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plenty of room. The entrance hall has one
side of the wall nearly covered by a large
mirror. The drawing room has light wood
work, embellished with gilt NapoleOnic gar
lands, and the carpets and hangingS are in
Nile green. The square hall about i'll the
middle of the house is furnished almost
like rom 1t has Il wide fireplace and an
eiabGrately carved stone mantei. The
staircase is broad, and at about half the
height Of the story there is d landing, from
which more steps lead on either side to the
chambers on the second floor. The hail has
wall seats. which make coy corners each
side Of the hearth. The music and dining
rooms are III the rear. The first is fur
nished in silver, blue and ivory. The wood
work is ivory finish, and the furniture is
also white. even the piano. The wall cover
irgs are in blue The dining room at the
is d view Of 18th street. The tint of the
room is green. The wall paper has crimson
and gold with green. and the hangings,
floor rug, etc, are all in dark green. The
library and sitting foom are on the second
floor.
The home Of the Seer tary of War, cor
ner of 10TH and X sire is, is CommOdious
and its arrangements have already well
stood the test il accommodating large COM
panieS. The rooms on the front of the En-
slish bdSeIl mt make convenient waiting
and office rooms. The stairway, which is
comfortably provided with useful landings,
leads 10 the drawing room floor. The hall
window, always filed in with plants, makes
pretty effect. The drawing room is deep
and broad and is handsomely furnished.
Many of the paintings belong to Secretary
Ayers private collection and are examples
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Where the Presidents Advisers Find
Home Comforts.
WELL ARRANGED FOR ENTERTAINING
The Secretary of State Owns the
Largest of Them.
NEARLY ALL DOUBLE HOUSES

The cabinet homes are quite an imposing
group at present, and President Mchinley's
official family is we'll housed. Five MEM
bers of the cabinet circle are housekeeping
and the others who are not, the Secretary
Of the Navy and the Secretary of the In
terror, have the comforts of home without
their responsibilities. Secretary Long has
apartments at the Portland and Secretary
Bliss retains his suite at the Arlington.
The visitor who has the desire to make a
round of these houses in a single afternoon
viii find them located within easy walking
distance. The Secretary of State, the Sec
rotary of War and the Secretary Of the In
terror are close to each other, but not quite
as neighbOrIy as the Secretary of the Treas
ury. the Postmaster General and the \ or
hey General, who have set up their house
hold gods, or rather have leased hose be
longing TO somebody else. in residences on
Massachusetts avenue between nth and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-26

OF the best modern artists. The music room
at the rear of the drawing room has yellow
haEglnss and yellow tints prevail in it gen
orally. Tha dining room and library are on
the 10th street side of the house
Attorney General Griggs has Il fine home
In the former residence of Mrs. Smith, 17U7
Massachusetts avenue. The house has
something Of the effect of double house,
the hall wing i WindDW. The hall and
The staircase rake very ornamental fea-
ture and are Hrl ed by fine stained glass
window at tie ,up Of the first landing The
drawing room is ample and is richly fur
nished, light Units prevailing. The dining
room is at the rear of the parior suite
which. in size and elegance, affords splendid
facilities for the comfortable moving about
of large gathering. Mrs Grlggs has q
large household. The Attorney General has
five children by mis- first marriage. a soldier
son and young lady daughter being among
them Mrs. Griggs is a young and pretty
woman and has two small children.
Postmaster General and Mrs Smith have
leased the former residence Of Mrs. IAnds-
ley. lII4 Massachusetts avenue 1t is a
modern mansion, perhaps the last to be
built on that end of the street and Is we'll
arranged and we'll furnished. The draw
ing rooms and dining room are on the irst
floor. and the Observation-Disclosures oak STAIR
way is also an ornamental feature The
house is well furnished and spendIdly ar
ranged for entertaining
The Secretary of Agriculture and Miss
wilson nave coy residence on street
near tohAeCt!cat avenue. which is bright
ana cheerful In every part. The house was
Just finished when they leased it a year ago
and its decoration was after Miss Wilson q
direction. II has an oddly shaped hall, on
which the parlor, music room and dining
room, which are on opposite sides open
The cozy corner and Turkish corner in the
hall are exceedingly tasteful. All the fur
niture came from the western home of the
Secretary, and has the familiar look which
recalls their old tireside. Secretary Will
sons household consists of his two cone
and daughter, Miss Wilson, who presides
for him.
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CURED. hut when the police arrived they
could find no one to arrest. Sneers and
jeers at the expense of the snlderv were
INDUCED in, too. and by the time al. tho
guests had arrived the little fellows were
bursting with rage and laundering 70 cut
loose on an Englishman. when the op,,nr-
tuDity came they lost no time I'm making
Use Of II. Twenty polio" had been formed
in two lines across the sidewalk forming
sort Of gauntlet. through which .l,c
guests walked into the building This WIS
maintained I'm a struggling fashion long
after the festivities had commenced and
the crowd dispersed. sti.l. pedestrians were
ordered To walk out in the street
\ Scotchman, named Muirhcad q plunlt,r
IN EetTa. with TWO companions al fr.iip. \
little Jolly, happened along at this time
and, walking through the Tile jostlee sHr,e
policemen. In flash thu three vrra
pounced on going down under press "
numbers Tn" SCOtchmdn held his own
however. and laid about with his fis.s 10
good eject. He WAS clearing a space a',o'It
him. when "A Portuguese sntaZcd up behind
and stabbed him under the arm. A. hc
turned half dozen othr-S spranc an him
with their swords, cutting .Iud stabh.ns u'4-
iii he fell When picked up he had twr-,n
body wounds, one thumb was entirely sew
cred and his left check mad been slit from
mouth to ear.
EngIishmcn To the Rescue.
Cries OF Murder and Help English
nen," brought out men from the Royal
Hotel. ard a party Of EnElishmrn from a
billiard room. II the head Of thus party
vas Captain Foraker. tf' heavy t,raSuuii.
He carried a billiard cue and looked re-
spiendent in evening dress
While others were crying, All English
men. lend hand" They're killing an I'm
glishmau and ITS black against white
boys Foraker chucked away his cue and
grabbed The first Portuguese he reached.
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to purposes OF official hospitality. Perhaps
what would strike the average visitor most,
how ever, is the fact that IL has few dark
corners. and the drawing rooms are espe-
Clally sunshiny and cheerful The drive
entrance is broad and spacious. in keeping
with the wide hall and stairway. The hall
divides the house and is quite the feature
o: IL. being as spacious as the rooms. The
dining room, which has fine marble fire
place and wide hearth, is on the north. A
reception room and the drawing rooms are
on the south side of the house, and the win
dows overlook Lafaye cite Square. The
library, where family portraits hang above
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Then He Understood,
From Tit Bits.

fIOu III BIS.
The cyclist was a stranger in literary
Fleet street That was evident from the
cautious manner in when he picked his
way through the half-empty thoroughfare.
II was evening. The Denny-a-liner APP
preached him.
Sir" said he. your !eacoa has ceased
its functions"
Sir" gasped the cyciist
Your illuminator, l say, is shrouded in
unmitigated oblivion
Really! but l don't quite"
The effugence of your irradiator has
evanesced."
My dear fellow, l."
The transversal ether oscillations in your
incandenser have been discontinued"
Just then an Unsophisticlfed little paper
boy shouted across The street:
Hey, mister, yer lamps out.'
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A MONSTER SEA BASS,


in
subject from the Pacific
fromA $
On
bait e hve-poun
a
sen 20
off
the
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SECRETARY HAYS HOME.

the well-linad shelves, is one of the finest
rooms in the house. Secretary and Mrs
Hay have two daughters. one, Miss Helen
Hay. whose debut was made just before the
departure of the family fer London and
the other. Miss Alice Hay. whose entrance
Tito society Will be marked by many hand
some entertainments this winter.
Secretary Cages home, 1I1J Massachu-
sets avenue, while a single house, affords
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-26
OF "a Different Character
A Slight Mistake.
From Puck.

FROM PUCK.
Lord Littledough (who has got old Cold
kash in a corner at the club)-"Mr. Cold
kash, your daughter is the idol of my life,
the one hope and aim of my existence!
Might | dare hope that some day l may be
permitted to call her wife, "
Mr.. Codkash tastonished)-"But my dear
sir, ! have no daughter
Lord Littledough-"Oh! pardon me!-some-
body told me that you had. Let's have
drink
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EtRA is THE
fourth stop on the
left as you go up
from Cape Town to
Zanzibar. 1t grew
yesterday. Today it
is the widest town in
the world.
lmag CINE, if you can,
a squad of Bret
Harte'S representa-
tives from Poker Flat
or Roaring Camp
knocking elbows with
refOrmed cannibaIS
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Mixed Motives.
From Puck


Mrs Chattert on-"Helen is getting up a
club to study Faust this winter.
Chatterton-'IS she so intellectual"'
Mrs Chatterton-'No; but she wants to
slow off that she can pronounce Goethe. -
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Beira is One Of the Toughest Towns
in the World.
GATEWAY TO THE GOLD FIELDS
Daring Adventures From Many
Lands Are Gathered There.
ARE NEVER SLOW

Written for The Evening Star by Allen Sangree.
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and moved about lightly on his feet like
trained athlete.
Il hear there's an American arrested
mere, he said, walking up very close 10
the consular agent and taking no pains to
conceal his clenched fist, gnarled like
hickory knot. Well, you know I'm an
American, and just want to see fair play
Are We going to see it, captain?' turning
to his companion.
The latter stood about six feet three
inches in height and was Il superb ami
NAL. A loose flannel shirt open at the
breast disclosed a pair of pectoral muscles
that seemed ready to burst, and his Shout
oerS Slut off a considerable slice of land
scape. y tawny mustache dropped at either
corner of his mouth, fair curly hair GOV
cred his head. and pair of very blue eyes
showed alternate mirth and sternness He
was one whom Il man would envy, an
enemy fear and a woman love.
To the others question ne simply folded
his arms, drew himself un an inch or 50,
and looking around with light sarcastic
smile said with an unmista kahle English
drawl: II fancy that will not be a difficult
job"
Il don't know enough about law" said
the American, addressing me. TO under
stand your case, but Captain Foraker viii
just step across the way and get the Senior
Figueira to join this indaaba."
The senor was the only lawyer in Beira.
and after a short drill III CaliSthenicS nv
convince ed the CommisSaire. the police and
the audience that | had been illegally ar
rested, declared il an outrage, and insisted
on bringing a suit for damages against
some ore.
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terror beauties are already well known to
nearly every one prominent in society. The
house was built not many years ago by Mr..
Hay. AMI has every modern convenience
and luxury. Its adCrnment in wood and
marble Is OF a character which improves
with dss. II is sPS CiOus and we'll adapted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-26

from men who represent wide range of
opinion on the various problems of the day
1t also aims to bring about closer and
younger members and men who have ac-
complished large and noble purposes in the
world. And it's dinners serve as the excuse
To ri a.
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Hospitality in Beira.

My newly made friends led the way back
to the Beach Hotel. where the American
introduced himself as BILLY" Reeder the
manager. formerly of Butte Mont: state
champion thrower of the hammer and mid
dle-weignt boxer
This is Captain Foraker" he said. in
PRODUCING the other giant. late Of her
malestyS heavy Dragons. soldier and sail
or. niger chief lumber expert and the
best fighter in Petra. Gentlemen. step to
the bar and have a sensation" Half a
dozen men in Khaki suits, who were draprd
over Madeira chairs on the veranda, woka
up hastily at this and answered the invi-
tatlon. all drinking to my release.
on must not mind being arrested. "
said the superintendent of the Beira rail
way. who was snadowed at all times by .
huge darky called Promised Land utilized
for fiaSsinS trains when 10y any mischarg,
one happened to keep on the track long
enough to reach BeiFa.
Nearly every one gets arrested her.
sooner or later, You see. its this way
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-26

Portugal is practically mortgaged to Eng
land, and were going to have this coun-
try some time. We must get DelagOa bay
and Beira. We need them in our business
Wen, the colonial office wants 10 soft-soap
the Portuguese and make the deal in
gentle way. so il does not come down on
them when an Englishman is outraged
here with the consequence that a white
man cannot look sidewise at one of these
puppet policemen without being stuck like
a pig. The British consul says his hands
are tied, and its a shame how were
treated"
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-05-28
warmed Could of the Cost.

Paul Gore. now clerk at the Audito-
rum Annex. was room clerk at the
Grand Pacific for several years lie
tells story in connection with JAY
GOuld's first visit TO Chicago Mr..
Gould had registered at the Grand Pa
cfic, and was standing in the lobby
with his hands in his coat pockets, look
ing like a countryman in town.
The little millionaire approached J. Z.
Vidal, who was clerk at the house, and
modestly asked him what would be the
best way for him to go to Lincoln Park.
Vidal not knowing who Gould was,
gave him the necessary instruction as
TO street cars. etc. Gould heard him
through and then said But could l
not go in a carriagey"
Yes, you can; but it is a little ex-
,pensive," said Vidal
"Well. as this is my first visit. think
will try to stand the expense"
''All right. but to whom shall l charge
the carriagey' asked the clerk.
"TO Jay Could" came the quiet an
swer. Vidal almost fell to the floor
but Gould got the carriage. Chicago
Times Herald.
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interesting to note this curious act of
Parliament which was passed in the
year 1910: "rhat all women, of what
ever age, rank. profession or degree,
whether virgins, maids or widows, that
shall, after the passing of this act.
impose upon and betray into matri-
mony any of his Majesty's male sub
jects. by scents. paints. cosmetics,
washes artificial teeth. false hair. Span
ish wool. iron stays. hoops. high-heeled
shoes or bolstered hips, shall incur the
penalty of the laws now in force
against witchcraft, sorcery and such
Ike misdemeanors. and that the mar
riage. upon conviction, shall stand null
and void
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-05-28
REAL BROWNIES IN AMERICA.
lex p1orer Sullivan Finds a Tribe of
Pigmies on Orinoco River.


Eben j. Sullivan, a South American
explorer, claims to have discovered
race of living brownies near the head
waters of the OrinOco River in the
wllds of Surinam. In describing his
find. Mr.. Sullivan says:
"The queer child people are about
four feet in height. Their skin from
head to foot is a brilliant reddish
brown translucent in effect. Their legs
are like pipestems, scarcely the size of
child's arm, while their arms are
ridiculously small and thin, and their
stomachs are big, out of all proportion
to the body, and distended back as well
as front.
Their faces are fiat and fiabby like
those of Palmer Cox's brownies.
Il think they number 10000 to TO-
600. They are nOmadic, moving over
thousands of square miles. 1t was pure
~ by accident that | came upon some
of their rowing bands. A traveller might
have to search for months in the same
region in order to find any of them.
All those that l saw were il different
parts of Surinam.
"In measuring these little folk found
none over four feet and eight inches,
and the women were much shorter.
They use the style of headdress so COM
mon among African tribes-that Of
shaping many designs by mixing mud
with their hair; both men and women
do this. Clothing in their village is
worn only by adults, and then seldom
more than cloth over the lOins. But
they bedeck themselves with many
brass and copper ornaments. They
have tribal masks that sometimes cover
the entire body and head. These are
made by Sits in the skin
They live in little houses called mas
sOugos. of mud or woven dried grass,
entered by crawling on the hands and
knees. l went into one and it seemed
like a child's playhouse. There were
queer little images, idols, fetch gods
set up all about. They represented ami
mails mostly and there were many ugly
specimens of clay pottery. There were
little fetch doctors In clay and many
other things of the sort suggesting most
depraved. superstitiOus ideas. They
are. l believe, all pagans, though some
of them seem to have an idea of SUI
preme spirit of power"
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-05-28
GEN. GRANTS GRANDSON.
Will Enter West Point to Train a
Soldier for Uncle Sam.


Soldier for Uncle Sam.
Through the appointment of Presi-
dent Mckinley Ulysses S. Grant, son
of Col. Fred Grant and grandson of
the famous Union General and Chief
Executive of the United States. will en-
ter West Point. Before his death, in
1885. Gen. Grant framed n petition.
directed to the President of the United
States. asking for this favor. and later
Gen. Sherman, as matter of courtesy.
Endorsed It.
Young Ulysses. now in his sixteenth
year. will not be of age to enter West
Point until June. 1899. Before enter
ing the famous institution he will de-
vote a good deal of the intervening
time to scientific study in Columbia
College.
He is now a sturdy lad and measures
r feet and IL inches in height. with a
quite certain prospect of reaching be-
yond six feet when he puts on the uni
form of West Point cadet He is
now two inches taller than his father
and four inches taller than his famous
grandfather. His other bodily meas
urements are in good proportion to his
stature. and he gives every promise of
developing "A physique far above the
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-05-28
It's a Heroic wooing.

The native states of Central India still
abound with KhOnds, and it is interest
ing to see that wife capturing is still
in vogue among those who represent
the first Inhabitants of this land. The
father in quest Of wife to his son, or the
young man himself, hunts a deer or
some game and starts with a pot OF
toddy to the other party, and in the
course Of the day he manages TO settle
for a wife. and then there is feasting
and drinking. in the course Of which
terms are settled.
The young man is to serve the girls
father for fixed number of months.
assist him in clearing the jungle and
in cultivation. hunting game for food,
and in gathering honey. After this
period, on certain day, the young man
has to try to carry off his bride, and
then follows a hunt after the man and
a sound thrashing. If the man is able
to withstand the blows and survive the
ordeal then his prize is given to him. or
If the man is able to escape uncaught
to the precincts of his village custom
forbids further pursuit, and the trlum-
plant man has the prize.-Madras
Times.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-05-28

ordinary. He has proven himself the
possessor of more than usual mental
abilities of boy of his age is very
studious, stands high in his class in
the New York school which he attends.
and shows marked proficiency. partic-
ularly in acquiring languages. He
manifested an early fondness for the
military by joining the cadet corps of
Troop \. National Guards. when but
u years old
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-05-28

now has 100000 volumes; that of the
statistical bureau 10000; the War
Academy has 10000 volumes; that of
the general staff 10000; of the Court of
Chambers 10000; that of the Technical
High School. 10000. There are also
number of smaller ones.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-05-28

St Louis, May PA special to the
Post Dispatch from Dallas, Tex, says:
Reports from dozen or more counties
in the Indian Territory wheat belt state
that fully one-half of the crop has been
destroyed by the tornado of Friday night
and the severe rains and winds that fol-
lowed. Other grain suffered correspond
ingly.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-05-28
Travel on African Railroads.

Travel on the Buluwayo railroad is
exciting. The Shashi River recently
rose foIr feet above the bridge tracks,
so that engines could not cross. y train
was made up as long as the width Of
the river. pushed across by one engine,
and taken up on the other side by an
other Soon after the bridge was wash
ed away.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-05-28
Presidential Nominations

Washington, May 23.-The president has
nominated William w. Rockhil. of the
District of Columbia, to be minister to
Greece, Roumania and Servia, and
Roundsville Wildman of California, now
consul at Hong Kong, to be consul gen
eral at Hong Kong.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-05-28
Berlin Libraries.

The Berlin libraries all told contain
more than 100000 volumes. The Roy
nj library. of course, is in the lead with
more than 100000. and growing at the
rate Of 10000 per annum; the university
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-05-28
Present for the Government

Newport. R. l.. May 24.-Citizens have
inaugurated a movement for the purpose
of having the people of Rhode Island
build and equip the fastest torpedo boat
destroyer afoat and present it to the gov
eminent.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-05-28
Money for Volunteers.

Washington, May 23,-The house today
passed the senate bill providing for the
payment of volunteers from their enroll
ment and authorizing the secretary of
war to pay the troops embarlling for Ma
Mia one month in advance.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-05-28

Said the married man who likes to be
sympathized for: My wife is never
happy unless she has a grievance"
How happy she must be- said the
pretty girl and then the married man
grew strangely silent.-Cincinnati En-
Quirer.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-05-28
Freezing Meat in New Zealand.

New Zealand has at present twenty.
two establishments for freezing meat
for European markets. They can han
die 100000 sheep year.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-05-28
Artificial Beauty Laws.

During the reign of Charles IL. in En-
gland, laws with regard to artificial
aids to beauty were very strict. 1t is
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-05-28

The middle aisle of a church is often
used as a bridal path