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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-28
AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINEs.
The White Man Killed Them on with POI
son and Bullets

FROM the tulcakO hefhAu
The aborigines of Australia were e,termi-
mated by poison well by bullets can
well remember when child listening to an old
Moreton bay settler giving an accoun. to q
number Of admiring auditors Of the manner in
which he had ''dosed' number of the savages-
They had been the cause Of good deal u
trouble among his sheep and cattle and OF con-
slant alarm TO the whites residing on his stA-
ton. So he determined TO teach them lesson
Under pretense Of q desire TO renew friendly
relations he sent a message to the tribe that hs
required number of able-bodied men from
among them to come and strip bark TO roof
some new huts that he about to build. He
promised to feed them well and that they we're
to have unlimited supply of damper and beef.
The place OF meeting was appointed in the
neighborhood of stringy bark mountain. He
would himself take out the -four and bake the
damper.
The time had come, the blacks had arrived
and the good white man las they now thought)
had brought Q sack Of -four with other provis-
ions
In anticipation Of the feast the blacks scat
tered about and commenced their work Of
stripping bark, while their good white man
baked. Not the slightest suspicion OF poison
entered the minds of the blacks. They gath
cred up for the great feast. after putting IN .
mornings work, commenced TO eat ravenously,
and the white man, anxious that they should
eat so much that they should never want to cat
again. urged them TO eat more and more. Soon
the effects told. One jumped up with a spasm,
then another, and soon the word went round,
1.-The white man has poisoned the damper."
Maddened with agony and rage they rushed
for their enemy, who had already noun ted his
horse, but only barely escaped by galloping full
speed away. heard this white man describe
how, q few days after, upon coming back 10 tho
spot the scene all around was like a chamber
Of horrors. The damper had only too we'll
done its work.
In travelling about the bush have often
seen skeletons, skulls and the scattered bones
Of dead blacks who had fallen victims TO tho
anger of the white man.
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dwindled away in idleness until they sank to
their present miserable condition, weak in
body and mind and few in numbers maintain
ing precarious existence as parasites Of their
former slaves.
The tenacity with which ants retain their
noid on an enemy they have once seized is we'll
known. Sir John Lubbock saws that the In
dams OF Brazil make use Of this in the case Of
wounds. causing an ant to bite the two lips Of
Q cut and thus bring them together, after
which they snip off the ants head, which re-
mains attached, holding the lipe together. The
natives, il 10 said. are often seen with wounds
in course Of healing, sewn up with seven or
eight anita hesds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-28
HOW BRUNO GAVE A PAW.
Disastrous Result Of the Act to an Unhappy
Victim Of Stimulanta

Disastrous Result Of the Act to m Unhapp,
Victim OF Stimulanta-
ss0H. HELP YOURSELF TO LUNCHr
" The bartender spoke sarcastically
His remark was addressed to q person in al
advanced stage of inebriety, who tottered un
steadily about the free-lunch table in the cor
ner. This over-stimulated individual was
rapidly emptying plate Of bologna sausage in
slices, throwing them one by one to a huge St
Bernard dog, which had come into the saloon
with fashionably dressed customer.
5000 boy, Bruno! goo boyw cried tn,
tossing another slice.
The bartender grinned savagely.
"Gf paw. Bruno? Goo dog! Isay-hic-
can't you 81 pretty paw. ehs''
-Four or five more slices went the same way
and the bartender began lingering his bung
starter nervously.
Bruno" said the hummer, 81 mush have
pretty paw. Here's s-hic-anuzzer piece
Now, gimme::paw."
To this last appeal Bruno responded with
more emphasis than had been expected. In
his eagerness to secure the bite he suddenly
rose upon his hind legs and planted both fore
feet full upon the intoxicated persons chest
The latter gave utterauce to brief and
astonished hiccup and sat down precipitately
In cuspidor that stood convenient.
The occurrence appeared to arouse widely
different emotions in the bartender and the
lpsy man. The latter continuing to sit in the
cuspidor as If he did not care to arise immedi.
ately, burst into tears, while the former gave
utterance to several loud whoops expressive oil
delight and proceeded at once to perform q
complicated pas de clog behind the bar. The
fashlonably. dressed customer looked disguised
whistled to the St. Bernard, and the two walked
out.
When the bartender had finished executing
his pas seul the over-stimulated person was
still In statu quo, uttering the most lugubrious
bowls and moistening the sawdust on the floor
"Hully geel wot's de matter wild yer2" asked
the bartender.
.'Boo-hoor walled the man in the cuspidor.
I'm a family man.
The doose you sayr' replied the bartender.
Then why don't you get up and go homer
m family man." repeated the I'M
fortunate, not regarding the interruption and
shedding more tears. 'Glass is my line-that
Is, it used to be-
Before you took to bathing in rum?" sug.
gested the bartender.
Glass and-boo-hoo-paints and putty
hlc-and SO on" added the sorrowful one.
Family man, too, an here / am"
The bartender went around the end Of his
counter and jerked the tipsy person to his feet.
Then he wiped the mourners eyes with the bar
towel, grasped him firmly by the collar and
gently kicked him into the street. Returning
therefrom, he cut a fresh batch of bologna
sausage, briefly combed out his mustache be-
fore the mirror and resumed his pleasant bust
ness expression in time to welcome the next
customer just as though nothing unusual had
happened.
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GIRLS CLOTH DRESS.

The charming costume pictured in the Sec
ond illustration is suitable both as promenade
and calling dress for young girl, and may be
made mp either in a fawn or marine blue vicuna
or cloth Ii is partly lined with muslin and
has an underskirt of the dress material
for, will be noticed, the dress skirt is caught
up on the right side and hooked at the waist
line The corsage is draped as indicated. The
embroidered standing collar closes in front.
The skirt il trimmed with broad bias band Of
embroidery. So also is there band of en-
broidery on the corsage and at the cuffs.
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Trials Of an Understudy.
From the New York Herald.

IF I ever get back to London again" said .
premiere danseuse, 'Tn never go abroad ~ an
understudy. anyhow. You don't know what 10
means Take . girl who has been used 20
doing something, who has been ct the foot
lights with little intermissions every night for
months and years, who ID considered pretty
well up in her profession, who is stall ambi-
tious, put her where she may be called upon
any night to face foreign public and never
gets chance 10 appear. and you have my sita-
alton
The salary? OF course the salary GOES on;
but no amount Of money can satisfy me In such
. life Of unbroken anticipation. The strain Of
always being prepared for the unexpected u
worse than that which comes from nightly
work. would not accept . minor part IN the
piece, and here am with nothing 10 do, o.
half pay, waiting for my chance. n thss
woman would sprain her ankle, or-but IL ID too
wicked TO even think Of profiting by somebody's
nisfortune, Let alone sigh for the opportunity.
An undsrstudyi Oh, how wish, a. ~
9saausy. ~ I - hask n Laadsar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-28

A very pretty hat is represented in my fourth
illustration, q red felt for little girl. The
trimming consists of two bows Of cream wooden
stuff with red dots and large cocks feathers
held in place by pleated band of the stuff.
Felt turbans. too. are very popular. They are
trimmed with silk ribbon and have one or two
quill feathers. or are both trimmed and bound
with ribbon. The soft heather felt runs in
many shades and can be made very dressy
The conieal crown turban and the derby are
also favorite forms. All, however. lies in the
trimming. This must be rich, original and
full of style. care being had to hit upon exactly
the right shape to bring out all the good points
Of your face.
DoUBLE-BREAsTED PALEToT.
With the approach of winter the careful
mother bethinks herself to provide long warm
wraps for the little ones, and in this line moth
ing could be more serviceable than the double
breasted paletot, which may be made up in a
handsome French plaid in drab cloth or in a
dark blue serge 1t should be trimmed with
fur of some kind and the hat must match, of
course With such along coat Tam O'Shan-
ter looks well. with single quill feather set at
the side, and dainty little muff made up in the
same material and trimmed with the same
fu- completes the costume. The tailor
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T
''iou must honor your parents" the Sunday
school superintendent said to the new boy. ~
am sure you obev your mother"
''Yes, sir ~ came the reply with an emphasis
that rather startled the questioner.
And you and your little brother here always
show her respect, don't you?'
she kin
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-28

Tsacher-"Gsorgis0 axzam, what b TIE mean
Ding Of the word transparentT"
Georgis-s13omsthing You can 80 throuGh. |"
s.Right Now give IN exaupas."
~ h1dg 3 61ogposeoA"-HUy~s DnWI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-28

BUcKISGHAN's DYE for the whiskers can be an.
piled when AZ home, and Is uniformly successfsll
IN coloring brown OF black Hence il great popu.
lay1tJ.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-28

XII VI kO--bchcEdA ucslEc VI COul-
XII THsmendation at the hands
MI II y III n of their fellow beings.
MI 81 True, the world is ma
I'M y y Hcious enough at times
fkN-> II to take advantage o I
this weakness, if it may
be called such. and to warp the mothers bet
ter Judgment by heaping undeserved praise
upon her child. but there is no doubt about
the TACT that there il an education in we'll
dressed and well behaved child which you can
ind In your philosophy that Hamlet sneered at
so eontemptuously.
Good clothes have the same effect upon little
folks that they do upon children of larger
grOwth-they inspire self-respect and rehne
the instincts and soften the manners When
sudden quiet happened to fall upon a crowded
drawing room some one asked the meaning OF
1t Why, every is looking at my new
dress, exclaimed little Lady Pinkandwhite.
i iny persuaded that her pretty gown must be
the cause of the sudden hush. There Is no
particular harm in this petty display OF
egotlsm- 1t is always much safer to be too
much afraid Of what the world thinks and says
about us than not to care at all about pubic
opinion
chat upon the subject of fashions for
youth viii be interesting. for, although many,
very many. of us never get any further than
cutting out and making dresses for our dolls,
yet there never comes a time when these buds
maven tAt power W Sc ooA AS@NS
nOdcing in friendly fashion.
FOR A YOUNG GIRL
The initial illustration represents q very
pretty suit for young girl 1t may be made
up In pearl gray amazon cloth, the corsage
closing in tn, middle and is trimmed with
pleated Plastron of white surah. or, if you pre-
fer. Of the same shade as the cloth Land on the
inning The fronts of the corsage are double.
They are both sewed to the sides and with
these are cut away from the shoulder seam.
lney are cut heart shape and meet at point
at the back. You would do well to cut them
ont FIRST IN muslin They should be piped and
not be fastened TO the lining until the plastron
has been adjusted The little figaro is shaped
as indicated. and is caught In the shoulder
seams. In the arm holes, in the seams of the
third side piece. II should be lined with silk
and should be edged with black pearled bobbin
The r -=rO is shorter at the back than in
IRON The two narrow basque volants are cut
away In front These volants are gathered
most at the back The leg-o-mutton sleeves
are ornamented with three rows of pearled gall
loon The skirt foundation may be of silk or
alpaca. should be bordered with small pleated
rutfie and there should be a drawing string
midway in the back breadth. The bottom of the
skirt is garnitured with two volants, both
beaded with galloon.
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FOR THE LITTLE ONES.
How to Dress Children Prettily and
Tastefully.
EFFECT OF GOOD CLOTHES
Pretty Gowns and Stylish Hats for Young
Giri--why Mother should Keep Her
Children Becomingly Attired-A Well
Dressed Lad-Fashion Notes.

Special Correspondents of The Evening Star
NEW YORK. November "a, 1891.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-28
OLD Tim E ACTORS.
Some Memories Awakened by the
Death of Comedian Florence.
PROMINENT STAGE LIGHTS.

When Mira Florence Danced Between Acts
Charles Burke's Inimitable Performances
The Little Box of . Thester on the Avenue
The Eject Of society Drama.
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How THEY LIVE AND MAKE THEIR xEsrs-wHAf
THEY FEED UPoN-rHKIR COWS AND OTHER DO
MEsTIc ANIMALs-ANrs WHICH MOVE IN ARMIES
SPECIES WHICH KEEP SLAVES
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TOTHERS EXTRACT A
double pleasure from
the task Of dressing
their children prettily
and tastefully-th e y
satisfy the maternal in
,stinct which prompts
them to shield the lit
!tle forms from cold
Fand exposure, and they
sgratify their pride and
general desire Of COM
smendation at the hands
of their fellow beings.
True, the world is ma
liciOus enough at times
to take advantage o I
this weakness, if it may
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THOSE WITH a GOOD DIGESTION rELr All RrcHr,
THE DrsPErrIc WAS UNCOMFORTABLE, WHILE
THE YOUNG YELLOW WHO DRANK TOO MUCH
VAS IN A Rad STATE or MIND.
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THE YOUNG FKLLo,

To return now TO the 'young fellows' T"
Thanksgiving, il must be promised that some
OF them who are especially wicked emulate
their ancestors and eat and drink % much a.
they can and more than il good for them. Il
was one OF these that was found leaning ON his
desk, with that mournful expression Of counte-
nance which u the common expression Of al
men who have q conscience and who have vio-
lated some OF its mandates Upon the writer
asking him II he had enjoyed his Thanksgiving
day he answered that he would rather not be
insulted When il was made clear 70 him That
no insult was intended he spoke % follows:
.'Thsnksgiving day, I have no doubt, is an En-
celient institution, but the day after ID not
Now. do you want to know what I did? Well
got up late, and that was o wise move. a. the
day proved 20 be plepty long enough e il vs..
Then went TO breakfast with some frieuds.
and hat wasn't wise move at an Aftsr
breakfast We went 10 the foot ball game, and
that would have been all right II Il hadn't been
for the breakfast before; = IL was have . din
eeeeetoosnso this meEning Il having talksd
~ uneA - & lAsing ~ u N ssosoG
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One OF the most interesting subjects of study
in ants is the habit which many species have of
keeping other kinds of ants as slaves. Appar-
entity through having been long unaccustomed
to do any work they have become unable to
take care of themselves. Accordingly they
attack the nests OF weaker ants and carry off
the young ones. both those in the chrysais and
the little grubs. These they take to their
own dwellings and bring up as ser
wants. Some of them may be eaten, if there ia
need of food, but the others fed and trained
to labor tor their captors. An army OF ants
possession OF it after sharp fight and finally
emerging, each soldier bearing forth in its
mouth grub or a chrysalis
Some species of slave-keeping ants afford
striking lesson of the degrading tendency of
slavery. They have become entirely dependent
on their slaves, no longer knowing how to
build or to do anything else that is useful.
They can fight. but that is ALL II the colony
changes the situation of its nest the masters
are all carried by the slaves on their backs to
habit of feeding, so that they will
| starve unless they have servants to put
food into their mouths. The naturalist
Huber on one occasion placed thirty great
| Amazon ants in box with supply Of honey
and some young grubs of their own offspring
Eat first, {" he says, "they appeared to pay some
little attention to the grubs, they carried them
hither and thither, but did not know what to
do with them. More than one-half of the
Amazons died Of hunger in less than two days.
| They had not even traced out q dwelling.
Commiserating their condition 1 gave then
one Of their black slaves. This individual,
unassisted, established order, formed Q
chamber in the earth, gathered together the
grubs extricated several young ants that were
| ready to quit the chrysalis condition and pre-
| served the lives Of the remaining Amaxons {"
However small the prison and however large
the quantity Of food, these creatures will starve
| in the midst Of plenty rather than feed them
| selves.
DEAD BEATS OF THE TRIBE.
The last scene of this sad history Of physical
degradation through slave-keeping is found in
thcspecies called "Anergates," which are the
dead beats of the ant tribe, boarding in the
dwcllings Of another kind of ants and doing
nothing, being supported and cared for by the
owners. 1t is imagined that such a state Of
affairs must have come about somewhat in this
| way: In distant times the ancestors of these
paupers lived partly by hunting and partly
on honey. ~ 90 many ants do now.
| By degrees they become bold marau-
ders and gradually took TO keeping
slaves. For time they maintained their
strength and agility, though losing by degrees
& thsis instincts ossAlally thsls bodily Seeeo
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1t was in the last days Of poor Fenno, and he
had not improved with age, aud his mannerisms
tod On 1oEyest's nssvousnso Ssasfully. ~ ~
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Jordan, performed pas seul before the farce
and it was always greeted with applause. As
look back at the little box OF q theater in
loung's coach shop wonder how they man
aged TO produce the plays as well as they did,
and the wonder increases as recall the fact
that George Browne played Putnam" there
and gave the famous run" from the top OF the
theater on his very beautiful horse and at
tracted crowded houses. Very pleasant memo
ries cluster round the little box, where Booth,
Murdoch and all the ''stars, who then indeed
illuminated the stage, came to give US the intel
lectuai enjoyment we 30 eagerly sought. l am
just reminded that Z. L. Davenport, then at
the National Theater. sang between the pieces,
"A Yankee Ship and a Yankee Crew." and that
| after playing a leading part in the tragedy or
play. What q beautiful actor he was His BEN
edicf, Hdntd, ROGER and other parts made him
! truly eminent.
BUTTONS WARDROBE.
On the death Of Burton Of course all Of his
| effects were sold, and among other purchases
| Florence bought some Of the wardrobe. and,
more particularly interesting to this story, he
bought the costume of Captain Cutie, iron
hook and all, and succeeded Burton in the part.
| One OF the theatrical yarns told at the time
was that when Florence appeared at the
prompter's table he found Gus Fenno there,
who. by the by, has become u confirmed be-
| never In spiritualism, and as Florence APP
preached the table it began to move violently,
| and Fenno replied to Florence's ques-
tion-what was the matter-and said
Burton was there. what did he
sayT' asked Florence. Fenno replied: "He
| says, Tell that fellow to take of my clothes'
Florence declined to do SO, however, and wore
| them, with good deal Of success reflected on
them by him. The mention OF Fenno, who for
years Was conspicuous character on the stage,
recalls an incident at Washington whom Forres,
played Damon to Fenno's Pyhias.
FORREST pIsoRuSTLEp.
1t was in the last days Of poor Fenno, and he
had not improved with age, aud his mannerisma
! tod On 1ogyests nssvouanso Ssaxfully. ~ ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-05-16
A Wonderful but Fatal Dissass.

SAN Francisco, May l5-No case in
| the medical annals of the coast has excited
| so much interest as that Of George L. Stur-
tevant, who has just succumbed to Addi-
sons disease, his skin becoming as black
as negro's. His case il the first on record
in California, and has novel features. The
victim was 2l years old aud he son Of an
interpreter at the Merchants Exchange.
Three years ago, when the disease first
| showed itself, Sturtevant's clear skin was
his chief claim to manly beauty. At the
time Of his death bis body was Is black as
that of full.blooded negro. The fret
intimation Of the disease was the appearance
on the tongue OF black pigment formation
of the sizs of lead pencil head. Two
months sfterward others appeared on the
gums, and the skin assumed the saffron hue
Of jsuBdica. A diagnosis by experts finally
settled the fact that he had Addison's dis
ease.
The father moved to Berkely, where the
patient could be secluded and yet have
exercise in & large garden. The youag
man believed he had jsundice, and the fatal
nature of his disease was concealed from
him. In the second year his skin changed
to bronze tint. and in the third year, from
the chest down he WAS dead black. He had
no pain, and amused himself by reading
and plsying the piano, but complained Of
great ianguor. His case had one peculi.
arity never before observed. The msjoiity
of the patients die in the second year, but
all who have heretofore passed this stage
became insane in the third year. Sturte-
want lived the full limit Of three years, but
showed no signs of insanity. The disease
is due TO decomposition Of the outer Goa. of
the kidneys.
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MAINE PEOPLE.

Rev. A. J. Hutchinson of South Portland
has accepted call from the church at
Lyman, and left for bis new field Of labor
Friday.
Mrs. McCully, wife Of Judge McCully
Of Honolulu, H. L., has been visiting her
brother, Mr.. +. Hswes, at Kenduskeag, and
is now on her way to Calais to visit her
husbands brother, Rev. C. G. McCully.
The sermon before the graduating class
Of Foxcroft Academy will be delivered by
Rev. Fl. X. Mitchell, at the Peoples Bapt-
ist church. On account of the Memorial
service on the Sunday before commence
ment. it will occur May 81, at $50 P. M.
DR.. F. N. Whittier, director Of the
Bowdoin College gymnasium, aud Profes-
sor C. E. Adams Of Rutgers College, have
arrived in Europe. They will first 90 to
Stockholm, Sweden, and will afterwards go
to London, Vienna and other places, visit
ing the hospitals for purposes of study.
Miss Elizabeth U. Yates has just finished
term of forty lectures in Vermont. She
was received everywhere with popular en-
thusiasrn. and is regarded IS one of the
most attractive sni sbl:st speakers upon the
platform at the present time. Spe will
spend the summer at her home In RouDd
Pond.
Captain C. W. Keyes of Pennington.
has been elected member Of ths'American
Society for the Extension Of University
Teaching. This is an organization to extend
the benefits Of university instruction among
the people generally by means Of lectures
and q system Of home study, and is officered
by the leading educators of the country.
Prof. Henry L. Chapman of Bowdoin
College, has accepted an invitation to de-
liver the address before the Bangor Theo.
logical Seminary Rhetorical Society on the
evening Of June q, at the Hammond
street church. Prof. Chapman, who is a
graduate of the seminary, is a scholar Of
much ability and learning, and very able
speaker.