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Evening star., 1898-12-03
. ChinR's First HALLWAY.
.he Engineering Magazlne.


The first railroad constructed in China
was Il narrow-gauge line from Shanghai
to Woosung. put down in 1876 and intend
cd chiefly as ocular demonstration to the
Chinese At the end of twelve months it
was sold TO Chinese official who straight
way tore up the rails and deported them to
Form"sa. The single dummy engine of the
lin" now repOses peacefully In the mud of
some Formosan harbOr, together with the
wreck Of the junk in which it was trans
ported. During these twelve months of its
existence the Shanghai WoCsung railroad
with lis single dummy engine and its train
"f small cars, which, by the way We're of
inc american pattern. carried 300 600 mas
StnGrrS- The Chinese came from far and
VIDE to see and experiment with this new
barbarian curiosity, and the people in the
nelSh4orhood. soon finding it an institution
oi great practical utility, became regular
patrons. The predicted uprising of the nao
PIE against the construction of the road
never materiaiized, and, as for the graves
along the route. every farmer would Tnanu-
facture as many graves as he could get
dollars for permission to traverse them
Evening star., 1898-12-03

district, II behooves would-be planters TO
bear this fact as to the-necessity of an ad-
equate rainfall well in mind. The Para
Tree must stand in water for a great part
OF the year, and IL this condition is not fui-
nlied no good results will ensue We quite
ADMIT that the tree viii grow, in a way
under other conditions, but our point is
that 1t will not give a satisfactory WELD of
rubber
Besides the moisture there is the impor-
tant point of the chemical constitution of
the soil 10 be considered. though this Is a
matter which does not seem to have been
seriously investigated. We are assured
however by a South American resident OF
considerable experience that there is some
thing about the soil of Brazil which is not
met with in other districts. He says that
he has planted and successfully reared the
Para tree in Central America but could not
get satisfactory yield of rubber ami he
emphasized The importance of paying stric;
attention to this soil question in CASES
contemplation.
From what We have said. it will be gath
cred that We are not inclined to look upon
the cultivation of the Para tree out of is
natural home in any very favorable light
from the standpoint, that is, of commercial
success. With regard. however. to TIE re-
planting of denuded territory i'm Central
America with the indigenous tree the Cas-
tilloa elastica, IN case is different and,
though we are not particularly sanguine as
to the probability Of such schemes yielding
any immediate return on the capital ex-
penditure. yet there seems good reason To
suppose that they may prove remunerdtiVe
in the future if not oVer-cap apitalized.
Evening star., 1898-12-03
EMPEROR WILLIAMS RELIGION,
Realizes How Dangerous Ii May BE to
Neglect 1t.
From the Londoa Speak,

/ rom the L0ndUl Speaker.
The German Emperor is not the man
that the great chancellor was but in this
one respect he Is his superior He does
realize how great a force religion is, and
This has been conspicuosly shown In the
course of his visit to the east. He has been
a Mahommedan with the Mahommedans. a
Protestant with the Protestants a Catho-
lie with the Catholics 1t is difficult to our
western and Christian idea to discover any
virtue in the sultan. but al least he may
be admitted TO be a good MahUmmedan If
his treatment of his Christian subjects is
open to criticism on other grounds 1t Is
impregnable here. This, we may suppose
IS the reading of his character adopted by
the German emperor. Before We can con-
denim the sultans treatment of the Ar
menfans. whether in their own country or
In CoHstantinople, We must give full weight
To his religious convictions. The Mahom-
passion for Christians. Their lives are al
ready forfeited by their obstinate unbelief;
all that is left to the khalif IS to determine
when he snail proceed TO take them" Real
iZing this the emperor's course was clear
In Abd-ul-Hamed.' We may imagine him
saying. Il see only the devoted religiOnist
His moral standard may be different from
mine, but we occupy the same theological
standpoint He was but carrying out his
creed and Obeying the convictions which
that creed embOdieS and imparts" This is
familiar ground to 81 Hohenzolern 1t is
the rendering appropriate to the atmos-
phere of the Ottoman empire of the old
Hebrew VOW, "As for me and my house,
We Will serve the Lord"
Evening star., 1898-12-03

mains of the Latin domination-to say moth
Ing OF the Saracenic ruins. In the reports
OF the Palestine Survey there Is photo
graph of a fine Gothic window by Lieut..
Kitchener. r. E.-today the Sirdar. That
window, together with portions of cloisters,
a belfry and rich double doorway, be-
lCnged to the Church of st. Mary built in
1l@. little earlier than the beautiful
church outside the walls known the
Tomb of the Virgin. the gift of Melisinda,
wife of King Fulk. The bazaars east of the
Muristan, notably the meat market, are.
mediaeval and west of ii lie buried beneath
the soil the buildings of the great hosplce
of the Knights of St. John.
The kaiser will find at least one ancient
trace of German Crusaders at Jerusalem.
The Birket-es-S Sultan was made by the Ger
mans to water their horses. and was known
in Latin times the German Pool. Theo-
doriCus mentions it first. The greatest Ger
man work in the ast was. of course, the
rebuilding of the walls of the city by Fred
eriCk II. in 1229. But the emperors work
lasted only ten years. when walls were de-
stroycd by Arab hordes under the Emir of
kerak.
Evening star., 1898-12-03
Three Lessons.

There are three lessons Isworld write,
Three words with arllden pen
In tracings of eternal hgfA
Upon the hearts OF men, m
Have hope. Though clouds environ round
And giadness hides her face in scorn
Put thou the shadow trolt Thy brow
No night but has its morn. =.
Have faith. Whcrc'er thy bark is driven
The calm's dispoFt, the Lrmpest's m4rtf-
Know this; God rules thF hosts of heaven,
The inhabitants of earth 81.
Have love. Not love alone for one
But man as thy brother call
And scatter, like the circiing sun,
Thy charities on all.
IhuS grave these words upon thy soul
Hope, faith and ve-apd thou shalt find
Strength when life's surges IBsddest roll,
Light when thou else Wert bfind ..,
rtz SCHILLER
Evening star., 1898-12-03
HIS EXPENSES ARE HIGH.
What 1t Costs Guardsman I'm an
English Regiment.

From 1arper's Magazine.
The actua, surroundings of a guardsman's ;
daily life are simple. If quartered in Lon
den. unless at the tower. he will live at the
Guards Club, as the mess at the tower is
the only one maintained by the Foot Guards
in London. and his expense at the club wi!
compare favorably with the expenses of
any other club in town. II the battalion TO
which he belongs is quartered at Chelsea
barracks he may very possibly have 4 room
in the barracks. If his people live in town
as Is often the case, he may live a. home
0" he may prefer the freedom of a cc,IpIe Of
rooms IN the neighborhood of JeTmyn street
OF ST. James.
The entrance fee to the Guards club is
80 guineas and he will have to paw ar an
nuaI subscription of ell. A fair average of
the living expenses of the club may he
taken as some f20 a month. though. il CT
eNtraVagant tastes, it may be much higher
and the rent OF his rooms will depend a.
most entirely on what he chooses t. pay
80 that II Is clear that the necessary eX-
penses OF life in the Foot Guards 1re rot
nearly as prohibitoTy as is generally sup
posed The guardsman receives the same
Pay as onlcers Of the corresponding rank in
the line, with the addition of so a Nea~
guards pay, so that it is possible for a
youngSter of an economical turn D live i'm
the guard on an allowance Of f:}UD & wear
in addition to his pay
AS we have just shown, it is possible lint
must admit that ii is not often lone The
young Suardsman is very seldom oonien ted
with one club or even with two and the
brigade VIII be found to be fairly strongly
represented DIT the Bachelors Whites ard
the hcSt service clubs. The lovers Cf oriCl--
ct and tennis proper are mostly habituas Of
Frlnce's 5, and the majority belong To The
principal racing clubs. such as SandoWn
ark ana the horsey. or. rather. ''rO.sy 8"
Ella gh.
Evening star., 1898-12-03
Az 4
RAN DOM NsERSE,
The Song q Live.

Inc SOnB Of AYye.
Written for The Evening Star BY w. t. Talbot.
In vain in it's fullness he strives to express it,
The longing that fills and makes song in his
heart. 7 II
Love dawns in its splcndor. How shall he confess
it,
How make it of llfo's gracI Ipus nuse part7
Such wonder of song! He grows faint iu his
yearnng ..r y
To reach the pure height whence it trem5les and
But the stars in their cesrses its incense are
burning
And all the glad night with its melody glows
Oh, he cannot sing it, Yet in its comnleteness
BY all kindly spirits the song shall be sung.
Till it fills her soft eyes with loves answering
sweetness
And the swell of its music shall quicken her
tongue.
For the generous earth in his passion rejoices,
And the fair face of dawn fushes soft in its
fame.
Lo, all nature is stirred by murmur of voices
That sing it, the song lily sweet with her name
Oh, the spring shall De filled With it; shall
sing it
In passing of breezes and ripple of stream;
And home to her heart purple autumn shall bring it:
And winters clear voices shall make it their
theme.
In the sln-gow of shall the thrill of it bind
her.
And its tenderness live in ewes wavering beams;
In the red roses breath shall its cadences find her
And make his hope heard in nights temple of
dreams.
From his heart to her heart the wild rd-song shall
bear it;
In the rhyme of all poets its glory shall dwell.
Oh he sing it. and yet she shall hear it.
And tremblc and weep and grow glad in its spell
Evening star., 1898-12-03
4 NEW STORY OF DEWEY.
W hat He Really Said During the
Great Battle of Manila.

w II. Macbeth in the Chicago TlmesHeral
Several weeks after the memorable bat
tie between the two fleets at Manila a cor
respondent for a Chicago newspaper, for
whom Admiral Dewey had shown warm
liking. visited the flagship.
Admiral. 1 wish you would tell me what
you said during the fighting on the morn
ing you entered the bay. said the CORE
spondent. Nearly all great naval battles
have brought out some utterance from the
victorious commander which has become
Historical. and l would like to know what
You said that can be preserved in"
Why. John. | can't for the life of me re-
member what l said during the fight" the
admiral said. knitting his brOws thought
fully. Il was so busy, YOU know, that ]
paid no attention TO anything except the
fleet
Try and think what you said urged the
correspondent. L believe there is a good
story IN the fight that has never been told"
Admiral Dewey thought long and earnest
ly, not that he had any desire to glorify
himself, but simply because he wanted to
CbHge the correspondent. Finally the cor.
respondent suggested that the admiral's $
staff officers might recall something of val
ue as a historical utterance. The idea was
at once acted upon by the admiral and he
told his orderly to call the officers. They
presented themselves, two young flag lieu
tenants. who have the most profound adj
mira ton for their commander that can be
imagined.
Mr.. Scott. can you think of anything
said during the fghting"" said Admiral
Dewey, addressing the junior officer. John
wants story. and I'd like to help him cut
l don't remember saying anything worth re-
peating. do yOu?''
4 hope you will excuse me from repeat
ing it. sir" said the young officer, d faint
twinkle showing in his eyes.
Go on Mr.. Scott" responded Admiral
Dewey. IL you can give John Il story
Will thank you for it,"
We'll, sir do You remember when we
were turning the second time on the figure
that you noticed the Baltimore was going
further away than had been ordered?'
Yes. l remember that very well" replied
Admiral Dewey.
Wei, sir. do you remember what you
said as soon as You noted the position of
the BaltmoTt?'
that except ordering a signal of some kind
10 h displayed for the Baltimore. What
did / say
''YoI said: What's the matter with the
hllnkefy hlanked man? Is the bIanked
blank "a blank coward? Tell the bIankety
BANKED Baltimore To close up. Blank him,
tell him to close up" -
AdFoiral Dewey looked across the bay to-
ward the city Of Manila a moment and
Hecked the ashes from his cigar The young
oficaTs knees were beginning to tremble,
and the correspondent was beginning to
wish he had not been so persistent in his
search for a historical utterauce, when
their suspense was broken Dy the admiral
turning with quiet smile and saving:
Let's look at the signal book for that
morning. That will tell what l said
The signal book was quickly produced
and this was all that could be found refer
ring 10 the Baltimore:
PLEASE, close tDi''
Evening star., 1898-12-03
SAGACIOUS ELEPHANTS.
How They Cross n River That Has
steep Banks.

From Pearsons Magazine
1t is a great sight to see n lire of ele-
phants crossing a river with steep hanks
They go down slowly. striking the ground
with their trunks before each step. ana
never make slip or a miss, although YOU
teeI every minute as if they were going to
take a header into the water Then they
wade or swim, as the case may be. and
they SWIM beautifully, not hesitatinE 10
cross half a mile of deep water if need be
must say, however, that the sensation
OF sitting on the back of a swimming ele-
phaht is the reverse of pleasant; you fancy
yourself on an enormous barrel which may
ron round at any moment and take you un-
uer- Besides that, they swim so low in the
water that you are sure of a wetting. which
IN india means an excellent chance of fever
Having crossed the stream they must
cliino to the top OF the bank. and this is the
most peculiar operation of all. Down ON
lhelf knees they go, and with trunk and
tuSks dig out a foothold for themselves and
So step by step, work their way to the ton
their poSitiCi 15ing sometimes like that of
ny climbing up wall. As they reach the
Top they give luTCh sideways and shoot
one leg straight over the bank then give q
iurch to the other side and shoot out the
other leg in the same way which brInps
them into the position of a boy hr~--inp nv
his arms from the edge Of roof. Then they
come 20 their knees. and finally with a
great scrambllng and kicking of their hind
legs, bring themselves to level ground again
In spite of these periIous ascents and
dcscenls. l never knew an elephant to miss
mis- foothold although there was a case
whefe one of the herd got stuck in the mud
ana sank gradually deeper and deeper until
onfy his head and part of his back could be
seen. The rajah ordered ten other ele-
phantS TO be brought up. and they were
ntched to the unfortunate animal. and by
pulilng together at a given word. brought
nf ba nm
with a plomp like the pop of a .housand-ton
cork.
Evening star., 1898-12-03
The Colleges of Oxford.

From the Engineering Magazine
Each college is built round a quadrangle
with n large entrance gateway which often
rises into a quasi-tower. The rooms imme-
diate!y over the gateway are Invariably de-
signed for the residence of the warden.
provost. or principal of the college, so that
the eye OF the master may be over all who
enter or leave the place. This mode Of
building still exists in India, being intro
auced into Europe by the Moors when they
conquered Spain, where we find that the
compound. or quad. is still used for the
tethering OF all kinds of animals Around
the quad are arranged the chapel. library
nan or retectory. presidents lodgings but
terry and kitchen; the students rooms .sp-
orally occupy the upper floors William of
Wickham, the celebrated architect. wisely
placed his taller buildings. the chapel and
winds, the lower buildings on the south
more freely admitting sunshine
Evening star., 1898-12-03
The Little AtHe4air.

II q.
Nobody sits In the little atmcbair;
1t stands in e corner DIM; "a,
But a whfte-haired mother gazing there,
And yearniHgly thinking OF him,
Sees through the dusk of the long ago
The bloom of her boys sweet face,
As he rucks so merrtly to and fro,
With laugh that cheers the place.
Sometimes he holds book In his hand,
Sometimes n pencil and slate,
And the lesson is hard to understand
And the figures hard to mate:
But she sees the nod Of his fathers head,
SO proud OF the little sYn
And she heaIs the word 80 often said
mo fear for our little oner
They were wonderful days. the dear sweet days.
When child with sunny hair
Was here to scold. to kiss and to praise,
At her knee in the little chair.
She lost him back In the busy years
When, the great world caught the man,
And he strode away past hopes and fears,
To his place In the battles
But now and then in a wistful dream.
Like a picture out of date
She sees head with a golden gieam
Bent DER q pencil and slate
And she lives again the happy day
The day OF her young lifes Spring.
When the small armchair stood 1ust In the way
Vhs cenfAr OF everything.
Evening star., 1898-12-03
Life's Scars.

They say the world is round and vet
often think it square;
So many little hurts we get
From corners here and there
But one great truth In life I've found
While jOuTneying to the west:
The only folks who really wound
Are those We love the best
Tho man you thoroughly despise
Can rouse your wrath. Ills true:
Annoyance in your heart will rise
Al things mere strangers do;
But those only passing Ills
This rule all lives will prove:
The ranking wound which aches and thrills
is dealt by hands we love
The choicest garb. the sweetest grace
Are oft to strangers shown;
The careless mieR the frowninp face
Are given to our own.
We Halter those we scarcely know:
We please the ieeting guest:
And deal full many thoughtIess blow
To those who love us best
Love does not grow on every tree.
Nor true hearts yearly bIooIn.
Alas for those who only see
This cut across u tomb
But soon or late, the fact grows plain
To all through sorrow 5 test:
The only folks who give us pain
Are those We love the best
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX.
Evening star., 1898-12-03
White With Dust.
A Remarkable Country.

FROM fearson's Weekly.
In Iceland there are no prisons, and the
inhabitants are so honest in their habits
mat such material defenses to property as
locks, bolts and bars are not required
Yet its history for the past thousand years
records no more than two thefts.
OF these two cases, one was that of a
native who was detected after stealing
several sheep; but as he had done so to
supply his family. who were suffering for
want of food, when he had broken his arm.
provisions were furnished to them and
WORK was found for him when he was able
TO do 1t. and meanwhile he was placed nm
der medical care; but the stigma attached
to his crime was considered sufficient nm
ishment.
The other theft was made by German
who stole seventeen sheep. But as he was
in comfortable circumstances and the rob-
nery was malicious, the sentence passed
upon him was that he should at once sell
all his property.
Evening star., 1898-12-03
Tonnage and DispIacement.
From the Engineering News.

From the Engineering News.
AT the present time. when naval matters
are source of great interest to the gem
eral public one continually finds the terms
displacement and tonnage improperly
used, both I'm the daily press and In com
mon speech. The confusion between the
terms would not occur If their meaning
were understood Displacement refers to
the quantity of liquid displaced by the i'm
mersed hull of the ship, and tonnage" to
the treight-carrying capacity of the ship
determined by certain rules of measure
ment.
The displacement of a vessel is the en-
tife weight of the hull with all its con-
tents according to the well-known law of
hydrostatics that floating body displaces
weight of fluid just equal to its own
weight. A ship sinks in the water to such
ieNei that the pressure of the fluid dis
placed exactly counterbalances the weight
of the ship.
Evening star., 1898-12-03
At the Turn of the ROnd,

From the Sydney Advertiser Sc
Where the rough road turns and the valley sweet
Smiles bright with its balm and bloom
Wen forget the thorns that hsye pierced the feet
And the nights with their geef md gloom,
And the sky will smile. and she stars VIII beam,
And well lay us down in thestgbp to dream.
~
We shall lay US down in the bloom and light
With prayer and tear for rest
AS tired children who creep at night
To the love Of mothers breast.
And for all the grief of the stormy past
Rest shall be sweeter at lastirst last
Sweeter because OF the wearsaway
And the lonesome night and long
While the darkness drifts to the perfect day
With Its splend0r Of light and song.
The light that shall bless and kiss and love
And sprinkle the roses Of heaven above US!
Evening star., 1898-12-03
The Sawish.
Q National Review.

TVlIl the NdIIonaI Review.
More energetic than any other sharks are
the sawfish, whose snouts are prolonged
into a broad blade of cartilage, which is
horizontal when the fish is swimming in
normal position, and has both its edges
set with slightly curved teeth about an inch
apart The end of this formida ble-looking
weapon is blunt and comparatively soft. so
that it is quite incapable of the feats popu-
larly attributed to it of piercing whales
bodies, ships timbers, &c. 1t attacks other
1sh by swift lateral thrust of the saw
beneath them, the keen edge disemboweIiug
them Then 1t feeds upon the soft entrails
which are apparently the only food 1t can
eat from the peculiar shape of its mouth
1t has an enormous number of small teeth,
sometimes as many fifty rows in one in
divtdual, but they are evidently unfit for
the rough duties required of their teeth by
the garbage-eating members of the family
Evening star., 1898-12-03
In the ShaIlOYS.

Written for the Evening Star by Elizabeth Wort
ington Fiske.
My feet are in the shadows
Sunk soft mid yellow sands,
The beads of yellow sunshine
Drip idly from my hands.
l watch the crimson sea-dulse
The dimpling eddies feck
And gather shells bright-tinted
To circle brow and neck
l match white, polished pebbles,
And laugh-to catch glance
Laugh back from gurgling ripples-
As to their time | dance
Afar the winds are hasting,
The biliows leap and roar;
They press in mighty transport
To clasp the sunset shore.
Afar the ships are sailing
Across the trackless blue
Meath skies whose stars are strangers
To lands l ever knew
y depths stirred strong in passion.
. waves that toss and shine!
My feet are in the shalIuws-
Would God the sea were mine.
Evening star., 1898-12-03
The First Fire of the Season.

|. E. Sangster in the American Kitchen Magaziu
How 1t leaps. In dance excited
How it sleeps in trance delighted,
How it looms in liquid shining,
How it glOOns in wan declining
While around the hearth we ga ther.
One and ali,
In the bleak and windy weather
or the Fall,
Friendly flaIne, remote Chaldean
Seers OF AaIne efaced. Sahean
Shepherds In the elder ages
Persian bards in mystic pages
Thee adored. for diyinely
Streamed thy light
Half we follow and enshrine thee
Spirit bright.
Dear the friends each heart remembers,
As In cheer we stir the embers,
Bid the ash renew its beauty,
Sparkle, flash and grow till duty
Through the comfort of the hour,
WOOs soul
And we deem its Sternest dover
Life's best goal.
So we dream not visionary
When we deem the missionary
Household lire, more relighted
Blazing higher the while united,
Round the hearth OF home we gather,
one and all.
In the bleak and windy weather
OF the Fall.
Evening star., 1898-12-03
Singing in the Army,

Recognizing the good results that accrue
from soldiers singing when on the march,
the minister for war has just ordered 25,-
600 books of patriotic and military songs
as an experiment. These will be dIstrib-
uted to the men in infantry regiments.
and classes for singing will be instituted
In the barracks. A similar experiment
made In France by General Poillowe of st.
Mars, has been attended with marked s,,c-
cess, the number of straggiers on the
march being reduced by 20 per cent, owing
to the singing.