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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-17
A Seasonal bic Incident.

June Is the month for wed 1ings, and the
roses everywhere
Seem to nod as if there were unusual gos-
Sip in the air.
The insects all eclipse the former fnery
they wore.
The humble bee is buster than he ever was
before.
Tie lightning-bug, whose prying DISPOSE
ton never fails.
Has gotten out his lantern and is looking
for details.
The COW across the fence is heard to whis-
per to the lamb
Il hear that Miss Hawaii is to marry
Uncle Sam"
1t is very old romance. 1t wasn't hard to
guess,
By numerous circumstances that trustful
tenderness
case.
But midst cares of pressing business. all
unheeded was her grace,
Indeed, twas even rumored-and the story
caused great pain
That the little brunette iasse had been
Tilted by the swain
But his manners now snow such regard as
cannot be a sham,
And it's likely Miss Hawaii soor will marry
Uncle Sam.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-17

President Doie's beard would not look
badly on n western United States Senator.
one from as far west. say. as Hawaii.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-17

Spain has great difficulty In keeping both
Cuba and the Philippine Islands pacificd
at the sane time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-17

The boom is stiil on ct the post office
building. TWO hundred and eight men work
t;g there today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-17
SHOOTING STARS.


II am afraid that after being friends for
so many years those two girls have quar-
relied beyond reconciliation"
''They have. beyond a doubt" replied
Miss Cayenne. Il told one that I had
just seen the other, and she didn't even
ask me what she had on
Summer Temperature.
That Mercurys the god of lies
They teach US in our youth.
But now in thermometric guise
He comes and to our sad surprise
He tells the solemn truth.
THntalfninE.
ut was downright contrariness." said
Senator Sorghum Indignantly.
What WASP
ITO keep that stock broker in jail all the
time the sugar schedule was being ar
ranged and let him out just as his business
slackened."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-17

~ y"ih' vi
Friday,
1 SC. a Yard.
Ioc. Cream and White
Fancy Braids, suitable for bath
ing suits. For Friday,
Sc. a Ward.
I2tc. White and Colored
Edges, good value at that, will
be sold Friday,
SC. a Ward.
lot of Embroidery, worth
as high as zoe. yard, will be
sold for Friday.
12Rc.
5 Ladies House Dresses, in
light percale. Sold always at
SI-25. FOR Friday,
00C.
8 Ladies Waists and Skirts,
in light percale, perfect fitting.
Regular price, $I.9S. VIII be
sold Friday,
csc.
II Duck and Linen Blazer
Suits, in light oolors. Sold al
ways for SI.9S. For Friday,
zoe.
Small lot of Ladies' White
Lawn Waists. Sold for oSc.
and SI.4S. VIII be offered
Friday,
soc.
A sample line of S2.oS Ladies'
Fine Gowns. Skirts, Drawers,
Long Chemises and Children's
Fine White Dresses will be Of
fered for Friday,
soc.
$I.25 Ladies' Lawn Dressing
Saoques. For Friday,
soc.
I5c. Ladies Colored Border
ed White Aprons. For Friday,
7c.
1 lot of SI.4S Infants Long
and Short White Dresses,
slightly soiled. For Friday,
soc.
soc. Children's White Null
Hats and Caps will be offered
for Friday,
l8c.
Odd lot of Tan and Black
, Hose, regular soc. grade, in
Richelieu, Rembrandt. ribbed;
also Plain Isle Gauze, with
double heel and toe. For
Friday,
33c.
Odd lot of small sizes in La
dies Balbriggan Hose. Sold
for as high as soc. For Friday,
l8c.
CSC. Linen Chemisettes, all
colors and sizes, will be sold
Friday,
DC.
CSC. Ladies Stock Bows, in
silk, both plaid and black, will
be sold Friday,
122c.
25c. Side Combs. Friday,
15C.
; csc. Shirt Waist Sets. Friday,
15c.
soc. Pocket Books (tan only).
Friday,
DC.
CSC. Belt Skirt Supporters.
Friday,
15c.
Ioc. Velvet Binding Corded.
. Friday,
SC.
1oc. Glycerine Soap. Friday,
SC.
!. I29c. Gents Initial Handker-
. chiefs. Friday,
&c.
soc. Boys Outing Shirts
Friday,
f0c.
CSC. Silk Club Tics. Friday,
&C.
CSC. Boys Outing Waists.
Friday,
, 12Hc.
BAUM'S.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-17
OVer-CautiOus.

Il WISH" said the clarinet playe
thoughtfully that they'd leave out on
of the numbers in this program
What for?" inquired the leader.
You see. the gentleman in charge Of THU
occasion doesn't know very much abou
music. That selection requires me to res
for thirty-two measures, and I'm afrai'
he'll think I'm not earning my salary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-17

The only job In the Hawaiian affair N
the Sugar Trusts opposition to annexation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-17
Lansburgh & Bro.
They Certainly
Are the Best
Informed.

7 They tell us we are the busiest !
store in town. 8
I Well, it has always been our !
: aim to distribute bargains to !
! you so as to keep your good !
: will and keep your patronage. !
! We are glad that the seed we {
7 have sown is continually reap '
} ing its just reward. We are !,
7 busy. we know it, but it is due
: to the fact that we never let up J
for moment to furnish you !!
; with the best possible values for Z
l the least money. !
: Tomorrow being Friday, and 2
! as Friday is our Remnant Day. =
? we have placed these excellent
7 values on our sd floor: J,
!, One lot Figured :
? Lawn, Black Or
} CANDY Calico and :
Batiste Remnants. !
! Worth Sc. and 12c. !
yard ....:.2 &c. yard. !
: One lot Light I
! Figured Lawns. Sc, ward. !
| Ioc Lace Striped !
! and Figured Lawns SC. ward. I
! I29c. Figured /,
! Dimity and Lawn. 7c. ward. !
: 4o-in. Navy Blue I
i and White and !
: Black and White 4
: Batiste Sc. yard. :
/ 4o-in. Figured
! Fine Batiste. 49,. TVS. yd. J
: Fine Figured !
: Lawns. Worth Ioc. !
and rssc: 61Ac. yd. !:
: Childrcn's Aprons, !
! made OF Victoria !
7 lawn, nicely trim
: med, sizes from q
to 10 years. ....... 15c.each !
X e nants of
! Pride of the West !
Cotton ..... $40. I'd. J
? Remnants of zoe. /
!, Furniture Denim. $40. yd. !
; o. Bic a h ed
! Utica Cotton, $50. 121zc. yd :
: I2Jc. Figured
! Pique and Duck. 8Ac. yd. !
! 25c. French Fur
niture Saline. ..... lOc. yard ]
) I5c. French Per
Gale Shirtings. -. &c. yard.
; 12Ic. Navy Blue
J Lace organdy. =. 1910. yd. !
7 I2Ic Silkaline
; Drapery ..,..... SC. yard. !
:. IS to 27-in. wide !
: Bird-eye Remnants 1910. yd. !
. 12!c. Sea Island
:, Percale Remnants. 71zc. yd. !
( Bleached and !
| Twi1led White !
Crash ... 3Mc. yd. ]
7 Boys Fine Black ]
and White Pique !
: Sailor Suits. $I.oo
: quality ........... 49c. J
! LANSBURGH |
! \ BRO,
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$40. for 18c, ChalRies.

Sl.c. tomorrow instead of 1sc for neat fgure
Wool ClMllrs in light grounds oay. AMI lac
For THE 371ac. AL1.WOUL FRENCH CHAL
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-24
Plight Of n Famished Man.

"How do you suppose famished man
feels" asked the man In tho smoker,
"when he has neither money nor food and
finds $40 bill lying on the pavement at
his feetY"
"As II he were looked after by special
Providence, should say" was the answer.
"That was my experience once when 1
was stranded away from home waiting for
the letter--with money In it-that never
came. was looking into the window Of
restaurant where delicious looking
boiled ham was displayed, set of around
the edges with feathcry green. Happening
to cast my eyes on the pavement saw
the bill, folded just as 1t had fallen from
Its owners pocketbook. Boys, do you
know how many things $40 will buy In
anticipation First, there was the biggest
and best supper starving man ever tast-
ed just within reach. And I went right
In and ordered it."
He tapped his pipe and looked thought
full.
"Did the supper taste AZ good an you
anticipatedY asked one of the crowd.
81 don't know. never tasted It,"
"Whatp Was it a failureS"
"Yes, so far as / was concerned. The
bill was unterfeitp'-Chicago Times
HERALD.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-24
PLAIN RULES FOR SPELLING.

Tho Use OF the Letters "ef and "ie" In
Different Words.
The spelling of words In lie and ei causes
q great deal Of trouble in the world, and I
have thought 1t would be useful II form
ula could be got up which should cover all
such words in an easily remembered jim.
gle. Such a rule would perform the same
sort of service rs tho ever useful "Thirty
days hath September.
The object OF the jingle Is to state every
case in which the ''e" comes before the
"i." In all other cases the "i'' comes first.
1t thus becomes very easy matter when
in doubt to run through the verses and de-
eide at once what the spelling in any case
Is. The rule may at first seem mixed and
not plain. But it Is easily understood. and
a person who commits Ii TO memory never
need have any further trouble on the score
of ei or lie. 1t is simply to be noted that
there are FIVE cases in which SEP comes
before "i:"
irst-when the sound is long "a."
Second.-When the sound Is long "i"
Third-After the letter "c.''
Fourth.-wheD, with four exceptions,
the sound is short.
Fifth.-In list Of 12 words not includ.
ed In the above four cases.
In all other cases ~" comes before de-"
When sou-d rs like long a or J.,
Or aftt letter c;
Save mischief, kerchief, friend and sieve,
When like short or O.
In either, neither, seignor, seize,
Obeisance and in sheik,
Inveigle, leisure, weir and weird,
In tell, and also cleik.
Reasonable pains have been taken to
make the rule comprehensive, but as there
is a chance that some exceptions have
failed to be noticed, few remarks may be
necessary.
First.-It is understood that the rule
does not apply to words ending in lie, to
participles in led, or to plurals in les. These
hardly give trouble in spelling.
Second.-There are q great many Scotch
words in eli which are pronounced long "e, I"
but many of them have variant forms, and
l judge they would hardly be used by an
American unless he were copying from
book. have, however, included cleik, as
it is in use as golf term.
Third.-Fiery forms a possible exception
to the long "i'' rule, but Webster and
Worcester make it three syllabled word.
Pied is evidently participial form.
Tourth.-There is of course, no call to
include derivatives from those words I'm
the list, though such words as seigniorage
and seizin are not perfectly obvious. &C.
II. Ward in New York Times.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-24
Grant. rr,but. 20 McPhsrsop.

In his Campaigning With Grant," In
The Century, General Horace Porter says
In the battle Of the 22d General Mop Pherson
was killed. When this news reached Gen
cral Grant, he was visibly affected, and
lwclt upon IL i'm his conversations for the
next two or three days. Mcpherson"
he said, twas one of my earliest staff Off
GERS and seemed almost like one Of my
own family. Al Donelson, Shiloh, Vicks-
burg and Chattanooga he performed splen-
did service. 1 predicted from the start
that he would make one of the most bril-
liant officers In tho service. was very
reluctant to have him leave my staff, for
dislikcd to lose his services there, but felt
that IL was only fair to him to put him In
command of troops where he would be In
the line OF more rapid promotion. was
very glad to have him at the head Of my
old Army of the Tennessee. His death will
be n terrible loss To Sherman. for I know
that he will feel it as kcenly as I. Nc
Phcrson was beloved by everybody In tho
service, both by those above him and by
those below him."
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-24
THE MELANCHOLY DANE.
Where Shakespeare Found His Character
Of Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark.

Where Shakespeare Found His Character
of Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark.
While Shakespeare no doubt wrote the
tragedy Of Hamlet, as it Is found today,
he borrowed many of his data from an
earlier writer Saxo Examinations, a Dan
ish historian who died about 1904. HE
writings were in Latin, and In Shakes
peare's time had not been translated into
any modern language. Tho story Is to bo
found In Belleforest's collection of novels,
begun In 1854, and an English translation
of 1t was published entitled "The Hys-
torie Of Hamblet, Prince OF Denmarke.
Horvendile, in the novel, Is the name of
Hamlet's father, Fengon that of his unclo
and Geruth that Of his mother. FengOn
traitorously slays Horvendile and marries
his brothers wife. In tho second chapter
Hamlet counterfeits the madman to escape
the tyranny Of his uncle. Through tho
Vaccinations of his uncle he is tempted
by woman, the uncle thinking thereby
to undermine the prince and find out
whether his madness Is countcrfeited or
not.
In the third chapter Fengon, the uncle,
tries second time to entrap Hamlet in
politic madness, and causes one Of his
councillors to be secretly hidden In tho
queens chamber, behind the curtains, to
hear what speeches pass between Hamlet
and the queen. Hamlet kills him and
thus escapes danger. In the fourth chapter
Hamlet is sent to England by Fengon, with
secret letters to have him put to death.
While his companions sleep Hamlet coun-
terfeits the letters willing the king of
England to put the two messengers to
DEATH" Here ends the resemblance be-
tween the history and the play. The Ham
let of the history returns to Denmark,
slays his uncle, burns his palace, makes
an Grafton to the Danes and is elected
king. He goes back to England, kills the
king Of that country, returns to Denmark
with two English wives, and finally falls,
through the treachery of one of these la
dies. This is tho supposed source Of tho
plot of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Chicago
Chronicle
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-24
A Social Business Man.

One young business man in New York
has succeeded in making himself valuable
to his employers in a peculiar way. He
started in mercantile life with firm that
has large number Of employees, and the
indications were that progress along the
ordinary lines of the business would be
very slow indeed. 1t was only by accident
that an opening suddenly came which
made this particular man almost indispen
sable to his employers and the recipient of
a salary proportionately large. The firm
of which he is n member happens to have
important social relations with many of
its large customers who live in different
cities over the United States. There is
scarcely "a day that does not bring one of
these customers to call on the firm. One
day this young employee was called upon
to attend to such a visitor, and he did it
with tact and completeness that showed
his Unborn aptitude for such transactions.
Gradually other duties were handed over
to him, and before long time had passed
he was relieved from other work In order
that he might devote himself exclusively
to what might be called the social end Of
the firms business. His salary has been
raised several times in view of the capable
manner I'm which he attends to these trans
actions and takes the burden off the prin-
cipals in the business. He represents the
members Of his firm at funerals, weddings
and all social functions, travelling some
times to remote points for the purpose, and
as his utility to his employers grows daily
greater they hold him In proportionatcly
higher esteem. His case was one instance
In which certain unusual talents asserted
themselves and won the success that comes
from the ability to fill particular sphere
capably. y.-New York Sun.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-24
Famous Battle Steeds.

The most celebrated battle steeds of the
civil war were Cincinnati, Traveller and
Winchester, the favorite chargers of Grant,
Lee and Sheridan. When the hero of Vicks.
burg visited Cincinnati q few months after
the close of that brilliant campaign, he
was requested to visit dying man, who
was exceedingly desirous Of seeing him.
When they met, the invalid said: "Gen
eral Grant, wish to give you q noble
horse, who has no superior on the conti-
nent, as testimony of my admiration for
your character and past services to our
country. There is q condition attached to
the gift-that you will always treat him
kindly" Grant accepted the magnificent
bay, of course, faithfully keeping his prom
ise and named him Cincinnati. He was q
son Of Lexington, with a single exception
the fastest four mile thoroughbred that
ever ran on an American course. The gen.
eral was offered $4,000 for the horse, as
he had record Of speed almost equal to
that of his famous half brother Kentucky.
Cincinnati was superb and spirited steed
Of great endurance, Grant riding him al
most constantly during the Wilderness
campaign, and passing from end to end of
our long line. The noble horse was retired
soon after the close Of the war, enjoying
"an old age of dignifled leisure on q
Maryland estate, where his master fire.
quently saw him, and where he died and
received honorable burial in September,
i874.-Outlook.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-24
THE WIFE OF NANSEN.


Romantic Manner In Which the Arctic
Explorer First Met Her.
OF DR.. Nansen's wife not much infor
nation hos found its way into print. She
seems to hayo very imperfectly developed
taste for publicity, but what is known o,
her is interesting and indicates that she IL
an uncommon woman both in talent and
character. 1t is recorded by DR.. Nansens
biographers, Brogger and Rolfsen, that
his 1rst meeting with his future wife was
in the woods about Frogner Seator, where
one day, observing the soles of two feet
sticking up out of the snow, he approached
them, with natural curiosity, in time &c
see the head of Eva Sars emerge from o
snow bank. DR.. Nansen was married In
1889 after his return from his successful
expedition across Greenland. When ne
started in the Fran in 1898, his wife, left
at home at Lysaker, near Christiania,
with one child, turned for occupation to
the development and use Of her gifts as a
singer, and with notable success.
King Oscar of Sweden Is one of her ad.
mirers, and especially likes her singing,
which he has often heard, and since she
has been in England the compliment has
been paid her of asking her to sing before
the queen. She is stanch hacker of her
adventurous husband, whose departure on
his perilous errand cost her anxieties and
misgivings about which she said little at
the time. Since her husbands return s,Ie
has sometimes spoken in conversation Of
her fears, and has said that careful com.
parison Of DR.. Nansen's diary with hei
record or remembrance of her own sensa
tions bears her out in the belief that the
times when she was the most concerned
about him were the seasons of his great
est peril. That implies a telepathic com
munication born of intense sympathy and
solicitude, the possibility of which science
seems no longer disposed to deny.-Phila.
delphia Times.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-24

The japanese are as courteous as they
are theatrical and artistic. Their courtesy
and their art are very closely allied. Their
keen sense Of courtesy and their unflagging
practice of IL has, believe, as much to do
with the quietncss and fitness of their fu-
nernls as has their fine artistic instinct.
They are as a nation even prouder and
moro studious, think, of their courtesy
than of their artistic excellence. "Cry. Il
will do you goodr" I said once to poor
japanese woman, who, crouching beside
her dying husband, was controlling her
self with an effort that would, feared,
make her Ill. She laid her little, slim,
brown finger upon her trembling, red lip
and shook her head, then whispered, at
might disturb him." Cry. 1t will do
you good!" said the next day when the
man Das dead, and she seemed almost
prostSie with grief and overcnforccd self
control. "It would be most rude to make
a hideous noise before the sacred dead,
came the soft rcply.-New York Ledger.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-24
hAD NO EAR FOR MUSIC.
So Ce~crai Grant Could Not Appreciate a
DAILY Serenadc.

isniIy Sererade.
In Tho Century General Horace Porter
In Campaigning With Grant" relates the
following anecdote of Grant:
Earthworks had been thrown across the
neck of land upon which City Point Is To-
Gated. This intrcnchCd limo ran from q
point on the James TO point on tho APP
pomattox river A small garrison had been
detailed for it's defense. and the command
ing officer, wishing TO do something that
would afford the general In chief special
delight, arranged To send the band over TO
the headquarters camp to play for him
while he was dining. The garrison com
mander was i'm blissful ignorance of tho
fact that To the general the appreciation OF
music was lacking sense and tho musi-
clans score sealed book.
About the third evening after the band
had begun its performance the general,
while sitting ut the mess table, remarked,
"I've noticed that that band always begins
its noise just about the time am sitting
down to dinner and want to talk"
offered to go and make an effort to sup.
press 1t, and see whether it would obey an
order to "cease firing" ard my services
were promptly accepted. The men were
gorgeously uniformed, and the band
seemed to embrace every sort of brass in.
strumcnt ever invented, from diminutive
cornet -a-piston to "a gigantic double bass
horn. The performer who played the lat.
ter instrument was ENGAGED within its
ample twists aIsd looked like man stand.
ing inside the coils of whisky still. The
broad belted bandmaster was putting with
all the vigor Of quack medicine adyer
tisement, his eyes were riveted upon the
music, and it was not an easy task to at.
tract his attention. Like "a sperm whale,
he had come up to blow, and was not go.
ing to he put down till he had finished.
But finally he was made to understand
that, like the hand organ man, he was de.
sired TO move on. With look Of disin.
heritanoe on his countenance, he at last
marched off his hand to its camp.
On my return the general seid: II feai
that bandmaster's feelings have been hurt.
But didn't want him to be wasting his
time upon person who has no ear foi
music A staff officer remarked, well,
general, you were at least much more con.
siderate than Commodore -, who, the
day he came to take command Of his YES
sci, and was seated at dinner In the cabin
heard music on deck, and Immediately
sent for the executive officer and said t.
him, Have the instruments and men OF
that band thrown overheard at onceP"
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-24
Drink Plenty Of Water.

The Washington Star quotes physician
a. follows: "A great majority Of the cures
effected by drinking the waters Of the
fashionable and unfashionable medicinal
springs In various parts Of tho country
would have resulted II the Same amount Of
plain, wholesome, everyday water was
drunk by the people who rush to these
springs, and while there drink from to
20 large glasses Of their waters in day.
Whether there are any medicinal virtues
IN tho waters, this treatment docs them
good. on account of tho extra washing out
they give themselves, and IL Is the water
instead Of the constituency Of the same
that does the work. The same people IL at
their homes would pass many and many q
day without drinking ono glass Of water.
It is in my opinion the water that cures.
and IL Is water that Is needed. ~