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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-18
NAMING THE RIDERS.

Ano,an Titles That Suggested Themselves
to Some Would-Be Wits.
To the acute imagination Of the residents Of
the suburbs the torrent Of bebadsed cyclists
yesterday resembled . Sioux invasion. To be
sure few WsshingtoniAns have ever witnessed
such an event, but they have I'll read the let
tors OF HE STAR man who went 10 Pine Ridge,
OAK, eighteen months ago and they are well up
IN Sioux nomenclature at least. A crowd Of in
cipient wits on q porch on 18th street tried
themselves at name making as one sf1er another
the brilliantly illuminated uniforms Of the
whfrltng visitors came into view. They were
unaware Of the presence Of STAB reporter near
by, so their thoughts flowed without vent.
"Lol see the big ohisf," cried one, q Q Chi
cago wheelman with dxtesn badges and Japa-
nese parasol skimmed past.
"He must be Pushing Foot"
And there's his second cousin" shouted an
other, "the Little Chief Afraid His Wheel
hair on level with his spine.
Inc ne1t man was a symphony In yellowish
gray and he was promptly dubbed the DUSTY
Fodder from AwSyback"
Soon there came vision In green with hov-
ing ing 'kirs that ssve Just glimpse Of pretty
young men remarked, Sliding squaw Of the
Big Tepee." She did not know that she vas
being comptmented. nor did her companion,
fat man on whom the ride was telling, who was
hailed as the "Big Tired Sachem Of the Down
Cradle
And 30 IL went, every new conner evoking
sally OF comments until the GLOSSARY Of the Sioux
language that Glanced to be in stock was ex-
hausted. Bent Back" ''Pufhng Warrior"
Six Stroke" and many more were devised, but
the climax came when . tall, gaunt man ON IN
upright went by, and With one accord the crowd
murmured, Rolling Fence-Ran in his paint I"
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Observation-Disclosures BAssETr.
Secretary Treasurer Abbot Bassett ID still q
young man, being less than thirty years old.
Clean handed, systematic and impartial as he
is he always finds himself the most available
candidate ct the annual gatherings. He has
held his present Office several terms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-18

An unconscious humorist-the man who
asked muscular friend il il was hot enough
for him
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SHOOTING STARS.

Prom Chicago" her tone was congealing;
'Gainst that town she had plainly some feeling.
But the young man replied
To the miss at his side,
"Believe me, Tn just in from Wheeling"
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Bfd-B-u-r-f
A Whit and o whir
An odor Of hehotrope daintily rare
1s flashed on the tremulous pillows OF afr;
The noise Of q wheel for a moments brief space,
dream Of delicate feminine face,
It's gone in an instant-that vision SO bright
The bicycle girls out Of sight
'Yes," he said, 81 am becoming quite expert
can manage my bicycle with one hand
But, replied the summer girl, whats the
use2 Managing bicycle isn't like driving, you
know"
On the theory that Il is best to be prompt in
getting over the worst of q situation the follow
ing are presented. The list may be incom-
plete, but we sincerely hope not:
The L. A. W. and order society ID with US
IL il here for wheel or whoa
III you can't bicycle borrow one.
There are general symptoms of that pneumatic
tired feeling
1t would be proper to put bicycle meet in
"wheel" pie.
A small boy on . bike is good deal Of hub
bub.
The visitors viii have to plead guilty to being
q medal some lot
The finest portions Of bicycle meet are the
stakes at the races.
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Gates between the receiving and distributing
reservoirs several new streets have been opened,
which are . damage TO the Conduit road BY
reason OF the great quantities Of earth and
clay washed down from them The trouble
could be avoided by the owners Of the land.
and II they allow 1t to continue authority will
be asked to fence OF the streets from the Con-
duit road.
Col. Elliot says he expected to find some de-
posit Of mud In the conduit, the accummuls-
ton Of thirty years, but he was surprised to see
such an enormous amount He estimates that
there are over Is, 600 cubic yards Of deposit in
the conduit between Great Falls and the dis
tributing reservoir.
The work In cleaning ont 10 slow and tedious.
as only about sixty hours per week can be put
DAILY CONSUMPTION OF wArxR PER CAPITA
Col Elliot estimates that the daily average
per capita consumption Of Potomac water in
the District Of Columbia il 209.9 Gallons. 60
cording 70 the census Of 1890 on the bssis of
population Of 202, s7e, less Is s7s the number of
people living outside the area supplied with Po-
tomac water.
Referring to the question Of improving the
water supply Of Wellington, Col. Enot avs:
Now that the city Is abundantly supplied, one
Of the most important works to be done ID to
furnish the city with better water, or, since the
water Of the Potomac - brought from Great
Falh ia, am convinced, perfectly wholesome
at all times, it would be more correct 10 say
with clearer water.
The muddiness Of the water supplied 10 the
city arises from the earthly matter carried down
to the uppee Potomsc and its tributaxiss In
stormA
TIE COST OF YILTERIxo.
Filtsring the water consumed BY the cities Of
Warrington and Georgetown would b enor-
moualy expsnsive Qt has been estimated that
TIE first cost Of filtration work. would Be from
600 90 to o0o0, 900 ed the animal cost
from 81. 0oQ TO e<s,ooo). Thsrs = nov
no "hsad" for Il and no bead ON
b Obtained suithcut pumping. Except By
pumping tAese en- b no 1I6a3ou vishout Los
& hSad fhst ~ now 1--we, "A ~ svsgy foot a
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THE wAsHINGTON AQUEDUCT.

MUCH VALUABLE INFORMATION ABOUT TIE
WATER SUPPLY OF THE pIsTRIoT-wKAr HAS
BEEN DONE DURING THE LAST FISCAL YEAk
IMPORTANT RKcoMMkNpArIoNs MADE,
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receiving reservoir, Of rebuilding the bridse
over this spillwsy, Of repaving GrifRsh Park and
Saetn John bridges, q . storN house at Great
Falls, OF protecting the conduit as waste weir
No. i, Of inserting air valves and blow-off
valves IN the old mains and Of completing tho
removal OF the accumulation Of deposits from
the conduit - soon a. money can be obtained
for the purpose
These objects and the desired general pro-
vision OF law relating TO appropriate ons for the
Washington aqueduct, as wei as the small in
crease asked for In the general appropriation
for preservation and repair OF the aaueduc,
and Its accessory works, are Of great I'm
portance. and the renewal Of the recommenda-
tions Of the ofacer in charge in respect Of them
IL concurred in.
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Col. Geo. H. Elliot, in charge of the waah-
ington aqueduct, has submitted his annual re-
port to Gen. Casey. 1t contains considerable
valuable information about washineton's water
supply and many important recommendations.
The estimates Of appropriations for next year
are omitted for the present. The report says:
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The officer IN charge renews his request for
an appropriation for the additional works re-
CURED for restoring to use the receiving reser-
voir for the double purpose of improving the
quality Of our Potomac water by relieving II Of
the muddiness that it has in winter and spring
and Of regaining the capacity for the storage Of
Potomac water that was lost when this
important reservoir, which has . capsc-
ity Of about l76.00o.0 900 gallons, was
thrown out Of service by reason Of the
pollution by some small streams that lead
intoit; for the further improvement Of the
quality Of the Potomac water by lowering the
height Of the crose dam 81 the dis
tributing reservoir; Tor the protection Of
the inlet to the squeduct st Great
Falls; for extending an importHnt waste weir,
which r lhble TO be obsiructe4 by Tie private
owners Of adjacent land; for c1oanins out tie
distributing reservoir sad for Vie purchase o.
Condemnation Of site far stoeags yafd for
uppltes fer uss in ease Of beea1n IN Anatna
H eleo calls a$&ontipn 70 ~ noeoanity Il
viAsni.ernd dsspsaine ~ epnlv.v frea -
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inc AMNNAnN ANANAN - - A"AANAAH
/ must confess that have always
biindly supposed when thought Of It
at ALI that the currant Of the plum pud-
ding was the same fruit as the currant
Of our gardens-that slightly acrid red
berry which grows on bushes that follow
the lines Of back fences-bushes that
have patches Of weedy ground und0
them where hens congregate. fancied
that by some process unknown to me, at
the hands Of persons equally unknown
(perhaps those who bring fiattened raisins
from grapes), these berries were dried,
and that they then became the well
known ornament Of the Christmas cake.
It was at Zante that my shameful ig-
norance was made clear to me. Here /
learned that the dried fruit of commerce
is q dwarf grape, which has nothing in
common with currant jelly. It's English
name. currant, is taken from the French
''raisin de Corinthe," or Corinth grape,
a title bestowed because the fruit was
first brought into notice at COrinth. We
have stolen this name in the most un-
reasonable way for our red berry. Then,
TO make the confusion worse, as soon as
we have put the genuine currants into
our puddings and cakes we turn around
and call them "plumsl"
The real currant, the dwarf grape Of
Corinth, is about as large as a gooseberry
when ripe, and its color is a deep violet
black; the vintage takes place in August.
It is not a hardy vine. It attains lux
uriance, / was told, only in Greece; and
even there it is restricted to the northern
Peloponnesus, the shores Of the Gulf of
Corinth, and the Ionian islands.-Con-
stance Fenimore Woolson in Harper's.
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Meerschaum would not color at all
but for the fact that it is boiled in wax.
If used in its natural state it would
quickly become soiled, the material be-
ing so porous that it absorbs the slight
est moisture from the hand or anything
it comes in contact with. But the wax
fills up the pores and gives the meer-
schaum sort of enamel. A pipe that
has been spoiled by overheating, so that
it will not color, can be Teboiled in wax
and restored to some extent. This kind
of work is done in the trade by experts,
for it requires great skill.-Interview in
Washington Star.
A Tow Horse That Knows Something.
A Washington driver says that there
is an old gray hill horse there that some
times cannot get back to his accustomed
place at the foot of the hill in time for
the next car. This horse has nothing to
do with the blue line, and knows the
difference between the blue and the
brown cars. If he is on his way back
to the starting point and sees a brown
car coming, this shrewd animal will
turn around and stand alongside the
track waiting for the car to reach him.
No amount of coaxing can induce him
to move, but after the car reaches him
he will "pull like a major until he
reaches the top. Then he returns to his
post, and when he again sees his car
coming turns and gets into position,
A day or two ago the hill boy, instead
of walking back with the horse or rid
ing him, as was his usual custom,
jumped on a car and rode down. The
horse saw this and stopped half way up
the hill and would not move until the
boy came after him. Whenever the boy
rides on the car the horse stops half way
down the hill, but when the boy remains
with him the old gray pursues the even
tenor Of his way until he reaches the
bottom.-Our Animal Friends.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-09-10

The Salvation Army has in London a
bureau Of information, where ladies
may obtain servants and those in need
of employment find work. It has been
extraordinarily successful. During the
first year 1900 employers found serv-
ants, and Thousand girls applied for
work
Strange applications come to the Office.
One lady recommended her departing
servant as "clean, tidy, honest, sober,
truthful and a good worker" Wonder
ing why maid and mistress should part
under these conditions, the bureau found
that a terribly bad temper was the cause
of separation.
"But, strangely enough said the
chief, sit happened that lady had just
applied to us for servant with bad
temper, believing that such girls make
the cleanest landmarks. So that we are
able to meet every requirement, -
Youths Companion.
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Sea captains have many adventures,
and the stories of their wonderful es-
capes seldom lose by repetition. Many
years ago pirates cruised up and down
the English channel to the great peril of
the merchantmen. The story is told of
a Captain Davis, who was noted for his
quick wit as well as for his skill in navi-
cation. that he was returning from Ire
land with cargo consisting mainly of
butter.
He had not been out very long when a
pirate was seen coming down upon him.
In vain all sails were spread; every mo-
ment brought the pirate nearer.
The men were at their wits end, but
the captain knew a trick or two He
ordered his men to take off their boots
and stockings, and directed that a score
Of butter barrels be brought on deck.
In few minutes the barrels had been
knocked to pieces, and the butter was
thickly spread all over the deck and out
side the ship. Not a rope nor a spar
that was not slippery. Even withou;
their boots and stockings the sailors
could scarcely keep ON their legs.
On came the pirate, not dreaming how
smoothly he was to be received Cap
tain Davis assumed an air of submission
and allowed the enemy TO come along.
side quietly
But lo when they jumped over, fully
armed with pistol in one hand and
sword in the other, they slipped about
and tumbled over each other on the but.
tered deck like so many rats.
One fellow shot head foremost down
into the cabin, where he was imme.
diately set upon by the boy; another
slid across the deck and shot out into
the sea by an opposite portfolio.
Not one of them could stand on his
feet, and as pirates are generally super
stitious, an idea seized them that the
ship was possessed Of the devil. They
hurried back into their own vessel, cast
loose, and Captain Davis got safely intC
port at the expense of a few pounds oi
butter Youths Companion.
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/ think, said a detective the other
day, there must be a fascination about
life in Jail, for certain men who have
been in there for little while seem 10
leave it with regret, and do not lose
their interest in what goes ON in prison
for some time after they are released
Again aud again have noticed men
who have been confined for few
months come back every day after their
pelease and stand at the door, looking in
They had no friends in there, unless
they made friends among the other
prisoners, and they did not speak OF
wish to speak 10 any one. They leaned
against the grated door and looked in,
as if they wanted 10 come back
Ireally think some Of them become
attached to the life, and one reason is
that unless they are men of gentle feel
ngs they do not feel the shame of their
position as long as they are inside, but
when they come out and meet other men
they know they have the Jail stain on
them, and they imagine every one sees it,
have often watched them standing
there by the door, and wondered what
feeling it was that drew them back
London Tit-Bits
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wflte % that tiresome Aunt Jenkins and
left II on the table in the back parlor."
And She arose to find It. In a mo
ment she called out:
George, the bracelets goner'
The gentleman came to her aid. They
searched the fioor--the whole ROOM
both rooms--all in vain. The bracelet
was gone.
'It has been stolen" said Mrs. Lester.
Zone Of the servants must have 1t"
said Mr.. Lester.
Mr.. Lester rang the bell.
Sam, send all the servants here an
come yourself"
In five minutes the kitchen cabines
appeared, looking as though storm
were brewing.
Mr.. Lester arose to address them.
Il have something very serious to
say" he said. Il address everybody
but cook; cook has not been up stairs
and cannot be suspected.
"a bracelet has been lost" said Mr..
Lester, clearing his throat; "a diamond
bracelet All of you have been in the
back parlor, where it was left upon a
table, and all of you are consequently
implicated"
At this a tumult equal to that Of
Donnybrook fair arose.
"None of us touched your bracelet, 4"
and fists were shaken and language not
to be recorded was used. In the midst
Of the tumult Mr.. Lester opened the
window.
Some one in brass buttons was pass
ing, and he called:
policeman, step here a minute, if
you please" and the next moment ad-
mitted the official designated.
Rage and tears were now mingled,
and amid the partial lull Mr.. Lester
explained.
"You make a charge against all Of
EN-, then" said the policeman.
Certainly" said Mr.. Lester.
"No other mortal could possibly be
suspected" said the lady.
"Then I'll proceed to business" #" said
the policeman. "My comrade is out
side. Get your bonnets, young women,
and don't make a fuss, because You see
it's no use"
A'AANEiN " saaAAAeAANNf mn AhA0 ANA lAhAA
Sally sat down upon the floor, Sam
roared and cook wept aloud from sym
pathy, and at that juncture came a ring
at the bell
The policeman opened the door and
in rushed Uncle and Aunt Trotters out
of breath.
"We've run the hull way" gasped
Uncle Timothy. "Openin my valise for
to find my specs ] took out lot o
things, and l must ha' put this back
among 'em. If hadn't been a relation
I'd "a died.
And ont upon the table came from the
depths Of the yellow valise Mrs. Testers
diamond bracelet.
The Trotters staid all night, and at {
o'clock descended to the kitchen to find
Mr.. Lester blowing frantically at the
fire, and Mrs. Lester staring ruefully al
the coffeepot, and trying to make them,
selves useful in gett breakfast. The
help was gonel-M. X. d. in New York
! Navrra
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The swifts arrive in the Andaman
islands toward the end of November,
but they take their time in building the
nests, which are formed from gelatin
Gus secretion from the salivary glands Of
those beautiful members Of the swallow
tribe.
If there has been a wet December the
first crop of nests is generally poor
one, being soiled by the damp and drip
pings from the roofs of the caves. Col
lectors, however, begin in January to go
around the island 10 the different caves
In an open boat The best quality re-
semble puro isinglass, and are worth
their weight in silver Afterward there
are two other collections. The caves in
which the nests are found are scattered
about the islands; some are far inland
others in rocks concealed in mangrove
swamps London News.
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THE FAREWELL


not going abroad2 What, tomorrow
Aud 20 stay, goodness knows. for how longi
Really, Jack. 'twould appear that dry sorrow
Had done even you, sir, wrong.
Il hns2 Hal hal hal what joke, slrl
ia II Mabel or Jenny or Nell
I'm sure you are wrong hold my cloak, afr.
Am not an old friendy Como now, tell.
Tho prince OF our set broken heartfelt
What iokel Who rejected your speak,
Did you look Ike that, Jack, when YOU
partedl
Was that pallor Of death on your cheek
You interest me. Tell me about Il,
And let your old chum, sir, console.
Hard hit IN tho heart, don't doubt i6
You were made for that sort Of role.
Did you bond on your knee like an actor,
Hardly knowing Just where 10 begin1
Was dear mammals oonsepi the main foctor2
What fool the poor girl must have beenl
Who was she? What G-you were jealousp
Oh, jack who'd have thought such thing2
You've been certainly not overzcalous,
But, kiss me, and where Is the rlngl
Hartford Chat
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Good Fellowship Among Ants and Bees.
Never among mankind can we find 80
absolute and complete an absorption Of
the individual by the social group as in
the cities of ants and bees, where indi-
vidual property has never, it seems,
been imagined. In these republics what
one citizeness has for herself belongs TO
the others Does n hungry bee meet
one laden with booty returning to a
city, she lightly taps her on the head
with her antenn@ and instantly the
latter hastens in sisterly way to dis
gorge part of the nutriment provision
ally stored in her own stomach.
Ants proceed in the same way as bees,
but in addition the ant thus sustained is
very careful to show her gratitude
"The ant who feels the need of food, -
says Huber, "begins by tapping her two
antenne, with very rapid movement,
upon the antennm of the ant from whom
she expects succor. Immediately they
may be seen approaching one another
with open mouth and extended tongue
for the communication of the liquid
which one passes to the other. During
this operation the ant who receives nour-
ishment does not cease TO caress the
friend who is feeding her, continuing TO
move her antenn@ with singular ac-
tivity. y."-"Property Its Origin and De-
velopment."
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A small boy recently brought a ladies
gold watch into a Lewiston jewelry
store and desired to have a broken crys-
tai replaced. The dealer had repaired
the watch few days before and he had
its number and at once recognized it,
The rightful owner of the watch, as il
happens, lives neighbor to the jeweler,
and when he went home TO supper that
night he called and asked them if they
had sent the watch to the shop for re
pairs. They said they had not. He
asked them if they had lent the watch
to any one and the answer was in the
negative.
They were quite sure tho watch was
in the case where they had left it, At
the request Of the jeweler they looked
and to their great surprise the watch
was not there. The jeweler then pro-
duced the property and told Of the boys
coming to the store to have the crystal
put in. That was the first intimation
the family had Of being robbed. Lewis
ton Journal.
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a NlaHrMARe

I had a vision; nnught for miles and miles
But shattered columns, shattered walls Of
p3ld
And precious stones that from their place
had rolld
And lay IN heaps, with litter'd golden tiles
While here and there amid the ruined piles
OF gold and sardius and their gllttering
mold,
wild tufts Of amaranth had taken hold,
Ecenting the golden desert like sweet isles.
And not one soul and not one step nor sound,
Until there started up a haggard head
Out Of the gold from somewhere underground.
windy be eyed me and the wreck all round;
"Who'rt thouS" quoth I. He shrilled a laugh
and said,
"The last Of souls, and this Is what found"
Aye, aye, the gates Of pearl are crumblins
fast
The streets Of beryi topplo stone by stone,
The throngs Of souls In white and gold are
gone,
The Jasper pillars lie where they were cast,
The rooiless halls Of gold are dumb and vast,
The courts Of iaointh are forever lone,
Through shattered ohrysolite the blind winds
moan
And topaz molders into earth at last.
And earth is the reality; Its hue
lsbrown and sad, its face Is hard TO TIL;
Upon mans brow the sweat must hang like
dew,
But grain takes root IN valley, plain and hill,
Tho never here the amaranth yet grew,
And grain breeds grain, and more and more
grain still.
Eugene Hamilton in Academy.