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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-29
ANCIENT SAWS.
Were in Use Centuries Before the
Christian Era.


Christian Era.
From the London Architect
Saws were used by the ancient Egyp-
tians. One that was discovered with several
other carpenters tools in private tomb at
Thebes is now preserved in the British
Museum. The blade, which appears to be
OF brass, is ten and d half inches long and
one and a quarter inches broad at the
widest part. The teeth are irregular, and
appear TO have been formed by striking a
blunt-edged instrument against the edge of
the plate the bur, or rough shoulder, thus
produced not being removed. A painting
copied in Rosellinis work on Egyptian an
hqultes represents a man using a similar
saw, the piece of wood which he is cutting
helhS hetu between two upright posts. In
other representations the timber is bound
with ropes to a single post, and in one,
also copied by RoselIini, the workman is
engaged IN Tightening the rope, having left
the saw sticking in the cut. In an engraV-
ing given in the third volume of Wilkn-
sons Manners and Customs of the
Ancient Egyptians a saw is represent
ed OF much larger dimensions, its
length being by comparison with the
man not less than three or four feet
1t does not appear that the Egyptians
used saws worked by two men. The
invention OF saws was varioUSly at
tributed by the Greeks to two or three in
dlVidualS, who are supposed to have taken
the idea from the jawbOne of a snake or
the backbone of a fish. There is a very
curious picture among the remains dis
covered IN the ruins of HerCulaneum, repre-
Senting the interior of q carpenters work.
shop. with two genii cutting piece OF
wood with frame-saw, and on an altar
preserved in the Capitoue Museum at
Rome there is a perfect representation of
boW-saW, exactly resembling, in the form
of the frame and the twisted cord for
tightening it, those used by modern car
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-29
Under the Red Cross,

Written for The Evening Star by Chauucey uick
She came and went comes ard gees
\ fragrance In the morning air.
Where lay the shadowy shapes of those
Who died in her sweet care.
Some doubted when her face had flown
Whether it was or only seemed
Whether one saw what he had known
a. something he had dreamed.
And near a trampled field at night
Wan eyes, that followed her afar.
Saw round that head saintIier light
Than came from noon or star
The wreck the roar, the murk, the glare
Were nought to her; she simply knew
Gods broken images were there
Where healing hands were few.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-29
RAND9M VERSE.
Spninx-Time,

Written for the Eve eingt Star by Elizabeth Worth
ingten)Fis
bird sang blthe, end would not cease to sing
On Tough swayiax near my window sill;
Then soft said, oh kseet, Pray you, be still
Weary am of your high caroling.
Nay, birtls there were that sang one vanished
spring. NJ
And my light heare did with such transport thrill
This earth seemed heaTen!-now alien ears they
ILL., =
Nor know on what shores they folded wing"
He did not heed. but chanted loud and clear,
With such victorious tuInult in his strain
I raised mine eyes surprised from sorrows dear
Undreamed, unmarked, the Spring had come
again,
The blue saw, earth Wore her garland bright,
And 10, the east aglow with morning light,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-29
Production of Asbestos
From the Boston Transcript.


Asbestos is a physical paradox. vet one
OF natures most marvellous productions. 1t
mas been called a meteorological vegetable:
1t Is both fibrous and crystalline; elastic
yet brittle; a floating stone, which can be
readily carded. spun and woven into It's
sue In Germany it is known as steinflachs
tstone fiaN), and the miners OF Quebec give
II quite as expressive a name-pierre cotton
cotton Stone)- The asbestos mines of One
bee are the most famous in the world
yielding So per cent of the entire OUTPUT
and there the industry Is declining. AL
though Charlemange is said to have had a
tablecioth of asbestos, which he cleansed
by throwing into the fire. it was practically
unknown until 1850. The Italian mineral
was then experimental with, and some
years later put on the market. In 1875 the
hrst Canadian mine was opened, and the
product steadily increased until 1890 when
$3.50 tons, worth 81 ,260 600 were mined
There has since been decline in value the
amount for 1895 being 1920 worth only
$i3o0O Asbestos is flexible, non-combus-
tfble and a non-conductor of heat and cleo
tricity and on these properties its increas-
ing use depends 1t is spun into yarn. from
which cloth is woven for drop curtains in
theaters, clothing for f1remen, acid work.
ers, etc. 1t is made into iampwicks and
gloves for stokers and ropes for fire es-
capes. It is felted into milboard to be
used as an insulator in dynamoS and as a
fireproof lining for floors. 1t is used TO
insulate electric wires and as a covering
to prevent loss of heat from steam pipes
Mixed with rubber, 1t is used to pack
steam joints.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-29

John Carleton Sherman in The Munsey.
Fest fetter lrund in thralf of ice and snow,
The early blossoms of Ehe struggling year.
Lie prisan'd deep in dungeons dark ana drear.
Soon spreads the sun hisImagic spell. and To-
These futile bars areI burst with thrill and three
OF bounding life, Strong living arms uprear
From out their shittarea bonds into the clear
Glad day Gods miraoh is done. And so.
Into the darkness Of some earth-hound life.
Pressed down by self and selfish love there creeps
Some day the mI3ic sunshine Of smile.
Then quick the awaken d, <oul in eager strife
Bursts from its ea,thy itsndS and forth upleaps
TO Joys sweet fusness, never known erewhile.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-29
Loves Banker.

Thomas Walsh in the Cosmopolitan.
Love borrowed Of usurer.
Whose coins We're petals of the rose;
Then brought the fragrant purse to her
Whom his enamUred fancy chose.
Love" said She. I'VE shall not eXpend
ulr riches" They We're put away:
But, ah, before the sprinctime's end
She looked and found them ashes gray.
Then 10 Times counting house they run,
Crying: ''Tuke back the purse we hold -
NO. no. he said. the deed is done,
And payments here made in gOld,'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-29

John b. Tabh In the Cosmopolitan
LIZ RUN, she follows when the reaper DAY.
M LIS iali the slender shadows Ia her way;
"lhhowing the darkness-home again.
She counts her golden grain
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-29

silk handkerchief. so often recon-
mended for wiping eyeglasses or spec
tacles, is not good for this purpose, as 1t
makes the glasses electrical and causes
the dust to adhere to them. The best wiper
for this purpose Ia fine tissue-paper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-29

A recent census in Paris shows that there
are no fewer than 17.735 doctors in that
city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-29
Russian Police.

DO the police make no effort to stop
theta2'
iaey DO what they can. or rather what
they are ordered to. but Russia is TOO big
country to be thoroughly policed as vet II
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-29
EiGht Million Dangerous outca.t.

Il frankly confess he said. that am
n"t "H- "f those Who believe In proIongin-
sN'S miserable lives These people are of no
Us 10 themselves or any one else. The bulk
Of them suffer from disease and they are =
constant menace to the health of the town
Il they were animals. and not human beings
there would be- no dpubt as to what should
D" done with them In manner and ternnrr
am ur a great many Of them are animals.
and Ent best way TO deal with Them IL on
THIS basis / know that it sounds harsh IN
sp'Htk ~ human beings in this fashion. hut
Russia Is 50 Uttered up with this particular
Kind ~ human beings that they have sim
Ply gut to be weeded out"
iuW numerous are they?'
II - impossible 20 say exactly hut I =
climate that there are nearly S.0OOGOO peo-
pie IN Russia who live either well within
or on the edge OF outCast life. Some are
II GSS'rs, some are thieves, others are pris-
"n"rS and still others are people who work
Il little when they feel like il and live on
chariiy or what they can pick up the rest
OF the time We have entire villages given
up 20 begging families. who. at stated Inter
NaIS. 40 KURT as they say. Some have
horses and wagons which they take with
them on their rounds and others walk but
th'y All try 20 keep together as mach as
possible ON their return from begging cx-
Curs'onS they divide up their winnings and
then have big debauch."
Russian Police
DO the police make no effort to stop
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-29
A ParasiticaI Wonder,

Most remarkable Of all the rubber trees
is the ''Ficus elastica" of Asia ind Africa
1t is one of the parasitical wonders of tho
vegetable world, although it may grow
from seed planted in the ground. 1t will
take root in the fork of a tree, and thence
send down aerial roots, which, on reaching
the ground. ramify and spread through the
SOIL. From this perch these roofs do scend
in numbers like flying buttresses, until the
host Is enyeloped and ultimately destroyed.
Although this interesting tree is widely
distributed over tropical Asia and Africa,
It's slow habit of growth lowers its import
ance fer the purposes of economic cuitiva-
ton.
The ever-inereasing and enormous de-
mand for the gum and its high price in the
market have filed the forests of the whole
tropical zone with wild natives bent on
their devastating work OF rubber ga thering.
The time has now come to reduce the busi-
ness to system of method and conserva-
ton by means of cultivation, and ere long
rubber plantations must become as COM
mon as those of the cocoa and coffee, or of
the orange and banana.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-16
YOU NEED A SPRING REMEDY
The Most Wonderful Spring
Medicine in the World.
Completely Frustrated BY Spring
Debility and Grip Effects.
Yet Three Bottles Of DR.. Groenes Norv-
ura Made Her Strong and Well.
Mrs. E. d. Hack, Mortified, Mass,

Mrs. E. d. Hack, Mortified, Mass,
says:
'A year ngo last spring was sick, and
my nerves and stomach were very weak.
l took DIR. Grcene's Ncrvura blood and
nerve remedy, which strengthened and
built me up SO L was well. This spring
was confined TO my bed with the Grip.
/ could not sit up one minute, and did not
get to sleep for one whole week. could
not eat much, and could not digest any
thing. was completely Frustrated and
anyone come into the room. / again
took DIR. Grcenc's Nervurn. The first
day felt the benefit of the Nervura, and
after taking three bottles was completely
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-16
A FIERCE TORNADO.
MANY BUILDINGS DEMOLISHED
MIRACULOUS ESCAPES
FROM DEATH.
tBy Telegraph to virglnlon- Pilot.)

(By Telegraph to Virglnlan-Pilot.)
Birmingham, Ala. March 15.-The
fiercest tornado ever known in this vi
entity visited the town OF Avondale, on
the eastern outskirts of the city, at
. o'clock this morning. 1t came Iii
rectly from the South with rain and
lightning. Passing Immediately in
front of the Avondale cotton mills il
blew down the negro Methodist Church
ana utterly demolished it.
Three new frame houses and a second
negro church II short distance away
We're next destroyed. Mrs r. G. Eos
ter WAS i'll in bed, and her husband WAS
watching at her side The house was
taken from over her head, and the bed
stock hundred feet away. Strange
To say, Mrs. Foster was not hurt
The negro school house and negro
Baptist Church were torn to pieces.
MIR. Annie Johnson was buried under
her house, and had to be dug out. She
is badly cut ana bruised, and is in 9
critical condition.
Arthur O. Iudgins, a white boy. was
also buried in the wreckage of his
fathers house. His arm was broken
and he was seriously injured.
at this house the four walls were
blown away ana Il bed containing three
children left In the middle of tho
room. The children were not scratch
ed. The injured boy was In an outer
wing. and the main building crushed
this in.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-16
RAINS IN GEORGIA.
TRAFFIC PARTLY SUSPENDED ON
RAILROADS.

Atlanta, Ga. March 15.-Heavy rains
yesterday and last night did consider
able damage to railroads in Georgia
and Alabama. Numerous washou;s
were reported to-day ON both the
Southern hallway and the Nashville.
Chattanooga and st. Louis. The first
train TO get through either way be-
tween this city ana Chattanooga since
last night arrived here Tonight on the
Southern. The Nashville. Chattanooga
ana -. Louis. which abandoned its
trains to-day expect To get their morn
ing St Louis Chicago train through Ia
Chattanooga tomorrow morning, al
though serious obstacles will be en-
countercd north of there
Rome. Ca. is being hemmed in by
last rising aters. The two rivers there
forming the CooSa, rose seven feet in
Tour hours to-day. and it is expected
he water Will inundate the lower sec
ton OF The city before morning. No
train reached Rome on any road until
noon. when passenger train on the
southern came in from Chattanooga \
trestlc and three hundred feet Of track
arc washed out three miles below Rome
Iherc were several Washouts on the
selma branch Of the Southern ana NJ
trains We're sent out on it from Rome
until Tonight
No trains are running on the Rome
ana Decatur. a large tres,lc being
washed out near Alfalfa. Ala. Tho
Rome road connecting that city Will
the Nashville, Chattanooga and St
Louis at Kingston. Ga. Is closed Il
traffic. q trestle having been carried
away by tho flood.
At Rogers Station, on the Nashville
Chattanooga and St. Louis road. ovcl
100 feet of track was washed away.
y train on the East ana West ron(
left Gainesville to-day for Pcl CITY
Ala. Several miles out of CartersvilI,
1t was caught by back water from
Pettis Creek. the fires in the cngin,
We're put out ana ut last reports tn,
train was standing in the water will
the passengers on board waiting TO b,
rescued 1t will be impossible to ge
another engine to the train until III,
flood subsidies.
The storm did $4,000 worth of dam
age in the vicinity of Gadsdcn. Ala
The Chattanooga Southern road los
$50 feet OF track. The Nashville. Chat
tanooga ana st. Louis road lost tw,
bridges and Il half mile of track. Th,
Southern nilway lost-tt7s trestle n
Gadsdcn ana considerable tracks be
tween that city ana Rome.
Many road bridges have been washed
away i'm Hartow county, Ga, and tn,
damage will be $4,000
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-16
KNIT GOODS COMBINE.
ONE HUNDRED MANUFACTURERS
MEET-NORFOLK REPRESENTED.
tBy Telegraph to vlre,man-rilot3

QsJ Telegraph to virGInlan-T llot)
New York. March 15.-Miorc than n
hundred knit goods manufacturers met
i'll this city to-day 10 consider the ad-
visibility Of forming a combination Of
interests.
Mr.. Baker, Philadelphia lawyer. is
said to be the chief promoter He cx-
planned the plans Of the suggested com
bination to tho manufacturers
1t was said that the plan is to form
n combination on n basis Of So. 600 600
preferred stock, to pay per cent. and
$JO0OO.000 common stock.
y committee was appointed to es;i-
mate the output of each plant in the
country, the cost OF production and thr
allotment of stock under The corsoli-
dation.
This committee will. after II makes
its inspection. meet and draw NJ it's
report and call a meeting of the manu-
facturers before whom the report will
he laid with recommendation for aC-
ton. The committee was also charged
with the duty of considering whether
the manufacturers Of ribbed knit goods.
as we'll as fiat goods. should be in
Guided in the consolidation.
The representation was very large
from New York. Vermont ana CSnnec-
ucut. These manufacturers were also
represented: Norfolk and New Rr,ns-
wick Hosiery Company. New Bruins
WICK n. j.; Powhatan manufacturing
Company, Norfolk. Va: Godschaik &.
Co, Philadelphia; ]. T.. IIanipcn & CO..
Philadclphla: ROXford knitting Com
pany, Philadelphia: Armstrong Knit
ting Company. charlottesville, Va.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-16

undergoes such an intense heat that
no animal life could survive in it?"
L don't mean TO say they were alive.
They were dead"
Major Lee: Are YOU positive about
the identity of the animal?'
Yes, sir; quite positive"
MEN LACKED FOR FOOD.
I'm consequence Of the canned roast
beer not being sufficiently sustaining.
and not having nutriment' in it, did
your men lack for food?"
'Thcy did"
Colonel Gillesplc: What was the
name of this brand that you found
with maggots in it,"
1T was Swift e cos brand"
Are YOU certain of that?"
II am certain"
The court adjourned to meet in
Omaha Tomorrow.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-16
spnin viii Rntiry rrcnty.
cBy re7cgrarh 10 virrloinn- rnot.,

C3y Telcgrarh 10 NirEinlan- Plot)
Madrid. March l5-'rhe cabinet coun-
ell this afternoon decided that tho
treaty of peace with the United States
should be ratified Immediately after
the dissolution Of the Cortes. which will
probably be decreed tomorrow.
The elections To the new chamber will
be fixed for April iG'h, and TO the SEN
ate for April 30th. the new cortes to
re-assembe on May I'd.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-16
Simple Home Dyes.
Any One Can Use Diamond Dyes
With Success.
Beautiful CoIOrs That AFRO Fast TO
Light ana washing.

Diamond Dyes are prepared specially
for home use, and the directions are SO
pain and simple that any one can use
them successfully.
All the fast Diamond Dyes make col
ors that will not fade. They are guar
anteed TO do more dyeing. package for
package. than any other dyes.
If'you want success in home dyeing
use Diamond Dyes and nothing else.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-16
Gen. Walker ont of Enugcr.
Inv TelePraDh IN JiroiDiop piiof

Bristol, Tenn, March 15.-Gcneral
Walker. one OF the principals in last
weeks shooting affray. had comfort
able day, and the attending physicians
report him out OF danger Hamilton
was slightly delirious, but his wound Is
doing nicely. No arrests have yet been
made.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-16
BREEZE GETS TEN YEARS.
ASHEVILLE'S DEFUNCT BANK
PRESIDENT CONVICTED.
By Telegraph to virrinian-Pnot,

Asheville. N. c.. March 15.-The jury
tonight returned verdict of guilty
against w. u. Breeze, president of the
defunct First National Bank OF this
city, and fixed the punishment at ten
years in prison.
Breeze will appeal. He is now in the
hands of officers and will be required 10
give heavy bond If liberated.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-16

Not one child dies where ten formerly
died from Group. People have learned
the value of one Minute Cough Cure
and use it for severe lung ana throat
troubles. 1t immediately stops cough
~ y. IL never fails. Burrow Martin
Company
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-16

curc,!. ] do not think should have been
alive to-day if had not taken DR. Greenc's
Nervura. nm now able TO do my own
work and enjoy health. / am subject to
heart disease, but when use the Ncrvura
| am entirely free from it. always recon-
mend Nervura, and in all my life | never
saw anything that did me so much good
rs this wonderful medicine"
You can have perfect and absolute con-
iidencc in DIR. Grccne's Nervura blood
and nerve remedy, and be sure that it will
benefit you from the fact that it is pre-
pared by n famous regular physician, DIR.
Greene, IS West I4th ST., New York City,
our most successful specialist in curing
nervous, chronic or lingering diseases,
and this grand remedy is therefore per-
iectlv adapted to cure. If you use this
remedy. you also have the privilege of
consulting DIR. Greene without charge or
fee, personally or if you write about your
case.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-16
An Excellent Combination.

The pleasant method and beneficial
effects of the well known remedy,
SYRUP or FIGs, manufactured by the
CALIFORNIA Flo SYRUP Co., illustrate
the value of obtaining the liquid laxa-
dive principles of plants known to he
incidentally laxative and presenting
them in the form most refreshing to the
taste and acceptable to the system. It
is the one perfect strengthening laXa-
tive, cleansing the system effectually,
dispelling colds, headaches and fcvers
gently yet promptly and enabling one
to overcome habitual constipation per-
mancntly. Its perfect freedom from
every Objectionable quality and sub
stance. and its acting on the Kidneys,
liver and bowels, without. weakening
or Irritating them, make it the ideal
laxative.
In the process of manufacturing figs
are used, as they are plcasan. to the
taste, but the medicinal qualities of the
remedy are obtained from SIENNA and
other aromatic plants, by a method
known to the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP
70. only. In order to get its beneficial
fleets and to avoid limitations, please
remember the full name of the Company
printed on the front of every package.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL
LOUISVILLE. ky. NEW YORK. N. Y.
'or sale by all Drnggsts.-prcc SOC. per bottle
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-16
england WELCOMES AMBASSADOR
Continued from First Page.)

open to such an extent as would salts
fy even the yearnings Of the Rear Ad-
miral who has made the circle of the
globe in search OF 1t. l think may say,
as Il testimony TO the good feeling
sought to be encouraged on our side of
the water that the President gave the
best illustration of it. when lie said, in
my letter of credence. that he relied
with confidence upon my constant en-
dcavor during my stay in Great Brit
ain to promote the interest and pros
perity of both nations" (Cheers and
cries of "l3raVo.")
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-16
RUSSIA AND ENGLAND.

Abiding to the satisfactory dispen-
Ing of the cloud between Russia and
England over the Niu Chwang railway
extension loan by means OF peaceful
diplomacy" Mr.. Choate said:
That Is the kind of diplomacy which
], just entering upon diplomatic ca
reer. desire very much to understand.
for am fresh enough to believe that
If these two countries. laboring to-
gether for peace, unite their voices in
demanding ii, it is almost sure in every
case. (Chcers) l would like to quote
my President again: for the last words
l heard him say were that the United
States to-day was on better terms
with every nation on the face of the
earth than il had ever been before
(Cheers).
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-16
THE
Joseph Brown
STORE.
Plucking
Plun2s.

tuSNitiS
Piums.
Good ones, too, We have
provided richly for you and
there's 4 feast to-day for
prompt corners. The added
things to the Department of
Sure Savings, are, 3o-in. Long
Cloth at 7 instead of 1Oc.; Sec
ondS. 12% 30-in. Figured
Lawns at &c.; Figured Lawns
at ~; Whersas, &C. would be
a low figure; 1Oc. White Dim
ity at 6; so ATWOOD AL
batrOSS- 37-in. at Csc.
Everything named is QUITE
under regular prices. The AL
batrosS marvelousiy so.
Shepherds
Checks.
34-in. at IS; 3o-in., 371!,
and a better so.
FOR intrinsic value, nothing
has ever surpassed this partic-
ular production.
Black Novelties.
A wonderful seller has been
a 30-ln. tulted weave, possess
ing the appearance of other
extravagantly priced stuff is
soc. 1t lacks the fineneSS, Of
course, yet worthily sustains
itself. AS a skirt MATERIAL
strong claimant for favor.
See See the See
the Spring the
New Dress New
Silks. Goods. Dimities.
Look Look at Look at
at the Crinkled Dotted
PiqueS. Dimity. Swisses.
Inspect Inspect Inspect
the new the line of Pique
All nvoro r,L.,,
\AlIOgoIS. EnbTOdGIeS. Piping.
1t might be wise to refresh
your mind on all of to-day's
specials, by again reading yes
terday'S paper.
|onnnh BRAUN l10 mnjn Ct
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-16
A WONDERFUL RECEPTION.

Mr.. Choate spoke deliberately. and in
rather low tone. His humorous re-
marks met with peals of laughter He
had wonderful reception. made quite
the speech of the evening. which was
listened to with the deepest attention.
and resumed his seat amid thunders Of
applause. Lord Russell personally con-
graduating him.