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, 1902-08-08
No Chance for Him.

"Now that we are engaged" said the
fair young thing. II will tell you that
| do not fear mice"
THAT is NICE" said the prospective
groom.
"And," continued the ~fiancee, "I can
drive nails without hitting my thumb;
and l know how to use a paper cutter
without running a book; and l can add
a row of figures without making a sep
arate sum for each consecutive figure;
and l can build a fire; and l can tell
when a picture is hung straight on the
wall"
Here the man drew himself up with
much dignity and sorrow, and cried:
'Then 1 cannot marry you. alasl"
what prospect is there for my ever
being able to demonstrate the superb
ority OF man over woman If l marry
a woman who possesses such traits of
character as youT'@Baltimore Ameri-
can.
, 1902-08-08

to penetrate into the interior, but they
have returned without definite results
telling only of brief glimpses of queer
animals. which were not accepted as
valuable by scientists. Possibly the
German explorers may be more for
.unate.
The egg found is the thirty-fourth
In existence, and the largest Is 8 by
Ia inches in diameter. The bird itself
IS believed by scientists to have been
fully fifteen feet high, and to have
weighed more than a ton, far larger
than the ostrich, which Is itself a dan
gerous bird to handle; a blow from
It's claws would be fatal. Stories of
some such bird In the interior have
long been extant among natives, not
only of Madagascar, but of other coun-
tries, and interest In them has been
awakened by the finding of the new
egg.
The trials the expedition will have to
contend with will be the inhospitality
Of the Inhabitants, scorching heat,
scarcity of water, malarial swamps.
and extreme perils of %journeying
through primeval tropical forests. Two
other parties while in search of the
epyornis met death in the burning des-
erts of Kiliarivo, but, with the better
appliances carried by Professor
Krause and his party. it is believed
that they will make discoveries that
will prove the existence or non-exist-
ence of this great bird of prehistoric
times. Previous researches have not
been carried on beyond the high table
land, but the Germans will try to pen
citrate the wilds beyond the Ouilahy
ciyer.
, 1902-08-08
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si S--' ssss WI" a.s ! Thompson's Eye Water
The Carp

An influence that seems to have q
very material effect upon the bass fish
ing In Lake Erie is that of the German
carp. 1t Is very generally believed
among sportsmen and fishermen alik,
that the carp Is to our native fish
as the English sparrow to our birds.
No n III the carp of having sui
acient enterprise to eat other fish-even
small fry-but 1t roots among the
spawning beds and is believed to de.
your eggs by the million.
1 have heard this complaint about
Lake Erie, at the st. Clair flats and
along the bays of Wisconsin, showing
that everywhere in the lake region the
carp is held in the same d%isrepute. How
much truth there Is in the stories OF
his spawn eating would be hard to
say, but it is certain that carp are to
be found by thousands all about the
great lakes. Some of them are mon
sters In size and all root about the
banks of bay and bayou and the bot
tom of every shallow place.
Many small lakes have been entered
says a writer in Outing, and their wa
tiers turned from crystal to mud color
by the roofing. There is no doubt that
they disturb spawn beds and do an i'm
mense amount of harm, whether they
are e%gg-loyers or not.
, 1902-08-08
Smile that saved a Life.

Some time G a delicate though ar
tistic girl of Naples, Ida Rizzi by name,
saw a photograph of Queen Helena III
which her majesty was represented IN
a thoughtful mood. Straightway she
conceived the idea Of painting a por-
trait of her sovereign and of beautify-
Ing 1t with a smile, which was wholly
lacking in the photograph.
This she did, and when her work was
finished she sent it to the queen, with
these words: MAY her majesty smile
In this all her life"
A few days later the child became Sc
riously i'll and the physicians decided
to perform an operation on her. Mean
while the queen had learned who had
sent the painting, and the result was
that a few hours before the fixed time
for the operation DR.. Quirico, the court
physician, entered Ida Rizzis home
with instructions from the Queen to
take the best possible care of her. Soon
after him came the Countess Guicciar-
dini, one of the Queens ladies in walt
ing, with a large box full of beautiful
presents, among them being boxes of
choice paints. brushes, e~ngravings, a
ieweled brooch and a fine portrait of lit
tie Princess Yolande, below which were
written some kindly words by the queen
herself.
, 1902-08-08
CHICAGO TO HAVE A HOME
FOR DESTITUTE DOGS.

Destitute dogs that have not the
comforts of home will no longer be
given the short shrift of the city
pound In Chicago, owing to the minis
trations of the exclusive set Of society
women, who have interested them
selves in the cause of the lone lorn can
inc.
Led In the movement by Mrs. G. A.
White, of Michigan avenue, 100 WON
Ell will found a retreat for CANNES,
called the Home for Destitute Dogs.
Mrs. White Is a lover of animals,
and the sufferings of vagabond CANNES
appeal especially to her. She has her
self a'large' assortment of dogs of high
, 1902-08-08

The WIDOW Malone.

Inc WIDOW Malone.
Did you hear of the Widow Malone,
Ohone!
Who lived In the town of Athlone,
Alone?
OH she melted the hearts
Df the SWANS In them parts
so lovely the Widow Malone,
OhoneI
SO lovely the Widow Malone.
Of lovers she had a full score
Or more;
And fortunes they all had galore,
In store;
From the minister down
To the clerk of the crown,
All were counting the Widow Malone,
Ohone!
All were counting the Widow Malone.
But so modest was Mistress Malone,
Twas known
That no one could see her alone,
Ohone!
Let them ogle and sigh,
They could ne'er catch her eye
So bashful the Widow Malone,
Ohone!
So bashful the Widow Malone.
Fill one Misther O'Brien from Glare
How quare;
It's little for blushing they care
Down there
Put his arm round her waist.
Gave ten kisses at laste-
AOh." says he, you're my Molly Ma one
My own!"
-Uh." says he, you're my Molly Ma
lionel"
And the widow they all thought SO shy,
My eye!
Ss'er thought Of a shipper or sigh
For why?
But, "Lucius," says she,
Since you've now made SO free,
You may marry your Mary Malone,
Ohone!
You may marry your Mary Malone"
There's a moral contained in my song,
Not wrong,
And, one comfort, it's not very long,
But strong;
Ii for widows you die
Learn to kiss, not to sigh,
For they're all like sweet Mistress Ma.
lionel
Ohone!
oh! they're all like sweet Mistress Ma
lone!
Charles Lever.
, 1902-08-08
GIANT PREHISTORIC BIRD.
Egg of the Epyornis Found Off the
Madagascar Coast.

Egg of the Epyornis Found OFF the
Madagascar Coast.
The recent finding of an egg of the
great epyornis floating about In st.
Augustine Bay, Oh the southwest coast
of Madagascar, has induced a party of
Germans headed by Gottlieb Adolf
Krause, the German explorer, to I'M
dertake an exploration of the remote
interior of Madagascar In search of
possible living specimens of this great
bird of the post-pliocene period of the
worlds history. The egg may have
come down with the foods from the
unexplored interior of the island, or
may have been buried for centuries In
the sand, preserved by some curious
freak of nature, and then carried to
sea. Which of these theories is the
party will try to discover.
According to biologists, at one time
Madagascar and the islands east of
Africa were one, but that later the
land subsidized and left the islands sep.
arated by a strait, and since that time
Tile lSldluS nave dCfCiOpcQ 5ptCleS 10
themselves. The climatic changes
which ensued are believed by some to
have exterminated the epyornis. But
others declare that, as the country
changed, the gigantic bird retired deep
er and deeper5into the wilderness.
where 1t has remained for centuries
without molestation, unless it has been
annihilated by some unknown savage
tribe in the interior, and will be found
there to-day, somewhere between the
desert and the Aukarah Mountains.
The finding Of the egg in st. Angus
tine Bay has deepened this impression,
and Professor Krause will try to es-
tablish the truth Of the theory that
the egg Is Of recent origin and not
~curiously preserved through centuries.
Several French adventures have tried
, 1902-08-08
and the soldier was passing fair,

And the soldier was passing fair,
And that was the time when our Little
Boy Blue
Kissed them and put them there.
Now, don't you go till l come" he said,
And don't you make any noisew
So toddling off to his trundle-bed
He dreamt of the pretty toys.
And as he was dreaming an angel song
Awakened our Little Boy Blue
Oh. the years are many, the years are
long,
But the little toy friends are true.
Aye faithful to Little Boy Blue they
stand.
Each in the same old place,
Awaiting the touch of a little hand,
Thu smile of a little face.
And they wonder, as waiting these long
years through
In the dust of that little chair,
What has become of our Little Boy Blue
Since he kissed them and put them
there?
Eugene Field.
, 1902-08-08

The only safe course to take is to keep
the blood pure, digestion good, and sleep
regular. No remedy equals, in all respects.
Peruna for these purposes. If the system
is run down and weakened by catarrh, Pc
runa r~enovates and rejuvenates the nerves
and brain.
A book on the catarrhal diseases Of sum-
mer will be mailed to any address, upon
lumbus, Ohio.
The above testimonials are only two of
so, 900 letters received touching the merits
of Peruna as a catarrhal tonic. No more
useful remedy to tone up the system has
ever been devised by the medical profess
sion.
, 1902-08-08
SHE WORE II KEY.
Sad Eyes, Pathetic Droop Made It a
Mystery Until Explained.

Sad Eyes, Pathetic Droop Made Tt a
Mystery Until Explained.
1t was the usual crowd of we'll
gowned femininity hat filled the car,
vending its way m~atineeward. Every
woman at all young or at all aiming to
be fashionable wore a chain of some
sort from which dangled charms of
every kind and descriptions, lockets,
heart-shaped and round, small gold or
silver purses, lorgnettes and watches.
The girl In the smart black costume,
with exquisite sables, appeared to be
exempt from the prevailing mania, and
therefore became the mark for the at
sention of the observer of details. AS
he atmosphere of the car grew warm.
er she slipped the long fur scarf from
her neck, revealing the fact that SO
far from being Immune she had
eclipsed all the others In the originality
Of her "dangle."
A small gold chain was worn around
der neck and fell half way to the
waist. On 1t was a key set with dia-
monds. 1t was no caprice Of the jew
eler, but the real article, an ordinary
everyday affair such as one wrestles
with at the front door.
Now, what was the romano con-
nected with that very prosaic key
making 1t worthy to be set with dia-
monds and displayed SO prominently
as a treasured possession? The sad
eyes of the owner had that misty, far
away look of unshed tears. The Par
lsian hat failed to hide the pathetic
droop of the graceful head.
Here was a story, surely. 4nagina-
ton conjured up a picture of a betroth-
al rudely broken by the death of the
dance, the key treasured as a memen
to of the many happy evenings they
had spent together, and the stolen
In the vestibule as he hesitated
before opening the door for her. The
gown limited at a loss. The
eyes and sweet lips accentu-
the idea.
Or could the key be hat of the vault
the young man had been en-
tombed? Could 1t be? Fancy waxed
more and more grewsome with each
contemplation of the unusual
charm worn by this fair heroine of
modern romance.
At Sixty-fourth street another very
smart young woman boarded the car,
and with a friendly greeting to the
girl with the key at once opened up a
conversation.
81 see you are wearing your key"
she began.
."Howshockingly unfeeling," thought
the observer.
"Yes," replied she Of the pathetic
eyes. 81 can go out now with a peace
full mind, knowing that Marie will not
be wearing my frocks. l never could
hide it where she couldn't find it."
Somehow the unshed tears and the
pathetic droop weren't SO noticeable
now.-New York Herald.
, 1902-08-08
Photography In Business.

The camera promises to become as
indispensable In business affairs as the
typewriter. 1t is now being used in
the reproduction of documents, stats
teal tables and other papers whose
duplication by hand would be laborious
and expensive. In a very brief period
the camera reproduces these with alb
solute correctness and with much labor
saved.
, 1902-08-08
Coughing

is a violent and sonorous effort to expel
the air from the lungs. Something inter-
feres. How can that something be re-
moved? By the use of MASON'S RED
TABLETS. which will be found eff
cacious and well worthy of a trial. Cure
Coughs, Bronchitis. Hoarseness. Sure
Of a Nights Rest" 10c.
, 1902-08-08

Ever remark how people admire a
polite, sensible, well-behaved. indus
trious boy? Why not be that kind,
boysi. Boys never lack appreciation
when they behave themselves. And It
Is easier to behave than it is to act the
fool
Who is the most worthless man you
ever knewf
, 1902-08-08

The husband of a jealous wife nearly
always thinks to himself, We'll, there
is some reason for it; am a sweet old
thing."
, 1902-08-08
Catarrh of Stomach.
Nervous Debility.

Everyone who is in the least degree sub.
ject to nervousness, sleeplessness, prostra-
ton, mental fatigue or nervous debility in
any form, finds the hot weather of June,
July and August very hard to bear, if not
dangerous.
, 1902-08-08

An old man OF seventy told a whop-
per On the streets today; he said he
felt as spry as a cat.
, 1902-08-08

vcns sf5s sn1a515T afref nsnig H11enfs r0oE--
Ease, a powder for the feet. 1t makes tight
ornew shoes easy. Cures swollen, hot, sweat
ing. aching feet, ingrowing nails, corns and
bunions. At all druggists and shoe stores,
Csc. Trial package FREE by mail. Address
Allen S. Olmsted. LIE Roy, N. Y.
, 1902-08-08

The shadow of suspicion always ha
something behind it.
, 1902-08-08

z. A. Rood, Toledo, Ohio, says: "Hall's
Catarrh Cure cured my wife of catarrh If
teen years ago and she has had no return of
it. It's a sure cure Sold by Druggists, 75c.
, 1902-08-08

Mrs. Winslow's Sc othing Syrup for children
teething, soften the gums, reduces infamma-
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie. 25c. a bottle
, 1902-08-08
EI807ggaGssaEss1EZ
+BsSWW

plOp ing 1908 grove MAKERS, IN the
United States.
A crew Of Italians employed on rail.
ROAD work north of Marinette, Wis.
struck recently on ACCOUNT Of the mos
quitoes.
Increases have been made by the IL
linois Central railroad In the wages OF
telsgraphers at certai 4 stations and
| overtime granted unter certain condi-
| tiohs.
Absolutely the newest thing In or
gained labor Is the Greater New York
| Shoe Polishers' Union, No. 1, which has
Just been formed, with the object of
regulating prices and hours. 1t has
a membership of 800.
This Is a remarkable story which
| comes from Massachusetts of the man
who, in order to take his wife abroad
to finish the training of her voice, has
closed his factory and thrown 1,20O
employees out of work.
A report issued by the Census Blu
reatl on the textile industry Of the
sUnited States shows that the capital
INVESTED in cotton manufacturing in
the, Southern States increased from
s2O!413,414 in 1880 to $50, 623. 729 III
1890 and to S137. 172,5 61 in 1900.
There Is trouble brewing between
the Allied Metal Mechanics and the
international Brotherhood Of Black
smiths. The former want to claim
jurisdiction over the blacksmiths' help
ers. but the brotherhood officials re-
fusd to look at the matter in that light.
Secretary Brentwood of the Inter
national Typographical Union, paid
Der capita tax on AZ, IA members to
the American Federation Of Labor for
the month of May this year. This is
the largest number of members the or
ganization has had since it's foundation
30 years ago.
A feature of the new scale signed by
t~hetRepublic Iron and Steel company
of Pittsburg. which has not as yet
gained prominence, Is that the COM
PAM agreed to establish an eight-hour
dax In it's mills wherever practicable.
TIM officials of the Amalgamated asso-
citation recognize this as a victory.
ri H. Alley of Seattle, Wash, has re-
turned from Australia, where he says
he secured $1,500,0OO capital to erect
and operate a wooden mill in Seattle.
The wool growers of Australia and
New Zealand are interested in having
a market for their product in the rap
idlyf developing northwest. Plans In
clude a regular line 9teamships be-
twSsaktle and Al Mia.
A Or temple in
chic Pdhched at the last meet
ng Hof the Ifcago Federation of La
,or. Chicago has nearly 800 unions.
Excepting the Bricklayers and Stone
Iasbns' Union, all rent halls for their
ceilings and headquarters for the Of
1t is estimated that a quarter
If d. million dollars Is paid out an
in Chicago for hall rents and
needing places.
The recent convention of the Inter-
Brotherhood of Bookbinders
iecilled to submit to referendum vote
If THE members a proposition for the
)ayIhent of a death benefit. 1t also
appointed a committee on a book
binders home" patterned after the
PRIMERS home at Colorado Springs.
Alrf hdy $4,000 has been subscribed
'or kahe project. 1t Is likely the insti-
.utiF III will be situated at Colorado
Spre Tugs. e. w. Tatum was reelected
inter- national president.
, 1902-08-08

FITS permanently cured. Nc fits or nervous
ness after first day'su use of DR.. Kline's Great
N~erveRestorer. $2trial bottle and treatisefree
DR.. R.H. KLINE, Ltd, 931 Arch St, Phila., Pa.
, 1902-08-08

The optimist believes that the best years
of his life are ahead of him.
, 1902-08-08

lido not believe Piso's Cure for Consump-
ton has an equalf for coughs and colds-JoHN
F. BOYER, Trinity Springs, Ind, Feb. Is, 1900.
, 1902-08-08
CONGRESSMAN ALDRICH
ENDORSESTHE TONIC, PERUNA
Says: ssIt VIII Build Up q
Depleted System
Rapidly"

Hon. W. F. Aldrich, Congressman from
Alabama, writes from Washington. ID. O.:
"Thfs Is to certify that Peruna,
manufactured by The Peruna Medt-
cfne Co., of Columbus, o.. has been
used In my fam tLy aofth 1t
Is a fine tonic and ecfU build atp a
depleted system rapidly. lean rec
ontmend 10 to those Tho need a safe
vegetable rentedyJor debility. "-W
+. Aidrfch.
H. S. Emory, Vice-C chancellor and Mas
ter of Arms, K. P.,s, of Omaha, Neb.,
writes from 2l3 North Sixteenth street,
the following words of praise for Peruna
as a tonic. He says:
Catarrh Of Stomach.
"Tt is with pleasure l recommend Peruna
as a tonic of unusual merit. A large mum
Der OF prominent members of the different
Orders with which l nave been connected
have been cured by the use of Peruna of
cases of catarrh of the stomach and head;
also in kidney complaint and weakness of
the pelyic organs.
1T tones up the system, aids digestion,
induces sleep, and is well worthy the. con,
idence of sufferers OF the above COM
plants. "-H. S. Emory.
, 1902-08-08
Little Boy Blue.

he little toy dog is covered with, dust
But sturdy and stanch he stands;
md the little toy soldier is red with rust,
, And his musket molds in his hands.
ZINE was when the little toy dog was
, 1902-08-08

The airship inventor is usually a Eighty
individual.
, 1902-08-08

The florist is not addicted to throwing
bouquets at himself.
, 1902-08-08

A golden opportunity doesn't always gilt.
ter
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-20
BALTIMORE & OHIO R.R.

soheduls IN eject SoTe1ber II, 1901
Leave Washington. New jersey Ave and 81
Chicago and Northwest slc-95 q "A 6 20 . Il
1 Cincinnati, s. Louiz, aad LeglzYiLls. 300
= m. AS p n. -l.lO night.
PittSburg and Cleveland, 'lO-G5 a. n 80 >
- and 100 night
Columbus and wheeling. go ,. n
WinchcsJer. SIS A. N. llSs4s. and $50 p -
Annapolis. lIF:I5. $50. Hs.ss llu.S ~
FIederieE. ISIS. s-s.oo. glo.g a n ''1.lG
llt.sO. and $40 p n
HagerEroEE. .l0:O5 g. n and 80 ,. N
Boyd and uEy points, SIS sss 90 q n, 81 Is
u4.so. 1880. ''1O-I5 I.1I-s0 p N
Gaitss-sburz md vsy points SIS 100 =
ll77o5. $50. s'l3.l5. lusso ?. n.
"A sslingsou Jaae--oa ana Ssy points ils-&
- = n. 'sI-I5. i4.s0, $50 ?. n
Baltimore. week days "a 90. So $50 L7=0S.
~ Is, xs.90 SIS T9-S0. LlO-Oo, HISS q n.
zl2.s0 noon. 11-35 I3 90 x47O0. E4ssO. ass.
Il IS p m Sundays. KS-oo, xT=os. X Is, $50,
800 a n. 1880. lis. ES-0o. ESss0. x5-oA
xs-Ss, $50. IS 90. 1000. III 80 x11-8s p n
ROYAL Blue LINE
Al trains Illuminated with Pintsch HEht
Baltimore. Phiiedeiphia, New YORK Boston ana
the East. $50. .7-o5 CDineF). i.e-s0 (BUfst3.
900 CDinsE), llo-o0 (DineD a n, .12-So
(BuGet). @5-06 (DineT). 500 and -II.so ?. n
(Slezping Car open az 1000 o'clOek}-
Pullman cans On Al day tralnA.
Atlantic City. 80 noon.
'Dsily- Except sunday. ''Sundag sRIy.
Express tTzins-
Baggage ca4iec Tor sn1 checked RON hcteE ana
residences b Union Transfer Co orders len
Gt ticket orices 6Ie PenEsylvaaia avenue north-
west New York avenue and FIiteentA street. lna
~ stzticn-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-20
CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RY.

TRAINS LEAVE PENNSYLVANIA STATION.
500 p n DAILY-Cincilnau and 81 Lous
special-Solid train for Cincinnati Pullman
sleepers 20 Cincinnati. Lexington. Louisville In
clanapohs, ard s.. Louis without change Con
nectlon for Virginia Hos Springs Dining car
Par.or ears Cincinnati to Chicago
ul0 ?. n. DAILY-F FY Limited sold
uain for Cincinnati. Pullman Sleepers % Cincin-
n2ti. Le1lngton. and Louisville without change.
compartment sleeper 70 Virginia Hot S1rinz5
Tuesdays and Saturdays Dining car. seep-rs
Cincinnati 10 Chicago and St Louis
l0-5I a n EXCEPT -WashfnQton
and Oid Point Special Less than 81 hour traiu
10 Old Point Comfort via Richmond. Only all
rail route
Ressrvation and tickets at Cheaueale and Ohio
o1lces. 5l5 Pennsylvania Avenue Cu0 18th street
near r, and 20 the station releahone call
Main l441 Tor PeHnsylvani Railroad Cab Service
n. ". FULLER.
Telephone Nain 1905. Gen. Passenger Agent.