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

Lieut.. Heffner complained to the pump
doctor today Of three disabled pumps.
Leaky water mains at 18th and streets
and II street and Delaware avenue, In
South Washington, were reported by the
police today.
Lieutenant Hollinberger complained to-
day that pools Of stagnant water near the
watering trough at 9th and D streets south
west emit offensive doors.
The police have asked the parking COM
mission to remove the broken limb of a
tree from the north side of Pennsylvania
avenue between I'd and Sd streets.
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Summer
COrSefs,

Summer corsets Of good net. extra long aud
medium. double steel PROTECTOR. Per =,
Summer Corseis of imported net n a a.
fholnl,son.s Gloye-itting. Nv. q. c. w B'
AMI II. y. makes, extra long. medium g -,
and short. Per pair Observation-Disclosures. ~ 40
Summer Corsets Of imported net. ''P. d make.
coutil strippings. two side Stres. top lin =, -
islled with embroidery. Per pair. ......... Sl-/
Second floor.
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Summer
Foods and Drinks.

A new shipment OF the famous Health Fosls
from the Battle Creek Sanitarium, Battle Creek,
Mich.
Caramel Cereal Coffee per pkg......... I5c
Granose Flakes, per pkg sc.
Fruit Crackers, per pkg. IoC.
Graham Crackers, per pix. ...-........... I2c.
Gluten, per pkg. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 2Oc.
Gluten Biscuits, per pks,-................ $50.
Imported Lime Juice a5c. bot. for........ &c.
Pcrlmccd. favors, box................. IOc.
Imported Ginger Ale, doz.............. SI..S5
Mocha and Java Coffee per lb............ 34c.
Tetley's Teas, b..... soc, zoe. and 81 90
Cream Of Wheat, per pkg ................ lac.
Fifth floor.
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In Colorado.
From Puck.

From Puck.
Teacher-'Defne fanatic"
Pupil-"A man who does not believe In
free silver"
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WOmen'S
Skirts and Waists.

Womens Twilled Serge Skirts. we'll made O. -
and finished. An unusually good value S.S- ~
Womens Cheviot Serge and Brilliantine Skirts,
tailor made. black nnd colors, percalne lin c.
ing velvet binding. Each. po-oO
women's Brocaded Wool Skirts. extra fine ma
terial. pretty patterns, perfect hanging. CO =
E<lth >
womens TafTeta and India SIX Waists, black
a and e0l0T Each best shades and 90 and 5000
Third foor
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Want" ads. in The Star pay because
they bring answers.
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Full Values
Inn Linens.

19x2s inch Hemmed Hulk Towels, each. IL &C.
per s yard scotch naiiss cio''e l"''F"' S5c.
va ,2Iineh Heavy presaen pamass, per SIoo
ra 52Iineh Dresden Double pamask. per SI..s5
s-s Napkins to MATCH per dozen. -. S3z5
Special lot of Damask Pattern Cloths
e,e yards, each. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $40
2r2H. yards, each. Observation-Disclosures. S2,75
2,s yards. each. ......................... $3.50
SIS Napkins to match cloths. per Dozen. So. so
"a Napkins to match cloths, per dozen. $3.50
dozsn ' Special fp~'.s: suiArs s $500
dozen 'G special s"p.i"s. esa,n.y $50 $500
Second nocr.
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.Pack1img Season

USE DIR. KILMER'S
SWAMP ROOT
For the kidneys. liver. bladder and every part Of
the urinary passages. Jy3 s. BIN
ALWAYS AVOID HARSH TCRGATIvE PILLS.
They first make You sick and then leave you con-
stipated. Carriers Little Liver Pills regulate the
bow els and make you we'll. Dose. pill.
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Special i'm
Garden Hose.

About one thousand feet composition Garden Hose
which usually sells for &c. per foot, r.
THIS includes nozzle. &c.
Fifth floor.
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women's All-linen Handkerchiefs. extra r,Jr
good quality,h. u. and 1h-in. hens. EA. - Ne
When say 'alllinen" we mean the pure long.
fiber sort. without one thread OF cotton.
First floor.
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Furniture
Department.
Parlor Suites.


Mahpcany finish, 3 pes,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Mniios my r lnish, 3 pcs.
aihiash-- -.--.-.--..
VIA lOgany FINISH. = pes.
daihask- ---.----.......
Mahogany Flnish. 3 pes.
'"l'eS'i s-'----'.-'.--..-
Mahogany flnish. inlay. )
Aiahosany fihish. . pes
"dhi.i>h-
pNerstuh, 5 pieces. DAM
ask ---.-----. ---..---.
Overstuff- D pieces, tap
estry. e.
Overstuff. ) pieces. tap
eStry-
Mahogany Finish. inlay. 3
pieces, cmb. velvet.
Nahoganv Finish Z mes
fapestry
o,oG -. H.,
- - sum q p''' uan
Man"sahy flnish- . pcs,
Nei'ct--...---.-...--...
Overstuff. 3 pes. velour.
OyerstufY. , pieces dam
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
o,.o,n~ .to, H.,
~. . Piee' u'i
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rich clients to carry in their warm pockets
or to handle in their warm hands, large
crystals, fresh from the mine, and then i!
the stones break the dealer demands salts
faction for the loss of a valuable gem. To
guard against losses due to this explosion
of diamonds, large jewels are frequently
shipped to Europe imbedded in raw pota-
toes. 1t Is most interesting to note that the
artificial diamonds now being prepared ex-
plode just as the natural ones do.
Hardness of the Gems.
Different stones and sometimes different
parts of the same stone vary greatly in
hardness. Some very brilliant diamonds
which came to England from New South
Wales were found to be SO hard that 1t was
impossible to grind them, and they had to
be used for rock drills instead Of Cor jew
elry. The intense hardness of the diamond
is strilkingly shown by the fact that If a
good stone without flaws be put between
two pieces of steel and great pressure APP
piled 1t will be forced clear into the steel
without being injured in the least. Some
diamonds when put into vacuum and
subjected to a current of electricity give
out considerable light. Professor Crookes
owns a beautiful green diamond which.
treated In this manner, produces enough
light to enable him to read.
Since 1890 scientists have spent not a lit
tie time in discussing the question whether
our terrestrial supply of diamonds was not
derived from meteors. This is because dia-
monds have been found in several places
Embedded in meteoric iron. Professor
Crookes thinks this theory untenable and
is inclined to believe that the diamonds
were first formed from carbon held in So
luton by molten iron In the bowels of the
earth. Later these diamonds, together
with various kinds Of rock and 'blue
ground" were thrown up in a sort II mud
volcano, through the diamond pipes which
we see in South Africa today. These pipes
were not formed by the eruption, but were
previously produced by the gases generated
by surface water penetrating through,
cracks to the molten Iron below.
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Kemsingt0m
ART Squares,

Extra quality. The entire
stock of last springs and falls
patterns in Atwood Art Squares
to be cleared out in this sale.
An immense variety of goods, in
patterns equally as choice as any
that will be turned out this
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Physick for all,
And Pills for some.
All kinds Of Bitters,
P,,t NOT opu y,,yO
But not any rum.

In the back room under his blanket
the young medic treasured an old book
of accounts, and the next day he made
a new entry, I'D. Dodd, Esq, July s,
1858, middle of the night"
The following day being the Fourth
of July, Downieville, possessed of a
spirit of patriotism worthy Of larger
settlement, celebrated the glorious holi-
day.
Up the gulch little way, from the
top of a peeled and lofty pine tree, float
ed in the summer breeze the stars and
stripes. In front of the store Dodd and
some of the men fired an anvil at in
tervals, sending rumblings through the
hills and awakening the sleeping echoes
OH the mountain top.
During the morning the miners gath
cred about the store, for there was no
work in the gulch that day, and as Toby
Wimple put in, in his homely way:
"Even ther Chinks done the squar'
thing with Uncle SAM
Then from the rear Of the Silver Star
five of the younger men came cautious
ly, and they bore down upon the crowd
in front of the store, carrying each of
them strange burden. and, to the sur
prise and delight of the older men, they
formed circle. and, with an old from
bone and cornet and flute and a
bass drum and cymbals, the band began
to play.
Suddenly, in the midst of the din,
came strange, weird cry, unlike any
thing ever heard before in Downieville.
1t grew louder and louder and sent de-
fiance to the noisome band
The old trombone put forth its bois-
terous strain, the bass drum roared, the
cymbals clashed.
The strange, weird cry became bold
and desperate remonstrance. Nip and
tuck waged the battle of the noises.
In the living room, in the rear of the
store, Mrs. Dodd, on her bed in the cor
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-07-03
AT BREAK OF DAWN.
BY H. ADDINGToN BRUCE.

With the going down Of the sun be-
hind the blue hills Oh the far side of
the little lake the old soldier, standing
on the shore, turned to his cott2>Ce home
bat few yards from the waters edge
This evening, as every fine night in
summer for a couple of years, he had
taken walk along the lake shore Ioad,
and this night in particular he was re-
turning home in very hapTT frame of
mind, for the morrow was Independence
day, sacred in his heart above all other
days of the year, and the ruddy glow of
the dead sun had presaged beautiful
day.
He sighed, however, as he walked to
the little rose grown house beyond the
willows, for there came to his mind the
memory of another Independence day,
years ago, the last his father, soldier
like himself and a warrior of the Revo-
luton, had spent on earth. With the
closing hours of that day his father had
passed away, and yet to the veteran this
all seemed but as yesterday. His sadness
was cleared away and his face bright
ened again when he saw his old wife,
with Young George, their grandson,
waiting in the porch for him. He
waved a salute to them in military
fashion, and the boy hastened out to
meet him.
Eyes, George" said the veteran, as
if in answer to the lads unspoken ques-
ton, sit will be fine tomorrow. The
sun and the birds promise us that, and
| have never known both to be wrong.
So after supper we will set about get
ting everything ready, and we will cele-
brate the day as we always do"
The boys face broke into a ripple Of
smiles, for to him came visions of a trip
to the city in the morning, row or a
drive with his grandfather in the after
noon and fireworks at night, with the
old soldier telling tales of the war at a
big BONFIRE which he would kindle on
the shore.
After the evening meal, which they
did not take long in eating, the old man
asked for his pipe, and when George had
filled it for him he drew his chair near
the window and sat there putting con-
tentedly. watching the moths fluttering
desperately at the lamp chimney. The
room was cozy one, with its homely
but comfortable furnishings, its tall
family clock in the corner, its punches
of pansies, carnations and roses in every
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Like thunderbolt, a wave of intelli-
gence overcame the crowd of men with
out, and they let forth shout of joy
GUS laughter as they recognized the cry
of the first baby born in Downieville,
and then the trombone found it's high
est notes again, and the bass drum went
booming to the clatter of the cymbals.
Waily Dimmick. red shirted and six
footed, drew his giant head above the
crowd. Quick of Wit was Waily and
quicker still of action. No one could
ever pull gun on him. Up went his
brawny arms, and his fists shook in the
direction of the big bass drum.
"Hush thet internal band" he cried,
"an give ther kid er chance!"
The noise ceased, the talking ones
hushed their clatter, and then upon the
morning air came the softer, sweeter
music-from babys throat.
Toby Wimple, with IA graceful sweep
of his strong right arm, took off his old
slouched bat, and like flock of sheep
the others mutely followed his example.
They stood there motionless i'll the
sunlight, bareheaded, wet eyed, those
grutf ones, those rough ones, those tough
ones, and like thirsty souls, they drank
of the gentleness and the melody in the
air about them-the music from the
mouth of new born babe, the sweet
est sound that ever comes to human ears.
Then there was deep quiet, solemn
stiffness, for the child was hushed up
on the mOther,S breast
Up again rose Waily Dimmick, rcd
shirted and six footed, with his head
above the crowd.
''Let 'er hcv 'em, boys" he cried.
Hip, hip! Three cheers fer Downie
Dodd Nv Downieville, ther furst kid in
ther camp!"
AS from surging sea three great
roars rolled up the gulch, and three
great echoes resounded from the noun
tains.
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DODD AND THE WOMAN RODE UP THE GULCH
ON THEIR MULES.
Sacramento, with strong arm and a
brave heart, for new camp and new
claim.
In the big gulch, where he had stop
ped one day, under the midday sun, for
his coffee, he washed out pan or two,
and things looked promising. Other
men came his way, dropping in by acci-
dent, until there were a score of them.
The creek in the gulch panned out bet
ter every day, and they found fair
lead in the hills, so they staked out the
camp and called it Downieville.
When Jack made his pile, he went
back east, and he died there, but he left
Downievillo as monument to his men,
ory.
Miles to the north Of Downieville
and to the south there were gentle hills.
green in the summer and brown in the
winter, and through the hills ran a
crooked creek, with a rippling song Of
its own. To the west and to the east
were rugged bluffs and cathedral walls,
sheer and high, as if giant hands had
carved them, and the clouds hung down
like gray blankets ON the brown peaks
of the mountains.
The rugged bluffs echoed the sound
of the long tom and the rocker, and
from the mountain tops above the men
at work looked like red ants carrying
their burdens. They turned the creek
bed and threw up dirt in the dry gulches
and dug to the bedrock and built little
mountains of gravel everywhere in their
desperate search for the yellow gold.
David Dodd, who kept the store in
Downieville, returned one day from
Sacramento. whittier he had journeyed
to purchase stock-red shirts and pick
axes and tin plates and plug tobacco.
In his store he sold about everything
but rum. He confessed to prejudice
against selling rum, but he owned to
none against drinking it. Thus it hap
pened the Silver Star saloon had mo-
nopoly in the drink line.
When Dodd went away, he went
alone. When he came back, he brought
woman with him. He called her
Mrs Dodd, aud she said she was. To
u Va htA oic ANIuAACu
three oils. Her face was red, her hair
was black, and her dress was brown.
Four were the total of her gowns, and
all We're brown. The little hat she wore
was red, like her face. and her eyes
were as black as her hair.
Dodd showed the men who were in
quisitive paper, duly signed by the
Baptist parson of Sacramento. 1t said
she was of the age of Al, and her name
was Ellen Shanks. The men in Downie-
vile received her with favor and gen
tility, and as she was the first woman
to arrive at the gulch the most of them
were too oveUoyed at her presence to
ask foolish questions.
Dodd and the woman rode up the
gulch OH their mules at sundOwn. In
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just such times as the morrow, to be- run
up OH the lofty pole in the garden. The
old soldiers eyes glistened with a soft
emotion as he smoothed the banner
across his knees and spread il ON tho
floor.
1.-THE same old flag, mother" said he
simply, "the flag Of our country, as
dear to us now as when we came here
first to live together till the end"
"Yes, John, my husband" was her
proud answer, land pray God George
will always honor it as you have
"You need have no fear, mother, re-
piled the veteran, looking up at the
young man standing before him. II
have no doubt of him. The boy is from
the same stock AS we are and Just as
ready"
"Grandmother, "said George, "here's
little hole in it, a fresh one. Shall I
call the girl in to mend it?''
"Oh, no, nor anxiously. "I can still
do all that myself, dear, thank God,
though it may be for the last time.
Please give it over to me. Look. father.
Watch me fix this.
Save for the mOnotonous tick took of
the old oaken clock there was silence in
the room while the old woman's needle
piled slowly in and out of the silk The
veteran watched her with sort of quiet
pride. As her task was completed the
clock struck 8.
''Nine O'clock, said the soldier re-
flectively. "It is good time we all went
to bed, for we will have a long day be-
fore us before tomorrow night comes "
The night passed quietly and rapidly
away, for all in that rose clad cottage
were sound sleepers. The old soldier,
however, was up before daylight, and,
throwing open his easement window,
leaned far out to take look at the
weather. 1t was certainly going to be
fine day. As yet there was but weak
glimmering in the east, where the sun
would presently break through, and the
world looked limpid and cool in the
gray dusk of the early morning AS the
soldier leaned out of the window enjoy
ing the fragrance of the dew stepped
roses that climbed in clusters just be-
meath the window frame he felt light
touch on his shoulder, and, turning, he
saw his wife at his side.
care you happy this morning, John?"
she asked
"Quite," said he. "And you, dear?'
Eyes, indeed," was the answer.
"Let us go out into the garden. I heard
George getting up some time ago, and
he is out now, expect
Surely enough, they found Xm few
minutes later at the foot of the flag
pole, which stood OH a little knoll. He
was busy tying the banner to the cord
running up the pole.
"Ah," said the veteran, "that is
right, my boy! See how rosy it is get
ting in the east. just moment or two,
and them
A glorious CLEAN of brightness ap-
peared in the east, and at the same in
stant the boom Of cannon across the
lake broke in upon the old man s speech.
With the noise of the cannon a strange
pallor came into his face, and he almost
fell to the ground. George noticed it
and started to come to his assistance,
but he only waved him back, and, point
ing to the banner, with look of exalta-
tion, cried:
run up the flag"
Those were the last words he ever
spoke.
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II is said that people who have passed
through great dangers can never accu-
rately describe the events as they occur
red, and that Is why Mr.. Tcall cannot
tell exactly about that explosion. II
was playing with pinwheel, " said he,
when il went off in some mysteri-
Gus way, and. still more mysterious, il
seemed to carry me of with il. l flew
up into the air, heavy though l was
with five years of chubbiness. and when
l came down there was less of Ollie and
n great deal more Of howl than there
had been. My eyes seemed gone. my
curls surely were gone and my little
dress was missing in some of its impor-
tant links. | lived. But, oh. rcmem.
bered that Fourth for "a many "a long
day"
The veteran caterer Delmonico saws
he is extremely fond of the Fourth and
always celebrated with the small boys
Banker ID. o Mills says the Fourth is
the most glorious day in the year, not
even excepting Christmas General BEN
jamin +. Tracy says he does not care for
fireworks now, and when he was boy
and hankered after such things he was
too poor to buy them. Lawyer Abe
Hummel invariably celebrates the day
by taking a wagon load of pretty girls
for drive through Central park.
Richard Croker will celebrate his
Fourth of July in "dear old Lunnon,"
and there will be more Americans in
England's metropolis to remember the
day than in any previous year. Tho
wealthier Americans who happen to be
i'll London will visit that famed seat of
Waldorf Astor, where the great land
owner has prepared quite celebration.
MIR. Astor' s well known antipathy to
fireworks is likely to limit the days OBJ
servance to quiet festivity, but three
years ago he set dinner of 800 covers
OH the Thames bank, and IA members of
parliament sat down to it and drank the
health of the president of the United
States. AT Cliveden preparations have
been making for nearly two months,
and the number of Mr. Astor's guests
will run into the hundreds. The official
celebration of the day in England will,
of course, be that held in the American
embassy i'll London. So fully recognized
i'll England are the customs incident to
this day that it is an understood thing
that no one connected with the embassy
shall be asked to any affair that is timed
to cover the Fourth of July. For 30
years the queen of England and the
Prince of Wales have been represented
at the banquet given by the American
minister on that day.
HAppIcnN
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HARRISON AYREs.
iNAiNlMATE?-YES.
But Cannon Cracker Can Pop and VIII
Do 1t at the Right Time.

But a Cannon Cracker Can Pop and VIII
Do 1t at the Right Time.
For what happened Reginald Slow
boy was certainly at fault. His procras-
tination was the sole cause of it. He
deserved no sympathy, and yet the
blow seemed to rattle his very back
teeth.
There was Quasi understanding be-
tween him and Miss Cutting, but moth
ing definite. He should have declared
his passion weeks before. He felt GER
tain that he loved her as woman had
never been loved before, felt equally
the idea suggested itself of asking her
in plain, blunt English to become Mrs.
Slowboy he found nervous prostration
treading close upon it's heels.
The tragedy that drove him away in
shame and chagrin occurred one Fourth
of July night They had been shooting
fire crackers and sending up roman can
dies contemporaneously with the entire
Cutting family for some time, but now
the coast was clear. Her father, her
mother, her sister and even her bother
some and ubiquitous little brother had
gone into the house for the night, and
he and she We're alone-alone on the
dark piazza. He knew it because his
nervous prOstration told him so.
For an hour he talked of almost
everything except the subject nearest
weather and the tariff and the corn crop
and about numerous other subjects well
calculated to cause feeling of drowsi-
ness in any healthy young woman.
He had one great cannon cracker left,
and he swung it to and fro and wound
the fuse about his finger for the entire
hour. At length when the conversation
was perceptibly tagging and she was
covertly yawning, he began to moraliZe
about the fire cracker.
"Strange, he said reflectively, "what
power there is concentrated in the pa
per tube 1 hold in my hand. This fire
cracker has no brain and yet think of the
vast weight it can raise when exploded
under some heavy object. 1t is an imam
innate object-it knows absolutely moth
ing, and yet what wonderful thing it
can do!'
'Some inanimate objects know more
than human beings,' she murmured
quietly, but there was quaver in her
voice.
'Now really, you do not mean that"
he cried.
Indeed I do" she replied q trifle
sharply. "That firecracker is an mani
mate object. 1t has no brain, as you
say, and yet it knows more than some
men. When the time comes," she con-
tinued, rising to her feet and starting
for the door, ''when the proper time
comes, that firecracker knows enough
to pop" Il. II. +.