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Evening star., 1901-05-18
BEYOND CONTROL
HOW THE MUSCLES ARE AFFECTED IN
L0OOsI0T0R ATAXIA.
weII-KnOwn Ohio Citizen Cured of
This stubborn Ailment After His
system Seemed HopeIessIy Broken
Down.
From the News. waverly. Ohio.


Mr. Eli Potts is a wellknown citizen Of Waver-
Iv Ohio having been in business there for four
teen years He Ia a veteran Of the Mexican war,
In which he served with Company Of the Four
teenth Tennessee regiment. At the age of I6 he
bears the respect Of all who know him. and the
following experience. related by him, Is raised be-
yond all Doubt by the high character of the mar
retor. He says:
'.About seven years ago a disease fastened upon
me which as developed proved TO be 1ocomotor
ataxia. l became very nervous, could not walk
without having dizzy spells, and did not sleep we'll
As the disease advanced lost control Of my mus
cles and could only walk a short distance. could
not control the direction of my steps, and was
always afraid OF falling
This continued until the fall Of 1897. when
there was a king down Of my entire system
My stomach was in bad condition and suffered
greatly with kidney trouble, caused by being
thrown out of 8 buggy.
About two years ago saw DIR. Williams FINK
Pills for Pale People advertised in a Cincinnati
raper The case cured was similar to mine and
gave the pills a trial Very soon after 1 began
taking them experienced relief. and, as the i'm
provement continued. / took the pills regularly.
Gradually the control of the muscles was restored
and nv general health improved. The dizzy feel
Ing left and has never returned From my
own experience I know that DR.. Williams Pink
Pills are great remedy and am pleased to rec
ommend them TO any one who suffers as l did
Signed ELI POTTS.
Subscribed ani sworn to before this 4th day
Of November. 1900.
(SeaIl W. r. A. HAYS Notary Public.
All the elements necessary to give new life and
richness to the blood and restore shattered nerves
are contained. in a condensed form, in DIR. Will
iams' Pink Pills for Pale People. They are an
unfaiIing specific for such diseases as locomotor
ataxia partial paralysis, St Nitus dance sciatica,
neuralgia. rheun t'ism, nervous headache. the af-
trr-cfects Of the grip. palptation Of the heart,
pale and SaIlow complexions, and all forms Of
weakness either In male female. Dr. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People sold by all dealers
or will he sent postpaid on receipt of price. 80
cents a box or six boxes for $3.50 Uhey are never
sold in bulk or by the hundrcdi. by addressing Dr.
Williams Medicine Company. Schenectady. y. Y.
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was the truth 1 learned where she was
| set out within an hour to find her. for
she was not dead. and found her at last
L found her; yes"
He left his chair and paced back and
forth in the room. II will tell you why she
disappeared he said. 1T Is incredible but
that, also is true. There in Buenos Ayres
was foreign nobeman on a tour of the
world During my absence from the city
he annoyed her with his attentions When
L came back | slapped his face in public
His rank forbade him, he said. to challenge
me- But his revenge was sure. He watched
FOR the opportunity, and with some of his
crew stole upon her In her garden and car
ried her off to his yacht. To allay sus-
picion he kept the boat in the harbor for
some days. Then he slipped away quietly"
Murdoch gripped the arms of his chair
hard and his mouth Quivered, but he con-
trolled himself.
II cannot tell you all I know" he said
''It would choke me- The man was a
hrst he was madly in love with her He
told her of his wealth, his high position,
but she would not yield. Then the serpent
showed. He used no force bur he vowed
he would break her will. He brought her
to Europe and established her In his coun-
try house. His servants were taught to be-
lieve her insane. She was strictly confined
and watched in a beautiful suite of rooms
Regularly he visited her He said he found
his keenest delight in tanning his wild bird
Twice she tried to kill him, and he only
laughed. Can you imagine her torture dur
ing those long years? 1t drives me half
mad to even think Of it. Yet she-she kept
her reason and outmatched him in the end
Well, at last / found her-I told you that
1 found her. and by my help she escaped
But is was too late She fingered a few
weeks only and died in my arms. All, my
Nita! My Nita!'
1 believe that for the moment 1 forgot
even his grief. And the man. 1 cried
"That devil Murdoch?'
w he said turning Nd
me. his speech in a moment hard and cool
lay. the man. What Of him? He has
powerful friends. In his own country he
can laugh at the law. Suppose he had
done to you, John, what he has done to
me, and fate put him into your hands, say
what would you dor
God forgive me. Murdoch" burst out
but I believe / would kill him like q
Worm!'
Murdoch laughed f1ercely. Come" he
ssid, seizing me by the arm, Il knew l
could count upon you. 1t was for this I
sent for you. You have pronounced his
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A Handsome Nixhtr0he.

A very pretty nightgown was made of
fine longcloth. The back. instead of the
once ubiquitous yoke, was arranged In two
box plaits and set into band at the neck
The front boasted Of a little opening.
and the whole was most daintily finished
by wide sailor collar adorned with a friII
of hemstitched cambric. This, in addition.
was carried down the opening and around
the wrists, being set on everywhere with a
narrow lingerie beading.
Another nightgown, also slightly open at
the throat, was arranged on a tiny square
yoke, back and front. composed Of two
rows Of insertion, a little frill of edRing to
match coming at the top and a much
wider frill at the lower edge. The OPEN
ing itself was rather a narrow box plat.
with two rows Of feather stitching. The
wider frilling was again responsible for the
wrist finish. as also q feather-stitched band
Of the longcloth.
In both cases the skirt part was In two
breadths, having a side gore, the sloping
side of which was laid to the back and
the straight edge to the front. Six yards
of longcloth will be found sufficient. or the
same quantity Of cambria, IL that latter
fabric be preferred.
Evening star., 1901-05-18

experienced from intentional interruption,
a striking evidence of American progress.
Easy Way Out.
Very often ships weighing anchor in the
harbors find the flukes entangied with the
cables, and to save few minutes time cut
the cable instead of dsengaging it. Nine
out of ten of the breaks are due to this
A curious protest was offered when the
first military cable was laid-that from
Cavite to Manila. The Eastern Extension
Company had acquired a new franchise
from Spain just before the war, with the
sole right of cables in the Philippines. This
franchise lasts until 1910, and a clause in
the contract provides payment of $4,000
for each year before that date that other
cables shall be used. The company has
now put In claim upon the United States
for the amount, but the claim will be ig
nored for reasons connected with the dis
position of the cable at the beginning Of
the war.
What Dewey Did.
few days prior to the opening Of the
war, under an emergency contract with the
Spanish government, stimulated by the ap-
proach of hostilities the company extended
its Hong Kong cable, which landed on Lu-
zor. at Balinao, to Manila. Admiral Dewey
endeavored in vain to obtain a neutraliza-
ton of this cable; the Spanish officers re-
fused to permit him to use it. He therefore
cut it. Five days after Manila fell he dis
patched vessel to the point Of rupture,
about two miles off Cavite, where the cable
lay in about ten fathoms. The wave action
had carried the ends about 200 feet apart,
to the full length of stout rope that had
Joined them to facilitate recovery. There
no regular cable to be had and the
repair was accomplished by splicing In a
piece of insulated field wire with such an
allowance Of slack that the stay rope
which was left on, should bear the strain.
Hong Kong was called only to find that to
avoid complications the company had seal
ed the cable: and after all the graphing
and improvising the dispatch boat had to
be continued. 1t was some time after the
protocol was signed that the Spaniards and
the company's officers decided to break the
seal. The use of a cable for exchange of
the dispatch boat at this time would have
been Of inestimable value to this govern
ment, but the British company took no
note of that, and now it will probably cost
them dear
1t is now just matter of time before an
American cable will span from the Philip
pines to some point on the coast of China
or Japan. The same Eastern Extension
Company now charges IS cents per word
for messages from Manila to Hong Kong
about three times the rate from the United
States to Europe.
This government is not in the Interna-
tional Telegraph Union, which practically
eliminates our voice from the conduct OF
the great cables, and in case of emergency
gives other cOuntries-those In the union -
prior right to the use of them. The philIn-
pine system Is Americas first step in ca
bles. 1t is a good big stride, and when the
trans-Pacif1c cable is fact this country
will be abreast Of the others.
Evening star., 1901-05-18
Chinese Peanuts,

From the New York Press.
The trans-American railways have their
agents in all parts OF the world-commer-
cial agents, Industrial agents, tourist
agents, live stock agents, car service
agents and oriental agents. as well as the
regular assortment and variety Of freight
and passenger agents. The oriental agent
of the Great Northern railway in this cit
is Mr.. Moy Wu Yen. highly interesting
Chinaman, who carries in his pockets a
handful of Chinese peanuts with which.
from time to time, he regales his friends.
In the midst of business he suddenly con-
ceals his hand beneath his blouse and asks.
WIN you try a Chinese peanut?" The
hand, soft as that of gentle maiden re-
appears with the nuts and you are temnt
ed. You yield with pleasure, accepting one.
1t resembles the native "goober" which
ex-Gov. Campbell failed to corner. but is
the most delicious morsel in the nut shane
that you ever tasted
Mr.. Moy iaughingly tells you, when Won
ask where more nuts can be had that thew
are not Chinese peanuts at ali, but the
familiar old Virginia "goober" prepared in
the Chinese fashion. 1--WE take the ra w
nut, he explains. land dry it perfectly in
the sun, leaving it many days on the honse-
you call it-for three days, after which we
again dry 1t thoroughly. This NAV take a
week. Then we put 1t in an oven in a nan
or very hot sand, and continually stir until
1t Is cooked well done. That is all Moth
Ing could be more simple. The peanuts the
Italians roast In their sheet iron cylinders
no Chinaman would touch one! We saw
Chinese peanuts to have fun with our
friends. There are no Chinese peanuts
Evening star., 1901-05-18

on ivory. the portrait of a very queen
among women: and / recognized the beau
tfful eyes / had once seen returning Muir
doch's smile. l bent my head silently, and
handed Ii back to him. Never again.. ne
murmured, never again. She is dead" He
kissed the pictured face twice. passionate
ly, before he closed the case. And this was
the man 1 had thought too cold even for
friendship.
so loved her." said. plying him.
Loved her?' he cried Like the very
blood of my heart. You saw her. Do you
need to ask why?'
NO." 1 told him. ct can understand
yet you cannot understand wnat she
meant to me-" he went on. Listen. He
gave me an account of all that he fad
passed through since he had left the uni
versity. He had studied. explored, traded,
dug, in every part of the world; seeking
diamonds in Africa, gold in South America.
getting wealth and keeping 1t, meeting men
and forgetting them. ever restless. ever
Il found myself in Buenos Ayres-and
there / met her. I knew then why had
lived. Well, L will not speak of that. We
were betrothed; our marriage day was set,
when suddenly she disappeared. 1t was
the very day you saw us together. Not
until the next morning did learn that she
was missing. There was time then when
l was almost insane. We searched for her
was that she had last been seen In the
garden of her villa, which lay on the sea-
coast, some miles from the city. We
thought she was drowned"
His voice broke and he turned his face
from me. In moment he went on. For
seven years L believed that, suffering /
cannot tell you how much. 1 took up my
old wandering life. And now I will tell you
strange thing-you may believe Ii II you
like Three years ago l was in Calcutta,
and heard her calling me, Angus. Angus
1t was her very voice; could not mistake
it. You may say 1 dreamed 1t. 1 tell you
heard 1t as plainly you hear me now.
Well, no matter how 1t came, what heard
Evening star., 1901-05-18

that" He pointed to the glass jar. 81 am
telling you what actually occurred said
Murdoch. You do not believe me. But I
assure you that the same thing can be
done here in this room"
I looked at him amazed. Whatever the
meaning of his words. they were strange
enough, yet was not thinking Of them so
much Of the speaker. The old indiffer-
ent Murdoch 1 had known would have
shown none of this vehemence What had
changed the man?
See" he was saying. while he pointed
to the machines behind me, "a piece Of the
yellow ore, placed in the focus of each of
these reflectors, heated to exactly the right
point. and excited by the current from
this electrical generator would give off the
rays-or whatever they are. Direct them
upon a living object between the ref1ectors
and'-he waved his hand with an obliterat-
ing motion-'and the thing will happen"
You mean" 1 began. incredulous.
What 1 told you-the dog" said Muir
doch.
But are you sure?" cried.
Sure? l have done it,, said my friend.
And l will do it again; yes. once again"
Murdoch 1 said.
only today I learned you were at the
embassy" he said. 1T was providential,
my finding you. For 1 needed your help.
1 believe also 1 wanted to see you once
again before I-Went away"
There was tenderness in his voice that
quite touched me. You can count on me,
MurQOCn, L SAID, II II were but for graft
tude." He stopped me with a gesture.
"None Of that" he said. 81 had full value.
You did more for me than you knew. But
for the sake of old times 1 will ask of you
a service"
He leaned toward me. "John." he began,
.Iey used to call you religious man. Tell
me, Is it Gods will that a murderer should
suffer for his crime?'
"Assuredly." I answered, "but---'
wait" said Murdoch, laying his hand
on my knee
And If the law will not, cannot punish
him, John; and If he should come into the
power of man who knew his crime, and
had suffered by it? Has not that man the
right to inflict the punishment?
mo right from God" 1 answered "'Ven-
geance is mine"
Yes. yes, 1 know the text" Murdoch
broke in. II speak not of vengeance. but
of justice, bare justice. You shall judge.
1 will tell you the story. 1t begins with
this"
He drew from his waistcoat pocket a
leather case which he opened and placed
in my hand. In it there lay a miniature
Evening star., 1901-05-18
BURIED FIRE

Being Extract From the Papers Of the Late John Burmsr
Engaged in the Diplomatic Service Of Great Britain
Evening star., 1901-05-18

When acted upon by the hot springs of
mat country and by electric currents in
the earth 1t Justifies its name Something
goes out OF ft-a ray, a flame, perhaps: but
one sees nothing only what happens. I
nave watched dog turn old before 1t,
very old, then wither up, and finally-do
you understand me?-and finally disap-
What nonsense. Murdoch" exclaimed.
Some conjurers trick"
There was only the dog, and land
Evening star., 1901-05-18
Creek.

Creek.
From the Detroit Tribune.
And why" / ventured to ask, ''are
you called q Creek?"
because" replied the red Indian, with
rare condescension, I'm apt to be turbu-
lent when my head gets swelled"
Anyway, it was clearly not because OF his
having much of anything to do with water
Evening star., 1901-05-18
Getting Rich.
FrOm Pnck-

Citizen - Fifteen dollars charges for
mending that little hole in this lead piper"
Plumber-''That's what I said!"
Citizen-"Goodness! You must be getting
pretty near well enough fixed to give away
libraries"
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sPLINTERs AND CHIPS.

The total length of ocean cables is
160,S42 miles.
Norway sends to England 10000
tons of ice year.
A man should weigh &c pounds for
every foot of his height.
The Chinese have twice sacked Mos
COW, once in 1887 and again in 1898.
In 1894 the capital, of the Bank Of
England was 100000. It is now
e14,50O.OO0.
Mozart holds the record among
composers of having written 624 COM
positions.
In 1882 the speed record on a high
bicycle was 90 miles in an hour and
IL minutes. Behind motor PAGER q
rider has recently covered 40 miles in
an hour.
Denmark is an agricultural country.
About three-fourths of the popula-
ton are engaged in the cultivation Of
the soil. Copenhagen is the only city
of any size.
The paper money of the first
French republic became more depre-
ciated than that of any other coun-
try ever did. A pair of boots cost
s 300 in paper, and pound of but
ter ESQ.
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SIX DOCTORS THIS TIME.

South Bend, Ind. July 29th.-Six diff
ferent doctors treated Mr.. J. O. Lande-
man, of this pace, for Kidney Trouble.
He had been very i'll for three years,
and he despaired of ever being well.
Somebody suggested Dodd's Kidney
Pills. Mr.. Landeman used two boxes
He is completely cured, and besides
losing all his Kidney Trouble, his gen.
eral health is much better than it has
been for years.
No case that has occurred in St. Jo-
seph County for half century, has
created such profound sensation,
and Dodd's Kidney Pills are being we'll
advertised, as result of this wonder
full cure of Mr.. Landeman's case.
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DRBS IS NOT seSHELVED."
Socialist Democratic Convention Makes
HATE to Correct an Impression Which
Got Hold Of the Public.

Indianapolis, Ind. July 31.-At Tues
lays session of the socialist-demo-
cratic convention action was taken to
contradict the report that the con-
vention had, at it's session late Mon
day afternoon, "shelved' Eugene v.
Debs. 1t was directed that Telegram,
be sent to Debs denying the report.
expressing the confidence of the con-
vention in him and characterizing him
as leader" The telegram was to
express the sentiment of the conven-
ton to the country at large.
The platform committee reported
in the afternoon. 1t declares that
private ownership of the tools of pro-
duction and distribution is response
BILE for the ever-increasing uncer-
tainty of livelihood and the poverty
and misery of the working class, and
it divides society into two hostile
classes-the capitalists and wage
workers. 1t advocates as immediate
demands" public ownership of all
means of transportation and other
public utilities, as well as all indus
tries controlled by monopolies, trusts
and combines; the reduction of the
hours of labor; state Or national in
surance of working people; the inau-
guration of system of public works
and improvements for the employ
Inent of the unemployed; the educa-
ton of all children up to the age of IS
years and state and municipal aid in
the purchase of books, clothing and
food: eOual civil and DoliticaI RIGHTS
for men and women; the initiative
and referendum, and no more public
land to be Sold
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The $4,000 Not Stolen.
COL. JOHN o'DAY IS DEAD.
Prominent Democratic Politician and MIL
iionaire of Springfield. Mo-, Victim
Of q Paralytic Stroke.

Springfield, Mo-, July 31.-Informa-
ton has been received in telegram
from Baltimore, Nd. of the death of
Col. John O'Day, of Springfield, from
the, effects of paralysis. He was "a
millionaire. In the early days of the
ST. Louis & San Francisco railroad,
Col. O'Day was first vice president
and general counselor. The deceased
was chairman of the democratic state
central committee in 1884 when his
party in Missouri sent solid delega-
ton to congress. Col. O'Day was
married three times. and all the wives
survive him. The first two secured
divorces from Col. O'Day, who was
married the third time only recently.
He gave his divorced wives each
about 100000.
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"Golden Rule" Jone. FINED.

Mayor Jones, Of Toledo, O., was
fined five dollars and costs in the po-
lice court the other morning as a re-
suit of an attempt to IMPRESS his
golden rule" and equality for all
theories upon the magistrate. The
incident occurred during the trial of
man whom the mayor was given
permission to question. The execu-
tive limited that the man would be
convicted because he had no money
to pay for defense, and then Judge
Wachenheimer interfered. To show
he considered all men equal the mag
istrate promptly assessed Mayor
Jones "five dollars and costs" and
directed the police clerk to notify
the executive of Toledo that here
after he must remain behind the rail
with the rest of the ordinary specta-
tors when attending police court.
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Coffee ver.u. Tc..

This country felt prosperous in 1892,
and both coffee and tea were used
freely by those who liked them. In
that year the per capita consumption
of coffee in the United States was e.67
pounds and of tea 1.3s pounds. Last
year. when people were on the aver
age even better off than they were in
1892, the consumption of coffee was
e.s pounds per head and of tea IL
pounds. In q decade the former has
become more popular with American
and the latter less popular.
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The silent George Gould.

George Gould, like his father, is 81.
lent man. He divides his secrets with
no one. Taught in practical school,
he has the ability, the wealth and the
experience to develop his plans on a
scale of great magnitude. 1t is pre-
dicted he will make a greater reputa.
ton as master financier than his
father left. and that he will accumu-
late. if he has not done so already, a
much larger fortune.
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LULU KENNEDY OUT OF JAIL.
Kansas City Woman Who Killed Her Hus.
band Gives an Approved Bond
of $4,000.

Kansas City, Mo-, July S1.-Probably
the hapiest young woman in Kansas
City is Lulu Prince Kennedy, who is
under sentence of ten years in the
penitentiary for the murder of her
husband. Philip H. Kennedy. Judge
Wofford approved her bond of $4,000
and few moments later she entered
a carriage with her brother, Bert
Prince. and was taken to her home,
2411 Peery avenue.
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THEY WANT LOWER TAXES.
Manila Property Owners Oppose the Pro-
posed Levy of Two Per Cent Govern
ment Levies on Valuable Quarries.

Manila, July 31.-Londoners in Ma
Mia have presented a long petition to
the Philippine commission asking for
a reduction of the property tax from
two to one per cent. The commission
stated that the expenses of Manila
last year were $1,427 900. 1t was ex-
pected that $1,OOO,OOO would be suffi-
cient in the future, but if the tax
were reduced the funds would amount
to only 100000, including $3OO,OOO
from insular receipts, thus leaving a
considerable shortage.
The insular government has saved
$25O,OOO by the passage of an act
virtually declaring the stone quarries
at Mariveles. in the Bataan province,
public domain and authorizing the
utilizing of the stone in the harbor
improvement. A Spanish company
claimed to have established title to
the quarries.
Thirty-four insurgents, a majority
of them armed with rifles, have been
captured by the First cavalry in Ba.
sangas province.
The $4,000 Not Stolen.
Manila, July 31.-Capt. Stafford, at
Santa Cruz, in, La Guna province, re-
ports the recovery of the stolen pay
chest with the $4,000 contents APP
parent1y untouched