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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-02
Keep the Mouth Shut.

From Good Housekeeping.
How many Of the readers Of these lines know
or have any idea of how much and how per-
slstently each and every one Of them keep their
mouths open, inhaling directly into the lungs
the foul and fetid air Of the atmosphere that
surrounds them? How many know or think of
the seeds Of discomfort and disease that are
thus drawn into and lodged in the system, there
to rankle and Tester and produce health-irri-
tants and life destroyers2 How few know that
the common practice of sleeping with the
mouth open-to say nothing of the habit at
other times-is one Of the most pernicious and
deleterious practices to which the human race
has become addicted? This subject has been
brought sharply home to the writer in connec-
ton with study Of the causes and the treat
ment of the wide and rapidy-growing distem-
per popularity known as catarrh. So prevalent
has this become, especially in northern lati-
tudes, that it is rare, indeed, that one
can be found who does not suffer more or
less from some catarrhal affection. Many un-
doubtedly do not know of the catarrhal nature
OF their ailments; but a brief investigation
will, IN ninety-nine cases out of every hundred,
reveal the solemn fact that what has been
called this thing and that, and been treated as
that and the other, Ia simply catarrh of some
degree or kind. Complaints are made Of de-
ranged stomachs, disordered ivers, enfeebled
lungs, headaches, listlessness dyspepsia, in
somnia, general debility and on TO the end of
the chapter Of human ailments. The Sc
ductive, yet vile, poisonous secretions emanat-
ing from catarrh in the head or throat, readily
dnd their way by means of physical force and
exhalation into all parts Of the system, and
when the poison II once introduced Il il not
easy TO dislodge II or to fortify against its evil
tendencies and consequence
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-02
IN THE HURLY.BURLY.
Two Examples of Woman's Ways Of
Making q Living.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer.

From the Philadelphia Inquirer
An energetic woman is never at q loss for q
means of livelihood when thrown upon her
own resources. Hundreds of women in this
city are engaged in business and many of them
are in direct and successful competition with
men. Female bread-winners of originality
have developed for themselves new fields of
labor, and they usually make them pay. One
bright woman, who was left destitute by
the death of her husband, with several
small children dependent upon her, re-
membered, after trying to decide what to
do, that she possessed receipt that had
been handed down to her from an old-fash-
Toned New England ancestor for making q
superior quality of doughnuts. She inter-
viewed prominent grocer and made propo-
sition to him to sell the product of her house.
wifely skill. The result was that few DAYS
later the grocer's front window was filed with
batch Of the crisp, brown pastry and a sign
informed the passerby that the old-fashioned
doughnuts could be purchased within for Is
cents q dozen. The FIRST day there. were pur-
chased enough to exhaust the supply, and
since that time the doughnut trade has steadily
increased, until to-day several cooks, under the
little woman's superintendent, are kept con-
stantly busy, and her income from the dough-
nut industry averages $40 per week.
The widow of a late popular saloonkeeper.
being compelled by the death of her husband
to turn in and take upon her slender shoulders
the support OF large family, canvassed among
the saloonkeepers in the city for the sale of q
peculiar variety Of parched corn, which her
husband had used in his saloon q q substitute
for coffee beans or cloves a. q breath sweetener.
The secret Of parching the corn without s.pop-
ping" it was hers. At first she found only Q
limited sale for her goods, but now hundreds
Of saloons are hsr daily customers and the
grim wolf Of poverty, whose gaunt form had
before doomed up before her, & kept 70 far at
bay that her little ones cannot even hear st.
howb.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-02
TO HARNESS THE NIAGARA.
A Mechanics Continuance That Is Elk.
citing Capitalists.

A Buffalo special to the Philadelphia Times
says that s. II. Palmer, mechanic employed
at the Central car-wheel works, yesterday as
tonished the Business mems association by put
ting in demand for their prize Of sloo, 900 for
Harvesting the power Of the Niagara river.
The prize was offered over a year ago, and
though hundreds have contested for il none
have presented practical device.
Palmer's machine is simply an endless steel
belt, 200 feet long and 20 feet wide, each link
OF which is a tiny turbine wheel When set
erosswise to the current ii moves with resist
less force. His working model is fixed in q
small box that babe might lift, but il was
able TO generate one-horse power in the COM
paratively slow current opposite Black Rock.
while further down the river treble that power
was readily obtained Palmer calculates that
one million horse power can be generated by Q
number of his machines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-02
DEER AND DEAR.
A Case of Buck Fever and What 1t
Led to.

Correspondent Pittsburg Dispatch.
young man In camp on a small secluded
lake was hunting the river that ran close by.
As motionless a statue in the front Of the
boat, with the bulls-eye lantern throwing the
light over his head, and his guide in the stern
padding without the slightest noise-as is
wholly necessary-the young hunter had his
eyes fixed on the shores for the unwary but SEN
sitive deer. Suddenly he saw a ball of fire
directly ahead of him. He raised his rifle and
was about to shoot, when his common sense
reminded him that no animal could have such
an eye as that. Hardly had he lowered his
rifle when a sharp crack pierced the air. the
lantern over his head came down upon him.
and he was left in darkness His guide called
out in language more eloquent than poetic. to
whoever had fired that shot not to fire another.
The next instant a boat ran up alongside Of
the young mans, and in the bow Of it he dis
covered fine-looking girl with a jacket up
about her ears, peak cap pulled down over
her forehead and a rifle balanced across her
knees. He laughed at the idea of her shooting
the lantern off Of his boat but she Was almost
in Mysteries.
'Pm so sorry and ashamed" she said, II
never shot deer and l suppose 1 had the
buck fever and didn't know lantern from the
moon. Can you ever forgive me, sir?"
OF course she was gracefully forgiven.
"How did you find your way here?" asked the
young man.
"Oh, I'm living at the little hotel down on
Big Upper lake and my guide brought me up
tonight. My brother is going down the river,
and will meet me at the carry after We have
finished hunting"
II think I'll be down to the hotel to-mor-
row" said the yo1ng man, who was plunger.
'But you won't tell ON me, will your cried
the girl.
That depends" replied the youth.
The guides padded the boats ahead in oppo-
site directions
"Have you seen deer tonight" called back
the girl.
Eyes, indeed" was the reply; 'rve seen a
darling
..Oh, pshaw!'' was the response to this
The young man Is now down at the hotel
every day, for the girl who came near killing
him is the belle of the neighborhood, and they
are holding prolonged dialogues about deer
hunting-Or something else
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-02
Politeness 10 Children.

From the Evening Wisconsin.
A child will receive impressions of courtesy
from older persons with wondrous alacrity.
You may teach a child to be polite, but remove
all examples of polite behavior and he will soon
forget all he has learned / know q dear little
girl whose mother is always very polite to her,
and the child is noticeable example of cour-
tesy to her mother. II you train q child to say
please excuse me" when he accidentally
hurts you or gets in your way, and you forget
to ask excuse for yourself, you do not hold the
child's respect.
please excuse me" makes your peace with
some children for all offences.
1t is ridiculous the way some people call q
child, for instance: Johnnie, come here. +"
Johnnie, come here, nowr' John, Won
don't come here / shall have to come after
you" "Come here, this minute, or I shall
give you whipping, all in two breaths. On
the contrary, how quickly the child runs to her
boy; want you"
Let us beware of the evil communication
which corrupt good manners." / have in my
mind a winsome girl of sixteen, who is courte-
Gus to every one but her mother. Being anear
relative, ventured to ask the reason for such
a lack Of courtesy. She replied, II can
not be polite to my mother, much as love
her, she Is so far from being polite TO me.
would miss it and think about
the days when we were 80 defer
entail to each other" I felt sorry for
Amy and wanted to do something for her, 80
suggested that she change her tactics and treat
her mother with the utmost courtesy and likely
such O noticeable difference would cause her
mother to see her fault did not say what
was in my mind-would make her ashamed of
herself Allow me 10 say that the charm
worked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-02
Mental Powers of Criminals.

From Popular Science Monthly.
The bearing of education on the character
and reformation of criminals is discussed by
DR.. Hamilton d. Way in paper on the physi-
cal and industrial training of that class, which
is published by the Industrial Education asso-
citation The author assumes that lit is mis-
take to suppose that the criminal is naturally
bright. Moral failure and blunted intellect &C
a rule, 60 hand in hand. IL BRIGHT is usually
in a narrow line and self-repeating." The
criminals malpractice has its origin in blunted
or non-developed nervous areas and is indica-
tive of wrong headedness. Whatever may be
said Of the motives or incentives that led to
crime, the fact remains that the head of the
criminal is wrong. The time has gone by in
which to argue that to educate the criminal ID
to make him a more accomplished and success
full scamp. 1T is through physical and
mental training and their composite la
Dor that the numbering germs Of man
hood are fructified maturing under q firm and
unrelaxing discipline" The criminals mind,
while not diseased, is undeveloped. or il NAV
be abnormally developed in certain directions;
the smartness resulting therefrom psrtaking Of
low cunning and centering about self. He 10
deficient in stability and win power and incapa-
BILE Of prolonged mental effort and application
His intellect travels in rut and fails him in an
emergency. His moral nature shares in the
imperfections Of his physical and mental state"
A training is advocated by the author that will
awaken the siumbering faculties and thus set
the mind i'm O normal condition. This training
had best not be given by persons connected
with the prison, for il might thereby be un-
pleasantly associated with penal features, bus
Way gives an interesting relation Of expert
ments which he has made with prisoners in 40
cordance with these views, the average resulto
OF which are very encouraging.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-02
THE SERVANTS, PICNIC.
How They Take Advantage Of the Alb
sence Of Their Employer.

Prom the Boston Post
One remaining here in Boston during the
summer months is afforded many opportunities
OF judging Of the question whether ID IL wisess
70 leave servants in the house or 10 close 10 NJ
when the family leaves town. Naturally there
are reasons FOR the former, especially when
any part OF the family are engaged in
business and cannot leave II n right then
then that they should not relinquish homo
comforts and conveniences. But there IL an
other side to the question. A friend informs
me Of certain liberties taken during this ..serv-
ants holiday" which serve 70 show the kind
OF advantage which lie derived from il Being
OF necessity at home and residing on one Of the
most prominet streets on the Back bay, he OBJ
served one evening at about O'Clock q num-
Der OF carriages driving mp and depositing full
dressed persons at a neighbor's front door
The family, he thought, were al Manchester
by-the-Sea, and his curiosity was aroused 10
know what was going on in their city mansion
Next he remarked the illumination OF the
drawing rooms and soon discovered that q
grand reception being held by the bellies
OF the kitchen. II was kept up until past mid
night, and although the Waterman passed up
to prevent the full hilarity Of the occasion.
Another friend 10 whom related this cir
cumstance told me Of another. quite its match
IN point OF impudence. The family OF q
Wen-khoWn lawyer lett early IN the summer
Tor the seashore and placed q man and his
wife IN charge of their city residence, giving
implicit orders that they were not TO cook in
the house, as il was not insured and con-
Migration might take place. An opposite
neighbor. detained at home by illness In the
family, noticed the daily incoming and outgo-
ing OF other people besides those with whom il
was In care and suspected that more was going
an than was bargained for. One night at about
4 O'Clock a loud knocking disturbed his slum-
bers. Arising TO see what the matter he
heard a fman's voice calling imperatively
John, John; let me inn The door was opened
and the man passed mp 70 a second-story
chamber. Ii was only n case of summer
boarders." This circumstance was repeated in
another house in the same locality. / have
heard, too, of another incident where a cook
who had been in a family some years
entertained her pastor, a Baptist clergyman,
with an old-fashioned tea, and used for the oc-
casion some rare Sevres china, the best silver
knives and table linen not long imported from
Dresden, manufactured to order with the
family coat-of-arms. This "good" time was
however, unfortunately interrupted, for the
master of the house arrived Unexpectedly. and
having his latch key with him. entered the
dining room just as the clerical guest was in
voking blessing in the old fashioned manner
of long grace"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-02
Murat Halstead for Senator


The following card, to which the initials of
Richard Smith are appended, appeared double
loaded in the editorial column of the Cincin-
natl Commercial Gazette yesterday morning:
I'M. HALsTEAD FOR U. S. SENATOR
''Mr. Halstead reached New York yesterday
and will be home in few days. It now re-
mains for US to say, in his absence, that the re-
publicans of Ohio should elect him to take the
place of Payne in the United States Senate. He
would fill the chair well. He could not would
not, represent corporations, but he would, with
great fairness and manifest ability, represent
the people. 1t is fair to infer that this is what
the republicans of Ohio, and even what the
people of Ohio, irrespective of party, desire.
And in the absence of Mr.. Halstead we en-
brace the opportunity to make the statement.
For obvious reasons this paper cannot, at
later date, take part in the contest. We state
now, and the people can make the ISSUE We
nominate Mr.. Halstead for the United States
Senate, to take the seat misrepresented by
Henry b. Payne. 1t is square contest There
is nothing personal about it, but there is
great deal more than personal interests in
volved. r, s."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-02
A Scar Under the Wig,

VIM. Wallace, the colored barber who re-
Gently assaulted Gertie Smith, colored
woman, with whom he has been living in South
Washington, as published in The STAR at the
time, was placed on trial in the Police Court
this morning. charged with the assault The
woman was SO badly injured at the time that
she had to be removed to the hospital. When
the assault occurred the door was locked and
the police were attracted to the house by cries
OF Murder" from the neighbors. When the
police arrived at the house the woman was
found lying on the floor unconscious. Prosecut-
ing Attorney Armes told Gertie to remove her
hat, as he wanted the court to see the wound
on her head.
Gertie objected to removing her hat, and the
attorney for the defendant sustained her OBJ
lection.
The court however, overruled the objection
and Gertie removed her hat. There was no
sign OF an injury to her head. Further inves-
tigation was made and then Gertie removed
wig, revealing an ugly cut on her head.
The defendant was sentenced to three months
in Jail without fine
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-02
SHE SPOKE ONLY IRISH.
Not Easy to Find an Interpreter foe
Her In the Erudite City OF Chicago.
From the Chicago Mail.

From the Chicago Mail.
There was a ludicrous scene at the Polk
street depot soon after the Chicago and Allan
tic train pulled into the big building A woman
forty years old, with a good-natured face,
alighted from one Of the immigrant coaches
and Immediately commenced to talk in some
unknown tongue. The station master could
not understand her, neither could any one else.
Send for the banana man." suggested the
depot policeman.
''Oh, she amt 'dago,'" said the depot mas
ter as he listened to the peculiar dialect
The italian was sent for. however; so was the
Greek fruit vender and the German butcher
and the Polish and Scandinavian saloon keep
ers on Dearborn streets. and the Scotch shoe
maker, and even the Hebrew pawn broker was
called IN 10 try TO communicate with the
stranger. All were unsuccessful, though, and
just as the railroad men were about 10 give up
the affair as a very bad job p. o'Flynn, an ex-
pressman, whose nationality is apparent,
stepped up, and, after listening TO the talk Of
the woman, went mp to her and said:
''Oh, shut up, yer Irish"
''You fellers are fone educated gentlemen,
ant your" said Wynn, turning TO the crowd.
Cant yer see that the ould woman is Irish2
Ask her phat she wants in Irish and she will
talk to you"
But none Of those present could speak the
native tongue of the Emerald Isle. Even
Otlynn could only understand a few words of
the jabber, but he could not speak a word OF
the language that is only known TO a few.
No one would believe that person who had
lived within miles of Galway, Ireland for the
last forty years could not speak or understand
word OF English, but there are 1000 human
being on an island just that distance from the
hourishing Irish town who communicate with
one another through no other language but the
one spoken on the land Of the "ould dart"
The island of Nuken, or ''Innisnucken," is
only few minutes ride in a row boat of the
main land and little TO the northwest ofGalway,
but still the English languarge is unknown
there. One thousand souls or more are on the
little island. and il is seldom that one OF its in
habitants has any desire to leave it, The woman
who reached the Polk-street depot however,
is one OF the number who made up her mind
to come to America. She left the island three
weeks ago and started for Chicago, where
she is believed TO have relatives The
stranger was taken to the armory soon after it
was learned that she was Irish. and il was at
the station that Officer German of the twenty
second street station discovered her German
is a splendid Irish scholar and he had no diff
Guilty in learning the emigrant's story.
She said her name was Mary Nee. She left
1anisnucken three weeks ago and came TO
Chicago expecting to meet her friends at the
depot. No one was there, however, and as she
had lost the address of her friends here she
does not know where to go. She said she be-
heved that her brother, whose name is Grale-
hsh. was somewhere in South Chicago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-02

Ioku Tue New Iork Quar-.
This is the season when the amateur farmer
is in his glory. He invites his friends down to
the farm and they inspect his fields, titled BY
improved methods, and admire his blooded
stock and Jersey cattle to his hearts content.
have had several invitations of this kind
lately, and hope TO avail myself thereof. But I
always think Of . remark made BY . worthy
New York business man Of bucolic tastes some
years ago.: was one OF party who visited
his farm" down on Long fsland. Il vas 4
warm day, and when, after . dusty drive. we
were ushered into the cool dining room, two
large napkin-covered protuberances q either
end OF the table attracted our attention. Re-
at one end an immense cooler, in which sew
eral .'magnums" Of champagne reposed. At
the other end was vessel full Of rich cream.
packed IN ice. Now, boys, aid be, cheer.
Drink whichever you please; shsy bo1h eost =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-02
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.

SERIOUS CHARGES AGAINST WATER DEPARTMENT
OFFICIAL
AS Is always the case at this season OF the year
the Commissioners are flooded with letters from
private citizens protesting against their water
tax. This morning they received a letter out
of the ordinary run of complaints in that it
makes serious charges against an official OF the
water department. The complainant is Mrs.
M. A. Buckley, $40 18th street northwest. The
name OF the official is Inspector Barton, and
the charges which she makes and asks that
they be investigated are that last year he had
rooms at her house and offered to have her tax
bill arranged for 81, which he did some time
afterward, but that after he left her bill was
raised to S13. She charges that this increase
was made by Barton for the purpose of getting
even with her. The Commissioners will inves-
tigate the matter.
HIS SERVICES TO BE DISPENSED WITH
Owing to the depleted condition of the ap-
preparation from which he is paid the assessor
has recommended that the services of H. NJ
Pearson be dispensed with. The Commission
ers nave approved the recommendation.
FLOODED SCHOOL HOUSE.
The Commissioners have been informed that
unless something is done Immediately the
Arthur school will be unfit for school purposes,
as the lower floor is completely flooded and the
coal vault is also flooded. The building in
spector will look into the matter
CHARITABLE AND REFoRMAToRY INSTITUTIONS.
The act providing for the expenses of the
District government contains the provision that
the several institutions included under the head
OF asylums, reformatories, industrial schools,
and charities in general shall make to the Com
mlssioners Of the District on or before the LIST
day OF October of each year a full and detailed
account OF their receipts and expenditures,
with such suggestions as they may deem peril
nent, together with the estimates for next year.
The institutions in question have all been mott
fed, and to-day Mr.. w. s. Matthews was di-
rected to make a report to the Commissioners
before the 18th proximo Of his observations
compiled with a view to facilitating the prepa-
ration Of the report of the Commissioners
which they are required to make to Congress.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Commissioners have notified Mr. Simon
Wolf to insure the Jones public school build
ing, at the corner of LIST and l. streets north
west, for $4,000.
The Commissioners have decided to ignore
the petition of the licensed cattle dealers, and
they will have to occupy the market stalls pro-
vlded for them and pay the fee as in the past.
Relative to request for statistics of the pop
ulation OF the District the Commissioners have
written to MIR. G.. G. Green of Woodbury., Nj,
that the present population is estimated at
900, 600.
81 WELL INvEsTED.-This amount will take
you to Atlantic City and back on Pennsyl-
vania railroads special tomorrow night. The
same sum could not purchase so much pleasure
or profit If invested in any other manner. Re-
member the station and time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-02
The Death Record.

During the twenty-four hours ending at noon
to-day deaths were reported to the health Office
as follows: Fritz Dub. white, 80 years; VIM.
Jett, white. 81 years; Philip II. volkman, white,
months; Frank Gibson, white, 8 months; Jno
j.. Gentner, white, 40 years; Ann P. Handy,
white, rs years; Frank Egan, white, 6 months;
Victoria Edmondson, white, so years; Ellenora
Spriggs, colored, 10 months; Isabella Cox col
ored, 70 years; Charles H. Lawson, colored, 6
months; Augustus Pholnix, colored, years;
Nora Stewart. colored, year; Edith Peyton,
colored, months; William Smith, colored, 40
years.