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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-06
REBELLING AGAINST TROUSERS.
Some Very Funny Things Done In
Mexico.

From the New York Star.
I'VE do funny things down in Mexico, and
the most ridiculous act that 1 ever knew. even
down there, occurred the day before I left
home"
The speaker was Manuel Ramon OF the CITY
OF Mexico, who arrived in New York ON Mon
day.
You know all the common people there
wear cotton drawers instead Of trousers" said
Mr.. Ramon, "and it had always been consid-
cred quite proper until the advent Of the many
Americans, who always comment upon Il. So
Tor several years there has been growing feel
ny that everybody should wear trousers-that
Is TO say, every man. This feeling eliminated
the night before started for New York. when
the city council solemnly resolved that the
proper way Tor man to hide his legs was in
orthodox pantaloons The action had been
oeosted Tor some time and with some little
warmth, but 1t finally passed by narrow ma
lority. Many persons doubt the constitutional
rlght 10 change bv force what NAV Justly be
considered the national dress, but they are met
win 'ne statement that IL 10 not intended to
use force. The trousers advocates say that il
Is only hoped to devise some legal means by
which trousers will be universally worn. The
FORMAL act OF the city council was the appoint
ment OF committee to study the question,
WIN Instructions to devise some means OF in
ducins the change. The report of that COM
mittee will be awaited by the public with
good deal Of interest, and it will create a com
motion II II suggests forcing trousers down
she throats, or on the legs, Of the working
impossibilities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-06
Wasted Pity.
From Puck.

From the P1ttsburg Dispatch.
A traveller in a backvoods community, al
tracted by q noise in q cabin not far from the
roadside. stopped and, addressing q boy that
sat on a fence, said:
''You live about here, supposeT
"Yep. jest about"
"weu, can you tell me what makes that
peculiar noise up ycnder in that cabin1'
''Yep, it's pap an man"
what are they doing-beating . carpetT'
mop, bestin' one 'nuther."
"You don't say SOL
"who said I didnt2"
81 mean rs IL possible?"
THAT'S what il is"
'what are they besting each other forf'
s"Csuss they're fghtin'."
"Is it possible that you sit here 90 compile
Gently and see your father beat your mothsr?"
81 don't zee him a-beatin her"
"Yes, but you know that he ia"
81 know he's tryin' 90. II you're here 10 pity
mann, mister, you'd better ride on. Mans the
boss up thar, I'll tel you that Hor on did you
hear that thumpl Wall. that wus dad a-couin'
down on the punchin' 10. Nam hisss him, but
she lets him drap himself. ReAkon you'd bet
Ter 20 %, - stay a. pity pap svhil&"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-06
How to Select Bananaa.

A steamer steward interviewed by the st.
Louis Globe Democrat says: Not one fruit buyer
in . hundred, unless he has been brought up in
the far south, knows how to select bananas when
purchasing them by the bunch. It's very
simple thing. Look at the thick end Of the
branch on which the bananas hang. II it 10
green the bananas will ripen slowly and lusci-
ousiy and will be of good flavor. II the end Of
the branch Is black the bananas themselves will
blaoken after q day or two and will ripen too
fast and rot Even il they are plucked the
day after they are bought and eaten, they will
b Aushy aaa The favor viii not b COED
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-06
CUSTOMS OF THE PEOPLE.

Among these people any crime whatever may
be compounded for by payment. A murderer
acquits himself OF all blame by simply giving
an indemnity to his victims relatives. The
same principle is applied in the case of the be-
travail Of young woman. II discovered her
lover is bound to make money PREPARATION to
her parents. failure to do this would cause
her family to use force to back mp their de-
mand. No blame is visited upon the girl, but
the offender ID simply regarded as a robber who
has committed depredations on their merchan-
disc This indemnity system is carried to a
most astonishing point. For instance, an In
dian at Sitka broke into the room of two
,misefs N their absence, emptied demijohn Of
their liquor and died in consequence. The
relatives of the robber demanded payment
from the miners, who were obliged to give il.
A schooner in gale on one occasion rescued
two Indians from a sinking canoe. The canoe
was nearly as long as the schooner and could
not be carried towed, seeing which the In
dams themselves cut the craft adritt When
the humane captain landed the rescued men at
their village he was astonished by peremptory
demand for payment for the canoe, backed by
threats.
Some curious customs among certain Alaska
Indians relate to child birth. The husband on
such an occasion takes to his bed aud is treated
as if an invalid, while the wife is driven out Of
the house and left to her fate being Stunned
by everybody as unciean. Alcohol is the pre-
vaillng curse of all the natives in that region.
III IeSIOus, peluS ODtalneQ III
quantities either by distillation from molasses
or by purchase from traders, a regular system
OF getting drunk in detachments is practiced.
II is the duty of those sober in the village to
look out for the drunk and attend to the
household duties, canoes and children When
the first detachment has sobered up the others
take their turn. favorite drink is
from potatoes distilled in kerosene
can with worm made from the
stems of the giant kelp. This "hoochinoo," as
it is called. is drunk raw from the improvised
still and creates immediate madness Ensign
Niclack. U.SN.. who has conducted this in
vestigation regarding the Haida Indians says
that what the traders sell in that region for
whisky derives its strength almost wholly from
vitriol and nitric acid.
The slate In which the carvings spoken Of
are made is quarried out in a soft state, so
that it is easily worked with tools, becoming
hard with time Eyes of the creatures repre-
seated usually disks Of mother of pearl.
Such art works as these place the Haida easily
at the head of the savage tribes of the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-06
Treasure Hunting.


tits doubtfulif the search for buried treasure
along the Atlantic coast of North America and
the Spanish main will ever cease. The solitary
treasure-hunter, who often believes himself
guided by some supernatural means is not an
unfamiliar figure on the New England coast
Here and there at certain points in Maine on
the shores OF Narragansett bay and on the Sea
Islands of Georgia freshly piled up heaps of
sand are often found which indicate that one
more seeker for the lost treasure of Capt Kidd
has been at work with pick and shovel
At Dungeon Rock within the limits Of the
city of Lynn, Mass, a deep and tortuously
winding shaft blasted out far into the depths
OF ledge of porphyry, is shown to visitors,
where one Marvel and his son worked for many
years to find the treasure of pirate. The
spirits had told Marvel, so he said that a
pirate chief had untold treasure in a cave in
this ledge and was overwhelmed there with his
plumber by an earthquake. Marvel died with
out finding any treasure.
In the town of Medford, Mass, not MANY
years ago, an unknown man asked permission
to dig hole on the side of a hill looking ont
upon the Mystic river. The permission was
given. Next morning the proprietor found a
deep hole in the side of the hill and at the bot
| tom of the excavation was small, round,
| smooth hole, which looked as il an earthen lar
might have exactly fitted in it. Upon the side
of the excavation, near the smaller hole, a
| large fat stone had been thrown up.
The digger had disappeared but many peo-
pie in the neighborhood believe that he took
with him long buried jar containing treasure.
Cumberland Island. on the Georgia coast is
believed by many Of the people who live near
it to contain Capt. Kids treasure There is
| even in existence a formula for its discovery
very much like the formula in Poe's story OF
| ''The Gold Bug" but if any treasure has been
discovered by its aid the fact has not become
known.
One Of the most important Of treasure-seek-
| ing expeditions has lately been conducted to
the Island of Trinidad-an English possession
off the coast of Venezuela. According to a
! well-accepted account a band of corsairs, nc
longer ago than 1928, plundered certain
churches in Peru OF their plate and other
treasures to an immense value and trans
ported their spoils to Trinidad. There they
| buried their booty. intending to dig it up and
sell it after the noise Of their exploit had passed
away.
Some months afterward Admiral Lord Coch-
ran captured these bfigands and hanged them,
but no trace of their plumber was found.
Some months ago a number Of Englishmen
having como into possession Of some lnforma-
ton which led them to suppose that they could
locate the site where this booty was buried
filed out a we'll equipped expedition to seek it,
party Of men were sent to Trinidad and sci
to work
1t was work indeed, for these treasure-hun-
tiers dug to a great depth and shoveled some
$4,000 tons of sand and all without result.
The expedition finally returned to England
and the money which was invested in it was a
dead loss.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-06
Height of Buildings In London.

Henceforth no building within the jurisdic-
90 feet in height. So the lords committee on
the council bill has ordained, and its decision
is eminently sensible. The limit of 10 feet,
which the council wished to fix would have
been too low; in 90 there is nothing to complain
of. We cannot afford to build more Queen
Anne mansions 1@0 feet high, nor to initiate
the enormously high blocks Of buildings which
are in such favor in America. They may be
all very well In streets - wide 40 the Nevsky
Prospekt, but in our narrow thoroughfares
buildings Of the New York type would shut ont
sun and air. Even our newest streets, such ~
Northumberland avenue, are not wide, while,
to take more recent instances, SALISBURY ave-
nue. 10 miserably narrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-06
FREAKS FOR THE TABLE.
Utensils and Ornaments That Puzzle
the Uninitiated.

HEY say that Mrs. Levi
p. Morton had a melan-
choly experience re-
Gently, such as was we'll
calculated to aitlict a
house k g e err, even
though she were the
wife of a Vice President
of the United States.
A guest dining Mt her
house, though O man of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-06

room. 1t is newer than scarfs or covers and is
graceful in appearance. II is not every woman
who has the skill to embroider a bureau spread
even of simple design. Almost any womanly
fingers, however, are capable Of taking two
yards of soft silk and pickering it here and
catching il there, holding it with q cushion in
one place and a vase in another, until pretty
effect is obtained
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-06
The STRUGGLE Renewed.

The ministers fresh from vacation today
With vigor are lighting the foe,
And the devil amt having IL all his own way,
As he did just short time ago.
-(H0e C0d liam.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-06
Deserving Of Sympathy.

From the Detroit Free Press.
Tramp-"Can you give me Just little bite
OF something? don't seem TO have any LUCK
finding work around here"
Lady (handing him pie)-"How long have
you been out Of work, my man?"
Tramp eating pis6"An my life, madam"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-06
The Honaleaa Caaa.

From the Detroit Free Press.
The governor (upstairs)-''MariA has that
young man gone yeti"
peuehtar-"Hsa clean eoaa.s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-06
THE WEEK IN NEW YORK.
What Folks In the Metropolis Are
Talking About.

THE YACHT RACE ON LABOR DAY-THE TERRIBLE
INFANT OF GOTHAM AND HIS DRINKING HABITS
HOW AN OCEAN HORROR WAS AvERTED-wHy
PRICES ARE SAID TO BE GOING Up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-06
AN ACCOUNT OF TIE DELUXE.

An ACCOUNT OF
Unfortunately, all these things were in pos
session OF Yetl's uncle, who was the great Evil
Spirit and the good raven was obliged TO Sc
cure them by stratagsm. Luckily for Yeti he
had killed the magic crane, whose skin enabled
the weaTer to fly and had also slain the big
diving bird with whose skin he was safe against
water; for his uncle tried repeatedly to kill
him and he only escaped by means OF these adj
yautages. On one occasion the wicked avun-
cular relative, who was lord OF the tides. caused
tie ocean to rise so high that the raven was
compelled 10 iy up 20 the sky, which he pierced
with his beak and hung to until the tide reached
TO ms wings, after which il subsidized. This
would seem TO be the Haida version of the uni
yersai story of the flood
Among other things Yeti stole the sun and
the stars from the boxes in which they were
imprisoned by his uncle. When the sun shone
for the first time the people were frightened
and ran III all directions. Some fed to the
mountains, some TO the woods and some into
the water, and all of these were transformed
into animals according to the hiding places
they chose. Fire was obtained by the raven
from an island far away In the sea. He reached
there by the help of his magic bird skin, and
selZlng burning brand III his beak started
back But the journey was so long that nearly
all the wood burned up, and even the point of
the ravens bill was scorched black. as it re-
mains TO this day. So he let the brand drop
and the sparks flew over the ground In all d.
rections. From that time both wood and stone
have contained fire, which can be obtained
from the one by striking 1t and from the other
by rubbing.
FAMILY TREES.
The so-called totem columns" OF wood,
which are often ignorantly mistaken for idols.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-06

Somewhat Paradoxical
From the Baltimore American
People who say sharp things get the rsputa-
ton Of being blunt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-06

so because. according to
Haida belief. the creator
of all things and the
benefactor of man was a
great raven called Yeti.
which had many human
attributes and also the
power of Transforming
himself into any shape
that he chose. lie existed
before his own birth,
never grows old and will
never die. Numerous are
the stories of his adven-
lures in popping the
world and giving TO man
the earth, fire, fresh
water, fish, game and SO
forth. Mankind sprang
from a cockle-shell. Yeti
was lonely and finding a
cockle-shell upon t h o
beach he considered il
earnestly for days. while
thinking of his wish for a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-06
WORKS OF SAVAGE ART
Wonderful Carvings in Slate by the
Haida Indians.
SOME VERY QUEER MYTHS.
New stories of the Creation and the
FIoOd-Totem Poles and the Surprising
Tales They TcII-Iiterai an,iIy Trees
Drinks of the Country.

In respect to art the most highly developed
of all known savages are the Haida Indians of
the northwest coast, regarding whom the
Smithsonian Institution has recently completed
a most interesting investigation. the results of
which are about to be published. There IS now
to be seen at the National Museum a collection
we'll worth studying Of carvings executed in
black slate b. these people which are simply
admirable in their execution. In fact they are
works Of art in an elevated sense of the term.
Not the least interest attaching to them. how
ever, is due to the circumstance that they all
have a acknowledgements Photograph
icalIy, as /: were. the wonderful myths of the
Haida.
You will notice that among these carvings
the raven is conspicuous as a subject This is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-06
The so-called totem columns"

which are often ignorantly mistaken for idol
are IN reaLitE the ancestral cOlIlInna OF II
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-06

VUnPdhIOh. 10y anu Dy ne htard falnt
CRY IN the shell. and presently there came out
OF it little female child. which quickly grew
TO be woman and married the raven. From
this marriage came all the Indians of that re-
glOn. who at first lived in darkness and want
As fast Gs he could, however, Yeti endowed
them with such gifts as light, fresh water, fire.
AZ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-06
TOTEM K1p1crL1So CHRISTIANITY.

Another totem column, shown in the illus
tration. stands IN front Of the feast house of
the famous chief Skowl who was the most bit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-06

Prices are going up. Three causes are men
toned as principally responsible-the slight
increase in the value Of imported articles, due
passage of the Mckinley tariff bill and the high
price of silver. The good crops are also IN
cluded in that they make purchasers willing to
buy. Whatever the reason tho fact is inds-
putable, and of course IL il not palatable one
earn at best only livelihood. The staples in
food and clothing nearly all feel the upward
movement especially in lines that are imported
or that are protected from the rivalry Of for
eign markets. HENRY r ELLIor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-06

Bureaus or drsssers, especially in guest
rooms. look we'll drapsd in figured India silk
- eesssspsnd With the providing color Of the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-13

From the beginning of the European set
Element 10 this present, the most prominent
object Of interest and observation IN what
we used 10 call the Southern states Of this
Republic. has been the relation OF the slave
holding AnglO-SaXOn and the lately eman-
cipated negro. Ii w9s known IN 1861 mat
there were six millions Of white people III
these Southern States who bad 10 imme-
diate connection with slaye-holding. Ii
was expected that this middle class would
be felt in arresting the movement for seces-
sion i'm 1861; but with the exception OF the
action Of West Virginia, and the stubborn
LOYALTY of the mountain populations OF the
central South, this expectation was dlsap-
pointed
And now. like mighty apparation across
this Southern horizon, has arisen this hope
or nortent of The sOuth-the Third Estate
10 challenge the authority of the old ruling
class and place itself where the "plain peo-
plev of every Northern state was long
established as a decisive influence IN puolic
affairs. south Carolina, the head and 'front.'
of the old south. is now swept by pOlltlcai
revolution as radical as the emancipation
of the slaves in 1865. Other States, espe-
cially on the Gull, are rent by the same
movement from below. Ii is evident that
this is no surface or temporary affair. It's
present political and financial theories VIII
be largely modified by the rough discipline
OF responsible power. But the movement Is
i'm the line OF American civilization, ana
however checked or misdirected ior the
time, will finally prevail.
To-day the South as section has passed
into permanent minority Of sixteen OF the
forty.four states. But il is still possible TO
array these STATES again in conflict that
would inffict wound on the Southern
member. through which the Republic would
bleed 10 death. IL Is 'easy as preahing" 10
embroil and exasperate whole common
wealths, great classes and races, In per-
manent misunderstanding, that not even
another Washington or Lincoln could re-
concile. Even as concerns the South ltseii,
the question 10 one Of vital Interest,". -
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-13
NORTH CAROLINA.
Arrest of Four Desperate Burgiars-Big
Land syndicate-Briefs.

RALEIGH, n. c., Nov. Especial r
A gang of four desperate and daring burg
lars were brought to this city to-day and
lodged i'm jail. they will be tried for their
lives at the next term Of the Wake Superior
Court. Last night they entered the house OF
s. X. Gills,at Neuse Falls, in this county, by
breaking down a door, and 0yerpowered
Gills by choakng him nearly TO death. They
then escaped with one hundred and tifty
dollars, which they found in the house,
leaving Gllls unconscious, and supposing
him dead. To-day they were captured and
identified by Gills, who revived, and viii
recover. They were all white men, and
desperate characters.
The funeral Of Mr.. Il. f. Moore, Of this
city, who died in Philadelphia last satur-
day, was one of the most largely y-attended
funerals ever witnessed here.
Governor Fowle to-day issued his procla-
nation setting Thursday, November 9th,
as Thanksgiving day for the State Of North
Carolina.
A syndicate, composed Of Lynn, Mass,
and Kansas City capitalists, has secured
one hundred and seyenty-five thousand
acres Of land in Madison and lancey coun-
ties, which they propose to develop at once.
The land is heavily timbered and contains
mammoth deposits Of iron ore and some
mica.
Governor FOHle to-day appointed State
Senators-elect II. c. Green and T.. '. Wal
ser as member OF the State Returning Board,
which meets here November 9th, 10 ear
vass the election returns of the state. The
Governor Of the State, Attorney General
and Secretary of the state are also eX-0flicio
members Of the Board.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-13
joel 4. Header.

Only to the citizens of the charming Hud-
son river town Of NeWbuTg - there famll-
lar the sight of an interesting old gentle
maj, whose almost daily habit II IS 10 take
long walks iu the ncighbOrhOOd 0l thm
historic town. and who, in, spite Of his al
yanccd age, carries himself with ali the
iirmness and elasticity OF youth This
pedestran-0ying gentleman is no other
iban joel T. Iieadlcy, the historian, whose
hooks created so genuine a sensation forty
wear, ago. and still retain their hold upon
Inc reading public. Mr.. Headley has writ
fen uoihing OF recent years, and for this
reason his personality has somewhat passed
ont of public view. MANY middle aged men
who read his books as boys viii no doubt
lind il hard To realize that be is still h le.
hearty and active and, though en-
,saoiue i'm no severe mehtal work. still
IN fun and healthy possession Of his
faculties. Mr. Ileadley is seyeniY-seyen
,ear- Of age. lie is graduate OF | mon
College and Auburn Theological SEMI
nary. III health compelled him TO aDan-
don the ministry and totTaEel abroad. ana
to mi. fact we are indebted for several
or his interesting books In 1916 he became
associate editor of the New York Tribune,
and in this same wear appeared Napoleon
and Ills Marshals." which scored an lnsian-
taneous phenomenal success. Tbs was
the first b Ok which gave the firm OF Charles
Scribner a Co. its success as publishing
house. The work had an immense sale,
and was followed in the same year by two
others. s.Washngton and His Generals
and ''rhe Sacred Mountains" OF this lat
ter work it is said that clergymen praised II
from their pulpits and allowed advertise
ments 10 be distributed in their churches.
His first two books have now reached a
sale Of over 250,0OO copies, while his
Life Of Washington" published IN 1891,
has reached a sale Of 100000 copies. The
success of the other books has been in
proportion, aud even n Nv, over forty years
from their publication, these works con-
tinue 10 sell in large numbers. Mr..
Ieadley's books number fourteen IN
all. lie is II man OF bright, sunny
temper; kind, agreeable manners, and
an interesting coayersatlonalist. lie
lives quietly and receives few visitors, but
all who come in contact with him find him
kind and anable. lie has always been just
what his readers would suppose him to be-:
a man of superior intellect, strong Christian
character and true nobility Of nature. His
days are passed in the quiet seclusiOn OF
his pleasant homo at Newburg, reading his
fayorite books, or taking the long constitu-
ijonal walks of which he has always been
fond. and TO which he believes he owes his
present vigorous state Of health.-Commer-
.ioI Advertiser