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The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-06-12
A NIGHT IN JUNE.

Rich is the scent Of clover in the air.
AND from the wo0dbine moonlight and the dew
DRAW nue- essence than the daylight knew
Low muImurs and an incense everywhere
Nh, snake An. surely in the garden there
A subtle sound came from the purple crew
,r,,., mount visteria masts and there's clew
-, ..r,s .-rara, meaning m the rose-scent rare;
silence itself has voice in these jane nights
,ybo .DaEe7 WIN an the air Is fall Of speech
os Col. own choir. all singing various parts;
Igs oui,t and listen. hear-the very lights
In wonder town. the waving of the beech.
rl-s p,7pIry, ,hades-cry Of the heart Of hearts,
ODE such d night spoke raptured Juliet
Prom out the balloon, and yours Ros@!ind'
Wandered IN Arden like the April "lnd,
And JessIaa the bold Lorenzo met.
Ana Pe~llra her silyered lilies set
rr some quaint vase. 20 scent the Princes mind
1y.rt b,gebls OF her. and then did Jacques and
ss5 taIcs and from them bitter sayings get
r.. I'D ~ these tie silence sang their thought;
To al # these Il gave their thought new sTseei
~.araa. OF the IIly. roses lone
40 ...y..gr.fa ,6rrralt0 oak boughs' base
An sing the thought We br!ne them, be II irsughi
,,.,ts the sad love Of lovers. or Gods oWa.
This Sweetness and this silence Oh nv SOUL
yyfrr Iruring and Dull pain. that seem 20 break
some chord within my heart and sudden take
life ON OF life. and then there sounds the ro!I
ag .hs-Is upon the road the distant toll
o, tells within the town these rude things make
fr. v-sEe 10 life. and a.. the iongings shake
r,...- mir, via-gs-sNif, fy The pain and dole
A..f1 ihe silence and the mute Sounds sweet
u.efp their speaking; ! alone an still
what are you singing OBJ. you starry hoseFs'
r,g, Ga. Jasmine VOID and incomplete
AID van slenatis7-.N0id The l5ys that n!l
7r.s near, Of love until His heart Is ours
d. choir of silence. without noise n word
, agmss voice would break the mystic spell
az us.sriug shades and sounds the lily bell
Here al ms feet sinEs melodies uHheafd,
Ana clearer thau-the voice Of any bird
Yes even than that lark which loves 50 WE'LL
DALI. .- tbs hedges ali the world 10 tell
Ir r...t and triple notes that MAJ has stirred.
., love ,omplete"" soft sings the nisnoneite.
.-u heart q aiI,' deep sigEs the red rel rose
-D b.erf o. Christi the Iily voices meet
On rgsge Oh fugue. and from the fag-edsed vet
T.g.r borders Of The lake. the night wind blows
Tie ts-.r u tke Teels-'I0ve love complete
Maurice Francis Es4a-
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-06-12
LEFT TRAIL or BURNT MATCHES.
Effort of Florence O'Lancrty TO Get Even
with n Load OF Hay.
From The Chicago Inter-Ocssn.

From the Chicago Inter-Ocesn.
Dye recOllect the time that Billy Nc
Lune and Florence OLafferty chased that
farmer with a load OF hay?' said the night
editor as he opened the jack pot
The telegraph man had not heard Of IT,
Well il was in the old days. when the
regulation thing was 10 work till O'Clock
in the morning and then tank up beauti-
fully before you went home"
sure. Ia those days they sized you up
by the whisky you drank" sighed the ;ee-
graph man, Segretfuliy.
"FlOIfnce and Billy were proceeding
along Clark street about o'clock IN the
morning, each supporting the other, ant
both leaning against a wall occasionally
to rest They started 10 cross the street.
and Florence got little in advance P.lIy
promptly pulled him out from under tie
nose Of an early cable car
"Thash your dastarlly doin's. bIorkln'
up the sight Of a gentleman" TOared Flor
ence. shaking his fist al d man on d wagon
load of hay.
"'Aw, sc soak 30 head laughed the
driver.
AT this Florence grew thoroughly IN
censed.
I'm fix you" he shouted. starting n
pursuit Of he hay
He caught up with the wagon stopped
gravely- found his Patches. and struck a
light Oh his trousers leg
o. BY George. lhdsh funny ho nut
tered a. he looked uD 20 find the wagon
half a block in advance. Again he strag-
gled along yOWiug to make 4 holocaust
Of the load ~ hay He caught up again.
struck his match. and found .h. wagon
ahead Of him. After this happened three
or four time. Billy UlaIliUg aIO.Z after
Florence aEI able n appreciate he i1ae
somewhat. a string u men and bows lined
up on ne sidewalk 20 see the finish. For
enrr Ief. q string Of burnt match=s from
Van Buren, 10 Washington street"
Well
oh a policeman finally cOppgreI ON
ana put 'eW 600 q cab and Florence and
/ Ei,.y rode nome iU state. and each % 'eu
gave the oliver a 81 b.ll-the last money
tho rad"
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-06-12
TO BE CONTINUED.
Tragedies IN Miniature.

And then the heart broken. deSpairinx
girl fed from the ho,se-fsd down the
street-on 10 the suburbs-out into the
country lying bsthed IN the moonlight
She made straight for the precipice. and
| with a sob in her throat and prayer on
her lips she took the awful plunge"
Continued in our next for a nickel II
I you don't get the next number you'll
never know how many bones she had
/ brckenD
what Marry vou"' almost screau,ea
| the naughty Alfrids. as she drew herself
| up with queenly dignity. Sir, 7 would
Tie first
Then die" shouted the count as hp
stepped back and began wh'rl'nE the
| crowbar around his head 10 give mo-
menJum to his blow A. the moment He
/ was about 20 bring the terrible weapon
down upon her thin and aristoCrsuC skull
| the door opened and
| Don't fail TO see our next weeks issu-.
| 1t will contain a war map and fun details
/ of why and how the door opened and What
! resulted)
Father. q you insist that I marry this
man. for whom 7 have not a spark Of
| lOve-if you are determined"
| Il am determined" Interrupted the
father
And my happiness-my tears-my 3rty-
| ers-will not move your
| Not move"
Then cold. cruel. heartless. selfish. IN
! feeling unnatural father-theu, sir. II
/ only remains for me toto
! (What remains for her will he told IN
our next issue. and If you miss it YOU will
+ nj nav n
BILL
As they turned the rock the two men
met face to face. and each leaped back
/ with a menacing "Hs"'
| "Scoundrel"'
| ''Varlet"'
! You shall never wed the pure and
| innocent Augusta
Nor you, | have sworn it,
For moment the rivals foamed a tho
mouth, and glared al each other Then
| they sprang az each others threats with
tigerish growls, and the igh; TO the death
was on.
| (Reader. would you know which one OF
/ the lovers was left there in the woods a
| mangled corpse? Then ask your news
dealer for our next issUc)
Il must end til must end It," unused
the mysterious man. as he approached
the bureau with pale but determined
face
| On the bureau was a suicidal outfit,
| consisting of pistols, daggers ropes. poi
! son. dy Mantle, gun cotton, and croqu,t
mallets.
81 have no fear Of death Il will soon
he over. The man who fears IN die is
coward All I've got to do is to take up
this pistol-thus. hold the muzzIe to my
head-so. Then | press
CWhat did he miss? Space forbids US TO
explain in this issue. but next week yoI
shall know all about it. Don't miss the
next number)
We left our hero hanging To the roof
of q seven-story building. Let us return
| to him. His strength was gone. and ne
! realized that his seconds were numbered.
As he made one more desperate effort
| To draw himself up his eyes encountered
the hooking face of John Johnson The
villain had come to Eloat over the death
agOnieS of the man he had wrOnged
Have you no mercy?" gasped Lorenzo.
as the hope died out.
! Not a bit"
| Must ! die"
| You must"
Then Lorenzo closed his eyes. called up
the vision OF his mothers face and next
| moment
CWhat happened next moment and for
| several moments after that is wildly re-
lated in out next. Don't miss a good
! thing)
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-06-12
MRS. GOULD AND THE PANTRYMAN.
she Didn't Like fiji. Musiaehe, 80 He Had
shaved On-Then lie Lost His Job.

From the New York World.
The presence of mustache and later
the absence of the same facial ornament
caused peck OF trouble on board How
ard GOUld's yacht Niagara JUS, before
she sailed from this port.
1t so happened that James P. Hylan.
who had been engaged as pantryman had
a fine sweeping mustache, upon which he
prided himself as a sailor man. But
when the crew were drawn up before
Mrs. Gould her features assumed a
panied expression. She turned to her
husband. standing quietly by, and said:
Il don't like that mans mustache, and
no man with a mustache like that can
sail on the same boat with me-"
Mr.. Gould called a council in which the
chief steward, Sailing Master Caws, Hy-
Ian and Mrs Gould took part "If my
mustache offends Your Ladyship." said
Hylan CALAMITY, II will sacrifice it, BY
the great horn spooH. which / shall have
to polish, madam, I'll shave it off"
SO Hylan hied him to d barber and had
the product of years of cultivation re-
moved. He returned TO the Niagara A
transformed man, but happy in the no
ton that he had saved his job, worth 81
d month to him.
But the pantryman was 50 much
changed that Mrs. Gould hardly knew
him and instead of being changed for the
better II was apparent that Mr.. HyIan's
manly beauty. had been marred. Mrs
Gould expressed sympathy for the shorn
pantryman but declared plainly that he
wouldn't do.
Hylan had now lost both his mustache
and his Job and he promptly demanded
his wages for one year which would GOV
er the voyage. Mrs. Gould objected with
spirit Pantryman Hylan then appealed
To Shipping Commissioner Dickey. who
assigned Deputy Shipping Commissioner
Bullock TO go TO the Niagara and effect
a settlement if possible
a compromise on one months wages
was finally agreed upon and Hylan. who
had been put to the expense of d shave
received SO and discharge rating hin
as of excellent character
A new pantryman was shipped and tbs
Niagara got under way for the Azores.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-06-12
His Descendants Number Ninety-nine.

From the Springfield Republican.
Henry Smith, aged ninety-.our years
ana seven months. died At South Deer
field yesterday morning OF old age. Mr..
Smith Was born in Palmer, October L,
1865. The family went TO South Deer
field In .al9 and located in NH River on
a farm. Mr.. Smith was married January
!. lSzS. to Pattie CIapp, who wds killed 10y
a fan from a wagon in August, 1880 He
leaves. besides nine sons and daughters,
thirty-two grandchildren, fifty-sIX great
grandchildren, and TWO at-sreat-Srand-
children.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-06-12
Nhss..r aadI.se.

t~t-.sa Elss.s fa Err 1srF tCe--4l
FHzhaeh Lee-What are sou doing. ny
Urlls mar
Joseph Whee'e--Prcpar.a2 uy bed, II
yon pIeave. I am about 90 rrtisr.
r That looks a rice bed pray. what
90 YOU call IL
J. VA hrigadIeF genersisnip .n Tie
regular army.
+ God Taa+ yugr weary bones I
shouldn't mind tay.uv "a couch AXE fha.
myself What did ii cost your
J W.-NCthiug.
r What "a beautiful folding 5-f
iike THAI free Of ch4-gct
j. WI die not say ~. Nothing l.
What / paid. 4 vacancy d. nothing FI-
iAis bed gave mp "A vacancy in the House
Of ErD~evrBftflye0.
L. L--A!ss. / have net the price.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-06-12
Her Idea.

Prom he Ssv York Daily Trihana
A woman recently asked President Had
ley OF Yale-he tells the story himself
what he was teaching To his reply,
Economics" she said, thoughtfuIly: "Oa
Won teach the students 10 be economical,
That is good. When ] was young wO-
man they never learned 10 be economical
mil fhaV got mATTicd.|
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-06-12
TORPEDO TRAINS TRIP
Spped of 103 Miles an Hour
YOuched for by Officials.
THE RECENT Run on B. 4 0. ROAD

t-,crtor ADAMS aud Ills Cigar shape"
hi, -beathed 10 Cut the Air. Wade
utar e., ~aid to Exceed All the Fastest
Euo. Heretofore known IA the History OF
E.ilroadiug -Time Made hri"''"
mare and This cay Given ou' BY sections
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-06-12
lie tlroom RabhIr.

From the Baltimore American
Folding Bed Ito the Washbasin)-So the
pitcher made you take water, didn't IL!
Washbasin-Oh, shut up
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-06-12

0,.r- ono hundred an hour.
-.. .s Gu. remarkable record a. inc
20 No.. .r. u.. Railroad cigar
-.rr r.... .. . recent rgu .som h@-t-
-..... ... g,..-..er.
....-. .... relating fr th.s tho most
...- .... .- .s. history 81 railroad
Inc f.r. s.# ....r aaF 1910 iI0.'- .1,
FL. f+~ ta. .. story u. tie E"i.',''''''.'
achievement h..... been told
.. fact. ur. part u. t.u story appear ''
r.......-... r..r a.U. .' Che people VIZ
.r fH.. remarkable tr'T seem I'D
.....- -.. .....m.. OF their HNI senses
a.. fr-- Of .. experts who were on
..-. .E. .r..r. For instance. Dc IS SAID
.... A. .-. .u... uu tEr "trip q W.' was
- ... ID r..-rr-Hr, seconds. oT o. speed
.... -. -r miles au aour. ast was main
..... ..r r.n miles Ninety miles AN
Mas maintained for more than I'VE
.
. ...,ra~-sr7rrg'' train is the inyci-
.. NJ. Fr.g.rIgl a.. Adams. "a rail-
r... .Nr - o. Chicago, wei known "'
"r-..-''.. "an "a~ '''A 'Nf. .'''. '''.''7
r'. It..H0T. ana '''' '.''''5 ''' 5...
elmo. IN an '.F' 81" Apply 10 ,'''s -'''
... a V...-......- .'Nt'o ""l'' '.' ''.'
designed '.r .. ORDINARY i','i".'''' 80
avoid Poi. resistance o- me AT. D" a",'-
'.ur M t..e meta. -a.'.t- '"h"eI''" TIC
sides and tops of each passenger iFa'h' 50
-.at r.'r- W.rr 700 '"'-" CORNERS "l
spaces fHr o.1..s n' HH i' I.H,'' t'' ana
roas" me friction. Ana N - inns
SPECIALLY r.'"h- .EH'''' i't." "iIlh IDS
made. .' ''iS cry mo ''N''s' III"
,... mao" HF ans venice carry HS human
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-01-26
HEIGHTS TAKEN BY STORM
General Warren Captures an I'm.
portant Boer Position.
After an Ali-Night Fight He Occupies ,
Kop Commanding the Burghers'.
Trenches Near Ladysnith.


LONDON (By Cable) AT last the terrible
suspense has been relieved by the news
Of British victory. which. although not
final. raised the hopes OF the empire that
General Butler would yet succeed in pound
ing His way into Ladysmitb.
General Warren's division carried Spion
Kop by storm on Tuesday night and hell
It all the next day, though heavily at-
tackled by the Beers.
The British loss was heavy. Among tho
wounded is General E. n. r. Woodgate, In
command OF the Ninth Brigade, Fourth
Division, who was struck by Boer she'll
and dangerously wounded.
General Warren believed that the posi-
tion OF the enemy beyond Spion Kop is un-
tenable and that he would so IN bs able to
dlslodge them, thereby clearing the way
forthe onward movement to the relief Of
Ladysmith.
The news Of the capture OF the Boer
stronghold came Thursday morning In a
dispatch from Spearman's Camp, anil was
received with pathetic and almost hysteri-
cal JOY by the crowd which surrounded the
War Office
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-01-26
FAvoRs SUBMARINE BOATS.
Reports of the&Naval Board of Construc-
tIon to Secretary Long.

Reports Of the.Naval Board OF Construc-
tion to Secretary Long.
WAsH1Naros, D. G. (SpecIal). The re-
port of the Board OF Construction declin-
ing to recommend the purchase OF the sub
marine torpedo boat Holland has been
handed to the Secretary OF the Navy. A
minority report Is submitted by ReHr-Ad-
mlral Philip HichborD, Chief Constructor.
the only member Of the board who IL Ia
vorable to the purchase OF the Holland. It
is shown by the boards report that Its ae-
tton was based on proposition from the
Holland Torpedo Boat Company to sell the
Holland to the Government for GIGS, 900,
or. With certain notifications, for *170, 900,
or to build two new and larger boats in ac-
cordance With plans submitted by the COM
pany for $170, 900 each.
Four OF the members OF the Board united
In majority report favoring the rejection
OF the proposition, based on the fact that
the company Is now a delinquent In the
case OF the submarine boat Dlunger, on ac-
count OF which the Government has al
ready paid $99, ,716. with no likelihood of
her completion in the near future. II the
company makes satisfactory settlement for
the Plunger then the Board will be willing
to build one OF the larger boats, but not to
purchase the Holland.
The Chief Constructor, Rear-Admiral
Hfchborn, submitted minority report de-
claring that tue majority did not give
SUFFICIENT credit and ENCOURAGEMENT to the
enterprise OF the company. He declares
that the results obtained with the Holland
were satisfactory, and that In view OF the
small cost Of submarine boats the Govern.
ment should accept the Holland and order
two larger boats.
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-01-26
Our Adopted Islaniss.

Yellow fever has practically Disappeared
from Havana. Cuba. There are now onIv
i've cases in the hospitals.
General Otis will extend the time a.
which natives must retire to their honses
from 8.35 to 10 p. m. The inhabitanfs ri
Manila are jubilant over this concessfon No
the early closing Of houses. ETC.. on the hot
nights prevailing there caused much dis
comfort.
The Law Committee has begun work
1t will establish police courts eyervwhere
In Cuba, 80 as to give all prisoners speedy
hearing. Then It will formulate law tc
prevent perjury, which Is almost national
vice.
Cuba, Hawaii and Puerto Rico will have
American exhibits, under ssOld GLORY. AZ
the Paris Exposition.
General Maxine Gomez visited the Span
ISL Club at Remedies, Cuba, and asked the
members to hoist the Spanish nag over the
club, which was Immediately done.
General MacArthur's troops are pursuing
many small bands, killing numbers OF tho
Filipinos and securing guns.
General Otis at Manila reassured dele
cation OF Filipinos who feared the United
States would force the friars on the people
Nine Americans are believed to be pris.
oners Of Philippine insurgents In Tayabas
province.
The total customs receipts at the port Of
Havana, Cuba, for the year ended Decem.
ber 81, 1899, was $14. .072, ,114.79.
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-01-26
er-British War Notes.

The Beers do not carry bayonets.
Men over Ave feet nine inches high are
not enlisted In the British cavalry Yolun.
teers.
General Butler is using number OF trac.
ton er gines to haul supplies at Chieveley,
Natal.
London military experts privately Law
British defeats to the Incompetence Of the
generals.
The Baptist churches in South Africa
number twenty-swo, with membership Of
nearly 1900.
1t Is said that the loss OF the Boers in
killed since the beginning OF the war is
1000. These figures, however, are not re-.
garded as authentic.
It is stated In London that the British
will use dum-dum bullets owing to 4 scar.
city OF Lee Metford cartridges.
More than six ship loads of mules have
been sent to the British IN South Afrlca
from the port Of New Orleans, La.
It is announced that the hospitals 1t
Bloemfontein. Orange Free State, and
elsewhere are packed with wounded mon
4 British army order Just issued provides
for tho formation Of Volunteer Engineer
Corps OF 500 men for service In South A.
rica.
Lord Cheaham, who will command tho
Ieomanry division preparing to ieaye Eng
land Tor South Africa, II both 1on-fn-IaW
ana 0rother-fn-law Of the late Duke of
Westmfnster.
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-01-26
THE NEWS EPIToMlzED



Brigham b. Roberts pleaded tefore The
House OF Representatives his right to sea
as member from Utah. '--
Onlcers Of the State Of WaAhinrton ara
accused Of having been instrumental II
the kidnapping by British COLUMBIAN sof
f1cials Of an American named Evaraft ani
tho State Department viii Investigate.
The Navy Department has prepared
tariff for Guam based on the schednIes nov
In use for Cuba and Puerto Rico.
The House passed the Senate measnra a.
build the League Island and Mare Islarf
dry docks OF stone instead Of timber.
The Senate resolved to make an innnirv
as to polygamy inthe United states.
Colonel George NJ. Randall. Eighth In
fantry, and Colonel James M. Bell. Twen
ty-seventh Infantry, were nominated hx
the President for brigadler generals.
A delegation Of Puerto Ricans appeared
before Secretary Root to urge measures ia,
the relief OF the people OF the island.
The Senate bill increasing the powers al
the Director Of the Census was naaaad
with proviso that the printinr mnst IL
done by the Public Printer. : "
Representative James 8. Sherman ~
New York, has declined to accent the sac
cretaryship OF the United States Senate.
Postmasters have been notified that ths
postage on lettars to the PhilInpines has
been reduced to two cents.
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-01-26
Curious Fact. About calendars

There are some curious facts about
our calendars. No century can begin
on Wednesday, Friday or Sunday.
The same calendars can be used every
twenty years. October always begins
on the same day of the week as Janu.
ary, April or July; September as De.
cember. February, March and No.
vember begin on the same days. May,
June and August always begin on
different days from each other, and
every other month in the year. The
first and last days of the year are al
ways the same. These rules do not
apply to leap year, when comparison
Is made between days before and after
February 29.
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-01-26
Care Of Costly China.

C8re OF costly CHINA.
Washing the costly china which
wealthy people use at grand dinners
is almost fine art. Such china is of
ten hand-painted By celebrated ar
lists, and single piece not infre-
quently costs from $50 to 800 or
more.
The contents of the china closets of
some of our multi-millionaires are
worth moderate fortune, and their
care is intrusted only to experts, who
charge high prices for their services.
Some of the dishwashers employed by
fashionable caterers receive salaries
which far exceed those of the average
bookkeeper or clerk.
In the first place, the pieces are
never allowed to touch each other, but
are brought to the table and removed
Dne at time.
When not in use they are kept in
padded cases, with thick layers of
folded tissue paper over each piece.
Nor are they ever put into dishpan,
even for dip into water. Instead,
each piece is tenderly sponged with
the soft silk sponge known as SUR
geon's sponge, from its use in wash
Ing wounds before the HE daysof medi-
Gated cotton.
Not even with this is it rubbed,
oulY brushed as lightly as raw
wound might be, until it is perfectly
clean. After which it is as tenderly
dried with old, soft linen or with an
Indian silk handkerchief.
Less expensive china, which is still
too costly for working days" is kept
in piles with either tissue paper OF
double-faced canton flannel between
the plates, to prevent any possible
rubbing of the hand-paintings, which,
though unsigned, are artistic and beau.
tiful. -Pnifadelphia Press.
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-01-26
Lord Wolsa1..,. So

No other living British soldier has
gained promotion more rapidly than
Lord Wolseiey. The following are
his various steps, fith dates: Ensign,
1852; captain, 1856; major 1s58.
lieutenant-colonel, l1859: colonel 1s65.
deputy quartermab bter-general 1897.
assistant adjutant-k general. 1871. ma.
jor-general, 1873; Guartermaster- gen !.
eral, 1880; acknowledgement. 1852.
general, 1853. e received twenty
i've thousand pou4ds for his services
in Ashanti, and twenty thousand
pounds for his cdnduct of the Ecvn-
tian campaign. He was the younces. 20
captain in the ARMY having reached
that rank after only three years' aer.
vice.