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Evening star., 1897-07-31
HORSES At a DIsC0INr.
Dogs Take TheN-eiucer I'm alm.Lm
md Are More Valuable.

From Forest and Strelm.
Dogs have suddenly become more va,ra-
BILE than horses in this section OF the
northwest. This state of affairs results
from the great and growing demand for
dogs to be used in hauling sedges in th.
Yukon country, Alaska. While thousands
Of horses for which their owners cannot go,
81 head are roaming over the plains of
eastern Washington and oregon good
sized dogs are bringing from sl5 to $40
each in the local market. At Juneau
their value is double what it is here. and on
the Yukon river a good dog brings from
Slw to $50. To the Yukon miner the dog
has become what the reindeer is to the
Laplander and the pony to the cowboys
OF Texas and Mexico-a beast of service
and a most valuable one.
Every steamer sailing for Alaska for
three months past has borne northward
several dozen dogs destined for service I'm
front CT heavily laden sledges. They are
taken by boat TO Dyea. at the head of salt
water navigation. and there put into har-
ness TO assist in hauling outfits and sup
plies over the Chilkoot pass and down
the farther slope to the series of fresh
water lakes forming the headwaters of
the Yukon's tributaries. I-p to May when
the ice breaks up, dog teams slide over
the smooth surface of the lakes with sur
prislng rapidity. considering the loads they
nauL There are portages to be made
around dangerous rapids, and here again
their services are invaluable. Arriving
at the central posts. such as Forty Mile
or Circle City. both men and dogs take a
rest In most cases the dogs are put into
harness again for the trip to the dig
gings.
The sledge dogs are too valuable not to he
Mell taken care of where that is possible
Their owners first thought in this respect
Is 10 obtain plenty of food for them Their
food consists principally of fish, usually
salmon. caught in the Yukon river by
the natives. An ordinary dog will eat daily
two pounds of dried salmon which equals
seven pounds of fresh fish. AT Forty Mile
last winter dried salmon sold at from 20
to ~ cents pound. and bacon that was
III only Tor dogs to eat sold for 31I, cents a
pound. In some of the larger ca mps on
the YUKON dog boarding houses have been
established, where the animals are nron-
erly cared for at from S6 to 81. a month.
according TO the season and the price of
dog food. f S
Evening star., 1897-07-31
DON'T WEAR TIGHT SHOES.

They Are Conducive to LOrkjaw, Ac-
cordtng to n st. Louis Physician.
From the st. Louis Republic.
Tight shoes caused, the death of Philip
Schreiber at the city. hospital yesterday.
The same fatal disease that resulted from
tight shoes in Schreiber's case, according
to Superintendent Otto shtter of the city
hospital, threatens every man and woman
whose vanity is stranger than their desire
for comfort. 1t is also possible result.
from the wearing Of corsets too tightly
laced.
The disease was lockjaw. 1t overlook
death was agonizing. AS to whether 1t will
serve as horrible warning. DR.. Sutter
does not care to venture All opinion.
Schreiber's death was not the result of
vanity He was molder. in poor circum-
stances. Recently he purchased a new pair
OF shoes. which seemed to fit when he
bought them. but proved too small wheh
he had walked in them awhile. They
caused him considerable pain, but he could
not discard them and buy another pair,
because he had not the money In this he
differed from fashions followers. who have
the money, but retain their tight shoes
from preference. regardless Of the fact that
death turks within the calfslin.
Besides being tight across the foot. the
part that laced across the instep bound
Schreiber's feet securely, and by Tuesday a
SoTe Dey1n 10 form on the lnSt6p OF his
right foot. 1t gradually developed into an
abscess and Thursday Schreiber decided he
needed medical attention. The abscess
seemed to affect his entire system.
He applied at the city hospital for treat
ment. but 1t was too late. Shortly after his
admission lockjaw developed. His jaws be-
came fixed, his muscles rigid and he was
seized at intervals with convulsions. He
died in horrible agony.
That such a fate awaits the greater por-
tion of the feminine population Of st. Louis
and a large number of the male persua sion
seems improbable, but DIR. Sutter declares
1t to be a fact.
Tight shoes are more apt than not to
produce sores upon the feet said the hos
pitaI superintendent, land lockjaw is more
likely to result from such a sore than from
one on any other part of the body. The
reason is that short walk suff1ces to fill
the shoes with dirt and dust, particles Of
which are apt to remain in the and
cause lockjaw to develop. Even with the
advantage of antitoxine in the treatment
of the disease 1t is still dangerous and
must be taken in time to prevent DEATH
even with the anti-toxine.
Another possible source of danger Is the
wearing of cOrsets. Women addicted to
tight lacing are in considerable danger
aside from that arising from the compress
sion of the vital organs. An exposed corset
rib Ghey are usually of metaD may chafe
the skin until an abscess forms, and, while
the danger Of lockjaw would be slight as
compared with that in the case Of a sore
en- the foot. 1t would be likely to result
seriously"
Evening star., 1897-07-31
Two Wire Freaks.
ON the Boston Herald.

Wire Commissioner Flood had on exha-
bition section of limb of q red oak tree.
eight inches in diameter. which was burned
through. making charcoal Of the wood, last
week. at Jamaica Plain, by a cable of the
Suburban electric railway line resting upon
it. 1t was done during one of the heavy
rain storms. The cable had its original IN
sulated covering. but the covering becom-
ing soaked with water ceased to be q pro-
lection against the electric current In the
cable. -
Another curiosity, showing the danger
from electricity. Is q heavy wire guy rome
of a derrick that was burned OF, having
fallen on trolley wire OF the West End
Company. on Center street. near Heath
street. Roxbury. q few days ago.
Evening star., 1897-07-31
LADIES cAM WEAR SHOES

One size smaller after using Aliens Foot -Eaae.
spcwder to be shaken Into the shoes II makes t3xt
or new hoea feel easy; gives instant relif to corns
and bunto1s It's the greatest comfort discovery Of
the aga. Cures and prevents swollen fest, blisfers
Gallons and sore spots Aliens Foot Ease is GER
tain cure f0r sweatinx hot, aching feet At an drug
Sases and Shoe stores. 25c. Trial package FREE b
mail. AdArSas ALLEN & OLMxEED, lie Rsy, n 7.
my223u
Evening star., 1897-07-31
Not What 1t Used to he.
From the Chicago Tribune.

Gushing visitor-'I should think there
would be always something new to see in
this great city. with its teeminx milhonsr.
Matter-of-fact Resident-'Ye-esof of course
but teaming amt what 1t used to be. Every
body rides bisickies now"
Evening star., 1897-07-31
Mny BE a Sort of Double N-Ray.

From the Albany Argus.
A remarkable discovery has Just been
made by Frank l.. Woodward OF this city,
in the finding of new ray OF light. closely
resembling the Roentgen in its properties.
but produced under entirely different con-
ditions. The rays are obtained directly
from decomposed light. and Mr.. Woodward
has named then spectropic " rays
They have great penetrative power and
with them photographs Of the hand and
otner non-transparent bodies have been OBJ
tanned.
Like the Roentgen ray. the spec,ropic "
ray eludes the spectroscope. and is believed
OF very short pibrative period
The discovery of the Woodward rays will
throw important light upon the nature Of
Roentgen rays, and prove beyond doubt
that The Roentgen rays are waves of very
short vibratiee period
The details of the method of production
of the Woodward rays have not yet been
made public. Mr.. Woodward is a member
OF the American Institute of Electrical En-
gineerS of New York CITY
Evening star., 1897-07-31

II you want anything. try an ad. In The
Star. II anybody has what you wish. you
Will get an answer.
Evening star., 1897-07-31
TelepAeme.

1t Is proposed to call telephone message
q "telepheme-" That's all right. You have
fore you can send it.
Evening star., 1897-07-31

How does johnson stand on the Cuban
question:
III never tell you. All know about it
Is that he uses Havana cigars made Ia
Connecticut and CASTLE SOAP made in Ger.
many.'-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Princeton union., 1897-01-21
CRUELTY TO JOCKEYS.
The Process of Training Them Causes
Incredible SUFFERING.

The Process of Training Them Causes
Incredible Suffering.
The British Medical Journal has
turned its powerful pen against the
abuse Of jockey making, and has
pointed out the damage done to many
constitutions by wasting for races.
Few novelists have placed upon record
the life Of the stable boy who aspires
to become jockey, or have dealt ade-
quately with the, privations, dangers
and tempt ations Of his career. George
Moore deals briefly with the matter in
his powerful novel, Esther Waters
but very much remains to be said. The
British Medical Journal sums up the
matter when it points out that very
few men are born jockeys-that is.
have small build, strong nerve and no
tendency to run to fat. The lad who
can ride well and use his brain as well
as his body may, and often does, make
weight just as his career with all its
valuable chances is opening to him;
then to fit himself for the saddle his!
sufferings are almost incredible.
The Princeton union., 1897-01-21
Truth Crushed to Earth.

From the Atlanta Constitution: "A
worthy colored deacon, who had early
impressed upon his only son and heir
the moral of the George Washington
cherry tree story, was fortunate
enough to find a fat 'possum recently.
He bore it in triumph to his dwelling,
and, assisted by his son, cooked it to a
juicy brown.
Now said he, "de bes' way ter eat
a 'possum is col; so we'll jes' let him
stay in de pantry, en- when mawnin'
comes he'll be mo- jucier den ever!'''
His son seemed sadly disappointed,
but he made the best of it, and both
retired for the night:
The old man was up early next
morning, but the boy slept on
On opening the safe the astonished
parent discovered nothing but bones
in the dish that had contained the
'possum. He brought the .drowsy
youngster to his feet with one vigor-
Gus jerk, and dragging him to the
scene Of the wreck, he said: @
What does dat mean, eh?''
The boy fell on his knees and cried:
Daddy, ] can't tell lie; got up in
de night en- eat it wild my little mouf!,'
The old man said not a word, but
dragging the boy to the front door he
held him by the collar while he
jerked a piece Of weatherboarding
from the side Of the house.
Daddy cried the boy, lis yer
gwine to lick me fer tellin' de truth?'
NO! You kinky-headed debbil.
you! thundered the old man, Il
gwine ter frail de hide of ye for eat
in de 'possum!''
The Princeton union., 1897-01-21
CONSULTING a 4 u LAWYER. 4
Hated to BE Ungallant but He Wanted
Fair Play.


Fair Play. fz
& lawyer In this city was waiting
idly in his Office for the election to pass
T 50 that people might resume their per-
sonal son Wrangles once more, says the
Washington Star. He was SO glad to
see the young man who entered the
room in hesitating way that he
showed it in his manner.
This isn't much Of a case,'' the
young man said. 81 don't know wheth-
s er 1 ought to ask you to busy yourself
with anything so small.''
Sometimes very lengthy and COM
pllcated piece Of litigation will arise
j, from ls a very trivial circumstance" J" the
lawyer said, hopefully.
don't quite see how this affair
could come into, court; but you will
have to be the judge of any such ques-
ton as that. Last summer I made the
acquaintance Of a very charming girl.
I was away on a vacation and had
nothing to do but row her around in,
z boat all day and teach her how to
PICK out the consultations at night.
! told her thought she was the love-
hest being on earth, and she said she
dldn,t lt care how small my salary was
5and--oh, well, it's the old story, and
there's here no use in going over all the de-
tails OF romance that f1ickered out.
Sne doesn't speak to me when she
meets me on the street now and when
go to the house to call there is never
anybody at home.''
1t is very sad,' the lawyer said;
but don't quite see what you want
me to do about it,
All that I desire from you for the
present is information. I.have heard
OF breach Of-promise cases where the
law is rigorous and unswerving in
maintaining feminine rights
The law tries to be thorough in
that respect
Well, it seems there ought to be two
sides 70 every question. I'm not pro-
testing against anything that tends to
discourage a gay Lothario. The law is
all right on that point. And I don't
mean to imply that 8 girl hasn't a
right to change her mind if she feels
SO disposed. But what I wanted to
know is this: Can man be consid-
cred legally and morally Tilted unless
the girl has returned the SIS engage
ment ring he gave her when they
plighted their troth?"
The Princeton union., 1897-01-21
"I'M ASHAMED OF YOU"

how it happened, the big blue eyes
Aashed for a moment into his and he
was on his feet blushing and bowing.
This was the beginning, and It be-
came customary to bow, later to sit side
by side and talk during lunch, and, if
time permitted, to walk with her as
far as the Monadnock building, where
she was employed. He had vainly tried
to discover her name, but when he had
naively informed her that it was aWk-
ward to call her Say she had asked
him to call her simply Miss Margaret.
adding that this was what she was most
generally called and was most accus-
toned to.
This Went on for several weeks and
Zoe had several times been on the verge
OF asking for her address that he might
call. or asking her to accompany him
to the theater, but he kept delaying,
fearing that he might rupture the grow
ing friendship and be left again to
himself and the lonesomeness Of feel
ing that he knew almost no one,
One noontime (and Joe will always
remember it, she was not in her ac-
customed place, although the day be-
fore she had been speculating what the
bill Of fare would be- He ate as slowly
MS he could and spent his whole noon
hour in the restaurant, but when he
left. the chair was still vacant. The
next day the same experience. He re-
sproached himself for not finding out
more about her-perhaps she was sick
.or had met with an accident. At any
rate. she knew his name and address
why didn't she at least drop him q
line? Surely it was cruel to leave him
lin such uncertainty. He brooded over
what might possibly have happened to
her. till his health began to fail. He
had never thought the daily walk Of a
few blocks could mean so much to him.
Several weeks passed by and the
chair still continued vacant. On the
4 very day his two years was up Joe re-
membered that she had spoken Of
The Princeton union., 1897-01-21
THE + ll STAGE: .::

The mantle of Edwin Forrest has de
scended on Thomas W. Keene, in the
shape Of Roman toga, which he wears
as Cassius.
Stanislaus Strange, the librettist Of
Brian Boru,' is at work on a new
opera, which Jefferson D'Angelis will
probably produce next spring.
Cyril Vernon, son Of the Well-known
actor, w. II. Vernon, has made sue
cess in London and the provinces in
the company of May Fortescue.
a one-act play by John Ernest Nc
Cam, entitled Smoke" and depicting
the love affair of a middle-aged artist
and his girl pupil, has been published.
It is announced that Mrs. Bernard
aBeere has recovered from her danger
GUS illness, and hopes to return to the
London stage before long. AL that
obituary copy wasted?
Caroline Miskel-Hoyt, whose daugh-
ter died few hours after its birth the
other day, is rapidly regaining her
health. She will probably begin her
season in "A Contented Woman" about
Jan. 1.
That engaging actor, Robert Mantell.
Il is booked to appear this week in Kala-
mazoo, Flint and Port Huron. it
would appear that popularity and pros
perity still amiably pursue the manly
Robert.
Thomas Q. seabrooke has at last
realized that he was wasting time in
his impersonation Of the Mayor in
Thoroughbred" and resigned from
Mr. F'rohman's forces. Mr.. 8Seabrooke
will star in the comedy. The Specu
lator. Z
It is said that the relatives OF the
late Katherine Klafsky are bringing
; suit for libel against certain person
who circulated the rumor that the IA
NOUS singer committed suicide. It is
, a strange fact, however, that very few
details Of Klafsky's $ last sickness and
death have been made public.
Tears are often to be found where.
there is little sorrow, and the deepest
d sorrow frequently has no tears.
The Princeton union., 1897-01-21
ITS LATTER-DAY DEGENERACY.

n x i
The Umbrella Is No Longer Portly,
Respectable instruments. 8
The real old family umbrella has
gone out. Call that slim, stuck-up, af-
fected, attenuated thing family UNI
brella? Go away, says a writer in Lon-
don Queen. I remember the genuine
family umbrella; it was kept in readi-s
ness behind every front door; it was al
large, portly, heavy Instrument. AS an
emblem of resp reliability it was highly
esteemed in midd dle-class society ST was
serViceable tent in rainy weather;
1T could beEused as a weapon Of offense
and defenseFon occasion. Ishave seen a
picture of an elderly gentleman keep
ing off a footpad by means of this lethal
umbrella. He made as if he would
spear or prod the villain. Why, one
prod would alone make a. hole Of six
inches diameter in that murderous car
cass. The nurse used to carry it, with
#dlttlculty managing the baby and the
umbrella; it went out to tea with the
young ladies'; the maid who fetched"
them home took the umbrella with her.
It succeeded the lantern and the club
formerly carried by the prentice when
he escorted his mistress to the card
party after dark. remember it, say.
There were three brothers who came to
the same school where | was but a
tiny little boy. They lived at some dis.
tance and had to pass on their way to
school through a stratum of inferior
The Princeton union., 1897-01-21
Story OF a Man-Eating Tiger.


Story Of q Man-Eating Tiger.
aa y all the animals that walk the
earth ear the 2 nman-eating tigersof the far
5east1ls the most terrible and ferocious.
~ MI Claes Ericsson, who went to SUI
~ matra at to collect orchids, t.'ls some
stories stories Of the daring Of tigers.
we had taken possession of small
hut, he writes, :. standing a couple Of
feet from the ground, on the slope Of a
mountain. 1[1'0 AS it would not hold all
my men. about half OF them were
( toDllged to sleep outside. Shortly before
}dayDreak ga ! was aroused by shouts and
g loud knocking at the door,
$ II 'I'uan-T Tuan! Rimau! (Sir Sir!
TigerD Let us in!''
springing out Of my clambo (mos-
Quito tt'$l $clurtains), y I reached and unbarred
the door before the Malays who
shared the hut were on their feet. I
was IS only just in time. AS the last of
the terrified fellows rushed past me the
tiger struck the door a violent blow.
HAD Malay been holding it the brute
! would We certainly have been among us,
out !' = pushed with all my might, shout
N ing Tor my Winchester. Half dozen
OF the coolies came to my assistance.
ana between us we got the bamboo
~ 5Wnlch served as bar into position.
flndlng that he could not break In
tnere the tiger walked around the hut,
i SHINING 81 at every crevice, and striking
tne pamboos until they shook again.
a. uettlng t't.ll mold Of my rifle I tried for a
snot, put the howell was packed with
m men. ~ However, when they had recov-
ered from their panic,I persuaded them
70 follow, and we dashed out, yelling
at the top Of our voices. The tiger
made Oh, but Malay caught sight Of
the Inc brute r in the tall Alang-Alang grass
DeloW. and drew my attention. I fred,
= put the light was too bad. Anyway, j
missed" -
The Princeton union., 1897-01-21
he Knew the Meaninr.

a teacher was giving lessons in word
Illustrations, and was examining the
word atom. She told the children that
atom meant a small particle Of any
thing. It might even be SO small that
it could not be seen BY the naked eye.
After she had defined the word SO
plainly that she thought the pupils all
knew its meaning. she said: Now.
some one speak sentence in which tha
word atom will be used correctl - IA
boy answered: Jimmy Brown hit mo
and I'd like to get at him.
The Princeton union., 1897-01-21

8een fortunate in securing posltlon
ut once, through brother OF his town
postmaster, who was now chief clerk
in the office. Joe will never forget
those two years lonesome two years
they were, the more lonesome, perhaps,
because he had never been away from
home and among strangers before.
When he first came to Chicago the
Worlds Fair and other attractions rs
made the city a wonderful place Tor the
country boy, but these soon paled OF
passed away, and the loneliness settled
upon him as he felt himself a stranger
In strange land.
For time he attended church, as
had been his habit at home, but they
were such large places, and the con-
gregation and young folks dressed and
acted so differently from the church
folk at home that he finally got in the
habit of staying away. He sorely missed
his town acquaintances, the compan-
ionship of his sisters and brothers and
the bright smile of Cousin Fan, who
used to pop in so unexpectedly and
leave such volume of sunshine behind
her when her father would come to
town to do his marketing. The girls
with whom some of his fellow-clerks
associated, and with whom they tried
to make him at home, somehow failed
to fill the bill Somehow it didn't seem
right for the fellows to greet them on
the street with familiar slap on the
shoulder and 'Hello, Kit, old girl,
how you is?" and in spite of himself
he felt too much of an aversion to
them to enjoy himself or make himself
entertaining and dropped them.
At last change came gradually, to
Fbe sure, SO slowly that Joe hardly knew
there had been change till it was
there. For several days the seat at
the opposite end of the table in the
restaurant Joe ate lunch had been oc-
'cupied by modest-appearing little
woman, whose long lashes fringed the
darkest of blue eyes and whose slight
~ pouting lips and rounded cheeks
El0wed with the natural health which
can never be duplicated by art, and
which only country air can give. The
next day she was in the same seat, and
the next and the next, and Joe soon
came to look forward, unthinkingly, to
seeing the bright face of the unknown.
One day the chair was vacant, and
joe, with sense of deep disappoint-
ment, knew why it was he looked for
ward SO eagerly to the MONDAY meal.
The next noontime he took particular
pains with his toilet and was, so i'm
patient that he was at the table five
minutes before his accustomed time.
She was not there and his heart sank
a minute later it bounded again as he
saw the well-known figure coming down
the aisle. AS she pulled back her chair
preparatory to taking her seat, some
how or other, Joe never quite knew
The Princeton union., 1897-01-21
ne Plowed to the Mark

3y%5 he YlOWed to the Mark.
Pat was new at the business, ano
the first attempt was anything but sue
1cessful.
i. Look here" said the farmer ..that
kind Of thing won't do. The corn will
be dizzy that grows in a furrow SO
crooked as that. Fix your eye on some
thing across the field and head straight
for it. That COW there by the gate is
right opposite us. Aim at her and
you'll do pretty we'll L"
All right, SIR said Pat, and Just
then the farmer was called away to the
barn.
Ten minutes later he returned and
was horrihed to see that the plow had
been wandering in a zig-zag course all
soversthe field.
Hold on there!' he shouted. .Hold
on! What are you up to o. 2.
And sure. sir, /" said Pat 81 did what
you tould me. worked straight for
the COW, but the crayture wouldn't
kape still. &
The Princeton union., 1897-01-21
Market for RAILROAD Ties.

It takes each year 200, 900 acres 81
forest to supply crossties for the rail-
roads of the United States. II takes
Ii, 900, 900 ties to supply the demand, fol
which the contractors get on an aver.
age IS cents apiece, making in the az
gregate $3.50, 900. 81
The Princeton union., 1897-01-21

and Tabor, and Gilboa, and they all
had their sublime echo in after time
from the Olivetic pulpit. Many have
cried out in admiration Of Christ.
IsGcces homo? Behold the man!")),
F4ccef Deus" Behold the God! I'D, but
4 \ close this paragraph By writing Ecce5
g a'dloelleescensp (..Behold the boy