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Evening star., 1898-11-12
All He Craved.

From the Chicago Post
The proprietor of the restaurant had Just
issued new advertisement, intended to
call attention to a reduction In rates. After
quoting the prices of various articles to
conclusively demonstrate the fact that
everything was cheap, he added at the bot
tom of the advertisement: Bread, butter
and potatoes free"
He knows better now. If he had 1t to do
over again he would word it little differ
emily, and all because solemn -looking
man came In one day, and, after taking his
place at table, pointed to the advertise
ment and asked -
'Is that on the squareT' ).
Certainly replied the waiter ,zs,
Then give, me some bread, butter and
potatoes" said the man.
Yes, sir. What else?" asked the waiter
Nothing else" replied the man. That's
all that's free, isn't it?'
Evening star., 1898-11-12
Longer Reach.


disclose some of the embarrassing condi-
tons l have mentioned.
Longer Reach.
Suppose that an American is standing up
against one of these FrenchmendHe would
at once discover the first proposition of the
savate-that the leg is Ipnger than the
arm. Immediately ones ideas of balance
and rushing undergo a atransforrna ton
The first French position Of the t.loW foot
presents such novel difficulties that the
AnSlo-Saxon boxer generally stops there
ne American stands in the usual attitude
as the French professional is standing in
the picture. His kicking adversary leans
PACK, balanced on one leg, the 9th. r being
stretched out at an oblique angle All that
the American need do is to rush in and
paste him. But the leg that swings he
tween them is SO long 1t is the mules leg
Start to rush, it flies back, bending at the
knee to gain a leverage, and then comes
crashing down upon your shin. 1t breaks
the tibia when delivered with the full force
OF an average man. Or the Frenchman can
send MS heel into your side below the ell
bow with the rib-breaking coup de flame
Here international argument continually
mes mes back to the supposedly unstable equi-
nbrlum OF the low foot" position Bal
anced on one leg Americans will say the
trenchman cannot get his blow in with suf-
Hclent force to stop good man; or that
the good man will dance around the
SpraWling low foot till he finds an open-
ing. | put this to Chabrier who said. He
Will dance long. AS to the force with
which these two first kicks can be deliver
ed, the Paris roughs, with whom the art
and term originated, have demonstrated it.
SaVate means an old shoe:- and the clogs
OF the outer boulevards have broken in
Vulnerable ribs and shinbones.
When an American stands I'D against it
IN a friendly way, as often happens, this
Is what takes place. The Frenchman says
L could come down upon your shins'-and
shows him Or Il could land on your ribs
and does it gently. The American will
always take his word for it that he could
break bone The lesson always ends right
there, ana always must, because the thing
Is SO unequal. There is no way to put q
PAIR OF boxing gloves upon the feet When
Frenchmen box together it is always in
nght slippers, with light blows, for points
AS in fencing, each bout ends when one is
touched. Touched" cries the other, when
struck with the foot Had he been kicked
IN earnest, with a heavy shoe, he would
have been knocked out.
Quick Dancing Step.
The fact that the French themselves pre-
Ter to bend forward suddenly and catch at
the low foot as in the Illustration, is ex-
tremely significant; for it is to be noted
that 1t is always possible for one habituat-
ed to Its tricks to spring around it and get
in. That the French think it less dangerous
to catch at it, or, at least defect it with
the palm turned outward, is, therefore, an
indication of prime Importance along the
Whole line OF French boxing. French box
ing is no kicking match. Kick is not met
Evening star., 1898-11-12

stood poised moment in the extraordinary
attitude you see. had time to turn a film
for the next snap shot. Then, like Il flash.
Il would break Sacher's head. 1t landed on
his quickly outstretched arm and swayed
him with the shock. He had escaped, but
the shock left him no chance for counter
blow before the kicker could recover. In
this match saw the coup dc flame attempt
ed many times. 1t seldom landed. When
directed at the stomach the groin it was
Evening star., 1898-11-12

ANcu II -INT. YIN L =
all Sweden"
The driver indica-
ted by a sweep of his
arm all the farms -
be seen anead OF us.
From Caribou, jt was
eight miles over 4
road as smooth and
hard as asphalt, and
1OW we Were on the
edge of New Swcd-
en-, the most flour
ishing colony ever
planted on American
Evening star., 1898-11-12

soil. y king fostered it. because of it, its
protector was subsequently made minister
to Sweden by our government. and its re
markabie success is recognized by the So
cial economists of two herlsnheres.
From the lower waters of the Pero5scot
it is a weary climb of 2nO miles on tho
railroad. through the great pine woods Cf
central and northern Maine. to the uplands
uf AroostOok county. The train carries you
through the home of the deer. past the
ruHways of the moose and caribo.I by
lakes and trout streams. always up Hill:
10y IN" doors of hunting camps. sportsmens
hotels, bare and most attractively ;l"soiaJc
and around the foothills Of hOary old IA
tahdin. whose peak may be seen in .had-
owy outline through riffs in the forest.
Then. when least expected. the ,.rimcya;
woods give place to man-made crryes o.
second growth. orchards and plowcd ti.los
Instead Of log camps. farm houses come
into view The railway station. water tank
and solitary tavern develop into villages
with railroad. avenues and main street.
and at length the tourist steps from IN. CIR
at Caribou-tIe garden spot If the great
northeast.
Founding the Colony.
William Wigerly Thomas. ex-mniSter t.
SN eden. founded New Sweden in $50 ie
had been appointed war consul IN tAlt
country IN INAi ana then the idea of Bring
ing the hardy and frugal Norscu1eu t.
Maine occurred to him. He aroused the ii
terest Of both the Swedish and the J,i,,
state authorities and after some years uf
delay he secured grant of one hundred
acres Of land in ArouStOOk county To he
mead 0t each family and aid until his Syst
crop could be harvested Mr. Thomas as
also appointed commissioner of immiG IL
lion by the state of Maine and had personal
charge of the colony until. in 1873 the set
tiers voluntarily relinq Iished state aid
on June -. 1870 under his guidance
hfty-one Swedes sailed from GOthenbers 10
America The colony was composed of
twenty-five men. eleven women and e.gI-
teen children. All the men were farmers
and many of them were also skilled ir
ether traces and professions. Among them
were lay pastor a blacksmith n civil en-
SiHeeT, two carpenters. a basket maker. A
Evening star., 1898-11-12

and Englishmen ar
! rive in Paris with
the idea t hat the
French know moth
ing of the manly art
of seH-defense; and
most of them are
happy in not being
undeceiNed by any Y
violent means. Z h e
truth is t h at the
French have t ctr
own school of scrap
ping, brutal and dam
Evening star., 1898-11-12
A THRIVING COLONY
Visit to New Sweden, Way Up in
Northern Maine.
HARDY And INDUSTRIOUS FARMERS
They Are the Greatest Potato
Raisers in the World.
WHY THEY HAVE SUCCEEDED

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
CARIBOU, Maine, November = 1S9S.
Evening star., 1898-11-12

strong man; is his confrere, ,fNIainSuet:
SO are the Leclercs, so Isl fictory. Sacher.
who is handy amateur was boxing with
his master, Chabrer, and | think few
snap shots at the discussion will serve to
disclose some of the embarra sjlue condi
tons | have mentioned = -
Evening star., 1898-11-12
FIGHTING WITH FEET
W IL
Modern French Improvement on the
Manly Aft. - %
ORIGINATED WITH PARIS: TouGHs
Has Been Taken Up'in Earnest by
Expert Boxers. b.
u -.-s
BLOWS THAT BREAK BONES

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
pAPJC Novembar 1coo
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1898-02-03
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ten in ibrsr 5~bdtietait pt;ttrsr gsiftanO ~gtlitirt
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llut:ritiisuHg sugepiti:n iuitni6en, iD,rO,n otb,=
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C2S-9) Sames y. Gmitb, E.Gi.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1898-02-03
Or. ROOW0Q'S
SOr(apOri0lOn
ReCO(OCnt.
Ser grOke Slntreiniger.
3nr @eilnas
aller d1runiidlen Sranfbeiter.

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tbti!t Dur6 Oas Siut, ptn Sbpstb, otH urtn uns
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esnH Is ttitSt Ole psrbrdu5ttE 5btiIe oes Rorprs
surb Rsus uus Gsuuos WtattrltH. StropouH,
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baHOtlt, Syphilis III Jbrsl manHI9fdDsn U9II''i
GsRstt I,bu Gents Gin ily 0as ~tIunrltit Sn@
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iarpiir, i'm Galit uuD Diur2t, 9eultu, Rnottr IN
ben Erlitn una aUotrtn S5rJltu Dcs Spittms, tnt'
llH0sts Hugtn, UsrDartte AslauoruuJm aus OtH'
GbrtH, ioDit bic inNmmittH jerm:u UoH SuuIs
Erlutbtit'H, 8ci3tUuTt ~Vltb;rfNuslblae, 9rtH0s
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ben &Ttias oiesg GgurOtrs Der mo5trnen Sbtult,
uno tiE Gtbraub BON ptnl1m S1gn wirO irgtto
elmer Rtri0n, Iptld, Olhtlb: gtacR iratHo tptbt
Gorm p.;I.r Rrduihtittu eInnlmmt, itllt btItrdi'
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liHat, oitisn @trlufsH EirhlIt gu tbuH mo bItlds
ben DUrh aus asluHOtm Elut. turpTIHgtro, Htut
N(lttriliitn 81 TltStH, IND 3tlts plrD our1
Tdbpd0s SarapLrla.an Hao!O:nt rt.r rrtl9t.
10 III Gut NtiuHg gtUlB. 0tHH lpguu Dltts S:ls
mitt,l tinmll ieirt 8tjHilUuUslrbtit bsOIunt uHo
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Diro bic Ssf:ruH9 rai5 u'g,g'r, uHo NIT ltotm
gag, MIND ND Ger GraGt: briu Enn traltlg'r tubs
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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1898-02-03
II. Cttobsr 1897.


Ut, " y 70 y
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NIT. W:iu. Dtutt;r ltbraubts Is Dor i:bH 5abr:H
atgtu tiut itarfs SGbDu.it ,igtHtC glrt in Der
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sr Il, polia Otri6nuuo. 3tst ibtjut i'd abtr cine
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batt:u: 0,sbaI5 fbrtjo; I'D o;rtti an Sir, nm IS
Sirrt Ju rbalt:E. abtuuQsuol
u. G. pttttuub,
garaboo, SautGO, WiscOHF1.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1898-02-03

Die Me6r8a6l Der Bills mirO 5iemli9
prompt aud bort erIeoigt per0en. giz
niae rieIer 9iQs m00en aber bod be-
trG6tli3e OistuIIion beroorrufen, 10
ba8 Geqislatipz uno oa5 Snbiunerz
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0ur9 ge3ogene Ylan, Die cu6anii4e
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matiI6s 8iibget 6inein gu 8ieben, CUR
0ur6fii6rung gelangt, mag oieie al
Ierotnqs duf Wp6en ii6 binaus Ipins
men. @(ber es liegt fem @runo por,
ouB ri6t audi Der Senut Dor Dem /.
@ai nit idmmtliGen 8iiOgsts fertig
iein ioute.
0a5 pa6fenOe 9efi5it.
Die 6uFfnungen Der Administration
ouf cine er6ebliGe 8eIierung Der 81
nau5iaqe BADEN ii6, ME aus Dem N}oz
mats : Qusipeis oes S9aBdmt2S fir
ben sSanuar b~erpprQs6t, nod INNER
niGt perfptrtlifI. Gds @aIammtoez
fight fir oas laufenoe 6i5talio6r BE-
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elite Seitunaen (SorrsiponSeutenl
,or uro Suneert, 81 bObtH in Der Sffct Oes Dent
tbsn GOrrtIpsnesuttn,- SaItiaIsTe . 6tT. unO SsR
SfEetsGrtHuG
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1898-02-03
9aS S%tfOnomidFe! 9a8 Sefe!

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@ait permanentem erfOls eebran dit

@roofl1M R.zU., on 2. SUM 1896.
u. q oOpu & 60.
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RrlHfbsit in 1877 nit O1u,ruo:m Griollt.
a5tuHgsbol &by
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IS ayril 1896.


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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-05-10

A feature of naval warfare thai
the public does not know much
about is the distribution of prize
money among the crews of yes,
sells making the capture. The
Spanish vessels being taken by
our fleet will be disposed of by
prize courts. If they are con.
demned they will be sold and the
proceeds distributed as prize
money. Under our statutes one
half goes to the government
when the captured ship is of less
force than the vessel making the
capture; if they are equal the en-
tire proceeds go to the officers
and crew. If vessel is alone
when it makes a capture the Off
GERS and crew are the only bene-
tlclaries, but if other vessels of
the service are in sight thew
share equally.
Three-twentieths of the prize
money to be distributed goes to
the commander of the captor if
he is acting Independently. but
II he is under the commend of
the officer of fleet that officer
takes one-twentieth and he gets
the other two. The rest of the
prize money is divided among
the men of the vessel or vessels
according to their rank.
In the case of the prize taken
by the gunboat Helena, the gov.
will take half OF the
of the sale. If the shin
and cargo bring 100000, there
will be $4,000 to divide on the
Helena, the commander getting
S22, 800 and the other officers and
crew the balance. If the Helena
had been in sight of other YES.
sells of the fleet and under Samn.
sons command, thst officer
would get 81, 500, the commander
81 the Helena $4,000 and the
balance. would be divided among
al other vessels in sight of the
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-05-10

1t seems Enos Martin, who had
been working for the Monolith
company about nine months, quit
work and was given check for
$50 which he gave for safe keep
ing into the hands of Eph Gag
non and woman named Nellie
Smith, who formerly lived at
Yellow Jacket and called the
buckskin woman. When Martin
wanted his money it was not
forthcoming. He owed Charley
Crawford some money and could
not pay it until he got action on
the $50, and the last mentioned
man in company with Fedora, a
French lady with whom he lives,
and Martin, went TO the house
where Gagnon and the buckskin
woman were lingering in blissful
repose. The door was kicked in
and the trouble commenced.
After Gagnon received a shot in
the leg from Crawford's gun he
got possession of it and beat
Crawford over the head. Craw-
ford also used the gun on the
head and face of the buckskin
woman, knocking out five teeth
and otherwise swelling her head.
The pistol ball in Gagnon's leg
is lost among the tendons and
muscles and the doctor could
not find it, and it may be some
time before be can go to Salmon.
to appear against Crawford.
Martin and Fedora. who were all
taken to the county seat Wedn-
esday by constable Mcintyre. -
Gibbonsville Miner.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-05-10

Politicians were yesterday en-
gagged in sizing up the situation
after the smoke of the demo
cratic and silver republican com
mittee meetings had cleared
away. 1t is generally conceded
that three tickets will be placed
in the field in the coming cam
paign in Idaho, but there are a
few who believe the populists
will recind their former action
and change their convention
from Moscow to Boise on the in
vitation of the democrats; or.
this falling, it is thought the
populists will meet in Moscow on
August 9Th as per arrangement
and then the convention will adj
Journ to Boise on the Oath. the
date of the silver republican and
democratic conventions.-Boise
Statesman.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-05-10

Conservative estimates made
by naval authorities in Washing.
ton are that AN hours conflict
between two great battleships
will cost at least 81, 100000. and
that, too, without counting the
damage done to each ship. The
modern 13-inch gun costs $1,000
to fire it. These $1,000 shots can
do big damage, but the strain of
discharging them is enormous
1t is said that a 13-inch gun can
be fired about once in two min
utes if the gunners are well
trained and quick. The life of
the gun is said to end with its
one hundredth shot, so that dur
ing the period of its entire ac-
tiyity it eats up 100000 in am.
munition alone.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-05-10

The following was rreceived
by Col. N. ]. Sharp at Challis,
Tuesday, May 3, at IL M, from
A. J. Pierce, of Pocatello
PoCATELLo, May LIST, II p. m.
Associated press dispatch 60
ing over the wire from Madrid,
where it has passed through the
hands of Spanish censor. Naval
engagement at Manila, PHILIPPINE
islands, o'clock this am. Two
Spanish vessels sunk, and one
burned by the American fleet
under Dewey, Rear Admiral.
Spanish blew up others of their
own vessels to keep them from
being sunk or captured by
Dewey. Spanish Admiral, Man
teza, killed.
The Spanish Minister of Ma
rine has published at Madrid
"The naval engagement at Man
lila has been disastrous, but we
have saved our honor"
[Spain claims to have lost in
this battle heavily, but saved
their honor. This is the first
time we ever heard of Spain
having any honor.l
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-05-10

The war with Spain to which
we are now committed has been
undertaken, as far as this country
is concerned, on humanitarian
grounds. The high moral stand
which we have taken has met
with the unanimous approval OF
the Anglo-Saxon, or, if the term
be preferred, the English-speak-
ing race, throughout the world.
Of this there is no shadow of
doubt, and this sympathy, spok-
en- and unspoken, is as pronounc
ed as are the criticisms which
our policy has drawn forth from
the Continent of Europe.
Both the Presidents message
and the resolutions of Congress
recognize the existence of a great
wrong and express the determin-
alton to rightit. In the resolu-
ton there is strong deelaimer
of any intention to profit by the
acquisition of territory. We are
entering upon a crusade, more
practical in it's objects, more
lofty in its aims, than any that
precede it.
1t is realized that the first step
to the pacification of the unhap-
Ply island is the expulsion from
1T of the Spanish army. This
will be accomplished as far as
Cuba is concerned whenever a
crushing defeat in the field or
the cutting off of supplies, wheth-
er of food or the munitions of
war, or both, forces the Spanish
army to capitulate, and as con-
dition of peace to embark from
the island.
From a strategical point of
view, considering the object
which we have in view, we hold
q very strong position. Spain.
on the other hand, labors under
tremendous disadvantage. Her
fleet Is one side of the Atlantic
and q large part of her army
shut up on the other side. Our
ships are concentrated at the OBJ
jective point, which is within
easy reach of our coaling points.
whereas when Spain starts her
fleet across the Atlantic she will. |
In respect of the important item
of coal supply, have CROSSED
the RubicOrn" as fatefully as the |
invader of old. She must win
decisive battle or lose everything
fleet, army and islands-at one |
stroke.
Will the Spanish feet cross the
Atlantic !? We think it will. for
the reason that it would be little
short of an act of treachery In
the eyes of the Spanish people
for the government to leave it's
beleagured army to be starved