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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-16

1880 he built a library and a picture gal
lery that was the finest collection then
held in Washington. He was a charming
host and his house with it's many objects
of interest, was the center of attraction
for visitors to Washington, especially for
authors and actors of distinction. His Wis
1tors among the actors were Hackett Muir
dock Forrest and others of that date, with
Hawthorne, William c. Rives, Louis Gay
lord Clark. Conway CoZZens and literary
men interested in original manuscripts of
which he possessed a large number, par
ticularly of Americana. Among the artists
Brown, Ward, kensett Elliott and Leutze
were frequent visitors.
With Cornelius Wendell he built the gov
eminent printing office. and for several
years bound the government publications
and blank books. He was one of the orig
inal trustees of the CorcOran Gallery of
Art. He died here in August 1855
Frederic c. Mcclure. his son, the curator
of the Corcoran Gallery, is "a worthy chip
of the old block and prime favorite in a
large circle of friends His wife. a daughter
of Franck Taylor inherits from her father
a bright mind and fine critical and CONVEX
sational powers
The Survivors in Washington Jour
nalism.
OF the hundreds of journals started in
Washington during it's history only three
daily papers now survive-the Post, the
Times and The Star The Post and the
Quoted, are, like The Star here to stay
The Yale expositor., 1902-04-11

Sault Ste. Marie. Mich. April 7tn.
Mr.. c. l.. Smith OF 300 Anne ST. the
secy. OF the Trades Council has writ
ten this startling statement for publi-
cation.
II feel Il my duty TO make public the
facts OF my recent illness and recoy-
cry. was very sick and sore. and
had TO walk with the aid OF two canes.
II was a very painful attack. but |
don't know what IL was. Some said II
was Lumbago and others that II was
Sciatica or Rheumatism.
II was told TO take Dodd's Kidney
Pills. and began n treatment After
had used one box could walk with
one cane. and after two boxes were
used / could walk without any help.
! kept on and three boxes cured mo
completely.
Il am now well and happy without
pain or an ache and can very truly
say that Dodd's Kidney pills arc
worthy Of my greatest praise"
The Yale expositor., 1902-04-11
SOME WONDERFUL CROPS IN
WESTERN CANADA.
The Territorial Government Reports
show Results Bcyond Belief


Regina. Assiniboia. Canada. January
10th AT the Agricultural Statistics
Branch OF the Department OF Agricul-
ture for the Territories, reports are
now being received from grain thresh-
erS throughout the Territories, for
somewhat delayed this year. owing 10
the extensive crop and the decay in
getung IL throshcd. The Department
OF Agriculture is leading the way In
new departure. with regard 20 the
collection OF crop statistics. In the
older provinces. crop estimates are
based entirely on the opinion OF per-
sons interested In the grain business
who ought TO be. and no doubt are.
we'll posted upon the probable yields.
81 opinion. in which a mistake may
easily be made. The Territorial De-
partmCnt. however, has adopted the
system OF returns OF crops actually
threshed. upon which 20 base their
repurts. The accuracy OF the reports
cannot. therefore be gainsaid. for
they represent a compilation OF actual
tnrcshing results. In this connection.
u might be mentioned that the De-
partment Is organizing system OF
growing crop returns, which will be in
operation next summer The infor-
nation thus obtained. with estimated
acreage, viii be available for business
men. banks. railway companies. and
other interests which have To discount
the future In making provision for the
conduc, OF their business.
The crop reports already 10 hand
show some remarkable cases OF abb
normal development In the Regina
district. many returns are given OF
crops OF wheat running from 40 TO As
bushels 10 the acre.
j. A. Smell. OF Yorkton. threshed
$4,000 bushels OF oats from $50 acres.
an average OF CO bushels per acre for a
large acreage.
w. II. Motherwell. OF Abernethy.
thrcshed 1850 bushels OF wheat from
5O-acre field. an average OF 80 bush
els per acre.
In the Edmonton district. r. T.
HutchinEs threshed 7aS bushels OF
wheat from ten-acrc plot. "A average
Of nearly 70 bushels per acre.
$ Norman thrcshcd G $50 bushels OF
oats from co acres Of land. an average
OF ll6 bushels per acre.
The publication OF the actual yields
or gram threshcd will likely open the
eyes OF the people 20 the great capabIl.
tiles OF the Western Canadian prairics.
The Yale expositor., 1902-04-11
THE AGE OF BRAINS.
Pertinent fdsas Advanced by . writer
An tha EaruKn


The late Philip ID. Armour once told
me that he did not give his sons
dollars worth of stock In his immense
business until they had satisfied him
that they could make sausage" This
was the great packers homely way o:
saying that he did not take his sons
into the firm until they had shown
business capacity and industry. But
not many rich men in this country
follow the example set by the founder
OF the great house OF Armour. The
young man with nothing but brains
has nothing 10 lose. what TO do with
a patrimony OF 500. 900 does not bother
him or keep him awake at night. The
young man with 100000 will soon
realize that this is too small q sum
to risk In business In an age OF com
binos, when all productive and mer-
camille enterprises are conducted upon
a scale OF great magnitude. Manufac.
turing is certainly out OF the question;
and II he wants 20 embark In mer.
camille pursuit he must 90 To n small
town that Is not yet invaded by n
mammoth department store selling
everything from tack hammer TO
store teeth" says writer In iae
Forum.
But the young man with nothing but
brains Is not confronted by such per-
p!exit!es. There Is no trust" In
brains. II may be possible 20 corner
the wheat crop or control the yearly
output OF corn starch. but you cannot
corner the crop OF ideas. II the young
man looks about him and studies the
situation he will quickly learn that the
age OF combinations is also the age OF
brains
The Yale expositor., 1902-04-11
THREE KILLED,
SEVEN WOUNDED
Desperate Alabama Negro
Uses Rife with Telling
Effect.
BODY RlDDLED WITH BULLETS
House burned Ovor Hts Head and His
corpse Thrown Into Fire by EnraEed
CitiEsas-shsIin, MortAIly Hurt. rights
90 the End.

Tuscumbia, Ala, April 7.-Will
Reynolds. a desperate negro. heavily
armed. ran amuck In settlement
known as Knardtown. near this city.
In his efforts 20 resist arrest he killed
three men. MORALLY wounded three
more and shot four others. infiicting
more or less serious injuries. Reyn-
ods was armed with n Winchester
rifle and until he himself was shot
down he kept mp the deadly fire. When
he was finally incapacltated his body
was riddled with bullets and the limp
corpse thrown into "a fire.
The dead: Hugh Jones. VIII Reyn-
olds. Bob Wallace.
Fatally wounded: Sheriff Charles
Gassaway. VIII Gassaway. II. a. Prout.
Seriously wounded: - Payne.
Jim Finney, Robert Patterson, Jesse
Davis.
About - o'clock Sheriff Gassoway
went TO the home OF VIII Reynolds
with warrant for obtaining goods
under false pretenses. Reynolds said
he would be ready to go In a moment
He returned with n Winchester rife
and at the first fire the sheriff fell.
Then the sheriff opened fire from the
ground with his pistol and citizens
rallied 10 him. Reynolds barricaded
the lower floor OF the house and took
refuge on the second floor at a partly
opened window.
|. was here that he proved his mark
manship. Hardly bullet from his
rife went astray. William Gassaway
was .hot at "A distance OF 300 yards.
where he stepped from behind tree
long enough 10 FIRE az the negro. Prout
and Payncs were pierced by the same
bullet
Dynamite was used. but that failed
10 Gust the negro from his point OF
vantage. Citizens gathered. and when
ever one came within range In the
open he fell
Finally as night was approaching
a call was made upon the governor
FOR troops and he sent the Wheeler
Rifles from Florence. They poured
yolley after yolley without effect into
the house Then 81 was decided to
burn the adjacent houses in the hope
Of setting FIRE 20 the enc In which
Reynolds held sway. Two went MP In
flames. Unseen. Reynolds. TO escape
this danger. led 10 an clubhouse. from
which he killed his last two men. FL
nally the militiamen fred Reynolds
home with kerosene.
As the flames In the clubhouse
showed his body fifty bullets tore
through his flesh. his body falling life
less. a hundred more shots were
then fired into the body IN an instant
and then the body was burned. to-
gcther with his former home.
Lynchburg. Va. April James
Carter. young negro who shot and
seriously wounded Don Thomas near
New Ga. gov, In Amherst county.
Thursday night. was taken from Jail
at Amherst courthouse and lynchcd.
The Yale expositor., 1902-04-11
"GLoRr" or A TILE.
Americans Love the Distinction as Much |
as Any Foreigner.

Americans Love the Distinction as Much
as Any Foreigner
10 is interesting 10 note how the title
that any member OF an American fami-
~ may acquire sheds It's luster over the
whole family. They all bask In It's
misunderstanding that a title sheds
radiance and In spite OF the fact that II
only too often does not A titles n
title for a. that seems TO be the para
phrase among some OF Uncle Sans cit
liens. says the New York sun. The
fact that Philadelphia girl who mar
ried the other day had beauty. money
and position seemed 10 be OF small
moment Her parents. even. were
scarcely mentioned in the newspaper
reports OF the wedding. All other con
alterations were cclipsed by the othe.
fact that her sister had married titled
foreigner. and not very big title al,
that. In every published account the
bride was described not as "daughtc
OF Mr.. and Mrs. -." but as the sis
ter OF tho Countess -." The fact
that the marriage OF this same coun-
tess sister turned out most unhappily.
and that. finding II impossible 10 live
with her husband. she was some years
ago Obliged 20 set n legal separation
counts for nothing. The titles the
thing
The Yale expositor., 1902-04-11
An nm. Arrr.t TurI,..

Corstaluuop @, April Advice re-
ccivcd here from Uskup. European
Turkey. annOunc, that a number OF
Albanians recently surrounded the
government Offices AT lpek. took all
the officials prisoners. and then tele-
graphed 10 the Yildiz Palace az Con-
stantlnop!e. demanding the release OF
the Albanians WAC are detained In
custody al Constantiuople. Two bat
talions Ct Turkish infantry have been
dispatched 20 lpeK.
The Yale expositor., 1902-04-11
Ktnsa, wheat Il Damaged.

Topeka. kas.. April The Kansas
state board OF agriculture has issued
a report. based on a careful canvass Of
the growing winter wheat situation.
to the effect that rs per cent. or 1885,
700 acres OF the crop. has been so
damaged by unfavorable weather or
other conditions that IL has been. or
will be. plowed mp and the land de-
voted 10 other crops.
The Yale expositor., 1902-04-11

\ s spring medicine Pcrnnh IS Il
Z y never failing remedy. IL cleanse.
the blood { rough digestion, and
gives tono 60 the whole system 10y increas-
lug the nutritivo va'u 81 the food
"Spring fever" as IL IL sometimes called,
which prod cos "a tired out sleepy feel
ing. and inahilit, 60 do much mental or
physical work, Is the result OF IA sluggish
digestion.
The great popularity that Poruna has
Is duo Co the fact that Ia all such case
u az once correct digestive deranCo-
ments and enrichcs tho blood 10y purifying
this very important source OF that vital
fluid
VI s. J. +. Finn. So East High Street
Buffalo, y. Y. writes;
"A few years ago / had 20 give up
social lifo entirely, as my health was
completely broken down. The do-t
The Yale expositor., 1902-04-11

We Offer ono Hundred Dollars reward Tor any
case OF CatarTh that cannot be cured by Hall
Catarrh Cure.
r. J. CHENEY & Co, Props. Toledo. q
We. the undersigned. have known r. T.
Cheney for the last ~ years ana believe him
perfectly honorable Ia all business transactions
and financially able 90 carry out any Obllga-
tons made by their firm.
West s TruaN Wholesale Druggists Toledo
q. Walding. kiunan & Marvin. Wholesale
Druggists. Toledo ohio
Hall \ Catarrh Cure Is taken internally. act
Inc directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
81 the system Testimonials sent free. Price
sbc per bottle. Sold bS all druggists
Halls Family Pulls are the best
The Yale expositor., 1902-04-11
NaturaI oas in EpeIand.

London. April Natural gas. OF
which Eng and was generally pposel
TO be deficient. has been discovered
and put to practical purposes In the
little village OF Heathneld. Sussex
The operations are In charge OF an
American engineer. who h said to be
ronresentlng American capltallsia
The Yale expositor., 1902-04-11
Many schooI ChiIdrcn Arc sicAiy.

Mother Gray Sweet Pow dcrs for Chill
drcn, used by Mother Gray, nurse in
Children's Home, New York, cure Fever
ishncss, Headache, stomach Troubles.
Tcething Disorders and Destroy Worms.
tall druggists, &c. Sample mailed free.
Address a len =. Ohnstcd, Lc Roy, NY.
The Yale expositor., 1902-04-11
ESchangs OF wit.

One day Dr. Parr. whose wit has
lived century after him, meeting
Lord Erskine, with whom he was
friendly. said: "Erskine. mean to
write your eptaph when you die. d"
Doctor" answered the great lawyer.
1t il almost n temptation 10 commit
suicide This recalls another story
Gibbon. the historian. had n rival in q
French physician for the favor OF a
titled lady. and the doctor was ono
day annoyed by Gibbons monopoliz
ing the lady's company. when my
Lady Elizabeth Foster Is made M by
your twaddle.' said the doctor ia o
oud tone, II will cure her" "AnC
when my Lady Elizabeth Foster T.
dead from your prescriptions" sale
the historian. II will immorl aU1e her
The Yale expositor., 1902-04-11
q. rro.reren. but Cnn.t Sell nnnd.

Bloomington. H.. april THE peo-
pie OF ChenCa. a prospe Gus little town
OF northern Mclean county. al covered
that there Is no legal record that
the town exists. When the aldermen
sought TO sell bonds II developed that
the proper entry OF incorporation had
not been made at the county seat. and
there Is no record In Springfield.
The Yale expositor., 1902-04-11
TO Protect AnImaIs An wa,

London. April THE Rev. r. Law
renee. secretary OF the Society OF Kind
ness TO Animals. says the Swiss gov
eminent is about to call conference
OF the great powers TO consider tho
protection OF animals employed In
The Yale expositor., 1902-04-11
You Can Get Aliens Foot-Easo FREQ.

You Can Get Ailen's foot-Iaso FREQ.
Write today % Allen =. Olmsted, Le-
Roy, ". Y. for FREE sample OF Aliens
Foot Ease. "A powder. IL cures sweating,
damp, swollen, aching feet. Makes new
or tight shoes easy. a certain cure for
Chilblains and Prostitutes. ~ all
druggists and shoe stores; % ccnts.
The Yale expositor., 1902-04-11
rARIIrsr RUSSIAN MIIIrT.

VIII YOU he short OF hay! II so, plant n
plenty Of this prodigally prolific miilet
. TO y Tons of Rich Hay Per Acre.
Johu A. Salzer Seed Co, La Crosse, Wis. W
The Yale expositor., 1902-04-11

IL Is worth while making many foes
20 make one true friend.
Some people miss to-day's mamma IN
looking FOR to-morrOw's.
The Yale expositor., 1902-04-11

London. April 7.-Ras Makonnen
will represent King Menelik OF Abys-
sinia at the coronation OF King Ed
ward.
The Yale expositor., 1902-04-11

Many ailments. particularly throat and
lung troubles. are attributable 20 unsan-
itary wall coverings. Alabaatine has IN
dorIement Of physicians and sanitarsans.
The Yale expositor., 1902-04-11

Don't think because youth is n
blooming idiot that he Ii the flower OF
the family.
The Yale expositor., 1902-04-11

Fools rush On where angels fear 20
tread That's the reason. probably. that
football has never been 50 very popular
in heaven.
The Yale expositor., 1902-04-11

The error Of the past Is the wisdom
and success OF the future.
The Yale expositor., 1902-04-11

Don't write popular songs II YOU
would retain the goodwill OF your fcl
low-mcu
The Yale expositor., 1902-04-11

Clear white clothes are sign that tho
housekeeper uses Red Cross Ball Blue.
Large OF. package, cents
The Yale expositor., 1902-04-11

T.Ockiaw 40 "a punishment FOR people
who listen az kcyholcs would be the
proper thing.
The Yale expositor., 1902-04-11

II Is said that TRUTH lies M tho bottom
OF "a we'll Perhaps that's why the law
yer pumps the witness.
The Yale expositor., 1902-04-11

Woman was born To love and bc
loved and she fights IL out on that
lihc.
The Yale expositor., 1902-04-11
4 Beautiful Club WO-
mans Recovery.
Los Angeles. Cal,
80 =. Olive Street, :
May ., 1901.

Tho Forum
side for eight years
yellow
took deal
n a
perfect
ca LENA HILTON
The Yale expositor., 1902-04-11

Piso's Cure for Consumption a. an infallihlc
medicine for coughs and colds W. SAACEt.
Occan drove y. j., Feb. D., iaOo
The Yale expositor., 1902-04-11

Some of the best lessons we ever learn
we learn from our mistakes and failures.
The Yale expositor., 1902-04-11

PUTNAM FADELESs DYES color
more goods, per package, than any other.
Sold by druggists, Toe. per package.
The Yale expositor., 1902-04-11

Don't trrst 90 luck-roll up your sleeves
and go 90 work.
The Yale expositor., 1902-04-11

Uamlln's Wizard OF battles success
fully against pain from any cnuse what
ever; why should YOU be without a.?
The Yale expositor., 1902-04-11

\ iahorirg bee produces honey: n be-
laboring Is often productive OF black
eye.
The Yale expositor., 1902-04-11

The rank Is hut the guinca's stamp.
The mans the gold for all that.
Burns.
The Yale expositor., 1902-04-11
MRS. j. f. FINN

II YOU do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the uso o. fcrunn,
write az once Go Or Hartman, giving a
fun statement OF your ease, and hc wiz
be pleased % give you his valuable advice
gratis.
Address DR. Hartman. President Of Tho
Hnrtr,ln Sanitarium, Columbus, y.
The Yale expositor., 1902-04-11

Perfec, liberty Is manifest In delight In
duty.
The Yale expositor., 1902-04-11

When bullet or swoul-thrust bushes
the breath Of one upon the field OF hat.
tie. the heart OF some woman is also
wounded. adde's Home Journal.
The Yale expositor., 1902-04-11

Riches are rs Indifferent things
good or bad as they are used. BE then
Nou.
by the streets OF "by and by one
arrives at the house OF never.-Cer-
vantcS.
The Yale expositor., 1902-04-11

To Cure n Cold In One day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money IL IL fails TO cure nc.
The Yale expositor., 1902-04-11

DO YOUR CLOTHES LOOK YELLOW
Ifso. use Red Cross Ball Blue. IL will make
them white hs snow. . OK package cents
The Yale expositor., 1902-04-11

For chs drrn f-cthing foftsns the gums r,sinre- On
rautnafon. alays pain. Wind cole a bottle
The Yale expositor., 1902-04-11

Aiabastlne. the only durable wall coat
Ing. takes the place OF scaling kaisomines.
wall paper and paint for walls. 10 can ee
used on plaster. brick. wood or canvas.
The Yale expositor., 1902-04-11

advised complete change ard rest fcT
"A year. As this was cut Of tho question
for "a time, ! hegnn 90 lock around for
other means OF restoring my health
Il hal often heard 81 Perunn as an er-
cellUnt tonic. so / bought bottle 90 SEQ
what IL would do for me. and IL certainly
took holi Of nv system aud rejuvcnntcd
H. nd in less than two months | vas ma
porfect health. aud now when feel worn
aut or tired dose or two OF Pcruna - al
that | need"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-14
HE QUESTION OF FINANCES.
Ihe Finance Committee of the Council
Against a Hard Proposition.
ssssss....ss...ss.....

/ now aborinr an
effort to squeeze NO. foot into In words
cndeavorng trim .e
WI current year TO figure that Will the allowance ~
100
be thouc
departm any
Post
amounting
made mistake when
II. back
it, 'O'
the
attorney anda "' "''u he
| financial coniI o
the
collection of the that t,.
Of he 49, TUG run
Until collected 1t be necessary negotiate loan 70
H. on a
question Of increasing the decreasing tho rate o.
further burden
eduponbyt ""' may
10
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-14
TlNBERLANDS PURCHASED
BY John II. Kirby for Himself and the
Kirby Lumber Company.
BEAUMONT STREETS ARE TO BE PAVED
Council Has Adopted an Ordinance
Designating Those on Which Work
is TO Be Done.

Beaumont, Texas, February ts Mr.. John
VI Kirby Of Houston purchased tue holl
hugs OF the Noua Minis company of Texas
TODAY paying $4,000 therefor In tho
property transferred be some ~ the best
virgin yellow pine iu East Texas. and f,r
iNis reason, as we'll az the prlcc paid tbs
d'Al Is an Important me
Though Mr.. kirby is president or the HE
hllhy Lumber company. this purchase wa
mace 10y him ne au Individual m ID svi
P'a'u, however that the land win go TO M.
Mccssrs,; John y. Gilbert 6 r.. Ferguson.
-. u Plpkin, g. H. Carroll aud tioor.c "
I'M Ngua Mills cumpUug NJ Texas
me Kirby Lumber COMPANY bns mad, a.,
''hcr large purchase. DIV"
a. ~ Ni> bought the entire holdings Of WI
nam stacy at Dcyers Texas m. ,,s,i
'uur az ilus sale lies rather ip tho en,,",7i ~,
~ tu' umucr holdings OF the plant tb,1
., lhy pant Itself Thrrc rs with Inc nisnt
T,iN'g lures OF excellent pine timber. and In
Ms i.'t Hos the value or the purrhgs, ~
AZ, hHhf. Tho Timber Hes 10 The portb or
D'ltlS ana some OF Ii runs as f5r n@r,E
~ tu7 extension OF the Gull. Colorado and
GG~n.a tr' ana with the IutprnatIonDI auI
"'tII western running Into Beauinnut ~
lines ~ N"''e inherent
Iho mill a. Dcyers Will be- c,,,i,,,,.,
Gp,lHton Just as 10 Is for the prnsent s,,,
III bF'ments win come later rs ill.,. gu"
uluous warrant VIC '""
ne consideration paid for the miami ,,,
NOT De asceIt3inel. F'"' ''h
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-14

.n The regular army today. therefore their
nus are sealed IN SO far AS they can no
Instrumental In maintaining Coloaei
ta TtH roiapcl c'i Invz against mba idsn,
them. hut could this matter be re.
irred 10 The prisoners, or to Gilmore, who
gave Colonel Hare dag he had made from
apo Of cloth gathered In and about the
various prisons he had inhabited, ! say.
could these men be consulted they would
be shocked and holrihcd TO think that any
one would attempt TO maintain for a mo-
Went the position that Luther r. Hare 8
not the man VINO stands conspicuous and
alone As the solitary one who was and is
nnd ever win be in the minds Of those
that know the hero Of the Gilmore sxpedl.
non. Passing over every other achieve.
mcnt Ia the career OF this gallant officer,
his service on the frontier with Custer In
indian campaigns, his service during the
spanish American war as colonel Of the
First Texas cavalry his service In Cuba
With the Seventh cavalry, his service In
the Philippines with the Thirty third In
fantrg and as brlgndler general United
states Volunteers, his liberation Of Cap
tam DeYereanx Shields and his company
Of the Forty-fourth Infantry, United states
volunteers, In the island Of SsmarI say,
passing all these things as minor Instances
10 the affairs Of this great and dis
hinge upon the establishment Of the fact
that he rescued Gllmore--I cali upon every
soldier and officer who had the honor and
distinction aud the pleasure OF having
served under him. 20 write the secretary
OF war expressing their conviction in this
matter.
The administration may have it's doubts
as TO whether Schiey or Sampson was In
command at Santiago. but II can not ques.
tl9n who Is In command when there Is
colonel and a lieutenant colonel Then
promote Hare as Texas requested through
her legislature. her congressman. her sen
ators, and as her citizens desire pstition
and expect. Eiienne de L. Ruiac,
Late Second Lieutenant Thlrty-third In.
fantry. U, s. ", Formerly Captain First