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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-18
Open Evenings.
Strictly Reliable Qualities.
List of Rich, Novel, but inexpensive
Christmas Offerings.

We up gifts pretty boxes where practicable
leather goods the value
ling charge Every accommodation aid
making and acceptable possible
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-18
Ladies' Fans.

Beautiful Hand-plinted. Lacc-trimGed and Span
Erl Fans. Zoe 10 $50 III the new French CON
ce!ts IN white. black, gsuze and silk.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-02-25
For Rest ana Happineas.

At the recent annual dinner of the
Hartford (Conn. } Yale Alumni associs-
ton President Dwight gave this ex-
PLANTATION why he resigned: 81 lay
down my Office not because I am old
70 is not old-but it is the end Of the
summer term, and vacation time has
come. My theory Of life has been thia,
in just this regard: believe life was
made just as much for one period as an
other, childhood, prime and later life,
and every man should prepare himself
for the late afternoon hour, SO that life
may grow happier till the golden time,
late In the afternoon. / look forward 70
coming years of greater happiness than
have ever known.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-02-25
Had to Leave the Crown.

Bill Speer wanted to 60 into Rlanco's
palace at Havana, but he found himself
unable to get pass He was standing
at the gate talking to the lieutenant In
charge Of the guard when major of
the regular army stepped up and TAX
ing hold of Bills Scottish Rite watch
charm, said, "You re pretty well along,
aren't your" !.
Bill said he was, and then, the major.
who was thirty-third degree Mason.
told the lieutenant to send Bill with
guide all over the palace.
Bill got into the throneroom and sat
on the throne and put gold crown on
his head He wanted tosteal the crown,
but the guide said it really wouldn's
do.-Kansas City Journal Il
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-02-25
Rare Coin unearthed.


The coin collectors Of Philadelphis
are deeply interested over rare golden
coin found recently by James Furniss
in front of the historical old building
located at Second and Walnut streets.
The coin proved to be q sovereign near
~ 200 years old and is said to be.worth
many, many times its original face
value The piece had evidently laid for
over century in crack Of the old
bulk window, which is on the Second
street front. In making a slight repair
to the window Furniss .pried open o
crack in the lower part Of the frame.
and the coin dropped to the ground.
So black and disfgured wassit with
age the finder was not at first inclined
to attach any Importance to the ind-
However, an honest person, who recog-
nized the value. made known the ex-
tent of the prize, and Furniss took 1t
to a coin collector, who at once attempt
ed to buy it. The old building In which
the coin has lain concealed was built BY
John Penn, the son of William Penn,
and for nearly half a century. has been
occupied by gunsmith, Exchange. !;
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-02-25
NUMBER 80

the city, on the one condition that you
will pay their expenses, you will get the
benediction Of God in every town you
visit. Remember this, that whatever
place you visit bad influences will seek
you out Good influences you must seek
out.
While I stand here I. bethink N.Y.
self of commercial. traveller who was
a member Of my church in Philadei-
phia. he was splendid young man.
the pride of his widowed. mother
and of his sisters. It was, ,hisS5oy to
support them, and for that purpose he
postponed his own marriage day. He
thrived in business, and after awhile
set up his own household. Leaving that
city for another city, I had no oppoT-
tunity for three or four years Of making
inquiry in regard to him. When I made
such inquiry, I was told that he was
dead. The story was, he was largely
generous and kind. hearted and genial
and social, and he got into the habit OK
treating" customers and Of showing
them all the sights Of the town, and he
began rapidly TO go down, and he lost
his position in the church OF which
he was member, and he lost his posi-
tion in the commercial house ofswhich
he was the best agent, and his beautl-
full young wife and his sick old mother
: and his. sisters went into, destitution.
and he, as result Of his dissipation.
died in Kirkbride Insane asylum.
o commercial travellers, pray for
you the all sustaining grace Of God
There are two kinds Of days when you
are especially in need Of divine grace
The one, the day when yon. have no
success-when you fail to make sale
and You are very much disappointed.
and you go back to your hotel discom-
flied. That night you will be tempted
to go to strong drink and rush into bad
surroundings The other day, when you
will especially need divine grace. will
be when you have had "a day Of great
success and the devil tells you you must
go and celebrate that success. Then you
will want the grace Of God to restrain
you from rollicking indulgences.. Yes.
there will be third day when you will
need to be Christians, and that will be
the last day of your life. do not know
where you will spend it. Perhaps in
your house. more probably in rail car,
or steamer, or the strange hotel. I see
you on your last commercial Grand
You have hidden goodby- to, the family
at home for the last time. The train Of
your earthly existence is nearing the
depot of the grave The brakes are fall
ing. The bell rings at the terminus.
The train stops ALI out for eternity.
Show your ticket now for getting into
the gate of the shining city--the red
ticket washed in the blood of the Lamb
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-02-25
a Japanese GIanr.

A soldier of gigantic stature and
enormous strength has been presented
to the emperor IF Japan. He is Private
Jamashita, of tie Third regiment Of
the Nogoya Field artillery. He enlisted
in December last and is now 20 years
of age His muscular strength is such
that he can carry a feldpiece on his
shoulders and climb mountains with it
where horses are not available He reg
ularly receives two mems rations OF
food and his uniforms are especially
made n Ar him
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-02-25

The curious fact that corn, potatoes
and other plants thrive better when
placed in rows. running north and south
has been proved by. Dr. Wonny Of Mu-
mich. This reduces the shading by each
ether to o minimum, more uniform and
regular light, heat and moisture result
ing.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-02-25
Dy1nniite.

Dynamite explodes 80 rapidly that its
force is e1erted in the direction from
which the greatest pressure comes That
is, if the dynamite be placed on the
ground the explosive force iss down; II
It be hung against wall its. force at
tacks the wall; if .it-be hung under an
object its force is upward
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-02-25
i,o Not Ruin Your Soul.

0 commercial traveller, though your
firm may give you the largest salary Of
any man in your line, though they
might give you 10 per cent of all you
sell, or 90 per cent or so per cent OF 90
per cent, they cannot pay enough to
make it worth your while to ruin your
soul lyz5 5s.des that, commercial house
never compensates man who has been
morally ruined in their employ. A
young man in Philadelphia was turned
out from his employ because of inebria-
ton got in the service Of the mer-
chant who employed him, and here Is
the letter he wrote to his employer;
"Sir-I came into your service I'M
corrupt in principles and in morals, but
the rules of your house required me to
spend my evenings at places of public
entertainment and amusemeptip search
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-02-25
How to Spend Evenings.

But now the question is still open
Where will you spend your evening" Q
commercial travellers, how much will
you give me to put you on the right
track2 Without charging you far.
thing l will prescribe for you a plan
which will save you for this world and
the next. if you will take it. Go, before
you leave home, to the Young Mems
Christian association of the city where
you live. Get from them letters of in.
PRODUCTION. Carry them out to the towns
and cities where you 60 If there be no
sush association in the place you visit,
then present them at the door of Chris
tan churches, and hand them over to
the pastors. Be not slow to arise IN the
devotional meeting and say: II am a
commercial traveller. am far away
from home, and come in here tonight
to seek Christian society" The best
houses and the highest style of amuse-
ment will open before you, and instead
of your being dependent upon the lep-
rous crew who hang around the hotels.
wanting to show you all the alpma OF
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-02-25

paign. Let us drop the old tune Of
Naomi" and take up "ArielI or IAN
tioch.
Now you, the commercial traveller,
have received orders from the head
men of the firm that you are to start
on a long excursion. You have your
patterns all assorted and prepared. You
have them put up in bundles or cases
and marked. You have full instructions
as to prices You know on what prices
YOU are to stand firm and from what
prices you may retreat somewhat. You
have your valise or trunk or both pack
ed. III were stranger, I would have
no right to look into that valise, but as
I am your brother I will take the liber-
ty. look into the valise, and l con-
graduate you on all these comforta ole
ARTICLES OF apparel. The seasons are 80
changeable you have not taken single
precaution too many. Some night you
will get out in the snow bank and have
to walk three OF four miles until you
get to the railroad station, and you
will want all these comforts and con-
veniences. But will you excuse me If
make suggestion or two about this
valise9 You say, Certainly; as we are
having plain, frank talk l will not be
offended at any honorable suggestion. :
Put in among your baggage some
carefully selected. wholesome Teaqlag'
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-02-25

The One Day Cold Cure.
For cold In the head and sore throat use ker-
motifs Chocolates Laxative Quinine, tne "oas
Day Cold Cure
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-08-02
KANSAS WEATHER FOR JULY.
Prepared by Chancellor +. H. Snow
From Observations Taken mt

LAWRENCE, KAS., Aug. 1.-The past
month was an unusually cool, cloudy and
rainy July. Only three Julys in the last
thirty-one years have had more rain; only
four have been cloudier, and only six have
had lower mean temperature. The mer
curry reached 80 degrees on but one day;
the average number of hot days" for July
is fourteen. The excess of rainfall for this
month brings the total rainfall for the year
thus far almost up to the average for the
first seven months of the thirty-one years
preceding. The run of wind for the month
was greatly below the average, being less
than for any other July on record. The
mean barometer and the relative humidity
were above their respective averages.
Mean temperature, 1926 degrees, which Is
2.4l degrees below the July average. The
highest temperature was 81 degrees,
reached on the 18th; the lowest was 5s.5 de-
grees, on the sth, giving a range of a2.5 de-
grees.
Rainfall, 70s inches which is 267 inches
above the July average. Rain in measur-
able quantities fell on twelve days; in
quantities too small for measurement, on
five days. There We're seven thunder show
ers during the month. The entire rainfall
for the seven months of 1899, now COM
pleted. is 2l.S2 inches, which is sc inch
below the average for the same month IN
the thirty-one years preceding.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-08-02
DEATH IN A FAST MAIL WRECK.
the Track Near Des Moines and
Four Are Killed.

BOONE, la, Aug. 1.-The fast mail
train on the Chicago & Northwestern rail-
way, which left Chicago at 10 o'clock last
night, jumped the track at Kate Shelly
curve, just east of the Des Moines river
bridge, at o'clock this morning. The en-
gine and all the cars were wrecked.
The following were killed:
Engineer John Masterson, Boone, la.
Fireman Arthur Schmidt, of Boone.
Postal Clerk G. G.. Stone, Austin, ILL.,
j. ). o'Brien, a postal clerk living in Chi
cago. died after reaching this city.
The following were injured, but the ex-
tent OF their injuries cannot be determined
until the surgeons at the hospital here have
examined them. They were covered with
mud, their clothes torn of, badly bruised
and covered with blood:
Postal Clerk Fackert. Dixon. ILL.,; Postal
al Clerk L. ii. shirk, McCausland, iii.
Postal Clerk c. c. Roorick, Dixon, Ill.
Messenger Helper l.. l.. Figafoos, Missouri
Valley. la: Brakeman Thomas Flannery
was slightly internally injured; Postal
Clerk L. c. Lindell,. of Chicago, was badly
shaken up. but apparently not much in
iured.
The others on the train. Conductor Rose,
Brakeman Dorman and Bridge T. Nc
Barnes escaped unhurt.
The cause of the derailment is unknown
at present Conductor Rose said that he
did not notice that the train was going at
other than the usual speed. The engine
rolled completely over, and the body re-
manned clear of the track while the front
truck Was thrown l5o feet into q corn field.
All the cars went over the bank Nothing
was left of the express car but the wheels
The postal car was badly wrecked, and
the storage car and mail car turned over
on their sides.
The dead were placed in charge of an un-
dertaker here, and the injured are being
attended TO in the local hospital.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-08-02
AS TO KANSAS CROPS.
Corn Is in Fine Condition Every
where and Yield of Forage
VIII Re Heavy,

| TOPEKA. Aug. 1.-(Special) The weekly
| bulletin of the United States department of
agriculture issued to-day sizes up the crop
conditions in Kansas as follows:
The average temperature for the week
was nearly normal with but little wind
Good rains fell the latter part of the week
| over the western and central counties with
| heavy rains through the northern. Light
| scattered showers in the southwestern
\ counties with good rains in Cherokee and
\ southern part of Labette
II Eastern division-Corn is in fine condition,
the early corn is generally large and well
\ cared, with ears too ripe for cooking; late
icorn Is growing rapidly. Flax harvest Is
lover in the central and southern counties
and threshng has begun, developing 1t
\ fair yield of good quality. Prairie haying
4 is in progress south of the Kaw river anu
! in Woodson much is being ba1ed, Grapes
| promise well in Leavenworth and Marshall
are rotting in Wyandotte also in Labette
where not cultivated Apples were dam
aged in Labette by Scab. Flowing for fall
sowing IS becoming more general Worms
half of the division.
| Middle division-Corn is in very good con-
dition and promises one of the largest
| yields since 1889, though it felt the dry
weather some in Jewell, Ottawa and the
south part of Smith, and was beginning to
feel 1T in Sedgwick: while in Phillips the
! poorly cultivated corn was suffering but
| the rains the last of the week have
| changed conditions. Harvest is generally
| over and threshing is progressing. Worms
are tnjurins some crops in Barber, Reno
and Sedgwick. Flowing for fall sowing has
| become general
| Western diyision-Corn is in fine condi-
| tion and promises the largest crop since
! 1889. Forage crops are very heavy. Spring
wheat has been injured by rust in Deca-
tur and Gray, and weeds have nearly ruin
! ed the wheat and barley in Scott. Alfalfa
ana hay were damaged by the rains in
! Ford. Range grass is fine and cattle are
doing well. Grasshoppers are still bad in
| Rawlins and Thomas.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-08-02
MISSOURI CORN NEEDS RAIN.
No Rain for Two Weeks Over n Con-
siderable Portion of the
State

COLUMBIA, MO, Aug. I.-tSpecial.) }
The United States weather crop bulletin
for Missouri for the week ending July
81, says:
Practically speaking, no rain has fallen
during the past two weeks or more In
the central and central western counties,
where the complaint of damage to corn,
saving that in bottom pastures and gar
dens, is very general. Pastures are dry
ing up and stock water is becoming scarce
Flowing for wheat is impracticable The
harvesting of hay is completed over the
southern half of the state, where baling
is in progress and very little remains in
the field or in stacks over the northern
half: In a few localities it has been dam
aged in stack by heavy rains. As a
rule; however. hay has been put up in
good to excellent condition. and the yield
is above the average. The crop of tim
othy is exceptionally good and heavy,
though old meadows in many places were
very weedy. New meadows promise well.
Considerable prairie hay and millet vet
remain in the field in good condition.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-08-02
President. on the Gridirou i.

From the Philadelphia Post.
DR.. Edward Bedloe, of Philadelphia.
United States consul to Canton, is on his
way home for a visit. He will pay his re-
spects to General Harrison, who sent him
as consul to Annoy, China, in 1883. If the
two statesmen meet, propably the doctor
will recall the generals clever rebuke TO
him during his vacation when he was In
office.
The doctor was spending a month or two
in Washington and was largely in evil
dence in social and political circles. About
this time the Gridiron Club gave a dinner,
and both gentlemen were guests. The
doctor told few stories early in the even
ing, and later on the president made
speech.
II was charmed" he said in his soft.
graceful way to hear the clever anec-
dotes from our distinguished consul to-I
mean from Annoy" Then he passed on TO
other topics. but the doctor took the hint,
and the next steamer carried him back to
his post.
1t was not the first time that DR.. Bedloe
had experience with presidents at club din
ners- Once President Cleveland was a
guest at the celebrated Clover Club in Phil
adelphia, of which the doctor is famous
wit. The Cloverites always interrupt their
guests when they rise to speak Knowing
this. Mr.. Cleveland began:
Go on. gentlemen; am prepared for
the worst.
There came an instant's pause, and the
doctor cackled shrilly:
so are We"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-08-02
STANLEY TRIES THE PLAN.
Offers Big Cash Rewards for Evidence
That VIII Convict KIondike
JOintists.

TOPEKA, Aug. 1.-(Special) Governor
Stanley has adopted the plan suggested
by the State Temperance Union, and to-
day offered rewards for the conviction Of
''klondike" jointists under the law max
ing it felony to sell liquor to the in
mates of soldiers homes. The governor
read of the plan in to-day's Journal.
1t is a good scheme" said he. II will
just try it on that Klondike outfit. / will
make it an inducement for the people Of
jontists. All that will be required to
secure the rewards is to get the evidence
that will enable Colonel Thomas Fenlon
to send the iointists to prison: As soon ,
be paid. OF course, no reward will be paid
where the prisoner is let Off with fine.
He must be sent to the penitentiary.
The governor will try the plan on four
cases at first and If it proves successful
he will keep on giving rewards until
he issued the following proclamation re-
garding the matter:
State of Kansas, Executive Dept,
Topeka, Aug. !, 1899.
Whereas, Information which / consider
trustworthy has been given to me that a
disreputable locality commonly known as
the 'Klondike' exists In the vicinity of the
National Soldiers home, near Leavenworth.
where the inmates of that institution are
sold intoxicating liquors, and while in a
state of intoXication are maltreated, robbed
and in some instances murdered; and
Whereas, By chapter 13l, laws OF 1891, of
Kansas, the sale or gift of any spirituous,
malt or vinous liquors or any liquid sub
stance or drug that will produce intoxica-
ton or stupefaction is made felony pun
ishable by fine or imprisonment in the PEN
itentiary, or both;
Now, therefore. I. w. E. Stanley, gov
ernor of the state of Kansas; by virtue of
the authority in me vested by law, do here
by offer a reward of $3.50 for the first. 500
for the second, $50 for the third, and 500
for the fourth arrest, conviction and i'm
prisonment under said act.
I'm testimony whereof. I have hereunto
subscribed my name and caused to be af
fixed the great seal of the state of Kan
sas. Done at Topeka, on the day and year
first above written.
wv. E. STANLEY, Governor.
ATTEST: GEORGE A. CLARK,
..Sacrafarl of State
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-08-02
SOLDIERS DYING OF HUNGER.
Defense of ToraI and Parejn, Who Are
Being Court-MartiaIed for Sur
rendering Santiago.

MADRID, Aug. 1.-The second session of
the court-martial of Generals Toral and
Pareja, who are charged with surrendering
Santiago de Cuba to the Americans without
having exhausted all means of defense,
took place to-day. General Pareja, in his
defense, said the garrison of the city of
Santiago de Cuba lacked food, many of the
soldiers having died of hunger. Previous
ly. however. he added, the troops fought
bravely, and many officers and men Were
killed. In addition, the hospitals lacked
medicines. The general read several tele-
grams exchanged between the authorities
at Washington and Major General Shafter.
the latter showing himself confident of
forcing the surrender OF Santiago de Cuba
General Toral made a similar defense.
He said Santiago de Cuba was defenSeless,
and ii was impossible to hold out longer
He read a telegram sent him by General
Blanco, who, after consulting with the au-
thorfties at Madrid, approved OF the capitu-
lation.
Another Spanish officer, testified that
when he entered Santiago he found three
quarters of the troops sick
General Rubi gave testimony to the effect
that further resistance would have been
equivalent 10 the death of the remainder
OF the troops
Colonel Ordonnez testified that he was
blockaded and therefore did not take part
surrender, but he said he believed all means
of resistance had been exhausted, though
perhaps the capitulation might have been
avoided by an attempt to break through
the enemy's lines, causing much bloodshed
However, the spirit of the troops was weak
ened when they lost all hope of outside
help. Lieutenant General Pando, who was
in charge of the military operations in
Cuba, testified to his regretting that
recommendations made by him before leav-
ing Santiago had not been acted upon, as
Santiago then had sufficient ammunition,
except for the artillery, He disapproved
the decisions of the generals at Havana,
who, he asserted. TO succeed, should have
reinforced Santiago.
General Blanco, who succeeded General
Weyler as governor general of Cuba, mar
rated events which transpired at the be-
ginning of the war. He said he had never
advised the capitulation of Santiago, but
favored strong resistance. The govern
ment, he declared. had accepted the terms
of the United States without discussion
and when he teegraphed to General Toral
it was too late. Santiago, he added, had
far from an insufficient garrison.