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TEMPTED BY A BALL.
No Man Can Tell When the Test Nav
Come to Him.

From the New York Evening Post
The cashier of one of the Brooklyn banks
has been bordering over a problem in
morals this week. For ten years now great
sums of money have passed through his
hands and reposed in his care day after
day, and they have been as so much hay
to him. He has heard of defaulters and
wondered. He never could understand this
temptation and he walked in the pride and
complacence of an honest man Last Sun
day this cashier was seated with his dog
on the bank of the stream that winds
through Prospect Park, when boat crowd
ed with children and rowed by a park at
tendant passed slowly by. The children
were shouting and laughing. They haloed
for no other reason than to hear the sound
of their voices. The attendant, pulling dog
gedly at the oars. seemed annoyed by the
clamor. Suddenly one Of the boys lost his
rubber ball overheard. The children point
ed to it, bobbing in the wake of the boat
and begged the man to turn back and get
1t, but he kept surly silence and rowed on
There is your chance" said the cashier
to the dog, go get the BALI
The dog plunged in. and, swimming out
to midstream. caught the ball in his mouth
He turned to follow the boat but finding
that he could not overtake it, returned to
the bank and dropped the ball at his mas
ter's feet. The cashier picked it up and
looked indolently after the receding boat
he supposed the boys would Feel Its loss
Perhaps he ought to along the bank
and throw it to them. 1t was something of
an exertion to do this, and. besides, the ball
would make a pleasant plaything for the
dog. However, he got up, and, making 4
cut across point, met the boat as it turned
the bend.
Here's your ball" he called.
The boys saw him, and stood up, holding
out their hands. He threw it, and it was
safely caught. AS he turned away he
heard a chorus of childish voices thanking
him. You're all right Say. mister
you're a dandy. you are!'' and then. after
the camor had subsidized, came this, from
the owner of the ball. very small boy
who piped in voice of hearty condescen-
sion: Say. mister you're an honest man"
This phrase caught the cashiers ear and
led him into deep meditation and he has not
been so sure of himself since the temptation
of the bail.
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worsted and have three buttons. The two
button coat Is simply not worn by we'll
dressed men. The trousers are OF flannel,
or Of homespun and are turned up. An
other good combination is that made up OF
a single breasted. black worsted sack. worn
with flannel trousers. The Norfolk coats
have become awfully common. and should
only be worn with the outing trousers or
golfing outfit. 1t should never be worn in
town, and neither should a hunting
stock. These are good only when worn
with the riding, lounging. wheeling OF golf
ing outfits and are frightfully out of place
when worn in town or with the business
suit. l have seen nothing of the sashes as
yet. although l must say that the square
has been taken up by men who are gener-
ally accepted as good dressers. These are
full twenty nine-inch rumchunda affairs in
indigo or In the madden designs. They are
twirled around into a sort of belt, run
through the loops in the trousers and tied
on the left side in plain. hard knot, the
ENDS being tucked in. OF course. they are
only intended for strictly outing and sport
ing wear; yet 1 would not be surprised to
see them adopted as part Of the town garb
Dy. misguided youths, who delight in in
dulg1ng In everything new regardless of its
fitness to the rest of their outfit or to the
occasion.
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time. and all rejoiced in the acquisition of a
beautiful new home
The newly elected officers of the c Il
Society of Mount Vernon NJ Z Church
were Installed last Sunday evening by the
pastor, with appropriate exercises The
exercises followed what the pastor called
an Installation Sermon" which was lis
marked attention.
This society supports native helper TO a
missionary in Japan, and recent letter
from the missionary reports unusual inter
est among the people of the locality in
which missionaries are at work and saws
they are not able TO do near all the work
the Japanese want: that there are cities
them. which calls they have TO refuse be-
cause their strength and time will not per-
nit them to undertake more.
The Metropolitan A. NJ. r. Church Chris
tan Endeavor Society recently elected the
following officers: President Miss Belle
Smith; vice president. Lewis r Chapman;
recording secretary. Mrs. Mary e. Howard !:
corresponding secretary. Mrs. A. NJ. Chase:
treasurer. Miss Mary Goode.
The regular business meeting Of the First
Congregational Church c. r. Society was
held last night the social being postponed
till later, when IL will be held In the country
The intermediate c. T. Society OF Calvary
Baptist Church has just elected the follow
ing officers: President. Charles f Hatch:
recording secretary. II. NJ. Gilman. Jr !:
corresponding secretary. Miss Jessie Swart-
out The society reports a membership Of
forty-five.
Gurley Memorial C. E Society has been
holding the conservation service half hour
before the regular prayer meeting each
week. and is discussing the ACCESSIBILITY of
making the change a permanent one.
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Play Grounds.

From the Brooklyn Eagle.
Jacob Riis, potential governor OF our
West India Islands. which have not ar
rived yet. but useful citizen In the mean
time, has been urging the need of play
grounds. They are needed in this city
more than any other one thing. We need
more police because we have not enough
Fairgrounds. Where the boy employs him.
self in tag and ball, and where he can
stand in the middle Of a lot and shout him
self to sleep. he has no desire-at least, not
much-to increase his work by smashing
faces and windows, worrying domestic ami
mails organizing raids on groceries and
fruit stands. and doing other things that
he knows he ought not. If he can expend
his vitality and educate his dawnInR
morals in games and sports he is one the
less to be cared for In the penitentiary,
But we are wOefully slow to realize that.
We spend money on all sorts Of things that
are less needed than plain open lots with
ball diamonds in Them and swings. and
sand heaps, and seesaws. and other appl,-
ances. and not a policeman to be allowed
anywhere about the place. Let the boys
conduct their own sports, put them on their
honor, and they will conduct them well
More earth and fewer bricks in the tene-
ment quarters will be a guarantee of more
health, more happiness and fewer prisons.
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more than $50 900 900. and there are some
hand. The bank has $1S5, 200, 900 worth of
gold and silver coin and bullion. and alto
gether 1t Is In such condition that those
holding its stock and notes are not lying
awake at night for fear of its insolvency.
Indeed the management Of the funds is
under such restrictions that 1t would be
impossible for the officials to make way
with them. and the vaults and Offices are
guarded by policemen and watchmen by
day and by company of soldiers at night
Even the shrewdest of our American
criminals could hardly make their way
into this Bank of England. Nevertheless
some of the greatest frauds which have
been perpetrated upon 1t were by Ameri-
cans.
You may have heard Of the forgerIes of
George Bidwell and his brother Austin, who
together with Mcdonnell and Hill created
such a sensation here about twenty years
ago These four men forged notes upon the
bank to the extent of half a million dollars
ana got away with the money, although
they were afterward arrested.
Forgeries Of Half Million.
These men were crooks from New York
who came to London with a capital of
$4,000. George Bidwell was the forger,
but the others helped him carry out the
scheme.
The bank. yor know. has its branches all
over the city, and the one In the West End
has big business In handling the private
accounts OF wealthy people. Austin Bid
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Quaint Uses Of Common Words.

From the 1nglenOOk
litter originally meant courtship.
Crowd was the old English name for a
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 it's being mainly
a repetition Of laws previously enumerated
Fashion was the old name for a certain
disease of the horse. 1t is alluded to in
The Tanning Of the Shrew." where Pc
truchio's horse is said to be- Infect ed
with the fashions" The complaint is a
common one now, but not among horses
Bug originally meant goblin. The Welsh
word bug means a ghost. The Hebrew
word, which in Psalms, Xc:5 is represented
by terror" 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 fiattery and the
wagging of a dogs tail. Yet in nearly all
the northern language the same word sig
niffes both, and hattery Is certainly de-
rived from the word signifying to wag the
tail. In the old Norman flagra signifies to
fiatter and also to wag the tail. In Danish
logre Is to wag the tail. and logger for cen is
to fawn on one In Dutch vleyden Is to
flatter and vleydsteerten is to wag the tail
in the old German wedeln Is to Wag the
TAIL and in English wheedle is to gain
ones end by 6attery.
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SLANG CANDY.
What Has Supplanted the Old Senti-
mental Inscriptions.

From the Detroit Free Press.
at takes vigilant and determined per-
son to steer clear of slang these days. re-
marked a man who likes to study the signs
of the time. I'VE have slang novels, slang
essays. slang poetry slang songs. slang
plays. and slang art Of various kinds.
THE latest slang manifestation. however.
is slang candy. Haven't you seen 1t? II Is
on sale at many candy stands. Do you re-
member the oldfashioned, fiat. scalloped
diamond or heart shaped candy lozenge.
ornamented with sentimental words, such
as Sweetheart My Own True Love-
Faithful to Thee Ever Thine and so or?
We used to pass these complimentary To-
zenges around at little gatherings when
was young. and much harmless but deeply
fervent lovemaking was carried on by
means of such simple tokens.
The pink and white candy lozenge of
the present day, however is a degenerate.
1t Is much smaller in size, although still
scalloped, and the phrases stamped on its
surface are below the dignity of genteel
member of the loZenge family. The words
you read now on the candy lozenge are as
follows: That's What MY Best GIRL
.Rubberneck.' Move On Sure Bat Them
Out My Size DO You Bike? Gee Whiz'
My Baby Lou Guess Not Just So
Come Again That Face and so on
How curious" commented the man who
was listening, I'VE live in a slang age,
don't we?'
sure. answered the man who was down
on slang: and then. with a suddenly red
dened face. he began to talk about seven
teen-year locusts.
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MANY FROM ONE.
Numerous Useful Products Are Now
Made From Coal Tar.

From the st. Louis Globe Democrat.
Even more wonderful than the cotton IN
dustry is the utilization of coal tar. ONLY a
short while ago this troublesome by-product
of gas making was considered a nuisance
The effort to get rid of it has grown into
an industry which employs more scientific
men in its development than any other. A
description Of all the products of coal tar
would be review of the greater part of the
organic chemistry of today Coal tar WAS
first distilled In England eighty years ago.
but it was not until 1885, the date of the
discovery Of the first aniline colors. that
the INDUSTRY became an important one
Now the value of the products of gas
making-tar, coke and fly
exceeds that Of the coal burned in the gas
works The distiilation Of the tar gives a
series or products. each of which serves as
a starting point for long series of yalu-
able articles Of everyday USE
In the United States the tar is usually
distilled into light oil. heavy oil and pitch
as soft pitch. and Is used in roofing and
paving. Formerly it was customary to
turn this substance to hard pitch, which
was sent abroad to be used in the making
Of compressed fuel. The anthracene Oil OBJ
tanned by this distillation was sent to Eng
land to be used in making alizarin. But it
does not pay to make anthracene In Amer
lea now. An American has patented a
IHctHOu OI making al drtlnclal asphalt
from the pitch. and it seems not improb-
able that the asphalt industry will be revo-
luuoniZed by this process.
Creosote oil is a coal tar product, which,
owing to its extensive use In creosoting
lumber, is coming into great demand OF
the refined products benzine is one of the
most common. The presence of twenty
times as much benzine in the coal gas as
there is in the tar has led to the introduce
ton Of process for removing benzine
from the gas. Toluene, used In making ar
tifiicial indigo. Is also obtained by this pro-
cess. Naphthaline is another coal tar ele-
ment produced on a large scale. 1t is used
as substitute for camphor in destroying
moths. Another product is crystal carb0lic
acid, or phenol, the chief use Of which is
in the manufacture Of picric and salicyIic
acids.
Nitrobenzine, nitrotoluene and other nj
tro-compounds from coal tar are used In
making colors and explosives Rectifed
nitrohenzine, known as oil Of myrbane, Is
used in the manufacture Of soaps and oils.
Aniline oil Is made in great quantities
abroad and European competition in ami
line colors Is very keen. The long list OF
coal tar products. including perfumes, med
icaments, antiseptics, anfline dyes. ETC.. IL
a remarkable illustration OF what can be
done in the utilization Of o waste product.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-12

From the Youths Companion.
A Minnesota paper tells of giant bun
cochin rooster. owned by a Mr. Piumason
Of Luverne, Mimi, which has been trained
to trot In harness. pulling a tiny cart. In
which rides the baby son of its owner.
Golden Duke is the name Of this strangest
Of fowls. and 1t is a prize winner in its
class. as well as freak. The big bird was
broken to harness by the boys Of the Plu-
mason household. and now seems to enjoy
Its work. 1t wears a little harness and Ia
guided by reins. which 1t carries in Its bill.
1t is the master Of several gaits. ard at the
word OF command. given by the small child
who is driving. 1t will walk, run. trot or
come to a standstill At home IN the coun-
try the big rooster often pulls the cart and
its occupant for half a mile or more with
out stopping.
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well rented q house near this bank and
then introduced himself as wealthy
American and opened an account with a
deposit OF $4,000. He drew cut and paid
in money for some time, cultivating the Of
f1cials OF the bank and talking to them of
his friendship with the Rothschilds and
others. He pretended to have business
with the Rothschilds and one day brought
in a lot of notes which he had bought of
the Rothschilds in Paris, and asked the
bank manager to discount them. The man
ager said he would let him know the next
day If he would leave the notes. and in
the meantime took them to the main Office
of the bank. The authorities there informed
him that he could discount such notes by
the cart load, and he did.
Other genuine notes were brought in and
discounted in the same way. This was
kept up until the bank grew accustomed to
discounting Rothschilds notes and then
Bidwell began to forge such notes. He
showed them in by the bushel and took out
gold to the amount of half million dollars
In exchange. The most of this money he
took away In gold coin, which was carried
off to the rented house nearby. He would
have gotten perhaps a million dollars more
had not HILL one Of his confederates, omit
ted to fill in date on one of the notes.
This caused suspicion and the forgers were
discovered. They had time to flee, but
sooner or later they were all arrested ana
imprisoned.
Mcdonald and Hill were kept in prison
for life, but Austin and George Bidwell
were pardoned on the ground of ill health.
They were released and came back to the
United States.
1 don't know that either was able to save
anything from his stealings. The greater
part of McDonald's share fell, it is said,
into the hands of a detective named r.
wing, who. Mcdonnell claimed. had agreed
to allow him to escape If he would turn
the money over to him. George Bldweil mad
to give up his share when he was taken in
Scotland and l think that $220OO0 of the
money was captured in the shape of United
States government bonds which had been
bought in London and sent to New York in
trunk of dirty linen.
Fraud in Bank Notes.
1t is hard to counterfeit the Bank of Eng
land notes not only on account Of the paper
by the bank to trace the note. Every note
that comes into the bank must be Endorsed,
although it is doubtful whetheV such in
dorsement could be enforced as the notes
are payable to bearer. You may have
heard the story of how the bank refused to
cash one of its own notes for Pierpont Nor
gan few months ago. AS the story goes
Mr.. Morgan presented the note and asked
that it be exchanged for gold The cashier
requested him to write his name on the
back, but he refused saying that the note
was to bearer and as it was genuine the
bank should cash it without Endorsement.
Upon the cashier persSting Mr.. Morgan
said he would let the note go to protest.
Whereupon the banker threw up his hands
IN holy horror at the idea of a protest of
the Bank of England. He was about TO
hand over the money when Mr.. Morgan
as a favor wrote his name across the back
Of the note
FRANK G. CARPENTER.
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wilderness. and it is exceedingly thin and
linen rags by a secret process in paper
mills which do nothing else. The paper is
the same today as it has been for A hun
o-ed years, and it is almost impossible to
initiate it
The notes are almost square. There is
no lathe work upon them. They are printed
In Jet black ink. and the printing machines
are such that they number the notes from
i to 100000 This numbering Is done au-
tomatically, so that the notes of each bum
die of ten thousand are In their natural
order when they are taken away The
smallest notes now printed are those for
IS. and the largest for fl 900. The paper
is so thin that in the bank vaults where
bundles of notes are kept l was able to
hold million pounds worth of them in nv
two hands. 1t made me feel like a mill
ionaire. but the feeling was momentary
for the doors were carefully guarded and
the officials of the bank who stood about
me were iusty fellows who would have GER
tainly resisted any attempt at departure
with the valuable paper. The notes. in
fact. weigh only 1Sh grains to the note
and yet thev are SO strong that a single
sheet of the paper of which they are made
will support fifty pounds weight without
tearing.
How the Bank Destroys It's Notes.
All notes are destroyed after they are
redeemed. but they are kept a certain. time
In order that any question concerning their
ownership in the past may be traced. The
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Thought He Might Need It.

From the Chicago Tribune.
ALBERT" said his wife, "are there many
rattiesnakes where you are going?'
Hundreds of them." replied the doctor.
who was packing his valise for q vacation
trip
Didn't you tell me once that there was
no authentic instance OF person bitten by
a rattlesnalke being cured by whisky?''
II did"
''Then why are you taking all this whisky
along. Albert? %
.The-er.water isn't good where I am
going, Emily
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CHRISTIAN EnDEAvoaEas.

The hrst meeting which the Temple Bap-
fist formerly StreeD Christian Endeavor
Society held In the new church, last SUM-
day VIII long be memorable In more ways
than one. An especially suspicious open
ing for the work was the reception OF seven
new members. Eve active and two associate.
The new Endeayor Hymnal. recently adopt
ed by the society. was used for the first
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The Ladies Auxiliary Of the knights of
St John of St. Peters Catholic Church gave
a family excursion to River View Wednes-
DAY. and large number of the members
or the congregation and friends took adyaD-
tage of the opportunity afforded for an
outing.
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The Epworth League of Washington dis
trfct has arranged for an all-day service
at Washington Grove July IA Special fea-
lures will be provided and a number Of
speakers will be secured to deliver appro-
pirate addresses A big mass meeting will
be held In the evening, and a large number
OF leaguers have expressed their intention
Of being present
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-12

TIE first services in the main auditorium
of the new Temple Baptist Church at 10th
and n streets Will be held tomorrow morn
ing. Dedication exercises will not take
place until early In the fall
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-12

Rev. DR.. F. D. Power Of the Vernon,
Avenue Christian Church has inaugurated a
series Of Sunday evening sermons on the
books Of the Bible. beginning with the Pen
tateuch.
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FARMER MEEKs ARRESTED
Sensational Charge Brought Against
an Oklahoma Man.

Shawnee. 0. T., Oct, S.-The Herald
gives the details Of a sensational arrest
as follows:
The sheriff OF Casey county, Arkansas,
arrived in the city last night and with
Detective" Bin Hensley went to the
vicinity Of Okeemah this morning TO ar
rest VIII Meeks. who is wanted in Casey
county for three offenses, the most eri-
Gus crime Of which he is accused being
tnat of assauiting a man and robbing hi
OF $500.
Meeks IS we'll known IN this city and is
8 half brother 10 Clark Thomas. the Jail
breaker who is also wanted in Casey
county for attempted murder and pail
breaking. Hensiey and Deputy Sheriff
Dyer arrested Thomas last Sunday in
the southeastern part of the county and
brought him TO Shawnee TO await the
arrival OF the Arkansas sheriff. But
1nomas refused 10 wait and broke out
Of the city jail. He had repeatedly made
his brags that no officer or all could hold
him. and ne has record In Arkansas for
j-n breaking that beats that OF SOL Tenn
De- of oklahoma. Thomas IS stin at
.arge. bat thu Officers say that he Will
vet be captured.
the arrest ~ Meeks IS omewhat sen
sational he has lived as a farmer and
respected citizsn near Okeemah ever
since the hold-up vas committed. over a
year So. He Is said TO have come from
4 desperate famay. aad the officers had
been tryins fer over year to locate him
his half-brother. Clark Thomas.