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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-01-22
Cnawcd hy Rank.

In the old days. court testers were
privileged characters, and had little
fear of the royal personages they selv-
ed. Pace, jester to Queen Elizabeth,
was so bitter in his retorts upon her
that he was forbidden her presence,
After he had been absent for some
time a few of his friends entrcated her
majesty to receive him back into ia
vor. engaging for him that lie would
be more guarded i'll his discourse for
the future. The very frs. time they
again met Pace was as bad as ever.
"Come on, Pace" said the queen. in
her gracious humor. now we shall
hear Of IL faults" "No, madam"
said Pace, 81 never talk of what Is
discoursed by all the world"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-01-22
The Great Khan of Tartary.

The personal appearance of the Great.
Khan, as described by Marco, was as
follows: "He is of good stature, neither
tall nor short, but OF middle height. He
has q becoming amount of flesh, and
is very shapely in all his limbs. His
complexion is white and red. the ewes
black and fine, r'le nose well formed
and we'll set on" But the portrait of.
Kublaf Khan, drawn by a Chinese ar
fist, does not exactly correspond with
the pen portrait given here by Marco.
We know also, from Marcos own nar-
rative. that the Emperor was subject to,
govt in his later life, and we are led.
to infer that he was rather corpulent,
as he is represented in the drawing,
given by the Chinese artist.-St. Nieh.,
olas.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-01-22

DR.. Burton Ward, according to the
Medical Age, declares that there sis one
infallible symptom Indicating whether
one is sane or not. Let a person speak
ever so nationally and act eve so Sc
dately, If his or her thumbs remain in
active there is no doubt of insanity.
Lunatics seldom make use Of their
thumbs when writing. drawing or sa-
luting."
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-01-22
CHAPTER Nv1-continuea.)

Nii-NI iAlA ~
I'll" old housekccper set apart for An
gcla'S use II charming little room over
%loolin. the g%rccnsward that led down
10 the rivera room in which the Shad-
ows of green boughs made rich trncery
on the floor and walls. Il room filed with
flowers. and the hangings of which were
pale sca-grccn and gold. a few pictures
in gilt frames. some books. ii piano. II
couple of easy chairs, two large windows
that opened on to the grass, helped To
mike The apartment. il not luxurious. ut
least most comfortable.
One morning Mrs. Bowen broke in
upon her solitude.
Miss Charles" said she,'' II am going
through the picturc-gallcry this morning.
Would YOU like to SEQ it? There are
some very fine pictures in it: but most of
the collection is modern. There are few
works of The old masters"
II should like very much to inspect it,"
replied Angela.
'''rhen come with me now. please
'Wlla, Il fine gallery" exclaimed An
gela. as she and Mrs. Bowen reached the
long. wcN-lighIcd room.
This WAS the lalc Lord Arlcigl." said
the h~ousckccpcr, drawing near to a large
portrait; and Angela found herself look
ing ut n kindly, gentle face. not hand
some. bat with a touch of melancholy
in lis expression.
Il like that face" remarked Angela;
ii. is Il good one"
"lrs. bu, melancholy" said Mrs.
Bowen. Tho shadow of IN early death
was always GA the Earl's face. Tl!:s is
Lady .Arlcigh." added the housekcepcr.
pointing to The portrait of a lady. My
lady is not beautiful" observed Mrs.
Bowen. "hu, she is very distinguished
looking.
at is certainly IL striking face" agreed
Aagcla. ana then they passed ON.
The housekccpcr had to examine the
haugings of the windows, and, while slla
did so. She left Angela 10 wander ut her
will. MI the best modern artists were
we'll represented -Millais and Ou!css,
Alma Taioma. leighton. Irinscps and
others. Presently her attention WAS at
tracted by Il large painting hanging in
an alcave. and sl.e stood before it, look
in@ ut it in silence. 1t WAS The portrait
of Il handsome Young man: and why it
impressed her "a much was because the
face ~resomhlet that of her own father.
The proud. p|rircolH head was covered
with clusters of Golden hair. and the
Slight musiacAo. hiding Il mouth that was
beautiful as Il woman's. was of a dark
hue. Angela stood looking at the picture
with dcigul.
Mrs. Bowen" She asked AT last,
"whos,. portrait is this:'
The lousekeoper came up 10 her with
n smile on Aer face. rs though she were
well pleased TO answer the question.
That is the present Earl; he is awa,
wifi, my lad, in Itniv."
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-01-22

When sound can go but in only one
direction it travels far. An old well at
Cerisbrook castle, Isle of Wight, is 1872
feet deep. On a still day q pin can ba
heard to strike the water.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-01-22

Not for thirty years has the Birmine.
ham tinplate trade been in SO prosper,
GUS a state. !
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-13
Making Wax LffeIfkc.
FrOm the Boston Transcr;p<

how long does it take to make one Of
these? said the manufacturer in response
u an inquiry. well, it depends entirely
Upon circumstances. 1t is not a mechanical
operation, the finishing off of wax mode,
as true TO life as this" and he pointed tn
the bust of laughing child, whose rosv
neck and bright eyes were framed by clus-
tering curls. ITO make these ono nous+
nave studied anatomy. as well az dra vino
ano moaellng. We begin in the same way
as sculptor would to make a statue After
the wax has cooled the eyes are mt in the
lace Is made up as theatrical folks saw
ana the Wig is fastened on, and the wooden
BODY Is shaped. We make all our hands
and feet from life, and they cost about s1O
1! we nave an order for an entire figure We
always model IL from life The Iife-size
wax ligures OF infants are among the finest
Things we manufacture, and they add much
10 the attractiveness of a show window, as
was Illustrated last winter, when Wash
ihgtoh street retail dealer displayed one
curing the holiday season. The head and
shoulders, such as are seen in the milf
ners windows. cost frcm $40 to S45. The
wig makes considerable difference in the
price. as we use the best hair and it Is ex-
penslve. especially the natural blond. which
is scarce The children's heads cost $50 or
thereabout.
"All the finishing off Imaginable" he con-
tlnued. would not make figure stand the
test OF season behind the glare of glass
unless the wax has a natural pink tinge.
me reason some of the models look SO
deathly is because the wax is bad and rot
properly colored. We use beeswax. slightly
colored. and flesh tints are put on in addi-
tion."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-13

in place and mess seats served for pews.
semi-cfrcular row Of chairs arranged
about the barbette of q 13-inch turret ac-
commodated the officers. Captain Henry
c. Taylor and five or six other officers were
present. and gave every evidence of deep
interest throughout the service. Not less
than q hundred men were present and the
perfect deccruEi observed might shame
many church congregation. A chief petty
oficer-equtpment yeoman-preSided at the
organ, and the singing was inspiring In its
Intense earrestness and volume. How they
did sing Sunshine and Throw Out the
Life Line!" The chaplain talked about
twenty minutes In a conversational tone.
using apt illustrations and keeping close
to the lines Of simple. earnest gospel truth.
children, and many of the sailor lads prom
ised to trust and obey their great heavenly
father. / give the exact order of service
as employed by Chaplain Cassard. 1t
may prove interesting to those who have
never enjoyed the novelty of attending di-
vine service on board one of Uncle SANS
big mel-of-war.
l. HYMN; .. Apostles Greed rec.ted in con-
cert; 3. prayer by chaplain: 4. responsive
rea ding of psalm: D. hymn: g. short sermon
or exhortaticn: 4. hymn; g. Lords prayer
in concert: .. benediction. No collection
and the entire service lasted exactly one
hour. Truly q novel service. The aim of
al the chaplaias appears to be TO raise the
standard of morality among our seamen
and to build up Cnristian character rather
tran 10 emphasize the peculiar tenets of
their denomination. And most people will
say that this is good in principle as well as
practice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-13

beat or ships steam cutter to the ship. He
got tie dignified chief master-at-arms last,
and when the dignified chief master-at-
arms finally reached the side of the ship
in the custody of the sergeant of the guard
1t was found necessary to have one man
at his head and another at his feet in or
der to get him to the deck. The whole
nine of these chief petty officers were in
continently cast into the brig, like ordi-
nary bluejackets or marines in state of
delinquency, in order that they might have
a nights rest and recover their temporarily
lost health and spirits. Meanwhile. up
came the ships mudhook, and away she
sailed for foreign waters.
In the Brig.
When the nine chief petty officers awoke
the next morning, feeling, perhaps, of their
heads. they found themselves now in a
bunch at the forward end of the brig, and
now widely scattered all over the brig, for
brig, and they wondered greatly thereat,
not remembering very much of how they
happened to get there. 1t should be re-
membered that chief petty officer is a
man in brass buttons and he is supposed
to be an example to the crew. AS OFTEN
as not, he is.
This batch of nine was called to the
mast to confront the commanding officer
at 10 o'clock en- the morning after their
Incarceration. when their ship was more
often on her beam ends than not 1t is not
probable that a single one of them will
forget the roasting he got at the hands of
the 'old man. otherwise the skipper,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-13

otherwise the commanding officer of the
ship, on that gray morning. The old gen.
tleman was surprised. He was overcome,
that men who had had such dignity be-
slowed upon them should SO disgrace their
uniforms He had never seen the like OF IT
in mis- entire nav al career, covering thirty
five years, and SO on. And he gave the
gang ten days each in the brig in double
irons. The chief master at-arms. the I'M
locker of irons. the feared man aboard by
bluejackets the all-seeing, all masters
alarms are. was among the number.
At any rate the crew of bluejackets and
marines rather enjoyed this thing. They
srinaed. They made it point to stroll up
to the brig when they had nothing else
to dc-that is, to the entrance to the brig,
guarded by marines-and peer in curiously,
ard make dry remarks. and nudge each
other, and point out individuals among the
chief getty officers with their fingers. and
ers very impoiitically kept up their growl-
ing over the job that had been imposed
upon them by the chief petty off1cers-that
of serving their meals and OF coming after
the dishes after the meals were served.
Twas n Very Foolish Thing.
The men who did these foolish things
did not. in fact, have the senses they were
born with, to use an old-fashioned phrase
They made the exceedingly vacuous error
of supposing that ten days was a cruise.
The result was that when the confined nine
chief petty officers came out of their con-
finement-well, there was a species of dis
cipline aboard that ship that has perhaps
never been equaled or even approached in
the United States navy since men were
dashed to stanchicns and given q few dozen
On the bare back with the cat.
Yet for all the wretchedness of the brig,
almost all enlisted men in the navy would
prefer it to the class system, which de-
prives them of the money they have earned
as we'll as their personal liberty. A blue
jacket who for some offense or other gets
his name on the fourth conduct class list
of his ship. and who is consequently book
ed to remain on board the ship even in
port for the excessively long period of
three months. would probably be quite
willing to do a ten, or even a twenty, day
trick in the brig in double irons to evade
such necessity. There is no estimating
the wretchedness which inspires the bosom
of the average bluejacket when he sees
his shipmates, their pockets filled with
gold, stepping lightly over the gangway
on liberty excursion, while he himself
is compelled by regulations to remain
aboard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-13
CHAPLAlNS IN THE NAVY
A Branch Of the Service of Which Little is
Known.
Their Efforts Are for Good and They
stand High With Their
Rretker Omcers.

Written for The Evening Star.
Very few persons. comparatively. know
much concerning the chaplains' corps in
the United States navy. This is not due
however. to the unimportance of the corps
At present every chaplain. with a single
exception, is actively employed either on
man-of-war or at an important shore sta
ton. In a recent conversation with Sec
rotary Long he assured me that the work
of chaplain is very highly appreciated on
shipb0ard by most CT the commanding OFF,
GERS, and that the moral effect Of their in
fuence upon tie men is noticeably good,
and my own observation confirms this
Judgment. There are hut twenty-four
haplains in the entire service. and my ac-
quaintance with the personnel Of the corps
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-13
A Houxe of Sweets.
, Yarmouthport tAIe) Dispatch.

From the Yarmouthport NIe) Dispatch
Workmen have discovered a large guam
tity of honey I'm the walls of the old Halves
house here. This house has sheltered many
generations of Cape Cod people. 1t is now
undergoing demolition.
1t was supposed the house had not been
occupied for some time, but there was a
sound of smothered groans when the work
of tearing away began. When an opening
had been made in the walls the occupants
proceeded to drive away the intruders, and
used their weapons of defense to such eff
feet that the workmen were forced to re-
treat.
The bees that had sought the quiet of the
slumbering walls had been unceremonious-
ly aroused from their sleepy existence
There were myriads of them.
The work was abandoned until the cooler
weather, when the honey will be removed
One whole side of the building is solidly
packed with honey, and it is expected hun
dreds of pounds will be taken out. J. NJ
Sears of Boston is the owner of the house.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-13

Japan possesses remarkable timepiece,
1t is contained in frame three feet wide
and five feet long. representing a MONDAY
landscape. In the foreground plum and
cherry trees and rich plants appear in
bloom: in the rear is seen a hill, from
which flows cascade. admirably initiated,
in crystal. From this point a thread-like
stream meanders. encircling rocks and is
lands in its windfngs and finally losing IT.
self in a stretch CT woodland. In q minia-
ture sky q golden sun turns on silver wire.
striking the hours on silver gongs as II
passes. Each hour is marked by q c,eep-
ing tortoise. A bird of exquisite pIumare
MARBLES at the close Of the hour. and as
the song ceases a mouse sallies forth from
q neighboring grotto and. scamperiag over
the hill to the garden. 10 soon lost to view.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-13
CANADA IN THE KLoNDIkE
How the Government Will Control the New
Gold Region.
l Dramatic Incident In British
Columbia That May Serve a.
u Fair Example.
Written for Thu Evening Star.

Written for Tho Evening Star.
Copyright. 1897 by Cy Warman.)
I have observed that the Canadian has
a great deal of respect for the law of the
land and for the rights of the individual.
That is distinctly English. The following
story. which was told to the writer by one
who was an eye witness to some of it, will
show how the Canadians have behaved
when there was good excuse for hanging
some one:
Twenty-Five men and five women were
living at Douglas Lake, B. c. Some had
ferried it round the Horn and up the
selvage of the Pacific. Others had hauled
themselves across the country behind a
bull team. They were cattle men. sheep
men and farmers. They were all working
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-13
Thought He Was Dead.

rev years ago. made-sai trip through AL
perta' one OF the northwest territories OF
canada. and spent some time AS the guest
OF rancher Il fixed him up as well as
could the rancher relates. fbut he COM
pialned that he die not Alike sleeping with
ms clothes on. So after the.rfirst night l
stretched cowskin across the shack. and
told MIN he Night undress if be liked. He
TOOK on most of his garments and put on
long white night dress. In the morning
my foreman came in while the gentleman
was stu sleeping. Observing the white
night dress, he said in whisper, Rather
of the old man. Hes not dead-he's
asleep l exclaimed Then what's he
wearin' them billed clothes for?' was the
reply Never saw chap laid out in billed
clothes afore, 'cept he were dead"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-13
Incubating Peaches.

Visitors to the new states of the far-west
are generally prepared for any phenomenal
showing in the line of agriculture, stock
raising and the like, but once in awhile
they are taken by surprise.
An fastener who was spending his sum-
mer vacation on the ranch OF a relative In
Colorado. went out one morning to inspect
a large incubator in which the young
chicks were Matching. In one corner OF the
Incubator neglected peach seed, encour-
aged by the warmth Of the atmosphere,
nad burst. and tiny sprout several inches
long was growing out Of It.
Great Ceasar!' exclaimed the eastern
man, as this caught his eye. do You hatch
Gut your peaches In this countryy'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-13
She Reared Her Husband.
From the St. Louis Globe Democrat.

Mrs. Madison Smith, who died yesterday
after passing the century mark, many
years ago enjoyed the distinction, 1t Is
claimed. of being the only woman in this
section who literally raised her husband
Old man Smith is living yet. He said yes
terday that his mother died when he was
but one day old. and that he was given by
his master to Miranda, another slave, to
raise. She acted as a mother to him, her
own baby having died about the same time.
In after years both being manumitted by
their master. they removed to the north.
and were married at Brooklyn, St Clair
county. in 1850. They have lived happily To-
gether ever since. Old man Smith IL eighty
six years OF age. and enjoys the esteem of
all who know him. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-13

On going forward to the large starboard
mess hall l found that the tackles had
draped with the union Jack and constituted
the pulpit. A portable organ had been put
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-13

once, ard not SO very long ago. either
py some extraordinary mischance nine
chief petty officers of a United States man.
oi-war were in their ships brig at one and
the same time The mischance was extra.
ordinary In this. that the day before their
snip was to leave the United States for
foreign waters the whole nine of tben,
went ashore; and so insidious were tho de-
nShts OF the shore. and so obliyious tn nj,
the Sc. and all the ships thereon did The
delights OF the shore render them thai
one and all forgot to come back tn the
ship until within a few hours before She
was scheduled to sail. Now, a man-of-war
must have chief petty officers So the ser.
geant OF the marine guard was sent ashora
to look up these delinquent chief petty Off
GERS and to Drag them back to their du,v
aboard. drunk sober willy niIly. The
only reason the chief master-at-arms was
not sent after them-ard ii was a chief
master-at-aims' Job. for he Is the chief DO
lice officer of the ship-was that he han
pened to be a member of the hilarious gang
OF hberty-enjoying chief petty officers him.
self. 1900
The sergeant of the guard sent on this
dinlcuit quest succeeded in II. He gathered
every man IN. and sent him OF in shore
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-13

HEOOhcm SOAVeOs
He began at the beginning. He told them
that after they had left their mother that
night she felt worse, and, to avoid disturb
ing her daughters, summoned a physician
by messenger. By the time he arrived
she was unconscious, and the doctor an.
nounced that she had a case of black
smallpox. Without any delay she was put
into an ambulance and carried to a hos
pital, and there-the inspector told Il as
gently as he could-she died a few days
afterward.
But all was not yet explained. The room.
the maids story, the lists?
If whisper about this dread disease
should spread among the great crowds in
the city. q panic would follow, financial
ruin might ensue. the evil effects would be
enormous. The matter must be kept out
OF the popular mouth. And So In one
night. everything In their mothers room
had been changed, her name had been
erased from the hotel lists and for the good
Of the city her two daughters had been sac
riflced.
There was silence for q few moments
when he had finished. N. inspector moved
uneasily en- his chair. One Of the girls look
ed up at him with dumb eyes, .'Can We"
she asked. and then hesitated.
Mademoisselle. the inspector replied.
with plying note In his voice, lit Il net
marked. you know
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-01-06


my own slender MEANS
"Noble fellow" murmered Mr.. Day,
grasping the cashiers hand warmly,
while l remained mute, choking with
rage, incapable of uttering word in
my own defence.
"But in view of these latter devel-
opments," went ON the cashier, 81
feel THAT 1 Should do wrong to with
hold the truth amy longer"
Surely surely!" calculated Mr..
Day, gazing at me sadly. "But 1
would never have believed it of you,
PRESCOTT. Never!'
MAY | see that paper purporting
to be my confession?" [ asked, find
ing my voice at last.
'Do not let it pass out of your
hands, Mr.. Day." inIterposed Naylor,
hastily.
IF Mr.. Day will allow me to look at
it as it Lies upon the table before him,
it will suffice"
Then l bent over and read; and as
| read the letters swan before my
eyes, and thrill of utter terror par
alyzed my limbs, for there, in my own
handwri ting, was a shameful COATES
sion of sin and degradation. My own
handwriting? No! Thousand times,
no! | knew that it was not, that my
| fingers had never penned those damn
| ing words. But who could detect the
! difference? Who would nail the foul
| forgery? No one, NO one! For the
moment | felt crushed and wholly
| lost.
AS l STOOD hiding my face in my
| hands, feeling that in another mo-
ment | must sink to the floor, there
| was a light, quick step behind me,
| the rustic Of skirts, a soft touch on
my arm.
Il do mott cannot think wrong of
you, Reginald" murmured a voice
that 'tIhribled every nerve in my frame.
| Father let me look at that paper"
Mr.. Day would have objected;
jerome Naylor, with a white face, at
| -empted to snatch the paper from her
grasp, but she was too quick for him,
md taking the written sheet ito the
window she stood studying it long
md attentively.
] watched her breathlessly. It
| seemed to me THAT life, love, honor,
fltlre, lay in the next WORDS she
should utter; and Nayhor, with his
lrawn, ghasdly face, and the Old man,
With his sorrowful, benignnnt aspect,
watched her too.
| Presently she came toward us
tgain, and the look she cast upon me
was one of mingled love, pride and
| Triumph She went to her fathers
side, opposite the cashier, and bend
ing a cold, contemptuous glance upon
his white face, said, in slow, even
tones,-
"MT. Naylor, | have been an unseen
auditor of this interview-am caves
dropEer, if you like-and 1 heard you
tell my father that this paper is a
Confession of diShOneStV and written