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The silver star., 1900-02-02

In Siam the liquid measure used is
derived from a cocoanut shell, which
is capable of holding $50 tamarind
seeds, and 20 of these units equal ca
pacity of a wooden bucket. In dry
measure. $50 tamarind seeds make /
"kanahn" and 25 'kanahn" make l
sat, or bamboo basket; so sat"
make "kwien." or cart. This is an
example of the primitive origin of most
units OF weights and measures.
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Artiaclni s,.h,.

An inventor has perfected an a.
trical appliance, which he claim, ~ ~
enable the blind to see. This will Wit h,,o
much happiness to those who hava
fective eyesight. Another grcnt disos.
cry which will bring happiness ID 49,. ~.
whose stOmachs have become der. ~
Is Hostetter's Stomach Bltters r :
n certain cure for indigestion. dvsr.
sia, malaria, fever and ague. s'
The silver star., 1900-02-02

Let speculative financiers ana r.c.-
playing cashiers take notice. The last
country OF refuge for abscounding
criminals has decided to become re-
spectable. Spanish Honduras has CON-
oluded an extradition treaty with the
United States. and there is now no
spot Of earth where any brand of furi-
tive from justice is safe, tho stats Of
Washington always excepted. of cour.s
The silver star., 1900-02-02
a Isls Carllst Aruruni.

Madrid. Jnn: @.-'rlc gcndnrmcs yea.
,nemlny nny nnenrtllcd Cnrllst nrscnni In n
. nomss I'D vnlencln. cnpItnl oS Tho
cr0snnce c",0 I..c 2. mat nnmc. nnd seized 100.
.v,rs w c"''r,ne's ~. NM lnrge qnnntity Of
Gated Ned across the frontier.
The silver star., 1900-02-02

A curious man bent over the swiftly
flowing Chicago river so fondly that he
fell in. Free baths should be strictly
prohibited in the river. admitting that
the temptation is now very strong.
The silver star., 1900-02-02

A series of experiments made at Kiel
during the last two years have shown
that of all metals used in ship-build-
ing an amalgam OF iron and zinc is
least subject to deterioration from the
influence OF sea water.
The silver star., 1900-02-02

Fifty short, practical dairy rules for
the production and handling of pure
milk. printed on large cardboards,
have been distributed by the tens OF
thousands among American farmers by
the Bureau of Animal Industry.
The silver star., 1900-02-02

Cavalrymen scouting in Luzon the
other day killed thirteen Filipinos.
And yet some scientific people say that
the number thirteen is not unlucky.
The silver star., 1900-02-02

1t is said that a mans declining
years begin at so; but woman's never
begin while there is an eligible man in
sight.
The silver star., 1900-02-02

Political issues are born in the
hearts of the people. but the politicians
keep right on manufacturing the
spurious article.
The silver star., 1900-02-02

The happening of the unexpected
never worries people who are not pre-
pared for anything in particular.
The silver star., 1900-02-02

II man made no good resolution
New Years day he would be quite
lonesome, having none to break.
The silver star., 1900-02-02

The Beers have no objection to the
open door. but they don't want the
whole world coming in and sleeping
in the best bed.
The silver star., 1900-02-02

A white man was lynched In vir.
ginia. This should furnish the race.
problem agitators with food for the de-.
ve,oDmsnt Of common sense.
The silver star., 1900-02-02

A New Jersey boy swallowed small
reptile. This is worse than swallow
ing those Boston sea serpent stories.
The silver star., 1900-02-02

Religion may have its drawbacks.
but the backsliders are generally the
victims.
The silver star., 1900-02-02

The advance agent isn't necessarily
a forward man, but he usually is.
The silver star., 1900-02-02

Chicago lady fanciers are to have
pet dog club. Under no circumstances
will they hold joint session with the
cat club.
The silver star., 1900-02-02

Taking drop and taking a tumble
are not synonymous, but one may lead
to the other.
The silver star., 1900-02-02

Nervousness is the bud and lunacy
the flower in full bloom.
The silver star., 1900-02-02

The British charge pell-mell, and the
Beers continue to shell we'll.
The silver star., 1900-02-02

The individual who frequently goes
on tear is seldom able to pay the rent.
The silver star., 1900-02-02

"why do most men prefer
woman like Becky Sharp to take ce clevel
dinner?" because Becky would ~ ~ q
the talking and let the man eat w y
The silver star., 1900-02-02

1t takes the lone fisherman to reel on
catchy yarn.
The evening times., 1900-10-20
MORE GERMAN BONDS FOR SALE.
City of Hamburg yissaes America to
Buy SiO.ooO,000.

Another foreign loan, mis- time nu-
nicipaI one, is to be offered to Aneri an
investors. Within a day or two one of
the big Wall Street houses Will call for
subscriptions for the city OF Hambargs
recently authorized bond issue, amount
ing to 40,000,0e0 marks, or about $i0.-
GOO coo. and New York viii have an OPP
portunity to obtain at below par another
European bond paying per cent
Already American investors have taken
large amounts of English, German, and
Swedish Government bonds. The Ham
burg proposition is, however, the first
European municipal bond issue en- whica
New York has been tried.
The bonds which are to be offered for
sale viii bear per cent interest, and
they have been placed at 90 Ii They
are not redeemable until after 1903 when
they may be called in at par by the Ham
burg authorities. Their principal and
interest are payable in gold. the inter-
est to be paid semi annually. The binds
are issued by the city for the pu. Sc of
making iaaIicipal improvements, chiefly
harbor eitera tions.
Subscriptions TO the bond which will
be open both here and abroad after O1tJ-
ber %, are to be accompanied by the
usual per cent deposit, and the re
mainder of the payments are to be mad
between October 80 and November 81,
when deliveries Will be made.
The prompt success with which ether
foreign loans have met in New York in
yestment circles has indaced Hamburg
banking interests to try this --latest loaa
here.
The two latest British Issues, the
Khaki loan and the issue CT short
term E&ahequer bonds, were readily
subscribed. The latter was IL per
cent bond. Subsequently syndicate t9a~
| the issue of German treasury per cen
bonds at par Another bank also Of
sered part of an issue Of $4,000 .9to
| Swedish bonds, and officers of that insti
| tution say that the offering was highly
| successful
The city of Hamburg enjoys high cred
| it abroad, and the present issue Ct PEI
| cent BOMBS is the highest inter st be ar
! ing security it has issued. The munich
| paiity has now outstanding IL per cent
| bends, hieh are selling at 90 "a and a.
issue of 3 per cent bonds, which COM
| Tnand &3
The evening times., 1900-10-20
NEW NAVAL BUILDINGS.
The Splendid slructures Erected a
Lengue Island.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct 20.-Nine hun
dred thousand dollars is being expended
in League Island improvements, and the
first fruits OF this big sum are now max
ing their appearance in the form of build
ings nearing completion, readways being
built. new dry dock Just finished, and IN
work en- the huge reserve basin.
From an artistic point of view the new
administration building is the finest piece
of work done at the island since the in}-
provement appro oriation was made By
Congress, last year. This building, three
stories and a basement in height, stands
about midway between the main or north
| entrance to the grounds and the large
dock at the foot of Broad Street. The
structure is receiving its interior finishing
touches and viii be tenanted within the
next month. It's materials are Indiana
limestone, terra Gotta, and light pressed
brick There are to be three floors and
| basement. On the ground floor. in the
centre of the building will be the offices
| of the commandant of the yard, to the
! left viii be the headquarters of the cap
tain Of the yard, and to the right the pay
| masters room will be located. On the
! upper floors the various boards will have
meeting rooms, and the library Will be
| housed The building is 81 feet in length
| by 81 feet in width. It's cost is about
| $54, eco.
another building just finished is the
plate bending shop" which is large
! enough for an entire vessel to be built
under cover ard slid into the waters OF
| the adjoining dry dock. The shop is two
| stories in height, 208 feet long by u feet
| in width and has cost the Government
| $75, ,000 1t is of brick.
| Another fine brick structure just finish
| ed is the equipment building" which is
| ireproof throughout and which has al
ready cost SS1, Goo, and with an L to he
built later, will cost $50. .00G- 1t stands
| on Broad Street about three squares from
| the entrance TO he grounds. adjoining the
reserve basin. The building is 3G4 feet
/ long, 81 feet wide, and three stories in
| height Its purpose will be to hold all
| kinds of ships stores, and for this reason
| it is built adjacent to the reserve basin
| At present the only first-elass storage
| room of this kind is at the Norfolk yard
One of the busiest scenes at the island
| these days IS at the great reserve basin.
! which is 10 extend east and west, from
| Broad Street to the Sehugikiii, along the
! northen side of the island Two huge
steam dredges are now deepening the
| basin, pumping mud and gravel through
pipes two feet in diameter to the Della
| ware River. When completed the Easin
viii have depth OF 90 feet. viii be more
| than a mile in length-6,6e0 feet, TO re
exact-and 700 feet in width stone par
apet will surround the entire basin, and
| completed. viii cost more than $lGe,g0e
! Within the past mcnth the last work was
| done to the fine new dry dock near the
| foot of Broad Street
The evening times., 1900-10-20
ITALIANS GOING TO HAWAII.
Secured II, New York to work on tht
Sugar Plantations.

NEW ORLEANS. Oct. 20.-A party of
1870 ItaliaEs arrived here yesterday By
steam.sr from New York, en- route to
Hawaii They are the advance guard OF
a party of Italian laborers which will go
TO work on the Hawaii sugaF plantations
The committee representing the Hawaii
an Sugar Planters Association came here
some weeks ago from Honolulu to secure
the additional labor needed in the island
and found that most OF the work on the
Louisiana Sugar plantations was done By
Italians and that they give general salts
faction. These Italians. however, are sat
ished with Louisiana and declined TO go
10 the Pacific.
The Hawaiians went to New York and
there secured SEQ Italians said to be es-
pecialiy suited for the work, the first
party arriving here yesterday. They
were transferred from the steamer TO the
cars and forwarded at oEce TO San Fran
cisco. In spite of precautions. a num-
Der OF the Italians deserted here. When
the party assembled at the New York
steamship Office, it numbered over 420,
and when it left here ii had decreased
fTcm deseFJion to only nineJy-two.
The evening times., 1900-10-20
MARYLAND Is DRMocRArIc.
A Returned Traveller Says the Old
Line state Us for Bryan.


Appleton Cady. private banker of
Washington, has Just returned from a trip
through the Shenandoah Valley of Mary
land and is greatly encouraged by the
Democratic prospects in that section.
Mr.. Cady met large number of ali
classes of people during his trip and form
ed fair idea of the political situation. 'I
have no Doubt he said, that the State
will go Democratic by a comfortable ma
jority All through the State there is a
deep feeling of discomfort with present
conditions. II found the workingmen had
been seriersly injured by the trusts, and
all were Intensely hostile to them. At
WilIiaIasport there is az large tannery
where when | was there before the men
were paid from s1.5G to S1.75 per day
Some time ago the proprietor of the tan
merry found his leather was not selling as
well as formerly Finally he could sell no
| Ieatf er at all Investigation showed the
Leather Trust was fighting him and re-
suited in : hurried trip to Chicago and a
copferaace with the trust officials
Shorty afterwaFd the tanneFy went
into the trust and is now diSposing of fts
product as before. But while this was al
very we'll for the tanner, what of his en-
pIeyes? Where they formerly received
| S1.5G to S1.T5 per day the men now get 81
per day, and large number of boys are
en1ployed ct so cents to 70 cents per dayzta
/! do the work formerly performed by men
These men and beys are greatly i'm
pressed with the blessings of the trusts
and are. aIraosts &c asman, fer Bryan Their
dinner pail is b5 no, means full, whereas
before tha tannery went into the trust
they were all making fair wages. While
nothing of a politician myself and having
no direct interest in the outcome of the
| election. ii nladS my blood hot to see these
poor fellows who had lost at least one-thiFd
! of their daily wages as result of the in
| fernaf combinations fostered by the Re-
/ publican party. 1t is a case of war to the
death, ,ess. If the people do not conquer
| the trust, the trust win crush the people.
The evening times., 1900-10-20
WAS KN1GHTED by VICTORIA.
Sir Rodericl. William Cameron. of
Staten Island. Expires in London

Sir Rodericll William Cameron of
Staten Island. Expires in London
NEW YORK. Oct. pa cable despatch
has been received in this city that Sir
Roderiek William Cameron died yesterday
IN London in the seventy-sixth year Of his
age Sir Roderfck left his country home
Clifton -Berley. Staten Island last August
and went abroad for his health. He had
been suffering for some time from dysen-
terry which undermined his already feeble
health. His son saw him month ago in
London and he was not at that time in any
alarming condition. The farnily have Nc
further news than that contained in the
cable merely announcing his death.
Sir Roderick was the son Of Duncan
Cameron, Of Glen Nevis, Inyernesshire
Scotland, and was born at Glen Nevis,
Canada, on July %, 1925. He was educat-
ed at the district schools of Cornwall and
Kingston. His youth having been passed
In Canada. he came 10 New York in 1852,
with the intention Of taking passage for
Australia He changed his plans and in
stead invested his small capital in the
charter of the ship Revenue which, sail
ing in June. 1851, was the pioneer of the
Australia Line. which has existed since
that time, its business growing to large
proportions For his services il promot-
irg trade between Canada and Australia
the honor of knighthood was conferred
upon him by Queen Victoria in 1888
He>was Vice President of the Canadian
Club, Of this city. and member OF the
Turf Carlton, Junior Carlton, and Well
iRgton clubs in London, and of the Knick-
eTbocker, Metropolitan. New York Yacht,
and Down Town clubs. of New York
Sir Roderick's eldest son is Duncan
Cameron. of 1S5 Madison Avenue He has
another son, RodeTick Mcleod Cameron.
row on his way from England: q married
daughter. Mrs. Belmont Tiffany, who IS in
the South, ard three daughters unmarried.
For more than fifty years the Camerons
have lived On Staten Island In 1877 the
original country home was burned and in
its stead Sir Roderick baiIt the present
magnificent place. -CIifton-BerIey''
The evening times., 1900-10-20
Republican Wind Bets.

It is such venerable trick of Repub-
lican campaign managers to establish i'm
aginary betting odds in favor of their can
dfdates, by pretended offers to wager large
sums at long odds on their election, ma
jorities, and so on, that the public has
long ceased to pay any serious attention to
the matter. Experience has taught that
when one endeavors to hunt these -i1Iu-
sorry opportunities for investment, bettors
and money vanish suddenly. Thus it has
been with the fake betting on Mckinley
in Wall Street, and in other places Sc
lected by Hanna as fields for this kind OF
enterprise.
Out in Chicago that pudgy-headed states
man, Henry C, Payne, Vice Chairman of
the Republican National Committee, seems
to have believed in the statements of the
Administration press. that it is perfectly
safe to offer bets on anything in this cam
paign because Democrats are disheartened
and all their sporting blood has leaked out.
Acting on this belief, Payne thought ne
would paralyze Democracy in the Windy
City by offering to bet two to one that Mr..
Bryan would not get as many electoral
votes this year as he did in 1895. He had
hardly reached headquarters yesterday
when Chicago business man walked in
and. saying that he would take the anti
trust side of the proposition, flashed fifty
thousand dollars before the terrified Porto
Rican and requested him to cover it.
Payne. of course Immediately gave a
pleasing imitation of a rat hunting his hole
with cat after him. He did not have the
money! He would see if he could raise it.
Being requested to name his pile and put
that up at the odds proposed, he lodged
and said he would first see if he could get
at the hundred thousand. All day long
bankers brokers'. and merchants streamed
The evening times., 1900-10-20

in, each armed with a wad like bale Of
hay, but Payne was net betting. 1t would
be base raattery to call him short sport. ,"
He has not the nerve to pitch pennies.
We are afraid that the Payne incident
viii exert very depressing effect upon the
humbug betting industry in New York and
elsewhere. It never did amount to more
than an obvious and silly bluff Now We
rather Imagine that it viii decease. Payne
has Burcharded it.
The evening times., 1900-10-20
In a Paris Restaurant.
CFrom Spare Moments1

(From Spare Moments)
\ visitor in Paris seated at a table in one
Of the high-priced restaurants in the exhibition
grounds thinking OF various things, as he read
over the bill OF fare and observed the prices
BY thnnderi'' he exclaimed to the waiter
haven't you aHyz conscience at all in this placer?
BEG pardon" replied the naughty servitor
Haven't yoa aaT nce-conseience-con-
science? Don't ySu understands -
The waiter picked up the bill OF fare and began
looking it over
it's not on the bill: if we amt, you've got to
pay extra for it. Thems the rules. sir
The evening times., 1900-10-20
Menace Of Oriental Labor.
rrem the Johnstown. Pa. psnaerat1

Already the Great No.thern Railway Is displac-
ing worksnen on its lines and Substituting yva.k-
men fer Japan The yellow peril is again face 70
face with the people CT the Pacific Coast. Japa
nese labor Is again pouring into tie country At
the Northern boi5er thtoagh Caasda. discerning
men have not overlooked the fact that the Repab-
liean platform this yesr distinctly ignores the
Oriental lakor question Always before the Re
puhijcals have expressly f@ec,sred for the ex-
eiusion OF Chineze Esho~. This year they are /. i
lent and two years hence the Chinese exclusion
act laIaes by limitation
The evening times., 1900-10-20
Harrison Is Not with Them.
fFrom the st. I.eu:s Republic.)

u IVi. w " ~ 7''7 nv fu'7ltV'1
1t will not be easy for Mr. McKiniey's imperial
st followers to make it appear that former Presi-
dent Harrison't influence is being exerted in In
diana to overcome the protest against Mckinley
ism which now makes the result in that State
extremely doubtful. The only utteraHee made by
Mr.. Harrison bearing upon the Mckinley cam
paign for reelection was voiced while the Porto
Rican bill was pending. At that time he stated
emphatically that he regarded the bill as a
grave departure from right prinGiples.''
The evening times., 1900-10-20
Dilemma for French Postal clerks
From the London Chronicle)

We have in England many cratic official ruies
construction. They have. the same thing in
France. By recent regulation Il is Gecreed
to be a serious offence for posto5sce e1nploye
to read what IS written on the back OF postcards
"a very excellent order. But by another article
in the same ''reglement'' the postosice ernp,oye
is also prohibited from forwarding any postcard
on which is written anything abusive or indecent
Now what IS the postal clerk to doa
The evening times., 1900-10-20
Why 1T CIings to Power.
From the Peoria Herald Transcript.

{From thc Peoria heFaId-Iranscrlpt-)
The Republican party is elinging to power not
that the ancient traditions of the nation liberty
and equality, may be secured for every citizen,
not to make the Government powerful and just
at home and feared and respected abroad for its
justice and independence, but that the who
are striving to secure a monopoly everything
produced IN the country r1ay be assisted in their
plans and protected in their iH-gotten gains The
issue is not the perpetuation of American free
dom. but the price of stocks.
The evening times., 1900-10-20
Chained to EngIana,s chariot.

lkToTi The Kansas City Times.)
Mckinley has chained the United States to the
British foreign policy chariot and if the relns of
power not taken out OF his hands by the SOW
ereign people at the coming election he Will get
this country into tangle of foreign complica-
tions which it make take the sacrifice OF thous-
ands of human lives and hundreds OF millions Of
dollars to extricate il.
The evening times., 1900-10-20
An Unexpected Find.

(From the Richmond Dlspatch.J
As the meek-looking man tiptoed ont the font
door he was aeeosted by a business like female
rapidly approaching the house
ssMy good man. she said. Il soliciting
means for the establishment of home for the OPP
pressed
Ones euough in this reighborhooei'' e,lrtly
returned the addressed Il have heen the victim
OF such an institution for several years."
The evening times., 1900-10-20
Trusts Paying the Freight.
From the Atlanta Constitution,

The trusts are the chief contributors to the
Republican campaign fund. Every Republican
orator who cries out against trusts has trust
money in his pockets. His expenses and the ex-
penses of his fellow-workers are paid out of the
centributions of the trusts And the trusts can
afford to have miiiionaiTes for their political
servants.
The evening times., 1900-10-20
CURRENT HUMoR.
Lost Track eft 1t.

(From the Chicago Everfng Post)
''What is your ageg'' asked the lawyer
Must l answer that7'' endured the feminine
witnesss 8ff}
You must said the Judge.
''TruthfulIy?''
@-Yes, truthfully''
90 well. If rlet must she said resignedly-
MY age is-a secret"
The evening times., 1900-10-20
Thex,II Catch It.

From the Philadelphia Press)
.eThe advance in the price of coal is eeiag 20
make housekeeping expensive this winter" re-
marked Mr. starboard .I',Ea glad it doesn't affect
me-
.soh it viii affect you. all right replied the
oldest inmate of Mrs. StarveTn's establishment.
why / don't have to bother about buying
coal for heating purposes. -
'.Neither does Mrs. Starvem. ii she doesn't want
The evening times., 1900-10-20
Hoar Eating His own words

Every time an Administration politician ex-
nitRSiy allEdes 70 tae party position OF Senator
Hear the reader should remember that it was Mr..
Hoar who said that perseverance IN the Admin
istration policy would mark the beginning oi
the downfall OF this Republic" That was an ab
stract pretsos ition thu Mr. Hear his neFtr VITA
dawn.
The evening times., 1900-10-20
He Dyed for Love.

(From the Philadelphia Pre@s)
f<CongratulaJions, old num-
What for2''
20. don't be hypocritical. JoakIey tells me
your rich old uncle died last week
'.Joakley thinks he's funny. A pretty Young
widow moved in next door to my uncle and he's
dyed his hair and nustacile'' -
The evening times., 1900-10-20
uhe HesuIt of Practice.

(FroTn Smart setl
81 understand she is making great progress at
Remarkable, She can now break brassie and
lose ball at one stroket
The evening times., 1900-10-20
Truth Is often Spoken i'm Jest.

(Fronl tie Detroit Free Press
Mix-T don't lik. the cold formality Of some
fashionable women. They ought to put more
ualnsta il their manners.
iiz-SeE you marry one of them and you' Il
find out she can make it hot enough foT you.
The evening times., 1900-10-20
The Autoscraae

(Ffons the indianapolis Press.)
Watts-What is the matter with your face?
Been against horseless earTiage2
Potts-No. Barberless shave.
The evening times., 1900-10-20

THE TINES in all its editions. Morning, Even
Ing and SundaT will be sent address
for FIFTY CENTS per month Addresses changed
as often as desired