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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-21

wharf between Sth and 9th streets.
The household of DR.. Ray has been moved
to a new anchorage at the mouth of Little
Hunting creek, just above Mt. Vernon.
The work Of putting new boilers into the
Norfolk and Washington line steamer
Norfolk and adding a number Of add.
ti,naI state rooms, on her hurricane deck, is
progressing rapidly. but 1t is thought she
will not be ready sfor service again before
the first of the year.
The work Of oyeThauling Reardons wharf
and the Washington ferry line wharf at
Alexandria has been completed.
The papers Of the new schooner Belmont
have been issued from the custom house a,
Alexandria aud have been turned over to
the commander of the vessel. The Belmont
has been sailing for the past month under
temporary papers, while her regular ones
were being prepared. The delay was caused
by some lack Of Information regarding the
dimensions Of the vessel.
Four-mile Run Is now being used largely
az a base of operations for several Of the
smaller cunning and fishing clubs of this
civ These clubs all have Households, which
they use for their headquarters, and these
are anchored In the run, and the mem
bers there keep their guns and fishing
tackle. and start from them on their hunt
ing and fishing trips. Many of the boats
are fitted up TO accommodate a dozen or
more with sleeping quarters.
The o!d-fashioned Rodman guns which are
are being shipped up from Fort Washing
ton, are sent from this city to Philadel-
phia, where they are broken up and used
for old metal They weigh about five tons
each and. having been condemned. have
been sold A barge Is now lying at the
wharf at Fort Washington, being loaded
with four of these old cannon, and will be
brought up to this city during the latter
part of this week.
The two-masted schooner E. E. Wheeler
which was ashore near the magazine on
Monday, lay at anchor above Alexandra
until yesterday morning. Then she started
down the river and her pilot not knowing
the river well put her ashore for the second
time on Roxley's Point, at the south side
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ADVANCE GRATITUDE.

(Washington Evening Starr
cash,
An de grocery wOuldn' trust me even if 1
got rash
AS to try an run in debt. An yet yoh
uncle ism blue,
He's smtlin jes' as usual, an a meanin
of it. too
l orter feel a little g-stitr7e it seems to
me.
Case matters ain no worse. Deys bout
as bad as dey klu uc.
lookin to de future, wnah my hopes
dey shine an fit
Is feeling mighty thankful foh the
things Is gwinter git.
Perhaps it win DO turky an perhaps it
will be duck,
An mebbe twill be 'DOSSum if I has a
S0ecial duck,
It's wonderful excitin' to be guessin' dis
away
Bout how you's gwinter celebrate on mex
ThanksgiVin' day
Ii might be les plain chicken. or a po'k
chop fryin' slow,
An IL might be nUfffn tail fur a II Is able
fOh TO know;
But I doesn't let dat skeer me. ca Sc it
hasn happened yit,
An Is feeiin' mighty thankful fob de
things Is gwinter git
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How Chamberlain Got Even.

Chicago Times-Herald)
The excellent story OF Joseph Cham
berlain demonstrates in an amusing
manner that the innate pungent humor
he possesses was cultivated early in his
career as a speaker.
When he entered the house of COM
mons he was anxious to try his ora
toricaI powers. A certain leading poll
tician, who was plotting a bill through
the house. was approached by one of
Mr.. Chamberlain friends, who said,
Cham berlain would like TO speak on
the bill; can you give him a chance
We'll, you know, l think it would
not do. He's a new member, and no
body knows what the dickens he might
say"
Time went on. Joseph Chamberlain
gained grOUnd-became a power in par
lament. The leading politician, on the
contrary. had made a series of blum
ders which had imperiled his position.
An election was imminent. Forgetting
his previous record, ne thought that
if he could get Mr. Chamberlain to
speak for him he would strengthen his
position. He therefore applied to the
right honorable gentleman.
The latter calmly surveyed him
through his eyeglass and said:
We'll. you know, think it would not
do. 1 am a new member, and nobody
knows what the dickens I might say,"
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BY PAUL DRESSER.

he first song ever wrote was THE
Letter That Never CAGE 7 did it
III June 1885. I gave the song to a
man whom ] no longer love. He was to
arrange the song and return IL to me in
the form of orchestTatiOn and piano score
for purposes of publication. l went on
the road with a theatrical company. and
after writing many times for the return
OF my manuscript song and receiving no
reply, 1 one DAY picked up a copy of the
New York Clipper. and there. in staring
tyPe, was the announcement of my song,
me Letter That Never Game - but with
the other fellows name tackled on it
never received penny for that song.
i remember standing at the corner of
Eighth street and Broadway. New York
one evening, conscious of the fact that
my sole worldly possessions amounted TO
% cents and the clothes ] wore. I was an
absolute stranger in New York, but
everywhere ] went I heard some one sing
ing The Letter That Never Came" An
other man was getting the money and [
whether TO invest my So cents in bed
and nights lodging or save il for break
fast; I finally decided that l would need
the breakfast more than the bed. so 1
knocked around all night.
l shall never forget the circumstances
attending the appearance of my second
Me So. 1 published this song myself
and, strangely enough. it made a hit. l
can remember the first money that l re
ceived as author and proprietor. The
amount was about $3.50 and when I re-
ceiVed all this money in a bunch ! almost
had a hemOrrnage. was so immensely
tickled that | Immediately went out and
bought a dinner for myself. ordering more
than / could eat. That same night [
came near dying from the effects of an
/ soon found that I could not handle
songs to advantage by publishing them
myself, so I placed all that l could pro-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-11-26
MRS. JACK ASTOR TACKLES ART
lChicaeo Americana


Mrs. John Jacob Astor this season went
IN Tor doing things with ferYor that
mas caused much comment among her
rntimates who know her TO be the most
Ciety. 50
Not content with winning tennis Guns
ana VanqulShing the crack golf PLAYERS al
Newport, Mrs. Aston has DEVELOPED q de-
cided talent for art.
Il is known only to the elect few that
a little gem exhibited ANONYMOUSLY arnorsr
the pictures by American wa ter coiorists
at the Paris exposition and designated as
~ Lone PASTURE, was painted by
Another artistic achievement of Mrs
AStor Is a dainty aquarelle which won
words OF praise from WtnslOW Homer the
SeVersst critic and the greatest painter
or sea and atmospheric effects America
Mr.. Homer did not know who the artist
able ''e - oO-
Mrs. .Astor as girl did not evince par
ucularly pronounced tastes for Their arr
or sport and as the most conspicuous
woman IN the mOdish life of New York
she mas not followed in the faddy foot
women whose claims 10 prominence ire
equally great
Mrs. Aston artistic taste has been con-
spicuous in her perfect gOwning and in
the furnishing of her own apartments at
the Firth avenue palace. at Rhinebeck-
on-the-Huds ~ and at the Newport
'BeechwOOd. 30
But in regard to identifying herself with
the ultra raddiSh interests thar aupeal 10
fashionable women. Mrs Astor has sho.vr-n
hlIhertO q diSfnterestedness that has
passed Tor boredom and added TO the at
moSphere OF individuality and exclusive
nesS with which she has surrounded her
Now. people who have observed with
liIted eyebrows the blase beauty going
IN Tor reputation as a golfer displaying
a genuine enthusiasm al tennis and vgbo
know of her ability To naint a picture thar
81 Z artist pronounees impersonally
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SHED AT HER FACE.
Denver Post.0

Denver POst)
The judge came riding along the lane
On a plebald horse with a Chewed-off
bane-
The ,breezes towed with his iron-gray
And airted his whlskers here and there,
He rode aIong in reflective mood
That nicely fitted his solitude.
His short fat legs in their circIing flare
Put the horse in parenthesis, as it were.
Maud stood in bend of the old rail
To observe his honor approaching hence.
Her stub nose shone in the summer sun
Like piece of steak that was medium
done.
Would stop a train on a steep down
grade!
Her dress was faded and old and worn
Her hair was the color of ripened corn.
The hat she wore on her pumpkin head,
Would make mummy forget twas dead
The old horse uttered a startled snort
AT risk of fine for contempt of court!
And SHE'D meath the rider until it threw
His center of gravity all askeW!
another jump anu MS AoliCI tCiC
The cold earth hit him a fearful welt.
He uttered the deepest grunt of pain
That was ever heard in that dusty lane,
Then uttered a phrase too extremely ripe
For moral paper to put in type!
Maud stood and grinned like a circus ape
To see him so jOggled out of shape!
He gazed at her with fiery look
That would burn the backs on spelilng
book
He studied her features and understood
What threw the morse in such frightened
a mood
Then placed a hand on his pOlted head
And with preface of dashes SAID;
Young lady. the next time 1 pass this
hope to Godfrey you'n hide that facet
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RODE BULL TO PAY BET.
CPhiladel2hia Times


The exciting and thrilling experience
daughter of DR.. Werntz of Ridley town
ship, Delaware county, passed on Tues
day evening has left her in a serious
condition. There were rumOrs that the
young woman was not expected to re-
cover from her VentuTeSOme act Miss
Werntz was a firm believer in Bryan and
made a bet that if Mckinley was elected
she would ride along the township pike
for a long distance on the back of
young bull.
The animal was a fierce and fiery specl-
men of his kind, and to take such ride
was known to be an exceedingly precar1-
Gus proposition. Miss Werntz, however,
was not daunted. and when after the re-
suit of the election and Bryans failure
a the polls had been undoubtedly eStaD-
i:shed she pluckily said:
= am beaten and will abide the con-
sequences. | am prepared to fulfill my
promise.
The young bull was brought out and
his head and nose secured by a rope
and the procession formed with Miss
WerntZ riding in front with a sign at
tached to the animal: Il lost on Bryan
The animal plunged about from side 10
side but Miss WeTntZ held on, assisted
by those who acc nDanied her For sew
eral miles IL was stated the young woman
thus rode on the animal until both both
animal and rider were greatly exhausted
Miss WeTntZ was taken home suffering
severely, and it was stated has been
since in bed suffering from the effects.
She is a pretty young woman of about
. years.
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duce with a popular New York publisher.
Among the best known songs of mine
that were then written are The Pardon
Her FaithIess." Here Lies an Actor,
The Lone Grave and The Curse"
studied music for six months; think they
call this period two terms At the eX-
piration of the second term / had mas
tered the Sack Waltz. That Is about
the limit of my musical education My
music teacher was a Miss Fannie HaT-
tunE She afterward took the veil and
went into the clOisteT. I have sometimes
thought that my bad playing or the an
ticipation of some of the music nave
written drove her into the retirement Of
went into business i'm 1884 and wrote
Just Tell Them That You saw Ne
This began to be sung everywhere i'm
mediately after its appearance; II made
an enormous nit.
Then I wrote The Banks of the Wa
BASH, and. later, the present day sue
cess. THE Blue and the Gray My
newest effort IS Give Us Just Another
Lincoln" and the people who know are
saying nice things about it and predict
ing a big success for it,
Personally. I don't think that one can
write a song in sentimental strain
one that can catch the popular fancy-
without some sort of inspiration. / have
frequently been offered large and tempt
ing sums of money for a song to be writ
ten in a hurry-made to order. I have
needed the money in such cases, but |
couldn't write the songs in that way l
realize my songs are in no way wonderful
crea tons viewed from the standpoint OF
high-cIass music. But they seem to please
the masses, and the classes don bother
me much. I suppose it's a nice thing 10
write high-class music but TINS lde& OF
starving to death and then having
monument put over your grave as a klnd
of offering to your genius don take my
fancy. A nice brOiled steak with plenty
of bread and butter and coffee makes the
most substantial monument to starving
genius.
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GOOD ENOUGH FOR NEVADA.

IN SATURDAY THE NEW MONITOR christened in
honor OF the state Of Nevada was launched The name
originally decided for this latest addition to the conn
s seaghhng force Connecticut the good people of
ua commonwealth objected having anything of first
rate batesP named after their and the plan was dropped
Alter looking round for that would likely TO be
mnlc about such the navy department finally hit upon
Nevada
This is only trivial incident but very indicative of the
general rule upon which the Mckinley government relies
namely that anything good enough western state To
consult the wishes of the truanpulated commemorative of
the eHete always considered polite saesrnanlke
he west may take what get and be thankful 1t is of little
consequence from the Mckinley point that eastern
states form only small portion of ne national territory Their
interests and wishes must be all hazards The
that the contains untold millions that would be added the
national wealth if only given the aintes gmmer
legislation, TO be d matter of importance all
Instead OF following policy that would benefit nation
whole and develop the the entire country Mr.
Mckinley and his rulers they fatten the
OF the bankers and magnates east AS
consequence concident with delivering Of baclhanded
compliment in the way naming monitor census reports
bring light the fact that this rapidly
falling off population. Instead of having 200 as in 1880
the OF shows that the contains but 43
this and with continuation of the present policy of utterly
ignoring the existence any other metal gold any other
industries those controlled by the year 1910 NAV find
the state OF Nevada a deserted wilderness.
When the havoc that has been wrought in one sec
ton OF the simply by perverey unfair legislation is diff
cult make any estimate OF the growth and develop
which would follow the Inauguration OF policy play
the in those other sections that despite similar dsadvan
ge have been able only hold their but to make re-
nlarkabe gains both in population and wealth
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MONEY MADE IN SPORT.
CNew York WORLDLY


Americans are the most liberal patrons
of sport IN the world Nowhere else are
such fortunes to be won by mere physical
DTOWeSS.
More money is made by some Of the
prize fighters and horse jockeys in Amer
lea, curious as It may seem, than by
the president or the supreme court
Judges. The horse jockey Tod Sloane,
for instance, has an income OF over $780,
eco a year. The services of the president
of the United States are valued al but
On--half that amount. y score or more
Of Jockeys whose names are unknown
outside of sporting circles also have
more than pTinCely incomes. Harry Crit
fin receives $4,000 from a single patron
and has d regular yearly income of about
$4,000. A jockey named Bullman was
engaged the other day at a Slary of Si5,-
900 a year The fact attracted little at
tentiOn, though the income. not counting
perquisites, is half again as large as that
Of a United States senator, and three
times that of a member of congress.
Horse trainers are compensated on
similar scale.
The prize fighters, as every one knows,
are also rewarded very highly. Bob
FitzSimmOns received $4,000 for a single
exhibition in his fight with Hall Purses
of half this amount are comparatively
common The public also contributes
largely to the support of the pugiliSts
through the medium of the theateT and
battles.
The popularity of baseball players is
not what II once was, yet the salaries
remain comparatively high. The average
salary q the professional ball player is
much above the average income of cler-
gymen and most professional men.
The captains OF the racing yachts are
also very highly compensated. Captain
Hank Half. of Columbia fame, is said TO
be regularly retained by the Iselins at a
salary of $4,000 a year, besides ceceiv-
ing present for winning any great
race.
Large salaries are paid to professional
coaches for boat crews by the various
colleges. Coach Lehman who was i'm
ported from England by Harvard last
year, is said to have been engaged at an
annual salary of $I5.0O0
A number of the professional golf
coaches are in receipt of large incomes
for work which seems out of all propor-
ton to the services. One of the Indian
coaches at Southampton, L. l. who Is
very much in demand by the smart set
makes more than s. 600 during the season
The income Of one of the coaches on the
Newport links is said TO greatly exceed
this h-Ure.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-11-26
POOLING THE COLLECTOR.

liz SUBLIME PORTE has fatty refused allow this
country 10 have consul Harpoot The which
the sultan gives for refusing to permit establishment.
OF consulate at this point that there enough
oTe 70 Justify such step This considered Washington
most novel ground for objection To up hardly
looks like the real reason
In THIS connection it is we'll 10 that the United
States has little bill against the indemnity which its
representatives have been trying collect these many moons
anyone who has tried to collect bill knows how prone
eCe TO get UP argument the value patent washing
machines the prospect for good potato CROP perpetual motion
OF any old subject that IS totally irrelevant point of
interest The collector kept busy defending old-fas
Toned Washboard and tub relating the terrible
NaSion OF soshel potato bugs that he orgets
Dill until he has just time enough catch the last
Potato bugs and washb become subjects Of
uPotac conversation but dispute consulate will an
S"eI ne purpose just well If every time the American repre-
sentative IN Turkey calls round the palace with his little bill
e sultan can keep him busy discussion rights of
nations as to consus much the embarrassment of explaining
that gas, coal and tailor bills have all in bunch this
month will be removed and the genial request to call again will
torDode nothing painful the the chat on
COusus
Inc coming OF the battleshp Kentucky seems have
caused no fear and trembling in breast and it is
doubtful her arrival will be signal for his majesty to go
down INTO his boomers pocket In fact begins to look as if
the only that bill be collected to put in the hands
o some good collection agency else bring against his
sublime majesty before out of town Justice
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CLEVER NAKED ROBBERS.
CNew York Herald.)


The cleverest and most ingenious
robbers in the world are the rowing
bands of Bheels in southern Bombay,
India, as the English soldiers have
learned by bitter experience.
When out looking for plumber these
Bheel robbers wear no clothing and
their bodies are rubbed with oil. so
that should they be surprised and
seized they would be able to slip away
from their captors. Once they have
disappeared in a jungle. pursuit is
hopeless, but il sometimes occurs that
they find themselves closely pursued
across an open plain, where even the
tall, rank grass has been burnt up by
the fearful heat. 1t is then that their
ingenuity is most apparent. In these
scOrChed and burnt-up stretches of
plain the only thing that breaks the
horizon line is the occasional grOlID of
charred trunks with their gaunt short
limbs standing out against the sky.
When the dull Clatter of the English
mounted troops is heard gaining on
them these dark-skinned raScaIs con-
ceal their Scapt clothing under their
small round shields and scatter them
about to resemble stones or bOuTders.
Then picking UP d few twigs-if there
are any to be. hdd-they assume all
sorts of grOtesqUe attitudes their al
most feshless limbs silhOuetted against
the dark night sky closely resembling
the Charred limbs of a tree. Absolute
ly motionIess, they hold their positions
till the enemy has passed them.
This, Of course. is an old trick, and
no longer fools the English, but it is
only few years since a most laugh
able thing happened TO an English Of
fcer through this very clever ruse of
theirs The pursuit had completely
lost sight Of the robbers, and finally
the party drew rein by a cIump of
gnarled and bent tree trunks. tired and
hot from their hard exertiOns The
officer in charge took off his hat and
placed it on the end of a broken limb.
when instantly there was wild
scream of laughter. and the tree trunks
suddenly came to life and vanished in
the darkness.
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Old Time Love Song.
CPalI Mall Gazette.)

CPal Mall Gazette)
If all the laurel wreathS of fame
Were tWined for my unworthy head,
What were they worth unless you came
To see your lover garlanded?
If all the sovereignty of earth
In one sole Scepter wOOed my gTa9D.
What would its heavy gold be worth
Unless your hand were mine to clasp?
If all the roses summer knows
By pleasures hand were plucked and
StrOwn.
Should I raise up one single rose
If I must drink its scent alone?
There is no kingdom but your heart,
There is no laurel but your praise,
The rose is but your counterpart
You dear delight of all my days
Yet would 7 had the scepter gold,
The laurel fine. the roses rare:
The sCepter for your hands to hold
The rose and laurel for your hair,
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cause of il all.
is It the effort of one of the most fat
tered and feted women on earth TO escape
supreme boredom
Is it because no woman today can hold
out against the invidiouS fascination OF
being a beauty at some one thing requir-
ing either a certain acquired skill or
real talent2
Whatever the cause 1.-The awakening
of Mrs. Aston Is interesting.
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ADJUSTMENTS.

Lincoln J. Carter's THE Fast Mail, p
a play Astounding in scenic effects and
thrilling situations, opens at the Grand
tonight for three-nights' run.
9 & q
At Denver, last Friday, the opening
day for the sale of tickets for the Grau
opera, about 200 was taken in at the
box office,
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Still a warm Proposition.
Chicago RecOrdD


The fellows who were going TO reor-
ganize the Democratic party the day after
election nave discovered that the rank
and hle holds to the opinion that the
opinion that the Democratic party as at
present organized is the warmest political
proposition anywhere ia the world
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