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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-14

From the American Magazine
We are emphatically people OF nerves. Visitors
from other lands are astonished at the fierce
activity that pervades our most Insignificant
actions; but they themselves speedily contract
restlessness and no longer marvel at wonderful
developments Of invention and speed OF practical
application. A portion OF this great energy Is
doubtless due TO American climate which teaches
In a vigorous and obtrusive manner that quiet
and rest do not form part OF natural law In this
country, but IL Is FAR more result OF our newnesS,
youth in the family OF nations Scarcely OF
the swaddlng clothes OF history, we are called
upon 10 stand up squarely In competition with a
thousand years OF past, and show the Old f0gieS q
new thing or two And We have done IL, are doing
IL and apparently have shouldered contract 70
keep In the lead for all time to come What with
instruments OF humiliation OF time and distance
limited express trains across the continent and
limited chances for express speed In dissipation and
American temperance has already grown 10 be
one OF great delicacy OF nerve. Our children, at
an age when their contemporaries In other lands
still al school, rclegate the ''Od folk TO the
rear; and fathers opinion Is voted as ''goOd, OF
course, but belongs TO past period" Yet, In all
this mad speel, there Is reason. IL does not fol-
low that We live shorter lives than elsewhere,
even in length OF years; that Is not the case. We
are not less capable OF keen appreciation OF good
things, when once they are introduced 10 Us; on
the contrary We are apt 10 see beauty and say so,
too, when not even glance OF pleasure shows
that our slower neighbO has noticed IT, But,
from medical point OF view, our temperament Is
dangerous one " the state, IN that IL does most
distinctly repress reproduction. The future Amer
lean will be conglomerate; the blood OF our fore
father, will oe 50 far diluted that its Characters
Tics Will be lost In foreign overlooking tide, which.
IL sluggish IN It's fow may still be OF service by
people,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-14
The Breton Baby.
Mrs. Newman In Babyhood.


The Breton baby's meal when handled, is very
funny; a small china pitcher, with nose about
an inch long on one side and a handle on the
other, is nlled with milk; this Is poured down the
childs throat IL baby Is born weak in any men,
Der, little candy or wax model OF the limb Is
hung before the Virgins image In church for inter-
cession IN It's behalf. i have seen whole little
images hanging among medley Of smaller parts
OF q child's body. When the young Breton wishes
TO creep he Is put down where In most places he
stands the best chance, outside the house Quite
likely, his parents are poor the pigs and chick
stand a better one inside than he There is only
one room at best. The floor Is perhaps OF earth
or rough, uneven wood or stone. Even baby's bed
Is not sacred, for found a hens egg freshly laid
there but few days ago. To have a large family
Is the Bretons pride. The woman who makes my
room Is OF H. and the story is often told OF her
mothers love OF dancing, which continued after
second twins were born. When she heard the
bagpipe tuning for the gavotte she would stand
the older pair on the corner OF the square and
dance with the younger In her apron. She had
shortly after another set, but the story stops
there as 20 what she did with them; and so must
mine, leaving the Breton mother still singing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-14
Not All Rose COlOred.

Irun. IL PhI.Adei.hi Bulletin
--Ias In Who goes 10 housekeeping after hay-
tx lied 10 a boarding house most OF his life
L .r1-aIy r-Jo!ces at the change, because after all
tn-Fs l. l0ta.ag Ike putting ones feet under ones
Oxn nAgygaGy, don't you knCw?- remarked a
benedict IRIS mDrnlng; ''Dut those who are not so
Inyliese1 should not imagine vain things. Tie
Ian % The hOusc has 900 more responsibilities
than the man who boards, and these, ia measure
balance the advantages. "FOr Instance, 10 not
lLtfe4geutly happens that the servant becomes
OJsfIrprrUus ami has TO be discharged Then he
nns that Their l. coal 10 carry up; that there are
furnace nres 70 rake down and keep ablaze. that
there are window shutters To shut, and that the
LI!ikiuan ami the baker come at dsgustlngly
carry hour In the morning. and that II he wants
cream f0r his coffee and rolls for his breakfast he
must yet up and answer their knocks at the gate.
lie Ends, too, tuat there are clocks that all the
time JeIuand winding. that there are people W no
s-rIn 70 make II a business 70 ring his dOor bell
AID ask where Mr.. smith liye- and that there are
thousand and one little crrands that Bridget
Orezi " 90 that he has 10 do now himself. on.
ye>; there are good many things 20 mitigate the
JOYS % housekeeping, especially when you happen
10 BE without a servant girl"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-14
How Novel ElerOines Move.
THEY GLIDE, SWEEP, SWIM, FLOAT, FLUTTER, DASH,
DART AND EVEN WALK.

THEY GLIDE, SWEEP, SWIM, FLOAT, FLUTTER, DASH,
DART AND EVEN WALK.
From the Chicago News
BY the end OF the winter you Will ind that the
herones OF all the society novels especially those
which come out In the fashion magazines will
have adopted the regal style OF walk. At present
they are in sadly unsettled condition. Some
times they "undulate," oftener they stride and
occasionally they "drift-" ut must be a great
comfort 10 these young women when the style OF
walk for the season is definitely settled upon.
In the higher class OF novels j don't know
whether the heroines have more usually followed
or set the fashions In movement Charles Reade'S
supple, Swan-lke, swimming, gliding women are
said TO have had at one time a marked influence
Thackerays Ramby-pamby Amelias and Rosys
who 'ffuttered into the room and nestled upon
Georges shoulder" had their followers.
Miss Burney's Evalinas and Cecil1as, like the ul-
tra1ne ladies OF Queen CharOtte's court were CIV
en- 10 sinking" upon chairs and "casting" them
selves about promiScuousy, and Miss Austen's and
Miss Edgeworth's heroines invariably "enteredr
the apartment" and seated" Enthusiastically
upon "settee'-with all the primness OF their
day.
Miss Young's intensely proper maidens moved
quietly and sedately; Miss Braddons less immac-
ulate ones began twenty years ago by sweeping
into the presence OF the Beloved OBJECT; now they
either dash" or dart" upon him. 1t is reserved
for the young women portrayed by the duchess to
''dawn" upon the afternoon tea table, TO s'iOat"
into the ballroom, ana to "sway" and sashrink,
while waving their invariably large and black
fans
Mr.. Howell's matter-of.fact heroine, OF course.
"walks" into the room; very likely the heel OF her
left shoe Is slightly worn on the outside; while on
the right shoe the 5eve1ih button from the top IS
missing Mr.. Henry James heroines are usually
looking at him; they stand 80 much that one would
be moved TO pity were IL not for their propensity TO
lean against the piano or the table,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-14
Ruled by Foreigners.

NOT EUROPEAN SOVEREIGN WHO BELONGS TO THE
NATION HE GOVERNS.
recent historical authority in the Paris Mdtin
shows 1t to be a fact that not single one OF the
ruling soverelgns OF Europe is a native OF the
country over which he rules, or, at least, his
family did not have its origin in that country.
In Austria the house OF Hapsburg had its origin in
the canton OF Algovie, in Switzerland The male
line became extinct In 174O, and Maria Theresa,
the last OF the Haps0urgs, married Francis, Duke
sent ruling house-that is, the Franco-Swiss
family OF Hapsburg- Lorraine. 1t is not an Aus
TRAN who is emperor OF Austria, nor Hun
Philippe Marie victor Leopold. King OF the
Belgians, Duke Of Saxony, Prince OF Saxe-Coburg
and Gotha, is a German. Christian X, king OF
Denmark, belongs to the house OF Holstein, an
ancient state In the German confederation. The
king OF Spain descends from the family OF Anjou-
Bourbon, an old French house The queen OF Eng
land (house OF the Guelphs In Brunswick-Lune-
burg Is pure-blOOded German George I, king
OF the Greeks, is representative OF the house OF
Schleswig- Notwithstanding -Gluchsburg. He
was born at Copenhagen. Homer, Socrates, Plato,
Aristotle, Alcibiades, Themstocles and Pericles
never fOresaw such an accident Le0nidas, per-
haps would have preferred Xerxes. The king Of
Italy, with all respect to him, is Il SavOyard The
house OF Is one OF the Oldest reigning houses
in Europe, but II Is not an Italian who rules over
Italy William III. king OF the Netherlands, belongs
the excellent family OF which had
one loot in VanclOre and the other In Weisbaden,
but the King OF Holland Is not a Dutchman. The
HOhenZ0llernS are originally from SwaOa, which
is country Of a mixed population, Bavarians
and SWISS. The King Of Prussia is not an original
Prussian Charles l OF Roumania is also HOhen-
zollern, but not a Roumanan. The car, the great
emperor OF the North is from the Danish family Of
HOstein-G OttOrp. He only descended from the
Romanoffs through the elder daughter Of Peter
the Great, who married Frederick, a pure-blooded
Dane. The RomanOffs themselves are Prussian
family who happened to establish themselves at
Moscow. The Emperor of Russia. therefore, is not
al original Russian. Oscar /, father OF the ruling
King OF Sweden and Norway, made an excellent
marriage In eSpOusing Desiree Clary, who belonged
TO family very well known at MarselleS. He is
then, neither Swede nor Norwegian.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-14

Facts about Medieval Medicines.
CURIOUS CURES FOR COMMON coxPLAISrs-rHz
-HAGsToSEs' MANY VIRTUES.
Prom the Medical Register
lover VI the curiosities Of medical literature
has unearthed some interesting practice among
the superstitious people OF medieval times.
Among other absurditieS Of ignorance IL was held
that chip from gallows, on which several per-
sons had been hanged, worn In a bag around the
neck. was cure for ague. A halter by which
tue temples as an infalh0ie cure for headache.
TumOrs OF the glands were said To be driven
away" by nine blows OF dead mans hand, while
the hand Of a man who had been cut down from
the galOws was said 70 work wonders in this par
ticuIar. ring made from coffin was applied
Tor the relief OF cramps. which were also
said 10 be dlspelled by a rusty sword
hanging by the patients bed. II one had the
tOotnache, one was told 70 50 and drive nails
In an oak tree, which, II Is true. would not Kill
TIE pain, but was a sure preventive against a
future attack A stone with hole IN II, hung at
the head Of ones bed, Was said 10 cure nightmare
the Of that evil being thought 20 be witches
who sat on the patients stomach; hence the PEN
dent stOne was called hag-stone." The "hax-
stone was used generally as a safeguard against
all OF the III. which are ascrloed 70 impiSh inter-
ference; and 10 Is astonishing 70 md many such
Old practices. the relics OF superstition and gnor
ance sun kept up By people who ought 20 Know
better- II Is, for instance, custom 10 this day
Tor people OF certain class TO steal meat from the
blteneT. rub n on warts, and then bury II, the
warts being expected 10 vanish Is the process OF
decomposition ssjs In The writer remembers hav-
Ing trie1 this when "A child at the recommendation
OF a servant gIrl, but, II Is needless say, with
very unsatisfactory Results only stolen meat
aLC b-rI notably, was neld 10 be eIfcaciOus.
Prickins a wart with pin TIL The blood came
and then throwing the pin away was also said 10
drive warts away, the warts being promptly trans
fsTred 10 the hands Of whoever picked up the pin.
a potato carried al the pocket II still recommended
u rheunaJics, and hundreds Of like practices are
a. vogue a. the present day among the poor and
i<LOraai, especially the Immigrants Of tne peasant
ClL~-. WIZ Who's ridiculUus remedies the physl-
CIaa Osten has 20 deal with summary severity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-14
A Chapter On Tramps.
IN Rurs1a "a in ba lalpbia

Bob Burdette in the Philadelphia Press
Tramps, after all, are very much like tramps.
There is a certain bond that ties US altogether.
True, he will not work, and when we are asked to
take OF our own flock and Of our own herd to dress
for the wayfaring man that is come unto us, we
say with the apostle: "That il any would not
work neither should he eat" And yet do not
blame him very sOrely for not desiring to work.
do not work because love 10 toll, and labor, and
perspire, and ink my thumb. l work because !
have TO- work because the ground was cursed
for my fanily'S sake, so that thOrns and thtstleS
grew up with the papyrus plant, and ink and tears
came In together; and as my great grandfather,
since deceased, was tramp, and went out OF
Eden to sleep under the trees and eat his bread in
the sweat OF his face even have the rest OF the
family been strangers and sOjOurners, as were all
our fathers our days on the earth are as shadow,
and there is none abIding," 'rOr here have we no
continuing city, but we seek one to come"
Sometimes the tramp sngeth, and II she be a
woman tramp, so long as thy pocket-boOk lasteth
she will not open her mouth save for thousand
bouquets. Doth she work for that money? Nay,
verify; she only wOrketh the audience for 1t, even
as her sister, sitting under the wayside hedge TO
rest, worketh the cottages along the road for
"DrOken vitteS.r
nave seen the man tramp come all the way
from England and tramp up and down the iron
highways OF this Land that f1Oweth with fame and
money, repeating at our charitable doors old
lectures that were frayed at the edges, or ever
they left the shores OF Britain talking at the rate
or 81 minute. Call ye that "work," ye that lift
up The hands against the unsnaven tramp who
Seeketh only TO talk you out OF cold breakfast?
Verify, my kind friends have tramped on the
lecture lay myself, and know whereof l affirm,
that 1t Is not "work, 1t is fun. Anybody can do It,
Yes, have known tramps who wandered about
this land from HobOken, \. j., TO Tombstone,
Ariz, seeking for an easy pulpit IN rich church,
with an assistant pastor TO do all the work.
l have listened to the noise OF trampS who
wandered up and down for meat, crying in the
ears OF the people, ooh, that had in the wilder
ness, which Is called Congress, a lodging place Of
wayfaring men, that might rest from my labor
all the days or my life, and wax fat and kick"
And when he gOeth TO Congress and draweth his
fat salary and colnmandeth his secretary TO write
him speech on the tariff bill or the Mormon Ques-
tion, doeth he any "work?n oh, my dear friends,
the country is Iull or tramps, who have three
changes OF ratment, like Berry Wall, and fare
sumptuously every day; they toll not neither do
they spin. but they rake in the shekelS and flourish
as magnincently as green bay tree. And there
be few OF US, indeed, who love TO work and who
would work 3l7 days IN the year unless We were
driven by dire necesSity
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-14
PROPOSALS.

DROPOSALs FOR BROKEN STONE, CEMENT,
III SAND. EIkE-BRICk AND GRANlTE-DECEM-
Ben 81 iSs7.-sealed proposals, severally indorsed
Proposals for Broken stone Cement" sand"
from regular dealers only ct the Bureau of
and Clothing Navy Department Washin gon, d. until
ELEVEN O'CLOCK. A. NJ. JANUARY TWkNTY-
THREE 1883, and opened Immediately thereafter in
the of bidders, for the supply at the Navy
Yard. Washington. d. G., OF 5000 barrels broken
stone. 1000 barrels cement, $4,000 bushels sand,
10000 rebricks % pieces granite coping 80 granite
steps. and $500 Iounds of block tin brand Lamb
and Flag" equal thereto. Cement and tin to be de-
llyered mmediately Broken s,oue sand and brick
of contract Offers will be received for more
OF the above mentioned articles. but must includ
full required Of such article articles The
above articles must conform to the Navy standard and
pass the usual naval inspection and walton of 20
Ter cent. will be withheld from the amount of each
delivery until the completion of the contract. Bid
ders referred to the Inspector of Provisions
Clothing at the Washington Navy Yard for specihca
tons. forms Of offer aud all information relative to
the articles required. The proposals must be made
the proper blank forms and hlled out indicated
by the blank. The Department reserves the right TO
reject any proposal not considered advantageous to
the Government. JAMES FULTON, Paymaster Gen.
eral, U. 3. Navy. d29-1aw4w
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-14
A New Flower Fangle.
WHAT THE GIRLS NOW DO WITH THE FLOWERS TIA
ARE SENT THEM.

WHAT THE GIRLS NOW do WITH THk FLOWERS THAT
ARE SENT THEM
From the Chicago Tribune.
The girls no longer hang up in their dressing
rooms the flowers sent them by their most priced
admirers. Neither do they select special buds or
blossoms and press them between the leaves Of
books for keep-sakes. -
There is a deal OF sentiment in the lines,
Its but little faded flower,
But oh, 30 fondly DEAR"
while, in fact, there's neither sentiment perfume
nor beauty In bunch OF dried roses or posy from
which the life has been pressed The dear girls
are now preserving the fragrance OF their flowers
and the fragrance OF flower is its soul in Jars
They make them In pot l)ourTi A pot pOuryi lar
now has place In every properly appointed b0u-
doir. Pretty Chinese and Japanese Jars are gener-
ally used. The majority put the petals inLO Rly-
cerine, TO which is added perfume and spice. The
best way to make pot pOusriis Is to put into the
receptacle nothing but the leaves OF the flowers
and salt. Rose leaves must be used for the fOun-
datOn, as no other flower will hold the flavor OF
ITSELF Alternate the layers OF rose leaves and salt
pressing the salt down upon the leaves When
the scent becomes evident, any other fragrant
flowers or leaves may be added, such as vfoleta
heliotrope, lemon, verbena geranium leaves
Jar filled IN this way will remain well OF deli
ciOus perfume for months, flooding an apartment
with rare scent whenever the lid is removed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-14

When the poet SchefYel was staying in Italy for
the benefit OF his health he received a letter from
q friend in Germany-an unpaid letter-contain-
ing nothing but the words, II am we'll With kind
regards. Yours, &C." Annoyed at having to nay
double postage for such an Insignificant piece OF
news the poet determined to serve his friend out
He procured a large stone OF immense weight,
packed II In box ana sent 10 his correspondent,
"carrtage collect" The latter, In the belief that
the contents OF the parcel were valuable, gladly
paid the heavy charge for carriage opened the box
and found to his horror nothing but an ordinary
stone bearing label on which was written: ION
receipt OF the news that you were In good health
the accompanying load rolled on my hearth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-14
Gilbert Island Girls.
now horHEK- IN THAT QUEEN COUNTRY CARRY THEIR
CHILDREN.

Prom the San Francisco Examiner
The Gilbert Islanders, while probably nearly re-
lated 20 the Hawaiians, are not their EQUALS physi
eaLy or mentally. stin they are a fne looking
people and among them may be found many speci-
Hlens OF manly and womanly beauty There is no
difculty In noting their physical characteristics
as the ordinary clothing" OF the men Is a short
mat wrapped around the middle and OF the women
thick 1ringed belt TIED about the hips lust below
the waist sometimes the females-the Older
Ones-are further screened by child carele,sly
thrown over the back or riding astrfde OF one MIN
but this Is only done when the bowling young
steTs refuse 10 be left behind when the Villagers
rush TO the beach 70 see the white strangers
The young girls often coQretlishly screen their
heads and neckS-from the sun-wfth broad fans
simply braided from q palm leaf. one article OF
dress they much Affect are pretty little models OF
a womsns bonnet OF the "coal-scuttie" pattern
These are not worn on the head, where they would
look ridiculous, being only big enough for a small
doll, but are fastened 10 lock Of their coal black
glossy nair, which Is very abundant and OF which
they are very vain.
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DENTISTRY.

nR DUKE, DENTIST. us l4TH N.w.-TEETH
~ extracted without pain BY aid q local application
prepared and used only by me. Teeth hlled 81 Per
iect hitting sets Of articSl teeth Operations Fuarsn
teed. o4-4ms
nR. STAIR PARSONS. DENTIST, 9th ST.. COR
IL ner NV Pain prevented in extracting by APP
plication gums: something new and the best flns
Especially; aching teeth saved artificial teeth inserted
TNREE DENTAL INFIRMARY-TEETH FILLED
II and artificial teeth inserted without charge except
Dept Columbian University. from IL TO pm. daily
except Sunday. Extraction Of teeth free d21-1m
TAR T. n TALBOT. DENTIsT. 437 IRA ST.
branchea Teeth inserted "a par set Al work war
ranted 3Anl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-14

From the New York Times.
The man who astOnished q waiter In the Aston
House one day last week by calling for molasses
10 eat on his flsh cakes has rival The rival is
newspaper reporter, who occasionally eats at the
Sinclair House. A recent breakfast order OF his
was buckwheat cakes and corned beef hash. He
dumped the lot on one plate, and much to the as
constituent OF the waiter treated both impart1ally
TO bath OF old-fashiOned Porto Rico molasses.
Then he ate the lot with apparent relish. Miser
Payne, about whose property there was such Q
sensational contest before Surrogate Rollins occa-
loon under TOmpkins' market Instead OF using
sugar In his cofYee ne Favored It with spoonful OF
the common yellow mustard prepared Tor use on
beef and beans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-14
Tur IscunABIE CuRrD,

HoPKNsvnLk, KY. Feb. "a. 1887.
o T S.. ra .0 :srs
Many Thought bad cancer. Over year ago
iss entirely car.a me. when i S aS1sn With nth
Swift: sPsei a vas in very Poor health and
course Of 8, s. g. was strong and buoyant, and
bad |. good appetite; I regarded it as most
health. 1t Is Q household medicine with me.
Yours rmespecsfu,ly' w,
sPARrANBuRe. g. G.. April 9. 1887.
Gentlemen-For twenty years have had sore
worse; The many physcians whom had CON.
the sors "s ana s Sse.ms more Vrasns
than ever; 80 much %. indeed. that my family
persisted in using the s. s. S. At the end Of two
months the sore was entirely healed Thinking
Gi sn
after, very sltyht breakineout appeared lat
s ;nS nss
H. re ,h done ne more GOOD than all the doctors
Yours truly,
A. h. sHAsps
WINSTON. n. c., April l2, 1887.
Gentlemen-Two or three years ago q cancer
came On my face; II soon grew to be quite LARGE
s., which have continued TO the present time
as
# snS cha Left Ny
ter than it has been in years. am 80 years old
and to-day I am working in the field planting
corn. Yours truly.
JONAS LINEBACH.
Gentlemon-I had sore on my upper lip for
eight years. Seven different doct tors attempted
in vain to heal it. One gave me y small vial for
hve dollars. which was certain cure" 1t is
needless to say IL did me no good. About
two years ago became quite uneasy, as people
thought had cancer and took course of
eighteen bottles of s. 8. s.. The result has been
acomplete cure. The ulcer or cancer healed
beautifully, leaving scarcely perceptible scar.
From that day have been in excellent health,
the Specific having purified my blood thorough
ly. Increased my appetite and perfected my di-
grstion. In . word, feel like new woman,
and best Of all, the eight year ulcer is gone en-
tirely. Yours sincerely,
MRS W. p CANNON.
Trenton, Todd Co., Ky, Feb 25, 1887.