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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-25

1t is still good form to turn up your
trousers whether the sun is shining in New
York or not, for, owing to England's
changeable climate, 1t might be raining in
London, don tchewknow. The limit is the
ankle, and the more precisely this limit is
observed the better form.
That fashion, which probably owes its
origin to some INDECENT English nobleman
being unable to replace his summer out
ing shoes with seasonable black ones, is
still in vogue, and yellow shoes are very
good FORM despite the fact that consistent
people might have some misgivngs as TO
their fitness on a snowy day.
Carlyle says man can be judged by
the rings he wears, but failed to add that
the ultra-swagger man is judged by where
he wears them. When only one ring is
worn, under no circumstances put Ii on the
third finger. 1t is a stamp of vulgarity and
should be placed on the small finger of the
right hand. If personal adornment extends
to two rings, the corresponding finger on
the other hand may be next adorned. And
If the taste inclines to quantity which is
perfectly allowable, the fingers next to the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-25

was in Havana in 1853. when the passenger
liner Central America. bound for New York
needed a commander to take her out. and
the captain volunteered to take the ship
to New York with full quota of passen-
gers. While on.the outer edge of the gulf
stream in latitude 81 degrees north, the
ship took fire and the crew losing all dis
c1pllne made a rush for the boats. Hern-
don's courage and commanding presence
beat them back and the brave captain saw
every woman and child first, then every
male passenger in the boats. with most of
the crew, while he and a few of the crew
persisted at their post of duty. The monu-
ment was erected at Annapolis by his
brother officers to perpetuate the memory
OF his brave sacrifice and be an incentive
to the cadets just starting in their naval
career.
In the Old Cemetery.
In the cemetery are many monuments to
cadets who have died at the Naval Acad-
envy. and whose classmates have thus
done honor to their memory. There are
buried here brave men who have persisted
hghting the fever in the tropics, side by
side with those who have frozen near the
poles; brave warriors who have died on the
battle field, and others who have died in
peace far from the sound of hostile arms,
and over IL all there rests amid the quiet
autumn the spirit of the mighty past. But
of all the monuments erected by cadets to
their classmates. the finest is that one that
stands on the edge OF the academy campus,
overlooking the river and the bay in the
distance. 1t was erected in 1910 in memory
of the midshipmen who persisted in the
United States brig Somers, that went
aground in a gale on the sands off Vera
Cruz in 1917. The appropriateness of it's
design and the worthiness of it's object
make 1t a fitting ornament to the place.
Then these are not the only monuments,
for there is one that is erected in memory
of a ship. the old Delaware, that had to be
torn to pieces on account of old age after
years of most honorable service. Many
may smile at the idea of monument to
ship, but a stanch. strong ship that
weathers wind and wave and carries the
flag TO victory seems almost a living thing,
sometimes come to like them more than as
structure of wood and iron. 1t does not
seem out of place to naval people that the
old figure head of the good ship Delaware
should stand for years on pedestal in
memory of the ship that once bore it proud
ly on her bows through weather fair or
foul The cadets appreciate "old Tecum-
seh," as they call the figure head, and it is
a superstition that 'plebes'' unsatisfactory
in their studies may obtain help by pray
ing to '"TecumSeh." He is known among
them as the plebes god but l think this
is only a relic of hazing days, when the
plebes were made to say their prayers to
''Tecumseh" by joking upper clasSmen.
Surely, il ship coGld talk, il would not
wish to have its figure head kept elsewhere
than in this place, surrounded by the bodies
of those who made its deck glorious, and
the living who glory in its proud record.
DION WILLIAMS.
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but with all propriety one may venture on

but with all propriety one may venture on
Madison avenue
broadway at o'clock in the afternoon on
any DAY is positively vulgar, and between
and q anybody who is anybody should
De invisible, the supposition being that at
mat Tune all proper people are within the
sancuty of their own rooms making their
toilets for dinner.
IL Is good form to do ali ones shopping
III tne morning, especially on Monday
morning. Why Monday is in especial ia
Vor is not generally known and can hardly
nave any connection with that weekly
household function which from time i'm
memorial has been associated with the day
Inc night to go to the theater is Friday
hleht while 1t is positively common to be
seen there on Saturday night
"A late fad, and one having the advantage
OF seeming amiability, is to praise every
pouy Ihe sarcasm of several years ago.
Wnlch passed as wit and was considered
as an evidence of good FORM is thoroughly
vulgar today, when every woman should
be described as beautiful and Charming
and every man as a good fellow and manly
Ihls latter suggests another and, under
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-25
HIS CHUM.
The NewsbOy Had Lost His Best
| Friend and Would Not he COnsoIed.

Friend and Would Not he Consoled.
From the Detroit Free Press
A newsboy, small. wiry, with eyes like a
ferret and a cenched fist, sat on the curb
stone crying in an aggressive way when a
youngsters shoulder.
whats wrong, sonny?"
81 amt yer sonny"
well, what's wrong, my boy?"
"Ain't yer boy, either. Lemme be-"
''Oh, see here now, what's the row? Lost
cents in the gutter?''
Nav, 1 ain't-oh, oh, oh!''
Spit it out, then"
ME chums dead"
"Oh! that's another thing How did he
happen to die?'
Ruined over"
80? Was there an inquest?"
"InQueS nOthin'. He jest hollered oncet
and rolled over dead. Az 1 wish 1 was
dead, too, along of him."
Cheer up. You can find another chum. -
Yer wouldn't talk tibet way if you'd
knOwed Dick. He was the best friend
ever had. There warn't nothin Dick
wouldn't a done for me. An now he's
d-d-dead an buried. I'm wishin I was,
too
Look here" said the man. "go and sell
your papers and take some poor little rag
ged boy and be chum to him. It'll help
you and do him good"
'"PShaw, mister. where's there boy
wot'd go round nights with me an be cold
an hungry an outen doors. an sleep on
the groun like Dick? An he wouldn
tech bite till I'd had enuff He were a
Christian, Dick We're"
Then you can feel that he's all right if
he was such a faithful friend and good
boy
boy? Dick a boy? Lord. Dick warn't
only a ragged, good-for-nothn' human
boy, mister-Dick were a dog"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-25
FADS FOR 1893-94.
You Must Rigidly Observe Each Of
These New Laws of Swelldom.
A M ORE IDIOTIC STARE
Men May Wear Rings on One of
Their Thumbs.
HOW TO BE ULTRA SWAGGER.
From the New York World.

From the New York World.
What is good form and what isn't is the
propiem which many ultra-fashionables
stay awake nights trying to solve. Nor is
the solving of this vast question as simple
matter as the initiated might imagine.
In order to understand its difficulties one
must realize that there is phase of So
ciety in which it is as bad form to carry a
cane tipped the forty-second part of an
n'ch too much as it would be to wear a last
years bonnet.
me cane does not look the trap that it
Is, and the pedestrian who merely uses it
as a support in his constitutional but dimly
appreciates the pitfalls it contains for peo-
PIE who are not in perfectly good form, but
try to be. In the first place, it is bad
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ply because IL is English, YOU know. All
that is changed, and IL is good form now
TO take bath at o'clock in the evening
the reason being that the proper person al
ways dresses for dinner.
The proper man, too has a unique vay
OF combing his hair. First il is made thor
oughly wet, then brushed and parted, after
which his man swathes his head with linen
bands, which he wears until the hair is
thoroughly dry. This is the only method
or acquiring the plastered hair, which at
present is regarded as good form.
1t Is bad form to go to oratorios and phil
harmonic concerts, IL indicates a ten
dency to be pedantic. The horse show is
far more proper.
The proper way to shake hands is some
thing everybody ought to know. Hands
should not be clasped, but caught at the
second joint, in the way shown in the ac-
companying cut, and two or three decisive
little jerks given. The thumbs of the shak-
ers should be held up straight and have
practically nothing to do with the matter
The old-fashioned method of clasping
hands is very bad form.
Cordiality in the street is likewise becom-
ing obsolete, and if you can manage to in
fuse into your manner of greeting an air
of ennui il is all the more proper The
lady should always recognize her men ac-
quaintances first. In walking together a.
man no longer of necessity keeps to the
crossing the streets always keeping the
lady at his right.
1t is very bad form to gesticulate. Never
make n gesture. Never show any anima-
ton in your face. That is a solecism So
ciety will never pardon. The more YOU re-
semble a wooden block the better form
you are. 1t is the height of good form to
look at people as though you saw some
thing on the other side of them. Have no
hesitancy about staring. but be sure you
cultivate the heavy British stare And
don't forget your monOcle.
Perfumes are becoming quite a fad and
ones. The fact that the odor one FREQUENT
ly notices on the street when passing a
woman suggests hot vanilla pudding and
was formerly regarded vulgar has moth
ing to do with the matter now Strong
scents are the very latest and quite the
proper thing.
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Aerated Wafer


From the Engineering Record.
The old trouble about water looking like
milk mas perpleXed the citizens of West
Knoxville. KY, according to the local
papers. The water is so full of minute
bubbles of air that it has the same milky
appearance that the water in some of the
tanks of Pullman cars has when compress
ed air is employed to lift IT into the basins
The water becomes clear in few minutes
ana the citizens are probably to be con-
graduated on having well-aerated supply.
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little ones come in for their share A par
ticular mark of elegance is ring worn on
the thumb.
A mans linen Is perhaps his most i'm
portant rad. A proper man, by the way
is one not in the least Inconvenience by
laundry bills. and the fact that his col
lars and cuffs are attached to his shirt
holds Tor MIN no terrors By the way,
never wear detached cuffs or collars or
ready-made ties. No one can do that and
be gentleman, says society.
Then, too, it is very, very bad form to
walk in Fifth avenue on Sunday afternoon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-25
How Railroad Employees Become
Superstitious.
MIRACULOUS ESCAPES FROM DEATH.
Recounting Wonderful Experiences
at a "Tie and Rail Club" Social.
BETTER LUCKY THAN RICH.

F THERE IS ONE
thing that a railroad
employee believes in
more than another it
is luck. No matter
how clearly a practi-
cal man may ana
-lyZe a certain odd &C.
currence they will
obviously shake their
heads and contend
that it was a case of
luck. good or bad,
pure and simple. For
instance, if one Of
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form to call cane cane. A cane is a
waiking-stick. Why it is called a walking
SUCK nobody knows for under no circum-
Stances Is II ever TO be allowed to touch
the ground. Then it must be pointed at the
cild; II not, ii is vulgar. Properly carried
IL is held in the right hand at an angle of
iorty-five degrees, with the ferrue upper
most and forward
But the most serious responsibility con-
rected with carrying a cane is the proper
tlnie 10 carry 1t. mistake in this and the
man is marked. Unless out for a promen-
ade cane is awfully bad form. The man
who carries his cane to business, to church
or when out calling is evidently unaware
of the enormity of the sin he is commit
ting against society.
1t is an evidence of great intimacy to
carry cane when calling on Il lady, and
means that you know her we'll enough to
drop in at any time. If the gloves are car
ried, they must be in the same hand as the
SUCK. This is very important. 1t is also
very vulgar to carry an umbrella in a
case.
Then there are lot of words commonly
used which are bad form in the extreme
and mean that you are not thoroughly
up In English as it is spoken in England.
For instance, mo, l thank you," should
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-25

be, mo, thank yOu,' in an affected STAG
cato. Sick" should not be used, always
Ill Dress suit should be evening dress
Prince Albert should be frock coat, cuta-
way should be morning coat, and in speak
Ing OF rare meat always say UNDERGONE
Never say Don't you know" it is extreme
~ proper to say. Don 'tchewknow." The
oftener you use the comprehensive express
sions. "all that sort of thing and don't
chewknow." and the more frequently you
drop the g at the end of word, the more
thoroughly proper you are.
Never call your servants by their first
names. Never speak of your valet as any
thing but your man. Never say store for
shop. rms latter should be rigidy OBJ
served if your father made his fortune in
ore.
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mark the resting places of some of the tru-
est heroes that ever upheld the Stars and
Stripes in the vanguard of war and science,
for here are buried Cushing and McDon-
ough, and here is the cairn and cross erect
ed to the memory of Capt. De Long and
those of his crew lost in the i'll fated jean
nette expedition, in search of route to the
north pole. 1t is a beautiful spot where
these brave officers, who have roamed every
sea in defense of the country, are at last
laid to rest with only the light ripple of the
Severn's waters against the sea wall to
break the stiffness.
At the extremity of the point. just under
the flag he defended so truly and so well. is
the tomb Of a man the story of whose life
reads like a romance. and the sight of
whose tomb should be an incentive to every
cadet in the Naval Academy n few hundred
yards away. This is the tomb of William
Il. Gushing. He has another monument in
the fleet little torpedo boat Cushing which is
at present the only modern torpedo boat
IN our new navy, and which was named for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-25

In cases where dandruff, scalp diseases. falling
and grayness of the hair appear do not neglect
them. but apply proper remedy and tonic like
Halls Hair Remover.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-25

the correct manner of holding your knife
and fork. The knife should be taken at
the extreme end of the handle between
the thumb and the first finger, and must
rest on the second finger. while the fork
should be held face upward and never
changed from the left hand. All this is
extremely awkward. but very swell.
1t Is bad form to have your trousers
creased, as though they had been pressed
Every mans trousers should look not as
II they had been vulgarly ironed, but as
though their condition was the result of
his mans care. If he doesn't keep a man
he can obtain practically the same effect
by laying his trousers between the mat
tress and the springs and sleeping on them
The proper time to take a bath is at 6
o clock In the evening. This statement has
nothing to do with hygiene, nor is 1t made
for the benefit of the ordinary individual
whose bath is a weekly or semi-weekly
occurrence 1t is directed straight at the
who gets out of a warm bed
every morning and plunges into a cold bath
to end up very probably with the ague sim
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-25

certain circumstances, almost cruel fad
The proper thing today is for a man to
go in for athletic sports. 1t matters moth
ing whether he has no taste for that sort
of thing or whether his chest is no wider
than his chrysanthemum. To be proper
he must go in for athletics. He must take
lessons in sparring and be thoroughly up
in all the points of the art CT self-defense
Do not spare your sympathy, for there are
times when he needs il, poor chappie
Nothing is worse form than to speak of
being i'll. 1t does not matter if YOU are or
not, you are to pretend you are not and a
mans health should never be the subject
OF discussion. If he receives an invitation
TO go out to dinner and happens to be i'll
at the time, his reason for declining should
be another engagement or anything under
the heavens except his health any refer
ence to which his hostess will regard as
an evidence of vulgarfty.
Then, a new thing in table etiouette Is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-25

The Egyptian budget for 1894 shows a
surplus of $4,000 Egyptian pounds. 1t is
proposed to further reduce the land tax by
10000 Egyptian pounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-25
Brave Officers Who Are Buried at
Annapolis.
THE AMAZING COURAGE OF GUSHING.
Story Of His Memorable Attack on
the AIbemarIe.
THE HEAD TECUMSEH.
Written for The Evening Star.

S THE WESTERN
sky is REDEEMED with
the setting sun and
twilight Is settling
over the quaint old
town of Annapolis a
beautiful grassy point
crowned with trees
juts into the Severn
river and forms a
bold relief against the
colored sky, while the
suns last rays show
into whiteness a group
nf that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-25

Oh, that experience is nothing to Tom
helly's, the boss of section No. IT, up near
Bowie, chimed in a greasy-looking loco
motive cleaner. Tom was walking on the
West-pound track one day last spring so
as to face trains approaching him. when
a wildcat engine running backward came
up behind him and knocked him down
When Tom fell one leg was thrown across
the south rail, while the rest of his body
rested between the rails
IN tnat position he was pushed by the
moving engine distance of about 200 feet
before he was seen by brakeman of a
coal train coming south. The brakeman
yelled to the engineer that they had run
over a man and the engine was quickly
stopped. Kelley then got out from under
the engine and walked home. His only in
turies were bruises about the arms and
hands. He was only in the house a few
days. Tom told me that the first punch he
got Knocked the breath out of him. so that
he couldn't yell to the engineer. but he
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-10-20
The Record In Brief.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12.--Both branches
of congress in session. Senate: Still
arguing on the repeal bill. Houses: A
few bills of minor Importance passed.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13.--Both houses
in session Thursday. Senator Allen
Pop, Neb.) made a 14-hour speech in
the senate against the repeal of the
silver bill. House: Bill authorizing
the state of Wisconsin to place the
statue of Pere Marquette in Statuary
hall was passed; the McCreary amend
ment to the Geary Chinese exclusion
act was considered.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14.--Both branches
of congress were in session Friday.
The repeal bill occupied the time of
senate, and the McCreary bill was con-
sidered in the house.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.-The session of
the senate Saturday lasted only six
hours. Senator Jones spoke in oppo-
sition to the repeal bill. The McCreary
amendment to the Chinese exclusion
act occupied the attention of the house.
WASHINGTON, Oct. II. - Senate:
House joint resolution fixing the quail
fications to vote and hold office in the
Cherokee outlet was passed. repeal bill
considered. House: The McCreary
amendment to the Geary Chinese ex-
clusion act was passed.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-10-20
Michigan Patents.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1S.-The follow
ing patents have been granted to Mich
igan inventors: Orrin r. Baldwin, De-
troit, fastening device for harrow
teeth; William o. Berry, assignor of
one-half to ID. E. Gordon, Caro-, foot
wise for anvils; Francis M. Brightman.
Hillsdale, assignor to A. ID. Kirby, De-
troit, extension table; Milton s. Cam
pany, assignee of one-half to H. B. Peck,
Kalamazoo, friction clutch; William G..
Bowling, Alpena, wagon tongue; David
Ford, Litchfield, adjustable hammock
support; William r. Fox, assignor to
Fox Machine company, Grand Rapids,
sash pulley: Oraldus 0, Gould, Spring
dale, rotary engine; James r.. Graves,
Mount Pleasant, liquid vending ma
chine; Joel Lucia, MAMMA, hose reel;
Alvin w. Needham, Detroit. machine
for making core supports; John
Schneider, Coldwater. barn; John
Schweigless, assignor Of one-half to E.
l.. Eaton. Wayne. anti-friction bearing;
Thomas E. Wood, Kalamazoo. rack for
displaying photographs.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-10-20
Mrs. stubb's Strange Death.

SAGINAW. Oct. 1S.-Michigan Central
section hands found the body of a
woman lying on the track near the
German planingmill. The feet were
bare and no headwear could be fonnd
The left arm had been cut off and the
head had been badly cut and bruised.
The police were notified and an investi-
CATION showed the remains were those of
Mrs. F. ]. Stub, living at Walnut and
Ninth streets. How Mrs. Stubb came
to her death is merely matter of con-
lecture. About two weeks ago her son
was arrested charged with maliciously
letting down pair of bars on the farm
of Bridgeport resident and letting out
some cattle. A day or so ago the lad
was discharged in the police court, but
the matter had so preyed on the mind
of Mrs. Stubb that she became de-
ranged.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-10-20
Stone Nominated.

DETROIT, Oct. Thames II. Stone
was nominated for congress by the Re-
publicans of the First district at a
o'clock Monday afternoon. The con-
'vention met at Germania hall in the
cold and nothing but the brisk contest
between the three candidates, James FL.
Stone, Colonel William A. Gavett and
Senator j. R Mclaughlin. kept the
delegates warm. The result was as
sured from the first. When the name
of James IL. Stone was presented he
was Endorsed by delegates from the
Third, Seventh, Fourth, Thirteenth,
Eleventh and Tenth wards. There were
but two votes. Upon the formal ballot
Mr.. Stone was elected. The ballot
stood; James III. Stone, %; j. r. Nc
Laughlin, 2; William A. Gavett, IL.