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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-30
The New English Order.

From the London Standard.
1t is announced today that the queen has
created a new order of knighthood, which
VIII be entitled the Royal Victorian No
less than five other orders have been called
INTO existence during the present reign, but
three of them-the Star of India, the Order
of the Indian Empire and the Imperial
order of the Crown of India uhe last to
commemorate her majesty's ASSUMPTION Of
the title OF empress)-are confined to per
sons who have won distinction in that de-
tendency The other two are the Distin-
gulshed Service Order. limited to officers in
the army and navy, and the Royal order
OF Victoria and Albert. which is appro-
prlated TO ladies. Besides what may be
called the national orders of the Garter
the Thistle and St. Patrick, there are those
of the Bath and st. Michael and St George
but Whle the former is exclusively for pub
lie servants, the latter is reserved for those
VINO have held high office in the colonies
or taken part in the administration of the
Foreign affairs of the empire. There is no
existing order TO which persons are adj
mlsSible who have done honor to the reign
without being officially enrolled in one or
other OF the departments of state Now
ard again the want has been met and con-
teSsei by comforting the dignity of a priy-
councillor on some person eminent in liter
AZURE or science, who would not consider.
that his merits had been sufficiently recap-
nlzed by an ordinary knighthood: bat the
compliment high as it is, has not always
seemed quite congruous to the attachments
ana qualities for which 1t was the reward.
ii the new order proves to be more COM
prenenSlIe than those of older standing il
Viii provide an opportunity for giving a
puhlc Acknowledgement to those who have
IaDorcd for the state none the less becau
they have never held an office or drawn a
salary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-30
THE SHORTEST STRIKE,
A railroad Superintendent Who Soon
had the Trouble Settled.

From the indianapolis Journal
j. Q. Van Wrinkle, general superinten-
dent of the Big Four once made the quick
est settlement Of a big strike on record
said the old-timer. 1T was at Springfield,
OHIO. l think. The men, or a great portion
of them had gone out, and an effort was
made to get the others to strike Van
Wrinkle arrived and found the town plac-
arded with notices that there was to be q
mass meeting of railroad men at q certain
hall to take some action on the strike He
said that he would attend the Meeting
The men were inclined to he turbulent and
an attempt was made to persuade him not
10 go. But at the hour set he presented
nlmseLf at the door of the hall and was
stopped by the sentry, who Informed MIN
that he could not come in.
This is railroad mans meeting, isn't
II, Jack" asked Van Wrinkle, who knows
nearly every man on the system by his first
name.
That's what It is
Well I'm railroad man, and I want
to come in.
Can't do it, Van. The boys would OBJ
ject' 'O W.
You don't dispute my being a railroad
man. do yoC?'
oh. no, you are railroader all right.
but not the kind We want at this meeting
Jack, tell you what you do. You go in
and tell the boys that I'm out here and
want to come in. / don't think MANY Of
them will object
The dOOrkeeper went inside and in a few
minutes returned and invited Van Wrinkle
INTO the hall. AS soon as he was past the
door yell that shook the building went up.
Before there We're any delibera tons Van
Wrinkle was called on for a speech He got
on the platform and talked with lot of
men he used to do yard work with, pointed
out to them the mistake they were making,
and assured them that he would see that
ip1t tod at
once. When he had finished he was asked
to retire, and as he left the room more than
half the men walked out with him, remark
ing: What Van says is good enough for rs
and all the men We're at their places Van
Wrinkle investigated the cause OF the trouble
and arranged matters satisfactorily to all
concerned"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-30
Weddings in WnIes.

From the Philadelphia Press.
Many and curious We're the old customs
in Wales relating to marriage. The fol-
lowing Is an account of the bidding cere-
mony, an old custom which is said to he
celebrated even to this day in lural parts
OF Wales: The bidder goes from house to
house with a long pole and ribbons tivirp
at the end of it, and standing in the mid
ole hoor In each house he repeats a long
lesson with great formaity. lie mentions
the day of the wedding, the place, the
preparations made, etc
the following is specimen: THE in
tention OF the bidder IS this: With kind
ness and amity, with decency and liberal
lily for - and -, he invites YOU to come
with your good will on the plate Bring
current money-a shilling or two or three
or four or fve-with cheese and butter
We invite the husband and wife. chill
dren and men servants. from the greatest
to the least. Come there early; YOU shall
have victuals freely and drink cheap, stools
to sit on. and fish if we can catch them
but If not hold us excusable, and they
will attend on you when you call Cpon
them in return. They set out from such
place and such a place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-30
@WNGRV AS A HUNTER"

That is the condition OF those at meal time
whose digestive organs are performing their natural
anu healthful functions But on the other hand,
suppose their appetites rendered capricious 10y
the taunts of dyspepsia. Nerves, blood, muscle
and brain may demand ever so much Of the tissue
building and cnergizing properties OF food hut
'he stomach has no power to prepare them for the
system Millions of thin pale and worried looking
people remember the delusve hopes OF recovery
th'y were led TO indulge in by the broad claims "
some patent cure-all and how their air castle
ended in disappointment
something Ia relieve the enfechlei digestive or
gans is what most dyspeptics require. This is
wonderfully well done by Stuart's Dyspepsia Tab
Iets' the most perfect remedy known: simply n
sciehtihc certainty. Simply performs the digestive
operation while the diseased organs rest and re-.
cuperate, soon enabling the stomach To properly
digest the strongest foods. Then the patient may
follow the dictates OF appetite without danger.
In all cases Of stomach trouble nature needs help,
not stiinUlants. This is the common SENSE way In
which all successful physicians treat such troubles
Made 10y the Stuart Chemical Co, Marshall,
Mich, and sold 10y all druggists 30 cents per
package. uy2I.v30-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-30
IT Is IMMORTAL.
A Certain Remark Often Heard by
PhOtOErnphcrs.

From the Utica observer.
Il hope ] didn't break the glass in the
camera" she simpered, as the photograph
er bowed her out the door.
Then he went over to his desk and pick
ell Up a little book that was filled with
figures. '.Seventy-three thousand eight hum
dred and sixty-foug." he said in under
breath. as he made an ertry.
The Ioor opened again. and a breezy
young man. dressed in his best. and peep
ing over the corners of a collar that just
escaped the corners of his mouth, entered.
Il thought l would come in and sit for
some pictures, if you have camera that
you think viii stand The racket
"CeT,Jiuly, certainly said the phOtOg-
rapher. sit down a moment" and then
he went over and made another entry in
tie little book, mEr4aurinS 'SeVenty-three
thousand eight h,snireI and sixty-five."
Wien this negative was secured ana the
chappie started O@r. he laughed and re
marked that he hoped he didn't break
the camera
"Oh. no." said the photographer, grave
ly. And then he made another entry in
the little book, and nodded at each syi-
liable as he pronounced '.Seventy-three
thousand eight hundred ard SINty-slX.
Il have been at this business about
twenty years" n remarked to the re-
porter. 'Tel years agO | commenced to
keep record Of thu Instances upon which
/ should hear the alleged joke about break
ing the glass in camera repeated. The
last time the geT.II=mll who just left
peatcI IL made the seVeaty-tEIrd THOUSAND
eight EvntreI an s:Xty-siNth. Had he
mai~-l a few minutes lcrger he would
doubtless have sprung it two or three
more times.
1t is the comnonest so-called joke in
the world Next 10 is THIS hot enough for
your or Is this cold enough for your it
is one Of the cUmmoneSt expressions. The
old ami wise, voting end foolish, noncly,
handsome. plain. pretty. Fat. lean. tail or
ShCrt-every body that can talk-seem to
think it is a brand new joke, and they
are 50 delighted with il that they some
times roll the chestnut around five or six
times in e visit here of half an hour. l
expect - reach a hun red thousand before
the commencement season is over this
year. for pretty school girls. who are more
liable 10 break a heart than anything else,
think it great fun to accuse each other and
warn me about danger 10 the camera when
their pretty faces are posed in front of
a.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-30
TROI BILE WITH AN EDITOR.
How 1t Wns That His Paper Was Not
HO.NIinG Success In the Town.

n How ling Success In the Town.
From the New York Weekly.
Stranger-"So you have no paper in this
town."
Native-"No, sir. We did have one once,
but it wasn't run right, and We was glad
to git rid of it,
What was the matter?"
wall, in the fust place. the editor didn't
alters treat folks right. He'd call one gal
young and handsome and slurrngly refer to
another gal just as pretty, leayin' it ter be
inferred she wasn't pretty enough ter be
called handsome, and she might be as old
as Methuse-lah. Wall, that made trouble.
an after that, when Farmer Hayseed and
Farmer Failcw both left the same sort of
more than the other
Yes
Wall, things kept gittin' wuss and wuss.
Until Gineral Oldham up on the hill died
and got half column obituary notice ali
about the Mexican war and Things while
my Cnc!e JAKE, Just as good a man. wno
never left the farm, but tended to mis- d.
ties like Christian, an was pillar in the
church. got only quarter of a column
You better believe, me an my friends felt
hurt"
Il suppose So"
:" all, we begun inquiring around about
this editor, and We diSkivered that WhiIa he
was chargln US fer every little two-line adj
vert1Sement We put in, he was printin' q
null column about his job office fer noth-
ing; Ihat raised a breeze, 1 tell you"
mo doubt"
After that things come ter head. The
Teller commenced stoppfn the paper on
them wat didn't pay their subscrintions
Then We rose in our might an druv him
out O. town
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-30

The Diamond Which Brought MisfOr.
tune Always to It's POssessOr.

From the ST. Louis Globe Democrat
Some years ago a Paris jeweler told a
story of one diamond which had passed
over his counter no less than eleven times.
1t was beautiful stone Of nearly four
carats. of perfect color and luster, but
easily identified by means of a small
feather" in the tip of the lowest part He
fought 1t from an East India dealer and
mad 1t set in ring. 1t was sold to a
countess in 1869, just before the outbreak
of the Franco-Prussian war. The countess
died in a few weeks, and the ring was worn
by her husband. He was killed in the siege
or Paris, and few days after his death
the ring was brought into the store for sale
by a common soldier. He was arrested
and the ring sent to the family of the dead
count.
Before the siege ended they brought in
The ring and sold it to the dealer in order
10 procure money to buy food. Directly
aIIer the siege it passed into the hands of
an English tourist, who visited the city to
get a look at the ruin wrought by the com
muhistS. ana a year later back came the
stone from the Indian buyer of the firm
VINO, on being written to and desired to tell
now ne got It, stated that il had been the
property of an English tourist hunter who
had been killed by tiger and his friends
home.
Inc stone was reset and soon found a
purchaser in a prominent member of the
aeml-monde. who not long after was muir
aered IN her room. Among the articles
taken by the murderer was the ring and
the nrm began to wonder how soon il would
turn up. They had not long TO wait, for all
their people had by this time learned about
Inc store, and were on the look out for It
Alter SIX months II was found in the show
case OF a jeweler in London, who had
bought 1T from firm in Amsterdam. 1t
was bought by the Paris agent and sent
back TO be started afresh on its travels. Il
was purchased again by a woman of the
town, VINO six weeks later was drawn out
OF the Seine with the gem on her finger,
and, by strange coincidence t was Of
Tered to the firm that sold it by the police
agents, the court having jurisdiction hay--
ing ordered ii to be sold. And 50 ii went
from hand to hand, attended with misfor-
tune at every change, and usually bringing
death TO the posseSSsor. Laborers in the
Golconda mines used TO say that when a
stone was baptized in blood when first
taken from the earth ii caused the shedding
OF biood wherever it went, and the story
OF one such ill-omened gem goes far to con
hrm belief in such a superstition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-30

From the Houston Post.
How 20 / keep John home of nights?'
asked Houston lady of a friend the other
day.
well. I struck plan orce by a sudden
Inspiration, and it worked very nicely.
John had been in a habit Of going down
town every night after ~ rper and stay
ing until 10 IL O'Clock. Ore night he
left as usual. auI after GCirg three or four
blocks lie found he had forgotten his UNI
brclIa and came la * for it. | was in the
sitting room reading, and he slipped in
the room OF his tip toes and came up be
hind no and put his hands over my eyes.
John expected me to be very much startled,
] suppose but / only said softly: Is that
you. Tom? John hasn't been down town at
right since"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-30


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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-30
" hat to Say at a Critical Time.

From IT." Detroit Free Press.
one is always expected to say something
when looking for the first time on a new
baby. and as ii is neither kind nor safe to
tell the truth and say that the little. red.
pujgy creature doesn't look like anything.
We give a list of unpatented and uncopy-
rishted remarks to be used on such occa-
sons:
Well. isn't he cunning? He looks like
YOU
Il think he's going to look like his faith
err
Hasn't he dear little fingers? DO let me
see his dear little toes.'
Isn't he large?"
Isn't he tiny darling?"
How bright he seemsi'
Did you ever See such a sweet little
mouth?"
Isn't he just too sweet for anything?"
The dear little darling! | never saw so
young a baby look around SOL
''Oh, please, please, let me hold him just
a minute.'
Any and all of these remarks are war
ranted to give satisfaction just as they
have been giving satisfaction from time
immemorial until the present day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-30
60
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Professor Elliott, the noted botan-
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Bottles for home Use, rs Cents.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-30
Neeks' Pound Party.

From the Bazar.
Alkali Ike-"Thar was a pound party
over at Nose Meeks' house last night"
DR.. Slade-''That so? Who was there?"
Alkaii Ike-"Only Meeks, Mrs. Meeks an
a club"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-30
There are a great

There are a great
many wrong ways
Of treating disease.
1t is easy to make
mistakes. Doctors
make mistakes just
the same as any,
b cd Y else. The
doctors who make
the fewest mistakes
are speci alis t s.
They do one thing
over and over and
over, so that they
know all that there
- g. I--~,,r ,I~,,- -
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-01-23

He is said to be III a terrible rage
over the attacks of the London news
papers. 1t is announced with author
ity that the emperor will insist upon
an immediate and authoritative denial
by the Salisbury government of the al
legged falsehOOds concerning the kaiser
uttered by the London press. No one
in Berlin believes that the British cab
met will grant this demand, and for
that reason the change in the 81 ia
ton is thought alarming.
Those who have long advocated an
aggressive policy regarding the col
onies now see a favorable opportunity
to secure a change in the reichstag.
Bills have been prepared and will be
at once introduced into the reichstag
for the permanent establishment of a
marine station in East Africa. The
German navy will be greatly increased
and improved.
It is understood that those who draw
their inspiration from Prince Bismarck
ence to every effort made to build up
the navy of the empire. Of course, it
would be useless at this time to at
tempt to meet England on even terms
on the seas. but the present Opportun-
ity will not be neglected, and it mat
ters not what the outcome Of the pres
ent dispute may be, it will certainly
result in the addition Of many battle
ships to the German navy.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-01-23
WILLIAM s ANGRY.
PRESS, PEOPLE AND EMPEROR
GREATLY WORKED UP.

Berlin, Jan. 17.-From Germany's
point OF view, as taken from the Ber-
lin papers, the Transvaal dispute is
now more serious than ever. The rage
of the press and of the government.
including the kaiser himself, knows
no bounds, and all because of what is
here termed the wiIlful prevarication
OF the London papers. 1t is well I'm,
derstood here that the German gov
eminent has not retracted a step from
the position taken at the beginning of
the Transvaal trouble. To the con-
trary, it is impossible to mistake the
utterances of the combined press and
the declaration that the German gov
7"nment must stand upon the ground
it knows to be right and not be moved
by news of English flying SQUAD
rons."
The official journals, which are be-
ieved to have been inspired, are QUE
with 1aring headlines denouncing the
British government and the British
press as prevaricators, and declaring
that the kaisers position has in no
manner been changed
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-01-23
PROGRESS IN SOUTH AFRICA.
One City Whose Growth Is Very
Rapid.

BuluWayo, which is about 400 feet
above the sea level and on a healthy
water shed, has been laid out on the
same plan as the majority of towns in
the United States, the streets running
parallel, with avenues at right angles,
the avenues being numbered but the
streets named. The size of the town
lots are larger and the streets wider
than the general run of south African
towns, the government profitms by
former experiences, and all the sur
rounding country to a radius Of four
miles has been reserved as common
age, which has proved a very wise
precautiOn.
Taking the town as it stands today
april, 1880, the rapidity Of it's growth
compares very faVoraDly with those in
America. The value of these build
ings, nearly all Of which are Of brick,
exceeds 100000. Large market build
ings costing $4,000 have been erected
in the center of the Market square,
the square itself covering some eight
acres-a very necessary area when all
the wagons are drawn by large teams
OF oxen. The government spent $685.
900 On two large blocks of offices, in
one of which is the court house, a
room 90 feet by 80 feet. The Bulu-
wayo memorial hospital is in course Of
erection and will cost $4,000, the
money having been raised by volun-
tary subscriptions as a memorial to
in
these are churches, both Roman Cath
Ollie and Protestant, a synagogue
bank, three large hotels and many
small ones, and commodious offices
erected by the Mashonaland agency,
WillOughby's Consolidated, the Bechu-
analand Exploration company, the
gold fields OF south Africa, the Bulu-
wayo syndicate, the Matabele Gold
Reefs & Estate company, limited, and
other leading mining and land COM
panies.
Since the great boom in south
African shares in the early part of
this year between twelve and fourteen
million dollars have been subscribed
by companies in London and on the
continent for developing the country,
chief among which are the United
Rhodesia gold fields, limited, the
Buluwayo & Electric Lighting COM
pany (Which will be in full operation
by the end Of the Year, Willoughby's
Consolidated company and many
others.
There has been a proportionatc
activity in the mining department of
the government, over thirty thousand
claims as well as a number of coal
areas in the vicinity of the Zambesi
having been registered at the Bulu-
wayo Office since the opening of the
country.-Sir Frederick FARMLAND in
the Review of Reviews.