Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-11-09

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trspe, cellars below, regions above, grooves
~ each sice In which scenes n de forwsrd
or back, rollers stretching across, on vniss
the "ciothes" behind ere rolled up-such A
the popular ideal. But the stage OF oae OF
The grand houses offers q very different
spectacle. There is neither floor nor ceiling
proper: but above there IL M ~ Der of lighf
galleries ruuping round In tiers. while is-
stead OF q noor or stage properly so called,
there Is vast expense OF open grstings, %
case works, one below the other, the bars OF
which are parallel with the seaIs of q pIl
The whole, therefore. 10 one clear from To-
20 ootlom, resembling one OF those engine
oricges AL around. A large stage looksiR-
posing enough from the boxes; out, few per
maps, sre aware that below it. In . grand
same height IS the stage, and above, mWe
man twice that extent Thus the spAas
1exoied 10 performance 10 really no more
thsn u seventh or eighth part OF the unseen
regions above, below and around a. Toe
stage and the floors below I'm a large fheatr
,erre are often four thus appears like .
Inls mas been found q necessary arranse-
henl, owing 10 the great scenes stretchins
sscerd or ae ~ern Oh ne stage that must
As these openings may oe required an any
part OF The stage, the only mode is 10 mara
panels, which can be drawn svsv A str.e
can thus be opened at any spoi as onarc =.
these panels containing the trap and its
machinery can be inserted. Few nersons
are aware OF what is the traditIonsl ana
established engine OF motion 10 al tse
great theatres, or how IL Is that In sone
ambitious transform alton scene a huge iron
frame, laden with nfty or sixty figures, can
DC raised alOft. The sgency OF windlss
ADO kuch mechanical powers wosld entail A
vast exPel diture of human strength, which,
ihoted, IL would be found impossible 70 con-
centrate al nxed point The motive power
oehlnd the scenes is wonderfully simple ana
even scientific. aud has beea In use without
Snsnse TOT more than n century aud a half
III consists IN a permanent arrangement OF
srest balance weights always ready mount
60, and with which the object 20 be raised
can De readily connected. child coula
raise ton weight 20 a particular bei9ht an
ihe cofu passing over pulley be balanced
oy another ton weight. Roof and basement,
aloft and below, are filled with enormous roi.
lers, each furnished with wheels somethins
Ike that or ships rudder. To these Are a.
tsohed series OF concentric drums, much
Ike tne cone shaped wheel upon which n
watch chain is wound, for the purpose Of
allowing cords 70 be wound upon them Toa
oalsnoe weights are hung In groov &c next
run up 10 The roof, pass through prlIeys and
snd are Then brought down 20 The druuns 10
which they are attached. When some ovly-
evolving transformation Is In progress 70 Dc
crowned by the asc snt OF some glorf ned frame
stretching the whole width OF the STAGE on
which plumber OF ladies are bestowed, It's
ascent is thus contrived. The weight OF The
machine and It's burden 10 roughly found; AZ
o Is then attached 10 the cOunterpoises tina
ropes Ia their course being made 90 pass
who lower or raise IL have therefore oply a
Few pounds weight TO deal with and hence
that smooth, eyen motion always To be seen
10 stage changes. In fact, the couuterpoises
being slightly heavier raise the machine
Itself and have only TO be controlIe1 or
checked by The men at the drum. so, too,
Is The heavy drop scene made To ascend or
descend, and with such smooth motion that
III can be made slow or rapid; so figures
ascend snsnSs through tIsp,doors Even The great
aDced--lNe10 Quarterly Magazine.
A PHILOSOPHERS AT rag PoLTcE CouRr
AN, well do remember" sighed the court
as the next man passed out, "when you
were a constable in the third ward wore =
velvet coat, carried a cane. and was Ioos-
cd upon as high JtnX, hoop Ia, lin top sort
OF man. Men respected you, the bows
feared you and you could have got trusted
Ior small amount at any grocery in town.
Those days have fed. TIE sparkling dia
mono OF the past has become an old Joint Of
sioye.plpe thrown into the alley for cows 20
Eloole al and wonder which end the grass
grows on. IL makes me sad TO remen Der
what you were, and TO now see what you
are"
eyes, used TO swell around a eoos dsal -
unused the prisoner.
"And now you are on the shrink. Your
e. es look like pieces OF turnIp glued 10 red
velvet; your hair looks like fsx gone 10 sees.
your nose glistens Ike creased apple, you
tremole all over, and no boot-blsck would
care 10 DE seen In your company"
"Its purity tuff, }" sighed the man. winkiuS
at mis- old red boots.
Have you any ambition left9" asked
II guess So" was the hesitstipg reply.
do you think there is any c0snce for you
81 druther kinder walk around and take
comfort" replied the prisoner.
so we 60, "said his honor as be lea ned back
"Whep man had as soon be the disbcloth
as the dinner plate IL IL useless 20 try to
wiring him out. III have 20 send Won nm for
The winter"
"well,it's kinder warm and nice up there"
observed the old relic. 81 spose they might
give as more oysters than they do. but I'm
purity wei satisfied "-lDetrou Free Press.
WATERING wISDow-PLANTs.-Th In
nothipg that seems 10 bother more those
who would grow window flowers, than how
simple thing to those who have had expert
epce; though so mysterious a thing TO those
who have bad none. When the skilled gar
dener Ia asked for advice he says, water
only when the plants peed IT," but this tells
the Inquirer nothing. Tnsre still remains 10
De understood how 70 tell when the plants
After all, this is a species OF knowledge that
cannot be well taught by another. IL has 20
De learned by experience. The good plant
euliivstor tells from the color Of the earfh;
put even this is relative term. There is
DARK soil and there Is light soil; but all soils
are darker when they are wet than when dry.
One can soon learn this by experimenting q
littlei and can soon tell whether the earth il
dry or wet by the eye or finger alone. lit ia
wet ~ OF course wants no more water a
is dry and needs some. 1t is al exceedingly
simple matter 10 those who viii try TO learn:
TO those who cannot learn themselves &c IL
hopeless task.
There is one hint that we may give that
may be OF value. IL the earth never gets
dry, the plants are not IN good condition.
Something 10 wrong. II Ia the active, grow
ing, working roots that take the moisture
out OF the earth. IL is a sign OF gooc health
for the plant 10 want frequent watering. as
we have already said the color OF the soil, as
compared 10 what IL is when wet, will tell
whether IL wants water or mott Geym0IuoLssi
Telegraph.
A TEA PARTY IN MoRoCco.-The tea 10
washed before II is infused, and q great
quantity OF sugar Is put into the tea pot. IL
Is, In fact, syrup; and 10 Bight be supposed
that people so particular about navors as are
the Moors, would ind such excessive sweet
ness objectionable. Yet, what is more eu-
trsordinary still, they endesvor apparently
10 suppress the delicate tea flavor al Together.
There Is a regular course OF tea impreenated
with different havors, which are more or less
disagreeable TO the novice. The order OF these
may vary; but from the numerous oppor-
tunities we had OF judging, the following
seemed the rule In "the best circles :" first
there was q round OF plain green tea; with no