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Evening star., 1895-08-28
PRIMITIVE TELEPHONES.
Devices Adopted by south Dakota
Farmers.
From the Indus trial World

Devices Adopted by South Dakota
Farmers.
From the Industrial World.
Some South Dakota farmers have adopt
ed a system of telephones which for cheap
less Is long way ahead of any other
system in operation in this country. The
wire fences for q distance Of about eight
miles constitute the lines. The staples by
which the wires were fastened to the posts
were removed and insulated fasteners sub
st.tIted All that was then needed was
transmitters and receivers, and the sys-
tenn was complete. Just what substitutes
were adopted for batteries and call bells
the history of the plant as published does
not state. Possibly the operator at the
transmitting station pounded on the fence
with sled stake or an AK helve, and on
such short circuit the signal could be
heard and answered at the other station.
At any rate. the enterprise has proved so
successful that 1t is reported a number of
stockmen propose to build telephone line
from Pierre, in South Dakota, to Midland,
| a central location in the cattle country,
on the plan adopted by the farmers, SO that
warnings Of storms mty be received from
the Pierre weather bureau.
This is all very ingenious in its simplic-
ity. but some of the Hindoo worshipers in
in the telephone line hundreds Of years
before the Dakota farmers. or stockmen.
or Alexander Graham Bell. or Gray or
Edison, or Drawbaugh, were born. At
Agra and Muttra, in India are two tenn
pies about forty-two miles distant from
each other. Connecting these two struc-
lures for religious worship is a line of
copper wire about three-sixteenths of an
inch In size inclosed in cedar tubing re-
sembling wooden pump tubing sometimes
used in wells, and this subterranean line
was sunk about twenty feet from the sur
face. At either end of this line of wire
was a vault about twenty feet square, on
level with the line OF wire, where COM
munications were sent and received. At
either terminus the wire was connected
with a diaphragm of rawhide about seven
or eight inches in diameter. resembling a
small drumhead, and this diaphragm was
used both for purposes Of transmitting
and receiving messages.
In transmitting the operator throws his
voice against the diaphragm. and in re-
ceiving the operator at the other end Of
the line placed his ear in contact with the
same kind Of instrument And that was
the telephone system in use in India GEN.
turies ago. Those heathens probably
never dreamed of patenting their inven-
ton, but they possessed the inscrutable
spark of mechanical inspiration all the
same.
Evening star., 1895-08-28
YOU'RE Too Fat.
There Are
Others.

Edison.s obesity Trestment-Hot weather is
Here.Uss DR.; Edison's Pills SALT and Bands
Eat Folks Thin and Comfortable.
Florence Evelyn Merry, author of Two Girls a.
the Fair" writing from the Great Northern Hotel.
she began nsns Dr. Edisoa Trsatsn; for Obesity
sity Pills and Fruit Salt. and was reduced 81
pounds, and entirely cured OF dyspepsia. My COM
iap Mercy "as surte~ant % Wads any WHITING from tn.
Treasury Department. says: In hx weeks DR..
Edisons Obesity Pills and Salt brought me down
Capt. Henry Caton, long connected with the
Pest ofice Department writes: Il took Dr. Edit
1d sSns plls II and d, Salt and thty reduced me ss
Mrs. Col. Stanton, Georgetown. writes: II took
DIR. Edison's Obesity Salt and Pills siI weeks.
Francesca ToWnshcnde. secretary Of the Woman's
Ethical Culture Club writes; 4 had been getting
neshy seven years. From I24 pounds I had grown
physical wreck. Under DIR. Edson's treatment I
have lost SO pounds in eleven weeks and cured my
Ms; Helen wanaaII sturggess from her res,dene.
Band has reduced my Neieht p pounds and cured
Salt have cured my brother, Col wanlall of the
Department of State. of liver disease and reduced
hs ossS wsEht s IL n Soe ssrse bottles
enough for one treatment: Obesity Fruit Salt, 81.
Obesity Band. any size up to 80 inches. b $3.50;
Send all mail. express or COD. orders to us.
Retail drug trade supplied by
E. r. MERTZ. 1lth and NV.
@. C. G. SNfMS 1886 n. Y. ave. NV.
Send for "How to Cnre Obesity"
Mention address exactly given below.
LORTNG & CO.. General Agents. United States,
Chicago. Dept. No. 10, No. lib State street.
New York city. Dept. 4. No. 42 W. 22d street.
au14-3m
Evening star., 1895-08-28

From Notes and Queries.
Some years ago 1 paid visit to my
nephew's vicarage in Buckinghamshire. He
informed ME that a new industry had
sprung up in his parish-there was de-
mand for humble bees which could be sold
for fourpence head. He could not inform
me what led to this demand. nor could the
villagers who had sold the bees do so. On
inquiring who took the bees and paid the
money l was referred to the beemaster Of
a neighboring village. 1 found him out on
the next day. when he informed me that
the growing OF red clover in New Zealand
had failed for want of a native Insect
capable of fertilizing the plant. AS the
humble bee eertiized the red clover in
England. it was proposed to send colony
of humble bees over to New Zealand, which
he did; but the first lot perished was
supposed, from excess of heat in crossing
the equator A second colony was more
forturate: it took kindly to the islan.1s and
performed the function required Of it SIC
ceSsful1y
The case is we'll put by an entomoloSist:
Many of oEr English flowers are capal.le
Of being fertillzed by only one kind Of in
sect The common red clover is visited by
the humble bee. the petals are fused to-
gether, forming a narrow tube, surrounding
the honey glands and the organs that form
the pollen; the long proboscis of the humble
bee can reach the honey, but the hive bees
tongue is shorter and cannot do so. When
clover was first grown in Australia 1t never
seeded, because the tongues of the native
bees We're too ehort to reach the pollen"
Evening star., 1895-08-28

Then she laid 1t carefully by and ate her
slipper with apparent appetite.
1 need not say that l was intensely in
terested. and watched every motion as she
cleared away the table. lit short clay pipe
and then. as / guessed she would. took up
the loaf again. She leaned over the table
and -crumbled 1t carefully with her fingers.
riorsel by morsel. Soon she uttered an
ejaculation Something had fallen upon the
table from the crumbs. She picked it up
and held it to the light, which caught one
point of it and sent out an obliQue pris-
ma tic ray; it was a rough diamond!
My heart gave a great bound of delight
I had found my clue at last
She went through the whole loaf and
table. Then. satisfied there were no more,
she gathered up the crumbs. put them
away. and reaching in the barrel brought
out a cocoanut. The husk was trimmed
and 1t was ready for shipping. She took a
knife and dug out one of the ''eyes'' and
put the diamonds through the opening into
the nut. Next she filled the "eye'' with
pitch. as is the custom to preserve the
nuts, and holding 1t TO her ear shook it
violently. 1t made no sound 1 could hear,
the milk in the nut probably preventing
the stones from striking together Mother
videaux laughed gleefully and tossed the
nut back into the barrel.
She sat down in ner chair again. smoking
contenredly, and 1 was about to beat a re-
treat. satisfied that l had learned all 1
had hoped to, when my attention was ar
rested by seeing her reach suddenly forward
and take a small, round basket upon her
knee. 1t was d native basket. made Of
woven cocoa leaves. and covered over the
top by coarse cloth. She united one end
of this and lifted 1t up.
Instantly there glided over her arm q
slender, silver-gray snake, and shudder
went over me as I recognized the deadly
asp. 1t rested upon her shoulder and
thrust its fiat head before her face. Mother
Videaux laughed and patted the head and
stroked Its shining neck.
Poison crOOnCI,
tcndery. as a mother would talk to a
child; glad to stir about a bit. is you?
Hard life. Poison. to be cooped up all day
in a basket, wi nothing to stick those
pretty fangs into! Take care.deary!' as
the snake made sudden motion with its
graceful head. mustn't strike at nanny.
you know. It'll be worse for you If you
acts ugly wi nanny. There! I'll let you
stay out tonight. You can be my watch
dog and keep the niggers away. Ha, ha,
ha! No one likes to bother Mother Videaux
when her pats Is loose. Run away. now,
Poison, and we'll get to bed"
Shver;ng with horror at the scene. I
drew back, and as my eyes grew accus-
toned to the fading light without, picked
Evening star., 1895-08-28
+: Here lives Madame Candelaria,
/: Only survivor of the Alamo.

The front room of the building is occu-
pied as b rber shop. One of the BARRIERS,
a Mexican, showed me into her room. Sc
nora Candelaria claims to be lis years old
humanity l had never before gaZed upon
She looks like piece of withered parch-
ment. She would probably not weigh more
than seventy-five pounds. She is totally
blind, and her face is not much larger than
a little chiid's, and so weaZened and wrin-
kled as to be almost expressonless. She
was sitting on the edge Of her bed clad in
loose gown. Her feet were bare and cov-
cred with a thousand deep wrinkles. She
speaks no word of English, but a Mexican
boy of. probably fourteen years acted as
interpreter.
Sonora Candelaria Is garrulous She
seems to love to talk of the terrible scenes
in the Alamo. Her story Is different from
that told fy many historians She says
that Col. Bowie. who lay in bed i'll with
typhoid fever, died in her arms: that when
the Mexicans broke through the door lead
ing to his room she sat beside him, her left
arm under his head. The Mexican soldiers
commanded her to stand aside. and, when
she refused, pushed her roughly away and
pierced Col. Bowie's breast with a bayonet
repeatedly. She says that he was unable
to make ally resistance whatever and made
no fight.
A Witness of the Fight.
Others say that Col. Bowie arose from
his bed when the Mexicans broke into his
room and fought like demon, killing two
or three Of them. 1t Is probable that Sc
nora Candelaria's story is the correct one
She says. too, that David Crockett was
killed just outside the front door of the
Alamo. and not within its walls. as others
say. In few other minor points the old
Mexican woman's version Is different She
was sent by Gen. Houston to nurse Col
Bowie. and is certainly the only person
now living who saw the fight. but age may
possibly have impaired her memory
Mrs. Dickinson and her little child es-
capped death at the hands of the Mexicans,
but both have long since passed away. The
cnild was known as the daughter of the
Alamo for years.
The battle of the Alamo lasted thirteen
days, beginning February %, 1896. Santa
Arna, with 1900 men and with about half
Evening star., 1895-08-28
THE PROFITS OF A PARIS PARK,
An Interesting Bit of Municipal
HOusekeDinR.

From the London Daily Telegraph.
1t costs about 100000 per annurn to keep
up the Bois de Boulogne, which for the
last forty years has been the great pleas
ure ground of the citizens Of Paris. but the
authorities are so economical in their man
agement of it that the park is made to con-
tribute about $4,000 a year toward these
expenses. How is it done? In the first
place the race courses at Longchamps and
Auteuil bring in something, the former
s.. 400 a year and the latter 5000. These
are recognized as nominal rents, the attrac-
uons of the race meetings furnished by the
two hippic societies being indispensable to
Parisians. From the skating basin about
$1,000 year is derived. and the rents of
various pavilions or restaurants give re-
spectively 1925 for the Chinese pagoda,
$500 for the Grande Cascade. $1,000 for
the Pavilion d'Armenonville, and for vart-
Gus chalets the rents levied range from
81 200 to the minimum figure Of S1.25 or 81
a year. the last mentioned sum being
charged for a cake and bun stall In the Pfc
Catalan. where also a stand for the sale of
gaufres brings in a rent of $50 per annum.
But the chalet of the CroiX Catalan, where
the Pyramid replaces the Cross erected by
Philippe Lebel to the memory of a trouba-
dour who was assassinated by the king S
escort. pays $500 year rent. Here, too. is
that famous dairy which belongs to the
Jardin d'Acclimatation. This garden es-
capes with a nominal rent of $500 per an
mum. Another source of income is that
provided by the rents of houses situated
within the park, realizing a total Of about
S., 800 year, SO one obtains an idea of the
extent of the consumption of light refresh
ments in the wood when it is found that
the ice cream venders alone can afford to
contribute in rent nearly $500 per annum.
The Pre- Catalan. too which is more of a
delightful flower garden than model farm,
brings in 1920 year in revenue, including
the product Of the grass mowings; and.
without entering into further details, 1t
may be interesting to note that the admin
istration contrives to make profit even
cut of its eggs and ducks.
Evening star., 1895-08-28
Copyright. 1893, by Irving Bacheller.)
Continued from Tuesdays Star.)
BY L. FRANK BANN.


Continued from Tuesdays Star)
The hut was built Of pieces of rock care
fully fitted together at the back, and at
first could discover no means of investi-
eating the interior from where 1 stood
Just then heard the door open and crept
be hind a rock. Peering from my retreat, I
saw the woman go toward the grove with a
pail. There was a spring of fresh water
there. I again approached the house. and
finding a large crack at one place between
the edges of the stones. took out my knife
and Clipped briskly away at the clay until
/ beard c!atter inside which warned me
that l had penetrated the wall. The dusk
had now fallen and it was nearly dark
Mother Videaux returned and lit a candle,
after first closing the door carefully behind
her. With my eye to the chink in the wall
/ could see the interior Of the one room
fairly we'll 1t contained a rude table. one
chair. a bed of cocoa leaves In a corner, a
few old baskets and household utensils and
q barrel.
Mother videaux made her tea and then
turned to the basket of food she had
brought from the incl0sure. She laid each
article carelessly on the table. but when
she came to the loaf Forsythe had given
her. she turned it over and over In her
hands. chucklng in a low. cracked tone.
as though its appearance amused her.
Evening star., 1895-08-28

my way TO the corner of the house. turned
into the path, and came face to face with
Howard Fcrsythe!
If ever a desire to murder showed itself
in a mans face, l read 1t in his.
"What are you doing here?" he demand
ed, harshly.
Attending to my business" 1 answered,
firmly.
what have you seen?'
That is my affair."
He stared at me moment without speak
ing and then broke into a fury.
"You scoundrelr' he cried, with an oath,
"if 1 thought you were prying into my
affairs I'd Kill you as I would a dogr'
"Mr. Forsythe," 1 returned. pray recol-
lect yourself. You are speaking to one
authorized by your brother and yourself
to discover this theft of your diamonds.
How much 1 know 1 shall not at present
tell. but warn you to be careful what You
say If you would not have the whole
world. as well as your brother know the
TRUTH
He controlled himself with an effort: 1
Gould see his face was purple with rage
and his hands clinched tightly together;
but hs turned on his heel without another
Evening star., 1895-08-28
Pensivs Pencilinxs.
the Somervillei Journal.

From the Somerville Journal.
When you are introduced to a girl whose
engagement has Itst been announced there
is only one subjeeSt III the world for you to
talk about. =,
Never explain youn actions. People prs-
fer to form their own conclusions, and, be-
sides. nobody is going to believe you, any
way.
The man who has the ability to say smart
things is really to be- pitied. His tongue Is
forever getting him into trouble.
Many man who boasts because he lives
within his income couldn't do 1t If he didn't
have a larger if1corhe than some of the
neighbors whom he looks on as improvi-
dent Is D.
When you want, a waiter at fashionable
hotel to serve you promptly. don't forget
how you get mo1as sses out of a jug. You
have to tip the jug.
The young man who calls his father
papa" after he is seventeen years old sell
dom possesses the undivided respect Of his
associates.
The new woman may not take her hat
off in the theater, but she won't go out be-
tween the acts.
Evening star., 1895-08-28
An Odd Indiana Dwarf.

There lives at Marion, Ind. dwarf, jamie
Loder by name, who is ffty-four years old,
forty-seven inches high. and weighs about
sixty-four pounds. She is the daughter of
wealthy parents, who at death left her a
fortune. Her favorite pastime is playing
with children and dolls. having family Of
about fifteen of the latter. She speaks of
herself as a little girl. and her favorite topic
of conversation is what she will do when
she grows up" One of her peculiarities is
that among gentlemen friends the larger in
stature are her choice. She is in good
health. and may live for many years.
Evening star., 1895-08-28
A Curious Benediction.

From the Argcnaut
The Scotch archbishop. Foreman Gn the
sixteenth century,, was so poor a Latin
scholar that, when he was obliged to visit
Rome, he found great difficulty in conform
ing to some of the customs of the pope's
table. to which he was invited. Etiquette
required that the Scotch bishop. should
take part in uttering a Latin benediction
over the repast. and the illiterate guest
had carefully committed to memory what
he believed to be the orthodox form of
words. He began with his "Benedicite "
expecting the cardinals to respond with
.Dominus." but they replying Deus
italian fashion,, SO confused the good
bishop that he forgot his carefully conned
phrases. and. "in good broad Scotch" F."
said: ITO the devil 1 give you all, false
cardinals" to which devout aspiration
pope AMI cardinals (who understood only
their own language) piously replied
amen"
Evening star., 1895-08-28
The Star Out of Town.

THE EVENING STAR will be sent
by mail to any address in the United
States or Canada for such period as
may be desired at the rate Of fifty
cents per month.
UBut all such orders must be ac-
companied by the money, or tho
paper cannot be sent, as no ac-
counts are kept with mail subscrip-
tions.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-11-16
Days Quotations on Flour, Gruin
md Produce.

BUTTER - Fancy separator, 21@
2112c extra creamery, 1SQ19c; first
creamery, 150l7c; second creamery, IL
Q12c; fancy dairy, 17G1Sc; first dairy
13ql5c; second dairy, 9Ql0c; fancy roll
and print, selected, 13@14c; fancy roll
and print, straight, 10@11c; common
roll and print, S110c; packing stock,
71AGSc; grease, 3Q4c.
CHEESE-Full cream, 10@101sc; pri-
most, 5G7c; brick cheese, S1AQ10c; Linn
1Oq101ac; Swiss, l0G1012c; skins, &c.
EGGS-Fresh, cases included, 161ac;
fresh, cases returned, 16c.
LIVE POULTRY-Turkey toms,
@7c: turkeys. hens, 615Q7c; chickens.
3@4c; ducks, spring, 7dSc; geese, 6@7c.
-VEGETABLES-O yellow, bu,
15Q1Sc; onions, green, per doz, 3043oc;
onions, Mimi, bu, red, 15G16c; onions,
| bu, white, 2GQ25c; cauliflower, per doz,
12Q15c; parsnIps, bu, 3Oc; celery, home
grown, 20@25c; lettuce, doz, 20G25c; ru-
tabagas. bu, 12@15c; cucumbers, doz,
81; spinach, bu, 15@2Oc; egg plant, doz.
20@3nc.
DRESSED MEATS-Mutton. pack
Try. 4A@5c; veal, fancy, .6l2G7c; veal,
medium, 596c; lamb, spring, 597c.
PORK, BEEF. HAMS, HIDES, ETC.
Hides, steer, green, per lb, Sc; hides,
COW, SIccIl, per lU, iC, HlutS, Call,
green, per lb, 1Oc; hides, steer, salt,
per lb. &c; hides. cow, salt, pei lb, 71ac;
pelts, 25G60c; wool, washed 13@14c
wool, unwashed. 7G10c; tallow, 4G4l2c;
pork. mess. $9q9.50; beef, mess, $500
8; bacon. S7@7:5o; hams, s10@11; hams,
picnic. $6@7; dried beef, 911z@11c; lard,
$6.50Q7; hops, 749c.
ORANGES -Messinas, Dbl; s6Q7; Va
lincies, s45OG5.
LEMoNseExtra fancy, . s5.5o@6;
BANANAS-Port Limons, S1.5061. Is;
Honduras No. l, $1.25@1.50; Honduras
No. 2, $1@1.25; cocoanut, per 100, $40
4.50
CALIFORNIA FRUITS-Pears, Win
ter Nellis, box, s2.2502. so; pears, New
Belle, box, s1.60Q1.75; pears, Beurie,
BERRiEs AND GRAPEs-Malaga,
bbl, $6.5og7; grapes. California, box,
t, lb, 1992Oc; grapes, Delaware, 16d1Sc;
grapes, Tokays, s1.25@1.50; grapes,
Rose Peru, $1.2Oq1.SO; cranberries, Dbl,
APPLEs-Fancy stand, Dbl, s275@s;
fancy, bbl, s.. .5O@2 70; standard, $2Q2. 25;
fair. $1.25@1.75; common. S16125.
! POTATOES-Sweet Jerseys, per Dbl,
/ $2.5GG2.75; sweet IllionoiS, per bbl $40
2.25; sweet Kansas, per bbl, $2.50q2;
Minnesota, bu, 13@14c.
per lb, SAFE; peaches, peeled, 14@16c;
peaches, unpeeled, 7@Sc; pears, case;
apr!cots, 7GSc; raspberries. 20@21c
blackberries, 71a9sc; prunes, California
! French, 5q9c; cherries, 12@15c.
| GAME AND FISH-Pheasants, $3d
325; jacksnipe, 75cG$1; ducks, mallard
! So 50@3.75; ducks, teal, doz, 81. 25Q1. 80;
ducks, common, doZ, S1Q1.50; black
bass, 10@11c; pike, 5q6c; pickerel, 4c
croppies, 4c; geese, doz, $SQ9; brant
| doZ, IS.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-11-16
WOMEN MASQUERADE AS MEN
Dressed in Male Attire and Bloom
ers They Enjoy Election News
and Wine.

YOUNGSTOWN, o., Nov. H.-The
population of Youngstown has been
considerably worked up today over a
secret society of women in this city,
which was organized on election night.
The club numbers most of the fashion
able set of married ladies in the city.
On election night they met at the resi-
dence of a widow on Wick avenue.
There were more than thirty of them.
They went in carriages and were dress
ed in all kinds of mems clothing. Some
wore the regulation evening dress suit,
others had on bloomers, while others
had on golf suits and two had the
temerity to go dressed in their hus-
bands hunting suits.
One of the women was introduced
as Gen. Bushnell, while another i'm
personated eX-Gov. Campbell. The 9TH
er visitors were introduced to them as
such. There was a magnificent spread,
prepared by the young widow. which
included several kinds of wine. Mes
senger boys were employed to bring
bulletins from the telegraph office, and
along toward midnight, when it was
positively known that Bushnell had
peeH eiecteu NY all oFei WHeiiuiiS Hid-
jority, there was great cheering.
There were two Campbell enthusiasts
in the crowd, and under the influence
of wine they got into quarrel with
two Bushnell women. A blow, it is
said, was struck and then the COM
batants were put to bed. The truth
of the whole thing leaked out last
| night. and every pastor in the city is
today taking evidence to find out who
the women were who participated in
the midnight orgies.