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Evening star., 1898-09-13
Paper by Miss Townsepd

On motion of DR.. Kirby, the association
ADOPTED as the sentiment OF the assocja-
uon paper written by Miss Teste NJ
Iewnsend of Northeast Washington. on
the subject of the reclamation of the Ana
eosua hats The paper was as follows:
Ii IS doubtless safe to assert that within
recent years no question relating to the
gtferal Improvement of our city has re-
ce:ved so much attention as the problem ~
the Anacostia fats
rms question has found expression In
pCthc comment, in editorials in represen-
tarons from the health department and in
resolutions framed by the East Washing
board or trade. Such institutions as the
insane asylum, the jail and almshouse
WEich oCrder on the marshes of the East
ern branch, have made successive appeals
tor renef In their annual reports 1t has
been repeatedly placed before Congress-
BY the term 'Anacostia flats is meant
the unreclaimed lands which form the al
luvial banks of the Anacostia river from
its confluence with the Potomac 10 Ren-
ming bridge and beyond to the MARYLAND
line In area it approximates 1000 acres.
AS the banks or mud bars are not sufficient
10 prevent overflow from tidal influence
this sluggish stream becomes practically
stagnant pond. These mud bars sup
port prolific growth of aquatic plants
and reeds When the tide is out the mud
bottoms and aquatic vegetation are ex-
posed to the beating rays of the sun. This
vegetation willis and lies in great quantities
in the sediment continually undergoing
miasma- breeding decomposition. Into this
mass OF putrefying vegetable matter there
is constantly discharged on the CITY side
the contents of numerous sewers The
great northern boundary sewer at the east
ern end of II street and the open James
creek canal sewer, which discharges at
the arsenal grounds, add to the insanitarv
conditions.
Not only is a great part of Southea st
Washington, which is largely a residence
section. affected by the prevailing condi-
ton of the Anacostia river, but many of
the city's public institutions are likewise
BY reference to the map. it will be seen
Evening star., 1898-09-13

justice to the District the agreement should
be set aside and new one made, which
would be acceptable to the citizens of the
District
Evening star., 1898-09-13

biHner Plates We're Sl05D dog. .S7.S7
Br" ,kf&Sr Plates. We're $500 doz. ST. IS
Tea Plates s--.--....W We're $500 dcz. $40
Tea cups &Saucers. We're $3.50 doz. SIS,
Evening star., 1898-09-13

I pattern Open-stock French
Dinner Ware-Dresden flower
Gecoratlon-at IS per cent dis
count. For example
Evening star., 1898-09-13

FRENCH CHINA.
Ei'aly decorated Dinner Plates
reduced from $lG duz. to.... 50
Evening star., 1898-09-13

e'z- richly dee Dinner Plates.
Nee slightly defective Were c6 90
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-14

intends to present It as a token of thanks
for the cordial welcome he and his fam
lily are receiving at the hands of Ameri-
can society.
He also intends to give a museum OF
mineralogy, natural history etc. COM
posed of the numerous articles collect
ed by himself during the many explora-
tons which have made his name famous
in the scientific world.
Among the curiosities of the museum
will be some of those green stones
mentioned in the Brazilian papers
apropos of the Amazon legend given to
them by DR.. Teixeira. These stones are
worn by some Indian women inhabiting
districts along the Amazon river They
keep them strung in their beads as sacred
relics transmitted from the time of the
female warriors. and possessing virtues
attributed to those stones by ancient ex-
plorers who found It to their interests to
spread marvellous legends concerning the
countries discovered by them.
Orellanna, the first European who navi-
gated the Amazon river. was also the
first TO promulgate the fabulous stories
about the female warriors which stories
were taken up afterward by Raleigh and
Oviedo. and were much more readily be-
lieved because Christopher Columbus and
the Rev. Father Christano da Cunha had
dHtduS spoken OF aludZDIlS III the An
TILES. But the real truth in regard to
those female warriors is told by the
writers of that time, and especially by
Gandavo. in his description of the Indian
women of the Tupinambas tribe. They
assisted the men in battles and shared
their dangers; and many of them fought
alone. like male warriors. thus recalling
to mind the stories of Herodotus. Hip
pocrates and Dionysius about the famous
Amazons of Scythia and Libya.
Some Indian women says Gandavo.
''of the Tupinamhas have made between
themselves VOW of chastity, agreeing
to be killed if they ever violated 1t. They
despise all feminine work. and act in
everything as if they were not women.
They ride on horses in the same style
and posture as men. They go to war and
to hunts with bows and arrows; each
one of them possesses a woman as ser
want; she acts toward the latter as if
they were married. and they live together
like husband and wife"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-14
Legend of the AmazoDs.

Some time previous to the sale to the
United States of the Brazilian cruiser,
Amazonas. now the New Orleans. soon
to arrive in New York, the Rio de ia
Metro papers published interesting par
ticuiars about the legend. yet current
in Brazil, relative to the female war
riors who bore the same name as the
vessel recently purchased by the Ameri-
can Government. The legend was writ
ten after voyage in UNEMPLOYED regions
by the well-known Brazilian explorer.
painter and writer, DR.. Eugenio de Teix-
eird, Marquis de Aqua Branca, recent
IL resident of New York. and about
whoGe really great wealth newspapers
have published fantastical stories.
IL. Teixcira is. before anything else.
= ca.a:t and a great painter, who has
beeL rewarded already for his work with
the decoration of the French Legion of
Honor. OF tie Order of Isabella la CatolT
:cs. and vita many other distinguished
testimonials. His painting. 1.-The First
Communion In America exhibited at
the MeSiid exposition for the last cen
tenri.G Of Christopher Columbus, won
one c: the first two prizes. The talent,
thus acknowledged, of DIR. Eugenio Teix-
ezra justifies the expectation that the
large aiiegorical painting of the Maine
al which tic Is now working win be
quite worthy Of great reputation and
of the city Ok New York, to which he
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-14
The Modern Spanish Armada.
From the New York Tribunel


Daily reports give the impression that
Spain has one of the largest and most
powerful navies in the world. One dav
IL is announced that a number of battle
ships have sailed from Cartagena for
Cuba. The next. that a dozen or perhaps
twenty warships have left CadiZ for the
Cape Verde Islands. And so it goes. I'M
til one is reminded of the Ten Years
War in which, according to official Span
ish reports. the number of Cubans killed
and wounded and captured considerably
exceeded the entire population of the
island. infants in arms included.
Let us see what some of these reports
really amount to. a few days ago it was
announced that a formidable armada
was to proceed forthwith to the Cape
Verde Islands to escort the torpedo fleet
across the ocean. One of the four ships
named is the Emperador Carlos V. 1t is
a fine armed and armored cruiser, the
best in the Spanish navy. and the only
one protected with Harveyized steel. 1t
is "a vessel that would do credit TO any
navy as a cruiser. though, of course il
Is not equal to one of our battleships
But that ship has only just left a French
shipyard where 1T was being repaired.
and il cannot possibly be made ready for
service inside of several weeks. Another
is the Cristobal Colon, a fine armOred
cruiser purchased from Italy some time
ago. The Spanish engineers in charge
of 1t do not understand it's machinery
and cannot get 1t up to anything like
full speed. A third is the fine armored
cruiser Infanta Maria Theresa, which
the Spaniards seem able to manage. The
fourth is the cruiser Alfonso XIII, which
has no armor but protective deck and
no heavy guns at ALL Evidently these
four do not make an invincible armada
Now we are told that a squadron of
fifteen men-of-war is to set out at once
Let us see how it can be made up. 1t
probably comprises the three ships nam
ed above which are ready for service
Then there are the Cardinal Cisnerous
and the Princesa de Asturias. ships sim
liar to the lnfanta Maria Theresa. If to
these we add the Numancia and Vitoria
Anticipated craft of eight or ten knots an
hour and armed with old Misunderstanding
guns, We have exhausted the list of
armored ships in the Spanish navy. ex-
cepting the solitary battleship Pelayo
and the cruisers Catalina and Pedro
d'Aragona. which are not yet ready for
service. Such cruisers as Spain has been
able TO purchase abroad are not yet COM
pieteu ana VIII not De LOT a month or
two. The other eight or ten ships I'm this
feet must therefore be taken from the
list of unarmored cruisers and gunboats
of which Spain has a number. Two or
three of them have protective decks and
one carries four 7.S-inch guns. The bat
teries of most of them are composed of
and 6-inch and machine guns.
Such ships could do much damage to
commerce. In a conflict with real battle
ships they would cut no figure at ALL Nor
could they enter any harbor which has
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-14
The Wild Man Yelled for Mamma

Ralph the eleven-year-old son OF a
West Philadelphia physician. INDUCED in
a prank the other day which threatens to
involve his father in a lawsuit. Ralph
is the leader of the boys who live in his
neigh borhood and he is constantly in
venting new pastimes for his followers.
Last week the boys decided TO have a
circus and the doctors backyard was
made the scene of their rehearsing. In
order TO make the show a complete sue
cess a menagerie was considered necessa-
ny and the boys were soon casting
around for specimens. A goat, two dogs,
several cats and a parrot were secured,
but the ambitious Ralph was not satis-
fed and yearned for something more
startling. Finally he decided to originate
wild man." and laid his plans accord
ingly. Next door lives a four-year-old
boy, very nice little boy with f.axen
curls. The young Snowman and two of
his pals took the child into the stable
just before the show began to prepare
him for his part. They had supplied
themselves with a jug of molasscs from
the kitchen and hatful O. feathers from
an old pillow in the storeroom. They
smeared the child's hair and face with
the molasses and threw the feathers over
him. The effect was startling, but, un-
fortunately. the wild man began to
cry so Justify for his mamma that the
energetic showmen were compelled to Let
him go. without making n public appear
ance. The mamma of the wild ma.l"
was horror-stricken .ien n. wander ed
home TO her. She iasa'. got all IT,:
feathers and raolassos CT gel.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-14
superstItious Renamed

Woman, having been educated above
the level of superstitions, has no longer
any excuse for clinging to the little
charms and rites that once controlled
destiny. And so she has given them up?
Not bit of it. She has renamed them
fads. and keeps them up as faithfully as
ever. She accepts the fact that spilled
salt does not affect human relations yet
the little pinch flies over her shoulder to
stave off the prophesied quarrel. She is
convinced that the new moon will not
bring her present, yet by way of jest
she offers 1t the propitiating bow that
her great-grandmother used to send up
in solemn confidence. She can walk past
a pin. no matter which way it may be
pointing. yet. ten to one. she will turn
back with a laugh and pick it up. Moon
stones, four leaf clovers, lucky pennies
these are still found among the new wo-
mans possessions. and she will tell you
as a joke. that she is terribly supersti-
tious with laughing assertions about Fri
day and the number thirteen and broken
mirrors. She confesses to a pose so
frankly that peryerse mankind suspects
a trace of genuine belief in the attitude.
and comes to the conclusion that she
merely affects to affect superstition.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-14
The Versatile Book Agent.
fFrnm thc AIhanr Journall

tfIOm TIC AiUdilt Jvuthdi-l
He had a mustache like the King Of
Siam and the hue of his standing collar
seemed to bear a close relation to the
sable atmosphere which extended itself
over the Inflated valleys OF Egypt in the
time of Hebrew tribulauous.
IL am. my dear SIR" said he in a voice
as soft as ten cent velvet. Introducing
the Utterly Unmatchable Compendium OF
Universal Astonishments.' and with the
elaboration of "a man who is planning to
assault defenseless bologna saw age. he
drew the volume from his oil cloth satchel
and thus began:
Now. here we have a fine view of the
CITY of Thebes one of the most wonderful
Dlaces in the world. The houses appear
a little out of repair but they are guaran-
teed to let we'll The paving of the
streets is also dilapidated but as soon
as the liberal council is elected the whole
thing will be laid with belgian block and
will be a beauty. You can't see the car
shed nor the stock yards. They are over
there behind the hill. | guess.
Now. Thebes. you know. is located az
the mouth of the river Amazon and is
famous because Napoleon was born there.
This Napoleon was a wonderful man. He
went to sea as a cabin boy. got to be cap
tain of the ship and a terrible storm
drove him so nearly around the world it
was nearer to go on than to come back,
and by this means he got to be the first
man that ever circumambulated the
globe.
Finally he quit the sea business and
established a ferTY across the river called
the Heliespont. He fell desperately in
love with a girl named Mandy. who said
no man could be a hero unless he swan
the Hellespont. and Napoleon, who seems
to have partly lost his judgment. attempt
ed to swim the river to where Mandy
was. but his strength failed and he was
swept by the current out into the shore
less ocean of eternity.
Here We have Abbottsford. wonder
fully beautiful place. The big house with
the high chimneys you see in the center
of the picture is the ancient home of a
very wicked king named Louis. / don't
remember Louis who. but anyway he
was Louis somebody. He and his wife
spent stacks of money. and as the people
had to foot the bills they got hot about
it and made huge kick. They kicked up
a tremendous riot. The mob swore they
would have expenses reduced and they
pulled down the jail called Bastile and
hanged all the prisoners IL was costing
so much TO feed
1.-The man who led this riot was named
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-14
The Ritual of Grief.

The old ostentation of grief, the luxu-
~ of woe. is being rapidly put away by
this generation. which has only shrug
for the accusations of heartlessness that
are heaped on its head. And the
change is a wholesome one, for, of all
the mummeries of Vanity Fair. the self
importance of bereavement was the most
shallow.
In the old days women were not of
much consequence outside their own
front doors. and SO when sorrow brought
them a little brief prominence they un-
consciously chung to 1t. The piano was
locked up for 4 year. the parlors were
shrouded in solemn darkness, and the
voice took on hushed, chastened tone
which. combined with certain tilt of
the head and contraction of the eyes,
spelled recent loss as explicitly as the
Grape bands did. a person who caught
herself humming or walking briskly dur
ing those first months felt deeply
ashamed. and offered mute apology to
the one whose memory could only be
kept fresh by gloom. That one may
grieve without Journalism was not then
understood.
That We forget sooner now is quite
true in the sense I'm which our accusers
use the term. We open our minds 10
other interests instead of jealouslv
guarding against them. and We let time
heal the wound when he will, instead of
zealously keeping it open; counting self
indulgence in the matter of sorrow as no
less blamable than any other kind. More
over, we have such varied interests in
these days that the sentimental pleasure
Of tears and grieving has lost prestige.
Sorrow is yearly becoming less ritual
istic. We are not cold-blooded, but we let
the sun into our houses even though
they have seen death. and we do not
willfully bar up our lives against the re-
turn to cheerfuiness.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-14
The Prayer of a Warrior.
cFrom the cleveland Piain DeaIerJ

tFrOm the Cleveland Pam DeateT.l
little boy in the East End has taken a great
interest in the war question Ills mother ire
oueutIy cautions him against showing a cruel
spirit but his father, who is something Of bel
Igerent himself says nothing. The other day
it was Sunday-the yoUHgster extremely
warike, b0asting what he would DO 10 the SpdE-
iar,is and looping OF tine bsasls 90 imaginary
Dous at great rate. His mother cvcri2lrd sure
Of his tails and at cnce said % him:
Now frankie you have shovn yOurself
very naughty boy. Such talk Is wicked. and
want you TO 90 right 10 your bedroom and ask
God to put all naughty thoughts cut Of your
head
So frankie went into the bedroom ami hastily
shut the door behind him. II didn't latrh. Cw-
ever, and this Is the prayer whi,h his father siys
he heard through the narrow Openirs ::
"Oh. Lord. you know that the laies CONT
like TO fight and my mamma Is a lady. 4len -
different. There a coal wagon man swcre st
mamma once, and papa hauled of and Knocked
the stuffn out Of him. I want to ne Ike that
when ! get big. And, oh. Lord. yIu know
what those starvers are a-starvin' and murlla-ir'
poor little babies, and women, and men, You ya
seen the pictures and YOU know what they look
like. You know, those starvers have got 90 get a
darn good hckin' for all that, and for sinking ts
Maine too. Pa says you must fight except
when your cause is just You know how that Is,
cause you've licked the devil many times.
And now, Oh Lord, please let Uncle sam go
ahead and do what he thinks best, for ever ard
ever, amen"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-14
From "CoIonerr to "Nr..v

When a feminine colonel marries shall
she be a colonel no longer?
Is the mere title of Mrs" supposed
to compensate her for all the gladness
and the glory in the colonel Every
woman colonel in the country wants that
question answered before she considers
any further matrimonial propositions.
Here is Mrs. Cunningham, of Georgia.
A few brief months ago she was Col
Butt, a colonel of Gov. AtkinsOn's staff
She rode with the staff and received
with ii. She did all that the others did
Then she married Mr.. George Cunning
ham and now some people say that she
should be colonel no longer. Just how
the dispute will end is not certain. 1t
will possibly be left to a military court of
inquiry to decide,
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-14
Hopes Insignia.

Green is the symbolic color of hope
and like the act of hoping we are never
weary of it. Do We weary of the beauti-
full green of turf and foliage the whole
year through? No. The color is most
restfu and satisfying. Do we ever tire
enables us to overcome many of lifes OBJ
stacles. to have courage amid many tri-
ais and Acknowledgements. How well
chosen seems the green color of all veg
etable life in returning Spring, typical of
fresh lease of life and new strength to
bear its duties, its pleasures, its burdens
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-14
LIpN'T WANT TO BE A d. Ar.
CoEtcn: to he q Great-Great-Grand
daughter.

oauHhter.
Nothing is more indicative of the self
satisfaction. not to say self-esteem, of
the many ancestral societies which,
mushroom-like have sprung up so pro-
ILLEGALLY within the past few years that
their assumption that every one would
give anything to belong to them. They
just take 1t for granted that to become a
Daughter or a Dame. or a Scioness of
Royalty or whatever else the particular
order may be, is. of course, the desidera-
tum of the female SOUL both individually
and collectively. That there might be
reasons why one should not wish to be
SO identified is apparently beyond their
comprehension. While talking with n
Daughter not long ago, a woman CHANGED
| to let fall the fact that her great-great-
grandfather had been a major general
in the War of the Revolution. Really"
cried the Daughter, why. you could be-
come one OF u.s. I'd no idea you could
get in. Dear me, I'll attend to 1t for you
right away and" But" interrupted
the woman II don't want to become one
of you. In the first place, 1 haven't
time to attend the meetings. and in the
second place / have very little interest in
that sort of thing you don't want to
join us?" gasped the Daughter. You
mean to say that even If you can get In
you would Just as lief not become a
Daughter" 81 do replied the woman.
You see, I'm quite content just to re-
main a at-granddaughter 1t
was another woman, who, having an
equal ancestral right to join the organi-
zation, was at length overpersuaded by
friends to make out the necessary docu-
ments prior to the process. Her inten-
tons were made known to a certain
chapter and she was notified that at a
certain time her application would be
received and herself made welcome. At
the certain meeting, accordingly, the wo-
man presented herself. Before the time
for handing in her credentials arrived the
usual business routine of the chapter
was transacted. AS usual, this consisted
of flights of far-fetched eloquence, inter
spersed with a vigorous throwing of bou-
quets. and on this special occasion the
flights were greatly prolonged and ex-
traordinarily far-fetched, while the bou-
auet- throwing reached the superiative
degree. There are those who will. per-
haps. have no difficulty in identifying the
occasion. Well. the would-be Daughter
stood it just as long as she could and
then, credentials and all. she got up and
left. Some one asked her afterwards
why 1t was. WELL she said. with char
acteristic candor, If becoming a Daugh-
ter of the American Revolution entails
such tomfoolery as all that. sensible wo-
men want TO keep out of il, that's all"
A prominent Holland Dame in discussing
ancestral organizations not long ago re-
marked that she was als0 a Daughter
and a Colonial Dame. ION, l can belong
to anything" she declared; I've never
yet seen the ancestral society that L
couldn't join. / tell you, / can belong to
anything" There were those among her
listeners who couldn't but think that the
exclusiveness both of the individual and
the organizations might be lessened by
this admission.
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Oliver Cromwell He had the King ar
rested and took sharge of the govern
ment himself This gave Cromwell tho
big head and he started out TO fighting
anybody that came along. He licked
about a dozen kings and had everything
his own way until he locked horns with
a general named Wellington. who Knocked
him out. arrested him on an assault and
battery warrant and sent him 10 work in
the chaingang on the St. Johns River.
When his term was out he managed a
Florida tourist hotel for a week and i'm
mediately thereafter purchased the con-
trolling interest in the Bank of England"
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"A word to the wise Is sufficient and a
word from the wise should be sufficient.
but you ask, who are the wise? Those
who know. The oft repeated experience
of trustworthy persons may be taken for
knowledge. Mr.. w. M. Terry says Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy gives better sat
isfaction than any other in the market
He has been In the drug business at Elk
ton. Ky. for twelve years: has sold hun
dreds of bottles of this remedy and near
ly all other cough medicines manufac-
.tured, which shows eonclusively that
Chamberlain's is the most satisfactory to
the people. and is the best For sale by
Henry Evans. wholesale and retail drug
gist, 93S f Street northwest, and Con-
necticut Avenue and S Street northwest;
and lbs Maryland Avenue northeast.