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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-26
Hyattsville and Vicinity.
ecial Correspondence Of The Eveutug Star

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star
EVANSVILLE, Md. July 26. 1902
Mr.. Haigh, private secretary 10 Justice
Brewer of the United States Supreme Court,
has purchased the Smith house on Adams
avenue in Riverdaie and is having II thor
ouShly renovated. He expects u occupy II
August l.
Mr.. NJ. F. Halloran is at Sea Girt. " J.
with company Of sharpsh Doters attached
to the District of Columbia National Guard
Mr.. Harry w. Shepherd has purchases the
house on Johnson avenue. formerly owned
by Mr.. Benz. f. Smith. and will occupy II
at an early day.
MIR. c. n. Joyce entertained al dinner
last Wednesday evening Mr. w H wo,-
ten, Mr.. r. w. Wells and Mr.. p. NJ. Lea
kin.
The guests of the Hyatt mansion were
badly frightened a few evenings ago by
drunken man who attempted TO get into the
house through the basement. Mr.. Barnett
guest of the house. caught the invader
and promptly elected him
1t is said the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany has made deposit In favor of MIR
Cassius Z Magruder forth purchase of
his property In Tuxedo. The price which
the company proposes TO pay for this prop
erty is $500. and 1t is to have possession
within ninety days.
Mr.. H G. Machen has purchased two lois
in Rogers q Phillips subdivision. known as
the Duffy property. and will shortly COM
mence the erection of brick residence Mr..
Wideman Of Washington VIII also bufs A
dwelling house on a lot which he has pur-
chased in that subdivision. 60 -,---r.
The Sunday school pupils of the Metho-
dist Ep. scopal Church had pleasant days
outing at Bay Ridge last Thursday.
Aunt" Charlotte Wright, iEcolored. aged
seyenty-fye years, 6ied at her residepce in
Water street in Bladensburg last Thurs
day of paralysis. She was the Oldest resi-
dent OF the place @'~'
The seventeenth anniversary OF the Ber-
wyn Presbyterian Church was recently
celebrated al that place. .....,
The young people of Berwyn gave a
trolley ride to Cabin John Bridge last We'd
nesday evening.
The corner stone OF Dents Chapel, A. VI.
e. Church, Bladensburg. was laid Wednes-
day last. The ceremonies were IN charge
of the United Lodge, F. A. and A. NJ of
the state of Maryland andTthe grand i6dge
of the District of Columbia comma nderies
w. f. Tflghman, 'Rt. w. q. NJ. had direct
charge Of the ceremonies. After the corner
stone was laid addresses were delivered by
Bishop b. f. Lee, District OF Columbia: Ri.
w. NJ Bishop w. NJ. Handy RI w. M
hampton. financial secretary OF the A! NJ
E. Church: w. NJ. D. p. Seaton. presid ng
elder OF Potomac district. ami Others. A
dinner was provided for the visitors, and a
literary and musicsl program was RENDERED
in the evening.
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Boyd's and Vicinity.

Special Co. respondence of The Evening Star.
BoYD'S, Md. July %, 19Go
A man named Melvin, aged about rorty-
five years. was struck by a westbound train
on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad last
night at Point of Rocks. " st OF here,labout
10 o'clock and received such Injuries. that
he died two hours later Melvin was walk
ing on the tracks one hundred yards west
OF the county road crossings ana Il as, sup
posed was making his way toward the &
iron bridge across the Potomac Leading into
Virginia, where he lived. : 49,.
t Leonard Knott. VEL known HI over the
county as well digger, died at the home
of his brother, Mr.. John w Knott, near
here, at O'Clock last night, aged alb mt
sixty-four years. His death was the result
of stomach trouble. from which he had
been sufferer for the past year
The remains of Mary Handy, who died re-
Gently at the home Of Mrs. John Moore.
colored woman at ClarlSsbsrs. were, buried
today. The deceased was the daughter OF
John Handy, a c3lored man OF good reputa-
ton of Germantown. II is understood he has
taken steps TO have an investieHtionr OF the
circumstance attending the death. States
Attorney Talbot has been made acqua. n ted
with all the facts, and a hearing may be
had In a few days Sheriff Collier has been
instructed to proceed with. a searching in
quiry.
The people Of the vicinity of Poolesyille.
this county. eight miles west OF here. have
signed a petition In favor of having the
there. Out of one hundred or more, only a
few refused TO sign.
Mr.. and Mrs John w Williams and their
daughters. Esther and Lorraine, and Mrs.
Jas. Z. Williams. have returned from At
lantic City, where they have been spending
a vacation of ten days.
Mr.. Oliver Kemp who The past few years
has been having his headquarters at Har-
per's Ferry, w. Va. as supervisor OF
bridges and buildings on the Baltimo x and
Ohio line, has been ordered to rcmove his
headquarters to Cumberland. Md. Mr..
Kemp is well known ali along this branch
Of the Baltimore ana Ohio. where. up to q
few years ago, he had control ofssil bridges
and stations
Rev. Mr.. Pitman OF PooiesviIle is v.sitinn
friends In Washington. d. c.. and Miss
Frances Poole of the same place is yisittnR
friends In Winchester. Va Among the
latest arrivals here from Bait1oBores and
washington are Mr. and Mrs, w. H kim.
ball, Mrs. Hattie r. Quinter AFssAnd; Mr..
J. T. Eakie and faniiy md y. c. Saunderl
and family. 80 s>eT w. -
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Couldn't Have Been One of Ours.

From the Chicago Tribune
TITS pretty bad-lookins lot they've
hauled in this morning." said his city
cousin. xho was showing him the sights Of
the city. ~
Yes" said the visitor from the interior,
looking them over. WHO'S that red-nosed
old fellow In the chair? He's about the
toughest-looking Of then"
tsSa! He's the.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-26
Couldn't Hog It All.

From the Chicago Tribune.
ut seems to me-" objected the shaggy
haired member Of the committee on resolu-
lions. there amt no need of luggin' In the
names of Jefferson and Jackson" a
Darn it! exclaimed the chairman.
we've got to have something democratic
In democratic platform, haven't WEI"
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Even Then,
From the Philadelphia Press.

From the Philadelphia Press s..
Willie (studying his yirgiD-Pa. I'm
stuck The Trojan gladiator is saying
something to his rival here. and l can't
make it out
Pa Cooking up from his sporting sheAty-
Maybe he's telling him to go get a ,,repp-
tation. . s'-i1 -"
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A Bad Job.

From the Philadelphia Press.
Sunday school teacher-And Samson was
shorn Of his strength and compelled to 20,
into retirement. Why was this?
Tommy-'Cause he had his hair cut by a
woman. That's enough to make any Teller
want to sneak OF an hide somewhere.
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To Select Site for mil,tarv po.+

A board Of officers, consisting OF Ma
Walter 8. Schuyler, I'd Cavalry, Major Jef
ferson, r. Kean. medical department. ant
Capt Herbert j.. Slocum, 7th Cavalry. ha,
been appointed to select a site for tn
new military post at Chickamauga.s Ca
TO accommodate a full regiment OF cav
airy. '7f2ss s4s1
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Not at All Envious.

From, t., Chicago Tribune.
Girl at the ribbon counter-"Even notice
what long eyelashes that girl over there in
the cuteryrdepartment has?'
Girl at the glove counter-"No wonder
they're long. She has been hanging on to
her job by them for the last two years.
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z. W. Grove,

This ZANE must appear on every boz of the
genuine Laxative Bromo- Quinine Tablets the
remedy that cures q cold In day. IS ceess.
Ry22- th s&tu-52t
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Thousands .of situations have been OBJ
tained through the want columns OF The
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Prices Gut to Shreds.
The short time at our dis
posal necesstates tremen-s
dous sacrifices. as
Complete Clearance of the Stock of
the GRAND Rapids Furniture Co.

We have agreed all this
time short the stock There thousand
worth still to SELL We have prices they completely
recognizable If the bargains your life
hesitate -.'
Some sample prices:
One $3.50 Fine Mahogany Buffet cut $4,000
Two $I5o Mahogany China Closets glass back and Shelves
One $40 Handsome Oak China Closet
One S25 Mahogany Chair, leather covered SI4So
One 500 Turkish Chair covered velour S26z3
Three So 26lnch Mahogany Parlor Tables SoS
Five $50 Oak or Mahogany Rockers S3
Two SIS Oak Hall Seats. SOS
Two SIS Oak Duet Piano Benches. SoS
One SI5o Large Mahogany Hall Rack
One SIS Empire Mahogany Rocker SrSos
One S23 Indiana Refrigerator. $3.50
One $1,000 North Star Refrigerator Observation-Disclosures. SIz5
Fourteen $50 Tufted Velour Couches SIoS
Two S35 Administer Rugs SI9S5
Four $45 Wilton Velvet Rugs
One $40 Mahogany Music Cabinet Sass
One SIS Bmdseye Maple Toilet Table $1,000
One $40 Mahogany Toilet Table S2S5
One SIS Mahogany Shaving Stand
One $40 Weahered Oak Carved Hall Seat S2S
A lot of S. Oak Rockers So7
One SIS 3pce Satin Damak Paror Suite S525o
One SI3o 5pece Dmask Paror Suite. S725o
One $Io2 5piece Bagdad Tapestry Faro Suite.
Eight $3.50 Oak Chifonrs SSo
Five Chifoners with mirror Observation-Disclosures. 5000
Three $40 Oak Chltoner with mirror SII85
Two ~ >Int $3.50
One $40 Oak Sdeboad $4,000
Three Brdseye Maple Cioniers
Two SIo Mahogany Davenpor
Three Mahogany Bureaus.
$40 Brass Rail Bowfoo Beds all sizes SSS
A few sos Brass-trmmed Beds left
Ten S22 Box Springs upholstered
$40 Swelfron Oak Bed Room Suite. $4,000
Twenty 2 Oak and Mahogany India Seats. 6)c
Joshua Ferguson & Co.,
1926 F St. NV.
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Thousands OF situations have been oh
.ained through the want columns Of Tn,
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Good, But

From the PHILADELPHIA Press.
"Of course" said the church trustee, I'VE
realize that you are good preacher. but"
But" interrupted the minister who was
unable to collect his salary, Il appear to
be-doomed to be good for nothing"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-26

We have agreed all this
time short the stock immense There thousand
worth still to SELL We have
recognizable If the bargains of your
hesitate
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There are no wires on the streets Of
Paris. Their tramways or electric systems
are very much the same pattern as ours
here in Washington. In a great many in-
stances the trolley slot is not In the middle,
however, blu. alongside one Of the rails.
The slots are much wider than are used
here because the tires of the vehicles In
Paris are heavier. Most of the telephone
wires. the pneumatic letter tubes. water
pipes, ETC.. are carried on the roofs of the
great sewer tunnels under the city. The
wires for house connections are carried
over the roofs Of the houses. This is made
possible by the uniformity in the height Of
the houses The wires Will cross the stresf
from renf to roof. but are ahis~s II The air.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-26
Freedom and Peace Needed.

The present system Of forts and the fire.
Quent hostility Of sultans and dattos toward
one another will not allow of this, and not
until all OF the forts are destroyed or rem
dered impracticable for use. and the people
dlsarmed, will the island be in a condition
Tor development. 1t Is to be hoped that the
troops now IN Mindanao will accomplish
this latter end as speedily as possible. but
the acquisition of at least one more regi-
ment is in the opinion Of many necessity
IN order to accomplish the desired end The
present force can only maintain a small
part OF the lake region, but with a strong
force the more defiant dattos could be
justly chastised and would soon learn the
folly of resistance.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-09-25
OIL AS A DUST KILLER.

The heavy black oil from the wells
in Los Angeles and vicinity has been
used for number of years on the
country roads around that city with
excellent results. as can testify from
personal experience, having ridden
many miles on these oiled roads dur
ing the past two winters. The most
successful application is in the road
district south of the city of Los
Angeles.
The oil is not, to my knowledge,
invariably applied hot" nor is it
usually applied while a road is in
process of construction. but is spread
over the roadbed in the condition at
the temperature it is pumped from the
wells.
1t is applied by means of tank
wagons of thirty to fifty barrels ca
pacity, drawn by four or six horses.
and fitted with an attachment some
what similar to that on the sprinkling
carts used on our streets. The usual
method is thoroughly to cover one
half OF the roadbed. so as to not to
interfere with travel, and after an
interval of twentyfour of forty eight
hours the remaining half is similarly
treated. This is repeated until the
aust is thoroughly saturated to a
depth of one or more inches. depend.
ing on the previous condition of tbe
road, and the continuous travel soon
packs the soil, forming a dustless
ROAD luxury to be appreciated by
those wo have ridden on the roads of
that semi-tropical country. with its
small annual rainfall Usually one
coating year, if applied as described.
is sufficient to render dustless the
worst of roads.
Inc reason given by certain rail-
road companies for disseminating the
use of crude oil on their roadbeds
probably would not exist if the oil
could be ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS with
the fine particles Of dust. as is done
on the wagon roads of California by
the travel over them. The stirring
OF the dust by the passing trains and
the evaporating action of the sun and
wind soon dries up the liquid portion
OF the oil, and the dust which has
temporarily been held down by the
weight and adhesiveness of the oil
arises in fine sootlike particles. y
winch are even more disagreeable
IMAM was the dust from which they
are formed.
from the standpoint of an engineer
as well as that of a taxpayer in south.
efn California, | have been much in.
terested in the successful use of crude
oil as a "dust-killer" on the roads
around Los Angeles.-Los Angeles
letter to the New York Sun.
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lnterurhan and High Speed Roads.

lnterurban electric railroads have
had an immense development in the
rich agricultural districts of the mid
die western states. 1t is often said
that electric roads check city growth
by creating suburban districts, but in
the farming regions, according to the
Railroad Gazette. they have had still
greater effect in building up many
small centers of population. The Tn
ion Traction company of Indiana oper-
ates l09 miles of interurban track and
81 miles of city track in the gas belt
of that state and serves a population
of $4,000. The interlrban lines are
located almost entirely on private
right of way protected by fences and
cattle guards. Tests have shown that
maximum speed of IS miles an hour
may be reached and an average speed
Of IS miles an hour maintained. The
rates OF fare are approximately one
cent mile. Already the interrrban
electric road handles the bulk of sub
urban and short distance interprban
passenger traffic; ii carries freight,
mail express and baggage One OF the
greatest possibilities of the interurban
road lies in the development of freight
traffic II is well fitted for the trans
fer OF farm produce and supplies for
farmers and for carrying package mer-
chandise.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-09-25
CHiNA'S NATIONAL ANTHEM.

Much amusement was caused at
BRUSSELS recently during the official
reception of the Chinese prince i'm
perial. All day the young oriental
was over the city. visiting buildings.
monuments, museums, dining and re-
viewing, and everywhere he went he
was struck by the same monotonous
tune YEARLY intoned by military
bands. After a while it Jared SO
terribly on his nerves that he asked
his interpreter to inquire what the
blessed thing was. The Chinese
national anthem was the reply of
the somewhat surprised burgomaster
OF Brussels, Mr.. De Mot. But We
nave none" was the response made
by the royal guest, to the embarrass.
ment of the encourage, land this tune
was certainly never heard in the land
of the Celestials.' Murder wni
out" and it seems that a willy Europ-
can some years ago composed a sort
OF tuIltum, with an accompaniment
and called it the Chinese National
Anthem" and sold the right to Der.
form the same on all occasions Wien
any Chinese dignitaries were being
entertained. He has already made .
nice little sum out of it. This Incl.
dent has caused much chagrin at the
Hotel de Vile in Brussels. but more
amusement among the general public.
who are enjoying a laugh at the ex.
pense of the city fathers -Ros,on
Transcript.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-09-25
BRIEF AND INTERESTING.

Electric railways are rapidly dis.
placing the old-fashioned diligences in
Switzerland.
More than 100000 people have as
cended the Washington monument
since it was opened fourteen years ago.
Two modern Touring mills, with
American machinery, have recently
been constructed at Hardin, Manchu-
ria.
The highest mountains in Cuba
reach greater heights than any peak in
the eastern ranges of the United
States.
The mortality from accidents in
railway employees was reduced 35 per
cent. last year by improved coupling
devices.
Two of Dickens novels, Oliver
Twist and the Tale of Two Cities, are
running as serials in Partisan daily
papers.
Penny X-ray instruments, by the
aid of which the curious may see their
own finger bones. are being sold In the
streets of London.
British Columbia grew the worlds
record apple last year. 1t was sixteen
inches in circumference and weighed
one pound and three ounces.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-09-25
w. 4. sEwARo's PROPHECY.
Sons Attention Recalled to His
Fathers Words at ST. Paul.


Mr.. Friedrich w. Seward, who is
making brief stop at st. Paul and
Minneapolis while on his way to
| Alaska, will no doubt be duly i'm
pressed with The surprising changes
which have been wrought hereabouts
since 1860, when, in company with
his father, William HI. Seward, he paid
his first visit to st. Paul. The ar
rival of the great republican states
man and leader was a great event in
the history of the frontier village. It
was on that occasion that Mr.. Seward
delivered memorable speech, some
sentences of which have often been
quoted with pardonable pride by our
citizens as prophetic forecasts of a
great future for st. Paul and the
fertile regions beyond it. The visit
or his son, forty-two years afterwards.
aptly recalls some of these eloquent
passages. Here is the place." he
said, 1.-THE central place, where the ag-
riculture of the richest region of
North America must pour out its
tributes to the whole world. On the
east, all along the shore of Lake SUI
perior. and westl and stretching in
one broad plane in belt quite across
the continent, is country where
state after state is yet to rise. and
where the productions for the support
OF human society in other, old. crowd
ed states, must be brought forth. 4"
Every worth of his resembling proph-
ecy has since come true. He made
another prediction, in which read
estate men OF st. Paul and Mime
apolis have found much comfort. It
was this: 81 now believe that the
ultimate seat of government on this
great continent will be found some
where within circle or radius not
very far from the spot on which I
now stand, at the head of navigation
on the Mississippi river" This NAV
not also come true in its exact literal
import. but it no doubt seemed to him
a logical deduction from the COM
handing geographical position of Min
nesota.
Mr. Frederick w. Seward afterward
accompanied his father to Alaska
subsequent to the acquisition of these
possessions of Russia in North Amer
lea through treaties negotiated by Mr..
Seward as secretary of state. It was
somewhere on the Pacific coast, prob
ably San Francisco, that he made
another oft-quoted speech, in which
he prophesied that the Pacific ocean
would become the theater of a vast
commerce. and that the Uniter States
would dominate it. This prediction is
also in train of rapid fulfillment. The
scenes W ich inspired these prophet :
utterances. as now revisited by his
son. affo' i abundant proof of the
breadth a1d clearness of the states
manlike ---eSight of William H. Sew.
ard.-St Paul Pioneer Press.
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than to any other of its modern de-
scendants.
While the skull, teeth and certain
other parts show plainly that IT was
cat, there are one or two OF the
bones, notably those of the shoulder
and hips, so strikingly like those OF
the seal that when first discovered
they were mistaken for those OF some
animal of the sea. or sea lion kind,
nor was this view upset until the rest
of the remains were found.
Moreover, the caudal vertebrae
showed that the animal had a tail like
an otter, while other things con-
tributed to prove clearly ana beyond
all question that the first cat, instead
of being denizen of high and dry
places like the majority of its modern
descendants, was an amphibious
animal, spending most of its time in
the water. Now, although the Cacom-
ictl cat Goes not go TO the extreme of
having single bone suggestive of or
resembling those of the seal or otter,
yet in form and habits it is more like
the old original parent cat than any
known feline. and for that reason has
probably undergone fewer modifica-
lions from the original form than any
of the modern cats known to science.
The Eyra cat and the pair of
Cacomictl cats now at the national
zoo are magnificent, full-grown speci-
mems of their species, and were OBJ
tanned by the management from a
dealer in Texas.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-09-25
CONSCtEN CE

am LIES Tamerlane-
The scourge of God,
With me alone remain
The sword and rod
Whereby in wrath, throughout HIS
world-domain,
Doth Love, avenging, reign.
am that Joseph bound
And sold in vain;
From dungeon darkness found
To rise again;
At Gods right hand, whate'er of COCO
rebound,
His sole viceregent crowned.
John B. Tabb-
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-09-25
Quaint Uses of Common Words.

litter originally meant courtship.
Crowd was the old English name
for fiddle or violin.
Goodbye is a contraction of God
be with YOU"
Deuteronomy is from two Greek
words meaning second and law. The
fifth book of Moses is so called from
its being mainly repetition of laws
previously enumerated.
Fashion was the old name for GER
tain disease of the horse. It is allud-
ed to in The Tanning of the Shrew,'
where Petruchio's horse is said to be
infected with the fashions" The COM
plant is a common one now. but net
among horses.
Bug originally meant goblin. The
Welsh word bug means ghost. The
Hebrew word, which in Psalms xc.: s,
is represented by terror" was in the
early translations rendered bug, the
verse being: Thou shalt not be afraid
OF any bugs by night"
At first sight there would appear to
be little connection between flattery
and the wagging of dogs tail. Yet
in nearly all the northern languages
the same word signifies both, and fat
terry is certainly derived from the word
signifying to wag the tail. In the old
Norman flagra signifies to flatter and
also to wag the tail. In Danish logre is
to wag the tail, and logger for Gems is
tc fawn on one. In Dutch vleyden is
to flatter and vleydsteerten is to wag
the tail. In the old German wedeln is
t. wag the tail, and in English wheedle
is to gain ones end by fiattery-In-
glenook
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-09-25
OMNIPRESENCE.

Nothing is created vainly," saith my
soul "All things that are
Have a deep, Gnfathomed meaning
falling leaf or shooting star.
There is One whose tender love is
folded in the buds that blow,
Thou canst hear His holy footballs in
the dropping of the snow.
His the starry isles of heaven, and all
that lives and moves and is;
Even the heart-thr0bs in thy bosom
are echoing of His.
Thomas Bailey Aldrich.