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The evening times., 1898-02-25
LATEST FEMININE FANCIES.
GrapboIogy Drives Palmistry Out
of the Field OF Fads.

Graphology is the little accomplishment
that the girls are equipping themselves
with. now that paimistry has run its race
and is no longer talked about. To make
"A tedious visit seem less long. or as a
spur to a tagging conversation. il comes
in very well. In fact. II was a clever wo-
man that said she always kept some ac-
complishment up her sleeve with which
to amuse the people that could not amuse
her.
The study Of graphic is not too intense.
comments the Chicago Record, and quick
ly engages the attention of all. 1t is also
an accomplishment that, aided by a keen
observation. Is easily acquired. On the
subject there are number Of good au-
thorities. and a little practice after read
ing them carefully will enable one to
detect the prominent traits of character
By the handwriting.
The artistic temperament and literary
ability are readily seen. Ardor. vehe-
mence. pertinacity. the talents candor
and recklessness all write themselves out
fiauntingly. In fact the cardinal virtues
and faults often display themselves in
the handwriting when we, alas. imagine
that we have schooled them TO keep in
the background.
After looking into the art II is of in
terest to note how differently We glance
at The writings of our friends than form
erly. On reading a note that has the a 5
and o's left open at the top, we smile and
say. good-natured habbier: If the writ
ing slants downward toward the right We
shake our heads and think, a melancholy
disposition. A certain way of crossing the
is fatty means stubbornness, while an
upward flourish denotes imagination.
Graphology cannot he used as means
of fortune-telling. but in the majority of
cases il is a good guide TO knowing the
temperament of the writer.
Not long ago a young hostess made use
of this fad to amuSe the guests at a
luncheon she was giving. The answer
to her invitations she sent to an expert in
the art of graphology, and laid his delin-
cation of each character by the side of
the guests plate They were artisti-
cally arranged in the form of menus
When the last course was on the table
they We're read in turn. and the result
was no end of fun and merriment.
This would hardly be possible at a for
their best traits in their best clothes. for
sometimes rather disagreeable charac-
teristics are bluntly commented upon
At the aforementioned function it did
not matter. as the women were all init
mate friends. and when one of the num-
Der unhesitatingly read out: "egregiously
SELFISH there was a shout of laughter
and she was reminded of how she used
to eat up the greater part of the choco-
late cake in school days
The evening times., 1898-02-25
The ZoIa ODera Bouffe

(I'rom the Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Al the usual accessories. The military claque
IN front. Army officers in wings with red fire.
Grand chorus OF governmental supporters with
sheet iron thunder producers. Gen. Boydufer on
the witness stand.
Cen. B.-As ] was sayiu2-
The Judge-As YOU were saying--
Gen B--llare the goodness TO refrain from
iuterrupting the witness.
The judge-Pardon iRe. NJ. le Generate.
Gen. B--Nel, don't do il again.
The iudge-Do not InisconstTue my act I had
no intention of slurring the army Of F-r-r-rance.
Gen. B.-Nell, don't let il occur again
The judge-NeS, general mean. no.
Gen. B.-And NOW, gentlemen of the jury. Il re-
mains with you TO uphold the honor OF the army
of yom county d'roonged sensation. Seven
teen frog eaters hold their breath long and are
carried out on stretchers.) 1ou are the arhiters
of our fate. lf-ha. ha-you no longer-r-r have
confidence in your countg's ARMY. say 50. and
Will seek employment elsewhere. (Groans and
cries OF ''Nevaire''') II. however. YOU still hold
our honor dear say 50. in thunder tones at your
earliest convenience, and viii cheerfully for
give YOU (lmmense enthusiasm Mob endeaVOrs
10 lynch ZOla. General pademonium prevailsD
HOla's att0mey-Ms 1 ask the gentleman
question:
The iudge-Certanv not.
More applause more attempts at lsnching more
red FIRE, more Pademonium. Curtain
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militia companies are completely organ
lied and have their full legal strength
The men expect to be among the first
TO be called upon in case of war. They
are ready.
Philadelphia, Feb. 25.-Gen. /. p. S. Go
bin. commander of the c.. A. r., and also
commanding general of the Third Brig
ade. National Guard of Pennsylvania,
while discussing the probability of troub-
lie growing out of the disaster to the
Maine. said: p
'The three brigades of the National
Guard of Pennsylvania could put about
5000 soldiers at the country's disposal at a
moments call. and in twenty-four hours
could place them in any part of the State
or at the seacoast. This number could
be doubled In twenty-four hours by the
re-enisting of men who have served full
time i'm the National Guard, so that would
mean 5000 troops, trained and we'll
equipped"
The evening times., 1898-02-25
DANGER IN SODA.
Serious Results Sometimes Follow
Its Excessive Use.

Common soda is all right in its place
and indispensable in the Kitchen and for
cooking and washing purposes. but it was
never intended for a medicine and peo-
pie who use il as such will some day re-
gret 1t.
We refer to the common use of soda 10
relieve heartburn or sour stomach, a
habit which thousands of people practice
almost daily, and one which is fraught
with danger; moreover. the soda only
gives temporary relief and in the end the
stomach trouble gets worse and worse
The soda acts as a mecanical irrifant TO
the walls of the stomach and bowels and
cases are on record where it accumulated
i'm the intestines. causing death by in
fiammation or peritonitis.
DIR. Harlandson recommends as the
safest and surest cure for sour stomac ch
(acid dyspepsia an excellent preparation
sold by druggists under the name of
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. These tablets
are large 2o-grain lozenges. very pleas
ant 10 taste and contain the natural
acids. peptones and digestive elements
essential to good digestion. and when
taken after meals they digest the food
perfectly and promptly before it has time
TO ferment, sour and poison the blood
and nervous system
DIR. Wuerth states that he invariably
uses Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets in all
cases Of stomach arrangements and finds
them certain cure not only for sour
stomach. but by promptly digesting the
food they create a healthy appetite. in
crease flesh and strengthen the action of
the heart and liver. They are not
cathartic, bur intended only for stoma oh
diseases and weakness and will be found
reliable in any stomach trouble except
cancer of the stomach. All druggists
sell Stuart-s Dyspepsia Tablets AT 20 cts
per package.
A little book describing all forms of
stomach weakness and their cure mailed
free by addressing the Stuart Co. of
Marshall. Mich.
fe2I-23-25
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JOKE ON AN ACTRESS.
Her Death Notice Published While
She Lived

Miss Vera King enjoyed unusual facili-
ties yesterday for testing the sincerity of
her friends. Some one bent on playing a
ghouiish joke on the popular young act
ress. or of venting spite against her, Sc
cured the insertion of this death notice:
KE1SER-Suddenly, at her home, 402 Monroe
. street, Brooklyn, MISS NELLIE KEISER,
known as Vera King. aged twenty two years
Funeral Friday, 2 p. IN.
AS result, the pretty home of the
actress was besieged from early morning
by friends who had come grief-stricken
to condole with the family. They were
astonshed and then made glad by being
greeted by Miss King in the flesh and
enjoying unusually robust spirits.
Miss King is mystified. She declares
she has not an enemy in the world. and
has no idea who would seek to do her
private injury.
A week ago she was one of the attrac-
tions AT the food show in Brooklyn, where
her dancing was much admired.
The death notice. as flied, bore the in
The evening times., 1898-02-25
CITY Lights

Gas lamps are lighted at 6:56 p. m.
extinguishing begun at 5:46 a. m. The
lighting is begun one hour before the
time named. Are lamps are lighted at
e:H p. m.; extinguished at 6:01 a. m.
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Tide Table.
Today-Low tide. 5:12 p. m. and $50
M; high tide, :13 a. m. and ii 80 a m
Condition of the Water.

Temperature and condition of the wa
ter at 8 a. M: Great Falls-Temperature
81; condition. 6. Receiving reservoir
Temperature, 80; condition at north con-
nection. 2; condition at south connection,
g. Distributing reservoir-Temperature
81; condition at influent gatehouse. 4; eff
fluent gateheuSe 10.
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dorsement of Ella De Kay. No. 496 Ma
con street, which is only a short walk
from the home of Miss King. At the
Macon street address no one by the name
of De Kay was known, and Miss King
was a stranger.
The matter has caused the family and
friends of the actress much annoyance.
The police are to be asked to help run
down the perpetrator of the hoax.
The evening times., 1898-02-25
BICYCLISTS FOR WAR.
The Maryland wheelnen Organ ize
n signal COrps

Baltimore. Feb. 25-An organization is
being formed here of expert cyclists, who
are also familiar with photography.
The plan Is to form a bicycle signal
corps, whose services are TO be offered
to the Government In the event of war.
There was formerly connected with the
Fourth Regiment of the State militia a
bicycle signal corps. This was disbanded
about a year ago and its members form
the nucleus of the new organization.
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A few months ago Mr.. Byron Every, of
Woodstock, Mich. was badly afflicted
with rheumatism. His right leg was
swollen the full length, causing him great
suffering. He was advised to try Cham
berlain's Pain Balm. The first bottle Of
it helped him considerably, and the Sec
ond bottle effected a cure. The 25 and So
cent sizes are for sale by Henry Evans
Wholesale and Retail Druggist, 93S f
street and Connecticut avenue and s
street northwest and 1923 Maryland ave-
nue. northeast.
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hghted by DroDeriy
fitted eve glasses. at
Ii. ii. BRO WINS.
1910 L 81
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1 Fine 3-piece Parlor Suite
mahogany frames-inlaid
upholstered in fine silk plush
embroidered back, serpen-
tine front. Was $50
The herald., 1898-11-20
Chipping" Legalized

Every traveller considers tipping a nui-
sance, but now that it has been indorsed by
higher court of Vienna, Austria, it is
hard to tell where it will end A tourist,
having stopped four weeks at a certain ho-
tel, gave the head porter six forins as a
gratuity; he claimed ten, and locked up the
sentleman's luggage until it should be
paid" The matter was taken into the
courts, and it was developed that the por-
ter received no wages from the hotel "a fact
which the tourist was supposed to know
and that he therefore had to depend on the
generosity of guests. The generosity which
the gentleman owed the servant was then
gravely computed at a certain number OF
kreutzers per day, and it was decided that
the traveller must pay not only ten but
twelve forins before he could get his lug
gage away from the resolute porter. Al
this precedent will no doubt be followed by
other tourists and other porters, tourist,
have new problem to consider. The cues
tion will now exist not only how much q
man must pay for his board, room, candles
shaving water, building, etc., but also
how much generosity he must paw in or
der to assist the landlord in meeting the
salaries of his assistants.-Waverly Maca
zine,
The herald., 1898-11-20

with or part of South Twin lake, Elbow
lake, Pamedumcool1 lake and Ambejejus
lake.
Strictly speaking, these lakes are really
great broadenings of the Penobscot river. a
fine piece of trout water which visited near
here was Sourdnahunk stream. Other trout
ponds known to Col. Roosevelt and the big
sportsmen of the country who come here
are Foss, Knowlton, Daisy Lost and Two
Mile. Leaving with your guide, you can drop
drop into the Mount katahdin trail and
catch sight of picturesque herds of caribou
II you have the courage, 400 feet of climb
ing will bring you to the top. The trip back
to Norcross is Il feast for the artistic eye.
From Norcross through Grindstone, Crystal,
Island Falls, Oakfeld, Houton, Mars Hill,
Blaine and Prcsque Isle the scenery is a Won
derful kaleidoscope of trout streams and
noble forest country. At Caribou, strange to
say, the wilderness yields to civilization, and
you look upon model farming country.
Beyond the farms blue wall indicates the
primeval forest further on, and along Won
derful road by horseback or blackboard you
travel thirty miles to that beautiful body of
! water known as Square lake. Why it should
be called Square" is a mystery. In outline
it is happy cross between sausage and a
crescent. One end becomes a river, which
opens and becomes another great body
called Eagle lake. n stream from the mid
die running to the north expands in the same
manner and becomes, first, Cross lake, then
Mud lake. and then Long lake. Still further
beyond Eagle lake becomes st. Froid lake,
so that in reality it is six great lakes instead
of one. But each is large enough to be the
center of attraction for territory as large
as New Jersey Here, in the very heart of
savagery, hunting genius, Game Warden
Cummings, has camp, which is the wonder
OF every woodman. 1t consists of a series Of
cottages, in which there are neat furniture,
well furnished kitchens, handsomely equip
ped bedrooms, and, indeed, nearly all the
comforts of great city a good cook pro-
vides a bill of fare equal to anything served
in first-c hotel 1t is intended for
sportsmen of wealth, and has already prof
liable but limited clientele from the great
cities.
1t was in this very camp this fall that the
project was formed Of starting similar
camp in the forest country of Porto Rico.
1t would be an odd thing to transplant let
of hunters and trappers from Arostook coun-
ty, Me-, to Ponce and Arecibo, but it would
enable the sporting man and woman to pur-
sue their pleasant recreation through every
month of the year.
MARGHERITA ARLINA HAMM,
Correspondent of the Leslie Syndicate.
The herald., 1898-11-20
A Topsy-Turvy Land

The law of the japanese is that CT inversion
at least it seems so to Us. Viewing things
from an oriental standpoint, we would prob
ably think our present way of life the topsy
turvy way and pity ourselves for short
sightedness and foolishness, as they do now.
In Japan, white is mourning, both tor
men and women, while women indicate their
age by their costume. The japanese has no
foundation for his house, but instead the roof
is ballasted, that being considered better
safeguard against the violent storms. After
dinner speeches are made before dinner, and
probably no custom shows the innate good
breeding CT the japanese more than this
last. Think of the belated guest if sucn a
custom were ours! Think of the speeches
thrown to the air!
Some Of the Japanese symbols are inter
esting and deserve recognition, so popular
are their works of art in our homes. Look
! closely at japanese screen, panel, kimono,
! fan, and you will find the inevitable cherry
blossom the national flower; the plum,
which signifies sweetness of heart the pine,
the strength of vigorous old age; woman
under roof, charming symbol Of content.
The obliqueness of the japanese eyelid,
which comes before enc always in speaking
of anything japanese, is caused, it is said
by their living in high latitude, a protection
of nature, accorded, too to many animals
New York Herald.
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woods every true handler of the rifle and
rod must make the ascent of Khatadin and
Mount klnee. 1t is wonderful how quickly
women adapt themselves to this wild life
The soft-handed, whte-skinned daughter of
fashion, who can scarcely lift chair in her
parlor, after fortnight in the woods thinks
nothing OF carrying ten or twelve pound
gun and accouterments for hours, and Before
the summer is over she will lift her share
of canoe and carry it with ease over long
portage. She will sleep on pine needles or
dry leaves with as much enjoyment as upon
her own dainty bed in the far-away city
home, and when she returns she is brown,
hard, strong and full of health
1t is up here in the north woods that the
hunter can still encounter the deer, caribou
and moose, the latter the largest member of
the deer family 1t finds its home in the
great woods of the territory lying south of
the st. Lawrence and east of New Hamp-
shire, but it is most abundant in what is
called the great runway" from Chesuncook
to Millinockett lakes. This is really the
watershed of the upper branch of the Pen
obscot river. The moose by instinct has
found out the easiest though not the short
est route in this part of the country. 1t is
er difficult of access from the outside world
and possessing numbcrless places where the
male deer or moose could make successful
defense against wolves and bears. At one
time there were great troops of wolves in this
country, but the hunters have decimnted
these fierce creatures, and only few are left
To see the country at its best, one should
go in the moose and deer season. You may
start in at any point, but the sghtseer
should begin at Oldtown on the Penobscot
where a large colony of Indians makes the
place one of extraordinary interest. From
this nlace the favorite route is through Il
wild but beautiful country to Milo junction
and the Pascatauuisg Thence the traveler
may go to the west to Greenvillc which is at
the south end of Mooschead lake. noble
body Of water. 40 miles long. northwest to
the Katahdin Iron works in the very heart
Of the lake country, or northeast through
the widest scenery of this rar+ of>tho con-
tinent. I took both trips myself and found
them Of equal interest and beauty.
If YOU are bent on fishinc. the trip tn
Moosehead lake is the superior: hut for hunt
ing and sightseeing, the one to the northeast
is preferable. From Brownville to AIillin.
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their discovery dating from 1873. During
the late Spanish-American war the caverns
were favorite stopping place for northern
travellers going to the army camps, and also
for the sick and convalescent wounded on
their way to the north
| The sportsmans territory runs across
Maryland and jumps the fertile counties of
Pennsylvania into the forest clad ones of
| its northern and northeastern frontier,
thence passes into New York state, and then
again crosses field and farm to the Adiron-
dacks in the north and the greater forests
of Maine, New Hampshire and Canada.
l came up to the White mountains and
Maine after my return from Cuba and Porto
Rico to get rid of the tropical malaria of the
West Indian cities. had not been in this
part of the country for seven years, and l
was disappointed and pleased at the same
time to observe the improvements and
changes which have occurred during that
period. The change is especially noticeable
in Maine. Where there were paths rather
than roads there IRE now railways, and
where heavy wagons once conveyed the
traveller from place to place now whis trolley
cars. There are more farms. more hotels,
greater prosperity and wealth. Only the
mountains, the clear lakes and rivers. and
the great forests are there today as in the
past. But luxury has crept into wood life.
In place OF the cave and lean.to are neat
and comfortable camps, and here and there
telegraph station or postoffice keeps YOU
in touch with the outside world. There is
certain fascination in watching civliza-
tion slowly replacing the wilderness Where
there used to be formidable ravine which
made the journey one of the hardest labor
there is now superb trestle work, over
which the train glides in a couple of minutes
Where there was low marsh and the
sportsman sank knee deep in the mud there
is now strong embankment on which the
deer and even bear travel when they are
in ashurry to get home. From the windows
OF the train | saw many deer during fore
noon and afternoon. In few years more
roads will come to the shore of the st. Law
renee and from there the hunter will be
ferrled across into the desolate region of
Eastern Quebec and Western Labrador.
A sign of the times which impressed me
was the greater activity of women in the
world of sport. In Florida l watched the
fishing both from the shore and from
BOATS; in Virginia l went hunting with sew
eral bright-eyed. trinity attred specimens of
young womanhood on upland and in the for
ests, while in the Maine woods saw scores
of women from every part of the country
who came there to fish, to shoot, and, Incl
dcntally, to gain the health and strength
which city life denies them.
And the wcmen do not make bad records
On the Tampa coast Philadelphia girl
caught a 72-pound tarpon; in Virginia n
Richmond belle enjoys the credit of having
killed much big game in the Shenandoah; |;
at Caribou Miss Crosby ely Rod" is said to
have shot the second largest carbon in the
history of the place, and on Moosehead lake
Miss Henrietta Rowe Of Bangor has caught
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nished two or three wagons to transport
to the front some of the material that was
safely slowed in the hold of the steamship
Alamo, while she rode on thd waves in front
Of Siboney, they could have bridged every
single ford in short time. They could
have improved many portions of the road.
and its carrying capacity would have been
greatly increased. But the engineers were
dependent upon other departments for
transportation, which they could not secure.
They had three wagons for their own use
while camping in Port Tampa, and although
| understand they asked to be allowed to
take them with them to Cuba their request
was refused.
The battalion of engineers is equipped and
drilled as infantry. The enlisted men in it
are trained and drilled as infantrymen, and
besides have special drills in building pom
toons and military bridges, in laying out
and building Notifications, in sapping ami
mining. in planting ard operating subma-
rine mines, etc, and, although they accom-
plished a great deal at Santiago with the
The herald., 1898-11-20
Beauty Pdr|0rS
The Latest Electrical Wonder

Life Is IT? and
full before the public the w. c. r. U.
to OF
is
scientific the
health institutions,
in of
charged the largest
thousand trial treatments
fail to test This tamen
The herald., 1898-11-20
OVER FOUR THOUSAND MILES OF GLORIOUS SPORT

Having returned from her exciting trip
to Cuba and Porto Rico, with the particu-
lars of which the readers of this newspa per
are already familiar Miss Margherita Ar
lima Hamm, our special war correspond
ent, found that she had brought with her
more fever germs than were consistent
with sound health. She therefore wisely
decided on trip to the White mountains,
to recover. While shooting and fishing in
the mountains she gathered many inter-
esting facts about the local country, and.
combining these with her hunting expert
ences In the south and In the West Indies.
she sends US the instructive and timely
article given below. Miss Hamm will visit
the most picturesque portions Of Canada.
and possibly Newfoundland, before re-
turning home.
The herald., 1898-11-20
A Cowboy Compliment

Once when Nine. Nordica was singing at
a concert in Texas she forget her warm over
shoes. A cowboy, whom she had utterly
fascinated, offered to bring them to her, and
he did so, but he brought only one at time
When Mime. Nordica thanked him and in
her gracious way regretted to have given
him SO much trouble, he said TO her: Don't
name it, ma'am. l wish you were a cent?
pede. .'-Phiadclphi Ledger.
The herald., 1898-11-20
The Engineer Corps

The engineer corps has been widely criti-
cised for not doing work that it was expect
ed to do during the Santiago campaign; but
the critics certainly ignore the difficulties
under which the battalion had to labor. not
difficulties of nature, which they were fully
able tomeet, but difficulties arising from the
peculiar manner in which the campaign was
conducted. Had the engineers been fur
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ockett the road runds through country in
which mountains, lakes and forests seem to
he mixed in almost equal proportions. AT
one moment you are ON the edge of lake,
at another in a granite gorge, at the top
of whose walls are enormous oaks and pines
At curious little place called Norcross you
get Il good notion of the lake formation of
New England The settlement is on the
shore of North Twin lake, which is connect