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The Saint Paul globe., 1899-02-14

| consists Of 101, ,536 men; while the total
unorganized but available force is g.
999.S25 men. 1t was with view Of this
| latter contingent that the correspon-
dents year ago were boasting how
easily 5,0OO,O0O men could be put in the
field against the Spaniards Expert
ence after all is a better teacher than
estimates.
CANAL BILL AS A RIDER.
The plan now is to pass the house
Nicaraguan canal bill by tacking it
onto the river and harbor bill in the
senate. though it Is difficult to see how
such an amendment would be germane
to the purposes Of the latter measure,
unless the right Of way across the
lsthmus be considered United States
territory. 1t is now said that certain
powerful opponents Of the canal are to
be appeased by being let into a con-
struction company which is to be Or
ganlZed to do the work. Perhaps a
good title for this company would be
Credit Mobilier."
COLONIAL POSSESSIONS"
United States territory, by the way,
is term Of indefinite expansion now
a-days. Statistician Austin, of the
treasury department. lately prepared
table showing the colonial posses
sions of different nations. In which
both Cuba and the Philippines are
reckoned as belonging to this country.
BUSY OVER ARMY BILL.
The subcommittee Of the senate is
still busted over the army reorganiza-
ton bill, although it is admitted that
no permanent measure will pass this
session. The most that the opponents
concede Is provision attached to the
appropriation bill-there are plenty Of
riders. even though Eagan has lost his
horses continuing the regular army at
$4,000 men for another year. This will
be generally satisfactory, since it will
do away with the one great reason for
an extra session.
MEDICAL EXPENSES.
Mr.. McClearys bill, relating to re-
endorsement for medical expenses Of
those. who served in the army and
navy. has been favorably reported in
the house. The report says: "The facts
are that many officers, non-commis-
stoned officers and enlisted men who
served in the army and navy during
the recent war with Spain upon suf-
ffciently recovering from their illness
to endure the journey. were sent to
their homes on leave or furlough, by
proper authority, in order that their
restoration to health might be more
rapid and complete than if they re-
manned in the field or in army hos
pitfalls. In many instances they requir-
ed care and attention while they were
at home, and were obliged to become
inmates of private hospitals. During
this time they were no expense to the
government and the Indebtedness in
CURED by them for physicians serv-
ices amounted in many cases to a
larger sum than their pay as officers,
soldiers or Seamen."
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-02-14
Mccoy to Box ChoynsI.i.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Feb 13-Kid Mccoy
has accepted an engagement to meet Joe
Choynslhi. He says he will fight any time
ing very soon. He says he would rather
fight Choynski than Sharkey as he thinks
Joe the better man Of the two.
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Boxing Bouts Postponed

NEW YORK. Feb. 1S-The boxing show
scheduled for tonight at the Greenwood Ath-
letic club Brooklyn. has been postponed until
Thursday night on account of the storm.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-02-14

Ladies' best storm overshoes. 4S cents
ladies' rubbers, 19 cents: ladies' felt slippers
~ cents at Lowering Shoe Co.'S moving sale
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CANS AND HEREFORD.
Believed Boxer and Manager H,xe
Fallen ONT

NEW YORK. Feb. 13.-It is possible A
Herford the Baltimore manager ana ~,
great colored lightweight star. Joe Cans bav,
mad falling out, for Al Herford a coun,e
OF days ago called off Cans match with
Eddie Connolly that was set for the reno,
fl GluD o.,s week from tomorrow night No rcasoT
Is Is gwen Tor this change OF front on Her
iord paIt. he mas been having a despera te
ly hard time Of 1t to get meeting far Ii9 th,
colored man. The hitch will cause o. Rourht
considerable t loss, as the printing for thu
1t is probable Spike" Sullivan will bo o..
cured to take Cans place in front Of Con
molly. o'Rourke is doubly in the hole sine,
Herford was allowed to neglect thar Iitti'
formallty Of posting a forfeit ' i''i'
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-02-14

NEW ORLEANS, La, Feb. 13.-The races
were postponed today on account of snow on
track.
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Amateur Racquet Champ.on.b,n

NEW YORK. Feb 13-The annual tourna
ment for the amateur racquet championship OF
Evening star., 1899-03-11
The Musical Heart.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
One of the most peculiar cases of heart
disease ever observed in local msdical cir
cles is that of Andre Schmidt, aged thirty
six, musician, residing at 1885 Elm street
Cincinnati. His is case of such rare and
interesting phases as to make him a much
sought-for lecture-room subject. and he
has, according to his own calculation, fur
nished material for clinical lectures in the
local medical colleges and hospitals al
least twenty-five times.
Schmidt is a violnist of ability, he having
enjoyed considerable reputation as an artist
before having been disabled by his present
trouble, which is known as musical
heart" a most peculiar condition, in which
the heart, instead of beating with the regu-
larity of a normal organ, pulsates four or
five times in rapid rhythmic succession,
emitting a harmonious sound not unlike
that produced by the distant movement
of a ball in a bowling alley, the rumbling
of the moving ball and the quick succeed
ing beats of the falling pins all becoming
vividiy portrayed.
A most interesting feature in nnection
with his case is the accelerated action and
seemingly sympathetic movement of the
heart while its power is deeply absorbed In
rendering his favorits selections, the har-
mony and rhythm of the heart not being
more pronounced. Whatever may be the
outcome of his condition, it is one of ex-
ceedingly great interest.
Evening star., 1899-03-11
LAND VALUES IN LONDON.
A Little Patch of Real Estate That is
Worth Millions.

rOm tDe fnll3OeIphla Times.
Prices of land in the center of the little
city of 29,0OO inhabitants, which is the real
city of London. about which the world 8
metropolis sprawls, and which has its own
separate government, have doubled and in
some instances tripled, in the last four
years, yet today the most valuable plot of
ground in the heart of this wonderful little
city is estimated to be worth only about
S,VD0.O0O an acre, or $3.50 a square foot
whereas J. Pierpont Morgan" "remorganizes"
his railroads at the corner of Broad and
Wall streets, in New York, on land of which
a part cost $3.50 square foot-and more
than quarter of century ago at that
But that was, of course, an artificial price
The land was SO necessary for the Drexel
building that the owners could charge
about what they liked for it. Judged by
such transactions, London is ahead for a
Lombard street banking house is said to
have paid on one occasion $500 a square
foot for a little patch of land on their
street. They had to have 1t, whatever the
price, and paid accordingly
1t is a one-Story building that stands on
the dearest land in London. There isn't a
window in the building, although the struc-
ture spreads itself lavishly over four acres
of ground. and ii is as ugly as a grimy old
stone sarcophagus could be. 1t Is occupied
the Bank of England and although the
actual value of the land on which 1t rests
is estimated at S2S,0W,GD 1t couldn't be
bought for all of the s1O0,0OOOO0 of sterling
in gold and silver which sleep in the bank 5
vaults
Evening star., 1899-03-11
An Appalling FIuke.


An extraordinary shooting adventure.
which fas the advantage of being easy of
belief, is recorded by A. L. Butler of the
state museum, Selangor, Malaga, in the
last number of the Bombay Natural His
tory Society's journal. One day in last
July Malay woodcutter went out into the
jungle to cut fuel, taking with him, on the
off-chance of shot ait deer an old single
baF4,eled Misunderstanding gun, loaded with
the rather unscientifc charge of a bullet
and four buckshot. Moving quietly through
the Jungle he suddenly came upon tiger
feeding on the carcass of sambfur, and
with touching confidence in his weapon
fired at a distance of twenty PAGES. The
tiger rolled over, and, when the Malay
cautiously approached. he found not one
dead tiger. but two, the second having
been hidden from the sportsman though
only few feet distant from the animal
he fired at. Mr.. Butler, who made the post
nortem examination of the tigers after
they had been skinned, found that in each
case a single buckshot had gone to the
heart; one had also an insignificant wound
on the head from another pellet. For a
ready appalling fuke," as Mr.. Butler says.
this achievement of the Malay woodcutter
will be hard to beat. 1t is certainly not a
performance any sane white man will try
to parallel, much less to eclipse.
Evening star., 1899-03-11
MOuIting Angels.

From the st. James Gazette.
An amusing story in connection with the
great Bishop Wilberforce was told last
evening by DIR. Newman Hall when speak
ing at temperance meeting in the city.
He once asked the bishop if it was true
that on one occasion, after examining a
Sunday school, he said, Now children,
have been asking you a lot of questions
Just ask me one" A lad promptly took the
divine at his word and put the following
poser: "P-p-p-please, sir, w-w-what use
was Jacobs l-l-ladder to the angels if they
had ww-wings?' The bishop was said to
have been puzzled, and walked the school
room pensiVely, until a bright idea struck
him, and wheeling round to the boys cried
authoritatively, Now, boys, you have
heard that question. Why don't you give it
an answer" To his lordship's further sur
prise, one of the children had an answer
ready, to the effect that the angels could
not at that time use their wings because
they were ''mouiting.' DR.. Hall was care
full to add that the bishop denied being the
hero, or otherwise. of the story, but the
audience enjoyed 1t consumedy.
Evening star., 1899-03-11
A Suggestion.

Wen have them awed into quietude
pretty soon," said the smooth-shaven man
with the benevolent look. 'It goes against
my principles to think of using force, but
it will all be well in the end. Then we can
make them listen TO reason while We APP
peal to their better judgment"
About whom are you talking?' asked
the friend who seemed in something of a
hurry.
1.-The Filipinos, poor fellows. We must
make the fighting sharp and decisive, so as
to have it soon over with. Then we can
send over missionaries and enlighten them.
What they need is enlightenment"
There's no doubt about that. Have you
heard about these little tax-gathering
schemes of Aguinaldo's?'
Yes, in a vague way"
"And his ransom enterprises?'
Something
And his troubles with the Hong Kong
Bank over funds that he wanted TO draw
out?'
Il recall something of the kind
well, there's no doubt about their need
ing missionaries in the course of time. But
just now If you want to enlighten them
in a practical and convincing manner you
ought to arrange to send them over few
expert accountants"
Evening star., 1899-03-11

Mam'se1le, the Youngest.
This world is but stage, they say;
Our company is small;
Domestic drama; commonplace affair.
Few people care to watch the play.
Sometimes none watch at all.
But We do our best. as cast, and never care.
That is, such used to be the case;
But now we've changed our plan;
And everything is going with whoop.
As manager I've lost my place.
I'm walking gentleman.
Since the little prima donna Joined the
troupe.
It's Wagner that she most affects
Or so 1t seems to me;
But we'll teach her rag-time ditties by and
by.
We're just the chorus. She directs
And holds us to the key
While marching round, her whim to crafty.
Such catholicity of style,
Such marvellous techriquei
To common tunes she doesn't deign to stoop
No carping critic dares to smile
Or flaws assume to seek
Since the little prina donna Joined the
troupe.
She'll hold top note half an hour;
She'll trill and never stop;
She'll chase cadenzas up and down the
stairs.
You never heard such vocal power.
Their work the neighbors drop
When she sometimes takes an encore un-
awares.
She holds rehearsals day and night;
We haven't any choice.
There is panic when she's threatened with
the Group;
For nothing ever could go right
If we should miss the voice
OF that little prima donna from our troupe.
Evening star., 1899-03-11
a Strange Quadruped.
From the London Daily News.


DIR. F. Moreno, the commissioner of the
Argentine Republic who is now In this
country in connection with the arbitration
over the boundary dispute with Chile, has
brought with him to London, I hear, q
piece of the skin of the mysterious quad
ruped which Is said to sxist in the interior
of the territory of Santa Cruz in Data-
gonia. According to the reports Of the In
dians, it is a strange creature, with long
claws and a terrifying appearance, impos-
sible to kill because IT. has a body in7pane-
trable alike to firearms and missiles. The
piece of skin which DIR. Moreno has here
fully confirms this description, / am told
by an expert who has seen 1t, and a close
examination and study lead to the co1,yic-
ton that the animal TO which the skin be-
longed was about the size of q cow This
specimen will shortly be sent to the Brit
ish Museum, but it may be added that
hopes are entertained that a whole skin,
with the skeleton, will before long be OBJ
tainsd for the museum, since this is one OF
the main objects of Harry Cavendish's ex-
pedition to Patagonia.
Evening star., 1899-03-11
Not to Be Thought Of.

Charley, dear!' exclaimed young Mrs.
Torkins.
whats the matter?' asked her husband,
who was so much alarmed by her manner
that he nearly fell down, trying to get his
overshoes off in hurry.
'F's about mamma"
''Is she worse?"
mo. But just see what the doctor has
prescribed for hertz
''It's no use," he answered. ITS Latin.
and all the Latin 1 know is 'Gallia est
omnes divisa into three parts
81 found out the meaning of it at the
drug store"
We'll, L suppose the man could under
stand it and fill the prescription, and that's
all you wanted, wasn't it?''
"Oh. 1 wouldn't think of letting him fill
that prescription. Mamma would find it
out and she would never forgive me. You
know I wouldn't think of playing trick
on mamma, even If / thought it was for
her own good"
well, that's the doctors business"
But, Charley, that Latin prescription
means 1iverwoat.' The druggist said So"
well, what of it? I've taken the stuff
by the pound
"Of course; SO have I. think had some
with you, Charley, In a cute little German
restaurant. But / wouldn't think of giving
1t to mamma, even after prescription.
Evening star., 1899-03-11
ORIGIN OF BONBONS.
Sugar P1ums, Pastilles and Burnt
Almonds Have History.

From the New York Herald.
The most popular and most ancient of
bonbons are sugar plums. pastilles and
burnt almonds. but how many persons
know their history? Sugar plums date
from Roman times, for the Romans were
the first to think of covering almonds with
layers of sugar. The inventor was GER
tain julius Dragatus, noted confectioner,
who belonged to the illustrious patrician
family of Fabius. He made this great dis
covery. which has wrought SO much dam
age to our teeth for twenty centuries, in
the year III 3. C.
These bonbons. called dragati, after their
inventor (dragees in French), remained the
exclusive privilege of the family of Fabius
But at the birth or the marriage of one of
that family e great distribution of dragati
took place, as a sign of rejoicing. This GUS
tom is still observed by many of the
nobility of Europe.
The pastille is of far later origin, having
been invented and introduced into France
by an Italian confectioner, the Florentine
John Pastiiia, a protege of the Medicis.
When Maria de Medici married Henry "
of France. Pastilla accompanied his SOW
ereign to the French court, where his bon
bonS had a tremendous vogue. Everybody
wanted the Florentine's pastilles, and,
strange to say, they were perfection from
the very beginning. He made them with all
kinds of iayors-chocolate coffee, rose,
violet, mint, wine, strawberry, raspberry,
vanilla. heliotrope. carnation!
Burnt almonds are purely of French
origin, owing their inception to the glut-
tony Of a certain French merchant One
day Marshal Duplessis-Pralin, an old gour-
met, sent for Lassague his chief confec-
toner, and promised him great price for
some new sweet that would please his pal
ate, dulled as it was by all the pleasures
of the table. Lassagne, who had already
Invented many toothsome dainty, was a
man of resource. He searched, he reflect
ed, he combined, until finally he conceived
delicious bonbon. which he baptized
gloriously with the name of his master,
Praline, the French for burnt almond
This is the history of the invention of
bonbons, for all others are mere combina-
tions or developments of these three-the
sugar plum, the pastille and the burnt
almond
Evening star., 1899-03-11
Earth's Universal Genius.

Earth's Universal Genius.
These modest folks all take the dust;
I'm wonderin' if we amt unjust
To Emperor William.
Who is 1t. now, that just for fun,
Does everything worth bein' done?
'Tain't anybody but Emperor William.
Who Things not bein' as they seem)
Found electricity and steam?
'Twasn't Franklin nor Watts. 1t was
Emperor William.
Who wrote them plays We all admire;
Which nations read and never tire?
'Twasn't Shakespeare nor Bacon either.
1t was Emperor William.
Who cried on conQuering the earth,
An said: ut amt my moneys WORTH
I don't b'lieve 1t was Alexander the
Great. 1t was Emperor William.
Who was 1t. when the clouds grew dark,
Showed Noah how to steer the ark?
'Twasn't Shem nor Ham nor Japhet. II
was Emperor William
This earth was made in seven days scant.
Who watched the job and leased the plant2
There amt anything on record about IL,
but jedge it was Emperor William.
Evening star., 1899-03-11
A POSSIBILITY.
Railroad Tickets Selling at Bargain
Counter Prices.

=
Counter Prices.
She was a portly lady with lot Of bun
dles-and it may be noted at this point that
it is almost always the case that the larger
a lady is the larger and more numerous
are the bundles she carries-and when she
entered the railroad station she was putting
so that drowsy man on the front seat
jumped UP suddenly, thinking 1t was the
engine of the train he was waiting for She
approached the ticket window and there she
put her bundles in all the available space
They were nice, new, store bundles. how
ever, and no objection was made.
rs the train for Jungleville gone yet?"
she inquired.
mo, ma an," responded the clerk
How far Is 1t there?"
About seventy miles, 1 guess, ma am"
for he was new to that place and was not
thoroughly conversant with details.
Whats the price of ticket?"
"One ninety-eight. ma'am.''
"One ninety-eight?" she repeated How
does that happen?"
Il don't know. ma'am" he replied as he
eyed her bundles. Il guess it must be
marked down from So"
Evening star., 1899-03-11

you some when Il comes time for me 10 eat
MY supper. You wander around here and
make yourself comfortable un then. and
I'll divide with you, share and share alike.
| sympathize with you as a wandering
waif. Everybody ought TO sympathiEe with
wandering waits. Nobody can tell but that
he may be a wandering waif himself some
time
The visitor again arched her back rubbed
herself against his leg. purred her approval
of these sentiments and then leapeG upon
the table for a nap. The office boy entered
and flung a bundle of papers into the cor
rer-"
ANY letters. Lem" inquired the editor
II sent out a lot of requests for back pay
ments and renewals Of subscription day be-
fore yesterday. and the answers ought to
be coming in
Yes answered the boy: here's a whole
package of billy doozes.'
Get out the cash book Lem, and go
through them. Be sure and keep close ac-
count of all the money"
The boy proceeded with the task, and his
employer, after putting a piece of wood
into the stove, went to writing an editorial
on the pitiful impecuniosity of the Spanish
government He finished that and vas half
way through another on the disastrous lack
of individual economy among the middle
classes of society. when Lemuel closed the
cash book with a slam.
How much money!" asked the editor.
Not cent
In all those letters?"
mo. Nothing but talk They say lots
of pleasant things"
Awakened by the conversation, the cat
stretched herself. jumped off the table and
Set herself to watching a mousehoe.
Here's one good-natured man.. remarked
the boy He says: Dear Sir; You are pub
fishing a splendid paper, with a noble mis-
sion. / wish you every success. Please
stop my paper and oblige." Here's another:
Esteemed Editor: Please do not send your
paper to Sarah Jane Parkinson. She used
to get great deal of enjoyment out of it
and was regular reader ever since IL was
founded. But she does not care about IL
any more, owing to the fact that she is
dead "
Well" commented the editor. that re-
lieves us Of any responsibility in the mat
ter
Here's another: Dear Sir: Please stop
my paper. l will have to call of that
agreement to pay my subscription in eggs,
as eggs have riz so much that II is not a
good bargain any more"
The cat made sudden spring.
Poor kitty exclaimed the editor I'VE
may as well have that supper. Clean UP
and go home, Lem"
He undid the package, and, breaking a
sausage precisely in two, he offered a por-
tion to the cat. She turned away. She was
independent and fastidious. She had lust
caught a mouse.
The Clarion's proprietor looked soIemnIy
at the morsel which had been disdained
and then ate it himself
Lem, he exclaimed, take this wander
| ing waif and turn her out of doors She's
too lucky. She's likely to be proud and
poor company. Here Eve been saving up
sausages and regarding her with tender
sympathy, and all she has to do when she
gets hungry is hang around a rathole
and wait for square meal to walk out
Take her out on the sidewalk, Lem, and
say scat TO her as often as may be neces-
sary. 1 can stand poverty and hard luck,
but I'm blest if like to be patronized and
,, taunted about 1t by quadruped."
Evening star., 1899-03-11
Annoyed.


The editor Of the Pohick Clarion had just
finished wrapping up some sausages and
some hard biscuit from which he had been
making his lunch. There enough for
a frugal supper. and he was glad OF Il, for
this fact would enable him to stay at the
office and read exchanges and write edito-
riais. instead of going out and wasting
precious time. stray cat stalked through
the door, and with arched back rubbed
herself against the editors leg
Pretty puss" he exclaimed. rs pussy
hungry? Here
He was about to yield to the impulse Of
his generous nature and give the stranger
good cheer from HIS larder l. e. the over
coat pocket in which he had placed the
remnants OF his lunch. But il occurred TO
him that il he began al once to dispense
charity the cats appetite might receive un-
due consideration. the demands ,f his own
having just been satisfied.
No, pussy. he said. gently. as he took
of his spectacles and shook them at his
visitor; IN tell you what IN do. IN give
Evening star., 1899-03-11

1.-The weather" said the oldest inhab-
liant, "is not what it used to be when /
was boy"
For that matter" commented the smart
young man, "'the weather is not what it
was seven months ago" And the Oldest
inhabitant could not be persuaded to talk
for more than an nhour.-Indianapolis Jour-
nal.
Evening star., 1899-03-11
No Use in This Country,

From the Indianapolis Journal.
MY patriotism and my wish for wealth. /"
said the inventor, ''are just now at OUTS"
''Oh, weH," said the cynical listener, 1T
is easy to see which will win. But what
have YOU in mind?"
"A device for stopping shot holes in war
ships. / hate to sell anything like that 10
a foreign country, and own ships seem
to keep the other fellows SO busy that we
don't need it,
Evening star., 1899-03-11

Clergyman ito peasant)-'Fine weather,
George" - or
George-"For them as amt got to work,
sur" ,ts ~
Clergyman-iiifYou Y oura garden looks we'll"
George-"To Cthen1 as don't ha' tor moil in
1t, sur" 20 dI
George-Them as doan't ha' to live WI
her may ber'-Tft-Bits.
Evening star., 1899-03-11

You know. mammals such a strict vege,
tariani''
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1899-05-06

Ia. J. LOTUS. County Clerk of Lyon Couu-