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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-04

THE MANNER OF LECTURISG is tOlerablv uni
form throughout the German universities. The
lecture-TUOm II large and bare, with rows O!
desks and raised seat at one end. Almost in
yariably every student is in his place before the
quarter past the hour strikes. Punctually at
tie stroke of the quarter the professor enters,
and almost before he Is in his seat hears the
invarable introduction "Meine Herren" Ii a
student is late he receives his reprOOf-not
from the professor. but from the scraping boots
of his feliOw-students. The common plan of
lecturiB" il to spend about half an hour in
tocraty rapid discussion of the subject, and
the remaining quarter in deliberate dictation
oi summary OF the lecture. The advantages
of this plan are obvious. and it is surprising
that 1t Is not more adopted In England
Ii the professor lectures throughout SLOWLY
enough for his words to be taken down. the
student feels that it would have been q
great saving of time if the lecture
had been printed IT. on the other hand the
lecturing Is rapid throughout the STUDENT notes
are disorderly and comparatively useless. and if
1T Is a difficult subject the lecture has probably
done him little good As it is, a student notes
do not represent all that he has acquired but
30 far as they go, they are perfectly orderly and
complete The notes are always taken, not i'm
books. but in small packets of paper stitched
together, which can be added according to need,
and these manuscript notes Tor .Heft" as they
are ealIed) are available, not only for the stu
dent himself, but for any one studying the sub
ject- One continually sees notices posted in a
university: Wanted notes of Prof IS lee
ture Tor such and such semester" i have i'm
my possession considerable batch of notes of
Prof Lotzes lectures copied in this way from
the "Heft OF feliow-student. and they are a
perfect reproduction of the parts of his lectures
dictated venture to doubt if any Oxford under
graduates notes would have any such market
vslue.-frGzt1's MGgdzaae.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-04
JAY GOULD As SPEECHMAKEI I.
millionaire Who is Neither n Cesar
I'm Person nor a Cicero At an Ora.
finn.

A HcfsOn htT II cicero Al an ORA
ton.
From the Providence Journal.
Imagine mite of man. lstless and shaken
In appearance weighing but little over one hun
dred pounds with no particularly Intelligent
expression. and, in fact. with hardly nantes
tation Of any kind of power or force in his
whole showing. Physically. indeed, he is weak,
and it Is said of himself and another distin-
gnished New York capitalist that they have but
one lung between them. Mr. Gould came into
the New York and New England meeting and
took his seat upon a front settee near the plat
Iprm lie slouched down upon the bench SO that
his head rested upon the rail of the settee back
ana he entered into the proceedings very much
as stunted farmers boy is wont to do i'm
country church, so far position and ap-
parent interest IN the exercises are concerned
During the routine he was thus partially hidden
from many wOuid-be inspectors who were peer
ING anXIOusly in bis direction, his neighbors on
either hand overlapping and outbulking him.
when the formal business was over and speeches
were IN order cries of Could Gould !" filled
the hail. and the little Great man worked him
self into standing position. If he had been a
country pumpkin esSaying first speech i'm a
VILLAGE lyceum he must have been laughed at
as he stood there. His face was wreathed in
SHIPPERS and his whole manner was an eXagge-
rated shipper. When he at last did speak his
utterance was labored and hestating and still
siinpering. his voice light and with no talking
quality, and there was not sympathetic or
winning feature about him. Involuntarily his
critics-viewing him now for the first time-said
to themselves: This is not the mighty Gould Of
the stock exchange: the dictator, almost absO-
lutte. OF railroads, worth $50 O0OO COO! Yet
this was. indeed. the very man. this sllght-built
apparent body OF weakness, of As years cOntinu-
ance His reply tothe calls of the assemblage
was so far as his words were concerned: Il will
make you speech. gentlemen, after our first
dividend is declared"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-04
The Cost of Vanderbilt.s Fight.

Gath" in the Cincinnati Enquirer.
The figures from the Vanderbilt railroads for
the past year will bear turning over a moment
The main stem, New York, to Buffalo, took
nearly 100000 for carrying passengers for
the year ending September 30th. At two
cents a mile. which is the limit that can be
charged on this road, that represents great
population hauled. 1t showed an increasc1n
money of about s35O, 600 from passengers over
the previous year. The road earned from
freights nearly S2l 600 600, loss ofnearly 81,
0oO. The total earnings of this property for
the year are nearly $33 600, and it has
been sometimes said. though think eXtfava-
gantly. that $30,00O000 would build the New
York Central railroad. the right of way into
cities, depot sites, etc, omitted. | have no
doubt the Central railroad could be sold for
$50. 100000, or double the years business. The
net profits of the road were under $4,000. 600,
instead of SIC, 500 600, as the year BEFORE show
ing that the road is worth SEC. coo 600 and about
II per cent in spite of the railroad war AS we
all know, the stock has been watered up 80
that it pays about per cent. You can see
what it has cost Vanderbilt to go into the
railroad war when you observe that he
puts away as a surplus after paying his
dividend this year only $3.50. 000instead of about
So, 500, 600 last year. Yet the road bought dur
ing the year about 500 cars, A locomotives and
5000 tons of steel. 1t appears that passenger
train makes AZ cents mile and a freight train
the same. Let us compute this little further
The average train to Albany. carrying freight or
passengers. makes only about $75 clear of ex-
penses. The average train to POughkeepsie
makes only about $37. The average train from
Buffalo to New York may make $500.
Next comes the Lake Shore Railroad, which
reaches to Chicago. This road collected from all
sources about S1S,O0O,0 600 last year, a loss of
about $3.50, coo over the previous year. The sur
plus, after paying dividends this year is under
$1,000. whereas it was hundred times as much
last year. The Lake Shore bought about II 900
tons OF steel rails. The Michigan Central Rail
road. which William Vanderbilt acquired after
his fathers death. earned in gross under 9OOO.-
GOO, falling off of but few thousand dollars.
notwithstanding it cost ST. .OO0. 600 more to run
the road this year. The road paid 8 per cent
dividends in 1880. amounting to about 81 800
GOO. while this year it paid 81 per cent, being
less than $4,000 The Canada Southern rail-
road earned about 1898. 600 less than last year,
falling off of 9 per cent while the expenses of
operating were higher.
These statements, candidly charged up to the
railroad war, are made without an eXtenuation
or apology by Vanderbilt. showing that he does
not propose to initiate anybody else's game of
brag, but to admit that in the prize fight he is
having his head punched some, as proof that
he is keeping up the fight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-04
Knew How ii was Himse,r.

An inebrfate some little while back got into
horse-car In Glasgow, Scotland, and became
very troublesome and annoying to the other
passengers, 30 much 80 asit was proposed to eject
him; but genial and kind hearted reverend
doctor. who was also Q passenger. interposed
for him, and soothed him into good behavior for
the remainder OF the journey. Before leaving
however. he scOwled upon the1Other occupants
of the bus, and muttered come words of
contempt, but shook hands warmly with the
doctor, and said. Good day, my friend; see
you know what it is to be drunk"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-04
CELERY AND ITS USES
| ARE NOW MATTERS OF GENERAL INTEREST.

The following is from interesting letter written NV
that great pernofoogst. DIR. {. W. beiso, OF BllE-
more TO friend. editor Of prominent hieopoAtan
daily -
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attention and newspaper ccnlnents, and therfoFe L
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These Pills aso valuable for school children who
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-04
The Same Dear Hand.
From the Denver Tribune.


The bells ring out happy sound,
The earth Is mantled DER with white
III Is the merry Christmas night.
And love and mirth and 10y abound.
And here sit you and here sit I.
! should be happiest In the Land.
For, oh, hold the same dear hand
I've held for many year gone by,
1t Is not withered up with care;
lt Is as fresh and fair TO see,
As sweet u hold and dear to me-
As When with chimes upon the air
Oh CHRISTMAS nights OF years ago
held the same dear little thing
And felt its soft caresSeS bring
The bushes to my thrODDlng brow.
All, we were born To never part
This little hand hold tonight.
And /, 50 with n strange delight
Ipress IL 70 my beating heart,
And in the midnights solemn hush
| bless the little hand hold
In broken whispers be 1t told,
1t is the Old-time bObtltl flush.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-04

From the Boston Traveller.
On recent day the passengers in South End
hOrse-car were startled from their propriety by
the voice Of young woman Indignantly COM
planning 10 the conductor he handed her a
car ticket saying Your fare is paid IL don't
want that man to- pay my fare' The innocent
victim OF the lady's ire was a youn. man. her
yis-a-vis. The lady had been engrossed with a
label on bottle. and had passed the conductor
two tickets. one of which he had returned and
the grave offence was attributed TO the mar,
opposite who in turn became incensed and
demanded i'll tone of thunder. What do you
take me fOr:" Madame made a sorry apology.
To the infinite amusement of her fellow travel
ers aud the conductor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-04
The Aesthetic.

From Punch.
have decked my dim-lt bower
with the peacock's plumes love.
And the dadOs dark below.
And the frieZe is faint above:
have decked my dim rich bower
IN the last sweet style OF Art
with pale plants in a row
have made my chamber slnaru
The slender tables stand
On waxed and matted floor:
The convex mirrors CLEAN,
The h0rse-clOth drapeS the door
twas B0ttioelli'S hand
Drew Venus there, so sweet!
Sit, as In a dream,
Close huddled at her feet
Oh, let me be intense!
pine, yearn, 1 fade.
Ana my hair hangs Ger my brow
And my necktie's disarrayed,
MY soul is SO intense, immense.
My culture Is so vast.
SomeClmeS fancy-whO knows how,-
That shall burst at last
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Speculation Craze i'm Paris.

Edward King in Boston Journal.
1T appears that the Isthmus of Corinth is
really to be pierced by canal Gen Turr has
said it. and no one has yet presumed to doubt
it. The general has come back from Greece in
a blaze of glory and is a lion at dinner parties
and receptions. Next we shall have a vast COM
pany formed and all the cOncierpes and cham
Der maids will subscribe their hard-earned
moneys TO scheme from which they can hone
for no return for many Years. There is some
thing pathetic in the eager way in which
the Partisan serving class snap at every
foreign investment recommended by French
people. OF the stranger Jean and Mary are
bit more shy, although they are frequently
taken in by exotic gentlemen who happen
to speak French correctly. You see the cab
man. the porter at the Halles Centrales the
beade at the church. the elegant Suisse at the
door of the fashionable club, all reading the
Journal and porting with rapt attention over the
financial article. NJ. Bontoux and his Union
generate. with his wonderful statements as to
what fabulous sums the stockholders have
MADE. with the eloquent language in which he
describes the approaching increase of capital
from one hundred to one hundred and fifty
millions OF francs, is fast turning the heads of
the hewers OF wood and the drawers of water
The Auvernaut, as he drags his cart over the
stony streets; the message-man as he receives
his gratuity of six or eight cents. nourishes
visions OF sudden riches, acquired by adroit
investment OF small SUMS. There is a fever of
speculation III the air. which has spread through
out the city. People talk millions as they used
to talk centimes. In the once tranquil man
sioIs ofthe Place du Marais in the splendid homes
III the Rue Monceau and the Rue de I.isbonne and
HI the tiny apartments of the working class iuthe
narrow alleys leading out of the Faubourr Saint
Antoine. the talk is of swift gains The once so
sober and prudent FreBchnan now Graves and
induiges IN the same strong excitements which
the Spaniafd and Italian find i'm their lotteries.
ana their dreams are like those of BaZac's Ven
drainin. uhsubStantal as they are magnificent.
The literary class is afflicted with the pestjlen
tiai desire for immediate riches. Everywhere
one hears OF financial Journals critical reviews
of the stock market. echoes from the EXCHANGE
International enterprises, instead Of. as Of old
dramatic, poetic and scientific publications. Ad-
venturers arise on all hands. with the straneest
propositions One day all unknown found his
way into my study. Sir said he 81 have been
recommended to you because you have acauaipt-
ance in the American weird. My desire is to
found journal, to tell the truth about financial
enterprises. There is million to be made
within year The capital needed for that wear
is only 10000 francs Oh. we will not do any
black-mailing." Sir" said l. 'tbe door ia still
open; viii you kindly close it behind you?''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-04

Ladies' Who Want Still Larger Flats.
Oberlin, Ohio, special.
There are 1926 students at Oberlin. Three
classes are going to don the Oxford hat next
term. This has fiat top, one foot In diameter.
and rim turned up at three angles. The cor
responding classes in the ladies department
have voted to wear the same, but the faculty
protests.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-04
AsParIiamentary Menagerie.

Lord BrOugham once likened the House of
Commons at certain seasons to menagere, and
said Of certain night. had q blind person been
conducted into the House, and not told what
the place was, he would certainly have supposed
he was in some geological establishment IT
was on the 18th of July, 1885; an account of the
sitting of the House may be found in either of
the morning papers for the next day. James
Grant was there. and he has described it but
Ihe Morning Post gives graphic description of
the sounds issuing from the benches-imitation
OF hand-organs and bagpipes, the yelpng of
Mounds the growing of the cock - SO admir-
able says Mr.. Grant, that you couldn't have
distinguished it from the real chanticleer," the
bieating OF sheep, the braying Of asses.
upon another occasion we have an account
OF an honorable member who rose amid trcmen-
dous uproar and confusion. He said: 81 rise.
sr-(if0nicM cheers. mingled with all sorts of
geological sounds)-I rise sir for the purpose
OF stating that 1 have-('Oh! OH BAIL and
sounds resembling the bleatins of a sheep. min
gied with loud laughter) Honorable gentle
men may endeavor to put me down by their un-
manneriy Interruptions. but / lave a duty to
perform to my CON- irOncal cheers loud cough
ing, sneeZlng and yawning extended to an in
credible length, followed by loud bursts of
laughter.) say. sir, have constituents who,
on this OCCASION expect that I-(Cries Of
Should sit down and shouts of laughter)
Iney expect, sir, that on question of such inn
portance CO-O-a-u. and loud laughter followed
FL
tell honorable gentlemen who choose to con
duct themselves in such way that am not to,
be put down by-(GrOans, coughs sneezngs.
hens and various animal sounds, some of
which closely initiated the yelping of dog
and the squeaking of pig interspersed with
peals of langhter) / appeal Cock a-leerie-o-
oo.' The imitation in this case of the growing
OF cock was so remarkably good that not even
the most staid and orderly members in the
House could preserve their gravity The laugh
ter which followed drowned the Speakers cries
OF Order! orderly l say, sir this is most unbe-
coming conduct on the part of an assembly call
ing Itself re- Bow, WOW, WOW, and bursts of
iaughter.) Sir may I ask any honorable gem
tleman who cam New, new and renewed
laughter) Sir. l claim the protection of the
chair. Cfhe Speaker here again rose and called
out Order. Order.' in loud and angry tone on
which the uprOar in some measure subsided)
III honorable gentlemen will only allow me to
make one observation will not further tres
pass on their attention, but sit down at once
(IhIs was followed by the most tremendous
cheering in earnest.) l only beg to say. sir,
that think this is most dangerous and I'M
constitutional measure and will therefore vote
against it," The honorable gentleman then re-
sumed his seat amidst deafening applause
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-04
rom the Kansas City Journal.

FrSIu M hsIlsas CITY JOIfnAI.
DR.. Carver advertises in the London Times
that he Twill shoot any man in the world for
any sum Of money from 500 to 81 COO" We
offer Guiteau rs the man, aud the money will be
ready.
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John Brown and Frederick Douglass.
From the Philadelibia Press

John Brown and Frederick DOUGLASS.
From the Philadelphia Press.
There is no more interesting part of Doug
| lass book than that which describes his con-
nectiOn with John Brown. When they first
met in Rochester Brown was a respectable and
prosperous merchant, who owned large brick
store on one of the principal streets After see
ing the store Douglass expected that the house
would be proportionately fine. On the contrary
it was a small wooden building on back street.
and the inside was palmer than the outside It's
furniture would have satisfied Spartan and
there was an "air of plainness about it that al
most suggested restitution" The first meal
Douglass ate there was called ''tea. but it con-
sisted of "beef soup cabbage and potatoes "
The table was innocent of paint, veneerinr
varnish or table-clOth,' and the mother and
daughters cooked the meals and did the waiting
The master of this household fulfilled ST.
Paul's idea ofthe head of the family. His wife
beiieved in him, and his children observed him
with reverence
Douglass describes Brown as his face is known
to US through the illustrated papers of those
stormy days: I'm person he was lean strong
ana slnewy: or the best New England mould, built
for times of trouble and fitted to grapple with
the lintiest hardships, clad in plain American
WOOllen, shOd in boots of cOwhide leather and
wearing crayat of the same substantial mate
rial; under six feet high, less than $50 pounds
III weight, age ABOUT n1ty, ne presented figure
straight and symmetrical as mountain pine.
HIS bearing was singularly impressive. His
head was not large, but compact and high. His
hair was coarse, strong, slightly gray and close
ly trimmed, and grew low on his forehead.
His face was smoothly shaved. and revealed a
strong square mouth, supported by broad
prominent chin. His eyes were blush gray, and
in conversation they were full of light and fire.
When on the street he moved with a long
springing, race-horse step, absorbed by his
own reflections, neither seeking nor stunning
observation"
After tea Brown cautiously approached tho
subject that was nearest his heart-the FREEING
of the slaves-and he laid his plan before Dong,
lass. 1t was a bold one, and one that womb
send him down the pages of history either AZ a
murderer or q martyr. He was ready to taKe
his life in his hand, and all the money he had
saved by living in the most economical manner
was to be devoted to the cause. II can but he
killed" he said w
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-04

The Sort Of Conductor they have In
BOSTON,
From the Boston Journal
Here, hold on, exclaimed a gentleman to
the conductor Of a Back Bay car; there's the
hotel where am stoppis.g." The car was stopped.
and as the gentleman left it the conductor
smiled. and said, HE intended to say that there
is the hotel where he is staying"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-04
Tradesmen Bribing Servants.

An interesting suit is pending between Rufus
Hatch, the well known Wall street operator, and
the Brewsters. carriage builders. of New York.
in which about 5000 was claimed for repairs on
Mr.. Hatch's carriages. He at first disputed the
bill as excessive, and claimed that his coachman
had been systematically bribed by the plaintiffs
to order extensive and unnecessary repairs. The
tradesmen admitted the payment of a regular
douceur to the coachman, but claimed that it
was merely custom of the trade. Mr.. Hatchs
lawyers finally decided to fight the entire bill and
Judge McAdam in granting them leave to amend
their answer, said that the substituting of ser
wants by tradesmen with a view to gaining an
undue advantage over their customers is illegal,
and contracts made with servants. in which dou-
ceurs or gratuities are part of the conditions.
cannot be enforced against the employers This
is a rule which will apply equally well to great
many tradesmen besides carriage builders.
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corresponding agents wanted At al moi, IN
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druggist of Bellows Falls, Vt. has haan
sent to prison for thirty days for selling LIQUOR
as beverage. He had been fined before for n
like offence. IVA =
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WILLARD HOTEL LOTTERY DRAWING
1lTH FEBRUARY. 1882.
OR MONEY REFUNDED.

LOUISVILLE, KY, November ~. re
Resofoed, That the Board OF Commissioner -
postponement Of thed rawinc If the Willard GOT, "a
terry, until the l4tb day of February, lSs2. snd .
tney VIII not consent ~ any further postpoielneH~
the came.
RoBT. MALLORY. Charnsrn,
BY the above resolution this drawing must ara va N
ticket holders. a..
II enough tickets are sold, before date hsea. "A
DRAWING will be had, and notice Of same VII u h''
through the papers.
LIST OF PRIZES: