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Evening star., 1900-12-17

Mr.. Bryan intends to become the editor
of a weekly paper. Mr.. Bryan has had ex-
periences which prepare him to defy
trouble.
Evening star., 1900-12-17
Both Kinds,

There is Christmas that is merry.
And there's Christmas that's no joke.
There is Christmas when you've money
And there's Christmas when you re brok.
Evening star., 1900-12-17

IL is declared by artists that male apparel
is essentially un-beautiful. Yet prominent
actresses insist on playing boys parts
Evening star., 1900-12-17
EASilY Found.

"Do YOU think it is desirable for man
to study the dead languages?''
NO. sir. answered Mr. Cumrox, with
emphasis. 'If queer words are what a
young man aspires to. the golf and base
ball reports in any good daily newspa per
will supply all his wants.
Evening star., 1900-12-17

Dom Paul does not show any disposition
to hurry back to South Africa. General
De Wet does not appear to need him.
Evening star., 1900-12-17

Count Esterhazy is said to be living il
abject poverty in London. If he started
the report it is probably untrue.
Evening star., 1900-12-17

England has the Beers whipped. but will
have to send down some more men to con-
vince them of the fact.
Evening star., 1900-12-17

Mr.. Towne may like d senatorial career
we'll that he viii apply for larger
slice.
Evening star., 1900-12-17

Tha gentlemen with airships in contem-
piatiun do not show any hopes of hurrying
them up as To save the expense of al
Nhmian canal.
Evening star., 1900-12-17

Il wonder how the custom of hanging III
stockings originated?'
Il suspect" said Mr.. Sirius Barker, that
in days gone by the heads of families start
ed the custom in self-defense. 1t would be
impossible to get a suit of clothes or a
grand piano into a stocking, you know
Evening star., 1900-12-17

0In order to avoid delays. On nc
count of persOpal ab.ence. letters {"
THE STAR should not he addressed
to any Individual connected with the
Office, hut aimpIy to THE STAR. to
tho Editorial Businers Depart.
ments. according to tenor or pnrpOse
Evening star., 1900-12-17

and permanent Family Circulation
much more than the com biued cir.
euIation of the other Washington
6ailies. A q News mud Ady~rftsinE
Medium IT has M competitor.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-22
CONSUMPTION CAN
Be CURED.
T. A. Slocum, M. c., the Great Chem
and Scientist, Will Send Free, to
the Afflicted, Three Bottles of
his Newly discovered Rene
dies to Care Consumption
and All Lung Troubles.

Nothing could be talrer, more phIlan-
thropic or carry more joy to the atfiict-
ed, than the offer of T. A. Slocum, NJ.
c., of New York City.
Confident that he has discovered a
reliable cure for consumption and all
bronchial, throat and lung diseases,
general decline and weakness, loss OF
flesh and all conditions wasting, and to
make its great merits known, he will
send, free, three bottles to any reader OF
the AMERICAN who may be suffering.
Already this "new scientific course OF
medicine" has permanently cured thou
sands of apparently hopeless cases.
The Doctor considers it his religious
dutv-a duty which he owes to human
itv-to donate his infallible cure.
He has proved the dreaded consump-
ton to be a durable disease beyond any
doubt, and has on file in his American
and European laboratories testimonials
of experience from those benefited and
cured, in all parts of the world.
DON'T delay until it is too late. Con
sumption, uninterrupted, means speedy
and certain death. Address I. A
slocum, NJ. c., 9S Pine street, New
York, and when writing the Doctor, give
express and postoflice address, and
please mention reading this article in
tbe AMERICAN. March 4 9
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-22
Polo I'm Am erica.

Polo, like most other games which
have been imported into this country,
has been much improved since its ad-
vent here, but Of it's many distinctive
features none perhaps is so decidedly
and exclusively American as the handi-
cap system. Just as In horse racing,
added weight equaliZes the chances OF
entries, so in polo penaliZing of players
the number of goals they are believed
to be able to score easily encourages
young players to enter the lists against
experts, gives the latter harder work
to get even with the former and thus
adds materially to the excitement of
match, besides affording followers Of
the sport facilities for comparing the
form Of adversaries.
The system has been given a fair
trial since 1890, when the American
Polo association was formally inaugu
rated, though play without any regular
system or association has been indulg-
ed in here since 1876. 1t has been
found to be eminently satisfactory,
and indeed European and Asiatic au-
thorities on polo have of late years be-
gun to look with much favor on the
American methods, as 1t Is admitted
that the handicapping of players by
committee made up of old, experienced
men, whose integrity Is beyond dis
pute, makes play fairer here than
abroad.
snort CreaII Mun ana the BIDie.
A jeweler In Iowa, writing a Jobblng
house that questioned his credit, quot
ed, What is not of faith is sin," con
veying the inference that the jobbers
were sinners The house replied,
Faith without works is dead and
There is none perfect-no, not one"
They are now sorry they replied in
kind, for this Is what the next mail
brought "See what Gen. vi, 8, says
about a perfect man. See what we are
told to do Math. V, As. Here is good
thought, James iii, 2. Can we do it?
See Job viii, 90. The trouble with peo-
pie is this, Jer. xvii, O. See what is
said In | Sam. xvi, Z. If 1t We're not
for this, we would all be lost Cannot
everybody be perfect If they would see
what is said, Cor. Y, 1872 Here were
two good people They tried Luke |,
1916" Which shows that there are
Jewellers in Iowa whose time is not en-
tirely occupied with business cares
jewelers. Circular Weekly.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-22
LAWS OF CHEMISTRY.
Slight Interpretations Could BE Cured
by People il They Knew Them.

did you ever notice what a difference
there is in people in respect to their gen
eral chemical composition| remarked n
local druggist one day last week. Some
people are decidedly acid, while others
verge upon the other extreme and are
strongly alkaline. You can detect the dlt-
ference by handshake. For you'll md
the man who is acid almost always VIII
have a moist palm and be hight complex
ioned.
1T would be better for people" he con-
tinued. If they understood some Of the
simple laws of chemistry. Acids and al
kalis are oppOsites, and the effect of one
is to neutralize the other. People take
soda, an alkali, for a sour stomach, and
the chemical action is simply that of neu-
traliZation. for the stomach in that condt-
ton is strongly acid | know man who
is exceptionally acid who has to take six
soda mint tablets before he can be rid OF
such trouble.
"You can see how n physician has to
acQuaint himself with the chemical COM
position of each of his patients. Medi-
cines that would do for one person will
not agree with another. Out west it is
frequent to find much alkali in the soil.
With some people it agrees, but others
are annoyed by it. The man who has
any surplus of alkali already in his make
up does not want to live in an alkali
country. The principle runs all through
the phases of ones physical life.
people who understood the principle
often could cure themselves Of slight in
dispositions without the necessity of con-
sulting physician. | believe the courses
in chemistry in our public schools and
colleges might be made more practical
than they have been heretofore. The cook
as well as the boarder would profit there.
by."-Lewiston (Me) Journal.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-22

When a valve stem is cut by friction
on the edge of the rim, or otherwise, it
may be repaired by using small rubber
bands. Cover the valve stem with rub
Der cement, filling the cut thoroughly,
then wrap the rubber bands tightly
around the stem until they fill the cut
and extend for a quarter Of an inch
on each side Of it, applying cement
with each band. If the cut is not a
bad one, this method will effect q per-
manent repair, though, as a rule, a
damaged valve stem should be replac-
ed by q new one as matter of precau-
ton.
A very annoying squeak may some
times be traced to the saddle, but not
more definitely located. The wire
springs should first be examined and
against each other or the saddle base
they should be oiled. If the squeaking
still continues, it is probably caused
by the rubbing together of two pieces
Of leather inside the saddle, In the
same manner that the squeak is pro-
duced in a cheap pair of shoes. 1t may
be cured by softening the under leath-
er Of the saddle with vaseline, or, in
case the saddle has a metal base, by
injecting oil between the base and the
pad.
When a chain alternately tightens
and slackens with each revolution, 1t Is
the sign of a stiff link, which should
be attended to at once. Gasoline or
benzine- should be used to clean the
joints, and then good lubricant
should be literally used. Heating the
joint with the flame of a match before
oiling it will cause the oil to run into it
better
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-22
ON THE TROLLEY.
Some Remarks by Man Who No
tees Things.

ITO q person of observing habits" re-
marked an amateur philosopher on a troll
ley car bound for the up town residential
section last Saturday evening, there Is
a very interesting character study in
bundles. The average man dislikes TO
carry bundle of any description, feel
ing, | suppose, that it detracts from his
dignity, but his aversion is marked by
singular gradations.
"a book, for example, forms the least
Objectionable package, and at the other
extreme is beefsteak. Why men
should be so loath to appear in public
with beefsteaks is something have new
er been able to understand, but it is true.
"No SELF respecting citizen will carry
q beefsteak through the streets unless it
is thoroughly disguised, and there is a
butcher at one of the markets who has
actually built up an immense family
trade entirely by reason of his dexteritY
in doing up parcels of that character.
His modus operandi is very ingenious
If he is handling a porterhouse, he places
it between two squares of pasteboard,
uses q sheet of pearl gray manila paper
as wrapper and ties it up with baby
blue string. The result is a neat rec
tangle, which has every appearance Of
having come from some fashionable drug
store or confectioner's. Chops and such
like he slows away in neat little card
board tubes, and he keeps a supply OF
one pound candy boxes especially for
chicken livers and chopped sausage. The
system is very effective, but of course ac-
cidents will sometimes happen in spite
of all precautions.
"Last week, for instance, a neighbor
Of mine got aboard the car, carrying a
couple of small cylindrical packages, and
remarked carelessly that he had just pur-
chased some ragtime melodies for the
children's phonograph. The wrapper
was slightly torn at the end, and as he
arose to get off at his corner a large pink
veal outlet slipped out on the floor.
"'Hellor said l. You are losing one
of your records And he hasn't spoken
to me since.
81 mention the incident merely to show
how sensitive people are on the sub
ject."-New Orleans Times Democrat.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-22
THE TROTTING CIRCUIT.

Lord Derby, 2;07, is the fastest green
trotter for 1900.
A 2-year-old by the $500 Praytell
stands 16.1 hands high.
1t is said that Mazette showed mile
in 2:04A at Hartford recently.
Early Reaper, 2:09a4, the fastest fifth
heat trotter for 1900, was sold for $225
as 2-year-old.
Thomas Lawson has changed the
name of his first trotter from Mamie
w to First Love.
OF the "a heats paced at Hartford
recently 2S, or almost SO per cent were
in 2:1O or better, never before equaled
in the history of the trotting turf.
Cardlngton Girl, 2:2OA at LIE Roy,
Ills, Aug. 20, is the thirteenth trotter
for Bartholomew Wilkes and next to
Billy Mack, 2:191a, is his fastest per-
former.
The 2-year-old filly Alathana, by AL
lerton, 2:09A, took a record of 2:2412 at
the Lexington colored fair the other
day. She is Allertons sixth performer
for 1900.
Coney, 2:0224, driven by McHenry,
equaled the worlds pacing wagon rec
ord of 2:03& held by Bumps, which
makes him the champion hobbled PAGER
to wagon.
Dione, 2:074; Georgena, 2:071a, and
Bay Star, 2:OS, are the fastest three
trotting mares of the season and, with
Letah S. 2:09l2, the only trotting mares
to beat 2:10 this year.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-22
OUR OLD PAPER MONEY.
Uncle Sam Takes Precautions to See
That 1t Is Destroyed.

If the majority Of the American pub
lie Were to be told that they could pro-
cure thousands and tens of thousands
of dollars of United States money for a
few cents they would reply that that
was either impossible or a scheme Of
some one TO sell a gold brick.
Yet they would be wrong in both OK
their suppositions, for 1t is the absolute
truth, and the best place to prove this
is III the national capital, Washington,
where the money Is made.
When old and torn paper money has
been returned to the treasury at WASH
ington, the United States government
takes very extraordinary precautions In
the destruction of it.
The United States employs very large
force of people who do nothing else but
destroy this old and mutilated paper
money that has been withdrawn from
circulation. Whenever a batch of such
bills as these are turned in to any sub
treasury they are redeemed by having
new ones issued in their stead
These old bills are then sent TO the
treasury at Washington and are there
sorted and sent to what is known as the
redemption division" Here they are
thoroughly examined by experts for the
purpose of detecting counterfeits.
Artrr ilIis il done, WHICH ruAww ruiy
long time, they are again counted and
sorted and then tied into bundles Of 100
bills each, and a record of each bundle
is kept Then these go TO the "destruc-
ton department" and here, after they
are again recorded, they are put into
large piercing machines, and four large
holes are driven through each bundle.
They are next passed to a machine for
cutting, and here each bundle is cut
into two equal parts.
From here each half bundle 10 sent to
II different place. One goes TO the office
of the secretary, and the other goes to
the office of the registrar. In each OF
these places the half notes are again
counted and a record thereof made. Aft
er this has been completed they are sent
to the 'chopping department. where
they are put into machines which cut
them into very minute fragments.
OF these fragments the operators are
exceedingly careful not to lose one. This
mass Of silk webbed paper, which once
represented thousands of dollars OF mon
ey, is now ready for the boiling depart
ment."
In this place immense vats OF water
and alkali are kept constantly boiling,
and into these watts the mass OF fra8-
ments Of paper is thrown and thoroughly
boiled until they become an unrecogniz-
able pulp.
They manufacture this pulp into small
models Of the capitol, the White House.
busts of Washington Lincoln, Grant and
into many other things, and these are
sold to the department stores, which sell
them as souvenirs for q small sum.-Eew
York Journal
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-22
Among the ThoroughbredR.

The pick Of the Keene stable will be
shipped to England on the 18th Of Oc-
tober. Five days later Arthur Feather
stone and his trainer, Julius Bauer,
will sail for the other side They will
make all necessary arrangements and
the Featherstone horses will be
shipped some time in November. Mr..
Featherstone has sold at auction the
horses he does not care to race in Eng
land. George Z. Smith, known far and
wide as "Pittsburg Phil" will retire
from the turf. That 10 " say, he " III
own no more race horses. He mas quite
a stable, but all will be sold at a sac
rifice. Mr.. Smith says that his stable
has cost him this year, in bets and
bills, 100000. Hereafter he will de-
vote his time exclusively to backing
the horses of other owners. He hopes
thereby to recoup his heavy losses.
Here are three interesting bits Of
news. The Messrs. Keene, having
demonstrated in this country that the
get of Domino are invincible, go abroad
to greater triumphs. Mr.. Feather
stone, having failed to make any kind
of a showing in America this year, not
withstanding his prodigal expendi-
lures, will go to England in the hope
of better things. Mr.. Smith quits the
horse owning business in disgust, sat
isfied that the only lucrative end of the
game concerns the betting ring.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-22
POWDER AND BALL.

The tube of a II inch gun has 80 spiral
grooves inside, which cause the shot to
revolve IS times per second as it rushes
through the air.
An English volunteer may decline to
go out on foreign service, but if 20 per
cent of the members of his battalion vol
unteer for foreign service, then the en-
tire thousand must go to the front.
A Swiss genius has invented pith
cloak weighing about one pound which
will hold up a fully equipped soldier on
the surface of the water. Successful ex-
periments were made recently on the
Lake of Zurich. The cloak is provided
with waterproof pockets, in which food
and drink may be carried as well as blue
lights in case the wearer is shipwrecked
in the night.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-22
PERSONALITIES.

Ex-SecretSy John Sherman has sold
his property in Mansfield, O., and will
live with his daughter, Mrs. J. /. Nc
Callum, in Washington.
General Bell, the new provost mar
shal Of Manila, began his career as q
soldier in 1862 as a lieutenant in the
Eighty-sixth Ohio volunteers.
Joseph ChOate, the American embas-
sador to England has a new secretary
in the person of w. B. Cutting, young
man who graduated with honors from
Harvard last June.
Joseph jefferson gave $1,000 to the
Galveston relief fund He attended
school in Galveston when a mere boy,
and his earlier successes in his dra-
matte career were made in that town.
King Leopold of Belgium, who has
been a lifelong patron of gardening,
has donated the whole of his real es-
tate in that country for parks and
pleasure grounds for the people for
ever.
1t is rumored that the new Duke OF
Argyll may succeed Lord Cadogan as
lord lieutenant of Ireland after the
general election. The Duke of Marl-
borough is mentioned for the same
office.
Henri Lasserre de Monte, who died
recently, aged Y, was the author Of a
book which has been translated into
about 30 languages and sold by mil
lions of copies, the History of Our
Lady OF Lourdes."
Ernest Hutchinson, a noted pianist,
is to be with the Peabody institute,
Baltimore, this year. He is a native of
Melbourne, Australia, and belongs to
the infant phenomenon" class of mu-
sicians, having played in public In a
marvellous manner at the age Of
years.
The Marquis of Butte Is having fitted
up In his Rothesay residence, Mount
stuart House, beautiful Roman Cath
olic chapel which will be one of the
finest examples Of religious architec-
ture in Great Britain. The unworked
marble alone for pillars and arches
will cost $4,000.
ENGLISH "RED TAPE"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-22
sent tn Her Garden.

No one trait of Queen Victoria's char
acter Is more frequently dwelt upon
than her motherliness-the rare good
sense displayed in training her chill
dren. 1t is told of the princess royal
of England, now the empress dowager
Of Germany. that she had hasty tenn
per when she was little girl. Quick,
hot words came readily to her lips.
Queen Victoria did not punish her lit
tie daughter for these outbursts OF
temper, but one day gave her little
garden for her very own and advised
when anger got the better of her judg-
ment that she go to work for few
moments.
The plan acted like a charm, and a
short time among the smiling faces OF
her flower friends brought the little
princess, ashamed and repentant, to
beg her forgiveness.
The habit thus formed has never
been broken, and flowers have always
held high place in the regard Of the
empress.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-22
ENGAGED ON SIGHT.
The story Of Bright, Up to Date of.
fee Boy.

He was a frcclled faced, foxy looking
boy OF 13 or II and not more than about
half as big as he ought 10 be, but he was
wiry and his eyes were clear. The pro-
prietor of the store was in his office
when the boy entered.
do you want a boy here" asked the
youngster, with confidence.
What do | want with a boy? replied
fun with his visitor
Il don't know" was the unabashed
response. Il guess they have boys around
stores sometimes, and | thought you
might want one"
well, since you have mentioned it,
do"
What kind of boy do you wantT'
The proprietor looked him oyer with a
more or less suspicious eye.
Il want a good boy" he said slowly.
''Thcn | won't do" said the youngster
"Why won't you? Are you a bad
boy?"
"Um-um-er," hesitated the caller.
I'm just a boy, that's all. There's some
thing wrong with 'em when they're
good"
He started out, when the proprietor
called him back.
Hold on" he said. Maybe you are
what | want"
IF you want a good thing, I'm it,
said the boy, land you won't have to
push me along, either"
How much do you want?'
Il want a million, but I'll take $3 a
week.
when can you begin"
This very minute, if you'll give me
my supper | haven't had anything to
eat for three weeks"
Nothing to eat for three weeks" ex-
claimed the proprietor.
Nothing fit. I've scraped along as /
could, but | haven't had a square meal,
with pie on the side"
"All right. You shall have your sup
per. And where will you sleep?"
"Oh, | won't sleep at all. I'm going to
stay awake of nights when | amt busy,
SOS | can feel how good it is to have a
job and got money in my clothes. Huly
gee, there's a kid out there trying to get
away with piece of lead pipe. Let me
crack him once" And the new employee
dashed out after the offender. Washing
ton Star.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-22
THE CHNiC.

Nearly every one has charity for him
self, but very little for others
1t is only in novels that men ask wo-
men to marry them and meet with re-
fusal.
Every man exaggerates the story Of
his loneliness in writing to his wife when
she is away from home.
A mans ideal woman is one who looks
pretty, but who accomplishes it without
spending any time looking in the glass.
When a woman's husband makes mon
ey, she no longer employs a sewing wo-
man, but calls the woman who does that
work her "modiste."
Every one hopes that Time will some
day vindicate him, though Time has a
bigger contract of vindications on hand
now than he can ever finish.
There may be somewhere in this wide,
wide world, with its millions and mil
lions of people, some one who tells the
truth about his salary, but we doubt it,
-Atchison Globe.