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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-09
Home Life of the Chinese.
From Leslie's Weekly.

From Leslies Weekly.
The home life Of the Chinese is less IA
rniliar to Americans than that of any other
foreign nation represented In this country.
After the manner of their forefathers, the
Chinese hold to conservative ideas for their
women. and with few exceptions, where the
feminine members Of the family have taken
10 attending meetings and clubs In public,
Americans do not get so much as a deep
at the dainty little women upon whom we
bestow so much sympathy, but who, after
all, II the truth be known. are far happier
than the majority OF those who pity them.
The keynote of Chinese home life as It Is
lived in that country is contentment. The
wife and mothe: is happy with her husband,
who. despite his scattered business interests,
be he even highlander or a professional
fan tan man, Is devotion itself TO his family
She thoroughly enjoys her children, her
cozy home with its musical instruments, its
flowers, and the domestic pets. All Chinese
women are taught to play the young cum,
zftheg-like instrument, and the majority
of them sing the queer oriental songs, which
are verses OF the classics set to music
Without exception. there are flowers in al
most every window of a Chinese home
though the home consist of only two rooms,
as many OF them In New York do These
women know nothing OF the opera the
horse shows dinners and grand cotilions
among the Chinese women there are no
passee maidens who after three or four
seasons are still unsought In marriage, and
there are no divorces. Their very Ignorance
of the world is the safeguard of their con-
tentment, and why any one who is content
and happy should be the object of pity and
sympathy from worldlings is a problem for
Confucius-like wisdom to solve.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-09
Swift and Lemuel CULVER.
ward J. L. Scott in the Athenasum.


BY the kind permission of the Very Rev.
the Dean of Westminster. am enabled to
publish In your columns very curious dis
covery, of great literary interest. which L
have lately made among the Westminster
Chapter archives. Out of a box whose con-
tents were labeled on the inside of the COW
er as miscellaneous documents" my assist:
ant brought me packet of papers which
he asked me to give him the date of, as he
was about to arrange the contents of the
box, then in no sort of order. / found the
papers about dozen in number) TO be the
proceedings IN actions brought by Lemuei
CULVER of Westminster. against Peter
Swift for ejecting him from premises In st.
Johns parish, Westminster, which were
leased to him by the dean and chapter
October 1, Z Geo. II CA. D. 1888, and from
premises In st. Margarets. Westminster,
similarly leased on December %, IL Geo. Ii
"a. D. 173D, and again on December %, IL
Geo II "a. D. 1743); and also from prem
Uses in st. Martin s-le-Grand. London, SIM
iarly leased on October 1, y Geo. IL "a.
D. 1913.
Another set of papers in the same box
contained the proceedings in a like action
brought by Lemuel CULVER against Peter
Swift, yeoman. late of Longdon, co. Wor-
cester, for ejecting him from the rectory of
Longdon and tho chapels Of Moreton Cas-
tie and Chaddesley, co. Worcester. and
their appurtenances, leased to the said
Lemuel by the dean and chapter of West
minister on April l. II Geo. II CA. d. 1741).
Accompanying the above actions are bills
of costs dated 8. II and %, Geo. II.
The above Peter Swift lived at Longdon,
place not far removed from Goderich,
co. Hereford, of which Thomas Swift,
grandfather of Jonathan Swift, dean of st.
Patrick's. Dublin, was vicar.
Curiously enough, In the deans work
"Gulliver's Travels" Lemuel CULVER, In
Part II. chapter VI. seem to allude to the
above actions, where he tells the King of
Brobdingnag that he was the better able to
satisfy him in several points in relation to
the English courts of Justice. having been
formerly almost ruined by long suit In
chancery, which was decreed for him with
costs.
have traced the Gulliver family as ten
ants OF the dean and chapter of Westmin-
ster, back to the time OF Queen Elizabeth.
when they spelt their name '.collyyer."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-09
EMBROIDERED By BR1GAND.
Story of Mexican Prisoner and His
Faithful Sweetheart.
rom the Pueblo Cb.eftain.

From the Pueblo Ch.eftain.
LII possession Of w. c. Darlington there
is knit tabecIoth whose history savors of
a wild west romance. The tablecloth was
given to Mrs. Darlington by her father, who
purchased it at big price. The work rep
resents the labor Of three years of Mexi-
can brigand while serving a life term in
prison. and 1t brings to light an interesting
romance from a country where romance
abounds.
From Zapatlan, In the state of Jalisco. to
Colima. in Colima the republic of Mexico
is a two days journey over the mountains
Yet In past ages these two points were con-
nected by big tunnel. the retreat of num-
bers Of generations of brigands when pur-
sued by the government forces. There were
at various places air shafts for ventilation
and once inside the tunnel these robbar
chiefs and their bands were safe.
Before the railroad went through wagon
trains were robbed on the Colima side and
the SpoilS disposed of on the Jalisco side be-
fore the news reached there. One robber
leader succeeded another, generations were
t--rn, grew old and passed away. The tun-
sel became impossible from side to side.
rendering each end only available Some
few years ago there lived In Jalisco young
man of fine carriage, elegant manners ap-
parently rich and undoubtedly of the finest
Castilian blood-a grandee in every look and
action.
He fell in love with beautiful young lady
and. after making love in the Mexican
fashion, they became ''novicos," were en-
gagged. The girls father was asked for her
hand and the day was set. During the
time elapsing the young man went away,
was his custom, for a few days, to his
hacienda, presumably. Just about this time
matters around the border between Colima
and Jalisco were getting desperate on ac-
count of the outrages of these land
pirates who sheltered themselves In this
tunnel. So the government sent regiment
of soldiers, who surprised caught and
brought to Guadalajara four of the outlaws
and their leader. The leader was neither
more nor less than our fine young Castilian.
His absences were marauding expeditions
and his riches the proceeds Of these same
expeditions. His companions were shot. but
owing to the endeayors of his devoted
''novia' he was given a life sentence In
GuadalajaTa penitentiary. And every day
Of her life this faithful woman goes to see
her lover. For three years this man, once
leader of fashion, once chief of his highway
robbers, grandee even in Jail, patiently
toiled on this cloth, carefully placing the
stitches outlining the dogs, the flower pot
and flowers the emblem of Mexico, and
birds shown on it, True to him always, this
patient little woman trudged around to sell
his three years work, and finally did SO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-09
GOLD TREASURE BY THE TON.
Vast Store Of Wealth Emptied From
New World Into Old.

10" HaTpeE hHSuZine
1t has never been told how vast was the
treasure that was emptied from the new
world into the old in those days-the gior-
ious days of the Spanish dominion. We can
only judge of how great it was by collateral
evidence. The booties of Cortez and Pizar-
70 are famous In annals of new world his
tory. In them we have read how the SOL
diers of the former carried away only a
small part of the treasures looted at Mex
gold that when they fell from the causeway
into the lake in the memorable retreat from
Mexico they sank and drowned as weighted
with plummets of lead. Also we read how
Pizarro exacted a tribute for the liberia
ton of the Inca Atahulpa gold that filled
to the depth of several feet a room seven
teen feet wide by twenty-five feet long and
which was valued at 100000 pesos d Or
the equivalent of nearly S15,500.o00 of our
money.
When Drake sailed the South sea In the
Golden Hind upon his piratical voyage of
decentralization in the years 1577-I9, and
when he captured the Nuestra Sonora della
Concepcion-surnamed the Cacafuego. or
Spitfire-of Cape San Francisco, IT took
three days to transfer the treasure from
the captured ship to his own. In that single
was called, of over twenty-six tons of silver.
besides eighty pounds of virgin gold. thir-
teen chests of pieces of eight containing
over 81 600 600 in money and an enormous
amount of Jewels and plate.
Upon the evidence of John Drake we read
that when the Golden Hind laid her course
for England, by way of the Cape of Good
Hope, she was SO heavily "ballasted'' with
pure silver that she rode exceeding deep
In the water"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-09
To Buy Plants for Christmas.
From the Garden Magazine.


Other things being equal. 1t Is better to
buy plants near ones home than to travel
affair." Do not be tempted even by cheap
offers to go miles away. for. counting car
fares. packing expressage and lost time.
the ultimate cost Is very likely to be more
than II you had paid a good deal higher
price at home. OF course 1t may happen
that one grower or florist has q large stock
of some one thing and can sell at a low rate,
but dealers usually have an understanding
with one another. especially regarding holt
day prices, and for weeks before the holt
day season they have been balancing stock
with each other. so that the better quality
plants are of an almost fixed value Any
specially low price Is nearly always asso-
ciated with a CORRESPONDENCE low grade in
the plants offered. A byword among deal
ers in plants Is: "If you have to shade
your price you can always shade your
stock Plants differ from ordinary mer-
chandise in the risk of damage during tram
sit They may be frozen or injured during
delivery and still not show the effects FOR
q day or two. perhaps not until after the
bill has been paid. A reputable dealer al
ways assumes the risk and will replace the
damaged specimens.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-09
DANGERS IN AIR DRAUGHTs
Austrian Scientist Revives a Theory
Well Nigh Exploded.


Prof. Max Herr. Austrian scientist,
has just published an essay upon the differ
ence between wind and draught, which Is
likely to convince the public that the old
Fashioned prejudice against draughts is not
altogether unjustifed
BY a draught is meant the currents OF air
In an Enclosed space. The men of former
generation attributed nearly all the evils
That oeset them TO draughts and they would
not have slept in uncurtained beds for any
fhing. or course. their windows and doors
sSere shaky and houses stood far apart. so
Nraughts were nearly inevitable
4 but the modern scientific world tries 20
peny draughts altogether and calls them
WINDS. which are harmless and even whole
some TO certain degree
Ut herr says that any one who cares tn
slnd out the difference between a wind and
q drausht can do so in any apartment which
has windows on different sides OF the house
let him open a window on :. windy day on
tAe side OF the house toward whica the wind
blows The air which comes in Is quite
snarnlless if the person exposed TO II he
dressed in warm clothes and little children
may take the air IN a room thus ventilated
But let him open a window past which the
wind blows and IL will be found that the
AIR in the room Is moved by a number or
currents. all of which strive TO reach the
opening
1t is the passing wind which sicks up The
air in the room and draws IL out and this
causes the room TO have what Is called Il
draught
The effect upon sensitive persons is inme-
diately felt, like the forerunner of pain TO
come A draught will always be felt as
colder than the wind
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-09
USEFUL RECEPTACLES
UTILITY BOXES AND HANDY
SCREENS.
Can Be Made at Home and Are Very
Convenient as Bed Room
Furnishings.
Written fer The Star.

Written for The Star.
Among the wonderfully attractive bou.
doir furnishings which manufacturers have
prepared for the holiday season are a num-
Der Of novel and extremely practical screens
and boxes. The latter are known under the
name of utility boxes, and If petted daugh-
tiers have their wish one of these handy re-
ceptacles will be the favorite Christmas
gift this year
This utility. box is built essentially to sup
plement the small dressing table which has
but one drawer 1t is in the form OF q
deep. oblong chest, with lid that lifts TO
show several rather shallow compartments
Of different widths and divisions. These
compartments slide along in grooves at the
back and fronta and when pushed to one
side they leave IL space through which bod
Ices can be laid at the bottom of the recep-
tacle. The result Il, combination top
drawer for neckwear, jewelry. handker-
chiefs. gloves, etc, and a deep, roomy
shirt waist box.
The more costly the box the more beauti-
fully 1t is fitted out. Some which sell for
fifteen and twenty dollars are built of
highly polished wood TO match bed room
furniture. and are lined with a light wood
vanished to look almost like satin. Less
expensive are the boxes of :. bamboo and
printed mating. The lining for these IL a
lightweight Japanese wood having a fra
grant, spicy odor. Any variety of shapes
and heights are to be had in these bamboo
frames and the mating is decorated most
artistically to show delicately tinted chrys-
anthemums, peonies or hollyhocks. All the
boxes are set on casters. so that they can
be rolled to any part of room.
II girls father is fond of working with
his tool box utility chest of this sort
could be made at home very easily. The
foundation being of plain wood, Powered or
plain denim can be used to cover the out
side, or a green red crash can be fas-
tened on with large brass-headed tacks. An
inexpensive silkoline furnishes the lining
for the box.
The novelty screens for girls boudoir
can also be made at home. The foundation
for these is plain wooden frame, forming
two-winged screen with square corners.
Over the outside of each wing Is stretched
a prettily lowered cretonne held around
the edges by narrow white gimp. Inside the
wings, each frame of which has several
wooden cross bars. are tackled widths OF
cretonne. gathered to form pockets. At
tached to each of the center cross bars Is a
cretonne-coyered ledge that fastens by u
loop fatty up against the pocket when not
in use. If place IS needed to rest needles
thread. etc, when q girl fs sewing, the
ledge is dropped down and held at right
angles TO the screen by tapes attached at
either side
These screens are employed to hold ali
sorts OF sewing materials, and when used
instead of "A work basket are built not over
three feet in height The larger screens
covered in this way hide washstands or
ugly corners. and the pockets serve for
clean linen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-09
Nursing House Plants in Winter.
From the Garden Magazine.

FROM the dhfGeu Mdgaziue
All plants that have their pots full OF
roots and are in healthy condition are
benefited by feeding. But a healthy condi-
ton is necessary. No sickly plant can sur
vive strong diet any more than can
dyspeptic. but this sickly condition OF plants
is often brought about by lack of nourish-
ment. and feeding Is then necessary. Chem
tcal fertilizers Will enable you to have
smaller pots than would otherwise be neces-
sary, and for house plants large pots are
especially cumbersome. Plants fed regular
" with chemical manure can be kept
healthy In a pot one-half the size that would
otherwise be needed The feeding of plants
in pots must always be done very carefully,
and at The proper time. Don't give doses OF
food when the plants are just past their
periods of most active growth.
A very clean, cheap and convenient fer
tilixer for house plants is ordinary house
hold ammonia. Commence with FIVE or six
drops of ammonia to cupful of water, and
as the plants get used to ii increase tho
Dose butsne let 1t exceed half q tea
spoonful to a breakfast cup of water. A
teaspoonful Of the special plant fertilizer
sprinkled on the top OF 6-inch pot-more
or less, according to the size of the pot
is sufficient. Then water It In. One ap-
pIieation every two weeks should be sufff-
Gent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-09

to get the same results we should also
have to import or duplicate the Berlin popu-
lation The poor of Berlin would make bet
ter homes under Tammany government
than the New York East Side would make
under the administration OF Berlin. The re-
formers who are fighting New York's Sums
are doing good work when they secure inn
proved laws and conscientious health In
spection. but the best. the most solid, last
ing. and effective work of all Is when they
build up individual character and self-re-
spect among the people they are trying to
benefit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-09
To Tell If Milk Has Been water,d.

From the Medina Register.
A simple method of testing whether milk
has been watered is to take a well polished
knitting needle and dip II into q deep yes.
sci of milk and withdraw IL fmmediately4
If the milk Is unwatered some OF the fluid
will adhere TO the needle. but II II has been
Watered In the least degree the needle VIII
come out quite free o. the milky duid
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-09

''Chillum'' or Degges farm, and here is the
grave of Maj. c. p. LEnfant. who laid out
the District.
Some Of the Information concerning the
historic Round Top" was obtained from
the musty and age-yellowed records of the
past by Mr.. Joseph /. keefer. who has been
engaged for years in collecting data con-
nected with old Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-09
A Chunap.
From the Philadelphia Press.

From the Philadelphia Press
Tess--'Mr. Dnmiey's Just the meanest
man. He told me last evening he'd teach
me how to whistle If I'd quicker up my
lips.
Jess-"ch! that old schemel Then he
kissed you, Ell ~
Tess-.No. the stupid thing. He didn't
kiss me at AL. :
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-09
More to Be Desired.
From the Philadelphia Press.

THAT mountain z said the pessimistic
director of the new railroad, seems to
have blocked our progress effectively
obi no" replied the chief engineer. sspei
still have faith In our ability to- tunnel
through it,
HUH It's foo bad your faith isn't q the
sort that moves mountains"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-09
Qualified.
From Puck.

From Puck
Undertaker-"But have you had any ex-
perience in embalming?"
Butcher (out of job)-'Have I? Well.
guess SO. / worked eight years for the beef
trust"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-09
Joy IhEYBR1Ne
IoFyERY HoME

as with Joyous hearts and smiling faces they and pwhen
now conducive to health the games in which they indulge the outdoor life
the Clearly regular habits should be
diet Of which they should How tendery preserved
not by constant medication but avoidance
Gus or and remedial
excellence
and wholesome and truly beneficial in effect like the pleasant laxative
California
quality excellence knowledge
they know wholesome simple gentle repua-
BILE physicians medicinal
original method from certain plants known them bnecy
presented which
used promote the not secret remedy and hence
all well
medicines and favor ndscrindnate
Please remember and teach children also that the
the full the
printed the Of package that
only dealer offers other than the regular having
printed thereon the other
the beneficial
bottle hand equally beneficial parents
whenever laxative remedy required
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-09
BUILDINGS ON ROUND TOP FARM.

mainland of Virginia, where the electric
cars now stop. Some of this old causeway
Is still TO be seen. Gen. Washington, and.
in fact, all people crossed by this way and
means. So did Dolly Madison when she es-
capped from the city upon the British burn
ing the White House during the war of
1912. First she went to the house of Mrs.
Love, and finding the soldiers were upon
a Mrs. Miners, who hid Dolly in closet.
Here she remained until Mr.. Madison could
be communicated with. he being in Phila-
delpha.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-09

Rock Creek Church, the structure which
gave its name to the road. was built In 171v.
the bricks being imported from England In
IT'S 1t was rebuilt. and remodeled In 1868
The old church yard, now cemetery, was
known as the .Gobe" ard was the gift OF
John Bradford.
About 1922 there was road started from
the Capitol, IN a northeast direction, TO the
Bladensburg road and old John Holmead
an acre.
The next place OF Importance On this old
road was BrueklaHd. named after the
Brooke family, who intermarried with the
Bowies and several other distinguished
folks OF Maryland
The final place Of any Importance was
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-09-09
WASHINGTON co.
SUSPECT IS
ARRESTED
Man Wanted in Florida Is Picked
Up By Authorities at
Birmingham.

Birmingham, Ala, Sept. 8.-POlice-
men Disheroon and Baker yesterday
arrested Eli Johnson, a negro who is
wanted by Sheriff c. G. Allen, Of
Washington county, Florida
The charge against Johnson is IN
known to the policemen but in view
Of the great anxiety exhibited by the
Florida sheriff to catch the negro, the
officers believe t7at the Offense is a
serious one. The arrest was made on
Fourteenth street.
Johnson stated to the officers when
taken into custody that if the Florida
people got him back there they would
dc him harm. All that is known con-
corning Johnson is that he is charged
with being a fugitive from justice
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-09-09
F ORIDA BOYS
CAUGHT IN THE
LINE
Youngsters Tried to Cross PerdidO
and Were Intercepted By
Alabama Officers.

Bay Minette. Ala, Sept. S.-State
Quarantine Officer A. j. Giddeons,
who is stationed on the PerdidO river
or the line between Baldwin county
and Escambia county, Florida, brought
into Bay Minette this morning Two
boys, young Beck and Matthews, both
OF whom were working over the line
but found the bridge they approached
guarded. They went away, but after
wards crossed at a point where the
guard could not see them. Knowing
the boys. Ciddeons suspected that they
might take such action and they were
promptly captured. They we're brought
here to DR.. J. G. Mcleod, who is act
ing for DR.. Mohr, of Mobile. in so far
as this county on Perdido river is
concerned. DR.. Mcleod sent the boys
back across the line. Whether they
viii be arrested for violation of the
quarantine laws or not has not been
made public. The reports here are
that the several guards on the PerdidO
river are turning people back every
day and night.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-09-09
DEATH AND DEVASTATION
FROM ITALIAN EARTHQUAKE
THE TARPON MUST ENTER
SAYS GOVERNOR BROWARD
He WIRES AUTHORITIES AT CAR RA5ELLE APALAcHIcoL
THAT THEY ARE VIOLATING STATE LAW AND THEM
TO ASSIST THE ST ATE HEALTH AUTHORITIES.

Carrabelle, although she had pratique
from this port. but this was not reH-
Ognized by those in charge at the
above named ports.
State Health Oflcer Porter wired
Governor Broward regarding the mat
ter, and although he received no reply
last night, the Associated Press dis
patch above shows that the governor
is acting in the premises.
II is very probable that the parties
who held up the Tarpon have gotten
themselves into more trouble than
they imagine. as a very severe penalty
IS imposed by the state laws for such
acts, and this viii probably be applied
in this case.
The owners Of the TarpOn viii send
out another vessel this morning, the
schooner Blanche, loaded with freight
bound for both of these points. The
Blanche has been in quarantine for
five days and will be given pratiqus
when she sails from there on her trip.
Should permission be refused her to
land it is very probable that the two
towns will be sued by the owners of
the vessels, who have suffered large
losses by the refusal to allow the yes
sci to land and discharge cargo.