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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-13
Allegiance.

NtteStahee,
1 regard him with affection.
An affection tried and true
Which could never find objection
To whatever he might do.
1t was long ago | met him,
On a sultry summer day.
On a platform they had set him
Everybody said "hoorayi"
With my nature sympathetic,
There was nothing else to do.
So, with gestures energetic.
l joined in and hollered too.
L could never state succincty
What it was he had to say.
But l recollect distinctly
Everybody said ''hoorayr'
Ever since that time I've listened
To this idol of my youth
Feeling that each statement glistened
With the radiant light of truth.
1t became superstition
Which no argument could sway.
He advanced a proposition
And l simply said 'hooray."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-13

It's a case of whitewash from beginning
to end. exclaimed the man with fuzzy
Whiskers and shoes which had large round
holes cut III their sides
What's a case of whitewash?'' asked his
wife, who was wiping her hands on an
apron as she stood in the door.
This whole business he answered
turning to his paper. But of course
wouldn't expect you to know anything
about it,
Anyhow, she remarked decidedly, Il
don't think it's case of whitewash.''
''oh, you DON'T"
No. l DON'T
Maybe you've read some facts on the
situation that haven't been brought to
my attention"
Not a word
And of course being your husband, 1
shouldn't expect you to take my say so
for it. You couldn't think of relying on
my opinion in the matter
Wei, ordinarily / don't known but what
It's my duty to take what you say about
things as being all that need be said |
suppose / : my business to take care that
the house is run right and look after all the
marketing and see that We have enough
saved up to meet our debts while YOU Sit
py and think up the opinions for the family
But this case is an exception, Is it? Ny
opinion isn't enough for you this time.
mo; I'm afraid it isn't You remember
yesterday afternoon you got industrious
ana said you We're going to clean things up
And you got some lime and some glue and
some water and a suit of old clothes. That
cellar wall looks like marine landscape
done in layers with great riffs of white
against a background of erimy brick 1t
resembles picture of rain storm in coll
iston with a starch factory. III take your
Judgment in great many things, William.
but you cannot speak for me on the sub
Ject you have just mentioned. You are not
a good judge of whitewash."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-13
An African King.
From Blackwood's Magazine.

From BlackWoods 3laSazlne-
King Lewanika's costume was rather re-
markable. On his head he wore a black.
broad -brimmed felt hat over scarlet
nightcap. long bright blue dressing
gown much embroidered with scarlet braid
in Manchester style; a flannel shirt, tweed
waistcoat, trousers and aggressively new
yellow boots completed his costume. This
was evidently his holiday attire, for on
other days his scarlet nightcap was re-
placed by blue Tam O'Shanter and the
dressing gown by a shoddy ulster We
seated ourselves opposite the door looking
out on the river. while the rest of my party
were grouped in circle round us. 1t was
not etiquette for any but the king and his
interpreter to enter the hut, SO Letia and
the councillors remained outside wtAe we
carried on desultory conversation on the
subject of our respective Journeys, hunt
Ing, ETC., enlivened by the gentle tinkIing
OF the piano and the subdued singing Of the
kings choristers-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-13
Beneficiaries,

Tain no 'scuse fob kickn', honey,
Case you ais of low degree:
Dtshere worl', so big an sunny,
1t were built foh you an me.
White folks dey takes all de worry,
Putin calculations through.
We comes long, wifout no hurry,
An inj'ys it, me and you.
Plants de trees SO tall and shady,
Lays de sidewalk pavin's down,
Ready foh ME an my lady
When We promenades de town.
White folks sits up nights an ponders
Bout de work dat dey kin do.
We jes' comes outdo's an wanders,
An inj'ys it, me an you.
When de music soun's de loudes'
Whar deys playin of de band,
Cullud folks dey walks de proudes'
An de happies' in de land
White folks plans an does de payin',
Putin glory out on view.
Den dey's too playedout fob playin'.
We inj'ys EN-. me an you.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-13

those things all the time, can her
Certainly not"
How is the Empress DowaEer Of China
getting on. There wonderful woman
She is talking to two men. one wears
the English uniform. The other Is "A Rus
sian. She has just said II you take every
thing in sight what Is 10 become Of my
queenly dignities? Never mind madam
answers the Euglishman; wait another
year and all will be well. You can Doe queen
of the May"
rs the Prince Of Wales saying any
thng?'
The Prince Of Wales? All yes. a portly
gentleman with a look Of expectancy on
his face. He is with n party Of friends
They are discussing matters affecting the
royal family. | hear kings and queens fire.
quently mentioned. The prince Is Speaking
He says in a weary tone, / call You. What
have you Got?'
There is a gentleman who became quite
prominent a short time ago; Coghlan: Cap
tain Coghlan."
He isn't saying a word" answered the
trance lady.
With a tremor of the eye!ids. He won't
talk even for the spirits.
We'll there's General Eagan; what's he
saying"
She jumped to her feet Immediately. Her
eyes flashed fire as she vehemenuy ex-
claimed:
How dare you"
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=
All for FIFTY Cents.

The trance lady was at leisure when the
young man called and graciously admitted
the fact.
81 have been thinking" he remarked
that you with your peculiar powers and
your familiarity with spirits-I suppose you
depend upon spirits he interjected.
''Why-er-of course; certainly" she re-
piled.
Il thought YOU might give me an insight
into the everyday lives of some of the
worlds most famous people. There is
nothing more interesting than what celeb
rites say and do off-hand. 1t is one thing
to know them by their formal and studied
utterances and another to get acquainted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-13
THE GIRLS WAY.
OF Course No One Was Quite as Much
Surprised She.

He was one of those hesitating young per-
sons who, having eyes, see not, and having
ears, hear not, and the girl in the case was
not that sort.
DO you know" he said to her one even
ing as they talked, that l think a great
deal of you?"
"Yes?' she twittered, with coy interroga-
ton.
Yes, and the more I see of you the more
l think of you"
Yes and again the pretty little note of
rising infection.
Yes, and l want to think more of you
every day"
How sweet of you she murmured.
Yes, and have something to say to YOU.
'Indeed?' This in pretty surprise.
les, and L would say it If l dared /
But you don't dare" she Interrupted
How do you know 1 don't?" very
bravely. 'A'
Because
Because WHAT" and he moved one de-
gree closer.
Because you don't say it"
But l will say it,
When"
when you want me to-
Il want you to now
Really" with intensity
Yes, indeed"
Cant you guess?"
How can 1? Tell me, won't your"
Right now?" nervously
"Of course
We'll, w-w-will you marry me?" this i'm
petuously after the first two words
"Oh, Mr.. Brown she cried in much sor
row, what did you ask me for? 1 had no
idea you were going to say that Don't Won
know am engaged to Mr.. Smith, and have
been for whole week. and we are to be
married in October? l am so sorry" bur
Mr.. Brown, muttering maledictions, had got
out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-13

From the Columbus tOhioI State Journal
The antitrust movement is spreading to
all parts Of the country"
Yes" sadly replied Slimpurse, my tailor
has caught the fever.
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Merely a Theory.

From the Chicago Record.
Music unGermines the Intellect"
How do You know
Men who play the piano never seem to
know when his hair needs cutting"
The times., 1899-08-20

Italian road agent trying to collect the
bounty on shucked ears.
The youthful couple at the corner table
are clearly bound for some theatre She
has evidently not yet seen the play or he
thinks she hasn't, and he knows ne has
and wants everybody to know it, too. In
his efforts to explain the plot, and to save
the actors trouble by describing what they
mean, he is as confusing as guidebook as
to the things she must not fail to see.
And when those two meet in the centre
of the stage and bow to each other, Just
as stiff as that" making upright puppets
of two table forks, watch EN-, and you'll
see lots of fun
AT his age / should have preferred a
spoon, murmurs the Man from Boston.
AT the theatre he will tell her about
their dinner or explain the mossy jokes on
the programme"
There are living likenesses of some local
and national celebrities at the small tables.
| Admiral George Dewey has his prototype,
who displays evident fondness for olives
and for red pepper, the combined qualities
Of smoothness and hot stuff that have
| made the ranking officer of our Navy as
good diplomatist as he is a. fighter Our
late" Minister to Spain also has his dou-
BILE, who sits facing the ghost of the late
| Jay Gould Mr.. Secretary Aiger is also in
| the roast beef as if it were not only nour-
ishing but palatable. There too, sits the
| twin brother of Carl Schurz, and the owl
| like air of criticism with which he inspects
| the mushroom on his fork, as if it were
an adopted country, clearly shows that he
| is not one to be poisoned heedles.ly and
| that he will swallow nothing that threat
| ems to disagree with him without public
| protest.
| Meanwhile the walters begin to hover
protectingly about as the rooms begin to
| empty, keeping an ever watchful eye on
overcoats as their only tangible excuse for
| earning fees, and just here an incident is
observed which not only illustrates a ma
tional instinct of economy. but shows that
| ii would be money in ones pocket to have
! been of Gallo birth. A few pleasant words
| to a waiter in his native tongue and a
| brimming glass of vim ordinaire are cheer
fully accepted by the smiling attendant, in
stead of the customary fee for a table of
| four, from the father of u family who has
| been secreting oranges with the diligence
! OF magpie, and ever since he sat down
| to the table has been reeding humps of
sugar to his coat-tail pockets.-New York
| Sun.
The times., 1899-08-20
AMERICAS GREAT CROPS
The Corn Harvest May the Largest
on Record.
The Prospects fer the Wheat Yield
Are Encouraging and Ii II Esti-
mated That 55o.ooo.ooo Bushels
May BE Threshed-FaiIure OF the
Cereal Crops in Russia. India.
Bulgaria. and Roumania.

The Western farmers are to have another
year Of great prosperity, if reliance may be
placed in the prospects for the wheat and
corn crops. The latest estimates on the
basis OF the Government reports for August
place the corn crop at 2.2eo, 00O, ,O00 bushels,
or slightly less than the greatest crop on
record, which was about :, ESQ. oO0. 900 bush
els.
1t is said TO be probable that the coming
harvest viii be greater rather than less
than the figures given indicate, because of
the constantly improving conditions. The
crop may very easily prove to be the great
est on record.
The wheat yield is stil uncertain, and es-
Inmates vary rather widely, but il cannot
be doubted that with the surplus from last
years immense crop the wheat OF the coun-
try will be sufficient for its own needs
with hundreds OF millions Of bushels re-
naming for export The estimates Of the
crop are between s75, Gee, 600 and 550.000,-
O00 bushels. Indications rather favor the
latter figures, perhaps. for although the
winter wheat crop Was poor and the spring
wheat is stll uncertain and not giving
great promise, in all sections the farmers
winter wheat crop rapidly, which is an
excellent sign that they are not looking for
a crop failure. The crop. in any event
will be larger than the average and only
smaller than the two Others.
With this excellent outlook IN America
there are poor and ruined crops in other
parts Of the world.
The latest advices from Russia, as stated
in dispatches to The Times yesterday, are
that the crops in the southern portions
OF that vast country Will be almost
failure The RoumaHian wheat crop Is
very poor, and the Bulgarian crop Is poor
These facts indicate that Continental Eu-
rope viii be obliged to import wheat as
well as the United Kingdom The crops
OF wheat-exporting countries other than
America, India especially, viii not be as
large as usual. Dismal reports continue
to come from India. and ii is certain that
the yield there viii be far below the av-
erage.
Recent estimates of British authorities
are that Great Britain and Continental Eu-
rope will need from America 250,o00000 10
3G0 Gee GOO bushels of wheat With these
figures as a basis and with the certainty
that prosperity in this country WI in
crease the consumption of wheat. IL has
been estimated by good authorities that
the price Of wheat viii advance materially
IN the coming months.
The times., 1899-08-20
4 LAWSUIT OVER 4 Saint
Queer Dispute Between the Aeoma
and Laguna Indians.
A Sacred Picture Seized by the War
rfors of an Envious Tribe " Nhich
Rivals to the Possession OF Such IA
Demonstrations of the Affair.

One of the most remarkable lawsuits il
the history of Jurisprudence appears upon
the records of the Supreme Court of the
Territory of New Mexico in 1857, under
the title of 1.-The Pueblo of Aeoma VS.. the
Pueblo of Iaguna.'
In many of the Indian villages-in fact
in most of them-are still standing vener-
able churches that were erected by the
Spanish missionaries during the sixteenth
and seventeenth centuries, and some OF
them contain valuable pictures and statues
that were sent from Spain to the pious
monks and friars who labored so long and
so earnestly fer the conversion OF the
heathen AS ! have said elsewhere, the
prayers and the admonitions of the priests
have never been able to separate the In
dians from their native religions, but three
centuries OF persistent teaching have graft
ed upon them many of the doctrines and
rites of the Catholic Church, so that tine
faith and the worship of the Indians to-
day is a curious mixture of Shamanism and
Catholicism, and the pictures and efhgies
of the saints are commonly introduced into
the barbarous rites that are still praeticed
in the pueblos The medicine men and the
wizards appeal with equal success TO the
saints of the Church and to their own ia
miliar spirits and snake dance often
follows a mass performed before eonsc-
Grated altar.
The lawsuit / refer to was brought TO de-
termine the ownership of picture OF St
Joseph, which, it is claimed, was brought
to Acoma in 1929 by Fray Ramirez, to
whom it was presented by Charles III of
SPAIN St Joseph is the patron OF the
pueblo of Aeoma and this picture was an
object of especial veneratiOn by the SIM
pie natives not only because it was gift
from the king but because it was supposed
to possess miraculous powers. Whenever
an attack from the Apaches was expected;
whenever drought dried up the water in
the irrigating bitches; whenever an epi-
demic OF smallpox or any other pestilence
prevailed whenever the children were ILL.,
and whenever the tribe started upon its
annual hunt, st. Joseph in the chapel was
always appealed to as regularly and with
the same faith as the incantations of the
medicine men. Acoma was prosperous
and the peace and health and the wealth
of the village were piously attributed to
the possession of that picture
The neghboring pueblo OF Laguna, which
you can see from the railroad track, was
not SO fortunate. While Acoma prospered
in all respects Laguna suffered from con-
tinuous evils. The crops failed. cloud
bursts destroyed portions of the village
epidemics carried off scores of children
the cacique called the priests and the
The times., 1899-08-20
HEARD At TABLE D'HORE
It's an Old Story, But There Are
Always New Lights.
The Table of Statistics, the Man
From Boston, the Table of Errata,
and the Table of Weights and
Measures-The Man Who Explains
"a Play - The Receptive Walters.

The confirmed table d'hoter, on whom the
habit has become fixed by hard necessity, is
likely to be a selfish and unsocial animal,
who. when he feasts, does not care to have
the world dine with him and much prefers
the solitude of his own chosen and accus-
toned little table. After much wandering
to and fro over the face of the earth, seek
ing where he may devour, he feels like a
world discoyerer, an expansionist conquer
or of Guam, when he finds a cozy corner
in a newly established restaurant whose
cooking and service seem too good 10 last,
TO which he remains constant until forced
to migrate like birds Of feather at the
advent of frost; that is to say, when the
chef becomes as featureless and unrespon-
siye as a snowman, the walters as orna-
mentally inattentive as icicles, and the
baked meats too 'coldly furnished forth
for even a belated funeral.
Among the better kinds of tables dhote in
this city is one a few doors west of Sixth
Avenue and just on the outskirts of the
shopping district, somewhat difficult to find
for the first time, for the proprietor has
not yet reached the electric light and street
display stage, where, excellent as are the
cooking and wines, the diners are quite as
entertaining as the dinners, and furnish
enliyenment for every course and between
courses by their table talk and argument
There is the Table of Statistics, nightly
occupied by two controversial greybeards,
who treat every subject from the stand
point of opposing nationality and who each
take instant advantage of the others en-
forced dumbness, while eating or drink
ing, to take his own innings of contradic-
ton.
Your Welsh coal is in thin seams.
American steam coal is in thick. The
Chill mines now supply your old Valpa-
raiso market
England is the coal producer of the
world" stolidly retorts the Briton, with
the air of having black diamond mines to
burn in his waistcoat pocket.
''Nonsensei The United Kingdom in
sists his antagonist. produces only 200,-
100000 tons, while the United States last
year put out 190, 900 600 without half trying
and beats the world, or will day after to-
morrow
From the next table come the quiet and
distinct tones of the Man from Boston:
| when | asked her. as she came out of the
church, what she thought OF the sermon,
she said she didn't quite know, as she
hadn't heard anybody say anything about
| II yet The Man from Boston has eyi-
IDENTIFY been so long and so far away from
his native soil that he no more pines for
| its dwarfed productions. His frequent
| companion at dinner is man who dill
The times., 1899-08-20
A FARM FOR A DRINK.
And 1t Was Water Tint the Thirsty
Texan Wanted.
dFrom the s.. Louis Clobs.Democrat.l


A section of land which constitutes one
of the finest farms in the fertile Brazos
bottom Of Texas once sold for a drink Of
water.
It was about fifty years ago, according
TO former Lieutenant Governor Jester, that
a crowd of frontiersmen from off the Bra
zcs came TO Corsicana on a trading eXpedi-
tion- CoTsicana at that time was not as
great town as it is now, since it threat
ems TO rival the most productive oil region
OF Pennsylvania but was a typical frontier
village or trading post.
The grandfather of Governor Jester was
Methodist circuit rider and lived at that
tine in Corsicana. He occupied a two
story double log house. His house was a
rendezvous for people far and near, who
came trading In those days land certifl-
Gates were used as circulating medium, as
money was rarely ever seen. On one oc-
castor a whisky drinking character from
on the Brazos arrived in town. got intox-
ioated, and at night was put 10 bed in the
second story Of the Jester mansion. About
O'Clock in the morning he awoke with a
terrible thirst. No water was in the room
and he couldn't find the way downstairs.
Sticking his head out of the window, he
saw some men asleep in the yard. He
called to them to bring him up drink of
water but no one answered him. sec
ond and third time he called, with 10 re-
Spouse. Finally he yelled out:
''One OF you fellows bring me a drink
Of water and I'll give you 800 acres of
land" This aroused one of the sleepers.
who called back that he wouldn't climb
those steps for 220 acres OF land, and the
offer was raised to $50 acres The man
under the tree drew a bucket of water and
lugged il upstairs and offered a dipperful
70 the topper but he pushed it aside
Give il TO me out Of the bucket, like a
horse" he said, and he put about half the
contents of the bucket under his belt.
In those days a Texans word was his
bond, and this fellow kept his word about
the land. The next morning he made his
benefactor a deed TO s40 acres of Brazos
bottom land This land still belongs to
the descendants of the water carrier, and
is one Of the finest farms 10 be found in
all Texas. II is now worth from $55 10
$40 per acre.
The times., 1899-08-20
MetaI-PIated Bottles.
From the pbiladelnbia Record

Ns4NH' 'HS iHtl9utiphii pStpiu-j
The life of the champagne manufacturer is
made miserable by the breakage in the cellars
and the leakage of the gas from the bottles. 4
French scientist has devised a plan for obviating
too expensive, il might be put into practical
use with advantage. lie covers the cork and the
neck of the bottle with layer of copper, de-
posted electrically. The bottle is coated with
black lead or zinc powder and then placed in
a bath and plated. After it has been coppered
there will be no difficulty in plating on a cop
per base with either gold or silver. Probably
champagne bottles would be the only bottles
which could be treated in this way, owing to
the expense; but if it could be cheapened it
would undoubtedly have many other uses.
The times., 1899-08-20
Easily Answered.

(From The Boston HeraId.)
Perhaps the best answer TO Mr. BoutwelPs en-.
quiry as to whether the country is prepared for
eonscript system is that there is evidence
that such a system will have to be resorted 10
in order 10 procure all the troops that are need
ed for maintaining order in our new possessions.
Certainly there has been halting in voluntary
enlistments up to date.
The times., 1899-08-20
Rails Through the Grand Canyon

(From the Philadelphia Record)
Two separate railroads into the Grand Canyon
Of the Colorado now assured. The prelim.
mary surveys have been completed fer one OF
the roads. and the line Is being slowly located
ahead OF the graders.
The times., 1899-08-20
All His LIE.

From the Chicago News.)
In kidhood he clung to the hotfle.
And his was the pinkeSt Of toes;
la manhood he clung 20 the bottle,
And his was the pinkest Of nose.
The times., 1899-08-20

DO not hesitate 10 make demand for Heurich's
beer. II viii pay you TO insist on being served
with Maerzen. Senate. and Lager. They are the
best.
The times., 1899-08-20

new lot of those stylish homespun
skirts, in several shades of grey, with
the new habit backs, which are q QQ
selling at Sc elsewhere, to go for ~J'JO
The times., 1899-08-20

Skirts Of heavy storm and cheviot
serge, in blue and black some trimmed
with three rows of braid, forming the
new tunic effect and some with 81 QQ
apron fronts. instead of SS, for. .Vf.JO
Handsome high-lustre brilliantine
skirts, color aDd wear guaranteed, such
as are sold for $40, to go s. or
The times., 1899-08-20

All that are left of the blue duck,
linen crash and white pique skirts,
which sold for $1.9S, TO go 5QC
The times., 1899-08-20

Skirts of waterproof cheviot serge,
made full width, and trimmed with
three rows of satin bands. in new
tunic effects, instead of Sc, to go 81 QQ
for VJsJU
The times., 1899-08-20
! ! ! :
4'HECHTS' GREATER STORES"
"HECHTS GREATER STORES.5
"EECHTS' GREATER STORES
The buying of immense lots continues

exists because of market
We charging"