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.SUA~.- ILL.,

Inc! i.-'ef present tilO-----I,es Il second
time; they are treated with such severe
actually The doctors strip them, explain
to the soldiers what the wound is supposed
to be, how the blood must be stopped and
bandaSes applied: and everything is done
as told-by rough and unskillful fingers
The poor fellows thus experimental on.
poked at and trussed up. are at last carried
off on jolting litter. One innocent was so
disturbed at the detailed symptoms and
their treatment that the physician u-as
finally obliged to treat him in good earnest
The foreign attaches are an object Of mi
versal interest during these maneuyers II
Is known that they are present for solid
work; and the general in command nuts
every faculty IN their way. Transportation
is furnished them. and they are enabled ~
follow intelligently all the different move.
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mansard with porch running along
the front Of 1t. Senator Cullom is very do
nestle In his tastes. He spends most of his
evenings with his family and you are pretty
sure OF finding him at home. He is a very
approachable man. He is as plain and sim
pie In his ways as was Abraham Lincoln
and he Is noted for having what Lincoln
would have called good horse sense" He
looks very much like Lincoln, though his
frame is not built on the colossal scale of
that of the marty-ed President. He is I
Judge. about five feet ten inches in height
He Is thin. angular and wiry. His face is
plain. dark in complexion and covered with
a short black beard in which the gray is
beginning to show. He talks easily and
WE'LL He has ideas Of his own and is not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-16
Do Fish Slept
From Fishing Gazette.

rom rlsnlng GoLette.
Do fish sleep? No absolutely certain an
swer can be given. says Medicus in the Ga
zette My own impression is that they do.
that l confuse their slumber coma or rest
call 1t what you like-with the sleep of
animals. 1t Is the same only in generic
KIND, inasmuch as that 1t relieves the func-
ton as analogous slumber does in the
higher animals. To understand the mean
ing wish 70 convey 1t Is necessary to bear
In mind that the fish is eminently endowed
with muscular and. consequently, great To-
connective power. Moreover, as It Consumes
but little oxygen. the waste of tissue Is NOT
great; hence fish have been known to do
without food for a great length Of time.
similarly the stress on the vital powers is
not great compared with that produced nv
the difficulties Of movement in land ami.
mails.
These facts. viz. great muscular mower
easy locomotion and small consumption nj
oxygen, being borne in mind. we can un.
derstand why the necessity for sleep is
small. and are prepared to find that fish
sleep but little.
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THE MACHINE.
1t Can BE No Better Than the Man
Who Made 1t.

1t Can BE No Better Than the Man
Who Made 1t.
From Scribner's Magazine.
1t is to be remembered that notwithstand-
ing all We hear Of the vast superiority of
machine over hand work, this machinery
must itself possess as great. II not greater
accuracy and refinement than the product
manufactured by it. No machine can, in
this respect. be superior to it's maker: it
can only producessufficiently accurate and
good work at a lower cost than II made by
him. The first sewing machine Of a kind
built by skilled machinists or tool makers
is at least as good and as accurately made
as any subsequently manufactured by ma
chinery, and the same men can duplicate
II more exactly than can any machinery;
but machines built thus would cost far
more than people could afford to Day for
them. and that's all there is to talk Of the
substitution of the certainty and accuracy
or machinery for the uncertainty and in
accuracy of hand work"
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HoliAluS, except pnat IL rains and his
feet stick in the mud. or that a chill wind
Is blowing.
Getting Used to 1t.
After the first few days the body accus-
toms itself once more to the rude life in
the open air. 1t is a soldiers proverb that
a wetting in the uniform gives nobody a
cold. The weather must be rarely hard for
a French commander to suspend the active
maneuverS once they are begun; and MANY
find no pleasure in all this exertion, in rain
and sun and wind. now sweating, and now
drenched to the bone. 1t is said that a
well-known artist. from his first day on the
real march. managed to keep himself in the
inflrmary ambulance with a frightful sore
on his foot. 1t progressed according to the
most approved symptoms, from angry red
to threatening purple and blue. with final
tendency to sloughing off in yellow and
green. When the maneuvers were over he
washed 1t away. He had brought his brush
es with him and used his skill in realistic
painting.
The Wounded.
The greenhorns eagerly press forward
when the officer asks for men willing to
represent the wounded after an eng 1T.
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Thought Plfmmer Was q Boy.

From the New York Herald.
The Turkish bath was crowded II wac
the busy hour Every couch was occupied
and the attendants were rushing about A
tall man, who had what he called a hold
until his complexion was a baby pink He
was lying on a leather couch preparing him
self for a nap when the idea entered his
head that ne ought to have a towel.
PENDANT 'tendant"' he called No att
tention was paid to him.
He repeated the plaintive cry several
times. At last he saw a boy Of about six
teen years walking placidly by. His loins
were girded up with a towel.
Say, 'tendant." he cried. bring mo q
towel. will you. and be quick about Il ;"
The boy" posed In front OF him for q
moment and looked him carefully over from
the top of his head TO his bare feet which
stuck out from the end OF the shelterins
sheet
"who yer talkin' to. hoy?" he asked
scornfu!ly.
You Bring me a towel"
what do yer toik me fory'
IF you don't bring me a towel I'll report
you"
Soy I amt no 'tendant. Ny noimes
Billy Plimmer. and II you get hup hon that
couch III giver yer all yer want Hoy!'
beg pardon, Bill-beg pardon" and the
man who had lost his hold over" pulled
the sheet up to his neck and fell asleep.
A CrtcvOus Error.
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RecOncilfnU.


A man going shopping with his wife is
usually most woe-begone looking object
his face always bears upon it the marks OF
despair. But that to some men a shon
crowded with shoppers is a boon there IL
evidence in the following little story which
Is quoted from a foreign periodical AS the
story runs gentleman who had promised
to meet his wife in a large establishment
where all sorts Of things are sold at low
prices was making his way through the
throng of women. Forced to pause for a
moment near a counter behind which stood
a pretty saleswoman he blurted out:
rs there anything on earth that would
reconcile a man to such a crowd as thjs?'
YES sir" was the quick reply. lifelong
ing to the firm"
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called on. Usually he helps to fill out the
army corps which take part in the grand
maneuvers.
1t Is not always a welcome break In the
life Of a man. who has just got well into
civilians work again. The old-fashioned
training day of the militia and the annual
encampment OF the National Guard in
America are very much OF a picnic beside it.
The French Districts.
All France is divided into eighteen dis
tricts, each having its own army corps in
garrison The corps is regularly made up
OF eight regiments of infantry, two of
cavalry (cuirassiers and dragoons). two CT
artillery. with an engineer battery. a pro-
ytsioning squadron. and one legion OF gen.
darmerie military polce)- An average reg
iment In active service will have ], 200 men.
But when the grand maneuvers come en-
enough of the reserve are called out 10 in
crease the number to 5000. These men CT
the reserve. after a few days training to
put them in military trim. join the active
regiments and the maneuvers begin.
The Two Armies.
The grand maneuvers do not consist in
mere training or in marching about the
country according to a cut and dried plan
made out beforehand Two army corps are
placed at distance from each other, with
the general direction to treat each other as
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VI hts.

ing some fifty miles to the west around
Kouen- On the morning OF the 18th the
French genera. leads an opposing CORPS
thirty miles forward TO Cisors This and
the Following day are mainly taken I'D with
these advance marches. The nth IL a dav
or rest 1t is not forgotten that maneuyers
are not real war and their object is TO he
obtained without infiicting the extreme IA
rgue which real war might make neces-
sary. On the 18th the march Is renewed
and the two armies at last come in con-
tact with each other. The 18th and 10th
are given up TO surprising each other as
best they may The 21st is again a day OF
rest; and then the two army corps unite
fraternally and march of to Reauvais,
where srand review Is to be held on the
9th.
With the Reserviat.
The life of the ''reservist"-the peace
1uI citizen thus suddenly called back to
wars alarms and rigors-is most interest
ing during these days.
he mas been notified to present himself
At the post of his regiment on a certain
day. There he Is to receive his uniform
anu acCouterments, usually taken from the
Old stock, which has been marked "hors
service Tor the active army. Anything
IKE providing uniform or arms for him
ser would not be tolerated The ma
neuvers are of serious exercise not for
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enemies. The plan o. campaign In its
great outlines is given by the general d.
recting the maneuvers. but nothing more.
The special movements are left to the dis
cretion or the corps commanders. who ad-
vance and turn and execute flank move
ments, charging, dividing the opposing
corps. surrounding and making prisoners
and the rest, quite as though they were
real enemies. operating over the space that
may have separated their original positions
iris gives the element of surprise found in
real war. There IS no wonder that all the
nations send the military attaches of their
legations 10 watch and profit by these OBJ
1ect lessons in the art of war
This Years Maneuverx.
This year the maneuvers begin on the
18th of September. A hostile army from the
east Is descending the valley Of the Disc
and has pushed forward as far as Cler-
mont a village thirty-six miles from
Beauvais. The French army is concentrat-
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been the most attentive; the American has
cot appeared But the grave Englishman
tae pompous German-all eyes and ears. the
sympathetic Russian, and the Italian with
his uniform handsome enough for the comic
opera are bound to give detailed reports to
their respective governments.
STERLING HEILI0
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-16
The Illinois Senator's Views on Con-
gressional Desuetude.
TIE SITUATION IN THE WEST
Effect of the Worlds Fair Upon
Chicago.
"REMINISCENCES OF LINCOLN.
Written for The Evening Star.

nal "A LONd CHAT
a few evenings ago
with Senator Shelby
NJ. Cullom Of Illinois
~ his home on Mass
achusetts avenue. He
lives in Thomas p.
Bayard's old house
near Thomas Circle,
just across the way
from the homes of
Senators Morrill, and
Allison. 1t Is an old
fashioned red brick
81 tyuo aN,,.
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Once Was Enough.

from the Green Bag.
There is a certain Judge in Chicago who
rather prides himself on his vast and varied
knowledge Of law. The other day he was
compelled to listen to a case that had been
appealed from a justice OF the peace. The
young practitioner who appeared for the ap-
pellant was long and tedious. He brought
In all the elementary text books and quoted
the fundamental propositions OF the law
At last the judge thought II was time to
make an effort to hurry him up.
Cant We assume" he said blandly, that
the court knows a little law itself?"
That's the very mistake I made in the
lower court" answered the young man. II
don't want to let IL defeat me twice"
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capes with only year in barracks ind
camp With his twenty-fourth year he
passes into the active army reserve for
seven more years. He has to serve lis
twenty eight days in the field whenever
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-16
No One Would Doubt,

From the Gothier and Furnisher.
Father|I guess you'll have to wear this
blue flannel suit OF mine. / can't AFFORD to
get you another new one.
Son-But II doesn't fit me-
Father-Al right. Say II is made in Lon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-16
"G'ANNY'S BABY"
WRITTEN FOR THE EVENING Star By
LOUISE B. BAKER.

HERE WAS STIR
and excitement in
the village OF Two
Hills; Granny Lem
oh's mite Of posses
sion5 was to be put
up at suction. Do
not imagine by this
statement that the
villagers Of Two
Hills were heartless,
for they were no
such thing. In the
true sense Of the
word the possessions
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-16

When the scalp Is atrophied, or shiny-bald. no
pre- ,aration will restore the hair in all other cases
ais Hair Remover viii start growth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-16

army Is the nation
E cry able-bodied
citizen, from h 8
twenty-flrst year, Is
on the lists for three
years active service.
Some account Is
made of the eldest
sons of widows and
other family neceSsi-
ties, but in general
the young French
man is lucky who es-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-16
From Truth.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Stranger taking a Sunday morning strolD
boy. can you direct me to the nearest
cemetery"
South Side Urchin-"Wot's de matter wild
goin' to Jackson Park?"
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FRENCH RESERVES.
The Able-Bodied Citizens Who Are
Required to Play at War.
The GRAND MANEUVERS.
How the Reserves Are Called Out
and the Duties Required.
BATTLES THAT ARE WAGED.

Written for The Evening Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-16
A Grievous Error.
From Puck.

A ID. T. a.. ..aI yer runnin fer"
A. ID. I. ss5 dropping a dime noveD--Gcs
whizz! Wuz j runnin' i guess ITS cause
was readin' how Alkali Ike chased lie In
Jun chlef-an I WIZ rinkin 1 WIZ * ."
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stands nothing. except that 1t rains and his
rect stick In the mud. or that a chill wind
Is blowing.
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trimmed glasses. What does Dolly mean
by saying they're selling a baby?'
Coin. goin'. goin'. for sl,ooo, the rretti-
est baby In Two Hills. The money to keep
its old grandmother from the poor houser'
Eleven hundred" cried the young lady,
waving her black -gloved hand frantically.
Twelve hundred" said the blacksmith,
stubbornly.
The great man of the village laughed as
he watched the excited bid ling that follow
ed between his wife and the man with the
stern. set face.
Let the fellow have her." he said once
in a low tone. but the lady waved her hand
and called. Fourteen hundred"
The blacksmith bid as high as fifteen hun
dred dollars; the rich lady made IL sixteen
and the man turned and walked away.
Gone to Mrs. Eustice at sixteen hundred
dollars" said the auctioneer, making a fine
bow, but looking as IL he didn't know what
to do with the baby.
But the great lady ran up to the auc-
tioneer and received her property in her
arms.
Whose baby are your" she asked.
The pretty face and the question both
seemed to please the child.
"G'anny's baby" she said simply.
"Oh. no. you're not G'anny's baby any
longer. but mine" cried Mrs. Eustice. en-
Enthusiastically. THAT was a delicious poeti-
cal thing for the auctioneer to do Tom.
You understand he sold the baby to keen
the old grandmother from the poor house ''
Mrs. Eustice and all the great people were
in the carriage now. She was dancing the
baby on her lap.
II don't understand" said the old lady.
Il never heard such thing as selling a
white baby"
But you see I've bought one"
What are you going to do with II when
you get tired Of it?' asked the great man.
Yes" whined the old lady. what are
you going to do with it when you get tired
Of it?'
Margaret Easten. occasionally called Dolly
by her grand aunt. cuddled G'anny's baby
very close then set II out on her knee and
babe the others look. and then talk about
growing tired.
Yes, she is pretty" admitted the great
man. but you're going to spoil her to death
before you tire OF her. Margaret. 1 think
1t would have been better for the baby II
the blacksmith had had little more
money"
'Oh, the idea! She would have spent her
time running around the shop; she might
even have grown venturesome enough to
crawl under the horses. I've seen children
crawl under the horses outside a black
smiths shop"
G'anny's baby went through a wonderful
Transformation during the following week
and the people In Two Hills talked about
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-05-30
A HALT CALLED.
The Street Department
Funds Overdrawn.
TOO MANY MEN EMPLOYED.
The Board of Supervisors to Investi-
gate How Superintendent Acker.
son Is Conducting His Office.

The Board of Supervisors has resolved to
investigate the Street Department.
In caucus held by the board yesterday
morning the conducting of affairs in the
Street Department was considered.
The attention of the board was drawn to
the subject by Communication from the
Finance Committee. the members Of which
have been examining the large bills.
Last night the board took the bull by
the horns and unceremoniously adopted a
resolution providing that hereafter the
Street Superintendent be limited to 100
men and twenty-five carts, as required by
law; and that all acquisitions for material
and supplies be sent in writing to the
Finance Committee.
At the caucus meeting in the morning,
next Friday morning was set as day for
an examination into the conducting of the
Street Department.
1t was developed from the report of the
Finance Committee that The Superintend-
ent had been regularly going beyond his
monthly appropriation as provided by the
onc-twelfth act I. The allowance is SIS, 500.
but he has been spending $4,000 and
over. The Street Superintendent up to
the first of last month had 0verdrawn his
account SASS sc, and there are lots of
more bills to hear from.
One Of the Supervisors in speaking on
the subject yesterday said:
I'VE do not charge anything against
Superintendent Ackerson, but the people
are not getting the benefit of their money.
The law provides that the SUPERINTENDENT
of Streets shall only employ 100 men out
side Of Ills deputies, and he has been CIV
ing employment to between 200 and 800.
These men have less hours and yet higher
wages than other laborers, but we have
recently received numbers OF complaints
that these men are not working as they
should. Gangs Of them have been found
idling away their time discussing the city's
politics while leaning on their shovels.
I'VE want to ONTO all these things, and
see that matters are set right. The street
appropriation must not be overdrawn any
more. According to the books of the Au-
ditor, the Street superintendent employed
outside of his regular depHties the follow
ing: Two foremen for cleaning sewers,
500 a month 46 underground men at 81 a
day; bricklayers ut So day; 10 hOd-
carriers QOr bricklayers). IS a day; %
fiushers at SO day; 40 laborers at 81 80;
u windlass men at 50 so: % ces.pool
men; q horses ana carts at 81.
''Tnese were only for sewers. On &C.
-cepted street work there were f0remen
al 81, clerk at So 90. 13 PAYERS at 81. Il
hammers at SO. "a lnborers at 50 80,
carpenters, is double teams at SIS
| Besides this there were other lab rers
| employed at the diferen; public squares.
| "The total makes almost $50 men,"
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-05-30
Memoriai-Day Parade.

Grand Marshal r. II. Warfield of George
d. Thomas POSTS Memorial-d day parade
has made the following disposition of the
various organizations for Memorial day.
May 80, for the exercises at the Preside
National Cemetery:
The Fifth Artillery and battalion OF the
Fourth Cavalry. U. S. A. Brevet Brigadier-
General Graham commanding, will form on
Preside avenue, left resting at Central
avenue gate; Second Regiment, n. G. c.,
Colonel W. NJ. Macdonald commanding.
will form on Washington street, east OF
and right resting on Central avenue
Naval Battalion. N. G. c., Lieutenant
Comm ander c. NJ. Goodall commanding,
south side Of Jackson street, head
of column resting on Central avenue
Society of California Volunteers, Major
C. z. Eagan president. on Jackson street.
west of and right resting on Central ave
nue.; young ladies of Girls High School,
west side Central avenue, between Pre-
sidio Gate and Jackson street; George H.
Thomas Post No. ., and all comrades of
the Grand Army of the Republic. on Cen
trail avenue. right resting on Preside
Gate; carriages on Washington street.
west of Central avenue. The parade will
move at 10 A. NJ. sharp.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-05-30
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The Pope is in favor of home education
for girls.
A Pittsburg man has a mania for collect
ing relics from railroad wrecks.
Only 10 per cent of German schoolboys
ard said to gu in for athletics.
The best Chinese razors are made of old
| horse shoes.
The Orloff diamond is believed to be
responsible for sixty-seyen murders.
The Mazarin Bible, one of the first
| printed in metal type, has just been sold
for 500, 80.
There are 1900, Italians in the chief
cities of this country, $4,000 of whom are
in New York.
Freeman higgins. who lives near
! Charleston, Ill, has killed during his Lille
! 81. 600 squirrels.
The Town of Newton, Kans., boasts of a
man who says that his wife is a better
cook than his mother ever was.
| Chehalis County. Wash, has 10000, DOC
| feet of standing timber. the largest amount
of any county in that heavily timDered
| State.
At the close of 1891 there were II, 21S ,0OO
basket widows planted along the Aus
! tralian railways, an average of 1150 per
mile of road
a French Prince advertises that he de-
sires TO sell his title and arms, the whole
| guaranteed by antnentlc parchments OF the
reign of Henry ~.
Mrs. Ormiston Chant, the well-known
preacher, says that she has officiated in
churches of every creed except those of
the Church of England and the Roman
! Catholic denominations.
The survivors of The Tammany Reg-
ment of New York Volunteers will meet
at Gettys bnrg on the 1st Of July. or the
1903 men originally enlisted only seventy
four are alive The regiment participated
! in foIty-four battles.
1t is reported from England that Mr..
| Swin burne has not remained unaffected by
the political struggle now raging there,
| bur has written and will soon give to the
world "Unionist Song" which is said to
| be exceeding vigorous.
The collection Of books Illustrating in
photographed sense the history of the
art of typogf Apply. formed by George Ed
ward Sears, has passed at private sale for
$4,000 into the possession of William
Egarts Benjamin of New York City.
| IL you are bilious. take Boccham's Pills.