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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-17
A LITERARY MECCA,
The Famous Old wayside Inn ind It's
Contents.

A correspondent of the Boston Herald at
South Pennington, Mass, says that Long
fellows famous Wayside Inn is becoming a
Verifable Canterbury for literary pilgrims.
The old Howe Tavern, known all over the
world from the Tales of a Traveller" was
reopened this spring as a summer resort,
and it has made the town of Sudbury a
very popular place.
Though the season is still young. over a
thousand pilgrims have found their way TO
the Wayside hosiery. The members OF the
Longfellow family have taken great inter-
est in the reopening of the old tavern, and
Mrs Rich and Henry Dana and Mrs An
ME Longfellow Thorpe have been among
the first guests.
a great Transformation has taken place
in the inward appearance of the tavern.
The rooms are now enriched by countless
examples of antique furniture and china
paintings and bric-a-brac, worth several
thousand dollars. The host of the tavern,
Mr.. Edward r.. Lemon, has been collecting
these articles for number of years.
Among those of historic interest are the
Howe coat-of-arms, alluded to in the
Tales of n Traveller" a mirror owned by
Squire Lyman Howe, the landlord in Long
fellows time; window pane written on
with diamond by Maj. William Molineux,
and now carefully framed; a bureau used
by Squire Howe; thimble of Miss Jeru-
sha, sister of Squire Lyman Howe; an
engraving of the landing of the British
troops at Boston, the work of Paul Revere:
an original silhouette of Gen. George Wash
ington, by Annesley; a chair orce owned
by John Adams; an engraving of the Bos-
ton massacre; a powder horn, canteen and
bayonet used in the war of the revolution
by Obadiah Perry of Sudbury, and irons of
ancient pattern, taken from the Walker
garrison house the only remaining struct-
ure of its kind in the town; an old jug
used by Gen. Gansevoort of Gansevoort,
Saratoga county, n. Y; portrait engray-
ing of James Madison; oil portrait of
Thomas jefferson: a portrait in oil of
Bishop Thomas Berkeley. the philosopher,
and an oil portrait of Capt. Eleazer Giles,
privatcersman of Beverly.
In the old tap room, or the main Office,
may be seen thirteen chairs of antique
patterns. original furnishings of Admiral
Farraguts flagship Hartford; desk owned
and used by Daniel Webster In Hanover
N. H.; an engraving by Sharp, after John
Trumbull, OF the sortie made by the garri-
son of Gibraltar on the morning of Mo-
vember "a, 17Sl; an engraving by Sharp.
after John Singleton Copley, of the siege
and relief of Gibraltar, published In $50;
four lanterns, resembling the one Paul
Revere hung aloft in the tower OF the old
North Church: two ancient clocks. and
many other curiosities.
The new proprietor Of the Wayside Inn
has named his different rooms I'm honor OF
famous characters. These are the ones Sc
lected: Washington, Paul Revere, Long
fellow, Ole Bull. Howe. Parsons, Lafayette.
Slave, Emerson. Thoreau and Grain.
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ingeniously contrived mask. which II had
cost Loo Chat some weeks of patient labor
and the animal q like period of not over
pleasant training to get and keep in posi-
ton. But the hinder part was a miracle
of that Initiative ingenuity in which the
celestial excels all other workmen.
The delicate lacing along the back-where
the hair of the original owner OF the skin
had been thickest, something after the
fashion of an unkempt skye terrier-was
absolutely imperccptible when closed, ana
yet the inside of the skin was lined with
marvelousiy contrived pockets. destined for
small or large stones, accordingly as the
Inequalities of the animals body or the
length Of the hair best afforded conceal
ment. Loo Chat pointed them all out to
the wondering Jew, with calm. ana, IN
Its way, justifiable pride. and when he hal
done Mr.. Lowenfeldt, who so far had not
uttered any articulate sound, looked hrst
at the half-naked dog and then at his own
bandly- smiling face ar d said very softly:
well. Tm-.'
Loo Chat silently restored the dog to its
original condition of disreputabie curdom.
kicked 1t onto the fioor with motion Of his
knee and said quietly:
We'll Missa Lonefeldt, you no tink dat
vclly first chop /. ID. b. doggie, eh?'
The immediate result Of the somewhat
Chats pertinent ard busness-like question
was the payment to him there and then of
ESQ in notes and gold, end the drawing Of
a dill for ESQ more at sixty-five days on
the Standard Bank at Cape Town. 1t was
a big price to pay for little cog. especial
ly when considered in conjunction with a
commission of 10 per cent on the possible
future value of its skin, and the paying OF
II made all the heart that Mr.. Lowenfeldt
possessed ache for several days and nights
With pain which stimulated his normally
keen wits to really dangerous state of
activity.
The Jew having thls paid his money. It
was for the heather to do the rest: and, as
a first consequence of what he did. n Pom
do Kaffir whom he long had under his eye
for the working out of this particular
scheme, presented himself at the gate of
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believe that If the white man Is allowed to
dig in our country we shall be made slaves
as the Utes were enslaved by the Spaniards
on the big water"
Hite said no, he would not purchase Peso
with his brothers blood. and Hoskaninni
was willing to let 1t go at that and con-
tinue TO reign over the Navajos
Hite succeeded in leaving the land OF
Hoskaninni with his scalp, But the friend
ship of the old Indian endured until the
day he died.
Just before Hoskaninni's death Hite had
the misfortune to kill q man at Green
River, Utah, for which ne was sentenced
to a short term in Salt Lake prison.
During Hite's absence from his cabin on
the Colorado river his old friend called to
pay him a visit. The Navajo explained to
Hite's brother that he was growing old
and that he wished to do something for
his pale friend, "Hosteen-peso-la-ki, as
he called him, before ne died, and with
that end in. view he had brought a fine
sauaw to be the wife Of the white man.
Upon learning that Hite was anguish
ing in prison all because he had shot
he lie in a mans heart with Six-Shooter
when that same man was shooting at him
with rifle, Hcskaninni grew furious. He
gave a good illustration of his innocence
and loyalty when he demanded TO know
why they did not get Hite out of prison.
"But we can't" said the brother of the
condemned man.
Have you tried?' asked the Indian.
No
Then how do you know you can't do:
Hoskaninni will try. Maybe SO git kill,
but he try, all same
Il required a great deal of talk to per-
suade the old chief to return to his res
ervation instead of moving upon the gov
ornment prison at Salt Lake.
The fact that Hite was pardoned after
serving a few months probably never came
to the cars of Hoskaninni, for the hand
of death had touched him and he had al
ready gone to his own place.
The only thing THIS chief feared was
water He invariably stripped naked when
entering a caroe or boat 10 cross a river.
and when seen thus he gave one the be-
lief that he had spent most of mis- life Sit
tiT G on or leaning against a barbed wire
fence Upon either thigh he had count
less scars, as though he had been whipped
with fax hackle. They were wounds
made by arrows and bullets that he had
received when riding in a circle round the
enemy with his body hanging over the
side of his pony.
In 1892, when in the reservation we made
an effort to see the famous warrior who
Is said to be the only chief who did not
surrender to the United States govern
ment in the war of 1866. A Navajo as
sured us that he would take us to the no.
gan of Hoskaninni in two sleeps. for which
he demanded 10 pesos. We made him I'M
derstand that We had learned that Hos
karinni was dead. "Se," said the Indian,
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anu taxing miners shovel from one of
our party. he made a grave about two
inches deep In the sand. lay down in it,
crossed his hands. closed his eyes and
SAID. Sc, all same Observation-Disclosures
sleepa SIX moon." And we decided not to
wake him. ~
Although he has been dead but a little
Whiie the Indians have very pretty story
OF his going away. They assured us thai
on ms deathbcd he made a solemn VOW
,.; soar1 me trail that leads from the pro-
Navajo 1t is in the fulfllment of this prom.
Use, the natives say, that the ghost Of
Hoskanlrni gallops nightly down Ticka-
boo car on.
mat every night, at midnight.
AS the winds go wailing by.
Rides the ghost of Hoskaninni
Gafnst the Hosteen-Pes'-la-ki
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THE PESO-LA-KI MINE
A Navajo Treasure Guarded Both by Living
and Dead.
Written for The Evening Star by Cy warman.

Written for The Evening Star by Cy Warman.
cops right. 1897. by S. S. Mcclure Coz
1t is a fact well known throughout the
west that somewhere. hidden away in the
Navajo reservation, there is n mine Won
derfully rich in silver. Hundreds of pros
pectors have ventured into the land OF the
Navajo, in search of the Peso-la-k mine.
and not all of them have returned. In quiet
canyons and deep gorges many of them
sleep. Their bones have been scattered by
the wolves and now lie bleaching in the
summer sun.
Should this country have the good for
tune or misfortune to adopt free coinage,
and silver go up to s1.2O, the search for the
Peso-la-ki Is sure to be renewed. Although
the Indians rely to some extent upon the
ghost of their dead chief to guard the path
way that leads to the great mine. the
live ones can be depended upon to do a
little guarding still, and those who enter
the reservation in search of silver may be
expected to return or die at about the pres
ent ratio of 16 to 1. This fact, however,
will not stop the prospector. He will con-
tinue to take the very slim chance as he
has been going for the past twenty years.
1t was along in the 10s that Cass Hi,e
fearless adventurer. drifted into the Ma
vajo reservation. The proSDector's atteo-
ton was attracted by the splendid orna-
ments worn by the Indians, most of them
hammered from pure horn silver. Hite be-
gan to cultivate the acquaintance of Hes
kaninni. who was not long in office. having
murdered his uncle. thoroughly bad In
dian, to get the position of chief of the
western tribe. He gathered from the chief
that the Indians owned mine called the
Peso-la-ki-' where native silver grew on
every shelf.
He learned. also, that the Indians quar-
ried all the silver that was in sight, and
that the mine could be bought.
In time an agreement was reached. Hos
kaninni was to show the Peso-la-ki mine
to the Hosteen Pesgo-la-M (white silver
hunter) for 1000 pesos-2,0o0 pieces of sill
YER
Hoskaninni had paid so much attention
TO the white man that the Indians Eegan
TO guess that something was up, and when
council was called for the purpose of dis
GUESSING the proposed sale of the silver
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the new compound of the De Beers mine
for hire carly on the following morning
but one.
He had a very disreputable-lcoking mon
grel under his arm, and this with only
partly Ineligible eloquence. he strenuously
declined to be parted from. The officials
objected but the Kaffir stuck to his point
and his dog. and eventually carried both
through, foe the compound system WAS
new and unpopular then, and native labor
was very scarce, SO at last. as he was
turning away to offer his services else
where, he was called back and allowed to
take his cur in, for he was a fine. athletic,
ltkely-lookfng boy, ard, after ALL il the
dog gave any trouble, fatal illness would
rot be very difficult thirg to arrange for.
The Pondo proved to be an excellent
workman, and so little was seen or heard
of the dog that its existence was forgotten
long before the usual two-months' engage
ment was up. "Byme-bye." as the kafiir
called himself in accordance with the COM
mon custom CT taking more or less gro
tcsque English names. found plenty of old
acquaiEtances in the compound, both
Loo Chai and Mr.. Lowenfeldt had foreseen
that he would. and, by virtue Of sundry
invisible transactions between him and
them his dog improved rapidly In value
although its presence became even more
uaobtruSive than ever.
About ten days before young Byme-by's
time was up. one of his most intimate
friends left the compound after passing
blameessly through the then usual for
malities under the hands of the searching
officials, and that night oontrived to con-
vey, through Loo Chat and one All Foo
his servant, the welcome rews to Mr.. Low
enfeldt that the Pondos dog would come
out with such a lining to its second skin
as the experienced broker felt justified in
estimating at from 10000 to f12Vo0 in
value.
The KafTir received five sovereigns in re-
turn for his news. and with them and his
own earnings he proceeded, after the man.
ner of his kind, to blind himself to the
lights Of heaven and divers bar rooms for
three days and nights after which he went
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back with a light pouch and a heavy head
to do another two months spell in the
mine. This time he ewas the bearer of a
message to his Pondo chum to the effect
that, II on his coming cut he would take
the dog to a certain place other than the
house OF Loo Chat, he would get Zoo for it
In place of the f100 that his master had
promised him. To this the Pondo. being
easy Of morals, and longing greatly for the
possession of wives and cattle In his own
land. incontinently consented.
The reason for this leading astray OF the
untutored savage may be quickly seen in
the fact that 10 per cent on, say, 10000
would be Fl 900. and this. with the amount
OF the bill. would make 81, 250-which, when
Mr.. Lowenfeldt came to think quietly over
the matter, seemed to be a most outrageous
price to pay to yellow-skinned heather
even for double-skinned dog, and, after
due elaboration, he decided not to pay it,
IL he could find any means of evading pay
ment.
The shortest and easiest way to do this
was to procure the arrest and conviction
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-17
LADY AYLEsFORD,s SON.


me Duke of MarlbOrOugh,s Ob.cur.
Half Brother
LONDON Dispatch to the New York World
Inc death of Edith, Countess OF AvI,a-
ioru' recalls one of the most notable En-
shsh aflstocratfc scandals of the century
III "hch the father of the present Duke
Vi marlborough was concerned
"heh the Prince of Wales made bis
famous Indian tour he had in his suite
both the Earl of Aylesford and the Duke
OF Marlborough, then Lord Blandford
hlahd1ord returned to England before the
rest OF the party and eloped with the
Countess of Aylesford, with whom he lived
eighteen months in Paris. When Lord
Ayiesferd returned from India ne began
divorce proceedings against his wife. but
as sme was able to prove unfaithfulness
equally Migrant against him the court re-
FUSED him his suit. He then went to West
1885. i'Aeh III
Inc sympathy of society was altogether
with him in his suit against his wife for
the Duke of Marlborough had been his in
Innate friend. The fruit of the elopement
was son, now about % years old, a year
or So younger than his half-brother. the
present Duke of Marlborough
Lady Aylesford brought up this son with
the title OF Lord Guernsey, treating him as
her eldest son and heir to the Aylesford
peerage. although 1t was known that Lord
Ayiesford could not have been his father
They had not met for a year and a half
before the child's BIRTH
When Lord Aylesford died the next heir
to the title, his brother, Charles Wight
WICK instituted a suit to set aside the
claim Of the alleged Lord Guernsey. and
after a sensational trial the court decided
that Lady Aylesfords son was "a stranger
in blood to the Aylesford family, being in
fact the son of the Duke of Marlborough
So the title passed to the other claimant
who now bears 1t. The son Of the duke
and Lady Aylesford adopted the name of
Spencer Churchill and dropped into OBJ
security.
1t must be said to the credit of the for
mer Duke Of Marlborough that when he
was giving his testimony in the Colin
Campbell divorce suit he swore that he
had offered to marry Lady Aylesford when
his first wife, Lady Blandford, divorced
him, but Lady Aylesford declined. The
fact is their association had been terminal
ted by a quarrel. Lady Aylesford complain
ing bitterly that when she was disowned
by her husband, the duke, the cause of
her misfortune, grossly neglected her leav-
ing her almost starving with her babe in
Paris.
Lady Aylesford's son is far more like the
former Duke of Marlborough than Is the
present duke, who takes entirely after his
mothers family. the members Of which by
reason Of their lean. gaunt aspect, as well
as their repacity for wel-paid public Of
fees, have earned the nickname of 1.-THE
hungry Hamiltons."
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CRIMINAL AND CRIPPLE boy.
Pathetic Side of n Case In the United
States Court.

Pathetic Side of Case In the United
States Court.
From the Detroit Free Press.
On q table in the United States marshars
office yesterday afternoon lay puny little
how with a bundle of newspapers for
pillow under his head. These newspapers
told the story of the arrest of the boys
father William P. Hanke. a news vender
running a stand at is North 10th street,
who is charged with selling obscene litera-
ture Hanke had been arrested two days
before, and. unable to give bond before
United States Commissioner Gray. had
been lying in Jail.
His little son is a cripple, being a suf-
ferer from hip disease. and his life Is SLOW
ly ebbing away. 1t appears that the father
loves the boy as he does his own life. and
night after night he has tenderiy nursed
the little fellow. When the father was
absent from home the little boy missed
him, and fretted and cried. and asked his
mother, "Where Is papa?'
The fond mother, heart-broken, could not
tell tn. child that the father was in Jail.
She made excuses but the little boy. in
his suffering, kept calling for his papa all
the night through and refused to sleep.
The next day and the next night the boy
continued to cry and call for his parent.
Yesterday the boy through fretting and
worrying and the loss of sleep during the
hot weather. had become quite Ill.
Hanke was brought before United States
Commissioner Gray again yesterday and
his bond was made as small as the rigid
law allows (S1 ,OO0), in order that he might
be able to gain his liberty until his trial
begins. Mrs. Hanke, fearing that the little
boy would cry himself to death. brought
him with her to the federal building. The
meeting between the doting father and the
little crippled son was most pathetic.
"Oh, there's papa nOw.' exclaimed the
poor little fellow as mis- father clasped him
tenderly in his arms and showered kisses
upon him.
The boy was too i'll to sit in a chair He
was placed on table. and pillow was
made of newspapers. He soon fell asleep,
not realizing that his father, who was fam
ming him. was a prisoner in custody on a
serious charge. AS Abe gboy slept, his
father and mother conVersed in low tones
and frequently burst into tears.
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Should Have Bought Another.

From the New York World
Mr.. Mulvey was seated in his little sta
ttonery store uptown Monday when his
wife. who had been shopping. entered with
large, fiat paper parcel in her hands.
What have you got there?" he ques-
toned"
Its patent tray for the ice box, DEAR /"
What's patent about it?'
1T saves half the ice, SO the man said
that I bought 1t Of"
rs that so?'
Yes"
Them
What for?" II q
so as to save all the icer' and his wife
went away looking somewhat puzzled"
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The Well-Bred Looking Letter.

FROM the Indianapolis Journal.
young lady who always does every
thing nicely, said recently: What high
bred, well-grooHled look there Is about an
envelope that il properly prepared for the
mails. A little thing, Of course, but one
of the little things which tell. The hand
writing: No, the handwriting doesn't
stand for much. because each individual
has his own especial chirography, and it Is
more characteristic that she should. But
the writing on a well-looking envelope is
begun far enough to the left to be Well bal
anced. The last Word is not squeezed and
crammed. The address, with the name of
state and city, is written in full. The
stamps are evenly placed i'll the upper
right hand corner with slight margin left
between the top of the envelope and the
edge of the stamp. The flap too, of the
well-bred envelope Is mucilaged down in
clearly, orderly manner. 1t Is often rem
dered modish with sealing wax and the
sender's monogram"
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The Isle of boredom.
From the Rochester Post-Express.

rom the Rochester Post-Express.
As you sail through life take pains and steer
Away from the Island that lies too near.
The Lle q Boredom, which all men far.
The island sets up like a shelf Of rock,
But TO the sailor who lands at the dock
And offers the people 4 Chance to talk.
For they talk all night and they talk all day;
And try as you Will 10 get away,
They pin you down and they make you stay.
They talk OF the things they have doue and nzid,
Tbey talk you awake and they talk you 10 bed,
Till you almost Wish they would talk you dead.
And the qreerest thing. and one to dc:iorc,
About the jewellers upon that shore,
Not one OF them knows that he n a bore.
So steer away from that island shelf
That Is governed, they say, by 4 wicked elf,
Lest you be bore and not know it yourself
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A Pleasant Place for Boys in the
Marine Corps.
TRAINING SCHOOL FOR TIE BAND
Have a Chance to See Service All
Over the World.
OF INSTRUCTION
Written Exclusively for The Evening Star.

States Marine Corps
offers exceptional in
ducements to boys
who have a fondness
for music and who
are willing to go into
Uncle Sans service
as buglers and bands
men to furnish field
and band music for
the navy. The train
ing school for the
youngsters, W h o
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-17

Pennsylvania produces hardware manu-.
features to the value Of $3SS. 1000. 600 yearly,
which is equivalent to $74 per tnhabItant.
the average in Great Britain being SO ana
in Germany SO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-17
Their Fortunate Lot.

Three times a week the boys have leave
for the evening by making application to
the commanding officer of the barracks.
At no time are they allowed to leave the
barracks without leave. On these three
evenings they can get OF at 4:3O o'clock
and remain out until 9, when taps are
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-05-26
THAT WONDERFUL CHURN.

| want to add my testimony to the
list of those that have used the Light
ming Churn. 1t does all that is claim
ed for it; you can churn easily in one
minute and get large percentage
more butter than with the common
churns. I never took the agency for
anything before, but so many of my
neighbors wanted churns that [ or
dered 80 and they are all gone. l
think in a year every farmer will have
Lightning Churn, in fact they can't
afford to be without one as they make
so much more butter and good little
bit of money can be made in every
township selling these churns. By
writing to j. F. Casey & Co., ST. Louis,
Mo-, you can get circulars and full
particulars about the churn.
A Reader.