITY OF MEXICO, January %. 1895.