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Evening star., 1895-08-07
THE SWEATER FOR GIRLS.
A Garment That is Easily Put ON an,
Fits Well.


Fits Well.
From the San Francisco Examiner.
The return of the Jersey seems imminent,
and the sweater seems an evolution of the
Useful and elastic garment. The trouble
about the sweater is its thickness, and It
would seem impossible to adopt it except In
rather cool weather. Men wear these. con-
venient garments at all seasons, and ath-
letes declare that heavy woolen is neces-
sary to prevent chilling. Women as rule
are not fond Of thick and warm garments.
However, many Of the swell sportswomen
who are devoted to athletic amusements,
such as yachting, cycling, rowing, golf and
tennis, have adopted the English sweater
with effusion. A woman with a fine form
shows UP extremely well in sweater,
which clings to the figure without wrin.
kle
Garnet. red, navy and royal blue black
and cream are the favorite colors; they
are of several different weaves, some fancy
and others plain and ribbed. They are put
on over the head and fasten with small
bullet buttons on the shoulder, others are
laced with silken cord on one side; the most
perfect-ftting ones are ribbed like the top
OF mans hose for about the depth Of five
inches at the waist iinei this adjusts them
closely to the figure. The sleeves at the
wrist are treated in the same manner The
Well-topped sleeve which subscribes to the
fashionable craze Is stylish, but rot sensi-
pie. FOR Dlcycnng large sleeve is not de-
strable, as 1t adds weight TO the costume,
catches the wind and retards the speed Of
the rider. l4
Although the sweater has its drawbacks
there are many arguments in its favor, and
for boating, cycling, fishing, etc., 1t is emf
nently well adapted. The sweater has an
air of jaunty independence, and is natty,
becoming and comfortable. The athletic
girls who are fond Of wearing quasi-mascu-
line garments have adopted the sweater
with effusion. English women are devoted
to the sweater. 1t is safe TO predict that
the wearing of the jersey will follow, than
which no more delightful garment was ever
invented.
Evening star., 1895-08-07
THE OLD MANS FUN.
He Threw Bricks and Felt Like a Boy
Again.

From the Philadelphia Record.
Magistrate Harrison is laughing heartily
over a case that was adjusted before him
erai water jugs backed up to the curb
stone in front of q bottling establishment
last week. end the driver proceeded to un-
load his wagon by tossing the jugs. one
at time, to a colored youth who stood on
the opposite side OF the curbstone, ready
to catch all that came his way.
When things We're moving nicely an old
stepped out of his own door, threw q brick
as straight as a bullet and broke one of
the jugs while 1t was in transit from the
driver to the colored boy He darted back
into his own donicile before the driver
could recover himself enough to make a
protest. A few minutes later another Jug
was smashed, and again the old man dis
appeared with a merry laugh. This was
kept up until about dozen jugs had been
smashed. when the angry proprietor stop
ped the fun by causing the old fellows
arrest on the charge OF malicious mischief
When Judge Harrison read the charge to
him the old man laughed until the tears
rolled down his cheeks and then admitted
his guilt. In making an explanation he
told the astonished magistrate that he was
able ana willing to pay for all the damage
would have thrown bricks at them when
] was boy sixty years ago. I just wanted
to see how 1t would feel again, and l
couldn't help myself" The explanation was
satisfactory, and After settling. the old
fellow. went away still laughing heartily.
Evening star., 1895-08-07
BOUNTY ON EXPORTS
Secretary Morton's Reply to Some Remarks
on His Quoted Views
He Asks Where the Government
If Not From the People.

Secretary Morton today wrote the follow
ing reply to communication received from
New York periodical relative to a pro-
posed expert bounty on agricultural pro-
ducts:
l received this 7th day Of August, 1895,
proof sheets of an alleged discussion by
the Secretary Of Agriculture with some
newspaper man relative to a bounty on
agricultural exports. I quite agree with
you that 1t will be very difficult to define
the meaning of the first sentence which l
am alleged to have uttered relative to this
subject.
did say: "If it will pay to raise and ex-
port agricultural products, there is no
bounty needed. And If it will not pay to
raise and export agricultural products, no
bounty should be given.'
l observe your comments upon my al
fusion to section 0, paragraph 5. of the Con-
stitution. which says: "No tax or duty
shall be laid on articles exported from any
state"
This reference seems to intensely amuse
you, and you remark: IA duty or tax
would compel the producer of the export
to pay q fine to the government; bounty
on exports would compel the government
to pay fee to the exporter. So the prop
osition does not In the least degree con-
.flict with any portion of the Constitution"
Be kind enough to explain to your read
ers how the bounty is to be raised to Lay
the producer of agricultural products fer
his exports, except by taxation upon the
people. Has the government of the United
States q single dollar that is not taken from
the pockets of its citizens by means OF
taxation?
viii you also explain the discrimination
which you make between the government
and the people when you say: "A tax
would compel the exporter-that Is. the
citizen-to pay a fine to the government
but a bounty compels the government to
pay fee to the exporter"
Yours respectfully,
J. STERLING MORTON.
Evening star., 1895-08-07
A Question of Wills.

From Temple Bar.
The making of ones will is hardly to be
ranked among the pleasant duties of life.
my WILL" says Slender; IT ne'er made my
will yet thank heaven. am not such a
sickly creature, give heaven praise" So,
also. Dame Quickly, when considering Fal-
staff's spiritual concerns. hopes that 1T
isn't time to think of making a will yet"
When David Garrick ostentatiously dis
played to the great photographer his pic
lures, china, rare books and furniture at
Hampton Court the sage exclaimed, "Ah,
David, Davidi these are things that make a
death bed terrible"
story is told of dying miser, by whose
bedside sat the lawyer, receiving instruc-
tions for the preparation Of his last will
and testament. Il give and bequeath." re-
peated the attorney, aloud, as he COM
menced to write the accustomed formula.
mo, no." interrupted the sick man. II will
neither give nor bequeath anything. I can
not do it." "Well, then," suggested the
man of law, after few moments consid-
GRAFTON, suppose we say lend-I lend until
the last day." Eyes, that will do better, u
assented the unwilling testator.
Evening star., 1895-08-07
A Battle Between Bees.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer
On the farm of William Payne, near
Blue Ash. a combat OF novel description
was witnessed this morning. A hive Of
bees owned by him swarmed last Thursday,
after which they were hived in the regular
way, and appeared to be doing we'll Early
this morning a swarm Of bees from some
neighboring hives appeared flying over the
garden, and they instantly dived down
upon the hive of the new settlers and COM
pletely covered 1t. In little time they
began to enter the hive, and 1t became
completely filled.
loud buzzing noise was heard and the
work of destruction Immediately cnsued.
The winged combatants then left the hive,
and furious battle commenced in upper
air between the two parties. They were
so thick In the air that they appeared over
head like a small cloud. The fight ragged
with fury for some time. Hundreds cf
bees were dropping to the ground dead
and wounded. The victory was awarded to
the first settlers. who dropped on an adja-
cent apple tree and were afterward put
back in their hive. apparently satisfied.
Evening star., 1895-08-07

Gath In the Chicago Times-H erald.
The feature of the salons at Senator
Brices is the large painting by Carolus
Duran Of Mrs. Brice and her daughters,
Helen and Kate. life-size figures. The cele-
brated artist gave his subjects twenty-one
sittings, and the last finished the picture as
1t stands. He prescribed the colors and
textures and dress features. The young
ladies stand each side OF their sitting
mother, her dark clothes and sables re-
lieving their silks, the elder child in profile.
the younger and mother looking toward the
spectator; the background is dark red.
One young lady has a cape or jacket. dark,
with red lining, worn loose; the other is
in her light lead silk, fitting her SLENDER
tall figure. Both are in evening or opera
dress, the mother not yet uncoated. It
was a trial Of the artists skill and comt
position to place other than adoiescene
misses in this maturing trio. Miss Helen
LIS noted for her repose. Miss Kate Tor her
lively spirits. They make pair OF ressm-
bling sisters. though different in com"
pfexiOO
Evening star., 1895-08-07
Visiting Card. of Royalty.

From Pearson's Weekly.
Paris has had the monopoly of supplying
the monarchs of the world with visiting
cards ever since they became social ne
cessity under the second empire.
The, use of the Christian name only is q
prerogative which kings and emperors
share with servants. The other day roy
alist in Paris showed correspondent q
visiting card inscribed Philippe" under a
crown. Ten thousand Of that sort were
ordered by the Duke Of Orleans before
his fathers body was cold. The candidate
Cor the throne intended to appeal to his
win over to the cause Of the lily banner
by posting them his visiting card.
The emperors Of Germany and of Austria
on their visiting cards follow a German
cording to fashions dictum, their visiting
cards should either read "Wilhelm" and
Franz Joseph" respectively, or 'Deutscher
Kaiser and "Kaiser Won Oesterreich"
rect in matters Of etiquette, has two sorts
of cards. one reading albert Edward u
the other lie Prince de Gales" the French
term being more often used in royal circles
than the other. French being the universal
language Of royalty, all monarchs have
their visiting cards for general use inscrib-
ed In the Gallo tongue. Some princes
use cards which give their name and title
IN the naive languages, Dut IN most cases
that Is done for purpose.
THE" in front of a royal or princely
title denotes that the person is a sovereign
or at least the head of his family. In Eng
land 1t is employed in addressing peer
for instance, 1.-THE Right Honorable" Only
one Englishman Of non-royal rank makes
bold use of the Prefix The on his visit
ing card. and this reads. '"The Duke OF
Argyll" His sons and his daughter-in-
laws cards, on the other hand read MAR
quis Of Lorne" and 1.-THE Princess Louise ~
Napcleon's visiting card was two and a
third inches long and half as broad. The
ex-printer to the Tuileries still has sam
pie, which he intends to present to the
National Museum. It retains up to this day
it's white and glossy coat, which was due
to a special tincture of arsenic. These arse.
mic impregnated cards. 1t was thought al
the time, caused a good deal Of illness
The visiting card of the Emperor of Aus.
tria reads: Francois Joseph l., Empereul
d'Autriche. Roi de Hongrie." This is in
the very worst taste, according to English
notions, which strictly prohibit the use OF
the Christian name in connection with ones
title
Evening star., 1895-08-07
THE HEN WAS ADVANCED.
She Left Her Brood, hut a GobbIer Il,
camc Their PROTECTORS.

She Left Her Brood, but a GobbIer Re-
came Their Protector.
From the St. Louis Republic,
Potwin place, the aristocratio suburb of
Topeka, Kan, whose beautiful streets. lovely
homes and green lawns charm the visitor
has an additional attraction which Judge ]
T. Clark takes special pride in exhibiting to
his friends. Last spring he purchased "A
pair Of fine bronze turkeys and placed them
in the yard with the other fowls. In due
time the female turkey had q nest full of
eggs. while the gobbler spent his time in
strutting around and making himself gener-
ally conspicuous till his mate began to sit
For few days the poor gobbler, being left
alone. moped around the yard. the very pic
ture Of loneliness.
About that time one Of the hens that had
small brood of chickens partly reared con-
ciuded that they were old enough to take
care of themselves and left them This
proved the disconsolate gobbler's oppor-
tunity. He made up his mind to adopt the
abandoned brood, but the trouble was to
get the consent Of the little chicks, and he
set about the task with the most patient
and untiIing persistency
In the end his efforts were crowned with
the most complete success The chickens
follow him as closely as if he was their
real mother, and he wanders around with
them all the day, making a cooling sort of q
CIuck, apparently happy and devoted 20
their protection, and at night they go to
roost with him. some on his back or under
his wings. And ever since the turkey has
come off with her brood the gobbler still
continues his care and attention to his
adopted family.
1t would be just as easy, however to ac-
count for the eccentricities of Judge Clark's
gobbler as it would to fathom the pecuiiari-
ties of q hen belonging to Charles Owsley,
a farmer who lives six miles east of Weir
City. Owsley's hen has built complete
| nest in the forks Of an apple tree, ten feet
from the ground. The nest Is composed of
twigs, straw and pieces of binding twine
Three weeks since she commenced laying
eggs and continued business regularly until
the nest was robbed by bad boys. Nothing
daunted. Biddy continued to lay in her ele-
waited nest, which now contains several
| eggs. Mr.. Owsley will not disturb her, but
| is curious to see how she will handle her
| brood when she matches out one. Owsley
| says this is strictly Kansas hen, as none
] other would take such new departure.
Evening star., 1895-08-07
THE DEsTRoYER.s CONFESSION.
He Wrcaked Vengeance ON His wife,s
Saratoga.

He Wreaked Vengeance ON His wife,s
SnrntoEa.
From the Detroit Free Press.
Il was baggageman on a passenger
train on the Chicago. Burlington and
Quincy road for five years before 1 came
east" said the one-story man with the
yellow goatee. In my day no man on the
face of this earth could beat me at trunk
handling. and l got the name along the
route of The Destroyer i expect I did
smash a few hundred trunks yearly, but I
wasn't half as bad as they tried 10 make
me out I had curious notion about new
trunks. I never got hold OF one but I
didn't just ache to smash it, while j han
died the old ones with all mothers care
l think l got malicious about II. but the
feeling was beyond my control"
And what?' / queried.
We'll, one day on the run up to Chicago,
there came aboard a particularly hand
some Saratoga. l was mad that day, any,
how, and no sooner got hold of that big
trunk than 1 saw way to work on my
bile. As soon as the train got under way
and had checked off my numbers, took
on my coat and vest and went In for a row
with Saratoga. banged her and slammed
her and knocked her about and jumped on
her, and in the course of fifteen minutes
she was the saddest wreck you ever saw.
by the by, when got cooled off, began
to wonder how / could explain the damages
to the owner. and while thus engaged, It
seemed as If some of the contents scat
tered about had familiar look"
Yes. am listening"
Il gathered them up and hunted up the
end Of the trunk to look for the name.
found certain initials which sent cold chills
up my back. I wasn't dead sure yet, but
was feeling like fool, when a woman
came into the car, saw that wreck and
uttered wild Shrek"
Yes. she was the owner, Of course"
Yes, of course"
And how did you get out of the scrape?'
never got out of the scrape. I'm in II
yet. 1t Is thrown up to me every day of my
life"
Then the woman was"
MY wife! Yes, she was going UP to Chi
cago on VISIT and. unknown to me, had
planked down s2s for the Saratoga to pack
| her duds in. I had tackled and wrecked
our own family property, and though have
bought her silks and satins and diamonds
since then, she won't let up on me. It got
| out among the boys and just had to leave
| the road 1t got into the papers and had
to leave Burlington"
Evening star., 1895-08-07
MAN-oF-wAR,s MEN BATHING.

How Greatly Jack Enjoys o Swim
When Opportunity 0mers.
From the Westminster Review.
Nothing is more insisted upon on board a
man-of-war than absolute cleanliness in
everything, animate and inanimate, and as
much water. soap. sand and paint are used
day in and day out as would keep an ordl-
nary house as bright as brass bini4acle
for year. Did any one ever see dirty
man-of-war's man-at least, In our service? ?
Opportunities to indulge in a plunge over
board and royal good time In the water
are frequently furnished to the crews of
warships when at anchor, and the sight Of
a hundred or two stalwart fellows founder
ing and sp1ashing about in The water. as
full Of pranks aud tricks as SO many school
boys. is one not soon to be forgotten by one
privileged to witness 1t. With few excep-
tions, sailors of the navy, both officers and
are some among them, old "shellbarks''
principally, who, thoroughly at home on
the water. would be helpless as cats in it.
Jack dearly loves to swim, and will some
for few moments plunge In the water on
hot day, when general permission to
bathe has not been given. An amusing
story Is told OF pretext for swim on the
during practice cruise. when, although
the ship lay at anchor, the privilege Of a
swim had been denied them by the officer
of the deck for reasons best known to him.
self. Baffied in their attempts to secure a
bath In the regular way. the three young
sters resolved that one of their number
should fall overheard and that the two
others should spring to his rescue.
The scheme was no sooner concocted
than executed. and Mr.. Jones promptly fell
out of a convenient gun port and had hard
ly- touched the water when Messrs. Brown
and Robinson were alongside Of him. The
startling cry Of Man overheard rang
out from the quartermaster of the watch
the iifeboat was called away, the three
midshipmen were picked up and duly ap-
peared in their dripping clothes on tho
deck before their commanding officer.
Very careless of you, Mr.. Jones; a very
gallant rescue, young gentlemen" said the
officer. Then, pointing to the deck, with
its white planking outlined by the long,
straight, black lines Of pitched seams: do
you see that seam? Toe 1t, all three of you
toe it! You must be uncomfortable in
your wet clothes; let 'em dry" You may be
sure that the boys were not kept standing
there long enough to do them any harm,
but no more attempts of a similar nature
were made to outwit the officers during
that cruise,
Evening star., 1895-08-07
Sc me Things New for the Pneu.
From an Exchange.

- T
From an Exchange.
One man has patented what he calls
!"the cork-soled pneumatic tire" Half of
the space now occupied with compound
air is taken up with a semi-circular filling
Of cork which is at once light and yield
ing, and which. the inventor claims, will
prevent punctures. Another man sends in
plan Of a homemade bicycle lamp that
will not go out. An ordinary thin drink
ing glass Is deftly relieved Of its bottom.
Then the exterior Is painted q dead black,
with the exception of small bulls eve,
The top and bottom are filed with thin
cork, in which holes are left for ventila-
ton, and the light is furnished by small
wax candles, such as are used on birthday
cakes and In so-calied fairy lamps The
wax candle, 1t is claimed, will not go out
through vibration as readily as an oil
lamp. 1t will burn for two hours steadily,
and extra candles may be carried con-
veniently. As for saddles, not. day passes
without the invention of some new one,
founded on anatomical or other principles
New England finn has placed on the
market novel electric lamp, a small in
candescent affair, to be attached to the
visor Of the cap. A small storage battery
of eight hours capacity is carried on the
wheel or in the pocket The lamp weighs
about one and q half ounces. In its very
nature 1t is true searchlight the light
always being focused in the direction that
the rider Is looking, and, being on the
visor, the eyes are protected from the
glare.
Evening star., 1895-08-07
FLEAs ON THE STAGE.

No Wonder That Modjeska's Face
Wore a Set and Stony Expression.
From the San Francisco Call.
Two fair actresses, recent arrivals from
the east were conversing in a cafe on
Powell street with the careless ease of
their ''profesh." Their comments were dis
tinct and audible to the occupants of an
adjoining table.
They were chatting about sentimental
scene in which both had appeared on the
previous night.
"And just at that moment when he press
ed my hand" said one, land I was sup
posed to answer with a sob. a flea-oh,
such biter!-began to torture me between
the shoulders. 1t was awful-simply aw-
full. I could not remember my lines. I
could not make the sobs come. All could
think about was that horrid flea. I whis-
pered to him, Put your arm around me
quick And he thought I was fainting,
and put his hand behind my waist and
whispered, What ia the matter with you,
and why are you making such a horrid
face? Are you ill?' What could I say?
chair, and, fortunately, oh, how fortu-
nately, hit 1t with my shoulder blade, just
where that flea was Then I swung to
and fro as If in great mental agony, and
thus got in a little scratching. 1t was just
heavenly, and did not spoil the scene bit.
When I went off the stage had my maid
go over the place where that flea had bit
ten me with hand brush. She said there
was spot there as big as a dollar"
"Modjeska told me- said the other,
"thst once at the California in the hal
cony scene in Juliet. when she was ex-
tending both hands and saying Romeo,
Romeo, where art thou. Romeo7' she got
a nip in the ankle that almost made her
cry out. She could not stop, it would have
spoiled the scene. and for the minute she
had to suffer. One Of the critics remark
ed in his paper next day that during the
scene Nine. Modjeska's face wore a set
and stony expression. And no wonder,
poor ladyT'
When May Muir. who is very susceptible
to neas, is attacked" resumed the other,
'she gets up and begins to dance. She
can twist about and scratch anywhere
while the dance is going on, and nobody
notices her Clara Morris told me that
in the dying scene in Camille a flea fasten-
ed on to her SO viciously that If she had
not reached back with her fan and dis
lodged it she could not have died with any
decency. San Francisco is an awful place
for feas."
Awful, awfulY coincided her friend, as
she settled with the waiter.
Evening star., 1895-08-07
Summing Up in van CIeers Trial.

TRENTON, N. jig August 1.-THE sum-
ming up In the trial ofsCol. Van Cleef, the
ex-secretary of the state board Of asses
sors, for obtaining money from the state
for maps under false psetenses, was begun
in Meyer court todayIi Prosecutor Stock
ton reviewed the testimony for half an
hour and asked for conviction He was
followed by Lawyer Barton for the de-
in which to plead for his client. Capt.
Holt, for the state, will have an hour in
which to close the case.