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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-15
DOWN ON SAM WHITE.
He wanted His Old Partner to Feel
as BADLY Possible.


as Badly Possible.
Written for The Evening Star by NJ Quad.
freight train had struck an open
switch and a score of cars had been piled
up in the ditch. OF the three tramps steal
ing a ride on the bumpers two were taken
out dead and the third fatally injured.
When the doctor had told him that he
could not live beyond an hoIr the way farer
replied:
That's cutting it pretty short, but I'm
not kicking. I've no relations but thar's
a Teller out in Chicago l wish you'd drop
a line to- HIS name is Sam White, and
we used to be pards."
What shall 1 say to him?" asked the
doctor, as he prepared to make notes.
want you 10 speak OF the accident
and say that among the distinguished pas
sengers on the Inflated train WAS Mr.. WILL
lam Burton. I've allus been called Bill,
but you kin make it William this once"
'All right"
Say that he was on his way to Florida
Yes"
And that a search of MS personal eff
fects brought to light the sum OF sixty
cents In cash and enough grub to last for
two days.
Il have it down."
And that when he was told ne must die
he exhibited great stocism and did not
utter single complaint"
Yes. Anything more?"
Add to that something TO the effect that
ne mad been tramp for twenty years and
That he Gled as he had lived-wi.hout bring
ing disgrace to the cloth Hitch on a trail
er by saying that he has gone to his re-
ward You needn't make any guesses as to
where he has gone to or what the reward
is, but leave it an open question. l want
to make Sam feel bad as 1 kim"
Then he injured your" queried the Coo
tor.
He did, and I never kin forgive him.
After trampin with me fur ten years he
left me to open a grocery and became an
alderman and gin other Iramps the cold
boot and disgraced the purfcsh Durn his
hide. doctor, but put II strong 10 him and
finish up by sayin' that the most super
fcial observer could see that 1 vas a gen.
teman. and that my gain is the loss OF the
fraternity. II you have room you kin say
that-thet-"
That he passed quietly away and the
railroad company buried him at its own
expense" finished the doctor, as ne turned
away from the dead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-15
THE YOUNG OF WATERFOWL,
They Often Sleep All Night on the
Water.


Water.
From the London Spectator.
In the Irish sea rock fowl of all kinds are
very numerous, and vessels going north
pass large numbers of euillemots and razor
bills swimming far out at In August
these are accompanied by their young
often less than hAlf-grown, and still COW
cred with down. The little guilemots are
'launched'' very soon after they are
Matched, and unless the old birds carry
them up TO the rocks on which they roost
In the same way they are said to carry
them down, they must spend their nights
as well as their days, upon the sea. Young
Wild ducks are SO light and active that
they seem able to run on the surface Of
the water 1t is hardly credible that they
can do SO. as a water boatman' does
without breaking the surface fllm" but
they certainly can make dash for a short
distance with their feet on the water and
the whole or their body out of it, In catch
ing insects on the water they rival the dex-
Ierity OF young partridge on an anthill
Ihere Is very little doubt also that like
young hsh, they live largely the micro
scope entomostraca, which come as a
kind Of mama in the wilderness to all
aquatic creatures.
Mr.. st. John once found a whole brood
,I In water hole in the heather
Inc SIDES were steep, and it was evident
mat they had fallen in and had been I'M
able to get out. There were signs tina, they
had been there for some time, but they
were oil In good condition, and it was sur
missed that they had lived on insects which
hhd 1allen into the water from the sur
rounding heather. Probably they had
largely supplemented this by devouring the
"ater meas and other entomostraca bred
In the pool itself. Young coots, water hens
water rails grebes and swans are almost
as c!eEer as the young wild ducks when
IN their downy youth. Later, when nearly
are Huch less adroit They lose their clev.
eIhess together with the beauty Of baby
hoGd, end pass through a stupid helf
neosed period as 'fappers.'' Even their
nerves go amiss. In parts of Iceland the
hne OF flight Of the young swans is mark
ed by the natives. who assemble and when
me iocks pass over yell, shout, and scream
at the birds. The young swans become
PERFECTLY muddied, and many of them SIM
ply close their wings, leave off flying. and
orop 10 the ground. when they are caught
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-15
HE LEFT THE BOOK.
but the Other Man Did Not Get

but the Other Man Did Not Get 1t.
Written for The Evening Stnr by M. Quad.
He entered the street car with a parcel
In his and, and as he cat down ne placed
the parcel at his back.
"Bock?" queried the man at his left
Yes"
Taking it home to read this evening""
Yes"
Il see. Had to go half mile out Of your
way to buy it?"
About half q mile"
Just so. Dollar and a half book, / pre-
sume?"
That's exactly the cost"
Think I've read it?'
Cant say, but it's only out today"
Then 1 haven't read 1t and am in luck
Thank you for taking this car
The man with the book looked at the
other In queer way for a half minute and
then sud:
Did you want to see the book?''
oh, o. I'll take it home with me, you
But I can't loan II to you"
No need to; you'll leave it on the car"
Oh i see. Well, 1 shan't leave it." He
reached for the book and laid II on his
knees, but after riding three blocks he slii
1t down alongside his leg. After two blocks
more he worked it behind him again and
became interested in the young woman op-
pesite- The encouragement he received was
snght but II was enough to keep his
thoughts busy. and the first thing he knew
he was carried block past his corner He
suddenly started up and skipped out and
as ne went the man who had been talking
with him reached back for the book and
chuckled:
Told him he'd leave it behind and I'd
take it home"
But the book wasn't there The woman
I; nesiGe MIN had already gobbled it, and as
II rested on her lap she stared straight ont
OF the opposite window and never moved a
muscle wher he growled out
IhItS e - of a gamer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-15
Didn't Know the Town wn. There


There is a smart little town I'm North
Dakota, and its Inhabitants imagine that
they ere smart. They have an excellent
opinion OF their city. they term IL. and
blow and buster more over its welfare ana
growth than Kansas cyclone. The main
line OF the railroad runs through IT, and
once a week a train stops there. This In
'lference on the part of the railroad peo-
pie Is source OF bitterness TO the inhabf-
tants, especially the engineers make IL
a point to go through the place at full
speed Finally they resolved 10 put a stop
10 1t, SO one day they built barricade on
the trackE and fore ed the first train TO
come TO a halt. Then they arrested the
engineer and took him before the Judge Of
the place. He was charged with running
through city regardless of speed and 10
the danger Of the populace. What have
you to say In answer to this charge, sir?"
sternly asked the judge. The engineer
smiled and looked around. He stepped 10
the door and looked at the few struggling
houses, and allowed an expression of as
constituent to settle on his face Then he
walked slowly up in front of the Judge ami
said: Upon my honor. Judge. this is tho
hrst time i ever knew there was such q
place as town on this part of the line
The citizens after that slowly removed the
barricade and let the engineer proceed on
his way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-15
BURNS MORAL OBLIQUITIES
Striking but Peculiar Plea for
COmDaksfnn


Compassion.
From Lord Roseberry's Glasgow Address
The chivalry that made Don Ouixota .oo
the heroic IN all the common events of ne
Hade Burns (as his brother tells us, 500 i,
goddess in every girl he approached: hence
many love affairs and some guilty ones. but
even these must be Judged with reference
to time and circumstance This ,nuch r.,
ceftaln-nad he been devoid of genius tbev
would not have attracted attention II 10
burns pedestal that affords a target And
why, one may ask, is not the same treat :
ment measured out TO Burns as to otherso
Inc 1Begitimate children Of great cantains
and statesmen and princes are treated az
historical and ornamental Incidents They
strut the scene of Shakespeare and ruff1e II
with the best. 1t is for the Nightmare
Children of Burns, though he and his wife
cherished them as If born in weClock thot
the walls OF wrath are reserved There were
Two nrllllant figures. both descended from
the Stuarts who were alive during Burns
me- We occupy ourselves endlessIy and
severely with the offenses Of Burns. we
heaye an elegant sigh over the kindred
1apses or Charles James Fox and Charles
Edward Stuart.
should like to go step further and af-
firm that we have something to be grateful
for even In the weakness of men like BURNS
Manklnd IS heiped IN Its progress almost as
much by the study of imperfection as hv
the contemplation of perfection Had We
nothing before US in our futile and haltine
lives but saints and the ideal we might well
fail altogether. We grope blindly along The
oatacombs Of the world, we climb the dark
ladder of life. we feel our way to futurity.
but We can scarcely see an inch around or
before US. We stumble and falter and fall.
our hands and knees are bruised and sore
and we look up for light and guidance
Could we see nothing but distant, unap-
rroachable impeccability we might well
sink PROSTATE In the hopelessness of emu
lation and the WEAKNESS of despair. Is IT
not then when all seems blank and lightless
and Efeless. when strength and courage
flag. and when perfection seems remote as
starts 1t not then that imperfection helps
US? When we see that the greatest and
choicest images Of God have had their
weakness. like ours. their temptations, their
hour OF darkness, their bloody sweat, are
we not encouraged by their lapses and
catastrophes to find energy for one more eff
fort. one more struggle? Where they failed
we feel 1t less dishonor to fall their err
rors and sorrows make, as it were an
easier ascent from infinite imperfection to
Infinite perfection Man. after all ia not
ripened by virtue alone
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-15
RENTING MOUNTED ANIN.IS
Almost Any Animal May he Hired.
From IA Squirrel to an Elephant.
From the New Work Sun


Mounted animals and birds are rented fop
great variety of purposes. and almost any
animal or bird may be hired The fur
gearing animals are rented principally to
iurrlers Tor use show pieces MANY fur
iiefs guy show pieces, but there are others
"ho prefer TO rent them, thus getting a.
ne" or Inherent show piece every season.
Soiheuihes large number OF animals from
the smallest squirrel to the largest tiysr
ana lion, are rented together. for the dec.
GRAFTON OF a show room; and birds I'm large
numbers and in great variety. from hum
ming birds to peaCccks, are sometimes
rented for similar purposes
Animals and BIRDS both are rented for
theatrical uses. stuffed dog was need,-f
u, play. Just the dog required WAS found
al The taNidermist's. There may ba n r,lay
with scene in IL I'm which a hunter com,,
IN win a fawn over his shoulder The
lawn can he hired at the taxidermist's In
may DE that IN some play an eagle alights
pom the stage an eagle may be hired In
plays depicting circUs life. IL a parade forms
part OF the representation, the wagons On NJ
pe hIied with lifelike stuffed tigers hears
anu other animals, such might he found
In a real circus. And bears elephant. and
various other mounted animals are at one
time and another used on the stage
Mounted animals are rented for yarIous
CIVIC displays and parades and for ball
nc ON decorations and other uses Tigers
can pe hired Tor political PROFESSIONS For
presentation OF Little Red Riding HOOD
wolf can be hired Swans are rented ana
al sorts OF birds Sometimes n dining
,ooih as on the occasion OF a game supp<f
Is decorated with all kinds OF game birds
Lecturers hire mounted animals Ieol
turing on natural history TO a school for
example the lecturer might have upon the
stage caribou, an elk End a deer TO show
uhe dlHerence between them. Mounted
animals and birds are rented for yarious
Photographic purposes. A bear or AN
eagle, perhaps, TO he photographed for a
uade mark. or parrot. TO be held by a
Child The live bird would not keep stiil:
stuffed bird will Birds are rented I'd
acusts 10 draw paint from
for fsh store openings, big porpoises
sharks and surgeons are rented: and croc-
cdiles and alligators are rented TO leather
and shoe stores
The cost of renting mounted animals ana
pros is much less proportionately for
longer than for shorter period Tho
charge Tor show pieces is certain percent
age OF the value, graduated according to
the length @. time for which they are taxi
en- For single day big tiger could he
Fired for $40 and a small tiger for s.: a
middEng-size elephant for 81 day: a
tig grizzly bear for so. and a small grizzly
for 81. An eagle for a single occasion ono
or two days, would cost 81 TO 81 A squirrel
could he hired for a day for 10 cents q
wolf for 81. parrot for so cents a hum
ming bird or robin for - cents and an
ostrich for $ a day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-15

throughout CorZa. For three hundred
years Buddhism had been barred and
Christianity has never received any en-
courage ment to enter the isolated and
seemingly bcnighted land of the Coreans
Now the Buddhists building thei- tenn
pes and the work of Christian evaugeli-
cation Is rapidly establishing mission sta
uons in every part of the Kingdom.
Re preventative COrean
The retiring minister. whose statesman
Ike breadth of character has ACCOMPLISH
ed so much for his native land. is a we'll
known figure In Washington. He Ia about
thlrty-hve years old, spare and tall with
smoothly shaver face. dark brown hair
and keen. penetrating black eyes
Like all men prominent in Corea Sob Is a
Iartar, the race which hes given not only
10 Corea but to China and japan all the
great men Of both modern and ancient
oriental history. He enjoys the splendid
height or the Tartar and the strong COM
manding features. the dark auburn hair
ana the mental traits which make the Tar
TAR master and a conQueror He long
ago Glscarded the peculiar Sarb that made
the Coreans so interesting when they came
hrst TO Washington in 1854 and wears the
conventional dress of the average Ameri-
can citizen He was the private secretary
or the original Corean embassy, which in
President Arthurs administration visited
lhls country and first established dinIo
matte relations between the Jni-ed States
sno Cofea- In the interval since that time
=
winch In our occidental mind are associ
ated with the despotic absolute monarchies
OF the east. es
During the riots which in 1855 broke on,
In the capital city of Seoul against the linn
IL was son who saved the life of that inn
port&nt parsonage. Sob and several otbar
ministers had taken refuge in the kings
palace. which consists of many BUILDINGS
covering an area of two square miles IN,
closed within strong wall
He Saved the KIM. He
The mob broke through this wall. but
failed to find the king. SCH had conducted
lin % little Buddhist temple in the
grounds. where they remained together.
Although the mob slew the royal guards
and oyeEran the palace. they did not find
the king. II was following this service
that. through the intrigue Of leaders of
what Is called the recalled Tong Hak party
The queen was persuaded that Sob, kuen
ana FAX had cpgsDlred against her. and her
Iscuonai followers Sought their lives and
Forced them TO flee Into exile for safety
seeking safety on the flagship Trenton
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-15
An Irish SockdoIoger.
From the San Francisco Wave.


III the following Joke really did come from
the 'nrisiian Guardian, TO which II Is cred
ned, mat paper deserves large and sud
den boom In Its circulation. The story ie
about an lrishman and a Frenchman. who
We're dlsputing over the nationality OF n
friend of theirs. Il say" said the French
man. that If he WAS born in France he IL
a rrenchman. Begorra," said Pat. 30
cat should have kittens IN an oven. would
you call them biscuits2"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-15

day and night. These alert detectives
siezed the assassin, tied them hand and
foot and proceeded to bastnado them al
most to the point Of death. For this the
Japanese authorities put Pak's men in Jail
for several months. kuen's body, horribly
mutilated and dishonored, was sent into
Corea to taunt and harass his friends and
followers and crafty his opponents Both
kuen and PAX were for the time being
residents of Japan, and therefore construc-
lively entitled to bodily protection. The
tndignites offered them became the pretext
for the war During the conflict between
the two great nations the anti-progressive
party passed from power, and the king
recalled Sob and ,Pak The former be-
came minister of justice, and later minis
ter Of education, and 1t was while occupying
these positions that he accomplished the
religious and material reforms alluded to.
The New Minister.
The name of the new Core an minister is
Te Pom Gin. In his own country he en-
joys rank equivalent to that Of a mar
quis, and is possessed Of vast estates and a
fortune, made from his boundless rice
fields. which is estimated. in our terms Of
wealth. to be about a million. Well edu-
Gated IN his own tongue, he is wholly un-
versed In the ways of civilized countries.
This Is his first departure from his native
land, and he is now seeing the wonderful
accomplishments of the Anglo-Saxon civ
ilization fer the first time. The notable
thing about the new Minister Is that he is
regarded as n giant. being upward Of six
feet high and a man of athletic build and
habit. He brings his wife with him. and IL
is expected that the residence Of the Co
rean minister, which. by the way, Ia the
property of the Corean government, will
witness many social events, In keeping
with the great wealth and high station Of
the new minister. One of the first things
the new envoy will do upon entering his
diplomatic life will be to give his name a
proper setting in our everyday English
nomenclature. He will undoubtedly be
called Mr.. Ye. and not Mr.. Gin, as might
seem likely The middle name in his tri-
partite handle" the Pom, Is simply in
dicative of rank. Ye, the first, is his sur
name. Gin corresponds to the ordinary
given name in English.
Progressive Man.
He Is identified with the progressive par
ty of Corea, and will do all in his power
while In this country to bring to the atten-
ton of the world the commerce possible
with his CO, ntry.
The Coreans are remarkable race OF
skilled workmen. Their silk fabrics sur
pass in fineness and in beauty of artistic
pattern the most remarkable productions
of the Chinese or the japanese. Their
works of art are regarded by connoisseurs
as far superior in design and execution to
the most costly work known in Japan. In
deed, to the Coreans the Chinese and the
japanese owe very much in art and arti-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-15
They Were Saved.
From Judge.

Flowery Fields-"Is dere any demand fer
farm iaborers between here an Squedunk ?"
Farmer Jones-"Naw: / reckon tn farm
ers hev hired all tn help they need by this
time"
Flowery Fields Shaking his partner,-
Wake up, Weary! We've struck de right
road at last"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-15
An Unanswerable Argument.
! TIE New YORK Weekly


Mrs Nocash-'I don't see why YOU cant
be more CAREFUL You might save a good
deal out of your income IL you'd try
Mr.. Nocash-"Huh, Look at Llghthead.
He saved up 5000 and went to a horse race
yesterday, bet on the wrong horse and lost
every cent of IL. Now he's deai-k;Iled
himself. l was there with him aud lost all
i had. too, but II wasn't enough to bother
about"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-15
Snnctum Mysteries.

FIonI INC VIEW 1OfK weekly.
Humorists wife-"What in the world are
you sending all these mother-in-l and
plumber jokes to the Daily Blowhard for?
They are as old as the hills"
Humorist-"Yes, my dear; but the editor
who selects the humorous matter for that
and they'll be all new to him."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-15
A Lesson In Courtesy.
From the Cleveland Post.

Afable Stranger-"Kfndly tell me what
time the o'clock train leaves"
Ticket Agent-"Well. of all tho cbumn
questions! Say, you'd better chase yourself
away before the depot falls on YOU
AHable Stranger-"Oh, never mind IL the
question irritates you. just wanted lit
tie information I'm the new sunerintand-
ent of the road. you know"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-15

sanshp. 1t was the Ccreans who gave
shape and direction to Japanese pottery
They, too. furnished them lacquer which
enters so largely into all their art work:
and i'll the line Of bronze castings the Co.
reans have from the earliest time been
past masters. From Corsa there filtered
down through Japanese art all Its express
sions of Buddhism and Confucianism which
lend 1t that artistic grotesqueness which
pleases the student and lover Of eastern
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-15
ART AND COM ERCE

N THE COMING
fortnight a new min
lister from the little
known b ut rapidly
progressive country
of Corea will appear
in Washington. The
retirement of Pom
Kwan Sob, the pres
ent minister, W a s
some months ago de-
cided upon by the
King of Corea, In or
der to promote him
70 tho biUh aud hnn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-15

From the Detroit Free Press
why does Stimson always carry his
umbrella closed when 1t rains?"
He is afraid the owner may recognize
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-15
Counter Irritation.

From the Buffalo Times.
Lafayette Parke-"So Measurer lost his
situation at that dry goods store?'
Ellicott Squeers-"Yes; he was too
brusque They looked on him as counter
irritant."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-15


orable position of president of the privy
council. a place second in Importance only
TO that of prime minister. This mark of
honor Is intended to reward one of the
most patriotic noblernen of the new regime
IN Corea.
Minister Sob has been identified all his
life with the progressive party in that
country, and to his efforts may be attrib-
uted some of the most striking reforms
which have taken place. 1t was through
his interposition that the government
adopted the policy of building railroads
from the seaboard inland by means of
which the remarkable manufacturing cap
abilities of the CoTsan people might be-
come known to modern commerce and
their goods be disseminated throughout
the world.
Modern improvements.
Telegraph lines have been built also over
long distances throughout the realm SO
that the government is strengthened In
Its maintenance of order and fs gradually
assuming the characteristics of western
civilization But of far wider Importance
than these material reforms was the de-
cree which through the influence of Sob
Was promulgated and By which religious
liberty was established and guaranteed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-15
COREA'S MINISTER

Forthcoming Retirement ofPom Kwan
Sob.
BE is TO Be CHIEF OF PRIVY COUNCIL
The New Minister is a Millionaire
Marquis.
A RI A Nd COM NJ E r G. E
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-12
I'M our
Millinery
Department

We are Offering our entire stock at
less than cost.
Trimmed Hats thst ware.