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IoNDoH. ENG. February 1889

IsN'fss
Gentlemen.-For years ! have been sufferer
from kidney complaint. and from using your Hop
Hitters am entirely cured. and can recommend
them TO all suffering FROM suoh disease.
WILLIAM HARRIS.
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NEw YORK COTTON FUTURES

NEW YORK, August 3. -Cotion-Set receipts, "a
hIas oross 100 bales; futures closed steady s.es
81 400 bales: August, sl0.2 SepsiO. "A; Septem-
ber sIO2OmslO.2l; october. slO.OfMsloO6
Noyemher, 80. 90 5000; December, ~. 09@sl y
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-14

The late Professor Moses Stuart Phelps used
to tell this story with great glee In the DAYS
when he was graduate student at New Haven
he took walk one morning with Professor
Newton. who lives in the world of mathematics.
Professor Newton, as Is his habit started off on
the discussion of an abstruse problem As the
professor went deeper and deeper, Mr. Phelps
mind wandered farther and farther from what
was being said. At last Mr.. Phelps attention
was called back to his companion by the pro-
fesssOr's winding up with, (which, you see
gives US X" ''DOes it ?" asked Mr. Phelps,
thinking that in pOlIteness he ought to reply
something. why doesn't it z" excitedly ex-
claimed the professor. alarmed at the possibility
that flaw had been detected in his calculation
Quickly his mind ran back over the work. There
had, indeed, been mistake. ''YOu are right
MIR, Phelps, you are right" almost shouted the
professor. 1T doesn't give us X it gives us
W And from that hour Professor Newton
looked upon Mr.. Phelps as q mathematical
prodigy. He was the first man who had ever
caught the professor tripping. And So" Mr.
Phelps used often to add, with his own peculiar
smile, in telling the story, II achieved the repu-
tatiOn OF knowing thing hate. It's the way
many regulations are made In this superficial
world"
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A valuable Hint for Persons Contcm.
plating BANKRUPTCY.

From the New Y rk Commercial Advertiser
In the tin box Of a gentleman recently de-
ceased. the executors found SloOOo bonds of a
certain southern railway, dated long before the
war.
The bonds were forwarded TO a well-known
wall street banker to dispose Of As the bonds
We're not listed on the New York Stock EN-
change. they were turned over to a broker in
unlisted securities. This brokers' experience
We're remarkable and unique In his efforts to
make sale he stumbled over an Israelite The
latter said:
Il cannot buy $4,000 OF those bonds You
gather $4,000 OF them and We will talk bust
ness They are worthless and 500. 600 will
not cost more than $1,000
But why do you insist upon 800. 0oo:" asked
the innocent ana surprised broker.
because. returned the ISraelite Il can sell
SloooO0 bonds easier than can sell $40 coo II
You were going To fail. and knew your cred tors
were disposed to he unfriendly and disagree
able. how delightful would il be to pull down
your tin box and haul out 100000 of these
bonds. Gentlemen. YOU say to Your creditors
these represented good money once dollar for
dollar; but alas for the south and its repudia-
ton. There you are. What are they going to
do about it,
In conversation with the broker our reporter
was assured that hundreds of thousands ot
these worthless and rcpudiatad southern bonds
had been bought from estates by dishonest
bankrupts. turned in as assets to deceive and
swindle creditors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-14

Another Architect Who Would Have
Put the National Museum Close

Osahis Correspondence Of the Minnesota Tribune.
When queer man builds house and is his
own architect Cor his wife is the architect being
equally queer.) the result is usually phenome-
nal. OF all the odd structures that / have fallen
10 with in the course of a long life that which
has most excited my curiosity is one that saw
the other day at Osakis. When you first catch
glimpse of this structure you have sense of
something that has never before come within
the range of your experience, whereupon you
rub your eyes and take a second look at it. You
approach nearer to it then. and contemplate it
in vain endeavOr to make it out. 1t is not a
barn. nor is it a house-theretore what is it?
have said that it was not house, by which
mean that it does not look like any ever before
built. is it likely that it will ever be repro
duced From whatever point of the compass
you view this architectural freak it has the APP
pearance of having been knocked into a cooked
nat There ar" several corners. but instead of
thrir being orthodox. rectangular corners. they
are acute and the sides sink back into other
angles, giving contour somewhat like that of
a star. From the highest point OF the roof the
cutters sink down suddenly. making great de-
pressiOnS
This an.ularity, / was told was inspired by
the wife OF the owner, who lives in constant
dread of storms the corners were made very
cyclones that may dance along that way. The
walls of the cellar are of unusual thickness
and the timbers of the structure are anchored
in them. SO that as the owner says. the house
can not be blown over without pulling up cellar
and all All OF the weather boarding is put on
in oblique lines and the studdiny are sheeted
both on the outside and the inside. There is n
limited number of windows which are large and
square and contain only one pane of thick plate
glass, fastened in the castings just those
in shop windows, SO that they cannot be
opened. As we walked through the interior of
the house. which is as much curiosity as the
outside. we were almost SufOCated tor want of
air From this feature it may be inferred that
the wife of this fantastic architect is as averse to
air and q low temperature rs she Is to cyclones.
There are only two apartments Ont the first floor.
They are of enormous dimensions. and are made
by part at the mcdan line of the house
one being set apart for parlOr or drawing
room. and the other for the kitchen. with doors
opening from one into the other. Guests in the
parlor will then get whffs from the cooking
range. On the second floor there is number
of small rooms of most irregular shapes. open
ing into each other in the most confusing man
her Strange to say. the queer architect of this
odd structure is the richest man of the town.
He has large grain elevator, Touring mill,
and the only bank of the place. With all his
RICHES he is as careless of his personal appear
ance as Diogenes lolling is his tub.
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DrUnkS in Russia.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
gentleman who has been travelling in
Russia lately, and who seems to have had ex-
perience, has this to say Of liquor customs
there:
"There is no attempt at regulation. except
that the government police. polizei. keep a
sharp eye on vendors of vodki and other intoxi-
eating drinks. The dealer i'm Russian whisky is
protected by the law and is answerable to the
law. He dare not make use of his license to
deal in vodki as blind for robbery. Such
things as you Americans call dives are utterly
unknown there. No man can be tempted to
drunkenness and robbery while in drunken
state without Furnishing the dealer. which means
the deprivation Of his license and a period of
incarceration in jail with hard labor, followed in
extreme cases with touch of the knout on his
bare skin. The terror of this punishment makes
each keeper of yOdki shop really a cOnserva-
tor of the peace. for as as the liquor dealer
sees that one OF his customers is liable to get
violently drunk he turns him out on the street
And man already drunk can get no more
vOdli."
'But suppose the drunken man kicks up
row. what them"
'He is taken In charge by tho police and down
to the station house. His punishment then fol-
lows as matter of course. No matter whether
he be rich or poor. whether he belong to the
noble or the working class. he must serve eight
hours in the strect-sweeplng gang. At 8 o'clock
in the morning succeeding his Orgie he has
offered to him lump Of bread and glass of
whisky. He may or may not accept of the prof
fered municipal hospitality. but when O'clock
strikes he has to go out in the street gang. and
with broom and spade make the Nevskoi Pro-
spekt or any other street he may work on, as
clean as a new pin"
But do they make no difference between
gentlemen aud workmen:"
None whatever: yet there is adherence gen.
orally. The gentlemen who are found drunk on
the streets at night usually have black clothes.
They are marked on the back with great white
Greek cross. a cross big enough to be seen half
who at least in summer. are found with their
dirty white shirts covering their shoulders are
marked with an equally conspicuous black cross
This is the only difference and if a gentleman be
with white or lght-colored clothing on him he
gets also, the black cross. They are classed as
drunkards. and treated without reference to
their rank -
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I'm the ChnrChyard.

We walked within the churchyaTd cid,
When earth was iii her bloom.
And al the airs OF Maytime held
rtvishing perfume:
We spoke not In that hallOwed ground,
We scarce could keep from weeping,
Since there beneath a daisied mound
loving heart was sleeping.
W. thought not of the happy spring,
Nlth all its wealth, for, Oh.
HIS heart was touched with sorrOW'S sting
And mine was fun of woe,
We could not speak that hour we found
We scarce could keep from weeping,
Since there beneath the faires1 mound
loving one was sleeping.
But low q sOngbirl sang a strain
Heard off in other DAYS,
Which brought our loved one back again
To meet our happy gaze.
We claSped him 10 our breasts and found
For JOY we twain were weeping,
And no more in the churchyard ground
Our loving one was sleeping.
George NetreU LOretOs
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TriflcS.

What viii II matter I'm little while
That for day
We met and gave a word, a touch, a smile
Upon the way?
What win II matter whether hearts were brave
And lives Were true:
That you gave me the sympathy crave,
As gave You?
These triflesf Can 1t be they make or mar
A human life?
Are souls as lightly swayed as rushes are
BY love or strife?
Yea. yea. a look the fainting heart may break.
Or make * whole:
And just one word, IL said for loves sweet sake
May save soul!
MAJ RiI,N Smith.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-14

From the Chicago Tribune.
"Do not go."
There is an expression OF pitiful pleading in
the dusky-brown eyes of GLADYS NcNulty as they
look up into those 0: Harold Neversink, and the
lips that are speaking these words-soft rosy
lips with droOp that makes the pretty mouth
wear a sad wistful lOok-are Quivering in an
agony Of grief.
They have qnarreled. these two-quarreled.
as all lovers do. over some foolish trifie. and
from gOod-natured bandinage and smiling de-
NAL have gone on and on until cruel. angry
words have been spoken by each. and there
yawns between them hOrrid chasm into whose
black depths their love. but little while ago SO
tender and true. has been cast.
As usual. the woman is the first to relent As
Gladys seas Harold starting for the door great
wave of fear rolls over her soul. and she realizes
for the first time what separation forever from
this man means. She knows full well that. try
as she may she can never tear from her heart
the image that her love has enshrined there. and
that without this love her life will be an eternity
of deSOlatiOn-
And SO she stops him as he is going He turns
quickly as he hears the words with which this
chapter opens.
"Do you admit, thcn,' he asks, 'that l am
right"
YES" she answered. 81 admit that apple pie
should not be eaten without cheese. God knows
L would admit anything-that the sun does not
move. that the stars do not shine that there is
10 quail on last years toast-anythng to keep
us from being parted" and sObbing violently,
she lays her head on his shoulder like little
child.
He eXpresse s neither regret nor surprise. He
only lifts the long lily hand that he holds and,
laying its palm against his burning mouth. softly
passes his lips to and fro over the little fair lines
in which her history is written.
Look up. darling" he says presently; 'look
up and say that you have forgiven me-"
The beautiful face is raised from his breast
She is pale. indeed but 1t is with the pallor of
conquerng passion, and very still. but it is the
stiffness of one who. looking up in awfu. joy,
sees the dawn of a superb new world breaking
upon her. Harold leads her to fauteuil and
kneels in his beautiful glad manhood beside her.
''May kiss your" he murmurs.
She does not speak, but the love-light in her
eyes makes answer more elOquently than could
any words. For moment she closes her eyes,
as one faint with bliss whose keenness makes
1t cross the border-land and become pain and
SO is gathered into his strenuous embrace
For one second she lies on his heart. For one
second the breath of her sweet signs stirs his
hair. Their faces are nearing each other slowly,
in the sweet luxury OF passionate delay, to
make yet more poignant the pleasure Of their
supreme meeting at last, when suddenly Har-
Old starts to his feet Gladys springs from the
fauteuA my God!" she cries, what is the
natter"
Bending over her and pressing her closely to
him Harold whispers in low strained tones
II have broken my suspender."
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Plant Trees On the Roadsides.

From the American Agricuturist.
Trees may be planted at any time before the
ground freezes solid, OF as soon as it fully opens
in spring. Early spring would be preferable on
some accounts but if left until then the hurry
of work, often delayed by cold and wet
weather, is likely to interfere. 1t is better,
therefore. to get every hardy tree possible into
its permanent growing place now. And every
year it is DELAYED is no tring loss. A hundred
trees can be set at a cost of ten or twenty dOl,.
lars. or for almost no cost. il one has spare time
and the SaplingS are easily available These
may in ten to fifteen years grow to be worth
three to ten dollars apiece for needed timber
and fuel or for the fruit or nuts produced.
1t would be greatly to the advantage of the
country. its climate. and its beauty if the sides
of our public highways generally were planted
with trees that furnish shade and ornament
while growing. and supply at no distant period
wood for various purposes. Some years before
they mature sufficiently to be cut down for use.
new paintings alternating with the older trees
can be coming forward to take their places. or
slow and quick growing varieties may be set so
that when the latter removed the former
will be large enough to soon fill the gaps. 1t is
desirable. however. to have together those that
somewhat resemble each other in form at the
top. We have i'm mind a broad street, ninety
feet wide where twenty-five to thirty wears ago
various oaks were set thirty to forty feet apart,
ten feet from the outside, and between these, in
a line with them. quick-grOwing naples were
planted. Recently the naples were all removed,
furnishing a cord Of wood apiece. with consider
able useful timber, and the oaks now stand in
two beautiful rows.
AS to loss of land from spreading roots and
from shade. if planted few feet from the fence.
the roots can be kept from the crops by deep
furrow along the inside Of the fence every year
or two, and the shade will not be serious detri-
ment-none at all from trees on the south side
OF roads running easterly and westerly Those
on the norfherly side Of the road furnish very
desirable shade to animals in the adjoining past
ures
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-14

Dr. Dio Lewis In his magazine gives q rule for
the cure Of stammering whichis certainly simple
enough, and which the doctor says has cured
three-fourths of all the cases he has treated.
The stammerer is made to mark the time in his
speech. just as it is ordinarily done In singing.
At first he is to beat on every syllable He
should begin by reading one OF the Psalms,
striking the finger on the knee at every word.
thine can be Marked" says the doctor, ''by
striking the finger on the knee, by hitting the
thumb against the fOrefnger, or by moving the
large toe in the boot" The writer believes the
worst case of suffering can be cured II the VIC
tim will read an hour every day, with thorough
practice OF this remedy, and observing the same
In his conversation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-14
THE TALE OF A CAT.
She Becomes the Pirate Queen Of a Ba-
talon Of Dock Rats.
From the New York Journal.

From the New York Journal
The moon struggled through tangle of rig
ging, as through cloud bars. and made dim
light on the pier. A black. shadowy form,
scarcely seen, crept along the end of the dock.
that's her." said the Waterman.
There was low. moaning sound. half CRY, half
shrek. Then the form disappeared.
"Some unfortunate has drowned her SORROWS
In the river!' said l. expecting the Waterman to
run toward the scene.
NO said he '.she is often here"
"A daft creature:'
"a very singular one. l have seen her on the
pier for fourteen years. She always comes
at night
docs she ever go away!"
Eyes; sometimes she goes to Eurone and is
gone several months. She takes the leading
steamship lines"
what is shea witch, tramp, an eccentric
rich woman. goblin"
"A cat-a black cat with a white-tipped tail.
She came when she was kitten. She has been
here ever since. She lives on the dock OF
rather under the dock. We call her dock
rat"
''DOes she hunt dock rats:''
''No. she hunts with them. The old cat and
the rats live peaceably together. All the rats
know her l think she lived here about four
years. when one day the rats of her acquant-
ance got on board ship to go to Liverpool
She got on with them crawling up the cable
chain and through the port-hoe after them. 1t
was provision ship. They all came back in
six weeks as fat as butter
lit is strange that q cat should live quietly
with rats"
Eyes: they have sort of flat under the pier
parlor, bedrooms. baths. and all that sort of
thing. You see. there are two kinds of dock
rats-English and American. The English rats
are regular bruisers. They whip the American
rodents. The cat took the side of the Ameri-
cans. and hunted the English intruders out OF
tine pier OF course the American rats had great
admiration and gratitude for her in consequence
For many years they have lived and hunted to-
gether The rats are pirates cruising around
ON flotilia OF chips during the day and picking
up scraps thrown overheard from the vessels at
anchor. They come back in their little craft
laden with booty and the old cat divides the
spoil. She manages a kind of hospital and
nurses rats that are injured on their maraudng
cruises. | guess she plans some of the more
daring ventures of the pirate rats. She is a
pirate queen. after fashion. The singular
thing Is that no one can ever get near her
When you heard her Cry she was signaling to
some of her freebooters l have often tried to
catch her"
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The Nails.

From the Manufacturer and Builder
The nails are structures which are very nearly
like the epdermis and the hair. composed of a
hard. horny matter arranged in the form Of cells.
They are. Indeed, only altered portions of the
external or epidermal layer of the skin. and rest
upon their nail beds in much the same manner
as the eplderms or scarf skin lies on the true
skin or derma. We speak of the root and the
body of the nail-the root being that portion
toward the hand which is situated beneath the
skin. the body all the rest of the nail. The ma
trX is the bed upon which the nail rests and to
which it is firmly adherent Nails grow from
the root just rs do the hairs. and only slide over
their matriX bed. so that an injury to the
matriX such as slivers beneath the nail or run
arOunds. or even bad hruise need not cause a
dls1-ured nail other than of the portion directly
injured; whereas injury or disease of its root
VIII generally cause a distorted and diSgured
nail have seen bruise at the root. and i'm one
instance the sting of bee over the root of the
nail. followed by an irregularly formed nail
which lasted for a long time Thus. also eczema
attacking the hand may affect the ends of the
fingers. or even the sides at the ends and the
nails remain perfect; but when it is located on
the backs of the fingers and involves the roots of
the nails the latter rarely if ever escape dstor-
ton and mal-@rowth.
The nails seldom fail to give indications of
sickness which has been at all severe by an ar
rest OF development which has taken place in
the root at the period of sickness. Some studies
have been made in this direction which may not
prove uninterestlng or without value in the
present connection which we will quote from
Mr.. Wilson A French physician DIR. Beau. has
observed that the nail of the feet are four times
slower in their growth than those Of the hands.
The latter increase in length one millimeter-
that is. twO-ifthS of line or One-thrteth Of an
inch-in one week. while the nails of the toes
require four weeks for the same amount Of in
crease. According to him, the length of the
thumb nail. including the root which is hidden
from sight. is eight lines-that is. twenty MILL
metres consequently. the period occupied in the
growth OF that nail would be twenty weeks. or
five months.
In like manner, the nail of the great toe.
measuring in length nine lines and half or
twenty -four millmetres and requiring four
times the period of the thumb nail, would con-
sumo ninety-six weeks, or nearly two years in
its growth