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Evening star., 1897-05-01
The Stranger From Abroad.

me Strnn8er From Abroad.
From the Detroit Free Press
AS a learned professor tells this one on
himself IT must be given full credit:
Partly to appreciate Detroit more when
L came back. and partly to visit some rela-
tves. 1 went down into New Jersey last
season Riding over the Camden and Am
boy one day. went into the smoker to en-
JOY the one weed allow myself in twenty
four hours. 1t was pretty well crowded,
and l found seat by a rather ordinary
looking man. who lit a match for me and
entered into conversation. 1t was plain to
see that he was an Englishman, and ask
eo MIN II ne was doing America.
Been tryin to- he laughed, and had
bloomin good luck 30 far
Been south or west YETI
Knocked about a bit In Mexico and
made fiyfn trip over some of them bloody
states down there and he laughed again.
He seemed good natured and I asked
him his Impressions Of America.
She's all right he said. I'm dofn' a
little impression work over here myself,
sttll chuckling. You see' he went on. T'm
a blacksmiths striker. and I'm striyin' To
mako hit or two. I'm some on sledEe-
hammer blows, and there's sometimes bel
lows to mend when get very busy
Il couldn't quite make the man out, but
put him down as an eccentric Englishman
of good intentions and gave him myscard
as left him. asking him to see me IL he
ever came to Detroit. He said that he had
Fftzsimmons. and again laughed az he said
Professor. I'd be glad to have q scientific
gent like you at any OF my entertain
ments.'" "
Evening star., 1897-05-01
Slang.
rom the Farmvirls, Va. Journal.

From the Farmville, Va, Journal.
The use Of slang has become so common
a. to cease to cause comment among q
large class OF people. both old and young.
It is a habit to be condemned. and one
which girls and boys should be induced to
break. It 10 senseless- ess-degrading-and one
which leads to q muoh worse habit, the
use Of profanity and obocenity. We think
society. Boys readily learn q class of low,
vulgar words and expressions which are
never heard in respectable circles or around
the freside. Some seem to think these
smart or remarkably funny. and some
times a girl SO far forgets her self-respect
and maidenly purity as to be guilty Of
the same thing. We cannot imagine q
she would not use before her mother and
father. Many OF the slang phrases in COM
mon use are next to swearing, yet not quite
SO wicked, but they lead to worse Ian,
guage and I'LL the mind with evil Thoughts.
A distinguished author says: 'I resolved
when was q child never to use a. WORD
which ] could not pronounce before my
mother" He grew up to be q pure-minded
father, noble and honored gentleman. A
clean mouth and a pure heart win make
men and women whose pure lives viii shine
amid the surrounding sin and darkness OF
life like stars In the twilight sky. Take
any slang expression In common USE an
alyze 1t and see how utterly senseless:
Button up your mug" says one little boy
to another ..YoY sheese II yourself 2 hs
understand that Sort Of isnxase! - sssne sTu,e
words are OF low origin, coming from the
lowest depths OF tAe race course. ne nr1re
Aght ring the saloon and from sounoos
even lower.
Evening star., 1897-05-01
A Matter of Lauruare.

At Washington hotel last Sunday a
Star reporter dined with ST. Louis friend
who had been abroad for two or three years
and was then on his way home. AS might
be supposed, the St. Louis man had been
over on the other side long enough to be-
come acclimated. so to speak, and he was
rather inclined to have fun in a mild way
with American visitors who were still de-
Americanized.
OF us Immensely one day at a railroad sta
ticn In Liverpool" he said after telling
s97eral stories "As you may be aware,
almost the first peculiarly a traveller OH
serves in England--and every American
In England Is primarily a Travellers the
universal use of the word luggage for
what the majority Of Americana cali bag
gage and further, the use of the word
bag where the majority Of Americans
would say grip or 'satchel.'
so much foI preface. Now, among the
arrivals at Liverpool about six weeks ago
was an American from Chicago, or q Chi
ably put it, who seemed to think this En-
glish custom was reflection on his En-
glish. and when he went into the station
to go on to London after q day or two in
Liverpool. he met an Englishman Journey
ing in the same direction. who made mat
ters worse for the Chicago man, because
the Englishman had as much luggage as
the American had baggage. and he was
there ahead of the American.
Very good said the Engiishman, after
parleying awhile with the man In charge,
TIL just take my bag with me and let my
luggage go in the van,' and he politely
got out Of the way and gave place to the
American.
T" That's all right said the American
with a observation-disclosures wave Ct his
hand to the man In charge. I'm Just take
my lug with me and let my baggage go
in the van. See? And be quick about
1t. please and he got out Of the way for
the next conner with q look Of satisfaction
at his predecessor which puzzled that In
nc cent party greatly.
Evening star., 1897-05-01
A Veteran Po.tmistre...
From the New York Tribupe.

From the New York Tribune.
There s a little woman wearing gold
trimmed spectacies who, on April 8. will
resign position she has held for thirty
years. It was a position that Gen. Grant
gave her and that Sheridan and Sherman
kept for her. She has handled every I'm
portant document that the army training
quarters sent out to the world. She is
Miss Blanche Berard. the postmistress of
West Point. The postmastership of the vii
lage OF West Point has been held by q
Berard for neAriy two-thirds of q century.
After sixty-two' Years It goes into alien
hands. Miss rBlanthe." as every one calls
her. Il tired and wants to Hive quietly
with her catsSlheR.kirds her old spinning
wheel and her piano She has never had
q blunder recorded against her, ana IL
she has an enemy West Point would like
to know who it b,
Evening star., 1897-05-01
An INTERMITTENT HEART
STOPPED EVERY THIRD BEAT.
But MRS. sTRoPEs HEART NOW NO LONGER
LAGs But THRoBs REGULARLY,

From the Leader Cleveland Ohio
In large. commoiious house ut No. lo4 Hunting.
A. stppc widow OF the late x. N. stropc. and
shc Us the mother OF young man who has been
eeiic pharmacists Mrs. stroI~ who has u ,ste,y ss
recor cred from serious cardiac difhcuity when
Sa , stloned by q reporter regarding her late IN
n. Two w9,, year: % age Lad my tr.t experience with
troubled with an aiiment which j iearrd 'f would "a
evertunIly drive rrsxy uniess I rid myself Of
bu, M. S Ssnr, sound nm no, ssaSsc no doubt g some
ection was irregular. There would be two pulsa-
,i to.~. o, perhnI~ three, and Then sudden ces.a
tion- MY heart seemed 20 for the pcYiod
of enc or two beats. and then resume its action.
Sometimes such iapses would not be 80 fre-
they did not fell as tus ds so@ctSlns isns
Mould strike the heart with great force. ard push
! lay down to sleep or rest, iny hands would
become perfectly numb and helIicss I could
! could do nothing which would prevent a. Ny
feet were affected In n like manner and I had
considerable difficulty in walking when such a
spell had possession OF me. Naturally that state
OF anairs completely upset my nerves, and any
can appreciate and understand the misery. chiety
mental. ae which l endured | lost much sleep and
Ss,an sss and :, often e, aw WAS so%esd fsom shee,
some resposc. But soon as did I felt that
numb sensation come over my hands and feet. and
but frequently to no avail.
One day my son. who keeping q drug store
az the time, brought me home Of DIR. VIII
lars Pink Pills fur Pale People and advised me
to take them for my heart trouble. did and
two months and they certainly cured me- for
now my heart beats regularly and all numbncss
has disappeared and my circulation Is I'm splendid
order"
We print the above, hoping Mrs Strope's
perience may be beneficial TO others who may suf-
fer from arrangement Of the heart.
Dr. Williams Tlk pills contain. In a condensed
FORM, all the clements necessary TO give life
and richness 10 the blood and restore shattered
nerves. They are unfailng specific for such
diserses as locomotor ataxa, partial paralysis ST.
Situs dance. sciatica, neuralgia rheuma tism.
nervous headache, the after effect OF In grippe
p1lptation OF the heart. pale and sallow complex
ions. all forms Of weakness either In male or fe-
male. Fink Pills are sid by all dealers. win
be sent postpaid on receipt OF price, so ceuts a
box. six boxes for s3.Jo. by addressing Dr.
Williams Medicine Company, Schenectady, y. Y.
Evening star., 1897-05-01

ever saw things like that before they got
to making chemical laboratories take the
place of distilleries. What do we want
with an air ship. anyhow
Scientists say IT'S bound to come" ven
tured the proprietor of q white vest and
pieated shirt bosom.
'Of course scientists tell us it's coming
Scientists have families to support, the
same as other people. and it's their busi-
ness to keep public confidence up And I
don't deny that the air ship may be com
ing some time. But 1t won't get here till
conditions demand 1t. What could you do
with an air ship that can't be accomplish
ed just as well with trolley car or q
steamship or q bicyclar'
Some drops Of rain gave warning Of q
storm. and when the party had gotten
settled In the smoking room the skeptic
resumed:
Surprising they do fix up an arrange
ment to take You ND in the air. What is
there to do except to come down again?
OF course. you can go from place to place,
but q straight line Is the shortest distnnce
between two points. and what's the Use Of
taking the extra trouble Of travelling ON
a curve through the atmosphere? II there
were some way Of anchoring q cloud and
starting a roof-garden on It I'd say. DO
ahead and have the air ahip. by all means
There'd be money In 1t"
! 'sBut," venfured he OF the pleated shirt
front. 1T would be . nice way to travel:
plenty Of fresh air and room, you know"
The storm had Increased outsl.le lntu its
noise attracted general attention. The
man with side whiskers went to the door
and exclaimed:
r Eusss this q the worst ~ evar haa
IN this part OF ths countrys
1T might BE- that and stin not amount to
Evening star., 1897-05-01
Queen Olga's Philanthropy.

From the Chicago Inter-Ocean.
The Queen of Greece is at the head of
an association of women whose object Is
the moral regeneration Of criminals. They
frequently visit the inmates of the prisons
in Athens. giving them religious instruc-
tions and a sympathetic attention to their
woes. She is also famous for her skill in
fancy needlework, and creates the most
curious and beautiful articles The Queen
Of Portugal is more frivolous, having the
reputation Of being the most dressy'' lady
In Europe. Her pale complexion and au-
burn hair permit any colors, and she often
appears in astonishing costumes The
Princess Waldemar of Denmark ranks
lmong the most fashionable of royal ladies.
Evening star., 1897-05-01

on tnem more than
ordinarily technical
and profound. But
the man who sat in
an obscure corner
close to the door lis
teaad with close at
tention to all that
was said. All the
members of the as
sociatioa regarded
him as q guest invit-
ed by some other
member, and, as a
matter of fact, he
was an entire s;rang-
er to everybody. He
never Joined in the
applause, but his at
= Il
Evening star., 1897-05-01
Written for The Ercnlng Star.
I.O-o r.. NJ ,

written Tor Tne EScnlnS Star,
Love Ere Too Late.
FROM the German Of Ferdinand Freilisrath.
20 lieb 50 lang du lieben kannst."
love as long as love you can,
And love as long us love you NAV:
The hour Will come, the hour will come
When you shall mourn Ger lfeless clay.
Take care to keep your heart aglow
And love enfoid. and love uphold
As long as YOU can nnd q heart
That answers to affection told
And when one bares his soul to you,
10 what you can to make him glad,
That all bis days may be Of peace,
And not an hour Of his be sad.
AEc guard your tongue and temper Wellf
An angry word is quickly spoken;
God Knows IT was not meant to wound
And yet the others heart is broken.
y love as long rs love you can,
And love rs long as loy you may:
The hou- Will come, the hour will come
When you shall mourn DER ltfeless CLAW
Then shall you kneel down by the grave
And hide your sad and tear-stained eyes
That ne'er again shall see the face
That meath the chdrchyard verdure Lies.
And cry: look from heaven on me
Who weep in sorrow here below;
Forgive that I was e'er unkind;
o God! did not mean It so!
he cannot see. nor hear nor come
10 meet your glad embrace; ah, no:
The mouth that kissed you oft SAYS not,
Love, I forgave you long ago,
He did forgive you! but his tears
Fell Oft because Of words you said;
But now it's well. Be calm, for he
Is numbered with the happy dead.
o lore as long as love you can,
And love rs long as love you may:
The hour will come. the hour will coma
When you shall mourn DER lifeIess clsy.
L s. PERK IN!
Evening star., 1897-05-01

much. contemptuously responded he
wearer Of the ash-sprinkled vest. Its
coming down in drops SO far apart that
you can see between them"
They're pretty big drops though"
Pshaw! Compared to the real thing.
This shower is nothing but leak in a
wash boiler. By the way, somebody was
claiming that air-ship travel would be
commodious and comfortable and all that
sort of thing"
Il said that" came the rather timid con-
fession."
altitude?"
No"
Il thought not. II you had you wouldn't
make any such assertion"
"A number of years ago / went with a
friend for a trip on Lake Erie. That's the
pace for storms. His boat was small
screw propeller, and one of the swiftest
affairs ever built. We saw a storm COM
ing. and In spite of our efforts to run away
from 1t, 1t overlook US. Talk about rain,
What we encountered there was a perpen-
dicular river. My friend stayed on deck to
see that we didn't run into anything, and
1. of course, stood by him. In a few min
utes l realized that IL something wasn't
done we'd drown right in our tracks.
waited my opportunity, and, presently
when q big wave came along and tilted the
ooat up so that the deck stood at an angle
or about forty-five degrees. / turned the
ergine loose for all there was in 1t.
glanced at my friend. He was white as a
sheet, but he grasped my hand in token
OF his approval of what / was doing. Ii
was desperate chance, but it turned out
as l had hoped. The boat began to rise
steadily and swiftly on a slant. 1t was a
tine OF horrible suspense, for didn't
know what minute the craft might strike
a thin spot in the storm that the paddle
wheels wouldn't take hold of. But We got
safely to the top and both sank to the deck
in utter exhaustion. When We recovered
sufhc:ently We took survey of our sur
rouLoings and give you my word. L never
the impression made by the tremendous
expaEse of vacancy which met OUR gaze
on all sides. After a few hours of ii /
would have given a fortune for the sight
OF few telegraph poles or the sound of
train boy peddiing oranges
How did you get DOWN." asked one of
the group.
I'VE didn't bother about that. After
playing seven-uD till we got tired of the
game, We turned in. and when we awaken
ed 1t was broad daylight. We found that
as the storm subsided we had sunk gently
until we were drifting in sunshine and
safety On the broad, placid bosom OF Lake
Erie"
And you say you don't believe in any
such thing as an air shiD?" queried the
man with the white vest. quietly.
or course not And what 1 have Just
told Jou goes to show that 1t would be a
Lonesome and undesirable institution IL We
had one"
Maybe it does" was the reply. May
be 1t does. Anyhow 1t has impressed one
great lesson that l shall never forget. And
that is that there is no need of a mans
getting the worst of any argument. IL he
can only get the upper hand of his con-
science, and think in a hurry"
Evening star., 1897-05-01

Oh l1c nOtei hIlu VINO
was allowing cigar
ashes to drop on his
vest.
But people have
seen it," expostulat-
ed the man who
wears long red side
whiskers on his head
and spats on his feet.
The other members
Of the Curbstone
Club drew their
chairs up closer and
looked interested.
Which simply goes
to show" was the
reply, that we are
living in an era Of
adulteration. Nobody
Evening star., 1897-05-01
MARI iage Certincate store.

From the New York World
There Is a secondhand bookseller in 9th
avenue. not far from 14th street, who
ought to get rich IL he makes the same
rates Of profit on the remainder of his bust.
ness as he does in selling marriage Ger
uficates. customer In his book store the
other night overheard two bits of coIyer-
sation which were highly interesting. First
a woman came into the store and asked II
he had a blank marriage certificate. He
said that he had just lone or two left"
and also remarked to her that they were
very hard to get.
How much?" she asked, as he showed
her a cheaply-engraved blank record of
the hymeneal tie.
only $1.25, madam" he said, and she
paid the price and went out.
Turning to a friend. the bookseller re-
marked:
BEST job I ever did in my life when 1
bought at auction q bundle of blank mar
riage certificates. Only cost me SIS, and
there were 5000 in the bundle an say.
in the three years that I have been getting
rid Of them I've made over 81. l.OO0 and I've
got a lot Of them left yet. When any one
comes q In and wants 4 certificate I size
them up and charge whatever 1 think they
will stand. I've sold them all the way
from 80 cents to So
Evening star., 1897-05-01

The Bu1bul on Wnr.

II am aware" writes the Bulbul of Po
hick. that a great deal of poetry has beer
wrote about the war in Europe. But there
are many ways Of doing the same thing
and do not hesitate to claim that nobody
has yet wrote on the subject in the way
that I have, as may be seen from whel
follows. which 1 have entitled,
DOWN WITH THE TYRANTS!
Oh Isles of Greece! Oh, Isles of Greece.
Where burning Sappho loved and sung;
I'll sing your praise in war and peace
With all my heart and likewise lung.
I hope. gentle reader. you will excuse
The liberty Of mentioning Sappho, took by
the muse;
Especially as you must all agree,
The first two lines were not wrote by me.
l am painfully aware some people say
That Sappho did not always behave In q
ladylike way.
But Of first-class poems she wrote a few,
So 1t must be admitted, even by the most
proper. Of whom hope I am one tina,
some good she did do.
She lived a great many years ago,
And may be slandered. for aught we know
Let the mantle Of charity cover her In
these versifications,
Not to mention the statute of limitations
Oh. gallant gentlemen of Greece. and
ladies. too.
Some words of cheer would fain send to
you.
Words of cheer are at present this Amer
ica's boast,
They are generously given. even though
they do not happen to be what is
needed most.
Let US never forget as our friendly en-
cOuragement we bring,
That sympathy does not cost anything.
Oh, Athens, glorious. classic town,
You are a city of much rcnown.
If had relations there 10 visit them would
be pleasant;
yoth bor ha In,
at present.
We owe the land Of Greece very much
The Greek language, Greek fire, the Gre
clan bend and such.
Then three cheers for the Greeks-yet ]
confess l could cheer
With more intelligent enthusiasm If they
did not spell their names so queer.
Ny heart is with them, as think Of those
throngs
Merrily carolling their battle songs.
Yet would be very glad
To see the world stick to Napoleon, and
golf, and bicycle riding, and other
things we've had.
And not allow war to become what Is call
ed fad.
Although for vengeance do not thirst,
I hope that the sultan will get the worst
OF it. For understand that his wives are
numerous,
Which does not strike me as praiseworthy
or humorous.
Supposing that more than one man were
to marry;
For bigamy in jail 1 woull certainly tarry.
And so to be thankful 1 endeavor
That am not running any risks whatever.
Evening star., 1897-05-01
An IntcrIoners. Ano,orx

The papers read before a scientific asso-
citation had been of an unusually abssruse
character that evening, and the comments
Evening star., 1897-05-01
A MisleadinE Proyerh.

Uncle Eben had taken a book ont NJ
Pickaninny Jims hand and was turning
the leaves with close attention
reckon L knows why yoh come long
yere maxim all dat 'splay O. dis hook :"
said he. DE las time hyuhd bout ver
readin' yoh wus hangin' ober a story vhah
dey done scuttled er ship ebry yuthub
page 1 spose yoh wants me ter notice.
dat dishere book hab mo- good advice IN
1t dan shad has bones"
Us done learn er heap FUN dat book. :"
replied the boy, earnestly. II knows some
er It by h'aht"
"Lemme hyuh yer speak it,
Er drownin' mann grab fob er
straw" came the glib response.
Spos'n he do" was the rejoinder. .Kin
yer blame 'im?"
No. But reckon it kind er makel Inn
feel foolish" ~
Sonny. lemme tell yer somean. Yob
don wanter make de mistake OBJ 'tachin'
too much Importance ter ebrytfno yoh
sees In print. no matter whethuh ite
prov proverbs or piracy. Yoh KANT make no
mon sense. De Emergencies dat keen
a-comin ND in dishere life am too yarie-
gated foh anybody ter be able ter Law down
er scheme datH answer fob ebry 6anpen
in dat comes along. Ter show yer wr,,t
l means, rs gwineter tell yer a little story
bout er man dat tried foh ter git aIonS
Mlrout exuhcisin Is mind ez de 'casion
'riz He wah gwine long de ribber bank
one day when he come ter q bridge. He
went out on de bridge. an while he vas,
hangin' ovuh. lookin' at de waves. he Io.'
lis balance an down he come-sjosh!-
right In de middle oh de ribber He went
down. staid awhile. an come up aatn: went
down. staid awhile, an come up aein.
Stahted down fob de third time when he
seen er straw an made a grab 1t It. He
tried fus' one ham an den de yufhuh. huf
he didn't git no suppoht, an he'd OF rot
drowned fob sho' ef some gemmen In er
boat hadn't seen i'm an come ter dc res-
cue. Day AK I'm whuf he wah reachin'
twas er straw. dey laugh an Ak I'm ef
he Didn't Wgdte dat line In de copy book,
"A drownin' man gWtnetef ketch at ef
Evening star., 1897-05-01
A Thrilling Excursion.

'I don't believe there Is any such thing
as an air ship" exclaimed the man who
had his chair tilted back against the side
Evening star., 1897-05-01

Bihman-"Did your watch stop when you
dropped II on the noorr'
Maglsy-"Of course, 1t did. Did y3u think
1t would go throughr'-T1t-Bits.
Evening star., 1897-05-01

tltude was unVary
1ngly respectful and attentive One of the
members. in spirit of hospitality. stopped
MIN before he could get out of the door.
Glad to see you here again. Mr. must
say have forgotten your name"
Barker is my name" he answered with
some embarrassment. Sirius Barker"
GU nave been a very regular attendant
at our meetings Of late"
Yes. l took the liberty of dropping in
now and then. So long as 1 didn't create
object
You are interested in science, them"
Yes; in a way"
Are you a student of any particular
branch?'
NO. must confess that I'm not"
why. in that case a great deal of what I
Is said here must be unntelligibIe 10 Won p'
1t is. To tell you the honest truth. I
couldn't tell a trflobite from a petrified
crawfish. 1 don't believe that 1 could dis
tinguish, with any degree Of confidence.
between a chunk of Jurasstc rock and a
piece of hard-tack"
And yet you enjoy yourself"
immensely! I heard about what Won
were doing, and 1 couldn't resist the TENN
tation to come and hear for myself. The
fascination was such that I could rot helm
repeating my visits. even at the risk of he
ing treated with indignity as an intruder.
nope there will be no objection to INV
continuing to sit quietly in this corner. for
you don't know what a glorious. blissful
relief 1t Is to enjoy the company az men
ana women who can assemble again and
again and talk about something bexides
bicycles" 'ee'oes
Evening star., 1897-05-01
From Leslie's Weekly.

II you want anything. try an ad. in The
viii get IN answer.