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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-11

on shore Just what fortune you have, and IL
Hubert Oily wants you it will be easy to find
you" And Priscilla drew in the oars and
stepped over the thwart, and sat down oppo-
site Anna and took her two little angry bot
hands in hers. You'll forgive me, Anna,
dear? You didn't really care for him, did you?
know you didn't. You didn't love that great
clothes pole of a fellow
"No-o-o." half sobbed Anna. "Of course
didn't But thought, maybe"
Never mind, then. Lets forget he ever
existed: Papas worth . thousand Of him.
Just think Of having 70 say prunes and
prisms to Lady Oily, the old iabby, all your
HE! Oh, how happy / Am, Anna! I tell
You 1 was glad when saw the red in that
nag come shaking out into the light No
mower that grows could be 20 beautiful ~
that-the line OF red, the line Of white, and
all the glory of the stars in the blue. You
wouldn't give them up for all the old union
jacks there ever weref Do you know what
those stars stand for? Just for :nfnity-the
INFINITE growth toward infinite virtue that the
freedom of America was meant TO give. There
the boat comes! oh, Anna. it's papa in the
stern! He sees us. the dear old heart! But
oh L m not sure that don't love the stars and
stripes as much AZ love himr'
Il don I, said Anna
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-11
ROCKING THE EMPTY CRADLE.
The Mother Was Not sup~r-titious, for Her
BABY Was beyond Danger.


Baby Was Bcyond Danger.
Prom the Detroit Pre- Press
1t was a womans voice grooming sweetly tho
old lullaby:
'Hush-my-desr-liestill-sn and .lumhsr-
And ns she sung she rocked an empty era
die with her foot keeping time with its mel
ancholy refrain. From she nesting Of the
blankets II looked - if the baby had only Just
been lifted out
A man passing heard the singing and re-
traced his steps that be could look through
the open door into the little plainly furnished
room.
Excuse me. ma am" ne said respectfully,
but noticed that YOU were rocking an empty
cradle. 4 reckon you never heard Of the super
Il am not superstitious said the woman:
Acknowledgements y-bed."
Excuse me. ma am. but folks told nv wife
that II she didn I stop rocking the cradle when
the baby wasn't in q something would happen
oldr'
My baby won't die, {" answered the mother,
he been al angel these three months. an
When feel 80 bad that l can't live another
minute come in here and make believe he's
asleep. IL does me good. an mebbe God lets
MN know and u comforts him. IL that super
stition?'
NO. ms'sm, I reckon not, an I hope you'll
excuse me-"
The man walked on. bearing his own burden
OF sorrow with him. and the desolate mother
rocked the empty cradle and resumed her
plain;iVe monody-
shesven , Blessings without numbss
NtutA. -ftl w n t.1N Dead.
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The Enfant Terrible Again.

From the Detroit Free Press.
A young fellow, and not the most provident
one in town either, has best girl on Sd street,
and he went up to see her one evening last
week. During the first few minutes, and until
the accident happened, the young lady's small
brother assisted in entertaining them both BY
his innocent and childliks questions, always 90
interesting to . visitor, especially on such an
occasion.
'You got q watch?" asked the boy, after he
had made more inquiries than ever an assessor
made.
YES" and the young man pulled ont . very
nice little twelve-karat gold ticker, which the
boy seized upon.
'.Does it runT'
Certainly"
81 didn't know watches run whom NAV rot
wet"
well, this one isn't wet"
"Never wasn't wet?' asked the bov.
''Not that know Of"
Then what did papa mean whom he told si..
ter you had your watch in soak about half the
timer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-11

"Great respect is due to printed books. The
bronze Raigo having in a moment of anger de-
stroyed the library OF his convent was after his
death changed into a rat. condemned to gnaw
scraps of paper and old fragments Of books as
his only food.
"A woman who had great revenues refused to
marry. Her motive was pure avarice. When
she was Gead her sisters inherited her property
and one Of them who liked to adorn herself
with dress which had belonged to the dead
woman. and who hung it on nail at the back
OF her bed room door, every night saw a long
lank arm protruding from the dress and shak-
ing it violently.
REGARD FOB ANCIENT TREES
Tree worship, which has existed among all
ancient races, is limited by the Japanese to
very old trees. When the lord Of Yamato
wished TO furnish his house from the trunk Of
the finest cedar In HIS park. the axes of the
Woodmen, bounded from the bark and large
drops of blood flowed from every stroke. This
says the legend, is because ancient trees have
soul, grsrted to them on account of their great
age. They are also capable of sympathy with
the misfoTtunes of fugitives who place them
selves under their protection. More than one
unfortunate warrior on the point of falling
into the hands of unplacable enemies has
found retreat in the trunk branches of
some old oak.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-11
Boston's Base BAH Gambler.


There isn't any city in the country where
pools are bought on base oall so extensively a.
the business 10 done in Boston" said Fred
Glider, gambler. AT the big pool rooms
here during the base ball eason the amount Of
money put up on base ball pools is really sur
prlsing. On good day something like S5, 00o
have been played IN one bIg pool room that
could menuon. The people who frequent ths
pools are OF all sorts and conditions. There
are sixteen combinations that can be played on
four clubs, and the pools often pay n 70
when the short enders win, and the figure has
run as high as 80 to 1. The most playing y
done on dos AMI don'ts. That's the name auA
1t means that the people who go into the COM
binations bet that clubs will win or won't
Sometimes the tail-end clubs win, aud then the
people that had the short enc are happy
In these pooi rooms you Il have some very
curious and interesting characters. EVERYBODY
bets on base ball. from the man that comes in
from a hard days work 10 the dignihed man Of
business that doesn't care 30 much for the
money as he does for the glory of winning.
He bets on principle. l suppose in a season
there are a good many thousands of dollars tha1
are lost and won on these pools. A dollar buyS
pool and the pool may win several hundred
dollars IL only few people have the pool
the individual profit is pretty good. There
ism any other city In the country where suoh
pools are sold to any extent but in Boston
they are all the Co."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-11

"If You will examine this carefully you will
see that It il q combination of .three nests
You can see the lines that separate the first
from the second and the second from the top
one. 1t is a gold-fnch's nest, but is altogether
different from the ordinary nest Of this bird,
for it is much larger.
''The nest at the bottom was built first and
two eggs laid in it. for the birds didn't sx-
pect to do any more building. However. in
their absence. cowbuntIng. the dread Of all
the smaller birds deposited one of its eggs be-
side the eggs of the owners of the nest &c avoid
the trouble Of building nest of its own. The
goldtnches were disturbed when they saw
this egg that they built another nest on the
top Of the first, covering up their own eggs as
well as that of their enemy. But the cowbunt-
ing coolly laid another egg in the second nest
with the one which the warbler had deposited
The persistent birds once more fought
against fate and added a third story to their
nest. This was also invaded, and when it was
found deserted there were two OF the cowbunt-
ing's eggs with one of the warbler's.'
This man claims that the examination Of q
nest will reveal the habits and charac teristics
OF the buildeS Ono of his nests is that Of q
humming bird.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-11

The nest Of the mourning dove 10 very care
lessiy constructed home. In many cases it is
composed Of fine twigs SO loosely put together
that it is with the greatest difficulty that
one can be transferred from the field to
the cabinet. 1t is nothing more than frail
platform, almost fiat, with scarcely any protec-
ton to prevent the eggs from being shaken
out
The nest is sometimes varied by being built
entirely Of grass and placed in tho crotch of q
tree.
The strangest nest in the ornithologist's cab
met is that of the woodpecker Of Ohio. 1t is q
portion of the limb of a dead tree
Woodpeckers generally select dead and partly
decayed trees il which they can easily dig. The
depth OF the excavation varies with the species
and inclination of the builder. All dig OBJ
liquely for Q short distance and then turn di-
rectly downward. widening toward the bottom.
Here the eggs are deposited on the fine chips Of
wood without any attempt at nest. The en-
frances are generally as circular as though they
were bored with an anger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-11
nfEEc.LvK rrRsrEcrTvr.

In Iris picture on the fan / hold in my hand
Can lie sen a beat IN the foreground. in which
are s~y~ral Euylv Gve-sefl iadies, one % them
boiling umbrella which shelters several
Ne-stls l. = d.st.Et harbcr a. well as large
t"E1 surrounded uv groves aud gardens. The
G.cks ed wt-rr-fovi sporting in a stream
bali mile distant nearly as large as the
nearer all boats
often there j. too much stress laid upon this
cencIeIcy- laiy once came here to buy a
screcn fer her pITlor. She liked one better
tan the rest. but -le declared that the draw
itEs on ~ were SO detective in perspective that
they would tie noticeable 70 her friends. For
i-stAzce. -a.' she. look at this picture. It
Tep-s s-n.stlo. Of cculie holding in his
lauiis tyG immense radi-hss. wnich reach he'd TO
kis sect. That vii never do. she continued,
Erv one you'll know that vcgc tables Of such
glgar nc dime usiOus do not exist.
There vas nothing wrong with the drawing.
however An enormous radi~h called the
'tAikOE' 3 staple article of food In Japan
ana u often three feet long and q half foot
taick-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-11
Hard to Dictate 90 Her.

Prom the Detroit Free Press.
I am acquainted with 9 gentleman vhe b
made the art Of debating good business letter
Q lifelong study. When he dictated 70 male
stenographers everything went smoothly. The
sentences were round, even and concise and he
never became confused. But when this oooi-
headed gentleman dictated TO young lady for
the first time il was quite an experience. He
started OF brsvely enough, but suddenly he
glanced up 1t the busy little head nodding
over the note book and then he got mixed and
talked nonsense and got very red in the face
and stammered And when she looked up 81
him IN . reproachful sort Of way he got more
confused than ever, and at last gave il mp and
went TO the base ball match. IL 10 no easy
matter 10 dictate a good business letter under
ordinary circumstances but when an interest
ing aud critical young lady is in the matter
debating becomes one Of the enact sciences
that requires nerves If iron and . rare amount
Of self-possession-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-11

many phases OF japanese art Every picture
on fen illustrates some proverb. familiar
legend or story. While nearly wholly deficient
In perspective. these people are unsurpassed in
brilliant coloring and their pictures are fire.
quently drawn from life.
when summer Is nearing In JsTsn painters
ard artists VhO seek For new inspirations de-
light e. occupy themselves from morning until
evening IL. the country. among the orchards OF
cherry. pun and peach trees which surround
the temples and shade the banks OF cascades
and lakes and hrrc sEstch and paint among
the beauties u natEre. Many Of these draw
ings Irnish designs Tor fans.
Why are tie japanese so deficient In
perspect tive asked Tue STAR man
They are nos wholly So vas the answer.
The walls - the palaces at kIoto and Toxic
AMI the tpulbs at N.kho and Sh!ba are
rosnod for The remarkable beauty and correct
ness u their carvings and paintings, vet the
mistakes male b the Ja' ane-s in perspective
are - amusing AZ those de.Inested by Hogarth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-11

Eugene Field In the Chicago News.
In answer to inquiries, Gen. McClurg said
that the Rev. DR.. Gunsaulus had gone to Eu-
rope accompanied by his brother-in-law
Mr.. Charles ]. Barnes--"How did they han
pen to start of to Europe % suddesly?"
Gen. McClurg-'.In Plymouth Church cir
cles 1t Is said that both gentlemen are suffer-
ing with acute nervous prostration. DR.. Gum
saulus you know, recently wrote and pub
Hshed . two-volume novel"
Mr.. +. N. Larned-'T have seen the novel
and can account for the authors lsmen aba
condition. BE wrote it."
DR.. Bristol-"And car account for thu ,coc.
dition Of the brothsr-in-lAw. He rcd 81"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-11
FOUND IN THE PARK.
Things Patriotic PhiIadeIphians Left Be-
hind Fourth of July Night

mind FOURTH OF July Night.
From the Philadelphia Times.
The lost and abandoned articles found in
Paramount Park on July indicated that the
celebrating army of Fourth of July patriots
had been unusually reckless.
There were upward Of 500 articles collected
by the guards. but many of them are SO insig-
nihcant that it is not likely that they ever will
be called for. The following list comprises the
most notable articles:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-11
TRE EaEEiON

There are several distinct STYLES Of schools
for drawing and painting, easily recognized by
. counHis-eur. The style on fans 10 most pop
utar- AnJther STYLE - used on the ''kake-
inz screens and pictorial books In this last
s;yls the coloring Is very rich and the details
niagselv portrayed In the second the salient
points are eElY hAskcd. but the picture. while
very sUgs-stiys, leaves much to the imsgina-
tim
In she ART Design they show great taste. but
only re'iteut Ia the country Itsclf can fully
appreciate their Gelinea.ious. Cultivated Jap
sre-s DO rot Ike foreign pictures on account
OF their intense real SIN. Inc taste for the
fantastic gee along with that fDr caricature In
Jspsns political Institutions. religion aud ma
tcre. AMI together tksy have n tendency TO ex-
cite the ina Iuuti1u aud to .ct II wandering
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-11

From Brooklyn Life
strawber-'T heard that you made an hours
speech at the debating club. was Il weu re-
ceived?'
singeriy-"They chssrsd ne vhss I eat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-11
"Sho0fn.~

IRON the Kentucky State Journal.
His Honor-'Napolson Bonaparts. you Hts
charged with killing this mans chicken,
what have you got TO say 10 the charger
We'll, boss was jis' shooin' Il Of a. fence. -
what did you shoe IL with2'
ssWid-vid-o ole shoo oh $500"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-11

Many Of the above articles are of value
Many of the articles of personal adornment,
as some OF them are prettiIy inscribed with
monograms
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-11

WHnKKRs that are prematureiy gray or fsded
should be colored 20 prevent the look Of aea anA
Buckinghams Dye sxcels I'll osAau N cosoe1nG
bcoUn 6 b1nok-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-11

'The worship Of Inari. the deifed introducer
OF rice into Japan and the patron OF foxes. is
common throughout the empire He deceives
people. Injuries them, transforms himself
into a beautiful woman and lures men away by
bewitching them. but he is worsLiped in order
to insure his good will"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-11
JAPANESE ART STYLES
The Ingenuity Displayed by Oriental
Painters.
FUNNY PERSPECTIVE DEFECTS
Som. Japanese Legends which Furnish Sub
Jects for Ar;i.ts-A Resident of the Coun-
Try Only Can Appreciate Their Dsl,nss-
tions-
4 f Il z Is A GOOD

II f Il z Is A GOOD
deal of art and ingenuity
displayed in q japanese
fan" said . dealer in
oriental bric-a-brac to q
reporter OF The STAR
the other day. II spent
nine years in Japan,
he continued, ''snd yet
/ have never seen an
article that shows as
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-11-12
The Bangor and Aroostook.

The action Of the Bangor board Of trade
at Mondays meeting. putting itself OF
record as body in favor OF the Bangor
aud Aroostook Railroad and Offering to Goa
fer WITH the board Of directors Of the road
50 s. to render any assistance that may
be needed, was one of the most i'm
portsnt steps that has yet been taken tc
make the great plan q success. la
taking the vote and in appointing the
committee OF conference the board
Of trade has shown to the people OF
Bangor and Of eastern Maine that not only
do the individual members favor the build
lag Of the road rs planned, but the board OF
trade of Bangor. representing the bushes.
Interests OF the whole city. 10 not afraid to
20 on record. aud xert its iofuence in be.
half of the enterprise in which 90 many oil
Dangers best citizens are already interested
The action isl credit to the board Of
trade ard credit to Bangor. II ssys thai
the recognized head OF Bangor's business
favors the road and is willing to work for
its ,ucce. siul completion. Above all else,
i. Increases the large msjority that has 81
ready declared in favor OF the road, and
reduces TIE minority to such feeble orpo-
snion that it must shortly come over and join
the great foIc IS that are now arrayed for
the welfare Of eastern Msine When one OF
two 5issppters are won over, which is q
tack the board of trade can easily do. the
work can 30 on unimpeded. and the end Of
the labor will be in sight.
lie, the work OF getting the subscriptions
be pushed sill along the live; let there be
10 tagging or holding back on the part Of
snv one. and when the task is done, IS i,
will be done, and the last dollar needed is
rsissd-ss il 10 cure to be raised-let the
Bangor board Of trade be- remembered for
the services IL has rendered.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-11-12
Triumphant Mckinley.

Election returns received up to the
time of going to press indicate an assured
victory by handsome majority for Mr..
Mckinley In Ohio. We congratulate the
readers of the American Economist
on this event. The whole country
watched Ohio, awaiting with bated
breath the outcome OF the strug-
gle between free trade and protection.
The result has been what it always must
be when question Of American against
foreign interests is submitted to the
American people. There is significant
lesson In it for those who had allowed
themselves to believe that in a fair and
open contest on the tariff issue the
American people had commenced to
waver in their allegiance to the American
policy of protection The triumphant
election of Major Mckinley this year as
Governor of the noble Common.
wealth of Ohio is q fit pre-
Jude TO the triumph which in next
years presidential contest awaits the
great tariff measure that bears his name.
10 Governor Mckinley, the dauntless
champion of protection. whose elo-
quenee. ability and nobleness OF charac-
ter have done so much, and promise so
much more. for the cause in which the
American Economist is enlisted, we ten
der on this joyous occasion our sincerest
fluctuations.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-11-12

The following from "PrinterS tol' vi,
bear residing several times Even M
bfavest Of us grow faint heafted q ames
and are tempted to look back lcngisny 4
the direction Of the forbidden lend, dsspse
tho fate Of Lots wife. In the course Sss
recent chat. the bright manager for one OF
the largest uscrs Of re~spsper space sssa
that even The head ri his firm, who -
seen his business built up by advenie
ing and knew tba, his present ssccsss
was directly attributable to IL, needsd
to be told occa,i onsliy that Advertising
paid. Ard who shslt say how msny OF W.
men known ~ great advertiser hs's
wondered. when the clouds Of douos so'
dependency have settled aboas snem'
whether II would not b. good policy 70
hedge" in their advertising sxpendissfs-
whether, il they we're to spend shcsssss
dollars shsre IN y ro- 'p~na evs. The SAi-
aDce would not represent ciear psou"
II 10 = psrallei to thst other peculiarly Of
human nature which mskes evefysniss
appear darkest before dawn. Bu' voes
the mood passes away one wonders nov
the fact. could have appeared 50 diseos"s
In ores mind. In similar manner tes
advertiser comes fssiiy around 70 tho G M
ciusion that sase'y lies only In pu"ai's
the well known course. All roads Do ~
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Respect the Stomach.

Having abundant exercise in open air
and choice Of the most wholesome and
nutritious products of the earth, fresh
from garden, orchard and field. farmers
possess the main factor OF healthful
growth and longevity Yet a long &C
quaintance with them satisfies me they
have their full share Of that chronic dys
pepsia, a terribly aggravating, depress
ing, disabling a'lment. | might point
out many errors OF diet, such as
too much fat salt meat and warm, or
at least. new bread, in its various
forms, but | wish to call attention par
ticularly to their frequent disregard of
some of the fundamental conditions of
normal digestion One OF these is that
the physical system be not too much
exhausted when food Is taken into the
stomach, and that eating shall not be
followed Immediately by such exercise
as tends to divert the vital heat, the vital
energies, from the work of dige stion
The digestive function requires tempo
rary rest of the other fnnctiOns OF rhr
body. and may say also, of the mind
and emotions ANY form Of exertiOn
Immediately after eating arrests diges-
ton and, by prolonging the operation,
impairs the powers Of the digestive
organs
Now the farmer during the busy time
o: year (Which generally lasts all thu Ougb
the growing season and much ! nger)
does not take time to eat and digest food
He hastens to the house at meal hour,
and after hurried preparations, sits down
with wearied. exhausted feeling, eats
without sufficient mastica'ion to mix
food thoroughly with the saliva and then
hurries back to the work, sumnioning all
the phys forces 10 the muscles 60
actively employed Is it surprjs
ing that such disregard of health
laws, often repeated, should result
in loss of appetite. or very ca
PRECIOUS appetite, acrid quotations, felid
breath and weight like lead on the
stomach? Better take an hours rest un
til digestion is fairly under way. and
then resume labor in good condition to
accomplish it A first duty in life is to
take care Of yourself; ability to fill your
proper place, to be of use to family and
to mankind depends in large measure
upon the preservation Of your health,
obedience to the laws of being. Disfe-
gard them for an apparent temporary
advantage and the penalty will be surely
exscted p G. Reynolds in New York
Tribune,