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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-25
RECOVERED---STOLEN

ports presented at ponce headquarters
eleven bicycles have been stolen, three
lamps and two saddles. In the same time
twenty-five bicycles and cycle sundries
have been recovered. The owners of ten OF
the recovered articles have been found
As mary mere are held at the detective
| headquarters awaiting Identification, while
two more are cases that have been sent 10
the grand jury, the thieves being appre-
hended and the articles to be used as tes-
| timony. The bicycles recovered are as fol-
lows:
One Wilhelm bicycle, returned to owner,
p. ]. Mitchell.
One National bicycle, returned to owner,
w. Frayser.
One Warwick bicycle returned to owner,
F. G. Berger
One Overland bicycle, held awaiting iden-
LITIGATION.
One Crescent bicycle, returned to owner,
Marie Hogan. o
One Wilhelm bicycle, returned to owner.
Harry Higham jr.
One Ideal bicycle returned to owner Ed
ward SouthalL
One Warner bicycle, held for the grand
jury.
One Tappan Special bicycle, held for the
One Adlake bicycle, returned to owner. C.
l.. Cornelius. ..-.
One Rambler bicycle, held awaiting iden-
LITIGATION.
One bicycle, name not known held await
Ing identification.
One bicycle frame, returned to owner, F.
II. Barnhart.
Two bicycle frames, held awaiting identi-
fication.
One Searchlight lamp, returned to owner.
William Snyder.
Three bicycle lamps. held for owners.
One wrench and tool bag, held for owner.
lnnlf hot u
bell. held awaiting owner.
one lamp, held awaiting Identification
One chain, held awaiting appearance of
owner.
The eleven bicycles stolen were as fol-
lows: ~.
A. A Waller, 400 B street northeast. ze-
MN Special bicycle, stolen from front yard.
r. o. Alvord, 2113 r street, boys Crescent
bicycle, stolen from in front of house
M. Grim, Is Sd street northeast, Halliday
bicycle. stolen from premises.
A. F. Dinsmore, 407 c street southeast,
Lowell Diamond bicycle, stolen from in
front of house. "
G; W. Scott. 1903 R street, Columbia BIZ
cycle, stolen from In front of 1899 N street.
S. Richardson. 1901 14th street. rented a
Lakopa bicycle to white man, who failed
TO return.
cycle. -'-01 1ei VI
Percy H. Wilson, 1915 14th street. Ores.
cent bicycle, stolen from in front of I'LL
14th street.
Horace b. Fryer. $50 I'd street southeast.
Liberty wheel, stolen from in front of
house.
Edward Keys. 1017 I street, Hawthorne
bicycle, rented to a colored man, who fail
ed to return it.
G., M. Day. S07 3D. street southeast,
Eclipse bicycle. stolen from in front of 2O2
East Capitol street.
The lamps and saddles stolen with the
names OF the victims, are as follows:
K. Jones, 1926 18th street, King of the
Road lamp. stolen from wheel In front of
Columbia Theater.
j. r. Morgan, 18th and G streets, one
Brown saddle, stolen from wheel at above
address.
c. s. Fletcher, 172 street, Pathlight
lamp, stolen from wheel.
1. w. Roach, 800 Maryland avenue south.
west. Brown saddle, stolen from wheel
near 10th and B streets
T. F. Young, room 10, Corcoran building.
King of the Road lamp stolen from wheel
while In building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-25
The Largest Canal i'm the World.
From Tit-f,its

The Chenab irrigation canal in the north
west provinces, India, is 200 feet broad. Ii
is doubtless the largest canal in the world
Its main channel is 40 miles long while the
principal branches have an aggregate
length of 1000 miles, and the village
branches will extend, when completed, for
an additional 1000 miles Apart from irri-
CATION, the longest canal in the world is
that which extends from the frontier CT
China to ST. Petersburg, and is 4 Az miles
IN length. Another Russian canal from
Astrachan to St Petersburg. is ,i34 miles
long; both the last-named canals were be-
gun by Peter the Great. The Bengal canal
connecting with the River Ganges, COM
pleted in 1884, is 800 miles in length, and
cost t2UO,oo0 sterling. o" f220o per mile
The total length of canals i'm India for ir-
rlgatihg S.UD,oO0 acres is calculated at IA
UW miles. The Canal du Midi, connecting
the Atlantic with the Mediterranean. is las
miles long. The Caledonan canal In Scot
land has a length of 90 miles. The Suez
canal Is ~ miles long, and the Erie $50: the
Ohio canal, 3D.; the Miami and Erie 314
the Manchester ship canal 3JIa miles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-25

q custom
ooes not exist in this country.
Aoie Fuller Is now an enthusiastic Wheel
woman. Ihls announcement appears to be
kaken as great news item on the other
side OF the water. If Loie becomes as ex-
Fert IN blcycle riding as she is in the mys-
ter1es OF the graceful evolutions in the SER
pent1ne dance, 1t could, indeed, be regarded
as good news item
The novel writer's of the day, in order
TO meet the popular demand, are introduce
ing the bicycle into their stories. Indeed,
the bicycle seems to be forming the con-
splcuous feature in two or three novels
now under way. The latest announcement
is tnat Miss HarknCsS, whose literary name
is John Law" is now engaged upon a
novel dealing with cycling in Australia
Her claim for writing such is based on her
enthusiasm for the wheel, and ner COM
prehensive knowledge of matters pertaining
to cycling.
Women who use chamois leather for
cleaning and polishing their machines may
be glad to know how to wash the leather
when dirty. If 1T is washed with soap and
water and rinsed and dried, it will become
stiff and hard and almost useless But if
1t Is washed with soap and water, and the
soap is not rinsed out. it will dry as soft
and serviceable as when new.
The use of toe-clips, even by lady riders,
is steadily increasing. They make pedaling
easier and the foot pressure more uniform
and more constant; they keep the foot in
place, prevent the slipping of the pedals
at critical times and save the rider many
Riding with toe-clips is vastly easier than
Without and no rider who ever used toe
clips continuously for a week was after
ward content to ride without them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-25
. Triumphed Over the Electric Light

From the Wilmington Morning News.
At the Sussex county Teachers Institute
held in Milford. Del, last week a lady
teacher boarding at the Windsor Hotel tried
10 blow out the electric light. Being un-
able to blow II out. she wrapped a skirt
around It, but the skirt would not stay, so
she tried TO fan II out, and in her exertion
struck it. and 1t broke. She succeeded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-25
.Aapirati0ua.

From the Chicago Record.
$50 you are going away. Mrs. Rusher?"
Eyes; we are going to move to Ken
lucky for few weeks until my husband
gets to be called colonel and then we
shall go to Washington to live
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-25

New Yorker who lately
St. Louis drug
10 these he of the druggist
I'VE sell
this New Mexican - ~ ~
As by
bed regular In
few days however of the
alkai
complained
How of
escape But friend
Iabu all
meals are irregular and the water S bitter
aA Inofr de
he % M he ~ on ioen
b ave
Evening star., 1897-02-27

In battles by sea or land, the men of
strongest bodies and clearest brains are
the ones who win. In the battles of busi-
ness life the conflict is none the less
6erce and deadly, and the strong are
victors.
In the pursuit Of wealth many a man
loses health-loses the power to enjoy
wealth. It is not necessary. Few men
ever die of hard work. A man NAV work
IS hard as he pleases if only he sleeps
well, eats we'll, digests we'll. Good diges-
ton is the key to the whole problem.
Good digestion brings sound, restful
sleep, keeps the appetite good and the
blood pure.
Good digestion is secured always and
surely by the judicious use of DIR. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery. 1t is a per-
feet remedy for all digestive troubles, and
beyond that is the greatest blood purifier
and nerve strengthener ever sold. For
over thirty years it has gone on its merci-
full healing mission bringing back life,
and hope, and happiness, after all else
had failed. Thousands have testified to
its marvellous efficacy. Druggists sell II.
Do not be deceived into taking q sub
stitute, said to be Just as good"
Foul breath, dull eyes listlessness saiiowncss
and pimples. nice combination to avoid or
get nd Of Ali are due to constipation and con-
etipatfon is promptly cured by DR.. Pierces Pleas
put permanent cure. Many socalicd constipa-
uon remedies must be continued forever once
they are started. The Pellets" cure perma-
sentiy. They never eripe. Druggists sell them.
Evening star., 1897-02-27

burn. Mrs. Wamplers grew red too, out
of sympathy. You must have struck a
tough turkey. mother" said he.
It's a young turkey" protested Mrs.
Wampler, land 1t seemed very tender when
/ was dressing it."
Then you didn't cook 1t enough" urged
Wampler.
Il had it in the oven four hours" said
Mrs. Wampler.
The other ladies averred that. il your
oven was right, four hours was long
enough
By pushing and saving like an amateur
with dull blade. Wampler finally cut
through, and sought to retrieve himself by
a special dexterity on the other side. But
again the knife, after entering keenly,
came TO a sudden halt, and had to be iriv-
en- on by main force. Wampfer finally
wrenched off the breast bone and resume d
his chair in sweat and a pant
There was perhaps more than the usual
movement of relaxing interest around the
table as he finished, but there was less
than the usual outburst of talk. The serv-
Ing of the plates began in comparative si-
lence. In the course of this office Wampler
thrust large spoon deep into the mound
OF stuff1ng. There came metallic click
which every body distinctly heard and
again fixed eyes on the host. Then, on
bringing up the spoon, he turned up with
1t the handle of another, smaller one,
which everybody saw. Sirce there could be
no concealment, Wampler sought escape
from the misadventure by jocularity, and
saying. We'll, well. mother, you mus: have
run short of bread crumbs for your stuff
Evening star., 1897-02-27
70 do his utmost to keep the congregation

to do his utmost to keep the congregation
in harmony.
But unfortunately the congregation had
not come under the spell Of the pastor 8
moving judgment and prayer. and divisions
Of such magnitude ensued that the laymen
of the session forgot their good resolutions
and sthe session itself became a seat Of
| war. Mr.. Holt had served in his present
pastorate ten years. Ten years service in
no Office lessons the number OF q mans
critics, unless he be a man Of supreme tai
ent; and that Mr.. Holt was not. From his
installation there had been in the congre-
cation a dissatisfied minority, and it had
grown with the passage of time more nu-
merous and more outspoken. 1t now found
| in his vote against having the Wamplers
before the session what, unconciously, it
had long been waiting fora point of union
and onset. The pastors friends, however
were in the main stanch, and open oppo-
sition only intensified their ardor. The ses-
sion divided again about evenly; but the
opponents of the pastor were the cunninger
faction. and finally persuaded two of his
| supporters to disregard personal prefer
ence and join them in voting a request to
Mr.. Holt for his resignation.
With his session thus become practically
unanimous against him, and a good third
Of the congregation fiercely urging the ses-
sion on, the poor minister would gladly
have yielded up his charge and fed away.
But this. 1t seemed to him. would be moral
weakness, a clear violation of his duty to
the larger fraction who devoutly besought
him to stay. So he refused to comply with
the sessions request. Appeals followed to
Evening star., 1897-02-27

INJURED a perfunctory that was too bad, I"
and Dr. DHdley asked in his blunt way
Nv hat is a holly-sprig spoon?" But he
gave no outward sign of listening 10 Mrs
Gears explanation that holly sprig vas the
design. and that the loss was especially
grieyous because il occasioned the first
bre4k IN set given her at her marriage
by her mother. who had brought ii at an
early day out from New Jersey, sewn up
for safety IL her petticoat, gift to her
al her marriage from her own mother, Mrs.
Gears grandmother. and to the latter
previously al her marriage from her moth
er. Mrs. Gears greatgranimoshor for
wfom 1t had been expressly made by Lon
oCn silyersmith; the only set OF its design
ever seen or heard Of At the words
grandmother and "greatgrandmother" the
doctors head nodded slightly. but his eve.
Ike all other eyes at the table, even Mrs
Gears. was on Wamplers knife
Wampler shaved away the last bit of
breast. and raised his instrument for the
master stroke through the flank The
guests dipped forward little farther The
knife descended. pierced-thsn stopped alb
Suptly. Wampler's face grew red Ike Q
Evening star., 1897-02-27
He StrOve to Please.

From Harpers Bazaar.
There is a hotel in one of the large cities
of Pennsylvania where the host personally
looks after the comfort of his guests. We
will cali him Johnson, principally because
his name does not sound anything at all
like that. Johnson is an excellent hotel
keeper and is always anxious TO learn
what he does not know about taking care
of the travelling public. There isn't really
much for him to learn in that line but
nevertheless he is always in a learning
mood.
Some days ago a man from New York
registered and was assigned to room.
Toward dinner time the new arrival walk
ed into the office ana said TO the pro-
prietor:
MIR. Johrson. you must give me another
room Immediately"
Doesn't that one suit you. Mr. Riggs
mo; IL is too the kitchen. The
odors Of the cooking permeate the atmos-
phere."
Very well. sir" replied johnson. "I'u
let you have = different ROOM"
The change was made. and the guest
was no doubt satisfied. for he made no
further complaint. The hotel proprietor
was not satisfied. however. He Thought
he had a chance to learn something. Meet
ing the man from New York in the office
next day, he asked:
"Mr. Riggs, does your new room suit
you?"
Very well. thank you, Mr. johnson"
replied the guest.
IF you don't mind" Mr.. johnson went
on, I'D like to ask you one more question
about the room you objected TO yester-
day
"The only trouble was that it was too
near the Kitchen
"Ye1 1 know that: but what was 1t ya,i
said them odors done?'
Evening star., 1897-02-27
Beyond Reach.

i am the thing that man sees,
Though man from old has sought
All unaware of trap suare-
Yet am L never caught.
And man may seek till doomsday comei
All other suits forsake.
Yet still fly aud still defy.
For me they may not take.
Above the highest mountain tops,
Beneath the deepest seas.
j still abide and there l bide
From each and all Of these.
They know not even how j look,
Nor wha, my form may he.
Nor do they know III veal or Woe
Or virtue is in me.
The name I own they cannot call,
And, when their steps are bent
To seek me out, they yainly shout,
''Oh, come TO us. Content,
From the Chicago yr1rnaf
Evening star., 1897-02-27

4o1 green things grow
ing, and it will take
another century of
scientific teaching to
convince mankind
that the lavish beau
ty of the floral king
dom exists for utili-
t a r i a n purposes
Only. :
And when spring
stirs In the blood the
N,,l~~
Evening star., 1897-02-27
Natural Result.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Maria, / thought you said the new girl
was sweet-tempered. She's looking pretty
sour just now"
mo wonder, John; she has been working
by that hot kitchen stove"
And 1T wasn't until the next day that it
occurred to Mr.. Billus that the girl must
have fermented.
Evening star., 1897-02-27
Weak on Geography.

From the Pttsburg Bulletin.
Little things illustrate certain English
mems knowledge of American geography
very picturesquely. An Englishman who
had taken the Pacific express at Philadel-
phia called out on going to bed before the
train started:
"Portah. Portah"'
The porter came. What is H. sir: ne
said
please wake me up when we get to SAN
Francisco, you KNOW" said the Englisbs
ma
Evening star., 1897-02-27
NERVOUS DYSPEPSIA.
A Cure for 1t.
NOT PATENT CURE ALI. NOR A MODERN
MIRACLE But SIMPLY A RATIONAL CrRB
FOR DySprJ,SrA

FOR DYSPE1SIA
In these days Of humhuggsry and deccp, ION tho
manufacturers Of patent medicines, n rule seem
10 think their medicines VIII not sell unless they
And they never think OF leaving out d, spefsi and
stomach troIbles. They are sure to claim that
Their nostrum Is absolutely certain 20 cure every
dyspeptic and ne need look further
In the lace OF these absurd claims II refreshing
TO note that the proprietors Of Stuarts by spepsa
Tablets have carefully refrained from making any
undue claims or false representations regarding the
merits Of this most excellent remcd, for dyspsf~a
for II, and that Is that for Indigestion various
stomach troubles Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Is n
radical cure. They go farther than this. and
any man or woman suffering from indigestion,
remedy trial Will lind that nothing ts claimed for
it that the facts will fully sustain
II Is modern discovery, composed of harmles -
vegetable ingredients acceptable to the weakest
most delicate stomach Its great success In curing
stomach troubles is due TO the fact that the
medical properties such that IL Will digest
whatever wholesome food is taken into the stomach.
no matter whether the stomach Is In good working
order not. II rests the ovcrworkcd organ ani
rerl ,nishes the body, the bood. the nerves. Great
ing a healthy appetite, gives refreshing sleep and
gestion and proper assimilation OF food
III using Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets no dieting is
required. Simply eat plenty OF wholesome food
AID take these Tablets at each meal thus assisting
proper digestive power, when the Tablets will he
no longer required.
Nervous Dyspepsia is simply a condition in which
some portion or portions of the nervous system
the nervous system and every organ ia the body.
Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets sold by all drug
gists at so cents per package
They are manufactured hy the Stuart Chemical
10. OF Marshall. Mich.
Any druggist will tell you IL gives universal sat-
isfaction. feasS:7
Evening star., 1897-02-27
What to Plant and When and How
to Do IT,
SUCCESS REQUIRES llll HFoREqHQ)ulGH+Gl' !
The Summer House; a Means Of
Privacy in a Town Lot.
LOR IN D EsIG N
Written E1, ,lusively for The Evening Star.

VER ON e LOV Els
ii flowers and the sight
IL fof green things grow
Evening star., 1897-02-27
Dangerous.

MY physician tells me must stop smok-
ing 20 many cigars"
"Afraid you win get the cabbage hearty'
, 1897-10-23

Some Of tie village houses in Switser-
land have quaint sundials upon the front.
and, where they nre very fine, there 10 not
infrequently an inscription telling when
the house WIS built and when restored,
and perhaps n pious sentence In old Ger
man text. The roads through this valley
constantly excited orr admiration. They
seem built for all time, and are - we'll
kept ~ q lady q pnrlor floor. These beau
tiful highways over the widest passes
show how cffcctuuiiy a pnternal power
watches over tile safety md comfort Of the
traveller. Some Of the prrttiest villas upon
Shes. hillsidca nre the auinine houses ri
wealthy Swiss couks, restaurant kaspsrs.
confectioners and hotel proprletors to DO
found In nll the large Of Europe.
and who return to their native valleys for
rest and ~recrpntion Though they may not
b socially distinguished In the pincrs
where they have acquired their wealth.
they have "A good = poaieion o. need be dc.
sised In their early homes The caatic Of
ths old family has often oru,nbIed % ths
bill, but the new families In the valley
eurvtve and flourish here ~ easswhese.-
Chsiasian Register
, 1897-10-23
A HOSPITAL


Little '1;OlLtc's" Only Penny and tho
Fiinty Hearted vender.
"Goldi"" Is the name given by the hos
pital nurses 10 IL fragile child woman who
hns been an invalid Tor Ms long MS she can
remember Her mnlady is incurablc, and
for a dozen years or more "Go'die' has
been Obliged to remnin in q rec'im bent po-
sition. For awhile she was In Bellevue
hospital, but now she Is In n cool md com.
Portable ward Of a great west side hospital,
where she receives more tender euro than
ID usual in Il public institution. Although
fully conscious that her life Ia fnst ebbino
away. "Goldie'' retains n checrfuInsss Of
spirit that is infectious, and to the trained
nurses her little cot Is as a patch Of sun
shine in the ward.
So gentle and accomplishing is"Goldie''
that ono Of her friends was moved to ask
her one day II she had ever had I'M intense
longing for any particular thing That 1t
was possible for her to have.
"Oh, yes quickly replied "Goldic,"
~ once did have such II desire for grapes
that 1t seemed ms though l could not live
without them. 1t wns when l was in
Bellevue, and I had no money and there
wal nobody TO give me any. Yes, there
was one friend, the little hoy whO carried
water. He gave me IL penny. l kept
that penny under my pillow for II long
time. | did not want to part with it, TO-
it seemed to say to me, 'Goldie, l love
yon.' But one day n mar can.e into our
ward with n basket Of grapes. He used to
be allowed to ONT in once in awhile ard
sell things to the patients | think his
name was john. As soon as ! saw tho-"
grapes | felt that l must hive SOM II
was II very hot day and my mouth and
throat were so dry.
when John came near ny cot,
reached ont my iand impulsivcly, hut
drew it right back, because | Ind no
money Then ! thought Of my poor dear
little penny took 1t out Of the raTcr IN
which ! hnd wrapped it and offered It to
John for IL few grapes. Five cents II
bunch, he said. But l have only II rcn
n.y. | replied 'Plense give me II few for
u penny. He shook his head md said
that he could not break n bunch Then
wanted them more than ever. and ! ruulG
not let him q away oh. sir, please :i',
me u few grapes said. but he turned
away from me.
Don't go, please, don't 60. l urged
Won't you give mo just two grapes for
my penny, He laughed at me-, and wen
away Oh, | dor t think | ever wanted
anything so imdfy in all MY life erica
90 hnrd that the nurse told me that | was
selfish to disturb the other Patients Then
l guess hat God too pity ON me and pu,
mo to sleep. New York Times
, 1897-10-23
His GRAVE
dc Was an Accident Insurance Agent and
Missed AN Opportunity.

MisSeu AN opportunity.
The scorcher went around the corner al
4 rate of speed that was terrible. His head
hung over tho handle bars, md his gaze
rested upon the wbiZzin. tire of his front
wheel.
So, NJ course, he did not SEE the man
upon the crossing. The latter was think
ing OF something that had no connection
with i,s Immediate surroundings. and the
warning Of Esorlc who saw what was GO
ing to happen cnme too late.
There We're u crush. a squawk, q streak
Of blue and then II thud.
Tho scorchcr lay IN the middle of tho
street, IL qui>,ring heap. His bicycle WAS
wrecked beyond redemption, and it was
found after II hnsty examination That the
pedestrian had n broken leg and u badly
bruised arm.
willing hands gathered up what WAS
left of the scnrrher and put the pieces into
u dry goods lnx. The remains of the BIZ
cycle were pied in u little heap against
the curIstoic and the injured man WINS
hurritdly Tlaccd In mr. ambulance
On the wny to the hospital he moaned
continuously, and ever and anon chidcd
himself for whnt he called his "fatul mis-.
take"
. At last one of the attendants said:
"Why do you blame YOURSELF 1t was
not ynur tnuit. You ought to be glad that
you escaped MS you did, more especially
since the scorcber is deud."
Eyes" the injured man replied, There
Ia much satisfaction in knowing that l
have becn The cnuse Of the removal Of one
fool frcm the world, but l am disgrnced
and undonc My employers will never have
anything to do with mo again. And yet l
was one Of the most successful men In tho
business"
WAY he was asked, ''nnd how AVE
you cen disrrrcct9 You couldn't help it
All hs Utterly replied. II am an &c
cident insurance agent, and ! didn't let
my policy expire yesterday Think of the
object lesson | might hive furnished If l
had only known what was going to nap
pen II never no nble to live this down
If | am spared IL thousand years"
And ilty said nu more. fer they knew
thut he was lryOrd the rench of common
sympathy .-tlet,lard Lender.