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The evening times., 1898-05-26
A Woman. Notion of . Cure-An.

"when the average patient comes to
me-" said a woman physician who has
less faith in drugs as a cure than in ex-
ercIse. diet and wholesome habits Of
thought. "the first thing ask her is not
what are her symptoms-for I can gen.
orally tell those ut the first glance; nor
how long she has been suffering-for she
doesn't wait to be asked that, nor even
the enumeration of the things that she
ought not to have done and the things
that she has left undone-but What have
you been taking? / never yet knew It to
fail to bring forth the what-might-have-
been-expected reply. and to prove to my
mind beyond doubt that too much drug
ging was the main cause of the trouble.
The first thing that the average woman
does upon falling i'll is to begin to dose
herself. without rhyme or reason. advice,
logic or anything. save the qualification
of her own sweet will. Now. 1t Is all very
well to know what to do till the doctor
comes but the difficulty is that most wo-
men don't know. and that they do 1t just
the same. The result is tampering with
medicines that should never be touched
unless advised by the most reliable an
thorities. an application Of processes that
ten to one have nothing 70 do with ~
case. and q general and irresponsible
practitioning on ones own hook tnat Is as
perilous as it is problematic. / hear per-
sons now and then criticise others as be-
The evening times., 1898-05-26
v,ct,-i,., M.,d, Of Honor.

Queen Victoria's maids of honor have
never been chosen for their beauty. and
a homelier collection of noble spinsters
never graced a court. They were invari-
ably good and mentally gifted. but looks
did not count; in fact. 1t was not wise nor
polite for royalty to make its inner cir
Gle too attractive: hence, accomplished
daughters of titled subjects alone found
favor in her majesty's eye. But most
remarkable exception was made in the
case of Lady Mary Byng. 1t is almost
phenomenal that she should have pass
ed the maid of honor standard. for she
is quoted as almost a beauty" Lady
Mary is graceful in figure. and dresses a,
once stylishly and tastefully. She has
regular features; in fact. Is a very hand
some, striking woman. Her walk and the
pose of her well-shaped head and her per-
fectly becoming costumes give an idea of
chic that is startling to the venerable
English court. This is the fair lady who
was said last year to be engaged to mar
ry NJ. de Maunay-Talvande. well remem-
bered in Boston and New York society.
It may be that maid of honor can't quit
her place without giving a years notice.
and a few months hence wedding cards
will be received in this part Of the world
by that young Frenchman's friends.
The evening times., 1898-05-26
Women of Honolulu.

So many of the native Hawaiian wo-
men have married white men that it is
remarkable how few white women have
married native men. The half white chill
dren are many of them very handsome
and bright. They are often educated
either abroad or in the States, and are in
the best of society. The native women are
quite dark. and almost invariably have
grown so stout in maturity that all their
beauty is gone.
All the women wear the inevitable ''ho-
loku,'' or. as we term it. Mother Hub
bard" at home, driving. or shopping. and
as they wear no corset, they develop
enormous and very unbecoming "embon-
point" They are generally indolent. and
rather lax in morals. The flower women
are on the principal street corners, squat
ted in groups and Offering their lovely
punches of flowers at moderate prices
They busy themselves making leis.
which are worn by all the people of Homo
lulu around the hat or neck and sent to
friends as tokens of love. They are made
by stringing petals of flowers closely to-
gether, and those made of carnations are
very lovely. The women usually have
common pipe or cigarette, at which they
puff and pass along.
The evening times., 1898-05-26
Hope for Asthmatics.

The treatment that cures has become al-
Esost household word in the city OF Washing.
ton, and the favorable reputation II enjoys has
been achieved only by the results Of two years
conscientious and skillful work, together with
the application Of method Of treating chronic
diseases which heretofore has never been equaled
in its curing and healing powers. The truth
Of this statement Is being daily demonstrated
by the Thousands who have found relief and
by hundreds who have voluntarily testified in
the public press to their recovery from ailments
that had been pronounced incurable. Prominent
among these diseases are Catarrh, and its COM
plications; Asthma Consumption. Hay Fever.
Deafness etc. etc. To exemplify the curative
properties Of his methods of medication and to
allow every sufferer TO try its effects in their
case. DR.. Cowden three weeks ago offered Con-
sumptives a two weeks free trial Of his treat
ment for this disease. This offer was accepted by
a large number Of grateful patients, a great ma
jority Of whom benefited by the trial
that they have taken up the treatment regularly,
inspired with the hope that their improvement
50 quickly brought about will result in their
future complete restoration to health.
DR.. Cowden now proposes to further demon
strate his willingness to allow all to thor
oughly test his methods, by extending to asth-
mates invitation to call before juno lst.
1898, and receive weeks treatment and
medicine absolutely free CT cost. II matters
not how severe the or Of how long standing,
those who call will not regret it, and this may
be the means of bringing relief to many who
have given up all hope. This offer is made in
good faith. and all are welcome.
The evening times., 1898-05-26
Rack In Business.
(From the Detroit Free Press.)

From the DetroI FREE frcss-J
One of the brightest travelling statesmen
in modern commerce was thinking seri-
ously of going to war.
s.You see," he was saying to the old
military man whose stories of adventure
and achievement had kindled his ambi-
ton, IT have had experience in every
branch of trade that amounts to very
much except fighting.
81 have sold nails. barbed wire. cigars.
dry goods. paper. paints oils and num-
Der of things Now 1t strikes me that I'd
like to handle lead for the Government
awhile"
''You would have to undergo a good
many hardships," remarked his friend.
IT don't care. I'm not married; nobody
but myself to think about. and I'd like to
see II can't do something. OF course.
may never be heard from But I'm will
ing to take my chances at getting mon
ument some day. with the rest Of them ;"
.'Of course, you would want to go as
an officer," remarked the old military
man.
I'D like to. But II found 1t couldn't
be arranged, I wouldn't stay away for
that reason"
young man, like your spirit. Any
thing I can do for you 1 will gladly un-
dertake. I'll see IL 1t can't be arranged
for you to have a commission"
The salesman looked startled.
..No,- he exclaimed: don't do that. OF
course, don't like to seem mercenary.
but I don't want to do anything on thai
basis. I have tried It over and over, but
never got any satisfaction out Of work
ing on commission Give me salary
every time"
The evening times., 1898-05-26
The War and the Women.

well, 1 suppose you realize what the
true outcome of this war is going to be?'
said woman the other day. More new
women. and it's every way likely a much
more rampant and radical sort of new
woman than the world has ever known
before. That's what the last war did
resulted in the new woman. In my opin-
ion there never would have been any
such development of femininity If 1t
hadn't been for the civil war. The new
woman originated in the South. When
the war was over there were no men to
speak Of left down there, so there was
nothing for 1t but that the women should
put their hands to the plow. which they
did with a will. and, presto! change,
the new woman appeared. She took like
wildfire. 1t was not long before she was
also to be found North, and later in
other countries. but she started down
South. and 1t was the civil war that was
responsible for her But in this war
the men. both of North and South. will
suffer. and it will be the women, both of
North and South. who will be obliged
to come to the front and put their hands
to the plow, and when the war is over
you just see If there isn't a bigger and
stronger and newer se:, of new women
in the land. The newer woman-that's s
what she will probably be called. for,
beside her. her predecessor will pale into
comparative insignificance. What her
characteristics will be wouldn't dare
predict. but. depend, upon It, they'll be
striking. You men may think that 1t is
upon you that the main effects of the wal
will fall. but just wait till it's over. .and
you'll think differently, In the presence
Of one of the biggest resu.s Of that wal
the newer woman"
The evening times., 1898-05-26

Times-Herald. The women of Washing
ton. 1t seems. have resolved themselves
into patriotic league for the purpose of
inducing their fair fashionable friends all
over the country not to buy French mil
linery.
This bellicose boycott OF the much
adored Partisan bonnet is intended as in
ternational retaliation, inasmuch as
France has assumed a friendly attitude
toward Spain in the present unpleasant
ness. II will mean. say these self-sacri-
ficing sisters. an annual loss of $50. 900 0oo
to French importers. But they-the wom-
en-love their country more than the COW
eted pieces OF headgear, and so this odd
undertaking OF the fair patriots progress
es with a long list of prestiged patron
esses in the National Capital.
No matter how this return charge of
the fair four hundred may end. this is
not the first time feminine headgear has
played a part in history. Not only the
big hat has been a vexation to the mod
ern theatergoer and the inspirer of new
municipal laws for its suppression, but
as far back as 500 years ago il was a con-
slant worry to the Misunderstanding
sterner sex. One conspicuous instance is
the royal decree of Louis XI. who ex-
cluded the monstrous hat of fair faddists
from both church and court.
Woman's headgear is. without doubt, a
powerful piece of human ingenuity. and
this neOteric movement. as an interesting
demonstration of the relative influence of
the bonnet and the bullet, may commend
itself to the liberty-loying ladies of the
land
The evening times., 1898-05-26
Japaaene Rabies.

When boy baby comes to a japanese
family 1t Is invariably the custom to put
huge paper fish, resembling a carp. on
a bamboo pole outside the door. This is
done in the first month of May after the
blem, because II is strong and hardy and
Is typical of good luck. When the baby
Is month old IL Is presented at the tenn
pie and first name given II, the choos-
Ing of which is novel. The father writes
on three slips of paper different names.
The priest prays. losses the slips in the
air, and the one first striking the floor
is supposed to be especially favored by
the god of the temple. and is chosen.
When a Japanese baby is three years old
he begins to wear the obi or girdle, which
confines the loose robe worn by all Jap
anese, and commonly called kimono.
When a boy is fifteen he is considered of
age, and feast is held by his relatives,
another name is given him and his head
no longer shaved on top. He is now a
man, and his relatives, even the nearest,
in addressing him, must now affix San"
to his name. San corresponds to our
Mr." If his name Is Omi he will here
after be addressed as Omi-san. Even the
tiniest villages have their toy shops, for
Japanese children are all literally sup
piled with playthings. The business of
amusing cniluren Is a recognized industry.
and the street juggiers, acrobats. singers
and storytellers make comfortable liv-
ings. In the family the children are
amused by the father, who tells them
stories of Japanese heroes and warriors.
or they play cards. Sometimes they play
game like checkers. in moves, but re-
quiring $50 pieces instead of twenty-four.
Backgammon. theatricals and kite flying
are also popular among children. When
there is snow the youngsters play just as
our own children do. Football, stilt walk
ing and contests with tops are in vogue.
The evening times., 1898-05-26
WKHPONS THAT
NOMEN USE
Cruel Ones Incline to Keen
Edged Instruments.
Hatpins Representative of the
Garter-knife of SPAIN.

.'Woman's weapons are not always
confined to such harmless things as tears.
as many a man has had occasion to find
out. While to Jael belongs the doubtful
honor Of first employing a sharp-pointed
nall to effect the nunc dimitIs Of sisera.
her example has been followed with
slight variations all down the ages. Muir
der annals furnish many instances of the
effectivness Of q woman's hatDin.. when
well directed. while pins and needles
constantly swell the list of casualties.
few weeks ago. says Western paper.
a woman killed a man by inserting the
point OF hatpin into the corner Of his
eye and pushing it into his head.
Daggers are the fayorite weapons with
Italian women. while the hot-blooded
Spanish senorita carries an effective in
strument for revenge in her garter
knife"
Daggers are also In favor with the wo-
men Of the Soudan. who wear them in
their belts as ornaments. The gentlewo-
men OF Siam have a curious sharp knife.
which they carry in a sheath depending
from the belt. While this is intended pri-
mariiy for the cutting of their food. It
also serves as a weapon Of ofrense and
defense in case Of need.
The Turkish and Grecian women of Cy-
prus say travellers. frequently wear on
one finger ring made with a projecting
point. filled with a poison deadly in its
effects. Under the guise of rings. brace
let's. flowers. fans and perfumes. women
on murder intent have concealed their
fatal gift. and effected their baleful pur-
pose. With poison inserted at the tip of
a needle a single puncture of the skin of
an enemy has proved as deadly as a rat
tlesnakes bite.
A former Sultana of Morocco. says a
story of the East. got rid of the women
Of the harem Of whom she was jealous,
and of the Sultan's advisers who had Of
Tended her. in n mysterious but effective
fashion. She wore a bunch Of keys de-
pending from the waist after the fashion
of chatelaine, one of these keys being
provided with a recess in the handle
part. which contained some secret poison.
This was popularly supposed to be the
key OF her Jewel casker. and 1t was her
custom to give this key to her intended
victim with every mark of confidence and
the request that they open the casket and
take out certain jewels. 1t required
pressure to accomplish this. and in exert
ing the necessary force the key pricked
the victim and convyed the deadly poison
into the blood.
The evening times., 1898-05-26
THE PRESIDENTS PROGRAM.
Spanish Navy to BE Destroyed and
Cuba end Porto Rico Occunied

New York. May 26.-washington ad-
vices to the World outline the program
of the Administration as follows:
First. The destruction of the Spanish feet in
Cuban waters. or any other fleet Spain may send
to fight.
Second. The invasion Of Cuba md Porto Rico
as soon as the way has been made clear for the
safe transport Of American troops to those islands
Third. The occupation OF the Philippines by
an army three times great that first intended
for that service.
Fourth The adoption Of offensive measures in
both Cuba and Porto Rico and the unrelenting
prosecution OF the war until the Spanish govern
ment has recalled its armed forces or the America,
troops have driven them out or DESTROYED them
Fifth. The ending of the before the end OF
Summer.
Another Washington dispatch to the
World says:..- .----..,-
The President fayors having Gen. Miles lead the
way to Cuba with near 10000 men as can be
prepared for service within two weeks and Cen
Brooke to command the expedition to Porto RICO.
The Cuban expedition will almost surely go first,
it will embrace two-thirds of the regular troops
and as many of the volunteers as can be prepared.
The Porto Rico expedition viii, as far as possible
embrace the volunteers from the Eastern States.
Gen. Miles is represented favoring the dis
patch Of the Porto Rico expedition first but the
present plan of the President does not contem-
plate such move. He thinks il would consume
too much time unnecessarily. He thinks that all
the troops necessary for the Cuban invasion can
be equipped within two weeks at the outside and
the reports of the progress of preparations induce
him to think that it will not require that length
OF time to give the word to march.
The evening times., 1898-05-26
THINGS THEATRICAL.

Held BY Our Friends" would be an ap-
propriate parody on the performance
which the Columbia Stock Company are
giving at the cozy little Street Theater
this week. Held By the Enemy" is the
title of Gillettes great war play. but the
splendid performance of Messrs. Barrows.
Ingersoll. Mackaye, Furlong. and Kear-
ney. with Misses. Haslam, Mayo. and
Mrs. Findlay, are said to hold the audi
ences spellbound throughout the five acts
of the piece. The patriotic finale which
Mr.. Barrows has devised as an appro-
pirate up-to-date ending for such a
drama. never fails TO elicit the greatest
enthusiasm. and significant feature is
the fact that, in spite Of the warm wave.
the attendance is holding right up to the
opening night mark which was a high
one. Clearly the Columbia Stock Com
pany. which is superior in every respect
to that of last Summer and comparable
with the best that Washington ever had.
has caught on, and a prosperous and
pleasant season must be the result.
Next week the bill will be Brother
John" the domestic comedy in which
William H. Crane scored success some
seasons ago. 1t is from the pen of Martha
Morton. who also wrote ''The Merchant"
His Wife's Father" "A Fool of For
tune" and "a Bachelors Romance" in
which Sol Smith Russell has toured for
the past two seasons. The prospect OF
seeing one of her best plays presented
by a splendid cast, with special settings
and at popular prices should be an allur-
ing one Mr.. Barrows will have the title
role and there are good parts for all the
members of the company. The ladies'
roles are especially prominent an will
f~&. tNn f,,ll INT
tingent of the company.
Next weeks attraction at the Grand
l., IL
The evening times., 1898-05-26
WORKING ON BRAINS.
Food Specialist Brings Out q Nov
city.

FOOO SpechollSt brlnRH OOt q Nov.
city.
A food expert at Battle Creek. Mich,
has produced a food especially intended
for rebuilding the brain. 1t is a we'll
known fact among physicians that ex-
animation of perspiration and urine will
tell whether the individual has been ac-
lively Using the brain or not.
Brain work exhausts the phosphates
which appeay in the excreta above men,
toned. Administration of inorganic phos-
phorus or phosphates does not readily
supply the waste. for nature demands
blended in the food which she furnishes.
Advantage has been taken of this knowl-
edge and a scientific selection of part of
the grain has been made, and these have
been put through mechanical processes
parallel to the processes through which
food Is passed in its management by the
human digestive organs. Therefore, the
new food is not only ready to serve wi h
out cooking but it has passed through
the process where the starches have been
changed to grape-sugar. and that with
the proteids. organic phosphates, ETC., are
at once ready to be quickly absorbed and
turned to use in vitalizing and nourishing
the parts of the body like brain, solar
plexus and the delicate nerve centers.
The new food has been given the name
Of Grape-Nnts, and far from being a
"Crank's Food" "Invalid's Food" or
anything of that sort, 1t Is a crisp, sweet
novelty, charming to the athlete, brain
worker, epicure. or invalid.
Grape-Nuts can be had Of grocers, and
q trial dish for breakfast will be found
. pleasant experiences
The evening times., 1898-05-26
Mistre.-e. Need Education.

1.-The more look into the subject Of
household science" said the woman who
is making the subject a study. 'the more
see the need of educating the mistresses.
The amount of work they expect from a
single servant is marvellous. / know one
woman who has a large family and one
; servant. and she does not expect to do
any of the work of the house herself. She
does not even make her own beds. To
be sure they are only pulled open, the
clothes thrown over the foot and then
pulled back again, but the one maid has
to do it. And / have known her to call
this one girl from her general house.
work to bring her a glass of water up
stairs and take the glass down again. and
she does not hesitate to call her to bring
her a tape measure or something she
needs for her sewing. She expects person.
al waiting upon in addition to all the work
of her house. We cannot expect servants
to be reasonable when so much that is
unreasonable is demanded Of them"
The evening times., 1898-05-26

ing too prone to consult a physician upon
the slightest pretext. To my mind. this
is not half SO bad as doctoring ones self
upon no pretext at all and to the extent
to which most women are given. Only
the other day patient came to me whose
appearance testified to her being really
ILL., Before she could begin on the sub
ject put the test question: What have
you been taking? Now. DOCTOR she
cried. you always ask me that. Well, you
can't complain this time. anyway. Just
as soon as / began to feel out of sorts
about a month ago I hunted up all the
prescriptions you've given me for dif-
ferent things during the past two years.
and, going to the druggists. had them all
renewed. Since then rye been taking
them regularly. every one of them
though it's kept me pretty busy. for some
OF them were TO be taken at very nearly
the same hour of the day. I've stuck to
them faithfully. though; I've never miss
ed one If could help 1t: so you can't
say that l haven't obeyed your orders this
time. But don't you think it's queer that
in spite Of them aIl-there were ever so
many Of them-that I don't feel better,
and. if anything, a little worser"
The evening times., 1898-05-26
vasiilating France.
(From the Kan.a, CITY Star. !

Crom the kansas City Star.)
The treatment of Americans at present resident
or sojourning in France is said to range from
the openly insulting to- the politely contemp-
tuous. The side Of Spain-spoken If is the n'ost
correctly polite nation in Europe"-js ti,:c1 by
all the French controvers.aIists. who are free
with choice observations respecting Americans as
pirates" and highway robbers" It Is 4 little
institutions in France seems to make no differ
cnce with individual French hostility to the
United States. It was the Bourbon King. Louis
XVI, who aided Us in our struggle for independ-
ence, and it was with French republic-one of
several Of them-that We came near going 10 war
in the lifetime Of Washington. That French re-
publiczns. instead Of sympathixing with free
a beastly despotism as Spain or an autocracy like
Russia is proof Of wrong -headedncs and ig-
porapce.
The evening times., 1898-05-26

Some cough mixtures
smother the cough. But the
next breeze fans it into life
again.
Better put the cough out.
That is, better 60 deeper
and smother the fires of in
Aammation. Iroches can
not do this. Neither can
plain cod-liver oil.
But Scott's Emulsion can.
The glycerine soothes and
makes comfortable; the hy-
pophosphites give power and
stability to the nerves; and
the oil feeds and strengthens
the weakened tissues.
SOC. md es.ea. N drusSista
SCOTT q BOVINE. Chemists. Now Yost.
The evening times., 1898-05-26

In keeping with the public demand they
have secured the favorite play. THE
White Squadron The piece is said to
have been revised and brought up to date
and introduces with telling effect several
thrilling stage pictures, notably an at
tack by the Spanish bandits on a Cuban
relief train; a riot in the streets of Ha-
vana; a Moorish slave yoked to an OK,
and the congress of navies. The COM
pany engaged in this revival is one of
exceptional strength and includes Laura
Biggar, Charley Bowser. Pierce Kingsley.
]. H. Ferris and others Of equal import
ance.