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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-06
PARIS PISTOL CLUB
Has Been in Existence for
Ten Years.
SHOOT AT TARGETS
LEARNING TO TOUCH THE VITAL
SPOT.
Photograph Of Man is the
Target = The
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
PARIS, January 25. 1904.
The members of the Pistol Club of Paris
(Societe du PistoleD regularly shoot at tar
gets.
They are mild. tranquil gentlemen. free
from the arrogance of glance and bearing
that at times unconsciously attaches to the
bearing of the fencing foil. OF course, one
can mistake for arrogance tense and
poised grace due to training and an eye
that has forgotten how to let go.
1t is not the restless eye of our bad man
(of good quick on the trigger, regularly
sleepy when the finger is not on the trigger
also Anyway, the members of the Paris
Pistol Club do not have either; and were
this it's only title to the gratitude of Europe
and it's own existence it might be sufficient
In word the Pistol Club of Paris num-
bers 335 members. 1t has existed ten years
And in all that time it has had but one
duel. 1 mean that one of it's members only
has fought pistol duel. Gle put hole III
the other partyD
Therefore the Pistol Club of Paris may
be called a school of gentle manners. Per-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-06
Man Target Which Registers Location
Of Shots by Electricity.

haps 1t may be donby So Perhaps the gen.
tie manners it encOura geS may be encour
aged quite as much in men outside the club
when they come into daily contact with it's
members.
The members shoot at targets. In winter
time the targets are set up in the swell
pistol-shooting, pstoi-sslling, dueing-coach
establishment of Gastinne-Renette, at the
Roundabout of the Champs Elysees. In
summer time the matches are held in the
open air. on the Guyetalawn, at Bfllancourt,
down the river a few miles.
In every case, winter or summer. the tar
gets and the mode of using them is the
same.
Here is a cut of one of the electric tar
gets. Observe that there is no bull s-eye to
Kit, no rings in rings. The thing is the life
size profile of man; and the object is to
hit that man with leaden bullet
Certain regions are more vital than
others. Suppose you are to have a pistol
duel with man that you wish very much
not to injure seriously. 1t is nice to be
sure that you going to hit him In the
leg.
OF Many Places.
"There you are.'' said one of the most en-
thusastic members of the club to me, M.
Emilio Lafourcade-Cortina, French by birth
and education, American by schooling as
youth and travel as a man. Lafourcade is
handy with the foils. handy with his fists
and handy with the shooting iron. Above
all, he and his associates of the Pistol Club
of Paris have the only sound principles of
target practice, you shall see. They are
the American principles. much so that
the club has recently been beaten by our
people in an international cable match.
There you are he said. You want to
practice hitting man, and 1T Is an elegant
thing to know in what region you are going
to hit him. Observe the electric target
CThere is full and profile vew0 1t is
really composed of light steel plates, so
shaped and placed as to be independent of
each other The whole man is composed of
seven regions, the head and neck, the back
the sides, the chest the hips. the middle
and lower legs
when the pistol ball hits the target in
any particular region, that region counts as
hit. The different plates are very sensi-
tive by reason of their electrical connec-
tons"
There are round rings in the center Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-06
THE NATIONAL GUARD
Bill to Provide a New Armory
for Local Brigade.
COST OF STRUCTURE
TROOPS SOON TO BE PAID FOR RE
CENT SERVICE.
Recommendations to Be Submitted by
Service Medal Beard-Activity
of Athletic Association.
COST OF STRUCTURE

Closely following the announcement in
The Star last Saturday that there are ex-
cellent prospects of the National Guard of
the District of Columbia being provided
with a thoroughly modern and up-to-date
home in the near future, Representative
Martin of South Dakota introduced bill In
the House. providing That the northerly
portion of the reservation bounded by B
street north, street south, 9TH street west,
and 9th street west, in the District of Co
iumba, known as Armory square, compris-
ing that portion of said square north of a
line established for the south front of the
new building for the Department of Agri-
culture, be, and it is hereby, selected and
dedicated a site for an armory of the
National Guard of the District of Columbia,
after the removal of the buildings and
tracks of the Baltimore and Potomac Rail-
road Company from said square.
THAT a commission, consisting of the Sec
rotary of War, the officer in charge of pub
lie buildings and grounds, and the general
commanding the militia of the District of
Columbia, be, and it is hereby, created
which commission shall cause plans and es-
Inmates to be prepared for a suitable ar
mory for the National Guard of the District
of Columbia and report the estimated cost
thereof to Congress. Provided that the COM
mission in it's discretion may contract to
for the preparation OF pans anu Specl-
fications sum not to exceed 49, per centum
of the cost of the building. And provided
further that no plan be selected which can
not be executed for sum not in excess of
81. 100000.
THAT the sum of 50 500 is hereby appro-
priated to pay the necessary expenses Of
the commission, said sum to be paid out of
any money in the treasury OF the United
States not otherwise appropriated"
Troops to Be Paid.
"Pay of troops is always a topic of in
terest to the National Guardsmen of the
District of Columbia Therefore, the an
nouncement that Captain Andrew Parker,
acting paymaster, will pay those members
of the brigade, other than government en-
ployes, for service rendered during the six
date certainly within the next ten days.
will be regarded as good news, throughout
the command
+. Had it not been for delay on the part of
one company commander in forwarding his
pay rolls to headquarters it Is likely that
the money would have been disbursed here
tofore. Everything is now said to be in
readiness, it is explained, except the fixing
of dates and the issuing of the necessary
orders.
Service Medal Recommendations.
1t is understood that the board of officers
consisting of Major W. D.. Davidge. judge
advocate general. District of Columbia MILL
tia: Capt. Eugene C. Edwards, Company E.
1st Regiment. and Capt. William S. Hodges.
Company d. I'd Regiment, convened for the
purpose of framing and submitting service
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-06
Decrease in Consumption.
the Boston Transcript

From the Boston Transcript.
The tuberculosis mortality has decreased
in New England in the past fifty years even
more rapidly among females than among
males, and there is little doubt that it
will go lower yet If the habit of sleeping
with open windows or even out of doors,
not merely as means of cure but also of
prevention, once gets established. Without
interference with its normal activities this
entire commonwealth may eventually be-
come a great open-air sanatorium, and
In that day the hotels of Arizona win run
to bad business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-06
The Everlasting Smokers.

From London Truth
Is it our own fault that men now smoke
all over the house, in close carriages with
ladies. and between the dances at a ball?
Men of the old school-there are few left
of the fine old type that observes the rules
Of courtesy where women are concerned,
would not dream of asking a girl to dance
while shedding around them odors of whis-
ky and tobacco. But the young men of the
day. with few delightful exceptions make
it their constant practice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-06
Ohio River Horror.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Its likely to be pretty rough on you."
remarked his friend; but you've got some
thing laid by for rainy day, haven't you?"
Il thought 1 had said the owner of the
coal fleet, who had been waiting for a rise
in the river, but L guess'-here he looked
apprehensively upstream-"Ive merely got
something laid by for an ice gorge to carry
away.
Hereupon the ice groaned ominously.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-06
Heavy Raid.

From the Chicago News
We addressed the proprietor of the gid.
ed saloon.
'Was your place ever raided?" we asked.
Yes he responded thoughtfully. THE
members of minstrel troupe came in and
attacked the free lunch"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-06
Could Be Improved Upon.

From Judge.
my husband" complains the wife. sis
so puritanical. He does not believe in
theater, dancing, card playing. clubs or any
of the modern forms of amusement
'Indeed?' murrnurs the confdant. But
(soothingly) you should remember that you
took him for better or worse"
81 know, and 1 can't help thinking how
much better 1t would be if he were worse"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-06
The Expurgated Article.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Swipesy docking over bill of fare at cheap
restaurant)-" 'Boneless chicken Wots
dat?'
Muggsy-'Ye blame fool. dats chicken
wild de rabbit bones all picked out n it."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-06
Couldn't Handle Both.

From the Philadelphia Press.
''Oh, man. but Dim sorry fur ye," said
Casey. sympathetically to Cassidy, who had
just had an arm amputated.
"Ah WELL" replied Cassidy, there's some
good in 1t. TIL ould woman can't expect
me- to walk the fure wild the twins now"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-06
The Explanation.


| ffOfn Juuge
"He is one of the nouveauX riches"
us he? I thought he was a European
| nobleman of a very old family
| That's it--didn't have cent until he got
married.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-06
NOtELETTES DE LUXE - SYLVIA,S
H sB Nd. BY Mrs. Burton Harrison. New

This is hardly up to the standard of Mrs.
Harrison's productions or that of this Sc
ries of excellent short fiction 1t presents
q group of altogether unbelievable people
who do the most Incredible things Coun-
try house parties in England and Ireland
are, 1t is known, rather unconventional in
some respects. but it is hardly to be ac-
cepted that Mrs Fortesques or "Maudies'
or Baron De Lormes abound sufficiently to
warrant their presentation as types of So
cial frauds. The atmosphere of the story
despite its briskness and clever invention
Is unreal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-06

From Journal Amusant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-06

medal regulations, will recommend as fol-
lows.
bronze bar for those guardsmen who
serve three years and who re-enlist; a sill
yer bar for six years service; a bronze
medal for ten years service; a silver medal
for fifteen years service. and a gold medal
for twenty years service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-06
Service Medal Recommendations

1t is understood that the board of officers,
consisting of Major w. d. Dayidge. judge
advocate general. District of Columbia mill
tia: Capt. Eugene C. Edwards, Company e.
1st Regiment, and Capt William S. Hodges.
Company D. I'd Regiment, convened for the
purpose of framing and submitting service
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-06


Study OF Physical Culture, our Fayorite Posons
and National and Interna tional League for
the Advancement OF Physical Culture. BY Mary
Foote Henderson airs. j. Il. Henderson,,
Washington; The Cotton Publishing Company.
THE human race is ILL.," says the author
at the beginning of her book. 'The hui
man race is anaemic: and the world. which
is paradise. but by man converted into a
hospital, is seen and judged through the
eyes of the invalid" On this basis the
work is written and presented to the inva.
lid world, basis of mingled pessimism and
optimism. 1t Is pessimistic in its view of
present tendencies, and optimistic in its
view of the possibilities for the regenera-
ton of the physical welfare of the human
family through organization and education.
Mrs. Henderson undertakes to show that
humanity Is on the down grade by reason
of multiplicity of noxiouS elements, con-
sciously and unconsciousy absorbed into
the system. She attacks alcohol in all
forms. all other stimulants. tobacco and
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-10-13
HORRIBLE FIND
Dead Man Found In Car Of Lumber,
Tuesday. No Signs of Violence.
NOTHING TO IDENTIFY HIM
sesm To Have Been smothered. Does No,
Seem Tramp. Man About Thirty.
He Was Laborer

The car of lumber for DR.. Childs
arrived last Tuesday evening and
Wednesday morning, l.. C. johnson
began unloading it. He found one
of the doors open and began work
in pile of two by tours. He had
got out large amount of them and
was nearing the bottom, when to
his horror he found man, appar-
emily dead under the pile. He inn
mediately summoned the proper of.
tlcers and the sheriff and the coun-
ty coroner, Nels Jensen took charge
of the body. A coroner's Jury was
selected, consisting of ]. A. Nash,
Bert Keith and Bert Darnold who
proceeded to Investigate and find
out all the could about the affair.
The body was that of man about
thirty years of age. He is about
i've feet, five inches tall, weighs
about 100 pounds and seemed to be
in perfect health. He wore black
mustache. He was clean shaver.
His clothes were not shabby and
bore the mark of Des Moines
clothing house. He looked to be a
laborer. He had a gold band ring
on his right hand and had but
twenty-one cents in his pocket and
a razor. He had no papers on his
person except the card of some
pawn shop and the card of an en-
ployment bureau in Omaha.
His position looked as if he had
crawled in the car for a ride. The
lumber seemed to have been piled
high on one side and he way lying
about foot from the floor with the
pile of two by tours, that had fallen
on him and could easily have been
smothered.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-10-13
HONEY TO LOAN!
,Uith the German Snvi,ags
Bank at 8 per cent interest,
optional payments.
NASH. PHELPS d PHELPS
audubon. IOaCa

Jeston Quimby and wife got back
home Monday from their visit down
to Des Moines.
Miss Gladys Wilson was clerking
in the Fred Vermilya store during the
loom end sale.
Rev. A. A. Walburn got back from
Omaha last Thursday and held his
usual services Sunday.
Geo. w. Preston and wife went to
Ohio Tuesday to spend some time Wis
iting with relatives and with those
whom they knew many years ago.
Miss Daisy Wells who has been at
tending the carnival out at Omaha,
came back Friday and again took up
her work at Talbott's.
The Audubon foot ball team go to
Atlantic next Saturday and quite a
number are planning to go along as
rooters. The line up will be the same
as defeated Coon Rapids and they are
in hopes of victory again.
Joe II. Ross is now the owner OF
the Hans Christensen property in
town having taken it in on a trade
the past week. We tried to convince
Joe that it was serious thing to buy
house but he convinced us other
wise.
w. w. Williamsonupnorth of town
got back from his Missouri trip last
week and selected farm and expects
, to buy if Mrs. Williamson is satisfied
when she goes down and looks the
country over. She expects to go the
latter part of the week.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-10-13
Program.

The following is the program for the
Ninth District meeting of club women
held at Audubon Oct. IL:
WEDNESDAY MORNING, O'CLOCK.
Music, Violin Solo Mrs. DIETRICH
Invocation Mrs. Delahovde, Extra
Address of welcome Mrs. B. S. Phelps
Library work, Miss Tyler of Des
Moines, Secy. Iowa library com.
mission.
Address, Mrs. Fletcher President Iowa
Federation.
Solo------M Miss Cawell, Atlhntic
LUNCHEON.
o'clock p. m. Educational hour in
charge of Mrs. Montgomery of
Council Bluffs.
Why and How we teach music in our
public schools. Mrs. DIETRICH
music supervisor.
A demonstration of sight reading of
music by our school
children.
Some of the needs of our public
school. Mrs. B. L. Bynford Coun-
| Gil Bluffs.
The place of industrial education in
the public schools. M. G. Mont
gomery, Council Bluffs.
Discussion.
Child study. Mrs. Hallam, Sioux City
The club program. Mrs. Horace e.
Deemer, Red Oak.
Report of the G. F. w. G. at st lonis
Mrs: Walter I. Smith, Council
Bluffs.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-10-13
FURS.
NECK FURs--JAcKETs.

business is skn" business more ways than one
any other merchandise, unless it is medicine
you fur from reliable merchant you viii be protect
in any sodr fur not the dealer
or nothing do with the quality other than
Judge they from its to whether not
Judges err respect but fur from will
stand for if its good GUARANTEto
be represented. $1,000 a,-
stock from @ each and for Jacket neck
fur any the rrier up to the finest Alaska London
dyed Sealskn. !, . - =. -. -. - - 20 49,.
finer r Jackets be compelled
pay any store in Des Moines Omaha Chicago and
Guarantee q tand satisfaction in respect.
We will time next month representative OF
large who will show all these finer goods Which
we carry The exact date his coming will be adv
tsed later.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-10-13
DUROC JERSEY BOARS.
The Kind That Make The rloney

A few choice male pigs of March
farrow, sired by three different boars,
each one prize winner OF note.
Breeding the very best and prices
right. Call and see them or write
your wants. JOHN WEIGHToN.
1915 If Audubon Iowa.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-10-13

Chas. Brenniman was down to Ex-
ira Tuesday in conference with the
officers and directors of the Honest.
Land Company.
Mrs. Fred Lynch came back Tues
day to spend few days visiting
friends and incidentally to attend
to business affairs.
SAINT Anderson is having new
brick walk rut down in front of his
residence on north Washington
street, and Horning & Carr have put
one in front of their blacksmith shop
just north of him.
Chas. Bagley and A. A. Nelson
have dissolved partnership and the
old name of Chas. Bagley appears in
his card. The dissolution was by
mutual consent, as their relations
have been the most cordial and plea.
sent during their partnership Mr..
Bagley will go ahead with the BUSH
ness but we did not learn of the plans
for the future of Mr.. Nelson.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-10-13

He was not stiff when found and
it appeared as if he had been dead
not over ten hours, which would
have left HIM alive when he arrived
in town the night before.
The car was loaded at Omaha the
18th. 1t arrived in Atlantic at l:05,
Tuesday and left there for Audubon
at ESQ. He could have got in the
car at the Bluffs or Atlantic.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-10-13

Audubon. oct.1
~ CIOAkS
nz,lHA The Most Com
fIp iElAAY plete Assortment of
q 9pTN NY Ladies', Misses,
IN MA Children's and In
WA 1f fants' Cloaks to be
ERl I'LL N found between Des
I'LL llz y Moines and Omaha
INV ~ We claim to have not
KIN Il ~ only the most complete and
@&= perfect assortment, but also
that our prices for the
quality and workmanship, are lower than in
most stores, and as low as you will find any
where in the state.--Much lower than you
would pay in any city, or by sending to any
catalogue house. Besides the advantage over
sending, of seeing the goods and trying them
on, before making selection
We can mention but few of the many
styles and qualities we have, and these are not
'leaders'' but are taken at random from our
stock.
kersey full
cape nicely buttons
Comes and black lined with silk ROMAN lining perfect fit
strictly would like
matched Our -$8S5
black heavy quality lining
quality cloth strips and
omitary collar wide full sleeve with large cuff match
you $500.
As melton CLOTH
beted back panel 'front.' all plaits pped
with pretty cuff We claim
its equal for than Our price for this coat
qio'oo
Ladies long cloak made of the CLOTH
back pa With full sleeve
very stylish
style the
well $S and $40 coat Our
Ladies long cloak wool, heavy
chevo sleeve and cuff Trimmed with
paying cloak similar style and no better CLOTH
Our price Slo.35
One the SWEETEST coaks fine light
weight black kersey trimmed fine
velvet and fancy appreciate
ed impossible printed description, just
pretty it is. Price is
Our stock of children's cloaks, in sizes 6, 8,
10. II and ID years, is the most complete we
| have ever had. The best styles, only repre-
sented, and most every number is made of sat-
isfactory wearing though inexpensive materi-
ais. All are prettily trimmed with buttons or
braid. and are we'll made. We mention but one.
chid,s cloak made of heavy brown wide
full CAPE buttons full wide sleeves with
ty will be asked at least
IN Our price is ony- $7o5
Our assortment of Infants long and short cloaks
was never nearly perfect as 1t is at this time In
infants long white and tan cashmere, corduroy and
silk coats we have them for 95c S. 90
In the walking lengths have them in wide range
Of materials cotton and wool eiderdown, velveteen
silk corduroy, crushed plush, vevour flannel, in
price range of SlOO to-. 65
We desire your special attention to the
coaks for infants fabric to
recommend the most satisfactory goods
coaks We these coaks with hoods
them to
FURS.
NECK FURS--JACkETS.
Fur "skn" business in than
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-07-21

dren held possession of the streets in
the vicinity Of the yards, and at last
President Cleveland interviewed and
sent regular troops to Chicago under
Gen. Nelson A. Miles. This put a
quietus on the rioters and prevented in
reference with the employment of
Don-union men, allowing business to be
resumed. The stock yards employees
had no grievance of their own, but
those that struck went out in sympa-
thy with the railway strikers.
In 1886, the year Of the Haymarket
riots, another attempt was made to tie
up the yards, but without success.
More recently was the attempt of
union Transfers to tie up the meat in
dustries not long ago, when rioting
became general in the streets of Chica-
go. This strike was only settled after
wholesale arrests, scores of street
blockades, and when Chicago was
threatened with a meat famine be-
cause Of the determination Of union
workers to prevetn the packers de-
hvedng n supplies.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-07-21

The storm swooped down at the rate
of siXty-five miles an hour, driving its
hail missiles with the velocity Of bullets.
1t ripped into the barnlike exposition
structures and shook them until the JEFF
ferson Guards were ordered to lock the
immense doors in order that the wind
might not raise the roofs.
The rain came down in torrents, turn
ing the cascades" into a Niagara, bring
ing the lagoon almost to q level with the
lawns and causing the electric launches
and gondolas to put h~urriedly for port.
Strong gusts struck the canvas noun
tains on the Pike and blew over some Of
the gigantic painted boulders that tower
over the restaurant in the Tyrolean Alps
known to visitors as the Petroleum
Alps" Jerusalem was shaken to it's
foundations.
The storm had died to a velocity of
forty-eight miles an hour when it struck
the center Of st. Louis, but it still re-
tanned strength enough to blow twelve
barges across the river and to send sew
eral river packets crashing against the
stone '~levees. Twenty-Five houses in
Twenty-second street were unroofed, and
Tx SIeeple VI inc -NoILh IeSDy IerlaH
Church was blown into the front of a
grocery store. Plate glass windows were
broken like egg shells, and telephone and
telegraph wires were carried away for
miles.
Five persons were injured, and Thorn
as O"Toole was struck by lightning near
his home and instantly killed. Five per-
sons who lived in households in the river
are not accounted for and may have been
drowned.
A panic occurred at the Union race
track. When the storm was at its worst
5000 men, women and children were
running wildly about the grand stand
seeking shelter. A bolt of lightning
struck near the stand, but no one was
injured.