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An Audacious Rosicrucian.
Frederic c. Garfield in the Forum)


The cleverest and most audacious i'm
posture under the roSe-cross symbol was
probably that of gifted and plausible ad-
venturer calling himself the Count de st.
Germain, who flashed upon the Court Of
Louis XIV. No one knew who he
was or whence he came, There was a gro
tesque report that he was the Wandering
Jew. Another story proclaimed him the
natural son of an Arabian prince. But
come practical investigators decisively an
nounced that he was the offspring of Por-
tuguese Jew established in trade at Bor-
deaux.
Under the patronage Of the Marechal de
Belle-Isle, St. German made his debut in
the gay capital. Everybody was delighted
with the mysterious stranger. His easy
assurance imposed upon the highest people.
Many who questioned his claim to have
lived 1000 years retired in perpleXity, be-
wildered by his presence of mind, his ready
replies, his astonishing accuracy ON every
point mentioned in history. and his fer
tility Of resource. He dressed in a style
of the greatest magnifcence. sported dia-
monds of princely value, and made costly
presents to the ladies of the court with
apparent unconcern. The King looked up
a time in his company. and would suffer
no one to criticise his new friend.
Nine de Pompadour was as pleased with
st. German as was her royal lover. He
sold his elixir vitae to all the grand ladies,
performed miraculous feats, pretended to
remove blemishes from diamonds, and for
a time was the wonder of society. In the
most familiar manner he would speak of
his friendship for king or grandee who
had been dead for centuries, and once,
when supping with some not oyer-intelli-
gent people, he had the impudence to speak
of his personal acquaintance with Jesus
Christ.
St. Germain had most astonishing vas-
abond for a servant, to whom he would
often appeal for corroboration when mar
rating some wonderful event that had hap
pened centuries before. On one occasion
St. Germain was relating at state dinner
q conversation he pretended to have had
in Palestine, about 1875, with King Richard
1 of England, whom he described as his
particular friend. Signs OF establishment
and incredulity were visible on the faces
of the company, upon which st. German
coolly turned to his, servant behind his
chair, and asked If he had not spoken the
truth.
II really cannot say" replied the man,
without moving q. muscle. you forget,
sir, that I have been only 500 years in
your service f--lII@ -
"Ah, true" said his master. ri remem-
Der now; it was little before your time"
St. German drifted from Paris to Ger
many, where he died While on visit to the
Prince of Hesse-Cassei,, whpm he was seek
ing to convert to Rosicrucianism.
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The Lincoln National Bank
CT Washington. D. C.. cor. 7th and Sta
SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS, BOX REM s25o

car full OF nothing but ladies and children,
it comes hard TO preserve cheerful de-
meanor.
Its this way. il you never done come
TO think OF Ii before. There amt porter
who could afford to take any run If he
was TO get nothing but eompany's wages.
He certainly would go bankrupt. You
expect to make your living out of other
little things; not that any OF US gets as
much as the funny papers say we do. but
there's a little coming in for things the
porter does that amt paid for when you
put down the price of your sleeper ticket.
But when the train pulls out and the
porter takes what you may say is his first
real lock at what he's got in his car it's
expecting a good deal TO expect him TO
look right clipper and cheerful when
there's a dozen sections got only ladies in
them; but he's got to do it. for the COM
pany made that rule. What's the reason
for 1t? Well. it's Just this. When it's a
man. all you have TO do is to fix his shoes
and to brush him of when he gets 20 his
station; maybe he'll call for a side screen
when he wants the window Up. but that's
about all, and he just naturally gives you
quarter. That amt much to him. and it
amt much to the. porter but several of
them counts up. But with a lady it's
different. She's always mighty uneasy:
she's got to have table, and then she's
got to have il taken away, and the window
never does get to suit her and she wants
pillow and then she wants more pillows
and you're lucky If she doesn't ring you
out of the only chance you have to get a
nap in the whole run Just because she
wants glass of water. And after all the
things you've been doing for her right
along. she's Just like as not TO walk
right away as soon as you set her grips
on the platform.
"Oh, can tell you. ladies on a car Just
naturally keep the porter guessing, they
certainly do, and the company says you
must be cheerful. But when there's a-lady
gets into one of your sections for the whole
run, and she's used to travelling about and
to being looked after. why. then she sort
of knows that the porter is looking at her,
and she's set him guessing whether she's
one of them sort that's no good except to
the company or one of the other sort So
il she's used to travelling and maybe knows
something about what porters has to do
WELL she just sort of indicates TO the por-
ter-the way you've done-that she's dis
posed to consider him a business man. Then
he don't have TO guess no more. and she
gets good attention, and it's easy TO pre-
serve cheerful demeanor. With the other
kind most porters come mighty close to
tromping on the edges of that there regu-
lation, and that's risky, for you may get
caught and laid off a rum
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MEETS With Miles FAVOR
Garcia Submits a Plan for Organ
izing Cuban Militia.
He Thinks the Gradual withdrawal
From the Island of United States
Troops should BE Followed by the
Organization OF. Native FOrces-A
Feeling of Security Would Ensue.

General Garcia late yesterday afternoon
had conference with General Miles on
the subject of organizing a militia for
Cuba to be composed of and ofieered by
Cubans who served in the war. He pointe
out the advantage that would be derived
by having a militia Of native Cubans to
take the place OF the United States army
men in the island.
There are thousands Of Cubans, General
Garcia said, who have been soldiers for
years and are really unfit for any other
class of work. 1t would take little time
to organize militia, but with the assist
ance of the United States it could be done
gradually. General Miles listened atten-
lively to what General Garcia had to say
lent suggestion.
He favored the proposition Of forming a
militia composed of Cubans who were in
the war and agreed that Cuban officers
should be appointed. General Garcia S
plan of organizing what he terms IAN aux
iliary to the United States army is not
perfected in all of its details, but he is
much gratified to learn that SO far as he
has progressed his work has been approved
by General Miles. When he has perfected
his scheme il will be submitted to the Sec
retary of War for approval. -stss.
"A militia of native Cubans,'' said Gen.
eral Garcia, will be guarantee of peace
and security in the island, and as the
companies are recruited and mustered in
the American soldiers, whose places the
Cubans will take, can come home, and
thus by degrees the Cuban militia can per-
form the work now done by the American
soldiers.
But added General Garcia, don't
want TO be understood as endorsing any
thing like militarism. / mean for the Gu
ban militia TO do nothing but military duty.
And | believe that General Miles agrees
with me on that point. The Cubans have
great respect for General Miles, who is
one Of the most polished officers l ever
met. l am sure that if he will assist us
to organize a Cuban militia for he takes
much interest in the island"
The evening times., 1899-08-11
ENQUIRY INTO TROPICAL ILLS.
An American Delegate May Join a
british Expedition.

Consul Boyle. at Liverpool, has called
the attention of the State Department to
the expedition to investigate the cause of
malaria and other tropical diseases, organ
lied by the Liverpool School of Tropical
Diseases, which proceeded to Sierra Leone,
on the west coast Of Africa the latter part
of July on the steamship Fantee and which
will probably return in the latter part of
September. The expedition may, however,
proceed to Accra, on the Gold Coast before
its return.
The committee having the expedition in
charge is anxious to have delegate join
the expedition from this country, and it
is thought likely that, as a school for the
study CT tropical diseases has been started
in America, this request may find favor,
especially at the present moment when so
many of our countrymen in the Philip
pines are exposed to the dangers of the
very maladies which the expedition intends
to investigate.
The evening times., 1899-08-11
THE PULLMAN PoRTER,s WOES.
Sometimes Hard to Preservesa n Cheer
fuI Demeanor. 9hsH1 fA
From the New York Tfibune.

(From the New ork frIhune.)
1t was so near the beginning of the long
stretch of prairie travel that the train, was
still making its slow progress out by way
of the dull and dreary outskirts OF the
city, where it had been necessary to
change cars on the completion of one link
of the overland trip. The porter had just
slowed away his landing stool and the uni
form in which he must be garbed 10 stand
at the step of his car The season was the
dull period of eastbound travel the woman
passenger was not only the only one of her
sex on board, but was the solitary occu-
pant of the car. When as the porter
passed along the aisle she halted him and
slipped into his hand a disk of silver, the
trained palm of the servitor had no diff
Guilty in recognizing that it was a dollar
which slid from hand to pocket For the
giver there was a phrase of thanks; for
his own appreciation there was the mum
bled remark, This sho'Iy is luck
He rendered immediate equivalent. The
satchels and umbrella and the other ac-
compartments of travel were deftly slowed
out OF the way with that economy of space
which railroading teaches. He suggested
that he had clean cloth in which to tie
UP the bonnet and store it in his linen
closet, where 1t would not be disturbed
except when the inspector came aboard
the car. There was no limit to his atten-
tions, and they did much to clear aside
the many small difficulties of tiresome
travel. 1t really was not so much the
amount of the tip as it was the time chosen
for presenting it which gratified the por-
ter, as was made manifest by one of his
scraps of conversation.
There's one of the rules and regulations
of this here Pullman company" he said.
'and they sho'ly has got a-plenty of rules
for us porters, and when 1t amt a rule
it's a regulation you're up against when
you amt watching out, and then you're
laid off for so many runs and that's what
hurts Well, this here rule I'm rejecting
about. come to think of it, It's one of them
regulations, after all, says that us porters
must preserve cheerful demeanor. That's
easy enough to say. When the man in the
company that makes them rules and regu-
laticns gets out of temper he can just
lay of q porter on this run and another
porter on that run, and keep on laying
off porters until he gets to feeling right
cheerful himself. But that's rough on
the porters; they've got to look cheerful,
and they mustn't leave their stepping stool
behind at any way station, and they've
got to turn in the right count of towels.
and somehow 1t isn't always cheerful for
the porter on most any run. But he's got
to look that way no matter what happens
the regulation says so-and IL he don't
ne sho'iy gets laid off run, or maybe
more. The worst is when you've got
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TO COLLECT A DEBT.
The Church of the Messiah Sued by
Contractors. SECS $500

William Viney and Frank NJ. Leacock.
trading as Viney & Leaeock, Philadelphia,
through their attorney, R. Golden Donald
son, fled suit gainst the Church OF the
Messiah, now called the Protestant Episco-
pal Church of ST. Thomas of the city, for
the collection of s12, ,441.S8. The debt is
secured by a mechanics lien on lots, Nos.
IS, So. 20, II, 72, and 73, in square No 156,
and sublot No. 200, in subdivision of square
No. 156. "a I.
The evening times., 1899-08-11
An Epidemic Of Disrrhea.

Mr.. A. Sanders, writing from Cocoanut
Grove, Fla. says there has been quite an
epidemic of diarrhoa there He had a
severe attack, and was cured by four doses
OF Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera, and Diar-
rhoea Remedy. He says he also recon-
mended 1t to others. and they say II is
the best medicine they ever used. For sale
by Henry Evans, Wholesale and Retail.
and all druggists.
The evening times., 1899-08-11
COMPLAINTS OF MINERS.
They Claim $25,OOO,OOO for ExpuI-
sion From the Gold Fields

The Acting Secretary of State informed
former Representative James Hamilton
Lewis today that the complaints of Amer
ican miners, for whom Mr.. Lewis is acting
counsel, against the British Columbian au-
thorities would be submitted to the Brit
isr Government through Ambassador
Choate.
These miners claim damages to the
amount of s25,0o0,000 as result of their
expulsion from gold claims, which they
had located and developed in the territory.
Ambassador Choate will be expected to
inform the department after the docu-
mentary evidence in the miners cases
reaches London whether or not it is ad-
visable or necessary to submit the matter
to the Anglo-American Joint High Com
mission with the other international SUBJ
jects under consideration.
The evening times., 1899-08-11
COLLECTOR DAVIS ESTIMATES.
Expenses of His Office for the Next
Fiscal Year.

E. G. Davis, Collector Of Taxes for the
District, this afternoon submitted to the
District Commissioners the following es-
innate of expenses for his Office for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1901:
For the Collector of Taxes, 1000; Depu-
ty Collector of Taxes, 1000, cashier, ST.
500; two assistant cashiers, $500; one
bookkeeper, $1,000; two clerks, $500;
three clerks, at $1,000, $500; one
coupon clerk, SLIGO; one bank messenger
clerk, $1,000; one messenger, $500; one
horse and wagon, $500; care and subsist-
ence, $25S; extra labor incident 10 the
preparation of tax sale certificates with au-
thority to employ clerks after Office hours
$1,000; contingent expenses. $1,000. Total
estimate, S2405S
The evening times., 1899-08-11
Democrat. I'm the Field.


The enthusiasm with which the Democrats be-
gan the State contest this year in their early
convention shows sign OF abatement. II they
do not upset the Quay machine in the onset
which they viii make upon it in November they
viii at least make the battle very interesting.
II will need every fraudulent vote which the
hackers OF the State administration can muster
to prevent deserved rebuke AZ the poila5,
The evening times., 1899-08-11
what HeNeeds.

From the Chicago Record>
,. Jones what u. t, will you give toward Dewey's
mot a cent; I'm heading aa subscription to
build him cyclone CELLAR
The evening times., 1899-08-11

Another factor that is likely to influ-
ence the price of the southern and south
western railway securities. at least tempo
rarily, is the chance that the price of cot
ton may improve. 1t seems probable that
this improvement in cotton will not be
great or permanent, but its effect for the
time being will be to induce buying OF the
cottoA-carrying railways
The evening times., 1899-08-11
A Logical Definition.
From Puck.)

"Papa, what is the Higher Criticismp"
My son, il is the method whereby people oon
vince themselves of the falsty of something they
know isn't true.' N'
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NoEthern Pacific common was strong
and In good demand. The officers OF the
line report steadily Increasing business
and the brightest of prospects.
The evening times., 1899-08-11
New York stock Market.

Corrected daily by ". B. Hibbs Co.,
members OF the New York Exchange,
l4l9 F Street
The evening times., 1899-08-11
The washington stock Exchane,

saIes-U. s. 5's. Coupon, s1,oO0a1OS IA
Washington Gas, 70@553-4. MergenthaIer
Linotype. 10@204 7-8 and 30G205.
After call-Capital Traction, 1O00s4 IA
and 506941-4.
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The grangers were strong, but inactive
at the level of yesterdays close. During
the morning hours it seemed probable that
the crop report would cause buying of
Atchison and Burlington during the day.
The evening times., 1899-08-11

The gross earnings of Baltimore and
Ohio for the month of July were the larg-
est in the history for any one month. The
The evening times., 1899-08-11

The Linseed Oil securities are being
bought on account of the brilliant earn
ings of the company
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New York Cotton n,r1..
Chicago Grain and Provision u,-Is,

Corrected daily by ". 8 fiipbs G Co
members of :he New York Exchange
l4I9 F Street
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car full OF nothing but ladies and children,
it comes hard to preserve cheerful de-
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-04-20
Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson was born April
Is, 1743. died July 4, 1926 He was
the third president of the United
States, elected vice president in 1896.
Elected president in 1900. Re elect.
ed in 1904. Bought the territory
of louisiana from France in 1903.
In view of the fact that We have
to day the trusts. Imperialism, be-
trayal Of the people by representa-.
tives," extravaganza in public Office
and unnecessary taxation, a mon.
strous and growing public debt, cen.
sorship of news, favored classes and
nepotism, the following statement
of Thomas Jefferson's Democratic
principles" is interesting.
The people the only source of le-
ultimate power.
The absolute and lasting sever
ance Of church and state.
The freed om, sovereignty and in
dependence OF the respective states
The Union, a confederacy, a com
pact, neither consolidation nor a
Capitalization.
The constitution of the Union, a
special written grant of powers linn
lsed and definite
The civil paramount to the mill.
tary power.
The representative to obey the in.
structions of his constituents.
Elections free and suffrage uni
versal.
No hereditary Office nor order nor
title.
No taxation beyond the public
wants.
No national debt il possible.
No costly splendor of administra
: ton.
No prescription of opinion, nor o.
, public discussion.
No unnecessary interference Will
individual conduct, property oil
speech.
No favored classes and no monop
E olies.
: No public money expended, ex
! cept by warrant of special appro
, priation.
No mysteries of government in
accessibly to the public eye.
9 Public compensation for public
services; salaries moderate and per
, vading economy.
THOMAS JEFFERSON.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-04-20
Murdered by Land Pirates.

Seattle, Wash, April Oriental
|sivicss state that the steamer
Ewonghoi had an exciting expert
|snes on recent visit to the Island
n Samai, in which her treasure chest
|sas robbed of $4,000 by shore
pirates, assisted by native members
|tE The crew, and her first officer was
Probably murdered.
The officers were invited TO a ma
AFe feast on shore on the night OF
Tue robbery. The first mate started
back TO the ship before the captain.
De found the pirates in the act OF
|efeaking into the treasure room and
attacked them single handed. They
used their clubs freely and knocke d
nm ieseasible before he could use
as gun. After securing two cases
u $4,000 each they either threw the
mate overheard or lowered him into
aooss that lay alongside. They all
isis the ship aud took to the woods,
where it is believed they murdered
him.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-04-20
JOB FOR GENERAL WHEELER.
Slated For Position of Military Govern
or OF Manila.

VT VI
Washington, ID. g., April 15.-
Brigadier General Joseph Wheeler
of Alabama, one OF the heroes of
Santiago, is slated for the position
OF military governor Of Manila, Phil.
ippine Islands.
Gen. Wheeler, who was a Maj Gen.
OF volunteers until the exchange OF
of the ratifi cations Of the peace treaty
Tuesday, was made a brigadier.gen-
eral in the provisional army Wednes.
day, and to day the announcement is
made semi officially that he would
go to Manila at an early Gate to as.
sumo jurisdiction as military govern.
or OF Manila This will give Msjor
General Otis, military governor OF
the Philippines, opp ortunitY to de.
vote all his time TO the subjugation
OF the insurgents under Aguinaldo.
General Wheeler, by accepting
commission as governor OF Manila,
probably re!ires from congress, Go
he can not get back from the Phil
ippines by December.
Brigadier General Fred Grant will
accompany General Wheeler TO
Manila. Orders were cabled to
General Grant to-day at San Juan,
Porto Rico, to Gems to Washington
at once to receive orders and start
! for his new post.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-04-20
Entire Country Ia AbIsze.

Omaha, Neb, April 13 Specials
from Newport, in Rock county, on
the line of the Elkhorn road, say the
loss of property from the prairie fire
Tuesday was enormous. Henry
Habercost, John Mauch, Jonas Con-
rad, W Beebeesness, E. Sixberry
and Opp brothers lost their ranch
buildings, including big stacks OF
hay and some cattle. The fire is
spreading into Holt and Garfield
counties.
Reports from Ogallala, the county
seat of Keith county, say the entire
northern part of that county is being
swept by fires. The flames, driven
by a stiff wind. reached North Platte
at IL o'clock this morning. The
ranches of the Holeomb brothers,
Jonathan Smith and the two Farm
ssroms. among the heaviest stock
raisers in western Kan sas, have bee Z
destroyed.
At Loup City George ". Misner,
an old resident of Washington
township, was burned to death in q
prairie fire yesterday.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-04-20
UHe Dead and Two dying,

Deylew. Ark, April 13.-In a
street. fight here yesterday B. G..
Ashourn was ius'antly killed; A J
back aud his sou Lee, we're fatally
wounded; Alex and Henry Miller
we're shot iu the arm B. NJ Ash
ourn aud several others we're also
Wounded. The senior Ashburn had
osen prosecuted by A j. Black in a
justices court for perjury and the
ssiaencs of the contending parties
lsd been directly opposite. This
1iai took place at McCrory, and
sael party returning home had to
PISS through Dsview. Ashburn and
als 500. arrived first, and when the
1'sck party came up Ashburn walk
y out with double barrel shotgun
ald told Black that he had sworn to
~ and leveled his gun, which
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-04-20
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Believe 1t.
The Experience Of Well known Per-
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