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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-11
An Age OF .1EOIDsOTue.

rtAH tile boston courier.
"There is no comfort in talking nowadays -
sigi ell nice old lady recently; even the best
bred people interrupt so one can never finish
ANYTHING. Everybody wants to talk but no.
body is willing TO listen" Perhaps the inatten-
ton of her hearers to some Pct story had
rutllHd the speakers usually placid humor. and
undoubtedly she stated the case somewhat
strongly but there is unfortunately far too
much truth in her remark that in these days
everybody wants to talk and nobody to listen.
1t is partly because it is an are Of prolific. if
not always profound. thought. and the simplest
OF our acquaintance are seethng with ideas
that jostlc each other in their eagerness to come
to utterance. For the most part these ideas, like
DR.. Holmes moral. run at large and are ca,lrht
from the air, but none the less do they compel
speech. and the result is that conversation has
we'll nigh become q lost art and we live i'm an
are OF monologue.
Two or more people sit down together and
each utters his monOlOgue more or less bril-
liant. as the case may be. paying no especial
heed to the words of his companion and ONLY
in the fantest degree modified by them. Epi-
gram, anecdOte, smile and wise observations
are poured out to unheed.ng ears not for the
sake OF being heard. but for the sake OF utter
ance. We have become like so MANY Cassan-
dras, and bear about the burden of prophecy
with an inward necessity of declaring it which
is mightier than we We read, we talk but
how seldom do we listen.
Evidently something must be done for we are
losing the art of conveying ideas by word, and
unless listening is cultivated as duty we NAV
become as unable to converse as we now are I'M
nearer instead of speaker will not 'only have
the consciousness of merit. but he may also con-
graduate himself upon having adopted the
surest road. to popularity.
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Her ParlOr.
From the Boston TRANSCRIPT

From the Boston transcript.
Ihe way into her parior is ''un winding stair; -
Cay japanese umbrellas are fastened here and
there,
And fans and peacock feathers hang with a care
less air.
The door Is low and curtained. enter Overhead
GllStens gilded cobweb; with reverence tread
Upon Turkish prayer rug In blue, old gold, and
red.
stand IS set with dishes, fashioned in years ago;
Blue platters On the mantel and by the fires glow
screen, whose crimson peoples are nodding in a
row.
Ny lady greets me smiling. the violets bring
Fill all the little parlOr with happy thoughts OF
spring;
Shadows dance on the celling-I hope no one will
ring!
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How Long Ought a Man to Live!
From the Wheeling (W. Va } Register

FROM the NneenER tN va Register.
ThurlOw Weed. who died the other day, was
eighty-five years old. That in America is re-
garded as very old age. 1t gave Mr.. Weed
distinction. as much as anything else, in his
city. Comparatively speaking, Mr.. Weed was an
old man, but, in fact he came nearer living out
the measure of his days than the majority of
men. There is no valid reason why, under
favorable conditions, man should not live 100
years. All animal life is found to Reconstructed
with stock of vitality sufficient to run it five
times the period the particular animal requires
to mature. For example, the horse natures in
about five years, and will be dead in about twenty
five; the dog natures in about two years, and
will be dead In about ten-and so on through
the list; but man who natures in about twenty
years and ought, therefore, to live 100. is dead,
on an average. at thirty-five. The failure of the
rulein the of the man does not prove that the
rule is not applicable in his case but simply that
he fails to comply with the conditions of lte
Inc lower animals come nearer complying with
the conditions than man. Man wastes his stock
of vitality and is bankrupt before his term is
half spent. There is nothing dearer to a man,
it is said. than his life, and yet there is nothing
with which he is so improvident and reckless
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-11

From the Philadelphia News, 9th.
The trouble in the family of George W. Mel
vile. the engineer who attained SO much fame
as one of the gallant company who attempted to
solve the mysteries surrounding the Arctic
region. seems to increase day by day. Mrs.
Melville, who is now at her home at Sharon Hill,
has come out with new and startling accuse
ton against an officer of the law who was one of
the men engaged to take her to the NOrriStOWn
insane asylum.
MRS. MELvILLE'S CHARGE.
Learning that Mrs. Melville charged magis-
trate with serious crime, a reporter of the
Neos called upon her to-day. and learned the
following story from her:
after had been placed in the carriage to be
taken to the Norristown asylum said Mrs.
Melville, eve rode along some distance with
comparatively little to say to each other. When
we mad gone a few miles. however. Washington
James. the magistrate. who was taking me
there, drew a bottle from his pocket and en-
deavored to make me drink. l asked him what
was in it and. after while. he told me it was
whisky. He then tried again to get lie to drink
but would rot do it, | knew they wanted to
make me drunk and wanted to have my breath
smell of liquor. so that when we arrived at the
asylum the people there would say that l was
drunk when arr, ed
HER APPEAL TO MAsONs
Mrs. Melville still says she is in actual want,
made so by her husband taking her goods
" Have you heard anything from the Knights
Templar in answer to your appeal to them -
asked the Ne,cs reporter.
NO; have not heard anything from them
yet she replied. 81 did not seek peclniarv
aid: what | wanted was protection tor myself
and children. | have no one here that can
| trust The people in this vicinity are all Mr..
Melyilles friends. | thought that if some of the
knights Templar would call ! could repOse con-
! fidence in them. and that they would give ne
the benefit of their advice. My father belonged
to the order, and it would have been great
comfort TO me to have had some one to talk to-
whom i knew would not deceive me- but it
seems have not a friend liz the world except
my dear children" The tears, which seemed
ever ready to flow, courscd down her face as she
ceased speaking. After awhile she continued
. This house is very cold; the heater will not
warm it sufficiently. and we have been deficient
in necessary underwear. Mr.. Melville sent me
word the other day that | could get the trunk
by writing to his sister for it. but l will not
humble myself to do any such thing. She took
1t away and ought to send it back again.
Last Saturday had to pledge a dia-
mOnd ring to get money enough to pay the eX-
penses OF the house. | want MIR. Melville to let
me have the children and allow me two-thirds
of his pay if he does this will gladly consent
to any separation. but will have the children
and he shall support us properly. The
case will go on unless Mr. Melville is willing to
accept our terms"
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KILLED HERSELF WITH on OF TANsY.-In
Trenton, N. j.. Thursday, domestic named
Martha Burton, in the employ of Mr.. Thomas j i.
her bedroom. A bottle of oil of tansy was found
and the odor from the mouth of the dead wo-
man confirmed the suspicious that she had taken
quantity of the drug. It was ascertained that
the oil had been purchased at WoOdward's drug
store, in Chambersburg, by young man named
George Beatty, who WAS excepting company :"
with the woman. A complaint was made against
Beatty for furnishing the Oil for the purpose of
producing an abortion. He was arrested and
committed to await the result Of the coroner's
inquest by Justice GOssOn. A pOst-mortem ex-
animation developed the fact that death was
caused by an overdose Of the drug, but that no
occasion existed for its use. The woman was
about s. years of age and a grass widow" The
prisoner, Beatty, says he knew that deceased
took the drug, but he told her not to do so, to
which she replied she had done SO before and
knew what she was about.
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Woman MangIed by ESlOOdhOunds

At Bethlehem, Pa, Saturday afternoon, Mrs.
David J. Ritter, while passing the butcherng
establishment of Jacob Ungerer, was bounced
upon by two ferocious dogs, known as Siberian
blOodhounds. owned by the Ungerers Mrs.
Ritter was thrown to the ground and badly bit
ten in the face and left arm and shoulder The
dogs were driven off by number of citizens
and the lady was assisted to her home where
her wounds were dressed by DR.. Roebuck. Her
face and left shoulder and other portions of her
body were terribly larcerated by the bits OF the
blOOdthirsty animals.
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TO Tell a EOrHe,s Age.

From the st. Louis Globe Democrat.
| At three years old the horse should have the
central permanent nippers growing. the other
two pairs wasting. six grinders in each jaw.
above and below, the first and fifth level the
others and the sixth protruding. The sharp
edges of the new incisors will be very evident,
compared with the old teeth. AS the permanent
nippers wear and continue to grow narrow
portion of the cone-shaped tooth is exposed by
the attrition of the teeth on each other The
mark will be wearing out and the crowns of
the teeth will be sensibly smaller than at two
years. Between three and half and four years
the next pair of nippers will be changed, the
central nippers will have attained nearly their
full growth. a vacuity will be left where the
second stood, and the corner teeth will be
diminished in breadth. worn down, and
the mark in the center of the tooth will become
faint. The second pair of grinders will be shed.
At four years the central nippers will be fully
developed, the sharp edge somewhat worn off,
and the mark somewhat wider and fainter The
next pair will be up, but they will be small with
mark deep and extending quite across them.
The corner nippers will be larger than the inside
ones. but smaller than before and fiat, and the
mark nearly effaced. The sixth grinders will
have risen to level with the others, and the
| tushes will begin to appear. At five years the
horses mouth is almost perfect. The corner
nippers are quite up, the long deep mark ir-
will bear evident tokens of increased
| wear. The tushes are nearly grown. the sixth
molar is up and the third mOlar is wanting.
This last circumstance will prevent the
deception of attempting to pass a late four
year-Old as five-year-old. At six the mark on
the central nppers is worn out. At seven years
the mark is worn out in the four central nippers
| and fast wearing away in the corner teeth. The
tushes are rounded at the points and edges and
beginning to get round inside. At eight years
old the tushes are rounded in every way; the
mark is gone from all the bottom nippers. There
is nothing remaining in them that can afterward
| clearly show the age of a horse. After this the
| only guides are the nippers in the upper jaw
At nine years the mark will be worn from the
middle nippers, from the next pair at ten years,
and from all the upper nippers at eleven years.
At nine years the center nippers are round in
stead of oval. At ten years the others begin to
become rounded at eleven years the second
pair are much rounded; at thirteen years the
corner ones have the same appearance; at four
teen years the face of the center nippers be-
comes somewhat triangular; at seventeen years
they are all So
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IngersOll's Impudence.

Washington Correspondence New York World.
Here is specimen OF Colonel R. G. Ingersolrs
manners in court. On Thursday, In the star
route trial before Judge Wylie, the following
occurred:
Colonel Ingersoll-Does the court doubt the
truth of the defendant
The Court-The court does not
Colonel Ingersoll-I hope the court will not
insinuate.
For native impudence that last remark has
never been excelled. Judge Wylie would have
earned the respect Of the citizens If he had re-
buked the insult on the spot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-11

LIBEL SUITS GROWING OUT OF SCANDAL
ABOUT AN ACTREss.-Mr. Pertzel has begun an
action In the superior court in New York city
against Sinclair Tousey, as president OF the
American news company, for the alleged publ
cation Of a libel, and claims S25. 900 damages
This suit grows out of the action brought by
Marie Prescott. the actress, against Mr.. Tousey
In that suit the defense set up in their bill OF
particulars that Miss Prescott had for some time
been the mistress Of Mr.. Pertzel. In this suit
the defendants In their answer deny that the
service Of bill of particulars was publication
of libel or that the allegation contained in 1t
was maliciOusly made. A motion was recently
made in the superior court for judgment, upon
the ground that the answer Of the defendant
was frivolous. and the court Saturday gave a
decision denying the motion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-11
SANE MATES OF LUNATIC
ASYLUMS. E
The Facts I'm an Alleged Insane Asy.
luIn Outrage 1T buffalo.

The long list of recent asylum scandals has
had an addition in Buffalo, N. Y. Mrs. Martha
j. Collins, wife of a prominent citizen of Brad
ford, has been for several mouths detain ed in
the local asylum for the insane there. Zeras NJ.
Swift, an attorney. Saturday afternoon applied
tor writ o. habeas corpus, which was granted,
to secure the release Of Mrs. Collins The petit
ton sets forth that the woman is perfectly sane
and that the superintendent refuses to produce
the mandate committing her. The case Origi-
mated in a scandal Mrs. Collins was informed
that her husband was not true to her and she
openly on the street accused two reputable
Bradford ladies of undue familiarity with him.
AfterWard she came to Buffalo to sue for a
divorce. and while so engaged was arrested and
committed to the asylum. 1t Is alleged that the
commitment was entirely irregular. The affair
promises developments Of very startling char
acter.
The writ Of habeas corpus issued on applica-
ton of James 3. Sikman, of Yonkers n Y by
Justice Joseph F. Barnard, of Poughkeepsie. on
behalf of c. c. Stanton, a merchant of Malone n.
Y; Clara c. Lathrop, of Rochester. ~ Y, and
Joseph Mackay. of Troy, N. Y, was made re-
turnable Saturday. and all the parties appeared
In court Saturday morning. lie Mont w Rhodes,
of Trey, appeared for Mr.. Mackay, aud W. H.
Whiting. of Rochester, for Miss Lathrop. Mr.
Silkman had charged that Stanton, MissLathrop
and Mackay were wrongfully detained in the
Utica insane asylum as lunatic when the tact is
that they are sane. and it was upon this charge
that a hearing was had. c. c. Stanton has been
discharged from the asylum, and his case was
not considered. After Judge Barnard had asked
Mr.. Mackay and Miss LathrOp number of ques-
tions and had listened to their statements of how
and why they were sent to the asylum, he adj
journed the ',earing in Mr.. Mackay's case until
December 20 and that in Miss LathrOp's case
until December 81. Pending the hearing the
two patients were sent to the Poughkeepsie
ASYLUM.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-11

From The New York Sun
The DEGREES of the ecclesiastical synod, which
closed its deliberations in ST. Patrick's cathe-
dral on November 9, are in the hands of the
printer, and will, it is expected, be ready for
publication about December Is. There was an
erroneous idea that they were to be sent to
Rome for ratification: but they are concerned
with matters of morals and not Of faith, and do
not need Roman affirmation. Those most in
teresting to the public are: A decree forbidding
priests to attend dramatic or operate perform
ances in theaters, one forbidding clerical at
tendance at race courses and one making the
wearing of the rabba or Roman collar Oblga-
tory upon priests. There Is also decree pro-
hibting the use Of flowers at funerals EXCEPT in
the cases of young children, when they may be
appropriately used as typifying the innocence
and purity Of the dead. None of the DEGREES
deals with the amusements Of the laity, as has
been incorrectly stated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-11

ANOTHER AREA OF COLD.-The weather re-
ports Saturday night showed that the tempera-
ture rose rapidly during the day throughout the
country, except In the extreme northwest, but
remained below the freezing point north Of the
Ohio valley. Light snow set in on the lakes as
the result Of the rising temperature. second
area Of high barometer appeared Saturday
night on the Rocky mountain slope. The tenn
perature fell 200 at Cheyenne, while the wind
attained velocity Of twenty-seven miles. At
Deadwo0d the temperature fell 100 aud at Bis
marck 40.
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DimpleS Made to Order.
fho

Learning that there was place in the city
where dmples were made to order went there
out of curiosity. l was shown into parlOr
somewhat resembling dentists operating
room. There was glass case full of bottles.
washes and wigs, and regular dentists chair
that suggested world of comfort. To me
presently came dapper little man in velvet
cut-away coat. and whose face wore a cOmpla-
cent smirk. l bashfully suggested the dimple
question: and asked for some points, | really
wanted dimple in my arm, and told him So
But insinuated my disbelief in his ability to
produce the necessary article. Whereupon he
convinced me by practice
This is how it is done: NV arm being bare and
the exact spot indicated, he placed small glass
upon the spot. This tube had working within
it a piston. and was so small that when the han
die was drawn up the air was exhausted from
the tube and it adhered to the flesh, raising a
slight prOtuberance. Around this raised nor
ton the operator daintly tied bit of scarlet
Silk, and then took away his suction machine
The little point of skin that was thus raised he
sliced off with a wicked-looking knife bringing
the blood. tried hard not to scream, but it
was so unexpected that had to- Then he
bound up the arm, placing over the wound q
small silver object like an inverted cone, the
point of which was rounded and polished. This
little point was adjusted SO as to depress the
exact center of the cut. Then he told me to go
away and not touch the spot until the next
day. When came at that time he dressed my
arm again, and this operation was repeated for
five days, when the wound was healed The
silver cone was removed, and there, sure
enough, beneath 1t was the prettiest dimple in
the world! And all had to pay was $40.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-11

THE NEW YORK SUNDAY. LAw-OwinQ to the
action taken by the New York city police COM
mssioners the laws of the penap code were not
enforced yesterday with the strngency of the
preceding Sunday. Barber shops and news
stands were open, and arrests were few Ex-
cept Hebrew houses on avenues and B, all
stores were closed, this being especially notice
able on the BOwery.
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Nearly Two Millions Involved.

SUIT OF THE GOVERNMENT AGAINST A SPECIAL
TREASURY AGENT.
The action of the United States against Har.
rison Johnston. an eX-agent Of the United States
Treasury, for the recovery Of nearly 81 O00. OQO,
arising from the sale of confscated cotton
during the war, which ii is alleged he
diverted to his own USE is on trial In
the United States circuit court, New York city.
Johnston was special agent of the Treasury de-
partment and entered on his duties about May
8, 1865, i'm the counties of Lowndes. Monroe,
Oktibbeha. and NoXuber. in the state Of Mis-
sippi and continued to discharge his duties for
about one year. His Instructions were TO re-
ceive and collect so much cotton In these copn-
ties as could be satisfactorily shown to have
been purchased by or held on account Of the So
called confederate states government, to ship
the cotton received or collected to William
NJ. Orme, supervising special agent at Memphis,
or 7. c. A. Dexter. special agent at Mobile. The
lently detained from plaintiff and the latter's
agents large quantities of cotton, converting
and dspOsng of the same to his own use the
value Of said cotton being S106 0S772 Mr..
Johnston in his answer makes full denial OF
the charges. and claims that on January Ii. 1893.
he had a settlement with the department. and
was fully released by the plaintiff from every
liability. On motion. i'm September, 1890 in the
circuit court. Judge Blatchford ordered that the
complaint be amended 10y inserting 81 .967 9S7 SO
as the amount of the plaintiffs claim i'm lieu OF
S106, 0S1. -.
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A peaceful demonstration of several thousand
OF the poorer members of the foreign colony in
Alexandria was made yesterday before the con-
sulates of the great powers to protest against
sustained during the bombardment OF Alexan-
dria.
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THE VICTIMS oF KEROSENE.
HE Effect of the SeXs kerosene Law
in New YOrk-A COmparisOn.
From the New York Evening Telegram.

From the New York Evening Telegram.
There has not been 2 death in this city caused
by exploding kerosene in November. nor in this
month thus far. SAID Professor Chandler of tne
board of health. II think that this fact ap-
proves of the wise provisions OF the new koro-
sene law, recently put into operation in this
state The months of November. Dcceni Der
and January az" generally fruitful ct such cX-
piosionS. and III previous years the death rate
from such causes has been exceedingly high.
Here are statistics tor five years OF deaths in
this state:
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George and Myers 10 Run.

At the Madison Square Garden New York
city, tomorrow evening, there will be ten
mile handicap race, in which W. G. George, who
recently won the championship from l.. E.
Myers, will start from scratch and attempt to
beat all amateur records from one and quarter
miles upwards. The New York Tribune says
"He will meet in this race many of the best anna
Robertson, McCaffray, Fredericks and Murphy
Distance is the Englishman's strong point and
this will be the first exhibition of his staying
powers in this country. 1t will also be his last
appearance here, as he sails for Europe Wednes-
day morning. Myers will give an exhibition of
his speed In one or more races. and will prob
ably assist George in the last mile of the ten
miles run"