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HEART IN TRADE.
The Experience Of Man whs Failed
Honestly and was Helped to His Feet.

The Experience Of y Man Whs Failed
Honestly and was Helped to His Feet.
Even trade has its romances. The other
day some merchants who have grown gray
In the pursuit Of the practical aud material
were swapping stories of their experiences
Suid ono, now a millionaire:
while was still attending school, my
futher was compelled to suspend business.
He and another man owned mill up In
Now England and a little retail dry goods
store in Brooklyn. My father attended TO
the mill and his partner to the retail bust
ness One day my father learned that his
partner had abscondcd after raising all the
money he could Oh tho firms name. My
father came to New York. and found that
after using every dollar ho hnd In the
world he would still owe 1900. lie turned
his assets over to his creditors, borrowed
the $500 necessary TO pay his creditors
dollar for dollar and went To work on a
salnry. After ssvernl years Of hard work
no paid back the $500, and wns free from
debt once more.
"At that time my father was superin
tendent Of big Sunday school in Brook
lyn. One of the women who took an In
tercst in the school was an old maid who
had known my father for years She knew
about his experiences, and was determined
that no should be independent again. Sc
she went to half dozen leading mcmbcri
Of tho church and told them she wanted u
borrow some money TO start dad in busi
ness again. All responded cheerfully, ant
ono day my father was surprised ut u visi
from the woman.
"Mr. - sho said, here Is 81, GOO
with which you arc going to start In bust
ness for yourself Naturally my fnther wa
startled. Lord bless you. Miss - h
said, L can't take that. Besides, do moi
want to 20 into business again. am sat
isfled ns am 'Therv Is the money sh'
replied. and you are going into business
Now, don't delay about it, The old maj
still demurred, but she insisted. and nftcl
awhile she got his consent to use tint
money. That was tho foundation Of oul
present business. Father opened q littl'
dry goods store and left school to hell
him. Two years later father went to on,
Of the men who had contributed townrt
his capital and handed him the $500 b
had advanced. What's that forr b
asked. Why, that is the money You gav'
Miss - to start me in business, sait
dad. Nonsense said he. You don't ow'
me anything, old man. Eliza came to in'
and asked me for $500, and gave it Il
ber. II she had asked for 81 1000, sh
would have got 1t just as quick. Imad
no record of 1t, and don't want it. 'Yol
have got to take it, snid dad. Now
please, DON'T said he; it will upset al
my bookkeeping. Father insisted, though
and finally had bis way. Most Of his othe
creditors talked the same wny, but all hat
to give in. Within week back came tn
money with letters, asking father to Civ
the money 10 the poor II he did not wan
70 use IL himself. am glad to sny VI
have been able TO return some Of the kind
ness shown % then. New York Sun.
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MS STRONG CARD.
BY It's Use the Drummer Gaines Q
Profitable Customer.

"It's q ha.d life. that OF the drummer"
said one recently TO whom 80 yards OF
hard work had given the right TO speak
with authority. It's n hard life. but rs
an interesting game and gives man .
close hold on facts and realities. Tho
drummer learns in n hard school, but
h. does learn. and the lessons pay. What
| Is the first lesson he has to learn! How
To manage mon: how tn approach re-
luctant or nh Indifferent ar a suspicious
buyer so as 10 win his confidence and
overcome bis indisposition.
Experience teaches this better than
anything else. though some men learn II
| more easily than others. | remember
| when ! first began Ia travel as sales.
man. when was h2rdly more than lads
l had an experience that proved valuable
! to me. There was an old fellow on my
route who had been known for years a.
| the terror Of all travelling men. He was
| declared To be absolutely the worst na-
tured, worst hammered fellow they had
ever met anywhere. but l hadn't even
heard Of him then. and no I entered his
store very confidently and handed him
my card. He took il without even glanc-
| u
pieces on the floor. Now, SIR he said to
me, get out Of my store There were
two pretty young girls in the store. who
did not understand the proceeding and
who looked at me as walked out rs II
| I had been m escaped convict.
"Wcll. smarted for several days over
that affair. during which time made up
my mind that Id even matters up with
him IL I could next time. So before
visited his town again had card made
expressly for my good friend. II looked
exactly like the one ! used before. only
that It was made Of tin. When reach
ed his town, waited until saw the
store pretty well filled with people, and
then walked in and gave him my card.
He took II just as before. glared ut mo
and gave the card u twist.
"But It didn't fall on the Aoor In bits
this time. and he only succeeded In Civ
ing his wrist a wrench and raising tit
ter among his customers.
| 81 was nearly out Of the door by this
time, for I really didn't think my life
was safe, but he called after me. and
went back Come into my Office said
i he. ! went In, expecting never to come
out.
What do you want to sell mer hs
asked me.
"'Dress goods I responded.
"'Well, 20 on And actually sold thu
old curmudgeon $1,000 worth Of cloth be-
fore left. For years after, so long a.
i he lived, In fact. he was one OF my best
customers and one Of the best friends
I ever made 10 my business. Washing.
ton Star
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When you wan! 10 buy some good shoes
cheap 20 To Tales. They sell sl.W shoe Tor
so cts.
When you want to- buy dress or u corset
or pai- hose and want them cheap 20 to
Tate x 10.
They ARE giving the lowest price ever heard
OF ON hats. A mans hat for .Octs.
Groceries cnn he bought nt low prices from
Tate. IL lbs. granrlnted sugar for 81 ~ lbs.
good green coffee for 81.
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PREPARING cAvlARE.
Process by which the Toothsome
Edible II Made Marketable.

BY far the most valuable byproduct
obtained from the sturgeon Is the roe.
from which the valuable commercial
product called caviare IL prepared. For
this only the hard roe Of the Cow. fish
il supposed to be used, The manner OF
preparation is as follows:
After the eggs have been removed from
the fish they are placed In large chunks
upon a stand. the top Of which Is formed
Of small mcshed screen. On the under.
side IL arranged q zinc lined trough.
about IS inches deep, 2 feet wide and 4
feet long. The operator gently rubs the
mass OF eggs back and forth over the
screen. The mesh Is just large enough
to let the eggs drop through. and as they
are separated from the membrane by the
rubbing they fall through into the trough
and are thence drawn of into tubs BY
means Of q sliding door at the end Of the
trough.
After all the roe has been separated
the tub Is removed and q certain proper
ton of the best Luneberg Germany salt
added to the roe. after which the opera
tor carefully stirs and mixes the mass
with his hands. The most delicate part
OF the WuOle OpcTutiou u !" auS hohnNs
OF mixing. No direct rule can be given
for doing this portion OF the work. as the
condition of the roe regulates the time
consumed and the manner Of handling.
1t requires practical experience to be-
come proficient.
After adding the salt the mass Of eggs
frst dries up. but In 10 or 10 minutes the
strength of the salt draws from the eggs
their watery constituents and q coptous
brine Is formed. which can be poured oh
when the tub becomes too full. The salt
ed eggs are poured into very finely mesh
cd sievcs. which hold about ten pounds
each. In the caviare house are usually
arranged long. sloping boards. with nar-
row strips nailed on each side. On these
the sieves are placed and are left there
from 8 to 20 hours In orrler to thoroughly
drain.
The eggs have now become caviare
of commerce and are transferred to small
casks Of either oak or pine. which have
been steamed in order to prevent any
possible leakage: the casks are covered
and allowed. 20 stand until the gas es-
capes and the eggs settle. The vacant
space caused by the settling Is then filed.
and the cask headed up and put In cool
place until ready for shipment. Ihe
casks cost about 81 each and hold about
l35 pounds net 1t requires about IL
quarts OF salt to prepare keg OF caviare.
philadelphia Press.
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Winthrop College Scholar.
ship and Entrance
Examinations.
Examinations

rUNiE IN EXAMINATIONS FORTHE AWARD
l. OF vacant ,choIarships In Winthrop Col.
legs and for the admission OF new siddents
viii be held Rt the County Court House on
Friday. July llth, at y n. IN.
Applicants must not he less than fifteen
years Of age.
When scholarships are vacated after July
llth, they will he awarded Ia those max ing
The highest average at this Summation.
The next session will open SeptembeI l7ih.
1909.
For further Information and n catalogue.
address
Pres U Is. JOHNSON.
Rock I'M Sc.
May ~, lSl.
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In the Dunn ps.

81 heard q man the other day" said a
philolocist. give a novel derivation for
the phrase in the dumps According To
him. Dumops. IN Egyptian king. built :.
pyranl and died OF melancholy. an'!
from Dumops' name and the story linked
with il our word dumps is derived.
That is very ingenious and striking. only.
like SO many ingenious dnd striking
things. il happens to be- false. Our word
.dumps' comes from the Danish dump.
which means dull. low. depressed. The
word, indeed. runs through n number OF
Observation-Disclosures Record.
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HaStdOn's Locals.

SIX Grenadi nps-Blk and Colored, pretty
new sty les, Iixi6 In wide nj Haddons.
Blk BHtiste-Wool and Cotton. NO male
rial exceis Hat isie for hot weather. Its
light AMI airy and holds liz color. nj tiaddons.
Millinery-Yuu should see the new sum
mrr sly Ies In hats opened at HHddons.
Medallion I.aces--The latest productions In
lac. bans. All over iaces. Applique etc. Juht
rrc'd nj Hn,idon's
oxford Ties and Strap Sandlcs, the new
thiagS Ia foot wear nj uaddons.
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The frsf object In life with the Anne rlcan
oeople 70 % .gst rich :" the second. how to re-
mn rood h<allh. The nrst can be obtained
81 enorRy. honesty and saving: the second.
(eood healthy BY using Green's August Flow.
~. Hhould you be despondent sufferer from
any of the effects OF Dyspepsia, Liver Com
plsint, Appendicitis, Indigestion. ETC.. such "a
Sex Headache. Paipitation Of the Heart. Sour
Stomach, Habltual Cosussness. Dizxiness OF
Head, Nervous Prostration. Low Spirits. etc.
VOC need no< suffer another day. Two doses
or the we'll known August Flower Will re-
sieve you at once. Go 70 Speeds Drug store
end Ret q sample bottle free. Regular size, IS
CT. Hes 0reon's Special Almanac. TAILS.
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Why She Couldn't.

"No, I didn't have very good time, "
abe said. II wanted to talk, and there
wasn't man there"
"But there were plenty Of other girls. T"
"Oh, Of course, but that was no satisfao'
ton, for they uu wanted to talk too.-Chi-
oago Post.
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go

We can beat the world on nice cold drinks.
n you don't believe. II ask your nsighbor.
Phone lJs. MlIIoru Druk Store.
Furniture polish. the very brs, you VIII
End at In" speed Drug ID
We sell the genuine Grip Capsules and you
w,II md Them good. The Speed Drug Co.
Phone or send Rn order for anything In our
pnto.iu,r Drug store. We will nee that you
vel H. The Speed Drug Co
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summer Resort Folder S0uthern
RRiIWay.

Atlanta. May :. 1902.
Much valuable Information mailed free TO
any address upon application 10 Agents.
Southern Ry W. II. Tsy Zoe. Asst. Gen. Pass.
| Agent, Atlanta, Tia: x. V. Hunt. DIV. PnHs.
| Ayent. Charleston. \. G.. j. c Beam, pi"t.
Pass. Agent, Atlanta ia.
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When you are looking fnr school books
tablets. pens, etc. don't forget the speed l'rng
Co.. they can furnish what you want.
Buy your hosiery and underwear from
Bar ksdales.
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Lase sunday morning Rev. J. Q. Wilson
preached IN earnest and practical sermon
from the words Of David, els the young
man safe." He turned them about and
made them applicable 10 the sous and dsugh.
ean og his Learsrs. In the mar, boy and
dangkter OF your home safe iron. physical
ruin. safe from mental dangers. safe from
spifisae1 wreck and moral ruin7 Are they
trained in the fsaf and isith Of God. DO they
love God, uniess God 10 kept In the hone
their hts will be like that OF King David,
when bs learned Absalom was not: Are
they growing up away irom Churcn: y; VI;
&C heavens gstef 10 conclusion he p ID.
.'Is the young man, isthe yonng wonaa9 aSi.!
% NOT. what arc you mothers and fn,.ers
dotngS These we're the leading thoughts oi
his sermon. which ought TO be thoughtfully
and wisely considered BY everyone.
DEATH OF JOHN M'SEIL.
Mr.. John Mcneil died At his plantation
home at Ellington about o'clock Tuesday
mor0lag July tst from q sudden stroke of
parslysis the day before. He was buried at
sharon cemetery Tuesday afternoon about
o'ciock.
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good price In the spring.
"Yes," said Mr.. Dunton, "for over twenty
years did not sell y swect potato for less
than dollar per bushel. II In only within
the last three years that have taken less.
But have never sold any for less than 70
cents q bushel Ia the spring.
"One would think nj that rate you would
enlarge your business, vsntured.
me why did not plant my whole place Ia
POTATOES; but always felt that while potatoes
were my money crop-i plant scarcely any
| thing could raise on the farrn successfully.
therefore grow what grain and forage |
need for my h0rses and cows. aud raise my
own meat aud vegetables. plant In poia.
toes only An much "A. can work and harvest
In tho best possible manner. try to have
everything grow the best there ~. I could
raise larger crops OF coarser variety oi
potatoes, but they would not give satisfac.
lion TO my cusiomers. Four or fve hun
dren bushels OF sweet po,aio-s per acre can
not os made With a really nrstciass eating
variety. like my improved yans.'
ever HST acss xa potatoes have you
"Weli," said he. after moments pause. 81
grew one year 80 bushels per acre. hut my
average crop In about 10 bushels. You viii
notice," ne went on, as We entered the big
storage barn. "thst my sweet potatoes ARE put
up In two large bins. one on each side OF. This
driveway. here They are thirty-one iect
iongi and seven feet wide. In the clear, are
four and half feet high. and have double
walls with q twenty.inch space between. Nil
cd with sand. The cover, you Will notice.
slope. each way from the center, with six-
inch air space Mt the top there. covered with u
board. This roof, or cover. tn the potato Din
you Ese, In also covered with about four or SIX
Inches OF sand. The bins are built iuderen
dent Of the barn. and the potatoes rest on the
ground, and have no litter or straw either
under or over them. expect 20 remodel my
bins az soon M ] oan get time, making the
walls somewhat thinner. and using sawtnst
to q % In bet ween. instead OF sand. Snudust.
am satisfied will be much the best, because.
In the frat place rats cannot work ~ II. ~ IL
will fall In on them, and In the second place
there is more or less dampneSs always rlsins
through the sand. which tends to rot ont The
timbers and planks.'
well, you certainly have sucoeeded IN
keeping your potatoes" commented,
Evening star., 1902-03-07
QUESTION OF OWNERSHIP.
Controversy Over Sewer in Private
Alley Of Square 378.

D. A Sanford Of $50 Indiana avenue
northwest recently wrote to the District
Commissioners requesting that sewer facili-
ties be provided for premises 9O4 to 9OS E
street northwest by deepening the sewer in
the rear Of 910 e street, in the alley of
square 37S. The sewer department agreed
to this, and gave Mr.. Sanford permission to
cross his own private lot for the purpose
Of connecting with such sewer.
DR.. J. B. Porter has now complained to
the Commissioners that d. A. Sanford has
constructed a sewer from 010 E street over
private alley in square 31S. to connect
with the public sewer. D. e. McComb, su-
perintendent Of sewers, has reported that
Mr.. Sanford was given permission to con-
meet his property with the sewer In the
alley Of square 318 by crossing his own
private lot for that purpose.
DR.. Porter" says Mr.. McComb, now
seems to claim the private lot as his prop
erty, and if it belonged to him when Mr..
Sanford's sewer was constructed. tress-
pass was probably committed. There Is a
question of ownership involved which this
in e street was constructed under the ap-
preparation for main and pipe sewers. and
no portion Of it's cost was assessed against
the abutting properties. DR.. Porter Is mis-
taken in his impression that he and others
paid portion Of the cost. DR.. Porter was
notified of the above concerning the street
sewer November IS, 1901, but the notice
was returne- marked not found the same
being the case with other notices sent him
by the Office
The writer will be SO Informed.
Evening star., 1902-03-07
Fronani-DuHey Recital.

The piano and song recital given in the
new Willard ball room last night by Angelo
c. Fronani and John Humbird Duffey was
well attended and the audience was liberal
in it's applause. Both gentlemen are well
known in musical circles. Mr.. Fronani has
several times appeared in recital and has
won distinction as a pianist in other cities
He has good technical skill and that per-
sonal magnetism that attracts and holds
the attention of his listeners His selec-
tions last night were such as to show his
versatility, including compositions of Scar
latti. Gounod. Grieg. sinding, MacDowell
and Raff. The Ran Caprice" won most
favor and an encore was imperatively de-
manded.
Mr.. Dufreys fine baritone voice was heard
in selection from Rubinstein's Paradise
Lost" Grieg cycle and two groups OF
songs Mr.. Duffey has been a pupil Of Otto
Torney Simon for three years, during which
time he has made marked Improvement. He
has voice Of much power and good com.
pass. and his enunciation is remarkably
distinct. His efforts last night were loudly
applauded. Miss s. T. Mason played his
Accomplishments in q finished manner.
Evening star., 1902-03-07
PRACTICE OF DENTISTRY.
Bill Regulating It Approved by the
Health Officer.

DR.. Woodward. the health officer has
recommended to the District Commissioners
that a favorable report be made on House
bill 9S5S, to amend an act in relation to the
practice Of dentistry in the District The
bill was introduced by Representative Pou,
and provides that section three of the act
approved June 6, 1892 be amended by strik-
ing out all the provision in that section
which reads as follows: Provided that all
graduates Of dental colleges which require
three-years' course of study shall be en-
titled to certificates upon the payment Of
the certification fee and without examina-
tfon as to their qualifications.
DR.. Woodward says that the legislation
proposed should. in his Judgment be enact
ed. He says in the absence Of legal STAN
dard Of qualification for graduates of dental
colleges which require three-years' course
Of study, it is practically impossible to ac-
cord them special privileges, which the
existing provision does, without In effect de-
feating the law. DR.. Woodward recon-
mends that the bill be returned to Congress
with request that it be favorably acted
upon.
Evening star., 1902-03-07
WILL EMPLOY COUNSEL.
Stockholders Of Kretol Chemical Com
pany to Defend Their Interests.

A meeting Of some Of the stockholders of
the Kretol Chemical Company was held last
evening at the office of the company, 1924
F street, and a decision was reached to pay
an assessment Of cents per share on the
stock In order to raise fund to meet the
expenses Of employing counsel to represent
the stockholders In the legal proceedings.
Acting under order issued by Judge
Bradley yesterday afternoon, at the request
Of Ralston & Siddons, counsel for Maj.
Armes, who entered the suit for appoint
ment Of a receiver, Mr.. W. B. Robinson
yesterday took charge Of the books Of the
company. According to the report Of an
auditing committee appointed at the an
nual meeting of the stockholders held the
10Th OF January last, mo audit had at any
time been made of the accounts Of the
company"
The report further stated that it was i'm
possible Tor the committee to check off the
receipts OF the company by means of the
deposits in bank, because large part Of
the funds which were in the hands Of the
company were not deposited in bank, and a
large part of the expenditures Of the COM
pany were made by cash payments and not
by check While the committee states that
thls was contrary to the bylaws Of the
company, which require that all payments
by the company shall be made by check
signed by the treasurer, yet the exp!anat ton
was made that owing to the illness Of the
former treasurer it was practically impos-
sible to make the disbursements in the way
required.
Appended to this report was an extract
from the report of the treasurer, Mr.. Rich
ard Young of the kretol Company, showing
that the sum of $152, ,5O672 had been receiv-
ed during the year. OF this amount $142,-
697. OF was derived from the sale of stock,
leaving only $S,314.46 from sale of product,
81, 073.50 from rents, and $421.75 from pro-
fessional services rendered clients at the
New York office. Bills outstanding Janu-
ary 10, 1902, amounted to 81, ,51013.
Evening star., 1902-03-07
CITY AND DISTRICT.
Improvement Requested.

The East Washington Heights Citizens
Association has requested Of the District
commissioners an improvement Of cross
road west of the site for the Good Hope
School. The request has been refused as
the road is not public one. The District
will make such minor repairs as may be
needed to keep the road in tolerable condi-
ton 1t is believed that the District has
not heretofore made any expenditure for
the improvement of this road, and in that
sense it has not been accepted as a public
road, but in view of it's long existence as
q roadway and the fact that it is included
In the plans for the extension Of the high
way system, it is believed that 1t is the
best policy for the District to assume
charge of 1t.
Evening star., 1902-03-07
Against Cancellation.

A. B. Duvall. the city solicitor, has SUBJ
mitted an opinion to the District Commits
sioners relative to a-recent application Of
John W. Schaefer, treasurer Of the Ma
tional Permanent Building Association,
for the cancellation Of the second half Of
the general tax for the year 1894 against
sublot 158. square 1851. The application
for cancellation Is based upon the certi-
fed statement Of taxes issued under the
act Of Congress approved May IS, 1892.
1T appears" says the city solicitor
that the said certified statement of taxes
was not issued to or on behalf Of the as
ISOLATION and that the deed~of trust to Sc
cure the money advanced by the build
ing association was not negotiated upon
the faith OF the said certificate. 1 am of
the opinion that the building association is
not entitled. under the act of Congress, to
claim that the lien OF the omitted tax
celled