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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-10-01
"LOBSTERIN',o
A Profitable Industry, Although Diff
cult to Follow.

From the Chicago Record
one Of the most profitable Industries
down on the coast of Maine is ''Iobsterin'."
III Is a Iahorious occupation, and those who
1oiioW 1t have to endure much hardship
and exposure and many perils from the sea.
Lobsters are caught on rocky bottoms in
traps or pots, which are made of hick-
DRY sapiings after the fashion of crock
cry crate. At the two small ends hcles are
arranged with spikes of flexible wood run
Ming to focus, so that the lobster, tempted
to enter by bait hung from the center.
f1r.ds it impossible to get out The most
coMm bait are Goldfish heads and fish
which are too plentiful and unpopular TO
be salable In market The pots are sYb
merged in two or three fathoms of water
with stone sinkers. and their location
marked by short logs Of wood fastened to
surface.
Twice a day. at sunrise and sunset the
pots are visited, and the Holsters are taken
out and thfown into a chest in the boat
with lot Of seawsed to keep them fresh
and give them something to chaw on"
After the pots have all been emptied the
Holsters are all taken to @ large float" at
some convenient spot, where they are
transferred to a tank and kept until called
for.
Lobsterers who are convenient to towns
sell most Of their catch in the local market.
Ihose who are working at distant and iso-
lated spots along the coast are visited
every week or ten days by tugs fitted I'D,
with largo tanks or reservoirs, capable of
holding from 10000 to 1000 Holsters These
vessels patrol regularly UP and down the
coast. ard when their tanks are full drop
in at Boston or New York and unload
dangerous. He generally lives alone I'm a
The life OF the lobsterer is lonely, as we'll
as dangerous. He generally lives alone In
cabin on rocky island, cooks his own
A.
days catching bait for his traps Nearly
all of them have lobster farms" where
the understood Holsters and those with
spawn are imprisoned in salt water ponds
to grow and breed. The law protects the
traffic by imposing heavy fine upon the
sale of small ones.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-10-01
HE DID NOT COME BACK.
But In the Morning All the Trenches
Were Dug.

But in the Morning All the Trenches
Were Dug.
From the Atlanta Constitution.
When the American line had fought its
way to the top Of the hills at Ell Paso and
San Juan and Caney, General Wheeler Is
sued an order that every command should
dig trenches in preparation for the con-
fict that he knew would break out again
in the morning. But the soldiers had
thrown away most Of their trenching tools
during the fierce rifle charges. and az dark
ness fell upon the scene Of battle they
threw themselves upon the ground and
went to sleep from sheer exhaustion. Nd
jutant Hood Of the Rough Riders, noting
this condition Of affairs. rode over to Gen
eral Wheeler's tent and informed the good
old veteran that the men were played out
Wheeler at the time was lying upon his
cot more dead than alive. but there was a
smile upon his lips and his never-failing
good humor twinkling in his eyes, when
Adjutant Hood said:
General. I'm afraid our men can't dig
the trenches"
What men?" asked the general.
1.-The cavalry division" said the adtutant.
General Wheeler sat up in bed and began
pulling on his boots.
Send me the man." he directed.
What man. asked the adjutant.
1.-THE man who can't dig trenches
but it is not one man; It is many men.
They are just played out"
But you can surely fnd one man who
says he can't dig the trench. / only want
one. Go. get him and bring him to me-
But there are"
81 don't care how many there are. Go,
get me one
The adjutant had never faced such man
as Wheeler before, and he did not know
just what to make of the conversation.
The little old general was as smooth and
suave and courteous as could be, and Hood
had nothing to do but to ride back to the
line. In some way he managed to round
up a colored trooper belonging to the 9th
Cavalry, and brought him back to the dfv1
sion headquarters. He stood looking sheep
ishIy at the ground when Wheeler addressed
him.
Are you the man who says he can't dig
these trenchesY' asked the general
The negro's feet shuf1ed uneas.ly on the
ground Use one Of 'em, boss, but there's
a
The general stopped him and walked out
OF his tent.
'sYou can 80 to sleep now. my man, and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-10-01
Youth and Love.

oseph P. Cation IN the Phiiade lphia Times.
Youth and Love fell ont enc day,
Said Youth to Love: TN GO my way
And leave you broken he ,rted
III go through Fife without your aid;
Ill gaze on neither man nor maid
And foolishly they partei.
on went naughty Youth one;
lie hummed tune In mer y tone
And never looked behind him;
While Love. at home. was sad and sore,
And lonsed for merry Youth once more,
Alas! she could not find him!
But Youth had not been We lkiqg long
Before be hushed his inert ~ song
His heart was full Of so, row.
He found 1t hard to stay away
From Love. il only for a day
He came back OF, the mo- row.
For Love and Youth apart would die
Like flowers without dew or sky
They'd fade If they woult severI
AS long as there is tide anil tine
In every land, in every cline,
Youth and Love will be tuge her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-10-01
The Drift of n Derelfct.


If derelict is full of lumber she IL Ike
a rock. II water logged. these silent free
hooters cannot be sunk unless broken m
such a manner that the cargo is released
Fire has been found effective in destroy
Ing derelicts 1t was successful IN all but
four cases In forty-five. One OF the failures
was with the Fannie E. Wolston, an Amer
lean schooner, one of the most remarkable
derellcts of which we have record. She was
abandoned October II. 1881 between the
capes OF Virginia and Hatteras. She drift
ed about halfway across the Atlantic Qthe
photographic Office received numerous re-
ports OF herr, her course veering 10 the
south, until she was about opposite Ma
deira- There she zigzagged until February,
1893. Then she drifted south until May OF
that year From May until early In 1904
she was drifting toward the Bahamas
February she was about north OF Nassau.
On the pilot chart for June. 1894. she lie To-
Gated on the eastern border of the gulf
stream and southeast OF Cape Hatteras. In
June. 1894 she had been a derelict $50 days.
and had drffted over 1000 miles the long.
est track of the kind on record. to find her
self within q few miles, comparatively
speaking. Of the point at which she ives
abandoned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-10-01
No Distinguishing Marks.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Were there any marks about him by
which he could be described?" asked tho
detective.
Yes" eagerly replied the father of the
runaway boy. ''his trousers were nearly
worn through at he knees. and he had in
one Of his pockets. as heard my wife say
q day or two ago. knife with a broken
blade, pistol cartridge that had been fired
off, a match. some Of the wheels Of an old
watch, a leather shoestring, a broken key
q bunch Of Irvine, two or three white peb.
b.es. piece Of lead, some buttons from the
last bicycle show, q stump OF lead pencil
and a bit Of red chalk"
And the detective wrote IN his memoran-
dunn book, mo distinguishing marks."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-10-01
RAN DOM VERSE.
To the He'd Gross.

To the fed Gross.
ritten for The Eveninsrstar.
O red cross, blazed, On field of white,
heart of love on pure ideal.
The great worlds Siief shointed sight
Has found thy eolsr-syrrp0ls real.
Thou stnndest for the mighty throes
OF human sympathy prsfound,
That reach alike toarienfs and foes;
That know no rads or Mtion's bound.
Untrammeled thou BY caste and creed;
That man is man. enough for thee;
His pain is -hine, thy chance, his need,
Thy care his dole of misery.
where'er our country's standard goes
Its shadow thou till tamults cease:'
Where'er the trumpet's war-blast blows
Like echo sweet thy flag Of peace.
A marshaled host thy army stands,
Untiring in its pledged relief,
Responsive to the high commands
OF duty-its accepted chief
Wherever suffering lifts her voice,
In wars or deEastations dread,
There ye have made your ready choice,
Ye toilers meath this cross Of red.
The Ills Of soul or flesh We neet
In service without stint or price;
Deaths 'Dolorosa' knows your feet;
Pains Calvary sees your sacrifice.
Ye tread within the footsteps sore
OF Him who healed in Gslilee,
Who said, This shall ye do, and more,
Fulfilling Gods own ministry
ANSEYYA w00Hw Ann TpyyESYYsyY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-10-01

From Tft-Bits
An elephant was once court-martialed at
Mhow. central India. The animal had been
put under arrest. and charged with killing
his keeper, a native soldier. 1t was found
that the native had given the elephant Of
Tense by stealing some of his food after 1t
had beer served out to him. The elephant
had caught him In the act, and before tho
man could get away the great brute put his
foot on him, then winding his trunk around
him. lifted him into the air. and before
any one could stop him he dashed the man
to the ground and killed him. The trial
was most curious. First came the whole
OF the elephants belonging to the station
IN long, solemn procession. They formed
W in two lires on either side Of the place
of punishment. The prisoner was then
marched UP. Around Ills neck was t-e
mendous chain, the ends Of which were
attached to the collars of two other cle-
plants. who walked on either side of him.
When he reached the punishment stone
his feet were inserted into four holes and
chained. When the prisoner was thor
oughly secured the brigade major and
staff rode along the lines They halted on
getting within few yards Of the elephant
The brigade major then produced several
sheets of foolscap. and, calling the prts-
oner by name. bade him give attention to
what was going to be read. Tho major
first read out the charge, then the evidence
for and against him. At the conclusion of
the evidence tho prisoner was found guilty.
and was sentenced to receive forty-e}eht
lashes with chain. and after that pun
ishment he should for three months draw a
log chained to mis- leg. The corporal ele-
plant then approached to within a few
feet of the prisoner ard a largo iron chain
was placed In his trunk. At a signal from,
the major he commenced to fog the pris-
oner. Not e. sound was uttered by the
other elephants, but the groans OF the
prisoner as the chain descended across his
ribs were indescribable
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-10-01

The Car of Russia probably owns 3
greater quantity Of china than any other
person in the world. He has the china be-
longing to all the Russian rulers as far
back as Catherine the Great. It is stored
in an immense closet IN the Winter Palace
at St. Petersburg
One Of the newest things IN the building
line is the aluminium hut for the Klondfke
miners. When packed for carriage 1t
weighs ITO pounds. 1t Is composed OF four
sides and a roof of thin sheets Of alumni
mum. and when put up the house contains
100 cubic feat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-10-01
The BeyvflNered Guest.

was not asked If should like to come
l have not seen my hostt bend since came,
Or had word of welcome In his name
Some say that shah AsysrSsee him. and some
That we shall see him efseWtlsfe and then know
Why we We're bid HeW long am to stay
have not the least @nottoo tNone, they say,
Was ever told when he should come or go
But every now and then there bursts upon
The song and mirth, a,ylameBtable noise,
sound of shrieks hid sobs, that strikes our
joys
Dumb In our breasts; and then. some one is gone.
They say we fleet him. None knows where or
when,
We know shall not meet him here again.
WIN. DEAN HOWEILS,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-10-01
Two Kinds of People.

Ella Wheeler Wilcox In the Denver Republican.
No; the two kinds Of people on earth mean
Are the people who lift and the people who lean.
Wherever you go you will ind the worlds masses
Are slways divided in just these two classes
And oddly enough, you will find, too. ween,
In which class you? Are you easing the load
OF overtaxed Ifters who toll down the roadf
Or are you q leaner. who let's others bear
xour portion OF labor and worfy and carer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-10-01
Glamour.

Elizabeth Wilder in the Atlantic Monthly.
o wonder days when heart and were young,
And all the world radiant AMI new;
When every little common Hover that grew
Interpreted TO an unknown tongue.
Or seemed a fairy bell that late had rung
Its silver peal across the morning dew
When skies were tapestries o: living blue,
And stars a mesh of jewels orerhung
Now is my happy youth fulfilled, and
Am rome to mine Inheritance of pain;
Yet does the brightness Of she days gont by
Still glory hill and plain;
Still 1 go beneath the open sky
And feel the old world young and strange agsin
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-10-01

One OF the largest forests In the world
stands on ice. It Ii situated between Cral
and the Okhotsk sea- A we'll was recently
dug In that region, when It was found that
at depth OF $50 feet the ground was stu
frozen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-10-01
A Welcome Tale.
Margaret E. sangster In Harper's Weekly

largaret E. sangster in Harper's Weekly.
All along the woodland ways
And In the lonesome thicket
Today We hear the merriment
or katydid and cricket.
They tell us, and we are rejoiced
Inc wise musicians know it,
ihat coming scon, they sing in tune,
ana some white morn will show IL.
AS sure as fate, from Natures hand
The secret never lost.
10 this uncomfortable land
VIII safe arrive, the frost
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-01

ant that the men could not consume
them: in each
has Il furd Of $3.50 or more obtained b.
selling supcriluous supplies. The col
onel complained of tho Iuartorrnastsrs
supplies. especially of the shoes. He
said that he had spent nearly $500 out
Of his " pocket fuv shoes for his men.
Ha said that the supplies wer. issued
n! piccein"al and frequently the quar-
,er'naster's department got the reltlisi-
ton bull";l up.
Lieutenant Colonel z. W. BANKS. the
commanding officer oi the Third MiSSis-
Sipri. paid high compliments to the of
iiccrs Of all departments at camp Ham
il,on. b
Colonel Banks testimony completed
The sittinSs of the commission for to-
night. ana tomorrow a private and n
commissioner officer. in most cases 4
uuartermaster sergeant. Will pp"ar to
testify.
General Dodge stated tn the Ass"ci-
ated Press that the commission hopss
to finish its work here by "Wednesday
night.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-01
ARC we Losing shukcsucnre.

l would not say that wc have already
lost Shakespeare or that we shall loso
Shakespeare within the space of u genera
tlon, writes Mark II. LiLdcll in The AT
lantlc. What l would say is that we can
loso Shakespeare, and more easily, too,
than we think. We English speaking pco-
pie have already been advised to abandon
Chaucer-in IL journal, it is true, whose
advice is not usually worth the taking,
but such strnws show the way the current
sets. Perhaps it will be some time before
any one will boldly tell us to give no
Shakespeare and thus show that Shakes
peare is already practically given up.
But If it Is true that we llavolost Chau-
Ger as popular literature, that We have lost
Srcnser as popular literature, that we are
losing Milton as popular literature, how
shall we ultimately escape losing Shakes
penrr? OF course we can seliishly say that
Shakespeare will last our time, and the
future can take care of itself. or we can
fall back on narrow ideal of culture, and
say that there will always be enough
scholars among English speaking people
to keep the light burning before Shakes
pcare's shrine, or we can ignore the facts
al! grandiloquently say that Shakespeare
is for all time. Blu tho day may come
when Shakespeare will DO added to ChGu-
Ger, aIid we shall have in literature a
Rachel weeping for her children and not
to be colnfortcd.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-01

The following anecdote is given me by
an Indian officer us illustrative of the man
ners and customs of the willy Pathan. y
certain general and his staff, while wend-
ingt their way through one Of the narrow
est valleys of Tirnh, We're annoyed by the
attentions Of d solitary marka.aun. who
from time to time sent Is bullet unpleus-
antly close. AT last the general turned to
bis ordcrly--a Patlian sowar-and told
him to %disnnount, TAX his c.rbinc and try
and stalk the Mountninecr. The sowar
started Off, and presently there was a
crack, and Il gray bearded old A.fridi tum-
bled headlong down the mountain side.
The sowar rcjoincd and foil into his place.
We'll donc!" said the general. But
now on earth did you manage it so easilyy''
On replied the sowar, II knew his
hab,.s. he was my father. "-Londoa
wi LH.nNIENL NC4WTN.. HElU aMLALY
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-01
DELAWARE WHIPPING POSTS.
ehrce of Them In the Stute, With
Different Kinds of Lnsiles.

We were sitting outside the capitol house
Mt Dover, Del: under the shade OF tho CITY
trees on the green, and though we didn't
exactly say so wo were waiting anxious,y
in tho hope that when tho conference thut
was going OH inside was over either tho
attorney general or Cunning or both
would have something to say. So that
when the former die come forth he was
surrounded, but he wouldn't talk except
Co hint mt expected arrests. So some of
is adjourned to the field behind the ad-
ministrative offices to take u look ut tho
whipping post and pillory. Tho post is
shaped octagonaily and is provided with u
pair of double handouts of stout iron,
which may be padlockcd over the wrists
of the prisoner to be onstigatcd. 1t is an
ugly looking instrument of torture, and !
asked whether it had any real effect in
supprcssing crime. Nobody seemed to
know, so l couldn't get any statistics.
There arc three of these posts in Della.
Sar,, one ut New Castle, where u CATO
Ainc-tails is used; this one ut Dover,
where the victim gets it on the back with
a rnwhidc, and another at Wilmington,
where u bundle of hickory switches is laid
ON. l WAS told thai tho news of u whip
ping used to bring the country people in
to town in shoals, but there is not much
interest taken in the ceremony nowadays.
From the top of the whipping post ex-
tend two arms, making it luok like an
exaggerated letter Il. These are the pill
tories. The holes for the neck and wrists
are smaller in the one than the other, pre-
sumably one being originally intended for
men, the other for women. 1t is u good
.liInE years since II woman was whipped
or pilloricd art Dover. Perhaps that is
why the interest has abntCu. Not every
man was strong enough to stand for an
hour in the pillory. The strain is said to
BIO very great, and the sheriff stands by to
release the victim us soon as he secs Kin.
begin to droop or weaken III the knees.
Otherwise he would hang himself, ana
that might be awkward. The sheriff does
the whipping, and tho warden stants be-
side him tn uphold him i'll his office and
count.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-01
AS TO NERVES.
They Are IL Valuable Asset When
Diplomacy In Needed. I"

Some friendS of mine live in an apart
me1t house-the housekeeping apartment
kind of housc-down town. The arrange
nlonts for laundry work arc limited and
the occupants of the flats take Mondays
turn about. If Mrs. \. washes on Mon.
dizzy this week. sho lets Mrs. Is. take that
day next week and contents herself with
Tuesday. Mrs. c., whose linen is laun-
drreu on Wednesday this week, has wash
Ing done OH Monday weeE: after next. The
arrangement is complicated, but gave
great satisfaction till Mrs. d. moved inuo
the top flat. On the first Monday she took
possession OF the laundry In person, for
she has no maid OF all work. The second
Monday she prepared to do the same thing.
though it WAS Mrs. AS turn. Mrs. AS
maid is Irish, nearly 8 feet tall, and
weighs about 200. She refused to vacatc
the laundry. Mrs. D. went up stairs in
tears. Presently Mr.. u. came down to
claim the place for his wife. Hc uplraided
Mrs. AS maid for hor d and insist
cd that his wife must have her WAY.
Mrs. D.. is so very nervous, he said,
THAT l can't have her annoyed. You
must give way to her. She's so exceeding
ly nervous, you see"
Mrs. AS maid reported tho conycrsa-
ton to Mrs. a. later.
And what did you say to him, AIMEE
asked her mistress.
Faith, num- said the maid, Il told
him I was the most nervous lady on The
block. Indeed" says l, I'm that merry
GUS TINT l can't answer for the conse.
qnences il l bes crossed. And it's my
clothes are out now, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Post.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-01
M.,SO TO CuBANS.


President Of Provisional Administers
ton Issues an Address.
Oby Tel.graph.)
SANTIAGO. DE cT.HA oct. 31-Senor
H]ar,ojou. Alaso president Of th, r,,hun
provisional administration ouucil has
ISSUED an address ia TN. delegates nov
in a, III. military as
s.mhly ut Santa del cruz. i'm which H..
reviews Nh" considerations on which
the cubans solicited the help of The
Enitc1 States and indicates their Wis
-st future policy. Thu address is in
part as fnllowS: "... .. ....
'Tho uhnns accepted the assistance
oi America. although not eX-
dc'iH what were the American aims.
JUS! as th'N Would AVE accepted any
''un,'s ~ 'he'i hShi against SIslin.
! ~ '',"'' ~ uphiS agree % 60
49,. /, :. ~. ''.'ii@' "' '''s 'ne
~ ,,77u W N"'' ~" Ss'''r'is
-, : =, a. FoHH'"' N"SS "
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-01
NOTICE
Office


Building.
Under and by virtue of the powers
vested in us as Trustees named in a
Deed of Trust bearing date on the o5th
day Of May. 1895. executed by Carter
NJ. Hraxton and Mamie G. Braxton. for
the benefit of the creditors of tn, said
Garter NJ. raSton which decd is
duly recorded in the Clerks office of the
Corporation Court of the City of New
port News, we will sell at Public Auc-
ton on the premises on SATURDAY.
THE 18th DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1898,
At > T.. NJ. all tha certain lot, piece,
or parcel of land situate in the CITY of
Newport News. State of Virginia,
known n designated by the Lot num-
l,cr 3. in Block number iii, on a certain
map entitled, Map of Part of
the City of Newport. News,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-01
RENIl % Ills LEG

Charlie Gray. Il white man about IS
years OF age. who said he lived in this
city. went to Richmond Saturday eve
ming. and being tagged out. entered 4
hoS-rar. the property OF the Richmond.
fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad
Company, for IL nap. Waking up about
$50 o'clock Gray started To leave the
ear. but upon reaching the door he was
precipttated out upon the ground. Re
covering his senses he discovered that
one Of his legs was broken lust above
the ankle.
me ambulance was called to the
Su~ard-house, where Gray was. and the
injured man was removed to the aims
mouse. where the broken bone VAS set.
an" Gray was made as comfortable as
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