davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-07
DANCING UNDER DIFFICULTIES,

Mexican Women Are CHARMING but ry,.sr
Levers Az. UnnI..s,,,I~ T..Is...
-,
FROM ,he fi'soure rios.
theatrical man was relating some Of his
experiences in the office of the Seventh Ave-
nue Hotel Yesterday and he told . s,orv ~
,,orro~ GOO. ,o no ~ y e.. -,
e'e"po Nc LOO Aii VIC "es'
Il was aheaa OF an opera company which
was playing on the Pacific coast few years
ago." said he, land one day I struck a town on
,ha M.x;oan hordar 10. 7 - W
VIC 4"eA'oan Doiuoi "neie came near re-
naming permanently, as after events showed.
There o Mexican ball being held that
evening. and in company with the local man
ager and party of young fellows dropped in
to see the fun.
II had heard q great deal Of tho beauty and
manners of Mexican women and was curious to
get peep at greaser society. The dance was
in full blast when We arrived. and we had not
been there long until we decided to take hand
in the fun. pretty little senorita. with great
lustrous eyes, that would make man mad if
he looked at them too long, attracted my atten-
ton, and without the formality of an introduc-
ton asked her for q dance. She accepted,
and We whirled through q waltz which she
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-07
TENA DAVIS MURDER.

Her Lover, James A. Trefethen, Convicted
By Massachusetts Jury.
The jury in the Tena Davis murder trial in
Boston on Wednesday afternoon found James
A Trefethen, the girls lover, guilty of murder
in the first degree and William H. Smith,
Trefethen's brother-n-law, not guilty. The
verdict is condemned as totally unwarranted
by the evidence.
Ex-Gov. John D. Long, leading counsel for
the accused, burst into tears when the verdict
was announced and nearly tainted. The Gus.
tomary motion for a new trial was made and
Trefethen remanded for sentence.
Miss Davis disappeared mysteriously from
her home in Everett Mass, the Wednesday
before Christmas and nothing was heard of
her until her body was found embedded in the
mud at the bottom of Mystic river on January
TO- A medical examination showed that she
was alive when she entered the water and that
death resulted from drowning. James A.
1refethen the lover of the girl and the re-
puted father of her unborn child, was arrested
on charge of having murdered her. VIM. H.
smith was also sent to Jail as an accessory.
1t seems to have been established that Tena
left home about O'Clock the night she met her
death, after having told her mother she was
going to meet Trefethen. Trefethen denied
seeing the girl that night and said that he had
been IN no way responsible for her condition.
1t was, however, shown that Trefethen was
not at home that evening. After the girls dis
appearance Mrs. Davis received letter, the
handwriting of which resembled that of Tref-
ethen, which read: Mother, when you receive
this l will be dead; the one whom you believe
guilty is innocent" There was no signature.
Miss Davis was a bright, vivacious young
woman Of twenty-sx She had been receiving
the attentions of Trefethen for some time and
had told her mother she was to be married to
him on the night she disappeared. Trefethen
owned a store in Everett, where Tena did q
great deaf of her shopping, and it was there
that the intimacy which resulted SO tragicaly
had its beginning
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-07
This Mule Knew What He Was About.
From the l0a Anvales Harald

1his mule anew what He Was About.
From the Los Angeles Herald
They were about two miles from bridge at
the time. Knowing the fashion all ANIMALS
have of running straight ahead on the track
instead Of putting their common sense on the
matter and steering off to one side, the en-
gineer fairly made the surrounding country ring
with the noise of his whistle so as to get clear Of
the mule before they got to the brideg. But
MIR. Mule seemed to think that the whistle was
intended only to keep him on the track and
make him run faster, and he kept straight on at
easily have overtaken him and knocked him to
smithereens, but as that might have resulted in
knocking the train into the same kind of frap-
ments. the engineer slackened speed little and
finally stopped and sent the fireman out to
drive the beast off the track.
That was done several times, but each time
the fireman had hardly got back into the cab
again when the mule was on the track the
same az before, and tearing ahead like mad.
In fact the thing was becoming very monoto-
nous when looking up suddenly, the engineer
saw that he was very close to the bridge.
Of mule, as he thought the animal to be.
was going to try the bridge. though how he
would manage to step on the ties surefooted.
the railroader could not understand.
They were SO near the bridge by that time
that til >engineer dared not go another rod. so
he stopped short, just as the old mule dashed
of across a field braying like good fellow,
And then the engineer and fireman saw the
game the wise old animal was playing. Right
in the middle of the bridge was another mule
stuck fast with his legs between the ties.
The old railroader insists upon it that the
mule had kept on the track to make the train
go slow and thus prevent it from coming into
collision with the mule on the bridge. not be-
cause 1t cared much about the fate Of its COM
panion, but to save the train from wreck.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-07
FISHES THAT BUILD NESTS.
The "Gouramis" OF Cochin China which
Make Houses for Their Young.

The "Gouramie" OF Cochin China which
Make Houses for Their Young.
"One Of the queerest fishes IN the world IL
the gouramis.' said an ichthyologist to a STAR
reporter. ut is native to the fresh waters OF
Cochin China, farther India. Java. Sumatra and
Borneo. Specimens have been known to attain
a length OF six feet and q weight Of 40 pounds.
The flesh is 90 delicious that efforts have been
made to acclimatize the creature in many other
countries. but thus far these attempts have
been successful only on the island OF Mauritius
About thirty Of them were imported into the
Island OF Cuba and planted in ponds some years
ago, but, although they grew and we're healthy,
they did not breed. Accordingly, after while
the prospects for propsgsting the species be-
came SO hopeless that the governor had them
served up one by one upon his table upon state
occasions. The same difficulty has been met
with elsewhere.
The 'Soursmis' are chiefly remarkable for
the fact that they build nests like birds At
the breeding season they pair Oh, each couple
seiectins spot among water plants and FORM
ing q nearly spherical nest, composed of a
peculiar kind of floating weed. which grows in
TUFTS on the surface of the ponds. and plastered
with mud. The nest is usually about six inches
IN diameter. Its construction occupying the
nshes for i've or SIX days. Where they are
propsgated their task is made easier by placing
IN the water branches of bamboo, 90 which
punches Of the grass referred to are attached.
The gouramis take this grass and With 1t make
their nest in the submerged branches of bam-
boo. When il is finished the female deposits
her eggs In it to the number Of from 500 to
1000.
While the eggs are undergoing the process
OF incubation the parents guard the nest
watchfully. rushing fercely at sny intruder.
ana TINS care for the safety Of their young is
continued after the latter are Matched. During
infancy the young ones find refuge in the nest
from thousand dangers which would other
wise threaten them, and the grass composing
the nest furnishes them with their earliest
food. When they are a few DAYS old the small
FRY begin to make short excursions from the
nest. always In charge of their parents and SWIM
ming together In a shoal. This is continued
until they are able TO look out for themselves ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-07
KOREAN PAPER.
Curious Method Of Its Manufacture-Made
From Mulberry Bushes.

Curious Method Of Its ManufActure-Made
From Mulberry Bushes.
: A leading manufacture Of the strange hermit
kingdom of Korea is paper, writes Consul GEN
eral Heard from Seoul
Korean paper is highly esteemed, and always
forms part of royal presents and of the tribute
paid to China. Besides the same uses as with
us-for writing and for books-it fills great
diversity of needs. 1t serves as string and in
the Manufacture of lanterns, fans. umbrellas,
shoe soles, hats, boxes and makes very good
rain coats; it covers floors and walls and cell
ings, and, stretched on frames, supplies win
dows and doors. 1t is highly priced in China
and Japan. and is especially sought after for
the manufacture of umbrellas.
1t is made from . bush Of the mulberry
order. which is Indigenous, growing in many
parts of the kingdom, but thriving best in the
moist. warm climate Of the south. II is chiefly
raised from cuttings for this especial purpose.
and the wild and cultivated plants are said to
be OF equal value.
The bark, which alone IL used, is generally
gathered in the spring, and is boiled for a long
time III water, In which quantity OF wood
ashes has been mixed, till it becomes pulp,
the mass having been beaten during tn, whole
time OF the boiling. Fine bamboo screens are
then placed IN shallow wooden watts and . ladle
full of the pulp is evenly spread over the screen
by dexterous circular motion OF the hand
The operation is repeated once or twice. or as
often as may be necessary-the more frequent
the operation the finer the paper-and the
screen allowed to drain into the watts till q
proper consistency is reached, the drippings
being thus saved. They are then placed on
bot floor to dry. After the drying has pro-
ceeded far enough, the paper is laid on hot
hoor and ironed by hand The long lines in
the PAPER show strands Of the bamboo screens,
and their nearness dstinctness or absence in
dictate the ineness or otherwise of the paper.
They are almost imperceptible in some grades
OF paper, while in others they are distinct and
far apart Paper Is made by the paper guild,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-07
WOMAN IN POLITICS.
In England She Votes for Everything but
Members of Parliament,

In England She Votes for Everything but
Members of Parliament.
From the Minneapolis Journal
One OF the things which Lady Henry Somer-
set finds hard to reconcile with her precon-
ceived idea of the enterprise and energy Of
American women is the apparent indifference
OF the great majority to political issues ana
privileges. As compared with English women
OF all classes. American women, though first
In the field claimants for the right
OF sharing political powers with men,
are less actively interested in political work,
less well informed on the issues of the day and
enjoy fewer rights Of franchise. Twenty-.our
OF our states and territories confer certain
minor privileges Of voting or Of holding school
offces ON women, while twenty allow women to
have no voice in the management of public
affairs. wyoming is the banner state Kansas
grants municipal suffrage.
In England women vote for the election of
members Of municipal and county councils
and school boards, sit themselves as MEM
bers OF school boards and county councils.
and woman has for more than fifty wears
held the throne of the powerful United King
dom and governed wisely and we'll There
yet remains for them to win the right to vote
for members of parliament only. First
places have been obtained for the two suf-
frage bills. and they are set for hearing in
April and May OF this year. The bills propose
who are a,roair a",;,IaI euuIaee on women
and canntx co,,y.;I 1890; 70 .ote AZ the town
Land Waias "a =, 80. i,ous AZ EneIand' SCOT
in Jr.lanS ~ III .aw sIaL uian eiecuons
inent names III Ar. $1,000 py many EN-
of the bonSs Of conamous ~ Iepus speaker
nscta,;on r., ,So ,.,I, na sn ueciareo ms eA-
EncI;sb ,xnr,a' Inodau WIN pe passed
fectaSiv ,b, 49,. ~ or: ana unai-
servat,ya nr;, r;ho tney 4elons, con-
;on;st on, b. 49,. =, E y, noeru un-
mn ~ oaI.,ss tnany more
chamn,ano,;, as ~ ueserveoly their
found IN adm;. H., s1.,, esSse .llah can De
sntfraois,s in $780, WIN woman
once said ,ba. ,harn ~. S'uars MIL
mani Of ;n,sIlao,raI ae.;.S,, ous 9ne depart
has syor sho,r,' ha..a :. ~! .n when woman
bayo had ~ ',a,.,a,s s .nI equaa "a man. we
the Greel no'.,s ne onashespeare or
AnosIo No -, ne. nAe Micnaei
Wo7srt I'm ali ,hnsa Sa.l ..Ae ee'hoVen OF
naver had an aan.i e uepai .neuts man mas
there is one de,or,non, ~ - oh. put
snown horsaIs r. ' .en Az snon woman mas
ana ,hs, i =, ,iae me peel ano equai OF man,
with Which We nc "a uIp 'IAen' Oh pontics
III TI !" az 'oiu sue mao no capacity TO
he.h y, Fnr1.S Ca, IAN great queens, Eliza
Of III Ind;sn ,,r;nna.no .., VI russia ana some
in every nav 81 nm r,,a,, VIZ "ele we equals
Ane'oiy way Vi any man VINO ever nelu the same
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-07
DELEGATES TO MINNEAPOLIS.
Action Taken by Republican State Col
ventiOne.

Acuon Aaken Dy oepuDncan state ION.
The resolutions adopted by the Wisconsin
republican convention approve the admins
tration Of Mr.. Harrison and Mr.. Blaine and
oppose the free coinage Of silver. The educa-
tional issue of 1890 is declared permanently set
tied. The delegation to Minneapolis was not
instructed The delegates-at-large are John
c. spooner, H. C. Payne, Lucius Fairchild and
Isaac Stephenson.
The Minnesota republican convention elected
an uninstructed delegation to the national re-
publican convention which will be held at
Minneapolis June Z. The delegates-at-large
are Stanford Newell, ex-Gov. ]. s. Pillsbury,
Frank b. Dougherty and Frank A. Day.
The administration of President Harrison
was Endorsed by the Kansas republicans and
Mr.. Blaine was commended No instructions
were given the delegates.
The Delaware republican state convention
did not instruct its delegation to Minneapolis.
but the delegates favor the denomination of
President Harrison.
c. b. Hart Of the Wheeling Intelligencer,
Thomas E. Davis, John D. He witt and John A.
Hutchinson has been chosen delegates-at-large
by the West Virginia republican convention to
the national convention at Minneapolis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-07
The Royal Noses.

From the Manchester Times.
The Sailor Prince. as Prince George =
often called. is reputed TO be a CAV and SCOTIA
BILE young man, good natured, merry and very
democratic in his tastes. When both be
and his brother were at sea in the Bacchante
he displayed, IN spite of his being ses-
sick with unsailor-like frequency, a marked
aptitude for the naval profession. He WAS on
friendly and agreeable terms with the Other
young officers on board, and, after q time. find
ing that each OF them was known by some
handy nickname. he allowed them to drop his
formal title and answered readily to that be-
slowed upon himself. He was known simply
Sprst, and his brother with equal good tenn
per accepted the name Of Herring. But out of
the familiarity Of the princes with the other
gay young mids lipmen arose several ridiculous
rumors, one OF which was that the ROYAL mid
dies had allowed themselves to be tattooed by
their comrades-and tattooed upon the nosei
Each OF them, IL was stated, had allowed his
princely counte nance to be adorned upon IL
most prominent feature with a broad arrow,
done indeiibly, the one in blue and the other
red ink.
In England the broad arrow is the recognized
symbol with which the government property
including army wagons, mules, provision bags
and the garments of convicts-is regularly
stamped That the princes should have allowed
themselves to be dedicated in such a buriesque
manner TO the service Of their country was an
idea highly displeasing to the British public;
for the story, absurd AS il was, found
many who accepted n as truth. IL was so alb
surd that il went for some time uncontradicted,
no one officially able To deny it supposine that
il would be seriously regarded. The Bac-
chante, moreover, was at that time half
way around the globe from England. and il was
not known to her officers that the story had
made such commotion there. But at length an
English official in Australia communicated with
the ship, and having received formal denial Of
the truth of the story, csbled the information to
London, and the next day the Times published
in its columns an authentic refutation of the
charge. and grsvely assured its loyal readers
that the royal noses we're safe and unsdorpsd
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-07
NEWS FROM ROCKVILLE.
Matters Of General Interest in This Thriving
Suburb and Vicinity.


suburb and Vicinity.
Correspondence Of The Evening Star
ROCKVILLE, May 6, 1892
In the orphans court the following business
has been transacted: Letters of administra-
ton on the personal estate of John Counselman
were granted to Amanda Counselman, bond
$4,000. Thomas G. Brown, administrator of
Owen Brown. and Harriet A. Cashell, guardian
to F. H. and Edgar H. Cashell, and Lucy A. NJ.
Connell, administrator of Amanda Counselman,
passed accounts.
Judge John T. vinson will, in a short time,
commence the erection of brick building on
his lot near the court house. 1t will be used
for Office purposes.
Mrs. s. Dora Higgins has completed arrange
ments for building a dwelling house in the
western section of town.
Mr.. A Austin Braddock, who removed from
this place to South Dakota about a year ago
to act as government agent IN alloiting lands
to Indians, arrived here a few days ago and
will spend some time in visiting relatives and
friends in the county.
A son of Mr.. Hezekiah Weeks, residing near
Laytonsville, who was stricken with paralysis a
few days ago, died on Sunday, aged seventeen
years.
Miss Marie Webb of Baltimore is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Dr. X. G. Warfield at this place.
Mr.. Theodore Wasserback and family of Hal
pine have taken house at this place for the
summer.
Gaithersburg lodge Of Good Templars will
hold public meeting on Thursday, the 26th
instant. for which an interesting program of
exercises has been prepared.
Messrs. Thomas NJ. Young, John T. Baker
and Il. F. Lansdale have been elected town
commissioners of Damascus, Messrs. NJ. Il.
Lewis, ]. Z. Deets and John H. Gibson at
Clarksburg and DR.. Edward Wootton, Julius
Hall, Elias Price. Charles Mcintosh and Chas.
I. Grimes at POolesville.
The meeting of the Waverly Club at Gathers
burg on Tuesday evening was one of more
than ordinary interest and was largely at
tended. An interesting address entitled
travels in Europe" was delivered by Rev.
NJ. j. Rlordan. aud the program Of the even
ing also included reading by Miss Gcrtie En-
glish, recitation by Mr.. N. j. Sterick, piano
solo by Miss Laura Trevis and duet by the
Misses Henry. Another interesting feature
was the fine music furnished by Prof. Glen
Poole and Messrs. Meem.
Rev. VIM Chinn of Accomack Court House,
Va, has accepted a call to the Presby terian
Church at this place.
The board of school commissioners on Mon
day heard delegations from Derwood, Oak
mont, Garrett Park and Clarksburg in favor of
new school houses at those places. Another
meeting will be held on the It'll instant, when
the subject will be further considered.
s. A. NJ.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-07
The Wedding-Ring Finger.

From the st. Louis Globe Democrat
Il will venture the assertion that very few
women who fondy love the golden symbol of
their wedding vow know why they wear it on
the third finger Of the left hand" said Albert
De Cordova Of New Orleans at the Southern
THAT particular digit was chosen because it
was believed by the Egyptians to be directly
connected by tender nerve with the heart
itself. And these ancient worshipers of Isis
held this finger sacred to Apollo and the sun,
and therefore gold was the metal chosen for
the ring"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-07

From the san Francisco Chronicle.
Senator Thomas Hickey Of Nevada was at
vacaville, the center of the earthquake shock,
when it occurred. Last night he detailed
graphic particulars of the vigorous shake-up.
with impressions Of his own experience.
Il was sleeping in the second story of q two
story wooden building" said he. Tho bed
ranged north aud south. the south end being
snug up against the wall. The earthquake was
SO violent that the bed was thrown two feet
from the wall to the north, as though the
house had been tipped up and the bed had
slid away that distance.
"A washstand at the foot was moved two or
three feet to the east out OF its position. but,
oddly enough, no water was spilled from the
pitcher. A lamp was thrown off and under the
bod and the chimney WAS broken all to pieces,
Looking about after ] arose found the
clustering all cracked, creased up and fallen on
the floor. Everything was jammed up, cramped
1t was not known at what moment another
might come. For good while there was in
tense but generally quiet excitement,
''When daylight came we found that the
town was completely wrecked. In the dim
light we had seen many buildings thrown out
not till daylight fully realized the extent
''The brick buildings were all on one side of
the street, that is, the south side. They were
ranged along from east to west Not one Of
them had been left intact All we're thrown
down. 1t seemed ~ though q violent earth
quake wave had come from the south and
pitched she brick buildings north. The street
was covered with debris. Not q wall wa left.
"a peculiar thing Of the north side of the
street and elsewhere where these wooden
buildings were was that not chimney was left
Staging. 1t gave very strange efFect-not
chimney intact anywhere. The town is wrecked.
The frame buildings are all twisted and con-
centrated on each other by violent wrenchings,
and the lathing and plastering are ruined. Il
10 remarkable that there we're no deaths.
"A butcher there had singular escape. He
was in bed in one Of these brick buildinRs
The displaced bricks came down upon him,
burying him in bed three or four bricks deem
al over and possibly moro, yet they came in
such way that he was not hurt 1t al, sxcept
ON one arm. It was . most remarkable thing. |"