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The Holly chieftain., 1897-09-17
Where lie Agreed wIth Him

What What"
The rate old man chDked with ndlgua
ton
You want to steal my child from me. to
rob me Of m daughter Why SRI"
liz rage got the upper hand OF him. and
he gasped some more
Rascal Is no name for you"
The Young man was perfectly calm.
You bet II isn't he said. slowly. "aui II
anybody SAYS otherwise there's liable to be
trouble"
In the face Of such sublime gall what coulf
the old man do Puck
The Holly chieftain., 1897-09-17
No wonder He Objected.

A certain learned professor in New Yorl:
has wife and family, but, proiessorlke. his
thoughts are always with his books. One
evening his wife, who had been out for
some hours, returned to find the house re-
m,arkably, quiet; She had left the children
TO be seen She demanded to be told what
had become of them, and the professor ex-
planned that, as they had made good deal
of noise, he had put them in bed without
waiting for her or calling maid. Il hope
they gave you no trouble" she said. No.
replied the professor, with the exception
good deal to my undressing him and put
ting him to bed" The wife went to inspect
the cot. why" she exclaimed, that s
little Johnny Green, from next door
Chicago Tribune
The Holly chieftain., 1897-09-17
A FARM HEN HOUSE.
It's quite Convenient and Very Ensy
to Pat Up.

As l have not seen anything in your
paper that think to be quite as con
yenient in the way of henhouse as
mine, | will send you description of
it.
The house is l2xl6 feet set 21s feet
from the ground: the l2 foot sides have
foot walls; roof projects over each 12
foot side about feet; door is in one l6
foot side tsouth side) with window
above it; hole on opposite side from
door on floors feet by 8 inches, with
floor projecting out little. with sled
under TO scrape droppings into with
board hinged on TO close il.
Eoosts are made Of lR inch square
stuff i2 feet long nailed onto same sized
The Holly chieftain., 1897-09-17
Exercise for Laying Hens.

Do not forget that your fowls need ex-
ercise. 1t is easier to kill off flock of
good fowls than to make them work all
day for their grub. To feed them is all
right at any other season, but ut this
season they ought to be at work. unless
in the case of hens sitting or raising a
brood of young ones. II the fowls are
to be fed, the grain should be thrown
into pen where the hens will have to
scratch for it.-Dakota Field and Farm.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-09-17
Gross ostraxes

Upon, the stomach and bowels are perpe-
trated by multitudes of injudicious people
who, upon experiencing the ANNOYANCE Of
constipation in slight degree, infiltrate,
their bowels with drenching eyacuants,
which enfeeble the intestinal membrane to
a serious extent, sometimes, even, super
inducing dysentery or piles. Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters is the true succedaneum for
these nostrums, since it is at once invigorat-
ing, gentle and effectual. II also banishes
dyspepsia, maiarial complaints, rheumatism
and kidney troubles.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-09-17
Rnnu,IIn.. Exoti.m,

"You ought to give up trying to sing.
when YOU sing of an evening" said Gilhooly
to a vocalist.
''They don't, do that because my singing
is bad; on the contrary, they smash my win
dows 50 they can hear better.-Tammany
lines.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-09-17
THE CHEF THING

In maintal0ing Good Health g.: Pure. F.ch
hourshiDG Blood.
The blood carries nOurishment an
furnishes support for the organs. ncryct
and muscles. II must be made rich aud
pure # you would have strong nerves
good digestion, sound sleep. or II yol
would be rid OF that tired feeling, thosr
di-agrecable pimplcs, eczema, or scrofula
No medicine is equal TO Hoods Sarsapa
rilIa for purifying the blood. It is medi
cine Of genuine merit and VIII do yov
wonderful good. Try it now
The Holly chieftain., 1897-09-17
"swIu watc. HIii.-" bride.

Miss Gussie T.amorc. formerly Di Juneau,
has made the most de. rabIc marriage, from
pecunIary point Of view. l. IL q fact that
swift Water BIZ wa. ~ -mlttcu with her
charms that he called ou Mis- lamerc the
dIy Of her arrival. Hrwrocd her with $50,
ODD OF gold dust in d r1lI-riI cau. and the
next day She became Nr- Swift Water
Bill" The man. wh.-r real name Is no,
known to any OF the VI Kay party, came up
the klondIkc early IN the uI.h. lie did not
meal when he arrived iir located one Of
the richest claims, 1ni is now a iDJlIiouar,
and bridegroom. lIs claim ID - EldOrIiO
Alaska Cor Chicago Chronicle.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-09-17
A. Mild Attuck.

Beefneck Bill-Wot,s come of your pard-
nerg
Strongarm Jake-I shook i'm. He got 70
ligion already.
co. Quit the business, has he"
"He always wanted to open safe with,
prayer."-Cinoinnati Inquirer.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-09-17
Wanted Her Money. worth.

1t happened on a west bound Sutte- street
car The car was crowded Some of the
Passengers were strangers. At the corner OF
Franklin street the conductor gave the sig
nal to stop. He called out Fourteen hun
dred." Nobody moved. He shouted aga.n,
more Justify; no responsc. He repeated the
call, louder each time, At last he walked
up to lady in the iartEcst corner OF the
car and politely told her that II was the
fourteen hundred block The passengers
looked at him a moment somewhat per
plexed.
But / want to get off at fourteen hun
dred and four, she snapped at hun, saw.
agely.
The other passengers began 20 smile. hHd
the lady lett the car ~ a III OF silent indIg-
natlon.-San Francisco Chronicle.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-09-17
OutdOne.

Prof Braintank-- Newton was a great
philosopher. BY observing the mere fall Of
an apple he discovered the law of gravity.
Smithers-That's nothing. BY simply bit
ing an apple Eve discovered the gravity oi
lawn, Y. journal.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-09-17
Willing 10 Wait

His Fiancee--I should tell you, baron, that
will not have penny of my own until dear
mamma is called away!
Baron Won Stonyhausen = Den We musl
vait vid batience for OF you call "de happy
day." my leetle loaf!-Boston Traveller.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-09-17
More Terrible.

Hewitt-My wife was looking for dry
goods store yesterday and BY mistake shs
walked into a saloon next door.
Jewett-That was terrible.
"Yes, she found me inside."-N. Y
Truth. $50
The Holly chieftain., 1897-09-17
The Main Thing.

"These hero quick firing guns" said Rub
berneck Bill, critically examining the
weapon left by the gentleman who was be-
ing. buried-"these here quick firing guns.
amt so important as a quick-drawing man
behind em."-lndianapolis Journal.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-09-17
Circum.tnnce. Alter Cases.

This here speculatru' in wheat on the
stock exchange Is samblIn' pure and simple. 20
said the farmer, who was a deacon and a
strict disciplinarian, AN the Lord won't
prosper them that wins 10y It,
We'll, father replied hIs son, I'm
sorry to hear that for placed that money
you gave me and made 800 by the deal"
The. old man cousAcd, wiped his g!1sses,
and then said;
We'll, Welt Providence docs work in
mysterious ways, The rlr-uu wuz -ayiu'
last week that the church needed pIlntln'
an besides-thar'- mortgage ON the farm
that orter be lrflui, au me % two other
Well, well!"-AtIauta Cru-trtuliou
The Holly chieftain., 1897-09-17
HINT FOR BUILDERS.
\ chcnp. Light Foundation for small
Farm, buiiding>.

H. constructing poultry and other
farm buildings 81 is often desired y"
make tight foundation. for the sake
OF warmth in winter, but not al the
expense Of crmrmed stone or brick
The Holly chieftain., 1897-09-17

Mistress-"What in the world are you
putting ashes on the floor for, Bridget ?"
'Shure, ma'am, an didn't yez say to doost
the parlor? ?"-Brooklyn Life.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-09-17

Piso's Cure cured me of Throat and
Lung trouble of three years standing.-E.
Cady, Huntington, Ind, Nov. IL. 1894.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-09-17

To Cure a Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money if it fails stocure. 25c-.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-09-17

Fits stopped free and permanently cured.
No fits after first days use of DIR. Kline's
Great Nerve Restorer. Free 81 trial bottle &
treatise. DR.. Kline, 933 Arch st., Phila, Pa.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-09-17

A woman should never accept a lover
without the consent of her heart, nor hus.
band without the consent of her Judgment.
-Ninon de PEnclos
The Holly chieftain., 1897-09-17

''What y the age Of chivalry, Aunt Penel
opew '@Those good old times when mer
fell IN levs with women ovss forty.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-09-17
Halls, Catarrh Cure
ID, taken internally. Price 75c.
The AIternativ,

Customer-Chalk down that shave; I'm
broke.
Barber-We don't trust. If you can't
raise ten cents raise whiskers.-Judge.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-09-17
An Appeal for the Elephant.

Monsieur Foa, French explorer Of
Africa, has recently made strong ap.
peal for the protection of the elephants
remaining on that continent. He de
clares that the great beasts should be
preserved not merely rs curiosities, but
as animals which might become very
useful under domestication. Formerly
ms he points out, elephants were do
INVESTIGATED in Africa, and he believes
the same thing could be done again to.
day, and that it would well pay to do it
But unless protected against slaughter
the elephant will have disappeared from
Africa before civilization has reached
the heart of the dark sentiment
Youths Companion.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-09-17

Many woman can do exquisite en-
broidery, but can't darn a sock.-Washing>
ton Democrat.
Evening star., 1897-05-17
The Piano of the Future.
From the New York Journal.


No more hammers in pianos. The old
fashioned method of pounding music out
of wires by the aid of a wonderfully COM
plicated system of levers and keys which
all the world thought to be the ultimate
perfection for the production of that sort
of tone has Been branded as a back num-
Der.
DIR. Richard Eisemann of Berlin, Cor
years pupil of Prof Won Hemholtz, has
patented a system which does away with
the levers entirely. He calls this new ap-
pliaDce the eleciro-phonic piano, its dis
tnctive principle consisting in the fact
that the vibrations of the chords are not
current, and by means of microphcneS act
ting as interruoters OF currents.
All the delicate and complex mechanism
of the old piano is do-ie away with. The
little electric devices are arranged on the
crosspiece extending over the strings Upon
this electric magnets are placed so as to be
only a hairs b.'eadth from the strings.
Pressing down the key sends the electric
current into the corresponding elec.ro-mag-
net. This attracts the metallic string below,
but the micfoohone interrupts the current
and Herewith the attraction. The string
returns to It's former place, and this con-
tinued attraction and interruption of the
current IS carcie't on. the number of vi
brations baIns regulated by the pitch of
the string.
The high sounds produced by this method
have a decided harp tone, and the lower
and middle registers suggest the cello or
the organ. In reality. the installation of
this new system creates new instrument,
so different are the qualities of sound rro-
duced by the new method and the old
Evening star., 1897-05-17
A Wise Tailor.
m the st. Louis R,p1blic.

From the st. Louis R,p,blc.
One Of the bright boys of Cabanne, who
has come in first in more than one bike
race, has this winter been falling victim TO
Cupids wiles with the result that one of
the sweetest and fairest daughters of this
aristocrstic place now wears a pledge of
their troth. 1t chances that one side of
his best suit began to show an uncommon
amount of wear and mad grown shiny near
the shoulder. The suit was accordingly
taken down to the tailor's to see If any
explanation could be given for such con-
dition. The merchant tailor could think
of no reason and finally called in his fore
man. who looked at it long and thoughtful
ly. Finally he frightened up:
Say, young man, are you engaged?"
Reluctantly the young man admitted It.
WELL does she sit this side of your"
The young man thought minute.
YES"
The tailor laughed knowingly, and a new
side has been put in but the young man
has paid a good price for IT in cigars.
Evening star., 1897-05-17
A NINE OF BLUBBER,
Many Hundreds of whales Stranded
ON the Bench at Low Tide.


From the London Times
Toward the end of September an enor-
nous school of the specie of whale called
the Gazing whale, ashore in Teal in
let in the Straits of Magellan Teal inlet
Is small creek one and one-half miles
long, opening into Port Salvador which i'm
turn opens into the South Atlantic by n
very narrow opening. 1t was my good for
tune, writes George Hewlett, surgeon Of
the royal navy, to see some hundreds OF
these whales on the beach at the time OF
my visit One morning a whirlwind an
peared to be approaching over the water
in the Bay of San Salvador, and soon this
was made out to be an enormous school
of whales. SO thick that they seemed to he
jcstling each other-nothing but fins and
tails. and the water in foam all around
rms was on a flowing tide. and they came
In the inlet, describing a sort of cycloidal
curve, until the inshore part of the SQUAD
ron took on kelp reef and then a sudden
panic seemed to seize them ALL and the
unfortunate animals came up the inlet full
speed, with the sea boiling in front of
them and wave coming after them and
they piled up in hundreds on the beach
Ihen as there was rising tide. they got
OF again. but only to charge the opposite
beach, and so on till the falling tide and
loss of strength left them high and dry
all round the dreary bay.
Very few, old or young, lived more than
VI an nOur after thelr Strandtng.
BY evening, after that tide had ebbed
there were only five whales afioat out of
more than 800 that had been afioat that
morning, and by the next morning only
three were to be seen. and they swan
around and around for a while and then
as if disdaining to live when all their COM
panions were dead, they made straight for
the beach. and I'm a few moments they also
passed forever out of existence.
Circumstances made II impossible to use
the blubber. Some of the bodies have been
burned; they burn like a great oil shed.
The spring tides fortunately fioated others
up and down and dispersed them. One
cannot help regretting that ship load of
the savages from Terra del Fuego, over the
way, could not have been let loose at
them. They. of course. would have lived
beside the bodies and eaten their way
steadily on till the banquet was finished.
Evening star., 1897-05-17

stated In The Star, and chiefly based on
the public printing act, passed after the
office had been placed in the classified ser
vice. which authorized the public printer to
pass upon the qualifications of his en-
ployes.
Those who are urging the President to
take action In these matters expect that he
Will do something within few weeks, but
the fact that the Cuban question and the
tariff. together with the patronage which
he has to dispose of, are taking so much
of his time, has prevented him from reach
Ing conclusion on the demands that are
being made upon him in regard to civil
service reform. Nearly every day, how
ever some one urges him to prompt action
and there is no doubt that a very large
majority of republicans in both the Senate
ana House of Representatives, desire that
he should make important notifications
OF the civil service rules as embodied in
the propositions which he is considereing
Evening star., 1897-05-17
WANT THE ORDER MODIFIED.
Hucksters object to Regulation
Against the Crying of Wares

Hucksters object to Regulation
Against the Crying Of Wares.
delegation of huckst ters who trade from
wagons throughout the, city appeared be-
fore the Commissioners this morning to dis
cuss the regulation which several of them
have been recently convicted of violating
1t relates to loud cries in advertising their
wares.
Recently number of these men were ar
rested for being unnecessarily noisy, and
the Association of "Hucksters and Produce
Dealers Trading at Large" appointed a
committee consisting of VIM. H. Green and
Henry Brockheimer to confer with the
Commissioners and find out exactly what
could be done in the matter This commit
tee was augmented by several commission
merchants, who also complained of the
regulation and the hardship it's literal en-
forCement entailed.
Mr. ]. f. SauIn. after referring to the in
Justice of any order that would prevent
these men from making living. said there
were about 400 such dealers in the city, and
they each paid $25 year license So they
have some rights. The majority of them
are poor men and have families to support
Their entire capital does not exceed $40 per
day. If the Commissioners took away their
right to make living they deprived their
wives and children of the necessaries of
life. 1t was a most Industrious class work
ing from and ) o'clock in the morning un-
til late in the night.
1t Is necessary. he said, for them to cry
their wares. Berries and vegetables at this
season of the year are very perishable and
must be disposed of Immediately. He was
opposed himself to unnecessary noise, but
did not think it should be stopped alto
gether. People who objected to the cry Of
the huckster might as well object to the
loot or the garbage horn, the noise of the
street cars or the noise made by the work
men in building new house
The Commissioners suggested the advis-
ability of the Association of Hucksters con-
sidering the matter and furnishing them
with draft Of a modified order which
would answer the purpose by permitting
the hucksters to cry their wares and at the
same time cause no annoyance to the
houSeholders
Evening star., 1897-05-17

How n Watch or Clock Mny he ReEu-
lated by Observing a Star.
From the Marine Journal
When some craok makes the discovery
that the points of the compass can be ap-
proximately determined by looking at the
sun and using a watch to show the divls-
ions of the plane, it is apt to go the rounds
OF the press as something very peculiar. If
this diScovcrer were sufficiently conversant
with the principles of navigation to note
for the public benefit that the running of
watch or clock may be regulated by OBJ
serving star. they might confer some
practical benefit. This is very simple
thing 70 DO. and might be of great use in
q country place where accurate time is not
always Obtainable, but all that is necessary
Is fixed location on the earths surface
and any old thing in the way of a time
piece.
other nxed point comparatively near and
high. such as a chimney, side of a build
Ing, etc, may be seen. To the side of e
window fasten piece of card having a
small hole in 1t so that by looking through
the hoIe with one eye toward the edge of
the elevated object some fixed star NAV be
seen. Watch the progress of the star, and
the instant IL yanisheS behind the fixed
point, the observer must note the exact
time 1t disappears Watch the same star
the following night. and il will vanish be-
hiHu lre same OBJECT just three minutes
ana hfty-six seconds sooner. II the time
piece marks o'clock when the star disap-
pears one night, it should Indicate three
+, minutes and nfty-siX seconds less than @
the following might. If several cIoudy
nights follow the first observation of the
star, II Is only necessary to multiply three
minutes and ffty-six seconds by the num-
Der OF days that have elapsed since the OBJ
serva ion and deduct the product from
clock time to find the time the star will
pass.
Of course. the same star can ONLY he OH
served during few weeks, for as il gains
nearly an hour in a fortnight Ii will m a
snort time come to the meridian in broad
uayhgIt and become Invisible To make
sure the observer Is watching a star IN
stead Of planet. he should notice that
stars twinkle. whereas planets give a
steady light because reflected and IL he
wishes further assurance he may observe
that all fixed stars appear to maintain the
same relative positions with regard to each
other, most noticeable with the different
stars In the consultations whereas a plan
ct charges its place with regard TO the
other stars This method of verifying time
Z Is easier and more reliable than the shadow
on a sun dial In the famous observatory
al Green wich, England. from which longi-
tude Is counted. the clock by which chro-
nometefs are set Is regulated in Just about
this manner. but over 200 of the fixed stars
are observed. The observations are taken
with telescope. across the center of which
Is the line of a spiders web to mark the
meridian.
Evening star., 1897-05-17
Sharks Made Him Rich.
From the Argonaut.

From the ArgOnaut.
Old Nine. Oliveros, who has just died in
Paris, used to dress like beggar, and at
the same time drive in very sumptuous
carriage. Her husband had for many years
almost the monopoly of the shark trade
and used to be fond of eXpatiating, at his
famous dinner parties, on the usefulness of
this fish. The liver of the shark contains
an oil possessing medicinal qualities equal
to those of the cod. The skin, after being
dried, takes the hardness and polish Of
mother-of- pearl. ana. being marbled and
resembling fossil coral, is largely used by
jewelers. for the manufacture of fancy OBJ
jects, by binders for making shagreen
and by cabinet makers for polishing woods
The glue from the fins is used by brewers
English silk manufacturers &C. Nine Oh
iveros left $1,000 000-all made out of
sharks.
Evening star., 1897-05-17
Leasing Bra.i1Ia. Railways.

The Brazilian legation ihas been officially
Informed by cable that the time within
which proposals will beH received for the
leasing of the railways ofIfthe Brazilian
government has been extended from the
18th of this Month tosSeptkmber next.
There are about dozen of these railroads.
the principal trunk linss of Brazil, which
are owned and controlled by that govern
ment, snd they make up an aggregate mile
age of about 1900 miles q
Evening star., 1897-05-17
South German product. receive,

Frank Mason. United States consul at
Frankfort. submits some statistics to the
State Department. from which 1t appears
that from South Germsny the exports to
the United States during the first quarter
of this year were 81 054,242 In excess Of the
exports during the corresponding period Of
1890. amounting this year to s.. .4S5. SCI. The
consul also shows. that the maximum ex-
port from South Germany to the United
1888. under the tariff act of 1880. and the
minimum shipments in the same quarter
OF the very next year, immediately pre-
ceding the tariff act OF 1894.
Evening star., 1897-05-17
Death of John A. Scott.

John A. Scott died at his residence, No.
22S 18th street northeast, Friday morning,
May H. 1897. He was first sergeant of
Company c, 22d U. S. c. T., during the late
war, and is said to have been a brave
soldier and a good citizen. From every bat
tie in which the regiment took part he
came out unhurt. For more than twenty
years he was an employe in the pension
office, but was discharged under the last
administration. The remains are to be
buried at Arlington Monday
Evening star., 1897-05-17
Electric Cars at Dusseldorf.

The city OF Dusseldorf, Germany, being
about to change the motive power Of the
street railways from horse, to electricity.
United States Consul stephan at Annaberg
has reported the fact tolthe9statc Depart
ment. For the benefit of American electric
supply companies he also, SUBMITS full set
of plans and specifications and for further
details refers to tie United States consul
at Dusseldorf
Evening star., 1897-05-17

II you want anything. try an ad In The
6tar. II anybody has what you wish. you
will get an answer.
Evening star., 1897-05-17

want" ads. In The Star pay because
they bring answerA
Evening star., 1897-05-17

The proceedings thus far had placed the
meeting in peculiarly receptive mood to
Evening star., 1897-05-17

Senator Gallinger was greeted with
cheers. He said 1t was an inspiration for
him to stand before such a magnificent
audience to say word in behalf of a suf-
fering, sorrowing people, whose only sin is
that they aspire to the God-given right Of
human liberty. He knew that the warm
and sympathetic heart of the American
people would respond to the sentiments
expressed there. He did not intend TO
make speech, but desired to say a word
in reference to the question of The riebt
ana duty of the government to extend to
the Cutan patriots the rights Of belliger-
entS.