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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-04
Japanese Ladies.
From the Corr hill.

From the CorThill
Beauty from Japanese standpoint, con-
sists of a long, oval face, regular features,
almond-shaped eyes, sloping slightly up
ward, high narrow forehead. and album
dance of smooth, black hair Their move
ments are graceful, although the style of
their dress prevents them walking with
ease; their feet and hands are deicately
formed and their manners unquestionably
charming
They take little no exercise, and one
wonders sometimes how the little ladies en-
ploy their time-there seems 50 little to be
dome in a japanese house. To begin with
there are no regular meals. The shops near
at hand supply daily numberless little
dishes, which seem to be eaten at adj hours
of the day and night-a few pecks at time
Very little is kept in the larler except some
rice and sweet biscuits.
THE honorable live fish" is sold by men
who carry around large water tubs from
house to house and cut off as much as is
required from the unfortunate fish. and re-
place the sadly mutilated but still strug-
Cling remains back in the tub.
Eggs are cheap and plentiful bread is
never used, there is no necessity for an
oven.
The great standby is tea. A Japanese
lady is seldom seen in her home without
the quaint little tea tray by her side, and
the inevitable pipe, containing one Whit of
tobacco, which is in constant requistion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-04
RAIN UNEQUALLY DISTRIBUTED.
BADLY Needed in Some States, While
Texas Has Too Much

The weekly summary of croD conditions
issued today by the chief of climate and
crop division Of the Agricultural Depart
ment. shows that the drought area in the
south Atlantic states and Tennessee is
greater than at the close of the previous
week ana ram is now needed in the Ohio
valley and portions of the lake region
fhenornenalIy heavy rains have faIlers in
central and eastern Texas where amounts
ranging from two to twenty-one inches are
reported, causing the inundation of a large
acreage of growing crops In the central
valleys. on the Atlantic coast north of Vir
Slnla- the central gulf states and peneraII,,
throughout the Rocky mountain and Pa
enc coast regions the weather conditions
of the week have been favorable
AS in the previous week corn has made
very favorable progress in the PRINCIPAL
corn states, although beginning to need
rain III southern Missouri. The crop. how
ever, is backward in North Dakota Wis
conSln and portions of Iowa. In Texas
corn mas suffered serious injury from over
flows i'll the central and eastern portions of
the state, but has otherwise improved
The harvesting of late winter wheat has
continued under favorable weather condi-
tons in the more nOrtherly sections the
early crop being mostly in shock in the
central valleys and middle Atlantic states
Harvesting also continues in California
In oregon and Washington wheat has
made favorable progress, especially in the
frst-named state.
The outlook for spring wheat. as at the
close OF the previous week is promising
and the crop is beginning to head in the
southern portion of the spring wheat
region
Although the cat crop is threatened with
damage from lodging in Iowa and is be-
ing injured by chinch bugs in Missouri and
drought in New York. ii has made favor
able progress generally in the central
northern districts.
While cool nights have retarded the
growth of cotton to some extent over the
eastern portion of the cotton belt and rain
is needed in portions of the CaroIinas. Ten
nessee and Arkansas. the crop has made
good growth during the week The re-
markedly heavy rains in Texas have mum
dated large acreage of cotton in the CEN
trail and southern portions of the state but
elsewhere the crop is growing and fruiting
we'll.
Tobacco is suffering from drought and in
sects in Kentucky and Tennessee The re-
ports from other tobacco states are gener-
ally favorable. except those from portions
of the CarOlinas and Virginia the crop be-
ing irregular in some sections of the last
named state. and sustaining injury from
worms in South Carolina
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-04
Costly Wall PaDer

From the New York Sun.
While in Johannesburg ] saw a sample
of what was probably the most valuable
wall paper ever used in a house." said an
eA-ofticial of the government who recently
returned from South Africa ut was a
stock certificate in one of the richest mines
of the Transvaal. In the early DAYS an
Erglishman who worked in one of the first
mines opened in the Barberton district
took his pay partly in cash. but mostly in
scrip or shares of the company. For many
years the mine yielded little, and the com
parry was unable to pay dividends After n
time the Englishman got disguised with
working the pick for these nicely engraved
but unmarketable pieces nicely engraved
the place for another part of the country
where he continued to work nard Cor a
living, barely making both ends meet
The miners wife, who had her own idea
OF the beautiful used the stock certificates
along with some odds and ends of prints
ana chromos, in papering the walls of their
cabin, and they remained there as a grim
reminder of the hollowness of mans expec-
tations until ore day, a broker newly ar
rived from England, hunted up the cabin
and made an offer for the wall paper. The
price he mentioned was so large as to ex-
cite the miners curiosity and on investiga-
ton he found that he was a large stock
holder in one of the most profitable gold
mines in the world. OF course he kept his
stock, and today he is one of the mining
kings. But even he probably has had no
wall paper since that time that represented
as much wealth as did the covering cf the
walls of his little cabin"
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Entertained at n German,

The guests of Takoma Springs Hotel and
their city and suburban friends We're enter
tanned by subscription german at the
hotel last evening, when a cotillion of thirty
couples was led by Mr.. Frank B. Martin.
The guests were received and chaperoned
by matrons of the hotel, who also dispensed
the pretty favors, consisting of appropriate
souvenirs of the eve of Independence day.
Flags, toy cannons japanese fans and
flowers were provided for the ladies, the
gentlemen being remembered by the pre-
sentation of pipes and miniature Filipinos.
The leader introduced many new and
original figures and was ably assisted in
sisting of Messrs. S. l.. Sullivan, Claude Nj.
bennett and Mr.. Arthur Bennett BY spe-
cial arrangement car left at midnight,
conveying the dancers back to their city
homes.
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services, and where in summer the mos
qultoes and the whppoorwin wodld leave
no alternative between lunacy and suicide
TO a newcomer on the mash"
A ride through this section &c n re,,ola
tlon even to a native Marylander and those
OF the same county outside of it, radius
know nothing of it.
BY no means does this sao+to, =, a..
Illustrator represent the main features M
the aristocratic old county known T., co1,-
n r. times as Dorset; but as a bit OF genre
II is as rich in character studies ap1 q,
Georgia Ni9itSl Vi
IN. one instance resident widow ed rot
nave ner husbands funeral sermon preach-
GU III HNe years after his demise when
accompanied by her newly beirothed ana
arrayed In her newly made mourninp 5ross'
she attended his ''sarvice"-tha nTaocbor
f,,r t, oeen told to bring in Johnnie. too,
Iur mes ben dead these ten yur am N,o,,
lnougnt as well preach 'em both I'm al
ono one, |. Mr. Preacher, fortunately. dId NOT
MO shat the spruce young man beside
the aff1icted was the next "hino {" or ~
said, he could not have delivered his aiI ne
ing eulogy so decorously
mere IL store on the muskrat Swami
tnoueh II looks nothing like the advertis
ing emporiums of the metropolis Trn1ass
you already knew il to be a store Io,, u,n,,Is
never suspect it, A small dwelling house
guarded by a fierce mastfff, whose chain
Allows his range of promenade To incl,da
sie 'front.' entrance. gives 10 sign even by
al n
commodities are to be had within tbo,,gb
through the tiny window panes one can
catch glimpse OF barber pole candy plin-
merihg IN the light that half reveals and
half coEceals.
The women rub" snuff and the men all
chew tobacco. ~
These Injuries are never dispensed with.
no matter how scarce necessities become.
On our way out Of the marsh we met a
wee boy with an egg and a yeast powder
bottle Where are You goine?'' we aslod
him. "9Neu
To the store he said proudly. the
store pelhg the most wonderful place in
souls. '''4o
What are you going to get?' we impu-
IDENTIFY queried
Coal oil an snuff" said he, wondering
at our ignorance.
We drove on
The half pint of coal oil represented the
household illumination over Sunday and the
egg was for IAN eggs worth of snuff" a
purchase constantly made at the stores
When the 'rattin' 4" season opens ana 70
nourishing currency is freer on the ma sh'
than eggs.
After being skinned the muskrat sells for
D cents, and a great many of them are con-
sumed. As ii is the cleanest of creatures
in its choice of food, living entirely on
roots which IL washes thoroughly freed of
mud before eating, there is, perhaps, no
real objection to 1t as meat
The muskratters say 1t is better than
chicken or pa fridge" but the name proves
too much for outsiders And even by any
other name II might not smell less sweet
1t remains for the would-be millionaire
among the illustrators to start a canning
factory on the spot. and turn out choice
brands of canned 'canvasback duck" and
chesapeake terrapin," developing these
hlgher forms by an accelerated process OF
evolution, from the odoriferous muskrat
This, ii is said, has proved a paying
scheme on other muskrat marshes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-04
"NUSKRATTIN'."
4 Curious Industry of Curious People
on Maryland Marshes.

From the Philadelphia Press.
Many interested fur dealers have been
keeping themselves informed about the
prospect of the winters yield of musk
rats in lower Maryland, and from the open
ing of the season, limited by law from JAN
uary 1 to April 1, their agents find their
way to the fresh water marshes of Dorset,
where within an area of perhaps ten miles,
| the industry is almost wholly confined.
The season was formerly from November
to May but the little gray creatures were
slaughtered so mercilessly for their furry
coats that sometimes turn into mink and
otter collars and muffs that legislation be-
came as imperative for them as for the
protection of the partridge and terrapin, to
which delicacieS the muskratter considers
the flesh of his victim in no wise inferior.
This industry is the most unique phase of
economic life in Maryland, and the revenue
from the skins. flesh and perfume is great
er than that from the surrounding wheat
fields.
The yield becomes greater each season,
owing to the protection of the rats and as
the skins bring from ten to fifteen cents,
many thousands are annually hunted and
caught.
They are secured in three ways-by gigs,
by snares and by shooting, the latter mode
being supposed to bring the slaughter up
to the level of sport
The house that the marsh rat builds for
itself is study for thu naturalist in its
perfect adaptability to its needs, made by
mud and reeds and matched over it's dome
shaped roof, standing two feet high among
the tall grasses. Down into this many
chambered abode in which the rats are
domciled like .the cliff jewellers the two
long sharp points of the gig descend and
spear five or six of them on each prong.
The snares are set in the little bitches
about the marshes and catch rats after the
manner of rabbit sharing.
The shooting is done mostly at night
when the rats come out to drink, and the
scene is wild and weird in the extreme.
The illustrators, in long rubber boots
that come up to their thighs, have torch
bearers carrying great sticks of lightwood,
that send flaming glow far around. They
make a peculiar clicking sound through
their teeth that, like the Pied Piper's
music, brings all the wondering creatures
from their hiding places, and prestoi the
guns bang and send them to rat heaven
or elsewhere-for their curiosity.
Neither is this unique industry confined
to the masculine element of the marsh
lands. Though they have never heard of
the new woman, there are among these
pion rat slayers in petticoats and long
boots-less of petticoats and more of boots
who can boast as many trophies in musk
rat hides as their men folks
Their world-this area Of the marshes
is not an isolated spot to them, and they
say that when they go TO town-not once
in rats age-they are so lonesome till
manner born. The muskratter manner
could scarcely imagine more hopelessly
monotonous existence than the marsh life
where the labor of rat catching is only
varied in winter by the excitement of the
Sunday and "Wednesday evening revival
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-04

while not a few looked cheerful despite
their ragged clothes, as if anxious to let
the old folks at home see they were well
and happy The reporter found a small
but excellent likeness of General Sheridan,
with a full beard hiding his youthful face.
And there was the familiar face of General
Sprague, recalling memories that were full
OF sadness. There were some vacant
spaces, which the curator explained were
the results of identification. Oftentimes,
he said, visitor finds the picture of some
relative and instantly puts in a claim for
it, AS soon as the department is satisfied
the claimant has a right to the picture it
is instantly given up.
There are models of the boats that used
to carry the mails in the olden times, and
there is a perfect model of the Inflated
Paris, which still lies stranded on the En-
glish coast
Fine Stamp Collection.
Phiatelists, or stamp collectors never
tire of examining the magnificent collection
of stamps which are tastefully arranged in
frames and by their colors form an eff
fective decoration. There are stamps from
all countries, including every issue of the
United States There are letters without
any stamps, illustrating the mode of de-
livery before our great postal system went
into operation. In those old days ii cost
something to send a letter to a friend. One
Of the letters bore across its face the figures
showing it cost 80 cents to send it. The
cheapest rate was 10 cents, the curator eX-
planned.
There are sevel al cases containing pecu-
liar things found in the mails, and they are
varied as they are numerous. Everything
from a Spanish Cpe-pound shell. with ex-
plosive cap attached, TO an old-fashioned
hustle is here. over in one corner is Ben
jamin FranklinS account book when he
first directed the Post Office Department.
The writing is still very legible, and the
book is in wor derful state of preServa-
ton.
0yney, the Tramp Dog.
In case all to himself, decorated with
thousand medals, and surrounded with two
times as many tags with all kinds of in
scriptions, is "Owney," the tramp dog who
Travelled all over the world as the special
protegc of the mail carriers. Owney's story
has been told so many times that brief
notice will suffice at this time. One day he
followed q carrier into the post office at
Albany, and since that time up to the date
of his death knew no other masters. The
boys in gray were all his friends, and he
would follow a mail man all over the world.
After remaining about the Albany office
some time he followed railway mail clerk
one day, and thea became a wanderer. He
was passed along the road until he had
gone from Maine to California. Then he
went abroad and visited India, Egypt and
the home of Shakespeare, On the Avon. He
returned to this country covered with
badges ami wearing tags with poetry.
Owney was a good fellow, without any bad
traits, and it takes a big case to show him
and his passports.
Only few days remain for the visitors
to see this great exhibit before the doors
will be closed and preparations made for
Its transfer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-04
Gen. Wright at Cedar Creek.

To the EDITOR of The Evening Star:
Soon after the over | was one of
a party in the wine room of the Burnet
House, Cincinnati, when Sheridan was talk
ing of his campaign in Virginia. Turning
around to T. B. Reed he said: Reed has
given me a good send-off in 'Sheridans
Ride, but, as a matter of fact l robbed
Wright of the glory that he was clearly en-
titled to. for when l reached the field he
had already gotten his forces well in hand,
and but for my appearing when l did he
would have had the victory that l got the
honor Of" There We're present T. Buch-
anan Reed, James E. Murdoch land it is
my impression this occurred the day after
the citizens of Cincinnati had given Muir
doch benefit on account of his noble work
for the sanitary commission all during the
war; and Randolph Rogers, the sculptor.
July 3, 1899. j. F. SAUNDERS.
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WAR ON TICKET sCALPING.


DETROIT. Mich, July 4.-Injunction
proceedings have been begun in both the
United States and county courts ON behalf
of several railroads to prevent ticket scalp
ing during the Christian Endeavor conven-
ton. In the United States court bills of
complaint were filed by the Wabash, New
York Central and the Grand Trunk, naming
as defendants six prominent local ticket
brokers. Judge Swan issued in each case
temporary restraining order enjoining de-
PENDANTS from buying or selling any of the
special c. e. excursion tickets, and fixed
July 10, the closing day of the convention,
as the date for the argument upon bills for
permanent injunction. In the county court
bills to the same effect have been filed on
and Grand Trunk, Flint and Pere Mar
quette and Detroit, Grand Haven and Mil
waukee roads. Judge Lillibridge also
granted temporary injunctions and will
hear arguments on a permanent injunction
Wednesday. The ticket brokers have re-
tanned counsel and at tomorrow's hearing
will quote decision of the Texas court of
appeals to the effect that the anti-scalping
law in that state is unconstitutional. The
hearing tomorrow will probably bring up
the validity of the local municipal ordinance
passed during the G. A. r. national con-
vention. Under that ordinance brokers can
secure a license authorizing them to engage
in ticket brokerage. The local brokers took
out a license at that time and have been
operating under it since, paying $40 annual
ly for the privilege. The licenses run to
August 1, covering the present convention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-04
Got His Moneys Worth.
From the Chicago Record.

You have heard the expression Biting
his nose of to spite his face no doubt.
but an Englishman recently gave an illus-
tratiOn of the saying that may be new to
you He became vexed because the gov
eminent telegraph would permit him to
send only twelve words for sixpence. and
determined to get his moneys worth Here
is the tweive-word telegram that he wrote:
Administrator generals counter-revolu-
tionary ntercOmmunications uncircumstan-
tiated. Quartermaster generals dispropor-
tiOnableness Enthusiastically contradistin-
guished unconstitutionists incomprehensi-
bilities " He certainly received the worth
OF his money.
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For a Campaign Fund.


During the presidential campaign CT 1892
Senator Quay and Senator Elkins, who
were managing the republican interests,
and ex-senator Brice and Henry Waiter
son, who were in charge of the democratic
headquarters, used to live at the same
hotel. and frequently dined together One
evening as they were sitting at the same
table Mr.. Brice looked over to Senator
Quay and asked:
How are you folks off for money!"
I'VE are very hard up replied the re-
publican chairman. How are you getting
along?'
We'll" said Brice, whenever we want
money 1 go down into my own pocket for
it. l have not been able to get much any
where else
you are lucky to have pocket to go
into" said Senator Quay. IF 1 had money
of my own l would not grumble."
But said Brice, Il have to borrow it,
Gentlemen" said Senator E.k,ns, 81
have suggestion to make. Suppose we
four go downtown tomorrow and borrow
81 600 600 upon our joint Endorsement. and
divide it between the two parties. and then
let whichever one wins pay the notes.
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Waters Again Rising in Texas.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July A special to the
Post-Dispatch from Dallas, Texas, says:
A bulletin from Dewey station on the Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas railroad, midway
between Calvert and Houston, sent at noon
is as follows. There has been great destruc-
ton to general property in this vicinity.
Some lives have surely been lost in the
country districts. The Brazos river has
been rising rapidly since yesterday. The
water is now up to the stringers of the
Missouri, Kansas aond Texas bridge, a
large and costly steel structure. Three
miles of railroad track have gone since mid
night"
Shortly after noon all communication
with Dewey was lost 1t is believed the
railroad bridge there went out, carrying
with it telegraph wires
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A Good Idea in Umbrellas.

From the New Orleans Tmes-Democrat
Here is what 1 believe to be the only
umbrella of its kind in New Orleans" said
a lawyer who has an Office in the shopping
district. Il bought 1t in Germany year be-
fore last, and nobody can open it except
myself. Do you notice that little keyhole
in the slide? Here's the key on the other
end of my watch chain. and until it is in
serted and turned the thing is absolutely
immovable. Anybody else would find IL
harder to raise than a Kansas MORTGAGE
On at least a dozen different occasions the
umbrella has been stolen or taken by acct
dent, If you prefer the term, but il always
found its way home. You see, my name is
cut on the handle. and the umbrella itself
is well known to all the attaches of the
building. When they see stranger strue-
Cling with ii in the doorway on rainy day
they promptly confiscate the property and
bring it back 1t is such good scheme I'm
surprised the idea hasn't been generally
adopted in this country
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A Familiar Sensation.
From Tit-Bits.


Il understand that you Were in that lift
which fell five stories the other day. How
did it feel as 1t was going down?''
Just as feel when get within sight of
my home at night ten minutes late and
suddenly remember that my wife wanted
me to get home early, as she had arranged
for dinner party"
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OCEAN TRAVEL.
HoIland=AmeriCa Line,

NV AOEk-ROrIERDAM-AM EkDAM.
via bOuIUgne-surMer, distant from Paris and Lon
don only three and half hours New twin-screw
steamers SIAIENDAM aud ''RUTTERDAM.
First CABIN. from $500 upwards. Second Cabin,
$500 All other steamers carry only one class OF
cabin passengers; Saloon rates, $4,000 up Genl-
Pass. Agency. 80 Broadway, N Y, to Z. b.
Drop n Sons 925 Pa-ave.. CIV .Moss,921 Pa ave
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NORTH GERMAN LLOYI

FAST EXPRESS SERVICE
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SOUTHAMPTON. BREMEN
Iwln-Screw Passenger Service.
Friedrich der Crosse. -. Thursday, July g. 10 A NJ
Bremen Thursday, July I3, 10 AN.
Barbarossa Thursday, jury q, IL AN.
GIBRALTAR, NAPLES, GENOA
Sailing Il NJ.
Ems. July 10 Aller. .........Auc 10
Kaiser VIM H. Aug. Saale. ...........Aue 26
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Apply TO L. +. DROOP, 925 Pa ave
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FRENCH LINE.

Compagnie Generate Transatlantique
DIRECT LINE To HAVRE - PARIS GRANGE
Sailing eycry Saturday at 10 AN
From Pier ~. North river. foot Of Morton street
La Champagne. July 8 La Gascogne 80 July 20
la LHorIlahdie- July - La TOuraine. Aug. 8
La Bretagne- July % La Champagne Aug -
Flist.cIass passage 10 Havre. S65 and upward
GeL ago for US. and Can. 30 Broadway NY
G. W MOSS. e2I PENNSYLVANIA ave
BELL & CO.. I4O6 G St mh1str