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Evening star., 1897-03-20
The King and the ElocutiOnfst.

From the q .veland Plain Dealer.
Aid-"Sire. there is a long haired strang.
e- In the ante-room, who says he desires tc
see you important business"
The king-"What does he look like?"
Aid-"An elocutionist. sire
The king-"Great Marathon, another,"
Aid-"Yes. SIRE
The king-"Same old piece?"
Aid-"Yes. s.re"
The king-"Not Marco Bozzaris?"
Aid-"The same sire"
TIE King-"By Leondasi this has gon.
far enough, Jam him in a sack and dror
him in the blue Aegean. This thing must
be stopped right here and now"
Evening star., 1897-03-20
Furniture Cover
imgg.

Here is another important
matter that should be attend
ed TO now while there is time
to give a little extra attention
to it. We will show you some
novelties in Furniture Cover
1ngs that are ornamental as
well as protective. 1t is cost
less insurance against dam
age The price for our scrv-
ices and the materials won't
be much.
Evening star., 1897-03-20

Wrinftrs' Jna (fBe fiffRe seBoof.
master Of aeosrftsm3', saps:
IT Is eRa,mso for f8e 1pas8tneso soa
Star, ono pro6a6fp fruf8suifp
tatmso. t6af no of3er newspaper
IN fife ooanfrp goes INTO 50 fars.
q rereenfas. Of off f8e 8ousss
tuifetn a RADIUS Of fwenfp mifss
from f8e office Of publication
Evening star., 1897-03-20
Too Little.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Ferry-"If YOU will take a bath I'll give
you a dolar"'
Wayworn Watson-"A dollar? A dollsy
wouldn't pay for no funeralr'
Evening star., 1897-03-20
Courageous.

From the Chicago Record
mo doubt about it-men are braver than
they used to be-"
How do you make that out?"
Look at the young fellows who get ,rar
ried on 81 a week"
Evening star., 1897-03-20
THOMAS W. GILMER.

It matters little what 1t Is that yoc want
whether situation or a servant-a
want ad. in The star will reach the
person who can I'LL your need.
Evening star., 1897-03-20
Upholstery and Upholsterings
=AT=
PERRY S.

Time is striding ahead folks That spring cleaning
be gotten under Some planning to do Some
thought must be to the houses warmwcathe dress
You will do best have the advice and assistance of
upholstery expert Call Our practical artists are at
for the We have the most complete and
perfect stock draw out plansand theirs
You will find that prices as low as prices can be
represent worfu quality. You will also find that
for work based upon the policy This is
consistent all through. AT every point goodness
rules.
Evening star., 1897-03-20

Want ads. in The Star pay because
they bring answer1
Evening star., 1897-03-20
Window Shades.

Ii YOU want new ones we
will submit samples OF the very
best materials that are used
and give YOU the figures i'll
black and white i'll a jiffy. If
you have anything to COM
pare them with we will get
the work-leastways Ne gem
orally win in any competition
where quality counts.
Measure yotir windows
Perhaps YOU don't need to go
to the expense OF special max
ing Ii they are standard size
we have four special lots of
ready-made Shades that YOU
will do well to consider.
opaque Shades 36x12 mounted on
durIl.l-, rollers and supplied with all
ths attachments. ready to put up. S5c.
25c.
opaque SHADES 36xT2 with lace
edge. ready 10 put up. Regular price,
4JC--\OW
S9c.
opaque Shades-36 inches 10y 2H
yaTds-reddy to put up. Regular price.
JUc.-\OW
5Sc.
Opaque Shades - 36xI2 with lace
edge and inseTtiCn-all ready 20 put
uP-NOW
Evening star., 1897-03-20
Drapery Stuffs.

What a clever pair OF hands
and an artistic eye can do with
these new Drapery novelties is
surprising The effectiveness
OF the patterns themselves ac-
composites more than half the
undertaking. Wonder if YOU
will not be quick to see how
modest these prices are:
36-inch Curtain Swisses, in dots of
all siz :, and fresh hsuriags-10c. and
12i-e- Il yard
36-:nch Plain and Figured sIlkaline-
1OC- and l2l.c- yard
CrctOnnes Of the stri ,tly new pat
rerIs. IL hettered values 1t the same
old Prices. which Is equIvaleIt 10 a
red1ction-12i2c-. 15c. and 1sc- yard.
Evening star., 1897-03-20

30-inch Japanese Crepe. in rlatch-
less assortment of choice colorings and
designs-121ac. and 25c. yard.
3o-inch Satine. in the very newest
shadas-20c. u yard.
36-inch Plain and Figured Denim
new ideas and new crea .tuns-t5c. to
2sc. u yard.
Satin Derby for both drapery and up
holSte-y in five distinct Combina ions
the 81 IS kird for Sl25 yard.
Satin Damask for drapery and up
hOlstery-the sort that is usually $2.25
-$AGO yard.
Japinese PORTE, es-sp,eGdid .sigrs-
the very newest-S1 so to 81 so each.
Evening star., 1897-03-20
Lace Curtains.

When YOU are here you are
at the right place to see the
latest effects i'll Lace Curtains.
1t is a splendid assortment
no discounting that. There
are designs that you will not
find anywhere else here. They
are qualities that cannot be
improved upon. And the
prices are just as low as we
can make them-with all the
advantages we possess. Let
us throw some OF the patterns
over the rods for your inspec-
ton.
White and Ecru Nottingham Lace
Curtains-3H yards long-95c. to $3.50
pair.
Irisl. Point Curtains-3h yards long
$3.50 to SIS pair.
Evening star., 1897-03-20
New York OEice, 40 Potter Building.

The Evening Star IL served to subscribers In the
city by carriers, their account. al 10 cents
per week. - cents per month. Copies at the
counter cents each. by mail-anywhere In the
United States Canada-pOs tage prepaid-So cents
per month
Saturday Qrintuple Sheet Star. 81 per year. with
foreign postage added. 800
tEnrcrcd at the Post Once at Washington, D. u,
as second class mail mattcr.)
SAll mail subscriptions mus. be paid In advance
Rates of advertising made known application
Evening star., 1897-03-20

Yet with all this decay the highbinder
associations keep up their strength. These
societies are organized mainly for black
mail. Under the guise Of protecting mer-
chants, they make all men Of means pay
them a regular tax: they also levy toll on
all gamblers and other questionable char
acters. Many merchants who object to
their methods are forced to submit to their
exactions through fear of assassination 1t
Evening star., 1897-03-20
THE EVENING STAR.

PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT Sunday.
AT THE STAR BUILDINGS.
l1o1 Pennsylvania Ave,as, Cor. llth st., by
be Evening Star Newspaper Company,
s. II. KAUFFMANN, Pree't.
Evening star., 1897-03-20

According to the records Of the War De-
partment but eighty-six medals in all
have been struck by special act of Con-
gress since the foundation of the govern
ment of the United States, and only three
of these commemorate episodes Of the war
of the rebellion. OF these three one was
voted to General Grant for his victories.
one to Cornelius Vanderbilt Of New York
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-06-22
CREAM GLUTEN MEAL.

As there seems TO be among farmers,
milk producers and the trade generally,
q misunderstanding AS to what cream
gluten meal really Is, and how manu-
factured, we propose In brief way "a
follow the process OF its manufacture
from the time the corn enters the factory
until the gluten comes out In bags ready
for shipment.
The shell corn Ia first soaked for sew
eral days In water to soften the hull and
prepare 1t for the cracking process.
The softened corn is conveyed by ele-
vators into large hoppers, from which II
passes into the mill that cracks the grain
without reducing il TO fine meal.
The cracked grain is then conducted
to large tank filled with rinsing water.
The hulls of the corn float on the top oi
the water. The germs sink TO the bot
tom, and the portions Of the grain con-
tanning the parts from which the glucose
and cream gluten meal are made are held
in solution. BY an ingenious process;
both the hulls and the germs are remov-
ed, and the flour part held in solution
contains nothing but glucose and gluten
This liquid Is made to flow over series
Of tables representing several acres In
area, and the difference Of the specific
gravity Of the two substances causes
the gluten and the starch to separate
without the use Of chemicals, being q
mechanical process entirely. The cream
gluten Is Of a yellow golden color; the
glucose snow white.
BY the time the starch has been com
pletely eliminated the gluten Is run into
large presses, and, as far as possible In
this way, the water removed. Then BY
a system Of conveyors 1t is taken TO the
dry room and thoroughly kiln dried
then to the mill to be ground, then cool
ed by dropping and system Of convey
ing, then bagged, and 1t is ready for tht
market.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-06-22
A LIGHT BREEZE.

During one OF the recent windy days
In New York discussion arose between
some gentlemen at dinner about the
velocity OF wind. Each related boast.
full story Of his own experiences. One
Of the party, a hardy westerner, said he
was once riding In train through Kan
sas.
"There was what Is called out there a
light breeze blowing. had occasion
to look out OF the window. and the mo-
ment put my head out of went my
hat"
"whst did you do?" asked one OF the
party.
"well, gentlemen, several people told
me not to worry, that breeze was strong
enough TO take il there. sort OF Won
dered Whist they meant, but that hat was
handed TO me by the ststion-sgent at our
next stop, about forty miles from where
Ii blew out OF the window. We came
along pretty fast, tool guess about
fifty miles an hour. But then eighty
miles an hour for wind Is called light
breeze In that country, and the hst
went by the eighty-mile route."-Hsr.
per's Round Table"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-06-22
A SOFT THING FOR WEATHER
DQOpLETQ

At only one place on the globe has 1t
been possible as yet for the meteorolo-
gist to make long time forecasts meritlng
the title of predictions. This Is In the
middle Ganges Valley Of northern India.
In this country the climatic conditions
are largely dependent upon the periodi-
cal winds called monsoons, which blow
steadily landward from April to October,
and seaward from October TO April. The
summer moonsoons bring the all essen
tial rains; IL they are delayed or re-
stricted In extent, there will be drought
and consequent famine. And such re-
strictiou Of the monsoon Is likely TO re-
suit when there has been an unusually
deep or very late snowfall on the Him.
alayas. because OF the lowering Of spring
temperature by the melting snow. Thus
here Il is possible, by observing the
snowfall In the mountains, TO predict
with some measure Of success the aver
age rainfall OF the following summer.
The drought Of 1896. with the consequent
famine and plague that devastated India
last winter, was thus predicted some
months 10 advance.
This Is the greatest present triumph OF
practical meteorology. Nothing like 1t
Ia yet possible anywhere In temperate
zones. But no one can say what may
not be possible In times TO come, when
the data now being gathered all over the
world shall at last be co-ordinated, :,
classified, and made the basis OF broad
inductions. Meteorology Is pre-eminent-
ly @ science of the future-Harper's :
Magazine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-06-22
Ancestral Wisdom.

In Pennsylvania, not many years ago,
dwelt the descendants Of Peter Van
Schreubendyke, who had cleared his
own farm, guarded it carefully from
the attacks Of Indians and willed IL to
his son Jacob Situated in the interior
and far from any settlement, the farm
was transmitted in regular order from
father to son, and at last became the
property Of Heinrich Van Schreuben-
dyke, good natured, stolid Teuton.
whose son Johannes, a bright and lively
youth of 10 years, was told to saddle
the horse and ride to the mill with the
grist, and hurry back. The grist was on
such occasions placed in one end Of the
bag and large stone in the other end
to balance it. Johannes, having thrown
the sack across the horses back, had
got the grist evenly divided and had no
need of the stone to balance it. He ran
to his father and cried:
"Oh, father, come and see me! We
don't need the stone any more. F"
The old gentleman calmly surveyed
the scene and with severely reproach.
fhl look said:
Johannes, your fadder, your grand
fadder and your great. grandfather, all
went TO de mill with de stone in one
end of de bag und de grist in de odder.
Unit now you, mere poy. sets yourself
up to know more as dey do. Yust put
de stone in de pag and never more let
me see such smartness like dat"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-06-22
HIGHWAYS TO WEALTH.
Farmers Prosperous In Communities Hav'
Ing Good Roads.


Good roads are the highways to
wealth. II l could take you with me
north, south, east and west, to where
the beginnings Of road improvement
have been made, could show you small
farming communities growing rich In
these hard times, contented and happy,
and troubling themselves not at all with
the great problems of finance which agi-
tate their brethren. They have no time
TO waste in talk. II their fields are toe
wet to work, they 60 on the road. Their
marketing is done III bad weather, and
in rainy spells they bring from distance
cheap fertilizers to enrich their farms,
such US mari, city refuse, etc. Phila'
deIphia refuse is carried 20 miles OIL the
stone roads.
In these fortunate communities every
day brings its earnings to man and
beast, for there is always paying work
ON good road, and if man has no
hauling Of bis own to do he can get
work from others, and good wages. Ex'
tend these conditions and imagine, il
you can, the prosperity that would burst
upon the country II every farmer and
every farm team could earn fair day
wages for every day in the year, rain
or shine; il every farm could be cult
waited and improved to its utmost ex.
tent.-Address by General Roy Stone.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-06-22
ECONOMY OF HARD ROADS.
They save Money For All. but More Is
peciaIIy For the Farmer.

pecialIy For the Farmer.
The weakness Of the common argu-
ment of the farmers that good roads are
of benefit 10 wheelmen only is briefly
and forcibly shown by Il writer IN the
Chicago Record. He says: ITO one who
is accustomed 10 hard roads the discus
sions Of Illinois farmers on the futllity
Of constructing them seem ridiculous.
IL would seem ~ If the reason would
teach them that IL would be more pleas
ant. 10 say the least, 10 drive over "A
hard road that would only become
trife sloppy III the worst weather than
to struggle through the stickicst Of mud.
1t is scarcely better when 1t freezes.
have known farmers IN western Illinois
10 completely wear out new buggy by
driving over the rough roads, where on
hard roads the winter season would
have been but little harder upon a We
hicle than any other.
Hard roads should be looked upon
not as luxury alone, but as matter
of economy. although luxuries they un-
doubtedly are But let the Illinois
farmer consider in how many ways he
is hampered, his work hlndered, per-
haps his crops sold at loss, al on ac-
count of bad roads, and he will come 10
the conclusion that bicyclists are not
the only ones interested III the good
roads movement
1T seems Il weak sort Of argument
upon which to base opposition 20 this
much needed reform that farmers ought
10 oppose the movement because bicy-
clists are in favCr Of il 80 strongly. Yet
such an argument we find advanced at
an Illinois farmers institute, the speak
er considering the wheelman rs the enc
nv of the farmer because the use OF
bicycles has to "A certain degree aided IN
bringing about the present low price OK
horses. And we find another making
the preposterous statement that bicy-
clists and the manufacturers OF stone
crushers and Of brick are the only ones
benefited by good roads. so long as the
farmer stands in his own light after
this fashion and refuses 10 lend his en-
couragement To movement intended
To benefit him more than any one else
how can he expect to better his present
hard lot? Others are not going to do 1t
for him.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-06-22
A Great Hero of Antiquity.

It is related that when Miss Anna
Dickinson was about to deliver her lee
ture on Jeanne d Arc in small western
town, 1t was considered necessary that
she should be introduced to the audi
snce. The task fell ON the chairman OF
the lecture committee, q worthy indi-
yidual, but not very well versed in his
.ory. Ladies and gentlemen, said he,
advancing to the front Of the platform.
Miss Dickinson will address You to-
aight on the life and adventures Of John
Dark, one Of the greatest heroes Of an
:iquity. We are not a. familiar with
The heroes Of antiquity as we ought to
be, owing to the long time since Antiq
uity, but one thing is certain, and that
ia that Miss Dickinson can tell us all
about that most remarkable man Of
them all, John Dark.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-06-22
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and when the contractors were ready 10
lay brick it was as hard and even as a
floor.
The first thing was setting the curb
ing. This was made Of = by inch oaI;
plank, set seven feet apart and held by
oak stakes Is inches long, and put
down every four feet Inside this was
put a inch bed Of sand This was
evened up. and the single course Of No.
paving bricks was put down. They
were set on edge, and make fine road
bed. Outside the curb two feet Of the
crushed rock was laid, graded up TO
make All easy approach. This makes a
road II feet wide and the finest in the
land. The earth road on each side was
graded and worked, making it all 40
feet wide and aifording tracks on each
side for use in dry weather.
These vitriiicd bricks are not made OF
clay, but of u peculiar shale rock, and
are SO exceedingly hard that u sharp
edged fragment will cut iron or steel.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-06-22
sHERIFF's SALE.
STATE OF MAINE.

OXFORD, IS.
Taken this twenty second day Of May. A. II.
lss7, on execution dated February twenty fourth.
A. ID. lss,, issued on q Judgment rendered by
the Supreme Judicial Court In and for the County
OF Oxford at a term thereof begun and held On the
irst Tuesday Of May, A. ID. lSss 10 vii. on the
fifteenth day of May. A. u. ls1. In favor OF
John Stanley III. Of Hiram. against l. :. Gould
Of Hiram, for ffty eight dollars and eighty Ave
cents debt or damage and thirteen dollars and
twenty seven cents costs OF suit and win be sold
by public auction st the Post once, at South
Hiram In said Hiram, To the highest bidder on
the thirtieth day of June, A. II. lsg1, at one
o'clcck In the afternoon all the right In equity
which said defendant has In the following de
-cibed real estate situated In said Hiram. 10 wit
commencing al the northwest corner OF land OF
Simon r. Stanley, on southerly side OF road
lealing from South Hiram to Cornish; thence
soutAerly on line of land of said Stanley, 10
stone wall sixteen rcsts, thence westerly on said
wall seven rods; thence northerly on line parsl-
lei with said S,anley's line 10 said road. thence
easteriy on said road to point begun at
together with the building thereon.
Hiram, MAY p. A. II. lsg7.
JAMES W. CHAPMAN, Deputy Sheriff.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-06-22
Good Roads Delayed.

There is to be no road legislation in
New York this year. In spite of all
hearings and arguments the country
members are opposed to any change.
Their fathers carried the grist to mill
ON horseback and they are willing e
do the same. They say the roads are ali
right in good weather and when the
weather is bad it il best not to travel.
A bill had been arranged that placed
half the cost Of road improvement on
the state, SO per cent on the county and
10 Der cent ON the locality benefited. II
reduced the cost to districts to less thar
that attending the old "pathmaster'
system. But 1t did not 60, and a. re-
sult the era Of decent roads will be put
o6 another session. New York Journal.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-06-22
BoGGs sLIPPED QUIETLY BACK AND UNITED
TIE BAG.

BoGGs sLIPPED QUIETLY BACK AND UNITED
THE BAG.
night. I've made one attempt after an.
other to assassinate that beast, but I've
failed every time. "
"You know that cats have nine lives,
professor
"Nine? Nineteen times have given
that creature poisoned meat. / threw
her off the roof twice and I've shot mt
her four times-just filed her plumb full
Of quail shot--and the next day shes
round on scheduled tine, drinking milk
as soon as it's left by the milkman.
last week | borrowed 800 bull ter
rier TO eat her up, and she killed him
in II seconds. Why, blew her clean
into the next street with a dynamite
cartridge yesterday, and hope to die II
she wasn't on deck reaching for the
canary this morning without hair
singed.
Going TO fix her this time, eh?"
"You bet am, said Professor Cuff
fey emphatically. I'm going TO throw
her off into 40 feet Of water, and if that
don't finish her she's the devil him
selfv'
Come, take drink first. Guffcy," +"
said his friend Boggs, and the crowd
followed into n saloon OH the corner.
While the beer was being drawn, Boggs
slipped quietly back and united the
bag As soon as the indestructible cat
had skipped up the street, Boggs retied
the bag and hurried back to the saloon.
Pretty soon the crowd emerged and
helped Guffcy to carry his heavy load
to the extreme edge Of the wharf, from
which it was solemnly dumped.
II hate 10 kill even cat" said the
old professor sadly, "but the fact is, |
haven't had square nights sleep In
two years.
Yesterday Boggs was coming of the
ferryboat when he beheld the professor
coming on. atop Of four horse load Of
furniture.
"why. you're not moving, are you,
Guffey?"
The professor modify descended from
his perch. and, drawing Boggs aside,
whispered huskily in his ear:
"Yes. am, Boggs-I'm moving over
to Alameda. That id cats come
back v'-Overland Monthly.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-06-22

To set the inmates of the state pris-
ons at work building such ROADS would
be particularly appropriate proceed
ing. The criminal is an enemy Of the
community and of the general welfare.
and he would thus be made 20 minister
to one of the chief needs of the commu-
pity and to promote the general welfare
in the most effectual manner. be would
be getting the occupation he needs for
his own health, he would be much more
than paying the cost Of his trial and
confinement, and he would be confer.
ring a permanent aud incalculably
great benefit upon all classes Of honest
people in the state Exchange.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-06-22
No Contcmpt Meant.

One Of the leaders Of the Iowa bar,
named Star, was man Of pronounced
convivial habits, and somctimes appear
ed in court in condition Of great ex-
hilaration. He was in "halcyon and
yociferous" condition one morning in
the supreme court of Iowa when one of
his cases was called. He appeared for
the plaintiff. He rose as soon as his
name was called, and, advancing TO tho
counsel table, laid hold Of it with =
firm grasp. Steadying himself with diff
ficulty and assuming an air Of dignity
be said slowly and thickly: Your hon,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-06-22
FARMERS AND GOOD ROADS
The Value Of Farm Land Il Determined
by Its Accessibility.

The farmers would be more benefited
by good roads than any other class. The
value Of a farm il determined by its ac.
cessibility. The land that Is favored
with best transportation facilities,
whether by rail or river, will bring the
best price per acre when put upon the
market. There is no doubt that one mile
of good macadamized road is more val
liable in this country than five miles Of
pillow and scraper road that goes to pieces
IN one year.
The turning over Of soil is labor in
vain, and we do not censure the farmer
when ordered TO work on the roads
when he either takes a pitchfork or q
hoe or, if he is rheumatic, mattress.
One mile of good roads made each year
would be more beneficial than all the
work done IN a township. In the near
future there will be some device found
that will enable our farmers TO make
good roads at "A small cost. jamestown
(Pa. World.