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Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-15
Hereisrl q Captain Freaman.

HerOism is a quality of such frequent
display at sea that it rarely attracts
more than passing notice from sailor
men, but the achievement of Captain
Freeman in getting the ROddam away
from st. Pierre after that vessel had
been bOmbarded at short range by
Montague Pelee was one out of the Or
binary. even in ocean chronicles, and
how far out of the ordinary it was is
shown by the fact that it has awak-
ened the rare enthusiasm Of men to
whom self-sacrihce in the line Of duty
is ''all in the days work" The officers
Of the steamer Etona. who visited
Captain Freeman in the hospital at
ST. Lucia after they had inspected his
scorched and shattered ship. were not
less impressed than mere landsman
would have been at the self-possession,
the endurance. the courage. and the
skill demonstrated by the saving Cf the
Roddam and the remnant of her crew.
Captain Freeman resisted every ma
tural impulse. forgot his terrible suf-
ferings, and utilized to the utmost such
little strength as the hurricane of fire
had left him to take what must have
seemed a hopeless chance to save his
ship. The men below had some protec-
tion, but for him there was almost
none, and his post was a furnace. He
seems to have had no thought of quit
ting it; he did his best simply because
he could do something. OF course, he
saved himself as well as his ship and
his companions and in a way his ac
tiOn was in the line Of self-preserva-
ton. but this detracts in no degree from
his herOism. He accepted the position
Of utmost danger, and ignored the mo
mentary relief from fierce agony that
could have been secured by a plunge
overheard or a rush into the hold
He was only the commander of a
cargo boat" of a tramp" but he
exempllfed all the virtues of the per-
feet captain-and perfect captains are
not numerous, though good ones are
for from scarce, and bad ones extreme
ly rare.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-15

the middle Of the afternoon l began
to pine for rest and a pipe. 1t was all
quiet and no traces Of game, and so
when I'd had a comfortable SIN )ke
stretched out for a nap.
1T must have been an hour later that
woke up and found myself covered
with two feet of leaves, snug as the
babes In the wood. l was all tucked
in that cOzy that nobody else could
have done it but a cougar, and most
likely a female cougar at that. 1t Oc-
Cured to me with some force that I'd
been filed away for future reference.
and that 1 hadn't walked up any too
soon. 1t didn't sOOthe me to figure ON
that cougar slowing ne away as
dog hides bone.
1T seemed that the best thing for
me to do was TO cOuntermine that cOu-
gar's mine. as it were. So hunted up
a log about my size and covered it
with the leaves-a nice fat hump on
the ground. Then | Skinned tree
close by, assuring myself beyond any
doubts or peradventures that nobody
had meddled with the working CT my
repeater.
THE cougar came in such a short
time as to show how fortunate it was
that / had walked up when / did, and
with her, as 1 had calculated, were Il
choice lot of young ones. She had left
dinner located and had been off to
get her family.
well, that cougar circled around the
pile of leaves for a matter of minutes,
crouching and picking a nice select
place to spring from. When she got
satisfied and made the leap she went
through the air tremendous, throwing
the leaves in a whirlwind and scratch
ing an snarling 1t was some Of
shock when she found the log, but she
didn't display any disappointment.
she just took the scent and came to the
foot Of my tree and looked up, real
Yenomous.
1T seemed to her an awkward job
to handle having my gun ready so,
and the cougar had an inspiration.
She went TO a tree about ten feet away
and started to go up. She was after
that meal and not to be discouraged by
any triies. 1t was her idea to climb
up above me on the other tree, and
then bring me down with a flying leap.
Il didn't lose any more time with ex-
periments or speculations. but let her
have il the first time she came round
the tree The ball went through her
jaw and breast, and the varmint went
to the ground The young ones were
running around, and 1 knocked them
over, too, with the gun.
"Since then I haven't gene to sleep
in the woods 50 careless and cacual
like"
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-15
low a aLINp MAN TELLs rlME.
Curious Way in which a Sightless Organ
Grinder Uses His Watch.

Curious Way In which a Sightleas Organ
Grinder Uses His watch.
There is a blind organ grinder with
a station on one Of the down town
streets. The other day passerby
dropped a nickel in his cup. and, no.
tlcing that he carried a watch, asked
him for the time. 1t was a queer
question to ask, but be wanted to know
whether the blind man was simply
pretending to be sightless.
Il think 1 can tell you" said the
organ grinder. He held the watch close
% his ear and slowly turned the stem
winder "One, two, three, four, i've,
six. seven, eight" he counted. and
:hen said THAT means eighty min
dtes. / wound up the watch tightly
lust as the church clock on the corner
struck three, and so the time ought to
oe about twenty minutes past four.
Here, look and see how near ] came
% it,"
His questioner looked and the time
was 426 he was only six minutes of.
DO you mean to say you can tell the
time Of day by winding up your
watch;" he asked
Not exactly; but I can come mighty
near it, usually within ten minutes.
It's an easy trick. and all you have
to know is how long one click in wind
ing up will run a watch I'll explain.
Suppose that at o'clock 1 wound my
watch until it was tight; that is until
another turn of the stem would appar-
emily break the spring. At ) o'clock
/ wind the watch again and find that
the winder clicks twelve times before
the watch Is tight. Then / know that
twelve clicks will run the watch 100
minutes, and that one click represents
about ten minutes of time. New York
Mail and Express.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-15
Girl Rider Saves a Trim.

The west-bound Northern Pacific
passenger train might have been
wrecked four miles east of Miles City
by a burned bridge had 1t not been for
the heroic action Of Miss Pedon. a girl
Of fifteen years, who made a thrilling
ride to Miles City to warn the railroad
agent that the bridge was on fire and
that he held the train.
The girl was riding about four miles
east Of Miles City in the vicinity of
the bridge, which is nearly 100 feet
long, when she discovered the struc-
ture was on fire. Miss Pedon is an ac-
complished equestrienne. having won
numerous races in Miles City, and in
a minute she was on her horse gallop-
ing madly 70 the town. She has ridden
to victory many times, but never in
her short career has she been the chief
figure ins wild ride such as that Of
yesterday.
The horse was urged TO top speed
every foot Of the way, and vixen the
town was reached the rider threw her
self :rom her painting steed and dashed
into the station to learn that she had
arrived IN time. The train was held
four hours.-New York Times.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-15
value of PIayerounds.

Ey Fairgrounds is meant. net merely
open spaces for fresh air" on where
the ycurg may 20 at viii to ronp and
run around. This has been the preva-
lent idea OF Fairgrounds so far. Such
a playground soon becomes an intoler.
able school of vice and a nuisance. An
educational playground is an open
space. furnished with competent direc.
tors and equipped with swings see
saws, swimming pools OF shower baths.
soft balls. Jumping ropes and all other
imaginable playthings and manual
training exercises that will attract, in
vigorate and guide the young in their
Open-air enjoynents and will fill up
the gap between the home the school
and the church Such a playground
may be enlarged with ampler accom-
modaJions or it may be reduced in
size and equipment and provide for
fewer patrons 1t may be established
in a school yard, CT vacant lot. or by
utilizing rortions Of the public parks.
The children should be there whenever
they are cot to play (and every child
should have about three hours each
day for such play). In the winter the
grounds may be converted into skating
Kinks and used for harmless SNOWFALL
games.-Houc and Flowers
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-15
FunctioDs az Frutt

The Medicine Brief thus summarizes
the various uses of fruit in relieving
diseased conditions Of the body. The
list is worth keeping: Under the cate
CORY Of laxatives oranges. figs, tama-
rinds, prunes. mulberries dates, nectar
ines and plums may be included Pom
agranates, cranberries. blackberries. SUI
mac berries, dewberries, raspberries
barberries, ounces, pears, wild cher
ries and medlars are astringents.
Grapes, peaches. strawberries, whortle-
berries prickly pears black currants
and melon seeds are diuretics. Goose
berries, red and white currants, pump.
kins and melons are refrigerants. Lem.
ons. lines and apples are stomachic Sc
datives.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-15
The Butler Learned the secrcr

a well-known London newspaper
offered neat sum for an important
political secret in 1893, and the man
who secured the sum was a outler
He happened &c be standing behind
Mr.. GladstOne's chair at dinner and
overheard the great statesman whis.
per TO his hest that he intended to
retire from public life-a thing the
nation never dreamed Of at that mo
ment The butler knew the secret
was worth money and the next day
the Journal brought cut one Of its
greatest scoops by the exclusive pub
licarion of this statement
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-15
Burled Cougar.

A hunter who was trailing after bear
meat in British Columbia reports 10
the Western Sportsman an experience
which he calls a narrow Craze" II
the incident happened as the hunter
tells il. 1t was indeed a narrow Craze;
but one cannot help suspecting that
some Of the inylgorating ozone Of the
Northwest has got into the story New
ertheless. it is worth hearing.
1T was warm and dry, and along IN
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-15
Honored By Lsnn-Pnsts.

There are several curious features
in the local government Of Edinburgh.
not the least strange being the lamp.
post dignity conferred on the leading
civic officials. In order to impress up-
on tie public the Importance Of the
:ord provost two lampposts, each with
the city arms. are erected outside his
residence. The bailies, the dean Of
guild, the convener and the treasurer
are only "a little lower than the pro-
yost, for they each nave one special
lamp-post 10 tighten up the precincts
OF their residence.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-15
Crime Is Not ProntnbIe

A man who served a long term in the
Iowa panitentiary writes to Ills home
paper that he is convinced crime does
not pay, since he has lost Si6.SOO he
might have made by working at bis
trade. while the property he stole
brought him ouly SCI
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-15
An Ernenaire nrnr.

One Of the newest, most important
aud most expensive drugs on earth is
adrenalin. Those who are not physi-
clans viii be first interested in learn
ing that adrenaln costs 81 a grain
that is, $1,000 a pound. The discoverer
Of adrenalln declares that by its use
minor surgical operations can be per-
formed without the loss by the patient
CT a drop Of blood.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-15
ssrs,t,ve scales.

A gold-weighing machine IN the
Bank Of England Is 80 sensitive that
an ordinary postage stamp II dropped
on the scale Will turn the index on the
dial n distance Of sir uctes
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-15

fhe growth Of girls is the greatest
in their fifteenth year Of boys in their
seventeenth.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-15

In their efforts to get IN the swim
some people merely end themselves IN
hot water. a
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-15

A Russian admiral made the sugges-
tion a few years ago that a powerfully
built lce-breakins boat might force its
way to the Pole, but last winters expe.
r!ence on Lake Baikal seems to show
that the suggestion is not practical
Trans-Siberian Railway passengers are
carried across the lake by great boats
conveying the trains and powerful ice
breakers were built TO keep the passage
clear in winter Last January. however,
the ice-breakers were wholly ineffect
ual, and on one occasion a train load
Of passengers were detained six days
on the lake shore, and then had to
cross, a distance Of thirty miles, in
open sleighs and on horseback, while
the thermometer marked twenty seven
degrees below zero
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-15

An interesting central station heat.
ing plant has recently been completed
at Dresden, which is interesting chiefly
on account Of the size of the plant, the
system extending three-quarters Of 4
mile The steam, at pressure of
about thirty pounds. is distributed
through two pipes about eight inches
in diameter. The heat insulation OF
the pipes is accomplished by two pro-
tective layers of tin. the inner being
perforated and the outer one covered
with silk. A number Of important pub
lie buildings are heated from the sys.
TEN, including the theatre. the mu-
scum, the castle, royal kitchen, custom
house, etc
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-15

There are some Indians in Mendo-
cinO County. California. that may not
live lin clover" as we understand the
phrase, but it is certain that they live
on it. Strange to say, they make it
regular article of food. going out into
the fields and pulling up the plant and
eating it by handfuIs, leaves, stems,
fOwer-heads and all These same In
dians use many plants that white men
find no value in, among them seaweeds,
fungi, lichens, ferns and conifers. Some
of these they use for their medicinal
properties others for the nutritious
qualities of their seeds, and still others
for their fibres.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-15

Tiesserene de Bort, the French aero
naut, has secured the lowest tempera-
ture mark on record-seventy-two de-
grees centigrade, or 9T.6 degrees Fab.
renheit. The reading was registered
ON a thermometer in a trial balloon
sent up recently, which rose to height
of $4,000 feet
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-15

A unique protective coating for iro1
exposed to particularly destructive in
huences has been devised. consisting Of
Portland cement. red lead and linseed
oil The Portland cement used is tho
inelastic and therefore liable to craIN
when applied to expansive structures.
such as iron bridges. but when com,
bined with some red lead and linseed
oil it makes an elastic coating. Such
coating applied by trowels one-Quarter-
inch thick. has been in use on a rail-
road viaduct for about two years, and
has been found effective under condt
tions where the best paints obtainable
soon peeled off
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-15

An Austrian material fer preventing
the rising Of dust on sweeping proves
to be cOttonseed oil. In a test at
Vienna it was found that floors oiled
twice a year could be swept weekly
without any whirling of the dust, and
the material was recommended for all
rooms receiving many persons, as well
as for laboratories, libraries and other
places to be kept scrupulously dust
free.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-15
Hunt For Orchids.

krY GOD morning Wilson,
Z l believe"
y The pleasant voice gave
~ A. cr,aol-or. rrvo1onrra nf
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-15

BY regulating the food Of mich
COW NJ Spolverini claims to have made
its milk a satisfactory substitute for
human milk. The first experiments
were made on a goat by feeding it
with egg or a little meat in addition to
the regular food, and later on another
goat was fed with sprOuting grains Of
barley. In each case the goats milk
was changed to the chemical compost
ti0n Of human milk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-24

Gus schools opened for that purpose, is a
great mistake. Facts go to prove the con-
trary, however. In parts of Pennsylvania
the students from the Carlisle School are
eagerly sought after during the summer
vacation. There, in farmers families, the
girls DO the work of the house and the
boys that of the farm. In this their ira
6itional training stands them in good stead
and makes them thoroughly reliable; and
being devoted to children and animals, they
feel themselves defrauded If they are sent
to homes where there are no children. The
record they have made from year to year
is so remarkable that the question has al
ready suggested itself:
May we not look to the Indian girl for
solution of the servant question:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-24

the question of coats and their Importance
Never before have so many coats, of so
wide a variety of shapes, seemed essential
to the proper coStuming of Womankind. Is
there shopper with soul so dead that she
has not already begged, borrowed or stolen
the money for basque covert coat" and
having got this desire of her heart has she
not also sighed after a knee or heel long
black taffeta "surtOut" yearned for a
cream tan lace hung "NictOria and
boldly bought a silk "frocks and frills' or
tailed and tucked MORE "Eton?" These, by
the way, are just few of the coats on the
market at present.
There is some difficulty in deciding as to
which type predominates. The basque COW
ert coat Is meant for morning wear and is
the Handy Andy for summer time. The
voluminous taffeta surtout, that may hang
loose or fit the figure partially, is supposed
to be particularly designed for the auto
mobile and the unspeakable dust its Whiz-
zlng wheels arouse. The Victoria is the
indulgence of rich. snowy carriage folk,
and the frocks and frills and tailed Etons
are worn by everybody on all occasions.
1t is to be hoped by autumn the rage for
so wide variety of coats will have SOmc-
what subsidized The present mad eXtrava-
gance in feminine dress was recently Illus
trated by the heap of nineteen trunks piled
in railway baggage room and claimed by
one small lady. She bewailed herself the
responsibility of such wardrobe, and de-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-24

friend with whom | was wishing
had some Wine of Cardui in the
house she recommended that / try
it, and while | had little faith in it
| soon found that it brought good
results and kept taking it for six
weeks and found then | was cured.
| am never without it now and /
am glad to recommend it.
This article appears in this paper today TO
tell you directly that Wine Of Cardui Will re-
lieve the suffering Of sick women. 1t regulates
menstruation and restores health to women who
know they weak. but do not believe that II
is possible to be strong and healthy. Miss Glib
travel and not suffer because she has
remedy that keeps menstruation regular and
preserves her health and energy. How much
more interest she takes in her club only she and
her associates know. But all know she is
a useful and active woman instead Of a suf-
ferer. You make the choice by securing a
bottle Of Wine of Cardui and getting relief
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-24

from suffering. Miss Ada shaw ~ Phoenix,
Miss. has made the choice you should make
and she Joins Miss Gibson In praising Wine u
Cardui in the following letter:
Il was a great sufferer of female
troubles. [ tried every doctor in
this country, but none did me any
good. Last week | couldn't move
any further than some one would
move me. | got a dollar bottle of
Wine of Cardui and a package OF
Thedford's Black-Draught and
took it. Already | am able to do
most anything want in my house
and am gaining flesh rapidly. |
think your medicine is a God-send
to poor suffering women. | am
trying to induce every suffering
woman i'll this section to use Wine
of Cardui and Thedford's Black
Draught.
You may begin the Wine If Cardul treatment
today by securing a dollar bottle Of Wine Of
Cardui from your druggist.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-24

matter of the intensest moment to shop
ping femininity. The betting counter has
become interesting and crowded as that
devoted to neckwear. Fancy buckles show
no decline in public yalme or n jeweled i'm
portance. Some of the newest notes are
struck with huge gilded, silvered and
bronzed leather buckles, that have tongues
of metal to match. The strap that circles
the waist is then of leather, to harmonic
with the SNOWY buckle, or a length of wide,
easily crushed and shimmerng satin taffeta
ribbon serves the purpose.
startling importation seen in very ex-
bronze leather buckle, studded with tur-
qUOise dots and threaded with broad tur
quoise blue satin surah ribbon. Another
buckle that is bound to claim it's dozens of
ardent admirers is the mussei and clam
shell belt clasp. Some of these reflect the
glorious tones of the matrix OPAL some are
set in Cape Nome gold or are thickly stud
ded with diamond sparks and flash among
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What to Wear While Playing
the Favorite Game.
POPULAR FOULARDS
MUSSEL AND CLAM SHELL BELT
CLASP SET IN GOLD.
a Grand Prix Coat Makes an Impor-
tant Addition to the Ward
robe Now.


NEW YORK, May -, 1902.
FouIard has been accepted as the choice
material for the correctly professional
ping-pong frock. a smart pin dotted, or
infinitely figured. cream white satin twill
fOulard built up on the lines of a decorated
shirt waist suit Is about the highest express
sion of taste at the tennis table.
There are subtle differences to be detect
ed between the foulard shirt waist suit
that is intended for general wear and the
equally soft. silken and pretty frock that Is
designed TO meet the requirements of the
new and Overwhelmingly popular game=To
any one who desires to see the ping-pong
dress at its best. attention must be directed
TO the green and white foulard with the ball
pocket of stitched white suede hanging on
either hip. The skirt OF this gown is in all
respects conventional save In the folded
triple box pleats that run down the inner
6ne of either hip. These pleats hang close
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-24
Thin Blouses.

No self-respecting woman nowadays at
tempts to wear thin bIouses without silk
or muslin slip underneath. Shirts and
blouses should always be avoided by the
untidy type of woman. To look we'll they
must be beautifully put on and properly
arranged at the neck and waist.
Practical shirts are now made with a
high collar and stock, while afternoon
bIouses are left transparent to the neck
line, with beautiful lace collars. Except
on the hottest Of summer days, transpa-
rent neck worn in the morning with a
tailor-made coat and skirt appear incon-
gruous and against the laws of good dress
ing,
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A Shantung Pongee Frcck.

\ case in point is displayed in the two
summary costumes shown in the group.
Here We have a pale gray yelling to the
right and an equally pale Shantung pongee
to the left. The pongee is garnshed with
stitched bands of itself, and worn with a
pretty figured yellow silk muslin shirt It's
coat-to speak technically, it should be
called a cOatee-affords a very satisfactory
view of a gray green satin MORE ribbon
belt clasped in front by Florentine silver
buckle. The belt, In color and material.
matches the little four-in-hand neckte and
the buckle shows couple of Cellini Cupids
caught in chains of silver roses.
The companion frock has a jaunty little
Grand PriX coat worn over a tucked white
lawn shirt. wide fold of black satin tat
feta ribbon goes about the waist, and is
held in front by pearl buckle colored a