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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-16

Accuracy Is a most desirable thing on
ordinary occasions, but there are times
when it pals. 1t is soothing to hear the
English language spoken with the easy
confidence and unerring grammar which
betoken intelligence and good breeding, and
especially so when IL is uttered in public
places by uniformed persons from whom
you ordinarily hear such remarks as 'Hi!'
Get a move on YER and Cant you look
where yer goin' ~
A middle-aged man who had made his
way through the mob of depot employees
who use this style Of a vocabulary was
happy to find the conductor on the sleep
ing car a young man with a gentle voice
and deliberate and refined manner He
was more than gratiied when he saw him.
later on the journey, take copy of one
of the Latin classics from his pocket and
begin to read. His pleasure at the spec
tacle made him almost forget that i'm his
haste to catch the train he had neglected
to eat any lunch. Approaching the con-
ductor, he endeavored to mingle knowl-
edge getting with agreeable intercourse
Have you been on this road long?" he
inquired.
No the conductor answered. without
looking up. This is my first week.
DO you like the work.
''All labor is distasteful. But endeavor
not to allow my mind to dwell on the irk-
some phases Of my duty"
The conductor had not taken his eyes
from the book, and his uuestioner aban-
doned all idea Of sociabiity and proceeded
with the matter that was nearest his heart
will you tell me-" he asked, when and
for how long this train stops for dinner?"
MOT at ALL"
Are you sure of that?" came the inquiry
In tones of protesting anguish.
Yes, the gentle-voiced conductor re-
pned, as ne ieiSurely turned q leaf. II am
quite sure. The train does not eat"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-16
A. Friendly Sound,

For several years" said a commercial
traveller to a Star reporter yesterday, II
had never been AWAY from home over
night when got my present position, and
was compelled to travel about a great deal.
At first 1 found 1t extremely difficult to 20
to sleep nights. ! stopped at the best ho-
tells and usually had, fine rooms and good
beds; but there seemed to be something
the matter, / couldn't toll exactly what,
and ! found it very hard to get a fair
nights sleep. 81
"One daysI mentioned the fact to a
friend. who feaid;y' Get a clock" 1 always
have a clock IN my room at home. and I
am accustomed to the sound Of it's ticking.
1t is curious how silent and strange a room
may seem without it. That was what /
wanted, a clock, and bought one. Now.
when l go to my room in a hotel usually
the first thing 1 do is to put my clock on
the mantelpiece or table. 1t ticks away
bravely, a friendly and familiar sound, and
go to sleep without any trouble what
ever" ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-16
A YOUTHFUL ExEGErE.
is Interpretation of the Scripture
Was Not Orthodox

HIS Interpretation of the Scriptures
Was Not Orthodox.
strange are the workings of the infant
mind. The little son of a well-known naya,
officer stationed here has advanced q new
version OF an old text The wtfe's mother.
who makes her home with her daughter.
Is of the old school, a dear creature. with
puHs and caps. who reads her Bible from
preference. 1t is custom for her to teach
her little grandson every day a verse from
the Bible, and on Saturday of last week
the verse selected was:
Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it
holy"
The child had unusual difficulty in COM
hitting the verse; but, once mastered. 1t
must have settled deep into the very
largest brain cell possessed by the little
fellow
Sunday morning the youngster came.
iresh, white and starched, from his nurses
porch until the family assembled for
church. Emerging at the last moment, the
mother was Mortified at the sight of her
small offspring seated upon the terrace
digging with all his might into the moist
ground.
Baby. baby. come here this minute!
DON'T you know 1t is naughty to play on
SUNDAY, and get yourself all dirt? cried
the mother.
The little fellow looked I'D with a puz-
lied air. and made answer: "Why, muvver
dear. is digging holes for Sunday.
Digging holes for Sunday? What non
sense! You bad, bad little son." returned
the mother none too gently. trying to res
cue the once immaculate suit
Now, muvver, dear. I did learn We verse
from grandma. and 1t was Remember We
Sabbath day to keep 1t holy and is only
digging We holes for Sunday to make it
holy, and l isn't bad little son at ALL
There was a suspicious trembling about
the mouth, but it is needless to relate that
the little philosopher was caught in his
mothers arms and kissed before the cry
developed. and that he was given two
plates of ice cream for his Sunday dinner,
all because of his original theory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-16
QUITE A LARGE SNAKE.
1t Came Out of n jug, az Many Others
= Have Done.

II Came Gut OF n jug, az Many Others
= Have Done.
when Twas ia youngster" said the
Kentucky colonel. to a group Of admiring
friends, l lived down in the neighborhood
of Tar Spring. which isn't more than
days journey from Cloverport a pleasant
hamlet of some Importance in that neck of
the woods. 1 was at the period of my
story about fifteen years DID, and l guess
shade stupid, or SO my father and teacher
used to inform me four or five times
week. The section of country roundabout
Tar Spring and Cloverport was noted for
the size and number of its snakes, and
there was ore patriarch everybody had
heard about that was reputed to be eight
inches In diameter and forty feet long in
the shortest place. 1 was always afraid
of this one, and many's the time l have
come home from mill lickety split for fear
that blamed serpent would guile around
me.
"One day had been down the road
about. a mile or so to a store to get a Jug
of moiasses. and as there wouldn't be any
till next day l went back home taking it
easy jogging along. After a bit the jug
got cranky, and to make things easier 1
hitched string to the jug handle and
slung 1t overheard; Then it dragged along
In the dusty road. and 1 never thought
anything about it till 1 turned out of the
road to take short cut across the fields
meme. Then noticed the track of the
jug, and 1t looked so much like the track
OF that old daddy snake that it scared me-
But not to hurt, and right away I made
up my mind to have some fun with the
neighbors. I didn't do a thing, but make
that track look like 1t came out of the
cliffs down the road a quarter of a mile
and where the big snake was supposed to
be. end then I took it through a crack In
the fence. making marks with the lug as
though Mr.. Snake had all he could do to
get through, 1t looked too good to be
true, and / was half scared to death for
fear somebody would catch me at it; but
nobody did, and went home as innocent
as lamb. This happened about 3 o'clock
In the afternoon, and the first report got
to our house at half-past A. BY half
past the neighborhood had been over to
consult with father, and by o'clock peo-
see and to offer explanations and tell snake
yarns AS for me, ha6 got scared at the
size of my joke on the county, and put in
all my extra time wondering what kind of
licking 1 would get when my father had
learned the facts in the case
We'll. the excitement continued for a
week, the local papers whooping 1t I'D and
city paper sending reporter to get the
straight Of 1t, but they never did. and Won
bet l wasn't doing a thing but PRAYING
Tor strength to keep my own counsel till
the storm blew over Which it did after
while. and a year or so later I told INV
mother about 1t. aid she gently broke the
news to her husband. It was all right
then, but 1 don't think 1 have ever been
very popular in that community since. and
even to this day some of those old snake
liars hate to see me come back. even on a
visit"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-16
Malaga Grapes.

1.-THE Malaga grape is in market" said a
wholesale fruit dealer to Star reporter
yesterday. TT is large. crisp and delicious,
and has become a special favorfte in this
country since the winter of 1889, when
physicians throughout the United States
prescribed it as the best thing that could
be eaten by sufferers from the grip. The
consumption Of the fruit in America has
increased 100 per cent in the last ten years.
But supplies are limited.
From a small province only of Malaga
are the grapes shipped. They are of such
q tender nature that they can be shipped
only In September, when the fruit is fjrst
ripe, and a few thousand barrels is the
limit Of American shipments. Spain, how
ever, sends to this country large quantities
of grapes which are called Maiagas The
Spanish fruit Is white in color and has
astonishing tenacity of life The grapes
begin to ripen about the middle of August
and are usually harvested by October l.
The punches, when cut from the vines
are piled in ventilated places to a depth of
two or three feet and allowed to sweat"
for couple of days. This Is done to
tougher the skin They are then packed In
barrels between layers Of cork dust and
win keep In good condition for long time
Indeed, almost year. Last year $50 900
barrels. or about 3.000.000 pounds. of these
grapes came to America, and the prices for
them ranged very high. At least 100000
barrels are expected to arrive in New York
this year. and the demnad at from $3.50 to
$l.75 q pound will doubtless be very active
- the holidays approach
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-16

Written Exclusively for The Evening Star
Gen. Weyler to Gen. BlancO.
Oh. where is the grief that can equal
The one which, when fortune goes wrong.
Brings utter disgrace as the sequel
OF hopes that were cherished so long.
My weapon best-loved 1 surrender
Though my eyes smart with sorrow 5
fierce brfne;@
Ny dusty,
My rusty.
Yet steel-ribbed and lusty;
My trusty typewriter is thine
The world seemed o'ercast with new
glamor,
AS sat in my buster days.
Compelling my good arm to hammer
The keys in my personal praise.
Regard 1t with sentiments tender
And forgive this emotion of mine;
My dusty,
My rusty,
Yet steel-ribbed and lusty:
My trusty typewriter is thine
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-16
THE PREACHERS SALARY.
An Evangelist Mikes n Contract
Which Pays Him Very Well,


In certain sections of the United States
| notably in those where the religious ex-
preston is the strongest and the congre-
| cations the poorest and these characters
tics are always combined, there Is an ever
present conflict as to what the preacher
orght to have and what he is going to get,
and 1t was on this subject visiting
| preacher talked the other Sunday at dinner
with a reporter.
AT one of my appointments where had
been called" he was saying. ''to conduct a
revival 1 heard a couple of the members
talking, though they did not think 1 was
near enough to hear.
Il wonder what that fellow expects to
| get? said one.
"All he can raise. Of course" said the
other
He wears good clothes, and they've got
| to be paid for
Yes. and reckon we might as well
| make up our minds to pay for EN-
"The conversation was becoming per-
sonal. and before it got too much so and 1
| would be placed where 1t would be de-
csdedly embarrassing: I broke in:
" Now, look here brethren said T. you
don't have to worry about what you are
going to pay me. You don't have to nav
me cent unless you want to, and am net
here to get money for my work. Still, I
have to live. and I'll agree to this-every
| time you get a lick in my sermons while I
am here you just pay me a nickel and IL I
don hit you at all 1t won't cost you a
| cent. Now. is that fair? Is it a bar
gain?'
'They agreed to it with great unanimjty.
and went ahead with my preaching, doing
the best I knew how and praying for
strength to tell the truth to the people and
to help them to be better men and women.
and kept 1t up for a week and was ready
| to start in on the second week, when one
OF my men came to me behind the little log
meeting house where I was reading my
Bible. '
So you're going TO preach another
week" he said anxiously.
YES said /.
Well. for the Lords sake, Brother Hud-
son. he said in the most pleading tones
wish you'd quit and go home. You've
hit me SO many ticks already that I'll have
| to sell the only pair of mules I've got and
yoke OF yeariin' cattle to pay you what I
owe you already. and If you stay another
week I'll have to give up the farm and
put chattel mortgage on the old woman
ard the children
"Of course" laughed the preacher, ut
wasn't quite as bad as he made it appear.
but had made good friend of him. and
he not only paid his share willingly, but
insisted on my coming again and staying
twice as long,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-16
The Bulbul of Pohick.

at is a great mistake" writes the Bulbul
of Pohick. "to think that portry cannot be
made up on almost any old thing that hap.
pens to strike to an authors mind. As a
matter of fact that Is, in my opinion. the
way that some Of the most widely adyer-
tised and generally consumed portry is
wrote nowadays. There are four subjects
that no one . who has the gift Of song ne
Autumn" and Winter" Although have
been very busy housekeeping, 1 have taken
the time to do my duty by the public and
eall attention to the fact that 1t is now fall
My latest piece of portry is entitled:
WHY is MY HEART SO SAD AND UN-
EASY?"
Oh, autumn Is here
And things seem drear,
Although I confess in summer weather 7
did fear
That autumn was not coming at all this
year.
like clockwork. 1 am happy to say.
Are appearing in their usual autumn-atic
way.
That the above is joke cannot be denied
And l could be even more humorous than
But why. oh. why. should attempt to be
humorous,
When causes for grief and pain are so
Upon melancholy Days" great poet once
wrote a gem,
And there is no escaping the fact that these
are them.
Yes. these ara the times that try the soul.
When you pay out your money for wood
and coal;
When you go to the store and vainly seek
to exchange
Your refrigerator for good reliable range.
Since you have come. oh. melancholy DAYS,
We bards or bardesses. as the case may be,
must change our lays.
Instead of singing about the violet and the
daisy and the rose
We must sing about withered, drifting
leaves and things like those
There are some people who pretend to be
gay,
Because the leaves are turning to gold in
this sudden way.
But what IL the good of gold that cannot
be spent,
And. anyhow. free silver Is my sentiment.
There is another sadness connected with
autumn to which must refer:
Oh, gentle reader. that IL the time when SO
many elections do occur.
And while it is true that leaves are dropped
from the stem,
There are candidates who get dropped
worse than them.
But one Of the saddest things Of all is the
way housekeepers irrftate their nerves
Trying to see who can put up the most
preserves.
While their husbands wistfully look at the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-16
To Clean Kid Gloves.

A young lady recently entered a drug
store and called for this mixture: One
quart of deodorized benzine, one drachm
OF sulphuric ether, one drachm of chloro-
fern, two drachms of alcohol and Just
ercugh cologne to make 1t smell pleasant.
When the order had been filled and the
fair purchaser had departed. the clerk
turned to Star reporter and remarked:
DO you know what that lady wanted the
prescription for? No; well. she is simply
going to wash some soiled gloves in il.
The preparation is one of the cheapest and
best for cleansing kid that 1 know of. You
pour little of the mixture into a clean
bowl and wash the gloves in IL just as you
would wash anything with soap and wa
ter. When the soiled spots or dirt is about
removed, rinse the gloves In some clean
fluid Usually, one rinsing is sufficient
but IL the gloves are very much soiled
rii Sc a second time. II the gloves are of a
cheap kind, ii is best to dry them on the
hand. but a fine glove. after having been
II bbed with a soft cloth to smooth out the
wrinkles, may be hung on a line to dry
like an ordinary garment. The preparation
Is an excellent thing to have handy not
only Tor re5uvenating gloves. but for re-
moving grease spots from clothing and
carpets. and for sponging coat collars and
felt hats. Any lady can save considerable
money by following that ones example,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-16

of contentment compared with your hur-
ricane- But 1 don't believe that you have
taken into account all the things that can
happen in the way of cyclonic variations.
Mind you, l am not talking about hard
blows. 1 am talking about stiff breezes.
My farm was right on the edge of a small
town where a number of factories had been
started L had just sat down to dinner
when one of the hired men came running
into the house to tell me about an immense
fnnnel-shaped cloud that was looming up in
the distance. 1t was coming our way. /
stood in fascination and listened to the
whirring sound it made. Everybody else
had made for the cyclone cellar but / was
so discouraged at the thought of losing the
results of my years of labor in cultvating
the farm that 1 didn't bulge. l braced
myself for the shock, feeling convinced
that there was only a minute between me
and a mix-up that would land me in
eternity"
''Of course" said the first speaker. with a
sneer which fully recognized the slim man
as rival, Il know the rest of the story
The cyclone picked you up as tenderly
/: you were a babe and gently deposited
you in the next county. The only thing it
did to you was to move the part of your
hair from the middle to the side. That
may not be the exact story, but it's some
thing very like it
mo" was the quietly confident rejoinder
the cyclone never touched me. \ series
of the most remarkable incidents occurred,
each in the nick of time. When IL got to
the town IL struck a row of starch fac
tories. 1t was full of rain, and could see
that the immense cloud of starch ii alb
sorbed staggered it, On the instant the sun
blazed out from behind a cloud and stiff
fcned the whole mass so that il fell to the
ground with crash 1 didn't dare leave
1t there for fear a shower would come up
and loosen II SO as to let the wind out and
1 had the hired men take axes and break
II into small chunks. which l packed away
in the barn. 1t was a great luxury in the
summer. Whenever one of those hot
August days came, all We had to do was
to take a piece of cyclone about as big as
your arm and pour a little water on II now
and then. in order to get a COOL steady
breeze all day. The only trouble We ever
had occurred when mother thoughtlessly
soaked an un Usually large piece with a
teakettle full Of boiling water and blew
the roof of the summer Kitchen"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-16
An Apt Pupil.

"A " dsnlflSIOn man
connected with the
publishing business is
fond of a practical
joke and has likewise
a constant and I'M
changeable ambition
to show of" in the
prese nee of his wife.
Recently he was at a
gathering of men
where a well-known
specimen of his ia
vorite kind Of humor
was employed to aid
in the merry-making.
The next morning at
breakfast he said
very gravely:
Susan, IL has been
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-16

labels on the jars. and hear them say
They are so busy they will have TO eat
down town today
An, when there is so much reason TO fear
mat husbands are getting scarcer year by
year,
II gires to me an indignant spasm
To see how they are treated by them that
has EN-,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-16

There Is considerable whooping cough
prevalent nowadays" remarked an old
lady. resident of West Virginia, to a
Star reporter. and there are a number of
cures. all OF them of some value no doubt
But the simplest remedy that / know of
Ii warm milk just as II comes from the
cow 1 was raised in the country. where
the remedy was easy to get. There are
number OF cows kept In the city and II Is
not very difficult 10 get warm milk n the
proper effort Is made. Warm milk is an
almost certain cure and 1t has the advan-
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-20
4 BLACK EYE FOR
The DISPEHSARY LAW.
Decision by The United States
Supreme Court.
THE HIGH TRIBUNAL DECIDES
THAT CITIZENS OF SOUTH CAR
DINA HAVE THE RIGHT TO I'M.
PORT ALL THE LIQUOR THEY
DESIRE-THE PEOPLE HAVE
THE SAME RIGHT NOW EXER.
CISED BY THE STATE

Washington, Jan. 19.-The full text of
the opinion i'll the case OF the South Car
DINA diSpensary law delivered i'm the s1
preme court of the United States shows
that the court expressed no opinion upon
the validity of certain provisions of the
law, but declared to be unconstitutionnl
those portions which forbi| the importa.
ton of liquors by private PERSONS for ncr.
sonal use. After having disposed of the
question of jurisdiction Justice Shir,s
said:
I'VE are now brought to the more i'm.
portant and difficult question. whether
the so called dispensnry law of the State
or Couth Carolina is, as to some or all
of it's parts invalid, rs being in conflict
with the constitution of the United States
and acts of Congress made Hereunder.
Is that statue Il lawful exercise of the 30.
lice power of the State?
The evils attending the vice of intern.
perance in the Use ,of spirtuous liquors
are so great thnt II natural reluctance is
felt in appearing to interfere, even on
constitutional grounds, with any law
whose nvowed purpose is to restrict or
prevent the mischief. So long as State
legislation continues to recognize wines
and spirtuous liquors so long continues
the duty OF federal courts to afford TO its
use 'lnu commerce the same measure of
protection under the constitution and
laws of the United States as * given to
other articles.
1T is important to observe that the
statute before us does not nurport to
prohibit either the importation, the mar
ufnctrrc, the sale or the use of intoxica.
ting liquors.
Those privileges are turned over to
State flnctiouaries by whom alone. or
under whose direction, they are 10 be car
ried OUT
Discussing tie allegation that the law
was an inspection law, Justice Shras re.
viewed the decisions of the court upon
State inspections to regulate other arti.
cles, and the opinion read concluded: ''ln
the enactment of these laws OF january.
1897, most of those provisions which
affect the sheri u.s. which affect the scon.
stituent suits, stands condemned Only
the State functionaries are permitted TO
import into the State and thus citizens
who wish to use foreign wines and liquors
are deprived of the exercise of their own
Judgment and taste in the selection of the
commodities.
THE judgments of the circuit courts
arc affirmed
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-20
FRAUD ALLEGED.

Richmond, Jan. 19-In the United
States circuit court here to day suit was
entered by James 0. Bacchus, Henry
Hutson, Richard Il. Edwards and John
Thompson, citizens of Indiana, against
Erasmus W. Gales, Jos. II. Hubbard.
Robert T. Craig, w. +. Iefew and
Thomas Henley, the Virginia Marl'Phoso.
phate Company and American Plant
Food Company to annul the contract for
certain mari lands made by the defend
ants to plaintiffs and secure the money
already paid thereon. The plaintiffs
claim among other things misrepresenta-
ton and hat the samples OF mari their
chemist analysed were not the samples
drawn from the property, Il substitution
having been made.