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Evening star., 1893-10-07

From the Chicago Daily Tribune.
A little girl about fourteen years old
came through the jam of teams and horses
near the booths at Arkansas City, dis
mounted and tied her horse to the hedge
Going to a coffee stand she procured a
tray and two cups of coffee and started for
the dense throng of men about the booths.
now at least fifty deep. At the outer edge
her piping voice was heard saying:
please make way, gentlemen, I have
lunch for the clerks
She slowly made her way between the
strfppers until she reached the magic circle
marked by barb wire. The stolid soldiers
on guard refused her entreaties, but when
she said Col. Gallagher Chief clerlx) wanted
his lunch she was admitted ahead of the
lines held in check. Walking up to the
first desk she put down her load and said:
II am an orphan and therefore am the
head of my family. / want to register"
The men gathered about looked upon
this proceeding with glowering faces until
a great hulking fellow in the crowd cried
out: Bully for the little galr' Then
hearty shout went up from the men whom
she had so clearly outwitted and she re-
ceived her certificate and proudly held it
aloft as she passed out to her waiting
horse. Her name Is Cora Wiley, from
Sedgwick county, an orphan. whose wild
owed mother died about year ago.
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"A beautiful woman In a beautiful gown" is the
way they describe her.
"The Rev. Dr.. Morgan Dix finds fault with
women.' says the New York Sun, "for thinking
more about their personal charms than about their
souls, but Miss Mabel Jenness feels ii her duty to
instruct them as TO the best Of those charms In
the attainment of correct and elegant carriage,
her view the soul expresses itself through the body
and action goes on between the two, with the re-
suit that physical grace has a moral value'
As Mrs. Jenness- Miller is known the world over
for her ideas dress reform, so her sister, Miss
Mabel Jenness, whose likeness lis given above, is
celebrated for her crusade for physical culture
among the gentler sex.
Her system Of physical training is attracting .
great deal Of attention. "She is herself society
girl and yet finds time, says the sun. ITO practice
her system, and in the midst Of her multitudinous
duties 10 never tired, never sick, dosenr know
where her nerves are, and is q stranger to head
aches" The reason is apparent in q letter written
July 10, 1898, from Washington, d. c.:
II was induced" writes Miss Jenness, ITO try
Paine's celery compound at q time when I was
suffering from work and the effect Of an acci-
dent. / began Immediately to realize tonic and
blood-nourishing effects. take pleasure In saying
that, although opposed to medicine in general,
really consider this an excellent preparation
al have not been able to take one days rest since
returned from my long. hard western trip. am
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sure were IT not for Paine's celery compound
which has tonic effect should not be able tc
keep up and work hard.
81 recommended Paine's celery compound to Q
friend who dined with yesterday, and on leaving
here she went and bought bottle shall do aIlI
can for IL. for believe in It,"
So the society woman. whose health and grace
are famous the country over, and who rs in =
position to command the best medical advice finds
In PaIne's celery compound the same relief from
the effects Of overwork and illness that the poorer
harder working woman hnds
And this great remedy that makes people well 10
equally within the reach Of all. 1t rs for sale in
every respectable drug store In the country and s
in greater demand today than any remedy IN the
world
Ii is the one true specific for diseases arising
from debiliisted nervous system. probably the
most remarkable remedy that the sc,entinc re-
search OF this country has produced Prof Ec-
ward E. Phelps, NJ. d., IL d., of Dartmouth co..
lege, first prescribed what is now known the
world over as Paine celery compound. q POSITIVE
cure for dyspepsia. biliousness, liver complaint.
neuralgia rheumatism. and kidney troubles For
the latter Paine's celery compound has succeeded
again and again where everything else has failed
Washington correspondents have recently given
II great deal Of attention since the effected
In that city.
The medical journals OF the country have given
more space in the last few years to the many re-
markable cases where the use OF Paine's celery
compound has made people wei than TO any other
one subject Try IL and be better.
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WOMAN AS A CONsOLER.
In Troublous Financial Times This as
the Part She Plays.
From the Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune.
The original intention In regard to wo-
men seems that they should be creatures
of ornament and consolation. This has not
been wholly carried out; they have had
many other things to do besides being pref
ty and consoling. But for both pf these
they have had large opportunities. In times
like the present, when men are harasscd
do much that no one else can do. They can
refrain from troubling on their own part:
they can put aside their own annoyances:
they can see that the house is cool and
comfortable. that the table is well and not
extravagantly served; they can present a
cheerful front and soothe or divert as the
Indications may be read on the page which
it should have been the business Of their
lives to understand at a glance. They may
speak or be silent. as the case seems to re-
Quire.
The woman who will do this will do more
She will cheerfully make her expenditures
meet the situation. II she has an extrava-
gance she will lop IL of; she viii look well
to the ways of her household and take
cheerful interest In practicing wise econo-
mics. But there comes place where met's
and women's ways may part glance
over the newspaper shows that when men
are troubled ia their affairs the mill Is
shut down, the works are closed. the efn-
ploye is discharged. The interests OF wo-
men are not so involved. The wise woman
will not swell the ranks OF the unemployed.
She will not discharge the faithful nurse.
the cook, the waitress; she VIII turn ner
dress for a new fall costume ana put
new bow on her bonnet; she VIII eathef
her household about her. and bending low
ali will in time weather the storm
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race prejudice existing between the two
peoples. they have intermarried freely and
have thus undergone a process of amalga-
nation.
The people of Finland are poor. They are
In sort OF eddy Of civilization, producing
but little that is wanted elsewhere in the
world They are out Of the current of traf-
hc which sweeps around the globe. One
could read all that in a passing examina-
ton Of the contents of the great boxes al
ready spoken of. Most of the implen ,nts
and other articles OF all sorts were unmis-
takably homemade. AS has been said,
they illustrated the lives and Industries Of
a people in the age of wood. There were
pitchforks Of wood. made simply out of
small trees peeled of their bark, with the
stem for a handle and the branches for the
fork. Even a vessel for carrying water was
made out Of wood, with bark rope attach
ed for singing 1t around the neck. A bow
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and the trial board is constantly staring
him in the face When he makes an arrest
he is not certain that he will not get in
trouble about it. for If his case is lost
whom he arrests may swear out charges
and have him brought before the boa-d.
In addition to the long hours of duty the
officer has the unpleasant task of going to
court to prosecute his cases. There he is
often kept several hours when he should be
at home in bed. 1t often happens that he
goes there without having had any break
fast and is compelled to remain there until
1 O'Clock and then he goes out on the street
again. Many times officers day or
is spent in court, and although he loses so
much rest he goes on duty at O'Clock just
the same, not being allowed even an hour
for rest Then the officer having been on
his feet eighteen hours is expected to faith
fully patrol his beat and, like the tramp.
keep moving.
Some Of the Pleasant Things.
While there are so many onerous duties
to perform there is also a pleasant side to
a policeman's life. By strict attention to
duty and careful management of their
affairs some of them have accumulated
property Many officers in recent years
have branched out into other business, still
retaining their position on the force, and
at this time there are a number of large
property owners on the force Several who
are said to be worth more than SlOO OOO
each.
As rule the officers are companionable.
and both on and off duty they enjoy them
selves together. Being entitled to ten days
leave or absence. they usually make good
use OF 1t, and go or on trips calculated to
penent their health. So far as their amuse-
ments are concerned, the officer of today
mas better opportunity about the station
than ne did years ago, for, in addition to
games OF cards, several of the stations boast
or the completeness of their gymnasiums in
winch pool and billiard tables afford the
chief means of amusement
In Georgetown, when the old station was
situated on the bank of the canal the off,
GERS amused themselves with fishing tackle
out now, In their new quarters, they have
q gymnasium, and are so far from the
water that even the fishing lines have dis
appeared
During the early part Of the evening from
10 o CLOCK, the card tables in most of the
stations are occupied. The games in the
stations dlner according to location. For
instance, in the first precinct where gam
piers once had full sway, poker is the chief
game, and, although chips are stacked on
the table In large numbers, they do not
represent cash. Still, the men seem to en-
JOY the game, and pay as much attention
as though silver dollars were at stake
several OF the precincts boast Of their crib
page and Co. players. while in other sta
tions the pool and billiard tables occupy the
time of the officers
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He Dfdn't Enjoy the Fight.

Prom Detroit frec lrcSs.
As rode quietly along the bank of Poor
Fork, Just where the Pine mountains begin
10 let IL over to where il joins the Cumber-
land river, 1 was stopped by n man sitting
on the fence with his arm in a sling and Q
Winchester in his lap.
How d'y," he said; did You come by
Brown's1'
do you mean the cross roads back here
about five miles?" I asked. much surprised
that a mountaineer should ask me CUES
ton first
"Yes, that's the place"
Il stopped there TO have a man nail
shoe on my horse"
Hear um say anything about a shootin'
match thar yistiddy?'
II heard them say there had been one"
II heerd so too. an war anxious TO nno
out II IL war so. Did you near VINO the
shooters wuz?'
Il don't remember the names. but they
said only one of the men had been shot"
Not killed. 1 reckon
mo: he was shot in the body, they
thought, but he got away before they found
This is a dogon funny country for shoot
in matches amt it?' he asked with q
short laugh.
Personally, however, don't think ! would
enjoy them"
.'Weli. that depends. mister, on who git.
shot"
say you enjoy that kind of thing do you?''
II reckon I didn't enjoy that one yiS-
tiddy"
"Yes: wuz peehin' round a bit"
And why didn't you enjoy 1t II you
STAYED to see it?''
He laughed and held out his bandaged
arm.
Il wuz the feller thet got shot" he sa,d.
and I could at least understand yhy he
hadn't enjoyed that one.
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the fact that the Comanche language was
the court language OF the southern plains.
Many Indians OF other tribes understood It.
Hence there was less occasion for the CO.
manches to perfect them mselves in the signs.
IF you could witness" said the lieutenant.
''the scenes enacted in many of their lodges
during the long nights Of winter. in some
isolated village upon the buffalo range. or
sheltered frorr the wind in a mountain fork.
when some one OF the older and more skill
full men. fired with enthusiasm by the
memories OF his youth, was relating his
stories of the warpath and adventure. the
ancient customs OF his people. or the cere-
monies OF his religion 10 a silent band OF
dusky warriors. then only could you realize
the great force. the intense meaning and
the exceeding beauty of the sign language
Of the plains Indians"
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ter of hoop about six inches In diameter,
which is secured in that position by means
OF sinews- This device prevents the stick
from sinking into the snow. 1t Is a sort of
snowshoe for the cane
One of the most primitive of the utensils
is spoon with bowl of birch bark.
cleft stick serving as handle. 1t looked
as If it would serve the purpose very well
and as though it would be pretty nearly in
destructible- There are two or three wood
en- snuff-boxes in the collection. each con-
tanning some tobacco. At all events 1t is
evidently supposed to be tobacco though
one would not like to snuff or smoke such
evil-smelling stuff, mixed. as 1T doubtless
Is. with all sorts of dubious ingredients
Another curiosity is rams horn with four
holes in the sides for the fingers to play up
on Probably ii is intended to summon
people to dinner from the fields. It's note Is
a doleful below which might be heard for
miles.
These are only few Of the hundreds of
strange articles which make up this most
remarkable collection. 1t is particularly
interesting because nothing Of the kind has
been seen in this country hitherto. There
are great many things of domestic use
including a cradle. toys of various kinds
and even a cross made Of two sticks Sew
eral zither-like musical instruments there
are. as well whistles made out of qulls
and plugs of wood which are doubtless in
tended to initiate the calls of various birds
Evening star., 1893-10-07
Anomalies In Fish Lures.
From the London Field.


Trout are generally accredited with being
fish of a most fastidious diet, scorning any
sort OF food save such delicate morsels as
may happen to tickle their palateS for the
time; in the common belief, they are cpl
cures of the very first water. 1t is no
doubt true that the richer and more plenti-
full the food supply the less ready are trout
to feed on any lure artihcially presented;
and the closer we initiate their natural food
at the time the greater is our success in
attempting to make the trout take. AT the
SCme time there can be no question that the
trout is as omnivorous as most fish, If not
more SO, and will eat almost anything. 1t
can not with truth be predicted of bread,
for example. that it is either natural or
a common food of the trout, yet. by perse-
veringly throwing pellets into the stream.
trout may be soon educated into taking
them; and as matter of fact, the fish in
any particular stream can soon be educated
up 10 such a pitch of rivalry that there will
be rush for piece of bread cast upon
the water.
In stream where the fish have been ac-
customed to be so fed, it might, at first
sight, appear that they could easily be
taken by means Of the staff of life as a
lure; yet, though trout may be taken for a
time by means Of such bait, they eventu-
ally learn to discriminate between a dan
gerous and an innocuouS crust or crumb.
There are many pools in which the fish at
no period can be persuaded to take 1t as
lure, however readily they may rush toward
1t in Its innocent state. Once they have
tasted bread, however. trout develop q
great partiality for it. Why salmon, again.
should take boiled and prepared prawns
must ever remain more or less of a mys-
terry. These assuredly are the most un-
natural Of foods for them. yet, In certain
states of the water, salmon, though rarely
If ever sea-trout, succumb to 1t when they
refuse every other kind of bait, and that
too in no half-hearted fashion, but with an
avidity that is often marvellous. 1t is the
same with salmon roe, SO far as trout
AL hllII-trOIf Cd
smell probably has something to do with
this forbidden fruit, and in some such way
the oil of heron's breast if sprinkled over
worms is said to make them specially at
tractive. Whatever is, is good" seems tn
be the motto of the feeding fish.
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Buying Back Their Own Diamonds.

The De Beers mines employ 5000 whites
and from 1000 to 20.000 of the natives as
laborers. The natives. Mr.. McGregor said
will steal diamonds, and no way had been
discovered to prevent the thefts Under the
law the native laborers are kept in inclos-
ures called compounds. They sell the dia-
mondS which they steal at few shilling ps
per carat. They are purchased. aIthou@b
the natives are ignorant of the fact by
agents of the De Beers Company and re-
turned to the company. Within the last
two years, MIR. McGregor said, the company
has paid in this way S3, 500 600 for diamonds
which had been stolen by the natives. Mr..
NcGregor said it was expected that the dry
diggiEgs would be worked out in two years.
but they have been worked since 1871, and
there are no indications of a bottom being
found. To prevent the soil from caving in
shafts LOCO feet have been sunk, and the
mining Is done in chambers similar to that
of American coal mines.
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A POLICEMAN'S LOT.
Many Weary Hours Spent on Duty
or on Reserve.
HIS DAY ON AND HIS DAY OFF.
His Daily Life Measured Off by
Roll Calls.
HOW HE AMUSES HIMSELF.

WO DAYS ON THE
police force will sat
isfy any reasonable
man that a police
mans lot Is far from
a happy one," was
the remark Of an Off
Ger the other day
when he had been on
duty two days after
a weeks trip in the
country. II have
often heard persons
say that it was an
easy Job; that all a
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FrOLn the 81 LOUIS KepubIic.
The japanese persimmon has been grown
for some years past in parts of the western
shore of Maryland. protected from early
frosts by the proximity of the Chesapeake.
IL is believed that Commodore Perry first
sent the seeds of the Japanese persimmon
to the United States in 1856.
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FAMOUS EQUIPAGES.
Carriages and Horses Kept by Per-
sonages in Washington.
PRESIDENT CLEVELANDS TURN-OUTS.
The Magnificent Stable in Which
They are Housed.
DIPLOMATS ON WHEELS,

H o U G H P r z s L
dent Cleveland works
hard. he dwells in the
midst of luxuries
which might well sat
isfy an oriental po-
tentate. The very
stable provided by the
nation for his use is
on a palatial scale.
and would make a
spacious and beauti-
full dwelling with
slight alterations. 1t
Is Of brick with man.
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kxperts IN anthropology now believe that
Ehe F1nns are descended from pre-historic
man In Europe. II Is seen that they are well
worthy OF attention from the scientific point
bf view.
Though they enjoy a high degree Of civ
nizatton. nine out ten of them being able
% read and write. the rural population is to
nAs day IN what might be termed the age
of wood This fact is shown by the speci-
mems Of all kinds of implements contained
IA the boxes above referred to. Nearly all
q them are made of wood. iron being ev-
identity q scarce and costly article The
Ingenuity with which wood Is made to serve
as q substitute for metal IN many Of the
tools and utensils Is astonishing. OF course.
ne people have wood in plenty, nearly two
Sf11rds OF Finland being covered with forests.
These forests are car I'd for and protected
~ the government.
In this respect the Ffnns have a great
advantage over the Eskimo. whom they re-
oemble to some extent in their arts, though
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FOR DYSPEPSIA AND NERVOUSNESS
Use HOrsfOrd's Acid Phosphate.

DR.. j. C. STROUD, Moorestown. n. j., says: II
have used 1t for a number of years In my practice
and ind it very useful in dyspepsia and nervous
mesa.
Evening star., 1893-10-07
CURIOS0F THE FINNS.
An Odd Consignment Just Received
by the National Museum.
PEOPLE Who ARE IN THE AGE OF WOOD.
The Queer Country They Dwell in
and How They Live.
RISING OUT OF THE WATER.

z V E r A L HUGE
packing boxes were
opened a day or two
ago at the National
Museum. They came
all the way from Fin
land and were filed
with a most interest
ing and extraordinary
assortment OF objects
illustrating the mode
of life and industries
of the natives of that
far-ofr country. When
ar "a aofd that rnanv
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shey are much more advanced In civilization.
The Innuit of the more frigid north COM
monty depend driftwood for their sup
pies of that material. in the use of which
they are Obliged 20 practice great economy.
Yet the baskets of crudely plated birch
bark, snur-DoNes of wood, and many other
things in common employment in Finland
are wholly similar to articles manufactured
for the same purposes by the 1nnuit, as the
Eskimo AL Notwithstanding "the peo
pie" Ths collection just received by the
Nationa, -Iuseum has been obtained through
Mr.. era WORD, the consul general for the
United S.ates at St Petersburg.
Finland. you know. is a province OF Rus
aa, hav.nS been secured by conquest from
Sweden iong ago. The car Is grand duke
o. Finland The latter Is governed by
house of representatives, elected by the
people. but the laws made by that assembly
must receive the sanction of the czar. Thus
Finland occupies the anomalous situation OF
o constitutional state in autocratic en-
pire- Ii has railways and many fine canals.
The whole interior Is a region of lakes.
some OF them of great size. and nearly all
OF them are connected either naturally or by
canals. No less than fifteen per cent of the
country Is marsh and bog. but the area that
- useless on this account Is becoming stead
ny less. owing to a very remarkable cause.
Rising Out of the Water.
The whole of Finland Is actually rising
out of it's watery bed. and at so rapid a
rate as to be easily observable. Some parts
are being elevated more rapidly than
Others. Along the Gulf of Bothnia 1t is
shown By fixed marks that the land has
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risen during the last 100 years somewhat
more than three feet. Owing to the numer-
Gus lakes and connecting canals. Finland is
better supplied than any other country in
the world with means OF inland navigation.
The climate is so cold and the summers so
short that rye Is the only grain which can
be grown to advantage, though barley and
oats are cultivated to some extent. Wheat
will not ripen at all. To secure the drying
OF their rye. the people often hang the
eheaves up in trees or under the caves of
the houses.
Their ancestors lived on the Volga river
m early days, but were driven northward
ar about the close of the seventh century
II was then that they took possession of
the country which they occupy at present.
What Is now Finland was at that time the
home of the early progenitors of the Lapps,
VINO themselves gave way before the in
Naston and sought refuge still farther to-
ward the pole Owing largely to their en-
nrunment, the Lapps have never got be-
Iond much more primitive stage of civil
uzatton. being still in the reindeer age and
living by means of their herds. origin
ally the Firms were hunters and fishers
During the middle ages the Swedes con-
verted them to Christianity by the aid OF
that most influential evangelizing agent,
the sword
The Firms do not belong to the Cauca-
elan race They are of what is called the
OraEAltaic stock and are related to the
Aongols- They have a brown complexion
round heads. low foreheads. nat features
prominent cheek-bones. thick lips. sparse