davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-02

in the inside pocket and take out a pair OF
los Kid gloves. In the outside pocket Of
your tuxedo you Will find two more pairs of
gloves, while stitched inside the lining Of
your brown silk smoking jacket you will en-
counter few yards of Irish point lace
What do you think of that?' demanded
the tall, cumbersome lad, showing his rage
And that wasn't all. by a long shot. |
found eighteen other varieties of ladies'
wearing apparel in that trunk and CAPPED
the climax by uncovering a small pearl
necklace that had never cast my squinters
on before. At the end of the doleful note
that sweet and demure wife of mine said
This is about all i can remember Walter
but examine everything carefully, my dar-
ling, because you might run across some
thing else. You are such a dear, sweet hus-
band. and as an amateur smuggler you
can't be beat
The y-complexioued person suppress
ed a smile, but the rest of the commuters
in the back seat gave the blue-eyed lad the
merry ha. hal
And now, gentlemen" resumed the ANA
teur smuggler, Il want your advice as TO
the best manner in which l can chastise
that better half when she shows up on the
premises"
The commuters shifted uneasily in their
seats, but there were no volunteers.
Change cars for Georgetown and the
avenue, bawled the conductor and the
farmers wendell their respective ways with
a feeling of pity for the lad with the big
blue eyes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-02
An American Library In Germany.

An American section is to be added to the
municipal library of the city of Frankfort
which in the opinion of its promoters will
become of great importance and benefit to
German and American readers A nucleus
for such a section is already found among
the volumes Of the library. being a large
collection of American publications donated
by Mr.. William b. Bonn of Frankfort who
takes Lively interest in everything which
may promote a better understanding be-
tween Germany and the United States.
In reporting this matter to the State De-
partment, United States Consul General
Guenther says
There is doubt whatever that the
well-known liberality and public spirit OF
the citizens of the city of Frankfort will
provide all the funds necessary to render
this American library credit TO the city,
and one which will be hailed with great
satisfaction by scientists. statesmen, poll
ticians and industrial and commercial peo-
pie of Germany, and by visiting Americans,
who will have an opportunity of looking up
American publications, which perhaps could
not be found elsewhere in Germany"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-02

THAT is just why 1 want you to take
It, replied my wife. You can smuggle this
in, and then when come 1 can bring some
more
We'll, sir, when that word 'smuggle
reached me / nearly passed away. I'll do
almost anything but lie and steal, and to
my way OF thinking. smuggling is little
Of both.
"'Smuggle 1t IN 1 gasped. Why Cath
crime, what do you mean?
81 mean smugge it in retorted that
wife of mine. Just put some of 1t here
and some of il there where the customs Of
ficers won't look for 1t; tip the inspector
IS note. and you'll squeeze it through all
right
"The next ten minutes was devoted tc
one of the red hottest curtain lectures you
ever read about. handed her enough g0od
husbandIy advice about honesty and truth
fitness to fill eight books, and when /
finished thought had put her on the
quiet She whimpered a bit and said some
thing about my being cranky and rude and
mean, and then she went off to bed.
TT took me an hour to square myself.
but she promised never to mention SNUG
gle to me again. She acknowledged it was
wrong to smuggle, and the family HOSTILE
ties were dispensed with Bright and early
the next day l set out to give the parting
hand to few London friends, and when
returned l found my Saratoga packed and
ready for shipment l thanked the little
lady and we made tracks for the boat. The
adieus were the real thing, and all the way
ing the thought that l had the dearest,
sweetest and withal the most reasonable
helpmeet that ever Joined hands with a
mucker like yours truly.
las we hove to off New York I was hand
ed a telegram from my boss-not my wife,
understand but the boss what hands me
my weekly-saying / must hotfoot to
Chicago without even giving my squinters
a treat to glimpse of the Bowery. So me
for the train, and my trunk was stacked up
in front of the door at our comfy bunk
house near Chevy Chase lake.
I'm the course of two weeks / pulled
stakes in the west and steered for the home.
Everybody was tickled foolish to see me, in
Guiding Don, the dog, and Niggin. the cat.
The trunk was there, and as my linen was
all to the bad, 1 pried open the lid. There.
staring me in the face. was a note in
dainty blue envelope addressed to Walter.
dearest Talk about your mushy superla-
tives and saccharine nothings. the first page
was so full of them that the standing room
only sign should have been displayed. But
the second page-it's sin and shame to
discuss 1t, and / wouldn't tell you about 1t
If you weren't pretty good friend of mine.
Turning over the new leaf, the epistle
rambled something like this: Now, Walter,
my love, unpack your trunk carefully.
When you come to your tuxedo coat. look
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-02
' !; \ y \ y i y y y
An Amateur Smugg1er

&-f*tf ~ + ~ f>ff$$|*f7**f4*fFs9*fS*f*
tall, cumbersome gentleman swung
aboard the Chevy Chase car the other morn
ing looking as fresh as the daisies by the
road side.
Hello Bill" said the sandy-complexione
person in the back seat. when did you
get back to this neck o the woods? Last
1 heard of you, you'd gone abroad with
your wife to see the sights of the old coun-
try"
ooh, I've been back a month";" responded
the cumbersome gent. But my better half
is still across the pond with her kinfoiks."
Right here 1t should be known that the
tall cumbersome gentleman Is of the ideal
type-at least, he has that reputation. To
be sure, he smokes occasionally, but he
looks not upon the wine when 1t is red, and
on Sunday he teaches Sunday school out
Kensington way. In other words. he is one
of those scrupulous persons who walks the
straight and narrow like an amateur walks
a tightrope. He married clever little lady
of the mischevous sort. and that Is the
cause of this pitiful tale
Have a good trip?" asked the sandy per-
son in an effort to maintain the converse
ton.
.Fine. fne." replied the man with the
EcruDleS. except THAI tiiC WIG Woihcu oHc
of her rude and rasping jokes on me when
T came home and as result my conscience
will worry me for the rest of my days.
These women folks seem to have a mania
for smuggling goods through the custom
houses. and blush to admit that my wife
Is not an exception. Well sir; when re-
ceiyed a cablegram from my boss to hurry
home at once on important business it was
decided l would have to come alone. The
day before was to sail my wife blew into
our apartment at the hotel with an arm
full of truck which she calmly announced
abe was going to put in my trunk.
ssWhen she unwrapped the stuff 1 saw
laces and gloves and peekaboo apparel
until you would have thought she was
travelling agent for "a ladies' furnishing
house.
do you expect me to lug that line of
goods 10 america VITA zae,' / asked.
Certainly ssia she.
But the duty will amount to so much
gaid I. whine II you bring the stuff over
you can get it in free a. wearing apparel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-02
Fighting Consumption in Paris.

United States Consul General Guenther
at Frankfort has transmitted correspond
ence from Paris. showing that the fight
against tuberculosis is waged in a very en-
ergetic and systematic manner by the COM
mission appointed for that purpose by the
prefecture of the Seine. The commission
has undertaken the task of cleaning the
dwellings suspected of being infected and
of freeing the walls of the bacilli remain
ing there. 1t has lis. OF 1,0aG houses under
suspicion OF harhcring tuberculosis, and
1900 more houses are TO be added to this
list The commission expects to render all
the houses in Paris tree OF tunerculo is
bacilN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-02

Now, l do not know personally the con-
ditions aboard the Russian warshps. but I
have been told by people who ought to
know that the discipline Is of the most iron
bound sort, much worse than 1t Is in the
army; that the food is not particularly good
and that the punishments are excessive.
do know that you can find sailors of the
Baltic fleet any Sunday in the Thieves
market at st. Petersburg, selling caps, cap
ribbons, overcoats, hoods and that sort of
portable ware quite openly, and all of
ii is stolen. Also one may judge the quality
of the sailors from the way that they ham
die foreign-built warships. There is never
a foregn-built ship in the Russian navy
from a battleship to a torpedo boat, that
comes anywhere near making the speed
even on trial trips with Russian crew.
that she does with her builders crew on
board of her. This is true of builders trials
and official trials to some extent in every
navy, but in Russia the difference is glaring
When a twenty-seven knot torpedo boat
goes Immediately down to twenty-three
knots in the hands of her regular crew
there is something the matter with the
crew, and it cannot all be blamed on the
boat
''All this simply indicates that life in the
Russian navy is not as cheerful 1t might
be. 1t has only indirect bearing on the
outbreaks at Odessa. But think 1t safe to
say that the mutiny there is the work of
landsmen almost altogether. 1t is a local
disturbance. and to my mind is not likely to
get far inland. The fact that millions of
property have been destroyed by fire is not
at all surprising to one who knows the
Russian fire department. 1t Is one of the
worst in Europe, and that Is saying a great
deal when one includes London in the cate
CORY. II the department were let alone you
could get up pretty big conhagration in
the Odessa docks, and II 1t was hindered at
all by a mob, the only wonder is that there
was any of Odessa left when the fire was
put out.
II may be wrong, but do not think even
with the unQuestonably bad condition of
things shown in the foreign news dispatches
that there Is any immediate prospect OF
real internal uprising in Russia"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-02

Anything is liable to happen in Russia, y
said a gentleman who has spent the past
year there when talking to Star reporter
the other evening. ''At the same time l
think the people who are looking for an i'm
mediate revolution will be rather disap-
pointed. 1t sounds very bad to read the
continual cable accounts of rloting, 2oOo
people killed and wounded in days rioting
In LODI, and paragraphs telling OF uprls-
ings in the Caucasus and threats of the
Moslems joining In holy war, and all that
sort of thing. But the thing that people
do not seem to understand here is how
tight the lid is screwed down in Russia and
how hard 1t is for a revolution to get any
sort of start.
IF you just look back for the past twenty
years and remember how continually the
papers have been filled with headlines read
ing Unrest in Russia and how there was
going to be general revolution next week,
you would realize that there is something
radically different in the situation there
from the rest of the world. where, If the
populace wants to revolute. they get out
and do it with or without the aid of a fill
clustering expedition.
Now. 1 want to say that the Russians,
so far as / have seen them, are mighty nice
people. They are generous and hospltabie,
and to hear them talk you might think they
were unanimously 'agin' the government
But politically they have very little
sense. One of the truest things that
has been said in the political discussion re-
Gently was a sentence from an interview
credited to Prince Merchensky, the editor of
the Grasdanin, probably the most reac-
tionary paper in Russia. To be sure, as an
upholder of the old regime Prince Merchen-
sky may be considered prejudiced; at the
same time one must admit that he knows
his Russia. He said: Russia is no more
fitted for a republican form of government
than the United States or England is fitted
for an absolute monarchy.
THAT is absolutely right, and even If 1t
car me to a limited monarchy there are so
many conflicting races, creeds and political
factions that limited monarch would have
to be paid more than the Car of Russia
gets to make his job worth the holding
You take the whole of Russia. There are be-
tween 100 600. 900 and 40 GOO 900 people. There
are at least seven great divisions or race
among them, any one of which would break
up in fight in six weeks If it were under
a monarch of its own, and there are about
thirty-seven smaller divisions and tribes
each with it's own ideals and aspirations
and comparatively little sympathy with the
other thirty-six. Russia is not race of
people, but a conglomeration of frequently
conflicting tribes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-02
How American Manufacturers Nav
Secure Increased Foreign Trade.

in German laboratories, and not the product
of distillery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-02

1.-THE student demonstration in st. Peters,
burg in October was the most inopportune
thing in the world 1t was just at the time
when the car was on the point of issuing
a rescript which 1t was supposed would
contain number of liberal and much need
ed reforms. Well, the row delayed the is
suing of the ukase till December and when
il did come out 1t was disappointing in
tone Whether it would have been any bet
ter If the demonstration had not occurred
is a question, but 1t certainly would have
been worth waiting a few days to find out
There were about a hundred people hurt
and one or two killed in that fight, but
at the same time l must say that after
the actual lighting was over, and 1t did not
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-15

summer squash. $2.25; asparagus, SO
61kc; rhubarb, 40D75c; garlic, $SqlOcc;
Mexican tomatoes. $2.50@3OO.
Flour-Family extras, $4,S0Qb,Ob; bak-
ers' extras, $4,7595,00.
wheat-shipping. $1.45@1.52h; mill
ing, $1.55@166A.
Bariey-Feed, $1.lO@1.224; brewing,
$1.25@1.27h; chevalier. H.22hQl,2l1s,
Oats-Red, $l4O@1.60; white, $l421s@
1.60; black. $1.32i51,45.
Millstuffs - Middlings. $26.b0@290O;
mixed feed. $2aOO@2400; rolled barley
$26.O0@26.50.
Hay-Wheat s1OOO@is.Oo; what and
oat. s9.O0ml2. 90; oat, Wild, $6.O0@000:
oat, tame. ssOO@1l.O0; barley. $4,000
1000: alfalfa. N,OO@l0.00; clover, $500
6D9.00; straw. 25gb0c.
Receipts-Flour, l7,l77; wheat, $3.50;
barley, 4524; beans. 1855; corn, 500; po-
tatoes, 57194; onions. 126; bran, S52S;
middlings. 500; hay, 2ls; hops. 81; hides,
sol; wine, 25,2OO
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-15
GENERAL FRUIT MARKET

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 14.-Fruits
Fancy apples. $2.25: common, $1.00.
Berries-Strawberrie $S.00@10.00.
Oranges-Navels, 85c@$2.00; seedlings
$1.00@1.25; Mexican lines, $500.
Lemons-Common California, Zoe;
fancy. $3.50.
Tropical fruits-Bananas, 75c@$1. so;
pineapples. $2.50@4.0O.
Dried Fruit Prices
NEW YORK. April 1.-THE market
for evaporated apples is easy. Com
mon, 405c; prime, 5,25@5.S5c; choice,
6Q6Mc; fancy, &c.
Prunes show no Improvement with
prices still ranging between 21z@5Bc,
according to grade.
Apricots continue in light demand
Choice. 1o@1ohc; extra choice, lie;
fancy. 11@15c,
Peaches ruled quiet. Choice. 10Ac;
extra choice. 1OAQ1O%c; fancy, NAG
lee.
Raisins are easy. but seem to be at
tracing more attention. Loose Musca-
tells, 4k@6Ac; London layers. S1.05@
1926; seeded raisins. 6A@6Nc.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-15
THE STATE OF TRADE
Business Satisfactory and Building
Operations Expanding
BY Associated Press.


NEW YORK, April 14.-Dispatches to
Duns Review indicate that trade is
progressing along satisfactory lines,
building operations are expanding in a
seasonable manner and the outlook is
decidedly encouraging.
Prices of commodities declined 81
per cent during March, according to
Dun's index number, a logical con-
comitant of the advancing season.
NEW YORK, April 4.-Bradstreet's
tomorrow will say:
Spring trade has apparently passed
its zenith, but recorders, especially at
the west, are unusually good, iron con-
sumption Is unprecedented, winter
wheat promises excellently and the
acreage in other cereals will be large.
Building and building meterlals are
active, export trade displaying signs
OF Improvement. railroad earnings
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-15
CALIFORNIA FRUIT In NEW YORK
Special TO The Herald.

YORK April -Tweny-seven Sold
firm
demand
az
Navels Lion
Gesisha
standard
2 clover $3.50 california Beauty 57 Our Pride g. Ia M Mesa @ 9S
& coister s2s1 Elephant el Camela 800 Golden osrd o
$75i 92; Magnolia
s22 Violet 11Oi Uncle SAM $780, Fiesta @s7
under $3.50.
$24Od3S0
$1,000
small S2SaS0 $2SoaSS;
S40d85 small S21Op
orchard &10@3@ BloodExtra fancy
25OGa3O
M70@2S0
California in the citrus brand register
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-15
Metal Market
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
NE WYoRIl, April 14.-There was a
severe break in spot tin in London to-
day. the price of that commodity losing
about ga los under speculative liquida-
ton following the recent severe squeeze
OF shorts. Spot closed at e140 and fu-
lures at G1S5. The local market was
weak at $3O,15@S0.621a.
Copper also was lower In London,
closing at a67 6s Sd for spot and at
e67 12s id for futures. Locally the
market was quiet and unchanged.
Lake, $15.371aQl5.5O; electrolytic, $l5.2l
615.47ia; casting, $14.S71s@l525.
Lead was unchanged at $450@460 In
the local market, and at e12 SITS Cd in
London.
Spelter was unchanged in both mar
kets, closing at e23 lbs Cd in London,
and at SO In New York.
Iron was unchanged.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-15
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET
General Weakness In Wheat, Corn and
Oats--Lower Prices
BY Associated Press.

CHICAGO. April 14.-Weakness in
the wheat market developed soon after
the opening. Considerable firmness
however. was manifested at the start
July being up " to 1c, at SSh@88Ac C.
May was unchanged to Nc higher, al
$116%@117A. The initial strength was
due primarily to higher prices at Liver
pool, but cold weather, accompanied
by snow in the northwest continued.
Another factor that helped to create
a bearish sentiment was an increase in
shipments from Argentina. The result
of selling was weakening to the mar
ket generally. AS trading progressed
prices continued to decline.
Fresh impetus was given the declin-
ing tendency by sharp break in prices
at Minneapolis. Advices regarding the
condition of winter wheat were con-
ficting, but those of bearish seemed
to predominate.
A st. Louis trade journal, in its
weekly report, stated that the condi-
tien of the crop generally is satisfac-
tory and above the average for this
time of the year. The May delivery
was under moderate selling pressure
the entire day ana with apparent sup
port showed more weakness than dis
tant futures. The closing price fol
May was at the lowest point of the day
s1.14N. July after selling down te
875sc closed at S7%c.
Liquidation by several local longs
caused weakness In the corn market
July closed Nc lower, at 4S&c.
Sentiment in the oats market was
bearish. July closed as@kc lower, a:
30c.
Provisions were weak in sympathy
with the grain market. At the close
pork was of 10c; lard was down &c,
and ribs were 5@7hc lower.
Market Ranges
The leading futures ranged as fol-
lows
Wheat-No. May $1.14%; July,
S7&c; Sept, s29sc.
Corn-No May. 4Sh@4Sssc; July,
4Sssc; Sept, 4Sss@48hc.
Oats-No. 2 May, 3OQ3Ohc; July. 3oc;
Sept, 29Ac.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour-Unehanged
. Wheat-No. 2 spring. $.05@1,15; No
3, 9Sc@$1.12 No. 2 red, $1.14b@1.17A.
Corn-No. 2, 4S1sc; No, yellow, 491sc
Oats-No. 2, 33c; No. 3 white, 31@
32%c.
Rye-No. 2, 7se.
Barley-Good feeding, 37@39c; fair to
choice mailing, 41@47c.
Flax seed-No. 1, $1.25; No. I north
western, $1.39.
Provisions-Mess pork per barrel
12.SO@11.S5; lard, per 100 lbs, $7.171sM
720: short ribs sides (loose), $1,000
7121k; short clear sides (boxed), $7.0OQ
712h.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-15
TORRANCE & DICKINSON s'p pisnss 8 sea s. 81
LOCAL sTocKs5to HghGrade Investments

show 10 per cent gain for March and
an increase of per cent for the quar-
ters and bank clearings show con-
ter and bank clearings on last year
Retail trade is good in sections, but
has been retarded by cold weather or
heavy rains and the lateness OF Easter
at other points.
business failures in the United States
for the week ending April 13 number
1876 against ITO last week.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-15

per cent; 90 days and six months, SAC
3% per cent
Prime mercantile paper, S%@4h per
cent.
Sterling exchange steady with actual
business in bankers bills at $4S610@
4s615 for demand and at s4.8425@4.S4S5
for sixty day bills.
Posted rates, $4.s5@4s7; commercial
bills, s4.S4M.
Bar silver, 57hc; Mexican dollars,
Hkc.
Bonds-Governments, steady; rail-
roads, irregular.
LONDON. April 14.-Consols, 91-1-6d
silver, 26%d.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-15
Local Produce Prices

The following prices rule in tobbing wa,
in the Los Angeles market:
BUTTER-Produoe exchange quotations
Fancy valley creamery. i5c; fancy coast
creamery. 4Oc fat fancy dairy. 35Ga7itc.
EGGS-Ranch, candled. 2lc fiat; no eastern.
CHEESE tall per lb. b.)--Northern, 14Wl5e
Anchor Qarge). local, 16c Young America,
iSc; eastern twins. II Use; eastern ehed,
dars lac; eastern stilton. 1tc; eastern long
horns, 14Q15c; eastern daisies. 14Q15c.
Swiss domestic. 100; Swiss imported. ESQ.
BEANS Gall per 100 lbs)-Pink No. !, N25@
435; No. $500. ..4.25; lima No. l. $500. $50;
Lady Washingtons No. !, s325..3.35; small
white No l. 1915; Garvanzas, $500; linteIs.
POTATOES tal per 100 lbs;SEsslinss.
fancy $1.s5@2 Salinas. choice. s1.50@1.60
Highlands, fancy. ,$l.s5@ lao; Highlands,
Sl.40@1.6o; coorados. s1.25@Ls5; Hemets,
'-yNY SWEET PoTAToEs-Reds $3.50; whltes
ONIONS (ali per 100 ibs)-Yellow Dan
vers, northern, si.75@5 90; Australian brown.
S. 1905 90; Nevada, fancy, S475Q5.OO.
POULTRY (per dosen)-Old ROSTERS. 1900
Q45O; old hens. $500 q 100; young roosters,
Sb5O@6. broilers. So. 80 a 40y; rriers. $500
Q4.O0;. turkeys. alive, per lb; 2892ac; ducks
alive, S5.00@600; geese. S1.00@1.6o.
Live weight, 14Q15c a pound.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-15
Pacific Coast Trade
By Associated Press,

by AhFVuIaIsV TTNN'
SAN FRANCISCO. April A. Beans
pink, sS.OOQ85O lima. $47SQ4.90; small
white, sS9OQS.50; large white, t2.50@
2.75;.
Potatoes-Oregon Burbanks, A.10Q
100; River Bprbanks, S5e@Si,i0; new
potatoes. 1h@2c per pound.
Onions-Fancy $3.50; common, $3.50
Various-Green peas, 3@hhe; string
beans, SQlOc egg plant. ia@20c; green
peppers, 3Q5c; tomatoes, $2.25Q26O;