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Evening star., 1898-06-11
"Coming Through the Rye"
From the New York Times.


1t Is an unfortunate fact that in most Of
the copies of this song, SO attractive from
its naivete. Rye is spelled with a small r. as
IL the grain rye were meant and not the
burn or rivulet Rye which is a small
stream i'll the northwest district of Cum
ningham, in Ayrshire. In this way the
whole point of the story. as told in the
song, Is lost, and this beautiful lyric is de-
graded from the portrayal of a romantic
episode to an account of a mere common
place kissing match.
The Rye Is small burn or stream which
in many places is quite shallow, and Is
crossed by the familiar device of stepping
stones. These stepping stones do not leave
room for twos persons, coming from op-
posite directions to pass each other with
out taking hold of each otl er's hands
When a young man. on arriving at the
edge of the burn, sees another traveller of
the same sex. or a lady with whom he Is
not acquainted or for whom he does not
care much. approaching he waits until the
path Is clear. But If the passenger should
be an attractive lassie Of his acquaintance
he at once begins to cross. they pass by
taking hold of each others hand SO as not
to lose their balance. In such cases the
lassie Is expected to pay toll' just as
young ladies have been known to do in
this country when crossing q bridge on q
sleighing excursion.
Evening star., 1898-06-11
Lassoing Pork En- Route.

From the New Orleans Times Democrat.
I'VE are pig short in Mississippi CITY,"
protested a resident there yesterday, land
We want to know If Uncle Sam is going to
pony up or the Arizona packer who yanked
1t aboard the train Saturday when it slowed
up. Everybody about the town had turned
out to see the soldiers, as We thought they
were, go by. and a white pig was on hand.
too, to take in the sight The train hardly
stopped long enough for us to see anything.
but that didn't deter a long-haired indiyid-
uai from the plains from swinging of, and
whiriing his lariat In the air quicker than
you could bat an eye. he had that poor.
lonesome pig fast. 1t all happened in a
minute. and evidently willing hands helped
senger."
Evening star., 1898-06-11
A story of the Indian Border.

A charming story Is told of the Kamber
Khels. illustrating how cheaply the tribes
men regard human life. Amullah Of the
tribe once in a moment of candor express
ed his regret to his flock that no sacred
man among them had yet been called upon
to lay down his life for his religion, al
leging that the presence in their midst of
the tomb of SO holy man would be of the
highest value both from spiritual and a
practical point of view-spiritually. because
the prophet would regard them all hence
forth with greater favor; practically, be-
cause devout pilgrims, attracted to the
shrine, would enrich the whole tribe by their
gifts. The Kambers took counsel together,
laid hold of the mullah and slew him; and
then, having erected a suitable shrine over
his corpse, felt that they had done all that
was in their power to remove a reproach
which reflected upon the whole tribe.
Evening star., 1898-06-11

Nc matter how obstinate he was at the
start, he will not fail as the lines cover the
last fifty feet of space. II a volley comes
and he is unhurt, he will lower his head
and toss 1t right and left, and then take a
sudden breath for the crash Ii charging
Infantry he will thunder straight at a man
and knock him down; If against a line OF
hcrsemen, he will lift his head and front
feet as II going over fence.
A man seldom cries out when hit in the
turmoil of battle. 1t is the same with a
horse. Five troopers out of six, when
struck by a bullet are out of their saddles
within minute. If hit in the breast or
shoulder, up go their hands and they get a
heavy fall; if in the leg or foot or arm
they fall forward and roll off. Even with
a foot cut of by jagged piece of shell a
horse will not drop. 1t is only when shot
through the head or heart that he comes
down. He may be fatally wounded, but he
hobbies out of the fight to right or left and
stands with dropping head until loss of
blood brings him down. The horse that
Loses his rider and is unwounded himself
Will continue to run with his set Of fours
until some movement throws him out. Then
ne gees galloping here and there, neighing
with fear and alarm, but will not leave the
field. In his racing about he may get
among the dead and wounded. but he will
dodge them, If possible, and IN any case
leap over them. When he has come upon
three or four other -riderless steeds they
fall IL" and keep together. as If for mu-
tral protection. and the rally on the
bugle may bring the whole of them into
the ranks in 4 body.
A horse which has passed through a bat
tie unwounded is fretful, sulky and ner-
vous-the same as a mar-for the next
three or four days. His first battle is also
the making or unmaking of him a war
horse. If the nervous tension has been too
great, he will become boiter in the face
of danger, and thereby become a danger In
himself. If the test has not been beyond
him, he will go into the next fight with
head held high and fieckS of foam blowing
from his mouth as he thunders over the
earth.
Evening star., 1898-06-11
Running n Blockade.
From the St. Louis Republic

General Lew Wallace of Indiana relates
an interesting story of how an English
vessel ran the blockade of Galveston Tex,
during the late war; He witnessed the
feat, and could not understand how the
vessel got past the American ships. bonn
barded as it was with shot and shell. At
terward General Wallace met a confeder-
ate who was familiar with the incident.
do you mean to say" asked the general
of the confederate. that the blockade rum
ner passed in without losing mann" oh,
no. said the confederate; five men were
killed at the wheel" There Is something
else l should like to KNOW" said General
Wallace, land that is the nationality of
the man who ran that blockade" IN tell
you that" laughed the confederate. slap
ping his leg; that man was Yankee from
the state of Massa chusetts."
Evening star., 1898-06-11
RANDOM VERSE.
Hobson's Choice,

Hobson's Choice.
Written for The Evening Star by Elizabeth wor-
thington Fiske.
They called 1t ''Hobsohs Choice in olaen day
When some sad wight (as one by hunger driven
Eats crumbled crustst took the poor chance that
lay
'Twixt him and nofhins-fates are so uneven,
But Hobson's choice and name are sacred now!
Men speak the word and, reverent, bare the brow
And tell his tale with Smiles and tears, and eyes
that prideful glow!
Our Hobson's choice his lands honor, death
Thrown in, when he and six young heroes more
Resolved to dare the batteries burning breath
Brains COOL hands firm. hearts valiant to the
core!
The stars had paled, the first dim streaks of gray
We're melting to the sheen of tropic day.
The leaguered city calm, the coasts in slumberous
silence lay.
Like phantom squadrons seemed the fleets opposed
One hugging close the harbors sheltering screen,
One, riding bold, the Stars and Stripes disclosed
A width of sea, narrow strait, between;
A grimy hulk, stripped bare, her ancher slips
Manned by seven silent men with firm set lips
Waving three thousand throbbng hearts that
throng those battle ships.
Blithe farewell! Death within her hull she steams
Past the sea-spaee, she makes the channel
straight
Prov pointed true! The foe scarce turns in dreams
OF Guadalquiver fair-Alhambra's gate.
Rearward, each mothers son of each brave crew
Holds back his cheers until his lips are blue
And curses deep that cruel fate forbids him ven
ture too.
Then sea and laud flame clear in baleful light
Their leaden greeting deathful dragons boom!
Meath the red rain from fleet, from Moro s
height,
As saints seek heaven, as shipwrecked men seek
home,
They steer! She turns! athwart the channel
throws
Her hulk! A crash! plunge The waters close!
'Tis done Nor gun, mine shall break hence
forth her grim repose!
Did Heaven accept the offered sacrifice?
Nay Spain, thrilled strong recalls the ancient
fame
OF her dead heroes! The supreme surprise
Their generous foes confess in clear acclaim!
To feel the circle of immortal bays
These live to serve the grateful land whose praise
Blazons their fame in word and song to everlast-
ing days.
Evening star., 1898-06-11
FIints still I'm Use.

From the New York Herald.
1t may surprise you to hear that in spite
of the millions of modern guns and rifles
nowadays turned out the ancient fiintlock
is not quite a thing of the past.
There is still in England at least one
mandatory OF flints for this use The
flints are all made by hand, being placed
on the operators knee and Clipped with a
hammer to the proper shape. OF course, a
number of these f1ints are used for fire
making. These go principally to countries
like Spain and Italy, where the duties on
ordinary matches and wax matches are 90
necessity they are in Great Britain to q
positive luxury, 20 that nint and steal are
used.
Evening star., 1898-06-11
Judgment.

Grace Dufaeld Goodwin in Lippincott's.
When she lay dead
The many looked upon her face and said,
The life Is gone. filed with shining deeds,
So full of ministry TO human needs;
And We who loved her are bereft;
What have we left -
When she lay dead
A man looked sternly on her face and said
Thank God, the evil 81 her life is past;
What have known the World would know at las t.
l shall be free.'' In
When she lay dead i,s - T. ,,
The great God looked from His wide heaven and
said. -' -
only the One who made It knows the whole
or strength and weakpess in q human soul.
Cease, then. thy wonder; peace; let be;
Leave her to me.r =.
Evening star., 1898-06-11

Clara W. Williams iulBosten Transcript.
Oh. many ships haveII at sea
That sailed away long years ago.
Some day they're coming back to me,
But when and how cannot know.
Sometimes wander On the shore,
And watch the far horizon dim.
Where vanished in those days of yore
My argosies so aeet and trim.
scan with eager eyes the waves
Ihat dance and sparkle in the light
A vision fair my. fond heart Graves,
Alas! no sail is yet in sight.
Ofttimes find upon the sand
broken plank, a shattered spar,
A bent and rusty iron band
Oh, voiceless tale of wrecks afar
Thea anxious fears crowd In my breast,
And Teil the sunshine in the sky.
Shau thus my good ships end their quest1
Shall this their fate be by-ard-by7
o friends with ships far ont Mt sea,
Ifat sailed away long ago,
Some day they're coming back 10 thee,
But when and how we may not know.
Perchance with sails all rent ard soiled,
BATTERED and bruised thy ships may be.
Of beauty and grace they may be deep0iied,
Heavy and slow they may come to thee.
But come they morning. noon or night,
With flying coiors or broken mast.
Our hearts VIII cry with q thrill OF delight,
1nank God that our ships have come In at Ia
Evening star., 1898-06-11
Her Papa.
From the Boston Globe.

From the Boston Globe.
My papa's all dressed up today;
He never looked so fine;
i thought, when | first looked at him.
My papa wasn't mine.
lies got a beautiful new suit
The old one was so old
It's blue, with buttons, oh, 30 bright.
l guess they must be gold.
And papa's sort % glad and sort
o. sad-I wonder why;
And eyry time she locks at him
1t makes my mamma cry.
Who's Uncle Sam? My papa says
That he belongs to him;
But pape's joking. cause he knows
My ulcle's name is Jim.
My papa just belongs to me
And mamma. And l guess
The folks are blind who cannot see
His buttons marked u. S.
u. 5. spells US. He's ours-and yet
My mamma can't help cry,
And papa tries to smile at me
And can't wonder why?
Evening star., 1898-06-11
HORSES IN WAR.
They Feel the ExultatiOn of Battle
With Their Riders.

WIN htfr hlQeroe
From the st. Louis Republic.
A veteran cavalry horse partakes Of the
hopes and fears of battle just the same as
his rider. As the column swings into line
and waits, the horse grows nervous over
the waiting. If the wait is spun out he
will tremble and sweat and grow appre-
heIsive. II he has been six months in SER
vice he knows every bugle call. As the call
comes to advance the rider can feel him
working at the bit with his tongue to get
1t between his teeth. As he moves out he
will either seek to get on faster than he
should or bolt. He cannot bolt, however
The lines will carry him forward. and after
a minute he viii grip the bit, lay back his
eats, and one can feel his sudden resolve
to brave the worst and have done with 1t
as soon as possible. When the troopers
begin to chee. and the sabers to fash the
horse responds. An exultation fills his
heart. he will often scream out, and his
eyes blaze and are nxed steadily In front.
Evening star., 1898-06-11
The Wny.
Y. Jr., in the Philistine.

W. f. Wheatley, Jr. in the Philistine.
Sweetheart, the tracks Of Love are blind
There is no broad and beaten path
No roses now make soft the way
They only greet aftermath.
The road is thorny-all too rough;
Your tender feet in faith pursue
My arms are strong and open wide
Come, then, my love, I'll carry you.
Evening star., 1898-06-11
REVERENCE FOR UNIFORMS.
What nm American Noics in This Re-
gard in European Countries.

FROM the New York Mail and Express
"A uniform in this country" said a man
who recently returned from a trip abroad
Is no especial mark OF superiority and does
rot raise the wearer any higher in the esti-
nation OF the average citizen In some of
the European countries. however, ard nota-
bly, In Germany, bit of gilt braid and a
Few brass buttons place a man away above
his unsarnished countrymen. The spirit of
military discipline Il SO predominant In
Evening star., 1898-06-11

By Stephen Crane.
The American fleet came redly on like a
bunch of waving bandana handkerchiefs
The air was full of pruneS as a plum pud-
ding The whitish green rattle of the rap
id-flre guns was exaccrbatingly shrill.
The Spanish met the onslaught with a
Tauve determination. Ecruly they stood
at the posts shepherds doggedly.
The two fleets hurtled in a magenta
hLrte. They feined and thrust with a
deep canary yellow vigor. The battle
looked like two overturned garbage cans
on hot night. The shells whistied seal
brownly. The death screams of the Span
iards were full of purp!ish-pink despair
one Spaniard with Cerise voice like the
aftermath of an aurora borealis screamed
paintily his desire to kill the Americanos
Then, with a blackish white tremor,
strong battle ships sank greenly chromely
black into the water. A gauntly greenish
smell tore the air. The whole thing look ed
Ike German pouring dark wine into a
dinSy funnel.
Admiral Dewey had won.
By Richard Harding Davis.
1 fastened over to Admiral Dewey and
asked him as special favor to postpone
action till Gibson got here. He said he
would do anything to please me, but after
ward decided to let the thing go on with
out Gibson, SO L told Admiral Dewey to go
ahead.
vessel which had not the honor of knowing
me and started to fire. l discovered 1 had
not my note paper with me. So l sema-
phored the ship to stop firing, and getting
note book, l allowed them to start again.
After few rounds had been fired, thaugnt
OF an admirable situation for my new novel
and was about to signal the fight to stop
till l had written few chapters, but
gave in, owing to the evident wish to go on
possessed by Admiral Dewey Taking my
hatural position in the coming tower, l
watched the fight. l shall publish the real
details of it in some magazine about Au-
gust. / have held out all important infor-
nation save the fact 1 was not injured in
the fight
By Richard lie Gallienne
Sad old fight! Poor unfortunate people
dying with all unattained. and the fairy
curtain of their dreams unified. Sad sad
fight. But thus it must be. As the world
moves and time has its being, there must
be killing and the green world claims many
to her bosom. The hopelessly unaesthetic
battle ships, reminding me of nothing so
much gaunt old women, met ana bat
tled with each other. The United States
ships won. And there was much slaughter
and much damage, and the old green earth
yearned to clasp to her bosom her sun
6cred sons.
Sad old fight.
Evening star., 1898-06-11

From the Denver Post.
He rose to depart the clock sounded eight,
And, getting his hat and his cane
his wlte sweetly murmured: Now, don't stay out
late,
Dear Charlie, Remember the Maine!'
WIN that somewhat startling Injunction in view,
be was back home at ten with his pet
For should he stay later he very well knew
what great blowing up he would get.
Evening star., 1898-06-11
1t Will Come.


-om the Atlanta Constitution.
1t may be long delayed
The grim, -cannupade-
The battle, blade to blade;
But twill come!
Its thunders-they shall shake
The world, while nations quake,
And chains of thralldom break
Ger tyrants dumb.
1t NAV be long delayed
Ihe death for tyrants made
Their thrones in ruin laid;
But twill come!
The grounds marked for the gravel
Ihere is no power can save,
Till Freedoms flag shall wave
Ger tyrants dumb !
Evening star., 1898-06-11
The CoIonels Bryan.

From the Chicago Evening Post.
We beg to inform William Jennings
Bryan that he may be "some pump<ins''
now. but his individuality viii be lost when
he becomes Colonel Bryan. There car be
but one real. bottle Col
onel Bryan. and every one knows that that
Evening star., 1898-06-11
WAR CORRESPONDENCE.

Descriptions of battle as Seen by
Three welI-knOwn Writers.
The Buffalo Enquirer prints the following
war correspondence from the front. 1t ne
giects to state whether the dispatches were
received by wire or by freight.
Evening star., 1898-06-11

Now that this century is so rapidly draw
ing to its close, it will be worth our while
Ito point out that the nineteenth century
does not finish until December the thirty
first 1890, and the twentieth commence
until January the first, 1901. No doubt
there will be many people who will be
guided by mere nominal considerations.
and prematurely bury the century on De-
cember the thirty-first. 1S99.
The longest day of the year at New York
is fifteen hours, at London sixteen and a
half. at ST. Petersburg nineteen. at Tornea,
Finland, twenty-three, and in Spitzbergen
three and a half months At Quito, on the
equator. the day and night are always
twelve hours long. All the year round the
sun rises at am. and sets at pm. But
into the mysteries of international time
We must not enter.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-18
BALTIMORE.

BALTIMORE, Nd, Dec. 17.--Flour dull, un-
changed; western super Salsa $50; do. extra
S2.9003.25; do. family $3.50a4.00; spring wheat
straight S4.S504.50.
Wheat dull and lower; spot and December
7IA@7Izs january 72a7214; May II; steamer No.
Q, red -; Southern wheat by sample 67@72 IL;
do on grade
Corn e>sieI; spot and December 39Ka39 ID;
December, new or old, o8& d39; January 3eA "a
49,; February 39a39l4; steamer mixed -; South
ern white corn SS14 a39A; yellow -.
Oats dull; No. white western, - IL; No.
mixed 81 12a32
Rye finer; No. nearby IS; No. western
en
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-18
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, December 17.--FIour quiet and a
shade easier; winter straights S3.60a3S0; do.
patents So. 65a3.S5; Minnesota patents S36Aa3.S5;
Minnesota bakers S3.O0a3.25; winter low grades
$2.25a245
Rye flour firm; good to fair S3.00d3l5.
Buckwheat -four quiet at $500.
Buckwheat steady at "a.
Corn meal firm; yellow western 76a77; city
Rye steady; No. 2, 6O2Ia6l: State -.
Barley steady; feeding 42ai4; mailing 520
50 Ia
Barley malt steady; western G0a70.
Flax seed eady at Sl.1O.
Wheat, spot easy; No. red 77}6, options,
March 74}l; May ia; December 737s.
0orn, spot easy; NO. z, 4l@8; optlons' May
800; December 39%.
Oats, spot steady; No. Q, 32h; options, dull.
Beef steady; family Sl0aSll; extra mess SS.?0a
9Oo peel hams SI8 6o, PScKeV s''O@SiO Guy
Cut meats weak; picked bellies 5Aa6; picked
shoulders 4; picked hams z.
Lard steady; western steamed closed 9o.oVa
535; city 49,; December closed $5.32 l-2 nominal;
Pork firm; mess $s75a925; short clear
S1O25a1225; family $1,000 HOO.
Cotton seed OIL trade light but prices wei
sustained; prime crude IL I-2alS; prime crude
b mills 13a131-2; prime summer yellow ~;
off summer yellow 20; butter grades 25a21;
prime winter yellow 27a27 IL; prime white 70.
Butter firm; western creamery i502l; DO.
factory 12ad4 10; Elgins 21; imitation creamery
13al7; State dairy IDOLS; creamery l5a19 IL. -,
CneeSe STEADY large WnlL6 IVA aIU LIZ no. sIlil
*; large colored 10h; do. small N; light
skins 6IG6 liz; part skins 5As5 IL; full skins
2a2h.
Eggs firm; State and Pennsylvania 26a27;
western fresh 26; souther n22a25.
Potatoes steady; Jerseys sial.37 IL; New York
81 .25a1.50; Long Island S1.2501.75; sweets, Jer-
seys, 81. 25a2 25: southern 40a75
Tallow steady; city 1-2 country l-2a38.
Petroleum firmer; refined, New York, $50;
Philadelphia and Baltimore T.45; do in bulk
A 30.
Rosin steady: strained. common to good s1.45.
Turpentine firm at 40 l-2a48.
Rice firm; fair to extra 44@6A; Japan SKA
1-2.
good to choice, 25a33.
Peanuts quiet; fancy hand-picked S; other
domestic 4a4 IL.
Cabbage steady; Long Island s1.5Oa3.O0 per 100.
Pi1 iron dull; southern Sl025all,25; northern
$40 25a11.75.
Freights to Liverpool weak; cotton by steam
-; grain by steam -.
Coffee-Options, January $3.50; September
S. 10; spot Rio, firm; No. z, invoice 64a625;
No. jobbing 7I4a71s mild firm; Cordova 7%al5.
Sugar, raw barely STEADY; fair refining ga;
centrifugal, 96-test, IA; Muscovado 81; mo-
lasses sugar 35s; refined steady; No. 8, a 7-l6;
No. z, AZ; No. IL, Al; No. II, 1-16; No. ID,
Ais; No. IA, A; mould A 62s; Rranulated 5b:
cubes 59s.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-18

There was a sharp break in the Wander
bits. Lake Shore losing eight and New
York Central and Canada Southern over
n noint. Local traction shares were off
sharply. especially Metropolitan and
Manhattan. Missouri Pacific also weak
ened decidedly. There was considerable
strength in other spots, Southern Pacific
Central Pacific, Denver Preferred and
Pittsburg G.. c. Il st. Louis shares show
ing firmneSs. In the second hour the
downward movement was rather uni
form. In the final dealings, however
an improved tone set in, in which Balti-
more K Ohio and Lake Erie and Western
stocks recorded substantial advances
The average declines were less than ]
per cent.
The bank statement, which was more
favorable than expected was later than
usual in making its appearance. but its
influence helped the closing rally.
Features of pronounced interest de-
veloped in the bond market daily during
the week and purchases of semi-specu-
lative issues were in an enormous vol
ume. The plethora of money at this cen
ter which failed to find employment in
the money market, naturally was direct
ed into purchases of investments and
lower grade issues which yielded an ade-
quate return upon the capital invested.
Consequently a steady absorption of
mortgages continued, and occasional de-
clines in inactive issues cOincident with
the vagaries of the stock did not destroy
the undertone of confidence. Foreigners
purchased freely. The high rates preva-
lent for the better class issues reduced
the yield to the investor TO Il very low
level. scarcely exceeding ; ncr cent in
many cases. This circumstance infu-
enced buying of many low priced issues.
in which there is no immediate prospect
of interest return, but holdings were Sc
cured with a view of profting by a rise
in prices.
United States As coupon advanced y
the old As coupon, and the new 3's 3s
the old As registered and SIS II, and the
rs registered n in the bid price.
The total sales of stocks We're 276, 100
shares, including: 6.11S Atchison; 1850
Atchison Preferred; 1925 Central Pa
cific; $500 Chicago, Burlington & Quin-
cy: $3.50 Louisville & Nashville; $500
Manhattan; 11,16J Missouri Pacific
14.275 Union Pacific; $3.50 st. Paul; 49,
045 Union Pacific Preferred; 21,13 Fed
eral Steel: 1892 Federal Steel Prefer
red; 6. 1SJ Tennessee Coal and Iron.