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Evening star., 1897-03-13

A Modern Product.

is grindin' de hicks FUN my razzer blade,
An L combs my ha'h down tight.
Case rs gwineter be in de promenade
Dat dey holds mex Friday night.
Dah's new policeman on dat beat
An he doesn' know de number nor de
small back street
Whah dey sent de invitation dat you dom
dare snub
Ter de parlor social o desPrimrose Club.
1 were born as bad ez kin be
An l keeps On gittin' worse.
Ef you's comm foh de plaisure of 'spute
wifi me
You mus bring yoh private hearse
Yoh pays ten cents 'foh dey lets you in;
An it's blackberry brandy an it's likewise
Whah de dipper is hangin' by er big wash
At de parlor social O. de Primrose Club.
Mer granpaw sing bout de banjo string
An de 'possum in de tree:
An de way he'd cut dat pigeon wing
Eff he only wus young like me.
But, mongst cullud folks, rs 'bliged ter
state,
Dat my granpaw. he's clean out O date:
An he wouldn' be muffin but er way-back
scrub
At a rarlor social O de Primrose Club.
Evening star., 1897-03-13
Written Exclusively for The Evening Star.
Horror Stricken.

Horror Stricken.
He had shut the door with slam as he
emerged from his home and those who
passed noticed that his face was very red.
his necktie awry, and that he was chewing
his mustache briskly. He purchased the
paper which the newsboy showed him.
and. when he was seated in the street car,
began to read. An item OH one of the inner
pages arrested his attention, and he became
visibly excited. He gave quick glance out
of the window and rang the bell. In a few
minutes he was at the residence, near by,
of member of Congress.
Look here" said the caller, when the
statesman appeared. in the interests of
humanity you've got to do something. You
must thrust aside self-interest and personal
prejudice and let your higher nature assert
itself You've simply got to head 1t off,
Head what ofr?" inquired the congress
man.
THE war in Europe"
Why. 1 have nothing to do with that"
You must have something to do with it,
It's vital necessity
1t seems to me that you have changed
your mind great deal
about what?"
The European situation. You said the
OF human progress. You even expressed
some doubts as to whether civiliza ton
would ever reach point where war might
not occur"
Il know that. But what I had reference
to was war; simple. ordinary war 1 hadn't
realized, until l read this paper that most
OF the monarchs Of Europe are relations. -
What has that to do with it?'
Everything. AS / said, L can stand war:
but If this European crisis is going to de-
Veiop family quarrel. it's time for some
broad minded man to fling himself into the
preach and circulate petitions and get up a
general protest
Evening star., 1897-03-13
THE OLD-TIME SAND MAN.
A Figure and IL Business That Have
Wholly Disappeared.
Here's your white sand, black sand,

w DlSuppeatFeu.
Here's your white sand, black sand
White sand,
White sand and black sand
Now, here's your white sand,
Black sand MANI
Such were the words sung by the melo-
dious voices of a few robust colored men
through the streets of Washington half a
century ago: but the sand man and his
business have entirely disappeared for no
longer the market exists for the material
The white sand was then used for scrub
bng purposes and sanding floors, and the
black sand for use on manuscript to dry
the ink. While large quantities were used
IN the departments, many stores and
offices, as Well as families were the con-
sumers. and in some families sand boxes
are handed down to the grandchildren to
remind them of the days of the old quill
pen. These men, with horse and cart would
early in the morning appear with a few
bushels of white sand, and possibly peck
OF the black material, and for few hours
they would cry it through the streets, SELL
ing by the peck, quart and pint-a levy
u2l2 cents) per quart for the white and
OFTEN % cents per pint for the black Now
scrubbing soap has almost entirely super
ceded the white material and blotting
paper has driven the black sand out of the
market.
Evening star., 1897-03-13
"a HARTFORD LAWYER,
LfncO1n's jest Mt the Expense o
Gideon Wellcs.

LfncO1n's jest Mt the Expense of
Gideon Wellcs.
There is story going the rounds" says
an old observer. that does injustice to the
memories of President Lincoln and his
Secretary of the Navy, Gideon Welles Ac-
cording to the story. Mr.. Lincoln being
asked why he had selected Mr.. Welles as
Secretary of the Navy when he was only
a Hartford lawyer. replied by asking.
What else are they good for?' referring to
Mr.. Welles' predecessor, Mr.. Toucey hav-
ing been a Hartford lawyer. The infer
ence from the story is that Mr.. Lincoln
supposed Mr.. Toucey, a Hartford law
yer, had filled the place. another Hartford
lawyer could also fill it. MIR. Welles was.
however better known to Mr.. Lincoln than
the public were aware, for when Mr.. Lin
coin was in Congress, Mr.. Welles was at
the head of the bureau of provisions and
clothing of the Navy Department. and at
this time it will be remembered the MeXt-
can war was begun and carried on. Mr..
Lincoln, when he became President, found
Mr. Welles, "a Hartford lawyer equipped
with full experience in supervising the
feeding and clothing of the jack-a-tars of
the navy experience which would serve
him well the head of the department.
Though of opposite politics during Mr..
Folks administration, the whg party had
left Mr.. Lincoln, and Mr.. Welles had left
the democratic party. They were then OF
the same political faith. and Mr. Lincoln
selected him. The wisdom of Mr.. Lincoln s
choice is seen in the fact that Mr.. Welles
administered the department in such a sat
Is factory manner during the that he
served through two administrations. and
with Secretary Seward served the longest
continuous secretaryshlp since the days of
Madison
Evening star., 1897-03-13
ONLY A MAGICIAN'S ACT.
Yet 1t Frightened Young Farmer
Into Insanity and Gray Hairs.

Into Insanity and Cray Hairs
From the Detroit Tribune
John NJ Woodley is the name of a younp
farmer who lives in Sandwich South. One
week ago he was strong and healthy, with
mind considerably above the intellects of
his associates. Today he is little better
than physical wreck. His hair, which
was black as a ravens wing Is already
turning gray.
On Tuesday last Woodley who is about
twenty-four years old, was commissioned
by his father to go to Windsor and attend
to some business. After doing this the
young man thought he would cross over to
Detroit and see the sights. He wandered
around for time and finally drifted into
Wonderland to witness the afternoon per-
formance
Among other attractions on the bills was
a prestidigitateur. who, after performing
several seemingly impossible feats. ended
UP by decapitating man. The trick Is
cleverly done, and to the uninitiated is
startling In its suggestiveness. Woodley
sat unmoved throughout the performance
until the last act on the program-that OF
decapitation, was reached.
AS the conjurer, after stating what he
was about to do, started making his prepa-
Tatfons, the young man began to display
considerable uneasiness. He shifted in his
seat and glanced about him nervously. At
last all was ready and with one sweep of
his big, keen-bladed knife the magician ap-
parently severed his victims head from his
body. holding 1t out in plain view of the au-
dience The trick is an old one and beyond
a little applause and few nervous "Oh's"
from the timid ones, nothing was thought
of it, the whole being a bit Of clever delu-
sion.
Woodley, however, had never seen the
feat before, and imagined that some terri
BILE blunder had been committed. lie sprang
to his feet and rushed from the hall just as
the curtain was falling. His face was
ghastly pale and his eyes seemed to start
from their sockets. How he reached home
he cannot explain, but few hours after
ward he staggered into his fathers house.
All attempts to obtain from him ex-
planation are fruitless except that he re-
peats over and over In jangle the words,
They cut off his head they killed hin, l
know they killed him., and then he covers
his face with his hands as though to shut
out some horrible nightmare and relapses
into a morose state, from which he is with
difficulty aroused.
His family at once began inquiries and
soon learned just what had befallen him.
1t is supposed that the shock CT seeing
what he imagined to be a genuine 6ecapi-
tation was tco much for him, and so turned
his brain. The unfortunate man Is unmar-
ried and lives with his parents, who are
comparatively well-to-do farmers.
Evening star., 1897-03-13
a Violin ON Ice.
Springfield Republican.

From the Springfield Republican.
Miss Maud Powell. the violinist. recently
had somewhat unusual experience with
her precious violin. She sent ii by express
solidly packed in a stout wooden box, but
when she came to claim IL it was missing.
She described the appearance of the box
to the official, and a sad and sympathetic
look came over his face. He sighed and
went away. and presently returned with
the box held coffinwise. We had il on the
ice" he said.
Evening star., 1897-03-13
The Corpse Spoke Up.

From the New 1Ork world
One of the most useful functionaries of
the Long Island College Hospital in Brook
lyn is Billy the janitor. Attendance at
clinics and operations for many years has
given the ancient servitor some acquaint-
arce with practical surgery.
In an emergency he has been known to
perform operations himself. But with all
his acquired science Billy" is still super
Stitious.
In the operating room yesterday he was
engaged in removing from pine collins
some new material that had just been
received from the morguc. AS he was
opening the lid a sepulchral voice seemed
to come from the interior Of the coffin and
say: Let me out. Let me out"
The janitor dropped his hammer and ran
in terror from the room. He said he had
seen an eye move the words were ut
tered.
1t was only after Billy had deliberately
considered the number of students in the
apartment and the slim chance any ordi-
nary ghost would have in the presence of
so many living men that he would consent
to return.
Sure, 1 never thought that a CORPSE so
cold as that would be talking SO manlike
l should suppose he would be dead" said
the janitor.
BILLY" does not know that Student Hall
end his chum are ventriloquists.
I
Evening star., 1897-03-13
Economy of Time In Teaching.

DIR. ]. NJ. Rice in the Forum
The fundamental points IN the lime element
| in teaching to which l shall direct particu-
lar attention are: The limits of Incidental
instruction. the influence of fatigue and the
| question of mental maturity. OF these fac
| tors that of incidental teaching is under
existing conditions, perhaps the most i'm
portant. About 30 per cent of the time in
some of our schools being devoted TO The
formal branches, radical change would be
effected If the forms of expression-reading
spelling, Denmanship, grammar, and IAN
guage-were taught as incidental features.
Indeed, much would be gained If results
should prove that the formal studies can be
subordinated, even though to a limited ex-
tent only, to the content studies. The pos
sibiity of incidental instruction depends
upon whether We are able to do more than
ore thing well at time. If so, some men,
tai labor must necessarily be performed by
subordinate states of attention conscious
ness. and the practicability of incidental in
struction will depend upon whether such
can be utilized In teaching. That the per-
formance of more than one act at a time is
rot only possible, but under certain condi-
tions inevitable, is clearly shown by the
fact that in writing a composition 1t is
necessary to attend simultaneously to at
least four distinct elements-thought Ian
guage spelling and penmanshi2. TO what
extent incidental instruction may be car
ried can be discovered only by study Of
results. Ihe possibilities OF incidental in
struction not limited to the formal
studies, but extend to the content studies as
well. In the latter, how ever the ground
covered In the different schools varies so
| markedly that we are unable to formulate
tests which will lead to the comparative
study of results. Investigation In the con-
tent studies will not be fruitful. therefore
until our goals are more definite ard our
notions clearer in regard to what results
In these branches may be regarded as salts.
factory. Moreover as most of the time In
the mechanical schools is devoted to the
formal branches. incidental instruction in
the content studies is a less urgent prob
lem. at least for the present, than II is in
the case of the formal ones.
Evening star., 1897-03-13
1ncOrrfgtble.

With hair griZZled by the years and a
would have seemed a hopeless subject for
anybody except n thouEhtless enthusiast i'm
reform. 1t was difficult to understand why
he had come ashore, for he could surely
have sat on shipboard. regaling himself
with massive chunks of tobacco. to the ex-
clusion of all other delights. quite as well
In the park.
thropist. Il perceive that you have one
very bad habit
One" echoed his auditor. "Matey, you
want to cruise around with me a while
and make a new reckonin'."
Il refer especially to the manner in
which you use tobacco"
Without replying. the man looked at him
out of the sides of his eye and waited for
him to proceed.
''Of course. l am n stranger to you
That's all right. Come aboard and make
yourself at home
1T seems to me that your attention
ought to be called to the fact that you are
injurng your health. You are addicted to
tobacco to an extent which is absolutely
certain to spoil your teeth
'Mebbe so'
Isn't that enough to persuade you TO
give up the habit"
mo. matey; I'm afraid II amt. The
question is like o these here canoes:
which side is port and which side is star
board all depends on how you happen to
he p'iEtin 1t may be that chewin'
tobacco will spoil my teeth. But we're
steerin' in circle; fur if | didn't chew to-
bacco L wouldn't want no teeth anyhow"
Evening star., 1897-03-13

President McKin-
ley, Whah is you.
President Mckinley =?
Eff I lays mer fs' on
yoh back. you IL
C h a n & e yoh man.
ners,,'
A man who was
passing stopped il
surprise and inquired:
What's S the matter,
auntie?'
lis yoh name Pres
dent Mckinley ?" she
inquired i'm an in
tensely supercilious
tone.
No. And I'm afraid
you won't get any
answer to that name,
Evening star., 1897-03-13

and and then he
W ipe d his eye
glasses and gazed at
the building. Taking
his handkerchief ne
carefully busted eff
a place on the curb
stone and sat down.
His perS S I e II I
watching attracted
the attention of one
of the attaches of
the institution, who
went out to inquire
his business.
This is the Emer-
gency Hospital, isn't
l t ?" said tn q
stranger.
Evening star., 1897-03-13

my life / never had any success except
when played to lose. If II WAS faro bank
had TO copper nearly everything, and at
roulette 1 stood no show if | didn't keep
something on the naught and double
naught" "
Possibly that's merely one OF your sup
erstitions''
Possibly. But 1t manifests itself with
strange consistency. You didn't know that
L have wife living. did you?"
Il had never heard of It
Il have. though. And what's more 4
think great deal more OF her than she
gives me credit for. She doesn't suspect
IL; but II wont he very long tn | keen a
What was that?"
ITO give up this kind of life I told her
that one OF these days | would come home
with big winning and never again watch
the turn of card nor the spin of A marble
She laughed a me then and she'll he Won
derfuliy surprised when she finds how
faithfully have kept my word
1T ought to please her"
Perhaps il Will please her" he answered
thoughtfully. Anyway ii has given me a
great deal of satisfaction. IL was "A brand
new game to me, hut II seemed to he adapt
ed to my system of play. and I'm sure to
come out several thousand dollars ahead -
What was it,
Insurance. | didn't have much faith in
1t. but smooth chap persuaded me ana 1
managed to hold my luck down sufficiently
to be able to ante every time the deal went
round. 1 never before went into anything
big he added with a strangely gentle
smile. that l didn't get the worst of n:
but this time guess I'm going TO win out. -
Evening star., 1897-03-13
A Friendly Offer.

From Tiuth.
Lawyer Goodly-"Whats wrong, old
chap"
Ugiimugge-"I won kiss from Miss Pur-
tiest on election. She won't pay up"
Lawyer Goodly-"Never mind old man,
I'll collect ii for you.
Evening star., 1897-03-13
y X
A Good Plan.
From Puck

Hobson-"what are you doing?"
Dobson-"Painting my name on the in
side of this umbrella.
Hobson-"Do you think that will prevent
any one from stealing it?''
Dobson-"Well. If the fellow who owned
this umbrella before I did had had his
name painted inside don't believe would
have had the nerve to swipe It,"
Evening star., 1897-03-13
In Dollars or -e

From the Cincinnati Tribune
Said Bagsley-'I hear that Newdule sold
himself to the rich girl there by his side.
Wonder how much he got?"
Said Jawkins, as the handsome heiress
moved away: IT should say pretty good
figure"
Evening star., 1897-03-13
4 4
A Faithful Partisan.

When another day is ending
One more, sadly like them all
And the western tints are blending
Ger the shadows. as they fall,
Eyes grown dim. like fading embers,
AS he steps inside the gate,
Clean again. for he remembers
That the baby thinks he's great.
In the busy worlds commotion
Few have paused to call his name:
Yet this wee ones fond devotion
Speaks with praise more sweet than fame
Cares he long since thought to Danish
Still may lurk. though life grows late;
Foes may smile and friends may vanish.
But the baby thinks he's great.
Time. in silence, as 1t passes
Many hero puts to rout:
Older lads and wiser lasses
Loving still, have learned to doubt.
Yet. how well tbs worth deserving,
Worth another stand 'gainst fate,
Loyalty like this, unswerving-
For the baby thinks he's great.
Evening star., 1897-03-13
In the Swim.

From the Boston Courier
"BilI, why do they speak of you as a
fishy fellow, 1 wonder%"
wall. l s'pose it's coz I'm always cod
ding somebody"
Evening star., 1897-03-13
Luck Mt Last.

In spite Of the faultless manner in which
he wears silk hat and other garments to
correspond he is well known to the police.
especially to the officers who have been
active in enforcing the laws against the
games of chance. At time when his occu-
patton was less urder the ban in this city
than at present, he was now and then as
prosperous in fact as he always is in ap-
pearance. But his attire shows marks of re-
juvenation. and the shine in his eye and the
pallor Of his face accentuated by flushed
spots over the cheek bones tell that ere long
he will cease to be blamed for his shortcom-
ings Of character. either by his friends or
by himself He was looking more cheerful
than usual when an acquaintance accosted
him. but his greeting was interrupted by a
sharp cough.
I'm going to lose that cough. pretty
soon." he remarked with a smile. II con-
suited doctor about 1t and he says that
it'n disappear before long,"
That's lucky"
Perhaps. It's q curious thing. But all
Evening star., 1897-03-13
His Fads.

From the Chicago Record.
Last year Mr.. Giglamps used TO be al
ways smuggling home valuable books he
had bought without his wifes knowledge. I"
Doesn't he dc SO yet?'
ma; now he smuggles in expensive at
tachments for his wheel"
Evening star., 1897-03-13
Afraid of Himself.

A slim, middle-aged man, with a new hi.
cycle suit. had stood for an hour in from:
Of the Emergency Hospital. Every nov
Evening star., 1897-03-13
A Maternal Responsibility

Pickaninny Jim's mother stood i'm the door
of her residence, calling al the top of her
voice:
Evening star., 1897-03-13

want ads In The Star pay because
they bring answers.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-11-08
HELD HIGH CARNIVAL

1As Ysslsvseess Bsys Givs SAsas SIrss
nasqssrs1s sf she 0eassa.
There WAS Q masquerade ball at
Tornsr hall Saturday night, and like
Aass Casey's social club. "it beat the
world for style" It wss . reunion
Of the boys OF Yellowstone camp
and their friends. The flower Of the
three cities mingled there. There
were coats.of.sr@s aad coats with.
ous arms. and just plain srms-bus
they we're sll there. The German
vas led BY Cissy Sorghum, one OF
The syrup sisters, and Percy Pivot.
The lsttsf beiaE . great favorits and
much sought after In she ladies'
choice waltz. There vas variety
Of characters represented from '.Lis-
ls Miss Two Shoes" 10 Jack tine
Giant Killer." and from The Beg.
gar Student" 10 "Ths Man That
Broke ths Crap Game d Colona." II
wss . most recherche affair. where
dining room dignity nodded with
careless grace 10 pie foundry humili.
y. asd iii vent merry q . narriaes
bell. Uamssking ss IL o'clock
brought back many faces Of long
ago. bat the dance went on and Joy
was uncon6aed. There were no
''dsad" ones within-shs doorksepsl
announced himssli from Missouri
"show me-" Three staivsrt police.
men grsosd the scsns. bus their ssr.
Vices were hardly needed.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-11-08
MILTON sILvIs HELD UP.

Beeo 1s1so1 Ho0u9 Zen 0ae sesseas Rs
pssssoss - Chsngs.
Milton Silvis, Of this city. Q stu.
dent 81 the Chicago College Of Den.
tel Surgery. wss held up Ri.
day evening . Hermitage ave-
nue. and Van Bursn street.
Reports ia the Chicago papers cay
that he was thrown to the ground
With such force that bis skull
was fractured. and that hs was
conveyed to the Presbyterisn hospi.
tsl. bic condition being dangerous.
Robert Donahus. 20 years old. said
to b the one who threw Mr.. Silvis
down. Wss arrested sod locked up st
the West Lake police station. Hap
PLY. the report % to the young mans
condition 10 exsggsratsd. A tsle.
gram received BY Dr. J. c. Silvis. the
injured students brother, yesterday,
stated that he received but Q few
scratches and bruises, and would
b able to b shout In . few days
Dr. Silvis received Q letter Shis
morning from . friend Of the injured
young man. It states that hs 10
resting easily and there 10 no occas-
ion for alarm over HE c,ndition.
NJ. Silvis WAS struck on the head BY
what he supposed 70 b . sandbag.
and bs says bis ssssilants also robbed
him. 4 telegram this afternoon On.
nounced that Mr.. Silvis would be
home touiRht.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-11-08
MRs. M'poPaALD's DEATH,
ssAss q ~ 0ssss Rssassr Rssaases
4aDoo Avny.

AnssAss % ~ OsssS Rasaser RssaAsasu
4sssss Avay.
Mrs. oaraA J. Mcdonald, vile Of
The late II. 4. J. Mcdonald. died q
hse home, 3736 Fourth avenue, % 4
o'clock yesterday morning. She had
been . sa6srer for three years from
Q complication Of ailments. Nrs.
Mcdonald was Q native Of County
Armagh. Ireland, whore shs was
born In 1895. her maiden name being
Sarah J. Alexander. When three
years Of age che came to America With
her parents. Who aitsrwsrd settled In
Montreal. Can, and lstsr in Mercer
county. Pa. Here the deceased
grew to womanhood. and Nay l,
lS4s. wss united in marriage with
Mr.. Mcdonald. They came west
i've years later. settling In Rock Isl.
and. which continued % their resi-.
dsncs since. Mrs. Mcdonald was
10 devout christian, being
10 charter member Of the
Broadway Presbyterian church.
She 10 survived BY six children: Mrs.
James Carl, John A. Mcdonald, Mrs.
A. n. Carl, Mrs. Eta Wakefield,
Hugh A. J. AoDonslA. and George
B. Mcdonald. All reside in Rock
Island except John. whose home Il
in Denver. The deceased also leaves
one brother. John B. p. Alexander,
Of Prescott. Iowa. and nine grand
children. Funeral services will b.
held at the residence at 3 o'clock TO-
morrow afternoon. Rev. w. 8. Mar
quis Officiating.
Funeral services for Mrs. Susann,
Thompson were held at 2 O'CLOCK
yesterday afternoon at the FRS
Methodist church. Rev. G. O. Nc.
Culloch. the pastor, oficiated. ther!
being large number Of friends pres
knt 70 pay parting tributa Man,
beautiful flowers we're sent. The re
mains were laid at rest In Chippian
mock cemetery. the pallbearers be-
ing William MoConochis, Il. E. Fos
e. George Simmon, J. L. Freeman
George Stocker and W. W. Dafin.