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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-04
SHE SLEPT NINETEEN YEARS.
The Periodic Recurrence Of These
Phenomenal Sleepers.

From American Medicine.
From 'the sunny land of France there
has recently arrived the report of the death
of subject of catalepsy-female, of course
who had previously lain for over nineteen
years without displaying any obvious evil
dence of life other than the beating of the
heart After recovering partial conscious
ness for a few days. she expired. She was.
of course, in a state of extreme emaciation.
1t is interesting to observe the periodic
recurrence of those phenomenal sleepers
down through all the ages. Probably most
C. our readers are familiar with the case
of the original Rip Van Wrinkle, the boy
EpimenideS, who, according to the elder
Pliny tired with heat and work, turned for
some repose into a neighboring cave, shady
and cool where he slept I'm nterruptedly for
a term of fifty-seven years; who afterward
found great difficulty in recognizing. or be-
ing recognized, by his former acquaintance
and playfellows, and who lived on, hale and
hearty, to the venerable age of IT'S! Also.
with the complex case of the "Seven Sleep
of Ephesus," who, in the heat of the
anti-Christan persecution of the Emperor
Decius. retired from prospective martyr
dom to the depths of a cave in Mount
Caelius. where they slept on in peace and
quietness for a period of 1876 years.
Perhaps the strangest of all sleeping abb
normalities Is that published by Alexander
Suagninus of Verona. who in his "Descrip-
ton of Muscovey" informs his readers that:
There is a people that inhabit Lucomo-
rico. a country of the further Larmatici,
who yearly upon the twenty-seventh day of
the month of November. after the manner
of swallows and frogs. by reason Of the
intenseness of the winters cold, seem to
die. Upon the twenty-fourth day of April
they again awake and arise. These are
said to have commerce with the Grustent-
zians and the SperponountZfans. people that
border upon them, In this manner: When
they find their approaching death or sleep
ready to seize upon them, they then stow
up their commodities In certain places.
which the Grustentzians and Sperponount-
z;ans fetch away. leaving an equal value of
their own behind them in their stead. The
Lucomorians, upon their return to life, II
they are pleased with the change, they keep
them; II otherwise. they demand their own
of their neighbors. By this means much
strife and war doth arise amongst them"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-04
NEVER SAW "A CHILD.
An Island Boy Of Fourteen Who Had
Only Seen Grown-Ups

From the New Orleans Times Democrat.
did you ever hear of a child or ever
know of one yourself that had never seen
a child?" asked man who takes an inter-
est In the oddities. ;WeIl. 1 have. and the
case Is not thousand miles from New
Orleans. either. The child in this instance
had rounded into it's fifteenth year before
it had ever laid eyes on another child. 1t
has never heard the musical prattle OF
companions other than the father and
mother The parents settled across the
lake few years ago, after long residence
on a small island of the sea. Where the
child was born and where 1t spent fourteen
years Of its life thereWsra no enitoTen' Inc
little fellow Knew no associate nIbut the
father and mother. I lave often wondered
since learning Of this curious case what
must have been the impression of the
youngster when he gazedsfor the first time
on a member of the human family smaller
than he was. Did he think he had come
upon a race of dwarfs? Orihad his pare Is
given him some idea of theT existence
children? I do not know the family nd
therefore cannot answer these questions
But would like to know just how the lit
tie fellow felt when he first beheld child
1t is the only case of the kind which has
come to my knowledge He had never had
an opportunity to play the little games
which most of us knew in the days of our
childhood. He had never gone through any
of the things which made young life sweet
to all of US fellows, and while not knowing
but what there may be compensating ad-
vantages IN a life of this sort, have al
ways felt a bit sorry for the youngster in
question. Come to think of it, though, he
missed a few things one would like to for
get, for suppose most of US have felt the
rap of the maternal slipper because of DIS
obedience due directly to ones companions
At any rate, we have always cherished the
idea that our companions were in meas
ure responsible for many of the raps we
got. The child who never knew child
could not be led astray in this way. So we
do not know but that the lack of compan-
ionship may have something to COM
mend it,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-04
Mines in All but-Three Counties.

From the San Francisco Call.
There are only three California counties
out of the entire array of fifty-seven that
will not make a showing in the statistics of
mineral output for the year 1902 Several
of the counties that are discovered to have
mineral wealth are not represented by large
figures of actual production That is ac-
cording to expectation. But, considering
the area of this state. it's length and
breadth, there is probably no other country
on earth that can be shown to be UNI
formly mineralized throughout practically
its entire extent. Among the surprises con-
tanned in the statistics TO be submitted by
the state mining bureau will be the figures
of the value of the total output of petro-
leum in California for 1902. The production
was very large, but when the price at the
for fuel oil it does not, comparatively
speaking. require large figures to show
what it sold for In total in the market. The
total gold output of two counties far sur
passes the value in the market of all the
oil produced in the state during the year
1902. While the price Of oil has continued
to be low. the value of silver. which Is OF
great interest in Pacific coast camps, has
continued to rise. The government fol-
lowed the market from 40 cents to IS cents
in its purchases for the Philippine coinage.
Then 1t stopped Millions of dollars worth
of bullion will be required by the govern
ment before the Philippine coinage bill pro-
visions are fully carried out. At the present
price of silver many silver camps can pro-
duce at a profit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-04
SPADEFULS OF HISTORY.
Crete Was the Island Stepping Stone
by Which Civilization Came.
From the London Express.

From the London Express.
1t is a commonplace that history is con-
stantly engaged in dethroning the idols Of
our fancy, the William Tells Of our youth,
the Homers or the King Arthurs of our ma
turer years. Nowadays we are forever
hearing of the mythapoeic. or myth-making
faculty, which was strong in the youth of
the races and is with US today. The pref
tier the story the surer it Is, sooner or la
ter, to be accounted a fable. This icono-
elastic process has for. once. been reversed
by the spadework of q. devoted Welshman,
DIR. Arthur Evans. in the Island of Crete.
Crete was really the island stepping
stone by which civilization, which halted
long thereon, stepped from EGYPT into Eu-
rope. The great palace of Minos-the origi-
nal of the labyrinth of the myths re-
modelled upon still earlier royal dwellings
which go back more than 1000 years before
our era. So that civilization reached the
easternmost island of Europe long ago, and
after GG0O years a native of the western
most island has revealed the facts with
spade. 1t almost seems shame that some
of these priceless and IuAique finds of his
should not find n hornis in the British Mu-
scum; but, remembering 1.-THE permanent dis
grace which attaches, taIour possession or
the Elgn marbles-snatcbed by Lord Elgin
from the parthenon-weJzaay say it is right
that these things should find "a home in
Crete But 1t ought .certainly to be called
Last winter the Rossak ACADEMY gave an
exhibition of what III called "Old Masters"
at Burlington Housesa Ise an odd room, by
way of a side show. thebarranged some of
DR.. Evans finds atloKnossos. There. II
OF ofe them nu all o Daedsld founder of fine
art There is nothngo, in Egyptian or
Babylonian art to neOeRespond with the
81 Kns
with very little else ethan extremely tight
corsets and literally applied cosmetics-for
tight lacing and rougeiflG, as these prove,
were customs inoccnaa4ed into European
civilization in it's CRADLE marvelously cut
canoes, equal to the work done thousands
of years later; delicately chased jars; statu-
cites of running boys and flying birds
these were some of the artistic treasures.
Then there was plan of Minos palace.
showing the sanitary arrangements con-
ceived by Daedalus, and better than any
thing we had in this country until few
years ago. Yet an odd paragraph here and
there was all the notice the professional
art critics took of the most interesting ex-
hibition that has been seen everywhere for
years. g.s8 81
Since then DIR. Evans has been lecturing
at the Royal institution on the clay
archives which he found at Knossos.
How he finds time to do everything
know not. He has been hampered not only
by the weather. but by the lack of funds,
while German professor, working at
things thousand years younger In
Greece. is literally supported by the Ger
man government. Our own government
has not given DR.. Evans twopence to help
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-04
SOME BIRDS OF ARGENTINA.
In Color They Are Beautiful and in
Songs Wonderful.

From the Montreal Family Herald.
Among Argentina's greatest treasures are
her birds, which abound there In great
number and variety. One popularity OF
the birds Is their gaudy plumage. brightest
scarlet, orange olive, yellow, pink and
green-painted perhaps by the southern
sun.
In color they are beautiful and in songs
wonderful. Let US go to the woods Dor
dering the river and see how many we can
find. Yonder bird is called the "arm OF
fire" on account of his bright color he
appears to take great pride in showing
himself There Is the cardinal with the
scarlet crest, white breast and dove color
ed back also the yellow cardinal with yer
low body and black crest 1t Is so named
because its crest resembles the cardinals
hat. That beautiful pink line that you see
In the, distant sky Is flock OF pink ila-
mingoes. They are nearing us. NOW tney
alight upon the sand on the margin OF the
river How pretty they are! Listen to
that exquisite song. That is the "Bugero,"
a large black bird with white beak. From
the grassy marsh comes the discordant cry
Of the heron, and the green parrots are
chattering in the trees over our heads.
They think their scolding will brighten us
away. See that lovely golden wren creep
ing up the tree, hunting spiders. He does
not seem a particle afraid of US. Hear
that sweet voiced robin. They are much
finer singers than the robins Of our coun-
try Here we find a doves carelessly made
nest. with two white eggs lying on the
ground. This dove is very small, not much
larger than canary. That modest little
gray bird Is the bulbul or nightingale.
which keeps his sweet song for the night
There is a tree that appears to be COW
cred with balls Of cotton, but instead Of
cotton 1t Is flock of magpies summing
themselves. They drop their wings and
fun out the feathers of the back until they
resemble balls Of cotton. They are singular
BIRDS One will catch a frog and run
around before the others. apparently to
tantalize them. When they baths they
Jump into a pool of water, then out and
roll in the dust, then into the water again.
They impose on each other by several hens
laying eggs in the same nest. The eggs
are very pretty, green and white mingled.
Hear the mournful call of the ralnbird. a
kind of cockoo which calls almost fnces-
sanity the day before storm while there
is no apparent evidence of its approach.
yet they are unfailing. Here comes
the hycatchers. All! the beautiful birds!
We hear their glad songs as they fit from
tree to tree seemingly without sorrow.
but they have their SORROWS, too. for they
will go to seek food for their young birds
and come back to find them devoured by
snakes or some other marauder But per-
haps their greatest enemy Is women, .or
whose adornment hundreds Of thousands
are destroyed annually, especially of the
white heron, an elegant bird whose female
has two dainty hair like feathers, or
aigrettes. which are much used for hat
trimming.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-04
BUTTONS MADE OF MILK.
Fluid of Palm Fruit Becomes Hard
With Ace

Down In South America there is q fruit
producing palm that has quite metamor-
phosed the button business and formed the
nucleus for one of the most important in
dustries in the United States" said II. l.
Rawlins, a New York drummer at the
Raleigh
The seed of this fruit contains a milk
that is sweet to the taste and relished by
the natives. The milk, when allowed to
remain in the nut long enough. becomes
indurated and turns into a substance as
brittle and hard as the ivory plant. Most
OF the buttons now used In America
whether termed ivory. pearl rubber horn
or bone, come from this ivory plant Thus
the probabilities are that your buttons are
made from a vegetable milk and they
grow on bushes.
1.-The ivory plant is one of the marveIs
OF the age, and is rewarding its growers
with vast fortunes. The nuts are brought
to the United States by shiploads, and are
shipped across the continent to the big
button factories, from which they issue
forth in every conceivable design. color,
grade and classification of button
The ivory plant has recently been dis
covered in California, but the nut IL pro-
duces in its wild state is of inferior quality
and will not produce good buttons 1t is
believed, though. with the proper cultiva-
ton the fruit would be as valuable as the
Central American. If so, the growing OF
JULIUS III AIHeIlCa WOulu become an IN
dustry of Importance second only to the
growing of corn, wheat and cotton, for
everybody wears buttons.
The best ivory nut for commercial pur-
poses is found on the banks OF the river
Magdalena, in the United States of Colom-
bia. where by some it is called the Tagua
palm. The fruit forms a globular head
about twice the size of a mans head and
weighs from 20 to % pounds. The head is
a kind of cluster of bulbs. and In all con-
tains from 30 to 60 seeds. The seeds are
allowed to dry. and are harvested several
times year by the natives.
THE ivory nut is used almost solely in
the manufacture of buttons, though some
factories also make poker chips from them.
The nut, however. has superseded the
archaic mud, rubber and bone buttons in
vogue formerly. 1t admits of wider and
more varied treatment for this purpose
than any other known substance and is
easily worked. The United States consumes
more than one-half of the worlds product
of ivory nuts, and nine-tenths of the veg
etable ivory is manufactured into buttons.
when the nut reaches the button fac
tory 1t is cut into three slabs. In the pro-
cess of cutting the button is partially
shaped. Afterward the thread holes are
then sent to the polsher, who uses the
shavings and powder made in the drilling
to polish them. Afterward they are sent
to the designer. who traces the buttons
in fndeible dye the designs needed After
receiving these outlines, If the buttons
to remain smooth and receive another coat,
they are put into the dye. then they are
put into a pressing machine fitted with dies
of the pattern desired
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-04
PUT TRUST IN THE LORD.
Novel Defense Made by Colored Man to
Charge of Theft.

Last winter when 1 went south for my
health" said Col. L. S, Brown Of the South
ern railway, who always has good story
in stock. II was told they were going to
try a colored man for stealing quantity
of raw cotton. and when the hour arrived l
went up to the court house to hear the case.
The prisoner was man about forty years
of age, and he had elected to plead his own
case. The prosecution proved that the bag
of cotton was found in the colored man s
cabin. and the property was fully identihed
as belonging to the owner of compress.
The prisoner asked questions, but said
he wanted to make a statement and rest
his case wild de Lawd.' After while he
was given an opportunity to speak and
said:
81 was gwine by dat compress at 'leben
o'clock last night when a voice dun called
out to me: Hold on. dar. Abraham Jones.
Yo' was pore man. an 20 jest take long
dis bag O. cotton to buy yo' some shoes fur
cold weather" Den de bag fell at my feet,
an dun took 1t home.
Ibid you recognize the voice?' said the
judge:
who spoke
Then why did you hide the bag when
you got home?
Well, sab. jest as I got frew de gate
another voice dun told me dat I'd better
hide de cotton for few days
Ibid you recognize that voice?
No. sab; but 1 dun reckon 1t was
voice from heben.'
land that's your defense. is it?'
"'Yes, sab. I'ze wiIlin' to rest dis case in
de I.awd's hands. De Lawd He dun knows
1 nebber stole dat cotton.
Hadn't you better have lawyer? sug-
gested the judge. with something like a
smile on his face.
~ reckon not. sab. Pze been gwine to
church fur de las fo'ty vars. an Tze rest
in dis case right in de hands OBJ de Lawd.
Then I shall have to give you four
months in Jail. Abraham.
Huh, what fur?
"'For stealing that cotton
The prisoner received his sentence with
out a word seeming to have expected 1t,
and was presently led away. Two weeks
later l met him on the streets of a town
fifty miles away and said to him:
Abraham l thought you We're in jail
over at Selma?
Eyes. sab. 1 was. he replied.
And / remember you put your case in
the hands of the Lord?"
""Deed but did, sab, an cum out all
right
But you got four months
so did. sah-so did. but arter serv-
ing nine days OBJ de time de Lawd showed
me how to dig outer dat jail, an yer am
an dey won't nebber git me agin.' ="
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-04
Thought he Was Killed.


workman in big building company's
yards nearly died of fright few days ago.
The foreman heard yell and much COM
motion among lot of carpenters in the
yard and rushed to the scene He found
one of the men on the ground with two
inch bit apparently sticking through his
side. white as ghost and practically out
of his mind. His fellow-workmen had sent
for an ambulance ana were about badly
frightened as he The foreman took out his
knife and slit the mans jumper and shirt
down the back The bit came away with
the shirt. tightly rolled up in it. and the
man was absolutely unscratched. 1t APP
pears that he had been standing against an
unfinished caisson in which two-inch holes
were being bored. The bit was run by COM
pressed air, and when 1t came through the
planking was very hot. 1t was the heat
from the bit which made the workman
think 1t was in his body.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-04
A TEST EXPERIMENT.
PECULIAR POWER POSSESSED By A NEW MED

IlNE-
or new discoveries there is no end. but Of
the most recent. most remarkable and one when
will prove invaluable to thousands of people Is
discovery which 1t is believed Will take the place
of all other remedies for the cure Of those common
and obstinate diseases, dyspepsia and stomach
troubles. This discovery Is not loudly ad'ei
tsed, secret patent medicine but Is scieh'in'
combina ton OF wholesome, perfectly harmless veg
etable essences. fruit salts, pure pepsin anu DIS
muth.
b These remedies are combined In lozenge form'
to take and will preserve their good quail
ties indefinitely whereas all liquid medicines rap
idly lose whatever good qualities they may nave
had as soon a. uncorkcd and exposed to the air
This preparation Is called Stuarts Dyspepsia
Tablets and II is claimed that one OF these TAD
lets or lozengcs will digest from 300 to 5000 times
its own weight Of meat eggs and other wholesome
food And this claim has been proven by actuai
experiments in the following manner: hard
boiled egg cut into small pieces was placed III
bottle containing warm water heated TO ninety
eight degrees COR blood heat; OF these Iable's
was then placed in the bottle and the proper tenn
-perature maintained for three hours and n half at
the end of which time the egg was as completely
digestcd II would have been In a healthy ston-
ach. This experiment was undertaken 10 ue"on-
strate that what It would do IN the bottle 1T would
also do In the stomach; hence Its unquestionabie
value IN the of dyspepsia and weak digestion
Very few people are free from some form or indl-
pestion but scarcely two will have the same symp-
toms Some will suffer most from distress after
eating hloating from gas In the stomach and bow
els others have acid dyspepsia or heartburn others
paIptation or headaches, sleeplessness. pains IN
chest and under shoulder blades, extreme nervous
ness ms in nervous dyspepsia; but they all have
the same cause-failurc to properly digest what Is
eaten. The stomach must have rest and assist
ance and Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets give 1t both
by digcsting the food for II, and in short time IL
Is restored to Its normal action and vgor. At the
same time the Tablets harmless that
child can take them with benefit. This new prepa-
ratio has already made many astonishing cures,
as for instance the following:
After using only one package of Stuarts Dyspep-
sia Tablets have received such great and unex-
gratitude. In fact It has been six months since
took the package. and have not had one particle
OF distress difficulty since. And all this In the
face of the fact that the best doctors consulted
told me my Chronic Dyspepsia and abso-
lutely incurablc. as l had suffered twenty-five
years. distributed half dozen packages among
my friends here, who very anxious to try this
remedy. Mrs. SARAH A. SHELL
Iynnville. Jasper County Mo.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets sold by druggists
everywhere at 80 cents for usized packages. A
little book on Stomach Diseases mailed free by
addressing +. \. Stuart Co., Marshall, Mich.
no4&6
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-04
An Unfailing Proof.

From the Baltimore American.
Calvert. Jr.-'1 am positive that links in
absolutely honest and trustworthy"
Balty More-''What Is your proof7"
calvert. Jr-'I accused him of stealing
my umbrella once and found out afterward
that 1t some one else who had stolen
it"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-04

portehds the best of luck for the thief dur
ing the ensuing six months
some pickpockets have a favorite pair
Oh boots they wear as long as they can
Keep them on their feet and If they are
no. arrested While they are wearing them
they cut the boots up into little soua re-
pieces and give them away as lucky tokens
to their pals"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-04

Sunny Jim-''Do you think there Is one
rule for the rich and another Cor the poor?''
Grumpy Grimes-'Yes; the rich are get
ting richer, and the poor rer."-Yonkers
Statesman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-04

what possessed her to marry him.
wonder?" =
We'll YOU know how hard It u to get
good caddies nowadays.'-Brooklyu Lie.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-04

DR. David Kennedy's Worm Syrup most effective
medicine OF the kind known. 25c. Druggists'.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-02-12
EX-SENATOR DAWES DIES.
The Veteran Statesman Passes Away In
His Eighty Sixth YeAr-His Pet
Hobby the Indiana.

Pittsfeld, Mass, Feb. e.-Ex-U United
States Senator Henry Laurens Dawes
died yesterday morning in his home
in this city. He was So years Of age
Mr.. Dawes had been sick since Christ.
mas night, when he contracted o Sc.
we're cold while driving. Mr.. Dawes
entered congress as . representative
from Massachusetts, in 1857 and
served nearly 40 years. In 1875 he
went TO the senate, His pet hobby
was the Indians and much Of the leg.
islation on that subject for many
years originated with Mr.. Dawes. He
was chairman Of Indian affairs in the
senate. The Dawes commission to
the Indians was named after him.
Mr., Dawes went to the Indian terri.
tory and lived among the Indians In
order that he might learn their habits
and needs.