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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-23
SOME UNUSUAL TITLES.
The Names of a Few Books Which
Have Not Been Copyrighted.

The Names Oh u rev hooks which
Have Not Been Copyrighted.
The journalist who had just written a de-
hghtfnl little brochure, entitled 1.-The Liber-
ty Of the Press, or How to Knock the
Props From Under the Archimedean Lever
That Moves the World" was calling on
Mr.. Young at the library to get it copy
righted. Mr.. Young gracefully referred
him to clerk in that department, and as
the clerk was getting the paper ready he
was making himself interesting by talking
"Yes sir he was saying, Il rather think
you have hit upon good title for your book
OF course, some people won't know what
the dickens-I beg your pardon-what on
earth it means, but that doesn't make any
difference to you. They are stupid people
who wouldn't buy it anyhow. Still there's
a good deai in q title. OF course l don't
mean the Kind our rich girls love to mar
| ry," and the clerk chuckled, but titles of
books. You understand. l just made list
1 came across to-day. They are from differ
ent sources Here's few that. funny fell
low Tom Hbod gave to the Duke of Devon
entrance door 70 his library: .MeAdams
Views in Rhodes Boyle on Steam De-
signs for Friezss by an arctic explorer
.Pygmaliop. by Lord Bacon. .cursory Re-
Sandwich Tongae.'. ON Sore Throat and
ens ths R ths oss To S. Sci
Themselveg;;' Lambs Recollections of
Suett, archaeological Account of the Date
Palm and seveSal others.
'"Then there were some old volumes of
the time Of Cromwell which had titles like
| these: Cru}pbs ct Comfort for the Chickens
Of the Covenanf. High-Heeled Shoes For
| Dwarfs in Holiness, Hooks and Eyes For
| Believers Breaches. The Spiritual Mustard
Pot to Make the Soul sneeze With Devo-
tered About Their Ears That Idly Idolize
so Loathsoms Vanity by Volley Of
| Holy Shot Thundered From Mount He'll
con, A Poem Against the Use of Tobacco,
by Joshua Sylvester; The Shutters Of d.
vine Love. Seven Sobs of .SorrowfuI Soul
For Sin. and some more Of the same sort.
Added to these are a few scattering ones
| like these: Waves Of Sound and the HIGH
G. A Jawey Forever. by an Active Prize
nghter; A Rich American, or the Earl's
| Choice, and So on through list OF odd
ones.
The clerk handed the journalist a folded
paper.
THANK YOU" said the Journalist.
| Fifty cents. please. Anything more to-
day?" smiled the clerk, and the incident
was closed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-23

Il dunno suh." replied the boy.
Its done squandrified. OATS whah it's.
Lemme tell yer how ii happened. I were
stanin' in front er de grocery-sto' one eve
min when Rastus come long. Hello. unk, :
Gays he. an Hello. 'Rastus,' says I. 'You's
pooty oil mar says he. AN | doesn't see
dat yous got rich yit. You must OF was Q
yoh time bad 1 done toll i'm dat dab was
lots o folks dat warn't so rich. an dat I
didn' see no bank-books bulgin' out his
breas'-pockets. Den he says. Jes' watch
me. De reason some folks don git rich 10
cause dey done misses dab opportunities.
Dab is opportunities comm long all do
time. he continnered. with great solemnicy.
an all yoh gotter do is conize 'em when
dey is befo' yer. De grocery man hap
pened by Jes' den. an 'Rastus axed i'm #
he had any good sweet taters.
DE grocery man printed some out ter i'm,
an Rastus picked up one to famine Il.
DE fus' ting ' know his face mos change
color an he wah smelin' al II like er dog
at a rat hole. Den he bit into ii. an in a
minute mo- he tuck de grocery man OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-23

ter one side an 'gunter whisper to i'm
Den he broke away in a dead run, wifout
buyin muffin. l seen i'm ag'n in a couple
% days. Git ready ter take yoh hal off
when yo' sees me comm long de road
he says. rs done it, Done what? | axes
i'm Made mer fawch'n. / done bought
de fahm.' What fahm? says l. Den he
laugh Dat shows says he, how a
man kin hab de chance right unduh his
nose an not git no good out'n it. Dat
sweet later was whut done put me ON de
scent. L forn out Whah twas raised an
/ done put mer money down as a fus' pay
ment. All l has to do now is to git some
white folks to hep me make up a COM
pany an sell out a share in de property
Ter pay off de mawgage.' 'Lemme un' stan
Yer, Rastus, put in de grocery man. who
had stop ter listen. Did you buy de patch
whah dem sweet taters was raise% OATS
whit L do.e,' says 'Rastus AN YOU
miGhter done de same Of you had been no.
ucin like me- Ez soon as 1 picked up dat
later seen dah was sumpin' Gurus bout
II, an when 1 bit into il il was plain as
day dat dore foua' an oil well De yroun'
wah so soaked wifi ii dat il WAS runnin'
wifi de sap in de pores er de later
You go On, Mistuh Grocery Man, tendin'
sto' an mebbe enc CT desc days ef 4 dom
like de- way yoh does il, I'll buy yer out 9"
"Whut lid de grocery man say ter dat -
In luired PickaniII y Jim.
He said he done toll dat boy % his
'nun times bout brngin' de Kerosene in
lie same basket VIII de gahden truck an
he reckon he might well oischahge i'm
an nab it cvuh wifi. Da's all he said"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-23
Checkers,

Golf? / haven't tried my hand.
Foot ball amt the game fur me.
Base balls more'n I kin stand:
Umpire allus gifts too free.
JeS' the same, a liberal lot
o. sportin blood is what I've got.
Callers finds me, like as not,
Playin' checkerds.
There's the game as makes We think,
Givin' one an takin' two;
Seem quicker'n a wink
What the other man'll do.
In a corner near the sun,
When the chores is mostly done
That's where l have reg'lar fun,
Playin' checkerds
Never played fur money tall.
Jes' the pride In maxim kings
Or cornerin' of 'em s all
The reward my study brings,
Yet l wonder eff great men.
Winnin' wealth TO lose again,
Has the pleasure i do then,
Playin' checkerds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-23
A Dream of Amuence.

Next. to not habbin' no sense at ALL
said Uncle Eben, de wust ting dat kin
happen to a man is tryin' to be too smaht"
"Yassir," replied Pickaninny Jim, prepar-
ing to move away and escape a lecture,
dat sho'ly is de troof."
"Hor on, sonny" the old man exclaimed
"Jes' you wait minute an femme illus
trify. Did you know dat one time Mistuh
'Rastus Pinkley had er hull lot er money
lef' i'm in a will?'
mo, sub"
well, ne did. Twas when we bof lived
in a yuthuh paint er de country. Now he's
goin' roun' tryin' to borry nun to glib i'm
a license to stan round an say come seb-
ben once in a while. Whah is dat money
what he useter hab?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-23
Real Diplomacy.

I'm very sorry, Henrietta" said Mr..
Meekton. You know perfectly well that
L dislike very much to refuse you any
thing. But you know also that there are
circumstances over which 1 have no con-
troll"
Yes replied his wife in slow impress
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-23

sive accents, and |
desire you to distinct
ly understand that |
am one of them. /
expect you to rigidly
refrain from en-
deavoring to exploit
any of these lord-of-
creation theories in
my presence. L have
told you what 1 want
and | will have no
excuses"
What you want
he eXpostulated, lis
for me to make my
self ridiculous"
IF that were ALL"
she coolly replied.
so hnrn n,a,,ll H. ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-23
SHORT WORDS.
They Are the Best When the Thoup,,ts
Are Worth While.

Are Worth While
A dozen or less newspaper men were COL
lected together on the steps of a building
i'll the soft October evening discussing the
Things that don't occur in Washington dur
ing the summer solstice. when somebody
said something about Rudyard Kipling.
Il notice in the papers, said another.
that he is the best paid writer in the
world at present. and that he Is to receive
dollar word for a long poem soon to
appear In an English paper"
1.-The Pail Mall Gazette people say they
paid him $50 a poem for all they printed
of his ventured third.
And why not?" put in a fourth; che is
the best writer of English prose or verse
now writing. That one line OF his. "A rag and
a bone and hank of hair describing a
vampire woman. couldn't be stronger, I
think.
Good and strong" commented a fifth.
but Kipling Is not the only man who has
chosen monosyllables to give emphatic ex-
preston to his thought. If you will remem-
Der. Pope in his essay on Criticism re-
marked; And ten low words oft creep in
one dull line and before and after him
there were others, who, as he. were scarcely
dull and seldom crept. Hymn writers are
strong in this. Take Watts in that we'll
known hymn, for instance:
Are there no foes for me to face?
Must l not stem the flood?
Is this vile world friend to grace
To help me on to God?'
Shakespeare found one syllabled words
good enough for him. and you all know
that passage of Young's:
The bell strikes one. We take no note of
time.
Save by its loss;' &c. &c.
"Bailey's Festus. that makes its reader
feel as II he had eaten of the insane root
that takes the reason prisoner has many
examples, and this one you will recall:
"'We live in deeds, not years; in thoughts,
not breaths-
We should count time by heart throbs He
most lives
Who thinks most, feels the noblest. acts the
best
AND the Bible. the greatest of books, is
niled with the short words. Right at the
beginning of things we find: And God said
let there be light. and there was light and
| at the end of things. so to speak: For the
great day Of His wrath Is come and who
shall be able to stand?' And still further
along: And the gates of 1t shall not be shut
at all by day; for there shall be no night
there
'Oh. Kipllng is all right; he knows he has
plenty Of authority for seeking short words
when he wants strong ones"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-23

Cholly with an air of adoration)-"Ah,
Miss Moneybags. how would you like a
little bull puppy?'
Miss Moneybigst"Oh. Cholly, this ia 50
sudden Cornell Widow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-23
Well Mated.

From the Chicago Record.
II know what ought to BE- done with
cigarette fiends."
~What?"
Marry them to the girls who kiss their
poodles."
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1897-12-20

pense the offices freely, and where
they pleased one, they made enemies
of ten. He thinks congress ought to
let the law alone, and we trust that
congress will let it alone.
Our source of security lies in the
fact Of President McKinleyss devo-
tion to the system. 1t is well known
that any bill which proposes to lead
a retreat win be vetoed by him. He
will not allow the law to be crippled.
He has indicated that he is 10 favor
of certain notifications, which the
friends of the system are not induced
to oppose. If congress goes further
than this, and we do not believe it
will, we may count on the interposi-
tion of the presidential vote.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1897-12-20
Thousands are Trxfng 1t.

In order to prove the great merit of
Ely's Cream Balm, the most effective cure
for Catarrh and Gold in Head, we have pre-
pared generous trial size for 10 cents
Get it of your druggist or send 10 cents to
ELY BROS, Sc Warren ST., N. Y. City
suffered from catarrh of the worst kind
ever since boy, and 1 never hoped for
cure, but Ely's Cream Balm seems to do
even that. Many acquaintances have used
it with excellent results.-Oscar Ostrum,
As Warren Ave, Chicago, Ill.
Ely's Cream Balm is the acknowledged
cure for catarrh and contains no cocaine.
mercury nor any injurious drug. Price,
so cents. At druggists or by mail.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1897-12-20
Bucklen.s Arlnca saIve.

The best salye in the world for cnts,
bruises, sores, ulcers. salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chilblaink,
corns, and al! skin eruptions, and posi-
lively cul es plies, or no pay required
It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfac-
ton, or money refunded. Price 25 cents
per box. For sale by Blakeley and
Honghton. druggists.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1897-12-20
DOUGLAS ALLEN, The DalIes.
o. III. WHITELAW, Anteione.

Stages leave The Dalles from UmatilIa House
Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Connections
made at Antelope for Prinevil1e, MitcheH and
points beyond. Close &C injections made at The
Dalles with railways, trains ana boats.
Stages from Antelope reach The Dalies Tues
days, Thursdays and Saturdays at 80 p. m.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1897-12-20
]. 8. scHENK, H.M BxAL
President. Cashier
First National Bank.

THE DALLES OREGON
General Banking Business transacted
Deposits received, subject to Sight
Draft or Check.
Collections made and proceeds promptly
remitted on daV of collection.
Sight and Telegraphic Exchange sold on
New York, San Francisco an1 PORT
land.
DIRECTOl3S
D. p THoMPsoN. JNo. s. scHrNcx.
Ed. M. WILLIAMS, GEo.s A. LrRBR-
II. NJ. BEAIL.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1897-12-20
Dalles, Moro and Antelope
STAGE LINE.

Through by, daylight via Grass Valley, Ken
and Cross Hollows.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-26
0AATO7IA.

NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH
~ Chapter $50 of Volume 30 of theLaws
of Delaware, thereby give mott 20 that bids
or proposals will DO received BY mo at
Do-er, Delaware, until November 1, 1897,
for two hundred and forty-flv stnte bonds
Of the State Of Delaware Of One Thousand
Dollars each, making Two Hundred and
Forty.fve Thousand Dollars. Tho said
bonds will benz date. December /, 1897, and
Der, A. d.. 1927, with the privilege In tho
state Of redeeming the same or any part
thereof on any first day Of December or
June after tho first day Of December, A. ID.
1922, upon thirty days notice. These
bonds IRE to bear interest from their date
at the rate Of three per centum per annum
payable semi annuslly on the first days OF
june and December In each and every
year, at the Philadelphia National Bank
Of tho city of Philadelphia.
Each bid or proposal must DO In writing,
stating the bidders full name and place Of
residence and must DO for the full amount
OF the lonn; and every such bid must DO
accompanied by certified chock to my order
sn State Treasurer for por Centum of the
mouDt Of the bid, and in case of failure Of
the bidder, to whom the loan may be
awarded, to comply and pay to tho State
Treasurer, within ten days after such
award, the amount of his bidthc said per-
centage will absolutelyibe forfeited to the
state. Tho checks Of unsuccessful bidders
will DO returned.
All bids must be addressed to W. NJ.
Ross, State Treasurer. Dover, Delaware,
and must be endorsed on the envelope.
Proposals for Delaware State Bonds"
W. NJ. ROSS, State Treasurer.
State Troasurer's Office, Dover, LOLA
ware, October II, 1897.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-26

~ NNIsls1 snsking . sFeet sfcrt 20 ~
- calm hid keep his heels on the dooe.
+ '.Ne, BIT 4 heard
sThel 3p had better retire. When ]
can't ~ dldamed old carpet without your
help, m 60 hang myeskf' =
"Shan't do 1t up in ragf"
He pointed to the door with arm stretched
out and she disappeared, and a. there was
nothing In the room to kick or jump on
he had to suck his thumb and walk around
until the palm subsidized. After long ten
minutes had passed he began work again,
and when five minutes had passed and no
fresh calamity had happened Mrs. Bowser
began to breathe easier. She waited ten
minutes more and then looked in. Mr..
Bowser had three sides of the carpet down,
but there were dozen creases and wrin-
kles running through 1t, and he realized
that they couldn't be Strengthened out
with any pulling he could do.
II was afraid of that" sho said Gs she
looked at the wrinkles.
"Afraid Of what?"
"That you would get 1t squee jawed
around like this. That carpet will have to
come up. You didn't start it right to be-
gin with
I'm, Qlun u fernipb uoH AuoW
enough to come in when 1t rains The
trouble with your Internal old horse blan-
kct is that it never fitted tho room in the
first place, but I'll make it fit or break
both legs"
Mrs. Bowser returned to her rocker, and
Mr.. Bowser braced himself for new ef-
fort. His mind was made up to pull the
wrinkles out of the carpet OR pull the
house across the street, and he kicked OIL
his slippers moistened his hands and made
a sudden jump for the largest one to take
1t by surprise Ho had scattered his tacks
with lavish hand and as he jumped he
landed on about IA of them which were In
position to puncturo his tire Tho yell he
uttered sent the cat out Of the cellar win
dow, the cook out Of the back door and
Mrs Bowser into the room. Mr.. Bowser
was lying on his back with both feet hoist
ed up, and, readily diyining what had hap
pened, she rushed over to him and went to
work. He had dim idea that at least
400 tacks were sticking into the ,soles Of
his feet, but he was away of. There were
only six in the right foot and avo in the
left, and not one Of them had gone in over
three inches. Not word was said while
she was extracting them, not q word
! while he ---"~ sizzling into the other room
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-26

to fall upon tho sofa. When she had strip
ped of his socks and applied witch hazel
and followed that with salve, she said:
II think you'll feel easier now. How
did you come to do it?''
"Mrs. Bowscr," ho began after glaring
at her in steeiy way for a minute, your
mother lives in Jayville?"
"Yes." r. 49,.
"There's train for Jsvville at $50 ev.
cry afternoon
"Ycs"
"sYou can be ready tomorrow. You
didn't want nc to lay that carpet. When
I insisted, you determined toprevent, even
II you had to assnssinatc me. You put
those tacks where you knew I was going
to jump, and if Pm not dead with lockjaw
by morning it won't BIO your fault
"Why, Mr. Bowser!'
"Don't why me, woman Justice Is
slow, but sure 1t has overtaken you at
last, and my lawyers will be in .Iayville
some time within week to arrange tho
details That Is all, Mrs. Bowser, and you
can go up stairs and begin to pack-bc-
gin to pack, Mrs. Bowscr." NJ. QUAD.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-26

right OIL GLu l..tI u.. ntIic novel, aIid
when tho last tack is driven I'll utter q
warwhoop to let you know"
Mrs. Bowser disappeared, and Mr. Bow
scr rubbed his hands, drew long breath
and made grab at the big roll Of carpet.
Ho had a clear floor and was soon hammer
ing in tho tacks along one sido Of the
room. He wanted to surprise Mrs Bowser
at the end of half an hour, bat 1T came
much sooner. She looked in at the end of
seven or eight minutes and ut once called
out:
'Mr: Bowser, what on earth are you do
ingi'
"Doing the best job Of carpet laying in
this town." he cheerily answered.
"But you arc putting it down without
any lining under it. There's the lining
in that corner"
Eyes, sce We'll, that's all right. It's
the style now to put down carpets without
lining and supposed you wanted to fol-
low it. Just get right out and don t bother,
and I'll rip this up and fix things"
He ripped, and he fixed and this time
Mrs. Bowser let him alone for u quarter
of IN hour. By that time he had two sides
finished md was working on the third.
She looked about for u moment and then
said:
"Mr. Bowser, do you know that carpets
arc made to fit rooms?"
"I've heard SO, " he replied as he looked
up
"Well, straighten this carpet out and
see how you are coming out. You've got
the ends for the sides. Thercll be u foot
short on one end and foot too much on
the other"
"Neyer, Mrs. BOwser-neycr on tho face
of this green earth! am neither cross
eyed nor an idiot, and say
"But look for yourself, - she interrupted
as she pulled the carpet over.
It was true. Mr.. Bowser could have
claimed that the house had been turned
around since the carpet was taken up or
that some carpenter had sneakcd in and
shifted the walls but 1t didn't occur to
him. The only way out of 1t was to say:
"Mrs Bowscr, If you don't want strip
of bnre floor at one end, according to Fifth
avenue style, there's no need Of shouting
your lungs ont. Twill thank you to vacate
this room while whirl tho old thing
around,
She vacated, and there was rip, rip,
rip! Us he seized the carpet and heaved
away and sent most of the lacks flying to
the ceiling When he whirled the carpet
about, the house seemed to whirl with 1t,
and the family cut took a skip for the
cellar to be prepared for emergencies
After three or four minutes there came the
whack, whack,, whaek Of the hammer,
but the noise did not last long. She heard
Mr. Bowssr call out xxxxx! Ind VII
and xxx and as she opened tho door he
was dancing about and holding his thumb.
"What is it nowP"
"Did any one call you, Mrs Bowseri"
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-26
The Best Route to the West.

The Baltimore and Ohio r. H. is the
shortc.t t, quickest and cheapest to the
West, NorthH est and Southwest; running
frequent ira MS through without change;
equipped with day coaches and Pullman's
finest cars
Tho Baltimore and Ohio Is the scenic
road OF America. passing through Wash.
ingl or, at which point II stop over of ten
days Is allowed on ali tickets.
For rates and full Information write or
apply to II. A. Miller, Pas. Agent, vii
minytOn. Del
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-26

Gha (yarnot HittoA the ROOm-BOth Feet
,u,..,. r.,
un''uroo ~ "''''' s
saivo and Threat.
.,x,,.,, u.u,
w" Sou 70 suns ',' ~. r,l'' ST. ~
IN the mofningf askoa MI" oowher .uo
other evening as she looked up from her
paper.
~ dunno. Why'" replied Mr.. Bowser.
"l've had the sitting room carpet READY
to be laid oil day, but the man hasn't
come. You might stop and send one up. y
The carpet Is all ready, is itf'
GAN ready, and good man can lay 1t
in couple Of hours. "
IA good man can lay 1t in half an hour,
Mrs. Bowser, and instead OF paying out
50 he'll DO that much ahead.
"You-you don't mean she STAN
mered.
II am tho good man. will lay the
carpet. The fact Is, ! was Just wondering
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-26
Piueree to Sue the Railroads.

Detroit, Oct. Ex-Governor Pingree
will begin mandamus suit to compel
the Michigan Central and the Lake
Shore roads to sell mileage tickets,
good for the purchaser and family for
two years, at $40, according to the
terms of the law recently declared valid
by the state supreme court. The Mich
igan Central sells mileage tickets for
$50, but requires many details in pur-
chasing them. The Lake Shore re-
fuses to sell mileage tickets Of any
kind
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-26

DR. Silnms' vegetable liver pills leads
I he world us tho famous euro for sick
headache, liver complaint. kidney dis
eases, stomach trouble, costiveDoss, dys-
rcpsia, sudden colds etc. No gripping or
urandly. rs cents. Six boxes 81. Sold whole.
salo aud retail ut 60U King street, vii.
nirgton. Del
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-26
Victims of the BubonIc Plague.

Washington, Oct. 28.-United States
Consul Johnson. at Annoy, China, re-
ports that the bubonic plague In that
city has run its course after career
of three months duration. He says
that 90 per cent of those attacked died,
but that no foreigner fell a victim to
the plague. Mr.. Johnson estimates that
in Annoy and four adjoining towns
there were $50 deaths from the plague
daily In June. 40 daily in July, 200 daily
the first fifteen days in August, and
100 daily during the latter half of that
month.