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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-11

which 1 have influenced the course of pub
lie events"
Are You thinking of claiming credit or
assuming the responsibility for the things
you have written amanuensis?''
NO., she answered archly. Il don't want
any credit or any responsibility which are
not strictly mine, but / think IL ought
two public men of great prominence in the
affairs of this republic. 1t was l who. by
a stroke of diplomacy. prevented a misun-
Outstanding and promoted harmony of en-
deavor. where discord was seriously threat
ened. L don't claim to be any Joan of Arc
nor any Mary Ellen Lease, but I've done
my share in forming the dcs;inies Of the
world
The alert young man was Immediately
interested.
Who are the people concernedg' he
asked.
Il won't mention names. They are both
members of Congress and one had been,
as he supposed. seriously affronted by
the other. He came to me to dictate a let
ter expressing his exact opinion, at that
time, of his colleagues conduct. The Ian
Euage was more vigorous than polite. He
had not dictated half page before | per-
ceiNed that there was danger of arousing
i'll feeling beyond the hope of reconcilia-
ton. i felt that il | could divert his mind
and cause delay 1 would be doing a great
work. They had previously co-operated
in a manner which had brought good re-
suits, and when he dictated, you are a
malevolent Machiavellian miscreant," I
made uD my mind II was time for me to
put my foot down and see that he paused
for little reflection and that he modified
his language.
How did you manager
Easily enough. / asked him how he
spelled it"
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Infantile Slumber.

Here" said the doctor, "is something
that will make you sleep like baby
Mr.. Blyl1ins looked at the blending hues
of boil on his wrist with an expression of
sadness.
''Of course. DOCTOR" he said, deprecating
ly. you understand your business
The physician glanced up from the pre-
scription he was writing, but made no
reply.
81 won't venture to dispute your knowing
just what l need" Mr.. Blykins continued.
Had you any Impressions to the con-
trary?' inquired the doctor. as he paused
in the middle of cabalistic symbol.
mo. 1 have no doubt that prescription
Is good for me. 1t is just what need, if
you say But haven't the self-control,
the moral firmness, the self-abnegation to
take 1t. I'd rather drift along in my care
less, uniformed fashion, even IL it isn't so
beneficial"
What are you talking about?" came the
rather abrupt inquiry.
Your prescription that is going to make
me sleep like baby. AS i said you know
your business, but it seems to me a sheer
waste of medicine. It's all / can do to
keep from squirming and yelling half the
night as it is.''
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played out.
She Knew Better,

Young Mrs. Torkins looked very indig-
nant. She slammed the sugar bowl slight
ly and her husband turned upon her a
glance of mild inquiry.
II didn't mean to be cross to you, dear,
said she. but some people are too dread
fully provoking for anything"
WHAT'S the difficulty now? Has the
servant discharged us again?'
mo. But the impotence of these people
who go from door to door selling things is
uncomfortable They think just because We
haven't been keeping house very long they
can impose on US and make fun of us TO
our faces. If you haven't any berries fer
dessert it's all their fault
Her husband said nothing, but listened
patiertly yet with hopeless expression
in his eye.
"A man came to the door with some
splendid ones. But told him to take them
back. 1 wouldn't put up with his assur-
ance"
Wanted to charge you too much, did
hep
mo, indeed he came down three cents"
Boxes weren't full measure?"
Yes, they were large enough; but he
grinned at me like this she went on, Civ
ing a sardonic imitation, land said, Lady.
these is fine. These is real, regular Branch
berries AS if he could make me believe
Strawberries grew on branchesr
Don't they?' he inquired, with an in
donation of calm curiosity.
Now, Charley. you know as well as l
do that they don't grow on branches. They
grow on a kind of straw
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-11


Dancing and Smoking In Burmah.
From Travel
In one village whers we stayed the chief
man arranged a dance in our honor. Mel
ther he nor we danced; that would have
robbed US and him of dignity. He paid
somebody else to dance instead. A troop of
village girls, with flowers stuck in their
newly creased hair and wearing their pref
test pieces OF silk that serve as frocks
threw themselves into all kinds of graceful
and other Pastures. What LITTLE skirt there
was was tight-fltting and hampering in
movement. Yet the girls had a freer swing
of the body than nautch girls, and all the
fantastic attitudes they were working their
elbows and hands and fingers twitchingly
The most skillful dancer was the girl who
could stand statuelike, with face unmoved,
while her bosom rose and fell in painting
excitement.
Then some Of the youths danced. First of
all, they were seated, and after lowering
their heads as obeisance to US they COM
menced song. Suddenly jumping to their
feet ard drawing handkerchiefs from their
waists. they began pirouetting in the most
demented fashion. While the women were
stately in their gyrations, moving languid-
ly, the man thought the chief merit was to
work themselves to pitch of frenzy by
manner. During the dancing everybody was
smoking-men, women and children. There
were little rascab who had to hold on with
both hands while they sucked at a cheroot
q foot long. We heard that even infants at
the breast pun smoke.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-11
THE DIVINE AFFLATUS,
He Knew just Why He Wanted ta
Ht Write Poetry.

The literary editor was sitting with
bowed head over his desk, piled high with
manuscripts from hundred sources, and
the angels were busy in their bright home
above blotting out his remarks with their
tears. as angels are said to do on occasion,
when his labors were interrupted by the
entrance of a visitor. He had all the symp-
toms; the editor knew it as soon as he
saw his long and unkempt locks, his I'M
manicured nails. his unvaleted clothes and
his dim and lusterless shoes, and he waited
for the sacred fount Of the muses. to be
turned loose.
Il beg your pardon" said the caller,
coming forward, but may 1, an tumble
devotee, approach the altar of the high
prIest?"
Walk right up" responded the editor,
rather fippantly, perhaps; that is, If you
can find one anywhere around. 1 think our
altar supply is little short Just at pres
ent. You see. the war has made big run
on it." .
The visitor ignored the irrelevance of the
editor.
Il am come" he said, making a pro-
found genufiexion before the editor, Ito
say to YOU sir, that 1 must write a poem.
Must. 1 say, sir. The power of poetry is
strong within me. The"
How do you know it?" inquired the edi-
tor; interrupting him. What are the sem
SatlOnS!'
II know it by a thousand signs. sir.
feel it coursing through my veins, sir.
When l lay me down in the night time I
see strange visions Of unutterable descrip-
tions. In the morning when 1 arise the
divine affiatus lays its slow and heavy
spirit on me and weighs me down with the
burden Of it's wonderful power NY feet
wander through the paths of the twilight
picking up it's gloom as one might pick up
the heavy clay upon the muddy roadbed
l start at the footsteps of my friends as
If the Muses. trod upon each others heels
so fast they follow 1 close my eyes and
see the darkness spread before me- filled
with myriads Of stars that beckon me to
hitch my wagon To-
Hold on exclaimed the editor, break
ing in suddenly, "hold on! You've made a
poetry that ails you; it's malaria, and you
want to take something for your liver
and take 1t blamed quick. or the only
poetry that will be Of interest to YOU will
be written on q slab Of marble with a
chfsel, and you won't be writing it, either,
Good morning." and the visitor felt com
PEELED to retire.r-s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-11
ANCESTRAL TREES.
Your PrOgenitOrs May Number Some
where fin Neighborhood of a Million.

Your PrOgenitOrs May Number Some
where fin Neighborhood of Million.
From the New Orleans Pieayune
The misfortune of this country in not pos
sessing a titled class has long been a source
of grief to many sensitive people. In par
tcular has ii weighed upon the soul of the
American woman. The American man has
felt as a general thing, that so long as his
bank account was all right he could worry
along without a title, but the American wo-
man has yearned for coronets and coats-of-
arms and refused TO be comforted because
they were not hers. The idea upon which
cur government is founded, that one man
is as good another, if MOI a little better,
doesn't go with her. OF course. many wo-
men have acquired noble ancestors by right
of purchase, but every one Who yearns for
position has not the wherewithal to buy.
Lords and dukes come high, and there is a
constantly advancing market, even In
counts and barons. In this dilemma Tie in
Nentive genius of the Yankee came TO the
front and devised the alphabetical societies.
and the American women became daugn-
tiers of various societies, that are kind Of
understudy aristocracy. A fashionable wo-
man who spends her time tracing her an
cestry back 10 some revolutionary soldier
or colonial dame would probably throw a lit
II her reyered ancestors should walk in on
her. The chances are they were quite COM
and she would hustle them UP the back
STAIRS before the servants could see .hem.
But they safely out of the way. and it
all goes now and she is happy in her make
believe superiority.
Recently a certain smart set in the cast
have gone the revolutionary ladies one bet
ter These exclusive danes call themselves
Daughters of the Kings" and are on the
stIll hunt for some king to whom they can
trace their ancestry back. They pack the
libraries in this country and infest the coll
leSes of heraldry in Europe. 1t doesn't
matter who The king was. A half a king
Will do. ii it's all that's leGt in the deck.
To women who are just starting in the abb
sorbing occupations of collecting ancestors
1t may be interesting to know tnat Il is the
easiest thing in the world TO make a show
ing that should entitla them to become
daughters of anything they like. \ family
tree is just dead easy when you know how
to make il. At the first remove you have
two anceStors-father and mother At ths
next step you have four-two grdnafathers
and two grandmothers. Each Il these has
a father and mother. you have four
great grandfathers and four great grand
mothers. Each OF these again had two
parents, SO that at the fourth generation
back you have sixteen ancestors, at the
fifth you have thirty-tSo, at the sixth you
have siXty-four, and at the seventh you
have IDS As you go little further they
rise to the thousands. tens of thousands
and hundreds of thousands, so that if your
direct ancestors for twenty generations be
added together they amount to over 1.0D0-
600, and If you go back another twenty de-
grees they total L0ooOoo.oo0.Ooo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-11
Put Knots in Your Veil.

From the Milwaukee Wisconsin.
In buying veil the other day the sales
girl gave a bit of information very useful.
She took the veil, stretched 1t out full
length, and tied knot in each end, and
then one in the center of one side to fit
over the hat brim. The knots in the end
keep the veil in place, and so make the veil
last longer and look better. Besides, it Is
very much easier to arrange veil. It is
strange how many well-dressed women are
careless of their wells. 1t is not an unusual
sight to see the edge frayed or little breaks
or tears. Sometimes you see 1t has given
away on the very end of the nose Now II
looks just as bad-oh, yes, much worse
than 1t would to see an unsightly scar on
the face. The scar cannot be helped but
for careless slovenliness there is not a
shred Of an excuse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-11
Spanish Sherry.

Several Americans were dining at West
End restaurant in London recently, when
patriotic Yankee pointed out that sher-
ry. the wine hailing from Spain, the land
of their hated foe. was on the table, and
suggested that 1t should be removed. One
or two objected. The beverage they
thought, was excellent, and they did not
see the fun Of sacrificing the palate to ma
tional sentiment. The contending parties
came to something like hot words, when a
Hibernian waiter in attendance whispered
that he was aware the stuff had no con-
nection whatever with Spain-in fact, it
had been brewed in London. The dispu-
tants changed the subject, but did not call
for any more sherry" The matter, how
ever. reached the ears of the restaurant
proprietor, who, the Daily Telegraph says,
showed his appreciation of his too truthful
subordinate by discharging him on the
spot
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-11
Gloves Must Match.
rom the New York Herald

| From the New York Herald
| 1t will be necessary this summer for your
| gloves to match your frock. The styles are
| insistent on this point, and woe to the wo-
| man who tries to override the law. The
| fashion is so imperative. in fact, that when
you order a frock of any sort at your Dress
makers You must speak to her about the
| gloves to be worn with 1t.
Does she know her business she will at
once put a sample of the frock in your
hand and order you to go forth at once and
purchase your gloves from 1t. If the said
frock is one OF the new tints. anything out
of the usual range of colors you must have
your gloves made to order to get the pre-
else hue. The glove of the summer is to be
of suede, and this material dyes admirably
any given tint being readily initiated in It.
This having gloves made to order Is
rather an expensive affair, of course, but
in many cases IL will be the only solution
of the problem this season. The favorite
colors will be green, gray and brown, as
these are to be the popular tints for cos
tunes. All are of exceedingly pretty and
novel hues.
Still another new glove of the moment is
of black suede. with little white lines on
its back. This Is intended to be worn with
black and white dresses, and. with such a
costume, is one of the daintiest ideas of the
day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-11
SaGhalien.

The only American who has been able to
reach the Siberian island of Saghalien is
Prof. Benjamin Howard. To SaghaIien the
worst Russian criminals are sent but
PROT Howard says that the stories of its
horrors, so commonly believed are greatly
exaggerated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-11

Written for The Evening Star.
A Dingnosi..
Sorter played out-tha>S the feelin'
As ketches you once in awhile
Like the sorrowfui thought that comes
stealth
To scatter the bloom of a smile.
Nothin' particular ails you.
Yere tit to be up an about,
Yet somehow yer energy fails You.
Ye're jes'
kind a
played out.
But you know that the night has strange
power,
So tender, yet strong and complete,
That it lifts up the witherin' flower.
Or brings forth another more sweet.
Were that the morrow will find 'em
A smlin' once more, true and stout.
They're jes'
sort o.
played out.
So les mind the rule which for ages
Has been made fur US mortals so plain,
That We needn't go readin dull pages
A priceless assurance to gain.
When yer wishin' and hopin' and carin'
Seems merged into sorrow an doubt
Don't think that its time for despairin';
Ye're jes
kind O.
played out.
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A Respectable Epita ph.

"A Respectable Epftaph.
He had no scion to send out,
Unframed, to military fame;
He never worried much about
The way the papers spelled his name.
Small was the figure that he cut
When warlike folk would meet and plan
He wasn't any hero-but
He paid his taxes like man.
With worldly wealth which he controlled
His way was business-like and cool.
His charities were seldom told;
Straightforward dealing was his rule
He never scorned a profit small:
A proposition he would scan
For close advantage. Yet, withaI,
He paid his taxes like a man.
And when future patriot band
Lists to the stories that are told,
A thought will come of some weak hand
That clutched and kept a nations gold:
And he who went his honest way
Will not be least in all the clan;
They'll take their hats off and they'll say
He paid his taxes like man.
A Poser.
A young woman paused in the midst of
the alphabetic mysteries which she SO
deftly executed on the typewriter keys to
remark:
ITS a strange thing that I have never
been interviewed
"On what topic:' inquired the young
man with the alert eye and the intellectual
forehead.
why. on the part have played in the
affairs Of my country, on the manner In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-11
An Awful Loss.
From Puck.

First Spaniard-.Another battle has beer
fought. The Americans lost over 500 men,
Second Spaniard-"Lost over 500 mem
How did II happenr'
First Spaniard-"Why. they lost thai
many Of our men! Some Of our heroic
troops made q glorious escape"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-11
Her Patriotic sentiment..

From Puck.
He-"T see you are wearing the national
colors..
She-"Of course I amt Why. think the
american nag L. just too cute for any
thingr'
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wansed~A Drink.
From Life.

from l4lfe. y SNSr
TtmF 2 am.
MA. I wanSa dF&k.' :.
Hush, .dasfng turn over and go to
Sleep" ~ IN ss%
mo, you 81 less. Turn over, dear.
and go to slea I'M
drink!
Lie STILL EheA9dnd go to Sleep"
But want. "a dIlhkY'
mo, you don't want a drink: you had a
drink just before, You went to bed. Now
be still and go right to sleep"
Il do, too, lDaHt Ra drinkp
Don't let me srkak to you again, child;
go to Sleep: pa
please give ma a dEank?'
IF you saynanother word I'll get up and
spanhtyou. Now go to sleep. You are q
naughty girl"
(After two minutes) INA, when you get
up to spank me will You give me a drink p
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-11
or Her Hands.
From Puck.

Mrs. Johnson-"So yo' fink ole Mrs.. Jack
sons husband and five a5le-bodied sons
hab enlisted and gone to de war? wot
makes yo' fink dat p
Mrs. Raleigh-'sWell she's stopped takin.
In washinys =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-11

From Puck.
Mrs. Brown-"My brother-in-law's cousin
has gone to the front"
Mrs. Jones-"And my cousins brother-in-
law. Why can't we organize a society "a
be known as the Daughters of the Cuban
War;"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-10-12
New Idea in Newspapers.

The Boston Journals habit of keep
ing ahead is now once again brought
strongly to public attention. The Sum
day Journal will appear next Sunday in a
new and original form, most convenient
to handle, and effective in arrangement
with weight pages, large increase
in space over former issues. The Sun
day Journal is the first paper in the
country to bring out this modern novel
idea.
The New England Home Magazine,
with its 48 pages profusely illustrated
and the Illustrated Weekly, filled with
Photographic pictures of events of the
day in New England and of the worlds
important doings will be included each
Sunday with the new style Journal.
Features of special interest in next
Sundays issue will include the story of
personal experiences in the war by
Col. E. p. Clark of the Second Massa-
chusetts Regiment (the initial one of a
series by New England soldiers), and
the first of several articles by Frederic
Roy Martin, the Journals special staff
correspondent in Porto Rico, telling
picturesqely of the odd and interesting
events connected with the evasion of
that leland.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-10-12
October 8, '98.

A WAR for humanity has liberated
Cuba and Porto Rico, and, if the spinal
columns of the peace commissioners
are of the right stuff, the Philippines
also. China prevents an exceedingly
promising objective point for the next
campaign in the sacred cause. The
"heathen Chinee" is in need of the
Christianizing touch of the church
militant. The Baltimore has been de-
tached from the squadron at Manila to
assist in enforcing the commonest pre-
cepts of Christianity upon the barbara
ans at Pekin. Humanity demands
that such an offense to civilization as
the government of China, hoary with
prehistoric evil, shall have the treat
ment the dowager empress is reported
to have administered to the emperor.
That is to say, it should be put out of
existence. a.
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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-10-12

when Mr.. Choate, says the Suns re-
port, coupled the names of General
Tracy and Seth Low and said of the
mayoralty contest last year: "We've
learned something since them" A
steady giggle of pure joy rippled up
and down the house at each clever refer
ence to the "unpleasantness" of last
year and some of its leading characters,
particularly Plat and Parkhurst. Seth
Low, it is reported, went almost into
commissions over the reference to Park
bursts "ardent spirits" But Mr..
Choate finally settled down to business
and discussed the issues of the canvass
in the trenchant manner that has won
him national fame as an orator and a
lawyer of the foremost rank.
"United We Lick" is the Sun s
characteristic and suggestive comment
on the existing situation of affairs in
the camp of the Empire State Repub-
licans.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-10-12
Note and Comment.
existence.

General Wood has cleaned the streets
of Santiago, purified the city, and now
asserts that there is not single au-
thenticated case of yellow fever there.
He also has opened schools for the edu-
cation of the children. Verify doth
civilization sometimes advance on a
powder cart.
A man in the city of New York re-
ceived the following letter from Great
Falls, Mont. "Dear Uncle: Papa has
allowed me the use of his typewriter
just long enough to tell you that 1 am
a little boy and that l was born on
Thursday morning last quite early. l
am worth coming all the way from New
York to see. 1 weighed ten pounds
when l was born, nine pounds the day
after, and now / weigh ten again. 1
have fine alto voice and know several
songs. Papa says am nonpareil,
whatever that means. 1 think En-
glish very hard language to learn,
and am very fond of the western cli-
mate. have no name yet, and 30 can
only sign myself your loving nephew"
Nebraska's corn crop this year is es-
timated to be worth $37, 800 900 in SOL
id money good anywhere, and not the
kind which a good many Nebraskans
voted for in the Bryan campaign. The
crop value of this single state is thus
pretty near equal to the product of all
our gold mines last year, and not far
behind the aggregate annual yield of
Australia. So prosperous and product
i've a commonwealth ought to have
sound theories of currency and finance
and business in general, and Nebraska
is no doubt in the process of acquiring
them.