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"why, don't Won think they are becoming?"
encouraged the girls, and the Senator, between
his desire to be extremely gallant and his an
tpsthy to hoops, stammered, lost his urbane
dignity and blurted out: ''Oh. if You girls must
wear EN-, WIN wear EN- then. OF course
want a woman to be happy and wear Just what
she wants, but can't see for the life of me
why she wants to look Ike a bell buov and
we'll, nobody ever looked nice in those con-
trivances. OF course IL l had to consider the
question IN open session I'd vote with the
ladies, which ever way that was. But IL il was
IN secret session I'd vote to iInprison every
Manufacturer OF the despicable articles. Now
are You satisfied" and the girls looked so
tickled at the Senator's lecture that Mr. RAN
som began to plume himself on his own opin-
ions.
Senator Wolcott, the eloquent orator from
Colorado, was too busy to enter into details
But he stopped as If shot while one of his
doUble-deck breezy western smiles went career
ing down the corridor and the Senator looked
% II be had some very learned opinions shat
we're not designed for publication. IF you
must know my position just say it don't make
Dit OF difference = me whether hoops run the
country or not as long as the women who wear
them are nice. Would / make a speech on
them: Well. I might If anybody was SO foolish
o. 10 try TO deprive women of their rights to
rule their own clothes. But hope nobody is
% foolish 70 try that"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-29
Signs Of the Fishing Season.


From the Galveston News
When the dogwoods and the honey suckles
blooms in greatest plenty-when the saps up
in the forest and the bark slips on the hickory
and you ruther make some whistles for the
children, or do nothin-when it suits Q blame
sight better not to work and not to worry, Jest
to skim around the edges, here q lick and there
q promise, to be livIn but not dom. that ID
pothin much to speak of-when the grub worms
and cock reaches and the crickets and young
wasp nests, loggerhesds and other fish bait
can be found without much trouble-when
the skylark and the thrasher call q meetin in
the meader, and the birds hold singin matches,
and the bull frog in the mill pond sounds the
bass and hollers Knee deep"-when the
spotted trout and mud cat, and the blue Dream
and the perches, and in fact the whole fish
family, will come up and snap and gobble
any sort Of bait you throw them-when good
luck comes free and easy 10 . fisherman that's
willin to be patient and painstakin and leave
Of loud talk and cussin--now that's the time
for 6ahiu.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-29

the birds go. They seem to have been released
at about o'clock in the afternoon when a
strong wind from the northwest made rapid
flight impossible. Lieut.. Munson did his best
at this end and was ably assisted by Privates
II. X. Gibson and c. I. Jenkins, second
separate company, but the handicap at the
Fortress Monroe end was too great. Some OF
the birds released during the gale are still miss
ing; one came in yesterday. Maj. Thompson
and Lieut.. Munson manage, however, to extract
considerable qualification from the fact that on
another occasion one of the engineer birds
reached here in s hours, 80 minutes, or two
hours less than the time of birds liberated by
other parties.
Inspections will take place a. follows during
the coming week:
Monday-Generals staff and non-commissioned
staff at 8 pm. Third battalion at $50 pm.
Friday-Second battalion at s pm.
National guardsmen and others who witnessed
the presentation ceremonies in the X Stree,
Market Hall last Tuesday evening are still say
ond regiment and about Col. Clay and Capt.
Bell. They deserve all the praise they will get.
Company &. engineer corps, Capt Averil
commanding, has made remarkably fine map
Of the Bellevue naval reservation, upon which
it is proposed to construct a rife range that
shall be used by the District National Guard
and the United States marine corps. Estimates
Of the quantity of material required aud the
cost of labor will be submitted to Gen. Ordway
within day or two and then immediate de-
velopments are looked for.
Very many national guardsmen will be sorry
to learn that First Lieut. John Il. EIker of the
first separate company has rendered his resig-
nation. Lieut.. Eiker Is an admirable officer,
thoroughly conversant with his duties and ex-
affairs require closer attention than he has
been able to give them.
Voluntary rife practice in the gallery con-
tinues with undiminished force. The gallery
will be open each week day from to 6 and
from to 10 for the completion or lettering of
scores or for team practice. 1t will be remem-
bered that the gallery closes for the season Of
1898 on the last night in May.
Maj. F. c. Revells. commanding first separate
battalion, is doing his utmost to remove several
of the grounds for criticism upon which the in
spector general stood a year ago. The major
has issued a circular to his company officers In
which he asks for extraordinary effort He de-
serves to get it
Quartermaster James S. wescott Of the en-
gineer corps has resigned. Business calls him,
and Major Thompson parts with MIN regret
fully, for he has been q good officer.
Inspector General Macauley will, this year,
be assisted by Capt. W. S. Horton, aid on the
general staff, aud First Lieut. Alexander Of
light battery A Great team!
Be prompt with your muster rolla
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-29
Excess charged by private plants, -,

Excess charged by private plants. .O065
The reader must bear the fact in mind that
.032S given for municipal plants is the cost OF
operating the plants as shown by the accounts
as kept by the municipalities, while the .OS93
given for private plants is the contract price
paid by the municipalities. Does any person
who has the least familiarity with municipal
bookkeeping suppose that this small margin
of .O065. only $751; 900 Of cent, would not be
much more than wiped out il all municipal
books were SO kept as to fully show the entire
true cost Of operating these plants2 Did Mr.
tx" see this point when he examined Mr.
Finley's figures? II not, is his opinion the
kind Of evidence on which grave affairs Of mu-
nicipal financiering should be determined
agree with Mr.. W. c. Dodge that this affair is
purely question Of policy, to be determined
solely on the basis of the economic advantage
secured by the private or public ownership Of
these plants; but challenge him to show the
accounts Of any municipality that truly exhibit
all items Of cost for operating and maintaining
such plants. and when he finds them I will
agree to furnish contracts by private companies
that will render the same service at the same or
less cost il granted the same franchise rights
and immunity from taxation. ALLKx R Foorx
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HIS" SAID T II E
stroH-minded young
woman, sis now about
the 999th time since
New Year that I have
seen this assertion, and
as even then it was tot
tering with age. l think
l am not going to ex-
tremes when l remark
that l am beginning to
get sick Of it." And she
threw down her paper
with vehemence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-29
Cnsophisticated.

Chicago Tribune.
Il don't like your milk" said the mistress Of
the house.
What's wrong with it, mum?"
ITS dreadfully thin, and there's no cream
on IT,"
after you've lived in the city a while.
num-, said the milkman ercouraCiugly
you II git over them rooral Idees O. yourn."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-29
THE NATIONAL GUARD
Inspection and Muster Now Close
at Hand.
A FEW SCRAPS OFGOOD ADVICE
What Should Should Net BE Worn-Sev-
eral Interesting Poin.s-As to the Bullet
Proof Fabric-Looks Bad for the Proposed
Chicago Encampment-Other Matters.
1.-TWO MATTERS OF

NV o MATTERS OF
considerable import
ance stare tho District
National Guardsman in
the face - inspection
and the gallery rifle
competitions. A good
showing as to the for
mer is absolutely es-
sential, while supremacy
in the latter is hardly
less desirable. But the
inspections come first
onI pnnot ha 1ionneoI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-29
KIRTS GROW WIDER

KIRTS GROW WIDER
and the walk around
them is longer. Hoops
are on sale In 5th
avenue establishments
patronized by swell
women, and the skirts
Of gowns brought from
Paris are found 70
demand some support
moro stanch than silk
and starched under
skirts. OF course con-
gressional gentlemen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-29

From Truth.

Jack A Knspe-"Aha! So you spent last
evening at Mrs. Sears, did you2'
Hiram Scarum-''How did you guess it?"
Jack A knape-"I recognized the tidy on
the back buttons Of your coat"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-29
CHAMPION OF HER SEX
A Strong-Minded Young Woman on
the Alleged Foibles of Ladies.
CONTRASTING THE SEXES

Refuting the Antique SANDER About No
Thanks for Street Car Seats-The Men Re-
sponsible-Men Are Tickle and Vain, Have
No Better Sense of Humor-The Sterner
Sex Taken to Task.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-29
CRIN0LINE OPINIONS.
Senators and Representatives Give
Their Views on the Subject.
HooPsKIRT LEGISLATION

Nay Be Necessary and Some OF the Law
Makers Indicate What Their Votes Would
Re on Measures to Regulate the sale and
Wearing of the Articles.
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III you want TO get \ satisfactory answer out
Of q man catch him after the second round Of a
satisfactory lunch in the Senate cafe. That is
about where Senator PETER was when the hoop
subject was mentioned to him His
long and famous wAiskers were done
up in one Of Mr.. Pages napkins and
tucked like talent carefully away, and on the
6en2tors eyeglasses shOne a look OF ineffable
eontertrent- His eyes sparkled AZ the sucges-
uon OF the senate being confronted BY a prCpo-
sition 70 legisiate on the Loopskirt craze lie
seemed 20 scent battle affair. Yes sir" an
svered the famous kaa-au. Il believe in the
Senate looking after such questions but be-
We've THAT hoops and al kindred topics ought to
oe considered IN secret session. and Mr. PEI
Ter waved hi knife trump han;Iy in the air
And several other Senators looked as il they
nouSht VIZ. PETER had had brilliant idea
Mr.. PETER isn't like other Senators who
OBJECT TO ANYBODY trying 20 say what women
eAaI4 wear There's Senator Shoup of Idaho
M shoup isI't AFRAID % anything that can
shoot back and doesn't even ainch NJ bar"
eot Nhen the idea was suggested that some
body InIgnt fOis; an antI-hoOpsAlrt bill on the
Senate the Idaho Senator grew pale and de-
ciAred lie would get excused from attendance
during the discussion and the vote When
pressed he acknowledged that he thought
women could look after themselves and their
owl dry goods and that mans only r0yiuce in
Nat connection Is 20 pay the bills. On hoops
themselves the Senator Was shyer still only he
Would admit that be afraid if mer tried to
issue edicts on what women might wear the
une might come when the tables would be
uirned and men would md old scores counted
mp against them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-29

First Itinerant docking in window Of hotel
kitchen)-.'Tve got q awful appetite. but I
nain't got der price der Natisfy it,
Second Itinerant-''Well. dey won't give yer
nothin in dere."
First Itinerant-'I know, but when Teller
sees how dey prepare de food he won't want
nothin ter eat for Q week"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-29

but what enrages me fs that vanity should be
averred to be peculiarly feminine vice, when
have seen men themselves stand and gaze by
the quarter hour in some tailor's window, with
. spring suit only TOO evidently in mind. and
they d wear, too, Just as many frills and furbe-
lows and colors If Queen Fashion only decreed
1t, for once IN awhile, when she does slightly
relax her rigid rule over them, look how quickly
they avail themselves of it and appear forth
with in red neckties, silk shirts and brocaded
vests.
''Then listen to them rave over the length Of
time it takes q woman to devise and oversee the
preparation Of q seasons wardrobe and after
ward to don any particular specimen Of it!
Why, when thet get to talking on that point
they almost make me believe thew are . lot Of
overgrown children. they betray so remarkably
little sense. For doesn't it stand to reason that
with all the perplexiHg numbers Of shades and
fabrics and fashions to choose between and to
adapt to ones style, SO that ones imper-
fectiora will be in the background, and ones
graces in the foreground, that it is going to
take longer for a woman to properly costume
herself than If, like q man, she could saunter
into tailor's, where the greatest latitude al
lowed ones taste is in the selection Of two or
three fabrics and two or three patterns.
And then when it comes to arraying ourself
for going out isn't a woman's complex dress
going to take more time to adjust than the
severe simplicity Of a mans; while the
arranging and general care that she
qure more than the momentary attention that
a mans abbreviated Cf not totally absent)
locks call for.''
UNREASONABLE BEINGS.
She paused quite breathless before adding:
''Men are indeed strange and unreasonable
beings-mere overgrown children, as I said
beforehand when. once in a while. as today
come to realizing sense Of all their faiings
about decide not to mary single one of them,
no. not one"
"But," interposed her visitor, as she reflected
on certain absent member Of this living
brotherhood. "they good for something
good to take one to the theater, good to supply
one with flowers. good to buy Christmas
presents, and then, too, wouldn't it be rather
dreary when all ones friends and ones brothers
and sisters. too, are married and ones parents
dead to be living alone forlorn old maid"
How sordid you are.'' said the strong
minded young woman, frowningly, land you
surprise me at the lengths you lag behind the
times, for in the process which is constantly
going that leads to the survival of the tittest
the forlorn old maid as you term her, has
long since disappeared from mortal sight, and
her place is filled by the woman who has suffi-
Gent resources within herself to be Indifferent
to relatives and to circumstances"
And the visitor weakly responded. sob" as
If, though uncOnvinced she was still liable to
cope with such philosophical utterances.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-29

question for themselves Susan b. Miss Willard
and all the other good equal rights women
would be stuffng the ballot boxes next year
without any interference.
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A SENATORIAL MEDICAL orrxIoy.

medical man has an opinion ready on about
every question under the glowing sun, and SEN
stor Gai!inger of New Hampshire, Of course.
looked at hoops with professional eyes as well
q with al eye OF two to beauty. On the score
OF distractions TO transportation he thought
The Senate had power to order hoops on. of
prsetice. From a medical standpoint the doc
tor, and here, of coarse the Senat doctor IL
an authority, advised women 10 let them alone
But with all these considerations wei Ching down
the anti side Of the scales the doctor hated to
come out like brave man and declare himself
against them IL the women want hoops let
them have them. The Senator thinks it is
enough To regulate affairs OF state in his local
Ivy and keep peace generally. without mourning
the eurlity of the wives of all his constituents
BY meddhng with their dressmaking arrange
ments-
Indeed, all the dressmakers and all the
hoepskfrt promoters in the country had crossed
the senatorial palms or worked the lobby the
sentiment couldn't be much more in favor of
Saving women to fight il out with hoops than
IA. IL all the same good men were in favor
0Ghhg women the right to settle the suffrage
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-29
Private.
Municipal.

The average per lamp hour is:
For twenty-four private plants. .039:
For nineteen municipal plants......... .032,
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whose shoulders all the blame must rest. If
there is anything in all the broad field Of COM
pany work with which Sergt. Muzzy is I'M
acquainted the men of company A would like to
know what it is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-29
As TO VANITY.

'There," went on the strong minded young
woman, too full Of enumerating the wrongs Of
her seq to stop to discuss any one Of them in
detail, there are lot Of things besides with
which they taunt US, Of which they, too, are
most palpably guilty, such, for instance, as
vanity. Not that I deprecate," she added
hastily, "the motive that sometimes ends in
vanity, for vanity Is only an exaggerated self
respect. Jidn't Shakespeare himself say Self
owe II not so vile thing - self-forgstfulnsss;'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-29
WHAT WAS THE TROUBLE?

For some reason or other-and the reason
viii be made plain in q little while-the hemiug
pigeon experiments from Hampton Roads to the
ID. @. N. g. loft were . trihe short Of wholly
successful. In . general way IL il understood
that the trouble originated in delay In letting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-29

National guardsmen and others who witnessed
the presentation ceremonies in the Street
Market Hall last Tuesday evening are still say
ing many complimentary things about the sec
ond regiment and about Col. Clay and Capt
Bell. They deserve all the praise they will get.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-29

Maj. F. c. Revells, commanding first separate
battalion, is doing his utmost to remove several
of the grounds for criticism upon which the in
spector general stood a year ago. The major
has issued a circular to his company officers In
which he asks for extraordinary effort He de-
serves to get it
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-29

Voluntary rife practice in the gallery con-
tinues with undiminished force. The gallery
will be open each week day from 8 to and
from to 10 for the completion or lettering of
scores or for team practice. 1t will be remem-
bered that the gallery closes for the season Of
1898 on the last night in May.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-29

Quartermaster James s. Wescott Of the en-
gineer corps has resigned. Business calls him,
and Major Thompson parts with him regret
fully, for he has been good officer.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-12

New York, Oct 9-Cleared, steamer Lyder.
horn [NOrl, Hammeraas, Savannah schr
Bessie Whiting, Jayne. Charleston.
Brunswick. oct Arrived, bark Minerva
dutch Ohlsson. Rotterdam.
9th-Sailed, bark Bruce Hawkins Boston:
schr Wehrum New York.
Darien, Oct 9--Arrlved. sChr II G Morse,
Hartman, Beaufort, NC.
Cleared-Schr Cassie jameson, Collins,
Boston.
Fernandina. Oct o-Sailed. schr John r
Halliday, Moore Satila River Ca,
Galveston, oct arrived, steamer st
Clears BrI. Martin, Vera Cruz: schr Freder-
lex Boossner. Gould. Mobile.
Pensacola, oct ARRIVED, bark Minuet
lNOrl. from ---.
6th-Sailed larks Looming [Norl Aberdeen:
Fanny l. Cam Brl Buenos Ayres; George w
Sweeney, Philadelphia. nth, steamer Ful-
ham BIT, Naples,
7th-Arriyed, ship Helios LGerl, Neijar,
Queenstown.
9th Cleared. steamer somorrosto [Spl.
Aloocha. Greenock
Port Tampa Fla, oct 6-Sailed, steamer
Cape Comino BIZ, Payne, London VIA Sew
or cans schr Fannie A German, French,
New York wa 81 Petersburg, Ia.
sth-Arrivcd. steamer MaseOtte. Hanon
Havana via Key West. 9Th, schr James
Judge Davidson. Havana.
Philadelphia. Oct9 Cleared, schr John @
Sweeney, higboe, savannah.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-12
Receipts.

Per South Bound Railroad. Oct IL
1l3 bales cotton, case cigarettes, box dry
goods. ISL pkgs tobacco, Is bales domestics 10
bdlS rims, keg wine, box groceries, 1 Dbl
apples, box hardware.
Per Charleston and Savannah Railway,
Oct I'LL bales cotton, % boxes potash, 53
bbls spirits turpentlne, Dbl paint, 3 cases In
clubs 8 kegs b cement, . cases carbons, 10
bills meal, 3 cars wood, dippers, / lot
household goods, bdl rubber tubing, hhds
ware, bdl printing paper, 20 bags peas, 2
cases m food, Is boxes tobacco, 1 case pants,
4 kegs iron rivets, bag seed, ? kegs cider, 3
boxes bromo settler.
Per Savannah. Florida and Western Rail
way, Oct ia 079 bales cotton, l Dbl roots, 2
empty drums, 1 sack wax, 1 crit hogs, pony,
| mule 81 head cattle, bumpers, draw head
cars wood car door, / sack coffee box
hooks, 3 bales hides, 3 bbls grits, 3 bdls empty
sacks. AZ empty barrels, box sausage, bale
tin ware, l case hams, l72 sacks bran, 233
sacks corn, cars oats, chair, box clothing,
p rollers, % pkgs household goods, 8 boxes
shoes, l boxes tobacco, caddies tobacco, /
case candy, I case crackers, 2 boxes drugs,
$40 sash weights, Dbl FISH. 3 trunks house
hold goods, bdl bedding, Dbl rice / tub
butter, 2 cars cotton seed, 3340 boxes fruit, %
bbls fruit AZ pkgs mdse, l,lS5 bbis rosin, 4O2
bis spirits turpentne II cars lumber,
Per Central Railroad. Oct 11-4675 bales
cotton, i02 tons pig iron, 100 pkgs domestics,
PSI pkgs mdse 60 pkgs hardware 20 cases eggs,
empty drum, 80 cOops poultry, cases pow
der bales hides 2 sacks wool, 2 sacks
household goods, II sacks potatoes, 1 box or
anFes sack wax, keg syrup, box cheese,
COS bbls rosin, 527 bbls spirits turpentine,
II casks clay, 60 bills oil, $50 bbls flour, "a
bbls whisky, 8 gibbs whisky, / Dbl honey I
Dbl bottles, bbls cabbage 1 cars meat, car
kegs, car vegetables, 1 car brick, / car coal,
car wood, 3 cars poles.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-12

CIR s. Bkg Co, order notify L Rotenburg
order notify S Finburg. Thomasvtlle Ga,
Palmer Hardware Co, Postal Tel Cable Co.
l. Putzel. J Rosenheim & Co John Rourke &
Son 7 Sampson, S + & w Ry care r w Stor-
err Savannah Grocery Co. + A Schwarz, @ r
Sauls Savannah Steam Bakery, Smith Bros,
J Z Shuptrine s. Bro II Solomon & Son, Solo
mons & Co, Specially Cop b Springer, Strauss
& Co, II suffer. Savannah w Co, L Q
Strong. NJ Steam, Phila Pa, care Z You
mans. Telephone Exchange Co. ID walker,
G. w Tiedeman & Bro. Il Whalen watson &
i. j D Weed & Goa NJ s G W West,F Werm,
4 West & Co P Williams g. Co, 5 Bound Ry,
steamer Katie, steamer Bessie. steamer
Alpha, steamer Bellevue, Southern Express
Co.
Per steamship Dessoug from Philadelphia
Leopold Adler Brush E L & = Co, Broughton
Bros, r. ) Byck & Co, : & d A Byck. A
Cox, c r & Bkg Co, James Collins, G Ea-
ton G Eckstein 4 Co. A Ehriich Bro, J II
Entelman Eckman V. Electric > & G Co,
L Fried, J F Freeman. Frank Co. L 3
Greer w w Ferguson & Co, Herman X,
s Guckenheimer & Sons, II Hall III Juchter,
w II Hoffman II + kuck, G Kolshorn Bro,
Lowell & l., II II Livingston, Loyells Sons,
Llppman Bros, r L Mastiek. G Munster
Edw T Miles, care G Gilbert. Norton II,
Mohr Bros. Mutual Coop Assn, A > Nichols,
A G Oelschig, 4 J O'Brien, N Paulsen, r G
Pacetti. Palmer Hardware 90 II McA schley,
S II & w Ry. II Schroeder, j i Shuptrne &
Bro n sawyer SolOmons g. Co SO thern
Drug and Chem Co. NJ q hee. A Thomas *
Bro. NJ & G. W West J ID Weed & Co, J r
Wade c & S Ry, steamer Alpha, Southern Tx
press Co.
Rev. Dr. Briggs is shortly TO deliver ten