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Evening star., 1898-01-22
No rat-ioti.n In China.

From the Illustrated American.
As for the patriotism OF the Chinese IL
1t ever existed. 1t Is unquestionably a thing
of the past. At the time OF the war with
Japan, China had two squadrons, the main
or northern squadron with headquarters
at Port Arthur and Wei-Haf-Wei, and the
southern squadron, composed of fine Arm
strong cruisers. of gunboats and torpedo
boats. As 1t Wis clear that the Japanese
would carry the war into Manchuria and
toward the Gulf of Petchil. the southern
squadron was ordered to proceed northward
and to reinforce the northern feet Far
from obeying. the commanding admiral and
his officers decided that, being q great deal
safer in the south, they would quietly re-
main there, and go up river, the entrance
of which could be defended by torpedo
mines, which they hurried to lay. Why, In
the name OF Confucius, should they have
exposed themselves for the cake OF defend
ing the northern provinces?
About the same time, the Chinese gov
ernment being in need OF money to carry
on the war. decided that a small tax would
be imposed upon the tea plantations most
of whose Droprietors are wealthy. or at:
least welI-to-do-people. But these patriotic
citixens Ia order to avoid PAYNE that small
tax, begged the forefga merchants to taho
the plantations In thar names!
Evening star., 1898-01-22
A Collese Traiains.

Joe Lincoln in L. A,,W. Bulletin.
Home from college camsithe stripping. calm and
cool and debonajr, A
with ws,,;s SsiFs 9, Ss;a siment and "ondr0.'
with sols ls'y love Of 'aas0r and healthy hate of
And . cigarette devotion that would shame the
And be called bis father, ,feuv,nor." with cheek
While that raging. y1tS1ui rustic called his son
And In dark and dirdfui hnguage muttered threats
To the idle. shiftIkss eritter from hin fathers
good right afIEs 10
"Now I'm soin' ssrs.ltsk yer. sonny" - the
sturdy parent slsd
AND nas,. "a insss 81 nonsense from
Then h,s.t he It upon thYs like was0nl0ad Of
But the the yoa.. :srsaely nsarnursd Is he srppsd
You're clever rasnsr. Guv'nOr, but Jon taetl.
And he he rushed shed him through the center and b.
And be scored 20 goal and touch. down with his
papa as the bail
Then cigarette he lighted. a. he slowly strollsd
Saying, .That was Jolly. auy'nor. now ven
practice every day "
While hts father from the puddis where hs wal
Smiled spsa als .s.psias. proudly. from Arn,.sd
and battered face.
And With difficulty risins. quick no hobbaed b TIE
"Henry.s an rseht. Ms.ss, b. shsated b his
.'Iae jsst I!eksd NE SOD and .sdss, aad TN
whsa 8 .shsp k,s hef syour assss,a hsss .isAay
Evening star., 1898-01-22
All Weddings Alike.
From the Philadelphia Times

The pretty brides of Philadelphia would
resent any insinuation to the effect that
their graceful wedding ceremonies which
are planned with an eye to effect and
beauty. were only survival of the most
primitive marriage customs. From an
tiquity down there is a similarity In the
ceremonies. The presents given the brides
maids and ushers are simply a relic Of
the rough bribery used by the ancient
bridegroom among his personal friends SO
that they would assist in his capture CT
his chosen bride when the day arrived on
which he had determined to carry her or.
The best man. too. is but a survivor of
the band Of friends who accompanied the
suitor in his wife winning and kept watch
for him for days over the brides tribe
while the lover sought an opportunity to
carry off his prize. Even the honeymoon
Is declared to be nothing more than the
hurried flight Of the husband with his wife
to escape the vengeance of the pursuing
tribe. headed by the bereaved father.
Looking at the modern customs in Eu-
rope and America, one can find a counter
part to them, or at least an explanation,
In the doings of some tribe in Africa or
in the heart Of the Pacific. The customs
vary In proportion as the woman is looked
up to as a valuable member OF the COM
n,unity. That there should be such widely
PREVALENT similarities points to the an
tfquity OF the human race and its con-
servatism in adhering to matters OF form.
Evening star., 1898-01-22
How Much water to Drink.

From the Youths Companion.
When 1t is considered that the body is
made up very largely of water 1t can read
lily be understood how important to health
Is constant supply of this fluid. Many
people have rotion that the drinking of
water in any amount beyond that actually
necessary to Quench thirst is injurious
and acting on this belief. they endeavor to
drink little as possible. The notion,
however, is wide of the truth. Drinking
freely of pure water is most efficacious
means not only of preserving health, but
often of restoring 1t when failing.
All the tissues of the body need water,
and water in abundance is necessary also
for the proper performance of every vital
function. Cleanliness of the tissues within
the body is as necessary to health and
comfort as cleanliness of the skin, and wa
ter tends to insure the one as truly as 1t
does the other. 1t dissolves the waste ma
terial, which would otherwise collect in the
body, and removes 1t in the various excre-
tions.
These waste materials are often actual
pcisons, and many headache, many rheu-
matte pains and aches. many sleepless nights
and listleSs days and many attacks OF the
blues" are due solely to the circulation in
the blood or deposit in the tissues of these
waste matters, which cannot be got rid of
because OF an insufficient supply Of water.
Water Is accused Of making fat, and peo-
pie with a tendency to corpulence avoid 1t
for that reason. But this is not strictly
true. It does undoubtedly often increase
the weight, but it does so because it i'm
proves the digestion and therefore more of
the food eaten is utilized and turned into
fat and flesh. But excessive fat, what we
call corpulence, is not a sign Of health but
OF faulty digestion and assimilation, and
systematic water drinking Is often en-
pleyed as means OF reducing the super
lueus fat-which 1t sometimes does with
astonishing rapidity.
Evening star., 1898-01-22
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The Prairie.

The skies are blue above my head,
The prairie green below.
And Pickering DER the tufted grass
The shifting shadows go,
Vague sailing, where the feathery clouds
Fleck white the tranquil skies.
Black javeiins darting where aloft
The whfrring pheasant flies.
A glimmering plain In drewey trance
The dim horizon bounds,
Where all the air is resonant
With sleepy summer sounds
The life that sings among the flowers,
The lisping Of the breeze.
The hot ctcala 'sssultry cry.
The murmurons dream Of bees.
The butterfy-a flying flower
Wheels swift In flashing rings,
And futters round his quiet kin.
With brave, fiame-mottled wings,
The wild pinks burst In crimson FIRE,
The phlox's bright clusters shine,
And prairie-cups are swinging free
To spill their airy wine.
And lavishly beneath the sun,
In liberal splend0r rolled,
The fennei fills the dipping, plain
With floods of lowery gold;
And widely weaves the iron-weed
wOof OF purple dyes,
Where Autumn's royal feet may tread
When bankrupt Summer flies.
In verdurons tufnuit far away
The prairie billows CLEAN:
Upor their crests in blessing rests
The noontide's gracious beam,
Low, quivering vapors steaminH dim
The level splendors break
Where languid lilies deck the rim
OF some land-circled lake.
Far in the East like low-hung clouds
The waving woodlands lie;
Far in the West the glowing plain
Melts warmly in the sky.
No accent wounds the reverent air,
No footprint dlnts the sod
Lone in the hight the prairie lies,
Wrapt in a dream Of God.
JOHN HAY.
Evening star., 1898-01-22

he declared that Mr.. Kellerman had never
made any gold; Tor he was quite surs that
II he had made such q discovery, he could
not have concealed Il from his assistants,
while. on the contrary. they had witnessed
his severe disappointmeats at the termina-
ton Of his most elaborate experiments.
That unfortunate experimenter, In his
suspicion OF all mankind his belief that all
were against him. and that he must pro-
tect his life by padiocks and pistols, ex-
hibfted certain and well-known symptoms
of insanity; and II IL likely that the same
result was produced In many other earlier
eases by the fruitless and painful search
for gold. the unslaked thirst. and the con-
tinual mirage that this method Of gold
seeking implies.
Evening star., 1898-01-22
RANDOM VERSE.


Ys bank. and br...fAna streams around
The Castle o. ModtEomery
Green be your woody ana fair your 6oxera
There sinmer FIRST 4qfaul6 her robes
And there the longest thrry
For there took thSiiast fareweei.
o. ny sweet Hishlai,d 'Aary!
How sweetIy bloomed the hay green birs.
How rich the hawthern4 bIoesom.
A. underneath theirefrAgfant shade
elasped her to NY bos1m
The golden hours on angela winRs
Flew DER mo and my dearie
For dear to me as light ana life
Was my sweet HiRhiandAM Mary.
WI mony q VOW and looked embrace
Our parting was NH tender.
And pledg1ng aft to meet again.
We tore oursels aeunder.
But oh, fell deaths untfnyeay frost
That nipt my flower sac airlie.
Now green's the sod and cauld'e the el.-x
That wraps ny Highland Mary!
Oh. pale, pale now, those rosy lips
oft hae kissed 30 fondly,
And closed for aye the sparkling glance
That dwelt on me sse kindly;
And moldering now In silent dust
The heart that lo'ed- me dearly.
But still within my boaom's core
Shall live my Highland Mary!
ROBERT BURNS
Evening star., 1898-01-22
9d ot
The blaeFwOck.

Twas brillig an6 the s3ithy toves
Did eyre and giin1hle iB the wabe;
All mimsy were TIE bsarogroyes,
And the monographs ssntgraye.
He took his vorpaf blade in hand,
Long tin1e his uMfemT Zoo she sought;
So rested he meath the tuintum tree,
And Stood awhile In Thought. F-
t35ssfsT5-s ~ -.-..-
And as In ufish th0pght he stood
The Jabberwock With eyes afame
Came wrfthing fhfouGh9he tulgy wood
And burbledo as se eapes me a. s@v
One, 4&o9 arb two and Through and through
His vorpaL blade went saiGker-snack;
He left It dead and with its head
He came guiluihphing back.
And hast thoq slain the jybjub bird?
Come to my aims. my beamislI boy.
Oh frabjo1s day! Calico! Callayi
He chortledr in his joy. i
so. d. LEWIS CARROLL.
Evening star., 1898-01-22

enue to the people Of the state. The dia-
nond-back terrapin. while Il can be found
all along the Atlantic coast south OF Mary
land, reaches It's perfection only here. ow-
food and the long hibernating period dur
Ing our Maryland winters In our opin-
ion the supply Of diamond-back terra pins
In Maryiand can be fully restored and the
price lowered 80 as to bring them within
the reach OF persons Of moderate means.
Small terraptns can be produced at a cost
Incredibly small and We recommend the
establishment OF a station for Matching
convenient to points along the marshy
shores OF the Chesapeake and its trtbutar-
les"
Evening star., 1898-01-22
The Tyraat Of the Hou.e.

IVA Lovett in the Independent
While baby sleeps
We cannot jump. or dance. or sing
Play Jolly games, or do q thing
To make q noise. The Aoor might ereak
II we should walk! We scarcely sneak.
Or breathe, while baby tales a nap.
Lest we should wake the little chaDi
A striet watch Nursle always keeps
While baby sleeps!
When baby wakes
But little gratitude he shows
When other people want to doEe.
At night, when folks have gone to bed.
He r0uses them all up instead
To wait on him. Ma lights the lamp.
And warns milk for the little scamp!
Pa walks him mp and dewn the floor
Sometimes two hours and sometimes moral
And nurse comes running. In q stew,
To see what she, for him. can do!
And VIII and Harry, at the row,
Call: What's the matter with him now 3''
And I'm walked up 9t all the clatter
i, To wonder what on Tearths the mattert
Such upEoar in the house he makes.
When baby wakes,
So II asleep, or if awake,
The house exists but for his sake,
And such tiny follow-he
To be boss u this family!
Evening star., 1898-01-22
He Met Vanderbilt.

From the Bangor Commercial.
Mr.. George W. Vanderbilt passed a
greater part of the summers in Bar Harbor
till recently. While walking from his home
to the village one cold, rainy day In Sep
tenber he met ragged little urchin near
the camp Of the last representatives Of the
PassamaquOddy tribe whose wlgwams are
located not far from Mr.. Vanderbilt's
home. The boys clothing was thin, and his
little toes were blue and red from the cold.
As Mr. Vanderbilt passed him he stopped
and said: My little lad. why don't you put
On your shoes this cold day?" The half
frozen urchin started as IL he had suddenly
stepped upon a sharp stone, and, flashing
his eyes at the man Of millions who was
q stranger to him, said. half angrfly: Say,
mister, do you take me for Vanderbilt
and then broke into run to warm his
freezing toes.
Evening star., 1898-01-22
wiIheIn II. road rali.man.

From st. James Gazette.
The house Of Hohenzollern possesses u
family talisman. Since the time OF the
Elector John Cicero. who fiourished toward
the end OF the fifteenth century, each ruler
has, when possible tefore dissolution,
handed to his successor a sealed packet.
This contains a rirg, In which Is set a
black stone said to have been dropped by
a huge toad on the coverlet Of a princess of
the family just as she had given birth to a
son. Frederick the Great found the ring
in an envelope. which also inclosed mem
OF randum. written by Frederick !, stating
its value and its mode of transmission.
Schneider, the librarian of William 1, de-
clares that he saw the packet handed by
Ceiling the treasurer. to his royal master
on his Accession, and further asserts that
he read his account of the talisman to the
emperor, who fully confirmed II.
Evening star., 1898-01-22

From the Catholic World.
Not infrequently the art student falls In
arrears for the rent Of even his airy perch
on the "sixicme." and landlords have scant
sympathy for beings who can soar to the
enpyrean." but can't pay cash. One young
man. six months in arrears. knew that his
landlord was keeping a watchfui eye on
his trunk. which stood opposite the door.
feeling sure that while It was there the
owner would not depart. Our artist painted
q portrait OF his trunk on the wall opposif,
the door. and In the night took himself and
bis belongings quietly away: nor was he
missed for several days Good work come
times serves very inartisttc ends,
Evening star., 1898-01-22
The Mixed Flour Evil.

rrom tue MOutrca1 1f1oe buuetin
Several months ago we drew attention to
the fact that corn meal finely ground was
being mixed with flour to such an extent
as to materially affect the demand for the
latter article in its unadulterated condition.
As before pointed out in these columns. no
harmful effects need be apprehended from
the use Of the mixture. as corn -four is as
healthful a food as wheat -four; but the in
justice that is done the vendor Of the pure
article by the sale Of the mixture oan be
readily understood. hence the adulterated
article should only be sold a. such. with
the proportion of corn and wheat -four
stamped on 1t. But the knowledge that
wheat hour was being mixed with corn
-four and sold for the former article in
duced many more to 60 into the mixing
business In order to reap much larger
profits, as corn Is only worth q third of the
price Gf wheat. Consequently the mixing
Of wheat with corn -four has become much
more prevalent than many have any idea.
Evening star., 1898-01-22
One Day.

And only the Master shall praise us, and only the
Master shall blame,
And no one shall work for money, and no one
shall work for fame
But each for the joy. Of working and each I'm his
separate star,
Shall draw the Thing as he 1t, for the God Of
Things They Are.
-RUDYARD KIPLING,
Evening star., 1898-01-22
The Song of the Four Winds.

The winds came riding out from the North,
And rivers froze at their Icy breath,
While terrible cry Of grief went forth:
s.Alas for the earth, fof this Ii Death!
''Nay," fell the answer clear and low
''Soon. full sosn, Will the South wind blow;
Winter is passing, and under the snow
Violet and primrose find strength to growr
Evening star., 1898-01-22

From the New Orleans Timee-Democret.
''Of all fascinating places under the sum-"
said gentleman who has Travelled much
1.-The Island Of Tahiti, one of the Society
Islands, IL the most fascinating. In that
country. little earth lost in vast ocean,
nature has done everything to make indo-
lent souls happy. The climate IL temperate
and even all the year round, the vegetation
is luxuriant, the women beautiful, and the
nights, full OF perfume and mystical light,
stir the most practical mind to love of med
itation and dreaming. The influence OF this
dreamy, lazy life is very insidious. 1t is
not necessary to work, as the island fur
nishes food without the labor Of tillage
I know q number OF Americans and French
who had gone there for a visit, and have
become 80 enraptured with the languorous
existence that, like the visitors to lotus
land. they lie down and forget friends,
Der how I used to feel the influence steal
upon me. Many q time wished earnestly
to cast my lot with those dangerous peo-
pie. ] can look back now and see myself
az lay one night against q cocoanut tree
in q sort Of ecstasy Of meditation. Over
head was a sky bright with q million stars.
Sounds came to me in q strange fashion
blending into a murmur. A short distance
away q group of natives, girls and men,
were shouting the rhythmic chant Of the
upu-upa dance. I thought OF myself ON
this little isle, with ocean on every side
and New Orleans 30 many miles distant.
Nothing seemed real to me but that spot In
the sea- with its bright sky overhead. /
could hear indistinctly the chant OF the
singers and the sobbing OF the waves; q
mysterious charm possessed me-
Evening star., 1898-01-22

A man weighs less when the barometer
IL high. Notwithstanding the fact that the
atmospheric pressure on him Il more than
when the barometer fs low. An the pres
sure OF air on an ordinary-sized man a
about fifteen tons. the rise OF the mercury
from twepty-nine inches to thirty-one
inches adds about one ton to the load he
has to carry.
Evening star., 1898-01-22
When LOngfellOw Came to Cambridge
Edward Everett Hale in the Outlook

When LOngfellovv Came to Cambridge
Edward Everett Hale in the Outlook
In 1886. when Lowell was a sophomore,
MIR. Longfellow came to. Cambridge, a
young man, to begin his long and valuable
life in the college. His presence there
proved a benediction, and, 1 might say,
marks an epoch In the history of Harvard.
In the first place. ne was fresh from Eu-
rope. and he gave the best possible stimulus
to the budding interest in German litera-
ture. In the second place. he came from
Bowdoin College. and in those days it was
very good thing for a Harvard under
graduate to know that there were people
not bred in Cambridge quite as we'll read.
as intelligent. as elegant and accomplished
as any Harvard graduate. In the third
place, Longfellow, though he was 50 young,
ranked already distinctly as a man of let
terS.
This was no broken -winded minister who
had been made professor. He was not a
lawyer without clients, or a doctor without
patients. for whom "a place. had to be
found. He was already known as poet
by all educated people.
Evening star., 1898-01-22

May he Cheaper Terrapin Some Time.
From the Baltimore San.
Messrs. James c. Tawes Of Somereet
county and John e. Gnagey Of Garrett
county, commissioners of fisheries OF Mary
land. have completed their annual report.
One Of the especially Interesting parts
is that relating to terrapin. The COM
missioners say:
.'The diamond back terrapins for which
Maryland has long been famous are now
In great danger OF becoming extinct The
price for them has become 20 extraxagant
can indulge in the luxury of eating them,
and yet the numbers arc % few that they
Are not fhe source Of any couDfdernh1e rev
Evening star., 1898-01-22

Asked why he did not do some such public
benefaction, he answered that 1t was be-
cause mankind had treated him 30 badly,
with such contempt and neglect, that he
was resolved to do nothing for them, but to
let his secret benefit nobody and die with
him But on leaving the alchemist the
traveller met asman who had been en-
ployed for eight years as his assistant land
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1898-07-06

- + iii Mitglteber BON Ser
t9erungsorben lit folaenbe tiir3z
li@ ubeegebene @nti9etbung bee Sbergs=
riehis BON Y'rginia interefIant. Gin Mitz
gleb Der @5renritter, Martjn Seters, mar
na9ldfig i'm 8e3oblen feiner QiieBments
unb 8eitrdge. GepDbnli9 6iaterltgte er
bas @elb in einem 2aben in Der Nd96arz
f4aft uno Der n5tnan3rsporter bOlte es a6,
tpenn er gerabe bic 3eit bate. Die IfIsB=
ments fir 1894 b~etrugen So un6 bic biertelz
id6ri9en 8eitrdge, bic am tB@n DECEMBER
5abIbar tpdren, beliefen fiA auf $3.50. Qm g..
Sanuar 1895 beponirte Oetsr3 1925 in benz
2aben, pel6e Der Sinan5repurter fh3 um
%. Sanuar bolte. Sn5piI9en batte er iez
bod Seters 1uspsnbtrt unb bie1er Itar6 Nnz
fangs Sebruar, e6e bic 2oge cine 5iBung
bate, UNI i'm pieber ein5uIeben. Yer Orben
tpeigerte ii9 baraufbin, bic $4,000 8erIidsz
r1ng gu 6e3ablen unb ipltrbe b%ertlast. Der
&ldger md9te geltenb, baB Der Sinan5reporz
ter felt Sabren tets Die @feBments angez
nonnen babe, na6bem oiefel6en fGuig gez
peIen unb baB ba6er Der Srben o,3 Ge@tes
b~erGrpftig gegangen fet, auf prompte 8e5ubs
lung Der &fieBments gu beite6en; baB fer
ner bic Mnnabme bes 8etrages pon Seiten
oes Sinan3reporter&-a am %. Sanuar unb Dor
benz Sooe bes W}itglie0es bieies tpieDer cine
Weiteres in feline Re9te eingeIebt 6dbt. Die
@eidporenen ga6en barauf elm nrtbeil gu
@unften 0es &lGgers ab, aber basS 6ergez
ri4t it0Bt oafelbe um. Sc ma9t seltenb,
baB bic 2ogenperit9erungen nur bunn be-
itsben tOnnen, tuenn @fieBtneiit5 prompt bez
aablt tperoen, unb baB Die 9ert3ts bic aez
geln iolder @efeQf9aften in alIer Strenge
bur3fibren fp1ten. Wenn Der ~ainan3repors
ter nt4t auf prompte 8e3ablung gebrungen
babe, 10 6a6e er Obns 8prpifiea Der Srbenss
bsbOrhen gebanbelt unb biefe ieiea ni9t fir
isine Nq9ldffisteit 9aftbar. Die annabme
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1898-07-06
Gftt WfMfterhera.

Gin pribat6rief Der 80 ut:erbes6el
B EN- 9obou n, Der iebt in 9ertia9o ieirer
8sfreiung entgegenftebt, lit gang miOer
@ifTen unb Wuni9 Der 8e.faIerin in Die
Oeffentli9teit gelangt. 9as G@rsi6en III
aus Der @tabt Montgomerp in MIabama baz
tirt unb gerei9t benz SObne unb Der Mutter
gu glet9er Gbre; benin Die 6aaptiteqen lauz
ten:
Die @ertbT9dbun9 meiies Sobnes ppu
Seiten beg 3anbes, ieines Staate3 unb Ieiner
@eburtstabt gerei9t uns alien CUR frtubigs
ften @tnust6uung. Gs 1T aur Nutirlid, haB
mein Mutteritol3 fi3 gef9met4slt fiiblt ourd]
bic Mnerfsnnung, Die meinem Sungen RON
Der Station unb ibren Siibrern e~ripieFsn tpirb.
9itIe Nnertennung ma4t dns iebr gliidli9,
dber Iie Iagt u n 3 nihts Neue3. @r 1T mir
felt Sa6ren cine itarte StiiBe 9epeIen. Nie=
mails bat sr Der bielen Anforoerungsn berz
gefIen, bic elm GROCER 9arSfanb iteut; inn
mer fanb er Elm 0ergniigen 6arin, fem @e=
bait nit uns gu tbeilen. Sn jeber Wetie tpar
ct urs cine SiilFe unb cine 2roFqusIe. Qud5
in ben bret Sabren, Ddbr:uo 6sren er nit
ben BON INN ~srlangten Sttpeaoien i'm Qls>
lQnbe ftubirte, itanOen feline GinfiinTte una
INNER CUR 8erfiigung unb nie blieben pir
obne bic liebeDoaften 8riefe bon linn. Die
fanftefte, ebelite Natur, ausgeItattst nit iee
benz gei3 bes &Drpers unb Oeiite3, gepinnt
er bic REMEMBERING zines Seosn, Der i'm
fsnft. Sir uns, bic mir i6m I'M nG4teE
unb am liebiten iinb, mar feline Selbentbat
BON Santiago nDtbig, um i'm gum SelOen
gu itempeln."