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A DIAMOND IN 4 GOOSE.
And the Butcher when He Heard Of
1t Claimed the stone.

From Tho Ec7T York Press.
Mrs. Rebecca RCsenthal does the market
ing for the family. Saturday, in prepara-
ton for Sundays dinner Mrs. Rosenthal
visited the store of Louis Greenbaum and
selected fine fat goose. 1t was a bird
of ordinary type and Mrs. Eosenthal paid
10 cents per pound for it. Sunday morning
Mrs. Rosenthal and the cook went to work
On the goose. AS the cleaning progressed
what appeared TO be a Eat pebble rolled
out upon the kitchen table. Oae sharp
edge of the supposed pebble threw out a
ray Of blue light.
Carrying the stone to the kitchen sink
she dipped 1t in hot water. polished il on
her apron and held it up to the light
It's damond.' said the good woman.
Investigation corroborated this announce
ment. The stone was q diamond indeed
weighing carat and half, and worth
$50.
When Greenbaum heard of Mrs. R6sen-
thafs good fortune he turned pale with
chagrin. Il sold the goose" he exclaimed.
mot the diamond. That stone is my
property and / shall demand its return
Grecnbaum did demand it, but hr.
Rosenthal and his family laughed at him.
The butcher now threatens to take the
case to court.
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prudent. To touch the young mans arm
gives her a shock, as from an electric bat
terry. He on his side feels thrill,
because of the knowledge that she is
thrilled. For such a Irritable couple to go
arm-:n-arm is much, you may believe.
Every young lady (unmarried), either at
night or in the crowded prOmenadeS of the
afternoon seen Oh the arm Of young man
is certainly engaged to him, or else it is
her brother. \ cousin would not dare to
offer his to his cousne. Young people
Of the middle and upper-iniddie rank of So
ciety have scarcely any acquaintance with
the other sex and no pr0mscuous inter-
course; that the question has small
cause for arising. In higher, utra-fashion-
able, ultra modern soc.ety-where English
fashions rule-in the life OF the seaside and
the chateau, the world of white baIls,''
lawn tennis and the whole phan tasanla-
goria of Marcel Prevosts 'Demi-Nierges
(the phrase alone shows what the scandal
ized bourgeois Marcel thought of such GO
iugs-on), the relation of the sexes is chang
ing.
The young girl may not thrill much
when chatting with a youth. She might
take his arm, should occasion arise. But
even here the rule prevails, because the &C.
casion never arises. 1t is th.nhabie that
such girl of high society might be out
with party Of matrons and few other
girls, say, to see the fireworks on the river
On an extraordinary fete night, and that n
a temporary crush one of the youths of the
party should offer her his arm as a matter
of real service. The same might happen
possi0ly-in one of the great crowds OF the
Neatly fair, even of an afternoon.
Who it is that does all this arm-in-arm
promenading?' 1 have often asked ladies
with pretension to gentility, ladies of
that good upper-middle rank OF the
bourgeoisie. to which NJ. Carnot ana
the present president, Felix Faure. both
/ owed their being. oh" the answer
always comes disdainfully, they are the
| little bouraeo.sie. little comnercants, visi-
| tors from the provinces up to see the capt.
| tai. Then there are all the little grizettes
and shop girls who permit themselves to
walk out with the young men, and the
| families OF artisans and clerks and little
| employees All those imbeciies. Heavens.
| they would think themselves lacking in the
perfect ton If they did not grip each other
| hike so many railway cars!'
These ladies prefer admiration to curl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-15
AGUE UTILIZED.
The Shakes Are Made Useful I'm Rum
ming "a Dairy.

short distance above Owenton and
New Harmony, Ind. on the Wabash river
which little towns their resident, Robert
Dale Owen, has made famous is the vii
iage Of Payson, Ill. 1t consists Of but a
few houses, but 1t is noted as the home OF
ague Not ordinary chills and fever, but
the shaking kind of ague, where the chat
tering teeth play waltz. and every bone
in the body keeps time to the music.
One of the houses is occupied by a man
Of an inventive turn Of mind. who is blessed
with family consisting of wife and ten
children. He has gone into the dairy bust
ness. and in his spring house is large
churn. operated by spring board. Every
day butter is made. and the way it is
churned is unique. The proprietor of this
little dairy explained its operation to his
neighbor. you see,'' he said, none of us
do any extra work, So ] call it clear profit
Monday, l always shake in the morning,
and my wife in the afternoon. Tuesday
Jim and Sallie shake; "Wednesday, Bob and
George; Thursday, Ella and Minnie; Friday,
Tom and Bill, and Saturday, Charlie and
Eliza. When the shakes come on, We all
just go and stand on the spring board, ana
they always last long enough to bring but
ter in the churn. SO it amt any extra
trouble"
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may walk the streets of Paris alone with
impunity. Shop girls, to escape annoyance
or to reinforce their virtue, manage to go
home in the evening two by two. or three
by three, and arm-in-arm. Thus fortified
against the enemy, saucy, bold and br liant
they ape and chatter through the lamp-!it
shades of Paris in the evening.
The evening shades have fallen over Paris.
and the early lamps are spaneling the dark
ness like q fairy garden. The streets are
alive with murmurs, and the sllurry of
countless thousands. The cafes and the
br2sseries are blazing, and the newspaper
kiosks shine out with color Cabs are dart
ing, omnibuses block each others way. 1t
is late in the ahsinthe hour of the early win
ter evening, when all is hurry .froiic and ex-
element for little space before the hour
of dinner. West and north the human
rivers roll, the mighty tide of woI nirg, shop
ping, loafng Paris. They press blithely on
ward. pretty girls and brave young men.
husbands, wives, old people They are Of
every degree of elegance, Of every moral
complexion, of every temperament. EUt one
thing uuite5 them. All 20 aTm-in-arH. In
some mysterious way they manage TO get
paired, or skip along a tros. They ce-ta n
ly go arm-;n-arm in Paris.
STERLING HFIiLIG.
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He was the ideal dashing western lawyer,
but he knew just when to rein himself up
ana not go careering over the patience of
the court. He was quick at repartee and
member Of the bench occasionally. He
could give few pointers to these endless
takers OF today because he was success
iul IN his methods and they are well wor-
thy of emulation.
Ben. Butler was a man who never
Wearied the court, either. In argument he
would turn his face toward the bench and
that would give his game eye the appear
arce or looking into the opposite corner
Of the room. Ben. Butler was very bold
talker. He feared nothing, and never SEEM
ed to be timorous Of his case He COM
manded the respect of the court and WAS
very successful.
Still Practicing.
Take some of the old men, who are still
practicing before the court. Ex-Attorney
General Garland, for instance. He won his
spurs by his ability to say a great deal in a
few words. Garland performed great serv-
Ice to his southern colleagues in the matter
of the test oath case. 1t will be remenl-
bered that Congress passed a law providing
That no man in the south should practice
before United States court until he had
taken the ironclad oath, attesting his al
leg1aEce to the United States during the
war. This meant ruina ton to the majority
brought test suit and argued it. ReVerdy
Johnson and Matt. Carpenter were asso-
ciated with him in this case, and they
won 1t. Garland has always been man
OF few words, and in talking to the court
realized the benefit of not wearying them
with unnecessary details.
Ex-senator Ednunds of Vermont is
laid out on much the same line. He Is re-
garded as one Of the greatest lawyers Of
the age. but he still clngs to the old-fash-
lcned custom of brevity, and plays 1t as q
trump card with the court when he gets
into nest Of these long winded lawyers.
He has good deal of dry humor ana is
fond of taking shot once in a while at
his verbose opponents.
benjamin Harrison Is not a brilliant
talker, but imagine ne is very satisfac-
tory one to the court, on account of his
habit of being brief and to the point.
CEoate of New York and Carter Of New
York are two of the greatest lawyers of
this day. but they both believe in lengthy
arguments. l have imagined that when
demands are made for extension of time
the court wishes the good old days were
back again. 1t seems to me that making
an argument before the court is much like
telling story. The sooner you come to
the point the more ready your hearer will
be to laugh at it, and the sooner you
disclose the meat of your argument the
better the court will be pleased.
But now, my son, let me whisper q
secret in your cir. 1 have observed that
while the court murmurs at these lengthy
arguments, when it comes 10 writing out
opinions they-ahem-well, they are in
clined themselves to overlook the fact
that brevity is the soul of interest. But
don't breathe word about that"
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THE MARE LIKED FUNERALS.
How Lady Driver Was PerpIcxed
md Mortified by Her Horse.

no" u Lazy Driver was PerplCXeu
md Mortified by Her Horse.
From the Louisville Courier Journal.
Several years ago." said Alderman Jas.
c. Gilbert, Il had tenant down town who
died leaving wife and helpless family.
Their only property consisted CT an old
mare, and more to oblige them than any
thing else, ] bought the mare. She was
gentle. and my wife adopted her for her
cwn driving, and was much pleased for
while, as the old mare was go gentle that
my wife could drive her about town her.
self
1T seemed, however, that the mare had
once belonged to an old lady over IN New
Albany, who had a mania on the subject
of funerals, and made a point never TO miss
enc. The old mares principal occupation
for years had been to follow funeral pro-
cessons to the cemeteries. One day my
wife was driving down the street, when she
suddenly encountered negro funeral, fol-
lowed by number of societies with all
the pdTaphernalia of an imposing cortege.
The old mare recognized the procession
al a glance, and calmly turned into the line
OF the parade. In vain my wife tugged at
the reins and tried to turn out. The old
mare knew her business, and with head
hung down. soleriniy followed close behind
the mCurners. Occasionally they would
meet with an acquaintance of ours and
they looked with surprise at the tribute
which my wife was apparently paying to
the deceased, until my wife was frantic
with modification and anger.
AT every crossing she would appeal to
bystanders to stop the Old mare, but they
didn't seem to understand, until at last
they pass d policeman, who, in response
to my wifc'S fearful appeals, stopped the
old mare and dragged her out of the pro-
ccssion, much to Ter surprise and disgust
OF course, l had n good laugh over it, but
II was laughing matter with my wife.
and l had no peace until | sold that old
mare and got her out of sight for good"
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as if to say: Not this time. John"
In her face you will see the same ex-.
preston of concealed triumph, judieious
severity. frank possession and tolerant in
diligence G. the French mother walking
arm-in-arm with her budding son. Neither
Frou Frou nor Nora The French wife
is no baby girl, but mineles almost a ma
ternal Sladuess and solcitude with her
coniugal tend zrness.
When monsieur gives his arm to the wife
of oEe of his friends. it IS a matter of rou-
tine pollteness. Everyone will tell you 50.
Yet he manages to throw into the simple
action a world Of slyness. American girls
and wives when they see these maneuvers
continue always to be laughably surprised.
and set down the French husband as such
a funny person. so exaggerated and so
complimentary. 1nnoce1ts, go to- Your
natures are too rugged to appreciate the
PRISONS of French deliCacy.
If you want to know what that is, look
al the engaged young man giving his arm
to his fiarcee: not on the street, where she
pokes tiTidIy her hand inside his elbow, as
a sign to all the world that she is promised
to him; but walking in a park garden,
or in taking her into the dining room. The
French engaged girl IS the most guttering
OF creatures, the most stand-off the most
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IS waxed. His hair is perfumed and his
ears are washed. The steadfast light of
youth is in his eyes and on his face there
IS the guarded smile of mixed timidity
modesty, apology. assertion and good hu-
NOR, the look of conscious worth, let US
not say bridli1g-which is a word exclu-
sively for girls He knows he is observed.
His mother knows it also. and she thinks
that every married lady and every young
girl the bright promenade would ike
to steal him. She expands with delight
] am speaking now OF the Parisians, not
the so-called Latin quarter students who
iufest the braSSeries and go bowling arm
iI-arm up the Boul. Niche with their Tril-
bys. The born Partisan student goes
horne to his family after his days work
and will go paradinG with his mother
Thursday afternoons and Sundays. What
else is there for him to do? Take some
nice girl to a matinee? He may know
one, but her mother wouldn't let her.
Some have traced the filial piety of the
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osity in foreigners, and dismiss the ques-
ton with sweep of the hand. The fact ap-
pears to be, If one speaks generally, that In
France both the higher classes and the
lower classes have kept more generally to
the old traditions in manners and habit;
while 1t Is the well-to-do middle classes who
have. modified their ways, by reason or
growing dignity. Respectable young people
OF both the upper crust and the lower crust
have much more frank relations with each
other than do those of the jealous middle
bourgeoisie, whose ia.lies scorn the thought
OF promenadinS arm in arm with their
husbands, who will not let their daughters
talk or walk or have young men acquaint-
ances. You will see families of this up
per bourgeoiSte on Thursdays and Sun
days at the geological garden concerts IN
the BoiS, generally the mother with her
daughters ard never an attendant youth.
In the slightest press crowd they take
each others arms instinctively. 1t is alta
ViSm, like the instructive turning round and
sleep.
Here is where we Americans come in.
American girls in Paris are like the lambs
that skip upon the hills, and Ike the wind
that bloweth where it listeth. They want
to so about. n the evening as in the day
time. Then they should have hold of Some
ones arm. The Boulevard at night, with
its wonderful shop windows, its gay, bright
crowd and its ice cream cafes, is one of the
regulation sights. Yet the American girl
revo!ts from accepting this protection, be
cause she has been so amus.ng'y disguised
al the great arm-in-arrn parade of the Par
isans She hears pretentious French girls
whom she meets in society or at boarding
school-more likely boarding 5chool-de
clare Their shrinking horror of the prac
tee. She does not like to reflect that they
have the same shrinking horror of running
around Paris in the evening, seeing all the
sights.
Whatever else may be- it is certain that
no attractive girl, married woman or widow
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Written for The Erening Star.


Child OF my love, yet all untried,
What hath the world in store for thee?
Thy hcsrt-will ii he satisfied,
Or will Isq!i cts mighty sea
Engulf thy soul?
My little ore what fears arise
The while meet thine eyes clear gaze
Could but Keep their azure skies
Sercre, that through no mist or haze
Thou run ashoai,
Oh tender bud. about TO burst
To sweetest wonla rhood's full bloom,
May all thy life he fair, uncurst
by cares that blight: nor wave Of gloom
Across ttee roll.
May heaven grant, my child thy prayers
As each arises from thy heart.
May angels guard thee unawarss
From every snare and poisoned dart,
Till reached thy goal.
MARY WRIGHT DAVIS.
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H+aI-the ideal of every little Paris girl
which is to hang on to n man with one
hand and expose her stockings with the
other. Sweet dream, she is grown up, and
Ike her married sister.
To take a mans arm in Paris means
great deal more than in America 1t is
notice to all the world of relationship of
cCnsanguinity or affinity.
of all this arnI-in-arIn parading that Of
SON and mother is most cheering to the
view. One IS almost tempted to say the
French surpass ourselves in filial piety. To
see the typical Partisan mother strutting
on her sons arm up the Boulevard is a rich
sight On Thursday and Sunday after
roCns-the two fetes of the week-the Bou-
levard. the Rue Royale, the avenue of the
Champs Eiysees AMI the avenue of the
fois de BOu!ogne contain million of such
n-others out to take the air in their best
clothes. and exhibit their sons to the ad-
Iniring universe. 1t is like a gigantic baby
show And if We Anglo-Saxons find place
for a smile. II we see humor in the thing
l fear 1t IS because We lack fresh-hearted-
Eess and honesty. OF course, all sons love
Their mothers; a fact 50 to be taken for
granted that many sons in many lands see
no need of giving the slightest proof of it..
In France il is different.
1t is a gay sight to see them walking
arm-in-Grrn. He may be off on two days
leave from his military service; then he
VIII be as bright new pin in his uni
form He is sloved. and his mustache
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creamy neck is Ike an ivory tower; her
great eyes are ianguishingly moist; her
mouth Is like a red, red rose; and you can
Emeu the perfume of her deUi-virginal hair
IS yOu brush pass. But why does she press
the old mans mittensd hand against her
waist? Because he IS her husband. and she
fondles him thus publicly, because it is her
way. the way Of all her sisters, and the
say of Paris. They walk arm-In-arm in
Paris.
Here comes a little girl of lender years.
prcmeHating with her papa, who resem les
a politician. with q bright silk hat. In his
right hand he carries her school books; and
he has given her his left arm to hang on
to- As she is only seven years old and not
tall for her age, it pulls her gown all out
Of shape to reach 50 high. Her disengagei
hand is holding UP her skirt like a real
hoy. She is happy. She is fulfilling her
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-15
ABOUT TIE FEET.
= Ci,iropo:list Tells Why People Suf- |
fer With CorHs.


fer VIII, Corns.
only a few days ago." said Il we'll
known Washington chiropodist to q Star
reporter, "a man d.cd in New York a
result of irfla mriation anu blood poisoning
caused by the Use of dangerous sglves and
ontrents in the treatment. OF n corn. Ii
would be good thing if people generally
could learn q lesson from that case and
see what a foolish thing it IS to try IL at
tend to sIch matters Themselves. When a
man has anything serious the mater with
himself he calls in physician, but II his
feet hurt him he thinks all that is neces-
Sary IS 10 80 to a drugg st ana buy cora
plaster or some saiVe. Instead of curing a
corn. the average corn plaster only iFri-
tateS the flesh about the sore SPOT, ana in
the end makes the trouble worse than it
was in the beginning.
zone of the most popular corn plasterS
is made in Baltimore, but not long ago the
manufacturer brought his wife over 10
to be trea ted for corns. l asked INN why
he did net try to cure her himself. He
told me that his plasters Were very good
things to sell to druggists, but that tn y
did not seem 10 benefit his wife in the
slightest. 1t is my experience that at least
50 per cent of people suffer more or less
from corns. Washington is one Of the
worst cities in the country i'll this line. 1t
is on account of the asphalt streets. l think.
At any rate. people who come from other
cities often develop S SEINE form OF f16t trou-
who are your best custcmers?'
Women and High Heels.
Women always. They will persist in
wearing high h, els ard shoes that are too
short for them. Now, a short shoe is much
worse than a sfoe that is too narrow, for,
as the average person is not blessed with
high insteps, the tees are forced down
against the end of the shoe, and either
corns or deforrnities of the joints result
In my opir ion, southern people have the
lest feet. The reason of it is that they
are great horseback riders. Holding ones
feet in the StrrupS results in making h Gh
insteps, and high insteps prevent the feet
from being forced down into the end of the
shoes. 1t is true that southern women Ike
to wear high heels and tight shoes, but tbs
| effect is not nearly as bad on them as it is
on northern women with their fatter in
| steps.
bicycling Good for the Feet.
Yes; bicycling is just about as good for
| the feet as is horseback riding. The foot
| gets frcer play than it does in walking, and
| if the shoes are well made and properly
+ fitting it has tendency to make the feet
arched and graceful. I firmly believe that
the fact that so many small children are
| now riding the wheel is certain to result in
| better-shaped and healthier feet in the
| coming generation. Parents really ought
| to pay mere attention to the condition of
their chiidren's feet They ought to take
more care abou' their shoes, seeing that
| they fit properly aud do not rub, or are not
| too loose. That parents do not, as a rule,
| exercise such care Is shown by the number
| of childre IL from two to five years of age
| who are brought to ME to be treated. for
| corns and bunionS."
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French to the marriage de convenience.
Husband and wife having no particular
sentimental love for each other from the
start, but rather esteem and friendship
comfortably warmed by intimacy, the
great reserve of passion in each goes out
legitimately to their offspring, so that it
is said the child holds the French family
together. Father and mother are bitterly
jealous of each other in this devotion. The
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Gludness Comes

With better understanding of the
w transient nature of the many phys
ical ills which vanish before proper eff
forts-gentle efforts-pleasant efforts
rightly directed. There is comfort in
the knowledge that SO many forms of
sickness are not due to any actual dis
ease, but simply to a constipated condi-
ton Of the system, which the pleasant
family laxative, Syrup of Figs, prompt
IL removes. That is why it is the only
remedy with millions of families and is
everywhere esteemed so highly by all
who value good health. Its beneficial
effects are due To the fact, that it is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness, without facilitating the
organs on which it acts. tits therefore
all important, in order to get its bene-
fetal effects, to note when you pur-
chase, that you have the genuine article,
which is manufactured by the California
Fig Syrup Co. only, and sold by all rep
utable druggists.
If in the enjoyment of good health,
and the system is regular, then laxa-
tives Or other remedies are not needed.
If afflicted with any actual disease. one
may be commended to the most skillful
ply sicians, but if in need of laxative,
then one should have the best, and with
the well-informed everywhere, Syrup of
Figs stands highest and is most largely
used and gives most general satisfaction.
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LOST IN LEGAL LORE
Long MINDED Arguments Before the
Supreme Court.
HAVE CHANGE D
III
Lawyers Of Old Appreciated the
Value ofiBrevity.
SOM e Still, PRA CT1CING
SOME STILL PRACTICING

T WAS TOWARD
the close of n gloomy
afternoon, and the
Supreme Court Of the
United States was
very w airy. The
chamber was darken-
ing in sympathy with
the outside murki-
ness; the hour Eand
of the clock was drag
ging slowly around to
4, and the honorable
court seemed to feel
that II must re at