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New-York tribune., 1902-06-08

the siren will be sounded. In this case warn you
that no time should be lost in getting aboard the
boats. Your lives may depend upon promptness
and absolute obedience to orders.
All the party landed on shore as desolate as the
sands of the Sahara. Not living thing was in
sight-not a human being, no animal not leaf
or blade of grass! Death and the silence of death
regned in this beautiful tropical city The
sky was overcast but the more distant slopes of
PeIee, SCARED and scanned, mud covered and as
desolate as the city, cleaned in the sunlight
Above the crater of the volcano column of
steam resembling a thunder cloud rose to a
height of perhaps five thousand feet The party
landed among the debris at Place Bertin. once the
busy quay of the ruined city, and climbed over
the fallen walls to Rue Boufllet and clambered
over piles of debris from five to fifteen feet high
to the foot of Rue d'Hopital. Rue Lucie was we'll
nigh impossible. Rue Victor Hugo the second
street from the waterfront and once the busy main
thoroughfare, blocked with the walls of
fallen buildings that progress was almost impos-
sible.
The custom house a of ruins The
massive walls were only as high as the top of the
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brella until all the sky darkened- torrent
of rain fell the Potomac put 10 sea AsneS
mingled with 10. and when the ram hau
ceased they continued TO fall.
The sight appalling The ncantdlh we
hot-so hot IL seemed be smouiderins mass
of fire at the higher attitudes The lower slopes
were giistening rivers OF mud The valley OF
Riyiere Blanche. at the Guertn SUGAR WORKS was
a stream OF mud ending In ciir at the beach
The valley OF the Peres River between 81 Pierre
and ETonds Core was covered with mud many
feet deep. and Fonds Core was buried from siSnt
beneath the mass. A lazy cloud OF steam curled
s1.ay from the crater as IL 10 harmless. but
Pelee had been seen in his angriest mood and ne
was not 20 be trusted
AS seen a week later from the Madiana again
It's head was clear. But what changes had been
wrought! The sides of the volcano seemed to have
been rent TO great depths by another eruption A
Continued second page.
New-York tribune., 1902-06-08
DEATH AND DEVASTATION BY VOLCANOES
DESTRUCTION WROUGHT BY OUTBREAK OF MONT PELEE
IN MARTYNIQUE AND La sOUFFRlEl2E IN ST VINCENT

twelve miles distant by sea. There was scurry
for small boats among those ashore. and those
coffin shaped. round bottomed affairs common in
the Caribbean Sea gave lesson in balancing by
the time the Potomac was reached.
The officers Of the Dutch man-of-war were in
vited 10 go along. and when the party was all
aboard there was little spare. The Po-
tomac is fast boat and an hour from the time
New-York tribune., 1902-06-08

of embarkatfon she off Pointe d'Orange and
St Pierre-or, rather what had been st.
Pierre-was in sight. The ship moored to one
of the roadstead buoys and the boats were low
cred Then Captain Mclean, standing at the head
of the ladder. said:
Captain Mccormick of the Potomac will remain
aboard TO watch the volcano In of danger
New-York tribune., 1902-06-08
PART II.
FOURTEEN PAGES.

vesuvius is uncrowned. and Pelee, terror of the
Antilles is king of the hosts Of destruction Pom
reii and Fierculaneum are longer the centres
OF human interest st. Pierre has surpassed them
both That tropical city. depopulated in few sec
nnds has been 17lercifuly entombed by the same
forces that destroyed it. The thirty thousand per
sons who died in St Pierre on May within a
brief half minute lay only few days with faces
New-York tribune., 1902-06-08

upturned 10 the sky and forms so distorted and
en1,lsive as to turn back the bravest and boldest
~ those who sought TO bury them. Pelee frowned
angYilv on the men who tried 10 burn those whom
ne had slain and after a warning growl that
shook the chain Of islands of which his is the
centre for one hundred and fifty miles in both di
-ecrons again belched forth fire. mud, cinders and
New-York tribune., 1902-06-08


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New-York tribune., 1902-06-08
K Boutillier Brothers
W0nen's Fine Nan1S0Ok
AND
Cambria Lingerie.

last recefyed large purchase of Hgh-srade Under
zvear comprising Chen1ises, Night Dresses rent
coats, Drazuers ard Corset CoOers, m fne HAaa(
socks Laqyns and Can,brics daintiy trimmed SOfh
h,stac6;ros and choice Laces and en1bsoideries.
Evening star., 1902-08-22
Boyaca in Hands Of Revolutionists

Vice Consul Ehrman at Panama in a dis
patch to the State Department confirms the
report that the Boyaca has fallen into the
hands Of the revolutionists.
Evening star., 1902-08-22
A FAMOUS MANS WIFE.
Madame Talleyrand Thought Demon
Was Robinson Crusoe.
From the Literary World.


Apropos Of recent sale in London Of q
first edition of Robinson Crusoe" and
second edition OF the Farther Adven-
lures" dated 1719 for the sum of s245. IS
revived an enjoyable story of Mime. Tai
leyrands's appreciation of Robinson Cru
soe:'
''Talieyrand used TO excuse his marriage
with woman so lacking in tact and sense
on the ground that clever women might
compromise their husbands, whereas stu
pid women only compromised themselves
One day Demon. the famous Egyptologist,
dined with the Talleyrands. M Talleyrand
instructed his wife TO read Demons books
She dutifully went to the library, but on
the way forgot the name. She could only
remember she wanted the book of a famous
traveller, whose name ended In on The
librarian gave her Robinson Crusoe'
Nine. Talleyrand read the book marveiing
that great traveller could write such an
interesting work, At dinner she aston
ished her guest by suddenly exclaimng
Mon Dieu, monsieur, what joy you must
have felt on your island when you found
friday"
Evening star., 1902-08-22
NOT WHAT THEY SEEM.
Some Familiar Instances of Ordinary
Disillusion

Things are not what they seem, and per-
haps 1t is good thing for us all that they
are not as the disinusionment is at times
painful said a Washington sporting man.
Thus, ask the average man the color of
ordinary whisky, and he will promptly reply
red when, as a matter Of fact, the true
color of the distillation of corn and rye is
white, or a very pale straw color. The
liquid is artificially colored red by various
methods, including the use of burnt sugar.
prune juice, or being rolled in a charred
barrel. Every man knows that If he were
to ask for drink OF whisky, and the real,
uncolored distllation were handed out to
him, he would eNclaim in horror and won
der, 'Whatareyougivingus? What is that
white stuff? ! said whisky
1.-The man who thinks he should advertise
by dodgers, sandwich men, street floats, ETC.,
instead of reaching the people through the
columns of the daily papers, receives a re-
suit which is not what 1t seems. Then
he starts over again and advertises right.
when the Washington base ball club val
fantIy prances forth in the gentle spring
time to do up the earth, the ocean, the
forests and the tropics, 1t encounters icicles
by June, ice houses in July, icebergs by
August and the north pole by September.
The mercury of our local fans drops to
zero, and again Is the old saw affirmed that
our club is not what 1t seems.
Ahead of US on the street we will see a
dream floating along with the dangling ends
or the new style moving ana very letcnlnS
Yell f1uttering gaily and enticingly in the
Summers zephyr as il fip-fops up and
down over the edges Of the big hat. And
what do we do when we see this dream
ahead? Quicken our pace. overtake and
pass 1t: steal a shy, so very shy side-look at
the beautious features we feel sure are con-
cealed behind the waving, dotted chiffon,
and we see. well. we see what we see and
there comes home to us the dull realization
that all Is not what 1t seems.
And it wouldn't seem bit like taking a
drink If we couldn't put one patent leather
upon the footrail of the bar. The American
cafe would soon go out Of business If 1t
weren't for that footraH.
When we pawn our watch, our diamond
ring and pin, borrow all the long green
that uninftiated friends will lend, back a
horse that can't lose;' that is tipped a dead
sure winner that is all fixed to land the
dough, we sadly assert to ourselves that this
Is not what 1t seemed before we tore up the
bits of pasteboard and shook our fists at
the sure winner as he is led to the pad
dock after fine finish for last place
But the force thai al Is not what It
Evening star., 1902-08-22


may be said to be great feyeler that fat
tens out the e6otism of new and unsophisti-
Gated representatives and others in OFF,
cial life like rollerFoverfa newly planted
wheatffeld.
When you 20 to thes capital for the
hrst time take a friends advice, which will
save you many heartache and flush of
anger-leave at home the belief that the
plane revolve arouAd you. Enter the
white gates of the beautiful city with re-
ceptive mind well saturated with the
thought that you have much, so very much,
to learn; and believe me that Washington
is one of the best schools to stuuy and learn
life In all phases in the world. Leave your
cock-sure- am always correct spirit at
home and see how much better you will get
along, and how much easier other people in
and out OF office will make 1t for you. In
short
But the little correspondent did not con-
ciude his friea-oly sentiments about new
members against whom he had brushed so
often and so intelligently. The big clerk
carried him kicking to his room, where he
was locked in until train time. Then the
clerk, the sheriff and myself escorted him
to the depot, put him safely on his train,
telllng him to be wary of the Lew member
when he met the latter in the winter. The
very important man and his infuriated hon.
est admirers made me pay for the mint
Juieps because l afterward affirmed that
the little chaps brief advice was founded
upon facts which the very important man
would ultimately admit were true
Evening star., 1902-08-22
Can Drunkards Be Maliciousp
From the Boston Journa,


Because he was intoxicated and did not
know what he was doing, thereby making it
impossible for the police to prove malicious
intent, James Mcdonald was DISCHARGED
by Special Justice Cutler In the police court
of Chelsea yesterday morning, after having
been arraigned on a charge of maliciously
breaking glass in the building numbered 462
Eastern avenue Chelsea. Mcdonald sa ii
he had been in liquor store at O. clock
on the afternoon the window was broken;
that he had been drinking and was thrown
out during a fight. =,
In summing up the case the court read a
definition of the word malicious, and then
said that a drunken man is for some crimes
as responsible as a sober man, but that
there are certain specific charges that may
not be proved against him II drunken
man breaks pane Of glass when he is in
such a condition that he does not know
what he is doing or can harbor no malice
he then becomes civilly liable for .he dam
age, but cannot be punished cri.ninally for
the offense. When the proprietor consid-
cred Mcdonald too drunk to be served It
was shown, the court said, that the de-
fendant was in an irresponsible condition.
Evening star., 1902-08-22
ANGELICA ROOT.
A Return to Old English Taste in Sea-
soning Dishes.

From the New York Evening Post.
There is sort of fad today for early
English goods and merchandise The old
poultry seasonings are used more than ever,
ehamOmile and chamOmile tea are again in
vogue in the sick room, and angelica plant
Is for sale IN the shops and stores Many
years ago the angelica was exceedingly
popular. The flowers were employed to
give sweet perfume 10 clothes presses and
bureau drawers, the tender stalks were
candied or preserved. and made palatable
confections, the leaves were used as pot
herbs. and the roots after washing and
scraping, were converted into a medicinal
tea, There IS difference between the
English and the American angelica, the
former being smaller more delicate and
more aromatic. The herb now in the mar
ket is the English variety; most OF 1t is
imported, but a large amount comes from
this country. where the British plant has
been successfully acclimated.
All these old uses have been revived and
some new ones added TO them. Among the
latter may be mentioned angelica cordial.
which is made OF light sherry wine, mac
Grated angelica leaves, stalks and roots
and pure syrup made from white sugar.
The preparation should be allowed to stand
for sixty days and should be then squeezed
through strong bag or else in kitchen
press The cordial is OF pleasant, brown
ish color, with an agreeable taste and a
very rich odor. According to it's yotaries II
makes a capital appetizer and stomachic.
The stems. cut into small pieces, boiled
until soft and then dipped in molten sugar
or In confectfoners' cream make plea sa MT
demulcent that Is quite efficacious for light
coughs or colds. The leaves chopped up
lamb chops and when mixed with parsley
and other pot herbs improve the favor OF
q pot roast.
Its most enjoyable use Is undoubtedly as
Evening star., 1902-08-22
Passing Of the Salmon.
From Outing.


The reddish Of the Idaho lakes will soon
be thing of the past. Indeed, fits numbers
now are as nothing when compared with
vast runs Of twenty years ago. And the
reasons for this deplorable depletion are
apparent and easily understood In the
lower Columbia there are miles and miles
of-gill-nets and hundreds Of pound-nets and
wefrs; great seines are hauled In all suit
able places, and the banks are lined with
destructive salmon wheels. The lower part
of the river is literally filled with these
and other apparatus destructive to the mi
grating salmon. They begin at the rivers
mouth and extend up the river as far as
the catch renders their operation profitable
Fortunate. indeed. the nsh which is able
to steer clear of this multitude of traps set
to ensnare him, to pass them all safely by,
to ascend the rapids and leap the water
falls, and, finally, to reach the spawning
grounds, a thousand miles from the sea
And fortunate indeed would he be were the
enemies all left behind, but they are not
The prospector. the miner. the rancher and
the people in the villages have learned
where the redfish spawn. and know when
to expect their coming.
Evening star., 1902-08-22
sALUTEs AT SEA.
Courtesies That Must Be Observed by
Ship Captains.

From the London Standard
In the days before cannon, and indeed
until comparatively recent times, vessel
| made its salutation by lowering its flag.
Ihls is the oldest and most honorable
greeting which ship can give, and it ranks
before the booming of guns, however many.
This salute has always been demanded by
English seamen, and its exaction has
burned the hearts and the powder of gen
erations of naval commanders. For a for
eign ship, whether merchant or martial, to
enter an English port without yelling top
sails or lowering it's national flag was to
court the chances of war though the pro-
fonndest peace existed. Without warning
or argument the shore defenses a man
of-War sent a round shot across the bows
or between the masts of the insolent in
truder, and If the offending flag came not
down instanter the foreigner was brought
TO her senses by being raked through and
through. Such was the reception accorded
by Johr Hawkins to the Spanish admiral
who In time of peace sailed into Plymouth
sound without yelling his topsails or strik-
ing his flag. The Dutch vehemently re-
sisted the British demand, and it was not
until 1913 that they finally agreed to strike
the English colors in home waters. The
same honor was formally assented to by
France in 1904, although it had been long
exacted by Britain.
Until modern times it was regarded as a
nigh misdemeanor for merchant vessel to
pass one of his najesty's ships without
dipping its ensign, and the consequence
was that shot across her bows compelled
her to heave to while her captains name
was taken, the admiralty instituting a
prosecution against him for his negligence.
Ihe trading ship dips her ensign and waits
Tor the man-of-War'S dip in return. Then
she dips again, and after that, in strict
etiquette, she ought to dip third time but
this Is seldom done now. The maritime
supremacy of Britain is still enforced by
the refusal OF any British war vessel to
dip Its nag to any foreign ship until the
latter has first lowered its colors, and
this acknowledgment of precedence is re-
quired not only in home waters, but in all
seas.
But naval salutes are now essential mat
tiers OF etiquette, and are exchanged under
an elaborate code arranged between foreign
powers and the admiralty in 1876 The
number of guns to be fred under all con-
ceivable circumstances is minutely stipu-
lated. Second to the salute of twenty-one
guns In honor of royal perSonages and ma
tlonal hags are the nineteen rounds given
to ambassadors. Colonial governors for
eign possessions and fortresses receive
seventeen guns, and ENJOYS extraordinary
and ministers plenipotentiary fifteen. Two
guns less are fired for lieutenant governors
Charges d'affafres are treated to eleven,
consuls general to nine and mere consul
to seven. The salute for admirals of the
neet is seventeen guns, and for admirals
s1mpltciter fifteen. Vice admrals are greet
ed with thirteen, and rear admirals with
two less, while nine guns are fired for
commodores-captain and lower officers
belng claSsed as not worth the burning of
powder.
Evening star., 1902-08-22
The Motor Car in England.
From the London Telegraph.

FROM the London Telegraph
1t is hardly more than three years ago
that the motor car in England, besides be-
ing unpopular, was bad form. While street
boys jeered and bus drivers were wither-
peared In the streets, society also looked
askance at the new mode of progression
and entertained beliefs to the ef-
feet that cars shook their passengers to
pieces. cost the keep of racing stud, and
broke down every mile, and such like su-
perst1tions. "The king has changed all
that" said the London representative Of
one of the biggest French -manufac-
turing firms the other day. 1.-THE premier,
too. has done us a lot of good" AS a
OF progress, the new focomotfon has in
three years passed from unpopularity to
public favor, and, after being bad form,
has become extremely fashionable If the
bus driver, for professional reasons, still
tries his best to be scathing his irony
ceases to find an echo In the crowd, and
when he calls magnificent forty horse
witticism falls fiat. Some other persons do
not yet eye motors with great favor-the
Sussex policeman, for instance But the
latter Is mistaken IL he thinks that public
opinion Is invariably on his side The pop
ular mind on the whole recognizes fully
the importance of the automobile, it's ad-
vantages and its delights, and the general
motor cars In that 'he wishes he had
one" AS for the society, it has taken to
the motor In wonderful way. The auto
mobile, for obvious reasons, has become
even more rapidly fashionable Than 1t has
grown In popularity.
Evening star., 1902-08-22
LIVING IN TREES.
A Famous Dining Room High Among
the Leaves,

From Tft-Bits.
About an hours railway journey from
Paris there is a remarkable village the in
habitants of which spend their lives in the
tree tops. If you look for this curious spot
on the map you will find it spelt Sceaux.
though it is perhaps better known among
the Parisians as LIE Nria Arbre de Robin
SON."
1t appears that some fifty years ago NJ.
Guescenin conceived the idea Of building a
restaurant In the tree tops. He owned a
bit of land at SceauX in which stood a
grand old tree In the branches of this
forest patriarch he erected small dining
rooms, which were reached by rustic stair
cases. The view to be obtained from these
leafy heights is unique. To celebrate the
unconventional delights of feasts taken
perched among the branches NJ. Guescenin
called his tree ROBINSON dropping the
Crusoe. The fame of the tree and its din
ing rooms pread-all social, literary ar
tistic Paris made it point to breakfast
or dine among the rustling leaves.
lmltators soon appeared on the scene
and today SceauX is nothing less than a
village built in the tree tops. There are
over score of trees with spacious dining
rooms, many also boasting of sleeping and
living apartments, ingenioHsly constructed
on the stout branches of the trees The
tallest tree may be lkened to three-story
dwelling. 1t has three distinct rooms, bull
one above the other.
Sceaux is undoubtedly delightful little
spot and is well patroniZed during the
summer months by the well-to-do Partisan
| Thousands of newly married couples spend
| their honeymoon here every year The
| founder of the village, M. Guescenin, is
said to have made q large fortune out OF
his unique idea-far more than Defoe made
| out of his world-famous story, THE Ad.
| ventures of Robinson Crusoe," after whom
| the village is named.
A very quaint tree dwelling is that to be
| found at the foot Of Mount Temaipafs neal
| the village of Mill Valley, not far from Sar
| Francisco, Cal. The residence is over fifty
| feet above the ground, and Is built round
! the trunk of large redwood. It boasts OF
| two rooms and small kitchen. A balloon,
| also runs right round 1t. 1t Is entireIJ
japanese in style, and was built by Jan,
under the supervision Of Its owner, MI
George Marshland He built this prett,
little home two years ago with a view t.
spending his honeymoon In It, but both h,
and his wife were so delighted with it tina
| they have occupied il, ever since
Evening star., 1902-08-22
The Cranky Horse.

FROM Harpers Weekly.
nave spent much of a long life In the
observation of horses 1 have reared them.
pfoheh them, trained them, ridden them
ana driven them in every form from the
pioW 10 the four-in-hand The result of
these years of study is summed up TN one
sentence: l believe the horse to he mart
maniac and part idiot Every horse at
some time In his life develops into a homi-
cldal maniac. 1 believe any man who
trusts himself or his family to the power
OF morse, stronger than himself. to he
lacking IN common sense and wholly deyoid
OF ordinary prudence. / have driven one
commonplace horse every other day for siY
years over the same road and then had
MIN go crazy and try to kill himself end
me because leaf f1uttered down in
front OF him. 1 have known scores Of
horses. apparently trustworthy, apparently
creatures OF routine. so wild and insane
over equally regular and recurring phenom-
ena NO amount CT observation can tell
When the brute will break out One mare
TOOK two generations of children to school
over the same quiet road, and then in her
nineteenth year went crazy because a
rooster crowed alongside the road. She
killed two Of the children II any man
can tell me of one good reason why man
should trust horse I should be glad to
| know. ~
Evening star., 1902-08-22
Saks and Company, Pa: Ave: & 9TH St.

seems may be fully appreciated when we
which, upon opening, discloses lot of Wis
iting cards, dress goods samples, a soda
water check, latch key, gas receipts, recipe
Tor making pound cake, but not even a car
ticket as regards money valuation. We had
hoped 1t was apoplectic with money. aware
that our consciences would dictate that 1t
would be wrong to appropriate found money
10 our own use without making an effort to
nnd the owner, as If we had deliberately
stolen 1t. Yet so fixed is this streak of
mercenary greed in our natures and so firm
Is the belief that things ought to be what
they seem that We are disappointed because
some unfortunate did not lose wad of
money especially for US.
We have all had these and other similar
experiences, and We can have them every
day in the year and our sensations undergo
no change. Life stripped of it's illusions
would be a dreary life indeed, >,
Evening star., 1902-08-22

a chief ingredient in the pot-pourri lar.
Inc best combination is ene-third red rose
leaves and two-thirds OF angelica flowers
ana r,. leaves cut fine with a sharp knife
tle salt. covered with water weighted down
py stone, and then the jar itself should
De covered alright. In a short time the
essential oils of angelica will separate from
the vegetable tissue, and will give forth
perfume in almost unlimited Quantities
Whenever the cover of the jar is raised
Evening star., 1902-08-22

II you want work read the want columns
of The Star.