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AGAIN ENSLAVED.

The Man of Little Nerve Falls Vic
tim to the Brush Boy.
81 had thought to be free, but | am
again enslaved," said the man of little
nerve.
Lately he explained, II changed
my barber shop and had made up
my mind that under no circumstances
whatever, except maybe a little some
thing at Christmas, would | ever, ever
give a cent to the brush boy.
cit was a good barber, and l rose
from the chair pleased with him and
with myself and all the world-tO see,
standing there back of the chair in
which | had been SO serenely sitting,
the shops brush boy brushing my
hat. AS [ stood there he brushed and
brushed it, and then he didn't hand it
to me, but carefully held it further
away, with one hand, while with the
other he proceeded to brush me.
"And too timid to seize my hat and
fee, | stood for it, and turned around
for him and let him brush, and-in
short. | fell.
so now my fond dreams are over
and l am again enslaved to the brush
boy"
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Sound as a Dollar.

Monticello Mimi. Aug. 7th.-Mr. j.
w. Moore of this place stands as liv-
ing proof of the fact that Bright's Dis
ease. even in the last stages, may be
perfectly and permanently cured by
Dodd's Kidney Pills.
Mr.. Moore says: "In 1898 three
reputable physicians after careful
examination told me that l would die
with Brights Disease inside of year.
My feet and ankles and legs were
badly swollen; | could hardly stand
on my feet and had given up all hopes
of getting cured when travelling
salesman told me that he himself had
been cured of Bright's Disease two
years before.
He said he had taken to his bed
and expected to die with it, but that
he had been cured by a remedy called
Dodds Kidney Pills.
g / commenced taking them at once
and / am thankful to say that they
saved my life. After a short treat
ment / was completely restored to
good health and am now as sound as
a dollar"
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CHAPTER v.

During the night the wind gathered
force and the Queen pitched ana rolled
with the waves beating against her
bows. The result to me was inevitable.
| was as seasick as mortal man had
ever been. My illness effectually drove
from Maubikeck's mind and my own
all thoughts of the condolences he had
proposed to unfold to me on that day.
In fact, about the only thing that could
have been said that would have been
pleasing to me was the promise that
I would speedily die and end it all.
But this the ships physician refused to
give.
So two days and part of the third
passed, and l was still unable to leave
my berth.
In the evening of the third day of
my illness the lion-tamer sat near me,
looking over some papers | had
brought from New York. Now and
then he would glance at me to see if
| was in need of his attention. The
worst of my illness was over, but
was very weak.
"Maubikeck," I said, almost smiling
at the weakness of my own voice,
why do you sit in this close state
room? You have been wonderfully
good and kind to me. can never for
get it. But | am over the worst of it,
and you need not trouble with me any
more. Go on deck ana get Whit of
fresh air."
Maubikeck smiled.
"The air to be had on deck" he said.
'is not so invigorating as you think.
There is dense fog. We are creeping
along, barely keeping Roadway. Moth
ing can be seen. 1t is a damp, chilly
evening, the sea is running high, and
altogether it is uninviting on deck.
will sit here awhile and then go to
bed
He resumed his reading, and I lay
still, listening and thinking
Suddenly there was a shock and
crash, cry of horror shout of an
ger, and the ship seemed to be driven
by some tremendous force, and shiv-
cred and trembled like frightened
animal.
Maubikeck leaped to his feet
There has been collision!" he
said. stay where you are. Wilberton.
will come back"
He rushed from the stateroom, and
fell to wondering what the result of
this new horror would be. l was so
weak that | did not fully realize my
own. position. It is true, | felt and
knew the danger. But my senses were
so benumbed by my illness and this
new shock that at first was almost
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Jim's Quart Of Gin.

cit may be that the average negro
is ignorant" says Representative
Moon, of Tennessee, ''but I had one
in me employ who was one of the
shrewdest fellows I ever ran across.
Jim, for that was his name, was a
good negro, but he loved gin better
than he did his Maker, and he would
not pay a debt if there was any
earthly way to get out of it. One
day jim went to the store armed with
a gallon jug, and asked for quart
of gin, telling the merchant that he
was prepared to settle. The fluid was
put in, and then it was discovered thai
Jim had no money. Forthwith the
merchant poured the quart back in the
measure while Jim picked up his jug
and walked out smiling.
"He had put in about a quart OF
water, and, of course, he had just
that much gin and water in the jug
The grocer's gin in his barrel was a
little weaker, but Jim's quart was
strong enough to bridge over on"
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JUST WHAT TO EAT
IMPORTANT MATTER IN THE
SCHEME or. LIFE.
Too Little Interest Attached ir These
Rushing Days to the Question OF
Diet-Some People Who Seem Ut
terIy Unable to Learn What Suits
Them.

Some women are born beautiful and
Did you ever notice how many per-
sons there are in which the lid of the
casket must have fallen before the be-
ated and most important fairy ar
rived with the gift of knowing what
10 eat? Not what to order.
Any man with a moderate income
and rich friends may learn how to or
Ter. 1t seems second nature to
choose the right spoon or the conven-
.ional fork; but as to what to eat with
hem, this is habit that simply must
pc inborn-a seventh sense that is Of
is great Importance as all the other
six.
A sick cat turns away from food A
sick dog refuses food, diets himself
most regidly; in the spring he eats
Juicy green grass between meals. If
this same dog were a human animal
he would probably have stewed
prunes, rhubarb, or apple sauce at
this season along with his chops, and
make far more successful banker
than anaemic John Smith
Now, there is the anaemic and irri-
table gentleman who is filled with his
wrongs and the unkindness of fate.
He is sure to eat pork chops and GU
cumbers for his luncheon, with glass
Of milk to wash them down. He is
genial in spells; just long enough to
show the kind of man he would have
been had the belated fairy only got
there in time.
The man who eats the wrong thing
will usually tell you about it before
he is through. II wish l hadn't eaten
those cucumbers. I never should eat
onions" says he, beginning to look
unhappy after eating seven.
Now the CHEEKY little married WON.
an of your acquaintance, who man
ages her husband without his knowing
it, she chats to the misanthrope over
a luncheon of baked potatoes and
fresh tomatoes. why, no." chats
She "You see I never eat meat at
noon Just because I do not care for
it. It spells my dinner" She would
not have said that much if she had
not been asked.
st always think she must have a
wonderfully active liver" said clev-
er woman speaking of a friend, ''for
she is never given to reproachful
spells She never, to my knowledge,
has imagined herself to be wronged."
New York Globe.
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(To be continued.)
Increase in Cremation.

Cremation is one of the oldest forms
of disposal of the dead, yet it is a
form that lapsed from use for GEN.
turtles. 1t appears to be in process
of restoration. True, it has made but
little head against the custom of bur-
ial, yet there is an increase every
year in snch proportion that we may
look for wide adoption Of it within
the next quarter century. There are
in this country but twenty-six crema-
tories, yet this is against but two
eighteen years ago, and the number
of cremations is $500 or more year.
When statistics were first collected
on the subject, eighteen years ago,
the annual cremations numbered six
teen. 1t is because they are common
and have so ceased to be an occasion
of comment that an impression may
have been created which Is contrary
to this fact of growth, but the truth
that about $4,000 incinerations have
occurred in the United States, which,
added to the large number in Europe,
certainly indicates an increase.
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AMERICAS FIRST FIRE ENGINE
Still Preserved in a Bethlehem, Pa,
Museum.

It is a we'll authenticated historical
fact that Bethlehem had the first
hand fire engine in the United States.
This claim has often been disputed,
but never disproved.
1t was brought to this country from
London in 1893, on the good ship
Hope, having been purchased at sec
ond-hand there for 43 pounds II shill-
ings. It had a flow of seventy-eight
gallons per minute, and was used con.
tinuously up to 1S48. The Persever-
ance fire company, now out of exist
ence, which was organized in 1862,
had charge Of the machine. Prior to
that time it was the property of the
citizens generally, for up to 1852 the
town had no organized firemen. There
were emergency men," and when a
fire occurred every man in town
turned out to fight it.
This famous relic is harbored intact
in the museum of the Young Mems
Missionary Society of the Moravian
church. which body is the oldest of
it's kind in Observation-Disclosures
Record.
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The Prohoscis Monkey.

A monkey with nose that has made
some progress on the road to becom-
ing trunk is decided curiosity. On
that account the new Ape House at
the Geological Gardens will probably
have plenty of visitors for some time
to come, in order to see the young
specimen of the proboscis monkey
the first of it's kind brought alive to
England. In that, however, the nose
is far from having attained the size
which comes only with mature age.
These animals are found only In Bor-
neo, always frequenting the tree tops
of river side forests, where they con-
gregate in small groups or family par
ties. The general coloration is red
dish-brown above and white beneath;
but in young animals there is more
red on the forequarters and the face
is blackish. Hornaday, the we'll
known collector, said that If the pro-
boscis monkey were not ecliDsed by
the orang it would be the most famous
uuadrumane of the East Indies,
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Denrees of Obstinacy.

Richard Brinsley Sheridan always
maintained that the Duke of Wei
lington would succeed in Portugal,
while his friend, Gen. Tarleton, had
the opinion that he would fail. The
matter was one of constant dispute
between the two.
Tarleton, who had been wrong,
grew obstinate Consequently, when
the news of the retreat of the French
at Torres Vedras arrived, Sheridan, by
way of a taunt, said:
well, Tarleton, are you on your
high horse still?"
ooh, higher than ever" was the
reply. eff was on a high horse be-
fore. I am on an elephant now"
mo, no, my dear fellow" said the
wit: syou were on an ass before, and
you are on mule now"
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full significance of my share in the
hunt, for his tongue could not be trust
ed When the hour of departure had
come, Major Simmons and Dilkins
were at the wharf to bid us adieu.
1t would be foolish for me to say
that | was perfectly calm at the mo-
ment of leaving. At that moment /
began to feel some misgivings as to
the wisdom Of my resolve, and almost
wished that | had not engaged pas
sage. This feeling, however, was but
momentary. shook it off as unworthy
OF me, and resolutely set my face to
the future and gave no sign to my
friends that | had weakened even for
the moment. Maubikeck was like a
man of iron. His countenance was i'm
mobile, and the keen, stern eye and
set jaw BODIED i'll for the enemy who
fell within the range OF his giant arms.
At last the bell rang, and the fog
horn voice of gold-braided officer or
dered all hands not going to sea
ashore. The major and Dil1ins shook
hands with us once more, and | felt a
pressure in the majors grip that was
warmer than usual. With this last
grasp they hustled over the gang plank
and stood on the wharf shouting their
farewells at us, while the Queen slow
ly swung off and her screaming tug
churned the water into foam.
When we had passed through the
channel, the tug had been released, the
pilot returned to the swiftly gliding
and the Queen was blowing along, con-
stantly gathering Roadway, I began to
thoroughly enjoy the sensation Of my
first ocean voyage, and the exhilarat-
ing effect of the salt air made me
feel like new man.
Our first day out passed without
event And in the evening we sat on
deck and smoked, Maubikeck near me,
lying back in a deck chair, his eyes
fixed on the stars that shone brightly
above us, his face Interchangeable, his
jaw set, his whole appearance being
that of a mysterious man Of nowhere,
everywhere, and particularly here. l
sat and watched him, furtively at first,
and then, seeing that he was paying
no attention to me, openly. Something
in my scrutiny must have touched him,
or an electric current from my brain
to his must have brought a response,
for as we were separating for the
night he turned to me and said:
Mr.. Wilberton, you perhaps think
I am a strange and uncommunicative
man, and so am, compelled, as | have
been, by circumstances to withhold
from persons I cannot trust all infor-
nation concerning myself But it is
due to you, who have thrown your for
tunes in with mine in this pursuit of
Maligni and the girl | love, that |
make you acquainted with me-not as
l seem, but as l am. But my story is
long, and | will not weary you with it
now. Tomorrow l will tell you who
and what | am"
81 do not seek your condolences, Maui
bikeck," answered. eff there is any
thing in your life that you wish to
conceal that is your business, not
mine Had l for one moment doubted,
your honor as man I would not have
accompanied you. On the other hand
if there is anything you wish to tell
me- I shall be glad to listen"
Thank you," he said simply "To
morrow will tell you the story of my
life"
Then bidding me goodnight, he went
to his stateroom, and soon after left
the deck and retired to my own.
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many years long
er. But twenty
years ago l had
kidney trouble so
bad I could not
work. Backache
w a S persistent
and it was agony
to lift anythinS 5.
Gravel, whirling
headaches, dizzi-
ness and terrible
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Her Dream.

Miss Oldgirl-Oh, Mr.. Bach, I had
a very peculiar dream last night,
Mr.. Bach-What was it?
81 dreamed l got married"
"You must have had mince pie for
supper"
'rWhy SOP
Because I don't know of anything
else that would make you have such a
nightmare as that"
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urinary disorders ran me down from
1913 to 100 pounds. Doctors told me
had diabetes and could not live.
was wretched and hopeless when
began using Doan's Kidney Pills, but
they cured me eight years ago and
I've been we'll ever since"
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
For sale by all dealers. Price, so
cents per box.
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New Land of Romance.

America is no longer the only coun-
try of unlimited possibilities. The ro-
mantle drama which began with the
mutiny of the Potemkin in Odessa,
and was continued in the harbor Of
Constantine, proves that nothing can
be considered impossible in Russia
Vienna Die Zet.
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Aere is Relief for Women.

Mother Gray, a nurse in New York, dis
covered pleasant herb remedy for women's
ills, called Observation-Disclosures. 1t is the
only certain monthly regulator Cures
female weaknesses, Backache, Kidney and
Urinary troubles. At all Druggists or by
mail so cts Sample mailed FREE. Address,
The Mother Gray Co., Leroy, n. Y.
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loonhoIes.

Crawford-How many residences
does a rich man have?
BRADSHAW Usually three. A city
one when he votes, country one
when he swears off his taxes. and
western one when he sues for a al
vorce.-Puck.
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On His Rinhts.

Kind-Hearted Lady-Come back at
/ o'clock tonight
Beggar-Impossible madam. l be-
long to the union, and they don't al
low us to work overtime-Megge
dorfer Batter.
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Views About the New Baby.

The Mother: isn't he perfect?'
The Father: wonderful child"
The Uncle: what! Another"
The Aunt Con the mothers slde):
"He favors all of us"
The Aunt Con the fathers side);
"He favors all of us"
The Nurse: Hes a poor sleeper"
The Bachelor Friend: I'm sorry
for them"
The Cook: Hes a darlint! Gil
give 'em notice to-morrowD
The Doctor: Shall | charge 4l0
or e2O?"
The Cynic: "Well, it isn't his
fault"
The Milkman: Another custom
err"
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a Mean Inference.

"When 1 vas out West fellow took
a notion to me and gave me a room
AID rent free all winter"
"That was nice. By the way, do
they keep ja'ls warm in that country
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Inportant to Mothers.

Nordy-I see they've now discovered
a worm that infests paper money.
Butts-What sort of a worm is it?
Nordy-A long, green affair.-Hous
ton Chronicle.
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Piso's Cure is the best medicine we ever used
Cor oil affections of the throat and iungs-WM
o. ENDsLEY. Vanburen. Ind. Feb. 10. 1900
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TWENTY YEARS OF 1T.

Emaciated by Diabetes; Tortured
with Gravel and Kidney Pains.
Henry Soule, cobbler, of Ham
mondsport, N, Y, says: "Since Doan's
Kidney Pills cured me eight years
ago, I've reached 70 and hope to live
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Hioh Finance.

Willie had a savings bank.
Twas made of painted tin,
He passed it round among the boys
Who put their pennies in.
Then Willie wrecked that bank ana
bought
Sweetmeats and chewing gum,
And to the other envious lads
He never offered some.
.eWhat shall we do?" his mother said.
"It is a sad mischanceW
His father said: Wen cultivate
His gift for high finance"
washington Star
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DIR. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy, thu
Great Kidney and Liver Cure. World Famous Write
Kennedy Sons Rondout n Y, for free sample bottle
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Many woman has washed away
her matrimonial prospects with salt
teerS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-18

war of 1912, being at that time major gen
eral in the North Carolina Militia. He Of
fered his services and took $500 men to
Natchez but General Armstrong, Secretary
of War, ordered him back home, declining
the men. He didn't go. On the contrary
he went to Nashville, Tenn, with them.
and while there got into trouble with one
of the officers, Col. Thomas II. Benton, and
fought a duel, in which he was wounded
With his very bad arm in sling, he took
the field with his troops against the creek
Indians in e1tlaha MAJ in 1913. His military
genius shown brightly here, and hostilities
were concluded in 1914.
TT was here that he obtained the sobrle-
quet ''Old Hickory" In May, 1914, he was
made a major general in the regular
army, and appointed to the command OF
the south. Then he proceeded to Invade
Spanish territory in the Floridas, drove out
the British, and then pounced down on
New Orleans, where he wiped them out
again, winning tremendous victory with
a handful of men. In 1918 he proceeded
against the Indians again. pounded them
into submission, and then insisted that the
United States purchase Florida from the
Spanish, and he would keep it cleaned up.
William Henry Harrison was a hero Of
Indian wars from 1795 down to the war of
1912 and the victories of Lake Erie and the
Thames Polk was called captain, but he
was never soldier. He served on the staff
of the governor of Tennessee. and pre-
sumably he got his title in that way.
Mexican War Hero.
''Old Zach Taylor, major general and hero
of the Mexican war, was the next soldier
President Franklin Pierce, who seems to
have chiefly distinguished himself as a SOL
der in tumbling from his horse every time
he went into battle, was commissioned a
brigadier general in the 9th Regiment,
United States army, and joined the army in
Mexico under Gen. Scott. He suffered from
injuries in battle, all coming through falls
from his horses.
Uncle Jimmy Buchanan was a veteran,
having headed a company of volunteers to
go to the defense of Baltimore in the war of
1912.
Lincoln was a captain in the Black
Hawk war.
The civil war gave us five Presidents
Gen. U. S. Grant, Maj. Gen. Rutherford B.
Hayes, Maj. Gen. James A. Garfield, Gen.
Benjamin Harrison and Maj. William Nc
Kinley. Gen. Garfield was succeeded by a
veteran Vice President, Gen. Chester A
Arthur, and Maj. Mckinley by a veteran of
our newer war, Col. Theodore Roosevelt.
He has now taken the oath of Office twice,
though the. scrimmage with Spain is only
seven years old. Thus, 1t will be seen that
though we are not a warlike nation, we
have paid tribute to every war that the
United States has ever had by. electing to
men who distinguished themselves in those
wars. 1t is the way of the world. War is
awful, and no nation is going to invite it
but the nation has always loved the soldier
who did his duty to his country and its
flag
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Do WITHOUT SERVANTS
PLAN PROPOSED BY MRS. PER
KINs GILMAN OF NEW YORK

SRccial Cablegram to The Evening Star
LONDON, March 1s.-Servants will be I'M
necessary in the homes of the future ac-
cording to Mrs. Perkins Gilman of New
York, because food will be prepared in
factories and babies will be boarded out.
Addressing the members of the Women s
Institute in London this week on the SER
want question, she showed that her view of
settling the grievances of both mistress
and maid is to abolish domestic service al
together. =
Every other profession has been modern
ized," she said. 1T is only In the kitchens
that we try to keep poor little remnant
of slavery. A dwindling number of men
and women still have to wait upon other
men and women as If they were babies or
invalids. Our present method of feeding
and cleaning the world shows colossal
waste of labor. No less than AZ per cent
Of the worlds labor Is wasted, and the cost
is three times as much as 1t need be, and
all because domestic service is regarded as
a feminine function instead of a human
labor The skill and professional prepare
ton of food in factories will take the place
of private cooks and kitchens. The food
would be served well cooked. fresh and hot
at a much smaller cost than at present,
and private houses will be cleaned scien-
tificallys Then. for the first time, we shall
have private homes"
What will be done with the babies?" a
woman In the audience asked
1.-THE idea of the mother keeping her
child with her is a beautiful myth Mrs.
Gilman calmly answered.
Provision will be made for the babies In