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Evening star., 1898-10-15

river region of Liberia would, indeed, be
revelation TO many who consider them
selves competent to express judgment upon
African shftIcSsuess ana incapacity. The
planters hous" is usually of brick. two
stories high and with wide voTaHdas, at
least III front inside 1t is comfortably and
sometimes luxuriously furnished. and the
owner prides himself, perhaps, that he has
achieved in Africa property and social
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incoherent, but in the main true. Liberia
resembles the house planned by famous
Frtncu novelist. 1t was d success in all
particulars save One-therc was no door
way. no staircase Between the penniless
emiGrant and prosperous farmer there is
indeed, a gulf fixed, in the shape of four or
five years Of semi-starvatjou sickness and
difficulties of all sorts. The climate. the
SOL. the crops. the food. and even the
cookery, are new. The erQigrant staryes
by refusing or makes himself i'll by at
tempting to eat improperly prepared native
foods which in the right condition are both
nourishIng and palatable He tries rancid
palm OIL and goes back to imported butter
at - cents pound. until his money IS ex-
hausted- lie wastes his time planting his
crops at the wrong season or in the wrong
way He pays eXtortionate prices and is
perhaps completely leeced by those who
are willing to take the stranger in"
Deportation Has Failed.
To send the coloust to Liberia is mani
fcstly but the first step in the process of
colonization. Those W no managed the work
in the earlier days understood this and
Evening star., 1898-10-15

Britain raised the question of sovereignty
IN connection with dispute over bound
aries. The government of the United
States having refused protection, the Lii
berians We're advised to declare their in
Evening star., 1898-10-15

status equal to that of his former owner
in America. There are not, however any
really rich men in Liberia. 1t is doubtful
whether a fortur" OF more than $4,000 has
ever been accumulated there Each col
onist has had to begin with little or usual
ly, with nothing. and his present prosperity
is in nearly every case the result of his
own industry. There are no opportunities
for one to grow rich from speculation or
Evening star., 1898-10-15
Suburban Industries.

| { N
Did you tell Mr.. Jackson that our Oar
ling baby had cut a tooth?"
No; l couldn't get a word in edgeways-
he's Just bought Jersey COW that gives
five gallons of milk q day
Evening star., 1898-10-15
LACK OF DRY DOCKS
Condition of Affairs That Causes
Great Inconvenience.
We ARE FAR BEHIND OTHER NATIONS
Scant Facilities for Repairing
Battle Ships and Cruisers,
WHAT THE NAVY NEEDS
We ARE FAR BEHIND OTHER NATIONS
WHAT THE NAVY NEEDS

Written for The Evening Star.
Copyright, 1898, by the International Literary and
News Seryice)
Evening star., 1898-10-15

All these proposed new docks would be Of
a capacity to take the largest vessels now
afioat or likely to be built hereafter. They
could all be completed in two years. at an
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which is somewhat larger. and with the four
vessels OF the protected British Aboukir
class. She Will have three screws aud be
propelled by three sets OF triple-expansion
engines Of Is. 1000 horse power, being intended
to make % knots an hour. a
shade better than our Columbia. which Is a
much smaller vessel She will have six
smokestacks, arranged In two sets of three
at either end. the engines being amid.
ships, and will carry two small military
masts. Her armor consists Of a protective
belt varying from six to three inches In
thickness; she has two protective decks with
plating OF go inches and with c~ellulose be-
tween. Her coal bunkers will, hold 400
tons, which will give her a radius OF action
Of 1900 knots at 10 knots, but she can stow
away 200 tons more, which would increase
her radius to 1880 knott
The plans for her armament have been
changed repeatedly. The latest project Is
to arm her with tive 7%-inch guns in ar
mored cupolas on deck, with fourteen 5h-
inch guns and twenty-six smaller quick-f
ing guns, and two torpedo tubes. She will
carry a crew OF 626 men.
Germany's naval program is also designed
to expand her strength on the sea considera-
bly,. 1t provides for the building, exclusive
of torpedo boats, gunboats and vessels for
special purposes, of seventeen ships OF the
line. eight armored coast defense vessels,
twelve large cruisers aud twenty-six small
cruisers, besides nine large ships In reserve.
For this fleet there are now being built
twelve ships of the line, eight coast defense
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vessels, ten large cruisers and nineteen
small cruisers. leaving seven ships OF the
line, two large and seven small cruisers to
DO completed by 1904.
Russia has recently completed a iS,o0o.ton
battleship. and has another sister ship build
ing. Besides. she has a number Of small
cruisers. twelve torpedo dsstroyers and sew
eral torpedo boats building.
The growth OF Japan's naval strength IL
shown to be remarkable. beth as to the
number and the strength OF vessels being
added to her force In 1896 she brought
out a program, to be completed in ten years.
involving an expenditure OF si92, 10000 Q and
intended to give her -four battleshlps. four
armored cruisers, three second class and
two third class protected cruisers, eighty
nine torpedo boats and a number OF smaller
vessels, all In addition to her present availa-
BILE navy.
Spain supports three admirals Of the feet.
ten admirals. twenty vice admirals and
thirty rear admirals,
The Argentine Republic is combining the
increase OF her navy to one training ship.
Austria is building one little cruiser. Brazil
one and Chill n training vessel. while China
has quite an extensive program. 1taly's navy
is receiving few additions and she has no
vessels OF consequence now under construc-
ton.
About SPANS navy the Annual says: ut
is reported that n cruiser similar to La
Plata is to be built at Caraca, to be named
the Puerto Rico, and another of the same
| type to be called the Mexico.
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CONNUpIALITIES.

The husbands who are managed best
never have the least suspicion of it.
At a recent western wedding the wedding
march was whistled by twelve girl friends
of the bride.
Miss Caroline Kane Mills, who will soon
marry Mr.. Leo Everett of Boston, is one
of the best known portrait painters in New
York, and will not give up her studio after
her marriage.
Mrs. Cecil Stanley Newberry, a soldiers
bride, had said her last good byes to her
warfaring lover when he snatched her from
a moving train and carried her off to the
regimental chaplain.
Miss Cisneros, the pretty Cuban girl, was
married the other day to Lieutenant Car
bouel, entered into the matrimonial state
more to be amiable than anything else. She
frankly says she does not love her husband
and anyway thinks the wedding might have
been postponed till after Lieutenant Car
bonel's return from the war. But Mrs.
Logan, her guardian, and the New York
publisher who has paid her expenses since
her arrival in America favored the alliance
and so she consented.
A grand marriage has just taken place at
Madrid between the Marquis Robert d'Au-
relies de Paladines, son of the gallant
French general who won the battle OF Coui-
miers, one of the few French victories IN
the war of 1870, to Marie Cortina, countess
Of Rivadedeva, the only daughter of one OF
the grandest houses of the Castlian arls-
tocracy, and a Observation-Disclosures OF the
last Spanish viceroy of Mexico. In accord
ance with Spanish custom, by virtue Oh MS
marriage the marquis now becomes q
grandee of the first class in Spain, and VIII
from henceforth bear the time-honored name
and title Of Count Rivadedeva, titles IN
| Spain descending through the female line
Wars and Cupid seem to have been play
ing into each others hands during the last
| few months, and when they plotted against
the peace Of mind of Miss Florence Green
of Washington she had to succumb like
other girls. Miss Green was engaged TO
Charles A. futile of Chicago a few years
ago, but a lovers quarrel was brewed by
some unkind agent of fate and they sepa-
rated. Mr.. Tuttle spent some time on the
Pacific ocean after that, including a voyage
to the Philippines and another to China,
shipping as an ordinary seaman, though he
was a graduate of a naval academy and q
member of the Illinois Naval reserves. Last
week he went to Washington to take an
examination for the place of engineer in the
navy. He passed and then called on his
former sweetheart and their engagement
was renewed The orders for sea duty
came in a little While and so the young
couple made up their minds and were mar
| ried last week.
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been made teller Of a bank at waycross,

been made teller Of a bank at waycross,
The prohibitionists have nominated for
governor OF Idaho Mrs. l.. p. Johnson, OF
Idaho Falls. Mrs. Naomi Mcdonald Phelps
is also on the same ticket, being a candi-
date for state auditor,
Mrs. Bloomer, president OF the local coun-
Gil OF women In London, Canada, has been
appointed by the aldermen a member Of
the High School board OF that city-the first
woman to hold that position.
Miss jamie Taylor, the young woman OF
Fond du Lac, Wis, who did such good work
as nurse in New Orleans during the last
yellow fever epidemic there, has been ac-
cepted by the Red Cross society and expects
TO be sent to Cuba with the army.
Miss Helen Gould is about to take her
first trip across the Atlantic. She will not
go TO Paris, however, and IL the children OF
her sister, the Countess de Castellane, see
her IL will probably be In London, where, 1t
is said, not desiring to go In for social dis
play OF any kind, her stay will be incognito.
Miss Madge T.. Thompson, who will chris
ten the battleship Wisconsin. to be launched
in San Francisco in a month or so, is de-
scribed as beautiful and accomplished. She
is a native OF Princeton, Wis, and re-
ceived the honor because of Governor SEQ
fields strong personal friendship for her
father.
Through the efforts OF Mrs. Mckinley,
Miss Harriet Gault, her teacher at Brooke
Hall seminary, Media, Pa, many years ago,
has been appointed postmastress at Media,
with a salary OF 2,400 a year. Miss Gault
won against several prominent political
workers. She will take Office in August,
when the incumbents term will expire.
Miss Mary Nesbit Of Charleston, ILL.,, has
Just been nominated for superintendent OF
schools by the democrats of Coles county
the first instance OF the sort in that county,
She is n daughter OF a prominent teacher
in the public schools. Miss Nesbit gradu-
ated from the Indiana state normal school
and was a student of the Illinois university
Miss Eliza e. Smith of Lancaster, Pa,
has given that city q mansion to be used
as n public library, and to be called the A
Herr Smith memorial library, to perpetuatt
the memory of the donors brother. who was
a representative I'm congress. Miss Smith
will provide the necessary books for the
library and properly endow 1t, beside erect
ing an annex for the general library. Sh'
will probably expend 10000.
Hottentot women, who have long beer
supposed to be about the lowest type o
human beings, have an extensive Literature
of folk stories. folk songs and baby songs
with which they amuse their children. Man.
of their stories and songs are of considerabl
beauty, and seem to show that in som
forgotten period the tribe or race was nue.
higher in the scale Of civilization than 1t !
at the present time.
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plumes, all white, all black, or else in black
aud white mixtures. black velvet ribbon tics.
thu clusters of feathers near the brim ana
over the crown, and on shepherdess shapes.
This trimming is also carried to the back of
the hat.
The up-to-date summer girl has progressed
so fan that she has reached the shop w,n-
dows She is there in wax and not the rsLu-
la:ion wax figure, with its insipid pink and
white face. but a real summer girl, perhaps
not showing a face that possesses much
character, but one that has the summer
girls chief feature, a beautiful heavy cCat
o. tan.
There is this season a beautiful variety of
soft, sheer woolens, crepes, India and China
silks, ~taffetas and plain and fancy inuslins
in the shade known as street heliotrope."
which is far more dainty than the original
dyes in that color. Some are shot, others
striped, dotted or Powered, relieving the
solid hue with white. cream or some other
delicate tint or tints.
Blue is certainly the predominating color
in woman's dress from the crown Of her
head to the soles of her feet. The very
newest stockings are a brilliant Yale blue
with lace stripes, and are embroidered in
red, yellow or white, preferably the latter.
They come from Paris, are made of the fin
est silk and are worn with tans or black
patent leather shoes.
Colored linen lawn handkerchief have
made their appearance again. Some have q
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nare In a very stylish way. and the pocket
Ia finished with n narrow rundown collar
and reyers that have a graceful roll TO the
waist line.
Every wee baby. girl or boy. TO be strictly
up-to-date, should have n sweater for its
perambulator spins. In case OF a sudden
cool change the sweater is easily slipped on
over baby's clothes. White, pale pink and
sky blue are the ~favorite colors.
Hatpins headed with pretty enamelled
flowers and leaves, insects of various kinds
and tiny birds with outspread wings add to
the variety In this useful little necessity Of
dress. Irregular pearls set around with dia-
monds are also very fashionable.
q. Broad, soft belts are in vogue again. They
are specially suited TO slender, graceful
women. The prettiest are made OF Very soft
satin ribbon In bright plaids and stripes, or
plain black or white. The ends are plated
into a small fancy buckle, but In the back
and on the sides the ribbon hugs the figure
high up, girdle fashion.
The plain silk parasol has no place in
fashion this season except as a sun UNI
brella, for whatever the material OF a para
sol may be, IL is more or less an elaborate
production of tueks, hemstitching, ruchings.
plaitings and insertions of lace. II is made
OF every sort of silk on the list and OF Swiss,
MULE and pongee as well.
The most stylish Leghorn hats are trim
med with many short, very full ostrich
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OUT OF THE ORDINARY,

OF the population of Spain, more than
80, 900 are Gypsies.
Amable Bruneau and wife OF Biddeford,
Me-, have seven children. Every member of
the family was born on August T..
A Kansas man is the owner of a floral
freak in the shape OF n geranium plant
that is more than twelve feet high. 1t grew
nine feet in one season.
Montreal claims the meanest burglar on
record. He broke into a bakeshop, and
hnding only 30 cents in the till, took one
bite out Of every pie and cake in the place.
thus rendering them valueless.
The sunfiower is cultivated in many Euro
pean countries. In Russia the seeds are
parched and eaten like peanuts in the
United States. The oil is used for illuminat-
ing and often for culinary purposes.
A saloon keeper in Springfield, O., who
was thought to be too poor to support his
family, informed his wife ON his deathbed
that he had buried money in the side of the
house. After the funeral she found s4,O5O.
June w. Diefenthaler of the Vailsburgh,
n. j., Bsefsteak club, has eaten at one meal
a steak weighing nine and ene-half pounds.
This beats by two pounds the record with
which Mayor Van Wyck is credited, and the
mayor is said to feel badly about it.
Jessie Lowe Of Dayton, Wash. 16 years
old, was awakened from a nap on a couch
downstairs In her home by a dream that q
certain upstairs room was afre. She ran
upstairs and found 1t just as in the dream
1t had been pictured, and she put out the
fire.
The tallest man in Missouri is A. G. Waite
of Wayerly. He is 8 feet 8 inches out OF
his boots. He is one of a family of ten, the
tallest of whom was 7 feet s inches. His
smallest sister is 6 feet 3 inches tall. The
Waites are relatives Of the late Chief JUS
tice Waite.
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white ground with queer criss-cross and zig
gag figures OF pale green, yellow. lilac or
blue, or checks, or stripes OF the same, while
others are of the solid colored lawn. All are
edged with fine thread or Valenciennes lace
Rnd are not infrequently scalloped or pointed.
They wash well and appeal specially to
schoolgirl taste.
Nuns yelling, crepe de Chine and n very
handsome chiffon, soft as India silk. hut as
heavy as crepe, are among the poplar fab
RIGS used for the snowy gowns for the sweet
girl graduates this year. Full-fiedgel CO..
legS gi,I3 have in many cases .iueted fo~
veg c.t loIate gowns Of n1usssllne Dc soio
over white silk. richly garnit LII with I oint
de Nenise, Mechlin- Valenciennes, or othtr
handsome lace. in the form of yokes,
guimpes, Elton or Mikado jackets. berthas
and the like. with satin sashes at the waist
and shoulder trimmings of ribbon and lace
combined. But the beauty OF these gowns
lies really in their quaint simplicity.
Feminine Personals.
DIR, Eva Harding of Topeka, Kan, will
go to the front with the state volunteers as
an assistant surgeon.
Miss Mary scraggs, not 20 years old, has
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-19

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And it is therefore proper to refer to the
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In Mcpherson, Kansas, it cured a lady
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her daughter who was so sick with difficult
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Mexico, says that when she began using
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but the timely arrival of HaZeline saved her
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spondent beyond measure because doctors
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HER SEX.
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A couple of lawyers were recently dis
cussing a case in which they were engaged,
"At all events" said the younger and more
enthusiastic, 1--WE have justice on our side"
That's all very well, my lad" said his
more experienced conferee, but what we
want is the chief Justice on our side"
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1t is told of the late Justice Keogh Of the
Irish court of common pleas that, when
ever an expert witness was sworn in his
court, he was accustomed to ask, For
who, sir, do you appear? For the plaintiff,
or for the defendant"
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Oil cans are being made OF circular shape
TO be mounted on a central pivot and at
tached to the wall Of a building, a iange
on the can turning a friction wheel on a
vertical shaft with a chimney cleaner at the
top.
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In the year 1878, according to the Kansas
City World, a clever hoax was perpetrated
on the profession in the shape of a pamphlet
containing two fictitious cases which pur-
ported to be genuine decisions from an
Arizona court. In the first case, Tompkins
against Commonwealth, the defendant was
accused of the gratuitpys murder of a
mother and her ten children under circum-
stances of useless and offensive barbarity."
The court discusses the points In the case
very learnedly and closes the opinion with
the following convincing ,~citation of author
tiles; "In the case Of Sergeant against
Coffin, IL Mass. 315, it, was properly de-
cided that an erection in ainayigable river
was a nuisance; and in Smith against
Milmaise. Adm, 81 Ala. 410. 1t was held
that notice to the indorser OF a note Of
Its dishonor might be waived. ! need not
refer to the rule in Shelley's case, nor to
the well known Woodworth patent case of
Wilson against Barnum, s How. (U. 81, 25S.
These and other decisions, which II would
be mere pedantry to r%ecite, show that the
plaintiff In error has no cause to complain
Of the charge Of the court. The other er-
rors are merely supernumcraries, Joined to
the principal characters In order to give
them an air OF fictitious Importance on the
stage. We shall do the prisoner no wrong
by disregarding them, A criminal at his
trial plays at pitch and toss with the law
or his life, and, II he loses, he must pay
the stakes. 1t Is too late to contest here
the minor points of the game, which ought
to have been settled as 1t went along.
Judgment affirmed"
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Every state In the union, with the excep-
ton Of ten, now has a state botanist. New
York and Connecticut have two each.
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1t is curious, and also amusing. the album
dance and kind of criticism an author pro-
yokes when he undertakes to present. either
In q recital OF personal experience or In