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OF him. for he had no little talent, and
before he enlisted his clever sketches
had attracted wide attention. Original
and spirited as they were, he and his
brother artists had regarded them as
only the earnest of what was to come.
Nothing will come now" he said to
himself, bitterly "All is ended. At 30
1 have practically lived my life. l shall
drag out miserable existence on
beggarly pension. Yet were it not for
that pension l should starve. Perhaps
it would be better not to have it,
though. l had rather die than live
dogs life, with no work to do-nothing
to look forward to-"
Tom eyed the passers-by as though in
a cream. He saw weary-looking moth
ers carrying babies, or trundling baby
carts, with other tots, hardly more than
Infants. clinging to their skirts
BrOnzed young men and sunburned
girls sped by on their bicycles; lovers
strolled along, oblivious of everything
bni their own happiness; and innumer-
able other people, in quest Of fresh air
and GOODNESS, sauntered idly past.
Presently a young woman, quite diff
ferent from all the rest, came into
view. She was tall, Observation-Disclosures
ing and faultIessly dressed. She start
90 as she caught sight of the dropping
figure on the bench and turned quickly,
coming impulsively toward him.
why. Toni" she cried, holding out
her hand. y am so glad to see you.
You have made all your friends proud
of you. How long have you been
home? Why haven't you been to see
u.s. You know mother never leaves
town in August. It's one of her hob
bies that home is the best place in sum-
mgr"
80 om had risen awkwardly and taken
her extended hand. He had not yet
learned to use his left arm gracefully.
lie could not speak, although he felt
That she was talking to cover his con-
fusion
Miss Hunt sat down on the bench. as
naturally as though she had come there
for that purpose, and Tom resumed his
seat.
"I must congratulate you, Miss Hunt,
on your good fortune" he said at last
u know of no one who deserves wealth
more than you"
The girl blushed. "Thank you, Tom
but you didn't answer my question
why haven't you been to see us2"
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20, I'm back number. had better
learn TO keep in the background"
You, a herow exclaimed Elizabeth
with a shy glance at the empty sleeve.
Il. a useless man, Miss Hunt; without
a profession and almost beggar"
There was a long silence. Tom looked
on the ground. ashamed of the words
almost wrung from him. Elizabeth
stared dxedly before her, keeping back
tears.
Tom" she said. with great effort,
do you remember what you asked me
before you went away"
"Elizabethw
do you remember. Tom. and do you
still love me?'
Good God! Elizabeth. Don't you see
The difference between lis nOw?'
do you love me. Tom"
Elizabeth. you torture me-"
you must answer, Tom"
Tom looked at her, his soul in his
eyes.
Il love you better than life" he said.
Then he added bitterly: Il forget my
life is worth too little for me to put il
that way"
"Do-do you-will you-won't you
marry me. Tom?"
You love me. then? Is II possible
1t can't be. You are sacrificing your
self because you pity me, Elizabeth
DO not tempt me. am still man"
tom, you make it hard. | could not
talk to you this way unless l loved
you" and the girl covered her face Will
her hands.
You are an angel, dear but cannot
take advantage of your goodness. Yor
young, happy, wealthy, mutilated
with only my pension, my future blight
ed. l should be a coward to listen t,
YOU"
Il am not happy. ! am wretched
o. why didn't l marry you when was
Doorg But l thought Il wife woul,
hamper you in your art believed 5,
in your future, and would not 70
worlds have held you back from sue
cess"
The man rose from his seat. forcin:
himself to be calm. Il must leave you
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THe sMeLL oF lie oNIoN.
1t Is Attributable TO Combination of
sulphur and Hydrogen.

1t Is Attributable to Combination of
sulphur and Hydrogen.
1t is interesting 10 make inquiry into
the cause Of this unfortunate quality Of
the onion. 1t is simply due TO the pres
ence in some quantity Of another min
eral matter in the bulb-sulphur. 1t is
this sulphur that gives the onion its
germ-kiling property and makes the
bulb SO very useful a medicinal agent
at all times, but especially in the
spring. which used to be-and still is in
many places-the season for taking
birthstone and treacle In old-fashioned
houses before sulphur tablets came into
vogue.
Now, sulphur, when united to hydro
gen, one of the gases of water, forms
sulphuretted hydrogen. and then be-
comes a foul-smelling. well-nigh a fetid,
compound. The onion. being so juicy,
has IA very large percentage Of water
in its tissues, and this. combining with
the sulphur, forms the strongly scented
and offensive substance called sui
phuret Of allyle, which is found in all
the albums. This sulphuret Of allyle
mingles more especially with the vola-
tile or aromatic oil of the onion; it is
identical with the malodorant principle
found in asafetida, which is almost the
symbol of all smells that are nasty. The
hOrse-radish. 50 much liked with roast
beef for its keen and biting property,
and the ordinary mustard of our tables
both owe their strongly stimulatiye
properties TO this same sulphuret Of
sllyle, which gives them heat and acrid-
ity. but not an offensive smell, owing
to the different arrangement Of the
atoms in their volatile oils.
This brings us to a most curious fact
in nature, that most strangely, yet most
certainly. constructs all vegetable VIOLA
tile oils in exactly the same way-cOm
poses them all whether they are the
aromatic essences of cloves, oranges
lemons. cinnamon. thyme, rose, yer
bena. turpentine. or onion, of exactly
the same proportions which are 1874 OF
carbon to Tx of hydrogen. and obtains
all the vast seeming diversities that oul
nOstrils detect in their scent simply by
different arrangement of the atom:
in each vegetable oil. Oxygen alter:
some of these hydrocarbons; sulphur
Others.-Chambers Journal.
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endeayored to. comfort her. In ten
minutes time he was her abject slave.
and they had pledged their trOth.
As they left the park Elizabeth de
scended from the heights. 20, Tom"
she cried suddenly, what must all
those people have thought of me:"
Darling" said her happy lover, did
you never hear of being alone in a
crowd? Each little group was busy
with its own tragedy or comedy. Chi
cage Tribune.
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THE DAYS GONE sv.

o the days gone byl o the days gone by!
The apples in the orchard and the path
way in the rye;
The chirrup of the robin, and the whistle
of the quail.
A. be pipe1 across the meadow sweet as
any nightingale;
When the bloom was on the clover, and
the blue was in the sky,
And my happy heart brimmed oyer-in
the days gone by.
10 tie days gone by, when my naked feet
We're tripped
BY the honeysuckle tangles where the
water lilies dipped,
Anc the ripples of the river Tipped the
moss along the brink,
"Wbere the placid-eyed and lazy-footed
cattle came to drink,
And the fitting snipe stood fearless Of
the truant's Maynard cry.
And the splashing of the swimmer in
the days gone by.
o the days gone by. o the days gone by!
The music of the laughing lip, the luster
Of the eye;
The childish faith in fairies and Alad-
din's magic ring
The simple. soul-reposing, glad belief in
everything.
lo' life was like a story, holding neither
sob nor sigh
In the golden, olden glory of the days
gone by.
James Whitcomb Riley.
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ON A PARK BENCH.


60 ON CHAPMAN sat on a bench
in lincoln Park, a picture of de-
spondency. Only a few days be-
fore he had been discharged from the
hospital after being invaded home
from the Philippines. His brief soldier
career was over, but he could not re-
turn 10 his beloved profession, for his
Never more could he WELD brush or
pencil. He had hoped to do great
things, and others had prophesied them
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Reno, New, sept. 22.-Dr. J. E.
COIN, quarantine officer for California.
and Dr.. NJ. 2. Matthews, secretary of
the state board of health, OF California,
are here to inspect all westbound trains
to guard against the possible introduce
tion OF smallpox in their state. Small
poxs is said to be verv prevalent in
Green River. Wyo.. and several cases
have developed in the eastern part Of
the state.
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New York, Sept. 22.-At a recent
meeting OF the directors of the Ameri-
can Hide & Leather Company, it was
decided to reduce operating expenses
by about $3.50, 900 a year. Today it
was announced that 90 accountants
employed in the local auditing depart
ment had been DISCHARGED ami that the
department had been moved to Chicago.
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cism and rldicule he may have solved
the first step in the intricate problem.
There must be something individual
and novel about the device or the pro
fessor" could not have secured a patent
on it. Should it do one-half what the
professor claims. the methods OF
modern warfare, transportation, manu-
featuring and heating would be revolu-
tionized.
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Elizabeth. You tempt me past endur-
Rnce."
you are dreadfully unkind, Tom.
It's mean for you to tell me that am
unmaidenly. can't help it. It's your
fault. What made you make me love
you SOP And stately Miss Hunt burst
into tears, regardless OF a hundred spec
tators.
Utterly aghast Tom sat down and
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property

An Alpine glacier near Brianeon is
now regularly operated as an ice quar-
~, the blocks being cut and conveyed
over an overhead galloway to a con-
venient place for shipment by rail to
Paris. there to be used in the cafes and
hotels of the metropolis
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our Sea Coast.

Uncle Sans seamen have a long
coast line to defend. 1t measures Sis
miles, embracing 2,349 miles on the At
lantic ocean. 1856 on the Gulf Of Mex
leo and 1,S1O on the Pacific ocean.
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The Alabama is the fastest ship of its
tlass in the United States navy. Dur
ing its trial trip off the harbor of Bos-
ton it maintained speed Of seventeen
knots an hour for four continuous
hours.
Length at water line, 3GS feet; BEAM
% feet inches.
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1t is a rare man who doesn't do fool
things every day.
The evening times., 1900-09-07
SUIT FOR CONTRACT FUNDS.
Elias wineIand Brings Action
AGninst Treasurer Roberts.


Elias Wineland has filed a petition in the
Supreme Court of the District, asking that
Ellis H. Roberts. in his Official capacity as
Treasurer of the United States and ex off,
clio Commissioner of the Sinking Fund, to
furnish the court true copy of a certain
letter received By him from Ellwood O.
Nagenhurst, and TO enjo;n the latter from
interfering or inteTmeddiing with certain
funds in dispute.
1t Is explained that EEagenaurst and
Robert n. Moore Ne:U in 1896, partner s,
trading as r. Nj, RiocTe & Co., and en-
tered into contracts with The District for
the laying Of certain sewers BY the
terms of the contract 10 per cent of ca
payment was retained as guarantee
fund TO keep the work n repair for a pc
TiCd Of i've years. II In way ii IS
stated, S5,lG4.1S was retained and depos-
tied with the defendant Roberts, in his
official capacity, and invested in bonds to
the amount of So, ,G77.S1. 1t is also al
legged the Ellwood o. Wagenhurst sold
his interest in the bonds referred to, and
that all interest in the bonds and funds
IN question were sold by r. NJ. Moore
as the successor of R. NJ Moore & Co
In July last, it isalleged that, notwith-
standing the circumstances as related, the
defendant WagenhuTst, wrote a letter to
Treasurer and Commissioner Roberts,
claiming to be partner in the firm Of r.
NJ Moore & Co, directing him to pay none
OF the bonds on money retained On account
of the contracts referred to on account of
R. Moore & Co, until rurther notice from
him, Wagenhurst-
Treasurer Roberts advised the complain
ant of the contents of Wagenhurst's letter
and informed him that for the present the
interest on the bonds will be retained
The court is asked to make a decree de-
ciarirg WinelaEd the absolute owner of
the bonds and money in dispute
The evening times., 1900-09-07
MONEY FOR a JAIL BREAKER.
Package Addressed to .,Fopeka
Joe'' Reaches Richmond.

RICHMOND, Va, Sept. IA package
containing $500 is in the express Office
here awaiting the order of Topeka joe"
the burglar who recently escaped from the
Richmond Jail The company sent the no
tice Of this package to the jail yesterday
and asked for the burglars address. This
request created sensation among the
prison officials, who are making a desper-
ate effort to secure just such information.
The money was shipped from New York,
but the jail officials have thus far failed
to ascertain the name Of the sender Tie
police think they have slight cIew to
the movements of Topeka joe since his
escape from jail here.
A marketman tells a story to the po-
lice of meeting q man Tuesday about ten
miles Rcrth of the city whose description
answers that of the fugitive cracks:ran.
The tTucEman sola the suspect a melon
and he paid him with piece Of silver
which represented more than the cost Of
the fruit. The purchaser, however. de-
clined to wait fer his change. The stran-
ger was covered with dust and appeared
to issse travelled some distance on foot.
The dste1t tives are inclined to think that
the burglar may still be in Virginia
The evening times., 1900-09-07
DEATH OF A SOLDIERS WIDOW
Mrs. Ann Gordon Expires of PnrnIy-
sis in Baltimore.


BALTIMORE. Sept. Mrs. Ann Gordon,
eigh ~ seven years old, died Wednesday
night of paralysis at the home of her SON
in-law, Detective George W. SeiboId with
whom she had lived for the past thirty
nine years.
Mrs. Gordon was the widow of Capt VIII
liam Gordon, Of the Second United States
Dragons, who received his commission in
June, 1886, about the time of the Seminole
war He was killed in that war by the In
dians while with a small scouting party in
the everglades of Florida. The commits
sion, which is now in Mrs. Seibo!d's pos
session, is written on parchment and sign
ed by President Andrew Jackson and Ses-
retary Lewis Cass.
F Mrs. Gordon was born in North Ireland
and came TO Baltimore with her father,
Hugh Peoples. when twelve years old Sew
eTal years later Mr.. Peoples was made sub
contractor in the building o. the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad 10 Washington Mr.
Peoples was murdered by someone between
the Relay House and Elkridge Landing
while the road was being built The mur-
deTer escaped.
Mrs. Gordon was an EpiscopaIian She
IS survived by one daughter. Mrs c. W.
Seib0id; four grandchildren and nine
grandchildren
The evening times., 1900-09-07
ENDED HIS LIFE WITH a SHOT.
Former baltimore Policeman Gem
niifs Suicide at His Home


BALTIMORE. Sept. George w Bill
mire. a former police officer in the East
ern district, killed himself yesterday af-
ternocn at his home by shooting himself
with a revolver in the right temple
MIR. Bfllmire had been out since early
in the morning hunting for work His
wife said that he returned home shortly
before he shot himself and announced
that he had been successful. She told
him that a gentleman had been TO the
house to see him in regard to giving him
employment. and he remarked that he
would see the gentleman at o'clock.
Mrs. BilImire was ironing in the dining
room, and her husband stretched himself
out on the sofa there with the apparent
intention of taking a nap. Presently she
heard the report of revolver, but the
sound was 1nuffled, and even then she did
not think anything was wrong until she
turned and saw her husbnd roll over
on the sofa and saw blood flowing from
his head.
Mrs. Billmire ran to the front door
and called assistance. Physicians were
summoned, but nothing could be done to
save his life. After. an investigation by
Coroner Riley a certificate of death from
suicide was issued. Not long ago the
deceased made an attempt to shoot him
self.
Billmire would have been forty-two
years old on September Is. He was ap-
pointed a patro1man in April 1856, and
left the force in February, 1899, No cause
can be assigned fer the deed. His sec
ond wife and four children survive him.
The evening times., 1900-09-07
CRUSHED BY a DERRICK
4 baltimore Workman Killed With.
Out Warming.

out Warming.
BALTIMORE, Sept. William PIaenker.
a hricklayer, was killed almost instantly
yesterday while working on the Mount
Royal apartment house, at the southwest
corner Of Mount Royal Avenue and Cal
vert Street
The wall On the Calvert Street side of
the building has been raised about half the
height of the first story. About twenty
feet behind Plaenker other worknen were
shifting heavy lifting derrick This con
sisted OF two long pieces of timber Joined
IKE the side Of the letter \ and resting
upon heavy timber base 1t had been
hIted nearly 10 an upright position when a
guy rope holding it slipped.
Fiaenker was STOPPING and placing A
brick IA position when the heavy derrick.
falling, struck him on the shoulders and
back The accident happened to-suddenIv
that the other workmen could not warn
HIM He was crushed down on the wall
and nearly every bone in the upper part
OF his body was broken
Several physicians in the neighborhood
were sent for, but none was al home
Piaenker died within a few mi lutes with
out Fesaining consciousness. The Central
district patrol wagon took the body TO
the home of the mans uncle. Frederick
P!aenker, 1913 East North avenue PIaen-
ker was about twenty-six years DID and
unmarried.
The evening times., 1900-09-07
RESCUED FROM A MOB.
Chicago RoyvdIes Begin an Attack on
Co3ored Man.

CHICAGO, Sept. I'm an effort TO pro-
tect himself from the assaults of crowd
of white, boys known as the Ann Street
gang, yesterday, James Booker, coIored
struck one Of the youths, Charles Cleaver
This brought on him the anger of mob of
white men and women so that he had to
fee for his life
While Booker was running a man came
out of a shop and tried to brain him with
a wagon spoke. Two detectives secured
Booker before the mob reached him. but it
was only by shooting and by using loaded
''biiIies" that the officers, barring the door
of a patrol box, saved the negro from vie
lence that might have ended in death. Sew
eral persons in the mob carried pieces of
rope and yelled Lynch himi" When the
officers asked the crowd of 500 whites who
were demanding possession of the coIored
man what their quarry had done some
said he was a thief. others that he was a
burglar, and still others he had nearly
killed someone. Not more than a dozen
persons in the crowd knew what the man
had done
The evening times., 1900-09-07
JEALOUSY CAUSES a TRAGEDY.
anrs land Negro Shoots Two wou,an
and Kills Himself


ELhfON. Nd, Sept. Robert Taylor.
coIored. Of Rock Run. Port Deposit. at
tempted to murder his sweetheart. Mary
Jones. and another woman named Hannah
Scott. Wednesday night, and, thinking he
mad successfully carried out his inten-
tion. took his own life.
Taylor had been paying court TO The
Jones girl, and because she refused to
discourage The attention of another eoI-
oFed man threatened to kill ner. He
went to the house of Phiiip Scott where
She boarded. early in the evening prepsreI
20 XIII her. but was prevented from carry
ing out his threat by several men who
disarmed him. The pistol was afteryarS
returned 10 him upon his promise to leave
the premises.
During the night. and after the Jones
woman had sone to her room to retire
iaylor entered the house by a rear door
and crept up stairs into the room occupied
py the woman. and, practically without
warning. drew revolver and fred two
shots One ball entered the abdomen.
while the second pierced her arm.
Attracted by the firing. Hannah Scott
rushed into the room. Taylor turned the
revolver upGu her and before she could
escape she was struck in the back by
bullet.
Taylor then left the house, and, going
cut into the public road. turned the weap-
on upon himself and fred He was dis
covered shortly after the shooting and
fingered until o'clock yesterday morn
ing, when he breathed his last Before
his death he denied having shot himself.
contending that he was wounded BY an
ether eolored man. His story is not be-
ieved
Meiical attention was siJmmoued for
the two women and the physicians have
hope of saving the life of Mary Jones.
having successfully pro3ed for the bullet.
but entertain little or no hope for the
Scott woman. who has large family of
children
The evening times., 1900-09-07
BRINGING HOME THE DEAD.
American Soldiers Who Have Died
in Foreign Lands.

The Navy Department is completing
arrangements, under authorization of an
act passed at the last session of Con-
gress, to bring home fer interment the
remains of all the officers and enlisted
men of the Navy and the Marine Corps
who died or were killed in action ashore
or afioat and buried out Of the United
States since the beginning OF the Spanish
War, April q, 1925.
Careful search of the records reveals
i05 cases of this character, including .
officers and 81 enlisted men OF the Navy
and 43 enlisted men Of the Marine Corps.
Wherever possible the next of kin in
each case will be allowed to select q
place OF burial, but If there be no one to
make this choice the remains Of all the
dead in the Philippine. China, and Pacific
points will be Inferred in the national
cemetery near San Francisco, and all
unclaimed bodies brought from the West
Indies and Atlantic ports VIII be inferred
in Arlington Cemetery.
funeral ship viii soon start on its
mourufuI mission
The naval officers whose remains viii
be brought nome are:
Lieut.-Com. Francis e Green, died
January TO- 1900, at Montevideo, Uruguay;
Lieut. William P Elliott, died May %,
1900. Manila. p. T.; Cadet william H.
Bcardman, died August 10, 1898, Island Of
Palominos, West Indies
Among the men OF the Marine Corps
above the rank Of private were:
Capt. Clarence L. A. Ingate, died De-
cember q, 1899 Guam; Corporal Corne-
Illus E. Cable, died May 81. 1889, San
Juan, P. R.; Sergt. Frank Johnson, died
January 80, 1899, Cayite P. l.: Gunnery
Sergt Dominic McDevitt, died January
2. 1865, Cavite, P. l.; Sergt- Bartholomew
Sullivan, died June "a, 1899, Cavite, P. l.;
Corporal Wallace A. Sullivan. died Febru-
ary 16, 1860, P. l.; Corpora William A.
Waters, died April 10. 1899, Cavite, P. l.;
Capt Austin r. Davis, killed July 13, 190G
Tientsin, China; Sergt. Charles J. Kol-
lock, killed July IS, 1900 Tientsin, China;
Corporal Thomas Kelly, killed July 13,
1900 Tientsin, China: Serst. John Fan
ming, killed between July / and August
L, 1900, Pekin, China.
The list OF pTivates has been printed in
the casualty reports sent from time to
time. The Navy Department requests
that kin of the dead men send notice Of
what disposition sLaIi be made of the
remains.
The evening times., 1900-09-07
A BOY DRAGGED TO DEATH.
Farmers SON Tied by Rope to n
Running Cow.

CHICAGO, Sept. Joseph Naddler,
twelve years old, Blue Island farmers
son, was told last evening to hold a cow
while his mother did the milking. He
tied rope attached to the animals horns
around his waist and watched his mother
at work. He evidently intended to unite
the rope, but the cow started to run with
out giving him a chance
The boy kept his feet for some distance,
when the moose tightened about his waist,
weakening him, and he fell to the ground
The frenzied mother raced after the ami
nal while the boy was being torn and
nanSIed by the rough ground and by strik-
ing against pieces Of machinery and scrap
iron about the yard. A farm hand finally
cut the rope and the mother picked up the
mangled and lifeless body of her son.