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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-20

The erotic brain OF Ella Wheeler Wilcox has
evolved three legitimate ofepring-Amelie Rives,
Laura Libbey ana Laura Daintrey. They have
found q school which may properly be called the
neshly sensational The school Is not q high-toned
nor q lasting one, but the demand for its stun
gives IL q certain Importance and commands the
recognition OF the critic. OF the books the three
above mentioned. Laura Daintrey's "Eros" Is
easily the best and the worst. The best because
It Is constructed on the regular lines of-perhaps
from-the French, and the worst because It's
atmosphere u more subtle and lasting.
The sQuick or the Dead" was written
In whiriwind Of passton-at q time when the
author was hardly to be held responsible. We can
imagine her after one OF her presumably fervid In.
teryiews with her lover going up 10 her desk and,
pen across the paper until Tar into the night But
"Eros" has no such excuse. The tone OF the book
Is as cold as that OF 1.-THE quick or the Dead" was
hot. Its devtltry 10 cool collected, deliberate,
scient1nc. Miss Datntrey has not as much talent
as Mira Chanler, but she has more experience OF
more men and has studied them more deeply. The
consequence 10 that where 1.-THE Quick or the
Dead was only grotesQue and foolish, Eros" 10
deeply and shockingly accomplished. OF "Miss
Nlddletons Lover" II Is unnecessary TO speak.
BY the way, Heron Allen, Amele Rives and Ed
council OF Perfection" for the purpose OF mutual
Advertisement saltus figures as the Manhattan
CLUB cynic In 1.-The Quick or the Dead" he returns
the compliment by q tribute TO MIA Chaners
good looks and super-improprtety In "Bden,' ana
now Allen has = verse by the female member OF
book Kisses OF Fate" They should open their
circle and admit Laura Dalntry and Laura Lbbey,
and the council would b. charmingV and enthu.
slastically complete.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-20
From Wall street To.Dav,

NEW YORK, Sept. 20.-Wall street. IL a. m.-The
Ing but generally weak, first prices In most OF the
list being from 70 to q per cent. below the lnal
quotations OF last evening. st. Paul was down
rather quiet and the prices OF the opening were
not FULLY maintained 10 the early dealings though
the losses were for slight fractions only. An ad-
vance was soon started, which was accompanied
by extreme activity. St Paul leading, followed by
Northwestern and Lake Shore. Prices rose stead
lily until toward the end Of the hour, when
northwestern IL, Lake Shore and Michigan
Central IN each, New England, and Bur-
nngton and Quincy per cent each, and the rest
OF the list fractional amounts. Hooking Valley
was again the weak spot In the market, declining
IN per cent though portion OF the loss was after
ward recovered A reaction then occurred and the
greater portion OF the early gains were lost and
the market became comparatively quiet Canada
southern made squirt late in the hour and ad-
vanced IL per cent. At IL O'Clock the market was
active but barely steady at fractional gains over
the opening figures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-20
LACTATED FOOD

10 the best food for botte-fed babies Il leeps them
well and 10 better than medicine when they are sick
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-20
District Government Affair,

EXTENDING THE FIRE
Building Inspector EntwlSte to-day recon-
mended the extension OF the fire limits so as to
include that section of the county as far north as
Spring Road, from 7th street west to Rock Creek
small frame houses recently granted.
GooDLY NUMBER OF BUILDING PERMITS.
"There have been more permits to build, issued
to-day" said Building Inspector Entwisle "than
mits 70 Mrs. M. A. Casey, one brick dwelling at
1741 w street northwest, $4,000; s. d. Newton.
Two Drlck dwellings, at 2I5 and 217 5th street
southeast, $1,000; I; Z Clark, 1r, one brick store
northeast, 500; James McCandish, one brick
stable at 18th and Boundary streets northeast
$500; s. A. Hunter, one frame dwelling on Benning
road. $3.50; D. M. Austin, one frame dwelling on
Durkin, one brick store at 1853 New Jersey avenue
southeast, $500; Edward Wolff, two brick dwell
ings at 800 and 324 l street utheast. s., 600;
julius Kroft, one brick store at 726 18th street
northwest. q 500; Fritz Herzog one brick dwell
WIDENING OF COLUMBIA STREET ROAD.
The commissioners gave hearing to the per.
sons interested In the widening OF Columbia road
There were present Messrs Joseph Paul John f.
Olmsted, Wni. +. Mattingly and M. L. Noer who
onered objections TO the route proposed and pro-
claim damages. The matter Is still under consid.
GRAFTON by the Commissioners.
MIsCELLANKoUs
The Commissioners have received protest from
the property owners around 18th street, between
o and streets northwest, against the granting
OF q liquor license to any person in that locality
Mr. ZDowning has been appointed inspector for
the erection Of the two new school buildings in
The central democratic committee have been
granted permit to erect pole on the southeast
corner OF pennsylvania avenue and 10th street to
swing their campaign banner.
The Commissioners were at the Capitol this
morning trying TO hurry the passage OF the bill
providing Tor the sale for delinquent taxes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-20
Value Of the sisters OF Charity n.
Nurses.


Interesting opposition Is being made by Dr.
Arnard Despres an ardent republican, against the
Introduction OF the nurse system IN hospitals.
where nurses now take the place OF sisters The
physician states that the mortality Is now q per
cent against under the former treatment not 20
speak OF the enormous expenditures The sisters
were glad TO get $40 year all told whereas.
every unframed nurse costs 800 francs when she Is
given sleeping room, ana from 800 francs TO
1000 francs when she lives entirely outside the
hospital Moreover, states the plucky doctor
all kinds OF service. watching aud care ans
received. Patients their friends, and families
soon see this and perforce submit more or less
generously 20 the irksome tax. Nurses are not
used 20 patient fatigue and IL taxes three OF them
70 accomplish choerfully the work OF sister o..
Charity. In reply 10 the assumed opinion that la
the lying-in wards there are Tar more patients
now, owing 20 the better care, Dr. Despres laughs
70 scoin this pretense. and says that IN former
days it was considered Disgrace 70 20 10 a hospl-
tai but that DOW all the shopkeepcrs send their
strong and healthy wives. and the butchers,
bakers ana candlestlck -makers see their wOrSer
halves return from them after a weeks hos
pltal soJOurn. The babe Is then sent out IN the
country 10 be nursed aud the shop work suffers
little from the short absence OF the dame. In the
chlldrens hospital, ON the contrary the mortality
Is IrlghiiuL The present class OF nurses dlslikes
children, while the Sisters are natural mothers>
The doctor adds that ali this time-worn story N
thoroughly understood by the Interested ones. but
that The management Is one series OF political
wlre-pulllng. IL the radicals gave up the question
the conservatives would take the slring IN hand
anu pun u 10 suit their purpose. IL certainly
qulres au1acity aud authority OF n doctor 10 ven
ture TO take this bull by the horns In the interest
II
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The Rsess Way 90 Obtain Rect.

FROM the New York Mail and Express
I'm the progressive tendencies OF the American
people" said physician TO q reporter yesterday
''the subject OF proper rest plays a very small
part The idea seems 70 prevail among them that
this matter IL subservent TO all else-that it may
be taken at any time and In almost any manner
provided there Is nothing more important TO do
Only this morning lady consulted me In regard
TO her health, complaining OF q tired feeling.
being scarcely able TO attend TO her duties,
and all that I diagnosed the case, but could
discover no symptom or disease. She was
simply suffering IRON want OF proper rest.
told her what troubled her. and no doubt she
went away convinced that did not understand
her case. man or woman, particularly the lat
ter, will become tired and being firmly convinced
that everything will go wrong II she stops work,
buses herself With some other occupation. or, II
exhausted, will throw herself In a chair or upon
lounge with book or paper and try TO restore
strength In that way. This Is not rest. IL only
creates longing for IL. The true way is TO lie at
null length upon mattress or any equally hard
surface, using no pillow, with arms extended aud
eyes closed. Dismiss for the time all care and
seek only rest This will bring to an exh listed
body the refreshment and contentmen: which no
amount OF medical advice or skill can produce"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-20
AkOul Nleen.


James Payn says In the London Illustrated Ne,cs;
There Is q notion abroad that the older one grow.
the less one has need OF sleep, but for my part
every year like II In larger and larger quantities
The heiGhts by great men reached and kept
We're not attained By sudden flight.
But they. while their companious lept
We're toiIing upward in the night
ie q verse that has led good many people astray
The poet does not tell how these great men felt
In the morning. don't believe In this night work.
Arsenius used 70 say that one hours sleep night
was enough for q monk; but 1 am not
aware that even as a monk he greatly dIs-
ungutshed himself. Caligula never slept above
three hours, and no wonder. The best advice /
am persuaded. that can be given 10 brainworker
Is go 70 bed early and sleep ior ten hours" IL Is
true that doctors are addicted 10 working al night,
but they have the honesty 70 tell tneir patients,
both In this matter and In feasting Qor there rs
nobody 20 'fmprudenr As your d0ctor) do as
tell you, not DO a. DO"
This cutting short sleep Ii one OF the snares In
which We poor literary tolk are 90 often caught
and slain What terrible examples have 1 Lot
seen OF II In the MODEST and best VI US Shakes
peare understood the value OF sleep thoroughly
ana has written tine MODEST praise OF H. The
worst punishment even ms Imagination could DE-
wise for Q criminal WAS that ''he should sleep no
more" This, be Il noted, was not because he had
murdered his king and guest Though that OF
course, was reprehensible) but because he had
murdered sleep itseh, very much more serious
matter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-20

From the London Sunday Times.
To be In town q this time OF year b what . fash
ionable person would call being .alone In London.
Both grouse shooting and she feast OF st Partridge
have been celebrated The "Rrsat gooseberry"
season has begun In the preaA Trsdesmen have
decorated their windows with special goods that
are likely 70 be attractive TO country foIk At the
usually fashionable hours In the park there =
solitary horseman, He h Of course. detained In
town for some serious family reason. A solitary
horseman alone In Londoni A few rumbling car.
riages roll solemnly along the row, some Of them
quite In an apologetic way: Even the
ne ness 81, 70 Be Kept IN London e. this time
without being 1ostled, and no long rows OF car.
rtages setting down and taking up a. Westeno
receptions excite either your envy OF your pity.
You are In town out Of the season The whole
place 10 Wilderness You put On . shooting
world thai Y now nshing, flirting. shooting. eame'
ling, yachting, mountaineering. and generaay get
ting up tts strength loe the n6xt seaDoa - tow.
Your Club Is partially closed The po11f4sS eno
decor eto1 are In your fAvoG1fe room4 me MI
leaf OF autumn goee 1uts1rtng Gown Enfx iane
You are stopped In your walks abroad ~ e0oday
provinciais lnquirine their wN % % feeiS g
wss.pinasssr Aeosy: I'D 20 $780, 49, ~! .
way.
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Oysters ~ Fe0d.
r,vn thu Roafou Rullaff0


Chemists say that quart Of oysters contains
about the same quantity Of actual nutritive SUBJ
stance as quart Of milk, or pound OF very lean
beef or pound and half OF fresh goldfish, or two
thirds of pound Of bread. But the uses OF the
nutrients vary. For instance, the lean meat and
Goldfish are most nesh formers, consisting largely
OF protein while the bread, with its starch, has
out little OF these and serves the BODY fuel and
supplies 1t with heat and muscular energy. Oys-
tiers come nearer TO milk than almost any other
common food material both In amount and pro-
portions OF nutrients Their value for supplying
the body with material TO build up its partS re-
pair It's waste, and furnish IL with heat and en-
the hesh-iormfng material In oysters 10 very high
When they are % cents quart the protein that 10
cost Of protein in mix, at cents . Quart. Is IS
cents pound; In salt goldfish, q cents; In mack.
erei, 70; In wheat n0ur, IL, and In beef from 81
deucacieS, rather than a. staple food But the DE-
mand for these delicacies u steadily Increasing,
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The Northern Pacific Railroad.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCKHOLDERS IN NEW YORK

NEW YORK Sept. 20.-The annual meeting OF
the stockholders Of the Northern Pacific Railroad
was held to-day at their offices in this city.
President Harris occupied the chair. Among
those present were Henry Willard, John c.
Builitt, Brayton Ives General Coils, and
other heavy stockholders. C. B. wright, who held
control OF the company until defeated In the last
election by Willard, was absent on account OF Ill
ness He still controls very large block of stock.
tors for the ensuing year, and the new board
Will De as follows; j. {. Bullitt, Fred
erick Billings, j. Z. BrOOkman, C. T..
Barney, Robert Harris Brayton Ives, Thomas E.
Cakes, c. b. Wright, Henry Willard E. Fl. Abbott,
c. l. Colby, Colgate Hoyt, and John B. Trevor.
The only change Is the election OF j. c. Bulitt In
place OF August Belmont. The report presented
shows gross earnings for the year ending June 80
OF S15 1853. an increase over the preceding year
of 81 Ol6S1Q
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Mas DAnrs TR1pLrrs

President Cleveands Prize the three best babies
~ the Aurora County Fsr in 1887. given to these
trrlets-NoIlie. Ida. aud Ray-children Of Mrs. A K
Dart. Hzmburgh. n Y She writes: Last August the
little ones became very sick, and as could get
other food that would azree with them. commenced
the use Of LsctAted Food II helped them immedi-
ately and thy well ever and con-
slider IL very largely due to the Food that they
% we'll"
cGo< photo Of thSse iplets sent feeSo the mother
any baby born tis year.
LACTATED FOOD
u the best food for bottlefed babies Il keeps them
well and 10 better than medicine when they are sick
TEE MOST PALATABIE
NUTRITIOUS, AND
DIGEsTIBLrFOOD.
EASILY PREPARED
At Druggists, Csc. Soc. 81 co.
The best and most economical food.
$50 meals for an infant for 81 co.
u valuable pamphlet on The Nutrition of In
ants and Invaiids' free on application
4 WELLS, RICHARDSON CO, Burlington. VT
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MAN RlED.

BIEGLER-CovINGToN. ON September 10 lsss
pnhiL1p BIkSLLk Il Washington. d. C., aud
FoLCK-DIcKINsoN. At the Vermont Avenue
Christian church. tuesday; September is 1855. by
and Mrs ELLA A. DICKINSON, both of washinstOns
e, N, MaiPSoN-poNALDsoN, On "Wednesday, septem-
Der ~ 1855. BY tue Rev. Byron suIIder and, ID. u.
EkNEs1 A. SIMPSON, Of Toronto, Canada. and
JESSIE X. DONALDSON Of Washington u q
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The Bean Case Again.

-N'e foh ftAANs MILLION.
special 20 the New York 7S,n,.g, from Ro>
ham. Texas september 10. says: The noted Bean
case was called for trial IN the Circuit Court berp
yesterday, ana the legal struggle for the dead MIL
honaire's money Is now going on ThoS Colomox
Bean came 70 fannin County In ls4a having been
precede1 oy MS father. He Inherited and accumu-
LAeeu iarse iah1e1 estate, and at the time OF ms
ueath, July "a lsss, told his intimate friends that
ne had no relatives nor heirs The estate is worm
aoout t,uu,VVu. ana u increasing In value. soon
after his death a OF claimants from al r.rs
OF the Union put In an appearance, aud two villa
came 20 light. j. W. saunderS OF Nississippl one
OF the claimants, says that Thos L Saunoers alias
Thomas Z. Bean, was his brother. The latter was
surveyor, ana while surveying In Tennes~e. An
1884, Killed man and ned 20 Arkansas where he
changed his name 90 Tom Bean saunders corrpL
sponded with his brother until Beams death hut
destroyed the letters. II. r. How ard OF san n.
tonic. Texas. also claims 10 be an heir ana the
suit Is over letters OF administration
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-20

TAs evnsn Of lkooao 600 ct a 2aoooooo span-
0lo u England have expreooed themselves IN
favor q running their mills on snort tune tor the
poof ana New Yock.
4 aFs at BrisbaaA. Qsssnaasnd witch Destroyed
two large WAREHOUSE cau1od Q los Of oR,OOQ 0OQ
Q0D ssco0mend1 the ssnasS . arrange nsw q.
tTA01eaoa treaty nth The Unita1 otktsa. g ths
1T. s.s z &c - ss.s:ss e ne nOafss
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'Ex-Div. IL per cent.


on the Washington Stock EXCHANGE are noted today
3. :: coupon eSIpSn. lHSN BID, lSSN ..tsd
p; 2: 6O,yssr fund, S-65s. 1874. currency. i1ek bid
~ hXoS asked Metropoltan Rai,rosd stock. i06It
6id liz asked North Capitol and Street Railroad,
q. "a bid 90 asked; washington Gas, AZ. bid, AZ
l23 bid; Pennsylvanis Telephone Co. 81 bid 40
ssked Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co, as
bid I0h asked National Bank OF the Republic 1873 4
BID bid lS5 esaed ", Wa.ninston and oeorEetoxn Rail
Co. 3sx bid, 42 ssked. Bull Run Panorama %.
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The Seized Ca.aAsan Schooner.

TURNED TO THEIR 0wNERs UNDER BOND
OTTAWA, sept 2O.-lnformation has been re-
ce1ved here that Marshall Atkins, OF Alaska, now
Canadian schooners seized In Behring's Sea last
year. has received Instructions from Attorney
General Garland 70 transfer the custody OF the
schooners to the marshal for Washington Terri
tory. Capt Warren, OF Victoria, owns three Of the
vessels and it u thought he and the other owners
will receive their vessels In . few days under the
bonds they propose TO give pending the decision 81
the supreme Court OF the Chtled states In refer
ence 10 the claim OF the Alaska Commercial Com
pAny 70 monopoly " the privileges In Behring's
Sea,
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Delaware Farmers' Complaints.
THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION BEGINS AN

WILMINGTON, DEL, Sept. 20.-The Interstate
Commerce Commission met at Dover this morning
TO hear the case OF the Delaware Patrons OF
Husbandry against the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company. Judge Cooley presided, with associates
Morrison, Bragg and Schoonmaker. Nearly every
prominent peach and berry grower is present
George II. Bates OF Wilmington, presented the
case for the plaintiffs. The counts cover discr1m-
and bad train service. Judge Logan, for the rail-
roa1 company, replied In a general denial The
calling OF plaintiffs witnesses then began. About
seventy five witnesses are 10 be examined, includ-
ing New York, Philadelphia and Boston commits
sion men. and the session is expected to consume
two weeks
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MIG Dcsssas .. Cu.v.sass.

a rrrrssuRs HAN VINO Ras osr suxpksp rHousAD
poiLAn 10 rrr ur AZ ONCE
Prom the Rtssburs Dsy.th
quite an excitement WAS occasioned on the q 1
exchange yesterday morning by Barney Forst de-
elarlng that ne was authorized b. Western parties
70 place oct OF 100000 In whole or In par, 20
one OF more. on Clevelands reelection he would
not say who the parties were but chaienred an y
ens 70 cover tne amount IN whole or In part. The
,sc. Sausco 20 httle TAX, and while MANY doubted
.nat ~ va bona noe oner oth-rs did not know
WHAT 10 think OF II; hut no one offered 20 cover n
or any appreclahle portion thernnf n
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The custom. prevalent among physicians q wen
- the laity. OF tightly bandagtng or tying up the
eye Is soon a. II becomes innamed or sore u bad
one. The eject upon the eye 10 bad. II precludes
the nee Access and benenciai effects OF the cool
eli. and q the same time prevents or greatly re-
tards the tree egreB OF the hot tears ana morbid
socfettonD OF tbs tnnamed conductive or cornea
or both. In those cases, TOO. where foreign sub
usually clapped on the nsi thingo pressss the lids
more closely against the ball and thus increases
the pain and discomfort oy augmsning the lacera-
ttono caused ~ The torelgn body. This cannot
tail 70 be harmful In those casss where the light
u painful t y my habit 70 adjust ever the organ
neatly -oteang sho1e, which, while &C excludG6 the
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TRICKS THAT ARE VAIN.
An Sin and His Brethrea In Wash.
fnGson-Their Mysserioas Games 81
Chance.


me raid made on q gang OF Chinese Monday
night oy the police was the first successful Chinese
raid ever made in the District The ofncers were
gwen the "ups" some days before the raid was
mace. on the evening OF the raid the alleged
gamblers oid not start their game until 1t was
quite late. and consequently It was late at night
when the raid Was made. As published in Tues
days STAR, the ofncers found game in operation
Inc police had often heard that gambling was
going on in various laundries but while they
couio see the games they were unable to tell what
tney were or how they were played. It
was all q dark mystery to the police
a ana consequently nothing could ever be
cause Many Of the celestials caught in the raid.
.ch rs STATED are Sunday school pupils who attend
sCnoos every sunday. It was also stated that
for calling the Chinese Sunday nI school pupils
were found not far from the school engaged in q
game; The game usually played by the Cinnamon
chnese poSer @i an9,ugn they sometimes play
WITH square card and box OF chips. The cor
ners OF the cards are numbered /, 2, 8, T. and the
The box Of chps On chinese en npn Te
then brought forward, and the one who runs the
game selects player to take out handful OF the
and the number Of chips ieft wins For instance,
| Il there are two odd chips left No wins, and
nAo Houcy 10 OouOIeQ. III the chips come out even
| NO. wins The game Is almost sure thing for
me the, mouse" and the player usually comes out
tricky 1, people. ! once had several Of them
ior clents, but they were TOO much
| for me and let them 60. 1 remember my nrst
chinese Client His name was Josey Pin. he
Drought to me Chlnaman named Charlie Ton
| sing. Inc latter was soon afterward arrested in
| New YORK, and, much TO my surprise, only q few
days arterward ne called at my ONCE. expressed
my surprise, and he laughed and gave me to un-
derstand that he had influence. Charlie then
brought TO me another Chinaman, whom he rep
resented as the only brother Of the Chnaman
| who died on the Jeanette in the Arctic rgions.
There was 8, 700 coming TO him, but learned
that there had been too many applicants for the
| money, and dropped the case.
''There was at one time" continued the attor-
| ney, IS combination among the Cinnamon in this
city to prevent other Cinnamon from coming here
| and opening laundriea In the nrst place many
persons object to renting property TO Cinnamon,
and often they would come 70 me to rent houses
| for them, so that the owner would not know who
was going to occupy the premises Then the COM
D1natlon would show their hand The Chinaman
| at the head OF the combination had the money
and II the place his brother Chinaman was going
TO rent rented for S25, he would 60 and make an
o1er Of twice that amount. In that way the num-
Der OF Cinnamon In the District has been kept
pretty small"