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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21

liar, GIRL" he anwered, doubtfully; but /
knew by his tone that he believed her.
You may think what you like" she re-
piled.
And how do you think 1 am to do for
tonight?' he answered. querulously.
You must do as you can she said.
You have your hollands and / have
brought some bread and meat"
1T is dogs life," he said with a snarl.
1T is the life you choose" she retorted
sharply.
"Peste!' he answered after a pause of
sheer establishment at her audacity. What
Is 1t to you, you slut?'
choice" she cried, passionately. her voice
breaking. What am 1 better, as I live,
than an orange girl in the streets? What
errands night and day? And always hiding
and sneaking, hiding and sneaking! And
for what?"
For your living. you beggarly baggager'
he roared. Who feeds you and clothes
you, you graceless hussy? Who boards you
and lodges you. and finds you in meat and
malt you feckless toad? You shameless"
Aye. call names" she answered bitterly
and 1t was not hard to discern that she
was beside herself with the long sick wait
ing and the disappointment. at is what
you are good for! 1t is all that your plots
erd in! Call names and you are happy!
But am tired and tired of it, tell you
am tired of bare boards and hiding and
all for what? For those, that when you
have brought them back you will be as
fierce to GUST as you are now to restore!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21

by others, that it is quite possible that
this particular penny-in-the-slot machine
may be considerably more than 2OoO years
old. But even if We assign this remote date
to it, 1t must come as surprise to many
that a thing which they believed to be so
modern was actually contrived before the
time of Christ.
The machine is described as "sacrificial
vessel. which flows only when money is
introduced" and the manner in which this
result is brought about can be readily I'm
derstOod by reference to the drawing. A
coin dropped into the slit at the top of the
base depreSScS a lever, which has at its
end broad plate, upon which the coin
momentarily rests. At the other end this
lever raises a plug from the mouth of a
pipe, causing any liquid with which the
vase may be charged to flow out at the
side.
Whether the vase was filed with holy
water or what part it took in the religious
ceremonial of the time cannot be gathered
from Hero's book. There is simply the
drawing and description of the apparatus,
which, as will be seen is a pennyin- the
slot device pure and simple.
:. And. curiously enough. the dispensing of
liquids by slot machines is one of the very
latest adaptations of the invention. We
have had for some time machine at the
railway stations which will, upon the in
sertion of penny, squirt few drops of
scent upon handkerchief. But in various
continental towns drinks of all kinds can
be procured in the same way
But, as any one can prove, the idea is
not new, and must be credited to Hero of
Alexandria, who lived in the second Century
before Christ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21
The Champion i'm Frugnlity.

Guy, the founder of Guys Hospital N
London, was as parsimonious in private
life as he was munificent in public A good
story illustrative of this Is told of him in
connection with John Hopkins, one of his
contemporaries. who was nicknamed Vul-
ture Hopkins on account of his rapacious
mode of acquiring his immense wealth. On
one occasion he paid a visit to Guy, who,
on Hopkins entering the room. lighted
farthing candle Hopkins. on being asked
the reason of his visit, said: Il have been
told that you, sir, are better versed in the
prudent and necessary art of saving than
any man living, and therefore wait on you
for a lesson in frugality. l have always re-
garded myself as an adept in this matter
but / am told you excel me-" oh" re-
piled Guy. IF that is all you came 10 talk
about, we can discuss the matter in the
dark and thereupon he blew out the can
die Struck with this example of economy.
Hopkins acknowledged that he had met his
Superior in thrift.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21
Rode Backward. for Miles.

From the Kansas City Star.
Pedestrians, cable car passengers and
wheelmen along Independence boulevard
and later on 18th street were surprised
about 1870 o'clock last night to see two
young men seated on the handle bars OF
their bicycles, riding backwards. Ordi-
narily, this is not considered much of a
feat. as trick riders of fair ability ride IL
this fashion with comparative ease. But
these young men, John and Joseph Rutan,
had ridden the entire distance from indie
pendence to Kansas City, over ten miles.
in this way, and are now claiming the
Kansas City championship for ng-distance
backward riding
The younger Rutan, Joseph. rode all the
way without stop, while his brother was
compelled to dismount at 18th and Olive
streets for fear of colliding with some peo-
pie alighting from a street car at that
point. The young men rode to 14th and
Holmes streets, where 1t was agreed their
journey should end. Neither showed the
slightest fatigue on account of his novel
journey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21
UNDERGROUND STREAMS
Evidences OF Vast Subterrestrial Tidal
System of Water Courses.
Constantly Oscillatfng Water Affected
by Storms and Influenced by
the Moon.

A remarkable new theory concerninp Tho
nature of parts of the earth's interior has
just been promulgated by Prof. F. H. King
agricultural physicist of the University of
Wisconsin 1t Is to the effect that the sub
surface OF the human footstool is inter-
penetrated by water necessarily I'm motion:
that there Is vast network of under
ground rivers, brooks. streams, pools and
rivuiets constantly flowing in various direc-
tons, some shallow, some deep some near
the surface, some far below the outer crust
All OF them having a definite tidal mo-
ton and all subject to lunar influence. The
theory is not based on pure supposition
but certain tests and observations have
been made which give legitimate bearing
to 1t, in the eyes of Prof. Kings associates
Prof. Hallock of the physics department of
Columbia College, when asked for his
opinion of the theory. said he considered IL
very ingenious. and quite within the range
of probability.
Map of Underground Streams.
Prof King has so far determined the
nature of these underground waters that at
a recent meeting of the University Scien-
tific Club he was able to draw blackboard
chart of many Of the streams their
courses, movements and general character
He Classics the movements as gravita-
tional. thermal and capillary. These are
due. respectively, to fluid pressure. osmotic
pressure and surface tension. Thus the
movement of these waters may be deter
mined by gravity, which would make them
sink, SO to speak. toward the center of the
earth, by diffusion through the various
substances with which they come in con-
tact, and by the tension to which they
would be subject when lying on the surface
of the earth. but whether flowing toward
the center or from the center or with a
centrifugal or centipetal notion. the fact
is undisputed that they are in a constant
state of oscillation
Prof. King has even made automatic
records which show that ground water is
constantly. in a state of oscillation, which
may extend over long period, may lie
siesmal or may correspond with the high
and low barometric waves associated with
the movements of storms. He has made a
series of records which show that the sur
face of the ground water in a we'll is much
more responsive to atmospheric changes of
temperature than is the barometer itself.
He has also found that during stormy
weather the movements of surface water
are so complex and rapid-so short in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21
Her Trouble.

From the Cleveland Leader
I met pretty maiden,
Whose eyes were wet and red;
sought to lend her sympathy,
And tenderly said:
Pray tell me Of your trouble
That l may help you bear 1t;
Some heavy sorrow weighs you down.
And, o. fain would share it.
Some friend. perchance. has left YOU
Some well-loved one is dead:
You look back through the mist Of tears
AT happy moments fed,
Or has some one deceived you
Some heartless man and cruel?
Oh. let me know his name, that
May meet him in a duel!'
She took her little 'kerchief,
And wiped her tears away
And then. I stood waiting she
At length contrived to say:
I've lost do fred, dor have
Bet eddy gay deceiyer;
The trouble with be Is that
Have got the blabed hay feverr'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21

From the London News
Pestered beyond all endurance by the
numerous foreign visitors from every quar-
ter of the globe, Emperor Menelek has now
made known that no one will be allowed
to enter or travel In Abyssinia, unless in
trusted with some official mission by his
government~to the court of the Negus, or
else provided with a permit by the latter,
which will only be granted in cases where
the traveller is properly Endorsed and
warmly recommended by the recognized
executive of his native country
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21
SLOT MACHINE 1000 YEARS OLD.

Drop In n Penny and the Holy Water
Flows.
From the London Daily Mall
II any one were inclined to throw doubt
upon that oft-quoted dictum Of King Solo
mon to the effect that there is nothing
rev under the sum-" he would probably
feel bound to make an exception in the case
of the pennyin-the-slot machine
There is very good evidence, however
that coin-actuated machine was inyeat-
ed, If not actually in use more than 1900
years ago. Here is a correct picture CT
the machine itself, which is copied from
that which appears in the book on "Pneu-
matics. which was written by Hero of
Alexandria $50 B. c.
Now this writer. according to his own
showing. treats of many inventions and
discoveries which had been handed down
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21

warned-if he has not started. When was
this given to you Mr.. Trusty Taylor"
Two hours ago." l said sul,enly.
i was pleased to see that that alarmed
him You fool!' ne said. why did you
not tell me at once what you had got and
whittier you were going. If the duke is
taken il will lie at your door. And il he
is saved IL will be to my credit
Il will come with you." I said, plucking
up a spirit as I saw him about to leave.
No you will not" he answered drily.
II am much obliged to you. but prefer to
gain the credir and tell the tale my own
way. You will stay here. Mr.. Taylor. and
when the duke is away. I'll come and re-
lease you. In the meantime. would ad-
wise you to keep quiet. Hoity-toity, what
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21

From the Argonaut.
Gen. Porter tells story of his farewell
to Mark Twain once when Mark was going
away.
Il said. Goodbye, Mark; may God be
with you always
He drawlingly replied: T-hope-ffe-will
butt hope, too-that He may find some
acknowledgements - to - take - care of -
you
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21
She Presented the Wrong Card

From the indianapolis News.
The men employed at the Big Four
freight office in Indianapolis think they
have a good Joke. A woman went Into
the Office and laid before the cashier a
postal card, which she supposed was one
she had received notifying her that there
was freight In the station addressed to
her. =
Can get thatr' she asked. The CASH
Ter picked up the card and read: Dear
-. ten-pound boy arrived yesterday
afternoon: mother and child are doing
WELL"
did you read this card?'' stammered the
cashier.
Certainly. I read It." replied the wo-
man. Indignantly. The cashier silently
handed the card back to the woman. Her
first glance at It told her she had present
ed the wrong card. She turned and hastily
left tie oflce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21
Raising Palma.

From the Yonkers Statesman.
Jack-'Where's Bill now?"
Jill-"Out west"
What doing?"
Raising palms"
Doing what?'
Raising palms-making tenderfoots
throw up their hands"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21
No III Winds.

From the Chicago Record.
Whichever way the wind doth blow,
Some heart is glad to have ii so;
EN- architects and carpenters
Are happy when a cyclone stirs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21
Mr.. Parvenu.

From Harper's Bazaar.
L hear that you are about to build a
fine residence" said Mr.. Tenspot to Mr..
Crt we Doyle.
Yes, Stree" replied the man of newly
found wealth. 1T is going to have a pir
zarro in the front and a Porto Rico I'm the
rear"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21
Don't Call Ii That.

From the Indianapolis Journal.
Wheeler-"Whew! Isn't this day q
scorcher?'
Walker-"It has been a disagreeable, ex-
asperating, muggy, Internally hot day, but
L would not call IL SO mean a name as
that"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21
Life's Little Rumples.

From the Detroit Free Press.
"Madge is either awfully careless. or she
is engaged"
what do YOU mean?"
why, she says she can't wear a shirt
waist but one day."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21

The pantsmakers have struck again in
New York. If the trousersmakers will only
keep at work the public can do without
pants.-New Orleans Picayune.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21
An Economical Father.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Il am sorry, count, but papa says he'd
rather see me dead than married to you"
'lnde-e-ed! Your fathaire is evidentlee
an-what you call-an economicale persone.
He knows ze funeral cost not so much as
wedding"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21

Want ads. in The Star pay because
they bring answers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21
Wardins on an Evil.

Il
"Why do you laugh at his jokes? II isn't
possible you understand them, is it?"
No: but If didn't laugh he'd try to ex-
plain them"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21
Immense Tidal system.

period-that a rapidly moving cronograph
is required to separate them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21
j" S H R E W SBU RY"
BY STANLEY j. WEYMAN.

Copyright. 1897. by Stanley ]. weypan.)
Mritten for The Evening Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21

crises, did its work, for when he found his
voice he had his tale pat, and where truth
and a lie most ingeniously and sometimes
inexplicably mixed would scarcely serve his
turn or win him credenoe, he imposed on
them, even on Charnock by pure scorn and
an air Of superior knowledge.
What 1 know?' said he you shall
have it! 1t -ss enough to blast him ten
times. Today 1t happened that the secre-
tary came toAn1e, 20 my lodgings"
For a momant the roar of surprise which
followed thisostatament silenced him.
But in a mudnentfae recovered himself.
"Ay" he said, looking around him de-
family. 1.-The secretary. What of it? Do
you think TINT Yen know everything. or
everything is toldbto you? Today, 1 say,
the duke CAME to my lodgings"
"why?' cf4ed gharnock. between his
, teeth. ''Whyer ~
you will haven't. toisend a message through
me to the other duke. as he has done three
times before tsince mis- grace has been in
E !aEa the duxe of Berw,ck,"
"What other duke Is there?' the plotter
asked scornfdlly.Ht
But CT If the secretary knows that
| his grace is an England"
'sWhat will hesnot know
IT cannot say what he will not know,
Mr. Charnock," the plotter answered with
a cunning smile that brought his wig to
his eyebrows. But can say what he did
not know. He knew nothing of your little
| business For the rest when he left me,
/ I missed my man here, and coming to in
| quire learned that he had been seen to join
| the secretary at the door Of the house.
sreak to him and go away with him. That
| was enough for me. I changed my lodg-
| ing. slipped away here. and had been here
an hour when you came. As soon as you
said that some one had peached today. ]
knew who 1t was. Then Reyes cried that
i he was here, and there he wasp
But how did he come to be here?" Char
/ q aked stafnIy. and with cr1Sr
1 God knows!v said Ferguson, shruRgina
his shoulders. 81 don't"
"You did not bring him.
! go TO, Tor Q foci. Perhaps he came e
Evening star., 1897-04-26
"BOB' COOK CRITICISED.
stroke Simpson Accuses the Coach o
Irresolution and. Determination.

Stroke Simpson Accuses the Coach Of
Irresolution and, Determination.
]. H. Simpson. stroke of the Yale crew
during all the preliminary training this
year, and bow last ysar at Henley. has
dropped out Of the tboat. Mr.. Simpson
frankly says that his action is taken be-
cause of dissatisfaction with the present
system. In an interview he severely criti-
cises Robert ]. Cook. who has coached the
crew all the year. He says that Mr.. Cook
does not seem to knoFy Fywhat he wants and
that the crew is in deplorable condition.
Mr.: Simpson hatly declares that he will
nst.., Mr.; Cook ss,s. wheniseffh in regard to the
"The change of stroke in the Yale boat
was not unexpected to those close to the
work OF the crews There Is no lack Of
harmony, but there is Of university ma
Mt. : Cook declin& totalk further. except
TO say that Simpson was Of nervous tenn
permanent, and he believed that hard work
naa temporarily unsettled the young man.
He hoped that Simpson would return and
De candidate. but that he would not be q
suitable candidate for stroke, owing to his
nervousness.
Langford, last years stroke, was nut
PACK at that place In the Yale boat. Fred.
alien. q freshman, took Langford's place
at No. 6.
Evening star., 1897-04-26
First 4 Mole,
Then Cancer,

Probably ne dt3ease carries such terror In its
path as Cancer-and well may this dreadful afiic-
fion be regarded with horror. In an alarming
manner, IT slowly hut surely preyx upon the Hfe's
blood, bearing the victim nearer the grave day by
day. Beyond the use Of the knife the physician Ia
powerless, and too much cannot be said against
the folly Of resorting TO the knife for Of this
terrible disease. Cancer Is In the blood. hence II
Is apparent to all that relief be expected
from an operation In ninety nine out Of a
hundred the cancer promptly returns. II not in the
same paace. in the same locality, and Is Tar more
malignant than before. The same Is true Of at
tenpts to remove the cancer by means Of caustic
pasters, etc, and all who have had this treatment
claim that death cannot be painful. But
there Is a cure for cancer-one which gets at the
seat Of the disease and removes its cause. 8. s. s
Is the only real blood remedy, and cures and
all other blood diseases, even after other treat
ment has failed
One Of the wellknegn residents of Macon. Ca.
is ar H. Powers. the contractor and builder who
lives at SIS Ross street. For twenty years Ir.
Fcwers has suffered intensely from a cancer on his
face. which was treated constantly, but grew
worse all the while. He sought the best medical
skill in vain. and could hope Of ever being
cured.
On June p, 1896. he writes Twenty years ago.
willie being shaved. a small mole on my face was
cut. leaving an Insignificant sore, to which 1 paid
Evening star., 1897-04-26
former record $50 4-5, by F. A. Borcher-
ling of Princeton.

"A.
ling Of Princeton.
preparatory schools qrartets were entered
and three championship events between
the big colleges were decided.
Pennsylvania carried of the honors in
two, defeating Brown University in the
two-mile championship relay and Yale in
withdrew from the two-miie. In the four
mile the Carlisle Indians and Georgetown
were scratched, leaving Pennsylvania and
Yale the only contestants.
The results follow:
Four-mile relay. championship-Univ
sity of Pennsylvania won; Yale, second.
Time, by miles: First, Al; second, 9.l9;
third, 1885; fourth, 1928 1-5.
One-mile relay. championship - Harvard
won; Yale. second; Pennsylvania, third.
Time, 1923 2-5.
Mile relay-St. Johns won; Columbian
second; Johns Hopkins. third. Time. 3.41.
Interschoiastic. mile relay-Mercersburg
Academy won; Lerch's Academy, second;
Chester Commercial. third. Time, 3.55 As.
Interscholastic mile relay-CentraI High
School, Washington, won; Central High
School, Philadelphia, second; Central Man
ual Training School, Philadelphia, third.
Time, 3.41.
Mile relay. championship-Harva won;
Yale. second; Pennsylvania. third. Time,
3.23 2-5.
Two-mile champio lehip relay two start
Time, $40.
Mile relay-Haverford College won;
Swarthmore, second: College City of New
York, third. Time, 337 3-5.
Mile relay-Brown University won; Dart
mouth, second; Massachusetts, Institute of
Technology, third; Amherst, fourth. Time,
331.
Mile relay two starters)-Cornell won;
Lehigh, second. Time, 3.32 As.
22O-yard run, All Pennsylvania. D.
Hoffman won; w. Tewksbury, second; no
third. Time, 022 Is.
100 yards for Zeta Psi cup. All Pennsylva-
nla-HoHman won; Tewksbury, second;
Blackburn, third. Time. 10 seconds.
Mile walk, handicap, Pennsylvania men
w. B. Fetterman. scratch, won; Worth,
30 secoLds, second; p. Evans, SO seconds
third. Time, $50, breaking intercollegiate
record of $50 40. held by F. A. Borchec-
ling. Princeton.
E0-yard hurdle-McKibbin. Pennsylvania,
won: Remington, second; no third. Time,
II seconds.
Evening star., 1897-04-26
CREDIT TO THE MANAGEMENT.
The Recent Seven-Day Race Meetfns
Mt Benning.

The Recent Seven.Day Race Meeting
mt Benning.
The second spring meeting of the Wash
ington Jockey Club closed Saturday after
noon with one of the. finest bits of racing
ever witnessed in this section. The attend
ance was the largest Of the meeting, about
5000 persons making the journey.
Six races comprised the program includ-
ing the congressional stakes at half a mile
for two-year-olds.! and the Washington
handicap at a miles the first going to Glen
oine. the Is to outsider, and the handicap
to the favorite. exEn money, Buddha The
meeting was marked by clean. honest rae
ing, and was remarkable for the success of
the favorites. Thrre was not even the sus-
picion Of job during the seven days of
racing, and not once were the police called
upon to make an arrest Absolutely perfect
order prevailed, due 10 the fine policing of
the grounds and the exclusion of the tough
Another pleasing feature of the meeting
was the daily attendance of the best peo-
pie of the city, the number of ladies attend
ing being by far the largest seen on a local
race track for many years. In the fall. the
latter part of November the second fall
meeting of the club will be held, one of
twelve or fifteen days, when the manage
ment propose to eclipse all previous efforts.
The first race Saturday was a six-furloag
L
the to favortte Hi Daddy, being third,
five lengths behin1 Atlantus. at 70 to l.
The second event was the congressional
stakes. four starting, Glenoine, Mr.. Stoffel,
at even money, Tortenson at II to 10, and
Delicate, at II to 1. They finished in that
order in one of the best races of the meet
ing, heads being between first and second
and second and third, the time being 81 3-5
BillaH was the even-money favorite in the
third race at five furlongs, but finished
fourth, Miss Lillian, at to 2 beating Mis-
trail, at II to l, by a.length. she head in
front of Maud Adams, the to / third
choice
The fourth race was the Washington
handicap the big race of the meeting. and
productive Of the most beating. Buddha
opened at to and started at even money,
Deerslayer being the to 5 second choice
Premier was at to 1, and Arabian and
volley, the DAILY entries were coupled at
to l. Arabian. Simms up. led at a fast
pace until well in the home stretch. when
six lengths from Arabian. who was three
lengths the best of his stable companion,
Volley, the latter being a neck in front Of
Deerslayer, he four ahead of Premier The
time was l:43, the best of the meeting.
Tantrts, at III to TO- won the fifth race at
five and half furlongs by half length
from Brentwood. at to 5. he three the best
of Laura May, at . to !.
The meeting closed with a full-course
steeplechase, The Peer. at 1 to .; Decapod,
at to l; Thackeray, at 8 to 5, and Erie, at
~ to 1, forming the field and finishing in
that order. after one of the prettiest races
ever seen on the course, the first three
taking the last few jumps almost together.