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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-02
Trnmps FearfuIly Punished.
From the Chicago News.

Tramps unlucky enough to fall into the
clutches OF the hard-hearted authorities of
Berks county, Pennsylvania are put
through such a course OF sprouts that they
wish they had never been born. They have
to march up and down in the prison ward
for eight hours day, carrying seventy
hve-pound boxes Of sand, while a grim
oversecr stands ready to prod them il they
falter. Edward Lawrence is the man who
bosses the operations for $50 a month and
the trainps think he is Tartar His sal
airy Is one of the best Investment the
&C unity ever made, for no hummer. after
serving under him for a term, has ever
come back. and the warden's board and
logging bills are growing lighter
Under Lawrence's system the tramps are
divided into two gangs, each assigned to n
plle OF sand. At the word of command
they MI their boxes and with military pre-
cis;on pick them UP and march to the op-
posite side of the yard, passing each other
In the center. The boxes are emptied on
the opposite piles and refilled, after which
the march back to the starting point he
gins. This operation is repeated without
interval of rest for four hours each fore
noon and like time in the afternoon. No
conversation is permitted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-02
EVENING STAR. SATURDAY, JULY g 18es-24 PAGES
THE FREAkIsH RIO GRANDE.
Two Illustrations I'm One Day of the
Queer Things 1t Can Do.

From the Chicago Inter-Ocean.
ITO give you some idea of what sort of
river the Rio Grande Is, I'll tell an expert
ence had in getting across 1t with der
rick, said mining man from New Mex
leo. IF after that you don't agree with me
that it is a freakish river you're hard to
suit I was a contractor in rock work in
those days, and was taking my derrick
from the east side of the river to the Mag
dalenas, where I had a contract to sink a
mine shaft. The derrick was on four
wagon wheels, and four mules were haul
ing 1t. had my two helpers along, and
one of them, man named Mccartney,
drove the mules. He was an old-timer,
which was lucky, for I was new to the
country, and If 1 had trusted to my own
judgment 1 might have made a mistake
that would have cost me my mules and
derrick, if not my life.
I'VE came to the Rio Grande an hour be-
fore shutdown, and 1 saw wide river bed,
but no water only dry sand from one
bank to the other. That was new kind
of river to me, but Mccartney said it was
all right that it was way the Rio Grande
had of doing in places for five or six
months in the year. The water was there,
only it was flowing through the sands I'M
der the channel instead of in it. l, being a
tenderfoot, was for camping on the nearer
bank, where the grass was good, but NC
Cartney said that would never do unless l
was willing to take my chances of staying
there week or two: that water sometimes
came down the channel, good deal of it.,
and it would be well to get across while We
were sure we could.
I'VE started across over the dry sands
and l was thinking what an easy way it
was of fording a river when of a sudden
the two lead mules were floundering in a
quicksand and the whole outfit came near
being drawn in. We got the two leaders
clear of the harness and then the other
two mules drew them out, one at a time.
long circuit got past the quicksand and
to the other bank. By that time it was 10
o'clock and the moon had just risen The
mules had just begun to climb the bank,
when we heard a roaring noise up the
channel. 1t came from a wall of water
that stretched from bank to bank, and was
travelling toward us fast. 1t looked in the
moonlight to be four feet high, and there
was higher water behind sending it on. We
heard what was coming and clawed up the
bank like cats. We got out all right, der
rick and all-and there were not three min
utes to spare. Before We had finished our
supper the river bed was full bank high,
with a current that eddied and roared as 1t
rushed past our camping place as if it had
been sorry to miss us and would like to get
up where we We're There wasn't a cloud
in the sky, or sign of rain anywhere, and
in Colorado 200 miles away But 1t came
near getting us. l had learned one lesson,
and that was, in travelling by wagon, al
ways to camp on the further side of a
stream. And l had learned to put no trust
in the Rio Grande."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-02
Sees With His Nose.

From the London Telegraph.
An extraordinary case is reported by a
French medical man named Domlot. man
who mad lost his right eye some years be-
fore, while still a child, fell from a cherry
tree, his face striking upon a sharp stick
in such a way that the nose, the cheek and
the left eye. with the eyelids and the eye
brows, were horribly mutilated. The at
tendant surgeon believed the eyeball had
been completely torn away, the patient, of
course, being left sightless. A year after
ward the man was surprised to notice that
he could distinguish daylight and the col
ors of flowers through his nose, and his
vision improved Until he was able to see all
objects below, though still insensible to
light from above. A simple explanation is
found. The blow, falling obliQuely upon
the eyeball, must have permitted the es-
cape of the humors of the eye, and pierced
the orbit, but without injuring the MEM
branes, particularly the retina. On heal
ing, there must have remained in the bony
case behind the closed lids a small opening
putting the eye cavity in communication
with the nasal fossal, thus permitting the
light to reach the retina through the nose
1t is pointed out that this serves as ex-
perimental proof OF the theory comparing
the retjna to darkroom screen, on which
images of outside objects are formed, even
without refracting lenses, when the light
rays come through very narrow opening
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-02

gray are past counting. In New York
nave seen within the week a silvery gray
canvas made up over blue giace and trim
med with three morrow black lace ruffles.
Green velvet ribbon was applied upon the
SKIRT in such wise to produce the illu-
sion of double overslxirt, open in front
and hanging in long points down each side.
The bodice was a blouse of the canvas with
a pointed chemisette of muslin and with
ribbons Stimulating small bolero
A gray and white foulard worn at a race
meet was founced with gray chiffon The
oodlce mad puffed yoke of curiously min
gleo gray and grass-green chiffon from
which floated long chiffon scarfs like stole
ends Straps alternately of green and sill
yer velvet came from under the arms and
fastened in front with clasps of green
enamel ana gold. The sleeves were of sill
Yer chiffon, striped up and down with green
'eiVet ribbon. ELLEN OSBORN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-02
ELECTRIC LIGHT IN ITALY.
The Use of the Wire for Illumination
is Growing Rapidly.
From Electricity.

From Electricity.
Italy is said to be fast approaching the
advantages of the electric light. This is In
part due to the fact that the price of pc
troleum, which has heretofore been extern
sively used for Illuminating purposes, has
been forced up by restrictions and pro-
tective duties. Most all the theaters, many
of the streets and the principal shops and
offices are now lighted by electricity This
form of illumina ton is extremely accepta
ble owing to its cleanliness and conven-
fence and to the fact that 1t does not per-
ceptibly heat a room, which is much to be
desired in a comparatively warm climate,
such as that of Italy. Wherever water
power is available, advantage has been TAX
en- of it for generating current for illumin-
ating purposes. The thriving town of Ca
qua is lighted by energy obtained from the
River Volturno. and Cava del Tirreni, also
an important town, derives its power from
the machinery of large mill, driven partly
by water and partly by steam, which
grinds corn during the day and Eliminates
the town at night.
There are many other centers of popula-
ton in Italy that have made good use of
water power for the purpose of operating
electric lighting plants, or that contemplate
SO doing. The town of Amalfia, which is
favorite resort of travellers in the winter
climate, has swift stream of water run
ming through 1t which is utilized for oper-
ating numerous paper mills well as sew
eral large factories. To install electric
lighting plant there, as proposed, would be
neither costly nor difficult, and that it
would pay to do cannot be doubted, as
it is claimed the large hotels alone would
insure remunerative returns
Naples is now illuminated by electricity
and is supplied with a continuous current
of ITO volts. The lamps most generally
used are of German manufacture, either
the Schubert or those turned out by the
Algemeine Elektricitats Geselschaft;
lamps very inferior in color of globes fin
fsh and Illuminating power to those manu-
featured in this country. In view of this
fact and the general conditions existing in
Italy, there seem to be excellent opportuni-
ties for the introduction of American lamps
and other electrical apparatus. During
the last fiscal year this country exported
but $S62S1 worth of electrical machinery to
Italy, which can scarcely be said to COM
pare very favorably with the $23S, 900 worth
exported the same year to France or even
TO $l6SS 64 which represents the amount eX-
ported to Belgium. We have noticed how
ever, that several contracts Tor electrical
installations in Italy have of late been
awarded to American manufacturers, and
1t would not be surprising therefore, if the
amount of electrical exports to Italy this
present year much exceeds that of last in
spite OF our war with Spain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-02
The World Does Move.

From Puck.
Let me see." said the first man, reflect
lively; you may be better posted on history
than l am. Was Alexander the Great
known as Fighting Aleck?'
NO"
And Frederick the Great wasn't known
as Fighting Fred, was he?"
NO"
And the Romans didn't call julius Caes-
ar Fighting julie, did they?"
mo"
And George Washington has not come
down to pcsterity as Fighting George"
mo"
And nobody ever called Napoleon Fight
ing Nap?"
No"
"And Hannibal was just plain Hannibal
without any frills at ALP
"Yes'
How very peculiar!' murmured the first
man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-02
Need Of Covering During Sleep.
From the Evening Wisconsin,

The reason It is necessary to be well
covered while sleeping is that when the
body lies down 1t is the intention of nature
that 1t should rest and the heart especial
ly should be relieved of its regular work
temporarily. So that organ makes ten
strokes a minute less than when the body
is in an upright posture. This means 60
strokes in sixty minutes. Therefore. in
the eight hours that a man usually spends
in taking bis nights rest, the heart is
saved nearly five thousand strokes As II
pumps six ounces of blood with each
stroke, Ii lifts 10000 ounces less of blood
in this nights session than Il would
during the day, when a man is usually in
an upright position. Now, the body is de-
pendent for its warmth on the vigor of the
circulation. and as the blood flows so much
more slowly through the veins when one
is lying down, the warmth lost in the re-
duced circulation must be supplied by
extra coverings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-02
A CURIOUS AUSTRIAN CUSTOM.
Emperor Francis Joseph Washes the
Feet of Twelve Old Men.

From the Pall Mall Gazette
The Emperor Francis Josenb &c ,,. ho.d
OF the most ceremonious court in Europe.
has many curious duties to nerfor,,, d,,r,r.
the year There is nothing more singular
or striking among his maiesty's reeular
functions than the Easter one known az
the ceremony OF washing the feet rh. 70
cipients of this extraordinary bonor o..
Twelve old men and the same pur,,har n,
aged danes. This year the ceremony n,
washing the feet of the old ladies vs.
omitted owing TO the absence OF the en-
press from Vienna. but the ancient DANES
received substantial compensation for this
imperial neglect in the shape of money
ara other presents.
At o'clock the old men ,,.-a ,o.,,....,
10 the ceremonial hall I'm imnerial s,,,n
ages. dressed In antique German costume
they look their seats at a long table His
majesty and the whole court were at d.
vine service when the lord Chamberlain an
nounced that all was ready. HIS matestv
ana suite entered the hall between rows OF
halberdiers. Diplomatists and their wives
sazed upon the scene from the ambassa-
dors box. In the train of the emneror
were the archdukes, ministers generals
and the household. The splendid uniforms
Vi the Hungarfans and Austrian diRnita-
res contrasted with the brightness OF the
ladies' dresses.
The emperor. surrounded nv his courttars
walked TO the table and mounted the stene
Below stood the archdukes behind the
champeriains and the afds-de-camp HIS
majesty welcomed his guests and gave the
sign for the meal The lord high steward
ana the pages brought in the dishes. hand
ca them TO the monarch who in turn
paced them before the infirm old peoyd;t.
Inc ceremony of washing the feet which
loIloWed. was more symbolic thnn actual
court oi1cials took Off the shoes and stock
lnSs OF the old men and placed a towel
across their knees. The court chaplain in
toned an "Evangelium," the monarch hand
co ms nat to a chamberlain. and the latter
handed 1t TO an officer of lower rank When
the words EFT coepit lavare pades disctuu-
forum had been reached the monarch fell
on ms knees and formally washed and
drieo the feet of the twelve men I'm turn
prelate poured the water over the feet
and papal house prelate held the ever
AT the conclusion of the ceremony the
monarch walked to the lower end of the
estrada and washed his hands a page hold
ing the ever and the lord chamberlain
handing him the towel The imperial bur
sar thereupon handed purses, ca en-. coutaiu-
ing 30 silver crowns, to his majesty who
hung them around the necks of the old
men, and they were then driven to their
homes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-02
KILLING RATTLESNAKEs.
An ingenious Method of Rafding the
County Treasury.

county Treasury.
From the Gens Falls Star
John Lamb of Bolton was arrested on
Saturday afternoon on warrant issued
by Justice s. NJ. Pratt on complaint of
Supervisor Taylor. Lamb is charged with
an attempt to defraud the county Of War
rent, in that he made affidavit. to the kill
ing of seventy-one rattlesnailes. He pre-
scented what he claimed We're rattles from
each OF the snakes, and asked for the
bounty of $I1. Lamb had already been
PAID 1874 by the county treasurer upon
ORDERS given by the supervisors of Bottom
ana Hague The plan, exposed by Su-
perVlsor Taylor, has been TO take the rat
Ties from snake, divide them into pieces
leaving two rattles on each piece Then
take piece of flesh from a snake ard in
sert IL IN the upper end OF the seveie cd pcr-
ton OF the RATHER, thus giving the appear
ance of having been cut off from the tail
OF a snake, and get the bounty of 81 on
each piece having two ratties. Affidavits
were presented showing that on last Tues
DAY Lamb obtained seven snakes tails
from two boys who had killed the reptiles
Lamb then presented an affidavit swearing
70 the kliiing OF tWenty-three snakes pro
ouced tWenty-three pieces with two r.tties
on each, and obtained an order for Sl3 on
County Treasurer Packard On Friday
night Lamb received of the same parties
fourteen snakes, and on Saturday morning
presented an affidavit to the killing of
soventy-one snakes and asked for an order
Tor S'l, producing seventy-one pieces with
Two rattles on each piece. Supervisor lay
lor caught on to his Plan and swore out a
warrant. The county has already raid
about 5000 upon orders, and now the cues
ton is, How many snakes nave really beer,
killed?
In Washington county the bounty on rat
tieSnakes is fifty cents. 1t is claimed that
quite frequently snakes killed IN that
county are brought to Warren county.
where the bounty paid is just double and
that the amount frauduently collected On
Washington county snakes during: the last
year or two is quite an item
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-02

From Puck.
Hardfact-"Well,I must confess / don't
see much poetry in a moonlight excur-
sion.'
Oberheintz-"Gott in himmel. Half YOU
seen dose nine kegs of beer?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-02

\ lence reduces ones
tneighbors to land
scape features, to be
looked at rather than
dealt with. 1t is as
a bit of foreground
that I remember the
large. fair, English
looking girl who roll
ed by on the box seat
iof a coach this morn
Ing, glancing down at
THE group of cyclists
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-02
A Guess,

From the Chicago Record.
What are his stenogra piers hours?'
Mine in the morning till in the after
noon, with an hour and a half for
luncheon.
Goodness! She must be a remarkably
homely girl.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-02

Three miles an hour is about the average
speed OF the gulf stream. At certain places
however, II attains a speed of ffty-one
miles an hour. the rapidity of the current
giving the surface when the sun is shining,
the appearance OF a sheet Of fire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-02
DECIDEDLY DUTCH
Queer Phases of Life on the Island of
Curacao.
SPANISH INFLUENCE Is STILL FELT
Was Formerly the Haunt Of Pirate
and Prvateer.
SOLID AND UBSTANTIAL
SPANISH INFLUENCE Is STILL FELT
SOLID AND SUBSTANTIAL


l 81 w HEN, AMI
why. and how, the
Dutch became pos
sessed of their hold
ings in the West In
dies nobody seems
to know. They were
never much at col
onizing, save in a
desultory way, and
they seem to have
taken over what the
English, Spanish and
French did not think
worth keeping. Since
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-02
Social Rarriers

From the Detroit Journal
Caller-"Is Mrs. Smith in?'
Servant-"I don't know
Caller-"Can you ascertain for me?"
Servant-"No; that is the housemaids
work, and she's out"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-02
MIDSUMMER MUSLINS
Materials That Are at Once Sea-
sonable and Becoming.
FIT IN WE'LL With THE LANDSCAPE
Combinations Of Color That Are
Particularly Attractive.
DA1NTILY DRESSED WOMEN

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
HAMPSTEAD, L. l., July 1, 1898.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-02

Copyright. 1898. Life Publishing Company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-02

Once Resort for Pirates.
As to the inhabitants of Curacao, it IS
surprising to find people resident here
many years, and families descended from
the first conquerors, who have preserved
that freshness of complexion for which
the Dutch at home are noted. There is
but one other place where they are sur
passed in this respect. and that is in Saba,
where, at an elevation of between 1.5OO
and 1000 feet above the sea, reside de-
scendants of the Dutch, who have COM
plexions marvelously clear and delicately
tinted.
The old residents yet tell tales of the
buccaneer times, when Curacao was the
haunt of pirate and privateer, as well as
of "contrabandista" and political refugee
Lying right abreast the famous Spanish
Main. its snug harbors offering secure shell
ter for all sorts of small craft, Curacao
was once infested with as lawless a popu-
lation as any island in West Indian wa
tiers. That great inner lagoon known as
the Skattegat, deep enough and large
enough to hold the Spanish fleet is entire
ly landlocked, and above it towers
fortress built in Spanish times, before the
Dutch came into possession, in 1884. 1t is
extremely picturesque, though useless as
against modern cannon. and is used now as
a signal station Beneath and behind the
beetlng cliff on which the fort is perched
the pirates of the Spanish Main were wont
10 lie IN wait lor prey, their vessels maSts
completely hidden from sight of craft at
sea, and their spies watching from the
rock. When a galleon was sighted, richly
freighted, bound for Spain, with cargo of
silver or gold. the buccaneer craft would
slip warily through the narrow passage,
bear down upon the ship, murder its crew,
and bring its treasure back to their eyric
on the crag above the lagoon. Many a
million, the old Inhabitants say. has been
brought here to be divided; but they add
with a sigh. 1t 10 many years since the
good old buecaneer times: Curacao isn't
what It used to be. y. A. ODER.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-07-14

The NEST remarkable tree ON the island
of New Prov ldence is without question
specimen of the silk cotton (Bom bax
oeiba) situated near the postoffice and
prison. Growing from its trunk are
half dozen buttresslike extensions, as
if to make firm footing for its great
spread of branches of Is feet. A little
boy to whom | showed photograph
of it expressed its appearance very we'll
when he said the spaces between the
buttresses would make fine horse stalls.
The pods which grow on the tree con-
tain soft, silky material which the
natives sometimes use for stuffing pill
lows. There are more of these trees, but
none so large or old as this one, and we
heard no estimate of its age. 1t is q
near relative of the monkey tamarind.
Between this bombax and the library
is an avenue of Spanish laurel, mem
Der of the fig family-untidy and inele.
CANT trees, with growth of roots hang
ing from their branches which never
reach the ground. All these trees bear
fruit, but the figs are small and unfit
for eating e. G. Cummings in Popu-
lar Science Monthly.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-07-14
IN THE FOCUS.
Is This the Reason Our Actors Like the
Center of the Stage?

Is This the Reason Orr Actors Like the
Center of the Stage?
Perhaps the fondness of certain actora
today for the center of the stage is q
survival from the time when no other
position was adequately lighted. In the
early days of this century, before the
introduction of gas, the footlights CON
sisted of half dozen or more oil lamps,
and the point where their rays converg-
ed was very properly known as the TO-
Gus. Here all important passages OF
the piece had to be delivered, since else
where the accom- panying play of feature
was not assuredly visible. 1t is told
that when one of Kean S admirers com
plimented him at supper after per
Torrance of "Othello, " saying that in
the great scene with Iago he almost
thought the tragedian would strangle
the villain, kean answered: "Confound
the fellow He was trying to get me
out of the focus. Under the electric
light the face of the actor can now be-
seen clearly i'll the most remote corner
Of the stage. THE Conventions of the
Drama, by Brander Matthews, in
Serb s.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-07-14

When Mr.. Felix Mahoney was a spe-
cial pension examiner he bad bit Of
an experience which deserves Il ace
in the singular coincidence list 1t hap.
pened up in Connecticut. Mr.. Mahoney
and temporary hirelng of his were
driving along country road in sleigh,
when in SHOW filled cut the convey.
ance broke down. In the field beside
the road Mr.. Mahoney caught sight of
a mans head. He lifted up his voice
and called to the man. The head rose
slowly, higher and higher, till its own
er entire figure was revealed as he
climbed out of a grave he had been dig
ging.
"Where does Jim Smith live?" roared
Mr.. Mahoney.
"Hey?" said the gravedigger, for Of
course he was deaf. You never heard of
a gravedigger in a story who wasn't.
"Where does Jim Smith live?" roared
the pension examiner again, fortissimo.
The grayedigger pointed to the near
est house.
"Well," said he, chats his house
over there.
SIS he at home?" beloved Mr.. Ma
honey
"Oh, yes, said the gravedigger.
"He's at home I'm just digging his
grave. w Washington Star.