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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-15
A HORSE EATS A KITTEN,
The Experience Almost Causes tho
EqIfne's Death.

HS AIAPcEheHce ALMOST causes the
EqIfne's Death.
From the New York Tribune
Pulvcr Michel is, or was. the name of a
big bay horse belonging to the Kruger
Brewing Company, in Newark that tried to
swallow a live kitten and was nearly
strangled in the operation. The stablemen
now call the horse "Katzenfresser"
Pulver Michel, or Powder Michael" so
named because of his disposition. is a neon.
liar animal. He has carnfvorous tastes
and will eat meat with as much eusto as
the average horse devours hay or oats
One day, while standing hitched to a wagon
IN Jersey City, he ate large quantity OF
peefsteak from a butchers stand and the
orlver had to pay 81 for the animals ex-
traordinary meal
There is cat with several kittens in the
hrueger Brewing Company's stable The
litter is four weeks old. Last Saturday the
mother cat took a fancy to remove her
progeny from the place where she had
nldoen them to the manager of PuIver
MichePs STALL She knew the horse and
mad established friendly relations with him.
SO the cat leaped into the manager with a
kitten In her mouth dropped her burden
IN the nay OF the manager. and departed TO
bring second kitten. Pulver Michel had
never seen a kitten, and. smiling at it,
recognized in 1t piece of fresh and tender
meat His great mouth opened and gath
The kitten stuck in his throat and used its
claws. Pulver Michel stamped and kicked,
and the commotion aroused the other
horses in the stable, which stamped and
squealed.
The old cat returned to the Manager and
ran about searching for her first kitten. 4
stableman ran into Pulver Michers stall,
and. seeing blood running from the horses
mouth, called a veterinary surgeon. who
found that Pulver Michel was choking. His
eyes were dilated. and there was a large
lump in his throat. The tongue was
scratched and bleeding from the kittens
claws
The surgeon thrust his hand into the
horses mouth to try to extract the object,
but could not reach 1t. Looking around
the stableman saw the mother cat moving
in the manager. and said: 'I'll bet it's one
OF the kittens" He hunted up the litter
and found that one was gone The kitten
was evidently still alive in Pulver Michers
throat, and, as 1t could not be extracted,
the surgeon manipulated 1t by his hands,
and forced it down the throat into the
stomach. Then he. gave Puiver Michel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-15
DRIED VEGETABLES.
A California Industry That Threatens
to Become Important.

From the San Francisco Call.
A new and important industry has come
into existence in Santa Clara county which
bids fair in time to rival the fruit drying
This is the preparation of dried vegetables
for the market, which ct present is gener-
ally confined to the short seasons at the
Griers between the ripening of the different
fruits. Just lately the vegetables have been
usurping the place of the aprioots, but they
have now already begun to give way in
turn to the prunes
On approaching a drier it does not take
enc long to decide whether fruit or vege-
tables are being prepared. for in the latter
o-se a pungent odor rushes out to sting
ones eyes and crawl cnco mfortably up
ones nostrils-for the trail of onions is
over the land Within q lively scene is
presented. Men are hurrying to and fro
bearing trays and boxes, while long rows
of women ind children sit busily peeling
potatoes and carrots, which, together with
the onions, form at present the staple pro-
duct. When boxes of potatoes and carrots
are filled, they are poured into large hop
per and from there fed to a machine with
rotating knife blades which cuts them up
into small slices quarter of an inch thick
The further process which the potatoes I'M
deTgo Is simple, and for carrots and the
ether minor vegetables it is practically the
same
After being sliced the tubers are slightly
sulphured in a chamber built of wood Here
great discrimination must be used, for If
they are sulphured too much the potatoes
will taste Of the fumes; if too little thew
will not contain enough antiseptic proper
ty. and bacteria attracted by the starch will
develop. Moreover, little sulDhurina is
necessary to preserve the color Of the veg
etables as far as possible and to prevent de-
cay.
After this process the potatoes are not
spread out in the sun. but put into an
evaporator. The latter looks like a small
iS tn
brick oven with glass windows. Within this
it revolves close to hot-air pipes for q few
hours. When the moisture is sufficiently
tied through the windows, and their con-
tents are ready fer shipment in sacks.
When this stage is reached the sliced
potatoes resemble dry chips, and 1t takes
six or seven pounds of the fresh to make
enc pound of the dried.
By their pungency onions possess the
power of warding on bacteria, and are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-15
Guild Pro Quo.

From Harper's Bazaar.
She had an enormous shawl-strap in on,
hand, and diminutive dog tucked against
Fer waist with the other, and she invaded
the smoking car with a get-out- of-my-way-
or-peTish air trifle more than terrifying.
She founced into a seat, and proceeded TO
make her horrid little pet comfortati bic
beside her with many affectionate pats and
caresses. Just then the conductor came IN
and saw her. He went up and explained
her being In the wrong car to her cour-
teously, and offered to assist her into an
other car. as the train was beginning to
move, and all without appearing to see the
vile little violation of the rules curled ND
beside her.
know it's nasty smoking car" size
snapped. but no gentleman will smoke in
the presence of a lady" Then she glared
al the unfortunate official until we could
see him shrink together and shrivel up
ike newspaper struck by lightning. With
oeprecatory look about into our sympa-
thetic faces he staggered out to sit in
the fire box and cool on gradually, 1 pre-
sumo.
1t was a warm day and the windows
were all open, ana We one and all with
more, or less cunning, dropped whatever
we happened to be smoking outside L
dropped a pipe that I wouldn't have taken
soo LOT. That is. all but the young man
with the square jaw who occupied the seat
across the aisle from the intruder and
who had not hitherto been smoking. He
Row. however. with great deliberation drew
q cigar from his vest pocket, carefully
shipped the end of 1t. and lighted up
We all watched the daredevil thus reck-
iessly assert his rights with absorbed eyes,
and our female terrorizer did more She
had watched him with blazing eyes, of
which he seemed ignorant, and just as his
cigar was putting finely she suddenly
stretched across the AISLE jerked it from
his lipe. and threw it out the window, ex-
claiming. My how do hate cigarsw
An involuntary shudder rustled us, but
the young nan remained immovable until
she had triumphantly settled herself back
in her seat. Then he quickly reached over
seized her pet by the scruff OF Its neck and
tossed II out the window. saying. MY.
how do hate poodlesr"
We gave ore irrepressible cheer, and
crowded. about to shake hands with our
champion
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-15

these idiots amusement takes is that of
throwing lighted matches and occasionally
burning cigarette ends into pillar letter
boxes. A man was fined f5 recently for the
latter offense. To find i've animals in the
pillars is not unusual, mice and other YER
min being the stock generally deposited
there. All these things are done out of
Objectionable things posted In pillar boxes
and addressed to responsible individuals.
Quite a common occurrence is for people
who have ordered fish, sprawns, meat,
condition, to send a sample of the putrid
matter back to the fishmonger or poulterer
by post.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-15
Queer Things In the Mails.
From the. London Mail.


The post Office authorities have obtained
a conviction at Leeds City police court
against William Morton, a molcer, aged
twenty-four, on charge OF placing live
rat in pillar letter box Detective Gale.
noticing the defendant and two COMPANIONS
lettering about in a suspicious manner.
concealed themselves in a doorway. and
presently saw Morton drop something trto
letter box. The detective promptly Sc
cured the man. who confessed that he had
dropped tame rat into the box as a Joke
to frighten the postman who made the next
collection. The defendant was fined 10 shil-
lings and costs.
Seen on the subject. Mr.. MacIntyre of the
solicitors department. general post office.
told reporter that the number of such acts
who consider 1t a joke to break the glass ar
a fire alarm was incredibly large. The ia
vorite and most Eaischievous form which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-15
A Floating Post Omce.

FIOm Tie chicago ChfOh1cle.
The smallest, simplest and best protected
post office in the world is in the Straits Of
Magellan, and has been there for many
years 1t consists of a small painted key or
cask, and is chained to the rocks of the ex-
IRENE cape in a manner SO that it floats
free, opposite Terra del Fuego. Each pass
ing ship sends a boat to take letters out
and put others in. This curious post office
is Inprovided with postmaster, and is,
therefore. under the protection of all the
navies of the world. Never in the history
of the unique office have it's privileges
been abused.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-15
She Had the Mushroom Hn bit.


ne guard OF recent Blackpool excur-
sion train was surprised by a violent tug
g-nS at the communication cord by one
of the passengers Looking out of his
van, he was much alarmed at seeing a
woman fran,ically waving her arms and
an umbrella from the window of one of
the carriages.
Ii was evident that something terrible
had happened. and he speedily brought
MS tram 10 standstill, and, running to
the carriage. he breathlessly inquired why
she had stopped the train.
ny didn't yer stop before now yer
fooiy she answered Indignantly; we've
just passed two of the finest mushrooms
I've seen this many a year,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-15

some pepsfn ard muriatic acid to helm ai-
gestlon. Pulver Michel has been sick since
Saturday, but is getting over his exper
fence ana Will be at work in few DAYS.
The employees now call Pulyer Michel Inv
the new name of "katzenfresser" (cat eat
err. He is now at work all right.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-15

II you want anything try an ad. in The
Star II anybody has what you wish, you
Will get an answer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-15

lar cases. The wise citizen will consult his
medical adviser upon this weighty matter
of daily routine
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-15
General and Personal Notes.

The Alexandria Cycle Club which was
recently organized. took it's first run last
night to Fort Myer About twenty-five
members started, in charge of Captain
Phillips.
Letter Carrier Keegan left today for {.
trip to Fauquier county, for the benefit of
his health.
Mr.. Clarence Leadbeater has returned
from Richmond, where he went to attend
the convention of wholesale druggists.
Mr.. George Johnson and Mrs. Amenta
Craven were married last night at the par
sonege of Trinity NJ. E. Church. by Rev.
L. F. McDougle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-15
Eyving-Ward Wedding.

The marriage of Miss Cornelia Somer-
willie Ewing and Rev. David Finston Ward
of the Episcopal Church took place yes
terday at high loon, at the residence of
the brides mother, on Prince street. Ow-
ing to G. recent bereavement in the family
of the groom the wedding was entirely
private only members Of the immediate
families being present. Rev. William NJ
Dame, D. D., of Baltimore. performed the
ceremony, after which a wedding breakfast
was served. ard later Mr.. and Mrs Ward
lett FOR northern wedding tour. They
will reside in Texas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-15
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Charles Parker Convicted and Fined for Pro-
noting Games of Policy.
Warrington Couple Married at Rooms
of Bachelor Club-Ewing-Ward
Nuptials-General News.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. $50 King ST.,
Bell Telephone No. LOG,

No. $50 King ST.,
Bell Telephone No. LOG.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, October IA, 1897.
The cases of Charles Parker and Silas
Madella, who were arrested Tuesday by
Sergt. Smith and Officer Beach, charged
with conducting and promoting policy. an
account of which appeared in The Star.
came up for trial in the police court yester-
day before Mayor Simpson. Mr.. ]. H.
Greene represented Parker, and his was the
first case called.
The first witness put upon the stand was
o white man named William Apis. He
testified that he had gone to Parker's place
on North Henry street upon several occa-
sions to play policy. He said he always
gave his money to Parker, who, in return,
gave him slip with numbers on 1t. He
further stated that he had been successful
in catching gig" on several occasions
and had always been paid by Parker
This was corroborated by a number OF
witnesses.
After all the evidence was in the mayor
imposed sentence of twenty-four hours In
Jail and a fine of $50. The fine was not
raid, and Parker was sent to jail to serve
his sentence. There being no evidence
against Madella, he was dismissed from
custody.
In BacheIors' Club Rooms.
The rooms of the Bachelors Club. one
of the most popular organizations In this
city, were last night the scene of an uneX-
pected wedding. When the 1890 train
frcm Washington arrived at Royal street
among the passengers to alight were two
young people i'll company.
The gentleman asked Policeman Goods
where he would find the clerk of the cor
poration court. The result of that inquiry,
briefly told, was that license was OBJ
tained late as it was. The names upon the
license appear as Richard H. A. Club and
NJ Elizabeth Austin, both of Washington.
The question arose where they were to be
II arried. Members of the Bachelors Club
calamity offered the happy couple the use
of their room, but few doors distant. This
was accepted. Mr.. John Fisher procured
the services of Rev. L. F. McDougle OF
Trinity M E. Church, and Mr.. Louis Eich-
berg, another member of the club, pro-
cured refreshments.
In short while all was in readiness, and
in the presence of about twenty members
of the club the ceremony was performed,
after which the happy couple were ten
dered reception, and were subsequently
escorted to the Ballard and Exchange
Hotel. This morning the newly welded
pair left for their future home in Washing
ton.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-04-09

His unusual talent soon brought him
reputation and prominence among his
professional brethren. First he was
elected to the prOfessorship of anatomy
and surgery in the Vermont University.
Next he was appointed lecturer On ma
terra medica and medical botany in
Dartmouth College. The next yea he
was chosen professor of the chair then
vacated by Prof. RObby, and occupied
the chair, the most important one in
the country, at the time when he first
formulated his most remarkable pre-
ScriptiOn.
In view of the overwhelming teSti-
mOny to the value Of Paine's celery
compound that has recently appeared
from men and women of national repu-
tation, the picture Of Prof. Phelps is
particularly interesting.
The fact is, Paine's celery compound
is not a patent medicines; it is not a
sarsaparilla; it is not a mere tOnic; it
is not an ordinary nervine-it is as far
beyond them all as the diamond is su-
periOr to cheap glass.
1t makes people we'll. 1t is the one
true specific recognized and prescribed
today by eminent practitioners for dis
eases arising from a debilitated ner-
vous system. Prof. Phelps gave to
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HIS WIFE
A Macon, Ga, Printer Kills a Man for OF.
fering a Gross Insult to His Wffe-He is
Exonerated by the COronor's Jury.

Macon, Ga, April 7.-Charles Reid,
composing room Of The Telegraph, shot
and instantly killed l.. w. Halstead,
formerly business of The At
lanta Commercial and at the time OF
his death an attachee Of CoOper's cir
Gus, which has been giving perform
ances in Macon for several days past.
The shooting was done inside the
tent tonight just before the perform
ance began and in the of
many people who had gathered to see
the show.
The cause Of h killing was a gross
insult offered the wife of Mr.. Reid at
the afternoon performance. The lady
at once Informed her usband of the
i~ndignity which had been put upon Ter
and he promptly started out in search
of the insulter. II was not until near
ly s { o'clock that he found him and Hal.
stead, who was known to the circus
people as j. w. Howard, was found by
Mr.. Reid inside the tent, which is
pitched within a stones throw Of the
city hall. Mrs. Reid pointed out Hal
stead OF Howar as the man who in
suited her and her husband sent the
contents OF a shotgun crashing into hf1
body, killing him instantly. Reid sur
rendered TO the chief of police and is
locked up pending the ~coroner's inves-
tigation.
Macon, Ga, April s.--The coroner's
jury returned a verdict OF justfiable
homicide at 1 O'Clock this morning in
the case OF Charles Reid, who shot and
instantly killed L. w. HalStead. an at
tache OF Cooper's circus. who had
grossly fnsulted Reds wife. Reid in all
probability. will be release today.
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has failed. He has not failed-he has tri-
umphed.
Oh, 1 wish I could persuade all the peo-
to give up! 1 wish they. would look at
the midnight rider Of the text, and that
the four hoofs of that beast on which Ne
hemiah rode might cut to pieces your dis
couragements and hardships and trials.
Give up! Who is going to give up when
on the bosom of God he can have all his
troubles hushed? Civ up! Never think Of
giving up. Are you borne down with pow
erty? A little child was found holding her
dead mothers hand in the arkness of a
tenement house, and some one coming in
the little girl looked up. while holding her
dead mothers hand, and said, "Oh, l do
wish that God had made more light for
poor folks!' My dear. God will be your
be your home. Are you borne down with
the bereavements of life? Is the house
lonely now that the child is gone? Do not
give UP. Think of what the old sexton
put so much care on the little graves in
the cem~etery-so much more care than on
the larger grayes-and the old sexton
kingdom of heaven and 1 think the Saw
Jour is pleased when he sees so much
white clover growing around these little
graves
DO NOT GIVE UP.
But when the minister pressed the old
sexton for a more satisfactory answer the
oiA SCAtol ShAd. ol dOodl lLSSC <
graves, / dom know who are the Lord $
saints and who are not, but you know.
sir. it is clean different with the BARNS"
Oh, if you have had that keen. tender.
indescribable sorrow that comes from the
loss of a child do not give up. The old
sexton was right. 1t is all well with. the
BARNS. Or. if you have sinned. if you have
sinned grievcusiy-sinned until you have
been cast out by the church, sinned until
you nave been cast out by scciety-do not
give up. Perhaps there may be in this
house one that could truthfully utter the
lan,entation of another:
Once I was pure as the snow, but I fell
Fell like a snowflake. from heaven to
hell
Fell to be trampled as filth in the street
Fell to be scofed at, spit on and beat,
Praying. cursing, wishing to die.
Selling my soul to whoever would buy,
Dealing in shame for a morsel OF bread,
Hating the living and fearing the dead.
Dc not give up. One like unto the Son
of God comes to you today, saying. GO
and sin no more while be cries out to
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his profession a positive cure for
sleepleSSness, wasting strength, dys-
pepsia, biliousness, liver complaint,
neuralgia, rheumatism, all dis
eases and kidney troubles. For all
such complaints Paine's celery COM
pound has succeeded again and again
where everything else has failed.
No remedy vas eVer SO highly recon-
mended, because none ever accom-
plished SO much.
Today Paine's celery compound
stands without competition for feeding
exhausted nerves and building up the
strength Of the body. 1t cures radi-
cally and permanently. The nervous
prOstration and general debility from
which thousands of wOmen suffer so
long that it finally gets to be a second
nature with them-all this suffering
and dependency can be very soon re-
moved by properly feeding the nerves,
and replacing the unhealthy blood by
a fresher, more highly vitaliZed fluid.
A healthy increase in appetite and a
corresponding gain in weight and good
spirits follow the use of Paine's celery
compound.
Paine's celery compound is the most
remarkable medical achievement of
this last half of the nineteenth century.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-04-09

Excepting it's handful of magnifi-
cent statesmen n it's military
heroes" say the most recent writer
upon America, the people owe more to
Dartmouth's Observation-Disclosures than
to any one man.
I'm every walk of life, among the
highest OfficehOlders at Washington, in
the homes of the best people in the
large cities, among the every day folks
Of the country, families in comfortable
circumstances, families that live from
hand to mOuth and could not, if they
wished, afford the services of any but
an ordinary physician-everywhere I
have met people to whom Paine's eel
cry compound has been a blessing"
The story of the life-wOrk Of this
giant among men has been often told
and is familiar to most readers. The
likeness above is probably the best por-
trait of him yet printed.
/, was the world-famed discovery by
Prof. Phelps of an infallible cure for
those fearful ills that result from an
impaired v system and impure
blood which has endeared the great
doctor to the world, and made his life
an era in the practice of medicine.
Prof. Phelps was born in Connecti-
cut and graduated in medicine at Yale,
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your assailants, Let him that is without
sin cast the first stone at her" Oh, there
is no reason why any one in this house by
reason of any trouble or sin should give
up Are you a foreigner and in a strange
n Nehemiah was ar exile. Are you
pennilesS? Nehemiah was poor. Are you
homesicko Nehemiah was homesick. Are
you broken hearted? Nehemiah was bro
ken hearted. But just see him in the text,
riding along the sacrileged grave of his
father and by the dragon we'll and
through the fish gate and by the kings
pool. in aHd out, in and out. the moon
light falling on the broken masonry,
which throws a long shadow, at which
the horse SHES, and at the same time
that moonlight kindling up the features
Ct this man till you see not only the mark
Of sad "reminiscences. but the courage and
hope, the enthusiasm of a man who
knows that Jerusalem will be rebuilded.
/ pick you up today. out of your sins and
out of your sorrow, and l put you against
the warm heart of Christ. The eternal
God is thy refuge, and underneath are
the everlasting arms"
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Who a fail to take advantage of
this offer. Send 10 cents to us for a
generous trial size or ask your drug
gist. Ask for Ely's Cream Balm, the
most positive catarrh cure. Full size
so cents.
ELY BROS, 56 Warren St, N. Y. City.
l suffered from catarrh of the worst
kind ever since a boy, and I never
hoped for cure, but Ely's Cream Balm
seems to do even that. Many a%cquaint-
anceS have used it with excellent re-
sults.-Oscar Ostrum, As Warren Ave,
Chicago, Ill.
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RhSde Island Elections

Providence. r. l.. April 1.-The STATE
election today was the duliest on
record. Elisha Dyer. republican ma.
the largest proportionate plurality ever
received for q candidate for governor
in Rhode Island. estimated tonight at
1900. The republicans have generally
elected their candidates to the assem-.
bly,. The republicans were generally
successful In The municipal electiops.