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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-09
FIRST INSTALLMENT.

daughter Louise and her cousin. Amelia
Willis, come to Fairvisw than he called or
the treasurer of the one church in Belmon,
and hired a pew. He attended service once
with the young ladies, as if in public &C.
acknowledgement of respect for religion. and
thereafter stayed away Louise and Amelia
We're regular attendants. however, so tina,
E'airview was we'll represented at re.
islous services as some houses that could
be mentioned.
Mr.. Starkweather never went to church
Local observers were on the watch to dis.
cover in him special liking for one or the
otner OF the young laidies, for he had ad.
united that he was not related to Profes.
sor Drummord but there had been no sigr
OF favor for either Of them, and on this
morning when he, sat with the professor a,
"; nieakiast there was no reference to them
In his talk. They had brsa kfasted earle,
and had gone to the Village on an Grand
more for the pleasure Of the walk how.
ever. than from any .impottance attachin9
There's nothing like success, professor y
said starkweather. leaning back in his
cnalr and smiling contentedly.
m AFRAID you're counting chickens be.
Iore they're Matched, young man." respond.
Nonsense! I'm not enjoying the pros.
pect or the future SO much as l am the
certainty of the present. You must know
that the earnest workman takes keen pleas
ure in job we'll done. even before he gets
his pay for it,
All. yes. l understand you now. was
afraid you had forgotten the chances of
ollncuitles, not to say failures, ahead of
Not once, but perhaps I'm more SAN
sulne than you are. 1 was about to add
something that shouldn't be said" and
starkweather smiled mischievously.
QUIZ have to say 1t now" said the pro-
lessor. or shall be sure to take offense. .
Starkweather leaned back and laughed.
Inc idea OF your being offended with
me!' he exclaimed. well, 1 was going to
account for my sanguneness by saying
that l was younger than you are
We'll, why shouldn't that be said?"
You're young enough to feel the best there
Is In life, to work for it, to plan"
And to leave others enjoy the fruits of
my ingenuity and labor. That's the real
case, Starkweather. I'm not at all gloomy
over it, You can see that without telling
you, but with your fewer years and robust
frame you are more likely than l to profit
by the summers work.
Honestly l hope not, professor L"
At this moment Betsey Hubbard came in
TO the room to clear away the dishes.
Starkweather stopped abruptly and looked
intently out of the window at the rushing
river. while the professor rose and stroll
ed idly to the door and thence to the piazza
Starkweather followed him as Betssy left
the room with an armful of cups and table
ware.
What way she has," he said "of pop
ping in on ore at unexpected moments"
popping isn't the word young man. She
never makes any noise about it,
That's true. Well, I'm going to take a
look at the shop
I'll join you in two or three minutes ~
responded the professor
StarkWeather re-entered the house, while
Prof Drummond leaned both hands on he
piazza rail and looked down at the water.
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So close to the river was the house that
the piazza overhung 1t. A plummet dropped
from where the professor stood would have
sunk several feet into the stream.
After moment thus, Prof. Drumm oad
turned about with something of sigh. A
sound as of heavy body falling caused
him to start violently. An instant of hes
..tation and perplexity. and then he dashed
into the house and through the spacious
hall that had been the hotel office, to the
back, where little corridor ran to the
rooms that nestled against the ledge.
Near the far end of the corridor Stark
weather lay motionless
Prof. Drummond leaned over him and ap-
Piled his hand to the young mans body in
such way as to indicate that he was ia
miliar with more sciences than mechanics.
Great heaven.' he exclaimed in low
voice, "dead!'
He stood up and looked around; his face
wrinkled with CONSERVATION. great beads
of perspiration starting on his brow.
"Betsey!' he called; but his voice. faint
and choking, could not have penetrated
farther than the hall.
Then he recovered his self-possession a
bit, and, STOPPING over, he lifted the Tn
fortunate young man in his arms and car
ried him into the hall.
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the house had been built Although intend
ed for hotel it was not much larger than
might be used handily by a rather large
family. for the first proprietor had not an
ticipated great rush of summer visitors,
a foresight more than justified by events,
for his only guest during the summer
when he kept it open as a public house was
an invalid, who left early because she could
not endure the noise of the turbulent river.
Don't build house Of your own" once
said wise real estate agent; buy some
other mans misfortune at less than it's
cost"
The Fairview House was disastrous
misfortune to it's builder, and everybody re-
marked how lucky he was to get half its
cost in cash early in the spring following
his venture as landlord. The purchaser
was a TALL well-built man of middle s-ge
and distinguished appearance, his heavy
blond beard suggesting romantic char
acter stepped out of German opera. Nathan
c. Drummond was the name he signed to
the documents that testified to his owner
ship of Fairvew, by which name he tried
to have the place known, though the coun-
try folk for months afterward persisted in
giving 1t a public character by adding the
word house"
Shortly after he installed himself in the
riverside dwelling letter came to the Bel
mont post office. distant about a mile ad-
dressed to Prof. N. A. Drummond" 1t
was claimed by the new resident, and the
postmaster promptly referred to him by the
title professor" in speaking of him to the
villagers. He never said anything to as
sert disclaim his right to the title, and
1t came to be understood that he had held
the chair of physics In minor college
somewhere. At all events, Prof. Drum
mond he was, and a master of mechanics
too, as the workmen found who effected
various alterations In the house under his
direction.
Early in the summer he had dismissed
the workmen, and if any further repairs
or changes were made they were done by
himself and Henry Starkweather, a stran-
ger to Belmont, who had gone to Fair
view to live. There was some uncertainty
as to whether Mr.. Starkweather, whose
name became known like the professors
permanent resident. He spoke to the vii
ayers pleasantly when he met them, and
was we'll liked, but he had a way of evad-
ing questions that was singularly success
full, for after conversation the inquirer
would start with surprise suddenly con-
scious that Mr.. Starkweather had been
talking freely and entertainingly, but that
he hadn't answered a single question.
The professor, for that matter, was an
agreeable neighbor in that he had pleas
ant word for everybody, but he stuck to
his rather lonely house. and as it was not
until the summer was advanced that any
housekeeper, came to live with him, he re-
ceived no calls except one from Parson
Whitaker, the Belmont preacher.
prof. Drummond is very learned man."
said the parson in response to inquiries
after his call.
Then he shook his head gravely, and the
opinion went about that the professor was
a doubter.
Be that as it may. no sooner did his
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THE VIA DANTE.
Milan Lays Claim to Having the Best
Built Street i'm Europe.

Milan Lays Claim to Having the Best
Built Street i'm Europe.
Albert Shaw In Review of Reviews.
Meanwhile the street reforms and the
visible improvements in the ground plan of
the city are progressing steadily. AS an in
stance of the new improvement work there
should be mentioned the Via Dante, a mag
nifcent radial very recently constructed
which leads to the beautiful new park in the
northwestern part of the city. There had
lcng been retained within the town, at the
rear of the old "Castello," g vast military
drill ground, extending from the inner to the
outer lines of circuit.
By consent of the national government
the city authorities have recently laid out a
large part of this space as the chief park OF
Milan, and an area of perhaps equal extent
has been arranged with handsome streets
and sold for private residence sites. This
extremely valuable land has brought into
the municipal treasury a large fund of
money. with which a variety of public i'm
provements have been initiated or author
lied.
The Via Dante was constructed as the
direct approach from the heart of the city
to the curved front of the symmetrical new
park. 1t is paved with wooden blocks on a
concrete foundation, is lighted with cleo
tricity, and Is traversed by an electric street
railway. But 1t Is more notable for its I'M
derground construction than for Its beau
tifu,ly executed surface; for, apart from the
main sewers, there are subways on either
side of the street, six feet high by four or
five feet wide.
These subways adjoin the front founda-
ton wall Of the houses, and make 1t easy to
inspect and repair the drain pipes and CON
meet the houses with the sewers Within
the subwayS are placed the water pipes gas
pipes, electric wires, etc, and passages ex-
tend from them to the main sewers 1t is
considered In Milan that no street elsewhere
in Europe so completely embodies the best
principles of construction-below the sur
face. if not above-as the new Via Dante.
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He paused there an instant, and then
started up the broad, winding stairs. Just
at the top he met Betsey, whom he had
supposed to be In the basement kitchen.
She gave vent to shrill scream, and drew
back to let him pass.
open the door behind you, Betsey!'
commanded the professor, painting from
exertion.
The woman stood still. too unnerved tn
move.
The professor pushed by her and man
eyed somehow to open the door of a small
chamber without setting down his burden.
he laid Starkweather upon the iron-framed
bed there, frowning and shivering as he
heard Betsey scream again.
He turned to the door, and saw her
going down stairs.
"Woman!" he cried, "do not leave the
house."
His Only answer was an inarticulate
scream.
With an exclamation of impatience he
went again to the bed, bent his ear &c
Starkweather's breast, pushed back the
young mans eyelids, moved his arms uI
and down, and at last stood up and looked
scmberly down upon the silent form.
Nothing like SUGGEST he muttared
And younger than l am. What terrible
contrastr
He turned about suddenly, left the room
locked the door and ran downstairs His
hat was not on the hall rack. and he re-
membered that he mad taken it into the
dining room when he went to breakfas,
after a short stroll outside with Stark
weather. 1t was not in sight.
"Betsey must have put it away some
where" he thought, and aloud he cr.el
Betsey! Betsey!'
There was no response Professor Drum.
inond ran again to the hall, his every move
ment betraying the nervous shock from
which he was suffering. and presently he
found his hat on a table under curve in
the stairway.
tanning it on his head, he dashed out tc
the piazza. The young ladies' we've just hur-
rying up the steps preceded by the local
physician. DIR. Mason Williams.
What is it. papa?' cried Louise, with a
hys .erical laugh.
Professor Drummond had stopped as 4
shot.
I'VE met Betsey,'' explained DR.. VIII
liams. She was SO frantic that we could
make out no more than that something,
fr.ghtful hal happen ad.''
II thought 1t was you, papa!' said Louise,
putting her trembling arms around him
and choking back the tears.
Amelia, too, went close to him, her lips
silent, but her lustrors eyes telling of af.
lection profoundly alarmed.
mo, 1 am not hurt" said the professor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-09
A ProUer RetOrt,
From Harper's Round Table.

From Harper's Round Table.
A good story is told Of a self-respecting
carpenter who was sent to make some re-
pairs in a private house. AS he entered
the room in which the work was to be
done, accompanied by his apprentice, the
lady of the house called out, Mary, see
that my jewel case is locked"
The carpenter understood, and, as he was
an honest man. he was indignant He had
his opportunity, however, and he used it.
He removed his watch and chain from his
waistcoat with a significant air, and gave
them to his apprentice.
John" said he. take these back to the
shop. 1t seems that this house is not
safe"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-09
IN THE WRONG FLAT,
A Visitor Found a Friends House Toe
Convenient.
From the New York Press.

From the New York Press.
A well-known Brooklynite, in business not
far from city hall, having bachelor quarters
in an apartment house on the Heights, re-
ceived a visit at his place of business a few
days ago from Mr.. j, a friend from
Boston, travel-stained and weary. Mr.
F., the Brooklynte, insisted on his
friend making his home with him during his
stay In the city, and, giving him his house
address and the key to his room would
listen to no refusal, but packed j off
telling him to make himself right at home
until he came later.
Arriving at his friends home, j found
that his troubles We're not yet over. He was
obliged to walk up several flights of stairs
with two grips and was finally rewarded by
finding himself on the landing of F--'s
rooms. The key fitted the door all right and
+ went into the parlor, dropped his bag
gage and sank into comfortable chair
j thought that the best thing he could
do to carry out his friends injunction to
make himself at home would be to take a
good bath as preliminary step.
While he was enjoying his tub gentle
man arrived on the floor and was making his
way toward the dining room. when he heard
the sputtering and splashing in the bath
ROOM He was the rightful tenant is
friend occupied the fiat below. j had
blundered into the wrong quarters
MT p had only short time previous
sneak thief, and he naturally took it for
granted that this was another CALL which he
determined should have an entirely different
ending from the previous one He turned
back and sought out the janitor and thus re-
lnforoed returned 10 the fiat and made de-
scent on the bath room, but it was empty.
upon trying the dining room door it was
found to be locked, but voice from within
was heard to exclaim: Hello! old man: lust
a minute" and then, with excuses as to the
cause of the delay, j appeared in rather
neShge costume. To say that he was sur
prised would be doing an injustice to the
others. After much explana ton it turned
out that F-'s key fitted Mr. BIS
door, and = took up his traps and fed to
lne regions below to await with what equa-
nlmity he could muster the coming of
E. Matters were finally adjusted. and
the life in the X goes along the mer
rier Tor the occurrence, although j savs
against going astray in a strange CITY does
most decidedly not hold good in his case
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CHAPTER 1.-THE PROFESSORS ASSO-
CIATE.


CIATE.
Two men sat at late breakfast in what
was formerly known as the Fairview
House. This was an original If not a
quantity handsome building. erected so
close to the edge of the rapid Miniski that
the walls Of the house seemed to rise di-
rectly from the river bed. So, indeed, they
did, in one part; for while the front door
at the eastern end of the house was APP
preached by flight of steps as long as an
ordinary stairway, the western end rested
on ledge that descended into the rushing
water. There was another entrance at the
top of this ledge, but that door opened upon
the second floor of the dwelling; that is,
one flight higher than the main floor, and
two flights, therefore, from the ground
floor of the eastern half, which would
properly be called. perhaps. the basement.
A broad piazza ran along the eastern end,
and extended on the river northern side
nearly as far as the ledge against which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-09
A Future Possibility.
From Tid-EitS


II cont suppose you are one of the peo-
pie who put sand in their sugar." said the
jocose man to the grocer.
The grocer smiled family and sadly as he
answered.:
That's another of these popular falla-
cies. People always talk about putin sand
In sugar. If sugar gets any cheaper'n it
is now, 1 expect to see builders buytn' 1t
to adulterate their sand with.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-09
Anxious for Criticism,

From the New York Weekly
Scribbler-"1 always make it a point to
submit my poems to friends. for suggestions
and criticism. before publication, and have
brought some pages for you to look over
Bibbler-"Um-yes, of course; but why not
take it to Nibb.er?"
Scribbler-"Huh, He's a born idiot! The
last time 1 showed him poem he found
f. ult with it,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-09
On the Avenue.

From the Louisville Truth.
Hill-"So Miss Beauty is to marry old Mon
eyrox, eh?'
Horton-"Yes; he was won by a neck
Hill-"How SOP"
Horton-"Thcy say It's the finest one in the
whole partierre row at the grand opera, ard
Just the thing to hang his diamonds on
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DEAFNESS

ard heat noises relieved instantly by using the
Wilson Common Sense Ear Drums. Mr.. Geo. H.
Wilson, the inventor will be at the Willard Hotel
November IL and IL, al to pm. Mr.. Will
sons own deafness brought about the discovery Of
this wonderful and yet simple device. He is now
wearing them constantly day and night. They are
absolutely invisible, and have wire string
attachment to irritate the ears.
Consultation and exaDina ton free.
WILSON EAR DRUM CO.,
1922 Broadway, New York.
no67S,9&11
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MEDICAL AND DENTAL DEPARTMENTS,
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY.

The twelfth annual oulse Of lectures will begin
1uesesy. October l. 1855, at s o'clock pm.
The introductory address will be delivered b.
Piof. A. d. Cohey.
Eaam!nat ions for admission will be held Monday
sept %. at o'clock pm. at the college building
etrLe- Of sth and SITS. NV
-Four years graded In the Medical De-
Partment, and thee years graded course in the
Dohtai Department Ample clinical and labora tory
facilities will be arcrded. For Information apply to
II. II. BARKER, NJ D.. Dean,
selo ZIG st. NV
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'sCOmVafeScemts. !"

If Old Stock Port is used as the
chief ingredient of most tones put
up by druggists it ought to be good
by itself = and 1T is - and it
COSTS LESS this way.
ToKalon Old Stock Port is prescribed nv
physicians for convalescents from fevers
pneumonia, etc. Is cts. q at.
IO-kALON WINE Co, Ga I4th.
Phone 89S. seli Am N
If your skin is unblemished YOU
are fortunate. Perhaps you have
friend whose complexion is poor.
Tell her to consult with me about
curing it. No charge for consulta-
ton.
J. H. HEPBURN. Md. Dermatologist,
Mertz building, 11th and SITS. no7-14d
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GumStOm, Institute,

1912 AND 1914 18th ST. NV.
A BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
Special classes will be formed In French Ger
mar and Spanish for four pupils more
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Washington Seminary,

I5SS-4O nth st. Select boarding and day school
Collegiate and preparatory depts. German Englis
kindergarten. Primary. Mr.. Mrs. SMALLWOOD
sei-3ns
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1895-01-03
More Pathetic Than Humoroul

An aged couple living in the
south part Of this county who had de-
voted their three score and ten to rural
life and tho making of a farm, sold
their possessions for the snug sum Of
$4,000.
When the purchaser called with a
notary public to close up the deal by
taking the deed of title the husband
having signed and passed 1t to the wife
she positively refused to sign without
q consideration, saying that she had
spent her life in making the farm and
had never realized anything she could
call her own and now was her oppor-
tunity. The husband failed to satisfy
her and secure the signature. Then the
purchaser asked to know what she
would take and sign the deed, fearful
that she would be exacting beyond his
inclinations to comply. After a good
deal of hesitancy she said she thought
she ought to have 81, which he prompt
ly handed her and she signed the title.
She turned over the silver dollars time
and time again, laughing over her
good luck. She said:
"Well, we'll, this ia the first money
have ever had in my life that coul;l
call my own and spend 1t as I may
wish to do to suit myself."-Indianap-
oils Sentinel.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1895-01-03
Astonished Mules.

Six mules that had for four years
hauled cars in the lower workings OF
the Spailand coal shaft near Lacon,
ILL.,, were brought to light recently, says
an exchange. IN all that time ths
mules had seen no light stronger than
the flicker of the Davy lamps the min
ers carried. The sun was in Its zen!th
when they reached the surface. The
astonished mules closed their eyes to
shut out the flood of light, and kept
them tightly closed while they were
led to the pasture lot a mile distant,
and turned loose. There they stood
trembling as If afraid something evil
was about to befall them. Presently
they half opened their eyes and peered
around in amaZement. When they
had become accustomed to the sun
light they elevated their heads. Toward
sundown they broke into chorus of
Joyous brays. After a quarter Of an
hour of that music they took to kick
ing, jumping, whirling around like
teetums, and rolling on the sod as IL
they had gone mad. The sun and pure
air were more to them than food, and
they refused everything put before
them to eat