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tract Of government land. appraised at
S131.NO. one an island and now mainland
within he corporate limits of Kansas Citv.
Mo, IS involved in Il legal fight the heirs
OF John II. Mensing are making before the
Interior Department. 1t Is represented Ia
Commissioner Hermann of the general land
ohice, that the island. fifty-four acres in
area. was hrst shown in the SURVEYS of
iN"t: that by accretion it was Increased
ste2diiy 10 III acres and became Joined Ia
the mainland. From 1873 to 1884 n was
sh'L-;ry reservation and the local land
oH'ce was NOT notified of its abandonment
as reservation until 1895. Mensing is
GAINED % have settled there in ISIS and
was iii Ignorance of its Abandonment as =
reservation until recent years. when he
s9usnt ma a. entry, and his application was
rejected. The case is on appeal from that
rejection. '
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commercial! interests of the city are con-
stantly increasing in magnitude it is to be
expected that the buildings used should
show corresponding enlargement
New City.
Perhaps the most significant feature
about the building statistics of the last
year is the demonstration which Is thus
afforded of the great development which
has been going outside of the cid
bounds of the city, in what is known tech
nfcally as the county This, too is not a
new thing, as last year and the year be-
fore this movement was steadily gaining
How substantial the progress has been may
be gathered from the figures, which show
that at Least 80 Der cent of the entire
amount OF money spent in the District
during the past year for building improve
ments of various kinds has been expended
IN the county In fact, new city has
grown up outside of the limits which were
fixed when Washington, more than 100
years ago, adopted the plan of L'Enfant
An Apartment House.
The Thomas apartment house now being
erected on the southwest corner of Thomas
circle and NJ street will make a pleasing
ADDITION to that section. The building will
be five stories high above the basement.
rising to a height of sixty feet from the side
walk. The fronts will present a combination
OF limestone and white brick, with a
MASSIVE stone pertico leading to the main
entrance" Each story will contain two
apartments. each containing three rooms,
bath and kitchen. They will be SO arranged
that each floor can be thrown into one
apartment. The building will be semi-fre-
proof, having iron stairways and solid mar
titions. The entrance hall and stair halls
VIII be finished in mosaic and wainscnsed
with "Scagliola." The building will be
equipped with an electric passenger ele-
vator and heated by steam. Mr.. B. Stanley
Simmons is the architect
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DOWN At THE BRANCH.
senators Hanna and Jones Are Good
Attractions.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
LONG BRANCH. y J. August 3, 1900.
Politicians are still occupying a good deal
If the summer crowds attention. When
Senator Hanna and his family appear on
ocean avenue the summarizes take Il good
look at the republican manager. and the
appearance Of Richard Croker in company
with Senator Edward Murphy. jr.. also
attracts the attention Of the inqUisitive
Al rhe horse show the crowds We're highly
Interested in the presence of both Senator
Hanna and Senator James K. Jones' who
occupied seats not far apart. Both Sena-
tor Jones aud Mr.. Croker have left THE
Branch but David b. Hill often comes
down there from his Normandie-by-the- Sea
outing place and Tammauy leaders are
numerous.
a military tournament Is to be the next
big attraction, and there are indications
that IL Will rival the horse SHOW in pOpu-
4arity- The managers Of the tournament
are trying to get Senator Hanna to induce
President Mckinley to attend the show
again this year. and II is altogether likely
that Gov Roosevelt Will be secured
Among the entries FOR the priE: drills are
Troop c Of Brooklyn and Squadron a Of
New York and several companies from the
New Jersey militia The tournament will
County Horse Show AsS1cia ion. Senator
Hanna has consented to he chairman of
the reception committee.
The young married women have taken lC
E4Etag "h@u parties" That - they get
t.ge'E her. ffteer 1T twenty Of ;herr. hire
. hack H~ rIach ana taSe :. lays outing
uilesccr.eo, ~ any Il the gentlemen.
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THE AUGUST PROGRAM.
Dinners. Dances and the U>uaI Full
List.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
BAR HARBOR August , 1900.
August, with its promises has rolled east
ly around and society Is backing up its
part Of the program most handsomely. No
Imagination is required in the statement
that Bar Harbor Is lively-it is gay, and
even justiies such an adjective as fr:v-
olous. What lengths of entertaining have
been gone to are original and many. Most
particularly has t: past week been a fast
and lively one. Kebo began the ceremonies
with its opening dinner dance last Satur-
day and the warning cry that the height
of the season has come brings events sue
cessive and tumultuous. The first yacht
races of the season under the auspices of
the Mount Desert Yacht Racing Associa-
ton, the first ball of the season at the
Louisburg and the opening dinner de luxe
at the Malvern. the foursome tournament
for the Kitterlinus cup. more yacht racing,
more dinners and receptions. and finally
and most important, definite proposition
by ]. ]. Emery of New York to build here
the long-sought casino. is the news of the
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Livingston of New
York are at the Louisburg
Although miserable weather has pre-
vailed the hop at the Malvern Wednesday
night was delightful affair 1t was late
in starting, owing TO the large number Of
dinner parties that preceded 1t. either at
the hotel. at Kebo or in private.
Mrs. Albert Clifford Barney entertained
at Ban-y-Bryn.
Major George Wheeler and Mrs Wheeler,
well-known members of the summer col
ony. arrived Sunday for the season. They
were considerably delayed en- route by the
illness of Major Wheeler.
The Kebo Valley Club dance more than
justified expectations. 1t was a crowded,
successful affair, about which society is
still gossiping. Those who entertained at
dinner were Waldron Bates, Mr. Ingalls,
T. G. Condor, Mrs. Frank Ellis, Mrs Thos
Leaning and Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Barney,
whose guest of honor was Miss Audrey
Pauncefote, daughter Of the English am
baSsador.
Baron Ambrose OF Washington, MEM
Der of the Austro-Hungarian legation. ar
rived Tuesday at the Porcupine, where he
will remain until the latter par, of October.
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New York Office: l26 Tribune Building.
Chicago Office: Eoyes Bull ing
London Office: Trafalgar Buildings Trafalgar Square.
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AT THE PIER.
Washington Well Represented at Thi,
Resort.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
NARRAGANSETT PIER, II. l..
JulN 80. 1000.
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GERMAN AT FAUQUIER.
Pretty Girls in Dainty Costumes-Late
ArrtNaia.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
FAUQUIER. August 2, 1900
\ large german was given on Saturday
night. The dancers from Washington were:
Miss Repetti. pink crepe de chine; Miss Le-
titia Burton, white organdie over white tat
feta; Miss Katiiro Burton. pearl tarreta and
rose applique; Miss Kitty Pauldins white
orgardie and black lace applique: Mss
Holmes Paulding, lavender silk: Miss Mary
Hamilton Pike, white silk and lace and
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The governor general Of Cuba has issued
an order relative to the extension of mort
cages in that division. II provides that all
new agreements entered into for the pur-
pose Of establishing arrangements between
the creditor and debtor which took place be.
fore May i, 1901, shall be exemp, from
taxation.
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The Evening Star Is the
only afternoon paper I'm
Washington that receives
the dispatches of the As.o-
ciated Press. It Is there
fore the only one in which
the rencer can dnd the
complete news OF the
world. directly transmit
ted by telegraph. up to
the moment of going TO
press
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Mr. Herman E. Burgess has been award
ed by the District Commissioners con-
tract for the construction of the four
room public school house at Tacoma Park
Tor the sum OF $I1.i35. that being the low
est bid submitted II
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IHessrs. AIpert hust, c Kerr, ]. Wright,
c. Terrell and H. Lind.
DR.. and Mrs. J. B. Muncaster Of Wash.
ington are among the guests here.
The latest arrivals from Washington ara,
MI and Mrs. Loon Pike Mr. Albert RUS.
Miss Mary Fairfax Moore.
Mrs E. Moore has invitations out for q
large card party.
On the sth there viii he a jumping oon.
test ana gymkhana and pony races
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THE EVENING STAR.

PUBLISHED DAILY. EXCEPT SUNDAY.
business Office. nth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue
The Evening Star Newspaper Company.
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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-11-30
WEALTH IS DEATH.

Sunday night, a. m. the billiard and
bar room of the West Hotel, Minneapolis
was the scene, party young bloods-
liquor, drunkenness. a quarfel-a young
millionaire. Leonard Day. lay on the
floor, stab IN his neck. his life blood
flowing from the wound.-A young news
paper man arrested, but his pea, too
drunk to know what he was doing and
the rest of the party about the same. 1t
is sad story. Money, dissipation.
crime, death. And yet some people
think that money means happiness, sue
cess, power. The average boy and
young man has better chance for happi-
ness and success in life without money.
A million Of dollars is too heavy load
for most young men to carry. It is only
a milestone about their neck
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an unpleasant back action. 1t may set
the swimmer safe on the beach-or may
take him out to sea where there's moth.
ing to do but drown. There are whole
lot ofpeople, some successful and some
disappointed with the results Of the late
election, who may chew these cuds Of
reflection. both for present and future
digestion
e The moral is, don't get married to a
political Office. The old woman is
mighty precarious and liable to quit bed
aud board without provocation and insti-
tute divorce proceedings while you wait.
Always provide soft p ace to fall or
when you are sailing high in the political
baloon. .
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-11-30
TWO ERRORS.

THE PIONEER EXPRESS OF Pemhina
WAS in error last week when in mention.
ing the happenings of Cavalier county o,
Nov. 9TH it gave States Attorney Dick
sons opponent the big end of the VOTE
Langdon Democrat.
We tender apologies.
Pembina rounty's nj jority for the head
Of the republican ticket has dwindled
down to 1913, only about one-third what
was claimed awhile back.-Langdon
Democrat.
Republican presidential majority all,
congress 333, governor 2S2, secretary o1
state 351. All other state officers ap.
proximate, except Comstock 1O7. Please
apologize Bro. Democrat.
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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
STATE o. IcEE3.

d. q, Rsp,esenss..ye. b. i. spa,d,ns. b
6scators. i. r.. HanGbs bsouch, r. NcCumbef
!, Goyerro:, II. T. .Fauchle..
Lent, Governor. j. n. Devine. So
secretaFy o:S \ 3 =. Cd FSlley.
E.ste Tfeasu =. D. w. lriscoll. ,
4 tnrnSv Genefvi. john CoWan.
judres Suureme Court, n. Q. Young, Al.
S ees6 Wai,iu. s.. n, E1s 'holomew.
Rai -o,d Coramissiooe o. John 6luons,
Henry e .ickson, Z. Z. Walton.
.EupedntendOnt OF Public Iustruction, J.
q. Ha0aud.
Comwllsiouer Of Insurance, g. w. aaffi-
loo. ~ - y.
Com m,Gs: once of Agriculture and Labor,
III. o. Thomes.
sENAToRs.
FITS. Dis.5 lot, JId; ;on LAM0ure. Pembins.
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nnI had jest opened my mouth to cry
put warntn when the cat hissed an
growled an ratified the bark with her
claws. That was 'nuff. The old wom-
IN gin q yell an started to run. but at
the fust move she fell over a log. I
reckon that cat must hev bin mighty
mad bout sunthin. fur she screamed
out On jumped to the ground an in two
Jumps was on the old woman's back an
usjn her teeth an claws like sin. I
grabbed up club an mixed in, but at
the fust blow the club broke, an the
cat turned on me. Lemme tell yo' sun
thin bout wildcats. II yo' was to be
pitched into hole on top of fo'teen
Ibuzzsaws. It wouldn't be as bad az
hevin row with one full grown wild
cat. She would gin me bite an then
gan the old woman clawin, en- thar
was no gettin away from her. We had to
ight fur our lives, an l never did sich
tightin in all my days. We'd hev both
bin done up except that dashed the cat
ag'in tree an stunned her, an while
she lay thar we fed to the house an
locked the doah. We hadn't skassly
got in befo' the critter was screechin
round. an, not bein able to git at us,
she went round to the shed an bit an
clawed my old mewl till he was no
good all winter.
I'VE was a drefful sight to see when
we got into the house-me an the old
woman. We was in tatters an kivered
with blood, an we jest fell down an
laid thar. l was the worst hurt, but
hadn't got over bein mad yit. Bimeby
sot up an says:
"'Mebbe the whale swallered joiner,
IN mebbe he didn't?'
1.-THE old woman groaned with her
bites an didn't say word.
"'Mebbe Zeb White has right to
his opinyun, an mebbe he hasn't?'
"She groaned ag'in, but she hated to
give up.
can mebbe Zeb White has sense
'nuff in his head to know the yeowl of
q wildcat from the cry of a leetle child?
II yo' think he hain't, then yo'd better
tree some mo- lost boys
"'What's the argument, ZebY she
asks as she sits up with tears in her
eyes.
"'The argument is, Kin I hev my
cpinyun bout Joner an the whaleT
I'm considerin that yo' kim
"'An am l a man to leave an inner
cent child to perish in the breshY
"'Not skassly.'
can air yo' still thankin the Lawd
bekase we hain't got no childrenY
"I don't believe am
"'An, lastly, air yo' gwine to dy up
mad bekase say them lions orter hev
eaten Dan'l when he was cast befo'
'em? %
"'I'll argy the pint, Zeb.'
"Then that's all. I'll light another
candle. git out the coon's fat an some
rags, an we'll see If we can't patch
each other up an git along fur month
without no mo- fussin.'"
"And so 1t ended all rightY asked
Of the old man as he finished his story.
II thought it had" he replied, with a
sigh. Il thought had the old woman
licked an was gwine to boss the cabin
from that time on, but we was both
still limpin from our hurts when I hap
pened to mention that them people
never crossed the Red sea dry shod,
an she turned on me an got me by the
ha'r, an had to take it all back an
Shet uD Ike a clam" nj. Oman
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The Pioneer Express.
THANKSGIVING.

Always to the mind of the New Eng
lander comes the memory at this season
of that. first historical Thanksgiving on
the shores Of Massachusetts,, where the
5little company of religious enthusiasts
who amid all sorts of'hardships. dangers
land privations still found something to
be thankful for to the Giver of all.
1t was peculiar trait of those old
Puritans, that even in tribula.ion and
trial they still could find in everything.
traces of Gods goodness. So far as
history goes at that time, there was not
much to be especially thankful for. In
deed circumstances and chances were
seemingly against them. They hadland-
ed on rude inhospitable shores, they
were surrounded by hostile tribes Of
savages, they had left little Of friendship
or chance of succor across the ocean.
Except for the present meal. and rude
shelter they had but little Of what the
world calls pleasure or comfort to be
thankful for. And yet il this little band
could have realized and understood how
much their presence on the shores of
Massachusetts, Bay, meant on that FIRST
Thanksgiving Day they could not have
sung their psalms Of praise or made their
prayers Of thankfulness sufficient to ex-
press their gratitude; for this great ma
ion looks back to that little band more
han to any other immigrants as the
punders Of this grand republic.
Their love Of liberty, Of morality and Of
dlcation have been the foundation prin-
iples this republic. It is quite posi-
(ie that If the Puritans had not immi-
grated to New England that this nation
might still be colonial possessions Of
European nations They bnilded better
than they knew. They had far more
treason for that first Thank ksgivine than
even the most sanguine could possibly
dream Of.
We also give thanks for what We have
deceived. This is 4 time Of great prob
Utilities and impending possibilities in
bur nations history. Il may be that We
hlso have great treason for Thanksgiving
Tor what we are about to receive. 9
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Marriage Licenses.


Nov. Ath-Walter Gardner to Mar,
Yeado, both of Leroy.
Nov. 26th-Frederick B. Puschinsky
Cavalier, to Christina Bartellett, Backoo
William James Little to Anne E
Yeado, both of Leroy.
Fred Beairsto to Ida Tuson, both o
Backoo.
James H. Gordon and Eliza Spence
both of Walhalla.
Nov. 9th William Shuttleworth tt
Mary E. Wilson, both of Bathgate
Married by county Judge.
Nov. 2Sth-Napoleon Taillon, Neche
to Annie Carrivan, Olga.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-11-30
ZEB KNEW THE HOWL
" INTERRUPTED a DISCUSSION ON
THINGS BIBLICAL.
The Old Postum Hunter Tell. Abou<
! q Wildcat ScrimmaEe and How,
After He Thought He Had the Old
Woman Licked. She silenced Hin.

copyright. 1900. by c. B. Lewis.l
"One evenin," said the possum hunt
er Of Tennessee. ''as me an the old wo-
man sot smokin our pipes on the doah-
ltep an fee!:n ut peace with the world,
She suddenly says to me:
"'Zeb. do 20 know why the preacher
aidn't stop with us when he was long
yere two weeks ago?'
"'Bekase he stopped with Jube Tay.
lor,' says I.
'He stopped thar, but he wasn't
gwine to till he heard what yo' had
said. Then he got mad an wouldn't
step foot over the doah.'
"'An what did I sayY
"'Yo' was BLOWN round that yo'
didn't believe the whale swallered Jon.
er. 'Peared that yo' wanted to start a
FUSS with somebody. What's that
whale an Joner got to do with 70?
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THE SOLDIERS PAROLE.

What 10 Meant b. Il ana How It I,
Arranged.
Parole. It must be understood, is q
purely voluntary compact. The capto,
10 not obliged to offer to parole hia
prisoner. and the prisoner q not oblig
ed and cannot be compelled to give his
parole.
+ II he does 20. he viii probably be re.
leased on pledging his word not to
serve during the existing war. II he
refuses. he will remain captive until
the war is over or until he can make
his escape.
The usual parole pledge extends only
to active service against the enemy.
A prisoner released on parole 10 not
breaking his contract IL he drills, re.
cruits. Quells civil connections or flghta
other enemies. II
A soldier taken prisoner has no au-
thority to pledge himself never to serve
against particular enemy. He can.
not throw OF thus lightly the duty he
owes his sovereign or. country. and II
he makes any pledge 1t must be con-
dned to limited time. M
s3 Moreover, II a prisoner should make
q pledge not approved by his own gov-
ernment he ID bound to return and sur
render himself ito the enemy.
ln the Brltish army soldier can
only give his parole through q COM
missioned ofaee. lCysn.a 4 noncommis.
stoned officer or ~ oflcsf of inferior
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-11-30

Bro. Lampman of Neche and Bro.
Wardwell of Pembina are accusing one
another ofnot being republicans. In our
humble opinion we could not call either
of them democrats. Grafton News and
Times.
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"MEBBE THE WHALE swALLERED JOINER"
What's the matter that what's good
'nuff fur Elder Hopkins an everybody
else round we're amt good 'nuff fur
yo'?'
But amt a-believin the story.
How's q man gwine to live right on
arter he's bin swallered by a whaleT
That's none Of our bizness,' she
says.
But I'm maxim It my bizness,' says
I. What don't seem likely to me l
amt gwine to believe in.'
"'But yo' might keep shet about it
pn not raise fuss. Who air yo', Zeb
White, that yo' disputes the Bible?'
''That started the row." said the old
man, IAN we had some purity hot words.
! said didn't believe the story, an she
said she didn't keer whether did or
not. an we was sassin away when we
heard cry up on the hillside. 1t was
Punthin like the cry Of a child, an the
bid woman gifts up an listens an says:
"'Zeb, thar's leetle child wanderin
about in the bresh. Jest hoot two or
three boots to draw 1t this way
''The cry come ag'in, an then know
ed what 1t was. It wasn't no lost
child, but prowlin wildcat. hadn't
heard one fur two y'ars, but I was dog
suah Of the game. I'd hev told the old
woman, but she got mad bekase
wouldn't hoot an called me names.
When the third cry comes. she says to
me:
'Zeb White. that must be Joe Ba-
kers leetle boy Jim, an he's wandered
two miles away from home. If yo've
got q heart In yo'r busum, yo'll 20 up
the mounting an find him an bring him
down In yo'r arms.
"'I amt huntin fur lost boys says /
as fills my pipe.
Then I am. III 60 up thar myself
i Better not
But l win. Befo' the Lawd, but
don't know what's como over yo', Zeb.
Fust yo' 60 an deny that the whale
swallered Joner. an then 20 won't
move hand or foot to save an innercent
child from perishin. Mebbe 70 air git
tin ready to turn Mormon IN run away
from me1'
7 amt takin Wild varmints fur lost
boys. says % the scream come as'in.
IT'S no wild varmint. It's the
voice Of leetle Joe Baker. an he must
be skeert almost to death Of the dark,
ness. Yo' sot right yere IKE an old
mewl. an III 60 up an find him. I'm
thankin the Lawd 80 hain't got no
a. a tgs
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ect order Of subscribers and 10 con .inued ua.i
ordered stopped and OF arrearaees paid: In a. M
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the choice Of several premium papers In addf-
"Sample" or r.'msrked ,orte." are sent as COM
p1:mentary ouly, and while we desire hem to be
co 1stdered as invitations to subscribe, they VII
nos pe conf pued except upon .eques..
The PIONEER ExPKEss Is .ie Je3t advertising
meaium n lbe county, hav 1g more general
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sent on aDpl;cat:oh. ty