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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-01

Another lot OF finer cheviot
serge skirts; trimmed with
three rows Of taffeta silk
around the bottoms; splendid
Innings: full width and with
pleated back; skirts for which
you were asked $3.50, for
sos.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-22

makes this trip out one day and returns
the next, making weekly run Of s16
miles.
Mr.. Smith was born in New York, but
when he was but a child his parents
moved to Wisconsin. Here young Smith
grew to manhood, spending his boyhood
days upon the farm. When he was twefl-
ty years of age he entered the railroad
shops at Prairie du CHEN to learn the
trade of a machinist. He spent three
years of his life in this shop, making in
the meantime careful study Of the con-
struction and mechanical operation of the
steam engine. He investigated the mat
ter SO thoroughly that when he once Sc
cured a position upon a locomotive he
had but little to learn about it's opera
ton.
In those days there was a great de-
mand for trainmen, especially men who
were able to manage an engine, and as
shop work was not entirely congenial to
Mr.. Smith he made application for po-
sition as fireman. After his application
had been filed ne did not have long to
wait before he received his appointment
and began the work which has since been
his occupation.
The first active work that Mr.. Smith
did on an engine was to fire between Mil
waukee and La Crosse on what is now
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul rail-
road. That was in the days when cord
wood was used instead Of coal, and to
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-22

and slich thing as an airbrake had not
even been thought Of. But gradually i'm
prcvements were sintro duced until the en-
CINE became the perfected machine it is
today.
Mr.. Smiths first engine was little
machine that the Milwaukee people had
purchased of ting Vermont Central. It
was a small concern, Weighing but fifteen
tons, with cylinders 15X19 inches. 1t was
a wood burner, and was able. under good
circumstances and with a full head of
steam, to make twentyimiles an hour. 1t
was named the Suncook, a title which it
brought with it when it came West, in
memory of a town through which it used
to run on the Central 1t was built on
the old drop-hook pattern, and would
carry but 100 pounds of steam. Mr..
Smith says that he rather doubts if this
little old engine would be able to start
one of the large passenger coaches that
are in use on the railroads today.
Not only in size, power and speed do
the engines of today differ from those
of the time when Mr.. Smith first became
an engineer, but in the way they are
handled as well. The speed of the old
engine was changed by means of the
throttle, which governed the amount Of
steam that entered the cylinders. Such
is not the case Of the modern engine.
the length of the stroke of the piston.
The air brake is also another change in
the operation of an engine. In the early
sixties the only brake was the one on the
tender. A few years later the steam
brake was introduced, but it never work.
ed in a manner satisfactory enough to
secure it's permanent installment. There
are a great many other important
changes in engines in the last forty
I,J1f, fr,F on
peal to an engineer.
Mr.. Smiths record is one that he may
well feel proud Of He has run an en-
CINE for forty years, and in that time
has never been in a wreck or in any ac-
cident, even as FERROUS as running off an
open switch. He says that since he has
been able to get along so many years
without having a smash-up he intends to
continue in this way the rest of his time.
Mr. Smith is now running SIG miles
each week. and as he is first on the list
he has choice of runs 1t is safe to
conclude that he has chosen the most
preferable run on the division, and that
the mileage he makes now is not greater
than has been the average during his
experience as an engineer. If 500 miles
Is his weekly average for forty years,
the distance he has Travelled is greater
than the average person would Imagine.
1t would make a grand total OF l,664,OO0
This would be equal to 661s times around
the earth. Whether his average has been
800 miles week is not certain, yet there
is no doubt that he has ridden enough
miles on an engine to make a great
many trips around the world.
Although Mr.. Smith is siXty-three years
of age, he is strong and robust in health
and when he mounts his engine and
grasps the throttle, his eye is as clear and
his hand as steady as that of any man
in the employ Of the company. His
nerve is strong and the passengers who
ride on Nos. IL and IL with Mr..
Smith on the engine are just as safe as
those on any other train on the road,
even though a younger man may be at
the throttle.
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of the world where Christianity is domi-

of the world where Christianity is domi-
nant.
The celebration is every bit as enthu-
static in Berlin, Paris and Vienna as 1t In
here, but there is not that prodigality Of
wealth to distribute in the wav Of char
ity which is available in America.
The Parision celebration is gay IN pro.
somber. The kaiser sets the pace in Ber-
lin, and is quite strict about the reli-
which is naturally followed more or less
by the loyal citizens of the Emperor
Wilhelm.
Paris is never gayer than at the Crlst-
mas season, although the .giddy capital
takes its piety homeopathically There
boulevards on Christmas eve. The side
booths, where all kinds of neckwear are
sold, ara the cafes are thronged with
jolly crowds, the air being redolent OF
undiluted enjoyment.
The lights Of Christmas cheer burn a al
North. St. Petersburg, where even the
moujic tips his vodki bottle little more
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-22

to those who were too i'll to attend in per-
son. There was no suggestion that this
banquet, rendered to the wayfarer- who
found the journey through life hard and
toisome, was charitable provision. The
tables were handsomely decorated. and
the guests waited upon as if they had
been seated in a first-class hotcl.
The Christian Alliance. the University
Settlement, the Young Mems Christian
association and many branches of the
Charity Organization society vie with
each other in making the day happy
one for the poor and unfortunate.
At the Tombs prison and at Sing Sing.
the city and state criminal headquarters
of the Empire State, the severity of pris-
on discipline is relaxed. Dainties are
showered upon the plates of convicts
who will never again enjoy the pleasure
of a reunion at Christmastide with their
families Even entertainment was fur
nished to the inmates at Sing Sing last
year, q minstrel show being given In
the prison chapel. The same programme
will be repeated this year.
The method of celebrating in New York
is duplicated in all our leading cities and
varies little even in the leading centers
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-22
FORTY YEARS AT
THE THROTTLE.

Forty years is long time to spend in
any one business. Especially is this true
when that business is working as a rail-
road engineer. Few men have been &C.
lively employed OH an engine for half
that long, because the jar and tremble
of the engine usually disable a man be-
fore he has spent much more than a
score OF years upon it. But Albion B.
Smith, who stands first on the Great
Northern's list of engineers, has been on
an engine for nearly forty years, and
now when he is sixty-three years of age,
pulls the throttle on Engine No. 128 on
Train No. Ii, to Browns Valley every
Monday and Thursday morning. He
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-22
Albion 8. Smith. the
Oldest Engineer in
Point of Service in
the Northwest -.

keep up good head of steam required a
great deal of labor. Mr. Smith did not
fire very long, for his experience in the
machine shop stood him we'll in hand,
and he was soon ready to take charge OF
an engine.
He began work as an engineer early in
the sixties and has followed that occupa-
ton ever since. He ran an engine for the
Milwaukee for seven years, and then
came to st. Paul to work for the Great
Northern, in whose employ he has been
ever since. He came here June /, 1868,
and has therefore been nearly thirty-four
years in the employ Of one company.
OF course, IN an experience as extended
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-22
CONTRACT WORK.
Armstrong Avenue Sewer.

Office of the Board of Public Works.
City Of st. Paul, Mimi. Dec. II, 1901
Sealed bids will be received by the
corporation Of the City. of st. Paul. Mir,
nesota. at their. office in said city, until
on on Arr Armstrong str avenue. from West Sew
enth street to Warsaw street. in said
city, according to plans and specifica-
A bond with at least two % sureties
in a sum of at least twenty (2Ol per cenf.
or certified check on bank OF ST. Paui:
In q sum of at least ten (10) per cent OF
the gross amount Did,. must accompany
each bid. Said check shall be MADE pays
able to the Clerk Of said Board.
The said Board reserves the rignt %
F. o. HAMMER.
President.
Ofacial: C. H. BRONSON,
Clerk Board OF Public Works.
Dec. 13-190i-10t.
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as is that Of Mr.. Smith, one would see
great many changes in railroad engines
and in railroading in general. When he
first took charge of an engine there were
no coal burners ON the Western roads,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-22

Effective Sunday, December %, a"The
Milwaukee, Pioneer Limited will leave
later than heretofore). arriving Milwau-
kee 700 a. m. and Chicago $50 a. M
Early evening train (No. q will leave
st. Paul eco p.fAna., arriving Chicago 700
a. m.
Day train to Chicago will leave St.
Paul $50 a. M, arriving Milwaukee 7:05
D. M, Chicago 9:45s p. m. (no change in
time of this train).
Afternoon Fast Mail (No. 5S) will leave
ST. Paul 800 p. m. and will carry pas
sengers as far as La Crosse only.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-22
NORTHWESTERN INEl
ae-AC. ST =. M. & O.RYle
oHce $50 Robert ST. phone $50.

lex. Sun. Tex Sat-
SEX. Mon. Others Daily. LEAVE. ARRIVE.
Badger State Express. $3.50 1915
Chicago, Nil Madison ~ A. M. p NJ
Chicago Atlantic Express" 1l:lO pmlll:15 an
Chicago Fast Mail ........ 6:05 pm $50 am
Northwestern Limited. E:3D 7:25
Chicago. MIL, Madison .....) P. M. Am.
Wausau, F. du Lac. Green Bay sos pm III S am
Manitowoc. Sheboygan.. ...... l4o:o5 pmlS11:15 sam
Duluth Superior, Ashland. -. 1850 amtf4:45 pm
Twilight Limited. ADS $50
Duluth SUPERIOR Ashland. PM Pm.
Mankato, ST. James, Su, City. jt7:4O smlt4.l5 pm
Deadwood. Black Hills 49,. II 7:4O ami 7:35 am
Elmore, Algona Des Moinss .lt7:4o arnIt7:35 pm
Omaha Express (1O:0O 1885
Su. City, Omaha Kan. City, AM Pm.
St. James. New Ulm Tracy =. 4 600 am 1885 pm
New Ulr, Elnore .........., lt4:5O pmtf lO:O5am
Farmont, ST. James. ........ It4:5o pmlt lO:o5am
Omaha Limited. $40 1885
Su City, Omaha, Kan. City. 81 Pm. A. M.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-22

SO popular young man is City Treas
urer Otto Bremen that not Republican
as yet has appeared as MS opponent for
the Office - which ne has asked the vot-
ers to be returned next spring. He is
alone in the field for the Democratic
nomination, and from present prospects
his right to that nomination will not he
contested. Mr.. Bremen is young man,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-22

frequently in honor Of the occasion.
Christmas In fact is one of the most cos
mopolitan institutions under the sun.
May its SHADOW never grow less.
Frederick W asson.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-22
What National Oil Reporter Says About the United
States Fuel Oil Company.
ANOTHER PRODUCING OIL COMPANY.

. Before Company,
in
This
National
an holdings
Block High Island
o
velopmen work ON a
al
--
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-22

Comptroller ]. ]. McCardy has been so
long used to a good thing that he Will
be again before the voters next spring
for two years more of the Office he has
been holding down for the past ten years.
Just now Mr.. McCardy is very much in
the public eye, due to his recent clash
with his old enemy, the school teachers
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-22

Tourist Cars
Through to Los Angeles via the Grand
Canyon, Royal Gorge and Salt Lake
City, Minneapolis & st. Louis r. r.
Personally conducted and select.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-22

has filled acceptably one of the largest
offices of trust. in the city govern
ment and by his attention to business
has made the department a model in
every respect. His first appearance en-
the political horizon was two years ago,
but the race he maue was a record
surfing him the support of every lover CT
honest government at the spring contest.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-22

of st. Paul. Mr.. McCardy loves good
scrap and If the court records count for
anything, has figured as the defendant in
more mandamus proceedings than any Of
fetal in Ramsey county. He is a Repul-
return him to the office with which he so
narrowly missed connecting two years
ago.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-19
SMALLPOX REPORTS.

waxahacnlc Texas. February BIThe
smallpox situation remnihs grave Wy,
d"otbs have resulted from the disease "a
date and the county henlth officer estl.
mates 200 eases to be now existing IN the
county,
Henrietta, Texas, February - nes gro,
Henry JrWrtt, from Gainesville, was pu'
IN n train here today with smaipoX. ~
was returning home from wichita Eaii s
where he furnished music for white forks
dance last night. He was placed IN Tue
pesthousc.
Mckinney. Texas, February 1O.-Ciiy
Heaith Officer Dr. r. W. Wiley reports SIS
new eases Of smallpox in town, AL ~ y ,es
mild form. and closely quarnntined. ih'
disease Is generally scattered byer the
county. but no serious eases or fatalities arc
reported.
Denton. Texas February 1T-Onc cas-.
Of ymnllpGx Is reported from LeWlhNlne
IN the southeastern part OF me county u
which a number OF persons have been OK
posed The case was discovered ,e a. IN Nest
house. one cnse Is reported from near
pilot Knob. southwest OF here about iei
miles and has been put under strict quar-
autiuc
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-19
ORANGE NEWS NOTES.
Six Million Feet OF Lumber Wanted for
Mexico.

Six Million rect OF LUMBER wanted Tor
Mexico.
Orange, Texas, February 1S.--Captnin j..
f. MegInn, president OF the Texas and
Gulf Lumber company, wholesale lumber
dealers, with headquarters in the city of
Mexico. was here yesterday Interviewing
some of the lumber manufacturers. His
handles immense Quantities Of iong
lear yellow pine lumber from this section
ana he brought schedule OF G,OOu,uuO feet
with him thus trip.
The steam launch Ideal returned this
morning about . o'clock from Port Arthur,
whore she went yesterday with an ca
cursiun party, who spent the day there very
pleasantly, but who spent ethe night On Sa-
bmc lake, the intense dafkncss making Ii
impossible Tor the pilot to lind the channel.
making 1t necessary TO anchor for the
night
The Baptist Young Peoples Union is ar
ranging to give an entertainment At the
BAPTIST church next friduy night. Straw
berries and ice cream VIII be the principal
features,
1hc Presbyterian church was crowded to
it's utmost capacity last night with Il con
gregation who We're intensely Interested In
inc sermon delivered by the evangelist,
Dr. Richardson. The meeting Is increasing
III interest daily and viii continue through
out this week. Next sunday night Roy. j.
T. Bell OF Georgetown viii begin revival
meeting at Green Avenue baptist chnrch'
to continue two weeks.
j. 4. Simmons OF beaumont, who repre-
SCENTS large agricultural machinery house
in this section was IN Orange today trans
acting business, He says that manuiac-
turers provided for demand for rice ma,
ChiucrN 20 per cent greater than that OF
last year, but the demand has already cN,,
Gee ded all expectations aud has Increased
lOJ pei cent.
r. Y. II. Newcombc, who has recently
engaged In the lumber and timber export
ing business al Lake Charles, La, and
Miss Bonnie stephens OF this city, Were
married at the residence of the brides
mother this morning, Rev. a. Il. Llwyd,
rector of st. Pnui's Episcopal church per
forming tho ceremony, Immediately after
which the newly married couple left for
Lake Charles. whore they Will make their
future home.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-19
WEATHER AND CROPS

Industry, Austin County, Texas, Tebru'
nry Farmers have been busy Tor Scv'
eral days planting corn. some few nave
planted several acres of cotton.
KYLE. Hays County, Texas, February ~
The winter has been so mild that fruit
trees are beginning 10 bloom nnd should
there be little freeze In March, which
often happens, the fruit crop Will be cut
short
Muldoon, Fnyctte County, Texas, Fchru
ary 1s Considerable cnna seed, oats nnd
Irish potntoes have been planted IN TIL,
neighborhood the last few days, and mos
of the farmers viii plant corn THIS week
Rain would he beneficial. az some places
are now almost too dry 10 pillow.
Wnrrenton. Faycttc County, Texas, FEB
rnary rs For the past few DAVIS me
weather hns been clcar ana pleasano, i nhs
and blowing has been resumed everywhere
some corn has already been planted. amd
n,nny viii plant during the next few days
Gardening viii soon be general ana grass
is putting out.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-19
Victoria News Notes.

Victoria, Texas. February l7.-Mr. and
Mrs. w. c. Barnes left yesterday to attend
Mardi Gras festivities at New Orleans.
Judge NJ s. Mnhon, Prof. w. IL. Smith
and Colonel LucIan Seabrook OF Fort Id
ynca were prominent visitors TO Victoria
yesterday In the interests Of a summer
normal for their city; arranging dates aud
railroad rates for quite a large att enhance,
coined by the citizens OF the Port, VIVA
know SO well how 10 entertain.
Our theatrical boards Will hive Qua
vadls' OH the 10th. The box sheet Is al
ready fnst filling up.
The weather is very spring-like today.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-19
plscARpEp
The Old Methods Of Treating Piles and
Rectal Diseases Supplanted by the
PMAn,n,iI l.iIe I,lIra


The old methods of treating piles by
lisaturc, by the knife or by the cruel
methods of dilatation, besides causing in
tense pain and frequently collapse and
dcNth,, are now known to be but mere
] he liver Is responsible for nearly every
case oi piles ana the mistake has hccn
made OF treating plies as a purely local
disease. such is not the case, however,
and the success OF the new treatment
known ms the Pyrinid Pile Cure has dem
onstratcd 1t.
The Pyramid Pile Cure Is not n salyc or
ointment, but suppositorF, when Is ~
piled al night and absorbed into the sensl-
tive rectal membrane ana acts both as a
local and constitutional treatment aud In
eases OF many years standing this treat
mcut has been cffcctuul
Thousands of pile sufferers bear witness
10 the inestimahle value of the ryrHml
and even those who have undergone sur
ecnl operations without II cure have been
hnnpily surprised by results from few
weeks treatment with the Pyramid
Tic relief from pain Is so Immediate tiat
patients sometimes imagine that the P9rl-
mid contains opintes or cocaine uerauSe
the relief Is so instantaneous hut the ''Nrl-
mid Pile Cure Is guaranteed absolutely
free from any opiate or mineral poison
The relief is the result of the astrinscnt
nroncrties of the remedy which causes the
little tumors and congested biooh NesYls
IL contract and n normal circulatl"h Is es'
The pyramid Pile Cure Is strictly scic1-
tide both in its composition and In iis
ther,peutir action and the best feature OF
II is that IT is perfectly safe and HARNESS.
M IN effects ever result from Its use, tut
4 singular fact, IN view of the largo nl,u'
Der Of patent medicines before the paalis,
- National reputation. 1t Is the only pile
81 cnrc popular enough and meritorious enough
TO he found in every, drug store In tho
United Stntes, II sells at ~ cents Tor q
full sized package. ~,
u little Took On cause and cure OF niles
mailed free by addressing Pyramid Drts
60. Marshall, Mich.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-19
Miss Buokinaham,s concert.

Some of the best musical talent of Hous
ton will this evening, at Bryan hall, give
II concert, with splendid programme, as
n complimentary benefit to Miss Ida
Buckingham, wac has mot with revcrses
ot late and her friends are taking this
means of giving an opportunity to those
Miss Buckingham has assisted in the past,
by contributing her talent Whenever so
licited In Il deserving causc. to show their
appreciation by rcciprocatme the favor AMI
III the same time getting value received
b herring very excellent musical pro-
EI.lump
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-19
AM Eniovahle Conoert.

The entertainment given ut Shearn
Methodist church last night by Mrs, Emma
Moifattc OF Los Angeles, Cal, for the bene-
tit of the Florence Crittenton Rescue
Home was most excellent concert and
deserved much better patronage. Mrs.
MOtfaate is an accomplished musician and
her voice is one of the best ever heard
in charitable entertainments She has been
prevailed upon to remain over tonight and
viii fng nj the Mckee street Methodist
ing. The programme for tnnight's con-
cert Includes several numbers that VIII
be highly enjoyed and appreciated by rail
ruNd mon.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-19

Sunday night for New Orleans to attend
the carnival
Mrs. j. G. Fournett left saturday morn.
ing for New Orlenns, where she will visit
Mr. Fouruettes sister.
William Fox. from Omaha, Neb., Is the
guest of his brother, X. j. Fox. Mr.. Fox
has Just sold out his mercantile business IN
Omaha and Is down inspecting the bound.
less Southwest with n view OF locating.
D. II. Fly arrived Thursday from Laredo,
Texas, for visit with his father-in-law, A.
l.. Sale
h. f. McBurney, a Chicago real estate
dealer. returned to his home saturday.
Mr. and Mrs J. H. Edwards of Spring
field, ILL.,, arrived here last Sunday night
and will probably locate In Lake Charles
foI time at least. Mr.. Edwards has
rented the business property corner of
Ryan and Pine streets and may embark In
business later.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-19
Thomaston Notes.

Thomaston. Texas February 1I-Mlss
Gertrude pridgen Of cuero is visiting rela-
tives at this plnce.
u. l.. Lawrence Of Luling Is here work
Ing In the interest Of the Modern Order Of
Praetorians,
ID. y, McAinnus. DELEGATE from this camp
returned Saturday from the Woodmen log
renorf III full 80 the local camp Tuesday
night. ~, -
Tho supper given by the Ladies Aid 50.
ciciy Friday night was success ~ Every
particular Quite handsome sum was
realized. which will so long ways III
building up the cemetery.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-19
Matzinosr-Wead

suA d. Matzlnger and Miss Agnes
!, XXI quietly married at the resi-.
y. 'ae brides mother, 0o3 Colorado
Bsre. evening at s o'clock. Rev.
onfrsp oIhcintinc. Only relatives
hride aaas parties We're present.
Fish man groom have many friends
|Hsaan street, after February "A.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-19
rhe LIarris SD Is opposed.

Dallas, Texas, February lS.-A mass
meeting OF organized labor, thirty-one
unions being represented. tonight, passed
resolutions unanimously opposing the llhr'
ris compulsory arbitration bill, now before
tho legislature at Austin
Frank Hebel of the painters was elected
delegate To visit Austin and 10y the views
OF organized labor before the legislature.