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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-13

wine. The look of me. or the hour Of the
night. or the working Of his own supersti-
ton. got hold Of him. for he spr.ng up
and glared into my face AZ though I had
been the very devil Of whom spoke.
We stood thus for q full minute. But
grew cool before my companion, wonder
working the change In me eooner than
confusion: could In him. For my random
rawlings had most marvelously struck on
something more than my sober specula-
lions could discern. The man before me
was mad-or he had a secret And friend
Darrell was no mailman.
do 1 know" I asked. @Do I know
what? What could /, Simon Dale, know!
What in heavens name is there to know
and I smiled cupningly. as though sought
to hide knowledge by n display Of tgnor-
ance.
Nothing. nothing" he muttered. un-
easily. ''The wines got in my head"
yet you've drunk but two glasses: had
"That ID Ranter has upset me-" he
growled. THAT and the talk Of your
cursed witch"
Can Ranters and witches make secrets
where there are none?" said I, with a
laugh.
"They can make fools think there are Sc
crets where there are none," said he
rudely.
:And other fools ask II they're known 90
I retorted. but with laugh. and I added.
I'm not for quarrel, secret or no secret,
SO II that'S your purpose IN sitting the
night through, to bed with you, my friend -
Whether from prudence or whether my
gccd humor rebuked his temper. he grew
more gentle: he looked at me kindly
enough and sighed. as he said:
Il was to be your guide in London, Simon.
but you take your own path"
1.-The path you showed me was closed in
my face" said I, land took the first that
was opened to me-
by the Duke of Monmouth
"Yes-or by another, If it had CHANGED to
be another
But why take any. Simon?" he urged.
persuasively. why not live in peace and
leave these great folk alone?'
with all my heart" I cried. rs 1t a
bargain? Whittier shall we fly from the
turmoil"
wei! he exclaimed, with a start.
aren't you sick of the same disease
Isn't the same medicine best for you?
Come. shall we both go tomorrow to Hatch
stead-a pretty village, Mr.. Darreli-and
let the great folk go alone to Dover?'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-13
4 Ra bbit With Horns,
From the Kansas City Star.

FROM The Kansas City Star.
Stranger than monkey-faced owls or dog
faced chickens was the rabbit with two
well-developed horns. which was shot a
week ago In the fields of Chase county.
Kan, by Isaac A. Wright, real estate
dealer In the New York Life building. MIR.
Wright could not preserve The entire body
of the rabbit. SO he cut on the head and
took II to Frank Dixon. the taxidermist OF
the Western Historical Society, to mount,
and Mr.. Dixon Is working on II now
Bunny was an ordinary cotton tail" and
the horns, which are three quarters OF an
inch long and rough and hard like those OF
a goat, are less than inch apart Just in
front of the rabbits left ear. The first
horn Is close TO the LEFT ear and the other
is just above the left eye. Both are slight
ly to the left OF The center or the head.
The horns are egular I'm shape and well
developed. Their size and substance dis
miss the thought that they could be mere
blemishes the skin When the remark
able Specimen has been mounted Mr..
Wright will preserve IL a curiosity. Mr.
Dixon has stuffed and studied animals for
more than a quarter OF "a century. bat he
never has heard OF such thing before.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-13

pressing reprob4 tion, whether most Of my
oath. or OF the heafAenish name, or Of the
lady who gave1t, know not.
Well. II he were so horror stricken at
these things, what would he say to learn
ing with whom he had talked? Perhaps
he would havet preached to her as had
Phineas Tate, his master In religion. For.
beyond doubt. that heathenish name was
Cydarta, and that fine coach with Flemish
horsesI left the question OF that coach
unanswered.
The moment the door was shut behind
my servant 1 aarang to my feet. crying In
I would not go. Had she not wounded me
enough; must I tear away the bandage
from the cash She ,had tortured me- and
asked me now. with laugh. to be 80 good
as TO stretch myself on the rack again.
would not go. JThat laugh was cruel inso-
lcnce. I knew that laugh, ali, why, SO l
did knew it well-how 1t rose and rip
pied and fell, losing itself in echoes scarce
~ audible. but rich with enticing mirth.
Surely she was cunningly fashioned for
the undoing of men; yes, and Of herself,
poor soul. What were her coaches, and the
Flemish horses. and the house called Bur-
ford House in Chelsea? A wave Of memory
swept over me and saw her sinple-weil
then. more sfmpleLthough always merry,
In the understanding fields at home. play
ing with my boys heart as with a toy that
she knew little Of but yet by instinct
handled deity. It pleased her nightly,
that toy, and she seemed to wonder when
she found that it felt. She did not feel
JOY was hers. nothing deeper. Yet, could
she not, might she not would she not?
I knew what she was; who knew what she
might be? The picture Of her rose again
before my eyes, inviting desperate ven-
ture, squirting me on to an enterprise In
which the effort seemed sbsurdity, and sue
cess would have been in the eyes of the
world calamity. Yet an exaltation of spirit
was on me, and I wove another dream
that drove the first away: now did not go
RI IN, v,1a nrk Nr, I'd ofrc
and jostle for higher place in a world
where, in Gods eyes. all places are equal
ard all low. but away back to the country
l had loved, and not alone. She should be
with me, love should dress penitence in
glowing robes, and purity be decked more
gloriorsly than all the pomps Of sin. Could
1t be? If it could 1t seemed prize for
which all else might willingly be foregone
An achievement rare and great, though
the page of no history recorded it.
Phineas Tate had preached to her and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-13

can match themT She sprang to her feet
In reckless merriment, crying. shall /
make pretty countess, Simon!" She
came near to me and whispered with q
mysterious air. sSimon, Simon?'
looked up AZ her sparkling eyes.
whom you're proud to serve? Who Is he,
I sayr' And she broke into a laugh of
triumph.
But /. hearing her laugh. and finding my
heart filled with q sudden terror spread
my hands over my eyes and fell back heav-
lily In my chair. like an old man or a
drunken. For now. indeed. / saw that my
gem was but q pebble. And the echo OF
her laugh rang in my ears
so can't come, Simon" / heard her
say. You see that I can't come No, no,
I can't Gomez" and again she laughed.
Go be continued.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-13
YOU CAN ALWAYS TELL HIM.
The Unlucky Boy Whose Mother Cuts
HIS Hafr
From Tlt-Bits.

From Tit Bits
You can always tell a boy whose mother
cuts his hair by the way he stops in the
street and wriggles his shoulders When
fond mother has to cut her boys hair she
is careful to guard against any annoyance
and mess by laying a sheet on the carpet
1t has never yet occurred to her to set
him over bare floor and pu: the sheet
around his neck
Then she draws the front hair over his
eyes and leaves 1t there, while she cuts
that which is at the back. The hair which
lies over his eyes appears to he surcharged
with electric needles. and that which IS
silently dropping down under his collar
hand appears TO be on fire. She has I'M
consciously continued 10 push his head for
ward until his nose presses his breast. and
is too busily engaged to notice the shifting
sound that is becoming alarmingly fire.
quent.
In the meantime he is seized with an ir-
resistiole desire to blow his nose but rec
objects that his handkerchief is in the OTTER
foom. Then a fly lights on his nose and
does 1t SO Unexpectedly that he inyolun-
tarily lodges and catches the point of the
shears In his left ear. AT this he corr
mences 10 cry and wish he was a man.
But his mother doesn't notice him She
merely hits him on the other ear to inspire
him with confidence. and goes on with the
work.
When she is through she holds his Jacket
cellar back from his neck, and with her
mouth blows the short bits OF fair down
his back. He calls her attention to this
fact, but she looks for a new place on his
head and hits him there, and asks why he
cldn use his handkerchief Then he takes
his awfully disfigured head to the mirror
ard looks at it, and young as he is, he
shrdders as he thinks of what the boys
in the street will say
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-13
Synopsis.


Simon Dale, born of respectable parents
in an English country district shortly after
the execution of King Charles i, is looked
upon by the neighbors as destined to great
things because of d wise womans prophecy
that he should love what the king loved,
know what the king hid and drink of the
kings cup" He falls in love with Barbara
Quinton. daughter of the parish magnate
Lord Quinton. but encounters a mysterious
London beauty, Cydaria by name, VINO Is
living secretly in the cottage of Lord Quin-
tons gardener, and who attracts his boyish
affections Cydaria returns to town. and
presently there arrives a letter Offering
simon Dale commission in the Kings
Regiment of Guards. Simon sets out for
London, meeting en- route one Mr.. Darrell
VINO tells him of Barbara Quintons great
success at the court of Charles H. He dis
covers that the mysterious Cydaria is none
other than Nell Gwynn, and resolves to re-
luse the commission, which he believes
came through her. The satirical remarks
or my Lord Carford on this subject cause
duel between that nobleman and Simon
in which the latter is wounded in the arm
In company with Phineas Tate. a fanatic
Fur1tan, ne once more encounters Nell
Gwynn, just as Tate is ranting against the
vices of the court She reminds him of the
romantic "Cydaria," and bids him keep his
coiniilSSiOn Hall doubtfuliy he refuses.
Lord Quinton takes Simon Dale a-waIking
in the Mall, and they meet his majesty the
king who appears vexed at his resigning
his commission Simon once more visits
Barbara QUinton. who shows signs which
more experienced lover might have guess
ed as evidences of jealousy when .'Cy-
daria s. name is introduced. Barbara
does not know who .Cydaria-' really is and
questions Simon.
The young Duke of Monmouth, Charles
HIS natural son. being of Simons age
takes a fancy to him, although Dale inter-
rupts Irritation which he attempts to be-
gin with Barbara Finally Monmouth OBJ
tains the kings leave to take Simon into
his train, and bring him to Dover. where
the Duchess of Orleans is expected. The
events which followed are here related:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-13
No Theaters i'm the Country.

From the New YORK Weekly
City Child-"Do country towns where you
go have theaters?'
Actress-"No. Country towns never have
theaters. They have only opera houses,
academies of music and temples OF The g
pis.
The Redwood gazette., 1897-03-18

The GAZETTE notes with a greal of
amusement that the Hon. Pauleus
Koska of Vail, has been saddled and
bridled by the good people or natural
lied voters of his borough. The Hon.
Pauleus Koska is one Of the most
noted orators in Redwood county to-
day. There is no subject on which he
cannot talk with great deal of We
hemence for the full space of "a hours,
two minutes and So seconds, and still
be fresh and eager, to enlighten the
public on either national or local
questions. While:not eloquent in the
strict sence of the word there is a
strain of humor-a strain of humor
from nature-in the very style and
character of his logic. He is singular
ly minus an equilibrium wheel and an
exceptionally successful miner for
natural gas. Contemplating all these
things, with due reverence for the
Hon. Pauleus Koska, The GAZETTE
opines that the good people of Vail
have determined to recognize these
eminent qualifications of the man and
place him in the highest Office within
their gift-the office wherein he can
always talk with an audience, and
from the chair of which he can hurl
forth bitter::Phillipics in denunciation
of those who might dare to question
his motives. All honor to the good
people Of Vail. All vail to the Hon.
Pauleus Koska.
The Redwood gazette., 1897-03-18

that lasts and conquers. During all the
year of Merriam rule, he has maintained a
dignifed position--that of independence of
the machine and strict attention to public
duty depending upon the masses of people
for reward. It has had it's effect in making
him popular at home and tower of strength
with the administration at Washington
Merriam, on the contrary, has spent his
best years in trying to knife others and
crafty an ambition that knew no bounds
His action was not of the kind that inspires
confidence or regard. and he failed in his
purposes, just as he deserved to fail. Now
he finds himself suppliant for favors at the
hands of the man he would have crushed,
and it is but meet that he should be treated.
If he had not dealt SO extensively himself in
the marble heart he might not now, that
he asks for bread, be given a stone.
The Redwood gazette., 1897-03-18

At this critical moment for Spain
her Government has made another
effort to borrow more funds. The
house of Rothschild again gave the
cold shoulder to the needy applicant.
The only place where Spain could
now raise large amount of money is
in Cuba, which would be willing to
pay her good round sum for indie
pendence, perhaps as much as $780,
100000. She had better close with
the offer before she shall be compelled
to pack out of Cuba in a state of des-
titution.
The Redwood gazette., 1897-03-18

Among the presents that will be
sent to the incoming President is one
that will come from Texas. The pres
ent is the gift of a prominent stock
man, Dennis O'Connor, and it is the
head of a mammoth Texas steer
superbly mounted and very lifelike
and natural, with it's broad, branching
horns. The animal in life was a bay
steer of heroic size, and must have
excited the attention and admiration
of all beholders, as the trophy as now
adorned cannot fail to do. The horns
have been highly polished and the
head and neck made to appear as
though the animal was still alive. On
one side in solid gold is the typical
lone star of Texas and in the centre Of
the forehead in large golden capitals
the letters TO-" while on the other
side is the buckeye, typical of the
President elects own State, the signi-
fication being: ':Texas to Ohio" Be-
yond is wrought in gold the inscript-
ion: Presented to President Nc
Kinley of the United States by Dennis
O'Connor."
The Redwood gazette., 1897-03-18

The GAZETTE takes pleasure in stat
ing that up-to-date the vote of James
Larson, the representative in the legis-
lature from this county, has always
been on the side of the people. He
voted for the election of railroad and
warehouse commissioners, he seeks to
repeal the 500 exemption clause, and
his last stroke has been to head the
minority report of the railroad COM
mittee in favor of the passage of the
Douglass distance tariff bill, which
minority report was adopted by the
close vote of SIS to so. Up to date
Mr.. Larson has held sacred the trust
reposed in him.
The Redwood gazette., 1897-03-18


Ex-State Auditor Braden died at
his home in Pasadena, CAL, one day
last week. The ex-auditor was COM
PEELED to go to California on account
of his health. It is claimed that his
administration has been darkened bv
recent developments in the Mountain
Iron mine investigation. We know
nothing of the truth of these charges,
but we knew Auditor Braden as one
of the most affable and pleasant and
upright fellows that we ever met.
The Redwood gazette., 1897-03-18

been safe for the American side. The
same intelligent patriotism that So
cured his devotion to the Monroe
doctrine in its fullest development,
and to the manifest destiny of these
United States, led him to tax promi-
nent part in denouncing the anarchis-
tic un-American riots of 1894, with
their assaults on the stability of our
Government and the rights of citizens" :"
Speaking of the alleged trouble be-
tween Ex-Goy. Merriam and Senator
Davis the Democratic New Ulm News
edited by clever Democratic poll
tician, says:
When VIM. R. Merriam asked Senator
Cushman K. Davis for his signature to Pc
tition for appointment to foreign mission,
he probably realized for the first time that
true greatness and honorable public conduct
must ever triumph in the end over the
schemes and plans of the ordinary political
boss And when Mr.. Davis refused to sign
the petition, he administered just the kind
of rebuke that Merriams cheek in asking
it deserved. Davis strength is of the kind
The Redwood gazette., 1897-03-18

The GAZETTE doubts the constitu-
tionality of bill that would tend to
drive the department store out of
business. It believes that such q bill
would be class legislation. If the leg
islature has power to enact such a
measure, and have it declared valid,
it can tell merchant that he can only
sell sugar, or groceries, or dry goods,
and cannot sell all of them together.
It can prevent supply houses from do
ing business in the State, and here
The GAZETTE thinks, the power should
first be exerted. With countless 9th
ers we deprecate the forced closing
out of the small stands by the larger
stores but it is case of survival of
the fittest with which legislation has
nothing to do-no more than it has
with improved machinery throwing
thousands of men out of employment.
The Redwood gazette., 1897-03-18
DAVIS AND MERRIAM.

Commenting upon Senator Davis
appointment to position of chairman
of the foreign relations committee, the
most important committee in the
United States Senate, the New York
Sun says that "the Minnesota Senator
is man of brains and patriotism, a
thorough going American, jingo, as
was shown three years ago by his
speech on the antics of Cleveland and
Blonnt in Hawaii. Mr.. Davis has not
been a specially frequent speaker in
the Senate, but whenever great in
ternational question has come up for
debate, his voice and vote have always
The Redwood gazette., 1897-03-18
Gee WhiZ! A Star Daddy.
From the LambertOn Star.

From the LGmberton Star.
The population of Lamberton is rapidly
increasing. There have been four births
during the past six months in the Star
residence-three girls and boy.
The Redwood gazette., 1897-03-18

And now comes an investigation of the Sol
dier's Home. Land of goodness everything
is being investigated. Don't be surprised if
the pulpits will be investigated. These in
vestigations are all right, but what do they
ever amount to? The biggest part of them
is the announcement of the committees ar
rival, and you never hear another word
about it. Well. after a fellow has been ban
quetted and hauled around in carriages,
like a committee always are when they go
out on investigating trips, why they hate
like the dickens to say anything unpleasant
It's too much like returning evil for good.
Now, honestly, isn't that true?-St. Peter
Journal.
Don't get nervous, Horace. The
legislature can easily be steered away
from st. Peter. Investigation" is
one of the regular perquisites accom-
panying the salary of the average
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-04-26
To Wash Milk Dishes.

That milk, cream, butter and
cheese carry disease germs is adj
mitted by all, and it is we'll known
that these little fellows come large
ly from milk dishes where they
breed in millions. Neither hot or
cold water will destroy them and
we know of but one thing that will,
that is Dairy Washing Powder.
This is "a new article made especi-
ally for wasting milk cans, pans,
pals. churns, separator, and all
other dairy dishes. 1t is germ
killing. purifying, fragrant sweet
and clean. 1t keeps the milk fresh
and makes the hands loft and
white. 1t takes about one half as
much as ordinary washing powder,
and costs but 15 cents for large
package and s cents for small size.
You eau buy it Of Mr. Seaver, the
hardware man, O. get sample Of
him
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-04-26
Paying Cows and
Losing Cows.

Almost every dairy has the pro-
fitable and the unproftabe cows.
Here are some of the losing COWS.
The one that lost her calf. the one
you cannot get with calf the one
that did not "clean" we'll. that one
with lunches in her udder. and
my best COW" that gets off her
feed" now and then. Every one
of these losing COWS can he made
paying COWS by tho timely use Of
KowKure, the great COW medicine
This remedy acts directly upon the
cows organs of digestion and gen
Grafton. It cures these diseases
beside bringing the animal III, 10 Il
healthy condition that promotes a
larger flow of richer milk. Kow-
Kure is not made for horses. sheep
or hens. 1t is a medicine, not a
food, and for cows only.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-04-26
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

At one of Lynn's shoe shops a pair
of ladies' boots can be made in TWEEN
ty minutes.
London has an area of 688 square
miles. Greater New York will have
an area of $50 square miles.
The NeaO York Herald illustrates
what it calls "a novelty in a petit
coat''-but it seems to be a woman.
And now some wretched man has
discovered that it is beneficial to wo-
mans health for her to stand in street
cars
What with the wind and the sun,
the tanning industry may now be ex-
pected to enter upon a new era of
prosperity.
Mischievous boys distributed light
ed cigarettes among the monkeys at
the Paris Zoo the other day, and the
animals pulled away until the keeper
INTERVIEWED.
The late Robert Louis Stevenson,
Prof. Henry Drummond and Ian Mac
laren, were classmates at the Univer-
sity of Edinburg. Poor or lazy stu :
dents will be pleased to learn that not
one of this famous trio won distinc-
tiOn as student.
At the head of Germany's landed
aristocracy stands Prince Wittgen-
STEM. He owns three million acres.
Fourteen other titled landlords own,
between them SIX million acres. One
of the fourteen, Prince Talleyrand-
Sagan, is citizen of France.
The library of Cornell University
has just received 500 more works of
Dante, the gift of Prof. Willard Fiske,
who has now presented the college
with 5000 Dante books, forming the
most complete photography of the
Italian poet in existence.
They recently celebrated in Paris
the centenary of the stove pipe hat,
and historians have brought to light
the fact that the first appearance of
one IN London, January 15, 1897, led
to street riot. A century of use has
made this hideous headgear endur
able.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-04-26
Il COLLEGE GIRL.

She was Vassar graduate, and
didn't know a little bit about house
keeping when she married her last
beau and settled down To domestic
life.
Her first order at the grocer's was
crusher, but that man was used To all
sorts of people and could interpret
Vassar as easily as plain English.
81 want ten pounds of paralyzed
sugar." she said, with business air.
"Yes'm. Anything else?"
"Two cans of condemned milk"
"Yes'm.' He set down pulverized
sug," condensed milk"
Anything more, ma'am?"
ga bag of fresh salt-be sure that it
is fresh -
'1YeS'm. What next?"
IA pound of desecrated Goldfish"
"Yes'1n." He wrote glibly "desic
Gated cod"
Nothing more, ma'am? Here's
some nice horse radish just TO-"
mo-" she said, with a sad wabble
to her flexible voice, cit would be of
no use, as we don't keep a horse"
Then the grocer sat down on a kit
of mackerel and famed himself with
patent washooard. Vassar had TAX
en- the cake.