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Evening star., 1897-03-20
Lost-One Good Dinner.

From the Philadelphia Press.
DashaWay-"Condole with me, old man.
1 have just lost a very excellent dinner
"Cleverton-"In what way?"
Dashaway-"Over a bet The other day
Van Wrinkle Suffer and myself were stroll
ing down the avenue, and l happened to
mention that few nights before l had
met a certain Miss Miller at dinner for
the first time, and the question came UP
as to whether, If she met me on the street,
she would bow. Van Winkle and I got into
a heated discussion over 1t. He maintained
that she wouldn't bow; that it wasn't Gus
tomary, and l said she would. Then l bet
him the finest dinner that could be bought
that the next time 1 met her she would
bow. and he took me up. We got quite ex-
cited over it, when, py Jove! what do you
think happened?'
Cleverton-"You met the girl?"
Dashaway-"Precisey. l happened to
look up, and there she was, bearing down
on u.s."
Cleverton-"And she, of course didn't
bow, and you lost your bet"
Dashaway-"But she did bow and I won
the bet. But (sadly) l lost the dinner old
fellow"
Cleverton (puzzled)-.I don't see how that
could be-"
Dashaway-"You forget that Suffer was
there. While Van Wrinkle and I were bet
ting and were so excited, he had made a
actly grasp the meaning Of 1t until after
ward"
Cleverton-"What on earth could it have
been?'
Dashaway (gloomily)-"He said he would
hold the stakes
Evening star., 1897-03-20

terestins feature of '2o3s Is that part of i,
which sets forth those pafticular fields of
employment under Uncle Sam over which
the aegis Of the civil service has not yet
passed -re
The following positions IN the executive
civil service are classifable. but not yet
classified:
Departmental service, MRr Department
Quartermasters department. at large:
guides. 2: scouts, I: sup4rihtendents of ma
tional cemeteries, 20; total, IS.
Engineer department at large-Cranes-
men (will possibly be transferred to the
Torzl War apartment, -
Department of the Interior-Geologica
survey: Field assistants. f.
Land service: Examne2s9pf Chippewa In
dian lands. s2: oklahonaa town-site trus-
tees, 6; Unalaska town-site trustee In Alas
ka, l; Juneau town-site tEustee in Alaska,
l: special commissioner, pes Moines river
land grant, l; custodians .of abandoned mil
itary reservations (no pay), "a; custodian,
Casa Grande. l.; general appraiser of aban-
doned military reservations, /; board OF In
dian commissioners, 10.
Miscellaneous: Visitors to Government
Hospital for the Insane, 8; government di-
rectors for the Union Pacific railroad 5;
total Department of the Interior, %.
Library of Congress-The librarian, l. as
sistant Librarians, 80; clerks, 8; total Lii
brary of Congress, 30.
Recapitulation, departmental service
War Department, -; Agricultural Depart
nent, 5GO; Department of the Interior, 30;
Library Of Congress, SO; total departmental
service, T3. -.
Post Office Observation-Disclosures post
masters. G6. 126; clerks in flrst-class offices,
.; In second-class offices, 575; in third-class
offices. LIS; in fourth-class offices, 2,512
II $50
Custom house service-Ports with less
than five employees in the custom service
on the Atlantic and Pacific sea coast, 63.
The general recapitulation of the mot yet
classified Is as follows: Departmental SER
vice 113; post office service II ,535; custom
house service, 63; total not yet classified,
72,371
The presidential appointments not con-
flrmed by Senate are as follows:
Secretary civil service commission, l.
Interior Department, land service-Min-
eral land commissioners in Montana and
Jdaho, II; mine inspectors .: commissioner
TO negotiate with the Chippewa Indians, i;
commissioner to select and appraise certain
lands on the Puyallup reservation. in the
state or Washington L. special agents to
allot lands In severalty to Indians, 3: archi-
tect OF the Capitol, ]; total presidential not
confirmed by Senate and now in the classi-
fled service, 26.
House doc. 202 will be forthcoming In a
few days. The voluminous tables have becp
set In type, and the stereotype plates are
ready TO be put on the presses. Yet, as it
taxes a big book to show all the places
that cannot be had. 1t will be a fortnight
or more before those who hunger and thirst
1or It's contents will be able to get copies.
Evening star., 1897-03-20
THE CIVIL SERVICE
A Big Public Document Of a New
Sort.
IT SHOWS WHERE THE PLACES ARE
The Great Army of Government
Employees.
5 WHERE THE PLACES ARE
WHAT OFFICES ARE LEFT

House document 202 will be an interesting
exhausted 1t is large work of 500 pages.
mainly in large type, and the page Is the
big folio size that we see in the ponderous
census volumes. For some time the name
Of the book will be '.2O2 - for 1t is the first
of its kind and has no distinctive name as
yet.
Document 202 is the civil service blue
book. 1t shows all the places in govern
ment service that have been placed under
the rules" and those that are still accas-
sible as spoils of war. The book is COM
pilation of statistics, prepared by Mr.. Theo-
dore l.. De Land for the civil service COM
mission, showing the state Of the classified
and unciassif1ed parts of the executive civil
service of the United States. 1t is so ar
ranged as to include positions by depart
ments offices and commissions, with SUBJ
divisions by grades, the compilation con-
tanning a complete list of all positions,
whether classified by compensation, whether
appointed by the President solely or by
confrmation of the Senate, whether the po-
sltlons are in the classified service and ex-
cepted from examination, whether they are
IN the unclassified service by reason of
their exclusion. whether they are mere la
horers and unclasSified, or whether they are
positions classifiable but not yet classified
1t has taken great deal of time to make
the compilation, as it involved the gather
ing of reports from scores of bureaus and
covers every employe under the govern
ment from the Passamaquoddy to Coronado
Beach.
A general review of the service is given
IN the following skeleton of the many COM
pendious tables:
Evening star., 1897-03-20

1.-TWO ways of doing up
clothes. One way makes
sorry job OF it-changes the
meaning to done up The
other way-the Yale way-gives
YOU cleanest, whitest, most salts
faCtorily laundered linen. Phone
1902. Drop postal. 5I8 10th
st. If
Evening star., 1897-03-20
Defined.
From the Philadelphia p.ess.

From the Philadelphia p.ess.
Papa, what is a reception?"
"A reception. my son. is social function
where you have q chance to speak to every
one but your hostess"
Evening star., 1897-03-20

Impossible.
From the Ph:ladelphia Press.
Barlow-"I've lost my collar button''
Skids-"Impossible! There isn't a bureau
in the room"
Evening star., 1897-03-20
What They Are.

What They Are.
From the philadeuhla Press.
Day-"What are pastels in prose?'
Martin-"They are like anthems, but are
for reading instead Of singing"
Griggs courier., 1897-10-08
For and <,..lirht.

According to the statement of Pro
fessor Lewes. q London fog deprives coal
gas Of II. ! per cent Of its illuminating
power, but this is not so astonishing as
is the fact that, under similar circum-
stances. the searching light of an in-
cnndescent burner loses as much as 30. 8
of its efficacy. The reason given by Pro-
fessor Lewes for this phenomenon is
that the spectrum Of both the incandes-
cent and the electric light approaches
very nearly that Of the solar spectrum,
being very rich in the violet and ultra
violet rays. 1t is precisely these rays
which cannot make their way through
London fog. To this is attributed the
fact that the sun looks red on foggy
day. The violet rays are absorbed BY
the solid particles floating in the aque-
ous vapor of the atmosphere, and only
the red portions Of the spectrum get
through. The interesting additional
statement is made in this connection
that the old argand burner is much
more successful in resisting London
fog than any Of its later rivals.
Griggs courier., 1897-10-08


Dies Of The different sises arc used,
into which the metal, whether gold,
silver OF steel, 10 pressed. The hole
punching, fnishing, polishing and tenn
pering are done afterward. Celluloid
and rubber are nodded. The best thin
bles are made in France, where the
process 10 more thorough. The first step
in the making Of q Paris thimble is tho
cutting into disk Of the desired sise Q
thin piece Of sheet iron. This 10 brought
to red heat, placed over graduated
hole in an iron bench and hammered
down into it with punch. This hole
is in the form Of thimble. The iron
takes its shape and is removed from
the hole. The little indentations to keep
the needle from slipping are made in it
and all the other finishing strokes Of
the perfect thimble put Oh it. The iron
is then made into steel by process
peculiar to the French thimble maker
and is tempered, polished and brought
toa deep blue color. A thin sheet Of
gold is then pressed into the interior
of the thimble aud fastened there by a
mandrel. Gold leaf is attached to the
outside by great pressure, the edges Of
the leaf being fitted in and held by
small grooves at the base Of the Thin
BILE. The article is then ready for use.
The gold will last for years. The steel
never wears out, and the gold can be
readily replaced at any time.-Dry
Goods Chronicle.
Griggs courier., 1897-10-08
Autumn Tailor Gown.

An autumn tailor gown of Russian
green English serge, says New York
fashion writer, has jacket bodice fin
ished with short fat basques. 1t opens
over vest Of soft old rose colored la
dies cloth, Is pale tan and gold braid
ing nearly covering its surface. The
skirt hem is braided in the same design,
and the revers and standing collar are
made Of green velvet. Another model
has the back Of the jacket cut into short
position basques. the fronts in bolero
shape. opening on vest Of soft corded
silk, under the belt of which is an add
ed basque cut i'll circular form. This
can be sewed permanently to belt or
pointed girdle, or it can be made adjust
able, aud, when added, converts a house
dress into street costume.
Griggs courier., 1897-10-08
A Moslen Solomon.

Readers of the Arabian Nights
are familiar with the manner in which
the cadis dispensed justice with more
regard to equity than to law, and it
seems that instances of the same kind
are of modern occurrence. An example
is given in Golden Days:
Not long ago . Turk, while repairing
a roof, fell into the street upon O
wealthy old man, who was killed,
without any serious damage to the
workman. The son of tho deceased
caused the workman to be arrested and
taken before the cadi. with whom he
used all his influence to have the poor
man condemned, and. though the inno-
cence Of the laborer was clearly estab-
lished. nothing could paoify the son
but the law of retaliation.
The cadi stroked his beard and then
gravely decreed that the workman
should be placed exactly upon the spot
where the old man had stood.
'Now," said he to the son, .syon
will go on the roof Of the house, fall
down upon this man and kill him if
you cam
OF course the son declined to do any-
thing Of the sort, and the case was dis
missed
Griggs courier., 1897-10-08
Her Awkward Nurse,

Helen Hunt Jackson's descriptive
power was eloquent, even ON sickbed.
I find this picture of her awkward
nurse in letter written in March,
1879:
To Dr. Nichols:
A communication, 8:l5 am.
Can endure the presence Of this surly, aim.
less COW another day2 No! Whye
She has less faculty than any human being
ever undertook to direct in small matters.
When ask her to bring me anything, she
rises slowly with movement like nothing
ever saw in life, unless it be o derrick.
She sighs and drops her underjaw after ev.
cry exertion.
She ''sets" with q ponderous inertia which
produces on Ile the most remarkable effect.
have morbid impulse to fling my shoes at
her head and see what would come of It.
She asks me in dismal tones il am well in
other ways besides my throat. conveying the
impression by her slow rolling eye that look
to her like a bundle Of unfathomable diseases.
She takes the tray outof q trunk to get some
article ut the bottom-where articles always
are-and. having given me the article, osks
helplessly il she shall put the tray back again.
Happy thought! Next time I'll tell her: mo
We keep the trays in piles on tho foor.'
Is this Christian2 No, for she is we'll mean
ing and wishes to do Alright, and don't doubt
every glance Of my eye sends thrill Of unex
plainable discomfort through her.
But us professional nurse she is the biggest
joke ever saw. honestly believe person
seriously ill might be killed in a few hours by
her presence. Il you ever wish to practice eu-
thanasy with safety ON one.of your hopeless
cases. send Mrs. B. to nurse it, unless tho
patient has y sense of humor keen enough to
rise above all else. HELEN HuNT-JAoKsoH
Time and The Hour
Griggs courier., 1897-10-08
English Dinner Orators.

Twenty years ago the best dinner ta-
ble takers in England were thought to
be Lord Chief Justice Cockburn,
Queens Counselor Judah p BENJAMIN,
Mr.. Gladstone. Cardinal Manning, Lord
Rosebery and Dean Stanley. Twenty
years before that Macaulay and Carlyle
headed the list. In Dickens time he
ranked a. the best. after dinner speaker.
and Sala enjoyed that distinction for q
few years before his death. There is
now rather dearth Of takers and
speakers Of the first luster in that ooun-
try.
Griggs courier., 1897-10-08

James River Valley Mutual Fire
and Lightning Insurance Company ol
jamestown, Norsh Dakota. St.'ictly
Mutual-Company not conducted for
profit. Careful ss;l.i ec,nonic m;t;:-
agement gives it's members insurance
at the lowest possible cost. f'sn. fur
ther information call or write. w. :.
van1eBogart. ;s.s.itt. Co"p~rStown:
Lorenz Arms. Wia,!,le.lnn: J. Ell. Field.
Courtensy, on Jo,', y. Fried, secre-
tary, Jane ,tow.,. y. D.
Griggs courier., 1897-10-08
UNNECESSARY HERoIsM.


4 Coonsotioat Mans Experisnoe Vvith q
Substitute Bashtsb.
One Of the most ridiculous situations
which at the time bring the coldest
sweat out on q mans brow and ever
after remain with him a. . constant
source Of mirth occurred to . Shelton
merchant. He thought he would take &
hath, and as his fat is minus one Of the
chief requisites for the job-a bathtul
-he extemporized one ont Of small
washtub and enjoyed a cooling ablu.
tion.
He had just concluded and stepped
from the tub for the towel, when sud.
denly tho top hoop Of the tub burst witt,
sharp report, and the man saw to his
horror that the whole contents Of the
tub would soon be flooding the floor. A,
the same moment he thought Of the
store beneath and the amount Of dam.
age the water would do as it ran dow1
through the ceiling. He is man o1
quick thought, and in a moment he did
the only thing possible-threw himself
down beside the tub and, clasping hit
arms around it. held the already fas,
swelling slaves together. He was sue.
cessful in keeping the water in-bul
what q situation! He dared not yell, fol
he was hardly in a condition to receive
callers. especially as he knew that all
in the block at the time were Of the
gentler sex, and he realized at once that
the only thing left for him was to stay
In that position until the return of hit
wife, who was ont on shopping expe.
dition.
Like the boy who saved Holland. be
manfully remained in his most uncom.
Portable position until relief in the
shape of his wife appeared. Then, to car
the climax, when he asked her to get .
rope or any old thing to tie about the
tub, she, after a long fit Of uncontrolla.
BILE laughter, asked him why be didn't
carry tub and contents out to the sink.
room and pour out the water. With 8
look that froze the smile on her face he
did as she said and without word don.
ned his clothing and wandered out into
the cold, unfeeling world, crushed
and humiliated man.-Ansonia Senti
mel.
Griggs courier., 1897-10-08
cHEERED THE CENSOR.
How . Gallant Irish Regiment Took IN
After Battle scolding.

How Gallant Irish Regiment Took IN
After Battle scolding.
The leading regiment of our column
was the Fifty-third, commanded that
day by Major Payn. afterward General
Sir William Payn, K. G. B., very
fine regiment, who, being mostly Irish-
men, were eager to meet their enemy.
Meanwhile I received orders to cross
the river by ford and get round the
enemy's right flank. and had gone for
this purpose. and was crossing about a
quarter of mile lower down, when
suddenly I heard loud cheering and a
heavy musketry fire, and then I saw
our troops gallantly advancing across
the bridge to the assault. It turned out
to be the Fifty-third, who, tired of the
delay under fire, and. it was whispered,
hearing that Sir Colin had sent for his
pet Highlanders to take the bridge,
took their bits between their teeth and
without any further orders determined
TO rush the bridge themselves-which
they accordingly did, and with great
success. The enemy, once forced out Of
their position, showed bat poor des-
ultory fight. and, as at Cawnpur, fell
an easy prey to the cavalry, who, hav-
ing crossed, some by the bridge, and
others, including myself, by the ford,
fell on them and pursued them with
such success that we captured every
gun they had.
The Fifty-third were we'll pleased
with themselves and the result of the
fight they had SO suddenly initiated.
But we heard that Sir Colin was great
ly annoyed with them, and after the
action rated them soundly for their in
subordination. But little did these wild
Irishmen care; they had had their fight,
and real good one, SO far as they
were concerned, and as Sir Colin con-
cluded his speech of rebuke they gave
him three cheers, and giving three
cheers more for General Mansfield. Sir
Collins chief Of the staff (who had for
merly commanded their regiment), they
quite upset the chiefs equanimity, but
at the same time cleared away his
wrath.-"Old Memories" by General
Sir Hugh Cough.
Griggs courier., 1897-10-08
On . Tombstone.

In French churchyard is monu.
ment bearing an inscription Of which
the following isa. transiation: ''Here
lies Jean Pinto. the Spanish vocalist.
When he reached heaven, he united bis
voice with the voices of tho archangels
As soon as he heard him the Deity cried,
Keep quiet, all you fellows, and let US
hear alone the illustrious singer. Jean
Pinto. >"
Griggs courier., 1897-10-08
Lie lt.raks Ar. 1nd.lIble.

We are not writing in the sand. The
tide does not wash Il out We are not
painting our pictures on the canvas,
and with brush, 90 that we can erase
the error Of yesterday or overlay it with
another color today. We are writing
our lives with q chisel ON the marble,
and every time we strike . blow We
leave q mark that 10 indelible.
Abbott, D. D!
Griggs courier., 1897-10-08
! An Iron Mountsi..

In the city Of Durango. Mexico, IL
an iron mountain $40 feet high, and
the iron IL from so to 20 par cent pure
The metallic mass spreads In all direo-
tions for radius Of three OF four milea
The entire deposit 10 sufficient to sup
ply al the iron required in the world
for 1000 yeara
Griggs courier., 1897-10-08
manifold.

Cutter-What's the old man with the
whiskers writing?
Penman-Oh. he's getting ont some
syndicate stuff.
"He's not writing for tho papezsl''
"Oh, no Hes . Mormon. and he's
writing home 20 his wives. ''-Youkess
Statesman.
Griggs courier., 1897-10-08
Teachers Meeting.

All teachers in the county :sre re-
questel to be present mt 81 teacl'ers'
meeting tu bt. held in the courthouse
Saturday, O..t. 18th, ut O'Clock.
ANDREW SINCLAIR,
Supt. Griygs Co.
Griggs courier., 1897-10-08
The Good Ont Of It.

Landlady-1 believe in letting coffee
boil for 80 minutes; that's the only
way to get the goodness ont Of IL
New Boarder (tasting his and leaving
iteYou succeeded admirably, ma'am.
London Fun.
Griggs courier., 1897-10-08

When you buy . few yards Of cloth
In Japan. tho merchant always unrolls
tho whole piece and cuts OF the inside
end. In order that you may not have to
take tho part that 10 faded and shop
WON.
Griggs courier., 1897-10-08
THE CRATER OF RAINIER.

Experiences Of q Night on the Summit of
the Weird Mountain.
Throwing off the lifo line, which had
become almost an intolerable burden,
scaled the pile of bare rocks and gained
the rim Of the crater. The great bowl
within was deeply filed with snow, but
the black circle forming its rim could
be distinctly traced. Descending the in
ner slope for about 100 feet, ! found q
place where steam was issuing from o
crevice in the rocks and warmed my
benumbed fingers. Soon my companions
Joined me, and we took refuge in one
Of the many caverns that the heat of
the rocks and Of the escaping steam
had melted in the lower portion Of the
snow and ice partially filling the crater.
In these weird caverns one may descend
far beyond the light of day. The white
vapors drifting silently through the
dimly lighted passages assume grotesque
shapes and suggest to the imaginative
visitor that spirits Of the time when
Pluto's reign was supreme there make
their homes.
BY melting snow in our tin cups over
the cracks from which steam was issu-
ing we soon had water enough with
which to prepare tea. In the absence of
sugar and cream little alcohol from
the supply brought for fuel was added
to each cup and proved a welcome
stimulant. Making ourselves as COM
Portable as possible under the circum-
stances. we passed the night in the cav
rrn of ice. There were no ledges broad
enough to lie down on. and we were
forced to stand or crouch against the
hot rocks all night. The floor of our
cavern sloped steeply and led down to
an ugly opening of unknown depth be.
tween the descending roof Of ice and
the rocks. To guard against accidents,
the life line was stretched across the
cavern and made fast to crags. This
proved wise precaution. as we were
able during the night to walk up and
down with the rope in our hands and
avoid the stiffness and discomfort that
come from remaining long in one posi-.
tion.-Israel G. Russell in Scribner's.
Griggs courier., 1897-10-08
Size For Size.

The company of one Of the opera
houses, at the close of London eeaeon,
had arrived at Liverpool to embark for
q continental tour. The musical instru-
ments were being shipped with the rest,
and among them was the double bass,
or "big fiddle" as it is also called, not
cased as usual, for this member Of the
string family will stand little rough
treatment.
It soon attracted the attention of the
jack tars, three or four of whom settled
round. scrutinizing it with keen inter-
est. By the order Of an officer they soon
dispersed. but not long afterward an-
other buff seaman was discovered Sc
cretly watching it with wondering eyes
He was asked his reason for standing
thus idle.
well, yer know" said Jack, "I'm
just waiting for to see the length of the
tloke's arm that can. play that there
fiddle. Musical Anecdotes.
Griggs courier., 1897-10-08

The large red house, situated on lots
q and a, of block 81, is for sale at
the extremely low price of 81 600. Who
wants q bargain?
VIM. GLASS,
Agent.
Griggs courier., 1897-10-08
Tho Reason

Tho Reason.
She-Woman's e mind is cleaner than
that of man.
He-Certainly. She changes it often
er.-Indianapolis Journal
Griggs courier., 1897-10-08

Time card No.b, taking effect ats:0o Z.
>nn. sept. 18th, 1857. succeeding No. 4B.
CENTRAL Oh eo7H nrR1p1An TINE