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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-10
Women and Eating.
From the PHILADELPHIA Ledger.

Women are notoriously careless about
their own food. One could wish that those
who neglect their duty of properly and
efficiently nourfshing their own bodies
would study the statistics of insanity and
its increase among us. The old Latin pro-
verb tells US that our aim should be to
keep a sound mind in a. sound body
Drink and hurry and worry send most
Of the men to an asylum" says a doctor.
while love affairs, cak5insed with a lack
Of food, throw mos1Saf sshe women off
their balance" The ;Noya affairs would
nave but little iDfiuent&> oEAr them If they
were properly fed; bus Xhitpng the illusions
in which girls and wc indulge is that,
as they care very ittle,sb3& their food, so
the iack OF II canq&lhkHe much effect
upon them: They rather espise men for
oeing careful to have fegall3r meals. wheth-
er business presses oreSnSk and are in
ciined to vaunt their own superiority in
such respects. But IL this disregard of the
natural instincts of hungef|heads us In the
same path as drink and Murry and. wor
~ lead men, and if we ayA to be humili-
ated by hyper-sensitiveneSsN I'm love affairs,
how pre-eminently does mAX common sense
stand OUT In the mat ar ,E
We so pften exalt B1r! weakness into
something to be prou$ ofASAnd if we 90
ache swoops down anf md fes us irritable.
Surely, that is nothifES Il be proud ofi
Or, If the men Of the family are dining ont
the women have tea and toast and scram.
bied eggs, and next morning wonder why
they feel so limp and as If everything to
pc zone were dreadfully troublesome and
impossible. :. -1-'N
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-10

siderable quantities in Persia as well as in
Bokhara. The finest qualities of the skins
are obtained either by killing the mother
and using the skin of the unborn lamb, or
by-a peculiar process of treating the lamb
as soon as it is born. A tight cloth cover
ing is fitted to its body and sewed in place
is then killed. The cloth assures that the
wool will be kept clean. while the few days
additional growth adds to the length OF the
fiber. The Persian government has issued
a decree calling attention to "the great
slaughter of lambs, unusual scarcity of
sheep and mutton and the disastrous In
crease in price" In order ITO put a stop
to this pernicious traffic 1t has been de-
creed that a duty of about 81 shall be
levied each skin presented for exporta-
ton and it is intended to forbid exporta-
ton altogether If other methods of restric-
ton fail. No restraint, however, has been
put upon the trade in Bokhara-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-10
FEMININE REcHEATIoNs.
Famous Women Seek Various Diver
sfons for Idle Hpurs.
From the London Telegraph A

FAMOUS women Seek various Diver
sions for Idle Eburs.
From the London Telegraph. "A
Among actresses, firsS wesfind that Sarah
Bernhard has taste fors.painting, sculp-
ture and cycling, while in summer she de-
lights in fishing. boating. tennis and litera-
ture. sometimes also in cliff-scaling. Ellen
Terry is less ambitious, for she finds suffi-
cient distraction in reading, driving and
yachting, while her sister. Marion Terry,
likes going to the theater on an off night
to see what her brothers and sisters in art
are doing. She also is passionately fond
of flowers, loves music and enjoys a game
of golf. Mrs. Brown Potter. although
she made such a wicked miladi, amusas
herself in sufficiently innocent way for
she passes much of her time growing flow
ers. and is fond of all outdoor pursuits
Miss Ada Rehan cycles a good deal, reads
much and loves travel. Mrs. Patrick Camp
bell is superb musician and cycles Hand
some and stately Genevieve Ward distracts
herself with. riding, rowing, swimming.
modelling and painting. Beautiful Julia
Nelson also loves the water. for she swims
and Is at home on a, yacht; she. too, rides
a bicycle. Her cousin. Lily Henbury, swims
likewise, cycles and plays tennis. Ger
trude Kingston loves every outdoor pursuit,
especially cycling and skating. Mme de
Navarro. who was once Mary Anderson
rides great deal, loves music cards, sing
ing and reading aloud: Dainty Annie
Hughes cycles and swfms equally well, and
Mrs. Kendall finds sufficient recreation in
reading. Lady Monckton takes her great
est delight in travel, never misses visiting
a picture gallery or Museum near which
she finds herself, loves music and plays
patience every day of her life. like a very
wise woman Olga Nethersole is devoted
to dogs, rides cycle. plays golf and
studies botany for her pleasure. Cissie
Lotus, when she is not cycling or SWIM
ming, collects alIICPr9nhS phntnpra ,ba
Miss Emily Soldene is extremely happy
when she starts on good long ocean voy-
age, and she takes a good stock of plain
needlework to enhance the pleasure on the
way. Miss Willard only cares for the cycle,
Which transports her to the golf links. De-
GINA Moore loves riding and driving, kan
CARGO hunting when she Is in Australia;
she collects curios, is very fond of watch
ing polo matches and of attending race
meetings. Walking and driving suffice Miss
Mary Moore, but / have heard of her on a
cycie. Miss Anna Murray takes long coun-
try walks, reads much and loves to study
human nature
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-10


On what ground is it asserted that the
ancient Egyptians were acquainted with
the game Of chess? All the evidence is the
other way. That a game was played on a.
board something after the manner of our
draughts Is certain; but chess can hardly
De played unless the pieces used are of va
rious shapes, and no such pieces from an
Gent Egypt appear to be known Birch
states that 1.-THE set of each PLAYER was
alike, but distinct from that of his oppo-
nent-" Wilkinson's Manners and Gus
toms OF the Ancient Egyptians" ed. Birch
H., So, note.) This statement is borne ont
by the Illustrations on PIP. 81, SO and co of
the same work, as also by the actual pieces
with which the game was played, some fine
specimens of which may be seen at the
British Museum.
Reference Is made to an engraving of
this game chat is. chess,) in the Art
Journal, but the pieces there figured accord
exactly with Birch's description. and the
writer of the article in which the ilIustra-
ton occurs considered that the game rem
resented was one resembling draughts IL
as stated, one Of the objects shows two In
fants swathed. nothing further is needed to
prove that they are not of ancient ERyp-
tan origin. The idea OF swathing an in
FAINT would have appe Jared ridiculous in an
Gent Egypt where princesses even went
naked for several years of childhood,
Probably this is one Of the not very rare
cases where strange object of unknown
origin Is attributed to that land of stranse
objects-ancient Egypt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-10

" is huge volume, about IL inches wide.
Is inches long and Z inches thick, and
weighs thirty pounds or more. 1t is bound
IN CALI, and the backs are boards half an
Inch thick and beveled at the edges. The
corners are bound with heavy brass pieces
In 'front.' and at the back. 1t Is held closed
oy two massive brass clasps.
In typography the volume, though nearly
5O0 years old. is excellent. There are orna-
mented letters at the beginning of each
book and ornate tail pieces.
One of the queer customs of former times
that Of representing biblical characters
clad in the fashion of the time the book
instances.
In the illumined letter at the beginning OF
Genesis Adam and Eve are represented sur
rounded by animals. lions, elephants, chick
ems and ducks. Adam is wearing long
mustache and vandyke beard, such as were
IN fashion among courtiers Of the seven
,eenth century. tree in the same picture
is represented with large branch sawed
OF.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-10
On the Desert.

Isaac Bassett choate in the Independent.
Trails cross but once. however long they be-
AS ship halls ship but upon the sea
Let, then, there be fair greeting and God-snead
Between each passing traveller and me.
A sad leaYe-tak.ng at the parting we'll
One braves the deserts dangers weird and fall,
Back turns the other to a lonely home
anu Ahan goes with both-bow strange to tell,
Worn desert paths. in sandy burrows seen.
r on garaens lead to other gardens green,
To Others blest-but. oh! the dust betweenI
These camels, forced their heavy loads TO hear
Ger native sands by paths familiar fare:
But he who drives. stranger and alone
Himself by Fate is driven he knows not where
From mornings calm to quietude of eve
Slow-moying camels dusty courses WEAVE
From birth to death we fret Efes dusty Main
And at our death how little dust we leayei
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-10
"Studying German

NINcIlleu WIN d DOOh.1
Itch babe gehabt-
Du es'-no, no
''Du hast gehabt-
Er-se'-Oh, shoe fly never can learn
such gbberish,
Itch Neutrality-suspicious. Column
bus, how it does twist my tongue, but 1
must learn it-of course 1 must learn tiff
1t puts every muscle in my face out of
joint. Du hast gehabt.' Jehosa phat, / be-
Geve I've got the lockjaw now. Ich habe
lch habe, 1ch habe'-when learn to speak
this beloved language fiuently, / am going
to Europe, visit Germany, sit beside the
emperor, like Consuela did, and charm him
with my '1ch habe gehabt.' I shall be able
by that time to pronounce it very much
better than | do now. Dear me- / am be-
ginning to think that 1 am getting on very
slowly-qute discouraged at Thresholds
as if there was no Dutch in me.
'Du hast gehabt-Du has-Du-Oh. the
poor old professor, how he does scowl, and
how earnestly he will say oh, my dear
mees, you nefer study much, L fears you
should apply your niind-you me so ferry
much worried worried I'D like
to know what about me? you old goose
Ich haba gahabt,' not much, old fellow, 1
no love you-but | really do believe-to give
him his dueS-he does try his level best to
bang the stuff into my head"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-10

George Mclean Harper In the Atlantic
There is scarcely man in French fiction,
let alone gentleman. Outdoor life, physi-
cal danger and prowess, the JOY of muscu-
lar effort and victory over things, the glory
OF self control. the intoxication OF free
movement amid natures terrible and fasci
mating sport-alI these are infinitely better
and more copiously rendered by GogoI and
Tolstoi. by Fielding. Scott and Stevenson.
than by any Frenchman: for Dumas is I'M
natural and Lott silly. Nor. apart from
the description Of sexual emotions. and
apart from Balzac. has French literature q
master Of social synthesis to compare with
Jane Austen. Thackeray or Trollope, or
with Turgenieff. And for novels Of psy-
Geological analysis. with the same excep
lions, there Is no French diviner of the
heart like Hawthorne and George Eliot; for
Stendhai Is dreary, and Bourget chooses to
limit his fine powers to studying the out
worn and wearisome questions OF Illicit
love. Balzac alone of French novelists is
great In worldwide sense, but the tray-
eler through the city of his creation needs
q cicerone to save time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-10

FROM the Boston Globe.
Perhaps the only copy of the Boer Bible
IN the country is. in the possession of Peter
M. Campbell Of Denver. The Bible is in the
Dutch language, and was published in the
Netherlands. as Is announced In the pre-
face. In 1913. Mr.. Campbell, who is the son
OF Sir Duncan Campbell of Scotland, came
into possession Of the volume some eighteen
years ago. at the time of the first Roer
war. He was acting as a newspaper cor
Transvaal for five years.
During his residence there he bought the
book from minister Of the Gospel named
Hoxmeyre, who gave the following account
Of its history:
The book was. for long period of years,
IN tne Junert or Joubert family, OF which
the present Gen. Joubert is a noted mem
Der. 1t was brought to Cape Town by the
nrst band of Dutch emigrants. and was the
second book ever taken to South Africa.
The book itself, aside from Its history, is
interesting as specimen OF bookmakfng,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-10
When. LanEtry Gomez.

From the Chicago Times Herald
o noble DANES what shall 1t be
When Iangtry comes?
charity fair a purple tea
When Langtry comes?
VIII you put your names on the list she beam
Will you rush to be seen at her affairs
Or viii you retreat with icy airs
Whel Langtry comes7
VIII there be a row. Will there be a roar
When Langtry comes?
shall we bid her welcome or bar the door
When Langtry comesi
shall We call her mares and shall we frown.
shall Virtue arise and strike her down.
UT shall We allow her to take the town
When Lapgtry comes?
o who can tell what may befall
When Llngtry comes?
Que may pie9d-tnay hap she will Stub Us all
When Lsngtry comes!
But II IL be yes, IL II be no.
And whether she's high or whether sha,s 1oxr
Fools viii go erowdtng to see her SHOW
When Langtry comes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-10
Marquis of Qaeensberry's Funeral.
From the London Times

me VIII OF the late Lord Queensberry has
been lodged in Edinburgh. The codicfl rims
as follows: AT my death I wish to be ore
mated and my ashes put into the earth in
closed IN nothing, earth to earth, ashes to
ashes' IN any spot most convenient L have
loved. VIII mention places to my son. Har-
ieytord for choice. 1 particularly reouest
no Christian mummeries or tonfooIeries
TO be performed over my grave, but
that be buried as a secularist and an
aenostlc If 1t will comfort any one. there
are plenty OF those of my own faith who
would come and say a few words of com
mon sense over the spot where my ashes
may he. Queensberry, January %. 1Ss5.-
races to lay ashes: The summit of Criffel
or Queensberry in Dumfriesshire; the end
OF the terrace overlooking the New Loeb.
Harieyford, Bucks. No monument or Stone
necessary OF required, or procession. as
a ait can be carried in one persons hand.
faiilng these places any place where the
stars shall ever shed their light and the sun
shall gid each rising morn.''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-10
An Epitaph.

I'M the Chicago Record
worthy dentist rests beneath
This aigb-heapeh grass mound:
Irue man- was be, although his teeth
Full often false We're found.
All obstacles be did despise
And often would he bras
de rather liked, than otherwise,
- To run against snag
Much suffering did he assuage.
His patients list each pang
Inough erst the throhbing tooth might rage.
As they his dcorbell rang.
His speech was frequent and most free.
Right seldom would be pause
Although a master hand was he
AT holding others jaws
he owned no family or clan,
But gave all satisfaction
For all agreed he was a man
OF excellent extraction.
He died without sob or eroan.
He lived in decent gravity,
And now. beneath this mossy stone
He's filling his last cavity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-10
The New "Box-Coat, ~
ink in the Baltimore American.

OSn Wink IN the BALTIMORE American.
The lady In the new box-eeat
Now trippeth down the street.
She has no curve nor crooked line
She's straight from head to feet.
There Is No wrinkle any place,
But prim and plain is she
Her arms Zap down SO Imply, too
And. say. it puzzles me.
. Now, is she plump. or is she Learn
Hath she a witching form?
Does she wear such a coat as that
For looks-or to Keep warm?
She's eomeiy, as to smiling face,
But. leave II to a vote.
And every man would vote against
That r-sack-iooking coat.
They do not look like other coats,
Which used to be thought nice.
Yet one resemblance you will ind,
And that is in the price.
These coats make you just like cigars,
Fair Laura. May and Liz
The wrapper never indicates
Just what the filler is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-10
Loves Castle,
From Truth.

From Truth.
Key and bar, key and bar
Iron bolt and chainI
And what Will you do when the King Gomez
To enter his domain?
Turn kew and lift bar,
Loose, oh. bolt and chain!
Open the door and let him In,
And then lock up again.
But, oh, heart. and woe, heart,
why do you ache 30 sore?
Never q moments peace have VOC
since Love hath passed the door.
Turn key and lift bar,
And loose bolt and chain:
But Love took in its esquire Grief
And there taey both remain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-10

In the Cincinnati geological garden cleo
tricity is employed for, guard d,Itv
fence Of fine wire mesh about eight feet
high surrounds an Enclosure In which there
are number of fine game birds It was
found that rats, cats, &c, climbed over
stretched all around the top of the fence
about an inch and a half above it and some
distance apart. A switchboard was nut on
the side OF an attendants house and al
dark the Waterman turns on the aIactrso
current, which is supplied from the electric
light wires. The silent Waterman accom-
pushes remarkable results in killing the
predatory aninals. .Ae
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-10
Ruskin's Friendly Comments on Vic
tor Hugo.

did you ever read The Hunchback of
Notre DameT believe 1t to be simply the
most disgusting book ever written by man,
and on the whole to have caused more bru-
taiity and evil than any other French writ
ing with which / am acquainted. Balzac Is
sensual, but he is an artist of the highest
touch, and a philosopher even in his sensu-
alfty. Eugene Sue paints virtue as well as
vice. Dumas is absurd and useless but in
teresttng; Beranger blasphemous. but
witty, George Sand immoral but elegant
But for pure. dull. virtueless, stupid, deadly
poison, read Victor Hugo"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-10
England.
1'sPast and Presently

When lofty Spain came towering up the seas
This little stubborn land TO dsunt and aueII.
The Winds Of heaven were our auxiliaries.
And smote her that she fell
An! not today is nature on our side:
the mountains and the rivers are our foe:
And nature with the heart Of man allied
Is bard to overthrow.
WILLIAM WATSON.
The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1900-08-10
BURKECOUNTY SIS. CONVENTION
Program of the Seventh Annual Meet
ing, to be Held at Linville Church
August 1915, 1900.

WEDNESDAY MORNING.
1O--1O:3O---Devotiona Exercises.
Words of welcome---Rev. James
POstell.
1O:3O--11 :3O---Annual Address, by 1T.
Avery, President.
Cristian Patriotism.
II, 5O--12 - Reading Minutes of last
meeting.
Reports from schools.
12--1 :3O---Dinner.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
l 1:3O--2--- Missionary effort in the S. 5.
How to make Mission Schools a
success.
2--5:5O---The best methods Of teaching.
Work illustrated.
How to teach the lesson.
How to teach the review.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
8 e:3O---The Story of an Orphan Boy.
Rev. Thornwell Jacobs.
Adjourned with praise and prayer.
THURSDAY MORNING.
o--12---The Bible.
Old--New Testament.
Law, hlSlOIy. I 1oCtl y, lopiiSoy'
Open discussion.
Memorizing Sacred Text.
Favorite book, chapter and verse.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
2-5--Election of officers for ensuing
year.
Selection of place for next meeting:
General suggestions for the good
| of the work.
Closing Thanksgiving service.
Final adjournment.
NoTE.---All male delegates are ex'
pected to enter into a discussion OF 'he
different topics. and in addition ReVs
Jones. Jacobs, Postell and Williams
W. S. Pearson. p. W. and Thomas
Patton and J. A. Lackey have be-i
specially invited to take part. Al
others enough interested to attend VII
be gladly heard from. Music VIII o.
made one of the chief features OF IN
occasion, including solos and choruses
The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1900-08-10

year, which was 80 cents on
the hundred dollars of real
estate and $3.50 on the poll.
A petition was presented
to the board by Mr.. w. A.
Townsend, signed by nearly
a hundred citizins asking for
a new street leading from Mr..
A. A. Connelly's to Mr.. A. F.
Somers', in West Morganton.
Mr.. Townsend and Rev. r. l..
Patton spoke on the petition,
urging that the prayer for the
street be granted. The peti-
ton was referred to r. T.
Clavwell, L. A. Ward and T..
G.. Cobb, street CONN mittee,
who were given power to act
in the matter.
The Mayors report for the
past quarter showed compar-
atively good order in the town
during this period.
The report of Mr.. Isaac
Lazarus, town treasurer,
while not showing much
money on hand at present,
proved the town to be in a
healthy financial condition.
The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1900-08-10
TOWN COMMISSIONERS.
Their Meeting Tuesday Night---Taxes
Levied for 1900.

The town commissioners
met IN regular session Tues
DAY night, the Mayor and all
the commissioners present
except Mr.. r. T. Claywell,
VINO was unable to attend on
account of sickness. The
usual routine of business was
gone through with, and the
,aA leVv for 1000 was made
= cents on the hundred dol
@r> ot real estate and S2.25
.a the poll. This is some
'o"er than the levy for last
The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1900-08-10
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

The fall session of Mrs.
Narbut's school will begin
Sept. 5rd.
Mr.. Morehead Avery, Of
Dallas. Texas, is here on a
visit TO kinspeople.
Mrs. w. S. McRary and
Mrs. Albert Stewartare visit
ino relatives in the Globe.
Miss Isabel Busbee, of Raj
eioh, is in Morganton, the
Guest Of Miss jamie Pearson.
Mr.. Jacob Seagle, after a
visit of several weeks here,
returned to Washington last
Saturday.
The official vote of Burke
county at the election on the
md inst. Will be found on an
other page of this issue.
If YOU owe taxes for 1899,
Sheriff Mcdowell, in another
column, asks you to pay them
before Sept. 1st and save
trouble and cost.
\. Y. Miller, of Caldwell,
and VI. L. Buchanan, of
Mitchell, fusionists, were
elected to the Senate from
this district, defeating w. E..
Abernethy, Of Burke, and
Lucius Smith, of YanCey.
Sheriff Mcdowell, accom-
panied by Mr.. D. J. Hicks
Went over to LenOir Wednes.
day after the negro who sew.
eral months ago, while drink.
ing, shot into the house of Mr.
Forest Berry, near Morgan
ton. The negro was working
tor Lenoir lum Der company
Tie was brought to Morgantor
and placed in jail to awai
trial at the next crimina
court.
The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1900-08-10

Light calico, per yard Sc
:" lawns Sc
Entire balance of lawns, dim
tiles and organdies that
sold at 1Octs., our Clear
ing price per yd Sc
All our 12A and 15cts or
CANDIES, lawns, dimites
and percales, our clear
ing price, per yd 7c
Linen crash that sold at 1Oc,
clearning price per yd Sc
Summer worsted dress
goods, 15cts quality, to
clear up, per yd 7Hc
Best grade of french ging-
hams, per yard 1Oc
Misses shirt waist 25c
Yard wide bleached domes-
tic, Sc value, per yd &c
The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1900-08-10

Ladies white duck skirts,
to clear up, each 4Oc
Ladies' white P Kand linen
crash skirts, each 75c
Mems crash and straw hats,
we're 25c, 15c
Men S crash and straw hats,
were SOC, to clear up, 25c
Mems suits, were $500, to
clear up, S2.75
Med's suits, were $500, to
clear up, $3.50
Mems suits, were SO, to
clear up, $50
BOYS suits, wore S4.OO, re-
duced to s.
Bows suits, were $500, re-
duced to S3.75
Boys suits, were $500, re-
duced to S.. 50
The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1900-08-10
Second Week.
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GRAND FINAL CLEARING
SALE!
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We have more shelf room for our immense new
stock which arriving daily hence this great sacrifice of
the balance Of entire stock which offer for
less than half price.
Sale will continue until every article Of
stock isdisposed Of.