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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-29
COLoRED SCHOOLS.
The President Asked to Make an In
vestigatiOn.

Mr.. VIII NJ. Cook today filed with the
President letter complaining of alleged
abuses in connection with the colored
schools of The District The letter stated
that the colored people have time after
time complained of abuses, Irregularities
and outrages in their schools, and that
these matters have been ignored by the
Commissioners. The President is asked to
set on foot an investigation OF the COM
INT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-29

purchased from a German firm. Secretary
Long has decided to name this boat the
Somers. In honor of a naval officer bear
ing that meme. 1t is expected that the
Somers will start at once for New York.
The authorities have finally decided to di-
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Instructions have been sent to Commo-
dore ]. A Howell, on duty on board the
cruiser San Francisco. directing him to de-
tail an officer to command the torpedo boat
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p,ees Let q Regular I pss s5s y..a 18c. doz.
With With two rufaes. Regular price zgc
4s-inch Black silk Losen and Russian Net,
for covering dresses. Regular price. kdN<.
*ioV.. .........--.......:. ...-..--.-. WV
mill mi,,.ne 9: % inches wide. Regular 1Qc
An-wool soutache Braid, in black white and
dozen yards su'.. PRICE .'e lWc. dOZ.
~, Il lot Of oolored Frogs. IL all the newest
saeSe Regular price. sse. l7c. ca.
I lot of Fancy Black silk and Mohair Trim
Regular PRICE sosto ? sse e9 gsfG 2Sc. yd.
.h.,I lot cg nas!, silk Edsing in al the new
s sa1dts, Asso'as price: ne. &c. yd.
1 lot Of Jet and SILK Yokes and Garnitures.
si.ss sell for 500 and 79c. ca.
Regular Ss Of pr Esn' g eeas &c. doZ.
lot Of Jet, Pearl and Steel Buckles.
s assnlar prices, s6c. and CSC. DC. ca.
Soc yard ard ...ne. nesa..i pi.e. 44c. va.
in rr sssk white SIX =. and asisrs de s
wide: Regular price, soc. yard. AAc w6
special. ........---.--....-.. 1'Ss ySs
1 lot of Embroideries in Cambria and Swiss,
/ to inches wide. Usually sell RI xrA
1 lot of Em5roideries, in Edges and Inser-
lions, / to inches wide, in Swiss and
Cambria. Regular prices. Sc. SC ND
ana lOc ydr0. wv y We
lot of Embroideries, in Edges and Inser-
tons, to inches wide. in SWISS Naipscok
and Cambric Regular prices, Dc wd.
1Sc. and Doc yard. uSSe y Ne
lot Of Embroideries. in Nainsook Swiss ard
Cambria Edges and Insertions. 3 to 8 inches
wide. Regular prices. 30c. to N 6Nc VII
3sc. yard. ......-....-.... ASSs yas
1 lot of Valenciennes Lace inch wide.
d Rssgln Tor grice' soc for one Csc. dOZ.
Shlrreu LDerty SILK, Y inches wide, Tor
hat and dress trimming. in all the shades
burnt orange. turquoise. feliotrope. cerise, black
s snTd "n Special hssa"f price nc 68c. yd.
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Want" ads. In The Star pay because
they bring answers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-29

rect the vessel to proceed under her own
steam. and she may accompany the San
Francisco and New Orleans
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that she fhe Maine) should be in the bay,
and they would blow her up anyhow.
Diver Reddy's Story.
The Winslow mail., 1898-11-26
TO LEARN. ENGLISH.
A Striking Example of the intellect
ual Progress Made by Jap
anese Student.

A japanese young man of education
and social standing recently became a
waiter in a San Francisco club in or
der to learn English and make liv-
ing, says the New York Tribune
When he asked the steward foT bis
wages the latter cursed him and struck
him with a potato masher, wherenpon
lie wrote the following letter to the
club officials:
Through all this affair | was never
offensive; when went there 10 de-
mand the money 10 which ! am enti-
tied he unjustly enjoined me to get
cut; that is an unreasonable move
ment. and cannot fail to hurt man S
feelings.
What! Without being satisfied will
that insult made my blood boil and
veins burst with successive onslaught
Of ignominious swear. My returning
was completely eXcusable for 10 be in
different o such an ignO1le treatment
denotes that one is a stranger TO the
sense of honor; and so he ought o have
relished it with abashed submission.
And what again! The tongue, ihe
countenance was not capable enough
to wreak his savage fur? nd then re-
sorted to the final step Of violence as
though was a mass Of call (cal!ous?)
:rsensible to disgrace and pain"
The Winslow mail., 1898-11-26
NO MAN INDISPENSABLE.
This Philosopher Says There Is a
Limit to the value of Even the
Valuable slan's Services.

Its a mistake for man 10 think
he's indispenSa able" said Mr.. Nozzle
by. Of The New York Sun. for Eo man
Is Men are valuable, and they may
easily make the emselves very valuable
but when man comes o think iha:
The business can't get along without
him, or can't get along sc we'll as il
does. which amounts TO the same
thing, why, he's wrong, that's all
More than one man has found hat out
when be has set his valuation too high
And it is very probable that when he
began TO dwell on his own value. his
value in reality began TO decline; it 5
certain that one OF the things thai
contributed most toincrease his value
was his forgetfulness of himself
"As matter Of fact, mans inter,
esis. if be is really superior man Up
o certain point, and that a high
point, too. will take care Of them
selves, or rather other people will take
care Of them if he win supply the mo
tive. There is a fixed low price for the
run Of people OF average ability, but
Eone for the man of really superior
ability. that is, if be is 100 per cent
man, which is 10 say not ouIy of high
ability, but Of perfect forgetfulress OF
self and absolute devotion o business
Any break or flaw or lack in these
qualities anywhere knocks man 5
value down wonderfully. Nothing less
han the whole thing will do, but thai
will command price anywhere and
everyW here.
Sill no man is indispensabl BILE; il
isn't in The nature Of things that he
should be. No matter who dies. the
world keeps on turning just the same.
and il would be just the same with the
business if you should 60 out Of it,"
The Winslow mail., 1898-11-26
MYSTERY OF TWO LAKES.
They Are Far Apart I'm Europe, But
Are AGItsted by the Same
Storms.

The Wetternsee ia Sweden, like so
many other lakes. has long enjoyed the
local reputation of being a bottomless
pit. The Swedish scientists have now
destroyed the venera bic legend, for in
the measurement taken a few days
ago they have successfully demon
strated that the greatest depth of
the lake is only 119 meters. There still
remains, however, a series of mys-
teries which science mus; be content
10 leave unsoIved-at least for a
time. 1t is not only legendary be-
lief, but there is quasi-scienti &c
ground for the queer supposition that
living creatures. animals and veg
etable. can ard do make Journeys to
and fro between the high northern
lake of Wettern and the South Ger
man lake of Constance. This bold
conclusion has been partly justified hy
the appearance of exactly the same
fauna, and even of the same animal
life, in the Swedish and the Swabian
island seas.
1t is even asserted that whenever
there is storm on the lake Of Con-
stance the lake of Wette-n begins
sympat he tically to roll and swell, and
that the southern lake is similarly
moved by any agitation in the distant
northern lake. The Kieine Zeitung
soberIy declares this sympathetic phe-
nomenon 10 be known fact, but con-
siderately adds that we will have to
wait some time for the rational eXpla-
tion of it.
The Winslow mail., 1898-11-26
TWO NARROW BUILDINGS.
They Are in Philadelphia anc. One
Is a FOur-StOry Structure Only
Five Feet Wide.

Philadelphia may not be able to
boast the tallest buildings in The
world, but she surely has her share of
the narrowest. says a writer in the
Record On the corner Of Chestnut
and American streets is located a
building that at first glance would
seem TO reflect seriously on The sanity
Of the protector. but the multitude Of
prosperous tenants form monument
to the financial shrewdness CT the
owners. From outside to outside Of
the walls the structure is exactly five
feet wide. 1t is $50 feet deep. and
there are four stories. Every room in
it is occupied by shop Of some kind
or By families, who seem TO lie con-
tented with their lot. The walls are
over one foot thick. and this leaves
less than one yard for the inside
space. Therefore. II is a physical inn
possibility for the tenants TO occupy
"a ful-size d bed, If they desire to sleep
it must be on cot, and The sleeper ex-
tends his body from north to south
Among the numerous Industries in
this contracted building are Il tailor
shop. restaurant, printing Office. a
sign painting establishment and a
cigar store. Another narrow build
ing is at Market and T.etitia streets It
is FIVE stories high and six feet three
inches wide. In its original state This
building was six feet wider than at
present, but city Improvement cut it
down IN the prespnf size
The Winslow mail., 1898-11-26
LAND CRABS OF CUBA.
rhey Are Larger Than Sea Crabs ana
They Live Entirely on
the Land.

Jonathan S. Jenkins, an American
miniature-painter, lived in Havana
during the middle of the century anG
kept dairy Of his experiences. a
series Of extracts from this diary are
being published in the Century, where
in occurs the following description Of
the land-crab, which caused so much
annoyance TO American soldiers in the
present war:
These creatures are larger than q
sea-crab. and live entirely on the land.
They run with great speed, even out
stripping horse. Al certain seasons
of the year they migrate in large bod
les from one side Of the island TO the
ether, in columns sometimes half a
mile wide, and so dense as almost to
stop carriage on the road they may
be crossing. These columns overcome
every obstacle in their direct line of
march, even high mountains. 1t is sup
posed that these migrations are
prompted by the instinct Of propag ga
ton, as the crabs seek the sea-shore.
deposit their eggs, and cast off the old
she'll. These crabs are so common
about the city Of Matanzas that the
inhabitants often receive the sobri-
quet Of cangrejo. They are frequently
found in he houses. and in some cases
even under the beds.
There is species of conch which
makes similar marches through the
country in immense bodies. These are
called pirates, from a very curious
habit they display. This creature,
which resembles snail, has he ability
of detaching Itself from the shell,
which, for some reason. it emporar rily
leaves at times; and while its house
is thus vacant, another, passing, will
back its body, tail foremost. into the
empty shell, and keep possession"
The Winslow mail., 1898-11-26
GUNBOATS SHIPPED By RAIL.
Steel Floating Forts for Use of Brit
ish Army en- the Upper
Eiic.

While the British army is pushing IT;
way up the Nile valley, it is achieving
most wonderful naval exploit. This
is the carrying Of gunboats along with
the soldiers by railroad. 70 take war
ships ashore and overland seems like
& comic opera campaign al first glance.
But ii is really very serious ana scien-
tifc method of wagirg war. These
gunboats. which are cut into sections
and loaded upon freight ears, will be
put together after the fashion of a
portable canoe and launched on the
upper Nile. This is dCne to CvercC me
that worldold obstacle, the cataracts
Of the Nile. But these gunboats are nc
wooden scow-Iike affairs, says the
Philadelphia Record. They are np-to-
date steel vessels. To carry one oi
them requires whole train Of a dozer
fiat ears. When put together they are
140 feet long, with a beam of p feet
Each one will carry an armament O..
at least two, three or siX-pounG guns
and several smaller machine guns. YET
with this battery, formidable enough
to turn loose on tie Arabs along the
river banks, these beats will draw bu
one foot ten inches Of water. They car
glide into shallow pools and feat near
iy anywhere that canoe can &C. They
are at-b0ttomed, with curved stern
and turbine propeiiers, thus employ
ing every known device for operating
in shallow waters
The Winslow mail., 1898-11-26
MEDICAL TREATMENT FREE.
The Sick Poor Are Taken Care of I'm
France by Provisions of the
l. Government.

Official reports show that France,
with a population of $500, 600, has
nearly l,500,5 800 of INDECENT persons, of
whom $4,000 are inscribed as sick.
The country physicians are paid to at
tend them and the total thus disbursed
in 1895. the first year the scheme was
practically in operation, amounted to
I,771,472 francs. Each one of the 12,-
600 practitioners received, on an aver
age. about $50 francs.
The average to each physician is 30
patients, with three or four visits to
each at about 80 cents "a franc and d
halO, for each visit.
The total expense includes hospital
and midwife service, transportation,
instruments and medicines, and
amounted to 1895, $50 francs. This ex-
pense was shared by the community,
the department and the state, respec-
lively, 100000, 1,104,71O and 3O5, ,196
francs.
The first article of the law states in
effect: Every sick French person
without resources receives, free of
charge, from the community, the de-
partment or the state, medical care
at home or in a hospital. Lying-in
women are included in these pro-
visions. Sick foreigners without re-
sources are also included if the gov
ernment has entered into treaty of
reciprocal assistance with the nation
10 which they belong"
The Winslow mail., 1898-11-26
ATROCITIES IN SALVADOR.
Horrible Torture OR Death Ia Ere.
quently Inflicted Upon Political
Prisoners.

A prominent South American in Sa
Francisco has received a copy of Ell
Clarin, a newspaper published in Sal
vador, which gives details of eXecu-
tions and horrible cruelties rerpe-
trated on many political prisoners at
the capital, San Salvador, and else
where. At Armenia. Los NeZa De lZil-
co, prominent citizen, was shot,
while Don Angel Vasqazes and Don
Delfin Barrios died in prison as the re-
suit Of cruelties perpetrated By Gen.
Aravalo. In the police station Don
SalZar and Don Jesus Valdes were
triced up by the thumbs, and Coils.
Perdiza and Valencia were shot. These
officers had distinguished themselves
in the army under the regime of the
former president.
Twenty ladies have been expelled
from San Salvador. among whom is The
wife Of Don Macario Martinez, one of
the most prominent citizens. Under
the direction Of Cen EiIliegas five per-
sons were shot in San Pedro, while at
San Miguel many were executed by
Gen. Niliavice ncio.
The editor Of El Latigo, journal Of
San Salvador. incurred the displtasure
of the government owing to the pub
lication of several articles in his jour
nalin defense of certain students. For
his ofense he was publicly whipped,
as was also the judge who rendered he
decision in favor Of the students.
The Winslow mail., 1898-11-26
A CURIOUS STORY.
How Some Squirrels in Maine Fed a
Flock of Hungry Sheep
with Apples.

A Bar Harbor man tells this story
of how the squirrels on White island
often spend their time il feeding a
flock of sheep from certain orchard
there. He says that he and his COM
panion, who were duck-shoOting there
last fall, had stopped to rest in an
old field in which there was an orchard.
y flock of sheep was feeding near by.
1t was not long before their atten-
tion was called TO the chirruping of
some squirrels in thicket, and they
were surprised to see the sheep sudden
" stop feeding and manifest great
excitement. The squirrels went into
the orchard and, climbing one of the
trees, resumed their loud chatter, evil
IDENTIFY calling the sheep, since the
flock made for the apple tree. Then
the squirrels began TO bite eff the
apples. which fell among the hungry
sheep. who would struggle for the
fruit like so many schocl-boys.
The squirrels. says the Kernebec
Journal, seemed TO enjoy the fun, and
after they had dropped few apples
from the first tree they skipped to
a distant tree, for which the sheep
would make in great confusion. After
the squirrels had thus enjoyed an
hours fun with their feecy neighbors
and supplied them with a sufficient
quantity Of the fruit, they scampered
back 10 their haunts in the thicket,
leaving the sheep to resume their graz
inp
The Winslow mail., 1898-11-26
BRITISH SHARKS.
Some of Them Grew to BE of Great
Size and DO Great Damage
to Fishermen.

British sharks are very substantial
facts. The largest ofthem is al innoc-
uous giant that basks in the sunshine
and perhaps feeds on nothing larger
than shrimp But the blue shark and
porbeagle, both OF which grow to-
length of several yards and weight
of hundreds Of pounds, are vicious
pests and most uEwelcome on tie fish
ing grounds. The former takes his
tavorite pleasure in eating machccol
cut of he nets. doing as much damage
in its disentanglemen as will absorb
fsherman's weekly wage TO make
good. Wherefore it comes about that,
as soon as one is hauled aboard tie
fishermen forget their accustomed
mldness, and, seizing it close to the
tail, belabor with its shovel-sLared
head the nearest thwaft until peace
reigns once more, says the Saturday
Review.
The porbeagle is somewhat less
active and less vicious animal Of duller
hue, and Of smell that passes any
other on sea or land. To prevent its
blood mparting this odor OF he abat-
tor 10 he boat, the porbeagle IS susual-
~ slain over the side, ard is then igno-
miniously slung in moose al th@ bow.
The quantities CT herring and other
, migratory fishes consumed by these
sharks would, could we but appraise
, Tie damage, appall even the encomiast
who has recently, in a sporting CON
temporary, declared the shark 10 be Il
misjudged child of nature. Forum
ateiy they are not ground feeders like
the dogfish. and their yoracious aPpe-
tites do not, therefore, appreciably
contribute O the determination, year
ly more apparent and more deplorable,
Of our soles and other valuable Hat
fish.
The Winslow mail., 1898-11-26
Only One Way.

An exchange tells a story of judge
who could not control his temper, and
so he could not control other people
One day there was unusual disorder
in the courtroom, and al last the judge
could endure it no longer 1T is i'm
possible to allow this persistent con-
tempt of court to go on" he ex-
claimed, land l shall be forced to go
TO the extreme length of taking the
one step that will stop i'll" There was
a lorg silence; then one of the leading
counsel rose, and with just a trace
of q smile, inquired: "If it please your
honor, from what date will your resig-
nation take effect?"
The Winslow mail., 1898-11-26
KONORS FOR THREE-YEAR-oLD
Summoned as q Juror and Elected a
Member O; the Metropolitan
Museum OF Art.

1t may be good joke to have your
little boys name appear in the city
directory, but those people who wish
TO indulge in the fun should know
that there are unavoida ble penalties
connected with the matter, says the
New York Tribune. The parents of
little lad whose name got into the
directory through the "smartness" Of
hallboy, had TO appear several times
before the commissioner of the jurors,
whom they finally convinced that a
three-year-old could not do justice to
the responsible position of juryman.
Then they were compelled to make a
statement TO the tax commissioner
after the child had been taxed on
$4,000 personal property, and now
the joke looms up once more in the
shape of notice from the Metro
poitan Museum of Art, to the effect
that the tot has been proposed for
membership. He received notice that
be and his family would have free adj
mittance to the museum on pay days,
that he would receive invitations to
all receptions, lectures, ETC., and that
his dues were paya bic by checks, etc.
His parents have declined the honor.
The Winslow mail., 1898-11-26
PIANISTS PRACTICE TOO MUCH.
Josef HcfDfann, the Young Musician,
Says Too EIuca work StupeHes
the student.

While studying with Rubinstein, Jo-
sci Hofmann practice& three hours a
day. writes Mary B. Mullett of the
famous pianist, in The Ladies Home
journal. He believes hat most stu
den+a make the mistake Of over-prac-
ticing. When be came TO this country
the first time lie was practieing an
hour a day. For two years after his
return 10 Germany he practiced two
hours a day. During the next two
years he averaged four hours daily,
and after that until be went 10 Rubin
stein six hours daily. This be regards
as excessive.
Ones mind grows stupid and con-
fused" Hofmann says, "ano ones fin
gers follow the confusion of the brain.
Another mistake of young pianists is
that they use too much force in prac-
ticing One should play just hard
enough to keep the fingers and wrists
from getting stiff. One is not aiming
for art istic results as one is in concert
playing. 1t is the fingers which need
constant practice"
The Winslow mail., 1898-11-26
How We, write Their Names.

cts curious about how men sign
the1r Names" said Mr. Nozzleby. Ore
may write letter that seems as clear
and distinct as print all the way
through. and then wind up by writ
ing his name inGistinctly. | suppose
these results are brought about by
two causes. In the first place we are
helped in the body of the letter by the
word itself and by the context; in a
familiar word a single blind letter
Doesn't halt us at all, and we side rignt
oyer short connecting words in the
same manner Then, as to the man
signature. l suppose that he is so fa-
n,iliar with il himself that it does not
occur to him that it may not be to
others, while the fact that in an un-
familiar signature a single blind let
ter may wreck the whole name so far
as making it out is concerned.-N y
Sun
The Winslow mail., 1898-11-26
TIE BIGGEST WEDDING KNOWN
Eow Alexander the Great. King of
Persia, Celebrated His Marriage
to S:aiirA.

On he day that Alexander the Great
was married no fewer than 20.2U2 per-
sons in one ceremony were made hus-
bands and wives. This seems mpo>si-
bic. but the event really took place, as
historical records tell Us. This mon.
ster wedding occurred upon the con
quest by Alexander the Great of Per
sia. which was then ruled over by King
Darius.
Alexander married Statira. the
daughter of the conquered king. and
decreed that 100 of his chief officers
should be united 10 100 ladies from the
notlest Persian and Medean families.
n addition to this, be stipulated that
10000 of his Greek soldiers should
marry 10000 Asiatic women.
When everything was settled a vast
pavilion was erected. the pillars of
which were 60 feet high. One hundred
gorgeous chambers adjoined this for
the 100 noble bridegrooms, while for
the remaining 10000 outer court
was inclosed. outside of which tables
were spread for the multitude. Each
pair had seats, and ranged themselves
in a seni-ciTcle round the royal
throne. Of course, the priests coHid
not marry this vast number Of couples.
so Alexander the Great devised a very
simple ceremony. He gave his hand
TO Statira and kissed her-an example
that all the bridegrooms followed.
Thus ended the ceremony, and that
vast number were married Then fol-
lowed the festival, which lasted five
days, the grandeur Of which has never
been eQualed since,
The Winslow mail., 1898-11-26
RnneGt Of Peeerage.

Everyone may not know what the
term benefit Of peerage" implies. A
peer can demand a private audience OF
the sovereign TO represent his views on
matters of public welfare. For treason
or felony he can demand TO be tired
by his peers; he cannot be outlaWed
in any civil action, nor can he De ar
rested unless for an indictable o1fense,
and he is exempt from serving on
iuries. lie may sit with his hat on in
courts of justice, and should ne be liza
Bile to the last penalty Of the law
he can demand a silken cord instead OF
4 hCmpeu rope.