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The suburban citizen., 1900-11-10
Cowardioe of Sharks.

Many tales have been told Of how
human beings have been devoured
by the fish that is known as the man
eater. Although many of these have
been greatly exaggerated, they are to
a certain extent true 1t is also true
that sharks have been known to fol,
low a ship for days, picking up and
eating that which had been thrown
overheard as waste.
Notwithstanding all Of this the COW.
ardliness Of sharks is well known
among men who have been much tC
sea in southern waters. The fercest
shark will get out Of the way Of a
swimmer If the latter sets up a noisy
splashing.
A shark fears anything that splashes
in the water. Among the South Sea
Islands the natives never go bathins
alone, but always in parties Of half q
dozen or SO, in order that they may
make a great hubbub in the water and
thus frighten away the sharks. Once
in a while a too venturesome swimmer
among these natives foolshly detaches
himself from his party and forgets tC
keep up his splashing. Then there Is
a swish and the man-eater comes ur
from under him like a fash, and he is
zone.
The suburban citizen., 1900-11-10
ALLIGATOR KNOWS ITS NAME.
'Dick" Lives in a Swamp and Is the Pride
of RuddocIS.

'Dick" Lives in a Swamp and is the Pride
of Ruddock.
There have been trained elephants,
trained snakes, and many other "in-
telligent' animals, but it remained for
Rudduck, La, to offer to the world a
trained alligator. f. NJ. Worrall,
well known lumber man of st. Louis,
who was recently at Ruddock, told an
interesting story about the wonderful
carnivorous reptile which has its home
within thirty miles of the city.
Paris boasts of her Exposition" :"
said Mr. Worrall, "but all Of the pride
of Ruddock is aroused over an alli-
gator which actually answers to the
name of Dick. As soon as I alight-
ed from the train at Ruddock l was
aware that l was in the land Of the
alligator. In q pond near the depot
there is one about eight feet long.
was admring it when a citizen came
up'to me and said:
Ever see the trained alligatorP
"'No' said I, somewhat amused.
was then invited to go and see him.
He is in the swamp, a few miles from
Ruddock, and is we'll known to every
man, woman and child in the whole
parish. We went down into the swamp
on a log train. When we reached the
heart of the swamp old man Spencer
got off the car and cried out several
times, Come, Dickey.'
"In a few minutes the alligator was
seen swimming down little stream
which runs through the swamp. When
he reached us he came out of the wa
ter One of the men gave him some
meat and cheese, and the alligator ate
It out Of his hands. AS soon as he was
given the food he returned to the wa
ter. He was about nine feet long.
None Of the men knew who had
trained him OF where he had originally
come from.
"Some Of the men said that Dick is
a charming companion when his visi-
tors do not so in numbers. When two
or three 90 to see him he goes out on
the bank and is really sociable. l was
told that there used to be three of the
trained alligators. One of them was
shot by mistake and the other dis
appeared. Dick is the last Of the
three, and is very likely to live for
many years as far as danger Of being
shot is concerned, as every stranger is
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atty of the dlspleasure of the whole
parish. New Orleans Tlmes-Demo-
crat.
The suburban citizen., 1900-11-10

"AIerciful goodness! what can this
mean? Three days ago Arthur wrote
that the housemaid was still laid IN
with her lame ankle which I have
tried in vain to get him to tell me
about and that he was not feeling
well, and the doctor had told him that
his liver was out Of order. Yet here,
lnto-days letter. he tells me that the
housemaid has just fallen downstairs,
spraining her ankle, and that he made
made himelf a Welsh rarebit the night
before last, and ate so much Of it his
liver is all upset. Why on earth did
the housemaid fall downstairs when
she had a sprained ankle, and what
ever possessed Arthur to eat Welsh
rarebit when the doctor had just
warned him about his liver?"
Her aunt was trying to work It out
when Elizabeth harrington happened
to think Of the telegram she had re-
ceived the day before.
"This letter must have been written
about the time they were sent" she
said. "Tm going home. Something's
wrong. Arthurs liver trouble has
gone to his head My poor darling
has lost his reasonl He writes thing
and then denies it by telegraph. BY
starting tonight 1 can be with him
tomorrow morning. Oh, how shall
pass the weary hoursY
Miss Wildreth broke down and made
full confession when Mrs. Barring
ton rushed, wild-eyed and pale, into
her husbands office. Then the two
women sat together in the private room
and wept.
"If 1 hadn't accidentally knocked
over the pile Of letters he left to be
posted" the lady clerk sobbed, "they
would not have been mixed up; there
would have been no reference to the
spraining Of the housemaids ankle be-
fore it happened, and his liver would
not have troubled him until after he
ate the rarebit. How shall I ever be
able to explain it to himY
you needn't try" Mrs. Darlington
answered; "Tll explain It to him when
he comes home. Dear old fellowl
I'm so glad he doesn't know anything
about this. He mightn't be having a
good time at all If he did."-New York
Weekly.
The suburban citizen., 1900-11-10
COLOR OF AUTUMN LEAVES.
Depends n Good Deal on Storing Up of
Ash Constituents.

Depends n Good Deal on Storing Up of
Ash Constituents.
Why is it that in autumn the leaves
of some Of the forest trees exhibit a
brilliant livery Of crimson while others
exhibit only a yellow or golden glory
p. Q. Keegan in a recent letter to
Nature, offers a tentative hypothesis,
as follows. He says:
1T is known by analysis that the
percentage Of ash increases through
nearly the whole life Of the leaf in
beech, sycamore, elm, but not in oak,
larch, cherry, etc. 1t depends a good
deal on whether some one ash con
stituent generally lime or silica is
being steadily stored up. The dry leaf
Of the common maple on May has 6
per cent, and in October 1872 per cent.
ash. The dry leaf of the wild cherry
has on April % rs per cent and ON
October 2 ~ per cent ash. Now the
leaf Of the former tree is only yellow
in autumn, and never red, while that
Of the latter is very often beautifully
crimson. In the former case there is
kind Of gradual decay or death Of
some Of the cells, (mostly Of the up
per external skim, which occasions a
drainage Of mineral and organic sub.
stances to these parts from the still
living tissues, and this drainage seems
to have a distinct influence over the
ultimate autumnal coloring of the leaf
itself. 1t Is easy to understand that
the leaves which exhibit such a de-
cay are Just those wherein the chro-
mOgen precursiye Of the brilliant red
coloration would likewise suffer an
analogous kind Of change, t. e., It
would tend to become brown, to pro-
duce phlobaphene, just as it does in
the other bark which is the practically
dead portion Of the rind.
where this accumulation Of mineral
matter does not take place, as in
cherries, currants, American oaks,
pears, wild vine, barberry etc, the
chromogen does not deterlorate into
a simple yellow or dull brown; it
evolves its proper pigment, and as
sumes the flush and glow Of active liv-
ing color"
The suburban citizen., 1900-11-10
A Beautiful Gem,

"Not the least beautiful of the many
semi-precious stones, for which there
Is always a large demand, is the
topaz" said a wholesale dealer in
gems to the writer. "The name topaz
generally suggests only yellow stone,
yet there are light blue, brown and
green varieties which are frequently
sold as aquamarines. The genuine
acquamarne may, however, be easily
distinguished from a topaz, as the for
mer stone more closely resembles the
color Of green sea salt. Besides, the
topaz admits Of a higher polish, and is
extremely slippery to thetouch. Strange
to say, the yellow topaz when slightly
heated becomes pink: heated further,
the pink grows paler, and by long heat
ing 1t is entirely expelled, leaving the
green colorless. The sherry-colored
or brown topaz is bleached in a very
short time by the rays Of the sun or
strong daylight, and all the white
topazes found in nature have been
colorized in this way. The topaz is
found in granite rocks In Siberia. ia
pan, Peru, Ceylon, Brazil and Maine,
and in volcanic rocks in Colorado,
Utah and New Mexico" -Washington
Star.
The suburban citizen., 1900-11-10
THE KISS AT THE DOOR.

In the DAYS of the lance and the spur,
When the hero went forth to the fight,
Oft he carrieu token from her
Whom be worshiped as lover and knight,
And when fierce urged the battle around,
And when close pressed the mercless
foe,
Twas that token that drove off despair
And gave victory's strength to his blow.
Not hero of knighthood am I,
But a warrior in industry's strife,
Where the lance that l WELD is my pen,
And the ladye / serve is my wife.
Yet token | carry each day,
Full as precious as any Of yore,
And it stoutens my heart for the fray
'Tis my loves morning kiss at the door.
For his faith will the martyr endure,
BY the sunset the artists inspird,
AT the blast Of the bugle and fife
Is the soldier to gallantry fred.
But whatever may others exalt,
For myself shall ask nothing more
AS a prompter to worthiest deeds
Than the kiss that | get at the door.
e w Gray, in the Newark Daily Adver-
tiser.
The suburban citizen., 1900-11-10
Poverty In Rural Russln.

II Is in Russia's most fertile districts
that the worst famines occur, for ia
mine-a little one every year, a big
one every seven years-has now be
come a regular occurrence. And the
country, as one flies across It, leaves
the general impression Of indigence
In sharp and painful contrast will
Western Europe there are virtually NJ
fat stockyards, no cozy farm house
no chateau Of the local landowner, M
squlre's hall-pitiful assemblages oI
men and women just on the hlthel
side of the starvation line.-Serlbl
ner's Magazine.
The suburban citizen., 1900-11-10
His One Loss.

Some Of the skaters on the London
Serpentine hire their skates from men
whose business it is to let them out at
a certain sum per hour,
Thackeray once asked one Of these
men whether he had ever lost a pair
through the omission to exact a de-
post, and he replied that he had never
done so except on one occasion, when
the circumstances made it almost par
donable.
A well-dressed young fellow was
having his second skate fastened on,
when Ae suddenly broke away from
the mans hands and dashed on to
the ice.
The next instance a thick-set, power.
full man was clamoring for another
pair. 81 shall nab him now" he cried,
''for l am a dab at skating"
He was n sheriff's officer in pursuit
Of his prey, and a very animating
sight it was to watch the chase. The
officer was as he had boasted, q first
rate skater, and it became presently
obvious that he was running down his
man. Then the young fellow deter
mined to take a desperate risk for
liberty.
The ice, as usual, under the bridge
was marked dangerous" and he
made for it at headlong speed. The
ice bent beneath his weight, but he
got safely over The sherln's officer
followed, with equal pluck, but being
a heavier man broke through and was
drowned.
His skates" said the narrator of
the incident, II got back after the in.
quest but those the young man had
on l never saw again."
The suburban citizen., 1900-11-10

The extension Of the free delivery
of mails to populous rural districts in
which the service promised to be dis
tinctly advantageous and feasible has
been the most notable recent achieve
ment Of the Postofiice Department.
Over 1000 routes have been established
and nearly 100000 families are served
with a daily meal at their doors. Free
delivery makes practicable the aboli-
ton of many small postodices, with
resultant saving, and at the same time
leads to a larger use Of the mails for
the quick dispatch of parcels as well
as Of letters and newspapers.
The suburban citizen., 1900-11-10

Four years Of uninterrupted business
prosperity confronts us. Let us all re-
joice.
The suburban citizen., 1900-11-10

The New Jersey Court Of Errors ana
Appeals recently held in a case upon
which judgment was passed that troll.
ley cars aud ordinary carriages have
equal rights upon public streets and
crossings, and that the first to reach
the crossing has the right to cross over
first In case, however It appear
that the motorman Of the trolley doe,
not intend to respect the carrias.
drivers right Of priority, ANA that IL,
driver cannot. with the use Of reason
able prudence, exercise his right, b.,
Is guilty OF contrlbutory negligence II
be fails to wait or turg aside, II H.
can DO so by the use Of due care, an,
thus protect himself from injury.
The suburban citizen., 1900-11-10

There was little rain during the past
summer in the mountain region which
supplies the semi-arld district of the
far West with water the SHOWS last
winter We're very light, and the re.
su1ting continued drought made the
great forests a ready prey to flames.
The mischief thus wrought is incalcul.
able and irremediable, and it can be
lessened only 10y careful and intelli.
gent regulation by law Of the priyi
lege Of entrance upon public forest
reservations. If the wooded glory Of
the great mountains should be swept
away a vast area OF now fertile terri.
tory would revert 10 hopeless sterility
The suburban citizen., 1900-11-10
.Tbe RuSe That Failed.
BY F. p. James.
E888S3988SgSS Z

OW, Arthur" said Mrs.
harrington as her hus-
band put three handbags
The suburban citizen., 1900-11-10
The BIshop and the Hnlrnlns.

The Bishop OF Liverpool has issued a
new code of rules for confirmation. He
desires that girls should refrain from
the use Of long pinI in the hair as the
presence Of such pins frequently re-
suits in the Bishops fingers being lac
Grated during the laying on Of hands"
Christian World.
The suburban citizen., 1900-11-10

Covernor-General Wood, Of Cuba,
declares that mosquitoes spread yel-
low fever, their stings carrying the
scourge. The mosquito has already
been convicted of spreading the germs
of malaria. This new Indictment calls
for some effective method to destroy
the whole mosquito family.
The suburban citizen., 1900-11-10

The good people Of East Washing
ton Heights have formed a Citizens
Association for the mutual good Of the
community. We are at their service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-30

to be to brand it as meaningless, move
ment in which Senator J. *. Jones, chair
man of the democratic national committee
has taken the lead In an interview with
The Star correspondent this morning he
said: Mr. Cleveland's letter to Dickinson
is not a declaration either way, and no fair
purDorted interview with him in Philadel-
phia paper however, makes him declare MS
confidence in the election of Bryan, yet ne
does not declare for Bryan. His letter 10
Dickinson announces that ne mas not
changed his attitude on the silver question
since 1897, but he does not declare for Nc
Kinley. Did any one ever hear or CleVe-
land changing his position? We have heard
nothing of that effect since 1897, ana IL
seems most marvellous to me that MI.
his utterances of that year, since these ut
terances are public property, and can pc
used in any proper manner. 1t Is frantic
effort to prove that Cleveland is for Nc
Kinley, but this effort will fail, since Mr.:
Cleveland early in the campaign announced
that he would make no declaration either
way, and he certainly will make none
Senator Hanna, when told what Senator
Jones had said, declared himself as fol-
lows: "Mr. Clevelands letter far from be-
ing meaningless certainly means great
deal. 1t is significant that it should have
been written at all, more significant that 1t
should be addressed to Don NJ. Dickinson,
whose attitude in this fight had been open
" declared. Mr.. Cleveland's letter is a
declaration in favor of the republican issue.
so far as they appertain to sound money.
1t is a declaration against Bryan, an APP
peal to reason, common sense and patriot
ism, it deprecates inactivity among sound
money democrats. Boiled down 1t is a d.
rect appeal to the JefferSonian democracy
to take an active part in the defeat of
Bryan and his hereStes."
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AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
General and Personal Items Gathered
in West End.

Minerva House of Ruth No. 151S G. L.
o. of Q. F., was organized last evening at
Odd Fellows Hall, on 18th street. Mrs.
Sarah A. Nalor, District most noble gov
ernor; Louisa Washington, D. r. n. G.;
Alice Parker, D. W. R.. and Anna "
Thomas d. T, executive officers assisted.
The lodge starts out with a membership of
sixty-seven. The officers are: Mrs. Jennie
Locke, P. NJ N. G.: Mrs. Maria Semple NJ.
N. c.; Mrs. Mary E. Lewis. r. N. c.: Mrs.
Hollice Muller, N. G.; Miss Sadie Gaskins,
w. R.: Amos Ross, W. T, and George 7.
Beason, counsellor. A collation. was given
by the new lodge. Speeches were made by
Mrs Nailor. Mrs. Washington. Mrs. Alice
Parker, Mrs Anna V. Thomas W. j.
Abrams, Morris Honesty and others.
The trouble with electric lights continues
in the West End. and reports are made
daily of lights failing during the hours of
darkness. Last evening the county roads
twenty-five incandescent lights in Cleveland
Park were reported out for the early hours.
while sixty-four lights on Wisconsin ave-
nue. were not illuminated from sunset to
midnight
A car on the Metropolitan railroad going
east collided with Dayton wagon yester-
day afternoon about 80 pm. at Goth and
streets. The wagon was driven by Davis
Bergazlin of 142S Sth street northwest The
vehicle was slightly damaged, the driver
and horse escaping injury.
The work on the cycle path around Dale
carlia reservoir is expected to be COM
menced again and completed by spring, the
Good Roads Association having enough
money in sight to complete the work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-30

Anti-Imper realistic Ideas of What Will
Follow Republican Victory.


The Anti-Imperialistic League, of which
William Birney is honorary president and
W. w. Bride secretary, has issued an ad-
dress to voters over the signatures of the
gentlemen named. 1t declares among other
things that whoever votes for Mckinley
and Roosevelt, no matter what may be his
intention, will register his opinion that gov
ernments do not derive their just powers
from the consent of the governed; that peo-
pies may be ruled without a constitution,
and that slavery may exist under the juris-
dlction Of the United States
Continuing, the address says: Located
in the national capital we have had unusual
facilities for observing the course of en-
pire pursued by the present administration,
under the Establishments of European solicit
tatton and the pressure of domestic die
tation, and we warn our countrymen that
the most dangerous combination possible
to elect to the two highest offices in the
gift of the people have been selected-Wil-
liam Mckinley. man Of mediocre ability,
whose every act has been marked by self
seeking. regardless of principle, and Theo-
dore Roosevelt, whose strenuous agrees
iveness would be a constant menace. We
ask our fellow countrymen to pause before
committing the destinies Of our beloved
country to such combination. Mr.. Nc
Kinley has transformed war for liberation
into a war of subjugation. Cuba Is under
military rule, Porto Rico under medieval
satrapy, the Philippines ground by the iron
heel of despotisrp and an American army OF
occupation in China. These several acts
have cost the United States a billion of
dollars, many precious lives and. worse
than all, the loss of our national ideals.
Add Mr.. Roosevelt to Mr.. Mckinley and
what will be the result? We can see only
a career of slaughter, of devastation and OF
decay; murder and rapine abroad, and dis
turbances and misery at home. Such has
ever been the bloody course of empire.
The few at the top may have temporary
honor riches and glory. The vast middle
and poorer classes will have degradation,
poverty and shame
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Prof. Leo Wheat.s Piano Rec,,.,

On the nth instant the visitors to the
pavilion for the blind at the Congressional
Library were treated to musical recital
given by the well-known pianist, Prof, Leo
Wheat,w after being introduced by the Ii
brarian Miss Giffin. prefaced his concert
by few well-chosen remarks. Prof.
Wheats recitals are always sui generIs,
and this was no exception. 1t began with
an arrangement of the Miserere from the
opera of III Trovatore," followed by "Meh
Lady's Schottische' and Girls of the
SOUTH each the composition of Prof.
Wheat. Probably the most enjoyable num-
Der interpreted by Mr.. Wheat was the
Cradle Song the music of which was
composed by him and the words by Miss
Amelie Rives of Albemarle county. va. THE
program concluded with Bridging the
Bloody Chasm." a medley Of Union and
confederate airs put together by Mr. Wheat
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Christian EndeavOr Society Enter
tainA.

The Christian Endeavor Society of the
Western Presbyterian Church entertained
its friends at a sociable recently. Piano
solos were played by Miss Eleanor L. Den
ham, "Salome." by Lorraine: Miss May Sui
livan Winners Variations of Home Sweet
Home" and Mrs. H. A. Coombs, who gave
a rendition of Moskowskis waltz. Miss
Ella knight sang three numbers, My Lit
tie Love- QIawley). Sweet Genevieve' and
a slumber song. Mr.. A H. Raynal gave
violin selections. including "Gavotte'
&c. Bohm). intermezzo from "Cavallerla
Rusticana' and 'Loin du Bal" (GilleD. He
was accompanied by his daughter. Miss
Nellie c. Raynal. Miss Mabel Claf1in rem
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MR.. JAS. M. SCHRYvER DEAD.
He Was Eastern Passenger Agent of
the Ii. and O. H. r..

the II. and o. r.. r.
Mr. James M. Schryver, general passen-
ger agent of the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road lines east Of the Ohio river, died yes
terday at noon of paralysis, at his resi-
dence, 1901 Madison avenue. Baltimore. He
leaves a widow, a son, Mr.. Chas Schryver,
and a daughter, Mrs. E. l.. Parker. Mr..
Schryver was born In Ohio In 1S4s. In Oc-
tober. 1873, he entered the service Of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad as voucher
clerk in the general ticket department. His
promotion was rapid. and he became sue
cessively rate and division clerk, assistant
general ticket agent and assistant general
passenger agent In April. 1897, he was APP
pointed general passenger agent. 1t was
under his supervision as general passenger
agent that the present ticket system of the
road was completed.
Mr.. Schryver was member of the Balti-
more Yacht Club, Maryland Bicycle Club,
Pimico Driving Club and the Royal Ar
canIm. He was a man of many pleasing
and attractive characteristics. and was well
liked by those brought in contact with him.
His funeral will be held from his late resi-
dence tomorrow afternoon at o'clock.