Evening Star Newspaper, February 13, 1892, Page 11

DRESS AND HAPPINESS How the Wife Should Adorn Herself for the Home Circle, FOR MAID AND MISTRESS. Respect Thy House and Others WIN Respect It In Weman’s Empice—Some Appropriate Gowns for Home Wear—How to Economize and Look Well. Bpesia! Cocrespon lence of The Evening Star. New Yoru, February 12, 1992. WALLOW WILL not make a summer nor will one smile make a happy home. Happiness is only to yy, \\ be had in this world \ by wrestling for it in the way Jacob wrestled with the j angel until he bad got 4 blessing from the celestial messenger. Dress, though you may not think so, is very intimately con- nected with human happiness, and if home be Woman's empire, then is it the more necessary that its empress should at all times be as neatly and tastefully ciad as ber purse will permit, 1 women make a really the — posi- by taking that the be tinuing th tines whi so piessine owe. It is therefore proposed in this article to dis- cuss the dress of woman as wife, as man's con- , nor even ax Petruehio calls nd my house household stuff,” byt as an orpa- re, a being Mall of sympa- nt counsel. The aa; bi knowsthat ma: ‘ink well of his wife. $ No greater ad- Hence should she be, 1d, most carefui of her stess of the home s: r way of showing that she ap- precintos his adm a. Most women look well in what are termed wrappers, deshabilles ‘and loose house gowns, mirer than hi of all thing: would embroider priately gowned. let, whieh is made It must be bo: fon’ biack velvet ribbon. On the lower side this ribbon is tied at the back and falls in long ends, The skirt is made demi-train and has very few pleats at the bi ered and there is a narrow ribbon sowed under the head of the gathers and tied in front. ‘There are doubie sleeves, the under one of the woolen mater! lin. The puff ; and be gathered top and botton. The cuffs are of the sume material as the corselet and have the sume finish. sengers arrived to inform the Priu that she was Queen of England that lud; not much more than a girl in her teens, had not Yei risen, but,springing out of bed and up the first ‘neglige that presented itself, she met the dignitied ministers with such a charm- ing grace and composure that they never once thought of her inappropriate toilet VELVET WRAPPER. ‘The first illustration presents for the thought- fal attention of maids as well as wives—for there never was a woman who had not at some time in her life an intent to marry—acharming loose house gown made up in garnet velvet with coral dots. The fronts are aouble, the outer ones in velvet, bang- ing loose and having no gore, while the sides and back are fitted to the figure so as to make the train hang well The Watteaa fold starts from the neck. It is made of breadth of the stuff taken straigh the center seam at the marpose must le opened for an inch or so Teicw the waist line. "The side breadihe must be cut bias. The two back pieces should be cut bias and be left as long as desired. The under fronts have a flaring collar, which is also lined with the velvet. The surah front i» sewed on one side to the lining, Buttoned in the middie and hooked on the other side. The pascementerie girdle, coral and garnet, is also sewed on one side and hooked on the other. The straight collar has a chemisette sewed to the Hining of the garment and closing at the back. ‘The siceves are double, those of velvet being ut straight, split up and lined with the coral suresh. The under sleeves are puffed and have @ frill falling over the hand. Both sleeves are sewed at the same time in the armhole seam. robe is lined with white satinette or hich must have two tlounces with machine-scalloped edges. and let into k, which for this CREPE DE CHINE WOUSE Rone. Another lovely loose house gown will be i in my second illustration of an entirely le and possibly more likely to cail per, in that it is younger. It is strange ‘an instine of old age there ix in snature. It is partlythe men’s fanlt, for there is no reason im the worl nm should be pushed a however, ‘con tiow, and oftentimes it is not the fault of the wine itself, but of the atmosphere to which it was exposed. Well, to return to this exquisite «: ich at a glance appeals to the eful drapery. ‘The material is a crepe de chine of hydrangea je up with an embroidered front hite watered silk, having a few folds at the side hidden by the sash belt of biue velvet. | This ribbon passes through an opening * the neck and hides the opening of the gow! ‘The sish ‘ tied at the front, its long ends fa! ing es cated. The broad collar is of cream lace and ruxa into the crepe de chine jabot gar- nitering the fronts. Tne neck is cut out as tion, spread 8 fuller chorus of plaudits than the velvet | sours instead of be- | as be nn ‘Taking the c Precaution to frustrate the wel a in, Sertened at tho beck under the | Eo cugidern The attempt we collarette. The Watteaa pleat is gathered at | thy house and thy house will keep thee, old b. Upon this wise saw I more modern motive, viz: Respect thy house and others will t it. Tgrant you that a guest must needs find some- ing more thaa fine clothes in order to feel at |home. A satin gown with pompadour figures of itself might furnish forth a very cold wei- come. even admitting that it was garnitured th the wa miles. Men love good cheer, Bnd good chee is never more enjoyable than when presided over by a pretty woman appro- RECEPTION DRESS. In my third illustration you will see an ex- quisite little house dress, so graceful and be- coming that it would almost have the effect of a liberal education on your husband, with par- ticular stress on the word liberal. It ma made up in many ways and with many combi- nations of tone and texture, but one very pretty way would be to select a chevroned woolen dis- Playing a harmony of light ercen, erenm and i be lack. The «reas should be eut umbreila style, by which Imean in narrow breadths and very | bias at the top, so that the stripes of the ma- torial may join more and more at a point. You Gnish the Bottom of the skirt with « Llack vel- vet ribbon about an inch and # half wide. The corsage is of the sume material, only the upper jortion is covered with a silk muslin, blouse fashion,and falling a little over the corse of Byzentine cold material. and male ovr a strong ion and finished top and bottom with ‘The cutout ie gath- covered with puffed silk mus- d portion must be cut straight A very useful garment for the privacy of the boudoir may be made up in plain or stamped flannels, with lace garmiture ut wrists. You will get an idea of glancing at the I ever, such negliges dining or living rooms, although, with a thought and moderate expenditure, they may be made to assume quite a dressy und co- illustration. re hardly permissible in little uettish look. It all depends upon the we twill be remembered that when the a3 Vieto then atehing ECONOMY IN DRESS. As the great majority of homes fall within the category of modest ones it behooves the lady of the manse to exercise economy with regard to dress and make the hard-earned dollar go as far as possible. In view of this fact I recommend to your notice the sleeveiess velvet casaque, which you may wear over any dress and thus often i newness and tidiners. be more likely to go with the largest number of dresses, but there are neutral tones which harmonize with almost everything. These casaques are at present very modish. addition to the fact and quite inexpensive, they are, becoming. If you wish to at brilliant effect you may trim with fur and fit a plastron to your gowu. It is at times quite rt to it a look of ck probably would hat they are eai FLANNEL NEGLIGE. astonishing bow one of these sleeveless will furbish the stamp a last year's dress ovelty. Skirts keep . but then it isa ¢ skill to attain ig, fitting glovelike around waist then, with an exquisite grada- g out into a fullness that allows fect freedom of movement. To think that ould ever come to this—to be told that a well-fitting skirt is more difficult to make than a well-fitting waist. —_———_ An Ingenious Cipher. From the Chicago Daily News. Some years ago the friends of @ Parisian thief adopted a decidedly unique method of carrying on a clandestine correspondence with him while he was awaiting trial. Oue day the ja ‘er was visited by the prisouer’s betrothed, ‘wuo asked him to give her lover an envelope. ‘This, upon being opened, was found to con- tain simply a small lock of her hair, around which was folded a leaf of a book. The jailer did not consider it worth his while to deliver this scuvenir to the culprit, and therefore threw it aside. Aday or two later asimilar inclosure was handed in at the prison gate and shared the fate of the predecessor. In the course of a week another was left by the same person. This aroused the suspicion of the governor of the prison, to whom had been detailed the cir- cumstances. He determined to investigate the meaning. and, accordingly, first examined the printed jeaf. "This, ho found. was torn from a printed novel aud contained twenty- six Jines on each side. He then turned his attention to the hair and discovered that there were twenty-six pieces of unequal length. This puzz! awhile, and then, suddenly jumping to the con- clusion that the between the numbers of the printed lines and | the numbers of hairs, he iuid cach of the latter | along the line of the page they respectively | reached, beginning with the top of the leaf. him for mnust some connection sbortest bair at After changing them about several times he | discovered that each hair pointed to a differ- ) ent let formed the prisoner was given to uuderstand that his | friends bad ascertaiged the day on which he | was to Be taken to court and were determined to make a boki attempt to rescue bim as svon r, und the combination thus produced lang sentence, by meaus of which je his appearance. ue, the governor adopted every i-inid plans of made, and as natural Consequence the conspirators soon found themselves in the same coudition as the one for whom they had planned the rescue. a ‘The Use of the lelephone shown and trimmed with a raftie of white silk | 770m the Electrical Review. muslin. scalloped. ‘The sleeves are of crepe de | interesting and rather . surprising chine, having three folds om the iuner side.and | Statistics on the use of the telephoue in ure set off with a deep lace ruftie, which falls in | European countries have been collected. In Jabot style when tie arm is lowered. THE YOUNG WIFE AT HOME. Agreat mistake made by the young wife is ‘that all fine feathers must be kept for public show: that anything is good enough for home wear, where asa rule you only meet your inti- dresses, if I only ci will say. But let me ask this ingenious ecouo- maint how sho thinks « sbabbity dressed woman Jooks amid elegant or even or fine sur- woundings. Poorly enough, let assure her; ite out of place; im fact,a mest | by the | w | way upd Sweden, from 100 to 400 persons in Mato friends. “They know that I have betier | ¢¥#Y 100,00of the popalationare eubseribers. (baa mp nod them,” you | Loudon, the greatest commercial city of the tries where the service is owned or controlled state. In Germany, Switzeriand, Nor- In it Britain oniy fitty eight io he te lobo. erin ven and te the telephone. Les into the harbors of Newfoundls Seotia at intervals for bait, were accustomed to depend for «uch supplice upon what they contd procure on the tanks. In this way los of time was avoited. All was grist that cam to their mill. Not only birds pose, I token Several varieties of sea fowl were employed— among them the great shearwate known as the *hagdon,’ the ja: Petrels, sometimes called ‘Mother chickens.” back of a heavy knige or with u tick, break the bones. Having thus mu culls it, the fisher bone into smail pice: fragme kinds which it is sought to capture, perceive from a distance the gathering of smail feath- ered fry and infer that there is food to be got. Accordin, Jaegors and big gulls are seen coming from ail they cautiously with the tipsof their ills and by time it will fight ions to keep them a the waves to After a while the whole tlock gets so shy that the sport is rendered unprofitable, and then it is given up for the time being. fuecumba, astern of the anchored boat on which the cre: is engaged in fishing for cod. Presently BIRDS FOR BAIT. |oseou ‘THE TOPIC OF THC WEEK—SEBMONS TO BE DRAWN FROM THE HOTEL ROYAL FIRE—SEXATOR BILL'S WORKIZS—A SCIENTIST'S TESTIMONY AS TO GOD —THE MINISTER WHO BLESSED THE BRIDE TOO How Sea Fowl Are Caught by Fish- ermen Off the New England Coast, AMONG SHACK FISHERMEN. Fishing for Birds With Hook and Line—Vo- Tactous Hagdons and Thelr Appetite for Cod Livers—Unpleasant Way of Killing the Victims—“Noddies” and Big Gulls. ISHING FOR BIRDS with hook and line used to be an import- ant -industry on the const of New England, rsued to en to the said Capt, <ieeee 10.2 Stan writer. “The Sr OS fenthered victims S=S caught were used for - bait by trawlers. Chose who followed this method of procuring meat for their hooks were culled ‘shack fishermen, the word ‘shack’ aij ‘ying refuse or ofl. “The shack fishermen, insted of running d nnd Nova ed their pur- nd even clams b were useful. t porpoixer, cod rou ‘om the stomachs of cod comm gulls BIRD FOR PAIT. “In preparing » bird for whack bait, the fish- erman cuts off the feet, tail and head. Then, making » cut across the breast, he strips off the skin and throws it overboard. Next he remows the viscera, which make excellent bait, and, finally, he pounds the body of the bird with the ied if up, as he cuts the mans of flesh and of suitable size for bait. FISHING FOR BIDS. “In fishing for the birds two men go out ina dory and throw pieces of cud liver upon tho water. ‘These immediately entice the ever- t ‘stormy petrels,” w! ther in flocks he floating morsels and tear them into Preity soon bigger birds, of the within @ few minutes, kagdon», points of the compars, a big flock of them col- weting cbout the boat. When the weather is thick and fogky the fishermen help to attract the hungry sea fowl by imitating their cries. EAGER FOR THE Balt. ‘The two men in the dory, one aft and the other forward, are each provided with a line twenty hook, such as isordinarily used for catching mackerel. ‘The bait of codfish liver ts large enough to float the hook, being oily, as well as to cover its point. As soon asa floc has collected the hooks are baited a cuton the water. The hagdons particularly display an almost incredible voracity. Jn their cage’ which they swallow at a gulp, th fiercely umong themselves. When a vicum has been hooked and is being pulied toward the boat it struggles vigorously to cseape by trying to rise in w its feet in an effort to hold i di ive or thirty feet in length, and a smali of birds 1 thrown ens to eecure the large pieces of liver, fight ir or by spreading out if back, as it is while its vocifer. attempting to ged in unceremonios 3 companions follow ai snatch away the piece of liver with which it has been decoyed. At times # bird may «uc- ceed in discuguging the hook from its beak, but usualiy the barbed point is well tastened and the prey is sufely land “The bird once captured, the method adopted for killing it is more effective than agreeable to tell about. ‘Ihe fisherman places the unfortunate fowl und his left urm to pre- glew, and, grasping its bead with his right hand, he crushes ite skull with his teeth. ‘his performance may continue until 100 or 200 birds are tuken. However, after a while some of the fowls become go.ged with liver. which they have obtained without being hooked, and the’ ning in eluding ¢ hey exhibit the gre pure. BAIT STEALERS. “With an instinct that appronches reason ¥ approach, take hold of t flopping wings endeavor to tear it to pieces. It uder abortive n to seeure i the attempts of while at the same perately with its comjan- ta safe distance trom the boat, floating upon nit the digestion of the food. “The bagdon: siten to some extent by the fishermen nowadays, while forty years ago they formed an important item in the bill of fare of those who sought a livelihood on the banks. Although they a: flavor, they are meat aid afford an agreeable cinange of diet. At present, when the bankers get much better food than’ any other class of sea-faring men, bagdon potpics and stews are not considered by them o tempting as § merly. Some of the old Marbiehcad ficher- mei flavor of the bird that they actually preferred it tochicken, and when no longer able to fish for themsely men for supplies of the delicacy, which were brought home on the vessels. rather fishy in quired such a taste for the peculiar they would look to the younger Goop FiguTERs, “The remarkable pugnacity exhibited by hagdons hes often incited the fishermen to the cruel sport of tormenting them. A dozen or more of them having been caught they are put together ina hogehead tub and made to fight by stirring them up with a stick. In this way they mage, feathers flying in all directions, and in a short’ time the birds which were taken from the water sleek bedraggled and disreputable appearance. ‘The fishermen also someumer gether by the legs, using a string about a foot in length, which enables them to swim, but are caused to engage in a general scrim- nd rong present a two hagdons to- em in unpieasont coutact, the conse- veing that they fight until one or both ‘THE NoppY. for bait in the manner described is the noddy or fulmar. At is also known as the stinker, on account of the very unpleasant odor which it has. When cought on a line and hauled into» boat it usu- ally throws up the conteuts of its stomach and emits a quantity of oily matter from its nostrils. ‘The noddy is an arctic bird and occurs in great abundance in the far north, where it goes in summer for the purpose of Lreeding. INSTEAD OF CHICKENS. “The larger species of gulls, which are simi- Intly caught for bait, are used by the fisher- men of Newfoundland for domestic purposes. They capture the young nestlings ‘and rear them anti they are full, 6 chietly on fish. ‘These sea fowls, thus carefully brought up, take the place of chickens in ail respects. Instead of the conventional turkey for Christmas the fisherman and his family are satisfied with young and fat gulls. ‘The boys, Town, feeding them when notengaged in fishing, hunt for broods of nestlings at the proper season. “Gul re caught for food in winter —— traps by the Newfoundland fishermen. trap is firmly secured to a 2. baited with fresh. liver ‘and ae rod to float eats peeura h bed bien ot tes ei oe the to it and sua| we pping & Sifd. ‘Then the trap trap, nipping the luckloss is beuled in and revaited. —— Self-Appreciation. Thank God for the power of seeing ourselves as nobody else sees us. It is a comfort to the modest man; it is « joy and a delight to the vain man, and the world goes on thinking as it | pleases just the same, and that'ss comfort to the world. So it's all satisfactory, and the only ‘man who 1s the feliow who does nos think enough of ,—Peter Robinson. | Rskivetas Soe THE MONGOOSE QUESTION. BER BEAUTY Wow THE case. of Imtercet im the Great Me- tropelia, fs Not an Unmixed ‘To the Editor of The Evening Star: ‘An article in last Saturday announcement that the Department of Agricul- ture is about to try the experiment of natural- izing tho Indian mongoose in this country for the purposo of reducing the pest of rats and other injurious rodents. The mongoose is represented as ertirely harmless to domestic fowis, but a dire enemy to snakes and rats. This is avery misleading statement, The mongoose, like ail the weasel and ferret family, to which it belongs, is en- tirely carnivorous, preying indifferently upon all birds, reptiles and small mammals whieh it may beable tocatch. When it canteasily find an abundance of rats and snakes it is content, but should they fail it tive and persistent and of all laud game Their power of increase is di great to that of any of their enem: troduced to a fore’ Some Testimony Showing That the Moageces Blessing. Correspondence of the Chicago Herald. 's Stan makes the| A special bill is to be passed at the next ecs- queen herself, it is added, is deeply interested im the matter, Her majesty is reported to have said that the present procedure of the English law courts to the treatment of witnesses in civil trials ‘1s far more likely to retard than to assist justice, ‘as peraone able to give evidence are very liable to avoid doing #0, if possible, in view of the indecent manner in which they are likely to be terrogated regarding their private — Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. New Yorx, Febgnary 11, 189% Of course the topic of the week, at least the early part of it, has been the second slgughter of hapless human beings, the stroke this time falling in the pleasant little green oasis known as Bryant Park, the favorite haunt of the nursery maid and her infant charges. All the i@ park has been crowded by serried ranks of horror hunters, gazing across the streetat the black pit from which seventeen charred and almostunrecognizablecorpsos were taken out day after day. The scene has been aterrible reminder of the Park place catas- trophe, and in seme respects it was even more heart-rending, through moral skeletons as well as of blackened bodies | One might preach mar: ‘most destruc- of the poultry yard country, and in this, as | tied ondent well points out in regard sparrow, Chinese pheasants and other exotic animals domesticated in this and 'Y | other countries, lies the real danger. Ihave uo means of ascertaining how the mongoose ie now regarded in tho Sandwich Islands, but it is very erroneous to say that the is introduction in Jamaica are satis- | bile one visit to the interior of T- | that island in 1890 the writer heard and saw aa | constant evidence of t property was in dispute. Ono of the law- yore was a middic-agea man, Profession. Sensitive himee ‘efore the betiar ablo to appeal to visome man and a bachelor. The caso bid progressed to acertain part and so far most tif—that is, the the revelations of ~ Collins of the United | = States Gsh commission of poor mortality sermons from this might be drawn from the fate of the poor fel- low who was put to bed drunk by bis frien the fire broke out on We However, candor com tory for the Mir. Delout elt that assurance ‘of ultimate victory which nce 4o hie manner and nt a leikurely swing to his conduct of the tke defendants, though fizhting know their caso was weakening. ere was but one moro witness to be exam- ined, and it was hoped that upon the testimony 8 tho aspect of the case would be materially aitered. After a few moments of whispered confer- ence, while the co: haps be neutralized by namely,by tho fuct that on was ronted out of bed at 1:40 b; ¢ a night of it, havoc wrought by this little avimal, which now literally 4 in the thickets ‘and among the loosely tone walle which fence the plantations. ‘The mongoose was first brought to Jamaica cars ago in the interest of the sugar rid their cuncflelds of u destructive rodent known locally av the “cane-piece rat," ch gnawn the canes down just before they ‘This the mongoose has riled to do, as the rats, disturbed on by their imported enemy, have be- taking to the cocoauut tree, whore they now neat, and vary their forays in field by cutting down the mimature cocoanuts, Which are au impuxtant exporting roduct. ‘It is true that the snakes of ave Leon almost wholly exierminated since the advent of the mongovve,but that is a small gain, as the island contained no poisonous species, aud they wore nover special.y numer- Ave a greater Co! ‘and thus saved | . the hideous revelations of | uit # rhamefnl secrete which thefire made have becn | after all the most dircussed, and the last scan- dalous fact which has com building was leit act of the bul that the provin were fuliy complicd with when the contrary an bas been dimmixsed | ‘at is that the | : through the | fF fire cacapes |e eee y foe, cutting. din a critical ounrel called for Mies peated by the cierk of the court. tue delicate rustle of a woman's dre unconscious deference of men standing near | as the lady passed them. A momont later « ed, beginning wt the be more adequate, THE SIGNS OF THE TIMES, During the week two colossal business deals have been consummated, typical of our age gone through the usual formalities beiore Biving evidence. of her entrance, chatting with a iriend, weil nigh as- sured of hig vietory, ami, for the mor perbly ind:fferent to the case: noting leawure in the face of the younger speaking, he leisurely turned Lis eyes in the direction of the defendanis fair witness. He looked, invoiuntarily caught his breath, and looked on his lips and ve stood the loveliost vision of @ womau his eyes ‘The rourt, with ite overyd | and in one single is enraptured guze When the snaker became scarce and the rate more cautious the mongoose grew moze preda~ tory and teok to bud iB and at the prese some of which were importe: nt and wild guinea fowl, and wh rly very plentitul, seem ‘io be totally ex- terminated, with the sole exception of some uative pigeons, which nest in trees. Poultry products have doubicd and even trebled in price and are now very scaree and ‘The Linck peasantry, always hbelploss and Iacking in energy, seem uvterly unalle to cope with the ag have given up the struggic. ‘They scarcely raive enough chickens and eggs for their own use. Se bad bas the mongoose pest become that ® commission was authorized by the Jocal legis- lature and appomted in 1890 by the governor the mongouse question. This timony for several months from the plauters and laboring people. ‘The evidence, while somewhat confllc is i with untrained observers, showed con- ely that the mtongoose had become an aud bad failed to dispose of or appreciably reduce the numbers of the cane-piece rat, which was the primary cause of ite introduction, and the committee so stated ison and ‘ILomson-Houston avis OF a capital of 850,C 1a still vaster combination is that which nesting aud ebicken time the game ain: the rente jeaned forward. $130,000,503. It tikes one's breath away to read of such cousoiidations, and the question naturally arises whe than one sirewd and calm observer of the signs of the times will teil you that they point tow unification of the ruilroud systems of the country, cithur under one business corporation or under the direct control of the systems are palpa toward some common understanding and or- ganic union may be the ultin will they end, had ever Leela. surroundings, had vanish ciectrical mpment, when compelied hers, be experienced the strange were alone on a heiguit, and a dream court scene was being enacted far beneath them Even tho judge looked at Miss Waverly with undigguised admiration and thought to himself how perfect a creature @ bewutiful woman is, and experienced with a newer force the story arable Phryue standing in seli- ness before her judges and com- pelling them to acknowledgo tie immeasurable power of sex over sex. In a word, it was orident that all in court were under the spell of dainty womanhood aud gazed at the enchanting picture with de- light unt. Mise Waverly, smiling frankness of difficult to produce. sensation that Senator Hill finds it hurd to whip the New York city democrats into the traces, ‘The meeting to voice the spirit of revolt which is ning is impressive for wig- 1 doubt the proceedings will be It is idle to deny that Sen- stor Hill's tactics have met with « degree of opposition which is « very uncomfortabie sur- prise to him and his friends, and many are eay- ing that he bas reached the apex of iis power and will now slide down hill on the other side. His performances bave occupied the minds of politicians to the exclusion of most ott. Jects lately, but this week, of course, every one who interests him=eif in ‘politics has made bis ents on Llaine’s letter, and the gen- eral verdict is that the Secretary is detiuitely Out of the race. THE SHADE OF WAGNER saizes. It has been « long time since Wagner bas gnal triumph as the week has | ic annals, After stru; table season, not even of the incom commission took to be held thise most significant. nding there with wuched; the hum and bustle of th ‘Thus tuis little animal bas done much to re- resumed its form duce the pleasures of country residence in his delightful island by ite constant and un- ing depredations ‘ sway and the examina- tion began. In @ voice low and sweet Miss 1 to all the questions. wa instinctively that the sy: of the whole court were with her, ly the testimony she gave belped th fendants’ case considerabiy. understood that George Delaunay had de- scended to ——— again, iuasmuch rb 1 domestic poultry and wild game fowls. It is not to be supposed that the Yankee rat will be less wary than its creole cousin, and it will promptly decline to be “taken in” by the monguose, if Uucle Sam shouid see fit to bring him over. What with rats, weasels, minka, skunks, hawks, owls, crows and cats, xs well as the mid- | night Sst, the poultry-loving Binusewite bas ticle ase her hands fuil now to carry to maturity « small oe Tay ne gue me 6 | ercgutage Wl ber culanaceadameds aiceuiee to view with equanimity the contest wi anotuer and more sormidable enemy. Our present bitter ex, | postiferous sparrow shoul and the government itseif extremely cautious im all eflorte for the acclimatization of exotic W. Van Fusgt, M.D, Alzno, Va., February 8, 1892. It will be read ily ie shrewd crose-examination would somewhat = through a most unpr. shatter her statement: i much prai gement have been forced to throw up the © aud humble their haughty pride suit | se Herr Sexdl to come back once as he can a German | troupe, and ry to save the season and the pock- cts of the stockhoiders by a series of Wagner No doubt the performunces will be brilliant, and they may Le profitable, th the prices are almost proluvitive. who is merely prosperous eaniic “dulge much in opera, whether the senc either an Atauiiun 29 lire or w German 20 and throw doubt on 80, making « few pencil notes in his e bided his time. Prevently the looking well sa posing counsel sat down, , and George Delaunay had to cross-examine. It may bo said that Muss Waverly rose to the occasion: she had the eminence and searching cio- ence of her questioner aud resolutely met marriages,” it has been said, “bave been made by beauty of the eyes than by any other qualities that woman possesses.”” Mr. Delaunay’s first questions were couched in the usual tone of kindly inquiry that he gen- Tead the listener into nd to act as asnare rience with the make individuals extemporize as w Thirteen Counts to the Indictment, | To the Editor of The Evening Star: 1. Lknow that the mongoose was imported into Jamaica, as published in Tax Evexixa | Sran of Saturday, the 6ch instant. 2. That it was dono at tho suggestion of a | member of the Jamaica logisiature during Sir | Henry Norman’s administration. 3. That if they are imported into this coun- | try they will, to a great extent, destroy the jrats, but not less will they destroy towls, erally adopted, a tone atrath 01 fancied recut ‘or voluble chatterers, though it did not seem ‘that effect upon this last witness. She nie queries collectedls t without Unnecessary rstelations, once or twice in words that seewed spoken directly to him, and these were veritable music to his ear. 1t was at the end of a long question to which replied that he paused moment and studied some of his penciled memoranda. In reality this was the commence- ment of his crucial teste, and even while he was studying and condensing the form he should present them in, by a reflex action his mind was condemning the means and evoking a pity of doing the thing at all. However, as may be surmised, the simple duty to hisclient overrode the scruples of bis heart; be looked up sud- denly, with a;frown at bis own indecision, met her direct gaze. sapphires and they were full of tears. ihe barrister substituted another question for the severe one he had intended to ask. Lad femme fa her voice - Bho was frightened, perhaps tire: and the man’s heart expanded and went out ity toher. How could he scourge this ten. jer woman, whose lovely face and form beld tive and swayed the senses One big tear gathered bable that had ‘THE NEW £0NG OF THE SHIRT. A weli-known baberuasher of this city tella a tale that will be a little unexpected to the humanitarians who lavish so much pity upon the unemployed. He scils a good class of gentle- men underwear, made in his own establinuin but says he fiuds it impussble to supply customers because he cannot get she bad suceinctl, ite is no sweater, grindin, of the poor, Lut a kind and just business 2, paying good wages, and his employes Weil-lighted quarters, with every work. He telis | 4. That I had to abandon fowl rearing on ac- count of the little pests destroying all my eggs and chickens, 5. That many poor families, who depended jsolely on tho small trifle they go: from the peddiers for their fowls to keep them from pe- cuniary embarrassment, aro entirely ruined trom their incursions. 6. That they breed very males to one femaic. t they will uot go uear the house where 8. That they are always at fall speed wher- ever you meet with them, 9. That they do not prowl abroad at nights, or the destruction to poultry would be sooner | accomplished, 10, ‘hat they will stand on their hind legs | and watch your movements when they are near the hen roost. 11. That it is a burning question in Jamaica how to get rid of them. 12. That in a debate in the council how to exterminate them some euggested others “traps,” whil pens that such a skillful bait | Comtore vo he p the advertised twx on the machine without sponse; that when bi is apt to be perfect y until it hae filled ivseif | ction. Having so gorged iteeif as to be | r tly drifts to leeward | are the only ¢s whom he can depend upon at all. ‘ e dealer and not the seam- stress is the ove who hus to sing the song of the ¢ always hearing the fast, at an average Hor eyes were biue as deed,” said he, shirt now.” Aud lament of the uncmployed. '18t'8 TESTIMONY. I was interested to hear the testimony of one of the most emingpt electricians in the world the other day respecting the evidence for the | of God to be found in scicuce. Said accomplished expert, who is not at all what “believer” in religion: T believe that science will soon demonstrate | God. At times already I am brought face to face with forces that eppal me. I seem to be in the very aute-chamber of divinity. Every day science is coming closer into contact with the mostaugust mysteries. In utilizing the universe science is meeting forces #o stupendous and 80 to recognize an Al- ‘There was the fain’ the imagination of her questioner? the bestily produced 0 ht P moved the traces of the significance of the woma: been annulled; but Miss in brave silence, looking with wet eyes straight before her, only the pathetic droop of a perfect th marking the sense of timorous woman- hood within her, and George Delaunay sat down. He made s remarkably clever speech, full of cogent reasoning, persuasive and when his turn came to address commonly known as some preferred “voting for alump sum, say £4,000 ($20,600), and give 3d (cents) for every fe (2 cents) for each male.” 13. That soon after proclaim the balance of their histor 2. M. 811 rerly stood there le caught and 1d their arrival they will mighty thinking cause. BLESSING THE BRIDE Too MUCH. Continuance in well doing is an admirable re some forms of well doing in which it is quite possible to continue too stance an anecdote is told authen- ticaily of aclergyman of this city. He was asked to officiate at a homo wedding of people in his church whom he knew and in whom he ‘was personally interested. After having gone through the ceremony he, as usual, offered a prayer. His interest in the young couple in- spired him to many fervent petitions for them and he prayed and prayed. As the minutes @ and excitement began to ride, and ® watchful usher schair behind her and she sat yed on, The Love Indeed. ou: I would not hav. I would not have m: But yet for our de. Kiss me once more and strive to make ‘Our last kiss the supremest one; For love is done, thing, but ther ve eit back, I say, mination of the last witness. Judges are not of their opinion except wife that a Miss Rose and Our love is And still my eyoa with tears are wet, Our souls are stirred ‘We gaze farewell, And firm resolve grows ‘Though he with vain Yet cannot speak” wore on the fa that once were tell upon the Iai tr ‘Since love is done. But love is done! I know it, vow it, and that kiss inis to our bliss, ips meet mit ‘seemed hail ain Ta Sull the minister bride's mother showed signs of failing and an- other chair was softly supplied ani ‘Time went on and so did his prayer growing more and more fervent and per iceumbed, and at last the groom had to yield to exhausted natare. He took the Inst available chair, minister at last said amen he was rather scan- dalized to see a pale usher seatod upon tho floor. Unless his wife happened to be presont jous man probabiy never knew what is — indie al vanes — that he had prayed iorty-ei utes by the clock. Henry BR. Exuior. anes SSE * A Mysterious Question, Algy—“Oh, I say, Weggic, Miss Budd awsked after you last evening.” Weggie—‘‘The diviue cweature! What did showing no #i the bridesmai From the New York Sun. “I never withhold enything from my wife. I tell her every night all that I have done during what sig? ter stat you Algy—"She ited His Splendid Progress. ae She—"Did you mastering French “ you succeed in while in France?” He—“Nearly. I did not succeed in making the Frenchmen coun- | make out what they w. #0 I could understand to know who was your ve been wondering what she mace bie: “ Londor. could I Lord Sandwich is about to visit this ore driving ty batt A Romantic incident of @ Trial inan English | A British Locomotive That Ram That Dis- Court. tance In Nine Years, From the Chicago Daily News. English railway journals are doing consider- sion of parliament restricting cross-oxamina- | adie bragging about the superiority of the tion of witnesses on the partof counsel. Tbe | Exglish rolling stock, and Great stress is laid upon the wonderful performance of a “€-foot- © ens,” that recently completed her millionth | mile in nine years, ranming every day except | Sunday between Manchester and London on the London and Northwestern, and donbling back. making « round trip of 367 miles. This wonderful daily performance for nino years, hever missing a trip for rerairs oF to go into the shops. is almost beyond the ken of an American railroad man. The “Charles Dick- ” is Atty feet long and weighs thirty-three tons, with an additional twenty-five tous for the ‘tender, whose tank holds 1,800 gallors of water; 1835; miles, the dist betwoen Lon- don and Manchester, is covered iu oar and quarter hours, the tetarn trip being on the same schedutc as the going. Inquiry among ra:iroad officials here de- veloped the fact that while these gentiomen are ever ready to “crack up” their roade and jeverstbing pertaining thereto, ply threw up the sponge when it came to produe- jing the statement of any engine that could shows record equa: to thato! ihe “Charles Dickens.” | dat there are Amencan engines that have | traveled 1,000,000 miles. ‘The | to cover this enormous dicta | teen to thirty-tve rears. | dificulty that precludes | American engine makin | record is that our roudbed« as those ia Engiand,” said a genera! may | who bas worked up from the position man. “Never in the hisiory of the U | States will we bave road: ‘ the English. Look et tho enormous ference in the naw | by our roads and cs not afford to beep thousar ras the Ms: cr of miles operat terial im_ many places, causes. The roaui miles per day can be sown ager locomouve im the United of the bes | boast of a miles running op for ro) 1.200 mi nce for ing, would be’ no more than 65,000 miles per year. ‘That would be but 586,000 ities in nine care, *“ikie No. 3, on the Pontiac, Oxford and Port Arthur road,” said Mr. Kelsey,’ “made the | Found trip between Caseville and Pontiac, or 200 miles, evers day except Sunday for mine years without ‘shopping,’ and that 1 consider about equal to any American record, ‘rom years of observation I think the American standard ‘utility’ passenger engines, usually ranging from 96,000 co 106,000 pounds, with 17az4 cylinder, average 3,000 wiles per month year in aud year out. Considering the disadvantages that exist on our railroads, I think it must be foolish for us to attempt to compare mileage and time with the ‘parlor Foadbed’ fellows over in that little island.” ‘An official of the St. Louis and Hannibal thinks one of his big “utility” locomotives has acrack record. Her mileage for oue year and halt, during which time sie never missed a trip for repairs, was 340,000 miles. ‘Ihe oscilla- tion and wear and tear on American engines make it almost impossible to keep an eugine out of the shop for more than two years. Superintendent of Motive Power J. N. Barr of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railway ‘as in his ofice at West Milwaukee records of over 1,000,000 miles for several engiues. The old “tive spot” that is now pulling short trains between Hastings and Wabash Minn, bas done work all over the system. Making all manner of trips, from 200 miles per day down to barel> fifty, she has tilled up her quota of 1,000,000 miles, That moans that unless tho ‘company chooses to soon rebuild her she will be ready for the “scrap pile” ‘There is still running on the road one of the Lawreuce inside connection engines, made an 1857, that the road obtained soon after that date. She looked exactly as she did thirty- three years ago, which is awkward enough, as the driving rods are not to be seen and the cylinders are beneath ber; but she has prob- ably undergone so many trips to the sbop to have portions rep! that perbaps not a particle of the original engine outside of the number plate and the throttle handle re- mained. Her record is away up over the mil- lion mark and she is good old “11 spot” thatso many old-time engineers might talk about. In the course of time, when some rail. roads having “190-mile” divisions fix them uj ® laEngland and put on “six-foot fours, doubling the road every day, 1,000,000 miles in nine years may be put down as the American record. ——_ +02 —__ — THE WANDERING JEW. A Rabbi Says That the Prophet Elijah Was the Original. From the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Dr. Philipson, rabbi of the Mount street temple, Cincinnati, lectured on the “Wander- ing Jew” in the Scovil avenue temple last night. In part the lecture was as follows: “All nations are loth to believe that their good and great men, their heroes, are not alive. In former ages they have willingly listened to any tradition which said that their illustrious predecessors were not dead. King Arthur was supposed by the English to live on, although he did not appear before them. The Germans imagined that Frederick Barbarosa lay in a trance until the time of great need would come to the nation, when he would again lead them to victory. Many nations have bad similar traditions. “Everywhere we find the stories of the immortal sleepers. “It is to this class that the story of the ‘Wan- dering Jew’ probably belongs. Early in the thirteenth century form of the legend was ven to the jlish-speaking people mm Ar- menian mae Tt was not the legend of = wanderer, but of an immortal or waiting Jew, who must exist to the end of time. In the six teenth century we hear of a version which bas been the text of many a drama; the legend of & Jew doomed to wander up and down the earth to the end of time because of an insult offered the Christian Savior. Let us look for the source of the story. “The Jews, like other had legends of their immortal great men. Enoch was supposed to have been taken from his sup roundings without dying a natural death. Elijah was taken to the skies in a chariot of fire. disguiseamong joing good wherover he went. These ie eo doube ‘that this was the first wandering Jew, the immortal Elijah. This is no doubt the source from which the Christian the logend were daring’ the mille ages’ ct ° mi about the time of the most relentless persecu- tion i & xpress engine named the “Charles Dick- | How the Country ani 1h: Newspape:e Have Grown. (C.Aff Warden tn the Co. con: Monitor. An interesting illustration of the wonder? 1 Srowth of our country and of all hinds of pub- lic and private business is afforded by a single feature im that little “pub. doc.,” the “Con- Gressional Directory,” of which « new edition has just beer issued. Three pages of the @oo- ment are devoted toe list of members of the Press wLo are entitiod to admission to the press Galleries This list embraces the names of the special correspondents of 122 different aewe- Papers througbou: the entire American Union, from Maine to California and from the Dakotas to Florida, aud in addiuon thereto are the rep- Fosentatives of ten distinct news-gathering aud Rews-distributing associations, by which thous sands of newspapers in buth continents ere supplied with information relative to all sorte of matiers and occurrcnoes at the American eapital For the pu of interest have examined the direciory ago. Then there were but abo special correspondents of that maay news PApere and tho representatives of two news as- sections Then identified with a accommodation of representatives of the press of the country, the occupation of the preesgal- tions’ whose chi hewspaper corre: admission,” and else that “members of the fauilies of correspondeats are not entitled to admision.” iu the press list in the new edition of the di- rectory the city of Now York has seventeon dif ferent newspapers represen tated by twenty-loar sight papers repre wented by twelve special corteapoedonta; Phila: delpita, veven papers aud ‘wigut «pecial corre Spondenis; Pittevurg, «x papers, sik men; fi innat, three \timore, three papers, five men, S& three papers, five Cleveland, tures rs, four wen; Deiroit, three papers, four Brooklyn, Batfaio, Minneapolis, Bt Baa, Denver, Loaisviiie, Ky., aud iuchmond, Va, Papers and three men; Omabs, two turee mon; Springteld, Mass, El- mira, ‘Toledo, Columbpa, Miwatkee, New Orleans, Atlanta aud ' Salt Lake’ City, cach two papers and two correspoudents; Sam Francisco bas one paper represented by two correspondents, In addition to those named there are many other cities which bave i the press list one paper represented by one #,ecial correspondent, among which are Portiand, Ore.; Helena, Mont; Galveston, Nashville, Memphis, Charlostou, Kansas City, Des Moines, Harrisburg, Ere and Concord (the Monitor). The ten news associations employ thirty-four active, able men, twelve of whom are engaged gathering news for the Associated Press, eleven jor the United Press, three for the Press News Association, two for the California Associated Press aud one each for the American Press As- Fclation, “Dalziel's news agency, the Globe ress Association, the Luterstate Association, the Couneceteut Associated Press and the Kier uan News Company. —re2e-—____ Mark Twain's Courtship. From the Boston Giote. so distinguished as now. Her father wase judge aud doubtless expected “family” and social importance in his son-in-law. Mark, bowever, became interested in or and after while proposed, but was re} ted. shell” be sald to the lady, I didn’t swash believe you'd have me, but I'thought I'd try.” After” awhile be “tried” with the result, ahd ‘What? what?” exclaimed the J ether sharply, apparently not unders situation, yet doubtless getting e glimpse of it from the inquiry. jiave one high tea this week. Well, wit was by mo means lacking. A chappie said to his after o walte: ~Geod gracious, the powder’ has ‘cose o@ all over my coat.” “Never mind,” the gurl retorted, “I have my One demure maiden said to oten By deqerennd yen hoy meat: “What do you suppose girls did when those big ruffs were in fashion? Just bangs are bad they get mussed eo easily, but think of nosid omntsishees bans commd one mae fronta collars and fourn-band are adenoughs Lwonder if girls in thoes old ruff days were ever kissed a all?” TAithough that ports whward, yet ~ seems a) let us consider it. The high-beckebair eyes Stbescnint “Shs dee teappoees toed itis the woman's face charmingly, and shows the bair and the “f’ ‘the ‘heed, All the ‘old-time were well gousidered. | The ugly ruf’ framed ‘tbe hoop skirt “em: dainty i ornate tee fall andthe shoulders sloping, ead the user Poke bonnet, made the face back im its Hl ir a F 8 § ih BE i f Jee oy oo ‘pute premiam dose net i