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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-20
She Was There When 1t Fell.

From the Yonkers Statesman.
Out of the gloom surrounding the porch
across the street, the other evening, We
heard a dull thud as of falling bodies.
Hang that hammock we heard mas
culine voice exclaim.
Hang 1t yourselfr' was the quick reply
in feminine voice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-20
Pauline Pry Attends Sabbath Ser
vice in the Community.
DAILY LIFE OF A PECULIAR PEOPLE
A Round of Duties in tho House
and the Shop.
THEY ARE NEVER IDLE
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
CAPE PORPOISE, Me-, July II, 1895

~ AAAA AkIASA< w ~
1 by the interior fea-
lures of Shakerism-
the order, simplicity,
straightforwardne s S
and spirituality of
the life, as evidenced
in the personality
and words of Elder
Vahce, an interview
with whom W a s
given in my letter Of
last week, on the &C.
casion of my visit to
H. Gil @@,,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-20

trousers, and you can rely upon it, he has
a stock Of these lightweight garments on
hand. Illustration No. L represents the
latest style of a serge coat, with duck
trousers, and 's a true picture of what is
being worn by the ultra-fashionable.
For other than seaside wear, although 1t
would not be criminal to be so clothed at a
watering place, the mode is faithfully de-
picted In the accompanying sack suit, No
2. In the country, in mountainous sections.
and even in the city, this suit is much m
evidence.
The style in straw hats this season is a
very pretty conception. 1t has a high
crown, and the band is of medium width.
Narrow bands and those of large proper
tons are not the thing. Colored bands are
popular.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-20

pre of the welI-to-do folks of the villa is
to eat high lunches and complicated din
ners from the cake shops.
1t is quiet town. situated on hill. The
brown streets crawl up from the railway
station as they may, zigZagging helpless
" between the high walls of the villas.
There Is always shade, and in the center Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-20
FOR DEBILITATED MEN,
HOrsfOrd's Acid l

DR.. ]. B. Alexander Charlotte, N. c., says: 'It
Is not only pleasant to the taste, but ranks among
the best Of nerve tonics for debiltated men,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-20
Where Some Parisians Go to Enjoy
Rustic Life.
NEITHER COUNTRY NOR SUBURBAN
Customs of the Visitors and the
Peasants Described.
vOLTAIRE'S BIRTHPLACE
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

L ! T T L E RAIL-
road, with frequent
trains, both slow and
noisy, hauls the tour
list in half an hour
from Paris, the efful-
gent capital o {
France, to Scaaux, a
country town lost in
a corner Of the land.
The noisy railroad,
with its screeching
trains. which lumber
ever 20 and fro from
Sceaux to Paris and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-20

the town great park in the style of ver-
sailles spreads its well-clipped foliage over
a wide space where there is always air.
One may sit in this park and read the
Paris papers, or cit and muse upon the
life one sees around him. On two sides of
the park the bare, brown houses of the
shopkeepers and working people rise, old,
crooked streets. ill-smelling, with the
houses crowded close together.
Who live in them? Sceaux has a printing
and photographic establishment, which sup
plies work to 300 men and boys. Sceaux Is
small center of shop-keeping, Of SUPPLY
and exchange, for limited country circls.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-20
A Shaker Meeting.

In the afternoon went with Lucinda to
meeting. The meeting was held in large,
low-ceilinged room. in the second story of
the dwelling house. The community at
Alfred is divided into two families, sep.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-10-12

The surprising speed OF 23G knots
developed by the 81. Louis during II r..
cent tr!a. places the American liner at
the head Of the list of ocean grey.
hounds. With few more of her class
afiOat. foreign nations are throwing
money away on their fleet cruisers built
expressly for service Us destroycrs OF
IN enemy's commerce. 1t II u subject
for cOngra tnlatiOn that an American
shipyard has turned out such triumph
OF marine architecture, as II sets aside
the old belief that we would have tn
90 abroad for our Iron merchantmen
u we wanted any. The st. Louis In her
time has proved as great an eye.Opener
to John HULL as the Sovereign of the
Seas and other famous American clip.
pers did In the days Of the old Atlantic
.acket ships.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-10-12

Little Uruguay. In South America.
has caught the exposition fever. Til.
Rural Association at AiOnteviteo I'm =
entered into an agreement with Mr.. Ed.
ward Schranm. United States Consul
at that city. to give an exposition of
products. art objects, and manufac.
lures OF the United States at some time
within the six months of the signing of
the compact The association will sun.
ply the site and maintain It. and also
arrange for the importation Of exhibits
cOnlpehsat.ng itself with one. half the
proceeds Of admissions. The consul
Will use his efforts to secure the OK.
hIbIts. and will have the next six
months In which TO carry out the pro.
Ject. The Montevideo Times. comment.
Ing upon Consul Schramm's PROPOSE.
ton. says: "The importations from the
United states In the year 1904 were
some S1.7OOOOO. or only about 8 per
cent of the whole importation Of the
country. and this has been about the
average for several years past. Stili,
80 many Of the North American manu-.
features are 80 peculiarly suitable to
this market that there is no reason
they should not capture n far larger
proportion of our commerce. and to.
wards this effect the proposed exhibi.
ton should afford a valuable stimulus"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-10-12

The feat accomplished by l'iilsImiry
the young American player. in winuins
the international chess tOurnanien Jus,
concluded at Hastings. England. II of
no small insignifcance. Americans
have not been rated as equal to foreign.
ers In this difficult game. although,
there was one interna tional champion,
Paul Morphy. In 1858. Later Capt.
Mackenzie. u native ScOtchnnn. whO
nfterwnrd made this country his home.
became the worlds champion. In ~.
cent years this country was not sup.
posed to have even one Of the forn,,,.a.
bic claimants to first honors. ard ex-
cept a few chess enthusiasts compara.
lively little interest was shown whc,,
the tournament began at Hastings.
Pillsbury II scarcely moro than boy
=? years Of age. lie had not even al.
taincd u great reputation In his own
country. When he went abroad few
had any Idea that he would bring back
such distinction to his native land.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-10-12

The underground electric. or conduit.
system II said to work remarkably well
on tho LcXow avenue line IN New York
city. Tho line IL very largely patron.
lied, ana II to be extended across the
city ana Into Lexington avenue. An.
other type of conduit road IL being H..
stalled at the end OF the Third avenue
cable on Fort Washington Heights: and
reports are even current that there Is
Il likelihood OF great extensions In the
near future. 1t will follow that the
ugly trolley overhead system. that has
been excluded from NIL but one street In
New York city. will now be barred for.
ever. ana that by means OF the conduit,
New York may soon enjoy electric rap.
III transit as much as other cities have
done. Washington II already getting
good results out Of ut least three differ.
ent electric conduit railway systems:
ana now u proposition comes from En-.
gland for u method that IL decidedly
novel, II not altogether new. The plan
III this case IL not TO mount IN electric
.ao'or ca the car, making IL conaec.
lions with the source OF supply through
the slot. but to have the conduit sub.
way large enough to carry another set
OF tracks with motors running on them.
In this way any ordinary ear can hook
on to one Of these Invisible motors and
bc whlrled along; and. of course. the
whole electrical system Is In this wise
removed from the surface of the street.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-10-12


The announcement Is made that the
managers Of one of our Western rail.
roads VIII attempt to operate their
road without the assistance of train.
boys. or candy butchers" as they orc
called In the more graphic nomcncln.
ture of the West. This Is so radical n
departure from the time honored IRE.
cedent of American railway travel az
10 raise doubt Of Its practicability.
among the effete despotisms of En-.
rope passenger travel has been success.
ruby conducted without the mlnis,ro.
lions of the 'rain.boy. but in this coun.
try 1t has been assumed. not without
reason. that the train-boy was an es.
sehtial element of our railroad system.
Why should lie be tolerated otherwise ,
Inc fundamental idea underlying the
train-boy system was that the other.
wise Intelligent American citizen be.
came hopeless and helpless imbecile
as soon as he entered a passenger car.
IL was assumed that while in this con.
uition he would cheerfully pay 10 cents
Tor half an ounce Of last ypnr's pum.
A. ~
drops. that he would yearn for faded
bananas and dlspirited oranges. for
thumb-grcascd and dog-eared pcriodi.
Gals and obsolescent fiction. and by rc.
turning his purchases unused enable
the train-boy to become In course of
time a plutocrat. 1t IL known thot IN
the West bridal couples have occo.
sionn'Iy bought the train.bOy's pctri.
He'd gumdrOps In the vain hone of
thereby conceallng their Identity, and
In the remOter districts of rural New
England IN air OF reckless hilarIty IL
east over the lnfreQuent railway trim
by indulgence In popcorn. But other.
wise no one ever knew Of q traiu.l,oy
selling anything. No one has over eot.
On railroad banana-at least no ono
has done 80 and lived to tell the tale
ana no one who knows how to read gets
his reading from the train.boy. But
still the traln.boy has survived. IT
any Efforts have been made to dislotlyc
him they have been IN vain. IT he IL to
go. railroad travel will not only lose a
picturesque feature. bur will also leave
,insolved the mystery OF why the train.
boy was.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-10-12
Whether or not the ,lerelicts of the sea

Whether or not the tlerelicts of the sea
are In reality the tcrrOrs to ocean vOy.
ayers then seem to be In tho lands.
mans Imagination may be question.
but that they should be eXterminated
as fur ~ possible admits OF no doubt,
For thousands Of miles they fOat like
ghosts up and down the Atlantic. now
governed 10y the viewless winds. AMI
now by the ocean tides or tho gulf
stream. They are the vagabOnds-thc
tramps OF the deep. 1t IL said their
average life IL but thirty days. but there
are well authenticated Instances Of
abandoned vessels that have kept ahOat
for nearly three years drifting In the
meantime thousands and thousands of
seen ut different times where the points
Of observation were 1000 miles apart.
Night IL the harvest time OF these se,,
demons. Almost inperceptible to the
eye ~ they tiOat water-lOgged upon
the surface Of the ocean, great ships
full OF life ana hope suddenly dash up.
Oh them. ana there II IN end. An effort
!" INV "IuS uuuc ~ uTVuuke u pNtn
by which the United States ana Great
Britain shall unite to eXterminate these
monsters of the deep. In October, 1893.
Congress passed a resolution authorlz.
Ing the President to make an Interim.
tional agreement with the several gov.
ernments Interested In the navigation
Of the North Atlantic Ocean, providing
for the removal OF dangerous wrecks
and derelicts outside the coast waters
of the respective countries bordering
on that ocean. The plan most approved
by the maritime exchanges In London
and New York IL for the respective
governments to equip steam vessels of
moderate tonnage, but well built ana
lifted out. which shall search the ocean
far and near ana destroy the derelicts
wherever found. Short shrift IL to 10
given to these terrOrs of the deep In
ternational patrols like these would not
only protect the great ocean lines of
travel but might be able to afford aid
and comfort to vessels In distress. The
maritime nations cannot be better en-
gagged than In bringing about some
such plau
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-10-12

A Chinese paper. which has recently
reached this country. gives new yer.
sion Of the Chinese riots, which result.
cd In the death Of suntlry missionaries
II says that the real trouble began with
the outrageous conduct OF some Of the
native hnngers.on of the missions. The
missionaries as q rule IRE entirely IT,.
nOrnnt or the language. and have to
depend on Interpreters. These IRE us
nally In the interior towns disrcputa.
bic fellows. who. for some crime. have
had to leave home and take refuge on
the coast. where they learn ''pidgln En-.
plish." Returning home. after their
Ofrenses IRE forgotten. they hire out to
the missionaries rs interpreters. 1t II
u common practice with these fellows.
the Chinese paper asserts, to kilnnp
girls NJ II or II years OF age. aud keep
them on the mission premises. repre-.
sentlng to the missionaries that tho
girls are anxious to stay there uni be.
come Christians. They commonly treat
these unfortunate captlvcs with great
cruelty. ana when opportunity offers
sell them to worse than slavery, sup.
plying their places with other Victims
Tho paper says that some of these girls
escaping from the missions at Chen
tn. told such u tale of cruel abuse rs
aroused the fury Of the people. vino
determined to drive the missionaries
away ana break up such dens CT IN
!quIty.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-10-12

Dc Bmzxa, the Congo explorer. IL
making a brilliant match. His bride
may be regarded Us the heir Of the
cOmtc dc Chanlbrun. who lives In the
old palace Of the Condos. In the rue
Monsieur 10 Prince. lie revived the
architectural splendor Of the house
after Ills marriage with the heiress Of
the Baccarat glass factory. She was n
woman OF brilliant talents and n fer
vent admirer Of Wager. The c0mtcssc
de Brazza .SavOrgnan. Cergneu ito give
the full title and namc) II daughter OF
the late marquis dc Chnmbrun and the
ward OF the cOmte. Bruxzn's nstOnish.
Ing luck will he source OF trouble to
Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain by stimulat.
Ing African Adventures to go ahead
AMI so play their cards rs to force the
French government to pat them on the
In ok
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-10-12
4 SHY RUMOR.

Our friends the enemy are quietly
and industriOusly circulating n r,,niOr
to the effect thar one Of the Democratic
candidates IL to he cut 50 us to ensure
the election Of the other four.
1t has even been intimatcd that Frank
Wenter Is the man that II to suffer
This Is IN idle and silly rumor. put out
with the evident hope and Intention of
setting the Democratic candidates by
the ears. II will fail Of Its object. for
the simple reason that II II 80 silly AMI
ridiculous that nobody will pay the
slightest attention To It, Everybody who
knows anything knows that four of the
five Democratic candidates will bc
elected. anyway. So what then would
votes upon the other four.
BESIDES Frank Wcnter Is undoubtedly
one Of the strongest .if nor the very
strongest candidate On either ticket.
ard II u safe to predict that he will be
away up NJ the top when the votes are
counted. II il well known that owing
10 the splendid record he made as
president Of the Board of Drainage
Trustees many Republicans are pre-
pared To vote for him. This cannot he
done of course except by cutting one
of the Republican nominees. and rumor
strong and well defined has IT that that
man will he Mr., Braden, of the Thirty
fourth Ward.
Taking the situation all In all, the
chances for Erecting five Democratic
members of the board, ami of the party
thus being in control Of its affairs, are
very bright, and there Is no possibility
that any sane Democrat would throw
away II chance of electing n majority
OF the board for the purpose of piling
NJ his votes to give one or two candl-
dates useless majority of votes. As
before mentioned. the story IL very
weak invention Of the enemy. Go To.
gentlemen Of the Republican press, go
to. Try something better next time,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-10-12

New York Herald: Ever since Chica-
so had her swaddling clothes burned
Off, nearly twenty-fonr years ago, she
has shown such an anxiety to catch the
public eye as has never before been
equalled by any other city In the world.
Recently she has discovered that san
Francisco, Key West ana even Phila-
delphia have attracted certain
amount of attention on account of al
legged flibustering expeditions In the
interest of Cuba on this coast ana of
Queen Liliuokalani on the Pacific. Why
should the ebullient city on the Gold.
en- Gate alone be privileged to fight for
the good Queen LII? Chicago's knight
~ pride could III brook the spectacle of
lovely woman In distress, and 80 a
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-10-12
Chairman Democratic County Central Committee.
HON. FRANK s. PEABODY.

The poor woman who tried to XIII
herself at Chicago because she hal
spent all her money In q vain attempt to
obtain cure for her deafness through
DOwie's ministratiOns will have little
sympathy. She knew perfectly well.
as she cOnfesses. that she was being
swindled. She knew that neither Dowip
nor any other man could with mum
bling and absurd gesticulntiOn relieve
her organic difficulty. She knew that
every dollar she contributed to his
bursting Golfers was tribute to humb,g
ana blaspl,emy. Her self.impo verisl,-
inent. under these circumstances. was
exactly parallel to that Of the gambler
or the drunkard. She IL proba bly, a fair
sample Of the weak-ininded people who
belong to the colony this man DOwie
las formed to spare him the trouble of
working for living. Probably they
all feel. as she felt. that they IRE vast.
Ing their money. their time, ana their
hope. But they put on bold front Of
faith to conceal this secret conscious.
ness. for no man will consent to own
celve one another. Every one of them.
knowing himself for a dupe. yet b..
lievcs that the rest are honest and nc.
cepts unquestlOnlng their hot express.
slOiis Of confidence. This, too, notwitl,.
standing the frequent exposures and
denunclatiOns Of DOwie made by the
newspapers. They want to believe.
and nothing but bitter experience can
quench their pitIable nr,lOr. This cxpc.
Renee comes to all Of them sooner or
later, ana they stink away to their hope.
less homes or Into caressing graves.
But Dowie's pseud0.hOspitals continue
to be clicked with the ailing creluio,s
ami his pockets with the money they
have wrung from grieving affection.
Tho crop never falls and probably
never Will M long as DOwie manages IL
cvadc the law. lie will keep on sowln:
the seed In his allurlng pamphlets over
all the country ana no soil will be 20
barren as not TO yield him II harvest.
large or small. Dowie's uninterrupted
success " very instructive to young
men ambitious OF attaining to BncOn's
Ideal OF existence. "leisure without lOlr,
erlng." or JOhnsOn's "labOr without
wearIness." All they need do IL To
promise something. II their promises
he large enough and shrewlly enough,
adapted 10 the wants Of those they have
chosen for their prey, they can laugh ut
contradiction. at exposure, at common
sense, at truth, and Qinally) ut the pOor
devils themselves.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-10-12

They say that the trouble which the
Castine had with the French ut Tama-
tave. Madagascar, was due to the in
snfferable lnsoleice OF the French Of
hcials. When the first boat from the
Castine landed, the French military au.
thorities on shore with great deal OF
excitement attempted to prevent the
officers from approaching or speaking
with Mr.. Wetter, our consul. and his
party. The French officers on shore
became very much excited and ordered
all the Americans back to their boats.
one of them showing Paymaster Dent
toward the Castine's boat and calling
on the gendarmes to drive off the Amer
leans rs intruders. Serious trouble
was only averted by the GOODNESS and
good judgment OF Ensign George H.
Evans ana Paymaster Dent. COmmnn-
der Perry promptly demanded ample
ana full apologies. The French repre-
sentatlves came aboard the Castine the
next day and made full and unreserved
apologies for their misbehavlOr.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-10-12

The report comes from London that
the Sultan OF Turkey has consented to
accept the conditions suggested" by
Russia. France. and Grea. Britain as
10 reforms In Armenia. similar rumors
have been current 10 often and have
been 81 rclentlcssly crushed out by
official intelligence subsequently trans
United that the present favorable It'd
ings Will not be- accepted as hnal. 1t
IL hoped. however. that Lord Sails.
bury's firm attitude Il having the de-
sired effect upon the porte aud that Ar
men!an reforms are now within meas.
urable distance. Every mOnth Of delay
means new horrors for the oppressed
province. 1t Is reported that the Turk
ish minor officials have formed an
authoritarian society In the Ergenzian
district to slaughter Christians II the
porte accepts the scheme of the powers.
Well may the tortured men and raw.
islied women and chlldrea OF Armenia
cry ont In their agony of soul: "HOw
long. d Lord. how long,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-10-12
THE CAMPAIGN IS OPEN.

The Republican and Democratic con-
candidates are now before the people.
Contrary to all expectation. nobody was
killed at the Republican gathering. nor
was anybOdy's eyes gouged out. or cara
chewcd OF. In fact. II was u very
peaceful. harmonious sort Of gathering.
and another illustration Of the Oft.noted
fact that no matter how Republicans
may fight with each other previous to
election. all heartburnings AMI grlev-
ances are buried as soon ~ one faction
has demonstrated Its ability to whip
the other. This the county faction
mos, cffrctually and thoroughly did.
There are those who say. however.
that. IN the late struggle for the maa.
terry In the matter Of party control.
wounds too deep ana sore to be quickly
healed were inflicted. and that this fac,
will bc shown In the election.
Democrats will do well. however. not
to bank too securely on these state.
menis and rumors nor relax their ef-
forts In the slightest degree ON account
Of them. II they desire to win In the
ensuing election.
The Democratic convention was. ~
usual. u model gathering In every re-
spcct. Quiet. orderly. harmonious. yet
showing u keen and healthy interest In
the proceedings and In one or two In.
stances producing II lively contest. Judge
Adams Goodrich made nm excellen,
chairman and gave full AMI fair OppOr.
,unlty for every member Of the con.
vcntiOn to express his views and work
for the accomplishment Of his desires.
As between the two tickets. the Dem.
ociatIc Is emlncntly the superior of tho
Republican. aud will appeal much NOR
strongly to genuine Americans for sup
poir. Upon the Democratic ticket the
three great elements of the Chicago
communicative German mericans.
the lrlsll-An,ericans and the native
Americans are fully and fairly repre-.
serted.
On til, Republican ticket II bigOted
AMI apparently u studied discrIniina-
tlon IL made against certain nntiOnali-
ties. notably the Irish. which last spring
did 80 much 10 put u Republican city
administration IN power by voting In
thousands for the Republican city tick
ct. On the proposition that u burnt
child breads the fire. the il,sulted AMI
snubbed voters Of Irish birth AMI dc.
scent IN Chicago will hesitate before
going over en- masse to the Republican
party In future. The Eagle believes that
with u good lively canvass. and with
loyal support from the Democratic vol.
crs of Chicago NJ the polls, the ticket
nominated by the Democrats last Sat.
rr'lny can and will be- ,riumphantly
elected.