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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-05-17

From Wide Awake.

From Wide Awake.
I'm losted, Coull you find me, please?"
Poor little frightened baby!
The wind had tossed her golden fleece
The stones had scratched Ter dimpled knees
stopped, and lifted her with ease.
And softly whispered, Maybe
''Fell me your name. my little maid,
can't find you without it,
''Ny name IS Shiny-CyeS,'' she said.
'.Yes, but your last?" She shook her head:
Sup TO my house 'ey never said
single f1ng about it,
'BIt, DEAR said. ''what Is your manner"
"Why. didn't ynu hear Inc told your
Dust Shfny-eyeS" A bright thought came:
Yes, Whel you're good put when they blame
You. littie One-i3t lust the same
when mamma has to ScOld you?-
NY mamma never ScOlds." she no ans
little blush ensuing.
''Cept when I've been Allowing stones,
And then She say, {th6 culprit Owns),
Mehitabei Sappbira Jones.
What has you been a-doing?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-05-17


DIR. Verdi, in his testimony before the COM
mittee of Congress, well sets forth the dangers
OF the Potomac fats and of the sewage dis
charged upon them After filing the flats he
proposes new main for the sewage to connect
with the river far below the city. 1t is probable
he Thought this was as much of a step forward
as Congress would stand even as a Suggestion
He Is too good a physician and sanitarian not To
know that the whole system of handling the
excrementitiods and waste matter in cities
through sewers Is fearfully destructive to life
and health 1t Is also u grieyous waste Of
valuable feTtiliZin2 material that the earth
soreiy needs to replace the exhaustng con-
sumption Of cities. Great attention Is being
paid to this matter by scientists in Europe and
to some extent here. 1t seems to be salts
factorily demonstrated that by the use of cheap
deodoriZers, such as pulveriZed clay all ex-
crements can be rendered instantaneously in
nocuous- Even sifted coal ashes does quite
we'll BY the use of earth closets the dangers
OF our present system would be obvlated.
Economy. decency and health are all on the side
OF this REFORM As an original proposition the
contamination Of a noble river would every
where be condemned as a public crime The
supposed necessities Of the city have alone
seemed TO excuse il. Now advancing science
shows better and cheaper way and a growing
civilization will soon demand its adoption. The
Increasing population on the river below may
reasonably protest against the continuation of
the present policy and demand the abatement of
the nuisance. 1t is time, certainly, to consider
seriously the cheapest and best way to reform
an admitted source of danger to the public
health e. d.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-05-17

From The Catholic World.
There was no sound of merriment, not even a
voice, from the house. All was still, as if in ex-
pectatiOn, when there came from it a long.
piercing, mOurnful wail-u-lu-lul 1t rose to
high tremulous cry, filling the misty air with an
indescribable thrill. and sinking into low moan
1t was thrice repeated, and then followed by a
rapid recitation in Gaelic in a sustained key
The cry seemed the last excess of anguish and
lamentation, and, although knew that in one
sense it was artificial, it oyercame me with an
actual shudder. 1t was the keen.
After the recitative had ceased way was made
for US into the room where the corpse lay. 1t
was large though low, and around the bare,
rough walls candles were stuck up with Jumps
Of clay. Its only ornaments were a religious
picture and faded Autograph of the "Libera-
tor" In the center couple Of stools supported
coffin OF implanted deal. No glass protected
the white, wan features Of the corpse from the
tobacco cloud that filled the air. eddyng around
the candles and under the cobwebs of the thatch
The principal mOurners sat at the side of
the coffin. and consisted Of the son, a stout
farmer of fifty. and his wife, and half dozen
children in youth and girlhood. The room was
filed, except in the space Immediately at the
head of the coffin, with all the neighbOrs for
miles around, seated on benches, stools and
turf kishes, or on the uneven floor. An i'm
presSive quietude and sOlemnity reigned upon
the cOuntenances of all. The faces of the assem-
blage were characteristic OF the locality. They
were sharper in outline and wilder in expression
than their cOngeners of the south. Their fea-
lures were more regular, with darker complex
ions and hair, and less of the Mesian out
line. Some Of them had the dark, flashing
eye and the regular oval of the Spanish face. and
there was the carriage and turn OF the head of
the jewellers of the mountain. They were poorly
clad, and few of the women had the comfortable
long blue cloaks of the southern farmers wives,
or the cap with its fril of lace around the shin
ing hair. Some of the men were ragged beyond
description, and the suggdun or hay-rope around
the waist was all that kept their garments in
any degree of consistency. Several of the men,
and women also, were barefooted, although the
night earth and air were both damp and chill
The keener sat on q low stool at the head Of
the coffin. When she had finished her recitative,
as we entered, she had drawn the hood of her
cloak over her face, and a slight rocking Of her
body gave the only sign Of life. 1t was as If she
were meditating under the excess of grief. After
q silent interval of some minutes she threw back
the hood Ofher cloak, revealing the pale face of
q woman Of about forty, with fxity of look as
of one in trance. Without lifting her eyes
from the face Of the corpse, she repeated her
tremulOus cry and continued with q rapid reci-
tative. apparently addressed to the dead rather
than the audience, and then subsidized again into
silence
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-05-17
They Would .sRather Re Excused.,,

They Would 'sRather Re Excused.,,
The Kingston Freeman says: Complaint is
made by one Of our correspondents that the girls
in his neighborhOod are growing too fond Of re-
plying, 4 would rather be excused when asked
by young gentlemen the privilege of escorting
them home from church at night. The practice
may be hard on the boys but it il one which
every self-respecting girl will adopt and adhere
to. For young lady to be asked on coming
out of church, accompanied probably by parents
or friends to surrender herself to the society Of
some young hoodlum who has been waiting
outside while she was decorously attending
divine worship, is an insult which would justify
kick from father or big brother. The young
man who really admires and respects girl will
not seek her society in this sneaking, unmanly,
vagabondish way. He will call upon her at
home and take pains to ascertain whether his
society is agreeable to her parents as well as
herself. The girls Of Msrblefown have got the
correct idea. The grand bounce is the right
punishment for any loafer who hangs around
the outside Of church like thief proving
about the house that he wishes to rob.a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-05-17

by adruggiS, action would lie against the seller
No suggestion Of negligence was offered ~ the
necessary basis OF a suit. In other words the
wrong medicine may have been given TO the
messenger by the pharmacist, and the mistake
not De chargeable 20 the dealer. The supreme
court Judge dweit upon the possibilities Of aco-
dents over which the druggist had no control.
For example the drugs may have been tempered
with before coming in possession Of the dealer
alleged to be criminaily at fault, or In the de-
fendant's store. by accident or otherwise, apart
from any negligence or knowledge Of the pro-
prietor and clerks. A high degree Of care would
not secure the seller against such a possibility
Of error. The courts do not dispense with the
necessity that actual negligence shall be an eie-
ment In the liability when a mistake has oc-
Cured Intentional wrong or obvious negli-
gence must be proved
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-05-17

From the San Francisco Bulletin. May 2.
Joseph c. Palmer, California pioneer, and at
onetime banker and politician. died yesterday in
Oakland at the age of6S. Mr.. Palmer, In the early
days Of California, was member ofthe nrm Of Pal
mer, Cook & Co., bank which did an immense
business, and whose influence was felt through
out the state. To show his readiness to adopt
original methods in an emergency, 1t is related
that once depositor called to draw large sum
of money (s2S. 0O0D from the bank. Mr.. Palmer's
consent was necessary, but he had been called
away to attend to some duty at lumber yard a
mile or more from the bank. Thither the deposit
tor fastened and made known his wants and
the necessity OF having them attended to at
once. Mr.. Palmer could find neither pen, pencil,
ink or paper. But without moments hesitation
he picked up a single, borrowed q piece OF red
chalk, and with it wrote check on the single
in large and distinct letters for CPS, 900. This
was good when presented for all the money the
depOsitor had in bank, and 1t proved an exceed
ingly good advertisement for Palmer II gained
confidence for the original genius OF our first
great banker, whom everybody admired and
trusted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-05-17
A Practical Young Woman.


''See the sunrise, Gwendolen,"
Miriam Mahaffy spoke those words in an &C.
stasy Of grlish enthusiasm TO her elder sister as
the latter sat Ianguidly on the bedroom floor one
soft sensuous morning In June and pulled with
stately grace a long striped stocking over Q
shapely limb.
Thrusting her tiny feet into pair of dainty
slippers, Gwendolen stepped TO the window and
looked out upon the morning.
''Is 1t not beautiful" exclaimed Miriam, Inn
pulsively. putting on her corset as she spoke.
1.-The golden pencilings of light dart up from
below the horizon. touching the fieecy white
ness of the ever-changng clouds with q roseate
glory beyond compare. See how, in yonder
speck of blue that peeps forth so coyly between
the great masses Of clouds that surround IL on
every side. there comes meZzo-tint of orange
here. making beautiful ckground TO the tur-
quoise bloom of the picture. Is it not very
beautiful. sister,"
Yes" replied Gwendolen, reaching for the
hair brush, lit reminds me Of a lemon pie In
blue plate.O
''See. sister," continued Miriam. as she did up
her back hair and took her bang from the dress
ing case, 1.-THE breath of the morning balmy and
sweet. is kissing every flower and plant into
new life. Can anything be mere lovely2"
Nothing in all the WIDE wide world" replied
Gwendolen-'eXcept breakfast"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-05-17
Holmes On Hereditv.

In his tribute to Ralph Waldo Emerson Dr.
Oliver Wendell Holmes said: ''When life SO
exceptional as that which has Just left our
earthly companionship appears in any group Of
our fellow-creatures. We naturally ask how such
well-recognized superiority came into being
We look for the reason Of such an existence
among its antecedents, some Of which we can
reach, as for instance, the characteristics of the
race, the tribe. the family. The forces of innu-
merable generations are represented in the in
divldual more especially those of the last CEN
tury or two. Involved with these, inextricable,
insOluble, Is the mystery of mysteries, the
mechanism Of personality. No such personality
as this which was lately present with us is the
outcome OF cheap paternity and shallow mother
hood. l may seem to utter Hibernian alb
surdity; may recall lively couplet which
our good city; l may-I hope 1 shall not
offend the guardians Of ancient formula,
vigilant still as watch-dOgs over the bones
Of their feshless symbols, but must be per-
mitted to say that believe the second birth
may precede that which we consider as the first
The divine renovation which changes the half
human animal, the cave-dweller the cannibal,
into the servant Of God. the friend, the bene-
factor, the law-gfver of his kind, may, believe.
be wrought in the race before 1t is incarnated
In the individual 1t may take many genera
tions of chosen births to work the transforma-
ton, but what the old chemists called cOhoba-
ton is not without its meaning for vital chem
istry. life must pass through an alembic of gold
or Of silver many times before its current can
possibly run quite clear. New Englander
has right to feel happy, If not proud, If he can
quarter his coat of arms with the bands of an
ancestry of clergymen. Eight generations Of
ministers preceded the advent of this prophet
of our time. There is no better flint to strike
fire from than the old nOdule of Puritanism.
Strike it against the steel of selfasserting civil
freedom. and we get fash and flame such as
showed our three-hilled town to the lovers of
liberty all over the world. An ancestry of min
listers, sOftened out of their Old World dogmas
by the same influences which set free the colon
les. Is the true Brahminism of New England"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-05-17
He Loves, But He Ccnsures.

ON the Boston Transcript.
In bangs 1 never can delight,
My gentle Phyllis dear;
Why will you hide from mortal sight
That forehead white and clear?
do detest that halo hat,
Whose wide, outrageous brim
Encircles like pancake fat,
And hides your face from him
Who fain would gaze upon your face,
Where beauty sits enShrined;
do not like the easy grace
With which you free your mind
OF jargOn. prattle, small talk, slang;
These things do sadly mar
But spite OF these, big hat and bang,
I'll take you as you are.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-05-17
Liability Of Druggfsts-An Important
Decision,


Decision.
The supreme court of Michigan has reversed
the judgment Of lower court in allowing dam
ages and ordered new trial in a suit against Q
druggist. The plaintiff was directed to take
sulphate Of magnesia and sent messenger to q
drug store to procure it. The clerk who put mp
the article explained the dark appearance OF the
medicine by saying 1t was colored by exposure.
The drug was taken, and almost Immediately q
burning sensation convinced the patient that
serious mistake had been made. Remedies were
applied, and the first III effects were relieved.
The medicine proved to be sulphate Of zinc, or
white vitriol. The sick person brought an
action, alleging grave and permanent injuries az
the result Of the druggists error. Fifteen hum
dred dollars damages were awarded the plain
tia, and on appeal tho CASE was heard BY the
The lower court erred In instruct
ing tho jury respecting the conditions Of liza
bility In the opinion Of the higher tribunal. The
Jury were told, without qualification, that II
poison instead Of harmless medicine were cold
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-05-17

Chicago Fashion Letter.
A pair Of corsets reserved for a West Side lady
who is to be married shortly were Of delicate
gaslight blue satin. trimmed with Duchess lace
put on an open work insertion run with pink
cord. The garment closed by Invisible clasps
and laced with pink cord. Across the upper and
lower parts Of the back were set a dozen or
more tiny pink bows, while down the front and
across the lower edge were pink rOsebuds
worked in floss and thorn to blush unseen. -
The not Over-coufte0ns saleswOman told us
they were valued at &27. These satin goods are
well made, OF good fit. and certainly very ser
viceable. Although not intended to be laundried,
they can be kept very nicely u rubbed with q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-05-17
A Planetary Sight Few Of Us Has Ever
Seen.

Seen.
Mr.. j. Herschel writes:
Those who watchfor and witness the phe-
nomena of the S0th may talk without tear for
the rest of their lives Of having seen what few
Others have seen on any other occasion--namely,
Venus and Mercury In very close conjunction
at the very unusual height Of thirty degrees
above the horizon The two planets are now
about ten degrees apart. This distance will
continually diminish, while both recede from
the sun. until the 18th, when the distance will
be less than two degrees The line Joining them
will at the same time attain its nearest approach
to horizOntaiity tat sunset). After this date
Venus continuing to increase it's distance from
the sun, while Mercury ceases to do so and
begins its return-their mutual distance will
again increase, the line joining them returning
again rapidly TO nearly vertical position. Both
planets will continue to RI hei0hter durine
t359ee dDsunw1n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-05-17
stories by An Iowa Minister.

From Our Continent
An Iowa minister sends us the following.
vouching for it as occurring precisely as stated:
Being assisted by an evangelist. the latter
took up the case of Job one evening. AS has
been the favOrite practice with the evangelists
for few years past, the patriarch of patience
was set forth as an illustriOuS case of hypocrisy
After the service asked him if he remembered
the Lords judgment of Jobs character as given
In His question to Satan "Hast thou considered
my servant Job, that there is none like him in
the earth, as perfect and an upright man, one
that feareth God and escheweth evil?" My friend
was not a man to be cOrnered nor to be daunted
by quotation. Eyes, | remember it, but the
Lord was only getting Satan's opinlon!" I
thought Of the man in Proverbs and Of the seven
men that can render a reason, and was silent
OF many men 1T is still true as OF many men
in old Chaucer's day:
'For whanne that he himself concluded had
He thot eche other names wit SO bad
That impossible 1t were to reptile
Agenst his device. This was his fantasie!"
On another occasion brother of the hard
shell order had been holding series of meet
ings in our place. He was to close on Sabbath
evening. and as the chapel of our Baptist friends
was small and neighbOring church wished to
join with them in the closing service offered
them my own church. It was thankfully &C.
cepted. and on the evening named was densely
crowded. The worthy man read for the Scrip
ture lesson the healing bf the lame man at the
pool. Pausfng and looking around he said:
II want You to take notice, my candid friends.
that this modern habit Of finding fault with the
miracles Of our Saviour is no new thing. It is
as old as the time Of the Saviour Himself Be-
fore his eyes the Jews found fault with every
one Of His miracles; with every one, every one!"
He gathered confidence with the repetition. and
said to the Baptist minister on his left, "My
brother, do you remember one miracle with
which they did not find faulta" Colorine. he
answered nodestly, .'Why, don't think Of any
Just now" This added to his confidence, and he
turned in triumph to me. Brother c., do YOU
remember one? A single one?' was in hopes
the question would be enough. and that he would
pass on 10 his reading. But no; like Brutus, he
paused for reply. His eyes were fixed on me,
and the eyes of the whole congregation. It was
getting serious for me- for 1t was case of George
Washington and his little Ratchet, and I could
not tell lie. Aninconvenientm memory brought
M number Of cases, and would have been
glad to keep STILL But 1t was Of no use ga
single one, Brother c.; do you remember sin
gle one?" Iyentured dlf1dently TO say that /
did not just remember any objection made at
the raising the son Of the widow Of Main He
paused moment, looked at me, then ct the
wall. then at the people. :. was thinking about
that case! There wasn't much said right about
TIT apet, bQt / th0psht ! heard little Rruu-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-05-17

KILLED BIT THE BITE OF A CAT.-Three weeks
ago to-day Philip .Speyer, sixty-fve years old,
Of $40 East 8th street, was bitten by cat. The
following night he began to feel throbbing pains
at the end Of his thumb, which gradually ex-
tended up the arm. On the second day the
finger, hand and forearm began to swell rash
appeared upon the surface, and the physician
who was called to attend him discovered that
he had eryslpelas. He grew worse until Friday
after1osn when he died. -.Neso York Sun, 14as.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-05-17

Al R'sebury, Oregon. I. G. Hill shot end Ia
sfanfiy killed caleb Young, his brothcr-in-saw, on
hrdsy. A family tend he'd - siae txsglcai ssss1t-
The Benton weekly record., 1882-11-30
Virginia's. Young REurderess,

RICHMOND, Nov. 15.-Much interest is felt
in jhc action of the Governor in the Mary
Booth case, 81 negress aged II years, who
was to be hanged, Friday, at Surrey Court
House for poisoning Mrs. r. c. Gray and
Travis Jones, last April.
The Governor, this afternoon, decided
TO commute her sentence to Imprisonment
for life, on account Of her youth.
The jury also made unanimous recom-
mendation for mercy, the evidence being
tlrrumstantial and doubts being created
by subsequent events rs tc who was the
principal actor in the tragedy. The pois-
oning OF Mrs. Gray. and L. r. Jones oc-
Cured April 7, poison having been put in
to bread made up by Mary Booth, ser
want in Gray's family, and eaten at break
fast. The husband himself did not eat,
remaining abed on the plea Of sickness.
The girls elder sister was also arrested At
the lime, but was discharged. Later Mr..
Gray poisoned himself. Many think the
&hI was but the agent Of others.
The Benton weekly record., 1882-11-30
4 ,Ehim Case Against EseecfAer.

NEW YORK, Nov. I5.-At the conclusion
of the plaintiffs testimony in the suit
against Henry Ward Beecher, growing out
Of his failure to complete the seconed vol
umo of the "Life Of Christ" counsel for
Becrher moved to dismiss the case upon
the ground that there was no date fixed for
the closing Of the contract. Judge Bart
Jet held that plaintiff had not made out a
csO-o, but he would grant until tomorrow
for production Of evidence to show the
limitation of the contract, otherwise he
would have to dismiss the case.
The Benton weekly record., 1882-11-30
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't1Nl-ilt
So .ssiiislllsl- =; ;;lSi'sats-----
.i%GLLE STEEL CEILING
3 s4.y &tory OF tfae Beanneff> Survivors
Dramatic Ep5Soac-A JOb@~
&fStpItai Gossip.

WASHINGTON, Nov. l3.-Ihn Jeannette
,... rrs continued the hearing Of Melville
...t. morning, He described the hearing
...,,.a,, himself. Noros and Ninderman,
,.r, Lad been sent ahead by DPLong. Up
G9ndinc N0r0s exclaimed: My God
Melville, are you alive? We thought you
anal III Of those in the whale hoat had
,,.nc 10 ;he bottom of the sea-" No new
.,t.vrfopments were made.
SMELLS LIKE JOB.
Nt.ulNGroN. Nov. 13.-fhere is much
.,.r,orable comment in the city to-day re-
... ..,fng the award for dredging the Poto-
. flats. which late yesterday was grant
OOPS. Ross, of Jersey City, at PIG
&C. ~. per yard. WIN Ii. Adams & Co.,
. IN. the lowest bidders, it - cents per
= .1 but if was decided not 10 intrust the
~ this firm. There are l,7O0,OOO
....., wards OF material 10 4e drcdg ed ont,
:.., ,hr difference between the bids Z
. ims and Ross will amount to about
4uJU.
The Benton weekly record., 1882-11-30
'Ehe Telegraph Rivals.

New York, Nov. 15.-Kiernan' New
Letter says tile relations between the West
efh Union and Mutual Union are UNDER
TODD 10 be less hostile then generally sup
posed
Mr. Bennett is said tohave reported his
Willingness to give up his interest in the
new cable scheme for $500, coo.