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told me nothing of Importance about the
house and could find no real estate agent
who knew anything concerning the place
could tell me more than that the owner
was now living abroad and the place had
been recently leased by a lady who was
intending to occupy it during the coming
winter. 1 next after some difficulty, sue
ceeded in tracing the messenger boy who
had delivered the note at my door. From
him learned it had been given him by
man in the Hotel b, with only the in
structions to take 1t to the number and
leave 1t for the occupant of the third floor
front. The man he described as tall, hand
some and well dressed, wearing closely
cut black imperial and using single eye
glass. At the Hotel b they remember
ed such 4 parsonage being seen in the cor
ridor, but said he had not bean a guest of
the hotel and had not registered, so they
could give me no information concerning
him. With this scanty success in finding
clew to what might be awaiting me, l
remainder of the day, being still easily
tired, and thinking to husband my strength
for what might be before me. 1 tried even
not to trouble myself with theories az to
what use myself or my services might
presently be put. but endeavored for the
time being to make my mind, as much as
possible, blank, that 1t might be the
more ready when activity should be re-
quired.
Toward s o'clock I prepared myself
we'll as / could for any emergency which
might befall by placing a small revolver in
either trousers pocket where they could be
quickly available without exciting sus-
picion, and by taking an innocent-looking
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-28
NINE. YANG YU's FRANKNESs.
The Chinese Minister'S Wife and Some
of Her Remarks.

From the Chicago Record.
The Chinese minister has returned to
Washington from Madrid, where ne went
to present his CT edentlals as minister 10
SPAIN Nine. Yang Yu has had gay time
while her husband has been away. she Is
the first Chinese woman who has ever
taken an active part in society ana her
people at home would be amazed II they
knew that she went to dinner parties and
receptions ard teas, just like any bar
bariars and receives and returns visits
regularly. She is out every pleasant DAY
with ons of the secretaries of the legation,
who acts as her Interpreter, and propaply
enjoys herself more than any other WOMAN
in Washir gton.
1t appears, however, that she is not Mr..
Yang Yu's real wife. She Is what the
foreigners in China politely refer to as
secondary wife, and Chinese mandarins
usually have three or four. Their children
are legitimate. but they do not nave the
recognized position of the first wire, VINO
is married with solemn ceremonies. Inc
minister has never attempted to conceai
the fact that he had other wives at nome,
hut naively explained to The wife or re-
cent Secretary of State that he brought the
prettieSt one With MIN az compliment "
the American people.
Nine Yang Yu is very pretty from the
Chinese standpoint, and wears some eX-
auisite gowns. or whatever they call their
outside garment. AMI She Is very cEhuiu,
too She does not hesitate to comment
with startling franknesS upon the appear
ance and customs Of the American bar
barians she meets. She was calling upon
the wife of a member of the cabinet lately,
when that lady said TO the interpreter:
please tell Nine. Yang 4u that think
she has very pretty gown"
The Interpreter communicated the mes
sage, and the Chinese beauty retortcd in
stantly: .
Il think your gown would be pretty If
you did not squeeze yourself so at the
waist"
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HE WAS SCARE"
Some French Canadians Are Timid
When Away From Home.

Some French Canadians Are Timid
When Away From Home.
From the Boston Globe.
Some of the uninitiated Canadians bring
with them into Maine lively apprehen-
sion of personal peril. Being strangers in
a new land makes them nervous, perhaps.
a Somerset county farmer, who lives well
up on the hillside, tells story of his hir-
ing, through an interpreter, a Canadian,
who could speak no English, to work with
him. The farmer is rather large stern
looking man, and just after the Frenchman
arrived at his house he stepped into the
pantry and came out with a large butcher;
knife in his hand. whetting 1t on a
sharpener as a preparation for cutting
some meat for supper.
He at the same time began to make some
talk in English to the Gaul, whose eyes
opened wider and wider in alarm as he
watched the whetting of the knife. He
evidently thought murder was intended
for as the farmer came nearer him he
bolted out of doors like a deer and ran
across the fields and down the hillsides
His only answer as the farmer ran after
him, endeavoring to call him back, was,
Me scare! Me scarev' The employer had
to go to town and have matters explained
before he could induce the Frenchman to
return.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-28
GOOD ENOUGH TO BE TRUE.
A War Story of How Some Soldiers
Got Even.


Just before Gen. joe Johnston surrend-
cred at Gre ensboro', n. c., his commits
sariat was so slim that it did not satisfy
the hunger of some of his men. The con-
sequence was the plantations on the route
of their retreat were stripped of everything
eatable. Stringent orders We're issued by
Gen. Smith against this kind of independ-
ent foraging. and a strong provost guard
was sent out to strip the men of their
booty, and all Of the tid-bits went to re-
plenish General Smiths larder.
His men determined to get even with
him, so party went to a distant farm
house and killed a large Newfoundland
dog, skinned it and cut it into such small
pieces that it was Impossible to tell what
the animal was when it was alive They
then approached the camp in the direction
they knew the provost guard would inter-
cept them, and allow themselves to be cap
tured. The meat Supposedly mutton) was
sent up to Gen. Smiths headquarters,
where it in due time appeared on the gen.
erals table. The story got abroad, and the
Eext time there was a review dress
parade of Smiths brigade, soldier at one
end of the line called out, who ate the
dcg"' The reply from the other end was
Gen. Smith," and the whole line broke in
to a loud Bow wow "bow wow "bow
vow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-28
A Mot0rman's Life.
FULL OF HARDSHIPS, EXPOSURE AND
CONSTANT DANGER.
The Great Strain on a Mans Nerves
Sufficient In Itself to Wreck Him
in n Short Time-The Experience
of n weII-KnOwn MOtOrman.


From the Cincinnati, Ohio, Enquirer.
The life of a motorman Is not n bed OF roses
He is subjected many hardships especially In me
winter when he is exposed TO the cold anu SNOW:
Even in the summer he must bear the narae
and self possession Is necessary IN goou no.U. o
man. for the lives and limbs OF MS iassehse ,notnr
men in this city is WILLIAM Frazer Who IS at
present running car on the Cumminsvif 0 e
ployes but to :he people who travel on his car MT
Frazer is young man about ,s sw snd child ut IA
Belts street. Cincinnati. o. About year aso es
Frazer taxed with serious stomach ,,rh wers
recommended to him, but nome OF them tsnssasS
give him temporary benefit An eatEG r wis
iiams Pink pills for Pale People told him to t1l
them. Frazer was almos. DISCOURAGE. DSa s .TSs
tie advice To a reporter OF the Enquirer ne sald;
II can most heartily recommend Dr.. Williams
Pink Pills They all that Is claimed t9r .he nS
with had attack Of INDIGESTION. Ny stomach 'aHs,
hurt me nearly all the time and could not dlgesI
NV food The pain was almost unbearable and
found nothing that would give me ree b,,t Ps
hadn't much confidence in their efficacy because
had tried many things without success .na o,a
box was decidedly better. Two boxes cured me
entirely. While 1 have been under the weather
turned IL it ever should know Just what to do. DO
I have so much confidence In the efficacy OF FINK
dsr eG"I Sham e Sse some t Of hem it pleas
ure for me- assure you, to testify to the eIceilent
qualities OF these Pink Pills. They not only tone
the stomach but regulate tn" bowels and act as
a mild cathartic." .,, ro
Mr. Frazer's testimonial means something. ne
spcaks from personal experience and any one who
doubts that received the dement's stateu IAN
easily verify the assertol by calling on sr frazer
or ssent, him some time while he Is on his car.
DR. Williams Pink Pills contain all the clemens
necessary TO give new life and richness 10 me
blood and restore shattered nerves. They are sold
in boxes tnever in loose form. by The dozen or nun,
dred) at 30 cents a box, six boxes for 900 ana
no hll druggists
from DR.. Williams Medicine Company Science
tady, y. Y.
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Ready Wit.

From the Scottish Nights.
A professor was waiting for train at a
railway station, and, having nothing better
with which to take UP his mind, began
chatting the half-witted fellow who did odd
jobs about the place. II say, Jamy," said
the professor in a tone intended to reach
the ears of the bystanders, were you ever
at college?"
mo. SIR" answered Jamy, "but I've been
at school,"
'.Indeedr' said the witty professor. "And
who had the honor to be your schoolmas-
ttr?"
MASTER Black"
why said the wit, "he was my school
master, toor'
DO tell me-" exclaimed Jamy. Man,
who'd "a thought old Black could have
turned out two like us?'
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4 WOMAN VETERAN RECOGNIZED.
Given n Position In the New York
Park Department..

DSpiftment.
New York Letter to the Boston Transcript
At their meeting yesterday afternoon the
park commissioners gave honorable recog-
milton to true heroine, who, fer about six
years. has been living quietly in Harlem.
Mrs. Robert S. BroWnell of No. 352 st. Mich
ola3 avenue was appointed matron of the
Park Department House in Mount Morris
Park at a salary of $40 a month. Mrs.
Brownell is one Of the very few women
who have been in battles and have not been
afraid to follow their husbands even to the
cannor's mouth. Mrs. Brownell was an
English girl whose father, a colonel in the
British army, came TO America when she
was quite young, and settled in Providence,
r. l.
Kate was a young girl when the war
began in 1861. She married Robert S.
Brownell, who enlisted as lieutenant in the
first Rhode Island volunteers. that went
out under Col Burnside. She insisted on
accompanying her husband TO the front
At the first battle of Bull Run Mrs. Brown
ell stood unflnchingly beside her husband
as long as the regiment stood During the
disastrous retreat she was slightly wound
ed by piece of shell.
At the end Of three months, Lieut.. Brown
ellis time of enlistment having expired, he
returned to Rhode Island, where he raised
the fifth Rhode Island volunteer regiment,
and, again accompanied by the heroine of
Bull Run, he went back to the front as
Col. Brownell. At the battle of Newbern.
n. c., the Daughter of the Regiment"
carried the colors. Her husband was
severely wounded in the fight and died soon
afterward. Mrs. Brownell since his death,
has received a pension of IS a month.
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generally traceable to a common source
impure blood, and impure blood starts
in the digestive organs.
That most dreadful disease-consump-
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times in 100 if proper treatment be taken
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Mustn't Play In His Back Yard.

From the Syracuse Post. !.
In family living not far from James
street an amusing incident happened the
other day. The family includes a little boy
about ten years of age. During the con-
versation at the dinner table he used some
bad language. His mother naturally re-
proved him severely for it. "Why, Shake
speare uses those words,' exclaimed the
lad We'll, then, you mustn't play with
Shakespeare any more" was the prompt
and cautious reply of the Mortified mother.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-28
MUNY0N
Strong Testimony in Favor of His
Improved Homeopathic Remedies.
INVESTIGATE FOR YOURSELF

Any Druggist VIII Give You the
Names of His Customers Who Have
Been Cured of Rheumatism, Catarrh,
Dyspepsia, Kidney Troubles, Blood
diseases and Nervous Complaints,
by Munyon's Improved Homeopathfc
Remedies.
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Cause and Effect,

From the Somerville Journal.
Customer-"Your milk isn't so rich now
as it used to be-
Milkman-'Is that so? I'm sorry to hear
you say so. By the way Mr.. Sloper. here
Is a statement of your account with me
for the last eight months"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-28

L 10 II "A L II T. II
m ore than two
months now since
the arrangement for
the training of a
specified number Of
American bays in
modern seamanship
on the vessels which
carry ocean mails by
contract with the
United States gov
eminent went into
effect, and all good
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-28

OR A YEAR I HAD
passed 1t on an aver
age of twice every
day. I had given 1t
the casual notice one
naturally accords a
house of somewhat
unusual appearance
in a great city where
the inevitable brown
stone holds dominant
sway in the endless
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A MEXICAN. SAILORS
)nJ .J1
II e[3
IU,f-y
Boys Who Are }, BfaRling Trained on
Merchant " essels.
DUE TO An ENACTMENT OF CONGRESS
What They Arg :, Paid and About
Theft Daties.
Il.
ING THE Ais
DUE TO An ENACTMENT OF CONGRESS-
GARRY ING THE ALL S

Copyright, 1895, S. s. Mcclure. Limited)
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~ ELlZN!gET d. M'IRARRd

Copyright. 1895 by Bachelor. Johnson Bachelor,
PART l.
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ONR ENJOYS

Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys.
TEN effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro.
duced, pleasing to the taste and &C.
ceptable to the stom ach, prompt IN
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in so
cent bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA Fle SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE. Ky. NEW YORK. n.y.
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to work on deck in the wash downs and
to lend a hand at "hoiystoning" and at
cleaning scuppers in the waterways or on
deck
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Like an open

Like an open
book, our faces tell
the tale of health or
disease. Pain and
suffering and wrong
living write tn cir
history on our fea-
lures in unnistak-
able lines. Hollow
cheeks and sunken
eyes, listless steps
and languorous
looks tell of wasting
facilitating disease
some place in the
body. 1t may be
on e place or an
other. the cause is
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-03-09
A GREAT EVENT.
Canal Between the Baltic and North
Seas to Be Opened June go.

Canal Between the Baltic and North
Seas to Be Opened June go.
BERLIN, Feb. 27.-An event of far
reaching Importance will be celebrated
in Germany on the Goth of June of the
present year. On that day the canal
between the Baltic and the North
seas will be opened by Emperor Will
liam in the presence of the highest Dig
nitaries of Germany and representatives
of other countries. The principal ma
tions will also be represented by men
of-war. 1t is expected that the pomp
and ceremony will rival the scene at
the opening of the Suez canal. few
data in reference to the canal will il
lustrate the Importance of the work:
The line OF the canal starts Mt Kiol on the
Baltic sea and crossing the Prussian province
OF Holstein joins the Elbe ut Brunsbuttel, be-
low Hamburg. Work was begun on June g.
1887. and over s,c0) men were employed during
the summer months, while in winter the
number was reduced to about 400
The estimated cost was 10000 900
marks 1887, 10000 and the thoroughness
OF preparation and efficiency OF execution can
not be better illustrated than by mentioning
the fact that the estimate has not been ex-
ceeded The canals length Is b3h miles:
average depth, 29h feet: width ut bottom,
~ feet. and width at water level, 2i3
feet The speed allowed on the canal will
be So miles per hour, making the time OF
passage about 10 hours The toll will DO
75 pfennigs or Is cents per net register ton
Qoading capacity. 1t is expected that about
10000 ships will make use OF the canal annual
ly, representing about 7500, 900 tons. Hitherto
about 5000 ships passed every year through
the Skager Rack and the Cattegat, between
the Baltic and the North sea, so that the esti-
mated percentage seems fair. The saving OF time
will be considerable, since for ull ships bound
to or from any point south OF Hull the dis
lance will be reduced by 238 miles, while
Bremen ships will save 322 miles and Ham
burg ships 4ei miles But more important
than the saving in time is the avoidance OF
danger, the passage through tho sound be-
tween the Scandinavian peninsula and Jutland
being considered one OF the most dangerous in
Europe.
The strategic value Of the canal is, besides,
OF the greatest value to Germany, because its
men-of-war will now be able to pass from tho
North sea to the Baltic with ease and safety,
avoiding tho passage through foreign waters
and permitting rapid concentration on tho
north or the west coast
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-03-09
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
alive; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation:
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man.
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-03-09
LATER.

THE United States senate on the Cd
receded from the Hawaiian cable
amendment to the diplomatic and con-
sular appropriation bill. The naval
appropriation bill was passed af-
ter it had been amended to provide for
the building of but two battleships.
An agreement was reached on the sun
dry civil and Indian appropriation bills.
In the house most of the appropriation
bills were agreed to and the senate bill
forbidding the transmission of lottery
business by express was posed.
Ice gorged in the Susquehanna river
at Port Deposit, Nd, and the residents
were forced to flee to the hills.
A MILLION DOLLARS damage was
caused by fire which originated in
Simpsons dry goods store in Toronto,
Canada.
DANIEL HAIRsTRoM and wife, of Alton,
!. T., were fatally injured by white
robbers disguised as negroes.
HENRY STUDEBAKER, one of the we'll
known firm of wagon builders, died at
his home near South Bend, Ind, aged
6s years.
PROPERTY valued at upward of $780,
600 was destroyed by fire at Salina,
Kan.
THE Chicago Times and Chicago Her.
aid have been consolidated and will
hereafter be issued under the name Of
the Times-Herald.
Four men were killed and two others
injured by an explosion in a sawmill at
Adelphia, o.
A REVIEW of the session of congress
shows that few of the important
measures debated were enacted into
law. The total amount Of money APP
propriated is S407, 800, 6O4.
ELIZABETH POWELL, 100 years old,
was found dead in howell on the
Wabash river near Terre Haute, Ind.
INFLUENZA was raging with virulence
in London and Berlin. The well-to-do
classes seemed to be the greatest suf-
ferers.
Two MEN were killed and two injured
by the explosion of a tank of sulphuric
acid at McKecsport, Pa.
JAMES FITzpATRIcK, who had lived
the life of hermit for fifty years, and
who for forty years had not spoken to
a woman, because of disappointment
in love, died at Derby, Conn.
Two MASKED men held up train near
Antelope, Cal, but were beaten off by
the engineer and fireman.
PRESIDENT Dole, of Hawaii, COM
muted the death sentence of the four
leaders Of the rebellion to imprison-
mcnt for thirty-five years and $4,000
fne. The ex-queen will be imprisoned
for FIVE years.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-03-09
FOREIGN.

MANUEL GARCIA, n famous Cuban
highwayman, was shot with COM
panion in Havana by government SOL
diers.
FIRE which broke ont in the govern
ment immigration building at Halifax
destroyed property worth 81 100000.
TwENTY-EIGHT men employed in the
mines at Cerrillos, N. NJ, were killed
by gas explosion due to imperfect
ventilation.
AN excursion train jumped the track
on mountain side near the City of
Mexico, forty-two persons being killed
and thirty or more seriously injured.
FIRE in the piling grounds of Gilmour
& Hughson, near Ottawa, Ont, de-
strJyed over 5000, 900 feet of lumber,
worth about Sl5O,000.
AN investigation of the recent wreck
on the Interoceanic railroad near the
City of Mexico shows that 1O4 persons
were killed.
GOVERNMENT troops captured the
whole insurgent band in Cuba and the
prisoners were taken to Matanzas for
trial.
MISSIONARIES on the coast of Labra-
dor state that there is great suffering
and starvation among the Nascapee In
dams.
M. PERcHER, one of the editors of the
journal des Debats, of Paris, was killed
in duel with NJ. lie Cheatelier.