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Evening star., 1899-04-12
Catarrh of the Stomach.
A PLEASANT. SIMPLE, SAFE, BUT EFFEC
TUAL CURE FOR IT.

PLEASANT. SIMPLE. SAFE. BUT EFFEC-
TUAL CURE FOR 1T.
Catarrh of the stomach has long been considered
the next thing to incursble.
The usual symptoms are a full or bloated sensa-
tion after eating, accompanied sometimes with
sour or watery risings, formation Of gases.
ing pressure on the lungs and heart and difficult
breathing; headache, tickle appetite, nervousness
and general played out and languid feeling.
There is often foul taste In the mouth, coated
tongue, and IL the interior Of stomach could be
seen it would show Shiny, infamed condition
The cure for this common and obstinate disease
is found In treatment which causes the food to
be readily and thoroughly dfgested before it has
time to ferment and irritate the delicate mucous
surfaces of the stomach.
To secure a prompt and healthy digestion is the
one necessary thing to do, and when normal dges-
tfon is secured the catarrhal condition will have
disappeared.
According to DIR. Harlanson the safest and best
treatment is to use after each meal tablet, COM
posed of Diastase, Aseptic Pepsin little Nux.
Golden Seal and fruit acids.
These tablets can now be found at all drug stores
under the name of Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets, and,
not being patent medicine, can be used with per-
feet safety and assurance that healthy appetite
and thorough digestion will follow their regular
after meals.
Mr.. n. ]. Booher of 2710 Dearborn St, Chicago,
ILL.,, writes: "Catarrh is local condition result
ing from a neglected cold in the head whereby the
lining membrane Of the nose becomes infamed and
the poisonous discharge therefrom, passing back
into the throat, reaches the stomach, thus produc-
ing catarrh of the stomach. Medical authorities
prescribed for me three years for catarrh of the
stomach without cure but today am the hap
piest of men after using only one box Of Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets. / not find appropriate
words to express my good feeling l have found
flesh, appetite and sound rest from their use.
Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets is the safest prepara-
tion well the simplest and most convenient
remedy for any form of Indigestion, catarrh of the
stomach biliousness. stomach, heartburn and
bloating after meals.
Send for book, mailed free, on stomach troubles,
by addressing the f. A. Stuart Co., Marshall
Mich. The tablets be found at all drug stores.
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Evening star., 1899-04-12
EUREKA!

AS you travel through southeastern Kan
sas about one hundred and twenty five
miles south of Topeka and eighty FIVE
miles east of Wichita, the brakeman
sticks his head in the doorway and yells !:
"Yreeky!" and couple of minutes later
the train pulls into Eureka, the prosperous
county seat Of Greenwood County.
is Mrs. Sarah E. Taylor, and the reasons
for her present happiness are set forth in
the following letter addressed to DR.. R. v.
Pierce, chief consulting physician to the
Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute"
of Buffalo, N Y.
Mrs. Taylor says:
II had been a sufferer for fifteen years and IN
August 1896 was taken with severe cramping
pain in my stomach. hard lump about the
size of goose egg formed in my right side It
Evening star., 1899-04-12
Cases Abandoned,

nolle pres. was entered today by the
United States attorney for the District of
Columbia In each of the following cases:
Marcellus Rae and Charles H. Monroe
false pretenses; Marcellus Rae and Francis
p. Bateman, conspiracy; James L. Hutch
inson. false pretenses Thomas M. AIRING
ton, violation Of section 5497, Revised Stat
utes. United States; Margaret Lowery, vio-
1ation of section 1892, Revised Statutes,
United States: William B. Brown, larceny
from the person.
Evening star., 1899-04-12
Gets Sixty Days.

When the name of William Smith was
called in the Police Court one-legged man
who had been on protracted spree re-
sponded.
I'm guilty." was his answer to a charge
of habitual drunkenness.
Il found him lying in an alley last night
Policeman Cornwell said. He was dead
drunk"
what Is your nameg, Judge KimbaL ask
ed the defendant
William Smith," was his response,
What name did you give when you were
in court before?"
William Johnson"
Then which name Is .right?''
johnson. guess.
For the purposes OF the court Smith was
as good us johnson, and under this name
he was sentenced to sixty DAYS on the farm
In default Of security.
Evening star., 1899-04-12
PLAIN LIVING.

Too much Of sweet or fat or regular use Of tea
and coffee clogs the liver and shows in some form
of aiiment. Coffee seriously affects many highly
organized people.
1t pays to live simply and be healthy. Well peo-
pie can do things. Postum Cereal Coffee looks and
tastes like coffee, but 10 q pure food drink and
highly nourishing In its effect on body. Grocera
furnish at Is and 20 cents.
Evening star., 1899-04-12
Small Blaze.

The roof of vacant house, 737 9th street,
caught fire from sparks from a nearby
chimney yesterday afternoon and was
damaged to the extent of $50. The prop
erty is owned by former Representative
Baker of Kansas.
Evening star., 1899-04-12
Divorce Grantea.

Justice Cole granted a divorce today to
Margaret Virgins from John Virgins on
the ground of desertion The decree awards
the custody of the two minor children of
the couple to Mrs Virgins, who was rep
resented in the suit by Attorney John J.
Dolan
Evening star., 1899-04-12
Trimmed Millinery

is our hcbby-we're particularly strong
IN this having made Il a
specially for years-every detail Of II is
under our personal supervision, and we
use every effort 20 give exceptional
values at all times. Some lovely Hats
have come from New York today--our
buyer having shipped us two cases Of
copies Of imported models to sell AT our
popular price-S4.9s. These win be
found TO he the equal In style, work
manship aud general "get-up'' To the
usual $40 and $l2 hats seen elsewhere.
os to SATISFY Is snS sosr are eugiosgy 5nf@f only SA9S
Evening star., 1899-04-12

ana Peasant ~ 1890
Pellets had not taken more than half bot
tie of each when began to feel better and my
appetite came back, and for little over year
since, began to do my work.
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery is
a medicine that cures ON rational, scientific
principles. 1t is the discovery of regu-
larry graduated. practicing physician of
stimulates the liver and regulates the bow.
els 1t brings all the digestive organs into
healthy activity. II neutralizes and eradi-
Gates all poisonous, effete matter in the
blood and fills it with the rich, vital, red
corpuscles of health and vigor
The Discovery is temperance medi-
cine. It contains no alcohol in any form.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-26
DRY GOODS.

Bradstreet's.
The Boston market is seasonably
quiet, and with semi-annual stock
taking at hand the tendency is to re-
duce all that is possible. Cotton fabrics
continue in very strong position and
with the mills generally sold largely
ahead buyers find it difficult TO secure
supplies. This is particularly the case
with gray cloths, which are yet selling
above the basis Of price obtained for
finished goods Printed fabrics are go
ing steadily, the demand for their sum
mer stuffs being good. The market is
fine, with the tendency toward higher
prices on the next trade. Ginghams are
quiet and steady. Dress woolens are
quiet, but the mills have fair fall orders
on their books. Mems wear woolens
are quiet. The fall season is about over
with agents and samples for spring
goods will be shown next month
NEW YORK. June 24-The week
closes with dull demand on the spot
for all lines of cottons, but fair bust
ness again through the mails. Dark
fancy calicoes are not in as full de-
mand as previously this week, but are
very well situated and firm in tone.
Brown cottons unchanged. Bleach
dull but firm in medium and fine grades.
Denims irregular. Jobbing trade here
dull, but special cleaning up sale next
week expected to make matters much
more lively. American cotton yarns
dull and barely steady. Worsted yarns
firm and in good request.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-26

Bradstreet's.

Bradstreet's.
The tone of the market is firm, with
prices forced even higher than last
week. The volume of sales foot up well,
the business in Boston this week being
in excess of 100000 pounds, including
1880, 900 pounds domestic and / $50, 900
pounds foreign. The larger operations
continue in territory woods, about $780,
600 pounds territory, Texas and Cali
fornia being taken, while the prices OBJ
tanned are higher. For good lines of
fine medium and fine territory about
45048 cents is the secured basis quo
ted, while good staple lots are quoted
at so cents cleaned. A couple of Eng
lish buyers have been on the market
during the past few weeks and picked
up about 100000 pounds domestic
woods, besides $780, 900 pounds Austria
liam, but whether the domestic will be
shipped abroad can be better told when
the London auction sales open next
week. Manufacturers have bought
some woods, and speculative buying has
been responsible for most Of the ad-
vance.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-26
Ads went at prices substan-
Managed from yesterday.

managed from yesterday.
receipts were lighter than ex-
]. and prices fully recovered from
lerday.s decline. Light hogs sold
$3.65@3.S5; mixed lots at $3.50
F3.S21s. and heavy at $3-5O@3.S0. Pigs
brought s3.25@3.s0, and culls, $500
$50.
Sheep and lambs were in fairly good
demand at steady prices. Sheep sold
at $2.00@3.00 for culls, up to $5.00@5. 25
for prime lots. Yearlings sold at $3.50
@6.25; clipped lambs S5.50G6.70;
spring lambs sold at S6.25@7.50.
Receipts-Cattle, GEO; hogs, $4,000;
sheep, 1000.
EAST LIBERTY, Pa, June 24.-Cat-
tie steady; extra, $5.40@5.45; prime,
$5.25@5.35; common, s3.50@4.25.
Hogs active, lower; best mediums,
good Workers and pigs, s4.10; fair
Workers, S4.00@4.05; heavy hogs, $3.50
@4.00; good roughs, $3.4093.60; stays
and piggy sows, s2.75@3.25.
Sheep firm; choice wethers, s4.S0@
400; common, s2.00@3.0o; yearlings,
S3.50@5.50; spring lambs, S5.00Q6.75;
veal calves, $7.00@7.50.
CINCINNATI, O., June 24.-Hogs ac-
tive, s3.25@3.95.
Cattle steady, s3.25@515.
Sheep active, S2.25@4.40. Lambs ac-
tive, stronger, $5.50@725.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-26
~ EA OHIO RIVER
q 20 MAe RAILROAD CO.

Time Table Taking Effect May 21, 1889.
Leave $50 a. n. aliy-AceommodatiQ
for Moundsville, Darlington, New Mar
tinsvlEe. Sistersville, ST. Marys. Wav-
eriv. Wiiiamstown, Parkersburg and
intermediate points.
Leave 500 a. m. Except Sunday)--Fast
Express for Moundsvile. New Martins
Vile Sistersyliie. st. Marys Williams
town, ParkersburS, RaXenswood Mill
wood Mason city, Pt. Pleasant, CALI
pois, Huntington. Kenova, Charleston.
t,inc}nnati. Louisville and all points
South, East and West. Parior car TO
leave lilo a. m DsMy-ExDress for
Moundsville, Powhatan. Darlington.
Proctor New Martinsville, Sistersville,
Friendly, st Marys. Waverly. Williams
town. Parke-sburg. Ravenswood,
Mason CITY. PIT Pleasant, Gallipolis,
Huntington, Kehoya, Charleston. Ash
land Russell, ironton. and intermediate
points south OF Parkersburg Parlor
car to Parkersburg.
Leave S:45 D. m. Daily-Accommodation
for Parkersbarg and intermediate
Leave cave SO p. m. Except sunday)-Ex-
press for slstersvlle Friendly, st
Marys Wave-ly, Williamstown, Park
ersburg. and intermediate points north
of S.stersyille.
lilo .. m. train viii leave Wheeling at
II :35 a. m. Sundays.
LATE LIE MAY,
City Passenger Agent, 1909 Market Street.
J. @. TOMLINSON.
Ticket Agent. Union Station.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-26
SILVER.


Bradstreet's.
Prices for bar silver displayed in
creased firmness this week. but the
market was devoid of features of in
terest Reports of a speedy settlement
of the smelter strikes in Colorado and
their subsequent denial had some slight
effect, however. The London quota
ton was steady at 27%d per ounce at
the beginning of the week, and after
ward advanced to 277sd. New York
prices sympathized with this move
ment by rise from 603sc to 607sc
per ounce.
Silver Prices-London: June IL
27Ad; June 10. 27Ad; June 20, 27s4d;
June 81, 81 13-16d; June %, 277sd:
June %. q 13-16d. New York: June
II, 605sc; June 10. 60%c; June 20
60%4c; June q, 60%c; June %, 607sc;
June %, 60%c
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-26

-xPPEss COMPANIES.
Adams Express
American Express .................i3
United States Express .......... 4Si6
Welis-Fargo Express .............125
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-26

iive-year-old Harry Wilson. sou John
Wilson, of Taylorsyille. this county,
became separated from his parents and
was lost in the crowd. The efforts Of
his parents and half dozen policemen
failed to locate him, and it was thought
ne had been kidnapped. This morning
he was turned over TO his parents by
man named John Christy. who lives
in the outskirts of the city. Christyl
said the boy came to his house late last
night The littlefellow had wandered
all over the city during the afternoon
and evening.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-26

Flour, easy; winter patents $3.50
3.75; strights $3.15@3.45; spring spe-
Gals $4.35; spring patents S34003S0;
straits s29003.30; bakers $2.30@360.
No. yellow corn 34ss @347sc; No.
corn 34@34Ac.
No. spring wheat 74c; No. spring
wheat 72@73Ac: No. red 74c.
No. 2 oats 26A@261ac; No. white
27h129c.
No. rye &c.
No. barley 3S639c.
No. / f1axseed $102; new s1.05.
Prime timothy seed $2.3502.40.
Mess pork, per barrel S7.500S.2O.
Lard, per 100 pounds, $492b0
5.O21s.
Short ribs, sides (loose) s5.OO@5.1o.
Whisky, dishtillers' finished goods,
per gallon, s1.26.
Sugars. cut loaf 6.o2c; granulated
5.64c
Glover, contract grade $685..
Butter. firm; creameries 13k61Sc;
diaries 1O@15hc.
Cheese, firm at SA 0S%c.
Eggs. barely steady; fresh he.
NEW YORK. June 24.-Flour. dull
and barely steady; winter patents $3.50
04.10: winter straights s35563.65;
Minnesota patents s4.0564.20; winter
extras s2.6063.10; Minnesota bakers
81 l0@320; winter low-grades s2.459
2.55.
Rye flour. quiet: good to fair s3.100
3.25; choice to fancy s3.3063.50.
Corn meal. steady: yellow western
s0GSlc; city S1GS2c; brandywine
s215@225.
Rye, quiet: No western s2lsc +. o.
b. afioat
Barley. quiet: feeding 421sc If Buff
falo. and mailing 4S952c delivered New
York.
Barley malt. quiet: western 57H69c.
Wheat-Spot market. weak: No. 9
red S1asc f. O. b. afioat: No. 2 rel
79hc elevator: No l northern Duluth
S21sc f. o. b. af1oat Options opened
weak under big primary receipts and
bearish cable news. Fair offerings by
local and foreign houses maintained
the depression all day and the close
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-26

NORTHWEST EM-CLEvELAND 4.
PITTSBURG DIVISION.
Trains Run Daily. Except sunday. as Fol-
lows.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-26

Parlor Car Wheeling to Pittsburg on
255 p. m. and 500 p. m. train. Central
time zone hour slower than Wheeling
J G. TOMLINSON,
Passenger ard Ticket Agent
Agert for all Steamship Lines
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-26

NEW YORK, June 24.-The brokers
price for lead is s4.25, and for copper
$500 No metal report.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-26

Electric cars Bridgeport 70 Wheeling.
Beiiasre and Martins Ferry.
Consult agents fer best routes and low
est rates 10 al points.
VI @ cARREL.
General Passenger Agent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-28
Washington Stock Exchange.

Sale. regular call, p o'clock mt. S. IS, cou-
TON ti"a 70 at va das 10 sp5!a' ch s
apeake and Potomac Telephone. % at 60 20 at 60.
iss 10 a ss 99R e @ as 10 % at at 49, 10 at
1871, 10 at 1877. 10 at 196Ss, 10 at 1895, 10 at
1856 Ianston Monotype, 10 at 1876 American an
G ao s % At i2 Pnsgmatie Gun Carrase
$50. Is at s., Is at s5 Is at S. 'OA e''S' % at
District of Columbia Bonds.-6s 1902, 3O-year
Gssnf isi os Sid ' bid water stock los bid
Mlseellaneous Bonds Metropolitan Railroad 5s.
m Asked aSad cert
debt. r. III bid 116 asked. Columbia Railroad Is,
los asked Gss % se et
6s, 10 bid. Washington Gas Co. series B. Is 10
I'D s. hs nh sr df ndbt p e S. Is s asked
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone 5s 1O3 bid 104
asked Chssapsake and P e Telephone con s
bid washn.ag Market Ls C Co. 1st es, Up bid Wash
citation os, los hid az asked. American Graphic
phsas asn snR loe oa of
BID, 400 asked. Metropolitan $50 bid. Central,
15s s hid DID, an rs d sS asked ss bid
1856 bid Capital 1856 bid. West End, .121 asked.
T ss nsi lss
.sS and rs i'd asked
post. 10 hd.aI5 asked
Potomac, III Did, asked. Arlington 147 bid,
Union, 10la bid, ~. baked. Columbia, 10 bid. 1881
asked. Commercial, bid. asked
Title INSURANCE Steeks.-h al Estate Title SIS bid
100 asked COluhfna Title, 50 bid, 5ls asked.
Washington Title, BIS bid District Title, 8 bid,
3A asked
railroad Stocks.--Capital Traction, s93 bid, a3,s
asked. City and Suburban, So asked.
Gas Stocks-Wa arlington Gas, $751;, bid, IS asked.
Georgetown Gas. 55 bid
Telephone Stocks-Chesapeake and Potomac, 60
bid, 81 asked Pennsylvania, IS Did II asked
Miscellaneous Stocks -Mc-genthaler Linotype.
cid. 15ls asked. American Graphophone, I2as bid,
12Ia asked American Graphophone preferrtsi 12Il
bid, % asked. Pneumatic Gun Carriage. % bid
% asked Washington Market, Is lid Norfolk
and Washington Steamboat, a i5 bid, 10 asked
Lincoln Hall, IS bid, 20 asked
Eek divider0.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-28
NOT ENTITLED TO THE SALARY.
When an Assistant Postmaster Acts
as POstmaster.

Controller Tracewell has decided that an
assistant poJImaster, who serves as post
master in the absence of the postmaster or
under any other circumstances except there
is a vacancy, is not entitled to the salary
of the postmaster.
The case came up under the claim OF
Arthur b. Henderson. assistant postmaster
al Boston. The postmaster, Henry A.
Thomas, was committed to an insane asy-
lum. and his bondsmen had Mr. Henderson
carry on the business of the office Mr.
Henderson claimed the salary of 5000 q
year instead Of 5000 as assistant post
master.
The controller decides that there was no
vacancy and that Mr.. Henderson is not ell
titled to the salary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-28

A dispatch from Faribault, Mimi, an
nounced that Henry C. Merriam of Com
pany G. 9th Infantry, who was reported by
Gen Otis as dead from typhoid fever, was
son of Capt. Merriam, a retired army
officer Of this city, and engaged to be mar
ried to Miss Bessie Ray of Faribault 1t
appears from the War Department rec
ords that there were two men Of the same
name in the Philippines. The Henry c.
Merriam who died of typhoid at Manila on
the 10Th instant was a private In Company
g. 2lst L. S. /. He enlisted at Plattsburg
Barracks. n. Y, on January "a. 1899. He
was not son of Capt. Merriam of this
city
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-28
Baltimore Markets,

BALTIMORE December 2S-Flour dull: >unc In ns.
sd receipts, 8. 126 barrels exports. 12S5 barrels
HH 4o very dull SPOT and month 7oa7o January
steamer No. red. 654a65ss: receipts 80 O96 bush
els southern by sample, 6sa7l1a; do on grade 66la
f Fs1,s,v new ss or old January seas6
l42 bushels southern white and yellow corn, 33s.a
SIt- Oats steady; No. white, y0ha3I: No. 2
mixed, 2sa2SR. Rye dull; No. nearby, 81; No .
western. 3d. Hay steady: No. / timothy. si5a
Sl51o Grain freights, very little inquiry: stea m
orders. per quarter. IS. December. Sugar strong
unchanged Cheese and batter firm uncha ngpd
Eggs firm: 2Oc. Per dozen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-28

circular has been sent to the subscrib-
-rS for the stock of the Union Trust and
Storage Company. recently organized under
the laws Of the District, giving notice that
the LIST and 9Th Of January 1900 OF only
ous-hait OF said subscription. 1t Is further
stated that the next payment of one-fourtb
N cases where the subscription Is only half
said IN will be payable on or before July 1
l.hA. and the balance. or one-fourth. will
Do PAYABLE ON or before December IA, 1860
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-28
Brakeman Cross Fatally Hurt.
ecial Dispatch TO The Evening Star

u.
CUMBERLAND, Nd. December rs
George Cross, a Baltimore and Ohio brake
nan, son OF Justice ]. F. Cross of Great
cacapon, W. Va, was knocked from a car
at Rawlings, this county. this morning and
fatally hurt. He was brought to the Vest
ern Maryland Hospital here with his head
frightfuIly crushed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-28
c. Beverly Turner Shot.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
RICHMOND, Va. December sc Bey-
eriy Turner, prominent citizen of IsIe-of-
wight county. was found dead near his
nome last night. with bullet through his
neck Nick tiilyan. a white man, has been
arrested on suspicion
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-28
Grain. Provisions and Cotton Markets.

Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co, bankers
and brokers, t419 F St. members New York
stock exchange. correspondents Messrs La
denburg, Thalmann & Co.. New York.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-10-05
General Grant. suggestion.

An official whoquite generally knows
what he is talking about was dilating
the other afternoon upon the funny
hopelessness for all reasonable purposes
of many of the little creeks and rivers
for the improvement of which con-
gress is asked to appropriate money un-
der the river and harbor bill.
when Grant was president, =" said
this official. "he used to alternately
chuckle and illuminate against the ex-
penditure Of good government coin for
the improvement of measly little
streams that he himself knew could
never be made fit for any human pur-
pose There was Virginian who. fail
ing to get congress to stick in an APP
preparation for the dredging of little
stream down in his section, finally i'm
portuned Grant in the matter
Let's see. said Grant musingly.
I believe crossed that stream in 1864.
wasn't itf'
1.-THE Virginian. who remembered
Grants crossing of the stream. replied
afirmatively
Look here. said Grant after a
pause. his face lighting up suddenly.
why don't you macadamize itT"-
Washington Post
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-10-05
Glad He Lost His Job.

There is certain editor in New York
with whom the power of the daily press
is such hobby that he raised the sal
airy of subeditor who suggested a
Sunday special" ON Famous Gradu-
ates of the Reporters Room. and at
once assigned his best dressed reporter
to interview leading authors along this
line. 1t happened that Mark Twain was
in New York. and the editor counted
on him as striking example of the lit
erary value of newspaper training The
reporter was ordered not to spare space
for the interview Yet when the article
appeared Mr. Clemens name was CON
spicuously absent 1t was this way
Mr.. Clemens received the reporter
with his customary urbanity. though
he shrugged his shoulders when he
learned what paper the young man rep
resented. AS usual. Mr. Clemens was a
most elusive man to pin down to an in
terview. but at last the reporter gath
cred his wits and asked the question
which he meant should point his article
Mr. Twain. he asked. ito what
one thing most of all do you owe your
marvellous success in literature2" He
had counted on my newspaper train
ing was the answer
The famous hnmorist half shut his
eyes. thought few moments in silence
and then said decisively. ITO the fact
that when was young and very ambi-
tious lost my job
MAY | ask what was your job. Mr.
Twain p exclaimed the puzzled re-
porter
Certainly sir. certainly" replied
Mr. Clemens. with great suavity. Il
was a reporter Saturday Evening
Post