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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-20
REFORMING CUSTOMS
Efforts Being Made by the Military
Authorities in Cuba.
EFFECT ON NATIVES And SPANIARDS
Doubtful if It VIII Last When the
Soldiers Leave.
SOME SPECIAL INSTANCES
Written for The Evening Star.


Regulating Spanish and Cuban Gust oms
has been undertaken by the American mil
i;ary authorities. Apparently they think
that it is part of the general pan Of i'm
proving the government of the island.
During the last few weeks the Official
Gazette has had numerous orders of this
is likely that the authorities will change
their minds and conclude that regulating
social customs and usages is not part Of
their mission. These customs are even
more strongly rooted among the Spanish
population than among the Cubans. Doubt
less in time some changes will come which
will conform more to American ideas, but
so long as there are a million people who
race with Latin traditions. the people Of
their own motion will not conform to the
customs of a, few thousand Americans who
are among them.
on their part the Cubans and the Spanish
classes are looking askance at some of the
American customs introduced among them.
Until recently tobacco chewing was IN
known in the island. 1t came with the rush
of population from the United States. Prob
ably it is just as healthy habit as smok-
ing cigarettes though in Cuba the cigar
cites are of pure tobacco and are smoked
for that reason instead of for the ether
stuff which is mixed with them In the
United States. The greatest tobacco man
ufacturer in Havana. whose goods go all
over the world. took the innovation in
busnesslike way. Though the manufac-
ture of plug tobacco was never before at
tempted. he began It. and he produced
a very fair article. Now he offers ii to his
American visitors in lieu of the dollar-a-
piece cigars from his private stock with
which ne used to compliment them. Some
of them take it gratefully. but others ere
ErIl nd fer rp+u
customs of the country when it comes to
1nhdcrn-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-20

Perry's TOothnche Wax guaranteed to
cure the ache. Get Perry's. All druggists 10 eta
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Fans =.

Imported Empire Fans spangled and hand painted,
carved and jcweled sticks. 81 % to $500 each.
French Gilt and Silver Fan Chains, plain and jew
eled. Soc. each.
Vienna Card Cases. delicate tiuts, enameled cor
pers, silk lined. 1925 to $1,000 each.
First floor.
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Ribbons.

White Satin, Gros Grain, More and Double flcet
Satin. l to inches wide Zoe TO 75c her ward
white Tadeta Ribbons. 3i2 and 9 inches wide
PC. 10 60c. per yard.
EirSf
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Gloves

White Suede Gloves, s, IL, 16 and aO-button
lengths $3.50 s2.25, 50. 10 and 50 % pair
White Glaze Kid Gloves, IL, 10 and 2o-buttou
lengths $50, $500 and $500 a pair.
Mhite SIX Gloves, l2-button length. S1.OO pair.
White Silk Mitts, 12-button length SI25 a pafr
First floor.
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Handkerchief,

Pure Linen Handkerchiefs, embroidered scalloped
edge, embroidered he1nstitched edge or lace trim
med. 25c. soc. and roc each
Pure Linen Handkerchiefs, sheer and fine, seal
loped edge lace trimmed. $1.00, Us, 81 so to
$500 each.
Also beautiful line of Real Duchesse and Valen-
ciennes Lace Handkerchiefs.
First floor.
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Very Elegant White Organde Dresses,
With exquisite silk ribbon yokes very full and fluffy honce at
bottom and utes forming effect above prosev
trimmed with baby satin ribbon.
$4,000 Each, for All Sizes.
Tnrdfoo
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IaCeS.

Newest designs In fine White Laces, silk and cot
ton, in Point dEsprit Point de Paris, Egyptian
Lierre, Applique Net Top Venice Point Applique
and Point brussels; to - inches wide. 25c. to
S.. 90 yard.
Also a complete line of valenciennes and Mechlin
Iaces.
First
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Ready=tO=Wear Gowns.

Sheer and Dainty White Organdie Dresses,
With lace and ribbon yoke aLovcr waists and bal
ribbon trimmings skirt and waist.
$3.50 Each, for All Sizes.
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Smoking the Universal Custom.

Smoking in the island is the universal
habit. and the attempt to prohibit it in
Omnihuses and cars is a doubtful expert
Tent IraSmuch as the weather is always
that of summer and these conveyances are
open. i: is not - great an Inconvenience
even To those who ID not SMOKE. More
over. everybody in Havana who does smoke
smokes good cigars. The Havana people
are unable to soc wherein it is offensive
and they decline to look upon the intr DiuC-
tion Of tobacco chew ng as improve
ment. The newspapers are filled with
squitS a. The expense of the Americans. II
is CONN., n to hear tourists speak of seeing
women of all classes smoking cigarettes.
and ne Of them write about the black
eyed ~eToritas and their dainty way OF
pUttil I t&e smoke 1t * all Imagination.
or is gotten from books written abDu; other
countries. Women Of the better classes may
smoke in Mexico or in Spain. 1t is not the
habit in Cuba. Last winter at one of the
leatlng hotels there was a very Swagger
set OF visitors from an eastern city. One
OF the women members of the party, after
dinler, in the public dining room, would
calmly light her cigarette She would 10
the same thing in the hotel parlor Among
the Spanish and Cubans she was looked
upon with the same degree of wonder that
would be given her in an American hotel.
with the difference that it was not under
stood as merely fad of the swagger set.
Ne@TaSScS and the class of white women
that smoke cigarettes in the United States
ais" smoke IN Cuba. but that is all.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-20
Cafe Customs.

Another American innovation which has
not met with great favor is the habit Of
taking possession of the cafes. The Latin
poHteness is perhaps largely veneer yet II
has some agreeable features Formerly II
was the custom of anybody who seated
himself at table in one of the cafes to
first ask If Il was agreeable to other nor
IONS seated there. 1t was purely ., Tor
inailiy. because whether agreeable or not
no one would suggest otherwise. AnG if
any Of the persons found the newcomers
presence dlS:2%rteable after q few moments
they themselves would politely withdraw
Pat all Jhis was changed with the coming,
of Americans. They took possession Of
whatever was wanted without asking any
BODY leave. The proprietor of The biggest
cafe in the city was an intense SDani9r6
After the end of the Spanish rule the Gu
rs buycOtted his place. As a business
measure he sought American custom to re-
Place the Spanish officers who were his
| chief patrons. Not having the Cuban re
sentiments | had been in the habit Of tax
ing an occasional cup of coffee there. and
lid not join the boycott
At first the proprietor was very pIod IN
see the Americans. He got three or four
KY West walters who could talk English,
and caused ii to be proclaimed that his
place vas an American resort. a few
weeks after the beginning of the experi-
mont he came and sat down at a table and
insisted on scoldinG a waiter for not bring
ing me- the right quality Of coffee Then ne
ts1llol'iFl ms woes / he Americans told
MN ne didn't know how to run a saloon
RMS was true. for in Havana the cafe is
rot q saloon. and in a country where. no
b0iN gets drunk the bar room is not miss
Cd rms Spanish cafe proprietor had con-
GUIDED he would try to establish diplomati
relations with the Cubans and g"t rid Of
ms american patrons. He had some
>chem' OF getting one of the many Cuban
generals to come there with his staff and
thus declare the boycott off. In the mean
tlme. with polite apologies and assure noes
thdt nothing personal was meant. ne want
td To Know what would be the best U1y Of
getting rid of the Americans
| was not able to advise him on that
point, Tor the Americans had really taken
q fancy 10 his place and were doing what
they could To- convert ii into an American
bar room. Since returning | have noticed
newspaper accounts of various rows in this
particular cafe, in which a good deal of
property was usually damaged and some
body always hurt. I have imagined the
Spanish proprietor wringing his hands and
rueinS the day in which he undertook TO
convert his cafe into an American resort
Americans are 50 sure that everything of
their own Is superior to effete Latin civili-
zation that they give these incidents no
more importance than they attach to bar
room rows at home. but among a people
whose national characteristic is not to get
drunk, the effect is deeper. One result ia
to make them doubt whether any of the
American customs which are being intro
duced by the military authorities as part
OF the laws are in reality an Improvement
TnEsIT NY
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-04-20
CHAPTER xxx.
A Farewell Letter.

AS l thought it safer to travel on
foot, my progress was slow: and it
was nearly three weeks before 1 ar
rived at Insterburg. Irene was not in
the town, and / was tortured by the
thought that she had kept the tryst,
and. not finding me, had gone back to
Russia.
But fate was not so unkind to us.
After haunting tie railway station for
some days, caught sight of the face
that was dearest to me at the window
of a railway carriage: and the next
moment we had forgotten our anxiety
in the rapture Of our meeting.
Irene told me she had delayed in the
hope of being able to save something
| cut of her fathers estate. But she
| had not been successful. Prince Kro-
| penslSi had left nothing behind him
| but the family estates. which We're
| practically entailed upon his cousin,
| and a considerable number of debts.
| She had nothing in the world, she told
| me- beyond the clothes in her trunks
and a few thousand roubles left to her
| by her mother.
She went on to say that Count Alex
| is, now Prince Kropenski. had tried to
prevent her obtaining a passport, and
that she had been obliged to pretend
that she meant to spend the winter in
Italy before she could get permission
| to leave the country.
We left Insterburg next day, and
arrived safely in London, where. after
the senseless delay imposed by the
law. we were joined together for life.
Yes: Wildly improbable as it had
seemed at one time that my dreams
would ever be anything but dreams.
tie Princess Irene and were actually
married.
We went to Teignmouth for our
short honeymoon. and came back to
town early in January. On the day
after Our return / took my wife into
the city to see my office, which l had
not given up during my engagement
in Russia. My room looked drearier
than usual on that gloomy winters
morning. with q fire half-buried under
half Il peck of coal dust, and blind
ing yellow fog instead OF air. How
ever these discomfortS were forgotten
as we caught sight Of one or two for
eign letters on my desk.
SlldlCucu up ollS anu lciC IL OPSAi'
1t was, as l expected, from Won
AIitschka. But 1 knew this only from
the contents of the sheet. 1t bore nef-
Tier the customary address nor sigma
ture.
You must have been surprised" it
began, ''that appeared at Lovna when
I did But, as the most important part
of our work was over, had time to
attend to your affairs. From the first
expected that, Notwithstanding his
solemn promise, the treacherous hound
of noble might play us false, and
sent one or two men to make inquiries
at Iowa. Before they returned,
heard, from the landlord of the inn al
Virnorsk that stranger, who called
himself German and seemed to be
very determined to get to Lovna, had
stopped night at his house. When
heard that, l set out for Iowa a
once, accompanied by friend upon
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-04-20
(The End.
Child Wa. Not to Blame.

King Oscar II. Of Sweden takes q
deep interest in elementary education,
and, going into girls school began to
put the pupils through their history.
"Can you name some of the great
kings Of Sweden?" he asked.
"Gustavus Adolphus," answered one.
"Charles KILL" put in another.
Oscar H." then chimed in a very
small girl, in a very short frock.
The king, hugely diverted, eyed his
novel sycophant for moment, ana
then asked her to name some great
achievement of his reign.
81 don't know one," the child said,
and she began to cry>
"Don't cry on that account" the king
added, patting ner ON the head.
''Truth to tell, I don't know one my
seA' -. -. ...". ~ -.-.-l
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-04-20

person whom the Prince, my father,
chose to superintend the new build
ings and make plans for them. He has
been absent for some weeks, and when
he presented himself at the castle the.
other evening. my father, doubtless
for some wise reason, had him ar
rested. But, unfortunately, he did not
mention his reason for making Mr..
Heath a prisoner to anyone-certainly
not to me. might send him to St.
Petersburg, but it seems to me that 1t
would be rather foolish to send a pris-
oner to st. Petersburg without men,
tioning what he is accused Of"
perhaps the man has been embeZ-
zling." croaked an old, lawyer-like
man from the end of the table. cit
may be that an examination Of the
Princes money affairs will yield us a
clew to the mystery"
.';No, nov' exclaimed Irene, q little
too eagerly, 1 thought. s'AIr. Heath
never had anything to do with money
Matters
"Still, the Prince would not have ar
rested him without good reason" per-
sisted the old man.
mo doubt-if we only knew what it
was" said the Princess, with a medi-
tative air.
"Why not question him." said the
lawyer. "Here, you, sir. What had
you been doing that caused the Prince
to have you arrested?'
L made no answer to him: and when
the Princess repeated the question,
forcing herself, as 1 saw, to look me
in the face, l answered firmly, but
with deep respect, that had not been
guilty Of any wrong doing: that be-
lieyed the Prince had made q mistake
in arresting me.
Cali the same. l should send him to
st Petersburg" said the lawyer, spite
fully. ,4 ~,
!''In that case,' said I. 81 shall GER
tainly demand compensation from the
persons who perpetrated or counselled
such an outrage, through the British
Ambassador. l beg her Highness will
not forget that l am a British subject,
and that came to this. country on the
invitation Of the late Prince, her faith
err
cit seems to me- said the Princess.
rising, as if to show that the discus
sion was at an end that it would
serve no good purpose, and might lead
to future troubles, if | We're to detaln
this gentleman in custody any longer.
You will see that he is set at liberty at
once. and that sledge and horses are
provided to carry him to the nearest
town at which he can hire a sledge."
And, without another look at me, she
went on with some other business.
purposely delayed my preparations,
that l might give the Princess an op-
portunity Of speaking to me again in
private. But l suppose she found it
impossible to do this. l left the Castle
without a sight of her. without a word.
1t was not until / had reached No
vorsk. and was in the act of handing
Il douceur to the man who had driven
me from Loyna, that he pulled out an
envelope. dirty from contact with his
pocket. and, without a word, put it
into my hand.
1t bore no address, but inside was a
slip of paper, containing the words.
hurriedly scrawled in Irene's hand
writing:
ST your heart leads you. go to In
sterburg. across the Prussian frontier,
and wait for me there"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-04-20
Why 1900 I. Not IA Leap Year.

The year 1900 will not be counted
among the leap years. The year is 365
days, hours and 40 minutes long; II
minutes are taken every year to make
the year 365 IA hours long, and every
fourth year we have an extra day.
This was julius Caesars arrange
ment Where do those eleven minutes
come from? They come from the fu-
ture, and arc paid by emitting Il leap
year every 100 years. But if leap year
is omitted regularly every Tooth year.
in the course CT 400 years it is found
that the eleven minutes taken each
year will not only have been paid back,
but a whole day will have been given
up.
So Pope Gregory Ill. who improved
on Caesars calendar in 1852. decreed
that every centurial year Invisible by
four should be leap year, after all. So
we borrow eleven minutes every wear,
more than paying our borrowings back
by emitting three leap years in three
centurial years, and square matters by
having a leap year in the fourth centu-
rial year. Pope Gregory's arrangement
is so exact, and the borrowing and pay
ing back balance so closely, that we
borrow more than we pay back to the
extent Of only one day in 3, S66 years..
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-04-20
HIS OLD YELLOW ALMANAC.

I left the farm when mother died, and
changed my place of dwellin'
To daughter Susie's stylish house, right
in the city street,
And there was them, before came, that
sort of scared me tellin'
How I would find the town-folks' ways
so difficult to meet
They said I'd have no comfort in the rust
And ia have to to wear Stiff collars every
weekday right along.
I find take to city ways just like duck
to water,
1 like the racket and, the noise and new
er tire of shows.
And there's no end Of comfort in the
mansion of my daughter,
And everything is right at hand, and
money freely flows;
And hired help is all about, ust listenin'
for my CALL
But I miss the yellow almanac from off
my kitchen wall.
Tie house is full OF calendars from attic
They're painted in all colors, and are
fancy-like to see,
Eut just in this particular I'm not a mod
ern Teller,
enough for me-.
I'm used to it, I've seen it round from
boyhood to old age.
And rather like the jokes at the bottom
I like the way the 49, stood out to, show
the weeks beginnin',
dn these new-fangled calendars the
days seem sont of mixed),
And the man upon the cover though he
wasn't exactly winnin',
With lungs and liver all exposed, still
showing how we are fixed:
And the letters, credentials that was writ
to Mr. Aver,
I've often, on a. rainy day. found neadin'
very fair
1 tried to find one recently; there, want
one in the city,
They toted out great calendars, in every
sort of style;
looked at em in cold disdain, an. AIR.
swered 'en in pity:
IT'D rather have my almanac than all
that costly pile
And though I take to city life,. I'm lone
some, after all,
For that old yellow almanac, upon my
kitchen wall.
ella Wheeler Wilcox, in the Century.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-04-20

doctors IN the city for two
years and had no relief until I
began the use of your remedies.
My trouble was liberation Of
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-04-20
e,t.rrh cannot Be Cured

eth LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot
reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh Is .
blood or constitutional disease, and IN or9sr 70
Catarri Cure is taken Internally, and acts
directly the blood and mucous sn aGtses
r. was prescribed by one Of the best physicians
in this country for years, and IS q regular pre-
scription. It is composed OF the best tontcs
acting directly on the mucous surfaces. The
nerfect combination Of the two ingredients Is
What produces such wonderful results In curing
Cntarrh Send for testimonials. free.
Is. J. CHENEY & CO., Props. Toledo. q
Sold by druggists, price 75c.
Hslls Family Pills are Che best
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-04-20

The darkest hour IN the history OF
ANY young man is when he sits down
to study how to get money without
honestly earning it.-Horace Greeley.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-04-20
Gkfna's Reply.

Ckfna's Reply.
Hello. There! Is that PelSin, Chi
na?"
yes ..
"1his is; ITALY. We demand a slice of
China. San Nun Bay will do to begin
with"
Go and get a reputation. Ring off,"
-Pittsaburg Chronicle Telegraph.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-04-20
CONFIDENCE
HELPS 10
CURE

Then the knowledge that only the letters asking
for advice only assist Mrs Pnkham in replying
makes easy be explicit about the little things that
the disease.
MRS ELIZA THOMAS of 634 Pine ST. Easton Pa, writes:
..DEAR MRS PINKHAM-I doctored with two of the best
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-04-20

four years great sufferer from female troubles
backache aof appetite pains stomach faint
ing SPELLS weak and system completely down.
had falling of womb bad that could scarcely walk
the floor After taking bottles of your Vegetable
Compound and of Lozengers say cured"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-04-20

the womb. I suffered
something terrible, could
not sleep nights and
thought sometimes that
death would be such a
relief. To-day I am a well
woman, able to do my
own work, and have not
apain. fused four bottles
of Lydia E. Pinkha1n's
/ Vegetable Compound and
three packages of Sana-'
tive Wash and cannot
thank you enough for the
good it did me-"
MRS. M. SToDDARD.
268, Springfield. Mimi,
es:
DEAR MRS. P1NKHAM-For
p
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-04-20

-@NE reason Mrs. Pinkham's treatment helps
I J promptly is that they have confidence in her. /,
Through some of the many thousands of Mrs. Pink
hams friends an aing will be led write Mrs
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-10
ADVERTISEMENT FOR PROPOSALS
FOR SITE FOR PUBLIC
BUILDINGS.
U. s. Treasury Department,

~. .. treasury DePdTIINcIIs
Washington. D. c., March 81. 1899.
Sealed proposals will be received, to be
opened at 10 O'Clock a. M, May Is. 1899,
for the sale to the United States Of suit
able property, centrally and conveniently
located, for a site for the public building
authorized by act of congress-. approved
March 2, 1899, to be erected III Butte.
Mont. A corner lot. a,croximating $50
feet front by $50 fset is dimensions, Is
preferred. II not a corner lot, the prop
erty must approximate $50 feet by 100
feet in dimensions: the 1870 feet to be
street frontage. Each proposal must be
made with the understanding and agree
ment that, II 1t is accepted, the build.
ings and all improvements on the prop.
erty are to be retained. and removed
within thirty days after written notice.
by the vendor, and thai all expenses con-
nected with furnishing evidence Of title
and deeds Of conveyance are to be paid
by the vendor. Each proposal must be
accompanied by a properly drawn dia-
gram. giving the metes and bounds Of the
property, and showing the streets around
the block In which the property is situat.
ed; also by a written statement in regard
to the grades. character Of ground for
foundation, etc. The right to reject any
and all proposals Is reserved.
Each proposal must be sealed. marked
Proposal for the sale of property for a
site for the public building n Butte.
Nont.,' and addressed and mailed to
L.. J. GAGE,
Secretary Of the Treasury,
Washington. d. c.