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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-04
The New Black Dress Fabrics

TMe IVeW DIdCM
Are quite interesting as the colored and are
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Among the leading fabrics
Panne Zbenes Jacquard Zbelines Canvas Zbnes Long Hair
Zbenes Doeskn Camete London Cords Voies Eamnes Eo
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Homespuns Thb Tamise Boadcot Spotproof
cloths Cloth Armue Popnettes Whipcord Serges
serges Mohas Cavenees Lansdownes Henettas Satin Grantees
Metro etc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-04
Postage on The Star.
The postage required for mailing
today's Star Of 80 pages is 8 cents.
The vicksbure Sails for cbafoo

The Navy Department Is Informed that
the ganboat Vicksburg sailed from Woo
sung yesterday for Chs1oo.
The Western news., 1902-09-03

tall and superbly formed. Her regi.
mental uniform is very showy-red fac
ings on pure white material. sur
mounted by three-cornered hat with
large. dropping heron's plumes. She
salutes the Emperor and then takes q
place by his side while the regiment
files past.
The Crown Princess Maria of Rou.
mania. is another royal female col.
| onel, who considers herself bound
to her regiment in more than name
She Is the chief Of the Fourth Regi.
ment of Roumanian Hussars. She
looks very imposing at the head Of
her troops, and Is a very skillful
horsewoman. This petticoat colonel
Is q woman of versatile talents; she
has written voluminously In the sphere
Of fiction and histrionics. As an anna.
teur actress, both in the German and
Roumanian languages. she has dis
played wonderful talents, and 1t 10
said Of her that she is the power be.
hind the throne in Roumania.
Hollands Queen. Young Wilhelmina,
Is commander Of a number of Dutch
and German regiments. She Is always
handsome, never more SO than in tha
uniform of general Of the Royal Horse
Guards, dark blue. with gold facings,
epaulettes and the numerous insignia
of rank. Sometimes she appears at
the head of her troops riding on her
favorite pony, Baby, wearing white
amazon riding habit. with the regula-
ton tall black hat.
All Of the younger women belonging
to European royal families are expert
horsewomen, and take their chief rec
reation In racing or coursing.
The Western news., 1902-09-03
!. The Sun Is a
Faithful Servant.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Mans most faithful and tireless
servant Is the sun. Although there
has been much talk of late years Of
Harvesting this glorious orb" the fact
is it has been in harness and diligent-
~ at work from the creation OF the
world down to the present time. But
the genius Of man Is destined to bring
about still greater results than are now
apparent. Several more or less prac-
tical plans Of utilizing the suns rays
have been invented, but none so per-
feet, so full of promise as the great
sun motor now engaged in storing up
the suns heat at the well-known Pas
adena ostrich farm in California. By
the suns heat water is boiled, the
steam working powerful engine ca
pable of pumping some 1,4OO gallons Of
water in a minute.
From the distance the California sun
motor looks like huge open umbrella
inverted and with piece sawn off its
top. 1t is balanced on high steel
framework and Is set at such an angle
that it will catch the sunbeams on it's
l,7SS mirrors. Each of these mirrors
measures two feet In length and three
inches across and reflects the sunshine
on to a long cylinder, corresponding
to the handle of the umbrella, which
holds about 100 gallons Of water. The
boiler is made of steel, covered with
Il notwithstanding material.
Tho hot parSiStant California c11n
that shines almost every day In the
year when reflected from the mirrors
on the boiler causes such heat that it
is possible to obtain $50 pounds of
steam pressure in one hour from cold
water. When the machine is made
ready for work-a task for boy, who
has merely to turn crank until the
indicator shows that the sun is truly
focused on the mirrors-it will move
around SO that its face is kept turned
to the sun all day without further ma
nipulation under the force of an auto
matte engine. The boiler is automatic
ally supplied with water, safety
valve releasing the steam II the pres
sure should become too great.
All day every day from an hour aft
err sunrise to half hour before sun
down this tireless heat concentrator
keeps it's shining face turned to the
sun, storing up an energy which may
be put to almost any use. 1t works
under the powerful California sun as
well in winter as in summer.
The Western news., 1902-09-03
FAIR SOLDIERS IN UNIFORM.

Royal Ladies' of Europe Have Conn
snand of Regiments.
Many royal women in Europe are Of
ficers Of famous regiments, and some
Of them take more than a mere formal
interest In their commands. When
they appear at the head Of their troops
these women wear the regulation uni
forms. and seem to take delight |
riding ast'ide at the head Of the CO
umns on dress parade or during the
camp maneuvers. 1t Is only upon q
near view that the sex of these COM
manders can be distinguished, and the
fair ones appear to take pleasure in be-
Ing as ''manish" as any soldier on the
field.
The Empress Of Germany Is natural.
ly the foremost Of the women soldiers
Of Europe, and her husband is proud Of
her military attainments and soldierly
bearing. She Is chief Of the famous
First Regiment Of Imperial Cuiras-
siers, and may frequently be seen rid
ing at the head Of this crack military
organization When the regiment is on
review before the Emperor it ap-
proaches his station with band playing
and colors flying, the Empress riding
proudly at its head. She is one Of the
most striking figures in the army, being
The Western news., 1902-09-03
LIGHTHOUSE DOG.
His Barking Saved Two Fishermen ON
the Maine Coast.

L
the Maine Coast.
One of the last dots Of land and light
which the mariner sees as he leaves the
central part Of the coast Of Maine Is
lonely Two-Bush Island. The light
keeper who lives on the island has q
dog, and it is to this fact the Rockland
Star says, that the captain and crew Of
the fshing-schooner Clara Bella owe
their lives. AS it was, they lost their
schooner, loaded with fish, lost their
way, and then lost the dory. They
landed on Two-Bush with Just the
clothes they stood in.
Captain Pulk, who lives In Vinalha-
ven, started out in the Clara Bella with
companion after cod and haddock.
They fished to the south off Matinicus
about two miles, cruising along in the
vicinity of Green Island Ridge.
The sky portended storm, and at
length they put in for Rockland. The
storm enshrouded them. Darkness fell
early, and they soon lost their reckon
ing. Suddenly the schooner bumped
upon rock, and a great sea swept
over ana nlled her.
Captain Pulk and companion jumped
into the dory, and in the whirlpool Of
waters and roaring of the storm pulled
for life away from the rocks, upon
which they could hear the Clara Bella
pounding to pieces.
The wind blew them out to sea, but
they did not know in what direction
they We're going. The hours dragged
by in soul-tOrturing endeavor to keep
the dory from being submerged in the
seas. At midnight they again heard
breakers near, but in the darkness
We're afraid to steer for them.
Hours Of agony passed, when sud-
denly above the roar of water and tenn
pest they heard the welcome barking Of
a dog. They they caught faint CLEAN
of light on the cliff. The two men be-
gan to shout for help, and in answer to
their despairing cries the wind brought
back to them the wild yelping of the
faithful dog on Two Bush Island. They
could hear his barkings die out from
the cliff as he ran back to the light
house in the effort to attract the atten-
tion of the light-keeper.
Every minute seemed an age to the
men in the dory fighting for life in the
water below the cliff. At last light
flashed from the edge of the cliff. and
the Joyous barking Of the dog and the
swinging light told them that help was
at hand. They could see a coil of rope
as the lantern-light cast ray upon 1t,
and then came swish in the waters
beside the dory.
Captain Pulk and his companion In
turn tied the rope about their bodies.
and after great struggles were safely
landed on the wlnd-swept cliff. AS
they stood there in safety they heard
the dory crash into splinters against
the base of the cliff beneath them.
The Western news., 1902-09-03
Meanest-Man in Kansas.

Not long ago the wife Of Western
Kansas politician asked him to lay
aside politics long enough one day to
dig the potatoes in the garden. He
agreed to do it. After digging for q
few minutes he went into the house
and said he had found a coin. He wash
it off and it proved to be silver quar-
ter. He put 1t in his jeans and went
back to work. Presently he went to
the house again and said he had found
another coin. He washed the dirt of
it. 1t was a silver half dollar. He
put 1t In his jeans. II have worked
pretty hard" said he to his wife; II
guess I'll take short nap" When he
awoke he found that his wife had dug
all the rest Of the potatoes. But she
found no coins. It then dawned upon
her that she had been .'worked."-Kan-
sas City journal.
The Western news., 1902-09-03
HE DODGED THE TIP.

Rather Rough on the Barber, but Gus
| toner Saved a Dime.
"Well, suh." said the barber as the
man stepped out of the chair after hav-
| ing had his hair cut, IAN how does
yo' all lax it, suh?'
The man stood before looking glass
and surveyed his head carefully and
admiringly.
WELL" he said, after pause, i've
had my hair cut all over the world.
and"
"Yaas, suh," commented the black
barber, delightedly.
"And by all kinds and colors of bar
bers. I've had my zazas clipped in
Hongkong, and I've had 'em razed In
Port Said"
"Yaas. suh." gurgled the barber. feel
ing the tip already in his mitt.
"I'ye had ships BARRIERS in the South
Seas reap my harvest of hirsute, and"
"Yaas, indeedy. subj" chimed In the
overjoyed barber.
"And I've had my tresses toyed with
by the artistic ducks on the Rue des
Boulevard in Paris. But this-this-"
"Yaas, suh!" put in the barber, ex-
pectantly.
"This," continued the man, as he
slipped on his coat. ''is the very rot
tenest apology for rough-house,
hemp-chop that l ever saw in my
life," and then he clapped on his hat.
| tossed the quarter to the barber, and
fed.
THAT was about the only way in the
| world" he muttered, as he got out
into the open air, that l could have
ducked the necessity of coughing up
to that barber the dime that re-
quired so badly In my buslness."-
| Washington Post.
The Western news., 1902-09-03
A FUNERAL PYRE.
Misers' Hoard Disappeared in Fire
kindled by His Heirs.

kindled by His Heirs.
Misers are notorious for their odd
wills and strange secretion of proper
ty. In The Story of My Life" an in
teresting incident is told of hidden val
uables and their fate. Mr.. and Mrs.
Close, at Nottingham, England, were
reputed very rich and great misers.
and his wife, came to the house and
ransacked it for the money and dia-
monds which their deceased relatives
were supposed to have secreted there.
Cupboards and drawe were searched
in vain. Nothing particular was found.
At last, in the attic, great trunk was
discovered. Here it ISL they said,
But when the trunk was opened the
upper part was found to be full Of
nothing but hair-combings, as If all the
waste from hair-brushes had been
saved for years. Below these was a
lot Of very much soiled old curl l-papers;
and under them, again, We're several
pairs Of old and very much worn cor
sets.
What mess!" said young Mrs.
Close, in disgust. "Well have it
burned. What creatures our relatives
must have been!
The trunk was taken down into the
courtyard, huge bonfire made, and
the trunk upset in it. AS it was burn
ing the woman stood by with stick,
poking the rubbish. Accidentally she
poked open one of the curl-papers. 1t
was a tifty-pound note!
In agony she pulled and poked at the
fire, but it was too late; most Of the
notes We're burned. She saved only
about eight hundred pounds.
Naturally her husband was angry
and unjust. Every time he saw the
burned heap in the courtyard he burst
forth afresh. So his wife sent for the
ashman and had the debris removed.
Still the diamonds had not been
found. Finally an old charwoman who
had worked in the house was found in
the almshouse. She was asked If she
knew anything about the diamonds; IL
there were any, and where they We're
kept.
"Oh, yes," she said, there were dia-
monds very fine ones; but small good
they ever did old Mrs. Close for she
always kept them sewn up and hidden
away in her old stays"
All the stays had been burned in
the fire. The diamonds might not
h,,t <hn
had removed every vestige of the
ashes. Not trace Of them could be
found.
The Western news., 1902-09-03
Pope Leo as a Chess PLAYER,

It may not be known that Leo XIII.
Is an ardent lover of chess. He has
been constant player for over thirty
years, and his skill in the game is any.
thing but mediocre. His Holiness IA,
vorite opponent used to be Father
Guilio. with whom he was In the habit
Of playing when he was Cardinal Pecci.
On being raised to the Pontifcal throne,
he summoned Father Guilio from Flor
ence, where he was then stationed, and
gave him apartments in the Vatican.
Father Guilio was said to combine q
rare mastery Of the game with an ex-
ceedingly irascible temper. Sometimes,
during game with His Holiness, h,
would burst out into an ungovernable
fit Of rage. On such occasions Leo
XIII. Immediately interrupted the con.
test, and proceeded to deliver a little
homily on the virtues of Christian resig-
nation ard self-control.
The Western news., 1902-09-03
LOVES YEAR. s-ss

~ S.fYt -------f
On January morning,
Bright and frosty. Love was born;
Softened by the gentler breezes
Or February morn;
With the March winds. wild and gusty
Raved and clustered all the day;
But WIS moved TO tears and laughter
As sweet April had her way;
And to fairer expectation
With the promise-buds OF May;
Under June skies blue and hopeful,
Felt anticipation near;
Revelled in the July glory
OF the sun 5 rays, hot aud clear;
And with golden sheavcs of August
hnew that harvest tine is dear;
Vet amidst chill September
Felt a change that checked his pride;
In the dimness of October
Watched the falling leaves and sighed;
Through Nevemher's fogs and vapors
Wandered out alone and cried;
Till at last. in bleak December,
On winter night he died
-Gentlemau's Magazine.
The Western news., 1902-09-03
PITCHER HAD TRICKS
OPPOSITION SHORTSTOP WAS
ALSO A "SMOOTH ONE"
How a Hard Game Was Tied in the
Days When the Curved Bali Was Just
Coming In = Some old Time Base
Ball Frauds.

You may talk about the sweeping
:urves and the parabolic shoots Of
present-day baseball pitchers" said
the fat man who was ut one time mas
cot for the Lightfoot Lilies of Jones
County, ''but there isn't one Of 'em
that could have held candle to old
Dean Braley the last season he did the
twirling for the famous Ringtail Roar
ers. He'd probably be in the business
now If the Lightfoot Lilies hadn't ex-
nual game with the Roarers that sum-
mel. The funny part Of it was that
the season before he couldn't pitch any
thing but straight ball, and even the
high-school teams used to touch him
up for dozen hits or so every game.
AS for us, We smothered him.
but the very next season he bios
somed out with those wonderful
curves. Why, a visitor to town said
that In one game he saw Braley pitched
an outcurve so close to the plate that
the latter struck at 1t. The ball kept
right on curving until it came around
toward first base and caught the run
ner mapping. The next ball pitched
was an inshoot which not only drew
another strike on the batter, but which
curved around to third base and caught
. runner there. The catcher, accord
Ing to the visitors story, wasn't really
needed, but played in the field, just to
ill out the batting list.
well, of course, we put all such talk
as this down as hot-air fund contribu-
tions, but we knew that there must be
some foundation in the reports that
Braley was pitching very slick base
ball. And right we We're. When the
big game came along he put it all over
US, and for eight innings not one Of US
touched first except the first baseman
when he was in the field. Bull Thomp-
son, Home Run Hawk kins, and even
Capt. Siugger Burro MS himself were
oil at Braley's mercy. They struck at
outs they couldn't reach; they let ins
60 by that shot over the plate-in fact,
they did everything but connect with
the ball. Then came the fatal exposure
ala tAC AiAlA. Allllc SllulllC
the first man up for us, fell fiat on his
face to dodge the first ball pitched, but
it curved square over the rubber for a
strike. The next one was one of Bra
ley's slow change balls, and Sammie
held his bat out to bunt. Thud! You
can imagine his surprise when he start
ed for first to find the ball stuck fast
to the end of his bat. Dean Braley
made rush for him, but the boys held
him back, and the secret was out. The
Roarers' pitcher had been sticking
chewing gum on the ball, and the extra
twist obtainable made his wonderful
curves possible. The umpire, Of course,
forfeited the game to the Lilies, S to O..
But that wasn't the end The Roarers
had discovered that Capt. Slugger Bur-
rows wore a fy-paper mitt at short
stop, and although the most ignorant
child knows that fly-paper is made for
catching flies, the umpire gave the
game to them also, making the score a
tie, . to 8. What followed Is best left
untold. AS the Jones County Courier
said, it was game Of 'forfeits with the
kissing left OUT"
The Western news., 1902-09-03
Hero Outside the Ranks

~ ERGT. ALLEN DURFEE, of the
- high school cadets, sat on the edge
of his iron cot and clicked his
heels together neryously. 1t had GER
tainly been the hardest day of his 10
year existence.
The night before had come q telegram
announcing:
Private James Durfee severely
Wounded thigh-assault on Calumpit."
The message had been sent by one of
his fathers old comrades now connect
ed with the War Department at Wash
fngton. and the morning papers had
brought no further information. So
ALLEN and his mother knew that for
many long weeks. perhaps until Jimmy
himself could write, they must wait for
particulars.
All day long he had been haunted by
his mothers white face as she opened
The Western news., 1902-09-03
krad. dont you know, I say what.

Krad. don't you kAswi I say what
Of course. Just as the swells do, but IL
said 'thaht wouldn't society people
think was servant girl out of place I
Thank goodness there Is one word I
have got down fine and l can pro-
nounce it just too lovely for anything.
and that Is 'advahntage.' l feel like
l was the real thing when say it, and,
don't you know, when l hear anybody
say advantage it does sound too fat
and common for any use. l do think
1t is the dearest word. I'd like to ask
Il mean ahsk-about lot more, but
the boss is coming and must look
ahfter some matter-or Is it mahtters?
that mean 'thaht'-he wants at
tended to. So long," and she left the
reporter standing Mt the office rail
somewhat puzzled himself.
The Western news., 1902-09-03

the fateful message, and by the thought
ot dear old Jimmy, who had taught him
- play marbles, baseball and football;
who had fought for him when he was
imposed upon, and with him when he
deserved it-lying weak and suffering
In the heart Of Luzon.
And cropping up with the heartache
was q persistent pang of jealousy.
Jimmy was only IS when he enlisted.
and Allen had begged SO hard to go,
too. Weren't they both the sons of q
brave soldier, he argued. Did three
miserable years prevent his marching
just as far and shooting just rs straight
rs Jimmy?
"AHen, dear"-it was his mothers
voice from the foot of the stairs
'hurry down and go to the store. Mr.
Thomas has forgotten to send the but
ter"
Allen sprang to his feet, dashed cold
water in his face and rubbed it vigor
0usly. But in spite Of this treatment
his mothers keen eye caught the traces
OF tears. She placed her hand tenderly
Vu MS SuOuIuer, saying:
You must not worry about your
brother. Remember, he has a fine con.
stitution and will have the best of hos
pital care. Doubtless he'll be sent home
on furlough."
1T isn't that mother, altogether. I'd
trust Jimmy for pulling through almost
anything, but If only could be with
him. 1t isn't fair that must stay home
when he's there. I'm strong and tough
and the best quarterback the teams
ever had, and could fight for my coun-
try just as hard as Jimmy"
The mothers arm stole around the
boy. and she drew him close as q sud-
dan fear shot through her heart.
"And leave his poor mother all alone
What should l do without my home
guard? You don't know what a COM
fort you have been to me in your broth
0r's absence"
Allen threw back his shoulders, and
with military salute to his smiling
mother, hurried away. Come to think
OF 1t, his mother had betrayed her de-
pendence upon him more than once. He
had really stepped into Jimmy's shoes.
The frown had disappeared and he was
almost smiling when he reached the
store. But Mr.. Thomas, all unwilling
", reopened the wound, as he did up the
package.
That's just what we expected Of
yeur brother. Bloed will tell, and he
comes from fighting stock"
"Ah't from the same stock p
thought Allen, rebelliously, as he left
the store. His cheeks flushed and the
bump Ysse again In his throat. He made
for the railroad cut off to avoid meet
1ng any more people with their condo
2sncss I'D congratulations.
0s fsn b broodiug o*x the Etuatioo.
The Western news., 1902-09-03
Machine-MaGe Base Balls.

American ingenuity came to the front
in the shape Of an automatic machine
for making baseballs. Each machine
winds two balls at one time In the fol-
lowing way:
A little rubber ball, weighing three
quarters of an ounce, around which one
turn has been made with the end of q
skein of an old-fashioned gray stocking
yarn, is slipped into the machine, then
another, after which the boy in charge
touches lever, the machine starts and
the winding begins. The rubber ball
Is thus hidden in u few seconds, and In
its place appears little gray yarn ball
that rapidly grows larger and larger.
When 1t appears to be about half the
size of the regulation baseball there Is
a click, the machine stops, the yarn Is
cut the boy picks out the ball and
tosses it into basket. When this bas-
ket is full it is passed along to another
boy, who runs similar machine,
where a half-ounce layer of worsted
yarn is put on.
The next machine adds a layer of
strong white cotton thread; coating of
rubber cement is next applied and q
half-ounce layer Of the very best fine
worsted completes the ball, with tho
exception Of the cover.