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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-14
MILITARY DUELS IN FRANCE.
Insults Which Render it Necessary that
Soldier Should Fight.

The death of young soldier of the sixteenth
Dragons from wounds received in duel has
led to lively discussion in the French papers
on the practice Of dueling in the army. On
this subject the PETIT Parisien has an interest
ing article. In some regiments, it appears
duels are rare, owing to the frmness of the
colonies, but in others affairs of honor are
matter of daily occurrence. In the cavalry
regiments especially this practice fourishes.
When two soldiers have dispute, so long as
they do not come to blows. they need not
fight unless they wish to; but box settles the
matter, and, whether they like it not, they
must meet sword in hand the next morning in
the riding school The captain, often without
consulting the parties interested, asks permits
sion from the colonel for the rencontre, and the
latter nine times out of ten grants it. Nothing
then can prevent the duel The adversaries
may be only too glad to be reconciled. but it is
all to no purpose; fight they must. The fenc-
ing master is notified. He has the sabers sharp
ened. Then each unlucky soldier spends the
evening in the sale darmes, where he receives
counsel and advice from the prevots, each one
of whom has an infallible secret stroke or bottle
TO teach him.
1t is always in the riding-school that the af-
fair takes place. About o'clock in the morn
ing the cOmbatants arrive, accompanied by
their seconds. Then comes the fencing mas
ter lOilONtu DE Il prtNOt, WHO carries tne TWO
sabers. This fellow always takes delight in in
forming the two adversaries that the sabers
are sharpened with equal care, so that one will
cut just as we'll as the other. Then comes the
lieutenant charged with the duty of conduct
ing the affair. He never fails to make light of
the situation for the purpose of encouraging
the heroes. The surgeon then comes upon the
scene. He appears with an air of ill-humor,
a. if he was plagued by the thing. He is fol-
lowed by a hospital steward bearing lot of
baudages and lint big dish of water with a
sponge in the middle, and set of surgical in
struments enough altogether to scare the
brayest of the brave.
Can We begin?' asks the officer.
Begin" replies the doctor.
Then the gladiators take off their tunics and
shirts and appear naked to the waist no matter
how cold the weather is. They are placed in
position. The officer says: 60 itl' Then the
fight begins, superintendent by the fencing
master, whose duty it is to parry the dangerous
blows. At last one of the men is hit and the
affair is finished.
In the majority OF cases the duel ends by the
defeated party's treating all hands at the can
teen. But when old soldiers are engaged. or
non-commissoned officers skilled in fencing.
the military duels too often terminate other
wise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-14
Is BISMARCK PLAYING FAIR?
Possible Delay I'm the Samoan Confer.
ence.

Washington Special to the Baltimore Sun. Feb IL.
1t looks now very much as if the Samoan con-
ference at Berlin will not be held by repre-
sentatives of the present administration. Count
Arco, the German minister. called upon Secre-
tary Bayard to-day and informed him that the
latters answer to Prince Bismarck's proposal
for a conference had been sent to Berlin by
mail. II will reach Berlin about the Goth. The
German foreign Office will probably take sew
eral days to consider Mr.. Bayard's suggestions,
and its answer. if sent by mail. would hardly
reach this country before the beginning of the
Harrison regime. There would seem to be no
good reason why the correspondence should
not have been conducted by telegraph,
except on the superstition that Prince
Bismarcks resort to the mails is simply
trick to gain time in which to punish the Sa-
means before the negotiations at Berlin are
begun. In well-informed quarters here there
is a strong suspicion that Germany has already
sent renforcements to Samoa to revenge the
killing of a number Of officers and men in the
recent fight with Matasfa, and it is not at all
unlikely that we will ultimately hear of another
bloody battle. If, however, Prince Bismarck
Is playing fair and accepts Mr.. Bayard's pro-
pOsal of a truce in good faith. commissioner
will be sent by Mr.. Bayard to represent this
country at Berlin, provided, of course, Prince
Bismarck's reply is received in tint Minister
Pendleton, though much improved in health. is
hardly strong enough to conduct the negotia-
tons. hitch in the matter, aside from
the delay of correspondence by mail,
may arise from Bismarck's unwilling
ness TO accept Mr.. Bayard's proposal
that instructions to suspend belligeerent
action in Samoa" be telegraphed at once to the
German agents and the representatives of the
other treaty powers. 1t is thought to be quite
possible that Bismarck will insist upon repri-
sails by way of asserting Ger nan prestige in
he. unif a,,1 So fha al
which has been touched in q tender spot by
the defeat of the German landing party by Ma
taafa. 1ir. Bayard, however, has made a most
vigorous protest against such course. and has
already limited that it would be scarcely worth
while to hold the conference unless Germany
gives practical evidence of a sincere desire to
promote the restoration of peace in the islands
by foregoing her desire for vengeance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-14
Politeness Pays.

Prom the Chicago Tribune.
The gentleman at the coal Office was giving
some instructions to one of his subordinates in
the suburbs by telephone
What time do you expect to get in here to-
morrow mOrning!'
AT o'clock. =
Hello, central. Give me $780,"
The interruption came from a man whose
wire had been plugged in by mistake with the
one over which the conversation was going
Go chase yourself around the block" re-
phed the emplOye in the suburbs This isn't
the central Office. Hello, 1881. Are you lis
tenIng!'
Yes"
Il was about TO say, when that duffer broke
IN, that would be at the office at 8 O'Clock to-
morrow morning, IL that will do"
''All right
And 1881 dropped his phone.
But the man who had called for 999 was
listening. In a voice like that of the gentle
man at the coal Office he called out:
'Oh. say
well. :" responded the employe in the sub
wbs: Have you forgotten anything?"
Yes. just happened to remember that
acustOmer we can't afford 10 snub is going out
west IN the morning on a G o'clock train and
want. to leave an order before he goes. You'll
have 10 come in at eco"
Thunder. That's tough in"
so 1t is. But you'll have to come"
I'll come"
When the fresh young man in the suburbs
reads this he will know why he met nobody al
that coal office, althOuglfhe came in at the un-
earthly hour of $50 a. M, and remained till
':SO sitting on the door step and shivering:
and II Will dawn upon him. perhaps that the
person whom he told to chase himself around
me block was a newspaper man. who con.
sidered himself amply avenged
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-14
The YorktOwn's Trial Trip.

THE BIG CRUISER Is THOROUGHLY TESTED IN DEEP
WATER.
From the Philadelphia Times, to-day.
The U. 8. gunboat Yorktown made several
satisfactory trials of speed yesterday at the
Delaware breakwater and left for Cramps ship
yard at $50 o'clock. The big cruiser arrived
in the harbor late on Thursday and anchored
inside of the stone pile. Yesterday morning
the vessel was got under weigh and after pre-
iminary run around the stone pile her nose was
pointed eastward. When the range lights were
opened to the east she was slaughtered out for
the buoy of the Brown and full head Of steam
was put ON. The tide had just begun to ebb
and the sharp stem of the Yorktown cut through
the green water like knife. The buoy of the
Brown was passed and the run was continued
to the Brandywine, twelve miles above Cape
Henlopen. A trip was then made back to Cape
Henlopen, and at $3.50 o'clock she rounded the
Overfalls buoy and stood out to sea. The deep
water test was continued for six hours, and at
$50 o'clock the big cruiser passed in the Capes
and proceeded to the city. The fiood-tide was
about half done, and at Reedy Island the tide
began to ebb, and from there up to the dock
the gunboat butted a strong tide. The run was
satisfactory one and all hands were well
pleased.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-14
Annie Laurie.

IIOin the chicago Herald
The famous song that is sung by all singers
of the present day. 1 am informed. is a mys-
terry as to author. / was raised on the next
farm TO James Laurie. Annie Laurie's father.
was personally acquainted with both her and
her father. also with the author of the song.
knowing these facts | have been requested by
nv friends to give the public the benefit of this
knowledge. which | have consented to do
Annie Laurie was born in 1927. aud was about
seventeen years old when the incident oc-
Cured which gave rise to the song bearing
her name. James Laurie. Annie's father
was farmer. who lived on and owned a
very large farm called Thraglestown. in
Dumfriesshire. Scotland. He hired d great
deal of help. and among those he employed
was a man by the name of Wallace. to at as
foreman. and while in his employ Mr. Wallace
fell IN love with Annie Laurie, which fact her
father soon learned and forthwith discharged
him. He went TO his home. which was in Max
weltOn. and was taken sick the very night he
reached there, and the next morning when
Annie Laurie heard of il. she came to his bed
side and waited on him till he died. and ON his
death-bed he composed the song entitled An
HE Laurie
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-14
An Absent Minded Actor.

From the Chicago Herald.
billy Thompson, the Spanish adyenturer of
"A Possible Case" isvery absent-minded Last
Monday he called at the general delivery win
dow at the Post-ofice to inquire for a letter he
was looking for As he stepped up to the win
do" ne entirely forgot his name. He could
not mink OF II to save his life. He searched
through his pockets for a card or letter adj
dressed TO himself. but could ind none and he
walked out OF the building thinking hard but
% no purpose; Half way TO the hotel he met a
friend. Hello, Thompson" cried the friend.
That's u, thanks" said the actor. as he turned
upon his heel and walked hurriedly back to the
pOst-offce before he should forget il again. He
Is very absent-mipded, Is Thompson. He was
playing here once when the bob-tsiled cars
were running on the South Side. One day he
boarded one of them in company with friend.
Taking quarter from his pocket he dropped
IL in the box and resumed his seat .'Wbv. old
man. the fare is only five cents each. and You've
put in a quarter" said his friend"
80 did" replied Thompson, and he drew
a dime from his pocket. put il into the boz.
and said: There, that's all right now"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-14
In a Bath for IA Year.

rom the London Hospital.
A unique remedy for eczema and other cuta-
neous diseases Is Hebras water-bed, or, rather,
70 define it accurately. continual bath The
patient lives entirely in his bath; eats drinks,
and sleeps there till he is well. One patient
was Kept in such bath for 355 days. Think OF
this. More than year of washing day, 1t is
enough 10 make any one hate the sight Of water
forever. There Is slight danger of the pa
tient slipping entirely under water in his sleep
and drowning; bur it Is usual 10 pass "a bandage
under his arms and fasten it so as to support
the upper part of the body on the inclined part
of the bath on which the head rests. The
palms and soles become white and shriveled
ike washerwoman's hands. but the skin of
other parts of the body does not suffer. and
the treatment IL said to be very eficacious in
severe burns When the patient first gets into
he bed the temperature Is So degrees. but as
10 gets used to il il is raised by degrees to %
degrees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-14
Convenient Sickness and a Remedy.

Prom the Baltimore News.
Emotional people will frequently do very
silly things to attract attention" remarked an
ofncer on one OF the passenger steamships ply
ing between this port and Europe. "A few
summers ago we had number of rather i'm
pOrtant passengers aboard. and all hands were
keenly on the alert To make everybody as COM
Portable possible. We were about 30 miles
down the bay. which was as calm as IA lake
when the surgeon hastily summoned to at
tend a lady who had suddenly become
seriously Ill. He fastened to the pa
tent and found very robust lady re-
Ginning in rocker with her head bowed and
ives closed. In answer to questioning she
complained of great dizziness and was con-
WINGED that her trouble was sea-sickness OF
course the doctor Immediately prescribed. In
fifteen minutes she admitted the beneficial
effect of the medicine and very shortly was as
vIvaciOus ever. The doctor was compli-
mented on the efficacy of his treatment and a
number of passengers desired IA copy of the
prescription.
Doc, ! said to him shortly after the lady
had pronounced herself ''ss well as ever"
what allied that lady?''
Nothing more" he answered, than that
she desired to become an attraction for the
tune being, and was DESTROYS of receiving SYM
patty That potent mixture she received,
VIII tell you tbut YOU must not take any one
else INTO cOnhdence) ,. was about two wineglass-
fuls OF water containing very small quantity
of sugar. Had it any medicinal properties?
Certainly not. but ii was absolutely necessary
Tor me to administer something. and that being
an easy mixture prepared it."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-14
The Valentine.

Frank Dempster sherman in the Century.
Love, AT your door young Cupid stands
And knocks for you to come:
The frost is in his feet and hands,
His lips with cold are numb.
Grant him admittance, sweetheart mine,
And by your cheering fire
His lips shall loosen as with wine
And speak forth my desire
He lett me not an hour ago,
And when the rascal went
barefOoted out into the snow
. asked him whittier bent,
Quotn be: " To her whose face Il like
d. garden fun OF flowers.
To her whose smiles like sunlight strike
Across the winter hours"
No more he said. nor need Of more
Had To know. knew
His path lay straight unto your door
That face belongs to YOU.
Godspeed, i cried. land give her this
When you her face shall see;''
And on his lips | set q kiss,
a Valentine from me-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-14

Many Reasons why we Should Not
Fret when Things go Wrong.

If you want good appetite, don't worry If
you want healthy body, don't worry. If you
want things to go right in your homes or your
business, don't worry. Women find a sea of
trouble in their housekeeping. Some one says
they often put as much worry and anxiety into
u loaf Of bread pie or a cake, into the weekly
washing and ironing, as should suffice for much
weightier matters. This accounts largely for
the angularity of American women. Nervous
ness, according to the american artisan. is the
bane of the American race. 1t is not confined
to the women by any means, but extends to the
men as well. Even business men are some
times afflicted, so we have heard. and so our
advice not to yield to this habit will be most
kindly received by all classes of readers What
good does fretting do? 1t only increases with
indulgence, like anger, appetite. or
love, or any other human impulse.
1t deranges ones temper, eXcites I'M
pleasant feelings toward everybody and
confuses the mind. 1t affects the whole
person, units one for the proper completion of
the work whose tritiing interruption or disturb
ance started the fretful fit. Suppose these
things go wrong to-day. the to-morrows are
coming, IN which to try again. and the thing is
not worth cloudIng your own spirit and those
around you. injuring yourself and them physic-
ally-fOr the mind affects the body-and for
such trihe. Strive to cultivate spirit of pa
thence, both for your own good and the good
of those about you. You never will regret the
step, for 1t will not only add to your own hap
piness but the example of your conduct will
affect those with whom you associate, and in
whom you are interested. Suppose some
body makes a mistake, suppose you
are crossed, or tri1ing accident occurs;
to fly into fretful mood will not mend,
but help to hinder the attainment of what you
wish. Then, when a thing is beyond repair,
waste no useless regrets over it. and do no idle
fretting. Strive for that serenity of spirit that
will enable you to make the best of all things.
That means contentment in its best senses and
contentment is the only true happiness of life.
pleasant disposition and good work will make
the whole surroundings ring with cheerfulness
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-14
LATE FOREIGN NEWS.

The queen regent of Spain yesterday re-
celved Mr.. Perry Belmont. the new American
minister TO Madrid. who presented his cred n
tlais. Her majesty cordially welcomed Mr.
Belmont, who made an appropriate reply.
Emperor William yesterday gave audience t
Lieut.. Aaron Ward. naval attache of the Amer
lean legation at Berlin. and Lieut.. b. H. Buck
ingham. naval attache of the American lega
ton at Paris. Lieut.. Ward supersedes Lent
Buckingham as naval attache at the American
legation in Berlin.
Mr.. . Brien, who is now in Tralee Jail. is yer,
weak. He has been ordered better food
Seven more arrests have been made in counec.
ton with the murder of Police Inspector Mar.
| tin at Gweedore.
Mr.. Gladstone, in a communication dated
Naples, summons his supporters to be present
on the reassembling of parliament when it i
expected that important matters will be sub
mitted promptly.
The statement is revived in Berlin that Mr..
Coleman, the secretary of the American lega-
ton there, will represent America in the Sa-
moan conference.
The Italian government consented to give
the use of the Coliseum at Rome to the
American baseball players, but it has been
found that the dangerous state OF the galleries
precludes theN idea of playing in the arena
Doubts are expressed whether the police regu-
lations of Rome, resulting from the recent
riots, viii prevent the Americans PLAYING there
The teams arrived at Brindisi on Friday.
The suit recently brought in London by Mr.
lizard, the husband of the actress. Marie Tenn
pie, against Mr.. Henry J. Leslie, proprietor of
the Lyric theater. resulted yesterday in a YER
dict of $4,000 damages for the plaintiff. Mr.
lizard is suing for a divorce from his wife,
naming Mr.. Leslie as correspondent.
The labor agitation in Rome is as violent as
ever, and is kept under only by military force.
There is continual apprehension of fresh out
breaks In consequence tourists and foreign
residents are taking fight.
The English governor of Hong Kong has
been petitioned by the Chinese of Hong Kong
to request the British government to address
the American government with a view to with
drawal of the exclusion bills. The petition con-
tends that the action Of the United States and
Australia Is contrary to international treaties,
and that if persisted in will result in the COM
mercial ruin of Hong Kong.
Serious trouble is reported ON the Tonquin
frontier. and frequent skirmishes between ma
tlves and French troops are reported outside of
Haiphong, Hanoi and the coast ports. The
French authorities, it is commended, have little
hold upon the country. At Monkay. ON the
chinese frontier, a band of 1000 natives re
Gently attacked tho French and have practi-
cally driven the French out of Monkay
Emperor Francis Joseph yesterday received
the presidents of both houses of the Hungarian
diet, who presented him with resolutions of
coincidence passed by their respective houses.
The emperor made speech TO each.
The French senate yesterday by vote of
22S to 81. adopted the bill providing for the re-
establishment of the scrutin d'arrondissement
system of election.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-14
ROMANCE AND LAW.
A Tennessee Bellies lmpulsive Freak,
and its Results


A Nashville dispatch says: A suit to recover
fourth interest in estate, reckoned at
$500 900, filed in the Davidson county courts
recalls romance of unusual interest Isaac
Franklin was once the richest man in the south
owning four big plantations and more negroes
than any other Shareholder, except Gen. Wade
Hampton's father. At his p-incely home he
kept visitors register, and one day party of
young Nashville people on frolic called and
inscribed their names Adecilia Hayes, the
then belle of the SOUTH was one of these and
careless of consequences, wrote opposite her
name her intention of setting her cap for old
man Franklin. The rich widower was caught
in the trap, and married Miss Hayes Frank
lin soon died, leaving a young and lovely widow
worth .4,000,000. Some time later Joseph
Acklen, a young lawyer of Huntsville. Ala
proposed to a party of friends that if they
would give him $1,000 for expenses he would
ensnare the wealthy widow. Acklen was
smart and handsome, and his friends provided
him with the requisite cash. With a show of
wealth, Acklen laid siege to the heart of Mrs
Franklin, and soon they were married They
built country home called Belmont a su-
perb place surrounded by IS acres of orna-
mented grounds, with Conservatives, music
hall, billiard pagoda, and geological garden,
and entertained regally. Acklen died during
the war, leaving four children, one of whom,
Hon. Jos. II. Acklen, formerly member of
Congress from Louisiana, is plaintiff in the
suit spoken Of Mrs. Acklen some time later
married DR.. w. b. Cheatham, of this city
Fifteen hundred invitations were issued, and
many guests from Europe were present at the
nuptials. After the war Mrs. Cheatham sued
the government for 81 DOC, 900 for damages to a
cotton crop, and won her cause. Her attorney
was the confederate general, Gideon J. Pillow,
who was to receive 500, 900 as his fee, but the
widow demurred and the demurrer was sus-
tanned. Since then the estate has wasted away
until, when Mrs. Cheatham recently died at
the 5th avenue hotel, in New York, it was not
estimated to be worth more than 900, 600 for
a fourth interest in which young Acklen
brings snit