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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-29
An instantaneous Remedy Tor All B,r,.,
Ills

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this Christmastids to call discouraged peopi...
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eVerywhrrr Snicden multiply Surely this read
not he 'N-
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i"An woman AMI child who will only believe in GOD
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-29

The cap Of sweetness stirs In the veins Of
the Hon. WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON in the
holidays. The laureate OF AouIsALpo sizzles
into sonnet on the Hon. GEoRoE SEwALL
BOUTWELL,. Here Is a Characteristic Bit OF
optimism:
"Iu degenerate day. whom public shame
And private avarce stain the nations page.
when sordid ends the growing youth engage"
We hope that Mr.. GARRISON can be induced
to make his sonnet gallery complete. ERvrSo
WiSsLow. GAMALIEL BRADFonp. ALADDIN At
KINsoS and Gen. SAMBo BowLEs await their
sacred bard.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-29

1t Ia impossible to read the Hon. WILLIAM
TELL STEAp's vision OF a French inva sion OF
London without rserettlnR that u never occur
red to HIM to be natural zed and become MEM
Dor Of the Democratic party. 1t may he said
that the population IL large enough without
him an that the country doesn't mourn his
loss; but he has the Gifts OF the true Octopus
hunter. His ability TO lash himself into
panic and delirium. and hls wild eruptions OF
language would have made him Invaluable as
a Trust-smnsher still. England has but one
STEAD. while the Democratic party carries q
full line OF SrEAps.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-29

HdrPr's Magazine for January contains III.
OPENING ohAp'ers OF Mrs, Humphrey Wards new
poems by the author af David Harum',, an .oo<
or the ascent OF Mt. sarmiento by sir Martin Cow
way; stories by Virginia Frazer Boyle own w,st,r
stephen Bonsal' Frederic Remins ton and ,,c,.v.
ThAnet and travel articles" by Charles r. Iumno,.
ohame" Roberts Julian Ralph and Others. II n
an interesting number. ~"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-29

There is an active movement In Atlanta
to set up a monument to the late Lieut..
BRUMBY. II ought to succeed and be copied
in every other place which was the homo OF
an officer conspicuous In the wnr with Spain.
The memory OF that conflict. a political bless
Ing to the American Union. should be kept
green everywhere
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-29
Authorship of "Th- Night Befor. Christ
mas.v

To THE EpTon ov THE SUS-ST; Mr. Henry Liv'
inRston. editor Of the South SD S01r Of TT place
claims that his grandfather. uenrv Liyius.o1 u
Hyde fa-k-on'tho. Hudson, and not Cl.urut
Moore. was tho author Of tho poem, iva. no
Night Before Christmas" Mir. tiyngs'or ss'S MS
grandiA,hers poem was originally PRINT. % 80
hn"k'rh"ct'r Nag SIN, s,m"w h re- abn II = iAl
you inform me II tho Ella IN of Mr. NJ to
authorship or the poem !, well founded
BABYLON, Dec. ~ sINoN ". e. YRS
Moore's title to tho author, hip ~ the = NJ
Before Christmas Is founded IN his own ,,l j
the general acceptance ~ It for neary a cali4-y.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-29

Col BRYAN is hunting the panther in
Texas as a preparation for hunting the octo-
pus. The Hon. WILLIAM d. DAILY has ar
ranged for q meet in New jersey. He and tho
Colonel are going to chase the Octopus in Cam
den. Trenton and Jersey City. New Jersey is
the lair Of the monster. Can he help roaring
for mercy when BRYAN and DAILY sound their
terrible approach2
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-29

FROM ne Boi'On HsrdIi.

Fr"m ne N0i'On WsTdIi.
Trade reports from l. mn sro n IN r. 80 'r,' =.
'tyle Of ladies shoe, In ln I'm lrrgn . r.i.ru I'd.
that in place NJ tho senslblr low hc.lrl .s
fnote-sr has fora number of lcaasu.,rrs %
ar" To have e.ntrotHced tho style ~ the hI o.
ana that ir 'n this time forward no wpi.ar ..r .
considered In STYLE who does not rtand upon b u
from an inch and quarter 10 ~ inch AaI ibrss
AuArtsrs In height
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-29

The Yale anthropometrlcian who talks
about the "antero- postero diameter" and tho
lateral diameter" Of the heads OF youpO
women IL doubtless great man md a good :.
but the scientific lingo Ia not well applied TO
artistic subjects.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-29

10 TIVE Enirnn or THE Sun 90 SIR Joe Bailey
not only wore hrand.n.w silk b,t ON rs,ro.,,'-.
week but his hair had been Gu, ,,,;itc sbor, .n,
plne tour'in hand tie had dsp.areI the Nh a. nsu
stiA In peril! ~ ~" VI" ,nrnsu,ntlon
WARRINGTON. d. c., Dec a. "phHT
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time. II may be remembered. had herself
doubts as to her own identity. The aue.t ton
should lie submitted to the caterpillar for
daoialnn
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-29
rn,r,su BlryDEns IN AFRICA.
Criticisms By n Former Chaplain OF tho
British Army In India.

To THE EDITOR OF THE sUN-.Sir; 1t has
...n,., It,, inorodibIe IN the or iinerv oh
seemed almost inereu'ole W w. o. i.,,,
server that after It's long experience III inu'a
n,r,mon, shouId bavs been 40 CONN eteIy
pat'"en' snou'u ,.,- -, ~,
Tho Re-. ~ Tho Rr,,ish frontiers in south
Att, H., ..o.a rho ,iro mvaeIf b.ve had
N''"'' bu' tnoSo ""V' IN. W ~, 49,.
an opportunity OF observing thinRs IN the
midst OF the movement OF British troops on
the ,ron,,o.. =, raj. vi,l MT be surprised AT
tho iIontlers VI lhuia' WI, n'' w
the b!unders In South Africa.
When I went out to India. In 1905. the Um-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-29

Tho above criticism OF the Generals named
because they are all officers Of foot regiments
and not scientific corps. cannot be regarded as
sound The history ~ war does not sustain
II. Wellington began his career In The field In
command Of the Thirty-thlrd Foot In the
Netherlands. Napoleon did not begin In the
scientific CORPS" Grant passed from West Point
to the infantry. Moreover. Gen. Butler has had
wide and varied military experience. Like Lord
Roberts. he has SERVED in the Quartermaste
Generals Department and also In the Intelii-
Gence Department, In the Ashantee war OF
1873 and the Fgyntian war OF 1882. Pew Eng
lish Officers have had more experience. too. In
ih' command ~ troops In the field Gen
White has served In com m and OF troops in In.
dian and Afghan wars. and WAS Quarter
master-Gencrnl In the Soudan campaign OF
1874. succeeded Lord Roberts as Com
mander.in- Chief in India In 1899. and in 1893
was appointed Qua-termaster- General Of the
Forces 10 Sir Evelyn Wood. Gen. Methuen
served In the Ashantce war and the Egyptian
war. and for several years was Adjutant-
General In South Africa. Gen Gatacre has
also had experience as Deputy Quartermaster-
General and has seen much service in COM
mand OF troops engaged in active ope rations in
India and Africa. The fitness OF all these on
GERS for command in this war. SO far as demon
strahle by previous service. was, therefore
ample TO justify their selection.
1t 10. moreover, wholly Idle to lay on the
Intelligence Department the blanc OF the fail
urcs and disasters In South Africa: they have
been matter OF tactical deficiencies. and
have simply repeated those OF the Boer war OF
1881. The trouble Is that. so far the British
have been outgeneralled by the Beers. The
British Plan OF divided columns In the cam.
paign was bad and their bull headed sssaulta
against protected positions defended by
modern arms showed that they had not learned
the great lesson OF modern war But what lIy.
ing British General is there. whether grad.
uate OF scientific corns or infantry service.
who has yet commanded a great army and
practically demonstrated his ability to graphic
successfully with the problem OF the present
military conditions In civilization
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PANS ios1us No. IA. near Grand HOTEL and
Iiosaus No. 10, Bouisvarde des Cspucines
Evening star., 1899-02-04
LIKE MAHOMET"s COFFIN.
Bank Safe That Was Suspended
Retween Heaven and Earth.

I've been in the -and-burg1ar-proof
safe business for twenty years. remarked
the veteran drummer, ''and | guess | have
sold my goods in nearly every state in the
Union, but until l visited, a month ago, a
western town of ) coo people l had never
seen a really safe safe-one that was proof
against any and all forms of assault. 1t
was the first time l had struck the place
and | went there because | had learned
they had opened new bank, and I'm al
ways on the lookout for that kind | got
into town about o'clock. and without
stating my business, l strolIed around be-
fore supper to where the bank building
was located just to have a look over the
situation. 1t was quite a modern building
tor the size of the town, and the builders
had put in 9 boiler and engine to give the
power for water and electric light nd steam
heat.
There nothing remarkable about
this. but at the rear of the building | found
something that was at least novel. 1t was
plain brick addition twenty feet high,
with large windows on its four sides, giving
a full view of the interior, and right in the
center, between heaven and earth, five feet
below the ceiling and ten feet above the
floor, hung a big safe suspended to a heavy
anchor chain. twas an entirely new wrin-
ke to me, and after studying it awhile |
went back to the hotel determined to ask
few questions before letting any one
know what l was there for. The hotel
clerk, after the manner of his kind knew it
all, and when he had finished his elucida-
tions l had learned that the bank people,
instead of spending their money on a high
priced, tilne-lock, burglarproof, stone
walled vault and safe that might be dyn-
amited full of holes, had simply bought
good cheap big safe and, having put it in
the high room they had built for it. had
rigged chain and pulleys and attached
the combination to the engine down. cellar.
''At closing time the safe was drawn up
between floor and ceiling out of reach from
above or below and left to swing until time
to begin business again next morning. The
steam was down by II o'clock, and then
the only possible way to get at the safe
was to raise steam and let it down within
reach, job the most skllful burglar could
not perform without detection, because
steam engines are not run silent sched-
ule as a rule. The next morning after I
had taken another look at the working of
the arrangement and saw how easy ii all
was I never said a word about having
safes to sell even that was in the busi-
ness, but slowly and sadly packed up my
trans and got out of town"
Evening star., 1899-02-04
Impressed.

The young woman who recites poetry
had just been breathing a few soulful STAN
zas into the ear of Col. Stillwell. The col
onel's ear was not used to 1t, and he be-
trayed symptoms of uneasness.
You see.'' he exclaimed apologeticaIly,
II can't really appreciate poetry. l get SO
busy keeping time to the lines with my
feet that | forget TO look out for the sense.
And when my curiosity gets aroused con-
cerning the sense. 1 forget to keep time.
So 1 may nell confess that it's rather
wasted. 1t might just as well have been
done in prose-
But you surely cannot fail to appreciate
the significance of such lines as,
=" The nights shll be filled with music and
the cares which infeSt the day
Shall fold up their tents like the Arabs and
silently steal away"
The colonel looked thoughtful. Then he
exclaimed:
No those lines are all right; they show
great knowledge of human nature. l have
travelled in the east, and know all abeNt
Arabs. And his character is suggested
in that stanZa with great delicacy, and, at
the same time. with accuracy. An Arab
will steal anything. You may argue and
entreat and he may apologize and promise,
but 1t won't make any difference. He will
go right ahead in his old custom and keep
stealing away.
Evening star., 1899-02-04
Confused.

Stay home, pickaninny; don't you go to
roamin' round;
You better mind yoh nanny, or she'll
trounce you good an sound.
Dis world is topsy-turvy. Is had 'casion
fOh to know,
Case Is hyuhd 'em read de papers an Is
seen de minstrel show.
An Is met my own relations putin on
sech gohgeous style
Dat it made me want TO smack 'em. But
had to stop an smile.
An dem high-toned people prances while
dey sings de rag-time tune.
De niggers. dey talks white talk an de
white folks, dey talks coon.
know you's young an CROWN an it does
seem kind o. hahd,
But you's gotter shun society an stick to
dis back yahd
l doesn't want to see yer gittin mixed up
in desc ways.
You couldn't shet yoh eyes an tell who's
speakin' nowadays.
De cullud peoples so perlite an proper an
so fine!
An de missus, she recites a-sayin' "dis"
an dat an "gwine."
Is gw;nter quit de country eff dey doesn'
stop it soon,
Desc niggers ta1kin< white talk an de white
folks takin' coon.
Evening star., 1899-02-04
Dog Drives Oxen.

From the New York Commercial Advertiser.
On the high road between Bordeaux and
Aroachon, France, a certain mongrel collie
is known to and much respected by hun
dreds of people on account of its almost
human intelligence. 1t invariably accom-
panies couple of bullocks that draw a
cart loaded with charcoal into Bordeaux,
and returns with 1t empty to the locality
where the wood is burned.
Although the cart is in charge of a man.
the oxen are practically in charge of the
dog. The animal walks on ahead leading
the bullocks, and always strictly observing
the rules of the road. When the sloW-moy-
ing beasts have TO turn to the right the
dog barks on that side of them and when
to the left he barkS on the other side the
oxen having perfectly learned their part
and being quite willing to obey a quad
ruped many times smaller than themselves
The dog learned his business by observing
his master, who was much surprised one
day to find his companion so ACCOMPLISHED
To lead a bullock cart and to know ex-
actly what to do on meeting other traffic
seems near an approach to human reas-
oning as can be attained by the intelligence
of the brute.
Evening star., 1899-02-04
THE GENTLE MUSE.
Trouble Was She Got Into the Wrong
Office.


If there is anything in looks, the man who
shyly approached the editors desk was
poet. but appearances are sometimes de-
ceptive. and the editor did not want to do
his visitor an injustice, so he waited for
developments ere he ventured conclusion
Il have here said the visitor, after the
conventional salutation had been passed, "a
production of the gentle muse which
Pardon me-" interrupted the editor sure
now, of his man, but we have quarantined
against the alleged gentle muse in this of
flee. l wouldn't be impOlite to a lady for
the world. but self-preseryation is the first
law of nature, and we have simply got TO
quarantine, that's all there is to it"
TIE visitor was perturbed.
What he exclaimed mo poetry? Are
your columns closed to the sweet food Of
sweetly uttered knowledge, the drainless
showers of light, the elder sister of prose-
the
Sorry, very sorry" again interrupted the
editor. but we have done the very thing
you fear. Poetry nowadays has got into
Sucn bad way that we can't afford TO use
1t on our readers any more. You see we
can't compete with the magazines. Their
poetry doesn't say anything that anybody
can make head nor tail Of so it can go for
any kind of wonderful wisdom. but news
paper poetry always says things. and we
don't like what it says enough to pay out
good money for it. So we have shut up
SHOP on the poetry business. and you'll
nave TO take your goods elsewhere" and
the editor smiled pleasantly.
I m sorry too" said the visitor. ''You
see, this is ninety-fOur-line. two words-to-
tLe-lne. advertisement. at reading matter
rates, and If she has to go in prose form
II won't take a third as much However
We don't want to break through the quar-
anUiue, and"
Say" interrupted the editor. q guess we
can arrange to give you a clean bill of
health and let you go all right. Take the
gentle muse down stairs and introduce her
10 the business manager"
Evening star., 1899-02-04
WENT BY WIRE.
How Two Men Got Over the Great
Snow Drifts.

1T looks little like snow" said the
weather man the other day he looked
first out of the window and then let his eye
wander over the great glass map in the
Senate lobby. There was a fine beating
snow outside just whitening the ground in
places and pling up in drifts several inches
deep against the terrace Both west and
south and east on the map were great
white arrows pointing toward Washington
and two great highs were racing from
different quarters for the capitai. From
Chicago was reported a record of 10 de-
grees below zero and from Colorado was
reported snow deep enough to cover up
small towns. The weather man was tigur-
ing on the depth of the snow at Como and
Apex and calculating the velocity of the
wind, and from this and the general atmos-
pheric conditions outside, concluded that
Washington was threatened with snow.
1T is no Dlaything,' the weather man
said, when they have snow like this in the
Rockies. 1 had experience in going
from helena, Montana, over the divide
sCme years ago. 1t was a beautiful day
when my Companion and myself left Hell
There was deep snow the ground
and in the mountains there were some i'm
mense drifts but the snow was packed and
the sun was bright. Before we got on the
top of the divide it began to snow just as
il is showing now, fine drifting snow, and
hour. Within two hours there was no sign
of the trail anywhere We were in a
beating blizzard and couldn't tell which
way we were going. We struggled along
blndly until we got on top of the divide.
All we could tell was that We were going
down on the other side, and we had no
idea where we would wind up.
The horses We're afraid and did not want
to face the drifts, and we We're half dead
with cold. In tioundering through one drift
We got tangled in a wire, and that was our
salvation. 1t the single wire on the
government telegraph line
The drift was clear up 20 the top of the
telegraph pole at that point but it was for
the most part within three or four feet of
the wire We knew We must follow this
line to find our way. We could not do so
by sight. One of us had to hook his arm
around the wire and hold on to 1t while
the other took care of the horses. He
would just slide the wire along in the bend
of the elbow, letting go only to pass each
pole, and in this way we got into Deer
Lodge 1t seems strange here to talk about
walking on about the level of the tops of
telegraph poles, but that's what we did
from the top of the divide to Deer Lodge"
Evening star., 1899-02-04
Z =
HyDOchOndPfa.

IT'S all right" said Mr.. Sirius Barker
I've had great weight taken off my
mind"
wife.
Had my life insured
But you've taken out a new policy every
year for the last five years." she suggested
mildly protesting.
We'll, they were worth all they cost.
hadn't read two chapters in that book
on medicine which 1 bought in Il second
hand store before 1 became positive that
had heart disease. 1t may be that the in
surance company has fooled me- But il
it has l have fooled it worse. What are
you going to do with that book?"
Il was going to burn it up" she said,
medical book
Give it to me. I'll read it now in de-
fiance. can't be scared
She yielded it reluctantly and went to
see about dinner. He was gloomy at the
table. He ate but little and was soon
buried again in his reading. Presently he
pat the book aside and took up the paper.
II knew iti'' he shouted. ITS in the
country, and I'm the first victim. Look
at me. Amt 1 red in the face?"
You certainly are
''It's symptom. I've got 'em all. I was
just readin' about them.
Symptoms of what?"
Smallpox" he answered in a stage
whisper. Don't stir out of the house We
must isolate ourselves"
Maybe you'll feel better in the morn
ing" she suggested.
Better. IN get worse and worse Gimme
that book. / want to follow out the course
Evening star., 1899-02-04
The Day.


a few brief hours of waking; that is all.
A few brief hours and then the shadows
fall.
And quen the tumult and the glaring
light.
A golden gieam of morning, mounting high
A twilight purple in the western sky.
Only little while and then, good night
A wish is verified. Perhaps fear
In stern reaiity's dread shape draws near
You've labored wrong-perchance you've
toiled Alright.
Il matters not when all is dark and done
If you be he who lost or he who won.
'Tis but a little while and then, good
night.
And hope shall whisper sweet and pride re-
lent
AS DER the world the Fastening hours are
sent
That men may measure striving by their
flight.
The tiny present with it's joy pain
Shall fade And day shall fade and shine
again.
'Tis but little while and then, good night
Evening star., 1899-02-04
Fishing Under lee.
From the London Graphic.

FROM lhe London Graphic.
Nnen the rivers are frost-bOund in Ger
many the fishermen are by no means idle.
They assemble and organize fishing expedi-
uons with eminently satisfactory results
On the river Spree, near Berlin, these fish
ing expeditions are frequent The men cut
holes III the ice and lower nets which float
down stream and are hooked up at one of
the holes lower down the river When the
net is hauled up there is generally a very
good catch. The hsh put into barrels
or tubs on sleighs and carted away to the
surrounding villages. where a ready sale
is obtained When the days fishing is over
the men draw the sledges back to the viii
lage singing as they march along.
Evening star., 1899-02-04
An Aversion.

why do the heather rage?' blurted out
MIR. Blykins, who had been sitting beside
the evening lamp for several minutes in
silent communion with his faraway
thoughts. There's the question. Why do
they?"
q give it up, dear his wife responded,
her eyes sparkling with genial expectancy.
This isn't a conundrum. Its one Of
these questions people ask in order to hu-
initiate you by a reminder that you don't
know the answer. 1t isn't an original, any
how. There is every reason why the
heather should not rage. They have every
thing their own way. Look at the Philip
pine natives. Look at Aguinaldo. All
they'd have to do would be to be annexed
peacefully and come over to this country
and hold nice. easy jobs in dime mus >ums
for the rest of their days"
This country is going to be perfect
chronological congress pretty soon," she
commented.
1T might be a happy family of all ma
items. But these heather will rage. If
there is anything that makes me tired. it's
a heather. And / want to say this, AIRS.
Blykins. if l find that you are knitting any
more tides and buying any more red fan
mel to make wearing apparel for the
heather I'm going to protest. You mean
we'll; your motives are lofty; but the
heather doesn't deserve it,
Evening star., 1899-02-04

of the ailment step by step 50 that / can
lace the worst and not be surprised"
W hen she went 10 bed. she I,ft Him
bundled up IN blankets. reading
The next morning she found him In the
spare bed room. Rrnaning.
Nren [ You going TO work. sla asked.
w ork2' he repeated. DO you want me
10 stalk through the street and scatter de-
SHucIonE You 90 out the hack way ana
ma doctor and if You meet anybody on
the way warn him OF, That's right Sfoer.
Make fun Of your sick husband
L m not making fun But YOU must Try
10 move around a little"
He put on his bath robe anI went ta ths
Evening star., 1899-02-04
The Wrong Qualification.

From Life.
Principal (of kindergarten SCHOOL,
you had any experience with young chill
dren?'
Applicant for Teaeher--'Tve raised ten of
them myself
What A mother, You wouldn't do ar
all. You would upset all our ideas"