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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-20
WASHINGTON'S RELIGION.
EpfscOpalians Call Him a Member Z
Their Church.

From the Ladies' Home Journal
What Washington really believed as to
the fundamental truths of Christianity, or
to non-essentials on which SO many sec
tartan issues have been raised, cannot be
definitely stated. He inherited the Epis-
copal form Of faith by baptism. and
throughout his life took an active part as
vestry man of that church. But even If
he was ever confirmed in its faith, there Is
no reliable evidence that he ever took
communion with it or with any other
church. In short, ii seems that the very
honesty and integrity of the man caused
him to refrain from the more spiritual
forms of activity in the church. Possibly
his mind have the minds Of many men
OF high moral character, followed the IRA
tional bent of inseparably ting prin-
clples ana profess ons, and so looked ask
ance at creeds ard dogmdS, where the
lives of their foremost advocates gave the
lie to the profession of the lips.
1t is notable, however, that as time went
on, the occasional Indifference of his youth
full days gave place to a respectful, even II
not devout, attitude with reference to re-
ligious matters. In a feeling of spiritual
indifference to the church it is not sur
pr1sing that, neglecting spiritual reasons
he wrote as a Virginia colonel: The want
OF a chaplain does reflect dishonor upon
the regiment, all other officers are al
lowed" And when he was urged to public
prayers in camp, SO as to excite the curl
osSty ard foster the conversion of the In
diaIs, he ignored the recommendation. As
TO the Sabbath, he conformed to the local
Virginia habits. After service the day was
largely given TO riding, visiting, dining and
to those Innocent amusements and gath
erings that many then believed to be es-
sential safeguards Of community. From
his childhood he Travelled on Sunday when
ever occasion required He considered 1t
proper for his negroes to fish, and on that
day made at least one contract.
During his official busy lif. Sunday was
largely given to his home correspondence,
being. as he says, the most convenient
day In which to spare time from his pub
lie burdens to look after his impaired for
tunes and estates. The dominating
trait of Washington's life was a spirit OF
equity, which is the nearest approach 70
perfect justice. Nowhere, as far as
know, did Washington quote the golden
rule. But If an attentive study Of this
mans correspondence reveals any single
rule of conduct as permeating his business
and social affairs ii is represented by the
Scriptural passage las We would that men
should do to you do ye also 10 them like
wise"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-20
From the New York Sun


Six of the seven warships of the re-
splendent white squadron, anchored of
Tompkinsville, INDUCED in searchlight drill
last evening, to the enjoyment of a null
titude of Staten Islanders along the beaches
and in the hotels on the heights. The Gin
cinnati which had been up at Bridgeport
returned yesterday afternoon to the Temp
kinsville anchorage, and SO there were six
vessels equipped with search lights to ex-
plore the heavens, the waters and the
shores in the neighborhood of the bay.
The vessels were the New York Cfagship
CT the squadron), the low-lying battle ship
Indiana, and the cruisers Columbia Gin
cinnat Newark and Montgomery The
bottle-green ram katahdin, lying inshore,
merely displayed her masthead electric
light. Signals for the drill appeared on the
New York just after 8 O'clock They were
flashed by the Artois system. The lights
of the squadron were ordered at times to
pierce the air abeam of the brilliant cleo
trio index of the New York: at other times
they We're directed to the eastward or west
ward in broadside of brilliancy, and at
other times they were concentrated at n
point in the sky, causing an effect much
like the ribbons of a giant Maypole.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-20
(Copyright. 1Se6. bv M. G. Tuttlettl

Copyright 1856, by NJ. G. Tuttlett)
Though ruined. Carlen castle sat proudly
upon its steep activity. it's dsmanted and
crumbling keep on the seward summit,
its fine castellated gateway facing land
ward with stately defiance, and looking up
a long valley between chalk hills. 1t made
a good point of view from Carien house, a
modern white mansion on the opposite hill
slope, half hidden by the thick beechwoods.
which, screened by each hill from the salt
sea winds. climbed both hills, the slopes of
which. meeting IN a broad V, allowed a
glimpse of sea from the level high road
running through the village at the foot OF
the castled hill These ruins were among
the show places of the country and the OBJ
ject of many excursions and picnics the
whole summer long. but chiefly in the tour
list season, when Carlen folk gathered a
double harvest, one from the fields and an
other from the visitors, whose four-horse
coaches. wagonettes and char-a-bancs clus-
tered thickly outside the Carlen arms and
the Castle inn. in company with innumera-
BILE bicycles, the riders of which found 1t
easier to climb the steep wooded road to
the castle gate without wheels. Though of
steep ascent, it was fair road. screened
by beech and ash. offering lovely prospects
and passing on arches over the dry moat
n groove for portculliS showed what
once had been. and loopholes in each beau
TRULY rounded turret by the vaulted en-
trance recalled days when the bows of
English foemen Wei feared. Inside the
heavy oaken gate was level green sward,
closely shaEen and shaded by trees: near
the gateway was a stone cottage with null
Ioned windows amid much greenery and
bloom. and a plot of garden ground. Here
lived the old gatekeeper and his wife. An
other garden, free of the tower shadows
lay beneath the broken wall opposite the
caStellanS cottage: this was inclosed by
wire fencing and led to small modern
Tudor house built into the ruins out of old
and wcathered stone This garden had
down the middle a broad turf walk bor-
dered with old-faShiOned flowers. lavender
stocks and carnations behind which were
espaher fruit trees. making a light fencing
for vegetables beyond.
The slim figures of two young women
wearing straw sailor hats, cotton blouses
and dark plain skirts. moved over the sun
ny turf among the flowers. One girl was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-20
The Bicycle Icicle.
From the Detroit Free Press.

From the Detroit Free Press.
The professor is very punctilious about
the use Of language. His youngest daugh-
ter has learned to ride wheel and the
fact is very apparent in her conversation.
Now and then he moved uneasily in his
chair, but he made no comment. After a
time he said:
Lucia, would you mind closing that
door? L am getting cold as an ike"
She arose TO obey, and then turned with
puzzled look and inquired
las cold what?
las cold as an Ike"
Il don't understand you"
That is very strange. Ii seems to ac-
cord with your theory of verbal express
sion. If bicycle can consistently he called
bike, [ can see no possible objection to
my alluding TO an ccle as an ike
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-20

dust!' he added. shifting his position. .its
all over the place She should keep 1t In
better repair. She's woman. Arthur"
Most heiresses are, still they sometimes
refuse"
Ihey refuse some men. My good Bran
don want d woman. and have woman
that's my experience. Confound 1t all. the
whole blessed place is coming down" he
cried. jumping UP under a shower Of stone
chips and dust, and turning with well-pow-
dered hair to look up at the window where
no living thing could be seen. Let us cut
this he horses will be at the foot of the
hill" ~
Long, level rays of setting sun were fill
Ing one OF a suite of drawing rooms opening
Plcturesquely into each other at Carien
mouse when Rosalind entered it that even
ig She looked at the western glory, look
ed away and went into another south
racing room. where she beheld herself in a
1ull-iength mirror with the reddening radi-
ance streaming past and touching her
pearl-white tin skirts. LAS ugly AS sin
it. Margie?"
Margery, in white lace over blue. laugh
ed the first guest was announced, and
snother and another. Two men, whose
names did not reach the hostess were Join
ed and received by Gerald Dover and led
Up to her.
AT last. Rosalind," her cousin said
here, at last. is my old friend. Sir Will
fred Carr
Sir Wilfred's gaze had vainly sought the
vas a little dazzled by the sunset light
from the room behind his hostess She ex-
pressed cordial pleasure at seeing her cous-
ms friend. so well known to her by report
In voice that made him look up in her
race with start. He saw a slim, grace
ful figure In shining satin draperies with
cleaning arms and fair white neck be-
hooking the unusually fine pearls she wore
She had kind, brown eyes, dark hair curl
Ing low on broad open brow, firm mouth
with little humorous dimples at the cor
ners and genial condescension in her man
Eer. which was one Of welcome, and yet she
vas like-cold chills ran over him at the
thought-she was very like the girl with
the broom. the old hat and the tucked up
skirts and sleeves who showed the ruins
And alas! innocertly smiling at her side in
blue and white, was the very pretty fair
haired girl by whom he had been so hard
hit an hour or two since.
Plain-with such a temper-frumpish-
not yet ffty-not too poor to be popular
the dragon to be faced. Good Lord! I've
done 1t this time, and no mistake" he
thought, trying to remember how much
Miss Ormonde could have heard: "A nasty
trick to play on a man.
For a moment. realizing that the game
was lost. he was taken aback and utterly
routed: but by the time Brandon had been
presented to Miss Ormonde and his blush
ing self made known to Miss Margery
Staines he was, as he expressed it, all there
again. and SO cool and apparently uncon-
scous Of what had gone before as almost
to persuade Rosalfnd when she found her.
self following her guests into dinner on this
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lrg some photographs set out on little
table beneath the cottage window 1 can't
AFFORD to spoil my complexion or Overture
myself today. The dragon must be faced
this evening and the siege begun at once, -
If you do spoil your lovely mug, YOU
might still powder for the evening"" sug-
gested Brandon, land put on a fresh. pair
of stays"
Too great grind. old Timon Oh. for
beaker full of the warm south; full OF
the true. the blushful Hip
or some ginger pop. It's only'a penny?''
suggested Margery, looking up with merry,
bright eyes, and laying her slender fore
finger on stone bottle on the table, while
Rcsalind packed Brandon's views in an en-
velope and gave him change.
With a kiss thrown in?" whispered
Carr. as, with sudden def movement he
threw his arm around Margery and brought
his face close to hers just in time to re-
ceive well-intentioned, single-hearted box
on the ear, as made the archway echo,
startled the owls and bats, sent cloud OF
pigeons scurrying up on the ruined walls,
staggered the recipient of it, and convulsed
Brandon and Rosalind between indignation
and laughter, that did not wake grannie--
or at least. only enough to season her nap
with conscious enjoyment and the agree
able reflection that her work was being
admirably done for her.
PART II.
Margery's pretty, merry face was white
with anger, as she moved haughtily away;
Carr, very red, with three white stripes on
His cheek, was the first Of the four to re-
cover conposure. He moved off with q
muttered apology and a forced Jest
about striking arguments, and seating
himself within the shadow of the broken
wall, where IL room had once been, began
to smoke fiercely.
Hard hit, for once, my good Wilfred. i"
Brandon said, joining him. after a civil
good morning to Rosalind. Jolly little
girl that straightforward. No nonsense
about her. Hits out II she meant IT."
-H observed Sir Wilfred. briefly.
wretch Margery sobbed, under the
shadow of cedar that reached from the
ruined Upper room whittier she had fled
to the wall under which the two men were
Nonsense. child" interrupted Rosalind
| After all, perhaps it served us right fol-
| letting them think us"
| us. indeed! Nobody kissed your
'Or you, either; come. Gomez continued
| Rosalind. drawing her cousin gently alons
! the narrow path on the first story Of the
| rum to deep recessed ogee window in
| the cool thickness of the wall, where they
could sit comfortably. You had the best
| of it, Margie. 1 don't think he'll want any
more ginger pop just yet, do you? Oh
| Both peepe6 through the ungIazed win.
| dow. which was partially hidden by ceda,
| boughs, and saw Immediately beneath
| them tie subjects of their conversation
] Carr. the white marks still on his flushed
| cheek. was speaking with unusual energy
IF good looks were virtues, he'd soon b,
| in paradise" whispered Rosalind
| 'Ah! Miss Dragon, he'd have got NJ
ginger pop from YOU" murmured Margery
| laughing, with the tears still on her peach
| like cheeks and in her merry ewes.
don't care" Carr was saying, EN-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-20

From the London Times.
The potential value of the African ele-
plant as a servant of man is not inferior
to that Of its Asatic congsner. Wild ele-
plants, as Herodotus records, formerly
ranged north of the Sahara, within what
became Carthagenian dominion. 1t ap-
pears from Juvenal that in his time they
were still found in Mauritania and above
Asouan.
There is no doubt that African elephants
were tanned and employed b. the Cartha-
genians in war as early as the first inva-
sion Of Africa by the Romans under Regu-
lus According to Livy the first elephants
made use Of by the Romans and employed
(B. G. 300 In Macedonia against Philip
were natives of Africa, captured from the
Carthaginians Sallust relates that Jugur-
tina, after his defeat, was required to sur
render all his elephants to the Romans,
who, for a considerable period, used ele-
phants both African and Asiatic in war,
in public displays, in the amphithcater and
otherwise.
Wild elephants have long ago been driven
out or exterminated in North Africa, where
they formerly abounded. They have long
ceased to be tanned, owing to the barbarous
condition of Africa, which has caused the
success Of the scientists in utilizing these
animals for the service of man to be for
gotten, and has thus left them in their
refugees of Central Africa. a prey to the
reckless greed Of ivory hunters.
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phatically, = must have her. or shall be

phatically. Il must have her. or shall be
What! Marry a spiteful. frumpish old
maid for an owls nest and heap OF
ruins?"
And half the county and heaven knows
what besides. It's positively sinful for all
that fine property to be thrown away on a
woman. 1t ought not to be allowed in any
Christian country"
WELL but what would stone-broke youths
do with no heiresses to marry?"
Positively sinful" he repeated, with
pious energy. And here am I. with at
all kinds of burdens on the estates, and the
matters jointure, and her house. and the
girls portions. not to speak Of their keep,
and mortgages here and there and every
where. and run of ill-luck at Monte Carlo
last March, and losing heavily on Glen
DOVER and that beast Of a trainer letting
Young Lochinvar' be got at besides-one
must have ones fling now and then; one
can't always live like an anchorite-"
Ibid you ever" drawled Brandon, slow
ly, "ah-try:"
II cannot understand the principles on
which this beast of world is governed,
complained Carr. pathetically. Here is
this-!-What's this creeping inside my col
lar?' he said, putting up his hand. Little
stones
"Old crone?"
Unmarried woman, positively rolling in
riches. Dover says she has a whole coal
mine to herself
ITO roll in?"
"And here am Lob! I'll make the plunge
though she's as ugly as sin, as old as
MethuselaE, as stupid as an owl, as Ill
tempered as sick bear and as wicked as
the devil-II have her, I say. Confound
it!' he cried. putting up his hand to his
collar again, what can this be-"
THE family ghost protesting" explained
Brandon, with delighted grin, as his eye
followed thin stream of mortar from In
side Sir Wilfred's collar to its source in a
slender hand vanishing in the window.
But suppose she won't have you? She
must be a dab at refusing by this time?'
She's a woman" returned Sir Wilfred
with a singular smile-"Oh! Confound this
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-20
On the Modiste PInu

From the Cincinnati Enquirer
Lemme see" calculated Mr.. Philip Tank
as near as l can figure it, l only paid sl1
Tor the whisky and SIS at the hospital. L,
reminds me of one of your dresses
why, dear?' asked his wife.
The tremens cost SO much more than
the goods
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His Mean Reply.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Mrs. Chugwater-"Josiah, did you ever
notice how common 1t is for girls to look
like their fathers?"
Mr.. Chugwater-"Of course 1 have. Most
Of them lock like their fathers, That's
why so many girls faces are their for
tunes"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-20
A Noisy Ball of Fire Come. Aboard


From the Philadelphia Record
Captain Dickson of the British bark Eu-
dora reports an unusual electrical display
during a storm in the South Pacific. The
Eudora left Junin, Chile. on February %,
and while beating down the coast toward
Cape Horn the storm was seen approaching
the vessels stern, swapping and sizzling
like wall of fire.. but travelling only at a
moderate speed. the wind being light at
that time.
When the storm struck the vessel 1t blew
with the force of hurricane and for a
time 1T looked as If the masts would be
blown out. There was a great electrical
display all over the rigging, and a great
ball of fire hoated near the miZzenmast and
exploded with report like that Of a Krupu
gun. The crew were daZed and nearly
blinded, but fortunately no one was serious
ly hurt. The vessel labored heavily in the
sea. and the wire rigging was ablaze with
electricity. The storm soon cleared away
and the sea at once became as calm as be-
fore.
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brimming eyes. He certainly was a hand
some fellow, Rosalind thought.
But not to Monte Carlo" she added,
with little tremulous laugh, as, with some
broken words Of depreciation, he took 1t.
mo. not there" he faltered, too much
overcome for thanks.
And no soul must know, remember. No,
no interest, no acknowledgment. And"
court to my Margie unless you really love
her."
All! but do; do from the very bot
tom Of my heart, Miss Ormonde'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-20
Real Poverty.
From the Chicago Post.
Is she really SO poor7'

els she really so poorf''
"Poorl Why, it's one Of the most pitiful
cases I ever heard Of. She's too Door even
! to own bicycle"
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gerry that evening. Il wonder if any kisses
will be thrown in?'
Il wish." Marcery sighed, II wish
hadn't hit him quite SO hard. poor fellow"
Young rascal added Rosalind with
acerbity. st was stroke of luck far too
good for him.
CThe end)
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THEY SAW THE TORNADO.

CThe end.)
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-09-24

We understand that our friend, Ole
Lawrence, 10 reading in his speeches
throughout the country school houses
an extract claiming that Blaine favored
free coinage Of silver. Nothing could
be further from the truth. In the very
speech in congress on the Bland bill,
which Mr.. Lawrence quotes, MIR.
Blaine stated:
3 .But our line Of policy in q Joint
movement with other nations TO re-
m0netize, Is simple and direct. The
difficult problem is what We shall do
when we aim to re-establish silver
without the cooperation of European
powers, and really as On advance move
ment to coerce those powers into the
same policy. Evidently the first die
tate Of prudence 10 TO coin such u dollar
a. will not only do justice amo0g our
citizens At home, but will prove q pro-
tectiOn-an absOlut0 barrtOade against
the gold m0nOmstallism of Europe,
who. when the opportunity offers, will
quickly draw from US the @l60, O0O, 600
OF gold coin which We now (1878) hold.
II we coin . silver dollar Of full legal
tender, obviously below the current Of
value Of the GOLD dollar, We ARE simOly
opening our doors and iaviting Europe
to take gold. With our gold flow-
Ing out flOm us We shell be forced to
the single silver standard and our re-
,latiOns with the leading commercial ma
tions OF the world will be not only en-
barrased but crippled"
Mr.. Blaine never favored free coin
aQo.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-09-24

Here Is the ''nub" Of the whole uues-
ton Of free silver:
Will the dollar be worth 100 cents
under free coinage, in full value, the
world over:
Will the laboring mans dollar b a.
good under free coinage as II IL now
with his silver-gold dollar?
Will the best customer OF the farmer
the laboring man-be benefited or
injured?
Who consumes SO por cent OF the
farmers products? Why, the laboring
men OF this country.
Then. is the laboring man IL paid in
gold" dollars, AZ our opponents de-
clare, can the latter point out q free
silver country on the face OF the earth
whore he gets a dollar as good q q gold
dollar.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-09-24
Y ON

Al utterance Foar Years Ago.
From the Omaha World Herald (Xr. Bryan's pa
PERI Nou. IS, lo92.I
The next session OF congress will have
to wrestle with n deficiency of $685.
O0O, 600. This is on account of PEN
sions. The appropriation for pensions
Tor the next year must not be less than
ei5O,O0O, e00. 1t Is therefore easy
arithmetic to perceive that the appro-
priatiOn that congress must make for
pensions next session must aggregate
not less than 3l86, coo, 600.
This tremendous sum would in itself
be enough TO run q reasonable govern
ment. One would not complain If it
we're an honest debt, but a large pro-
portion Is not debt, because it was
never earned by any act Of patriotism
sOr heroic service. The government is
held up and despoiled Of no mean POI.
tion OF this, and it seems helpless to
defend itself. One cannot help being
curious to know how many more years
1t will take q exhaust the generation
which feels itself Injured by the war. It
10 safe to say that never did q genera
ton display such remarkable longevity.
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Kyle TALKS.
tContinued from LIST Page.]

concerned, are practically the same.
France IL no m0re . hfmetallic cOuntry
than tho United STAKES. The real basis
81 their money IL gold, the same rs
here.
Brer. Kyle In question 4 again Avs
the track to ring In that chestnut, "the
crime Of u" The civilized nations
) the gold Standardized Ia, gold as
primary moncy-and there Is no more
proof that the action WIS done at the
hehest Of some unseen, unknown aad
Understandable mower, than Beer.
X. { % ssy 90. Tn. crime Of '73 is q
humbug, used for campaign purposes.
1t has heen torn 10 p~ieces-so Tar as the
corruption, Doodle, or illegal feature of
TIA thousand times. Kyle knows, II
he knows anything, that the mint act
OF 1873 occupies sixty columns OF dis
c~usstons and speeches In the Congress
siOnal Globe, ~ submitted TO hun
dreds Of experts, recommended by the
director of the mint, etc, etc. Il is
bunc0mbe to talk about 1t.
Questions 5, 8, and I will be answ cred
next week. We have given too much
space already for the discussion this
week.