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Evening star., 1896-07-25
On the Ferry.

From the San Francisco Wave
Blossom Ito Italian sitting beside a large
valise)-"My friend. that valise is taking up
considerable room. Will you kindly move it
and allow me to sit down?"
1talian-"No nova moth"
Blossom-"But want to sit down"
Italian-"No CARA"
Biossom-"But l do VIII you take that
valise off that seat?''
ltalian-"No TAXA moth. told yo afora. 8"
Blossom tgetting warm in the collarl-.If
you don't take that valise off the seat, / will.
DO you understand me?'
1talian-"1 unstana what yo' talka: no
TAXA eat offa.''
Blossom Throwing valise off the seat)-
There, now! If you want your baggage
you can go get it,
ltalian-"Eat no belonga to mea"
Blossom-"Eh?"
ltalian-"Eat no belonga to mea. Yo' seea
thata beggar mama
Blossom las he replaces the valise)-..Wby
didn't you say SO before? / don't mind
standing up; it's only a short distance
across"
Italian ito himself)-"Eat no belonee tn
mea. eat no belonga to TIL beggar man Ear
belonga to mya leetel sis in tn cit: / take
eat to hera."
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prcfusion of Wild flowers. in view of
plantation. protected on one side by a
she er GecIvity of 800 feet, and with fiocks
of swift parrots and more brilliant birds
above his head. and all at once at his feet
a thousand feet below. lies Caracas spread
out in the basin OF which all sides are
apparently mountains 10 the south, hazr
golden, far-away, as in dreams, but bold
ard dominant where you are passing and
along TO the nin.-rnile distant coast. What
a city that is for TIE new world-a mosaic
of white walls and red roofs. with patches
of trees in the plazas. palms beyond the
city edges, and outlined against the clear
est of skies the spires and towers of public
buildings and churches, and then again
beyond the city. coffee grows on the
mountain side and emerald green crops
Of alfalfa and cane upon the plain-the
city antique the crusades. its setting
new and fresh the youngest babe Of
time.
Santiago de Leon de Caracas tSt- James
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Where Work il Pleasant.

From the New York Weekly.
Neglected Wife-"Why don't you go 10
work."
Husband "a ne'er do welD-'I amt got no
tools
Neglected Wife-"Deacon Smith offered
you five dollars TO fix up his fence. and you
have saw and plane and hammer and
nails. What more do you want?"
Husband-"The saw amt no good. and |
ain got no file TO sharpen it. Ole Smith
kin fix his fence hsself"
Same husband den years later)-"Hist,
Say, wife, I've escaped from the penIten-
tiary. Gimme some other clothes, so ! kin
light out agin."
Wife-"My my, How did you get out?'
Husband-'1 dug forty feet underground
with a two-tined fork, and then cut my
way through two feet of stone wall and ten
inches of boiler iron with a saw made out
of a tin dinner plate"
Evening star., 1896-07-25
A LESSON IN BUSINESS,
The Basis ON Which the Selling Price
f. Arrived At.

IL Arrived At.
From the Kansas City Packer.
Now, my son." said the old merchant
while you are applying yourself to the de-
tails Of this business, learning how to buy
and how to sell, how to gauge the tastes
ard needs of the great public, how to avoid
mistakes, how to seize OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
you study these things, keep always before
you the fact that the basis Of all true busi-
ness success is absolute. uncompromising
honesty"
Father" said the young man, your
business has always been one of large sales
and small profits, has it not?'
You know what l advertise, my son: /
buy everything direct from the manufsc-
tCrer, and ! sell to the consumer at exactly
~ per cent advance from cost. Such a
business l believe to be as beneficial to the
public as any philanthropic institution. The
people should purchase the necessaries of
life at a margin above first cost sufficient
to pay for the actual handling of the goods
That is fixed principle of mine"
But said the boy. in a puzzled, hesi-
tating way, you had an invoice OF lace
curtains today at s. a pair, and heard
you give instructions to mark them 81. .6S.
The old man leaned back in his leather
cushioned swivel chair smiled blandly and
told the hoy to take pencil and paper.
The expenses Of this business last year,,
he said. were 10 per cent of the sales,
Add 10 per cent to your So
Three thirty" ..
There. Is always possible shrinkage in
value of stock, always a percentage Of bad
debts. always a hazard Of unforeseen con-
tingencies Add 10 per cent more"
Three sixty-three."
do you know how much 1t costs your
father to maintain himself and his family :?
Have you any idea of the expense Of edu-
eating and dressing three boys and three
girls. paying their way in society. provid-
ing them and their mother with country
home and a city home, with servants and
carriages and everything they desire?'
Il am afraid l have no idea, father"
well, it is simply frightful. 1t is, in
fact, 20 per cent of the entire sales Of the
house. Add % per cent. Never mind frac-
tions"
-Four thirty-five"
There. You have arrived by a process
as clear and open as day, and by the use
Of simple business rules, at the cost of
those curtains billed at s.. Now add IA
per cent profit
-Four siXty-nine."
That's what I'm going to advertise them
al; and you will see great run on them
tomorrow, for the public has learned that
all my announcements are absolutely re-
liable"
Evening star., 1896-07-25
SUCCESSION OF TREE cRowrHs.
HOW the Different Kinds Make Way
for Another.


for Another.
From Hardwood
Almost universally the notion prevails
that when the pines are gone they are gone
forever, and that the soil where they grew
Is worn out, unfit to reproduce good timber
qualities. This noticn, so damaging to for
est preservation, also discourages improved
iorestry on the prairie, where temporary
trees are often planted only for the pres
ent convenience of the proprietor.
Alterations Of trees are as various as
the species within the territory where they
occur. In the southern states, especially
ana sometimes in the northern, oaks take
me place OF the departing pines, and so
the reverse But the succeeding oaks stanC
no snow compared with the poplars as
pens especially, and the canoe birches The
iatter grow on moist dry places, and
hres cannot eradicate them. Both watt on
wings OF down their millions upon millions
OF almost fnfinitesimal seeds that alighi
everywhere. Burned districts or any clear
ed land are their paradise. Hence all along
the northern tier of lumber states and the
tshaoas, even to the arctic circle, these
Irees take possession of the denuded lands
fortunately, they are short lived and otter
pave the way for the return of the pine
oaks get a foothold too, interspersed
WIN other hard woods. for their seeds and
roots, long buried under the leaves and
soil. get sunlight enough to sprout These
1acts demonstrate that with proper man
agement we can have the most valuable
trees II we only pIsnt and preserve them
ana Keep out fires and browsing stock.
so far from the forests having worn
out coll, 1t Is the best in the world The
decay or the fallen leaves and limbs, the car
oon dloxide thus evolved for plant growth
again, the nitrifying agencies of the net
~crK or roots, form the rich humus of the
1uture farms. Neutralize this fertiiizing
ART OF nature by injudicious cutting, or
burning the leaf mold, and not only is the
SOL mus Impoverished and drouths pro-
VoKed, but sorrowful alterations Of trees
inevitably ensue
n. b. Ayres. forest expert Of Mime
sofa and close observer, AYERS that burn.
iaho could not be put in condition as prom
islh9 as an adjoining unburnt tract for less
than $2O an acre. On an unburnt acre cut
the same Winter-three years before his in
Hestfgations-he counted 1267 little white
pine seedlings, two years DID, growing un-
DER the shade Of immature pine sapings.
poplar. maple and hazel brush Every
Woodsman has noticed like results wherever
hreS In the pine regions are excluded
Inc English oaks grow today in places
"here William the Conqueror found them
when he invaded Britain For centuries
the pines OF Maine have repeated them
serves on their native heath. Given the
conditions, and the ffttest remain while hu-
man generations come and go
Evening star., 1896-07-25

From the San Francisco Post.
Hello
Hello
The law clerk was in communication with
the typewriter in another office.
"Ah, YOU have red hair, he remarked.
How in the world can you tell that?''
"A white horse has just passed. Your
hair is not very red, though
How can you tell that?'
The horse is not very white"
For the lands Sake,'
'And you once lived in the agricultural
Districts"
"Ye-es, l did-once: but how did you know
that?'
BY your exclamation, for the land s
sake! ="
You are from the country, too" she de-
claTed.
Yes: how did you know that?"
by the way you rang that telephone bell.
You thought you were still turning a grind
stone"
Never turned grindstone in my life"
Then il was feed cutter, a coffee mill
a corn shelter or cider press. It's all one
And you have whiskers-no, 1t may be the
wind whistling through the telegraph wires
1 hear. Goodbye"
Evening star., 1896-07-25

garden. adorned with flowers and shrubbery
along open and shaded walks, centerine Mt
heroic statue Of Guzman Blanco the self
styled and to some extent real "illustre
Americana and "regenerador" of his coun-
try. He certainly gave it vigorous for.
ward Impulse, and took his pay as he went
along. From the hill. which is reached by
beautiful carriage ways and walks, one NAV
study at leisure nearly the whole city spread
below, the greater extent Of the plain. and
the surrounding mountain masses The
view Is one of mingled loveliness and
grandeur, and when the bells from the
Evening star., 1896-07-25
other, you may see the splendid equestrian

other, you may see the splendid eauestria
statue of Bolivar.
The 9TH Of July is celebrated in Venezuela
officially in each city with orations in the
legislative or municipal chambers. process
sions headed by the chief officials and for
eign representatives. to the churches, end
ing with mass and fireworks The writer
can never forget one such celebration in
which the orator, as is usual, lauded Wash
ington and Bolivar the great liberators.
and In which, side by side with General
Carabano. he aided in officially representing
the two republics. We of the older republic
do not sufficiently appreciate how the hes.
people of the new ones love the liberties thev
have and the ancient difficulties they have
to combat In sustaining them.
On the western edge of the city of Caracas
is round hill of considerable extent upon
which is located the distributing reservoir
Of the city water works, and fine public
Evening star., 1896-07-25
A Letter Every Day.

From Harper BaZar
One woman who has long list of
friends with whom she corresponds has a
record of never being far in arrears with her
letters. She has made 1t a rule to write
one friendly letter each day. 1t may not
be long epistle, but it is always an in
teresting one, for 1t gives in a newsy,
bright manner the little incidents of the
writer's daily life. and is not penned with
the idea Of simply filling a certain number
Of sheets. Business letters must be written
and take much time This one epistle day
is only a heart-to-heart chat with friend.
consuming only just as much time as the
writer can spare-sometimes ten minutes
on other days half an hour. BY this rule
OF writing single letter to some one of her
correspondents each day this woman saws
sne Is never Obliged to give a whole day to
catching up with her friends. and sho
scarcely misses the few minutes she spends
every twenty-four hours in keeping even. "
Evening star., 1896-07-25
An OutspOken Politician.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Perhaps you can guess my MISSION"
said the reporter, after the statesman had
read the proffered card. Il have called to
ascertain what sort of money you are in
favor Of"
The statesman opened the door looked
out, closed the door again, locked II, pulled
down the windows and whispered In the
ear of the waiting newspaper man, Cam
paign funds"
Evening star., 1896-07-25

had carriage road to II from the coast
yet 1t was captured and sacked by Sir
Francis Drake. Then. in 1911 on the
9Th of July, the revolutionary assembly
there passed its declaration Of independ-
eIce of Spain.
There Bolivar was born, liberated his
slaves, was president dictator and after
achieving the independence of Venezuela
Colombia. Ecuador. Bolivia and Peru, and
dying in exile and poverty, there his bones
are gathered in the Pantheon. and his
bronze statue adorns the principal plaza.
Above and extending down into the newer
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beyond which the Caribbean looks like =
mill pond. and its fleets like painted ships
upon a painted ocean," but five or six
miles away. The peaks of Naisuita and
La Silla mountains tower above Metra-
elles three thousand feet.
But he winds along through the divide.
amid shrubbery and forests of perfect
growth and Ioveliness, and bewilGering
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city are the ruins Of the old one, destroyed
In 1912 in an earthquake Of a few mo-
ments' duration, with twelve thousand or
more Of its people The earthquake de-
layed independence. as the people were
taught that thus deity manifested His
displessure.
The importation of the Spanish method
of domestic architecture into tropical
America was manifestly wise. No style
of dwellings can be more comfortable and
healthy outside snowy zone. High and
Evening star., 1896-07-25
A Moving Speech.

From the Yonkers Gazette.
Bellows-"Talk about your moving
speeches. l heard a more thrilling and ef-
fective one than Sparkins delivered at the
mass meeting last evening"
Fellows-'Sparkins made moving
speech? Impossible!'
Bellows 'Tis, Ell? You'd never think
so, If you'd been at the meeting last night
when he got up and yelled 'Firev"
Evening star., 1896-07-25
DISEASE OF HEAD AND THROAT
The head and throat become dis
eased from neglected colds. cnusing
Catnrrh when the condition of the
blood predisp0ses to this condition

Is the voice husky
Do you spi up slime:'
DO You achc all over:"
DO you snore at niglit:''
DO you blow out scais -
- the nosc stopped upG'
Does your nose dischargei'
Does the nos bleed easiyg''
IL this worse toward niglt -
Docs the nose itch and bnrn:''
Is there pain in front of head:''
IL there pain across tho ewes -
is there tickling in the tlrpat!''
Is your sense Of smell lravingf''
" 10 YOU hawk 10 clear the thr,at:''
Is the threat dry in the morning.
Are you losing your srIis. Of tastc:"
DO you sleep with the mouth upcn:"
Does your nOse stop up toward night :"
Evening star., 1896-07-25
F1brinda's Deal.

From the Chicago Record.
Florinda has the cycle craze, and, likewise,
so have I; 80
But, gracious. neither purse displays the
cash wherewith to buy.
Yet rare Florinda's up to things; she said
dear, gifted girl
Lets blow in our engagement rings and
get some wheels and whrl''
Evening star., 1896-07-25

Have you a cough 2"
=" Are You losing ficshg''
" DO you cough at nightf''
% Have you pain in side -
" DO you TAX cold eaSily.''
' Is your appetite yariablc:"
" Have you stitches in sid":''
" Do yor cough until you gsg;''
g ID you raise frothy matcrialt'
:" DO you cough going he'd -
' DO you cough in the morningF"
" Are You low spirited tmes?"
e Do you spit up yellow mattar:"
- Is your cough short and lackinc:''
IS Do spi; up little clie,Sv lnmpsf''
Have you disgust for fatty fopl-:"
' is there t., killing behind the palatr:''
" DO you feel yon growing wcaker:'
- Is tnern burning pain in the throat -
" Have you pain behind the brcaS,h1nc:''
- ID you cough worS, night and morning.:
" Do y'u have TO sit M, at night get breai q z"
Evening star., 1896-07-25
Followed Instructions,

From tie Halifax (N. S. Echo.
Il told that lady that in ORDER to get a
good photograph she must forget where
she was
"Well?"
"She did so thoroughly thai she went
away without making the requi ed deposit
Evening star., 1896-07-25
DISEASE OF THE EARS,
from catnrrh passing along the
Eustachfan tube that leads from the
throat to the ear

Is your hearing faingy''
y DO your ears discharge"
: 10 your eaIs tch aud hum:''
" Are the ears dry and scaly:''
Have you pain behind the oars:'
" Is there a thrOhhing in the ears:
= Is there bLzZirg sound heard:''
" DO you have ringing in the earS?''
" Are there cracking sounds heard:''
" IL your hea ing had cloTdy dlys:''
= do you have earachc Ocr.isiola lly -
: Are there sounds like steam esrapingf'
: DO your ears hurt when you blow your nos. -
. DO you conatantly hear noises In the ears =
: DO you h,ar better some days than others -
" DO the noises In your ears keep you awaknf''
When You blow your nose do the ears crack -
. Is your hearing when you have n c,ild:''
" Is there roaring like a waterfall ia the head -
Evening star., 1896-07-25
Venezuela's Capital City and Some Of
Its Attractions.
STATUES OFWANHINGTON and BOLIVAR
A Famous Coffee Region and Its
Profitable Cultivation.
F / \ E PU B Lie G A r D T Y
- AR AC AS, FOR

A r A c A s. FOR
three hundred years
the capital Of Vene-
Zuela, presents itself
to view with en-
chanting dramatic
effect. One goes by
rail or other road up
from the edge of the
sea at La Guayra,
winding among the
curves and lifts Of
the mountains until
he is five thousand
foot aboI-o that I.ifv
Evening star., 1896-07-25
The Cow In Art.

From the Detroit Tribune.
The poster cow quite beggars words,
The words our thoughts to utter;
Leave her to such as think that they prefe,
oleo to butter.
Evening star., 1896-07-25
VIII Call Again.

FfUW 11u-B1fs.
Young Medical Student Ito charity pa
tienD-"1-I think YOU must have "a some
kind of IA fever. but our class has ONLY
gone as far as commissions. I'll come in
again In week, when We get to fevers.''
Evening star., 1896-07-25

That all may have adequate and correct idea
OF the Mccoy Treatment, the wonderful results OF
which attracting the attention Of the whole
country. Doctors Mccoy and Cowdcn have gcncr-
ously arranged for limited tim" to give To all
applicants their first visit Trial Treatm, mt
Free. This is purely for educational purposes. In
a few years this treatment will lie in general Hdop
ton by the profession and il is the desire Of rs
disroverers that Il he and noted 10y many
people as possible in the offices of tn" National
Practice. which Doctor Mccoy has instituted IN
Washington, at 7l5 18th ST.
Evening star., 1896-07-25
Putting on Airs,
From the Union Signal.

What makes that hen in your back yard
cackle so loud?" ''Oh they've just laid a
corner stone across the street and she's
trying to make the neighbors think she
did it,
Evening star., 1896-07-25

. Is there narsea.'
=" Are YOU co<tiNeE''
% l. there yomiting:''
- DO you BEECH up gasf'
Have you watcrbrashi''
= Are you light headed:''
" Is your tongue coated -
" DO you hawk and spt:'
90 Is there pain after eating
Are you nervous and weak
/" DO you have sick headaches ="
- DO you bloat up after eating?
a. Is there disgust for breakfast -
:. Have you distress after cating?'
:. Is your throat filled with Slmc:''
- Do yCu at times have diarrlora ="
=. II there rush OF blood to the hcad:'
- Is there constant sensation in ia" stomachr'
" Do YOU feel IL you had lead in stomach -
a. When You get up suddenly Won dizzy :"
- When stom ,ch is empty do you feel faint -
a. Do you bel'h mp material that burns throat -
When stomach is full do you fed oppressed u
Evening star., 1896-07-25
Boarding House Joke,

From the Detroit Journal.
Star Boarder-"Why is great singer like
an ''old salt2'
Cheerful !diot-"Because she makes her
money on he high Cs."
Evening star., 1896-07-25
DISEASE OF BRONCHIAL TUBES.

This condition often results from
catarrh extending from the head
and throat, and. il left unchecked,
extends down the windpipe into the
bronchial tubes, and in time at
tacks the lungs.
Evening star., 1896-07-25

FFIehd 10 the POOr.
From the Indianapolis Journal.
He is great friend to the poor"
so he IS He will keep any of his
friends poor If they Will give him half
chance"
Evening star., 1896-07-25
DISEASE OF THE STOMACH.

This condition mny result from sey-
erai causes. hut the usual cause il
catarrh. the mucus dropping down
into the throat and being swallowed
Evening star., 1896-07-25

look dut upon statue of Washington while
still farther to the left, in the beautiful
house, of the president on one side and
public Offices of large proportions on an
Evening star., 1896-07-25
McCoySystemo ofMedicine
DR.. ]. Cresap Mccoy,
DR.. J. NJ. Cowden,

NUHSuItIfIX FTIy ySINIdUS.
us 18th Street Northwest.
Office Hours, - to IL a. m, 4 To ; Pm,
@ to = PM, daily; sunday, 10 am. 10
pm.
COPIES OF DOCTOR McCOY'S MONOGRAPH
on DEAFNESS Will. BE MAILED oN AII1IGA-
TION To TIL oSE DIRECTLY INTERESTED IN
THE CURE OF THIS CONDITION.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-01-24
REBATE
Santa Fc officials Must stand Trial. hut
the shippers Go Free.

CnICACo Jan. Elm the United
States court to-day Judge tirosscup
handed down an opinion ON a motion
to quash the indictments in the Santa
Fe's alleged violations of the interstate
commerce act.
The indictments were upheld in part
and quashcd in part. John A. Henley.
general traffic manager of the Santa
Fc, and cX-Prcsidcnt ltinchart of the
road were ~adjudgcd to have been
properly indicted on two counts.
The indictments against Isaac
Thompson. II Kansas City shipper, and
Manager Jenkins of the Hammond
Packing company, were quashed. the
court holding lack of sufficient pres.
entation of facts to show that they
had rcsorted to Il device" to secure 4
less than the regular rate of shipment.
These decisions are in effect that n
shipper could not be held for violation
in accepting II rebate and form the
first legal Interpretation of that part
Of the Interstate law mak-
ing shippers equally liable wish carri-
ers To a violation of the law in dis
eliminating.
Henley and Itinehart will not sub
NIT without n stubborn fight and
probably an appeal to a higher court.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-01-24
The Imperor's Royal Decree.

BERLIN, Jan. 20. The royal decree
issued to-day grants ainnestics TO
offenders whose sentences do not cx-
cced six weeks Imprisonment or $50
marks fine. Those only are excepted
who are guilty of insulting their su.
pcriors, ~ill-trcating their Interiors or
dcscrtion. The decree further an
nounccS the foundation of a new
Prussian order. the William order,
which will he conferred upon men and
women who render prominent services
in advancing the welfare and culture
of the people in accordance with the
recommendations contained in a mes,
save of Emperor William.