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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-29
AFTER MANY YEARS.
How a Sharper Repaid His Benefactor
for n Loan.

From the Chicago Chronicle.
Bread cast upon the water will return
after many days, says the great, good
book. Of course, the sage who indited the
pretty expression above quoted lived 1000
years ago, and is not responsible for all the
perversions subjected to 1t by twentieth
century people. 1t happened this way to a
Frankfort man travelling in southern Mich
igan last fall, and has leaked out through
the medium CT overzealous friend. While
sitting in the drawing room of a Wagner
car the Frankfort man was approac hed
from behind with familiar tap on the
shoulder and a CHEEKY "Howdy Mr. Blank,
Well. well, Don't know me- do you?''
Blank averred that he did not. although he
confessed that his face looked familiar"
You don't remember that fellow with a
red shirt and blue Mackinaw pants that
came ito your office in Frankfort one morn
ing about fifteen years ago and showed you
telegram giving the details of the death
of his mother ventGred the man. Blank
thought he did remember such a circum-
stance, and in order to agree with his new
ly found friend nodded assent. TN tell
you how you will recall the event with
more ease" continued the man, dreamily.
1T you Mr.. Blank, who loaned so
that sad day to aid me in speeding to the
bedside of she whom I loved better than
all the world"
Blank had met hundreds of river drivers
in his day. and had loaned money to doz-
ems of them. but he couldn't place the
man with a red shirt and dying mother tel
egram. Il have prospered since that time
continued the stranger brightly, and have
large mining interests in old Mexico l
never owed a man a dollar in my life since
then that | was unable to pay. Here he
said. reaching into his trouser pocket and
pulling out a huge bundle of bills. and
handing Blank n 800 treasury note. Take
SO out of thai and will call the obliga-
ton discharged. Never mind apologies
continued the stranger beckoning silence
to Blank. You have done your part-now
I'll do mine" With abundant misgivings
Blank took the proffered note and handed
the stranger $2j in gold. at the same time
suggesting that he didn't think he was the
man. Just then the screeching whistle an
nounced the arrival of an approaching
town. the porter called out michigan
CITY" and the well-dressed man passed to
the rear of the car. Blank saw him stand
ing there when the train pulled out and
with half-guilty conscience mechanically
fumbled the bright, crisp bill finally secret
ing it in his purse. 1t was five days later
that Blank handed the strangers 500 note
out for change. 1t was showed back with
the remark that counterfeit bills were not
accountable. Blank has developed natural
dislike for red shirts and blue Mackinaw
pants since that time. He is also very ten
der upon the subject of dying mother tel
egramS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-29
How to Get Rid of Flies.
From the National Druggist.


The publication of the appeal of our cor
respondent for something that will drive
away or destroy the swarms of flies that
infest his place has brought us several sug-
gestions from correspondents. One him
self a Louisianian, says that many years
ago he discovered that flies would not re-
main in a room with the castor bean castor
oil planD. He also found many dead flies
in the neighborhood of the plant He rec
ommerds putting the leaves around the
shop and house at several places, "and my
word for it, he says, 1.-The flies will leave
there instanter." Another. from Charles
ton, S. c., ascribes the same quality to the
Japan lily Q4ilium auratum), 1.-The presence
of which in the shop is sufficient to Danish
flies" Finally, "Old Druggist writes that
he saw Somewhere" he thinks in the Ma
tional Druggist, the statement that the
true Persian insect powder if disseminated
in the atmosphere of room, will kill
great many flies and drive away the rest"
The plan which he has followed ever since.
is Just before leaving the shop for the
night take an ordinary insect powder gun
and, holding 1T at arms length above the
head, to squirt the powder in the air, say
half dozen times. This is all-sufficent to
keep the place free from flies" We are
much obliged to our correspondents for the
information, and hope that 1t will help our
Lafayette friend to get rid of his pests.
The Information will no doubt prove well
come to many others during Fly time.
which comes once year and stays all the
rest of the time" in q large portion Of onr
country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-29
ARTIFICIAL SILVER NINE.
How Uncle Sam Checks the Waste at
the Mint.

From the New Orleans Times Democrat.
In one corner of the melting room at the
New Orleans mint is a large iron tank in
which the newly cast silver bars are
dropped, kissing, to cool off. At the end
of a hard days work the surface of the
water shows a faint rainbow-hued scum,
like the metallic luster of stagnant pools,
seen near a dye house. 1t comes in part
from microscopic flakes of silver that have
scaled off in the cooling. The water when
changed, runs down a pipe that terminates
in the bottom of a cistern, which contains
a layer of mud a couple of feet deep. As
the water seeps up and through, the mud
acts as filter and catches the particles
of precious metal, in time it becomes
an artificial silver mine. Once every quar-
ter the stuff is scooped out and passed
through reduction process. The result is
a silver brick worth maybe $50.
When it comes to money making, Uncle
Sam can beat the world for stinginess. The
artificial silver mine in the yard of the old
mint premises is only one of his numerous
schemes for checking waste. When the
casters raise their glowing ladies from the
melting pots a shower of sparks fly from
the molten surface. They are mostly incan-
descent particles of carbon, but among
them are pin-points of silver almost gas
eous Some fall among the ashes and elm
kers beneath the furnaces, and when the
fire boxes are raked out at night the con-
tents are scrupulously preserved. Down
below in the basement, is great revolv
ing crusher that grinds the debris into fine
powder, and when enough accumulates il
is sold by sample to northern smelter
and treated like ordinary ore. Nor is this
all. Every evening the floor of the melt
ing room is swept far more carefully than
ever a lady's parlor. and the sweepngs are
preserved along with the ashes Once in
three months or so the SCOT is scraped out
of all the ffues and chimneys and finds its
way to the same receptacle. From the
ashes, clinkers, sweepings and SCOT of the
New Orleans mint Uncle Sam derives a
larger income than the average bank presi-
dent The crucibles used in melting are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-29
London's Rowton Hotels.


one Of the latest Of the seni-charitab1e
institutions Of London is ''Rowton's $" There
are thousands OF laborers. mechanics and
even clerks who have cause to bless the
name given to the palatial hotel erected
TWO or three years ago by Lord Rowton for
the benefit Of those poorer ones for whom
before this time there was no shelter save
In the common and usually lOathsome lodg-
ing houses. The first Of these Rowton
houses was started by Lord Rowton with
view To the better living Of those unable
10 support permanent roof over their
heads The Ruwtun house I have in mind
at prcse1t-fur there are others now-is five
stories high. Its visitors list is always fun
for many more than enough 10 fill the huge
building are only too content to pay the
modest sixpence night which entities one
To- The small but cleaneSt ana neatest of
b-t rooms. The on'y conditions of occup4-
ton are payment in advance, quiet and
sreTnly department. vacation before G
O'Clock the next morning and no smoking
IN the bed room. On these terms Rowton' :
will accommodate tsO to 100 sleepers The
slNpfnny ticket gives the holder the run of
the buliding-the dining room, the smoking
room the library, the lavatories lockers
ana baths penny e ceatS) pays for the
bath. the waShbaSin and the locker Board
Is cheap in proportion. Only a few weeks
ago one of our learned judges found occa-
sion 10 quarrel with man VINO came be-
fore him for living at Rowton's when he
was possessed Of S1.5O0 a year
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-29
A Green Rose.
From the London Telegraph.

From the London Telegraph.
In the spacious and shady garden of a
relative, not far from Meopham, 1 have
seen this week a bush of green roses The
buds and blossoms, be it understood, were
not merely Sreenish, nor striped or varie-
gated with green, but perfect green roses
IN shape and make, with calyx, corolla.
petals-everything, all alike-of a bright.
vivid color, exactly resembling that of the
ordinary green leaf of the rosebush Some
OF the blooms were of the ordinary size.
ana fashioned like a tea rose or small
Glolre de Dion, and many among them
We're most symmetrically formed and fin
lshed. Perhaps, since l have the honor of
the friendship of the Dean of Rochester
and know his most delightful books about
roses, ought not to have been so aston
lshed at green rose. Dean Hole is sure
to have written something wise and learn
ed about this particular vagary of nature
which may have forgotten; but, certain
ly. the great, bold rosebush at Meopham
with its score or more of grass green flow
ers, was at the time true surprise. There
eXhaled a faint perfume of briar from these
emerald-colored monstroSties but what
could possibly induce the queen of the gar
den thus to abdicate her lovely colors and
splendid traditions and look like a tuft of
grass or button of st. Johns wort? After
that bush, l. at least, am quite prepared to
hear of blue roses and black roses without
incredulity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-29

extra duty pay during the period this SOL
der was serving is prohibited by the act
of April %. 1898, which prohibits the pay
ment of extra duty pay during the exist
ence of war.
Bayonet is Not Obsolete
A London authority characterizes the
statement that the bayonet is obsolete as
arm chair scientific theory which will
receive no support from practical soldiers.
In assaulting redoubts storming build
ings the bayonet will continue to play it's
part, and in meeting attacks from cavalry
or the rushes of savages it will at all
events give the infantry soldier increased
confidence, and as a result SteadineSS. so II
is declared 1t is at worst something to
have an alternative weapon in the event of
ammunition falling, cartridges jamming. or
of bodies being aSSaied by crowd of enc
mics when there is no time for reloading.
A false reference it is said. is drawn from
the fact that in the Franco-German war of
1Sl0-11 the loss from cold steel on the part
OF the Germans was only per cent of the
total casua ties. The fact is that the Ger
mans Were so superior in numbers gener-
ally. and in the efficiency of their artillery
that the French rarely had the opportunity
of hand-to-hand fighting Besides it NAV
be argued that in the hands of reSolute men
the bayonet inspires such terror that their
adVerSaries give ground before 1t can be
used Battles in old days-say in the times
OF the Romans-were attended by dreadful
slaughter because there was little employ-
aile d 81 ol caValry or long-ranging missiles,
hnnd Gh+ Ir+ was oecloed by hand-to-
ants. Hence, the body which was defeated
fiipht for oG , LILLY oL seeking safety IN
RIM ava, h @ d. d man turned round to
nent Tba ,,o,',1i.I - 9' ,l uoWll py ms oppo-
nractfcaiiy onnihiIntl. 'i my was therefore,
with Iong-rangin. ,,i.,, IN modern war
often baa7, dfoi.S 9siles' an army mas
of ii came ,1nder {ra ~ ore large portion
" an
Ne" Military Revolver.
Experiments are being conducted l..
board of ordnance co., -. '' "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-29

eood Tor about three charges: then they
are wheeled GOWN to the basement crushed
aIiu snare the tate of the clinkers The
pores of their earthen sides are INN of ~
elh SILVER. and the gritty brown powder int,
Whlch they are ground yields an average
ol $-oo a ton. A WORKOUT crucfble is really
worth more than "A new ono
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-29

The regular permanent
family circulation of The
Evening Star I'm Washing
ton ia more than double
that of any other paper,
whether published I'm the
morning or In the after
noon.
As a medium for unob-
3ectiona5le advertisement
IL therefore stands uu-
equaled and unapproach h.
able.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-29
An Improvement on Busy Thor
oughfare Of the City.
LOCATION OF THE BUSINESS CENTER
The Demand for Parks in the
Suburban Sections.
' A r . e S NJ A T T E r

The four-story business building which
is being erected at the northwest corner of
10th and + streets northwest will complete
that side of the block with modern struc-
lures. 1t is to be occupied by Rich, the
shoe man. The building was designed by
Mr.. James G.. Hill, architect, and is being
erected by MIR. Bond of Boston, who is a
wealthy business man of that city. There
will be four stories and a basement in the
new structure. The latter, as it will extend
beneath the sidewalk, will be almost double
the width of the rest of the building. Here
will be located the department of men $
goods and the riding and sporting features,
well as rubber goods. will BE- found there.
The main floor will be devoted to the sale
of ladies boots, while on the second floor
will be displayed slippers, oxfords. evening,
reception ana novelty features.
Footwear for children and infants will
be found the third floor, and on the
fourth floor viii be located the stock room,
receiving and shipping department and mail
order department. There will be an cleo
trio elevator, and electric lighting will be
used. One of the features of the new stTuC-
ture VIII be the generous eXpanse of SHOW
windows. the space devoted to that pur-
pose being not less than 100 feet. As the
building has been especially planned in ref
erence to the business of Mr.. Rich ii viii
be most complete and convenient.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-29
A Western Scion.

From Puck
Prosecuting Attorney (Frozen Dog,-
your honor. the sherifrs bull pup has
gone and chawedup the court Bible"
Judge-"Well make the witness kiss the
bull pup, thenl We can't adjourn court
for a week just to hunt up Q new Bibler'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-29

1t is easy enough to understand usually
what is meant by the center of things, but
when people talk about the center of bust
ness in this city and attempt to limit il
within narrow bounds it is quite evident
to those familiar with local conditions that
what they mean by the expression is the
center of certain classes or kinds of bust
ness.
Pennsylvania avenue and It'll street has
been for a good many years now a busy
section of the city, and il is said that even
now more people pass there in the course
of a day than is the case with any other
one locality in the city. There are retail
businesses down there and banks and a
good deal of the commercial life of the CITY
Is found there. There are also the actiyi-
ties of 9TH street, which extend n good ways
north, and then there are the business
places along Pennsylvania avenue, F street
and the side streets, so that it is difficult
TO fasten upon one locality as being the field
of the business life of the city
The term evidently refers not to anv one
small locality, but to the entire section
which is occupied by the buildings devoted
to business of various kinds While the
present bounds of this section is being over
stepped, 1t means simply an enlargement of
the territory devoted to commerce, and not
shifting of center.
With this broad conception of the extent
and character of the business interests of
the city in mind there is nothing surprising
in the changes in values and also in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-29

Mr. Bond purchased this property and
is now making improvements with the
view of securing good Investment for
his money. Shortly after making this pur
chase through his agents in this city,
Davidson & Davidson, real estate dealers,
he also bought the large piece of ground
at the southwest corner of New York ave
nue. and 14th street northwest. The prop
erty is unimprOved with the exception of
the corner. 1t is stated to be the inten-
ton of MIR. Bond to erect on this site a
large building, but he has not decided to
do 50 just a present. and the exact char
acter of the structure has not been fixed
upon. This location is thought by many,
especially on account of the three street
car lines crossing there and the nearness
of the two other principal lines of the city,
TO have promising future.
II is believed also by some that this To-
cality is destined u become in the near
future the business center of the CITY,
whatever that may mean. Some years ago
the opinion was expressed that 9th and
+ streets was the center of business, mean
ing. perhaps, the financial and real estate
and not so much the retail interests. Now,
however, those who talk i'll this fashion
seem to have the idea that such a center
is moving west and north, and they now
think it is verging toward 14th street and
New York avenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-29

Nothing like plenty of sleep to make a
boy happy and healthy" said the visitor.
I git too much at night said the little
Bits
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-29
More Parks Needed.

character of the improvements which con-
hnue to be the feature of property in the
section GeScribpd
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-29
THE NATIONAL GUARD
Practice MaAiss the Principal Mill
tary Duty These Days.
SIXTH BATTALION STARTS TONIGHT
Preparing at Ordway for Sea Grit
Rifle Meet.
NEW MILITARY REVOLVER

Practice marches constitute the principal
military duty attempted these days by the
troops of the District of Columbia National
Guard. Several companies have been out
recently for short jaunts into the country,
and this evening the 9th Battalion Will set
forth The command, under Captain Tom
linson, has planned to proceed to the rife
range at Ordway. There the soldiers are
to bivouac for the night. instruction is to
be given tomorrow covering all matters
pertaining to a rifle range. The return
march will be made after the sun goes
down tomorrow evening and the members
of the battalion will no doubt lose as little
time as possible in reaching their respective
homes for good nights rest.
The commanding officers of the organiza-
lions INDUCING in these practice marches
are required to submit to District militia
headquarters a report covering the same,
together with maps of the country tray
ersed and the routes followed.
Anent the 9th Battalion, the friends of
Captain Tomlinson express disappointment
that he not elevated to the majority
vacated by Major Graham, who recently
rendered his resignation in order to accept
a commission in the United States volun-
teer service. 1t is stated that Captain Tom
linSon has requested that his company and
himself be transferred from the 9th Bat
TALON to some other battalion organization,
because of the turn affairs have taken.
Rifle Practice at Ordvay.
Practice for places on the brigade team, to
represent the District National Guard at
Sea Grt, is being carried on regularly at
Ordway. Satisfactory progress is being
made and the scores recorded are up to the
standard of previous years. There remains
a little more than one month for practice
and the expectation is that the record of
the District at the coming Jersey meet will
be. as usual, above criticism.
Major James E. Bell, inspector general Of
rifle practice, is in receipt of a communica-
ton from Captain Thos. S. King, inspec-
tor of rife practice, LIST Regiment, who is
now in England. The letter is descriptive
of the rifle matches recently shot at Bsley
The craftsmanship is characterized as Won
derful the several teams averaging ninety
five out Of a possible 1o5 in The big matches
Cash prizes aggresating $4,000 were dis
trihuted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-29
Building at Kenil.vorth.

There is a good deal of building going on
at kenilworth, d. c. The following new
houses are announced for this week: Mrs
Estelle Bayne will erect a cottage, to cost
$500; Mrs. Florence Howells a cottage ar
$500; Mr. Oliver P. 'Rumley, a cottage at
5000; Mrs. H. j. Johnson, cottage. at
SoWDU 49,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-29

extra duty pay during the period this SOL
der was serving is prohibited by the act
of April 26. 1898, which prohibits the pay
ment of extra duty pay during the exist
ence of war.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-07-05
The College Woman in Her Home.

Another means by which a woman's
success and happiness are secured at
home is in making herself felt as the mis-
tress ofthe household, writes Katharine
Roich, of The College-Bred Woman in
Her Home" in the July Ladies Home
Journal. "She must be the one to ar.
range hours OF work, and not the SER
wants. She must be the one to regulate
the habits of the children, and not they
themselves. 1t is for her to set the STAN
dard of the home life. Her position re-
quires firmness, and every member OF the
family should recognize and yield to her
authority in her own domain. Let her
assume with courage and dignity the
authority which belongs to her, so that
every one shall feel she is equal to it,
while at the same time she welcomes
counsel and suggestion from others.
There are women who are too ignorant
or Indifferent to guide their homes sue
cessfully, and women too weak to meet
the responsibility, women who are in
terror of their servants, or slaves to the
whims of children or husbands. 1t is
not so that happy homes are made.
lust as a man directs the work of his
subordinates and keeps the control of
all his business in his own hands, so the
woman who has home to guide must
be ready to assume and control the
affairs of her household. Observation
and experience go to show that as the
years bring added responsibility, and
also added comforts to the woman at
home, she finds her restessness growing
less and her satisfaction growing deeper.
The college recedes to its proper place as
the academy of life, and the wife and
mother realizes that heart and mind are
filled to the utmost. Her great anxiety
becomes rather to use all the opportuni
ties open to her than to wish for Others.
She finds herself absorbed in her work
without the feeling that she has been
thwarted in her most serious ambitions"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-07-05

A startling incident of which Mr.. John
Oliver of Philadelphia, was the subject,
is narrated by him as follows: 81 was
in most dreadful condition. My skin
was almost yellow, eyes sunken. tongue
coated, pain continually in back and
sides, no appetite-gradually growing
weaker day by day. Three physicians
have given me up. Fortunately, friend
advised trying Electric Bitters,' and to
my great JOY and surprise. the first bot
tie made decided Improvement. con-
tinued their use for three weeks, and am
now well man. I know they saved my
life, and robbed the grave of another vic.
tim" No one should fail to try them.
Only SOC. bottle at Flint Bros, Drug
Store.