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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-11
THE TIP CUSTOM
Works Hardship on Those Who Are
Not Wealthy.
From Ey'ry Month.

FROM EF ry Month
One Of the most painful results Of the
lavish expenditures of money by those who
gather it easily is the growth of the tin
Eablt In all parts of the country This
giving OF dime or quarter or half dol
lar, for little trifies, officiously rendered (by
those who have no claim whatever upon
the gratitude or the generosity of the in
dividual receiving the service) is entirely
the result of these who have money in
abundance. 1t is entirely the result of that
pompous magnanimity which those who
possess splendid resources may easily eS-
erciSe. 1t is nothing to a millionaire TO
tip waiter 30 cents more for little
attentions rendered during the progress of
a meal. To man with comfortable in
come. or whose moEey comes rapidly, this
Is one of the methods of showing that he
is not olose-nsted in his hour of prosperity
nor uamiEdful Of the hopeless struggle
maintained by others in their efforts to
live decently. Originally tips were the
fruit of generosity and we'll meaning as in
the beginning of all things, all was good.
1t is imitation long continued without
rhyme or reason that is bad.
For instance, tips" given in imitation of
the wealthy by host of nobodys who are
Gying to be somebody are invariably bad
They are bad because they are not the
fruit OF sincere generosity. They are given
because, in the bright cafe where men of
aff1uence are wont to lounge the giving has
come to be considered the proper thing
They are given because in public parlor
men of evident social standin, are seen TO
put their hands in their pockets and grace
fully acknowledge slight services They
are given just as everything is given by
those who ape what they cannot hope to
be, lie, out of deep-sea ted desire to do the
proper thing handsomely, and so the seeds
of evil are sown.
Once given and Initiated tips became
the habit then the fashion. then the rule
and necessity and finally the tax and the
hardship. which all must endure who
would enjoy any of the comforts of metro
politan life. All menials get the tip fever
and the most frugal workers are made to
feel the effects of the eXtortionate prac-
tice. Citizens who would ordinarily be able
to patronlze a respectable dining room or
bath or barber shop are compelled to seek
the less pretentious and more homely
places. They are compelled to endure the
.'second-hand and the cond-grade,"
and to put up with impoliteness and the
many little rudenesses which in the better
grade of resorts the tip does away with.
Only those who are compelled to do such
things can appreciate the calling misery of
the necessity. 1t is perhaps needless to
suggest that the tip" should be taboced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-11
IN HOTEL CORRIDORS

r. 7. Lukins of Yuma. Arizona, is at the
Cochran. Mr.. Luk1ns was scalped by In
dams, and his description of the event. as
told by him to group Of friends, is thrill
ing. About fifteen years ago." he said
II was with small scouting party in
southern Arizona. There had been some
trouble with the Apaches, but none in the
immediate vicinity of where we were. and
beyond a general lookout, for them. we
gave the red skins but little thought. Rid
ing along a canyon we were suddenly con-
fronted by Indians, who seemed to rise up
from the ground in every direction. It
is impossible even to judge the number
in any Indian band, but l should think
there We're several hundred Of them, Most
of them had guns, although some were
armed with bows and arrows. At the first
volley of Shots l lodged to the side of
my horse, and losing my hold fell to the
ground 1t saved my life, for the Indians
after killing my companions, scalped them
One buck seized me by the hair, and with
quick motion of his knife, l was rem
ever. A detachment of soldiers passed
along the trail we had taken a few hours
later, and soon discovered that / was NOT
dead, the Indian who Scalped me not hay-
ing cut so far down he intended T was
successfully treated, and by wearing a wig
show no traces of my experience"
Some of these days the servant girl
problem will be partly solved by monkeys"
said D. T. Fields Of Colombia, South
America, at the Normandie. II do not
mean that monkeys can ever be trained to
do all things that a servant can do, but
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-11

who had declined to say anything to the
jury because he said he had already told
ed, and 1t was not until he had reached a
cell in the Jail in ''murderers' row. that he
showed the slightest signs of relief.
Yesterday Ford spent the day quietly in
the cell which was occupied in turn by
Guiteau and other murderers. He talked
freely to the guards, and seemed anxious
to see his wife and father. He told the
guards that he could not read, but would
like to see some picture books If they had
any, and some magazines were given him.
The prisoner had sent word that he wanted
to see the detectives yesterday, but none of
them went to see him. He has already told
all about the crime, and the officers know
OF nothing additional he can tell, unless 1t
may be about another crime, and If he
has anything further to say he will have
ample opportunity to do so before the case
is trieG.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-11
HOLLANDS PERMANENT WAR.
No General Is Allowed to Win a Final
Victory.

Victory.
From the Buffalo Express.
We were talking about Englands little
wars at the club, and, most pertlneutly, q
man, a Boston man, who has only been
ashore four or five days after voyage of
something like 115 days from Java in a
sailing ship. Clipped in: I've got yarn
to spin in that connection" You will no.
tice the nautical way he spoke, after his
experience at sea.
"All the world knows. the Dutch have
for years and years been trying to con-
quer the island of Sumatra. Sumatra Is
the largest island in the world bar Aus
tralia'-thats what he said; I am geo
graphically speaking, too weak, to state it
as fact-"and as the Dutchman have
made Java a great source of revenue, they
have been trying to conquer Sumatra as
well.
Il got to know our consul at Batavia, the
principal JaVaneSe port, and, through him.
lot of Dutch officials, and l thought I'd
like to take shy at going to Acheen, the
one place in Sumatra where the Dutch
have safe foothold, and see how SO long
a draWn-out war was conducted, for the
Dutch have every modern appliance for
romping over such savages as the natives
of Sumatra. and only the interior climate
Is against their easy success.
Il got a tip from the inside that I had
better not waste any time, as under no
circumstances would the Dutchmen at
Acheen let me go to the front, where mill
tary operations were going on. That point
as l understand it, is some 300 miles in
land.
y" And why?' l asked.
For the very good reason said the
man who gave me the tip, that this war
is permanent thing for Holland, and
soft thing for the ring. There are govern
ment officials in Amsterdam and Dutch
government colonial officials out here who
each make from $4,000 to 100000 forms a
n tha in he
ing military stores, and the transpocta ton
of troops, or by means of any various Little
games that big politicians out for The dust
have way of playing. Not very long ago.
in moment of enthusiasm on some ones
part, a Dutch general was appointed to the
command of Sumatra because he boosted
that he could put an end to the war in
few months. He started in at full speed
and was keeping his promise so well that
a vigorous Out very quiet row was kicked
up in the innermost circles, and he was
recalled. Therefore. didn't bother to go
and investigate the Dutch campaign in
Java"
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A matrimonial Advertisement

layton correspondence st. Louis Republic.
Some time ago Ralph Seely, a New York
state farmer, who Is a bachelor, Inserted
an advertisement in a Toledo matrimonial
paper for wife, and gave the assumed
name of Winfield Hale. The ADVERTISE
ment was answered by Dayton woman.
who gave the name of Miss Maggie Sloan.
also assumed, her real rame being Mrs
Saraf Weeks, widow. Over the assumed
names a correspondence was opened and
a marriage was soon arranged. Seely came
on here from New Paltz, N. Y, and met
his intended at her home in West DAYTON.
Then followed a denouement. The be-
trothed couple discovered that they were
brother and sister, who had not seen each
other for many years. OF course, the en-
gagement was declared off, but the meet
ing was a happy one after all.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-11
KICKING TREES.
Lunsbermen Must Know Them and
Know How to Keep From Being |


Lunbermen Must Know Them and
Know How to Keep From Being
Kicked.
From the Rumford Falls Times
Very few who have never witnessed the
method of numbering In our forests realize
the danger, with its accompanying fascina-
ton. the hard, rugged work with It's health
giving results, or the enjoyment to be found
in camp life in the solitary woods miles
from civilization.
The danger from flying limbs or "kick-
ing" tree as it falls, lodges or strikes upon
stump or across log, and swings around
or flies back with terrible force is not noticed
by the lumbermen If they are lucky enough
to dodge successfully. Another danger that
people little realize Is that of the tea msters
who haul the logs from the stump to the
main road. Much of the timber is cut up on
the mountain sides, which are so steep that
a horse team can scarcely climb up. At the
top, logs measuring from 80 to so feet in
length are loaded upon one sled and are
dragged down the mountain. In places the
road goes down so steep that the ends of the
logs are above the horses hips. The logs
with the sled tip down, and away they go
down the mountain, as fast the horses
can CO. with the teamster hanging to the
reins and keeping his balance upon the logs
as they thrash and roll around beneath his
Feet occasionally the teamster emits a ter
riflc yell that would put Comanche Indian
to shame, to warn his brother Transfers
that he is coming. SO they can get out of the
way. They drive into turnout, and the
loaded team spins past them 1t is seldom
that a horse loses his footing: if he does
the team is sluiced down the mountain. Oc-
caslonally they go against a tree and some
times both Of the horses are killed, but thew
generally come out all right, with few
scratches.
With the advent of the railroad and in
ventlon OF wood pulp the uses Of the spruce
tree have been changed or enlarged, and
SO Tar as Byron, Me-, is concerned, the man
ner OF getting 1t from the forest to the mar
ket has changed. The logs are now loaded
on TO cars In the forests and hauled to the
very mill doors, whare they are converted
INTO pulp ard paper. During the present
winter logs have been hauled to the Rum
ford Falls Paper Company's MILL converted
INTO paper. shipped to distant cities. where
IL is used by some of the leading daily pa
pers, printed. returned and read by the
camps crew where the lumber was cut with
IN fortnight from the time the tree was
cut In the forest. Such is the effect of the
progress of civilization upon this branch Of
business. Only a few years ago, even now
IN remote sections. where railroa Is have NOT
reached, one year is reckoned on to get the
lumber to market, and 1t sometimes takes
Two years to run the lumber out Of the
stream TO the main river.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-11
A TRIP TO PHILADELPHIA.
Experiences During a Two Days Visit
In the City of BrOtherly Love.

Experiences During q Two Days Visit
In the City of BrOtherly Love.
From the New York Press.
have just returned from a two days
stay in Philadelphia. Its rustic air Of
abandon delighted me from the first mo-
ment when I alighted at Broad street sta
ton and purchased paper Of doughnuts.
AS I was to stay with friend in West
Philadelphia I got a messenger boy and
sent him on ahead to herald my arrival. He
reached the house the following afternoon,
while the newsboys were crying the morn
ing papers. I was slightly annoyed at this.
but as 1t seemed to excite no surprise
among the rest, made no comment.
on leaving the station took street car,
but dread Of arriving after dark i'm
PEELED me to leave it and walk. AS I
strolled leisurely out Market street and
across the Schuylkill river, carelessly
my cane. watching the antics of an occa-
sional strayed steer or a wayside game of
cricket, an air Of peace and quietness stole
over me that was ineffably sweet.
1t was nearly 4 o'clock when I reached
my destination, and the stores were all
closed and shattered for the night We had
delightful game of tennis in Rittenhouse
square, and got back just in time for sup
per, which, with its scrapple and schmier-
kase, quite won me.
When the dusk fell we donned our Slip
pers and smoking jackets and took our
cigars out on the front steps, where we sat
and conversed pleasantly with the people
across the street on the next block l
claimed guests privilege and sat up after
y O'Clock, but the street grew SO unutter-
ably lonely that I soon retired.
The next day was spent in much the same
delightful manner. In the evening we went
TO the Art Club to hear lecture on Our
Late War"
The following morning my friend took me
to the station. WELL" he said, as l got
aboard my train, "how do you like Phila-
delphia?'
"Charming!' I cried.
Find us up to date? Eh?" he said pride
fully
More! I said enthusiastically "for you
haven't the new woman
Say he said, I've seen several refer
ences in out-of-town papers to the new
woman what does the term mean?'
The train pulled out Just then
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-11
EXCITING WELSH WEDDINGS
Customs Which Are More or Les,
Amusing to the Spectators.

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
wedding, as 1t was Gus tomarily arranged
in Wales some forty years ago, was an in
teresting affair.
In those days, as soon as the young people
had made up their own minds, before thew
could speak of a wedding, the consent Of the
brides parents had TO be obtained. This
arrangement, or rather consent, was called
the Gofyn-y-ferch, and could by no means
be done by letter, a written document be-
ing considered very bad taste
A good deal of formality surrounded the
Gofyn-y-ferch, and it was not to be omitted
even when the parents were known to be
willing The accepted lover had many anx-
1etics. and among Them the necessity of
which will be seen by and by) was the pace
of his best horse. and the pace and mettle of
his friends horses
At last the wedding day dawned The
bride was dressed early, but over her finery
she wore long cloak, bEttoned all the way
down to the ground, while hood entirely
covered her head and face. In the course
of the morning the bridegroom sent some
of his friends to seek out the bride. Arrived
at her fathers house, they found the door
locked, and before they could be admitted
they had to recite some poetry. Sonnet mes
the fair lady's whins and caprices made
the delay in unlocking the door very long
when the door was open the bride was still
to be found.
corner of the house, where she was crouch
ing out of sight, completely covered with
her long cloak. This game of hide-and-seek
was sometimes SO prolonged that when the
bride was found it was too late to be mar
ried that day, but this did not happen often
When the bride was really found there was
great mounting of horses; she in her
modest cloak. was seated behind her father
and all the company set off as fast as their
steeds could go-all except the brides
mother, who seldom, if ever, attended her
daughters wedding.
Up hill and down dale, over smooth and
rough ground, the mountain ponies galloped
and shame on the bridegroom If he and his
friends did not reach the church before the
bride Service over, the bridegroom had
still to keep guard over his wife, for In ore
country parish, If not in many, it was the
custom of friends of the young man to wait
outside the church until the service was
over. When the happy couple appeared the
bride was seized and placed behind one of
the men, who galloped off with her
Naturally, she was hotly pursued bv the
bridegroom, who, of course after an ex-
citing chase, eventually captured her When
at last The wife secured, she took her
seat behind her husband, and on his own
horse, and the company rode off again to
the brides old home. Arrived at the house.
all the party drank the health of bride and
bridegroom out of the same pewter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-11
Biddy Claims the Record.

FROM tne dart10ru SOurant.
Every season brings with 1t breaking of
records. 1t may be new trotting horse
with an idiotic name, or an athlete who
has thrown a heavy hammer a few inches
further than it has heretofore been thrown
or a bicycle rider who has lowered the
record for riding a mile a sixteenth of
a second; but all of these performances are
only accomplished after severe and ia
tfguing training, and, however, creditable
they may be, look Insignificant when COM
pared to the efforts of modest Plymouth
Rock hen belonging to f. w. Tillotson of
Pennington. This hen, without trainin z
or urging on the part Of her owner, has
just broken the egg-laying record for 1s96
1t is a monster, and measures "a by 81.
inches and weighs AZ ounces.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-11

from the New York Journal.
There are no takers for Charles Broad
way Rouss' offer of 81 ,OOO,O or s., 600, 600
CT, in fact, everything that Mr.. Rouss is
possessed of. to cure him and his substi-
tute, John Martin, of blindness Mr.. Rouss
has seen all the ocuists In this city who
have an established reputation. They have
taken their fees, but could only tell him
that they could do nothing for him. He is
suffering from paralysis of the optic nerves.
He is not totally blind, but so nearly so
that he can only distinguish large objects,
and those only indifferently well.
John Martin is suffering from the same
affiiction, and Mr.. Rouss accepted his offer
to become his understudy. Understudy
Martin has been pounded with needles UNI
til there were 10000 wounds in his flesh.
Then, when Croton oil was rubbed on, he
tainted. Martin is to report to Mr. Rouss
each day, and If his sight is restored the
broadway merchant will submit to a SIM
ilar treatment.
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All Is not gold that glitters, and all an
tiquities that come from Egypt are not
genuine. A lady who recently returned
from that land of mystery brought with
her terra Gotta figure of a cat which she
saw with her own eyes dug up out of the
ruins of karnac. She paid good price for
it, and was delighted with her purchase
Unfortunately the other day it was knock
ed down and smashed. Its head was then
found to be stuffed with old numbers of the
Birmingham Post, and it bore other traces
of being distinctly Of BrummaGem origin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-11
The Competitor Expedition.

The Competitor sailed from Key West.
Fla, on the night of April 20, and had on
board twenty-five or thirty Cubans She
was commanded by Capt Alfredo Laborde
a resident of Tampa. The customs officials
at Key West had watched the schooner for
several days before her departure, suspect
expedition.
A few days later she was captured by the
Spanish gunboat Mesagera, on the northern
coast of the province of Pinar del Rio. Most
of the expedition escaped, a few being
drowned. The vessel was loaded with arms
and ammunition.
The schooner Competitor is vessel of ~
tons, ~ feet inches long, ~ feet wide, ana
feet in depth. She was built at Bellport
l.. l., in 1861.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-11
When She Begins,

From the Chicago Record
How early do you clean house. Mrs.
Perkins?'
We'll, l always try to get started before
the neighbors begin to borrow my step
ladder"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-11

From the New York Weekly.
Customer-"A friend of mine has a big
diamond which he wants to SELL"
Dealer-"Big diamonds cost moneys. puy
Won last week, und bay dree tousand toll
lars Is your friend a bank president eh?'
No; he's hotel clerk. What will you
give?'
''Haluf a tollar."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-11

From Life.
Little Johnny opened his drum yesterday
to ind where the noise came FROM
Did he find out?"
Yes. When his father came home the
noise came from little Johnny"
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The Verdict.

In few minutes the jury returned
verdict as follows: I'VE. the jury, find that
the body produced before us is that of Elsie
kreglo. and that her death was caused by
a wound In the neck inflicted with a pen
knife in the hands of Irving Ford, on the
4th day of May, 1896. on the Klingle place.
In the District of Columbia, during fell
Cnious attempt to ravish the said Elsie
Kreglo"
The crowd outside the station had in
creased rather than diminished. and when
the patrol wagon started off in the direction
of the Jail there were shouts of lynch
him and other threa tening language but
no violence was attempted. The prisoner,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-11

station agent, who is an enthusiastic cbess
player, learned that another operator along
the road was also devotee Of the game
Ihese Two began to play, and once in a
while an operator would break in in such
a way as to show that he also understood
it, AS result ten Of the operators form
ed a club, and match was instituted.
taxing year to play the full series They
are just now being completed, and STRANGE
to say, not one of those who started in
the game has had his station Changed II
would seem that the fascination of the
game ne mas overcome the rowing disposition
OF the operators to such an extent that
they have done their utmost to hold their
positions and have refused to go to new
fields, largely in order to complete the
championship series of Chess
The passage of the pending bankruptcy
bill by the House reminds me of an incl
dent under the old bankruptcy law" said
Albert E. Hamilton of Springfield. Ill. at
the Raleigh. "One of the leading attor-
neys OF Springfield was visited by a Ger
man, who was reputed to be quite wealthy.
Il want to know about dot bankruptcy"
he said.
The attorney WIS surprised, but explain
ed the procedure.
Il must pay thirty per cent aindt it," in
CURED the client.
YES"
well, go ahead"
A schedule of assets and liabilities was
made out, the proceedings We're Instituted
and in few months the man entered the
lawyers office determined upon revenge
You said l must pay thirty per cent"
he exclaimed. "Dose officers soldt mine
farm und mine horses und mine house und
pay themselves vat dey please, pay efery
tollar l owed und gif me twenty tousand
tollars, all dere vas left, ven l vas worth
a hundred tousand tollars if 1 vas worth
| a cent" Explanations were useless. and
1t is safe to say the former bankrupt will
not try it under the new law"