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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-29
SANDS THAT SING AND BARK.
Curious Sounds which Have Puzzled scien-
tists.


GONE OF THE MOST INTERESTING OF
~ natural curiosities il the barking san'r
on an island called Kauai, in the Hawaiian
group" said o scientist who had been there
to STAR reporter.
Along the south shore of the island are
many cavernous sand dunes, some Of them
towering to the height of more than 100 feet.
one OF the tallest Of these is particularly SYM
metricai. being in the form of truncated cone.
II Is situated about 100 yards from the sea, and
the sand on its top and on its landward slope
possesses remarkable properties
The grains OF the sand being nearly spheri-
cal 1t moves readily by their rolling when
dry. When slightly disturbed on the side of
the dune it rolls in little waves down the in
cline. emitting as it does so q deep and tremu-
ious note, somewhat like the barking of a dog.
though it has also been compared to tho hum
OF ols buzz saw. If person disturbs the
ton which produces the sound. The noise
made by considerable mass Of it moving
downward has been heard fifty yards away
An even more striking effect is obtained by
Gaping some OF the sand between the hands,
which produces slight boot like sound The
same sort OF noise can be greatly intensified,
however by putting quantity in a bag and
siamming it about. sack of the sand will re-
vain its sonorous properties for several months
II not too frequently experimental with, but
eventually it loses this attribute The single
dune 1 speak of is the only one that has the
hootng or barking sand.
The native Hawaiians attribute the noises
OF the sand to the spirits of the dead. who
grumble at being disturbed-a notion arising
from the fact that sand dunes have been and
are to this day commonly used for burial
places, as may be seen from the numerous
well-bleached skulls and skeletons to be found
in such localities
Singing or barking sands are found in
many parts OF the world, the beach at Manches-
ter, n. H., being famous locality for them.
Scientific men have puzzled over the phenom-
enon for ever so long and with results OF doubt
full certainty. The acoustic quality does not
depend upon the material evidently, inasmuch
rs the Hawaiian sands are wholly carbonate of
lime, while those Of Manchester and elsewhere
are Slick 1t is believed at present that the
sonorousness is due to thin films of gases con-
densed and deposited upon the surfaces of the
sand grains during gradual evaporation after
wettlng by the sen by rains. BY virtue of
these hlms the grains separated from one
another by elastic cushions of condensed gases,
capable of considerable vibration The very
thicknesses of such films have been approx
mately determined"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-29
ADORNMENT OF WOMEN
Ornament an Essential Feature of
Dress ALI Over the World.
SOME PRIMITIVE STYLES.
Ingenuity in Forms and Modes of Ornamental
tion-The Africans Barbarous Decorations
and the Samoan Belle. Modest Nudity
Types From Madeira, AIriers and Honolulu.
Written for The Evening Star.

F THERE BE ANY ONE THING ON WHICH
Il humanity seems to have entirely agreed
since the days Of Eden it is that ornament is
an essential feature Of dress. Simple clothing,
wearing apparel, protection from the inclem-
ency Of the season. is such n commonplace,
mstter-of-fact affair that il is treated, where
the means for INDUCING display or taste is
wanting. almost with contempt People who
cannot indulge their taste OF fancy in that line
soon get into the habit of being very ncgli-
gcnt-harlly dressing at all But when it may
be INDUCED care for the personal appearance
quickly makes itself manifest. Not only mod
esty. ~ CARLYLE saws. came in with clothes, but
also the love of display.
Even the sstute II somewhat garrulous old
Polonius limited the costline-s of the apparel
with the capacity of the purse to buy. And
his discrimination between rich and gaudy
Tretends to he based ON nothing but matter Of
taste. Women indulge in ornament more than
men. doubtless in part due to natural impulse.
but part to training-they expect 1.-THE world
ornaments its women ~ the devotees do their
IDOLS and for very much the same reason
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-29
woman's Rights In Australia.

1.-THE revolt Of woman" as lately exempliaed
in our law courts, has now spread to the Anti
podes, where q wife has just admitted to the
magistrate Of Goulburn that she had thrashed
her husband with whip. Her action was COM
mended by the magistrate, especially as tho
whipped husband was OF drunken disposition,
and, continued his Worship: at would have an
excellent effect II all wives Of drunken husbands
did the same, instead Of appealing to the court
for protection" He said he knew several in
stances where the commended course Of treat
ment had resulted benehcially, though the
whip should only be used when the recognized
head OF the house had sbrognte1l his right TO
rule By AAgrant miseonducA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-29
A Child's Laughter.

All the bells Of heaven may ring,
All the birds of heaven may sing,
All the wells on earth may spring,
AL the winds on earth may bring
All sweet sounds together;
Sweetcr far than all things heard,
Hand Of harper, tone of bird,
Sound OF woods at sundawn stirred,
Yelling waters winsome word,
Wind In warm wan weather.
One thing yet there is that none
Hearing ere its chime be donc
Knows not web the sweetest ono
Heard OF men beneath the sun,
Hoped in heaven hereafter;
Soft and strong and loud and light,
Very sound of very light
Heard from the mornings rosiest height
When the soul of all delight
Fills childs clear laughter.
Golden bells of welcome rolled
Never forth such notes, nor told
Hours so blithe in tones so bold
As the radiant mouth of gold
Here that rings forth heaven.
II the golden-crested wren
Were nightingale-why, then
Something seen and heard of men
Might he half as sweet as when
Laughs child Of seven.
"A. G. SwINBuRNE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-29
Written for The Evening Star.
Suspicion.

o worm Suspicion! Dost thou come to bite
And blast the fairest bloom In Friendships bower!
Despised vocation! With what fatcful power
Thou crawlest round where shadows dim the light,
Feeling on cobwebs, while with fatal blight
Injecting what thou burst not to dcyour.
And will thou now approach this tender flower
Thai feeds and cheers my soul and charms INV
sight:
May Heaven forfend, The love that now doth
twGe
About heart by me beloved, and mine,
Higher mast mount from ground to heayenward
plane
Beyond the skill Of earth bred worms to gain.
There blooming shall loves flower still be found
Unwithered by Suspicious subtle wound
CARLETON EMERSON SMELL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-29
Appearance Was Deceitful.

from the Detroit Free Press
beautiful young lady dressed in the height
Of fashion was leaning over . gate ON one of
our side streets when smitten young man ap-
preached her:
Good evening, miss. VIII You kindly in
form me II you have noticed stray dog, pass
here?"
She unclosed the rosy portals Of speech and
answered quickly:
'No. I amt aw any other dog this
evenin'."
And another ehsrishsd idsal vas smashsd 70
mithsyoons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-29
A Legend Of Summer.

xHIrauefPnIa lIffes.
"Where in the world are those half carat
weights, and, by gosh. the diamond scales are
gone, too?''
''They were here . minute ago. guess
somebody put them in the burglar-proof safe
along with the stock, answered the chief clerk,
pausing for a moment in his counting of 81. 600
bills.
That's no place for 'em on busy day." ex-
claimed the ice dealer excitediy; "rve Just re-
ceived o big twenty-four- pennyws order
and here's the tools missing"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-29
a Cool Statement.

From the cornhil Magazine.
In some parts Of New Hampshirs, where ths
glaciers are unusually thick and deep, frag-
ments Of the primeval ice itself still remain on
the spots where they were originally stranded
Among the shady glens Of the White noun
tains there occur here and there great nassss
OF ancient ice, the unmelted remnants Of pri-
meval glaciers, and one OF these Il 90 large that
an artificial cave has been carefully excavsted
In it ~ an attraction for tourists. By The oanny
yankss propristog.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-29

Here is q Taveita
woman from the Cage
territory of equatorial
Africa. recently intro
dnced into society-of
nations Her clothing
above the waist consists
entirely of ornament.
In a climate too warm to
render clothing a neces-
sity. and having no
thought of what we call
modesty.s she none theless
deems II indispensable
to adorn herself. A lady
of the four hundred,
while deeming dress,
some dress. at least. nee
essary 1t a ball or recep-
ton. still must put on
her Jewels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-29

ered Tor guidance. strip, generally or
l.smented with needlework, is placed over the
rose iengthvise to support O veil close uprto
the eyes
In these three instances the whole range of
a.tires is covered. from almost nothing to
almost too much. and the .vo latter disclose q
rue sense in which some o: our fair DANES
escm To be lacking They look upon nature as
he tsusst sdornmsnt-the beautiful hysique
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-29

II has been limited that Mrs - is not so
much influenced in her ornamenting by a love
for ihe beautiful or taste as by the desire TO
surpass her friends In splendor. However that
may be. it certainly is the motive of this
samoan belle. The dress is decollete. necklace
Of coral. and gold loeket presented by her
father. the celebrated Mataafs- The chief fen
ture is the headdress sort Of ti1ra II is really
very pretty. made Of polished copper and set
with eolored stones. some of which are Of rich
and brilliant tintH
The contrast Between the African and the
woman of Samoa is striking. The nudity Of
the latter has the purity of nature-there is no
sign Of immodesty-while there il no brutal
distortion aud Disagreement of the body such
a. INDUCED in by the bar barous African
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-29

"Old friends are best" Yet not too oldi
For one, | do not seek
Within my eager arms TO fold
A form long since antique.
want no painted Pompadour,
Flirting at forty-three:
4 friend OF twenty-five or four,
Is old enough for me.
Life. HARRY RouArSE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-29

Here is n totally dis
tinct type. the product
OF an ancient civilization
an Egyptian woman;
the costume is that OF -
hig ly conventional
state Of society - the
Mohamedan. Here the
object of first import
ance is the seclusiou of
women We're il posi-
BILE they would never be
permitted to go abroad.
IL being necessary for
the poorer classes. the
face and figure are con-
cealed except the eyes.
which arc left uncov-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-29

One more costume. another Algerian, and
perhaps the most picturesque ever worn. is
almost devoid of ornament-that is, as a neces-
slry adjunct 1t relies on drapery. An ample
skirt extends to inst above the knee, below
which appear the loose flowing trousers, drawn
in at the ankle above the pointed. upturned
shoes There is a shapely. close fitting waist,
and thrown over all the thin white veil. bound
to the head about the forehead. This conceals
or permits the figure to be seen and from be-
meath its folds the black, witching eyes peer
out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-29

Thr lady of 1aveita has her ears bored while
vet child and inserts y stick about the size of
q match Larger ones are gradually substi-
intel until the hole made. or rather, worked. is
four or five inches across and the lobe of the
e. hangs down almost upon her shoulder.
The cartilage at the end of her ear has by this
time become scarcely more than a string. 1t
would be natural mistake to whisper through
that opening rather than into the smaller one
provided by nature. Prom the loon thus
formed thew hang a coil of fine iron chains
m ide by the native smiths With married peO-
lie II Is de riguer to wear copper discs OF wire
Compacted together. Sometimes the outer
auricle of the ear is pierced and hung with
loops OF beads of large size. In addition. she
arrays herself in bead necklaces and bangles OF
copper for the arms. \ sort of skull cap of
skin and forehead band or fillet of beads COM
p.etes the adornment
But more oNtrnordinary still are the earrincs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-29
A HONOLULU DANCE GIR-.

Ingenuity has been exhausted on modes and
forms Of Crnamentaticn from that of the half
naked savage to that of Catharine III blazing
nth gems on the throne of Russia There is
20 people, however nearly unclotaed. who do
not indulge fondness for ornament. the only
difference between them being in kind and
quantity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-29

From these costumes and ornaments, savage,
barbaric and conventional, the maid Of Algiers
energies in a costume and ornament quite in
keeping with more recent ideas Of dress. In
bodice. lacing. embroidery. high dress and
arms modestly exposed she favors the Spanish.
who probably derived their taste from the
Moors. as did she. The headdress, of woven
stuff. in red and yellowis quite as Incompetent
sibe a. it is chic. Here we find another marked
change-it is the establishment OF the cloth
ing. not the body, which in compensation is
left exposed so far as modesty and loneliness
dictate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-29
v still are the earrings

OF Mandarin. King of
Mast. in the same region
of central Africa. When
a child his ears were
pierced. and the hole
gradually enlarged. with
the Use of wooden pegs
and ivory tusks. until it
was possible TO insert
an earring made in Sec
tons. on the principle
of an arch or cart
wheel. which it in some
respects closely resem-
bles. especially i'll size.
The tire of the wheel is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-29
NEW YORK NOTES.
Metropolitan Talk and Thought About the
Grest Disaster.

GOTHAM HoSfrooNEKD WIN RorTrS srruc.
rURrs-rHE HEsRrRKSDISa SCENES ENACTED
AT rAkK fLAcr-soNE MIRACULOUS RsoAfEs-
WHO WAS TO BLaNE-rHR RELIEF FUND.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-29
From Puck.

IRON the Indianapolis Journal.
They do say that he's drinking himself 10
death on her account"
kspx"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-29
"A BUSY STREET IN CHAOS.


Among the sequele of this disaster is another
item so characteristic Of New York that il should
be recorded. Ever since Saturday noon one of the
principal streets of the city has been absolutely
impossible by q mass of rubbish reaching a
times to the second story windows Of the build
ings across the street II does not seem 70 have
occurred to any responsible party that the
public and the merchants doing business In the
vicinity had any rights that they were bound 10
reipect Business for two blocks has been al
most completely interrupted and traffic In .
principal highway rendered impossible
of course il won't do TO make too hasty .
censure in such an extraordinary state of af-
fairs as has existed. and yet probably in no
other great city OF the world, outside Of the
United states al any rate, could such q state Of
things be imagined. Ii was not until wednss-
day that the city fathers seemed to think they
Lad any duty in the premises Then they did
r.ke M 10 the situation and made some effort
70 handle the great pile Of rubbish and clear Q
road for public trafic. Ii must be said that
the condition Of Park place is hardly worse
than that of Broadway FOR miles, as al buri-
ness On our principal thoroughfare 10 prscti-
cally at . standstill, owing 10 the excavations
for the cable road HENRY T. ELLIOT.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-08
PRODUCE AND MERCHANDISE.

CHICAGO, May 7.-lSpccial Cash
quotations.: flour steady. unchanged;
No. spring wheat, log; No. red,
l.o4 A@l LOS. No.2 corn, 67; No. oats,
51H. Mess pork, u.95@la 90: Lard,
6.62h; Short ribs, 6l0@6.o 20; Dry
sailed shoulders 5.2O@ %; short clear,
6.50mG 60. Whislley, lit.
NEW York, May 7.-lSpcciall-
Southern flour, dull, weak. Wheat
quiet, l9@i lower, weak, No. . red,
l.llA@ T., elevator. Options opened
l1s@%, up on better cables After
wards there WAS marked pressure to
sell. based upon unloading and liuui-
dating by large Operators at Chicago.
decline was 2l4@3s, from best figures
OF day and weak at close. No. . red,
May, l.1lS:Junc. o9s; July, "a.
Corn unsettled, closing dull and
weak No. ., T9@S1 elevator. Options
advanced l@4h with wheat, with
which later it fell Off l9Sm2l5 and
closed heavy; May, 7I}5; Jxne, 20; July
51.S. Oats quiet, closing weaker
Options dull, lower: May, IS: July, 55}5;
spot No. p ,a'}4@GlA. Coffee options
opened steady. closed barely steady, un-
changed to up; May, 17.o5cols. co.;
June, 1900 1885; July, 17S0@l7.S5;
spot Rio quiet, firm.
Sugar raw, quiet, lower; fair, rcfn-
:, 3; centrifugal, 06 test, ga; refined
quiet. MoIasses foreign lower, so test,
1879; New Orleans steady, quit. Rice
quiet firm. Petroleum quiet, steady.
Cotton-seed oil strong, quiet; crude. or
grade, a5@29. Resin quiet, firm,
strained, common 10 good, ITO.
Tuip ,ntine quiet, hrmer, 39l4M39S5.
Pork quiet, firm. Peanuts firm. Beef
firm, quiet Beef hams, quiet. un-
changed. Tierced beef, dull, firm. Cut
mats, quiet; steady middlcs firm, 6. 80;
CITY, CO: May $50 asked: July, 7.05
asked Frcights dull.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-08
Health is Wealth

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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-08

'INRUSTEE'S SALE-By virtue of a doed Of
y trust cNccctcl to me by \ a. tfutIer nm
W. w. :. Butler, her husband, dated the q
day OF February, 1870, and of record In tina
clerks Office Of the Hastings Court of tho civ
Oh toanokc, Va, in deed book 81, page 2S3 ia
secure to William +. Winch tho payment OF
tue sum or SdlH.6i, us evidenced by two certain
Bntlcr and w. W. ). Butler, her husband.
dated on the LIST or February, 1870 in the sim,
or S5sI;s'S each, with interest on each after
inc rate or six per centum per annum from
uutc anu payable in one and two years re-
spcctlully from date, aud default having been
lnaaS IN inc tirst OF theabovo montioned notes.
anu having been required 81 to do by tho bene.
nciary In tho said deed of trust, shall offer
ior SAFE TO the highest bidder, by public auction
upon tho property In the city OF Roanoke va :.
on MONDAY, MAY Is, 1871. n L II Nj nil thar
certain lot or parcel of land lying i'm the city of
nonnokc, Va, and bounded and duscribeI no
follows, tO-wit: 80
lightning at u point on southsi,lo OF Wells ST.
Is: Icct west OF Jefferson street. thence south
degrees 10 minutes west III feet to an alley.
tnenco with said alley north 81 degrees 10 min
utcs west ~ feet tn point; thence north . de-
ErccS 10 minutes cast 100 feet to a point ON
Wclis street; thence with said street south 81
ucTrEcS t,minutcS cast 40 feet to the beginning
IEhMS Cash us to enough to tufruy the
costs OF sale, including IA trustees commission
OF legal per ccntum and to pay the note past
due OF S;ssl:sh, with the interest ut tho rnto ar
SIN per contun per nnnum on same from the
LIST OF january lSgN the assumption of tho note
OF ssSshSiis with interest to fall due on the lst
or February, lS.e, to be secured by deed OF
trust upon the property, and the residue, if
any. III equal annual inStalltnents, in one and
two years from the dato OF sale. to he properly
secured. a II RICE sr,,sfor -
uprlT- ids ~ "''S"'
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-08

smile broke over his face, and, after q
few moments of deep thought, no
climbed slowly down from the fence
and walked toward the little hut that
he digniticd by the name of home. He
was still smiling as he opened the door,
but it was n countenance of preternat-
ural gravity that he presented to Aunt
uannah's complaints as they sat down
to supper.
"IIannah, chile" he said at last.
don 'sturb me. Use ruminatin' on
serious subjec's. Hannah, you member
l was to dem mcctin's over in dc grove
dis summer? Well, Use ben tinl1in'
seriously bout dem mcetins, an Use
bout made up my min dat I'sc u
Nadventis'."
"a wat" shrickcd Aunt Hannah, in
dismay.
"a Nadvcntis'," resumed Samuel, I'M
moved. "A Sebcn Day Nadventis' An
we'll begin right off dis berry night
Chillun, stop you starin' an get down
on you knecs-we's goin' 10 pray"
Mr.. Baxter had undoubtedly the best
of it, for, having finished his supper
and showed back his chair, he dropped
on his knees on the sanded floor and
began an unctious and loud-voiced
prayer, in which he begged the Lord to
have mercy on his family and redeem
them from the sinfulncss of their ways
This ended, he beat n sudden retreat
to bed, practically victorious without q
shot having been fred by the enemy.
But the struggle was yet to come.
The next morning Mr.. Baxter arose
and dressed himself with purpose in
every movement. Aunt Hannah could
stand it no longer.
Samuel Baxter" she exclaimed at
length: What yo' mean by gcttin' into
your wo'll-day clos on Sunday!"
Hannah" replied Mr. Baxter, Sc
vcrcly, 81 tole yo' las night dat was
Nadvcntis', an Nadventisses dom
pay no 'tcntion to Sunday. Dey set an
do nothin' all day Sat'day, an den on
Sunday dcy wo'le hahd all day"
"Yo' darst ter tole me, Sam Baxter"
cried Aunt Hannah, dat you'se goin
ter wo'lS terday lax it was N1ondny?"
Eyes is Hannah" said Mr. Baxter,
doggedly. Use goin' ter pillow dat ten
acre lot, en- don yo' argy weth mel"
Aunt Hannah said never word. but
the breakfast dishes spoke language
that struck terror to her partners soul
'Chillun," she said. as she cleared tho
table, ''you'sc go an get on yer things.
You'se goin' ter church long o. me, lax
yer ort, stead o stayin' home like shift
less hcathens."
Lat dem chillun lone, Hannah" he
commanded, sharply. "Derc daddy's
'ligion is dere ligion, an dey shall go
out n play, stead O. goin to church.
You min what say, now. amt goin'
to be trifled weth in my own family no
longer"
Aunt Hannah was wise woman.
When Mr.. Baxter put his foot down on
subject, she knew that it was not safe
for her to offer any objection to his au-
thority- But, being q born diplomat,