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Evening star., 1898-12-03
His MnfiNR.

Curious glances from all parts of the
loom followed Willie Washington while he
walked over to where Miss Cayenne was
sitting. AS he sat down she exclaimed:
willie, + am astonished at you. To say
the very least, L am astonished.'
'Oh. you have heard about it. have you?"
Heard about 1t, 1t occurred as much
as three minutes ago and L am not deaf
We'll. you don't know all the circum-
stances
Il don't think that there are any har-
rowing details which could have escaped
me. The only thing that can be said in eX-
tenuation of your conduct is that you al
ways were a uihe queer and no one took
You seriously"
Il had my own good reason
Had you ever met the young lady before
this evening"
Never"
"She isn't so dazzlingly beautiful as TO
make you lose your senses"
Hardly.
yet you had the audacity to walk up
and propose marriage to her where at least
half a dozen persons could oyerhear.
Yes. Life was getting monotonous. and
/ thought I'd give at least ona girl chance
to prove that she- wasn't blufttng when she
said, oh, This is so sudden -
Evening star., 1898-12-03
NOT MARRIED YET.
all Because the Young Man Did Not
Appreciate the Situation.

/ rode up TO a country store, where a
young girl stood on the porch swinging a
sunbonnet and talking to a mountaIneer.
/ had left her in that position a year be-
fore. and her father had told me then his
daughter and the mountaIneer would soon
be married. Talking to the father few
minutes later. 1 asked:
rs your daughter married yet?''
Nav, an 1 don't reckon she will be-"
What Is the trouble? l saw her talking
to her lover just now"
'Yaas-she don't do much else. Thet fell
Ter ain no count. He's ben courttn' for
three var, an axed Sal ter marry I'm a
var ago. 1 toll him ter clean out, an
s'posed he'd lope with her. 1 tol' Sal she
could hev my bes' hoss ter run away with
but he never did make no propersition.
ain goin' ter the expense of no weddin'
hxins, an ii looks like he want goin' Ter
run off with her, SO It jes' sta.'s thar. /
ain goin ter hey no home wefain'; kain't
AFFORD no sich nonsense: an I've he'd six
gals run off an git married, and that fell
Ter don't seem to hey no appreciation of
the sittywa tion."
As ! left the girl was still talking to her
lover, while the old man watched them
from behind a tree.
Evening star., 1898-12-03
4 BUSY WOMAN.
Had Good Reason for Not Calling
on Her Neighhors

OA" DAY during that period In the feud
/ history Of the mountains of West Virginia
, "heh Tor several years the blood of the
. Ih'uhtalheers circulated freely over the face
/ "i lav earth, / was taking dinner at the
/ mousse OF one Of the families that was in
I tht lhlck of the musS and had lost num-
Der OF It's men folks However it was not
according TO the best form of mountain
society to mention those things. and l
talked about something else a woman in
+ a black alpaca gown was he presiding
genius Of the table and [ did my talking
! to her. That she had lost TWO husbands /
was sure. but 1 had understood she had
married third aHG had hopes of keeping
him.
Don't You find ii rather lonesome out
mere at tlmeS?' l inquired. for il really was
q house in the midst of everlasting solitude
as far as neighbors We're concerned
Not Ter the last few ye'rs" she repIied
MI been heap sight liveler than l
, IKE fer everyday doin's. Hit light do fer
Crismus ~ Fourth uy July but hit amt
Whut Il quiet natered body bankers fer
reg Ter, seven days in the week"
presume, | said at a venture that
! your husband is some company?'
Not ez much ez he WIZ" she answered
Mo- said. "Why not?''
Mostly Gaze he's dead" she said with a
smile as if the late lamented were better
! on. and that she also might be
was just little disconnected by this
unexpected revelation of her domestic de-
/ priyation, but [ hastencd to set myself
straight
! Well" 1 said consoingly, you must do
! the best YOU can under the circumstances
| and keep your mind engaged as much as
| possible.
| II was lame. of course, but a man can't
! always be at his best
| Il reckon So" she responded cheerfully
! enough. but l don't worry. What with
j buryin' husbands and maxim black dresses
| tween times, I'm SO busy / couldn't go to
! see uelghbors eff they wuz thickern black
| birds. Won't YOU have some more Wv the
! greens?'
/ 4 don't care if / do, thank you said |.
/ handing up my plate.
Evening star., 1898-12-03
THE HORSES GRIEF.
Faithful Animal That COmmitie ed
Suicide When Neglected.

Speaking of the grief that some horses
will exhibit when left in strange place
and neglected for a short time by their
masters" said an old miner to a Star re
porter II recall seeing horse deliberately
commit suicide in three feet of water be-
cause he had been deserted for three days
The horse was owned by a man named
Jim Kelly, a well-known prospector, who
in July, 1897, came into Grand Forks. B. c..
after absence in the mountains of sew
eral weeks The animal was nothing but
common cayuse, on which Kelly some
times rode and sometimes packed his outfit
when the trails We're steep and difficult
Naturally, the man and horse became at
tached to each other by their close COM
panionship and the little marks of kindness
shown in their lonely camps, when Kelly
would pet the tired cayuse and perhaps
give him a handful of sugar before he fed
him for the night. 1t was remarked by
those who met them that the cayuse show
ed an uncommon attachment for Kelly.
We'll. on arriving in town Jim staked out
his horse and betook himself to the Cosmos
Hotel and proceeded to sample all kinds of
liquor. prolonging his spree until Sunday
afternoon. All day Friday, during Friday
night and until late Saturday afternoon the
cayuse waited, whinnying when any one
approached. but viciously resenting any at
tempt to feed him. About sunset Saturday,
his master not returning, the horse strained
at his picket rope till he finally succeeded
In pulling the picket pin. and, trailing the
rope behind him, he trotted up to the Co.'S
| mos. keeping up a prolonged whinny He
walked up the steps to the porch and
peered anxiousiy through the windows In
search of his master. For fifteen or twenty
minutes he walked up and down the porch,
whinnying as though in great pain. Then,
after long look into the windows, he left
the porch and, with head hanging near the
ground he walked into a stream of water
about three feet deep. lay down on his side
and buried his head under the water
The act was witnessed by me and by a
number of others who were attracted by
the horses strange conduct. We followed
him down to the creek. There Is no doubt
he deliberately committed suicide When
Kelly came off his spree on Sunday and
learned of the cayuse's death he secured
assistance and buried the faithful animal"
Evening star., 1898-12-03
OLD MANUSCRIPT INK.
A Recipe From Which an Excellent
Quality Can Be Made

While examining a large number of
manuscripts of an old scribe, some twenty
i've years ago said q well-known New
York librarian to a Star reporter recently,
Il was struck with the clearness and legi-
biAty of the writing owing, in a great
measure, TO the permanent quality of the
ink. which had not faded in the least. al
though many of the manuscripts were near-
- two hunGred years old. 1t was remark
ed, too. that the writer must have beeen
celebrated in his day for his calligraDhy,
for | met with a letter or two from his
correspondents in which there was q re-
quest for the recipe of the ink he used. l
found his recipe, which / copied and from
one OF them dated III 1855 have during the
last eighteen years made all the ink 1 have
used
The recipe reads as follows: Rain-wa-
ten, l gallon; gals. bruised. / pound; green
Coppers.s, ID pound; gum arabic, 10 ounces,
= drains. ! scruple. Not requiring so large
a quantity at a time | reduced the proper
uons I" one-eighth and the recipe stands
thus:
Rain water l pint; gals, bruised, 1 1-2
ounces green copperas, drains, gum
arabic, 10 drains. The gals must be coarse
iy powered and put into a bottle with the
other ingredients and water added. The
bottle. when securely stoppered. should be
placed In the light (sun II possible) and its
contents occasionally stirred until the gun
and CopperaS are dissolved, after which II
Is enough to shake the bottle daily and in
rhe course of a month or six weeks the ink
will be fit TO use. L have venturad to add
ten drops of carbolic acid to the contents
Of the bottle, as II effectuaIly prevents the
formation and growth of mold without
any detrlment to the quality of the ink so
far as / know"
Evening star., 1898-12-03
She Had the Fever.

at was travelling through the mountains
of West Virginia last week. said a drum
mer to a Star reporter, land. driving to a
store, I opened up conversation with the
merchant on politics before introducing my
goods.
what do you think Of this expansion
feverT I asked
wall, now, sure am glad yo' axed me
about thet thing. Mebbe yo' can give me
some points. Do yo all hev 1t in Wash
ington?
"'Oh, yes: we have 1t bad I replied,
wondering what the man meant.
"Wau. we hain't got but one case.
Thet's my wife. Thar aIn't no doctor 'cept-
In a hoss doctor hyar, an he lowed 1t
might be the dropsy. But her fut has ex-
panded tell thar amt room for much else
under the table. an I'm pow full glad yo'
all know sumthin' bout 1t. Expansion
fever, thet's jest it. Do yo' all know any
cure fer it?'
when explained what I meant he was
SO angry I could not have sold him gold
dollars for 30 cents EACH
Evening star., 1898-12-03
EEz55e Ell!4355e 1zeAnfE 1zeE2fE
55H4-& &<.@

teach children or to go to school to learn
how TO do it. That duty under the public
SCI hool system is relegated to the public
school teacher. who is generally compe
tent 70 perform il, and is paid out of the
public school treasury for that, and nothing
else. Ii is the duty of the teacher to teach
the child the lessons not simply to hear
the child recite lessons that have been
taught them by their parents. The parent
prefers to pay taxes from which teachers
are paid their salaries, rather than turn
himself or herself into a teacher. Again,
the public school system has so advanced
they call il advanced-that there is not one
parent in a thousand who can teach their
children, if they desired to do so, and most
Of them have so many engagements On
h@ nj that IL would not be convenient for
them TO go to school TO learn. The fact is
The parent is behind the times and cannot
catch up even if desired. There are but few
parents who can even understand the les
SONS given to children Though as l said
! was school teacher once myself | am
Tree 10 admit that / am not able TO help my
chlidfen to any great extent with the les
sons that are given them For instance
the reader which was once regarded a
valuable thing in education. has been dis
cdrdSd and children are required to learn
an the reading they are to learn by reading
fFangeline, HiaWatha and other poems
that many professional readers have dlffi-
Guilty in handling. reading or understand
ing. As lar as grammar is concerned there
are no parents at all who understand what
parents know nowadays of grammar-that
IS the up-to-date grammar-tAey have to
absorb from their children for it is entire
ly different and much more complicated
from what we taught them as grammar
The same thing holds good with arftb-
metic- Writing is taught no more as writ
ing, out as an incident only in education
ana not as leading feature All of this
may be right, and an advance in education
ana all that sort of thing, but it puts the
parent IN a very bad light in their chill
drens eyes. This is bad enough, but the
ldea that the parent has to begin schooling
an over again to catch up with their chill
urtn Is TOO much. No, it will be much bet
ter tnat the teachers who are employed to
t@ach the children shall be required to do
so, Tor If parents have that job the So
called advancement in educa ton will get a
good many steps backward People who
pay the bills generally get what they pay
1or' and II they find that they are paying
tor teaching that their children do not get
they viii likely find the reason why and
nIfe teachers who do teach. instead of pay
IEg Tor the service and deVotiug their own
time 10 ehdaarortng to teach children"
Evening star., 1898-12-03
ROMANCE OF 4 DINMnNn.
Staying of Many Men Due TO tho
Pope's Gem.
From the London Mail.

From The London Mail.
Pope Leo is the owner Of what is be-
lieved 10 be the largest diamond in a.,
world l. has d most romantic Ai~tr,,-.
having been the cause of the assa-~iuat. ..n
of king. numerous other crimes. ami %
a small wsr. in which several Thousand
men Were killed
Memela, an aged South African negro.
has told the secret which links him Boz l5--
tory with Pope Leo and President Dom
Paul Kruger of the Trausvaal.
IT was Memela who owned the diamond
for many years. As an act Of gratitude TO
Kruger for freeing him. many years AGO.
from the Beers, who had captured him. ha
gave him this precious stone. which he had
carried concealed on his body through
strange and terrible Eardships and aGvon-
tures.
For q century before that it had been a
sacred talisman of savage chirftaius II
belonged first to Meshesh. the powerful
chief of the Basuto nation. who gave II as
friendly offering to the great king OF the
Zulus, Chaka.
The envy that it excited in his brother
led to Chaka's assassination. Then fol-
lowed long line of plotting and hideous
crimes for its possession among rival
chiefs.
White men. seeing it, finally ATTEMPTED To
suspicious being aroused. a war against the
whites was begun. which resulted in the
killing of 1000 Beers. and many times that
number of blacks.
When many chiefs were dead Memela
came into power and got possession of the
wonderful gem.
His capture. slavery and escape. and his
gift of the talisman to Kruger In gratitude
complete the history Of what is believed to
be the largest and most precious diamond
in the world.
Evening star., 1898-12-03

ask you something. Are You putting n
your money and hUsfling around to make
this world any bctter2"
What's the use?'
We'll, you'll excuse nc for quest tfuving
you. But you referred to the world as a
fceting show. I'm a theatrical MANAGER.
end I'm interested in anything iu the snow
line. Now, | notice that you amt iu amy
hurry to get out Of this world are YOU
NO; can't truly say that ! am. Thc i'll
sIiRct OF self-preserN ation-'
That's all right. You didn't nay any
thing To get into this hectipg show. did
your
Certainly not"
There you are. There's the old IA
story right in a nutshell. / never In my
life saw dead-head VINO wasn't kicker"
Evening star., 1898-12-03
Her Expectation.
From Puck

"A wife has a right to expect much OF
her husband," remarked the philosophical
ly-inclined person. musingly
Yes, l expect she has" replied The
meek-appeaIing man with wilted-loolliug
whiskers; Il expect she has. but when she
expects him to live up-steadily and with
out sWerving-to the motto on her first
husbands tombstone, | kinder expect she
is expecting more than she really ought TO
expect from a common, everyday earthly
man
Evening star., 1898-12-03
An Economical Princess.

Though the German emperor has an an
nuai income Of about three-quaTters of a
million sterling. the empress, who dresses
like a good. middle-class woman" is most
economical. The children's clothes are re-
paired in the work room where her own
wardrobe is mended When their clothes
have been outgrown they are cut up for
the smaller members Of the family, which
can very well be done, seeing that six Of
the seven children are boys.
Evening star., 1898-12-03
Offended.

Dolly" said Mrs CumroX. Il desire you
to discourage the visits of that young man
who was here yesterday evening
Il suppose said the young woman in
dignantly, that you and some of the peo-
pie who know everybody's business have
been talking it over, and because he has
not yet built up a lucrative practice in his
profession, you"
Dolly was the severe rejoinder, do
not misunderstood me- Do not think that
l attach no Importance to anything except
the almighty dollar. l never did like that
phrase, anyhow Anybody ought to know
that one dollar cannot be very almighty.
To convey an accurate meaning dollar
ought to be in the plural. But" she add
ed. with sigh, grammar is right scar,
nowadays. About this young man: do not
suppose l reproach him for his lack O.
financial advantages. Poverty is people S
misfortunes: not their faults. But just be-
cause We don't look down on him is no rea-
son why he should try to be smart"
What has he done2'
1T isn't what he did. It's what he said.
You were playing the piano last evening"
Yes
And after you had played several So
natas and a symphony and that concertina
in G fiat, he spoke up and said something
which riled me. And the slick, off-hand
way that he said it didn't keep me from
noticing either
But what was it?"
He asked whether you PLAYED anything
by Handel
We'll, mamma"
Don't try TO explain. 1 won't listen.
The idea of his insinuating that folks of our
position and means would keep hand
organ In the house."
Evening star., 1898-12-03

showed a newspaper 'nto the inside pocket
OF ms Iur-trimmed oNcrcoaf
Il never read about fonl hail N-as tha
soleInn reply. such things arr Nero yau-
ity. How true IL u.s." he added almost
tearfully. that this world IS bur a f,,,irE
show
or course. That's one way Of looking 1t
il. I've felt that way about ii mvs5IF NJ.
all feel that way sometimes. But l.t me
Evening star., 1898-12-03
NJ
His, s,QuestiOn.
From Puck

The Medium-''T4le spirit Of your deceased
wife is now here. Do you wish to ask her
NewIy-made % widaowssss-"Yes; e tel, b.r =
want to know where she. put my winter
aanNeIS'' "a 81. .ts
Evening star., 1898-12-03
Private Bull FiRht..

Private bull fights are occasionally given
by the, very rich people In Madrid, and
guests are invited to them a. they would
be to a dinner.
Evening star., 1898-12-03
A Winter Night.

Oh, de sky it scowl an de wind it prowl.
Hush, my ladygal hush.
An de wind talk back to de old hoot OWL
Hush, my lady-gal, hush.
But de snow dats driftin' froo de crack
Is what heps yoh dad fin de rabbits track.
An he'll bring him home In a coffee sack.
Hush, my lady-gal, hush.
A warnin' sounds in de shiverin' trees.
Hush, my lady-gal, hush.
Dey whistles whenever 1t gwine to freeze.
Hush. my lady-gal. hush.
Dat norf wind bites when he stahts to blow.
But ef it freezes, dar's one fing sho,
Dat OF roof ain gwinter leak no mo.
Hush, my lady-gal, hush.
Remember, chile, when you's big like me,
Hush. my lady-gal, hush.
Whut you looks foh most you is gwfnter see.
Hush, my iady-gal, hush.
You kin fin' de stickers beneaf de rose.
Or pass 'em by ef you only knows
Dat dah's comfort even in frosts and SHOWS.
Hush. my lady-gal. hush.
Invariably the Case.
Fate. with wonted levity, had thrown
the sour and taciturn man into the COM
pany Of the talkative citizen in the railway
car.
That was quite an exciting game of foot
ball, wasn't t?' said the latter, as he
Evening star., 1898-12-03
A Theory.

Mister" said the man who had been 60
ing through the plant where they make ar
tificiai ice, I'll never forget this visit. I'm
much obliged to you. You have given me a
hint that'n probably be worth hundreds of
dollars in doctors bilis.'
You don't say so.''
Yes. sir. Now, let me understand ii all
clearly. Those pipes carry the gas which
circulates all around the water and freezes
it up so tight that any bouquets and things
that happen to be floating around can't pos
sibly get away until they're thawed OUT
That's the scheme simply stated
We'll, I'm glad to know about it.
Its very interesting process.
Its more than interesting. 1t shows the
way in which a man will go on thinking
hard of his fellow man, when mebbe ii Was
all mistake. I'm glad to feel that have
been doing some one an injustice, and that
can go forth and candidly own UP that
was bearing malice where il was not due"
Are you interested in an ice plant?" in
quired the attache, suspfciously.
mo. But I've studied temperature. AL
I've got to do now is to call attention to
the mistake and have it corrected. That's
the kind Of pipes the man got into our nat
unGer the impression that he was putting
in steam heater.
Evening star., 1898-12-03

If you want work read the want columns
of The Star.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-08-18
DEWEY THE CONQUEROR.

The official report of the capture Of
Manila is at hand. 1t shows that Ad-
rniral Dewey demanded the surrender
of the city which, being refused, he
opened upon outlying batteries at Ma
late and silenced them, and thereupon
our land forces advanced and assaulted
the Spanish works, when, after some
two hours fighting, the city was sur
rendered and the Stars and Stripes
raised over the ramparts of the walled
city by the Admiral's Flag Lieutenant.
This all happened before it could pos
sibly be known to Admiral Dewey that
peace had been declared. His action,
therefore, was precisely as justifiable as
his original capture of the bay Of Ma
Mia and the naval works at Cavite
Point This feat of the naval and land
forces strengthens our position in the
settlement of the fate of the Philip
pines. 1t gives us actual possession by
act of war, which we will be able to
maintain in the negotiations to follow
For dash, brilliancy, courage and dis
erection in attack, Admiral Dewey now
stands pre-eminent in the American
navy. He has reflected upon his coun-
try's arms undying glory.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-08-18
a. BARBERoUs PRACTICE.
Story Told by q Truckee Man to
Chief DIVER

Henry Strife came to the office of
Chief of Police Dwyer yesterday and
stated that he arrived from Truckee at
8 o'clock in the morning, and a few
hours afterward, wanting a Shave, he
went into the BARRIERS sop in the In
ternational Hotel kept by a man named
Label, and bearing the sign: Shaving
10 cents, haircutting 20 cents.''
He sat down to be shaved and have
his hair cut, but asked for nothing
more. He was shaved and his hair was
cut, and the barber proceeded, without
orders, to shampoo him and dye his
moustache, and he, supposing it was
the ordinary procedure, sat still.
There were, he states, a stout, heavy
man and a colored bootblack there, and
when the barber finished he demanded
$3.05 for his services and insisted that
it was his ordinary charge for the
work. Strife paid the amount rather
than to have any difficulty, and re-
ported the matter to Chief Dwyer; but
no law was found to cover the case.
This is an outraged" said Chief
Dwyer to a Record Union reporter
who was present when the man told his
story. "It is regular highway robbery,
and I am determined to put a stop to
it in some way This is the fourth COM
plant that has come tome from that
place in the last two months. One of
the men was charged S2.75, another
$3.50 and a third $1.75 for shaving and
haircutting. I should think the Bar
bers' Union would take this thing up
in self-defense. One of the men said
that when he refused to pay the negro
said: You If you don't pay 1
will knock your jaw off, and the man
paid the charge. I am determined it
shall stoDn