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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-26

From the Duluth Herald
| Behold the mansion reared by daedal Jack
See the malt stored in many a plcthoric sack,
In the proud cirque of Ivans bivouac.
Mark how the rats felouious fangs invade
The golden stores in Johns pavilion laid.
Anon with velvet foot and Tarquin strides
Subtle grin akin TO his quarry gides-
Grin akin grim that slew the fierce rodent
Who Sc tooth insdious Johann's slckcloth
10! the decp-mouthed canine foes assault
That vexed the avenger Of the stolen malt,
Stored in the hallowed precincts of that hall
That rose complete at Jacks creative call.
Here stalks the Impetuous with crumpled horn
Mhercon the exacerbating hound was torn.
The rat predictions. whose keen fangs ran through
The textile fbers that involved the grain
which lay in Hans inyfolate domain.
Here walks forlorn the damsel crowned with rue,
Lactiferous spells from vaccine dugs who drew
OF that cornculate beast whose tCrtuous horn
II ssed to the clouds in fierce vndictive scorn
The narrowing hound Whose brHggart bark and stir
Arched the 1.-the spine and reared the indignant fur
Of puss. that with vermincidu claw
Struck the weird rat in whose fnsatiate NAV
Lay reeklng malt that erst in Juans saw
ROBBED in senescent garb that seems in sooth
100 long Il prey to ChrOEos iron tooth.
Behcid the man whose amorous lips incline,
Full with Eros nsculative sign
10 the lorn maiden whose lactalbc hands
DreW aDu-lactc boYine wealth from lacteal glands
or that immortal bovine. by whose horn
DIS to realm ethereal was borne
me beast catulean. vexed of the sly
Ulysses quadrupedal, who made die
Inc OLD mordacious rat that dared deyour
Antecedaneous ale In Johns domestic bower
70. here, with hirsute honors dofred succinct
VI saponaceous locks. the priest who linked
IN Eiymens golden bands the torn unthrift
Whtse means exiguoGs stared through many rift
Even as he kissed the virgin all f0rlon
, MIXED the COW with implicated horn
VINO IN me wrath the csnne tOrturer skied
That dared TO the insidious murlcide,
m w 10 % iet anrorai cftuence through the pelr
VI the sly rat that robbed the palace Jack had built
Inc Iouu cantankerOus Shanghai comes at last
whose shouts aroused the shorn erclesiast
w no sealed the VOWS of Hymen's sacrament
10 MIN, who, ROBBED in garments INDECENT
EXosculates tie damscl laehrymcse
Inc eihulgGtor of that horned brute morose
nat tossed the dog that worried the cat that kilt
Inc rat that ate the malt that lay in the house
that Jack built ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-26
The Purple Balustrade.

Finvfan Rosser in Golfers Weekly.
IT In the Spaces Infinite, 10 which fare.
There Is a purple balustradc, where dusk merits
day.
Though frlstTate In all else. shall not care
FOR 10 the Lave. that holds us, | shall say
Let me sit here little while,
Let me sit here very little while
Ana TO the Law, that guides us. shall say
Let ceas' for me the song Of spheres, that
roll below:
Let me not know the fragrant Aramsnth. pray
Let me forget the swinging stars and SO
! shall sit there little while,
shall sit there a very little while
Then II can forget the grave from which came
And lean across the bondage OF the mIsts that
rise,
may remr,uber how my Earth-lights fame
Our candla and the Ioye-light in your eyes
And so find Paradise awhile.
~ every dusk very little while.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-26

It's Predictions Are Right About
Eight Times in Ten.
I'd


Eight Times in Ten.
From the London Standard.
The forecasting of our meteorological
office is based On long observation and an
irductive system. The weather at any
place, to put it briefly, depends on the dis
tribution of atmospheric pressure, the direc-
ton of the wind and some other factors
over large surrounding area. and skilled
observer. If only he can obtain sufficient
Information, can foretelI almost with GER
tainty whether there Will be gale or calm
rain or sunshine, for several hours to come
In our islands we have not yet arrived at
an ideal condition, though observatories are
not few and forecasts are made thrice
daily. The Prophets sometimes prophesy
falsely. but for this, as We shall see they
generally are not to blame.
During the twelve months ended with
March last they were successful, taking the
average of all the districts and using the
evening forecasts. in which the fullest in
formation is to hand, in % per cent of the
Instances and were partially so in % per
&C nt while only per cent were complete.
and Ii per cent partial, failures. They
were accordingly quite or fairly accurate In
81 cases out of 100. This seems to be about
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-26
Underground Paris.

The Paris of the pavement. gay. bright
ana exhfiarating, is fairly familiar to us
all, but underground Paris. dark. solitary
and damp, extending for miles is conpar-
atively unknown. A part of this area Is
devoted to the catacombs-a valley Of Cry
bones, garden of the dead; the rest a
garden still more vast, provides for the
wants, or, rather. the luxuries. of the Hv-
ing|t is devoted to mushroom culture
These subterranean gardens extend for
some twenty miles under the gay capital
and are from 20 feet to l60 feet beneath the
surface. 1t is very difficult to obtain per-
mission TO visit them, and even when per
mission Is obtained 1t requires some cour-
age to avail oneself of it, for the only en-
trance is circular opening like the mourn
of well, out of which a long pole stands;
through this pole, fastened at the top only
at fairly long intervals, sticks are thrust
This primitive ladder, the base of which
swings like a pendulum in the impenetra BILE
darkness below, Is the only means of reach
ing the caves. Here" again cried
our guide, with burst of cheerfuiness
See this door, On the other side are the
catacombs-as full of bones as this place is
of mushrooms" We smiled; we were not
afraid of bones. with an iron door between
them and us.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-26
The Average Man.

Margaret E. Sangster in Harper's Weekly
When it cones to question of trusting
Yourself to the risks of the road
When the thing Is the sharing of burdens
The lifting the heft of load,
In the hour Of peril trial,
In the hour you meet you can.
You may safely depend on the wisdom
And skill Of the average man.
tbs the average man and other
Who does his plain duty each day.
The small thing his wage is for doing
On the commonplace bit of the way
It's the average man, may God bless him,
Who pilots us, still in the yan
Over land over sea, travel
Just the plain, hardy, average man.
So on through the days of existence
All ruinglinS in shadow and shine
We may count on the every day hero.
Whom haply the gods may divine:
But who wears the swarh CRIME OF his calling,
And labors and earns he can.
And stands at the last " it'll the noblest,
The commonplace average man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-26
RANDOM VERSE.
The Dogma Artists Creed,

Believe as 1 be1ieye-no more TO less.
That am right ard one else confess.
Feel as feel; think only az I think.
Eat what eat, and drink but what drink.
Lcck as l look; do always as / do
And then. and only then
I'll fellowship with you
That am right. and always right 1 know
Because my own convictions tell me so.
And TO be right is simply this: To be
Entirely, in all respects like me-
To deviate a hairs breadth or Legin
To question and t. doubt
Or hesitate, Is sin.
l reverence uhe Bible. il 1t be
Translated frs. and then cspsined-by me
By churchly laws ard customs abide
Ali creeds and doctrines I ccnccde divine
Excepting these of course
Which disagree with mine
Let sink the drowning il he will not swim
Upon the plank that throw O.t To him:
Let starv. the hungry, II lie will not eat
NJ kind and quantity of bread and meat:
Let freeze the naked If he will moi he
Clothed In such garments
As cut for me-
Twere better that the sick should die than live,
Unless they take the medicine I give;
'Twere better sinners perish than refuse
To be conformed 10 my peculiar views;
'Twere better that the world stand still than NOV
In any other way
Than that which l approve
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-26
kI,arfunl.

Warham st. Leger in London Vanity Fair.
Vengeance Is Mime thus saith the Lord of Hosts
His vengeance marching foot TO foot with Time
oerwhelms the guilty az their ark of crime
And blOts In blood their blcod-eInbaxon' d boasts
From all the desert land the warrior ghosts
Gather 10 chant the Melunoil-s song sublime
That greets Hopes glorious sunrise In the clm,.
Where the Queens Peace shall gladden. Niles red
coasts.
Oh. unforgotten, dearly eleansed stain
OF the deserted martyr, Engiand's heart
In that foul fantasy had never part;
But In hush ii patience beat the hour of doom
When with the fierce battle yolleys Ger his gra We
They came. not Gordon. but the land TO save:
And Britain's banner oyerlords khartum!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-26
Regret.

j. ]. Bell in November Pail Mall Magazine.
hear n bird that sings of yesterdays
lonely bird. but none lone l.
Whose life is leaden wintry sky.
o heart, how weary Loves woods and ways
When trod in singlenessi The sight obcys
The soul. and sees beauty far o nigh
Unless the soul says. Look And SO I sigh
Thro' this fair spring when l should tune my
praise
know not why the bird is sad, Gal knows
And He knows why my heart mates out no
song
For I am burlened with the grievous wrong
OF hard words said to whose calm repose
I would give all TO wake All, daar, how
long.
How dark the night until YOUR eyes unclose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-26

All. who but CIT hath marveied why
The g6tis who rule above
Should e'er permit the young to die,
The old to fall in love?
All! why should hapless human kind
Be punished out OF season.
Pray listen, and perhaps you'll find
My rhyme may give the reason.
Death, strolling ont one summer day.
Met Cupid. with his sparrows;
And, bantering in a merry way,
Proposed change of arrows.
Agreed" quoth Cupid, II feresee
The Queerest game of errors;
For yop the King Of Hearts will be,
And I'll be King Of Terrors,'
And so twas done-alas, the day
That multiplied their arts
Each from the other tore away
A portion of his darts.
And that explains the reason why,
Despite the gods above
The young are often doomed to die,
The old 10 fall in love!
JOHN G. SAXF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-26
Mount Hoods Winter Headgear.

The clouds cleared away yesterday morn
ing to afford the public and such strangers
as are sojourning within the city's gates &
v1ew of the snow peaks that ought to go
down to history. Mount Hood wore a fresh
ermine mantle and cap of flmy lace that
proved ON inspection with a telescope to be
a furry of particles of snow whirled about
in the wind till they partially obscured the
summit. Tho velocity of the gale that was
blowing up there and the temperature of
the air could be readily conjectured, and
every one was willing to take it out in con-
occurring. Mount Hood, seen through the
purified Move mber air. is a grand spectacle
especially when lit with almost impossible
colors in the sunset glow. but 1t is not
hospitable home for man or fowl when ar
rayed in that icy headgear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-26
From Pearson's Weekly.


steeplejack who was engaged in repair
ing tail chimney at soma works in Devon
slipped and fell distance of some thirty
FIVE feet Fortunately. he alighted on some
soft sand and. though stunned and badly
shaken, no bones were broken. After water
had been dashed on his face he recovered
consciousness.
The manager. who stood by, having been
summoned to the scene, put a glass of
water to his lips. saying:
Herr. Bill, drink this, and you'll feel
better
The injured man raised his head feebly
and, gazing first at the glass and then at
the high scaffolding from which he had
fallen. remarked in a weak voice:
What j should like to know is ew far
man have got to fall In these blessed
works afore they gives him brandy? %
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-26
Courage.
George Edgar MONTGOMERY in Harper.s Week

"eorge Edgar Montgomery in Harper's Week.
IL Is not that they never knew
mn " eakhess or fear who are the brave.
nose are the proud. the knightly few
whose JOY Is still to serve and save
but they who in the weary night,
Amid the darkness and the stress,
iave struggled with disease and blight
With pitiful world-weariness:
ihey who have ycarns to stand amo,,g
The free ard mighty of the earth,
whose sad, aspiring souls are wrung
with starless hope and hollow mirth-
Who die with every day, yet live
through merciless. unbrightened years
whose sweetest right is to forgive
And smile diyinciy through their tears:
They are the nn''le. they the strong,
They are the tried, the trusted ones
Ana though their way is hard and long
Straight to the plying God II runs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-26

An American soldier and a native cab
man were killed by coming in contact with
a fallen electric wire In Honolulu the other
day. An inquest developed the fact that
the interior of the wooden Insulation pin By
which the wire was supported had been
eaten away by ants. and the thin shell
which remained had given way under thu.
stress of q wind storm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-26

The most wonderful vegetable in the
world Is the truffie. It has neither roots
stem, leaves. flowers nor seeds
When the railroad across Siberia is com.
pleted II will be easy for a person to GO
from London to Japan in thirteen days
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-26

The practice of dehorning cattle Is large
lv increa sing in Maine and h VIII probably
not be many years before COW with horns
will be a curiosity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-26

Thousands of situations have been OBJ
tanned through the want columns OF The
Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-26
Fire Breaks i'm Western Plains.

Every town on the great plains OF ths
west except in communities where the
people are crminally careless, still takes
precautions every autumn against the pos
sibilfty Of devastation by prairie fires.
Fire breaks are plowed by the men in the
prairie towns every August and September.
A fire break is made by blowing few fur
rows Just outside and entirely around a
town. Further out, say 100 yards. another
circle is made. and then the grass burned
between. This effectually prevents any
hostile fire from taking the community.
1t frequently happens that this fire break
is constructed after the fire which IL is In
tended TO guard against has appeared. On
such occasions. while one party goes out
with brooms. shovels old grain sacks and
other weapons TO stay the progress Of the
fire as much az possible. another attaches
teams to all the plows that can be found
and begins to make the needed burrows.
As soon as the burrows are turned the
back fire between Is started, and usually
the town is saved. The fire breaks. simple
as they are have saved thousands of lives
of settlers In the west and protected a vast
amount of capital invested in farming prop
erty and homes of poor families.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-26


On the way down to the entrance gate is
coffee house with an inscription to the
effect that ION the 3lst of July, fsi9.
Joseph Garibaldi. hard pressed by the Ger
man arms. refused the conditions of sur
render. reserying himself for better times
Nowadays he is as much OF 4 hero to the
San Marinese as he is to the most ardent
Itaiian But when he visited them In 1879
they were by To means SO pleased TO see
MIN as they would have us believe TODAY
Not having yet afforded themselves the
amusement OF declaring war upon Aus
tria, they pleaded the neutrality Of the re-
public when Garibaldi proposed to mass
through their territory. He was, however
in no mood 10 consider pune tiiios of inter
national law, and next morning he forced
his way in and demanded food and shelter
The republic was now in a quandary with
several hundred redshirts clamoring within
Its walls and Austrian hayonets slittering
upon the neighboring heights. The Captains
regent attempted to play the role of medi-
ators, but the Austrian terms were too
severe for Garbaldi. and he preferred to
make dash for ii, with 800 picked men
across the hills to Venice. leaving the re-
public TO explain her connivance to the
Austrians as best she might Altogether
the incident was not so agreea BILE as Is now
sought to be represented Garibaidfs let
ter is. however. preserved among the great
The Lamar register., 1898-09-07

Rocky Ford was made the victim
of $4,000 fire last Saturday. Two
whole blocks of business houses
burned. The fire department from
La Junta went mp on special train
and assisted in getting the fire under
control.
The Lamar register., 1898-09-07
Moro Excursions.

Watermelon Day at Rocky Ford
September /. Round trip tickets on
special train from Lamar 81, from
Granada 81 so Special train leaves
Grnnada at a m; Lamar 7;35 u, IN.
Fruit Day at Canon City septem-
her / . and 10. Round trip tickets
from Lamar 50. 80, and from Gru-
NADIA 81 20.
Colorado Springs September $ the
state conventions OF the democrats,
populists aud silver republicans. One
fare for round trip. Tickets on sale
September s good returning until
the 18th.
Denver September 20 to %, Meet
ing Grand Lodge A. f. and A. VI.
aud Grand Royal Arch Chapter. One
and one fifth fare for round trip. For
particulars see agent.
The Lamar register., 1898-09-07
E.curslon Rates.


The Santa Fe Route has made a
rake from Lamar to the Omaha ex-
position aud retaru.for 30-slay tickets
* S.1l ~ nat.-s - sale Iuua | 10
October 30. Tickets purchased after
october / 5 will be limited to return
November 10. Tickets carrying final
retrrn limit Of Noyerber Is on sale
from June 10 October Is. Rate Is
S2ISl
Omaha, September l2-lG, Annual
Eaeampmeut sons Of Veterans; one
fare for round trip plus 81. Tickets
on sale, September .. return limit Sep
tornbcr n
ON September 6 to 5 ticke, TO San.
ia fe, y. Mex. viii be sold for one
fare for round trip, return limit Sep
,embeE 10.
The Lamar register., 1898-09-07

The fair and Watermelon Day cell
ebration at Rocky Ford this year
was as usual grand success. Jhe
enterprising citizens OF that young
city always make success of any
thing they undertake. They are
built that way.
The Lamar register., 1898-09-07
Low Rates.

The Santa Fe is making . special
rate on one way tickets as follows:
Chicago s22 70 and st. Louis $50.
Also tickets will be for sale on the
certificate at one and one fifth fare
for round trip for the following
events: w. @. I. u convention at
Denver September 21-23, and State
Fair at Pueblo September 2S-30.
For particulars inquiae of the To-
cal agent.
The Lamar register., 1898-09-07

We are informed that the lands
under the Amity north of Carlton
will be cut up in small tracts next
year, and special Inducements will be
offered to get cantaloupe raisers to
take it.
The Lamar register., 1898-09-07

There is considerable complaint
from different points along the val
ley of the poor quality of seed oh
tanned by eantaloupe growers this
season. Lamar was very fortunate
in this respect.
The Lamar register., 1898-09-07

The schools at the leading points
along the valley have all opened up
for the fall term. A new chapter of
history has been made for them dur
ing vacation.
The Lamar register., 1898-09-07
Additional Local News.

sold by Frank j. Holmes x Co.
Charley ". Guy made homestead
entry near the line in Beat county
last Saturday afternoon
james NJ. Waters. of Towner, XII
owa county, made homestead entry
Of land in his county last Saturday.
Ancil Everett and wife left on
Saturday night for vacation trip to
the east and expect to be gone sew
eri weeks.
John Cook made proof before the
land office last Thursday upon nice
claim he has been holding down for
some time past.
Dan Keesee spent several days at
La Jnnta and Las Animas since our
last issue His wife also accompa-
nied him on the trip.
4 mighty disagreeAble wind sprang
mp quite suddenly Monday evening,
and blew the real estate around quite
lively for couple of hours,
The cases which were tried before,
Justice McMillin at Carlton on
Wednesday Of last week resulted in
an acqnittal OF the defendants.
DR. s,rong's pet mocking bird
loosed its hold upon life last Thurs
day and its merry warbling will be
missed from the Doctors office,
Mrs. Creamer, of Clarinda, Iowa,
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. l. L.
Maxwell and expects to make quite
stay. Mrs. Maxwell is correspondT Z
ingly happy.
C. Frost Ligeett went up to kiowa
county last Saturday returning Mon
day evening. Mr.. Liggett has husi.
ness interests M there which demand
his personal attention at times
Miss Leta Smith will sing So
prano solo al the Methodist church,
next Sunday evening after the ser.
mon. Miss Smith has beautiful
voice and sings with much feeling.
H C. o'Neil, now OF Kansas City,
where he is clerk of the circuit conrt,
and who used to live down near Gra-
NADIA, wes visiting his old friend
William Mckenzie day or two last
week.
There will be an election of officers
at the meeting of W. G. T. U. on
Friday, September 8, 3 p. M, at L.
e. Church prior to the state eonven-
tion. Every citizen loyal to his town
or country is invited to attend.
Monday was Labor Day, but near
~ everybody around here celebrated
il by going on with their usual labor
vacations. The bank closed in honor
OF the day and SO did the postoffice.
Sam Faulkner also loafed for half a
day.
Steve Harrell had his fifty nine
years old celebration last Friday and
made himself a present of a new hat
HIS old one was not exactly fifty
nine. if Steve was, but it has passed
its usefulness, which can't be said
of Steve by any means.
4 The foundation for Harry Syp's
new house has been completed and
the work OF erection will be pushed
rapidly. The location of the new
residence is Just north of E. r.
Yagcr's place. When finished it will
be very neat addition to that part
of town,
1t makes ones month water to
gaze upon the great big peaches
which Il L. Koen has growing out
on his farm west of town He had a
basket full of them in town the other
day, exhibiting therhsto the citizens.
They We're as big as big mans big
fists put together.
j. E. Mourning, sheriff of Elbert
county, Colorado, came down from
his eonnty on Monday to get man