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Evening star., 1895-11-01
TWENTY-THIRD INSTALLMENT.
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Good! 1tll be just as well for the snake
loving black man if he keeps out of the
way. Goodnight, SAM"
They walked for some distance I'M the
read in silence. When they came to where
the the summit road brane4ed Off Martin stop
Now We'll have to separate. Billy. I'll
your compass with you?"
Yes I'm never. without it,"
You'll need it tonight. It's going to he
daI gerous work for both of us, if my idea
has got grain of sense in it,
Il supposed so."'
Il always knew you were the right sort,
Billy, and this'll be your night for showing
mine again.
Why. John. We looked into every corner
so We did, but like burned idiots. we
didn't look on the outside. We just went
through and then meandered Off somewhere
else, and I'll bet the black man was laugh
ing at us all the time. You see. it's all my
fault. but 1 overlooked a clue that was
right before my nose when we was in the
cave"
hat was it?''
"A pine torch partly burned. 1t was ly-
iEg right in the path, near one of them
wide openings. you know. What was 1t
there for? To light that hole, of course
don't see why should have stepped over
1t. but l suppose Twas in my fool head
that I'd dropped it there some time or
other myself. for I've prewled through
there several times. 1t always gives me a
kind of pleasure to know that was In a
part of the wilderness that no other man
knew nothing about
You mustn't say that you've got a fool
head. john" said Will, you're the clever
est man round here. and I believe you're
right about the cave"
well, We're going to find out in about
two or three hours. 1 s'pose you see the
difficulties and dangers In the first place
We mustn't give the black man and his
partner any chance to see. or hear us. for
it would be an easy matter for them to
hide Elsie in thicket during the night
Next place. We mustn't give them any
chance to play hide and coop again. That
means that one of us must go in at the
cave and the other at the mine end. And
that means that you must get to the mine
end at the same time I get to the cave.
Understands"
"Everything's clear so far"
"All right, but that's only the beginning.
Now. If them chaps was keeping watch,
enc at one end and the other at t'other,
low easy it would be. You'd crack one OF
the other. See? But the chances are that
one of ems asleep and the other keeping
watch. Tain't use thinking that both
are asleep They're too fly for that. Now,
do you see some of the dangers?"
"Of course and one of them is that well
lang at each other"
mo. we won't do that. We're going in
at the same time, you know. I want you
10 go 10 tne Hine, LOT you can ma IL easy
and sure. Got your watch with you? That's
| right. l borrowed one for you in case you
didn't bring one Let's see if they agree
By the light of match they compared
timepieceS, and set them so that they were
exactly together.
"Half-past eleven" said Martin. II guess
that in an hour easy you can get to the
mine"
I Half an hour, John"
You're going to take a roundabout way
| you know. So be l. You'll go pretty near
| to the top of the mountain and then come
| down. That's where you'll find the COM
Evening star., 1895-11-01

% Prizes; aggregatng. g........ 500
The first prize of 500 will be paid for the
explanation which comes nearest to the
true solution: the second prize of $75 10 the
person sending the explanation next near
est, and SO on. for the third and fourth
prizes. The remaining twenty-five prizes Of
$40 each will be awarded to the persons
sending the twenty-five explanations next
nearest to the fourth prize, as the judges
may determine their merit
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newspaper and its daily installment of a
high grade serial story Is feature inten1-
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circle To emphasize-and advertise-the
TACT that The Star Is a newspaper peculiar
1y suitable for women's reading, the fur
ther condition Is made that the $500 in
prizes shall be paid only for explanations
sent In by women and girls. All may read;
but only women and girls may guess-and
win the gold.
When the War Was Over will continue
In daily installments until Friday Novem-
her ., on which date all but the final chap
ter will have been published. The interval
between Friday. November 8. and Tuesday,
November II. six o'clock PM, inclusive,
will be allowed for the, forwarding of guess
es. and tie final chapter will be published
in The Star on Friday. November Is. I'm
der no consideration what yer will guasses
be received from any source and considered
prior to Friday, November 8. or later than
six O'Clock pm. November II. For no rea-
Evening star., 1895-11-01
A Parade Of Bridal Couples.

FFUm I'M EXcnanRe.
On October l the new marriage law went
into effect in Hungary, which provides for
wedding by magistrates, the religious
wedding being of secondary Importance
only from that day on. On the Sunday pre-
ceding the 1st Of this month more than 300
couples were married in the BUDAPEST
Cathedral alone, the archbishop having
given dispensation from the usual previous
announcements from the pulpit to all those
who would prefer Christian to magis-
trate's wedding. The first marriage under
the new law was that Of the daughter of a
member of parliament, Messy, the minister
of justice, Erdelyi, being a witness to the
wedding. large number of engagements
between people of different religions are
now announced since there is no restric-
ton as to faith in the new marriage law.
Evening star., 1895-11-01

pass handy. I'll go way beyond on the
Highway and then come back and up Let's
allow an hour for getting there and then
ten minutes for accidents. So at exactly
the shaft at the end, and get into the cave
1 wouldn't light match in the mine if
was you. They're not there, depend on It,
mine and come out on top fire both bar
rels of your gun. My rifle is a repeater
and I'll give the same signal for the same
event.
Now If you don't meet anybody, crawl
along TIE cave until you hear somebody
Mebbe twill be me. Mehbe you'll be shot
at. 1 dunno; but If there's any chance that
it's me, you say Jack and lie fiat down.
I'll let YOU know by saying Billy Then
we'll have to use our judgment, both before
and after. See, Billy?'
Yes he responded, his hlood chilling as
the situation pictured itself in his mind
Evening star., 1895-11-01
Rather Difficult.

From the Oakland Times.
A soldier leaving barracks is stopped by
the corporal of the guard.
you cannot go out without leave"
'I have the verbal permission of the cap
TAIN"
SHOW me the verbal permission"
Evening star., 1895-11-01
CHAPTER XXIILMARTIN'S PLAN OF
SEARCH.

SEARCH.
After King had started for Denby with
Officer Jackson. the villagers gradually dis
persed from the neighborhood of the War
rem house. Some of them drifted back.
however, after they had supper at home,
and, in most instances, they brought their
families with them. However much the
women folks may. have been inclined In the
forenoon to look askance at Mr.. Warren,
there was now no further question of his
entire innocence of the crime that had been
laid at his door. Pretty much everything
in the way of evil that had happened in
Granite for a year past was attributed to
the mysterious black man.
He must have been around here long
time to get acquainted with the woods >
they said, net realizing that it was Wanga's
nature to make his way through wilder
ness and bee come familiar with it in sim
BILE trip. just as an experienced traveller
Evening star., 1895-11-01
The Benefit of the Doubt.

From Life.
Matron-"Now, is this novel fit one for
my daughter to read?'
Bookseller-"H'm. Well, candidly, madam,
1 think it book of doubtful morality"
Matron-"Well I'll take it. Most of those
I've read lately have been of undoubted i'm
morality
Evening star., 1895-11-01

We will mail on application free information how
to grow hair upon bald head; stop falling hair
and remove scalp diseases. Address ALTENIIEIAi
MEDICAL DISPENSAliY. 127 E. Sd ST., Cincin-
natl, Ohio. Ol2-3m
Evening star., 1895-11-01
Danger.
From Truth.

from Truth.
First Tramp-'1t makes me nervous to
sleep in one of desc lodgin' houses. Sup
posin' fire wuz to break out in de nght?"
Second Tramp-"Dat's so. Dem firemen
would turn hose yer in a minute!
Evening star., 1895-11-01

If you want cup of good Cocoa or Chocolate
you should use Huyers. All grocers
Evening star., 1895-11-01

1. The Evening Star will pay $500 in gold
to the reader from whom it receives by mail,
ct the publication office. Pennsylvania ave-
nue. and 18th street. the complete and abso-
1utely correct solution of when the War
Was Over" as it shall be disclosed in the
firal chapter of the story to be published
Friday, November IL. in The Evening Star.
If two or more complete and absolutely ,or-
rect solutions received the $500 in gold
will be divided equally.
2. Should The Star fail to receive solu-
tion that is complete and absolutely correct
In all its details. the $500 in gold will lie
allotted to the twenty-nne readers whose
explanation shall come nearest to the true
solution of the mystery according to their
percentage of merit, and the money will be
divided as follows.
Evening star., 1895-11-01

Salvation OIL. the wonderful liniment. 25c.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-07
POSSIBILITIES OF RAmue CULTURE.

The outlook For Obtaining n SuccessfuI
Decorticatins Machine Is PromisinR.
Tho possibilities Of ramie culture, tho
character Of the ramie plant and fiber,
the draft made on the soil fertility by
ramie and machines for preparing rnmio
fiber arc treated at length by Director
w. O. Stubs of the Louisiana station
in bulletin devoted to the subject 1t
is learned from this bulletin that the
rnmic plant is perennial and yields from
to 10 tons of green unstrippod stalks
per acre. Ranie may be decorticotoo
either when tho stalks are green or dry.
In the humid climate of Louisiana the
fiber should be prepared from green
stalks. Some machines are adapted to
working ranie dry others to working
it green, and few claim to work tho
stalks either green or dry.
In tho fall and winter Of 1894 com
mittco tested ut the station three decor
ticating machines. One Of the machines
decorticutcd 900 pounds of freshly cut
unstrippcd stalks in hour So minutes,
and the fiber produced when dried
weighed 5G pounds. In another test this
machine do0orticated 300 pounds of
green unstripped stalks in "a minutes,
yielding 301s pounds Of dry fiber.
Another machine dccorticated ll2
pounds of dried ramic stalks without
leaves i'll hours IL minutes, during
which time tho machine was in actual
operation only 52A minutos The prod
uct was 80 pounds of fiber In another
trial $50 pounds of green ramie stalks,
stripped-eqnal to 600 pounds of I'M
stripped stalks-were deoorticated with
saturation i'll 90 minutes. The product
was 2514 pounds of dry fiber. In other
tests green unsuipped stalks were decor
ticatcd mt the ratio Of S25. 8 and l, 900
pounds per hour.
A smaller machine decorticated dry
ramic stalks at the rate of 322 pounds
and green unstrippcd stalks at tho rate
Of 900 pounds per hour.
Ono of tho machines delivered the
fiber in somewhat tangled condition
ind left piece Of adhcront wood Mt tho
end of each fiber. Another machine ro-
quired too much power. Tho outlook for
obtaining successful ramie machine is
regarded az promising.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-07

There is no need of leaving openings
between tile joints for water to get into
them They are not made like sewer
pipe, each one fitting into tho enlarged
end of tho tile below it, Draintiles are
always laid end to end, and, however
carefully it is done, the joints will nov
er closely fit against each other. Be-
sides, most tile is made i'll horseshoe
fashion and the edges set ON tho bottom
of tho drain, tho water usually rising
mp in springs under them. Thus, except
after the surface has been flooded by
water from thuwcd snow which could
not sink through the strata Of ice under
1t, very little water ever runs into tilo
from the top. The tendency always is
for water to sink down into the water
courses Mt or below the level of the tile
bottom and to be forced into the tile
from the bottom. This is done through
natural water veins, and the water thus
comes through the soil without parti-
clio of sediment This can be seen by the
digger of the drain, Tho water under
his feet will be muddied by his tramp
ing in it, but let him leave the ditch for
dinner. and when ho returns all tho
sediment will havo disappeared and tile
stream be running with perfectly clear
water. This is the way it always runs
i'll the tile after the ditch is laid Tho
only exception, says American Agricul-
turist, is where surface water breaks
into drain when newly laid. The drain
will need looking aftor for two or three
years, and such places must be closed us
quickly as possible, for tho water flow
ing in the tile from above will carry
sediment and soon close it, especially if
there is an uneven fall i'll some part of
the drain
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-07
Fungous Disease Among ohlnch Bugs.

There have been sent to Illinois farm
ers about 1000 packages of material for
the spread of the fungouS disease among
chinch bngs from the Office of the state
eutomoloaist. The reports received and
the experiments tried at the experiment
station farm are not encouraging us to
the general efficacy of this method of
destroying the bugs, especially in dry
weather. 1t will be remembered that,
unlike DIR. Snow of Kansas, Professor
Forbes has never been sanguine i'll re-
gard to this distribution method, al
ways insisting that some barrier and
trap method should be used either in
preference or i'll addition to efforts to
secure the spread of disease among tho
bugs. While less has been written on
She subject than III former years, it
seems clear that the bugs are more gen
orally distributed over the state than
thay have been for many years, and that
in Ihany places they are as plentiful and
have done as much harm as in any for
1ner Soar. Prairie Farmer.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-07

ing tho rope q it can easily bo raised to
the position shown i'll the cut At each
end of tho rack there is a piece of strong
canvas, which serves to keep the hay in
the rack and also holds the front part of
the rack when let down.
f. is fecdboX IS inches wide at tho
bottom. This box runs the entire length
of the rack.
d denotes supports for the rack and
should ovcrhang the front edge of the
feed box about two inches The back
part of the rack should DO nearly per-
pendicular and set to the extreme front
OF the supports, so tho horse will not got
hay seed i'll his eyes and name Tho
space between the bottom of the rack
and tho top of tho feedbox should be
about or 10 inches, SO that the grain
may he fed through this space from the
front. l is Il pulley wheel through
which the rope q passes. The grain
boxes + are built undor the fccdbox L;
they take up very little room and are
handy to get at This device gives per-
feet satisfaction i'll all respects when
properly constructed.
Louisa R. Sprague of Easton, Me
has been appointed commissioner TO sol
emniZc marriages by Governor Cleaves
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-07

MolAsses has been used as u stock feed
For dist ling purposes, and now it is
being uAed for the additional purposes
OF payilAg, for mortar and as a lining
for FURNACES. AT recent meeting of the
sugar planters of Louisiana, and report.
cd upon in\ the Texas Farm and Ranch.
these usesS of molasses were fully
discussed, ahd the fact was developed
that mixed with clean sand in proper
proportion it \lnade binding material
as adhesive AID more elastic than CO.
ment, and that several experiments had
been made III furnaces by coating com
mon bricks with molasses mortar, and
nsing them for furnaces instead of fire.
hrick, and that aNl tests were satisfao-
tory. The only thing lacking is thor
ough test of durability, which of course
acquires time.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-07

che dotted lines, indicating what should
be taken off, and the letters and b
show bad form in skinning. In tho tan
ner's trim these instructions are OBJ
served:
Take off lower jaw and upper lip behind the
1ostrils
The pate between tho eyes.
Tho horns and ears.
The check, when throat IL cut across.
The fore legs Mt the knee.
The hind legs midway between knee and
dew claws. or higher up whom cut across
All tags caused by unskilled skinning. (See
dotted lines)
Tho points marked 81" should appear al
"b' If properly skinned.
The parts marked to bo cut off are
worthless to the tanner, but have value
for glue stock, yet from distant points
this value would not equal tho cost of
freight. Butchers will see how Il large
part of the trrm on this hide would be
avoided by care i'll skinning. Tho trim
Is nearly the same as has been made in
New York for years. All foreign hides
and some western are trimmed even
closer than this.
1t will increase tho popularity of any
regular shipper to put them in this
shape, and n considerable saving of
freight Will be made and risk of damage
avoided1. The tanners are demanding it
shall be done.
Some other points of Importance may
be mentioned here. Sunburned hides
cause much loss. 1t is believed that this
occurs i'll the first "a hours after hide
IS taken of. If butchers will loaIe hides
spread ont in shade for that time before
hanging up, it may be avoided. Scored,
grubby, fallen and badly branded hides
are more and more avoided by tanners
In New York all such hides go at ono
third off. The western hides will soon
have to conform to some rule.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-07
Cotton Picking Machine.

A cotton picking machine is now on
exhibition at Atlanta which practical
cotton growers are convinced will pick
cotton successfully. This is the second
machine bnilt by a Pittsburg inventor.
a third machine will now be built in
time for the great Atlanta exposition,
which will do the work still more per-
fectly, according to the Kentucky Farm
and Fireside
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-07

tho severe drought roliowIng better ana
has yielded double the amount of feed
that timothy does. Another very i'm
portant item in its favor is it's fertiliz-
ing property. AT least ten bushels more
of corn per acre can be raised with less
work for man and beast on clover than
Oh a timothy sod. Its freedom from the
ravages of worms is another strong
point. Agriculturist.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-07
ON tho Country ROAD

The report is that crimson clover is
running like wildfre all over North Car
DINA.
Tho Improved Dwarf Rocky Mountain
cherry is recommended for trial By tho
editor of tho South Florida Homo.
A southern exchange says that it is
probable that hops can be successfully
grown III the mountainous districts of
the south, where the soil is deep and
VOL filled with hunus or vegetable
mold.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-07
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TRIMMING HIDES.

Che Tanners Trim As Adopted by tho
Tnnuers' Hldo aud Leather Association.
The hide houses are crowded with
country hides which the tanners ref use
to take because they are not properly
trimmed. Tanners, butchers and dealers
ought all strive to improve the condi-
ton of hides and skins for market. With
view to assisting i'll this Improvement
is here reproduced from the Chicago
Hide and Leather an illustration show
ing the usual form and trim of hide
taken off by country butchers, along
with directions for tho tanners trim.
The tanners trim, ms adopted by
the Tanners Hide and Leather associa-
tion of the United States, is shown by
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-07
A HANDY FEED RACK,

a Novel and Convenient Device Illus
trated and Described by Ohio Fi,rmor.
A denotes stall partitions. b is a
rack for hay and is hung on hinges mt
the bottom, so that by taking hold of
tho rope G and pulling it ont Of the
notch in the board II, the front part of
tho rack may be let down ut right angles
with tho back part. The hay is thrown
upon tho lowered part, and then by pull
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-07

dry solid excrement that may burn un-
less we'll soaked. Most farmers may
build cistorn to save the stable liquids,
which are the most valuable part of the
manure, and pump it frequently upon
the drying heap of solids.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-07

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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-07
IN CMANCEEY.

CO hin leeds made hy o. l. Fleming and wife To
"i,n W. iiuehahau, ~ date" re piotivcly July the
- anu Zpth. lNsi. ami t. sub ct lis property in
nc b'H ncni Dn'd conveyed ~ certain deeds to
ihrpay nent Of The debt due The plnniiG of S32G -
WIN interest iTem July 1t. ISIS. And affidavit
hiNinS ltru made that lhcr. is no agent Il The
column an RuidIuc Hud L0au Assoc al, o Rich
inoi.d, va. or Of ihr iarmcrS' Manufacturing Co.
IN the county of Princes IAunr, wherein the cas- ,
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the process, a atr'c aid they require | to III,
ttar in the Clerks hi in 6fc.n DAYS after due
p"tlcA,ion hereof and DO WI may lie necessary
II protect the T interest
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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-07
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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-07

o. !. Fleming ami Iln A. Fleming, his wifi:
John W hu,hatan Wm. j. Wit hurst and Ju
Lane stern. trustees. The ttlunhau iuiidiug
and Loan Ass cation, OF Eichm'nd Va Il 90 :
lcrd'on duty Chartered uHdcs the law, 81 ihc
STATE OF virgin q and the Farme s Mauuia .tIr-
lhs toHia y,H O. psiNtiun duly chir,tr.d under
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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-07
superiorItY of Clover.

The superiority of clover over timothy
never perhaps was more apparent in
Ohio than during the present season.
The former Stood tho Nay freezes aud
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-07
PRINCES, ANNE COUNTY, ro.wlr:

In the Clerks O'h,c OF Inc Circuit Court Of
~ c's, Anle coanty "a tic 18Th day Of August,
1928.
The /'hS ''uauO Company. corporate Il iy
chartered under tH, avs of the ) 4 q oi Mary
Iand Whose p:inci gal oice is III the city OF u ll-
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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-07
COBB'S ISLAND.

Nirgin!as seaside resort in the Atlantic
Ocean. Cnrlvalled FOR itB surf-bathing aud
hotel accommodations and other improve
ments. Those desiring plenty OF shooting
and fishing can find It at Cobbs Island
l'oute: We will meet da ly tho ll:U7 MOI I'll
Cobb Station, OH the New York phiIndcl.
phia and Norfolk Railroad. Passengers
transferred to island by steamer. Terms
-. so per day; Sly per week $40 per nj onth.
COBH& SPADY,
leG.tu, th,su-3m Chesapeake, Va.