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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-26

Eortance which Asiatic people attach to
ceremony.
II he calls me. what mus 1 say to him?"
inquired John of a young man of this city.
who Is attached to the legation.
Don't say anything. Simply do as he
Kin 1 understan' i'm when he talks?'
Yes He speaks English very we'll"
But spos'n de house ketches on fire, or
sumpin' like dat. SOS Is gotter talk ter i'm.
What's his name?
You needn't mind about his name. Sim
ply address him as Your royal higness."
In the course Of time the prince had occa-
sion to employ John and sent for him. The
colored man entered the room with a state
ly stride and without looking to the right
nor the left walked up to where the prince
was seated. Then he took a long deep
breath. and bowling very low, inquired,
"Whut do yoh royal harness wish?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-26
Fell on the Wrong End.
Nm the Monroe Advertiser

From the Monroe Advertiser.
On Monday afternoon Mr.. H. T. Shaw.
the efficient cashier Of the Bank of Mad
ison, was spinning along on his Wheel when.
suddenly turning Hunter & Brooks cor
ner. he collided with a small negro girl,
knocking her down and throwing himself
from his wheel. In the goodness of his
heart Mr.. Shaw picked the child up. took
her into a drug store, and called for DIR.
Trotter. The doctor was out. and Mr..
Shaw sert for Dr. Stone. As the messen-
ser started on n the nv. ,msrm, mn cashier
victim had escaped and was tripping along
as chirper IS you please. more anxious to
get home than to see q DOCTOR whose at
tentions were entirely unnecessary, as she
had fallen On her head.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-26
In Honor Of the Day.

From the Buffalo Express.
"Yessuh,'. said the proud Vine street IA
Their. at weighs ten and a half poun's. an
IT'S as fine, healthy a boy as evan yah see.
an 1t was BON On the very day Gen'l
Grant was buried over again. an Ah'm
goin' to give i'm name that'n be Apo
perate."
You'll call him Ulysses s. Grant John
son, / suppose" said the friend who was
hearing the news.
mo, sab; nothin' 80 common as that
for my boy. Ah'm goin' to name I'm Maui
soleIm, sah."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-26

career a source OIL
embarrassment to his
parents. Their fond
ness for an only child
leads them to take
far more care Of his
safety than he finds
comfortable; but he
Is too well bred to be
fiagrantly disobedi-
ent. Apprehensions
as to his life and
limb in connection
with the Fourth of
July led his father to
inform him, well in
advance. that the
method of his cele-
bration would be very
carefully superinten-
dod
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-26

ncialities Of official
etiquette. 1t is not
for lack of effort that
an American citizen
(colored), n a m e d
John" fails some
times to understand
the obligation of the
moment in the way
Of titles and saluta-
tionS at the Korean
legation, where he Is
employed. But John
does his best. The
presence of the new
ly arrived Korean
prince has been a
source of great ap-
prehension, for he
a nraointoa <Io d.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-26
A wheelman Draws the Line.

X \
Wheelman Draws the Line.
There were lines of determination in Mr..
Meektons face as he so spoke to his con-
fdential friend. that had never been seen
there before.
Il believe in letting a woman do Just as
she pleases," he was saying. "up to a GER
tain limit I admire gallantry in others
and L endeavor to practice it myself in an
unobtrusive way. of course. that won't
give Henrietta any excuse for thinking
that l am patronizing her. But there are
tunes when a man must set his foot down.
10 prevent condition of affairs which will
cuiminate in uncomfortable tyranny"
AND Mr.. Meekton wiped his brow like an
orator on the Fourth of July.
That time" he proceeded, has arrived
in my household"
H., Il . wouldn't get excited. old fellow" said
MS friend. soothingiy. Don't do anything
rash. Let things take their course and
they will probably all come out right
I've lived almost forty years without
ooing anything rash" replied Mr.. Meekton,
with quiet resolution, land my inner con-
seriousness warns me that some wild act of
ioily Is long overdue 1t is through action
porn OF desperate resolve that the greatest
Things are sometimes accomplished. 1t is
ume Tor me to arise and assert myself"
What has happened?"
Before l left home this morning I oh
served that Henrietta was busy over some
new patterns
Well. you can't be so small as to find
fault about dress that she is going to
make herself
IF it's a dress. 1 have nothing to say
except words of kindness and encourage
ment. But label which l happened to
notice convinced me that it is not a dress
1t is-or rather they area new bicycle cos
tune"
"Bloomers?"
Yes. SIR"
We'll. the popular opinion with reference
10 that stye of attire has moderated so
much that perhaps it won't seem so bad
after the neighbors once get used to it,
Don't misunderstood me. 1 have no
wish to fntrude my ideas to picturesque
ness or propriety on Henrietta's plans
And am perfectly willing that she should
ride a bicycle. 1 bought her a high-grade
lady's wheel only few months ago. But
she hasn't seemed satisfied. You ride a
bicycle yourself. don't your"
Yes
Then you ought to be able to under
stand my feelings. 1t has been the ambi-
ton of my life to keep my bicycle in as
good condition as 1t was when / bought
1t. have bestowed hours of valuable time
on its care and spent good money getting
a man to put it together after / had taken
it apart to clean it. Henrietta is welcome
to my collars and cuffs and shirt studs and
sleeve buttons but l will go to the extent
of speaking harshly to a lady before will
let anybody except myself ride that ma
chine!'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-26

Morning GlOries.


Dab dey is a-smilin' gay,
Welcomin' de suns fust light.
Didn' speck no sech display
Fun dem tiny buds las night.
An de sky laughs back at dem
Noddin' FUN each twistin' stem;
Climbin' fob ter feel de glow
Mo'nin' -giories 'roun' de do.
But de beauty gwineter fade
Da's de way wifi loveliness-
Long befo' de evenin' shade
Falls across de distant wes'.
You will see EN-. once so fine,
Witherin' dar upon de vine.
An yoh misses dem. fob sho',
Monin' -glories 'roun' de do.
OATS de news dey comes ter tell.
Joy was nebber made ter last.
What, terday, we loves so well,
Gwineter fade into de past.
But de lesson ain complete.
Dah's a hint OBJ hope OATS sweet;
Fob, tomorrow, dar'u be mo-
Mo'nin' -glories 'roun' de do.
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st don't want to be put to the pain OF
refusing you what you ask for" ne said.
I will not permit you to have any Of these
cannon crackers on the Fourth
But 1 don't care for the little ones" the
youth protested. I'D almost as soon not
have any at all.
'.You can take your choice about that"
Cant have just one or two 20 put in
side barrel and burst it?'
|. Certainly not
well, them can have a toy cannonT'
mo. They're worse than giant crackers"
"Will you get me a revolver and let me
shoot some blank cartridgesT
by no means. 1 will let you have some
pinwheels and colored lights and In the
evening 1 will set OF some rockets and
Roman candles where you can see them.
But you,may as well understand. once for
all, that there Is to be nothing which In any
way suggests an explosion"
The boy looked disconsolate, and after q
silence Of half q minute said in a tone OF
melancholy resignation:
Father"
''Would there be any objection to my
taking my new foot pump out on the COM
mons and blowing up my bicycle tirsf'
+
Won the Coloneps Respcct.
The man from New York had been talk
ing Of the relative importance Of American
cities and had, merely for the sake Of
comparison, mentioned one or two other
towns.
Now" he. said. "for the sake Of illus
trating how New York has outstripped
every other community. let us take Phila-
delphia for an example,"
81 hope" remarked Colonel StiiweN, that
you are not going to make any observa-
lions which might be construed as bein' I'm
derogation Of Philadelphia moral tone
or progressiveness."
''Why, I didn't think that you came
from that city, colonel"
II am not from theah. But I won't stand
by and heah the town abused. subj"
But / assure you that Philadelphia q
one Of the slowest cities"
II have heard that. sub, often befo. And
It goea to show how Q calumny once nut
In motion, will travel and increase. con-
fess that ! heard the slanduh 20 often that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-26
His View OF II.


"Why don't you work. Why do you 20
around begging?"
well, mum. II you think beggin' Isn't
work Just try lie
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-26
A Pathetic Sarcasm.

The trait Of persistence which may one
day make a little Washington lad q great
man is at this immediate stage of his
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X X
Adapting Himself.

washington, cosmopolitan though it is,
contains elements which refuse to be-
come reconciled to the intricate super
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-26

The berry pickers' season is now at its
height In the surrounding country" OBJ
served a commission dealer to a Star re-
porter, and 1. has been a welcome season
ior those who earn a little money that
way Raspberries. gooseberries and cur
rants all ripen about the same time. gem
orally week or so after strawberries have
run OUT. and they have to be picked the day
they ripen or they are lost. The berry
pickers. who are mostly women. children
and old men. go from farm to farm as they
are needed. For the small berries, rasp-
berries and gocseberries. they receive 2
cents per quart. currants paying m cents.
But IA cents Is paid per box for straw
berries. At these prices the women can
earn about IS cents per day. and the chill
dren from 20 to 50 cents per day. The sea-
son only lasts about two weeks. Cherries
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-10-09
U. P. Committee Accedes to
MeKenna'S Contention.
KLONDIKERS RETURN
Those That Can Are Getting Out of
Dawson City and the Klondike
as Fast as Possible.
Reports CONFIRMED about the Scarcity of
Northumberland Neal Dow Has
Passed Away---Rich Quartz
Find in Oregon.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.-ExGovernol
Hoadley. counsel for the United States
in the matter of the Union Pacific fore.
closure sale, spent several hours to.
day iu conference with AGtorney-Gen.
eral McKenna. arranging the details
for the sale On November /, and the
subsequent transfer of the govern
ment's interest in the property to the
highest bidder.
1t is understood from trustworthy
sources that the committee has ac-
ceded to the governments contention
that its lien on the Union Pacific road
includes the Omaha bridge, and that it
has increased it's cash bid so as to
make the entire concession approxi-
mately 100000. This would make
its guaranty offer for the property, in
clu ing the sinking fund, now in the
treasury, about $50, 100000
Treasury officials recognize the fact
that the withdrawal from circulation
of $45, ,000 900 in cash at one time might
have a very serious effect on the money
market, and in consequence are devils
ing plan by which the force of the
shock may be reduced to u minimum.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-10-09
He clRor DRUMMER.
Ing .s;l 2ua:scrs Seem to Have Been
Iro;cn:tors of the Race.

Eng .G.l 2ua:scrs Seem to Have Been tht
I'ro=cn:tors of the Race.
The 'Gpid development of the com.
mciei; traveller system specifically he
LONGS to our own days, but as to the
crigiu there is some difference of opin'
ion. Cno authority lays it down that
the bagmcn of to-day-the drummer
i'll american phraseology-is the i'm
mediate descendant of the old chap
man, or pcddler, or hawker. As these
personaGcs were known even in the
time of Chaucer in this case the mod
crn commercial can boast very re
spectacle ancestry.
Another antiquarian, however, in the
Bookseller has another theory to pro
pose. For this he brings the poei
Southcy as witness. 1t is that the
commercial travellers of to-day really
datc back to the Quakers of one hun
drcd or one hundred and fifty years
since. These persons, it is well known
were forced to wander throughout the
country by persecution and i'll treat
ment. They were then, as they are to
day, mostly good, honest men of bust
ASoS' bAAA W Viz bAdC COAhnlCIC4dA
stinct they seem to have made virtue
of necessity, and during their wander
ings to have made acquaintances as fm
as possible with the country trades
mon, to whom they often sold goods
watches, ''camblets," and other ar"
ticlcs. They seemed to have pusheo
their trade so vigorously that they ob
taircd heavy orders, so much SO thai
''thc tradesmen in London stood idle
rs one of the Quakers said, "while we
filed our coffcrs.''
One Thomas Greene, Quaker
preacher and only laboring man, dice
worth some thousands of pounds made
in this fashion. The speculation is botI
curious and interesting, however tii,
matter may he decided.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-10-09
THE EXODUS HAS BEGUN.
Many Miners Flee From Dawson To Escape
Starvation.

starvation.
SEATTLE, Wash, Oct. 2.-The
steamer Farallon arri, ed here this
morning from Skaguay, Alaska. The
Farallon had on board ITO returning
prospcctors. among the number being
Lewis Lang, direct from Dawson City.
In and interview with an Associated
press correspondent, he said:
when | left Dawson the stores had
stopped selling supplies, and restau-
rants had closed because they could
get nothing more. Provisions will be
scarce, although many of the miners
are leaving. In my opinion there will
be 200 or 300 come out over the Dalton
trail within the next few weeks, while
a great many others are going down
by ST. Michaels.
sit was great mistake in the trad
ing company TO bring so much whisky
-up the river-insteady of supplies. Be-
fore we left Dawson nine beef cattle
had been driven in and four of them
butchered. Choice cuts brought 81 so
per pound, while soup bone was worth
80 cents.
''As we wanted to get out as quickly
as possible, 1 brought out few provis-
ions, the entire pack of each man,
blankets and all, weighing about 60
pounds. We came up the river to Five
Fingers and then out over the Dalton
trail. We crossed the summit on Sep
TEN ber Il in snow storm, and had
Indian guides to show US the way.
We had to wade knee Geep in the snow
and met the Sharp party 90 miles this
side of the summit with their cattle,
and it seemed to me doubtful whether
they would get in. 1t took US just 81
days to get down to tide water u
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-10-09
SUM MONS.

In the Circuit Court OF the State of Oregon for
Wasco County.
Henry Speichinger, Plaintiff.
Thomas Denton, Defendant.
To Thomas Denton, the above named defend
ant:
In the name OF the state of Oregon, you are
hereby notified and required to be and appear
in the Giro uit Court of the State of Oregon. for
WaSco county. on or before the first day of the
next regulac term of said court. to-wit: On or
before Monday, the sth day of November. 1897.
then and there to answer the complaint of
plaintiff filed against you in the above entitled
cause and court and if you fail so to appear
and answer said complaint the plaintiff will
take judgment against you for the sum of S25 50.
together with interest thereon at the rate OF
eight per cent per anuum since the 9th day OF
April, 1891; for the further sum OF 5000 and
interest thereon at the rate of eight per cent
per annum since the 5th day of July, 1895, and
for his costs and disbursements made and eX-
pended in this action. This summons is served
upon you by publication thereof for six con-
secutive W .eks by order of the Honorable w.
L. Braf sha judge of the above entitled court
which OIL der bears date the 18th day of Sept.
1897. S1NNOTT & SINNOTT,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
Dated this 18th day of Sept. 1857.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-10-09
A KiondIke In Oregon

ALBANY, Or, Oct, "A dispatch
from Gates says L. S. Ladu, discoverer
of the Vandalia mine, in the Quartz
vile district, reached Gates today
from the mine and says the discovery
is the biggest yet made in the Quartz.
vile district. The ledge is located
Two miles southeast of QuartzYille, On
Nye creek. The rock was rich on the
surface, aud now. after sinking 26 feet.
assays Sl20O to the ton. Mr.. Ladu
brought with him samples of the ore.
The quartz is grayish brown in color
and is full of fine flour gold, with an
occasional little nugget the size of a
grain of wheat A company composed
of L. S. Ladu, T. P. Madill and Savage
and Mooney of Salem, have been Or
ganized to develop the mine. Nego-
tiatious are under way for quartz
mill
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-10-09
BANK OF ENGLAND FoReERIEs.
They Arc Almost Unknown Now, Bu
Were Formerly Frequent.

They Arc Almost Unlrnown Now, But
Were Formerly Frequent. -
There are very few forgeries now
but one hundred years ago they were
rite. The first recorded instance o,
the forgery of n Bank of England nok
has singular touch of romance about
it, says the Strand Magazine. The
forger was a linen draper at Stafford
named Vaughan. who, in the year 175s
employed several worlSmen to cngrave.
different parts of twenty pound ster-
ling note, and when a dozen had been
printed off he deposited them with a
young lady to whom he was engaged
to be married as proof of his wealth.
but the imposition was discovered, and
Vaughan was hanged.
One-of the clcverest limitations of
bank note was the woslr of n poor
schoolmastcr, who forged an entire
note with pen and ink, and, sad to say,
was hanged. John Mathieson, who
was convicted for forging the water.
mark, offered to show the directors
how it was done If he were pardoned,
but they would not withdraw the pros.
ecution. Singularly enough, forgerics
first began to be frequent soon after
the introduction of the one pound
sterling note, and in April, 1902, Mr..
Addington told the house of commons
that the forgeries had increased sc
alarminely that seventy extra clerks
were required at the bank merely Il
detect them.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-10-09

to Great Britain tha5 the naval fore
to be muiutai -:' he LAKES by bntl
governments snoulI be coufinad g. fol
lows: On Lake Ontario, one vessel
not exceeding 100 tons burden anC
armed with one lS-Dound cannon; or
tt upper lakes two such vessels sim
ilarly armed: on lake Champlain one
vessel. 1t WAS further proposed that
ali ether armed vessels should be dis
mantled, and that no further vessels
of war sboull be built or armed on the
lakes. To all this Ter majesly's gov
ernment agreed.
"Now the United States is sending
to the upper llkes the warship Yantic.
of 900 tons, AZ training vessel. She
is not to he armed when she passes
through the canals, as that would vio-
late the agreement: but Il rIpid-firing
battery is to be placed on board at
Erie
1.-The attention of the government at
Ottawa is directed To these facts. We
have no war vessels on the lakes.
Why sho1ld the international agree
meut be broken by the United States?"
Stop that cough! Take warming. 1t
may lead to consum ption. A 25c bottle
of Shiloh's Cure may save your life.
Sold by Blakeley & Houghton, The
Dalles
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-10-09
An Influx of Merchants.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. About 400
Chinese laborers have been landed in
this city during the last five months
and have been given free entry in the
guise of merchants" and "students.' y
They are now working in the orchards
in various parts of the state, in the
salmon cahneries on the Colum bia
river and in dozens of swall Chinatown
factories of various kinds. Yesterday
Al of them were allowed to pass
through the custom-house, and an ad.
ditional 100 went into quarantine on
Wednesday night from the steamer
Doric, and are expected to be released
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-10-09
Has Not Resigned.

HAVANA, Oct. 1.-The correspond
ent here of the Associated Press has
investigated the report printed in the
New York World from this city, via
Key West. saying that Captain Gen.
eral Weyler has sent in his resigna-
tion to Madrid to take effect as soon az
practicable, and has been informed
from the best sources available that
up to the present moment, the captain
general of Cuba has not resigned.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-10-09
SHERIFF'S SALE.

Notice is hereby given that by virtue of ar
execution issued out of the circuit court of the
directed, in the case wherein Ida Is. Roe, ad-
ministratrix of the estate of G. G.. Roe, de.
ceased is plaintiff and G. C. Roe is defendant.
have levi91 upon all the right title and interest
of said defendant in and TO the following de.
scribed real property towit:
Lots and 8. in block number g. second addi-
tion West, to the town of Hood River, in WaSco
County, Oregon, and will offer the same fol
sale to the highest at public auction at the
court house door, in The DalleS. in said county
1897 to satisfy the judgment of plaintiff against
the defendant for S445O, and costs of sale The
sale to commence at O'Clock p. NJ. of said
day. Terms cahS. T. J. DRIVER
Sheriff of Wasco County. Ore.
August 18th 1897. aug2I.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-10-09

MEMPHIS. Oct. "A special to the
Commercial-Appeal, from Van Buren,
Ark, says: A report reached here at
II o'clock tonight of a terrible freight
wreck ON the ST. Louis & San Fran
cisco road, at Chester, two miles north
of here. A freight train coming down
the mountain got beyond control by
the air brake refusing to work, and
every car left the track, killing most
of the train crew.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-10-09
DEATH OF NEAL DOW.
Veteran Prohibitionist Passed Away at His
Maine Home.

Veteran Prohibitionist Passed Away at His
Maine Home.
PORTLAND, Me-, Oct. 2-General
Neal Dow died at his residence in this
city at 3:20 this afternoon. The end
was quiet, and he retained conscious
ness until an hour before he died, rec
ognizing his children, who were gath
cred about his bedside. General Dow's
death was due to the infirmities of old
age. A week ago today he took to his
bed. His mind was still clear, how
ever. and only few days ago he called
for the daily paper, and read portion
of it. His great weakness made talk
ing difficult, but the little ne could
say. and the gestures with which he
made his meaning palmer, made it
clear that he knew those about him,
and was aware that the end was ap-
preaching. Once he said he was very
weary and was eager for the moment
of his release.