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Evening star., 1900-08-09
CAMPAIGN IN PHILIPPINES
FIGHT IN WHICH CAPT. ROBERTS
WAS CAPTURED.
Enemy Routed From Mountain
strong Embellishments of Troops
First Suspension Bridge.

An account of the fight in which Capt
Charles ID. Roberts OF the 35th L. S. Volun-
trer Infantry was captured IS published in
st Manila paper Of July q. 1t is stated that
May - Captain Roberts left the lines with
six scouts, mounted on American horses his
intended destination being Santa Lucia,
about six miles north Of San Miguel. While
eating lunch they were attacked by force
Of over 1n insurgents. The men formed up
in defense and fought the insurgents for
over an hour. at one time driving them off
and steadily retreating as the fight pro-
gr-ssed. Three OF the Americans were
killed. TWO were wounded. Captain Roberts
and one man being untouched. Their am
munition giving out and being completely
surrounded by the large force of insurgents
they were compelled to surrender
AT am, June 4. body of troops from
Norzagaray struck a band of about fifty
Insurgents well entrenched in two lines in
the face Of d very high mountain near
Lanca. about four miles from Norzagaray.
Company + OF the Both Infantry first en-
countered them They fired upon the
Americans while they were crossing a river.
-Four men were seriously wounded by the
eremys FIRE. and three were slightly
wounded, including one hospital corps man.
Company OF the 3d Infantry came in by
a flank from the left. under a heavy fire
from the insurgent trenches. and succeed
ed In getting within fifty yards of the enc
my defenses. but on account of the nature
OF the ground they were unable to go far
ther. The company therefore went around
on the top of the mountain. but by that
time the insurgents had got away by
little trail ON their flank The trenches of
the insurgents were OF stone and were
very strong. The men behaved splendidly
especially Trumpeter Speaker, who lay on
ms back In the water and continued firing
after being shot through the groin. Only
two dead rebels were found.
FruftIess Chase.
Gen. Funston returned June 4. the paper
states. from the BuIscan mountains. with
troop OF cavalry. Company A. I'D Infan-
try. and Company c. Saith Infantry. which
comprised the expedition which he took into
the mountains to chase the insurEent leader
Tecson. The chase came to nothing as the
enemy had separated and sought refuge in
the trackless forests. On the mornings
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5I3-515 Seventh Street

fight of June there were about seventy of
the enemy. while Funston had only forty
men from the I'D Infantry and ten men
from scouts. The enemy held a strong DO
sition OF rifle pits on the summit of ridge
which he took with some difficulty owing to
the nature OF the ground After that the
enemy scattered into the forests Capt.
Geo J. Godfrey of the 22d Infantry was
Killed within ten yards of General Funston
while calamity leading his company in the
attack on the insurgent position In three
nghts and one small skirml:h the rebels ex-
pended 5000 rounds of ammunition
Hard Hike In Mountains.
Cen Grant. accompanied by his staff,
with Company H Of the 41st Volunteer In
fantry, returned to Angeles June Is The
appearance of Company II soldiers with
their torn clothes and shoeless, bandag ged
feet, as they got out of the train and
marched to quarters. showed the result of
hard hike in the mountains. Lieut. Col
Walsh Of the 35th Infantry, accompanied
Gen Grant. who. with Company H and
the mounted scouts, made an early start
June Z. and reached San Miguel de Ma
yumo at pm. There they met Troop II
OF the 4th Cavalry and four companies of
the 3oth Infantry. Resting there June 8
and D. Gen Grant and scouts. with Gen
Funston and staff. accompanied by Fun
stons mounted scouts. two guns of Battery
f. seven skeleton companies Of the 22d G
SiNNp VI tHe ftH taNdlry ana Company II
OF the 4lst. prepared TO advance. On the
way to the mountain stronghold they
camped at remarkable sulphur spring
known as Sebul. on June 10. Gems. Grant
and Funston were delighted with the site
and surroundings as location for a mill
tary hospital. Sebul is thirty-six miles
fT"m the nearest point of railroad
In the view of reaching the mountain
stronghold where the Insurgents were In
trenched about twelve miles further Gems
Grant and Funston and all the troops with
tEirty-f1ve bull carts carrying food and am
munition. left Sebul at o'clock the morn
ing of June IL. and began firing on the In
surgents at 1880 a. m. The mountain tops
on the left and right OF the insurgents, who
were also on top OF mountain, gave our
troops every chance of success, but to get
In position they had hard work cutting
through thick jungies below besides drag
glng the two guns of Battery by hand up
the mountains. The work of these two
guns and the craftsmanship of Battery E
at 9O yards were excellent Although
there was an incessant downpour of rain
during the entire engagement Of four hours.
the insurgents were plainly visible in their
trenches. The work of the artillery and of
several thanking parties waS too much for
the rebels. and they retreated. Their killed
and wounded numbered over 100.
Private Gamble of the 35th, who was
shot in the hip at Norzagaray, was rescued
Gamble Is quoted by the Manila paper as
speaking In glowing terms of the kind
treatment he received from the Insurgents
while he was their prisoner. Not only were
his wounds well cared for under the cir
cumstances. but he had everything 10 eat
and drink he desired in the shape Of wines,
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now being built in England. the Hatsuse
and one unnamed.
OF the new flrst-class cruisers. four of
the six are already in Japan. and the others
will be there soon. They constitute for
midable addition to the country's naval
strength. In fact. they are equal to the
combined strength Of the japanese navy in
her late war. They range from 9.4eO to
9.Sla tons. and are a trifie larger than the
United States steamer Brooklyn. which is
9.2l5 tons They are equally good fight
ing machines. and have about the same
speed The japanese cruisers are protected
In their gun positions by six inches of
steel This gives them an advantage over
the Russian Rurih. 1929 tons and Rossia
l2.13o tons. whose batteries are unpro-
tected. The advantage in speed lies with
the Japanese.
For COast Defense.
Besides those above referred to there are
in the Japanese navy Of the smaller craft.
five third-class cruisers. ten coast defense
ships. two flrst-cass and fifteen second
class gunboats. four dispatch boats and a
torpedo depot ship. There are also several
vessels below the second-class cruiser rank
now building, but they will not be ready for
service this summer.
Speaking of the japanese navy. a British
naval officer. who spent some time on a
japanese war vessel. said: / was naturally
much interested at first in looking around
me and taking stock of the japanese sail
fighting trim. beautifully clean and well
found in every part. and the duty was car
r.ed on with thorough man-of-war smart
ness. 1t was impossible to watch these lit
tie. active. clever. determined sailors with
out feeling that the men of the finest navy
in the world would find them worthy foe
men. OF the Chinese they have unmeasured
contempt certainly not undeserved
Trained in Modern Methods.
The naval and military officers Of Japan
are carefully trained any OF those Of
the older nations In the art of modern war.
Their own naval and military schools are
well equipped In all matters. They send
their young men to Annapolis in this coun-
try, and to the best war schools in kurope
The Japanese are ready and able and learn
very rapidly. After her war with China,
Japan laid down an extensive program Of
army expansion. At the beginning Of that
war her army on a peace footing COM
prised 69.00 officers and men. With army
expansion the land forces were increased
to l45.W0 men on peace footing, and be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 men. on a war
footing. So much progress was made that
at the end of 1888 there were 12D.SDo men
with the colors. besides 1870 student IN
the military schools. the first ives
numbered over 115.60 and the second JpJn
At tn present war footing the army is not
less than 10000 men Of all arms, and, per-
hapS, more
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From the Chicago Chronicle. 10
Say. hustle down.to the stock yards right
away" said the city editor to the new re-
porter. ''There's afcfire, down there. 1t
may turn into something big: but even II
it doesn't we want good little story on 1t,
anyhow.
The new reporter shot out Of the door,
with perspiration starting at every PORE
The fire didn't turn out to be a great con-
Migration. so no more reporters were sent
down to the yards to take care of 1t. The
city editor depended upon his new man for
the story. But for some unaccountable rea-
son the reporter faxed to return to the
office and the paper had to go to press with
out the account of the fire.
The next day about, noon the new man
strolied leisureiy into the office entirely un-
prepared for the thunder storm that broke
over his head as soon as the city editor
caught sight Of him.
Say, what the dickens Is the matter
with you. anyhow" said the editor why
didn't you write up that fire that 1 told
Why" gasped the youth. there wasn't
and saw It
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chickens. fish. eggs. rice and fruit. but no
coffee. His wounds were dressed with poul-
tices, and he was getting along nicely.
Death of Capt. Hart.
Wednesday afternoon. May 80, several
hundred insurgents made bold but un-
successful attack ON the garrison at Simil-
oan. Eight insurgents were killed in the
engagement and many wounded On the
American side Corporal Henry F. Hart of
Company F. 42d Volunteer Infantry was
shot through the body and died shortly
afterward.
The same paper of July says: The first
suspension bridge made by the American
soldiers In the Philippines was put up June
at Porac. Capt Collins of the 32d In
fantry had charge of the job. The bridge
was begun about May 1, and most of the
work was done by soldiers of Company M,
32d Infantry. In place Of wire or ropes to
suspend the bridge from the wooden towers
at both ends are wooden braces. and the
span is 90 feet long between the piers at
each end. The bridge is Is feet above the
water surface. Porac Is between Tarlac
and Manila, few miles south of Angeles
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Have Men a Right to BE CooIs

From the Philadelphia Saturday Post.
Civilization has not yet taught man to
take his coat off when the weather grows
hot. She has done much within the last
decade to make the dog days bearable. Man
may now wear soft shirt and pack his
waistcoat away in camphor to await the
approach Of autumn. He may have his
trousers made of duck or the lightest fam
mel. He may even reduce the thickness Of
his coat TO a minimum. But coat of some
sort he must have.
The millions of men who sit in their
shirt sleeves to do their work or to take
their rest do in defiance of what are
supposed to be the Interchangeable rules of
polite and decent behavior. In the country,
which is cooler than in the city. and where,
If anywhere. a man might wear coat In
August. he is allowed to go without one.
He may cycle. play tennis. go yachting
rowing or golfing comfortably. In town he
is doomed to increase his sufferings by sit
ting incased in wooden cloth. Ii is useless
to argue that even in town In the seclusion
of the home the rigor OF the code is
laxed. OF course. 1t is. But man dares
walk to his office. dine in a restaurant or
sit in theater without the inevitable coat.
In spite of the theory that IL is not
man who is the slave Of fashion, the only
people who look cool in hot weather
women. who have learned the comfort and
the beauty of the crisply clean shirt waist.
Would not men in fresh, cool-looking shirts
be equally improved in appearance? Ii is
true that a man who has removed a coat
and thereby displayed waistcoat Is an un-
attractive sight. The waistcoat by the ma
ture of it's construction is essentially an
underneath garment. And If goes n
step farther. and. discarding the waistcoat,
shows the unlovely mechanism of a pair Of
.'galluses." the result is no better. The or
dnary boiled shirt of white. with a stiff
front indicating by its very shape that the
rest of the garment is meant 10 he con-
cealed. Is only an argument for keeping
the coat on. But the man In a soft shirt Of
pleasant color. with a neat belt around his
waist. would be the fit companion OF the
shirt waist girl. and would make the city
a hot day look less sodden with heat
The world has been so occupied during
the past ten or fifteen years with the eman-
cipation OF woman that II has quite forgot
ten the emancipation OF man. Poor man
now lags behind his sister in many matters.
notably this of dress reform. His summer
costume is ridiculous and stupid. How is
something rational to be made the fashion,
1t is disputed whether tailors the Prince
of Wales decide what shall be the modish
thing. No help come from tailors-
they make coats. Aid the weather in Eng
land is rarely so hot that the prince wants
to sit in his shirt sleeves. The sufferer
must make the effort himself. But, ridden
by tradition as he Is. he should have wo-
mans help. II she will smile brightly on
downtrodden and despised man when he
comes to her dressed comfortably, man may
perhaps gather courage to break his
shackles-and take his coat on.
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one sIgneu u1SmalIy.
do you know the real meaning OF lone
illness in this thickly populated world?" she
asked.
do II" returned the commercial traveller
with feeling. well, / should say 1 did.
Why. It's no uncommon thing at all for me
to reach the only hotel In a small town at
an hour when It's too late to go to bed and
too early to get up."-Chicago Post
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Called to Order.
From the Chicago Record.

From the Chicago Record.
I asked that school teacher IL she
wouldn't take my life and mold 1t in her
wise and gentle hands"
What did she say?"
She said II / was proposing to her to saw
30 and not undermine my intellect trying to
talk shop"
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The Best Prescription for Malaria
Chils and Fever 70 Q bottle Of GROVES TASTE.
LESS CHILL TONIC. II simply iron and Quiuiue
3e28-s tu, inset
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SU AS for ladies Jumbo straw hats.
~ trimmed with straw-etiged cord
ed silk rosette. bunch OF wheat and velvet
bands: formerly sold for $3.4s.
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2LSC for mem I0c. pain white and col
o7SS' ored bOrdar handkerchiefs.
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AOr for full double bed size bed spreads;
formerly sold for 7gr
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1 Or for odds and ends in mems gray anil
~ e"ru baihrig-an shirts and drawers
which sold for 39c
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Branch once, zoos 14th st, n, w.
Advertisements are received at The Star.
branch Office. Remsberg's Pharmacy. I0OS
14th street northwest. at regular rates, and
sent Immediately to The Star office without
cost to the advertiser,
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OSr for ladies' trimmed hats which for
merly sold mp to S39s
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.SlZr yard for hest quality table oil
~ ~ cloth. handsome colorInzs
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1 O to 1 1 .

AOr Tor boys washable galatea cloth
>S' sailor blouse suits In sizes 3 TO 10,
which S.-u for 81.
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1C for ladies' muslin drawers finished
with deep hems and tucks; BE
usually
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1 Lr for boys fine French percale and in
'S' digO blue percale shirt waists; the
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~. AO for ladies' trimmed hats AMI bon
nets which sold from ST9s to
$ie.9s formerly W
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2OC for boys wash suits Of handsome
quality of galatea cloth; sizes up
to IL years: which sold up TO s.
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Is OK for ladies' rainy day skirts. with
stitched bottoms, which formerly
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SN or for lot of ladies' polka dot duck
skirts, trimmed with two circular
nounces trimmed with white braid
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n Rc for ladies' and misses untrimmed
I~o hats or Oh u. N-apJiitan and fancy
straw: Il~o trimmed sailors, which formerly
sold iuT Gy- u 9Sc-
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nCb- for ladies hIu,. and white and
>ISs hla,k and wait.- polka dot duck
skirts with knifep!ea'ed founces; full
width. the s. sort.
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N2lZC pair fol boys pique and duck
S/&S' knee pants, which sold for four
times that much
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1 CH/ n each for ladies' fine muslin
nS/2Ss and czallric corset covers:
SOM. of them trimmed: c-id sizes; the DC
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9 to 10.
SIt~ yard fer fast black sateen; the
o2S~s Kind which sells for Sc. yard
usually.

AIkc yard for extra good quality yard
UISS' uids ney fall pgrclles, in FEM
mani lengths. but desirable lengths for
wrappers. Tea gowns. &c-. which sell for
l2t. yard
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On r for infants SLIPS. long or short;
- a' well made: trimmed yUkes.
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2IhC each for waterproof felt window
OSSS' shsdts. in all cOldEs: complete
n,ith fix
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2OC for ladies' Surpass kid Oxfortls;
sizes 2kl To 3; with square toes
only: formerly sold for S1.9s.
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Dc . yard for straw braid. In all colors,
SSS which formerly sold for as high as
ag..
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II DC for choice of lot Of brooch pins,
hat pins. silver pieces for the bu-
reau- purses, etc, which formerly sold for
poe
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SHZC for mems suspenders, which sold
O/2S' for loo pair
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Re- each for mems madras shield and
vs. band bows in handsome patterns,
whi.it Did for los. and 1.5r.
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WAZC pair for ladies' fast black ribbed
/3S' vests OF fine Isle. which formerly
sold Ior 25c
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DOC for mems nainsook drawers; in all
sizes; which formerly sold for Soc
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SZSc yard for best quality stair. or
o7fSS' runner oil 10th. In pretty coiors
and patterns: Toe. usually
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n2r pair for mems Pepperil jean draw
W. ers. sizes 30 10 81, which sold for
2a. taIr
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nc yard for baby ribbon In all colnrs
and black and white; the very best
quality.
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SC ward for LOT Of remnants Of hand
oS' some ribbons. appropriate for tying
up iittla girls bar.
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AOC for ladies' lawn and percale wrap
pers, with white yOkes full width
skirts; cool and comfortable for summer
wear. the same quality and make OF wrap
pers sold for much as 81 %
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OC for ladies' linen collars, in all sizes
and latest styles; sold formerly for
12iac. to l5c
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C2r- pair for lot of child's black and
SOS' tan spring heel shoes. which Tor
nerIy sold for 4nc.
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ARr pair for lot of ladies' strap
HoSo sandals. with buckle and bow,
formerly sold for 81 y.
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k~ for box ~ sheets writing paper and
W. envelopes.
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SC yard for lot of tcrckon laces from 1
ONo 10 inches wide with insertings
l., match elegant assortment Of patterns.
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OH q Zach for boys percale shirt
>/4S' waists. in variety OF patterns:
sell usually for i9c. ed h.
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17C for mantel and piano IamhreIuins;
W. also sofa pillow made of art
drnpery; worth 35c
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s II On for choice of the finest white
pique skirts we have In stock:
handsomely trimmed with inserting.
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HZr for white applique bureau scarfs
ami washstand scarfs also pillow
shams; some slightly soiled; worth up to
::ilc
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SIZ n pair for boys washable knee pants
O/4S' of galatea cloth. which sell usu-
ally for 2Jr
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Death of Can't. Hart

chickens. fish. eggs. rice and fruit but no
coffee His wounds were dressed with poul-
tees. and he was getting along nicely
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hHZc pair for ia.iIes' fast black full
O|<~' seamless h,se, the kind usually
Sold fur 12t.c. pair
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S1 OR for ladies' cheviot, Serge and
sold for $3.50
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1 1 to IL.

UC each for ladies' side satchels Of
morocco or alligator.
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OC for Naline net. in all colors, which
sold for 33c. yard
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lWC, for bleached table damask, yard
and one-half wide. In handsome de-
signs: sell for 2ac. yard usually
Saint Mary's beacon., 1900-02-01
When the Boss is AWAY.

The old man ia late this morning,
SO why should We be on our good
behavior His battered old roll
top desk is firmly closed, and upon
II lies the s o'clock mail, as vet un.
opened,
True, Jackson, the bookkeeptr,
might open it and set the wheels Of
business agoing, but then the old
man might kick.
Besides, Jackson is reading the
sporting news in the morning pa
pers with his feet on the radiator.
AS for the rest OF Us, we are
sprawled about in unbusiness like
attitudes, Edwin, the Office boy,
has had his ears twitohed or his
hair wooled by every man jack 10
the Office, aud is nov hiding behind
the file case reading a 5 cent novel.
Billy Martin, the red d-headed
shipping clerk, has no business in
the Office, and he knows it, yet
there he ia discussing the probable
outcome Of the Brown. Cornell game
with one Of the travelling men, who.
by the way, has been put on the
city trade aud should have started
an hour ago.
Miss Hanrahan, our stenograph.
er, is reading love letter-at least
it looks like love letter--pink en-.
velopes and sentiment are closely
related.
Just as the bill clerk, Pete Mad
den, is telling us how he "biffed de
copper couple" last Saturday night
in walks the old man.
We all know that what the old
man does not see is not worth see
ing. but he passes through the Of.
fice with his customary Good
morning, gentlemen" as though
we were franticallY laboring.
And we, oh, we at once become
the hardest working force in the
downtown district.
But we know that memory OF the
old mans and will dream Of iG un.
til after the next pay day.
Saint Mary's beacon., 1900-02-01

SOME UsEFuL HISTs Stone.
mason's sawdust is better than soap
for cleaning floors.
Kerosene oil @iil clean blscken.
cd silver almost instantly.
To keep moths and carpet bugs
from all, woolen goods aad furs,
sprinkle them with cedar chips
China closets should be scalded
aud fresbeued at least weekly, and
a little borax water spriukled on
the shelves.
To keep away reaches, take green
cucumber parines and strew them
around the kitchen tables aud cup
boards and see how quickly the
reaches will disappear
To wash cut glassware use pure
soap aud hot water. and apply with
a large tooth brush Each piece
should be wiped with linen cloth
as it is taken from the water
AIR curtains, beat well aud put
in cedar chest II stained use a
little benzine applied with cloth
same color as material Never use
white cloth. Lace curtains should
be washed before packing away. 1t
is not good to keep the dust in
them, but they should not be blned
or starched.
II the moths have begun to eat
your carpet, take the taoks out,
turn it back half yard all
around the room, wash the boards
with saturated solution of cam
phor, putting it on with a paint
brush then lay the carpet back 10
its proper place, put over it a towel
wrung out Of water and camphor,
and iron it thoroughly with a real
hot iron, so as to steam it through
and through, and this will kill the
insects aud all their larvae.