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Evening star., 1898-12-26
SALE OF .sELBACH.
The Crack Fielder Released to ii,
Cincinnati Cluh.

The sale of the services of Selbach the
crack left fielder of the Washington Base
Ran Club. to the Cincinnati club, Is an
nounced Cincinnati has been after SeIbach
for several seasons, but has never until
now offered sufficient inducement Selbach
has been member of the Washington team
since 1894, having been brought here by
Manager Schmelz from CHATTANOOGA Sell
bach soon proved himself to be the equal
of any outfielder in the league, while he
was among the leaders in the team at bat
He has been exceedingly popular with the
local patrons of the game and will be great
ly missed. 1t is believed that his sale will
result in the acquisition of a crack in
fielder.
Evening star., 1898-12-26
PERPLExIrY IN oBERAMMERGA AU.
The Bavarian Government Has Not
Sanctioned the Passion Play.


From the London Daily News.
A Journalist friend who passed through
Oberammergau lately informs me that the
whole community is in state of great per-
piexity the Bavarian government not hav-
ing sanctioned the next Passion Play, which
is necessary before the preparations, which
cause great expense, can be commenced
The most essential matter is the cast The
important parts, after an interval of years,
cannot be all played by the same actors
however good they may have been. The
great difficulty this year is as to who will
take the part of Christ. Meyer, who has
been considered the finest interpreter of
That part was not by any means young
man III 1880, and now his hair is nearly
gray. Moreover, the mere physical exertion
may DE supposed to be beyond his powers
IL must not be forgotten that there are
Twelve hours of almost continuous acting
besides the hanging on the cross which
may be called martyrdom.
Two candidates are named for the part
the St john of 1890. Rendl by name, and
young man whose physical beauty seems
to tit him particularly for the part-the son
OF the potter Lang. Rendi is absolutely
beardless, and a false beard is altogether
against the traditions of Oberammergau so
that IL Meyer Is not allowed to play the
part another summer young Lang will De
the more likely man. Lang has shown that
he has talent, but his voice has not the
touching power of Meyers. Iang's sister
Monica was so pretty and engaging ten
years ago that everybody believed she was
the Mary of the future, but she has entered
a convent TO take the veil. Possibly, there
fore, Rosa Lang, the Mary of 1890, will be
the Mary of 1900, although this is against
tradition, which makes the Saviour's moth
er a young woman. The management is
still in the experienced hands of the three
brothers Lang, the mayor, the drawing
master and the postmaster, who have done
so well before. They hope that the 1900 ex-
hibition in Paris will not take from the
number of their visitors, but rather in
crease it.
Evening star., 1898-12-26
rs it worth a tousand dollarsgr

Yes, said the colonel Il should saw
IT'S value was just about that amount"
Den, said the German "Tll elf Won
my check for a thousand dollars, una yo,,
let me go back to mein tent und go to
Ihe colonel gasped at this astonisbinp
offer, then he roared
The German had to go back TO his p7yard
outy, but the colonel soon relieved him.
Evening star., 1898-12-26

Along the Adratic sea swallows and other
migratory birds are caught every year by
the hundreds of thousands and eaten BY the
Italians, who spread nets in which as MANY
a. 800 TO 900 of the tired birds are caught al
once. II Is difficult to stop this wholesale
murder. because, on sight of an official the
hunters spies give shrill whistle and the
nets disappear.
Evening star., 1898-12-26

fro over the continent of Europe and fire.
quently our shores at all seasons. Num-
bers are no guarantee against extermina
ticn-witness the bison of North America
and the incredible herds of big game which,
within living memory, peopled the plains OF
Natal and the Transvaal. The fate that
has overtaken the bison and the quagga i'm
pends over the familiar peewit
Evening star., 1898-12-26
[,z:I7HI,lI]

For thar dull feeling in the morning which creates
desire for something 10 brace and stimulate you
and send yol to our business with a clear head
and steady hand kRfriko will do this for you
surely Rs day follows night. II yon want 20
taper or take Kafriko. II yon want I'd
'straighten np' take Kafriko. II your nerves are
take Kaf-Iko,
Evening star., 1898-12-26

For overeating, overdriuking oversleepug or over
int.ulgenees OF any kind. II mends the wear and
tear upon the system from business or household
cares, or social demands. Invaluable for InyaIlds
and ConyalescpnfS.
Evening star., 1898-12-26

mended for Nervousness Depression. Fatigue In--
digestion, Nervous Dyspepsia Exhaustion Msous.>
mia and General Lassitude.
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.ltt 90
The Oldest Metallic Objects

DR.. ]. H. Gladstone, discussing a.:
the Royal Institution the question Of
the metals used by the great nations
of antiquity, said recently that gold
was probably the first metal known to
man, because 1t is generally found mar
tive. The old metallicr, objects.
to which we can assign Improbable.
date were found in a, royal tomb at
Nagada in Egypt, supposed to have
been that of King 'Menes. In one Of,
the chambers were some bits Of gold
and bead, a button and fin& wire
of nearly pure copper. If the tomb has
been properly identified, these. objects,
are at least $500 years old. Nearly all
the ancient gold that has been exam
ined contains enough silver to give 1t
light color. 1t was gathered by the
ancients in the bed of the Pactolps! and,
other streams of Asia Minor ! , ~ 4.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-22

tilities. It was five and half months
after the declaration before the first
shot was fired, and nearly eleven
months after the destruction Of the
Turkish fleet by the Russians Cat Sim
ope, November 80, 1889, which virtu-
ally insured war between France and
England on one side and Russia on the
other.
Now for the Egyptian campaign. 1t
was in the last week Of May, 1882, that
Arab Pasha seized the reins Of power
in Cairo. Did England strike blow
at once? Not q bit of 1t. Diplo-
matte negotiations were tried in ad-
vance of force, and it was not until
June IA that war was declared. 1t
was a month after that before the his
toric bombardment Of Alexandria took
place. England was then in much the
same situation as that in which the
United States was placed when Dewey
destroyed the Spanish fleet at Manila,
having no army ready to occupy the
city after practically destroying It.
But the results were far more deplor-
able, since Alexandria was sacked and
a large part Of Its buildings burned
by q half savage mob.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-22

In treating Of South Africa I must
include Cape Colony, Natal, Bechuana-
land, the South African Republic and
the Orange Free State, because want
of space forbids detail and compels
brevity. The most marked advance In
Africa during the next century will be
in this region, because 1t is suitable to
the constitution Of the European, and
for $50 years he has proved himself
adapted to II, and has already founded
several hourishing states within It.
Even the youngest state IL possessed
Of all the advantages necessary to the
fullest expansion. railways, tslesraphs,
and steam lines bring Il in direct con-
tact with tho center Of the civilized
world. Nevertheless there Is Q Decu-
liar condition Of things in south Az
RIGA, found in no other part Of the
continent, which as we look forward
along the coming century, satisAes rs
that there must be troubious future
in store for these colonies and states.
The worst danger think to be appre-
,hended is from the stubborn antaSon-
lam which exists between two such de-
termined races as the British and the
Dutch. Years do not appear to modi-
~, but rather to intensity, the incou,-
patibility. Already they have lived
side by side under ono nag for over
ninety years, but the feeling has been
more hostile of late years. The south
African Bond (Boer) and the South AZ
rican League (British) represent the
variance Of feeling existing. Though
the Beers are in the majority at pres
emit, time appears to be in favor OF the
ultimate predominance of the British.
During the last six years the steam
lines took $4,000 people to south Afri-
ca, and johannesburg, Kimberley and
Rhodesia must account for most Of
these. The next ten years at this rate
will place the British as numerically
equal to the Beers, and in twenty years
they win exceed the Beers, and by that
time the supremacy question will have
been definitely settled.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-22

Yet England was then, asnow, one OF
the great military powers Of the world,
with many times more trained fighting
men that the United States had when
the war against Spain was begun. On
the other hand, Arab Pasha's army, in
arms, organization and command, was
about as poor as was ever lined up in
fighting array. It's total strength
amounted to only eighteen regiments
Of infantry and four of cavalry, TWEEN
ty-two In all, or from $1,000 to 10000
men. 1t was made up wholly of Egyp-
tian peasants, unframed to withstand
the onslaught Of civilized soldiers and
really worthless as military material
England's organized army at that time
numbered 131.859 men at home and
62,653, all British soldiers, in India, a
total force Of nearly 5000 men. And
yet 1t was not until August ~, two
months and a half after the declara-
ton OF war, that England managed
to land 20, 900 men at Ismaila and Port
Said. where active land operations
were begun. Yet England is not now
held to have acted unwisely In the
Egyptian campaign. The result was,
of course, complete victory for the
British arms and highly benehcent
extension of civilization followed the
ending of the war, much similar to
that which is bound to follow the close
of the war between the United States
and Spain.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-22
THRILLING BURGLAR STORY.
In Which Two Philadelphia Women Arc
Concerned.

In Which Two Philadelphia Women Arc
Concerned.
An elderly woman and her daughter
living IN Philadelphia have been spend
ing tho last few days in recuperating
from nervous shock they recently
received, each blaming the other as the
cause of the trouble. The elderly wo-
man is slightly deaf. and lives in con-
slant dread Of burglars, and to add
tionally fortify her room at night she
has taken to standing stick between
the lower sash of her window and the
casing above, so that 1t cannot be open
ed. The other night she was awaken
ed by hearing q racket In her room'
and finally, mastering up enough cour-
age to look around. she discovered that
her stick had fallen from the window
to the floor, behind the sewing ma
chine. She arose, went to the machine
and leaned over 1t to reach the stick
Meantime the daughter had been
awakened by the same noise, and, fear
ing that q burglar had entered her
mothers room and would brighten her
to death, she hurried to investigate.
Reaching the door, she saw, to her
horror. that her mother was lying,
head down, over the machine, evidently
dead or unconscious. Though the
daughter is small and frail, she de-
sided to carry her to the bed and hurry
for help. Running over, she clasped
the supposedly unconscious BODY
around the waist. Immediately the
mother gave forth such a succession
of blood-curdling shrieks as might
have been heard for squares, as she
struggled in the grasp Of the long-ex-
peoted burglar, but the daughter, Ger
tain that her mother had gone mad
with fright, held on for dear life and
the two struggled and swayed till I'm
ally they both fell exhausted on the
bed. Then they realized the true stu
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-22
GRANDPA'SCOURTSHIP

$50 you youngsters want a war
story" sighed Grandpa Sawyer, glanc-
ing fondly over the merry group Of
children and grandchildren that had as
sembled to celebrate his sixtieth birth
day; and wondering what he could pos
sibly say on this august occasion that
had not been repeated at least score
Of times.
"You might tell them about the time
you tainted dead away" suggested
grandma, with her tender pensive
smile, as she bent caressingly over his
latest namesake fast asleep In her
arms.
Yielding to the clamorous entreaties
OF more than dozen young voices, the
veteran slowly proceeded: you see,
was just out of Andersonville, and a
little shaky even on an ordinary occa-
sion, and this was most extraordinary
occasion, being the day your grandma
graduated at Holyoke.
II first enlisted for three months, full
of fight and sure of victory, and look
ed so fine and tall in my blue uniform,
l thought I'd go and say goodbye to
DR.. Miller's daughter. was only
common farmer, and she had another
beau, student at Amherst, but l re-
membered once at a party, when she
had to choose a partner she selected
me instead of Jim; SO I thought I'd
80 and tell her l was off for Dixie
in the morning. I thought maybe
she'd cry little as my mother did, or
say something fine about my laying
down my precious life for the dear old
flag; but she didn'. say much. and
didn't stay long, for Jim was there.
Martha went with me out to the
gate. reached out my big sun
burned hand, and she took 1t In both
her own and held 1t quite bit, and
she said: Bonnie. I'm sorry you're
going to the war; you're too young
man, and too good man to stand UP
and be shot at Then Jim appeared
on the scene, and went away half
cursing my honest hand for being 30
brown, while Jim's was as white as
a LILY WIN 6hCdl hdohihS oAoAAAoN
on the smallest Of his slender fingers.
Talk about standing up as target
for bullets; that's nothing-nothing at
all compared with lying down to starve
in foul prison. AS the days passed
into weeks, and the weeks 80 long
into months 80 much longer that I
lost all count, how many and many
a time I looked at my white bony
hands and wished they were as big
and as tanned as they used to be, and
when / would have prayed for an end
ing of my misery, how we'll remem-
bered that Martha had said I was too
young to die, and the way she had
held my hand still thrilled me, and
kept me alive and out Of the clutch
Of old Giant Despair, and said over
and over to myself Thousand times,
with grim determination, what DR..
Miller had 80 often repeated, While
there is life there is hope and at
last was exchanged and discharged.
Oh, Low happy 1 was to be set free!
/ did not regain my freedom with a
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-22
FUTURE OF AFRICA. aus....,
Black Continent Has Been Divided
Among European Powers.

Black Continent Has Been Divided
Among European Powers.
Il is q fitting time at the end Of the
century to exhibit Africa. Like poor
Poland, It has been fully partitioned,
though, unlike Poland, not torn limb
from limb. What political changes the
next century will bring In q continent
which has interested the world for
thousands Of years cannot be foreseen,
but there is ao probability that . great
native negro kingdom will rise. Tne
control Is likely to continue where It
Is placed, in European hands. The
few states that may be called native
have no promise Of permanence. The
destiny of the two Boer republics Is
absorption in British South Africa.
Mr.. Stead, 1t will be observed, Is very
confident Of this, and he has good rea-
son for his confidence. Independent
Morocco and semi-independent Trip
oil. ON the Mediterranean, have no fti-
ture OF their own. Sooner or later
they will go to swell the possessions OF
France and other European powers.
We must regard Africa, therefore, as
an appendage OF Europe. The white
races which pushed back the natives
and settled and control the American
continent from Cape Barrow to Cape
Horn dominate all the other continents
and the black tribes Of Africa, as well
as the brown and yellow OF Asia, are
subject to their rule. The greatest OF
Asiatic kingdoms is in the process OF
decay, and its partition is already be-
gun. 1t SENS terribly unjust for the
white interlopers to wrest two CONT
nents-America and Australia-from
the aboriginal man and make them
their own; to take another from the
Asiatic races and erect their standards
over it, and, finally. to take Africa
from the blacks and subject It wholly
to their will.
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BENNIE, OH, BENNIE!


SIGH like that poor prisoner Of Chill
lon, but with a great Joy that buoyed
me up for the long, weary journey
home, and enabled me to assist others
who were still weaker.
when at last the stage set me
down in the familiar village postof-
fce. I was 80 weary and wasted no one
seemed to recognize me, but looked
at me in plying way I could not I'M
derstand, and so I did not speak to
any one, but staggered down the hill
to the old farmhouse, trying in vain
to scent the supper, or the Glove pinks.
I did not know my precious mother
had been dead for almost year, but
when reached the gate I felt the
change. 1t hung by one hinge, and
awayed and creaked with, dismal
sound that seemed to me like the
groaning of ghost. 1t weakened me
so that l had to rest awhile before,
going down the long walk still lined
by my mothers flowerbeds; but oh,
how neglected they looked! AS 1
neared the porch / saw red calf tied
to lilac bush, one that my mother
had herself planted on the very day
she was a bride, and then I seemed
to know that she was gone. War kills
women as we'll as men. She thought
her only boy was dead, and she had
nothing to live for-nothing but an
empty home.
THAT was too good house to be
long unoccupied, and DR.. Miller had
rented 1t to a needy family Of for
eigners, requesting that my room
should be left just as my mother had
last arranged it. r.,s
ooh! how had cheered myself with
a picture of that waiting tea-table! but
I didn't drop down into my accus-
toned place, for even the table had
been moved into the little. over
crowded kitchen, and the robust wo-
man who did her best to serve me
could not understand my simple lam
guage, but she did comprehend my
sorrow and WEAKNESS and bitter dis
appointment, and after I had taken a
glass of milk she allowed me to go
right up to my own airy chamber,
where everything was sacredly fsmili-
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-22
PEOPLE OF NOTE.

The car Of Russia, so the story runs,
has In his household an understudy.
singularly like him in appearance, VINO
shows himself at the windows OF rail-
way carriages when his imperial ma
jesty does not wish to disturb himself.
The prince of Wales has taken q
great fancy to pretty little villa at
Cannes, belonging to Connie st. Priest
and arrangements will probably be
made so that his royal highness may
become the owner. The maisonnette
is of very modest dimensions, but
charmingly situated and commanding
lovely views.
All American admirers OF Robert
Louis Stevenson will hear with sorrow
full surprise that the subscriptions late
ly invited for the purpose OF erecting .
monument in honor of the dead writer
in Edinburgh have fallen far short OF
the expected amount. The memorial
will, as a consequence, necessarily be
modest. It may take the form OF q
marble bust, with his own words, He
chung to his paddle" inscribed beneath
1t.
An imposing and sympathetic crowd,
including nearly all the nobility OF the
French empire, short time ago, at
tended the funeral at the Church OF
st. Pierre de Chailcot Of the Due de
Bassano, chamberlain and intimate
friend of Napoleon III. The Empress
Eugene was represented by Gen. Prince
Murat and Prince Napoleon by the
Marquis dc Ia Grange. The duke was
the lost surviving senator OF the Sec
ond empire, whose great men are grad
ually disappearing from the scene. His
birth certificate. which had to be pro-
duced on this occasion, caused some
surprise and much interest, as 1t bore
the signature Of the frst consul and
| Nine. Josephine BonapartA
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-22
An Arizona Haircut.

doesn't 1t disturb you when they
have a shooting scrap next door,
asked the tenderfoos who was under
going an Arizona hair cut.
Disturb nothin'!" answered the bar
Der. at gener'ly makes it easier"
At this juncture the shooting began
at Red Mikes saloon next door. The
tenderfoot's hair rose on end. and the
barber trimmed it as expeditiously as
II he were shearing hedgehog.-Chi-
cago Tribune.
That at its narrowest part the harbor
is but 1870 feet across.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-22
Man.

Man Is trinity-body, mind and soul
God is continually coming to him, CIV
ing him life. He comes in sunshine
and shower, in darkness and dew.
God comes to him with revelations Of
love, words to cheer and hope, calling
him to his best self and noblest. But
there is no response. Man as we see
him is dead, The soul is dead and the
great need is life; that is power to
fulfil the purpose Of our CREATION
Rev. ]. X. Montgomery.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-22
Life Belt of Rubber. i

Anew life belt is made of sheet rub<s.
Der which passes round the neck, across.s
the chest and round the waist. and Gan
be inflated in one minute by the mouth. !.
It's weight is about one pound, and is
alike flexible, light aud easily placed
in position, s ltf N,
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alton and they've been blaming each
other ever since.-Utica Observer.
A Handsome Rug.

Requisites, an old ingram carpet, pa
thence and good pair Of shears. Thor
oughly cleanse the carpet, then cut in
strips lengthwise, each strip foot
wide "a foot and half will make
longer fringe). The warp is drawn out,
leaving the wool as fringe, and to IA
cilitate this work cut the strips Of
carpet in one inch slashes on either
side, leaving in the center Of the strip
an inch intact to hold the fringe. Tho
fringed strips are then doubled and
sewed In rows on foundation Of car
pet. II the rug Is wanted stiff. attach
the under surface to second piece Of
carpet with heavy paste. The fringed
rug is very handsome and the colors
will not fade.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-22

Power Required to Drive bicycle H.
The driving of bicycle at ten mileap
an hour has been ascertained to re- I,
quire about one-twenty-third of q
horsepower. An expert rider, for. q,
short time may exert one-third Of q !
horsepower. For rapid work, not
scorching, one-seventh horsepower ia
needed. These figures are the result of
scientific investigation. sg II
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-07-22

In the leading navies of the world
the cost of building typical ironclads
per ton is as follows: United King
dom, 5000; United States. $3.50; France
and Germany. $4s5 to $3.50.
Evening journal., 1898-12-19
EEW CASTLE NEWS NOTES

orge TrufEt, the efficient organist
mmanuel Church, on account Of
SIS, was unable to occupy his place
ng the services yesterday morn
he grip, which is prevailing
ughOut the country, has many VIC
in this city, and several serious
have been reporsted.
,ating in this vicinity has been
pletely ruined by the mild weather
In is now prevailing.
he Woman's Auxiliary will meet on
inesday afternoon, this being the
quarterly meeting of the year.
a Saturday evening the Christmas
DIS win be sung in Emmanuel P. E.
rch, and the occasion is looked for
d to with great pleasure by the
day school scholars.
esterday little Wanda Maxwell,
glitter of Mr.. and Mrs. George A.
aweli, was seized with a fainting
4 and in falling struck her head,
iering her unconscious for a short
2. The little girl is reported much
er to-day.