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Evening star., 1899-03-25
His Sweet UnseIfishness.

He had the placid expression of man
who feels his superiority and likes to be
appreciated. His wife was showing the
concern about his welfare and comfort
which he felt was properly due.
Now, you know, dear" she was saying,
spring is almost here and you really owe
it to yourself to be neatly dressed. even If
we must economize little in other direc-
tions"
We'll" he answered with the air Of one
who yields with reluctance, perhaps you
are right"
You must have new suit of clothes"
Think sop
Yes. You know clothes are very cheap
now"
'I never feel comfortable in a cheap suit.
It's better to pay more and be satisfied"
"Of course. That's what 1 was thinking,
but was afraid
Oh he responded, magnanimously,
when l do anything, l believe in doing II
right
"And you ought to have a new hat"
We'll, II you insist on it,
And at least two pairs Of new shoes"
Yes. It's economy in the end
And you really ought to stop at the fur
nishing store and order some linen"
Il do need some, that's fact. I'll attend
to the whole business tomorrow. There 8
no use talking. 1t takes a woman to have
her own way about things"
"Oh, yes; there was something I wanted
to tell you about l saw something in the
paper about a new milhner. and 1 thought
maybe-that is, 1t occurred to me"
Go on" said he. Il know what it's
It's one Of those jokes about Easter bon
nets
Evening star., 1899-03-25
Material for Juries.

Heard funny thing last week when 1
was out in Kansas" remarked the drum
mer on his way back TO New York.
'One day after 1 had sold all the goods
that could 10 a customer of mine 1 ad-
tcurned to the court house. where they
We're tmpaneling a jury for a murder
trial. Just as took a seat they called up
regular, raw populist, the likes of which
nobody ever sees outside the limits of the
sunfiower state. He had hay whiskers and
hemp hair and a hickory shirt, and tow
hIen gallus4s, and eowhide boots, and in
other respects was entirely typical Of the
principles he represented. After asking
him his name and the other usual prelfrni-
nary questions they got down to the busi-
ness in hand.
Are you in favor of capital punish
ment?' he was asked.
In course l am he responded, with
eager promprness. Capital Is doin' more
harm TO this country right this minute
than everything else in it, and I'm in favor
OF punishin' it to thu full extent OF the
law. By hokey, if
But the court Interrupted him at this
point and explained the nature of the uues-
ton to him. and he apologized and said he
was in favor of the other kind, too, and
his previous answer did not stand against
his efficiency as juryman on the ground
of ignorance"
Evening star., 1899-03-25
Pigeons Flight for Life.
San Francisco Chronicle.

From the San Francisco Chronicle.
The passengers on the ferry boat Pied
mont, on the $50 o'clock trip from Oak
land yesterday morning, wer9 treated TO
the spectacle of a speed test between a sea
eagle and a carrier pigeon, in which the
smaller bird won. When the boat was op-
posite Goat Island p. H. Schlotzhauer,
pigeon fancier of Alameda, released five
birds Among them was the famous five
year-old homer Duke of Richmond, who
has proved his right to title OF nobility in
more than a score Of long-distance flights.
The pigeons rose into the air and circled
several times. Four of them turned toward
the east, but the fifth, which was the Duke
of Richmond, was seen to f1irt and drop to-
ward the Piedmont. Than the passengers
made out that the pigeon was being pur-
sued by large bird. The two birds were
at an elevation of 200 feet when the chase
began, with the carrier a short distance IN
the lead. As II by instinct, he dropped
straight for the place where his master
had released him, and, landing upon the
ladies deck of the Piedmont fiuttered
through the cabin door. The sea eagle was
so confident that it would strike it's prey
that ii did not check its pursuit until
within ten feet of the rail of the ferry boat
Then it wheeled suddenly, and, lowering
about the stern Of the boat for few mo-
ments, winged its way back toward Goat
Island.
Once inside the cabin, the frightened pig
con ram down the aisle until il came to a
passenger reading a newspaper As IL
sure of protection. it futtered up TO his side
and perched on the arm of his seat. There
1t was caught by Schlotzhauer and safely
Gagged. Schlotzhauer is convinced that the
old bird, in his many flights, has had pre-
enough not to trust to his heetness Of wing
In the race for life.
Evening star., 1899-03-25
BERMUDA ) ONIONS.
Reasons why They Are So Popular IL
American Markets.

s.... American Markets.
Nowhere perhaps In the world are onions
grown to such a state of perfection as in
the Bermudas," said wholesale produce
merchant in New York to a writer for The
Star recently. "The balmy climate and
rich soil of these islands together with the
careful methods of cultivation, have COM
bined to produce an onion that for size and
flavor, Is peerless. The vegetable will ay-
erage from one-half pound to one pound
and half in weight. 1t is always sound
juicy and crisp, and these good qualities are
so we'll appreciated by Americans that
about 100000 crates of the onions are an
nually shipped to the United States
Preparations to supply the markets of
this country every spring with the vegeta-
bic are made early In January, and when
gathered In March and April the onions are
carefully selected and packed in crates
weighing, when filled, 100 pounds, The
onions are then taken to the general receiy-
ing wharf, where they are subjected to
rigid inspection by government officers. If
the quality of the produce is not good and
any imperfect or decayed specimens are
found, the farmer Is made to pick the goods
over and replace them. The onions are
then passed by the inspector and when the
crates have been closed and marked by the
shipper they are loaded on board a steam
ship, which, after voyage OF forty-eight
hours, lands them principally in New York
Here consignments of from 1000 to 5OOO
crates, each containing $50 onions, are re-
ceived semi-weekly. The vegetable is usual
ly sold by the weight, and s now worth
about D cents per pound retail"
Evening star., 1899-03-25
Big Prices for Animals,

TrOnl III bIls.
The biggest price ever given for a horse
was $15O,OOO, when Ormonde, once the prop
erty Of the Duke OF Westminster was
bought for that sum by a California mill
lionaire. The famous winner Of the Derby,
st Leger and the Two Thousand Gnneas,
in one year was recently sold for s1O5. 600
Galtee More. The most valuable collie
dog known is owned by Mr.. Megson of Man.
chester, who gave $500 for him. He is
the finest dog Of his kind that has ever
been reared, and has taken forty-efght
prizes at various shows. Perhaps the most
expensive fowl ever heard OF Is q game
cock named Peter jackson, belonging to
gentleman in Plymouth. This bird has
been known to fight under bet of S2O0,o0o
to pinch of snuff. Needless to say he
won it. His owner has refused $500 for
him.
Evening star., 1899-03-25
AN ODD DEPOSITOR,
His Methods Fooled the Man Who
Stood Behind the Desk

Ihe cashier of thriving bank in a big
western town was doing the talking
when | began my career in the banking
business he said 'it was in an old estab-
lished bank in an Ohio city to which my
father had been elected president We
didn't live in the town until his election
and moved there when he took charge
After about six months experience 1 was
made assistant receiving teller, and be-
tween that and my youth. and the fact
that my father was president, I guess 1
was about four sizes too large for the earth.
But l got over it, and one day when there
was lull and the receiving teller had gone
across the street to look after a check that
he had taken l popped up to the win
dow and took my first lesson. rough
looking old fellow came in that I
thought was farmer from HayviIIe. He
came straight for me, and said ne wanted
to deposit some money. 1t wasn't my busi-
ness to undertake a new customer, but
thought l knew 1t all, and began to talk to
him. He said he wanted to deposit a cent
that day, but had more. Well, | gave him
the ha ha then and there and told him to
run around 10 the Dime Savings Bank and
become depositor on the instailment plan.
L also said some more funny things and
after l had had all the fun there was he
said that while he wished to deposit only a
cent that day. he would put in two cents
next day, and four next, and so on for four
weeks. l gave him the laugh again and
told him we really couldn't do a small busi-
ness like that, and he must be a good boy
and run along to the penny ante bank
around the corner. Then he went away
and was still laughing when the receiving
teller came back.
Il told him what was making me smile
and he looked at me kind of funny, I
thought and went to figuring on a sheet of
paper without further comment Present
ly he handed the paper over to me- That
old fellow, he said, is a millionaire whose
business We have been after for year
Those figures will show you that what you
consider is penny ante bank business
would have amounted to something over
$4,000 in the four weeks or twenty-four
banking days. during which he wished to
deposit his money. He's crank but he's
got the cash, all the same, and we want
him. Just what effect your able funny
business has had upon him can't say but
suppose you go and talk to your father
about it, or do you want me to report Il to
the cashier and let him see the PRESIDENT
Il had cold chills and collapse and a lot
more things during the next five minutes,
and then | mustered UP courage and went
TO my father with the story He promptly
reduced me to the ranks and cut my salary
10 per cent, and l learned a whole lot in
the next six months by which time we had
the old fellow all right, and l was made
assistant again, but | wasn't the same kind
of one by good deal
Evening star., 1899-03-25
FOND OF TOBACCO.
Many Wild Animals Have n Liking
for the Weed.

Il have been an inveterate user of tohac-
co In some form for the past forty years.
ana during that time have had much TO do
with all sorts of wild beasts, which / have
found are nearly all. more or less, partial
TO the smell or taste Of the weed" OBJ
served an old and experienced animal train
er to a Star reporter. For instance, the
common brown bear is so fond of the
fumes of tobacco that IL you blow smoke
through the bars OF its cage 1t WILL with
evident delight, push forward and rub its
back and head against the iron bars over
which the smoke passes. This is inyar1a-
BILE. Not long ago blew through a hollow
stick a pinch of snuff into the nose of
sleeping lion. The brute shortly after
awoke. sat up straight. sneezed violently
and then lay down to sleep very content
edly again. All goats, deer llamas and so
on will chew and eat tobacco and snuff
with great eagerness. Monkeys and big
baboons also breathe with great satfsfac-
ton the smoke from cigars.
Il once made very vicious llama be-
longing to a circus, my friend by feeding IL
daily with small quantity of snuff One
day WREN the show was in Brooklyn, n.
Y, several men-o'-warsmen came to see
our exhibit of tame and wild animals.
When the men got to the inclosure where
the llama was kept, one OF the company
commenced teasing the beast BY way Of
protest the llama suddenly spat at the Of
Tending sailor. and the latter, with very
aStonished look, exclaimed: Holy Moses
how his breath smells of snuff, boys.'s
Evening star., 1899-03-25
Willing to SDlff.
From the Pittsburg News

rfoh the Plttsburg News.
There Is a Pittsburg life insurance agent
OF whom 1t is said that he can talk a stone
statue into buying policy in his company.
the most liberal on earth" He wrote A
policy for Chinaman a few weeks aeo
the first ever written for a man of the race
IN Pittsburg. How he did It he alone
knows The Chinaman has no clear idea
of 1t. He understood that by paying the
premiums promptly he would be entitled to
1900 some time. He began botherine the
agent for the mopsy., after a couple of
weeks had passed, and the Aeeau tried to
explain to him that he would have TO AtS
before he could get 1t. The Chinaman fell
down cellarway on Grant street and was
badly hurt. His friends tried to attend to
him without calling in doctor When they
did call in one two days later the doctor
was angry
Why didn't you call me sooner7' he ask
ed. This man is half dead now"
Next day the injured mans brother was
at the insurance offea with q claim for
$500.
You're not entitled to anything on this"
said the insurance man, until the man Ia
dead" -
"Doctol say him half dead" answered
the brother Why he no slet lat half?'
Evening star., 1899-03-25
New York's Candy supply.
ON the New York Herald.

from the new York Herald
There are 125 wholesale candy firms IN
New York. The trade Of these houses rep.
resents a total OF $4,000. .000 New Yorkers
alone do not consume this amount of candy
a year. but 1t is made for our country
cousins and for some of our relations across
the ocean. More than 100000 worth OF
candy is sent abroad, while we import only
about $4,000 worth a year.
Most of the candy exported and sent to
the country consists Of the simple broken
mixed" but the chief favorite in this city
Is chocolate in one form or another.
Chocolate candies come in 100 different
forms, SO that one has long list to Sc
left from. In every candy store the choco-
late trays are always more popular than
any Of the others, and box of Chocolates
Is an acceptable present to any girl
Some doctors shake their heads and tell
US the consumption of candy Is altogether
too large in this eaty. but others agree that
It is fattening, and they do not grow alarm
ed over the prospect.
It is asserted by one of the leading candy
makers that about three-fourths Of the
candy made is consumed by women and
half the other fourth by children.
Evening star., 1899-03-25

makes yer keep sayin' orter be ashamed
Are you picturin me as a party wit past
L never done nottin' excep' roam de green
earth under de blue sky, hearin' de birds
sing an takin' an occasional hand-out"
You are a great, good-for-nothing loaf
er. You ought to be at work Instead of
idling around letting the grass grow under
your feet"
Lady, beg to say, wit'out de slightest
furgitfulness of de consideration which YOU
have right to expect from a gentleman.
dat you are wrongin' me. You are formin'
conclusions dat amt justified by de facts.
About me bein' lazy, you has de right to
yer suspicious. wouldn't interfere, lady
Go ahead and suspish. But when you saws
l lets de grass grow under me feet mat
thewmatics Is all agin you"
don't know.what you're talking about %
"I'n teach yer. You've heard of geometry,
lady?'
"Yes"
WELL dis is de real thing. Mos of me
time. except when travelin' de highway. is
spent IN reclinin' position, which Is not
only restful, but more Delsarte. Me legs
Is horizontal wit de earth an me feet is
perpendicular to me legs, pointin' parallel
to de direction In which de grass is CROWN
Which. as / have often heard remarked by
one o. de queerest pals ever had, is ouod
erat demonstrandum."
Evening star., 1899-03-25
A Sunny Day DlaIORue.

You ought to be ashamed of yourself >
said the woman who had been sweeping off
the front porch.
Meandering Mike took off his hat and
made low bow
The idea of you coming to respectable
peoples houses in this manner"
Lady" was the answer, II wouldn't nev.
er have called If 1 had thought that the
people here was anything but respectable -
And again he bowed
Il don't want to have any words with
you," she proceeded. You get out. Move
en-"
Where to, lady?"
wherever you are going"
Il amt going nowheres"
You ought to be ashamed of yourself"
Lady, that's the second time you've give
me that dose, and 1t amt took yet. What
Evening star., 1899-03-25
He Spoke as a Brother.


A certain curate was Of painfully ner-
vous temperament, and In consequence was
constantly making awkward refnarks-in-
tended as compliments-to the bishop and
others. Having distinguished himself in
an unusual degree during gathering of
clergy at an afternoon tea at the bishops
palace, he was taken to task for his fail
ings by senior curate. who was one of his
companions on the way home.
Look here, Bruce" said the senior de-
cidedly. you are donkey. Why cannot
you keep quiet instead of making your
asinine remarks? I am speaking to you
now as brother
Loud laughter interrupted him at this
point, and for a moment he wondered why
Evening star., 1899-03-25
An Aversion.

Told you 50! I told you so"'
Hear It everywhere you go;
Told you you'd regret some day
Keeping to your chosen way.
Had you changed your plan, / VOW
You'd regret 1t anyhow"
Sing 1t fast and sing 1t slow;
Told you so! I told you so,'
Told you so! told you so!''
Then with joy he seems to glow.
But I'd rather take my share
And more, too, Of earthly care
Than to find that 1 was one
Who obtained his choicest fun
Hanging round and lying low
To remark, Il told you So"
Evening star., 1899-03-25
IIa.FHINOS Ne
I5zfE763 z1'IzfH6 ~
's|5EHH1& EE1 H&V
his kind official acts in behalf of the clerks
nj dena ri

his kind official acts in behalf of the clerks
of his department"
x X X X
THE dead letter Office has come in pos
session of enormous amount of soldier
letters and photographs in the past six
MONTHS explained an official of the Post
Office Department to a Star reporter,
which it finds itself unable to deliver.
Much of 1t has been carried about the
country for months in the effort to find
where it belonged. 1t is surprising how
many photographs there were which failed
to be delivered, and the quantity has grown
to be so large that, under the regulations
of the office it must soon be destroyed.
Those who sent photographs to the SOL
diers in the field were as careless in ad-
dressing them as were the soldiers in send
ing out their photographs. The senders
made the usual mistake in not putting their
addresses on the letters. so that they could
be returned to them in case of nom
delivery. The dead letter office has taken
extra pains to deliver this enormous amount
of photographs, but has not succeeded in
all cases. Letters to the soldiers were ad-
dressed to the wrong company, wrong regi-
ment and wrong corps in hundreds and hum
dreds of instances, but very often the office
has been able, in spite of all the adverse
circumstances to ascertain the party ad-
dressed and deliver in the end. But there
are many cases where they have not been
able to do So and the work of destruction
OF the photographs has begun. If any one
has the slightest cause to suspect that
there is any soldier letter or photograph
undelivered which should have come to
him he stands some chance yet of getting
the same, by addressing the dead letter
office. giving all the facts in the case for
the office does not want to destroy any
thing as long as there is the merest sus-
picion of hope even of delivering it.
Likewise, they can get back any letter that
has not been delivered. The thing which
caused so many letters to soldiers to go
wrong was the frequent abolition of and
changes in camps. In some instances the
changes were so rapid that the mails could
not keep up with them"
Evening star., 1899-03-25
A Tribute Analxsed.

II suppose" murmured the man with the
overcoat which had faded Into purpNsh
tint. "that I've got the wrong idea. but
can't correct myself. argue and try to
Evening star., 1899-03-25

RAssoctation Velocipedique d.Amateurs
of Paris, France. intends to organise next
spring handicap for all kinds Of locomo-
ton from walking to automobiles. II Ia
said that the road will run beside a railway
track and that q locomotive will participate
In the handicAp.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-18
HALF MILLION FOR CHURCH
Stranger From South America Do
mates Large Sums to Adventist
Church

Battle Greek, Mich, March 1S.-A
modern fairy tale has just come to light
in this city which seems almost i'm
probable 1t is said to have begun when
F. H. Westphal, Seventh Day Adventist
elder, left his charge at Buenos Ayres,
South America, and came to South
Lancaster, Mass, to attend the general
conference of the church.
On board the vessel Elder Westpha1
CHANGED to fall in with a stranger Cap
tain Norman. Norman was told of the
meeting at South Lancaster and in
Vited to attend. He attended, and when
a call was made during one of the ses-
sions for means to carry on the work
in Australia, it is said, Captain Nor
man subscribed $4,000, which he paid
forthwith.
Later when a discussion arose COLI
corning the needs for means with which
to carry on the missionary work Cap
tain Norman is said to have announced
that he would give 100000. He came to
Battle Greek Immediately after and
wanted nothing said about his gift.
But little is known of Captain Nor
man aside from the fact that he is
credited with being a multi millionaire
his property being estimated at five or
six millions.
Captain Norman says no one ever
asked him to come to church before and
he was waiting for just this invitation
from Elder WeStphal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-18
EAREAL MAMMOTH (LIE).
Specimen, Which Was Intact, Was
Caught in Glacial Slide.

Vancouver, March 1s.-Persons who
have lust arrived from the interior
brought the story of the finding near
Dawson of a splendidly preserved spec
linen of a mammoth. 1t was found the
first week of February by SWede
named August Trueson and his partner,
while they were working their claim on
Dominion creek.
The huge monster had apparently
been caught in a glacial slide, and there
was nothing to detract from the general
ife-like appearance of the beast; this,
too in spite of the fact that it was 40
feet below the surface. The only IN
stance that heretofore has been known
of where an animal of this species was
found intact was about so years ago.
That monster was in an iceberg on the
coast of Siberia, and is now in the St.
Petersburg museum
The Dominion creek mammoth, it is
estimated, weighs between 25 and 80
tons. and its length is Al feet and 6
inches. It's right tusk was broken, but
the left is in a perfect state of preserva-
tion. measuring IA feet inches in
length, and So inches in circumference.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-18
FIRE MANIAC sTIRs A CITY
Made Four Attempts to Burn Catholic
Institutions in New Orleans

New Orleans. March 1S.-Mayor
Flower today offered a reward of $500
for the arrest of the person or persons
who have lately been trying to burn
Catholic institutions in this city
st. Francis convent school of the
Sisters of Perpetual Alteration was set
on fire in eight places a week ago last
night, and the sister superior was Sc
verely beaten by the incendiary. who
was in her room when she awakened
and gave the alarm. Two men who set
fire to the St. Mary Assumption school
were seen jumping the fence and run
ming away few minutes before the fire
was discovered.
A fire this morning in the Poor
Clafre'S convent was, like that a week
ago in the St. Francis school. a manifest
attempt to burn the inmates with the
building Oil had been placed among
piles of miscellaneous stuff in three
places in the hall, one pile at the foot
of the only stairs leading to the dormi-
tory. The damage was only nominal.
The manifest demoniacism of the in
cendiary has greatly aroused all classes
and creedS