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Evening star., 1900-12-22
WHAT THE CRICKETS SAID,
A Christmas Story.


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Evening star., 1900-12-22

"Yes, that cheeky young Wintergreen
made a friend Of the naughty Mrs. De
Young the very first time he met her"
"How did he do it7'
''He asked her II her hair wasn't pre-
Evening star., 1900-12-22
Poland as q Notwithstanding Country.
From the Cosmopolitan. 5t

COSIHUpUIItdH.
Warsaw has a population Of 675.OOO. In
ten years this will be doubled. Eesides
being distributing point for what Asia
wants to send to Europe, 1t is a manufac-
turing city 1t makes sugar, leather, cotton.
wool, iron, gold and silverware and shoes
fer the rest Of the continent. 1t sends more
than third Of q million dollars worth OF
beet sugar alone In a year to America
warsaw's outlying neighboring city. Lodz
known as the Polish Manchester, is fast
gaining on its English rival. Its thousands
of spindles turn out cotton for the world
The industrial and commercial impulse that
has characterized Russia of the present
generation Is nowhere more strikingly evil
dent than In what was the old Kingdom of
Poland. and particularly In its ancient cap
ttA4 Warsaw. ---t rss-
Evening star., 1900-12-22
The Masculine Test.
From Puck.

From Puck.
ChoIly-"Oh, yes! young Getthar is rich
and received in good society, but 1t is plain
to see he is not to the manner born"
May-"How is that?"
Cholly-"He can't get into q hanson
without hitting his silk hat, to save his
life.
Evening star., 1900-12-22

He-"I point out your faults because 1
love you"
She-"Nonsense! If you really loved me
you would think my faults were excel
lences. Chicago Record
Evening star., 1900-12-22

He-"How I envy the man who just sang
the SOLO
She-"Why, I thought he had an excep-
tionally poor voice.
He-"Oh. 1t isn't his voice 1 envy; it's
his nerve. STRAY Stories.
The suburban citizen. (Washington, D.C.) 1891-1902, 1900-10-13
WOMEN DOCTORS.
Chinese Minister Says They should Go
TO the Orient

Chinese Minister Says They should Go
to the Orient,
WI Ting Fang, the new Chinese
minister to the United States is a
veritable genius. Besides being ac-
complished in Chinese literature and
statesman Of rare ability, ne is a lin
guist and a philosopher He was the
principal attraction at the recent COM
mencement of the Woman's Medical
college Of Philadelphia, and, Of course,
was set down for a speech. Since l
came to this country" he said Il
have met women doctors, lawyers and
journalists, but until received the in
vitation to make this address It had
never occurred to me that women had
advanced so far as to have an institu-
ton exclusively devoted to this train
ing of women for the medical profess
sion. ! am particularly interested in
this institution, because of the Chinese
girl, who, after studying here, returned
to her native land, where she has since
made a great success. In China it Is
generally believed that there is one
sphere for women and another for
men. The world has acted upon this
belief for ages. l am glad that women
have gained such position in the
medical profession that they cannot
be removed. There arr medical works
in the Chinese language, containing
medical knowledge gained from the
experience and practice of long ages.
It is a great pity that this contribution
OF knowledge cannot be available to
the whole world because Of the great
difference in language The Chinese
attach great value to the practice OF
medicine. II the good people of the
European nations and of America had
only sent medical missionaries to
China missionary troubles would hap
pen rarely. If you were to ask my ad'
vice today, young ladies, ! should say
with Horace Greeley, GO west, young
lady, stop not on this side Of the Pa
cific, but go until you arrive in China.
Go to China II you find this country
too crowded in your profession There
is room enough and work enough there
for ALL"
The suburban citizen. (Washington, D.C.) 1891-1902, 1900-10-13
TNe organ Grlnder,s reeIInp..

A blind organ grinder who is we'll
known to the people in the neighbor-
hood Of TompkiLs Square, said the
other day that lie preferred that local
ity, because he found its population
very appreciative.
How do they show It? BY the num-
Der of coins they put in your CAM
was asked
mo, sir" answered the blind man
gravely. 81 make good deal more
in other districts. They are all poor
people around there, and often / go
away without getting anything But
can feel their appreciation Al
though blind, / always know bow big
crowd my playing attracts. and
what effect it has on them. How do
l feel it? l could not describe TO YOU
If l would. There are many things
that we blind folk feel without being
able to explain how. Otherwise our
life would not be worth living Any
how, | know when my tune makes
people stop and feel moved. 1 know
when l send II thrill through a group
of women and children, and il makes
me happy" - New York Commercial
Advertiser
The suburban citizen. (Washington, D.C.) 1891-1902, 1900-10-13

Sec. 81 That all permits to keep q.
maintain dairies and dairy farms in
the District Of Columbia, or to bring
or send milk into said District. which
have been issued in accordance with
the provisions Of IAN Act TO regulate
the sale of milk in the District OF co.
lumbia, and for other purposes" an
proved March second, eighteen hun.
dred and ninety-five, shall cease and
determine on the first day OF the
month of July occurring three months
after the passage Of this Act; and all
regulations which have been made un-
der authority Of said Act shall con.
tinue in force until revoked by the
Commissioners of said District.
Sec 22. That any person who shall
violate any Of the provisions of this
Act shall, upon conviction thereof, be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
shall be punished by a fine not ex-
ceeding two hundred dollars.
Sec. 20. That all prosecutions under
this Act shall be in the police court
of said District, at the instance of the
health officer Of said District, upon
information brought in the name of
the District Of Columbia and on its be-
half.
Sec. a. That all Acts and parts OF
Acts inconsistent with the provisions
of this Act be, and the same are here.
by, repealed.
The suburban citizen. (Washington, D.C.) 1891-1902, 1900-10-13

An incident which occurred at one
OF the receiving points for the Calves
ltOa contributions shows the power Of
the widows mite. A workingman,
bearing some of the tools Of his trade,
with hands begrimmed with toll
stepped to the counter, and putting
down a quarter, sententiously said,
ffOr the Galveston sufferers" what
IS the nameT he was asked. ''Never
mind the name" was the answer but
send it to those who need It," That
came from the heart" said a gentle
man standing by, who was attending
10 some other business. Put me
down for twenty-five dollars" And
thus the workingmans contribution
was multiplied a hundred fold.
The suburban citizen. (Washington, D.C.) 1891-1902, 1900-10-13
InoreduIous.

She - Young Charley Wnlowsnap
has a great idea of you"
He-"What do you meanY
He was here the other night and
told me what gay Lothario You
were"
Good gracious! Where did he get
any such idea"
II don't know, but he had it. He
said plain ordinary flirt was as moth
ing in comparison with you"
How strange! He must have heard
me talking at the club and added on a
lot"
Possibly, but he believes IT, He
said you could make love better than
any man he knew"
Did he, indeedY
Yes, and you could call ON girl,
take her hand, kiss her and make her
feel as If you were the only man IN
the whole world, all in one and the
same night"
well! 1 hope you didn't believe
him.
"Oh. no! I told him I had known.
you too long to believe anything like
that."-Puck.
The suburban citizen. (Washington, D.C.) 1891-1902, 1900-10-13

One place where the signboard nui-
saRce har not disfgured the natural
scenery is the water front OF the Wis
consin River for some miles up and
aewn the Dells. The smooth surfaces
sf the stone walls, the crags, cliffs,
and standing rocks invite extensive
paintings and penciling. which would
be in plain view from decks Of the
steamers passing mp and down the
stream, but up to this time no amount
of money has been able TO control the
privilege from a single individual own
er. II is said that some time ago the
agent Of a concern which manufac-
aured a certain decoction succeeded I'm
painting a huge sign on the rocky cliff
near the steamboat landing at XII.
slsSUrn. He was Oyertaken, brought
hack TO the scene OF his handiworli.
ara given the alternative OF scraping
on the letters or being ducked In She
river. He agreed to Obliterate the sign,
B0meWhat to the disappointment Of
lthe residents, who were just In the
smood for the ducking
The suburban citizen. (Washington, D.C.) 1891-1902, 1900-10-13

Dr. Charles Fere, writing in a French
medical journal, treats the emotion
commonly called love at first sight"
with a calm disapproyal distinctly
shocking to people who have been
taught TO see in it semi-sacred attri.
i5utes He says that this phenomenon
seems to be a symptom Of degeneracy,
lOf hallucinations Of memory, and in
especial Of epilepsy and Of neurasthe-
mia. The explosive form of affection
he thinks should be considered a
symptom of morbid emotion, of nerv-
OHE disorder, rather than a celestial
Inspiration to be followed at all haz.
ards. The authority may be high, but
1T hardly carries conviction that all
the poets and novelists are wrong, es-
ipeeially as it is not quite certain that
the French "coup de foudre" and
our love at first sight are one and
the same sentiment
The suburban citizen. (Washington, D.C.) 1891-1902, 1900-10-13
Furniture FOR Boys Room.

OF course, Johns room does not
want tea-table, but he does want a
desk and a lounge as badly as his sis
ter. Not a lounge with an elegant,
dainty cover, rufiled pillows, etc, but
a leather couch or a rattan divan, with
cushions which have plenty of feath-
ers, but no rufiies. This couch
would, l fancy, have many a
'ale to tell in after years were
1t permitted to relate the number OF
air castles built, surrounded by its
cosy pillows, Of what is to be done
when 1 am man." for a boy has
lust as many dreams as a girl; they
differ from each other in quality ra-
Their than quantity. The desk,
too, should be there--and there
is no reason why it should not
for the very thing he wants can be
bought for IS or S1O-for then there
will be a place for him to wrestle with
the composition hend" and a place
TO keep his school notes and party in
yitations
The suburban citizen. (Washington, D.C.) 1891-1902, 1900-10-13
RAILROAD MAPS OF AMERICA,
One Department where the Supremacy
of the United States is Marked.

One Department Where the Supremacy
of the United States is Marked.
One marked effect of the progress
Of American arms, the extension 6f
American supremacy in other lands
and the expansion of the foreign mar
lSet for American goods has been
more general demand for maps Of for
| aign countries. Heretofore map max
ing for general and not for technical
Or typographical requirements has
been feature of the publishing bust
ness Of the United States and in
cheap, accurate, portable, upto-date
/ and comprehensive railroad maps the
United States has long been at the
head Of all countries.
The process of railroad map making
is not so simple as might at first APP
pear. The map maker takes a fat cop
per plate and smokes the face by con
tact with the fame from gas burner.
Then he covers it with composition
of wax ard gum. TO make the compo-
s'tion even over its surface the plate
is heated and it is then ready to re-
celve Il transfer of the draughtsman's
work on tracing paper. The back Of
the paper is covered lightly with chalk
and this chalked surface is laid upon
the wax composition which covers the
copper plate. Then the engraver with
steel pencil goes over the lines of
drawing. AS the steel point moves
over the paper the drawing is copied
on the composition.
The engraver then goes over the
chalk lines. cutting out the wax COM
position, and the next feature of the
work the marking upon it of the
names Of the cities and stations and
the typographical symbols used in map
making such as a circle for the coun-
ty seat. a circle with a Maltese cross
In the centre for the State capital and
an asterisk for steamboat connections.
These typographical marks are made
with ordinary type, which fit into @
hand stamp.
The name Of each place, in what
ever form Of type is desired, is
stamped upon the soft surface Of the
composition layer. and when there has
been completed by this process copy
of the drawing, a copper electrotype
of it is made, from which the map is
printed
There are fully 800 railroad compa-
MES in the United States requiring
maps of their line or system, as the
case may be, for distribution. Some
of these maps are for advertisements;
some are circulated for the conve-
nience of travellers and contain on one
side time tables; some are framed at
railroad stations; others are sent to.
hotels; others are in demand by drum
mers, shippers and freight agents, ana
still others are sent abroad.
Compared with the clumsy, expen-
siye, often misleading and always un-
satisfactory railroad maps Of other
countries, and especially those pub
lished on the continent Of Europe, the
supremacy Of the American maps il
marked.
The suburban citizen. (Washington, D.C.) 1891-1902, 1900-10-13
The Lonrest Morhs.

A correspondent gives 'Nonintercom,
municability" as the longest word IN
the English language. While reading
the life of Archbishop Benson | came
across the following extract from his
diary for September, 1899 page 44I).
But the free kirk Of the north of Scot.
land are strong antidlsestabllshmen
tarians"-ten syllables, twenty-six let
tiers. The longest Italian word con.
tains eleven syllables and twenty-six
letters, and forms a whole line of
rhyme which is a well-known proyerb
Shi tropjpo in alto sal, cade soyente
Pr scipiteyolisslmevolmente.
He who rises too high often falls
most precipltately. Pail Mall Ca
Eette.
The suburban citizen. (Washington, D.C.) 1891-1902, 1900-10-13

No State has so many newspapers
per capita as North Dakota, and few
rural pOstoffices make a better show
Ing than those of the Red River Val
leg, Indicating that the people write
as well as read. As to crime and
pauperism, it is almost another case
of "the snakes in Ireland" The cen
sus Of 1890 shows that there were
ninety-seven prisoners in her jails, none
iOf whom were juveniles and thirty
I've paupers, the smallest percentage
of any State of the Union. At the
present time not more than a quarter
jof the jail population are actual resi-
SCENTS Of the State.
The suburban citizen. (Washington, D.C.) 1891-1902, 1900-10-13

Z Professor Starr, of Chicago, in try
ing TO prove that Americans are APP
proximating in facial appearance TO
the aborignes, says that he has min
utely examined and measured the
features Of more than 5000 children
of Pennsylvania Dutch parentage aDd
has found in most cases "lengthening
ef the face and broadening Of the
cheek bones in accordance with the
characteristic features of Indian
races" Perhaps, it is suggested, much
eating Of scrapple is responsible for
The curious development.
The suburban citizen. (Washington, D.C.) 1891-1902, 1900-10-13

Texas has received a terrific blow,
hut it will not stop the growth or
long becloud the prosperity of that
wonderful State. Texas has gone
steadily onward ever since she won
her independence. and her advance
during the past ten years has been
more rapid than ever before
The suburban citizen. (Washington, D.C.) 1891-1902, 1900-10-13
A TRAGEDY RECALLED.
Twenty-one Years Ago the Prince Inn
peral Was Slain by Zulus. q

Twenty-one Years Ago the Prince Inn
perIal Was Slain by Zulus. q
1t is q years ago that General Bull
Ter, then a colonel commanding a
detachment Of the Frontier Light
Horse, saw one day, as he was stroll
ing leisurely near his camp in Zulu
land, four men galloping wildly to-
ward him. The foremost horseman
was Lieutenant Carey, the three 9TH
ers his escort, They brought the
news that prince imperial OF France
had been killed by the Zulus. Butler
sent the cavalry brigade at daylight
the next morning to recover the body.
When they came to the place where
Carey and his men had been sur
prised by the natives they found the
horribly mutilated body Of dead
trooper, and few yards further on
the body of the prince. He had the
marks of many spear thrusts in his
body. but was not mutilated in any
way. Round his neck was a thin gold
chain, and slung upon 1t was a minia-
ture of his mother, ex-Empress Eu-
genie, and tiny gold reliquary con-
tanning a fragment of the true cross.
The relic was given by Pope Leo Ill
to Charlemagne on the day when he
crowned the great Fsankish lord en-
peror Of the west Since then dynasty
after dynasty of French monarchs
had worn that scrap Of gold and wood
as a talisman. And as tallsman the
Idlus regarded it. and they stayed
their savage hands above tue poor
slain lad-Utica Globe.
The suburban citizen. (Washington, D.C.) 1891-1902, 1900-10-13
WASHINGTON, D. C,

Honesty is the best policy, though it
rs sometimes expensive. There are
Rimes when expense is the best policy.
The suburban citizen. (Washington, D.C.) 1891-1902, 1900-10-13

The influences Of good humor on life
are manifold. A happy disposition
lFelps in business, increases the pleas
Mre Of others, makes its owner con-
Rented, assists him to forget mental
VERY and so preserves his health.
The suburban citizen. (Washington, D.C.) 1891-1902, 1900-10-13

/ "A Brooklyn baby carriage dealer adj
pertises: 1--WE want men Of push, ac-
tustomed to holding their own, to pur-
ehase these carriages"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-28

der straps, and with black velvet
around the throat. Arabesques trim
the skirt, and there are wonderful
possibilities in black flower trimming
which is one of the latest fads. Every
flower that grows is made in black silk
and velvet; and these are stuffed and
appliqued to the gown.
These long coats are immensely
smart, and, in the darker shades, are
becoming to every figure no matter
how large. Those who do not ad-
mire the straight English box coat can
find nothing against the Princess long
cloak of velvet.
The modes of autumn and early win
ter are easily transformed into those
of mid-winter by the addition of GER
tain features. One of these Is the Me-
dici collar of fur This lines the out
side or velvet collar and curls over il
a little. The broadest lapels of fur are
added and down the front there are
immense bands of fur as wide as pos
sible.
Fashions in winter wraps are to-
ward the long, sweeping designs. They
make women look taller and more
slender, thus making them nearer to
the artistic ideal.
BEATRICE.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-28

DO you know the woman in black?
She will stand out in memory's Wis
don. clear-cut, soft, insinuating, at
tractive and unusual. She wears black,
black always, not mourning at all
just black.
Mrs. Frank Leslie was the first wo-
man OF note in New York city to dress
In black. For years her costumes
were written up by the fashion para
graphers and commented upon by lit
erary society Then somebody dis
covered that they were variations OF
black; that the evening dress which
was so much admired at box party
had a petticoat of white satin yelled
with black ACCORDION plated tulle,
with a dust ruffie of tulle around the
foot. The quite wonderful waist shir-
ring was of tulle gathered over white
silk cord, and the hip trimming was the
same. And then the secret was out.
She was 'the woman in black"
Mrs. William Astor, an older wom-
an but no less elegantly derssed one,
wears black and white always, with
sometimes brilliant lining. And the
beautiful Mrs Culver of the west, who
dazzles New Workers for month or SO
in winter, is another of fashions devo-
tees who wears the combination of
black and white. 1t is good idea,
surely, and one well adapted to the
woman who desires to dress well on a
little.
In recent article upon living eco
nomically in New York and going in
society at the same time, Mrs. Russell
Sage declares that a great deal can be
done with gowns all of color, not
much change, no attempt at anything
startling. The turquoise blues, the au-
tomobile reds and browns, the gerani-
ums, the pastels and the mauves must
all be forgotten. If colors are chosen.
let them be few; play always upon
three tones, and thus you will be able
10 look always well dressed yet never
too brilliant.
Dressing Cheap1y.
In a certain fashionable hotel in New
York there live two women who keep
UP an appearance ON a small sum a
year Perhaps the family income is
. 81, 900, very small amount for New
York family of fashion One woman
Eips herself in black skirts, and for
Eonomy wears brilliant separate"
Faists OF taffeta. A lettuce green
|blous e-dust-covered brown-are her
latest selection.
The other woman produces equally
agreeable results by gowning herself
always in three colors, and her gowns
are always in red, brown and bright
blue. Buying everything in these three
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-28


around the string should be looser. the
third time it should hang nearly to
the waist. and the fourth time it
should just touch the walstband. This
will give you fine pearl necklace.
The dog collars are different The
string is wound closely around the
throat. five strands deep. To do this
we'll the different rows must be fasten-
ed upon a wide clasp in the back,
which holds them in place. The best
pearl dog collar in this country Is
owned by Mrs. Potter Palmer; the
hest string of pearls is said to belong
TO Mrs. George Gould who wears 1t
with turquoise gowns.
After a consultation with an artistic
friend. she purchased enough aluminium
colored cloth to make a cape that
trailed to the very hem OF her gown.
It had a satin face and was as soft
to the fingers as satin. There was a
satin stripe running through it which
made 1t look very much like the new
satin which Is striped with taffeta- The
cape was cut umbrella shaped.
In Gray and White.
And now came the deception. Pur-
chasing enough soft white flannel OF
the finest variety she had the cape
lined throughout with white flannel.
Next she went to the shop and bought
three dozen of the shortest blacklist
fur tails she could find. In order to
get the kind she wanted she was forced
to take the little tails which grow In
lots upon the bargain counters because
they suited her better. Clipping these
to make them shorter and stubhier, she
fIattened them with her fingers and
sewed them fast to the white flannel
to look like the "eyes'' in ermine. All
over it's surface she worked, sewing the
tails upon the flannel. When her work
was done and she had donned the cape,
she was pleased to note that the lin
ing looked exactly like ermine.
AS a magnificent finish to this gar
ment she attached a Medici collar of
gray sable and ran sable border down
the front. The cape was pronounced
success.
AS winter deepens, the automobile
and English driving coat are seen in
the heavier materials such as velvet
and fur, the latter being too expensive,
however, for general use. The velvet
long coats are seen in all colors, cut in
Princess shape, and snugly fitted to the
figure Among other characters les,
they have the square shoulders, built
cut like a mans sleeve top, the closely
fitting coat sleeve, the full tight-itting
bust the snug waist and the splendid
set upon the hips. Below the hips the
long coat instead of falling straight
like the ulster follows the line of the
gown and sets well out in long grace
full sweep.