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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-05
MISFIT CLOTHES.
The English Fashion Of Baggy Trous-
ers May Be Followed
From the Philadelphia Record.

From the Philadelphia Record.
An English critic of American and French
clothes for men complains because the
short or sack. coat as worn in this country
does not incline toward the body at the
waist. but is straight from collar to hem
giving, as he asserts, an appearance OF
breadth and roundness of shoulders which
is almost deformity; and that this is the
more pronounced because of the compare
tive tightness Of the trousers On the other
hand. the American considers the English
clothes misfit. The trousers. especially
are baggy. and the latest topcoat fs entire
ly amorphous. Yet there is reason TO think
1t is only question of time when the
American will adopt the English misflt be-
cause 1t suggests comfort and is therefore
artistic.
Some thirty years ago the legged boot
was still worn even by men Of fashion in
America. The foot Of the boot was short
and the heel high and narrow. 1t meant
weeks of torture TO break IN pair OF
boots. and a bootjack was an essential
article Of bed room furniture. The Next
can dandy still wears a boot which resem-
bles that worn by swell Americans nearly
half a century ago. BY slow degrees the
shoe came in. and 1t has gradually ap-
preached the character OF the shapeless
but comfortable English shoe, which was
looked upon as a hideous thing at first ac-
quaintance. Experience has taught that
the uRliest fashions in mems clothes may
become pleasing TO the sight after a time
provided they do not suggest discomfort,
and we may soon discard the neat-nttinR
trousers OF today for the bags Worn in Eng
land and wonder that we could have toll
Grated the former 80 long
Perhaps 1t is necessary that there should
De an appearance of careless contempt for
exactness as to the fit OF mems clothes,
since men are expected to put their
thoughts on matters of graver import than
the shifting fashions. 1t may be that a
nisht Is needed to give the air of mascu-
Unity and that therefore there is higher
art in the misit than in the fit. Certainly
the misfit of English clothes Is not that Of
the bunRling cutter who has made botch
OF his work. Whatever Is characteristic
Of the misfit 1t is deliberate-the achieve
ment OF a tailor who knows his business
thoroughly. A comparison of the baggy
clothes Of the Englishman with the gar
ments Of the French dandy shows that art
is In the former and absent from the latter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-05
THE WHITE ROBIN.
An Albino Bird, Parents Feed It Till
Full Grown, 1t Dies.

VrUHi 81 Nicholas
In the summer Of 1890 some friends OF
mine came to me with a story OF a strange
white bird that had been seen among the
trees of a small grove in southern Ohio. the
state in which my home county is Finally
another friend told me that ne had seen a
pair OF robins feeding 1t. and between us
We agreed that il must be Il white robin
an albino.
An albinO among men is a person whose
skin and hair are unnatuxalIy white
Among birds and animals an albino is one
which is white. differing from others of lis
species. bird animal the normal color
white theirs or fur for winter, is not an
aIbino The perfect albinO has pink eyes,
and no color about IL. The white robin
saw was a perfec, albino.
The rest Of the brood OF which The aIbino
was one had scattered and were looking out
for themselves; but the parent birds were
still feeding their white fedgling. The
other birds in the grove took great deal
OF interest in the strange inhabi;ant, espe-
cially the purple grackles. AS the white
robin sat on u bough the srackies would
perch near Il, looking at IL with their heads
turned shrewdiy TO one side, or hopping
from place to place. as though to get a bet
ter view. All the time they kept up a
blackbird conv ersation about the object Of
their curiosity cluckins and chuckling
away at a great rate
The white robin did not hunt food for
itself although il was fully old enough 10
do so but depended on its parents When
Il Few it did so awkwardly and blunder-
iDgjy, and generally seemed to prefer stay
ing in one place.
A day or Two afterward two boys brought
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-05
Peach Growing.

From Country Life in America.
We hear much Of the phenomenal success
of men who, with capital and great organ
izing ability, go into some enterprise on a
large scale. Too seldom do We hear OF tha
equally gratifying success Of the man of
moderate acres. The good peach grower
however. whether his acres are many or
Few, Is an exceptional man.. He Is alert
thorough going. determined to succeed and
an expert salesman. He handles risky
crop. 1t Is perishable product and must
be sold quickly. The market is tickle, which
means that he must take every advantage
OF its moods and must tempt his customer
by natty packages and gain his confidence
by sterling honesty.
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TO my Office the white robin, dead One of
the local papers had said that an albino
robin might he sold 10 a museum and | ac-
cused the boys of having killed the bird on
the chance of selling it. This they stoutly
denied saying that they found it dead.
TOOK OF the skin for the purpose of mount
ing ii, and found that the boys had been
telling the truth, for there was no sign of
injury. The poor robin was very thin, and
its stomach was almost empty, except for
the remains of one bug. l wondered If its
parents mad grown tired of feeding it.
found also that the reason 1t few so poorly
was because It's eyes were defective, and
that II must have been almost blind Had
It's parents fed it until the time OF the fall
migration southwark the white robin could
not have gone with the rest. and must have
starved. The robin was entirely white
with pink eyes, pinky-white beak and
pinkish legs.
Albinisn, by the way, is caused by the
lack of pigment or coloring matter In the
quilts. Birds SO afflicted are usually not
Well developed, and suffer from attacks of
individuals Of their own species.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-05
Cost of Living in Canada.
from the Winnipeg Telegram.


There appears 10 have been a considera hl.
increase in the cost of living last year bo;h
in Canada and the United States Dnnn's
Review estimates that the cost OF living 10
one person for the year ending July ! last
was In the United States S10l.91, which Is
5000 more than the cost a year ago. The
estimate for last year is the highest since
1883. A similar condition Is found IN Can
ada. The department of labor of Canada
made during the month of July an iuvesti-
cation into the cost Of living in Canada. and
il was found that there has been a marked
increase in the general cost of living. The
price OF meats is the chief example of this
movement, but house rents are also per-
ceptibly higher and board and lodging /.
also higher than was the case last autumn.
The rent Of houses and fats, as was no.
ticed yesterday, are much higher in winui-
peg than elsewhere in Canada. The cost of
board and lodging also appears to be higher
In Winnipeg than In other Canadian towns
and cities. According to the figures OF the
department OF labor the rates paid for
board and lodging by working men in Win
nipeg are from A.25 TO $3.50 per week. In
Vancouver, Victoria and Nanaimo the cost
don the rate is $14 to SIG per month, while
In Toronto 1t is $50 to "a per week. In
Montreal the charge IL from $lz to SIS per
month. In st. Hyacinthe the rate seems 10
be cheaper than almost anywhere else, IL
being placed at g per week In holcls and
s. to $2-5o Per week In private boarding
HOUSES.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-05
The Oak and the Squash.
rom the Chicago Inter Ocean

When the late President Barrows OF
Oberl1n College was asked by a student
II he could not take less than the regular
four years course DR.. Barrows looked the
applicant over thoughtfully and replied:
why. certainly my lad. A short course,
II you like but my advice to You is to
take the longest course possible. The
length OF time you wish to devote to study
rests with you entirely, and should de-
pend on what you intend to become. Just
remember that when God wants to make
an oak he takes hundred years, but
when he wants squash he takes SIX
months"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-05
United States Once Sought It.

las is well known, the United States once
sought to acquire 1t. President Grant IA
Vored the acquisition in almost every mes
sage to Congress, and a treaty entered into
and signed was defeated in the Senate by
Charles Sumner. Later, in 1882, the United
States made survey Of the waters of the
bay. Twice since have negotiations, more
or less secret, been opened looking to a
sale to the United States, but there Is moth
Ing Of record showing how far the United
States was interested in the proposition. In
1892 and again In 1897 President Heureaux
sought to sell the bay to the United States,
but disclosure Of his project defeated It
as the people generally fear American con-
troll.
''On the western shores is a colony Of
American slaves, established there in 1894
Many American slave owners at that time
liberated their slaves, who formed this col
ony. The people have acquired some prop-
erty, and seem prosperous. They continue
to speak English, though all speak Span
ish as well The colony does not seem to
have grown in numbers by births or other
accessions, but 1t at least has held its own.
The members are more Industrious than
the Dominicans and make the best laborers
to be had
'on the north are high cliffs, with huge
rocks at the waters edge forming romantic
caverns. The hiils behind are covered with
banana trees, coffee plants and cocoanut
trees, the property, largely, Of a Boston
company, which has something over a NIL
lion banana trees bearing fruit. Fast-going
steel fruit steamers carry this fruit quickly
to American markets. A narrow gauge
railroad, seven miles long. gathers the fruit
together and lands It at the wharf Swiss
ana German growers OF fruit also have
large plantations on the hills depending ON
the fruit company's steamers to reach a
market.
There are five cities Of more or les, i'm /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-05
IMPORTANCE OF NITROGEN.
It's Value in Agriculture and the
Worlds Economy.

From the Review Of Reviews.
. 1t is hardly to be wondered at that Lord
Kelvin. when in this country last April,
should say, after witnessing the operation
Of this initial plant at Niagara Falls: II
saw something there that I have never
seen before; In fact, / regard It as the most
interesting sight 1 have Witnessed In
America on my present trip" 1t was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-05

figure Mr.. Baird built mis- road to La
Vega, the nearest town, and stopped His
manager, Mr.. Mcclellan. says it pays, but
that it will be long time before 1t is COM
pleted to Mocha and Santiago farther up
the valley.
Freight by Pack Mules.
1.-THE inhabitants of those towns are row
offering the right of way and subsidies.
but apparently they have rot learned the
lesson of honesty sufficiently to suit Mr..
Baird. And SO the freight for Sanchez is
brought to La Vega on pack mules and
there shipped by rail at rates established
by line without competition. There is no
express line on the road, and the lowest
rate for freight is for six pounds. One
chicken, therefore, goes as six pounds of
freight at something like 90 cents. Not
many single birds make the trip. The rail-
road runs up the valley through the most
fertile lands, and the trip is one we'll repay
ing the tourist.
SANTANA bay has a wealth of stories Of
hidden treasures pirate days and exploits
by land and sea, and all things considered
Is one of the most interesting and beauti-
full places in the West Indies But it Is
only one of many destined in time to at
tract Americans on pleasure bent"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-05

thousand pairs of bath slippers came
i'm yesterday. We picked Them up when
visiting the factories placing fall orders.
Made of the snug toweling rnaterial-tFe
kind of slippers that sell for 75c. AM.
We got them low enough to sell at AtQDCo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-05
= y - = = = = = = - - = = = = = :,
w. b. Moses & Sons.
The Sale of
Rugs and
B0rdered Carpets.
w. B. Moses & Sons.

These sales OF furniture and floor coverings fit right in
with another and there hardly visitor either depart
ment who doesn't finish up in the other
We have been buying advanageousy right along for
Rug and Carpet Sae-or command the right sort of
prces-prices hatn you about third when see
opportunity for putting great quantities their goods
The big sale always commands the low price,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-05
Parker, Bridget & Co. Parker, Bridget & Co..
Assembling Fall Wearab|eS.

May SEEM a little strange-but
the first demand for fall
clothes is for fall weight
Overcoats. OF course, lots of
them are taken ont of town
by people who spend Sep=
tenber Inn the mountains
and the fall hats 60 right
along with them. We're
ready. It's part of the pol
icy of the house to be ready
when you're ready. Lots of
style changes that are dis
tinct enough to be very mo-
tiCeable.
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. good drubbing for his pains. So
he had made up his mind to make a
dash for it, and reinforce Tantiu
Topee. To effect this he had to cross
two large rivers, the Gauges and the
Jumna, which were about hundred
miles apart; but the country was in
his favor. He had son& 500 men with
him, all of them mounted, and was
putting on the pace as much as his
horses and men could stand, doing 80
or 40 miles day; so it stood to rea-
son that If we were to come up to
him we must be pretty sharp. We
therefore decided not to take any in
fantry with us, and within half an
hour from the time that we received
our information we were off.
Our commanding officer judged that
our only chance of closing with the
enemy was to cut him off from the
ford he was making for. This ford
on the Jumna was some 30 miles from
Chuckmuckpur. After getting over
the first 1e miles at steady trot, we
arrived at village where we had a
strong military outpost. and halted
for the first time; but within an hour
we were on our way again, having
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-08-09

burning orange. Along with these
are the rudy pumpkin and the rich
buff of the ripe muskmelon. As to
the green products, there are all hues
and shades, and in some, these are
marvelously variegated, as in the
iblotched stripes of the citron melon
and the well-named snake watermelon:
also in the curiously netted stripes
OF the large green squash. The whites
have their varieties, such as the opaque
white of turnips, sometimes half col
ored with red; the fiesh-like purity of
the parsnip; and the pearly luster Of
green corn and white onion.
The color is, of course, enhanced
by form, in which, for variety, the
squashes lead the garden host, with
round, lobed, pyriform, or with swan.
like shapes. But what variety OF
forms peculiar to each of the Others
mentioned! And what fullness of
form, as in the rotund. compact cab.
bage, the oblate lobed tomato, and
the melon swelling out between its
longitudinal constructions. In other
vegetables we have the charmingly
crimpled and crinkled leaves, and
some dissected into fringes and friIIs.
as in parsley and the exquisite mats
OF "chicory salad" Utility alone does
notreignint the market garden; beauty
revels there in root and fruit and
smiles forth in the green grocer's dis.
play Indeed, the growing foliage only
might be arranged in pretty display
for landscape gardening-say striped.
leaf corn for center, the red-stemmed
and broad-leafed rhubarb surround.
ing this, then the purple cabbage. next
the finely fringed parsnip, followed
by the red-topped beet, and fronted
with border of bright yellow-green
lettuce heads.
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MORNING.
LOUISIANA

Across the sky. at break Of day,
A veil of mist was rolled away:
The little stars grew almost white.
Then gently faded out of sight.
And. like the breathing of a child.
A murmur huttered. soft and mild.
Upon the air; and, as II stirred.
The call of chanticleer was heard.
Then came a cooling, twitt'ring sound:
The little birds their voices found.
And lifted them In tones of praise
To see The daylights golden rays.
The darkness Of the night waspass'd,
And In the rosy East at last.
Slowly. from out his radiant bed,
The sun was seen to lift his head.
All Nature joyfully awoke.
And into widest rapture broke:
The fiowrs unfolded TO the light
Their petals shining clear and bright
With drops of dew which, all in haste,
The birds and bees flew down to taste:
And butterflies spread dainty wings
To hover round such lovely things.
Awake" the dancing sunbeams cried,
And, peeping through the easements, tried
To flash their rays upon each place
Where lay little sleeping face:
And called again. as shining eyes
At last were opened In surprise:
Come. waken. little playmates dear,
Arise. for, see-the Mornings here!'
Constant M. Lowe. in Casselrs Little
Folks.
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1t is estimated that there are about
1000 negro lawyers in the United
States.
There are 720 different photos in ex.
istence of the German emperor, and
over 300 of King Edward VII.
A woman who advertised for EN-,
ployment described herself as cult,
waited, travelled, well versed on topics
of the day, very agreeable reader, gift.
ed letter writer, fluent conversational
list, magnetic, with superb health and
keen sense of humor!
Ii. ii. Vreeland, the New York street
car magnate, was asked the other day
why he did not shave himself every
morning instead of wasting time wait.
ing for barber. "Oh, suppose
might do that" said Mr.. yreeland, "but
then 1 might make a failure of it. I'd
hate to fail, and then it's SO much
easier not to fail"
Not for century has the Garter been
bestowed upon so young a man as the
duke of Marlborough, Consuelo Van
derbilt's husband. Four of his seven
predecessors in the dukcdom got the
Garter, as did six of the seven dukes of
Rutland, six of the eleven dukes of Bed
ford, four of the ten dukes of Leeds
and all the eight dukes of Devonshire.
The German emperor .ascribes his
good health and vigcr to the excellent
advice given to him by his favorite
doctor, and he has learned by heart
the latter's ''rule of life," which is as
follows: Eat fruit for breakfast.
Eat fruit for lunch. Avoid pastry and
hot cakes. Only take potatoes once
day. Don't drink tea or coffee. Walk
four miles every day, wet or fine. Take
bath every day. Wash the face every
night in warm water. Sleep eight
hours every night"
1t is told of the late P. d. Armour
that on one occasion he made a pres
ent of suit of clothes to each of his
employees in certain department.
Each man was told that he might order
his own suit, and send the bill to Mr..
Armour, no restriction being made as
to the price. In order to avail himself
fully of this liberality, one young man
ordered evening clothes costing $780,
When the bill was sent in, Mr.. Armour
sent for the. clerk to vouch for its ac-
curacy, and finding it right, assured
the man it would be paid. AS the clerk
was leaving. however, Mr.. Armour said
to him: II wish to say to you that
have packed great many hogs in my
time, but never dressed one before"
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"Of course it is mere superstition
said Superintendent Brown, of the Zoo
logical gardens, when approached upor
the subject of the porcupine's quilts
yet eight out Of ten visitors to thu
gardens keep at respectful distance
from the porcupine, lest he exercise
his fancied skill in throwing his spinel
or quilts. The idea, no doubt, arose
from the fact that after any battle
this animals enemy is certain to find
these weapons sticking into his body
Naturally, ignorant persons came to
believe that the porcupine had thrown
them. Some Of these sharp prickles
are IL inches in length, and they come
out so easily that a slight pressure
against one brings it out of its rightful
owner and leaves it in the unfortunate
person or animal coming within touch. =
-Philadelphia Record.
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The natives are not heavy meat eat
ers. The domestic fowl-that marvel
Gus combination of skin, bones and
feathers--tAe. old friend of all African
tra7elers, and the inevitable bleatine
goat, are common to all districts.
There are also some sheep to be had.
But the darling pet of Congo man
is his pig. You can treat his wife and
children as you like, but If you touch
his pig, beware! To kill mans Mig
that breaks through your fence and
digs up your vegetable garden is to
commit the objectionable sin, and the
owner never forgives you. Hogs flesh
is equally dear to him. Game in some
parts is plentiful, but more especially
in Zombo. There we have several kinds
of deer, antelopes and wild hares; the
only difficulty is to bag them. Guinea
fowls, cartridges and pigeons abound.
and there are some pheasanfs; and in
the swampy valleys we find wild ducks
and many other birds. Eagles. vul-
lures and other birds Of prey are COM
mon, and very annoying. while the
woods are resplendent with the eor.
geous plumage Of the birds. Elephants.
huffaloes and leopards are to be found.
but muzt be sought for in the mos1
sparsely populated distz1cts. - e.
graphical Journal.
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Take the Whole Girl.-Timid Suitol
--'.I wish to ask for your daughter''
hand, sir" Father-rYou might ~
well take the entire daughter, young
man."-Ohio State Journal.
Not Equal to It.-Bizzer-"l dom
believe Goggleize is q hypnotist." Buzz
zer-"Oh. yes he is" Bizzer-"Weli
then, how does it come his wife wears
such expensive gowns?'-Boston Post
Couldn't Have Seen It.-Miss East
side-"That is a lovely gown, but have
mt / seen it before?" Miss Westside-
no. / think not; have only worn II
at a very few smart affairs this sea
on."-Town and Country.
Questions and Answers Once More
A daily paper states that William Robh
has been sentenced at Glasgow to GO
days for stealing bagpipes. Why did
William Robb? Because it was his
nature to bag pipes.--Punch.
|; Mistress-"I found the gas escaping
in the kitchen last night. You must
never blow it out" Kate-"T did't
mum; turned it out, then turned it
on again to have it ready in the morn
ing. "-Lippincott's Magazine.
'Dey's er lot OBJ men in dis worl, said
Charcoal Eph, in another of his rumi-
native moods, dat cultivate dyspepsia
wild de riches desserts OBJ luxury an
miss de goodness dat is lingerin' in de
con pone CD content. Jess put dat
down in de book Mistah Jackson!"-
Baltimore News.
Annoying-"Git off de track!" ex-
claimed Layaround Lucas. Here
comes freight train!" II never saw
SIGH time table es dey hev on this
line" said Weary Waggles, rising in dis
gust. "A Teller can't sit down more'n
four or five hours at time. "-BostoT
Post.