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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1882-07-06

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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1882-07-06

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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1882-07-06

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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1882-07-06

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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1882-07-06

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-18
THE. LONDON CAB SYSTEM.
The Rates and Distances.
From the London TELEGRAPH.

From the London Telegraph.
The cab rates within the radius, that is,
within circle eight miles wide, of which Char
ing Cross is the center, are IL cents per mile,
but no fare Ia less than "a cents. Every extra
passenger beyond the first two miles pays 10
cents, be the distance long or short. Every
cabman is bound to accept passenger at any
hour of the day or night that he may be plying
In the public streets and 1t is quite possible to
take cabman at midnight eight miles from hts
home for the sum of 81. "Cabby" is a much
legislated upon individual. and as no class of
the community uses the cabs more than that
which makes the laws. the cab-traffic regulations
do not err on the side of over-leniency to the
cabman If a driver makes special bargain
to take passenger q certain distance for half
the legal fare: the law cOmpels him to carry
out the contract but il, on the other hand, a
passenger agrees to pay more than the legal
rate, he cannot be compelled to stick to his bar
gain. Cabby is fined for driving too fast, fined
for lettering In the streets for "fares" except on
the proper stands, fined for refusing to give his
badge number to any one who may demand it,
and fined for not driving to the nearest police
station, If requested. when there is any dispute
about the proper fare.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-18
AN ELECTRIC LAUNCH.
How 1t Is Made,


From the London Times.
Prof Sylvanus P. Thompson furnishes an ac-
count Of trip on the Thames in launch pro-
PEELED by electricity. He says: "At half-past
three this afternoon found my self on board the
little vessel Electricity, lying at her moorng off
the wharf Of the works OF the Electrical Power
Storage Company at Milwall. The little craft
is about 26 feet in length and about feet in the
beam, drawing about 2 feet of water and fitted
with a 22-inch propeller screw. On board were
slowed away under the flooring and seats, fore
and aft, forty-hve electric aeeumulators Of the
latest type as devised by Messrs. Sellon and
VOckmar. Fully charged with electricity by
wires leading from the dynamos or generators
IN the works, they were calculated to supply
power for six hours at the rate Of four horse
power. These storage cells were placed in cleo
trlcai connection with two Slemens dynamos Of
the size known as d 3, furnished with proper
reversing gear and regulators. to serve as
engines to drive the screw propeller. Either or
both of these motors could be switched into
circuit at will. In charge of the electric engines
was Mr.. Gustave Phillipart, jr., who has been
associated with Mr.. Volckmar in the fitting up
OF the electric launch. Mr.. Volckmar himself
and an engineer completed. with the writer, the
quartetts who made the trial trip. After a few
minutes run down the river and a trial Of the
powers Of the boat to go forward, slacken or go
astern at will, her head was turned citywards,
and we sped silently along the southern shore
running about eight knots an hour against the
tide. At thirty-seven minutes past four London
Bridge was reached. where the head of the
launch was put about while long line of on
lockers from the parapets surveyed the strange
craft that, without steam or visible power,
sailed on"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-18
AMERICANS OvER.DREsSED.
Comments On Actresses.
From the London Truth.

From the London Truth.
American ladies must have very poor opin-
ion of English taste II they imagine that the
lewel-case and the milliners trunk are the
necessary passports to popularity In this coun-
Try and to success upon the stage. Miss Fanny
davenport Is not the first actress who has been
under the delusion that the high road TO Lon
don esteem is by Paris and Hatton garden.
Inc cowl does not make the monk, nor
VIII all the mines Of Golconda make the
actress These are truths apparently not easily
understood by American actresses We had
q visit recently from Mrs. w. ]. Florence. a
clever woman in her way, not at all destitute OF
humor, and who, IL properly fitted, would take
the kind OF character once associated with that
very funny lady, Mrs. Frank Matthews They
belonged to the same school OF fun. But, az
ill-luck would have il, Mrs. Florence was under
the impression that Laferriere, the French mil
liner. could transform her into an artless maid
en-, and that Mr.. Tiffany, the American jeweler
could change her into a sylph or kitten. We
heard of nothing but the dresses of Mrs. Florence
Newspaper paragraphs appeared giving cata-
lOgue of her costumes. She moved about with
the trunks of an empress, and In each pait she
played she had a change of dress for every
act. The result was not encouraging. for Mrs
Florence was ridiculously overdressed and 4
Paris really counseled all these fiounces and fur
bellows. these royaaa colors and bizarre designs
then surely Paris was insincere as the shepherd
boy on Mount Ida when he broke the heart oil
GnOne and coqueted with Venus. I fear tina,
this over-dressing is q constitutional defect in
America; it is glarngly vulgar when imported
to England. When Sarah Bernhard visited that
country, we heard far more about her wardrobe
than her talent. All Europe was exercised at the
detention of her trunks at the New York Gus
tom house. and her interviewers concerned
themselves infinitely more with her riuiere Of
diamonds than with her reading Of Phedre and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-18

From London Letter.
Perhaps the greatest contrast in English 60
ciety as compared with American is that in the
former woman's Importance grows with
years, whereas in the latter 1t declines. At a
large English country house some difficulty
arose as to making room for all the guests ex-
pectedat dinner. why let those girls (indi-
eating two pretty young ladies' take their din
ner at luncheon time" said an old peeress
land come down to the drawing-room in the
evening. We don't want young girls at dinner.
we want good takers" This old lady WAS a
famous London dnner-giver, and loved "a
feast of reason and flow of soul" Lady Sails
bury, who stands at the head Of the great
society leaders in London to-day, Is 81; Lady
Derby about the same age, and many others
conspicuous as agreeable entertainers at the
same period Of life could be cited. But here.
even now, ladies Of such an age seem to deem
themselves shelved. It IL q great pity A
woman Of 50 has knowledge and experience
which, If she be naturally intelligent, can
scarcely fail to make her society congenial to
men OF sense, whether they are young or old.
It Is often remarked by clever young fellows
tnat their pleasant hours at London balls are
spent rather in talking to agreeable mothers
than In dancing with their daughters Nothing
could improve society here more than q deter.
mination on the part Of ladies Of mature q, Ca
keep well to the front and assert Themselves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-18

From Frasers Magazine.
Mrs. Napier assigns 1857 as the probable date
OF the NobleIBoke." There il so great q re-
sembiance In the receipts, as well as In the
words In which they are expressed, to 1.-THE
Forme OF Cury," compiled about 1890 by the
master cooks of Richard H., that IL may be as
old as that composition. The I" Forme Of Curry"
on vellum roll, which was presented to Queen
Elizabeth in the twenty-eighth year of her reign
by Lord Staford's heir. eventually cameinto the
hands OF that Gustavus Brander, Of Christ
church, whose signal preservation from drown
ing In the Thames in the year 176S Is commem-
grated oy an annual sermon preached in the
beautiful Minister church, near which was his
country house, and where he collected I" rari-
ties Mi. Warner, the incumbent Of Hamp-
printed the ''Forme" in his antiquities
Culinari@." The original, it is said in the intro
ductlon, was not found at Mr.. Brander's death,
and there is therefore now no possibility OF
declphering in the original the strange words
and stranger dishes. In the Holkham ''Boke'
the first bill of fare is that of "a ffeste of King
Henry the Fourth to the Herades and french
men when they justed in Smytheffede." As
Henry died in 14l3, this repast was historical at
the time assigned to our "Boke." The mate
rials IN the way of poultry and game seem to
have been abundant and they hold important
places in each Of the three courses Fish eaten
on fast days, when flesh was not allowed, was
spal1ngly, If at ALL served on other days. and
the "Heraldes and french men" were not offered
any fish. But at 1.-THE coronacon off King Henry
the fyfte" we read Of pike, lamprey. gurnard,
trout, roach, shrimps, cells, paice. cOnger, bass,
mullet, salmon, soles, halibut. sturgeon, tench,
n0unders, minnOwS and pOrpOse. Eve mod
ernize the spelling.) Falstaff deplores ''the
many fish meals, which destroy manly vigor
But with so great a variety of sea as well as
river hsh, there was no lack of nutriment In
such meal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-18
A DISCONTINUED POST OFFICE.
Curious Experience Of q Special Agent
at Iron Rod, Montana Territory.

From the Savannah Morning News.
The post Office at Iron Rod, NJ T., has been
discontinued, and the explanation is thus given
by an officer of the department: GA post office
agent, while officially visiting various offices in
Montana Territory for the purpose of correcting
any irregularities Of postmssters, stopped at
Iron Rod. Going into the post office, he found
the room divided into three sections first, q
saloon. next the post Office, and last faro bank
The mail bag was brought in; a rough-looking
customer opened 1t and emptied the contents
on the floor. The entire crowd at once got
down on their hands and commenced overhaul
ing the letters, among which several were regis
tered, and selected such as they wanted After
they were through the remaining letters were
shoveled into candle box and placed on the
bar. The special agent, thinking the office
needed little regulating, asked the barkeeper.
who had received and distributed the mail. If he
was the postmaster. He answered NO. Are
you the assistant postmaster? NO Where is
the postmaster Out mining Where is the
assistant postmaster Gone to Helrs Canon:
and by thunder Bill Jones has got to run this
office next week: It's his turn The govern
ment official then stated who he was and de-
manded the keys Of the Office. The bartender
coOlly took the candle box from the bar, placed
1t on the floor, and gave 1t kick, sending it out
OF the door, saying: There's your postofffce,
now git The agent says: Knowing the Gus
toms Of the country, / lost no time in following
this advice, and got This is why the post
Office at Iron Rod was discontinued"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-18

The President Tells to Little Girls Of
she Pleasure of Making a Good
Catch.
From the Troy Times.

From the Troy Times.
Blessed is the man who loves little children.
and knows how to talk to them. and win their
confidence and affection. They are to him a
source of neyer-endng pleasure President
Arthur seems to be such a man. for on his iour-
ney down from Alexandria bay the other day he
fell in with two little girls on the train and this
is the way he entertained them, as told by the
reporter Of the Utica Observer:
After leaving BoOnyille the representative of
the Observer presented little Ella and Maggie
Storrs, daughters Of w. NJ. StOrrs, to the Presi-
dent, remarking that they were nieces of his
friend, Gen. Daniel Butterfed.
"Ah, indeed" the President said, 81 have
been trying TO have an innocent little filtration
with Miss Ella as she sat with you, but she
didn't deign TO notice me-"
The reporter suggested that the little girl
was afraid of ''live President" but she had
expressed desire TO kiss him.
PRESIDENTS. my dear, are no different from
other men. he remarked. as he drew the pretty
little one upon his lap, land they must be
judged like other men-to be loved and re-
you. Ela?"
Ela-Just ten years old last month"; sir.
The President-And YOU Maggie9
Maggie am three years older than Ella.
Inc presldent-My little girl is a little older
very fond Of children
when told that the little girls rowed and
caught bass every summer at Carlton Island. he
examined the little ones hand for calous marks
OF the oars. and he told them about the o,or;ons
sport OF saison fishing, saying: How would
you like to catch a fifty pound fish on a light
bass rod Ike yours, with a tip almost as slender
Is . rye straw That beats bass fishing You
have to play with the fish for an hour or two
sometimes and be careful not to allow him to
escape or to break your rod. 1t makes the
electricity run through ones arm, and is very
exciting sport, assure you
Maggie-A little girl up to Carlton caught a
four pound bass and broke the pole right Off
The President-When she gets older she will
soon learn to play larger fish than that on a
light rod. and land him. too.
All. girls, we incline to think there is deeper
mystery in the remark of the President than
you can now understand. BY and by you will
learn the philosophy of it, perhaps-that is, If
You succeed In landing your catch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-18

/ used to read of angels,
But their eyes were always blue,
And as mine were black, I'd wonder
II could be one, too.
/ tried to "hUnOr my Creator"
Love my neighbOr as myself"
But when people saw my eyes,
They said, "a saucy little elf."
loved GODS birds and flowers,
AND the sparkling little springs,
Wandering down the mountain side
With such sweet murmuringS
/ longed 10 be an angel,
And dwell with God in Heaven,
But feared l never could, because
My hair was brown and even.
In vain searched the pictures.
Since everywhere found
That angels all were very fair,
While / was tanned and brown,
Bur one glad day, when dreaming,
or all earth's mystery,
There came like llghtning'S cleaning
This hopeful thought to me:
Altho' like angels up IN Heaven,
may not ever be,
Yet like an angel on the earth,
My Father would have me.
So kneeling In the sunlight,
Among the flowers and birds,
Out through the forests stiffness,
There went to God these words:
Oh. Father. though am too brown
To dwell with angels fair,
Yet let me be one on the earth,
And serve Thee everywhere,
And make me live a long, long time,
Until my hair turns white,
Until in Thy sight am fair,
And like an angel bright.
ELIzABETH BOYNrON HARBER
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-18

Little by little the time goes by
snort II you sing through 1t, long ii you sigh:
Little Dy 1ttle-an hour, a day,
Gone with the years that have vanished away
Little by little the race Is run,
IrouDle and waiting and toll are donel
Little by little the skies grow clear;
Little by little the sun comes near;
Little by little the days smile out,
bladder and brighter on pain and doubt:
Little by little the seed we SOW
Into beautiful yield will grow.
Little by little the world grows strong,
Fightfng the battle OF Right and Wrong;
Little by little the Wrong gives way,
Little by little the Right has sway;
Little by little all longing souls
struggle up nearer the shining goals!
Little by little the good in men
Blossoms to beauty for human ken;
Little by little the angels see
prophecies better OF good to be:
Little by little the God of all
Lifts the world nearer his pleading calf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-18
ssThe Early bird. -


II tell yer, Sam. dat dars heap in dat sayin'
about de ariy bird cotches de wum. Dis morn
Ing got up jest about day to get me tonic at
de saloon. and de fust objec' sot eyes ON when
get outen In de street was portmania."
'.What new disease am dat arr"
"A portmania, you cussed fool, am a money
puss wild 80 In hit"
Oats de berry puss dars q dollar reward
offered for at de newspaper Office"
II know hit, Sam, but Pse not gwine ter take
hit dar, bekase den all my friends will saw dat I
returned dat puss jes ter hab folks say dar was
one honest niggah In Austin. dat / wanted ter
gis myself pulled in de papers, and hab folks
talk about my honesty-dat I was boastful
niggah- Raider den habmy motives misupdeT.
stood BY dis heah Austin public, III soma ,ler
De las dollar OF dat money IN :..otous libin-
dilemmer. =" .
1lsey disappear, TO slow muslc. in the direo-
non Of barrel horse saloon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-18
CHOKED TO DEATH.
Treatment of an Insane Man I'm the
Connecticut State Prison.

Treatment Of an Insane Man I'm the
Connecticut State Prison.
From the Hartford Times
A correspondent directs our attention to the
recent death OF an insane man In the state
prison, and says that the testimony before the
cOroner's jury revealed certain facts that ought
to be made public. 1t appears that the crazy
fellow created great disturbance by shouting
and loud talking, and in order to stop his cries
the gag was resorted to, and for a week or
two previous to his death gag was kept in his
mouth part of the time. These gags can be
made In different ways, and In any case are in
struments OF torture. One way Is to take
round stick abOutthe size of a broom handle, and
six or seven incheslong, with cords and straps at
each end long enough to tie or buckle at the
pack of the head. This is forced into the mouth
and secured. Another way is to whittle q
block OF wood into something like the shape OF
triangle, with holes in two Of the corners i'm
which to fasten the cords. and the other end of
the triangular piece Of wood is forced into the
mouth, running well back and resting on the
tongue, and is then tied at the backiOf the head,
as in the other case. Still another way Is to
make the gag egg shaped, and large enough to
well NIL the cavity OF the mouth and this is also
secured by string or strap like the others.
In the case of. Smith, the insane convict, who
was found dead in his cell at the Wethersfeld
prison on Wednesday morning, testimony at the
inquest showed that he died with a strait Jacket
on and gag in his mouth. And the further
fact was developed that the strap to the gag had
been buckled up one hole tighter on the evening
previous to his death than 1t had been before
when man is gagged 1t is necessary to secure
his hands so as to prevent him from removing
the gag, and this is the reason why Smith was
put in strait jacket. In spite of all he would
work the gag out Of his mouth, and to stop this
the strap was frightened up one hole the last
nothing eve nf IN
He died that night. The jury returned a YER
dict that he died Of ''cOnvulsions" When dis
covered dead his face was black, giving every
evidence of strangulatiOn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-18

Demands that Indicate that Estheti.
cism Has Left ats Mark.
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
Certain kinds Of flowers, like certain kinds
Of bonnets and silk hats florist said, shave q
season Of favor with wealthy and fashionable
people. and then they pass away to give place
to other favOrite blooms. Just now the popu-
Lar fancy does not c0n6ne itself to the sun
flower or the daisy, as is commonly supposed,
but it includes all flowers Of that general
description. This, as understand 1t. means
that the recent wave Of estheticism has
left its mark on the taste for flowers more,
perhaps. than on any other accompaniment OF
polite life. Without insisting that my theory liz
right, let me point out q few Of the blooms
which have recently come into favor. You will
notice that they are all light and airy. There is
an antpathy to all flowers which are double
and therefore heavy In effect First In popular
favor come single dahlias. yellow or scarlet or
purple. There is single dahlia called the Par
ular for young men to wear In the buttonhole
1t is almost two inches In diameter.
For hand bouquets or for cOrsage bouquets
the cOreopss is much sought after. It is some
times called the crown flower, because sharply
revealed against the vivid, bright golden-yellow
ianaSe!.ted oorOlla Is O crown pencied In
brown around the stamens. For the same pur-
pose the arbutilus. white or brown or yellow is
used. One Of the novelties for corsage bouquets
this year is the tiger flower from Brazil It has
been introduced about year, and is popular
for the same reason that the sunfiover ia non
ular-that Is. for its gorgeousness. 1t has three
leaves OF muggy yellow In q triangular ar
ranSement, and the center, where the three
leaves join, Is notified like q tigers skin. It's
tawny yellow color and light texture are enough
to make 1t popular"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-18
The Modern school Teacher.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Twas Saturday night, and teacher sat
Alone her task pursuing;
She averaged this and she averaged that.
Of all that her class was doing,
She reckoned percentage so many boys,
And so many girls all counted,
Ana marked ali the tardy and absentees.
And to what all the absence amounted
Names and residence wrote in full.
over many columns and pages;
Canadian Teutonic, African, Celt,
And averaged all their ages,
Inc date or admission OF every one.
And cases OF Negotiation;
AND prepared list OF graduates
For the county examination.
Her weary head sank low on her book,
And her weary heart still lower;
For some or her pupils had little brains,
And she could not furnish more.
She slept, She dreamed; It seemed she died,
And her spirit went 10 Hades,
ana tney met her there with question fair,
state what the per cent OF your grade Isl"
Ages had slowly rolled away,
Leaving but partial traces;
And the teachers spirit walked one day
In the old familiar places.
mound OF foSSiliZed school reports
Attracted her observation,
AS nigh as the State House dome, and as wide
AS Boston since annexation.
She came to the spot W here they buried her bones
And the ground was well built over;
But laborers digging threw skull,
once planted beneath the clover,
disciple OF Galen, wandering by,
Paused to look at the diggers;
And plucking the skull up. look'd through the eye
ana saw IL was lined With figures
"Just as ! thought" said the young NJ D.
Statistics oSsified every fold
Of cerebrum and cerebellum."
ltS great curiosity, sure, 7" said Pat,
by the bones you can tell the creature!"
ION, nothing strange" said the doctor; that
was nlneteenth-century teacher"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-18

An open proposal: Together they were look
Ing over the paper. "Oh, my! how funnyI"
she said. "What is it ?" he asked "Why here's
an advertisement that says, No reasonable
offers refused. "What's no odd about that ?"
= Nothing, nothing, she replied, trying to blush.
"only those are exactly my sentiments"
A mistake: $50 you saw my poor husband
when be died?" said q woman to a man who had
just returned from Colorado. "Yes, madam, I
was with him. gave him drink Of water lust
before he died" ibid he take the water ?"
Yea" "Then he Was not INV husband. Poor
Ge0rge never took water. You make mistake
In the man, sir."
Under the circumstances: "How EaS b it 10
Clyde asked weary-looking tramp on tho
eoWrp4fhs e . urohfn The other dsy. = Niue