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Evening star., 1896-02-22
THOUGHT 1T WAS A HORNET.
How Grocery Clerks Cure for CracLe,
Stealing Worked.

ii"" "rocery tIcrk's Cure for Cracker
Stealing Worked.
From the Philadelphia Times.
Country store is the scene of MANY cu-
rious happenings. One of these occurred in
small village in the upper part of old
Dutchess county. The clerk was a bright.
smart active country lad. who was equal
to all emergencies. He found that a GER
tain denlzen of the place, named Jake
BroWh. always found a convenient sitting
on the counter in the farther part of the
store near the cracker barrel, and that
when the clerks eyes were not upon him
the old mans position allowed him to piIfer
number Of biscuits. The clerk soon grew
tired of this, and he arranged a good-sized
needle with spring In a hole in the coun-
ter under the oilcloth covering, with a long
string, which could be pulled at any point
in the store.
One extremely hot day in June the old
man entered the store, and took his position
as usual on top Of the counter near the
cracker barrel. The clerk was apparently
engaged with a customer. but had his eye
ON 'old jake" and when he was reaching
for the crackers the string was pulled.
Jake" went up in the air. landing on his
feet in the middle Of the store. He felt for
the object Of attack. he wearing only over
alls. Not being rewarded in his search, he
mounted the counter the second time. and
was about to make another attempt at
cracker raising, when he felt another
thrust, which lifted him in the air again.
He started for the attic above the store.
His prolonged absence caused the clerk to
go up to the attic, where he found 1t as hot
as an oven, to see what was going on He
found the old man distracted and nearly
disrobed in the middle Of the floor, shaking
his overalls furiously. The sight was
laughable. The clerk asked him what was
the matter He replied:
This morning, while moving in the
meadow, struck hornets nest. and one
of the pesky things has crawled up the leg
of my overalls, and has struck me twice,
and I'm hunting for it,
The clerk wore smile.
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One Of tho Proofaof the Trans-Polar
Current.
ALASKAN IN CHARACTER
No Doubt Of Its Identity and little
Of Its Journey.
NAN EMS Ellie

One Of the evidences Of the great arctic
current from Boring strait past the north
pole to Greenland is the throwing stick
used by the Esquimaux of Alaska which
was found ten years ago in Greenland. The
throwing stick" is a handle used by the
natives for hurting darts at game, and 1t is
used almost exclusively among the
Alaskans This stick was found in the win
ter Of 1856 among driftwood at Godhayen,
on the west coast Of Greenland. The sup
position is that 1t foated across the arctics
from Alaska. skirting the coast of Siberia,
over the route journeyed by De Long and
the Jeanette in 'S3.passing close to the pole,
thence down by Cape Washington, which
Greely reached in 1882, and Independence
Bay. Peary's northernmost point in '91 and
'92 and '95, through the Greenland sea, and
then borne by diverting currents upward
into Davis strait.
Mr. Henry Elliott Of the Smithsonian In
stitution, speaking Of this proof of Nansens 8
theory today. said that while there can be
no doubt of the identity of this Alaskan
stick and the probability of its having
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Evening star., 1896-02-22
FROM the New York World.


AT the entrance to Whitehall slip there
stands corpulent. fire-looking policeman,
who discharges the functions of his Office
with Justice and good temper that have
won for him the friendship of ali who cross
the ferry. When anything unusual occurs
within his bailiwick he gathers all the sal
1ent details and niceties of the case. and to
those whose curiosity is whetted reta,,s
them with great suavity.
n rev days ago woman who had long
Eeen noted for her eccentricities on the
Jerry appeared just as the tide Of travel
was heaviest. and lying down in the road
way proceeded to shrek and tear her hair
Many of the commuters would have liked
10 larry to see the end OF 1t. but the boat
Nhistiing that moment they had to cut
and run. The following day. however, one
OF them approached the corpulent police
man with demand for particulars.
sure, said the guardian of the law
the lady had just few wheels loose In
hsr garrett, and sent her of to the court
where the jooGge' ordered an inquest into
her sanitary condition."
Evening star., 1896-02-22

ELECTRICITY AND WATCHES.
Watchmakers Say Timcpieces Are
MnGnetixed on Trolley Cars.
From the Philadclnhia Press

Mngnetixed on Trolley Cars.
From the Philadelphia Press.
One Of the worst enemies of good time
pieces Is electricity. Next to letting a
watch drop out Of f1fth-story window
there is no surer way of demoralizing a
timepiece than to venture with 1t near
some powerful electro-generating machine.
This danger has become so generally iecog-
rized that in many large electrical plants
there are signs posted warning the visitor,
If he cares for his watch. to leave it out
side. Yet there are hundreds Of peop!e
who never go near an electric dynamo and
yet find their watches going astray in a
most unaccountable fashion. Visiting the
matchmaker they find that it has been mys-
teriously magnetized. Tell the general run
OF people that the watch was .naSnetized
and deranged from being carried in a
trolley car and they will probably be much
surprised. Yet the facts are strong in
confirmation of such a statement.
Inquiry among many of the representa-
tive watchmakers of the town shows that
on the average two and a half times as
many magnetized watches are brought in
now for repair as was taken in two years
ego, when the trolleys had not been in
troduced.
Probably so per cent Of the watches
brought INTO us for repair" said a prom
inent matchmaker. ''are those which have
teen deranged by being magnetized. The
subject has interested me very much. 7
may safely say that before the .roll,ys
were introduced we did not have half as
many maEnetiZed Watches"
A magnetiZed watch will play oueer
pranks with time. 1t may start off at a
reckless gait and gain five to ten ,1inutes
a day for weeks. Then it will slow IN as
though out of breath and Jog along at an
easy pace. dropping back a dozen or go
minutes a fortnight All these pranks are
caused by the subtle influence Of The cleo
trlc iiuid on the steel parts of the delicate
"atch works. When the hair spring he
comes hardened by the magnetism The
watch will gain time. When friction he
tween the delicate parts of the works is
increased by the magnetic influence the
watch will lose time. There is no account
ing Tor the pranks that are PLAYED. The
magnetism may spread from one part of
the works to the other, and each part. in
turn, may tecome especially charged. nro-
duclns diferent results In the going power
OF the watch from time to time, Some
Watches are more liable to be magnetized
imam otners. and when brought into prox-
unity with electrical conditions there is no
telling when eny watch is going to suc-
cumb. ~ ""@
Anybody can tell whether his or bar
"atcn Is magnetfzed or not by passing a
s,nali pocket compass around the case. If
the heeoie sWerVes violently there is mag
retism IN the steel springs of the case, at
least, NOW rest the compass above the bsl-
ance wheel, and If the works are ,nasnetiz-
eo the needle will rotate rapidly and as
sumo swinging motion from side to aide
keeping time with the balance wheel below
Evening star., 1896-02-22

sprinkled. At one side was the frame COM
partment for the taking by the kaleidoscope
of the pictures of the fight as it proceeded.
On the opposite side of the ring were Two
little tents for the principals. Fitzsimmons
was the first to leave the train. and took the
first tent when he entered the canvas in
closure. Maher took the second.
At 4:25 C5:25 Washington time), when
Referee Siler called both men to the center
Of the ring to give them their instructions
and warn them against fouling or other in
fractions Of the code. the specta tors en-
joyed the first opportunity of seeing them
face to face.
Fitzsimmons presented a better appear
ance than in any OF his previous encounters.
His flesh was hard and pink and the veins
stood out like whipcords. Maher on the
contrary. appeared somewhat flabby. while
his movements on his feet lacked the agility
that characterized those Of Fitzsnnions.
The Fight.
Time was called. and the spectators press
ed to the ropes.
Fftzsimmons led with his left Maher
backed toward his corner. Fitzsimmons
landed with his right. and clinch followed.
Maher struck Fitzsimmcns with his right
hand while they were clinched and Referee
Siler warned him that If he did 50 again he
would give the fight to Fitzsimmons.
After break-away Peter landed his left
on F'itzsimrons' neck. Close in-fGhting
followed and Maher succeeded In landing
his left on Fitzsimmons' upper lip. drawing
blood.
Fitzsmmons landed his left on Maher and
followed with right. Clinch followed.
Maher feinted, and Fitzsimmons led with
his right but fell short.
A mix-up followed, In which Maher landed
both right and left on either side OF Fitz-
simmons head. Maher led with his left,
and another ciinch followed.
Fitzsimmons seemed q bit bothered and
broke ground on Maher's leads. Maher fol-
lowed him up and led with his left, when
Fitzsimmons stopped. and. swinging his
right, landed full on the point Of Makers
chin.
Maber measured his length on the floor,
bis head striking with great force. He
yainly attempted to arise. His seconds
called on him. but he failed to respond. and
sank back. The tenth second was counted.
Maher was declared out, and FitZs!mmons
announced the victor, after one minute and
thirty-five seconds rather lively fighting.
Fitzsimmons admirers cheered him to the
echo, and Maher's seconds carried the de-
feated Irishman to his corner.
1t was several minutes before he realized
what had happened to him, and Fitzsirn-
mons walked over to his corner and shook
him By the hand. FitZSmmons also shook
hands with Quinn and the seconds IN Peters
corner.
Little Sign of Punishment.
Barring the slight bleeding at the nostrils
occasioned by the left hand jab of Maher.
Fitzslmmons showed no marks Of injury.
and appeared as fresh as at the opening Of
hostilities.
Maher showed no signs OF punishment ex-
cept slight break in the skin just above the
point of the left chin, where Fitzsimmons'
master stroke had landed.
When the cheering of the people around
the ropes and the waving OF handkerchief
by those upon the mountain summit had in
a measure subsided and FitZsimmons had
tired of bowling his appreciation. Julian
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She Had Seen Them.

The desire to tell a good story has been
Known to tempt the ordinarily truthful
narrator to enlarge upon the facts. Mrs.
Benson enjoyed startling her hearers and
had acquired the reputation of "clinchine"
her point effectively. When she returned
from the inflrmary. where she had under
gone difficult optical operation, she had
many things Of interest to relate, and in
the course of her descriptions she said:
why, 1t was wonderful! They took both
my eyeballs outP'
"Oh, Mrs. Benson! They couldn't have
done that! came in chorus of remon-
STRANGE.
But they did," she averred; "they took
them out and put them on the table. /
saw themr'
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He Needed the Le..o,.

From the C1nclnnati Enquirer.
The temperance apostle was walking along
the sidewalk, serene in the consciousness of
his own goodness. when a well-dressed man
stopped him and shook his hand
"Guess you don't remember me-" said the
well-dressed man.
"Why-ah!'
Three years ago I attended one Of your
meetings and heard you draw q graphic
picture Of the able mechanic whose children
went ragged. while the children Of the sa-
lconkeeper, with whom he spent his wages.
were dressed in silks. The story fitted my
case to q T."
"And you reformed?'
Should say did reform. Went into the
saloon business myself"
Evening star., 1896-02-22
A Greater Need.

From the Boston Gazette.
She-'Its raining. George. You may take
my umbrella, but don't forget to bring 1t
back"
George-'I wish you were an anxious to
have me come back as you are for the re-
turn of the umbrella
She-"Why, George, you know I need the
umbrella"
Evening star., 1896-02-22
Pigeons as Telegraph Messensers.

From the London Daily News
The efficiency Of pigeons as telegram
messengers was again demonstrated dur
ing recent interruption of telephontc
communication between Simferapol and
Sebastopol. The distance between the two
stations Is about sixty versts, or a little
over forty miles During the interruption
kilograms were. our Odessa correspondent
states. in all cases safely carried by these
aerial messengers. the time occupied in
their flight averaging from fifty minutes to
an hour. The chief danger to carrier pig
cons in the Taurida is the large number Of
hawks and eagles which haunt the Steppe
tracts.
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stress on this. ID probably mere accident
and Of no value in classification, though 1t
mentation Is far more common in Alaska
than in the east. OF more Importance Is
the shallow groove along the back OF the
implement, appearing on both specimens
compared. The general resemblance In
shape between the two is especially strik-
ing.
'It seems to me unreasonable to doubt that
the implement in question was actually
made in Alaska, not far from Bering strait,
Evening star., 1896-02-22
Not COnceited.

fYsn Harper's Bazaar.
fapa-"Who's the smartest boy In your.
school, Bobby?"
Bobby-'Well Tommy Jones says he II,
end teacher says Billy Barlow Is, and l.
%eu, don't like to cay who think La, COS
amt as conceited as Tommy
Evening star., 1896-02-22

From tho Woonsocket (R. L. Reporter.
Willey-'T tell you. it's better in the end
to be honest. Did you ever know a rogue
who wasn't unhappy?'
Shalley-'No; but, then one would hardly
expect a rogue to be happy when he 10
known It's the rogues who are not known
that are happy"
Evening star., 1896-02-22

The crew are generally looked upon as
very promising, and likely to prove very
last even before the time of the race. At
present, owing to a heavy cold which has
run through them, they are short OF prac-
tlce, having been obliged to abandon The
lcea OF going on the water at all on some
days. The crew are using a Clasper boat
III practice, and MI G. c. Bourne Is at
present coaching.
The Cambridge crew has also been de-
clded upon. Il consists of:
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Sent to Jail for Whispering I'm Church
From the Chicago Inter-Ocean.

Ina Crabtree. aged fourteen, was brought
to Portsmouth, Ohio, from Morgan town
ship recently to serve out a sentence of ten
days Imprisonment and q fine of s. and
costs for whispering in church. Sheriff
Richey refused to lock her in Jail and has
taken her into his family. The commits
s.oners will probably order her release.
The sentence was pronounced by Magis-
trate Alfred Cooper.
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These Girls.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
The thin one-'Td like to have one of
those photographs taken that show only
ones skeleton. just for an oddly"
The plump cne-'I thought you had some
Of that kind"
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Mexico Will Do Nothing.
THE UNIVERSITY CREWS.

prospects of the Oxford Cambridge
Contest.
LONDON. February 22.-W. E. Sher-
WOOD treasurer OF the Oxford University
boat Club informs the Associated Press
'hat the crew for the coming boat race
Win cambridge Ia now definitely made up,
SUBJECT OF course. to changes due to acct
dents or illness. The crew comprises:
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short for his liking. and that he would have
been glad Of little more opportunity of
showing his shape.

short for his liking, and that he would have
been glad Of q little more opportunity of
showing his shape.
Rangers Saw the Fight.
General Mabry ana twenty-sfx of his
Texas rangers, with teavy-laden cartridge
belts, horse pistols and Winchester rifles,
accompanied the train from Ell Paso. The
rangers and the adjutant general witnessed
the fight and enjoyed it.
But those who had the best view of the
mill were the villagers and persons for miles
around, who have been looking for 1t for q
week or more. They were perched in the
ellis on the Texas side Of the river and had
q bird 's-eye View Of the arena beneath, and
they cheared at the knockout as loudly as
those close at the ringside The village of
Langtry has one saloon-the Jersey Lily
and about fifty residents. It is $50 miles
from El Paso and 2S4 from San Antonio.
Del Rio Is sixty-four miles away. A special
train from Del Rio and Eagle Pass brought
10 people. which, with those from Ell Paso,
were all there were about the ringside.
NO Weights We're announced at the ring
side. but Fitz weighed about 1855 and Maher
about $50.
Mexico Will Do Nothing.
High officials of the Mexican department
Of foreign relations say. regarding the prize
fight nothing can be done to punish the peo-
pie concerned, as they merely violated what
was practically only a police regulation,
succeeding in making dash into Mexican
territory. avoiding Governor Ahumada and
his ruraies. who were over fifty miles away
had Governor Ahumada caught them the
oHense would have only been a misdemeanor
and nothing more. The case Is not an ex-
tradlting one. as it comes under no clause
Of treaty.
President Diaz has taken the ground all
al9ne that the Mexican law did not cover
prize hghting, and his endeavor was merely
70 prevent the fight out Of consideration for
the United States.
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Willing to FORGET,

Trom the Indianapolis Tribune
Aren't you the same beggar that gave
half pie to last week."
Il guess am. mum; but I'm willin' to let
Pygones be bygones 1t ain't in my heart
70 bear no malice"
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and there seems to be no way of account
ing for its presence at Godthaab, unless it
really drifted all the way from Bering
strait to the coast of Greenland. What we
actually know OF the currents in the Arctic
ocean indicates the possibility of such a
drift. There appears to be more or less of
a northerly current north of Bering strait,
and the drift of the Jeanette itself sndi-
high northern latitudes.
Or Kinks suggestion that we know moth
Ing Of the people who undoubtedly inhabit
the east coast of Greenland north of lati-
been made by them. appears to me to carry
less weight than he supposes. Mason has
shown in the paper mentioned above that
this implement has developed in certain
distinct lines. which have definite geo.
graphical distribution. The specimen In
question belongs to a highly specialized
type, widely different from the equally spe-
cialized type found In Greenland. If in any
part of east Greenland throwing stick
was found resembling that used in the
Mackenzie river district, there would be
nothing surprising in it, for this implement
is Of an exceedingly simple and general
improbable that specialization should result
in two forms identically the same in regions
SO far apart.
Other Names Used.
TN the preceding remarks have follow
ed the nomenclature of Prof. Mason and
most other American and English writer's
in calling these implements throwing
sticks They are also called throwing
boards hand boards or 'darting boards >
The objection has been raised to these
names that throwing stick should mean a
stick to be thrown; like those used by many
savages. while hand board is too indefi-
mite, giving no indication Of the use of the
imple ment.
ION the drawing furnished me by DR.. Rink
he has written the name 'hsrpoon thrower.
This seems to me an entirely unobjection-
able and very expressive name, and 1 think
its use in ethnographic work is much to be
commended"
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L. Il. fdget-Iom!lIlSon.C Cox. III Its.
The crew are also using their Claspar
racing boat of last year for practice. They
are being coached by Messrs. Lehman, &.
NJ. Pitman AMI Trevor JONES' The crew is
somewhat heavier than that of last year,
and already gives promise of developing a
much greater degree of speed
Evening star., 1896-02-22
The Eclipse Engine,

Manufactured By
THE ECLIPSE CHEMICAL CO..
1s2l-ot' 86 Broadway, MI.
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Proof of the Drift.

The points specially mentioned by DR..
Rink as those in which this specimen DIFF
fers from those used in Greenland, name
ly. the pocket for the forefinger and the
peg for one of the other fingers, are pre-
ciseiy those which indicate it's Alaskan
origin. The fact that it is inlald with
beads. though DR.. Rink lays considerable