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length over all is 23.4 Her beam at water
line is feet o inches, and at the deck
feet. The deck is planked with white ce-
dar three-sixteenths of an inch in thick
ness. covered with white canvas, painted
mahogany color and rubbed down. The
bulkheads at each end are water-tight, ana
the cockpit is unsuitable.
Her centerboard is of the dagged variety,
modelled after an idea of Linton Hope, the
English yacht designer. When down. the
draught of the board Is feet The board
is 26 inches at the widest part, and tapers
down to a point at the lower edge. The
front side is nearly straight. The board Is
Of bronze, covered with coating OF man
ganese All in all, the board is one of the
strongest points about the American
midget. go
Spruce ~ is 1923 feet over all. with a
water-line length of 1913 feet. The for
ward overhang is 3.O5 feet and the over
water-line length is measured with the boat
in racing trim and with the racing crew
on board. The extreme beam Is rect .
inches. which is an increase OF six inches
over last year. The draught Is uncertain,
but Mr. Brand thinks that 1t is about nine
inches.
So far as appearance is concerned there
Is no handsomer half-rater among English
yachts than Spruce w. The keen competi-
tion among builders on the other side dur
ing the past season has induced some Of
them to consider beauty as well as speed
in the construction of these miniature
ships, with the result that the boats of
1895 are, as a rule, much handsomer than
their predecessors of 1894.
Under Y. r. A. measurements Spruce "
has a total sail area of 1903 square feet,
divided as follows: Mainsail, 1881 square
feet; headsail AL square feet AS the
water-line length is 1913 feet the rating ts
40 which is just .O1 under the half-rater
mark. Under the Seawanhaka system Of
measurement, Spruce Nv would have rat
ing length of about Is feet.
Spruce " was built by H. G. Smith of
Oxford. who also built the three preceding
6pruces She is built throughout of ma
hogany in a neat and workmanlike man.
yawl sharp at each end, and carrying two
canoe sails. Mr.. Brand raced her in 1891
and 1892. winning fifty-nine prizes. In 1893
he brought out Spruce II, which was hard
1y a success, as she won only sixteen
prizes. With Spruce III, which he had
built in 1894. Mr.. Brand got clear away
from the canoe-yawl type into the half
prizes in her first season. and, in other
hands, she Is still winning.
Spruce l was unballasted. Spruce III car
red a centerplate weighted with about 800
pounds of lead. Spruce w has a center
plate with 100 pounds of lead at the bottom
Of 1t In the form of bulb.
In the trial races held by the Seawan-
haka- -Corinthian Yacht Club, on August 28
q and %, the Ethelwynne won all three
races handily. beating a feet Of seven
emall craft, including two from the famous
Herreshofr shops.
The Regulations.
Yacht Club has issued the following pro-
gram regarding the match:
"As previously announced by circular,
Evening star., 1895-09-21
IN A MoHAMMEDAN HAREM.
What Was Seen In q Place which a
smut On From Mans Case.
From the London Queen

what Was Seen In q Place which aa
smut Om From Mans Case.
From the London Queen.
An account OF visit paid to the xenana.
or harem, Of a Mohammedan Nawab in 4
native state may not be without interest.
carriage and mounted escort of soldiers
were sent at o'clock one morning to con.
vey us to the castle. A gate In the i'm.
mense walls of the compound led us into
the in-kept gardens. Passing from these
into the court yard and through long col
onpades and untidy passages. we were con-
Quoted finally into the zenana. A large and
lofty room. with walls on three sides and q
colonnade opening onto a court yard was
the apartment in which we were received.
Chairs were brought for our accommoda-
ton, but, with the exception Of the mat
ting on the floor, the place was without
furniture.
Women. some young and tall, others old
and wrinkled, passed and repassed while
we waited for the Begun to appear. They
were all dressed in the same fashion;
trousers Of hght-colored damasks or satin
clothed them from the waist. These pam
falcons were baggy above. but SO close 1T
ting from the knee downward that they
have to be sewn up after they are on. They
are unsewn and removed once q week for
the bath. A short bodice reaching just
below the breast Is worn. and then round
the body and over the shoulders and head
IL WOunO tn6 Sar1 OF muslin or Six, whlch
falls in graceful folds from the hips and
shoulders. The Begun kept US waiting,
and we were told the reason was that she
was putting on all her Jewels to do US
honor.
Presently she came ina small, young
woman, with an oval. immobile face and
smooth black hair. She wore tight trousers
OF q rich green damask and a sar Of cloth
Of gold; on her bare ankles were anklets
Of uncut emeralds and diamonds, said to be
worth 10000 rupees; on her arms were q
large number of jeweled bangles and arm
lets; on her fingers rings of beautiful rubies
and diamonds; round her neck were strings
Of fine pearls, and. suspended by studs OF
large diamonds in the outer rim OF her
ears, she wore across the hair at the back
of tho head pearls, emeralds and rubies,
prettily set as a kind of collarette. The ears
were pierced in several places to allow rings
and Jewels to be inserted, and In the nose Q
small diamond was worn. The little Jeweled
lady did not speak English, and, after we
had admired her jewelry, conversation soon
came to an end.
Her wee baby was brought in dressed in
colored silk. with a gold laced cap on its
little bald head. The Nawab Joined US, and
there was much lively chat over the object
of our visit to the state. In such q zenana
the most rigorous. seclusion of the wives IL
enforced-wives, I say. for in this zenana
the Begun was the chief, and the only wife,
and was married the day after the death Of
the first Begun.
Evening star., 1895-09-21
My Playnlntes.

Eugene Field in the Chicago Record.
The wind con es whispering to me Of the country
green and cooA-
OF redwing blackbirds chattering beside reedy
pool;
1t brings me, soothing fancies of the homestead
And 1 hear the thrush's evening song and the
robins morning trin:
So ] fail to thinking tenderly Of those I used to
Where the sassafras and snakeroot and checker
berries grow.
What has become of Ezra Marsh. who lived on
And what's become of Noble Pratt. whose father
And what's become of Lizzie Crum and Anastasia
And Of Ro1ie Root. who tended school in Boston
They were the boys and they the girls who shared
They do not answer to my calll Ny playmates-
wherc are they?
What has become of Levi and his little brother
Who lived next door to where we lived soma
And Hepsy Hail and Ella cowles. who spelled
And Oracle Smith. the Cutler boys Leander
Snow. and all.
my CALI
I'd like to see Bill Warner and the Conkey boys
And talk about the times we used to wish that
We were menI
And one-I shall not name her-could see her
gentle face
And hear her giriish treble in this distant lonely
placei
The flowers and hopes Of springtime-they per-
ished long ago,
And the garden where they blossomed Is white
with winter snow.
Oh. cottage meath the naples, have you seer
those girls and boys
That but = little while ago made. oh. such pleas.
Oh, trees. and hills. and brooks. and lanes. and
meadows, do you know
Where shall find my little friends Of forty year,
You see. I'm old and weary. and I've Travelled
long and far;
I am looking for my playmatesI wonder where
they are!
Evening star., 1895-09-21

for discharge. Capt Barbour is determined
to maintain discipline. and Will only retain
such men in his command as are ready to
obey all orders.
Company B, second battalion. is taking
great interest in the coming target prac.
tice and many of the men have been out
at "Ordway'' recently. hammerine away At
the targets. -
Private Luther C. Stewart, company A.
third battalion, has asked permission to
appear before the brigade board for ex-
Private R. Carey Brown. company =.
third battalion, has applied for transfer
to company A. first battalion.
First Lieutenant William NJ. Burchard,
his resignation. to take effect September
is. The resignation of Second Lieut.. James
NJ. Farley will be rendered in few days.
Capt L. H. Mattingly has asked per-
on a practice march to Glen Echo Septem-
Der 3 and %. 1t Is rumored that the fifth
battalion may also indulge In similar
outing. Capt. Mattingly claims to be cal
concerned.
Capt. Clarence A. Sayre, company c.
third battalion, has returned to duty. after
an illness Of several weeks duration:
who is organizing the company to be as
signed as company G. fifth battalion. has
been unable to make much desired progress
with his project during the week.
the District Guard. prepared several
months ago by Major Suess and submitted
to the Officers Association OF the Second
Regiment will be acted upon when that
organization resumes Its meetings next
month.
Taat unique and enthusiastic social or
ganization Of members Of company A. third
battalion, styling itself the A. Q. p. f., OF
which Private Moran is the shining light,
announces q series Of dances during the
coming season.
Because of tho advanced season. the pro-
posed lawn fete under the auspices Of COM
pany A. fourth battalion, troop a. and
until early spring. It is intended that the
affair shall be the most S elaborate ,Dor., OF Its
It is said that troop A now possesses
seventy-fve members. and it expects to
reach the century mark before the lapse
Of many days.
The coveted Hilton trophy. won by the
brigade team at Sea Girt, arrived by ex-
press Wednesday evening. and will be
given the place Of honor in the quarters
Of the commanding general at the armory
Evening star., 1895-09-21
From the Argonaut.


A lawyer in Australia was defending a
young man whose record was malodorous
Ignoring the record, however, the lawyer
p1 p1oceeded to draw a narrowing picture Of
two gray-haired parents in England look
ing anxiously for the return of their prodi-
gal son to spend the next Christmas with
them, and he asked: "Have you the hearts
to deprive the old couple Of this happi-
ness?" The jury, however found the
prisoner guilty. Before passing sentence
the Judge called for the prisoners Jail
record, after examining which he blandly
remarked that the prisoner had some five
previous convictions against him, but he
was glad to say that the learned counsel's
eloquent appeal would not remain unan-
swered. for he would commit the prisoner
to Maitland Jail. where his aged parents
at the present moment were serving SEN
tences. respectively, so that father, mother
and son would be able to spend the en-
suing Christmas season under one roof.
Evening star., 1895-09-21
Madame de Stael's Retort.

From Current Literature
Lalande was once seated at dinner be-
tween Madame de Stael and Madame Re-
camier, when he remarked upon his own
luckiness in being placed between wit and
beauty" to which Madame de Stael re-
piled, land without possessing either"
Evening star., 1895-09-21

SQOulQ at least FORWARD II OiSdPpIotcus
stating their reasons therefor.
Notes.
Private George q. Wilson, jr.. company
A, sixth battalion, has returned from a
months furlough, having spent his leave
in Savannah, Ga.
Corp John Presnell, company G. sixth
battalion, has been granted a six months
furlough.
Corp. VIM. Wilkinson, company c, sixth
battalion, has returned from his summer
vacation, and has reported for duty.
Six applications for membership In COM
pany c, sixth battalion, will be acted on at
the next business meeting.
Major E. r. Campbell, fourth battalion,
has returned from Knoxville, Tenn, where
he was in camp with the Sons of Veterans.
The major Is veteran and the Son OF
veteran also.
Company D. fourth, batta1ion. began drills
Tuesday last. Capt. Williams has started
the school of the soldier" Many Of the
men were familiar With The drill. but Capt.
Williams believes ii th%ough course Of
instruction, beginning, with h1the fundamental
First Lieut.. W. A. Harley. company A,
engineer corps, is h1oyifS a leave Of alb
senee In st. Paul. finn,ebut will return
Private f. L. Gtahamdb engineer corps.
is on furlough. and has gone to Whining
ton, N. c.
1t is rumored that special inducements
have been offered Sergt. James M. Stewart.
engineer corps, to transfer, to company B,
second battalion.
Among those who have applied for men,
bership in companytD, sixth battalion. is
the dramatic reader, Mr.. David 9. Bangs.
Lieuts. A o. Hutterly and g. B. Young,
Sergt. c. w. Dickey Corp. r. P. Carleton
and Privates Graham, Cookson, Wetherald,
Scott, Lizear and Cook Of the engineer
corps have been busy during the week try
ing to cash and spend the checks received
from Sea Girt as a result Of their good
craftsmanship.
United States District Attorney Arthur A.
Birney is an enthusiastic member Of the
engineer corps, and is particularly inter-
ested in the excellent shooting Of his COM
rades.
sergt. F. Carroll Mattingly, company D.
sixth battalion. has made application for
his discharge.
The idea has obtained with some that
Sergt. w. S. Mexican, company A, sixth
battalion, was reduced from first sergeant
Such is not the case. The sergeant was. at
his own request. relieved from the duties
of first sergeant.
Several cavalrymen who failed to report
at, the armory last Sunday, and who pre-
sented no valid excuse for their absence.
have been requested to make applications
Evening star., 1895-09-21

for those bilious attacks have frequently The liver becomes
ngogd congsed named the bile of being properly
excreted by nenes taken the blood There gripping
pains the abdomen headache and dizziness you
is known bilious attack Let be your physician and prescribe
Our prescription is
The record-union., 1895-08-28

WE have kept track of the testimony
regarding the Bannack Indian trouble
and it is now all Inland feel prepared to
say that the whites were in the wrong,
provoked the Indians and murdered
some of them without the slightest miti-
eating circumstance to soften that charge.
Tho Indians were under arrest for a
trivial of1ense, mere misdemeanor, in
violating the Wyoming game law; they
believed their captors meant to kill them,
and having fair cause for such fear, they
attempted to escape, when the officer and
his gang shot them. Then the trouble
began and the uprising followed. The
Indians would have been less than hu-
man had they not made trouble at that
iuncture. Their companions and one
babe were murdered in cold blood, and
that they resented it was but natural 1t
was a monstrous outrage. and if the
Government does not secure the punish
ment of the murderers, it will be weak,
indeed.
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country.

FEW people realize it, but it is fact
that the slave trade is more rampant in
the Soudan to-day than ever before. All
efforts of explorers, American, English
and French, the labors Of the Germans,
and of all the anti-slavery associations,
and the heroic endeavors of General Cor
don, failed to permanently decrease the
trait :, and it is now actually larger than
at any previous period. The present
Mahdi is the cause of the increase. The
rule OF this X halifa is despotic one. He
Is at constant war with African tribes
and is never content except when his
people are making raids. When a raid is
effected all the male prisoners are put
into the army. The aged are killed and
the women and children sold into
slavery, but not outside the country. The
khalifa himself has 500 wives, and he
constantly adds to their number. Slatin
Pasha informs the Foreign Anti-Slavery
Society that there are many nearly white
women in slavery in the Soudan, these
being mainly Gallas.
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The record-union., 1895-08-28

FIRST the London Times and now the
public opinion of their countries, advise
Spain to grant the demands of the Cubans,
to recognize and establish Cuban au-
tonomy, and thus put an end to the
separatist movement. This is certainly
wise advice. If it is not taken and Spain
should win. still she will have to grant
the reforms demanded, and she will then
be no nearer to anchoring Cuba to her
than she is now. The Cubans are bound
to cut loose from Spain. and the latter
country cannot go so deeply into debt in
outfiIting expeditions as to conquer the
islanders. They may be subdued for a
time, but as surely as the sun shines they
will some day attain their independence.
Whether there will be annexation to the
United States is another matter. The
Times thinks that the way to prevent that
is for Spain to patch up compromise with
Cuba speedily. There is an annexation
movement on foot, and il is rapidly gain
ing strength, but in the United States we
do not believe it amounts to much. Really
we do not want Cuba. 1t would be bet
ter for US and the Cubans that they attain
and maintain their independence. We
nave territory enough; that that is the So
ber Judgment of the mass Of the Ameri-
can people is undenia ble. But that most
Americans are in sympathy with the Gu
ban revolutionists-no longer mere in
surgents-is true. That sympathetic in
terest grows out of the vices of Spanish
rather than the possible virtues of Cuban
rule. The Times declares that England
would look with serious disfavor upon a
scheme of Cuban annexation to the
United States Probably. England
would look with disfavor upon our ac-
quiring any territory or strength. But
the disposition of England regarding ou1
acquisition of territory gives the Ameri-
can no trouble. If we should accept q
Cuban offer to unite, W. are not going tc
consult English wishes; but we are moi
likely TO accept any such offer should il
be made, and England may therefore resi-
content.
The record-union., 1895-08-28
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News is at hand that the Chinese au-
thorities have beheaded four of the lead
ers of the mobs that committed the re-
cent outrages against the missions at
Cheng Tu. But it is significant that
these four men stated just before they
were executed that they had acted in
their killings and arson under the orders
and by consent Of the old Niceroy. And
we believe that these men told the truth.
All the circumstances of the outrages
indicate that the mob was backed by
power in station; that it had the support
OF officials, as it certainly did of the Man
DARN class. But we will wait in vain to
learn of the apprehension of the old
Vicsroy, or the arrest of any of the Man
darins who egged the mobs on to action.
The record-union., 1895-08-28
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power to mold the laws. they are in-
capable of bowling to them until changed.
They have put upon the State an ineffac-
able disgrace, and nothing whatever that
may be advanced in defense of them will
at all excuse or palliate their crime.
The record-union., 1895-08-28

MRS WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP
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The record-union., 1895-08-28

IT looks as if Librarian of Congress
Spofford has a complete and satisfactory
explanation of the alleged shortage in
his department out of which sensational
journalism has attempted to make 80
much. Not only did he not pay in money
to the treasury to close ''defalcn.ion," "
but the money paid in was simply settle
ment of a balance between the several
accounts of the library and the treasury.
The Liz rarian is recipient of fees from
the people as well as money from the
treasury to pay salaries and expenses.
So it hsrpens all along that there is an
unsettled balance between what he re-
ceives from fees and what is due to his
department from the treasury. This
balance is struck from time to time and
the account squared. 1t is far from being
an ideal system of bookkeeping, but if,
as is charged, it is and has long been the
custom of the two Offices, then there has
been done no wrong by the venerable
Librarian who has so many years and SO
faithfully served the Government Of his
country
The record-union., 1895-08-28

THE editor of Harpeg'S Weekly be-
lieves that woman is riding on the bicycle
to greater freedom and independence,
learning to take care of herself, becoming
more self-reliant and generally better.
However that may be as a matter OF
philosophy. it is questionable if it is an
advance. All we can do is to wait and
see; there will be very speedy results.
We make and break customs very rapidly
in these days, bu. we do not believe that
the bicycle is 10 exercise as broad an in
huence in molding womanly character as
HGrpel'S seems to think. That it is af-
fecting change of habit among great
many women is true, and while in some
cases it may be beneficial, assuredly in
many others it is bad.
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