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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-07
Hidden Treasures in Old Houses.


A century ago. when there were no official
records kept by the Registrar, general, family
archives were often preserved in extremely in
convenient creviceS and crannieS. AS a rule,
all important matters of ecclesiastical or semi
ecclesiastical interest. such as births, marriages
and deaths. were entered on the 1iy-leaf of the
family Bible, and it is to this day a rule of law
to admit such entries as indisputabIe evidence.
ranking them along with entries upon the
parish register. Deeds however, such as title
deeds of land, leases, copies of entries upon the
rolls of the manor, mortgages, releases and
money bonds, were somewhat more jealousy
guarded; and there is many an old house in
Englandwhich. If were thoroughly ransacked,
would be found to contain treasure OF the most
valuable kind. There are-apart altogether
from such records as may have been purposely
concealed in secret drawers, or behind the pam
contents of which the family lawyer himself,
unless he be an expert in black letter lore,
hardly pretends to understand. Colleges, ca
thedralS and other venerable corporations
abound in relics Of this nature Merton, at OK
ford, has in its stone imminent room bonds for
money bearing the seal Of Edward the Black
Prince; and Balliol has similar acknowledge
ments from John de Balliol, King of Scotland
Occasionally, too, treasures OF another kind
are thus hidden. Magaalen, at the same univer-
sity. gave the bulk OF its plate to aid the cause
OF Charles |. But about hundred years ago in
an old set Of rooms which had originally been
occupied by one OF the Fellows and had since
his death been left abandoned and devoted to
lumber, was unearthed a strong wooden box
containing amongst some exquisite specimens
Ct silver plate, & small loving cup, with cover,
Of pure gold. Similarly, at Merton-a college
siugulally rich in old memories and traditions
was found perfect collection of valuable pic
lures hidden between the ceiling and the roof.
The Ioom originally had been covered by tn
pitched rafters of the roof itself, and the pic
lures had been packed away upon the cross
beams. Beneath the croSs-beams subsequent
occupant had constructed a level ceiling Of the
modern type, in happy OF unhappy ignorance OF
The treasures which were stored over his head.
In like manner the ThuTloe papers were found
in false ceiling in some old garrets close by the
journals of his travels in Italy, written In hi )
own hand, were extracted from ian old worm
eaten Golfer which had long held papers un-
touched by injurious generations 1t is need
less TO multiply such Instances. In very many
of our old English mansions and houses, 1t is
true, sufficient search has been made. But the
antiquarian has still abundant work ready if
only he chooses to undertake it.
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lnStinct Not at First Consciously
Patterned.

Most naturalists appear to believe that every
instinct was at first consciously performed; but
this seems to me an erroneous conclusion In
many cases, though true in others Birds, when
va:iorsly excited, assume strange attitudes and
ruf;e tier feathers: and II the erection of the
feathers In some particular manner were advan-
taeeous to a male while counting the female,
there does not seem to te any improbability In
tie offspring which inherited this action being
faVoie ed. and we know that odd tricks and new
gestures performed uncoi sciously are often In
herited by man. We may take different case
(Which believe has been already advanced by
some one that OF young ground birds which
n.ediately after emerging from the egg; and
here it seems hardly possible that the habit
could have been consciously acquired just after
birth without any experience. But If those
young G!rCs which remained motionless when
frightened were Ofteler preserved from beasts
OF prey than these which tried to escape, the
habit OF squatting might have been acquired
without any consciousness on the part OF the
young birds. This reasoning applies with spe-
cial force to some young wadng and water
birds, the old OF which 30 not conceal them
St Ives when in danger. Again. hen partridge
when there IS danger flies ii short distance from
Ter young ones and leaves them closely squat
ted: she then f1utterS along the ground as If
crippled, in the wonderful manner which is IA
miliar to almost every one; but differently from
a really wounded bird, She makes herself con-
spicuous Now, it is more than doubtful
whether any bird ever existed with sufficient in
tellect to think that If she United the actions
of an injured bird she would draw away dog
or Other enemy from her young ones; for tniS
presupposeS that she had observed such actions
III an injured comrade and knew that they
would tempt an enemy to pursuit. Many ma
turaiStS now admit that, for Instance. the hlnge
OF a shell has been formed by the pre- 5eryati5n
and inheritance Of successive useful variations,
the individuals with a somewhat better con-
structed Shell being preserved in greater mum
beIs than those with a less well constructed
one: and why should not beneficial variations in
the inherited actions of a partridge be pre-
served in like manner, without any thought or
conscious intention on her part any more than
on the part Of the mollusk, the hinge OF whose
shell has been modified andimproved fndepend-
emily OF consciousness Dartcin in Ma
f}IIp
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-07

We have more than once called attention to
the fact. for II Is Undentably fact, that the
people or this Republic are steadily increasing
in duration OF life. Almost any one can see
this from observation, If he live in large city.
or from reading the death notices in the news
papers. In yesterday mornings journals for
instance, the deaths OF not less than 10 persons
are recorded as over ~ years OF age, OF them
-, and 9 sc, Nor is this in any way unusual.
Almost any daily death record here Will show
preponderance OF old people-meaning those
oil 60 or more. Sixty was considered old even
80 or 40 years ago; but now, when man OF GO
dies, the comment often made is, she ought TO
nave lived longer; young man yet" Indeed,
persons OF sound constitution quick mind, ac-
i've temperament, are, in sense, young at %,
for they are in perfect possession OF all their
faculties, capable OF any ordinary amount OF
Many OF the most responsible places in firms
and corporations in this city are held by men
OF 30 or Whereabouts, and they eyince no diSoo-
sition to retire. New York Is noted for vigorous
Old men. In no city on the continent, and
In hardly any city in Europe. can SO many
Walking in Broadway, Wall OF Broad street. In
Fifth-aVenue, or any Of the principal thorough
fares one can hardly fail to be struck BY the
gray or white hairs and wrinkled faces, coupled
with erect, elastic forms and supplen sSs and
fapidity of movement. There appear TO be
numberless ancient heads on comparatively
young shoulders. The opinion long prevailed
longevity; but II it were so once, which is very
dubious, 1t is not so now. Great centres sup
ply ease. comforts, material facilities and save
an endless amount Of friction, while the
country, Its monotony, lack OF interest, fatigu-
ing round OF small concerns, and very hard
cities generally live not only much more, but
much longer
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The Fish market. Chri.tiania,

In that first early morning, we went to the
fish market IN Christania, an interesting and
uncommon sight to English eyes and ears. The
flsh men and women were all seated in their
boats alongside the stone payementS, shut in
nom the outer water by great locks. Servants
and housewives, with great tin baskets hang
ing On their arms, were bargaining for the
days dinner Goldfish, mackerel, eels and lob
sterS We're in abundance. Anchovies-or a
by the million The fish women with their loud
voices were contendlng with their customers
as they have from time immemorial and will
TO tot, the endma6out price. Now one made b.
would summon her back, and fish and money
would exchange hands, buyer and seller each
looking thoroughly victimlzed. The sun was
in which the boats were bobbing up and down.
AT the stern OF each boat great bough was
raised, as large as half tree, and under the
shade cast by the leaves sat the fish women. The
greatest coquette could not have conceived
more striking effect, as the leaves glinted In
the sunshine and cast their quivering rehec-
tions over the women ana their surroundings
Nothing could look more picturesquein its way,
The scene was lively and enlivening; the waite
was full Of animation; babel of voices went on
around, chatterine and bargaining, interspersed
with much laughter. Much OF the fish was out O
sight, swimming In the holds OF the small boats
whence they were fshed out with nets as re
Quired. These early mornings in the fish mar
where people and customs join hands for the
benefit OF the tras eler. As a rule our impress
sions have to be taken from the country alone
It Is thinly populated, and you may Journey
many mile and many q day, and thought
pleasures, and experiences must for the most
part come from the grand hiIls and valleys.
snow-capped or ice-Dound or torrent-swspt the
wonderful pine forests, the blue skies, the rare
fed air; great solitudeS, wonderfully refreshing
after the crowding ana hustle OF great town.
There for time you escape from the world
and the mind RECEIVERS its tone, and gathers
gle upward and onward amid the downward ia.
fiuences that surround It on all sides -Tas
Lf,Q0SN.
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General Grant says the darkest day of his life
was when he heard OF Ltncoln'S death. On the
day of the assassi nation, Grant narrowly missed
the same fate. Says the General: Lincoln had
promised to go to the theatei and wanted me to
go with him. While was with the President.
note came from Mrs. Grant, saying she must
leave Washington that night. Some incident Of
trifl1ng nature had made her resolve to leave
that evening. So we started for the train. AS
we were driving along Pennsylvania avenue a
horseman drove past us on gallop, and back
again around our carriage, looking into it. Mrs.
Grant said: There is the man who sat near us
at lunch to-day, with some other men, and tried
to overhear our conversation. He was so rude
that we left the dining-room. Here he is now
riding after u.s. thought 1t was only curiosity
but learned afterward that the horseman was
Booth. A few days later received an anony-
nous letter from man, saying that he had
train as far as Havre-de- Grace, and as my car
was locked, he could not get in. He thanked
God he had failed. l remember the conductor
locked our car, but how true the letter was
cannot say"
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The ZuIus Eat Some Meat.

IL was Such scene as am pOwerleSS to de-
scribe. Each boy sat at the fire In front of his
own particular stick OF ramrod, on which were
the little knobs of meat; but beside each was
pile OF long strips about an inch thick, and some
Ct them yard in length. While his knobs were
slowly roasting the boy would take one OF these
long strips, containing at least half pound Of
meat, and, holding one end in the fame, would
let 1t get toasted for a few seconds; then he
would place that end in his mouth and begin to
chew it, placing the still uncooked end In the
fame and at the same time watching that the
knobs on his stick did not get burned. For three
hours OF more not a boy moved from the fire.
except to cut up fresh supply Of meat or to
have drink of water All this time they
hardly spoke a word. SO intent were they on
gorGing themselves; but as the night advanced
they broke Into 4 low, monOtOnouS sort OF hum
ming Chant, during which, one after the other,
the recounted some adventure Of the day. or ex-
pressed their delight at so much good food the
others all tie While keeping up an accompany
ing chorus OF the hummng chant. OCCASION
ally they would raise their voices to yell and
then sink them SO low as TO be almost inaui-
bic. woodward and myself turned into our
blankets. and were soon lulled asleep by the
monotonous but not unpleasant singing. All
through the night the boys alternately ate or
sang, and several times when awoke | saw
them still hard at work chewing down the yards
of Observation-Disclosures Of Beer LiJt'-SaraGa-
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Advice 10 a Theatrical Aspirant.


A letter from Clinton. Ky. signed BrutuS
Booth Hawkins, asked the club as body
whether il would advise a fairly educated
strengthening young Colored man to take the
stage for Il profession. He could. he stated.
take the part OF Old man, young man. doctor OF
divinity or butcher-b0y. and his limitations OF a
parrot or blue-lay were simply Immense. All
he wanted he believed, was little encourage
Gent from his own race. He had worked some
al throwing up a bed for railroad, but he felt
more al home behind The footnghts.
DE qUCSlG,in am one which kin be answered.
Tight now an right heah, said the Old man as
he softly stood up. Il hey bin daI. Dlr was a
time when Tough could take de part o Ham
round wild my foughtS liked on ghosts an skulls
an graves an de King OF Jlnmark. dreamed
OF packing houses an rtadin in de newspapers
dat war de greatest actor OF de modern day. |
saw de top rOGnd Of de ladder OF fame right
Cber my head, an reached up fur ii. | ran de
actor biIneS5 two years. DJOriu' dat period |
1roze 10 death starved 10 death. lost a house an
lot an foun' dat was called Zoo! ten times for
eSery cent took in. DE only newspaper which
cher praised me busted IN week. De only boy
who ever gave me- one core died OF the measles
afore ! LEFT de town. Dc only house / ever
packed was an icc-houSe. | know all about foOt-
lights. headlights wings, legs, Sky-bordcrS
craps right exits an left goods; out when De
iZe satisfied 10 sit wild my feet in de oven OF de
cook-stoye an let some body else Jump in from
the LEI wing an mop poor Yorick all ober the
stage. II dis Young darby keeps at de pro
leShun OF frowin up raiiroad-b beds dar ain some
chance for him in de fuchur. IL he takes 10 de
stage he needn't hope dat dis club will lend him
any money On his underShirtS An StochinS.''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-07
DENEAR,s DYSPEPSIA REMEDIES

DENEAR'S DYSPEPSIA REMEDIES.
IL Dyspeptcs are earnestly requested to try these
remedies No matter how bad the case they never
fail to cure. Price so cents per bottle.
RENEAR'S BROWN MIXTURE.
Prepared from Oil Of Tar and Horehound-is
sovereign remedy for Coughs, Colds, and is ben
efcial to consuanptives. Nine and OF. bottles,
For sale by the following and other Druggists:
MMnburn, w. b Entwisie "; g. Dnckett, 8. Q.
son, J. "; Drew. Charles F. Moore, d. p. Kick
ling Ling Judd Wright, G. H fo1rse \ 90. Also.
st., Georgetown. ian31 -2W
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The Inconceivability OF Time.

l.
My friends, the question we are to consider
this evening is When did the universe COM
mence? At what time? 1t is obvious that thn
starting point OF time. the hour when Nature
cried, 'All aboard that's going!n must to the
ordinary mind be inconceivabie. since no matter
low far back the ordinary mind goes in the i'm
agination of time. still some more time must OF
necessity lay behind that and some more be-
hiHd that and still some more behind that, and
so 1t keeps coming, or rather going, just as far
back as the ordinary mind can Imagine and
even farther. 1t is inconceivabie, tha0, for the
ordinary human mind to conceive any period OF
time which existed before all other periods OF
you will still lind period behind that and
period behind that and still another period be-
hind that, just so far as you choose to keep
going, and behind all these vast periods there
will still be another period you see and then
period behind that, and another behind that
and anoth-
The inconceivability, then, to the ordinary
and unscientific miEd Of fixing period of time
before all other periods of time is such that it is
in fact completely fnconcevable-quite so-in
fact, we have no visible or tangible data on
which to rest as point of departure. Hence
the fnconcefvable in point OF the Durability of
time In the past Is not conceivable, at least to
the ordinary mind, and this uncomfortable in
concefVability presents even barrier to scien
ufc research. aided by the most powerful tele
scores. Still. trust that the audience may
perceive the etSt OF the idea have been trying
10 elucldate-namely, that to 60 back of the re-
turns of eternity, or rather to get point where
one may assume that all created things sta ted
Is inconcetvable. because II you fix on any one
other behind that and another behind that and
another be-
My next lecture will be on the probable end
leSSneSS oil eternity.-N. Y. Graphic.
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THE STAR FOR 1880.

The present year promises to be one of the
most interesting and eventful Of the century.
1t Will witness early in the summer the meet
ing OF the National Conventions OF the two
great political parties, and the nomination of
candidates for the contest in the following No
vember. The impending campaign promises,
therefore. to be one of the most spirited In our
history, and THE STAR, with its increased facil-
tiles, will print all OF the news of the day on
which it is issued. 1t has direct wire from its
news room to the Western Union Telegraph Of
flee in New York city, from which wires radiate
to all parts of the globe. and is therefore ena.
bled to secure the latest news by its own opera
tor from every quarter up to within few mo-
ments of going to press. 1t is the only evening
paper south of Philadelphia which receives ex-
clusively the Associated Press dispatches.
AS a newspaper THE STAR being the organ
Of no man, no clique and no interest, will pre-.
sent the fullest and the faireSt picture it can
make OF each days passing history in the city
the District, the country and the world. 1t will
aim hereafter, as heretofore, at accuracy first OF
all things in all that it publishes. The circula-
ton now is larger than at any former period in
the twenty eight years of its existence, exceed
ing 1000 copies in its regular, bona fide edI-
ton, without any extra effort or squirt in the
news market.
SUBSCRIPTION TERMS.-DAILY STAR
Served by carriers in the city, IL cents week
or a. cents . month. BY mail, SO cents a
month, or $500 per year.
eE ALL NAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS MUST BE PAID IN
ADVANCE, and no paper will be sent longer than
paid for. Specimen copies furnished gratis
TEA SCHEDULE OF ADVERTISING
PRICES will be sent to any address on applica-
ton, and in the cities OF Georgetown and Wash
ingtOn representative OF the counting room
win call on application, to write advertise
ments and explain rates. No canvassers are
employed.
Address, In all cases,
THE EVENING STAR NEWSPAPER COMPANY.
WASHINGTON, D. G.
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TranIps and Their Signs.

Jim Ward who signs himself :. Chief writes
10 The Troy Tunes: have Just returned TO your
CITY. after tour OF exploration down South
Iastlng several months, and reading in your
paper Of January q an article on tramps and
Their marks. desire 10 be allowed. as an Old
Veteran OF that honorable" body known as
tAe tramp organization" 70 correct a few mis-
taxes claim that the trainpS were the origin
9lors OF the mystic marks which have so ire
quentiy adorned fences gate posts and DOORS
Hlhough II Is possible that soap agentS-men-
ners OF another branch Of the tramp orGaniza-
uoh-haVe since adopted these marks for buSi-
ntsS purposes When tramping was good-and
Una, was -, some years ago-it was understood by
US that an houses where the inmates were yOod
LOT 1000, ciotning or money were to be marked
IN order 10 give US little trouble when we
wanted anything. Where only a meal could h,
obtained. this fact was Indicated by = small
square, whore a fellow would get Grand
bounce. an y expressed IL, and for clothing he
was directed by Xxx. Aoney-houses yyar.
marked s; a house where the Inmates ware
friendly, but the dog unfriendly, was marked
by great big ID. But atIhe present day tramps
are not guided by these marks, as there are fsW
houses where trampS are regularly fed The
tramp bore Is now played out; but whatever
may be said against the tramp, 1t cannot be
denied that he has made his marx in this
world
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-07

The EVENING STAR ION Saturdays double
sheet or eight page paper of fifty-six columns,
the size of the New York dailtes), is everywhere
recognized as the leading newspaper of Wash
ington. With two exceptions only, it has the
largest circulation Of any daHy paper published
south Of Near FORK, AND MORE THAN DOUBLE
THAT OF ANY OTHER PAPER IN THE CITY.
Every issue of THE STAR is carefully read
not only by the citizens of Washington and adj
jacent cities, but by the throngs OF strangers
constantly visiting the National Capital on
business Or for pleasure, (and who constitute
in very large degree, the purchasing popula-
ton OF every State and Territory in the Union)
thus making it for most purposes
THE BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM IN THE
UNITED STATES.
Its influence as an agent of publicity has in
deed practically no limit within the boundaries
of the country. The best evidence OF this is the
number of new advertisements it printed in the
year 1879, which reached 20, 1896, averaging
from LOO TO 1900 per month in the busy
seasons! These figures include only the SUBJ
ject of the advertisement, and not any chang
of the matter, which, in some instances Is made
daily, and, although a new advertisement In
fact is not counted but o0ce, instead OF $40 pup
LEGATION dates. The advertising books are open
TO the inspection Of advertisers to verify thi :
statement, OF an affidavit of It's truthfuneS5
will be submitted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-07

MYSTERIOUS BURaLARIEs were committed
night after night at Hartford. The stranges
thing about them was that the thief never car
ried Off anything of much value, leaving solid
silver articles and very valuable iewelry I'm.
touched; but he did serious damage by slashing
expensive clothing, and IN other malicious ways.
A large number OF special policemen were put
on duty to catch him, and he was at length
taken. He proved to be negro who had lust
been discharged from prison, where he had
served three years on charge OF stealing coat.
He said that he was innocent OF that crime, and
had made up hts mind TO get even with Hart
ford in the manner described
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AUTHORIZED BY THE COMMONWEALTH OF Ky
AND FAIREsT IN THE WORLD


AND FAIREsT IN THE WORLD.
18TH
POPULAR MONTHLY DRAWING OF THE
Commonwealth Distribution Co.,
AT MACAULEYS THEATER,
In the City Of Louisville, on
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2S, 1850.
tre Of 1869, and sustained by all the courts OF Ken
lucky, occur regularly the last day of every
month (Sundays excepted, and are supervised by
prominent citiZeus Of the state.
The management call attention to the grand oppor-
tunity presented of obtaining, for only 50, any Of
THE FOLLOWING PRIZES:
pr $50 600 100 prizes, 300 casio. 600
lpiiza.......... 5000 600 do 20 each il 900
70 DO. 81 o8o each lo 600 1000 do. 10 each TO- 900
20 do, 500 each 10, 600
prizes, $500 each, approximation prizes. 50, 700
Sprizes, 2G0 each, DO do. l. 500
prizes, 100 each, do. do. 900
l. $50 prizes .sil2. 400
Whole Tickets, 50 Half Tickets, 81.
81 Tickets, $50. IS Tickets 800
the home Office.
Full list Of drawing published In Louisville Oou-
rier- Journal and New York Herald and mailed to all
ticket holders. Send all orders by money or bank
draft in letter, or by express. Orders Of s5 nd
Address 4. al. BOARDMAN, Courier Journal
building, Louisville. Ky.. or at No: l6S Broadway,
New York. 10 j. II. CLARK, 1703 New York
avenue Washington.
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tEJacob Schweigert, who was attacked and
stabbed on street car in Cincinnati, Jan. 81,
py Christian Hart, died yesterday. Both were
drunk at the time Of the stabbfng.