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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-06
CHINESE MAIL SERVICE.
Shanghai Has Thirty-Five Hundred
SubstatiOns.

From the Philadelphia Record.
The mails in China are different from tbs
postal arrangements of any other country
in the world. In China the mail service Is
not only in the hands Of the government,
but is left to private persons to establish
postal connection, how and wherever they
please. Anybody may open store AMI
hang out a sign advertising that he is ready
to accept letters to be forwarded to GER
tain places or countries. The result OF this
arrangement is that in populous towns
there are great number OF persons accept-
ing letters to be forwarded to all parts OF
the country: at Shanghai for instanSc.
there are not less than 800 stores conpet-
ing with each other and carrying on Mar
to the knife as far rates are concerned.
This system, although having great faults.
has some good qualities There are several
parties accepting letters 10 one certain
town. The Chinese merchant who wri:-s
letters two or three times will patrca;Ee
several of the concerns, and asks his CO..
respondent to inform him which he Ect
quickest. Having experimental for awhile
he will select the firm giving the best ser
vice. but he always has the choice of s..' sral
mailing ageLcies for his correspondence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-06
TWENTY-FOURTH INSTALLMENT.

self ',or what 1t was. or why it was put
| into the bottle"
No, no! don't ask me-" returned Betsey.
with shudder, shed tell him and he'd
kill me.'
He won't do anything of the kind. Mrs
Hubbard"
The doctor spoke empha tically, and hay-
| ing said 50 much he stopped to reflect He
was particularly struck by Betsey's refer
eDce to Mrs. Appleton. 1T was a question
whether he should try TO get enough in
formation from Betsey on the spot to serve
as evidence in the event of legal inquiry
or whether he should cor tinue the plan of
watching and waiting. The latter course
done now.
You don't know him. Doctor Williams
said Betsey, letting down her a-ron and
speaking hurried!y. He knows everything
and ne has all kinds of ways for doing away
with people. You know what 1 told in
court?'
T rYes, Mrs. Hubbard. what of it?"
The doctor was keenly anxious for the
revelation that he expected her to make
1T was lie, Dr. Williams, an awful lie
| and he forced me to it"
Il am not surprised. Mrs Hubbard I
never could believe that part of the story
about putting Starkweather in the little
chamber"
But that's true. sir every word of itr'
DE- Williams frowned in displeasure and
disappointment.
Then what part of your story was
lie?" he asked
About Mr.. Starkweather's trouble, sir
He never gave me any hint such as | told
| the judge. and it's my firm belief that he
never intended to make away with him
SELF
Then you believe that Prof Drummond
| killed him.
Betsey uttered a frightened "oh" and
looked a the doctor aghast.
Now said he almost roughly. Tets
| understand just what you mean If Stark
weather didn't kill mseif. l. as a physi-
cian, know that somebody must have kill
ed him.
1T seemed so awful to hear you say so
In so many Words responded Betsey.
Mrs: Hubbard. did you see Prof. Drum
nond kill Mr.. Starkweather?"
"Lor. 10, SIR she replied, beginning
to cry again. u don't know how twas done
| only know the professor worked over the
ioor by the door to his shop late the night
before Mr.. Starkweather fell dead there
l saw him, and when the dreadful thing
happened. l suspconed. That was all
The doctor felt the old eXasperating puz-
| Zle Irvine its meshes about his mind again.
He had never believed for an instant thai
Betsey told the truth in any essential par
ticular at the inquest, and he had cIung
to the conviction that if she should tell
the truth much that was mysterious about
the Fairview tragedy would be cleared
away Now size insisted that the original
version of the chamber incident with its
marvellous disappearance was correct.
What was he to think? In the brief in
! slant while he was bordering the whole
affair with view to pressing further
! questions, Betsey again tried to glide
Zone moment, Mrs. Hubbard" he said.
tell me more about this bottle matter
1 will protect you. What do you know ."
Don't ask me. DR.. Williams" she
pleaded. all of tremble; they'll know
soon enough that something went wrong
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land / couldn't be exactly certain which
hottie twas in
What do you mean?" whispered the doc
tor, sternly, what was in the bottle that
you were throwing away?'
She stared at him silently save for chok-
ing sigh
Why did you throw away my mediclnes?'
asked tie doctor. more calmly. You must
tell me. Mrs. Hubbard"
II thought you could easily get more"
she replied.
so 1 could, but why put me to the trou-
HE? Don't YOU want Miss Willis to get
well?"
Yes. indeed 1 do! Isn't one enough?
That's why threw away the stuff"
Betsey raised her apron to her eyes and
logan to cry.
Mrs. Hubbard" said the doctor, lay
ing one hand on her shoulder and speaking
gently but very gravely. you ought to
know that you can trust me- Was some
thing put into one of these bottles while
was down stairs.
Betsey nodded her head. and between her
sobs murmured something about not being
sure which bottle it was.
Il don't need to ask who did it, suppose"
continued the doctor, as If speaking to him
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-06
Fond of Potatoes.
From the Joliet Republican.

One of the funniest things that have oc
CURED in Joliet during the present year was
the mishap of a gentleman who formerly
lived or the west side, but is now resident
of the city, and whose wife ran the store bill
and looked after the household expenses.
He was in the habit, by agreement with his
grocer, of having his cigars, and occasionally
goods that We're not exactly cigars, charged
up as potatoes. One evil day his wife took
her pencil and began to reckon up the ac-
counts. She finally found that the family
had eaten over three carloads of potatoes
in less than a year, and she just didn't be-
lieve that the account was correct. The
smoker and the smokers grocer We're be-
tween the upper and the neither milestone
for several days, and it was doubtful who
would be pulverized the finest but finally an
explanation was made that Modified his
wife, even if it didn't satisfy her as to the
correctness Of the grocer's charges for
potatoes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-06
The AstOniShed Conductor.
60 be continued tomorrow.n


From the Electrical Review.
young lady walked to the rear door of
a car on the Lenox avenue urlel ground
trolley road and held out nickel to the
conductor.
whats this for?" asked the conductor
My fare. l got on at Sth avenue and
10th street Stop here. please
After she had alighted the conductor turn
ed to an Electrical Review man who hap
pened to be standing on the rear platform
and said in surprised way:
burned if there amt al honest Cnl!''
He put the nickel in MS pocket, and his
astonishment was SO overwhelming that he
forgot to ring up the fare.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-06
LOVED FOR THEIR FEET.
French COTuettes Have n Neat Trick
TO Deceive Their Admirers.
From Iapdon Trutb

rrom Lohuon lrutn
A coquettish trick has been revealed to
me. 1t seems to be widely practiced at sea-
side and watering place hotels Those who
resort to 1t are ladies solicitous to capti-
waite, but who have no reason to be proud
of their feet.
To give rise to the idea that they have
pieds denfants they have pairs of tiny
boots and shoes not made for wear, but to
be left outside their bed room doors to be
cleaned. To give them quitel natural ap-
pearance the soles and parts of the uppers
are smeared with liquid mud kept in bot
tie like patent backing. AS one must
souffrir pour etre belle. the boots intended
for daily wear are syly cleaned by the
owner, when she has not maid with her.
1t appears that Frerchmen are apt TO
scan the boots of ladies in the corridors of
hotels. There is no smore curious sight
than long double of pairs of boots.
II is a most suggestive sight, and may be
amusing as a rebGs.
If where beauty ends mcdesty begins. It
is, perhaps. modest as Well as coquettish
to have special boots and shoes to figure
in hotel corridors.
The person who has told mesof this boot
and shoe trick is the forewoman of a
chaussures de luxe house in the Rue du
Quatre Septembre. 1t appears that brides
whose feet are not small now hire tiny
chaussures to figure in the trousseau.
Those really made to fit are not on view.
This device was recommended and adopted
at great royal wedding that came off
within the last year The bride had, to
quote the saleswoman, les peds 81 longs
quon he pourrait Sc rosoudre a eXposer
chaussures. But the absence of shoes
and boots would have been noticed whole
stock of elegant and fairly sized pairs
were borrowed for the trouSseau table.
My saleswoman says that the Madrid
1a1 how rha Syoal Loci fAat Cha nf
Peruvians and Chileans come next. Amer
lean ladies from the Urited States are also
remarkable for their small feet. The Rus-
slams have heavy splay feet. 1t is impossi-
lie to classify those of Vienna, there are
so many varieties there. The Empress OF
Austria requires a long, narrow shoe. She
has no flesh on her foot, and her instep is
high. The best-shaped feet in northern
Europe are in Sweden. German ladies com
ing from Germany are generally neatly
shod. English ladies coming from England
have awkwardly made boots and shoes.
The Belgian ladies are better off in their
shoemakers but they have large feet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-06

whatever will guesses from any source he re-
ceived or considered after o'clock pm.
December II. except az stated In rule B,
given below. Persons who miss the first
installments can obtain back numoers at the
Office of The Star. .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-06

whatever will gueSSeS from any source he re-
ceived or considered after O'Clock pm.
December II, except as stated In rule 3,
given below. Persons who miss the first
installments can obtain back NUMBERS at the
Office of The Star.
Rules of the Competition.
] But one solution can be entered by a
reader.
z. All guesses must be sent by mall and In
no other way. plainly addressed to Prize
Story Editor" The Evening Star.
j. In order to put out-of-town readers OF
The Star on a time equality with city read
ers. they will be permitted to secure from
their local postmaster an Endorsement on
the back CT the envelope in which their
guesses are forwarded. indicating the day
and hour of delivery of the letter to him.
and such guesses Will be accepted. provided
the time be prior to pm. December IL.
For obvious reasons no guesses VIII be con-
s'dered that are mailed later than the time
given The Endorsement plainly written
in ink, must be personally signed by the
postmaster or acting postmaster
4. Inquiries rot considered fully answered
here will receive proper attention II ADDRESS
ed to prize Story Editor. The Evening
Star.
5. The $3.50 will he awarded under the fore
going general conditions, according to the
best Judgment OF the judges appointed by
The Star. and they will have complete con-
troll and final decision in all matters relating
to the contest.
6. "A complete and correct solution can
be made in the readers own language md in
the number of words necessary for an sbso-
lutte statement of the readers guess. II
must disclose the mystery and sI:cb material
facts of the plot revealed in the DEVELOPMENT
of the story a. may be deemed necessary by
the Judges to a clear and full explanation Of
the mystery
The names and addresses Of the winners
of the cash prizes will be published in The
Star q, the earliest date possible after the
publication of the final charter
No condition OF subscription to The Even
ing Star Is imposed. Guessers must he
men and girls and necessarily they must he
readers of The Star. but they may read the
story In The Star taken by any member OF
the family and need not be regular suhscrih-
ers themselves in order to enter the competi-
ton. While only women and girls NAV
guess and win the prizes they can receive
help as to their guess from any member OF
their family or from all the family
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-06
CHAPTER XXIV-THE PROFESSOR S
NEW TERROR

: FtE r1s55C1S
NEW TERROR.
The doctor stepped quietly into the room,
hut Be.sev heard him and turned nerv-
ousIy with the last bottle held upside down
at arms length. She started to scream,
and ;he dJctor held up one hand command
irSly, pointing with the other to the bed
lie then closed the door, and while he was
Going SO Bctsey glided up to the table and
replaced the empty bottles Her face was
ashen and her hands trembled.
what Were you doing Mrs. HUBBARD"
asked the doctor. in a low tone.
lie placed himself squarely In front of her.
for she showed disposition to glide out.
3etsey glanced helplessly at the bed.
crossed her wrists and clutched at her
dress.
Il wanted to make sure" she faltered
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-06

]. The Star will pay $3.50 In gold to the
reader from whom 1t receives by mail. az the
publication Office Pennsylvania avenue and
llth street. the complete and absolutely
correct solution Of Before They Were Mar
ried." as It shall be disclosed in the final
chapter OF the story. to be published Satur-
day. December Ii. in The Star II two or
more complete and absolutely correct solu-
tons are received the $50 in gold will be
divided equally
2 Should The Star fail to receive a solu-
ton that Is complete and absolutely correct
in all its details. the $3.50 N gold will be al
iotted to the twenty-n:ne readers whose ex-
PLANTATION shall come nearest TO the true So
luton Of the mystery according to their
percenta Sc. OF merit, and the money will be
divided as follows:
I'd Prize. ......-.... 81 so
% Prizes of s. each................. 125OO
20 Prizes; aggregating $3.50 90
The first prize of SO viii be paid for the
explanation which comes nearest 10 the
rue solution. the second prize of $3.50 to
the person sending the explanation next
nearest and so on. for the third and fourth
prizes The remaining TWEEN v-five pr:zes of
% each will he awarded to the persons
sending the twenty-five explanations next
nearest to the fourth prize. as the judges
may determine their mar't
j. The Star is pre-eninently a family
newspaper and Its daily installment Of a
high grade serial story is feature intended
10 especially commend 1t to the home circle
To emphas:Ze-and advertisc-the fact .hat
The Star IS a newspaper peculiarly suitable
for wor:@n's reading the further condition
Is made that the $3.50 in prizes shall be paid
only for explanations sent in by women ard
girls. All may read: but only women and
girls may guess-and win the gold
Before They Were Married" will continue
in daily installmerts Until Saturday. Decem-
Der l. on which date all but the final chapter
will have been published. The interval be-
tween Saturday. December :. and Wednes-
day. December II. 6 o'clock pm, inclusive
viii he allowed for forwarding Of isuesses
and the final chapter WI be published in
The Star Saturday. De cembe- IA. Under TO
consideration whatever will guesSeS be re-
Ce.ved from any source and considered prior
20 Saturday. December I, or later than 9
O'Clock pm. December II. For no reason
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-06

electing VIM. Lovenstein president pro
tenn. and the house by electing John +.
Ryan speaker.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1895-11-30
A Popularity of Eggs.

II like my eggs boiled just four
minutes, said Mr.. Goslington, land
| used to wonder why with that sim
pie direction TO be followed | couldn't
get them always the same. Some
times they We're too hard, sometimes
too soft, though it was always said
that they had been boiled exactly
four minutes. But the mystery has
been cleared up. A neighbor tells US
that it is quite possible that the eggs
should vary, even though they We're
all cooked for exactly the same time.
She says that while an egg one day
old would require four minutes boil
ing to attain a certain degree of hard,
neSs ar older egg might attain the
same degree i'll two minutes, IL else
it's just the other way-the new egg
cooks quickest-I don't remember
which. But that is matter of detail
The mnin fact is that some eggs take
longer to cook than others, and il Is
a satisfaction to know this. Nav
York Sun,
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1895-11-30
Olive Oil.

Nothing is better for the delicate
than olive oil as an article of diet
Encourage the scmi-invalil vino
finds cod liver oil diStaSteful to use
freely mayonnaise dressing, tor
which Il taste is easily acquired in
the very exceptional cases whore it
is not natural. Here i'll a palatablc
form are obtained all the properties
of the offensive cod liver, except
phosphate, which may also be agree
ably supplied-this by port wine.
For fragile children, mothers will
find Il free use of the nutritious olive
oil invaluable. Not only should it be
taken as a tonic in the form of at
tractive dressings, butif there's any
tendency to weakness of lungs it
should frequently be rubbed into the
chest. The pores of the skin will alb
serb it greedily by the handfuls, and
it is found to contain both healing
and strengthening properties. -Nov
York Dispatch,
Tho man whose yea is yea II ms
lay nay is, VIC all confess, the most
courageous, whether or not he may
be the most successful in daily life,
and he who gave the precept has left
us the most perfect example Of how
to live up to it.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1895-11-30

TnE city council is the object OF
both laudation and vit%upcra'ions On
account Of the cutting away Of the
Mueller LOG buildings which projrc'-
ed several feet into Main street. A.
though some blame the council for
this movement. yet the only argu.
mcnt vet advanced bv the adverse
critics is that the financial condition
of the town does in no way neccssi-
tate such action for the present.
We take the opposite view. There
Is no g%alnsaylnT that these structures
were TO the town :: mole ON the
cheek, marrlng the otherwise sym
metrlcal arrangement of the main
features. 1t is not argued that Il
hardship has been wrought upon any
one, and the only difference in the
buildings, before and after, is that
they are smaller, being bcrcft ofabout
feet of their anterior portion The
city finishes the job in Il neat aud
tasty manner, and leaves those WHO
have used the buildings for storage
purposes no chance TO complain. 1t
IS SAID that the ground on which these
buildings stand is in litigation: that
their presence and occupancy forms
"A strong part of the argument in the
deciding Of ownership. This being
the case, the city leaves the local
sIde of the question just as it wasbe-
fore: The buildings still stand
where they formerly stood, except
ing that portion which stood upon
the street: and certainly the town Of
N"Illart has no ground which by any
chance may be involved in liligation.
The town took legal process in doing
rs work, and is worthy Of praise for
thus strengthening a difficulty which
has always been recognize as crook
ed.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1895-11-30
TIE HERALD this week enters

TnE HERALD this week enters lis
sixth year. 1t has seen some hard
ships IN It's period Of existence. sllar-
ing alike with other business enter
rrlscs the burden Of distress incident
to the past two Years in a silver
camp. The HERALD was not found
rd tor IA day, but was made "A pat of
NellIart to grow with her growth, to
prosper with her prosperity and to
suffer with her rrvcrScs. We hnye
always borne IL contiding faith in
the town, and believe she is de-
tined to e great things. Let
come what will. the end will bear
rich rewards of perseverance,, in the
shape Of accumulated wealth to the
slayer. Wcare not of the class who
continually croak of hard times
because the town is not as good as il
one" was. We dote upon what it
vii! be and eat our daily bread with
as much relish as if it were plum
pudding. Let the croakcr die and
his music die with him. The world
will "ag, the HERALD cheer and tie
town of NcIhart continue to u,urish.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1895-11-30

w L are not Of the class vino loci,
upon the recent republican tidal wave
to mean thorough convcrtion OF the
people to republican principles. 1t
SIMPLY mcans that the democracy
holding the powertomakey good times.
has not property used that power.
he reinstatement of the republican
party involves greater responsibility
than the mere restoration of pre-
tccton. 1t includes also the rcspon-
slblli'y of curtailiny immigration, of
honeiitting the laboriny class, the
restoration of wage scales and the
employment of the masses. 1t
means a larger use of silver as money
and Il healing of the general disaffec-
ton and unpatriotism existing
throughout the south and west. The
American people, in public as well
as private affairs, know when they
are getting a square deal.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1895-11-30
Poverty Would BE Pleasant.

If the people were only willing to
seem poor, they would find poverty
pleasant. But they dread the con
tempt they imagine the rich people
feel for them on account of their
poverty. Sometimes purse proud
persons do manifest IA toploftical
cor for poor people, but such purse
proud folk show by this that they
L made fools by their money. 1t is
a weakness in the poor to caro- for
the supercilious Stiffness of the hare
Drained rich, and the sensible rich
should frown down all such sill
ness. No sensible person feels any
contempt for the poor on account of
their poverty, and what silly people
think is no nGrter.-Louisvilla West
crn Recorder.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1895-11-30

The Helena Independent dcscends
from its usual personal disintcrcsted-
ness lntoidolizing the name and fame
of Bill Gay, No one e heard of
II g"il'less nan avoiding the officers
of the law. No one ever heard of
an innocent citizen taking up arms
against the authorized defender Of
peace. If the Independent would
reserve its flowers and poetry till the
rop" is stretched the public could so
much the orc appreciate its efforts.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1895-11-30

Tho eldest of three little chaps was
sternly reproved by his mother for his bad
behavior. You are the oldest, Cyrus"
she said, land you ought TO be an example
TO Homer and Jack" well III be an
example to Homer, " said Cyrus, but l
Won't be an example for both of 'em.
Homer's got to be it for Jack. "-BosUon
Transcript.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1895-11-30
A Possible Candidate.

Miss Antique-My dear, the alarming
spread Of microbic diseases has resulted ia
the starting of IN antikiSsing club Will
you permit me to propose you rs II mero
Der?
Miss ioungthing-Really, I-Ihaye no
time for clubs, but perhaps grandma viii
join. New York Weekly.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1895-11-30
Ouack Medicines of BypOne nnyu

Nearly everything in the animal
kingdom was formerly used in tho
healing art, says Julius Stinde, a
German writer. In the oldest md
zeal book now known, composed III
HeliOpoliS, where once Joseph served
in the house of Potiphar, VIC find
means for increasing tie growth Of
hair, prepared fer Schesch, thomoth-
CT of Teta, the king of Upper and
Lower Egypt"
Dogs teeth, overripo dates and
asses hoofs wcrcc carefully cooked i'll
oil and then grated, AS Tcta lived
before CheopS, this recipe for hair
oil is older than the great pyramid al
GiZeh and is supposed to date back
more than 6 1000 years. The heads OF
venomous scrpcnts have held an i'm,
portant place in medicine. A strong
broth, made from them and mixed
with salt and spices and 100 Other
remedies, was employed, under the
name of thcriac, as a II for every
conceivable disease. Three drops OF
the blood of an angry cat gave relief
to the epileptic.