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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-15
Hard to Be Identified.

From the Pittsburg Index.
A stranger came into an Augusta bank
the other day and presented a check for
which he wanted the equivalent in cash.
Have to be identified" said the clerk.
The stranger took bunch of letters from
his pocket all addressed to the same name
as that on the check.
The clerk shook his head.
The man thought a minute and pulled
out his watch, which bore the name on its
inside cover.
Clerk hardly glanced at 1t.
The man dug into his pockets and found
one of those ''If-I-should-die-ton ight please
notify wife cards, and called the
clerks attention to the description, which
fitted to a T.
But the clerk was still obdurate.
Those things don't prove anything" he
said. We've got to have the word of a
man that we know"
But. man. I've given you an identifca-
ton that would convict me of murder in
any court in the land.
That's probably very true" responded
the clerk. patiently, but in matters con-
nected with the bank we have to be more
careful"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-15

hurled that insulting question, Fired? at
me, it was all the more annoying In that
1t was true. 1 had been fired.
Heritage of Woe.
81 didn't get my nerve back for a couple
of days, but then 1 picked up my heritage
of woe once more and skated out to look
for the placard. Saw it in the window of
a harness and trunk store on the avenue
and got the job-$250 per-hands down.
The boss spent the whole morning of my
first day there teaching me how to stencil
initials on the ends of trunks and the sides
of yalises In the afternoon he set me to
work stenciling the initials of some hot
sport on the side of a S35 Gladstone bag.
I got hold of O. In place of an o. and
then tried to erase the O. with pint or
so of benzine. When l got through that
S35 Gladstone bag looked like an old-time
ministrers carpet sack, and the boss Of
the harness and trunk store all but passed
me the boots. l could only look gloomy
when 1 got the fired? query from my dad
that evening.
my twelfth job I got a few days later
1t was in an F street piano store. / broke
the record and stayed there whole week
but on the last day I had the misfortune
to let a stepladder fall On the keyboard
snapped as II they'd been hit with an AK
and 1 passed out to the hot, dusty street
That's the record of my two months
employment during my thirteenth year.
When lost the job I'm the piano store my
dad told me that he didn't believe that I
was fitted just yet for the busy marts of
trade. So he sent me to his brothers farm
over in Prince Georges county l guess he
must have given my uncle some secret in
structions. Anyhow. worked on that
farm harder'n any hired man ever dreamed
of working throughout that summer. and
when was recalled to Washington by my
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-15
Mantillos and Hoods to Replace Hats.
From the New York Press

Mantillos and hoods are to be fashion,.
able this season. The bareheaded young
women seen in Newport and Lenox this
season have determined that the hat will
do for state occasions Now that the VIC.
torian gowns have come in ii is only
natural that old styles in millinery must
follow. They are to be seen in several
9th avenue shops at this early date, al.
though meant only for winter wear
Hoods and "capuchins" of all descriptions,
either of lace. gauze. silk. satin or heavier
materials will be worn extensively. and
will either be part of the long opera capes
or made separately, but usually showing
some of the material of the cape, with
ruffies, lining and ribbons of a harmoniz-
ing or delicately contrasting shade. The
lace hood is wired above the edge to keen
it from resting too heavily on the head
and disarranging the couture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-15

dad in September and given the choice Of
going to school or of hustling for a Job
you can gamble that chose the school end
by a unanimous vote and there wasn't 10
cents worth of play hockey in me from
that time on
Whereupon the man with the ample waist
band and the general air of prosperity
hummed few bars Of How l Loved My
Teacher and invited his companion to
name what the next one was going to pc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-15

81 have brought you a poem said the
lcng-haired visitor. as he meandered into
the editorial presence. 1T is rathef
lengthy. but I suppose that will make 1t
diff erence."
None whatever replied the man behind
the blue pencil. Our waste basket has No
om."-Chicago News.
The Doctor-'I am going to dischargo
that worthless Office boy of mine. I'm tired
of shooting profanity at him.
The Professor Shooting IL at him? Oh
/ see. ou use blank cartridges.
Tribune.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-15
Not So Far Gone as That.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Tell me-" said young Gayboy somewhat
shamefacedly. did l propose when l called
on you the other EVENING""
NO" answered Miss Wellalong, after a
severe mental struggle. You were consid-
erably intoxicated, thought, but-but you
didn't propose"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-15
borrowing.

From the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
Nocash-"Wonder where 1 can borrow
some money!
Hardupp-"What do you want 1t for7''
''Oh. I've got sure thing In the fifth
race tomorrow
.:You don't want money; you want to
borrow trouble
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-15
His Vacation.

From the Philadelphia Press.
Diggs-"On your vacation now. Ell?
Rather late in the year, isn't HT'
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES but my wife
thought I'd better wait until this time 30
could help her with her fall housecleaning."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-15
Initiated Jesse James.

connected this time in a doctors Office
Compensation, $3.50 the seven davs. for he
told me that I'd have to be around on Sun.
oaSs as well as On week days. The first
JOB this doctor man gave me to do was IN
take the leg up on his buggy horse and con.
duct the animal to a blacksmith's sbon a
re" squares away to be shod I concluded
as soon as l mounted the horse that what
ne chiefly needed In his busness-more tina
shoes, even-was exercise
SO l steered him toward the Brightwood
ROAD ana when L got there I proceeded to
give a correct imitation of Jesse James
then the great hero Of the youth of the
land-fn the act of riding away from a
looted bank. think 1 must have ridden
that Doctors horse about five hours before
taking him to the blacksmith's shop. and
the horse was in a lather when l got him to
the shop. So / gave the highly heated ami
NAL three nice pals of cold water, and
about ten minutes later, while waiting for
the blacksmith to make his appearance, the
horse gave me long, lingering, reproach-
full gaze, and lay down.
Il felt that the horse was going to die
and l glided right away from there i
didn't return to the doctors office, and ]
never learned whether the horse passed ii
up or not. The doctor didn't know where
lived, but l was in fear of my life for
months afterward that he'd be around to
present bill to my dad for one dead buggy
horse, and / never walked within a mile OF
the doctors office. / never walk by the
place where that doctors office was to this
day, in fact, that l don't look for him tC
jump out and nab me and accuse me OF
laundering his horse.
well, murder will out, and I got to be a
good deal of a joke at home on account OF
the continuous performance stunt 1 was
doing in the job-losing line. My older
brothers guyed me to state of frenzy
about it, and it got so that my father in
quired, with a grim smile, every evening
when 1 turned up, 'Fired?'
This caused me at that time to look upor
my father-bless his kindly, level-headed
coarse person.
Next l captured work as a messenger
boy for lawyer who had an office on c
street. When / got this job-$3 a week
told my father with heap of grandilo
ouence that I had decided to go in for tn,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-15
Important.
From Life.

First Playwright-'T have just written Q
problem play"
Second Playwright-"what Is the prob
lem?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-15

was in cigar store. and l was mighty
glad to get it. / suppose there never was
boy yet who didn't banker for job in a
cigar store. 1t was a little place and the
owner of 1t had been drawn for jury duty.
He wanted a boy to wait on customers
while he was attending the jury sessions
Stipend $3.50
The best that I could do was to keep
that job cinched for three days. The boss,
1t seemed had some kind of an averaging
system whereby he reckoned up the re-
ceipts of the day, and the coin that he
found in the till during my three days in
cumbency must have fallen below this av-
eraging scheme. Anyhow, when he re-
turned to the shop at the close of my third
day he gave me 81 % and the quick chase,
remarking that all needed in my business
was a bunch of skeleton keys and an as
sortment of chilled chisels to give Jimmy
Hope, then the champion burglar of the
country, close run for first money. Now.
I'd only swung this boss for an occa sionai
smoke out of the case, and I felt SO sore
over his unjustifiable cracks that felt like
heav'ng a couple of bricks through his
WINDOW when got outside; but overcame
mat temptation, and the next morning 1
was on the highways and byways, seeking
more labor 'o
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-15

CaraZel Custard-Put one-half cupful of
sugar In smooth frying pan and stir until
It melts and becomes rich cinnamon color.
Pour into pint OF rich milk or thin cream
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-15
Didn't Go Back.

Nope, / didn't go back to that paint
shop At all. concluded that didn't need
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-07-06
Yachtsmen's Humor.

There is a fund Of dry humor in the
shippers Of yachts. l remember a
very fat man rushing up to the skip
per of a yacht that was making good
weather in a lumpy sea.
"Oh, captain, %captain! said he.
what will happen to me If the yacht
goes DOWN.
"Oh, you'll float all right, sir. All
you have to do is to keep out of the
track of the Atlantic liners; you might
sink one of 'cm."
Again l recollect a dinghy breaking
away from a yacht lying in an open
roadstead.
Jump into her. lad" beloved the
Scotch skipper to the boy as she swept
past on a nasty tide race.
"Stop him, skipper" | shouted: "if
he makes a mistake he'll be drowned"
"An' if he is, sir, boys are cheap, and
the dinghy cost 10 poun'sv'-Pearson's
Magazine.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-07-06
rhe Preaoher,s EYidence.

Roland, ILL.,. June 27.-Diabetes has
50 long been looked upon as an incur
abs form Of Kidney Disease II a a
sure cure for it must rank as n OF
the most valuable discoveries Of the
age. And every day brings forth fresh
evidence that Dodd's Kidney Pills will
cure Diabetes. Important evidence in
their favor is given by Rev. Thos. B.
Norman, the well-known Baptist min
lster here. Mr.. Norman says:
Il had all the symptoms Of a bad
case of Diabetes and received so much
benef fit from the use of Dodd's Kidney
Pills that l cheerfully recommend
Them to anyone suffering from that
Tread disease. Dodd's Kidney Pills
will cure the worst form of Diabetes"
Dodd's Kidney Pills always cure
Diabetes, one of the final stages Of
Kidney Disease. All the earlier stages
rom Backache to rheumatism are nat
lralIy much more easily cured by the
same remedy.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-07-06
An Odd Nesting-PIace.

The nests of mice have been found
n all sorts of places, but v in a
more singular or more comfortable one
han that recently discovered by a
'armer in western New York. The
nice in question, Of which the New
York Sun tells, had homes which were
lot only soft and warm, but which
commanded a constantly changing out
ook, and gave their owners the add
Tantage of extensive travel. One cam
lot help wondering, however, how 1t
vas that a house which had gone out
n search of food was able to tell where
It's home would be when he wished to
'eturn to it.
Adsit Bailey, of the town of Urbana,
Keeps a good many sheep on his farm,
says the Sun. One day he noticed a
black spot on the back Of n of his
sheep. When he went to investigate,
he black spot had disappeared Look
ng over the flock, the farmer saw an
other black spot appear for an instant
On the back of another sheep, and then
quickly go out of sight.
This time Mr.. Bailey saw that the
spot was a mouse, and while he looked
other black spots came and went on
the Sleeps back. He thought 1t time
to investigate, and he caught the sheep
Ind thrust his hand init it's thick fleece,
and to his surprise discovered three
snug and coy mice nests, each with a
newborn litter of young in 1t. He
lost no time In breaking up the odd
mice colonies, and then looked over
others of his flock, with the result that
he found several more sheep in the
depths of whose wool mice had chosen
warm places to build nests and bring
forth their young.
Ten nests were found in all, contain.
ing a aggregate Of old and young OF
between seventy and eighty mice. The
sheep seemed not only not to mind the
mice in their wool, but the farmer
thought they were not pleased with
their removal.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-07-06
Disease at the Back Door.

Yes, 1t is a nasty habit Of pitching
out Of the back door a pailful and dip.
perful, now and then, of greasy water,
and a handful Of parings and the gen-
eral waste of the kitchen that breeds
fevers and bilious diseases. The waste
disappears for the most part in the
soil, but that Is the key to the mischief.
The soil gets full after a time and fer
ments, and the hot sun breeds gases
which surround and enter the house.
This Is true not only of the cheaper,
poorer houses and careless families,
but well-to-do, intelligent people have
spots behind their houses saturated
with Stops. In populous towns no
amount Of supervision can prevent a
great deal Of filthy evil. But In the
country towns slops should be cl:rled
out to trees and poured in small guam.
titles here and there as a fertilizer.
Trees will take up a large quantity Of
water and be grateful for 1t. There
must be simply constant intelligence in
the disposal Of waste.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-07-06

self" said the Major, suayely, rather
than send a friend to you; 1t Is much
shorter, and more to the purpose. As yor
have struck me, as well as insulted me-,
you either make a formal apology to me
before the mess, or fight me-"
'Duels are rather out OF date now"
returned the Captain, coldly. But | de-
cline to make the slightest apology. /
will fight you! Where is it to beT'
The Major looks at his watch careful
ly, and then at the still night, and says,
There is plenty Of time; not a breath
of wind. Will the sands at Calais suit
You? Say daybreak Tomorrow. We can
easily catch the midnight service"
They go back presently, and leave
soon. Ernest takes off his uniform that
he will never wear again, and puts on a
rough pike jacket: and by and by, as
the steam packet ploughs its way through
the Channel, there are four strange pas
sengers aboard, very quiet and silent,
and looking into the dark waters mood
lily. and speaking in hushed whispers.
Their destination is Calais Sands;
time, daybreak.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-07-06
An Inference.

II note," said the editor, shat you
speak Of Nero as running his hand
through his long, flowing locks"
"Yes," answered the author, "there Ii
nothing remarkable in that"
How do you know that Nero had
long hair?"
my dear sir, aren't you aware that
Nero was one OF the most celebrated
6ddlers Of his d~ayY'-Washington Star.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-07-06

Mrs. A.-So you say there was Q man
under your bed the other night. Was he
. burglar?
Mrs. No; he was my husband. We
heard a noise below and while / went
down to investigate he crawled under
the bed. !.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-07-06

Good breeding shows itself most,
where to an ordinary eye it appears
least.-Addlson.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-07-06
He pressed a warm kiss upon b

He pressed a warm kiss upon her
lips.
GEORGE she exclaimed In surprise.
Perhaps, gentle reader, you may
think her surprise wasn't the real
thing.
But 1t was.
For she happened to be his mother
in-law.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-07-06

In the government factories of Rus
STA wages rarely exceed $3.50 a month
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-05
~ ~
a Won jsrfiii Canvor1.

In preparing for the construction of
tunnel to irrigate the Uncompahgre
valley in western Colorado, 1t became
necessary to make topographic sur
vey of the bottom OF the grand canyon
of the Gunnison river for a distance
Of about / 500 feet. But the walls Of
this canyon, approximately 1000 feet
in height, are sheer preclpices, and it
is impossible to so through in boats.
A descent to the bottom was effected
by means OF narrow assure eroded
in the granite cliffs, but in order to
reach the opposite side of the river
with the aid of similar assure. the
surveying party had to make detour
OF about $50 miles. In all, four ex.
tremely perilous descents were made
to the bottom Of the canyon. In places
it was necessary to let the men down
over cliffs several hundred feet by
means of ropes.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-05
Malay Clay Eaters.

Consumption Of earth as food Is
common not only in China. New Gale.
donia and New Guinea, but in the
Malay Archipelago as well. The testi.
mony of many travellers In the Orient
s that the yellow races are especially
addicted to the practice. In Java and
Sumatra the clay used undergoes a
preliminary preparation, being mixed
with water, reduced to paste and the
sand and other hard substances re-
moved. The clay is then formed into
small cakes or tablets about as thick
as n lead pencil and baked in an iron
saucepan. When the tablet energies
from this process 1t resembles a piece
of dried pork. The Javanese frequent
ly eat small figures roughly modelled
from clay, which resembles animals
or little men turned out In pastry
shops.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-05
CID CLOCK A WONDER.
Ancient Timepieee Furnishes Minister
on Sunday Mornings.

on Sunday Mornings.
The old.fashioned grandfather's
clock Is becoming a rarity, aud only
now and then one of them Is offered
at public sale in the country dis.
tricts. Then they bring big prices
one recently selling for S2G5. when the
competition between descendants of
the original owner was lively,
Recently c. C. Meyer of Orwigs-
burg. Pa, bought one OF these anti
quated timeriecos, and as a result of
his reconstruction the clock. instead
Of merely striking the hour, now
shows the date. day of the week and
strikes different bells for the hour and
the half-hour. Then on Sunday morn
ings, at precisely $50, the clocks
church chimes ring, email door
opens above the dial, and the figure
OF man appears. book in hand. This
figure remains above the dial all day
Sunday, disappearing late on that day.
and not appearing till the following
Sunday.
Young Meyer. who Is "a years old,
is noted for his ingenuity. At an early
age he became interested in the con
struction of odd machines. The old
clock adorns his home and Is a much
admired piece OF furniture.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-05

nations and throughout all history.
Curiously the tribes in the interior of
Africa have been found to be skillful
wrestlers, as are the natives of India
and the Indians of America. A photo
graph of a Navajo wrestler is repre-.
scented herewith, which shows the
native athlete in the costume of his
profession. The rules governing wrest-
ling matches among the Navajos, sin
gularly enough, are very similar to
those recognized among civilized peo.
pie for centuries.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-05
Eugene FieId's Bank Account.

handbook No. 10 of the Windham
county savings bank at Newfane, VT,
Is in the name of the late Eugene
Field. 1t contains a deposit OF So
made by his grandmother, Esther
Field, with the provlso mot to be paid
until said Eugene is 81 years of age"
The book has never been taken to the
bank since its issue, and the amount
now due to the estate of Eugene Field
IF Chicago is $G2.S5.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-05
Navshoe Wrestler.

Wrestling as form of athletic ex-
ercise seems to be common to all
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-05
Pe-ru-na Used i'm the Family fol
Years.

Mrs. T.. West, 1877 Main Street, Menasha,
Wis, writes: We have used Pcruna in our
family for a number of years and when /
say that IL is fine medicine for catarrh
and colds, l know what l am talking
about. l have taken it every spring and
fall for four years and find that it keeps
me robust, strong, with splendid appetite.
and free from any illness. A few years ago
it cured me of catarrh of the stomach,
which the doctors had pronounced incur
able. am very much pleased with Peruna.
j am 81 years old."-Mrs. t. West.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-05
Forest Of Oaks.
The French Academy.

The French Academy was founded
by Richelieu in 1886. was abolished in
1898, revived and made a useful body
by Napoleon in 1903. Membership to
It IL the highest literary honor in the
world. The members receive a salary
OF $500 year and fee OF s3.S7 for
every meeting they attend.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-05
In a recent letter from Gil G Street.

! In recent letter from Gil G Street, !
Is. W., Washington, d. c., this vener- J
! able gentleman says Of Peruna:
] ~ have tried Peruna after having J
! tried In vain other remedies for ca !
fsrrh, and can say without reser.
walton that ! never felt a symptom
of relief until I had given Peruna
the simple trial that Its advocafes
Iadvise. do NOT bell We IL has a ]
HperiOr, Ell her as a remedy for ca
tfarrii or as a tonic for the deprcsSedi
Isnd exhausted condition which Is
one of the effects of the disease. ~
Benjamin r. Hawkes.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-05
A TRAVELLER
AT SEvENTv.oNg|
YEARS OF AGE

a cough. Now my cough il all gone, and
all the distressing symptoms of catarrh Of
the stomach and bowels have disappeared
will recommend it to all IA rare rem
edy. lam so well 1 am contemplating .
trip TO Yellow Stone Park this coming sea,
son. How Is that for one II years old2"
In n later letter she says; ~ am only
too thankful TO you for your kind advice
and for the good health that l am en-
joying wholly from the use of your Pc
runa. Have been out to the Yellow Stone
National Park and many other places Of
the west, and shall always thank you for
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-05

ISAAC BROCK, citizen of McLen-
il nan County, Texas, has lived for ia
years. In speaking of his good
health and extreme old age, Mr.. Brock
says:
"Peruna exactly meets all my require
ments. 1t protects me from the evil eff
fects of sudden changes; it keeps me in
good appetite; it gives me strength; it
keeps my blood in good circulation. ]
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-05
A COMRADE OF GENERAL GRANT
Says Il Do Not Believe Pe-ru-na Has a
Superior for Catarrh.''
Pe-ru-na Is a Catarrhal Tonic
Especially Adapted to the
Declining Powers Of
Old Age.

In old age the mucous membranes DO
come thickened and partly lose their funo
ton.
This leads 20 partial loss Of hearing,
turbances
Peruna corrects all this by it's speciflo
operation ON all the mucous membranes
of the body.
One bottle will convince anyone Once
used and Icruna becomes life lonR
standby with old and young.
Mrs. +. T.. Little, 1olona, ILL.,, writes,
81 can recommend Peruna as a good med
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-05

icine for chronic ca
tarrh Of the stomach
and bowels. | have
been troubled Sc
verely with it for
over n year, and also