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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-26
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A Hot Day Episode.

Have you anything horrible in stock ?'
asked the young man with the limp collar
and the suffused brow as he walked into
the lair of the bookseller
by any particular author?"
Il couldn't specify. To tell you the truth,
1 amt literary. But friend of mine was
describing something he read and I have
been thinking that maybe books have more
sense in EN- than 1 gave 'em credit for l
forgot the name of it, but anything in that
lfne'll do
There are some ghost stories over on
that shelf
May I read little in 'em. just to sam
pie the goods?
Certainly
In less than quarter of an hour he came
back to the bookseller
It'll take too long to find out that way"
he said. Il haven't seen anything yet that
fills the BILL
I'm afraid we haven't what you want in
stock"
I'll get my friend to give me the title
and then come back. He said it would be
something that would freeze the blood in
your veins and make your hair stand on
end. If I could find something to do that
sold to. I'm dead tired of having the blood
go through my veins like hot water through
the pipes of a Turkish bath, and If I could
get something that would make my hair
stand on end awhile so the breeze could get
through it I'd give you the biggest bill in
my salary envelope and never say a word
except keep the change"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-26

constitutions. The best thing to do is to
look the future square I'm the face an be
prepared fur what's comm. You know
admiral Dewey has said straight up an
down, square out from the shoulder. that
ne amt goin' to run fur President An
when the admiral says anythin' he means
It, whether II goes in English or has to be
translated into German. Do you folier me,
Mandy?''
I'm a-limpin' along Josiar. But must
say l got over bein dsapp inted about his
not runnin fur President some time ago.
VI course. But in case you ever have
occasion to meet the admiral l don't want
you to be disappointed in him. Women
folks has kind o got in the way of ex-
pectfn men folks to be allus bowin' an
scrapin, an behavin' like life was all one
grand. sweet surprise party. When the ad-
miral has shook off the weight of official
care there's no teilin where he may go in
search of summer board. He's jes' as IL
Mandy, an you mustn't lay it up agin him
If he seems kind o. cold an forbiddin'"
spose. she answered pensively. that
ne KIND o gifts in the way o speakin' short
an quick, tellin' men to man the yard arm
an run up the Spanker boom, an sech
Things, cause when he wants anythin'
done he wants 1t in a hurry
Tafn't that. But gossip gifts started ter
rlble easy. An eff Dewey was to go around
shakin hands permiscous an kissin' ba-
bies an complimentary ladies on their love-
ly crochet work they'd be sure to say he
had gone back on his resolution not to run
fur office an was out tryin' to git votes 1
thought I'd warn you in time Mandy an
make IL all clear. Us men folks has to do
heap o explainin in this world to keep
from gettin' misunderstood"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-26
No Need of Welkins.

The old man was sitting in front of his
house on a stump which had been cut with
a step, so as to make 1t do duty as a car
rage block.
Through work for the day." asked the
young man with golf cap.
The old man nodded.
1T has been a great year for agricul-
turalists."
He inclined his head once more
And, of course. you are duly jubilant
You Will be in position to pay off any
mortgages which may have been worrying
you, and to equip yourself with improved
farm machinery. You can buy a piano for
the girls and a new carriage for yourself
There's no doubt about 1t. You people are
right in the swim. It's your turn to make
the welkin ring
The old man looked at him questioningly
and then responded:
4 guess not. The peddlers that come
along this road has offered a terrible lot o.
new-fangled notions, but they never men
TONED welkins. When We want any ringin'
done we amt botherin' about no welkins,
anyho We're maxim the dinner bell ring
reg lar every day. an it's a heap o. salts
faction to sit here silent an reflect that
every note of it means business"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-26
ABOUT TATTOO
MARKS

eff this man FunkSf sajd naval officer.
had invested in a TickePs worth Of milk
and a small bunch o6f wooden toothpicks
after getting safely awaS from Washing
ton and had understood bow to apply the
same to those tattoo marks of his, the
chances Of his appr6heneion would have
been considerably lsssensd. He probably
had never heard Of tha trick, however.
The knowledge of this, the BEST method
of effacing tattoo marks, used to be con-
fined to the sailormess but the crooks have
got hold OF the scheme. and they employ
it to excellent advantage In rendering their
Bertilloned descriptions, on file in the po-
lice departments of various cities, more
less doubtful. l newer could understand,
anyway, why SO many crooks should per-
NIT themselves to be tattooed in the first
place You'd naturally suppose that a
man who embarked upon a career of crime
would give the tattooing geniuses the wild
est possible berth, for in the detection and
capture OF criminals the Bertillon system
Iades into lnsign1ficance in comparison with
the tattoo marks of the crooks wanted.
NO two men, perhaps, in the world are
tattooed precisely alike, and a criminals
tattooed pictures are just as useful to de-
tect1VeS as thumb marks are valuable to
Chinese banking officials in the detection
or forger1es on checks. The modern school
OF crooks appreciate the disadvantages of
having themselves tattooed and abstain
from the practice. Hundreds of middle
aged crooks, however had the marks nee
dled into their hides when young and vealy
in crime, and before such elaborate descrip-
tlons or the persons of criminals were re-
corded by the police authorities, and I've
been told that most of these bitterly re-
pent their tattoo marks
The milk-and-toothpick treatment of
tattoo marks is the simplest thing in life.
All you've got to do is to dip the tooth
pick In milk and jab away at the bit of
tattooing that you want erased 1t is
broken over all the surface of the tattoo
mark, to let the milk into the flesh. The
milk absorbs the indelible ink and when
the scab heals the tattoo mark is no longer
there. A scar is left, but by no means so
bad scar as is left after tattoo mark
has been treated by the electric needle.
Crooks have been known to have other de-
vices tattooed over the scars left by the
effacing of previous marks by the milk
and-toothpick processes. They've done this
for the purpose of multiplying the value of
their Bertiloned descriptions on file here
and there around the country, and there
have been cases on record where they've
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-26
In Heroic Attitude,

When Sir John Steel. the noted English
sculptor, had the Duke of Wellington sit
ting for statue he wanted to get him to
look warlike. All his efforts were in vain
however. for Wellington seemed, judging
by his face, never to have heard of Water
loo or Talavera At last Sir John lost pa
thence somewhat, and this scene followed:
LAS | am going to make this statue of
your grace, can you not tell me what you
were doing before, say, the battle of Sala-
manca? Were you not galloping about the
fields cheering your men to deeds of
valor by word and action?'
Bah!' said the duke in evident scorn,
If you really want to model me as 1 was
on the morning of Salamanca then do me
crawling along ditch on my stomach, with
a telescope in my hand"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-26
NEW JERSEY TOMATO CROP
Big Enough to Turn Out Fifteen MI,
lion Cans There

The weather of the present summer has
peen most favorable for the growth of to-
matoes in southern New Jersey. where If is
estimated that this years crop will amount
to about $4,000 bushels" said the pronrie
tor OF a leading packing house in Salem
county, N. j.. to the writer yesterday.
This seasons tomatoes are exceptionally
fine in quality. but being very abundant not
only In Jersey, but on Long Island and in
New York state, the markets are lust now
pretty well glutted with the vegetable. AS
consequence, the farmers are only receiy-
ing from Is to 20 cents per bushel for their
product, or about half what they do get
when the vegetable is not so plentiful
Prices might even go lower for tomatoes
were 1t not for the heavy demand that now
exists for the vegetable for canning pur-
poses. This demand is caused by the par
tial failure OF such crops as peas and string
beans in Jersey and elsewhere. With a
comparatively short supply of peas and
beans the Jersey packing house people are
anticipating an unusually large call for
canned tomatoes between now and next
spring. and in their efforts to satisfy this
expected demand they are purchasing large
up the price of the vegetable
There are thirty-two canning factories
In Salem county and fifteen in Cumberland
county. and these forty-seven concerns
nave capacity for turning out IS, 900, 600
cans of tomatoes annually This year ii is
thought that the New Jersey pack will not
exceed 12,6OO,OOO cans. which is one-tenth
OF 126.OOO,OOO the average yearly output OF
canned tomatoes in the United States''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-26
CHINESE SHOES.
How They Are Made and What They
COst-An the Way From Canton.


COst-AH the Way From Canton
truck load of boxes containing thou
sands of pairs of thick ed white-edged
shoes, such as are worn by Cinnamon were
recently stacked in the store room of a
wholesale dealer in oriental goods in New
York
Are those shoes made in this country?'
inquired the writer as he looked at part
of the stock displayed to view in an open
box
No" replied the merchant, they all
come from Canton. where they made by
band. Between 10000 and 100000 pairs of
such shoes are annually imported by some
half dozen wholesale houses, mostly in New
York. From this city the shoes are DIS
tributed to hundreds of retailers of oriental
goods throughout the south. east and west.
where they are sod to all classes of China
men at from 81 to s. per pair, according to
the quality and finish.
The methods employed in the manufac-
ture OF Chinese shoes are ingenious and
interesting. The bottom Soles are made
of from ten to fifteen layers of very thin
leather placed one upon another, making
a built-up sole. This sole is stitched
through and through in many places on
regular lines, giving the bottom of the sole
a sort of quilted effect. This work is neatly
and trinity done even on the cheapest Shoes
and when the sewing is completed white
material resembling plaster is applied to
the edges of the sole. When the white edge
of the shoe, which is extremely hard. be-
comes soiled it be cleaned and whten-
ed again by rubbing it with a damp cloth
The top or upper of the Chinese shoe is
usually of cloth, silk satin, and the lin
ing is always of the same material. Vel
vet is, however, often used on the top, cut
in patterns that are laid over the body Of
the shoe. which may be of silk or satin in
some bright color, while the velvet may be
of back producing picturesque and strik-
ing appearance. Such shoes, when embroid-
cred, are only worn by persons of rank
and cost from So to SO
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Ruined by the Government.

HIVff tfe
Yes, sir" said the old mountaineer, 81
wuz man with considerable family con-
nections, but I'm all alone in the worl'
now"
Well. death must come to all Of us-it's
only question of time"
But it warn't death, sir, or Providence
that robbed me of my own; it wuz the gov
eminent sir-the government! l had seven
boys that wuz tryin' to earn homes Twin
maxim 'moonshine' liquor. an the govern
ment swooped down on 'em one dark night
an landed the last one o EN- in the penl-
tertiary; an now. from the honorable lofty
station of maxim liquor on the sly they've
come down to maxim shoes fer a govern
ment that can't whip a handful of yaller
niggers out in the Philippines
And what are you doing for q living ?''
he was asked
oh, I'm a maxim of 'moonshine' liquorr'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-26
USES FOR RATTLEsNAKE SKINS.
Supply Is Practically Inexhaustiblc-
Process of Tanning.

Process of Tanning.
Speaking of the uses to which queer
kinds of leather are nowadays put, said
resident of West Pike, Pine creek, Pa.
to the writer recently, reminds me of a
factory in my town where rattlesnakes
skins are employed quite extensively for
making a variety of belts. slippers. gloves
neckties and wastcoats for winter wear
For several years prior to 1897 the firm had
been making horse hide gloves and mittens
fall of the year mentioned they began to
use rattlesnake skins. for which, there was
no market. The material was found so
pretty and so we'll adapted for the purpose
for which it was utilized that orders for
the output of the factory were soon re-
ceived from every prominent city in the
United States. The factory, which / be-
lieve is The only one Of its kind in the coun-
try. is now doing a thriving business in
goods made of this novel kind of leather
THE skins come to The factory sailed
and with the heads off. Sometimes the
rattles are still attached to the tail The
skins are tanned and prepared for use in
the factory, where the operation REQUIRES
thirty days. The curing process removes
all the diSagreeable odor peculiar to the
raw skin and brings out the natural bright
ness of the black and yellow mottle to per
lection.
THE supply of rattlesnake skins is said
to be practically ineXhaustible. They come
from the northern tier Of PENNSYLVANIA
counties, from the Lake George region
Colorado. Wyoming and Michigan. The
skins are worth from % cents to 81 each
according to size, those of the black ar
male RATHER being the most valuable. The
ratties are converted into scarf pins and
sold at fancy prices to people who are fond
of such curioSitieS.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-26

From Tit-Bits.
A young couple in a Lancashire village
had been counting for several years. The
young man one day said to the woman:
sail, I Gamma marry thee"
"Hows THAR" asked she.
i've changed my mind said he.
WELL I'll tell you what Well do" said
she. IF folk know that it's thee as has
given me up, l shanDa b. able to get an
other chap; but If they think that I've
given you up, then 1 can get another chap.
So We'll have the banns published. and when
the wedding day comes the parson will say
to thee, Wilt thou have this woman to be
thy. welded wife?' and tina must say L
will And when he says to me. wilt thou
have this man to be thy welded husbands?
/ shall say i Wilma.
The day came, and when the minister
said: .'Wilt thou have this woman to be
thy welded wffe?' the man answered.:
II will
Then the parson said to the woman:
s''Wilt thou have this man to be thy we'd
ded husband?' And she safd:-
IT will"
why" said the young man, furiously.
"you said you would say. 4 Wilma
II know that" said the young woman.
''but Eve changed my mind since"
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for a citizen of this country to give vent
to, but the fat-faced man who hankered to
talk wasn't easily discouraged.
Bum ball team we've got, amt it,? he
asked.
Il am not interested in ball, Indifferent
or otherwise
The man with the sawed-off pipe didn't
say anything more for a while, but when
the car gave jolt rounding curve he
said:
kind of a rocky road t. Dublin, amt
it?''
II don't know anything about Dublin.
Never been there" replied the sour-visaged
man.
The stout-featured man wasn't downed
yet, however, and he went on:
BE great times around here when
Dewey gifts back to Us, won't they?'
I'm sure l don't see why there should
be-" was the choppy reply. Dewey just
did what he was ordered to do: what it was
his duty and business to do, and what he
was paid to do. Don't see why any par
ticular fuss should be made over his ar
rival
The man with the pipe looked straight
ahead for awhile, and then he opened up
again.
''Think they'll put Bryan at the head
of the ticket again. he inquired
Don't know anything about it.
Even If they do. 1t looks Ike cinch
for Mckinley, don't it?''
TT doesn't bother me, one way or the
other
Funny game, that little ten-cent Van
Wyck boom the Tammany ducksre tryin'
to put through in New York. amt it?'
New York politics do not interest me-"
Seem t be shapin' things up some down
in Cuba, l s'pose you've noticed?"
II haven't noticed anything of the sort.
The fat-faced man looked to be some
what squelched for while, but after the
car had gone a few squares he opened up
again.
Seem t. be havin some trouble roundup
up that cheap gezebu of a blatherskite,
Aguinaldo, down there in the Philippines,
amt they?'
The sour-visaged man bridled.
'BlatherSkiten' he exclaimed, turning
haughtily upon the fat-faced man. You
don't know what you are talking about.
He's the champion of an outraged people,
and you'll find that when the iron heel of
the popular vote is placed upon the neck
Of the administration that is responsible
for this Infamous persecution of men strug-
CLING for their liberty that
But the fat-faced man had reached his
getting off place. AS he clutched the stan
chion. preparatory TO hopping off, he look
ed the sour-faced man square in the eye,
grinned, and asked:
Hey, mister, how are things up around
Boston, anyhow" .-
With which Parthan dart he got off.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-26
Higher Crfticism,

Higher Crftfcism
An owl in belfry sat one night,
AS owls are supposed to do
And he wagbled his lay with serene delight
'To-whoo!' said the owl; o-whoor
But a wise man happened near by to stray,
And his visage was dark with gloom.
And he murmured, "Oh, why do you boot
that way?
You ought to have said to whom!"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-26
A Hot Ffnfah.
rom the New York World.

From the New York World.
Whom have we here?" said the king of
the Cannibal Islands, as a prisoner in SOL
dier's uniform was dragged before him.
He appears to be a raw recruit" answer
ed the prime minister.
Very well. cook him"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-26
In the Near Future.

Prom the Chicago Tribune
That policeman is wearing a pretty fine
medal. What is 1t for?'
Conspicuous bravery in climbing fnto
runaway automobiles and stopping them"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-26
THEY KNEW THEIR BUSINESS

ION my last trip out I attended party
Of post Office folks in suburb Of large
western city that was pretty novel affair.
all things considered" said post office in
speotor. with your kind permission. I'll
just lead up to that party with just a bit
of prologue.
"A young man and young woman-well,
not overly young, now, but young enough
who had been employed. the man as a
clerk and the young woman as stamp
seller in the post office I'm speaking Of
for the past fifteen years or SO, appear to
have been something Of a standing joke
among the other post office employees for
about a dozen years Of that period. Stand
ing joke. for the reason that for the past
twelve years 1t has been well known all
around that the two were what's called
going together and yet, according to the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-26

why did you change milkmen?"
We'll, I discovered that the one I am
taking milk from now has nice, clear
spring on his farm, while the other had
nothing but a cistern."
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ferdant.

From the ST. Louis Star.
The city girl, who spent her vacation on
a farm, imagined she had solved the mean
ing of 'PasteurIzed milk" She saw the
cows feeding from the pasture. What
could BE- simpler?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-26

An InHincible Debater.

There's no one else in all the world
Kin talk like Uncle Jim.
He's like cyclone freshly curled
An full O. patriot vim.
The folks flock in from every side
From village an from farm,
To hear the way he ''pints with PRIDE
Or views things with alarm.
He'll make you throw your bosom out
An walk like any king:
Or else he'll fill your soul with doubt
An bid your hopes take wing.
He lets the facts an figgers slide;
It's oratory's charm
That thrills you when he "pnts with pride"
Or views things with alarm"
He's recognized through all the town
A terror in debate.
The man who tries to pin him down
Is flying ag'in fate
His throat he simply opens wide,
An swings his good right arm
In sweepin' curves an ''p'ints with PRIDE
Or 'views things with alarm"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-26

MANDY said Farmer Corntossel, "theys
su'thin' / wanter prepare yer mind fur
They amt nothin' desprit goin to hap
pen, is they?" she asked, as she stopped
her churnng in the middle of a stroke.
"Nothin' to shed tears or have Mysteries
over. But sometimes the small disapp'int-
ments of life sort o eats into the heart an
makes people low spirited an saps their
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-26
FINALLY STRUCK HIS GAIT

It was plain to see that tho fat-faced
man with the short clay pipe and the bent
straw hat. on the rear seat Of the open car,
was anxious to talk. He shifted about ner-
vously in his seat. spat tentatively at
marks on the receding pavement several
times. and then eyed slantwise the sour
locking, side whiskered. cold-eyed. primly-
dressed man alongside him.
Purity warm amt it?'' he finally said.
"Um-I don't feel warm" replied the
sour-looking man
The man who wanted to talk dug pen
knife into the bowl of his pipe, and began
again:
"Cert'nly are putin it on that poor
Dreyfus man, amt they?'
Don't know that they are-probably he
deserves all he's got, and more"
1t was somewhat remarkable statement
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-06

New YORK, September 5.--FIour quiet an'
weak ct 5alCc decline; winter patents $3.50;
$40; do. straight S3.35a3.d5; Minnesota patents
3,SOaI00; do bakers $2.90a310; winter extras
81 4Oa2.s0; do low grades S2.30a2 40.
Rye -four firm; good to prime S2.PSa3l5
choice to fancy -.
Com meal steady; yellow western ,a7S; city
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STOCKS AND BONDS.

New York, Sept. 5.-The buoyant tone
Of a handful Of individual stocks gave
an appearance of considerable strength
and activity to the stock market, but
outside of these few stocks the market
was narrow and abathetic to the last
degree. Shortly after the opening North
western was marked up sharply and the
usual response was made In other mem
bers Of the Vanderbilt group, Union
Pacific, also following the lead. As
was the case last week, the heavy of
ferings of Union Pacific brought out on
he advance checked the enthusiasm or
buying and operations in that particu-
ar group were for the most part dis
continued. Northwestern's extreme rise
was AS. the preferred s points above
he previous sale, Omaha 2, New York
Central and Union Pacific over point
New York. Chicago and st. Louis stocks
advanced from 113 to 4 points on ru-
nor that judicial aid was to be sought
enforce asserted rights to dividends.
The Coalers were in good demand
Lackawanna leading with rise of 80
Gains in this group were not maintained
entirely Other railroad stocks which
.ose point or over, were st. Paul
preferred, Colorado Midland preferred,
Wheeling and Lake Erie second pre-