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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-26
WOMEN IN THE FRENCH ARMY.
Cantinieres Fought I'm Battle md Dis
played Heroism.

| From the Courier des Etats Unis.
| In the list of decorations given by the
French minister of war on January l there
| appears the name of Nine. Cordier. the
cantiniere of the seventy-Second regiment
| of infantry at Amiens. She received the
| military medal. Judged by her heroic acts
she is well worthy of it. She distinguished
herself during the war of 1901, and
after the capitulation of Sedan she saved
several officers by hiding them in her
wagon. Before that she followed her regi-
ment to Africa and took part in more tnan
one expedition. Nine. Cordier is of
the oldest cantinieres.
Since the month of August, 1890, an
ordinance from the war ministry has for
hidden the distinctive costume of the can
tinieres, and in addition to this, the min
lister decided that they should not appear
on parade with the troops. but should re-
main in their wagons. Consequently we
were obliged to bid farewell to the pretty
tri-color uniform, the red and blue dress
and white apron, so often made famous
on the field Of battle, and which more than
one military painter has immortaiized in
his pictures.
In old engravings the vivandieres ere
represented old women, with energetic
faces and masculine air. and, a mat
ter of fact such they very often We're.
Mingling with the conScripts, speaking
Familiarity to the old soldiers, they acquir-
ed masculine habits. But in some regi-
ments. and especially the cavalry regi-
ments, the cantiniere was the pride of
the regiment, and we might cite one regi-
ment of dragons, for example, in which
there we're seven that had the reputation
of being extremely beautiful girls. Their
green uniform and white apron were very
becoming to them. In addition, they
were excellent horsewomen. for they We're
obliged to ride on horseback when tho
squadrons to which they We're attached
were called to arms.
The history of the vivandieres, If 1t were
written, would contain more than one
thrilling chapter and many amusing pages
On more than one occasion they distin-
SIished themselves by their courage. Like
the soldiers themselves, they loved the
number of their regiment, and their wagon
was often used as an ambulance Under
fire they followed their battalion, picking
up the wounded and Quenching their thirst
and often consoling the dying.
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way, foreign flavor adds to them the
spice of novelty. In one important par
ticular they differ from the domestic arti-
Gle; that is. the performer keeps perfectly
silent, using odd, but expressive. panto-
mime in place of patter. This makes 1T
desirable to have music throughout the
performance. Here Is a beginners trick
that is taken from the Japs:
Let the worker in magic display a Jap
anese paper napkin. at the same time show
that there Is nothing concealed in either
hand and draw up both sleeves nearly to
the elbow so that nothing can be passed to
or from them. Then tear the napkin into
dozen or more pieces, roll the pieces into
a small ball and hold it in the tips of the
fingers of the left hand. Next pick up a
fan from the table with right hand, fan
the ball moment and then lay down the
fan again, at the same time showing that
both hands are entirely empty, with the ex-
ceptfon of the paper ball. Unroll the ball
slowly and the napkin will be restored to
its original condition. Crumple the napkin
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-26
TINES
CERTAIN
TEST.

''When a thing that is advertised
greatly is good it goes and goes
permanently. When it is bad it
only goes for while. The public
finds it out"
The above bit of valuable phi
losophy is from the English publ
cation called the ''Idler," and there
never was a truer saying. Time
tests the merit of ali things, and
stamps its approval or disapprovaL.
Is it not easy to see that the
enormous popularity of that great
est Of all remedies which has been
SO prominently before the public
Tor SO many years-Warner's Safe
Cure-is based upon invaluable
merritt The thousands of men and
women in all parts of the world
who are kept alive by its use, and
the millions who find in it means
of preserving their health and pro-
longing their lives will answer un-
hesitatingly, Eyes"
If you do not know the great
merits of this modern medicine, if
you feel depressed, languid, have
peculiar pains and other uncertain
symptoms, you cannot afford to
delay, but should seek the aid
which this medicine can alone give
you.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-26
FROM PROMINENT PEOPLE.

4 great many persons TO our knowledge have
voluntarily pronounced DIR. kcnncdy's Fay rite
Re medy successful in curing them Of disease
Here are number of statements that agaji
demonstrate the value Of this medicine.
Commander James S. Dean of Gen Grant Post
G. A. r.. Roiiloat. y. Y. contracted aggra-
waited stomach trouble, which resulted IN ilronic
dyspepsia He suffered misery until he used DIR.
Kennedy's FsNorite Remedy after using Ii q
week" says Commander Dean. Il felt better and
In n short while entirely cured, that terrible
distress and food breaking up soIr in my throat
had all gone
Rev l. w. Hill. pastor Methodist Church. Accord
y. Y: II can speak highly of Dr. Kenncdys Fa-
vorite Remedy blood medicine. Ten years ago
l had cancer removed from lay lip then began
the of DIR. kennedys Favorite Remedy, and &c
this day sign of the ugly thing has reappeared o.
The Sisters OF Charity, st. Mary's Female Hos
pitaI, Brooklyn, n Y, say: The satisfaction we
realize from the OF DIR. Keincdys Farorite
Kennedy surpasses all expectation
The worst cases Of eczema, salt rheurn and scrof-
ula yield its curative power, nervousness sleep
icssncss, liver and kidney complaints and all ufi-
nary troubles cured by Its use.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-26
COSSACKS AS RIDERS.
Their Reputation is High, but the
West Pointers Equal Them.

Their Reputation is High, but the
West Pointers Equal Them.
Poultney' Bigelow. in Harper's Magazine
The principal exercises in which the Co.'S
sacks excel reminded me very much of
what l was familiar with at West Point
when the boys We're free to indulge their
taste for gymnastics on horseback. Our
cadets, at least large proportion of every
class, are quite as clever with their horses
as the average Cossack. l have seen them
stand on the horses back and gallop in
that position. vault in and out of the sad
die while the horse is gailoping, reach
down and pick objects from the ground,
leap hurdles with the horse, alighting from
the animal just before the hurdle is
touched. and vaulting into the saddle as
the horse clears the obstacle.
l have also seen our Vets Pointers
change horses while at full gaiiop, or one
take the other behind him. All these eX-
erclseS L have seen done not mercy with
the saddle, but without; and not merely in
the riding school, but while riding out on
country roads.
These are the exercises in which the Co.'S
sack chiefly eXcels. and 1t may be added
In parenthesis that the horse of the
average COSSack resembles in many re-
spects the degenerate beast which the gov
eminent places at the disposition OF the
United States Military Academy. The Cos
sack learns these tricks as d boy, when he
is allowed with his mates to ride the horses
bareback to water, and incidentally is en-
couraged to indulge III every manner OF
sport on the way.
lie is encouraged also to persevere In
exercises of this kind, and to be prepared
to make exhibition of himself when as
a soldier he is garrisoned in towns where
such exercises smack of the circus rather
than the barrack yard. The CoSsack is so
often pictured in the act of doing daring
things with his horse that it has become
common to think that all Cossacks are up
TO this work.
AS a Matter Of fact, 1t Is only small
and select portion that keep up these ex-
ercises, and these are embodied in a special
section of the cavalry regiment designated
"DShigitS." The Russian regulations OF
order the encouragement of these
aCrobatic cavalrymen, particularly when
they indulge in any exercises which may
be turned to practical account in war, as,
for instance, leaping over an obstacle and
firing at the same time, or compelling the
horse to stop suddenly and fail to the
ground, that its body may be breast
work behind which the trooper may shelter
himself.
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The Building Where Washington
Wrote His Famous Farewell Address.
From the Philadelphia Press.
In the quiet old village Of Rocky Hill. a
few miles distant from Princeton, N. j..
rich with story and tradition Of colonial
lore, Is pleasantly situated on the side of a
gently sloping hill the old Berrian mansion,
now famous as the last headquarters Of
Washington and the place where the
father of his country" penned his fare
we'll address to the continental army, on
November 2, 1873.
Possibly no house in New Jersey Is
worthy Of more interest than this quaint
old-fashoned mansion. Here Gen. Wash
ington. Mrs. Washington and his military
suite passed the latter part Of August. the
month of September and part of October
and November Of 17S3.
TheContinental Congress at that time was
in session in Princeton. and the ENJOYS of
foreign powers were quartered here. Thith-
er Washington came daily to consult with
the statesmen of the time. and there fire.
quently a constant stream Of messengers
and visitors along the highway leading to
the old Berrian mansion 1t was no un-
common sight. upon a cool morning. to see
Gen. Washington and his aids galloping
along the road. gay with the buff and blue
Of the continental uniform. followed by
retinue of colored servants.
The conditions which led Gen. Washing
ton to make his headquarters at Rocky Hill
may be briefly noted. Congress had re-
tired in the spring from Trenton to Prince
ton. and was anxious to close the HOSTILE
ties. The articles of peace had been agreed
upon; and the Americans earnestly desired
the evacuation Of New York. The conti-
mental line, to a large extent. had been
mustered out; and the state militia awaited
the formal announcement from the COM
mander-in-chief.
To this end the farewell address Of
Washington was prepared. 1t bears the
date Rocky Hill. near Princeton" and
local historians point out the room in
which 1t Is said the patriotic document was
written. Tradition says that upon the east
wall of the room Washington made notes
upon the wall, which were visible until
covered up by paper. The Berrian House.
In spite of its great age, is In an excellent
state Of preservation.
The old Berrian mansion Is at present
owned by the estate Of the late Martin A.
Howell Of New Brunswick. Through the
efforts of William McFarlane, a prominent
resident of Rocky Hill, the Society of the
Cincinnati has interested itself in the old
mansion. and 1t Is proposed to erect
stone and tablet to properly commemorate
the Berrian hi use in history. Plans are
also being completed with a view of secur-
ing the cooperation Of some of the patri-
otto organizations to purchase the house
and preserve 1t as long as possible.
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NO MORE BUFFALO SKINS.
Wolf and RuccOOn for Robes and
Coats-A Musk Ok Skin.

Wolf and RnccOOn for Robes and
Coats-A Musk OK Skin.
From the New York Sun.
Buffalo skins?" said a clerk at a fur
store in answer to an inquiry by Sun re-
porter They are practically out of the
market. No new ones come i'll now and the
few that we have on hand are old ones that
find their way to the furrier's. The price
of q good buffalo skin is from $50 to $50.
They used to be made extensively into fur
coats for driving and rough winter travel
ing, but such coat now Is rarely seen ex-
cept in out-of-the-way northern localities,
where many old ones are still in use. Rae
coon skins have taken the place of buffalo
skins in the making of overcoats, but the
fur coat is not much used now anywhere
except III Minnesota and tho British domin-
ions There is some demand for fur Innings
for which mink and Persian lamb are used,
and sometimes Hudson bay sable, which
cost from $500 to $1,000 for a coat. AS you
will readily infer, the buffalo driving robe
has become scarce and valuable. The gray
wolfskins are more abundant.
For robes and for ladies' furs the skin of
the wolverine, Of foxes of all kinds. rae
coons. the Australian opossum Of a smooth
mouse gray tint, and the young kangaroo.
all furnish material. Almost everything in
the way Of fur may be used for boas and
muffs. Here are some odd skins from the
cars dominions used in trimmings and
Innings, the Russian hamster, a kind of
marmot yellowish brown of cclcr, with the
under part black and the Siberian squir
rel. gray, with a white belly. These are
some furs used in trimming" and he point
ed out, in an array of samples hanging
against the wall, the skins of the wolverine
of rich light brown. the stone marten.
blush brown; the Persian lamb, of a natur-
al black; the astrakhanS. krimmer and pin
head the badger, a beautiful silver gray
with black dashes, and the fisher, rare
fur, little darker than sable
This bison's head is worth $780," he went
on. These heads Of the moose, deer and
caribou are merely ornamental features of
our place, for the skins scarcely come in
our line of stock. But they are worth look
ing at. Notice the mooses magnificent
antlers and that peculiar protuberance
above his muzzle. There in the caribou's
antlers observe the fiat, shOvel-like prongs
that push straight out from their base in
front of his forehead These he uses as
shovels to dig away the snow from the
plants and MOSES he feeds on. He Is the
American reindeer, fitted to get his living
at all seasons in the far north. Look at his
muzzle, how 1T Is preteated from the cold
by fine white hair completely covering it
down to the lips. 1t is the only animal I
know Of that has this regularity.
1--WE have no head of the musk OK, but
here is the skin of one which is rare" and
the clerk held up a skin, somewhat larger
than a large sheepskin, covered with long
hair, deep brown in color, beneath which
was wool exceedingly thick and fine
Upon the back between the shoulders was
q natural spot Of lighter tint This skin
Is worth $50 for rug" he said. 1T came
from the arctic regions-northern Asia,
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qualifications of public men. and the voice
plays a very important part in the great
relationship.
Senator ouay's suit of hair Is peculiarly
his own. There Is no mannerism or bar
barism in it. 1t Is thick. and looks as
suggestive of remaining as long with its
owner as his ponderous piles of manu-
scripts do of staying by the Senate. How
ever there Is bald spot about the size
of granddaddy dollar in the crown. Sem
ator Quay wears very long frock coat,
which is peculiar in its fit.
Senator Call has a very thin suit of
straying locks surrounding a good-sized
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-26
NO CASH FOR WOMEN.
They Get. Only Smiles and smirl<s
From Men mt Restalrants.

They Get. Only Smiles and Smirks
From Men Mt Restaurants.
From the New York Herald.
In restaurants where women are en-
ployed as walters the average man seems
to be of the opinion that smiles or smirks
are tantamounr 20 tips" although they
cost the 2iver nothing and have 10 cash
value anywhere except, perhaps, as ele-
mentS to be considered in estimating dam
ages in breach of promise suits. Why
man should consider it more ,r less obliga-
tory on him to give gratuity to the man
who waits upon him. be he white OF col
ored, while his conscience relieves him of
all such obligations when a woman per-
forms a similar service for him, is one of
those mysteries which the feminine mind
is incapable of solving. l have cCnverSed
with several Mattresses on the subject
and they have always told me that they
would infinitely prefer dimes TO smiles.
more especially as their pay is so small
that the problem of making both ends met
is for them a particularly hard Ole.
1t may be said in defense of masculine
custom in this matter that the conduct of
the recipients of these amatory deInonstra-
tions would justify the opinion that they
prefer them to small pecuniary emolu-
ments, but the cruel fact is that the girl
employed in a restaurant who doesn't act
more or less as f1irt stands no chance of
retaining her position. complaint of
customers familiarity instead of causing
him to be rebuked would more likely result
in her own dismissal. 1t isn't alone for
waiting that she is paid. She Is expected
to make herself attractive"
There are many men Of an economical
turn of mind whose patronage of restsu-
rants where women are employed is largely
due to the fact that at such places they
can refrain from tipping without being
suspected of meanness. Aud q dime saved
is twenty cents earned. But, all the same,
a woman who waits on a table in a restau-
rant Is just as much entitled to a tip as
a man, and the fact that she doesn't get
it is only another link in the chain of evil
derce which shows that the average man
will always take advantage of a woman
in pecuniary matters If he gets half q
chance. That is to say, for doing the same
thing he will always pay woman less
than he will a man.
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ABOUT RED HAIR.
The Statement Is Made That 1t Is Dis
appearing.

From the Maryland Medical Journal.
Statisticians often tell us agreeable facts
ard again they deal out statements which
We hope are not true. A correspondent in
the London Lancet asks if red hair is dis
appearing and then add his own testimony
that red heads will soon be memory and
no longer q reality. Statistics, which some
times tell the truth, aver that blondes are
disappearing, and that brunetteS are annu-
ally increasing in proportion.
Red hair is supposed to denote violent
temper. great quickness of intellect. warm
temperament and a particularly clear COM
pleXion. If red hair Is disappearing, then
tcmpers and intelects must be on the de-
crease 1t would hardly be right to make
statement that red hair Is disappearing I'M
less special investigating committee,
which Is just now the fashion, should make
a full report The disappearance Of hair OF
any color is to be deplored but as long as
" hite horses exist the red head should not
be allowed to die out.
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The Triumph of Science.

From the Neue Zeit.
famous French doctor and professor of
medicine commended that every disease was
attributable to a process of Inflammation.
On dissecting one of his patients not q
trace of Inflammation could be found. He
explained the circumstances to his pupils
as follows:
Gentlemen, you see that our mode of
treatment was thoroughly effective; the
patient is dead, but he died curedH'
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Millions of Them Used Yearly I'm
Schools In This Country.


schools I'm This Country.
From the New York Sun.
Only one firm in the United States is max
Ing slate pencils from native slate. There
are imported NAM slate pencils-that is,
pencils made of slate from Germany, and
also some soapstons pencils from abroad.
The native soapstone pencil industry Ian
guishes. according to those Interested be-
cause of the recent reduction in the tariff
upon imported soapstone pencils. Millions
of pencils made of slate are turned out at
a quarry in Pennsylvania. The rough slate
is sawn into suitable pieces by machinery.
and from each pie:s n special machine cuts
six pencils of standard length, five and one
half inches. These pencils come cut round
ed, but not pointed. Deft boys take them
by twos and threes and quickly point them
at an EMERY wheel rapidly revolved by ma
chinery. The pencils are then put up in
paSteboard boxes OF 100 each, and these
boxes are placed In wooden cases contain
ing 10000 pencils. The wholesale price of
slate pencils is only 1915 case. Pencils
that break i'll the making are made up
into shorts, measuring three and one
half or four and Ona-half inches, and the
shorter pencils are made also from small
fragments of slate. Pencils wrapped in the
American flag printed paper cost about
y case more than the ordinary standard
bare pencils. and pencils wrapped in gilt pa
per come somewhat higher 1t IS an easy
bit of ciphering to maze out that pencils at
So case of 10000 are worth about two
thirds of a mill, or one-fifteenth of cent.
each.
Pencils imported from Germany sell in
this market at about the price OF the native
product. The American labor is much bet
ter paid than the German labor but the
cost Of the American pencil is not much
greater than that Of the German pencil, be-
cause machinery is so much more used here
than abroad. The German pencils are in
large part made by hand in the homes of
the German work folks. and the price paid
for the work Is wretchedly small.
AS to states, they are produced Of all sizes
and for great number of purposes. The
best are for school use and for black
boards. Notwithstanding tine many compo-
sitionS invented to serve as blackboards.
slate is still used for the purpose. and i'm
mense slabs of the finest quality are cut,
smoothed and set up in school houses. They
will outlast any composition, and IL prop
erly cared for will always show u clear
mark from the chalk crayon. Millions of
slate pencils are used up yearly in schools
of all kinds. and if all the school States
were taken for roofing they would roof a
large city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-26

Uncle Sam (Senator CockrelD has the
longest arms and ths most dramatic man.
nersm in his long bony fingers when he
gets out in the center of the floor and
points the finger of scorn at the table"
the spot where he desires to see some other
Senator's pet bill laid. as he does when
he fails to hear Senator Quay, which he
declares he never does"
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Hill Is conceded to
be the baldest and
the paleSt man on
the floor. He is also
&C nsidered by a great
many to be the best
voiced Senator, but
his gestures when
giving one of his stir
ring speeches are
unique; indeed. they
never could have
been learned from
any system of ges-
lures. but are pecu-
liarly his very own.
He rolls his hands,
..a,s.,e a~I rHN-Igrx,
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lull HlOOu. Il ucSc
locks do not seem to
bother the Senator
much. as he Is sell
dom seen to stroke
them with any meas
ure of fondness. w hIle
the head of Senator
Gray Is equally as
bald as the distin-
guished gentleman's
from Florida. he man.
ifestS a remarkable
feeling for the REM
nant of other days,
and Is often seen
gently smoothing the
scattered locks over
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The Next Rest Thing.

From the Detroit Tribune .
The robber presented his glittering pistol.
Have you vacancy in your bookkeep-
ing staff?" he demanded.
The president of the bank shook his
head.
''Well-"the outlaw sighed; he was pal
pably chagrineO "I'n have to be con-
tented, then, with what cash you have on
hand"
Stealing s17,413.1S, he left the place.
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very few intonations. 1t is a voice, II one
heard 1t without seeing the owner, they
would at once conclude that the speaker
was a tall man and one of powerful build
Mr.. Cullom, with his high hat on. is thought
by many to much resemble Mr.. Lincoln,
the martyrsd President.