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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-04
Great Ratsles.

We suppose most people think when they
read OF great battle that all the men on either
side were engaged in fighting. or at any rate
were at some time or another under fire. WHY
should one side have been defeated if it had not
put forth all its strength: But. says the au-
thor. during the great battles of the Franco
German war the numbers were so great that
seldom more than two-thirdS of those present
were ever under fire at ALL" At Sadowa, in
1866, the PrusS.ans brought 22l 600 men into
the field. but only 1900 came under fire. i'm
the same battle the defeated Austrians brought
2l5NO men into the field. but no less than
$1,000 of these were never i'm action. When we
consider the tremendous fighting in 1870 and
the number of battles it is surprising to learn
that only 1900 men were killed. and less than
5o.W0 men wounded in the German army dur
ing the whole war 10y rife bullets: and still
more remarkable that only 700 men were killed
and 4: 40 wounded by artillery fire. II trust. IS
adds Sir Garnet. that these figures - *
will put stop TO the cry for more guns which
one still hears occasionally" When we com
pare the losses Incurred at such battles as GRAY
eiotte and Sedan with those incurred i'm the
smoothbOre days of BorodIno and Waterloo. it
Is plain that Increased facilities for destrov;n
are net accompanied by corresponding amount
of destruction. AT Gravciottc the Germans
lost Leo per cent in killed aud 5 IS per cent In
wounded" at Borodiuo the Russians lost &c
per cent in killed and 80 per cent In wounded,
the French. who We're the yictors having a still
higher proportion. 1t can not he said that bat
ties are of much shorter duration now Water
loo and GrayelOtte We're both begun about noon
and finished about % clock in the evening. Ii
took six hours to fight cut AusterltZ but no
less than twelve to settle matters at Solferino.
IN spite OF the enormous superiority of the
Germans at Worth. that battle lasted for seven
and half hours. Ii may perhaps be the case
that. from the great use to which intrencll-
ments Will be put in coming wars. it will take
longer than ever to find out which is the win
ming side.-Iite Spectator.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-04
Onletlling for Children.

Demofest says: 'The styles for children are
rapidly gaining quite Character Of their own,
and OF simple, quaint and practical kind,
which, though it may run into some lau@haDle
absurdties, is a great improvement on the stiff
and stupldconventionalism which quarter of a
century since arrayed girl babies in hoped skirts
under short dresses in the coolest weather, be-
cause their mothers wore hoped skirts" We
agree with Deno'eSt that the present styles are
an Improvement upon the old hoop.
skirt era, so far as health and comfort are con-
cerned, but certainly nothing ever has been
or ever can be more ridiculous than some of
the present garments made for children. How
can mothers. with any regard for their children,
expose them to rude remark? If they could only
hear the remarks that are made about them
selves and their little ones it might benefit
them. Take, for instance, chubby little girl OF
five or six years of age, dress her up in red
bag drawn IN with a string or a number of
strings at the neck, and two smaller bags
inserted at the top for sleeves; let the larger
bag fall in straight folds to the knee or a little
above. perhaps. and you have the dress. For
the cap. piece of red cashmere made into
something between a fez and a zouave cap,
only more absurd; let one sharp point come
well down the back fasten q tasse on it, and
you have the cap. Now a pair of bright red
or blue stockings, and your little girl is FASH
louaoiy utesseu. for gypsy or monkey
but for our own little girls it is certainly not in
good taste. There is still another very obiec-
tionablc thing about the present dress of chill
dren, to wit, the extreme shortness of their
dresses, 1t certainly is not conducive to health
her kness. An adult could not endure such
utter disregard of the laws Of health. Yet the
poor little children must suffer because some
crotchety person, that likely has no children OF
her own, and does not wish to see any one else
winter wear. There Is still another thing tor
mothers to consider. Is it teaching your little
girls the charming virtue of modesty to expose
them SO? 1t is common thing to see girls 10
and even Is years of age with their dresses to
their knees. 1t would be well to take pattern
in dressing girls of the lovely and intelligent
Princess Of Wales. Her little girls are dressed
in the simplest manner possible, and their skirts
nearly reach their shoe tops.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-04
Sir John Mcdonald and the Cabman.
FROM the Toronto (Canadaj Nail ut-, Hf.'.. "ii


Mr.. DAWN, in his most delightful lecture on
Down the Gulf and by the Sea- lately deiiv-
cred at Winnepeg and Regina, tells the follow
ing very characteristic story of the veteran
statesman at the head of the Canadian govern
ment: "In due course the party arrived at Que
bec The visit to the Anglican Cathedral brought
on some new and original ideas on the subject
of church decoration from Mr.. Roby, the visit to
the Citadel. the st. Louis hotel and Mount Her.
mon cemetery also contributing to the general
amusement and interest. And the first chapter
of what is really novel in three chapters con-
cludes with this scene, which We believe is his
torical, and took place this summer. On reach
ing the ST. Louis hotel they saw Sir John Nc
Donald, with his thoughtful face and dark curls.
which still fight hard against the blanch-
ing touch of time. He was surrounded by a
lot OF cabmen all crying: Ill take you sir !:
I've fine horse. Sir john Then our friends
had the opportunity of witnessing one Of those
acts which more than even his great ability has
endeared Sir John Mcdonald to large portion
of the Canadian people. Sir John asked whether
Jim Mccullough was there. Jim was not there.
but little boy said Jim was on the stand. and
he would fetch him. Many years ago, when
parliament met in Quebec Jim always drove Sir
John. Jim now came, old and ragged. driving
the worst cab in Quebec. Sir John shook hands
with him, inquired how Biddy and the children
were, and then, amid cheers. in which even the
disappointed cabmen joined, drove off to visit
the governor general and the Princess Louise. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-04
From the Cornhill Magazine.


A Danish tradition makes the moon cheese,
formed of the milk that has run together out of
the milky way! In the Pyrenees a hailstorm
may be averted by frightening black cloud
with the sight of its own face in a mirror held
up to it! And Cypriot myth, seemingly OF
later date than Christianity, shows how little
such crude thoughts change: The moon being
In Cyprus calledVenus barbata because she once.
to avoid lovers ardOr prayed for help to the
virgin. and received. to protect her. beard like
man! The belief in the power of the sun or
moon as persons to take up to them human
beings from earth may next be shown to have
had, more perhaps than any other primary belief
of humanity, an influence over mythology which
may be traced to this day in some of the most
popular of our superstitions and some
Of our most widely spread legends
Two stories are worth quoting to show
that in primitive belief the sun,
equally with the moon, possesses the power of
abducting human kind. The Greeks of mod
ern Eprus have tale of a childless woman,
who, having prayed to the sun for girl gained
her request, subject only to the girls reStOra-
ton at the age of IL. When Tetiko had reached
that age and was one day picking vegetables in
the garden. whom should she meet but the SUM-
That luminary babe her go and remind her
mother of her promise. The mother I'm terror
and CONSERVATION shut the doors aud windows
to keep her child safe; but. unfortunately she
forgot the keyhOle. by which entrance the sun
penetrated and succeeded i'm carrying off his
prey. The other story is from Germany A
prisoner was on his way to execution, ard an
object of pity to all whom he passed: but one
woman, who was hanging up her linen to dry
on the rays of the sun. maintained that he well
deserved his fate. Hardly had she said SO when
her linen fell down, nor was she ever able TO
hang it again upon her former drying place.
And when she died she came to the sun.
where she must remain as long as the world
endures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-04
The COurt's Mistake.

Judge Davis used to tell some admirable
stories OF an old Illinois Judge one of which we
chance particularly to remember. One of the
judges was rather remarkable for conveying to
jurors in his charges to them his own opinions
with regard to the merits Of the case. In one
case he had done so with great plainness but to
his amaZement the jury hung out forhours with
out coming to an agreement. The Judge in
quired of the bailiff what was the matter, and
learned from him that one juror was hanging
out against the other eleven. He sent for the
jury at once, and. stating to the jurors that he
had plainly intimated how the case ought to be
decided, said he understood one jurOrwas stand
ing out against the othereleyen He proceeded
to rebuke the juror sharply. The obstinate
juror was nervous little man, and as soon as
the judge was done he rose and said: Judge.
may say word?' Eyes, SIR said the irdig-
nant Judge: what have you to say!' 'Well.
what l wanted to say is, am the only Teller
that's on YOUR side"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-04
Solved the Problem.

From the Jacksonville (Fla.) Times.
A man from North Billerica, Mass, bought q
piece Of wild land near Lake HickpOchee be-
cause Of wonderful natural curiosity which
the land agent pointed out to him. 1t was q
palmetto log wedged into the branches Of .
water oak twenty feet from the ground. The
purchaser moved upon the place, and spent his
time between meals and grubbing roots IN won
dering at the log in the tree. One day last
week he solved the problem. It rained a. It
rains only in the Everglades, turning flood Of
water from the saw-grass region down into
Lake Hickpochee, and his neighb0rs heard HIM
shouting three miles away. He hallooed all
might 3DDgs aud the next morning they went
cover in boat and brought him out. He was
an the top Of the tree. with his feet in the
water, aud, with long pole. was keeping Oh
tOaffhe palmetto logs that were endangeFing
Ehls seat by wedglng themselves In among the
branches. The land agent thinks he can cell
the place for him ct profit when the water
goes down, II the flood does not ruin the cufies-
tv
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-04
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF
THE NAVY.
Poor Vessels and Poor Guns-DccIine
OF American Shipping Remedies
Suggested.

The report begins with statement OF the avail
able cruising vessels OF the navy There are
OF these, OF 800 to iS40 tons disDlace-
ment Only four have iron hulls. They are sufi-
cient for giving practice to officers and men, and
for displaying the flag abroad; but they have no
Speed no modern engines, AMI none o. the capa-
bi!itieS OF modern war vessels. They should be
replaced by modern iron or steel cruisers Re-
pairs OF these vessels should be limited to small
amounts, and the vessels gradually put out OF
commission. The available armored vessels are
thirteen singleturreted monitors built in 1862 and
1863, With no speed .and little power Most O,
them have been laid up for several years. but n
trial has recently been made OF three with indif-
fercDt results. The guns OF the Navy inN;ude a
large number OF smooth-tore muzze-loaders,
some 4opound and S0-Dound PARROT rifles, and
eighty-saven converted rifles OF fair power There
is not one moicrn high-powerei gun among them,
and only the eighty-seven converted guns are
worth retaining.
NAVAL DUTIES SHOULD BE EXTENDED.
The navy includes 1917 officers on the active
LIST, 30l on the retired list, 7,C74 seamen, $50 APP
prentices, q officers OF the Marine Corps (active
lis), 10 on the retired list 500 non-commiss,oned
Officers and 500 privateS, receiving total annual
pay OF s., iO,!S2 In view CT the large number of
officers, Congress made considerable reductions at
the last session. This action Is commended, The
national safety depends upon maintaining, disci-
piihiiS pr naval tOr,,e, and further
reductions may be obviated by extending its fiu.
ties. The officers and seamen Of the navy should
perform oil the work required for the purposes of
the national government upon or in direct cOnnec.
ton with the ocean; This principle should be
adopted and enforced. 1t would strengthen the
Navy. while 1t would result in economy to the
government.
Promotion by selection to the grade OF rear ad.
miral IS recommended, and the practice OF secur.
ing orders through outside influence is strongly
condemned.
NAVY YARDS EXPENSES MUST BIZ REpucxn
The area Of the navy yards Is 2,49S acres with
large docks, workshops, dwellings and other build
ings The total cost Of permanent improvements
and repairs including Sites at the eight principal
yards. to June so. 1882, was 454,2Z, 77267. The
total expenditures under the bureau OF yards and
docks for the past fifteen years were SIS ,l76SQ
The cost OF general maintenance for the I'VE years
ending in 1881 was sc, 70255: for construction
and repair Of vessels. and for other objects than
maintenance during the same period. S1l esq ga m
The total number Of employees In navy Yarts on
November II. 1854. was 4.4oe; with IN aggregate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-04
The Liability Of Vendors of Toy Pistols.

The supreme court of Indiana has recently
rendered decision which will probably have a
tendency to check the sale of the death-dealing
toy pistol The title of the case is Binford VS..
Johnson, and the facts are as follows:
Allen and Todd johnson, aged ten and twelve
years respectively, bought of Binford. dealer
in such articles. pistol cartridges loaded with
powder and ball. The boys purchased the cart
ridges for use in toy pistol, and were instructed
by Binford how to make use of them in this pis-
toll Shortly after the sale the toy pistol. loaded
with one of the cartridges was left by Allen and
Todd lying on the floor. The pistol was picked
up by their brother BERTHE, who was six years
of age. and discharged. the ball striking Todd,
and infiictng wound of which he died.
The action was brought by the father for dam
ages, and the court held the seller of the cart
ridges liable, and judgment was rendered
against him. The court, in delivering the
opinion, said: "a man who places in the hands
OF child an article of dangerous character,
and one likely to cause injury to the child itself,
or to others, is guilty of an actonahle wrong
1t is to be hoped that the knowledge of this
decision may be widely circulated, that the fear
of pecuniary loss may deter dealers in toy pis-
tolls and cartridges from the exercise of this dan
gerOus traffic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-04
The KellOGg Case.

The counsel for W. P. Kellogg, who was elected
to Congress at the last election from the Sd Lousi
ana district, and to whom a certificate is denied
by the governor, have prepared brief on the law
and facts in the case, in which it is maintained
that Congress Is the exclusive judge Of the quali
cations OF its members, and that the governor Of
state cannot inquire into nor pass upon the
question OF the eligibility OF candidate elected to
theHouse OF Representatives that the election laws
OF louisiana do not allow the governor of the state
20 do anything more than compile the returns OF
the elections transmitted from the various par
ishe6, and thus ascertain the number OF vote cast
and certify the r0sult
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-04

BETRoTHED, EsTRANGED, REcONcI.ED,
WEDDED.-At Pulaski, N. Y. Blanche de Maine
Is the pretty village music-teacher. She was
betrothed to Alexander Mcdonald. WORTHY
young man of PictOu. in the province OF Ontario.
They became estranged and the engagement
was annulled. Last Monday Mr.. Mcdonald ar
rived at Pulaski for the purpose Of taking back
the engagement ring and exchanging letters. A
mutual friend interfered and successfully neg0-
tiated q reconciliation, and last Friday Miss de
Maine and Mr.. Mcdonald were married.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-04

A NOVEL. DIVORCE CAsE.-Robert Mayo, II col
ored man, in louisville, KY, on Saturday, ,6led
suit for divorce on the ground that his wifais
white woman. He says he was married. 70 sef
In Louisville, under the belief that she &1sl 9
mulatto, In March. 1875. He went t0 I'VE ST
Danville lately, and was told there that G wife
was white, and that he was violating tkeslAws
Of the state in continuing to live with her; hence
the suit. The couple have two children, which
Mayo win support.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-04

DOCTOR KILLS Hrs PARrxtR AND SHOOTS HIM
says: A shooting ARRAY occurred I'm the once OF
Drs. Clay and Evitsky, who had been partners q
long time. No trouble had been noticed between
them until this morning, when DR.. EvitSky shot
Dr.. Clay and then himself. Dr. Evitsky died linz
med1ately. Dr.. Clay cannot recover. DR.. Evitsky
yesterday received severe cowhidIng from Mrs.
Moore and Miss Hawkins, who accused him OF
talking dlsparagtngly about them. Evitsky was
under the impression that his partner mad some
thing TO 90 with his being c0whided, ana this Il
p thought, led to the SHOOTING
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-04
Foreign Events Of Interest.
THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY DEAD-IRIsH

FAIRS-ARABI PASHA SENTENCED.
The Archbishop OF Canterbury is dead. .. Earl
Spencer prohibited the land league meeting which
Mr.. Davitt was to have addressed at Limerick
yesterday. Mr.. Quinn, OF the land league, and
Mr.. Daviut have been summoned to enter into re-
cogniZances for good behavior. The Irish mem
bers OF parliament gave banquet to Mr. A. NJ.
Sullivan Saturday evening, at which Mr.. Sullivan,
Mr.. Parnell and others spoke. 1t Is reported that
the recent outrages in Dublin were arranged in
London and New York. Arab Pasha'S trial be-
gan at Cairo yesterday and Arab pleaded guilty
to the charge OF rebellion. He was sentenced to
death, and the sentence was committed to exile
for life -. The Spanish chamber OF deputies met
Yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-04
THE REPORT OF TIKI SECRETARY
OF THE TREASURY.

Evidences OF Great Prosperify-'Ei,e
NasiouSi Hanks and the Dangers 10
Resale froI,i a Contraction OF CircU-
1aiion-stc Projse., OF Freeing t;se
Treasury Oh o,uscd assCts-yise ic:-i-
biiity OF Reducing Observation-Disclosures
OF Columbia Finances. &c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-04

TROUBLE ABOUT A LEVY OK GoODS-A dis
turbance took place about noon last Saturday
on the avenue. between 9th and 18th streets. at
the house Of Mr.. Peter q. Rosenberg while q
constable named VIM &. Taaferro was at
tempting to satisfy writ Of execution by levy
ing on the goods of Mr.. Rosenberg. The ARRAY
resulted in the swearing out warrants against
Mr.. Rosenberg and Sergeant BrOsnan. of the
police. In the Police Court this morning the
cases were called for trial. The first case taken
up was the charge against Peter G Rosenberg
for assaulting Iachariah Maryman an assistant
of the constable. Maryman stated that after the
constable levied on the goods he left witness in
charge of them till he went for wagon to con-
vey the goods he had levied on away Mr., RO-
senberTy came into the house and assaulted wit
ness. TaliaterrO stated that when he returned
he was assaulted 10y Sergeant Drosnan, who was
at the door. Sergeant BrOsnan stated that be-
fore the levy was made HoratiO Maryman came
to him and gave him warrant to be served on
Mr.. Rosenberg. Witness supposed that Mary
man and TaliafcrrO and others wanted to use
witness to effect an entrance to the house of
Mr.. Rosenberg. and witness refused to let them
use him to get possession OF the premises. and
ordered them to leave him. He afterwards
went to the house and put Mr.. r. under arrest,
and Mrs. K. came to the door, and on opening
it to let her in he pushed TaliaferrO away. Mr.
r.. denied the assault. Judge Smell fined Mr.. R.
SIS and dismissed the sergeant
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-10-05
EAsTL1vERPooL TYRANNY
CFrom the Ohio PatrsotI

Mr.. EDIToR:-Please allow a working
man a word in your paper, as we haven't
access to any of our town papers. They
are bosses papers, and not laboring
mems papers. hope you will give this
space in your valuable paper and oblige
the undersigned.
wish to take your paper, and am 60
ing to for some reasons that l will ex-
plain. have always been Republi-
can of the first water, and cast my first
vote for Abraham Lincoln-and was at
his first inauguration, soldier Of the
United States Army, to help to protect
the Government against her enemies
and to free American slavery. Now,
Mr.. Editor, the boss pOtters of East
Liverpool want to put their men right
where the black slave was before the
war, and worse, for the slave was cared
for when he was sick. He was clothed
and fed and looked after, but the work
ing man is ground down to the very
lowest cent, and then il he exercises the
right of an American citizen, he is
turned out of employment and he and
his family are starved into submission
by the bosses, who were at one time
Door, ,dhsiEnihcant lsbofinE men them
seIVeas-aRd some that know lived on
dry bread and coffee, without milk OF
cHrsr Those men saystQ me, you must
l5GvO the order Of Knighto 0f La10R or
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-10-05
RIVER AND HARBOR STEAL
AND THE PECATONICA
RIVER.

The humorous character of the River
and HaTbOT bill is not fully appreciated.
The serious side of this nineteen million
dollar fraud has been carefully set forth; (;
the fine flashes of irony between its lines
have escaped the attention they merit.
Among the elaborate provisions of this
pOnderous bill is the following.
"Ordered, that the Secretary of War
shall cause to be made survey and esti-
mate of the cost of excavating channel
on the PecatOnica River, from Argyle to
Wayne, La Fayette county, Wisconsin,
sufficient to pass boats and give depth
of six feet at low water"
In obedience to this very formal order
government engineer, assigned to the
duty of making this survey and estimate,
few days since reached La Fayette
county and inquired of some of the old
residents concerning the probable
He was informed that the PecatOnica
was a noble stream of not less than ten
feet in width flowing through the county,
but when he sought to locate the stream
between Argyle and Wayne the hOary-
headed settlers told him it couldn't be
done. They informed the government
miniOn that in extreme wet seasons
there was creek in the eastern part Of
the county known as the East PecatOnica
hlFer, DIduCu VI lu6 udAu DlOOhs AAlcI
diligent search with an old fashioned
"divining rOd' the bed of this future
water route was discovered.
The engineer has not made out his re-
port as yet. He is working out the
problem by the calculus. He finds that
to dig six foot channel between Wayne
and Argyle and fill it with water is a
job that will make the Panama canal
scheme look sickly. He finds that he can
dig trench. but in order to get water
he would have to pipe it over a very
rough country all the way from the Mis-
sissippi; or else devise some plan for
collecting the heavy dews that fall in
that section and holding water thus OBJ
tained in vast reservoirs where it can
be gradually delivered to the ditch. The
engineer dOsen't know which plan to
recommend to the government. He has
brought to bear on the question the aid
| of lOgarithms, differential equations and
comic sections. He hopes to be able to
report to the War Department in 1885,
or sooner If his pay is cut Off.--MadisOn,
Wis, Democrat.