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CHAT WITH CONTRIBUTORS.

The lime is drawing nesr for the Eastern Puz-
zaers' League assla assemble scIn5-Rnaaal
conclaye- Puzzlers who are interested in League
sIsc osatemssiaie s,issing ihAt body should
wrfie for particulars 10 CLas. y. Cowden IL. NJ. n.
T-rrys. CzsrDsn crexielii.is 1sannsitsee. liza
MosheE street. Baltimore. Md.-The official
yau Of the s%eaxac an daily expected 10 pm la
appearance. II yon wish 10 have a COPE. send
slanap T. T. aIoisaEc woT fs- Julian). al Esiuu
street Brooklyn. y. Y--X- l.. L. X. sends four Of
the .sesa diamonds se have ever HIS
mo m plume " L.. conscientious worker.
free from conceii; buI PsEzle<sSm kAoss :, HIN,
"by his works." MIA cha d why oar Lyons friend
rrre plrhiy of praise ass s'ia wears small
rized hai-kokeDy writes iliat The square aesii-
Gated Fsl bow te sf years work
Oh aud on. IL Is pretty coInhai ation.-Pnxziera
among thr veterans VIII nppreciA'e Aiaas's as's.
gram Diamo1,ddlidn No 3 is before us. nisd
eresl "a a.iy gsrEus Of ills contents warrants the
remark tliat is better issue tinn its predecessors
which 10 saying considerable"
6-ko-DS. q. CAESTER.
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A PRETTY COTTAGE
Build Now While Cost Of
Materials is Low.
sY T. W. sHePPxLr.

In the face Of present depression the signs
of the times unquesiioRabiy indicate that
he fortunate people of this country are
about to enjoy another period Of great pros
perity. A good time 20 build is at the very
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Mrs. Hudnui's free offer 10 Invalid Ladies on
pagc will interest sll women.
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MYSTERY.

ANSWERS To NO. aS5-MARCyI 25, 1897.
.So5-Nimbe gnus swiftly without ed.,tt;
nocturnal, proving lions stalk like
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NOS. e9ss-s3-souAHEs

NOS 1882 -53-soUAREs.
4. village of belgium. .. town oil Baden. 3.
A phantom. 4. Sea bream-. D. The whole all.
rs,esstary canal 6. Italian physician and snedicsd
ssiier: l67s-I.3Q :. French surgeon ssId econo-
auisa; l69i-iTi
ITO PHI Dosrn.1
l. French lisferaeur, a. lsiz- q Town Of fus-
KEY n, Thessaiy. lANarc9 8. book of ii,sks-
tases. 4. Bishop al is~pnoe; lsse- 3. One w,,o
einers. q. Italian pAisaer: f02S-l5,9. Z. Cards,
zlsce or doininoes having four spots or pips.
-isoKEBY, Ridge, o.
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NOS. 2s65-66-pENTAGoNs.

NOS. ZJbo- Ub--PENTAGONS.
I. letter .. A Dutch and German measure oil
Hauds g. mere trfe. f. One attached to an
Embassy s. A lightning conductor erected for
drawing Of si,e <lecirsei4y ia siss saeas ptess IL
oreer 20 prevent haIisiorms- T. Having ionr
tail T. 10 which. D. An elastic spiral fament foi
Dispensing The spores. 81 A village Vi lsdia.
H.. 81 X. TEcay. Baltimore Nd
L A tesser Money as besag originally .sads
of eo1,.yer ar asroszze. tSiaad.) g. FRENCH
saaaA: IA AZ. l. klsi1x ilgl.is al sa~ratssxs. q
lfinderss &. sori. lStand.t Z. Numerous -pe.
ser of marine gaslroposis briorsxsng !, .Easica
Lunutia Keverfsa rnd v,iser nlied ge~srx. .. Tie
insasher shark. g. TO scof.
-l'EIMEosEr Baltimore Nd
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no. oee4-prcAr1raT,ox.

Dae Peter Mccarthy WIS broth Of n lad,
And trouble of gave lIis respectable dad
isy ways that crookeG-wiih frequent arrest
At the hands Of sss> isw. when The matter wxs
pressed.
He was very vindicire in feeling And FINE.
And showed resentment talent ~ssj PEJME;
Mas often cai,oosed usser caught in "a wrong,
And in "A rude manner was hustled along;
~ herea, he complained in AN Irish Bull way
A-hesa the Jaier ca.ne round the close Of the
day:
- How so- 4" said the Turnkey. and Peter replied ::
Like o I'm iuugiterrd before am tried
Ny snrs IS readerea ere ssi is began.
Which to You may he pheasant. Sut 10 me h no
fun''
But his bulls" were ton gcak to help him pull
through.
SO ben; .as lac way that a ulprit should do.
And paid sDx has WHISTLES fines many and big.
AZ fitting when plays the part OF prig.
-AsPIEo, Ceniralia, Ill.
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NEW PlZZLES.-SO. 296.
NO. 2J61-ASA6RAN.
No doubt yon know the story well.
How, amid srrcechissg shot and SHELL
A patriot sosi WAS niorea 20 pen
These stirring words which morals ken.
Then. when the banner wspid ii;,fi;rl. -
Full many Sierra band saag The pearl
ATLAS. Baltimore, Nd.
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One great object of this lesson is to enforce
the duty of temperance. Verse q specifically
refers to this subject. It is well frequently to
instruct tho JeunE n TO the great practical
ethical aaestions Of the day.
Tho late Secretary Wisdosa eaes declared
tlSs9), he really beiieyed that the 200, 600
sat~a..s Of Cur cauntry had destroyed dariag
tas ave p,eeeding years moro human life than
did tbs 2 500 600 OF soldiers engaged in war for
the four years OF the reheIlien.
Hon. John ID. Long Ouee wrote: :" I hear it
said that this Interest has paid tbsasanA mil.
lien into the pablis treasury; that it has sup
ported ops aEsuies; that it has paid our debts;
that il has maintained our GovesameDt. But,
sir, il has not paid cue cent. Whisky has meyer
paid . dsllsr. The people it is who. out Of the
sarnings oil their teiI have paid millions for it
aud its curses II thousasd million dollars
| hare gone into the pshlic treasury. whisky has
been only the rotten bridge over which il has
passed.. Ceatribuied to she public welfare! II
ID rather she dyads,iteef eipiiisatiOs aud VIXEN
yoa reskos, ~ you do the billions by which
4 goa measure its production and csst, you are
reckoning act any addition 70 the pxblic vel
| fare. bas you are rscksBiaK tbs extest Of tho
public aud National rusA, waste aud pssscsJ!:'
Evening star., 1897-07-28
trio fans Indicated a coolness ths, s.. in

tric fans Indicated a coolness ths, was in
tensffied by the frigid air of the official
approached. II also had a somno,sn -nect
upon those who were compelled 30 s~alt
their turn. A few Representatives VISA I'd
the pension Office on behalf of inNs sIi5 sol
diers. Hot. sore-footed and paniins with
exhaustion. their cheerfuiness was MOI ia
creased when negro serYitor blnnii. de,
clined to take their cards in to The com
missioner. saving that he was moi 20 be
seen today Their discomfort was Anper-
ed. however. by receiving every co,r esy
from the minor officials. DespI,s H. iu-
tense heat they are always gentismsnly
and obliging.
A small army of men looking for consul
ships and revenue offices besiesA3 the
White House. The rural political bos, Aas
among them larger than life, accompanied
by either senator or a representative.
The President stood near the Office desk
arrayed In conventional costume. Per
spiration gathered upon his brow. but
ne received all with quiet courtesy and
dignity All-that is. all who were ad-
mitted-for the crowd was well sifieI by
his secretary before admission was gwen
And SO passed the day. The nigh, was
correspondingly hot. but men bresi ned
more freely when they heard that ;he sem
ate had passed the tariff bill. and thai on
the morrow Speaker Reed would send il
TO committee of conference.
AMOS ]. CUMMINGS
Evening star., 1897-07-28
Eyes in Finger Tips.
From the Microscope.


The gray matter brain cells of perception
have been dissected out of the finger-tips Of
the blind. Standing point up beneath all
the ridges so plainly seen with a magnify
ing glass on the skin of the inside of the
finger ends are the so-called corpuscles of
Pacint, which are arranged in the exact
semblarce of the keys of piano. and are
said by Meissner to crepitate and give forth
different sound In every age of each per-
son. This Pacinian corpuscle. which con-
tains within its lining membranes a nerve
trunk. an artery and a vein. lines all the
tactile surfaces of the body. particularly
the inner finger and thumb tips.
me dical man recently assisted in an
autopsy on person blind from birth, and
he sought to discover by scalpel and mi
croscope the secret of the extraordinary
delicate touch the blind man had acquired
during life. Sections perhaps a sixteenth
OF an inch thick were carefully sliced off
the inner surfaces of the index and middle
fingers of the right hand. Under a high
power these showed, instead Of q single
nerve trunk and artery and vein of the
average man. a most complex and delicate
ram1fications of nerve filaments, dainty and
minute nerve twigs in immense numbers
branching from the main stem. Through
constant use the finger tips of the blind ac-
quire this unusual development. with more
ana more perfect performance of function.
Evening star., 1897-07-28
A New American Industry.
Dm the RrppIpra' Joprn0l

An experimental shipment of 100 horses
from this country Is to be made to France
for use In the army. If they ship we'll and
prove satisfactory to the French inspector
regular purchasing depot will be estab
lished at some point in this country. Louis
Noel has been sent to Kansas City to act
as purchasing agent of the first consign-
nient. Some mules will also be included.
DIR. Gracieux de Malliol made the report to
the French government which resulted in
commissioning Mr.. Noel as purchasing
agent. and he is thus quoted: In a few
years America will not have enough horses
to supply the old country. France alone
has 1870 regiments of cavalry, and each reg
fTent has about a thousand head of
hcrses. France has the finest cavalry in
the world. She, never pays less than 5000
apiece for the horses Of her private SOL
d'ers. and her officers horses cost her
frcm $500 to 500 apiece. No other country
can compete with America in fine bred
horses II the French government is will
ing to pay from 500 to 500 for army
horses, some very fine remounts can be
secured. 1t is true that horses worth
those prices are none too plentiful, but
such figures will bring them to market.
We imagine, however. that there is some
what of braggadocio in the statement, and
would expect to find Mr.. Noel driving as
hard bargain with sellers as any other
buyer. and paying about as low prices.
AS an addenda to the foregoing comes
the announcement that an agent of the
French government has purchased at and
around the race track at Forsyth near Chi
cago some hfty-five head of thoroughbreds
at $125 or less per head for use in the
French cavalry. This is much of a de-
partura from the time-honored conviction
that the half-bred is much better for army
service than the thoroughbred Possibly
serviceable skates can be picked uD
around a race track for $12.i but it seems
rather doubtful. The price paid quite 1us-
titles our prediction to figures that viii
probably be offered in the Kansas city
market by the agent of the French Roy.
ernment. However we welcome all buyers
class. Our own army officers, who do not
make boasts concerning the character Of
the remounts they purchase. and who are
limited In price. have difficulty enough In
and II our friends from France obtain what
they want at prices they can afford to pay.
we shall certainly be glad to deliver to
them the goods.
Z, t
Evening star., 1897-07-28
A Cure for Trampa.
From the Kansas City Journal.

FROM the hdnSaS Clty Journal
Chief Clerk W. T. Treleaven of the Santa
Fe freight office brings the following story
with him from his western trip:
when the train stopped at I.arned,
Kan. heard a voice say in a tone Of com
mand: Come out of there! I looked out
of the car window and saw an old man
holding tramp who was just crawling out
from the trucks under a car. I supposed
1t was the sheriff Of the county and tha,
he had caught a criminal
1 want you.' said the old man. as the
tramp stood on his feet. IN give you 81 80
a day.
Then it dawned on me. The old man
was out catching farm hands for the hary-
est field. A moment later a younger man
came up and tried to hire the tramp. but
the Older farmer drove him away. SAYING
the tramp was his by right of discovery.
and he proposed to keep him or fight. The
conductor told me such occurrences are
common at present and that there are few
stations along the line in the grain belt
but have crowd Of farmers around them
at train time. hoping to be able to catch
a tramp for the harvest fields. 1t is work
or jail with tramp when he falls into
such hands"
Evening star., 1897-07-28
BlOOmer Girls Nerve.

From the Sioux City Tribune.
c. w. Rirple's wheel wobbled under him.
SO slowly was he riding. A bIoomer girl
approached from the opposite direction. She
was pocketed between a street car and a
furniture van. Her position hampered her
movements SO much that Ripple feared
an accident. To minimize the danger he
disinounteo and stood beside his bike.
Vain precaution. She crashed into him.
When she arose her bloomers hung IN
shreds. Moreover, her wheel was badly
damaged Ripple apologized for his awk-
wardness and handed her his card. She
trundled the injured bike to repair shop.
week later the proprietor dunned Mr..
Ripple for 81 He refused to pay. The
damsel had him arrested for reckless rid
ing. At that he ''caved." He said IL was a
clear case of extortion. and IL his own
testimony and that OF reliable witnesses
is trustworthy, 1t was. But he couldn't
stand the ''joshfng' he knew ne would be
subjected to- IL he got into a police court.
So he settled. Now when he sees bloomer
girls he throws the throttle wide open,
scorches into. onto and over them ana
speeds away without looking back lt
will be q smooth bloomer girl who catches
him again as the FIRST one: did.
Evening star., 1897-07-28
An ECHO MEETING.
EpwOrth LenEuers to Rehenrse Their
Experiences Mt Toronto.


Members of the Washington delegation
70 the third international Epworth League
convention. recently held at Toronto, Cam
ada, are making elaborate preparations for
a grand echo meeting to be held at Ham
line NJ. F.. Church. 9th and P streets north
west. Monday evening. August 2 They
are enthusiastic and are anxious to re-
view the doings of the convention and the
results obtained from 1t for the benefit of
their friends who were unable to go. The
delegates are very desirous for every Ep-
worthian in the Washington district to
hear about IL.
With this end in view. President W. 8.
DeWhirst has appointed a committee COM
posed of f. +. Hamlin. Z. s. La Fetra and
3 A Terry. who will have charge Of the
irtsIing- An interesting and enlivening
program of music. song and recitals has
been arranged. in which prominent MEM
berS of the delegation to Toronto will par
ucipate, describing the beauties and pleas
Cres OF the trip. the intense interest mani
tested while there. and the effect the con-
Ncntlon had upon those who attended
W lille the rally at Hamline Church Nom
cay evening will be strictly an echo meet
ins. the District Epwo-th League has
eharse OF the penins of the camp meeting
al washington Grove. Tuesday August g.
and many enthusiastic leaguers will go
out there and rehearse their wonderful ey
pCrisnces at Toronto.
Evening star., 1897-07-28
His Slave Wife the Rightfui O~e.
From the Kansas CITY Times

Judge Burris. in the district court re-
Gently decided an important legal question
and one which involves the title 10 consid-
cradle land in Douglas and LeavepW orth
counties.
In 1852 Grant Renfro. a eolored man. was
married under the slave custom in Howard
county. Mo. He and his wife Ann lived
together until 1867 or 1858, when he left her
and went to Bonneville. where he was le-
gally married to another woman. hIs slave
wife remaining In the country. Wife after
wife died. until he had been married to
five. besides the slave wife. Years ago he
came to Kansas and acquired some prop-
erty. selling one farm and buytnx another
A year ago he died. owning a valua Die farm
near Lawrence, besides considerable ner-
sonal property. His last wife and several
children survive him. Wife No. 1 Is slso
alive and has come forward to disput. the
claim OF wife No. to the property
Judge Burris held that she was the ,exal
widow of Grant Renfro. the common law
marriage made in Missouri being a valid
one. This decision affects not only the Jan
owned BY Renfro at the time OF HE death.
but clouds the title to the real estate decided
~ various times by him and his other
wives.
Evening star., 1897-07-28
REDUCING THE ROLLING OF SHIPS.
A Naval Problem Worked Out by the
Engineers.
From Casters Magazine.


Two very important means of diminish
ing the extent of rolling ships have beea
carefully investigated. and the application
| or these means in any particular vessel is
open to every naval architect. The less
important of these two means as being
the less certain in its action is the fitting
up OF a water chamber on board the shin.
so contrived that the action of the water
inside the chamber shall as nearly as pos-
sibie be always in antagonism to the roll
Ing OF the ship. tending to bring the shlp
10 port at the time she is starting to roll to
starboard, and vice versa. The names
most closely associated with this means
and its theoretical and practical investiga-
tion, are Mr.. r. +. Froude. Mr.. Watts and
Prof. Bies. The more important of the
means OF diminishing the extent of rolling
Is the application OF bilge kecls To the
chocks-structures attached to the bilges
for something like half the length OF the
snip, and projecting from the skin of the
snip TO the extent of eight to thirty-sik
lncnes, according to the size of the ship,
and the desire 10 take full advantage of
their action. The most recent and most
thoroughgoing Investigation OF their use
and efficiency is that of Sir William White
and Mr.. r. L. Froude in connection with
the bilge keels fitted to IL. NJ. 5. Revenge
Experiments in this case seemed to show
that the extent of rolling, after fitting the
piAsc nceiS, was only ABOUT oue-tnlTd Inc
extent without the blge keeis This was
the case when the ship was not propelled
by her machinery; when. the other
hand. she was SO propelled. even at a mod
crate speed. the effect of the bilge keels
was even more marked.
Previous experiments with other ships
had shown a diminution of rolling due to
the fitting of bilge keels of one-half and
for bilge keels of sufficient size this may
probably be taken as the least that may be
expected. 1t is to some exrent a wonder
that, such being the case. ships should ever
be built without these valuable adjuncts
and II IS probable that until something
better Is devised. the future will see an in
creasng number of ships in which full ad-
vantage is taken Of a means of giving
steadness effective. and, at the same
time, SO moderate In cost.
Evening star., 1897-07-28

Today. with iactated food. better attention 10
proper sleep ard clothing and more careful bath
ing there few babies born thai cannot Ice rear
ed into sturdy manhood and wouauho,-l.
The great scourge OF infant lives il cholera in
fantum -liarrho-a and COMMISSIONS. All these dis
orders arise from excessive Irritation OF the in
tesinai tract and the loss strength that follows
diarrhOea.
Heat Is but a prcdisposhlg cause Of all these
weakening diseases With proper fp,d aud there
is nothing absolutely good la,ts ted f,,,d all
these dangers may be avoided SiatiSiiCes show
that babies thrive best lactat,l food. o. is
worth more as prcventir" or cholera infauium
than all the medicines made.
Dropping, listless children fed on lartated food
soon show every sign OF better npursllrd bodies;
they eat more heartily. sleep with few waknss
play with more interest and look better
Infants that run down bY the effects of
hot weather at Once begin % mend when fed
with lactaicd food. Little ones who ar. nervous
and fretfu under the heat OF the summer sun and
are with difficulty persuaded 10 take other food
ga. lartated food with evident relish.
Evening star., 1897-07-28
The Treacherous Tomato.

The charge that the tomato produces can
Ger Is no longer credited, but now DIR. w.
T. English of the Western University of
Pennsylvania says that It acts as q heart
poison. and In aggravated cases It sets up
an active fermentation in the entire ALI
mentary tract. The heart action IL rem
dered irregular. the sufferer gasps for
breath and q steady use Of the vegetable
as food Is likely to produce organic as
well as functional trouble. He admits that
the symptoms Of poisoning are not marked
except in rare cases
Evening star., 1897-07-28
THEY Die YOUNG
Infant Disorders That
Might Be Prevented.
Parents Are Too Often UnWt-
ting|y at Fault
Unsuitable Food Exhausts the
Child's Vitality.
Heat is Only One Cause Of
Cholera Infantum.
Splendid Results From Diet of
Lactated Food.

u Is mt the chd's fault II g. is Sis and frrhIe
IL Is ID" faut. e"ns' i"'sly unrnn>iu>ly ,,f the
"hlids natural qua ntiians- the Iarrnis
1he ODD belief ihst som" children ..,.n rrI.r the
h"st Jndici"is treatment. are born 10 die Young rs
now known he false
Once when the majority of mothers tried 90 bring
up Their children in accordance with certain
theories as 10 feeding even when the theories i,d
no. ft the children Their, s.em.-i a fniality ga
infant diseases that neither low. nor car. r,.,Id
over
Evening star., 1897-07-28
Car Conductors In Aprons.
From the P.ilsdeIphia Record

We have all heard that the Valparaiso
car conductors are girls, but their cos
tune has not before been described The
motorman OF the trolleys sits at one end
and at the rear Of the car sits the girl con-
ductor: that is. when she Is not collecting
fares She registers the fares by pressing
an e,eciric button gently. and the process
has got the noisy metallic clang which is
considered Indispensable to the process in
a white apron as badge of Office and
sailor hat instead of an official cap, The
Uniform Of apron and hat seems odd but
10 becoming and creates no dissatfsfa ction.
Evening star., 1897-07-28
A Valuable Fowl.
From the Indianapolfs Neva

Henry W. Brodt, proprietor of the Com
mercial Hotel of this city, made q remark
able discovery yesterday, which confirms
the theory OF biologists that the small
gravel-bottom creeks southeast of here
contain gold washed from the sides of the
knobs. Andrew Blackan. poultry dealer
here, purchased some chickens of far
mer who lives in Finley township on one
OF these gravel streams, close to the Knobs
One Of the fowls. largo rooster. he sold
10 Mr. brodt. who had It prepared for din
ner. The surprise Of the cook can be Inn
agined when. on dressing the chicken. she
found in Its craw a nurret Of what nroved
70 De gold- It was taken to . jeweler. who
pronounced 1t pure specimen OF the pre-
cious metal. Its weight was found to be
snirsy-eient grains. The nugget IL
wnich shows that the gold ID q native pro-
duct Of the county.
Evening star., 1897-07-28

Yardsley donated q castor worth ninety
seven cents to the minister. and put q tag
"Yesr'
Wen. the parson took the article to
Yardsley's store yesterday ara traded ~
t0r dry goods. Yardsiey's suile won't be
abe to be out agnia for six weeks. .--Har-
Evening star., 1897-07-28
SNAKE lMT0 YowR SHOES

Amen Foot-Ease, . powder fOr the feet. IL
cures painful, swollen. s,artng feet and Instantly
takes the sting out OF corns and bunions It's -
greatest ccmfsaf discovery OF the age. Aiiea's
Foot -Ease makes sisht-flffing new shoes fssl
~ n, ~. Is , ocs,a.n cure sss s.ceti.g csilose
y AZ draEsists - shoe Store: By man q
2e; =. e stamps TRIAL paskaze FREE. Addrsa
ALLEN .. OAsrED. Lc Ros. n. 4. myzzSn
Evening star., 1897-07-28

II matters little what il Is that you want
whether q situation or a servani-a
want ad in The Star will reach the
person who can fill your need.
Evening star., 1897-07-28

Want ads. In The Star pay because
they bring answers
Evening star., 1897-07-28

Want" ads. IN The Star pay because
they bring answers.