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A Question of Costume.

Mrs Blykinsr' he exclaimed, indignant
ly. You will oblige me by removing those
sailor clothes"
You mean
From our youngest boy"
81 am sure sailors are very nice people.
Some of them are heroes and"
Take EN- off. L won't have him in sail
or clothes; not even If have to tie cloth
around his waist like South Sea Islander
and get the rest of hts clothes tattoed on
him. l never met but two sailors in my
life. One Of them came into my office with
secret, lurking expression on his face and
asked me If 1 knew a good cigar when
tasted it. I pride myself on my knowledge
of cigars, and the specimen I picked from
the box he handed me was Hke-well, 1 was
going to mention the spices of Cathay and
the perfumes of Araby: but there isn't
anything sweeter than genuine first-class
cigar 1t is itself the supreme standard Of
comparison in the fragrance line. l looked
at him knowingly, and he looked the same
way at me. Struggled said 1. L can't
boxes he had, and he said a hundredr "
you didn't let such bargain slip, did
your" his wife inquired, eagerly.
mo, madam 1 did not let the bargain
slip. l bought the entire hundred at So per
box.
IT could scarcely restrain my Impotence
to open a box and try one of them. He was
too honest to sell me the sample box along
with the rest because it didn't contain the
full number Do you remember one sad
autumn night when l came home and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-02
A BoyhOod Luxury.

Some of nay friends" said Col. StiWelL
amiably have been inclined to rally me
on the assumption that l don't approve Of
water-that is to say, Of drinking water.
"Of course, that's a little joke which has
been current in connection with gentlemen
from Kentucky for a long time"
II understand that. 1 never allow myself
to take such little pleasantries to heart.
Not at all. But it might interest you to
know that am very fond of drinking wa
ter II l can only get the proper brand. Yes,
sir I'll never forget those bOyhoOd days,
down by the Ohio river. That's where you
get drinking water. OF course, there We're
times when the water was merely crystal
line and commonplace. But during a
freshet-that was when it became rich and
appetizing with a flavor all its own. l had
an aunt who used to say there was nothing
like 1t as a good, wholesome diet, and when
the river would get a little high she would
place 1t before me in all Its golden. alluvial
perfection. 1t was none Of your ordinary
limpid and insipid fluid. 1t had consistency
and frmness; It had body as well as bou-
quet."
But. colonel, judging from your descrip-
ton It was too thick to drink"
who said anything about my having
used It as beverage? My aunt used to
spread 1t on a slice of bread and give it to
us boys for being good. And l tell you. sir,
1t was well worth working for"
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y
WfstfuI.

II wish 1 weren't so near-sighted,' said
the man with cloth gloves and wide-toed
kid Shoes as he peered through a window
where some theatrical Autographs We're
displayed.
Il didn't know you were afflicted that
way"
Yes; just enough TO be annoyed" He
sighed and then resumed: I wish weren' t
getting so deaf"
One does have to speak rather loudly
to you; but that's a mere trihe."
II don't mind missing the conversations
of everyday existence. It's something OF
a relief But the immunity has its COM
pensating disadvantages" He sighed again
and resumed: Il wish 1 weren't 50 fond
of the theater."
"Indeed?'
Yes. And l wish 1 weren't so fOrgetful-
l always have to depend on my wife 10
find everything for me when / am going
out of an evening" After another mo-
ment of reverie he continued: Il wish my
wife weren't so sOicitous about my moral
welfare"
You can't blame her for being So
No. She IS only doing her duty. But
it's little irritating. You see, whenever
we go to sec a performance with ballet
she forgets to bring the opera glass, and
when we attend a French farce where the
pungency is mostly in the lines she Tor
gets my ear trumpet, and l have scarcely
any opportunities at all to get shocked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-02
Rigid Test for Matrimony.

From the Chicago Inter Ocean.
Both in the northern and western Islands
Of Scotland the natives have some peculiar
customs unfamiliar to the jewellers of the
main land One of these, known as the
marriage test" is Practiced in the Island
Of st. kilda, where the population barely
exceeds hundred. The desire among the
islanders to increase this number does not
seem to be exceptionally strong, and every
man before he is deemed suitable for a
husband has to perform an evolution with
no little bodily risk. The St Kildans are,
OF course. adept rock climbers, and the
aspirant for matrlmOny is therefore sub
jected TO the test of balancing himself On
ore leg on n narrow ledge overhanging a
precipice, bending his body at the same
time in order to hold the foot of his other
leg in his hands. If found lacking in cour-
age the maiden withdraws her betrothal
and should the man fall over the ledge 1t
is presumed that, in his case, he viii be
disqualified
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dropped on the couch without removing The
silk pillows
Yes"
l thought you'd never forget anything
so reckless. You recall how / wanted YOU
10 rouse everybody in the house and get
an my friends in the neighborhood ana
persuade them to hold hands and make a
incline TO the nearest drug store 50 as
not to lose time in getting an kinds OF
medicine 10 me- l couldn't see anything
but blue spots dancing before my eyes.
You remember that night
Yes"
Well. that was the night | smoked one
OF that COY sailormau's cigars I gave away
fifty boxes of them and the other rftv
are on storage in the basement Of our
building. The janitor smoked one OF Them
and ne is afraid to burn the rest FOR fear
something viii happen TO the furnace. 1
vowed / would never trust another mariner,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-02

Unefaced.
Oft hum a little ditty
OF cottage by the sea;
Neither wise nor very witty.
Just simple melody.
But my fancy somehow caught It
And to memory's casket brought &
And with dream tints gaily wrought it
This small cottage by the sea
For the blooms in beauty Bonded
Round a cottage by the sea,
And the winds their fragrance blended.
Bearing perfume from the lea.
And the golden sunlight streaming
Left each hour with beauty beaming
AS loitered mid my dreaming
In that cottage by the sea.
And the vision has not vanished
OF my cottage by the sea.
Though the beauties all are banished
That were once so sweet to me.
And the distant storm is proving
And an angry sky is scowling
And the wind is hoarsely bowling
Round my cottage by the sea.
Many a bygone idol fingers
In my cottage by the sea,
Idols which Times wanton fingers
Must have shattered ruthlessly.
But the years with cruel fleetness
Cannot rob me of their sweetness.
Fancy holds them in completeness
With my cottage by the sea.
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The BulbuI.

81 realize writes the Bulbul OF Pohick.
that l have not been doing quite right by
the people who have been waiting To paste
some more OF my poetry in their scrap
books. But We have been awful busy on
the farm. and while do not think writing
poetry is anything TO be ashamed OF, de-
not believe people have any right to let it
interfere with the wood-chopping or the
dish washing. Owing to the fact that there
Is not anything which rhymes with Hail
Congress, l was obliged 10 drop that line
in loose here and there"
HAIL CONGRESS!
Hail Congress!
You are like the whooping cough or the
measles, which
Are sure to come, scorer or later. alike to
the poor and the rich:
And to everybody this earth alive:
And Yet We always feel kind of surprised
when you arrive.
Perhaps you have noticed that I
Have not wrote as much poetry recent as
in days gone by.
But everybody else had so much to say
about heroes, as you well know.
thought | would be novel and let the sub
ject go
For every once in a while poets give hero
great renown,
And tell his glory from town to town.
And give him many laurel crown,
And then the first thing you know the hero
turns around and throws the poets
down.
But in tho case OF Congress, by no such
considerations are Us poets veXed.
If Congress does not make good this year,
1t can try 1t over next.
Therefore L sing again my glad refrain
In language unmistakable and plain,
Hail Congress!
You have got lot Of things TO do,
And you or the public Will be very tired
before you get through.
You have questions to settle which have
never before been discussed,
And some over which for years you have
fused and fused.
But, be that ii may, notwithstanding, as
a matter of fact
Ut was always my fad to be more or less
exact.
We hope for the future and forget the past,
And are downright happy to exclaim at last
Hail Congress
There are many things waiting for your
care;
The Cuban question and the Philippine
question to be settled fair and square.
And possibly the Sampscn-Schley conten-
ton,
And others too numerous to mention.
On these TO give advice | shall not try,
Although 1 may, by and by.
But concerning Congressman Roberts, let
ME say,
The eyes of the women of this country are
upon you, so do not get gay.
Polygamy is a wicked shame,
And those who do are much TO blame.
And I'd be a spinster. for that no disgrace
is,
Rather than marry on syndicate basis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-02
The Sex of Ships.

From Golfers Weekly
The word Ship is masculine in French.
italian, Spanish and Portuguese, and pos
sesses no sex In TeutonIc and Scandinavian.
Perhaps 1t would not be an error to trace
the custom of Terminating ships back to the
Greeks. who called them by feminine
names, probably out of Difference to Athene,
goddess of the sea. But the English
speaking sailor assigns no such reasons.
The ship to him is always lady, even
though she be a man-owar. She possesses
a waist collars, stays. laces bonnets, ties,
ribbons chains, watches and dozens of
other distinctly feminine attributes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-02
In the Crowded Street Car.

From the Boston Transcript.
Belle-"For mercy's sake. what are you
taking off your gloves for?'
Carrie-"Why. don't you know? A car
strap is such a splendid thing to show off
ones rings. 1t really pays for having to
stand up"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-02
Leading Him On.

From the Detroit Journal.
Thy slender waist!'' cried the lover, in
rapturous rhapsody.
Shyly she raised her eyes to his.
"You talk like a man who has something
up his sleevei' she faltered. while the deli
cate color suffused her refined Greek fea-
lures.
In this moment she seemed. If possible,
more beautiful than ever.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-02
Was 1t q Hiutf

From the Chicago News.
'You mustn't play with Mr.. Borum's hat.
Bobby said a young lady who was en-
PERTAINING caller to her small brother.
why mustn't I?'' asked the youngster.
Because you might break it, replied his
sister, land besides he will want it short
IT,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-02
What Did She Meant
From the Chicago News.

From the Chicago News.
Slowboy-"I am going to kiss you tonight
when / CO..
Miss Willing-"Don't you think 1t time
you were going?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-02

Virgins, did you marry in haste?'
No; but got engaged in haste: that's just
as bad."-Puck.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-02

Mrs. Blykinsr' he exclaimed. indignant
Iy. You will oblige me by removing those
sailor clothes"
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6fty-dollar counterfeit note. The truth is
he was there for what takes so many there
for a few hours only-the drop too much
learned later that, when his turn came
some one said, why this Is Poe. the poet"
and he was dismissed without the custom
airy fine.
When he alluded to his mother, which
was always with feelings of affectionate
devotion, it was NOT his own natural
mother. who died when he was in his in
fancy. but Mrs. GLENN, his mother-in-law.
1 suggested at last that as 1t appeared
we were not to have the moon we might as
we'll go down again. He agreed and we
descended the steep stairway slowly and
cautiously. holding well to the hand rails.
Being down. / kept this time, on our return
walk, on his right side, and did not suffer
the conversation to flag. On arriving at the
omnibus waiting for passengers at the tav-
he raised his foot to the step, but instantly
recollecting himself drew back. 1 urged
him ill., and, being seated beside him. said
"You were saying?" The conversation was
resumed I got him safe home and gave
him bed on the sofa In the dining room,
while I slept alongside him on three chairs
without undressing.
On the second morning he appeared to
have become so much like his old self that
I trusted him to go out alone Rest and
regular meals had had a good effect, al
though his mind was not yet entirely free
from the nightmare. After an hour two
he returned and then told me he had come
to the conclusion that what said was true:
that the whole thing had been delusion
and a scare created by his own excited i'm
agination. He said his mind began to clear
as he lay on the grass, his face buried in it
and his nostris inhaling the sweet fra
GRANGE mingled with the odor of the earth.
While he lay thus the words he had heard
kept running in his thoughts, but he tried
In vain to connect them with the speaker,
and so the light gradually broke In upon his
dazed mind and he saw that he had come
out of a dream. Being now all right again.
he was ready to depart from New York He
borrowed what was needful, and l never
saw him again.
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Notice.

The first edition of "The Empire of
the South" having been exhausted, a
second edition will be ready for dis
tribution by or about March 10, 1899
1t is a handsome volume OF about
200 pages descriptive of the South and
its vast resources, beautifully illustra-
ted, and regarded by critics as the
most complete production of its kind
that has ever been published.
Persons wishing to secure this work
will please enclose to the undersigned
25 cents per copy, which amount ap-
proximates the cost of delivery. Re.
mittances may be made in stamps OF
otherwise.
Address all communications on this
subject to w. A. Turk, Gen'l Pass
Agt., Southern Ry, Washington, d.
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MOrehead Items.
Kentucky Mountaineer, ]

Capt. Tom Rose, late of Company
Z. Fourth Kentucky Regiment, has
been organizing a company of State
Guards to be stationed at this place
Capt. Rose expects to secure a hun.
dred members, most of whom will be
from his old company recently mus
tered out at Annison, Ala,
Mr.. w. W. Reynolds, of Rodburn,
is being urged by his friends to SHE
his castor into the political arena and
make the race for the State Senate
from the district composed OF Rows7,
Carter, Fleming, Bath and Menefee
counties. Mr.. Reynolds is an ardent
Republican, and should ne decide to
enter the race he will make things
lively. Mr.. Reynolds is young
man of ability and iutegrity-just the
material from which Legislators
should be made-and is one of the
most promising attorneys at the Row.
an county bar. Should he be chosen
to the Senate he would represent the
district with honor to himself and to
his constituency.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-03-07
Give This to Your Teacher.

To the Editor-Here is little
problem wish you would ask some
one to solve for me: A man has two
lots of apples. The first lot he sells 5
apples for two cents, winch amounts
70 "a cents. The second lot he divides
into two parts of 30 each; the first
part he sells for cent-l5 cents, and
the second part 3 for cent-10 cents
which amounts to 25 cents. Why the
difference in the price received for the
two lots of apples ?-Ex.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-03-07
a FAMOUS GERMAN STUD.
Immense Estate That Frederick the Great
Donated to Germany.

! Trakehnen is altogether different
| from any stud / have seen in Germany
and is historically most interesting.
1t was founded in the year 1882 by
Frederick the Great, who inherited it
| from his father and improved it very
much, living there great deal in
picturesque old house now occupied
y the chief veterinary surgeon, and
nio wing some wonderful avenues of
aaI-s which have grown into exceed
;nrI1 6, trees and are quite feature
of AZ Ma, y. Frederick the Great be-
oneotb Fl a. stud to the state, with
AZ $500 r.;'; In { the kings of Prussia
sbonYa dA, orou. Una, < have the right to
take 40 of the best s. q, a no.r;na,
sum-a right that is 20 Tro Iabnen
at the present day, as ~ tbo nm-
horses are much priced y naro
peror, than whom no o. Iis
thoroughly appreciates having : for
carriages horses that can 60 bot 90
and fast. In the center Of the esta
which comprises some ALSO hectarea /
(nearly 25 acres, or, to be accurate,
2.471 acres), is situated the charming I
residence of the director, Capt. Won
Oettingen, the hotel, post office, stall
lion stables, exercising yards for
young horses, a house with rooms for !
some so groOms, and most OF OF, the
chief buildings in connection nth the
stud in general. The estate is diviuSD
into - farms, on each of which,
though differing somewhat IN saze, a
complete set of most substantial red {
brick buildings is placed, with an ex-
cellent managers house, and big
yards and boxes for the economical
working of a stud farm and agricul-
tural farm combined. Some idea Of
the size of the undertaking may be
formed when it is mentioned that the /
hands ordinarily employed number
1900. -.
Trakehnen is situated at the ex-
treme northeast corner of Prussia,
within a few miles of the Russian ]
frontier, in one Of the finest agricul> I
tural and pastoral districts to be seen
in Germany, 1t was said to have been ]
originally q marshy moor, but is now
divided into large, fiat, arabic fields
and excellent pastures, and is kept in !
9 high state Of productive powSf by :,
the best system Of cultivation, and the
Of lime to the grasslapSs,
1t is worth passing notice that As
Ireland was originally the home Of
The elk, 20 was Trakehnen famed for
that animal, and an elk's horn is the
Trakehnen brand placed upon all
horses that are bred there. The estate
has still some stretches Of woodland
Astounding in roe deer, which may be
frequently seen grazing in the same
fields as the horses; excellent roads
run for miles under the noble ave-
nues, and the care with which every
thing is managed is everywhere mani
fest.-Badminton Magazine.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-03-07
NEW STORIES OF MANSFIELD
In an Amateur Performance Re Gave
Promise of His Future.

A writer in the Philadelphia Post
tells this new story OF Richard Mans
fields youth: 'EHe was educated in
Germany, and then went to Elton
school, England. Even so far, what
an education for an actor. The
travelling and the continuous change
of scenery would have developed an
unusually bright boy, indeed, and OF
Mansfield it made precocious youth,
who is remembered on the ground Of
his school days even now. When he
was at school in England the boys
gave a performance Of the Merchant
of Venice Mansfield acting Shylock.
The bishop of Litchfeld was aguest
of honor that day, and, at the con-
olusion of the play he asked the youth
fui Shylock to come forward, so that
he might speak to him. Shaking the
boys hand, he said: Heaven forbid
that / should encourage you to be-
come an actor, but should you, if |
mistake not, you shall be a great
ONE"
Mansfield is versatile, and he looks
for the same qualities in others, not
always with success. Once he was
trying to show Super how to say
a single line that constituted his part.
He pointed out to the man his de-
fciencies, and finally taking the po-
sition himself, he rushed on the stage
and spoke the line with great deal
of naturalness and fervor.
Cant you see how it is done?'
he asked the Super"
eyes, sir" replied the man, F'but
if / could do it like that / would not
be working for three dollars week"
"Three dollars a week." said the
actor, musingly. "Well, if you only
get three dollars week, you can do
it any way you like" "...r
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-03-07
USE THE SPARE MINUTES.


Z.
Great men are economical in their
use of time. They notonly work hard
for hours together, but they also save
the spare minutes, which most persons
waste in prolitless employment.
AS the distinguished naturalist,
Culver, rode from place TO place, he
read and thought, and the result Of his
saving these odd quarter hours are
seen in his books.
Napoleon, as he hurried over Eu-
rope in his camp carriage, was busy
in planning for the government of
conquered countries, and in contriv-
ing new conquests.
Elihu Burritt learned no less than
IS languages and % dialects by the
economical use of time. While he
worked IA hours day at his trade of
a blacksmith, he found few minutes
each morning and evening to study
Latin or French. u.
His Greek grammar would fit into
the crown of his straw hat, and, as he
stood at his furnace, waiting for the
5using of the metal, he would catch it
" and commit to memory part of
], ~ek verb.
MNny of Benjamin Franklin's
,ours Of study we're stolen from the
ime he should have given TO eating
Ms meals or to sleeping.
Sir William Jones, the oriental
.cholar. and a Judge in the supreme
.oIrrt Of India, had so well improved !
IL time that, before he reached the
ge Of ri, be kneS Greek, Latin, sew
raj modern languages, and had
tudied the Arabic and the Persian.
lis use Of the spare minutes made
lin both learned and famous.
John Wesley said:
"Never be unemployed; never be
riflilSly employed; never while away
ime.", !
Sc Goethe, the great German poet
md thinker, said:
"po not wait for extraordinary op-
,ortupities, but make use Of common
situations" I.
Be careful of the minutes, and the
lours viii take care Of themselyes.-
Golden Days.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-03-07
CHEAP LIVING.
How One Man Gets Along on Thirty
Five Cents q Week.


Government experts say that man
can be well fed for 35 cents a day.
This, however, means feeding men in
mass. There is a man in Philadel-
phia, however, who laughs at this
lavish expenditure, inasmuch as his
bill of fare for the entire week only
costs that amount. Twenty years ago
he made up his mind that Americans
ate too much, His staple meal is in
the middle of the day, and it always
consists of soup-good, rich soup
and baked potato. Some days in
stead of the baked potato he has what
southerners call COW peas, which are
extremely cheap and wholesome,
They cost five cents pound and swell
very much in cooking. He cooks them
with a bit of salt pork. Rice is also
one of his staple foods, and occasion
ally little milk. He buys two loaves
of stale bread a week, which cost %
cents loaf. These are always toasted.
Cabbage is another article of diet,
cheap and of great value. He has an
arrangement with hisgrocer by which
he buys the scraps of cheese left over
from the large cuttings at two cents
for days scraps Saturday night he
treats himself to drink Of beer. He
is in sound health and has not had in
digestion for 20 years. Golden Days.