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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-29

for Europe has not the craftsmanship
that could meet its crisis-neither has America.
The result Will be the utter destruction Of
monarchy, an effete absurdity which the en-
hghtened have outgfown. Every throne will be
destroyed except that Of the sick man in Eu-
rope. The sultan will remain and the German
emperor will yield slowly to the progress Of
conshsasonai government Victoria may not
survive 1880, but it Is possible her vitality
may carry her into 1891. Her physicians
viii not be able TO understand her condi-
ton or 70 overcome it. The tendency will
be TO an apopletic shock and comatose con-
dition, in which she will pass away. The
gentlemany Wales will have a short reign. for
England u ripe for a change and he viii realize
the propriety of an abdication. Ten years after
his mothers death viii probably end his life.
England will be more fortunate than the CONT
nent. ON which the situation will be grandly
melodramatic, for after torrents of blood and
demolished thrones have reused the world-the
hmitless power Of the globe introduces the
grand climax in a terrific convulsion of the en-
tire Mediterranean region, the coasts Of
Africa, Spain. France, Italy, Egypt, Palestine.
Asaa Minor and the Archipelago, Exhausted
nature and exhausted humanity viii then end
their struggles Long before that time arrives
Pope Leo and Car Alexander will have disap-
peared.
Italy will suffer severely in the shock and the
fnroads of the sea along her coasts. Rome will
not escape and Naples will suffer. Egypt viii
be more unfortunate-Cairo and Alexandria
half destroyed and the Suez canal demolished
its bed washed out. The maritime cities of the
Levart will be nearly destroyed: Palestine and
Asia Minor suffer. and even Constantinople be
badly shaken. though Greece. the favorite Of
the gods, will seem to be shielded. Here we
drop the curtain, as the tragedy is over in
Europe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-29
A TRANSFORM NATION
That Will Take Place at the Capitol
Next Week
WHEN CONGRESS WILL MEET.
Now Most of the Rooms In the Great Building
Are Comparatively Deserted, But Then They
Will He Full of Life and Activity-Changes
Being Made i'm statuary Hall.

nING' Dingi zipi zur, and everything
~ changes. You have all seen the grand trans
formation scene, where from darkness and
deep gloom in flash everything alters to
brightness and happiness and the ballet skips
forward and the premiere danseuse whirls to
the center on her toes amid the enthusiastic
shouts of the gallery gods. Something of this
sort is just what is going to happen at the
United States Capitol, that big theater on the
hill This week the building looks sad and out
of sorts; mex. week il will be all life and move
ment.
The Capitol, however, has not by any means
been deserted during the past week or in fact
for any time during the recess. There is al
ways somebody somewhere. if it is only the
Capitol police, one or two guides and an OPEN
mouthed denizen Of the backwoods gazing in
establishment up at the big dome. During the
past week. too, members of the House have
been coming In and paying little visits to the
scene OF their past and future labOrs. Then
the appropriation committee has opened up for
business and little group of members can
usually be found sitting around the long table
In the committee room. sometimes getting
down to preparation of bills, but usually dis
cnssing the recent election. The Supreme
Court is also in session and the solitary-looking
doorkeeper again sits on his throne and pulls
the string which opens the portals of this sacred
chamber
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-29
When IL a Glove Not a Glove?

from the saturday Review.
The question is, What amount of leather and
stufhng must man have on his hand when he
is pummeling another man in order not to
commit a breach of the peace? II these stupid
acts of parliament did not always omit the
most important details the difficulty would
never have arisen. When il was decided. in
the interest of morality and the elevation OF
the species, to stop the prize ring il ought to
have been possible to establish a statutory
glove which would have made tights innocent
But members being in a condition of dis
gusted irritation at the discovery that they
could 10 longer go TO mills in decent
company hurried through their work so
fast and in such slovenly fashion that
this absolutely vital matter was left un-
settled. Now. Us usual the law courts
have to step in and make good the oversight Of
parliament. That the question would arise
might have been foreseen. A moments refiec-
ton would have shown that a glove NAV be
made of any thickness and may easily be worse
than the bare fist. 1t was thought. or men
affected to think, that the hea,llong progress 81
humanity would soon take it into regions far
above prize fights. Unluckily humanity has
refused to progress. 1t continues TO like fights,
and we have still had to make our minds up as
to what is the necessary minimum OF glove.
The punishment given and received in certain
fights seems to show that thin glove-a glove.
that is, which il not a feather bed-makes the
blows more severe and not less.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-29
OBJECTED TO THE BOTTLE.
a Kansas Woman Who Wants n Reform in
the Way of Christening War Ships.

a Kansas Woman Who Wants n Reform in
the Way of Christening War Ships.
Public officers seldom lack for criticisms of
their conduct from the world at large The
higher the Office the more careful the public
scrutiny of their acts. An instance of this
tendency on the part of the American people
to keep watch of public officials was shown the
other day in the receipt of a letter at the Navy
Department directed TO the Secretary and
dated from a small town in the far-of pro-
hibition state of Kansas. 1t was from woman
who took exceptions to the acquiescence of the
Secretary in the baptisnal rites that were OBJ
served during the launching OF the new
armOred cruiser Maine at New York the other
day. She described that part of the ceremony
in which Miss Wilmerding. the granddaughter
of the Secretary, broke a bottle of ex-
cellent wine, champagne at that. over the
bow Of the sliding ship, as "bacchanalian Ii
baton, and she went on to say that those who
approved and applauded this act ''have not
only turned deaf ear to the wailing of the
hearts and importuning of the lips of the
mothers of the land in regard to the liquor evil,
but have. also committed a sacrilege" against
which she. the writer, entered an unavoidable
protest with respect"
No reply has been sent to this letter. and SC
FAR as a STAR reporter could learn at the NAVY
Department il is likely that hereafter. as in the
past, a bottle of good wine Will be smashed over
the bows of launching ships. the lady from
Kansas to the contrary notwithstanding.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-29
TROTTER'S ENGAGEMENT.
The True Story of How u Bashfui Man wo,
Blushing Bride.

The True Story of How q Bashful Man Won a
Blushing Bride.
YNROTTER is bashful man. That is prob
l. ably the reason why he has never married,
lacking courage to propose. All the same, his
friends received his wedding cards last week
with gratifed astonishment.
To only one particularly intimate acquaint-
ance has the happy bridegroom soon-to-be COM
municated the secret as to how the thing came
about.
Dear boy" said he, II do assure You that
don't quite understand it myself. You may re-
member that when you asked me last spring
why didn't marry / replied that it hadn't oc-
CURED to me whom to ask. You suggested the
elder Miss Deane. now my promised bride, and
proceeded thereupon to pay her attentions.
L sent her posey from the florists regularly
once a week and took her out driving Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays.
But somehow things did not seem to pro-
gress in the matrimonial direction. A proposal
of marriage is "a difficult matter to approach,
yOu know. and could not get myself up to the
sticking point. / managed to say some pretty
things from time to time, and il mus. be said
that Mildred was not otherwise than respon-
slve. You know these southern girls; they are
so adectionate and impulsive that l could not
somehow come to the pop. Luckily 1 was
saved the trouble.
''One long summer evening last July took
the Young lady for drive after supper. / said
nothing going or coming that was particularly
unusual, | am sure. Upon our return l was
asked in and sat down in the drawing room to
wait. while Mildred went upstairs to take Off
her hat or bonnet. whichever it was. During
her absence the door opened and her aunt
entered.
d" Ny dear Mr. Trotterr she exclaimed, tax
both my hands iOIOulsivalv snarpit mo IN
extend my heartiest congratulations upon your
engagement with my darling Mildred, in whom
you VIII find the pearl of wives
II was so tiabbergasted for moment as to be
unable to make any remarks. and then / saw
that the only graceful thing to do was to accept
the situation. There had evidently been a
misunderstanding somewhere. but 1 perceived
it was n most fortunate one. To it l owe nv
present happiness. since l Nigh. never myself
have reached the point of the pop nor secured
the loveliest of women had it not been for the
mistake which do not even vet comprehend.
You will be nv best man will Won nOtl''
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on approaching these sacred precincts you have
got TO run the risk of setting your clothes on
fire by attempting to conceal your cigar. Last
session the police and doorkeepers had hard
time lmpressing the great American public
with the fact that Senate air must be of q little
better character than any other air.
On the Senate side the secretary's Office is
the center of business and here the desks are
fully occupied and everybody seems to get
through with lots of work. Occasionally a
statesman drops in, but the usually busting
room Is very. very quiet.
The post Offices of both the Senate and House
are again in fun swing. Every member as he
reaches town drops in and leaves his address
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-29

The most sorrowful scene around the Capitol
previous to the Transformation is the House
restaurant. II there is an active get-up-and-
go place during session it is the House res
taurant. 1t is nearly always crowded and
everybody is talking. Here the newspaper
man catches the willy statesman while he is off
his guard and pumps him. Here there is
always a movement coming in or going out.
Just now, however, only one room is open and
you can always find "a seat in that one room.
The walters stand around despondently, while
the cashier gazes in the dim distance and
gathers strength for next Tuesday, when demo-
Gratis will celebrate and republicans drown
their SORROWS.
The sergeant-at-arms' Offices on both sides
are open and have been for some time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-29
ONE WISH THAT CAME TRUE.
How q Youth in a Dude Suit of Clothes Got
an Umbrella.

an Umbrella.
One of THE STARS bright young men was on
his way recently from the Smithsonian Institu-
ton toward Pennsylvania avenue, wearing a
dude suit of clothes and an anxious look that
WAS bent upon certain threatening storm clouds
which were coming over from the north.
by Jovel' he sexclaimed, ''my hat will GER
tainly be spoiled. I do wish I had an UNI
brellar'
He did not think as he spoke of the fact that
the satisfying of a wish is not always conducive
to the happiness of the wisher. There did not
even occur to his mind the story of the discon-
tented couple who were granted three requests
III advance, the first one being inadvertently
expressed by the wife, who wished for black
pudding. Every one who is acquainted with
classical literature remembers how the hus-
band. In anger. wished the pudding so obtained
on the end of her nose, so that the third wish
had to be devoted to getting the appendage off
again. And yet the young newspaper man
had no thought of all this. as he strobe hastily
along, with his head bowed against the gale
that was blowing. and said:
Il do wish had an UMBRELLA
Hardly were the words out of his mouth when
he was struck on the head by some object I'M
seen with such force as nearly to knock him
into the gutter. He was half dazed for a mo-
ment, but upon recovering his equilibrium and
extrlcating himself from his hat he saw what it
it was that had hit him. Trying its best to
twirl like top on the pavement was AN enormous
umbrella of the sort used to cover the drivers
seat on big furniture wagons and such vehicles
This, put up to ward off the commencing
sprinkle of rain, had been torn by the wind
from a cart half block away and, borne be-
fore the blast like great bird, had struck THE
STAR man in the head with the end of its seven
foot stick. 1t was glancing blow, else it
might have inflicted severe injury
But the sufferer could not complain. He had
wished for an umbrella and he got it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-29
Written for the Evening Star.
Chrysanthemums.

Written for the Evening Star.
Chrysanthemums.
Rugged wanderers ont in the cold,
Waving defiance to Autumn's blasts,
Tossing and shaking your straight rough hair,
Out mid the unquiet breezes there,
Like tattered pennants on swaying masts.
Red and yellow aud white and pink,
Smooth and jagged, quiet and gay;
What are you saying as you are playing,
Dancing and bowling, noddng and swaying,
To and fro on this Autumn day9
You motley crowd in harlequin garb,
You stragglers bold, with spicy breath,
Who come at the end of the long procession
patient victims without transgression),
OF blossoms marching on to their death.
What are you calling out to the wind,
As he flies on his course past your garden places,
That makes him stop on his clustering way,
And, half in earnest, half In play,
Strike with rough hand your saucy faces9
You are hardy and strong, oh Autumn flowers,
As you carelessly laugh to the wind and the sky,
But stronger than you, or the wind, or the rain,
Is the law-the beginning of mortal pain
No matter how beautiful, all must die.
-RoBERTA KERR ELLIOT.
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THE LADY AND THE TIGER.
A Brave Schoolgirl Lassocs q Panthe
Crouched I'm Her Path.

CrOuched In Her Path.
San Antonio vecial to New York World
A remarkable story of frontier bravery. the
heroine being Pauline Collier, sixteen years
old, comes from Childress. new town in the
Pan Handle country, this state. She is pupil
in the Childress District school, and. although
she lives ten miles from that town, makes the
trip back and forth each day on a spirited
Texas pony.
One morning last week she left home at an
early hour and was riding leisurely along when
she espied an enormous catamount (zoologi-
cally termed the North American tiger immedi-
ately in front of her, crouched in the short
prairie grass ready for fatal spring. With
admirable presence of mind Miss Collier seized
the lariat hanging at her saddle bow and with
great dexterity the animals neck was encircled
with the deadly coil At a word from its mis-
tress, the pony which Miss Collier rode sprang
away at a gallop, dragging the savage but help
less monster TO death.
Upon becoming satisfied that the savage
brutes life extinct the Young lady united
the rope from the pommel of her saddle. leav-
ing the beast stretched upon the prairie behind
her. Proceeding on her way to school she met
several cowboys and related her story. They
went to the spot where the dead panther Law
and stripped off its hide. which will be made
INTO robe and presented TO the courageous
girl. The panther weighed 2l0 pounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-29

RULY needle work AZ an
art is . new development
in this country, said q
welLknown expert to q
writer for TIE star. "But
it has already progressed
20 far that in one sense
America may be said to
have gone ahead Of Eu-
rope in this line of indus
try. We are not yet by
any means the equals Of
the needle women of the
old world in point of ex-
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THURSDAY n THANKSGIVING DAT.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-29

From the New York Sun.
II used to think as you do" the old traveller
said to the young one. II have been around
the world with only such baggage as l could
pick up and carry off myself, but as / grow
older.I find have sense enough to look after a
trunk without being worried by it, and now I
always take one. There are few large hotels
where they will not do washing in twenty-four
hours and in plenty of them you can get things
back the same day, but you are liable at almost
any time to strike places where you don't want
yourself. On a long journey extra clothing ia
often very convenient, and who wants to crowd
that into a valise? The better thing to do is 10
take along enough of everything to keep your-
self dry, clean and comforts table, whatever may
turn up."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-29

There are always few visitors in statuary
hall, and just now activity especially reigns
there, as big ropes have been stretched to the
pillars, and by means of pulleys, plentiful
supply Of soap on the floor and a number of
workmen the arrangement of the statues is
being changed. On the east side Garfield has
taken the place OF Nuhlenberg at the end,
Allen follows, with Nuhlenberg bringing up the
rear. On the other side the first three statues
have been changed about so that now Allen of
Ohio Is at the end, with Collamer and Robert
Fulton following. In moving the statues the
floor is thoroughly sOaped and the heavy
Nfairs slide along quite easily
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-29
Girls Are Alike Everywhere.

From London Punch
Myrtle-'Florence is that Fred Dumley's
handwriting
Florence-"Yes, dear! I'm engaged to him,
you know"
Myrtle-"Yes, know it. I was engaged to
him last summer"
Florenee-''The dear boy! wonder who will
marry him eventually?'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-29

From the New York Tribune
The recent history Of Wall street lends en-
phasis to story which used TO be told in
which the late William R. Traxers figured A
friend from out Of tovn-from Georgia, in
fact-came to Travers one day in Wall street,
saying: ''What would you advise me to buyY'
Trayers looked at the innocent youth a moment
and then replied: 'Pd advise you to buy )
ticket back to Georgia"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-29
IL THE ROTTNDA.

There is always somebody in the rotunda.
First there are the police and the guides Then
there Is sure to be somebody standing in the
center looking straight up, as if expecting
some one to drop something in his mouth The
settees are always occupied. usually by more or
less seedy-looking individuals, who haunt the
Capitol even during the recess and slumbcr
peacefully In the rotunda surrounded by sacred
memories and fumes of stale beer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-29

The room just opposite the west entrance to
the House and used by the file and journal
clerks always has little group. In this room
probably more work is done during the session
than anywhere else in the Capitol. II is not n
very big affair. and with the furniture and
crowd Of clerks members, reporters and cranks
which every day jostle each other in their
search for something. il has an animation pc
culiarly Its Own. Here Harry smith prepares
the journal and thinks those great chunks
ri parliamentary law which have
made him famous. Hero DIR. Fer
ris French hooks after the files:
here John Fl. Rogers attends to the house print
ing ard swears III new employees with a grace
and CELEBRITY all his own: here W. I. Page as
sistS IN attending To the files and makes himself
universally agreeable; hers the omnipresent
newspaper man comes TO look over the daily
batch of bills introduced and reported; here
the member comes for information on every
possible subject under the sun relating to
New Jersey; here are stored the files running
Ssck clear to the first Congress. with original
documents, DC, of inestimable value and here
Is the lair. retreat and chosen resort of that in
teresting creature,
THE AMERICAN CRANK.
Every crank who makes the Capitol his
working ground. and these are legion. has
settled on this little room as his headquarters
The crank is a cute animal and knows a good
thing when he sees it. After being around
room as his Office, and he makes himself thor
oushly at home ANY number of this ORDER
Who have been as regular in their attendance
as any employee. have gone from this room to
SAINT Elizabeth. and many more will follow.
During the recess, and especially during the
past week. the room has been one OF the CEN
tiers of activity at the Capitol. Every member
On reaching town drops in here fer information
and chat. and the roo II Is usually blue with
inyeetiyes on the election and cigar smoke.
Just down the hall is the room sacred to the
committee on appropriations. and Mr.. Cannon
and number of his fellow members can nearly
always be found here az work on the coming
appropriations. The i0or of the House is gem
orally deserted, exce0: by workmen and Wis
TORS Around the HOu end many of the COM
mittee rooms are already open. and peep within
usually discovers the clerks and sometimes one
or two members sitting around with cigars in
fuu blast and feet considerably elevated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-29

LIEBIG DEMONSTRATED that the best substitute
Tor normal human milk was not the milk of any
animal, but a combination of animal milk with the
elements of those grains which are used in repair
ing " aste, building tissues. and generating heat.
Mellins FOOD, prepared with milk according to the
big.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-29

It is notan organ Of the canal company, az it's
name might seem to indicate, but is devoted to
keeping the Nicaraguan public posted ON the
news OF the canal. Il is daily publication
with weekly edition in English.
CHARLES E. KERN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-29
AIT THAT Is w0HAN,s own.


AMERICAN NEEDLE WORK HAS rrs OWN pEcu-
kIAR sTyLE-T II LIRELy TO Dxvxx.oP m TIE
DIRECTION or TIE onorKsQm AND JApA-
NEsE-oUL1IvATB BeLDNEss OF TREATMENT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-29

Verdi is composing comic opera for which
Boito is writing the hbretto. FalstaAs viii be
the central figure Of the play.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-29

You can smoke around the Senate wing now.
next week you can't; thai will be another Of
the transformation effects. What blessing it
is TO have a recess Of Congress and be able to
smoke around the Senate wing. After Friday