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House of Lords.

Probably the house of lords is the
least sentimental assembly in the
world, yet it is peculiarly susceptible
to the authority snd magic of strong
personality. On celebrated occasion
Lord Lyndhurst recited at enormous
length all the black-letter authorities
on a subject. Lord Lyndhurst got his
way, not by the weight of his black-let-
ter citations, which the pastoral peers
who swell our full-dress debates could
hardly be expected to appreciate, but
by the accustomed, yet ever vivid, i'm
preston of Lord Lyndhurst on his legs.
Thus when Lord Salisbury rises to rec
ommend perilous success to the CO.
Lorts he controls, when the house
"eiyes audience and attention still as
night to the sequence of a clear-cut ar
gument and illustration, every phrase
poised to a hair, every point piercing to
the quick, the whole speech acting like
oxygen on the languid air of the house
of lords, it is easy TO realize the burden
of responsibility which personal as
tendency lays upon the leader Of the
conservative party in the house OF
lords.-Nineteenth Century.
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.PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

isn't this rather too generous
said the clergyman, looking at the $So
gold piece in his hand. "It's what L
always pay" loftily replied the Sioux
Falls man who had just been married.
Chicago Tribune.
An Unbiased Opinion.-''Now. pro-
fessor," said the ambitious young man,
"you have tried my voice, want you TO
tell me frankly what it is best adapted
to-" And without moments heslta-
ton the eminent musician responded:,
"Whispering."-Tit
Learning the Lesson.-Hubby-
"When first got married determined
to have no large items of expense IN
housekeeping, but find after all that
it is the little things that count" Batch
--'How many have you?" Hubby
81 have Detroit Free Press.
Don't try to deceive me, Mabel"
said Mrs. Point Breeze to her daughter,
in a severe tone. "Mr. Bellefeld took
a kiss when he left. heard him." "Oh,
well, mamma, it's all right" replied
the girl. ST took it back from him inn
mediately." Pittsburgh Chronicle
Telegraph.
The member for North South Blank
shire-"Gentlemen, you twit me with
having turned my coat. Years ago
supported this measure. Then l had
a reason. But now, gentlemen, have
lost my reason" And he wondered at
the deafening smile that pervadcd the
meeting Words
81 suppose that it would take a
great deal of observation and expert
ence to enable man to pick the fastest
horse entered for race she remarked.
Eyes" replied the man of mournful eX-
perience, "but that isn't what you are
trying to do. What you want is to pick
the horse that is going to win. Wash
ington Star.
Mrs. Watts-"There. We have
cleared off the last of that church debt,
and it never cost you men a cent. See
what women can do" Mr.. Watts-"I
don't know about the other fellows,
but I know you have made me spend
more than 500 for extra meals down.
town while you were out monkeying
around. .';-Indianap Journal.
--History.-Mr. Figg-'What did you
, learn at school to-day?" Tommy
"Teacher told us how the cruel En-
peror Nero used to amuse himself when
he was boy by pulling the legs off the
flies" Mr.. Figg-''Pulled their legs.
/ did he? What became of him? Did
he become apromoter?'-lndianapolis
| Journal.
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Notice of Publication.


To B. W. Watlington, A. H. Rahm and
Nelson f. Kilnball, your heirs, devisees
aud assigns:
You are hereby notified that the under
signed has expended 800, in the year 1885,
III labor and Improvements upon the
MEXICAN
lode mining claim in Warm Springs Creek,
or Boulder, mining district, Blaine county,
Idaho, in order to hold said premises un..
Ger the provisions of section 1924, Revised
Statutes of the United States, being the
amount required to hold the same during
and for said calendar year 1895, and If,
within ninety days after the expiration OF
tAe publication of this notice, which will be
published for ninety days, you fail or re-
lase to contribute your respective proper
lions of such expenditure as co-owners,
according to your respective interests IN
SAID claim viz: B. w. Watlington, one.
sixteenth, s625; A. H. Rahm, one-six'
teenth, S6.25. and Nelson F. Kimball, one
eighth Sl2.50 your interests in said claim
Will be forfeited to and become the prop
arty OF the undersigned, under and by yir'
iae OF said section 2324
EDWARD BRISBIN.
First publication, Feb. Is, 1886.
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DIVORCE IN TURKEY.
The Only Formality Is the Return Of the
Bri1e's Dowry.

BrAe'S DoWry.
Divorce in Turkey is obtained with
facility which would surprise even our
transatlantic cousins. AS easily as
Abraham cast forth Hagar, the bond
woman, and her child, SO also can the
Turk open the door of his harem and
send out into the world the woman who
no longer pleases him. He has but to
give her back her dover and personal
effects. In the upper classes, however,
certain legal formalities are gone
through, and indeed, as the lady is
usually protected by her parents, di-
vorce is, comparatively speaking, rare.
There are instances, however, in Con-
stantinople of ladies in the highest of
fetal circles who are not yet very far
advanced in years, who have been di-
vorced twice, thrice, and even ten times.
Among the lower orders divorce may be
described as farce. Many girls who
are not yet 90 years of age have been
divorced and remarked q dozen times.
The surprises of divorces are among
the most amusing features of Turkish
social life. A very great parsonage,
second only to the sultan in rank, un-
less, indeed, it be the Sheik vi Islam,
married some few years ago, when his
position was very inferior to what it is
at present, a highly educated lady, OF
good connection and fortune, but, ac-
cording to his excellency's version OF
the story, of ungovernable temper.
Within the year they were divorced and
remarked. The lady soon found
her new husband disagreeable, and
was once more divorced. It must be
remembered that if a Turk can divorce
his wife, she can only divorce him at
his pleasure by making herself as un-
pleasant to him as possible. In former
times he tied her up in sack and had
her dropped into the Bosphorus. To-
day he divorces her.
To return to the lady in question.
The next time she was heard of by her
, friends was as teacher in the MOham-
! medan high school for girls at Scutari
A few years back she was selected as
poverness for the children of the
khediva, and is now her highness' pri-
vate secretary, in which quality she ac-
companied her imperial mistress to
Constantinople last year and actually
found herself seated at q state BAN
quet at Yildiz Kiosk next to the third
wife of her first husbnd, who quietly
asked her who she was. Tableau! The
ease with which divorce can be OBJ
tanned in Turkey leads to many abuses
and creates q state OF affairs not un-
| like our prostitution.-Fortnightly Re-
view.
Friend-'I can't think why you
don't attend to yourself instead Of
having that young DIR. Gravely." Emil
nent Physician can't afford it, my
boy. My charges are Eve dollars :
visit, while DR.. Gravely only charges
one dollar and fifty cents. ~ Boston
Traveller.
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objectionable Presumption.

"You know those people that live in
that two-story house across the way
the Gumpersons, or some such name 2
''Yes, know them when see them
II have passing acquaintance with
them. Speak to them when 1 meet any
of them on the street. Well, one of the
girls stopped me while l was out walk
ing the other morning. She said:
Miss Highly, your house wasn't bro
ken into last night and robbed, was it 2
l said: No. Why?' And she said:
Tn glad to hear it. / dreamed last
night somebody got into your house
through the kitchen window and stole
ever SO many valuable things Think
of the presumption of it! Dreaming
about us! And they aren't incur set at
all!'-Chicago Tribune.
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SHE RATIFIED THE DEALER.
How . New York Beauty Astonished .
Montana Gambling House.

How New York Beauty Astonished .
Montana Gambling House.
A French count, gentleman COM
psnion from New York and his sister
registered at one of the leading hotels
in Butte, Mont. 1t was their first visit
to the woolly west, and, under the inn
preston that everything went, they
sought and were granted permission to
visit the Combination gambling house.
The lady had never seen faro game.
and watched the copped manipulators
with considerable interest. She asked
more questions than would ever come
to the mind of Philadelphia lawyer,
but the polite attendant was on to all
the curves, and he answered each ON"
SO readily that the lady thought she
had the game down to a dead certainty.
Thinking she could double her pin
money, she had one of her escorts asi-
the fat, good-natured boss if she could
bet. The boss blushed and said: Ser
tainly."
Everybody expected tn see her make
q gentle touch on her brother or the
count, but she didn't She opened her
hand satchel, and, taking out
a gold-mounted pocketbook and
selecting q piece Of yellow met.
al that she thought would size
up with her confidence in her abili
ty to beat the embarrassed dealer, she
put it on the king. Three times it won.
and as the stack of chips that took its
place began to reach up to the ceiling.
her face was flushed with victory, and
she looked at her companion as much
as to say: "Isn't this just glorious 2"
The men who were playing "single
copper" wondered why the pretty gam
bier didn't put copper on her bet, as
long as the dealer was too bashful to
call her down 70 the limit. But the
card had won three times and she had
no use for an indicator that would say
her favorite was going to stay in the
box. The dealer got ratified; the look
out wouldn't guarantee that he knew a
thing about the layout, and the play :
crs overlooked case cards. There
wasn't man in the room who could
have seen freight train coming toward
him If he had been standing in the mid
die of railroad track. All eyes were
wavering between the king and th.s
monument Of chips and the feathered
and balloon-sleeved player. And they
all hoped that she would win. Butshe
didn't The last king dropped nextto
the box. When the dealer commenced
to unpack the pyramid and size it u5
in the tray she aakeG did lose p
When told that ahe he'd she said:
"Well, had > lot of those little ivory
things for awhile, anyway.
She then proceeded 70 tip everyone
in the house that looked like an employr
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sALvE is LEGAL TENDER.


An Adams Engaged in an Industry Which
IL Peculiar In It's Operations.
Adams, a small town among the hills
Of Jefferson county, this state, is fire.
qucntly styled the "salve town." 1t
makes salve, lives on salye, speculates
in salye and corners the salye market
when it wants to. This product is put
up in two sizes in round tin boxes, one
size selling at so cents and the other at
Is cents.
When money is scarce these boxes of
salve pass as legal tender in the village.
One of the large boxes will purchase
one-fourth dozen Of three-for-a-quarter
cigars and entitle you to a small box
as change, or will buy drinks at the
hotel bars, or will pass as one "ante" in
"5O-cent-limit game"
There are probably more than 100
different brands of salve made in
tism, salve for eczema, salve for tan
and sunburn, salve for scratches and
bruises, salve for consumption, and SO
through long catalogue of ailments,
separate and distinct salve for each
complaint or group of diseases.
II. o. Brown was the first to make a
success of the business, and his neigh
bors and then the entire population of
the town decided to try their hands.
These new manufacturers started in
honorably, however. They all met in
conference, and plan was perfected to
prevent clashing competition between
makers. An organization was per-
fected, to be known as the Salvemakers'
Protective league, and the agreement
provided for the allotment of certain
number of diseases and ailments to
each manufacturer. Thus, one salve-
maker was permitted to make salve for
the healing of burns, scalds, letter, itch
and eczema; another for wounds,
bruises, cuts, sores and ulcers. and an
other for Group, diphtheria, lumbago,
jaundice and rheumatism.
The growth of the salve business
opened up new field of employment to
the idle persons of Adams, which they
were not slow in taking advantage Of
All successful healing remedies are
strongly indorsed by testimonials from
those who have been cured or healed
The Salvemakers' league solved this
matter in a novel way. The manufac-
turer of the salve for burns would him
self write, and have each member of his
family write, testimonials for each OF
the other members of the league, in ex-
change for testimonials from such
| members and their. families. This
worked well at first, but now there are
regularly employed testimonial writ
ers, who earn good sums writing for
the league. These testimonials are paid
for according to merit, and are passed
upon by an expert duly chosen by the
league for that purpose.-N. Y. Herald
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Matching to Win.

Two men matched coins for the fare
on a street car, and the man who won
said: II have paid very few fares this
summer, because I have solved the
system Of matching. / can't explain
why my system is correct, but many cx-
periments have satisfied me that 1t is.
always ask the other man to match
me. and 65 times cut of 100 win. APP
parently the odds are even. In reality
they are against the man who matches
and in favor Of the man who is matched.
This doesn't hold when the coins are
spun on a table. It is good only when
each man holds his coin in his hand.
Calling coins is also an easy game to
win. Three men out of five will call
heads. always Lold the coin tail up
and in the long run I am winner. -
Philadelphia Telegraph.
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"A it is in the very heart of the most prom
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matters of local Importance in and about
Ketchum, it is an Invaluable guide for cap
ital and informant to the settler OF every
craft and position. Subscribe for 1t, read
it. and let your friends read it.
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and passed out, bidding good-by to each
person as she passed.
1--WE been managing q gambling
house since TO-" said Mr.. Moorchouse.
"and that is the first time ever went
up against q GENE like that."-N. Y.
poonr1or
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OLD GLORY LIVES ON.

How Perpetual Life Is Secured for the
Capitol Building Flags.
1t is a question which no one can an
swer what becomes of the flags which
fly session after session over the two
houses of congress. The life of flag
exposed at such C height to the latter
ing winds naturally cannot be long.
Every now and then, after storm,
a great rent is seen in cold Glory" as
it proclaims from the housetop that
our statesmen arc celebrating. Some
times the edges only are frayed. Some
times stripe is gone. or, perhaps, half
the stars may be torn away. Then in
day or two it flies again, with all it's
stripes and it's stars, as if it had never
suffered by the ST orm.
l asked what became of the old flags.
Nobody knew.
What do you do with them:
Nothing.
They are the same flags; thatis, there
are no new ones. The old flags are SIM
ply mended. There is patriotic poem
in this. "Old Glory hos a perpetual
life; that is, the "Old Glory" that
presides over the capitol When stripe
blows away, new one is put in it's
place, and the same old flag is pulled
to the head of the staff. 1t is the blue
field and stars. If it is the blue field
and stars that is gone, this is repro
duced. If only a rent, it is darned; if
a hole, it is patched. Then another
stripe goes, and a new one is added So
on, the old portions are blown away,
the newer standing until the new be-
comes the old in turn and tears away,
and in endless evolution the old flag
lives on. It II always the same flag
but from year 10 year its entire tex.
ture il changed, and the small bits are
blown away by the winds, and other
small bits take their place. There is
no graveyard for "Old Glory" It has
perpetual life No one can tell when
the flag which floats over the senate
was bought. It is still perfect falg
but no part of what was first drawn
to the masthead Is now in existence
Vvaetsi-rtc-7 Star
-Ferguson-''I don't like to see full
grown man like you carrying pair O
skates along the streets downtown
Hankinson you'd rather sec me ear
rvinr them than having them on
| wouldn't you Chicago Tribune.
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Killing on the Elephants.

It is estimated that 42,300 African
elephants were slaughtered last year
to supply the market with ivory. AZ
there are not more than 100000 ele-
plants alive in Africa to-day, a continu-
alton of this massacre of pachyderms
will soon exterminate the whole spe-
cies.-St. Louis Republic.
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ArctIc Rfinoceroa.

A gigantic specimen of the arctic
rhinoeeros has lately been discovered
frozen up in IN iceberg which strand
"a 70 the Lena delta. The specimen
was seven feet taller than the largest
variety OF the xhinoceros Of to-day,
and was armed with two nose
horns. the shortest OF which was
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An Apology.

"What do you think, Ethel, Maude
has accepted that horrid Mr.. Biggs-
leigh"
"You don't say SO! Why, he's only
an apology for man."
Eyes, that's it., Maude says no one
should ever refuse to accept an apol-
ogy."- Philadelphia Call.
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Notice of Forfeiture.

10 MIS-. MARION BYBEE, her heirs or as
signs:
You are hereby notified that have ex-
pended the sum of one hundred 1907 dol
Iafs In labor and Improvements upon the
WELLINGTON
t9ae mining claim, situated on Bear gulch,
Hoout a. W three miles northeasterly of Galena.
III III wood River mining district, Blaine
county, Idaho, as required by section 1924.
;heVlsed Statutes of the United States, be-
tfng the amount required to hold the same
tpr tp the year ending December 81, 1895; (;
tat that your proportion of the same is $50,
fSelilg one-half; and if within ninety days
nin nom The service of this notice. or within
un ninety days after this notice by publication
you @ Iall or refuse to contribute your pro-
iDnla9i RuLlon OF such expenditure as co-owner,
vynoU,liualng legal costs of this publication,
yuar nue interest in said claim will become the
pprropterty OF the undersigned, under the
Pto'lsions OF said section 1924
- JOHN CAREY.
Asa;h,!uFa, Idaho, January IA, 1895.
4l2sS Pablicaslons Jan Is, loyA
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vsrosr is the legal newspaper OF
The -;uos Creek, Wood River and
Wss,n ,ooth Mining Districts.
s'S' TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
postage Prepaid) $4.oo
one year 200
81, mohsnI ths LOO
Three nh In so
One non' .15
veg PAYABLE IN ADVANCE.
,,rsrti,ing rates furnished on application
Evening star., 1898-09-28
SOLDIERS RELIEF.
Reports by Representatives of Sew
eral Local Organizations.

Reports by Representatives of Sew
era1 Local Organizations.
The West End Auxiliary of the Womans
Christian Temperance Union held meet
ing last evening in Union M. E. Church,
Mrs Clinton Smith the president, presiding.
Mrs. Irwin, musical director, conducted
the singing; Mrs. Berry read Scripture and
Mrs Corwin offered prayer A brief busi-
ness session was followed by a program
which included descriptions of the various
local benevolences for soldiers and their
families
The first speaker was Mrs NJ B. Platt,
president of the District union. She said
when the w. c. T. u opened it's doors at
91o F street to the soldiers, and gave them
a free lunch. 1t was the first work of the
kind in the city-no free lunch being given.
except by the saloons AS yet no help has
been extended to the w. C. T. U. by the
citizens committee, although many District
boys have been among those who have par
taken of their hospitality.
Mrs. Fannie PomeToy, past president of
the Legion of Loyal Women set forth the
work of that organization at Alb 9th street.
linen the president OF the District Fedora
tion of Woman's Clubs, Mrs. Mary S. Lock-
wood, described the work and influence of
the Daughters of the American Revolution,
the work of D. A. r. Nurses, in Cuba and
in camps at home, and the tasks accom-
plished by army officials
Mrs. Mary M. North spoke for the Red
Cross. She also told the story of Bible
donated the ship Triton by member of
the West End W. c. T. u.
A paper prepared for the occasion was
read by Miss Florence Norton. which de-
Scribed Wonlan's work at the railroad sta
tion Maryland avenue, where soldiers
were fed and refreshed as . they passed
through on northbolind trains.
Mrs. Mary S. Gfst, regent of Continental
Chapter, d. A. R., told of the work of the
citizens committee. which she called the
last and crowning glory of the summers
toll. She also spoke of the work for SOL
ders' families and at the REST" rooms at
18th street on Pennsylvania avenue. and
told the sad story of Frank Barrows.
A white ribbon missionary among the
poor white people of North Carolina said
a few words about her work: Mrs. NJ. V.
Noerr told of the great reception that she
attended in New York city, when the Wo-
mans Relief Corps welcomed the return
ing heroes of the list New York. Mrs.
Catharine Case added some Information
relative to Ft. Myer. and Mrs. Smith
ferred to the Anti-Saloon Leagues revival
meeting, to be held in Mt. Vernon Place
Church October II to %, inclusive.
Delegates to the annual meeting of the
District w. C. T. u. to be held in the
Church of Our Father, October 20 and y,
were elected as follows: Mrs. A S. Taylor,
Mrs. Fernandez, Mrs. Moftitt, Mrs. Berry,
Mrs. Bollinger; alternates, Mrs. Wescott.
Mrs. McGlue, Mrs. George. Mrs. Case and
Mrs Hilton
Evening star., 1898-09-28
FOR CLOSE UNION.
Union Survivors of 81 Effect an Or
RanfEatfon.

SANITATION.
The men of the District who enlisted e.,
the Union cause between '6l and 'g5 have
taken steps TO form a social organization
for the purpose of binding themselves
closer together in friendly relationship and
OF securing proper recognition of services
rendered in defense of the city and gov
eminent.
meeting was held last night in Macca-
bee Hall, at the instance of Dr. ]. Lee Ad-
ans. secretary of the District Volunteers
AID Association, organized at the beginning
OF hostilities with Spain. Among those
present were Lieut.. John Chimay. A. f. l..
Reese. G. w. Reeves. L. G. Wilson VIII
liam Moody, w. W. waningford. Richard
Hudson. Columbus Sampson. George s.
ring James Parsons. John w. San6erson,
}. w Hunter NJ. J. Sauter John Hogan
@. w. GLADDEN. and George Deyers
A committee on permanent orea nizatfon
was appointed to draw up a constitution
ana bylaws and to report nominees for
office
The next meeting win be held at Macca-
bee Temple October II. at 7:30 pm, and
all veteran militiamen are expected 10 be
present. Mr.. Reese expressed the wishes
OF the survivors of 81 when he said last
night:
We want a society of the old veterans
of the District militia There were 5 900 of
us at the time of the civil war, and 7 sup
pose there are 500 living in the District
now. The District troops were the first
under arms. ! stood with n loaded gun on
my shoulder when President Lincoln de-
livered his inaugural address, and all our
troops were standing in line. ready TO de-
lend the national capital from inmedia e
attack. We guarded the river and the
arsenal. the public buildings, and even the
streets. long before the 9th Massachusetts,
the first state regiment arrived"