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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-05

A conductor on Druid Hill avenue
thus describes a new game by which riders
have avoided paying their fares:
II noticed several men who when 1 went
to them to collect their fares would with
show Of Indignation declare that they had
paid me. AS the rules of the company de-
mand that conductors be strictly polite, 1
could not express the doubt that was in my
mind, and had simply to apologize. One of
these men the following day again declared
that he had paid his fare, and as the car
was crowded, while l was almost sure that
he had not, I again had to silence my
doubts.
THE next day he rode with me again and
by that time 1 had him we'll spotted. When
l asked for his fare he gave the same an
sWer, and then told him he had not paid
me and if he did not 1 would have to put
him off the car. In well-assumed indigna-
ton he pulled off his hat and taking a
transfer from 1t said: why, here Is a
transfer you gave me when l paid my fare
This almost flOored me and I started to
apologize for making such a blunder. 1t
flashed across my mind to take a look It
the transfer and 1 asked him to let me
stopped the car and told him If he did not
let me see the transfer he would have to
get off. He weakened then and held it up
for me to see. One glance told me that 1t
was several days old and 1 called him down
good and hard.
His game would have fooled me had
not been watching him for several days.
tempted. Other conductors have been
fooled by the same scheme, and no doubt
this old transfer has been the means OF
them losing many a nickel"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-05
DEADLY CARBON MOx-OvIDE.
It's InSidiOus and Fatal Effects Graph
ically Illustrated.

From the New York Times.
The recent death of one laundress ard
narrow escape of another through the
breathing of the escaping gases from
laundry stove in which there was a coke
fire. both of them overcome while awake
and working. and in large room fun of
doors and windows. recalls the graphic ac-
count given by Dr. A. +. Miller of the
wholesale poisoning which occurred by this
same gas. carbon mon-oNide, at the Snae-
fell mining disaster. a rescuing party was
overtaken by the gas and one of their num-
Der kept writing a description of his sen
sations as long as his pencil would trace
words. He wrote:
I'VE all sat without moving or trying to
escape; the foot of the ladder was close ny,
yet none of us made any effort to go to II
ard ascend even a single rung. We none OF
us tried to walk dozen steps, which Womb
have led us to the other side of the shaft
partition where we all knew there was
current of better air.
The poisonous gases in these cases were
carbon mon and di oxide, chiefly the for
mer. both of which are present in ordinary
Illuminating gas The carbon mon-oNide
which is by far the more dangerous of the
two. is present in the so-called water gas
(Which has largely replaced the old-fash-
toned coal gas in the large cities) to the
extent of 20 or 80 per cent. Its insidious
and paralyZing nature may be seen from
the way in which the rescuing party simply
sat down and waited for death, when few
steps would have saved them, and in the
fact that two able bodied healthy women
We're overcome while wide awake and not
six feet away from several doors and WIN
dows.
The dangerous stealthiness of this gas
seems to be due to it's gradual combination
with the haemoglobin of the blood (Which
is the agent carrying oxygen to the tissues
and removing waste carbon dioxide), into
a very stable compound, so stable, in fact.
that 1t prevents the usual absorption OF
oxygen in the lungs. and thus really brings
about an asphyXiation of the tissues. 1t Is
the poisonous gas given off from burning
charcoal, which is sometimes used for sui
cidal purposes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-05
Prince of Wales behind the scenes, but

Prince Of Wales behind the scenes. but
there was less mystery about his visits
there than elsewhere. He would drive up
in private hanson, dive into George
Grossmith's room. and there spend quiet
hour or two smoking and chatting with the
comedian of the Gilbert and Sullivan
operas, for whom he had long cherished u
warm personal friendship. 1t mainly
through Grossmth that in 1SS2 his royal
highness invited a party of prominent ac;-
ors and singers to dine with him at his
London residence. Marlborough House.
There was little formaiity about this roy'.l
stag party. and all went merriy until a
certain well-known actor more famous
perhaps the husband of charming
emotional actress, one who has striVen
nobly to uphold the position Of her sex upon
the stage, than for any of his own achieve
me nts, ventured to sing a song that would
have been voted off color in any but the
most bohemian of clubs. The prince rose
from his seat before the offensive song was
finished This, of course. was a signal for
all present to rise. With courtly grace he
extended his hand To all his guests. with
the single exception of the now thoroughly
embarrassed singer and the party was sud
denly broken up That actor has never
since made successful appearance I'm Lon
don. WALTER BROWNE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-05
The Future of Ship Building.

From Harper's Weekly.
The future Of ship building almost battles
prediction Many of the best-informed men
In the world believe that the new century
will see the supremacy in this most potent
of Industries transferred from Great Brit
ain to America, and certain 1t is that
Germany will ere long take her place
among the greatest of naval and maritime
powers. There Is revusion of feeling
from that sentiment which until recently
made maximum speed the first considera-
ton with transatlantic tourists, but, on
the other hand, the demand grows stronger
each day for the discovery of devices which
shall provide more and greater safeguards
for the lives of passengers at sea-
The future of marine engineering is per-
haps dependent to slight an extent upon
outside influences as any force existent, but
certainly no other is contributory In so
great q degree to commercial and industrial
development Indeed, it is doubtful if any
other one element has so direct bearing
as water borne commerce on the prosperity
of seyery inha bitant of the civilized world.
Every innovation, therefore, which tends
to contribute to greater economy of time or
money in transportation enterprises means
added comfort for every household.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-05
Hop Picking in England.

From the Century.
It requires a great many hands and has
to be carried through quickly. AS soon as
the time arrives, the East Londoners by
the thousand give up their work and take
the train to the hopping. Then they nave
the finest time imaginable. They are quite
free from any interference; no one watches
over them: all day long they are out In the
fields. They are paid. and paid well, by
the basket; therefore they work hard. IN
the evening they have games entirely OF
their own devising. There Is no lady 10
watch the girls no young university man
good with fists let loose upon the lads;
money is plentiful, suppers are copious.
beer flows in streams; they dance and sing
at their own sweet will. The farmers, SO
long as they do no mischief to the crops
and orchards, do not interfere. AT night
the girls sleep in one barn and the lads ana
men in another. When hopping IS over
they come back to town. Like BORON,
they are transformer; their cheeks, Wnlch
were pasty colored are now rosy ana sun.
burnt; they are no longer the chlidren %
the curb; they have been adopted LOT inc
time by the field. How they get back 10
work 1 do not know, but believe that IN
many factories the employers look Forward
to the hopping assertions and make ar
rangements accordingly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-05
DID NOT SUIT THE CLASS.
LAWYERS Address to n Cooking School
Was a Rank Failure.


From the Pittsburg Times.
The real cynic is always man with a
history, and this is true Of a comparatively
Young Pittsburg lawyer who views all sweet
girl graduates with unnatural distrust.
This isn't the commencement season, but 1t
required several months for this story to
leak out. The attorney, who is gifted
sneaker was invited to make an address to
the graduating class Of training school
for nurses in town not more than good
days walk from Pittsburg. For his subject
he selected a general theme embracing as
much Of medical Jurisprudence as he
thought the profession Of the girls required
them to know. He was on hand promptly,
logged out in a full-dress suit and adorned
by a rosebud. He went to the hall as d.
rected by the hotel clerk, and the master
of ceremonies beckoned him to ascend to
the platform. The former had met him pre-
viously during the progress of trial at
the court house in that town.
In due season the lawyer was asked II ne
would make a few remarks. The Pitts
burger thought that was a rather odd way
of putting it, after inviting him weeks be
fOrehand. but he made one OF MS most
fetching bows and waded into his theme.
Young women" he SAID, you have
chosen a career in which pain and suffering
will predominate; not your suffering, but
the suffering or others. lnueF your care
II may be that many may die and 1t is all
important for you to know at the outset
not only what you should do in the name of
humanity. but also what you must do IN
the name of the law. Your possibilities for
doing good are only equaled by your oppor-
tunities for doing harm. 1t is not enough
that a physician may be able to undo the
injury you may have wrought through
carelessness or ignorance, for the occasion
may arise when d human life Will pay the
penalty of your negligence"
By this time the master of monies
was squirming about uneasily and the class
of girls in the front row of seats looked
anything but pleased. How long the speak
er might have continued without provoking
a breach of the peace is hard to conJec-
ture for just at this juncture delegation
waited upon the master of ceremonies. Ii
came from a certain training school In
town where a class of nurses was being
graduated. A speaker had been engaged
Lawyer Blank by name. He had left the
hotel but had failed to arrive at his desti-
nation. The situation dawned upon the
master of ceremonies in an instant ano
| the lawyers address came to halt at the
next period. 1t seemed like good Joke
| but the attorney couldn't understand why
he got such a decided frost at the wrong
| commencement until one of his new guides
| explained to him that he had been address.
| ing the graduating class Of thriving
| cooking school.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-05
Guessing a Cliffs Height.
From the Century.

From the century.
Shortly after making the turn to the east
and in the depths of beautifully terraced
canon, we came upon a copious hot
spring running out of the bluff upon low
bench, where it made a large, clear pool
of water. The sight Of this natural bath
of warm water was tempting to tired and
dirty men, and here we made our first and
Only stop for recreation. After lunch most
of the party proceeded to the warm pool,
and, stripping, we literally soaked for hours
in it's delightful waters. stopping occasion
ally to soap and scrub our linen. While
here the party INDUCED in guessing the
height Of the incIosing cliffs. The air was
40 clear in this country that one always un-
derestimated the magnitude of the relief
None Of our estimates exceeded 500 feet
Seeing a good place for the first time in
all our course to scale the canon walls
I climbed them and measured the exact
height which was 1,650 feet. The view
from the summit was superb, revealing the
panorama OF the uplands, which Is com.
pietely shut out while trayersins the
] ohasm below.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-05

Mrs. Observation-Disclosures one thing
about my husband I never could under
stand"
Mrs. Yeast-"And what's thatr'
"Why, when he comes home late he can't
find the key hole; but when he gets inside,
from the noise he makes, he seems to find
everything in the room."-Yonkers States
man.
Uncle George-"Aren't you ashamed of
yourself to let that little woman support
your
Frank-"Yes. am, to tell the truth, but
T love her SO, and 1t is evidently such q
pleasure for her to work for me."-Boston
Transcript.
Mistress (astounded)-"You can't read,
Norah? Good gracious! How did you ever
learn to cook so weI?'
New Cook-"Shure, mum, OF lay 1t t not
bein' able t. rade tn cook books. Brook
lyn Life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-05
Between Friends.

FrOIll
Miss Oletimaid-'I think kissing is 50
foolish!''
Miss Maybudd-"Oh, But you mustn't
believe everything you read
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-05
Not Like a Woman.

From the Philadelphia Press.
Il want to return this dog to the gent
what owns him. / seen his 'ad' in the
paper" said the rough-looking man at the
door.
How did you guess it was gent THAI
nut the .ad' in?" asked the lady.
cause 1t said, No questions asked. y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-05
Unusual.


From PUCK.
"Any special feature in the case?' in
ouired the reporter.
.sWell. yes" replied the ex-employer Of
the defaulter. you may say that we did
not trust him implicitly"
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1901-05-31
oar sr.ten ID NotntIon.

Some system of notation has been
used since time out of memory. The
first record we have of 1t is of figures
written with n stick on fat surface
covered with sand. Before that all
calculations were made with pebbles,
beans and the like. Even now the
Chinese do their calculating with little
stones or beads strung on wires, in a
frnme. The Romans first used vertical
lIncs-I, II, III, etc.-to express num-
bers. The Arabic figures. which we
commonly use ut the present time, are
OF much earlier date.
The Arabic system is chiefly valu-
able on account OF the great conven-
fence it affords by giving a figure a
value according to the place It occu-
pies In the line. BY this system the
most enormous sums can be expressed
by the ten little characters which form
the numerical alphabet
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1901-05-31
w They Were seleeted.

It has been recorded that General
Henry Knox, in 1888, was the "grent-
est" Of II distinguished officers of the
army, weighing $50 pounds. Noah
Brooks, in his book entitled Henry
Knox" gives the following incident re-
latIng to the generals full habit:
with Captain Sargent, he was Sc
Iected to present the hard case Of the
starving and naked men at Valley
Forge to the attention Of committee
of congress. One of the congressman,
wishing to show his wit and sarcasm,
said that he had never seen a fatter
man than General Knox nor a better
dressed man than his associate.
Knox managed to keep his temper
and remained silent, but his subor.
dinate retorted, THE corps, out Of re-
spect to congress and themselves, have
sent MS their representatives the only
man who had an ounce of supertluous
flesh on his body and the only other
man who possessed a complete suit Of
clothes"
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1901-05-31
RUBBER HISTORY.
nan Thnt Came Win ooHumhus Saw
HaitIana Playing BaIl.

Nrnn Fhnt Came Win Columbus Saw
HaitIana Playing BaIl.
'The world was long time learning
the uses and value Of rubber" says Il.
3. Armstrong in Ainslee's. "For two
centuries after the Spanlards saw the
gum in the hands of natives Of the new
world It was little more than a curios-
ity. Old Herrea, who went with Co
lumbus on his second voyage, made
note OF an elastic ball which was mold.
ed from the gum Of tree. At their
games the nude Hnltlans made Il
bound high in the air. The AEtecs were
familiar with the gum and called It ule.
and from them the Spaniards learned
to smear 1t on their coats to keep out
the wet. They had crossed the seas
for gold and never dreamed OF time
when the sticky milk the uncouth In
dams drew. from strange trees would
be worth more than the treasure Of the
hills.
"Jose, king OF Portugal. in 1856. comes
down TO us as the wearer Of q pair Of
boots sent out to Para to be covered
with a waterproof gum. Yet 500 years
were to elapse before Connecticut
Yankee should make pair Of boots OF
rubber which would not decompose.
DR.. Prlcstly. authortof q work on Per.
spective,' now forgotten, recorded that
caoutchouc pronounced kachoolS) was
useful in small cubes for rubbing out
pencil marks; hence the name rubber.
The Indla linked with It refers to the
savagcs who gathered It In the Amazon
wilderness. DR.. Priestly's cubes were
half an inch long and sold for shil-
llngs, or 20 cents, aplece-a stlR price.
for the finest rubber today is 81 a
pound. Its price for ton years has
ranged from 90 cents to $1.09.
"The conversion of the gum to useful
purposes made but slow Roadway. The
first waterproof cloth In 1907 was the
work of an EnglIshman. II was tenta-
tive, and, OF course, It would not stand
heat. In 1923 Charles Macintosh Of
Glasgow discovered naphtha and, dis.
solving rubber in It, produced varnlsh
which, when spread on cloth, made II
really Impervlous to water. Most Of
the rubber used in the world still comes
from equatorial South America, and
the forests where the Indians gathered
ule are as dense today and almost as
little known to white men as in the
time Of Cortes." -.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1901-05-31

WANTED~By the Star Rig, Reel s
Supply Co., white oak logs and white
oak plank. For prices and specltlca-
tel Swager, Clarksburg, w. Va. 25-tf
You VIII lind the newest things in
underwear, neckwear gloves, hosiery
and Get, at the ClarlcRburg Tailoring
company Traders building. A-tf
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1901-05-31

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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1901-05-31

The Minneapolis CKan.) Messenger
says: 1--WE once heard Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Gait euloglze Mrs. Stanton,
Harriet Beecher Stowe and Susan B.
Anthony as follows: These are the wo-
men who laid themselves down in the
dust, as It were, to form a bridge over
which you and might 90 dry shod.'
"Once we heard the president Of
Brown university describe the old char
ter oak, first as a safety vault, then as
a hearthstone. and at last he made q
lightning change and brought out the
old tree as the rudder to the ship Of
state. That beat anything we ever
heard and the greater surprise, too,
coming as 1t did from such a profound
scholar"
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1901-05-31

IT'S q matter Of recent eopg
tiou among the Germans 90 HpqeQ,.
that the works Of AlbEechf Duref ere
TO be shown daily a, TIN Pan,s
exposition by their Gifted eogntlgazq-
man, FrauleIn Antonio Stolla
other day the directors -oe The lSuretils
berg concession met in a. body q tla
saw for themselves tho beautiful fe'
productions OF the great meateFe
works as thrown upon A}ecreen ~
FrnuIein, Stole. and voted unnnlrno Uslyf
that Nuremberg would never be M
FemberR to a true German and 70 al
lovers OF art without che, w0rk1 %
DuFer. They desire 20 make these plcs
lures an educational feature kraniein
STOLE therefore was ati once 9tantea
q suit OF rooms In tho i've cornerad
tower, and every afternoon from q 20
6 in the Frauen tower the woFkl ~ \
Durer and views Of the city d Nureln'
berg will be thrown upon The fscTeen.i
The Photographic slldes were e0lot1d
directly from DurerB pictures, Z Dur
ing these hours there WIN Be given enc I
Of Frauleln StollO's inimtta bic art
talks. aud again IN the eEeninEI tsom
Z to 0. she will show the masterpieces
Of the art galleries of Europe
FrauleIn Stole Of Boston 10 known y
all art and educational circles and In,
deed throughout the United States %
her many lecturIng tours, giving Illus
trated lectures before schools aud lwo.
mems clubS In her home a. 4ia MARI
boro street she has carefully stored
away on shelves thousands Of photo
graphic slides representing almost oil
parts Of the wOrldland their art treas
ures. The frauleIn Is genius IN her
line, and visitors TO the exposition VIII |
have q rare treat oman's Journal
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1901-05-31
cheatlnr the cat.

The meanest man is around town in
mnny guises and in considerable num-
bers, but the meanest woman is n re-
cent discovery. She lives in PhlIa-
delphia, and for the sake OF saving
cent a day she cheats the cat by giving
her each morning saucerful Of milk,
and after about two teaspoonfuls Of
It have been Tapped up she dIlutcs the
milk with water and continues to do
so till evening. When demonstrated
with by her husband recently she said:
"Well, the cat doesn't know the DIFF.
ference. 1t looks Ike milk, anyhow,
and II didn't thin It out for her we'd
have to have 2 cents worth for break
fast each day."-PhilRdelphia Record.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1901-05-31
An Ia.nI. Amerlean OIL.

"In person. In speech, In carriage ana
In manner HarrletI.ane bad the charm
OF regal presence" writes William Per-
rine in. The Ladies' Home Journal
"she suggested TO her countryrnen
the graudc dame OF EuropeHn society
more than had any OF heFpFedecesaots;
her stature was alIttle above the Az
erage or her sex, her figure nodded Inc
noble cast and her head aFmly poised
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1901-05-31
n AennIrad rnntn.

Eyes, there is something in a name.
There's my wife. for Instance"
"What about herf"
"Why, her first name is Olive. and l
didn't like her at all at hrst."-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1901-05-31
Thousanlls sent into Exile.

Ever year large number OF poor
SulieretS whose lungs are sore and
racked with coughs are urged to 90 10
another climate. But this is costly
ana not always sure. Don't be an ex.
ile when DR.. Kings New Discovery
LOT cohsum ption will cure you at home.
It's the mos lnfaillble medicine for
coughs, colds and all throat and lung
diseases on earth. The first dose brings
rellet. Astounding cures result from
persistent use, Trial bottles free at
Frank q. BANDS. Price 50c and 81.
Every bottle guaranteed. 30-1y4,
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-12-15
ROUGH RIDER REWARDED.
wni ne Made Ush.d STATE. Marshal An
Indian Territory.

Washington. Dec 1.-THE accent
anee OF Mr.. carnegie's gift Of SIC. 900.
600 for educational purposes was dis
cussed Informally at the cabinet meet.
ing Friday. but no definite conclusion
was reached.
The cabinet also discussed a special
order promulgated by Secretary Will
son prohibiting the landing at any port
OF the United States. Hawaii or any OF
the dependencies OF this government.
OF any live stock OF any kind from the
Philippine Islands The order takes
immediate effect and is due 10 Infec-
tuous animal diseases in the Philip.
pines.
IL Is announced that II. p. Colbert a
member OF Roosevelt's rough riders.
has been selected by the president for
United States marshal for the Southern
district OF the Indian Territory. vice
Jno- $. Hammer. whose term OF once
expires January 10.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-12-15
May Have To Burn Coal.

Austin. Dec. 1.-THE several stat,
institutions which are using Beaumon
OIL Tor fuel purposes are likely TO rul
short OF the product very soon on ac
count OF the shortage OF oil tank cars
There is only few days supply OF of
on hand for the state capitol power
house. and unless another lot OF oil Is
received In the interim the use OF coal
viii have 10 be resumed temporarily
To go back 10 the use OF coal would
necessitate the removal OF the fire
brick fash wall under the boilers and
other changes. which would have 10
be borne by the oil contractors. Il is
stated that a number OF manufactur.
'ne concerns Of the state which have
undertaken the use OF oil instead OF
coax are similarly situated. and that
unlesN the car shortage situation Is
quickly Relieved the OIL contractors
will suffer heavy losses.