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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-17
FRUITS FOR THE FAIR
what the Bureau Of PoInology Is Doing
Peaches and Plums In Wax.

Peaches and Pluns In Wax.
lust AT PRESENT THE BUREAU OF
u pomology here is making for the worlds
fair at Chicago an exhibit in wax of all the rep
resentative fruits of the United States. Already
the series of citrus varieties-oranges. lemons,
&c.-and the apples, pears, peaches and piums
have been completed. The material employed
is the purest white wax, which costs so cents a
pound Ordinary wax can be bought for only
IL cents a pound, but it is adulte.ated with
parahine and melts at 4 low temperature To
begin with, wax cast is made Of the fruit in a
plaster Of paris mold. Then ground tint is
washed over it with the proper color, and on
this background the artist reproduces with oil
paints all the hues and sPeckles Of the original
given him to copy. Finally the stem is added.
and in the case OF the plum or peach, bloom
is put on with dry white or with a thin solu-
ton OF white. through which the colors show
When the Pathological Society met here the
other day committee composed of a member
from each state visited the bureau Of pomology
and was much interested in the manner of its
working The bureau has 10000 correspond
ents scattered all over the United States Great
quantities Of fruits are continually arriving
from every part VI the Union. sent by growers
for examination, Identification Of varieties and
opinions on their merits. On IN average 100
species are represented every day in the con-
sisnments which reach the office The identifi-
cation Of varieties is apt to be most difficult
task, requiring the utmost skill and experience,
but Chief vsu Dcman and his assistants are
successful in more than 80 cases on. Of 100.
Record is made in journal Of every specimen
that arrives, accompanied BY botanical de-
scfiption and drawing in pencil. A sprig Of
the leaves Is fastened ON the page also, with Q
description OF the important characters OF the
tree or plant, the date of blooming, the time
Of Modification and other particulars. Nuts
and seeds Of fruits are preserved, because they
help In determining varieties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-17

From the chicaro Tribune.
When George asked you TO be his wife" in
quired the mother, wasn't he good deal fus-
tered and conFused?'
'Ycs, mamma" replied Laura, looking adj
miringly at something that sparkled on her
shapely finger, but what he said had the right
ring about It."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-17

Flood Is 80 certain that would-be suitors Cor
her hand art after her money for their hr-t cor
saderatlon, that she turns deaf ear to all aisen-
loa OF tEs sort She and her mother
are still in deep mourning and their
"h4te palace at Monlo Park .ivos
no evidence of its old-time gayety. when ID was
common thing for companies Of hfsy 20 DO
guests under lite hospitable roof at one time.
N MO-
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original prototype Of many . costly Jewel and
princeiy decoration. With the American In
dian it was a. guardian spirit, invested with
the mystery and the power Of the sea- Polished
shell disks afforded tempting tablets for the
primitive artist. and upon them are preserved
many specimens Of his work a. an engraysr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-17

From the Century.
As a poet, whatever comparisons may be made
with his predecessors or contemporaries, at
home or abroad. whatever just criticisms may
be recorded, we believe it will be found at the
end that a large part of his verse has passed
into literature, there to remain. The original
ity vitality. intensity and beauty of the best of
it are self-evident. Although ~ true spontane-
Gus poet his life had other strong interests
and engrossing occupations. and tie volume OF
his verse docs not equal that OF others whose
careers have extended beside his own; his i'm
preston as poet upon his time has not equaled
that of others. II may, indeed. be saiu that
u as strongly poetic III nature as they, he
would have been dominated as exclusively as
were they By the poetic mood. However this
may be, the quality of his genius, as shown
in his best work, was, We believe, quite
fine as that OF any poet writing EnglisI in
his day. Nc one can read his last volume Of
verse without being impressed anew by the
vigor, variety and spontaneous character OF
LUwelrs poetic gift Even his literary f..ulIs
are of such nature as to testify to the keenness
of his thought and the abundance Of his intel
lectual equipment.
But, after all. perhaps the most striking
thing in Lowelrs career was not the brillrlncy
of his mlnd, his many-sided and extraordi-
nary ability, but the fact that in every depart
Iaent of his intellectual activity was distin-
GUished the note of the patriot. He loved let
tiers Tor arts sake; he used letters for art 6
sake, but also for the sake of the
country. His poetic fervor, his unique
humor. the vehicle of his pithy aud siren
uous prose, his elegant and telling oratory-aIl
these served fearlessly the cause Of American
democracy, of which he was the most COM
manding exponent in the intellectual world OF
our day. His keen sense Of the responsibilities
of citizenship, added to his native genius made
him from early life-in the true aud unde-
graded sense OF the word-a politician. and al
effective one, as well as q statesman whose
writings are an arsenal of human freedom.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-17

To the Editor Of The Evening Star:
Believing what 1 have to say will be of value
to owners and drivers of horses, seek the col
umns Of your estimable paper as . medium of
disseminating the fact as forced upon me by
observation and experience.
Many horses stumble, and are whipped
therefor, because persons having them in
keeping are careless in ''hitching them up"
The most 1agrant and common error in cloth
ing horse is the placing Of the breechep, or
hold-back strap. at the proper heigh: ON the
horses hind legs. In fact every third horse ID
hitched wrong in this respect The breechen
should be so buckled that Ii will not alp up under
the horses tail. and never SO that 1t will, when
the horse is going down hill or holding against
q load slip nearly down to his hooks. The latter
position depriyes the horse of the free use of
his hind legs, causes his feet TO cross al
ternately, lifts his hind feet. IL not his whole
hind parts. nearly OF the ground, and throws
the weight Of the load and Of the horse him.
self on TO his front fcet-the result being badly
sprung knees, frequent unavoidable STUN
bling, with the generally attending whipping
jerking Of :hs rc.ns and curses u the fool
driver.
Should it not be the duty Of the agents Of the
Humane Society 10 learn how 70 properly
harness and hitch horses to vehicles, and then
to iinpart this knowledge to all drivers, aud on.
foscs their .nstructious2 JOIN Yo1xy A1Lxa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-17

Liz Passss Very Pleasantly In the City Of
Monterey.

vfsrr 10 TIE OLD MISSION ESTABLISHED 1T FATHER
JrNrPERo-A TRIP ovKE tbs MOUNTAINS TO SER
BIO TnEEs-srors AT jim ANGEL s AND NrRPHr's
INCIDENTS OF THE JOURNEY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-17

IRON The L0W1nton journal.
One Of MschiAs' old sea captains, While %
route 10 the West Indies. had been bseslusd
for ssveral days OF Hatssras; h had pnysd
for wind, he had sworn for wisd. bus he wia1
came not AZ last ~ thought hs would Try
the sea. In . short ons The Wind blsU .
gale, and it drove ~ vssssl - - eosss -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-17
CHILES GREAT DAY.
Compulsory Patriotism and Sponta-
neous Jollifcation of the People.
LINES OF CASTE DRAWN.

Religious Celebrations for the Rich and the
Enjoyments for the Common Pcople-Reck-
less Riding of Both sexes-Brilliancy Of .
Swell Ball-The Lobby Brigade.
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/ ~. osur1.sy 0'uallsshsa a. - HI. n.
~ sss,1.y';i . I. - s;: e 8 - A'''''H Z -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-17
Rescue Of shipwrsckea sssIsr,.

Rescue OF shfpwrecked SaflSrs.
The brigantine Arctic has arrived at Harber
Grace. n. r.. from Bristol with pars
Of the crew CT the steamer wolvistoa
OF West Aartlepool, England. which, with
Q crew Of twenty-three men. foundered e
sea September "a The captain, with nine, len
IN the life boat and the second mate. with tse
Others, in the gig. The latter party h suppossA
70 have Joined Ne captain afserwsrd-
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Written for The Evening Star.
sAvA0E ART IN SHELL.
What Peoples 81 Old Ussd 70 Maks Ouf q -
Shella,

rHEn USE A. VESSELS roR FOOD AND DnTNK-
HussKL VALVES yoR sPooNs-svoLurIoN OF
THE HANDLE - sHELIs - onNAxIHTs, ~
WEAPONS AND Ho1 AoRfcuLruRAx. pulrosxa
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and would be if you had the proper DISPOSE.
ton. did not and hence all my WEAKNESS
At the stage driver walks through the hotel
and his bang on your door settles the question O,
further slumbers. At 4 it's ''all aboard" and
over the trail you 60, the moonlight marking
the path and strong imagination conjarine
mp "a stage robber in every shadow. Al
5:so you breakfast at Angels, when day
You are down in the valley of San Joaquin, the
sierra Nevadas are behind you and you have q
hall hour TO brush the dust OF before the train
takes you back 10 civilization.
Two Washington ladies have been day at the
Monterey, hrs. Pouius Thyson and Miss Thy
son. They have been travelling through Cam
ada. British Columbia and the northwest
for several months and have been on
this coast = week. They have had
delightful journey and many en-
They Iilsave San Francisco tomorrow night
and have another ten-day journey ahead Of
them to get back to Montreal and Quebec, be-
tween which places they viii spend the rest Of
October.
so3E SOCIAL oossrP.
Socially Gan Franciscans have been having .
lively sumnee, but the harvest Of matrimonial
alliances - mot - largo - other crops.
That u the reason al swelldom b still talk
ing Of Nin Pullman's engagement to
Carolans are pretty rich folks. the head
Of the house being in the hardware businesS.
and Ne lucky son, who has captured such
wealthy birds. u working member Of the
There b also rumor that Mics Birdie Fair
may lsavs the world and is gsyetiss TO enter .
convent She d greatly beloved and l. made .
pet In every direction
MrA Hearst has taken apartments AZ
California hotel In San Francisoo and viii
spend The winter on this eoast ss he nsess-
eaosing up of her husbands estate rvouirss
her presence. She = looking Nh,
and nv vseln ego rDtus1Sd mn
noatseey vhses - lad = u11ai ssvcrsi
yeuag lsdiss = ~ g1ssA = I'll M
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-17
A SWELL BALL

Az for the balls that are going on among
loo ricos, one that 1 recently attended viii
serve rs . sample. Tickets, admitting gen.
tleman and his family, were $50 each. The pit
OF the principal theatcr was aoored and car-
pcted, and the first tier Of boxes, screened with
while nags OF al nations gracefully drapcd the
upper galleries. Two lne bands Of music were
stationed at either end Of tho room. At 10
o'clock hardly half dozen persons were pres
eat out at II the dancing began. A more
gother In any psEs Of tho world oHacisla, native
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-17

OF small mussclS or CLANS were made to dc
service as twceZers for pulling out the hair
Aaair, speaking OF the Choctaws, says thai
both sexes pluck all the hair of their bodies
with kind OF tweezers made Of clam shells u
IL 10 stated that the Virginia Indians used shells
for cutting hair.
fok PURPOSES or ORNAMENT.
A part Of the univalve shell which in early
times served Importantly for the purpose of or.
nament was the little column around which the
spiral winds This, when the whorl was RI.
moved, could be turned iuto very serviceable
and even handsome pin. Sometimes such Din,
were made with heads and somstines without.
Probably they were usually employed Tor
tiressing aud adjoining the hair, though Il
have been utilized for scratching the head.
The making Of beads from shells was an art
familiar to nearly all the savages Of old. They
could be 90 readily manufactured
that the untutored, aborigines could
afford to decorate themselves with such
jewelry in profusion. However, some Of
them are Of such patterns ~ make IL evident
that great deal Of labor must have been ex-
pended upon them. Two Of the most remark
able boads in the collection ct the National
psar-shaped, probably derived from the abe
lone. Having been burisd for an unknown
period 1t has suffered mueh from decay, and
the thin layers Of nacre composing Il come
away readily in scalea New England Indians
aucisntly wore earrings, nose jewels, rings,
bracelets and necklaces made from highly
polished sea and river shells. Among the
Carrier Indians Of tho northwest both osxee
to this day perforats their noses and
suspend from them ornaments mads
Of oyster BhellA The women, particularly
those who are young, run wooden pin through
their noses, upon each end Of which they AZ .
kind Of shel bad about an Inch pnd' hslf
long The simple sotgst q I'm iS1spendsd
upon ths nakad' bessss = o myso1 = y
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DUNG influence of what was sure must follow
friendly relations between such o man as be
was and knew myself to be. In this was no,
mistaken, as the sequel proved. 1 met him Tor
the first time beneath my own fig tree, and a
happy series of accidents thereafter gave me
the opportunity to meet him often and to know
him well.
He was the embodiment Of simplicity, intee.
rity and courage, every inch a general, q
soldier and man, but in the circums tances of
his last illness a figure Of heroic proportions
for the contemplation of the ages / recall
nothing in history so sublime as the spectacle
Of that brave spirit. broken in fortune aud in
health. with the dread hand Of the dark angel
clutched abous his throat. struggling with every
breath to hold the clumsy, unfamiliar weapon
with which he sought to wrest from the jaws of
death little something for the support of wife
and children when he was gomez! II he had
done nothing else, that would have made his
exit from the world an immortal epic!
LET us HAVE PEACE.
A little while after came home from the last
scene Of al ! found that woman's hand had
collected the insignia had worn in the mag
niAcent, melancholy pageant-the orders assign
ing me 10 duty and the funeral scarfs and
badges-and had grouped and framed them,
unbidden, silently, tenderly; and when I re-
dected that the hands that did this were those
Of loving southern woman, whose father had
fallen on the confederate side In the bstsle.
said: The war indeed u over; let ~ have
peacew
Gentlemen, soldiers comrades, the siiken
folds that Irvine about N here for all their soft
and careieea grace. are yet - strong - hooks
OF steelt They hold together united people
and great nation, for, rsalixing the truth e
Of defeat to remember-the south says 10 the
north, - simply and ~ truly - was aid 1900
years ago in that PARKWAY meadow upon TIE
margin Of the mystic zee: "Whither thou
goest, win 70; and where thou lodgest, win
God my God.
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sfcnelels,s pronunclamento.

The only reigning monarch Of the pres
emit day who appears TO equal the en-
peror Of Germany In his belief that he
Is the chosen favorite Of the Almighty
In the monarchical line Is Menelek Of
Abyssinia, Lion conquerer Of the tribe
Of Judah, chosen Of God, king Of kings
OF Ethiopia Menelek warns his broth
ers on the thrones Of Europe that If they
continue to parcel out Africa among
themselves there will be trouble, and
they would better hunt soft spot ON
which to fall. The Almighty intends
this lion conquerer to enlarge the bound
aries Of the present Abyssinia till they
include all the region anciently known
as Ethiopia
This is the Ethiopia Of the Bible. Its
boundaries extended from Egypt on the
north to Khartoum on the south Meme
lex assures his brothers Of Europe that it
also reached from Nyanza lake eastward
to the sea, though this claim Is rather
hazy in view Of the fact that If it ever
did thus extend to the sea it was before
the time when geographical lines Were
laid of with the precision they now are.
The simon pure Philippians were not
black. They belonged to one Of the
ancient dark skinned white races, per-
haps the same that produced the beauti-
full Queen Of Sheba. How Menelek can
call himself Lion conqueror Of the
tTibe Of Judah" though. is still more
mixed. The ancient Philippians are
classed as descendants Of Ham and the
Cushites. Menelek says his people are
all good Christians. His message sounds
somehow like an echo from 1900 years
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DOM Pintt.

uybu1u8 COuuocteu Win JOURNAL
lists personality does not matter perhaps
one way or the other to the general pub
lie, and probably less Is known OF the
personality of journalists than Of any
other men whose work Is constantly be-
fore the public When, recently, at the
age Of seventy-two, Dom Piatt retired
from earthly scenes, prominent newspa-
pers announced that he was an unbeliever
in religion. They forgot. maybe never
knew, that this stormy, fiery soul was
nurtured in the faith Of the Roman Cath
Ole church, and that tho veteran news
paper writer died true SON Of mother
church. whether he had always lived
such or not
Another phase Of belief in Mr.. Piatt's
case was that he was Spiritnalist.
Years ago-it must have been twenty
there were in Cincinnati number Of
men, most of them above the ordinary in
intellectual power. who for some reason
concluded to investigate Spiritualism.
They were also mostly unbelievers in the
current theology. Among them was
William Cory, wealthy and eccentric
citizen of Cincinnati, who had been edu-
Gated in France and imbibed socialistic
principles. another was f. b. Plymp-
ton, of the editorial staff of the Cincin-
natl Commercial. gifted writer and
poet. DIR. Napoleon Bonaparte Wolf
was still another one of the friends. DIR.
Wolf was Spiritualist when the others
began looking into the matter, and it
was at his house that the seances were
held. All the rest became believers.
DR.. Wolf was in the advertising medical
line, and whether as unbeliever or Spirit
ualist, managed his consumption RENE
dies 30 shrewdly that when be died q
few months ago he left an estate Of
nearly million. Into the strangely as
sorted company came Dom Piatt at the
most brilliant point in his career as a
journalist. His caustic wit and savage
utterances made him q power in the
newspaper world.
So Tar rs known, all the four remained
true to their Spiritualistic convictions.
AL are dead now. and Dom Piatt was
the last of them, but Spiritnalism never
softened the ferceness of his animosity
or his fights against shams and hum
bags. His sayings were noted far and
wide, and some Of them passed into the
American speech to its permanent en-
richment. There was one Of his canstic'
remarks that he himself valued especial
ly. 1t was this, 'eWest Point teaches
everything except patriotism and the
art Of war; A volume Of these sayings
might be compiled, and their wit would
be as keen as that Of some book Of
French axioms. and epigrams.
Dom Piatt never stopped fighting. but
As age grew on he retired oftener and
longer to his beautiful rustic home at
Mac-o-Chee- The PEN Is mightier than
the sword" said be. 'swhan it is pig
pen"
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After the recent crash in Berlin En-
rope can hardly cast tie reproach ii
financial recklessness into the teeth ii
Americans any inore. Ten per cent in
terest on money In Europe would be d
tolerably certain indication 81 financial
unsoundneas, yet the stiff old German
mobiles who deposited their cash with the
houses that went down continued fol
several years to draw that amount IN
quarterly payments. II they had stopped
to consider one moment, they might have
known this could not go on. but they
did not stop Then when they lost their
money, with no one to blame bat them
selves, a great howl went abroad through
the land about dishonest bankers who
mad dared to swindle members Of the
German nobility. The audacity Of the
thing was what took away the breath OF
the counts and barons and princes To
think low, common mortal would darei
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CHURCH DIRECTORY.

First Methodist Episcopal Church, corner
Maple avenue and Burke street. Rev. VIM, ii
Chapman, Pastor; residence, Burke street, ad-
joining church.
a. m. and 7,90 p. m. Prayer service, Wednesday
7:30 D. m.
First Baptist Church. West King street, Rev.
+. p. Robertson, Pastor; residence West Burke
street.
Sunday School $40 a. m Sabbath Services
II a. m and 130 p. m. Prayer and Praise meet
ing Wednesday 40 D. m.
Reformed Church, Feast Burke street sun
day School 9.3Q a. M Morning service II a. m.
Evening service 5.S0 p. m. Wednesday evening
service Z 30 p. m.
st. Johns Lutheran Church. corner Queen
and Martin SITS, Rev Chas. S. Trump, pastor
Services Sunday II o'clock a. m. and 40 r. m
Sunday Sehol $50 a. m. Prayer service 7.SO
every Wednesday evening. Seats free. yisi-
tors welcomed
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-11-24

Here is something new for all the po-
litical orators 70 take up: Secretary
Tillman, Of the National Farmers Ali
ance, declared in his speech at Indian
apolis that the billion dollar congress, :
the magnificent name under which our
ifty-frat national assembly viii pass
into history, expended while II VA Id
session ID amount of money equal 10
SIXTY dollars 4 day from the birth Of
Christ down to tie present time.
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HE WAS A TERROR
HaW 1 MlIkman Cleaned out 4 Lot 81
Yale students.

Yale students.
Especial HI THE tKoHID
NEW HAVEN, Cox, Nov. Il North
Haven milkman stopped His team ii
front Of Fullerton's grocery store on
Chapel street last night, and while he
was serving customer seven Yale
students, who had been celebrating
their football victory, hitched his horse
by the tail.
When the milkman came back he
announced his ability to "clean out =
all the students in sight, and then pro-
ceeded to demonstrate it. He swept
down on the seven, and literally wiped
up the street with them.
The students took to their heels, but
the milkman had just got his hand in,
and was looking for more collegians to
conquer. He waited for ten minutes
to see if his challenge to flick the
whole Of Yale College, would be ac-
cepted, and, finding no takers, he
gathered up his reins and departed.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-11-24

It Is hard to see at frst glance how tn.
political disturbances in Brazil can az
feet our country, yet 1t the rumor o.
trouble there the price Of coffee ad
vanced several points in America Rev
olution viii prevent coffee planting. Thu
CHILEAN war caused much financial dis
turbance in England, since millions d
British money are invested in the min
eral fertilizing works there. In one wa,
or another all the nations are 90 joined
that war in one brings loss to the rest.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-11-24

The balance sheet Of the Monte
Carlo gambling establishment shows
that the receipts for the year amount
to s5,2OO,OO0. Out of this 81, 100000
goes in dividends to the shareholders,
$3.50, 900 is added to the reserve fund
and $3.50, 900 is paid to the Prince Of
Monaco for the concession which
permits the gambling in his petty prin-
cipality.