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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-21
Railroad Incivility.

From Chambers journal
All railway companies are very particular
about civility being shown to the public. with
perhaps one exception, known to most railway
men; but even that company has now improved
in this respect, well as in many others. A
bald-headed director of this company was travel
ing with some strangers. and at one of the
stations one of them asked the name of the
place. A porter pointed to the name board
remarking: Cant you read?" The director
WIS somewhat vexed. but said nothing. At the
next station another of the passengers asked
II they changed there for A. 'Sit still and
don't bother; this amt junction." the porter
replied. The director. who was much sur
prised at the incivility of the porters, told the
strangers who ne was and expressed regret
that they had been SO spoken to. II viii see
however, he said, IF they will speak in the
saLEe way to me-" At the next station he put
his head out OF the window, but could get no
one s attention till the train was moving off
when porter came up and shouted to him:
keep yOur bald head in. old duffer, or you'll
catch cold" He fumed with rage, but the
strangers seemed to enjoy his defeat.
There was trouble az those three stations the
next day, and three faces were seen no more
on those platforms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-21

The main parlor is on the right Here the
prevailing tone is copper color and the floor is
covered with velvet filing Of that solid color
with q number Of choice oriental rugs scattered
around in a very effective way. Big eOmforta-
bic divans and equally inviting easy chairs are
placed in artistically haphazard manner in
every available spot. and the Old French set of
furniture has long since lost any cir of unpleas-
ent newness thst il may ever have had Uader
the long, Low .atticed window at the south end of
she room runs a big window seat built IL and
piled up with rugs and pillows. On the east is a
DOORWAY that opens upon wide piazza. q most
dehghtful retreat on summer evenings The
nantelpiece ia Of simple black with terra
Gotta thing around the fireplace.
1t - from the walls. however, that an artist
would derive the greatest pleasure. for all the
ays,lable space iscovered with choice paintings
There Is gem by Leroll. whose paintings
have gained such prominence in the Senev col
lection There are two by Audukiewicz and
one by the vel-known Spanish painter. san
chez Perrier. Max weyi j. H. Moser. Harry
Chase, Mrs. j. r Murphy. G. II. Davis Bolton
Jones. Delaney Gin. Frank Jones J. Francis
Murphy and Carl Millner are some Of the others
Who have excellent examples Of their work
hung on the walls at TangIebank
Al one side of the dining ROOM which ia
In the rear of the parlor. Is taken up with
latticed windows looking or toward the east
and flooding the room with light. On the large
mahogany sideboard are ranged y number OF
beautiful specimens OF china and cut glass of
which Mrs Mann has fine collection much
Of il being very old and rare. The floor is
carpetei in red and the furniture is of the
same peculiar shade that il TO be seen in 50
many places throughout the house.
AN ARTISTIC STAIRWAY.
Across the hall from the parlor is a pretty
little octayonal music room and sitting room
that is IS pleasant place one could well
imagine. Here is the grand piano and hun
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-21
Ambition Growing by What 1t Feeds Upon
h. Non, N.,.l T-si.,,

Ambition Growing by What 1t Feeds Upon.
From the New York Tribune.
man told the following recently to Illus
trate the folly as well as the wrong OF telling
big stories. A young man, whose home is not
in New York city and not in any other large
city. came to New York q year ago. He has q
great opinion Of himself and likes to tell .sbiR
stories" A friend, whose lot it was to enter
tain the young man, entered into q conspiracy
with another man to tell the stranger SO many
and such big stories about themselves that he
could not get chance to say anything about
himself and would be silent in amazement
aud admiration. This reprehensible scheme
worked" beautifully and the visitor ap-
payently left New York for home with o wonder
ful respect for his two friends, who had seen
so much OF the world, had adventures SO thrill
ing and yet spoke Of them in Indifferent
fashion. as II they were a matter Of course
Now for the moral. The young man came to
New York q short while ago on another visit
and this time it was he who entertained the
two conspirators with tales wonderful and
marvellous. Nor were these stories new to the
two friends. But they had been much i'm
proved upon with many feelings. They were
longer and bigger and more exciting. The two
culprits were struck dumb ut hearing their
own hes retold them by the one for whom they
had been specially manufactured.
1t was evident that the young man had for
gotten whence he got them and from repesting
them TO his friends had come to believe in the
truth Of them, for he ran on for hours retail
ing every single lie that had been told him.
He ended by inviting his two friends to &C.
company him in some Of his bear hunting
trips, yachting sxcursions or excursions into
the Wild west. They sat back in wonder,
listened to 1t ~ and confessed that their pun
ishmsut was Just.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-21
FOUR PAIR OF ACES,
A Remarkable Poker Game Between Twees
and Black Joe Owens.

From the Albany Express.
There recently died in Chicago an old negro
named Joe Owens. At the time of his death
he was head bellman at the Leland Hotel in
that city. Years ago. when Tweed was in his
glory, Joe was employed in the Delavan in this
city. There used to be some heavy poker play
ing in that hotel during those lively times and
Tweed's room was generally the adquarters
of the game. Joe was a great favorite with
Tweed, as indeed he was with most of the .high
rollers" at the capital Tweed had Joe made the
special guardian of his room and no one could
ever get in there if Joe said no.
The old darkey happened to step into the
apartment one evening when a more than or
dinarily big game was in progress. In front of
a man named Shepard was a stack of chips
representing $1,000. Joe was an inyeterate
poker player himself in those DAYS. he and the
other coiored boys having game going on
most of the time in their quarters. and when he
bulged out of his head.
Fob de Lawd, but 1 wish was in dat ar
game, said Joe, with gasp. A thought came
to Mr.. Sheppard. He sent Joe down stairs on
some errand, and during his absence a .'coId
deck was run in and fixed for the darkv's
special benefit. When Joe came back Mr..
shepard asked him to play hand or two for
him while he went ont. Joe, with his heart
beating high, took the seat and began TO play.
When two or three hands had been passed Joe
was startled at getting four aces. He trembled
all over, but just then Mr.. Shepard returned.
and, looking over Joe's shoulder. said. $50 for
them, Joe; go for them" Joe did 90 for them
Everybody but Tweed dropped out of the game
He kept on raising. while Joe, encouraged by
Mr.. Shepard, raised him every time until the
darby had piled the 5000 in the center Of the
table.
Then Tweed called him, md Joe. his eve,
fairly cleaning with wild excitement, threw
down his four aces, while he reached for the
money. saying, ''what you got dab, Massa
Tweed2'
-Four aces" said the boss, coolly, laying
them down.
20 acesr' cried Jo go acesi Fore de
Lawd, Massa Tweed, how can you hab 70 acesY'
The gamblers had had their fun and had seen
Joe excited. They were ready to go on with
their own game, SO Shepard showed slOO bill
into Joes hands and thrust him out into the
hall, saying: Get out of here. you black
scamp; you talk about playing poker, and you
don know there are eight aces in poker
deck; get OUT
A hundred dollars at any other time would
have made Joe supremely happy. but dazed
with the big play he had Jus, been having and
knocked out by the result, he forgot his wealth
in his AFFECT misery and modification.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-21

LTranslate please: I don't understand your
pagan rites and ceremonies.
He-I was ordered by the Office to describe
the flowers and wreaths. and SO on, that had
been sent to dead mans funeral. Well, I
went to the house. There was no one there
to stop me, 30 yanked the tinkler-pulled
the bel-and drifted into the room where the
corpse lay, all among the roses and smilax.
whipped out my notebook and paved around
among the floral tributes, turning up the tick
which. In the middle Of this heard some one
saying, please, oh, please" behind me, and
there stood the daughter Of the house. just
bathed instears.
Lfou unmitigated brute!
He-Pretty much what felt myself. Tim
very sorry, miss, said, ''to intrude on the
privacy of your grief. Trust me, / shall make
1t as little painful as possible
but by what conceivable right did you
He.Hold your horses. I'm telling you. Well,
she didn want me in the house 1t all and be-
tween her sobs fairly waved me away. bad
hall the tributes described, though, and the
balance did partly on the steps when the stiff
IN came out and partly in the church. The
preacher gave sermon. That wasn't my as
slgnment ! skipped about among the floral
tributes while he was talking. could have
made no excuse If had gone back to the Office
and said that a pretty girls sobs had stopped
me obeying orders. had to do it. What do
you think Of it all?
llslowly)-Do you want to know
he with his note book ready)-Of course.
How do you regard it?
lit makes me regard your interesting
nation with the same shuddering curiosity that
should bestow on q Papuan cannibal chewing
the scalp of his mother skull. Does that con-
vey any idea to your mind? II makes me re-
gard the whole pack of you a. heathen-real
heathen-not the sort you send missions to
creatures Of another flesh and blood. You
ought to have been shot. not dead, but through
the stomach for your share in the scandalous
business, and the thing you call your news
paper ought to have been sacked by the mob
aud the managing proprietor hanged.
HERON which I suppose you have nothing
OF that kind In your country
oh, Pioneer, venerable Pioneer, and you not
less honest press of India who are occasionally
dull but never blackguardly, what could l say
A mere mo, shouted never so loudly, would
not have met the needs Of the case. said nc
word.
The reporter went away and took train for
Niagara Falls which are twenty-five miles dis
tant from this bad town, where girls get drunk
OF nights and reporters trample on corpses in
the drawing rooms of the brave and the free.
RUDYARD KIPLINa.
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'ritten for The Evening Star.
General Sherman.

written Tor Ihe Evening star.
General Sherman.
valiant son of Mars, great and sublime,
Whose glory is not spanned by his own time,
Among the ages generals looms he,
A Wellesley in the armies Of the free.
A Noltke, too. 10 majesty and might,
A Norman Of the Norma1s, princely knight;
A stanch and sturdy soldier-ctizen
Whose sword commanded hosts of warning men.
Faithful was he to freedom and TO right,
Yet first to welcome from fraternal light;
champion in battle, and in peace
Roman of old Rome, Greek Of Greece
Honor to Sherman, courtly, brave and grand,
Whose fame shall blossom through the fstherland
All peans to his glory, and a tear
Upon dauntless heros martial bieri
Columbia viii mourn the patriot dead
And weave chapie. for his warrior head:
While loyal soldier-souls, in deep distress,
Bowed down beside his grave, his memory bless.
The flag he loved droops sadly at the mast
For one whose high career was nobly passed;
His country through the centuries will scan
The Christian general and gentleman
A gallant son of war suberb, sublime,
With nature neither gagged BIZ race nor cline,
Among the nations foremost rank stands he,
A Frederick in the forces Of the free.
DAVID GRAHAM ApEE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-21
TRANQUIL DEPoRrMENr.
How Young Ladies' Are Taught to Naintain
Dignifed Composurs.

How Young Ladies' Are Taught to Haintain
Dignined Composurs.
From the New York rimes
At one Of the fashionable schools up town
tri-weekly exercise for the boarding pupils is an
hour in which repose Of manner is taught. The
future society leaders are required to enter the
small reception room, which the girls fippantly
term manner Hail." one by one and pay their
respects to the professor Of this rather peculiar
branch Of their education, who awaits their
coming. Not q single unnecessary muscle Of
face, body, or limb is brought into play. With
composed features, arms pendant ono hand
usually carrying fan to keep ii gracefully and
quietly placed, they glide across the room, sink
into . chair, and carry on conversation with
their preceptress. Invitations to dance or
promenade are accepted, an ice is eaten, intro
auctions take place, callers are received and so
on all under the mentors watchful eye and all
with regard only to the absolute tranquility of
behavior.
1t is remarkable to one who has never had
the matter especially emphasized to discover
now many unnecessary motions the average
young woman INDUCES in. When she is
watched under this pruning process she spares
easily two-thirds Of her movements and is de-
cided gamer thereby. To some this sort Of
teaching may seem absurd and fruitless. In
point Of fact il ia neither. The girls show con-
hnual progress, and though doubtless q natural
repoee OF manner is more successful than an
acquired one, the latter 10 preferable to fussi-
ness, surely.
At the Metropolitan Opera House the other
evening, In one OF the second-tier boxes on the
left-hand side, sat . remarkably beautiful
young woman-a blonde Of exquisite coloring
ana with beautifully poised neck and head She
was the recipient Of much attention and it was
a positive pleasure to watch her serene dignity
hn, H. 1I.- kxsr fav
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-21

On the sloping hillside in the rear of the
house and connected with it by covered
passageway is a large building, constructed on
lines in harmony with the house and making a
sort of background for it. The greater part of
the upper story of this building is fitted up
and used by Mr.. Mann as a studio. 1t is a most
artistic and delightful great room,
with high ceiling and rafters Of a
dull red. like all the rest of the wood work. with
easels and sketches and finished paintings scat
tered around in profusion and a big brick fire
place capable of consuming almost unlimited
amounts of firewood. The room is lighted by
an immense north window, giving a splendid
view up the valley of Rock creek. the scenery of
which has furnished the theme for great deal
of Mr. Hann's most pleasing work. Curios and
artistic bric-a-brac of all sorts fill the ROOM
and altogether it comes as near being an ideal
studio as any artist could well ask for.
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crowded around on the walls in plain black
shelves that have neither curtains nor glass
doors to bother the seeker after book lore. The
spirit of the room is well given in a couplet by
Frank Dempster Sherman, that is painted above
the fireplace:
''Give me the room where every nook
Is dedicated TO a book"
There is not a bare spot on the walls any,
where, and person sitting in the room is COM
pletely surrounded by books. Even the half
dozen windows are placed high and in a row
between the top of the shelves and the ceiling.
The library is rather miscellaneous in charsc-
ter, though strongest perhaps, in books OF
reference. There are number Of curious and
valuable works in the collection, most Of which
belonged to the late Charles O'Connor. One
of them, the "Maximes of Reason" Edmond
Wingate l6is, bears upon the title page the auto
graph of Aaron Burr, and under it that of Mr..
OConnor. Another large volume is filed with
a collection of autographs Of most OF the prom
inent men this country has seen. Many Of the
autographs and papers in the book are ex-
tremely rare and il is quite likely that this col
lection will sooner or later find tts way into
the National Museum
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-21

Particular customer.-'1 want an oyster
stew, and don't want the oysters and liquors
and milk al mixed in mess and merely heated.
I want the milk carefully boiled first, then the
oysters added, next the liquor, and finally,
after it is taken OF, the seasoning. Be very
particular about the milk. II must be sweet
and rich, and above all things be careful 70
get good butter. Only the best and freshest
gilt-edge dairy butter should be used. As for
the oysters I want the very finest TO be
obtained anywhere; no common mud oysters
for me. Nov, don't forget"l
Waiter-'Yes, sab. Do you wish the
oysters with or without, sah?"
Customer-"With or without what?"
Waitsr-"Pearls sAh. "-ExcAange
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-21
THE GAME OF -wIr.-
The Sort Of Verses That Can Ne Mads
Machinery.


W .~a o~n No mao es
mscnnery.
From the New York Herald.
Il tell you was with some smart people last
night" said a broker to q friend over the lunch
tablo xos.sri.v
A.,
S'n'e % c" are sort Oh u'eraty' ~t'e io'
the magazines and that Kind OF thing. and some
of 'em were not but they were all smart One
eirl-awful pre,,v yirl-prono.es thu, VIC
sho,,a =. - w.
'-0A P1e' sumo ''4Ans ene eA.ed VIZ "on
care much about games. but that girl was 80
pretty was ready to do anything she wanted,
and SO were the rest OF the men, for the women
had 70 co,ns IN Zoo
.,D:, ass ~ sx,...o,,
u you ever near o' wiz
Never heard of yours" was the irreverent
reply.
"Never mind, never mind about that" said
the broker calmly. You'll hear Of il now I
quite distinguished myself" And he began
u.nns papers out OF MS coa,-tnl pockets ana
'''e.-'' e''. ''''eo' y" 'Ae '""'''
VERSE MAKING MADE EASY.
ihat game OF Wit. said be. lis making
poetry. YouSwouldn't think Won eould exsr do
II, but YOU can.
aIt ia this vax rr.rx .-.o, .u
uis way Every person mas penci
ahu paper, ana each one writes on the top Of
he ~ n
"S,I Gun De seen ana passes IL 70 the next.
urano cnange all around, you see. Then each
one writes an adjective fold change AGAIN.
Az, .ero; .nen nnauy question: livery
snrssst. IT, an. 'hins your eoNereisn VIII
~ - Hen ohe more Shsnse' ana you
IL and snsror;,r &c, s s AZ mo. u ~,
funWwhsn az i'll SucSsion. ~ ioS % =.
running the thing ana sitt;ne r.s, 90, -
..aos -; "na u, si''i's he' !ou-
you can write awning you like, but the pretty
giri-last night she begged US not to write
she sa;S w. 49,, vi. vi S s. or measles
be sentimental with 40 ,ba. 1870 -
write vbateyer L;nd ., ,,oo,r Il, P,S =.
at come ont nre.,y soon hat She - a -
lar Dab AZ sen tim.n,:I sarhaasps o. l,
ui you sne smart more ways than one, as
Wen as pretty
Let me read you some of the verses
-. -
.No,r h.ro,s 90 -
VI 'Ae e"" VII YOU "
,or - -. a.. ,-o
laugh; adjective. rich; noun. lovers. ouestion
When is love sweetest? Listen" He read
generously, with expressive swaylngs Of the
head:
bSne nsMeetee, NJ IT'S oirth,
LsSe Is swee,es; when iliss desrth
"'f''' '-s pA'ef Ao
Love Is sweetest when long years
Iet 1913 r"y ,, now TIL us dear content
olympus for their soys Is lent
NOW isn't that wonderful to be done in fif-
teen minutes! Fifteen minutes was our time
limit. This lie the one did-didn't take me
i've minutes. 1 was ashamed OF il after
heard that beautiful poem. but she said it was
- ~ oo NJ ~ io', anu abaih ne
ieau-
Love is sweetest wien the lovers are rich
Then they can laugh at syIet and All SIGH
'sShe said IL was claver to oaY Il, eli 80 49,
lines Hara,s ,,o,bar rln.o,,. = -
adjective. merry; verb. rush; and Question
Who're are the SHOWS of yester year?
Here's hers
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Reform in Neyadn.

Froin the yirginia (Nev Chronicle.
Among the first acts today Of Principal
witherspoon of the High School was to issue
AL edict against gum chewing. rebellious
youth who persisted in working his jaws against
the statute in such cases made and provided
was subjected to process which caused him to
drop his quid as though it had been o cayenne
itTap
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In No Danger.

From the Indianapolis journal.
Mrs. Fiss-''Tommy! Tommy! That is no
way for you to talk. Even If your little play
mate Is wrong in what he says, you should not
call him liar"
Tommy-'.why not. ma? I can lick him easy
enough, an he knows it,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-21

QuiSA LAKocHE Possesses in the highest degree
the restorative and invigorst!ng qualities of en-
chOna peruvian bark, which is The best known
medicine for giving tone to the digestive organs:
u succeeds completely in removing Ianauor weak
ness, wasting diseases, excessive thinness and dis
gns at sight OF food ii IL the best remedy for fever
and ague-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-21

From the Philadelphia Times
"win you take somethins 10 drink7'
with pleasure"
The picture VS. finished and the sitter ex-
pressed his satisfaction at its hfe-like look.
sBuf what about that little invitAtion?''
'Oh, sir, that 10 Just trade ruse of mine to
give natural and Interested expression 70 the
lace"
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KIPLING STILL SNARLS
he Finds Fault With America Wher-
ever He Goes.
OUR DEFENSELESS COASTS,

New York ut the Mercy Of Two or Three Chi
nese Iron Clads-Buhfalo a. 1t Appeared to
the Foreigner-Inland Ports and . Toronto
Gunboat-why England Will Not Fight Us.
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From PUG

Dudeson-"Aw, l say, waihtah, what is this
dish hyah:''
Waitsr-'That, sir? Macaroni an Chappie
sir
Dudeson--''facawonia an Chappie? Ah-ah-
what's that, pwsy:"
''Waiter-M acaroni and calves brains, sir
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-21

dred and one little knicknacks and pretty
things that go long way toward making life
pleasant and attractive.
The octagonal library in the rear il not
large room end yet more than 1000 books are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-21
Love is sweetest when the lovers are rich,
Then they can laugh al sriei and ali SIGH.

"She said it was clever to get in all in two
lines. Here's another. The noun Was lamp:
adjective, merry; verb, rush: and question
Where are the SHOWS of yester year?
Heres hers