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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-27
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.


'No." said Evangeline Glendenning. az
she looked down at the floor and nervously
twisted her slim little fingers, mo, Alfred.
I am sorry, but 1t cannot be-"
Alfred Doncaster had loved the beautiful
girl from the moment he had first seen her.
and he had fondly believed that she looked
upon him with more than ordinary favor.
But now his hopes lay shattered, and the
future stretched out black before him.
The strong. handsome young man sighed
and was silent for a long time. At last the
sweet maiden said:
TRY to be brave, Alfred. Look at me.
See how ] am bearing up"
He turned toward her in wonder. and
said:
.Wny should you bid me do this! What
have YOU to bear up under?"
She shrank back little and replied:
''Oh. Alfred. II you only knew"
"Evangeline!" he cried. catching her in
his arms and holding her in a strong en-
brace, you love me! All, darling, you can
not hide the truth from me! Tell me IL In
So"
Yes" she whispered. Il love you. Al
fred"
"Oh, heaven" he groaned. 'this is terri
ble terrible! Oh. IL you only hated me
bitter"
She was frightened. and drew away from
him.
hate your
"Ah." he answered. II might bear my
own burden; but bow can survive. know
ing that you. too, suffer-
yet why should either Of us suffer- the
trembling girl inquired.
"Evangelinew he almost Missed. do not
jest with me! Why should we suffer? Are
we not to b.
'Oh." she interrupted. you're not going
to let little bluR stop you right at the
start. are you? Did you want me to tum-
BILE into your arms the first thing as II
had been merely waiting for the word? You
must be new at the business"
Then she became 20 angry that Il took
Alfred Doncaster nearly seven minutes to
win her back again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-27
The Usual WaY.

From the London Figaro.
She first essayed grand opera,
And sadly failed;
She tried to sing in concert then.
And only walled;
In choir and chorus twas the same
The audience quailed
AT last twas plain she couldn't sing
AS she had thought;
So she retired for good and ALL
Unknown, unsought,
Then singing she would teach, she said:
And so she taught.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-27
The Newspapers and Its Friends,
From the som.rville journal

The Newspaper and Its Friends,
From the sOmsrvine journal
Mildred reads the, s'Marriages'-
Her interest in them Hever fails
Father reads the EPolitics,"
And mother reads the Bargain Sales. -
Arthur reads the Sporting News"-
His special hobby II base ball.
Save the man who reads the proofs,
No one living reads 1t all.
Bridget reads the 'sman ad. page"
Looking for q better placer
Agnes reads the murders, and the
Tales OF men In deep disgrace.
Ethel READS the list Of guests
At the 6lk Van Astor bali.
Save the man who reads the pFuoIA
No one living reads Il an.
Forty pages every week,
Night long columns to the pare.
TO read everything would add
n fuu twelvemonth to your ara
So each reads his special part
Then he lets the paper fall,
Pity Tor him who reads the prooGh
Dor ~ has 70 rsad tt N.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-27
BIG FORTUNES LOST BY GANBLERS.
Millions That Change Hands ON the
Turn of q Card.


From T1t-Bits
benson. the jubilee plunger. thought it
worth while to write or have written for
him book telling how, in 1887, he spent
aid gambled away fortune of f25OOOO.
Yet Benson's was by no means a record;
Indeed. if list of the biggest losses in
single year by gamblers were compiled
/. would be found that Benson would not
be in the first hundred.
The famous Lady Castlemaine was one of
the most notorious gamblers of her day
Pepys. In his amusing diary, tells US that
VI a single night her losses amounted to
over t2'.oUO, and that, too, in time, be it
remembered, when money had two or three
tunes Its present purchasing power.
Nell Gwynne, actress and court fayorite,
teggared herself times over and over again
at the gaming table. Her contemporary,
the duchess OF Mazarin, niece of the fam
Gus cardiI al of that name, raised in many
ways large sums of money, always to lose
them in the card room.
Charles James Fox, as well as being a
great statesman, Yves notorious gambler.
He lost enormous sums, and managed to
get through several fortunes. His own es-
tate and fortune rassed out of his hands
very early. ara then Lord Holland paid
for him f140,OOO to rid him Of his debts.
Fortunes that came to him afterward by
marriage were similarly gambled away in
the gambling clubs of St. James and Pail
hall. Fox always took his beating like
man; he was the coolest gambler of a gam
bling age. and watched the turn-up of a
card on which thousands depended with an
apparent stole Indifference.
The clubs at the end of the last century
were hot beds of gambling. Lord Stavor-
dale lost f11,O0O at one sitting at Almack's
one night. and was rising to go when the
winner offered to throw him the dice for
double or quits; Lord Stavordale did so
and won.
At the Cocoa Tree famous club in its
day, there WIS in 17SO one famous evening"
OF which the records are still preserved
when IA sum of f1SO,OOO depended on a sim
gle hazard.
As an instance of the enormous sums lost
even early in this century. it may be stated
that the club known Crickford's was
started in 1897 by fishmonger of that
name; by keeping hazard bank he retired
in 1910, twice over a millionaire
To come to more recent times, the late
Lord Waterford lost on the turf and by
his eccentric wagerS immense sums, the
precise amount of which it would be i'm
possible to set down. The Marquis Of
Hastings plunged TIL he became at once
the terror and the joy of the racing fra
ternity. His losses on ''Hermits Derby
were considerably over 100000.
When Mr.. Arlington Baird died it was
computed that his losses on the turf alone
amounted to close on half million.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-27

From the Chicago Tribune.
Henry N. Stanley made journey into
inner Africa the other day which was, per-
haps, even more remarkable than his
search for Livingstone or his exploration
Of the Congo basin. He Travelled in a pal
ace car from Cape Town to Buluwayo,
a distance of 1000 miles, in a little more
than twenty-four hours. This Incident IL
lrstrates In the most striking manner pos
sible the marvellous growth and develop
ment Of Africa In recent years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-27
Wanted Ti.e to Forget It.

HSAe 10 HOEBet H.
From ut-Bits.
II suppose you have forgotten that you
owe me a sovereign said Phillips, re-
verely.
mo. haven't" retorted Wilbur. 81
meant to have done 20. Give me time, old
man, and will"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-27

cavalry has no time to balance cfiancea
And in an instant the kaiser decided. THO
huge black mass swayed and parted. and
the bulk Of it disappeared rapidly over the
sky line; the kaiser was going on to strike
at the bulk Of the retreatfng division FUR
Their on. But there remained the blotch OF
one regiment and one battery. Hastily the
battery broke up into six guns, unlimber-
ed. was flashing imaginary shrapnel into
the plodding infantry. The cavalry spread
itself as by machinery into line, without
across the road, up again till 1t was on q
level with the infantry. The battalion
would be caught on its flank and rolled up
like paper; what were It's officers looking
at? But as the laundering line swept
down on 1t the hoarse echo of an order
Heated across the valley. There were the
turn and click of a kaleidoscope-and the
infantry were not four lines marching Up
hill. but one line lying down facing the
charge. The cavalry flew endorses leap
ing and plunging, but level as IL they were
tied together.
Out spurted the rifle fire; On few the
chargers. Then twenty yards of they
stopped-tWo-thirds Of the line opposite the
infantry, one-third tapping round its left
flank. A word from the umpire; the charge
had succeeded. The guns had shaken the
infantry; the charge had broken it; the
outfianking squadrons had stamped 1t to
pieces.
Meanwhile the kaiser had ridden on four
miles. and was repeating the process on
big scale with the main body of the retreat
ing division. In front Of pale village with
square church tower I could just see
wave after wave Of cavalry sweeping over
the fields. as IL devouring them. 1 could
see the flash of the guns and the ripping
blaze of the infantry fire. When I got up
they had just charged home and the d.
VISION was collecting itself again. The
kaiser had come up swiftly across country
IN just the right place at just the right
moment; he had never lost an instan. by
hesitation, yet he had not struck till the
moment when his blow must he crushina
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-27
rhe kai.er's Charge.

For the kaiser II was the critical moment.
The leader Of q cavalry corps must be q
man Of steel nerves and instant decision;
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-28

There can be little doubt bat that
the character OF modern warfare sno
modern weapons develops the highest
types OF personal coui age. The ter
rible destructiveness OF the quick-fre
Maxim guns, the long and deadly
range Of the newest rife, and the de-
VISITATION of the torpedo, all call forth
. moral courage which was unneces-
gary in the days OF fierce hand-to-hand
conflict.
The courage required TO cody work
machioe guns amidst a hurricane Of
bullets, OF TO dash across an uncov-
cred tract of country where every inch
is ploughed with shot, and the mathe-
NAUTICAL possibilities OF escape are in
finitesimsl, is Of n much higher type
than that requisite in a hand-to- hand
struggle with knife or spear, sword or
lance.
The first calls for moral courage
the secondly only animal courage
When the lust of fight and the beat OF
battle makes mans blood run riot, be
will struggle with his fellow man witt
all the pluck that Is in his nature
Two dogs will do virtually the same
Seize one of the dogs, he will turn OF
you piuckily. Stone him, the pro6a
bility Is that he bolts.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-28
Frivolous Objections.

81 make point OF reading the var
ions articles written on the subject %
marriage" said Minerva, land they
always set me wondering what man
ner Of people they must be who look
no further for their authority than
the frivolous gossip Of the day. who
never take the trouble 20 go down into
the heart Of nature and the impulses
that govern humanity. 10 find out why
things are. Now somebody comes
forward and publishes statistics of
marriage IL the various cities, and be-
walls the fact that the proportion Is In
some places much greater than In
others Then they sigh and mourn
over il, and really fall 10 wondering
what we all are coming TO. Why
don't these people stop a moment and
think that as long as there are young
hearts, moonlight nights, shady cor
ners, and lovers retreats, Just SO long
will there be marriages. and plenty Of
them The prospect Of little home
Of ones own is Just as alluring as II
ever was, and, everything taken into
consideration, 1t Is not much more diff
iicul, 70 maintain family now than il
used 70 be. There are always foes 10
fight. contingencies 10 provide against,
always chances OF disappointments
but IN the main the sweet old story
gets told with quite as much sentimen
, as ever. the good-bys are Just as hare
to say. the welcome just as warm, anC
It seems TO me that people might be
great deal better employed than il
worrying over the decadence of matri
mOny.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-28

Next time you have chance put
some water from the edge OF . stand
ing rond under . hish-pover micro
scope. and perhaps you will zee that
most interesting little organism
known "a the water bear. x IL
diminntive animal. often found in
drinking water, aud looks very much
like bear. The extraordinary thing.
however. about this tiny creature -
that be il found in the cutters OF
houses. where he Is 1t one time dry -
dust and scorched by the blazing sun.
at another active and fall Of life under
a refreshing shower of rain
The water bear has the scientific
name of tardigrada, because he takes
life so easy. He is always fat aud
plump, and spends his waking periods
in constantly grubbing With his four
pairs of legs among whatever rubbish
comes in bis way. Having eyes, orait
and nervous system, he Is mucl
ahead Of most Of his tribe, and he 4
altogether one OF the most interesting
and amusing little animals known 4
science.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-28

Fuison.s First Fare and Passenger.
There was one little incident in |
Robert Fulton's life about which few
people know and which Fulton never
forgot. II took place shortly before
the return trip Of his famous boats
VOYAGE by steam MP the Hudson river.
Al the time all Albany focked TO the
wharf, says Harper's Round Table,
which relates the story, TO see the
strange craft, but 30 timorous were
they thst few cared TO board her. One
gentleman, however, not only boarded
found IN the cabin, and the following
conversation took place:
This is Mr.. Fulton, / presumed"
EYES, sir
''Do you return 10 New York with
this boat?''
1--WE shall try TO get back, sir"
Have you any objection 10 my re-
turning with you?'
"If Won wish to take the chances
with us, sir, have no objection
what is the fsre2'
After a moments hesitation. Fulton
replied, Six dollars And when that
amount was laid In his hand be gazed
~ II long Tune, anu Two biB tears
rolled down his cheeks. Turning TO
the passenger, lie said,-
Excuse me, sir, but this Is the first
pecuniGry reward l have received for
all Nv exertion in adapting steam to
navigation. Iwould gladly commemo-
rate the occasion with a little dinner.
but an too poor now even for that.
, II we meet again, l trust 1t will not ee
the case.
As history relates the voyage termi-
mated successfully. -Four years later
, Fulton was sitting in the cabin Of the
, CLrnont, then called the North htreT,
? when "A gentlemsa entered Fulton
/ glanced at him, AID then sprang up
! and gladly shook his hand. 1t was his
Z first passenger, and over pleasant
q little dinner Fulton entertained hi,
r guest with the history OF his success,
y and ended with saying that the frs
4 actual recognition of his usefulness e
his fellow-men was the &c paid 10 HIN
by his first passenger.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-28
The Coroner and the Expert.

A bridge had collapsed The train
upon it had gone down into the ehasm.
The Coroner's Jury was endeavoring to
fix the responsibility. A famous ex-
pert was on the witness stand.
''Sir." said the Coroner, with con-
siderable Difference, Ito what do You
attribute the collapse of the struc-
ture?"
The great expert deliberated.
WAIT" he said.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-28
COrcan Paper.

The statement is made by writer
in the Apotheker Zeitung that re-
markable kind OF paper is produced IN
Corea entirely by manual labor and
without the use of machinery. It's
quality excels that of the very best
made ia China or Japan. The raw
material used for this paper IL OBJ
tsiued from the bark Of Broussonetia
papyrifera, which is collected In the
spring and beaten in water containing
a large admixture of wood ashes, until
reduced to thick pulp; this Is taken IN
large ladies and spread upon frames OF
BAN boo. and in this way formed into
thin sheets. Another kind OF paper
is produced from old scraps trOdden
into pulp, much ia the same way that
grape Juice is expressed In some cOun-
tries-a process of pulping which,
though slow, has the advantage of not
breaking the fiber SO much as when
machinery is used; then, after the pulp
has been made into paper, the sheets
are piled mp 10 the height OF six feet
-aS cut into pieces. 10 be again sub
jected 10 the feet stamping-at th'
same time the roots and seeds OF
plant called "tackpoui' are added
the soluble parts of which are sup
posed TO give tenacity and toughnes
10 the paper.
"Who knows not, and knows nc
that he knows not, is a fool-shu
him." says a well-known Arabian pre-
verb "Who knows not, and know
that he knows not, is mble-teac
him. Who knows. but knows not thu
he knows, is asleep-wake him. WI
knows. and knows that he knows,
wise-follow him.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-28

Velvet is manufactured by placing
in the loom rows of very short threads
of the material designed TO be en-
ployed, whether cotton or silk. These
are then caught up by the cross threads
in the weaving and fastened in such n
way that the heecy ends present them
selves all on one side of the fabric
The manufacture Of velvet is so slow
that for a hand weaver a yard is con
sidered good days work. The
machine made velvet is of course
turned out much more rapidly.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-28
In the good old times Persian girl

In the good old times a Persian girl
who owned little properly hut or
"A fishing boat-was thereby legally
authorized 10 pick out a husband her
self II she wished 10 commence her
hunt for a husband. she would hang up
her blue apron in front of the door of
her house, and post herself behind it.
The young men Of the village would
then pass by the apron one by one IN a
long procession, and dressed up in
their best Sunday clothes. AS soon as
the right one appeared the girl would
rush out, throw her arms around bis
neck, and within three weeks there
was a wedding.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-28

Nothing Is more BEAUTIFULLY stimu-
lating than a genuine love for the
pursuit in which one is engaged.
Every gain in II is a fresh excitement.
Each new method adopted, each new
experiment tried, each new tool tested,
each new discovery made, is means
of present delight aud spur to future
effort. But he who drags along an
uninteresting succession OF days, in
which his work is only compelled
drudgery, is deprived alike of incentive
and pleasure.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-28
Yu.on ami KiondIke Cold yields.

Parties iutending % vi.i: .he klondske Gold
Fields or invest ia stock co.npanies operating
ia that country are "a -ad % get the Cana
Alan Government Alaskan boundary Com
missioner. Prot ogiivte,s. Report on the d
con and kiondikc Gold Fields before doing 40.
This = the oficiai report made last -pr.nz
witch - A-tnunded the Canadian Government
that th.v afd not uhlish DC TIL PROF. ogilvtc
rtnf.f 10 personally on his arrival In ptta-
wa The report De- very extensive. anonndtn n
iu Rhocuyravurva and Maps And <iNing. the
mos. liable iu formation a. e. routes. ci. dat.
and the indc-c ri ha1ic wealth awaiting the
miners. sent postage paid. on fecfipS or ~
an starrrS hv she Toronto >ew~papcr Union
Publishers. "a Ray ~, Toronto, Canada
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-28

Wife-''John, don't you think yoo
better give up trying to shave your
self and go back to the barber?'
Husband-"Why, OF course not
See how much save every month.
Wife-''Yes, / know that, but then
Willie is always around when you
shave, and he is learning so many bad
words. Ohio State Journal.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-28
\ Burning Question.

"And what Is 10 be the subject OF
lecture tomorrow night, Professor
well. my dear young lady. l can
hardly hope It will have much interest
for you. shall lecture on 'sun-spots. -
.'Oh, but that's of the greatest in
terest TO me. l shall certainly come.
You've no idea how l suffer from
freckles. Punch
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-28
A Biased Honeymoon.

The Groom Jas he RECEIVERS sensibil-
itv)-"W here am II"
The Bride-"Hush, darling. you
met with an accident as We got III the
hack
The Groom-"Horse kick me?"
The Bride-''N-n-o, darlingi Pa
threw IA old boot after you, and in
his excitement forgot his wooden leg
was In it, Judge.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-28

II
FRANK CuSNFr makes oath that hc u The
senior partner ~ the arm % r. J. CHENEY =
Co. doing business IN the city 81 Toledo. County
aud STATE aforesaid. and that said urrn VIII raA
the sum OF oNF HUNDRED DoII.Al-s for each
and every case OF CArAnltf that cannot De-
cured by the use OF HALLS CArA1ltR tuRE-
FRANK 7 .TFNKV.
Sworn 70 before me and -ubsCrihed In my
49, prc-cncr. This 9th day ~ December.
SEAL A ID. l>~s. 4. ". GLrAspN,
-- Naur1 IAsb'tc.
Halls CatArrh Cure 81 taken Internally and
acts a r-ctly on the blood and mucous surfaces
81 the sy~trrn send for testimonials 2rce
VI. HK>EY - Co. Toledo, %.
sold By Druggists -.
Halls Family Pills are the best
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-28

Il envy her complexion, ~ said
Maud.
But she freckles and tans 50 east
ly," replied Mamie.
That's just it. She can go 70 the
seashore for few days, aud at the
end Of the season look exactly a. II
she had been away all summer. -
Washington Star.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-28

L believe you'd stand before a
mirror all day" said Mr.. Closely
snappishly. doing nothing but change
your dresses
Perhaps I would" replied Mrs.
Closely, dreamily, If 1 had the
dresses. Judge.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-28

Eczema a n local disease ani needs local
rcatmenf The irrttated. dis~esed skin must
81. -,ofhed and srnoothcd and healed No rse T.
lose yourself and ruin your stomach Just because
. an itching eruption. Tetfcrtne - The only
unpic safe and certain cure FOR ferter. Il
.trrla RfnrWorfn and other akin troubles. Al
druggists Or py mail Tor - cents L. stamps
T. A. ~luotfiue. Savannah. Ga.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-28

The ola Fisherman Don't seem
20 he any fish around here.
The Cynic - shouldn't suppose
there were: everybody ~ this region
has caught SO many.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-28

Reporter-"You didn't catch the
thief"
SherifT-''No; he changed his name
ten miles back and threw me OF the
track Judge.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-28

First OLD Soldier There's some
thing familiar about that woman q
face"
Second ola Soldier That's 50. 1
guess it's the powder Puck.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-28

Mr.. Youngwed-"Dariing. this egg
seems 20 be pretty well cooked. "
Mrs. Youngwej (deightedl II
thought So Why. dearest, l boiled
il for over half an hour Judge.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-28
The Nernacuiar.

Don't you think be puts on too
much side?"
Eyes. and n good deal Of front; but
I don't think it has any backing. -
Indianapolis Journal.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-28

Sudds-"The circus poster is par
.ioxical work of art.
Spatts-"Well2"
Sudds-"It Is decided in its views,
aud vet you'll find it on the fence. -
Judge.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-28

Josh-''They say all kinds of dis
eases come from microbes nowadays. "
Hiram-''I wish I had hold OF
Che microbe that started of my rkeu-
nnatlZ.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-28

Papa-"And did you think FOR one
moment that that clerk OF mine was IN
n position 20 propose 90 you?'
Daughter Why. certainly, Papa
lie was on his knees.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-28

Mrs WIn-iow's Soothin- Syrnp Tor children
feethinr -0ftens the gums. red uctng inhamma-
ton alAys pain. cures Wind colic- -Sc.a bottle.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-28

Hojack-"S Silence is golden. be-
hevet"
Tomdik-"So they say.
Hoiack-"Then the nuptials of
deaf mute couple might be called a
go den wedding. Detroit Free Press.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-28

Il il said that in the h.~t distri - % China
he tea crop will average from 500 20 100
pounds per acre.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-28

Marriage AZ midnight the ceremony being
performed ~ = coroner. = the last kansan
sccentricity reported.