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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-11
MRS. JEFFERSON DAVIS.
A Friend Explains why she Lives
i'm New York City.

iu New 1Ofk tity
Many Southern persons have criti-
cised Mrs. jefferson Davis for making
her home in the North. That she has
good reason for making New York her
place Of residence is evident from re-
cent interview with Edgar :. Wilson.
a friend OF the widow of the president
oi the COnfedcr3cy.
Mrs. Davis told me- says Mr.. Will
son. That the plantation at Beauvoir
did not afford a living for herself and
daughter. on account of freshets. foods
the low price Of cotton. etc. and THAI
it was necessary tor her tO work for a
living. The best suited to both OF
them is of a literary character. and
when they began 10 look for purchas-
eTs of their productions they only
found them in the North They have
made repeated efforts to dispose OF
their work to Southern purchasers, but
have found the demand very small for
it. there being practically no market
for high-class literary work in the
South. all of the big publishers and
newspapers tEat are able To pay for it
being in the North: consequently it
became necessary to move to one OF
the large cities. and they selected New
York There they find ready market
for all their productions. and the in
come thus derived. together with the
small income from the Beauvoir plant
alton affords them comfortable liv-
ing. The joint income from the literary
work cf Mrs. Davis and Miss Winnie
tas1 year was s.. 0o0. Mrs. Davis earn
ing $500 and Miss Winnie 81 300.
Mr.. Wilson said he thought those
persons who had criticised Mrs. Davis
should know the circumstances. So
that each could think of himself in her
place ana decide if he wouldn't de- %
she has done.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-11
A LUCKY WOMAN.
Her Discarded Lover Bcqueathe>
TO Her Fortune

Mrs. Lucille Morris. of Omaha. has
received news that the efforts of the
heirs of {. +. Allison to break his will.
bequeathing his property. valued at
$4,000, To her has been defeated, and
that she will obtain the fortune in q
few weeks.
Mrs. Morris is known as a writer on
reform topics, having published *
Ray" thesis on society reform, and
several other books
While in her teens she met {. T.. ALI
son in Butler Mo-. and they fell in
love. She was then engaged to l.. Nor
ris, a Sedalia professor. In spite of her
love for Allison she kept faith with the
professor and married him.
Morris and his wife did not live hap
PLY. and Mrs, Morris obtained di-
vorce three years ago. Allison had in
the meantime grown rich from mining
Investments in Mexico. He met Mrs.
Morris in Kansas City last summer.
and it was arranged that they should
be married in the fall.
Before the time set Allison died. \
few hours previous 10 his death he
willed all his property To the woman
who was to have become his wife.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-11
A GOOD USE FOR PICTURES.
How to Give Children an Incentive
TO Learning

w A-EaA
In these days If abundant illustrated
periodicals many excellent photographs
and prints find their way into the hcrns
in the course Of a year. One woman. NOT
a thousand miles away. has set aside a
room in her house for the reception Cf
old magazines and Illustrated papers
from which the pictures are cur out ana
prepared for the use Of the public scno1s
teachers down town. Incredible a. g.
may seem. many children from tn slum,
have never seen. or seen 90 notice. some
OF the most common country objects +.
such children pictures o. flowers. birds
trees, animals are ali incentives 10 learn
Ing, and hence great helps To the teacher
90 keep the class Interested i'm some sp--
Cidl lesson or story. For school children
in other districts. where the conditions
are better. more advanced pictures are
prepared. These are mounted on card
board. and serve 60 illustrate history or
biography. Thus a cardboard with e
picture Of Abraham Lincoln on one side
on the other has cuts Of the different
homes he occupied from the little l0S
cabin % the White House A picture of
Washington is accompanied b. sc-nes
from Mt. Vernon.
For nome uses such pictures VIII also
afford great pleasure. and 10 i NOT Il
bad habit for a girl or boy o. cultivate
To collect odd and end bits here and
shere in the direction e their hobbies.
one twsivs-ye1r-Old girl is in the hdbiJ
Of saving all The pictures Of authors and
their homes which she can find. and
these she slips loosely between the covers
Of het works.
10 is surprising how many OF these
small pictures one can pick up. especially
a =
for a few cents apiece are occasionally
visite1 The mounted pictures %
Shakespeare and scenes from his plays IN
one homemade portfolio thus obtained
are a constant source ot interest % ths
Owner and her friends.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-11
FIN FOR STREET GAMINS.
Homeless Lads and Lassies From
the London Sums.

Once a year the Young Helpers
League. an organization connected
with Dr. Barnardo's Homes. in Lon
don. takes part in a fete, attended by
many visitors. This year the spectacle
took place in Albert Hall, and the pro-
gram contained a decided military ele-
ment. Item number three was bat
TALON drill by ninety-siX small boys
who went through a sham fight under
their drill instructor. with great spir-
it and precision. 1t was an interest
ing affair. and highly appreciated
A certain 1ysheet which accompan-
led the programs was some thing of a
puzzle. 1t seems that some sincere
friends objected to the use of military
drill at the Young Helpers League
fete on he alleged ground that the
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-11
NIGHTCAPs FOR THE HAIR.
They Are Said TO BE Conducive to
Crop of Curtis.

After all. our grandmothers did know
best about some things. Is the admission
Of the girl of as. who has been listening
TO lectures on Helps to Beauty" ard
The Hygiene of Good Looks" and has
become impressed with the fact that
half century or more ago. when TIE
nigttcap was worn. heavy suits OF soft,
curly hair were the rule among wo-
men. and not the exception. as is tbs
case today.
Putting these Two facts together and
shocked by the steadily-thinning thatch
on her own intelligent little noddle, the
smart and progressive damsel is stu
diously dreaming Of nights in head
gear carefully thought out and war
Tanted to help her to crop of curls.
Many girls wear only red nightcaps,
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They Are Not Graceful.

!. traveller says that the Australian
woman is not graceful. although tall
and well-formed. She is fond of dress,
but has none of the good taste nor chic
Of the Parisienne, nor the sobriety of
the Englishwoman. She is usually over
dressed, and gives one the impression of
having no artistic sense Of the fitness Of
things.
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IL MEMORIAM

nos ELL-In loving remembrance o.
. lny dear husband. " no departed this life
suddenly two wears ago TODAY February
1886.
The trial is hard. the pain severe
To part with one l loved 10 dear.
but IN nay heart he shall remain.
Until we meet in heaven again.
Gone Tut not forgotten.
By his wife. ANNIE NJ. B0S WELL.
1t
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UNDERT AKERS


HOLLiDGE-niedat her hOme in Fairfax
Va. February s. 1895, at $40 a. an. Oi
consumption, MRS. MARTHA A. HOL
LIDGE, wife OF j. y. HOllidge.
Interment Friday at 1870 .. M, at Glen
wood Cemetery. Relatives and friends in
Nited. Item
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API,-CKY TEACHER.
Supports Herself, Travels Exten
styeIy aud ga rms Six Languages.

A plucky Philadelphia eirl at eighteen
years OF age supported herself as "A public
school teaC her. IN the course Of twelve
years she has made six Journeys TO
Europe. anil learned To speak six modern
languages during W hicb time she has sup
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Kings department
WE'RE STILL SELLING

Although and the workmen busy with
the emodeng still doing business There thousands
of dollars goods which willing dispose of next
nothing them spoiled These prices will give
some idea of the vastneSs of the bargains.
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Munyon's Talk
On the Kidneys and the Danger
of Nsglecting Them.

WARS and pla CUES" saws Prof. Munvon
kill fewer people than diseases of the
kidneys. In health these organs relieve
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VIC oN Sttili III
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death.
Il will guar
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" hen the dis
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yanced and there are other comDlca tions
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ahd are sold by all druggists mostly pa
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valentines. J. Jaw Gould. Al 9Th st
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SPRING STYLES IN SUITS.

We have Just received SHIPMENT
of new spring gOOGs. ana. rather tndn
have them spoiled by the dust. we sac
TifiCe them along with the rest.
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Any 81 and So Jackets at $l.3S

Take your choice of any jacket I'm
the house that sold for 81 and So and
pay S1.3S. A great lot Of them. in
the latest STYLES and effects. keT-
seys, Beavers and BOucle
Cloth Jackets-niceiv lined. q 9l
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CORSET SPECIAL,
At 48C.
&ian. v II r.nnr-r

The new FRENCH style SUDDEN
tshort hip CORSET. low. short bust,
made of high grade. COUTIL, trimmed
with lace
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Ladies' $l2 to SIS Suits

Russian BlOuses. In the new shades
demi-train and bell effectS-Jackets
silk Iined-Skirts lined with DeTcaIine.
HANDSOMELY triiufBed win silk braid
and satin piping. We
have decided To let them 20 Oh
70 at ............s- FOsSA
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THE CHlPMUNKS STRIPE.
By MINNEAAHA.

Once upon time the porcupine was appointed to be leader of all the anil mals. Soon after his appointment he called them all together and presented the question, Shall we have night all the time and darkness or daylight with sunshine?" This was very impor- tant question, and a violent discussion arose, some wishing for daylight and the sun to rule and others for contin- ual night.
 The chipmunk wished for night and day, weeks and months, and night to be separate from the days, so he began to sing "The Light Will Come; We Must Have Light" which he continued to re- peat Meanwhile the bear began sing ing, Night Is Best; We Must Have Darkness
 While the chipmunk was singing the day began to dawn. Then the other party saw that the chipmunk was pre- vailing, and was very angry, and their leader, the bear, pursued the chip munk, who managed to escape uninjur- ed. the huge paw of the bear simply grazing his back as he entered his hole in a hollow tree, leaving it's black inn print, which the chipmunk has ever since retained. But night and day have ever continued to alternate.
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in the canyon where the Cubans and Spanish troopers went down. She nursed them carefully back to life. They had no bones broken, and, re- markable to say, neither was found to be seriously hurt At the end of a few days they were ready to go forward
 together. They all agreed that the most important service they could per form for Cuba at that time was to pre- vent Ramirez from telling all that he knew about the Cuban mountaineers. Having this end in view they directed their way toward Santiseo de Cuba.
 To enter the city Binnie devised the plan of a disguise for himself and for Ned. He still had Tn his possession the letter in which General Blanco had authorized the unfortunate Spanish captain to arrest the Senorita Julia. It was a bold venture to go into Santiago as a Spanish officer, but the boldest plan was undoubtedly the safest, under
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him not to tear up things he found on the floor. And I think even now he shakes things when I'm not looking at him. wonder if mothers have as much trouble with their children as I have with Tip? And sometimes mothers have six children. Gracious! Suppose I had six Tips, and had to make them all behave. How awful it would be!
 But Tip did learn to behave himself a lixtle better as he got older One use ful thing I taught him I must tell you about.
 Tip always loved to run out in the rain. When he came into the house again he would walk with his muddy feet all over the carpets and curtains. Sometimes he's jump up on the chairs. Mamma told me how bad 1t was of Tip and how dirty he made the furni- ture She drove him out of the parlor lots of times, but he would come in again.
 So I thought I would teach Tip to wipe his feet on the door mat when he came in from out of doors. I took him
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NED FIRED ON BY THE SPANISH SOLDIERS WHILE MAKES HIS NIGHT JOURNEY

behaved or a badly behaved doggie, just as you make him.
 I thought it would be great fun to teach Tip to be good, but, my-what a bother that dog was. He was lots worse than taking care of a doll. You have to put doll away when you have done playing with it. for fear the baby will get it and break it's head, and you have to remember not to leave it out on the grass, for fear it might get rained on, and things like that. But, dear me, Tip was worse than a dozen dolls.
 When 1 got tired of playing with him l couldn't put him away, like can Laura Louise, for he would follow me all over the house, whether I wanted him to go or not. Very often I did want him, but sometimes I didn't He would shake shoes or hats or anything he could find about, and although whipped him for it lots of times, he kept on doing 1t whenever he got a chance
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natural In fact he feels no fear.
 How he made his way to Havana: how he gained the confidence Of Gen eral Blanco, and succeeded in learning all the secrets of the defenses of that city; how he managed to carry his in formation under cover of night to the blOckading American vessels off Ha- Vana; how, finally he arrived with BlancO's valuable letter of introduction at Santiago de Cuba and there entered upon the work of a spy to furnish in formation to Admiral Sampson and General Shafter of the American in vading force is a long story, which can not be told here. His future movements are of more pressing importance.
 You leave us tonight, senor? asked Iinares as MT. Ostend left the room.
 "Yes; time is precious. My men must have landed secretly, and 1 go to hurry them forward to the defense of Santi- ago"
 Beware of the tricky Americans. ;" These were the last words Of L1nares as MT. Ostend mounted fleet horse
 MT. Ostend answered, T think that l know Yankee trick or two myself. ,"
 As MT. Ostend rode out through the eastern approach to the city solitary horseman passed him. The stranger started in his saddle with an uncon- trollable impulse His movement was noticed by MT. Ostend. whose watch 1Ul eyes ODSeINco SNCI llliA4so |A4e1S SeNA44O within range of the vision. He was surprised because he could not remem- Der that he had ever seen t-us person before; but the acts of the stranger had betrayed clearly that he recog- nized Ostend.
 The dangers around me are thick ening" he thought as he rode for ward more rapidly. I must hurry or that man may prevent me from mak- ing my expected visit to Admiral Sampson
 The stranger in turn hurried on. He evidently knew all the roads to San tiago and he was saluted by several officers as he passed. indicating that he was a person of importance. Once he stopped to get from an officer the word which would permit him to freely pass all the sentries. This was given
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was made a prisoner.
 When the moon rose late that night the light of the orb fell upon three per sons who were journeying on horseback along the road leading to the eastern approach to the cty of Santiago de Cuba One of these was a girl The others were dressed as Spanish sol diers. One wore the uniform of a Spanish captain. The other was dressed as a private in the Spanish infantry service.
 The officer led the way into the city and drove them to the prison in which MT. Ostend was a prisoner. He led the way through the stone corridor and the light of a lantern fell upon the face of the girl. It was the Senorita Julia! The officer took a receipt from the jailer for the prisoner. and he then disappeared in the night.
 How did Julia come to be in this perilous position? She, who was known to be the holder of all the secrets of the
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Cubans who lived in the mountains of Eastern Cuba! She, whose services for Cuba were considered to be so danger ous to the Spanish arms that General Blanco had sent out party to take her prisoner! She was here captive. Who was the officer who had found her and brought her here Disguise himself in the Spanish uniform as he may be can- not deceive us-not even when he has fastened to his face these fierce Spanish mustachios He is Binnie-and his com rade, he who is dressed as the private Spanish soldier? He Is surely Ned.
 Wonder of wonders and horror of hor- rorsi Can it be that Binnie and Ned have turned traitors to Julia and to the cause of Cuba?
 When the guard was changed in the dungeon that night a sentinel stopped In front of the cell where MT Ostend was in durance, and looked with poor ly disguised surprise at the prisoner.
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pistols to attract his attention, he turned in his saddle. Realizing the situation he refined in his horse on the crest of hill and waited for his pur- suers to come up.
 The Spanish spy glared at him tri- umphantly as MT. Ostend was taken back to the city as prisoner. As they rode a bomb from an American ship fell near them and exploded The Spaniards scattered one and all. MT. Ostend only smiled coolly and made no attempt to escape. It was night be- fore the party were fairly In the city. Acting under the direction of Ramirez the Spanish sergeant took MT. Ostend to a dungeon, in which he was to pass the night, it being too late to disturb the easy-going and banauet-loving General Linares, who was then enter taining friends at dinner.
 MT. Ostend slept as quietly and sweetly in his dungeon cell as he might have slept at home or upon the yacht California. His position was truly cr1tl- cal. In a few hours General Iinares would learn that there were no MeXl- cans coming to his rescue and that the story Ostend had been compelled to tell to get his confidence was false, Then Ostend would meet the tragic fate of the other spies-he would surely be shot-unless Binnie should come upon the scene.
 His thoughts traveled to Binnie and his last thought before he went to sleep was. of Binnie, coupled with the wish that the adventurous lad and his com panion Ned might be safe: and that they might not be brought into dan gers which they could not escape by following out his own instructions to them to meet him upon the road over which he had been travelling when he
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dangerous person."
 'Be is none other than Ostend, who is the most skillful and daring of all Americans engaPed in the secret serv- ice"
 we will sec"
 Tn a few minutes a Spanish sergeant at the head of a squad of Spanish horsemen darted from the city in hot pursuit of Mir Ostend. Beside the ser geant rode Ramirez. He had again to plan to save himself from possible vengeance for the death of Binnie and Ned, for he supposed them to be dead. Ostend would learn the truth the spy knew; but with ostend in the hands of the Spanish as spy to be tried and convicted there would be nothing for him to fear-only the Senorita Julia. Where was she? Seizing fresh horses in relay as they rode on, the Span iards had no difficulty in gaining upon Mr. Ostend. In fact as they fired their
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MT. Ostend awoke suddenly. He saw the eyes of the sentry and knew him. From his pocket he took a fragment of paper and speedily wrote upon 1t these words:
 Admiral sampson: Cervera and Lin- ares have quarreled. Cervera will seek instructions from Spain to dash from the harbor to escape. 1 am prisoner, held as spy; may be shot to.In0TToMr, , " dIch for CerVera. HARR1 OS1GNb.
 This he passed to Ned, who was by chance the sentinel He took it and concealed 1t carefully. Soon after the sentinels in the jail were again changed Harry Ostend was awakened by the sound of rifle shots These continued some minutes. Ned had succeeded in getting away on log in the darkness and had drifted down in range of an electric searchlight on Morro Castle The Spanish sharpshooters who were doing guard duty saw the log and opened fire upon 1t. Ned realized that his only chance to escape upon the tide which was running out, toward the American fleet, was to keep perfectly still Thus he might escape notice. Around him the water bubbled with the bullets, which came uncomfortably close, singing very spitefully. Twice the log was struck. Then keen pain shot through Ned's form. He knew that he had been shot in one arm-his right arm Still he was motionless and did not cry out. The tide ran quite fast and he was soon out of range of the searchlight. The Spanish soldiers did not send out a boat, having been con- vinced that what they had fired at was only driftwood.
 Far, far away glimmered the lights of the American fleet. Ned now fear ed that he would be compelled by weak ness to let go his hold upon the log.
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Once he trotted after me down to Mollie Fosters house. Mollie wanted to show me her new wheel, and while we were looking at 1t Tip pulled down Mollie's new summer hat from a chair and before I could stop him he bit off big mouthful of daisies.
 Mrs. Foster said: Gracious, what bad dog! Don't bring him here again, Ethel!" I didn't blame her much, and Tip had chewed up all the daisies be- fore we could get them away from him.
 Well, that made ne feel very bad, of course. I never thought Mollie's hat was very pretty, but it looked awful after Tip eat up those daisies. Mamma offered to buy Mollie some new flowers, but she wouldn't take 'en. She wore that dreadful hat for at least a month. l couldn't help laughing every time I saw It.
 After that tried harder to make Tip behave. It took me six monthJ to teach