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Evening star., 1898-06-17

Win second-grade butter, which Is being
oHered at any price If you want the finest
no. 1 goods buy o-lb. box OF our selected
ave Phone 271-Adyt. 0' -
Evening star., 1898-06-17
Bicycle Might.

1t will be bicycle night at the CoIuma,,
Theater tonight. The unattached wheel
men and their ladies will be present In
full force and witness the Performance Of
steele Mackaye's won at Last" bv ,ho
excellent stock company 'A0
Evening star., 1898-06-17
$1.25 To Baltimore and Return Sl..5
via Pennsylvania Railroad.

Saturday and Sunday, June IS and 10.
Tickets good to return until Monday, June
20 All trains except Congressional limited.
Advertisement.
Evening star., 1898-06-17
CITY ITEMS.
Another New shipment Today

Another New Shipment To-day
of those splendid one-dollar Outing Shirts,
selling so rapidly at 49c. Yes, 49c-Madras
-Cheviot-Percale, etc. Some with extra
collars and extra link cuffs-S5 diff. pat-
terms. Biggest assortment and lowest
prices ever known. Look in our HI st. WIN
dows and feast your eyes. C.Auerbach, 7&H.
1t
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Equal Share. to Children.

The will of Mrs. Laura NJ. Hopkins has
been filed for probate. Her property is de-
vised in equal shares to her children The
paper is dated May H. 1885.
Evening star., 1898-06-17
Relea.cd From Custoax.

Chief Justice Bingham, in Criminal Court
No. /, today released Samuel D. Height.
colored, concicted of obtaining money un-
der false pretenses, upon his personal res
ognizance.
Evening star., 1898-06-17

Fine Lot of Furniture at Auction
AT Sloan's, 1907 G. street, tomorrow, at 10
am. Will be sold without limit as usual q
large quantity of desirable furniture-Adyt
Evening star., 1898-06-17

Dangler Gas Ranges are the best for tn
money. See the latest. Il. Eherlys Sons
71S 9TH ST. NV
Evening star., 1898-06-17
To nnItiInore
$1.25

via PennsyEynnia Railroad,
Next Saturday add Sunday, June 1s and
10. Tickets good to return until Monday.
June 90 and good on all trains each way
except Congressional Nmited.-Advt
Evening star., 1898-06-17

FOR YOUR ICED TEA
Use "kenney's Cheon,' the best soc. tea in
America. Pure American-refined Sugars
sold at cost.
Evening star., 1898-06-17
sI.o5 baltimore and R.,

81" baltimore and Return via H. & q
Saturday and Sunday, June IS and 10
valid Tor return until following Mondav
Tickets good going and returning on al
trains. including 45-minute fyers.VAdvt
Evening star., 1898-06-17

Nv hat Royal Glue sticks stays stuck !" 1oc
advertisement Aoe
Evening star., 1898-06-17

Automatic Blue Flame Oil Stove is safe
and speedy cooker; something new. s. ).
Shedd & BIO, AID 9th.
Evening star., 1898-06-17

Canada Mutton New York Roast Beet
and Delmonico Steak. JOHN r. KELLY
9th ST. wing, Center mkt. COrned Beef a
Sperialty
Evening star., 1898-06-17

$50 Special Grand Excursion $3.50
ft. MONROE, Norfolk and Va. Beach.
Via Norfolk and Washington steamer. to-
morrow, $50 pm. Tickets $50 good to re-
turn Sunday night. See schedule, this page.
advertisement
Evening star., 1898-06-17
DOVE BRAND HAMS SENTIMENTS IN
ASHINfYTON.

Dove Brand Hams are best; they have
stood the test for years when all others
failed. Sold everywhere.
Evening star., 1898-06-17

Gas Ranges-easiest work, cheapest fuel.
12O4 G. c. A. Muddiman & Co. SIG 18th.
Evening star., 1898-06-17
C. D. KENNY. 8 city stores.

The RELIABLE GAS RANGE used by
Miss Andrews in her cooking exhibition
has no superior. S. S. Shedd & Bro, 4,'2
9th n-w-, are the agents.
Evening star., 1898-06-17
"EricssonLine Excursions

"Ericss0nLime Excursions"
ATTRACTIVE WATER ROUTE FROM BALTIMORE
To Philadelphia daylight trips, Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays. at 80 an. 81 90
To Philadelphia and return tten days. 81 90
To Philadelphia and return by rail. 50 90
To Cape May tfrom Philadelphia by rail-. 81 -
To Cape May and return days. ........ 81. p
To Cape May and return tseascn, n,...........S4.50 so
10 Atlantic City from Philadelphia 10y rail-. S. 75
To Atlantic City and return ttcn days.. IS. 75
To Atlantic City and return season. 90
To Asbury PARK, Ocean Grove, Long Branch. $500
To Asbury Park Ocean Grove. Long Branch and
return, season from Philadelphia by raiD. $500
To New York (from Philadelphia by raiD .... $500
To New York and return (eleven days.. 5000
Daily steamers teycept Sundays from wharf,
Light and Pratt streets, at pm. Write for de-
soriptive pamphlet of the and the great fish
ing grounds at Betterton. Tickets for sale at Of
FICE ONLY. Also tickets to Albany. Troy, Sara
tOga Springs, Newport, r. L. Fall River. New Ha-
ven Bridgeport, Conn: Portland. Me-. and points
north. Tickets 10 Philadelphia sale in Washing
ton at b & o. Ticket Offices, Pennsylvania avenue,
and B. o. depot. CLARENCE SHRIyER. Agent,
2O4 Light ST.. Baltimore Md. jeS-32tf
Evening star., 1898-06-17
Saturday and Sunday ExcursiOns to
Baltimore via PennsylvanIn RnilrOal

Only $1.25 round trip June 1S and 10.
Tickets good to return until Monday, June
20. All trains except Congressional limited.
Advertisement.
Evening star., 1898-06-17

''PartridEe" Hams Are Delicious.
Always cured just right. Mild. sweet ten
der Without an equal anywhere. Look 70
the brand. j. B. Schroth, 4i6 Cen. market
Evening star., 1898-06-17
Harvcy's

still retains its reputation of serving the
best assortment of sea-food dishes in a
manner pleasing to the most fastidious
tastes. Their deep-sea cultured oysters
are not surpassed in flavor by those served
at any season of the year. Turtle steaks,
soft crabs, broiled live lobster and other
summer specialties.
Evening star., 1898-06-17
SPRING LAMB.

Try Reisinger's Ice Cream. 235 G st. NV.
Evening star., 1898-06-17

"DOve Hrand," the Finest of Hams.
Everybody's favorite No others have suc!,
delicious flavor. You're sure to like them.
Miller & krogmann, Cen. e. X ST mkts
Evening star., 1898-06-17

% it. of Hose complete s125. shedd.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21

side pressure, by the contraction Of
the earth's crust during the cooling
stage, thus forming the coal basins
as now aeen at the foot Of the noun
tains; such an enormous pressure re-
suited in forcing the explosive and
other gases ont of the anthracite beds
to the seams and crevices Of the veins
and to the assures, seams and pores OF
the rock strata. This compression has
been SO great that gases In the an
thracite region are sometimes found
with the mighty pressure OF $1,000
pounds to the square inch. On the
other hand, the bituminous beds have
not been subjected to such disturb
ance and pressure, and the coal, there
fore, retains the gases which 1t con-
tanned originally. White damp, Prof.
Ihlseng shows, is produced by imper-
feet combustion, while black damp Is
produced by perfect combustion, and
destroys life by being devoid OF sus-
tanning elements.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21
WHY HIS SHOES HURT.
Jabbit Discounts His Friends Stories
About Footwear.

Jabbit Discounts His Friends stories
About Footwear.
They were seated in the back room,
and after exhausting Ill exciting top
les of the day the conversation turned
on the subject Of shoes. One man held
that there was no sense in paying fan
cy prices; it was better to get cheap
shoes and buy them oftener. Another
claimed that he found it more econom-
zeal to pay Waxend $12 pair for his,
as they outlasted three cheap pairs
and looked better all the time. A third
raised his foot to the level of the
table and said: There is pair l
bought eighteen months ago for SIS.
I have worn them all the time and
they have never needed repairs and
never hurt my feet for a minute" Then
Jabbit broke in. He was on the third
day of spree and he pointed a wabbly
finger at his feet and said: That's
funny. There's pair have had on
only two days and nights and they
hurt my feet already"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21
barges.

In an article on the subject by Mr..
Skertchley, the well-known Australian
geologist, the scanty distribution of
tin ore in the different countries Of the
earth is pointed out Curiously
enough, while the known gold fields
Of the world cover more than one and
half millions Of square miles, the tin
fields have an area of between twelve
and thirteen thousand only. There
are seven tin districts in Europe, pro-
ducing about $500 tons yearly, the
Cornish mines yielding some 5000
tons OF this. Asia has two tin areas
Human, in China, estimated to pro-
duce $500 tons, and the Straits Set
Elements" and adjacent principalities
yielding $4,000 tons yearly, the rich
est yield in the world. Africa has no
known tin mine; North America no
paying mine, though South Dakota
and California have made some move
ments in that direction; then there Is
South America, with one limited tin
mine-Bolivia and Peru-yielding less
than 1000 tons year, and Australasia
furnishes about 5000 tons year.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21
Also Saves Labor.

The English papers chronicls the
construction of a large steel structure
"a derrick pontoon, intended to ia
cilitate the discharge and distribu-
tion of seaborne coal, being able to
handle daily in this way some 5,O0O
tons. The pontoon measures 800 feet
in length, Al in width and 12h In
depth, and its outfit Of machinery is
Of such an ingenious and powerful
character that it can claim to be the
only craft of its kind In the world.
1t is ship-shaped at the ends, with
a poop at each end, and has four lines
of rails running nearly its entire
length. On one side-that presenting
itself to the river where the steam
GOLFERS lie-are nine hydraulic grabs,
with weighing machines attached,
running on one pair Of rails; and with
these grabs, on collier arriving
alongside, the coal is hurried out Of
the holds, weighed and registered,
then swung round, discharged into
nine corresponding chutes travelling. on
another pair of rails, and from the
chutes the coal is shot out on the
opposite side of the pontoon into
barges.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21
Curious Ind ustry.

]. one Of the streets in the neigh.
bornood of the famous London bridge
there has for some time been carried
on an industry peculiar even to that
city of curious and crowded occupa-
tions, namely, an eel-skin leather fac
tory. Here are prepared and manu-
featured an interesting variety of ar
ticles from the skin Of the common
eel. BY means of numerous compli-
Gated processes the skins in question
are manipulated until they resemble
and would be easily taken for leather,
although of a more glutinous and pill
able nature. In one specially this
strange substance is cut into long, thin
strips and plated very closely to-
gether for whiplashes and to cover
portions of the handles Of more ex-
pensive whips. Certain kinds Of lashes
and harness laces are also made from
such skins. combining flexibility and
toughness.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21
Plenty of Work There.

1t Is stated that the Gothard Rail-
road Company, Switzerland, now has
20 per cent of its main track laid with
iron or steel sleepers, and, including
side tracks, has some 100000 metal
sleepers, being nearly two-thirds of
the whole, the commencement being
sixteen years ago. The road is crook
ed and has long tunnels and steep
grades. The average weight of the
metal sleepers now being laid is 1853
pounds, this being a gradual increase
from an average Of 100 pounds in
1887. The ties are now made eight
feet ten inches long, an increase of
one foot. After the first two years the
cost of keeping the track in order is
found to be decidedly lower with
metal than with wooden sleepers, and
the lateral displacement of the track
on curves Is less. The lighter sleep-
ers formerly used developed some sail-
ures on account of cracks in the cor
ners OF the punched bolt holes, but
there has been no difficulty with the
later designs. The metal sleepers.
with drilled holes, used in Holland.
are said to show no assures. In long
tunnels the steel sleepers rust. so that
they last about eight or ten years.
and on tangents in long tunnels wood
en- sleepers are still used.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21
Owned by Capital.

A mechanical achievement OF some
Importance is being accomplished at
Adelaide, West Australia, viz, the
making Of about nine miles OF steel
pipe, from fifteen inches to twenty-six
inches In diameter, after new design
Of rivetless, longitudinal joint. Each
section is twenty-six feet long, with
but four pieces, two locking bars and
two plates. Each plate Is cut with
square ends after passing through q
tram Of leveling rollers, following
which a planer with four cutters on
sliding table cuts the two longitude
nal edges, parallel. and sixteen rollers,
eight on each side. carried by the
bending rolls, upset the edges In a
doyetail of uniform width and depth.
Thence the plate goes through
hydraulic press. which upturps the
edges, after which 1t passes through
rolls that bend 1t into half circle.
two of these being placed in grooves,
in locking bars, and temporarily
clamped together. The pipe is next
subjected to hydraulic pressure OF
fifty tons per inch on an expanding
mandrel, the grooves closed and the
usual asphalt coating applied. The
pipe is jointed in the trenches with
steel rings and lead.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21
HOW BEN DID IT.

"Here, shall we 60 three in han
SOM"
Hanson be hanged! It's a fine
night. Let's walk"
The speakers were three uncouth-
looking men going to call on their
chum, Billy Jinks, Billy's wife died
about six months previous to this even
ing, leaving Ben, lad of IA. to the
mercy Of his father. Shortly after his
mothers death Ben was compelled to
leave school and 60 20 work. From
early morn until late at night Ben
tolled hard for the few cents he earn
ed, returning at night only to see his
father spending It in the most absurd
manner.
1t was late in the evening when the
men reached Billy's house, witch was of
the lowest order, and frequented by
roughs. Ben's slumbers having been
broken by the voices Of drunkards, he
decided to start out early, little dream
ing Of his future fate.
The town clock struck the hour of
midnight and Ben hadn't retired. Could
anything have happened? Shortly af-
terward word was received that Ben
had fallen of the car and lay almost
lifeless in the hospital. His father
turned pale. He we'll knew II Ben died
he would be obliged to go to work. Hat
In hand he was on his way to the hos
pital. Too late to see his son he turn
ed away disguised, vowing to leave Ben
to the mercy Of strangers. ats
pity" he said. "If I could only have
him for the next few years-but, then,
I'll not risk having a cripple on my
hands, SO goodbye forever. You have
been q good son to me. Now I will
60 my way, and you can go yours"
Having taken last look at the large
stone building, he turned and walked
briskly in the opposite direction-no-
body knows where.
To Ben the minutes seemed hours,
and the hours seemed days, but as he
was convalescing rapidly he became
very patient.
One day the doctor, who seemed very
much attached to him, took him for a
drive. The doctor had grown really at
tached to Ben and found him to be
very ambitious boy. Have you no
friends who would aid you in getting
an education?" asked the doctor,
thoughtfully.
mo, sir; none that 1 know of.
don't seem to belong to anybody" re-
turned the boy. II wonder II l could
study by myself? I've just begun to
know how useful knowledge is"
That night the doctor thought and
thought how he could aid the boy. At
last he came to the conclusion to ask
en- to work for him and study as much
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21
SNAKES IN PACIFIC ISLANDS.
Hawaii, Samoa and New Zealand En-.
tirely Free from Reptiles.

Hawaii. Samoa and New Zealand En-.
tireiy Free from Reptiles.
For the most part the Pacific islands
are destitute Of snakes. That is abso-
lutely the case in Hawaii. In New
Zealand, equally free of these reptiles,
the only knowledge which the Maoris
had of snakes may be found in le-
gend Of monster called the taniwha,
concerning which the authorities differ
as to whether 1t is the ancestral and
dim recollection of snake or Of an al
ligator. All the eastern islands Of
Polynesia between these two outposts
are snakeless Westward from Hawaii,
down among the Gilberts and the
Marshalls and the Carolines, the
squarebodied water snake begins to
make its appearance in the lagoons and
harbors. By the time the PHILIPPINES
are reached the water snake becomes
both common and deadly and the
jungle of those islands are abundant
ly supplied with snakes. From the
PHILIPPINES as one follows down the
chains of islands snakes are found
both abundant and venomous. In the
wild lands of the western Pacific the
reptiles are frequently objects Of wor-
ship, and in some legends are credited
with the creation of the world. Samoa
seems to lie just on the boundary line
Of snakes in the Pacific. In the east
ern islands of the archipelago no
snakes are to be found; in Upolu
few are seen at rare intervals. In Sa-
vail only few miles to the westward
they are common and attain great size,
in the case Of some kind at least. None
of them is venomous and the islanders
neither fear them nor exhibit any OF
that repugnance to their presence
which ia commonly called instructive.
This Indifference to the reptiles Is
made most markedly manifest at the
hamlet of Iva on the northeast coast
of Savaii. Here are to be found small
snakes of the most brilliant red color.
They are so common that a basketful
may be easily picked UP in any banana
patch. The dancing girls of this
town are in the habit Of employing
these gaudy snakes for personal
adornment in their dances. They tie
them about their necks, their ankles,
and their wrists, festoon them In their
headdresses, and tuck few extra ones
in their belt in readiness to replace
such as escape in the dance. At their
best these sivas danced by the Sa-
means are either dull or revolving
shows of savagery. 1t can be easily
imagined that they are made no more
attractive when the taupou or village
maid and her crew of attendant girls
go careering about with an assortment
of writhing red snakes. Still the Sa-
means, who have no stock Of snake
prejudices, look upon this as one Of the
most successful and artistic dances in
their islands.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21

The statement is made by a writer
In La Nature that silk dealers and the
manufacturers Of fabrics are really
the only persons who are acquainted
win artificial silk. The general pub
lie are, in a word, unable to perceive
aTy difference between 1t and the
natural product, which latter it fully
equals in texture and brilliancy. 1t is
simply not quite so strong as natural
silk, and is, therefore, made especially
available for fabrics Of which the
warp consists of ordinary silk Of an
inferior quality, also for ribbons with
cotton warp and for all kinds of
fancy goods, likewise for dress mate
rails, theatrical costumes, etc. Since,
therefore, this industry can furnish
unlimited quantities Of the product
at some so per cent less than cost of
silk. the applications of it must con-
tinue to be quite numerous. Use of
it to considerable extent has for
some time been made by manufac-
turers in the production of the silk
straw" that is so much in favor for
women's bonnets in France and else
where, the threads being juxtaposed
and held by an elastic sizing in such
way as to constitute fiat ribbons a
few millimetres in width. Another
notable advantage named is that by
proper precautions and using special
processes, dyers give this artificial
product all the richest shades of color.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21
To Save Labor.

Some Of the technical journals point
with great confidence to the important
results likely to follow the increasing
practice Of utilizing blast furnace gases
In gas engines. The main difficulty
in the use Of such gases in internal
combustion engines seems to have
been due to the dust with which they
are laden; but means for washing the
gases and freeing them of this unde-
sirable constituent have now been
perfected. Thus it is found that, after
going through several coke Scrub
bers" and being washed by spray
Of water, the gases actually contain
less than one grain of impalpable dust
to the cubic foot, and this is said not
to produce any i'll effect in the cylin-
ders. Further, the statement is made,
remarkable as 1t may seem, that as
many as 2,00O-horse-power hours can
be positively developed from the gases
resulting from tAe smelling OF one
ton of pig iron. The potent fact thus
involved is made evident at once in
view Of the productive capacity of the
nearly 200 blast furnaces in the United
States, exceeding weekly 243,O0O tons,
and, assuming that this, by electrical
means, could-to the extent of so per
cent of mechanical energy obtainable
from their waste gases-be delivered
to points of utilization, such an amount
of power would be immensely valu-
able.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21

very rich, indeed-and the girls motn.
er had believed him, and the girl-sne
did not care whether he was rich or
poor-only that he loved her.
And 90 at last q priest came, and the
two were married, and went away to,
gether to America. and the other lover
staid at home and worked. and grieved-
and waited.
One day there came letter, telling
on its blotted. blistered pages that pitt
full story Of mock marriage, cruelty,
neglect, and then, at last. desertion-
desertion not only Of her. but Of an
unborn child.
He was wealthy mamie had
prospered more than ever lately-and
he said that he would go and find her
and bring her back with him.
For weeks he had hunted the great
city In vain, and then had found this
clew. The girl was dead, but there was
yet the child.
He must see the baby now. What
was the address?
linen at last the doctor spoke, Dut
his voice was strained and hard as he
said: I'VE put her there so she should
have more love and care, and we all
go to see her often. We have loved
her much. II you wish to see her you
must come there with me now. for T.
/" and his voice sank SO low that they
could hardly hear hint am going to
her funeral. She died two days ago."
Eek.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21

DR.. Verbeck, the eminent missionary,
whose death was announced recently,
possessed keen sense of humor On
one occasion, after he had lived in
Japan for thirty. years, he was wait
ing for a train. when student who
had been cycling him for some time
concluded he would patronize this in
nocent alien and air his English.
With that superb assurance, which is
the unfailing endowment of Japan
ese schoolboys, this 18-year-old colt
staggered near and shouted: when
do you came to our country" DR..
Verbeck adjusted his benevolent spec
tacles and after a calm survey re-
sponded in choice vernacular: "A few
years before you did, SIR" After
which the student retired.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-21
rir.ales Useful and Decorative.

Firefies in Cuba are nearly four
times as large as are the lightning
bugs" in the United States and emit
beautiful glow from their breasts and
underwings. The young women dearly
love to imprison them in the gauzy
folds of their summerland costumes
and enmesh them in the hair in mock
coronets. The poor use them in a
more practical way for lighting their
houses by putting them under wire
screens or in bottles, and they prove
quite successful in this office of utility.
At one time the laws Of Spain forbade
the poor in Cuba using any other
means for house lighting than fireflies,
and the practice is still common one
long after this strange law has been
abolished.