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fairies attired for fancy dress balls and just a.
the music has struck up and they take their po-
sitions for the first step some black-whiskered
officer Of the law has raised his hand and
stopped the performance like an evil-minded
Kobald bent upon malicious mischief. 1t is
really too bad. But fortunately these grim
visaged COLLINS will have no power to enter the
hotel parlors and stop the dancing there; SO
many a little elfn is looking forward to her
debut this summer, with eyes full Of flowers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-02
KATE GREESAwAY SKIRTS.

Long skirts of the Kate Greenaway style
should be used with great discretion even in
cold weather. Such gowns are really not fitted
for walking purposes at all, and many child
ge-s its first lessons in stiff and awkward car
riage by being rolled up IN these picturesque
costumes Every child in good health has far
more vitality than he OF she has any use for
and il must be worked of in swift motions and
semi-boisterous play. the limbs particularly be-
ing left free and untrammeled. Short skirts,
therefore. should be the rule as the warm
weather comes on. and gowns should be
straight and loose and not loaded down with
heavy sashes. Very pretty effects are attained
BY trimming the skirt and cuffs with bands of
velvet ribbon of darker shade than the Dress
the ribbon also being used to simulate the woke
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-02
THE LOVERS GLIDE.
How Cupid, With Folded Wings
Floats Up and Down the River.
ROMANCE ON THE WATER.
The Potomac Excursions - Rivals Of the
Parks-Enect Of Beautiful surrvupsings-
Are They in Love?-The Army of Lemonade
Drinkers-Bridal Couples I'm Day Time.
Written for The Evening Star.

|, HILE IT Is VERY
true, a. stated in The
STAR . few days since,
that Love alights in the
parks these summer
evenings, he by no
means limits himself TO
these patches Of srtifi-
cial nature, but every
night as well folds his
wings and permits him
self 10 be transported
up and down the Poto-
mac He a An imnar-
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A ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Octave Thanet In Two Tales.

LII THE MEDLARKS
knew about Christmas
and Ambrose, the old
est boy, knew who was
Santa Claus. But that
is q secret which the
elders always keep and
Ambrose never told
Clay, who was eight,
nor Pearl, who was
three, and firmly be-
lieved Santa Claus lived
in the sky, where the
snow WAS because he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-02

Aoften quite as vex-
Iltious as great ones,
: and little folks can be
Just as troublesome as
big. In fact, I'm in
clined to think that
the woman who on
slender means raises q
large family Of chill
dren and keeps them
all neatly and de-
Gently clad deserves a
higher monument
than legislator, war
rior or artist. Ragged
frocks make ragged
manners, and it is
very hard for a child
to sit up and be a
little lady when she
has a hole in the toe
of her shoe. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-02
Written for The Evening Star


Written for The Evening Star.
Rock Creek.
Ia DREAM OF THE PAST.
Fond fancy shows me fair scene Of yore:
Far up our winding creek, from wigw ans rise
In green vale, blue smoke-wreaths to the
skies;
Young, dark-haired girls weave, at each open
door,
White willow baskets, while, from shore to shore,
Ring their wild songs; apart, with doing eyes,
A hunter, here and there, reposing lies,
Whose arms, late, home some antlered monarch
bore.
1.-the, naked imps sport gaiiy, light-foot, DER
The grass-ground decked with flowers Of gor-
geous dyes,
Or wade the stream; SCARED chiefs, of years four
score,
Sit smoking, lost In deeds Of old emprise,
Or to each other boast their woodland lore:
And. high o'erhead, the lordly eagle nies.
H.-ABovE ARGYLE MILL
With many a rock and many a wild cascade,
Above the Argyle Mill, there first its name
Our creek obtained, or may, with justice, claim,
As dashing, sparkling on through gorge and glade,
With music by its own free waters made,
1t leaps the barriers rough that fain would tame
Its eager race. and, laughing at the same,
with foam-wreaths girt, speeds on through sun
Dark, messy, and steep, the slopes by which it
goes,
Nor stops In shadowy nook tc rest and dream,
So soon to put its shoulder to the wheel.
When summer days its floral friends reveal,
On one tall knob the checkerberry blows,
And the red lily lights, below the stream.
W. L. SHoKMAKKR.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-02
From judge.

SUDDEN CASE OF
Art Editor-"While your sketch il hardly mp
to the publication standard I have no doubt
that with application you will eventually rank
with the foremost Of our illustrators"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-02
FOR LITTLE FOLKS.
Common-Sense Advice in Children's
Summer Dresses.
SIMPLICITY IN STYLE
Garniture Tastefully Applied-Outdoor Cos
Tunes Appropriate for the Summer Sea-
son-Long skirts Not Suitable for Children
Becoming Hats.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
LII 100
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THE LEMONADE.

As change from this passive bliss there is al
ways the more active ecstacy of lemonade drink
ing to indulge in.
And apropos Of lemonade, what Q really
awful sound perfect angel Of a summer girl
can make with glass Of it il she is aided.and
abetted therein by straw, and when not only
the summer girl, but a whole boat load of her
species, old and young, is engaged in the same
occupation, for lemonade is immensely popular
on the Potomac. They sound like-wer. il
wouldn't be well TO tell what they sound like
till one has first paid these Washington pleasure
seekers the very deserving compliment of say
ing that no other city in the country can fur
nish such high-bred looking excursionists. a
fact which speaks volumes for the superiority
Of the population of the capital city as a whole,
since, as an excursion in the natural order OF
affairs is patronized by all, high and low, when
there is no evidence Of this latter element one
il left to draw the very natural inference that
il cannot exist to the extentthat it does in some
places.
But that does not alter the fact that when. q
few hundred Of these exemplary people get
together and suck lemonade through straws
that they sound exactly a. does the harmless
necessary pig when .partaking Of his evening
swill, the only thing detracting from the realism
of the situation being the absence Of the usual
porcine grunts Of satisfaction.
BETWEEN SOUNDS.
The stisfaction ID there Notwithstanding
its undemonstrativeness, - II evinced by
the long continuance Of the sound: There
viii now and then be Q lull, IL IL true, in
which one win catch such scraps Of converss-
ton -:
Sand Just think, he walked st ten months
Old"
'M.ds with Russi.n blouse reaching TO the
kneos-"
"Mrs Cleveland-"
''when the Marine Band plays the Chariot
Race"
For the passengers Of the steamer are BY no
means al lovers. and then that pleasant rural
eound wil begin again. The philosopher won
ders Why IL ceased ct al. until suddeniy lookine
ct his own glaas. which moment ago was quite
empty, he notes the presence q diluted
specimen Of Lemonade made from TIE ice that
melted while he reelected, and = h resumes hi
straw and adds HI fssbis strain 70 - esnsr.l
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her some dny with you keerless ways"
The tears smarted under Ambrose's eyelids,
but he winked them away. "Reckon not" said
he in gruf voice.
DIR. Medlark glowered after the boy and the
unequally consorted team Of horse and OK as
they slipped out Of sight down the hollows.
Presently the Ox's horns and the horses head
emerged. Next came Ambrose's little figure.
First one elbow made an angle in the air, then
the other. '.Ef the little fool amt erwin. -
snarled Medlark.
He walked back to the house. kicking the
frozen earth with his heel and grumbling to him.
SELF; Usually he was gay. open-tempered and
sanguine, but today he felt himself aggrieved.
Every year he invested what money he could
spare in lotteries and always IS went to the
Louisiana lottery. Nobody knew Of it, for he
walked six miles to another post office to mail
his letters containing the money, but for years
this had been his custom.
No one can calculate how much money comes
out Of lean pocket books in the south for lot
teries. The negroes would sell their skins, IL
they could, to buy chances. Claws, boss!' a
negro said to one moralist, 81 dom call free
dollars high fur years hopin'r'
The visions Of wealth which Medlark bought
with his lottery tickets were their real fascina-
ton. No sooner did the magic slip of paste
board come to him than his fancy became in
toxicated. Every year he grew surer Of win
ming, and he staggered about. gloating over
his secret fine fortune. Half his distaste for
work was due to his craving to sit and sun him
self and plan what he would do with his money.
He was going to buy farm and q cotton gin,
and ride about on the fastest horse Of. the coun-
try, and wear . 'boiled" shirt every day, with
Hot Springs diamond In his cravat. He was
very liberal in his dreams His wife should
have black girl to help her, and he would give
Ambrose gun, and the baby the most splendid
doll in Memphis. He was munifcent TO all his
humble friends; and this made him feel what q
good fellow he was, how superior to the selfish
people about him 30 his vain imaginations
went on nom year to year, working mischief
underground.
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"All wife an pittyt' cried Pearl, gleefully,
Miss CAROLS exclamation Of horror struck
cold to Ambrose's heart. ''They amt no
picter on this one, he ventured to plead, 'it's
plumb whiter'
YES, it's ruined" said Miss Carroll; and il
ever In this life Ambrose wanted to slap baby
sister 1t was then. Luckily the other is left
III develop it directly. After you have un-
loaded your cotton come over to the house; and
II the negative isn't good we must try again.
You may be sure Ambrose lost no time in get
ting back to the big house. He was greeted at
the kitchen door by Aunt Caledonia, the cook.
I'VE seekin Miss Dora? Wall, dom reckon We
kin see her. Miss Dora, is ye in de dark roomi''
voice came back: "Wait o minute, Cally;
don't let anybody i'm
EMMY. "Ye all better be gwine." Ambrose
only shufied his feet and held PEARLS hand
tightly.
ITS q peter" he ventured. "she done
drawed PEARLS picter.''
Caledonia scowled. "LOoks like dis we're
picters fer nuthin'," she remarked sarcastically.
- amt gwine t have Pearl drawed fur
nuthin'." said Ambrose, trying to propitiate
Il gwine fitch her big pail scaly bark hickory
nuts Win fotch We one, tew?''
"Do hush the critter!' shouted the unap-
peased Caledonia, in her deepest notes of scorn
"Scaiy bark hickory nuts! Boy, we all is wal
lerin' in scaly bark hickory nuts a'readyr'
Poor Ambrose was dumb.
"Trackin up my clean Ao' wild you hickory
nuts! the stream Of Caledonia's wrath flowed
| on with swelling NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. like the
whole settlement ben comm see Miss Dora dis
mawnin', an mud shoe deep. too! De truck
dey fotch 'sr-missletoe an berries an such
fool things nobody wants-an' q raessin' an a
gummin' and wantin' der picters drawed! Git
out an come t'morrer. il you want you picter
tell We hit sho' done be done today, nohow.'
Ambrose skunk away abashed, al his visions
OF Christmas glories like broken soap hub
| bles.
Nevertheless, he returned to the settlement
with Pearl the day before Christmas. His
father had been kind to him In the interval az
fectionate as usual to Pearl and more than usu-
ally industrious. Ambrose admired his mighty
stroke with the AZ. He followed him about
like dog. seeking to help him.
! I'D really like to give Ambrose right nice
Christmas gift" thought Medlark. "Fact is,
in justice T the children, I'd orter had had that
/ money. I'll save some OF out fur them
Ambrose longed day and night for his pic
ture, and at last the day before Christmas he
Carroll
scaly-bark hickories being 20 Aespised, he
had cast about in his mind for . more accept.
able offering, and finally hit upon q 'possum,
which he fels sure would b. pleasing 70 the
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words were: "Oh, Miss Carroll, I done lost
''Lost what, Bud?" cried the ferryman.
earth?"
.They was beautiful picters Miss Carroll
drawed, er Sis. said Ambrose, almost sobbing,
IAN one was you Christmas gift, paw, an it
plumb gone. war % cot on gittin' ter Sis, I
didn't think onct 'baout EN- 'tweu we stepped
ashore!''
'She's my Christmas present from you, Am
brose," said the father, snatching the drenched
baby to his breast. Something cracked under
the. pressure. He put the child down suddenly
with pale face.
'My Lordr' he gasped. 81 plumb forgot it
all. !tmust of ben Q Judgment on me-jest
He was superstitious man and he trembled.
All his good opinion Of himself seemed to desert
him. He was cruel father. He was Q thief.
He didn't even know how to swim. So con-
fused was his mind that this last oftense ap-
peared quite on par with the others.
Meanwhile. as one in q dream, he heard Miss
Carroll praising Ambrose and the old Asher-
mans renewed proffer to take Ambrose OF his,
Medlark's, hands.
'Do ye wanter go, sonny?" said Medlark,
NTH new humility. "Hes heap richer man
Ambrose got hold of his fathers hand. eye
quit You funnin'," said he. "He amt hon
ester man or smarter man or q drawer man, II
he. Yer all amin ter fool me, reckin."
As they walked home, Medlark was very
silent. He told Ambrose to run ahead with
Pearl "rm cipherin' suthin' in my bead, "
said he, "sddin' up Aggers."
He was simply trying TO compute how much
money he had invested in lotteries. He did not
need any time for the computation ON the other
aide Of the account, for there WAS nothing to
compute. He hummed the tag end Of an old
rhyme:
'Anghtss naueht hggsr's nsysr;
Aughts tor the white man. naugheb for ths Niger
SAN lotteries done made Niger Of me, /"
was his grim conclusion.
Anbross wss equally grave, but be had othsr
subjects for thought
That night the school house was Ike . sisvsl
leaking light into TIE dpsky forest from every
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-08-03
They ThrewAwny che Kew.

PIoGIEss is always In order in Roa-
noke. Christian 81 Barbee, the we'll
known druggists, corner of jefferson
street and salem avenue, yesterday put
into effect plan they have had for
some time in contemplation. They
have thrown away the key to their
front doors, and hereafter their drug
store will stand open day and night.
They propose TO have the most pro-
gressive pharmacy in Virginia. If any
one wants anything there he can now
get it as readily at o. m. as ct D. M.
The convenience of having q prescrip-
tion compounded at any hour of the
night will be recognized by every ply.
sician and household in Roanoke.
This innovation on the part OF Christian
&c Barbee will be attended by considera-
BILE expense, but they are confident of
the appreciation of the public.
SIDELrNaER, photographer. S0l Jefrerstn.
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CHOICE and ENTERTAINING
FICTION FOR SUMMER
READING.
PAPER BINDINGS

Vagabondier, by Mrs. Burnett; Seven
oaks, Holland; Reflections of Married
Man; Lass O. Lowrie, Mrs. Burnett;
Across the Chasm Julia Magruder; With
Best Intentions, Marion Harland; Late
Mrs. Null. Frank Stock ton; Face to Face,
Robert Grant: Thelma, Little Minister,
Scapegoat, The Heiress, Henri Greville;
Surrey Eagles Nest, Mohun, Hit to
Hit, Cooke; Mr.. Barnes, of New York,
and Mr.. Potter, of Texas.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-08-03

For church, chapel, school, lodge and
parlor use the Estey organ is the &C.
knowledged leader. 1t has pure, full
tone. with responsive, easy touch. All
styles and finish at the Hobbie Music
Company, 167 Salem avenue. Factory
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-08-03
CLOTH BINDINGS:

History of David Grieve, Mrs. Ward !;
Three Fates, Crawford; Daughter of the
South, Mrs. Harrison; The Old South,
Page; The Wrecker, Stevenson; Gold
Fire, Arthur Bonnicastle, Holland; In
Ole Virginia, Elsket, New Found River,
Page; Mark Twain's complete works.;
Charles Egbert Craddock's complete
works.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-08-03
POETRY

Potiphar's Wife and Other Poems, Ed
win Arnold; Tennyson's Later Poems;
KATRINA and Bitter Sweet, Holland;
Father Ryan's Poems; Befo' de War and
Other Poems, Page and Gordon.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-07

encies OF speculation. The actual :market
has beel duh and narrow. being too limited
in fact even for successful bear operations
While the first days of the week witnessed a
decline in exchange, and consequent cessa-
zion of gold EXPORTS the belief that the out
ward movement would continue was
general, and. as is natural. constitutes
a bar TO the development of Dullish
sentiment. The announcement that gold
had been engaged for shipment bv todays
steamers was therefore no surprise, the street
being satisfied that the demand for gold at
continental centers will not be satisfied until
considerable further amounts are drawn
from this country.
On the other hand the ease of the money
market continues 10 have considerable infiu-
ence upon the temper Of speculation. IL GER
tainly limits the ability of the bear traders to
depress prices. inasmuch as the prevalent
low interest rates at which stocks can be car
ried makes holders very stubborn about part
ing with them. Bearish manipulation has
continued during the week, but 1t was not on
the whole successful.
The inception of suits by the government
against the American Sugar company pro-
duced decline i'll that STOCK, accompanied
by considerable liquidation OF long holdings.
Attacks upon other portions OF the list were,
however. less effectual i'll point OF result.
Fridays market though dull was i'll fact
stronger in tone than that of any preceding
day, rejecting the disappointment of the
bears that the gold shipments were not
larger.
The fact that Mondays disturbances did
not materialZe accordingly forced the Lon
don bears TO cover, while the extreme ease
OF the English money market seems to be
creating an active investment demand for
home securities. 1t cannot be said that this
movement extends to the American stocks
dealt in in London. That portion of the
market, however, receives some support. and
it is natural that belief that Europe would
now appear as large buyer of our stocks
should make its influence felt in the local
speculative situation
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-07
Union StOckyaris.

Official receipts at South St. Paul: J32
hogs, Al cattle, Is calves, PIG sheep.
Hogs-5c higher and active. Light Tun and
good demand, yards clearing early. Packers
took all receipts except few tail ends -.
Quality tar for the bulk. All sales at s.. $50
440.
Cattle-Steady; only light run and fair
demand and about all butcher stnf sold.
Some demand for stockers and feeders, but
good quality wanted and good material
bringing good, fair prices Scrnbby Stopkers
sold at S1.91. Quotations: Prime steers,
S3. 5c0a75; good steers, s. 75@3.35; prime
COWS, S2.5002.S5: good cows, 5 .02.50; COM
mon TO fair cows, Sl.25@2; light veal calves,
S3@375: heavy calves. SOS: stockers, SO
2.5O; feeders. 81. 400275 bulls, stays and
oxen. SI.25@l?25.
Sheep-Steady; receipts only fair shear
lings, and sold early to local dealers at $3.50.
Quotations: Wooled muttons and lambs, s.
q 1.60i mixed, ,S47t@5.25; shorn muttons, $3.50
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-07

The loss Of flesh is a triAe.
You think you need not
mind it.
But, if you go on losing
for some time or lose a good
deal in a short time, you are
running down. Is that a
trihe?
! Get back to your healthy
weight and generally you get
back to health.
A book on CAREFUL L1v-
ING will tell you what it is TO
get there, and when SCOTS
Emulsion of cod-liver oil is
useful. Free.
scOrT & BOVINE, Chemists, 1sesouth sth Avenue,
New York
Your druggist keeps SCOTS Emulsion of cod-livcr
cil-al druggists everywhere do. 81.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-07
SALTWATER NEWS.
New Rules and Regulations for
Prisoners of the State.

The board of prison managers met
Yesterday at the warden's office, and
besides transacting routine business
Messrs. O'Brien and Hall reported the
following new rules and regulations,
which were adopted:
Section l. There are hereby established in
the Minnesota State prison three grades, TO
pe known as the first second and third
Sec >. All cOnyicts committed 10 the state
prison shall be entered IN the second grade
and shall be promoted or degraded according
to their record.
Sec. 3. Conyicts now in the prison no
have maintained a perfect record for the
past six months shall be placed in the first
grade and all other conviets shall tie placed
in the second grade.
Sec. 4. Promotions from the second grade
to the first shall be conditioned upon the
earning of fifty out of the possible fifty four
credit marks within six consecutive mo-
and the loss of more than two ma Ks l.. one
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-07
Dry Goods.

NEW YORK, May 6.-There are more buyers
in the dry goods market, and inquiry for
goods is somewhat more general. The indi-
cations are in favor of more activity in the
near future. There is evidently neither
haste nor speculation to be apprehended.
At the same time the condition of the mar
ket is such that if a good Southern and ex-
goods would be disclosed. There was fair
business in cotton flannels, wool flannels
dress goods and few other specialties for
the tall trade. The print cloth market was
again higher, the price of standards being
3lp PpnfS
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-07
M MES BI pRoPEKTiEs s1!NHAG
= :! State Mineral Leases.
STOCKS BOUGHT and SOLD !
D. OGILVIE g. CO.,
= ol2 Lyceum, Duluth.
Duluth Iron Stocks.

Special to the Globe.
"a DULUTH. May 1.-The iron exchange was
dull today, very few shares being sold. There
was a weakness in all stocks where there was
any activity at all The highest price offered
for Cincinnati was IS, and there was some
offered for $40 at the close without
takers. The closing figures were as follows
lBiwalE TX, 35c; Cincinnati, Sl65 b: Cosmopoli-
tan, J. b; Clark, 10l2c; Keystone, &c: Kandw-
pa, lie bid; Great Northern, Size; Lake Su-
perior S5.75 bid; Little Mesaba. 12lsc bid; :;
Lincoln, 9l2c; Mountain Iron. 60c; Mime
apolis, lCc; Mesaba Mountain. Ice sold; Z;
Shaw, 1Lc, sc bid; Washington, I2c.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-07
Kansas Civ.

KANSAS CITY, May 6-Cattle-R Receipts 500;
shipments, 1000; market for light steers was
steady; heavy steers dull, weak. 1,c lower;
cows and feeders steady to strong; dressed
beef and shipping steers, S.. .3504.25; cows
and heifers. SOS. rs: stockers and feeders,
s.. 3.3712@4.10. Hogs-Receipts. s.SG0; ship
ments. LOO; market active and strong 10
&c higher: bulk, Si.35@4. 40; extreme range,
S4.0i@4.45. Sheep-Receipts 2,500: shipments,
500; market dull and barely steady,
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-07
Price of Salt Cut.

SAGINAW. Mich, May 6.-The Mic hi
gan Salt company has reduced the price
of salt 1O cents barrel at all Western
agencies, including Chicago, Milwaukee
and st. Louis, to meet New York and
Ohio competition. The cut brings the
price at Chicago to 20 cents, which. with
2O-cent freight rate from Saginaw val
ley, will make the product net less than
so cents barrel to manufacturers.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-07
Money Market.

CHICAGO. May 6.-Money easy at F@6 per
cent oil time and 405 on call. New YOrksex-
change firm at 4Jc premium. Sterling eX-
change steady; sixty-day bills, S4-s6S4; de-
mand, St.SoA.
New YORK, May 6-Money on call easy at
1l2@2 per cent; last loan. closed offered
at zIa; prime mercantile paper 4B01) per
cent. Sterling exchange quiet but steady at
SI.s6s4 fol sixty day bills, and SISSY for de-
mand