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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-01
PROSPERITY AND MARRIAGE.
Weddings Increase With the Export
Trade.

Weddings Increase With the Export
Trade.
From the British Medical Journal
In his annual report on the health of
Manchester during 1896 DIR. Niven had an
interesting discussion on the connection be-
tween the marriage rate of urban communi-
ties and prosperity. 1t will be remembered
that the register generals annual reports
have for many years embodied a table stat
ing the arriage rate in comparison with
the value per head Of population of the ex-
ports of British produce. the imports and
the average price of wheat per quarter.
Since 1860 when the table commences,
the marriage rate for England and Wales
reached it's lowest ebb in 1879 Q4.N, and
in 1SS6-SS, when ii was 142 to 144 lii
1895 it was - per 900 of population. The
general rule has been that the marriage
rate has gone up and down with the value
OF British exports and with the average
price of wheat 1t would require some
ingenuity to explain why these ratios vary
in the same direction year by year. as
with few exceptions they have done DUR
ing the last thirty-five years. The inge-
nuity was supplied by DIR. Ogle. in a paper
read before the Royal Statistical Society
in March. 1890. His explanation was that
marriages increased when the export trade
was active. and that this activity caused
rise IN freights which in it's turn sent
up the price of wheat.
If this IS not the correct explanation
and 1t has been stated that when the eX-
port trade is active only the freights out
ward rise. while the freights hOmeward are
considerably lowered because of the num-
Der of empty ships wanting to return home
then the correct explanation of the I'M
doubted fact emphasized by DIR. Ogle still
remains to be given. Among other
points. 1t will require to be remembered
that as countries fill up there must come a
natural check upon any such relationship
between the marriage rates and birth rates
and the price of wheat, as exists at pres
ent. Without committing ourselves to tho
views of Nautilus, 1t is obvious that the
world is being rapidly coloniZed. Ere many
decades are past America, especially the
United States, will not be able to export
corn. as 1t will consume all that it
duces. and the same remark will apply.
though at remoter period. to Argentina
AMI Australia. Sir r. Gffen has asserted
that in the middle of the next century the
pressure Of population will be SO great
to show itself very clearly in prices. If
this Is so, We may have already reached
the minimum price of wheat and the in
crease in prices per quarter realized during
the present year may in part, at least, be
more than temporary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-01

lin. Philadelphia was paved, lighted. ami
ordered in a way almost unknown in any
other town Of that period. 1t was well
built and thriving. Business was active
and the people were thrifty and prosperous
and lived well. Yet, despite all these good
quaiities we must make an effort of the
IN ANIMATION to realize how quietly and
SLOWLY life moved then in comparison TO the
pace OF today. There In Philadelphia was
the center Of the postal system of the con-
unent, and the recently established mail
&C ach called the Flying Machine" not 'n
jest, but in praise, performed the journey
TO New York in the hitherto uneQualed
tin.e or two days. Another mail Mt longer
intervals crept more slowly to the south.
vessels of the coastwise traffic. or from
beyond seas. came into port at uncertain
times, and after long and still more uncer-
tam voyages. The daily round of life was
so regular and so quiet that any incident
or any novelty drew interest and attention
IT way which would now be impossible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-01
SPEED OF THE HORSE.
A Claim That He Can Outrun the
Deer.

From the Chicago Times Herald.
A man on a horse is twice a man. He
feels more secure, is Drawer, is in every
way more formidable. European officers
know this. In clearing the streets of Paris
only cavalry are used. We call out the
infantry of the militia and have to shoot
people. In Europe they use the fiat of
sword held by mounted man. No unar1ned
body of humanity will stand the impact OF
horses. They melt before the charge like
snow. 1t is the uncomfortable instinct to
get out of the way, and to do it as soon as
possible. Some day we will grow wiser on
this side of the Atlantic. Just now we
have fifty infantry companies of militia to
one of cavalry. Many of our militiamen
unable to pay for the keep of a horse,
which is expensive, even If a man does the
currying and bedding with his own hands.
Many others of them would not know what
TO do with a horse if they had one. This
is bad, but with the trolley and the bicycle
crowding the steed of our fathers closer
and closer to the wall there Is not much
chance that it will be bettered. Five nun
dred years from now, unless all signs fail,
gray-headed college professors, with piano.
leg calves and eighteen-inch chests, will be
lecturing upon an extinct animal and re-
constructing him for the benefit of STU
dents from piece of stifie and front
tooth.
animal in the world. One hears strange
tales of the speed Of the antelope. the
white-taied fawn, the springbok, the ele-
plant, the jack-rabbit and the wolf. The
fastest of these Is the American antelope.
and 1 have never seen one that a good
pony could not best AS for the rabbit or
any kind of deer. the horse will simply
run over him. Taking into consideration
the fact that the horse generally carries
more than 100 pounds of rider, saddle and
gun. one gets an idea Of how much SUI
perior he Is. A speedy pony will outrun
greyhound. / have seen this tried. 1t Is
customary among men who use them to
give the dogs all the law possible in order
to avoid riding over them In hunting with
a brace of very good coursing hounds five
years ago it was found that there were
five ponies in the party which would out
foot the dogs. and one Of them, gray OF
undOubted mustang ancestry, If given the
lit. would do his best to run over them and
killed them. He did not like them. They
belonged to his owner and he was jealous.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-01
Ruth.

She stood breast high amid the corn,
Clasp'd by the golden light Of morn,
Like the sweetheart of the suu,
Who many glowing kiss had won.
On her cheek an autumn flush
Deeply ripen'd-such u blush
In the midst Of brown was born,
Like red peoples grown with corn.
Round her eyes her tresses fell,
Which were the blackest none could tell,
But long lashes yelled light
That had else been all too bright
And her hat. with shady brim,
Made her tressy forehead dim
Thus she stood amid the stocks.
Praising God with sweetest looks.
Sure. said. Heav'n did not mean
Where ] reap thou shouldst but CLEAN:
Lay thy sheaf adOwn and come
Share my harvest and my home!
THOMAS MOORE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-01
ARMY DISCIPLINE.
Where Officers Often Find Them
selves.

Pom The Army and Navy Journal
Officers often find themselves between
the devil and the deep sea. They mus;
maintain discipline. they must secure
prompt and unquestioning obedience to
orders, or otherwise We shall have no army
How are they TO do IL? BY reporting
the case 10 headquarters and asking for
fstTuctiCns? In such case a self-respect-
ing and efficient officer would feel called
Upon 10 accompany his request for help
with letter of resignation. He must
deal with the difficulty promptly and In
such way to convince the insubor-
dinate that in the proper discharge OF his
duty his will is law and his orders not open
TO discussion. He must never lose hts
temper. OF course, and in the calm Sc
clusion of a bureau office. with nothing
more exciting before him than an in
oorsed paper. he might escape the tempta-
lion to do So That he Is wrong when
ne does yield to personal feeling no one
VIII question What Is In doubt Is the
measure of his offense when nothing worse
results from the rough handling of an
tntrsctable subject
IL Is natural that there should be a DIFF
ference OF opinion on this subject between
she war Department and those whose SIM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-01
SCIENCE AMONG SAVAGES.
Semt-BarbarOus ThibetRns Knew
Something About Compressed Air.


Something About Compressed Air.
From the San Francisco Chronicle.
1t has been less than 100 years since civ
ilized humanity used many odd devices
for the purpose of obtaining fire. In this
country, then claiming to be "enlighten-
Cd the finder box, with steel and flint
vas the apparatus most generally used.
However, if there was no finder box i'm
the house. the old flint-lock musket, with
few grains of powder in the pan, to-
gether with a few shredS of paper or greas-
ed rags, was considered a household neces-
sity. Rubbing sticks together until they
we're fired by friction was the method used
by the savases of that time in nearly all
the lands of the globe. There was one sin
Eular eXCeptitn n, however, to all of the
above. as well as many other of the more
common methods of striking light" and
that method was practiced by a rude tribe
of semi-savages inhabiting Eastern Thibet
Curious as it may seem. these rude saw
ages obtained fire in strictly scientific prn-
cples, which involved a wonderful knowl-
edge of compressed air.
The apparatus used consisted of a wood
en- cylinder two and one-half inches long
by three-quarters of an inch in diameter,
v hich was closed at one end. Into this cy-
Under (Which tapered off al one end until
1t was not larger than common lead pen
ciD was fitted an alright piston, which
had large fiat knob at the top; the other
end Of the piston was slightly followed out,
the fndcntation being intended for the re-
ception of a small piece Of finder or punk"
When this apparatus was in use 1t was
held in one hand. the piston being inserted
with the other and pushed about half way
down. A very sharp blow was then given
with the palm on the piston. At the same
Instant the fingers were closed around the
knob and the piston instantly withdrawn
If everything had worked to perfection the
scientific savage was usually rewarded by
finding that the finder had been lighted and
a fire assured. Sir William Gill, the En-
glish scientist. who Investigated this queer
mode Of striking a light. says that ''it re-
quireS skill to use this fire-producing ap-
paratus. as well as science to invent it,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-01
WHAT IS TRIPLE EXTRACT.
The Process by Which the OdOr Of
Flowers is Obtained.
From the Philadelphia Times.

Flowers is Obtained.
From the Philadelphia Times.
Flowers that are to be used in the manu-
facture of perfumes are always gathered
at nightfall or quite early In the morning
When the dew is upon them. Before they
are gathered, however, receptacles are pre-
pared for them I'm the shape of large
frames, over which are stretched cotton
cloths well saturated with olive oil or al
mond oil. The cut flowers are brought in.
and are thickly spread on a frame; then
another frame is fitted over il, and that
in turn is well spread with flowers; then
third frame Is fitted over the second
spread of flowers. and thus the work goes
on until huge pile of flowers is prepared.
This flower heap is left for two days, at
the end of which time the flowers are re-
moved from the frames and replaced by
fresh ones. The frames are filled and
emptied every two days until two weeks
have passed. Then the cloths are detached
from the frames and placed under great
pressure, and all the oil is pressed out of
them The oil thus obtained Is heavily
charged with the fragrance OF the flowers.
and 1t is mixed with double its weight of
very pure recfified spirit and put In a
vessel called a "digester," which is simply
a porcelain or blOck-tin kettle that fits In
another kettle. When I'm use the outer ves-
sci Is filled with boiling water
In this vessel the mixture of oil and spir-
its ''digests" for three or four days; then
after having cooled. the spirit Is decanted
into another vessel holding the same guam
tity Of fragrant oil, and the digesting pro-
cess Is repeated. After being thus dgested
three times the spirit Is found to have
taken up enough of the perfume, and IT is
then decanted from the oil for the third
and last time through a tube, one end Of
" hich Is filed with cotton wool to serve
as a filter. The fluid thus prepared II
called triple extract"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-01
The Wind.

] saw you toss the kites on high
And blow the birds about the sky;
And all around l heard you pass,
Like ladies' skirts across the grass
. wind. ALLOWING 8ll day long,
wind, that sings so loud songi
l saw the different things you did,
But always you yourself you hid.
l felt you push, heard you call,
1 could not sec yourself at all
wind. a-blOwing all day long,
wind, that sings SO loud a sOngl
0 you that are so strong and cold,
q blower, are You young or oldl
Are you beast Of field and tree,
Or Just a stronger child than mei
wind. a-blowing all day long.
wind, that sings so loud a song!
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-01
Rest.
Mary T. Butts in the

airy T. Butts in the Independent
The night is wild and weird and chill
Rest. little one, rest;
Our hearth Is bright beneath the hill
Rest, little one, rest.
Thy fathers earned thy bread today
Rest. little one, rest;
The moon shines on his homeward way
Rest. little one, rest.
Stout and brave In the winter storm
Rest. little one, rest
The hrewood grows to keep thee warm
Rest, httlea ens rest.
Down from the blue above thy head
Rest, little Une, rest:
wild goose came ~ make thy bed
Rest litt H. ont5 rest
sheep fleece gave THY gown to thee
Rest. little ongi rest;
Thy cradle was cut kfeDta great oak tree
Rest. httlsrone, rest
The dun cows milk2fs ID thy cup
Rest. llttls One. rest;
Thou mayest drink ',yhetf the morning star Il
Rest. little eues rest.
Wake moi. tho thy mother go away
Rest, HttIBo nef rest;
Fear no harm, for God Win stay
Rest. littls'cne. rest.
Nay. stir not at the winds alarms
Rest little ene; rest;
The world Ii Graded tn Loves strong arms
Rest. little one, rest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-01
A HUNDRED YEARS AGO.
When Philadelphia Was Our Metro
pOlftan City.

When Philadelphia Was Our Metro
pOlftan City.
Senator Lodge in Scribner's.
In 1774 Philadelphia was the largest town
In the American colonies. Estimates of
the population. which are all we have,
ciffer widely. but 1t was probably not far
from $1,000. A single city now has
larger population than all the colonies
possessed. in 1774, and there are in the
United States today 104 cities and towns of
over 10000 Inhabitants. Figures alone,
however. cannot express the difference be-
tween those days and our own. Now a
town Of $1,000 people Is reached by rail-
roads and telegraphs. 1t Is in close touch
with all the rest Of the world. Business
brings strangers to 1t constantly. who come
like shadows and SO depart, unnoticed. ex-
cspt by those with whom they are imme-
Ately concerned. 1t was not so In l77A,
not even In Philadelphia, which was as
nearly as possible the central point of the
colonies as well as the most populous city
Thanks'> energy and genius Of Frank
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-01
The Wanderer,

William CranstOn Lawton in the Century.
At drowsy dawn 1 left the Gate-so very long ago,
Whether that home be memory dream hardly
know.
The cloud-lung visions Of the morn were far more
Than now are throngng city streets and cries Of
eager men.
The hours ere yet the sun was high were like
eterntfes.
But now how swift the shadows run, how near the
darkness is!
All, we'll! IT'S aye the happiest day comes swift
to eyensong;
With merrier comrades never yet did pilgrim pass
along.
The paths that widest seem to part still winding
turn and meet;
Perchance. they do but homeward lead ngain our
wandering feet.
Familiar fac vanish but the voices vibrate still
And nothing now seems far away, at the ending Of
the hill
To one warm hand alone cling. as fast the night
grows late.
And crave that we may come at last together at
the Gate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-01
Love and Time.


'e'tri1 Dem"rest Lloyd1fn thap- Book.
Across the gardens of Life they 60
strange ill-mated pair:
By paths where naught1 bpt blossoms blow
by paths neglected where gaunt weeds grow,
But hand I'm hand, through joy and care
Across the gardens Of Life they go.
The one is old. and grim, and gray;
His eyes stare OF Ike ape In dreams
Across his breast the, whit locks stray
The sands In his glass fall day by day
Over his shoulder the s,uthe blade CLEANS
And he Is old. and grim. and gray
And one Is young. and bright and fair;
The golden curls about bis head
Shine as g halo: his red Hips dare
The birds In song: he knows no care,
Joy in his heart n never dead,-,
He lives to- l6te and ae.h fair 'Lt t"1
1Ioar headed Time was never young:
And Love on earth meier grow old;
And yet since first to that hand he clunp
Since first his tender song he sufg
Since first his lovetale he had told
And to dart his how had strung,
Together. through ways OF joy and Woe
Though one Is old and Is fair
by paths where nought but blossoms blow
BY paths ncrl Cted where < unit weeds grow
Together-a strange. il,-mated pair
Across the gardens of Life they go.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-01

RANDOM VERSE.
II -
New-YeAF.


NewYear.
Tritten for The Evening Star.
New Year. thod att 10 fair.
So filed with unborn hopes
That await their ewm fair spring,
As the lilies i1bthe shlleys
And the violets onsthe slopes.
Beneath the frozen grouud
Sleep the germs of,plants and flowers
That are waiting fot the spring.
Like this faith tor something better
Beyond the ubb0rn hours!
Come not too soen fair hopes,
Lest We should all be lost;
Wait for thy time to come.
Bloom not too soon, sweet flowers
Lest We be killed with frost!
When God doth call to thee
When the birds are all awning,
And ltfes pulses deepest bent
Sleeping hopes and sleeping flowers
Keep thy promise to the Spring!
ANNIE LANDRETH PERKINS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-01
To One He Writes LegibIy.


A well-known musician. who writes q
very fllegible hand. once sent an unusually
hopeless scrawl to a friend. The latter
studied 1t minute. gave it up in despair.
and then sat down and wrote in reply: IT
shall be most happy to dine with you to-
morrow at G Kindest regards to your
wife. ETC." In less than half an hour his
friend appeared breathless at his door.
There's some misunderstanding" he said
II you could play the plano part Of the
trio at Browns recital. and here you've
sent me an acceptance of a dinner invita-
ton. but didn't invite you to dinner"
WELL" returned the other blandly, 81
didn't suppose you'd really sent me an in
vitation to dinner, but I couldn't read q
word Of your note, and In that case here
after I mean always to take 1t for granted
that you're asking me to dine"
For one Of his correspondents, at least,
the offender now writes 1egibly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-01
The Lily and the Ancients.
From the Pittsburg Dispatch.

Most everybody has observed the strange
characteristic Of the water lily bud OPEN
ing its petals at sunrise and closing them
again at sunset. 1t was for this reason
mainly that the ancients held the water
lily sacred to the sun. Pliny says: at is
reported that in the Euphrates the flower
of the lotus plunges into the water at
night, remaining there till midnight, and to
such depth that 1t cannot be reached with
the hand After midnight it begins grad
ualiy to rise, and as the sun rises above
the horizon the flower also rises above the
water expands and raises itself some dis
lance above the element in which n
Grows" 1t was also through this pecu-
liarity that Hancarville proved that the
egyptians considered the lily an emblem
the deep. Va
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-01
Quite Another Thing.

''Say, Horace" said one of them, do
you know this trampin' around the streets
with an advertiser banner Is a regular
dogs life?'
mo 1t amt, either"
"You don't mean to say you like it?"
mo. Gerald, don't like It. but what
say is that 1t amt no dogs life"
ut ain't?'
mo. sir. 1t amt. led q dogs life one
winter. and know what 1t is"
whats 1t like, anyway"
well. q dogs life Ii where a nice kind
lady brings you q plate of victuals three
times q day. and the rest OF the time all
you do 10 lay up alongside OF q warm stove
and dream That's what a dog has to do,
Gerald. That's dogs life for you. and II
comes mighty near suttin' me-. Don't never
hoil6f &bout q DOGS HE"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-01

1t Is not generally known that the vanilla
bean is the costliest bean on earth. II
grows wild. and Is gathered by the natives
In Papantla and Misantla. Mexico. When
brought from the forests these beans are
sold at the rate Of e 5s. per LOCO but when
dried ard cured they cost about e IS. per
pound. They are mainly used by druggists,
and last year over 90000.000 beans were i'm
ported into this country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-01
The Walls Of Wrong.

When n work of good is undertaken
In faith and love, -'-
surely the walls Of wrong are shaken
And the base thereof
1T is old it is strong. 1t shall stand securely,
1t was reared for ayc!'
Thus they said and believed most surely
But 1t fell one day.
d gcdlike love! Q faith most glorious
That did this thing,
ne have nnde the feeble folk victorious,
The sad folk sing! :,
WILLIAM f. DAVENPORT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-01

Who drives the horses Of the sun
Shall lord II but day;
Better the lowly deed were done,
And kept the humble way.
The rust will find the sword of fame,
The dust ill hide the crown;
Ay. none shall nail so high his name
Time will not tear 1t down.
The happiest heart that ever beat
Was In some quiet breast
That found the common daylight sweet
And left to Heaven the rest
JOHN VANCE CHENEY.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-07-15

The Dominion Line has just added An.
ther magnificent vessel to it's growing
fleet. The new boat is the Monmouth,
formerly one of the largest ships of the
Elder, Dempster fleet The deal has just
been consummated, whereby Richards,
Mills & Co. have purchased the ship and
it is not yet known whether she will be
added to the Montreal or Boston service,
although it is generally supposed that ii
will be the former
TIE Monmouth is perfectly new ves-
sci, having just beenl completed this
spring to the order of Elder, Dempster y
Co. She was expected to have made a
trip to Montreal few months ago, but
went to New Orleans instead, from which
port she carried what is said to be the
largest cargo of cotton ever known. She
was then expected by the Montreal agents
TO arrive here about the both instant, but
since her sale has been reported, it is not
known what will be done with her.
The Monmouth was built by Harland y
Wolff, of Belfast, and her engines We're
supplied by Fawcett, Preston q Co., OF
Liverpool. Her length is about $50 feet
and her beam Sc feet. AS her speed is
only about 10 1-2 or II knots, it is almost
assured that she will be intended exclus-
lively for freight.