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The evening times., 1902-06-11
New Committee Named.

The subcommittee on entertainment
charged with the formulation Of the
Plans for that committee. have been no
tilted to meet this afternoon at 4:15
O'Clock in the Office Of Dr. Franklin T.
Howe
The following additions TO the com
mittee on badges was announced this
morning at headquarters. Capt. New
ton u Brooks, Major Frank 4. Butts.
Robert E. Grant. B. F. Chase, George r.
Davis, William n. Boss. and Frank F.
Major
The evening times., 1902-06-11

Owen Startling. a special officer, who re
sides at 1872 Twenty eighth Street north
west, fell down the stairs OF his home
yesterday and received a fracture OF the
right shoulder He was taken to the
Georgetown University Hospital.
The evening times., 1902-06-11

Messrs- George W King, Archibald
Greenlees, and B. T. Janney represented
the Georgetown Citizens Association
last night at the meeting OF the Wash
iEgtOn Board OF Trade, held at Masonic
Hall, in regard to the union station.
The evening times., 1902-06-11

give one OF his pleasing entertainments
at the Dunbarton Avenue N. E. Church
on the evening Of June 1S The proceeds
of the affair VIII be used for the church
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Too Many Bachelors Living.

The last census showed that there
We're in the whole country 5,427,161
bachelors against 3,224.494 spinsters,
an excess of 6S per cent Of bachelors
over the unmarried women. There
was not any state in the Union that did
not have more bachelors than single
women even Massachusetts exhibiting
a small fractional overplus of unat-
tached males of manageable age.
To account for this situation of af-
fairs it was explained that, the mass of
each state being paired off by mar
rage evenly as between the sexes, only
a relatively small fraction of single
persons old enough to marry was left
over. In most states the male part Of
this fraction was much in excess OF the
female part And it must also be re-
membered that women marry much
younger than men.
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us, If that's any consolation. Come on,
you're worth a dozen dead men,
I'VE found an old cave and in 1t we
went, both of us trying to get in first.
We crept on all tours for thirty feet
or more, during which time we could
hear the Indians yelling and whooping
outside. / finally caught sight OF a
fellow standing near the entrance, and
was just on the joint of sending him
to the happy hunting grounds when
Baker shouted:
"'Grcat Caesars ghost! What's this
thing crawling over my leg? Where
are you. Bill?'
II knew in a second that we had
crawled into a den of rattlesnakes, for
/ could hear 'em shaking their rattles
on all sides of us, so l says to Baker:
LIE down, you big gaioot, and play
you're dead. Don't you know rattle
snake won't bother a dead man? How
long have you lived in this country
anyway
we both lay on the damp floor OF
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Cameras and yellow journalism APP
pear to be inseparable. Each of the
yellow-and some of the more con-
sentative newspapers as well-main-
tains a Photographic bureau, in charge
of competent men, and the reporters
regularly arm themselves with cam
eras. as well as with copy paper,
when sent out on a story. In one New
York Office the craze for pictures has
about reached the limit, as this true
tale will show. A reporter was dis
charged last week; no reason was
given. He was curious to know why
his services had been dispensed with,
and sent mutual friend to the editor.
Yes, -- wrote good stuff. We had
no fault to find with him in that re-
spect," the explanation came. But,
you see, he got rs so few photographs. "
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At the conclusion of the civil war It
was quite dangerous to travel through
many localities in Kentucky, as they
were infested with robbers. Spencer
G.. Dabney tells of how his life was
saved by his high silk hat.
Passing along the road, with dense
wood on either side, he overheard hui
man voices. He refined up his horse
and heard a man say, We ought to
kill him; just look at that hat! Don't
you know he has money!" This
caused Mr.. Dabney great perturbation.
but another robber evidently in com
mand said. "Oh. HI. let him alone;
he hasn't dollar. He invested every
cent he had in that hat"
The words of the last speaker seemed
to be final The traveller was not mo
Tested and he always felt that he owed
his life on that occasion to the fact
that he wore a silk hat.
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From Medicine to the Ora ma.

The earlier part of Victorien Sar-
dou's career was beset with many
trials and difficulties. His parents
wished him to take up a medical ca
reer, and he began his studies with
some zeal. The love of the drama,
however, was far greater than the love
of the pill box, and in the interval of
the other work Sardou was busy upon
a play Life was a struggle for him,
for he had little money, though he
managed to get journalistic work to
supplement his more slender income.
His first play was a failure and Sardou
rushed from the theater vowing never
to enter one again. He fell seriously
i'll. was nursed back to health by Mile.
de Brecourt, an actress, who lived on a
floor below, and from that time his
fortune was made.
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SURROUNDING on the Clyde.

There are fifty shipbuilding yards on
the Clyde. This year they launched
29S vessels of $751; tons The total
is the highest on record, the aggregate
for 1900 being 4S6,O79 tons, for 1899
491,O74 and for 1898 466, 1872, OF the 29S
vessels floated eighty-four, represent
ing 1905 tons, were sailing vessels
and PA, representing 51S,119 tons,
steam vessels. Practically, however,
the building of ocean going wind-jam-
mers has ceased. for only three, of
6,905 tons, were constructed in the
whole country during the year The
others were yachts and barges.
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Queen Marrherita OF Italy.

This royal lady was especially
drawn to aid artists and men of let
ters She discovered the musical gifts
of Puccini, and sent him to Milan to
study at her expense. The Venetian
Farretto was special protege and a
favorite of hers among painters. Mon
teverde was her guest at Monza for
six weeks while he modelled her bust,
which is now in the Quirinal. A fun
ny story is told in Professor Hoyt' s
"reminiscences of a Sculptor of her
first meeting with Gregorovius. She
invited him to dance in a quadrille
with her, but the poor scholar could
no more dance than he could fly, and
had to excuse himself. Whereupon
the Queen remarked: Very we'll;
since you don't dance. I will give up
the quadrille, and We will have chat
together"
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INDIANS AND SNAKES
OLD PtA!NSMAN TELLS OF AN
ESCAPE FROM DIRE PERIL.
Endeavoring to Escape From Their Red
Enemies, Two Men Crawl Into a Den
of Ratulesnakes-Lul icrous Ending of
the Adventure,

We'll, see the President has Sc
lcctad my old friend, Judge Baker, to
fill the vacancy existing on the Su-
preme Bench of New Mexico remark
ed ''Bill'' Liddiard, an old-time scout
and plainsman, now living in Omaha.
''Ben's good man for the position all
right, and | guess he'll give as good
| satisfaction as any man that could be
| named but l remember the time when
| he wouldn't have given 80 cents for his
! chance of holding down that OF any
| other chair.
1T was about twenty years age,
when the Indians were hunting scalps
| every other Friday. l happened to oe
| at Chadron at the time, and Ben came
to me and wanted me to pilot him
| through the Bad Lands. | didn't care
much about taking the job. as the In
! dams We're pretty mean just then and
| | had some other matters to attend to,
| but Ben said he'd have to make the
| trip, and he just couldn't get along
| without me. He pressed me 50 hare
| that a bargain was finally made, and a
few days later we struck out from
Chadron well provisoned and with
i>N1S'>A'@'
"A couple of weeks before we started
on this trip two men had been up that
| way and had succeeded in cheating the
Indians on a trade for pelts. They got
away with their plumber, but the In
| dians We're as mad as hornets. and
| vowed they'd kill the first bunch OF
| palefaces they ran across. AS Ben and
| | had heard nothing of the trouble we
walked right in to the trap, as it were,
On the second day out-we hadn'
seen sign of an Indian yet, mind you
i caught sight of band OF dozen
redskins rounding a bend in the trail,
| coming towards us, about mile away.
We rode along as unconcerned as could
| be and soon met the Indians. Baker
thought that a good chance to get on
! the good side of them so he ran his
| hand down in the saddlehags and
fished up handful OF glass beads and
some tobacco.
Much heap magnificent: make pa
poose look purity said Ben. offering
the Indians a lot of the beads. The
red devils only grunted. shook their
heads, and never once offered to take
them.
Red man heap tobaC. smoke with
paleface brother remarked Baker, Of
fering an old buck package of Bull
Durham.
Ugh, wah, Tohac heap bad medi-
cine was the only answer.
u thought it was mighty funny they
wouldn't accept anything from Baker
so thought I'd try my hand The In
dians looked at me curiously, witt
their hands hid under their blankets
but refused to accept any presents
When I saw how they acted l knew
something was up. and advised Bake
to get ready to pull our freight
If we won't get out Of this soon,
l said, we might as well count on
beads and map out plans for fordins
the River Jordan when we get to it
DO you really think there's an,
danger? inquired Baker, with chatter
ing teeth.
Il told him l thought we had go
ourselves in nice mess. but advised
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"RattIesnake Pete

him to brace up, put on a bold front,
and we'd make a grand bluff to get
away The Indians did not modest us.
but l kept my old Winchester handy in
case I'd have to use it.
I'VE travelled along until about noon.
Baker looking over his shoulder every
few minutes to see if the redskins were
following us Presently we came to
the summit of one of those peculiar,
odd-shaped mounds which one sees so
frequently in the Bad Lands, remind
ing one of the pictures of the Pyramids
o. Egypt. or the tower of Babylon, or
in fact almos. anything can be i'm
agined of them. The hill on which we
stood was the highest one anywhere
around. had just called Ben's atten-
ton to it, remarking what a fine to-
boggan slide the sides would makes.
knew the place well, and told Baker
the hill was sacred to certain tribes OF
Indians There was an old legend about
1t which the Indians believed.
! started to tell the story to Baker
but just then a couple of shots Were
fred and ] heard a dozen warhoops al
the foot of the hill. The Indians we
had left behind US that morning Were
coming up the hill, firing their guns
and whooping and yelling like mad.
Save me, Bill, I'm afraid I'm a
goner! Oh, what a fool I was that
didn't know enough to stay in Cha
dron, Ouch, I'm hit againl' shrieked
Baker.
leone. let's find hole and stand
'em off, | said. II can knock two Oh
three of them over before they can get
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w a hin ton Cos sip

ate army as a private in 1861 and was
promoted through all grades until at
the close Of the war he held the rank
of brigadier-general. In 1877 he was
eelected senator and has served his
state in that capacity since. He Is
lawyer by profession.
Athens, Tennessee. was his birth
place, though his family moved to Ala
bama when he was 8 years old, and he
has since been resident of that state.
Popular with his colleagues in debate
and wise in counsel Senator Morgan is
a splendid type of the American states
man. and he Yields an influence In his
party second perhaps to that of no 9TH
er democrat at the national capital
For the first time
siamese in history there is
.,,,,.+ Siamese minister
permanently sta.
toned in Washington. Heretofore the
envoy to the British court from Siam
has been eX-officio minister to the
United States, but now the land of the
white elephant has sent representa-
tive especially to Uncle Sam. His
title is His Excellency Phya Akharaj
varadhara," but his actual name is not
divulged, as Siamese customs forbid
the general use of nobleman's name.
His immediate family may handle it
with impunity, but the outside world
is supposed to be content with refer
ring to the individual merely by title
Phya, it may be said. means marquis.
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the cave for about ten minutes-it
seemed like six weeks to me-with the
snakes crawling all around us and all
over us. Finally I could stand it no
longer, so l grabbed my rife and made
a break for the mouth OF the cave,
preferring to die with my boots on,
fighting Indians, to staying in there
Just as l stepped outside big Sioux
buck met me face to face. Extending
his hand he said:
How coolah? Indian heap glad to
see white brother. Bear Eagle smoke
brothers pipe.
Just then another Indian came out
from behind rock, extending his hand
and said:
Red Dog heap dry; drink much
fire-water.' and then half dozen more
pobbed up and wanted ME to give them
some tobac, bac.
suddenly | heard noise behind me.
l looked around, expecting to find an
other Indian, and there was Baker, but
such a sight you never saw. When he
went into that cave with me he had
long hair and it was black as the bot
tom of coffee pot, but when he came
out, it was as white as the driven
snow.
We gave the Indians all the beads
and tobac we could scrape up, and then
struck out for Chadron. for Ben con-
Guided he didn't want any more Bad
Lands in his. From that day to this
I've been called 'Rattlesnake Pete and
to tell you the honest truth l often
| have to stop and think what my real
! name is
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QUEEN 4 CRESCENT
- r . u T E. -

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all points in the East.
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Lynchburg, Washington and Pennsyl
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Pullman Sleeper, New Orleans to
Cincinnati.
Dining Car Service on both New
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meals.
Coolest. Cleanest.
Full detailed information furnished
on application.
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r, J. Anderson.
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winter with her at the Shoreham. and
the season will be a gay one for them.
President Roose-
Look nE welt is keenly in
A,,,,, terested in the
Olympic games in
Chicago in 1904. but is of the opinion
he will not be able to preside at the
meet, as some of the promoters have
suggested. The report that he would
be master of ceremonies grew out of
the fact that he wrote Baron Couber-
tin. president of the international as.
ISOLATION, in charge of the games that
he is much interested in the event and
will use his influence to make it a sue
cess. Aside from the question wheth-
er it would be fitting for the President
to officiate in such a capacity, it is
pointed out that Mr. Roosevelt will
have an Olympic contest of his own on
in 1904 That is the year of the
Presidential election, and there is to
be a convention and campa: gn which
will demand much of his attention.
John Tyler Morgan, the senior sena-
tor from Alabama, is one of the most
notable figures in the group of states
men in Washington. Now that the
building of an isthmian canal seems
certainty the measure OF his happiness
should be filled, for he has been a con-
sisterS champion of the project for
many years.
Senator Morgan Joined the confeder-
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The remainder of the formidable title
not even the marquis secretary-who
is an Englishman named Loftus-can
translate satisfactorily. The Siamese
minister resides at the Arlington, and
so far has not mingled much in socie-
ty He is about As years old, and al
ways appears in public wearing a gor-
geous uniform covered with gold lace.
Youth has often
Youthful been enlbarra ssiDs
s. to men from I'LL
nois, Some years
ago it was Comptroller of the Curren-
cy Eckels. who became the subject Of
many peculiar anecdotes. people TAX
ing him to be much younger than he
was. Now it is John ]. Feely, Demo
cratic Representative from Chicago.
He succeeds the fair-haired Lorimer.
Although a lawyer and a Yale law
school graduate, Mr.. Feely halls from
the farm. having spent his boyhood
days amid rural surroundings. Being
only tweuty-siX years old, Mr.. Feely
looks very much a boy. AS he is
strange to many Of the doorkeeDers.
they often stop him at the threshold,
thinking him an outsider. Now Mr..
Feely lodges through the doors, as
some one hunted. glancing with ap-
prehension at the guardians Of the sa-
cred precincts. Once within, the
young ChiCagOan's troubles are not
ended. He has not become acquainted
with all his colleagues yet and these
strangers to his greatness sometime
accost him as though he We're a page.
Mr.. Feeiy is holding his first public
Office.
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People of the World.

The number of persons to the section
of land is, in Great Britain, 342; Japan,
500; Italy, 276; Germany, 270; Austria,
225; France. 1877: Hungary, 1874; Spain
go; United States. az; Russia, Is.
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Russian Rulers Disagreement.

Jaropolk, one of the early rulers o.
Russia, had only about half lower
Jaw, the remainder having been cut off
by a saber stroke during fight with
the Turks.
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Kent Quarter Many Years,

Out in Hardin county, Iowa. there is
4 wealthy stockman, Thomas A. Walk
er, whose possessions include the iden-
teal "a cents he had in his pocket
when he landed in New York in 1898.
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The world needs saints more than
sermons.
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] OutN has UIItu
been eubarra SsiDs
to men from I'LL
nois. Some years
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Loq Cabin Philosophy.

Wisdom didn't die wild Solomon, pa.
tience wild Job, nor meelEness wild
Moses. Come ter think er it, Solomon
wuzn't ez wise eZ what he lowed he
wuz; Moses wuz fur frum meek en-
WIZ de bigges growler in de country
I don't spend any time at all in
growlin' at de weather. Wen it's cold
thank God fer tire-ef l got any, en-
l ak him fer wood if I amt Den, wen
de summer is hot enough ter make
folks think er de hereafter, bless God
dat I'm ten mile fun freezin', en- dat
palmetto fans is cheap
No matter whether de world is roun
or fiat, de sun en- total er de whole
business is-were on de green side Ell
it, en- de very bes' thing we kin do is
ter plant shade trees fer summer, en-
strong shelters fer winter.-Atlanta
Constitution.
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WAS HER FIRST CUSTOMER.
Trying Circumstances for the First Eff
fort of the Saleswoman.


She was gowned in fashions eX-
tremes and walked into millinery
shop up town the other day, says the
New York Herald. Before she had
taken dozen steps from the door she
was approached by saleswoman who
had been employed only that morning.
What can show you, MADAME" in
CURED the young woman, graciously
The shopper stopped abruptly, and
for second stared in astonishment.
But quickly recovering her composure,
she replied: 81 want to see hat for
myself; something very pretty and
stylish, suitable for calling or recep-
ton gown.
The attendant seated her before a
mirror removed her hat and veil and
went in search Of some appropriate
hat AS soon as her back was turn
ed the customer looked cautiously
about and shook warning finger at
the other saleswomen, whose attention
had been attracted. In moment the
girl came back. She was trying to do
her best for her first customer.
"Try this one, madam sweet lit
tie hat in black and white. Just allow
me to put it on your head
mo, no!-take it off! l do not like
it," exclaimed the customer.
Probably this one would suit mad
anne better. Just a little more to one
side, please. The effect in the back"
But it is entirely to high on one
side. Show me something lower, some
thing lower something that will sit
more over the face. I want it all
black
The girl made another tour of the
showcases. The customer smiled to
herself. The other girls stood about
in groups furtively watching the pro-
ceedings.
Now, here is little hat. Suppose
you try this. 1t is one of cur importa-
tons. Madame, assure you it is ex-
quisite on your head. 1t brings out
your profile beautifully. From the
back? Very, very becoming"
What is the price,"
"Twenty-three dollars"
But that is too much for such a
hat. 1t is not worth the money"
ooh, but the style, madam! And the
work! 1t is all hand made. We could
not duplicate it for the money, and it
is SO extremely becoming"
"Well, will take it. You may have
1t charged and sent"
1t was not until the customer gave
her name and address that the new
saleswoman discovered that she had
been trying to sell a hat to the wife OF
the proprietor or the establishment
But she received her commission at
the end of the week just the same.
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chicaso Produce Market.

Chicago, Aug. 21--Wheat, No. red
~; No. red $1,000; No. 2 hard IL;
No. hard 66@67; September opened
IN @70M; highest u; lowest 70A
closed 711k@71%.
Corn, No. 2 57@5S; No. ssh @57k'
No. 2 white 5000; No. 2 yellow 61h ;
No. 8 yellow 81; August SO; Sertem.
Der opened 53A @54; highest 57A;
lowest 53A; closed 81.
Oats, No. 2 $1,000; No. 8 2S@29; No
2 white 37@3S; No. 8 white 35@36R /;
No. a white 34@35?@35A; September
opened 33@33N; highest 341s; low.
est 80; closed 34ss @34Hs.
Pork, Aug. 1880; Sept. 1855
Lard, Aug. 1890; Sept. 1897.
Ribs, Aug. 1907; Sept. 1912.
Rye, September so
Barley, cash 42@65.
Flax. cash 1.39@1.45.
Timothy, September APT.
Glover, October 800.
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FOR SALE.

FOR sALE-EASTERN KANSAS LAND
bargains-150 acres 1 mile from Toronto,
well fenced, 10 acres in cultivation, bal
ance In grass, all good alfalfa land; soil
black loan; good room frame house: good
frame barn; painted; other buildings are
abundance Of small fruit; maple grove:
wind mill at barn; possession any time.
Price $4,000. Also 2T2acre farm, partly
BAN: watereds f by running S stream: one Of
the best stock and grain farms in East
ern Kansas; price $4,000. Both farms. in
Greenwood county IL. G. Boies, Birming-
ham, Iowa.
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their secretaries. 1t cannot but help
stimulate a healthy increase in the !
ranks of organized labor to know that
our brothers in other localities are ev-
er on the alert, organizing, agitating
and obtaining results. The blanks
should be returned on or about the
first of each month.
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ToDAY'S MARKETS.
CHICAGO Live stock Market.

Chicago, Aug. 21.-Cattle, 10000 ;;
Sow; good to prime S.00@S.75; poor
to medium 5.oo@725; stockers 2.5O@
5.Fo COWS 1.50@5.50; Texans 2.00@
800.
EGGS, 10000; 1Oc higher; mixed
butchers 6.4O@725; good choice heavy
6.e5@7.35; rough heavy 6.30@6.90;
light G40@7.20; bulk sales 650@700.
Sleep, $4,000; steady; 2.50@400;
lambs, steady; 2.50@6.00.