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FLOATING ISLANDS.
One Island, Covering Two Acres, Seen
in the Gulf Stream.

From AinsIee's Magazine.
OF the passengers carried by ocean cur
rents floating islands are the most in
teresting. Many Of them have been found
voyagtng on the Atlantic. These Islands
were originally parts of low-lying river
banks which broke away under stress of
storm or food and hoated out to Sea- The
Orinoco. the Amazon. the La Plata and
other tropical rivers often send forth such
pieces OF their shores. Some Of the bits
OF land are Of large size and carry animals.
insects and vegetation, even at times IN
Guiding trees, the roots of which serve to
hold the land intact. while their branches
and leaves serve az sails for the wind Cen
orally the waves break up these islands
shortly after they put to sea, but some
times, under favorable conditions, thew
travel long distances.
The longest voyage Of a floating island,
aeeordins ,et to government records. took
place IN 1893 This island was first seen
on Florida, and apparently 1t had an area
OF two acres. 1t bore no trees, but II was
thickly covered with bushes, and in one
place 1t was thirty feet high above the sea
level 1t was in the Gulf Stream. travelling
slowly, and with occasional fluctuations to
show where the ground swell was working
beneath It, Probably 1t got away from its
river anchorage In the spring Of the year,
for toward the latter part Of July 1t had
reached the latitude OF Wilmington. Del.
No large animal life had been seen on 1t.
though there must have been myriads of
the small. creeping things which abound
In the tropics. By the end Of August 1t
had passed Cape Cod and was veering to-
ward the Grand Banks. 1t followed the
steamer lane routes quite accurately, and
several vessels reported 1t. One month
later 1t was In midocean, northwest of the
Azores, and its voyage evidently was be-
ginning to tell on 1t. 1t was much smaller
and less compact. It was not seen again,
and probably it met destruction in the Oc-
tober gales. But 1t had Travelled at least
1000 miles, and If, as was thought 1t came
from the Orinoco. 1t must have covered
twice that distance. It is quite possible
that floating islands larger than this one
under more favoring circumstances, might
during past ages have made the complete
journey from America to Europe or Africa
and SO brought about distribution of ami
NAL species OF course, 1t is not absolutely
certain that this island went to pieces in
October. 1t might, though this is not prob
able, have floated down into the region Of
Gains ard seaweed, where 1t would be long
er preserved
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-02-10
Art In the Home.
nom the Philadelphia Record.

From the Philadelphia Record
There is something so decorative about n
screen, apart from its usefulness, that n
really weil-furnished room is hardly con-
s,dered complete without one. The designs
are many. but the selection has to be made
with due regard to surroundings; that 10
to say, the screen must seem to belong TO
the rest OF the furniture. IL must be the
same in character and not have the appear
ance of an odd piece. The folding screens
with panels OF rich silk are, q s a rule well
adapted for the drawing room and II the
furnishing il Chippendale or Sheraton then
the frames are made In those designs the
upper part having clear glass panels while
the coloring OF the silk in the lower part
must tone with the walls and hangings of
the room. French screens. such as those OF
the Louis XIV and XVI periods. with ma
hogany or mahogany and gift finely carved
frames and clear glass panels in shaped
upper parts. are particularly Beautiful. yea
only suitable for rooms In those styles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-02-10
SIGNALS INSIDE LOCOMOTIVES.

An Austrian Inventf0n to Keep warn-
fngs Before the Engineer's Eyes.
From the London Chronicles Vienna Telegram.
A new and highly interesting system OF
preventing railway accidents has been In
vented by Herr Bartelmus. an Austrian
electrician. Herr Bartelmus announced IL
at last nights sitting OF the Austrian Rail-
way Officials Club. The inventor employs
a single electric current In order that a
stopping or moving engine may transmit
signals te the stations and signal boxes.
and vice versa This invention. It Is said,
makes it possible to prevent accidents arts
ing from trains meeting one another. from
an express train running into the back Of
a goods train or from leaving some car
riages or trucks behind. The invention
would further prevent one train coiliding
with another standing at the platform, or
with single truck or coach; likewise Il
would obviate accidents arising from OPEN
Ing the wrong points, OF from the imperfect
closing or them, to mention only the COM
monest OF causes Of eatastrophies.
Herr Bartelmus exhibited a model OF his
apparatus and explained Its working and
construction. Before the engine driver
that the electric apparatus is in action.
should there be an obstruction on the
line, green lamp would take the place Of
the white one as soon as the train got
the same time a loud bell would begin to
ring The green light signifies drive
slowly. If the engine driver ignored that
signal and the train got within 200 meters
OF the object the green light would go out
ana red one appear. the latter being the
signal for stopping the train. But IL the
driver did not stop, but approached the
obstruction within about 600 meters, Herr
Bartelmus' apparatus would automatically
either shut Off steam or else apply The
brakes and stop the train in time.
When train leaves the station bells are
rung at the next two signal boxes, and
possibly electric lamps are lighted, and a
special apparatus indicates to these signal
men over which line the train is to travel,
The advantage OF this apparatus is that 1t
enables officials at the station or signal
men to signal In time to an approaching
train to stop. On the signal boxes an in
genious arrangement would be put up
which would automatically prevent a train
from proceeding should another train have
stopped in the middle OF block, even
though an attempt were made to alter the
danger signals. Likewise, when a train ap-
preached any points it would automatically
set them right and would keep them locked
until It had passed, thus preventing any
unauthorized person from altering them.
Herr Bartelmus has just published a
pamphlet giving a detailed description of
his invention
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-02-10
Shakespeare q Common Name.
From the Antiquarian.


It may come as surprise to some folk 10
find how common a name that of Shakes
peare not only is, but was long before the
birth Of the poet. At least three thtrteen.h-
century Shakespeares are known, and there
Ia possible fourth. In the next century
there are notices Of bearers of the name
at Penrith and Nottingham, where a John
Shakespeare was plaintiff in 1857 against
Richard de Cotgrave. spicer, for deceit IN
the sale of dyewood, and recovered dam
ages; in Neutrality-suspicious. shakespe-e,
felon, who had left his goods and hed',-at
Youghal, Colchester. Pontefract and else
where. Fifteenth-century occurrences Of
the name are also fairly numerous. and
when we come to the succeeding age, imme-
diately preceding and partly including the
poets own era Mrs. Slopes shows plainly
that there were. Shakespeares all over the
country. The frequent occurrence of the
name IL, Of course. a warning of the value
lessness of the attempts which have been
not infrequently made to connect the poet
with this or that family on the grounds OF
similarity OF name o. sge.
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Nine. Titiens' Money.

from Chambers Journal.
The fortune Of the famous singer. Nine.
Titiens. remained in chancery for years.
She, 1t will be remembered died in 1877.
and left all her vast fortune to a relative
named Peter Tietjens. In 1873 Peter Tiet-
iens was living at Cardiff. and about that
time announced his intention of emigratins
to South America. Whether he did so OF
not has never been escertained but for
three years prior to Mime. Titiens' death
nothing was Seen or heard of him, and for
twenty years after the death other rela-
tfves tried to obtain the estate on the pre-
sumption that Peter was dead and had LEFT
no heirs. The courts. however are very
slow to act in such cases; and IL was only
In 1895 that an order was granted givtnR
leave to assume the legatee's death, IL al
ter proper advertising. neither Peter Tfet-
jens nor his heirs put in a claim.
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GRIM CoURTSHIP.
Customs Of Kidnapping and Murder
Still Extant in the Caucasus.
From the London Mail.

FROM the London Mall.
The manners and customs of the people
OF the Caucasus have not changed to a
great extent since the country was sub
dued by Russia. One of the relics OF the
good old times to which the Caucasians es-
pecially cling Is the custom of KIDNAPPING
the women whom they desire to make their
wives.
Recently a case Of this kind resulted In
tragic end. A prominent inhabitant of
the little Caucasian town OF Katuhagan,
named Ismail Ogli OKi, tried to kidnap the
sister Of his best friends wife while his
friend was absent from home The girl
resisted his attempt to carry her off. aided
by her married sister. The baff1ed lover
drew his sword and inflicted dangerous
wounds on both the ladies. At this mo-
ment his friend returned, and, enraged at
finding what had occurred, killed Ismail
on the spot. Then cut off IsmaTs head
and carried it round to show the neighbors
what fearful revenge he had taken
In the same district a young nobleman
desired to marry the daughter of a neigh
boring landowner, and invited the girl with
her parents to grand ball given at his
castle. During the evening he found an
opportunity of decoying the girl into Sc
cluded part Of the house, where she was
seized by his men and placed in a car
rage. The prince Joined her. and, In spite
OF the girls entreaties. started out o drive
to place where they could be married
without much delay.
The girls father. on finding that his host
had disappeared with his daughter, gave
chase. and, being on horseback overlook
the carriage. He shot the nobleman with
out ado, and took his daughter home The
nobleman. however, had won her heart
during the drive, and the girl was now re-
1uctant to marry the man Of whom her
father approved, but the stern parent in
sisted on the wedding taking place at once.
The bride appeared in the church, pale
but cool and collected. During the cere-
mony she drew dagger and stabbed the
bridegroom to the heart. Afterward she
committed suicide.
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OCEAN DERELICTs.
The Fanny e. Wolston Roamed Ten
Thousand Miles.

Thousand Miles.
From Ainslees Magazine
Perhaps it is the natural instinct to per-
sonify every craft that -f1oats-perhaps 1t
is because they were once the domiciles Of
living beings-that makes human interest
in derelicts universal. They are the embod-
iment Of pathos the menace Of tragedy
From the slavery of man they have gone
forth to the freedom Of the sea. which
means, after all, that they are stumbling
blindly on to that destruction which ulti-
mately awaits all things which are with
out the law. Some Of them last but a day;
others float for years. The average num-
Der afloat is usually about twenty. but In
1873 an average of thirty-five a month was
reported. Most derelicts are made OF the
coast Of the United States In the gulf
stream, and they are prone to follow in the
wake Of the liners. Often they follow the
ocean river around Its great circle, and
many Of them get into the Sargasso sea-
The most notable derelict was the Fanny
e. Wolston, three-masted schooner lum-
ber-laden, which was abandoned October
Is, 1891. and was last seen in 1894. She
drifted at least ten thousand miles, follow
ing the great circle in a zigzag way. In
this she differed from the W. L. White a
schooner which was abandoned off Della
ware during the blizzard OF 1888 The
mediately for Europe. At times she at
tanned speed Of thirty five miles day
She fioated first to the Grand Ranks, and
hid in the fogs that hang over that region
She stayed doggedly in the mist, floating
around and around in comparatively
small circle. looming up suddenly undea.
the bows of liners, sending cold terrors to
the hearts Of fishermen. colliding now and
then with other vessels and making gen.
eral nuisance of herself. After several
months Of this fun, she suddenly left one
day and continued her Journey to Europe,
grounding at last on one Of the New
Hebrides after a cruise Of ten months and a
drift Of $500 miles.
Then there was the Fred B. TAYLOR. a
schooner cut in half OF our coast by the
steamship Trave The people on the Trave
waited to see the two parts sink, but.
strangely enough, they remained afioat
They became separate derelicts. and each
went on a voyage OF its own. The stern
stood high out of the water. and the wind
blew It north, but the bow, sinking low
was carried south by the cold shore chr,
rent which runs from Labrador south 10
Hatteras between the coast and the e,,If
stream. The bow was destroyed OF North
Carolina The stern grounded on Wells
Beach.
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UNDERTA.KERS.
UNDERYAKEKS.
w. r aSpeare,
Undertaken s& Embaln1er,
90 STREET NORTHWEST.
Everything strictly nfit-class end on the most
reasonable terms. Telephone call 340. ja7-10.6
"Coronation" Clubs.

Coronation" Clubs.
From the London Chronicle
It L. a sign Of the times to find Corona
tion" clubs are being instituted throughout
the busiest OF London districts. The cue
has been taken up by the clothiers and
linen diapers OF the poorer parts. BY en-
tering at once and pHnctually paying six
pence or 30 week, either man or woman
can insure new garments for wear on the
eventful day Of the approaching ceremonial
Some one or two have a provisional rule to
the effect that should q member desire to
Withdraw from the club he Is at liberty to
do 30, and have the privilege OF securing
scribed, but no cash VIII be returned,
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Cravings.
From Puck.

From PUCK
"Goldslathers In going to put I'D q cottage
Tor his wife in southern California;
what forr'
well, she wants another plecs that she
will get tired Of living In"
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The Allan line steamer Grecian. from sv-
erpooi via st. Johns. N. F., ran upon rocks
On the western shore. Ave miles from Hail.
fax. N. g., Sunday morning.
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POTOMAC RIVER BOATS.

THE WEEMS STEAMBOAT co.
Potomac River ROute-Winter Schedule
On and after December 28 the steamer Pot.,,,~.
Will leave 7th st. wharf every Thursday 81 n
for Baltimore and river landings; retu,>inS ~:
baltimore, pier No: O. Light st. ewry Nss,.dss -
pm, arriving In Washington early Tbarsass
mornings Al as liver freight hs prepaid Bal
licited: AssomW0d.t-n for passengers strictly
phone Main 745. sGeaatf -
DALI STEAMERS FOR RIVER LANDINGS
STEAMER wAKEEIEID : Monday and Wed
and intermediate landings, and landings In Wicom.
leo river and st. Clements bay, Nd, and Nofnini
and Lower Machodoc creeks, Va Saturdays al 4
am. for Colonial Beach and intermediate landinxs
and Bushwood, Rock Point, Coltoa's, Curriomsn
and landings In Nomini creek.
Also Brent's and Chapel Point, Saturdays down
United STATES NAIL ROUTE,
WASHINGTON. q. O., TO QLYMONT Md
and intermediate landings.
The STEAMER ESTELLE RANDAIL,-DAily, n.
cept Sunday, ESQ am. Returning about $50 n9.
Passenger accommodations nrst-class. Frei1d n.
ceived until the hour Of sailing.
B. 6. RANDALL, Manager, phone l765 GEO
o; CARPENTER; General Agent .Wsshinstos.
lndria, phone 50. ocStf,1
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MANICURE.

PARIS - MARLBOROUGH PARLORS LONDON
1912 st, ny Experts In hairdressing. scain
for $i.vo. Imperial Hair Regenerator. an.
piled. 6e201, ,W,26t'
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ATTORNEYS.

CHASE ROYS ATTY-WlLIS DRAWN wrrE4
care: divorces obtained on easy terms; all ofhar
equity cases. Is years practice. O,nsultatfon
free. Room 10. 6S1 NV. 9th noor). fe6- 26tS
CHARLES 8. BUNDY.
Commissioner Of Deeds for New York and an oth..
states and territories. Fendau building cor III
st.. opposite City Hall. Phone 1919 su2sI n"
CAMPBELL DARLINGTON, ATTORNEY-1T-I1W-
Webster Law building, sos ct. NV Wnahin..s
ton, DO. Residence, No. Mount Yernon TistS
New York ave- and 9th Ut. NV. III
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OCEAN TRAVEL,
American U line

American Line
NEW NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Philad "a Feb u 10 am St Louis. Feb. %, 10 an
st Paul. Feb. 10. 10 am Philad'a Mar. 8, 10 am
Red Star Line
NEW OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
iceland Feb. IL, noon Friesand.. Feb. 20, noon
Haverford Feb. 10, noon Southwark Mar 5, noon
INTERNATIONAL NAVIGATION COMPANY
Company's Washington Office, 1906 r st. NV.
ap24 Or Geo. W. Moss. 1411 st. NV.
NORTH GERMAN LLOYD
FAST EXPRESS SERVICE.
PLYMOUTH-CHERBOUR
Kaiser Feb: 49, 10 am Kr.nprinz.; Apr g. 9 am
Kaiser. Mar %, 10 am Kronprinz. May q, am
OELRICHS & CO.. NO. 3 BROADWAY N 7.
Apply to e. 3. DROOP. 926 Pa. ave.,
fes-312t Agent for Washington.
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LADIES GOODS.
NINE. e. NJ. ROBINSON,

NINE. E. NJ. ROBINSON,
Dressmaking,
Ladies' Tailoring and RemodeliDg,
fe4-6t' 1914 st. NV, Washington. D. @.
FURs..CoMPLETE STOCK TO SELECT FROM.
AL kinds Of fur garments remodeled In latest
style. Also ladies' tailor made suits to order
Special prices HORGAN, Ladies' Tailor and
Furrfer. 1888 18th st. NV, south Of N. Y. ave.
au29-tf.6
Sewing Machines Rep'd, ST.
All work warranted. Orders by mail promptly
attended o.. At OPPENHEIMER'S. 614 9th Of.
NV. 1a23-5.h
DENTISTRY.
TEETH WITHOUT PLATES
Firm comfortable. durable. beautiful. 1ndetect-
able painless. DR.. L. B. WILSON,
1a24-26ts 1903 st. NV, The Orleans.
WASHINGTON PAINLESS DENTAL PARLORs
Modern dentistry at moderate prices.
NE. Cor. Of !th and NV. Phone n so4 D.
no22-tf.4
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ATLANTIC CITY REAL ESTATE

Atlantic City, N. j.
HOTELS AND COTTAGES FOR RENT AND SALE
c. ]. ADAMS CO., Successors to l. G. Adams &
Co., Rooms 2-4-6-s. Real Estate and Law bldg.
js15-105t.5
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FOR SALE-HOUSES.

pOR SALE
One Of the handsomest private reside noes In the
down town district. front Of white str ne and bum
brick containing Is rooms, baths. heated oy
the best make Of furnace; lot 10 - It. freHt By
o. deep to wide alley. The owner informs us
that this house cost SIS, 200 years ago. $lo,0eo
has been loaned on 1t By one of the largest snd
conservative banking Institutions In thi
city. The owner. a resident. has authortpd
to sell his 5000 equity for s., 500. This Il
chanre Of lifetime to get such 9 handsome
Residence for the price quoted
See u about this at once Apply to
Z. LODGE HILL.
feiO-u, w&s3t So2 ST. NV.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-08-08
NOVELTIES FOR THE HOME.

One of the modish bookcases of
the day is the colonial. made in ma
hogany with loaded glass doors.
Beautiful curtains of silk brocade
show deep border of large cluster
ing roses, connected by q ribbon in
lace effect.
A lovely set of dinnerware is of
white china with q plain border
edge of soft green, below which is
a garland border Of pale pink wild
roses.
inexpensive vases of green Spanish
faience make admirable flower hold
ers for the summer table. These
vases come in decidedly artistic
shapes, too.
japanese temple gongs in the form
of round bells, shaped like one end
of a long, narrow watermelon, are
used for announcing meals. They
are of bronze, inlaid with copper, and
cost from SIS up to $50. More mod
ern gongs are made to set in a frame
work of bamboo and stand upon the
floor. Some are even small enough
to stand upon a table.
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PACKING COMBINATION.
Leaders Decide 1t Has Gone So Far That
1t Is Useless to Dissemble
Any Further.

Chicago, Aug. 4.-The announce
ment of the packing combine is like
ly to be made during the present
month. The leaders have decided
that the combination has gone so
far that it is useless to further dis
semble and now admit that there is
something doing. The gauntlet has
been thrown down by the packers to
the Kansas City Stock Yards COM
pany. 1t is said here that the COM
bine has secured options on a tract
of land on the north side of the Mis-
souri, river, and, unless the Kansas
City Stock Yards company sells out
to the merged company there, new
yards will be built there.
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TO PROMOTE MATRIMONY.
Variation Upon Old Marriage-Bene-
Mt Association Ii Started by
Western Attorneys.

Two attorneys of Sioux City, Neb.,
have formed a novel beneficiary asso-
citation. It is variation upon the old
marriage benefit association idea. It
is entitled an association to promote
matrimony, insure happy homes, and
a reasonable start in life for young
couples" The plan is as follows:
Members pay into the order $1.5o
a month for two years. If married at
the end of that time they are entitled
to draw $500 from the treasury. By
paying that sum for four years $500
is guaranteed. By keeping up the pay
ments for six, eight or ten years the
payor is entitled to draw 5000, $500 or
81, 900.
Policies are Cancelled in three ways:
BY marriage, death and nonpayment
of dues. The promoters have figured
the matter out from the actuaries'
point of view, and assert that it can
be made paying concern, lapses,
deaths and income from funds insur-
ing working out of the financial
proposition.
The plan bears some resemblance
to the diamond tontine plan, whereby
a man paid in $100 in two years, and
got diamond worth $165 or $50 in
cash. The first contractors were paid
in full, but there were so few lapses
that most of the concerns went broke
inside of three years
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CARRIED ON A sTRETcaER.
Free State, Arrived at Southampton SAT-
urday In an Enfeebled Condition.


London, Aug. 4.-Former Presideni
Steyn, of the Orange Free State, ar
rived at Southampton Saturday, with
his family, on the steamer Carisbrool
Castle. He was met by Messrs
Fischer, Vessels and Des Bruyn, the
former Boer delegates. He will go tt
The Hague, where Former President
Kruger will go from Utrecht to nlee'
him, to-day.
Mr.. Steyn was too ill to bear the
journey to London although a spe.
cial saloon carriage had been at
tached to the regular boat train for
him. His physicians would not allow
him to be interviewed by the press.
but Mr.. Steyn sent word that he
wished to express his thanks for the
kindness extended to him by the
British authorities since the surren-
der and for the care given him dur
ing the voyage. The former presi-
dent was removed on stretcher to
the Dutch steamer Batavier III, which
was moored close to the Carisbrook
Castle. He will be landed at the
Hook of Holland and conveyed in an
ambulance to the cottage reserved
for him near The Hague.
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PHYSICIANS PUZZLED.

st. ALBERT, Mo-, Aug. 4th.-Mr. E. R.
Langendoefer of this place suffered
very severely with a peculiar case of
Kidney Trouble which completely baf-
fed the skill of the local physicians
and instead of getting any better he
was gradually growing worse. He
says: ga friend advised me to take
Dodd's- Kidney Pills, and after / had
used two boxes 1 was entirely cured
and have not since had the slightest
symptom of the return of my trouble.
81 had tried all the surrounding ply
sicians, but they did me no good, and
instead of getting better grew worse
till used Dodd's Kidney Pills.
81 can sincerely say to everyone
suffering with Kidney Trouble tha;
Dodd's Kidney Pills viii cure them, for
they cured me satisfactorily and com
pletely when all the doctors had failed