Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-16

harmless character were fixed up to
proper degree of gaseous bubbling, and the
mission Of the soda fountain was q COM
mendable one. Nowadays 1t IL devoted to
bromos, nervines and lots of other things
that are made from the deadliest sort Of
drugs. while they are hung with signs in
wiling people to become their own phys.-
clans by trying some of the countless nos
trums which are alleged to cure anything
from headache to an ingrowing toe nail In
an almost inconceivably small space OF
time. The tired-out individual sees one Of
the nervine signs and mistakes his wearf-
ness for nervousness, and straightway pro-
eeeds to doctor himself with something, he
knows not what but which. on account OF
Its powerful properties. braces him up and
makes him feel bright. The natural result
foliows. He takes some more Of the soda
water fountain stun whenever he gets
tired, and In a month or so his system II on
the road to general breaking UP. Dragging
ones self at a soda fountain is dangerous,
and. as I said In the beginning. nervous
ness Is largely a fad. II supposed sufferers
from nervous attacks would only go out
and split wood for half an hour. II men, or
take a brisk walk, IL women, and then take
a bath and take a nap, there wouldn't be
so much heard of this silly rot about nerv-
BUSINESS being our national disease"
Eyes, 1 have been ordered to Join the
South Atlantic squadron" said a WELL
known naval officer at the Arlington yes
terday, "and will sail for South America
the latter part of this month. In order to
reach my destination I will have to make
the trip across to England, and sail thence
to South America. Sucn a necessity Is not
complimentary to the foreign policy adopt
ed by our government in it's dealings with
the sister republics to the south Of us.
never could understand why men In Con-
gress have continually and violently OPP
posed any legislation looking toward the
granting of small subsidies to steamship
lines In order to secure direct communica-
ton between the ports of the United States
and the more important ports In South
America. The South American people are
now compelled to patronize English vessels.
and they would gladly give all such patron
age to ships carrying the American flag If
such thing were possible The South
Americans detest the English. while. on
the other hand, they have a most cordial
affection for the natives of this country.
This Is undeniable. OF course, am not lob
bying in favor of any subsidy scheme that
may be proposed, but 1 am merely ex-
pressing the opinion that Is held by every
naval officer in our service and every mer-
chant who has any business to transact
with the countries of South America. Con-
gress has given us large number Of excel
lent fighting machines. and think 1t would
be wise IL 1t would enact some legislation by
which the merchant marine could be so
increased as to give the war vessels some
thing to protect and take care off,
THE newspapers throughout the coun-
try appear to be taking up their annual
discussion of capital punishment" said
Frederick Kaine of Philadelphia at the
Riggs House this morning. land the cham
pions of the various modes of putting GRIM
inals on the sure road to kingdom come are
girding up their loins and sharpening their
rhetorical weapons ready for the fray.
Whenever / see the votaries OF electrocution
arrayed against the adherents of the rope
/ am reminded of a story heard about two
women who were discussing the best way to
prepare a lobster. One of them said she
always selected a nice live lobster. weigh
ing about two pounds and a half, and boiled
II nicely, when the other interrupted and
said she always bought her Holsters dead
because she thought 1T inhuman to plunge
them into boiling water and she could never
find heart to do it. oh, / don't do that,
either exclaimed the first speaker, ii
would be too horrible. / always put my
lobster in a kettle filled with cold water
and let it come to a boil