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The evening world., 1894-03-13
CATCHING FLYING FISH.
An Industry That supports Many
People In barbados.

Barbados, situated in the heart OF the
northeast trades, is one OF the favorite
haunts of the nying-fsh. says a writer
in Chambers's Journal. Its steep shore
lines afford the blue depths which the
flying fish loves and permits 1t to range
very near to land. Thus the fishermen
rarely go more than ten or twelve miles
from home. When this industry was
first commenced by the Barbadlans, or
VIA led to It's establishment, l have
been unable to discover, but 1t certainly
has been for many years the mainstay
Of a large part Of the population and the
Known on the island is derived. There
are about 200 boats engaged In the nSn-
cry. They are painted q light blue, as
nearly approaching the hue or the sea
AS may be, and every care Is taken 10
make them noiselcss.
The fleet leaves the "canash" Charbor)
before daybreak, each skipper taxing
spot which he thinks viii furnish the
best results. AS the gorgeous tropical
dawn awakes the boats peaks are droop,,
ed. lufs of sails are hauled up ana anu
tackle used is of the simplest kind. A
wooden hoop three feet In diameter, to
which Is attached a shallow net win
irch meshcs;-a bucketful of bait. a few
form the complete layout.
The fishermen are of all shades, from
a deep rich ebony W, by n
to the cadaverous white so common on
the island. Their simple fishing, costume
is usually n sole garment-the num-
BILE fiour or potato sack OF
with holes cut in the bottom and sides,
through which to thrust head and arms.
As soon as the boat Is hove to ana her
way stopped the usual eXuberant. splr-
it's n hilarious laughter are put ana
kept under strong restraint, for a sin
gle sound will often scare away all fsh
in the vicinity, and no more be seen
that day. The fisherman leans far over
the boats side. holding the hoop diago-
nally in one hand. ,
The other hand, holding the bait, Is
dipped into the seq and the bait
squeezed into minute fragments. This
answers a double purpose-it attracts
the fish, and the exuding oil forms a
sleek or CLASSY surface all around.
depth. Presently sundry black specks
appear far down. they grow larger and
more numerous. and the motionless
black man hanging over the gunwale
scarcely breathes.
Al soon as a sufficient number are
gathered he generally sweeps the net
downwards and towards the boat with
1t up against the side. Often 1t will con-
tain as many fish as a man can lift. but
so quietly and swiftly Is the operation
performed that the school are not star
tied, and it very often happens that a
BOAT Is filled-that is, 1000 or 5000 fish
from one school,. More frequently, how
ever. the slightest noise, a passing sha
flash of silvery light. and the water Is
clear, not a speck to be seen. Some
times the fleet will return with not
I 900 fish among them.
The evening world., 1894-03-13
LOVES EXTRACT"

There are three maid servants in
Loves Extract" the new. f~arcical
comedy" adapted from the French OF
Raymond and Gastyne. and produced at
! the Fifth Avenue Theatre last night by
Messrs. Carl and Theodor Rosenfeld.
These maid servants dust the furni-
ture (as maid servants do. on the stage
and chatteringly tell us all about their
mistresses. u what we are to ex-
pect. BE sure OF one thing: When a
playwright has to explain himself by
means of his servants he hasn't much
to say OF any Importance. Go and see
Loves Extract" II you don't believe
what / say.
There Is no use mincing matters and
attempting to analyze this farce. 1t Is
dreadful rubbish that almos st def $ elias /.
%hcation. Its language Is duh, heavy
and common; It's humor consists In the
incessant door-episodes of the conven-
tional1 farce; there is M single CLEAN OF
wit and not n vestige OF love-interest
Though 1t sounds Sarah Janey to say
that the Metropolitan public demands
love-intercst. 1t Is nevertheless true.
We may say to ourselves that we prefer
more intellectual themes. but In our own
hearts We know that we dom A love
story in farce, in comedy, in drama, In
melodrama always goes. Without II,
chaos.
II the doors in Loves Extract
banged every time they were shut those
who saw the piece last night would to-
day be In a state of mental collapse.
There Is even n door in a wal separat-
ing the apartments of two actresses.
This Is something new and not nice.
Later on we may get to II door in n
ceiling. This is an age of progress.
The story OF the farce is supposed to
deal with some "hayseeds" who come
to New York and rent a furnished fiat,
the furniture of which belongs to an ac-
tress who has not paid her rent. This
gives rise to complications" some of
which are nearly funny and some OF
which almost cause tears. The title of
the farce applies to a certain perfume
by which an nmorous gentleman in tan
kid gloves tall amorous gentlemen on
the stage wear tan kid gloves believes
that he can subdue al! women. This
hasn't very much to do with the case,
bat 1t is an episode. The gentleman is
hlWuSs running lltO TDOTilS anu running
out of them again. The onus of a sup
posed jollity lies heavily upon him. and
he seems unable to support the burden.
The farce is played by people who dc
not seem at home In 1t. They all labor
consLientiously. but the audience sees
the consclentiousness OF it. and this is
n mistake. Perhaps Miss Grace Filkins
and Max Figman took the honors. OF
which there was not Il superabundance,
and n small, worthy character sketch
was contributed by Matte Ferguson.
JOHN Jennings. a very clever farce actor,
seemed unhappy as the leading hay
seed. and Miss Kate Davis tried to
throw light pom n thankless character.
The others were all tolerable, and It was
not their fault II they were not better.
1t Is to be hoped that the Rosenfelds
Will endcavor to give us some
thing more worthy of broadway than
Loves Extract" ALAN DALE.
The evening world., 1894-03-13
THE ENGLISH OUTLOOK.

Great as Is the confidence of the Eng
lish people In Mr.. Gladstone. 1t Is by no
means certain that his retirement from
the Premiership and the succession of
Lord Rosebery may not prove a decided
advantage to the Liberal cause.
There was some fear that the new
Premier might be less earnest than Mr..
Gladstone has been on the Irish ques-
ton. Had this been the case It would
havc caused n break In the Liberal ranks
that might have been fatal. But Lord
Rosebery has taken occasion to an
nounce distinctly and emphatically tina
the Home Rule policy of the Gladstone
Administration will be maintained faith
fully and with vigor. and has also signi-
fed his entire Endorsement of Mr.. Glad
stones position towards the House Of
Lords.
This Is OF the more Importance. mas
much as the Queens speech, while fore
shadowing the other reform measures of
the Ministry and abiding to the i'm
proved condition OF Ireland and the ne
cessity OF legislation relating to the ron
dition OF the evlcted tenants. makes no
a~llusion to Home Rule.
Lord Rosebery is an earnest Liberal
and a man of brains n energy. In a
struggle with the Peers of the Upper
House the leadership Of one OF their own
number cannot fail to add strength and
significance to the movement. Under the
new Premier, reform for England and
justice for Ireland will go hand In hand.
and this. will necessarily strengthen the
Liberal party with the English people.
They Will better appreciate the issue be-
tween the nations progress and the stub
born obstructiveness of the House of
LORDS when. the latter stands In the way
Of popular English reforms than they
would II Its opposition were to Irish
Home Rule alone.
The evening world., 1894-03-13
LEARNING TO MANICURE.
Pupil. Pay s.o to $50 10 Acquire
the Art.

Instruction In manicure n pedicurc
work Ia one of the droll and not unprof-
liable professions OF the hour. The
proprietors of well-established beauty
shops take pupils at tho rate OF $50.
Firms In side streets charge anywhere
from S25 to $40 to reveal the secrets OF
n~ail-culture, and In some operating par
Tors connected with d%ry-goods stores,
hair shops and baths girls are received
and taught gratuitously for "A term OF
service.
Women who cali themselves " visiting
manicure artists" and go TO private fam
HES, boarding-schools, hotels and sum
mer and Winter resorts. are very glad to
teach handy girls all they know for 80.
This Is don In W or three visits. The
teacher. begins by taking the, money.
Then she lays out a bit OF red grease,
pink powder, lemon juice and glycerIne.
aud provides the requisites for n hand
toilet. The tools include a fiat steel file,
n couple OF small cuticle scissors, an or
ange stick. which Is the size and APP
peararce of the wooden pins the butch
crs use to skewter. n roast. n nall
cleaner. and two pollshers.
a towel y sp ,I eve c 4 sofa rlil9W nv
cushion on their collective knees. and the
work begins. The instructor makes up
tie learners nails, talking as she
icle, applies soothing and cleansing
oil and acid; she files and shapes
the nails. greasing, powdering and
polishing each separately. and after the
cosmetic is washed off rubs them again.
to get the crystalline brilliancy. This
operation takes about th~ree-quarters of
an hour. Then the teacher lays down the
rubber presents her fingers, and the
novice proceeds to operate on them with
II success proportional to the ability and
skill she may possess.
At the next lesson this same pro-
gramme IL carried out. with the addition of
II few hints on manicure preparations. The
pupil puts a blunt point on n stick of
orange wood; that Is the weapon used to
round the nail to loosen the cuticle and
make the moons rise: she puts a squeeze
of ~lemon-juice In n spoonful of glycerine;
this cleans and heals the flesh under the
rough cuticle about the nail: she stirs
an iniinitesimal quantity of cochineal In
II pot of cold cream and a box OF face
powder to make the cherry lip and mani
cure powder OF trade.
When she learns how to tie n piece OF
chamois skin over Il padded brush she
Is mistress of the science. The next day
she brings a child or Il friend and gives
n Treatment under the critical eye OF
the instructress. All she needs after this
IL u little practice to become expert and
Il lot of patronage to make a living. by
to the most fashionable manicure parlor
in New York, pays 81 to have a pretty
girl in a tight dress with balloon sleeves,
II musk atmosphere and a london accent
make up her already %overdone digits.
Then she buys n reticule for 60 cents
and goes off in search of 30 or 80 cent
patronage. and II she doesn't wear out
food to say the rent, she Is a lucky
little woman, NELL
The evening world., 1894-03-13
VENUS AS A vERDICT-wEAvER.

a Chicago schoolmarm, who was
served with a jury by mistake,
presented herself In court and announced
her desire to do jury duty. The Judge
was taken so completely by surprise that
he asked for a whole day to give con-
slderation to the matter, and At the end
cuse" her, thus leaving unsettled the
great and thrilling question of woman's
right to be one OF the twelve good men
and true who sit In judgment in all
trials by jury.
There are some cases that n woman
juror could not try with prejudice; a
brcach-of-promise suit. for instance; a
case OF wife-beating. or any other af-
fair In which 20 cents worth OF a petit
coated PLAINTIFFS tears are expected TO
water a $4,000 or $4,000 verdict for
damages. A woman in the jury-box,
married or unmarried. with a tender
heart and a well-developed Idea that the
law Is a charity institution. would make
a great deal of trouble for male defend
ants who had money In bank.
Another difficulty would come when
the jury retired TO weigh tAe evidence.
II the woman juror was pretty and sin
gle and there was an eligible bachelor
among the deliberative dozen, cooling
and wooing might ensue. and the Jury
would, in consequence. be a tremen.
dously long time in reaching an agree,
men;. The stricken swain might hold
out against the other eleven until the
fair but coy damsei said she would bs
his. and such delays would be extremel,
exasperating.
The evening world., 1894-03-13
Dressing the Bride.

Very heavy white satin is used fol the
wedding gown, say the Ladies' Home
journal. The skirt. which is quite plain
in front, has a flare about the lower
part. the result of there being two full
plaits on each side of the broad gore.
in the back there are two double box
plaits that fall far down, spread out and
extend through the train. which is very
nearly a yard long. The bodice is a
pointed one, laced In the back; Is high
in the neck. and has over its white
satin collar folds of white tulle, caught
at one side with a tiny bunch of orange
blossoms. The sleeves have enormous
puffs Of the satin that reach quite to the
elbows, and below that they fit in to the
arms. M each comes down in a point
over the hand. Folds of tulle outline
this point. Over each shoulder Is an
elaborate epaulet Of orange blossoms.
The hair is arranged quite high and
pinned closely n very firmly to the
head; n the veil, which is fastened on
under a wreath of orange blossoms, cx-
tends to the edge of the skirt in front
n over the entire length Of the train
at the back.
The evening world., 1894-03-13
A SECRET OF NATURE.
Man May Learn to Obtain Light
without Heat.

To the speculative mind zone of the
possible future applications or electricity
Is more attractive. and none so fnli OF
immediate interest, as the possibility
that seems almost within our grasp of
obtaining light without heat. OF making
the light waves without the heat waves
panion and the burden of all artificial
light. The time Is ripe, says The Electri-
cal World, and the exact science OF the
day seems all but ready and willing to
give the analysis of two great problems,
the answer to either Of which would
stand the browning achievement of a
century of progres In the application of
natures secrets to the requirements of
daily life.
One of these-the navigation of the air
seems to be u mechanical problem only.
while the other-the production Of light
only a question Of properly handling the
electric current. Nature presents us
with beautiful examples of both solu-
tions, but guards tealously the key to
known forces are made to do the appar-
emily impossible thing. and 1t is equally
beyond u science to-day to explain how
the bird scars aloft on motionless wings
and how the glow-worm emits II CLEAN
OF light without a ray of heat.
But they, do II, and the many imi-
tators of the bird will soon be equal,ed
in number by those who are chasing the
firefy's secret. What nature does with
natures forces man should and doubtless
viii be able TO do with a full knowledge
of those forces and a better comprehen-
sion of the methods by which nature APP
piles them. Who shall say which Is the
more difficult accomplishment, the pro-
duction of an artificial ruby or the pro-
duction OF an artificial light without
heat?
There Is no certainty. indeed. that the
latter will not come from the chemist
first. We are only too prone to hastily
write that down as the impossible which
iS simply not yet done, and our last
our accomplishments. Let us not, how
ever, forget that the chemist has striven
for more than a century to make the
artificial stone with commendable sue
cess. and the mechanic has striven a CEN
fury to navigate the air, while the cleo
trical engineer has wrested but a com
paratively short time with the problem
OF light without heat. and has already
shown that the solution, far from being
impossible on the lines of his attack, Is
indeed a reasonable expectation Of an
other decade of electrical advance.
The evening world., 1894-03-13
ROYAL Children.

The six little princes of Germany are
all great athletes. They go through ex.
ercises which are calculated to develop
and strengthen the muscles and do
everything to make them grow into
strong men INC fine soldiers-which Is
their fathers greatest ambition for
them. The Crown Prince Is a slim,
blond boy of twelve, who has already
entered the army and has his first de-
gree. The youngest boy is five yean
old, and is the handsomest of the royal
princes. His name is Oscar. Freder-
lex, the second Prince. who was named
for his m~uch-beloved grandfather, is
also a fine-looking boy. The Crown
Prince Wilhelm is the plainest and most
Celicate-looking of the royal children.
The young princes all ride, skate. dance
end swim well, and so far have occu-
pied very few hours of their days In
the school-room. They are all rather
musical. and are ve~y fond of having
school-room theatricals, as well as Wis
iting the theatre, which means thetR
fathers private performances.
The evening world., 1894-03-13
Corset Girls Restaurant.

There is at Bridgeport. Conn. for the
exclusive benefit Of corset-makers n of
the cheapest restaurants for women in
the world. The regular bill includes two
ggs any way, l cent; bread and butter
sandwich, white, black or brown, ! cent;
glass Of milk, 1 cent; tea, 1 cent; coffee.
/ cent; fruit in season, 1 cent; cookies,
assorted. l cent; doughnuts and crullers
1 cent: pie, nve kinds. 2 cents; meat sand
witches. 2 cents; cheese sandwiches. 2
cents; stew, four kinds. scents; vegetables,
in season. Q cents; salads. 2 cents: fish.
cents; soup. five kinds, 2 cents; cereals
and milk. 2 cents: apple sauce. 1 cent
apple butter. 1 cent; preserves. Q cents.
The enterprise is supported by DR.. War
ner. OF the Broadway nrm. to whom the
gain In labor compensates for the outlay
There are banking, houses where the
The evening world., 1894-03-13
Useful Wraps.

The woman with the "happy medium"
has had the best Of 1t this season, as she
has every season. Her coat Is of the
kind which one would not be astonished
to see on a cool Summer day. and yet it
Is warm enough for a blizzard. Lined
with heavy wadding, the cold canno
penetrate its walls. yet 1t has not that
uncomfortably warm look which fur has
on a mild day. The coa Is a garment
which would not look out Of place ut
church, in the theatre or out shopping.
1t is made of cloth to fit the figure. The
large sleeves make 1t convenient to wear
over puffy sleeves or even capelets. The
velvet plastron and collar and the double
revers are the only trimming, but the
whole effect Is quite dressy.
The evening world., 1894-03-13
SHIRKING.

The Senate Yesterday killed tba r.so-
luton introduced nv Mr. pe1or ,ho
Kansas Populist. calling for an ~Inves,,.
CATION OF the charges tint cer,oin Sou
tors had been snecuIatiny IN vii s,raa,
in Sugar s,ocks nendin. ,ha,r an,,an ~
the Tarln hin
The resolution having beep ca,,ed -,
by its author for the nnrnose of ,nod,sn,
ing Its language n morton w,s nrou,n,I,
made IN law n an INA ,ah,o Mi. 10y
ca rr,ed bva ,oto f,htr,v ,h,aa -
,,on,,sa,o, 90. 49,. ,'r,,--
The evening world., 1894-03-13
IL II A ERAUDl

II would seem that the Lexow Commit
tee has ut last broken of all arrange
ments with the gentlemen proposed as
counsel by the Chamber of Commerce
and the Parkhurst Society, and has en-
gagged counsel suggested by Mr.. Plat.
Mr.. Henry Grasse, n New York lawyer
and n member of the Republican State
Committee, has been appointed by the
Committee as associate counsel with Mr.
Sutherland, of Rochester. and the inves-
tigation IL to be continued on the line
laid down by Mr.. Milholland. and not on
that designed when the Committee was
created.
Mr.. Gon makes the somewhat startling
sta that he was actually requested
to act as the Committees counsel on
Feb. 10; that on Feb. "a he wrote to the
Committee. setting forth the conditions
en- which he would act: hat on the 9th
and subsequently on March 3 and 8 these
conditions were substantially agreed to
and the plan of action arranged. and that
on March :, much TO his surprise, he re-
ceived n telegram from Senator IcXow,
telling him that Mr.. Sutherland I'M him
self had been appointed counsel, and
designating March 8 for holding the first
public session.
No wonder that the persons who de-
sired an investigation into alleged police
.corruptions and blackmail in collision
with crime and immortality believe the
Committee is acting in bad faith, and de-
clare they will not make any further at
tempt at compromise.
The evening world., 1894-03-13
GOT THE HOGS" TO COME.
How u Temperance Lecturer Sc.
cured His Audience.

Some years ago an eccentric genius. the
Rev. Thomas Y. Hunt. used to give tenn
perence lectures. One night. says Amer
lean Home Life, he announced that he
would lecture AT a certain Pennsylvania
town. Now. temperance WAS not In IA
Nor among the male portion Of that burg.
The women, however, were all for the
""%p.elEe," and consequently on Hunts
first visit not a man showed himself. The
benches We're pretty well filled with wom-
en-, though. and Hunt commenced. But
Instead Of temperance he took them to
task about the vanltles of dress. s..
They wore great stuffed feather sleeves
then. They-the s~leeves-caught II. then
the tight lacings, and so on through the
whole catalogue Of female follies. but no
word about intemperanCe.
The aides went home nearly mad,
told their husbands about II and vot-l
old Hunt IA regular humbug. He an
place the next night. Long before the
time appointed the people began to ar
rive, and when Hunt hobblci down the
aisle the building was completely filled
with men. The olr fellow looked about,
chuckled and said in a low voice, Hogs,
I've pot YOU W
The audience stared.
Aha, hogs, I've got you now!" he re-
peated.
After the crowd had got quiet a little
the lecturer said:
Friends, you wanted TO know what l
now! and III tell you. Out West the
hogs run Wild, and when folks get out
strap under his body and hitch him 10 a
young sapling that will just swing him
from the ground nicely. OF course, he
~squeais and raises a rumpus, when all
the old hogs gather around to see what
Is the matter. and then they shoot them
at their leisure. Last night | hung a
pig up: hurt 1t, a little, and It
out tonight to see the fun. and iii
roast you"
And so he did, pitching into thelr
f~avorite vice with much evident relish
and gusto,
The evening world., 1894-03-13
SOME LATE CONTRIBUTIONS.
Cash for THE Evening WorId's'
Free Food COmmissiOn

Several readers have sent cash contri-
buttons to The Evening WORLDS Free
Food Commission too late for credit In
the tables. They are hereby acknowl-
edged
a Lady" who witnessed one days
distribution at 80 Murray street, placed
- In the hands OF the manager, and W.
3: Morrell gave so cents In the same way.
II. A.. Lawrence sends 81 all the way
from Germantown.
A messenger brought a $40 bill and n
letter from Morris Cukor, Honorary
President of the First Hungarian Lit
erary Society, saying that the money
was a part OF the proceeds Of an enter.
tainment given by the Society. at 257
East Houston street the participants
being the Misses Frances Endlander,
Helwig. Norway, Louisa Holstein and
Antonio Grossman, Mrs. Irene Merle
and Mrs. Rose Sebesy. Lawyer Morris
Cukor, and Mrs. n. Waidman, Joseph
Friedman. a. Fried. Sander Lustig,
Hazay Mattel. L.. Fuerlight and DR.. n.
Mary 4. o'Rciily also incloses a $40
bfll. and "A Well Wisher" sends 10
The thanks Of the starving poor arc
hereby transmitted to these generous
givers.
The evening world., 1894-03-13
The Sunday Worlds Easter
Number-next Sunday. Don't fail
to get it. II will be splendidly
illustrated and full of striking
features and have an illuminated
cover.
MAIDSTONE IN INDIANA.
Description of n "PoisOn Extrnc.
tor That Came From Scotland.

tBy Associated Press.)
RICHMOND. Ind, March l3.-Indiana
now has another maidstone, the property
of A. NJ. Thompson, of Marion County.
1t was brought from Glasgow, Scotland.
in 1914, by Chloe Stout, and Mr.. Thomp-
son purchased II Of her heirs at Lincoln,
Neb. The stone measures three and u
half inches In length and two and a
half inches in width, and Is shaped like
a half-peai. while the surface Is filled
with minute pores.
Before applying to a wound 1t Is held
to the fire and its temperature raised to
heat. 1t is then moistened with
warm water and applied. 1t is said that
II the ear be placed on the bare stone
while T. Is at work one can easily hear
1t absorbing the poison from the wound.
II remains at work generally an hour,
but often two hours. and the poison Is
afterwards extracted from the stone by
heated milk.