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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-15

hay, and will also have to be Instructed
that 1t is fashionable these days to inquire
Of every one, rs it hot enough for your?
The elks have no complaint to make, for
in their midst are two cute little spotted
babies. just beginning to move about. The
Inhabitants at the Zoo have also increased
in numbers within the past few weeks to
the extent of four deer and two tiny pam
theirs. One of the latter was stretched out
and brea thing at the pace of a steam en-
CINE when visited by the reporter, and to
the inexperienced eye looked to be in the
last throes Principal Keeper Blackburne,
however. was not so easily deceived. He
poked Young Panther in the ribs, and the
new arrival was on his feet in an instant
sparring for wind and ready to meet all
corners.
The bears are all provided with bath tubs
OF generous proportions, and as they have
the air from all sides. together with sum-
mer furs. occupy position somewhat SINH
lar to that of a man In his oveTcoat be-
fore an electric fan. The cariama, bird in
appearance quite out of the ordinary, Is
provided with a cottage, which has a cur
tain before the window, and the bird gave
no indication of being unduly warm. The
ch1ch1iaca breathed with an effort how
ever. and the barred owls were not SILVER
Ing by any means. A little gray fox moan
ed In distress. while woodchuck opposite
said nothing. but clawed wood and drank
water.
The prairie dog colony, SO all the tndi-
cations pointed. had evidently packed I'D its
duds and departed for some interior sum-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-15
A USEFUL BARN.
The Farmers Sons Are Getting Their
Educations From It's Painted Sides.

The Farmers Sons Are Getting Their
Educations From It's Painted Sides.
From the Kansas City Star.
A bicyclist recently made a little journey
into the country. AS he wheeled along the
road he came to a farm house. the owner
Of which he knew slightly. AS he drank
gourdful Of water at the pump he noticed
that the farmers barn had an unusual look
The last time he had seen 1t 1t had the usual
coating of silvery gray painted by time and
weather.
Been fixing up the barn. haven't you?'
he asked the farmer.
Yes. It's all new painted" answered the
farmer, proudly. An l reckon it's mighty
pretty lookin'. too. Ye see, a feller came
along one day an says he belongs to a paint
in syndicate in Chicago as was out to paint
all the barns in the country free an he said
he would paint mine IL 1 wanted him to. So
l says: Go ahead IL IL don't cost nothin. :
/ went to town with load of hay. an when
l got back the barn was painted, shore
enough"
The barn had been painted a bright vel
low. as a good background for vari-colored
advertisements with letters foot two
long. The advertisement Of a patent med
iciHs covered both sides of the roof in let
tiers of red. blue and green against the vel
low. Chewing tobacco, shoes. soap, hams
and other commodities were pictured and
told about on every available space.
When / got back, continued the farmer,
the Teller that was paintin says to me: i
put few signs on the barn says he, but
You won't mind that none an they're good
readin matter when the paper don't come. :
Anyhow. II didn't cost nothin' to paint
the barn, an I'll be derned if the boys ain [
a-larnin TO read from ii, which l consider
pretty cheap edication these hard times
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-15
Making Salt From Fir Bark.

foiA me fnllluelphlA lines.
In Lsplaud they have no salt, and the
bark of the fir tree is used as a substitute.
The Laps peel the bark from the trunk of
the tree. carefully remove the epidermis
and then divide the inner bark into quite a
number Of very thin layers.
During the brief but extremely hot Lap
land summer the layers are exposed to the
sIn until thoroughly dried: then they are
torn into narrow strips and placed in boxes
made of fresh bark taken from other trees
Deep holes are then dug in the sand and the
bark boxes are buried in them, where they
are allowed to remain fer about three days
The second day fires are made over places
where the boxes are buried, and kept burn
ing briSkly for several hours; the heat pene-
trates deep into the sand. turns the fir bark
deep red color, and gives to 1t a pleasing
taste and odor Finally, the boxes are un-
earthed, the fir strips are pounded or
ground into a coarse powder. and the
Lapps use it just as we do salt-only much
more sparingly, because it Is so trouble
some to prepare.
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direction and pause for another drink.
Three slices were disposed of in this man
ner, after which the interesting animal
gaily winked the other eye at the onlook-
ers and disappeared beneath the surface.
The beavers are perhaps the coolest be-
fngs at the Zoo. They remain in their
dams throughout the day. and do not put
in an appearance outside until evening.
All the fat animals feel the heat most,
according to Principal Keeper Blackburne,
but with plenty Of water and little shade
no danger need be feared. The Zoo is being
improved right along. and those who have
not paid it visit of late will be surprised
at the perfect roadways. the new trees,
the rustic fences, smooth walks and add
ed features. During the torrid spell the Wis
itors have been few. indeed, but with cooler
weather crowds will, without doubt, flock
to this decidedly attractive place. In the
meantime the people of Washington may
recl1ne In their easy chairs, with fan in
hand. and rest assured that the animals
are as cool, comfortable and well-cared for
as could be desired
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-15
-...- The Hidden Sounds.
From the Chicago News.

The Chinese have some extraordinary SD
perstitions in regard to music. According
to their belief the Creator hid eight
sounds In the earth for the express pur-
pose of compelling man to find them out
According to the celestial idea the eight
primitive sounds are hidden in stones, silks,
woods Of various kinds. the bamboo plant,
pumpkins, in the skins of animals, In GER
tain earths and In the air itself. Any one
who has ever seen or listened to a Chinese
orchestra will remember that their must
cal Instruments are made of all these ma
terials except the last and that the COM
bined efforts of the other seven seemed
better calculated to drive the ethereal
sound away than to coax 1t from the air,
which Is really the object of ali Chinese
musical efforts When the band plays the
naive credulity of the people, old and
young, hears in the thuds of the gongs an
the whistling of the pipes the tones of the
eterr al sounds of nature that were origi-
nally deposited in the various animate and
inanimate objects by the all-wise Father
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A LITERARY NOVICE.
How Her Humorous Skit Came ia lie
Published in "a Metropolitan journal.

Published in "a Metropolitan journal.
From the New York Commercial Advertiser.
Here the amusing experience Of an
amateur literary aspirant which was told
to me a few days ago:
A young woman In New York wrote one
day short skit intended to be humorous
1t aroused favorable comment from her
circle OF friends. and she made Up her mind
that it was good enough To be published
in one Of the humorous periodicals. Ac-
cordinsly she submitted il TO first one peri
odical, then another. 1t was a brief skit.
only about fifty lines in all, and. as her
brother indulgently said, couldn't possibly
have done any harm" But still the hard
hearted Editors failed to see the humor OF
Il and kept sending IL back to her. Finally
the young author lost heart completely
and was about to bury her poor little skit
in the depths of her portfolio. Then her
brother took pity On her and said:
Here. give me your sklt. III get it pub
ished or know the reason why"
week or two later her skit appea red in
one OF the humorous papers and the young
contributor enjoyed ali the delights of first
authorship. sending marked copies OF the
paper ID friends, etc. The contribution did
not occupy a prominent place. IL was
among the advertisements but the author
had seen many comics among the adver-
tisements and she too contented TO
see her contribution in type to inquire far
Their. She never knew what the twinkle in
her brothers eyes meant. and that he had
paid full advertising rates to insert her
skit in fifty lines space, single column. one
Insertion
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-15
gazed out as much as to say-"Weil, well,
what have here?'

gazed out as much as to say-'Weil, well,
what have we here?"
ly cool. The structure is located at the
top of a hill and a breeze blows constant
ly through the open doorways and VIM
dows. In addition the skyligat Is coverea
by an awning and therefore the full effect
Of the sun Is not felt within. In a little
corner room are housed a family Of arma-
Gillos. queer little animals Of peculiar ar
chitecture. They stem to be built in lay
ers, and being shut off from all air ex-
cept what entered through one doorway
they were not at all exasperated or out OF
sorts. A cacoplistle had no complaint to
offer, while OF all the big cage Of risky
monkeys but one told with his eyes that
he " ould like to borrow a fan. The TETON,
the ecelot and the spotted hyelas were
quite active. but the mountain panthers
breathed hard and were probably the only
residents of the building that cared snap
whether the mercury descended the lad
der or not.
Mr.. Blackburne has provided quarters
out doors for many Of bis charges as
possible. and an interesting collection may
be viewed in a grove Of evergreen trees d.
rectiy in the rear of the animal house.
Four baby peafowls are carefully nurtured
by a motherly hen. and in their vicinity are
a varied assortment of parrots. One gay
bird. wearing a scarlet wastcoat and a
yellow chapeau, said very emphatically
something that sounded like ''Oh, Lord, It's
hottern ELL" and the reporter piously pass
ed on at once. The little kit foxes were
stretched out at full length, as though the
weather did not cut any ice with them. but
a black wolf. recently received whined in
a manner that expressed as plainly as
words tnat he was DESTROYS of removing
his fur coat for short period at least. The
handsome Russian wolf hound was up to
his ears in a bucket Of drinking water, but
seemed i'll much better shape than the Es-
kimo dogs next door. These creatures make
no effort to conceal the fact that they are
dissatisfied, while further source of an
noyance Is the pesky fly, which alights on
the tips Of the dogs pointed ears and
causes big sores. Four Eskimo puppies,
born six weeks ago, are just growing mis-
chievous, and appear to be too young to
realize that they ought naturally to feel
10
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From tho New Orleans Times Democrat.
A New Orleans man who Is a fond papa
was telling his friends yesterday Of the
hard time he had trying to teach his young
ster to say mississippi" The word SEEM
ed more than the little one could master
Finally the father hit upon the plan of
teaching the child the word by syliables.
Now. say after me- he said to the boy,
"Missis."
"dissis" said the infant phenomenon.
"Sippi."
'S!ppi." echoed the boy.
"Now say the whole thing" commanded
the father.
"Missis." began the child. and then he
thought while Papa" said he. "what
did you say the lady's name waa?'
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GibsOn's Magnetism.
From Harpcr's Bazaar.

from harpers baZar.
A friend of Hamilton Gibson, whose recent
untimely death is so great a calamity to the
world Of art and letters says that the art
list had a singulariy powerful magnetic at
traction for birds and other small wood
jewellers. He mentions particularly one
warm. still day, when he stood patiently
at his camera taking such glimpses of
water through the trees and bits Of wood
land Mr.. Gibson suggested, when the lat
ter suddenly lifted his arms high above his
head, pressing both wrists together and
forming a vaselike hollow with his hands
into which quickly f1utterei down from
tree little bird. Mr.. Gibson softly drew
his hands down to his face and made
caressng sounds to the little prisoner who
showed no terror. Before he had opened
his hands to release the bird. who seemed
in no hurry to go, a tiny squirrel crept
down the trunk Of the tree where Mr.. Glib
son leaned, and putting his forepaws en-
his shoulder, listened unafraid, willie turn
ing his quick little head from side to side
to the half-whispered, half-whistled muir
INJURED sounds that were charming the lit
tie feathered guest.
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HE CAST HIS LOT WITH THE BLACKS
A White Man Who Was Brought Up
Among Slaves.


Among Slaves.
From the Chicago Tns-s-HerHld.
Take the case Of the Rev. w. J. White.
the editor Of Baptist weekly published
at Augusta, Ga. white is a man of in
telligence and integrity, and his account
Of lis early life has never been disputed.
Briefly, this is the story: few years
before the war a dark-faced boy made mis-
Ape arance on a large Georgia plantation.
He was supposed. to be a mulatto. and
when the planter died the youngster was
sold with the estate.
After the war this alleged muiatto pick
ed up an education and investigated his
ancestry. He was not much surprised
to learn that he did not have particle Of
negro blood IN his veins. His mother was
an Indian and his father was a white
nan.
White was not long in deciding to cast
his lot with the blacks. He had always
been classed with them and had been a
slave 1t seemed to be the will Of the
Almighty that he should share the burdens
of the negro race. and he made up his
mind to stick to his old companions
He prospered and became leader
among the people. He has the respect
and confidence Of both races but he has
never attempted to rise above what he
believes to be his d1vinely ordained sphere.
1t ia easy to see at glance that this
man ia not a mulatto or a quadroon, for
his mixed Indian and Caucasian blood
cannot be mistaken. but he has no desire
to cut loose from the ex-slaves. with whom
ne has spent the best years Of his life
Many of the white ministers of his de-
nomination know the peculiar facts of his
case, and they treat him with great con-
sideration. Uncomplainingly he leads his
life Of self-sacrifice, and his only object
seems to be the advancement of his adopt
ed race. He married a mulatto, and sub
mits to all of the laws and social dis
tipCtiOns which SEPARATE the two races in
the south.
Few men similarly situated would have
followed Whites example. AS a rule, peo-
pie Of Indian and white parentage claim
If they have a Pocahontas strain in their
blood they are proud Of 1t.
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The elephants have
deserted their house
and are now station
ed on the bank Of
the creek, where
they may enter the
water at their pleas
ure. Over in the sec
Ond animal structure
capybara Is peace
fully keeping house
at one end. while al
the other the Indian
Zebu has forgotten
all about the heat in
her Joy over the ar
rival of an infant,
which came July 1U.
The Zebu calf lay
calmly IN q he'd ~
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Namas, they are doing very nicely, thank
you.
In the middle Of the afternoon of the hot
test day of the past week a Star reporter
donned thin clothing. imbibed a lemon phos-
phate and sailed forth beneath the tropical
sun. headed for the Zoo. The journey out
was marked by a profusion of perspiration
and very little else On arrival at the park
everything was beautiful to the eye, for
without question the Zoo today Is in a more
perfect state in every respect than ever be-
fort in its history. Other than a solitary
park policeman. who remarked significant
ly: Pretty hot day. ain't it7' as the re-
porter plodded up the hill, no human being
vas visible. 1t was evidently not a bargain
day at the Zoo.
IN the cellar beneath the main animal
house, seated near a refrigerator, and with
a huge tin mug of Ice water in his hand
Mr.. William Blackburne. the experienced
Mr. Blackburne. after requiring an annoy
ing fly to evacuate a commanding spot of
his forehead at the point of a porcupine
Quill and scratching a mosquito bite with a
severed tigers claw, also thought 1t timely
and proper to remark that the mercury In
the thermometer seemed ambitious to
mount to the sky end of the column By
this time the visitor was thoroughly and
fTmovably convinced that 1t was a hot af-
ternoon, and was, therefore, somewhat
pleased TO be Informed that the cellar af-
Ter successive and careful experiment and
research, had been officially voted the cool
est spot within the park Enclosure.
You seem to be in racing FORM the re-
porter Ventured to say, after partly recov-
erinH lost
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Could Not Stand the Strain.

From thu Wisconsin Sentinel.
You are a dead beat
At the harsh words the cyclist reused
himself and opened one eye. The police
man. bending over him. went on:
You have been trying to travel on your
face"
The cyclist opened the other eye.
Il have" he admitted. ION my face and
one elbow. But they could not stand the
STRAIN
And, rising weakly to his feet, he stag
gered toward the nearest drug store. bear
ing the fragments of his wheel with him,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-15
A Needed Rest.

From the Philadelphia North American.
Trillions-"Where is Mr. Bonkey7'
Chief Clerk-"At home, resting, under the
order of his physician"
Triliions-'Why. Great Scott! He's Just
had his vacation"
Chief Clerk-''Yes. sir: that's why hts
physician ordered q rest"
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AAiSA iVSoi L, lot tlc
village was complete
ly deserted, with one
exception, a n d that
one presented a pic,
ture, to be sure. He
was a fat little fell,
low, and was perch
ed on his rear legs
on the e d 9 g of q
water pail. In his
paws, squirrel like,
he held a slice OF
bread, and proceed
ed to devour it most
Systematically. H Q
would nibble across
the slice, then take q
drink of water; next
nfbhie in the oDpoSfta
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He Feared the Worst.

"Ands my boy-my long lost boy7" the
father cried anxiously
He grew up to be Chicago gambler"
they admitted regretfully.
THANK heaven!' the old man cried, his
careworn face Frightening. ct feared he
might have become a Chicago alderman"
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ed and felt for all the world like q huge
chestnut burr. In his sphere-like pose Mr..
E Hedge Hog would ninety-nine times in
q hundred be taken for some creation in
animate and he alone Is worth q visit to
the Zoo. even In hot weather. During this
inspection an astonished kinkajou in an
adjoining cage raised on its hind legs and
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Ia SGk A.
but how about your
boardsrs? Have the
elephants suffered
sunstroke? Has the
grizzly bear been
overcome by the heat,
or have the descend
ants of the creatures
that Noah invited to
accompany him on
his yachting trip to
Ararat escaped the
affection that Old Sol
has imposed on hu-
man beings during
the past fortnight
Many folks IN Wash
ington think, per-
sLt
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desertion as came through the gateway l
thought the same"
It cannot deny that we have felt the eff
fects of the heat" replied the principal
keeper, but the animals are with but very
few exceptions In good health and comfort
day, but recovered in an hour or two.
Loban-he Is the African lion, with whom
you had an experience in his cage here a
year or so ago-is under the weather and
refuses to eat. However, I expect he will
pun around all right in a couple of days.
list
'.Do certain Of the animals suffer more
than others from the heat? How about the
polar bears, for instance?"
'oThe polar bear died some time ago from
eczema. The only other arctic animals We
to think that things are not as they should
be- The dogs undoubtedly feel the heat to
q greater extent than any OF the others.
But we do all In our power to make life
worth living for them They have large
yards, with plenty of shade and drinking
water, and several times daily are taken
to the creek for a swim All tina Enclosures
are watered repeatedly, and thereby rem
dered quite cool We have q profusion Of
shade, and, all In all, things are not as
bad as they might be. After the sun goes
down the atmosphere rapidly grows cooler,
naturally much fasterNnd to a greater
extent than in the city, and the nights
are cool and pleasant as could be de-
sired The present moment Is perhaps as
hot as any we have had during the present
spell, and 30 come and view for yourself
the condition OF the animals and decide
whether you pity or envy their existence
just now
The invitation was accepted. though with
a suggestion of regret at the necessity of
departing from the cool cellar. Just out
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-15
In Chicago.

From the Somerville Journal
Mr.. Hustler-"Next Tuesday will be the
first anniversary Of our wedding day.
What shall we do to celebrate?"
Mrs. Hustler latter a moments thought
Lets get q divorce"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-15
Would FIJI the Dill.
From Church Progress.

From Church Progress.
SIS dis where dey want a boy?"
ut is; but he must be boy who never
utters an untruth and does not use slang or
swear. and never speaks unless he is
spoken to-
well. me brudder's deaf mute. I'll
send i'm round"
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side the main animal
house last May sew
eral spacious cages,
constructed of stanch
but ornamental iron
and masonry, and
connecting with the
indoor cages, were
completed. Each of
the new Enclosures
IL furnished with a
huge tree trunk and
branches, and Is sup
piled with a basin to
hold drinking water.
Between each ca Se
shade trees have been
set, while there Is q
row Of young trees
In q flourShing con-
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He Understood Perfectly,

From Texas Sitter.
Parson Jones (returning from church, to
small boy with pole)-"Do you know where
little boys go who go fishing on the Sab
bath?"
Small Boy with pride)-"You just bet
do. and I amt a-goin' to give the snap
away, either
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Most of the Animals Are Bearing Up
Bravely.
ELEPHANTS And GATORS ARE HAPPY
Polar Bears Have Passed Away, but
There Are Others.
A PRAIRIE DOGS APPETITE


HE BADGER AND
the bear, the 'possum
and the hare, as well
as the remainder of
captive population Of
the National Zoologi-
cal Park, including
almost every known
species of the animal
kingdom, find 1t a
mighty difficult prob
lem to keep cool these
torrid days. but. with
the exception of the
Eskimo dogs and the
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d!t!on outside the cages. Across the top
of the cages awnings have been fitted 80
that the interior of the Washington homes
of the former denizens of the jungle present
decidedly cool and inviting appearance.
The combined inner and outer cages are
admirably planned. and the animals are
unquestionably as handsomely housed as
any In captivity
In the first cage of the row Is a full
grown panther, who was quite active and
apparently ignorant of the existence Of
heat. Several lions reside in the row, and
all seemed happy and contented. The royal
Bengal tiger. however, whose sign Is tack
ed on the last doorway in the row, was
just trifie out of humor, and probably
would not have objected to the Introduction
of electric fan. His royal htshness had
immersed as much OF his huge body in
the drinking trough possible, and Kissed
IN very rude manner when the visitors
approached As far politeness is con-
cerned. this particular tiger does not or
dinarily compare with the late Lord Ches-
terfeld-
The eyes of the drowsy coterie of alli-
gators literally blinked with merriment as
they mag1animously surveyed their less
&N t.Ar