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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-21
The Better Smelling.

The new fashion in spelling, says Professor
David Swing, of Chicago, seems at first glance
like cruel slaughter of shade trees and pet
birds and the family dog, but Ii one will look at
the matter calmly he will see that it is no de-
structlon at all. but is really an improvement Of
the old house, trimming OF the hedge, a
mendtng OF all the old fences, a making of
turnpike where there has been too long mud
road, and the hanging of a neat gate where our
fathers were wont to let down heavy bars. We
ought to make distinction between mere feel
ings and reasonable feelings, for If we have
permitted ourselves to become so attached
to an old wooden pillow that we would
not exchange it for the pest steel one, We
are not persons of deep feelings but
rather Of deep babyhood and stupidity. The
human race that will from deliberate choice
spell the word program, programme, and tisik,
ptthis,ck. and which when its folly is pointed
to, will proceed to affirm that it prefers the
longest way of spelling word, should be COM
PEELED to go back to canalboats and pack
horses and TO dipped candles and to sermons
two hours long: Progress is universal move
ment OF all things. II our fathers had poor
plow and poor wagon and poor reaping tool,
so they had poor way of spelling sound and
must necessarily have written as they acted
and thought in other particulars. They had
poor paper, poor light, poor pens, poor ink and
poor Spell.-HOHle Journal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-21
Chinese Lotteries.
HOW THEY ARE CARRIED ON-THE CELESTIALS'
PASSION FOR THEM.
[San Fran cisco Chronicle.

[San Fran cisco Chronicle.l
Inere is hardly town On the coast In which
Chinese lotteries do not exist either as a local
affair, or as of the agencies of large lotteries
of the kind in San Francisco. The tickets are
square slips OF paper, on which are printed 80
letters these letters being the last in the Chi
neSe first reader, or "Gin Chez Cho," as it is
called. These tickets are for sale at all of the
Chinese stores, and can be purchased for any
price from ten cents to two dollars, the amount
OF the prize drawn depending upon the price
paid for the ticket. When the ticket is bought
the purchaser chooses ten letters on it, by mark
Ing them out with a pen. and upon these tea
his chances depend. The drawing is conducted
as follows: Eighty square slips of paper, each
bearing one OF TIE letters upon the tickets, are
pasted by one corner upon large board used
for the purpose. After being thus pasted and
found TO be correct, they are next put into
large pan and thoroughly mixed. From this
pan they are transferred to four porcelain bowls
respectively /, 2, 3 and 4, are next placed in the
bowl and one drawn out, which Indicates the
bowl OF tickets to be used in the drawing. After
determining this the 20 tickets in the bowl indi-
Gated are taken out one by one and repaSted
upon the large board, caller announcing each
Out of the 20 letters drawn, ii the holder OF a
chance is SO fortunate as to have marked Off
ten upon his ticket, he secures a large prize
ranging from $1,000 to So, 900, and even $40, 00G
according TO the money invested In the ticket.
The drawings are made twice a Gay, and the
dealers OF the game, If at all fortunate, make
large amount OF money from it. The chances
are very great In favor OF the game but seldom
over three or four spots being won upon a
ticket, and over seven is a rarity. Under four
spots scored the tickets lose. and over this to as
nigh as eight the prizes are nominal varying
from 25 cents to $50. This species of gambling is
very popular among the Chinese, and there Is
naruly one put holds tickets for each drawing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-21
Flowers and Feathers.
SPRING B0NNETS.
THarDer'S R3Zar.

SPRING B0NNETS.
IHarpers Bazar.l
A chapter might be written on the old-fash-
Toned flowers that artistic dressing has brought
into use. Those with yellow and red shades
predOminate, and include the margold SUM-
flower, dandeliOn, buttercupS, carnations asterS,
dahliaS and other stif-petaled flowers; chrySaa-
themumS peoples and peOneS-nOt of the
largest siZeS-are copied to perfection, and the
great crushed roses without foliage are shown
IN every shade that nature has ever presented
them from the palest tea-roSe to the darkest
mended for corSage bouquets; but tasteful mil
liners know that the most graceful trimmings
for bOnnetS are made up OF fine flowers such as
heliOtrOpe, myoSOUiS, mignOnette, violetS and
pansieS, with merely one or two large flowers to
give the rich coloring required now by fashion.
Ostrich feathers come in the three small tips
that represent the three nOdding feathers OF the
OF one color rather than in the contrasting COL
orS that were too much in the featherduster
style; these are very handsome when showing
cream, Tuscan and Isabelle shades or else graded
from beige to pheasant brown, or from pearl to
hellotrOpe. These holding plumeS are chosen
for Tuscan and chip hats while for the more
fuldreSS lace bOnnetS are the light, fluffy mar
edges with cashmere colorS. For walking bon
nets In turban shape, and for round hats, are
stiff featherS-mOunted breast feathers and
WfngS-that pass around the front and sides of
the crown and entirely trim the hat in the way
so popular during the winter. PheaSant'S brown
feathers and those of the Guinea-hen are used
for these, while others combine the blue-green
to form cashmere colors and Japanese combina-
lions. Quantities of tiny green bugs and beetles
are set about on these feathers, and again the
feathers form butterflies, rosettes or thiStleS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-21
Not Such q Fool.

the comparative courage OF the Celtic and An
glo-Saxon races, and after much bantering,
said: "Look here, Barney, we can test the
am Yankee Now vii, ENGAGE Won To do
something right here, this moment, that you
will not dare to do" ''Go ahead" returned he,
def1antly; and the boys crowded round to see the
fun. took large pin from my coat and de-
liberately pushed it through the lobe of my ear,
pulled 1t through to the head, then drew It out.
II hurt dreadfully, but never WINGED ''There,
Mr.. Celt," said l, handing the pin to Barney,
.'dare you do that?" Every eye was upon him,
but he was quite equal to the occasion. eyes,
he replied; slowly, II dare do it, but I'm not
such fool!' What shout the boys did raise.
skunk away. looking and feeling silly enough!
l had sore ear for many days. and firmly re-
soll ed never again to outbrag an Irishman.-
Gabriel (Cdl.) Press,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-21
English Manners and American
HOSpitali1Y.

Mrs. Hooper's Novel, "Under the Trcolor."
''By the way, heard of such a charming re-
proof administered by a Swedish gentleman to
two English lords the other day. He had in
vited them to dine with him, and they came in
frock coats, checked trowsers and Without
gloves. Sm1lingly surveying their costumes he
remarked: oh, l see you have quite mistaken
the style OF my dinner; it Is not simple fam
lily affair at all: but formal entertainment. SO
to go home and dressr"
''They would hardly have received even so
marked. III our society people have one one weak
ness above another, it is for titled Englishmen.
The rudeness they will meekly endure at their
member how, in Quakerosolis, Mr.. Edgars, of
The Daily T7tuadere1, was invited to a superb
dinner party gotten up expressly in his honor,
and at which he appeared In shepherds plaid
walking suit, when every other man present
was punctiliously arrayed in the orthodox
dress suit and white necktie? And is it not on
record how Lady Sparkleby, at dinner party,
which was given to her by the wife of one OF
our leading citizens, exclaimed, on having a
plate OF terrapin placed before her: Oh, take
the nasty stuff away cannot endure the
attend sundry grand dinner parties at NEWPORT
In black velvet morning coat? Yet who ever
heard OF free born American citizen resenting
any OF these small but significant tokens OF
contempt?"
land then their ingratitude!" quoth.. Mrs.
Harding, waxing warm In her Indignation. do
MOI remember now one or our great western
millionaireS took a certain noble lord to his
home and entertained him royalty, going so far
as to charter special train TO take him to some
point of interest that he wished to visit? His
lordShfp was enthusiastic in his expressions Of
friendship toward his kind host Now, If you
ever come to London, be sure that you let me
know at once, was his parting Injunction. Wen,
one day our western gentleman concluded tn 1t
he would go to Europe. Arrived in London he
sent his card as requested to his noble friend A
few days later the EnglIShman left his card in
return. with two tickets for review that was to
take place on the next day, and polite note re-
Questing the American to call at his lordShipS
at certain time TO go with him. Owing to a
balky cab-horse the guest was five minutes late
at the place OF rendezvous. His lordship was
gone, leaving no word or message. And from
that day to this our over hoSpitable country
man has never seen him or heard from him.
But even that was not quite so bad as the re-
marx made by Lord Harry Lakeland respecting
MIS- MacGillicuddy, when he was in America
InaG LADY petted him and feted him to q per-
1ectiy ABSURD extent, but at all events he &C.
copied an her entertainments and attentions
1or whole winter. In the spring Mrs Maclil-
1cuddy went to Europe. 4 am so glad re-
marked Lord Harry in the hearing of one OF my
friends, that she did not ask me for a letter Of
Introduction to my mother before she left. for.
Of course, should aaYs had 70 refuse itl' y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-21
The Bonanza Kings.
o'BRIEN DEAD, FAIRS BRAIN soFTENED, AND
MACKAY HARD AT WORK.

MACkAY HARD AT WORK.
New York Sun.
The report that the bonanza kings OF Califor-
MIA are going to remove their San Francisco
headquarters to New York has not been con-
hrmed thus far and is not likely to be. Since
the death Of O'Brien the control of the immense
interests OF the concern has devolved upon the
surviving partners, Of whom one, Mr.. Fair. is
said to be suffering from an incipient Softening
of the brain, and another, Mr.. Flood, seems to
be inclined to attend chiefly to his personal COM
fort and to the approaching wedding of his
daughter with the son of EX-PreSident Grant:
The burden OF work falls mainly upon the
shoulders of j. w. Mackay, whose wife is said
to have sat for the portrait of Mrs. John Bryan
In Mrs. Lucy Hooper's new novel, "Under the
Trfcolor." The novel is likely to have a con-
siderable success de ca'ioSite, owing to the fact
that nearly all Of the characters In It are sketches
OF members Of the Americans colony in Paris.
Mrs. John Bryan takes the lead among them
and Is made very attractive. But still more in
teresting would it have been to have the OBJ
verse of the medal-a novel portraying the type
of the husband of Mrs. Bryan, the Irish-Amerl-
can who sends her and her three children to
Paris to lead princely life, and who himself
works in the depths of the Nevada mines from
O'Clock In the morning until o'clock in the
evening. That a man who has nothing or little
to eat should be willing to work $500 feet below
the SURFACE isthought quite natural but that
man who has fifty or sixty millions of dollars
should do so Is psychological phenomenon, the
the solution OF which calls for something more
than a fiimsy novel written in ladylike style.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-21
An Original Critic ON Herr AdannOxy.
Ski. the Vi0llniSf.

The following is composition by a boy who
attended the ThurSDy concert at Binghamton,
by. courtesy of a billboard ticket, giving his
opinoin Of Herr Adamowski's violin solo play
ing: "Fust wen he come out he stud Still a min
1t an luked at the peple like he would say this
is me this Island then he just striked possh
and begined to fiddle, fust Off 1 didn't like It
with sour beens COS it made me feel lonesome
like had dun somethin l won't glad of, but BIZ
meby wen he cum to the hornpipe on the end
OF the tune witch was owful long wun an didn't
have no reglar tune to 1t GowhoW. / never see
SIGH fiddler sense was born; he clum from
one end to the top an back agtn' down low,
quicker'n SCAT an you couldn't see his fingirs,
nur his arm, nur nothin, not no morn you can
see the spokes in the wagin when 1 drive my
Unkle Jim's ole boss wen l kno he don't kno
about me- He plaid that ere hornptpe like lite
MIN and liked it to, it made me feel all over
like 1t was Christmas tree agin, but bimeby
he cum back on that ole slow tune agin, an
this time he had little brass comb on his fid-
die witch made it sound like one of them ven-
trillikers dose wen they talks like a little man
in the box, and SEE III don't see Wen a man
can fiddle such inspirin gigs Ike he kin wat he
wants for to fool with them ere kind of shiyerin
tunes fur like it woold freze fellers marrer
bones to deth. -Biraghan,ptor Republican.
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How They do Things i'm Arkansayy.
cincinnati Cnmmarciall

"If you want good item," said Jim johnson
to reporter the other day, 81 can tell you of a
last summer while was there. Mayor Linde,
OF Hot Springs, had been blackguarded by the
editor OF paper there until he couldn't stand
1t any longer, so, according to the custom of
the country, he went out cunning one day. He
brought down two bystanders before he bagged
his game. the editor. whom he shot in the leg.
spree, and having full charge of the police
and the station house, he turned out all the
prisoners In the station, a lot of horse thieves
ana mufdererS. The next morning. he fined
himself $40 for drunkenness and disorderiy
conduct. In the course of time he was indicted
the ground thai he co;n M s Gc venue IN on
county. His trial came off In another county.
He was lined fine and costs amounting to $s5.
he mad had forty witnesses subp9naed. Their
fees amounted to $ esch-S20o. They Jumped
their fees and gave them to Linde. He paid
the $9o and pocketed st05 and went hone
happy" That's the way they do things In Ar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-21

The Dubuque Telegraph of recent date said:
young man from the country stepped into AL
len & Taylors corner book store this morning.
and after gazing vacantly about for some time,
inquired, "Got any Valentines"
Certainly, Sir" said the proprietor. ''How
'Oh, dunno. How do you sell em?"
"They are going very cheap just now, as we've
got large stock on hand and don't want to carry
them over. Step this way and look at Them
He stepped up to the collection OF samples and
after looking over them for long time he
pointed to one representing young lady with
a huge mouth, wart on her nose, three teeth
hair was red, and a guitar lay in her lap. She
was in In the act Of singing, ''Come where my
'.How much is that un?n he asked.
'Seven cents, was the reply.
'"Seven cents! Gosh, is that all? Now you
Just wrap that ere picture up quickern scat.
That's just the one I've been alo0ktn for.''
The valentine was speedily encaSed in piece
of tissue paper, and, as he received it from the
merchants hand, he remarked conf1dingly:
''You see, I've got gal out here ia the coun-
try, or ruther hain't got her so much as used
to have, cos another feller's got her now. But
used to be sweet on her, an used to go down to
en- her gitarr. She's. got an ole gitarr that
sounds like pig dy1n' an she can't sing no
morn hen kin. But I thought she was a
purity deacent sort of a gal for all that. SO one
night goes down there an I sets around till
the ole folks goes to bed an then, thinks l. I'll
be kind Nv sociable Xix. So l hitched my cheer
Gus W ItIu all SIS l. 'lGS d llue 6NeQln,
amt it,"
yes ses she. Its nice evenin' fur
walk.'''
az like to walk ses I. Don't you, Ma
az NO, 1 DON'T ses she, but expect would
If my feet was as big as yourn.'"
well; my feet ain't small, you know, an 1
kind Nv 'preciated the pint, so KEEP still fur a
mint or two, an then thinks I, I'll change the
subject. &c. ses l, .Malindy, it's surprlsin' the
amount of sickness there is goin' on around jest
now, amt it?'
Yes SEES she, 1T is surprisin.'
"1ye been kind wv sick myself lately SIS l.
..' Yes I've noticed it, ses she.
az know what'll cure me- ses 1, Don't your
and looked at her kind Nv lovin' like.
Eyes seS she.
"'What is ito ses I, a-drawnin my cheer
little cluser to hern.
81 think ses she, you'd better take-let me
see. You better take-how would walk suit
you?
Ibid co." Well. now. you bet your boots.
l don't need to be kicked to deth before kin
tumble
And he passed out, wondering at the smile
that crept over the faces of a few who were
present.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-21
Snrinp Bulbs.


The only objection made TO beds OF spring
bulbs is that though beautiful beyond descrip-
ton while the bulbs are In flower the time OF
blooming is short, and thereafter the beds look
This fault can be overcome by a little manage
ment and the use OF such bulbs as bloom sue
cessively. The following arrangement has
proved successful with us for several years:
Make round bed OF any size, and plant an
inner circular row OF crocuses, and next outside
row OF hyacinths; then a second row OF GRO
cuseS, and next one OF tulips. Continue this
until the bed is Matchmaking every second
row crocuses. and alternating hyacinthS and
tulips between them. The row on the extreme
edge must be crocuSeS, and the space inside of
the frstrow should be filled with tulips and
hyacinths- The effect OF a bed thus prepared
is extremely pretty for long time, and, thus
arranged, 1t may remain undisturbed two or
three years.
Snow is no sooner gone than the bed is bright
with the CHEEKY little cr0cus which apparently
covers the whole surface. These will hardly
have passed away when we have bed or hya-
cinths In all their delicate, lovely tints. The
tulips then form climax OF gorgeousneSs that
Will last till the middle OF June. The foliage OF
the crocus, which is extremely delicate and
pretty, Is In perfection during the lowering Of
the hyac1nths and tulips, and covers the bed
Win lovely green carpet, taking away the
usual bare look OF Dulb-Oeds when out of their
time OF bloom. Still another succession might
be had by scattering the bulbs OF the Spanish
Iris through the bed. They are perfectly hardy,
With slender foliage, and furnish exquisitely
Dcdulilul uOWefS LII every Slaue Vi Oiuc purple,
yellow and white, and even chocolate. These,
following the tulips need only seeing to be ap-
preciated.
After the bulbs have finished poisoning, the
Ionage should be allowed to npen, to perfect
tne pulos for another year; but the surface may
oe Immediately picked over with a fork (be-
Tween the rows and between the bulbs). aud
porsuiaca or petunia seed may be scattered
over the bed. These will be growing finely by
tne time the bulbs are gone. After the first
year these latter win sow themselves and be
ready 10 bloom early. II foliage beds are pre-
centaurea may easily be set out between the
bulbs, making the bed very ornamental for the
remainder OF the seaSon.-AHae1icdn Garden
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20 copies one yeNl. SEQ.
THE STAR FOR 1880.

The present year promises to be one of the
most interesting and eventful of the century
1t Will witness early in the summer the meet
ing OF the National Conventions of the two
great political parties, and the nomination of
candidates for the contest In the following No.
vember. The impending campaign promises,
therefore, to be one OF the most spirited in our
history, and THE STAR, with its increased facil-
tiles, will print all Of the news of the day on
which it is issued. 1t has direct wire from its
news room to the western Union Telegraph Of
flee In New York city, from which wires radiate
to all parts Of the globe. and is therefore ena-
bled to secure the latest news by its own opera
tor from every quarter up to within few mo-
ments OF going to press. 1t Is the only evening
paper south of Philadelphia which receives ex-
clusiyely the Associated Press dispatches.
As newspaper THE STAR being the organ
of no man, no clique and no interest, will pre-
sent the fullest and the faireSt picture it can
make of each days passing history in the city
the District, the country and the world. It will
aim hereafter, as heretofore at accuracy first o..
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he twenty eight years of its existence, exceed
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-21

London News Paris Correspondence, December 80
A far more dangerous symptom than any
article OF Felix PyaC Is the almost simultaneous
attempt OF the landlords to raise house rent.
They are not satisfied with their enormous
profits, but put on the screw tighter than it
ever was In the Emperors time. 1t was their
avidity which, by alternating all the small
rendering the commune possible. Practically
tenants are in their power. 1t is expensive aud
1nconven1ent to move furniture, and people
recoil from the unknown evils which a new
domicile may bring with it in the,form of uncivil
concierges and noisy or disreputable nelghbors.
II the landlord class go On making extortionate
Der OF quiet, peace-lovtng people would be glad
OF lany public disturbance which might cause
fall In rent,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-21
What He Was.
TLondon Worldl

heard good story the other day of a yeo-
mary regiment in the eastern counties. After
the annual review the inspecting officer ordered
the regiment to do some outpost duty. The day
was cold and wet, and some time had elapsed
before tne disposlI1o19s were made and the in
posts. Riding up the hill, he and his staff
came upon solitary vedette shivering in the
cold. '.Now, my man, )" said the inspecting OFF,
man; ''why I'm -iOOL I've been here
three hours in the rain, and have had enough
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-21
The Cashier Of the Period.

There is good deal OF square common sense
about the directors OF savings bank down at
Marysvilie They engaged a new cashier the
other day, and the president said to him: I" Mr.
salary $500 month. Now, II you'n agree not to
speculate In bonds, or gamble, or hypothecate
the deposits. wen dou5Ie the pay. Come, now,
what do you sayf" "Im very much obliged to
you, gentlemen" was the reply, "and I'll think
1t over, and give you an answer In the morn
ing" But he refused the offer, after all. He
said he couldn't be cramped down In that way.
San Francisco Post.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-21

II An Illinois schoolmlstress was unable to
chastise the biggest girl pupil, and called 10 a
young school trustee to assist her. The trustee
found that the offender was his own sweet
heart, but bus sense OF duty strinmphed over his
this result In losing him sweetheart, but her
father sued him for damages and got verdict
for $50. ]
Q, HI e. Is 20 longer hanger ots scarcity