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Evening star., 1902-02-24
Royalty's.Gastronomic standbys.

From the london Madame.
In most royal households there is some
particular dish which Is never absent from
the table. For instance roast mutton and
boiled chickens-the latter, ] am told. sell
dom costing less than fifteen shillings
pair--always figured. both at luncheon and
at dinner at Queen Victorias table. Mutton
outlets generally make their appearance at
Emperor Williams supper. at which meal
large cups Of tea also figure conspicuously.
Evening star., 1902-02-24
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TheWOrkimgman s. CAPITAL

The only chance he has Of being liberated from
the tyranny of capital Is to become CAPITAL
IST himself. and the way to become a capitalist 10
to save money and put It into the PERPETUAL
BUILDING ASSOCIATION and begin receiving In
terest on his savings, and when he has enough buy
build home for himself and family. Don't
hesitate. but begin at once. See our advertisement
In this column. fe1-tf
Evening star., 1902-02-24
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GULF AMID SHIP R&|LMMD
RAILROAD G0[MPAMY.
First Mortgage Refunding and Terminal
FIFTY YEAR GOLD BONDS.
Principal due February, 1852.
Coupon and Registered Bonds.
Immediate application will be made for listing
the New York Stock Exchange.
New York Security & Trust Co., Trustee.

The bonds offered issued for the purpose of
refund1ng the bonded Indebtedness of the company
1t mas heretofore existed Full information i'm regard
TO the bonds and the property upon which they are
secured will be found i'm letter from j. t. Jones, Esq,
PRESIDENT OF the company copies of which will be fur
nlshed upon application. Extracts from this letter
are appended.
Evening star., 1902-02-24
Neither Man Was Hurt.

An automobile In charge OF Mr. Poland
collided with bakers wagon on F street
northwest between 9th and 7th streets Sat-
urday afternoon. Christian Stolpp, owner
and driver of the vehicle, and George
Goekeler. who was with him, were thrown
from the wagon Neither man was hurt.
Evening star., 1902-02-24

Forecast till pm. Tuesday-For the Dis
trict of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia,
increasing cloudiness tonight probably
rain in the early morning; rising tempera-
ture tonight Tuesday probably rain; vari
able winds, becoming fresh southerly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-28

In the green hills one loves to lie on the
grass, to brush against the trees,i to pick
a tvig here and there and taste the tart
sap. but the desert allows no such famil-
iarity. Everything that lives within its
confines is either armed or armored. Every
cactus stalk is covered with q myriad of
spines and hooks as sharp as needles, that
warn one to keep his distance Tread not
on the cactus with your heavy shoes even.
for the barbed spines viii often pierce
thick leather. every rider of the plains
has had the experience Of picking cactus
spines from his bare flesh. The mesquit
tree which is a near relative of the hon
ey locust. is covered with thornS. so that
you trespaSs at Your peril; the cats claw
strikes at YOU as you pass, tearing your
clothing and decorating your skin. Even
the agaVes and the yuccas. the green 70
liage of which looks soft enough in the dis
lance, are armed with leaves each of which
is double edged sword with spear point
The leaves of the spreading punches of
bear grass. which covers a thousand des-
ert hills, often the only vegetation to be
seen for miles, are so stiff needle pointed
and rasp-edged that no animal even ven
lures to touch them. Even the crossword
and the strange paloverede tree-the green
pole of the Mexicans. a tree with
branches, but with almost invisible leaves
while having no spines yet know well
how to protect themselves. Break off a
twig of either. and the ST III of it that
clings to your fingers will cure you well Of
further desire to meddle.-The Century.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-28
RESETTLING SOUTH AFRICA
TFrom The New york sunl


Even before peace with the Beers was
officially announced England had begun
to carry out her plans for resettling South
Africa with her own people. Months ago.
under official promptings, the immigration
associations of London set about bearing
hand With the settlement problem. The
colonial immigration Society began it by
sending out delegation of several hun
dred women to Cape Colony for distrfbu-
ton at various points where female help
could command high wages and loyal En-
glish feminine influence do the most good.
The Scottish Settlers association. an or
ganiZation originally formed in RhOdesia
under the patronage and with the assist
ance of Cecil Rhodes himself. has taken
up the work almost quickly and on
even a greater scale Four months ago a
band of 100 Scotch farmers and labOrers
was sent out to the Orange River Colony
to settle there on the land vacated by
hurry to get its men on the ground that
it sent them a little too soon. When they
arrived in the new colony it was found
that local conditions were hardly ripe for
their reception. and Mr.. Rhodes assistance
had to be sought He solved the problem
by providing the Scotchmen with grants
of land from his own farms in Cape Colo
preparations for extending the scope Of
the work are being made. The capital of
the association has been raised to half a
million dollars and English and Scotch
agriculturists are to be rushed to South
Africa to people the new colonies. to read
just the balance OF population there and.
by 0utnumbering the Beers. to render i'm
recurrence Of a rebellion against British
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critcising the crown and following a sud
den Whim makes him Grand Constable for
a week at the end of which time he Is
sentenced to die the guillOtine Later
the king reIents sufficiently to promise
Vilon that if he wins Lady Katherine de
with before the change in his fortunes,
he may escape death. 1t is no breach of
confidence to say that he wins her, for
that is a foregone conclusion from the
first chapter
The tale is full OF interest and master
fully told. VillOn Is most engaging hero,
but somehow he loses a little of his
charm when he leaves the atmosphere Of
taverns and enters that of the court The
attributes and environments of rank do not
become him we'll they did his IA
nous predecessor in this school of liter
allure, Rudolf RassendyIl The author seems
to be more at home in the ale houses than
in court circles, for he makes of the wild
tavern Wench, Huguette du Hamel, a liv-
ing, breathing. heart-stirring piece Of hu-
manity, beside whom the heroine, Lady
The book is frequently interspersed with
the verses OF NlilOn ana there IS a charm
ing ''foreword in verse by the author. The
dedication quotes from the book and play
and is to THE loVeliest lady this side OF
Heaven" In view of the common news
paper gossip of the engagement of Mr..
Mccarthy and Miss Julie Opp. the actress,
the reader may be pardoned if he guesses
who the lOveliest lady is. But in this
connection one can't help remembering
those loving verses which Mr.. Mccarthy
wrote to his divorced wife, Miss Cecilia
Lotus (she was just "Cissy Lotus" them
before their marriage. Miss Lotus, by the
way. created the part of Lady Katherine in
the southern production OF her ex-hus-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-28
AN INTERESTING PLAY STORY.
Justin Huntley Mccarthy's Novel of
Were King.n

In the writing of the novel, IF Were
King" and the drama by the same name
Justin HuntIey Mccarthy reversed the usu-
al order: He did not dramatize his novel
but noyelized his drama. The latter has
been a marked success Edward Sothern
has been appearing in it all season and
now the author has taken the plot and
characters Of the play, changed the stage
readable book which is published by Rob
ert Howard Russell in attractive form
with Illustrations made from photographs
of the theatrical production. It is pre-
sumed that the play, like most that are
successfully acted. does not read well,
otherwise there would not seem to be
much excuse for putting it into the form
of the novel
The principal character of IF I Were
King is Francois Villon, that vagabond
French poet of the fifteenth century,
whose verses. II Villon Were King Of
France" evidently gave Mr.. Mccarthy
the idea for his story. The humble com
moner suddenly elevated to high rank
where he saves the state and wins the
heart of the Princess has been considera-
bly, OVerW0rked of late years. but serves
again in If I Were King" Villon does
not actually become a king, but Louis
xI, visiting ineognito a low tavern, hears
the poet reeite his irreverential verses
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-28

ia his own Palmyra, it was determined
to move the new church to the more
open field. Once established in Ohio,
much was undertaken in the way Of
completing organization and defining
Mormon theology. Smith also made
various ventures in banking and other
businesses.
But expediency pointed westward. and
several leaders in the winter of lS30-3I
established themselves in Jackson cOun-
ty. Missouri. with headquarters at In
dependence In the summer of 1881
Smith and Rigdon laid with considerable
hOcus pOcus the corner stone of the City
of Zion and the temple Both prophet
and priest had footed the 300 miles from
St Louis to independence, and the
prophet had a revelation announcing
this is the land of promise and the
place for the City OF Zion LAS the
land of zion" said Joe, lis situated at
about equal distances from the Atlantic
and Pacific oceans. as well as from the
Allegheny and Rocky mountains, 1t
bids fair to become one of the
blessed places of the earth" The pair
Smith and Rigdon-returned to Ohio,
where the next March indignant people
in Hiram tarred and feathered them,
cause of rumors of immoral practices.
Business scandals forced both to flee
from Ohio in 1898 The MOrmons in Mis-
souri, gave them a hearty welcome,
thinking that their coming meant the
building of the prOphested city. It
proved. however, to be the cause of
their expulsion from the state. After
the forming of the order of the Danites
or assassin-d defenders. or, a they were
at one time called. Destroying Angels
and after knitting their organization
more closely by other rules, and also
after Waging a war offensive and defen-
sive with the people of Missouri the
DIormOns were finally driven beyond the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-28
THE LITERARY OUTLOOK.
A New Edition of an Unpublished
Novel

NONSAa
Cola boration Is an art which seems
to flourish in England more than in
America. Witness the long period Of
literary partnership which existed be-
tween Sir Walter Besant and Mr.. James
Rice. Kipling and Wolcott Balestier
might have been doing novels together to
this day but for the untimely death
of the latter shortly after the compile
ton OF THE Naulahka." Perhaps It is
the English disposition, though in the
case just cited Balestier was a trans
planted American. Far out on the Pa
cific washed shores of Samoa, Robert
Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osborne
found combined literary efforts congen-
ial-anOther case of international amity
in the province Of letters. AS a matter
of fact, however, few literary partner
ships exist in this country, and proper
tionately many more exist in England
One of the most successful of these
writing firms came into prominence not
SO long ago under the names Martin
Ross and 0. E. Somerville." There
was considerable surprise when it was
learned that the pseudonyns concealed
the identity Of two Irish girls-cousins,
Miss Violet Martin and Miss Somer-
Vile. 1t had been supposed by many,
at least by those in this country who
read THE Experiences of An Irish r
M" that the authors were men. Ever
the editors who corresponded with them
n bout their MSS. used to address them
as men until the authors one day
walked in and announced themselves
by their pen names.
Miss Martin and Miss Somerville are
great-gTan daughters Of Charles Ken
dali Bushe. formerly chief Justice of
ireland, and a great wit and orator in
his day. He must have been a man
of extraordinary literary and artistic
tastes, because all of his descendants
have been more or less imbued with
one or the other talent. Among the
best known of these are ". G. Wills
the dramatist; the Hon. Mrs Greene, a
writer Of short stories; Mr. Plunket
Greene the singer and Robert Martin,
poet of no mean ability.
The two girl cousins had written a
little separately before they met One
day they Glanced upon a curious old
house. which suggested the plot of a
started the work together They decid-
ed to write a Shilling Shocker," what
we in An erica would call yellow
back Before they had gone far, how
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always clear and perspicuous; it is not
apt to garble or misrepresent its matter,
but neither does it cOddle it lovingly. It
commonly keeps a placid front and the
Greek calm that some writer's of our time
strive too hard after ever to find. It hates
pretence and pretenders, but now and then
It succumbs meltingly to that which it
hates most. But this book of Mr.. Linn
does not bend one vertebra toward pre-
tence, and it unquestionably is the largest
and completest and best presentation Of
Mormonism that has been put in print
KATE STEPHENS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-28
BOOK NOTES.
Various Items About Books Which
Are Attracting Attention.

Starbucks" are many charmingly ex-
pressed IDEAS Could one imagine any
nectar more refreshing than Wine
from the press of Paradise? ?" And when
has the old southern nanny received
more tender tribute than this: "She is
passing over the threshold into the big
house OF eternity, this mother of love
and charity who sang the little children
wounds of youth. She knew enough of
God to be all love-of Christ to forgive
all wrong" Rich in unconscious hu-
NOR, touched with genuine pathos, 1.-The
Starbucks' is a truly delightful and
representative American book. The book
will be published by Laird & Lee in
July and will sell for $3.50.
In AN American at Oxford" John Cor
bin tells story Of Jowett, who at one
time was master of Balliol An under
graduate named Barnes had been SO indie
pendent of his tutor that he was sent up
to the Head of the College" which is not
at all q promotion. When he reported, the
master was writing. and merely paused
to say: ''Sit down, Mr.. Barnes. You are
working with Mr.. Donkin, are you nOt2'
The culprit said he was, and sat down
JOWett wrote on, page after page while
the undergraduate fdgeted. Finally Jowett
looked up and remarked: Mr.. Donkin
that the undergraduate was more in
clined to work with Mr.. Donkin.
The tragic love story in A Late Re
turning would serve well as a description
Of the Revolution down in Panama It is
eleverly told and very true to life. The
is a new writer. The book is published by
the Macmillan Company.
It has been suggested that Kate
Douglas Wiggin might we'll have called
her latest book Tame Animals / Have
Known" for THE Dairy of a Goose
GirP' is really a familiar and witty &C
count of a young wOman's barn yard
acquaintance, in the list of which the
goose Is but one among many The de-
mand for this book has already ex-
hausted two impressions.
Col Thomas Wentworth Higginson
recently lectured before the Phi Beta
on The Foundation Stones of Ameri-
can Literature" Col. Higginson was in
Mr. Longfellow's classes at Harvard
and said the first proof sheet he ever
saw was Voices of the Night" brought
into class one day by the printers devil
ginson has just completed a Life 81
Longfellow" which viii be published
early in the autumn.
Mr.. Adrian H. Joline. whose "Medita-
tons of An Autograph Collector has just
been published, is a member of a New
York law firm equally celebrated for its
legal skill and its literary reputation. One
of the partners of the firm is William AL
len Butler, who wrote Nothing to Wear, -
the celebrated poem which details the do
ings OF Miss Flora NJ Flimsey Of Madi-
son Square This poem first appeared IN
Harpers Weekly in 1851 and at once be
first book Mr.. Joline has done. though
from his earliest years he has had q
pronounced leaning toward literature
and a marked capacity for making lit
erary finds in the way of autograph let
ters, many Of which are reproduced IN
this book
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-30
Famine in Venezuela.

La Guaira, Venezuela, Dec. 29.-Food
riots are now expected. Among the Ia
boring classes there is already great
suffering, owing to the high prices OF
foodstuffs and the lack of work
Fully 1000 men in La Guaira rely for
their livelihood upon the work OF
shifting cargoes from steamers and
sailing vessels to the railroad. Begin
ming with tomorrow most of these
men will be rendered idle, and will
probably remain so as long as the
blockade continues.
The Venezuelan authorities fear riots
and also acts of violence upon the
property of foreigners.
When the freight on hand has been
moved on the English railroad to Car
acas and on the German railway from,
Caracas to Valencia both these lines
will close. Further advances in footl.
stuffs then will take place.
The Dutch steamship Prince Willem
v. is due here tomorrow from Europe.
The agent OF the company expects to
obtain permission to land her large
cargo. She will be the last vessel to
touch here until the end Of the block
ade. When she leaves the agency Will
be closed and all the employees dis
missed.
The italian cruiser Giovanni Bausan
has captured two more small Venesu-
elan vessels, getting 10000 bolivars
(about $4,000, besides the cargoes.
The British flagship Charybdis passed
terday to the westward after Com
modore Montgomerie boarded the
cruiser Tribune.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-30
CONSUL FOWLER HoNoRED.
China Gives Fresh Evidence of Her
Confidence in United States.

China Gives Fresh Evidence of Her
Confidence in United States.
Washington, Dec. 3o.-A striking
manifestation of the complete conf
dence which the Chinese feel In TIE
fairness and honesty of purpose and
disinterestedness of the United States
government and its officials as a result
of the Boxer uprising and the frequent
negotiations is afforded in a report to
the state department descriptive Of the
presentation of the magnificent silver
vases to John Fowler, United States
hconsul at Che Foo by the United Guilds
of that Chinese city. One of the vases
was eighteen inches in height and was
said to be the most elaborate piece
OF silverware ever seen in that city.
1t was fianked by two smaller vases
of most beautiful design and workman
ship The presentation was made by
C. T. Long, the president of the United
Guilds. who delivered most interest
ing address expressive of the esteem
and affection felt by the Chinese FOR
Mr. Fowler personally, and of high
appreciation of the good offices of The
United States In China's troubles. This
was the first instance Of foreign
consul having been honored by THE
entire native city Ghere We're of course
no officials concerned in this), but
when the consul left Ming Pc for Chez
Foo every native official was at the
dock to bid him good-bye; there were
1000 soldiers lining the road and for
eighteen miles down the river there
was continual din from the junks.
etc, until the great forts We're reached,
where salute was fired, the first ever
delivered in honor Of a foreign con-
SI11
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-30
cubans to Take Up Treaty.

Havana, Dec. 30.-A number of SEN
ators have held conference with Pres
ident Palma, and 1t was decided not to
call a special meeting of the senate
before Jan. IL to discuss the reciprocity
treaty with the United States.
1t is variously estimated that the GUS
toms receipts will be reduced from ST.
100000 to $4.000,000 under the pros
visions of the treaty as it now stands
lii order to meet this reduction some of
the papers advocate an increase in the
duties on articles of general consump-
ton, such as flour. hams, and lard, the
duties on which were greatly reduced
at the beginning of the American inter-
yention. In the event of the duties be-
ing increased Cuba would. of course.
give preferential rates to the United
States.
M. Squiers, the American minister.
has commenced negotiations with Pres
ident Palma for treaty ceding coaling
stations in the island to the United
States. 1t is understood that the United
States asks for three coaling and one
naval station.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-30
GREAT BANKING GROWTH.
A Sure Index of the country's Prosper
ity-The New Law Also HELPS.

A Sure Index of the country's Prosper,
ity-The New Law Also Helps.
Washington, Dec. 3o.-The year just
closed has been a period of remarkable
growth in national banking. Always
regarded as sure index of the pros
perfty OF the country, the advancement
In the business of tie national banks
this year has shown in an unusually
striking manner the splendid conditions
of trade and industry turnout the
United States. A good dead of the in
crease of the business transacted by the
banks is attributed, of course, to the
law passed two years ago which al
lowed national banking institutions to
organize with minimum capital OF
$4,000 instead Of $4,000. and provided
plan by which state banks could be
converted into national banks.
The progress in national banking
must be attributed liz greatest measure,
however, to the prosperous condition of
the country in industries and com
merce. 1t is too early to give exact fig
ures representing the growth of the
national banking system during the
last calendar year, but it is possible to
make a close approximation.
The latest reports have been made
within the last month under the comp
troller's call of Nov. %. The call OF
approximately year ago was for the
condition of national banks at the close
of business on Dec. 10, 1901. In that
period of a little less than a year the
number of banks in the United States
increased from 1921 to 4,666. A new
national bank was organized on an av-
erage of every day during the year
In the same period the total resources
of all the national banks of the United
States increased from $5,722,7 30,635 to
$6,104,091,916. That is, the resources of
the banks under the phenomenally
prosperous conditions prevailing thru
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-30
THIS is ANOTHER STORY.
Martin Traviesco Tells Of Missov.
eminent in Porto Rico.

Ithaca, N. Y, Dec. 3o.--Martin Ira
viesco of San Juan, Porto Rico, a neDh-
5ew of the chick justice of Porto Rico
and now senior in the Cornell law
school, who is one of the brightest stu
dents in the law class, has written for
the oratorical department of the uni
versity an essay on the American adj
ministration of affairs in Porto Rico
He says that the reports which come
to this country telling of a wise, just
and economical administration Of af-
fairs in Porto Rico are utterly false and
that the island is Frustrated because of
the baneful effects of policy which
is more tyrannical than Spain ever
dared impose. Governor Hunt, he de-
clares, lives in a luxurious palace with
no regard for the suffering of the peo-
pie, while unscrupulous politicians rule
the land. The courts are corrupted, he
says, and crimes committed by mem
bers Of the governmental party go un-
punished.