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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-06
The Shopping Mans Woes.

From the New Orleans Times Democrat
Il don't know of anything more exas-
perating than an inatteptive clerk" said a
mild hammered little man on the street car
the other night, but unless you have a
certain aplomb, a way about you. so TO
speak. you might as well endure the cross
in silence. Now, 1 have a friend" he con-
tinued, who possesses just such a gift
and, needless to say, he is never neglected.
went into store with him the other day
and the young woman at the counter where
we stopped continued conyersing calmly
with another young woman in the NEXT
department. My dear madam said nv
friend blandly, I trust you will pardon me
Tor lntruding upon that important discus
sion, but If YOU What do you wish?'
said the clerk. looking startled. DO not
be angry my friend replied. I know, of
course, that the occasional interruption of
customers must be annoying, and no
doubt By that time the poor girl was
in a nervous f1utter and 1 really felt sorry
for her. When we went out 1 expressed
surprise at the ease with which her atten-
tion had been secured, and my friend
laughed. oh. it's no trick at ALL he said
self 40 ~ ' l'0' ''u'-
Next day I was fool enough to try the
system myself, after l had camped beside
counter for ten minutes waiting for a
large and naughty lady to conclude con-
versation My dear mad began, try
ing to initiate my friends, sangfroid Sir!
exclaimed the saleslady. wheeling on me
suddenly and freezing. my. blood with q
ferocious glare. My dear I stammered,
my dear Really, could go no further
My tongue stuck to the roof of my mouth,
and l could feel the sweat breaking out on
my forehead. I know I must have looked
the picture Of helpless imbecility. What
do you mean by calling me your dear and
things like that?t demanded the enraged
Amazon. fundamentally reply could
up and sneaked aut. expecting every min
ute to feel policeman grab me by the
collar. So, as I#aiR before. unless you
have the way about you you might as well
faculty Of blandly bluang ones fellow be-
ings is somethingfthat'tan't be acquired"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-06

body is covered. Similar poisonous hairs
are to be found on the bird spider OF South
America, and, according to travellers. they
never fail to produce a great irritation on
the human skin whenever they come In
contact with IL.
There Is another wonderful spider in the
Iransvaai. which has apparently been dis
covered for the first time by Mr.. Distant
1t lives, we are told, in large communities,
and builds itself a nest like birds. The
nest is of irregular form, and in the in
terror are several artistically constructed
galleries. which serve homes for all the
spiders OF that particular family. One OF
these nests may be seen in the London Zoo
logical Garden. 1t is very large. and is
deftly covered with dry leaves. The spider
In constructing nest takes the utmost
pains to make it of such color that IT
will escape the eyes of its enemies, and in
this laudable task the ingenious little crea
ture almost always succeeds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-06
Her Mistake.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
There's no use talking" said the senior
partner fretfully. as he laid down the
morning paper. II can't get my wife inter-
ested in foreign politics"
What's the latest instance?" inquired the
Junior.
1T happened only last night" said the
senior. Il said to my wife. L notice that
the Samoan affair is dreadfully muddled.'
She smiled at me brightly and replied. L
don't wonder at IT a Bit 1 was a little
startled by her confident tone. Don't
wonder at whs L? / asked. Don't wonder
at all that his affairs should be muddlcd,'
she replied. 1 never could understand how
they managed to live so extravagantly on
his Income Why, his wife dresses better
than ] do / sasped for breath Hold on,
my dear cried. VIII you kindly inform
me what on earth you are taking aboutg
She looked hurt. Why, about Sam Owens
afrairs-isn't that what you meant? And
i hadn't the heart TO tell her 1t wasn't"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-06

From the Cheyenne SHn-Ieader.

From the Cheyenne SFnIeader
Wen begin with 4 and the plural Is boxes
But the plural Of OK should De oxen. not oxes;
Then one fowl is goose. but two called geese,
\ ct the plural oil mouse should never be meese;
You may find lone Il whole nest of mice
But the plural of house is houses, not hiceS
II the plural of man is always called men,
Why shouldn't the plural Of pan be called pen?
The COW In the plural may be cows kline,
But COW II repeated IL never called kline,
And the plural of Is VOWS, never vine
And II | speak Of foot and you show me your feet
And give you boot, would u pair be called beet
II one Is tooth AMI whole set are teeth
Why shouldn't tho plural of both be called beethf
III the sinsulsrs this and the plural IL these
should the plural of kiss be nCknamed keese?
Then one mas be that and three would be those
Yet hat In the plural would never he hose
And NE plural Of cat is cats. rot cose
We speak OF brother and also Of brethren
But though say mother. never say lnethren. .
Then uasCulir" pruIsuins are he his and him
liut Imagine the feminine, she. Shis and SHIN.
~ III" English. | think, you all will agree
Is the dOd rOttcst language you did see.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-06

AAe ~eesher "a Be- Expected DaFfA0
the African War.
From the London PaIf Mall Gazette,
Consisting as # 1doegs, of a series Of ter
races rising from the coast to the Drakens-
berg mountains, the highest point of which
Is two and quarter niles above sea level.
Natal must necessarily have considerable
variations in climate. The climate Is Off
cially described as warm. temperate and
ubtropical-contiaental rather than insu-
lar" Natal is undoubtedly healthy col
ony. and in thislirespect differs from its
neighbor. Delagoai bayo where the malarial
swamps are coneributaries to the heavy
death rate. The nearest approach to Ma
tals climatic conditions in Europe may be
found In northerH Italy. In both countries
there are warm, Iow-fSing valleys, breezy
uplands and high tmountain ranges.
There are two distinct seasons in Natal,
and only two-summer and winter. Spring
and autumn are practically non-existent.
Summer lasts from October to March. Dur
Ing this period the sun rises at o'clock
and sets at I. In mldwinter 1t rises at I
and sets at 5. Twilight. such as we know
1t in this country, does not exist. Summer
Is the rainy season IN Natal, and naturally
the most unhealthy. At Durham the rain
fall is forty inches per annum and at Pie
termaritzburg fl is thirty-eight inches.
while the average number Of days on which
rain falls In the year is III in Maritzburg
and 1875 in Durham The average rainfall
during each summer month Is about five
inches.
The heat on the coast is moist and
clammy. and very trying during December
and January: the average temperature at
Durham for the year Is 691a degrees, with
extremes of AZ degrees and 9S degrees re-
spectively. The farther inland you go from
the coast the cooler it gets and at Maritz-
burg the heat of summer becomes dry, the
average yearly temperature being Ga de-
grees. The heat of summer in the uplands.
that is. from Maritzburg to the Berg, is re-
lieved by frequent severe thunder storms
much damage. Another climatic drawback,
more unpleasant than serious, in northern
Natal. Is a hot, parching wind, which blows
from the north, sometimes for DAYS at a
time, generally followed. however by a
thunder storm and a cool southwest wind.
The nights during summer in the uplands
of Natal are usually COOL though the heat
of the day Is scorching. and in Ladysmith
one may be oppressed with heat and yet
see the snow-crowned berg in the near dis
lance.
1t may be asserted, without any doubt
whatever. that Natars climate is a healthy
one, the death rate in Durham being 16 II
per 900 per annum last year, as compared
with AS in Pietermaritzburg The chief
maladfeS during the hot weather are en-
teric fever. dysentery and diarrhnea, deaths
from the two latter frequently being caused
by drinking contaminated water and eating
quantities of unripe peaches and other
fruit If the military authorities exercise
careful supervision as to the water and
fruit supply, and precautions are taken
against sunstroke. the mortality among our
troops in Natal due to disease ought to be
very small
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-06
Morning After Snow,

Written for Tie Evening Star by Charles Fl. Doir
The radiance Of n Writer'S sun
Shines pale upon new fallen SNOW.
Where frost gems by the north wind spun
In bright transparence glow.
And pendent from the farInstead caves,
Like shining daggers pointed down,
Icicles hang. midst ivy leaves
That dormer windows crown.
As yet untouched by living feet,
The snowy carpets tapestry
Spreads like the dead earth's winding sheet
Ger plain and forest tree.
New rising from the western hills
The wintry wind with chilling breath,
Ice-dimS the softly flowing rill,
Like eyes that close in death
The silence, broken by the din
or clam1rous crow In hungry cry;
And blue Jays call in nOtes between
whirnper and sigh.
And soon the woodman's AZ Will ring,
And in the road TIE transfers song,
As blithesome as the lark's IL spring,
VIII speed the hours along.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-06
IT'S Well

Annie Robertson-Noxon In the Home Journal
Happy beyond cannot see;
Better by far that should smile at first
Happy We do not know fear the worst;
A little while from apprehension free.
We dream of cooling waters as We thirst:
'Tis well we cannot see.
Father, it's well cannot see
That all our human artifice il vain:
All things must vanish that we seek TO gain;
Our substances are shadows and they fee;
The paths of pleasure, leading on to pain,
Meet at Gethsemane.
! thank Thee. Lord. / did not see
Far down my life's cold rocky road;
l could not know the grieyous, heavy load
Was love that turns to sorrow, and must he
At once beckoning phantom and a goad
Towards GethsemaEe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-06
PLEASJ OF PIG STICKING.
Hunting wild Bears Among Long
GraSseS OF the Jungle.

From Persons Magazine.
We VIII suppose the camp a ready left
behind The beaters, perhaps forty of them
Ghcre are often many more than this
nUmbcr). have been swallowed up in the
jungle thickets and the long grass and
betray their presence by 4 weird medley
Of sounds. tom-tOms. voices. the crash
OF wood On wood. ard the blowing of horns
The dtH seems enough to scare any pig
cut Of his senses.
Outside the jungle patch the spears are
posted at likely points; they keep an eye
OIL the line of beaters. whose progress is
marked by long ripple. The slow ad-
vance continues. the hideous clamor in
treaslhg as II approaches. The excitement of
waiting for pig to break is tremendous
every man watching the jungle in front of
the beaters- Presently something moves in d
zig gag, then another and another.
n SOuNder ttdmlIy Of pigs, whispers
som" one. and scarce is the word spoken
wA"n, III answer u the noise of the beaters
and particularly. l should say, 10 that pro-
Guccd by a gentleman with d cracked horn,
which Is nearly as piercing and discordant
d White Star siren, the whole sUunder
bursts almost simultaneously into view.
Alvey To the right goes the boar at three
Curne-ed cautcr and three OF the pig stick
erS are already after him. His family. con-
SlStlug OF TWO and a whole drove of
s4ucIkers tplSs under three years old,
have scattered III w..i confusion over the
open and are SCampSTlES of as best they
can To the shelter Of distant nullah bed.
Meantime the old tusker is popping along
in 'front.' Of mis- pursuerS and. quite aware
Of the game Of follow your leader, in which
l. Is forced TO become unwilling particle
pant, he chooses out the worst locality he
Can.
Away they go. The major on an Arab
nltre leads the three spears, 70 lowed a
length behind by the deputy comm ssioner
and subaitern on 4 Waller brings up the
rear II IL 4 race among the three for the
honor of first spear Ito whom piggy's
bushes Will go}, and Tor half a mile the
positions remain unchanged except that the
Waller draws up little on his leaders. The
boar IS doing wei. and they pelt after
him, Authorization. and hold on for
another hundred yards. Then they draw
IN upon the quarry.
He Is making for patch of lance grass
and If he succeeds in reaching it he will
not readily be diSlOdged again. He still has
some way 10 GO. and with every moment
TIE three riders are closing in and up. They
Get q better view of him as they thunder
along and note with satisfaction that he is
weil-grOwn beast. And now the deputy
commissioner, a light weight and well
mounted. forges ahead. and the other two.
seeing that he has an excellent chance of
spearinS, ike good sportsmen, fall back
Boar and rider are almost level now the
pig being on the off-side and the long spear
flashes out at the tusker's ribs II finds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-06
Dissolution,

sam Wood in Chambers Journal.
Night. like pail, with stealthy speed
Throws oe: the land its somber frown:
Each Gardening glen grows dark indeed
AID wind-hlown rain comes beating down,
Gray nists, Ike shadoNy phantOms trail
Through ey'ry lone and eerie spot;
While ghpstly Voices moan and wall
Around III. Shepherds lonely cot
Along the wi and wasted shore
A hrwliny gale sweeps hercely by;
The waves leap In with deafenins roar
And looming storm-clouds fill the sky
Md grim. daIk woods grown desolate
The last leIYes fly before the blast:
Decay and ruin reign elate
And winter Chains the land at last
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-06
Wind Lyrics.

arrie l.. Ward In the New Orleans Picayune
East Wind
Through gates of pearl with sapphire set
! steal at dawn tn fly. while yet
The clouds with silver dew are wet
On wings that brush the morning star
OF song, afar.
North Wind
From fields Of frozen stars / blow
l bear the fragile flowers of snow,
That fall upon the earth below,
With pure celestial lips to bless
In soft caress.
South Wind
On wings OF perfume. born of Spring
Sweet memories OF the South bring:
From birds and blossoms pink that fling
To heav'n their gladness In an ecstasy
OF melody.
West Wind
Back through the gates of gold and rose
Where late the star Of evening glows
l slip, before the evenings close
On pinions woven of a sigh,
Into the night l seem to die.
But hush. the night will soon pass by;
Before the lark. when morning breaks
The East wind wakes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-06
Weeds.

fairy Louise Wilder in the New England Magazine
Poor little vagabond waits that cling
To the pavement's narrow hem
In all the breadth of this sunny land
There Is no room for them.
Ragged. unwelcome. their stinted lives
Are pleading to for aims;
Yet ever careless feet pass by
In our search for beauty's charms.
We cannot see with our worldly eyes
How fair Is each weed and clod,
Nor know In these outcasts deny
Beats the infinite heart Of God
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-06
Charity.

5. E. Kiser In the New Orleans Times Democrat
boy was crying In the street;
man asked why; the lad
Said Ii lack Of food to eat
That made him feel so sad
Too bad!' the man said to the child;
Here, take this cent my boy.
The man then hurried on and smiled:
His heart was full Of joy
he stopped ere he had Journeyed far,
Still smiling all the time,
And bought and lighted cigar
For which he paid q dime.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-06
A Trying Moment.

From the Chicago News.
Her father has Il million and
Is twice as big as 1.
Last night | held her little hand
Her father has million and
I've promised her to take stand
And make him yield or die.
Her father has a million and
Is twice as big as l,
promised her that / would go
And tell him all today
l wish ! weighed ton. for, oh,
1 promised her that l would GU
And make him yield. or die. and so
A ton Is what I'D like to weigh
l promised her that l would go
And tell him all today!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-06
Different Points of View.

From the Chicago News
Wife-'Im SO sorry you don't admire my
new gown. Everybody else says it's just
too lovely for anything"
Husband-"Oh, it's easy for others to pay
compliments, but have to pay the bill"
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-08-11
Curiosidades
Cientifcas
Un hombre artificial

Un m6dico aleman, segun leemos en-
ell peri6dico "Oourrier des Etats- Unis !,
ha hecho recientemente importantes
indagaciones en- averiguaci6n de 10 que
cOstarfa un hombre artificial.
Dicho m6dico tiene a su disposition
un pobre artillero que no posee piernas
nj brazos y que la mitad de la cara lie
tue destrozada por un fragmento de
granada en- la guerra de 1870. Gracia
una mascara metalica muy habilmente
hecha y ajustada ha podido conservar
la vista y devolver q la cara una vaga
apariencia humana.
Este artillero ha sido provisto 1lti-
mamente de un nuevo par de brazos Y
piernas muy perfeccionados, ell me-
dico ha tenido la idea de calcular 10
que costarfa un hombre artificial, es
decir equipado con todos los aparatos
inventados por la ciencia moderna para
subsanar la falta de los miembros del
cuerpo humane.
He aquf la cuenta que Ell establece,
tomando los precios de los tabricantes
de aparatos ortop6dicos del hospital
del que 81 es agregado.
Un par de brazos cuestan 45O fran
cos, y con man0s articuladas 73O fran
cos. Un par de piernas igualmente
articuladas cuestan alrededOr de 700
frances. Por $50 frances pueden COM
prarse un par de orejas perfectamente
lmltadas, provistas de tlmpanos, artifi
ciales resonadores. Un aparato ira
telei1) complete con paladar de platina
Sc paga de 200 a 45O frances; y por
lltimo, por un par de ojos buenos pue-
den ponerse 40 frances.
Ri gasto total serfa pues cerca de
5000 frances para "componern, segdn
todas las reglas del arte moderno, un
hombre, que hubiese perdido, como ell
artillero de Munich, sus extremidades
~ una importante parte de la cabeza.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-08-11
CONF ER ENCIA
con ell Sr. Sagasts
Reunion de Abogados
EN- BARCELONA

Segun despachos que pu5lica la
prensa del exterior, ell senor Sagasta
celebr6 en- Madrid una conferencia ell
dia 26 de Julio pr6ximo pasado con un
redactor de "El Liberal" emilia cual Sc
expres6 de esta suerte:
"Pfdenme que realize actos. Ausen-
to la Reina Regente y dispersos los
hombres importantes de todos sus par
tidos polfticos, resultarfan indtiles mis-
actos. Aprovechar6 la primera opor.
tunidad que Sc me presente para hacer
10 que ahora Sc desea que haga, GUAM.
dc regrese la Oorte q Madrid"
Otros despachos dicen que ell dia q
del citado mes Sc eelebr6 en- Barcelona
una reunion de abogados a la cual asis-
t;eran ciento sesenta.
Despues de larga discussion, en- la
que Sc pusieron de manifesto muy en-
contradas opiniones fa6 aprobada una
moci6n prOponiendo que Sc emplee ell
dialecto catalan en- los tribunales.
Ell diputado republican, senior Sol y
Ortega prometi6 apoyarla en- ell Con-
greso.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-08-11
Ingleses y beers
4S.1tS BAJAS

La guerra sud africana contin1a sos.
tenida con tes6n por las fuerzas combi.
nadas del Transvaal y de Orange Gu.
yos Presidentes juran que no cesara
aquella mientras haya un hombre en-
disposition de combatir.
Los ingleses dice un importante
|peri6dico pesar de esas victorias,
adelantaD peuosamentesse en- ell camina
de la paciicaci6n de aquel territ0rio y
sufren perdidas de relativa considera.
ci6n, seg1n Sc desprende del propio es-
tado publicado por ell ministro de la
Gnerra. Dice este que en- solo siete
dias, sea la primer semana del Co
rriente mes, las tropas britanicas han
tenido 15 oficiales y 180 individuos de
tropa muertos, heridos 6 prisioneros y
4 Oficiales y 1914 soldados fallecidos &
consecuencia de Intermediates, habien-
do sido enviados q Inglaterra 70 ofcia.
les y 1906 soldados invalidos. Las
perdidas totales de los ingleses desde
Ell comienzo de la guerra Sc elevan a
48, lis hombres de todas las gradua-
clones militares.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-08-11

por ell almirante Hischbornd, contiene
detalles curiosos sobre esta formidable
fota. Entire esos barcos hay dOce AGO.
razados de escuadra, seis cruceros AGO.
razadOs, nueve crucer0s prOtegidOs.
cuatro monitores, diez J seis contra
torpederos, ounce torpederos y siete
sub marinOS.
Ouatro de aquellos acorazadoss Ell
iaK kentucky" ell tIlIinoisr el "Alabaman
y ell "WisOonsin," tendra una velocidad
de II nudos y estaran terminates an.
tes de un alo. Tres ac0razados, ell
"Maine" ell "Missourl" y ell "Ohio" de.
beran hacer Is nudos por hora y cinco
de los otros 10. Los seis cruceros AGO.
razados tendran una velocidad de %
nudos y los seis protegidos una de II
y 81. Ell submarine "Plunger" est4
en- construction en- Richmod, Virginia.
La fota aoorazada de los Estados
Unidos, Sc compondra de veinte y seis
buques de esa claSe una vez terminada
la construction de aquellos.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-08-11
LA CONVENCION
DE CUBA
UN DECRET0 DEL G0BERNADOR
GENERAL

El gobernador de la isla Cuba, Mr.
Leonard Wood, public6 ell 25 de julio
pr6ximo pasadolas siguientes instruc-
clones:
Por cuanto el Oongreso de los Esta-
dos Unidos por su 1esoluc;6n conjunta
de 20 de Abril de 1898 declare:
"Que ell pueblo de la Isla de Cuba
es, y de derecho debe ser libre 6 indie
pendiente."
"Que los Estados Unidos por la pre-.
sente desechan todo deseo intenci6n
de ejercer soberanfa, jurisdiction 6 do.
mimic sobre la Isla, a no ser para la
pacificaci6n de ella, y declaran su de.
termination, euando esta Sc realice, de
dejar ell gobierno y dominic de la Isla
q su pueblo"
Y, por cuanto ell pueblo de la Isla de
Cuba ha establecido Gobiernos NUM-
cipales que derivan su autoridad del
sufragio del pueblo, dado bajo leyes
justas e iguales, encontrandose ahora
listo asimismo, para proceder al esta
blecimiento de un gobierno genera! que
asumira y ejercera soberanfa, jurisdic.
ci6n y dominic sObre la IsIa.
Por tanto, se ordena que tenga lu
gar una election general en- la Isla de
Cuba ell tercer sabado de Septiembre
de 1900 para elegir delegados q la con,
venci6n que habra de reunirse en- la
ciudad de la Habana q las doce del
dfa del primer LINES de Noviembre del
alo 1900 para redaotar y adoptar una
constitution para ell pueblo de Cuba, y
como parte de ella proveer y acorda1
con el GObiernO de los Estados Unidos
en- 10 que respecta a las relaciones que
habran de existir entire aquel Gobier
no y ell Gobierno de Cuba y rroveer
por election del pueblo los funciona.
rios que tai constitution establezca y
ell trapaso del gobierno q los funciona.
rios elegidos.
La election tendra lugar en- los va.
rios distritos electorales de la Isla de
conformidad con 10 que dispone la Ley
Electoral del Is de Abril de 1900 y
s1s enmiendas. Los habitantes de las
varias pronvincias elegiran delegados
en- proportion a su poblaci6n segdn Sc
determine en- el censo, a saber: Los
habitantes de la Provincia de Pinal
del Rio elegiran tres delegados. Los
habitantes de la Provincial de la Haba
ma elegiran ocho delegados. Los habi
tantes de la Provincia de Matanzas
elegiran cuatro delegados. Los habi
tantes de la Provincial de Santa Clara
elegiran siete delegados. Los habitan
tes de la Provincial de Puerto Pincipe
elegiran dos dslegados Los habitan'
tes de la Provincial de Santiago de Gu
ba elegiran siete delegados."