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Evening star., 1901-02-02

and as nothing but large tracts could be
obtained, which was more ground than any
one party desired, the Lancaster tract was
purchased and divided according to the
amount each desired.
In this way the purchasers obtained de-
sirable lots at acreage prices. Under the
peculiar conditions many difficulties were
encountered and successfully overcome.
Mr.. Brown says that he has had number
Of other inquiries for property In the same
section, as it Is believed with the condemna-
ton Of 10th street and the extension of 14th
street and the street car facilities which
will follow that home sites in this section
will be In demand. 1t is expected that as
soon the season opens some fourteen
houses will be started in this new section
Of the suburbs.
The purchasers are Judge Thomas G..
Steward of the patent Office, William r.
Green Of the bureau of engraving and print
ing, Lee R. Grabill of the District survey
or's office, Albert r. Foster of the Treasury
Department, Harold c. Grant Of the engi-
neer department, William B. Acker Of the
office Of the Secretary of the Interior. Miss
s. Annie Gardner of the post ofice Shell
ton T. Cameron, John H. Holt, Emil Will
kerson and Samuel T. Fisher. patent at
torneys: Fred. NJ Tryon and Geo L. Nor
ton, examiners, patent office.
Evening star., 1901-02-02
DRAWING THE WATER OFF.
Ancient Mexican Mines Are Being
systematically Drained.

From the Chicago Chronicle.
In the richest mining district of Mexico,
that of Guanjuato, an interesting operation
is approaching completion. the opening by a
company of New York capitalists of an an
cient gold mine which has not been worked
for nearly century. This mine is known
as the Sirena and from 1t probably came
some of the gold which went to make up
the treasure of the Montezumas. There are
authentic records of it's having been worked
as far back as 1850, when the Spaniards
dug from 1t a part of that gold which gilded
the vast empire of Charles V. In the war
which resulted in the independence of Mex
leo the ancient mine was abandoned and
flooded. 1t was known from the old rec
ords that the wealth of the mine had not
been exhausted entirely, and it was believed
that with modern methods of mining II
would pay well to open 1t again. But II
was an engineering work of great magni-
tude, for the rather crude chart OF the old
mine showed nine miles of workings
Finally an American company was formed
to undertake the job. It has takeaR two
years Of constant labor with powerful cleo
tric pumps to remove the water already In
the workings and fight the incoming flow.
The water was 1000 feet deep when the
Evening star., 1901-02-02

he struggled hard, he could find no words
in which to express them. L felt all the
pain,' he said. but somehow It didn't hurt
me-. Then 1t wasn't pain,' said 1, en-
deavorlnS to draw him out. OH yes It
was he replied. earnestly, but liked It; 1
didn't want you to STOP He repeated
number of things that had been said during
the operation, and 1t was evident that he
had been conscious all the while-at least
conscious of his surroundings.
'The other patients seemed to have had
practically the same experience and en-
countered the same difficulties in making
themselves understood. They were .rying
to express the inexpressible. Such instances
are, of course. rare, but they are familiar
to almost every surgeon in general prac-
tice. Explain them? / don't attempt to-
Evening star., 1901-02-02
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Evening star., 1901-02-02

From Puck.

when I grow up" said the first boy, IT
hope to be a physician. Is II not noble to
spend ones life in curing the ills to which
flesh Is heir?"
True said his kind-hearted little COM
panion; but 1t does seem cruel to kill the
poor little microbes"
Evening star., 1901-02-02

frontage on North Capitol street lS no Ieet
and on G street 4O9 feet. The steel frame
is being filled in with brick, and the design
indicates that when 1t Is completed II Will
be a worthy addition to the government
buildings in this city.
Additional Railroad Facilities.
The growing Importance OF this city as
center is shown in a measure by the enter
prises which are now maturing for the pur-
pose Of providing facilities for rapid and
easy communication, which are nowadays
esteemed so essential. So much has been
done recently in the way of street railroad
development that 1t might be supposed the
entire field had been covered, and that there
is nothing more to do. Such'a supposition
is based on a general and vague idea of the
needs of the community Of which Washing
ton Is the life. 1t is proposed to build a
railroad between this city and Gettysburg,
Pa, and while for the greater part of the
route it will be probably steam road, that
section of it will be electric from the Dis
trlct line to Rhode Island avenue extended,
where 1t is proposed to make a city connec-
ton with the City and Suburban road.
Then there is another enterprise which
from the Virginia side of the Aqueduct
bridge to the Great Falls, with line to
Fairfax Court House. The route, which
has been surveyed throughout and a be-
ginning Of the grading made. will follow
tho banks of the Potomac from the Aque-
duct bridge to the Great Falls, at distance
from the river, however, or from one 10
two miles, It Is intended to open a pleas
ure park at the falls, and In other ways
cultivate the summer excursion business.
It the bill now pending In Congress be-
comes law it will be possible for this COM
pany as well as for all street railroad conf
panios terminating at the bridge, to cross
that structure. thus making the terminal
on this side of the river which, of course,
will be Of great advantage to such enter
prises as well as a convenience to the pub
lie now compelled to cross the bridge ON
foot OF by wagon.
New Suburban Settlement.
During the week fifteen deeds were put
on record transferring property on the line
Of 10th street extended and 14th street
road, just north of the Thomas Blagden
tract and separated therefrom by the Blag-
den Mill road, and overlooking the Ma
tional Park grounds. The lots vary in size.
containing from 10000 to $4,000 square
feet, none having, however. less than 100
feet frontage, either on 10th street extend
ed or on the 14th street road. The prices
range from 81 500 to "a, 500 per lot, accord
ing to the number OF feet.
Walter A. Brown, real estate broker, who
negotiated the deal for Charles c. Lancas-
ter, trustee, says that several gentlemen
prominent in official as well as business
life here, desired to obtain large lots in
the suburbs, but near the city, for the pur-
pose of building houses for themselves,
Evening star., 1901-02-02

From Harper's Bazar.
Clubberiy-"He's a nice-looking beast. but
is he well broken? want q horse that I
can drive through every street in New
York with perfect safety"
Horse dealer-"You don't want a horse.
my friend. You want Rocky mountain
goat"
Evening star., 1901-02-02

The highest spot Inhabited by human be-
ings on this globe Is the Buddhist cfoister
Of Hanle, Tibet, where twenty-one monks
live at an altitude Of 1900 feet.
Evening star., 1901-02-02
Not the Same.

From the Philadelphia Press.
TEST understand Mr.. Krusty actual
ly paid me a compliment
Jess-"Really?"
Tess-"Why, yes, May Garbell. who told
me. said you heard it, too. He said he
thought I'd find enough men in the world
who'd be just crazy to marry me-"
Jess-"May got twisted bit. He said
he thought you'd find men in the world
who'd be Just crazy enough to marry YOU"
Evening star., 1901-02-02

has It scared to such an elevation. the
new structure will only be seven stories
high but 1t will be big building, as the
frontage on North CAPITOL street is 11o feet
and on G. street 40S feet. The steel frame
Is being filled in with brick. and the design
indicates that when it is completed 1t will
be worthy addition to the government
buildings in this city.
Evening star., 1901-02-02

Better a small advertise
ment that attracteth the
multitude than a large one
that is seen by the few.
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Sienkiewicz.

Father Barabasz Of Baltimore. who
visited his countryman, Henry Sienkie-
wicz, not long ago, says in the Balti-
more Sun that the Polish novelist is
very simple in his manners and is rather
silent when in society, but he is a good
listener to a good story. He is OF medl-
um size, rather dark and is inclined to
badness, with hint of gray over the
temples. The name is pronounced Chem
kay-veetoh, with the accent on the Sec
Ond syllable and the cb pronounced as
In child. His home is now at Warsaw
though much of his time is spent IN
travelling and in getting material for
his literary work. He has been married
twice The death of his first wife &C.
CURED when he was writing Pan
Michael, I" and its somber tone is traced
back to that event.
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A CIVIL ENGINEER
WANTED.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
BY M. QUAD...............
-----
Copyright, 1901, by C. B. Lewis.

One morning in my bachelor apart
ments in London l read the following
advertisement in my newspaper:
"The undersigned desires the services
of competent civil engineer for sew
eral days in rather strange enterprise
and promises most liberal reward.
He must be man who can keep a
secret. Address -."
was a competent civil engineer and
Just then out of employment | was
man who could keep a secret. / was
therefore naturally interested in the
advertisement. 1t might possibly he
some job which would get me into
trouble with the law but if so / had
only to decline to take hold of it after
an interview l was inclined to be-
lieve that some land or mine owner
wanted a private and secret survey
made for his own satisfaction, as is
often the case. 1t is sometimes the
case that where two neighbors quarrel
one of them builds a house or barn on
what he believes to be his line, but
which is found to trespass by few
inches. l could see a dozen good rea-
sons why the person should advertise
as he did, ard l FASTENED to answer
him and post the letter. He gave his
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-04-09
counterfeit china.

Other things besides money are coyn-+
forfeited, and purchasers OF old china
have to be continually on their guard.
or they will be paying many doliarA
for what is worth only few cents.
'The market is full Of imitation CHI
ma" said a lower Fourth avenue dealer
In antiques who was asked about tine
matter. persons who rely on marks
are sure to be deceived, for marks are
easily initiated, and there Is not one
that has escaped forgery. sia
Both French and English manufac-
turers forge all Of the most sought art
or marks and find sale for their prod
ucts. In looking for old china ind
that every mark of Importance has
been forged, from Dresden to Worees-
fer and Crown Derby, not excepting
old Seyres. Every day would be. pnr-
chasers come here and visit other New
York shops, looking for china, and have
no mortal idea at all correct of what
they are buying Yet they Will talk
after a most learned fashion and VIII
take offense at the very suggestion
that they may be deceived.
'If you are going to judge OF china
by its marks or evidence OF its ago
and use from discoloration cracks and
climbing, you are more than likely 20
De cheated, for all of these things are
easy for an expert and dishonest deal
err to initiate. If you are not judge OF
china. then hire an honest expert %
purchase for you."-New York Herald.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-04-09

Speaker Denison If he saw a mem
her wear any unwonted headgear other
than the regulation tall hat would send
for him and point out the irresularity
In these days a billycock hat has fire.
ouently been seen in one particular
quarter of the house, and the innova-
ton is tolerated. What Speaker Deni-
son would have said or thought if he
had seen a few straw hats in the ex-
tremely hot weather of last session
the writer cannot venture even to con-
| lecture.
A reference to hats recalls the Curl
GUS custom which prevails. that when
member wishes to interpose with
point of order after the question has
been put from the chair he must speak
covered" On one occasion MIR. Cad
stone wished to speak in this way, and
as he never brought a hat into the
house, he was obliged hastily to Tor
row a hat. 1t happened that the hat
which he borrowed belonged to his
then solicitor general, Sir +. Herschell
(afterward the lord chancellor. and II
proved to be far too small for MI
| Gladstone's head. He was unable ioi
some time to address the house owing
10 the shouts of laughter which his ap
bearance called forth.-Good Yields.
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Ro,oue Funeral Customs.

Among the Basques funeral festiyi-
ties were kept up not only after the
funeral. but also for eight days more,
and on New Years day, when they
were repeated. In their case this was
a purely religious ceremonial obserR-
ance, even if 1t originated In pagan
days. For religion has entered into
and still pervades the funeral rites Of
the Basques to a degree now hardly
conceivable. The deceased who was the
head Of the family. probably belonging
to the third religious order, was usual
ly buried in the appropriate dress OF
the order The funeral was presided
over by the serore, who was sort OF
nun. This probably, as O'Shea says,
came down from the time when WON
en- held high ecclesiastical positions
among the Basques.
The very feasts were relics OF days
when an offering Of meat, bread ana
wine was wont to be taken into the
church or churehyard not only at the
funeral, but every day for two years
Afterward, for the supposed benefit OF
the deceased. but really for that Of the
clergy.
Up to 1866 in Guipuzcoa on the oc-
easion Of funeral an OK was taken
to the church door and then killed and
subsequently eaten, a survival. OF
course, of pagan sacrifices In primitive
times. In whatever way the habit OF
taking the deceased to the church on an
open bier arose, there can be no cues
ton that the fire lighted at the nearest
crossroads and the obligatory pater a
rintention du defunt are Of deeply re-
lfgious origin and both in deed and in
truth appeal to each neighbor to pray
for the soul Of a departed BROTHER
Gentleman's Magazine
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-04-09

Several old acquaintanees OF the late
D. FL. McAlpin, the tobacco manufsc-
turer were discussing his business sue
cess IN an up town club, and one OF
them told the following story as Illus
trating the farreaching effect Of COM
paratively insignificant things some
times.
at was after Mr.. McAlpin was well
started in the tobacco business" he
said, that an enterprising rival began
to cut into his business by advertising
that he placed a dime in every tenth
package of tobacco put up in his fac
tory. One day a foreman. of the pack
ing room went to Mr.. McAlpin and
said:
az have suggestion to make that
promises to knock out this dime IN eV-
cry tenth package scheme Of your rival.
Will you hear itY
Eyes; go ahead
"'Well. then, just put a dime In eV-
cry package of tobacco put up in our
shop and don't advertise it. 1t will ad-
vertise itself quickly enough
"Mr. McAlpin saw that the sugges-
ton was good, and he accepted It lt
cost him a good deal of money, but Its
success warranted it. Within a few
weeks farmers were buying McAlpin
tobacco, knowing that they would find
money in each package, and II they
had found diamonds it would not have
surprised them."-New York Sun.
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HORACE Greeley. Lavish way.

Horace Greeley was lavish in his gifts,
often to most unworthy recipients, and
was sensitive when admonished on the
subject by even his closest friends, says
a writer in Success. He loaned thou
sands Of dollars to scapegrace son of
Commodore Vanderbilt, and when Van
derbiIt appealed to him to stop 1t Gree
ley courtly closed the conversation by
saying he did not expect the commodore
to pay the loan.
In one Of the mans conversations had
with him in his dingy Office in the old
Tribune building | Yentured to suggest
that he was a more generous giver than
his means justified, to which he answer
ed: "WeIl, l guess that's so, but | can't
stop it. am like the southern planter
who, after spending the proceeds of his
crop in winter reveling, closed up the ac-
count by selling slave. do it by sell
ing a share in The Tribune" He origi-
nally owned nearly or quite one-half OF
the paper. When he died, he had but
one share remaining of the 100
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-04-09
ANTIQUE rlMEPlEcEs.
The Fascination They Hold For All
SOrfn of PeOnle.

The Fascination They Hold For All
Sorts of People.
Ancient clocks and watches seem to
have singular fascination for all sorts
of people. Philip the Cruel of Spain is
said to have had more than thousand
in his famous collection, and the late
George w. Childs of Philadelphia, who
was as kindly and gentle as the Spanish
monarch was inhuman, was equally de-
voted to the fad. In this city several
curio dealers make a speciality of ven
cradle timepieces and keep a list of
those which they can secure from private
owners when the occasion requires.
1.-THE demand for these goods" said
one of these merchants, lis of a varied
nature One type of customer wants an
old clock to give an air of dignity or of
comfort to q hall or sitting room. Moth
ing, in fact, is sleeper than huge Dutch
hall clock six feet high, which ticks like
a blacksmith beating an anvil and which
rings an old fashioned gong bell. Anoth
er type enjoys polite deception and i'm
poses a purchase as time honored heir
loom.
"a third type purchases clocks which
are marked by high beauty and artistic
uQlSu. SOI1S u LIE dAClcAl (OASlA 0StiOhS
were made by artists and cannot be sur
passed, if equaled. by those of today.
This is especially true of those which
came from the workshops Of famous
French, Flemish and Italian designers.
Clocks of this class always command high
prices and may be considered works of
art rather than mere timekeepers. The
fourth type seems to have no particular
idea in their fad. They want old time
pieces and ask no questions as to their
works, their beauty or their historical
connection. If clock is century old,
well and good; If it is two centuries old,
SO much the better, and If it is three CEN
turtles they are beside themselves with de
light.
'There are a few who purchase watch
es and clocks for historical associations
OF these the number is much larger than
is usually supposed, and it grows every
day. The greater attention paid to his
tory and biography has helped the move,
ment, as has also the practice of giving
exhibitions and making gifts to museums
and learned societies. New York Post.
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ON A JAPANESE RAILROAD.

Much Eating and Smoking Mark the
Journeys of the Natives.
The second and third class railroad car
riages give the foreigner an opportunity
to study life of the Japanese people. On
entering the first thing one notices is that
white lines are drawn across the glass
windows, and upon inquiry the informa-
ton is elected that some Of the people
who travel in the cars are unused to
glass, which perhaps they have never
seen before, and that they are apt to put
their heads through if there is nothing to
indicate that a substance bars the way.
In cold weather all Japanese travellers
carry rugs, for the cars are heated merely
by long steel cylinders filed with hot wa
ter and laid on the floor. Since the pas
sengers are always pulling open the win
dows, japanese ears in midwinter are
menace to the health of every individual
who has become used to an even tempera-
ture within doors.
The smallest incident of travel Is
enough to break the ice, and if person
has a wrong ticket or has lost anything
it is a matter of interest and solicitude
for everybody else. Many of the passen-
gers are apt to behave with the same I'M
restrained freedom as in their own homes.
II they are starting on a long journey,
they at once proceed to make themselves
as comfortable as possible. A rug IS
spread out on the seat, for they are very
particular never to sit on anything that Is
not perfectly clean. Then they shake off
their geta, or wooden clogs, and curl their
feet up underneath. The next thing is
smoke, in which both men and women In
dulge, sometimes lighting cigarette after
cigarette, but more often they use the
tiny pipe, which never contains more to-
bacco than wisp the size of a pea and
affords one, sometimes two puffs to the
smoker. The ash is then knocked out on
the floor and another wisp stuffed in and
lighted from the smoldering ash which
has just been thrown away. This is kept
up, off and on, for hours.
When not smoking, eating is going on.
At every station there are vendors Of the
little mandarin oranges. Every passen-
ger buys dozen or more and eats them
in short time, throwing the skins about
the floor. Boys pass by with tea in tiny
earthen pots, a cup placed over the top,
and this may be purchased for sen "a
cent and half, and the teapot Is left in
the car.
Besides leaning out Of the car windows
to buy these, the passengers have little
wooden boxes filed with lunch. In the
upper part is closely packed rice, in the
lower are all sorts of little pickles and
bits of cake. Attached are two wooden
chopsticks.
The japanese throw all sorts Of refuse
about, and from the appearance of car
after the passengers have been in it for
little while one would imagine that the
people are very untidy in their way of
living. Porters enter at some of the sta
lions and brush up whole panfuls of ref
use. and on some lines of the road a
small boy in a spruce uniform comes to
the car door at each stop, with clothes
brush in his hand. makes a deep bow
to the occupants and inquiries if there is
anything that they want.-New York
Sun.