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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-18
Raising the Obelisk.

The London Times gives the following AZ.
count OF the manner i'm which the Egyptian
Obelisk will be lifted into its future 30Sition
on the Thames embankment:
Inc plan Tor raising may be very briefly de-
ScLl6ed. The column will be fitted with a bow
erlul iron Jacket as near the center of gravity
iron trunnlons, just like the trunnionS of A
great gun These trunnions will rest on two
wrought e iron Orders Of great strength and
o one ~ Sid WI" ; them resemble monster cannon
column being raised by hydraulic pressure a
suilcient helght, say foot, it will be kept So
+; by powerful balk of timbee Slid under
IL. The other end will then be similarly treated
and thus, SLOWLY but surely, it will ascend foot
by foot, ShOred up with timber at every STAGE
,ald In the way which will best insure the sta
bllity of the whole structure
The jacket. it is thought, will clip the stone
Su1nclently light to hold it when i'm a vertical
position; but in dealing with such enormous
weights and tapering column, it is as well to
decided TO have wrOught-irOn strap eighteen
inches broad and more than an inch thick.
which will pass from one side of the iacket
III fh me base OF the monoth, and up again
10 tne lacket on the other side. Thus, then.
during the lew minutes it will be suspended
vertically before being lowered to its base i
VIII stand In the band as if i'm a stirrup, and
tne more Its weight presses on the band the
tighter it will make the jacket grip. The col.
umn, as we have explained, will be hoisted
horizontally, but when it has reached the re.
CURED helght the supports under the base will
be removed, and the base being Slightly i'm ex.
cess OF the rest 1.-TWO and a half tonsl. the
whole stone VIII slowly revOlve on the trun.
mon, TILL it hangs direct over its appointed
simply turning on the taps of the hydraulic
presses. and the column will sink into its base
IN about two minutes.
b.: A 4 small gap win De left in the center of the
base, so as to enable the iron band to be re-
moved, but when this is done and the gan filled
up with granite blocks, all will be Completed
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Major, somewhat pioued. and he turned his

sMaIor, somewhat piqued. and he turned his
,. ~ be hanged said the fellow afterwards
laughing aside; "if that is not oil Lise, of
her to the STALL
BUT this one has neither Lises trick when
the Major dismounts, nor her white foot" re-
piled one of the infantry.
That is nothing, Ehrenfels; mere baga-
tellp," replied the cavalryman, smiling. EI
wager you bottle of Bitter water ag ainst
Twelve bottles OF Canary wine that he has
49,, And truly the cayalryman was right. Esrly
the next morning the stable boy came and an
the na o Th the nsa ad PRe
started Off as though a wasp had stung him,
and rushed back to the stable. Yes, the boy
mad made no mistake, and upon nearer inveS-
Good heavens!" cried the Major, with
mixture OF dismay, vexatiOn and Joy. The
animal looked at him so ithfully and intelli-
gently that conviction was most powerful Yes,
beyond doubt, it was old Lise!
but how can it be pOssible?" he cried, in
great excitement.
-, II knew it at once. Herr Major; the animal
y knowing how to sympathise.
nsv but the ne miller gave me his word of honor
Il have been there, and he says she ran
away from him."
And thirty gold pieces gone to the devil.
On, to be so imposed upOn!" cried the major
n,
Oh KrauSen straSSe."
.'Ah. he has vanished long ago, Herr Major
rave been there. and no one knows anything
him."
The major stood irresOlute, Overco me by
various emotions. while his old friend Lise
watched him reprOachfully, as though to say,
you ifyou sold me? Haven't grown to hon
Orable old age?''
"GO, Frederick, and call my wife," said the
major.
Frederick had scarcely disappeared when
the Major neared the horse and with a sus
piciOus moisture in his eyes threw his arms
around the creatures neck
MY dear old Lise," he cried, kissing her:
II ought never to have parted from you The
devil take that rogue and his money My
brave old LiSe, how glad ann
And truly, from the bottom of his heart the
ma Or was happy to find his old friend He
had her again, and the rest can be easily
imagined. few years ago they could be
daily seen together in Berlin. Now both are
dead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-18

Our planet is not true globe, because of IFS
former plastic condition before the form atinn
and cooling of the surface. Where the gIoba
was soft 1t was more or less Welding and Then
the rotation OF the earth to which / have "a
ferred, tended to drive off, as il were the mat
ter In the equatorial regions; so that the dis
lance through the center of the earth between
the two surfaces as far as possible remnv.d
from the poles of rotation, or those DartS If
the. earth which the imaginary axis CONES
through, Is rather greater than the distance
between the two points where the axis comes
TO the surface. The reason of that fact and
that 1t must have been So has been beauiifnI
established by several experiments. That The
eaftn was once hotter than it Is now is there
lore proved both by the Irregularities of its
surface, and by its shape as whole. We mn n
not Imagine, however, that there has been hut
one change. The minor irregularities are ali
gradually changing by inner energies and the
ACTON OF air and water, and it NAV be- that
even the largest ones are young. connaraJ
with the age Of the planet surface Mr. dnes
the change end here the equatorial protnher.
ahce Itself may but after all mark a point in a
gTeaC cycle OF change, which has compelled
Iie eartn 70 rotate now about one axis and
now ABOUT another. Mathematician consider
IL hlghly probable that the axis of the earth
may nave Deen In ancient times very different
Sltua;ed TO what 1t Is at present, and. indeed
tnat II might have gradually shifted tbrSugh
~. =. 81, Az, or more degrees, without at any
time any preceptible sudden disturbances OF
elner land or water" Thus il ap,rar, thai
nature prevents catastrophes by the very huge
ness OF the scale on which she works. y3r-
ma" Lockyedr IN Good Words
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-18
SPRING FEVER.

know where summer woods are green,
Where summer sh ade rs dark and deep
Where frontage fol- a cooling screen,
Where wide-lea~ ed lilies lie asleep,
And where the early blossoms blow;
know, know, but cannot 60.
know where laughir waters fall
Where sapphire SuaImer lakes are spread
Where merry springs are musical
And brooks wuh fountains at the head,
And where the lordly rivers How,
i know, know, but cannot go.
know where birds delight TO sing.
Where squirrels chatter nj their play,
Where bees sweep by on busy wing.
Where fragrance fills the diving day,
Aud frefiies sparkle to and fro,
know, know, but cannot go.
/ know where ocean airs are free
Where salt waves dash upon the beach,
Where bright sails glisten Ger the sea.
W here rock and sands strange lessons teach
Rock dark as death, sand white Is snow,
know, know, but cannot 60.
This wilderness Of stone and brick
Enfo!ds Inc still from day to day;
MY soul Is sad, my heart is sick,
ana yet l cannot slip away
pleasant places that l know
know, know, but cannot 60.
IN L, Sun
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RAILROADS.
RALTImORE AND OHIO BAILROAD.
THE GREAT DOUBLE TRACK.
TO THE
NORTH, NORTHwE EST, WEST AND SOUTH.
WEST,
MAY IL, l:30 d. m

An. LEAVE WASHINGTON:
st.,ion d. m.-baitlmore, kllicou City and Way
t5:20 a. m.-Baltimore Express.
o:oo a. m;.Baltimore, Annapolis and Way Sta
hons hons and Way Stations between Relay and Piei-
s7;ao-Baltimore Express.
$50 a. .-NEw YORK, PaiIApsLPHTa' n Ros-
TON AND BALTIMORE EXPRESS. PAHLoa CAR
1856 a@.Hst. LOUIS neSe incinnsa, Chilean and
TTiulsDu5g Express Connects for Hagerstown and
urdsy Throns ebc e sunday Chicago except Sat.
iu aad Chicago, Junction and sandusEy.
SGHW0On Sunday only, Baltimore, Annapolis
1000 a. m.DBaltimore Express.
l2;5o Pm Baltimore. Enicott City, Annapolis
;, $50 p:m.-NEw YORK, PHILADELPHIA AND
6 NO., E2PREss. On Sunday to Baltimore and
$50 p.m.--BaItimore, Bladensburg, ANNAPOLIS
Junction and Laurel Express. Frederick via Rslay
1855 gm.LFrederick, Point Of Rocks Hasers-
TO Point OF Rocks and Way Stations only. N>'
4:4O p.m.-Baltimore, Annapolis and Way Sta
10 80 p.m..Philade,phia. Norfolk and Baltimore
Express. ELicott City. PAsStNGRRS FOR Noao
CANTON; No COME. lion sunday for Nolfot
stop at Bladensburg ana Laurel. A
o:6Q-Batlmore and Way Stations.
SLEEPING CARS to Chicago
tS;de pm.IBaltimOre Express.
burg Express. SLEEPING CARS to St. Louis and
flttsburg. No connection for Pittsburg Sunday
$3.50 p. m.-NEw YORK, PHILADKLPHIA Avn
BALTIMORE EXPRESS. SLEEPING CAR to Me-
phia. " " '
Trains marked % daily.
All other trains daily except Sunday.
Ill trains stop at Relay Station.
For further Information apply at Ticket Ofscas
AZ Depot, corner New Jersey avenue and G street:
$50, COL and 6O3 Pennsylvania avenue, and 8I3 18th
street northwest, w Ashington, and Masonic Tea.
pie. high street, Georgetown, where tickets can
DE procured and orders will he taken for baggage
TO e checked and received TO any point in the citS
w NJ. CLEMENTS, Master OF fransportation
L. Nj. COLE General Ticket Agent.
mNl3 GEO. b. kODNTZ General Aoant
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-18
The FreSh.Air Idiot,

He dresses in a manner peculiar to his tribe,
does the fresh-air idiot He wears two pairs of
wooden stockings and heavy cork SOled boots:
TWO suit OF flannel underwear a chamOiS vest
protector, double knit jaket, a wooden vest,
lined pantalOOnS that weigh about eighteen
Der blanket: double breasted coat, fur gloves
and a Sealskin cap pulled down over his ears
Thus alfred it Is the delight of his one ideal
soul TO meet you some bracing September
morning, and regard with a fixed stare and
wild howl OF derisiOn, you in your fall suit
and light OvercOat "Off with it man." he
yellS, shifting his chest with his buried hands
On with 1t! Why bless my soul. haven't
worn an OvercOat for more than two years.
What do you want with an overcoat? Brace
up, inhale the fresh air; fill your lungs with it,
tlll 1t makes your nerves Jingle with natural,
health-giving, glowing warmth" He bangs in
upon you in your Office. "WhOof ~ he shorts
looking wildly around him. what an oven!
DOnt you know you are killing yourself in
mere? WheW! This air comes from lime
Kiln. 1t dries up my lungs like parchment
And ne leaves the door wide open and tor
rent OF icy wind PUSHES in and battles your
slippered feet in chill that doesn't leave them
Tor week; he PUSHES across the office and
opens window on your back that makes YOU
Shudutr hours after you are asleep that night
ne closes the drafts and opens the stove door
and then sits close behind it, out of the draft
he has opened on you, and tells you how warm
ana comfortable he Is, and how he never per-
lnlts his room to get so hot as yours was when
ne came into it. He deluges you with his
tWaddle about fresh air and ventilation and
comfortable until he has caught you a cold
That Will stick to you all winter, cost you $295
for medical services, and then kill YOU in the
SpT1ng.-l burlington HGUkeUe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-18

UTILIZE BABY's CRY-Couldn't Mr.. Edison
invent some kind of a phone or graph that
the night. so it would instantly grasp the
cradle and rock like the tossing pillows on the
oceans breast? We have thought a great deal
on THIS subject, and, in fact, have a rude kind
OF machine that performs this labor with toll
cradle perfection, now, but il Is rather com
pllcated, and asst wears our night robe de mar
and We have to wake up every time ii Opar
ates, II doesn't Just exactly III the bill. SPEAK
up, Mr.. Edison.-l Burlington Aapkeye.
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LITTLE notes from creditors,
Little bills on slate,
NJ IKE the avera - bank cashier
R2hypOthecate. Dda5urU Ne ,od

There are people who live behind the
NIL, isan old German proverb which means
Inat there are other persons in the world be.
IS Agricultural papers are bowling to
Know: How shall we keep the boys aud girls
on the farm" Well, suppose you hide their
clOthes.-[ Bridgeport Standard. A
A-"What he promised he tried to fulfill.
but he promised too much. Moral to the
young-,never bite of more than you kin
chaw."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-18
May Day In California,

The San Francisco B,aiettn of the lst inst.
says: The yernal season usually begins in
all the coast and valley districts of the state
before New Year. The hills become green the
wild flowers begin to come out on the warm
hillsldes, and with every fresh rain the face of
pearance. After the slight frOsts of January
vegetation is about as far advanced i'm the
coast counties as It is in the northern states on
the lst OF May The winter rains having been
abundant, the country never looked fresher
on the LIST of May than now. 1t is only six
weeks to the beginning of the harvest. The
ands of acres. All the tiliable fields are COW
cred with the maturing crops. As last wear
was one OF the poorest ever known for nearly
the most favorable which has been known in
many years; The earth is garlanded with
a Wealth OF vegetation everywhere. The
f eaSIGreS 81 80 $40 se d last year on &C
grasses through which the cattle wade half
concealed by the sea vegetation. Wild flow
Efs are , eeoery%here Every garden silently
ems holiday. Probably 10000 children have
zone Out oi the city TO enjoy the day in subur.
s%ii. paef for BuI inc entire month of May is
ears ana Terry boats will swarm with children
on excursion Parties. The weather, too. is be-
a soft atmosphere, which even the trade wind
does no. greatly modify. Hampers and chaats
of Strawberries have been coming to market
tie pale on one side, as if the season had beam ,
forced. But with the advent of Nav come the
ripe cherries, and oranges from the Southern
counties are thrust a little into the back
ground. In less than month the early APP
Pies Will be In the market. peaches will come
along few days later, and then all the wealth
III Summer fruit will fll the markets. "
Mrs. EDWARDS DIsCovERY-For Which
Her Husband Attempted to Murder H3r-
On Thursday morning Mrs. Frank c. Edwards
OF No. us New street, Newark, wanted me
money, and for the purpose of getting some
she searched her husbands pockets. In one
OF them she found letter signed Grace Rip
ley, making an appointment to meet her hus-
band In New York on Friday night She con
suited with her brother, and it was determined
10 say nothing about the discovery at that
Time, but To follow Edwards on Friday On
Friday night Edwards was followed. and he
was seen 10 visit Grace Ripley. While away
from home he discovered the loss of the letter,
and ON his return accused his wife of stealing
~ quarrel took place, in the course OF
Shich h@ IT Is said, struck his wife several
.te es,' aid finally drew revolver and was
r rSn. 20 discharge it at her. when his mother
t %oHeu uhtO the room and diSarmed him, Yes
&c 1859 10y Guwards was arrested, and commit.ed
IN uetauit OF bail on a charge of felonious
aSsauit, In court his wife SAID that he had
gwen her and his children only a. in nina
weeks Tie IS said to be member of tha S,ar
of the West Division of the sons Of Tan, Ssa.
anee. Edwards is a dealer in trunk hpprt
aare.-lN y FORD, Hth. A"'u'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-18

A%There is "a Celebrated Casar in o,I
Land, Cal A woman was found hanged i'm
a a OWN house with her throat cut II Was at
hrst tnought that she had committed suicide,
put nye.year.Old daughter has given eyi,
dence pointing to her father as the probable
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-18

How TO WRITE.-Most people desire to be
how. The Actd Cblumbina, a magazine
printed by the young men of Columbia college,
N. Y, lets the whole secret out, and brilliant
array OF talented authors may be at once
looked for: The rules are: First let the
writer, without any research, put down his
own ideas upon his subject. Then let him
read and note the ideas of others. Then let
by reading. Finally let him combine these
three classes OF ideas in an harmonious whole"
Ii reporter would paste these rules in hts hat
or on his memory, and then undertake to write
up accounts of a murder, a meeting of ward
politicians, an art gallery opening. fre,
description q q photograph, an exhibition,
runaway, and the blowing-up of steamer, all
literary laws, it would be interesting to note
just what particular form Of insanity would
oyertake him before he completed his work
detroit Free Press,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-18
The Dress of Children In the Su m.
meF.

This subject is practically and sensibly dis
cussed by contributor to the Chicago Inter-
Ocean. She considers that children dressed
wholly IN cotton are not sufficiently protected
against sudden changes of temperature.
ChillS and feverS result, and lurking seeds of
disease are developed. On the other hand.
Swathing in flannel, in which the children
seethe and swelter, impairS the vitality and the
ability to repel disease. The writer further
says: "FOllOwing the advice of friend who
had given much attention to the subject in her
own family, l did not discard the flannel
Swathe across the the bowels till after two
summers had passed. This can be made with
shoulder straps, and if preferred, can be cot
ton across the back. l also provided a shirt
md undershirt of summer flannel At night
every article worn during the day was
removed, and long loose night-dress
OF summer flannel put on. This some
times seemed too warm at night. but never In
me morning; No injury resulted from throw
ing ing the bedclothes off during the night, and
tae summer complaint and troubles incident
to teething were unknown: OF course many
health. Damp feet and extreme heat and ex-
element of any kind should be avoided. Pure
air, pure water, simple food well cooked and
led at regular hours are the chief essentials.
II fed artificially, too much care cannot be
given to the articles containing the food, to
keep them sweet; and in any ease, be sure
that the child has enough to eat. Nature can
relieve an Overburdened stOmach-:hOugh
that extreme should be guarded against-bIit
has no appeal from an empty one, and too lit
tie food with child is seed for future disease.
6rlng like weak spot in the foundation of a
building"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-18

SUNDAY IN ENGLAND.-The truth is that the
claim now made on behalf of the working
claim which the upper classes have long since
advanced and enjoyed. In the course of the
i last ten or twenty years, Sunday, as social
land. OF course it is still invested with the
vague halo OF traditional sanctity, but it is los
ing, one by one, the qsages which once marked
religion soeietys SUNDAY in %op pess d Gft to
entirely from the Sunday which it knew less
than two decades ago. It is true that society,
with tolerable regularity once every SUNDAY
in London, and with undertaking regularity
once at least every Sunday in the country
l But London church-going is a rite which, in
ton to the religious sentiment as st. James
Han does to westminster Abbey. 1t may
be allowed that there is such thing as de-
aftectedly gratitied by the act of collective
ary to speak OF these acts of worship" is sell
courtesy be called religion Ladies 20 to-
church because lit is heafhenish not to 90 :"
because the service is generally good because
man says such droll things; because they See
their friends there; because, in fact it is the
right thing to do; Men 60 Ito church because
regard for the good old English idoi-respecta-
bility; because they consider that their posi-
ton require It, even in London; because they
nave oil lucd tlldI tnoy are setting an example
to their children or their household {; because,
perhaps, their wives wish it, But to put the
matter plainly, however ugly the sound which
the words may have, church going is for the
most part an act which is tribute, not to God,
but to Mammon.-[ London World.
The New ENGnL1sH, NAUTICAL BALLAD
NANCY LEE."-The Second Life Guards
marched past my window yesterday in full
uniform, to the splendid breezy, catching mel
ody of Nancy Lee" expect tune and song
have reached you by this time. 1t has been
vocalist named Maybrick. He took the song
to the Chappells, music publishers. They
claim to be authorities on all questions of mu-
steal publications. Maybrick sung the song to
them. He wanted 800 at the time. "Give me
done with it." No, they preferred to pay him
a royalty; they did not think the song would
sell. 1t is the best nautical ballad that has
been published for years. Chappells have, up
to the present writing, paid Maybrick 81 500 In
royalties for Nancy Lee" Theatrical mana
gers and publishers, as rule, are fools There
are sweet little cherubs sitting up alOft," in
the shape OF struggling artists who now and
then force new works upon them; otherwise
they would die in warehouses, i astead of living
luxurious lives and dying with "heirs, execu,
tors and assigns in charge of han lSome prop
erties.-[ London Letter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-18

SELECTING WIFE FOR FRIEND.-A gen.
tlemaR travelling between Pueblo and Kansas
City was engaged In conversation by a very
Intelligent but rOugh-lOoking miner, who had
been for four years an auriferous adventurer
IN the San Juan country, and who had
struck it rich" He made no secret of the
fact that his visit to a certain town in Michi.
gan was for the purpose of marrying the girl
ne LETT behind him, for whose future com
fort he had built and furnished a house high
up among the SnOw-capped mountains of Col
Orad0: But this does not interest the reader
as Will the balance of the story He left i'm
San Juan partner, whom he describes "as
square man as ever struck drill. " with
whom he had instantly labored three long
years as mere "prOSpectOrS, and with
whom he now Jointly held one of the most
valuable properties in their district. jim too
desired to 60 East, but their mutual interests
made it impossible he didn't know any one
in particular East, but then he wanted to 90
Jim was rather baShful, reticent man. and
did not like to tell even his partner the pur-
pose OF his coveted visit; but upon the eve of
the departure of the latter, the purpose of
whose visit was known, Jim made the request,
IN dead earnest, that he bring him wife
Will you do it?" he was asked. DO it, YOU
bet!' Had he any instructions to give i'm
regard to the selection" "YeS, he said
Harry, bring me good, honest sensible girl
what there's no fOOliShnesS or show about-a
girl what'I make an honest man an honest
wife, and that's just the kind o. woman TI
take out and the one thatll be Jim's wife. -
Denver (Cbt.) Tribune.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-18

MRS. SCovILLE. young Chicago widow
advertised for correspondence with a vie W
to matrimony.", Tom Moore, waiter in a
Deadwood Hotel, wrote to her. Many letters
graphs, and at length agreed to marry. The
widow spent all her money in the purchase of
q railroad ticket to Deadwood; but Tom had
SO She felt easy as to fnanciaI matters' a no
her arrival in Deadw0Od, he confessed that he
was only waiter. She broke off the engage
ment instantly, and some generous persons
gave her money with which to get home.