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Evening star., 1897-04-03
THE WILD HORSE,
only Genuine Specimens Now Are
Roaming Through Western China.

From the Pittsburg Dispatch
The horse has become so thoroughly
domesticated in all parts OF the world
that really wild representatives of the sne
cies are extremely rare. There st,ll exist
In parts Of Hungary partially wild horses.
but these when captured young NAV be
broken in ana put to harness with as much
readiress as horses reared on a farmstead
1t is. however far differ snt with the Wild
horses of the Tartars which are untame-
able, and will not live i'll captivity
During his journey through western
China. g. E. Grum Grizrnailo met with a
wild horse In the Dzungarian desert, and,
after much trouble. succeeded in securing
two specimens, though neither of them
were taken alive. The herds are extremely
cautious, and il was only by the utmost
patience and cunning that the explorers
were able to conceal themselves near
enough TO a small salt lake where the
norSeS came to drink to shoot a couple OF
them The wild horse has something in
common with the Altai Caucasian ana
Finnish ponies. 1t Is of short stature-1 -
meter high-has a broad chest and back.
short massive neck. and fine legs, al
elegant as those OF a race horse ending
with broad hoofs.
The head is rather heavy in comparison
to the body. but the wide forehead is hand
some, the line from the forehead TO the
nose straight, and the upper lip covers the
lower one. The upper part OF the tail has
the color OF the body. but black at the
point, and, like that of the wild ass is
not entirely covered with hair. The name
begins In front Of the ears, the longest
hairs being In its middle part IL is black
in color, and hangs over to the left In
the scantiness of hair about the body the
wild horse rather resembles the Tekke
Turcomane horse, but the killed specimens
had a strange looking pair OF whiskers,
about four centimeters long, running from
the ears to the cl:in. Its color is sandy
In summer and light brown in winter with
nearly white parts on the abdomen The
forehead and checks are rather darker than
the rest of the body. while the end OF
the snout is whitish. The legs are black
the spinal mark hardly exists, and entirely
disappears in winter.
In its manners and mode of life the wild
horse differs from the wild asses-the
Ojighetais and the Kulans. They stay in
preference In the desert, while the asses
prefer the mountains. The wild horses
march In Indian file when they scent dam
ger. and leave in the desert their track in
the shape Of well defined paths as they
march from their abodes amidst the desert
hillocks to their drinking places. They
neigh exactly like, and have the charac-
terisuc grcwling of our horses The Mon
gols sometimes succeed In catching young
foals alive, but far they have never
been able to tame them. nor do the foals
live for any length of time when kept in
captivity. They are very feet OF foot and
a herd when startled rushes away with
the velocity of race horses.
Evening star., 1897-04-03
HE HAS MOVED.
Acquiring Information Concerning
Methods of Collecting a Bill.

Acquiring Information Concerning
Methods of Collecting a Bill.
From the New York Sun.
when we moved into the country" said
Mr.. Changeofair, Il almost wondered at
the absolute confidence Of the bos, of the
moving party. 1t was a long haul, two or
three vans. and the bill matter of $40 or
so, but they moved everything ou. of the
vans into the house, clean, before the boss
driver presented the bill. 1 wondered what
they would do If somebody should say then
that he would call at the Office and settle,
or something of that sort. But then 1
knew was going to pay that it had been
perfectly safe to get the stuff in and col
lect the bill afterward Of me- and I made
up my mind that they were keen men, who
knew people when they met them, Whom
they could trust, and whom not.
We'll. after some years we moved back
Same concern moved us in, but they didn't
know us at the office any more than II they
had never heard of us. Arrived in the city
the men with the var Sit was a different
crew from that that took US out-began
Juggling in the things just as the men who
moved us out had done in the country No
body said anything about pay, and I won
dered again what would happen If they got
the stuff all In and then the owner didn't
pay. But they Kept on hustling the things
in just as II they felt perfectly easy and se-
cure about that.
after while the stuff was pretty much
all in: practically all but the piano, and I
wondered why they hadn't brought that in
before, because 1 had seen 1t loaded and I
knew 1t was one OF the last things loaded
on at the very rear end Of one Of the vans.
So went out to see, and there was the
piano, right where had seen 1t when 1t
was put aboard. at the extreme rear of the
van. while all the stuff in front had been
taken out. carried around the end of the
plano and into the house; in front of it the
van was empty.
Passing through the hall I met the head
driver. the boss of the party, and he, just
casually meeting me in that way in the
hall. handed over the bill for the moving.
and paid 1t on the spot. Then, everything
else having been moved in. the whole gang
Tailed onto the piano and walked it right
into the house.
"Of course. 1t may have only just hap
pened that the piano wasn't moved in until
had paid the bill: but this didn't give me
quite such a fiattering opinion of myself
as the other way had. but 1t more than
confirmed my original opinion of the
sbrewdness and ability Of the van folks.
They made few mistakes and took even
fewer risks"
Evening star., 1897-04-03
FAMOUS GRETNA GREEN,
The Goal of ElOpin8 English Couples
In the Last Century.

The Goal of ElOpinS English Couples
In the Last Century.
From Leslie's Weekly.
The London papers announce the death,
at the age Of ninety eight. Of William Lang
of Springfield. Scotland.
Perhaps neither the name nor the To-
cality excites any responsive thrill in your
memory. But when you are reminded that
Springfield is virtually Gretna Green, and
that William Lang was the son of Sirnon,
the son of David. the grandson by mar
riage of Joseph Paisley, all famous black
smiths" of Gretna Green. you Will realize
that Scotland has lost the last connecting
link with that romantic era in her matri-
monial history (between 1854 and 1866
when the very name of Gretna Green con-
jured up images of fond lovers and of stern
fathers. Of hurried flight and of hot pur-
slit, of marriages celebrated in the very
teeth OF furious parental arrivals.
The era began in 1754. because it was
then that the English law put its foot
down on all unions not celebrated by min
listers of the Church of England Prior to
that time there was no need for an elop-
ing couple to resort to Scotland. The So
called chaplains of the Fleet in London
were doing a roaring business in non-ca-
norical marriages. But the English mar
riege act of 1854 abolished these semi
clerical frauds. Nevertheless. England sim
recognized as legal a marriage celebrated
In Scotland according to the Scotch law.
And the Scotch law only required that
couple should stand up in the presence of
two witnesses and declare themselves man
and wife. So there was whirling of
coaches and i clattering Of horses across
the border, and eloping couples who could
not AFFORD the delay OF banns and regis
tration were hastily Joined together at
the little village Of Springfield. which stood
on the great highway just across the river
Sark. the boundary line between England
and Scotland. In 1856 business at Gretna
was dealt q great blow by the passage OF
Lord Brougham's act, which provided that
Evening star., 1897-04-03

will be organized An orchestra of 100
pieces from the different Sunday schools
of the city will greatly add to the musi-
cal part Of the program.
The Program.
Street meetings and out-of-door services
In the various parks and squares will be
new feature. At the open air demonstra-
ton meeting on Saturday afternoon IN
Queens Park the three choirs will be united
and will be led by a military band. An out
line of the program arranged so far is as
follows: Thursday afternoon. July Is, ad-
dresses of welcome and responses two
meetings, Massey Hall and Caledonian
Rink; In the evening four great lectures
all free. Friday morning. sunrise prayer
Evening star., 1897-04-03

tune Of Meet Me at the Fountain" This
will oe followed with an address on "Wha.
to Take and How 10 Take It. by Rev. J.
Fred. Heisse of Wesley Church. After the
usual Offering the Doxology will be sung,
followed with the benediction by Rev. Page
Milburn of North Capitol NJ E. Church. A
unique souvenir will be presented to each
person at the close of the services.
The first international conference of the
lesgue was held in Cleveland. Ohio. in
1923, which called together five thousand
young people The second OF these great
gatherings was held in Chattanooga, Tenn,
in 1S5. and about fifteen thousand were
present. The third gathering of the league
promises TO surpasS the others in numbers
by several thousand The average tenn
peratJre in Toronto for the past fifty years
has been 61.61 for the month of July. This
will be a great inducement to many to
go north at this time
The Place of Meeting.
The name of Toronto signifies a place
of meeting, and is to Canada in this re-
spect what Washington is to the United
States 1t has a population of 200. 900.
and about 80 miles of streets paved with
asThalt. brick and wood Those who take
their wheels will find some of the best
roads in the country surrounding Toronto.
1t is expected to organize a wheeling party
among The Washington contingent. A large
Evening star., 1897-04-03
House OF Representatives.

House OF Representatives.
This Is to certify that I have been suffering
from Catarrh nfs citing the nose. throat and ears,
r.sulting from severe attack OF la Grippe IS,
six years ago. and have been treated by different
physicians OF eminencc but without obtaining a
permanent cure. For the past six weeks I have
been treated for the above. also for General Weak
ness, produced by overwork, by Dr. 3 A. Czarra
Of this city. with the most beneficial results 10
myself. His medical Treatment is most thorough
and painstaking, and ] have found his electrical
treatment Is very invigoratng and generally bene-
hc:al These happy results impel upon my
own rnotion to return my thanks to DIR. Cara IN
the shape Of this testimonial. and to add further
that was agreeahly surprised the moderation
of his fees as compared with his great services,
1 am, Very truly yours,
Gen. R. "
House Of Representatives. u. $.
Note.-The original letter, with signature can
be seen at my Office, 6l9 and 62l Pennsylvania
avenue northwest. lts
Evening star., 1897-04-03

1t matters little what it is that you want
- whether a situation or servant = a
want ad. in The Star will reach the
person who can fill your need.
Evening star., 1897-04-03

ere Mrs. Geo. o. Robinson. Mrs. M. q.
Piantz. Mrs. W. W. Foster. jr., and Mrs.
Smiley. The colored members Will be
represented By DIR. Bowen, Rev Frank
Gary. Irving q. Penn and others
Prof E. o. Excel will have charge OF
one of the three large chorus choirs that
Evening star., 1897-04-03

If you want anything. try an ad. In The
Star. II anybody has what you wish, you
will get an answer.
Evening star., 1897-04-03
As II seemed to HIN.

As IL Seemed to Him.
From the Philadelphia Tress.
do you think othello had any right to
kill Desdemona?"
Certainly. Any woman who sobs In bed
ought to be killed"
Evening star., 1897-04-03

Neuralgia. Rheun atsm Sciatica. Inflammation and
Kidney Trouble. Also treats Blood, Skin and Pri-
vate Diseases Of both sexes, Vitality restored.
Every is invited by DIR. Czarra to call aud
a demom mtration Of this wonderful X-Ray free Of
charge.
Evening star., 1897-04-03
The Local Committee.

Frank Thomas Israel. chairman Of the
committee which has charge of all the ar
rangements for the Washington delegation
to the convention. has been active in Ep-
worth League work for over six years, and
is now entering on the fourth year as Sec
retary of the District League. He was
Evening star., 1897-04-03

itol, Rev: Page Milburn. s.. s. symons:
Ryland. Rev. s. NJ. Hartsock. W. E. C..
Tocd; st. Pauls. Miss Louise Duvall. NJ.
N. Richardson; Tenleytown. H. G. Riley.
A. E. Shoemaker; Trinity. T. B. Stahl, r.
E. Cook: Twelfth Street, Miss Mollie Lar
kin. j. H. Allen; Union. Miss Carrie Nc
Glue, Rev. a. Bielaski; Waugh, Mrs. M.
NJ. Mitchell. H. o. Hine; Wesley. ]. 9.
Barker, Miss Grace Bowling: Oxon Hill.
R. w. Beau. Miss Stella Bonini; Ashton.
Miss 8. Lizzie Fairall, Edgar Erwin: Alex
andria, Rev L. l. McDougle, VIM. Pier
point: Cokesbury. Rev. H. C. Smith. Miss
Fannie Croggon: Congress Heights, Rev.
P. c. Dilts. VIM. Gillian; Liberty Grove,
e. H. Burton. Rev. II. P. West; White
field, A A. Hancock, Rev. ]. w. Steele;
Rockville, DIR. w. r. Andrews.
This committee. with the general commit
tee. will meet at McKendree NJ f. Church
this evening at 7:3O o'clock to consider
plans outlined and report on the number
expecting to go from their respective chap
ters. and to discuss the route.
1t is expected to make this trip to To
ronto and return inside Of ten days for $12
Those who wish to remain longer can take
advantage of the regular convention rate
which will very likely be only a few dol
lars more and good on all roads, with an
expected limit to August 81. Entertainment
can be secured in Toronto from 81 to 81 per
Evening star., 1897-04-03
Something of the Man.

Mr. Bailey Is tall. loag-haired. blue-eyed.
classic-featured and of a pink and white
complexion. His face. like that Of Bryan
and. for that matter. including Mckinley
The Portland daily press., 1897-10-06

withdrew from this race, however, de-
spite the protests of his friends, who were
confident that success would attend his
efforts for the high position of state. and
resumed his law practice. He formed
partnership with his nephew, Maurice
Blake, which was maintained until the
death of the latter in 1885, and then al
lied himself with George N. Williams
and Edward g. Harrison. Judge Blake
was staunch Republican, and attended
the national convention In 1884.
The San Francisco Chronicle gives the
following account of his sickness and fu-
neral:
Death removed one of the most distin-
guished Of California's pioneers on Sun
day night, Maurice c.. Blake, ex-Judge
and ex-Mayor, passing away after brief
illness.
Judge Blake, week ago last Sunday,
suffered slight stroke OF paralysis
which, although of trivial nature, COM
bined with the 80 years he bore, proved
fatal and closed a career which Is we'll re-
membered by all of the early residents of
this city. Death came at time it was
expected. The attending physician had
announced that the venerable jurist was
near his end, and the news had been
hardly received by the friends of the
stricken man when he passed away. On
ly one blood relative survives Judge
The Portland daily press., 1897-10-06
Speed on Typewriters.

A typewriter who writes accurately from
dictation at the rate Of 40 words minute
for an hour is good operator. One who
writes 30 words a minute for the same
time is better One who writes 60 words
a minute is excellent One able to aver
age 70 words, spelled and capitalized cor
rectly, Is an expert One capable of writ
ing 80 words under those conditions Ia
professionally classified as 'lullah." One
sufficiently skillful to strike off 80 words.
following those requirements, is "lullah
xxx and one able to average 100 words
is star operator of the first quality. And
there are at least three typewriters in New
York city who can make century run"
of that sort in an hour. A comparatively
small number of typewriters are adapted
mentally and physically for very rapid
work, and not l In &c. as operators go, is
able to average so words minute from
unfamiliar matter. BY this is meant 5000
words, properly spelled, in one hour. Forty
words minute is probably not far from
the average rate Of speed in this city,
New York Sun.
The Portland daily press., 1897-10-06

cheerfulness in crisis and said that was
what was needed now. DR.. Kicker, as
his hearers would remember, was I'M
alterably opposed to debt, and while it
would not be possible to make fitting
memorial to DR.. Kicker, his own life and
work being in Itself suitable memorial,
DR.. Burrage favored the original sugges-
ton to wipe out the debt as memorial
to DR.. Kicker.
EVANGELIST Hatch spoke of the air of
cheerfulness which pervaded the conveu-
ton last year after the members had gone
down into their pockets and paid the
debt. Mr.. Hatch thought that this debt
should be paid in the same way. He re-
marked upon the contrast between the
contributions made by the DEVILS army
and the members of the church. 1t was
right after a man had been converted he
should take account of his money. The
members of the DEVILS army squandered
their money. Still Mr.. Hatch did not
see why church members should squeeze
ffve-cent piece SO hard that they wore
it smooth.
Rev. f. j. Bicknell of Rockland said
he did not agree with DR.. Burrage and
DIR. Burrage knew that in that case he
would speak out. He thought this at
| tempt to remove deficit under the guise
of a memorial to DR.. Kicker would be
open to the construction some had already
put upon it; that it was catch penny
device to get the convention out of a
tight place into which it had follen.
Rev. D. f. White of Bar Harbor spo Ike
of DIR. Rioker's interest in education and
urged that support be given President
Butler in his efforts to mako Colby uni
versity what it should be to the Baptists
of Maine.
Then the discussion came to an end
with vote to raise the money and pay
the debt. Subscriptions were called for
and came thick and fast from churches and
individuals until 60 pledges had been re-
ceive1 of $40 each. That took care of 5000
and the pledges were dropped to SIS each
and then to So. So many had given the
larger amounts that the small sums came
slower, but they came and finally when
all had been subscribed but less than
s25 the baskets were passed round and
the thousand was taken care of with
something to spare. Then Mr.. Button IS
resolution was passed and a mmittee
appointed to take steps for the creation
of a permanent fund of $500 in memory
of DR.. Kicker.
This evening there were meeting of
| the Maine RanfiSt Charitable sociaty and
the Baptist Young Peoples convention.
The Portland daily press., 1897-10-06

The annual convention of the Portland
District Epworth League, will be held
October 2lst, at the Foss street Methodist
church, Biddeford.
This will be the order of exercises:
9.30-Devotional exercises, conducted
by Rev. Walter Canham; address of well
come by the pastor, Rev. G. w. Bradlee;
responses by president of District league,
Rev. j. E. Clifford; address. Rev. Ed
ward o. Thayer d. D., presiding elder of
Portland District; appointment of COM
mittees; reports from vice-ptesidents, fol-
lowed by discussions. Q), Department
of Social Work, by Fourth Vice President,
Mrs. H. L. Nichols, Kennebunkport; (2),
Department of Mercy and Help, by Sec
ond Vice-President Miss Nellie l.. Gull
ford, Old Orchard; (3), Department of
Correspondence, by District Secretary
Miss Grace &. Tibbetts, Biddeford; az,
Department of Finance, by District
Treasurer Joseph e. Grant. Saco
= 1.30-Devotional exercises, conducted
by Ira S. Locke, Esq, of Woodfords; bust
ness, reports of committees, election of
partment of literary work, by Miss Nettie
Debeck, Westbrook; echoes from the
Toronto convention, by Rev. W. S. Bov-
ard York Village; the Junior depart
ment. exercises by the Foss street Junior
League; department of Spiritual work,
by First Vice President, Rev. A. A. CAL
laghan, Portland.
7.30-Devotional exercises; sermon by
Rev. G. G. Phelan, Westbrook; consecra-
ton service, conducted by Rev. DR..
Thayer.
The Portland daily press., 1897-10-06
Col. Ineersoll's Lecture.

Before an audience spell bound save
when its silence was broken by demon
strations of appreciatiye applause Col.
Robert 6. Ingersoll delivered at the
Jefferson" last night his noted lecture
on Shakespeare.
1t was masterful analysis of the great
genius qualities Of intellect set forth
with gems Of thought and flowers of
rhetoric the like of which are at the COM
day.
Col. Ingersoll's closing was q bit of
word painting which was more than
beautiful. 1t was grand. He said of the
great master:
He sat beneath the DO trees contem-
plative shade, wrapped in Buddha' S
mighty thought, and dreamed all dreams
that light, the alcheInist, has wrought
from dust and dew and stored within
the slumbrous poppy's subtle blood.
He knelt with awe and dread at every
shrine-he offered every sacrifice, and
every prayer-felt the consolation and the
shuddering fear-mocked and worshipped
all the gods-enjoyed all heavens, and felt
the pangs of every hell.
From Shakespeare's brain there poured
a Niagara of gems spanned by Fancy s
seven hued arch. He was as many sided
as clouds are many formed. To him Civ
ing was hoarding-sowing was harvest
and waste itself the source of wealth.
Within his marvellous mind were the
fruits of all thought past, the seeds of all
to be. AS drop of dew contains the
image of the earth and sky, SO all there
is of life was mirrored forth in Shake
spears brain.
Shakespeare was an intellectual ocean,
whose waves touched all the shores of
thought; within which were all the tides
and waves of destiny and will ;over which
swept all the storms of fate, am bition and
revenge; upon which fell the gloom and
darkness of despair and death and all the
sunlight of content and love, and within
which was the inverted sky lit with the
eternal stars-an Intellectual ocean
towards which all rivers ran, and from
which now the isles and continents of
thought receive their dew and rain.