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Evening star., 1901-11-19
Foreign and Domestic Rugs.
Latest designs and color effects.
Coatings and
Skirtimgs.

Cheviots, Kerseys, Meltons, Vene-
tians, Vicunas, Broadcloths, Cra-
venettes, etc, in medium and heavy
weights, for walking skirts, the latest
style of which just escapes the
ground. Tailor suits are made OF
these heavier materials this year
they are more comfortable, hang
better and keep their shape longer
than the lighter weights. Also in
great demand for ulsters, automo-
biles and other long overgarments.
Colored,
S1.5O to $500 a yard.
Black,
/ $1.5O to $4.25 a yard.
Attention is also called to
A Sale of
Cheviots and Efomespuns
AT Nearly Half.
The goods are fresh and new, and
were closed out from a manufacturer
at a price concession.
54-inch
Camel's Hair CheViot,
75c. a yard. Value, SIPS.
52-inch
Cheviot Plaids,
soc. a yard. Value, ST.. 90.
5o-inch
HOmespuns,
soc. a yard. Value, 75c.
First floor, Tenth st.
Evening star., 1901-11-19

Mrs. Bonine will probably confess to be-
ing not guilty as often as may be desired.
Evening star., 1901-11-19

The Gathmann gun will note the long ex
perience of the Santos Dumont balloon an,
cheer I'D
Evening star., 1901-11-19
Greed.
From the Detroit Free Press

There are certain trusts that have worked
their system of fattening profits to the
limit and are still unsatisfied
Evening star., 1901-11-19

yIn order to avoid delays on ac-
count of personal absence, letters to
THE STAR should not be addressed
to any individual connected with the
Office. but simply to THE STAR, or to
the Editorial Business Depart
ments, according to tenor or purpose.
Evening star., 1901-11-19
Her Tin.

Charley. dear" said young Mrs. Tor
kins, don't you think you could find some
race track where the horses are crooked?"
Perhaps
well. I wish you would. You know,
every time you play horse straight, 1t
loses"
Evening star., 1901-11-19
SHOOTING STARS.

AS boss, Mr.. Platt is said to be getting
easier and easier. ''+r
Evening star., 1901-11-19
Women's Outing
Cloth Garments.

Light, warm and dainty-nothing
more comfortable for cold nights and
crisp mornings, and almost indis-
pensable to the up-to-date woman's
wardrobe.
We show large assortment of
these outing flannel garments, and
call attention to several lots in neat
pink and blue effects.
women's Outing Cloth Gowns. Hubbard style.
yoke back and 'front.' trimmed with feather crr>
stitching-dainty pink and blue stripes. Ea.. w.
Women's Outing Cloth Short Petticoats, -o
deep hounce, yoke band. Each. h.-........... oOS.
Womer's Outing Cloth Dressing Sacques, In two
styles-one with tight back full 'front.' pointed coll
lar and cuffs trimmed with satin ribbon; the other
the kimona style, with yoke back and front and
borders to match-dainty pink and blue roc
stripes. Each. 49,
Women's Outing Cloth Kimona sacques, in dainty
shades of pink and blue; yoke back and front;
trimmed with white cord and fastened cr ~
with frogs Each. YA.Oo
women's Outing Cloth Long Kimenas. In dainty
pink and blue stripes; yoke back and 'front.' CT IN
with border Of pink or blue Each. pA.00
Second hoor.
Evening star., 1901-11-19

THE EVENING STAR has n regular
and permanent Family Circulation
much more than the combined cir
cuIation of the other Washington
dailiex. As News and Advertising
Medium 1T has no competitor.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-07-20
Where Beggars Can Ride.

Horses are so cheap in Auckland that pedestrianism bids fair to become ex- tinct. The pOstman does his rounds on horseback. The butcher, huge basket slung over his arm, canters up with ordered provender. Schoolboys two frequently sharing a mount ride to school, where paddock is reserved for their ponies. Even the lamplighter performs his duties perched on an ambling nag, while the droves of live stock passing along the roads are al- ways under the care of a mounted es- cort.
 When an outdoor man is sent on an errand that would entail walking a quarter of a mile he invariably spends ten minutes in catching a horse that he may ride. But more ludicrous than all else was it to see a sweep, his at tentiOn to the kitchen chimney com pleted, canter off on his nag, with the bag of soot perched on the saddle be- fore him.
 As an instance of the topsy-turvy state of things antipodean it may be mentioned that it is considered smarter to drive in a hired carriage than in your own trap.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-07-20
LEGEND OF THE GOLDENROD.
How It Was Changed from White to
 Yellow.

How It Was Changed from White to
 Yellow.
 According to legendary lore, the goldenrod was once snow-white. It is said that great fields of these white flowers nodded gracefully to and fro as the winds swept over them, and were quite happy until the wild flowers of brilliant hues began to ridicule them.
 What tame, pale, uninteresting creaturesw said the tiger lilies.
 Truly they are." said the scarlet sage; ''they are not worth looking at"
 Other wild flower neighb0rs made like remarks, and cast scornful glances at the white blossoms, until the latter bowed their heads and wept
 "We are poor, cOlorless beggars," they walled, while all of our neigh bOrs are clothed in gorgeous apparel"
 The Autumn Wind knew why the white flowers were grief-stricken. and he resolved to help them. Calling to him the many-hued fairies that live in luC 4dAhOON, hC lOlO IACAh GOh NAAC white flowers had been ridiculed by their neighbOrs.
 "Leave 1t all to us," said the fairies, "and soon the ill-treated ones shall have cause to rejoice"
 Away sped the fairies to the end of the rainbow, where, as you have heard, there is a great pot of magic gOld-dust. Together the fairies lifted the gold dust, hastened back to the fields and meadows, and sprinkled it lavishly over the dropping, heartsick flowers, now sunk in sound Slumber.
 When morning came, the sun looked down upon a gorgeously arrayed army of goldenrods, and so great was the surprise of their wild-flower neighbors that some of them withered and died from sheer envy.
 But, rejoicing in their good fortune, the goldenrods proudly held up their heads, and faithfully kept guard until the icy winter wind, in a hoarse voice, bade them go to sleep.-Philadelphia Times,
The St. Johns herald., 1901-07-20
Fell Half a Mile.

MT. Birkbeck was one of party of enthusiastic tourists assembled at the top of the Col de Mage to see if it were possible to ascend Mont Blanc from that direction. He had stepped aside for a moment, and when he did not return his comrades followed his tracks, and looking down over precipi- tous slopes of snow and ice deserted him nearly half mile away at the foot of the slope near the head of the Gla- cier de Mage.
 It was evident that he had fallen, and his friends went to his assistance as soon as possible; but it took nearly two hours and a half to reach him. Between the place where he began to fall and the place where he stopped there was difference in level of about seventeen hundred feet.
 A contributor to the Leisure Hour tells the story of the fall as given by Mir. Birkbeck himself
 At the place where he lost his foot ing the slope was gentle, and he tried to stop himself with his fingers and nails. The snow, however, was too hard for this. and he went on slipping Sometimes he descended feet foremost, sometimes head first. Then he went sideways, and once or twice he had the sensation of shooting through the air. He came to a stop at last at the edge of a large crevasSe.
 When he was reached it was found that almost half the skin was taken from his body by abrasion.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-07-20
OLDEST OF FISHING CLUBS.
Located in Philadelphia, It Has Ex-
 isted I32 Vo

Located in Philadelphia, It Has Ex-
 isted 133 Years.
 Indian scalping being forbidden by the decrees of William Penn, the early Philadelphians were obliged to look about them for other forms of recrea- ton. This may account for the fact that the oldest fishing club in the world has its headquarters in the Quaker City. It came into being in 1I32, the birth year of Washington, and has been preserved through all the succeeding generations. Instead of calling itself mere club, it is the Fishing Company of the State in ochuylkill." Its organization is not that or company, but of a State. And the maintenance of this little mock government has added an element of play which a plain, matter-of-fact fishing club" could never suggest.
 There is delightful modesty about the records of the State Not once are the members disgraced by the record ing of large catches. On the other
 
 CT interest in the minute details of angling than in the amount of killing They delighted more in rare catches than in the feats of the professional fisherman. In 1779 it is recorded by order of the Governor that Ben Scull the prince of fishermen, produced a trout which he caught in Schuylkill that measured fifteen inches" This was an unusual catch, for trout were few in Schuylkill. We wonder why produced" is used in the record. Why did not the governor order it recorded that Ben Scull caught trout that measured fifteen inches? Was it be- cause he was a conservative official that Ben Scull did catch" such a trout and did he word his record purposely so that any skeptics among us may imagine that Ben was a prince of jok- CTS as we'll as fishermen, and that the fish which he produced" was caught elsewhere than in Schuylkill?
 A tale that seems worthy to go down to history along with the adventure of Jonah with the whale is recorded on Oct. 5, 1791. On that date, says the record, "a fOur-foot sturgeon boarded one of the frigates." After something of a struggle the boarding party was captured and was later served up as a delicious repast." It might be wished the chronicler had been more explicit, but, perhaps, after all it is better that he should leave each to picture for him. self of the crew, the slimy struggle and the final capture.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-07-20
HE DONE FORGOT TO ASK.
That Was the Reason a Colored Swair
 Had to Use the TeIeDhoue

That Was the Reason a CoIored Swain
 Had to Use the Telephone.
 One day a gOod-looking colored man, who had appeared rather prematurely in loud spring suit, entered one of the downtown telephone stations and asked for Joliet. He was compelled to use wire that was in the open office and as he apparently labored under the impression that the person whom he called up was rather deaf, every word he said was audible to all who were within ten feet of him.
 After the necessary connections had been made, the young man smiled gen. tally and said:
 'Dis Mrs. Williams, the mother of Miss Lucy"
 Apparently 1t was, for in a moment he added:
 "FO' de good lawd, yoh voice pears so natural-like, yoh done scade me! Then, after a short pause, Reckon you alPs kinder sprized to heah frum me. Whats dat? No, suh, I hain't seen yoh all sence New Yeah's. I reckon yoh don't have no idee what foh I wants to talk with yOh, but, Mrs. Will Hams, wants de proud honor of bein' yoh son-in-law."
 Both expectancy and trouble shone on the young mans face and the re- ceiver shook nervously in his hand.
 "Oh, yoh go long Mrs. Williams, you jest tryin' fer to tantalize me. Whats dat? Oh! Golly! Yes'm got a stiddy job an got CT house done picked out. What, ma'am? What fer didn't ask Lucy New Yeah's time? Why, why, 1 done gone clean fergot to-"
 Evidently Mrs. Williams looked fav- orably on his suit, notwithstanding his absent for in a few mo- ments he rang off and with his face radiant with joy and his eyes sparkling with emotion, he stepped out of the telephone booth and up to the opera tors desk.
 What's ma bill, Mir. Operator? I done won de prize" he announced. Then he buttOned his plaid coat over his swelling chest and marched out with triumphant gait.-Chicago Inter Ocean
The St. Johns herald., 1901-07-20
Facts About Fiddle Strinss.

"It has always been believed that violin, harp and banjo strings were made out of the viscera of the cat" eX. plained a teacher of music, but I have considerable doubt that there ever was a string so made. The gut of a eat is no more suitable for such use than that Of a mouse, and as far as my investiga- tion goes has never been so used. Vio, lin strings are made of many kinds of skins, but principally out of sheep skins. The secret is in curing the skins, which has always been kept il Italy, where all the finer and bette. grades of strings are made. There are. however, several concerns in this coun try which turn out musical strings and they make a very good grade though they do not compare as ye, with the Italian strings s"-Washingt Star
The St. Johns herald., 1901-07-20

William Thorpe, of Quantico, Md, had an abscess in his stomach and was dying. For some reason the doctors feared to use the knife. He still read the papers, however, and kept up his Interest In things human. One day. in a paper, he saw cartoon that excited his risibles. Thorpe laughed, and i'm mediately a stream of blood gushed from his mouth. The doctor happened to call just then, and after examining Thorpe declared that the abScess had broken, and that the patient would get we'll. If anybody says you are going to die, It always pays to have at least one good laugh first. Sometimes it jars a clog out of the internal machinery and you disgust the prophets by get ting we'll. There are a lot of people running around who were doomed to death by somebody or other way back In the cos.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-07-20

The world Is tired of kings and Its weariness Is becoming more palpable every day. The average king is an ab- surdity to every one except to himself and those who bask in the light of the royal favor. The wisest monarch is he who reigns rather than rules, who Is a figurehead rather than a force, who recognizes that he Is tolerated as a necessary evil rather than as the dominant factor In government The sovereign who deludes himself into the belief that the world is willing to re- vert to the conditions which prevailed In the middle ages is destined to a rude awakening.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-07-20

You who live tranquil lives, free from fear and strife, can scarcely realize the unhappy condition of Nicholas H., the present Czar of Russia. who. with his millions of soldiers, millions of acres and millions of gold, is unable to find a single moment of peace and lives in a continual fear of his life. 4 short time ago he fled from St. Petersburg when warned of a plot, and now it has been discovered that he fled from danger to danger, and when he took refuge in the famous old palace at Tsarkoe-Selo he did just what the plotters wanted him to do. There was big mine under the palace, but it was found before the plan could be carried out, and the Czar is now confident that his trusted off cials told him of a fake plot at St.
 Petersburg and advised him to go to
The St. Johns herald., 1901-07-20

for him. Alice comforted her. like the dear, kind girl she is.
 Tt is his own fault" said my mother; 'he is so fiippant.'
 assured her he was most serious minded.
 "Who"
 "The agent"
 She became sorrowful. Again Alice had to comfort her. To do so she said kind things about me, but my mother would not agree with her.
 He has disappointed me. He will not obey me. I have begged and beg ged him to pay attention to Miss West ern, of the castle. We should then have had their influence" She wept again. Alice comforted her.
 My mother went on: "He will not be serious. If he would only marry some solid, strong minded girl! But no, he insists on going his own way. Yet Pm his mother"
 Alice turned a reproachful gaze on me.
 'T think 1t is very unkind of you not to marry when your mother tells you to-"
 ''But the ladies won't have me-"
 "I don't believe you ever ask them"
 "To do so would be preposterous."
 'Why would it be preposterous"
 'Take your case, for instance"
 My casep' She blushed violently.
 My mother was startled. Gerald, forbid you to talk any more nonsense, |" she said, rising hastily and leaving the room.
 We were left alone. There was a silence, broken by Alice.
 "Did your mother really and truly ask you to propose to mel"
 Really and truly"
 She reddened charmingly.
 "Why didn't you?"
 ''I do! I dov' I responded eagerly, rising and going towards her.
 Your mother is so sorry about you" she said. "She is so unfortunate in her son. I should like to make her happy"
 She was silent, pondering.
 "If you are not returned to Parlia- ment it will break her heart" She frightened up. "We will compromise the matter. If you are not returned I accept yOu."
 She ran and told my mother, who en- tered the room between tears and smiles.
 ''It seems a ridiculous arrangement, but Gerald is always absurd. I don't know what want. feel as if were standing on my head"
 Later on we went to the declaration of the poll. I was returned by a ma jority of 20. My mother immediately began to weep bitterly.
 I looked at Alice. They were shout ing for me to address the crowd.
 T am an unfortunate man," I said. She was looking on the ground. 'I always wanted to be an M. P's wife," she whispered.
 For the second time I kissed her in Globe.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-07-20
M.P.,s i'm Various Countries.

Only in Britain, Italy, and Spain dc NJ. P.'s serve their country free Of charge. In Portugal the case is curi- ous. Until 1892 Portugal M P's re ceived 10 shillings day. This was then abolished. But the lawmakers still have free passes on all railways. and constituencies may pay their mem bers a wage of not more than II shil- lings 10 pence a day. As compared with his colleagues in other countries. then, we find that the British member of Parliament enjoys but few privi- leges; nevertheless, his position is sec ond to none in point of importance London Express.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-07-20

0 T was years since we had met. We
 parted in anger-she in tears. She smacked me-and 1 Ghat 1 should have to admit itD smacked her back.
 You're a nasty, horrid, cruel boy!' she said, sobbing.
 The tears brought compunction, but the adjectives prevented avowal.
 Anyway you're only a girlish girl"
 .T'm notr she responded, stamping her foot So we parted.
 When I came down from Oxford, many years after, it was deemed neces- sary that I should engage in some use ful employment My dear mother was most emphatic on the matter. l did not attempt to temporize.
 Mater" I said, 'I leave the matter entirely in your hands; have the great est confidence in your discretion"
 She kissed me tenderly,. remarking that had always been a good son.
 We have an estate in Blankshire, and are in our little way county magnates. My mother, who is woman of surpris- luS GuSISy, asking many curious people to her dinner parties. In short time I was the accepted Conservative candidate, with, I was informed, fair prospect of busting the radical member at the next general election.
 Politics was therefore my profession. Of course, had to make speeches, but I am very intelligent and people have published hand-bOoks.
 In the intervals, which were not short, I lived in London happily. Lon- don is pleasant place, and enjoy it. I went out a great deal, knew many nice girls and irritated many mothers.
 I once overheard a mother talk seri- ously to her daughter in a conserva- tory. I was behind an adjacent palm and could not easily get away. She al- luded to me unfatteringly, and wound up:
 "He has only a thOuSand a year and
The St. Johns herald., 1901-07-20

The defense of Gibraltar Is now made more complete by provision to keep mosquitoes from introducing germs of disease into the huge reservoirs which have been cut out of the sides of the rock. Each tank Is rendered mosquito proof by means of gauge wires. The millions of gallons of water, which a siege would render an important re- source. may be reckoned among the as- sets of defensive works which are a symbol. the world over. for Impregna- bihty. Not even the mosquito will be permitted to capture the stronghold.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-07-20
His Trip AwheeI

A devotee of the bicycle started southward on his wheel at the begin ming of winter. Several weeks after ward he reached Florida, none the worse for his journey.
 ''Do you mean to tell me" exclaimed the friend whom he had gone to visit "that you made the entire distance oy wheelY
 Certainly he replied 'When l couldn't ride the machine l got On and walked by it."
 The reader will perceive that there Is more than one way to travel -Oy wheel"
The St. Johns herald., 1901-07-20
ALiteraI Construction.

Ina school for colOred children there was a little boy who would persist tn saying "have went" says cOntributor to the Christian EndeavOr World
 The teacher kept him in one night and said:
 ''Now while I am out of the room you may write have gone fifty times"
 When the teacher came back he look ed at the boys paper. and there was, "have gone fifty times" On the other side was written, ''I have went home"
The St. Johns herald., 1901-07-20

The people of the town of Sing Sing got its name changed to Ossining. Sing Sirg carried the idea of prison only to most people; now it is Sing Sing prison at Osslning. There is a great deal in name.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-07-20

The heroism of Lieutenant Con- mander Jesse Mims Roper, who lost his life in the effort to save seaman of his crew, should not pass unnoticed. With none of the rewards and incen- tves of military glory to tempt him, he deliberately undertook a perilous rescue, and his bravery Is not the less noble that it was manifested in no spectacular enterprise.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-07-20

Courtesy for courtesy is, unfortunate Iy, not the motto of all shoppers. Dur ing a recent month a large dry goods store sent out. in answer to requests, thirteen hundred dollars worth of sam- ples. Every package contained print ed request to return samples after ex- animation. The head of the department nays that less than one-tenth ever find their way back. Where are the nine?' Is no new lament for benefits forgot.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-07-20
so Absent-Minded.

"I object, ma'am," said the new chambermaid, ito MT. JOggyns address ing me as My dear
 "You mustn't mind that my child was Mrs. Joggyns' reassurins com ment. 'That's his absent-mindedneSss he sometimes says it to me?'-Philadel phia Times.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-07-20

There is said to be widespread feel ing throughout Canada in favor of con- tinuing the celebration of the Queens birthday. The Toronto Globe thinks such a perpetuation of the custom would resemble the homage paid by Americans to the majestic figure Of Washington"
The St. Johns herald., 1901-07-20
Big Counties i'm Montana.

There are twenty-two counties in Montana, three of which-Choteau and Dawson, on the Canadian border. and Custer County, on the North Dakota border-make up one-half of the area of the State. Choteau casts 1900 votes. Dawson 800, and Custer HOO. Of more than 5O,O00 electors in Montana less than $500 are to be found in the counties covering one-half of the State.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-07-20

Dress reformers will please note the miraculous escape of that young wom- an whose jealous lover tried to shoot her, but whose corset-steels and wire hustle turned the bullets and saved her life. All of which goes to give color to the optimist's claim that everything has It's good uses.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-07-20
A Pungent OdOr.

It Is said that a grain of musk will diffuse a perceptible OdOr through room for twenty years. It does this by filling the air with particles of It's substance. that being the way In which all perfumes act, and yet so in- finitesimaIIy small are the particles that tbe grain of musk shows no dim inution of weight at the end of twenty vaarS
The St. Johns herald., 1901-07-20
An Unfinished Poster.

An artist relates that one day he was standing in front of a huge poster which represented a weIl-known actor in the character of Henry V. Two men strolled by and stopped to look at it. Finally one of the men turned to his companion with look of disgust and asked impatiently:
 Henry V.-what"