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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-18
The JOyless City Of Glasgow.

Correspondence of the Philadelphia Telegraph.
Indeed, 1t is appalling to walk through the great
broad streets Of Glasgow, to plunge into the LADY,
rinth of the various Sums to follow for miles the
walls Of house after house, without break in the
souLcrushing monotony. gloomy church or
chapel Is seen here and there, but where are the
theaters, where are the pleasure-gardens, where
the dancing Saloons where the merry fair with
its games, its whirllng wooden no, ses, its fancy
swings, It's loud noise OF children laughing the
laughter OF innocence, which Is the trueSt hymn
OF praise? What shame would overcome q consci-
entiOus citizen Of Glasgow 10 he could stroll under
the trees OF the Champs Eysees OF the French cap
ital listen TO the band In the Luxembourg Gardens
visit the permanent fair In the Prater OF vienna
What care have the money lords OF Glasgow shown
for the welfare OF the people whose labor has en-
abled them TO amass their fortunes? Where can
the Glasgow worker, with his wife and child
spend pleasant evening when his daily work is
done? Throughout Glasgow. In spite OF its popula-
ton Of half Million there was but one theater open
went and saw an oid-fashi0ned melodramat en-
titled "Rags and Bones" where, after many vicis-
situdes and imposes BILE Incidents virtue trtumphed
and true love met with its customary reward. The
story was most unrealistic and therefore its NOR
al. though good remained 1napplicable. And this,
but for the exhibition, would have been the only
diversion available TOR the seething population OF
GlaSgowl
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The Old Western River Boats are Con
From the New York Graphic.

Probably there has not been Is great retro
erosion In any vocation or trade In this country
as that which has befallen the marine interests of
the Mississippi Valley. In ante-bellum days there
was not room enough at the wharf Of St Louis to
accommodate the river trafic, and It was not an
unusual thing TO see Steamboats, lying alongside
OF each other four or 1ve deep, while now you can
stand on the bridge and count on your fingers the
few boats that come and 90.
In 1880 there were nrty-nine steamboats, plying
on the Lower Mississippi, between St. Louis and
Council Bluffs, Iowa, and other points along the
river. Now there are three Insignificant stern
wheelers. and none OF them 60 as FAR as Kansas
City. A vast stretch OF the Missouri River
more than ], 900 mies-is as und1sturbed by the
paddle OF q steamer as much as II It were In Cen
trail Africa 1t appears strange that the second
longest and largest river In the world should be
abandoned by commerce, but 1t is true. The rail-
roads have knocked the boats out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-18
The Smallest Screws I'm the World.
EsHor,a fha nal,

The smallest screws in the world are made In q
watch factory. There can be no doubling that
assertion on any score. They are cut from steel
wire by machine, but as the chips fall down from
the knife 1t looks as II the operation was simply
cutting up the wire for fun. One thing is certain,
no screws can be seen, and yet q screw is made
every third operation. The fourth jewel wheel
screw Is the next thing to being invisible, and to
the naked eye 1t looks like dust. With glass
however. 1t Is seen TO be small screw, with $50
threads to the inch, and with very nne glass the
threads may be seen very clearly. These little
screws are 4-1O00th OF an inch in diameter,
and the heads are double in size. It is estimated
that an ordinary lady's thimble would
hold 100000 OF these tiny little screwa
About 100000 OF them are made q month";
but no attempt Is ever made to count them IN
determining the number 100 of them are placed
on very delicate balance, and the number OF the
whole amount is' determined by the weight of
these. All OF the small parts OF the watch are
counted In this way, probably so out OF the 100
After being cut, the screws are hardened and put
In frames. about 100 70 the frame, heads up. This
Is done very rapidly, but entirely by sense OF
touch instead OF sight, so that a blind man could
40 Just as well as the owner OF the sharpest eyes
The heads are then polished In an automatic
machine. 10000 at a time. The plate on which
they are polished Is covered with Oil and grind.
Ing compound, and on this the machine moves
them rapidly BY reversing motion, until they are
fully polished.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-18

Death.

am the key that parts the gates of Fame:
am the cloak that covers covering Shame.
an. the final goal of every race;
am the storm tossed spirits resting place:
The messenger Of sure and swift relief
Welcomed with wailings and reproachful grief.
he friend OF those that have no friend out ma
break all chains. and set all captives free.
am the cloud that when Earth's day IL done.
An Instant wells an unextinguished sun:
am the brooding hush that follows strife
The waking from . dream that Man cslls-Iifei
-FLORESCE EARLE CoAr n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-18

From London society.
A lady, whose estabtishmens was very small. In
vited Dr.. Nonck the bishop OF Gloucester, 70 din
ner. She engaged for the occasion TIE ssEvlces Of
an old butler, who had retired and become green
grocer. and Of boy who knew nothing a waiting.
The boy was - nervous - he was ignorant and
annoyed IL Old butler By constantly asking fos
Instructions. until &C last the man, n moment q
lmpatience, sa1d sjtand behind the btshop's chail
and when 6ls lordship takes giA0 OF wine take
your napkin ana Wipe his mouth" The boy tool
the 5ocoee reply Tor eerlous< command H 81
toned himself bonlnd the bishop. waited until
. dshlerately - nervousneo would per1k W1pod
h1D log0sh1pb mouth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-18
Thin Women and Fa, Women.

Thin women are dangerous, says the New York
Graphic A Tat woman has got TO be good tenn
pered and easy-going. think temper is all In the
bones anyway, and when a woman Is fat the tenn.
per becomes absorbed before IL comes TO the sur.
face. But when the woman Is tnln the temper Is
hight there on the surface. II ever a fat woman
has high temper IL Is awful She never coos.
thin woman cools on quickly, but she heats up
again Just Is quickly. thin woman with a good
temper comes as near being an angel as any body can
on this earth-if she isn't too tain. A tnin wo-
man can dress IN a white robe, and II you put q
harp In her hand she'll look just Ike an angel
Could a Tat woman ever look Ike angel IA any
oress! No When woman has a stout, full n.y.
ure there's no expression 10 her. She's a seiies
OF curves that don't change. No. There's some
Thing about a thin woman that you can't describe
tGal - dangerous 10 the peace Of man. sun,
people do love Tat women often.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-18
Our National Flower.
From vick's Magazina

After midsummer, in this country, our rural
landscape is everywhere frightened BY the golden
rods and asters; they form distinct and beauti.
full feature OF the scenery. The eyes OF our coun.
trymen are everywhere gladdened by their smiles,
North and South, Rast and West on the hills and
the mountain sades In the valleys and on the broad
prair1es, by the roadsides and the streams ana m
the fields and copses they stand as tokens OF the
genial heat that brings from the soil the GOLDEN
grains and the beautiful luscious fruits No other
country In the world Ia thus Characterised; these
plants belong TO America, and as such should be
our PRIDE ana delight The species OF asterA In
this country, are sttll more numerous than those
OF the golden rod. Both are the children OF the
sun, basktng In his favors and rejecting his smiles
Although many indigenous species OF flowers are
peculiar TO this country yet none 50 abound and
apparently claim possession ~ tnese; and grouped
together they might appropriately be taken rs our
national flowers, emblemy OF endurance, v1gor,
Light and freedom.
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Danger Of Children sPaddlsns.,
From the Medical Recora

physician practising at q well-knovn water,
lng-piace calls attention TO the dangers ana evils
OF the amusement called "paddling." A common
result Is q condition resembling heatstroKe. but
peritonitis might be brought about by this dan
gerous practice. The symptoms, however. in
many cases, may not be so severe, ana numbers Of
headache and malaise from this cause vhi,e the
parents account for the disturbance Dy the Theory
lhat tine Climate Is 100 strong for them, or That
such 1nscrutaoie explanation. IL .paddino,
must % allowed, degree OF safety Is INSURED 6v
making tne child leave the water frequently ana
warm again. and some danger Is avoided al the
expense Of the skin, which Is ant 10 hecome in
n.med and clustered by the sun. THIS, however.
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Left His Property % the Devil.
elsiuxforx Ietter 70 the Io,do,, MIL

The following singular case Is troubling the
heads OF the Finnish lawyers at present: A man
died week or two ago In PielisJarv1, In the int
Nor OF the country. who was said TO have led bad
and ungodly Life. He had always been known 70
be wei %, but nobody knew how he had gained
his possessions There were many strange stor,ea
afoat but one which was more credited than an
the rest was 10 the effect that HuOlarlnen ~ was
mate footing with "Wihtahausu" rhe s.eyiI onepl.
with whom he had had several transactions OF A
commercial character. When Hoularinen,s win
all his landed property and possessions to the
devil The family naturally protested against the
viii, and the question now arises how this tickisb
matter Is TO be settled. Everybody seems anxious
not 70 offend any OF the parties concerned. There
can be no doubt that the devil u thus landowner
BY legal right In Finland.
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CursOsities Of Coal.

=
Does any one except q practical chemist ever
stop TO think of all the substances which we get
from pit coal and the almost inconceivabe variety
OF their use? Everybody is familiar with those OF
them that are in daily use, such as gas illumi-
mating oils, COKE and parafne, but OF the greater
part few persons know even the names, science
advances so rapidly and its nomenclature is so ex-
tensive and 80 abstruSe. II Is no wonder that
merchants and manufacturers take advantage OF
this ignorance TO roist upon the public articles OF
not always dangerous to the health, have
not In them particle OF the substapces
which they pretend 10 contain. Though pit
coal has been known for some hundreds OF years
the discovery OF its numberless products is con-
fined to the present century. Illuminating gas
was unknown q hundred years ago. Petroleum
scarcely more than nifty since some one discovered
that stone coal was 1nflammable. Near.y all the
other products derived from SOFT coal have been
discovered and applied in the interests OF science
or OF fraud within the last twenty-five years The
FIRST thought In regard to coal Is that IL Is made 70
give heat or warmth; the next, that one OF It's
principal uses is to Illuminate But there are OBJ
tafned from It the means OF producing more than
four hundred colors or shades OF color, among the
There are also obtained a great variety OF per-
fumes-cinnamon, bitter almonds queen Of
the meadows, Glove, wlntergreen, anise, cam:
phor, thymol "a new French odor), vaniline and
heliotropine. Some Of these are used for navoring
Among the explosive agents whose discovery has
been caused by the war spirit OF the last few years
and pcrates. To medicine coal has given hyp-
none, salicylc acid, naphtol, phenol and autipy-
rine. Benzine and napnthaiine are powerful In
secttcides. There have been found In Il ammoni-
cal salts useful as fertilizers tannin, saccnarine "a
substitute for sugar, the navor OF currants rasp-
berry and pepper, pyrogallc acid aud hydro
quinone used in photography, and various
substances familiar or unfamiliar, Sucn as
tar, rosin, asphaltum, luoricating oils, var
nish, and the bitter taste OF beer. By
means OF some OF these we can have wine without
the juice OF the grape, beer without malt,
preserves without either fruit or sugar, perfumes
without flowers, and coloring matters without the
vegetable or animal substances from which they
have been hitherto chiefly derived. What is to be
the end OF all this? Are our coal beds not only TO
warm and illuminate, but TO feed and quench the
thirst OF posterity7 We know that they are the
luxurtant vegetation OF primal epochs stored and
compressed IN way that has made them highly
convenient for transport and daily use. They are
natures savings laid up for a rainy day OF her
children, the human race, and II Is probably be-
cause they are composed OF the trees. the foliage
the plants the ioos, the fruits and The flowers OF
the ancient world that they now SO largely supply
the place OF our forests plains. relds and gardens
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OFFlcE OF TIE COMMISSIONERS OF TIL

" DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA August l6th. 1855.
OFFICE THE CoMNIssIoNERs. WASHINGTON d. c,
August 10th. 1855 Scaled Pr0possis Will b recsiys4
q this once until TWELVE OCLoCk ~ on fhi-
DAY, AUGUST TMENTN-fOUkTh. 1855. for
structins additional story frs Precinct Police
House. fronting 18th street between and
ID streets northwest Blank forms Of PROPOSALS end
spechcxtions, together with all necessary informa-
once Of the Inspcctor "a Buiidn OF the District Of
Columbia and only bids upon these forms viii be
sidered The right reserved 20 reject any and all
lids or parts VI bids. wM B. WIBB. sAMI Z
MHEATLEY. CHAs w. RAYMOND. Commissioner
d. Q. su16-ot
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BunuD n IN TnnI-Whfle . force q
lahorers wsrs engaged Yesterday IN digging .
viile Pa, foe ths plant q steam heater Company.
. cave-an oocurrUd, burying number a ths meH
under several tooe q earth one man hAs beoa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-18

Passenger-'Do We stop long enough at the mart
station TO eat Q sandwich"
:, Conductor-''Nos sr; We only stop twenty min.
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The Gar Has q Picnic.

1EOm AOuQOn MOQern society.
The yachting cruise OF the car and his family
has been quite an idyL The czarevna avoided all
but rural spots for anchorage, and one evening q
pause was made at retired spot, some 20 miles
west Of Helsingfors, where the imperial party
seemed immensely to enjoy the freshness and
beauty Of the scene. The sun, be 1t remembered
latitude but Its fires burn low, giving, as 1t were
beautiful sunset glow TO the landscape, and the
imperial yacht was Lit up with electric lights,
while the august travellers sat On deck and did not
seem disturbed by the number OF small boats that
crowded around TO look at them. Huge bonfires
were lighted all along the shore in honor Of their
maJeStleS visit.
A day or two later the imperial party picnicked
on an island; boat was filled with provisions and
all requirements for good lunch, but no attend
ants were allowed to land, the car and his family
having resolved TO enjoy themselves al Jresco and
all alone. And they actually laid the CLOTH lighted
the 1re and cooked the tsh and made the tea them
selves! 1t must have been "A grand sight, TO see
the autOcrat or all The Russtas, with his coat on
making up the flreI He owned aIterward to hav-
ing grown very tired over chOpplng the wood, and
being on his knees trying to make It burn up;
the princess came and had blow at 1t, now and
again, to encourage him, and the cZar1na busted
herself meanwhile cutting the bread. All! how
good II must have tasted, that luncheon little
island all to themselves, and far from the din of
court, the strife OF politics, the fear OF cOnspir.
acieS; and how 10th the parents and children
alike must have been to leave II, and realize that
their summer holiday was nearly overt
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From the New York Press.
Never try to 0utshine, but to please.
Never press q favor where It seems undesired.
Never intrude ill-health, pains, losses or mis-
fortunes.
Never unavoidably wound the feelings Of q hu-
man being.
Never talk or laugh aloud in public places or
upon the street.
Never forget that vulgarity has its origin in ig.
nOrance or sel1shness
Never urge another to do anything against his
desire unless you see danger before him.
Do not ask another TO do what you would not be
glad to do under similar circumstances.
Never omit to perform Kind act when It can be
done with any reasonable amount OF exertion.
Never needlessy wound the vanity OF another
or dlate unnecessarily upon disagreeable subjects
Do not make witticisms at the expense OF Others
which you would not wish to have made upon
yourselves.
Remember that good manners are thoughts nlled
with kindness and refinement and then translated
into behavior.
Be not ostentatious in dress or department:
nothing can DO more vulgar. See that costumes
Mt the time ana occasions.
Be rude to none; rudeneSS harms not only the
humbest and poorest TO whom It Is objected but
It Injuries the exhibitors
Never treat superiors with servility or interiors
with arrogance. Speak as kindly to q day laborer
as 10 one holding high position.
Always give precedence to elders, visitors and
supertOrs Offer them the best seat at the table
the best place Dy the fire and the first OF every
thing. Go farther Than mere form and see that
they are comfortable and happy.
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AUCTION SALES


oo"LiSo. Auctioneer.
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s shs SSH Mr Tkskkslts MATTINes Halls and
SHIFTS AND PILLOW CASTS Z AZ =. M 5s ~
ahNs, TOILET MAlE, CHINA ci-Asswa AZ
PLAIED WARE CUTLERY, kiTCnIN Rfc
roUlslIEs. 40. AT AUCTION
BY virtue OF chattel deed u trust dn..a o~,n
Of July, 1856. and duly recorded in IieeT n NIX
toiio 81 e. SEQ one VI the land OF The .tr.
OF CoiGmoiA aud By direction q the p.S5x ..c,,rsf
thereby Will sell on TUESDAy MoRNfSes' Az.
GOsI IWkNIN-flksT. lsss, comnen,ans ~ i'rx
O'CLOCK. The entire cont-nts Of hOu-e No iaos 4
street northwest partly enunerutsd nfoV. - =.
mentioned IN schedule marked A. IN SAID deed - tr,.I
Terms cash -
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THOMAS BOWLING. Auctioueer. susl-sts
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Warrington Letter to Plttsburg Commercial
Wniie the Senate Is wrestling with the nshenes
treaty and the special committee with the tarfn
OIL, the members az the other end OF the big pie
Oh marble on the hill are having Is good time OF
II As the hot weather will permit Most OF their
ume Is spent In the cloak or COMMITTEES rooms
where they spin yarns TO while away the hours
one OF these parties was down in the House res
tsurant Today and each man was called upon 70
give story OF his early Life. Gen. Cutcheon was
S SWo years Us .ns so ;5 called upon ne ad
scnooi IN Michigan. II was commencement day.
ana the mammas and aunts and uncles and cou.
gone along ali right until q big row at the school
entrance stopped everything. ! sent one OF the
nig boys out 70 see what was the matter and stop
the cause OF the disturbance, for behind him were
two ry-looking youths who had evidently been
Purtsning eseh others noses for All they were
the school-room during the rest OF the exercises
and then sent them home. They did not return
until TO this Congress sAs ana ns met them as
members. Those boys were Tim Tarsney, OF
Michigan, and Jim Laird, OF Nebraska
I'LL, OF Kansas, when his turn came. az was
seventeen, and three years later was made county
superintendent OF schools in Northern Maine A
lew days after had accepted my new position Q
big, lubberiy, heavy-faced fellow came 70 me and
asked TO be examined for a leadership. am free
the yokel, for such he was, indeed. But he urged
me so much that finally consented and examined
MIN. He passed an examination which was abso-
lutely perfect. / simply could not stick him. 30,
much against my own desire, gave him q school
Less than two weeks after q delegation OF indig-
nant parents waited on me and demanded the dis
m1sSal OF my new teacher. went down to the
school and found that the new teacher had
been tanning the life out or pretty
nearly every boy in the school On the
principle, however, that the teacher should be up
held, II possible, strained o point, and, after q
hard night with the school board succeeded In pre-
venting his dismissal Two weeks or more ago
went out to my home In Kansas to attend to q law.
suit. In searching tor some papers connected with
the case ran across the report made in this young
teachers behalf. / put It In my valse when
started back to Washington, and to-day brought
It to the house and handed II 70 Tom Reed, OF
Maine. He was so glad TO get It he almost cried.
'It brought back the hardest time OF his life, he
said, for that lubbery applicant for $l0-a-month
leadership was none other than Tom Reed him.
sell, now known from one end OF the land 70 the
other one OF the brightest men In political life
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PROPOSALS

DkoP0sALS FOR COAL-REFORM SCHOOL OF
Il THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WASHINGTON,
august -. lsss-SeAled proposals will b. received
At my ONCE in the Glover But ing 1919 street n
up 20 noon of 1HUksDAh, AUGUST 80. 1855, for the
Furnace Coal more or less 100 tons Nhits Ash Ranse
Coal stove OF less 200 tons oeOrse's Greek
Cumberland Coal. less. All 20 be OF the best
quality. free from slate and other impurties To 10
delivered In quaint ties and such times may be
directed by the superintendent of the school, To
weigh 2.240 pounds the ton. aud fee Of 20 cents
ton TO inspector and weiher be paid
Proposals must be endorsed Proposals for Coal"
Right 10 ret-ct bids waive defects IA reserved
ALEXANDER J. FALLS. President of the Board Of
Trustees sul7-6t
DRoPoSALs FOR ASPHALT PAyEMENTs-
Il Once of Public Buildings and Grounds War De-
proposals IN duplicats will be recsyed Ct this once
1883. tor constructing 1000 yards lesz. Of
asphalt pavement and 500 square yards le-a
of asphalt walks IN the pubic grounds. Forms and
epecicstions be obtained tins ofce The United
States the right % reject and all props
sails. JOHN NJ WILSON, Colonel, L. b. Army.
,y20.27. 2s.30.auls62o
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FINANCIAL

TNo. ". ooRsoh JNo. W. hAcARTNEL-
81 Aenber n Y. bsouk -,
cORsON MCCARTNEY,
GLOVER BUILDING. 1419 ST. NV
BANKER and Deslerx An 1overnmsnt SoaiG
Derogfta Exchange Losns. CoIlecf5ona
Raflrosd Stocks and Bondk and al securities lfgfna
on the Exchanges OF New fork. Ph1lsdslphlA booson
and Baltimore bought and sold.
speciality made Of Investment securitzsa D1efx1co
Bcnds and all Local Railroad Ca Insurance. end Isl-
ephone stock dealt in
American bell Teiephone stock bought and solA Hls
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CIR Tn Brsr.
THE CONCORD HARxrsa

We sN The Sole Agents for this osisbrsssd Hazns3
ana have constantly on baud full stock Which I'D
~ OONCOkH fkICkA beware u lnisataons ard 80
tnel You set the genuine SoDcosd Harnsss aso eo1s
= ~ uutInr
Lutte BDo-
lo1 Penn ave. ad3oinanS ksszona1 Hoosl
a fan ssock. Of Trunks snd 10000 & - -
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FOR SALE MISCELLANEouS

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THOMAS BOWLING Auctioueer. ausl--lts
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