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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-10

The Casual Hand as Sir Walter Be-
SAINT Describe Him.

One of the East London Types" de-
scribed in The Century, in the fourth of Sir
Walter Besant's East London papers is the
Casual Hand''-the man hanging around
waiting for job. The writer takes up the
casual as boy.
He knows the tides: he knows the jet
sam of the tides as it runs out. He trudges
and wades in the mud of the foreshore to
PICK up what the ebb-tide leaves He
knows all the ships, where they come from,
whittier they are bound: the great liners
which put in at the West India dock the
packet boats. the coasters, the Golfers, the
Norwegian timber ships, he knows them
ALL He knows their rig; he knows the pay
OF the sailors and their work: he would like
the former were 1t not for the latter, which
must needs go before. He knows a great
deal more than any boy educated in a pub
lie school concerning the imports and ex-
| ports of London; are not his friends en-
gagged all day long in discharging cargo
and in taking it in? He acquires. as well.
a really wonderful amount of knowledge
concerning crafty ways and cunning tricks
by which young fellow can live without
working. And very early in life he acquires
thirst for strong drink that is destined
to keep him down and drag him lower, and
to cut the threau of life when he ought to
be In the prime and full strength of man
hood.
Some of these boys learn very early the
way to pick up things unguarded and I'M
watched. You may recognize one Of these
lads by the way in which, with silent and
siouching step. and with furtive glance be-
fore. behind, TO right and left, he shamb,es
quickly past a shop or stall where things
are exposed for sale, guarded. perhaps
only by little girl. You may see II you
pretend to be looking the other way, the
hand dart out and snatch something which
disappears in a pocket. while without
changing his step or his slouch the boy
goes on unsupported. He is ready to pick
up everything; loaf from the baker, an
onion from tie green grocer a banana from
the costermonger. Nothing comes amiss
to him.
There are still lingering by the riverside
survivais of the good Old days when the
who-e people lived in luxury on the rob-
berries they committed from the ships load
ing or unloading in the river The barges
go up and down with the tide. At ebb they
lie in the mud. The men in charge go
ashore to drink; the boys climb on board
In search Of whatever they can get If the
barge Is laden with sugar. they cut holes
In the bags and fill their pockets, their hats,
their boots. their handkerchiefs with sugar
which they carry ashore and sell. They
get haf-penny pound for their plumber.
IL the barge is laden with Goals they carry
off all that their clothes will hold One
goes before to warn the rest of danger
Plenty of houses on the way are open to
them. 1t Is comparatively safe and GER
tain.y pleasant way Of earning a penny
or two
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-10
Song of the Double Turret,
From the Baltimore News.

From the Baltimore News.
Braced and buttressed and superposed
And cased In cark of steel
The seas may roar and the waves may pound
And the hulk that bears me reel.
But | am strong with the strength of iron,
And, U for the voice of
When they swing us out to The battle line
On the breast of the bounding sea!
One-two-thIee-four.
Boom. and the death-bolts fly.
Reel and racket and ruck and roar
To the dome Of the bending sky!
Sweep and swi ing, with the quarter clear,
And the engines throbhing true
o am the fourfold thunderbOlt,
The fame and the lightning, too,
Welt and rivet and bolt and bar
Guidon and post and beam;
Steel to the deeps where the swirels are
And the superstructures CLEAN;
Strong with the strength of the q.adruple.
And armed with the four-way sight,
With God to for the stripping bold
That swings to me in the fight.
Broadside on straight ahead,
Strike. you die!' / say
Gunboat cruiser armorclad,
Skinned to the bone for the fray:
With four for one and double quick,
o Death Is the song l sing
When the sights are set and the grooves are
And my cleaning batteries swing!
To crush to shake; to rattle and rend.
The deeps adown and the dome above
To echo my thunder-throe.
shell and the deck is swept;
Another, and o for the redcapped foam,
And the deeps where the dead have stepped!
starboard blow and a blast to lee,
Riding the column down,
Under the and the stars roam.
And gather them meath my frown.
Ships of the line and the jabbering feet.
What they all to me
Mountain and mold of the thunder throne
AS l crush them under my knee?
Swung and swiyeled and set fonr-square,
With my steel-b0red guns to boom,
When the lookout calls and the foe appears
On the path Of his utter doom:
Hung to hurl welcomers with ton for ton.
And shiyer and rend them. too
With heaven to care for the eyes that stare
Stone dead in a swirl o. blue,
One-two-three-fonr
Boomi and the lightnings leap.
Forward and aft. In the roundelay
OF the thunder song of the deep!
Based and buttressed and superposed
/ sweep to the roaring swell
steel-girt sign Of the skill Of man
To perfect the arts Of heul
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-10
From the Scientific American.

From the Scientific American
Lieutenant Colonel Lemchen of the Swe-
dish army and director of the shooting
school at Rosenberg in Sweden, has in
vented a new rifle. Its most distinguish
Ing feature is the automatic placing of the
cartridge in the firing chamber The small
arm Is similar in every respect to the
Mauser and carries the same cartridge The
soldier when using the rifle fills the maya
zine with the cartridges and fires Directly
the rife has been discharged, instead of the
soldier having to withdraw the empty car
fridge to place the next cartridge in posi-
ton by sudden movement Of the breech
1t is done automatically. By this means
the soldier has nothing to do but to con-
tinue discharging his rifle until he has
emptied the magazine. The rifle is extreme
ly simple. both in design and operation
and what is more important, the shock of
recol is reduced to minimum, since this
shock is utilized to place the next car
fridge in the firing chamber.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-10

middle Of the exercise yard stood the laun-
dry. an outer wall Of which needed some
repairs. 1t was just at the close of the
hours exercise, and the ladies Of wing
were looking for the word to retire when
squad of well-Set males appeared round the
corner of the laundry in the keeping of
warder. It was a mistake on the part of
the warder. who had brought his masons on
the scene minute too soon. The wardress
of B wing sounded the retreat as Miss
Pocket gave little cream of delight.
What is it, lover whispered Miss Rod
well, who was walking just behind her.
I've seen him! He hasn't gone!" said
Miss Pocket.
You don't mean the screw. dear?' said
Miss Rodwell rather Jelly. The screw"
as the reader is aware, is the enigmatical
name for a prison warder. This was an
understood warder, with sallow face and
Mo-" said Miss Pocket, in an emphatic
whisper Five from the end. curly hair
and cap on the side Of his head
He was the smartest young prisoner in
the squad, and the ladies were marched in
to their quarters at once.
There was no precedent for the situation.
Miss Rodwell and Mrs. Pring!e, discussing
it with Miss Pocket in the sewing room inn
mediately afterward, in pantomime and
whispers were agreed upon this.
Miss Rodwell, in the enforced intervals of
her calling, had been boarded In all the
most Respectable prisons IN the country, and
Mrs. Pringle had been nine years in seclu-
sion, and sedulously posted in all the pos
s!bilities of the silent word" and neither
of them could recall a case to match Miss
Pockets. Miss Rodwelrs recollections in
cluded an elopement with a mad chaplain
and Mrs. Pringle remembered all the known
facts of the unpublished story of the hand
some forger and the governors second wife,
but there was no instance. recorded or
traditional. of a case of love between
prisoner and prisoner opposite sides of
the same prison. There was therefore, no
assistance from precedent.
But this did not trouble Miss Pocket at
al. She took 1t omen of success
that her lover was still at hand, and her
one thought now was how she should work
out her little plan. Independent as her spirit
was 1t pleased her to know that her two
prncipal chums looked not unfavorably on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-10

| There was never an officer of the prison so
blind to Its little intrigues, and never
prisoner 80 anxious to be rid OF her Wis
itor. The chaplain gathered up his lank
frame. smoothed his hair. said he must
talk with Miss Pocket about her future and
left her to the examination OF her prize
At stated intervals the governor doles
out sheet of paper and an envelope to
every prisoner and allows him OF her to
write letter under the eye of an officer
of the prison. The letter cannot be posted
until 1t has passed the scrutiny OF the gov
ernor his deputy, and 1t is the only le-
Ultimate form of communication. The mis-
sive appropriated by Miss Pocket was what
is known as a "stiff'-a surreptitious note
generally written on the margin OF leaf
torn from a book belonging to the prison
library. 1t is seldom written with pencil
and never almost with, pen.
Miss Pocket waited only for the chaplain
opening and skirnming what she hoped was
a billet for herself. 1t looked as II 1t had
| been composed with the assistance of nail
and a backing dish, bptnthe handwriting
! was good and the sentiiaent sincere. AS
the margin and all blank spaces in prison
| books are stamped with the sign of the
| broad arrow, 1t was not too easy TO de-
cipher the message! 1t came out thus:
| enough to start with on; going out. Try
| and send answer. j. s..
| If Miss Pocket could not claim this as
hers, who should do go?
oh what a clever boy he is. she
| thought. How did, he manage to do it?
I believe him! l believe him! 1 believe
| him! But'-and it, was a large but
chow shall l get him an answer?'
| The amiabie Winsome was taking her an
| nual holiday and the, -wardress in her place
was of a churlish habit. If the chaplain
| were to visit Miss Pocket a dozen times a
day she would never, succeed with the hat
| trick Yet she must do something or John
| would think lightly of her; and something
quickly, since they had not. like poor Mrs
Pringle, a penance of years. Nevertheless
| invention failed her.
Miss Rodwel. opinion of the lover was
| greatly enhanced when she heard the next
morning by what means he had contriyed
| to frank an epistle
| II tell you he's wide Pocky!" she said.
That's the sort to work with, Ell, mother?'
What do you think, dsar! returned the
widow. 1T regular warns my heart
Little Miss Pocket felt these as persote..
batteries. Was it not for her that John
had distinguished himself?
Miss Rodwell warmer than ever in the
affair. undertoo-. to get stir conveyed
| through the laundry, If Miss Pocket could
manage to write 1t in the sewing room that
morning. Miss Pocket had a morsel of
paper concealed in her dress, but no writing
| implement
SILLY girl" whispered Mrs Pringle
'ain't you got your needle?" Slowly and
laboriously, during the stolen moments of a
| mornings sewing, Miss Pocket pricked q
message with her needle. Then she twisted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-10
Too Much.
From Life.

Gusher-"My wife has promised to wait
for me at the gate of heaven, if she is the
first to CO.
Flasher-"Tut, tut. You shouldn't be so
revengeful as to make her wait through
eternity simply because she made you wait
while she fixed up sometimes"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-10

ing the hard present into a kinder past
brought the tears yelling silently or with
passion into the eyes of some poor captive
But Miss Pocket was neither sentimental
nor hysterical. Miss Rodwe.l and the Widow
PIirgle. her neighbors on either side. edged
closer and touched her with a sympathetic
elbow.
What's up, Pocky?" sang Miss Rodwel
for in prison chapel you can only talk in
HYMN time.
Il m in love" sobbed Miss Pocket in the
fourth I!ne of the verse.
II.
Il jumped 20 the minds of Miss Rodwel
and Mrs. Pringle that Miss Pocket had all
al once given her heart TO the assistant
chaplain. who conducting the service
that afternoon: though this seemed unlike
ly, for Miss Pocket was young woman of
taste, who. in her recent capacity of maid
IT, the Lady Lavinia Grey, hadSseen some
thing of the high world. and the assistant
chaplain was small, plump, round faced
young man, without an atom of express
sion.
But 1t was not the assistant chaplain,
nor were Miss Pockets thoughts with the
The Lamar register., 1900-04-11
Bee-sar--

Bed-sores are likely to occur in the
patient who is aged. paraiyEed, deSH-
itated or suffering from fever, partie-
ufarly continued fever. ike typhoid.
In short. their formation is liable In all
cases where the blood Is vftiated, or
its circulation retarded and the cousti-
tutIonal powers reduced. pressure. un-
cleanness and moisture hasten their
appearance. To prevent them, keep tss
patient clean and dry. changing his
position whenever practicable. keep
ing the feet warm assists circulation:
keep the under sheet free from wrfn-
kles and crumbs; remove pressure
from prominent parts by using air
cushions or like appliances. Soap plas-
ter is sometimes applied to exposed
portions. or bathing with bay rum.
whisky, witch hazel. camphOr or vine
gar, etc. but the best way is to
strengthen the skins resistance by
bathing with alcohol. pure, or with the
addition of two grains OF bichloride Of
mercury to each ounce: keep the bot
tie handy and bathe often-yhenevsr
opportunity offers. This treatment
hardens the skin and promotes eircu-
iation, and should be commenced al the
beginning Of illness. before the skin Is
even Redeemed. Should reddening ap-
pear, apply flexible collodion or dust
with zinc oxide. talcum. comfort or
other good powder after bathing.
The Lamar register., 1900-04-11
The Level asAaed Never Lose rhstr s-rr

Worry Is the twin sister Of nervous
ness. Neither should ever enIsr into
the daily lie Of any one God. in his
all-wise providence, put the head Of u
human being on top, that al beneath IL
might b. subscTvteny 10 s.. There is
something wrong above the eyes in
the region 0f the will power, when one
becomes nervous in the sgasr uf eN-
rifabllity. Know thyself-' i good:
control thyself is better Worry and
excitement never aidisd any one Any
fool can geS along when everything l.
all right, hut il takes a wise man,
level-headed man. IL get along and not
worry nor bcszame nervous when eT-
erythinE Is wronE.-April Ladies'
Home Journal,
The Lamar register., 1900-04-11
He SAVED aas STAKES.
a Chinese Governor Gives the EnStnesrs
Lot OF Trouble

There is a humorous side 70 the for
eign troubles in China The chief en-
gineers OF the railway tha: Is being
iuilt through Shang-tung province by
the Germans complained 10 taotoi.
Or local governor that the people pulled
up and carried on the stakes that sur
yeyors had driven into the ground to
guide tine construction gangs In grad
ing the right OF way, SO that he bad
been compelled TO do the work over
three or four times. The iaot0l prom
Ised that the mischief should stop, and
said that be would give the matter his
personal attention The surveyors
went over the line again and marked
il out carefully with wooden pegs.
When they came back few weeks
later they We're dissnsted To find that
every one Of she markers for miles had
disappeared. The chief engineer in
the heat Of his wrath rushed on to the
taotoi to make complaint. and the lat
ter, with smile that was chlldIike mad
bland. attempted TO Soothe him, saying:
The stakes aEe all right, every one
Of them; had my meu go out AMI take
them all up and keep them safely until
you returned. and have got them tied
up In bundles for you.
The letter which brings this interest
ing aneedote all the way from Shans-
tung relates that the engineer grabbed
the mandarin by the throat and nearly
shook his head OF. although the lat
ter had done what he supposed TO be
great favor with the best Of Inten-
tiOnE-
The Lamar register., 1900-04-11
welded TIE GIRL
That He R~easnIred In a Dream as His
Yuture wife.

F1ture WIFE
St Louis special New York Journal:
II wonder If dreams come true2" ask
ed Thomas Wheeler of Terre Haute.
Ind. of his father one morning at the
breakfast table about a year ago.
Wheeler dreamed that he was predes-
tined to marry girl living in 81.
Louis. He saw her face in his dream,
and he was unable 10 forget it. At
that time the youth was learning the
barber trade in Terre Hante. and was
planning 10 open a tonsorial establish
ment there His dream changed all
his plans. however, and he spent most
OF his time consulting mediums and
fortune tellers to find out how much
faith they placed IN his predestina-
tion theory. Their explanations OF
his dream did not agree and ne placed
faith in none of them. but decided TO
follow his own lnclinations and set
out to ind the divinity of his dream.
Whenever young Wheeler got enough
money together TO pay his railroad
fare he iournsyed to St Louis in search
for the girl of his dream He made
six visits before he found her. and
then his reward came quite Rnsxpect-
edly, In g way that strengthened his
belief in predestination- Wheeler was
walking out Olive street one afternoon
and when he reached Thirteenth street
he noticed young girl in front of
him. He became interested in her
why he did not knov-and studied
every detail Of her appearance. His
eyes dwelt for long time on her beau
titui gold-brown hair. and he saw that
hairpin was loose And about 10 fall.
Stepping forward he called the young
lRdy's attention to il. and she turned
TO thank him. Then he saw the face
that ne was in search OF. and boldly
told the girl all about his dream. She
became interested in his strange tale
and when he asked II he might walk
home with her she allowed him to DO
So She told Wheeler that her name
was Alpha NJ Heberer. and when she
reached home she asked him 10 meet
her parents. At the supper table
wheeler told his story over again and
asked permission TO pay his attentions
to the girl. The girls father, Jacob
Heherer, asked the young man II he
did not think he was too young TO ge:
married. and he added that it was the
Interchangeable purpose OF heaven that
he should be married as soon as he met
the girl whose face he saw in the
dream. Wheeler was only IS years old
and Alpha was two years his senior,
so Mr. Heberer refused to allow the
marriage to take place at that time.
but promised the swain that he woali
not refuse his consent II his daughter
desired TO be married year later.
Wheeler then decided TO stay in ST.
Louis. whore he could see MS sweet
heart every day. Tae other day .s
year was up, Both parents gave their
consent and the wedding was eele-
brated.
The Lamar register., 1900-04-11
Neuralgia and headache. in Girl.

Nothing is so terrible as severe neu-
falgia, and beyond a doubt girls ac-
quire it often enough by the conditions
of school lie. Headaches in a school
girl usually mean exhausted nerve
power through over-work. over-exclte-
ment. oyer-anxiety or bad air. Rest, a
good laugh, or country walk viii US
ually cure it readily enough to begin
with. But to become subject to head
aches is very serious matter, and all
such nervous diseases have a nasty
tendency to recur, to become periodic.
to be set up by the same causes. to be-
come an organic habit Of the body. For
any woman to become liable to severe
neuralgia is a most terrible thing. 1t
means that while it lasts life is not
worth having. 1t paralyzes the power
to work. it depriyes her Of the power
TO enjoy anything. 1T tends toward trri-
liability Of temper. it tempts to the use
of narcotics and stimulants
The Lamar register., 1900-04-11
EHEraud,. Armarsd Trains.

The magnificent arnoned trains used
by England In her war with the Beers
will protect her troops in about the
same way thar Hostctter's Stomach
Bitte-s drives dyspepsia from the hu-
man stomach, and then mpunts guard
that II does not return The Bittrrs
has won in every case OF indigestion,
constipation. liver and kidney trouble
for afty years.
The Lamar register., 1900-04-11
fiows Tni.-

We o-eT O'ue Bun.irnsd Lsagl4rs reward Tor Any
Ga.Arrk Cure
F. J, CHENEY a 90, Props Taieto. o,
We the u1cersi Fuss3- Ease Ezuua !
Cheney for Tie las IS Tszars aad bcacTa aim
perfectly hossorA65e iE al slsiEzss tzaEsary.ass
and nEArcilllr ADlr = carry EEs1r az ar4.s-.-
Etuus made BY tAslr Grz-
West & TrgAE. Wlglesals ENFaFrtEtz To elz
o. W&ldlus FGtEaaa 4 AtarFtE- Wealnszss
Druggists Inlafln. pAta
HANS E[tarra Cgrg i rAlgr- IHfaFaatfr at
lag etructly sFsa =tc Ela74 4z1 azlz5as zarsar1ss
q tke system Tessl1zuulAls srz.z free. Prise
BE per bostls. Ssli By al 2rzsgss.N
HAll's FKsa.ty Pills are tbs DGsL
The Lamar register., 1900-04-11
ouusoaEs AND sonooL-Ho0sEH

Ths interior walls of churches school
hoosss and all public halls should nsvss
be coated with anything but the durable
and pure Alabasttne- So evident has this
fact become, that hundreds of toaa are
used annually for this work The eenu-
II is cteAniy during the long period o. ies
usefulness. Every owner Of . baiIdsnx
should use II Ask your paint dealer or
drukstst for card Of tints, and vrtta for
free copy Of our interesting booklet ~
Aiaoastine Co, Grand Rapids, Mich
The Lamar register., 1900-04-11
WHAT -KAIsoarsEs- ARE

Rahorines are cheap and temporary
preparations. manufactured from whit
Ing essika, ciAys. etc. They are stuck on
bAst'ne 10 not a kaisomine- II Is g rock
base oeusent, which sets. and u hardcna
decorated without having 10 ~Ah and
scrape OF its old coats Alao~stiue 4
utfffsed TO a great extent In hospitals as
y prevents the accumulation of dirt and
the oonsreSating Of disease germs, being
dtaufectAnt In Its nature.
The Lamar register., 1900-04-11
WHAT Ar-ABAsrtsK II.

Alabastine ir the original and only dur
able wall coating on the market. II ts
entirely different from all kaIsornine
preparations AlabeStine is made ready
for use IN white or fourtson be&uttful
tints by the addition Of cold water. II -
put up In dry powdered form. in pack
ages, properly labeled. with fun dfrSe-
tions on every package. It takes the
place Of sealing keisomtnes, wall pApsr
and paint for wallis Alabastine can be
used on plaster. brick wood or cnnyaA
and q chad can brush II on
The Lamar register., 1900-04-11
n..ror rHr -Iosr IS :

TIE dealer who ISL tsss, y
ssfi you the same ths"t t.sst
or .rsmethirg Just Ssosssi n
nos posted OF i trytHs - 81
ofysr4ng something he ~ kIasSf.
and Is trying 20 SCI We ~ tst
mands, he may not - you.
him-~if A. well a. 10 bssls,
All new substitute ,I,ins a.!
su,t for damages hy s-a,,srt
Srs b. using an infrlh. ,.sss al
Co own the right % sits -
coatinks adapted to M
The Lamar register., 1900-04-11
~ -.

Ths Unioa Pacf4c SO . n. irsts fsr
Chicago VIA EEnrAa CITY. a sszl8a vasti-
bEllsls ''Gfs-fH-aEte trafn thtAs makes
gELfa Eszat iEfsa Es1EEer To Chicago g1A
kAEsas CITY r7rrGf cuflzag tfa-Gs Il Cat
Easa Tor ali eastern poiuts- Ticket Gf.es
The Lamar register., 1900-04-11

60 70. ne.isTc Psss's Csrs fer Co.szzptias
has Gz equal Tor esasbs and eoi1a -JoHs y
BoTER, Trsa4tT sprlnEa Iss.., FEB "a Isou
The Lamar register., 1900-04-11
A Mere social Grace

Dorothy-''ps5 I do Wish We we're rich
DOrothy's Ps--''Eow rfcn would yoa uka
70 beg' BurOthy--''Uh, assfaily rich: rich
enough TO snuh people and still be called
The Lamar register., 1900-04-11
The Ks,ai DImeulry

FlAyilla--.' Ferdinand can't yau make up
kafT
Feratnnad--' Dearest cssu make ua my
mind all right. GuS cant make Ep the
money r.a
The Lamar register., 1900-04-11

She-"You have boastst that you would
die fer me. and now you wpu't teach me
20 ride my wheel He-'STharrs All
right. wouldn't mind dying 6lEt right but
don't want TO gU round the rest % nsy
life all crippled rlp.
The Lamar register., 1900-04-11
IN. oules..t Night rraIn out Of psn,.r

For Chicago and all points East leaves
Denver IQ5D Q m via Union Pacific A
solid vsstibuled Piatsch-liEhted. steam
heated Palace on Wheels" See your
local agent or address Geo. Ady. general
agent, Denver.