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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-22

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"BRoMoDNE" cures headache. 6 doses Csc.
TRoUsERs to order from IS up EIsEMAN
Bios, 9Th and E.
DoS'r forget to buy one of those 4Oc COM
forts before IL Is too late at y. II. MOORE &
Co. S, $40 Pa ave. sc.
IxPoRTED ginger ale 81 a dozen, at
CHARLES kRAEMER's,
737 7.h st. NV.
BERKELEY Pure Rye Whisky.
JH FLAxAsAS. Do YOU know him and his
termsI IL not ask your friends about him
Diamonds, watches and jewelry. With W. s.
Japan, GOA 9Th street.
SUITS to order from $40 up. EIsEMAS Bros,
Ith and Z.
FINE PORTRAITS at Kets Kemethy's, 1l09 Pa. ay.
WATCHES CLEANED and guaranteed for one
year, u. r. c. HINES. 6ls 9Th street G.w.
House HERnxASS's for furniture and car
pets Cash or credit See adv't, page 8.
CHANDELIER. c. A. MUDDIMAS, GA 18th ST.
VIZ NEVER DESTROY confidence when once
we gain IL, and when We offer YOU suit for
$40 We know 1t is good value and will give sat-
isfaction- EIsEMAS Bros, 9TH and E.
TussELL's CAFE. l423 New York avenue.
Everything good.
Everything IN season.
Everything genteel and comfortable.
Prices low.
THARP. s1s st. NV.
The largest lot Of beds.eads in the city from
s25Oup, at 5. II. MOORE Co.'S, 80 Pa ave.
&c.
NASIToU, ginger, champagne, should be in
every househould. Beats tie imported ginger
ale. CNon-alcoholic.)
CHARLES KRAMER,
7S7 7th ST. NV.
JoHN's Restaurant, 1l26 9TH ST. NV.
CAPE OvERcoArs FOR CHILDREN
Are very popular and stylish. in checks stripes.
plaids and mixtures. and the greatest variety
Of these garments Is to be found at
EIsEMAS Bros, It'll and L.
yIsIr THE EMPIRE CARPET CLEANING WORKS,
eSl-6S5 Mass. ave. n. W. Telephone 1851
The well-known firm OF johnson Brothers
supply more families with fuel than any one
firm In the United States.
But YouB Coal of J. MAuRY DOVE Only
highest grades of family coal handled
= QuARr OF al WHIsKY for 75c
CHARLES kRAEMER, 737 9TH ST. NV
gallon, "a; quart, 81, and pint, SOC.
FoR COMPLETENESS of assortment our over.
coat department. takes the lead. Our so over
coats have gained a much envied popularity.
EIsxMAS Bios, It'll and L
CITY AND DISTRICT.
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.
ALEAUGH's.-"Money Mad"
NAIIoSAL--Emms Juch Opera Company
THE Bohemian Girl"
Harris BIJor.-The Nelson's Vaudeville.
kERSAS's.-Reilly & Woods Classic vaude.
vile Company.
ASCENSION CHURcH-Rose Tea
The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-09-24
Some Of Natures wonders.

The polypus, like the fabled hydra,
receives new life from the knife which
is lifted to destroy it. There are 4,041
muscles in caterpillar. Hook discov.
cred $4,000 mirrors in the eyes Of q
drone. To effe ct the respiration Of a
carp, 1890 arteries, vessels, veins,
bones, etc.. are necessary. The body
of every spider contains four little
masses. pierced, with multitude Of
holes (imperceptible to the naked eTe),
each hole permitting tho passage Of \
single thread; all of the threads. to the
amount of 1000 to each mass, join to-
gether when they come out, and make
the single thread with which the spidec
spins its web, so that what we call .
spiders thread consists of more than
1000 threads united. Leuwenhock, by
means of microscopes, observed spiderh
no bigger than grain Of sand which
spun threads so fine that it took 1900 OF
them to equal in magnitude single
hair. The fly spider, it is known, lays
an egg as large as itself.-N. Y. Tele-
gram.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-09-24
D'ARTAGNAN'S PARIS.
1t Was Very Quaint and Unlike tho Paris Of
To-Day.

Ao.boys
Old Paris is vastly interesting and
easy to visit, too; D'Artagnan would
have stared at its modern map and
would hardly have found the city of
164s upon it; for of the 10s or so of ruled
squares; which barely include the me.
tropolis OF to-day, dozen cover the
town of the Muskeeters, the walls of
which upon the right bank of the
Seine cut straight across the garden Of
|, the Tuileries, sliced off corner of the
present Palais Royal Gardens, ran
northeast to the boulevards, then
really what tn cir name signifies-forti-
fed ramparts-and followed them to
the Bastile.
Even during the youth of the muska-
teers these walls had grown elastic, and
sieges of great cities were out of fashion.
Henry II. had lowered the walls, and
Richelien preached them to make way
for the Palais Cardinal, which his last
will changed into the Palais Royal and
the property of the King.
The bourgeois life had flowed over
the ramparts long since, or struggled
out through the fortified gates into the
fat bourgs, but it is mainly within their
antique limits that the old houses are
found to-day, by hundreds, from the
Bastile to the Louvre. and from the
Boulevard ST. Denis to st. German des
Pres; they are easily recognizable, for
they thrust themselves out at the girdle
like the gentlemen and ladies who wore
the waded gowns and doublets of 1921
--Scribner's Magazine.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-09-24
GRASSHOPPER WAR.
Fourteen Thousand Men Arc Fighting tho
Plague in Algeria.

Fourteen Thousand Men Arc Fighting tho
Plague in Algeria.
Immense swarms of grasshoppers have
invaded parts of the country of Algeria
and are spelling lots of things. Two
thousand soldiers. aided by $4,000
Arabs, have been employed to fight the
pest The roadways present the ap-
pearance of a battlefield, and extraor-
dinary efforts are being made to rid the
surrounding country of this insect enc
my.
This is not the first time that this
plague has devastated Algeria. In 1s45
the harvests of almost the entire cOun-
try were destroyed by grasshoppers.
From 1747 to 1749 these insects DESC
lated Algeria, extending their ravages
even to parts of Europe.
! Millions on millions of the dead
bodies of these insects are covering at
present the great roadway leading from
Mascara to Mostaganim and filling the
springs and rivers. The task of killing
these masses Of grasshoppers is no
small one. Imagine district of one
hundred miles in circumference, which
not long ago was covered with wheat,
tobacco, and fig and olive trees, but
now is so densely covered with grass
| hoppers that not single green branch
| or leaf can'be seen. For three years a
distinguished Partisan naturalist, M.
Kunkel, has been studying how to ex-
terminate these creatures. The best
! plan seems to be that of stamping the
moving, quivering heaps with the bare
feet Shoyels and other sharp instru.
ments are used but it has been noticed
that tho elastic layers of grasshoppers
tend to rebound after pressure and only
the layers on top are crushed. Large
fires have also been lighted, but the
dense smoke arising from the flames is
only partly effective in preventing the
descent of these all-devouring swarms.
London Letter
The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-09-24
"NO MANS LAND"
The Original Strip of Territory Entitlco
to That Name.


The Original Strip of Territory Entitleo
to That Name.
When one speaks Of "No Mans Land"
we generally presume that he refers to
that little neck of land in Indian Terri.
tory, lying between Colorado and Kan
sas on the north and Texas on the south.
But such is not always the case. The
original ''No Mans Land" is little
tongue of land extending few miles
south of the Mason and Dixon line, be-
tween the States of Maryland and Della.
ware. Every now and then somebody
starts the story that this tract is, prop.
erly speaking, part of no State, literal
ly out of the jurisdiction of the
United States; that it is one OF
the leftover pieces of the whole coun-
try, wherein no one owns the
ground upon which he lives. On the
maps the ground is credited to Pennsyl.
vania, but, according to those same au-
thorities, the claim is shadowy one.
This triangular bit of territory was
marked off in curious way. The
edS1cih DOuHudiy VI MdryAduu was
early determined, but the southern
boundary of Pennsylvania was long a
matter of dispute. Finally Mason and
Dixon began their work at the eastern
boundary of Maryland, and proceeded
westward, while the northern boundary
of Delaware was declared to be semi
circle, whose center was New Castle. In
surveying the semi-circle it was found
that the circumference did not touch
the boundary of Maryland at its juno
tion with the Pennsylvania line, thus
giving rise to this triangular bit OF land
which has been discarded by the three
States and only allowed to attach itself
to Pennsylvania fos judicial purposes
st. Louis Republic.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-09-24
THE PEOPLE OF CAPRI.
They Are Very Confiding and Given to
Look on LIES Bright Side,


The caprese, as the people Of Capri
arc called, are simple, very cohfding,
grateful for kindness, easily amused,
and given to look on the bright side of
life They are industrious, and have
keen eye to the "main chance" They
are not poor. comparatively speaking,
and there are no thieves. by thieves I
mean robbers on large scale. The
pc asants who have no gardens will steal
few vegetables from their richer
neighbors when they can get the
chance, and servants will add solda
or two to the price of every article
they get for the padrone. On the other
hand. houses may be left open day and
night without fear, and money in
unlocked drawers is perfectly safe. 1t
is argued that the difficulty there would
be in conveying stolen goods secretly
and speedily off the island explains, the
scarcity of thieves, but reason for
good behavior may also be found,
think, in the absence of that squalid
misery which is chief incentive to
crime.
The Caprese are religious-which does
not prevent them from swindling
torestie'1 as much as possible. Protest
ants were made to be fleeced," urge the
priests. Their religious ideas, as is
natural with SO practical people, take
a very practical form. If the fishermen
attend mass regularly, SAINT Antonio.
patron saint Of fishermen, will be so
pleased that he will beg the good God
to send them fine harvest of fish. The
masses, therefore. are always addressed
to large and devout congregation.
And so it is in all their dealings with
the higher powers. So much devo-
tion and money spent in wax candles,
professions and works-for which
the saints appear to have peculiar
partiality-so much worldly prosperity.
The motive seems low, but at any rat
the people believe profoundly in the
gods above-their devotion is real, and
there is no pretense at faith for the
sake of appearances. They believe also
that the recitation of certain number
of ayes and paternosters will help to
heal wounds and sores, aches and pains,
of every description. The altar of the
Madonna is surrounded by little waxen
efi1gies of arms, legs, hearts and so
forth. showing how potent are her
pleadings with the Trinity for the
waxen arms, etc, corresponded tc fleshy
members which have been healed by
means of her intercessions -Cornhill
Magazine.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-09-24

ihere was a sudden scEeant and a
great splash in the water, But befora
the waves of the swiftly flowing river
Closed over him Polly heard the cry:
The train--the fagr'
Poor little Polly! She was so alarmed
Ior the poor mans safety that for some
moments she could think of nothing else,
and ran backward and forward wiring.
ing her hands in despair. AS he arose
to the surface she saw that he made
frantic gestures to her, and pointed up
the road from which the train was I'd
come. He seemed to be able to keen
himself above water with very little eff.
fort and Polly saw with JOY that the
accident had been observed by the crew
OF the vessel. The man in the water
struck out toward the boat, and Pollv
could hear shouts and cheers from the
men On board.
All at once she was startled by the
far'off whistle of the approaching loco
motive. In moment she understood
the meaning OF the fiagman's gestures.
She looked at the open space and then
at the briige. In five minutes or less
the train would come dashing into that
terrible chasm. Polly's hair almost rose
on her head with horror. 1t was as
much as she could do to keepher senses.
There must be some way to avert the
awful calamity. She ran swiftly along
toward the rapidly approaching train.
Lying on the ground, just by the small
wooden house where the flagman usual.
ly sat- Polly saw red flag. She re-.
membered having heard that this flag
was used in case of danger, or when
The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-09-24
The Araucanian people, inhabitin

The Araucanian people, inhabiting
the northern part of Patagonia, are of
medium height and great strength, the
principal popularity of formation be-
ing in the narrowness of the front of
the head and the size of the foot. Their
marriage is an odd mixture of ceremo-
nies. Theoretically the bridegroom is
supposed to steal his bride against her
will and in opposition to the wishes OF
her parents, practically he buys her.
Strange to say, the match is generally
me Of affection. AS in Spain, music is
the method Of expressing feeling, but,
alas, the iastrpment is jew's-harp,
without which NO lover IL ever seen, =
The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-09-24

How They Worked It.

Four gentlemen sit down to dine in .
summer hotel. They sit for some time,
yet none Of the walters pay any atten-
tion to their wants. They are hungry.
After moments consultation, each OK
the famished guests lays dollar be.
side his plate. There is marked
change in the behavior Of the walters.
The four gentlemen eat a hearty meal.
The walters become interested. Tho
four leisurely picked their teeth and
calmly put their dollars back into their
pockets; they even smile. The waitera
don't -Jnry
The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-09-24
An Ancient Slot Machine.

The slot machine which has recently
had such a run in all catch-penny
schemes was known and used by the
Egyptians centuries before the opening
of the Christian era. Hero of Alexan-
dria, who lived 200 years before the
time of Christ, describes one used for
the dispensation of holy water. A coin
of FIVE drachm@ dropped into slot in
a vase opened a valve which permitted
a few drops of the purifying liquid to
escape. Surely there is nothing new
under the sun.-St Louis Republic.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-09-24
THE GOOD TIME COMING.
The Single Tax and Henry Georges Pros
nnsnd Reform. 80

In0 single Tax ana Henry 6eOrScS IEO~s
posed Reform.
Rev. Father Huntington, of New York
City, made an address in Ashfield and
discussed the needs of farmers and the
causes of the increasing depression in
agricultural districts. He showed that
as farm work lies at the base in the bus
mess world, every mercantile and man
ufacturing class has class beneath it
to grind the taxes out OF, the farmers
virtually pay the taxes In the large
cities tens of thousands of laborers are
kept by starvation wages SO poor that
they can not buy the farmers produce.
and so his market is reduced to a mini
mum, and life becoming dull and empty
in the country, hundreds OF thousands
of young men and women are pouring
into the cities from what might be hap
py country homes.
| Once the farmers were the leading
class in New England. To-day we hear
ssWho cares for the farmers?" The
millionaire is the only important man.
And how does he get his money? By
controlling and restricting natural ad.
vantages. God gave the land to man.
kind to be used freely for the common
good. Why is it that 1,7OO human be.
ings have to be crowded into one single
block in New York City? Because 1t is
possible for land to be held unused at
enormous prices-for speculation. We
tax men now by taking away from them
part OF what they produce. This real
lly is nothing more nor less than rob-
bery-legalized robbery. Let every
man have all he produces, but do not al
low men to have any more than the
use Of the land. Let them have their
title to land just as at present,
but let them pay rent for it to the
government, for land belongs of
right to all the people. So it was held
of old in England, when the farmers
were prosperous and free, and not slaves,
as they virtually are to-day. Let there
be but one single tax and that levied on
the land, according to its rental value.
Then the greatest monopoly that exists
to-day would be. destroyed, and there
would begin to be freedom in the world
of the wage-worker. Men who wanted
to buy homesteads would find abundance
of land in the market, for no one would
keep it who did not want to use 1t, and
no man who can own homestead can be
compelled to work for starvation wages.
With the elevation of the working
classes in the cities the farmers produce
would be in demand and fair prices could
be obtained. The millionaires would
not roll up money SO fast and in the end
would share some Of their millions with
{ tho farmers
II The great law Of God would be then
I obeyed, that the land is given to men as
) air and water and light are, for the ben
eft of all. And the other law of God
t would be recognized, that every mar
/ has right to the enjoyment OF a just
t return for what his labor has pro
i duced from the natural opportunitie!
/ given him.
h What is advocated is not commun
/ istic partition Of land, but single tax
It laid not on land, but on the value 0
9 land. x, in Gazette end Courier, Green
aeld. Aasa
The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-09-24

Linnle throws herself on his knees)-
Oh, poppa, poppa, you make my heart
ache so.
Edwards (strol1ing her hair)-I hope
you won't have t. suffer as Allie has, lite
tie girl.
Reeves with deepest earnestness) X
say you are fallen, but the column has
passed on, the battle will yet be won.
Courage; you will yet live to see the
ouposts of the enemy carried, and Linnie
will live to see a larger and grander abo-
lition cause carried to a bloodless Appo-
mattox = the abolition of industrial
| slavery.
Linnie lifts her face.)
Alice--Do you think so? IL there
hope, Walter?
Reeves--There is great hope.
Edwards-H / could believe that I'd
feel easier. If / could feel
that my children and my children's
children could have better chance than
I've had--I mean without your help or
anybody's help-all | ask is a fair
chance
Reeyes-That's what mean. A fair
chance for every man-irs coming!
Alice do you think so?
Reeves (expanding with enthusiasm
know it. Just as know spring will
Come again. /
| Edwards--If could b'lieve that.
/ Reeves Tin the same tone) can't
help believing it, as you live the next
| five years; the air is already electrical
with inquiry. Over us the shadow still
hangs, but far in the west faint, ever
widening crescent of light tells of clear
skies beyond. Live for that time. it's
worth living for. Strike hands with me.
Let me carry your knapsack. Believe
in the future
| Edwards-I'll try. (They clasp hands,.
| Alice-How much you are to US, Wax
ter? You have given us all new life.
/ Reeves-I've only begun to be soma.
thing to you. Now we are ready to be.
4. gin life together, and they shall rest
easy
| Mrs. Edwards-Hcro's your tea, ia.
son.
i Edwards Crying to rise) Help me up.
/ Mrs. Edwards-Wait minute. Linz
ME, bring some water and a towel; AL.
lie, bring that bowl O. broth. Don't try
to get up, Jason, till / get some more
pillows. (The women go out).
| Edwards struggles to rise, Reeves
puts his arm about his shoulders; as he
ioes SO look Of borrow passes over the
4 old mans face. He stares at Reeves, at
last whispers)-My God, can't move
my feet!
nseyes (comprehending) = No, mol
Great God, man, that would be too hor-
rible It's only temporary numbness-
/ Edward makes another desperate eff
fort and falls back on his pillow with
z set, despairing face; groan bursts from
his lips)
u No, no-itss true-I'm paralyzed!
y Alice (re-entering, hears, stands for
an instant appalied-rushes to his side,
oh, it can't be true-I-
4 Edwards ION impulse to shield )--Sh!
Don't ell-them-motfer-b baby
i Gas Alice and Reeves stand Mortified,
gazing into each others eyes, Ainnie
enters, dancing, whistling.)
u Linnie-And now we'll go buck to
Boston, won't we, Allie?
The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-09-24
The Dear Girls.

Flossie-I made large collection Of
beautiful stones while was at the sea.
side.
Maud--So did !; but mino were all set
In engagement rings whep ! got them.
~-Mpasey's Weekly,
The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-09-24

AHN HE rEEPED OVER HIS GLASSES.
noaa a,, snose? If / had time to 60 to the
s0n,s e0nu you should have as many as you
becss ay smiled back at him, and then
to sa !. " watch him as he made ready
al,.s urn the great bridge back into
hans ior the train to pass over. His
rona s was already on the crank, when a
b,is.aa aangnng over the railing of the
,sies attracted his attention. As he
md s % pull it in it seemed to be caught
oya, - aeash' Polly watched him lean
hor,o. ges better hold. when, to hey
hsld ..sa sas piece Of railing to which be
The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-09-24
The Greater Includes the Less.

Pedestrian-Will you kindly tell mo.
sir, whas place this is?
Native-This is Chicago.
Pedestrian All, yes!. Thank yout
and now could you tell mo if ! aH
anywhere near the State Of IllinoisY..,
Lite. -, '.i''
The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-09-24
WHAT POLLY DID.
How She Saved More Than One
Hundred Lives.

)LLY GAR D.
ner had b ee n
S pc ndi n G her
vacation W it b
Aunt Mary in
phe country. She
W ould h a v @
been perfectly
h a ppy," b u t
that her father
and m o t h e r
were obliged to
remain in the
city. 1t was five
weeks since she
had seen them,
and it seemed
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-08-09
THE MOLOKAi TROUBLE.

Everything was quiet when the
Mokolii left Molokai-so quiet that
those on board knew nothing of
trouble until they reached Honolulu
this morning.
The schooner Rob Roy brings the
following particulars of the unplea-
santness. 1t arose from the break
ing up of a house. The patients
jumped on Superintendent Evans,
knocked him down, and tied him.
He was released a. the request of a
native preacher visiting the settle
ment. Crossing the mountain Evans
took the steamer Mokolii to Lanai,
where he boarded the schooner Ha-
leakala that brought him to Homo
lulu.
The actors in the assault told the
preacher that they only wanted to
go through Evans clothes, to see if
he had any firearms on his person.
They were afraid he would shoot
them in his irritation.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-08-09
BORN.
CUSHINGHAM-At Marshtield, Homo
lulu, August 9th, to the wife of
John Cushingham, Il son.
BORN.

A strong effort will be made in
the Senate to secure full protection
for the development of tin interests
in the States.
The Excelsior Geyser in Yellow
stone Park is throwing hot water 800
feet into the air. This is the first
eruption in two years.
Senator Stewart has introduced
bill granting the public lands in Ne
vada, excepting mineral lands, TO
the State in aid of irrigation.
Sir w. A. White, British Ambas-
sador to Turkey, went to London on
u short and sudden visit. lie had
several private conferences with
Lord Salisbury, and will return at
once to Constantinople.
The Denver Supervisor of Census,
George l.. Soprs, announces the
population of Denver and suburbs
rs 126, 1876. This shows an increase
over his former figures Of 1000,
which has been added by recan-
vass of the city by the Citizens Com
mittee.
Simon and julius Kroganker of
Bromberg, Germany, who ran away
from Germany few months ago,
after securing nearly 100000 marks
by forgery, were arrested recently
on the arrival of the steamer Au-
gusta Victoria at New York.
A Southwestern contemporary OBJ
serves that most striking feature
of the census enumeration in San
Antonio is the remarkable exhibit of
longevity. The list of people be-
tween the ages of eighty-five and
ninety is long one, while there are
three individuals who have lived
over one hundred years.