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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-15

Carloads of goods for the Annual September Furniture
Sale It's be greater week possible than the six days
That's saying good deal Every store aievery effort toward
week the records of the house
dependence placed the making the smallest pos
sbe prices But the figures tell the storyand there's emphasis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-15

The Best Prescription for Malaria
Cnils and Fever u bottle Of GROVES TASTE
LESS CHILL TONIC. Il p simply iron ana qninins
A28s. tn. th-tot
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-15

electric wire. He was somewhat shocked
and was sent to his home in the rear of No.
1141 New Hampshire avenue in the patrol
wagon Of No. 6 precinct station.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-15

association badge to Miss Fish, who is In
this city. Miss Fish is the only young lady
ever honored by this association
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-15

AS the period to which Lord Salisbury
has extended Lord Pauncefote's service as
British ambassador expires in a few months
there are many contectures as to who will
succeed him at Washington Sir Henry
Howard, who has been British minister at
The Hague and Luxembourg since 1896, and
straightforward diplomatist, just such g
character as Americans like to deal with"
is rather more often mentioned than others
Sir Henry HowaId has served more than
once al, the British legation at Washington.
and his wife is a daughter of the late
George w. Riggs OF Washington d. C. He
was born In 1s43 and entered the diplomatic
service in 1896. is,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-15
Shocked by Electric Wire.

While at work about 10 o'clock this MORN
ing in one OF the committee rooms at the
Capitol. Jacob A. Johnson, colored, aged
fifty years, came In contact with q 1--WE
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-04-17
Out of the Mouths Of Babes.

Boys q~ueried the teacher Of the
juvenile class. "can amy Of YOU tell me
what an island is?." "Ies'm," answer
ed a bright little fellow. its a body
of land almost surrounded by insur-
gents"
Small Johnny came running into the
house crying bitterly. What's the
matter. %Johnny??' asked his uncle.
Tommy Brown slapped me. sobbed
the little fellow. You should have
slapped him in return. unWisely re-
marked the uncle. "Oh. / returned it
first" replied Johnny.
"MaDama." said 4-year-old Harry one
morning. "wilI YOU promise not TO
punish me today" Why do YOU want
me to promise that?" asked his moth
er in surprise. Because" replied the
youthful diplomat, Il just feel like
[ am going to the naughty, and |
want to be on the safe side
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-04-17
\ NEW SOUTHERN AUTHOR.

Mary Johnston, the author OF "To Have
~hc declines to be interviewed. Miss
JOhnStCn's rcticence in this matter has
probably resulted in this noticeable fact,
rat, although the American and English
reviewers have exhausted columns in
rfalse of her books. comparatively little
has been written of the personality Of the
woman, of her charming home in Biz
miugham. Of her ideal life in sunny Ma
bama. The world knows Of her as a Viz
&lria girl, and the photographs that have
heen widely copied reveal a wonderfully
'Neet-faced young woman. the graceful
miniatures on ivory by the old masters.
She is not very tall, and her figure is
slender and fragile. She carries herself
vel, and has that high-bred air that
gives her a distinctive charm in any as
9'ihbIy. Her eyes are large and brown,
win Ittle fecks CT gold. Her light brown
liIf IS SCtt and WGVy, and she wears it
SIMPLY. She dresses quietly and fashion
AMY. tier tastes are those Of a charming
woman. who. although unconventional. re
poets every propriety. She has travelled
extensively IN this country and abroad.
MISS Johnston's life is that of any high
pred, arlstocratic girl of the South. AS
NE eldest daughter Ct a family of six
She had, since the death of her mother
''H years ago. the cares ana responsible
,'es oi hei fathers household. Her father,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-04-17
MIR. DOOLEY ON POETS.
From Molly Donohue.)

Well said Mr.. Dooley, its this way
with thin. A pote's a man with something
20 say that he hasn't thought out. Now
yere in a way, Malachi, a pote. Win
ye're at home Dustin to eXpriss yer
self an not KNOWN exactly what it is We
want to say or how ye ought to say it
if We knew, ye have the Workin'S iv a pOte
in ye. Ye needn't look savage. Yell
niver be wan while We feel sthrOng about
yer troubles. a pOte doesn't feel rally
bad. He o'ny thinks he does. He's able
to find wurruds to pour out his heart in,
an more thin that, he's able fr to cut up
the wurruds into proper lengths an have
thin fit into aich other like matched fur
in. Think iv a man Sittin' down with "a
woild passion in his heart an thryin'
to measure it with a pocket rule. This
line is two feet too long he says; III
have to cut it off. If | nail on a cuple "
wurruds here twill fit nicely he says.
Six an six is twelve, he says, an two
Fights is sixteen he says. III shift this
plank a foot an keep this wan for tn
ind iv tn job he says. An whin he's
done he nails it together an sinds it Off,
an It's a pOme."
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-04-17
MOODY'S OWN H
Renting Pews and Filling Them, and Gather.
ing Up Recruits From the Streets.

William K. Moody, in writing for
The Saturday Evening Post the life
his father, Dwight j.. Moody, tells
many stories OF the famous evangelist.
In his article this week he says: "As
d boy in Mortified he had achieved
remarkable results in swelling the at
tendance at the Sunday School, and
so. arguing from that. he conceived
the idea that he could he OF much
value to Plymouth Church as u re-
cruiting agent. Having come to this
decision he hired a pew with the IN
dcrStanding that he was 10 fill it each
Sunday. Like everything else he UNI
dertook, he fulfilled his commission
with intense earneStncSS and enthusi-
asm. lie did not wait for the young
men 10 come to church, but he went
after them. stopping them on street
corners visiting them in their lonely
rooms, and even calling them out of
saloons. 1t was altogether new and
strange and the novelty Of the whole
work had an irresistible effect, with
the consequence that in a short time
young Moody was renting six pews
which he filled every Sunday with his
strange and motley guests.
There was a little mission on Mort
Wells Street and he applied for a
class. He was told that the sixteen
teachers We're amply able TO instruct
the twelve scholars. but if he would
provide his own class they would be
very glad 10 have him. This VAS just
what Mr.. Moody wanted. Next Sun
day there was a sensation. Young
Moody opened the door and led in "a
procession of eighteen little hood
lums' whom he had gathered from the
StrpefS.H
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-04-17

New Railroad Police.

Governor Russell yesterday appointed
four new railroad policemen to protect
the property of the Southern Railroad
from the strikers. The names of the
men appointed are: Allie Johnson. NJ. y.
Bunch. r. S. Thompson, and J. VI. Bishop.
They are all Raleigh men, and have been
sent to different points on the South
ern system where there is said to be any
likelihood of trouble with the striking
operators. Notices OF the appointment
of these men have been Sent to the clerk
of the Superior court of each county
through which the Southern Railway runs.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-04-17
FROM CAVE-MAE To MODERN
SCIENTIST.

Prof. John Fiske has expressed r1lrh
enthusiasm for a forthcoming bool by
George lies, called Flame. Electricity
and the Camera in which he "a.tl,Cr
shows how wonderfully mans material
progress has been accelerated through
the multiplying OF his resources by each
new discovery along these lines. The
change from the cave-man, just discover.
ing that he could make flame. to the man
at the verge of the twentieth century
who telegraphs without wires, photo
graphs colors and performs all the other
maryels Of modern science. has an evolu-
tionary bearing SO impressive in this
mastery survey that Prof. Fiske wrote
to Mr.. Hes:
Il have read the proof sheets of your
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-04-17
a TIMELY PUBLICATION-FINANCIAL
RED BOOK OF AMERICA.

Under the above title. the Financial
Directory Association of New York
City has Just issued a very unique and
interesting volume. which is. in effect.
\ Financial Elite Directory of the
United States. 1t is a large octave of
$50 pages. containing about 10000
names. addresses. and occupations of
men. women. and estates reputed to
be worth half a million dollars and
upward. together with those Of some
others worth probably less than that,
but occupying such important rela-
tions to the financial world as to JUST
~ their inclusion in the list Of cap
tainS Of American finance. The COM
pliers have expended a large mount
Of time and money in this undertake
ing. and have made Il conscientious eff
fort to produce q work Of real. practi-
cal value to the business world in gen
elal. and especially to the promoters
Of large enterprises and others seek
ing the cooperation of persons of for
tune and financial repute. The work
is alphabetically arranged. first as to
States. neNt as to cities. and thirdly
as to names. 1t is attractive in appear
ance. convenient for reference. and af-
fOrds an interesting study for Ole and
young. rich and poor alike. 1t is a
book in which all loyal Americans
must take pride. Published by the
Financial Directory Association. room
1875 Tribune Building, New York City.
and will be sent postpaid to any adj
dress in the United States ON receipt
of price-$2.OO for durable Princess
flexible binding, or $40 bound in
Cloth.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-04-17
BRYAN'S BOOK PAID WELL.

Mr.. VIM. e. Curtis writes from Wash
ingtOn to the Chicago Record:
w. B. Conkey. of Chicago. who came
here with the committee to see Admiral
Dewey, says that he has sold nearly 300, :
eco copies of MIR. Bryan's book. THE First
Battle" and that there is still an active
demand for il, which Mr.. Conkey thinks
viii increase as the campaign opens.
1T went into every precinct Where
luen voted for Bryan said Mr.. Conkey.
democrats purchased it because of their
admiration for the author, and Republi-
cans bought it in order to read what Mr..
Bryan had to say about the issues upon
which he had fought. OF course. both Mr..
Bryan end the publishers made a good
.um Of mOnCy out of it."
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-04-17
\ COUPLE OLE GEMS

Mrs. Fleming G.. Bailey writes as fol-
lows TO the Atlanta Journal:
In last nights Journal l saw an article
about F. W. Bourdillou giving two ex-
quisite poems and referring to the one
called Light that made him famous. 1t
is a perfect gen, and will bear reprint
ing:
The night has a thousand eyes;
The day has one,
Yet the light of the great world dies
With the setting sun.
The mine has a thousand eyes;
The heart but one,
Yet the light of a whole life dies
When love is done
There is another beautiful bit of verse
attached. Will you try to find out the
author? / have heard that a copy of it
was found in the purse of the late Judge
f. G. Cabaniss, showing his fondness for
it. The poem is this:
Life, we've been long together.
Through pleasant and through stormy
weather.;
'Tis hard to part when friends are dear,
Perhaps twill cost a sigh, q tear;
Then steal away, give little warning,
Choose thine own time;
Say not goodnight, but in some brighter
cline
Bid me good morning."
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-04-17

The April girl-pray tell me true
Is she the girl in the Elton blue?
Is she the girl in the gown Of green?
Is she the girl in the Victorine?
Is she the girl in the madras waist?
Or is her style of the Paris taste?
The April girl should like to know
l. she is the girl in the long auto?
Or has she a skirt of foreign wool?
And is the fiounce eel-tight or full?
And did you say it was braided below?
Tell me, please, I'm eager to know.
The April griffin sure that you saw
The girl that wore the Panama straw:
And the dark-eyed girl in the turban hat
And were the wings appraised or fiat?
And did the Gathers Straighten or curl?
I'm searching, you know, for the April
girl.
The April girl-Ive viewed a score,
And knOw as much as / did before;
Feminine styles are weighing my mind,
And the April girl is yet to find.
But | will reach and | will-bosh.
Why, she is the girl in the macintosh.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-04-17
Sold at Auction.

There was a land sale at the court
house yesterday morning. The land sold
was fCrty-four acres in Cary township,
and was the property of Penina Williams,
deceased.
1t was under q mortgage and made
eighteen years ago; and the name of the
mortgage could not be ascertained. but
the firm of r. r. q +. y. Cray conducted
the proceedings leading up 10 the sale.
II was bought by Mr.. y. G.. Williams,
who is "A son OF Penina Williams, the
price paid being see.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-04-17
nm THE WORLD

book with an intense interest growing
into red-hot enthusiasm. 1t is one of the
most fascinating books that | have seen
in the Iast ten years. Your points are so
well taken, SO happily and richly ilustra-
ted with examples, and their bearing on
the main argument is so skilfully kept in
view, that the result is 10 my MIND a
truly great book, and | venture TO predict
for it a great future. ! congratu-
late you with all my heart
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-04-17
AT THE HEAD OF THE LIST.

NJ THE HEAD OF THE LIST.
"February a notable in a book
way says the Eastern letter Of the
BOokman for April. lin that there was
published a new title which al once
tool" its place among the phenomenal
leaders i'll point Of sale. TheeadSance
orders were very large for To Have
and 70 Hold. by Mary Johnston. and
recorders have continued in increasing
numbers. so that it at present heads
the list Of hest-selling books The
Western letter to the same journal,
says. The book of the month as
To Have and To Hold which scored
an immediate and extraordinary ale.
To Have and To Hold leads, it viii
be noticed, although the york vas
not published until the latter half Of
the month"
ITO Have and To Hold" was pub
lished February i, 30 that it gained
this leading position in just eleven
days. Six weeks after publication, it
had been issued to the number of
10000. This unprecedented popular
ity is based. not on "DOOming' but
ON remarkable merit. Mr.. Joe Chan
der Harris says that Miss JOhnStOr's
two books cPrisoners of Hope and
TO Have and TO Holdo representa-.
the high-vater mari of American fic-
ton since Hawthorne died
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-04-17
MRS. DEWEY'S RELIGION.
Chicago Record.)

1t appears hat Mrs. Dewey has been
in the habit of changing her religion. She
was born and brought up in the Presby-
terrain church and remained q member
of that communion until after the death
of her first husband, General Hazen. Then
she joined the Episcopal church and be-
1Cnged TO St. Johns parish. Next she
became interested in theosophy and
Joined a society for the study of occult
science. until converted to Catholicism
through the influence OF Mrs. Bellamy
Storer. the Wife OF our minister to Spain,
and Archbishop keane, While the latter
was director Of the Catholic university
at Washington. She has since been a
COMMUNICATE at ST. Paul's Catholic
church and was married by Father Mack
in. its pastor. When the term for which
she had rented her pew at st. Paul's
church expired last month Father Mackin
called upon her and found that she was
undergoing a change Of heart. He en-
dcavored 10 persuade her 10 adhere TO
the faith. but she gave him little en-
enlargement and did not renew the rental
of her pew. Nobody observed her alb
sence from ST. Paul's. or at least il at
tracteG no comment until a few days ago,
when it was noticed that she was at
tending the Lcnten service at St. Johns
Episcopal church with her husband, where
he is d member Of the yestry. In answer
TO Inquiries Mrs. Dewey informed her
friends she had decided to return to the
Episcopal faith, and yesterday she was
elected one of the p-atrOneSses Of the
Episcopal Cathedral Foundation. of which
Mrs. Phoebe \. Hearst is president. Mrs.
Dewey declines to discuss the subject and
the Admiral frankly informs the public
that his wifc's religion IS nobody tusi-
ness.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-04-17

Wilmer +, Bell, formerly Assistant
Postmaster Of EXmore, Va, who has been
in jail at Norfolk awaiting trial on the
charge OF appropriating TO his own use
81. 100 in pOStoftice funds, was yesterday
released on bail, his father.
Bell. of EXmore, and William Carlson.
of Accoma county, becoming his sure
ties in the sum Of 81. 800.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-04-17
A NOTE FROM LEEDLE YAWCOB


Living happily in Roxbury, one of the
suburbs of Boston. is Charles Follen
Adams, whose Leedle Yawcob Strauss is
one of the imperishable characters in the
humorous literature of America. This
mCnth-that is to say on April q, he viii
celebrate his fifty-eighth birthday. He
was in the Civil War and was wounded
and taken prisoner at Gettysburg. His
pen has lost none OF its facility. The other
day a letter from the Saturday Evening
Pest was sent to Mr.. Adams on a BUSH
ness matter and it was by mistake adj
dressed TO Charles Fallen Adams. Very
promptly camc the following:
DAM FALL
In Adams fall
We Sinned all
Not only SirS but MadamS:
Though this be true.
It's wrong for you
To call me Fallen Adams.
CHAS. POLLEN ADAMS
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-04-17
MARY OF BETHANY.

To her assurance was most douhly sure
That He she loved had triumphed over
death.
Could bars against such strength as His
eudure
Whose spoaen wcrd had given the life
less breath?
She who had seen the dead arise be
For sight Of pierced hands could feel no
need.
more:
For her, the Lord, the Christ has risen
indeed
LOVE.
II earthly joy be such as this.
What must the heavenly be
Such foretaste Of a higher bliss
Is wonderful 10 me.
What love the Fat~her-heart expressed. 2
To make life here so sweet,
Yet fill each soul with deep unrest.
To each the Life complete,
PRAYER.
Lord for our loved ones, dead
We need not pray.
For in the Homeland fair,
We know in loving care
They dwell this day.
But for our living. lost
To us this day,
Far now beyond our reach,
OF loving care and speech,
We weep and pray.
Thou, who alone can'St touch
Their hearts this day,
Bring back their love of old.
Renew their trust four-fold,
For this we pray.
RESURRECTION.
And STOPPING and looking in he seeth
the linen cloths lying-'
Robes Of self-righteousness, of envy, and
OF pride.
And sins that weigh US down and yex
us sore
Lord. help us now to cast them all aside
And lift US up to truer life once more.
o from the tomb of Self may we arise
Leaving our useless grave-clothes ly-
ing there,
That we may mount unhindered to the
skies,
Clothed in new v~esture, radiant ana
fair.
NEW LIFE.
The air is astir with the breath of spring,
The earth is a-bloom with flowers.
And life is q new and beautiful thing
In this sad old world OF ours.
NEW JOY.
The dreary winter at last is Ger,
Our hearts closed windows open wide:
New life, new hope, new JOY once more
Come SWeetly in at Easter-tidc.
MAY CURTIS WAIT.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-04-17

olas League" Outdoor study and scien-
tile investigation are aided and encour-
aged in both of these departments, and
the youthful readers OF the magazine have
shown a prompt and hearty appreciation
or the opportunities thus thrown open 10
them. Various prizes are offered. TO slim
ulate their interest in The tasks assigned
them.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-04-17
ART.

First Actress-I congratulate you upon
getting such a lovely husband. He is so
utterly worthless.
Second ActresS-Yes, | f1atter myself [
can be divorced from him without a pang
Of regret.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-04-17

BEST HYMNS. No. ,. compiled by Rev.
Harold F. Sayles. Publishers; The Evan
selical Publishing. Prices. MANILA COW
eTs. j. cents; limp cloth covers, 20 cents:
board covers, p cents.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-04-17

Major John W. Johnston, was formerly
president of the Georgia Pacific Railroad,
now a part of the Southern system.
Miss Johnston typewrites her own sto-
ries. She spent last summer at a fash
ionable resort in the Alleghanies, and the
click of her typewriter was frequently
heard far into the summers night, as she
was at work on the concluding chapters
of her story, ITO Have and To Hold, !"
then running serially in the Atlantic
Monthly.
FRANKFORT MOORE'S SEVENTEEN
R~EFUSALS.
Mr.. Frankfort Moore has no sympathy
with the young novelist who is discour-
aged because his second of third book
does not bring him fame and fortune. L
published thirty-one books" he says,
'.before the literary public knew anything
about me"
Mr.. Moore was a journalism in Belfast,
and q Woodworking one at that, but he
managed to find leisure time to pro-
duce in twelve years thirty-one books for
boys, rafting tales OF adventure of all
kinds by land and sea.
Mr.. Moore was never discouraged, fer
he thought he should know quite we'll
when his time came. He finished writing
| Forbid the Banns, and, as he was leav-
ing home for his office one evening, said
quietly to his wife that, now the story
was completed. he should resign his posi-
ton that night and they would move TO
London.
rs it as good as all that" asked Mrs.
Moore.
4 think SO" replied her husband; you
might read it." Shortly after they went
to London.
In a. few months the novel had been
rejected by seventeen London publishing
firms. Finally some one was found to
try it, and in the first six months Mr..
Moore's royalties amounted to $1,000. ac-
cording to the Saturday Evening Post.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-04-17
A LUCID

And Mr.. Dooley has a rival-and a wor-
thy one, too-on the Brooklyn Eagle. AS
N Cassidy he says of The Man
With the Hoe
BE chance Oh how the pome here on the
table in a book. Oill haul it down to
earth, SO yez can grasp it. Now thin,
Bowed by tn weight Of cinturies he lanes
upon his hoe an gaZeS on tn ground.
The Emptiness Of ages in his face. -
Stop q minnet,' says Mr.. O'Harra,
IAN phwat is the Emptiness of ages?'
Hereditary hard luck" says Mr.. Cas-
sidy.
''Oi'ye sane Thin" says Mr.. OHara.
Where, fr the love of hivvin?"
''In the straate clanin' department."
'Roight ye are said Mr.. Cassidy.
Right yez are, Fl vance. He lanes
upon his hoe an gazes at the ground, the
dust Of ages on his hands and face, but
divvle a bit in tn ca'art.' How thrue
it is. OI1ara, how thrue it is"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-04-17

If a man doesn't lose his sweetheart
when he acquires u wife he is indeed
lucky.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-04-17

The Supreme court yesterday decided
the cases involving the stamp tax as it
applies to express packages, in favor of
the express companies.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-04-17

On March /. The Century Company had
sold 200. 900 copies of the three books by
Rudyard kipling which bear its imprint
Captains Courageous and the first and
second Jungle Books