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The Winslow mail., 1897-09-25
WardiuO Him Off.

Toliver-Can you let me have $40 for
a week, old man?
Duero-What weak old man?-Har-
lem Life.
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-25
Naturally SURPRISED.

''Did you know. children, that Methu-
selah completed nine centuries?' ask
ed the Sunday school teacher.
Didn't know they had bikes in those
days" came from one of the bright
Ones.-YOnkers Statesman.
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-25
Making Him uaefuI

"Did you ever hear about that book
agents hard luck%
mo. What was it?"
"He struck a mesmerist. She hyp-
Noticed him into the back yard and
made him beat carpets for Ave Sours. "
Detroit Free Press,
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-25

Fifty years ago there were in India
only twenty-one ordained Christian
paStorS. There are now about 1000.
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-25

Piso's Cure for Consumption has been a
family medicine with us since 1866. r.
Madison, 2409 42d Ave-, Chicago Ills.
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-25

"Haye you thrown over the bicycle
for good, Miss Breezley?"
'No, it was the bicycle that did all
the throwing over"
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-25
Eorce of Freezing Water

The thickest artillery shells are burst
by the expansive force of freezing
water.
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-25

Browne-But he has lost one leg and both
arms How dill she ever come to fancy him?
Towne-He's remnant.
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-25
Hard to Find,

Ethel-You may ask papa, Mr.. Van
Ishe.
Van Ishe-My darling. I'll never be-
able to find him. He owes me $25.-
Washington Star.
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-25
She Doubted 1t,

81 have been told" said she, as they
sat In shady corner of the porch,
that you have rather grasping dis
position"
you don't believe it, do you?"
Dear me. no. l have never seen you
exhibit the least sign of catching on
Indianapolis Journal.
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-25
An Inpostor.

Tramp-Madam, will you Civ. hum
CRY tramp tuthin t eat? III saw yer
wood, NOW thcr lawn
Woman at the DoOr-Git outi Yew
amt no tramp.-New York World
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-25
"The Ruling Passion. !"

he was llar 10 the last, eaO the
editor.
He wasr'
"Yes. He swore he would die with
his boots on and they lynched him in
slippers. Constitution.
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-25
TEA GARDEN DRIPs.

Sweetest and richest favored table syrup ever
m ade. Try it.
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-25
TEA GARDEN DRIPs.
DEAFNESS CANNOT RE CIR

Try it, and you will find il better and sweeter
syrup than you ever tasted before.
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-25
He Wasn't Particular.

Awful Swell-NO, my good man. /
haw-nevah carry cappahs
Tramp-Don't apologize, me lord; sill
ver'l do just as we'll for me.-Cincin,
natl Enquirer.
Evening star., 1897-02-13

were now dashing, at the rate of a mile a
minute into the open door OF death.
The superintendent, who had looked into
the ghost-like face of the girl as she passed
him on the stair, thought he read there of
a wrong done and returned at once to the
dispatchers office, determined to have the
ma tier out with his rebeilious trainmaster
He had entered the Office unobserved by
the operator and stood directly behind him
and heard him ask Eastcreek where the
special was and heard the answer, Gone" !"
OF this he made nothing, until the dis
patcher threw out his arms and fell for
ward upon his desk; then the superintend-
ent knew that something had gone wrong.
A glance at the record of the dispatcher 8
work showed II all. 1t was 90. The great
clock told him that No. had already
passed Westcreek, the spec ial had passed
Eastcreek and now there was nothing to
do but wait for the collision. which, in the
narrow. crooked canyon. was sure to come.
Tenderly he lifted the limp dispatcher
from the table and laid him upon the floor.
He poured water in his hand and bathed
the faca of the unfortunate official, but 1t
failed to revive him. and then he called up
the hospital and ole of the surgeons came
with an ambulance and carried the sick
man away.
The superintendent. who was himself an
operator. called Eastcreek. AMI told him to
let nothing pass that point west-bound un-
til further notice from the dispatcher's Of
flee
He walked to the window and looked out
ever the coach yards, and saw the pale
girl pacing the platform. waiting for a
train to carry her back to her home. Her
heart was heavy with dread Of the COL
lision, and at thought of returning to her
widowed mother with the news of her fail
ure to secure work. The superintendent
tapped upon the window with switch key
and, when she looked up, beckoned her to
him.
Take that seat" said the superinten-
dent, pointing to an empty chair at the dis
patcher's desk She did as he had told her.
and waited tremblingiy for the wire to give
her something to do.
Mr.. Creamer, the first trick man, who
had been sent away, having heard Of the
sudden illness Of the trainmaster, now came
hurriedly into tine office. The superinten-
dent waved his hand In the direction of the
Evening star., 1897-02-13
Not on the Man.

From the Youths Companion.
In certain New England town there
once lived q wealthy but illiterate man,
who owned many sailing vessels and fol-
lowed their course over the seas by the aid
Of an enormous atlas. A neighbor who
stopped on one occasion to see him on
matter Of business was ushered into the IL
brary where he found the ship-owner,
with his spectacles astride his nose, por-
ing ever the atlas, which was spread open
on the table before him.
I'm glad you've come in.'' said he. rising
to grasp his guests hand cordially for
there's little point you may be able to
help NE about. I've just had letter from
one of my captains, and he tells me that
the vessel would go TO pieces.
Hes u well-educated man, and he uses
first-rate language" said the ship-owner.
from his letter that puzzles me. He says.
storm ragged about us. while nothing bat
the vivid lightning broke the pitchy gloom
But although death seemed likely to be our
portion, we were saved: driven before the
wfrd and put into great jeopardy, but still
here l am. pen in hand
Now, what / want to know is" said the
ship-owner, as he refolded the sheet from
which he had read the precious extract
and placed it carefully in his wallet. what
l want to know is, where is Great Jeop-
ardy? 1 know it's somewhere on the Med
iterraneen, but / can't seem to find it on
this pesky map anywhere"
Evening star., 1897-02-13
Hawaii's Commerce,

From the Honolulu Advertiser
1t has been the boast of the people of
Lahaina that In days gone by as many as
200 sails have been seen in the bay there at
one time. This was when whalers made
this their headquarters, and Lahaina was
the capital.
Honolulu residents remember when the
bay was dotted with merchant marine and
they remember, too, during the past few
years. when the harbor has been practically
without a sail.
During the past year the shipping in Hon
Oiuiu has increased to q wonderful degree,
and to the Old-timers along the water front
it is an indication of revival of the days
when Honolulu was considered boon to
shipping masters. During the past week
there have been three steamers flying the
Japanese flag, in port at one time a cir
cunlstance that has never occurred before
in the history of Honolulu. In connection
with this 1t may be noted that within two
days seven foreign steamers ART red in port.
No better evidence OF the commercial i'm
portance of Honolulu is needed than this.
There are in port at this time thirty ves-
sells discharging or waiting cargoes, the
majority being vessels plying between the
Pacific coast and Honolulu, most OF them
being vessels which have been running In
this trade at intervals. when the business
warranted 1t for years past.
Evening star., 1897-02-13

matter. As the Investigation proceeded the
superintendent became intensely interested
in the mystery. For q while he kept the
matter to himself, but these things will out,
and in less than months time the "mys-
terious message became the leading topic
in shops, cabs, way cars and boarding
houses. To say that the clocks were at
variance would not satisfy q railroad man,
for they had taken time at 8 a. m, only q
half hour before the message went out.
In time the story of the mysterious mes
sage" came to the ears OF the president at
Boston, and as his life had been saved bv
the sending Of this wire, which amounted
to almost miracle, he set himself at once
to the task Of solving the mystery. He be-
longed to a certain society whose members
delight to delve In things occult, and they
had occurred It fell out later that the
treasurer's clerk was, also a member Of the
Boston society to which the president be-
longed.
The days work In a dispatcher's office
Is divided into three tricks. The first trick
man works. from a. m. until D. m, the
second from that hour to the end OF the
day, and the third man works the death
trick'-in which early all the ugly wrecks
occur-frcm midnight till morning.
"You may CO. now said Mr.. Creamer to
the girl, when the second man came In and
took his trick at O'Clock.
'tShall I-come-back in the morning.!
asked the girl with some embarrassment.
Yes" was TIE answer after a moments 8
thought.
BY sort of unwritten rule the first trick
man had stepped to the post of train mas
ter when that Industrious but over-zealous
officer had fallen.
Whose initials shall put to this order?'
asked the girl sending her first message
on the morning of the second day.
your own" said Mr.. Creamer, and the
receiving operator at Livingston wondered
who the new dispa patcher could be. Every
night after midnight the operators along
the line would ground wire, cutting off the
officials, and discuss the new dispatcher.
Not a few of them felt that they were
entitled to promotion, and were in favor Of
sending a grievance committee in at once.
who is the new guy?' asked the operator
at Lookout one afternoon, when he sup
Evening star., 1897-02-13
| Use
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SAVED ny A WOMAN.
Detectives Story of His Experience
Among the MolIic MaSuirea

DetectaSes story Of His Experience
Among the Mollie Maguirer.
From the Detroit Free Press
You all remember the reign of terror for
which the 'Mollies' down in the mining re-
gions or Pennsylvania were responsibley'
Hused the detective who always smokes a
"eii-seasoned dudeen in preference to a
cigar Il was with the Pinkertons then
ana young hand at the business but they
tnousht well enough of me TO send me
among those bloodthirsty villains as as
s's'aht 10 sharp old veteran of the serv-
ice There was never a tougher organ
i-auon on earth than those same Mo.lies.
ana L was just foolish enough to rejoice
al having a chance among them.
MY part was to mingle with the men,
~ vi at the same bars. fight when the
roush code of the Mollies required a fight,
get the reputation of a bad one and work
my way into the society. 1 did II and be-
came full-fledsed member of the mercf-
less gang. At last was selected with two
S,ne5s Ss 70 XII a mine foreman who had re-
FUSED TO comply with demand made by
the society L got enough whisky into the
men TO put them TO sleep warned the fore
man. and then reported to the members OF
my branch that our proposed victim did
haunts
That night the wife of the hog cabin
motel and saloon keeper where / made
heaquarters gave me a whispered warning
IN return for those little courtesies which
woman appreciates, no matter what her
station in life I was suspected of treach-
cry and was to be put out of the way. A
L stole from the shanty that night man
sneaked behind me with a knife and that
woman laid him out with a bung-starter
Just as he was about to make the lunge.
We fled together. / never knew till we
got into court that she was hired on the
job just as L was. Then We went into
partnership"
Evening star., 1897-02-13
A BELLE At EIGHTY.
Had n Lovely Neck and Arms and
Wore DecOllete Gowns.


Wore Decollete Gowns.
From the New York Ledger.
Some years ago there was an old lady
in one of the southern capitals who not
Only wore decoliete ball dresses at eighty
but actually possessed the lovely neck
and arms which they require. She was
most innocently vain. and no wonder, for
she was immensely flattered. and her
townspeople valued her charms far above
those of her young and more beautiful
rivals. She had a curious way of prepar-
ing for a bali, which our modern fashion
able women with their multitudinous en-
gagements would find difficult to emulate.
The morning before she proposed appear
ing in full regalia she would take brisk
walk, and return in time for a midday
dinner. after which She remained quiet
with her work until about 3 or o'clock
when she would retire to her bed (pertak-
ing of some light refreshment at the tea
hour, until Ii was time TO dress for her
ball. Then she would get UP. take a bath
and make the most elaborate toilet. All
the household regarded these preparations
in the light of solemn rites. and would
never have dreamed of laughing at them
in any way. Her appearance was
triumph. never failing to excite the great
est admiration and adulation-
Evening star., 1897-02-13
Queer California Soil.
From the San Francisco Cali.

From the San Francisco Cali.
The oil resources of California are being
carefully investigated by the state mining
bureau. which looks for a great develop
ment some day Of the oil industry along
the slopes of the coast range from San
Francisco southwark almost TO the Mexi-
can border line. The recent extensive ex-
piorations made in the southern part Of the
state by w. L. Watts Of the mining bureau
formed the subject Of an interesting pop
ular lecture given last night before the
Academy OF Sciences.
The discourse was made additionally en-
tertaining by stereopticon display of
views of the oil wells. bituminous deposits
ard petroleum-bearing regions visited by
the lecturer.
One of the views showed an asphaltum
flow in which were sticks and stones and
bones of animals. Sometimes. the lecturer
explained. cattle lie down in the asphaftum
when 1t is warm; they never get I'D again.
At other times. on warm days, cows at
tempt to walk through the soft black stuff
but they stay In it until they are rescued
or until they die.
Evening star., 1897-02-13

ne could see the operator standing out in
front OF the little station with a pen he
hind his ear and Ink on his shirt sleeve
For another five seconds he called. and as
the minute wasted IL seemed TO him that
Els blood was boiling and his brain on fire
Then ne thought of calling Eastcreek to
hold the special The operator. who hap
peDed TO be at the key about to report. an
swered quickly, and the dispatcher asked
Where's the special2"
Gone" said the wire. and the trainings
ter pitched forward. fainting among the
inksjaads and Instruments
The operator at Westcreek stood in front
OF the little station. smiling at the road
master on No. 8. and the operator at East.
creek sat looking through the window al
the rear end Of the presidents private car
puckering up In the distance: and the three
drivers, ignorant OF the awful mistake
Evening star., 1897-02-13
That Explained 1t.

From the st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
One Of the dispensary decters-it would
not be fair to name him-teIls good story
on himself.
There was dispute as to the disease Of
which q certain gentleman died whom he
had attended. Several medical friends In
sisted that he had died Of drepsy. None OF
them knew that the young doctor had at
tended him, and when he remarked that he
knew what the man died OF. ana iaeistsd
that everybody else was wrong, one OF them
said:
'.f7ow do you know 20 well what he died
Of? II You know % well, perhaps yeu can
tell u"
sI know what he died of--.because I at
tended him." was the reply. and the craei
anSwer came In chorus: "That explains
why he died" -.
Evening star., 1897-02-13
OUR NATIONAL WEALTH.
The Narrow Margin Which Separates
the World From Starvation.


Edward Atkinson in the Engineering Magazine.
What We now call society in this coun-
try consists of about 13,OoO.oOo human
beings. Each one must be supplied every
day with two and one-hslf to five pounds
of feod material. with fuel wherewith to
cook it, and with a certain amount of tex
tile fabrics furs and with some boards
to put over his head.
The world as a whole is always within
about one year of starvation, within two
or three years Of becoming naked. and
within q very few years Of becoming house.
less. In this country nearly 2,GO0,OtU hu-
man beings are add I'd every year to our
population. That number would soon
crowd existing dwellings to death. unless
in each year about a half million OF men
were occupied in adding 10 the number of
dwellings already existing.
We call ourselves very rich. We gloat
over the billions of dollars worth of prop
erty disclosed by the figures of the GEN.
sus. In 1850 the computation reached the
huge sum Of over Sis, i5,@Do.1n,Vb0. Only
think Of It! How rich we are, But wlle
does It all come to? About one-,hird of
this valuation is The estimated value OF
the land on which capital has been placed.
Land IS our enlowmeat. no. CUR creation.
1t we. deduct a reasonable sum for land
valuation. wha. is left is the capital of
the COMMUNICATIONS. S4a 800 taMltsU This
is an estimate in dollars of what we have
saved end put to purposes of enjoyment or
future use IN more than a century of ex-
istence as nation. Again. this is stu
pendous sum. What does Ii amount to-?
If the value in money of all that we con-
sumed-foed, fuel, shelter and clothing
in the census year, figured at retail prices
was equal to 50 cents a day per person. then
the product of the census year re acned a
valuation in terms of money, in round fig
ures. of 11.J0O.Oo0,voO
In other words, In a little over a CEN
tury Of existence as a nation, and in less
than century of union under a constftu-
tion. we have succeeded in saving pro-
ducts OF human labor in the form of pub
lie buildings, warehouses, workshops, fac
tories, railways, vessels. dwellings. TOOLS
mac hirery and goods and wares on the
way from the producer TO the actual con-
sumner to the amount Of little over 500
worth per head. We consume every wear
nearly third as much as this measure Of
all our savings
Evening star., 1897-02-13
The Star Boardcr.

From the Cleveland Leader.
The Sedate Man-"Fm afraid you are
about 10 be dethroned."
The Star Boarder-.Why?
The Sedate Man-"Bingie had poacEed
eggs Oh toast this morning and 1 noticed
that you had TO eat hash with the rest OF
u.s."
The Star Boarder-''Hush, Don't give IL
away. Bingle has just paid up, after being
behind for two months. IL you want to
fare well stop paying in advance for hile
ard when you settle they'll treat you like
a king"
Evening star., 1897-02-13
Easily 0aaged.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.

From the CincinnAu Enqutrcr.
Johnny" said the farmer. go down in
the cellar and draw a pitcher of that sweet
cider. Take a candle with you"
Don't need no candle" said Johnny.
"Ah. my little man. said the minister.
who was staying over night. you must
have quite an accurate Judgment to have
filled the pitcher in the dark without run
ming ii over"
"Aw," said Johnny, 1T amt no trick al
all. When it got up to the first joint o.
my thumb L stopped"
Evening star., 1897-02-13
Nipped I'm the Bud.

From the Indianapolis Journal
Ibid you ever have a dream make You
tired." began the "gabby boarder," as the
other bcarders called him
II Rave when other persons told them. -
said the severe boarder, and naught wis
heard but the gritting of the juvenile boarf-
er's spoon in the sand at the bottom of his
saucer of stewed currants.
Evening star., 1897-02-13

lIl.
the summer went out of the skies, the FROST
came and killed the flowers, but the sum
mer stayed in their hearts and kept them
glad. ~
| deep drifts upon, the pilots of locomotives
that came down from the hills and hid
the tops of inaD2ing freight trains Miss
Morgan stood g9Fhe window. overlooking
gfne stood in froM Of the station, toil-worn
| and weary. leAkSg like sieve, and the
water, drippinS hrcagh ,s,a; her firebox, had
CRATES. Her drSeF. looking as rusty as his
| engine, was cornAig up the stair to tell the
dispatcher thatbesswas not yet In, and would
not be for ten minutes, and the dispatcher
erased the arrival and put him In ten min
i utes later, SO that the engineer might not
/ get ten days Nr fast running He was a
hero. this man. Regrimed as he was with
and he the engineer. who had outrun the
Atlantic express 4 year ago and saved that
! train as wen as the presidents special.
! The trainmaster Came in with sad face
i and q heavy f1eazt. He remembered that n
/ was just year ago today that he had
i turned a pale-faced young woman away-
not because there was no room for her.
but Che blushed 70 admit ~ because she
i was doing mans work. More, she could
enslave him with a glance or bind him with
q single strand Of her siIken hair. He knew
this, and knew that she knew It, and re-
solved not to let another day dawn before
he had told her everything
Miss Morgan was sad, too. for she had
lost = secret-not Of love. for that was no
super.aienas the trns stery sn q the g mrss sne
teriouB message
/ The superintendent was happy. He had
promised to have an answer FOR the presi-
/ dent by the end Of the year, and this was
the last week but enc. Miss Morssn.s
STORY was all the more timely because 4l,s
presideas would arrive On the morrow. a4fl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-06
A British View of Washington.

Praise for things American from
British critic is praise indeed. OF that ma
ture is the estimate of the national capital
from a writer in the London Mail, which
is printed elsewhere in today's issue of
The Star. This Briton. who declares that
he loves London dearly and gives evidence
of a wide familiarity with the great cities
of the world. calls Washington an ideal
capital. possessing order and unity of plan
and giving the impression of stately COM
pleteness. He praises the plan of the city,
both in its original conception and in its
development. and notes that it is this plan
that gives to Washington its distinctive
quality as a capital city, which is lacking
In the case of London. 1t is pleasant to
encounter such appreciation on the part
of competent critic. Washingtonians
have long held their own opinions, some
based on domestic observation alone and
others justified by broad views in other
lands. and the prevailing local estimate of
the capital city is one of loyal satisfaction.
Yet the contribution of this Englshman
can but strengthen the faith of the Amer
leans IN their seat Of government as
wonderfully attractive city of the present
and as potentially the most beautiful CAPT.
tai in the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-06

One of the surprises of this most surpris-
ing campaign that has just closed is the
tremendous vote cast in Pennsylvania for
DIR. Swallow. the prohibition candidate for
the office of state treasurer. DIR. Swallow
Is personally very popular, but his indi-
viduality- was not a material factor in
swelling his vote to the unprecedented pro-
portions that it assumed. Usually the pro-
hibition candidate Is barely 'in the run
ming trailing along In the distant rear
with just enough votes to secure a place on
the official ballot at the next election under
the legal requirements. This year In Penn
sylvania, however, though not becoming q
formidable factor in the race, the prohibi-
ZIONIST gained upwards Of a hundred thou
sand votes over the total of votes cast the
year previous for the party's candidate for
President and the politicians Of the key
stone state are guessing as to the cause Of
this remarkable increase. The cause is not
far to seek. The large Increase of the in
dependent vote Is to be taken as a distinct
warning to the regular parties Of the state
that there is great and growing body of
voters who while not hoping to elect a
prohibitionist to a state office yet seek to
express their dissatisfaction with the man
agement OF state affairs by the republicans
The issue on which the people divided