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Evening star., 1896-08-22
A Useful Elephant.

From the ST. Louis Mirror
A few years ago. when Lord Dufferin was
viceroy Of India, the Rajah Of Holkar paid
the viceroy visit. While he was there he
saw Lord Dufferin take up some illustrated
London papers which had just arrived by
mail and cut them with an ivory paper
knife. 1t was the first time the Indian
prince had seen such an instrument used.
Make me a present of that" he said to
the viceroy, "and / will give you another"
Lord Dufferin hastened to comply with this
modest request and the young rajah return
ed to his country. Not long after he re-
turned to Calcutta, bringing with him a
young elephant, whose tusks had been
carved in the most artistic manner, in the
shape of a paper knife. This he brought as
a present to the viceroy. A table bearing
some Illustrated papers was placed by a
servant before this intelligent beast who
Immediately seized them with his trunk,
cut them most deftly with his tusks and
then handed them to the viceroy
Evening star., 1896-08-22

the patronage increased seven-fold. The
ladies trooped in, and night clubs were
born.
Can't BE Raided.
Being real clubs, they could not be raid
eG. Undoubtedly should an excise officer
gain admittance and have himself served
without being made a member, there would
be a case of selling on unlicensed prem
ises; and in the course of the past ter
years there have been numerous raids and
closings. When this happens the detectives
have themselves served with spirits, beer,
wine and tobacco. in order to establish four
distinct ofenses, SO that the judges may
accumulate fines on the club proprietors to
the extent Of hundreds of pounds. Yet. ON
the whole. no carefully conducted night
club need fear the police. So long as no
outsider is admitted to pay for drink or
tobacco. the excise has nothing to COM
plain of. And the concern cannot be raid
ed as disorderly house unless the neigh
bors complain. The way to get around
this latter difficulty Is to choose your
re.ghborhood.
These clubs Of rendezvous and gayety
rise and fall, Increase and disappear sud
denly and without warning. The opening
and closing of a London season often de-
Evening star., 1896-08-22
Nothing to Indicate It.

From the Chicago Pest.
There aren't nearly so many complicated
diseases now as there were a few years ago,
are there, doctor?'
Eyes. indeed. there are"
That's funny. There don't seem to be
any indications Of 1t. But possibly deaths
from such complicated troubles are fewer"
The doctor shook his head.
II am afraid they are fully as numerous"
he said.
1t was the turn of the other to shake his
head now.
II don't understand it." he said "It cer-
tainly seemed to me as IL the doctors at
tributed fewer deaths to simple heart fail
ure"
Evening star., 1896-08-22

around with emptiness. The time has
come to go to bed. to be up fresh and
early for your bath and kippered herring.
1t is for this reason that the gilded youth
have had night clubs invented for them
Outside the night club all is black. in
heaven no single star. earth no track;
but inside there Is light and song and
cheer. In the language of Mr. Corbett on
his last trip over Paris isn't in it with
them"
The idea had it's conception in the brain
of rackety old stock exchange rounder
at time when he was interested in the
fortunes of a clandestine gambling estab-
Evening star., 1896-08-22

Contrasts In the Smokcstacks of Old
and New Style Locomotives.
Frorn M,

Contrasts In the SmolScstacks of Old
and New Style Locomotives.
From the New York Sun.
The modern coal-burning locomotive pre-
sents a great contrast to the old wood
burning engine. and in no feature is the
contrast more striking than in the smoke
stack. The coal burner has a straight
smokestack: the wood burner had a big,
f1aring, funnel-shaped smokestack. which,
rising above a boiler smaller in diameter
and set nearer the ground. was almost on
conspicuous at one end of the engine az
the cab at the other.
Now there are made locomotives with
boilers so big and standing so high above
the tracks that the smokestack must be
made very short TO go under the bridges
and through the tunnels. On some OF these
big engines straight-edge laid along
would touch the top of the headlight. the
smokestack, the bell frame, the sand box.
and the steam dome The short. dumpy,
straight stack is as far as 1t could be from
the old-fashioned smokestack OF the wood
burner. and the whole engine is the very
type of energy and power.
Evening star., 1896-08-22

cute bazaar. where there are sold all kinds
Of gimcracks, which the fair ones try to
make you buy for Themselves, fans. gar
ters, rings and parasols and bonbon boxes.
Every drink is a shilling and the walters
expect to be tipped. Being in powder and
knee breeches. they present a splendid ap-
pearance, and their senses SO keenly
trained that they can tell a lady by her
perfume.
LuxuriOus Surroundings.
Now, this ball room. which you strike
Immediately you leave the bar, is one Of
the prettiest you could imagine. And all
around it you will find the most luxuriant
almchairs. But, best Of all, in the minds
Evening star., 1896-08-22

Diving head foremost from the cross
trees Of a ship. or from the roof of any
building that happens to stand conven-
iently near the waters edge. is a familiar
incident in the career Of this seeming
ly reckless boy; but at the same time
none of his lofty plunges have been taxi
en- without full realization Of just where
and how he was going to strike the wa
ter. and as a result he has never yet met
with an accident
This phenomenal boy diver hardly shows
In his looks the eighteen years he claims;
Evening star., 1896-08-22

of the worldly. there is a sort Of nook at
the far end where you sit and canoodle /"
Just as at dance in the beau monde
Everybody dances Peers Of the realm
and men Of science. as we'll as bookmakers
and journalists. The editor Of a religious
weekly has told me that he considers it q
duty to dance. thus using his influence for
good; And. indeed. some of the girls dance
beautifully. We are far from the disgrace
full folly Of the Moulin Rouge and the Jar
din de Paris. Nevertheless, the carping
critic might compare the feature Of the
night, the Kitchen Lancers," to the quad
rille that intrigues the sightseeing tourist
In the alleged gay capital Of pleasure. Ger
ta1nly the Lancers are danced in the most
rolhcktng fashion at 1.-The Alsatians;" the
girls are lifted and swung Hike Indian clubs
they skim the floor like ducks In the foam
OF petticoats. And. perhaps because Of the
refreshment which Is wetter than among
the prudent French. and because Of the
Anglo Saxon conscience whispering to the
dar Ger. he Is lost in any case; and, again.
because Of the privacy and the lateness of
the hour. these Lancers may be likened to
an amiable pandemonium.
The Supper Room.
On the floor above the supper room is
as large as the ball room. Every
thing Is on the bill of fare and at extor-
tionate prices, you may we'll believe.
Champagne is guinea bottle. The club
opens its doors at midnight; the dancing
begins at l am; the supper continues until
every one has had too much: and the ''ca-
noodling' goes on till o'clock in the
morning. On the third floor there Is a
great billiard room. and it is all night from
floor to floor, and up and down the stairs,
and on the stairs-and banisters There is
as much laughter as liquor. and the liquor
rules of decorum are not outrageously vio-
lated. Most Of the men know one another.
A large proportion are Of the smart, fast
young fellows knocking about the town;
a or q ~
change people; and, in general, it is the
lively brigade. STERLING HEILIG
Evening star., 1896-08-22

demanded the quarter due him for the
jump.
When asked how 1t felt TO take a dive
from such a height as one hundred feet
he said: 1T is an odd sort OF feeling There
Is an exhiaration caused by the sudden
rush through the air. and while / know
that / am only in the air for a few sec
onds, in that time do a lot of think
ing. and l am always wondering how I
shall strike the water. ! know that IL I
turn while in the air and strike In the
wrong position. the chances of my getting
ashore are small; but nothing of that kind
has ever happened yet.
Il should not be afraid to dive from the
Brooklyn bridge, but l would not attempt
to jump feet first as the others have done.
i feel safer and can control myself better
in the air when / go down head first As
nearly l can describe my sensations
while shooting through the air. / feel much
as one does when elevator suddenly
drops-only much more so-and now ] actu-
ally enjoy the sensation. ] certainly should
not fear to take a header either from the
Brooklyn or the Poughkeepsie bridge. and
you need not be surprised IL you hear of
MY doing So"
This boy who talks so calmly OF throw
ing himself head first through a hundred
and fifty feet of space comes of a family
OF natural swimmers and divers, his father
having been an expert at both, while his
brother almost daily takes a MONDAY dip
from the cross-tree of some ship lying
along the Hoboken docks.
Evening star., 1896-08-22

boy diver In the
world Is to be found
in New York.
II a wing already
made a number Of
headlong plum g e s
which would make
an ordinary man
turn pale with fear,
he now proposes to
dive from the dizzy
heights of Brooklyn
bridge into the wa
ter of the East river,
Evening star., 1896-08-22

oNDON Is DAh h
at night. The res
4 taurants and bars
are closed at 1890.
The streets are 81
lent. They are long,
dark ways that seem
to lead nowhere. The
cheerful and promis-
CuouS raZzle-dazzle
Of Paris by gaslight
gives place to an
echOleSS NirVana,
wherein blank moth
ingneSS is wraDOed
Evening star., 1896-08-22
Kindly Comment.
From the Cincinnati ENQUIRER,

From the Cincinnati Enquirer
IT," said the large fat person. with the
large fat diamonds, II am a self-made
man."
The angular gentleman with the soured
air looked at him curiously.
Must have been your first job. eh?' he
said.
Evening star., 1896-08-22
An Innocent.

From the Somerville Journal
She-"Am the first girl you ever
kissedr'
He rprised)-"Why.' no! have three
sisters"
Evening star., 1896-08-22

indeed. he is about the last person one
would ever select from a crowd as pos
sessed Of extraordinary daring. There Is
nothing of the braggart In either his ap-
pearance or his manner. yet he talks Of
taking hundred-foot dives as calmly as II
they were nothing more uncommon than
crossing a street
His home is in Hoboken. N. J.. where
Evening star., 1896-08-22

the committee were titled men and half Of
them married. To see these worthless SIT
ting in solemn conclava on the case Of
Plccadilly sunbeam, accused Of shining too
rightly or Of upse.ting q supper table,
Evening star., 1896-08-22
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lishment that was about to be raided. His
meditations naturally led him to the
thought of lovely woman, and the trick
was done. He had found an innocent sub
Btitute to retain his clients. Dancing! The
cup, The melting eye! Certainly the idea
Evening star., 1896-08-22
LONDON NIGHT CLUBS
Where the Young Swells Eyade the
Excise Laws.
FORNALIFIES OF GETTING IN
Gay Scenes When the Kitchen
lanciers Are Danced.
II II f LIV ELY B r / G. A DE

special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
LONDON, August 10, 1896.
Evening star., 1896-08-22
A DARING BOY DIVER
Plunges Safely From Yard-Arms
and sky-scrapers.
LEARNED TO SWIM At SEVEN YEARS
He Now Wants to Try the Brook
!yn Bridge.
II o W II E T E E L S
LEARNED TO SWIM At SEVEN YEARS
II o W II E F E E L S

Copyright. 1895. by the Bacheller Syndicate)
Evening star., 1896-08-22

the patronage increased seven-fold. The
ladies trooped in, and night clubs were
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-06
ABBREVIATED KILOGRAMS

The pension bill as completed BY the
, house COMMITTEES carries $l31. O00, 600,
about 3, 900, 900 less than that of last year
Cracking of the ice in Green bay =, at
| Marinette. Wis, produced two shocks
| like earthquakes. put out lights and woke
people from their sleep.
The president has signed the resolution
| fixing the time for holding sessions of the
| district and circuit courts in the northern
and southern districts of Iowa.
The British ship Avoca was burned in
the Indian ocean and nineteen of her crew
| are missing.
Carl Doh has been found guilty of muir.
| der in the second degree at Columbus, o.
He killed Charles Boctschcr in quarrel
| over which German city was the prettiest.
Sol Gamer, brakeman. was killed; Fred
Cierce, passenger, fatally injured; Fritz
Flumcn, passenger, leg broken, and sew
| erGl Others slightly injured, in wreck
caused by IA broken rail on the Interna.
| tional and Great Northern near George
town, Tex.
Coinage for 1895 aggregated: Gold, So,
6iG,35 silver, 80, 5S6, Ol0; minor coins,
| SSS2, 43o; total, SCI, cS4, 15S.
A trust has been organized, in lanterns
and prices will be advanced 53 per cent.
The divorced wife of Pugilist Corbett
has recently been quietly married to Fred
L. Masury, a wealthy New Yorker.
Two men Were overcome with cold at
the Two Mile" Chicago waterworks crib
| during the present cold wave.
1t is claimed that the Turks massscred
1000 Christians at Oraah and Biredjik,
Asia Minor. Turkish officials admit 900
slain.
The Chicago National Cycle exhibition
has opened at Tattersalrs and is the
greatest bike show ever held. Over 500
makes of machines are showed
a train on the Lake Street "L" road,
at Chicago, was stopped within yard of
an open bridge, thus averting n fright
full disaster. Somebody was negligent.
The Norfolk and Western offices at
Roanoke, Va, were destroyed by fire.
Causing a loss of $4,000, fully insured.
Mrs. Rachel Reid Buttcrfleld, widow of
the late General F. w. Butterfield, died
at her home in Kansas City. Death was
the result of surgical operation.
Near Kennedy, Lamar county, Ala,
James Runyon and Robert Young climbed
| n high tree for an opossum. On the same
limb. forty feet from the ground, they
quarreled. Runyon pushed Young off the
| limb, but was pulled of with him Both
lived just long enough to tell how it hap
pened
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-06
VALUE OF OUR CEREAL CROPS,
Reaches the Vast Aggregate of 81 ,4S9, 4s3,
OOO-Detailed Figures.


OOO-Detailed Figures.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.--The estimates by
states and territories of the area, product
and value of the principal cereal crops of
the United States for 1895, made by the
statistician of the department of agricUl-
ture are given as follows:
Corn-Area, S2,o15. $50; product, 2,1iI,.
$4,000; value, s567, 5O9, 600; yield per acre,
26.s bushels; farm pric, per bushel, 2i I
cents.
Wheat-Area, 1iOi7, 1872; product, I61,-
10000; value, s..37, 939, OJO; yield per acre.
1871 bushels; farm price per bushel, $40
cents
Oats-Area, 27.S1S, i06; product, S24 Al.
OOO: value, 1858, 655, 900; yield per acre, . So
bushels; farm price per brIshel 10 9 cents.
Rye-Arca, 1,S9o,3i5; product, 27.2lU, COD;
value, 1855, 00o; yield per acre, Hi bush.
els; farm price per bushel, Il cents.
Barlcy-Area, ) ,299 913; product, 81, O13.-
900; value, Sa9,3l2,U9 yield per acre, III (
bushels; farm price / bushel, 35.7 cents.
Observation-Disclosures. 9j;I,a17; product, 10 :
BLOOD; value, S5,936, 900; yield per acre,
2o.1 bushel farm price per bushel, 49,
cents.
Potatoes-Area, 1854. 95a; product, 2o7,-
231 COO; value, SIS 9Sl ,0o0; yield per acre,
l0O6 bushels; farm price per bushcl, 26.6
cents.
Hay-Area, a, 206, 453; product, 47,O1S,.
oil tons; value, s393, lS6, 90; yield per
acre, 1.6 tons; farm price per ton, 1886.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-06

SPRINGFIELD, Ills Jan. "a statement
issued here giving the number of pardons
and combinations granted to convicts in
Illinois during the last twenty-thrcc
years shows that for the twenty years
ended Jan. l. 1888, the average number of
prisoners in the penitentiaries of the state
was l,s6S per year. During those twenty
years there We're 1913 pardons and COM
mutations granted, making an average of
SO % per year. For the years 1898, 1894
and 1875 the average number of convicts
in the penitentiaries was 2,1S2 During
those years there were 2l6 pardons and
combinations granted, making an aver
age Of ~ per year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-06
IT'S CARDINAL sAToLLI NOW.
Elaborate Ecclesiastical Ceremony Per
formed in a Baltimore Church

Elaborate Ecclesiastical Ceremony Per.
formed in a Baltimore Church.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 6.-The most interest
ing step in the elaborate ceremony of ele-
waiting Francis Satolli, archbishop of Le-
panto and apostolic delegate to the United
States to the rank of cardinal, prince of
the church, took place in the venerable
cathedral here. The ceremony consisted
OF comforting the berretta, which is tho
cap Worn by priests on ordinary occasions
and differing only in the case of cardinals
in that it is red. The remaining step is
the comforting of the red hat which must
be done in Rome by the pope himself,
within six months from Nov 30, the day
upon which Satolli's appointment was
made.
The old edifce in which the ceremony
took place, and in which the first Ameri-
can bishop was ordained and the first
American priest ordained, and which is
presided over by the only American born
member of The college of cardinals. was
packed to the doors with an audience,
which numbered among its members
many of the most prominent, ecclesiasts.
diplomats, legislators, educators and
journalists in America. Archbishops,
bishops and eminent professors represented
the Roman Catholic church in the con-
gregation. The vice president of the Unit
ell states and numerous congressman, sem
ators, judges and minor officials We're
present. The ceremony was most elaborate
and would require several columns to
adequately describe
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-06
Cost of the Santa Ee EeceiyershiD.

KANSAS CITY, Jan. "a special to The
journal from Topeka, kas., says: The
speculation all over the country us to
the amount Judge Caldwell would allow
the court officers and attorneys in the
matter Of the receivcrship of the Santa Fe
railroad gives unusual. interest to an order
filed in the United States circuit court
here which gives those costs in the aggre-
gate ut s26o,O)o besides which the two liv-
ing re ceivers and the heirs of the deceased
receiver, Joseph c. Wilson. get at the rate
of s25, 900 a year. The largest fees are:
To the Union Trust company, New York,
$50, 900; Wheeler II. Peckham, counsel for
complainant, $50, 0J0, and George r. Peck,
$40 eco
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-06
Ward Thug Has Many Friends,
TWO FATAL WRECKS IN OHIO.
Five Persons Killed in the First and Two
Meet Death in the Second

Five Persons Killed in the First and Two
Meet Death in the Second.
CHILLICoTHE, o., Jan. 6-At II o'clock
at night two freight trains stood on a
switch at Schooley's Station, seven miles
east of here. The first train pulled out
and the conductor, thinking that the Sec
ond one would follow, left the switch
open. Fifteen minutes later the east
bound express came along at forty miles
an hour, and running on the switch
coliided with the train standing there
Both trains were badly wrecked. Engineer
Tom Michaels, of the express, had both
arms and legs cut off and died later. His
fireman, Leon Mathers, was instantly
killed.
Engineer Fitzsimmons, of the freight,
escaped without serious injuries, but his
fireman, George Adds, and another fire.
MANI. II. Cox, were killed. Jesse King, the
front end brakeman. was also killed. and
postal clerks j. E. Edginton, of Loveland.
and j. ID. Murphy, of Greenfield, We're
badly injured. Conductor Tom Brown. of
the express, had to walk two miles to tel.
ephone the news to this city Conductor
Henderson,, of the freight, is responsible
for the wreck, as he left the switch open.
The passengers in the express were badly
shaken up, but none seriously injured.
GREENFIELD, O., Jan. Cat Roxabell.
two miles west of this place. last night a
passenger accommodation and a freight
train collided on the b. and o. S w.
The casualties are: Bsggagemaster Will
lam Purdew is dead, buried in the debris;
Engineer Dora Scott, three ribs broken,
one driven into his lungs, will die; Fire
man James Ryan, left leg broken, cut
about the head; Passenger Brakeman
John IRWIN, LETT ciavicle fractured, badly
bruised; Fireman Charles McCord, Of the
freight; Engineer Matt Ryan and Brake
man Daniel Clifford were all painfully
bruised and cut.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-06
Hit for Vice President.

ROCKFORD, Ills, Jan. 6.-Rockford peo-
pie just returned from the east say that
there is much quiet talk in Washington
and elsewhere for Congressman Hit of
this district, for vice president in the
event of the nomination of Speaker Reed
for president. Mr.. Hits closest friends
here believe that ne would decline second
place, preferring to be secretary of state
should Reed occupy the executive chair.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-06
Soldiers Home Canteen Will STAY.

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 6-Justice Taft has
discharged Governor Wheeler, who was
arrested on the charge of conducting a
saloon on the soldiers home grounds
without a license. When the case was
called General Winkler, for Governor
Wheeler, presented the opinion of Judge
Seaman showing the right of the govern
ment t. maintain such a saloon, and
holding that the state officials have no
right to interfere with the officers OF the
soldiers home.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-06
Experimentation Ticket in Louisiana.

New ORLEANS, Jan. 6.-The sugar
planter Republicans met and decided to
nominate the following: E. n. Pugh.
governor; j. B. Donnclly. secretary of
state, and Lucius +. Suthon, attorney
general. The programme is to present
these names to the Populist convention
this week which will indorse them and
complete the ticket The entire ticket
will then be presented to the regular Re-
publican convention which will nominate
it again in order to make it a party ticket
and preserve the Republican organization
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-06
Abou Ben McGinty.
AFTER ABOU BEN ADHRN.

Abon Ben Mcfiinty, may his tribe increase,
Crawled out of bed all covered with fleece.
BE jabber- - he said, '-what's this j seer
Faith IL looks 10 me ike P-Cox Brownie.~
.sAnd what are you dong s. say. Nc very bold,
"Tritinp all Over that boik OF gold:'
The Brownie vanished out OF sight,
Twas the last Nc saw Of him that night.
The next night the Brownie appeared "agfn.~
Nc had finished his prayers and Just turned IN
s.Faith. :, be -aid. ''tnis 10 O'Grady'e ghost
Turned out TO give NE an elegant roast.''
''And what wiiIye have said Nc in . trembling
voice.
"sure it,- whisky III take. it's always my
choice"
The Brownie vanished as the night before
Went out OF the window instead Of the door
The next night the Brownie appeared fer the
third time.
Nc had been out to q wake and vas fnI NJ ayht
and rhyme:
The Brownie bad written IN his book of gold
A story ne was now ready 70 unfold
Ard what have ye writ in that precious book,
III give ye swig IL yen give me alook."
The Brownie aDsw' red. live written the names
Of soaps that are best~
And 10 and behold Anti Washboard sosp leads
al The ret.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-06
What is

Castoria il Dr. Samuel Pitchers prescription Infants
and Children. It contains neither O;, Morphine ror
other Narcotic substance. Il is L,::css
for Parcsorc, Drops Soothing Syru:,., Caster Oil.
It is Pleasant It's guarantee thirty use fy
Millions OF Mothers CastOria dcst aays
fevcr:s!iness Castoria prevents vomiting tIurd,
cures DiarrhTa and Wind Cole. C:.stora relieves
tccna; troubles constipation and flatulcncy.
Castori, assiEa:cS tho food, regulates the
and bowels. giving healthy and natural sleep. Cas-.
tora is the Chiiren's Panlccathc Mothers Friend.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-06

NEW YORK, Jan. Ga meeting of Ven.
ezuelans residing i'll this city adopted q
letter to President Cleveland warmly
thanking him for his stand on the bound
AIRY dispute and eulogizing and express.
ing gratitude to the whole American peo-
pie. The letter was given to a committee
20 take to Washington.