Evening star., 1897-05-15

Written Exclusively fo- The Evening star
Il have had number of experiences" re-
marked a well-known scientist to a Star re-
porter. proving the old adage that there
is nothing new under the sum- but during
a recent visit to Scnlieman's excavations 1
confess that | was considerably amused, as
We'll as interested. 10y some of the new dis
coveries there. People no doubt think that
the ean-cap dance is a modern invention
and il is generally credited to the French.
who are so ingenious in the matter of dane
Ing that is slightly off. and | admit that l
shared in the general belief in that direc
tion. Discoveries. however in the past year
prove that the car-can is 5000 years old.
for among the Inscriptions unearthed is
Very fair picture of three Egyptian girls
dancing the can-can in the most outre fash
ion. with long skirts. etc. One of the girls
is represented as kicking the hat of the
head of a male locker on. In this connec-
ton il is only fair to say that the Egyp-
tIans of 6.pn years ago were much more
moral than those who live at Cairo and
other parts of Egypt now. In all the dis
coverIas, and among them are drawings and
etchings by the hundred on metal and stone.
there is nothing indicating any immortality
in any form. of course. had there been
any, the picture makers of that day would
have depicted il in their work. and there
would have been plenty Of evidences of it.
Women folk, and especially those who were
DIFle1 III tne ldDlOuS IO.nDS recently un-
earthed. were, however. very prone to
wearing jewelry, and l saw dug out from
one tomb solid gold ornaments weighing
nearly twenty pounds. Among the lot were
several very heavy neck chains. bracelets
and leglets the links of which are identical
with the links in modern chains. l also
saw gold masks. which were worn on the
faces of the women on grand occasions.
which were nearly half inch thick, the in
trinsic value of the gold in some of them
running up into many hundreds of dollars
each
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THE clerks who have the longest dis
tances TO travel every morning.. observed
a departmental official to a S.ar reporter.
rs a rule are the first to arrive at the
departments each morning. There is
snail army of clerks male and female
who live in the suburban towns, Villages
and in the country throughout Maryland
eTG Virginia. and il is a matter of fire.
Qtent remark that they always put In an
appearance in the departments anead of
those who have but a few minutes walk
to each them The rea son of this is that
the trains and electric cars from the sub
uroa are run upon 4 schedule that brings
them into the city from y to $50 O'Clock
The former reach the departments in many
Instances as early $50 clock and the
others generally about S:i5. What are
Known as city clerks seldom reach their
desks until a few minutes before O'Clock.
ard even then they haze to rush to make
an early appearance The suburban clerk
of course, has to get his or her breakfast
an hour. and in many cases two hours
earlier than the city clerk. but they get
used to this and make their arrangements
accordingly. In distances ten or fifteen
miles from Washington the trains are
generally due TO pick up their passens .rs
about O'Clock. and further distances
earlier. In most cases they have to catch
the early train or get left, and they catch
It. For myself | have been a suburbanite
for nearly ten years. and except in two or
three Instances. and they were caus ID by
hiizzards have never failed 10 be at my
desk from ten 10 twenty minutes ahead of
the official time OF going to work 1t Is
the same thing with the mechanics at the
Eavy yard. number of whom live in RaI-
tirnore and other places nearly far. To
reach the navy yard in time to go to work
at o'clock they have 10 start as carly as
Is O'Clock from their homes. They are
often at their work in advance of those
VINO reside near by. 1t is a joke among
the navy yard employees that the learer
they live TO the yard the later hey are
in showing up to roll call
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Garlic is much in evidence now in milk
and butter" remarked a dealer to a Star
reporter. and will he for several weeks
Yet. the taste of garlic is pleasant to some
persons. but the great majority abhor it,
There is hardly any remedy for it. though
SoiHt of tIle uilfy people nave method o..
Disgusting the taste with a preparation of
lime. The users of the milk butter may
not know ii. but il is good sign for milk
to taste garicky. 1t shows the COWS are
fed on grass To save the milk at this sea-
son from getting garlicky. many dairymen
stall feed their cows: that is keep them
tied up in the stalls all day and feed them
bran and other mill feed and chopped up
hay. In albumen this milk is by no means
as nourishing that which comes from
cows that are allowed to eat the first
spring crop of grass. and the deficiency
shows very markedly in the case of chill
dren who have milk as an important fac
tor In their food. The garlic crop general
plays out on its own account by the middle
OF June 1t IS much better that childre 1,
should have good milk even IL il does taste
OF garlic than to have to give up milk on
that account The best way that / know
to conceal the taste of garlic is the horneo-
pathic idea that like cures like. or the same
Idea expressed in other words that the hair
OF the dog cures the bite. This can be an
piled very easily now that green onions are
IN the markets Let the child or grown
person rub an onion on the lips. even If
tney do not eat II. The onion taste being
similar 10 that of garlic. though probably
more pronounced, kills the after taste OF
garlic efrectually- This is much better and
lar more healthy than to try to kill the
garlic taste with chemicals. which, while
they may not be dangerous or very un-
healthy, are never as safe as simpler
methods"
me graveyard in Georgetown Col
was started! explained Colorado poIi,
tician to Star reporter.-s ouryinx q
80. wMG-H Iynched. He was a bad
eH.ai acter. and made himself very disagree.
able in many ways Finally he shot q
saloon keeper there. and the boys, suppos
Ing that the saloon keeper was dead. or
ganized lynch court and executed him
Ia very short order. After they returned
from their lynching bee the saloon keeper
showed some signs of life. BY the mos
careful kind OF nursing he recovered from
his injury. though 1t was several week.
before he was able to sit up. and seyera
months before he could attend to hi.
saloon. The boys then saw that they hat
made mistake. that a life should no
have been taken except In return for
life. and they raised quite a large sum Of
money and sent II to the fellows parents
Though the body was first planted in
gully. il was afterward taken up and prop
eriy Inferred in what Is now Georgetown:
leading cemetery. The saloon mau aIwayi
kept the grave green"
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