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Evening star., 1898-08-27

viii be held at the old church. Rev. DR..
w. S. Edwards, presiding elder. Will pre-
side. The principal address OF the morning
Will be by w. E. Andrews OF Nebraska, a
former member OF Congress and now an
auditor OF the Treasury Department. this
city. whose subject will be THE Church
and the Nation" The afternoon program
will include services under the auspices cf
the Epworth LeagGa, and a song service.
conducted by Rev. J. w. r. Sumwalt. There
Will also be a symposium on Methodist
Church History" Miss Grace w. Sweepy
will submit a paper on The importance Of
the Study of Methodist Church History"
Rev. r G. Porter one on "Asbury as n : u
dent and His Interest in the Young" ard
Miss Mary Koontz one on The Personnel
of the Christmas Conference of l7S4."
Evangeiistic services at night will concll.de
the program.
The annual retreat of the secular clergy
of the archdiocese of Baltimore will begin
at St. Mary's Seminary. Baltimore. Mon
day ext. and will continue until the fol-
lowing Saturday, as determined by Car4i-
hal Gibbons. Attending will be lG0 clergy
or Baltimore and Washington, and with
those from Wilmington the number Will
exceed 2O0.
Ali are required to participate except
those excused In writing by the cardinal or
chancellor, usually one clergyman FOR each
parish. The services of the retreat will be
conducted by Rev. Father Casey, S. ].
Among prominent participants w,'l be
Cardinal Gibbons, Bishop Monohan of VIII
the archdiocese OF Baltimore, and proba bly,
Bishop Foley of Detroit.
Rev. w. j. Wright OF this city. evangel-
ist of the Disciples for the District of Co.
lumbia. has returned from Maryland
where he went TO assist in the dedication
of church at Joppa, Hartford county.
The first Christian church in Hartford
county, called Jerusalem. was built IN
lS47, near the mountain. 1t is now called
Mountain Christian Church" Another
was erected at Avondele about 1865. In
1880 a number from the Mountain Church
withdrew and erected a beautiful church
building near Fork, Baltimore county.
The church now being erected at Joppa
is the third one to be added TO the list in
the county. The corner stone is Of white
n arble, twelve by twenty-five inches. and
has the following Inscription on it: "Joppl
Christian Church. 1898" The services
were attended by large concourse Of cit
izens from all parts Of the county, includ-
ing several fraternity orders Rev. Peter
Ainslie Of Baltimore and Rev. w. J. Wright
Of Washington. the evangelist Of the Dis
trfct, made addresses. A large collection
was received.
Evening star., 1898-08-27

show 1t to Vansittart, She had promised
something to the child-but not that. She
felt nervous about ito and wondered why.
The sweet face Of Marie rose before her
Then she thought of the strangeness that
the child should live at No. IL Rue Pigalle;
then of the strangeness of the fact that at
the moment when Nansittart had appeared
at the door the girl should have said: He
may return sooner than you expect" OF
course, she argued, 1t must have been a
mere chance. The gentle girl, though she
lived in that house, could have had no fore
knowledge Of the blowing up of the rail-
way. Yet, if the expression was a mere
chance, coincidence, 1t was a singular
one; so singular that it seemed to her like
an omen, warning, She hesitated
At 10 she decided that she would not
show 1t to him that day. She would wait
and think-tomorrow would do About IL
she heard that all Paris had turned ont To
mend the rails that they would soon be
finished, that Vansittart would be able to
set out in the afternoon. This Increased
her sense of responsibility; she must show
him now If at all. What did she knowq-
the thing might, in reality be of the great
est Importance to the issues of the war
How she would regret it if, afterward. it
was proved that her hesitancy had cost to
France single life. At l. she showed the
letter to Vansittart.
They were sitting together in their little
sanctum where Marie had the day before,
been received by Evelyn. AS soon as Van
sittart began to run his eve over the scrib
bled leaf, his brows knit He read It
through; bent closer over it, read it again.
Then he threw his head backwards. and
cried aloud
Good heavens, what brilliant idea!''
lis It's it?' painted Evelyn.
THE man who wrote this letter is a
very great genius, that's aH,'' he answered
confidently.
And you win see him? You will see the
model?"
"Oh, rather!'
when, todayT'
Evening star., 1898-08-27
CUBAN LAND CRABS As FOOD.
Disgusting They Look. soIdiers
Miss IL If They Reject Them.
From the New York Jour-

froIn lIe New 1ork Journal
'Loathsome, Ieprous and horrible"-so
the correspondents have described the land
crabs seen by the American troops in CUBA.
This makes West Indians smile. and
probably the solGiers are now laughing at
the fear these monsters at first inspired.
If any land crab escapes the pot it will be
so much epicurean enjoyment our soldiers
nave missed.
The land crab of the Antilles yields about
half a pound of dainty meat. If one -
likes the appearance of the animal. I, is
well to bear In mind that the sea crab and
the lobster are mere buzzards of the shall
lows-salt water seavengers. The land
crab, however, is fattened by the natives
on diet of grass. cane-tops and corn
meal. mixed with molasses. Kept in cap
tivity for a week he is plump, lively and
ready for the cook.
The land crab is hunted at night by the
light of torches. 1t is then that the crus-
taceans come from their holes to Craze on
the young cane toi,s, for they are vegetable
feeders OF the most cleanly sort.
In the torch's CLEAN white claw is
seen 10 thrust itself warily from hole till
then Invisible. The hunter Keeps perfectly
still until he can pin the crabs four hind
legs to the ground with a short stick. Then
he seizes the crab by the body behind SIS
runners. where the strong claws cannot
the claws with strip OF fiber torn from
the nearest banana bush.
Sometimes crab, too lightly held,
escapes to his hole. The hunter carries
calabash. and pours water into the hole.
The crab hates water, and will run out,
apparently strangling, and is an easy cap
ture in his confusion.
Every plantation in the West Indies
every hut for that materials a pen to
keep the captured crabs in. This is
rather deep well lined with mortar, to
keep the crabs from burrowing out.
In okra soup, called ''gumbo" by the ma
tives. the land crab is particularly delicate
and appetizfng. First, tanya leaves are
chopped fine and boiled until tender Then
the okra is added in thin slices, with onion,
tomato and bit of salt pork. Then the
crabs ere added-one for each person is not
too much.
Evening star., 1898-08-27

the compartment in which was vansittart
toppled on its side and stopped he pitched
forward, bruising his hhead Besides there
were few injuries among the others.
1t was found that q vast section OF the
embankment had been blown up.
1t was impossible 10 proceed. On the
further side of the disaster there was no
train. Two days, Vansittart was told.
would be required for the biggest army of
workmen he could gather to repair the dam
age. He returned toeParis in carriage
hired in one Of the villages.
Within four days, according to the pigeon
message which Folliet had heard, Wilhelm
meditated great attack And Vansittart
could not leave Paris..
He uttered not word till he reached the
palace. Rage and fury were boiling in his
brain and bosom. His enemies had tri-
umphed over him, and he must sit still and
wait, like an imbeciie child
But there was still a hope, chance.
Why, he could ride on horseback, to the
seat of war within four days He decided,
however, that to wait for the repairing Of
the chemin de fer would be the quickest
way. The same night large proportion
of the population of Paris-art1sans mer-
chants. priests, confectoners-were toiling
far from their beds at the remaking of the
shattered line
All day long arrests of people bearing SO
much as a German name went on in Paris.
Detachments of soldiery from every town
on the route of the line were ordered by
telegraph to be told off to guard it. In
Paris the station became a garrison.
About 10 the same night, in spite of all
the vigilance of the police. there was a
large meeting of men who wore peaked
caps. with a pigeons feather for badge.
1t was quiet, yet excited assembly; 1t
was held in the cellar Of a large and lonely
house, in the seclusion of suburban Passy.
Marie, at the very time of this meeting,
was with her lover, at the Buttes-Chau-
mant, telling him all about her interview
with Evelyn that day And lurking behind
her, listening, was Jeanne
Evening star., 1898-08-27
Desperate.

From the New York Journal.
Il want horse and buggy for funeral.
Can you let me have them?" inquired the
young man in the loud check suit OF the
cautious iveryman, whose stock occupies
the same place in his affections that wife
and family should.
Well guess so. if you're careful, re-
piled the cautious liveryman. slowly.
The rig was at last ready. and while
the young man in the loud check suit was
arranging himself in his seat the liveryman
patted the horse, an especial fayorite, tried
the buckles of the harness, shook the
shafts and performed all the usual cere-
monies due upon such an occasion. Then.
as he handed up the reins he said, absent
mindedly: Hes very willing and speedy.
Be careful not to drive too Fast"
The young man regarded him in surprise
for a moment, and then asseverated: We'll
by thunder. I'm going to keep up with the
funeral IL IL kills him.
Evening star., 1898-08-27
Experiment in Quaker Dialect.


A gentleman who was travelling recently
near Chester, Pa. came across a farmer
whom he took to be a Quaker, and deter
mined to please him by talking TO him in
the Quaker dialect. AS he told the story
afterward, this is how he succeeded:
How do thee do, sir? Is-that is-are
thee meditating?' If he was delighted he
controlled his emotion admirably. All he
did was to cape and inquire: Hey?
The fields, the birds, the flowers ]
pleasantly pursued, are enough TO bring
thou dreams-I mean dreams TO thou
He was looking at me now. and criti-
cally. L felt that my syntax had been
idiotic instead Of idiomatic; so. wiping the
sweat from my brow and hat, ] eyed him
calmly and observed: Those COWS, are they
thy 's-or thee's-that is, thous-durn it, I
mean thines?
1t was unfortunate. He crawled down
from the fence, nibbled at plug Of to-
bacco, and as he ambled away muttered
Indignantly: Go to Bedlam, I'm a farmer,
but, thank heaven. I'm not loonat1e.
Evening star., 1898-08-27
CHAPTER XII.
The hnir nf Events,

That night. Armand at Marie's imperious
command, had written an account Of his
invention, and sent it by post to Evelyn.
Evelyn received it in the morning, and
read it. The description of the contrivance
did not convey much meaning to her mind;
it might be of Importance, it might not.
She hesitated as to whether she should
Evening star., 1898-08-27

DEAD, much less the means by which he
died, or our motives for killing him.
bach mad 10 enemies, you know. He
| was a quiet, easy going kind of body"
| He had strong motives for living He
was about to marry this girl Agnes, with
\ her dowry"
| What the deuce can they think of the
| matter! Lord! they must be puzzled"
/ But you know, mates, when one comes
to think of it, Bach was an honest man.
| lie was fool, of course. But 1 say he
| was an honest man."
| Bah: so is a tree honest or sheen
| Every fool is honest enough"
| 'Oh, yes-we know all that But just
| consider; he had always been a struggling
| man, had Bach. and suddenly this girl
| with the money takes him up. 1t was a
| great thing for him, of course. Just then
/ ne comes into contact with the society; he
| joins; he is enthusiastic in the cause of
| Germany; but when he hears that IT is nee
essary for us to lay hands on Vansittart
| he draws back; says he is not prepared, as
| a citizen of France, to go so far and mind
| you, he was warned-he was warned that
! death was the peralty which he incurred
| by drawing suspicion upon himself. But
| ne persisted; he had everything to lose and
| he persisted.
| Who was it suggested chloroform as the
means of putting him to sleep-the presi-
! dent. wasn't it?'
Mott was old DR.. Caspar. And then
/ the vice chairman of committees said he
| must go into the river to wash the stuff
out. Ii was neatly done too
( "Hullo! Good, here she comes Stand
[ byr'
! This from the man at the window, in
| regular shout of qualification, and immedi-
| ately a sound of wings heard, and
| there, through the window, with angelic
I haste from afar, came alishtng a white
| plumed bearer of tidings, her long embassy
accomplished
| She sailed to rest on cage. her own;
| and at once was fiuttering in the bosom
| of one of the Germans.
Its Beatrix.' he cried. ''She comes
! from Lorraine-from Schwartz"
THE very thing We WANT
They crowded around. The disengaging
of the narrow bandage of paper from the
little messengers leg was the work of
minute. The man who had sat at the win
dow held the ribbon stretched between his
fingers. There was n moments breathless
silence. Folliet, in his ca agerness to hear,
had almost stretched his head outside the
cupboard door.
Some one read aloud the words
Attack on our side put off for q week
from now. Meanwhile nothing likely to
happen. Till then Vansittart to be kept
in Paris at all COSTS
"a week. exclaimed one
Within half an hour No. II Rue Pigalle
was in the hands of the police, with all it's
winged inhabitants. But every one of the
human birds had flown.
Evening star., 1898-08-27

I can't help thinking that of all the women
in the world my darling Is the most sensi-
tive and instructive to the approach of the
evil-doer. Oh. I have noticed, you know.
That is SO. If you like her, Marie is true
to her cora
Stin Evelyn was restless and forebodiDe
Yes. / do rot doubt it, she said.
But"
'But what?"
.'she may be the dupe of Others"
'tShe may"
"And this plot to keep yon in Paris
II do not forget it.
This may be ramification. thread of
it"
"It may"
he blowing it away from her face.
Then you will not go?"
YES l Will
"Ah, obstinafe!'
mo; not that. reason tn this way.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-13
TOUR OF CAMP MEADE
SUAFTER EXPECTS To NIr..
MILES IN WASIIINGTo\
TO-DAY.
THERE IS NO FRICTION BETWEEE THlp
None at Least When Gen. kiIes.Leh SAM,
Shafter Claims. He BIames the AntaC-
onistic Newspapers. AIger
Goes 10 Detroit.

Camp Meade. Middleton. p. s
9-Sccrctary OF War .ilGcr and G....
Shaftcr were 1T Camp Meade t-....
They made Il hurried our OF the can.
General Algcr resumed his journey
noon to Detroit. and General Shat.
went To Washington. They were ,ls
cd together an hour this morning it
Sccrctary'S private ear. What pass.
between them neither would say. rs..
that it was Il private affair. toau
Shaftcr is nj work on his report IT
Santiago campaign. and expects ta l..
plcte it tomorrow. Speaking of .#.
controversy with General Miles, hc >.
1T is al poppycock. There is no l..
ton between General Miles and 1..
self. ut least there wasn't when he '..
Santiago. Our relations nave alWar.
been pleasant, and | do not undorrtaH
the meaning of all this talk. The &C.,.
cral may have been talking, hut I o..
licvc that much of ii is due 10 "antaGon.
tic newspapers whose motives are ,n.
tainly not patriotic.
Generals .Algcr and Shafter Wom.
driven To General Graham's headpuar.
ers. After being received by Gcucr..
Graham and his staff. the Secretary Wa.
asked il be would like 4 review. IT,
said he would. and the entire corps ..
twenty thousand troops was maSscG !.
two great fields and marched hcfuu
General Graham and staff. and his dis
tinguishrd guests. Secretary -Algcr #T..
General Shaftcr said they were delight
ed with the camp and the superb ST.
rangcmcnts. Secretary Algcr compI.
mentcd Chief Surgeon Girard OF th.
sanitary condition of the camp. and CAV.
directions to extend the water Syrteu.
to the general and rcgimontal Hospitals.
General Algcr will spend a week at IBIS
home in Detroit. after which he vii.
make Il tour of all the camps, and vI~#.
the hospitals to see if the sick and Iu
jurcd are properly cared for.
General Shaftcr expects TO meet Con.
cral Miles tomorrow in WashlnGtou
He said the Santiago campaign WAS on,
of the most successful in history. III.
army was in 4 position where h" coH'.
not retreat. and it was necessary ID
force the fighting. Many chances Wcr.
taken which would not lave been take.
in the face Of any other army than that
Of Spain.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-13
MILES on REORGANIZATION.
The Acquisition of Territory Makes Il
Large Army Necessary

ACQUISITION of Territory Makes Il
Large Army Necessary
Washington. Sept. 9.-Cencral Miles
called ut the White House shortly he
fore the Cabinet meeting to-day At
the time Of his arrival the President was
comforting with Justice Harlan. Sena-
TOR Nilsson ana other callers. General
Miles was shown into the Cabinet ante
room. and there the President, joined
him. ~excusing himself from the other
callers. The meeting between the iresi-
don't and Commanding General was
comparatively brief. lasting about i've
minutes. ~ the Cabinet meeting WAS
about 10 begin. 1t was not IN the ma
tl1re Of u conference. during which
Questions relating to the war were dis
cuSsed. but was that formal call or re-
~rect usual on the return of Il high ON
cial. The conference FOR more eNtcnded
discussions Of war affairs DOUBT
less will come later. General Miles
was greeted with 4 round Of applause
rs he left the White House. pushing
his way through the dense crowd await
ing the review of the returning District
Of Columbia troops.
General Miles came to the War De
partment at 10 o'clock TODAY and went
IL the office Of the Secretary Of War.
Acting Secretary Meiklejohn was IT the
desk Of Secretary -Algcr. Mr.. MIckle-
John and General Miles chatted for
some time on general topics Of the cam
paicn III Porto Rico. and the return
trip of the Commanding General.
With respect 10 the reorganization Of
II 49,. Al NTila- A.1Tl that Inc
experience of this war had very clearly
demonstrated what military authorities
we'll understood before. that the cstab-
lishmcnt of Il standard waS necessary to
the entire efficiency Of the army. He
said it WAS his intention to recommend
Il plan Of reorganization to Congress,
and that he believed the necessity for IT
would be recognized by the public and
by Congress.
The acquisition Of territory obviously
made it necessary that there should he
Il larger army. and the experience of the
war had demonstrated the necessity Of
establishing Il standard and having the
troops thoroughly trained TO the military
service. It war desirable. he said. that
the army should he organized on the
basis of one soldier to every certain num-
Der Of inhabitants. 1t was recognized
by military authorities ever before the
close Of the war of the rebellion that the
establishment of Il standard was de-
Sirable. but from time to time the army
had been reduced until it had reached
Il number Extraordinarily small to the
size of the country and its population.
lie thought that one soldier to every one
thousand population probably would be
found to be about the right ratio for 4
standard. ana that the army. this stand
ard being adopted. would increase, ac-
cording to the recognized needs of the
government III an exact ratio to the in
crease of the population.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-13
IN HONOR OF LIEUT. SIiIPp.
General Corbin Names the Camp at
Admission For Him.

Washington, d. c.. September .
(Special)-I was tonight in Adjutant
General Corbin's office talking witt, him
and Major Webb G.. Hays, son Of the
late President Hayes, when General Cor
bin said:
"Hayes. who was killed at Santiago.
for whom | can name the camp at An
niston?"
Major Hayes paused a moment and
then said:
Lieut.. Col. Hamilton was killed
there"
1--WE have a camp named for him
said General Corbin.
whats the matter with Shipp?" l
took the liberty Of ~interposing.
WAS he a Southern MANI asked the
big-hoarted Adjutant General.
Yes. sir. a North Carolinian.'
Turning to his private secretary, Gcner
al Corbin. with that promptness. broad
ness and chiyalry which have character
lied his whole conduct during the war.
gaye orders that the camp at Admission
be called Camp Ship.
When General Corbin was through
Major Hayes exclaimed:
He was 4 glorious fellow. I saw him
Nnell ne lell, ne put MN nand to his
breast. He was searching for his wifc's
picture. In two seconds ne fell forward
and it was all over. 1t was in the
charge of San Juan hill. The ~blOckhousa
was rooted with zinc. I took a piece o
zinc and marked his name. Lieutenant
VIM. +. Ship, Tenth cavalry. with Il
pencil and then drove nails through tn
tracing. | did the same in the case
of his friend. Lieutenant Smith. He
died like a soldier"
[ asked Major Hayes would he not
give me permission TO SEND what he had
said to the home paper Of the dead young
officer.
Send it along said bluff kind old Cor
BIN. 1t will please all his folks to know
just how well the boy died"
"Lieutenant Smith was within n hun
dred yards Of Ship and Lieutenant Col
onel Hamilton nearby. Hayes had been
wounded in the charge, but succeeded
Ship in command. Every officer on
1oung's staff was wounded or Killed"
said Major Hayes. as if modestly en-
.deavoring to withdraw attention from
my mention of his own wound. "The
grave is we'll marked on the hill'' said
Major Hayes in answer to my uucs-
ton.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-13

Investigation Of War Department and
Other Matters Discussed.


Washington. l.. c.. September 0-Thn
cabinet meeting to-day was protracted
lasting two hours and Il quarter. al
though only Secretaries Gage and Wi
son and Postmaster General Smith Ue-.
with the President. The apnoiptmon+
of Senator Gray as peace commissioners
was first considered. and met with s,,.b
approval Of the formal announcement
OF the cholcc was made. The uuestion
or investigating the War Department
ana the appointment Of commissioners
70 conduct the investigation. was gone
over. Whether the President will direct
me investigation depends upon his ability
10 ma men for the commission, in whom
mere VIII be such universal approval that
their verdict will be accepted in nd.
vance rs Il just determination Of the
SUBJECT. If such men can u, found then
me PRESIDENT will nam" them and order
the investigations: if lhey cannot he
round then the INVESTIGATION Will MT
occur. Some names wcrc mnntionrd
put a conclusion was not reached on any
Of them. ~
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-13
y. C.S SHOW IN Pensions
S.)Gl 2oo Received nv tho 4 off I.s.

SOIL, 292 Received by the 4.O64 Ter
er> Within the Borders Of tbi~
Within the Last Fiscal Year.
Washington, d.. c.. Sept. SIS
~ MS annual report Pension CO..
missioner II. Clay Evans >tatc~ ta+
me fiscal year ending June 81.
Sool,Z32 was paid to 4,O64 pension.
North Carolina.
i. =. Anglin, Of London, Ken.
has been awarded the contract fu.
rylng the United States mail
Sadler to I~eidsvillc. y. G..
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-13
SHOT AT HOLLANDS QUEEN.
Bullet Ploughed the Check of Il Ladg
in Attendance.

Berlin, September 9-The LokaIad-
Zeiger says that Il fortnight ago an 10.
tempt was made to aSsasSinItc Que H
Wilhelmina near AmerSfort, province o..
Utrecht, on the road between Cast.
Soostdyt and Baara.
\ MAJ emerged from behind Il tree and
fired a revolver at her Majesty. Thu
bullet missed the Queen but p%lougheL
the cheek of Il lady in attendance.
The wonld-bc assassin was ARRESTED.
He is supposed to be an English anaI
chiSt.
The StrictcSt secrecy has been mann.
tanned hitherto rs to the affair in order
not to disturb he enjoyment Of the cu.
thronement festivities.