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Evening star., 1900-10-05
Rechabite Elect Offic ers.
patch TO The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Evening Star.
CUMBERLAND, Md, October 5.-The
forty-fourth annual session of the High
Tent Independent Order of Rechabites, at
Homecoming last night, elected the follow
ing officers for one year: H. T. c. R.. Mr..
S, NJ. Ellis; H. T. d. r., John Abbott. jr.,
of Homecoming; H. T. s., James Dony of
Washington. ID. c.; H. T. T.. l.. G. Dover
of GAINESVILLE, Ohio: Past II. T. c. r., James
A. Cunningham of Homecoming The next
annual meeting will be held at GAINESVILLE,
Ohio.
Evening star., 1900-10-05
YOUTSEN TRIAL BEGINS.
Judge Cantrill Refuses to Give De-
fense More Time.

GEORGETOWN, KY, October 5.-When
the case of Henry Youtsey, charged with
being a principal in the shooting Of Gov.
Goebel was called in the circuit court to-
day, counsel for the defense moved fur
ther postponement, alleging that the sher-
iffs of Breathitt and Knox counties had
made no returns for the witnesses sum-
moned.
Judge Cantrill overruled the motion. He
said the defense had been given ample time
to prepare for trial, and must now proceed,
if the commonwealth were ready. The
commonwealth insisted on trial and the
judge ordered the regular panel of jury
men to be called.
Counsel for the defense then moved that
the defendant be discharged, alleging the
indictment filed in this county was only q
CODY This motion was also overruled.
Evening star., 1900-10-05

He Addresses Large Audience In
City Park.

WATERLOO, Iowa. October 5.-Governor
Roosevelt was greeted here today by great
crowds. Excursion trains brought IN thou
sands of visitors, while large numbers Of
farmers drove in with their families from
the surrounding country to catch a glimpse
of the republican vice presidential candi-
date during his two hours stop. The gov
ernor, Senator-elect Dolliver. Governor
Shaw and Curtis Guild of Boston We're
taken for a drive about the city, and later
lunched together. In the afternoon they all
spoke 10 the crowds from a platform in
City Park.
Evening star., 1900-10-05

Fatal Explosion at Powder Mill.
sHAMOKIN. Pa, October 5.-An ex-
ploston at the Beury powder mills near here
last night killed two men and fatally in
jured another.
Killed: Daniel Burke, died in the hospital
here last night.
Daniel Halebush died this morning.
Reppard Dewitt was so badly burned that
he is not expected to recover.
Evening star., 1900-10-05
GOLD DISCOVERY IN AUSTRALIA.
Almost Fabulous Reports of Find in
New South Wales.

VICTORIA, B. c., October 5.-A news
paper here today from Sydney, n s. W.,
says sensational gold discovery has been
made at Long Flat, near Gundagai, n. S.
w. Pieces of gold covered with oxide Of
iron have been found, many pieces weigh
ing up to three-quarters of a pound troy.
Fully 1000 ounces were obtained. Half q
prospecting dish of fine dirt taken out Of q
shute panned out about p ounces Of gold.
Gold still shows quite as good in the roof
drive, there being, apparently, a seam Of
almost pure gold
Evening star., 1900-10-05
Republicans Are COnfident.
BASS FOR THE POTOMAC.
DIR. DOwney Says He Will Restock thu
Northern Branch.

DR.. DOWney S8ys
Northern Branch.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
CUMBERLAND Md, October 5.-State
Game Warden John w. Avirett, this CITY,
was advised by DIR. j. w. Downey of Fred
erick county, fish commissioner for the
western shore of Maryland, that in a few
days the north branch of the Potomac
would be restocked with bass. The num-
ber would be limited as there are too many
demands for bass, but Dr. Downey hopes to
supply a quantity each season until the
river is fully stocked. The various pollu-
tions in the Potomac had killed off the bass
but since the pulp mill has closed down and
the water has cleared the bass have been
coming up the stream.
Evening star., 1900-10-05

Degradation of High Court officials
Mns q Surprise.

SHANGHAI, Thursday, October 4.-The
astonishment of the Chinese wes great
when. today. they received official notifica-
tion from the viceroy to the effect that for
eign pressure had necessitated the degrada-
ton of prominent members Of the court.
= The new German cable from Che-foo TO
Tsin-tau has been opened.
1t IS reported that the allies Will demand
an indemnity which viii aggregate f40, ,0JO,
0Up $50 JUzE 900.
Evening star., 1900-10-05
NOVEL REQUEST OF JUDGE.
Italian Asks for Permission to Fight
n Duel.

CHICAGO, October 5.-A special to the
Record from Pana, H., says:
Judge Fighter of Shelby county has re-
cefved letter from Ralph Corti. an italian,
asking permission to fight a duel with Peter
Canal, fellow countryman, who. the for
mer claims, stole 500 from him while work.
ing in the mines at Moweaqua last year.
COrti begs that they may be permitted to
step off ten PAGES and shoot at each other
until one or the other falls dead.
Evening star., 1900-10-05

Meeting Called of Interested Euro
penns to Consider 1t.

peans to Consider 1t.
BERLIN, October 5.-It is officially an
nounced that representatives of Germany,
Austria and France will meet in Paris in
a few days to consider the sugar bounties
question.
The French government proposed the re-
consideration. The German delegates are
not instructed, and it depends on the re-
suit of the preliminaries whether the delib-
erations, which were abortive at Brussels.
will be resumed. If France is prepared to
concede enough to Justify the hope that an
understanding can be reached all the sugar
producing countries will be invited to an
other conference.
Evening star., 1900-10-05
Accident to Army Transport.

SEATTLE, Wash, October 5-The army
transport Oopack, which sailed for Manila
Wednesday night. has been towed back to
this port, having burst a cylinder when six
miles out Repairs will occupy about two
weeks.
Evening star., 1900-10-05
Chinese Highbinder Confesses.

VANCOUVER, B. c., October 5.-Hip
Luck, the highbinder accused of the muir
der of Chief of Police Main of Stevenson.
has pleaded guilty, and also implicated two
other Chinese in the crime. The crown
prosecutor asked that the plea of guilty be
accepted.
The Republican., 1900-08-02
LIFE IN AN ANT HILL.
1t Is More Like Our own World Than
That of Any other Insect or
Animal.

Even if you don't know anything
about their habits it is very interest
ing at this time of year to watch the
ants. Here and there across any mead
ow and in the woods you will come upon
a little mound with g ridge of earth,
like circus ring, and hole in the cen
ter from which the earth slopes up to
the edges. The ants have been build
ing their houses and these mounds are
made of the dirt they carried out, each
piece in little grain about the size of
a grain of sugar.
There are so many ants in one of
these homes and they dart about so
fast they don't seem to be going any,
where in particular-iust hurrying
back and forth. This is because the
ants all look alike to us unless we get
well acquainted with them, and what
seems to be one ant running into the
hole and coming right out again is i15
reality two ants, one of which had i'm
portant business inside the nest-in
the back room in the top fiat perhaps
and the other, who has just come from
the nest, something equally pressing to
attend to on the outside. Perhaps
these two ants met and seemed to rub
noses as the Eskimo do when they
say good morning" If so they were
| talking to each other. For the ants
use their long feelers, called antennae,
to keep one another posted about what
is going on in the ant world. This pic
ture Of two ants talking is taken from
| the book "Stories of Great Americans
for Little Americans" and illustrates
one of the things Franklin found out
about ants when he was boy.
And a very important and interest
| ing world it is-this ant world-more
like our own world than that of any
other insect or animal. The ants
house, for example, is built in several
flats or stories, and these stories are
divided up into rooms. During the
night the baby ants are carried by
their nurses into a room of the nest
furthest away from the opening and
''the front door closed" by being
stopped up with dirt, to keep out the
The Republican., 1900-08-02
ANTS TALKING TO ONE ANOTHER.

chill night air. The next morning, If
the weather is good, the baby ants,
wrapped up in their little white
bundles, are brought back to the outer
rooms where they can get the heat Of
the sun and if the weather is particu-
larly fine they are taken out into the
sun. But the moment the weather
looks threatening, the babies are hur-
ried back into the house as fast as the
legs of the nurse ants can carry them.
Ants not only have nurses but they
keep COWS, and in some countries there
are ants which carry off the eggs of
other ants, and when these hatch out
keep them and raise them up to work
for their captors. Among some kinds
of ants the business of life is so divided
up that while some spend all their time
being nurses to the baby ants, others
which have particularly large and
strong jaws are the soldiers of the ant
nest and defend it against the attacks
of enemies.-Little Chronicle.
The Republican., 1900-08-02
HE WAS IN A HURRY.
And That Is No Doubt the Reason Why
the Boy Got the Position He
Was After.

The merchant had arrived at his
Office rather early in the morning,
and five minutes after he got down to
his desk a foXy-looking, bright-faced
boy came in. The merchant was
reading. and the boy, with his hat off,
stood there eXpectantly, but saying
nothing.
At the end of two minutes he
coughed slightly and spoke,
Excuse me, sir" he said, "but I'm
in hurry"
The merchant looked up.
what do you want? he asked.
81 want a job if you've got one for
me-"
'Oh, do you?" roared the merchant.
"Well, what are you in such hurry
about?"
1--WE got to be, that's why" was the
sharp response. 81 left school yester-
day afternoon to go to work, and
haven't got place yet, and I can't
afford to be wasting time. If you
can't do anything for me say so and
I'll go. The only place where 1 can
stop long is the place where they pay
me for it."
The merchant looked at the clock.
"When can you Gomez" he asked.
81 don't have to come" replied the
youngster. I'm here now, and I'd
been at work before this if you had
said So"
Half an hour later he was at it, and
he's likely to have job as long as he
wants one.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Republican., 1900-08-02
Janitor Resented the sIurs.

The janitor in an American school
gave up his place the other day. When
asked what was the trouble, he said:
I'm honest. and l won't stand being
suspected. If l find pencil or hand
kerchief about the school when I'm
sweeping 1 hang or put it up. Every
little while the teacher, or some one
that is too cowardly to face me, will
give me Slur. Why, little while ago
! seen wrote on the board: Find the
least common multiple Well, looked
from cellar to garret for that multiple,
and l wouldn't know the thing if | met
it. Last night, in big writSng on the
blackboard it said: Find the greatest
common divisor.' Well | says to my
self, both of them things are lost now,
and I'll be accused of stealing 'em; so
I'll quit"
The Republican., 1900-08-02
Saints and Post Offices.

An official report just issued by the
International Postal union at Berne
contains some interesting statistics.
We learn from it that there are 223,5O
post offices throughout the world, and
that larger number of these than any
one would imagine-ramely, 6,OO0-are
In places which have been named after
some saint. Among the saints whose
names are found most frequently in
post Office directories are Anthony,
Bernhard, Francis, George, John, Jo-
seph, Lawrence, Martin, Nicholas,
Peter, Paul, Silvestin, Vincent and
Saint Anna and Saint Clara. 1t is need
less to say that, as so many places have
the same name, the post Office officials
have frequently some difficulty in de-
livering letters to the proper persons.
The Republican., 1900-08-02

"And now, madam said the census
enumerator. "as to your age"
"Ah, yes" she answered, as she
glanced at the blank; but you'll have
to be more explicit"
Your age at your last birthday is
what is mentioned"
You will have to specify the time
of day upon which you want the cal
culation based, also whether you wish
to know my age in seconds or merely
in hours or minutes"
The enumerator began to look wor-
ried. and began to suspect for the
many-th time that day that working
for the government is not the sinecure
it has been pictured.
"You know" she proceeded sweetly
"that birthday is something that oc-
ours only once in lifetime. If you had
said birthday anniversary it would be
different. But you didn't say it, and
must shut the door now and get back
to my sewing. Washington Star.
The Republican., 1900-08-02
BUILT IN TWO DAYS.
How n Railroad Company Created q
Booming City in Little over
As Hours.

There never was such another coun-
try as this in the celerity with which
plans are made and carried into effect.
Think of city built in two days! That
is what happened in 1867 on the line Of
the Union Pacific railroad in Wyoming.
In that year the company decided to
move its shops and establish a new
town. The site chosen was on the
plains, where there was neither tree
nor stone. Every other lot in the town
was to be given free to the person who
would build a house.
The day after the offer was made the
railroad had difficulty in moving all
The people who wanted one of those lots.
Free trains were run from as far east
as Chicago, and in As hours 1000 people
were on the ground, scrambling for
place to construct a home. AS fast as
a location was secured the building of
home began. A good many of the
houses were of the "knock down" style
of architecture. They could be folded
up and hauled in wagon, and some of
the settlers had brought these houses
with them. For year the railroad
company continued to give away lots.
There were no paved streets nor side
walks. A man who had home on a
roadway where the sod had been
scraped up in a ridge in the center re-
garded himself as an aristocrat.
The city is standing to-day, but it is
larger and more substantial, and the
''knock down" houses have given place
to something finer. The city now
bears the name of Cheyenne.
The Republican., 1900-08-02

Thomas Preston. They moved to Tyre
transporting their household goods in
large covered wagon drawn by four
oxen.
Preston, in 1860, bought the little
brown dwelling with the apple orchard
and the acre of ground. Ten years
later he died
Widowed at the age of 6s, Mrs. Pres
ton felt that fate had been cruel to her,
She could not endure lonely life, and
her heart was still susceptible. Albert
Brainerd, of Waterloo, paid court to
her, and for the second time she stoSd
at the altar and blushingly murmured
Il will" That was in 1878.
Brainerd was not all her fancy had
painted him. He was cross. He lost
his health and could not work. His
faithful wife worked hard, but for some
years they were obliged to accept aid
from the parish. About a year ago he
died, at the age of 80.
Not yet was the twice widowed
daughter of a pioneer prepared to
spend her days in single blessedness. A
century OF lie was nearing its close
for her, but she was not proof against
the assaults of Cupid.
Samuel Decker came along, a gallant
cavalier in all the manly vigor of rs
summers. 1t was a case of love at first
sight. When the newcomer in burning
words confessed his infatuation she
shyly acknowledged that he was the
only man in the world for her.
A few days ago Rev. Pulaski Smith,
of the Magee Baptist church, drove up
to the little brown dwelling. There
was simple but touching ceremony
in the parlor. The Widow Brainerd
was again bride. When asked about
her health the bride said
II have rheumatic some, but other
wise I'm purity smart"
The bridegroom said that he, too, was
smart"
The Republican., 1900-08-02
THE OLDEST BRIDE.
Mrs. Samuel Decker Married at the
Age of Ninety-Eight.
She and Her Young Husband Give q
Modest Exposition of Their Love
in Their Little Home Nenr
Waterloo, N. Y.

AT the age of % Mrs. Samuel Decker
is a bride. If there is an older bride
in the world the news will be a great
disappointment to her, for she is proud
of her distinction.
Like many other ladies of mature
years, she allowed the tender sentiment
to be awakened by a man young enough
to be her son. The bridegroom is
stripping Of IS.
II couldn't bear to marry an old
man." said Mrs. Decker to a New York
World correspondent. They say a
woman is as old as she looks, and man
is as young as he feels. Well, Samuel
says l don't look a day over so. Maybe
that's just lovers talk. He won me
over that way when we began sparl1in'
And he said he felt every bit of IS, what
with therheumatiz and the asthma. So
that makes our ages just right,
don't it?"
And the happy bride displayed her
gums in a coquettish smile.
The Deckers are giving their modest
exposition of love in a cottage at a
point midway between the villages Of
Waterloo and Clyde, n. Y, within the
town limits of Tyre. They have an
acre of land, tiny apple orchard and
little brown dwelling. Mrs. Decker
has lived there 40 years and has buried
two husbands from the little brown
dwelling.
She was born in Onondaga county,
eight miles east of Syracuse, on Novem
Der 27, 1902. She had two brothers, both
of whom fought in the war of 1912. Her
father, Godfrey Reels, a pioneer hunt
er and trapper, did much bartering
with the Onondaga Indians, with whom
he was on friendly terms.
In 1882, after the death of her par
ents, Miss Reels became the wife Of
The Republican., 1900-08-02
How Various Sounds Travel.

The whistle of locomotive is heard
$500 yards through the air, the noise of
the railway train $500, the report of a
rifle and the bark of dog 1,SO0 yards,
an orchestra or the roll of a drum 1000
yards, the human voice reaches to a
distance of 1000 yards, the croaking of
frogs 900 yards, the chirping of crick-
cts 500 yards. Distinct speaking is
heard in the air above to a distance of
600 yards; from above it has a range
ci only 100 yards downward.
The Republican., 1900-08-02
THE SAGACIOUS RAT.
A Little story for Young People from
Which They Can Draw
Valuable Lesson.

One day a well-fed and sagacious
rat came across an object made of
stout wires, whose sole occupation
seemed to be to take care of a liberal
piece of cheese. Having had several
years experience with men and their
Vaccinations, the rat looked the
ground over with great care, and he
was still engaged in this occupation
when a mouse appeared and wanted
to know what was up.
why the fact is" replied the rat,
81 have more cheese here than | can
possibly eat at one meal, and as
cheese quickly spoils in this climate,
l was waiting for some one to come
along and accept a portion"
"You are very, very generous, said
the mouse.
Don't mention it. Just step inside
and pass the cheese out, will you?"
The mouse no sooner nibDled at the
bait than there was a crash, and he
found himself trapped.
"Ah! that's the way it works, is it ~
queried the rat. 81 couldn't just
make it out I'm! 1 see. Spring
there somewhere. Very good idea
''But I'm caught exclaimed the
mouse, in great agitation.
$50 / observe"
''And what's to be done?"
''Well, I leave that for you to de-
eide. let you in on the ground floor
and my responsibility ceased there
Fine day. Hope we shall have large
harvest"
There is a good moral to this anec-
dote. Think it educational Rural
The Republican., 1900-08-02

"George!" she screamed. MY Deck!"
"What's the matter?"
"There's a pillercatter-"
"a what?"
"a tapperkiller-"
"What in the world do you mean?"
"Oh, dear!" she moaned, as she
clutched him frantically. "a kitter-
paller! You know, George, a patter-
killed."
oh" said George. with evident re-
lief, and he proceeded to brush the fu-
ture butterfly away.-Tit-Bits
The Republican., 1900-08-02
Cut from NapoIeon's Head.

An authentically genuine lock of ths
first Napoleon's hair, cut from his head
on his deathbed at st. Helena, has just
changed hands at Paris, the purchaser
paying $3.50 for 1t.
The Republican., 1900-08-02
Better Nov.

'Do you live happily with your hus-
band?"
"Of course! I'd like to see him try
to live unhappily with me" "-Das Kliene
Witzblatt
The Republican., 1900-08-02

Smiles-Pm glad l wasn't Shake
speare.
Giles-Why are you?
Because l should be dead now"
Eyes, that's true-and Shakespeare
would be forgotten."-Chicago Evening
News.
The Republican., 1900-08-02

If men can't love-well, this l state
With no intimidation
They have the k3ack of getting up
A first-class imitation.
Chicago Record.
The Republican., 1900-08-02
Qunrt Pails of All sinea.

An Irish grocer advertises quart
pals Of all sizes for sale cheap"
The Republican., 1900-08-02
Could tread. Vi

And she kisses his picture, too,
For in far-off climes her dear papa fights
To-day for the red, white and blue!
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Republican., 1900-08-02
: MISSOURY HELENY
By Juliette NJ. Babbitt.

go . &c . SeosoeeOo
(F'rum the Homo Journal New York. Reprinted by
Special Permissionl
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-01-21
Look Out For Paint.

Yesterday while strolling around
in search of news in the ueighbor-
hood of the Texarkana National
Bank, we found ourself in from. OF
this staunch institution, and the
above line, Look out for paint, "
attracted our attention, which was
hung en- the door instead of the
usual "open, come iu," sign. Not
seeing any paint on the outside, we
went in, and beheld one of the pret-
tiest interiors we have looked upon
in many day. The ceiling has been
paunelled off in metal mash cell
ing in brilliant tinted colors, aud
the wallshave been treated in a like
manner with dado that is very
beautiful. The decorators we learn
will paint the outside of the bank
when they finish the inside, and we
know from what we have already
seen that the bank will be as pref
ty as paper and pant can make it.
Messrs. Moody & Wright are the
artists doing this fine work.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-01-21
Some Small POx Talk.

The city editor met up with DR.
]. NJ. Johns today and he said all of
this talk about small pox being in
the city was the purest kind of rot.
The doctor said he had treated
over hundred cases of small pox
in his life and he could tell it as
soon as he made diagnosis. He
said he would like to be called in by
some Of the doctors who have dag
uosed the cases as small poX, as he
did not believe single case was in
this city. The doctor said he would
call at any house to see a reputed
case, without charge and make a
diagnosis. We are still asking the
question "What is it?" with doc
tors, city marshals, newspaper re-
porters and others differing as to
the disease. We think DR., Johns
should be given chance at a pit.
ted patient.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-01-21
J. A. Jackson

Mr.. ]. A. Jackson tells through
our announcement columns today
that he would like for the people OF
this city, to consider his candidacy
for City Marshal.
Mr.. Jackson was raised in Miller
county ON a farm, aud followed
farming for sometime. He moveo
to this city and has been connected
in Que way or other, with our peacJ
officers, both as deputy city mar
shall and the constable's office, and
is now the deputy constable.
AS an officer he stands well, and
we have heard his superior officers
say that he makes good officer.
Mr.. Jackson is a Democrat OF
long standing, and if chosen as the
candidate to make the race, will
come flying out of the wilderness
against any opposition. We ask
that his claims be considered.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-01-21
AUGUST FLOWER.

ait is q surprising fact" says Prof. Hou-
ton, "that In my travels In all parts OF the
world, for the last ten years, ! have met
more people having used Green's August
Flower than any other remedy for dyspep-
sia, deranged liver and stomach, and for
constipation. find for tourists and sales
men or for persons filling office positions,
where headaches and general bad feelings
from irregular habits exist, that Green's
August Flower Is grand remedy. Itdoes
not injure the system by frequent use, and
Is excellent for sour stomachs and indi-
gestion." Sample bottles free at Smith
Drug Co. Sold by dealers In all civilized
Countries. 1l-23