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Evening star., 1898-08-06
A TRAPPED CUPID,
An AnacOstia Swain and n George
town InamOrata


The young Knight of Anacostia was nav
ing court to the fair maiden of Georgetown
She was rich and beautiful and he was
neither, but he had persistence that is
rarely found outside of book agent or life
insurance circles. Such qualities mean sue
cess sometimes. but not always
Added to the young knights persistence
was a tropical ardor ard fervid spirit that
so often make the native Anacostian and
have made his fierce and ceaseIess struggles
against the bob tail street car line one of
the carrine chapters of the history Of the
capital
Two weeks ago the fair maid was on the
eve of departure for a summer rest in the
mouI tains or by the sea- and the young
knight made the Car tracks hot getting
over from AnacC sta to Georgetown, ere
somt hated rival might appear before he
mad made few important and serious re-
marks on the condition confronting him.
He found her at home and alone, and he
hastened to state his case with all the
frenzy of philippic.
1t silly to present such an appeal
to summer girl just as she was starting
out on her summer campaign, but men in
love don't do wise things.
The maiden tried to set him right, but
he would not hearfen.
He was worse than ever. and warmer
Then she read the riot act to him.
What he exclaimed, would you have
me cold and distant to you? To your" and
his soul went into his hands outstretched
to her.
Yes" she replied.
But how can I?' he implored
She became more business-like in her
tone.
Well" she said, whats the matter
with joining one of these north pole par
ties that don't come back? There's dis
tance enough in that and nobody has ever
complained of the warmth, think
Persons who have met the fair maid at
the summer hotel of her choice say that
she is the gayest of the gay now, and keeps
the proposals she receives in little book
like daupa
Evening star., 1898-08-06
The Lady'a Fan
From Pearson's Weekly.

fron feafSOn'S weekly.
''S-s-sh!' he said when he entered +be
Office
lnstinctively they drew near and awaited
developments.
Il went to the theater last night. There
was lady with me-
After the theater we had little sumner
1 have very distinct recollection of tbat
because l paid the BILL"
"Ah.' chorused the ring of Interested fe,
low-clerks round him.
S-s-sh! said the man of mystery apai,
DO you want to get me into trouble? That
supper has nothing to do with the story
except incidentally. But this morning ~,
my way to the office, L found this in nv nv
overcoat pocket" " my
He pulled out a handsome ostrich feather
fan. Se''i'ei
.Oh-h-h!' cried everybody
suppose, said the man who had been
out. suppose my wife had accidentally
found that fan in my pocket before I start,
have said?" ie
What would she have said?" they asked
with the accent on the would"
She would have said," replied the man
who had stirred them all up as he put the
fan back in his pocket "she would have
said as nearly as 1 can guess it now. sFd
like to know what you mean by carving
my fan loose in your pocket like that Do
you want to ruin it,? You see" he went
on, ''she was the lady who was with me
last evening"
The arrival Of the senior partner was the
only thing that averted a tragedy.
Evening star., 1898-08-06
The Reporter,. Rexe,rs

IL there is one thing more than another
that the fecund. fertile and Enthusiastically
fanciful reporter doesn't have any use on
earth for, it is the fatal blue pencil of the
editor who shapes the destinies of the ris-
ing reporter. On the other hand, there is
nothing quite so delightful to the editor In
theory and practice as the blue pencil
With 1t, sitting in his easy chair and pois-
ing it along the lines Of the enthusiastic
and prolific youth. he can harpoon fancy
after fancy of the callow reporter and yank
them into oblivion; with it he can puncture
the swelling sentiment of a whole corps
of reporters and make the lurid descrip-
tion of a fire look like last winters ash
pile; with it-but why dwell upon a SUBJ
ject so sad? Suffice # that the blue pencil
is cne of the most deadly tools known 10
modern joul nalistic literature But the
blue pencil gets a jar sometimes
On the occasion narrated in this chronicle
the editor was punching holes through the
best piece of work the Young reporter, Just
appointed to the staff from the hind tier
of counties, was sure he had ever done
and the helpless victim sat writhing I'm the
corner watching him at his Internal orgy
"Ha!' suddenly exclaimed the editor with
a fearful Jab at the sheet before him and
giancing over at the reporter, you speak
here, sir" he went on savagely, "of the
tee ming canalp -
les, tTeulDleu the reporter.
rs that what you mean?"
Yes. sir
.'oh, you do, do you? A teeming canal?'
Yes, sir
We'll. never heard of teemng canal"
mo, sir?'
No VIII you be kind enough to explain
sir. with what a canal does its teeming?'
The idea, like all great ones. came with
a rush TO the reporter, and he saw his
chance to rise on the wreck of the editor
to the position of funny man.
Yes, sir" he hestitated a moment be-
fcre taking the fatal leap.
"Ah, indeed, do you? VIII you be kind
CROUCH then to tell me?" and the editor
poked the blue pencil viciously into the Of
Tending passage.
''Yes. sir; mules" responded the raw re-
porter innocently, you've heard of canal
mules. haven't your" and the editor was
brave enough to admit that he had and to
ask the reporter out to lunch with him.
though the reporter never thought of that
kind of teaming when he wrote the article.
Evening star., 1898-08-06
The Peril of the suburbanite.

From the Medical Press.
Every year the bulk of city men 20 fur
ther afield. and each morning and night
perform their tedious pilgrimage to and
from the scene of their busy labors. There
car be no doubt that constant railway trav-
cling of this kind is calculated. sooner or
later, TO play havoc with the soundest con-
stitution. While it is, of course. impossi BILE
TO lay down any exact rule. 1t may be stat
ed generally that no such daily railway
journey should be much over an hour in
length, space of time that Is far more
than enough to carry the citizen into pure
air and the most sylvan of scenery As
every medical man Of any experience can
testify, the attempt to burn a candle at
both ends, one in the city and the other
Fifty or a hundred miles away at the sea-
side. has cut OF many valuable life in the
flower of its maturing manhood.
Evening star., 1898-08-06
Fifty Spoken.

They had fought long and hard 'gainst a
treacherous foe;
A foe with small claim to their pity
Whose friends were the fevers that -stalked
to and fro
Through the streets of each sepulchered
city.
Twas the warrior-instinct that made them
rejoice
oer the ships that were helpiessly lying
Yet swift silence came. There was heard
Don't cheer. The poor devils are dying"
lis some ancestor savage's pulses that
beat
When the frenzy of fight flashes Ger us.
'Tis his yell that resounds as we seek to
complete
The havoc outstretching before US.
But tbs manhood's own mood that awakens
care
For mortals in agony crying
And utters the warning that bids men to
pray'r-
Don't cheer. The poor devils are dying"
Oh, better by far than the spIendor and
song
That the conqueror finds as his greeting,
Than the golden assurances showerei by
the throng
And the fame that is tickle and feeting.
Is the promise that mercy with justice
shall reign
Wherever Old Glory is flying.
AS it echoes through ages again and
again
Don't cheer. The poor devils are dying"
Evening star., 1898-08-06

check books. Nor did we have to resort
to any of the elaborate methods of surrep-
tit:ous persuasion that I hear about so
often and with SO much pain"
How did you manage it?'
tDeiicately. but thoroughly. We were a
little bit annoyed at first by the fact that
circus had arranged to show at the
cillage on the day election occurred. 1t
was only small circus but big enough to
make trouble unless we headed off its
deadly influence. Its arrival was a tempta-
ticn for everybody to come to town and cast
a vote, and the more votes there were, the
more trouble our ticket had to overcome:
for that was the most prejudiced township
it was ever my experience to do business
in. But / didn't despair 1 had a long In
tervisw with the circus manager, who conn
bined with love of his art very acute
business sense. The circus was showing
in vacant lot adjacent to the polls. When
the crowd began to gather, it found can
vas walls stretching from the main en-
trance to the polls People who went to
make purchases at the ticket wagon were
informed that Socrates Sorghum. ESQ.,, was
giving theater party that day and that
there wasn't room in the tent for anybody
except his guests When they began to as
sembie at the polls, announced that ap-
Evening star., 1898-08-06

sun. and 1 talked up to you, are you? You
oGghtn't TO take that to heart Everybody
whose opinion was worth anything under
stood that my press agent made nora Of a
story out of the incident than there was
any foundation for in order to boom my
next lecture"
You were welcome to the ad"
You are not still signing for new worlds
to conquer?'
No: But I'm disappointed in myself. I
thought L was a great man. | have for
centuries been looking at my pictures in
classical dictionaries and reading about
my achievements till entertained a
very comfortable opinion of rnyself But
my pride is humbled. / may as well own
up; I'm good as far as l go, but my rec
ord's incomplete"
w ny, you had all the tributes that any
monarch had commanded up to your time,
and more, too"
Yes; but L was born too soon. Nobody
ever left my name out of an official repnrt
Eor called me Fighting Alecl<'"
Evening star., 1898-08-06
HAPPY DAYS Gone Nv.

Times said Senator Sorghum reflective
ly, "ain't anything like they used to be-
There's too much formality. We're getting
to where the first thing that's done when
good old-fashioned impulse asserts it
self is to tie some red tape around it and
choke it off"
You think we are getting slightly effete?'
inquired the young man who is learning
the politics business.
Undoubtedly. And the worst OF it is
we are getting effete-er and effete-er. The
people amt governed as they ought to be-
A whole lot of folks have noticed it, I'll
never forget the first time ran for Office"
he went o. fla a dreamily reminiscent tone
There was one township that was dead
against us. And we needed it. And we
got it. But we didn't send around a lot
of clumsy and commonplace agents with
Evening star., 1898-08-06
Something Missing.

The shade Of Alexander the Great was
wandering through the lower world with a
copy OF Lucian's dialogues in one pocket
OF his linen duster and a modern newspa-
per in the other. He exhibited the uneasi-
ness and sadness Of man who has been
for long time hunting a cool spot and
whose hopes are about exhausted
what's the matter?' inquired Diogenes,
who was sitting in the porcelain bath tub
which he had always carried with him,
and which he was permitted to enjoy even
here Haven't you learned yet that # is
better to be comfortable than to be great -
No. was the answer. 1T is my old am
bition which still haunts me and makes me
miserable"
You're not bothering about that little
tilt You and l had when you stood in my
Evening star., 1898-08-06
THE WHISPERS LEAGUE.
How 1t Rose, FlOurished and Fell ON
Western Railway Train.
From the Kansas City Journal.

rrom tne Kansas C1ty Joutrai.
The Whiskers League is the unusual
title OF a "dreibund'' which was formed
and fourished and fell on a Burlington
train last Sunday during the period occu-
pied in making the return trip from the
Omaha exposition to Kansas City. The
members Of the league We're three tele-
graph operators employed in one of Kan
sas City's commission houses, and the story
OF their brief alliance is told by one OF
them.
You see we couldn't think of leaving
ON aha, said he without getting on a
pretty good skate and, of course, after
we got started we had to do sometime to
enl1Ven the journey. 1t didn't take long
to form the league and draw tIn constitu
tion and bylaws, which were to the effect
that every man wearing beard who came
into the car was to be accosted nv eaca
of us in turn, and inform him tbat he
had caught straw or something in his
Whiskers. We drew lots to decide the or
DER in which we should begin our cam
pa;gn, and agreed to change the. order o,,
each new man, for we still had sense
enough to know that, while the first one
OF US might be thanked graeiously for mis-
Kindness, the last one would be running
the risk of receiving bodily harm
We'll, Bait had to start it and r o.na
second. The train was just leaving a Iit
tie station; when a big, old farmer with
a thick browm tbeard squeezed his MO u,
through the door and began looking down
the car, over fhe tops of other neon,a,s
heads. for yHtant seat He didn't And
any, of course, land BAIT edged IN to hin,
and remarked that The car was crowdad
There was nothingsyin that remart to
arouse the farmers suspicious, and when
Bait apologized efor taking the liberty b,it
Informed him ts1at- there was sometbing
caught in his wfliskers, his services were
very very gratefully acknowiedged. After an
in the crowd It was my turn next,
asked him some question about the conn. alru
try we were passing Through, and how the
crops were, and then, glancing at his
bushy chin covering, Said: Excuse me cir
but there's straw hanging to your beard
A Efhat?' asked the old man. rather
suddenly backing of to get better view
of me. and at the same time brushing sus.
ptciousfy at the imaginary straw. 7 didn't
wait to explain, but resigned my y,-nlace m
Herrick, VINO was getting anxious to dis
man carefully inspecting his offen,,inp
Hlacs over by the window, and then IJar,
rick made his debut, He ventured some
commonplace remark or other which tine
old man didn't notice, and then 5aftIv
touching his hirsute ornamentation.. ex,
cused himself with the remark that II was
just a piece of string that had blown in
at the window. The farmer squared him
SELF
Looky here young Teller, do Won be-
long to that dodgasted gang of unlicensed
whskers inspectors that's infestin' This
train?' He didn't say any more. but he
closed with swift gesture that Herrick
was able to only partially dodge as one
a strip of hair Just above his ear
1.-The next man wearing a beard who
entered the car was the conductor, and the
league disbanded.
Evening star., 1898-08-06

preciatec the expressions of loyalty and es-
teem which had proceeded from Elderberry
township, and that in my turn / proposed
10 snow the citizens a good time / in
termed them that each of our ballots had
coupon which would be stamped by a
man VINO stood just outside where he could
see that the holder had not heen deceived
INTO voting the wrong piece OF paper. and
which would admit the bearer and his
FAMILY to the circus. Those who were not
entltled TO my hospitality could follow the
show to some other town and see il next
day"
Did 1t work?r
Work! Several of the men on the rival
ucket voted tor us rather than miss the
circus But you couldn't do anything like
that now. he added with a sigh. Cir
cuses have gotten so big that nobody could
AFFORD to hire one for a whole day And
anyhow everything is getting sort OF COM
plex and un-democratic"
Evening star., 1898-08-06
Two Sides of the Case,

Two Sides of the Case.
Where shone the sun he dozed awhile,
But presently an errant fly
Who sought the moments to beguile
Came confidently busting by.
He buzzed with glee
And paused to see
What share of comfort there might be-
A merry quest he straight began.
"Confound a fy,' exclaimed the man.
And then rush of waving arms
To swift retreat his ardar stirred;
But in the midst of dire Alarms
RemonstraEce faint but fierce was heard
'T@s surely fate
This polished pate
Was meant for me when would skate.
Yet natures right he would dcnyi
Confound a man. exclaimed the fly.
Evening star., 1898-08-06
~: ~ HxSSSsHfEyaTElD yTl
a:l uu1S" H"S0E ""S0EEh'

face near the portfolio getting a breath of
fresh air.
Il wonder why, Harry" she said. PEN
siyely, as she contemplated the portfolio,
they make the ship windows those round
Etile things with hinged frames in them in
stead of SASH"
Harry turned over with a groan and look
ed out to the circlet of blue sky showing
down past his wife's face
Blamed if 1 know Bess" he answered.
with a great effort, "but 1 guess they don't
want to make it possible for seasick pas
sengers to throw up the sash"
Ihen they both choked little, sighed.
ana We're very, very silent for several
minutes
Evening star., 1898-08-06
The Sailors Love.
From London Tit-Bits.

From london Tft-Bits.
The word ship Is masculine in French.
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese, and pos
sesses no sex in Teutonic ana Scandina-
Wan. Perhaps it would not be an error to
trace the custom back to the Greeks, who
called all ships by feminine names. prob
ably out of Difference to Athene, goddess
of the sea. But the sailor assigns no such
reasons The ship Is to him yeritable
sweetheart She possesses waist, collars,
stays. laces. bonnets. ties. ribbons. chains,
watches and dozens Of other feminine val
uables.
Evening star., 1898-08-06
Cleveland Leader

Ffom the OIeVeIand Lender.
writer in eastern periodical, after
recounting Gen. Brooke's experiences as a
soldier-and many of them we're thrilling
says:
THE general has been twice married. IT
will thus be seen that his war record Is q
distinguished one"
We have no wish to be hypercriticaI. but
1t does seem as IL the sentences quoted
apart
Evening star., 1898-08-06
Some Animals Never Drink.

There are sorae animals which never
drink; for instance, the namas of Pata-
gonia and certain gazelles of the far east
A number of snakes. lizards and other
reptiles live in places devoid of water A
bat of western American inhabits water
less plains. In parts Of Lozere France.
there are herds of cows and goats which
hardly ever drink, and yet produce the
milk for Rcquefort cheese.
Evening star., 1898-08-06
Everything Going.

From the Chicago Daily Tribune
The steamer rolled and pitched in the
waves.
"Deah boy" groaned Cholly. at the end
OF his first hour on sbipboard. promise
me Won will send my remains home to my
peoplei'
A second hour passed
"Deah boy" feebly moaned cholly, "you
needn't send my remains home. There
went be any"
Evening star., 1898-08-06

The young man from the west with his
pride from the same limitIess locality. was
crossing the wide. wide ocean on his bridal
trip. and he was ferventIy praying every
day for the ship to go to the bottom and
cure him Of the dreadful nausea that
would not let him rest. As for the fair
bride. she was not quite so unhappy, but
enough so to make her enter a solemn VOW
that II she ever had an opportunity to so
on second bridal trip she would surely
make 1t by land.
The third day out he was stretched in his
berth trying to make himself believe he
was OUT on the green grassy farm In Ne
braska, and she was leaning over with her
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-28
WEATHER INFORMATION.


Washington, December 27.--weather condi-
tons and general forecast:
Tie storm central Monday night over Lake
superior has moved rapidly to the mouth of
the 81. Lawrence and has caused light snow
In the lake regions and New England. A
stof " OF great intensity has developed to the
norm OF Montana, Edmonton reportng a
pressure OF % IL inches and causing a south
westerly wind of forty miles an hour
halI has fallen in the North Pac,nc States
ahc thr tempe nature has remained stationary
on the North Pacific coast.
ne marked rise In pressure Monday after
noon IN Manitoba has moved southwark and
is centering tonight in Southern Minnesota.
aud has caused a decided fall in Temperatures
in the upper lake region, Sault Ste Marie re.
porting fall of 80 degrees In twenty four
hours to degrees; st. Paul fall of 26 de-
grees and Green Bay and Marietta fall of 20
degrees.
IL has grown warmer in New England and
the Lower Mississippi valley, and the temper
azure has remained nearly stationary else
where. "A i
Increasing cloudiness light snow and warm
-er weather may be expected in the Missouri
and Red River OF the North valleys Gener.
ally fair weather will prevail elsewhere.
cold wave will occur In the Ohio valley,
Middle and North Atlantic s ases and de-
cided fall In temperature Wednesday after
moon or night In the East Gull States, except
IN Florida. II will be colder in the lower lake
region
Storm signals are displayed from Delaware
Bieakwater to PASSPORT.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-28

The charge which most greatly concerns
Mr.. Swift Is thai chemicals were used IN
the preservation OF tis meats and t'at
these chamicass caused Gckness among
TIE soldiers.
General Egan makes no bones ABOUT ms
inteudou 10 pioDe the .Iaol-r OF spoHed
beef 10 the very marrow. Al ms o.n re-
ouest the general will be cal.ed 10 give
additional testim ny before the investgat-
ina commission, He believes his psrsonal
reputa.ion. as well o., his eif.ctsncy as an
offtoer OF tho army. 10 involved, and ne
purposes making General Milee sunsfal-
siate those charges or take the conse-
quences. atxs 80.
INA matter has by 10 means died out
nor Il II likely TO do 50 for Mica made ms
statements with deliberation and does not
appear at all disposed TO retract anytninsi
he isn't talking on the subject at all.
washington. Deksnber 27.--There were
hnr three mAmbers OF the war inyestisaEion
commission at its Offices today, ana after
shnrt informal discuss On the regular ses-
sson was deferrsb until 'omorrow. NO W.T.
nesses nave bern summarized
Tice swift Beef cfsIpany OF cnlcsso "a
,.rrsrded to lbs commission copmunic1.
,,n -, tskinG exceptions to refisct'pns maoe
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-28

by Geneal Miles on the oharacter 81 me ),
beef furnished the expsditonary FORCES ~
NE var. This COMMUNICATION can not o. ,,
mad public aud u will not be until i -
brought officially before the eomm ne inrss
~ SeneraI Miles testimony by Commissary
Genera pxan and w BE- taken m, Up .s ey tne
conm!ssien whsn y mas US IN, ses' az,
INV
: This question of the character OF the hee g.
supplied may po1tbly open UP ratt.N
proi. nged INQUIRY unlees sometning un-
erected SHOULD develap however We r.v, dse
session befsre ms M dole OF January and
possibly iniyh ~ wor. entirely o y r pso-
,.ress ubou. that time. TINS is barring the
rcssib,a ir,vsss'gation ~ to the beef issue.
General Hur,phsey1 l'epa, quartsTmastsr
IN charge At Tampa durug the time covered
~ compile tnts sxsipst that department
uhere. has bsvp Eunnonsd from H; ;,s ma;
reach here now until the Drst week IN jan
uafy.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-28
Forecast,

Forecast.
East Teaas-Generally fair; light variable
winds.
Louisana-Colder in northern portion; light
variable winds, becoming easterly.
West Texas and New Mexico--Fair; hsht
Oklahoma and Indian Territory--Falr; iight
variable winds. becoming northeasterly.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-28

through the treasury department that prep /.
eiatlons were being made TO take a large
quantity Of oeffee INTO Cuba labelled corn
and carrisd on tho manifest as corn"
MI. MsikleJthn told the correspondent
TONIGHT that until noon on January off,
GERS OF the United States could not DO
anything To prevent smuggling at Havana.
excfpt 10 give the Spanish officials tho
beneft nf fhe reports an to the Intentions
cl ttc coffee Importers, u the Spanish
Officials then choose 10 let uhe coffee n as
corn or let II In free OF all duty. there
is no way which tbs United States could IN
terfere He said. however. that after Jan.
uary ] the utmost vigilance Will be used
20 prevent smuggling and Instructions will
be- sent TO officers Ia charge 10 make most
t.orough Inspect ops of all imports and not
70 accept as evidence mHnifests Or In
voices.
Major Thomas Scurry. First Texas vol
unteer infantry. now at Savannah. Ca.
will repair 10 this city without delay and
report 10 Jhs rdtutant general for tens
RAY special service.