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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-22

Maryland-John E. Ware. He has long
been involved in politics. He has been q
republican for a good many years and is
still indulging in his belief. 1t would be
very difficult to persuade Mr.. Ware that
he was mistaken. He would not discuss
politics, but thought that a great deal of
money might be made on stra wi berries and
raspberries, especially II the hands could
be had at picking time. He also said that
ne had one of the best stands of clover in
the county. Another bit of Information he
conveyed to The Star man was that his
horse, Jim Wilson, good one.
The reporter did his best to give to The
Star readers a picture of Mr.. Ware and
Jim Wilson, but because of that perverse-
which affects all cameras at some
times and some cameras at all times, the
pictures turned out too poor for repro
duction.
Another interesting man met on this
ramble was Sergt. A. c. VanDusen, United
States Army, retired. The sergeant lives in
a pretty vine-covered house ny the road
side, and eats fruits and vegetables grown
on his own land. Sergt. VanDusen soldiered
in the artillery arm of the regular service,
and the experiences of this man would
furnish matter for many thrilling chapters.
He was sergeant of the guard over JEFF
ferson Davis at Fort Monroe, and is brim-
full of "reminiscences OF the president OF the
Confederate states. The man standing at
the fence corner near Sergt. VanDusen is
John G. Anthony, a Union veteran. Be-
tween these two many of the camraigns
have been fought over and over.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-22
A Dangerous Condition.

Bachelors" said George AIDE at a din
ner-Mr AIDE is himself a bachelor-'have
a certain grim and sardonic humor, due. no
doubt to the beakness of their lonely
lives.
Il was once demonstrating with bache-
lor in New York.
NO l said to him, stay here with us.
poker game is to start soon. Don't you
know my dear fellow, that a man should
never call on girl when he has been
drinking?
That is right sad the bachelor. TAX
ing off his hat and coat. Many a man has
become engaged through SO doing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-22

Croquet Golf.

Ehen ". Bycrs. PIttsburg's famous
golfer. was talking at u dinner about
dawdl.us players,
Nothing is more vexatious," Mr.. Ryers
said, than 10 follow one of these daw-
dieTs over u course. They all should be
served as bow-legged chap was the
other day.
He was playing at EngIewood His
play was as slow as il was Door Set
ting his warped legs wide apart. he
would miss the easiest ball three or four
times handruHuing. He was rettrding
hair dozen good brisk pla yerS, but
this he didu seem TO mind at all.
FINALLY ore man, having drawn very
near. lost patience. and with neat shot
sent his BAN flying directly between the
Slow players bow legs
The slow player jumped back in a
great fright, Then he yelled ansriiy:
No, said the other, but | call IL
pretty good croquet.'"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-22
Hopeless.

Senator Dubois OF Idaho is a bitter foe
TO MormOnism. In Aurora, Ill. he said
recently:
''Mormonism. with its attendant polyg-
amy, is, look lat it how you WILL bad
thing, a hopeless thing-as bad and
hopeless as the case OF Jacob .5mithers.
Senator Dubois smiled
Jacob Smithers. criminal he went on.
sat in his cell making paper boxes
when a dear old lady looked through
the peephole in the door inquislrively.
You poor man, said the old Lady, i
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-22

Star man made the trip last Sunday.
There was wind, and Mr. Wheatley used
the oars. All went well crossing the chan
mel, but when the matted, tangled mass
OF ribbon grass was struck it was hard
rowing. At high tide this grass floats on
the water-at low tide the river shoals look
like a grass plot. At fair tide the water
on the flats is six feet deep. but the grass
at this time of year is eight and ten feet
long. After fifteen minutes work the boat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-22

mitted murder. but you have also run a
bayonet through the breeches of one OF our
august republics cavalry uniforms
"A Sunapee justice OF the peace rebuked
a thief thus:
Prisoner. bountiful Providence has
endowed you with health and strength, In
stead of which you go about stealing chick
ems.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-22
The Swan Song.
A Seductive Noise.

F. Augustus Heinze, in the course of a
dinner on board his yacht Revolution,
said of a certain mooted mining reform:
''Oh, yes. it would be good thing IL it
could be done. but there is no possible way
to do It, Ask these reformers how they
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-22

cagoan complained that he very much re-
GREETED his inability TO speak Scotch.
Hoots, mon said the pretty, rosy
checked barmaid, 'ne'er mind that SO long
as We can swaller it, "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-22
ANECDOTES TOLD BY AND ABOUT WE.L.KNOWN PEOPLE,

saloon to saloon he passed. Everything
was wide open and very gay and lively.
But as he looked on at a poker game
that had no limit, the tenderfoot suddenly
frowned. H had seen the dealer slip him
self four aces from the bottom of the pack.
Gracious powers whispered the ten
derfoot, excitedly- clutching the sleeve Of
the man next him, did you notice that?
Notice what? said the other.
Why. that scoundrel in the red shirt
just dealt himself four aces
THE other looked at the tenderfoot
calmly.
well, wasn't 1t his deal? he said.''
The Swan Song.
1.-THE nature fake" said Dr. William ].
Long, lis always harmful. A striking in
stance Of this occurred not long since at
zoo.
You know the old nature fake about the
swan-how this beautiful bird, silent all its
days bursts when dying into the sweetest
song?
well, at zoo one day a keeper saw
boy steal up behind wan with a brick in
his hand
Here said the keeper, what are you
going to do there?
% 'Ah, femme alone snarled the boy I
wanter hear him sing"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-22

puckered into the shape of a rosebud.
Her hat was pulled down over her eyes,
hiding her forehead completely. and her
hands We're thrust up to the wrist in the
pockets of her jacket"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-22

ball to the masthead and the small boat
will, put out after you.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-22
A Skin Game.

Henry f. Dixey was talking about the
terrific fight that occurred recently on an
Atlantic liner between two fat and elderly
poker players.
1T seems" said Mr.. Dixey. with a smile.
that the first man lost 81 800 to the second
and paid up The second then lost 81, 80 to
the first and refused to pay up. No wonder
there was fight, eh? If this sort of thing
keeps up the smoking-roOm morals Of a
liner will fall as low as the gamblng-room
morals of Tin Can.
"A tenderfoot once visited Tin Can and
watched with interest he poker play. From
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-22
The Excuse.

Inc EXCUSE.
Manager Hanlon of the Cincinnati club
said the other day to reporter:
1T is a beautiful thing, the devotion of
some people to base ball.
"A business man told me last night how
he had occasion recently to say to his Of
flee boy:
Look here, Harold, yu have been
away three times this summer on account
of the death of your grandmother. Now
you ask to get off a fourth time on the
same excuse. What do you mean by 1t"
The boy answered, respectfully:
81 am sorry to have to tell you, sir, that
grandfather was a bigamSt.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-22

read the date 1872" On the southeast
face there is some illegible lettering and
this: 20 81 east" On the northeast face
of the stone may be read, Jurisdiction Of
the" and then followed a legend that
could not be read for the depth of river
scum that had dried on the stone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-22

Leaving the river, the crumblng quay
and the sagsing ferryhouse, the road leads
toward the east. The land is marshy and
the vegetation Is dense. Even the road SO
little used is it, has been partly overgrown.
Rank grasses obstruct 1t, and bushes crowd
upon and overhang 1t SO that the passage
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-22

guess you'll be glad when your time is
up won't YOU?
Wall nom, not partckerly.' Jacob
Smithers answered I'm in fur life"
Alaska sentinel., 1907-12-19

For number of years from onehalf to three-quar. ters of million Italians have been leaving home to go to South America the United States Agricultural aborers have become in many provinces that it is almost impossible till the land Italian writers the subject call attention the fact that only the very young and the old in those districts remain the best young blood having abroad in search of for tune. When these young return they too often broken in health from having submitted to hardship and privation to money to spend at home.
 Complaint of the depopulaon of agricultural districts from Spain also, although Spanish emigration Is small compared with that from Italy. Germany is pleased with the departure of hundreds of thousands of able-boded young who needed at home, not only in the army but assist In the industrial development of the faherand and it's dependencies The decrease in poulaton of Ireland is regarded striking commentary upon the result of British rule in the island There in the United States to-day nativeborn Irishmen and children of Irshmen than In all Ireland.
 Japan has lately cooperated with the United States in effort to prevent Japanese aborers from coming to America. The Japanese government gladly did this because prefers that the people content home should go Korea other dependency of the pre rather than the to country where they do nothing to increase the prosperity of their land Even Russia is striving to induce the dscontented population in the European part of the empire to migrate to the fertile and pleasant lands of southern Siberia Youths Companion.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-12-19

may brood over the conviction that 1t is plain and homely, or stupid. I can never forgive my mother, said clever woman to me once, for telling me, when l was a child, that I was unat- tractive. She did 1t for my good, but, oh how 1t hurt me, how I shrank and hid from people, believing was ugly"
 Have you ever seen the faces of the children who work in the factories of the South? Have you ever seen the old, old look of some small boy whose mother has been left with no money. only children, and who feels himself the man of the family? Yes, children can suffer, not enough in this country to commit suicide perhaps, but their capabilities for pain are large enough. Let Us be tender with them"
Alaska sentinel., 1907-12-19

An ingenious New York girl is cul- tivating the use of her left hand as a measure of economy. She says, accord ing to the newspaper which reports the important news, that In summer she wears out pair of silk gloves every two weeks because the thumb and fin gers of the right glove give way in that time through their constant use. If she can make the thumb and fingers of her left hand do half the work, pair of gloves will wear twice as long. This disposition toward economy is praise worthy, but why does not the girl de- vote herself to the invention of sum- mer glove that can be worn on either hand? Then, when the rights of two pairs are worn, the lefts will make pair good for two weeks longer.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-12-19
HOusewifely Instinct.

A Massachusetts man tells a story Illustrating the ruling spirit of a Tan kee housewife.
 Late one night her husband was awakened by mysterious sounds on the lower floor of their house. Jumping out of bed, the husband took his revol- yer from a drawer and crept noiseless- ly to the head of the stairs. Presently the wife herself was awakened by a loud report, followed by a mad scur- rying of feet. Much agltated, she In turn sprang from bed and went to the door, where she met her husband re- turning from the scene of the disturb ance, and wearing very disappointed expression.
 Richard" she asked, twas it-was it-"
 "Yes, 1t was a burglar"
 Did he-did he"
 "Yes, he got away"
 "Oh, I don't care about that" was the wlfe's rejoinder. "What I want to know is, did he wipe his feet before he started upstairs"-New York Times.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-12-19
The Art of Talking,

To be a good conyersationalist you must be spontaneous, buoyant, natural, sympathetic, and must have a spirit of good will. You must feel spirit of helpfulness and must enter heart and soul into things which interest others. You must get the attention of people and hold it by interesting them, and you can only interest them by a warm sympathy-a real, friendly sympathy. If you are cold, distant and unsympa- thetlc you cannot get their attention.
 To be a good conversationallst you must be broad, tolerant. A narrow, stlngy soul never talks well. A man who is always violating your sense of taste, of justice and of fairness never interests you. You lock tight all the approaches to your inner self, every avenue Is closed to him, and when they are closed your magnetism and your helpfulness are cut off, and the conyer- sation is perfunctory, mechanical and without life or feeling.
 You must bring your listeners close to you, must open your heart wide and exhibit a broad, free nature and an open mind. You must be responsive, so that listener will throw wide open every avenue of his nature and give you free access to his heart of hearts. Success Magazine.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-12-19
HOUSEHOLD REFUSE IN VIENNA,
How It Is Collected and Disposed of
 in Austrian Capital,

The vienna correspondent of the Lancet deals with the question of the collection and disposal of household refuse In that city In q recent number
 The question of dealing with the household refuse produced in a city of 2,00O,0OO inhabitants has for some time, he says, been engaging attention and the following results have been ob- tained from the experiments conducted by the municipal authorities As re- gards the disposal of the dry material collected in the dust bins, the method giving the best result has been com bustion.
 The refuse Is collected by carts pro- yided with special receptacles. All the dust bins are covered square boxes of uniform shape and size, about 75 centimeters long, 90 centimeters high and 90 centimeters wide These boxes are pushed into the receptacle of the car, which is then closed by q lid and the box Is uncovered and emptled by turning a handle without any dust es- caping into the street. The refuse is then conveyed to the "combustorius," where 1t Is burned except such DOT tons as can be used otherwise.
 Old metal, tinware and glass are melted down in special apparatus and used for industrial purposes, while the combustible material is used to generate steam for driving two dyna- mos for lighting the building. As yet these trials have been conducted on A small scale, but If the system Is ap- proved of and refuse collected from the whole city Is treated In this way the amount of energy obtained will be very considerable.
 The treatment of wet refuse, espe- cially of an organic nature, has pot hitherto yielded satisfactory results and another series of experiments with this material has been instituted in the hope of using 1t as manure. The cost of refuse disposal on the system de- scribed is very small and the process is even expected to be profitable for the municipality, If conducted on larger scale, while It is undoubtedly the best way from the standpoint ot hygiene and medicine. In particular the method of collecting refuse with out scattering dust Is sure to be ini, tated by many corporations, while . fruitful source of contamination of the air, especially during the busiest hours of the day, is thus easily done away with.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-12-19
ALBINo BROWN TROUT.
Extraordinary Lot of Little Fellows
 Now in Gotham Aquarium.

Extraordinary among fish freaks IS a lot of 133 albino brown trout now at the aquarium, says the New York Sun. These queer little fishes were matched out in the aquarium's hatchery In February. Originally there were 1oo of them, of which fifteen died in the first two months. In the last four months only two have been lost, one of these by jumping out of the tank to fall on the floor. Something of the success that has thus far attended the rearing of the fishes matched from them must be attributed to the facili- ties which this model hatchery af- lords for looking after both eggs and fishes; for here with comparatively small lots of eggs, 1t Is possible to give them almost individual care and to insure that all the little fishes shall be properly fed.
 Another extraordinary thing about these little albino brown trout Is their number as compared with the total number of the hatch of eggs from which they were matched. Albino fish es are not very common among such varieties as brook trout and lake trout and among brown trout they are very rare, but these 150 albno brown trout were matched out of a lot of 5000 eggs; a very remarkable proportion of albinos.
 The little albinos are here to be seen all in one tank, while near them is an- other tank of brown trout of their natural color matched from the same lot of eggs. Seen thus the little al- blnos with their almost colorless bod ies but with dark set eyes become all the more striking.
 The albinos are now growing faster than their little brown brothers, but what will happen to them later nobody can tell, for albino fishes are not so long-lived as fishes of their natural color; they are more delicate and as a rule they die young. If an albino trout
Alaska sentinel., 1907-12-19

trial products limited, must be had to agr culture The farm be made more profitable than city job.
 A year or so ago when London disturbed by bread riots there arose among that ctys poor man who thought he could solve the problem In small way he began lead Londons poor into the country establish them small truck patches, teach them how to raise vegetables and fruit and his experiment to-day has proven so great that Londons poor are crowd Ing the country. The experiment has attracted at tenon this country and philanthropsts Of New York, Boston, Chicago and other great cities are ma turing plans send their poor into the country place them on land give them start in farming, and thus help them to become selfsupporting citizens The move this country although just begun promises to be the most humanitarian of generation because re-
 eves actual suffering both physical and mental such as most us know very little about England Is small this country Is large. If the experiment should prove successful in England It certainly ought to here
 In raising cry Back to the farm there is no dis position the part of to crowd the poor out or our large cities The sole idea is to do good in much more effective way than the methods that have been in vogue Practical charity is what is intended and, II assistance Is received In the spirit 1t is offered there ought be, before many years, measurable re-
 lief to the conditions that have obtained in our large cities and made them the ceners of widest contrasts of human existence.--Wiamsport (Pa.) Grit.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-12-19
MERELY MAKING WORK.
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 "In recent years" said an ordnance officer to a New York Times reporter, ''everything on a war vessel gives way to target practice. The one thing q commander is more interested in than anything else Is the record that his there was a time when the man behind the gun was not recognized as the most important element in the efficiency of fighting ship.
 "To illustrate: I was junior officer on the old Essex many years ago. In those days we had target practice once a quarter. We were forced by regula- tions to expend so many rounds of am- intuition every three months, and well, that was about all there was to 1t. It was a perfunctory kind of prac- tice, and every one was glad when it was over.
 "One day we went out for the quar- terly practice, anchored the target, and went at 1t. The targets we used in those days were three blanks fastened in a triangle, a spar stepped In the center to hold the canvas which formed the target proper.
 "Now the gun captain of the forward pivot rife was an excellent marksman, and on his first trial he sent a shell through the spar, which smashed It into flinders. That, of course, stopped the practice, and out went boat 10 tow the wrecked target alongside for repairs.
 "When it had been patched up, 1t was lowed back to its place and firing was resumed.
 Again the same gunner had the first shot, and again his shell brought down both the spar and the canvas.
 '"The boat was again sent out, but when the repaired target was being lowed back to the range, the captain, who was much out of humor by the de- lay, spoke his mind.
 "sTell Gunner Blank he command ed, that If he hits that target again I will put him in the brig""
Alaska sentinel., 1907-12-19
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of wealth and power but fear affects him. He wants the government to take absolute control of all public utilities, to regulate all estates that it shall be - possible to pass estate to the third generation; to make large landed ownership impossible and to pen sion widows the aged and the helpless.
 It is good to the churches now finding an outlet from the place of indifference in which they are grad uay being left by the of the people and plungng into questions that deeply interest every thinking man. The religion of the future wi of itself with mans destiny hereafter, but it will have much to say than the religion of the past about mans state earth.
 If religious feeling be enlisted in the of social reform 1t will give tremendous impetus to the progress of civizaon-Chicago Journal
Alaska sentinel., 1907-12-19

A junk dealer Is not necessarily a man who drives through the back streets collecting old bottles and scrap iron. One firm in New York makes a speciality of purchasing condemned war ships, for which as much as ten thou sand dollars is not infrequently paid The Niagara, Ticonderoga, Minnesota, Galena, Wyoming and Vermont were all bought by this firm from the United States government. To reduce to junk a vessel for which ten thousand dol lars has been paid may cost as much as twenty thousand more The usual method is by burning. A fire is started in the hold and kept going, sometimes for several weeks. Little or nothing of the fittings can be sold except as junk. Boilers are usually either too large or too small for any other place, and en- zines and other machinery are i'll adapted to any use except that for which they were built.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-12-19

mansions, where there is not, as in the great country estates, any refreshing adjunct of natural. beauty to offset the smother of artificial luxury. Few, in- deed, of such houses remain long enough In one family to gather tradl- tions and associations; few are In the same ownership even enough brief years to enchain the affections of single generation. Besides, however artistic, however truly magnificent a private palace may be, does such setting befit the private life? For pub lie purposes, doubtless, beauty cannot be upon too majestic a scale; for H. braries, museums, colleges, halls of justice and assembly let artist and architect compass their utmost. But people of the best taste and finest wis dom, in building a home, will desire the beauty of homellkeness first, and all other beauty, whether of rich or simple detail, afterward and subordi- nate. Not long ago vast marble palace was pointed out to a young girl as the place to which the multimillion- aire owner was about to bring his bride, whom she had known at college. She viewed it with sincere dismay. 70 poor Marion," she cried. Must she really live there? What a pity she didn't marry a husband who could provide her comfortable home.'