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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-13
Women and Men.

From All the Year Around.
women cannot leave the men alone That
war cry of theirs, Whatever a man can do
a woman can" is pregnant with meaning
Of which they themselves appear to be I'M
conscious. Whatever a man does they do
chiefly because a man is doing It, If a man
did not do It, they would not do it either.
They crowd the risky entertainments be-
cause the men are there They read and
write the suggestive books because their
frst and foremost theme is invariably the
relations of the sexes
They play masculine games merely be-
cause they are masculine. l would venture
on something of the nature of a prophetic
utterance. 1t is this: If every man were
to leave off playing golf tomorrow there
would not be a female golf player left in
England in a month. Heaven knows that
there are a good many of them Just now,
Where the men lead the women follow.
The dear creatures" as the old-time
bucks" used to have It, always did run
after the men: it seems that just now they
are running after them a little harder than
ever they did. That from the social point
OF view, is the Alpha and Omega of the cry
Of the independent" women; that is not
seldom the meaning of "women's rights"
IL Is the right of woman not to be far
away from a man.
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tain, who was plucky and rather liked the
idea OF an adventure. was inclined to ac-
cept the invitation. and after consulting
the officers on the American man-of-war
which lay in the harbor. he decided to &c,
the commander Of the man-of-war assuring
him that IL he didn't return the next day
he would blow up the city but he would
deliver him.
A night was agreed upon. and going to a
certain designated place he submitted to be
blindfolded: he was then seated in the We
hic1e provided, which was closed on all
sides, and in that he was borne to a man
sion, In the court OF which he was liberated.
and from there he was escorted to an in
ner apartment, 1uxuriously furnished. There
he was unblindfolded and his host appeared.
he was treated very courteously, and every
argument was used to persuade him to de-
liver the monitor to the party that was i'm
power when the contract for the delivery
OF the vessel was made. He was not con-
WINGED and declined to take any action in
the matter until one or the other side
should have obtained undoubted supremacy.
His host then told him that IL he would
guarded one night, so that IL could be
quickly seized, he was authorized to give
him 100000. The captain smiled and re-
spectfully declined the offer, and the inter
view closed. The next day he had the
breech pins taken out of all the guns on
the monitor. and removing the essential
parts Of the engine, he had them taken to
the American man-of-war, letting II be gen
that the Japanese might realize that the
vessel would be of no use to them even IL
they seized IT..
Matters rested In this condition some
weeks longer, when the old government
was finally overthrown. The new authori-
ties received the monitor and paid the cash
Tor Its delivery, but before Capt. Brown
left he was requested to show the japanese
how to manage the vessel. which ne did.
The next day, looking out into the harbor
he saw the monitor steaming about in a cir
Gle as 1t had done when he was showing
the Japanese engineer how to run it. To
his surprise, however, 1t kept on steaming
around, and didn't come to anchor. At
length flag was hoisted, and pretty soon
boat came back and messenger was sent
to md the captain and to request him to
came out to the vessel, as its new engineer
dldn know how to stop It. The captain
politely compiled with this request and the
next day he sailed for New York
JOSEPH b. MARVIN
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An Ordinary Woman,
! the Detroit Free Press.

From the Detroit Free Press.
She was versed in mathematics physics. calculus,
quadrattcs, and the conpass's declcnsiOn that
the mariners deplore,
And to her cube roots extraction as simple as
substraction: she could figure vapOr's tension to
nine decinals more;
Browning, who makes people skelly. was AS plain
TO her as Shelley; William Shakespeare's mas
terpieces, line for line. she could recall;
She was competent to lecture Egyptian archi-
lecture; she could write q dozen theses uIon
any theme all.
On the mite of bacillus, how II mutiplies 10 kill
us, and Its constant war with nature she
was qualified to speak
She could tell just how far distant every asteroid
existent; astronomic nomenclature she could
talk about in Greek;
She could give yOu the location area and popnla-
tiOn OF the smallest fishing village in the Rus
Sian cZar's domain;
Could explain Just how praries the barren
English scaries, with the proper kind of TIL
lage, could be changed TO fields Of grain;
with some bits Of rock for data could discourse
on-hand On strata; as for meteorc showers
she knew whence and how they came;
All the genera Of fishes, birds, plants mollusks
reptiles vicious. insects, animals and flowers,
- she could classify and name.
She had mastered all this culture within college
walls sculpture, and her bookish lore was
set OF with discretion above par;
Yet, with all her wealth of learning and Intelligent
discerning, she known to get of
frOntward when she left ear.
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must be made every three years of all the
pretty Tartar girls in their teens, and that
the most select of the lot must be shipped
into the palace. The emperor is not re-
strlcted as to the number he takes, and ne
picks out those he likes best. He has
right to dismiss them at any time that he
pleeses. but they usually remain until
twenty-five years Of age, when, If they have
had no children, they expect to be sent
away from the palace. They have no trou-
Die, however in getting good husbands. The
whole Chinese court is made up of intrigues
and intriguers and the mobiles are glad to
nave their daughters in the royal harem.
THESE Tartar girls have a dress OF their
own, and they v ear long skirts instead of
the silk plntaloons of their Chinese sisters
Ihey do not bind up their feet, and there
are no squeezed feet inside the imperial
palace. They are indeed the prettiest girls
of the empire. Their faces are delicate
cream EerginS on the bloom of a large vel
low peach. and their black almond eyes are
souIful enough to stir the blood of the
ccldest Caucasian. No man with such sur
foundings can devote much time to a little
matter Ike that of n war with Japan, and
colnG what his highest officials and the old
empress dowager direct. amusing himself
in the meantime, with his wives and his
eunuchs- He Eas, In fact much the same
pie &c that the Nikado had in japan under
the ShoSuns. He is a sort of a holy figure
head, and his officials know the more sacred
they make him the more power will be
given to them, and the more license for
their squeezing and stealing
Living by Law.
Everything connected with the emperor is
regulated by law. He has imperial phys!-
clans who watch over his health. The law
provides just what he shall eat, and / am
told that he squats on the floor at his meals
and eats out of golden bowls with ivory
chopsticks. According to the old Chinese
books, there must be placed daily before
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EXPLOSIVES CAN DE PLATED INTO
CORDS.
Prof. Abel Produces a New GeIatIne
That Has Destructive Powers.

fIoH tuifarO
A new explosive, manufactured by the
govern ment, has lately drawn much atten-
ton. 1t is called "cordite" and Is an In
vention of Profess or Abel. IL is in the main
a similar product to the smokeless powders
of other nations. The name "cordite" oTigi-
mates in the process of manufacture, during
which the gun cotton after being combined
with a sort OF explosive gelatine, IL pressed
through a plate with fine openings, thus re-
ceiving the 81 ape OF fine threads. The OBJ
ject of this process is that by proper selec-
tion Of the thickness Of the threads. IL Of
fe-s great latitude in the control of the
swiftness of the explosion, which IL, in 9TH
er powders. attained by the finer or coarser
grain of the PARTICLES. One can, therefore,
according to requirements, manufacture a
quickly combustible explosive for mining
purpD Uses. or a slowly burning driving DOW
er for projectiles Cordite can be plated
into cords, which naturally increases its
availability for practical use. The judicial
side OF the cordite manufacture offers
special interest. the well-known firm Of
Alfred Nobel-the inventor of dynamite
had instituted a lawsuit against the Eng
lish government for infringement of its
patent rights. But although the modern
manufacture of explosives rests mainly on
Mr.. Nobel s efforts, the firm lost it's suit be-
Cause the fundamental patents had expired
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-13
HE WAS ECONOMICAL.
And Did Not Want 10 Lose by Having
Only One Leg.

From the New York Herald
A curious advertisement appeared I'm some
OF the morning papers the other day 10 the
effect that a one-legged man would hear
something to his advantage by applying at
a certain address. Though not one-legged
myself / called there and found the ad-
vertiser TO be a Grand Army man who had
lost a leg at Antietam. Questioned as to
why he had inserted the advertisement
which attracted my attention, he gave this
explanation:
My idea" he said. lis to find a man who
has lost his left leg. You notice that my
right is gone. Now. / pay - pair for my
shoes. and 1 wear about five pair a year
That makes $40. And besides that, I wear
great many socks. which also count up
considerably.
You can readily see that II I can find a
man who has lost the other leg. and wears
the same size shoe that I do. we can whsck
up. and by buying our shoes and stockings
together we would make considerable"
i apologfzed TO the old gentleman for nv
curiosity In the matter. and went away
thinking to myself what a wonderful thing
economy is.
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sets of walls before you approach the build
ing in which he is kept. guarded by
eunuchs. First, there are the immense
walls of the great Tartar city. which are
sixty feet thick and tall as four
story flat. These inclcsc large area filled
up with the houses of Tdrtars and
government buildings. which run around
a space in the center Of which is known
as the Imperial City. This has a high
wall of gray bricks about six miles
in length and it includes the outside pal
gees, the pleasure EToTn1s and the tenn
pies OF the SIcred City. The emperor is
kept in the third zen inside this. and his
exclusive quarters are Kncwn as the Pur-
pie Forbidden City. The walls of this last
pen are rigIdIy guarded. They inclose the
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were tested, and all sorts of experiments
were made as to their tempers and traits.
After some months the old empress picked
out the three girls she liked. and the eldest
OF these. who was eighteen years old, be-
came empress. The two others became
what are called secondary wives, or chief
Gomez bines. and these two latter were sis
tiers. one OF whom was thirteen and the
other fifteen years old. The marriage of
the emperor was celebrated on the day that
President Harrison was inaugurated, and
you may have some idea of the occasion
when | tell you that il cost ten million dol
lars. In addition to his wives, he has no
end of coucuhiues and the laws of China
provide that a sorting like that l described
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quarters of the emperor. his family. the
ladies of the royal rarem and the thou
sands of euEuChs who make up the serv-
ants. 1t has buildings in the center for
court ceremonies. and there are small
buildings arranged around on the two sides
of ridge of palaces, which runs from
the north to the south The emperor him
pen, and the empress dowager has a pal
ace near by. In another part of the in
closure Is the hall of literary abyss or the
imperial library. and in this the cabinet
officers hold their sessions, and IL contains
also a department Of the royal treasury.
No one outside of the foreign legations
has ever gotten into the palaces OF the
Emperor Of China, and no foreigner is
permitted TO see him. Our minister has
been granted an audience, but even the
Chinese Of Heking do not know how he
T axe up the empire 1 venture to say that
there are not FIVE thousand men outside
of his eunUchs who nave ever set eyes on
him. He knows absolutely nothing about
the actual condition Of his people and capt.
tai When lie goes out into the city mat
ting IL hung up iE font Of all the houses
End strips of cloth are strCtcn4d across
the alleys and side streets through which
the imperial procession must pass Our
minister warns ali Americans not to go out
at their peril. fer the emperor is always
accompanied by sOidierS. and the man Who
peeps around the corner or has his eve
fastened to "a hole in the mating is liable
TO be blinded with a bullet or arrow The
streets are fixed up for the occasion. All
the tooths and sIuatters are driven away
anu The roads are covered with bright yell
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-13

him thirty pounds Of meat in a basin and
seven pounds boiled into soup. He has a
daily allowance Of about a pound of hogs
Tat ana butter. and he has the right to order
two sheep, two fowls and two ducks, while
his drink for the day Is restricted TO the
milk of eighty cows and the sleeping of
seventy-fye parcels of tea. 1t is proba BILE
that his real diet is different and | doubt
not he is now taking bits of roast leonard
and t!ger-bone soup to keep up his courage
Tor the Chinese think that these things
really make man brave If he desires
anSthlns that Is not on the menu, the board
having charge of the imperial table has to
be consulted, so i am told, before he is
supplied.
Whnt the Emperor Looks Like.
The emperor Is by means a physical
giant. He Is lean and unhealthy, and his
features are long and unlike those of the
typical Chinaman. His eyes are almost
straight. and he bears the marks of his pure
Tartar blood. His life is by no means con-
ducive TO health. He does all his business
begins his work about midnight. just after
his breakfast. and ne receives mis- cabinet
ministers under the rays Of the electric
lSht. lie has numerous audiences, ard the
DIE onlcIalS have TO cool their heels in the
ante-chanber of the palace of Picking quite
as often as they do in the White House at
Washington. When they are ushered into
his presence they get down on their knees
ana Dump their heads again and again on
the hoSr, and they have To remain on their
knees while before him. Not long ago ne
TOOK d notion to learn English. and two
students OF the college at Peking were an
pointed as his teachers. He recited his les
sons at O'Clock in the morning and for
some time these boys who acted as teachers
had 70 remain on their knees while his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-13
ALAS! THEY Do NOT KNOW,
This is The Great Trouble With
Many Women.
AND THE CAUSE0F TROUBLE
A Prominent Professor Gives Some Timely
Hints Which Are Amply Con-
drmed by Facts.

Women do not rcalize the cause % their trou-
hles." The president OF medical college who
uttered these words iookcd very splenn. very
sad. Tie had just seen y hopeless case of a charm
ing woman who was near "a death.
In nine out az t''n." he continued. the
causes U wunen's troubles are the same and yet
II il seldom rcaiIed by their friends. themselves
or their physicians. Thousands OF In
the FIRST stages Of Brights disease % the Kidneys.
The symptoms shown by h.ala. hes. d-pr,Ssed
feelings weaknesses, bcar ring down ssnsz lions and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-13

those people who depend largely upon others
for the Injuries OF life.
Three or four young men were walking up
Connecticut avenue and comparing notes.
Miss Blank is back said one.
The pashes are here" said another.
The Dots came back on Thursday" said
third.
How do YOU know
Il saw their butler yesterday. and he told
me-" he answered
From this il would appear that Washing
ton Is beginning TO assume it's normal
autumn tone. The houses which have locked
so gloomy all summer, with their closed
shutters and the front doors planked up are
beginning TO open, and the smart traps.
which make the northwestern section OF the
city look gay. are making their appear
ance. Soon the poor society men. who have
been obliged 10 spend their evenings at the
club. where they have bemoaned the dull
ness of life. will have fun opportunity TO re-
sumo their favOrite pursuits. Two or three
calls I'm the afternoon. a dinner party every
night and then a ball i'm the evening-such is
the life that appears 20 men OF this class to
be most worth the living. when they cam
not have all this they get along as well a.
they can by talking about the pleasures they
have known in the past and by anticipating
the pleasures which will be theirs In the
future. when the season begins again.
Where Are the Absent Ones.
Between the summer and the actual re-
sumption of the gay life there is a transition
stage, when only a part Of the fashionable
set are back and when this part remains
quiet. What becomes OF those who have not
yet returned is always somewhat Of a mys-
terry. They not at the summer resorts
for these are closed up and are no longer
habitable. and they are not at their homes
Those that have country places OF their own
are, of course, easy to locate, because every
one knows they choose 10 spend October In
the country. but what becomes OF the
others? III you go TO New York you will
find some Of them there shopping but this
only accounts for a small proportion, and
you will find IL an exceedingly difficult task
to tell where are the rest
Give them a week or so longer, however,
and they will all have emerged from their
hiding places. and the glorious Washington
autumn life will begin.
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The Picking Gazette
The Emperor of China Is to a certain ex
tent, the editor OF the famous Picking
Gazette. This is the Oldest newspaper OF
the world. ard 1t has been published almost
daily for eight hundred years. 1t was read
by the Chinese centuries before America
was discovered. and II was six hundred
years old when the first daily newspaper of
our civilization began its publication, in
1918. IL is nothing like our newspapers
however. The copies. which are sent ali
over China. are more like the cheapest of
patent medicine almanacs than anything
else. They are bound In yellow covers. and
are printed from blocks on the thinnest OF
rice paper. A page of the Picking Gazette ie
about three inches wide and seven inches
long, and there are sixteen pages and up-
ward In each Issue. None Of the issues con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-13
Ii Was Whnt He Needed.

From the Detroit Free Press.
The woman was bringing suit for divorce
from her scoundrel of a husband.
He has robbed ne of my good name, 4"
she said, weeping, to her attorney.
MY dear madam" he replied, consoling-
ly, don't take 1t hard. Is there any
body who needs a good name more than he
does?'
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WILL DEVOTE NY
!. tier this week to
the Emperor of
China. lie IS the
most secluded mon
arch on the face of
the globe, and no
race horse is guarded
more carefully than
ne. His officials have
him cUrralled in the
center of the big
Tartar city at Pc
king. and You have
to 10 through three
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-13
How Admiral Brown Took One to
Japan After Our War.
An EVENTf Ill V0YAG
A Strange Meeting Among the
Giant Patagonians.
OF A BIG BRIDE
Written for The Evening Star.

oCN AZ i In TIE
close of our war our
government sold to
the japanese govern
ment a monitor call
ed the "Stonewall
Jackson" This mon
itor had belonged to
the confederates, but
had, at some time
come into our posses
sion. The japanese
having purchased 1t,
made a contract with
Cant George Brown,
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tours TO worship at the tomhs of his an
reStoTs extend many miles you will see
that II costs something ia the way Cf clay
haLfing To give MIN q good track To move
On.
The Emperor and His wives.
IL l. not easy to get reliable gossip aIout
IN Emperor Of China. and the only yiry; |
had Of his palaces was from the city walls
and during the time that l prowIed rounJ
the gate with my snapshot camera and
my hines photographer Still | met :,
number of officials who were quite close In
the throne, and got good lnforInatsu, from,
one OF two euEuchs / visited Pekinc sIx
years ago. at the time thar the ernI,rsss
duwage- picked out his first wives. and
some Of the stories ! will tell further on
were given me in whisper. and if their
authors were known they might lose their
heads The truth Of the matter is that The
young emperor Is by means an angel
and the eunuChs told me that he hobs ,lp
and down i'm his rage when anything goes
against him. He is merely the tool of the
Old empress dOwdger. and he has been un-
der this old lady's thumb since he was a,
baby. She sUpe -vi-ed his education She
picked out his wives for him, and she makes
the ladies' Of his harem howl today II they
don walk chalk in her presence. OF course.
she toOh her own friends when she selected
his wives. and she has him 50 hefnmed
ABOUT with h|r officials and girls that N he
had WIN OF his own he wouldn't know how
10 use u me emperor was seventeen years
OLD AT the time Of his marriage six years
ago, ana she gave him three wives TO start
Win me selection was curious. An the
pretty Tartar girls II the empire number
Ing many thousands. were gathered togeth-
er ana sorted and the best of them were
sent on To Peking. The selection was first
mace bS the governors Of the provinces
and no girl Was presented who was over
eighteen Tor under twelve years of age
The choice lots we-e dressed In the finest of
clothes. and were carted from all parts of
the empire into Peking. They were here
submitted TO the inspection of the old en-
press dowager, being brought into her pres
ence in lots OF five. She passed upon them
as fast as she could, ana weeded ont the
poorest and dullest. Those who remained
were taken out for the time and Brought in
IN new lots. and so the sorting went on I'M
Ill the thousands had dwindled to the hum
dreds. the hundreds to scores. and the
scores at last down TO fifteen. These fifteen
girls were put into training. Their PAGES