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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-05
StOnewall JacksOn's Horse.

"Old Sorrel," the horse on whose back
Stonewall Jackson was killed. Is now in the
museum of the soldiers home. half mile
from Richmond. The horse has been pre-
pared and mounted in a Ifelike attitude
and Is valued in his present state at s., coo
more than most dead horses are worth.
"Old Sorrep' was presented to the home
by General Jackson's widow and kept there
until his death. During that time he vas
sent down to the New Orleans exposition
of 1SS4-'S5, where he attracted much atten-
ton. The horse was thirty-six years old
when he died, and his skin was stuffed and
placed in the museum. The southern peo-
pie would not part with "Old Sorref'' for
any amount of money, their devotion to
him being second only to their alteration
for the brave soldier.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-05
Goldfish in the Street.
From the Chicago Post.


Two hundred Lincoln Park goldfish suf-
fered an involuntary airing today, with the
result that many of their number lost their
lives.
Custodian Walker has been negotiating
for some time with the Lincoln Park board
for the purchase of the overstock of gold
fish in the hot house lagoon. The deal was
completed last week and the fish were cap
tured by means of net and dropped in a
barrel. AS soon as the requisite 200 were
placed in their limited quarters the lid of
the barrel was fastened on with supposed
security and the expressman started with
his golden lead.
The driver of the wagon failed to calcu-
late with sufficient precision the velocity
and momentum of a Lincoln avenue cable
car, which had just swung around the cor
ner from Center street. AS he started to
turn from the track the wheels of the ex-
press wagon became caught in the rails
with the result that the grip car struck the
wagon with just sufficient force to tilt over
the barrel with Its living contents. Crash
went the barrel against the hard granite
pavement, breaking the lid, and splitting
water. fish and all on the tracks.
The little swimmers, shocked by the sud-
denness of their precipitation into a for
eign element and gasping for breath. flop
ped around in misery. pursuing the streams
of water, which were quickly absorbed by
the uJy street, ltdHdn eXpTeSSmdn
muttered divers oaths in his native tongue
and proceeded to catch the squirming bits
of golden red and put them into the barrel
The street car passengers. business men
and women shoppers began to assist in the
work.
The school children of the neie hborhood
however. changed the complexion 81 affairs.
With shouts Of delight their contingent
swooped down upon the already animated
scene and began to appropriate the fish for
pets. Handkerchiefs. pockets, hats. every
thing available for the purpose. were put
into instant use in securing the fish. and
soon housewives of the neighborhood ap-
peared with tin pals and pitchers filled
with water to claim their share Of the
spoils. With the exception of several fish
which fell in the cable slot every bit of
brilliant color was picked up and borne
in triumph from the scene Of the accident.
An inventory of the fish returned to the
park lagoon showed that but seventy-two
had been captured by the Industrious ex-
pressman and his volunteer assistants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-05

their ancestors with the campaign. The
roster shows that troops from Massachu-
sets, New Hampshire and Connecticut took
part. and among the names of officers ap-
pc ars those of Roger Wolcott, Samuel Wal
DO, Joseph Dwight, John Bradstreet, Ar
thur Noble, Jeremiah Moulton, Samuel Will
lard. Robert Hall, Sylvester Richmond,
Shubaei Gorham. Josiah Dwight, Richard
Grioiey, William Burr and Samuel Moore
All these names, which are of the chief off,
GERS only. are well represented in the New
England genealogies. AS the Worcester
spy rather humorously puts it, NOW some
OF us feel unwonted thrills of patriotism
ana gaze with unwonted affection toward
the cross which bold, bad Harvard students
In the darkness of night, stole from its
long familiar perch on the ridgepole of
gore han, the college library. Perchance
one OF our ancestors stole it from the
Louisburg church," 'Ae
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-05
His Best.

From the Youths Companion.
In the life of Whittier it is told how in
the days of the civil war an old Quaker
from the New Hampshire hills came. down
fer an interview with the good poet. The
Green Mountain disciple Of Fox was the
owner of a sturdy lot of oak trees. The
government had set its eye upon them. ana
wanted to buy them.
The Quaker knew that the purpose Of the
bargain must be to get timber for the new
warships that were building He hardly
knew whether a sale for such a purpose
was consistent with the gospel of peace.
Whittier, either seeing that the mans
mind was pretty thoroughly made up to
the bargain. or else considering that there
was such thing as pushing q good creed
too far, would only say:
well. friend, II thee dost sell any timber
to the United States, be sure that 1t Is all
sound"
The oak from that Quaker's farm was in
the Kearsarge when she fought the Ala
bama to the dnish.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-05

From the London Times.
The postmaster generals annual report
for the year ended on March 81 last shows
that during the year the number Of teIe-
grams dispatched rose by more than half
a million. The extraordinary advance
made In the means Of communication dur
ing the present reign may be gauged by
the fact that the number Of kilograms now
sent (neariy seventy-nine millions and a
half. or more than q million and half
every weekly exceeds by two millions the
number Of paid letters passing through the
post when the queen came to the throne.
while the number Of letters has risen from
seventy-ssven to 1850. 100000 In other
words, for every letter written In the
United Kingdom in 1873. twenty-four are
new sent; while nearly 1,250. 00O. 600 Of other
missives for the most part Of kinds not
known to the post sixty years ago. are
also carried.
In another branch Of the post Office there
are equally rapid strides to chronicle
Brought into existence In 1861. the Post
Office Savings Bank has every year proved
more attractive to the small investor. Be-
tween the years 1881 and 1855 It held ON
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-05
Dufy's Pure
Malt WhiSkey.

1t is a pure healthful stinulant
which quickens the circulation and
restores healthy action to every part
of the body. 1t is sure cure for
colds, malaria, pneumonia. 1t as
sists nature and builds up the system.
Do not be induced to take any
inferior whiskey which your dealer
may try to substitute, but be sure
that you get Duffy's. Nothing else
can produce the same effects.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-05
THE PRODUCTION OF PAPER.
Proof That We Are a NATHAN NJ
Readers

FROM the Louisville Courier-Journal.
10 those who think that the decline in
prices In the last quarter of a century is
cue to the scarcity Of money, there is a
lesson In the statistics Of the paper trade
In 1913 there were In the whole country
gu paper mills. which produced yearly b.
6Sd tons OF paper. Now there are LIS
mills. that produce daily (not annually h.
OOO tons of paper. This would be nearly
4.0O0OOO tons. counting 800 working :. avs to
the year, but as We cannot say how many
days they actually run we may have re-
course to the daily capacity Of the mills.
1t will be observed that the increase in
the number of the mills is not phenomenal
but the increase in the capacity Is very
great The daily capacity for the leading
grades Of paper las run from I,Ol7 toms in
lS12 to 1929 in 1897. In other words. our
mills are now capable Of producing ten
times as much paper as they could put cut
twenty-five years ago. Though the num-
per OF mills has increased only 43 per cent,
the capacity has increased 800 per cent
while population has increased 90 per cent.
The statistics do not show that The mills
are run up to the full capacity, but the
vast Increase Of capacity. must necessarily
De responsive to greatly increased de-
nanq. and 1t Is known that 1t has been at
tended by immense reductions in price.
More than third of the present rrCduc-
ton is in book and news paper. The vastly
increased use of paper by the newspapers
OF the country Is well known. and it is
equally well understood that the price of
newspapers to the reader has been greatly
reduced. The meaning Of this is that the
cost OF production of paper has been great
ly reduced. The fall of prices stimulated
demand. In the matter Of news paper the
increased demand has been because much
more paper is now used than formerly The
reader gets larger papers. containing more
matter. and pays less for them than for
merly. Here again the decrease in price
stimulates consumption. More people read
newspapers, and, as a rule they are much
better newspapers than they were a quar-
ter of a century ago. OF course, ali the
reduction In price IL not due to the decline
IN paper. but this L. an important element.
Other inventions have contributed their
share to the lowering Of the price Of useful
Information. The whole country has been
benefited by the change.
There Is some complaint that the business
OF making paper has been overdone, and
that prices are too low. This IL but the
natural effect Of overproduction. But the
manufacturers Of paper could not sustain
themselves at all had not the consumption
increased In something Hike the same pro-
portion The great decline In prices must
be mainly the effect OF cheapened produc-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-05
A Convict Buys Diamonds,
rom the New York Journal

Isaac Rushmore. who has just been re-
leased from the Auburn state prison.
Were ne had served a term for grand lar
ceny, celebrated his return to the world
In truly worldly way. He had a car
riage waiting for him at the prison gate
and was driven at once to a tailor, where
he fitted himself out with EXPENSIVE CLOTH
ing. and thence to a jewelers., where he
paid $500 for diamonds and a watch.
Then he proceeded to the leading hotel
OF the city, registered and spent the night
IN drinking and carousing Soon after sal
lying out the next morning he fell in the
street, besmearfng his fine black suit, light
colored top coat. silk hat, patent feathers
and gloves with Auburn mud. He was
taken to jail. where he was fined IS.
which he paid. and started on the next
train for New York.
Rushmore when quite young received a
legacy of $4,000. and as he began to spend
1t lavishiy he was restrained from its use
Then he resorted to stealing In order to
crafty his expensive tastes, and so
reached state prison. 1t is the remainder
of his legacy that he has now started I'm
to spend.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-05

the average three million accounts and
forty-two millions of money. In 1896 1t
fe und home for 6.S66.OOO accounts and
f1oS,O00,000.
The profit made by the post office for the
chancellor of the exchequer stood In the
last financial year at higher figure than
1t has ever reached before For the last
ten years it has lowered about total of
three millions: but in 1886. under the ex-
ceptional stimulus of a general election
and revival Of trade, it rose to $685., 900.
In the year 1S96-97, without extraordinary
aid of any kind, it exceeded f3,S96,OOO.
Sixty-eight thousand men and 1900
women make I'D the permanent staff OF
the post office; while 5000 men and nearly
II COO women act as auxiliaries. their en-
ployment being in many cases Temporary
only In name. The total number of en-
ployes Is thus not far from 10000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-05
A GLOOMY OUTLOOK FoR SPAIN.

An English Observer PrOnOunces
Weyler's Policy u Failure.
From the London Times.
The following statement regarding affairs
in Cuba has been made by an EnSlishman.
who, during his residence In Cuba. has had
exceptional opportunities for ascertaining
the real condition of affairs in the island,
both In the large towns and In The in
terror:
HAVANA, October 1.
1.-The statements which have reached here
frcm Europe that large portion of Cuba
has been pacified and that tranquility will
be restored all over the island In few
weeks or months are simply laughable.
The situation is as bad as bad can be. Not
single province Of Cuba is in any degree
pacified. nor is the state OF things In any
way better than it was two years ago.
Matters are, indeed. worse, II only for the
reason that the Insurgents are stronger,
better organized, better armed. and more
confident than they, were then. At the
present moment Havana is practically sur
rounded, and SO serious Is the condition CT
the Spanish troops THAT there are not fewer
than 10000 soldiers i'm hospital in Havana
alone. Every day'that passes Is a vic
in money and men TO the Spaniards. After
three years fighting the Cubans have now
become drilled and disciplined troops. I'm
der Maxine Gomez, ewho has shown him
self to be man X gTkat determination.
their power mas daily become greater. The
result Is that they will mot hear of auton-
omy in any form. Independents is their
only word. Durins the past year the
rebels have shown greater activity than
ever. Probably the attuatton IN Santa
Clara is the worst, as there the Cubans are
stronger than elsewhere. In Santiago de
Cuba, too. the rebels ale In considerable
force. Instead of, as formerly, confirming
their operations to the country, the tnsur-
gents now enter that principal towns. and,
under the eyes of the Spaniards, take by
force what they want. Gomez has de-
clared his policy to be one of inactivity.
and from this policy he has In the main
never deyiated. although as have pointed
out, the Cubans have become IN certain
cases moro aggressive. Generally speak
ing, 1t may be said that the Spaniards held
the towns, while beyond their limits the
rebels are all-powerful, but have shown
by the instances have given that even
this position may soon be altered.
General Weyler;s policy, II such 1t be.
has been an absolute and entire failure.
Whatever sympathy may. at one time have
been felt has been ;alienated. The bar
barities have been awful, tho war has been
one OF the most cruel ever known, and
the conduct Of the Hpanfar1s toward the
pacincos or neutrals, II what might have
been expected In the fifteenth century. Gem
eral Weyier's policy has been war Of
absolute determination. but, n spite Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-05

The discovery in London Of the roster OF
colonial officers who took part In the ia
nous expedition against Louisburg In 1745,
under Sir William Pepperellan account Of
which appeared In the Commercial yester-
day-win cause quite flutter among the
old New England families, who take pride
in their colonial ancestry. and especially
those who are eligible to membership in the
Society Of Colonial Wars. The document
was obtained by Ambassador Hay, at the
instance Of the State Department, acting on
the request Of the Massachusetts legisla-
ture. and Ii Official and authentic. No list
OF the. troops engaged In the memorable
siege OF the French stronghold has hitherto
existed In thfs country. and descendants
had to rely on private records and family
histories to establish the connection OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-05
Only a Cold!

Yes; but a cold frequently has a
serious ending. Chronic coughs,
pneumonia, bronchitis and consump-
ton all start with cold. Neglected
colds cause more than two-thirds of
all the deaths in America.
There is right way and wrong
way to cure cold, but you can make
no mistake in using
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-05

ton, and to that extent it is normal and
benehcial. So far it is due TO overpro-
ducticn. 1t must in time correct itself. for
business cannot be permanently done at a
loss. somehow in plants about the de-
cline of prices, We hear very little about
the reduced prices of paper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-05

The growth Of London is astounding. The
latest returns indicate that every month OF
the year, alike In summer and IN winter.
over 200 houses are erected. Between Au.
gust, 1885, and August, 1897. the number Of
houses erected was l4,5Dl.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-05
A PRIME INVESTMENT
SAFELY rEADE NEAR

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-13

Old Orchard, July 11-Temperance
mass meetings. under the auspices Of
the Washington Society were held q
the campground. Sunday. and were a..
tended by large audiences Rev. Samuei1
F. Pearson of Portland. was In charge.
He made two addresses.
He declared that he had lost hope In
the efficacy Of the Maine prohibit0ry
law. as at present observed. and that
unless some radical change takes place
in the attitude of the people and on
GERS, this State will. within the next
decade, follow the example of Iowa and
the distilleries be reopened. He said
that in Portland alone there are ~
liquor saloons being run. with out any
attempt to disguise them.
Rev. c. w. Bradlee of Biddeford, and
Capt. George II. Blake of Portland
were the other speakers. More than
1000 signatures to the Temperance
pledge were obtained. The Temperance
meetings will be continued here, to-
morrow.
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the lady to this city in her capacity as
a travelling representative of weii-
known and responsible business house.
the home office OF which Is in Portland.
Walking into a certain store, she ex-
tended her card and was received thus;
The proprietor took the card, hardly
glanced at it and then threw 1t back al
her in the presence of several clerks
ard a number of customers.
The young lady's distress was plainly
visible and. though the man might
have expected her to open fire ON him
with a 'woman's tongue" she turned
and left the store. The act was no!
lost on the several customers in the
store at the time and there is no one
wondering that the most if not all OF
them told of it on the street afterward
This is not just the thing to give
Waterville good reputation abroad
Common courtesy doesn't cost much
1t is a wonderful help to some people
and hurts NO one. 1t makes the weary
heart glad. 1t is like the sunshine
after storm. 1T makes men, and women
too for that matter, famous. 1t gives
character to the municipality. 1t glo-
rifles the giver. Any man who has II
not had best take few lessons or &c
out of business, for he can not do a
successful business without it.
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Common Courtesy Denied.

1t is not often that a man who may
be doing business in the beautiful city
of Waterville has the opportunity to
do business with a remarkably refined
and ladylike commercial woman as the
one who called upon many of the Main
street merchants, yesterday. Ordina
rily most of US expect that a woman,
whether she be remarkably refined and
ladylike or not. will receive courteous
attention from all who claim ITO be men.
1t was a particularly distressing in
cident that occurred in one WaterviHe
store when the young lady mentioned
above called. This is the first visit Of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-13

Selma Otis, a woman who has a
habit. and bad one, of getting full of
the wine when it is red and sometimes
when it is green, repeated the trick,
yesterday, and began to make trouble
in her clearinghouse down on Water
street. She got to be so rangey in her
Consciousness that City Marshal Call
was sent for. When the marshal ar
rived Selma was ready to repel
boarders and she made things hum for
the strong arm of the law for a few
minutes. But she went to the station
and. this morning, she will make her
bow before his honor Judge Shaw.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-13

The p. o. S. of A. band is making
rapid progress. The members have Sc
cured Island park for practice during
the hot weather. and also for practice
i'm marching. The band has been or
gained only about month, yet they
succeeded in producing some excellent
music at the last rehearsal In I'VE
olden time" a band was started here by
about six young men. They had alb
solutely nothing to start with, and i'm
mediately hired $225 and gave their
notes for it. Obstacle after obstacle
was met and overcome with grim de-
termination, and the result was a fine
band that was the pride and pet of the
town for several years. All subsequent
attempts to reorganize have been in
vain. This last one, however, bids fair
to be successful. The organization has
the whole, P. o. S. of A. for financial
support while the whole town stands
ready to assist as soon as the band
itself shows worthy of it's aid.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-13
OVERDOSE or noap,.,se
Supposed to Have Killed c. 3. c., I IT.
Veteran, 1t Portland.

Portland, July l1.-Corneius B. C0e, n.
inmate of the Togus Soldiers Homes ~
found dead in a boarding house -
Pearl street, at 1880 Sunday night. It u
supposed from an overdose of morphin4
He was brother of A. III. Coe. a Middl4
street halter, and Miss Helen COe,
teacher of physical training in the cislk
He was 81 years old and unmarried. n
had just recovered from typhoid pn14$
monia and left the home, June "a. &
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Pc, haps Il Did Not Occur.

1t is said that there was a wedding
in this city, Monday morning, but If
such is the fact we do not know it for
a sure thing. The pastor who per-
formed the ceremony, if one was per-
formed, has not reported to this office,
but the signs were right as the train
rolled into the station in the forenoon.
There was quite party of young peo-
pie, who did not appear to be prepared
for journey, but who stood around kind
of anxious like, casting furtive chances
down the street. We had seen many
just such a group before and we felt
that there was something in the wind
that would make an item. The re-
porters all looked al each other.
winked, and one whispered, Wedding.
more rice" Pretty soon the conductor
cried "All aboard" and then there was
excitement in the group afore men,
toned, for the bridal party had not
hove in sight. 1t was suggested that
they" would get left and that they"
were going sure. Then someone asked
if it was a sure thing that they" were
married, and the reply was that they"
were supposed to be. Someone sug-
gested that it was not unlikely that the
happy couple had lodged the issue of
rice and "send-off'' and taken a car
riage for Winslow. where they could
connect with the train. At this dis
consulate look swept over the counte-
nances of the members of that loft
group, and, as the train slowly rolled
down the grade toward the glowing
West, all hands took up their mournful
march to the city chagrined and dis
appointed. But there! don't be dis
couraged, they" may not have beer
married yet.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-13

George Foster, carrying many aliases
was arrested. Sunday. for obtaining
board under false pretenses. He came
here. intending to work at the shoe
factory. but this was not ready. He
was little hard pushed for cash. SO
pretending to be a solicitor for the
Lewiston Journal, he worked two
places for board. leaving both without
settling. He went to visit in Farming
dale but was soon arrested. He pleaded
guilty to the charge and went to Au-
susta on a 80 days vacation.