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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-12
CITY AND DISTRICT.
Health Of the District.
VITAL STATISTICS FOR OCTOBER.


The total mortality IN the District OF Columbia
for the month OF October, 1881, was 4Gs, ian IL
Crease OF % as compared with the corresponding
month OF last year, and 50 more than the average
the past eight years. or at the rate OF 2I65 per
100 per annutn, reckoning the population to have
Increased at the same rate since taking the last
cenSts that it did during the ten years between
1870 and 1876. The deaih-rate for the month OF
October for the past four years has been steadily
Increasing, and for the past eight Years the death
rate for OCTOBER for total population. has but
twice exceeded this months The nortllity OF the
white population was 20i, OF 1t the rate OF 20O5
was 3d. or at the rate OF 20 10, The mortality as
compared with month OF September last, shows a
decrese OF 81 Scarlet fever increased from to q
diphthera from TO Is; Group from to 4; whoop-
cough decreased from too; Uphold fever remains
the s1Ine, viz, IL maiarial fevers Increased from
y 10 3D. diarrhOeal diseases decreased from III to
~ and OF these latter 81 were under five wars of
age The deaths from cancers increased from to
8: consumption from 80 to G6; diseases of the ner-
stem from 81 IL - diseases OF the circIla-
tors organs decreased from II To 8; diseases OF the
respiratory organs from IS tn IA: diseases OF the
digestive organs increased from Il to IS: urinary
organs decreased from 10 TO 4: the develOpmental
diseases OF children Increased from II to Is; puer-
per1l diseases OF women decreased from To 5, and
old age from - to TO- OF the whites 57.2l per cent
were years OF age and over; 1875 per cent
were - years and over, and 81 "a per cent were 40
years and over. OF the cOOTesi, 80 per cent We're
years of age and over 30 13 per cent were 20 years
and over and 1872 per cent were 40 years and
over, showing percentage in favor OF the white
race at each of these specified ages as follows:
72; 10 IL; II 81 OF the total 4OS death. 121 80
per cent were under year OF age (of these infants
20 were white and 81 coiored) The total mortality
unsier years of age WAS 49,, or 4G per cent
There were 2sS births reported, Gan annual birth
rate Of 11.s9 per 1907 OF these births, 81 were
white males, "a white females: 81 cClorad males,
AMI 80 eOlOred females, "a brtll-rate of 146 per
1COD Tor the white and "a for the cOlOred popua-
uon,l showing an apparent decrease of the total
population. by excess OF deaths over births re-
ported OF iss1, the white population decreasing by
80, the colOred by So But one pair OF twins, col
ofed. was reported. Marriages reported 4S-white,
81 !; COiOred, Il.
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Defence Of the .su,,v cu,r.

ACAC1ACC VI tne ssE31g 9SunnerS.Se
TO the Editor OF The EVENING STAR:
In last Saturdays edition Of The EvrxrSc
STAR an article appeared which reflects very nm
justly on class of honest. hard-workinp mon
|. e., "Big Gunners," so called In the article
headed 'Murderous Ducking Guns" .sHona-
fur asserts they are too lazy to do anything but
shoot big guns. ''Hopefur' also states that
said ''Murderous Ducking Guns are immov-
able; neither Of which statements is true. The
men who shoot big guns TO support themselves
ana families in the winter months follow fish
ing for living during the remainder of the
year There Is no work more labOrious than
either. AS for the law in regard to shooting
Di@ guns, 1t has the effect of driving them from
Their homes in winter to seek an honest living
Ior their wives and children on the waters Of
our neighboring states, while the spOrtsmen
VINO were instrumental in having the law
enacted, are protected in doing just what the
Dig gunners were charged with. viz: ..killnp
and driving the ducks from the waters of the
District" On last Sunday morning there were
dozen skiffs with sportsmen who shoot
ouble-barreled breach-loading guns above the
Long bridge, banging away at fearful rate at
the ducks, which, of course, had the effect of
soaring away all that were not killed, for they
never cease firing SO long as duck Is in sight
rms sunday cunning is unlawful and should be
stopped. Give the ducks at least one davis
teSs' FAIR PLAY,
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Song Of the Bicycle.

rom PUCK.
The coach and cart like nor loathe,
Extremes are suited not for all;
On Steely cars, unlike them both,
L SureSt sit and fear no fall
This is my chOice-for me. 1 feel
No ride is like the quiet wheel
Igrind no sciZzors, turn no mill,
bear no goods of any trade;
skim the plain, I climb the hill.
But greatest cities evade,
And laugh at them i'm care and pain
Who barter health for golden gain.
Come up betimes, thou heavy wight,
That kep'St the lower ways OF brick.
Rise now and walk the wires so light
While not too old to travel quick:
Take to the saddle ere too late
True live goes with the rapid gait
J. G. %
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Though Lest 60 Sight, to Memory

''ThOugh Lest TO Sight, to Memory
Dear,
This beautiful and familiar line will be found
In song of two stanzas, written about the
year 1700, by Ruthven Jerhyns, an obscure poet
and published in the Greenwich Magazine fol
Mariners 1t is gem for the scrap-book]
Sweetheart, good-by! The fiutterng SAIL
Is spread to watt me far from thee;
And soon before the favoring gale
My ship shall bound across the sea.
Perchance, all desOlate and forlorn.
These eyes shall miss thee MANY year:
But unforgotten every charm
Ihougn lost to sight, to memory dear
sweetheart, good-byi one last embraced
D cruel fate, two souls to sever!
Yet In this hearts most sacred place
Thou, thou alone shalt dwell forever.
And still shall recollection trace.
In FancyNS mirror ever near
Each smile. each tear upon that face
Though lost to sight, to memory dear.
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Organized Charities.

A PLAN PROPOSED FOE THE SUBDIVISION OF TIE
CITY.
At the recent meeting of the board OF managers
OF the associated charities, Commissioner Dent In
the chair, and L. Emery secretary, Mr.. Emery
submitted the following plan for the subdivision
OF the city and county for winter work:
First dfStriCt-CPnrgetOWn. Second district
All the territory lying between Boundary street
and the Potomac river, and Rock Greek and
18th street Thrd-Between Boundary street and
Rhode Island avenue and 10th street and Vermont
avenue. FOurth-Between Rhode Island and New
York avenues, and 10Th street and Boundary.
Fifih-Between New York avenue and street
north and 18th street and 1St street east. Sixth
The triangle formed by 1St street east Maryland
avenue and the Boundary. Seventh-Tbe triangle
formed by Maryland and Pennsylvania avenues
and the eastern city limits. Eighth-The terri
tory lying between Pennsylvania avenue On the
northeast, the Eastern Branch on the south and
South Capitol street. and the James Creek canal
on the west Ninth-The triangle formed by
South Capitol street and the James Greek canal,
the Potomac river and street north. The tenth
and all the remaining districts are all located in
the county, as follows: Tenth-WeSt OF Rock
Creek road. with headquarters at TennalytOwn.
Eleyenth-East OF Rock Creek to 9TH street road,
with headquarters at Mt Pleasant and Bright
wood. Twelfth-EaSt OF 7th street road to the
Queen Chapel road, headquarters at Gurley Mis-
son and Fort SlOcum. Thirteenth-EaSt OF Queen
dividing line half way between Bennings and
Uni0ntOwn. FOurteenth-UniOntOwn and vicinity.
Flfteenth-HillSdae. taking in all the territory TO
city limits back OF the insane asylum.
This was referred TO committe, that Major
Brooks views thereon might be Obtaned. The
vacancies existing In the board We're filled by the
election OF Mrs Gen. :. A. NJ. Garfield and Mrs NJ.
f. Walling. MeSSrS. SoOmOnS, Pratt and Cook
were appointed by the chair as permanent board
u audit all bills against the association. Mrs.
spencer, VINO repre- Sented the association at the
conference OF state charities, held recently in
Boston. made brief statement of the work ac-
cOmpiished there.
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Eigh Heels.

Until the ladies of our day resumed the an
tiquated fashion of high heels, bunions were
shown up only in burlesque and there is more
than their ridiculous absurdity to be condemned
in wearing them. The weight of the body is
thrown upon the toes, which are thus
unduly burdened, and thrown forward against
the front OF the shoe. But worse than this. the
ankle has many twist or ,crick. the step
is not firm or secure, and the further
tendency of all this is to give to the
spine more curvature than even fashion or
dams in the ''Grecian bend" Add to these
unlOveiy results the clatter of the heel-blocks,
and We have q total not less disagreeable
than that of the pattens of our grandmothers.
which had at least the strong recommendation
OF utility. 1t is true that high heels make the
instep seem higher; but surely no proper mind
ed person would be guilty of sham. And
further, as the heel of the foot is kept up above
its proper level, the muscles whose duty liz to
raise it are enfeebled by the loss of that exercise
These muscles are the calf of the legs, which
will thus dwindle away to the leanness of de-
erepit age and become 'shrunk shank, if this
unseemly distortion be long persisted in. ''The
animal machinery" says Sir Charles Bell, lean
be seen in perfection only when it is kept in full
activity. Exercise unfOlds the muscular sys-
TEN, producing full bold outline of the
limbs, at the same time that the joints are knit
small and clean. Look at the legs of a DOOR
lrishman travelling to the harvest with bare feet;
the THICKNESS and roundness Of the calf show
that the foot and toes are free to permit the ex-
ercise of the muscles of the legs. Look. now.
at the legs OF an English peasant whose foot
and ankle are tightly laced in boot with an in
flexible sole. and you will perceive, from the
manner in which he lifts his legs. that the play
Of the ankle, foot and toes is lost as much as If
he went on stills, and therefore are his legs small
and shapeless. In short, the natural exercise Of
the parts, whether they be active or passive, is
the stimulus to the circulation through them,
exercise being as necessary to the perfect con-
stitution Of q bone as it is to the perfection of
the muscular powers. Chambers Journal
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The Designing Duck Hunter.

From the Denver Tribune.
Yesterday afternoon a man might have been
seen hurrying along West Temple street with
two smallsnipe and teal duck in his hand.
''Been hunting?" asked friend
.'Yes. took a little jaunt up, to the slough"
'Dont you think that game comes dear when
you go SO far for it,"
s'Oh. you don't get on to my racket. amt
such blank fool as some people think. Here's
theidea 60 out in the marshes and kill few
snipe take one to some friends house. and
present it with q great flourish. dwell on the
trouble I took to shoot It, describe Q few
narrow escapes from drowning and lay the
trophy Of the chase at the feet Of the ladyof
the house with studied oriental salaAm- kcxe
day / am invited to dinner. For ten cent
snipe get q royal layout. Then ! give tho
other snipe TO the next unsuspcctfng familys
with similar result. The other day eenf to
old einaciated snipe TO Gov. Murray, told him
the night before was going after 'em, but they
had be an lying In my room for two oAyo. c.
invited to an elegant dinner with wine- - g
course didn't eat the snipe. Too old I'D
for that then the snipe were also too Cd IN
going 10 take these birds to 6houghnessy cd
get = forty dollar dinner. On, I a1nt snct q
awful - fool as l look. When oon3 -
birds It the marshes I get EN- Ct IL $500
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Something New in the Wind.
From the Liverpool Mail.

From the Liverpool Mail.
The opponents of the crinolette have taken
advantage Of the outcry against this insidious
pioneer Of the crinoline to bring forward the
''divided skirt" as q candidate for popular femi-
nine favor. The crinOlette could not possibly be
worn with the divided skirt any more than q
man could wear such continuance under his
trousers. Viscountess Harberton is the in
ventor OF this skirt her idea being to consult
the convenience Of women In their attire. As
she says herself the best means Of doing this in
to make dress subservient to the laws OF
physiology. Women have two legs, but by ty.
ing both together in the senseless fashion OF the
day they practically reduce the number to one.
They leave themselves two feet to shuttle about
with. but do their best to disable these with
high heels. pointed toes, and that dreadful in
ventiOn, patent leather. 1t is quite certain
that revolution in dress Of some kind Is fast
but it appears to be an equal
chance between crinolne and trousers.
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st. Louis Repuelictus: all the big farms
In Missouri were divided up and sold. leaving
one-half, and in some cases only one-fourth, to
the owner. IL would be an advantage both TO
the propnetoB and to the state"
The death Of Andrew WinheIm. AGED thirty
SIX years, from py9mia and decayed jawbone
caused BY decayed teeth, was reported at the
Bureau Of Vital Statistics In New York . few
days go.
Any assembly of religious nature, says the
SnAx1y hseieA appears to hare great at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-12

Saddle Horses and Saddle Cats.
From the National Live Stock Journal.
There is an increasing demand of late for good
saddle horses, and many of the fairs this season
are paying much more attention than formerly
to this class. The Chicago fair especially is
giving great prominence to saddle horses in it's
premium list, which may be taken as some
thing OF an indication OF the drift Of popular de-
mand.
The gaits that especially commend horse for
use in the saddle are, the ,cdLk the for trot,
the single foot, and the rack The walk is q gait
understood by everybody; but everybody does
not understand that a good saddle horse ought
to be able to go square walk at the rate Of five
miles an hour The fox trot is faster than the
square walk, and the horse will usually take a
few steps at this gait when changing from fast
walk to a trOt. 1t may be easily taught to most
horses by urging them slightly beyond their Or
binary walking speed, and. when they strike
the fox trot step, holding them to it. They will
soon learn to like it, and it is one OF the easiest
of gaits for both horse and rider The single
foot differs somewhat from the fox trot, and has
been described as exactly intermediate between
the true tr0t and true walk. Each foot appears
to move independently of the other. with sort
Of a pit a-pat, One-at-a-time motion, and it is
much faster gait than the fox trot.
The rack is very nearly allied to the true pac-
ing gait, the difference being that in the latter
the hind foot keeps exact time with the fore
foot OF the same side, making it what has been
called literal or one-side-at-a-time motion,
while in the former the hind foot touches
the ground slightly in advance Of the fore foot
on the same side. The rack is not 80 fast a gait
as true pace, but is very desirable gait in
saddle-horse In addition the perfect
saddle-horse should be able to trot, pace and
gallop. and should be quick, nervous and elastic
in all his motions. without particle of dullness
or sluggishness Of his nature His mouth shouId
be sensitive, and he should respond instantly to
the slightest motion Of the rein In the hands of
the rider A poor and clumsy rider. however.
will soon spol! the best-trained saddle-horse in
the world, and such q person should never 10
permitted to mount horse that Is execution
ably valuable for that purpose. A ssplugs horse
and plug" rider may well 60 together, but
keep really good, well-trained saddle-horse
for one who knows how to enjoy this most
outdoor exercises
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-12

Waiter Seymour. a youth employed in to-
bacco factory in Baltimore narrowly escaped
death last Saturday frem drinking sweet
mellipg ciYnx AAxoring e2 tsart
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now for medium produce, and vegetables that
would once have been discarded as unsaleable.
find ready purchasers.
THE BUTTER SUPPLY
"There is plenty of butter in the country lust
nOw," said a dealer in dairy products 1.-The
reason is there is not so great a demand for ex-
portation. Oleomargarine is taking the place of
butter in the foreign market. In Manchester
and other manufacturing places of England.
0leomargarine is sold in great quantities But
ter is now about five cents pound higher than
at the same time last year,
This country is so large" said a market Of
nicer, who was standing near BY ''and there are
so many different conditions and climates that
when one region fails another furnishes the
supply. l have known California butter to he
sold In this market"
IT DEPENDS UPON THE WINTER.
I" II there is an open winter" said another
dealer, "butter viii be cheap, but if the Coming
winter Is as severe as the last winter. butter
VIII De very high The supply Of butter during
the summer was used up and there Is no reserve
to draw on. The pastures were burnt ND bv
the drouth. The only crop that amounted to
anything was the hay crop, which was taken in
before the drouth came on
CONCERNING BEEF
Beef" said butcher, sis little higher now
ID AdSt ycdi dt tHiS ttiHc, out the
not in proportion to that in general provisions.
nor is it near 80 high as it was q month ago.
The reason is that just now the market is glut-
ted, in consequence of the country people being
forced to get rid OF their stock This won't last.
though. Now butchers are buying beef at 81
to cents per pound on the hoof. but know of
offers of 61 cents per pound for cattle to be de-
livered in January that have been refused. The
price of beef a month ago was higher than
ever knew it to be before, even during the
war"
THE NATTER OF MUTTON.
Chow about Sheep" said The STAR man.
"Well, sheep are selling at low figure
Hereabouts the country people have nothing to
feed them on There are no good fat sheep, In
fact, coming to market"
AND OF PORK.
A dealer In pork and lard having been solic-
| tied for some remarks on the state and outlook
of the trade. said: .Pork that Is selling now at
50 a hundred last year sold at %. The trou-
BILE is, that last winter the farmers
0verkiiled and made the supply short
What the prospects are for the winter e
! is hard to say, but there Ii no doubt that
the prices win be high M winter" Some west
err E466(1mu&r
, 1881-04-13
THE CENTRAL FACTORY.

In fulflment of our promise in the last
issue we give she following details concern
ing the working of the Factory IN the pre-.
sent campaign. Work was commenced on
Jan. 31st, and has since been steadily
continued, except during three days which
were required for an examination OF the
machinery. The quantity of sugar made
from the juice is satisfactory, and the
quality leaves nothing to be desired.
There have been made to date about
10000 bags of sugar, weighing 200
Danish pounds each, and the greater
part of this has been shipped. This result
makes it hopeful that the whole of the
crop to be taken Of at the Factory, which
is estimated at nearly 1900 hogsheads, will
be finished in the course of about six
weeks from date. OF the pecuniary result
it is of course impossible to speak till the
conclusion Of the crop, when the whole Of
the expenses and income will be known.
There is good hope however that fair
prices will be got for the sugar. We are
saware that some q the furnishers of canes to
the factory have expressed themselves
, 1881-04-13

doubted whether this prediction will
be strictly fulfilled, for more than =
week has already elapsed and a good
deal remains to be done. Great Sc
crecy is still maintained, but tho fol-
lowing summary Of the proceedings
up to the present moment may be
taken as substantially correct. The
first question discussed was as to how
the negotiations should be entered
upon. The Ambassadors expected
that the Porte would at ono propose
a new frontier line, or at least indi-
cate in a general way the concessions
which the Imperial Government was
ready to make in the interest of peace;
but the Ottoman delegates had not
received such instructions, and sug-
gested that the Ambassadors should
state the minimum of concessions
which could be considered as accept
able. The Ambassadors declined to
take the initiative in the way suggest.
ed, and replied that as the Porte
had proposed the negotiations it
should state what concessions it was
prepared to make. After some dis
cussion the delegates consented, and
it was agreed that at the following
meeting a map showing the proposed
concessions thould be presented; but
as the map was not ready on the
appointed day-namely, last Satur-
day-and the meeting had conse-
quently to be postponed, the Ambas-
sailors determined to make represen-
tations to the Porte on the necessity
Of avoiding further delay. These
representations were made on Sunday
and the next day a conference was
held. The map was not produced,
but a long and animated discussion
took place, during which the necessi-
ty of having the map was examined
into. Tomorrow another conference
will be held, when the proposed line
will be further discussed. This line
has already been indicated in a pre-
vious despatch.
Little confidence is felt here
(Constantinople) in the ultimate
success of the Greek frontier nego-
tiations, and the Porte is wisely
taking precautions against a possible
outbreak of hostilities. Pressing in
functions have been telegraphed to
the military authorities in several pro-
vinces of Asia Minor to accelerate
the calling out and equipping Of the
Reserves, and transports are being
sent by the Admiralty to bring them
to Constantinople. Yesterday n large
steamer left for Ineboli for this pur-
pose, and another has arrived from
Ismid with a battalion of Redifs ON
board. The latter vessel is under
orders to sail Immediately for Volo
with four battalions. Orders have
likewise been issued to call out six
battalions of the I'd Corps of the I'm
perial Guard and to organize q spe-
cial military service, with ambulances,
to be composed of two divisions, with
their respective headquarters in Lari-
sa and Janina. At the same time it
is considered necessary to take pre-
cautions against possible disturbances
in Eastern Roumelia, and according
ly the Cd Army Corps, in the pro-
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TURKEY AND GREECE.
Times of 17M MarcA.)

After the first conference of the
Ambassadors with the Ottoman dele
gates it was confidently predicted