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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-25
SUPERsTITIONS ABOUT BABIES.
Some of the. Queer Things IgnOran,
Mothers Have Done for Centuries.

Some of the, Queer Things Ignorant
Mothers Have Done for Centuries.
In Ireland a belt Of woman's hair Is
placed about a child to keep harm away.
says Babyhood, and garlic. salt, bread and
steak are put into the cradle Of a newborn
baby in Holland.
Roumanian mothers tie red ribbons
around the ankles of their children to pre-
serve them from harm. while Esthonian
mothers attach bits Of asafoetida to the
necks of their offspring.
Welsh mothers put a pair Of tongs or a
knife in the cradle to insure the safety of
their children. The knife is also used for
the same purpose in some parts OF England
Among Vosges peasants children born at
a new moon are supposed to have tongues
better hung than others, while those porn
at the last quarter are supposed TO nave
less tongue but better reasoning powers.
A daughter born during the waxing moon
is always precoci0uS.
At the birth Of a child In Lower brittany
the neighboring women take 1t in charge.
wash it. crack its joints and rub its head
with oil to solder the Uranium bones. 1t is
then wrapped in tight bundle and its lips
are anointed with brandy to make 1t full
Breton.
The Grecian mother. before putting her
child in it's cradle, turns three times around
before the fire while singing her favorite
song to ward off evil spirits.
In Scotland It is said to rock the empty
cradle will insure the coming of other occu-
pants for 1t.
The London mother places book under
the head of the newborn infant that il
may he quick at reading and puts money
into the first bath to guarantee its wealth
in the future.
The Turkish mother loads her child with
amu'et as soon as ii is born. and small
bit of mud steeped in hot water PREPARED
by nrevious charms, Is stuck on its fore
head
In Spain the infants face ia swept with
a pine tree bough to bring good luck.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-25

the new ships. More extended experience
in the work ha resulted in greater econ
omy in all the branches of manufacture.
1t has also made evident the direction in
which additions must be made to the plant
in order to increase its efficiency and make
1t equal to the demands which may be
made upon 1t.
Washington Yard.
The appended report Of Commander Theo.
F. Jewell, superintendent Of the naval gun
factory at the Washington yard, shows
that on September Is the numbers of steel
breech-loading rifles manufactured and in
progress were as follows:
Completed September Is. 1892 Pinch. q
1O-inch. q S-inch, III 6-inch, 5-inch, IL
inch. Completed September Is. 1882 13-
inch, 8 12-inch, % 1O-inch. 80 S-inch, 129 g.
inch, 81 5-inch, so 4-inch; nearly completed,
13-inch, 4 8-inch, 6-inch, 5-inch. A.
inch; assembled and partly completed, z
inch; in hand. 13-inch, S-inch. 5-inth.
improvements.
The breech mechanism shop, the improve
ment of which was begun last year, has
been completed, and most of the new tools
have been installed. The removal Of the
smaller guns to this shop for sighting and
fitting of the breech mechanisms has to
some extent relieved the very crowded con-
dition of the gun shop. The conversion OF
the mold loft into a forge shop, for which
an appropriation was included in the last
appropriation bill, has been begun. When
this shop Is ready for occupancy mucn
needed expansion Of the gun carriage and
projectile shops can be effected. An appro-
priation has also been made for a new TIM
Der shed Of corrugated iron. One corner
of storehouse No. 10 has been fitted with
racks for the storage Of steel. In view OF
the already great demand on the man
boilers in the quadrangle, the complexion
Of the new forge shop will necessitate more
boiler power. The most feasible, and, IN
the end, most economical plan for obtain
ing the additional boiler power necessary
is to extend the present boiler house neal
the pattern shop and to place In 1t foui
new boilers. The two boilers now IN tna'
location are very old and in such bad con-
dition as to be dangerous.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-25
"YOtty" Talk VS.. English.

From the European Edition OF the Herald
Some years ago, in a small public house
in Fleet street. London, a fad was Matched
that for a time had great vogue among the
small cockneys who wanted to be "yotty"
The fad was for the "yotsman" to show
his familiarity with things of the sea by
referring always to yachts Of which he hap
pened to have read the name without using
the word the ..-.--.
Thus the craft that a sea-going yachts
man would cali The Heatherbelr' the
Strand-staying 'yotsman" simply referred
to as 'Heatherbell." 1t was. "Heatherbeil
will race Alice this week and next week
Lily will compete with Garnet
Yachtsmen laughed. Who ever spoke of
Lord Nelson commanding Victory" OF
Maria or of 1.-The fight between Merrimac
and Monitor" 1t wasn't intelligent 4,
wasn't English and it wasn't, and isn't
sailor talk.
But from being used exclusively by "yot
ty' cockneys the mode of speech has
spread. 1t is a silly affectation used by the
silly and affected, yet there are those tina,
use ii who are not in either category. 1t 1.
with pain that one reads in the Field fol
MISUNDERSTANDING meanwhile getting al
she could out of her lead. was closely fol
lowed by Mara, Ruby and Siren, Rub,
weathering her about half way" And s.
on, ad nauseam.
In spite of the bad example from sucb ,
usually good authority. educated yachts
men continue to speak English, leayin,
'yotty" talk to the pubs in the Stran'
and to experts at Margate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-25
USES OF ALUMINIUM,
Making the Soldiers Burden LIGHTER
A Bride Bit.

From the Baltimore American.
Aluminium, the comparatively new metal
which has only recently been manufactured
at sufficiently low cost to warrant its pro-
duction for use in the arts, has lately re-
ceived a new application. The idea was sug-
rested by the German soldiers complaining
that their baggage was too heavy for them
to carry on the long excursions which they
were forced to make. The oppressiveness
of their burden they accounted for by the
weight Of their cooking utensils. Several
months ago aluminium cups. frying pans
etc. were introduced. and the experiment
was SO successful that they are coming in to
use there to replace the older iron utensils
repreSen tatIye of the American VISITED
Fort McHenry yesterday and had talk
with one of the heutenants who was the
officer of the day. He said that he had not
heard of any such innovation in the rank
and file of the United States army. as the
men were only forced to carry frying pan,
tin cup, knife and fork, the weight of which
amounted to little. When asked whether
the new metal was used in any capacity in
the army, he said that an aluminium bride
bit was made some time ago out west by
Lieut.. W. c. Brown of the United States
cavalry, but concerning it's success he had
heard nothing. He said also that there was
some tax about an aluminium sword being
experimental with, but he knew nothing
about II further. Aluminium in it's pure
state is unfit for use in the arts owing to its
extreme softness. but when 1t Is alleged
with some harder metal it unites to form a
compound almost as hard as steel. with as
much power of resistance, and of wonderful
lightness and durability. The metal mostly
used with IL Is copper. they together FORM
ing what Is known as aluminium bronze.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-25
A Sofa Pillow.
From Housk,

From Housekeeper.
So many descriptions have been given
from time to time. in the numerous maya
zines, Of these necessary articles. and all
have been so alike. and when finished the
labor and time. not counting the money
expended. have been really greater than an
ticipated. that I venture to send directions
for making one which is both simple and
unique
Take a common pillow and cover it with
old gold cambria; get a piece of dotted
Swiss muslin or, If you have any old lace
curtains cast aside. take and cut out the
best parts and make into a long slip. leav-
ing both ends open the slip to be five inches
longer than the pillow. This covering can
be readily washed when soiled and 1t is
inexpensive yet attractive. for white is
always very dainty. and the old gold show
ing through the lace produces a novel and
pretty effect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-25
FOREIGN LEGISLATORS.
LawmakfnE In Not a Lucrative Pro.
fessfon I'm France or Germany.

Inv maklng La Not q Lucrative Fro
fessfon In France or Germany.
In Germany the members OF the reichstag
receive no payment but are provided with
free passes on the German railways, says
the London Daily News. The same prac-
tice obtains In the case OF the members 81
the "Herrenhaus." or upper house of the
Prussian legislature; but those of the
lower house receive an allowance-Diaten
or Tagegelder-of Is shillings a day during
the session, as well as travelling expenses.
France pays each of her senators and depu-
ties H,S0o a year. minus a deduction OF 81
a month for refreshments-poar la buvette
Moreover. the members of both assemblies
travel first-class and gratis on all the state
railway lines and a monthly subscription
OF 81 enables them to travel irst-class
throughout the year on every line. Clearly
there must be less lucrative professions in
France than that of senator or deputy
In Austria members of the lower house Of
parliament receive 81 a day and travelling
expenses, and in Hungary $3.50 a year.
Including an allowance for rent. II. how
ever, we would attain the full realization OF
the radical idea in this matter we must
cross the Atlantic and contemplate the
system which prevails IN the United States
where each Senator. Representative and
delegate in Congress receives a salary OF
5000 per annum. Washington may verify
be termed the FL Dorado OF the profess
sional politician.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-25
DIED.

OOrIr>c n. n..o,..- Ok ,soa .t
JAMES ADDISON CoLLiNs aged seventy
Year, and eight months So.
unrrai irvn resIuence Oh LIE azukntef' NIT wn-
ss, a, np,s Isso nsar soLn,' 49,
cemetery.
r,o~-,,,, . ,.,.. -. -. =.
Oo>oNEn- AZ rnlaoeiphia, on tne morning o.
Cetoper =, losS. EiaZAbEih n. Mi,e oi
Seofse W. OonoNei' t.s-N.: hv1 uaugn'er y.
tns iate James ana eAtharihe hettrick' aseo
The relatives and fr1ends OF the family are respect
1uly invited 70 attend the funeral on THURSDAY
AFTERNOON nj : ocsccx. fren the residenee 81
phia interment at Fernwood cemetery.
.. . -.
CoDr I'm 1Iesday law or p9 t N; re Iss. ~
OF VIM b. and the late salIie J. Cudlip, ayrd
psnsr.1 @!,e "a. las. rxs,a.nc. sae n s,rs.t
fo 'as.,,rn o Tnn,1ar y, M Ro,.,s,.s -
$500. ranse,,1s ,n o. P'
~ 'sNsS.' '"
DREW On Tuesday October p. 1898 nj 1920
~ George and MARY Drew iu his twenty third
wear
Funeral from his father's residence. 1878 18th
street northwest lie Droit Park, on Thursday,
October &c, at pm. Friends and relatives
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-25

College Athletics and Soldering.
FROM the Pittsburg Times.
There are some loud protests against the
length to which college athletics are car
ried, and perhaps they are not without rea-
son. The seats Of learning are not known
to the general public for scholars they make
so widely as for the foot ball kickers and
oarsmen who bear their name. The COL
leges and universities figure in the sporting
columns Of the newspapers alongside of
Coney Island and the training places Of the
pugilists. The fact is ridiculous. or would
be If 1t were not scandalous to old-fashion-
ed people.
The young men claim, however. and the
faculties which encourage college athletics
sustain them, that these contests and the
general practice of gymnastics which they
develop give a training and discipline for
the body. just as the study of Greek and
Latin and mathematics gives to the mind.
The ability to kick foot ball a great dis
lance is no more likely to be of practical
use to a young man after he goes out from
college than his knowledge of the Greek
aorist or his familiarity with the pons
asinorum. In learning these things, how
ever the man Is developed, and he is bet
ter fitted to do whatever his hands find TO
do In the athletic side Of the development,
however, 1t Is the easiest thing In the
world to run to excess.
1t is a satisfaction to hear, in view of this
fact that the number Of college students
interested in military matters is rapidly
increasing There are 5000 more enrolled in
the classes conducted by army officers than
there were in $780, and Ii a pending bill to
enlarge the number of officers on detail for
the colleges becomes law. the increase will
go on still more rapidly. The whole number
of students under drill is 1884, a respecta-
BILE army of themselves. 1t would seem
from this, that fondness for the art of wal
| is growing into passion, and that it viii
take firm place in the prevailing passion fol
! athletics The hope is that 1t may. A
| knowledge of that art Is of value to the stu
dent and it may be useful to his country
| besides the discipline that 1t teaches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-25
BRAVERY OF THE TURKS.
A Regiment Walks COO1ly Into thu
Jaws Of Death.

J&wo Oh Deutms
From the Spectator.
The accounts given by the pilgrims OF the
way in which cholera attacked them are
terrible in their grim fatalism. ION June
"a. two days before the Courban Bairam.
upward of 10000 Mussulmans, Arabs. Turks
and Indians had gathered on the sacred
mount to hear the solemn address which is
delivered to those who wish to become
hadji. Many of the people are in the most
wretched condition. and some had not even
a loaf OF bread"
1t was here that the disease appears to
have struck them. like the blast OF pois-
oned wind. When next day the onward
movement to the Holy City began. II was
found that the ground was strewn like a
battlefield with the dead and dying; and 50
terribly virulent was the type OF infection
thus engendered that it was. says the &C
count, Impossible for any living creature
to approach the place"
The authorities seem, however. to have
realized that something must be done, and
that the bodies could not be left to rot
Accordingly, Turkish regiment was sent
to perform the work Of burial and to re-
move any of the pilgrims who still lived.
Never did troops In the heat OF battle re-
ceive command more fraught with peril.
The risk, as II proved, was literally greater
than that Of facing machine guns. and the
moral effect far more terrible. There are
ten men who will fa"e death by bullets to
one who will face death by cholera
Yet these Turkish soldiers. with the fatal.
istic courage Of their race, obeyed as they
obeyed at Plevna-
The battalion. when it reached the mount
was zoo strong. After the work had beer
done 200 men only remained to go back to
the coast. Five hundred of the soldiers had
died OF cholera" That is, nearly three
quarters OF the regiment persisted in tht
work of burial. No doubt English troops
would have done the same, but they would
have been upheld by many considerations
| by religious feeling and by the instinct OF
mercy. and they would. moreover. have
been well led.
The Turkish troops probably felt the sense
of pity very little. and their officers wers
almost certainly men with anything but
high sense Of conduct. They acted merely
| from the most naked sense OF the duty Of
| not flinching at a command. 1t was an or
der given from affair and from above, AND
that and fate are to'them all one
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-25
Wine and Mixed Drinks.

From the Chicago Evening Post.
No. No straight drinks for me-" he
said. "Fve quit them"
But you drink mixed drinks?"
"Oh. yes! I'll try the right kind Of a mix.
ed drink any time"
whats the differencey'
"A great deal. my boy; a great deal I'm
engaged to Miss Wilbur. you know"
Yes. What of it?'
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. in the world.
Lips that touch wine shall never touch
mine Is her motto"
81 should think mixed drinks"
Tut, tut my boy, You can take them
at least some of them-through q straw
without exciting comment"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-25
ON A RUSSIAN RAILROAD.
Third-Class Carriages Are More Than
Ordinarily Horrible.
From the London Chronicle.

From the London Chronicle.
Mr.. Stevens in his journey through Rus
sia, made up his mind to travel one stage in
third-class railway carriage. This plan
would give him information that might be
useful and would also save him a little
money. which he could turn over to Count
Tolstoi for the starving peasants. He found
the experiment extremely unsatisfactory.
He says:
THE third-class carriages were so dense
ly packed that there was hardly room for
me, but after much scrambling 1 secured a
seat near the door.
II shall never forget that journey. 1t
was an awful experience. / felt as If i were
being frozen to death and roasted alive al
ternately. Outside the cars the tempera-
ture was 81 degrees below zero. Inside the
mercury stood at n. a difference of li2 de-
grees Fahrenheit.
Inside IL was SO hot that even the mug
Inks, who are fond of roasting themselves
gave signs of discomfort. The heat came
from a large iron stove, which the attend
ant kept feeding with birch firewood. As
for myself. l was melted: the perspiration
poured out of every pore of my skin.
MY unfortunate fellow-travelers gave
vent to their feelings in groans or ejacula
tons.
Now and then the door was opened by a
new arrival, and instantly the carriage
would be filled with an intensely cold air.
Hi, you there" the muzhiks would cal
out: shut the door! You are a-freezing u:
to death
"a curious phenomenon sometimes oc
! Cured on such occasions. The cold gust.
which forced themselves in when the doo
| was opened Immediately condensed ano
| crystallized the vapOr. so that We had Il
! miniature shower of snow in the carriage.
IA few of the passengers appeared reall!
to enjoy this alternate freezing and roast
| ing. They crowded about the stove One
| tall. sturdy soldier carrying a sword o
| tremendous size. crept SO close. to the stow
that the escaping gases made him fal
| down in an unconscious state from whicl
| he was aroused with difficulty. He wa
| wearing his military overcoat.
AT the first stOppage I bought ney
ticket and went into second-class car
| rage"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-25

From the Chicago Evening Post.
"You can't mistake him." said the excited
mother. who was describing her lost hoy to
the desk sergeant at the police station. HE
has a big. gray patch on the seat of his
trousers"
did he have on a coat?" asked the ser
geant.
Eyes, he had on an overcoat, but you
can't tell him by that so we'll. because there
are lots Of coats like it, but you can tell
him by that patch"
"Ah. yes. You think we'll find him stand
ing on his head, do your"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-25

From the New York Tribune.
New Zealand is the first of English col
ones to give women equal political rights
with men. A bill giving them such lights
has Just become law. 1t gives to dill wo-
men. married or single, the same right
to vote as is now possessed by men.
The first election under the new law will
be held in December. The only other state
in the world in which men and women
have the same political status is Wyoming,
in this country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-25
FoR BAD CoLps.

FoR BAD COLDS.
La Grippe. Bronchitis Group. whoopins Cough.
Asthma any disorder Of the Throat and Lungs the
best medicine AYERS CHERRY PICTORIAL. 1t
ithe favorate anodyne with sinners. actors preach
err and teachers
Some ten years ago had bad cold which settled
On my lungs and Ill to be unable to work.
began to
AYERS CHERRY PICTORIAL. and in less than
hree weeks I cured am quite sure that this
separation saved my life"
NJ. 7. PoMERoY,
Calais Ne.
II take pleasure in voluntarily stating that Of al
medicines used for fresh colds and la grippe
AYERS CHERRY PICTORIAL il pre-eminently the
aost potent remedy. Ordinarily the most virulsnt
old vsnishss In . night - II by magic. Follow the
direction. and AYERS cAERRY PICTORIAL vii dc
the rest"
GEO. H PIKE.
Cadiz. KY.
AYERS CHERRY PICTORIAL
Prepared by DR.. J. C. Aver Co.. Lowell. MasaL
PROMPT TO ACT. SURE TO CURE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-25

At a mass meeting of workmen at vien-
ma the other night a socialist named Hau-
schka evoked great cheering by declaring
that II the electoral reform bill was rejected
by the reichsrath there would be inaugur-
ated a strike of workingmen throughout the
country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-25

The report that the Louisville and Nash
vile employees would go out on strike Decem-
Der unless wages were restored to the
former scale has been denied by the en-
ployes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-25
Rance nj tho The,

Range Of the Thermometer,
The following were the readings OF the Their
mometer at the weather bureau TODAY: a, m.
60: 2 p. m. "a; ma ximum. "a; minimum. 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-25

About one-third of the houses in thi.
country are lighted by gas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-25
Dox.r HEsrrArr.

You know the old saying He who heststes isics.'
II certainly applies with great force I'm some thinn
When You know you are right don't hesitate to SAY
It; when you know what you want dons hesitate -
dsmandit
When you 20 10 buy q bottle OF CARRIERS LITTLE
LIVER PILLS don't hesitate to say You want CAR
T-E-R-s don't hesitate to tina you get CAB
T-E-R--S- and don't hesitate to refuse anything Of;
fered to YOU as .'same Is 'C-A-R-T-E-R-s" ''jus
q rood as .C-A-R-T-E-R'-s."" There is nothing
rood a. ..c-A-R-T-E-R-'-s." They never fail
Don't hesitate TO say when limitations an frauis
are offered TO you.
Don't hesitate to demand the genuine CARRIERS
LITTLE LIVER PILLS.
APosrTIvE CURE FOR SICK HEADACHE
Small Pill Small Dose. Small Price ,es7
CHILDREN CRY
FOR PIrcHER'I
CAsToRIA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-25
NAVAL ORDNANCE.
Report of Capt. Sampson, Chief Of
the Bureau.
WORK ON HIGH-PCWER RIFLE GUNS
Batteries for Several Of the Cruis-
ers Prepared.
TORPEDOES ACCEPT ed

The annual report of the chief of the
bureau of ordnance, Capt. w. T. Sampson,
to the Secretary of the Navy. made public
today, contains a vast amount Of informa-
ton as to the doings of the bureau, as well
as recommendations for number Of i'm
portant changes and innovations. Capt.
Sampson was detailed as the chief of the
bureau last spring, and this Is his first re-
port 1t is a very lengthy document, and
when later 1t comes out in the form Of a
book 1t will make quite a formidable vol
ume.
The report starts out in the very begin
ming by submitting estimates for the COM
ing year to the tune of ever HOOO.OOO. These
estimates are as follows:
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-12-27

legends. Still the Asiatic rhinoceroe
was poor sort Of creature for such
heroic fame, and it was not until the
opening of the present century that
the unicorn was fully identified with
the uncouth pachyderm. At that time
Burchell discovered, in the region of
South Africa, between the Orange and
Zambesi rivers, the stupendous creature
known as rhinocerous sinus, or, in com.
mon phrase, the white or one-horned
rhinoceros, although, indeed, it was
neither white nor, strictly speaking,
one horned.
Its color is dirty gray, almost
verging on the mouse color. And it
had two horns, though one was so
small as to be scarcely perceptible,
mere hump with tuft of stout bristles
three or four inches high. The other
real horn was about three or four feet
long, thick and tufted about with
bristles at the base, and curving and
tapering gracefully to a hard sharp
point. This might have been formid.
able weapon in a battle, though the
rhinoceros usually dealt with it's foes
by trampling them underfoot, and used
the horn as a rod of guidance for its
young.
The full-grown white rhinoceros
was nearly seven feet high at the
shoulders, and from fourteen to sixteen
feet long, and thus in bulk surpassed
every other modern quadruped except
the elephant, which it almost rivaled.