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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-23
IOUGHT TO BE PROMOTED

1t happened in bfbad daylight-during thu
| lunch hour. in factarighty across the street
from one of the sofnber. gray departments
| buildings. Fully fifty Of the clerks from
the department. out for their incoming. saw
the policeman suddenly stop as he passed
by moderately Well-dressed young man
Then the cop grabbed the young mar
roughly by the coat sleeve, ripping the
same badly as he did so, and dragged him
to one Of the emesgencySboxes, where he
rang for a patrol MagonU An angry crowd
assembled around tuhe box. The prisoner
looked cowed, but he saidonothing.
whats the man doner' the men in the
crowd said. angrilyE to each other. but no
one knew. l.
The policeman kept tight grip on his
prisoners arm, and with the other he
waved his club threateningly.
Il wasn't thirty feet away, and I didn't
see the young fellow do anything" said a
man in the throng.
"Gwan wit yeez." said the cop to the
crowd. "Oi know me biZneSS.
But you've got no right to pinch
young fellow for nothing, If you have got
a badge on shouted man on the out
skirts of the crowd, and. therefore, com
paratively safe from the policeman's club.
That's dead right, too growled lot
of men in the middle of the throng.
Young fellow was just Winding his own
business. and this oficious guy with brass
buttons and club swings along and yanks
him."
IAN outrage. that's what I call it," said
another safe man on the outskirts OF the
crowd.
Whats the matter with hopping the cop
before the wagon comes and turning the
young fellow loose?" cried out some ven
turesome man, and there were a lot of
growled assents.
IF it's going to get so man can't walk
thn OF yyifh
hauled to a hurry box by one o these here
big Mulligan cops. why, what til. said
another man who was well out of view.
Chase yerselves youse chinners,' COM
manded the policeman. Il know me july.
1 TUX this one up fr good cause
well, why don't you name it. them?
was the demand from the crowd I'VE see
that young fellow around here every day,
and he's all right
of a wan o yeez." said the cop, but II
yeez wants t know SO bad. 1 pinched this
wan FIR disorderly conduct"
cry. "Disorderly nothing! How was he
disorderly? What did he dog
1T want so much wot he did as wot
he said said the cop, taking a closer
clutch on his club: Il heard this felly
distinctly say. as 1 passed by him. 'Yis.
says he, we may be way down in tn list
this year. says he, but IN bet yeez hat
that we finish up near til top o tn first
division next season, says lie"
Lynch himI' shouted the crowd "Offi-
Ger, you're all right! Soak it to him!
Sprung that old one right on the public
street. out loud, did he. Well, he ought
t'have been pinched! Let's all jolt him
one in the Stats just for luck! Any blamed
idiot that'H try to throw that kind O.
talk"
The timely arrival of the patrol wagon
saved the prisoners life at the hands of
the angry mob.
The above teacheth two sterling lessons:
First. that the optimistic base ball idiot has
no standing in Washington. not any more.
and, second that we have an almighty
jealous, sensible police force
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-23

From the New Orleans Iimes-Democrat-
Rubber culture in Central America of
fers a splendid field for poor man. said
Mr. ]. S. Nodine, manager of the largest
rubber plantation in Nicaragua. Just as
an illustra ton let me tell you of the ex-
perienoe of a neighbor of ours named
than four years ago from somewhere in
New England, and brought with him a
wife and little child. He was very much
run down and weakened with consumption,
and came to the tropics to try to regain
his health. | happen to know that he
didn't have a dollar, and he WAS glad to
take d job clerking al about $40 a month
gold. Being naturally shrewd md ener-
getic. he made little money trading, and
bought a 16O-acre tract, which he proceed
ed to have cleared by degrees. setting it
out partly in rubber trees and partly In
bananas and fruits. In year the fruit
began to return a small revenue, which he
used in extending the cultivation his idea
being to have eventually a wcll-stocked
rubber plantation. and in the meanW lille to
make the other things pay the expenses.
BY good management AMI industry he car
ried out the program, and in the second
year opened small store for trading with
the Indians. After that it was easy. and in
considerably less than four years he had
of the incest rubber groves in the re-
public. The trees are now on the point of
giving their first yield. but recently his
wife's health failed and he was obliged TO
return north, having completely recovered
himself. -Four weeks ago he sold his plan
is an exceptional case, l admit but at the
same time there Is absolutely nothing
about it that cannot be duplicated by in
dustry and pluck
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-23

From the New York Sun.
'In no state in the SOUTH and / travel in
ALL are people in the back districts as guile
less as in Tennessee said a New York
business man to a Sun reporter. Il fancy
that most of the stories of their simple
nature are true. In some manner they get
an inkling of what the world is doing. but
that Is all they want They do not know
the meaning Of Interrogation point as
applied for information. | was in a town in
the eastern end Of the state where stran-
ger is as much of a sight as circus pa
rade. A woman rode up to the door OF a
store and looked out from her sunbonnet;
was, in his shrtseeveS and a pair OF nan
keen overalls held up by rope.
{" How dy, Miss Sarey, won't We lightg
was his salutation.
Reckon not today, Dave. Paps down
with the yallerS agin and wants ye TO SEND
i'm some of them new bitters We was tellin
him about The young woman showed her
bonnet back on her head and took me In
as she talked to Dave.
"'Ye mean Trust Schnapps, Miss Sarey.
1 reckon said the merchant.
:" That's it, Dave, cause pap said they
was to be charged up
Then she readjusted her bonnet, picked
up the reins. dug til. heel of her shoe into
the flank of her nag and as the nag loped
away Miss Sarey looked back and, point
ing to me. called out:
Say, Dave. when are you goin' to kill
it.?
1.-The merchant apologized to me, or
thought he did. by saying that he reckoned
1 was the fust man that ever come to
these diggins in pair of shoes that had
no tannin''"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-23

From the Kansas City Times.
A baggage truck stood on the union de-
pot platform yesterday on which lay, In
careless fashion. eleven chunks of what
looked like pig lead. They were shaped, for
want of more familiar object, good deal
like sponge cakes. six inches high and per-
haps ten inches by seven across the top.
The bottom was of siightly less area.
Stamped on one end of one of them was
q OS9 o." The rest we're of about similar
weight. All bore the imprint of 1893 fine
The pigs were silver from the Argentine
smelter, and worth on the market $50
apiece The trucks seemingly deserted and
careless load was worth 81. 4S660. 1t is in
this shape silver IS shipped. There was
little danger of any one running off With
them their weight was SO great.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-23

From Spare Moments.
A clergyman who had been greatly an
noyed by the continued interruption to
which he had been subjected during the
delivery of his sermon stopped abruptly,
and looking round at the congregation
spoke as follows:
Some time ago. while delivering a SER
mon, was frequently interrupted by a gen.
tleman sitting in front of me- who gesticu-
lated, moved about and whispered to his
neighbors, and at last addressed to him a
sharp reprimand for his unseemly conduct
When the service was over my clerk in the
vestry mentioned the matter to me. and
asked If 1 was ignorant Of the fact that the
person addressed was an idiot. I have
since then always hesitated to reprfmand
any of my own congregation for interrupts
ing me in fear that I may be addressing an
idiot, who Is not responsible for his ac-
tions." 5s-e ssge
Silence reigned throughout the delivery Of
the remainder Of his Sermon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-23
An Honest COnfessiOn.

An Honest Confession.
I'd kind o like to be a man
Whose actions were heroical,
Instead of sticking to plan
So quiet-like and stoical.
I'd like to sail the arctic sea
And find the pole-go through with 1t
Right to the end. But then. dear me!
1 dunno what I'd do with 1t!
I'd like to be a warrior bold,
Safe from the cynic's pleasantly.
With gifts of silver and Of gold
From titled rank and peasantry.
I'd like laurel on my brow;
I'd go on public view with it
But in little while. l VOW,
l dunno what I'd do with 1t.
I'd like to be a man Of wealth,
And let 'em make a swell of me:
But there. I'm thankful for my health.
And friends who speak right well of me
With wealth I'd buy my food each day
And clothes-rd get a few with it.
And after that-well, 1 must say,
I dunno what I'd do with it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-23
From the Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune.
IF you want an item for your paper"
said the sunbrowned pilgrim in the dusty
suit, stepping into the office of the Glass
Vile Weekly Voice, you may say that the
celebrated Captain Sam Leggitt of Port
land. Maine, passed through here Wednes-
day morning on a pedestrian tour across
the United States, which he is making on
a wager of $1,000 that he will reach San
Francisco before Christmas-also that the
captain was looking well and was confident
of making the distance on time, with sew
eral days to spare"
The next number of the Glassviiie Week
ly Voice contained this item. In its Local
Shorts column:
IA long-distance hobo who claims to be
walking across the continent on a bet per-
fumed the town little while one day this
week. When last seen he was headed to-
ward the beer garden just west Of town.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-23
Nothing But Remnants Left.

From PUCK.
Of the most august son OF heaven. the En-
peror of China, ''how's business progress
ing in Gilman"
Rather dull, lately" replied the i'm
perial secretary. I'VE had little squirt
in naval bases this morning, and parties
from Europe are now looking over our line
Of spheres Of influence but business gen.
orally isn't near SO active as it was earlier
in the season"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-23
Railway official travelling inco

Railway official (traveling incog. on his
own Hne)-'They say there has been some
fault found with the lamps in these trains,
owing to the dim light they give. Do you
see anything wrong with them~'
Passenger-"No. sir. On the contrary,
they are exactly the kind Of lamp like to
see used in the carriage
Railway official (highly pleased)-"I pre-
sumo you are a professional manr'
Passenger-"Yes. sir. / am an oculist."-
Ttt-Bits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-23
Mistermed.

From the Fliegends Blatter.
You must have a great many enemies.
countess. for SO many ill-natured stories
to be told about you"
''You mean friends. don't your
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-23
q EE-lI
Should be Kept On; Iee.

From Puck. $50.
Mrs. Holmes.-'T,n never talce ice from
you againi That little piece won't last
any time!' - LIN
The Naughty Iceman-"Why don't yer
Git another chunk to kesl II from meltanfF'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-23

Father dhreateningly)-'I've got great
mind to thrash you.
Little son-"Take some one of your own
size Take ma"
Father trembles at the thought and sits
down.-Tit-Bits.
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X X
The Rebuff.

"Oh. let me look into your eyes" quoth he;
Your EYES which like strange gems re-
fleet the light
Where In unspoken language may see
My fate Alright.
Teach me to pen the feelings which 1 own
With joy, despite their sorrow and their
smart;
Teach me how may write my name alone
Upon Your heart
She laughed like bells a-chime and cried,
I'm sooth,
A school house is the place to mend your
plight.
we more to do than teaching callow youth
To read and write"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-23

From Harper's Bazaar.
"Of course, Norah you know that mar
rage is a very serious thing, said Mrs.
rockingham to her cook. who had told her
that she was about to set up housekeeping
for herself.
''but 1t isn't half so serious as being sim
gle"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-23
The Public.

you must remember said the man
who was arguing with great volubility and
self-approval, that we owe duty to the
public
"Who is the public?" inquired Mr.. Bly,
kins abruptly.
"Why-er-the masses, you know; the
general populace."
No" said Mr.. Blykins with emphasis,
you got the wrong idea. The public is
something to be roped in; to be gouged; to
be walked over. To the sugar trust the
public is a great congregation of confec-
tionery consumers. To the beef trust the
public is a vast menagerie of carnivorous
bipeds. To the politician 1t is collection
of persons who have influence at elections;
to the theatrical manager, a crowd of peo-
pie in front of the box office eager to get rid
of money: to the street car conductor a
lot of creatures who ought to be made to
step lively
You think the public gets imposed upon
all around"
Yes. 1t doesn't deserve any better, and
retribution is always waiting The man
who imposes on the public in enc respect
iapses back into the general outfit in some
thing else and is imposed on in his turn
It's Il heartlesS business all the way
through. One great and elaborate scheme
OF imposition. What people ought to do is
to hold primaries in all parts of the civil
lied world and send delegates to The Hague
to see If they can't discuss something like
disarmament scheme by which the peo-
pie of this earth can be persuaded to quit
imposing on one another
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-23

Miss BoodIe-"Count. how do you know
that your diamonds are genuine?'
Count Gittc-"By re advances of ze pawn
brokaire. "-Tit-Bits.
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A Viadication of-Water,

IF there is anything 1 dislike" remarked
Col. Stilwell. wiping his mustache with
Impressive elaboration, cit is bigoted per-
son. Some Of the people at my home in
Kentucky dame very near taking perma-
nent offense at me. but held out and final
ly convinced them
What was the discussion about?"
'It was the old controversy. Somebody
mentioned water, and Judge Morgan stated
his opinion that 1t was something that
ought to be abolished The major argued
for Its use in moderation, but the judge
wouldn't have it. l was sorry to disagree
with the judge, but l stated my arguments
and clinched them so that he had to give
in. 1 called his attention to the great
achievements which all the world is now
engaged in applauding. 1 recalled to his
mind the glories of our naval heroes, the
men who are SO proud of their country, the
men of whom their country is SO proud
Then / pointed my finger at the Judge and
asked him how those naval heroes could
have done these glorious deeds if there
hadn't been plenty, of water for them to
sail their ships on
X X
His Enterprise.
mister" said Meandering Mike, would
you mind lookin' over dis piece o paper?"
What Is it?' inquired the wayfarer with
a sneer "A letter of recommendation from
your last employer
Don't get jockey wit me- mister please
don't Me mind is occupied wit patriotic
project Me heart Is set a glorious
scheme an when you tries to drag me
down to earth, you makes me irritated.
I'm takin' up SUI scription."
"a subscription for the poor. Ell, with
yourself as their representative"
Mister, it's good thing I'm filled wit
patriotic purpose which obliviates de small
things of life from me mind. Otherwise
might be tempted to git riled an turn on
me heel wit a glance Of scorn an go way
without givin' you chance to assist in one
of de biggest enterprises ever undertook.
Lemme put you down fur a dollar'n
half"
No"
"Dollar'n a quarter?'
mo"
Last call. Coin at a dollar! Dis is a
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-13
MAJOR.
CHANGE OF FOOD CURED HIM.

What a determined and Intelligent wife
can accomplish is well shown in the ey-
perience of a certain retired major of the
civil war and his estimable wife. For
obvious reasons, the name and exact ad-
dress of the major is withheld, but the
facts are given by his cousin, a we'll
known lady of Marion, @.
Without apparent cause, but coming
on gradually, the major lost his mind.
and some of the most eminent specialists
in brain and nervous diseases stated that
he would never recover, strongly recon-
mending the wife to place him in an asy-
lum, although confident he would live
only q few months.
Being a woman of much strength of
character, she refused to incarcerate him,
but on the contrary, took him to a cot
tage along the shores of a little lake for
the summer, and devoted herself entirely
to the case. studied him carefully, and
especially applied herself to the p~repara-
ton of food and drink. gradually olimin-
ating what was harmful and substituting
nutritious and properly selected articles,
with the startling result that in about
six months he was an absolutely Sane
man, and in a year was healthier thar
he had ever been in his life.
She reciteS that the chief agency in
his return to health was Postum Cereal
Food Coffee, for from the moment she
began using that article in place of coffee,
he improved in a marked degree. At one
time, she left Off Postum and allowed
him to use ordinary coffee, and he had a
quick and serious backset. Returning to
Postum he improved: roW they use moth
ing else and are most enthusiastic in their
faith in its health-giving qualities, and
naturally make many converts among
their friends.
The relater adds AT first we thought
Postum was flat and tasteless, but after
following the directions exactly and boil
ing it twenty minutes, we secured a rich
ness equal to the best Mocha and Java,
and enjoy it greatly. | have lost that
heavy, depressed feeling that obtained
formerly, and my children are growing
fat on Postum" The lady requests that
her name be omitted from publication.
The name. however. Will be given by
letter upon application to the Postum
Cereal Co., Ltd, at Battle Creek, Mich.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-13

selves for water works purposes to the
amount of ten per cent. of their assessed
valuation but at these elections only
property taxpayers, including women
so qualified, are entitled to vote. In or
der to secure the required amount for the
pu> Of the electric light and power
plant and the construction of water
works system, the city counci in call
ing a special election, took advantage
of both laws, but neglected to segregate
the two propositions. For his reason
Mr.. Campbell regards the recent bond
election as illegal. He maintains that
the two propositions should have been
submitted to those qualified to vote upon
them at two separate elections. This
is the really vital defect. There are
otner defects of minor Importance, sew
eral of them growing out Of the principal
one.
Under the conditions of the bond sale
,iie First National bank of Butte now re-
cures the city authorities to test the
validity of the election authorizing the
sale OF bonds before making a payment.
Ihere are two ways open to accomplish
TINS. One is to submit the matter to
ING courts on an agreed statement of facts
WINE the other procedure requires that
an interested taxpayer apply to the
courts for an injunction to restrain the
Guy authorities from selling the bonds.
IN either event the points at issue could
pc passed upon. The city authorities
nave not yet decided as to the prone
course to be pursued.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-13
HITCH ON A BOND SALE.
A VITAL DEFECT DISCOVERED IN
THE DILLON BOND ELECTION.

Dillon Examiner: The First National
of Butte, the purchaser of the wa
ter works and electric light bonds. has
notified the city authorities that it can
not make a payment on the bonds until
the validity of the election authorizing
the issue of these bonds, has been tested
in the courts. The bank, as a matter
of ordinary business prudence, submitted
the entire matter to its attorney, Con-
gresham Campbell, who. after a thor
oCsh investigation, discovered a num-
Der of minor defects as we'll as one seri-
Gus one.
1t appears that under existing laws
municipalities are authorized to issue
bonds to the amour of three per cent
OF their assessed valuation for general
and electric purposes. At these cleo
tons every male legal resident of the
city over p years Of age has the right to
vote. A law passed subsequently au-
thtrizes municipalities to bono them
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-13
"MY FRIEND FROM INDIA"

The Grand was packed last night. the
occasion being the opening night of "My
Friend From India" The play is full of
funny situations and bright, clean fun,
and Walter Z. Perkins and his talented
company bring out all there is in it. Mr..
Perkins is, of course, the bright particu-
lar STAR but there are others in the cast
who have much to do with the funmak-
ing. Mr.. Fred Mower as "Erastus In
derholt,' a retired pork packer who is
anxious to break through the barriers Of
New York society, is an artist, as is also
Miss Lillian Brainard as Mrs. Beck
man-Street." Miss Lillian Sutton is a
handsome and talented girl. The play
will be repeated tonight, tomorrow after
noon and evening.