davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-16

17&3 18Th NV: Groom brirk. new house. $50 900
liio nv; Srn'm brick; newly paT.ted. 30 -
an3 I st NV: ~ room brick: reduced to-. - 10
leo 2d II. NV, nat; lu rooms --......... A. 100
lA.5 . st. nv, lu r,,,uls. furnished .... ~ 90
ocl4-3t II II. HoWENSrEIN. tl9 + st. NV
IOB KENT-Isg3 18TH ST u ROOMS AND
bath; every MOD 'rn improvement. h,sl>. open
ocl4-3t"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-16
FOR RENT-MISCELLANEOU

FOR RENT TYPEVRITERS AT $3.50 PER
month Why pay So Any typewriters repair
ed at noIninal cost.
MOORE BROS. 9lS St. Rooms 2 and B.
ty2S-3m
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-16
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
FEMALE.

WANTED-BY a CoLORED GIRL. A PLACE To
Il" general housework in small family
references S53 2d
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-16

FOR RENT-NEAR cor
NV. . rms and bath;
st. NV double house:
$50 a mo d ndsomely
OWNER. 1902 East st.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-16
WANTED-HELP.

IL 4 y 7 i L IL
w ~ L =
Advertisements under the cInssiri-
o.,for a, Wanted Helm will be in
cntl"h Oh ~ - - -
serted at the Fhte Oh one ct"' pr
word per ihsei non '"e ia III
ments may be filed Mt amy f"stni
Telegraph office IN nshinG'o TON or
sent through the medium of the
Postal TeIeura,,h messenger system
at regular advertising rates
,,,-.,
WANTEH-SN ITALIAN TEACHER WRITE TO
ITALIAN. STAR Office
WANTFIt-AI ~ III StLES 81. \ THOR
oueaiy n"at honest tHy los n"HSe""rk
NANTEi. C0LuI.El. Youth To INTEND TO
furnace ami mag t,lusei SeItfa-S uS'lu u
a''H"r ia! ,r,''' 'ii. T.,' ,r 51n Inrh NV
WANTED FINE coAINAhEH AND \ III >Ii-
nIEiI, ti,,I;iAFrS 80 Ilth ST o,I62t-
,,--5.rt-I. v,,f-<,. MN pE TIFISI\,I AD-
dress, uulaarrtse. ~ ar AZ outside 7a,.'a1n;
canasr use'er.e. s,A.y AZ and eApeEif,93ts;. II
az, '''..'S d, ~ ms
NANTLi' TN" tilt> l. I.tH2 ~ 1. 'lAi> i
a'n t'" tiu T,"i'iN- a w wax" -; -
Ia ave
"ANltI MI i,'f Ahu ~. 10 AZ! 4 M. S-r
otitt- eei.-,'l
WANTEI. TNRTNEI:, coop MECHANIc, hts
Her reliable, honest, 'ai%ulr' 10 '"l'I'"i lt
e."sN j. u, N'ai once
WANTEu-uNE OR Two MEN TO SILL kL-AL
estate. experience u"t n"r"sNaly' 'i'S" VII"
L'.7g ann D's|S ~ IN t ,,,Jti.,IV 1.,nt q
nv ucI2-6t
7-,Z--T57, -IT 81 I-IIF-( To sci / TI-FI;ICAT
i1E niI ana ,rras,s Oh salary or COMMISSION; ex-
Sis,slaad. ONO. ael5-s,ln.lu.,t-
go. -, go. ,n rEoss,u
AuN Us nn''iI, -, III, 80. ~
cation Of " hntSu AeIp VIII De IN
serted at the r"te OF one cent per
word per insertion the man imun
chaIEe being 10 cents. AdYertise-
ments may be Med nt any rosta!
Telegraph office in " ashington or
sent through the medium OF the
Postal telegraph messenger system
at regular advertising rntes.
FEMALE
NANIFI' tNtEEii-N' ~ AI.E>iA!'.f.N'
WAITE. CoiuEEU COOK. SIS; CoL0EED
s,r.k- <IG- r,.H So. y,ps SiG. private f.tnIirs.
LtIIE> EXCHANGE 81 18TH
,4-.. god ~-,.ul>rr,~>-- re,rIIr.,I LAJIFS EX-
CHANCE. GA 18th
V{[TTT, WHITE IEI=ZIT.T7SS 81 Mn
rrr~-s general a..,.-euork,rs. for families
TyaN-TEl, , t,,IuET-u VuNr,N To Ir TIAI[
'-.ftE
,,--.----, go, 90. - -, -
Stands ler I.u~.u -. as c1I,cricured c,ok. must
have city references Apply 1872 Conn. ave.
g-i'--l
NAN led GIRL FOR GENERAL HpISENOEN.
-.--- -,
~ ,2s. i r, ON III, di't L
""-e>' "'i"E i'i'i'H'5S' App! --'o
"" ~ I'll ''I-i.El-A-l tt4h4. FVh DENf-hAL
II-r1..,r.r tIar. and cd i-I7 in,Ifr. so III
WANTff-AN FEPFEIFNt ~ l IT-ZT,TIT->sS To
work "a their homes. Apply basement door
77-17I,I.I, ,- 49, ", NV NJ --77,7
es LHtLi' sL-i.'L anu waitress Gail at III 18th
- 4 az.
NANTEI1-A THpEDU GIiLY RELIABLE AND
Intelligent woman nurse for small children;
ing 4L1ly al l9l5 =. =. 9elG-5I.
eE'-4 L.'.se"'-k Z" sj~F nights 100 'jh 81 nv"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-16

Advertisements under the ciassIh-
cation Of Wanted Help will be in
serted at the Tute OF one cent per
word per insertion, the min IN u III
change being 10 cents. Advertise
Inents may be GIed nt any Postal
Telegraph office in ashinEtOn or
sent through the medium OF the
Postal telegraph messenger system
at regular advertising rates.
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-11
GREAT MEN WHO ARE EARLY RlSERS'

There are few earlier risers than the
Kings and Queens of Europe, who mIsht
pardonably indulge in later hours lnaH
their subjects In his younger days the
Austrian Emperor used to rise at hal1-
past in summer and o'clock IN winter
and was paying his morning Vlslt 10 lne
stables when nearly all Vienna was sleep
ing.
The German Emperor has never been a
sluggard and is usually hard at work in
his study at o'clock and on horsepach
at 6. while the Empress shares her nus
bands love of the morning hours, ana
may be seen Cantering on her faVorlte
mare two hours before the world breaks
its fast.
King Oscar of Sweden and Norway is
usually to be found among his beloved
books between 6 and every morning. and
the Kings Of Italy and Roumania have
also left their beds at this hour.
The young Queen of Holland like her
mother, rises at T. and at about the same
hour the Queen Regent Of Spain may be
seen, in somber black, fiat and florid,' on
her way to mass.
Many of Englands greatest men have
scorned the delights Of bed while living
''laborious days" Brunei, the great en-
more than four hours in bed at any time
of his crowded life; and Sir William Ar
roll the engineer of the Tay and Forth
bridges, and the Brunei of our day, rises
earlier than any of his employees, and will
frequently crowd twenty hours work
into one day during the progress of his
great enterprises
Art, too has its early risers among its
most eminent men. G.. f. Watts. the great
academician, has rarely allowed his bed
to keep him away from his brushes later
than o'clock in the morning
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-11
BOGUS ANTIQUITIES SOLD IN ROME.

~ ONE, as a matter of fact, has be-
come one great emporium for for
ger sge not but 9ns somng 4om 6heP
- countries-from Paris, Munich,
England, Egypt, Greece, Asia
Minor. etc. Buy, for instance, If you are
not an expert specimen of old Dresden
or Capo di Monte porcelain. You will most
probably be the possessor of statuette
or group manufactured in Paris or Mu-
Mich, instead of an authentic piece from
the palace of Roman Prince. Your hum
BILE servant knows something about these
matters, for he has been caught himself,
and he processes to know something about
the subject.
The statuettes and Egyptian scarabees,
canoes and antique gems, Greek and for
eign jewels of gold, the bronze or silver
coins and moneys, the antique terra cot
tas, weapons, Florentine Renaissance
marbles, Tanagra figures and the fine
figures from Asia Minor (for these so to
M Joseph Reinach for information)-all
these interesting antiquities that one al
ways has the exceptional luck to discover
':off ones own bat at the bottom OF some
moldy shop are the work of skillful con-
temporary workmen, very often excellent
artists, capable of creating works of their
own Gnstead of being sl1illful forgers) if
they only had little encouragement from
those whom they cheat so abominably
for the benefit of unscrupulous dealers.
Here is sad but true story, which is
more eloquent than all the newspaper or
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-11

whom we found just where we had left
him He inquired anxiously 'if we had
looosened up that collar on the off horse. .
The child took the old mans hand. and
the last we saw Of them they were on
their way to a car, the child hugging
her treasure and the old man looking in
vain for that "off horse with the tight
collar.
Now" said Mr. Boucher, I'VE had bet
ter go over to the photograph gallery and
sec what Bill can show us. His right name
is something that sounds like Billichi
Vensanza, but we just call him Bill tor
short"
So we went over to see bill for short -
who proved to be the keener of a small
eating house and saloon for the men.
The photographs were really worth
seeing. The first one l noticed was that
of Attorney George A. Knight. 'Why." L
exclaimed in surprise, 'is it possible that
this is the picture of Mr.. Knight?'
And why not?" was Mr.. Boucher's s
answer. II am like the old sexton-they
all come to my solitude one by one. Bill
has great collection of public men here"
Sure enough. 1t was the picture of the
eloquent knight. Now, how do you sup
pose that photograph ever reached the
ash barrel. / asked? well, that is a hard
question to answer, usually through ac-
cident. l fancy. Sometimes a servant
soils a picture. and in order to avoid de-
lection throws it in the dust heap; next
1t reaches me-"
ExCity and County Attorney Harry T.
ANAoAoA n AoAo
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-11

Creswell was next of Importance on the
list. There was no mlstaking that strong
face, with the little humorous wrinkles
about the corners of the mouth.
The late Iamanted Little Pete" occu-
pies prominent position on the walls of
the gallery in the form of a gorgeous and
highly colored photograph. He has posed
as Confucian student, dressed in the
long and gracefully flowing garment
which is always worn in Difference to the
great scholars memory. In his left hand
he holds Il scroll while the fingers of the
right hand toy gracefully with a beauti-
fully decorated fan The idea of that
little highbinder studying Confucius!
This Chinese portrait reminded Mr..
Boucher of something he had stored away
in another part of the grounds, so he
walked over to a shed in one corner where
we found a pretty well preserved Chinese
Joss Of course he was little bit dam
in the scavenger wagon, still he was
easily recognized as the idol representing
filial affection, with the tears of blood
coursing down his smoke stained cheeks.
Come over here; l will show you an
other article that was never thrown in
the ash barrel" This brought US to a
beautiful Persian rug hanging over an
improvised clothes line.
Now that rug" said Mr.. Boucher,
"cost at least three hundred dollars, and
I have just received a telephone from the
owner. or rather from a detective hired
t. trace the matter. He tells me that the
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-11
COMEDIANS REVENGE
ON LEADING MAN

MERRY war of words between the
~ leading man and the comedian of
Ia a Vienna Thcater resulted in the
l latter vowing eternal hatred to his
rival and dire vengeance at the first
opportunity.
The prompter at this theater is an old
lady, whose ceremonious dignity and
courtly manners have earned for her the
sobriquet of Frau Hofrathin" (Mme la
Conseillere de Cour). The comedian elab-
GRATED a scheme to be revenged upon
his enemy, and the prompter was the me-
dium he employed for carrying it out
The leading mans memory was none of
the best and he always placed great de-
pendence upon the Drompter, who was
very friendly to him. One scene in the
second act, a long and difficult one, al
ways demanded her closest attention.
One evening, the fatal night, she had
climbed the narrow staircase into her
box, a staircase so narrow that it was i'm
possible for her to turn, and she was all
ways forced TO make the descent back
ward
Some one had climbed the narrow stairs
and had started to cut off the buttons of
the old lady's boots. A struggle between
modesty and professional duty ensued
She tried to get her feet out of the way in
vain; she struck out at haphazard, still
in vain. In the meantime she had lost
the thread of the dialogue and the poor
fused sentences; the heroine was COM
pletely at sea and the curtain was rung
down amid a storm of indignation from
the gods in the gallery.
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-11

owner has no complaint to make, even
of the scavenger who carried it away. 1t
appears that yesterday was houseclean-
ing day, and the rug was hung over a line
for an airing 1t was blown off the line
by the afternoon zephyr and finally landed
or top of the ash barrel. OF course the
swilI gentleman" drew it into his net.
Sc you see there are several ways and
avenues by which things reach my
bower.
1 asked if the men ever found anything
of great value, such as money or jewelry.
'Of course they do. But we never hear
of such things. That is, we seldom do.
Once in a while we catch them at the
right moment and make them give up.
but as a rule they are pretty cunning
about such things and make it a point to
conceal them till no one is looking.
mo. | have no idea what the annual
find may amount to. but it must certainly
come to a neat little sum during the
twelve months.
This giant dust heap is certainly teach
ing us a great object lesson, namely, that
it is pure waste to throw anything away.
Every little scrap of iron, every bit of
glass, all the old pieces of stale bread,
bits of twine, bones, rags, in fact all the
things that you are so anxious to get rid
of, are worth money. 1t also teaches a
man that there must be a hereafter, for
we are here convinced that nothing per-
ishes OF course, our furnaces burn all
into the best fertilizer in the world and
the time is near at hand when the farm
ers of the San Joaquin and Sacramento
valleys will recognize the result of this
work as the salvation of their lands''
w. c. BUNNER.
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-11

magazine articles and all the pamphlets
that can be written on the subject. In a
case of succession a foreign lady chose as
her share of the heritage a bas-relief in
marble representing an exquisite Ma
donna and infant Christ, by Mino of Fie-
sole, as to the genuineness of which there
was not the shadow of a doubt She took
it for very large sum, nevertheless con-
Sidered by experts to be below its real
value. The lady had a reverse of fortune,
but she knew Cor belieVed) that she pos
sessed a masterpiece, for which, more
over, she had been offered a high price.
the reach of want whenever she made up
her mind to part with it. The psychologist
cal moment came. In order that ii might
be sold to the best advantage she sent her
superb Madonna to Rome. which is the
winter resort of all :he "mlliardaires'' in
the world on the lookout for ancient mas
terpieces.
l went to see the marble. It was a mar
vel, both as to workmanship and to
"patina." But after it had undergone a
long and careful examination by serious
experts, aided by a magnifying glass
they came to the conclusion that it was
a modern copy made by man of con-
proof was clear. The dealer who had sold
the group was dead his family were re-
duced to poverty and gone away, and I
afterWard learned that the FlOrentine
who had made this marvellous copy (equaI
in beauty to the originaD was also dead.
The despair of the unfortunate lady NAV
be imagined when she learned that in
stead of being worth the $4,000 francs
which she had refused. her treasure, on
which she reckoned to provide for the rest
of her life was worth from 1900 to 1000
francs
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-11
"SCARAB HUNTS"
THROUGH PAWNSH0PS

~ CARAB hunts are popular now.
Scarab hunts are simple searches
in pawn shops and curio places and
J foreign stores for the sacred beetles
~ of Egypt, and then adding them to
ones collection.
One reason why every one likes to go
stalking scarabs is that they are such
quiet game They are tiny carved beetles
Of stone, and in some cases purport to be
the zone and only beetle turned to
stone after his long confinement in some
pyramid in Egypt.
Psychologists and archaeologists are
constantly unearthlng these scarabeii-to
spell it technically-and they are on the
market in jewelers. hands or the hands
Of noted antiquaries in this city and else
where 1t is well to get a pedigree with
all that one acquires, as there is nothing
easier than for the uninitiated to have
palmed off on them some imitation of the
genuine article.
SO skillfully have the beetles been imi-
tated that many New York importations
of the Paris fake" scarab can be found
sembles nothing so much as coffee bean.
Their colors vary from the dark blue and
darker brown coffee bean style to pale
blue and rose, or even red. Some are
transparent and some semi-transparent
Many are of a dull umber, and often
black and even unsghtly.
They are used in various ways, as
aux and in twining snakes, which were
sacred to the Egyptians also, in winged
bull heads and in various ways that sug-
gest the mummy and the obeliSk.
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-11

" VI to the Sanitary Reduction
u Il Works at the foot of Eighth
street and were lucky enough
to be fOrearmed with a pass from the up
town office. you would there see some
things that would astonish you. ! have
been there. and have seen things enough
to keep me writing for a year to come.
superintendent A +. Boucher was kind
enough to show me everything that is
rescued from the dust heaps. and they
range in Importance all the way from BIZ
cycles to babies. The latter find was
revelation to me. OF course. l knew that
there were people in the world who were
heartless enough to dispose Of an unwel-
come infant. even in the ash barrel. but
l had always supposed that such persons
would have at least some regard for that
law Of nature which says self protection
is first. Nevertheless, the innocents do
come to the ash heap, and many of them.
too. Some of them came into this world
untimely had lived for days and one
pretty little mite came to its last ignOhle
resting place dressed in purple and fine
linen.
OF course this body had to be turned
over to the authorities at the Morgue.
The papers made fuss about it and did
all that was possible to bring the heart
less criminals to justice; but, to quote
Mr.. Boucher this is difficult All this
rubbish is brought to us by scavengers.
We simply measure the number of cubic
yards in each load, after which it is
dumped into a receptacle provided for the
purpose. Next the pickers rake over the
material in order that they may separate
the metal from the vegetable matter. This
is necessary because all bits of iron and
glass must go into respective piles. Only
vegetable refuse goes into the furnaces.
where it is soon reduced to fertilizing ma
terlal.
"Of course. the pickers find all these
things you term Curios. and if the curio
happens to be the dead body Of child.
why, we can only report the matter at
the Morgue. We can't tell where it was
found"
OF photographs and letters there is
practically no limit in the dust heaps
There are love letters, business letters,
threatening letters to unruly debtors, let
ters to the Coroner asking that a certain
disposition be made Of the writer's body
after death, which is sure to occur within
at least twenty-four hours after the ink
is dry; begging letters from men with
large families all on the verge of starva-
ton where the temporary loan of few
dollars means the salvation Of innumer-
able lives: letters to the Board of Super
visors asking for the privilege to sell lead
pencils on the public streets without the
formaIity of paying the amount necessary
20 purchase license as prescribed by
law; sweet little perfumed notes from
SCHOOLGIRLS. asking classmates to come to
luncheon on certain dates, with the prom
isa of lots of fun talking over old times
In one special packet Mr.. Boucher mas
segregated the many foolish requests loi
the return of articles lost ID TINS CITY
,,,,,tot be has received since taking charge
of the works.
One woman writes as follows
Manager Garbage Works-Dear
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-11
SWELL BOOK AGENTS
THE LATEST IN TRADE

"HE really swell book agent is one
who sells books of rare and antique
character. There is a fortune in
this class of books. The prices
range from $50 to $500 or more, and
the persons who buy the works are
only too glad to receive a visit from the
agent who makes this class of books his
speciality. They leave their addresses at
all book stores and advertise their hobby
far and wide. A rare edition they will
pay almost any money to obtain. and
there is a correspondingly large profit for
the agent.
Works of art or classics in limited edi-
tions are disposed of only in this manner.
They can not be obtained through the
usual channels of trade.
The sale of rare old books in England
last year amounted to more than $780,
900. There is no report of the sales of linn
but are disposed Of only through agents.
These limited editions are printed on the
richest materials and they are works of
art as to the print as well as illustration,
which is often in etchingS and water COL
ors Vignettes are often tinted by hand,
and the artists proof of etchings are also
finished in water color by hand.
1t is more easy to dispose of this class
of work than is realized by the canvasser
for ordinary books, and the agent some
times makes $40, 600 a year in the business.
At the railway stations in Russia books
are kept in which passengers may enter
anv pOmD D1aiOt thew NAV wish 10 make
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-11

Z LTHOCGH there is no necessary
N connection between early rising
Il and a brilliant career, it is an in
teresting fact, says a writer in
= - TitBits, that many Of our most
eminent men and women spend
less time in their beds and leave them
much earlier than most Of us.
Through the whole of his working life
the late President Faure was rarely, #
ever in bed after 5 o'clock IN the morn
ing. Even when President he invariably
rose at o'clock even in the depth of win
in his books in his library by o'clock,
TO this habit of early rising the "tar-er
President" attributed much of his success
IN life.
NJ. Jules Verne is another practical be-
lever in the virtues of rising early. His
practice is to rise at dawn in summer and
at in winter. After light breakfast
he takes up his pen and writes indus
triously until II o'clock, when his days
self TO recreation. If | had not been an
early riser" he says, Il should never
have written more books than 1 have
lived years"
Alexander Won Humboldt. the great
German philosopher and traveller, rarely
spent more than four hours in bed. and
on the testimony of Sir James Sawyer
was frequently content with two hours;
and Lfttre, who lived to be eighty
thought that to spend more than five
hours q day In bed was shameful self-in-
diligence. Although his invariable hour
OF rising was SO clock he scarcely ever
left his desk until in the morning or
until sunrise warned him that a new day
had dawned.