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Degradation of the BODY.


ABOUT six hundred years before the beginning
OF our chronological era, a speculative philoso.
pher OF northern HIndostan set about to inves-
ugate the origin Of the sut1erings which so often
make human life burden instead of blessing;
and, failing to trace these Affections to any
aVo1dable cause, he took It into his head that
tefrestf1ai existence Itself must be an evil, and
conceived eoe the unhappy Idea OF preaching cru
the human body, as distinct from supposed
pTeternatural part OF our being. His success has
peer neen, neyon . compare the greatest calamity
tnaI ever oefel the human race since the days
OF the traditional deluge; not only that the
doctrines OF Gautama bore their fruit In the
utter physical degeneration Of his native
country ana the populous empires OF Eastern
Asia, but, seven centuries after, the essential
doctrines OF Buddhism, intensified by an ad-
mixture OF Gnostic demonism and Hebrew nay.
tnoicgy, were preached upon the shores OF the
Mediterranean, and Invaded the paradise of the
Aryan nations. A mania OF seif-torture and
miracle worship broke out like mental cpl
oemlc, and, at the very time when the fntiu-
ehce OF Grec!an civilization began to wane,
the new creed spread into ICaiy, and the
friends OF science and freedom were con
froDted with the fearful danger OF an anti
natural religion. What that danger meant
we review the fate OF those nations TO whom
saiVatl IN came too late; On whose destiny the
curse OF that superstition has been wrought
OUT our 70 the bitter end. Tue attempt TO carry
tce led TO state OF affairs against which the
unpOsSesSed part of mankind had to Combine In
sheer self-defence; the maniacs were oYerpoW.
cred, but only after struggle W nich has tram
PIED the Chief battle fields into dust, ami NOT
eelore they had turned the Me1iterraue IN god
garden into such pandemontum OF madness.
tyranny and wretchedness, that the lot of the
African savage appeared heavanin COMPARISON
The annals OF pagan despot SIN furnished no
pafallel 10 the pages StalneI With blood ana
tears that record the horrors Of the inquIslto-
rial outcherles and man-huntS OF the middle
MOnthly,
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The Burmah varieties of mosquitoes are NUN.
erous, and all eagerly thirst after human or
animal blood. Elephants and buralos suffer
from their attacks almost as much as human
beings. but protect themselves 10 a measure
Dy walloW1ng In mud or covering their bodies
WIN mud and dust AT night. wnen cattle are
tled up, the Burman cultivator usually makes
nre OF green wood; and the smoke to a Ger
tain extent protects the animals from the at
tacks OF insects. AT Maoobeng, which has the
reputation OF being the most mosquito haunted
station OF British Burmah, the European resi-
dents. after p. NJ. have to resort to 10 osu uiJo
roons-large frames covered over with net
and thus pasS their time as best they can until
the following morning. In some paris Of the
Basseln district humane owners OF cattle and
ponies have mosquito curtains even for their
beasts The !rrawadi river, on which Ran
COON, the chief town OF the province is built.
Is also celebrated for the large size OF its mos
qultos and the venom OF their bite. At Dallah.
opposite Rangoon, they are particularly bad:
and residents here are mostly provided with
mosquito rooms SIMILAR to those used In Maoo-
beng. There was story current at the last
Burmese war that sailor on board one OF Her
Majesty's vessels lying In the river deliber-
ateiy jumped overheard to escape the tormenLs
which he suffered from those tiny pssUj.-
ChaitOerS'S Journal,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-05-28
The Lay of the Poke.
(Kanscs City Times.

lhanscS Clty Times.
Ethel De Lancey reigned Queen
OF highest social station;
She set the fas hions. and, weep,
She set her jealous sisters green
With envions perturbation
Ethel De Lancey had beau,
Herbert FitZherbert eyereux;
HO, no!
A beau
Early in Lent this belle bespoke
A dazzling Easter bonnet,
And, as the Sc tsOn's master stroke,
khe designates the species poke,
With all the fixings OF it,
1t came: with glee 80 carefully
She fastened to the glass to see:
''Hei he!"
Quoth she.
The pains she took tina. poke to press
And shape it to her fancy
No inexperienced man could guess
She sat upon it more or less,
J bis cunning Miss DE- Laucey,
And hammered ham; it for m any day,
Hey! hey.
They say.
One morn she strolled. az well she might,
Without the least comp JUNCTION,
TO pan al1Ze the sex on sight,
And all our set, you know" to smite
From Fifth street to the junction;
The ladies sigh, the horses shy,
AAS SoAulus ~ Tue Euttt- guy
Hi. hi"
They Cry.
Under the old ancestral OAK
That evening, calm and pleasant
Fat Ethel, on her head the poke.
A strong, suspicious smell of smoke
Proclaims FitZher bert present..
Around her waist his arm he threw.
That awful poke shuts out the view;
'Heui heu"
she too.
Farewell their little dream of bliss.
The s1lken cord is parted:
The cruel poke forblds the kiss
u, Ethel, has it come to this:
perish broken hearted"
And Ethel sh lexis, II die, PAPA:
See us interred'with great eclat!"
''Ha. ha."
They are.
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Mislcd by a Pattern.

us there any truth In this story that MI
Garfield has killed Senator Conkling 2" inquired
Mrs. Spoopendyke, fitting the sleeve into tn
armhole and running in the basting,
mol" CALCULATED Mr. Spoopendyke. "Where't
you get that? MI. Conkllng has resigned, bu
II read that he had got into some diff cult,
MIN all around by the ear and finally they 6ai
10 TAKE Mr. Conkling away to save his life
though he died afterWard."
"WhO said so ?" demanded Mr. Spoopandyke
"Where'd you read anything like that?n
II read 1t on pattern that Mrs. Wlnterpo.
than loaned me for an oversktrt. I'm sure it,;
SO" replied Mrs. Spoopendyke.
&C Get the pattern said Mr.. Spoopendyke
Mrs. Spoopendyke unrolled the pattern and
commenced to read:
sumed the most exciting shape. To-day the
troubles between Garfield and Conkling Gull
minated mn ny Conkling selling him by the throat
aaa hholdlng On While the crowd yelled with
field remains firm and declares that the admin
istratl0n VIII not Yield. This position aroused
the crowd to frenzy. II is said that Conkllng
9sarn n at II! that ,Aoment planted his
and d. dllaag ggsln him around untn the
70 save the poor things life. He was taken
home, but died In few minutes There." said
MRS. Sp0opendyke, ulumpnanGly. Il told you
So" 'O1
'Show me!n said Mr. Spoopendyke. 1umn,np
up and selling the pattern. Where dye md
it," 40
There, 1t begins under the ruftie. then It
runs over on the Dand and down on the gore
and ends here on the plating. knew I'd seen
II, " and Mrs. Spoopendyke smiled pleasantly.
ldlot2" howled Mr.: Spoop endySee: .TnIs ' Is
where you get your political Information. ia IT?
rms the source OF your Intelligence on nation al
ana1rs? All you want is Two more patterns and
q paid head to be constitutional lawyer!
Ihree overskirts and pair OF spectacles would
think this is?"
Isn't it right2" faltered Mrs. spoopendyke.
did you read from the ruffle over to the band
AID down to the gore -"
Yes, l did. didn't II" squeaked Mr.. Spoo-
PenGyke and 80 Old you. didn't you? d. you
"isn rn il s natW vo sS' nefe'
"Dod CAST the pattern-I mean the print
Part OF IT is about Garfield, part about Conk.
ing, and the rest Is dog fight out on Long
Island. know what 1t Is now7 Think you can
On you can You've got brains! SJme day
I'm going to run pipe In your ear. and start
PHOSPHORUS factory !" and Mr.. SpOopendyks
danced out OF the room, leaving it strewn WITH
81 don't care" sonbed Mrs. spoopendyke 1T
supposed the articles were put together
straight. And 1t was SO perfectly natural any
BODY might make the same mistake. TIA so
Ike most OF the news from Washington that
I've been expecting It every day." ana Mrs.
Spoopendyke overcast the sleeve. with the Sc.
rene conviction that after all you've got to
patch,a newspaper into pattern to get Al the
actual facts sometimes.
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The Growth of the Gun.

running lor game was practised With bow
and arrow only, until In the sixteenth cen
fury the Spanlards contrived the aruueous or
matchbox. Here the match was q ted to a
,'serpentin" or cock, hung upon a pivot, aad
brought into contact with the printing by a
oe4n sn the as that Of the
further Improved by the German Invention of
steel wheel with serrated edge, lifted to a
spring, and made TO revolye rapidly, the edge
py this friction producing the sparks to ignite
the printing. The use OF the wheel-lock for
sporting purposes was very general In the
middle Of the sixteenth century. and for a lonp
Time was not improved upon.
But necessity Is the mother of invention.
eand OF Dutch chicken Stealers or OF Spanish
marauders-it is disputed withholding TOO
poor to provide themselves with the high
priced wheelock, and afraid to use the match
lock because its light revealed their where.
aDOutS 10 the m1n1OnS OF the law, ab5tailed
from their evil practices long enough to de-
roost robbers. The result was the flint lock:
and the pot-hunting fraternity scored long
credlt marx. the sportsmen OF our grand
their guns to band OF poultry thieves; there
is yet hope for the colored brother
Ihe mint lock reached its perfection In the
hands OF that king Of gun Makers" Joseph
Manton, In the early part OF the present CEN
fury. and II give way only to worthy superior
In the modern gun exploded by percussion.
The discovery OF Illuminating powders and
their application to gunnery mark q most i'm
p0rtant epoch in the manufacture and employ
ment OF firearms. The charge in the gun was
at first placed above the fulmina ting powder
which was ignlted by the conclusion OF an
iron plunger struck by q cock. Then this
plunger was dispensed with. and the illuminate
was Simply placed In the flash pan. The sue.
cesslVe steps are familiar to almost all gunners:
the printing was placed between two bits of
paper and called percussion pellets: the fulmi-
nate was ar1xed TO the breech OF the newly In
vented cartridge and fired by a penetrating
needle; then came the copper cap; and then
the eliminating improvement OF the Cartridge
and ignited at first by the pin and afCerWard
rim FIRE and central-fre principle. ana
Stream,
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A MEXICAN BULL FIGHT.


Hep0bI1C anu AtS fORu18fltys
CORRESPONDENCE st Louis Globe Democrat
The leader of the cuad1lla, the great PoncI-
ano Diaz, steps Onward, cleaning In satin and
silver, with scarlet banner in one hand and
straight sword In the other. He Is handsome
athletic young fellow Of 81. with origA eyes
hair tied up IN pig-fall. He waves his banner
at the bull. which charges at him; another
wave and another charge, but as the bull
the sword so quick that the eye can scarcely
follow 1t, but We see the sword red with
, olooa ior Two feet OF its length: Dlaz
s Turns away carelessly without looking at
nlS victim. He knows that thrust went
10 the bulls heart and the bull knows
IT, He stands still. humps up his back.
hiccoughs In a helpless way, falls on his knees,
pluDges short knife INTO the spinal cord and
the bull is dead The band strikes up lively
air, three Jet black mules with nodding plume5
drag out the carcass with clown sitting on its
ribs. Five fine bulls were killed that after
noon, with but little to vary the program.
The most attractive variation was wnen Dlaz
came out on horseback, riding bareback a
beautiful black horse, which he gall0ped by the
bu1l at full speed. and as he passed, before the
Clumsy brute could reach him, he leane1 over
and planted bis banderillo5 with unerring &C
curacy In the bulls neck. Ir was magnificent
ieat and deserved the applause it received
Another one OF the band stood in front Of the
Uull Nlln u IduCc, duu WQeH INA QUILL charged
he ran at him instead OF away from him, aa1
trying little pole vaulting cleared the animal
at bound. All of the bulls tried to lump over
The barriers. but In vain; all OF them tried to
uItt down the shelters which were placed at
equal distances around the ring, and behind
which the tormentHrs retired when hard
pressed. Once bull got his horns caught in
ne thick leather armor Of a horse and re-
NAMED helpless prisoner. A lassador threw
p,s Iasso over the horses head, and, galloping
away. Jerked the horse ten feet away with the
sudden vig0r OF a country dentist pulling cut
back tooth. Hats were thrown into the ring
In recognition of special feats OF pluck and
daring, and the 900 spectators evidently en-
Joyed and appreciated the cruel SPORT and it
Is very popular. Even those who condemn 1t
enjoy II. Many OF the young sWellS around US
had tried their hands at it In the court
yards Of haciendas: one OF them showed me
souvenir OF bulls horn In the shape OF
scar On his hand another said he was In favor
OF shutting up the pulque shops and opening
the bull-fghts. IL is my province to narrate
and not to mOralize. but If l were disposed to
moralize might perhaps believe that the best
way to cure the evil is to educate the people
out of 1t, not to leglslate them out OF It.
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How 60 Care for Young Fish,

How 90 Care for Young Fish.
Seth Green makes the following reply to
many inquiries made Of him by correspond.
ents:
81 am frequently asked the question by nv
correspondents who apply for flsh, III It would
not do better 70 build tank or pond and keep
the young fry In them until they get larger
before depositing them In the waters TO be
stocked:' For the oene6t OF those interested,
viii say that when the young fish is FIRST
Matched n has yoke sac attached TO II which,
In trout and salmon families lasts about forty
Gays before it Is absorbed. At the New YORK
state hatchery we care for the young fry until
the sac Is absorbed, and then they are really TO
De deposited, and the sooner the better. While
tne sac Is on them they do not require feeding,
but after this Is gone they need something TO
sustain them right away. They can take care
or themselves much better than any one can
take care OF Them and especially an expert
enced hand. have known OF many Instances
where parties have tried to keep them and
when they came to distribute them the humber
was found to have dwiDdled down very small
ana they are very liable TO lose them ALL
Syracuse Courier.
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MISS MAYNARD, one

MISS MAYNARD, one Of the wealthfast ladIes
In Europe, who on the last day OF last month
was married In Westminster Abbey to the heir
OF the Earldom OF Warwick, with q prince OF
score OF princes and prtncesseS besides. set fhe
daughters OF m1llionaires an example OF sim.
plicity they would do well to follow. She wore
70 Jewels, ana the ornament dis0ernibie on her
Iersen was single bunch OF orange blossoms
In her hair. And this Notwithstanding the
grooms wedding gift to the bride was dIa-
mond collar with pendant marguerites, embie-
matte OF her pet name.
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The Texas Cattle Drive, Of the
Present Year.

ine great nerds or the cattle ranges OF
western Texas are driven northward through
Indian Territory and Kansas, whencetthey Are
10 me points where they are 10 de.
these droves. The QuN. paper publisned in
c SsstI1Viie Texas recently gave what It de-
"dr1ves" OF 1851. The tabular Statement gives
one names OF the owners ana the number OF
cattle driven by each individual and firm
The total Is 231 400 head, which humber. the
guy says does not include loo, 600 head driven
1rtm the Panhandle. These figures do not
represent the total annual cattle product OF
Ie&as as many are slaughtered at home. and
many are stolen and driven into Mexico
though the number stolen has OF late not cen
very great. The largest drive In the ours
nst Is tnat OF Lyttle & Mcdaniel and LyItie
Schreiner, 10000 head. The next in import
a sn s that OF D. Il & J. W. Snyder. 10000
mead. There were four droves OF 10000 head
each, one OF 5000, one OF 5000, i've OF 1000,
lour OF 600: three OF 5,0o0 and twenty -four OF
smaller herds. The figures given by the Quu,
represent cash value, at the average price at
San Antonio, OF s., 64S, 900, which Is q pretty
goodly sum for only part OF the annual cattle
product of Texas
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The Grand Duke Constantine.
london Globe

An anecdote. which the indefa,igable Schnitz-
.et mas rescued from oblivion, gives US glimpse
lhto this princes early ambitions and ia OF
curious interest, now that he has fallen an
aSo 1 mae his dsplea
on the extent Of his conplicifv WIZ tSn
schemes OF his SOD. The CzareWitch Alex sna Mar
ltne late Czar) was bewailing in one of his
destined TO tread. ''I1 Is terrible tao,r e" -
himself. nalt 10
Grand Duke Constantine Nicholafevifch w 1Ho
was standing near him. aud who promptly re-
turned: IF that is all that bothers Won. INV
Drotner, say the word and i Will relieve you Of
that task" The Grand Duke who volunteered
so glibly to take his brothers place. with ali It's
terrible responsibilities was then only In his
twentieth year!
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But IL there perfection anywhere7 No not
to those who are determined not TO be pleased.
With, however. croQuet, lawn tennis, yachting,
horseback riding: driving, fishing, garden par.
ties. races. rustic dinners, picnics and moon
light walks, Adirondack rambles, private
nsusiCdles In the parlor, and archery on the
lawn, 1t does seem as n q person OF contented
mind could get through one summer
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CINCINNATI RBPUBLICANS FOR THE PRESIDENT
The Central Union Republican Club of Clncin-
natl has adopted resolutions indorsing presidant
Garfield and denounciHg the action Of ak SenN
at0S Conknng ana PlatL The Club also favored
the nomination Of Foster tor governor.
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ECONOMICAL HUSBANDS should marry lea
landlc wives. Their everyday dress consists
or thick serge skirt mad3 without nounceS.
years, SO that although they make i5 themselves
they have plenty Of time to DO their nusbauds'
serving.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-05-28

Tne suit oy Mrs. Annie Morgan. before Jury
In the New York Supreme Court. for sas 900
damages, against Or. Lewis II. Sayre, Tor pre-
scribtng an unusual desc OF nux vom!ca for her
anu bringing on hysteria, has decided against
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NEW YORK-RoTTERDAM.

The frst clsss Steamers Of this Line.
AMSTERDAM" ROTTERDAM."
''SCHIEDAM," ''W. A. sCHOLTEN,"
''p CALAND," and 'sMAAS,"
Csrrying the q. F. Maiis 70 the Netherlands, leave
Msteon Stores. Brooklyn. regularly, on WE'D
First Cabin. 500 $40 I'd Cabin, $50. ste.raee,
S26. n. CAZAuX, General AGENT, ~ South VIII
liam ST. New York For massage apply to W a
Mh1ZEROTT 4 CO, 925 Pennsylssnia avenue,
Washington, or T. b. JOHNSON, Agent. National
SAfe Deposit Building, corner New 70. ave. aud
18th st. northwest. fnn17
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NTERCHANTS' AND MINERS
TRANSPORTATION COMPANY.
OUTSIDE LINE OF STEAMERS BkTwEE
BALTIMORE and NEW YOR

OUTSIDE LINE OF STEAMERS BETWEEN
BALTIMORE and NEW YORK.
eai ing days from Batimo'e-Every wEDNEs-
Spears Wharf tnear foot T. Gay ttreet.)
From New York-Every THURSDAY and SAT-
foot Clinton street)
Elegant passenger accommodations. Lowest
rates freight guaranteed
Rates of pas.ase-Firt class. &c. Including meals
and steteroom berth Steerage. e3. meals, If de-
sired. % cents per meal.
A. L. HIGGINS, ACT,
Boston wharfD BALTIMORE, MD.
GEO. III. GLOVER. Aar.,
!e25 PIER 49, EAST RIVER, N. Y.
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foR poroMAc RIvER LANDINGS.

Steener V. ARRoweMIrH Will
ass hs s s ~h.,:. foot q s,h street sS!ae
Ihurday, Friday. Saturday and snna.v
On Mondsy. Thursday. Saturday aud SUNDAY Al
On Tuesdsy and FRIDAYS Rs.rs Morr, tros,
Eopini and Ourrioman o"u' ho-Ass
aid Lancsster'e " TWIN
Sim FL STONE pr-..x
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" NOTICE.
LANE ROUTE.
THE CUNARD STEAMSHIP COMPANY
LIMITED.
BETWEEN NEW YORK AND LIVERPOOL.
CALLING AT CORK HARBOR.
FROM PIER 40. N. r.. NEW YORK.
Eamaria. ~ yes. 81 May. Aserta. Wed. rs June
Bothnia. We'd, June iscythi We'd, ~ Jane.
9allia. We'd. June tPsrt tina Wed, ~ June.
Marathon. We'd, June. !Dotbna. Wed. 6 July
AND EVERY WEDNESDAY FROM NEW YoRK.
RATES PASSAGE.
$50 $50 and 800 according to accommodations.
Tickets to Paris, SIS additional.
Return tickets on favorable terms.
kteerase at very low raos htesraee tickets from
LIVERPOOL ard Quet nstowp, and all o.her parts OF
Europe, at lowekt rates.
Through bills OF laden given for Belfast, GIas-
gov. Hayre, Antwerp and other por,s on the Con-
til ent. aud for Mediterranean ports.
For freight and passage apply at the Company'a
Office, No Bowling Green or both steerase and
cabin to OTIS BIGELoW 90, Cos 9TH street.
jani2 VERNON H. Brown Co, NY
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STEAMERS, DC.

STkAmEE 'MArTANo" leaves 7th ct. wharf,
iovs &c on TuKs selSSs I'm m n e FOL.
nnd lanoinst IN Nomini: on THURS
nnAns TOT Matfox Greek and Nomini: on sun
cAiS Ior MatfAwomsn Greek. Chapel Point, Mat
tc1 Creek and Cotons; returning on ai,ernase
GAYS mailing inserue iiate River landings eolur
w leturhlps Also touching at Chapel Point
sMsonesdays and Msttawoman Mondays and Pr
Gays coming ny the River.
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VOYAGERs TO EUROPE.

J. ". BOTHER BON
Are the Agents for the sale Of Tickets In this Dis.
trict OF the
INMAH STEAMSHIP 90.
Parties proposing to visit Europe can obtain IL
. api-sm J. w. BorkLER soN.
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IN STEAMSHIP LINE BETwEEN NEW YORK, HAvRR
LONDON, SOUTHAMPTON AND BREMEN
The steamers Of this company will sail EVERY
SATURDAY from Bremen Pier, foot OF Sd street,
Heboken. Rates of passage Prom New York 70
Hayre, London, southampton and Bremen, first
cabin, elCO; second cabin. $50; seeragN. $50; PRE-
paid steeraee certificates. S2s For fire. yht pas
sage apply TO UELRICHS 4 co 2 Bowling Green.
New York; W Il MEIZEROTT 90 925 Penn.
ave-, Agents for Washington. janl2