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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-15
A BARREL OF TROUBLE.
Representative Curtis and His TeIe-
grams About Cuba.

Representative Curtis and His TeIe-
grams About Cuba.
Representative Curtis of Iowa has been
having barrel of trouble Mr.. Curtis went
over to New York few days ago on some
business, and while stopping at the Wal
dorf-Astoria received a telegram from his
fourteen-year-old boy, who is out in Iowa
at school, which read as follows:
''Is it possible for me to accompany you
TO Cuba?"
Before he had finished perusing this ef-
fort a Western Union messenger boy with
four kilograms and Postal boy with the
same number entered the room. Mr.. Cur
tbs, wondering why he was thus deiuged,
opened them all Immediately and found
that they were from personal friends in
different sections of the country, each re-
questing to be put in on the ground floor
for concessions in Cuba.
Very much perplexed as to what this
meant, Mr.. Curtis rushed to the long-dis-
lance telephone and called up his private
secretary in Washington:
What in the dickens does all this
mean"' said Mr.. Curtis
why" said the secretary, sit was given
out at the White House this afternoon that
George M. Curtis of Iowa had been ap-
pointed member of the board to consider
concessions in Cuba and other commercial
affairs relating to the island"
Mr. Curtis was very much surprised be-
cause he had no idea of undertaking such
a task.
All that night kilograms poured in on
him. Every young man in his congression-
al district of an adventurous spirit. who
was tired of the prosaic conditions at home
wired him, asking TO be given a job on the
commission. He had enough applications
to fill transport ship before bedtime,
Every of his friends in the United
States who had a thousand dollars in bank
wired him to let him in upon some conces-
sion. People whom he didn't know ex-
pressed great admiration for his course in
Congress and suggested that they would
like to invest a few thousands upon his
recommendation, possessing great conf
dence that his shrewd business sense would
bring them in excellent returns.
The Waldorf-Astoria people put a special
wire into his room to save the wear and
tear upon their force in delivering mes
sages. Mr.. Curtis gave it up about mid
night and went to bed, leaving word to
store the messages in the basement. The
next day he was very much relieved TO
find that the White House people had made
a mistake and that Il was one Henry Cur
tbs who was appointed, and not George NJ.
Curtis. He is still receiving kilograms from
time to time as the news Of his alleged ap-
pointment penetrates the country districts.
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ATTORNEYS.

CAMPBELL CARRINGTON, ATTORNEY-AT-LAw,
Webster Law building. sos d st. NV, Washing
ton. D. c. Residence. No. Mount Vernon Flats,
New York end 9th St W. sells
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-15

injury TO the patient the profession were Obliged 10
resort TO physic. and by carrying off thi. aecsv.a
matter attempt TO prevent ptomain poison; but as
physic win soon weaken the strongest II could only
be used occasionally, and then Il did not de.
stroy the cause OF the trouble The result has been
thousands Of OF appendicitis Inflammation Of
the bowels, diarrhoea, etc The medical profess
sion were at their wits end, surgery WAS resorted
TO and hundreds have died under operation. This
was the exact state Of affairs when the New Aus.
tralian Germicide, ''HYoMEI,' was discovered. In
a very few months II was proven that this new
remedy would destroy the germs Of catarrh hrop
chitls pneumonia and consumption by simply In
haling II in the ait breathe In other words IL
is the FIRST germ destroyer ever found which could
be given internally without danger to the patient
and as dyspepsia known TO he a germ disease
the profession naturally agreed that Whatever could
be taken into the delicate air passages OF the head
throat and lungs without injury might also be nsed
In the stomach The experiments were made and
to the great joy Of all "Hyomei' was found Just
as effective as in diseases Of the air passages In
testinal indigestion can now be cured with
HYOMEI DYSPEPSIA CURE.
This remedy is entirely different from any ever
placed on the market II treats each phase Of dys-
pepsia separately. Three distinct treatments in
each package, and unlike any other is guaranteed
to cure or your money refunded.
Hyomei Dyspepsia Cure, soc. Send for folder
and STORY Of Hyomei"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-15

Abraham Busker. a white child, aged five
months. whose parents live at No 2S5 vir-
ginia avenue southwest, died last evening
without medical attendance. Coroner Carr.
who was notified. decided that there was
no need Of an inquest,
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II you want work read the want columns
of The Star.
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Seaside House.

ATLANTIC CITY. n. j.
Pennsylvania avenue. Ocean Front.
Open the entire year. Refnrnished, elevator Hot
and Cold water baths. Rooms en- suite baths
JAIL CHAS. EVANS
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FOR SALE OR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. INN, VENT
nor, y. J On beach, mile below Atlantic
City Capacity. 300. Handsomely furnished.
Large addition made last year. Also hotels, cot
tage3 and building sites in Atlantic City. Ad-
dress l. G. ADAMS & CO.. Atlantic City. n. ].
fe6-26C
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8 wduSt.

Sawdust, in spite of the various uses
o which 1t has been put in the arts and
Industries, still continues to great
'Xtent to be waste product. 1t has
'eccntiy been found. however, that not
,nly the sawdust but all the refuse of
awmills may be advantageously uti-
lied in the manufacture of calcium
'arbide. For this purpose the dust,
craps, slabs, ct cetera. are carbonized
" a rapid and simple process, and in
his condition furnish charcoal espc-
tally valuable In this direction. The
.harcoal is run through an apparatus
or reducing it TO n fine powder, and
his latter is mixed with an equal
quantity of thick lime, and the mixture
ubmitted for ten hours to an electrical
,urrent o: intensity sufficient to melt
ron. The production of the carbide
Ommences at once, and in the stated
ime Is complete. the resultant material
,eing in masses convenient to go at
nee into commerce.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-08-16
UnmisCak0ble.

A disagreeable truth may be con
seyed in n diplomatic manner by the
exercise Of little skill. A young man
called one afternoon at the parental
dwelling Of a young lady upon whom
he had called several times before, and
who was beginning to grow slightly
weary Of his attentions.
On one occasion 1t happened she was
not at home, and he merely left his
card and went away.
He had not walked many blocks
when he met her on the sidewalk, re-
turning home, and the following con-
versation took place:
"Ah, Miss Thompson. how do you
dor
Quite well, 1 thank you. Mr.. John
son. Beautiful day, isn't it?'
1T is, indeed. By the way, Miss
Thompson, have just come from your
house 1 called to see you"
did your" she said. 1T IL too bad
am not at home"
The Significance of the "am" did not
escape the young man. After q COM
monplace remark or two he bade her
good day and passed on-and he never
called again.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-08-16
Boys Who Succeed.

Thirty years ago Mr.. H, nursery
man in New York state, left home for
a day or two. 1t was rainy weather,
and not a season for sales, but a GUS
toner arrived from a distance, tied I'D
his horse. and went into the kitchen
of farmhouse, where two lads were
cracking nuts.
is Mr.. H. at homer
NO, SIR" said the Oldest, Joe. ham.
mering at nut.
when Will he be back?"
Dunno, sir. Mebbe not for a a-week.'
The other boy. Jim, jumped up and
followed the man out. The men are
not here, but can show you the stock"
he said, with such a bright, courteous
manner that the stranger, who was a
little irrltated. stopped and followed
him through the nursery, examining
the trees, and left his order
You have sold the largest bill that l
have had this season, Jim," his father,
greatly pleased, said to him on his re-
turn.
I'm sure" said Joe, I'm as willing
to help as Jim If I'd thought in time"
\ few years afterward these two
boys were left by their fathers fall
ure and death with $500 or $500 each.
Joe bought an acre or two near home.
He has worked hard, but is still poor,
dscontented man. Jim bought an emf
grants ticket to Colorado, hired as n
cattle driver for couple Of years. and
with his wages bought land at 40 cents
an acre, built himself house and mar
ried. His herds of cattle are numbered
by the thousand, his land has been cut
up for town lots, and he is ranked as
one of the wealthiest men In the state
Il might have done like Jim," his
brother said lately. ''if I'd thought in
time There's as good stuff in me as in
him"
There's as good stuff in that loaf of
bread as IN any ever made" said his
wife, but nobody can eat 1t. There's
not enough yeast in it." The retort,
though disagreeabie. was true. The
quick. wide-awake energy which acts
as leaven in character is partly nat
ural. But it can he lnculcated by par
snts and acquired by a boy II he
chooses to keep his eyes open and act
promptly and boldly in every emer.
gency.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-08-16
STALKING A PEACOCK.
Hriilisut Birdie Are Fascinated b
Leopards and Ti0,rA.

Briilisut Birdie Are Fascinated by
Leopards and Ti3,rA
The gods made nine gems, but only
one peacock" says a prOverb Of India,
the native and ancient home Of the
beautiful bird. The proverb. however.
is not strictly In keeping with facts.
There are two peacOcks-the bird Of
India and Ceylon, and second species,
the peacock Of the Far East, Of Java,
Burmah and Siam. 1t Is a legend Of
the Indian jungles that leopards and
tigers can fascinate peacocks. and a
writer In the London Spectator refers
to the experience of Colonel Tytler to
show how strong is the faith of the ma
tives In the story.
Colonel Tytler. while stalking a pea
cock. was surprised to see how near 1t
allowed him to approach. The bird
paid NO attention to him, but was gaz-
ing intently, as If fascinated, at little
patch of jungle just in front
Looking in the same direction, he saw
q leopard stealing on its belly toward
the bird. He was surprised, but his as
tonishment was greater when, on rais-
ing his gun, one barrel Of which was
loaded with ball, and covering the AMI
NAL, the leopard threw up its paws,
and shrieked In a voice hoarse with
terror, mo, Sahib, no. don't fire!'
Colonel Tytler for moment thought
he must be going mad. The next mo-
ment he saw a man disguised In leop.
ard skin, with a wei stuffed head and
bow and arrow in one paw, standing
before him. The man so dressed was a
professional fowler, who said that In
that disguise he could always approach
near enough to shoot the birds. and
sometimes catch them in his hand.
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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-08-16
KEITH,s. pHILADHLPHIA-

The program for this week at the
ever popular Keith's Theatre is par
ticularly attractive one, and Will con-
tinued to draw crowded houses.
The theatre IL always cool, and IL
kept SO by means Of iced air. while fans
are furnished free to everyone in the
audience.
The artists who will appear are: Rose
CoghIan & Co., in ''Twixt Matinee and
Night" Ching Ling Foo. Sd week of the
marvellous magician; Barney Pagan
and Hewitta Byron in a novel speciality
Of song, dance and repartee; Tacianu.
the worlds greatest male soprano; The
Bachelors Club, in a medley Of song
and high class comedy: Olympia Quar-
.ette. in The Independent Colored Ca
lets; Howard and Bland, The Rube
and the Kid; B:ograph. with new views;
Mccarthy and Madden. Irish come
1ians: La Moyne Bros. horizontal bars;
Pierce and Egbert, illustrated songs;
Amorita, the charming danseuse: FOnti
BOni Bros. musical specialties; Chrissie
Morrison Jones, cornet soloist: Stere-
spticon Views.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-08-16
MARS At CLOSE RANGE.

Easy e study HE Face when Only
1hirty-Rve Million Miles Away.
All the monster glasses with which
the late rapid advance has been made
In knowledge Of our celestial neigh
bors have ceme into being since the
civil war. says Mrs. Mabel Loomis
Todd In the st. Nicholas. Until then.
In this country, the Harvard telescope
Of fifteen inches was the largest.
About 1S0O one Of eighteen and a half
inches was ordered for the University
of Mississippi; but with the breaking
out Of the war telescopes had to wait,
and these lenses are now at the North
western University, in Evanston, Ill.
1t is only since 1870 that really huge
instruments have multiplied and are
nightly turned upon the starry skies to
ask the questions which seem to our
impatience SO slowly answered.
But many answers have come, aftel
ALL and some things are clear which
before could only be surmised. For
instance, we feel quite sure now that
more than half as dense as our own;
but far better than none. as we can
tell by looking Mt our bright though
dead and desolated moon, from which
air and water has long since disap-
peared. And If Mars has air, the polar
caps alone would seem to show that he
has also ice and snow; and there ap-
pear to be. as well. areas Of water or
marsh, though less in extent than the
land. The northern hemisphere looks
brighter through the telescope, even
showing tints Of red and yellow, which
astronomers are inclined to think are
chiefly dry land, probably desert; while
the southern is dark, the ''seas" brown
or dull gray, quite as water might ap-
gear. These spots wero, ff1st called
seas, like the smooth regions Of the
n.vun, and tn>s .ame continues in both
whatever they may be.
In 1877 Mars was ut his nearest
to us; near, that Is, from an astron-
Omer's point Of view, though really at
the enormous distance of thirty-five
million miles. Yet a great deal was
among other things, that he Is attend
ed by two tiny satellites, or moons,
never seen before. And the same year
an Italian astronomer, Signor Schia-
parelli pronounced skeea parel-ly)
made careful studies and drawings of
the strange markings on Mars. COM
pleting. with the fine telescope Mt
Milan, series of elaborate sketches
afterward combined into an accurate
detail map.
Again. in 1892 and 1894. the earth
aud Mars came near each other in their
flight through space. though somewhat
farther than during the year 1877. And
within the last few months we have
been once more In a good position to
observe each other. But we are favor
ably placed because only under these
can we see the north pole
of Mars, and so much more is known
about his south pole that there Is. of
course, a strong attraction in the mys-
terious north regions. Only at this
great distance Is the north pole gra-
ciously tilted toward us. SO he has been
watched; and so he will be
again in a little over two years. Eight
years. however. will pass before the
south pole can again be stud
led to good advantage; In September
of 1909, too, all Observatories will be
ON the eager lookout for news from
this fascinating planet.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-08-16

M..v Daa saonAs Do1lverod In Ne
Without Haviag Paid Dusy.
r. neopIe would take ~ much uou-
,le. and show a. much Ingenuity ~
doing an honest business ~ they 90 ~
evadine the law, they might De qul''
"A rich. and with Infinitely less danger.
some Of the methods adopted to gro"
rich fraidulently are a. ingenious -
thew are dangerous and wicked. a
story II told of q certain merchant OF
New York who for years was suspec
ed of smuggling precious stones in'o
this country.
Everv time he returned from Europe
he was carefully searched. and It was
even proved that he did not swallow
his diamonds, before going ashore o"'
nothing was ever found except Q fe"
inferior stones, and these he d1o no'
try to conceal. Traps were set Tor
him, but without avail
At last q detective, cleverer than tne
rest, by carefully watching the doinss
Of the suspected man and his partners
hit upon a clew. He found that when
ever one Of the members Of the suspect
ed firm arrived in New YORK upon
steamer, another member Of the nrm'
Or an agent, always took a trip back on
the same vessel, and always engaged
the same stateroom. He fnvariaDiy
had the whole stateroom. SO that ne
was alone upon the voyage. This ciew
led to the discovery Of the fraud.
1t was found that the importer, dur
ing his voyage to New York. would cut
q small piece out Of the flooring be-
meath the carpet Of his stateroom. and
after concealing the diamonds In the
hole, would put back the flooring and
replace the carpet When he left the
ship he left the diamonds behind him,
and thus none were ever found upor
him.
A few days after. when the vessel
was about to start for Europe, the 9TH
er member of the firm secured the
stateroOm and went on board, accom-
panied by his confederate. The latter
would then go ashore, and take the dia-
mOnds with him. AS there are no GUS
toms officers on duty when vessels de-
part, he would be allowed to pass un-
and to carry In his valuable
cargo.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-08-16
MYSTIFYING THE POPE.
Clever Trick of an Eighteenth Ceutu
MaRiciou in Rome

Clever Trick of an Eighteent tn Century
| Magician in Rome.
! One Of the most famous magiciaus of
the eighteenth century was French
nObleman, the Comte de Grisi, whose
IA ther lost his life while defending
Louis XVI. at the storming OF the
Tui.eries. Young De Grisi became
popular physician at Naples. and then.
! through circumstances, a magician. He
went to Rome, where he set his wits to
work to perform such an act of sleight
Of hand as would interest the Pope.
His success Is described In A. A Hop
kins' book on Magic"
One day De Grisl dropped into a
Roman jewelers. shop. where he espied
q magnificent watch lying ON the coun.
ter undergoing repairs.
Whose chronOmeter? he asked
His eminence, the Cardinal de IS.
worth 10000 francs" answered the
jeweler.
"Is there a similar one in Rome"
said De Grisi examining the watch.
But One," answered the Jeweler
''and it is owned by a gambler, profit
gate young nobleman.
De Grisi commissioned the jewele.
to buy the gamblers watch and to en-
grave inside the case the Cardinals
coat Of arms. On the evening of the
performance De Grisi appeared before
the Pope and the red -robed cardinals.
AS a eliminating feat he borrowed
the Cardinals watch, dropped it on the
floor. and accidentally set his heel upon
1t. The Cardinal turned pale, and the
assembly was horror struck. De GrisI
smiled. picked up the fragments. had
them identified, and then pulverlzed
them In brass mortar. A detOnation
took place, red flames leaped up from
the mortar, around which all crowd.
to see the result.
Watching his opportunity, De Grisi
slipped the duplicate watch into a pock-
ct Of the Pope's cassock. Then taking
thsesSelted gold from the mortar he pre-
tenGSd to pass it into the Pope's pock-
ct, whence he drew out the chrOnome-
ter intact. The trick made De Crisis
reputation, for the Pope presented him
with a diamond studded snuff box.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-08-16
HOW MOROCCO IS MADE

,im pie Description Of q Very Interest-
| eating Frocess.
The manufacture Of morocco, as
very one knows, is the art Of dyeing
Gather. True morocco Is goatskin
AIMED and dyed on the side on which
he hair grows. Sheepskins are treat
ID in the same manner, and are then
allied ''sheep morocco"
The first knowledge the French had
Il the way in which Levant morocco
manufactured was obtained from
Granger, a surgeon Of the royal navy,
Who made voyages In various countries
~ order Of the minister, Maurepas. A
description of the art was the subject
II a note by him addressed to the
Academy in 1735. The first morocco
'actOry in France was established at
Paris by a man named Garon. in 1740.
The first thing to be done with goat
:kins, in order to make them available,
8 to soften them, as they reach the
morocco maker hard and with the hair
IN. For that purpose they are steeped
or several days in stagnant water.
Then they are rinsed in fresh water.
cleared of every particle Of flesh ad-
iering to the skin. and are drained and
)ut into a solution of lime.
The object Of this last operation 10
% swell the skins and open their pores.
n order to facilitate the removal Of the
lair. This is effected by means Of n
'ound knife. with which the operator
yoes over the surface Of the skin with
,ut cutting the hair, which then falls
Jut. Then, in order to rid them Of the
ime, the skins are cleaned In water,
md to remove all moisture. they are
pressed on a wooden frame with kind
If knife called a Querce.
Between each Of these operations
hey pound the skins hard in tubs with
wooden pestles. Lately, for this
founding. has been substituted violent
agitation In n tub filed with water, the
Interior surface Of which Is covered
With wooden spikes, and turns rapidly
IN a horizontal axis.
When these preliminary preparations
ire finished, they give the skins baths,
which neutralize the action Of the last
PARTICLES of lime and draw the textures
loser together. Then they have n bath
If red dye, after which they are rinsed,
and the tanning is proceeded with.
When the tanning is completed. they
receive their final color. black, blue, or
violet.
The dyed morocco is dried, deprived
If all sunerfiuous parts, and then pol
shed with a piece Of slate. FINALLY. it
must have what is called the grain.
This is obtained by rubbing the pol
shed skin with a piece Of cork. By
crossing the strokes of the cork, or by
giving a final polish that fiattens the
grain in certain parts, are produced
he various kinds of grain called the
broken grain" the BARLEY grain.'
and the 'quadrille grain"