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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-22
COFFEE AND HEART
DISEASE
AND SURELY AFFECTS THE
HEARTS ACTION.

My heart seemed to be jumping out Of my
body one morning after 1 had used some coffee,
clear, without cream sugar-for had been told
that conee would not hurt II used that way.
We were ell greatly frightened at the serious
condition OF my heart until remembered that 1t
might he from the coffee
SO when the trouble passed OF I concluded
never TO use coffee again. 1t had hurt me greatly,
used IN the ordinary way with cream and sugar,
but had hoped that 1t would BIO less harmful
without the cream and sugar, but the result was
no better.
since that time we have been using Postum
cereal Food Coffee and my heart has never troubled
me at ALL We are all delighted with the Postum
because we know how to make 1t and know how
valuable II Is as a health beverage.
In speaking to a friend lately about Postum
Cereal she said she did not like 1t. ! found the
reason was that it had not been made properly.
After told her to take four heaping teaspoons Of
Postum to the pint of water and let 1t boil full
nfteen minutes inter the real boiling started, she
was greatly delighted with 1t and has been using
It since ana has been very much better In health.
Yours truly" Mrs. L. s. McEzlimmey, 1918 st.
NV. Washington. D. @.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-22
Alaska Census Agents Safe.

A report received at the census bureau
today from Special Agent Durham. in
charge of the work In Alaska, shows that
Charles M. Robinson and William G. Pine
coffin, special agents for the northern dis
trict of Alaska, were not drowned, as was
feared, and that the schedules supposed to
nave been lost with them are safe in the
hands of Mr.. Durham Relatives of the
men have been apprehensivk that they had
been drowned in big istorrl on the Yukon
last month. The submission Of their sched-
uies completes the enumeration for Alaska,
and Special Agent Dunham will arrive here
probably next month with all the census
portfolios for that territory
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-22
Almost Cleared I'm.
I'M the Chicago Times Herald.

From the Chicago Times Herald.
Here" exclaimed the under secretary,
rushing In, wildly excited, us another ca
BILE from China. 1t must be something i'm
portant, because it's written In cipher
Where's the code? Let's get 1t translated
as soon as possible. AT last the great mys-
terry may be cleared up"
Then they worked over 1t for three hours
and finally the chief of the department was
called in to help. He looked at 1t hard for
a few minutes and then said:
Put up the code. This is list of the
names of Russians who were wounded In
one Of last weeks engagements"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-22
Inspection of Land Offices.

William McMillen of Nevada City, New,
had been appointed inspector of surveyors
general and local land offices. Mr.. McMil-
len was the republican candidate for gov
ernor of Nevada in the last election. His
appointment to the office. of which there
are only three in the United States, fills
vacancy that has existed for two years
He was recommended by both senator's
from Nevada and other leading men Of
that state He will draw $1,000 a year and
subsistence
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-22
New Division of p. o. 1nspectors.

The Postmaster General has established
two new divisions of post Office inspectors.
one comprising the Island of Hawaii and
the other that of Porto Rico. Post Office
Inspector Lawrence Losherman, late Of the
Boston, Mass, division and formerly of the
Cincinnati. Ohio. division has been appoint
ed inspector in charge CT the Porto Rican
division. Inspector William A. Robinson
has been detailed from the San Francisco
division as acting inspector In charge of
the Hawaiian division. Both divisions will
be under the general charge of Chief Post
Office Inspector William q. Cochran.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-22
TranspOrts' Whereabouts.

The transport Hancock left Nagasaki on
the 18th of this month and it is believed
that she has arrived at Taku. She had on
board four batteries of artillery These
batteries did not have artillery with them,
but are expected to do service as infantry
until their guns can be sent to Taku, if it
is decided to send them. The Hancock
also took 500 marines, who are expected
to do service in China. The Port Stephens
has left Manila for Taku, carrying %
wagons and teams for service in the quar-
termasters department in China
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-22
Returned for Repairs.

General Shafter at San Francisco has in
formed the War Department that the trans
port Athenian, which sailed from Seattle
early Monday morning. was obliged to re-
turn to port for repairs to her main steam
pipe. which cracked. She was expected to
get under way again at noon yesterday.
Small squads of the LIST and 9th Cavalry
are aboard, together with ambulances,
wagons. pack trains, horses and mules.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-22
ACCEPTS THE CALL.
Rev. F. w. Moot VIII Become Pastor
of Washington Church.

Mr.. Albert F. Fox has received from
Rev. r. w. Moot Of Johnstown, N. Y, a
letter accepting the pastorate of st. Paul's
Lutheran Church, to succeed Rev DR.. Do
mer AS announced in The Star hereto
fore, Rev. Mr.. Moot was unanimously elect
ed pastor of ST. Paufs the evening Of Au-
gust is. 1900, at congregational meeting
held that date, and of which Mr.. Fox was
chairman.
Rev Moot will in all probability commence
his passionate about October Is. The pro-
gram for the installation has not been ar
ranged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-22
THREATENING WEATHER.
That IL the Prediction for Tonight
and Tomorrow.


and Tomorrow.
Forecast till g pm. Thursday: For the
District of Columbia, Maryland and Vir-
ginia, threatening weather tonight and
Thursday; light northeasterly winds.
Weather conditions and general forecast:
Generally cloudy weather prevails this
morning, except In the gulf and south
Atlantic states. The pressure is high in
the lake region and relatively low over
New England and along the south Atlantic
coast.
Light rains have fallen In eastern New
York. eastern Pennsylvania, the Carolinas
and in the middle Mississippi valley.
small and unimportant. Moderate temper
atures prevail this morning in the lake
region, the middle Atlantic states, New
England, Maryland the District of CO.
lumbia, Virginia and North Carolina.
Partly cloudy weather with occasional
light rain is indicated for the middle and
south Atlantic coast.
Moderate temperatures will prevail in
the majority of districts.
On the New England coast the winds will
be light northerly. On the middle Atlantic
coast light to fresh easterly winds will pre-
vail. On the south Atlantic coast the
winds will be mostly light northerly.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours beginning
at pm. yesterday:
Observation-Disclosures 81, 4 pm, ID;
pm. 20: IL midnight. So.
August %, am, 81; am, IS; noon al;
pm, a.
Maximum. q. at pm, August %; mimi
mum, GO, at @ am, August %
Observation-Disclosures 81, pm, 1885,
pm, 1892; II midnight, 1892.
August %, am, 1892; am, 1914;
noon, 1895; pm, 1884.
Up-River Water.
Both rivers at Harper's Ferry reported
clear today by Baltimore and Ohio agent at
that place.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
a. M: Great Falls, temperature, CD; condi-
ton, 36; receiving reservoir temperature,
6S; condition at north connection, SO; con-
dition at south connection, 80; distributing
reservoir. temperature, 50; condition at in
fluent gate house, SO; eff1uent gate house, 80.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide. 1880 pm; high tide
500 a. m. and 6:34 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 12:49 and 1:19 r. m. |;
high tide, 6:49 am. and 7:22 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 5:1S; sun sets, GAS.
Moon rises 1867 IN. tomorrow.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, $40.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex-
tinguishing begun one hour before sunrise.
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted if-
i teen minutes after sunset and eXtinguished
forty five minutes before sunrise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-22

Georgia Madison of Seaver's court was
today held In $500 bonds for the action of
the grand jury by Judge Taylor, in the
Police Court, to answer the charge Of
snatching 80 cents out of the hand of
Charles H. Reckeweg. six-year-old child.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-22

Patrick Fox was today fined s15 by Judge
Taylor in the Police Court for assaulting
Hattie Marks and Virginia Snailes. The
alternative fixed by the court was forty five
days In jail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-22

WASTED-1O.ooO PREFERRED RISKS!
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Stores for } years a. rate
O1MlA Less than any
SOTD other
Stock Mutual Co. doing business IN the city,
and guarantee renewals ut rate
S H. WALKER. 45s La. ave
auiiSt Tel. 1912
LOUIS CUNNINGHAM. REAL ESTATE BROk ER.
desires 10 announce that he has removed his office
from lIlt 6 81. W. to 1901 F ST. ny au3lm'
IRON RAILING AND ENTRANCE STEPS
speciality.
FRED j. WHITE
Jy5-52t' 4Gc to 4Ti Maine ave. sw.
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Condition of the Water.

Temperature and condition Of water at 8
am: Great Falls, temperature, 60; condi-
ton, 36: receiving reservoir, temperature,
6S; condition at north connection, SO: con-
dition at south connection, SO; distributing
reservoir temperature, 50; condition at In
fluent gate house, SO; eff1uent gate house SO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-22
Tide Table.

Today-Low tide. 1880 pm; high tide
$3.50 a. m. and 6:34 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 12:49 and 1:19 pm.
high tide, 6:49 Il m. and I:22 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-22

The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; eX-
tinguishing begun one hour before sunrise.
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted fif-
teen minutes after sunset and extinSuished
forty-five minutes before sunrise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-22

Phone 11i1.
TAKE YOUR
CHOICE
---- or VIII kes for family and medicinal use
--- but remember that THARP'S BERKELEY
-- RYE Is absolutely pure and costs but 81
--- for 4 sull quart Delivered anywhere
THARP'S. sl2 + st. au131Od
ChPcg naak n Reach 1 offs
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-16
PRICES OF WILD BEASTS.
Lion Cubs Are Almost n Drug because
E,siIy Bred In Captivity.

The importation of lions has almost
ceased because il is cheaper and easier
to breed them in captivity. Formerly
an importer of fine lions could cal
culate on getting $1,000 for a good
specimen. but today young lions bred
In captivity are almost a drug In the
market. The only demand for import
cd lions Is to keep up the stock OF the
breeding ones. or for very large. pow
erful creatures. for IL il noticeable that
the tendency in the cage breeding Is
for the animals to degenerate in size
and ferocity. Tigers do not take as
kindly to cage life as lions. and they
do not breed SO satisfactorily in cap
tivity. and considerable numbers are
imported every year. Elephants do
not breed we'll in captivity. not more
than two or three having been bred
in this country. but the importations
Of these animals are so large that the
prices obtained for them have dropped
from $4,000 to from $500 to 81. 500
each. Numerous as monkeys are in
this country. they are not bred here.
as they do not breed we'll in captivity.
They are so easily obtained In the
country south OF lis, however, that
prices obtained for them are merely
nominal. and there Is little danger OF
their immediate extinction. In their
native countries they multiply so rap
idly that the supply always keeps we'll
up TO the demand. Among the high
priced animals OF today are the rhino-
ceroses. They are quite scarce. and do
not breed in captivity. There are prob
ABLY no pore than half a dozen in
number in this country: all we're
bought years & at good round sums.
Thus the full-grown one IN Central
park cost the department $1,000. and a
similar sum was paid for the fine AZ
rican specimen in the Philadelphia
zoo. The most recent purchase OF a
rhinoceros a the full-grown one for
Barnum's circus, which cost the pro-
p%rietors $3.50. The hippopotamus IL
another extremely rare and expensive
creature. and the salns of these Az
rican products are so few that II Is Diff
fcuit to quote a price for them. Ii Is
seldom that dealers have a good speci-
men to sell. and few private circuses
could afford to give the prices that
would be demanded. The ~hippopotamus
born in Central park is the only in
stance OF these animals breeding in
this country. Had this baby hippo
potamus belonged to a private show IL
would have made a fortune for it's
cwners.--Scientifc American.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-16
A GREAT ACTRESS IDEA.
Ellen Terry's Plans for Her Little
Granddaughter.

Ellen Terry has aroused interest in
educational circles. both here and
abroad. and especially among organi.
cations devoted to child study. II
came about through her making public
her plans for her granddaughter. a
beautiful little girl of 4, named Rose
Marie Ellen Crang. says the Philadel-
phia Post. IAN obstacle to progress is
self-consciousness." she said TO a
friend; "it develops in childhood and
unless treated properly is apt to intlu-
ence a persons entire life. | propose to
have my little ~grandchild go on the
stage when she is Z years old. and to
stay there until she is as much at home
before a large audience as in her own
nursery. OF course. she has stage tai
cnt, which is an additional reason for
this kind of training. BY doing this
she will he troubled by self
consciousness. She will not realize
that she is all hands, arms and legs, as
most people do when they go upon a
platform or even walk across a draw
ing-room. Another point is develop
ing the dramatic instinct which exists in
all healthy children. | tell little Rose
a story and then she tells it and acts II
to me in return. Sometimes she finds
points which | have not noticed and
treats them in a way hat is simply
surprising. Little folks are quick to
appreciate fun and will make humor
out OF the most solemn passages. In
acting Bo Peep, Rose can make it as
serious as a tragedy or as ridiculous
as a farce, and when it comes to the
Three Blind Mice" she converts the
nonsensical jingle into a melodrama
worthy of Drury Lane in its palmiest
days"
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-16
MARK TWAlN'S DEBUT.
How the Famous Fonmsker Becams
"A Literary Prrsnn."

Mark Twain's first appearance in an
eastern magazine was made over the
name of Mike Swain" How il came
about he explains in the Century. In
those early days | had already pub
lished one little thing. The Jumping
Frog" in an eastern paper. but | did
not consider that that counted. In my
view a person who published things in
a mere newspaper could not properly
claim recognition as a literary person.
He must rise away above that-he
must appear in a magazine. He would
then be a literary person. also, he
would be famous right away. These
two ambitions were strong upon me.
This was in 1866. | prepared my con-
tribution and then looked around for
the best magazine to go up to glory in.
| selected the most important one in
New York. The contribution was ac-
cepted. | signed it Mark Twain" for
that name had some currency on the
Pacific coast, and il was my idea to
spread it al over the world, now. at
this M jump. The article appeared in
the December number. and | sat up a
month waiting for the January num-
Der, for that M would contain the
years list Of contributors. my nam
would be in II, and ! should be ia
nous, and could give the banquet I
was meditating. | did not give the
banquet. | had not written the Mark
Twain" distinctly. 1t was a fresh name
to eastern printers and they put 1t
Mike Swain" or "MacSwain," | do not
remember which. At any rate. it was
not celebrated, and | did not give the
banquet. ! was a literary person. but
that was ala buried one; buried
alive.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-16
LEARNING THE ROPES
SOCIAL BLUNDERS ARE LIABLE
IN CENTRAL AMERICA.
A yankee Drummer Mistook the Min
lister of Public Instruction for n Coll
ored Porter and Threw Him out of
the Ante Room.

at takes some time TO learn the So
cial ropes in Central America" re-
marked a man in the banana trade to
the New Orleans Times-Democrat re-
porter. and a stranger Is apt to- put
his foot In N. The first time | ever
went into the country myself was as
the representative OF an American ma
chinery house. There was a good field
for us in one Of the republics, bu the
tariff was p%rohibitive and I concluded
to go over TO the capital and have an
Interview with the minister of agricul-
ture, hoping to persuade him to recon-
mend a reduction. | spoke pretty fair
Ollendorf Spanish, but was otherwise
green as a gourd, and as soo as | ar
rived | made a bee.line for the adm.a-
istration building. While ] was cool
ing my heels in an ante-room, waiting
for q chance to speak 10 somebody In
authority and ascertain how the min
lister could be seen. a very black. fat
negro waddled in. wearing what | took
TO be a species Of livery. He had
exactly the air Of an impudent. overfed
house servant. and he looked me over
in a way that made my blood oil.
Hi. boy!' +. said sharply, how long
must | wait here?' How should 1
know he replied in Spanish: II 1t
doesn't suit you. get out He chuckled
as he spoke and his answer so infuri-
ated me hat / lost my head. Jumping
mp I seized him by the collar and the
slack OF his absurd embroidered trou-
sers. and propelled him, turkey fash.
ion, through the open door. There. you
black scoundreln | exclaimed. go and
send somebody after my card The lit
tie fat darby was so amazed he could
not utter a word. He simply gasped
and disappeared. Half a minute later
a squad of soldiers rushed in and plac-
ed me under arrest. and then | learned
that my friend in the embroidered pan
falcons was the minister of public in
struction. ! will leave you TO imagine
my feelings. II took three hours OF
solid talk from both the American and
British consuls to get me out of the
scrape. and incidentally | made a grow
cling apology. OF course | didn't care
to introduce the machinery proposition
after such a debut. 80 my trip was a
fiat failure. AS | said before. 1t takes
some time for a stranger TO grasp the
etiquette Of those 'furren' parts"
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-16
IN THE GOOD OLD TIMES.
Woman Was Laced 80 Tightly That
Her Courage Hurst.

Popular revolutionary novels make
a point Of describing the tight corset
lacing OF the heroines; but we need
not go so far back as l776 to recall
the torture Of tight stays. says the
Boston Herald. Once the writer hap
pened to be at a military post neal
New York. The ~colonel's wife was go
ing to a ball In which she was to ap-
pear in Il new pink silk dress. Both
meet. Her husband Wa called in and
he, too, failed to draw the lacing to-
gether. Call in your orderly SER
geant," said the lady. which was done,
and between the colonel and his order
ly sergeant the cOrsage was made to
meet over the corsets. Both wiped the
sweat from their brows when they got
through, however. A more thrilling
incident of tight lacing was of a young
lady going to her first ball. In the
lacing of her corsage all the women
of the household had failed and her
brother was summoned to give his
aid. After some futile efforts he wound
the silk laCing around a bedpost, while
the maid drew the eyelets close to-
gether with a button hook. Just as a
beautiful fit had been secured a young
debutante took "A long breath of relief
like that OF a pistol. 1t was 9 o'clock
at night and the stores were all closed,
but the brother went forth and at last
go "A SILK lacing at "A barber shop. In
those days some fashionable young
men wore a short waist stay" TO
make their skirts set smoothly and the
barber kept a few Of the laces to ac-
commodate his dandy patrons.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-16
HOUSEKEEPING ON THE STAGE.
Animals Run ON What Nay Re Called
TreAImllls.

In racing scenes the horses do run at
full speed; they run, however. not on
the fixed stage. but on what may he
called treadmills, which keep the
horses in front of the house for longer
or shorter periods, according as they
are moved quickly or slowly, says Cas-
sells Magazine. A picket fence, placed
between the audience and the course.
not only makes the scene more realis-
tic; 1t also hides the mechanism of the
treadmills. This fence has contributed
in another way to add to the effect by
being moved in opposition to the di-
rection of the horses, and so lending
to their apparent speed. AS TO the
sounds made by the footballs of horses
to be heard as though passing outside
an interior scene they are reproduced
by the dried hoofs of dead horses, or
wooden limitations mounted on han
dies and hammered against surfaces
OF stone, gravel, sod or whatever the
occasion may demand. They are also
more deliberately manufactured by re-
volving a cylinder with pins protrud-
ing from the surface. These pins are
arranged like the spurs on the hand
organ roller, to initiate trottiug. gal
Looping or walking when struck against
other substances. If the sound OF a
carriage is TO be added to the tram
ping of horses, wheels are run on sand.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-16
PRESENTIM NJ
or - Physician Told Him Exactly VIVA,
Was Wanted.

Like everybody else" said a Ken
sington physician, Il have PRESENT.
ments; but my presentiments come
true oftener than other peoples. Here
is a startling case in point that hap
pened last week: A woman. in the
middle Of the night. sent for me. Her
husband, a dangerously sick man, was
hiccoughing. The ~hiccoughs were vio-
lent, and the patient was weakening
visibly under them. Well, | went there.
and ] worked hard over him. but. do
what | would. | couldn't stop his HE
coughs. AT daybreak he died. Then
| came home. That evening the
sent for me again. Now for the pre-
sentiment. On my way TO make this
second call | felt absolutely sure that
on my arrival the woman would say
she doubted If her husband was quite
dead. and wished me TO set her doubts
at rest by an examination of the body.
| grieve to say also that | hoped the
man was quite dead. because. IL he
shouldn't be. the error would damage
my reputation. | got to the house,
and the woman's first words were:
Doctor, won't you go upstairs and see
if John is positively dead?' That re-
quest, which | had so surely expected.
together with my wicked dread of the
mans being alive, upset me so that |
burst into an idiotic laugh and stood
there guffawing in the woman's face.
Heaven knows what she thought. Then
| went upstairs and came down ire
~mendously relieved, because John,
grieve and at the same time rejoice to
delphia Record.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-02-16

save that he thought % OF Miss
Munck than eve before.
SO matters stood one evening when
the court gathered in the music salon.
Miss Munck was commanded To- sing.
She began n song of King Oscar's-his
favorite composition.
The theme was a sad one. the music
pitched In "A tender minor. All the
girls breaking heart found voice as
she sang.
When she had ceased she had appar-
emily forgotten where she was. As a
deep sob was heard all eyes turned
from her to the King. His eyes were
streaming.
Approaching Prince Oscar he TOOK
him by the hand and led him to where
the singer sat. without uttering q
word he Joined their hands and left
them there, standing amazed before
them all.
Prince Oscar and his wife-the
Prince and Princess B%ernadotte, as
they call themselves-are well known
and liked all over Europe. They are
very religious and often work together
as public ~evangelists. And at such
times the princess voice rings as
sweetly In streets and slums as it did
in a palace when 1t won a kings heart,