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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-08

Recorder Golf Is being pestered not only
about his relationship to the payroll but
about the amount of work he does for his
money. 1t would be rather pathetic to see
an official stung by the reform germ which
he had nursed in his bosom.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-08
HOpclessly Skeptical.

From the Omaha Bee.
Ano Their air line railroad from New York
to San Francisco has asked for a charter
from Congress. The road will be built on
wind and operated by mouth power.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-08
An Unfair Prophecy.

From the Chicago Evening Post.
Representative Jones, author Of the the
alter high hat bill, never will be able to
consider himself a ladies' man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-08

Number of workmen employed upon the
new post Office today: o. Time of its COM
pletion at this rate of progress: Never.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-08

1t Is unfortunate that withdrawing
should have been discontinued just before
such ideal weather for the sport set in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-08
SHOOTING STARS.

This blizzard affords material for brand
new generation of oldest Inhabitants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-08

There Is no doubt about the Dixie boom
with the cotton mills and the sleigh-ride in
dustry both coming her way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-08
A Business-Like Suggestion.

From the Atchison Globe.
If men advertised their good wares as ex-
teDSively as they advertise their good
deeds, there would be no stagnation in
business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-08
A Negative Accomplishment

HAS Miss Gildingby any accomplish
ment?" asked the young man.
IT should say So" replied her enthusiast
tic admirer. "She can refuse to play the
piano and stick to it,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-08

The Long Bridge Is repeating it's annual
terrorizing engagement with distinguished
success.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-08
Nemesis.

"B'gosh,' said Farmer Corntossel. as he
walked out of the depot, Il never git ter
town without bein' bit somehow. Fust it's
bunco, then it's a gold brick, an now, by
hickey, I'm frost Bit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-08

GIN order to avoid delays, ON ac-
count Of personal absence. letters to
THE STAR should not be addressed
to any fndi vidual connected with the
office, hut simply to THE STAR, or to
the EDITORIAL or Business Depart
ments, according to tenor or purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-08

1t Is feared that Mr.. Springer's blossom
ing hopes have at last been frost-bitten.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-08
The Cold Waves Pr,

The Cold Waves Prophecy.
Though lakes CONCEAL
AS stiff as steel
And l am called a hummer,
There'n be a rise
In the price
OF ice
Next summer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-08
Alert.
From the Chicago Mail.

That detective who caught a man steal
irg his diamond pin was more than usual
ly bright.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-03-25

edge Of books and accounts in earlier
years assumed the habiliments Of tho
ruder sex, believing that could thus
better earn O sustenance.
81 came here, entered your service,
saved a few hundred dollars-and you
remember the terrible occurrence
which Immediately preceded my dis
appearance?
'"The accident on the steamer"
eyes. We were hurrying about
among the wounded, Us you recollect,
when the figure of one of the dying
sufferers approached us.
''Yes, yes, remember"
"That man was my husband"
There were tears in the eyes of tho
little coterie who listened to this sin
gular tale of woe.
81 recognized him, and he half pro-
nounced the name of Mary, my bap-
tismal name, as I hurried about amid
the frantic crowd on that fearful oc-
caslon. Stunned with the recognition
under such circumstances, bewildered
by the trying position in which thus
suddenly found myself placed, and
fearful of the results of exposure, /
knew not what to do, or scarcely what
l did.
"He did not survive the accident,
however; and, two hours afterwards,
in homely female attire, claimed his
unfortunate remains. None recog-
nized me in my plain apparel, and
surely none could suspect that the
veiled and humble woman who fol-
lowed the corpse to its last resting
place was in fact the bookkeeper of
the well-known Mr.. Corlis.
81 left town forthwith. Through
your kindness and liberality I had
been able to lay by considerable
sum OF money, and l departed for the
West, and, once more among total
strangers, continued the resumption
of the habiliments and habits OF my
sex. With the means at my com
mand, | continued to live quietly and
respectfully, until some two years ago
l met this gentleman, who offered me
his hand. L am now Mrs. Ervine, and
this is my husband, sir"
as inty "eli pe lnlaS iueu, IL Hhppy
reunion succeeded this denouement of
the longtime mystery which had
shrouded the sudden disappearance of
Mr.. Corlis's bookkeeper. And the
reader may be assured that Mr.. and
Mrs. Ervine were not only very well
come in the rich merchants family,
but that the newly welded pair be-
came the future fast friends of "May-
woods" former employer and his ex-
tended social circle. New York News.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-03-25
A Dogs Intelligence.

G. Rugg Thompson, the six-yoar-
old son OF DR.. Thompson, OF Glens
Falls, is the owner of large ST. Ber-
nard named Nero. The animal has u
light-brown coat and weighs about
15o pounds. Nero is an unusually
intelligent dog. He has great head
for mathematics and can add, sub
tract, divide and multiply with sur
prising celebrity. Let q certain nun.
Der of persons enter n room. Then
let half the number depart, and Nero
will notify his master by barking how
many there are left in Che room.
Should others enter tho room after
Nero has notified his master of the
number present, he will quickly and
accurately indicate the new number.
Some of the problems worked out by
this canine wonder would prove diff
cult for ten-year-old boy to demon
strate. An interesting example OF
Nero's ability as mathematician is
shown when series of figures run
nlng from one to nine is placed on a
blackboard. As each figure is set
down, either in rotation or at ran.
dom, the dog VII signify by a bark
the number.
On one occasion Nero entered ho.
tel with the doctor. A number OF
guests were standing, sitting. or NOV.
ing about room. When asked how
many persons were present, Nero de-
liberately walked about until he found
four men behind counter. Then he
sagely trotted back to his master and
announced the correct number, fif,
teen. He informed his master how
many of the number were sitting and
how many standing. Troy Times.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-03-25
Tic First Patient.

A few days ago the little son of o
well-known physician was entertain@
ing playmate at his fathers house.
AS children will, they ransacked every
nook and corner OF the building
Their curiosity led them 10 explore
the recesses OF closet in which the
doctor keeps his instruments and other
personal effects, among which is a
complete skeleton. The strange boy
was frightened when he first beheld
the grinning remnant of what once
had been human being and started
to run away. The doctors son, how
ever, had seen the skeleton so often
that he entertained for it only that
feeling of contempt begotten by
familiarity, and in a little while sue
ceeded in so allaying the fears of his
companion that the youngster began
to handle the thing and rattle its dry
bones. "Where did your father get
it? he finally asked. 81 don't know, :"
was the reply; "but / guess it was his
first patient, for he's had it an awful
long time. Butte Miner.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-03-25
Mixed Up the Babies.

Gilbertian humor has been exem,
plified by an incideut at Southport,
England. Last week births took place
in two families living in the same
house. In one case twins arrived and
one baby in the other. AS joke the
three babies were placed in one bed
to make the father of the twins be.
lieve that his wife had given birth to
triplets. Everything passed off pleas.
antly and satisfactorily until the
clark" was explained and the busi.
ness of restoring the infants to their
respective mothers began. Here a
serious difficulty presented itself, for
the attendants were unable to say
which was which. The identification
has not yet been satisfactorily estab.
lished. Chicago Herald.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-03-25

The career of Mr.. William Cook, OF
Oklahoma, makes gay reading. Thwart-
ed in love, he gathered band of dare
devils around him and took to the
mountains. Thence he descended at
intervals upon the plain and robbed
trains, banks and government paymas-
ters. His "army" grew with his sue
cess He perfected an organization
which levied toll on n great territory.
His death was reported number of
times. Eacn time it turned out that
it was not William, but the other man
who died. To find this illustriouS ca
reer brought to n sudden close by a
commonplace deputy marshal to read
of William "throwlng up his hands
like a tenderfoot," is painful. 1t re-
calls the unseemly departure hence of
Mr.. Kipling's border desperate who
perished under the weight of the ter
ror stricken babu. No doubt we shall
hear of William later, arraigned before
the hanging judge at Fort Smith and
dispatched In a bunch of half breeds
and squaw men. SO passes the little
glory of the world.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-03-25

A British butcher never never will
be enslavcd! He has put on the smock
of war and whetted his knife and
cleaver on the steel. Sir Albert *. Rol-
lit, president of the London Chamber
Of Commerce, has volunteered to lead
him, and the ever-amusing London
Telegraph has called upon the patriotic
impulse to rise "in the breast of every
meat eater in the kingdom" against
the Chicago slaughterer. The way of it
Is this: Before the ChicagoanS seeking
new field for conquest invaded Brit
nin the British butcher was accus-
toned to buy his beef reeking from
the slaughter-house The beef shrank
when it was hung and to compensate
the butcher he was allowed a rebate.
When the Americans entered they
were forced to accept this CUSTOM al
though by the time their beef arrived
I'm England it had shrunk as much as
1t could shrink. No sooner had they
become firmly intrenched than they 10.
cidcd not to allow the reduction; the
result is patriotic roar from the Britt
ish butcher, an attempt to boycott
American beef and the establishment
of great shops for the sale of American
beef exclusively. One cannot turn IL
corner in London nowadays without
confronting one of the familiar names
of Swift, Morris or Armour. The mad
dening aspect of the situation to The
patriotic English butcher is that he is
unable to raise the loyalty of the "Brlt-
ish meat eater" Whatever sentfnen-
tai notions the British ma.' cling to re-
garding colonial advance and the honor
of the British flag and its supremacy
on the sea, they have none regarding
the staple foundations without when
empire is n shallow dream. They will
not have their beer taxed; they will buy
their beef where they can buy it cheap
est and best. They flock to the Amer
lean shops, and so sure are the Chi
cagoans of their field that at the first
mention of boycott they announced
that they would not sell beef to any
shop that would not display q sign TO
the effect that American beef was sold
there. The man who sells the best at
the lowest price in any market is the
man who wins the trade. The Chicago
packers can undersell the world. At
the same time we should not fail to re-
cord our naughty defiance to the Brit
Ish butcher. We bid him do his worst.
The American eagle and the Texas
steer, one and inseparable, now and
forever, A
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-03-25

He was celebrated English writer,
born in 1872. His first poem was pub
lished in 1903. He went to the Con-
tinent in 1000, and in 1701 published
his best poem, "a Letter from Italy"
He returned to England in 1903. He
had been In the diplomatic service on
the Continent, and on his return had 4
good position in society; In 1904 he OBJ
tanned a government office, and In 171O
entered Parliament He wrote for the
"Tatler," and contributed largely to
the Spectator" writing most of the
"Sir Roger de Coverly" articles. He
wrote for the Guardian" and in 1713
brought out his famous play, Cato"
He wrote little of value after that In
1116 he married the Dowager Countess
of Warwick; in 1717 he became one of
the principal secretaries of state, which
post he resigned in March, IT'S, and
he died in June, 1719. He was buried
In the Poets Corner of Westminster
Abbey.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-03-25
WHEN THE SKIES CLEAR OFF.

The prospects will be brighter,
The burdens will be lighter,
An the souls OF us be winter
Whom the skies clear off.
With sweeter roses sprinSln',
An sweeter birds a'singin',
An all the bells a-ringln'
When the skies clear off
The silvcr-it'll jingle,
TIL your fingers tingle, tlngie;
Old frien ls'll meet and minslo
When the skies clear off.
An trouble, like feather.
VIII 70 sailin' out the weather
Wen sing an dance together
When the skies clear oTl
There's 4 sign O. light a-comin';
An you hear the wagon hummin'
You'll be marchin' to the drummin'
When the skies clear Off.
No matter what's the trouble
1rll break jest like bubble,
An you'll drive In harness double
When the skies clear off
Atlanta Constitution.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-03-25

when she is seated" The same Jingle
invented a coach for the reception of
one lady only, who is to be let in at the
top" and the paper continues, "the said
coach has been tried by 1ady's wom-
an, in one of these full petticoats
(hoops) who was let down from bal
cony and drawn up again by puleys to
the great satisfaction of all who beheld
the sight"
One of our illustrations represents
an Alsatian French) belle of 1927. The
most singular feature of this beauty is
the coiffure, which consists of an enor.
nous three-cornered ediflce Of satin
lace and jewels, stretching out on either
side far beyond the width of the figure
and standing up in point in front.
Two of our illustrations, that of Sir
William Russell and that of Lord How
ard of Dillingham;, deal with the time Of
Elizabeth. In the representation of
Sir William Russell the immense :uff
worn very generally at that time is
shown. A railer against the vanities
of those days says: "There is certain
liquid matter which they call starch
wherein the devil had learned them to
wash and dive their ruffs, which being
dry will then stand stiff and inheyible
about their necks." Imagine British
lord of to-day dressed like Lord How
ard of Efiingham!
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-03-25

When man is sick, his greatest trou-
bic is that no one comes to see him,
and he gets lonesome. When n woman
gets sick, the greatest trouble is that
so many come to see her that they
make her worse.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-03-25
THE FASHIONS OF OLD
QUEER CUSTOMS OF OTHER
BELLIES AND DANDIES.
Breechcs So Large that They Served
as Storeroom and Were Sometimes
Stuffed with Bran-Patches as Adorn-
nents-Other Euormities.
Styles that We're.

If some of the dandies and beauties
of other days could only return to us in
the flesh and wearing the habiliments
of their age what sensation they
would create! Imagine dandy of
the reign of James 1. of England walk
ing into your home with breeches large
enough, if extended, to shelter a mod
erate-sized circus; or fair daughter of
Eve OF the seventeenth century beam-
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-03-25

Every time woman thinks of own
ing COW, she begins to build air cas-
ties. There is nothing that will do as
much toward nourishing hope in a
woman's breast as owning cow.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-03-25

When we pass chicken coop In
front of grocery store, and hear n
rooster crow, in spite of the fact that he
Is as miserable and unfortunate as a
rooster can well be, we wonder what
be is growing about. Some men are
the same way about Dragging; it Is in
them, and must come out, whether
there is any occasion for it or not.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-03-25

II Is related of the Princess Alix that
when she was in Wales she put on a
pair of corduroy trousers blue fan
mel shirt, an old cloth cap and heavy
miners boots, and went down in a coal
mine. If this sort of a person fails to
manage Russian Gar, 1t will be rath-
er remarkable
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-03-25

bia, where a black mole is considered
beauty spot. Hence those in England
to whom nature had denied the boon
of black mole endeavored to initiate
1t by means of black silk and paste.
Our Illustration of this fashion repre-
sents lady of the latter part of the
seventeenth century with star and
two half moons, a circular mark and u
coach, coachman and two horses, with
postillions, upon her face. Patches
were even made Il symbol of political
allegiance, ladies favoring the Tories
patching the right side of the face,
while those who adhered to the Wings
patched the left side. After 17GG patch
es on the face We're discontinued.
Masks Were the Fashion.
Masks formed another fashionable
decoration for the face, half masks and
whole masks being optionally used. The
masks, when not worn, We're suspended
to the side by string; when used
they were held in position by the
teeth by means Of round band fas-
tened on the inside. During the reign
of Charles H., of England, few ladies'
visited the theater unmasked.
Hoops, which were an extension of
the padded or false hip" of the fif-
teenth century, did not come into very
general use until toward the close of
the seventeenth century. A paper of
little later period speaks of a chair
maker, zone William Jingle. who con-
trived chair six yards and half in
circumference, with a stool in the CEN
ter of it; said vehicle being so contriv-
ed as to receive the passenger by open
ing in two in the middle and closing
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-03-25

If the fiddler would do away with the
credit business, the salvation of the
world could be accomplished. None of
us would dance If we had to pay him in
advance.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-03-25

/ II Z on you
with stars and
half III o o Il s
n II d Il coach
and horses de.
picted on her
face! Yet these
were fashions
in other days
A f t e r t Ii e
time of Henry
VIII. of Eng
land his bree-
ches were the
objects of n
young uan S
C HE { solici-,
tudp Wp rpul'
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-03-25

stand out whereupon," says an old
authority, 'when n certain prisoner
was accused for wearing such breeches
contrary to law he began to excuse
himself OF the offense and endeavored
by little and little to discharge himself
of that which he did wear with them,
he drew out of his brooches q pair Of
sheets, n brush, II glass, n combe and
night caps, with other things of use,
saying, Your worships may under
stand that. because l have no safer
storehouse these pockets do serve me
for roome to keep my goods in and
though it be straight prison yet it is
a store house big enough for them, for
/ have many things more yet of value
within them And so his discharge
was accepted and well laughed at, and
they commanded him that he should
not alter the furniture of his store
house."
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-03-25

legs are incased in "boot-hose tops ~
"rhe tops Of his boots" says an old
record, "were very large, fringed with
lace and turned down as low as his
spurs, which jingled like the bells of a
monice dancer as he walked"
The patches referred to in the above
description were introduced in the sev.
anteenth century. probably from Ara.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-03-25
A MYSTERIOUS CLERK.

N q DIVER t is @ m e n t
of the following ng
tenor appeared in
one of the daily jour
nails of a prosperous
and rapidly growing
American city some
years since:
ACCOUNTANT - The
services of an accom-
plished and competent
person are desired by
the advertiser to take
charge OF the books and
correspondence Of u
fiourlshinu business
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-03-25
A Dandy of 1910.

One of our Illustrations is of dandy
of 1G46, taken from an old print. He
wears tall hat with bunch of rib.
bon on one side, and n feather on the
other; his face is spotted with patch.
es" and two love locks hang down upon
his bosom and are tied at the ends with
ribbon. The vest is left partly open.
and the shirt protrudes. His breeches
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-03-25
Did Not Say HystcrloaI Governess."

Did Not Say "Hystcr1cal Governess." :"
A correspondent asks me why l have
called Charlotte Bronte "a hysterical
governess." But when or where did I
ever write such nonsense about "the
Vestal of Haworth"? If err not the
accomplished Shirley brought this
charge against me In Good Words.
read 1t with amazement. at Dingwall,
and forgot about it. The only articlc
that l ever wrote on Miss Bronte, l
think, was in Good Words. Looking
over it, l see that did say she was n
governess. and expressed the usual re-
gret for the unhappy lives which are
too often lived in that underpaid and
difficult profession.
One catches an echo of many laments
In Miss Bronte's novels; her materials
are inevitably derived from her expert
ence. But | find nothing about "hys-
terical governess." People have called
Jeanne dare "hysterical"; genius and
Mysteries have points of contact. But
l did not even say that, as far as l am
aware, and If am to be accused of do
ing so, by Shirley or any ono else, /
must ask for documentary evidence.
mo other is genuine" If the thing
can be proved, shall recant and burn
my fagot; if it cannot be proved, per-
haps the myth will be withdrawn. No
body can remember all the foolish
things he may have written, but this
particular folly, l fondly trust, is be-
yond my power.-A. Lang, in Long
mans Magazine.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-03-25

Those who think woman Isn't trust.
Ing and clinging enough should take Il
novice out skating on the Ice.