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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-08
NAMES HUMAN MAGNET.
His Finger Tips Too Strong for the Heavy
Weights OF Lewiston and Auburn.

His Finger Tips Too Strong for the Heavy
Weights OF Lewiston and Auburn.
From the Auburn Gazette
Perhaps it is not generally known, but in the
city OF Lewiston lives a man who is possessed
OF magnetic or some kind OF wonderful power
which Is truly miraculous. Oscar f. Whitman,
the man In question. is thirty-six years old and
lives with his wife and little daughter in q cozy
house at 76 College street. A Gazette reporter
called on Mr.. Whitman and received a cordial
reception. Mr.. Whitman is a man about the
average height, with pair of broad shoulders
ana deep chest He is in every way an ath-
Ionic and healthy appearing specimen Of hu-
manity and his face though at times it appears
stern, is in itself a picture of benevolence and
kindness.
After brief conversation the party adjourned
to the kitchen and Mr.. Whitman proceeded to
give an exhibition Of his power.
seating himself at the head OF a large table
In the middle Of the room Mr.. Whitman held
his hands out at an angle of about forty-five
degrees. In a short time a convuisiye express
sion seemed to creep over his face and placing
his finger tips on the table he raised it up and
held it in the air as il it WAS nothing but q
sheet OF paper. The reporter, with Mr.. Whit
mans consent, then took seat at the opposite
end of the table and tried to hold 1t. but the
magic finger tips were too much and he was
pulled over. chair and all. Now, Mr.. Bradbury
prides himself on being pretty strong man.
for the one at the end of the tabis. Grasn.
ina a. ,ohi. -. e.. - VI ' ;
and the Iook that stole over his sace ,I.inir
said. ..Now friend sn;rits or wbateysr rnn ~
I've got you" He did not have them. though
table folloued the lictat;nn 81 ,ha ,n,,donfui
finger tins over the roon IN n,anna. -h;oh
made every ono eIsa I,nnh A'' "n'en
Mr.. iinscott dnrina thea rroc..d;,as h.a
been rubbino nm his mnscIes and nra,,nr;n', 60.
a grip with the sunernaturaI he tool n seat
ca1r,t, 80 ny "a iLain % nc 'ooA sea',
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No wonder that our women approach a rail-
way with such GOODNESS and enter and leave an
express train with an independence almost Dor
dering upon sauciness- 1Eey know they are
chsriningiy clad They feel that they look veil
even If they are outside of the parlor and re-
ceptiOn room. and this feeling gives them that
charming confidence which is the principal el.,-
ment of all physical grace. How unlike the
ugly linen wraps and clOaks into which their
grsndmOtners thrus: themselves when about
10 leave home! The poor dear souls seemed to
have an idea that they could not look otherwise
than uncomfortable when thew went
travelling IL was uncomfortable work.
and anything was good enough for
n-sometblng like boiled dinner for
wish day or an old frocs for housecleaning
In my second illustration you find two very
elegant summer toilets. the one on the left be-
ing combination of pale blue crepe de chine.
white tulie. embroidered. and yellow and indigo
striped silk RIB ms. the braces being loose. as
shown. and the high-stsy bodice being made OF
the ribbons above mentioned arranged diago-
naIly- The hst il In Tuscan straw trimmed
with dark blue chvysanthe NUNS and dande!ion
heads. the surrounding scarf being of pale blae
six gauze. The lady on the right wears a COM
bInation OF maize taffets with black surah The
taffeta has a black figure. The ruches are in
gray crepe Ths black surah bonnet is trimmed
with gray RI hes and pale PINK roses
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-08
k MarveI's County Home.

From the Boston Journal
On a little terrace, 100 feet above the level,
with a blue background Of Connecticut hills,
stands Edgewood. tho picturesquely beautiful
home Of quaint. kindly TX Marvel. Donald e.
Mitchell Is now venerable man, with the
snowy locks Of q patriarch and just the face
one would expect the author Of those tender
melancholy reveries to have. He leads a quie,
and studious life, is devoted to his home, with
its lovely lawns and blooming flower Beds
kept under constant cultivation by experienced
gardeners, and drives forth daily in = queer old
rig which no one else would dream of putting
on the road in these days Of T-carts aud mai
phaetons- The house itself il built on the plan
of the old New England homesteads and has
been left undisturbed by the hand OF modern
architect. Its front door 10 still in two separate
pieces, and the upper half Is swung Hospitality
open all the day and closed only against such
rude visitors IA wind and rain. Mr.. Mitchell il
u graduate OF Yale and still gives An occasional
lecture before the younger gsusrstion Of stu.
dents st his alma mates.
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Women's Wet-weather Dresa.

From the New York World.
The first steady rain OF the summer and its
accompanying mud revive the question of q
suitable attire for women in bad weather.
Invention has succeeded SO well with men
that they are enabled to face the storm with
entire comfort and without looking more like
submarine divers than is absolutely necessary.
But little has been done fo~ women She pre-
sents now pretty much the same deplorable
spectacle of life-and-death contest vita um-
brellG and skirt that she has for years-the
''gossamer waterproof simply keeping the out
side dress dry, leaving skirts and stockings a
prev to the rain and the mud.
What the storm dress of the future should be
it is difficult to say. Ease of locomotiou. dry-
mesa, comfort and as great regard as possible
for appearance are the elements of the problem.
A man comes in out OF the rain and the mud.
throws off his bad-weather armor and is as
comfortable as if just in from the sunshine.
And justice will not be done to the fairer part
OF creation until some genius has invented a
costume with analogous advantages.
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How Much n Fly Weighs.

From The Chicago Times.
Asouthern grocer, being greatly annoyed by
flies, distributed twenty-one sheets of sticky fiy
paper about his store. In the evening he gath
cred them up ard, noticing how much heavier
they were, concluded to weigh them. He nc.
cordingly placed the twenty-one sheets with
their loads of lead fys upon the scales. They
tipped the beam at exactly seven pounds. Then
he placed twenty one fresh sheets on the scales
ana found that they weighed but four pounds
and four ounces. Thus the flies were shown to
weigh two pounds and twelve ounces. He next
commenced to figure on the matter and found
there were twenty flies TO each square inch OF
the fly paper; each sheet had 1856 square inches
and $40 flies. the twenty-one sheets contain.
Ing In all lil 100 flies Thus it is plain that one
can easily ascertain the exact weight of a single
fly, for if Ia, 120 flies weigh two pounds and
twelve ounces it is easy TO calculate what one
would weigh.
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A DRIVING COSTUME.

Some crusty old bachelor and confirmed
misogynist has affirmed that a wcmap can
neither sharpen a lead pencil nor drive horse.
Possibly not. but the fact remains that she
often attempts to drive the horse or the pony
that is attached to her village cart. True, the
ccachman always sits near at hand and takes
good care now and then by vigorous tug at
the right or left rein to keep the animal duly
informed of his presence. In spite of llcynical
illusions I've been taken out driving by women
who Lold just as skilful and steady rein as a
man could do. and 80 cool and admirable was
their management of the horse that it showed
tho most perfect respect for his driver.
But as holding the reins is no doubt Justly con-
sidered masculine accomplishment, it follows
that when a woman has become an EXPERT in
handling the ribbons over the sleek back of
thoroughbred she should affect a mannish
attire Ii is very becoming to the bright-eyed,
robust, rosy-cheeked style of youn9 girl, the
English type, rs it is called. She is quite as
particular as her brother Jack with her colored
shirts. and spends half an hour tying her silk
tie In loose. rakish and picturesque manner
Her sailor hat derby is perched forward
with a saucy Zip and her hands are encased in
stout gloves. Her tailor-msde jacket must be
OF some WOODEN material. never Of silk. and
must fit her with that snugness so requisite for
stylish effect
The fourth illustration pictures the young
girl of the self-reliant and Independent chsrac-
ter. who scorns to be driven by a man Of any
Kind, be he coachman or sutton. The average
woman, however, prefers the back seat to the
box, for by so doing she not only gets rid of
all the labor of holding the reins and keeping
her mind constantly fixed upon the business in
hand-a very difficult task for a woman. if we
believe our male critics-but she ia enabled to
wear her most delightful costumes. her most
striking hats, carry her most elaborate sun
shade-in a word, fairly revel in rich colors
and magnificent textures as she leans back
against the elegantly embroidered cushion
riage seat and displays the beauty of full
skirts which completely fill the body Of the
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What see:rci , me TO be a very pretty cos
tune for a surcmer resort consisted OF a skirt
u white serge. re ,ersed hem with five rows Of
stitching, corsag, Of silk gauzs with pink
dots. over which was worn a long jacket OF
white and pink striped Pekil silk. white Italian
straw hat trimmed with lOng-stemmei roses,
pink sunshade with coral handle. The cost OF
taste and good judgment you may attain ex
tremeiy becoming effects by such combination
OF serge. game and thin silks,
lou viii Ind two ye-J stylish toilets set forth
IN my third illustration. the one or the left
oelng white foul ~ having grsy-blue stripe
with plast-on Of vii. to lac. bssoues and Skin:
ruche also If the same m. ria, Tn, Tuscan
straw hat Ii lined with whit, lace and trimmed
With clusters Of white feathers Tho costume
"orn by the lady on the right consists of pale
avn INDIA cashmere with three bands Of gold
md brown galloon. broad csinture Of brown
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Written for The Evening Star
Wife and Home.

VIVA; is the grandeur Of marble halls?
What the glory of purple and gold7
If Love be away, a shadow falls
Like the night of the Arctic, cold, how coldl
Lone may the log-hewn cottage seem,
Dark and weary its simple life,
But If there the eyes Of true Love tese
II the angel be tnere-the wife,
Ever where She is, there Is Homei
Palace, or Cottage. or Forest freei
II roof be none but the starry dome
Home, Homei
It's Home wherever the Wife may bel
-SEATOS DoNoHo.
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Tragedy on the Great River.
From the Chicago Tribune.

FROM tne SulcaRo IrlOune.
Moonlight on the raging Mississippi!
The magnificent sidewheel steamer Lone
Pelican, bound for New Orleans, sped swiftly
down the Father of Waters, whose turbid
waves, as if angry at the intrusion dashed the
crumbling shores with ferceness that changed
the geography of the country at every swash.
The great steamboat. with its precious cargo
OF human lives, mess pork hides. furniture and
agricultural implements, was full of life and
gayety. High rose the spirit of the passengers
The supper tables had been cleared away, but
in the faint odors that still pervaded the long
and elegant saloon of the Lone Pelican there
fingered grateful "reminiscences OF the
sumptuous banquet. Myriads of cut-glsss
pendants reflected the light from the chande-
Tiers and twinkied and danced merriiy to the
music OF the paddle wheels that churned the
water in obedience to the impulse of the great
engines, whose ceaseless throb proclaimed the
mighty steamer a thing of life. And the white
and gilded interior that stretched away in
gorgeous perspective reflected the twinkling
lights and mirrored, as well. the happy faces OF
the th-ong that fingered within. while along
the wide promenade outside and on the hurri-
cane deck overhead wandered the sentimental
and the moonstruck.
Far in the distance astern traiied a dense,
black cloud of smoke from tho tall smoke
stacks. Far ahead pierced the vision of the
keen-eyed, pilot, whose trained judgment.
memory ana bklu SulQeu Tue moaning pdldce
through the wild waste of waters.
Silence reigned in the Lone Pelican. Nanght
but the monotonous chug-chug of the engines
and the tremulous beating Of the paddle
wheels disturbed The reposeful stiffness that
brooded over all.
Suddenly arose q wild, unearthly, appalling
clamor. Fierce. angry, demoniac yelfs and
excavations reused from their slumbers the
hundreds Of sleeping passengers on board.
Crash followed crash. Sounds as of heavily
falling bodies were heard in quick succession.
and the din grew louder and yet louder.
Frantic men, women and children half clad
came out Of their state rooms and with pallid
lips and trembling voices tried 10 learn from
each other what had happened.
Had the boat been boarded BY river pirstes?
Had she struck Snag?
Was the steamer on fire?
The captain had not yet retired With drawn
revolver he approached the state room from
which the terrible uproar seemed TO come.
He listened moment, then burst open the
door and disappeared on the inside.
There was q momeutary lull. Then voices
were heard in fierce expostulation, the din
broke loose again with tenfoid violence. and
the captain, with his hair standing on end. his
eyes starting from their sockets and his face
pale a. Q sheet, came tumbling out through the
broken door.
s'Save yourseivesr he gasped, a. he hurried
toward the rear. The clerk has put two
travelling men from different bakine-povder
factories in the same berthr'
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Bar Harbor Girls In Sweaters.
rv,n MI he

Correspondence OF the Boston 0lobo.
tendency is evinced on the part Of some of
the younger ladies' to monopolize the sweater.
. garment hitherto confined to foot ball PLAYERS
and men devoted TO other athletic sports.
These odd-looking pieces Of wearing apparel
are worn In place Of the oid-time jersey and re
usually accompanied by blazer jacket.
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iOhh- mug u-t .. 1871.
ONE ONE HAS WELL
said that there is the
same difference between
talking and conyersing
that there is between
clothing and dressing
ones self. Madame de
Stael affected to despise
the thousand and one
artistic details Of toilet
to which the fashionable
woman OF our day has
to resort in order to
heighten the charm Of
her personality. but the
French authorizes
a chm vile d ge d the
power of what we tritely
term garniture bv car
rying a white lily in her
hand when attending
balls and receptions.
This was her sceptre.
but no society queen
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OUT OF DOOR COSTUMES
Some Effective Combinations Suitable
for Summer Resorts.
STYLISH TRAVELLING DRESSES.

Simple summer Gowns-Pretty Little Acces-
.ori-- tn DreSs-The DEGREES Of Fashion
Costumes for Driving and Riding-Midsum-
mer symphonies-FashIon No.ea
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To PREvENr the hardening OF the subcutsneous
tissues Of the scalp and ne Obliterson of the hair
follicles, which eense baldnsaA Ne Han's Haif
Removes.
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TT was Mr.. Beaux-Yeux, wasn't il, who said
that woman was created after man, and 90 she
was only an after-thought, anyway" asked
Phynis- Yes; and Marjorie quietly smiled At
fact that second thoughts were the sS"-Boe-
~ Gn1>wdM InGnina 0aau0a
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would sver be satisfied with it. The sentiment
50 often emu GATED ri,at beauty urndorned Is
adorned the most csn have no place In the phil
OsOphy OF the fashionable woman. She must
push adornment 20 its most logical extreme,
Just keeping this side OF the danger line. after
passing which a woman makes herself liable to
the charge Of being overdressec. But quste
outside Of dress garnitIre. strictly speaking,
there are pretty detGils in a woman toilet
which may not with impTnlty be neglected
well-ftting gown of a becoming color and
a hat in harmony are but the bases of n refined
and elegant toilet. For instance. while Queen
Fashion has decreed tae abolition OF the brace
let she has in its stead authorized her subjects
TO wear q Number Of ornamental pins In enamel,
Stimulating flowers. fruits. vegetables. charming
little Louis WI knots and tiny little bows OF
ribbon. in pale blue, mauve or pink enamel.
which are half hidden away i'll the folds of lace
puts Of chiffon, and apparently serve to hold
them IN place. And thCn there are belts IN
leather and belts in velvet. with artistic metal
fastsniLgs and fan holders and chatelaiue bags
for carr ving writing. drawing or sewing ma
terials for use in the open air In fact, there Is
no end to the hundred and one little nothings
which aid style and grace 10 fashionable toilet.
The only thing TO be feared il that the fair wo-
man in her zeal may overdo the matter.
SIMPLE SUMMER GOWN.
As the whole world il still outdoor and will
remain so for another month. 1t is only proper
that should talk to you of cpen-air toilets.
I'm oDly too willing. for. to INV way Of think
ing. the most elaborate ball toilet hes not one
half the charm of plain summer gown in pink
or pale blue.
The lady in the initial wears ore of these SIM
pie yet charming gowns in sseel gray peau dc
sole, trimmed with ruchss of black silk gate
at the meek and a eascad, of black lace down
the front Of the bod'ce. The hat is OF steel
gray fancy straw. with gGrriture of white
wings ard white ribbon, white sun shade with
ruche OF black lace.
BECOMING TRAVELLING COSTUMES.
As the mo natural open-a.r toilet is a travel
ing cOsturns let me describe a very pretty
toilet in that line which attracted my attention
IN palace car the other day. perfectly
plain skirt and large jacket OF ribbed beige
made to button or hang open, beige colOred
Md vest opening on a mans shirt in white
linen, turn-dOwu collar. white tie. hand tied, a
saiIor hat trimmed with crepe de chine and
two birds wings, white veil. yellow shoes
laced. silk umbrella and long wooden wrap in
brown bread color, lined with old rose thrown
over the arm
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The hve-yesr-old boy bad seen his flrst we'd
ding and naturally the family ssksd hin vhas
he thought Of IL.
Pooh :" he said, disdainfully, sit's poshing
but prayer meeting with . sesiah,s sfsH -"
-1oafpa Us.na
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Of The Evening Star.

Nsw YoRE. August z, !
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a Good Reason for Tears.
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The green-shelled oysters appeared first and
We helped ourselves enthusiastically. Nov,
judging by the color" we said, ''these must have
the celebrated copper flavor" We each tasted
one and then paused-copper, perhaps; brass,
more probably; at any rate, simply hor-
were something between . musssl and an oys-
ter. with very large shell in proportion to tho
size OF the miserable bitter little mollusk inside
Our neighbors ate them with every appearance
OF relish, but We had had enough Of the
oysters OF Carnac. Artichokes formed the
second course, and again we helped ourselves
hopefully, remembering some We bad enjoyed
ss dinner Ne dAy bsgseA Uafegtunatsly thoss
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-08

The most interesting man at Atlantic City IL
Maj. Wolf. the Lighthouse keeper. He is some.
thing Of an ornithologist, having plenty Of op-
portunitiss for study in the seasons when birds
are migrating. Many thousands Of feathered
creatures, including hundreds Of distinct spe-
cies, he gathers in every year as they hutter
about the great lantern at the top Of his tall
watch tower. he and his assistant mount at
night upon the platform which surrounds the
big lamp and capture the birds with their hands
= one would catch dies on . window pans. A.
~ - tAsy tie tAsa 10y put thsa u thais
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ANOI. Mum. 73 San Juan Puerto Rico Mario
vR0AH0OO lUO6A Y s0BBO@O
FORTALEzA 45, 40 q 81.

classes procedencias, espeeialidad en- Quesos
vinos tintos = generosos, lcores fnos, cervezas,
vinagreS, frutas y conserVas alimenticias de los
principales mercados de Europa America.
En- aguas minerales tienen constante existen-
cia de las legitimas dc Vichy marca Hospital,
Grande Grill, Contraxeville, Vals, Celestinos,
San Hilario, Mondaris, Fuente Agria, San Gar
nier, Insalas, Looches, Purgante Rubinat, Ore
"a, Panticosa, Grabalos, Zaldfvar, Carabaha =
los acreditados vinos San Rafael Peptona.
Son igualmente importadores dc las acre
ditadas marcas de cigarrillOs dc Ia Habana, ''La
Belleza," (Pajarito) de D. Andres Rodriguez,
corona" dc Segundo Alvarez Ca, "Hidal-
gufa," de Sussini y "Legitimidad," de Pruden-
clio Rabell
Ventas al por mayor al detail.
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TENEDURIA De LTBROS

Juegos completes de BORRAD0R, DIARIo
MAYOR, y libro de GAIA, coIocados en- una DO
nita s0lida carpeta, como Sc usan en- los CO.
legios comerciales de Europa los Estados-
Unidos para 81 aprendlzaje de la teneduria, de
libros.
Todo por 75 centavos.
Por 80 centavos mas, Sc remitiran cual.
quier punto de la isla por 81 cOrreO.
Liberia de sanjurjo Vidal, Fortaleza, 25.
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Venanelo luata y sGbrIno
FORrALEZ4 \ 45, 40 y 81

precios m6dicos
catalanaa, blantes s. eRearnR-
lies, losas de Canar; as de GUS :
land, en- bRrril-s de INS0 ki1os
60 zine de In aeredltaoa marCaa
naza. BrOchas de toda s classes
, para cobiiaS, elovos tSe ziRC
unbrerSs do zine. Pun tas dc
as, picOs, azsd&s y azad Vnes'
as. Estopa alquitranadR VarH
para HmpiSr maquinas
LaseS de l8 casa BacearRt \ "a
ana muy 6na Pieles frame 9
cAlsado, y gran nOysdad Y
!. metal
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Oheoe los sigoientes articulos 4

Ofrece los siguientes axticulos 4
AZulejos, losetas, 6 baldosfnes
&as, l0setas de marmol blsncas VA
tro en- vara. Ycso y Cemento Pou
P3nturas, negra verde, mimic v blan
DOS LEOGES AguRrrAs ' aeeite i
Hero. galvanizado, aeanaIado Wis
con tueroas y arandelas, canales v 8
Paris de ana & cinco pulgadas PA
AambTe para cercas, dc cuatro rgI
caiafatear = algod6n en- despert1teiO
CrtstalexiR nuy Rna de .tOdas
JUIas eemp4etas deeOrRdAs, do pOrOe
ses supeTlores de todas clases, para
cajSs do hero, Basculas y Barras d
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VINO TINTo
CEPA DE MACON

RISGALDA
Al auSentarso de t9sta Capital don Ricardo
Romano, 1nieo receptor de este acreditado vi
no, partteipa Sus p0uchos consumidOres que
ha traspasado dicho negocio los Se1Rores
BAQURR0 Y GANDARA,
san Justo, esqiua FortalezA qvteneAi deste
afamado vino.
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F. ARRABAL Y Ca,
SAN FRANCISCO 45.-PuERro-Rrco.

Almacen tienda de mercancias para fene
ia al por mayor al detail
Escojidisimo surtido de etectos importad.ns
de Europa, entire el que SO els--
cuentra la variedad de telas lie toda clases mas
completas para dejar :satisfecho al mas exigente.
sombreros, Abanicos, Corbatas. Perfume
RIA, SomBrillas, paragnas, cintas, encajes, tiras
bordadas, medias, panuelOs y do todo enanRo sc
des6e.
Precios sumamente equitaiFos.