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Evening star., 1896-10-03
The Janitor's Suggestion.

The janitor had coniuo ted her through
the building. and she seemed not altogether
displeascd with some of the apartments.
Il hope" she said. that none Of the peo-
pie here keep dogs
Some of them do replied the truthful
employe.
Are there any children?"
There amt any use of insistin' on folks
bein' born growed up"
THE style of the decorations doesn't eX-
actly please NEE
They're all brand new, and I'm afraid
the landlord wouldn't change en-
Does anybody in the building play the
piano?'
mo, ma'am. But two or three people is
learnin'."
That's too bad. l dislike noises. It's a
very nice place in many respects. But dogs
bark. and children cry. and pianos jangle
and I'm very particular about decoration
We'll. ma'am. there's only one thing
can say"
What is it?''
You can't expect to rent heaven 70,
sixty dollars month
Evening star., 1896-10-03

The charges and Genials of violation OF
the building regulations IN the construction
Of the Alert building, which partly COL
lapse1 Tuesday night during the storm. and
caused the loss OF one Efe ands several
thousand dollars in property value. have
50 co..frsed the public that no very clear
view of the controversy is easily obtainable.
The character of the building methods and
the inspection in this building will. how
ever. be v;ndcated or condemned in case
of the prosecution of the suits that are
thrca tened by tenants Of the wrecked build
ings adjoining.
Evening star., 1896-10-03
SHOOTING STARS.
Admitted.

Il never want to hear anything about
a woman's extravaganza" said Mr.. Meek
toms wife. "A woman always tries to get
more for her money than a man does for
his"
That's true" was the answer. when
We went to the theater last night your hat
and sleeves enabled you to occupy twice
the space that l did"
Evening star., 1896-10-03

OIn order to avoid delays, ON nc-
count of personal absence, letters t."
THE STAR should not be addressed
to any Individual connected With the
office, but simply to THE STAR. or to
the Editorial OF business DEPART
ments, according to tenor or purpose.
Evening star., 1896-10-03

John Wanarlaker's purchase of Hilton
Hughes & Co.'S establishment in New York
world indicate that he does not propose to
allow politics to interfere with business
this year.
Evening star., 1896-10-03

There have been number of theatrical
failures this season, prominent among
which was John BOYD Thacher's effor, to
be leading man in the New York de-
mocracy.
Evening star., 1896-10-03

Russell Sage's complaint of a lack of con-
fdence recalls a certain suspicion that a1r
Sage hasn't confidence in anything that
isn't paying dividends to his order.
Evening star., 1896-10-03
A Preference.

High up was his name in the annals Of
fame,
And the autograph fiend proved a terror !;
But the signature most in request, Just the
same,
Always went with the words. Pay to
Evening star., 1896-10-03

Mr. Grcsvcnor has done some very note
worthy wor'. as professor of mathematics
in the campaign CT education.
Evening star., 1896-10-03

Neither party has undertaken to offer
the people a guarantee against tornadoes
ia the event of lis success in November
Evening star., 1896-10-03

There is a ssrorS disposition among the
adm.rtrs of Bryan to classify the silver
syndiCs cate with The sea-serpent
Evening star., 1896-10-03

Again today taere We're but one hundred
ard forty-ffve men employed on the city
pest office building.
Evening star., 1896-10-03
An ENcuanb BILE Error.

The policeman was p.acidiy swinging his
club when a nervous man rushed Up to him
and exclaimed:
Don't lose minute. Turn in the fire
alarm and send for al ambulance. It's
simply awful
whats the matter with you?" said the
policeman. There isn't any fire.
It's worse than a fire. Just passed by
where they were excavating in the ruins Of
a building struck by the tornado. tell You
1 never saw anything 50 horribier
Where is this placer
"FIalf way up the block. I'll go with you.
so as to direct You. But l won't look at
it,
When they reached the spot the nervous
man turned his head away. and said:
''There-did you ever see anything like
it?"
Il don't see anything more than you'd OK
pect under the circumstances"
Don't you see lot Of dismembered be-
ings strewed around In the de5ris?'
Young man, do you know what kind of
a place this was before it blew down.
No.
well, 1t was dental supply stor> What
you saw were specimens
Evening star., 1896-10-03

THE EVENING STAR has regular
and permanent Family Circulation
much more tn:,n three times ss large
rs that of any other paper, morning
or evening, published in Washing
ton. As News and Advertising
Medium 1t has NO competitor.
Evening star., 1896-10-03
About the New
Dress Goods.

Our Dress Goods stock was never
brighter, never fresher, never pref
tier than it is today. In every ele-
ment of superiority the display sur
passes any previous effort made by
us.
Rich, attractive styles in rough ef-
fects; modest, refined, a lightness to
the designs that gives character to
every pattern. Women of the quiet
est tastes can wear them almost as
freely as the favorite smoother
weaves. Higf-class Paris and Lon
don novelties that can't be dupli-
Gated because ours alone. are here in
charming original and individual
styles. Splendid assortment of the
less pretcntlouS sorts-and all mark
ed at most reasonable prices. We
name in part:
Jacquards,
Melang.s and Scotch Mixtures -ss inches
wide.
3zHc. the Yard.
Evening star., 1896-10-03
OUR

Fine Black and Colored Dress
Goods would actually fill four or
binary stores, and if we had the
proper space to display the immense
line we carry we could fill our main
floor without scattering a piece to
fill out
Evening star., 1896-10-03
"Fus1oR."


TaIkin' fusion, left an right
People far an near;
Hustle fur 1t day an night
Proud ter persevere.
Jes' before election day
Sti1s up every clan,
Each one hex q wcrd ter say
Bout some fusion plan.
I'm IA favor Of 1t, too,
Ell its rightly done.
When ths leaves Of autumn hue
Quit US. one by one.
When the chill Of winter blends
Weth the summer time.
There's a corpermise thet sends
RleSsin's, every time.
Evening star., 1896-10-03

60c.
60c.
z5c.
I 80

But drops in the buckets these
few leaders mentioned above We
have everything that's made at home
and abroad which is considered new
and desirable in our Black Goods
Department.
Evening star., 1896-10-03


sc-INCH FINE SILK IISTER-
Eli BL.ttK MbnAIE- THE
NENEE-N EAE-DUT. Mind. 15c.
4 YARD L. REALLY CHEAP.
iG-I> Cll SILK FINISHED
iLAck SI'lIIAN A GENUINE
REAE-RESISTING rI. OF II =,
Wpi.T'I 3>,. 4 YARD.
iS-INCH IMl'oRTED BLACE
l;Dltill NOVELTY. IN A.
SORTED PA TfENS. FOR
SEPARATE Sk lETS oi: COM
lIE1E J'ITS. WORTH asC...
+0INCH IMPORTED BLACK
DAMASSE. FOR SEPARATE
Sk IETS CHOICE LINE OF
STYLES AND SUPERIOR oTAL-
Try. WORTH Sl.l9. -.
G3-INcH IN PORT ED
BLACK N'bHSTED DAG
oNAL, FOR TAILOR MADE
GARMENTS. Nka:Y EI.E
CANT, NORTH s.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-11-14

The Chinese do everything the
wrong way according to our yiewa.
Their compass points to the south in.
stead Of the north.
The men wear skirts and the women
wear trousers; the men wear their hair
long. while the women coll theirs into
knot.
The dressmakers are men. and wom-
en- carry the burdens.
The spoken language IL not written
and the written language is not spoken.
Books are read backward and any
notes are inserted at the top.
White Is used for mourning and
bridesmaids always wear black. and in.
stead OF being young maidens are old
women,
The Chinese surname comes first and
they shake their own hand instead az
the hand OF the person introduced.
Vessels are launched sldewlee and
horses are mounted from the on aide.
They commence their dinner with
dessert and end with soup and fish,
Chicago News.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-11-14
WANTED PENSIONS.


Enough 20 Vote
/ attended political meeting at
Boone, ". G., a mountain town In the
western part of the state.
3 One OF the listeners was noticeable
for the intenseness with which he
caught every word any OF the speakers
uttered. After the speaking was over.
he followed Mr.. Mclaughlin, one OF the
legislative candidates to his hotel.
"'Mr. Mclaughlin" he said, Il war at
the meetin'"
Yes. | saw you there; glad to see
you; hope You will vote right" said the
orator.
"Yaas. But listened to every word
yo' uns all said, an none OF yo' men.
toned the pint want ter git at"
What was 1t you wanted to know
WAL. OF course | heerd bout tn
tariff, an silver, an them things, but
yo' didn't none Of yo' say nothin' bout
pensions"
We'll. am In favor of liberal pen.
sions."
"Yaas. but reckon yo' don't quite
catch thar pint yit.'
We'll, what Is it,
'Yo' see, git pension OF IS a
month from the government, an It's
helped me pow-fui. have two boys,
ones % an t'other jess cum 81. /
writ ter tn pension agent bout II,
but never did git no reply. How ole
do them boys hev ter be befo' they
draw pensions? Be-ant they ole enough
now2"
Mclaughlin explained matters, bu,
he lost three votes by doing so. Wash.
ington Star.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-11-14

This new discovery applied to dress
making makes possible perfectly De-
wildering variety OF effects The dis
covery, recently announced In Paris.
was made by NJ. Henry, French sell
enlist. The principal ingredient OF TINS
magical powder Is sulphate OF zinc,
which. 1t is generally known. possesses
the power OF absorbing light and CIV
ing II back in the dark.
M. Henry has succeeded in manufac-
turing, at trifling expense. a powder
which can reproduce almost any color
of the rainbow. II "a imperyious TO
moisture. is not affected by carboltc or
any weak acid and is therefore abso-
luteiy permanent and durable.
The Importance OF such pigment TO
dressmaking can hardly be overesti-
mated. A woman cyclist, her gown
busted all over with this powder. would
be transformed into moving, SHIN
mering figure Of light on the darkest
night.
The refulgent light could not be ex-
tinguished by the hardest rain. II would
be visible not only for a considerable
distance, but would shed a soft glow
over everything around. A wheelwom-
an equipped In this way would never
be in danger Of being arrested for rid
ing without a lamp.
The most attractive use OF the new
powder yet discovered Ia In making
lace worn on black dresses luminous.
A special powder which produces soft
pearl light has been recently used for
this purpose In Paris. The effect OF
bands and festoons OF this soft light
upon a black dress Is said 10 be be-
witching. When such costume Il
worn by wheelwoman. this remark.
able luminous lace fiuttering and sway
ing in the breeze produces a very beau
tifui effect
There is at present house In the
Rue de Longchamps. Paris, where a
windowless suite OF rooms Is lighted
sntirely by this powder. Everything In
The apartments Is covered with It, and
a number OF striking color effects have
been introduced. The apartments seem
5athed In moonlight. and the curtains
appear as II studded with giowworms
The furniture Is rubbed with the pow.
der. and the walls and ceiling treated
with II, radiate light. The play OF llgh,
an all these coIored objects produces al
effect suggestful OF the most fancIful
conception OF AladdIn's magical under.
ground palace.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-11-14

never walk about In the town With
out being impressed with the ingenuity
Of the small boy. A few afternoons ago
was passing a house out on the roal
to the Soldiers Home. II was rather
a handsome house. with wide sweep
of yelvety lawn. windingly interseeted
by cement driveway. A boy Of about
IA was cutting the narrow fringe OF
grass beside the driveway. He was
mounted on bicycle, and as he rode
he pushed the lawn mower along be-
side him. OF course. 1t was much hard
er work than walking with the grass
cutter would have been and deal
slower In the doing, but no real live
boy is ever going to let such trifIing
considerations as those have weight
with him. Washington Post.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-11-14

Jealous African blacks kill them
selves and not their sweethearts. A
negro Of Conakry, on the west coast o,
Africa. in fit Of jealousy, ran knife
into his groin, making wound six
inches deep Of an ingeniously compli-
Gated nature in his inside. The hemor-
rhage was stopped with coarse shelly
sand and the man taken to French
surgeon, who took much pains repair
ing the damage, but could not get all
the pieces OF shell out. Before he was
cured the man ran away from the hos
pital and, as he was still jealous, he
climbed a high palm tree and threw
himself down. The result was only a
few Commissions and the abandonment OF
the idea of suicide. The man IA now
doing hard muscular work, and the
French surgeon, whose report of the
case appears in the Lancet, is trying
to make out what has become OF the
pieces Of shell that are still in the
mans peritoneum.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-11-14

The latest thing on wheels, n auin-
decuplet. or cycle for Is riders, Is to be
built for a New York club OF is enthu-
siasts. In England a vehicle to carry
~ riders has already been built. and in
this country an enterprIsIng Arm turns
them out for six riders. These are not
bicycles. but tricycles, with one wheel
In front and two in the rear.
The newest machine Ia to have one
seat In front for the steersman md
then seven pairs Of seats behind. gldo
by side. The gear will be 1853. which IN
enormous. and every revolution OF tho
pedals will drive the machine ahead "a
feet inches. Special tubing will have
to be ordered and the stoutest OF pneu.
matte tires. Exchange.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-11-14

In western New York novel target
shooting match took place recently. in
which the contestants were mounted
upon tandem bicycles. The parricl-
pants in the match occupied the 'front.'
seats, while their assistants occupied
the rear seats and managed the wheels
Targets ware thrown into the air from
traps In front OF the wheel, and 80 ac.
curate was the aim of the winner that
he scored Is out Of 20. This is probab-
ly the first tandem shooting match on
record, although there are number OF
trick riders who make speciality Of
breaking glass balls while In motion
on their wheels. New York Press.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-11-14
r.rrp py a WILD BOAR.
rnri,i,nx Adventure OF an i'''ae's-'
who Wa. Huatins In Csiiferais.

xyho Was Huntfns IN Sshe
From the ST Louis Globe Democrat
Theodore Roosevelt OF New YORK -
fond Of talking about his experiences
IN California. and during one OF thesa
variations he said
.The most exciting and risky hun.-
ing on the Pacific coast today % at'ons
the wild hogs, down on me Bottom
lands OF the Colorado river, nisy mics
south Of the old town OF Yuma a
Marty Of us was down there last year,
and I believe we had adventures
enough TO thrill our sportsmen friends
for full generation.
great many hunters In California
indorse every word OF Commissioner
Rooseyelts opinion. and no hunting
ground for big game Is prooapiy oo
coming more popular than this 10 IN
the winter time, when the climate
along the lazy, muddy Colorado river
is like that OF July in the eastern
states.
Two years ago an experienced
sportsman from southern Illinois was
spending the winter In Yuma. HE had
a pair OF very me. large staghounds,
which the owner claimed could run
Down and kin any Wild hog along the
Colorado river. One day he took the
dogs and rifle and went down the river
for nice little boar. JUST right for the
oven. He had not gone thirty miles,
and landing. before no found band
Of hogs and little pigs and turned his
/ dogs loose on them when out OF ths
tules near By jumped an enormous
boar, monster, who. with mouth Wide
CT en-. paying no attention TO the DOGS,
made for the hunter, The latter drcS
up his rifle and fired. but on came the
boar, the dogs aipptng him a. every
jump.
The hunter fired a second shot. bat
on came the beast. TINS hunter turned
and ran for mesquite tree q few yards
distant. the hog close 10 his heels. He
dropped his gun, jumped for life
grasplng a limb OF the tree. just a.
the hog grabbed his pants and tore one.
half OF them from him. but be was safe
JUST ont % reach. The dogs all thii
while ran grabbing the hos By the hint
legs 10 which the beast paid no atton
tlou. The mad boar seized the bark d
the tree In his great tnsks and tor
1t into shretA, Finally he turned upot
the dogA. instantly killed one. ans
wounded the other 80 that II did SCOT
after Then he turned his attention u
the tree where tho hunter sas. VI,
guarded him until IL was dark Twice
did the man set down and try 10 g.
hia rifle. but hts foo vas on guard ans
drove him back up ths tree. DuFinl
the Night the oar left. DayIlgh, came
and 80 did help. This men had hardly
reached the river and got In their boa
when down came the old hos afsc
them. In vain pursuit.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-11-14


49, OBJECT. s
III order that may work out consia.-
efit ending for my story want your
suggestions and advice. Follow me
. CLOSELY, that you may lose no detail of
what have already written and may
be able to judge fairly. Once upon a
time there was girl-of course. There
could have been no novel without her.
She was not very pretty girl and
there was nothing in all her girlhood
days that bore the faintest trace Of
prettlness. She was brought up In poy-
.erty; not the AFFECT poverty OF the tene-
ment and the street, but constant
bringing strife for enough to eat and
to wear, that is called respectable pow
city, but which is very nearly as hard
70 endure as the more inferior grade.
Her parents died when she was SO
young that mothers kiss and a
mothers good-by son faded into mem
cries that were confounded with the
fancy pictures OF her Imagination and
the lot OF the homeless, friendless
clflld became drearier than before. But
from some one, heaven knows whom,
for in the bitter struggle OF the lower
life we seldom find, out the souls that
are fred with the divine essence, che
had inherited aspirations and hopes
and an lndomitable courage that could
not be extinguished by labor and hard
ships, and adversely only served as an
incentive for reaching out and grasp
ting after tha haaufff,,I thin va uha knc,v
xisted In the material and abstract
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-11-14
YOUNG LAWYERS AND oLp.
Latter Thiak tho roFm.r are Net a.ia.
tsinisx . high standard.

The swearing To Of an additional
number Of rev members % the bar haM
taken place within few days, both tn
New York and Brooklyn. says the SeN
York Tribune, Some Of the names In
each list were those Of members OF
weli-known legal families. but large
number Of the applicants admitted
gave no evidence Of especially high
character and training Some older
members OF the bar who are most care.
full Of the honor and dignity Of the pro.
fession have complained that the char.
meter Of newly admitted lawyers IA not
a. high as In former years. A mem
Dor OF one OF the largest ilFma recently
complained that he found ii difficult
to got satisfactory clerks among the
young members Of the bar. The law
schools are certainly as efficient an
ever and the range Of studies Is wider
than under old systems
One reason Of the complaint which
undoubtedly exists az to the capacity
Of the recently admitted members d,
the bar may be that many Of them
have studied In Offices where only 4
special branch Of the profession is car
ried on. The number OF lawyers pay.
ing attention mainly to one branch ol
the law hrs grown larger within few
years. The collection OF accounts Il
largely in the hands Of Arms making
speciality Of commercial law and
collections and In other branches there
has been similar movement toward 4
separation Of particular parts OF Law
work. Whatever may be the reason
u Is certain that many Of tho youns
members Of the bar arc not trained Ii
the general practice Of their profes
si0ns Lead Politics.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-11-14
crlLpREN MARRY YOUNG.
Fears OF Discretion Not Permitted |.

Years OF Discretion Not Permitted to
Delay the Day of the Wedding.
From the Philadelphia Press: The
members OF royal families usually mar
.ry at an early age, The emperor OF
Austria married when he was "a a bride
of 16 years and months: one Of his
daughters married at the age of 16
years and months. and his sons bride
was only II. The king Of Belgium was
a youth OF is when he married q girl
of II. and his two daughters We're mar
ried while mere schoolgirls in age az
years.. King Christian Of Denmark
prudently waited until he was "a. and
then took for wife a princess six
months older than himself. His two
sons followed their fathers example
and did not mate until the age OF 20
and % respectively. His daughter. the
Princess Thyra, was rs when she mar
ried the duke of Cumberland, but the
Princess Alexandria was married to
the prince of Wales at the age OF Is.
The German emperor was % and his
bride only three months younger. When
the king Of Greece married he was only
% and his Russian wife had only just
passed her sixteenth birthday. The
king of Italy did not marry until hewas
"a. which is mature for the sunny
south. and his wife was not quite 16
years and s months. The king OF Por-
tugal was % years and months and
his wife almost 81. The king of Rou-
mania, at 20, married a young girl ris-
ing is. The czar OF Russia was 26 and
his wife % when they were married.
The king Of Sweden and Norway was
% and his wife 81. Everyone knows
that Queen Victoria was few months
under Fl and lhe prince consort three
months younger when the royal we'd
ding took place; the prince Of Wales
was u years and months; the duke
Of Edinburgh a few months short OF 80:
the duke Of Connaught very nearly 30:
Prince Leopold just over 20; the duch-
ess OF Fife a little over "a; Princess
Alice. 10; Princess Helena. %: Princess
Louise, n, and Princess Beatrice, 20
years and s months.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-11-14

Oh said somebody, "how much ar
gument and rancor might be saved IL
only we could learn to let people be
mistaken in harmless matters. But so
many folks go through life correcting
everybody. taking away many pleas
ant Illusion with the rough hand OF
truth. which Is often held out to those
who would rather not take It,"
Said man to me: you women
believe what you want TO believe. IL
you'd like to have thing so you think
IL Is so. It's different with man; with
him fact is fact, whether he likes 1t
or not"
d When anything important hangs on
the issue, why, look unpleasant facts
in the face, too, gaid I, ''but there are
some matters upon which I'd rather be
mistaken than know the truth. II Ia
often better for our usefulness and
for our peace Of mind not to know too
-1uch."--New York Recorder.