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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-31
Gave Away the System.
From the Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune.
The father of the large and exnens,ve
family had brought a guest home to dine
with him. "a
The dinner was in progress.
He helped his guest literally to everv-
thing that was on the table, but before
serving the members of the family he
glanced at his wife. who made a slight and
almost imperceptible signal to him, in &C
cordance with some preconcerted code. and
it worked in practice as herein set forth
Caroline" he said to the eldest daughter.
shall help you to some more of the chick
EN-. m. k.?'' ~ ~
Just little. please. papa"
Some of the mashed potato-a " WT'
IF you please" go
with gravy-n. m. k p ''--
mo, thanks. No gravy"
Johnny, will you have some more stewed
tomatoes-n. m. X. =
mo thanks -s
Some of the mashed turnips-a " W. r'
Eff you please"
Though the host had repeated these let
tiers hurriedly and In lower tone, they
had not escaped the attention Of the guest
Pardon me- Mr.. Trogson," he said, but
you have excited my curiosity. May ask
what "a. Y. W. and n. m. k. mean?''
"Huhr .spokeu iii ohnny. II thought
everybody knowed that. Them letters mean
all you want and mo more In the kitch-
en-" fs.17t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-31
Wrestling Among Vermonters.

when 1 was a boy in Vermont" said
Representative Cy. Suloway of New Hamp-
shire at the Arlington. at was my ambi-
ton and that of nearly every farmers boy
in the state, as far as I knew, to be con-
sidered a champion wrestler. Probably no
state in the Union has furnished as many
good square-holdl and side-hold wrestlers
as the green mountain state Most of US
boys learned wrestling at school. the wres-
Ting bouts usually taking place At recess.
Even the schoolmaster took a hand in the
game and would try his skill against the
larger boys, and If he happened to be
thrown he lost prestige among his scholars.
But it was at town meetings that the
greatest exhibitions of skill and strength
took place. The best wrestlers in the
townships rallied at these gatherings, and
the people seemed to take more interest
in the outcome of the bouts than in the
results at the polls. The science of square
hold and side-hold wrestling has almost
died out in the state nowadays. Boys and
young men seem to fancy foot ball, golf
and base ball, but there are some fine
specimens of manhood yet in the state,
and it takes pretty good man to lay even
a modern Vermonter on his back.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-31
Why he Wept.

From the New York Times.
1t was a cold day, and when messenger
boy with dispatch for the head of the
firm came into the store, leaving the street
door open behind him. there were angry
growls from the clerks, who shivered in the
draught.
''Say. kid, were you brought up in a
stable, that you don't know enough to close
a door after your" howled the beokkeeper.
q dyspeptic. irritated chap.
The little messenger. apparently hurt to
the quick, began to cry bitterly. A kind
hearted clerk went over to him and patted
him on the shoulder.
There. my boy he said soothingly,
don't take on like that. He didn't mean
it; of course you weren't brought up in a
stable"
''WeIl. that-that's just It," whimpered
the boy, wiping the tears from his eyes
with the cuff of his coat sleeve: "I-I was
brought up in a stable. They had some
donkeys In the stalls there and-and," in
dicating the bookkeeper with jerk Of the
thumb, every time I see an ass now it
makes me feel homesick."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-31
Arctic Whaling.


The gun. solid. cumbrous affair of about
three-inch caliber, is swung around so that
the muzzle points inboard, and then the
chamber is swabbed out by the skipper him
self, who plainly regards every step of this
preliminary work as of the greatest i'm
portance. The number of times that this
man has missed his whale is so small that
he takes pride in his record; and, in addt-
ton to his reputation. there is the value of
the whale. A good-sized whale means 81 200
or so to himself. who, besides being skinner
and harpooner, is also owner of the ship and
OF the trying-out plant ashore So, after
inspecting the harpoon and wadding
brought from below. he swabs out the gun
a second time. and then takes pound Of
quick-burning powder, in little white cot
ton bag. and rams it home. A big fistfuI of
rope-ends Is stuffed in after the powder
and following the rope-ends a thick rubber
olsk: after that another batch Of rope-ends.
Then ensues a most critical examina tion
or the bomb lance. a heavy piece of cast
iron, perhaps eighteen inches in length
sharp pointed forward but enlarged toward
the rear. where is inclosed a grenade that
is timed to explode few seconds after II ia
shot into the whale and deal the mortal
wound.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-31
Just One Little Word.
! the Detroit Free Press,

From the Detroit Free Press.
There was lull In. the shopping and the
two salesladies became confidential.
ooh. Name Is it9really true that you
have thrown ouer that young man at the
ribbon counterTt
Sure thing,"
Really" II .y7,g
Eyes, really" eos
ooh, Name, do tell mel"
"Well, he called the other night, and be-
fore I could guess what he was going 70
do he dropped right down on his knees be-
fore mel! - .as
ooh, Name really?'
Eyes, really! Oh. Jen. 1t was just like
the real thing in the theater."
Realty?
Yes. really! He said he couldn't live
without me! Honest he did,!
"Oh, Mame!"
and that I was the light of his soul"
ooh, Name, really"
Eyes, really! All he said he asked Of me
was to whisper one little word-just one
little word of three letters. He said 1t was
such tiny word that ought to be willing
to oblige him.
'.Oh, Name, did you?" - s.
Sure did,
..Oh, Name really?" 's-sss-s.
Eyes, really. I said .nit'''
"Oh, Name, reaily?"
Yes, really! And then he got mad!"
"Oh. Name. really?"
Yes, really!' III
Then a fat lady with a red face and thirst
for bargains interrupted the conversation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-31

men and women who wish to ridicule them
selves generally do so by attempting to
secure the printing of laudatory personal
notices. Recently a Star reporter was
handed typewriter copy Of such notice
which the subject of the laudatory re-
marks said one of his friends had written,
and the same friend he said, desired to
have it published
After announcing that he had received a
certain appointment. the notice read:
This is a high honor rightly served and
richly deserved by its recipient. No better
selection could have been made, as Mr.. -
is especially fitted for work Of this kind,
he has carried similar things through.
where theirs have failed. Mr.. - has un-
limited ability. Is very unassumings and
such a 1ovable nature. that to know him is
to be friend of his"
In spirit Of kindly consideration this
gem OF eulogy was suppressed. In Eng
land such publication might have been
good ground for libel suit had 1t not
that Its subject had furnished the copy.
But the intended kindness was not appre-
GATED in the spirit in which it was proffar-
ed. The reporter who had eliminated these
iaudatory remarks was forever after re-
celved with an icy GOODNESS when the two
CHANGED to meet.
* ). * X 60
There are. two men at the Capitol who
set more people right than can be found
in the same capacity anywhere else in the
world. This was the reflective remark of
a plain clothes man as he leaned against
the telegraph counter in the House wing of
the Capitol and gazed. at the throng of
people pouring straight toward the center
doors leading to the chamber of the House.
Those people are always going straight
for those doors he continued land three
fourths of them have no other idea than
that of keeping straight ahead into the
House. for the simple reason that they Go
not know better Here is wherezthe two
guardians Of the path get In their work as
'steerers.' The crowd has got to be di-
vided and one part turned to the right and
the other to the left. This dividing the
sheep form the goats has been done for the
past quarter Of century by Officer F. c.
Jones. He has been assisted in late years
by 'Billy'sForbis. Jones attends to the peo-
pie who are to go to the right while Billy
handles the left-handed crowd, as he terms
it. In accordance with the old saying, that
constant dropping wears away a stone,
Jones, who has been the base of this con-
slant stream of humanity for SO many
years. is short, while Forbis, who has been
put in place more recently, Is of regular
size. These men. besides keeping the great
'unwashed' from entering the sacred cham
Der during a session, have become encyclo-
pedias of Information Of every conceivable
character concerning the Capitol. legisla-
tors and legislative matters. They seem
to know by instinct whether Representa-
tive is on the floor, down at lunch, in his
committee room, or whether he Is home
running for the Senate. They know all of
the habitues of the Capitol, and besides all
of the questions they answer in the same
breath on all manner of subjects, and the
tangles of humanity which they straighten
out. they will tell you story on the side.
of the very latest cut
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-31
Pretty Good Load.

From the Philadelphia Telegraph.
May child who overhears a fgurative
remark made between its elders takes the
same literally, and in recounting it puts an
Irishman to shame. This was the case last
week in school situated in the north
eastern section of this city. The school
mistress was discussing the Scriptures ana
mentioned the name of Samson. of whom
she spoke as being the strongest man who
ever lived. She attempted to show his enor,,
nous muscular power by stating as simply
as possible some of the wonderful feats he
had accomplished.
A little girl, newcomer in the class, lis
tened with more than ordinary interest
and after the teacher had finished the child
lifted her hand for permission to speak
well. Ethel asked the teacher, what
is it?''
Samson wasn't as strong as my papa
is.
rs your father so surprisingly strong?"
queried the teacher. smiling.
"Oh. my papa's orful strong" replied
Ethel with emphasis. why, heard man.
ma say that he had ellyfant on his
hands"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-31
John Bull is Disguised.
rom the Saturday Review.

From the SATURDAY review.
1t would be difficult to pick out any act in
modern times that has been more distaste-
full to the nation than the cooperation of
the British with the German fleet in book
aiding the port. bombarding the forts and
capturing the ships Of the hapless. bank
rupt republic of Venezuela We do not
think that the national dislike of the Ven
ezuelan business is due to distrust or jeal-
ousy of Germany. 1t Is ascribable in our
judgement, to that anxiety not to drift into
a quarrel with the United States which has
become an obsession. an unfortunate obses-
sion. Of the British mind, and also to a
shame-faced feeling that the power and
majesty Of Great Britain are being used
for a wholly disproportionate end. The
cracking of nut by Nasmyth hammer
is amusing rather than impressive: and
there is a lurking notion that we have been
seduced by the earnestness OF the German
emperor into making ourselves slightly RI
diculous.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-31
The Power Of Thought.
'om the Woman's Home Companion.

Beware of what you think; for what you
think, quite as much as what you do, molds
your character. Wrong acts persisted In
will wreck any life. but wrong thoughts
nave just as sure an effect. 1t not infre-
quently happens that people who live fairly
good lives, so far as their actions go. do not
feel it necessary to set so close guard. on
their thoughts. These are hidden and of
what harm is 1t to occasionally cherish a
vulgar thought IL one does not allow It to
escape In action? OF what harm to hate IL
one does not show it, To imagine ones
self committing wrong acts If one does not
actually commit them? But the laws of
life say that every thought affects the
whole being. AS a mans heart is, so will
he be. EVIL thoughts gradually undermine
the character, and some day these thoughts
will burst into action which is irremedia-
BILE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-31
Value Of Strong Conviction.
From Success.

Men who do things, who achieve results.
have strong convictions; they believe some
thing in particular, and believe 1t without
reservation. A man who is willing to fight
for an idea, to sacrifice everything in order
to develop it, has something definite in his
life specific certainty that it will bring
him out somewhere in the neighboFhood of
success. A man without a policy, without
a definite purpose, without a strong convic-
ton of any kind, who believes a little of
everything and not much of anything, who
is willing, upon pressure, to relinquish his
opinion on any subject, to abandon any idea
he has conceived, whether it be asible or
not. who does not hold on to any one thing
tenaciously. will never accomplish much In
this world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-31
Didn't Move on Time.

From the New York Tribune.
A typical tough boy, aged thirteen. was
committed to a. certain, asylum not long
ago by city magistrate.
"What did you do that they sent you
here?" asked the superintendent mildly.
Huh. They sent me up just fer playing
a game" snarled the boy.
what gamer" asked the superintendent.
CHECKERS, wild de police" he explained.
.It was me move. an didn't move. so dey
He had been arrested for lettering.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-31
Drove His Own Load Of Coal.
IN, the Phila deJnhfa ~Rpeord -

This is true story Of how West Phil
adelphia man got a load Of coal. He
wasn't known personally to the dealer. and
when he learned that several of the drivers
were Ill he dressed up in his oldest clothes
and went to apply for a job. Il guess I
can put you on for several days. but I
can't promise you steady work." said the
coal man. This arrangement was satisfac-
tory to the applicant. and pretty soon he was
sent out to deliver load of COAL Instead
of taking it to- Its proper destination he
drove to his own home and dumped 1t into
his cellar. Then he took his wagon back to
the yards, handed over the price of the
coal to the astonished dealer and made a
clean breast of the whole affair. well,
that beats anything ever hedrd off," said
the coal man, and so great was his admira-
ton for the new drivers nerve that he let
him get away with the trick.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1903-08-10
Toa+H~ "My hair came out badly, and
LOSZx70r was fast turning gray. tried
Ayers Hair Vigor. It stopped
the hair from coming out and restored the color
Mrs. NJ D. Gray. No. Salem. Mass. E ss .,.

to third on a handsome bunt. Goods
drove hard fly to Wallace and Taylor
scored on the putout. Fairfield took her
second run in the eighth Allen going to
first on a hot SINGLE second on an error
by Britt and home on hit by Boardman.
But after the fifth inning. Waterville had
the game all boxed and labelled
Coombs did excellent work for Water
vile all through, keeping the hits well
scattered and putting them over like peas
In the tight places 1t was the same old
"Cy' on the pinch, and when the call
came he always had a new curve and
more speed to let out. His pitching in
the hard spots was great and saved the
game more than once. This, with the sup
port he got, made too tough proposition
for Fairfield to negotiate
Lehey did fine work with the exception
OF the fifth and sixth innings. when Wa
terville fell on him with dull thud. He
was smashed hard in the fifth, four sin
giles coming in succession. There were
two in the sixth. making six singles in
two innings. This, with the support CIV
en- him. won the game for Watervllle
The score: ~
Daily Kennebec journal., 1903-08-10
DENOUNCES LYNCHlNG.
President Roosevelt to Gov. Durbin oi
Indiana, on Law and Order.

oyster Bay, n Y, Aug. 9.-In a let
ter, the publication of which was au-
thorized, today, President Roosevelt
commends Gov. Durbin of Indiana, for
the attitude he assumed recently re-
specting lynching. The President also
embraces the opportunity to express his
own views in reference to lynching and
mob violence generally, pointing out
that mob violence is merely one form
of anarchy, and that anarchy is the
forerunner of tyranny.
The President vigorously urges that
the penalty for that crime which most
frequently induces a resort to lynching
shall be applied swiftly and surely, but
by due process of the courts, SO that it
may be demonstrated that the law is
adequate to deal with crime by freeing
it from every vestige of technicality
and delay
Daily Kennebec journal., 1903-08-10

and left the basilica in the same form
as it came.
The Pope was visibly affected and his
right hand shook as he raised IL timt.
after time to bestow his blessinp
When the ceremony was over all The
exits to the hasilica were onena5 and
within less than an hour the Xast cathe-
dral was empty.
Cardinal Gibbons, after matchmaking in
the coronation ceremonies started for
the villa of the American College at Gas
tet Gandotfo. accompanied bv Monsignor
Kennedy, the rector of the college where
he will spend a few days
This evening, the Pontjff received the
Duke of Harma. He said to him: Not
counting the election, today was the most
tremendous experience of nv life | must
find way to stop these noises in the
church 1t is an offence against relig-
ion'
Premier Zanardeli said after the coro-
nation: Rome and Italy have given
proof to the world of the freedom of the
church"
The officials of the Vatican refused dip
lomatists accredited TO the Ouirinal any
facilities for witnessing the Coronation.
Besides Cardinal Gibbons there were
present at the ceremony. TODAY. Monsig-
nor Kennedy and the entire American
College party.
Tonight, all the churches and religious
institutions and in addition many private
houses were illuminated in honor of the
occasion The Pontiff was so .atigued
by the ceremony that he has postponed
the meeting of the consistory, which was
to have been held. tomorrow.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1903-08-10
TAKEN FROM TRAIN.
Young Man Wanted in Bangor, Taken
Back by Police,

A nice looking. well-dressed young
man, giving the name of John Morgan,
was taken from a sleeping car on the
evening Pullman, No. 2, Saturday,
evening, by City Marshal Plaisted and
locked UP at the police station on the
request of the Bangor police. An ON
cer-came down from Bangor or No. 8
and took the man back on No. lit, SO
that his stay here was short.
The police had been notified by the
Bangor department that young man,
who was wanted on the charge af
stealing money, might be on No. and
good description of him was given.
The engineer of the train, Charles
Goodwin, knew the man and it was
suggested tht he be asked to go
through the cars to see if he could find
him. The marshal, however. having
an idea that the man would be in a
sleeper, made straight for the first one.
the Koinsberg, and soon located the
man answering to the description giv-;
Ell him and quietly hustled him out.
The engineer was met on the platform
and believed he knew the prisoner, so
there seemed to be little doubt that he
was the one wanted. 4, i.
Il But he kept declaring his innocence
all the way to the station, claiming that
he had not come from Bangor and
knew nothing about the case with
which he was charged. 1t was learned
that he had boarded the train at Her
mon Pond, going at once into the sleep
er. Only about $2S in cash was found
on him here. ~
The particulars of the case have not
yet been learned here.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1903-08-10
WATERVTI4LE.
FUNNY TANGLEs
In Saturdays Game Between
Watervi|Ie and Fairfield.
Disputes Between Players and Umpire
0ispIease Crowd.
WaterviIle Won the Game, 4 to 2
Some Good Features.

Fairfield must spend a little more
time and money on her ball team be-
fore it can be able to come down and
cary away a game from Waterville's
field. 1t was red hot contest, all
right, Saturday afternoon, but after
getting the lead and having the best
of it for five innings, Fairfield slump
ed and Waterville jumped ahead in a
pretty squirt and put the game where
she could find it when the crowd began
to look for electric cars. The final
score was to and it was a pretty
fight all through.
There was another big crowd out,
making the Waterville & Oakland hus-
tie to handle all the people who wanted
to ride. 1t promised, at first, to be a
fine afternoon, but it clouded up soon
and with a strong wind blowing, was
altogether too cold for the players or
spectators. If it hadn't been for the
way the game was played, some ones
ears might have been frost bitten, but
there was excitement enough to almost
keep one warm most of the time.
Fairfield put a good deal of conf
dence in the aggregation that wore tho
suits, and it was not wholly misplaced
They would have felt better with Raw
son in his old place to chew the rag
and keep things livened up all the time
but on the whole they thought it would
perhaps be good enough. 1t was {
lively crowd of ball tossers and no mis-
take, but just a trifie behind Water
vile yet. There We're two brand new
men Girard and Roardman and one
Bucknam, almost new. shorty II
Daily Kennebec journal., 1903-08-10
HANDSOME FEATURES
ARE INHERITED.

But true beauty, a clear complexion,
may be acquired. 1t is merely ques-
ton of healthy digestion and pure
blood. Powder and Cosmetics only
imita t. ebeauty, but Abbey's Salt of
Fruits gives the true beauty of health
by removing poisonous matter from the
blood, it clears the complexion, and inn
parts a glow of health to the cheeks.
Pimples disappear like frost before the
sun. If the bowels are kept in perfect
working order, the system can not
absorb this poison.
Every bottle is sold with an absolute
guarantee that there is nothing else SO
good for the stomach and bowels as
Abbeys Salt of Fruits-a most pleasant
tasting tonice laxative.
At bedtime and in the morning take
two teaspoonfuls of Abbey's Efferves-
cent Salt in tulnbler of water-not
cold, there will be no reactionary or bad
after effects. Abbey's Salt does not de-
press the heart
1t is indorsed by the leading ply
sicians, and sold by the druggists in all
parts of the civilized world, Csc, Soc
and $1.00 per bottle. Guaranteed free
from opiates and drug stimulants. If
you are not using it send for a trial
bottle free to-day. Address The Abbey
Effervescent Salt Company, Ltd, 9
Murray Street, New York City; 144
Queen Victoria Street, London, Eng
land; 7l2 Craig Street, Montreal, Cana
da.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1903-08-10
70 prevent Railroad Wrecks.

One Of our largest railroads is prepar-
ing to install a system Of electric signals
for the prevention of wrecks The new
device displays a white light In the cab
for safety and aired light for danger
Nature has also furnished compietd
system of danger signals which we must
observe II we are to be strong and
healthy Inability to eat and sleep, nerv-
BUSINESS and impure blood are all danger
signals of impaired health. Nature has
also provided a remedy for those who
have neglected their stomach until fri-
digestion, dyspepsia, biliousness. ana
that is Hostetter's Stomach Bittefs.
For over fifty years It has been building
ly people to robust health. Try It.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1903-08-10
ALLEN STILL MISSING.
Thought That He Had Ample Funds on
Leaving Boston.

Boston, Aug. 9.-The police believe
that Willard S. Allen, the embezzler of
more than $75,0O0 from the fund of the
Preachers Aid Society Of the New Eng
land conference, took a steamer from
Montreal soon after his arrival there.
1t is stated that Allen has relatives
somewhere in Scotland.
While it was suspected that Allen
was misusing the funds intrusted to
his care, since his departure something's
have been learned that cause the police
to believe that he was preparing for a
long journey. There is strong belief
that Allen was not without ample
funds when he decided to leave the
city,