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Evening star., 1895-08-02


BUFFALO, N. Y, August 2--The off,
ciajs of the Buffalo Driving Park have re-
ceived a dispatch from Mr.. Hamlin, the
owner of Robert j., stating that match
race had been made between the little
geldirg Joe patchen, the stallion that de-
feated him yesterday, to be contested dur
ing the circuit meeting in Buffalo Wednes-
day, August I. Mr.. Hamlin attributes
Robert Us .1ownf all to the cold, stiff wind
that prevailed, and expressed the -convic-
tion that on his own track the gelding will
reverse yestarlay'S verdict
Evening star., 1895-08-02
WIN Rack Petcr Arnin.t .Iir

VIII bHck Fetcr NBnfhSf Jim.
Levy, prominent London sporting man.
offers to back Peter Jackson against James
J. Corbett in a glove contest for $4,000.
the match to come off in London in Janu-
airy or February next.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-04
arnaeesr Of ya.sa, college.

Nearly every night at college said
the Nassar girl. some girl may be
found somewhere who IS making
Judges or giving fudge party" says
writer in the Boston Globe. Fudges
are Nassar chocolates. and they are
simply the most delicious edihles ever
manufactured by a set Of sweetmeat-
loving girls. Their origin Is wrapped in
mystery. We only know that their re-
eeipt is handed down from year 20 year
by old students 70 new, and that they
belong peculiarly to Nassar. To make
them, take two cups OF sugar. one cup
Of milk, a piece Of butter one-half the
size Of an egg, and teaspoonIul Of
vanilla extract The mixture is cooked
until II begins Ia get grimy. Then ii Is
taken from the IRE stirred briskly and
turned into huttered tins Before il
hardens 1t is eat in squares You may
eat the fudge either hot or cold il is
good either way 1t never tastes s3 de-
lieious, however as when made 1T eol-
lege, over a spluttering gas lamp in the
seclusion OF your own apartments
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-04

The sailors on the Ammeu ram are
very wary about going into the man.
holes thar lead to the water-tight com
partments between the outer and inner
shells The space between the two hulls
is barely two feet high. and the man
holes admit only small man But Ii
a fellow gets away in there and becomes
scared, said a workman the other day,
as he screwed on the manhole cover,
he Will swell up, and he can't crawl
back through the hole to save his neck
! was in that compartment the other
day and when l thought how awful il
would be TO have the outer cover screwed
on while l was there, l got panicky and
tried to crawl back couldn't get
through any way. although | had gone
in easily enough. The harder l tried
the bigger | swelled, and the men finally
had TO pull me out When they got me
through the clothes were torn of my
back, SO tightly had / been squeezed"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-04

The sterner sex has its code Of fash
tons just as much as women. though its
changes are more subtle and less OBJ
servahle. To believe this notice has
only to be taken Of the silk hat treas
ured by It's country owner for a couple
OF years. when its shape is found to be
absolutely different to those about Il.
and unutterly absurd With coats built
after the mode of 1880, they are adopt
ing the manners OF that day Patterned
waistcoats. especially those emhroi-
dered by fair fingers are about to re-
ar, san l.oxes are on sale again.
and discussions are taking place con
corning mixtures. In club land--snurf
boxes have never entirely gone out Of
fashion, and in some old established
hotels are sill 10 be found, Smokers are
usually not suffere :. and vice versa
VIII smoking decline as snuffing re
viVes2
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-04
Under the Influence of "a Figure.

An interesting discovery has just
been made by contributor to a French
periodical, who has apparently touch
of superstition in his character con-
corning numbers. Whether or no he
believes in the mysterious or uncanny
influence of number thirteen is not
stated, but he points out that the I'M
fortunate President Carnot was
throughout his life under the influence.
so To say. Of the figure seven. He was
born in 1887 and entered the Ecole Poly
technique in 1857. He became president
Of the republic in 1887. in virtue of the
seventh article of the constitution. The
18th Of Iiay last year he pre-
sided at the centenary fetes at the
Ecole Polytechnique. He died in the
57th year Of his age and in the seventh
year of his presidency. In the carriage
in which he was seated when assassin
ated there were, including the driver.
etc. seven persons. the crime being
committed on a sunday. the seventh
day of the week by Cascrio an Italian.
there being respectively seven letters
in these two words To conclude this
list of sevens ii is pointed out that NJ.
Carnat's remains We're laid in the tomb
in the seventh month of the year and
on the seventh day after the murder
was committed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-04
WINE AS MINERAL WATER.
New Hotel Method of Making Bills for
Liquid Refreshments.

Liquid Refreshments.
I'VE have stopped charging guests
the item Wines and liquors on the bill"
said hotel clerk to New York World
man. Formerly everything a custom
er had to drink was put down under
that head. but we got into trouble
through it and have changed our meth
DDS. A temperance lecturer, a woman,
stopped here not long ago. She ran up
an enormous bill for mineral waters.
and when her husband, who came from
Chicago to take her west. found the
item. Wines and liquors. $3S15," on
the bill he kicked up a terrible row.
thinking that she had been on a colossal
spree in his absence. They had a heated
debate, and il required the production
of the liquor cards TO satisfy him of her
innocence. After she had argued it out
with him she descended upon us like
an avalanche. and threatened to have
us all arrested for libel Since then
we have put on bills simply Mineral
waters Some guests don't understand
the item. A man will come and tell us
that he drank sixty-three. cocktails, but
shat he had no mineral waters, and
want 60 know why he is charged with
SOME hing he didn't drink and why
ne isn't charged with something ne
did drink Then / explain to him that
1t is our custom. and point out also
that the mineral water bill would be
good thing to show his wife when he
gets home and this usually strikes him
as a good idea, and he puts it in his
pocket. chuckling. But there are men
who won't have it at all No sailing
under false colors for me, they will
say. Young man. you've got to change
that bill 10 whisky and gin fizzes,' and
| make the change. They declare that
they aren't hypocrites or Pharlsees, and
that they are willing 10 take all the
responsibilities for what they have
done But the mineral water item gen.
orally makes a hit AS Shakespeare
says. All the worlds a bluff and all the
men and women merely buffers
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-04
BOILED IN OIL.
Terrible Death of Woman who De.
-eIved Her Husband.

There are some crimes for which,
from their barbarity, death by hang
ing o. decapitation appears q very in
adequate punishment. and which meet
but just retribution in the infection Of
the Mosaic penalty of ian eye for an
eye and a tooth for a tooth" This
primitive system of apportioning the
punishment TO the crime has now ceased
to exist among ourselves, who for the
Eeinous offense of murder have learnt
to consider the bare forfeiture of life
as the extreme penalty. but in many
eastern countries, where life is lightly
esteemed, and to the people Of which the
future appears a blank, it forms a main
principal in the criminal codes.
A dreadful instance of it's having been
enforced reaches us from Osaka. ia
pan. 1t seems that a Iaboring man liv-
ing in the neighborhood Of the town,
having been left a widower with two
children. took unto himself a second
wife. The marriage was an unhappy
one The woman proved faithless to
her husband, and ii order to conceal
her intrigues determined to rid herself
of the children, aged respectively and
3. With this object she deliberately
BIRTHS which are to be found in almost
every house in Japan Fortunately her
crime was discovered before the wretch
had time to destroy the traces Of her
guilt and flight alone saved her from
receiving summary vengeance at the
hands of her neighbors. But though
she escaped the certain and instant
death that would have awaited her,
she was destined to meet with a more
exceeding and bitter punishment She
was caught, tried and sentenced to be
gradually boiled alive in oil. The sem
tence, even in the cruel eastern code, is
an exceptional one, and let us hope that
its infection is a sign that such fiendish
cruelty is also rare.
A curious feature of the case is that,
as warning to others similarly situa-
ted. every stepmother in Osaka was
ordered to contribute a certain quanti-
ty of oil to the contents of the fatal
caldron
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-04
DU MAuRIER's MISTAKE.
Refused Royalty for His Book and
Lost Big Money.

Du Maurier never dreamed that he
had written a book which had only 70
be printed to set the whole English
speaking world a-prattling of II. Pet
er Ibbetson" had been well received,
but there was nothing extraordinary
in its success; and as lie is one of the
most modest men in the world of art
and letters, he did not fiatter himself
that he had written novel which would
capture the PuDiic. He did not expect
large Sales. But there Is where he
failed to take his cue from his pub
fishers. 1t is an odd thing he did not
realize that when a publisher voluntar-
lily offers 20 per cent royalty, the best
thing an author can do is to accept
and thank fortune To be sure. Du
Maurier had not a long experience in
authorship. yet, on the other hand, he
has many friends among authors, and
has associated with authors all his life,
and one world think he might have
known something OF the ms and outs
Of publishing practice; might have
known, for instance. that 10 per cent
is, for some mysterious reason, the
ordinary royalty. and that IL per cent
is for some more mysterious reason, re-
garded as a very liberal, not to say gen
erous rate. and that 20 per cent is-well
1t Is a publishers confession that he
has a good thing and knows it. II
George pu Maurier had reasoned thus,
he would by this time have received,
at a minimum estimate say 100000 for
his American royalties. or at the maxi
mum, $50 900 Perhaps more. You can
figure 1t out. But what he has really
received is $4,000 He rejected Harpers
{ fer for Zoo for several rights and 20
per cent royalties for the book rights.
He said mo; give me fl 900 down and
you may have the thing for America"
Naturally Harpers accepted this prop
osition. And now Du Maurier ac-
with extreme good nature
that he has picked his own pocket. nay,
thrown away snug fortune. Happily
the arrangement for book rights did
not include the British market Du
Maurier receives from his London pub
fishers a royalty on 'Trilby" But,
then. the British sales of "Trilby' do
not compare in extent with the Ameri-
can.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-04
QUARTZ CRAzINEss.
Mania for Finding Gold Stronger Than
other Forms of Gambling.

"a young man may recover from
crazy desire for gambling or give up
whisky after he has been it's slave.
said Robert Searies Of Denver to
Washington sun man, but when he
goes quartz crazy there Is no further
hope for him unless he strikes a boz
nanza Then his insanity will be none
the less intense, but il will not be so
pronounced, because he will have the
means TO pursue his passion without
undergoing discomfort or creating r.
mark What do / mean by quartz
crazy2 Wen, 1t is evident you have
never been in the western country. Out
where the mountains are piled UP on
top Of each other these lunatics
abound. A man who is quartz crazy is
an Individual who catches the mining
fever and becomes convinced that his
mission on earth Is to find the greatest
vein Of pay-ore ever discovered La pur-
suit OF his quest he suffers more hard
ships and overcomes more obstacles
than did all the knights who ever
searched for the holy grail He will
leave home. family. friends aud com
fort, and. all alone. with meager sup
ply OF provisions and few tools. he
viii plunge into unknown wiIdernesses.
and when he finds a place that holds
out a mineral prospect he will burrow
in the treacherous mountain side like a
rabbit and dig from daylight To dark.
expecting with every stroke of his pick
to uncover his expected fortune. Near
~ every prospector in the west or the
rest of the world for that matter Is
afflicted with the malady | have de-
scribed. Some OF them keep up their
ceaseless search with every recurring
season. and sometimes strike good
thing. In such cases somebody else the
party who has plenty Of money to de-
yelop the find, reaps the profits.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-04
Japanese War Pictures.

The war between China and Japan
has introduced some new features into
Japanese art. Tn TO now the war pic
lures Of chrysanthemum land have por-
trayed Withholding Samurai welding
enormous two-handed swords and
breathing slaughter with infinity Of de-
tail. but valiant disregard of perspec-
tive But since the war broke out and
the brand-new army of the mikado has
shown what it really is worth. the mill
tary artists have abandoned flying
robes and the swords and trappings of
old Japan for a delightful mixture Of
Europe and the far east. The faces of
the sailors. especially when they are
clean shaver. are the facts Of the war
riors we have seen on many vase and
fan, but the dress Is different The
Jacket, shirt and trousers of the Frank
have given new lines To the artists
pencil and instead Of the two-handed
sword he has to draw the European
great gun, and fingers lovingly over
every bolt and cog with all the ardor
of his detail-lovlng soul. European.
caps. European dirks, European deco
rations, and above all, European field
glasses are fondly insisted upon, es-
pecially the glasses, which the Japan
csc have imported by thousands and
served out even To the privates in the
fine regiments. but 1t speaks volumes
for the versatility and adaptability of
the Japanese that they all-artists.
sailors and soldiers-have taken to the
weapons and new modes Of fighting
with such marvellous quickness.-L
don Graphic
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-04
A NEW YORK MARKET.
Picturesque sight Afforded by 1t saiur-
day Nights.


Ninth avenue between 3sth and 42d
streets, is as ugly and commonplace
spot as there is in New York as a rule
but on Saturday nights ii presents
picturesque sight, says the New York
sun. Viewed from the elevated road,
the smoky glare of lamps and the con-
fused shouts make one think Of the
pitch lake in Dante's Inferno. Backed
up against either sidewalk are long
rows of dilapidated carts. heaped up
with vegetables, fruit and meats,
lighted by blazing kerosene torches.
On each wagon are a couple of hoarse-
voiced, brigand-like vendors. shouting
their wares with all their might. Be
tween the carts stand peddlers OF all
sorts, with pushcarts. with baskets,
with trays. Generally foreign and I'M
kempt guiltless of English beyond the
names and prices Of their goods, they
sell ready-made clothing, small wares,
pictures. toys, watches, shoe-strings.
On the edges are oyster stands and sell
ers Of hot sausages and other delicacies
for immediate consumption. The usual
measure is a pail, which varies in size;
the price for any commodity seems uni
form at a given time. AS the evening
wears on some dealer cuts his price and
the cut runs at once along the whole
line The crowd that swarms to buy
is a curious one. All carry baskets; all
push on intent on bargains, with eyes
and nose alert, as they needs must be
in the uncertain light where chickens
assume strange forms and fish becomes
more than suspicious. There are stolid
German faces, sharp, hard profiles Of
boarding-house keepers, fat, jolly.
notherly old women. bright-eyed. sharp
tongued young girls. Here and there is
a figure that seems afraid TO be seen;
a well-dressed young man with high
hat and glo' e.'. carrying bag and with
a very newly married look on his face:
q woman in deep black closely yelled,
all move up and down, slowly. good
naturedly assaiIed with sallies OF rude
wit from the carts and answering back
in kind but with eyes and ears intent
ON bargain. IT is as picturesque a
scene as any European town can offer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-04
Accomplished MONKEYS.

II is said that the apes Of siam are
very popular among the Siamese mer-
chants as cashiers in their counting
houses. An enormous amount Of base
coins are known 20 he in circulation in
siam. and il is very difficult to detect
the counterfeit money No human be-
ing can discriminate hps.7een the good
and bad coin with as much accuracy
as these apes. and no trained banker
can compete with them In their peculiar
speciality.
In PURSUING his employment. the ape
cashier meditatively puts each coin in
his mouth and tests II gravely. From
two TO five seconds IS sufficient time for
him 10 make his decision as to its mer-
its. II the coin is good he carefully
puts Il into the proper receptacle. II
base. II Is violently thrown on the floor.
while Mr., Mcakey makes his displeas-
ure known by hts angry chatter
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-04

Now, Janet" said her mother stern
~, there is one thing that l want to
impress upon YOU. Mrs. de Bouillon OF
Chicago is coming spend a few days
with me. Her little hoy is very lame
was born that way--and you must not
say one word to him about It. Think
how II would be If You were lame. Do
be good girl
II will. said Janet.
All went well for few hours. Little
De Bouillon was very crooked and very
spoiled. Janet displayed toys and
books, and put up with great deal Of
irritable comment Finally two shrill
voices rose over the ladies' conversa-
ton
II don't like your old house in Avon
dale. screamed the cripple. we got
one lots nicer"
II don't b'lieve 1t" retorted Janet
cause the Chicago children looks like
they come off remnant counters"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-04
DIDN'T RECOGNIZE The COW.
Absent-Minded Clergyman Lifts His Hat
to a least.

to a least.
Several good stories are told OF the
Observation-Disclosures Of some weII-known
divines. says an exchange. OF one popu-
lar clergyman il is said that when walk
ing on the street his mind is generally
so thoroughly fixed upon some subject
that he will pass by his most intimate
friends without the slightest recogni-
ton. Once. when in the country, this
minister ran fun into a COW, which was
calmly chewing her eud by the yvav-
side Without noticing the nature of
the obstruction, the ent-nIinded cler-
gyman lifted his hat and with a bow
said: Il beg your pardon Upon real
izing the Righteousness Of his error. he
made mental resolve never to commit
like blunder again. Somewhat further
on In his ramble, and while still ponder
ing the same weighty subject. he APP
preached sharp turn in the road, be-
yond which he could not obtain sight
OF any moving object Turning the cor
ner quickly, he came face to face with a
lady and. before he could check his
speed. nearly knocked the woman down.
Dim recollections of the cow episode
evidently flashed through his mind for
he said sharply: Go away you dirty
beast. What the lady said is not re-
corded. or another clergyman the tale
is told that he was once riding with a.
companion through the woods in Yer
mont. For long time not word had
been spoken, as the mind of the rev.
erend gentleman seemed wrapped up
IN some matter far from his surround
ings. Suddenly fox darted across the
road. directly in front of the horses
head, The clergyman did not see it,
and his companion exclaimed: There
goes foxr' As if nothing had been
said, the minister continued silent, still
thinking of the weighty subject of his
reverie. Fully half an hour elapsed be-
fore he asked. quite innocentIy:
"Where?'
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-04
THREEs BEAT THE STRAIGHT.
How Dan Dale was Surprised By a New
Orleans Poker RuIe.

lost big pot Of money in a polxer
game IN New Orleans some wears 400
thdt taught me a valuable lesson 4" said
Dah Dale of Chicago TO a Wa shin,ston
fost reporter recently. ut was a tabla
stakes game and a very liberal ono
all the participants except MYSELF bag,
ing a goodly roll. / was in great mol
however. and had accumulated a Ioftv
stack Of yellow chips when disaster
befeH me and pretty nearly wiped me
out. In this particular hand drew ono
card and made a straight. BY some
sort OF instinct that often comes TO
poker players | was dead certain that
my opponent had three Of kind
everybody else had dropped out and
we began raising each other until pref
y nearly all my cash was up. Finally
| was forced to call, and sure enough
the other man displayed three aces. +
disclosed my straight, and said in a
friendly way as proceeded to rake the
pot, You play threes pretty strong
down here
Yes said he, but not quite as hard
as you play straights.'
he then, to my utter establishment
began raking the chips over to his side
or course | made a vehement protest
but to no purpose. The other players
voted me down in short order A,nd for
the first time in my life learned that
the New Orleans sports rated three of
kind of superior value to a sequence.
When you are in Rome you have to
abide by the law of the Romans, and
kicking is of no avail. Very sore 1 was
with myself for not first learning the
game as it is played in New Orleans,
but lack of the Conformation cost me the
biggest pot for which / ever con-
tended
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-04
high Priced Autogra apis.

At an autograph sale in Paris in De-
cember, 1890, the signature of Christie
pher Columbus (Which is. probably.
one of the most fantastic sign manu-
ais ever used) brought 1000 francs, says
an exchange. The only existing piece
of manuscript in Titians handwriting
was 4nocked down at 5000 francs, and
one with Cromwelfs signature attached
brought in exactly half that sum. AL
fred Morrison, a great English collect
or of autographs, was present at the
sale and paid a sum equal to 1000
francs for the only letter written by
Corneille that has ever been on the
market. The last letter written by Ma
poleon TO the Empress Maize Louise
was disposed of at the same sale, bring
ing 1000 francs, and several signatures
of Louis XIV. and Henry " fetched
1000 francs each.
Or. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Worlds Fair Highest Riedal and DiDIoFr
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-04
He Paid tue I.ills.

Mrs. What are you groan-
ing about now. should like 20 know
Mr. Il AYnoo- Tile Hills for Your last
reception are just conioe n
Mrs. D'Avnoo-Wen ] viii pay those
bills with my own money IL you viii
relieve me of the duty Of listening 70
the chatter Of people who come 10 make
party Calls. There the bell now. Go 10
the parlor
Mr.. -rm-l9I pas ON. my
dear
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-04
A Louisiana ~Mammy~ at the Don show

Chicago recently held a doll congress
for the benefit of local charity that
realized $4,000. Many notable dolls
Were exhibited. Louisiana was repre-
sented at the mammoth collection by q
typical Louisiana nanny of the old
plantation days. This black nanny
was sent by Miss Katherine Minor.
late commissioner from Louisiana at
Worlds Fair. rMammy's'' history was
sent along with her. the touching little
story being the work also of Miss Minor
who dressed the doll after her own old
NANNY" The Chicago exchanges say
that the dolls at the show were won
derfully gotten up. many being the
gifts OF distinguished artists. Mr..
Henry Irving sent "Mephisto. and Mr..
Mi o5C II "D1ri5 Carried" So per-
feet a likeness was the latter that Gen.
Terrence paid $3.50 for ii as an add
ton 10 his library. Miss Ada Rehan
sent her counterfeit presentment il the
Tanning OF the Shrew,"