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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-06-08

"Make Joe tell You 81 about this
affair Get back at once and come to
my room. Don't speak Of this matter
IL anyone dom say the man is dead.
And quietly prepare TO leave the city
with your Miss Frances. If IL becomes
necessary 70 leave, We shall have no
time 10 lose. Co; ! rely upon you.
.Joe done gone, SAIL" she saidi
doctor done sont him UP dc kentry"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-30
Tempting Providence.

From the Detroit Free Press.
mo, thanks, said the sad-faced man
when he was asked to join a convivial
party. The fact is, don't drink. Found
couldn't afford it, so / swore off. A num-
Der of years ago lived in the west. was
doing well. and had bank account that
was proud of. Seeing a chance to double
my money, l decided to draw it out The
day was warm one, and becoming thirsty,
l stopped to take glass of something cool.
1 didn't waste more than Eve minutes, and
was soon in the line at the paying teller S
window. The party ahead of me received
his money, and 1 was showing my check
through the window when the teller pulled
it down and announced that the bank had
suspended payment. / believe that the re-
ceiver declared dividend year or SO later,
but the amount was small that 1 never
bothered to collect mine. 1t was a pretty
expensive drink for me-
do 1 understand. sah," said a Ken
tuckian who was present. that you took
that drink alone2''
Certainly"
at was the judgment of heaven. sah,"
remarked the Kentuckian solemnly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-30
Golf Girl Sees a Hall Game.
From the Milwaukee Wisconsin.

From the Milwaukee Wisconsin.
1t was her first appearance at a ball
game. and he sat beside her with resigna-
ton written on his face. They both be-
longed to the smart set, and when people
smiled at her innocent queries as to how
the game progressed he ground his teeth
and groaned inwardly, for it was vulgar
peanut-eating crowd about them.
why does the man with the mask throw
the ball at the other man. she asked.
ITO put out the runner he replied.
There! Look at that drive to left field,'
he added, eXcitedly.
She began to see daylight.
That's just great" she commented.
How many will 1t take him to hole out ?"
He doesn't hole out. He runs bases"
How long does it take him to get around
the bases and back to the teeing-off
placer
THAT depends" he grumbIed in despair.
john she queried, presently, when the
batter tees off and the caddies get the ball
and throw it at one another, what Them"
"Oh, 4 suppose Milwaukee might win
game then" was the Indifferent response
Dear me. He's fooled his putt she
exclaimed at the next play. And look at
the caddies shaking their fists at the ref
cree. The impudent things! They ought to
be put OFF the links!'
"You don't understand the game, Mar
garet," he explained. You see the play
ers bat the ball thrown by the pitcher. and
then they run the bases. While they're on
base they can't be put out, and If they are
caught between bases they are out Every
man that reaches home makes a tally for
his side Each side has nine innings. Balls
caught on the fly are out, every batter has
three strikes at the sphere, and fouls don't
count unless caught by the out sides play
ers. That's the game epitomized. Mar
garet Don't you understand 1t now?"
Margaret was silent. She felt humbled
and perplexed. After pause, she protest
ed. meekly:
"But, John dear, don't see any one try
ing to catch any fowls!'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-30

she s pow full ha woman to please"
meekly, even weakly affable and yielding,
even to the point of consulting the head Of
the family in cases where consultation was
unnecessary. The daughter of the family
opined that he had experienced religion: the
son declared that he had received ghostly
warning as to his immediate demise, but
the mystery remained impenetrabe until
one evening when Nelson asked permission
to go home earlier than usual, saying that
his wife wanted him.
why, Nelson, 1 didn't know you had
wife,
"Oh, yessum gotter wife. but yuh see,
we ain been Twin togethah; she went south
wait in er hotel an we got los from each
othah, an she thought was daid an mar
ried ernothah gemman. Now she done
fine me ergin an she done lef de othah
gemman an come back tub me. She's
powerful ha woman tub please M ria is,
mighty fine man. an egotter wuk mighty
had tub keep up to his level, deed 1 has,
ma am, an M ria she amt ergoin' tub
femme fergit it, mr. "a
The effect of Maria UPON her liege was
most PRONOUNCED as, time went on. Nelson
no longer firmly waved away orders and
conducted his department on the most
despotic plan; the cook began to impose
upon him and the mistress OF the mansion
even ventured to sScold him. His polite
ness deepened and willingness to remain
after hours, If only he had the authority of
the head Of the family, for doing So be-
teristics. In fact, Nelson was now jewel
without a flaw
But all this was quite too good to last,
and one day the mistress of the mansion
more setting aside her orders with calm
faith in his own superior Judgment why,
Nelson, what is the matter?" she said II
distinctly told you that l wanted the hall
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-30

head hunters, and in the hills there are
tribes whose chiefs sacrifice a certain num-
her of slaves at every royal funeral.
The Dutch have not half many people
as the Portuguese, but their country Is
better governed. There is a resident gov
ernor who advises with the native chiefs at
kCpang. and there are soldiers to keep the
people in order. There is considerable trade
the most of which Is carried on by barter
a valuable article of exchange is a red bead
worth SO much that single string win sell
for $50.
The Island of Flores.
RAISING Wetta Island / sailed on for sew
eral days by the islands OF Ombay, Pantar
and others to the great Island of Flores
This Is as long as from Philadelphia to
Boston. and about as wide as Porto Rico
at its widest part 1t was once claimed by
the Portuguese. but is now owned by the
Dutch. We could see the volcanoes from
the steamer and were told that the country
was very mountainous. with many volca-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-30
SALOONS AND DRUNKENNESS.
Relation Between the Two rs IndI-
Gated by the Number of Arrests.

nefatfOn Between the Two as Iudf-
Gated by the Number of Arrests.
From the New York Sun.
The total number of arrests for intoxica-
ton in New York state in 1885 was $4,000
and last year, although the growth of pop
ulation had been considerable in the mean
while, the total number OF arrests for in
toxication was 10000 only-1O,OO0 less The
number of saloons was $4,000 six years ago
and is now $1,000, or 6,O00 less. According
to the theory of the state department of
excise, there is a direct connection be-
tween the number of saloons and the
amount of drunkenness. In the six years
since the establishment of the Raines law,
the number of arrests for drunkenness in
New York county has fallen off 5000; the
number of saloons has decreased 800.
In Brooklyn the arrests for drunkenness
decreased 5000; the number of saloons de-
creased from 400 to 3,700. In Buffalo
Albany and other large cities, the decline
in the number of arrests for drunkenness
kept pace with the decline in the number
of saloons, and in a few places where the
number of saloons increased, the number of
arrests for drunkenness did also. Thus, AL
legany county, one of the very strong tenn
perance counties of the southern tier in
creased the number of its saloons from 60
t. a In the six years between 1895 and 1901
and the arrests for drunkenness in the same
period increased from So to 146. There is a
similar record in Suffolk county on Long
Island, long known as one of the temper
ance counties of the state.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-30

end Of the board is just abou. even with
the hind legs of the cattle and the man
rests his hands on the tanks cf his beasts
he urges them onward, yelling all the
time and now and then slappihs one to
make il go faster.
The most of the salt of Java comes from
Madura. 1t is from evaporated sea water
There are great reservoirs into which the
water is flowed and dried. The workings
are under the government and the sale of
salt brings in large part of the govern
mert revenues. All over Java there are
salt warehouses where merchants and pri-
vale parties can buy salt. The smallest
amount sold is four pounds, and the price
OF this is 81 Jayanese cents, equal to
. cents American, so that the cost is about
Z cents a pound. The merchants later on
retain the salt to the people at a higher cost,
pu- not much higher. for the people can go
70 the warehouses and buy it for them
selves.
The King of the Cocos Islands.
Have You ever heard of the Cocos ISL
ands? met their king the other day. He
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-30
DUTCH WEST INDIES
Queen WilheImina's People Own
Hundreds of Islands.
OCEAN IS PEPPERED With THEM
How the Rajah of Lombok Took
New Census.
NETTED HIM A FORTUNE
NETTED HIM A FORTUNE
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
Copyright, 1901, by Frank G. Carpenter)

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
Copyright, 1901, by Frank C. Carpenter)
SOERBAIA, Java.
Soerbaia is within a half hours ride of
the Island of Madura. another of the Dutch
East Indies. L don't know how many is
lands the Dutch control in this part of the
world, but they must number thousands.
The ocean here is peppered with their pos
sessions. / came to Java from Australia
and New Guinea and my whole way was
through islands. We sailed for days in
sight of one little archipelago after an
other. now under the shadow OF great vo,-
canoes, and now almost skirting the cocoa
nut lined shores of fat islets. TIL; islands
lie like stepping stones on the face of the
Indian ocean from here to German New
Guinea and the Dutch Packet line of steam
erS makes regular trips from one to all
other.
There are regular ferry boats from here
TO Madura, and the natives of that island
come to SOerbaia to trade. The island is
much like Java, but 1t is not so rich. 1t IS
Very small. but is thickly populated and the
people are wilder and fiercer than those
about here. They are Jealous people and
have frequent duels on account of jealousy
They use knives and lances in their fights
and it takes several companies OF Dutcn
soldiers TO keep them in order.
Madura's Fine Cattle.
l have seen some very fine cat.I. from
Nadura- The island Is noted for its beef.
The people are very fond of their stock anu
treat their cattle quite as well If not bet
ter than their children. They wash their
cows all over every day. They keep them
tied up and cut much of the feed for them
The result is that the animals grow 81 fat
that some of them can only walk a few
steps without resting.
The natives use their cattle as driving
animals and one of their great dmISerents
is cattle racing. The animals are raced IN
pairs, the owner standing on board fas-
tened TO long pole tied To the yoke The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-30
THE TRANSPORTATION OF NELSON"

Written for The Evening Star by Elisa Armstrong
Bengough.
Nelson has lived with a Washington
family for several years, and he has proven
himself so well contented with his own
views upon all subjects that he has always
been upon the point of immediate dismissal
and has always just escaped 1t by reason
of his genius for polishing silverware and
his elaborate politeness when answering the
doorbeH.
Really, Nelson is too hard-headed for
anything the mistress of the mansion
would say. Il must send him away"
Now, mamma; her daughter would re-
ply. "you know Nelson is too fond of his
own way to go unless he wanted to. even
If you did muster up courage to discharge
him.
And so instances Of Nelson's calm setting
aside of all authority save his own sweet
will continued to multiply
Suddenly, however, a change was notice.
able. Without warning Nelson became
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-30
Shop Rents in London.


With the gradual Improvement in the
Strand rents have been steadily advanc-
ing, but the prices realized by the shops
under the new building Of the Hotel Cecil
appear to have touched the high-water
mark. There are IN all twelve shops, and
the applications fors them have been nu-
merous; $500 and fgOO year will be paid
for those of normal size and position, while
1850 year is the, rent Of the shop at the
corner OF the hotel entrance, which has
been taken by the Hamburg-American
steamship line. These shops are only Il
feet wide, but as much as Sc feet deep,
and have frontage both in the Strand
ana IN the courtyard of the hotel. The
same nigh rate prevails even with the
smallest shops. There are. two such. meas
uring no more thani9 feet 3 inches wide and
Is feet deep, and vet a rent of $500 year
Is being cheerfully paid for them. Nor are
the the leases long, being for the common Pc
years, determinable, bv The tenant af the
end OF every seven years
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-30


rugs beaten today and the hangings put up
and instead Of that find you cleaning all
the silver"
made unabashed reply. II jest had tub
clean dis heah silver today. an I says tub
mys'f. says, Nelson. people doan always
know what's bes' foah theyselves an yuh
gottah do yuh duty. Now, thaihs that
M ria: l done met dat aih othah husban'
O. hubs what she done mahried when she
thought I was daid, an he's low-down,
dat Mira 1 doan wan tub heah no noah
foolishness out O. huh, an aftah this she
gottah do what tells huh an behave huh
SELF" 80
And what did Maria say?' queried the
mistress OF the mansion, hopefully.
She didn't say nothin', ma am; nothin'
at all. That woman knows she kahn play
no noah tricks on me. no. ma
And after that not even the cook rebelled
against Nelson
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-30
Cotton SIX.

From The Scientific An5erfcah,,
A factory has been started near Aix-la-
Chapelle for the manufacture of cotton to
resemble silk by a new process. 1t is a
distinct Improvement, upon the old "mer-
certzed cotton, while another important
consideration is the extreme simplicity of
the invention. Four hundred hands are to
necessary. the major part of the employees
VIII be boys and girls, which will con-
slderably cheaper the cost of production.
The silk produced by this process Is ex-
possesses great textile strength The thread
consists of ten or twenty f1bers twisted into
one, but 1t can also be made of any thick
ness that may be desired A thread known
produced. This cotton silk Is, 40 per cent
cheaper than the real articies The patent
manufacturing rights have been disposed
OF in France by the inventor for 1900. 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-30

Mamma, what would you do il that big
vase in the parior should get broken?t
said Tommy.
I should whip whoever broke it" said
Mrs Banks, gazing severely at her little
-
We'll. then. you'd better begin to get up-
your muscle" said Tommy. '.cox papa's
broke It'll Bits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-30

jewels to his wife. He kept the krises. and
IL sickness appeared in the village he sent
one to it. Then ii the sickness went away
the kris was supposed TO have healed i.
and the head men told the ralah ofs its
miraculous power,f 1t did not go away
have been a mistake in the number of
needles sent from mat village and the peo.
pie thought the IA pit was their own.
FRANK G.. CARPENTER
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-30
Impairment Question.

IT maintain" she said, raising her voice,
that the old and oft repeated assertion
that women talk more than men has no
foundation whatever in factr,
Then, why" asked the man in the case,
is our common. language universally call
ed the mother. tongue 2"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-30
Point of view.

From the Chicago News.
ut Is hard to lose ones relations" sai1
the seedy individual with a mourning band
on his hat.
.-Hard?" echoed the man whose check IL
good for million. why, sir, it's simply
impossible"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-30

One day an Armenian of the Foreign Lee
gion who had by the chances of war, lost
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1901-04-18
SAVE EXPRESS.

Why pay express and freight your goods when yoa
can get them just as cheap home less express and freight
IL you Will join hands with and make your purchases from
our stock and pay he profit you pay retail stores m cities
elsewhere will deliver you your goods your on door
good order and reasonable profit IS all ve want. we
make success Cor any else n the mercantile busness
that small profit must have. We nI promise you we
will not charge YOU for goods than reasonable per
cent We expect to make collections close and the
old rule will mo-, work you have often heard said
The ones that pay for what they get pays pare of what
lost ON those that don't pay We have decided to have all
pay and only pay for what they get themselves what
others get We consider so days just good cash and
we want your trade and viii do all we can to please YOU
Now IS useless to mention what keep store
peep in will convince You that YOU the place where
everything you and is kept Our millinery opening
has been of the successful Of life and we promise
you to keep up to date with all the styles of the
season So assistance and make store in Bic
Stone Cap second to none Thanking YOU for past
patronage and asking continuance of same we remain
Yours truly,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1901-04-18
NEW RAILROAD
VAN Traverse a Rich countr,
In the Two States.

In the Two States.
GArE CIrl. Va. April ia
corps Of engineers Is engaged in sur
veYing a railroad line from Sneed-
VILE, Tena.. through the western
part Of this (Scatt) county. 70 81.
Paul, Wise county. where it viii
connect with the Clinch valley divis-
ion Of the Norfolk and Western.
At Sneedviiie the proposed line
will intersect she Knoxville aud
Cumberland Gar road. lt is an en-
terPrise Of The southern system 60
open up 90 it The rich coal fields Of
Wise county.
The section through which the
proposed road wi,i pass is very rich
iu mineral and timber much oi ihe
brown bemaiits iron ore showing in
high assay.
The road win also be the means OF
opening up some valuable marble
Quardes
Itis confidently expected that ,he
road wi.. te but ID very s1rI,
day. and real estate along thr Dino
has already taken considerable
fI-a
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1901-04-18
COLONEL nv THE RACE.

Expects to 90 to Constitution
al Convention from Scott.
Col j b. Richmond is an indie
pendent candidate for delegate 20 the
constitutional convention from The
county OF Scott tie made an elo-
quent speech 10 behalf Of his candi-
dacy ia the court house at Gate CITY
one day last week.
Col Richmond is ia favor Of elect
ing all officers BY the people. except
the judges Of che court Of appeals.
which in his opinion ought to be
elected by the legislature lie is in
favor Of a law that will check brib-
esq, and to have fair elections
Bristol Courier.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1901-04-18

The ladies Of the Southern Meth
odist church Of Esst Stone Gap viii
give an ice cream supper on next
Saturday night, the proceeds 10 be
used towards painting the parsonage.
Everybody cordially invited.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1901-04-18

o., Fr,l., nigh' Mi-- Hinri. ~i-r-
nlors Will give q reading { rceitssion-)
at the school ball for the benefit Of
the school library. The puElic is
cordially invited to attend. Doors
open at 1880.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1901-04-18
FOR SALE.

We have for sale hay. chop and
com az reasonable prices Call and
see u.s. We are also dealers In coal.
J. B. PArrERsoS E. Co.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1901-04-18
LOCAL ITEMS

1I Meek. ot iu-t0. uas boz
.oa Saturday.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-17
Violate SUNDAY LAWS.
NewYo Trades Union Will Attempt
to Close the Shops

New York. April 17.-According to a re-
port issued by the Labor Secretariat, an
organization formed by the trades unions
to enforce the labor laws. the butchers,
bakers BARRIERS and others who violate
the Sunday laws from this time forward
will be closely watched
The report. which was signed by Job
Hartman, ex-Social Democratic candidate
for the vice presidency. 8 Of the United
States. says that operations were directed
against the bakers last Sunday. One hun
dred union bakers were appointed to do
detective work at the bakeries with a
view to bringing before the courts any
master baker who refused to close his
shop at 10 a. m, in accordance with the
law.
Only three or four Of the master bakers
refused to close their shopss. One of them
was arrested as warning to the others.
In Yorkville police court he got off with
a warning on pleading ignorance of the
law
One hundred union butchers viii be set
to watch the butcher shops next Sunday
for all cases of violation of the Sunday
law. The barber shops and groceries will
also be watched and arrests will be made
when their proprietors refuse to close at
10 a II.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-17
CUBA WILL ACCEPT.
Senator COckrell Says She Can't
Do Anything Else.

Washington, April 1T--Senator Proc
tor of Vermont and Cockrell of Missouri
had an important conference with the
president this morning regarding the sit
uation- in Cuba Both, senators have
made trips to the island since the an
journment of congress. Senator CocK-
rell as a representative of the political
opposition in the senate is held in high
esteem by the president who was greatly
interested today in listening to mis-
views. Senator Proctor and CockrelI
agreed substantially as to the conditions
obtaining on the island and they agree
as to the outcome of the pending negoti-
atoms with the Cubans. Senator Cock
rell told the president that in his opinion
the Cubans would accept the terms OF
the Plat amendment in the end
After the commission appointed to Wis
it Washington understands the situation
he thinks there win be no alternative
open to them. In this view Senator Proc
tor concurs.
1.-THE Cubans," said Senator Cockrell,
apparently do not fully grasp their
status. They do not know a government.
They have no power to treat diplomati-
cally with the United States. The pres
ent constitutional convention was calel
into being through our agency. 1t only
has power TO submit to the United
States for approval a plan or conStitn-
tion for a representative government. II
we reject it outright the existing status
continues They can do nothing. But If
the modifcati and conditions which
we propose are accepted then they can
proceed to organize a representative
government. Until such a government
is organized the troops of the United
States, in my opinion cannot be with
drawn. I am firmly convinced that the
convention after it hears the report Of
the commission which ito has sent here
will accept the Platt amendment