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The Florence tribune., 1900-04-21

1925 has passed the South American republics will be annexed to America However, there will be much blood shed in connection with these under takings.
 The Prince of Wales will not keep the throne and 1905 will see him pass to tine life beyond mortal sight. The throne will pass to the next in line, two of which will hold short terms.
 Radical as it may seem. Ireland will eventually cut loose from England and be power by herself.
 France is to have another revolution that will wipe out the republic, and then an outside nation will step in and gobble up the French people.
 Within ten years Germany will have three emperors.
 The emperor of China will be as sassinated.
 There will be q series of violen' earthquakes and storms at sea.
The Florence tribune., 1900-04-21
SOME PROPHECIES.
Predictions That are Scheduled to Occur
 Soon.

The San Francisco Examiner of re- cent date gives some interesting pro- phecies of Dr. Max Muehlenbrueh, whose prophecies some years ago con- cerning our war with Spain were so startlingiy and literally fulfilled even to the blowing up of the Maine. Here are some of his recent prophecies !:
 W. J. Bryan will be the next presi- deat of the United States.
 Admiral Dewey will die before 1902.
 Mark Hanna will collapse from ap- oplexy within two years.
 Mckinley will run again and be de feated.
 Ireland will be free.
 America will experience three wars before 1910 has closed. One of these wars will come through the interfer. ence of another nation.
 Much upheaval and bloodshed will occur in the United States through | different causes. However, better conditions will begin from September IS, 1902, and from 1910 to 1925 peace and tranquility will reign. Financial conditions will improve and prosperity will be found among all classes O people.
 i The Prince of Wales will die in 1905
 Mexico will be annexed to th, United States before 1910, and befor,
The Florence tribune., 1900-04-21

lodge and alleges that, in under the ceremony, ke twas severely ed and battered and received : hands of defendants such rough violent treatment that thereby bones of his spine, shoulder aud were fractured, crushed, bruise disloeated, whereby plaintiff greatly injured and caused to suff crueiating pains in both mind body, and because thereof was pelledsfor many weeks to lie he upon his bed and was unable |, over, raise his head or move hi in any way whatever"
The Florence tribune., 1900-04-21

Branch Yards at Long Beach, Compton, and Whittier,
 California.
The Florence tribune., 1900-04-21
Not His Lead.

The Detroit Free Press tells funny story about 8 Presbyterian deacon who is also member of card club, which had a long session the night previ- ous, during which some hand-painted plaques, chromos, books and other valu- able considerations changed hands in a good old gambling way.
 May you take this lesson home with you tonight, dear friends" con cluded the preacher at the end of a very long and wearisome sermon. "And may it's spiritual truths sink deep into your hearts and lives, to the end that your souls may experience salvation We will now bow our heads ia prayer Deacon White, will you lead?"
 There was no response.
 "Deacon White," this time in ; louder voice. "Deacen White, will you lead?'
 Still DO response. It was evident that the good'deacon was slumbering The preacher made third appeal ant raised his voice to pitch that sue ceeded in waking the drowsy man. "Deacon White, will you pleas lead 2'
 The deacon rubbed his eyes an, opened them wonderingly.
 "Is it my lead? No-I just dealt"
The Florence tribune., 1900-04-21

There is a prospect of the ts securing Q number of Cor. M reports for general circulation
 benefit of the public. The g paid for l ,000 out of his own which, with the one tlousa nished by the government, gal for general circulation, the en being nearly exhausted. Senat of Connecticut introduced a res in the senate week ago provi the printing of 4,000 more at pense of the government, and solution passed the senate.
 goes to the house and is exp pass that body. The report ! illustrated, and with it's fund ! nation about the territory is ole immigration agent when
 the Eastern States. .-fGazette.
The Florence tribune., 1900-04-21
WANTS DAMAGES.
A Candidate Who was Handled Roughly
 by the Goat.

An Oklahoma man has filed suit against "the grand lodge of the An- cient Order of United Workmen of Oklahoma" and the local lodge of that order for damages in the sum of $l0,- 900. He lately was initiated into the
The Florence tribune., 1900-04-21
Asizona,s Jeweled Trees.

At the request of the General Office, Mir. Lester r. Ward recen plored the fossil forests Of A The richest deposit of siliciie6 covers an area of about eight square, in Apache county. In parts of this area the petrified l, much more thielxly than they have.stood while living, and hir thinks they must have been ported by swift currents of ; the Meszoic era. Microscopic ton of the texture of the a wood proved that it resemb arancarian pine of the Southern phere.
The Florence tribune., 1900-04-21
MINING AND MILLING LUMBER A
 SPECIALITY.

We carry the largest and most varied stock of Mining and Building Lumber on the Coast, and are prepared at all times to execute orders on shortest possible notice.
 Our Milling Department is unsur- passed and we guarantee satisfaction in all our manufactured work, which includes all kinds of Redwood or Pine Tanks.
 We invite correspondence and the ob- taining or our prices before you purchase elsewhere.
The Florence tribune., 1900-04-21
Getting Particular in New Mexico
From the Lordsburg Liberal.

The last Headlight prints state ment which is said to be copy of a portion of the court records of Crockett
The Florence tribune., 1900-04-21

NoTE.-Many mixtures, made in imitation of baking
 powders, upon the market They are sold cheap, but are dear at any price, be- cause they contain alum, a corrosive poison.
The Florence tribune., 1900-04-21
Yards and Wharyes at San Pedro, Gal

City Office 4s and 4so Douglas Block r o AI (tl
 Srd and Spring streets, A1oo All cAcS, Odi.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-04

over the fares clothes. and when he struck
a soft bulge right over the s!umbcrful roys-
terer's heart, he put his hand inside the
mans vest and pulled out a wad of bills
of about the size OF L prosperous can,a-
loune.
Here's your bundle. pal" said the door
man, shaking the fare awake. You was
just crafty enough to stick it in there SOS
You wouldn't get touched. hey?"
The fare stripped OF "A S2n note and hand
ed 1t to the now grinning cabman and the
sergeant sent one of the cops in the sta
ton along with the fare to the hotel he
named.
A pretty lively night. ch?" was said to
the sergeant, little after midnight
Lively? / should say not replied the
sergeant. It's been slow tonight that
I've had a hard time kecpin' awake. The
game don't warm mp and get real gay and
festive until after !. anyhow. Better stay
along awhile
Then the Tenderloin reporters chimed in
and remarked thar they couldn't See what
the Tenderloin was coming to. things were
so dull around the station. G l.. c.
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Christian nations their impression of the
ancient race.
Viewed an ensemble or in detail the
Chinese exhibit at Paris maaifests extreme
clcycrnesS on the part of its designers in
presenting an effort that is true to life at the
same time that it is most artisticalIy pic
turesque. II was a difficult undertaking TO
construct Il Chinese village that wOuld
prove one OF the most thoroughly interest,"
ing features of the great show, and vie in
attractiveness with the countless novelties
exhibited by the white races Other coun-
tries We're able 10 send to Paris products
Of their latest manufactures in every con-
ceivabie line of industry and invention but
III those respects China was handicapped
Tor the China of today has nothing new to
SHOW. nothing that she could not have cx-
h.bited just as well one, two, or even ten
centuries ago.
While other nations. Japan among them
forwarded 10 The universal exhibition sam
pies Of their most recent DEVELOPMENTS in
the way OF army and naval equipments and
constr uction, armament etc, the govern
men; OF the dowager empress had nothing
!. o. thdt KIND to show, or at least nothing
tHat II cared to let the world know about
measured strictly from an up-to-date stand
point therefore. the Chinese exhibit wns
0Verweighed from the start. This fact
however only emphasizes the Intelligent
care and ability manifested by its designers
| IN making 1t what il unqueStionably is one
OF the most interesting and attractive fea-
lures of the great fair
AT the head OF the Chinese section f. M
Charles Nopereasi, Frenchman, who has
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your say so, madam. Got { have war
rant FIR that. Get warrant from magistrate
and we'll nail the cadet all right and the
sergeant stretched his huge arms and
yawned again so prodigiously that II really
looked as If he wouldn't be able to remain
awake more than a few moments longer
The Amazon tried to argufy the matter,
but the sergeant paid no further attention
to her, but went on writing in his blotter.
After awhile she went away with some
Parthian darts about cops in general and
some cops in particular that she knew of.
Then Broadway cop brought in a wab-
bly,. white-haired man, not badly dressed,
in whose eyes there was queer CLEAN.
Hes been BLOWN himself for the past
week" said the policeman. sententiously.
and l guess he's got EN- now, all right"
The white haired man, who. according to
the cops statement, had been mixing in
the simple village life of the tenderloin
for week. pointed long. accusing finger
at the sergeant and said, in hoarse
whisper:
You ought to know better than to let
turnips grow right out of these walls: you
ought to know better, indeed you had
Aw. You don't want to mind 4 little
thing like that, chum.' said the sergeant
The turnips amt hurting You, are they?"
They are growing so fast" SAID the
white-haired man with the weird CLEAN in
his eyes, that very soon they'll fill the
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rrado them q SOFT Of geographical neigh
Dur~. the exposition authpTl-ies. with tine
CugdlI! concurrence Of both nations. have
allotted LEr Russians and the Chinese ad-
Joining strips Of territory that isolate them
from thu rest of mankind. ami enable them
To live in Z harmony that i most pictur-
CsgUely effective.
The visitor has scarcely reached the foot
OF the Ir1c3derJ stairway before he is
confronted by L conner tower OF the Russo
ASiatic palace, over the door of which is
Tho notice:
TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILROAD
voyage from Moscow to Pe1iu''
There Is a train inside that carries tray
eiers over tina. long route in an hour. the
trip beng accelerated by Imagination in
famed by Il moving panorama When the
train runs Into the sacred city. or the de-
lud~d Traveller faacies ii has he descends
from the luxurious Pullman, passes
through the railway station. and then out
INFO the streets Of what surely looks like
the l0velieSt corner Of Chinese metrop1-
lis The most stu!id European or American
Is bound 10 be enchanted when he looks
around and To forget that he is really in
Paris. On nj! sides one brholds captiyat-
ing specimens OF MongOlian architecture
houses that look Ike pictures cut from n
Chinese screen, brilliant in color odd and
Iancifui In shape, fascinating or weird in
their decorations. with dragons insects
flashing mdny-hued birds. and effigles of
the funHy-faced little men and women IA
InlIlar 10 our eyes since childhood carved
IN stained woods, projecting from every
SIDE In doorways and window s.lls. on
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Bug wagon said the sergeant. briefly.
to the cop, and in a few moments a Belle
vue ambulance rolled up before the station
and the whte-haired man was conveyed to
the alcoholic ward of the hospital. the sur
geon attached TO the tenderloin station
agreeing with the sergeant that the alco-
holic ward was where the man belonged.
Then there was a hull for about a quarter
OF an hour, at the end of which time an
other giant of a policeman, wearing a
broad grin, led little shrimp of man up
the steps Of the station, SAYING cncour-
aslngiy every step or two. Come on. Fritz
there man in here behind the desk that
you can siither up all right; he likes TO
be sawed and split: come on. now. Frijzey.
and II help you to make Hamburger steak
of him
The little shrimp of a man looked for all
the world like the polite lunatic in The
Belle of New York" His countenance
wore one of the most aniabie grins con-
ceivable, and when he was led up before
the desk he made the sergeant a pune
tiliOuS bow.
The winds whistling through this ones
beltry, explained the cop to the sergeant,
sun grinning. Hes a shoemaker, with a
fOur-by-six shop back of a saloon on 18th
avenue. L found him sharpening this snick-
ersnec on a curbstone ANA mumbling things
about what he was going to do with il -
and the policeman deposited on the ser
geants desk a cheeseknife ground to a
point and razor edge, about fourteen
inches long.
Going to slice all hands up into salad.
ney, Otto?. said the sergeant to the priS-
oner with the amiable smile. What for?
Been dom, you. have they? What's your
name. Ludwig2''
II de sheneral uff de reserfs. am" re-
Piled the poor little man, making the ser
geant another courtly bow, ''unt L war
declare
Say, Louie, there's plenty o war goin'
on now, as it is, interrupted the sergeant,
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of the foreign representative buildings. the
Seine flowing by; beyond 1t the graceful
lines of the Eiffel tower. forming a frame
to the gardens of the Champ de Mars and
the whole picture, walled, far away, by the
beautiful Chateau} d Eau, from which falls
a mighty cascade of water. flashing in the
sunlight or still more bewitching at night
when dazzling lights are flashed upon the
Niagara-like waterfalls.
When you stand there you understand
why 1t Is necessary to secure a table whole
week ahead if youlwanr to dine at the Chi
nese restaurant. And When you dine there
but you are sure they have been well
taught how to cook la Franchise. And
another thing is certain, though you may
forget many things at the Paris exposition,
you are likely to remember for many years
the Chinese section.
NALERIAN GRIRAYEDOFE.
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spent thirty years of his life in the celestial
empire Few foreigners know that great
country so well as he, and, when appoint
ed commissioner general of China, he set
about his work with energy, zeal and
knowledge. He selected the best models of
architecture for the various buildings he
proposed to construct, conscientiously de-
termined to make them represent China to
the life.
The section assigned to China suited the
purpose admirably, for ii embraced bit of
rolling ground that was deemed fairly
characteristic of a Chinese landscape. at
the same time containing many Towering
trees and shrubs that fitted to perfection
the architecture of the buildings and the
arrangement of the gardens.
The various structures are grouped about
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Rcdecked the Wrong Trunks.

From the Chicago Daily News
Inc party of merry young girls entered
the station and wendell their way in the
direction OF the baggage room. Each car
RED mysterious parcel. A few words of
explanation in the dusky ear of the porter,
followed by CLEAN of silver, brought them
nelofe the towering heap of outward-b bound
baggage. y
Here they aresr cried one of the girls,
Poihuhg TO two trunks a little aside from
the rest II am sure these are the wedding
TRUNKS Then the parcels were opened and
oid SHOES and white ribbon brought into
view 1t did not14take a great while for
tnose Jolly girls to bedeck the trunks with
bon.
Where is that card. Eva" inquired the
sides
Here it isr' and she handed over a
square Ln card inscribed THE Sugar Moon
men lhey all fiied out
Ten minutes later there was big corl,mo-
tlon IN the direction of The baggage room.
III give SO to know whose work this
Is. shouted a little perspiring man.
What is the trouble, sir?' inquired a
station official
II may have been rival company"
.'What?''
But if thought it was done in this sta
loh | would sue the company. Yes, sir;
would sue the company
What is The matter with YOU? Has any
enc offended your"
Yes, sir; they have. 1 am travelling
salesman for Bontman & Company, the
largest shoe manufacturers in the state 70
h!ure me, some scamp has bedecked my
sample trunks with old shoes. But I'll find
the cnlprit and make it hot for him.
grinned ''
Laws, dem ladies dun went en- got de
wrong trunks. But All bes' had keep quiet
II All values nah Job"
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A Star Specialist Watches the Pick
Ups Till Midnight.
CONSIDERED A DULL EVENING, TOO
Heroic Treatment for All Kinds of
Grievances.
MANY GRADES OF HUMANITY



NEW YORK August ), 1900.
There is always enough action at the
TeEderloin station to keep the fat. sleek
policemen of various grades on duty there
from becoming sluggish or somnolent. Even
during the hours of sunshine the corpulert
sergeant behind the desk of the Tenderloin
station doesn't have much time to yawn
and to figure whether he is due for j
captaincy or transfer to the wilds of
Staten Island, for the cops of the Tender
loi; precinct drag in their captives at the
average rate of about twelve per hour from
morning until night. These piCk-ups of
the daylight hours, however. are nothing
like So interesting the ladies and gentle
men of the Tenderlon who are stood up
before the desk at the West Both street
station after night, sable goddess, has
stretched forth her leaden scepter over this
tight little island. The daylight captives
are mostly continuous performance DRINKS,
and, as SUCH they seem to lack character,
not to say sweetness and light, as they
stand Imply before the desk, supported by
the doorman and their captor. trying to
remember their names and their mess num-
bers, to speak. On the other hand. the
nets that the Tenderloin cops spread after
nightfall gather in some really characters
tic fish. The writer studied the game at
the Tenderloin station one night last week
from o'clock until after midnight.
The ball was Immediately started to roll
ing by the arrival at four minutes past -
of young colored gentleman. with freckles
and reddish hair. He arrived from the
direction of 18th avenue in very great
hurry. In fact, he arrived at a dead lOpe
and he leaped up the station steps four at
clip. At that, he didn't have any too
much time to spare, for only about twelve
feet behind him, when he gained the sta
tion door. was another young colored gen.
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From lie LONDON ChIonlce.
Here is the Chinese recipe for making
real birds nest soup, which may interest
lady readers Take clean white birds nest
shreds. or birds nests themselves, and soak
thoroughly. Take out all feathers. Boil in
soup water until tender and all is the
color of jade stone. Place pigeon eggs be-
low, and add some shrcds of ham on top.
Boil again slowly. If required sweet. then
boil in clean water once more add sugar
candy. then eat If you're "A Chinaman: II
you are not-throw 1t out of the window,
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not single laundry. and no John China
man. with his queue tucked up under his
d!apidated Mclean" cap. and in his SLOW
"nly blouse, squirting water at a wrigsling
shirt. Here the whole picture is different
The yellow men al the exposition are at
their hest; they comport themselves with
dignity, making il understood that they
come from classes i'll the vast empire which
hold themselves far above the sordd speci-
mems of celestial humanity that have given
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Rcpartee.
From Life

From Life.
| raised The cup
To- take a sup
My love to pledge in sparkling wine
There's many a slip
TwiNt the cup and the lin
She said. her fi.re bent close t. mine
/ dropped The glass
and kissed the lass
Which. more than wine. was 10 my taste
THERE'S l. any Il lin
TwiNt the cup and the slim
| said, my arm slipped round her waist
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CHINA'S PARIS SHOW
Is One Of the Most Interesting at the
Exposition,
An lDEALI8ED SECTION SHOWN
Beautiful Architecture. Lovely Gar
dens and Priceless Curios.
FRENCHM-AN At IT'S HEAD
r.Vyri-lt 1900 by u. Gslhaye,!oiTJ
SPECIAL Cor pad nee Of The Evening Star


SPECIAL Cor pad nee Of The Evening Star
PARIS. July -. 1870.
When french orator wants to apply the
biggest words il his vocabulary to the uni
vo-~,I exposition ne styles il q festival af
peace. uniting all the nations in the broth
crhouG Jf labor"
To thu e.. suaI visitor or TO the person who
reads ahoGt tho big show from afar this
may seem "a faucifui and exaggerated
phrase but now ana then. - one wandcrs
through the grounds. h. sees a spectacle
that realizes the precise sort of iuternation-
al fraternity To which the Frenchman re-
fers.
y striking instance Of this is visible at the
foot "f the stairway leading from the Tro-
Cat!ero into the exhibition grounds. Imme-
diaJely on the left is an enormous turreted
castle. the imposing facade Of which runs
about M feet along the thoroughfare, ard
whose irregular sides stretch twice as far
back and end in a forest Of detached build
iEss OF most picturesque effect. There is
no need to Try and figure out the national
lty of the edifiCe from the big Inscription
over the main portal printed in letters of
a strange alphabet. The general architect
ure Of the big structure tells plainly as
words that il is Russian. yet in the wide
yestihule You see sight that makes you
doubt the inference. Seated there are half
dozen Chinese in their flowing robes of
silk.
The newspapers are full of startling tales
these days from Pekin. and the pivotal
point of most cablegrams is the intense hos
ulity that exists between the Chinese and
tn" Russians. English newspapers persist
entity hint ;hat Tartar Vaccinations have
brought about the Boxer troubles, so that
Russia might have d pretrxt for rushing in
and grabbing territory, and the same jour
nails give the impression that the lowery
kingdom is less inimical 10 Christians in
genera! than 10 voTacious Russia i'll par
ticular. The man from anywhere who comes
down those TrOcaderu steps and tumb!es
upon six Cinnamon sitting placdly in the
Russian vestibule is likely to think he is
dreaming
BrOtherIy Feeling.
Standing thereIbouts he sees men in Rus
sian uniforms. between whom and the sub
jects II the son Of heaven the best of good
feeling obviously exists Then the visitor
realizes that the French orator must be
right and that the exhibition really is a
festival II peace and brotherhood.
Following th- example Of nature. which