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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-07
BARGAINS IN LOTS,
UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS,
BROOKLAND.

I AKELAND HOUSES AND LOTS FOR SALE ON
IL SMALL MONTHLY PAYMENTS.--This beauti-
tul subdivision is situated in Prince Georges county
Md, about miles from Washington, on the Wash.
Dr. Of the b. U. RR. and the WASH and Bait pike,
where electric railroad will be built In altitude it
Is higher than WASH, has good drainage is perfectly
healthy and adjacent to and surrounded by Charlton
Heights. College Para. Berwyn and the grounds OF
the Maryland Agricultural College 1t has Is miles Of
have been planted and are now being boxed. 1t has
park that contains l2 in which there Ia
til al lake OF clear fresh water in II has
new station. where 20 or more trains stop daily ;
tcketsto ashinRton cents the IN minutes
or about W minutes drive. 70 houses completed
and in course OF erection 10 of which have sold
and occupied within months, and of l2o I'M
some have already commenced. school, mill. ice
louise. electric light plant, walks, &c, will be
constructed Churches. schools, stores, &C..
Nenient. Prices of lots. $50 to sou. Terms 3 10
cash and ~ Der month 80 per month lots $3.50
or less. Lakeland has more improvements and
Neniences and IS better located than other subdi
vision about Washington where lots be bought for
dwellings WIFE brick foundations, porches, closets.
outbudngs wells, pumps. cellars, baths. heat, &C.,
on lots that average Il acre. TO lie sold to desirable
families, as follows:
900 +. 81. 200. each $40 cash $40 per mo- Ar
2Sl. 400 2Sl, OOO each 10 cash $15 per mo.
81, SOO&l 10, each $40 per mo- ;6 tir.
1S.:UU&.$. 40. hS5cash and @25 per mo- :6& 7r.
lS3.OO&l IL, 800 each $Ocash and $50 per mo 7&sr.
per cent discount viii be all part
sales For further particulars pats. tree tickets, &C.
apply to EDWIN A. NEWMAN owner l4O6 Column
Da St n w. Ibet. 9Th and 10th and and from
to III a. w. Or y. II. or at Lakeland nom IL 30 to
4p.m. jalo-3rn
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1891-03-12
Slang Among the Girls

A complaint commonly made against
fashionable girls is that they use slang bor-
dering on actual profanity, says the New
York Sun. A maiden with brown eyes and
a rosy mouth crcpt close to bashiul young
man at reception and said:
IF you'll never let on I'll tell you some
thing"
The young man blushed and promised
meyer TO break The confidence reposed in
him.
well, it's just this, said the girl, "when
anything goes wrong with me swear
The young man attempted to observe
that swearing in pretty young lady was
naughty, but he made failure OF it. and
his companion went on talking.
More girls swear than you think. lust
know any quantity of them that are posi-.
lively shocking when they get provoked.
Ny chunl, Mignon, is really terrible some
times. told her the other day that
would have to stop going with her ii she
didn't refrain from saying bad words. She
couldn't miss car stub her toe or burst
button off her glove but she expressed her
sell most frightfully right before every
body. Now. 1t isn't nice, is 1t, Tor d girl to
use swear words? And 1t really will get 10
be regular thing with US / we don't stop.
/ am already addicted to the habit. WHY,
broke the point off my thumb nail to-
day, and when did Just let out good
What did you say?'' the bashfnl young
man managed to ask.
II said, % devils
The young man hlushed liyelier red and
asked the poor, fprsaken girl III he might
get q cup OF chocolate Tor her.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1891-03-12
Half Right,

Abraham Lincoln was one of the
takers to whom every one loved to
listen. His ideas and his language
were his own, and whatever might be
the topic OF conversation, he was
certain to say somethingwhich no one
could have anticipated. An anecdote
which has recently been told about
him very we'll illustrates this trait OF
character,
A writer in the Century says that
Lincoln seemed to enjoy the public
reception at the White House, and
was surprised when people COM
miserated him upon being obliged to
stand and shake hands with such a
crowd OF perfect strangers. as they
pushed one another past him.
' Much OF the time, indeed, he appear
cd to be almost unconscious OF the
throng. taking hand after hand in an
almost mechanical way; but now and
then, as he caught sight of q familiar
face, or one of his callers made Il re-
mark which struck his fancy, his eye
frightened, and he would perhaps
break into n hearty laugh.
Many OF those who shook his hand
uttered some little carefully prepared
speech, and now and then they receiv-
cd swift answer.
One night an elderly gentleman from
Buffalo said. tip our way we believe
in God and Abraham LincIon," to
which the President replied, as he
showed him along the line. My
friend, YOU arc more than half right. y
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1891-03-12
Letting a Man Alone.

That a husband is at times silent
and pre-occupied does not argue that
he is Indifferent to his wife, writes Mrs.
Phineas T. Barnum in The Ladies'
Home Journal; he may be depressed,
and yet not feel that marriage, for
him, is q failure; he may be captious
and fretful, yet feel no irritation
against his wife. I am not absolving
men from the obligation to be agree
able to their woman-kind, nor extern
uating their frequent infractiOns Ofthe
code of marital amenities; | am only
assuring you, for your own good, that
these things are often the outward ard
visible sign of Oh inward and spiritual
disaccordance which you may have
not caused, and about which you
would be unwise to grieve. Learn to
wait, and by-and-by you will find that
business went wrong that day; or he
sat in a draft, and all his bones ached
with an incipient cold; or he had eaten
an indigestibIe meal mot at home of
course), and was depressed he knew
not why. Wait! wait! and when you
have found out what the matter was,
you will be thankful you did not weary
him with foolish questions.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1891-03-12
Some Helps for Vocal Success.

'What is the best food for a sin
ger?" is question very often asked of
of me, and OF all professional singers.
| reply: 1.-The plainest food is by far
the best" Good, plain, but nourish-
ing food; for that is the best for
health, and to be we'll in health is to be
well i'll voice, and good health is abso-
lutely necessary for good singing.
Some few things should be entirely
avoided, such as nuts, for instance,
which affect the throat as we'll as the
digestion. TO lead a regular life is al
SO absolutely essential, and young
and indeed, all-artistes. if they wish
to excel, must live for their art alone
and must g We up great many pleas
ures"; but if this. as it should do, en-
ables the artistic to become great
then they have their reward
for all sacrifices. To be artistes,
they should live as artistes-go when
ever possible, to hear and to see fine
singing and fine acting; cndeavor to
see fine pictures, fine statues; read
clever books and the biographies of
great men and great historical char
acters; to live, in fact, in an atmos-
phere of art and of intellect, which
will help them far more than at first
they may be disposed to think in
their own artistic career.
Iwould say to O. student, "Study
the notes, the words, the intention
and meaningof everything; think these
thoroughly out, gather it all up into
one consecutive whole, and then and
to it any genius you may have OF
your own" And in doing this do not
be discouraged if you do not immed-
lately attain the desired result; but
persevere in your idea. In studying a
new work have many times Jailed to
reach the effect for which was striv-
ing; but have worked on, and per-
haps at rehearsal, or perhaps at the
first performance, it has come to me
quite Unexpectedly and as great
surprise, like an inspiration.
But all this must not also mean the
shutting yourself up in the selfish con-
temptation of pour own personal ca
reer alone, for you must remember
that to act well you must understand
human nature well; and to sing so as
to touch others hearts you must be
in sympathy with those hearts your
self.-Ladie's Home Journal.
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RUSSIAN GIRLS,
Nearly All of Them Marry Young
Without Long Engagements.

Without Long Engagements.
The daughter is a great pet i'll Rus
sian families, perhaps because there
are generally more sons than daugh-
tiers. Take the younger members of
the imperial family as an example,
and We find twenty-five grand dukes
and only seven grand duchesses; and
this may be stated to be about the
average proportion in most families.
The necessity for men in the rural dis
trictS as assistants i'll the agricultural
labors OF their fathers, has given rise
to a saying: "One son is no son; two
sons are half son; but three are
whole son"
Notwithstanding the pride and sat-
isfactiOn with which the birth OF a
boy is hailed, the little girl is the darl-
ing; the object of the tenderest affec-
ton and care OF parents and broth
ers, not to speak Of other adoring rel
atives. Much is not expected OF her
i'll the way OF assistance in the family,
she is INDUCED as far us their means
and circumstances will permit, and
she takes it quietly and rs her due,
but it is rarely that she does not vol
UNFAIRLY and tacitly contribute her
share i'll helping her mother. Her oC-
equations are much about the same
as those of all European girls, but
parish work in Russia eNisteth not for
her. She cannot have classes at
Sunday schools, as religion is taught
by priests or deacOns.
1t would be thought quite extra
ordinary and improper were a young
unmarried girl to visit the sick or poor
in towns, but in villages it is some
times done under the direction oman
ma rgrandmamma. She is undOubt
eddy fond OF pleasures, likes to be we'll
dressed, and generally adores dancing.
sic is not the Russian girls forte,
is solo singing. Most of the insti-
tukas, though they thoroughly under
stand the theory OF music, play like
Il child OF 12; OF course there are eX-
ceptiOns, but it is seldom you find a
girl able to play a quadrlllt or polka
Of-hand.
Girls marry very young in Russia,
and there are very few OF those most
cStimable individuals called oldmaids.
There are no colonies for the Russian 5
to run away too. and satisfies show
that the birth OF boys much exceed
those OF the girls.
Long engagements are not approved
OF. they seldom last longer than a few
months, during time the tiancee
is the mistress OF the house. Her girl
friends assemble to help sew the dowry,
the sewing afternoon generally ending
in dance after tea, when the bride
groom drops in with a few bachelor
friends. Another wedding is thus
often arranged, and so on, little by
little, till, like the fifty one cards in
the game of "old maid" they pair off,
and one, generally OF the sterner sex.
is left forIorn. - English Illustrated
Magazine
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Crooks Councils Of War.

Then it was that his subordinates
began to notice one OF Crooks pecu-
liarities which he retained through
life. Heheld his first council of war. I"
Crooks councils of war differed from
those of any other general, living or
dead. He never asked any one for
an opinion, never gave one of his own
but taking his rifle in hand, strolled q
short distance away from camp, sat
down under rock, crossed one knee
over the other, clasped his arms
about his shins, and occasionally rub
bed the tip of his nose with the back
OF his right hand. This last was the
infallible sign by which the troops
aftcrward learned to know that one
OF Crooks councils OF war was in pro-
gress. he communed with. himself,
canvassed all the pros and cons Of
his predicament.- Century.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1891-03-12
Substance and Form In Liter
ary Judgment.

And is it not true that from the
nature OF things the contemporary
Judgment lays most stress on sub
stance. and that the "fnal' Judgment
is favorable to form? Substantially
speaking, how many historic things Of
immense contemporary vogue seem
insipid to us, whereas scarcely any
thing of very great formal merit has
been allowed to perish. In other
words, is there not an element of uni
versatility about perfection of form
which significance OF thought does not
possess; or, at any rate, is not perfec-
tion more nearly attainable in form
than it is in substance? And nothing
is SO preservative at perfection or any
approach to it.
One thing is very certain-neglect of
form involves the sacrifice of an
element of positive attractiveness as
well as offending positively by per-
verseness and eccentricity. Whether
rhyme and rhythm, cadence, purity,
fiawlessness, melody are essential or
not to poetry. the abandonment OF
the artistic quality which they imply
is obviously q loss.-Scribner.
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HE WAS CLEVER.
But His Little Game Didn't Work and
He Was Promatly Fired;

He Was Promatly Fired;
He had the appearance of one who
had seen much of the world and had
not found it a soft snap. His clothes
were composite and he had evidently
long been @ stranger to water and it's
uses. He shuflled into hotel recent
ly, and, leaning against the bar, gazed
With a deep gearing in his eyes upon
the shining rows of bottles and cut
glass on the other side. The barman
was about to signal the bouncer to do
his duty, when the stranger asked for
the proprietor.
"Have you any rats in the house?"
asked the stranger.
Rats! Well, l should say Big as
cats" said the major.
"Do you want to get rid of them?"
you bet!' was thereby.
''Well, you give me drink and a
dinner" said the stranger, land will
agree to kill every rat in your house
in half an hour"
The landlords curiosity was
aroused. He couldn't see how it could
be done; but here was fair PROPOSE
ton, and the expense was not great,
anyway, SO he said:
'Pll give you a dinner, anyway, but
don't believe you can do it."
The stranger took large, soaking
drink, and he looked confident and
happy as he sat down for the dinner.
He ate a hearty meal. 1t wasn't a
square meal; it was an all-around
meal. When they got back to the
landlord the stranger said:
"Have you spade handy?"
A boy was sent for one and soon
returned with it. By this time a
crowd had collected to see the sport.
Everybody was waiting in great sus-
pense to see the slaughter begin. The
rat-catcher took the spade. examined
it carefully, tested it's weight, while
the crowd held its breath. Next he
selected a big, comfortable chair, seated
himself, crossed his legs, leaned back
with a benignant expression on his
scared cOuntenance and said:
Nov bring on your rats
There was a mOmentary pause and
then q sound OF incorporate revelry,
followed by a quick opening of the
door and the sudden emission of q
heterogeneous mass which landed far
out on the mud-cushiOned pavement.
Chicago News.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1891-03-12
Keen ont

Keep ont
disease by keeping in healthy ac-
ton the liver, stomach and bowels.
There's a pleasant and sure way
Of doing it. It's with DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets. They're the best
Liver Pill ever made, and a prompt
and effective remedy for Sick
Headache, Bilious Headache, Con
stipation, Indigestion, Bilious At
tacks, and all arrangements of the
stomach, liver and bowels. They
cleanse and renovate the system,
quietly but thoroughly. They reg
ulate the system, too-they don't
upset it, like the old-fashioned pills.
These are purely vegetable and per-
fectly harmless. One 7ellet
dose. They're the easiest to take,
and the mildest in operation-the
smallest in size, but the most eff
Client in their work.
They're The cheapest pill you can
buy, because they're guaranteed to
give satisfaction, or your money is
returned.
You only pay for tie good you
get.
Can you ask more?
That's TIE peculiar plan all DR..
Pierce's medicines are sold on.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1891-03-12
DOcTORlNC THE DEMIJOHN.
A Kentucky Congressman Physics
the Whisky Thieves.

A Kentucky Congressman Physics
the Whisky Thieves.
There is & section of the rules and
regulations seen on the printed card
that is tackled up in hotel bed rooms
which speaks Of charging guests "cork-
age for liquors carried to theirrooms,
i. e., not furnished by the house. In
one hotel, at least, the statueis a dead
letter, and the guests, q goodly per-
centage of whom are Congressman,
keep the best product of Kentucky in
their own apartments.
In this particular hotel a Southern
NJ. c. had for Il long time been the
victim ofpetty raids onhis demiiohn.
He bought good whisky and loved to
dispense it in hospitable way, but
objected to seeingit disappear through
the agency ofpilferers. He locked and
double-locked his door, but still the
stuff that Colonel Ingersoll said cham
ishes the skeleton from the feast and
paints landscapes in the brains of
men" kept vanishing.
At last he was moved to heroic
measures. He dOsed what was left in
in the jug with ipecac, and, smiling
grimly to himself, remarked: aha!
III even up with that thieving porter
When he gets his dose of this there Il
be one Washington coon that II never
more banker after the rosy"
The NJ. c. was right in everything
save his premises. Instead of q
nauseated porter there were just four
ofthe sickest Hibernian chambermaids
that ever got surreptitious drop of
the 'cratur." Loud was the racket
of retching that went up in the cor
ridors, and pretty soon the quartette,
concluding their hour had come, dis
patched messenger for a priest. A
favorable turn in their condition, how
ever, made the presence OF the holy
man unnecessary.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1891-03-12
Girls Who Would Be Boys.

Youths Companion: The few girls who
wish they were boys are about fourteen
years old. From babyhood they have en-
joyed the freedom of the boys in their play
and still love their freedom. They have
climbed high trees, clambered over great
stone walls, vaulted fences, played various
kinds OF ball, swan, skated rolled over
with the dog on the grass, played games
in the summer evenings, and tumbled
into bed as tired and thoughtless as a
bow.
But they have reached the mature age of
fourteen years, and now begins what they
call their bravery. Their mothers insist on
lengthening their dresses little, and have
new ideas about arranging their hair, both
Of which are hindrances to freedom of
movement. They discover that there is a
precious thing that goes by the name Of
complexion, of which they had scarcely
heard before, and they find it a perfect des-
pot. Elder sisters object to the vaulting of
lences and the climbing of tall trees as no
longer proper, and maiden aunts are
shocked at the running OF races on the side
walk.
Gradually the truth forces itself upon the
minds of these girls that they cannot have
quite the liberty that boys continue TO en-
joy all their lives. They still believe that
they ought to enjoy it, and will enjoy it III
the future, but at present they are obliged
to conform to the u ages CT their country
and they do not like it.
What would they have thought if they
had lived two centuries ago. when almost
every innocent exercise of girls was looked
upon with disapproval, and girls were in
reality Slaves" to an erroneous idea of
decorum! Many of them, as contenlpor-
airy remarked the other day, were" care
fully bred as if for residence in consumpt-
ives home"
At present girl of good sense can enjoy
not indeed the iull freedom of boy, even
the breezy, muscular brother whom she
likes best would not approve of that but
freedom enough for the full development of
her bodily and mental faculties.
A girl who in summer swiIns, plays ten
mis- rides, rows, sails. and in winter does a
lair share of household labor, and takes
her daily walk for exercise, need not suffer
Tor want ofo freedom. Nevertheless. there
will always be girls who wish they were
boys, and they will generally be about
fourteen years old.
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THEY WATCH THE PROPRIETOR.
To Prevent Him from Cheating Him
self Through the Cash Register.

o prevent him from @H6dLltl& F1ifFi~
self Through the Cash Register.
Dishonest clerks have hard time
nowadays. Nevertheless few OF them
know how close watch is kept on
them, In the stores where cash regis
tiers are used the clerks naturally sup
pose that this is the only check put
upon them. While the cash register
watches the clerks the registers them
selves are closely watched. A reporter
OF the Chicago Herald was in cigar
store the other day where one OF the
newfangled cash registers was in use
Besides the clerk and the reporter one
other man was present. He was an
mobtrusive looking fellow, but he
managed to keep a close watch on the
clerk when he was near the cash regis
ter The clerk knew he was watched
and eyed the fellow with little favor.
When the reporter made q purchase
the clerk took the protfered money
and, looking at the Waterman, laid
the money on the shelf near the regis
ter, but failed to ring up the amount
prised After waiting moment he
made small purchase. The clerk
took the money, but again fail
ed to push the button on
the cash register. The Waterman saw
this and as he left the store drew Il
book from his pocket and made an
entry. After the fellow had gone the
clerk picked up he money he had tax
IN in and ringing it up on the register
put it in the drawer.
Il was on to him, he remarked to
the reporter. He's one of the detes-
tives these cash register companies
send out. l knew him when he came
in. Now he will go back to the COM
panv and | will have some fun
Yes, We keep men watching our ma
chimes. said the agent for one of the
register companies, I'VE do it to sat
isfy ourselves that our registers are
being used all right. 1t is very seldom
that we find a case of dishonesty
among the clerks. There Is not one
clerk in q thousand that we find neg
lvcting to use the register. But about
two-thirds OF the prOprietOrS are con-
~tantly caught tripping. They use
the register once, then leave the draw
er open and make change without
ringing up the amount. Then when
the cash and the register do not agree
they think that the machine is O
good, II is to protect ourselves
against these people that We employ
the detectives. -.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1891-03-12
Prices for Rare Books,

People who are fortunate enough to
possess first editions of Burns will do
well to send them into the market
while the craze for them lasts. Acopy
which sold for 966 in 1887 sold for
912O last season. 1t is clear that for
some time to comethere will be great
run on the late Mr.. Halliwell Phil
lipps' folio edition of Shakespeare in
sixteen volumes, of which only $50
copies exist. Nine years ago this work
was sold for 951, but last season the
copy which was offered realized ELL.
London World.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1891-03-12
The more you learn about yachting the
more you appreciate how little you know.

IL would not enter on my list OF friends
the man who needlessly sets his foot upon
a worm" and yet ] expect l have a friend
Tor two) who would see his horse limp all
day before he'd spend twenty-five cents for
bottle of Salvation Oil.
U. S. Post Department, Washington, D.
CT have used Dr. Bulls Cough Syrup in
my family and find tia valuable remedy for
Group, coughs and colds. w. S. CURTIS,
Acting Chief Clerk.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1891-03-12

\ PHONOGRAPH was attached to the
bed OF King Kalakaua, into which he
delivered a dying message which was
repeated at his funeral. This suggests
a novel idea. Why shouldn't a man
preach his own funeral sermon? He
could be Just as witty or serious, Just.
as truthful or untruthfuI, as compIi
mentary or other wise as he pleased
and then what a saving there would
be of minister's fees.