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Evening star., 1900-09-25
MAINE HAS 4 MIGHTY HUNTER.
Brought Down Two Caribou at One
Shot and Six Altogether.


Two caribou al one shot is the kind of a
story to which the uninitiated would give
The smile audible. and which would be pref
~ hard for The expert hunter and story
teller 10 beat. But il is true, neyerthe-
less, and the man who fired the shot and
bagged the two caribou is Walter ]. SWEET.
"A Maine guide. now III New Bedford on d
visit TO Michael Shea.
1T was a number of years ago." said Mr.
SWEET In the course of conversation with
a Standard reporter yesterday: "one morn
ing when 1 was out still hunting / found the
tracks of some caribou leading up over a
ridge. and after cruising around a while /
caught sight of them. There were six of
them standing together under a little clump
o. trees 4 stopped 10 see which way the
wind was so they wouldn't get scent Of me-
and then began To creep up on them got a
good place behind some bushes and sat there
waiting for a shot. Just then one of them
stretched his neck out little. giving me a
fine chance at him. let go and the bullet
went straight through his head and into the
heart of another right behind him. killing
them both. rhe other four didn't get away
either, for dropped every one of them be-
fore they had got twenty rods from the
place where / firsi saw them.
That's a pretty unusual thing, killing
two caribou AT one shot, although you often
hear OF man getting two deer that way:
but | must say that one OF the guides l
knew told story hat beat this one
He said he WAS out one day, when he
struck herd of nine caribou standing on
the Ice. lie only intended to shoot one of
them-that was all he wanted. So he picked
out the best shot and fired. He was pretty
sure he had struck il. bur the caribou didn't [
seem TO be wounded and walked away until
he was hid from view behind a bunch of
trees. My friend had a magazine rifle hold
ing nine cartridges, so he didn't lose any
time firing at the next one. Strange to
say. he apparently missed this time and
the caribou walked away just like the first
one. Then he tried for the third. and so
on up TO the ninth and last one. Each time
he seemed 10 miss and each time the carl
bou disappeared behind the trees. Think
ing there was something funny about H. he
went out TO look. and--weii. he found the
whole nine OF them stretched out on the
ice dead. He had hiS every one but they
Evening star., 1900-09-25
OPENING OF FALL SEASON.
Thousands Attracted to Establish-
ment of >. kann, Sons Il Co.

! u S
| An event in the mercantile circles Of
| Washington, which attracted thousands OF
admiring people, was the opening today of
! the fall season at S. Kann Sons & Co. s.
/ The present is the seventh season of the ex-
| tensiyely known Busy Corner at Sth
street and Market space. facing the ave-
| nue. and the closing months of the cen
tury find the store one Of the most hand
somely and conveniently equipped in the
whole country. Soon after the inaugural
ton of the enterprise in the capital city
the policy of expansion became necessity
and from one store the BUSY Corners de-
partments have multiplied until now within
the establishment are many. many stores.
From a beginning with thirty employees, II
now requires between 500 and 600 persons
to handle the great business of the concern.
This in itself tells the story of wonderful
success which has followed the kann un-
dertakng since its inception.
The big store today is beautiful sight
Hundreds of palms have been employed In
decorating booths, counters, aisles. and
wherever a bit of green would enhance the
effect Waving in the breezes of numerous
electric fans the garden of palms Is most
pleasing to the eyes. In every department
have been hundreds of sightseers and buy
ers. In every department, too, an elaborate
display Of the choicest goods has been made.
There is freshness and brightness about
the entire place which Is noticeable inn
1nediately one enters the building. So fresh
in fact seems the stock and the furnishing,
decorati tions, etc. about the place a stranger
in the city would think today meant the
launching of a new enterprise rather than
marking the seventh year OF Its Successful
existence. The sales ladies. usual were
all dressed in natty black dresses, and
were themselves an attractive feature Of
the display. 1t would be impossible to de-
tail the displays made in the various de-
partments. Those attracting most attention.
however, were the silk millinery, crockery
imported and domestic gowns and wraps,
f,trc 10 nd ri oh
little boys clothing, and the reconstructed
mems furnishing department Each de-
partment is stocked with the best and most
up-to-date stuffs purchasable in any mar
ket.
Evening star., 1900-09-25
Lawyers In a Scrimmare,

Three members of the local bar. John H.
Adriaans on the one side and John G. Bige-
low and his son, Clifton Bigelow, on the
other, induged in fisticuffs on small scale
today at the city hall as the result of the
passage Of uncomplimentary words. Sew
eIal blows were exchanged.
The affair occurred near the doorway of
Equity Court No. /. Court officials quickly
separated the combatants and quieted the
disturbance
Evening star., 1900-09-25

Is not only the quickest way to advance
ment. but Ii has a very great influence
upon ones character and self-respect. n
Tor no other motive than to maintain our
self-respect, We should never allow our-
selves to get into habit of half-doing
things.-Success.
The most valuable piece of plate pos-
sessed by the Queen of England is a pea.
cock with outspread TAIL made of solid gold
and literally covered with diamonds. rubies
emeraids and other precious gems 1t orig.
inaliy came from Seringapatam, Is kept at
Windsor Castle. and Is worth q fabulous
sum.
Evening star., 1900-09-25
Minister wu.s Donation.

Mr.. WI. the Chinese minister, whose
residence has been guarded for several
weeks by members of the police force has
handed Detective Geo. w. Boyd, who was
one of the men detailed for such duty, $40
The attention of the Commissioners has
been invited to the matter by Maj Sylves-
ter, the chief of police, who has recon-
mended that 20 per cent of the amount be
deducted and placed to the credit of the
equipment fund, and the officer be per-
mitted to retain the remainder
Evening star., 1900-09-25
Army Orders.

Second Lieut.. N. r. Chambliss, Sth In
fantry. has been relieved from further
treatment at the general hospital. Wash
ington barracks, and ordered to Fort
Smelling. MIMI. for duty with his regiment
Assistant Surgeon VIM. NJ. Hendrickson.
at Fort Mcdowell, Cal, has been trans
ferred to duty at Fort Flagier, Wash, re-
ieving Assistant Surgeon Stephen Wythe
who has been ordered to San Francisco for
duty in the transport service.
Evening star., 1900-09-25
Heavy Damages Claimed,

Suit at law to recover damages In the
sum Of $4,000 was instituted this after
noon In the Supreme Court of the District
Of Columbia by Edward J. McQueeny,
through Attorneys James c.. Rogers and
Chas. w. Darr, against Thomas F. Conroy
1t is charged that September %, 1889, the
defendant assaulted the plaintiff, and pre-
vented him from attending to his usual
business for three n onths
Suit was also filed this afternoon by the
same plaintiff against the same defendant
to recover $4,000 damages for alleged
SANDER.
Evening star., 1900-09-25
IN PROBATE COURT.
Willis OF Decedemts Ftled-Caveat
Placed ON Record,


Placed ON Record.
The wills of the following deeedents were
filed this afternoon for probate:
Edmund A. Roderick. dated October 8.
1898, bequeathing his estate to his wife,
Charlotte R. Roderick. and naming her ex-
ecutrix.
Ida B. Walker dated July IS last, be-
queathing her estate to her children upon
their attaining their majority Her hus-
band. Thomas B. Walker is named execu-
tor.
Mary Middleton. dated July 10, 1886. and
be,iueathing her estates to her five children.
her two sons, James b. Middleton and
william B Middleton, are named executors
Louise M. Owens. dated February %.
1879. and bequeathing her estate to her two
sons. VIM d. and Thomas NJ Owens Mar
TN r. Morris Is named executor
A caveat to the will of Andrew Theurer
rer. Veronica Bergman and Margaret
Theurer. The usual grounds were alleged.
Evening star., 1900-09-25
Sentence Suspended.

Walter Goodwin. whose nome In said TO bc
near Vienna. Va, and VINO has been in Jail
fifty-nine days awaiting trial by Jury on
the charge Of stealing a watch from Harry
Meeks, today in the Police Court withdrew
his demand and pleaded guilty. Sentence
was suspended by Judge Kimball during
Goodwin's good behavior.
Evening star., 1900-09-25
Charge Of Promotins Policy.

Lewis Robinson Of Georgetown was ar
rested this afternoon on the Aqueduct
bridge by Detective Watson and locked up
at No. station to answer the charge of
promoting policy. 1t Is stated that three
books were found on the prisoner. The
case will be called In the Police Court to-
morrow.
Evening star., 1900-09-25
Numbers Gone WiId.

From the Chicago Record.
You're not fond of mathematical calcu-
lation.''
Eyes. get on with figures all right down.
town, but I get nearly deranged when I
have to audit my wife's accounts"
Evening star., 1900-09-25
with Rexrets.
From the Philadelphia Pr,.s.

From the Philadelphia Press,
'"The true editorial spirit said the old
timer. ''is declining"
II guess you're right" agreed the strug-
Cling author. "it certainly doesn't appear
to be accepting
Evening star., 1900-09-25
Lumber Yard. Burn.

NEW YORK. September 25.-The lumber
yards Of the Corning Lumber Company at
Atlantic Highlands. N. j.. were destroyed
by fire today. Loss, $4,000.
Evening star., 1900-09-25
Tr.n.ferred to rort Rllex.

Battery o. 7th Artillery. Capt. John R.
williams. has been ordered from Bernicia
barracks. California. to Fort Riley, Kansas.
This Is the siege battery which was ordered
to China at time when 1t was possible
that there might he a long war In China in
which the United States would participate.
Evening star., 1900-09-25
MRS. ELIZABETH VAN LEW DEAD.
she Aided the Union Forces During
the Rebellion

hiCHMoND, Va. September 25-Mrs
Ih@aoeth van Lew, who. during the war
between the states. furnished the Union
forces with valuable information against
the confederate government, assisted pris-
oners in escaping from, Libby prison and
Who aftef the war. was rewarded by Gen
Grant with the pOstmastership at Rich
mona. died at her residence here at 4:3O
o CLOCK this morning at an advanced age
Evening star., 1900-09-25
De.ertiou Alleged.

On the ground of alleged desertion, War
rem C. Rolls. through Attorney James B.
Green. this afternoon petitioned the Su-
preme Court of the District OF Columbia to
grant him a divorce from Alice !. Rolls.
Evening star., 1900-09-25

The Glove supply of the world Is produced
the islands of Zanzibar and Pemba
which constitute the principal producing
territory OF the sultanate. Cloves were at
one time the only economic product sup
piled to foreign countries by Zanzibar.
Evening star., 1900-09-25
Accounted For.
From Puck,

Edith-''They say he Is Independently
rich" set
Ethel-"Ah! Then he must be a bache-
lor." =
Evening star., 1900-09-25
M.r,,-. ar ,or un,,,..,...

A detachment Of United States marines
left the headquarters barracks In this city
&his afternoon, on their way to service in
the Philippines.
Evening star., 1900-09-25

II presume you carry memento OF some
kind In that locket OF yours g''
Precisely; It is a lock of my husbands g
hair"
But your husband fs still alive
Yes; but his hair Is all gone. Tit Bits
Evening star., 1900-09-25

had been able TO walk far enough to get
out Of sight behind those trees before they
lroDped -
Evening star., 1900-09-25
Richard Harding Davis

concludes his articles on the Boer War with an &C
count OF the Fall OF Pretoria Readers OF his Pre-
toria in War Time. in the August number will
anticipate the peculiar interest of the article.
The fact that Mr.. Davis is the only correspondent
of the first rank who has seen both sides of this
war gives a very special value to these closing pa
pers which bear their evidence of impartiality
and a perfectly clear exposition of the facts.
Evening star., 1900-09-25
SCRHBNER'S r1AGAZlNE
The Russia of Toda,

The first of Mr. Henry Norman's notable and
timely series of articles is entitled The Two Capt.
tails" and describes St. Petersburg and Moscow
with an account of visit to Tostoy 1t would be
difficult overestimate the importance OF Mr.. Nor
mans articles on Russia and their value at this
time They the result of trip of study and in
vestigation made especially behalf OF SCRIB-
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-12-15
A Modern wooinr.

Harry-So you have seen her father.
Well, what did he say?
Billy-It's all right. / went to him,
and, says 1: Il am going to do you
q favor. ! am going to take your
daughter off your hands,"
"And what did he say to that?"
He wanted to know how much it
was going to cost him. / told him it
might cost him trifle more than to
keep her, there being two of us, but
of course he wouldn't mind that. He
closed with me right off, He said he
liked me, and it would be all right
if would go on the road for his es-
tablishment. 1t looks sort of mer-
cenary, Harry, but 1 really believe the
girl is in love with me, and a fellow
must consider that, you know."-Bos-
ton Transcript.
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-12-15
GOOD IMITATION OF SURF.
II Was Only the Housema:d's Broom
ON the Stairs, How
ever.

$50 you have gone ous en- the north shore
to live, have you, old mani" said North
side young man to friend who had gone
with his family to Kenilworth to spend
the summer, relates the Chicago Chronicle.
Yes, we have taken house for the sum-
mer close to the edge of the lake and / tell
you it is bully, immense 1t is great, for the
old man has improved in health out there
till he is getting as frisky as schoolboy
de said before we moved that If he could
only get where he could hear the surf when
he woke up mornings that it would do him
world of good. The first morning after we
got there he woke up about five o Clock and
called out to mother, who was still asleep:
Say, ma, do you hear that surf coming
IN on the shore! Isn't that re grandest
thing you ever heard?
Ma protested that she didn't hear any
surf and wasn't listening for any. Father
sighed and went to sleep again, lulled by the
music of what he declared was the surf.
The door of his room was open and he sim
ply heard the swish of our little housemaid' 9
broom over the carpet downstairs. She gets
up early every morning to do the front
rooms and her broom makes the finest imi-
tation of the surf you ever heard.
Now, If pa wakes up when it ism sweep
ing day and kicks because there isn't any
surf on ma just steps to the speaking tube
in the next room and tells Martha to sweep
up a little surf and father is soon asleep
again." ..
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-12-15
NO WORD is LOST.

Just as stone cast on the placid face
OF some still water. sends 1t ripping wide
And far, in circles of concentric grace.
Each lesser. DINNER. till at last the tide
Is quelled again unto its peaceful lot;
So falls the word thy lip doth careless
toss,
Or (grant 1t rather be) with careful thought,
Upon the silence. sending far across
The space of Time. ethereal waves that
sweep.
Expanding more and more, yet fading
when
Far from the sound that broke its peace
full deep;
And then. forgotten. Stiffness reigns
again.
What matters 1t then II a word is said
The more or less. e'en though 1t raise
Since when tits past. the waters in their
bed
Sink calmly back. and naught has changed
its form?
All. no! The waves that cfrcled Ger the
pool
Stayed not until they reached the utmost
strand.
And pebbles moved. and carved as with q
To shapes unnumbered. many clods of
And each succeeding wave. like that be-
fore,
Though lesser in degree. performed its
share
And made its impress on the distant shore
Beyond what 1t can e'er again repair.
Thus. when thy words forgotten in the
lapse
OF Time; becalmed the silence that thou
broke;
Remember that the waves II raised. per-
haps
Swept on and on. far out past all revoke:
And touching here and there a soul that
stood
Beyond the rest, exposed to all the sea,
Receptive to its influence for good
Or evil. moulded It indelibly:
That these same waves thy words In mo-
tion set
Swept to the shores of all Humanity:
emoothed all its roughened features with
their fret.
And helped to shape 1t for Eternity.
Charles Z. Jenney. in Chicago Advance.
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-12-15
PAYS TUITION WITH HONEY.
Young Woman Raises Bees and Il
Going to College on Their
Product.

Syracuse university has studens
this fall who pays for her tuition and
for all her other expenses while TAX.
ing the course by her. own industry
and that of the busy bees she i'm.
pressed into her service curing the
summer. At the state fair recently
held she received the first prize for
bees and several prizes for honey
says New York exchange.
Miss Mary Mills mas so swarms and
takes entire charge of them herself.
They are kept in vineyard on her
fathers farm, not far from Syracuse,
as they can be captured more easily
on the vines than on trees when they
swarm. The working costume of the
young woman is simple, but sufficient,
consisting of denim bloomers, waist
and short skirt. The color chosen is
brown, as bees are supposed to have a
special liking for it and are less likely
to attack people who wear it. With
it she wears a farmers straw hat,
enveloped in brown silk veil tucked
carefully into the waist of her gown.
Sometimes she wears kid gloves when
the bees are swarming, but frequent-
ly works without them and is seldom
stung. One is quite safe, she says,
when perfectly calm and self-pos-
sessed, but the bees are keenly alive
to nervousness and quickly resent it..
Miss Mills does all the carpenter
work required, extracts the honey,
much of which is sold as sirup, and
manages the business from start to
finish. The care of her bees occupies
about three days o. the week and the
remainder of the time in summer she
-devotes to jelly making and fruit
canning, in which she does a brisk
'.order" business. Her skill in these
branches won several prizes at the
fair.
The money earned by Miss Mills
has been saved for the study of mu-
sic, which she intends to make her
special study in college. Her business
will be continued, as it requires lit.
tie time in winter, and the Saturday
holidays will enable her to do all that
Is necessary.
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-12-15

went to close it and noticed the bottle.
She uncorked it, shifted at it daintily
and shuddered. Looking around, she
saw the mincemeat on the table and
decided that little of the horrible
stuff wouldn't hurt it much. She put
in more than she intended to, however,
and fed in a panic as soon as she had
replaced the bottle.
More than a minute or two passed,
and still Mrs. Hudgens did not reap
pear; instead, Clinton came in and
stood with his hands in his pockets,
whistling and looking at the big pan of
mincemeat. Then the door suddenly
opened and buckingham came in, look
ing particularly unconcerned and care
less.
Its all right" said Clinton. 'sThere
isn't anybody around. Have you
got II"
For answer Buckingham produced a
pint flask from his hip pocket, and the
liquid it containedwas speedily emptied
into the pan.
That is how the second failure took
place. 1t happened, too, that the pastor
of the family church was at dinner
when the pies were Chicago
Daily Record.
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-12-15
DID THE HANDSOME THING.
Fault with Gambling
Phrases.

Il a volume of-reminiscences Just pub
LINED entitled: The Wedding Day in Lit
srature and Art" minister relates his ex.
perience with two weddings in the same
town on the same day, one in the morn
ing, one in the afternoon. "The first we'd
ding fee received was $40" he says, "a very
large remuneration. for the place and peo-
pie. After the second wedding the best
man called me into a private room and
thus addressed me:
Whats the tax, parsong
Anything you like, or nothing at all,
answered. II have frequently received moth
Now said he, we want to dc .dia
thing up in style, but have had no ex.
perience in this business and do not know
what is proper. You name your figure
Il suggested that the legal charge was
'Pshaw,' he said. This amt legal. W.
want to do something handsome
Go ahead and do it. said. Whereupcn
he reflected a moment and then asked me
how. much l had received for the wedding
of the morning.
Ten dollars, replied.
His face frightened at once. Here was
Z solution to the difficulty.
I'll see his ante, he remarked, raise
him five dollars and CALL Whereupon be
handed me SIS"
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-12-15
pUNGENr PARAGRAPHS.

"What II the best thing to put in
pie?" "Apples or peaches" "No-,our
teeth."-St. Louis Republic.
Taking Risks.-Towsor--"Is your
daughter a finished musician?" York.
rode-"Not yet, but the neighbors are
making threats. Baltimore Amer
ican.
IF I get the Office" says political
aspirant, II guarantee to perform its
duties faithfully, and to stay in it until
1t p,eases Providence to call me high
er!"-Atlanta Constitution.
Hoax-'Borrowell gets a lot oi
credit for the way he keeps his family
dressed" Joax-"Yes; they tell me
there's two or three collectors at the
house every day."-Philadelphia Rec
ord.
''Fine patriotic fellow. that Watkins!
When he heard of the Chinese war he
cut off the heads of all his prize chick
ems" What had they to do with it?''
''They were Shanghais." = Buffalo
News.
MISE AchoWicdl \cOylyJ-I never
saw anyone act so foolish as Mr.. Sophie
when he's alone with girl" Miss Pep
pery-"Alone with a girl. How could
you ever see him under such circum,
Observation-Disclosures Press.
First Citizen-"Mike O'Conologue
says he has got you fixed sure for Tim
Murphy" Second Citizen-"He's a
liar. No man can control my vote. Be-
sides, Conny Distances committee have
promised me fine job with no work
in it if vote for Conny."-Boston
Transcript.
Coming in on the train the other day
was family with little, nervous
mother and a flock of children. As we
neared Boston the mother began to
question if everything was all right.
Have you got all the umbrellas,
johnny" II should say had. had
four when started, and now I've got
six!"-Boston Beacon.