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Evening star., 1898-10-22
Making a Poor Exchange.

From the Denver Post
Comm home rom a vacation is purity rank af-
fair,
An it takes Christian effort fur to subjugate the
swear.
Fur the soul is yet a jingin with the music of
the woods,
An the stomach yet agrabbin' for the culinary
goods.
At the desk squat athinkin' of the heaven we
have seen.
We kin hear the birds a-siugin' an kin see the
liyin' green !.
OF the ever-smiifn' valleys an the mountains bold
An look OH our Imprisonment as right down
tough.
Try to put our h5dlhts d on paper but they canter
far away " n
To the brooks swhere speckled beauties in their
fshy frolics play,
An smell the ssothin' fragrance of the timid
mount in Howafs
AS they deck tftf modest beauty all the shaded
woodland towers
We kin feel the line a-jcrkin'. hear the reel begin
Find ourseif I specGlain' if the trout or us will
Then we , hear lie cry fur copy from the chief in
accents gfHif-
Tell you what, 1.-The rude awakenn' is right down
tough, 70
Evening star., 1898-10-22
Origin Of Blind Mans BufY.
hiladeiphia Press


This favorte sport of childhood and youth
is of French origin and very high antiquity.
having been introduced into England in the
train of the Norman conquerors. It's French
name, Colin Maillard," was that of a
brave warrior, the memory of whose ex-
ploits still live in the chronicles of the mid
die ages.
In the year 800 Liege reckoned among its
valiant chiefs one Jean Colin. He ACQUIRED
the name Maillard from his chosen weapon
being a mailet, wherewith in fight he used
literally to crush his opponents. In one of
the feuds which were of perpetual rec lr-
renee in those times he encountered the
Count de Lourain in a pitched battle and
SO runs the story, in the first onset Colin
Maillard lost both his eyes. He ordered his
esquire to take him into the thickest Cf
the fight, and. furiously bra andishing his
maiiet. did such fearful execution that VIC
tory soon declared itself for him.
When Robert of France heard of .hase
featS of arms he lavished favors and hon.
ors upon Colin. and so great was the fame
of the exploit that IT was commemorate
in the pantomimic representation that
formed part Of the rude dramatic perform
ances of the age. By degrees the children
learned to act it for themselves, and 1t took
the form of the familiar sport. :.
The blindfolded pUrsuer, as, with band
aged eyes and extended hands, he gropes
for victim to pounce upon, seems In some
degree to repeat the action Of Colin Mall
lard, the tradition of which is also trace
able In the name-blind mans bun.
Evening star., 1898-10-22
RallaSS IF ThistIedOxvns.

Ernest MeGaffey .inf Peterson's Magazine.
Lighter and winter than flying flake
or winter VT, through wan air winnowfng,
The thstiedoW Ms thsr sudden Journeys take
Ger meadow wide in yagrapt wandering.
No more shall they % earth reluctant cling
AS moss-lined- and slowly sinking stone
Beside the edge pf sqme remote uorass,
But high they t6ss above the fields mown,
Like disembodied spirits Of the grass.
Below. a striped and timid garter snake
Glides through the morning mist lace gllstenlng
On trailing vines that trembe, half awake,
Then disappears In mist enveioping;
From weed TO weed the agile spiders swing,
Their ropes of pearl In filHy tether shown;
The crickets lie, IN utter silence, prone
And west and senth the tall cloud phautoms mass
While here and there dim thstledowns thrown
Like disembodied spirits of the grass.
The drowsy atmosphere in lines opaque
Leans to the SUM- that fast is gathering
The last faint dews, his fiery thirst to sake,
While swallows dip, on ever-restless wing.
Across a dusty road the robins sing
And humble bees upon the clover drone,
While thistiedowDs in airy spaces lone
Along the skies In happy freedom pass,
Voyaging afar to mystic clmes unknown,
Like disembodfed spirits of the grass.
Prince. shall We, in patient monotone
Know lfes dull ways. till. very weary grown,
We fall asleep as death tryerts the glass;
The while souls through endless time are
blown,
Like dIsembodIed spirits of the grass.
Evening star., 1898-10-22
The Red Cross Nurse.

j. E. V. Cooke In the Youths Companion
The praises Of the admirals are ringing every
where;
The plaudits the generals are singing in the air;
Inc men who sailed to sink their lives within the
MrrTimac
$50 dauntless they that even death was fearful to
attackD
The hard marines whose tactics knew no signal for
In the rain Of Mau,er bullets and the drench of
tropic heat
The rongh and ready riders in their resolute ad-
Al make our daily records continuous romance
We cry them in our stories; we chant them in our
But LET us sing a stanza for the Red Cross army
nurse.
She is in the foremost battle she is In the rear
She weapon of attack, no armor Of de-
fense
She is hraver than the bra est she is truer than
she asks not if the soldier struck for red and
white and blue.
She asks not if he fell beneath the yellow and the
red;
She is mother to- the wounded, she is sister the
The vietors' cheers ring in her ears, but these
she does not heed:
The victims means and dying groans given
And many a suffering hero chokes bis blind and
To smooth it to a blessing for the Red Cross army
nurse.
be yours,
Not always shall destruction be the glory which
endures
1t is coming, it is coming; you are helping on the
day >
When We learn the nohler action is to suceor, not
TO slay;
1t is coming it is coming; you aiding it along.
When we know the afeeblest nation is as potent
the strong; -
1t is coming. 1t s coming; you are bringing 1t TO
pass.
When the shias alfEe shed their armor and the
fortresseS a.n glass:
But in the &c t,dting till the armaments dis
perse b
Our blessings ~ the flower of war-the Red Cross
army nurse .~h
Evening star., 1898-10-22

usually asking counter Jumper in a chees-
monger's or oilman's shop 10 address them
Tor me-and you can easily understand that
the imperial and royal snffers (Schnuftier)
don't manage to guess the correspondent of
the PrusSian representative under a greasy
ln-smeliing cover. such as you have seen.
II stands to reason that the smell of cheese
or herring and the mercantile scribbling OF
a shop boy must deceive sharper men than
the Thurn and Taxis post officials. and the
specially delegated Austrian post office
clerks. The only precaution / have TO take
is to go to different shops in quarters of the
town where ] am not known, and to vary
the Berlin address from time to time-thus
m perfectly safe. lie tour est joue, and
snap my fingers at the Ballplatz. 1t is sim
pie enough, as You have seen. vet II
wouldn't do TO send everything through
that channel as they would otherwise get
suspicious so / treat my Austrian friends
at least once a week to some OF my diplo-
matte proSe-unimportant stuff, and occa-
sionaliy something l want them to know
or TO believe;" and he INDUCED in bois
ferrous laugh.
Evening star., 1898-10-22
CLEVER RUSSIAN COUNT.
He Found 81 Way of Beating a Persian
Creditors Unique Method

FROM tne fall Mall Gazette,
In Persia, when creditor fails to get his
money IN any other way. he appears in the
Debtors house and sits down. Then he
does not move away till the delinquent paws
up. lie enters the debtors sleeping apart
nents, if possible and has his meals
brought in. few years ago a Persian
heid an unsatisfied claim against the Brit
lSh government, and he presented himself
before the British minister one day and
camped out in his private Office. The min
lister did not see the joke, and sent for A
policeman. That made lot of noise ard
trouble. and the Russian representative IN
Teheran evidently learned a lesson from II,
for he managed a case of the same kind
much differently a few weeks ago.
Ihe Persian who demanded money from
the Russian (Count Kolomeisow) was a
holy man, dervish, and when he sat Gown
in the Russians ante room 20 wait till the
latter PAID his disputed claim Count Kolo-
meisow knew that he could not get rid of
him without much fuss and explanatiou
1t is against the laws. or at least the Gus
tom, which is just as firm, 20 touch a cred
itor who takes this means of collecting
money SO the count did not throw him out
He thought over the matter and one
morning he sent for a lot of masons Then
he ordered them to build wall around the
dervish, who was sitting in the middle of
the room. The dervish watched them
placidly at first. but whcn the wall grew
and it became apparent that Il would he
completed soon, he jumped over it, ran
aWGy, and has not been seen since. They
say that the count is the first man in Te-
heran who has beaten a creditor Of this
kind without recourse to the police.
Evening star., 1898-10-22
The Flying Fox.
ON the Philadelphia Press.

From the Philadelphia Press.
The flying fox is a very curious inhabt-
ant of the forests near Moreton Bay in
East Australia. 1t lives in focks and
moves generally toward the dusk of the
evening. and the noise produced by the
heavy Tapping of the so-called wings is
very singular. The fiocks like quiet places
where there are large Araucarian pine
trees. with an underwood of scrub and
Creepers The foxes hang in vast numbers
from horizontal branches of the pine trees
When there is clear space among the
treeeS, an enormous number of the animals
may be seen, and their noise can be heard
for directly they see anything unusual they
utter short bark, something like the
sound made by young rocks. Often every
branch is crowded and the flying foxes are
seen either happing their wings and hold
ing on with their hind feet, and with their
head downward, or snaring and fighting
for places.
Suddenly the whole take to flight and
flap their furry, wing-iike sides and wheel
around like heavy birds. Many fly with
their young holding onto them.
The creature is not a true fox and there
is fold of skin which reaches from the
fore to the hind legs. This is called the
wing. and 1t enables The pteropus, as the
animal is called. to float and turn In the
air.
Evening star., 1898-10-22
Phil Mays Clever Work.
he New Orleans imes-Democrat

u.
Then the artist took the bat. It's pretty
hard to draw anything off-kand," he said,
'and the very sketchy magazine illustra-
tfons you see occasionally are really work.
ed up carefully, TO begin with, in lead pen
Gil. Then the salient lines are linked and
the others ara rubbed out. This produces
a dashing, breezy, impromptu effect that
as a matter of fact is the result of the
most elaborate and painstaking care. Some
times the artist makes his preliminary
study with blue pencil, and then he
doesn't have to go to the trouble of rubbing
out the superflous lines. because the draw
ings are all reproduced by the Photographic
process, and blue doesn't photograph. Phil
May, the English artist, who took Du
Maprisr's place on Punch, won a great deal
of fame for his very expressive sketches
He would draw a woman in a couple of
dozen strokes. yet somehow would bring
out the very texture of her gown. He came
across during the worlds fair and brought
along some of his original drawings. They
We're perfect webs of blue pencil study, and
every detail had been worked out with an
that was simply incredible
Then he had selected the hines that really
told the story and linked them over. II
was simple enough after you once know
how, but the trick was to make the first
That was where the sure-enough
artist was required"
Evening star., 1898-10-22
ESTIMATE OF MIR. GLADSTONE.
An August Personality characterized
by Great Courage.

From Harper's Magazine.
In most of the eulogies there is agreement
on the main points. Courage first: it is a
was never surpassed: it is visible In his
whole career and in every great act of his
life, and in his death, and the long suffer-
ing which preceded it. His an august
personality. He had not only elevation of
character, but the power of elevating 9TH
ers-not merely those with whom he came
in contact, but the public life in which he
bore 50 great a part. The house of COM
mons. which yielded to him as to no other,
the audiences he addressed, the nation, the
empire he ruled-all rose with him to
higher level. He had sustained dignity of
character and conduct in all circumstances
His nature was profoundly religious ma
ture, and with his religious convictions
mingled chivalry which was perhaps
rarer still Passion he had-an intensity of
passion when he was reused opposed
which burned and consumed what stood in
his way. 1t was this passionate and emo
tional quality which stood him in such
stead as an orator. But he was greater
than his oratory, greater than his deeds
1t is not what he did but what he was
longest remembered. Gladstone the man,
the extraordinary being who, for more than
sixty years, fascinated the world in which
he lived. overmastered it, compelled other
men to do his will because he was ID great
er force than they, because he had qualities
they had not, because he was of other fiber
of other mold, of loftier broader nobler
nature than almost any of his time-that is
the Gladstone before whom the world has
bowed. 1t is the Gladstone whose memory
his countrymen and ours in all time to
come VIII treasure as a possession like
none other.
Evening star., 1898-10-22
At the Fall of the Curtain.

The curtains falling, and the lights burn low,
So. with Gods help. I'm ready to go.
I've seen lifes melodrsma, paid the price,
Have know its loves and losses hopes and fears,
The laughter and the tears.
And now, God knows. l would not see it twice.
I've crossed 1ife's ocean. faced its binding foam,
But heaven whispers l nearing home.
And though storm -tcssed hull | reach the Shore
A thing of tattered sheets and broken spars,
Naked against the stars,
soon shall be at peace for everInore.
For il again l pass these waters through,
I know the kingdom / sailing to.
What boots II where / lie:-heneath the sod.
Or down the dark impeEetrable deep,
Where wayworn seamen sieept
All gates good through which we pass to God.
Evening star., 1898-10-22
The Cherche Midi Prison.
From the London News.

The Charche Midi prison. In which Col.
Picquart is now so closely confined that
even his counsel is not allowed 10 visit
him. has many historical associations. II
was built in the seventeenth century by the
architect Victor Daily for the Countess
de Nerue, whose salon was famous in the
days of Louis XIV. At a later period it
was the residence OF Nine. Recamier when
Il became the rendezvous OF the most IA
nous French nen and women-Lucicn Bon
aparte Bernadotte, afterward King OF Sws
den; Nine. de Stael. the Queen Of Naples
the Duchess d'Abrantes and q host OF
others. Nowadays the building fs much
changed Internally. 1t is a military prlsOn.
fitted up with cells. from the refractory cell
of bare plaster without furniture to the Of
fcers' cells, such as that at present occu-
pied by Col. Picquart, which is provided
only with rush-hottomed chair, a ieai Ia
bic and little, narrow iron bedstesd wIth
bedding. The famous pictures collected by
the original owner were long ago dispersed.
ard the walls are bare of anything Ike
ornament, save official regulations and no
tices.
Evening star., 1898-10-22
\ SUNATRA PARASITE.
ID is a Flower of PrOdiSiOus Size and
Repulsiye OdOr.

From the Providence Journal.
Among the marvellous plants that the last
century has made known none is more re-
markable than the huge parasite Raford
Raftiesia 1t derives its name from Sir
Stamford Raffies, who, in 1918 was governor
Of Benecieen, in Sumatra. He was at one
time on tour of the island, accompanied
by Lady Raffles, Dr.Arnold and quite party
Of Europeans and natives. Suddenly they
alighted upon the flower of prodigious size
and repulsiVe OdOr. more than a yard
across. and weighing fifteen pounds It's
color was light orange, mottled with yell
lowish white, the whole thing livid and
visited by carrion insects. Later investi-
cations showed the plant to consist of flow
er alone, directly parasitic on a species Of
cissus 1t never has stem or leaves of it's
own The famous Robert Brown bestowed
the name on the plant Raffiesia- Arnold
concentrating thus the titles of both dis
COverers. Several species are now known.
differing much in size, but little in essen
tials. Their growth occupies but few
months. They first appear as knob-lke
protuherances protruding from the bark of
various species of cissus.
The flowers remain expanded only few
days, then becoming a disgusting mass OF
putritlOn. As in the similar case Of one
well-known carriOn flower, the insects at
t-&cted by the odor, also assist in the pollt-
nation. These parasites flower at d differ
en- time from the host plants, thus max
ing their own blossoms more prominent
They have been cultivated in various bo-
tanic gardens, especially in the east.
This plant is among the giant flowers.
ranking in size with the great water lily of
the Amazons, and with some of the huge
tropical aroids. A peatiower in Trinidad Is
said to be several feet in length. its BAN
rer, or upper petal being alone a foot long
The range from these titans to the almost
invisible flower Of water starwort is tre-
mendous, but the little is fashioned as care
fully as the great. Nature leaves no cor
ner unfinished for the reason that it Is
minute.
Evening star., 1898-10-22


people, Russia has no wish to fight at all:
she only claims to hold all she has and get
all she wants.
But the hearts of those who have lived
in China must ache at the thought of that
people without police, and almost without
an army, who have carried local seif-goV-
eminent further than any other nation,
the most democratic and the most law
abiding, being handed over to the iron
despotsm that has engendered nihiists.
Nor can We as English people without a
blush see a nation that has long trusted
us. and counted upon eur support, handed
over unarmed and defenseless to bureau-
cracy possibly no more corrupt than its
own, but that interferes a hundred times
more with the details of daily life. I'm
perial England has contracted certain ooli-
cations toward imperial China which it
must discharge or rest disgraced.
There are other obligations toward those
of our own countrymen who have staked
their lives and fortunes in the east. Mer
chants are not swift to anger but the
wrath of British merchants in the east has
been aroused, and bitterness is ranking in
their hearts.
Evening star., 1898-10-22


The trustees of the Orchestral Associa-
ton in this city have instituted reform
which has long been needed not only in
these concerts, but in all others. They have
officially announced in the new program
book that only one encore will be permitted
during each concert. This is a wise stap
for various reasons, and il is to be hoped it
will be strictly adhered to. 1t has been a
not uncommon practice, when solo artists
have appeared with the orchestra, for un-
thinking people in the audience to cIamor
Tor three or four enCores to each one of his
or her numbers, thus prolonging the con-
cert to a late hour and not only tasking rh,
artist severely, but imposing upon him One
reason assigned by the trustees is import
ant from the musical point of view The
program at these concerts is arranged
with definite educational and logical pur-
pose. Where it is broken up with six or
eight extra numbers, as not infreuuently
ha appens, it loses all it's proportion and its
dignity and entirely fails In it's purpose
From the business point of view also the
trustees are correct. Looking at the mat
ter commercially, they agree to sell the per
formance of a certain number of pieces on
the program for certain price and no
one will contend that the program is not
worth the money. They have a right to
take the position that they ara not to be
called upon to furnish any more, at least
beyond reasonable concession, such as is
Set forth in their announcement. As a
matter OF fact, there is not a valid argu-
ment which can be made for the practice
which has obtained SO long. Ii is an fmpo-
sition and a nuisance and the trustees have
done well in taking step which will bring
it within the bounds of reason Other CON
cert managers would do well to initiate
their action and ralegate the encore uuis-
ance to the vaudeville business.
Evening star., 1898-10-22
Three Prayers,

Kate Tucker Goode. In the Alkahest.
An infant in its cradle slept
And In fits sleep 1t smiled
And by one thee women knelt
To kiss the fair,haired child;
And each thought Of the days to he
And breathed 9 prayer, half-silently!
One poured her fve OF many lives,
But knew loves toll and care;
Its burdens oft had been to her
A heavy weight to bear
She stopped and murmured lovingly,
Not burdened hands dear child, for thee"
One had not known the burdened hands,
But knew tue en- PITY heart;
At 1ife's rich bcnduet she had set
An unfcd guest, apart;
'0h, not she whispered tenderly.
IAN empty heart, dear child, for thee"
And one was old: she had known care
She had known loneliness;
She knew God leads us by no path
His presence cannot bless;
She smiled and murmured trustfully,
Gods will, dear child, Gods will for theeu'
Evening star., 1898-10-22
The Minister Plays Golf.
From Puck. @!

from Puck. = . '.s'r
'1t's a nobfn gEme,r an elegant camel"
The Minister said tie me.
As he took his stand with his club in hand,
While he smiled most cheerfully.
Just watch me drive. it's an easy five,''
And he moulded a two-inch tee;
But he missed it ciean--''Thats awfuiiy mean
The Minister said to me-.
.The greatest thing is easy swing
And carry through" said he;
Then he slammed the ground
Well, I'll be bOund'
The Minister said me.
This turf is soft so / think I'll loft"
The Minister said to ne,
But he struck the wall and he lost his ball
That's very hard luck!'' said lie.
He reached the green in about sixteen
But 1t might be worse said he;
Then be hit his foot in six-iuch put
''Proroking!" said be to me.
Now I've heard strange talk in that three mile
walk,
And I've heard men foozle and miss;
But not in years has there reached my ears
A collection that equaled this.
Evening star., 1898-10-22
RANDOM VERSE.
sl=~----
Y An Epitaph.

<AR Epitaph.
From the Londo4 GAerdemy.
Here do lie-fn faiHh!
Not that God Sc epuIToSes ~ dear TO me:
Not that reaA old books, o nd said, Il see,
Curst be the fo8 ylpse eyes are holden YETI
But that justified, within ny soul
The VII that, rndyed the worlds. 1t guides the
Whole? ~ y Y
Let it this part aFmsnber Or forget.
Here do I ie-iR ,hoIs.
Not that 1 say Fl kept my foot from SIM
Not that think. Ht wish, TO enter in
Where aureoled Safnts with new-b born children res; ;
But that fellow! man can say of me-
Il fell aad it was plea sing unto thee;
Thine eyes beheh despair, and acquiesced.''
Here do fe-and sleep,
Sleep was the gift fched at my birth from me,
But 1 inherit it eternaily;
1 close my hand on it. and row shall keep.
Embraces Of The flesh avail ened me-;
Stripped of the flesh ence a,ore-and willingly
In the embraces of the gods sleep.
Evening star., 1898-10-22
His Strange Resem bIance.
F'roul Tit Bits.

ffOul 1T Bus.
A certain farmer, VINO Is by no means
noted for his resemblance to Apollo. has a
son Of saveu, who possesses more wit tha,
pedigree One day stranger came TO the
farm. and. seeing the lad. asked:
Sonny, where's your father?'
In the pig pen" was the reply.
In the pig pen? Thanks"
And. as the man moved in the direction
indicated. the boy shouted:
II say. You'll know him, cause he's got
a hat oni''
Evening star., 1898-10-22
Wants Quickly Filled.

AT this season. when so many are SEEK
ing situations, and. on the other hand, SO
many seeking employees, It is of interest
to know that advertisements under the
classifications Wanted Help and wanted
Situations are inserted in Tho Star at a
charge OF 10 cents for fifteen words.