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revolver and laid it on the table beside

revolver and laid 1t on the table DeSlde
him.
"T fought through the war; he said
for liberty, the union and the right Of
free speech. I know every one of you
You skulked at home, afraid to go to
the front on either side. The next man
that disturbs this meeting will get a
bullet through his head, so help me
GOdr
'The gang subsided at that. And an
other time we planned to hold big
rally in our town. The toughs from
neighboring village got their heads to-
gether and decided to break it up. Two
or three days before the meeting l met
one of the church deacons on the street
He was a Quaker, or had been, and
never was known to say a hard word
to anyone in his life.
"'WilI,' he said. I understand you
boys are going to hold meeting here
this week?'
Yes, sir said.
"'They tell me- he went on, that a
gang Is going to try to break it up
$50 hear responded, and Won
dered if he was about to urge that the
meeting be abandoned.
"'Will, if they come, / hope you and
the other boys will break every bone in
their bodies
II couldn't say anything for a min
ute, was so surprised. Finally 1 said.
Well try, sir But the toughS heard
of our preparations, and left us alone.
Il spoke once in town in which no
Republican had spoken in twenty-eight
years. l was dared to come, and took
the dare. l kept the crowd In good
humor with stories, though. When l
saw a part of the meeting getting
restless, 1 looked their way and directed
a funny story at them. By this means
/ got through. Then / slipped out
side door, and took wagon rlght out
of town before they knew / had gone.
But had several invitations after that
to come again and l would be treated
all right. NY work in that campaign,
however, never took me there again.
New York Press.
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I'VE Offer
To-day
TabOuretteS,
k68c, 73c and SIC.

1 In the Furniture Department we
shall place on sale this morning an
entirely new line of Hazelwood
J Tabourettes. These stands are a
4 pleasing novelty of natural wood,
I rustic finish, and sure to add to
the artistic effect of any room.
Z May be used for jardinieres, lamp
stands, or as fve-o' clock tea ia
4 bles. We have not shown these
\ goods before, and they are sure 10
\ be rapid sellers at the prices nam
\ ed. They certainly will make de-
sirable holiday gifts.
k To-day's prices, 6Sc, 73c and
! 87c each.
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TOPICS OF THE TURF.
A MUDDY TRACK AND SLOW
GOING AT INGLESIDE.
Sam Tate Wins the Palace Hotel
Stakes, q Handicap Steep1echase
Over the Full Course.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. S.-The
ladies were admitted free at Ingleside
to-day and the grand stand was packed
In consequence of yesterdays rain the
track was muddy and deep. The Pal
ace Hotel stake over the steeplechase
course was the feature of the day.
Can't Dance, the favorite in the first
race, was beaten by Elmer F. Count
of Flanders won the second race in
gallop. Plan, we'll backed, and Dipper
were left at the post. Results:
One mile, Elmer F (McNicholls). 10 to
1, won; Can't Dance (Thorpe). Z to 8,
second; Harry Gwynn Gray, 6 to l,
third. Time-1:46. Navy Blue, Do
nation, Terra Archer, Veloz, Atticus
and Veragua also ran.
| Seven furlongs, Count of Flanders (H.
MARTINI, to ), won; Eddie Jones
CThorpe), 10 to /, second; Fonsavan-
nah (Clawson). 3 to /, third. Time
1904. Highland Ball. Melvin Burn
ham, The Dipper and Plan also ran.
Mile and a sixteenth, Lucky Dog
CThorpe), 6 to 5, won; Schiller (H. Mar
tin), IL to 5. second; Double Quick
(Clawson), 49, to /, third. Time-1:5O.
Argentina also ran.
l
Palace Hotel stakes, $1,000, Sam Tate
| (Heuston), ! to 2, won; The Bachelor
| (MuIphy), coupled with Tate, second;
Preside (Cochran), to 1, third Time
7:55. Auteuil, J. O. c., and Viking also
ran.
One mile, selling, Sweet William q.
Woods), to /, won; Perseus Oh. Mar
TIM, 21a to 1, second; Joe Terry Gray,
20 to l, third. Time :44%4. Daylight,
Little Cripple, Little Singer and Polish
| also ran.
Seven furlongs, Ostler Joe (Thorpe),
4 to 5, won; Yule (McNicholls), 10 to
l, second; lamar II. (Conley), to ..
third. Outlay. Santuzza, Lillian NJ.
and ST. Phillip also ran.
RESULTS AT NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. S.-Weather
cloudy; track heavy. Results:
Six furlongs, Forbearance won, Flea
nor Holmes second, Mr.. Hunt third.
Time-1:25.
Seven and a half furlongs. selling,
Bombardon won, Kingstone second, AL
va third. Trme-1:4Sl2
Five and half furlongs, Imp. VOL
sey won, Tradition second, Virgie Dix
on third. Time-1:31I.
! Six furlongs. Eton Jacket won, Balk-
line second Glennoyne third. Time
1:251a.
Six and a half furlongs, Plug won,
Van Nessa second, Wells Street third.
Time-1:31A.
| DISAPPOINTING PRICES.
| CHICAGO, Dec. S.-This was the sec
ond day Of the winter speed sale of
Splan & Newgass. The star of the sale
was the bay filly Thorne, foaled 1894,
record 2:241a winner Of the $4,000
Kentucky Futurity, for 50, 100. She
was bought by H. w. Brown Of Salt
Lake, Utah. Other sales were: Dan
O., 2:0S1A, PAGER, 4 years old, So, 400;
Donnough, bay stallion, PAGER, 2:14%,
81 $50; Bessie Bonehill. worlds cham
pion pacing mare, record 2:0534, 81 400.
The price for Thorne, after her great
win of the Kentucky Futurity, was
rather a disappointment.
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An Omitted Incident.

Steady boy," The apple upon the
lads head never quivered. Swift"
The shaft shot by the elder Tell Glove
the fruit to the core. The boy, un-
harmed. breathed sigh of relief
That" said he, was an arrow es-
cape" Even Gessler laughed at the
ancient est-Phi!adelphia Record.
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Embroidery Silks.

Embroidery Silks are in great
demand just now; at least here.
Good reason for it, too. Every
skein bears Heminway's name.
That is the kind the great art
rooms in the East use with such
pleasing results.
Heminway's Silks do not cost
any more than ordinary kinds, but
make your work look better.
All shades are here, SO no need
of making a second choice. Price
&c Skein.
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Wool
Cashmere Hose, 1910.

Look like the soc kind. In fact,
If they were in some other store
the price doubtless would be SOC.
We recommend them to those
who are looking for a good warm
stocking, serviceable and nice
looking. Price, 3 pairs for ST.
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j. f. v. Cook in What to Eat.

What is called malaria. after raging
for four years in Central Asia, where
ii was attended by great mortality. has
reached the Caucasus, and is spread
ing. The military hospitals report 400
cases day each.
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Boston Journal.

The emancipation proclamation only
abolished slavery in those states anu
districts at that time resisting the
United States Government. But ths
Thirteenth Amendment to the Constltu-
ton, which was adopted at the close VI
the war. and ratified in December
1860, forbade slavery in all parts OF the
country forever.
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The Latest in
Leather Belts. SOC.

Plaid Leather Belts are novel
ty. We show them for the first
time this week. You ought to
see the pleasing effect of the plaid
in combination with the gold col
ored harness buckle.
All sizes, soc.
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For Public View.

The genial gentleman in the street
car who insists that the pretty woman
should take his seat--he's going only
two or three b1ocks"--slammed the door
after a jarring breakfast and left ms
wife in tears. AS soon as he is at his
office he will row the younger clerks
Boston Journal
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Men'SUnderWear'
Tomorrow, 9:3O.,

The fall OF 1907 has seen the
largest mems underwear business
in the history of this house. The
telling values offered have been
like magnets in drawing trade
here.
After such large selling it is
natural that we should find on our
shelves many odds and ends and
small lots in underwear. These we
have carefully gathered into one
big lot and regardless OF the col
ors, sizes or what the goods sold
for before, have marked them for
n,
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TO CURE COLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All drug
sists refund money IL il fails to cure. 2oc lne
genuine has l.. u. z. on each tablet.
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ANALYZING A SOUL.

ANALYZING A SOUL
"As the hand fell upon my head l
felt that I sank beneath ii. Still it de-
scended, and I realized that my limbs
were all rapidly shrinking, and that L
was diminishing in size every instant.
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Friday EEo

You will find in above lot all
wool and part wool garments,
plain or ribbed.
LOT 2-We shall also add
Mems Blue Ribbed Undershirts
and Drawers. They are OF heavy
cotton and are slightly faded from
having been in the show windows.
Some of them were also soiled by
having been wet while in the show
cases on the sidewalk.
These goods, which were good
value at soc, together with few
GRAY Merino Undershirts and
Drawers. will be offered at o:So a.
m. at the very unusual price of
Prida Fridays l6c
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Something Unusual
i'm Carpets, SOC.

A limited quantity of 2-ply all
wool Ingram Carpet, sewed and
laid for soc yard. The regular
price for this grade is too we'll
known to need mention. To-day,
soc yard.
Evening star., 1897-03-13
THE LIMIT
REACHED
The So Rate Closes With
the End of March.
Doctor Mccoy Gives Due and
Sufficient Notice Ac-
cording to His
Agreement.
There Will Be Positively No Exten-
sion or Continuance Be-
yond That Date.

I'm giving the 81 rntc Doctor Nc
Coy reserved to himself the rigbs
10 withdraw it To new pnttcnt. at my
time by giving due notice tn the
public prints. Doctor Mccoy and~
That the time has come To exercise
TINT right, the number Of patients
now growing 40 large as to very Soom
exceed the possibility of per-ouas
care md attention. Tie therefore au-
nOUnrer that "a Will he imposstbIe to
continue the rate after April q. ex-
cept to those patients already under
regular treatment, who are. oS
course. entitled to IL until cured.
tntt1 April 4 all patients applying
for treatment or renewing treatment
Will be treated until cured at the rnt~
of S3 n month. There will he. how
ever. NO further extension of the rate,
md IL Will not he given again fm
Doctor McCoy's practice. After Apru
I Doctor Mccoy will resume his u.uas
fees.
Evening star., 1897-03-13

have themselves. It is preferred that they
be Older than the Senate pages. that they
may better Withstand the hustle and hurly-
buriy OF the lower house. House pages
vary in age from twelve to twenty. They
are appointed by the doorkeeper. through
congressional influence. They receive the
same salary as their contemporaries In the
Senate. In addition to those the floor.
the House employs q reception room
page" folding room page" and a rid
ing page. The latter drives about the
city In buggy. attending to outside er-
rands. Representatives must pay House
pages extra for distributing their docu-
ments or arranging their law sets. The
SeEate pages have no such opportunities
OF making extras" In the chamber the
only extra money which they can earn
Is received as gifts or for the filling of
autograph albums. A Senate page will
sell you an album containing the signature
OF the Vice President and those OF the
entire Senate, usually for four dollars.
The collection of these names cannot be
done during the time the body is in ses-
sion. The House pages receive generous
sums in tips but generally speaking the
Zee system is unpopular in the upper
house. Senator Quay is very popular
among the boys on account of his liberal
lty. Senator Stanford made 1t a habit to
give each page a crisp five-doliar hill
every Christmas. Among the noted men
who have been congressional pages are
Senator German and Stuart Robson The
former ran sfrands for the dignifed body
OF which he is now member The latter
was page in the House.
Evening star., 1897-03-13

served for luncheon with a plate Of deli
cately sliced cold meat are delicious.
All the pleasdr6s Of q picnic would be as
naught II we had not the sandwich. Imag-
Inc yourself sittiAg under the trees on the
soft. cool grass with the daintiest Of sand
witches in one AHfid and In the other-oh! q
glass OF the m6St delicious and refreshing
claret. The gods could not ask for more.
Rognd or Square.
I once heard a man say he did not want
a square meal, for he had existed for two
days on sandwiches. A clever girl answer
ed him that sandwich is generally square
Yes, 1t is; butt do try some other shape
round for instance. which can be easily
done with a pfosaic biscuit cutter; or
three-cornered by slicinR q square sand
wtch from corner to corner; or very care
fully rolled and tied with the prettiest of
ribbons. Do not imagine yourself a child
again, eating a bread-and-butter sand
wich, and make the slices thick. but cut
them delicately thin. When selecting sand
wiches for afternoon tea you cannot go
far wrong If those made OF lettuce are
chosen. The olive sandwiches can be safely
used, too, providing no mayonnaise be
with them. Have mercy on gloves!
Suit the sandwich to the other yiands to
be served Never use a mayonnaise sand
wich with a salad. Use discretion But.
whatever your sandwich. above all things
see that its proportions be delicate and
symmetrical: that 1t pleases the eye before
ever the first fragment has passed into the
mouth.
Evening star., 1897-03-13

ether. which may on occasion be disturbed
or regulated so as to produce concen-
This point may be a PuiuJ lamp or some
other agent 1t matters not Just now. The
object to be sought Is the method Of con-
centration. Light travels at the rate Of
great speed. the ether or atmosphere which
conveys the light is vibrated up and down.
sideways and crosswise, at the rate of
many trfllion oscillations per second. Thus
1t not only goes forward at great speed.
but II also vibrates In it's passage. To
make light Of this nature 1t would there
fore be necessary to cause the ether to
oscillate at a tremendous rate. Prof Lodge
estimates that to produce ether waves one
meter in length would require 3O0000,00O
oscillations per second. Now when a Ley
den jar is discharged of its electricity the
latter disturbs the ether surrounding the
jar and carves 1t into waves which travel
away into space with a velocity of 1S5,000
miles per second. the same velocity as that
of light But the osci1latory power Is not
sufficient to produce light. Here dis
crepancy creeps in. Again quoting Prof.
Lodge. 1t may be well to point out that
"a common pint Leyden Jar discharging
through pair of tongs may start sys-
tenn of ether waves each not longer than
about II or 20 meters: and Its rate of os-
cillat'on will be something like ten millions
per second. A tiny thimble-sized jar over
flowing Its edge may propagate waves only
about two or three feet long 1t will thus
be seen that the rate of electrical oscilla-
tion capable of being produced by appar-
atus now obtainable Is not sufficient to
cause an appearance of sustained light.
Oscillators have been made with capacity
for generating ether waves 800 kilometers
LOO miles long, but the rate of their os-
cillation Q5I complete swings per Second)
is not sufficient for practical purposes. The
object aimed al then by scientists is to
produce an oscillati ton of electrical waves
which will equal the oscillation of the ether
when wrought up to a light-giving pitch.
How to Harness the Ether.
1t is the intention of Puluj to bridge over
part of the intervening gap by means OF
certain chemical improvements in his lamp.
In recent lecture he stated that Hertzieu
rays or electrical oscillations generated by
Evening star., 1897-03-13
The FUTURE LIGHT
An Australian Has Discovered a Way
TO Produce Light Without Heat.
TURNING A CRANK MAY LIGHT A CITY
A Phosphorescent Lamp Which
Gives a "CoId' Light.
WHAT TESLA HAS TO SAY
Written for The Evening Star.

Written for The Evening Star.
Copyright. 1897. the 5. s Mcclure CO..
Experiments are now being carried on in
Europe. which scientists think may revolu-
tionize the whole lighting system of the
world. The incandescent and the arc lamp
as We now have them. will become obso-
lete. and the promises of the Tesla. system
OF illumination will not need to be fulfilled.
The scientist conducting these experiments
is the great Austrian physicist, Puluj tpro-
nOunCed Puiuie). whose researches and dis
coveries in the domain of what is known as
cold light. have given him prominence
and standing in the scientific world. Fif-
teen years ago he invented "A so-called
Phosphor escent lamp. 1t excited little COM
ment at the time. as it was thought to be
but an innovation of the tubes of Geissler
CT CrcokeS. But in the light of modern
ether theories it has taken on vast import
ance IL generates not only very intense
Roentgen rays. but it also transforms near
ly all of the energy of the electric current
into light 1t emits an intense greenish-
Evening star., 1897-03-13
Nice i'm the Knights Brnin-Pau,

From the Manchester City News
The tcmb of Sir;John Talbot was disturb
ed some thirty years ago, and his skele-
ton was found In a remarkable state of
preservation, with the extraordinary addi-
tional circumstance that in the stone coffin
In which the remains of the earl had been
inferred were found the skeletons of three
mice, an old one and her two young ones.
The conjecture is that while the remains
were lying in state. the old mouse obtain
ed access to them and was imprisoned
when the coffin was closed, subsequently
giving birth to- The two young ones. all
three Of which had lived upon the brains.
for in the cavity Of the skull the skeletons
were found!
Sir John Talbot. first Earl of Shrewsbury,
was born in 1878. and his career must have
been exciting enough to have satisfied the
ambition of the most wariike gentleman
of that restless age. He was the second
son of Richard. Lord Talbot, Of Goodrich
Castle. Herefordshire. and. on the death
Of his elder brother, Gilbert became heir
to the family titles and estates. In the
first year Of Henry he was imprisoned
In the tower on suspicion of being favor
able to the house OF York, but speedily re-
gained his freedom. and in 1414 was ap-
pointed lord lieutenant Of Ireland, then in
a disturbed state. He subsequently, fought
in the French wars Of Henry V. and on the
the Garter. and second time appointed
lord lieutenant of Ireland He served for
some time under the Regent Bedford and
after his death had sole manage nent of
the war in France, where he gained his
highest renown.
He was twice taken prisoner. once by
Jean of Arc at the battle OF Pataz. soon
after the English were routed at Orleans.
and again in l449 at Rouen. In l452 he was
once more dispatched to Guienne with 1000
men to the assistance of the inhabitants
of that province, which had revolted
against the French king. Bordeaux and
number of other towns Immediately Open
ed their gates to the renowned warrior
Che was then in his e:ghtieth year,, but
having marched at the head of a small
force to raise the siege of CASTELAR,. which
army. he was overwhelmed by numbers
and fell in battle July. 1883.
The rank and prowess Of the old war
rior were of sufficient Importance to in
sure of the remains being brought to this
country. where they would no doubt be
Inferred with BETTING honors. and when
the tomb was opened 400 years later a
photograph was taken of the skeleton and
the mice and also a separate one Of the
skull. by ]. r. Crosse, Whitchurch.
The skull shows clearly enough the cause
of the earls death. Brave as he must have
been, he was evidently galloping off the
field and seeking safety with his troops
In flight, for about the middle Of the back
OF the skull there Is a clean piece taken
out by the blow of battle ak struck in
an obliQue direction. This and the condi-
or three teeth, confirm the history which
has come down to us as to the manner Of
his death. and his great age when he
fought his last battle.
Evening star., 1897-03-13
An Old Letter.

From the Philadelphia Record
A letter undelivered after a lapse of over
eighty years was the odd find of Miss Cath
arine Mshon of Lenni Delaware countv
While looking over some old family papers
recently Miss MahoE came across a pack
age of letters that had belonged to her
grandmother. Among the collection was an
ole enevlope. yellow with age, which bore
the superscription: For my son, Hiram.
should he ever return This was signed :
Thaddeus Mahon. and as the flap of the
envelope bore a large red seal 1t could not
be opened without destroying the Wrapper
Miss Mahon showed the letter to her ia
ther, who remembered having heard his
father speak of brother who had left
home suddenly during the war of 1872 He
never returned. and before dying. old Thad-
deus Mahon had written the letter which
Miss Mahon had found. They decided to
open II. and. doing 50. discovered u tcte
which read as follows:
July IS. 1872
My Son Hiram: Since you have left I see
my mistake. 1 pray that you may come
back In time to forgive me. Thank God.
your mother is not living to know that /
cast her son Off Willingly would give INV
consent to your marriage with Nell, for /
how see that she Is good woman. Forgive
your father. who has broken his heart
through his headstrong ways. God bless
'THADDEUS MAHON."
Evening star., 1897-03-13
The Deserted Village.
From the Cleveland Leader.

Fair Canton, l0neliest village Of the plain
w here crowds erst came nearly every irain
The hum has ceased: more the echoiny tread
Is heard. Thy streets are dead
The cows browse peacefully today
w here. yesterday. We heard the brass hands play
The sheep bells tinkle in the quiet streets:
The eve is munching and the iambkin beats:
The Old ram stands as master Of the scene
And all is peaceful. sober and serene.
There stands the empty hack-iis use is past
BUT marx. train approaches. Hear the blast!
swish, a roar, and then a sudden crash
The monster speeds through Canton like a Fash,
II does not stop: 1t hurries its way
This WAS the greatest station yesterday,
Fair village. Loneliest upon the plain
Thy day is fed-'twill never come aSnin
The Oldest resident. cen now. begins Ia prate
Of things he saw when Canton was so lively and so
great,
Evening star., 1897-03-13
THE PIRAEUs AND ATHENS.

The Port of the Greek Capital, Which
Is Five Miles Distant From That City.
From the New York Herald
The Piraeus is the port of Athens, being
five miles to the southwest of that city. 1t
is from here that ell the Greek troops and
warships bound for Crete depart, and in
the event of Greece continuing to disregard
the will of the powers the port is threaten
ed with blockade by the allied fleets
Dispatches from official sources in Berlin
say that certain measure of blockade of
Greece must be observed, though it may
not be Immediately enforced
The form Of blockade which Germany IA
vors IS something similar to that which
was put in operation in 1856, which was
pre-emlnently peaceful blockade. Under
the German plan, as outlined in the Ber-
lin dispatches, fortnight should elapse
before any action is taken. AT the explra-
ton of that time pacific form of block
ade should be put INTO operation, under
which any Greek or other vessel that NAV
be arrested will not be confiscated, but
will be released when the blockade is
raised.
1t will be remembered that when the
union of East Roumania with Bulgaria was
accomplished in 1885, and after the vic
torious campaign of Prince Alexander of
Bulgaria against Servia aroused the whole
Hellenic peoples dwelling on the Aegean
me Greek premier. Deiyannis, began TO
arm and sent troops to the Thessalian from
tier in readiness to assist the Greek popu-
latlon IN Macedonia. The powers insisted
that Grece should disarm, and when the king
refused to obey this demand, threats were
made that all Greek ports would be block
AIDED. This compelled Delyannis to a re-
treat, and after months DURATION the
blockade was called off. The powers are
making the same threat today
Ihe city of piraeus has now a population
of 3o.OOo. and is now the chief commercial
city OF the kingdom. Sixty years ago it
was a magnificent village. 1t is now
manufacturing city of considerable i'm
portance The city is built on peninsula,
on which are the remains of the tomb of
Themistocles. ,rs