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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-21
THREE BIG CRACKERS.
The Fourth of July Joke an Atlanta
Lawyer Played ON a Friend.
From the New Orleans Time.

ouTth Oh July Joke an Atlanta
Lawyer Played On q Friend
From the New Orleans Times.
Speaking of the Glorious Fourth" -.
marked former resident of Georgia. re-
minds me Of quaint practical joke PLAYED
several years ago by young lawyer over
In Atlanta. He had northern friend liy-
ing in a small town not a great distance
from the city, and the day before the
Fourth OF July received a telegram from
him running about like this: Want to cele-
brate In proper style. Send by next train
few Of the biggest crackers YOU can find
1t so happened that the lawyer had three
clients who were to be released from tail
the following morning
They were tall, gaunt bearded noun
taineers who belonged to the class known
up for making moonshine whisky. The
town where the patriotic northerner lived
was on their way home. and seeing an op-
portunity to have some fun, the attorney
went around to the Jail and told the trio
of wild men that he would pay their rail-
road fare that far If they would stop off
ana deliver note to a friend. They agreed
and ne gave them letter running thus:
Ihese are the biggest crackers l could
find. Hope they will prove satisfactory
Next morning the suburbanite was sum-
moned to his door and confronted by three
huge mountafneers, who solemnly handed
MN 'he NIUE anu sat GOWN on the front
steps. He was amazed beyond measure
and when he read the missive he realized
that he was up against It, as the saying
goes. There is very little humor about the
Georgia moonshiner. and he knew instinc-
lively that 1t would be dangerous to let
those grim giants suspect for a moment
that they had been made the Instruments
of Joke How to get rid of them was
the question.
After awhile he invited them to break
fast and then gave them 81 apiece and told
them to go and celebrate They promptly
filled up on corn whisky. and later in the
afternoon he hired a man to put them
aboard the train and pay their fare to their
mountain home. Then he sent telegram
which the lawyer still preserves: Crackers
arrived 1t ran. Very unsatisfactory. Had
to have them reloaded before they would
go off,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-21

Already there are signs of preparation for
the fall campaign in theatricals. Decora-
tons and improvements are under way
alterations. But for these demonstrations the
theater Z. metropolitan Institution might
well be out of existence. But those
amusements which blend tremendously
with the splash of paddle wheels on the
river or with the whir of electric cars over
land are represented as they have never
been before in this city Vaudeville pro-
grams, some good and some bad, have been
offered at suburban resorts, and encour-
aging have the results of these enterprises
been that the only danger seems to be that
the field may be too closely subdivided by
competition.
TIE stock company of which William
Morris spoke on the closing night of the
Columbia's summer season is still under
consideration. negotiations for the Lafayette
Square Opera House having been inter-
erick Berger, the manager of the enter
prise The decision reached by Sol Smith
Russell not TO play next season and the
arrangements for installing Tim Murphy in
his parts have caused a great deal of pres
sure on Mr.. Berger's time. 1t is expected
that arrangements to take the Lafayette
Square will be formally completed in
short time.
Undaunted by the fate of other stars,
Lulu Chaser will star next season under
the management of Andrew A. Mccormick.
The opera selected is ono belonging to the
ZborOwSki estate and Is said TO be catchy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-21
able success of late and has decided to
square accounts and return to Broadway.

SQUARE ACCOUNTS anu lGbuiA ~ IL NAN"Ns'
Fannie Everett the burlesque actress.
has decided to accept the legacy OF $2ooo
left her by Thomas Miaco and give up the
contest over the latters will. 1t was be-
Iieved in New York that it required quite
a big sum of money to ward off the legal
complications.
Evangeline Dixey, daughter of Henry
Dixey. aged seventeen, made her debut in
vaudeville at Tony Pastors theater last
Wednesday afternoon. Miss Dixey appeared
in sketch entitled Rooms for Ameri-
cans and is said to have scored.
Three ladies were shopping in one of the
big New York department stores recently
and their faces recalled pleasant memories
10 veteran theatergoers. They were cara
Louise Kellogg, Lolita Crabtree and MRS.
Tom Thumb, idols of the public twenty five
years ago.
Mile. Mantle. a pretty Partisan opera
dancer, has been amusing herself by drop
ping flower pots upon the heads of passers-
by from the windows of her room. located
on a prominent street She was arrested
and sentenced to one days Imprisonment,
but begged off with fine. which she cheer
fully paid, and promised to be good.
The latest report from New York is to
the effect that the Hashim Brothers have
secured control of Roster & Balls Music
Hall in that city, and that 1t will be turned
into a continuous variety house on the
OFueT OF the one COntrOlleu Dy tfllS HrHl III
Philadelphia The house will be entirely
remodeled and open for business Septem-
Der 1.
THAT Girl from Maxim's was recently
reproduced in Paris and again scored a
success. The author of the piece put no
tice of warning to Englishmen in the prom
inent papers. saying their morals would be
corrupted If they attended the perform
ance. The notices created considerable mer-
riment, as the farce was forbidden in Lon
don by the play censor.
Mason Mitchell has a novel idea to ex-
plot the coming fall He has signed with
Mr.. Whitney to play "Petronius' in "Quo
Vadis,'' and during the afternoons will de-
liver speeches favoring the candidacy Of
member of the Rough Riders and received
a severe wound at the battle Of San Juan
Hill.
Thomas F. Coleman of this city has been
signed for all of next season with the Muir
ray Hill Theater Stock Company Mr..
Coleman's work last season was very IA
vorably commented upon.
Roland Reed has entirely recovered from
his recent severe sickness and will once
more star next season in an entirely new
play, entitled The Kings Highway" writ
ten by William Gill. 1t Ia a comedy and
not a romantic drama, as its title suggests.
Edna May was questioned by a member
of the London nobility as to what her ia
he was man of letters. After consider
able correspondence, the Englshman learn
ed that her father Is letter carrier in
Syracuse, n. Y.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-21

ing the District line depot at 10 o'clock. and
at pm. another program will be rendered
upon the pavilion In the evening the board
walk will again be the center Of attraction
and the most popular musical selections,
with several solo numbers. will be given.
The regular Sunday trains will be run in as
many sections are necessary to give
quick service. The morning trains will
leave depot, terminal of the Columbia cleo
trio cars, at 10 and II a.m.. and in the af-
ternoon at 2, 5, and Z pm. Returning
trains will leave the Beach at y. $780, $50,
and 10 pm. Ample street car accommo-
dations have been provided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-21
HE DIDN'T BELIEVE IN THEM.

One Who Thinks the Patent Medicine
Habit is Running the Nation.
From Harper's Bazaar.
II have no hesitation in saying" re-
| marked Bagster, that the patent medicine
habit is running this nation
What! exclaimed Quifby. "Do you
think 1t is as bad as that?"
II not only think said Bagster, emphat-
ically, but 1 know it. The insidious in
f1uence of patent medicines is gradually
but surely sweeping away some of our
best Intellectual material. Man is by ma
ture credulous, and the cunning devices
employed by the promoters of multifarious
drugs now placed on the market appeal
| to his imagination. Instead of living a
healthy life and taking care of himself
by natural means, he varnishes over every
ache and pain, so to speak, with some
restorative, which, apparently harmless,
yet in the long run leaves its deadly blight
behind. Soon he turns to new specifics
and the inevitable result is that the habit
! of taking drugs is firmly fixed. How wide
spread this is is evidenced by the enormous
sales of such articles. 1t is awful, awful!
Have one of these?
piciously.
For the throat" replied Bagster. az
noticed you were hoarse."
II thought" said Quilby, as he helped
IiliuSell, lIldl you uluH DelleV6 IN any
thing of this sort"
Bagsters face flushed with righteous in
dignation.
81 don't!" he exclaimed. when spoke
wasn't referring to these wonderful tab
let's. I might say also that If 1 am bilious
take occasionally judicious dose of
Painrib's pills. and for rheumatism
know nothing better than Acker's Sting
Remover. I have known Windpipes Won
drous Weed Syrup to cure cough in one
hour. l positively know that Salvatore
Capsules will knock indigestion, and 1
have been cured of lumbago in no time by
the use of Skinnerton's Plasters, but aside
from these few sovereign remedies any
man who is weak enough to indulge in pat
ent medicines is committing himself to an
rlu
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-21

rectly aimed at the esthetic and scientific
interests rather than the practical phases
q forestry. 1t is illustrated with sixty.
four colored and 1854 black and white plates
ana many diagrams. by Mrs. Ellis Rowan
illustrator of the Guide to Wild Flowers "
An Introduction by DR.. N. L. Britton. emeri.
tas professor Of botcny at the Columbia
University, author of IAN Illustrated Flora
and director in chief of the New York bo.
tanical garden, shows the value of such a
work.
Edited and translated by Esther Singleton
9 WttS OF Inrrets. Towers and Temples" etc
win numerous illustrations. New York Dodd
Mead Company. Washington: VIM. Ballan
tyne & Sons.
A guide book to Paris from the pens OF
such writers as Victor Hugo, Honore dc
Balzac, George Sand. Prosper Merimee,
Emile lola. Jules Clarette, Edouard
FoWnier, Theodore de Vanville, Ernest
Renan. Albert Lavignac, Imbert de Saint
armand. Max de Revel, Theophile Gautier
Arsene Houssaye and others of the soil it.
self, together with such aliens as Thacke.
ray, Richard Whiteing and Philip Gilbert
Hamerton, such is the present offering. ID
is a veritable compendium of the best of
descriptive writings about the great cap1.
la ana anords view Of Paris which to
the reader and tourist in this year of the
exposition must prove Of exceptional value
and interest.
BUFFALO JONES' FORTY YEARS OF ADyEN
IuRE; Volume of Facts Gathered from Ex
Perience By c. j. Jones, Whose Eventful Life
has Been Devoted to the Preservation of ,bt
American Bison and Other Wild Animals Who
Survived the Peril of the Frozen North the
Land of the Midnight Sun, Among Eskimos
Indians and the Ferocous Beasts of NORTH
America. Compiled by Colonel Henry Inman
Topeka: Crane & Company.
CRIMES AND CRIMINALS. By J. sanderson Girls
tison MD. formerly of the New York City
A AI,y, \. for the Insane. author of Normal
containing analyses Of the Luetgert and otbe,
noted cases. Chicago: ]. s. Christison Wash
ington: LOwdermllk.
THE WOMAN THAT'S GOOD: Story of the Tn
doing OF Dreamer. By Harold Richard
Nynne author Of The Girl In a Bachelor.
Flat" etc. Chicago: Rand, McNaIIy & Com
pany.
UP IN MAINE: Stories of Yankee Life Told IL
Verse By Holman F. Day. With an introduc
ton by G. E. Littefield. Boston: Small, Ma
nard Company.
A RISE IN THE WORLD; Novel By Adeline
Sergeant, author of Blake of Oriel" etc
New York: F. NJ. Buckles & Company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-21

May Duryea and William Sellery will play
the two leading roles in "A Wise Guy"
that will cover western territory.
The news that Jerome Sykes had recently
been secretly married leaked out in New
York this week. Mr.. Sykes was a widower
Olga Nethersole is DESTROYS OF undertake
Ing London season. but so far has been
unable TO find manager to furnish the
cash and look after the details.
Two sterling English actors, by the names
Of Lawrence Dorsey and Oswald Yorke,
nave signed three-year contracts with
Charles Frohman.- and VIII appear with the
Empire Theater Company.
Ada Rehan has signed with Marc. Klaw
and will present two new plays next season
under his management Miss Rehan is now
IN Scotland. but will return to this coun-
try In time to begin her season about the
middle of September
Jennie Yeamans was reported close to
deaths door Wednesday night She was
overcome by the heat. The latest reports
are that Miss Yeamans Is slowly getting
better.
Gertrude Norman and Charles Kent sisn-
ed during the week with the Liebler & Co.
forces. The former will play "Inez' the
blind girl. and the latter king Philip IL"
in support Of Viola Allen in THE Palace Of
the King"
Coquelfn has just successfully fioated
something like 1.JO0.O0o francs worth Of
lottery tickets. the profits to go to the
Actors Home Fund. He managed the whole
transaction. and secured a great success
over the usual red tape methods employed
IN Paris.
Robert Mantell has been kept out of New
York city for several years on accoun; OF
being in arrears to his wife of the alimony
secured in the divorce proceedings. Mr..
Mantel has been meeting with consider
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-21
Established Over 1000 Year. Ago.

No list of newspaper curiosities would be
complete that did not include the Kin-Pau
of Pekin. Like most things in the celestial
kingdom, it is easily first in point of an
tiquity, for 1t has been published con-
tinuously for over 1000 years. 1t began as
a monthly, became a weekly in 1851, and
since the beginning of the century has been
a daily. 1t is now quite up to date publish
ing three editions day, and, to safeguard
the purchaser, each edition is printed on
different colored paper, the first being vel
low. the second white and the last gray
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-21
Merged Into Ordinary English.
rom the London Chronicle.

Who discovered, or rather revived. the
word 'inwardness,'' as denoting the true
meaning of a speakers words? This is the
latest query of DR.. Murray for the purpose
Of his new English dictionary. The word
In a similar connection was employed in
the seventeenth century. but 1t dropped
into desuetude, and did not reappear until
some twenty years ago. When it was re-
vived, in the eighties. it was printed be-
tween inverted commas. but it has now
passed the probationary stage and become
merged in ordinary English.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-21
Too Much.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Il saw Plodder roaring drunk today for
the first time in his life
Yes. He was about to start on his yaca-
tion-the first In five years-when he re-
ceived a notification that he had been
drawn on a jury
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-21

my wife," boosted the happy young
Benedict, SIS an open book to me-
mine. too declared the old married
man; Il can't shut her p.''-Philadelphia
Press.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-21
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

CHINA, THE LONG-LvED EMPIRE. By Eliza
Ruhamah Scidmore. author Of '.Jipriksha Days
in Japan and Java, the Garden Of the East
New York: The Century Go.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-21

Evangeline Dixey, daughter of Henry
Dixey. aged seventeen, made her debut in
vaudeville at Tony Pastors theater last
Wednesday afternoon. Miss Dixey appeared
in sketch entitled Rooms for Ameri-
cans" and is said to have scored.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-21

Fannie Everett the burlesque actress.
has decided to accept the legacy of $1,000
left her by Thomas Miaco and give up the
Heyed in New York that it required quite
a big sum of money to ward off the legal
complications.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-21

Two sterling English actors, by the names
of Lawrence Dorsey and Oswald Yorke
have signed three-year contracts with
Charles Frohman. and Will appear with the
Empire Theater COMPANY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-21

Three ladies were shopping in one of the
big New York department stores recently
and their faces recalled pleasant memories
10 veteran theatergoers- They were cara
Louise Kellogg, Lolita Crabtree and Mrs.
Tom Thumb, idols of the public twenty-five
wears ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-21

Olga Nethersole is DESTROYS OF undertake
Ing London season. but so far has been
unable to hnd a manager to furnish the
cash and look after the details.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-21

Mile Mantle, a pretty Partisan opera
dancer. has been amusing herself by drop
ping flower pots upon the heads of passers-
by from the windows of her room. located
a prominent street. She was arrested
and sentenced to one days Imprisonment,
but begged off with fine. which she cheer
fully paid, and promised to be good.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-21
Aside.

May Duryea and William Sellery will play
the two leading roles in "A Wise Guy
that will cover western territory,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-05-22
COMMISSIONER Sale OF
Real Estate, Situate in
Honolulu, Island OF Oahu.

Pursuant to an order made by Honorable
w. 1: Stanley, Second Judge of the Cir
cult Court of the First Judicial Circuit,
filed the 18th d,y Of May, A. y. 1000, in
cause en- tiled Rita {. TeWkshury against
Antoine q. -unha. Ida Gu ha, W fe of
FRANK a. Cunha, and Frank A. Cunh,,
her husband, Mary Camara. wife of J. NJ.
Samara, and }. M. -ama'a, her husband,
(bill for Part ton, etc. }, the undersigned,
as Commissioner duly appointed, will ex.
pose Tor SAFE al public ction, subject to
confirmation by Circu Court,
On Saturday, June end, 1900,
at IL O'Clock noon, at the mauk, entrance
TO the Judiciary Building, all that piece or
parcel OF land situate on ), no street com.
prlslng lots conveyed to Antoine George
Cunha, as follows:
y. kanahina to Antoine George de Cunha.
October 80, 1866. Recorded Book az,
J. +. Waterhouse to Antore Georo.
Sunha' September4, 1876 Recorde Book
49,. 35'. ''"
j. T W,terhouse to Antoine q. Cunba
December 20, 1873. Recorded Book Ia7'
page 4o7 CT seq. '" 'N|'
ltxceptlIg, portion sold by Antoine
Ssorge Gunha to J. T. Waterhouse by
DEED OF December 20, 1873, recorded in
Book I27. page 467.e seq.l
Said parcel containing an area of a6,7oo
square feet, more or less. ''00
Upset pri e, IS 900
Terms OF sale are cash In u. S. Gold.
Heed at the exrense of the!pur; haser.
for turtle, p rticulars apply to
JAMES A. THOMPSON,
uoro,,,, NJ Commissioner.
raul Neumann, So for plaintiff.
PENDANTS. |.,s ~, ae
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-05-22
THB HUTCHINSON REPORT.

San Francisco, May 9.-President
Buck reported at the annual meeting
of the Hutchinson Sugar Plantation
Company yesterday that the past
fiscal year, ended on March 3lst, had
been an exceedingly dry one. In fact,
less rain had fallen than during any
year since the incorporation of the
company. The total rainfall was only
29.10 inches, as against 30.ii for 1898
and So inches for 1897. Continuing, the
said: Notwithstanding the drought,
your manager has succeeded in get
ting off, up to March 81, 1900, the end
of the fiscal year, $3.50 tons of sugar
against his estimate, made year ago,
of 1900 tons. This shortage of crop,
some Gal tons, was caused simply from
lack of water for fuming and cUndens-
ing purposes, and had the rains come
as in former years the crop season
just closed would have exceeded 5000
tons. The cane is on the field, and the
apparent shortage this yea will be in
cluded in next years crop, as you will
see by the hangers estimate of $500
tons. | will call your attention to the
debit balance Of profit and loss account
iOi ytdi Woih, dllOuhtllie, W Fnf,
OOS01 This is accounted for as fol-
lows: Some $50 acres of cane was ripe
and ready for harvest, AMI should have
been taken off during the Gsca! yea
just closed, and the product, some 700
tons of sugar, should have been in
cluded in last years report; It could
not be done on account of lack of wa
ter, as explained above. During the
past fiscal year your directors have
paid dividends amounting to $500, 900,
and have expended over $4,000 In per-
manent improvements, and still carry
over balance of $19,l00.20. The out
lay for the fiscal year of 1900 will con-
sist practically Of the ordinary running
expenses, as no permanent improve
ments of any extent are contemplated,
unless II is your wish that pumping
plants should be put in"
In the managers report, made on
April 10th, since March 9th the water
had come up in the new fumes and
that the plantation had ground 700 tons
Of sugar since April LIST. The financial
statement showed 1916 tons of sugar to
have been afloat on March 3lst, If the
estimated value of sos, lS5, which will
permit the uninterrupted payment of
dividends.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-05-22

The above Company will buy, lease,
or sell lands In all parts If ths b awsiisn
Islands; and also hes houses Il the CITY
Of Honolulu for rent. llISo.yI"
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-05-22

The use Of the Singer in millions Of
homes shows the Unprecedented sue
cess Of these idesI sewing ma Mines
It ia convincing proof that thu Singer
excels in all kinds Of family 20 ins
and art needle work. All our a:ns
machines are of the best construc.' On
beautifully decorated, and are mounted
on gleected woods IL finely finished
cabinets OF artistic designs. .. Ber
<srsen agent tfk Rathpl street
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-11-28
Reducing War Taxes.

Some paper has advised the repub-
licans that the best way to reduce the
war revenue taxes would be to end
the war. AS it seems this cannot be
readily done, and as there is a gen.
eral protest against taxes levied pri-
marily and solely to raise revenue to
carry on the war with Spain, which
ended over two years ago, the repub-
lcan members Of the committee on
WAYS and means have been meeting
in Washington to devise a plan be-
fore congress meets for the reduction
of these war taxes. They have
reached an agreement to recommend
the curtailment of $50, 600 an
nually in the taxes by repeating the
stamp levy on sundry documents and
articles Of commerce. The sum total
of the reduction is twice as much as
was suggested at first by the presi-
dent. Secretary Gage finally repre-
senting to the Committee that the
treasury could stand reduction OF
$50, 100000 which is but little more
than fourth of the total amount
which the stamp levies have raised
annually since going into effect.
The war revenue act produced in
the period from June ID, 1898, to
June 30th, 1900, a total of $21 ,l44,
233. Of this sum schedule A, EN-
bracing the tax on kilograms, ex-
press, receipts, mercantile paper,
transfers of bonds, stocks, etc., $780,
100000. The other items were:
Beer, 6,54S, 10Y; tobacco, $3l, $685.
256; legacies, $4,1l9,926; cigars,
$6,O17,SS3; cigarettes, $2,762,3l3.
Scheduled B, patent medicines, pro-
prietary articles, etc. produced 49,
S3S,364. 1t is therefor apparent that
should the suggestion of $50, 10000
annual reduction be adopted by con-
gress, the people will still be paying
more than $75,OOO,OOO OF taxes an
nually under the war revenue act.
The taxes are to stand throughout
McKinley's next term, it is said, and
during this time, though the country
may be technically on peace basis,
it will pay in war taxes not less than
$500, 600, 000.-KnoruilLe Sentinel.