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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-18
The Starry Heavens and the Moral
Law Within Us.

From the New York Graphic.
Those wise people who have of late risen early
from their beds to observe the comet have seen
signs in the heavens much more beautiful than
even the wanderer with streaming hair who has
come to us from the infinite depths Of space In
the morning there is the moon, clustered around
by all her starry fays. Near her is great Orion
sioping slowly to the west; the Pleiades shine
serene and far, and great Saturn lends his glory
to the heavens, which seem set with jewes;so that
one feels called upon to quote Emerson's lines
about how tendery the naughty day fills his blue
urn with fire, and how at last one is lighted off to
bed with the jewels in the cup. Venus is not
visible when the comet is In sight. but sets early
In the evening, and Mars also sets too early to
be observed. Jupiter rises two hours before
midnight and glOws till morning. On the 18th
the new moon will be in conjunction with Mer-
curry and Mars, with but half hours difference
between the points of nearest approach to the
planets With the telescope Neptune and
Uranus may be seen, but to the not too 1nuujsi-
tive person they are planets of no interest. The
great Kant once said that there were too things
that filled him with wonder and awe-the starry
heavens above him and the moral law within
him; but even people who feel no pressure of
the moral law within them must now be filled
with the awe and wonder Of the morning sky.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-18
CRIME IN LONDON.
Some Interesting Facts from the Re.
port Of the Commissioner Of Police

The report of the commissioner of police of
the metropolis for the year 1881, just issued.
contains some interesting facts. That the popul-
lation of the metropolitan area now estimated
at 4 7SS. G57. should require II 234 police of all
ranks to protect the law-abidng against the
violent and predatory section will hardly prove
that greater London is a heaviiy-polced city
but the percentage Of police to population is
still further reduced when the 800 detailed on
dOckyard and other duty are deducted. In the
number of what are called principal" offenses,
including murder. all felonies. robberies and
larcenies. there is slight dimnution from the
preceding year, and there We're actually eighteen
burglareS less in 1881 than in 1850, fact which
may perhaps have stimulated the professor Of
that art to bring up the average by beginning
early this season. There was. however, a large
increase in ''house-brcaking" defined as lar
cenieS committed in houses during the day.
time.
The most noteworthy fact in connection with
these burglaries and house-breakings is that
nearly one-half of them were committed in
houses where there was no person in charge
This, coupled with the enormous but apparently
decreasing number Of doors and windows found
open by the police, would apparently lead to the
conclusion that vast proportion of thefts are
due to the carelessness Of the sufferers. 1t has
been pointed out over and over again that 1t lie
fortunate for society that thieves know OF only
a small proportion Of their opportunities. II
they really had among them Fra Diavolo or a
Paul Clifford to find their work for them their
calling would hardly be SO wretched as it Is ut
present. If the police find In the course Of a
year as many as %. 591 doors and windows left
open it may be fairly assumed that the actual
number left open or only slightly fastened must
be very great.
The report of the directors of criminal fnves-
LEGATIONS is so far cheering that he assures us
from n n he q eft Of no
Metropolitan police district with those of all the
chief cities of Europe, he is satisfied that the
proportion of serious Offenses, and more especi-
ally of violence against the person, is very much
smaller in London. although it contains thou
sands of persons socially expatriated from their
native countries. This is very comforting
statement when taken In connection with the
recent criminal statistics of France which show
an alarming increase of crime with decreasing
population.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-18

What II q Nuisance.

''what makes that noise?" asked little boy
on the cars the other day.
'Tne cars, answered the mother.
"What for?'
because they are moving"
"What are they moving for?"
1.-THE engine makes them.'
what engine?''
'The engine In 'front.'"
"What's it in front fOr!"
''To pull the train
''What train?"
''This One'
''This carr" repeated the youngster. pointing
to the one in which they sat.
eyes"
''What does it pull it for2'
The engineer makes it."
what engineer:''
1.-The man on the engine"
''What engines"
1.-The one in 'front.'
'What is it i'm front fOr?'
81 told you that before"
Told who WHAT"
"TOld you"
'.What for?''
''Oh. be still; you are a nuisance"
whats q nuisance"
"A boy who asks too many questions"
'Whose bOy?"
''My boy"
''What questions?''
The conductor came just then and took ND
tickets, and the train pulled up at the sta
tion
The last we heard. as the lady jerked the
off the platform, was:
"What CONDUCTOR
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-18
The Girls.

From the Pioneer-Register.
Hear the laughter OF the girls
Pretty girls
What fund OF merrment each ruby lip unfurlSl
How they chatter, halter, chatter,
In the Dalmy afr OF night!
While the stars that Over-Spatter
All the heavens hear their clatter
In soft and mild delight:
To the Naturalization that, unceasing, ever purls
From the girls, girls girls, girls,
Girls, girls, girls,
From the wild, capricious, saucy, jaunty girls.
See the flirting of the girls,
Radiant girls!
HOW the lovers Softened brain wildly WhirlS
Through the maZeS OF the ball,
Up and down the stately hall!
How she skipS to ana fro
And perSpireS!
Would that we could tell the idiot all we know
or the fires
Into which the false ones hurl
Each new Whim-see the 1ame-hOW 1t SWirlSi
How it curls!
How it curls!
Better far that they were churls,
Than t Ill victims to the girls;
10 the prattle and the rattle
or the girls girls, girls,
OF the girls, girls, girls, girls,
Girls girls, girls
To the sacking and heart racking OF the giris7
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-18
The IngSAon Interview and Affida.
Wis Eniking Ralhcr Eiu..

WASHINGTON Correspondence Philadelphia Times.
The publication of Col lngGrsOlrs interview
this morning, giving the atlilayits in the star
route bribery cases. has not created as much Of
sensation here as probably anticipated
The facts in the aflidavits had largely been dis
counted, and their reproduction to-day fell rather
Nat. There is, however, good deal of comment
as 20 the motive which induced the publication
and as to the character of the men employed by
the Department of Justice to watch the star
route jury during the trial. In view of the fact
that men were removed as soon as it became
known that they were going beyond their in
structiOns it is generally believed that Attorney
General Brewster is not at all compromised by
the conspiracy to bride the jury. The only re-
Election which can at all attach to- him is that
such rascally set of men were employed in the
department. The theory is advanced that these
men were tempered with by parties in the en-
pl0y Of the defendants and that the tools of the
department had been turned against itself 1t is
asserted that this can be shown on the inyesti-
CATION which is soon To be made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-18
THE CHRONGC CALLER.


From the Chicago Tribune.
The impatience of the parents Of the young
lady over the long and fruitless visits of the
chronic caller was pictured In comic colors some
years ago BY funny writer. It seems that 1t
was midnight The young man had farewelled
himself out and Emeline had locked the door
and was untying her shoe when her mother
came down stairs with a bedquilt around her
and said:
''Wanted to creep up stairs without my hear
ing you. eh? Didn't think 1t was an hour after
midnight, did your"
The girl made no reply and the mother con-
tinued:
''Did he propose this timer"
''Why, mother!' ex claimed the daughter
"YOu can why mother all you want to. but
don't know that he has been coming here for
the last year? Don't know that you've burned
up at least four tons of coal counting around
here?"
The girl got her shoes Off and the mother
stood In the stair door and asked:
''Emeline. have you got any grit?"
81 guess So"
81 guess you haven't. just wish that fellow
with false teeth and mole on his chin would
come sparkling me. Do you know what would
happen, Emelinei"
swell. I'll tell you. He'd come to time in
sixty days or he'd get out of this mansion like a
goat jumping for sunfower Seeds"
And Emeline went to bed hugging this
thought to her bosom.
Occasionally such visits become SO burden
some that the young lady talks to the young
man herself. At least they had such girl out
in Colorado. She had been receiving the atten-
lions of young man for about year, but be-
coming impatient at his failure to bring matters
to a crisis she resolved to ascertain his inten-
tions. When he next called she took him gently
by the ear, led him to seat and said:
'Nobby, you've been fooln' round this claim
fur mighty near year. an hev never ylt shot of
your mouth on the marrying biz. I've cottoned
to you on the square clear through, an hev stood
off every other gaoot that has tried to chip in
an now want you to come down to business
or leave the ranch. Eff you're on the marry and
want pard thatll stick rite to We till We pass in
your checks an the good Lord calls yer over the
range, just squeal, an Well hitch; but eff that
amt yer game, draw out an give some othel
fellow show fur his pile. Now, sing yer song
or skip out"
He sang,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-18
Nasal Bacteria and Hay Fever.

From the London Times.
The researches Of NJ. Pasteur and Darwin
have shown how earthworks may aid the diffiu-
sion of small organisms, some of which may
produce disease. Professor Schneider states
that the objections of earthworms always con-
tain numerous living bacteria and their germs
0he hay-bacterium included). 1t is clear that
bacteria in enormous quantity float in the air
about US; and We have at easy command. Pro-
lessor Schneider points out, small apparatus
traversed by about 5000 cubic centmetres OF
air per minute, which may inform us as to those
floating germs. This is no other than the nasal
cavity, on the mucous surface of which air par
ticles are deposited. To observe these he ad-
vises injecting the nose with distilled water
Completely sterilized) by means OF glass
syringe previously calcined. The liquid so OBJ
tanned is put in one perfectly clean watch glass
and covered by another. With a microscope
magnifving 700 or 500 enc finds among various
particles In the liquid, some real live bacteria.
1.-THE liquid be kept a few days In clean glass
tube Theoretically sealed, the bacteria are found
to have increased very considerably. One sees
Bdcte''iuna te,no Uibrio. spirilunl, bacillus sub
hhs. even some irlfusorid, and spores and fray
ments OF fungi. Professor Schneider has
further successfully cultivated the organized
germs by means of q mixture Of gelatine and
distilled water. Why do not those bacteria in
the nasal cavity always multiply and develop
and penetrate to the windpipe and lungs? Their
progress is doubtless opposed by the yibratory
movements of ella Cor minute hairs) In the air
passages and the weakly alkaline reaction Of
the nasal mucous may ct is also suggested) be
unfayora BILE to some OF them. Cohn has proved
that bacteria producing acid fermentation perish
In liquids with alkaline reaction. Infectious
bacteria may. however. multiply to q formidable
extent on living mucous surfaces, witness the
growth of the naacy0coccus of diphtheria, brought
by the air into the air passages also the bocte,'-
ium of anthrax. The bacillus Of tubercle, as
Koch has lately shown, may be transmitted from
one person to another by the air-passa2es.
Professor Schneider thinks hay-fever may also
be due to bacteria entering the nose While
the Development of bacteria on normal mucous
surfaces is usually limited, millions Of them are
found in the objections Of healthy children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-18
DO~
Rest.

Ont from the great worlds crush and din;
Out from the pain, and wrong, and sin;
Out from ambitions cruel strife:
Out from the bitter race Of life;
Out from its honorS and affairs;
Out from its horrors and its cares,
Again, child, he lay at rest,
In molly peace On his mothers breast.
Her gentle hand toyed in his hair:
Her sweet, dear voice dispelled his care:
Her loving eyes shed light divine;
Her very presence made shrine:
His throbbing arteries ceased to TEEN:
The madding world a sad, past dream;
Again, child, he lay at rest,
In holy peace on his mothers breast
ANCNa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-18
IHE LAST PLOT OF THE sr.u
ROUTERS
What IL Said AbOut III.
A BOOMERANG for .,,.r.o,,

washington correspondence New York Sun.
LIE government Is undoubtedly in possession
Oh evidence which may land several ofricious
persons In the penitentiary. II, admitting all
tnat THESE afiidavits respecting bribery assert.
the government should show that the jury fixers
were not inspired by the Department of ustice,
and should show whom they were inspired by
Then Col. Ingersols strategy may come bound
ing back unpleasantly for those in whose inter-
est it was conceived and executed. There is
little DOUBT that the government expects to
snow who caused bribery to be attempted. and
there Is some reason to believe that the govern
ment thinks ii has evidence to prove who was
Dflbed. The Investigation has gone so far as to
warrant the government in saying that several
indictments will be laid before the grand jury
this week. There is little doubt that the de-
PENDANTS are now thoroughly frightened.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-18
A Lost Umbrella.


From the Boston Journal.
YES" said the advertiser as he came into
the newspaper office to insert notice for the
return OF his umbrella, which somebody had
conveyed" sit is not so much the value of the
article as the historic memories that are assO-
ciated with it. That umbrella once belonged to
the famous Congressman Ramshorn, and took
1t out Of the umbrella-rack at the Riggs house,
Washington, during heavy rain storm, and
walked home under it. The protection it gave
me on that occasion. coupled with the interest
it possesses to every patriotic citizen as relic
OF that great statesman-he delivered his IA
nous speech on the enlargement of the powers
OF the Department of Justice the very next
day-make the umbrella very dear to me, and 1
wouldn't mind giving quarter to get it again, !"
and. blowing his nose violently and with much
emotion, the advertiser went his way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-18
Hic facet.
From the Atlanta Constitution,

, Atlanta Constitution.
Did you play here, child,
The whole spring through,
And smiled and smiled
And never knew
Where the shade is cool
And the grass grows deep,
One that was beautiful
Lies in his sleep.
All, no, child never
VIII he arise;
The sleep was forever
That closed his eyes,
And his bed is Strewn
Deep underground;
He was tired so soon,
And now sleeps sound.
When the first birds sing
We can hear them, dear,
And In early spring
There are snowdrops here,
For the flowers love him
That lies below,
And ever above him
The daisies grow.
"Shall we look down deep
Where he hides away?
Shall we find him aSleep?"
Yes, chf1d, some day
But his palace gate
Is so hard to see,
We too must wait
For the Angels key.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-18
A Watch Chain That Whfzxed frol,
the Depths Of Space.


A celestial watch charm is one of the wonders
that the Indiana state geologist has collected.
and can show outside Of his amazing museum.
The iron Of which it is made came from the
great Wisconsin meteor, and the polished sur
face shows the "Widmanstettin marks'-the
peculiar lines OF celestial capitalization unlike
anything terrestrial that is known to man-and
the plating is made Of nickel from the same
aerolite. In the center of each face is half
ellipsoid OF chrysollte from the meteor that fell
in Emmett, Iowa, and weighed three thousand
pounds. The gold rim In which 1t IL set, and is
itself set In, the plated meteoric iron is from
Brown county, Indiana. This Chrysoltte IL the
only precious stone ever known to have fallen
from the sky. This nickel plating is the first
use ever made Of celestial OF mefeoric nickel
The ssWldmanstettin Inarisr show plainly.
throuah the plating. Il q not astonishine. sayH
TIE lntlIenaiolts Nesne, that the ecientiats 81
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-18
The Language Of Food.

No, We are pretty well satisfied that there is
no companion to the language of flowers,
known as the language Of food. If there was
such q book 1t would contain something like
this Hash-Innocence. Boarding house steak
Tender thoughts. Sausage-Kiyi. Beans-Cul-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-18
FASHIONS IN FALL FLOWERS.
Demands That Indicate That Estheti.
cism Has Left its Mark.


cism Has Left its Mark.
From the New York Sun.
"Certain kinds of flowers like certain kinds of
bonnets and silk hats" florist said, have a
season OF favor with wealthy and fashionable
people, and then they pass away to give place
to other fayorte blooms. Just now the popu-
lar fancy does not confine itself to the sunfower
or the daisy, as is commonly supposed, but 1t
includes all flowers of that general description.
This. as understand it, means that the recent
wave of esthetlcism has left its mark ON the
taste for flowers more perhaps than on any other
accompaniment of polite life. Without insisting
that my theory is right. let me point out few
Of the blooms which have recently come into
favor; You will notice that they are all light
ana airy. Ihere is an antipathy to all flowers
which are double, and therefore heavy in effect.
FIRST IN popular favor come single dahliahs, yell
low or scarlet or purple. There is single daha
called the Paragon of dense purple, which is
just now popular for young men to wear In the
button mole. IL ID almost two inches In Diane
ter.
For hand bouquets or for corsage bouquets
the corcOpsls is much sought after. 1t Is some
times called the crown flower because sharply
revealed against the vivid, bright golden yellow
lanceolated corOlla is a crown penciled in brown
arounu the stamens. For the same purpose the
arbutilus, white or brown or yellow, is used
One of the novelties for corsage bouquets this
year 10 the tiger flower from Brazil. 1t hasbeen
introduced about year, and Is popular for the
same reason that the sunflower Is popular-i.e.
Its g0rgeOusness. 1t has three leaves of q
uggy-yeilow In triangular arrangement, and
the center, where the three leaves join. is
moulded like tigers skin. It's tawny yellow
popular =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-18

Coqueln, the Paris actor, has broken Con-
tract with French manager for tour in this
Dany was not to accompany him. He win be
eempslled to pay $4,000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-18

From the New York Sun.
Three star route jurors have furnished the
counsel OF Brady and Dorsey with affidavit.
which Col. lngers0ll is using i'm the interest of
his clients. These three Jurors are William
Dickson, the foreman, William Holmead and
William X. Brown.
Dickson's story has been public for some time
He swears that he was approached i'm a heer
garden by man protesting TO act for the Attor
ney General, ana offered $4,000 to procure
verdict OF guilty.
Browns affidavit was published Yesterday
He swears that he was offered - 500 i'm case he
and Thomas Martin, the other colored iuror
should vote TO convict, or should vote so as to
prevent an acquitta.
Holmead swears that an attempt was made
to sound him by person protesting to act for
the Attorney General.
There is an interesting fact respecting these
four jurors-DicksOn, Holmead. Brown and
Martin They are the identical four Jurors
whose votes prevented the conviction of Brady
and Dorsey. On the several ballots taken In
the jury room the votes of these four Jurors
were changed and interchanged in remarkable
way.
The first ballot was on the question. s.Has the
conspiracy as 10 all the defendants been fnlIv
proven: Eight jurors voted yes. four voted
no. The four who voted no were Dickson HoI-
mead, Brown and Martin
The second ballot was on the question ssHave
the overt acts TO all the defendants been fully
proven:p Brown and Martin voted no i'm each
case Dickson voted no as TO Brady Peck and
S. W. Dorsey. Holmead voted no as to Brady
both DOrseys. Peck and Vale.
On the next ballot, ''WhO of the defendants
are guilty." the same four votes protected s w
Dorsey. two OF the four protected Brady. three
protected Vale, and only one stood between ]
". Dorsey and conviction.
On the next ballot Martin voted for the con-
victiOn Of both DOrseys, Brady and Vale
On the next ballot Martin changed his vote In
regard TO s. W. Dorsey and Vale.
On the next ballot Martin changed back and
voted for the conviction of everybody.
On the next ballot Brown changed his vote i'm
regard TO j. W. Dorsey and Vale. Further bal
loiing resulted in no change. The record of the
disagreement of the jury shows this curious
combination: Dickson voted to acquit Brady
and S. W. Dorsey and to convict j. W. Dorsey
and Vale: Holmead voted to acquit the Dorseys
and Faiie and TO convict Brady: Brown voted to
eequit Brady and the Dorseys and to convict
vale; and Martin. after several quite incompre-
hensible changes, voted to convict all four de-
: fendants
At every point Of the balloting, therefore,
every one of these four defendants was pro-
teeted by the vote of at least one of these four
jurors, Dickson. Holmead, Brown and Martin
he same four names appear In the affidayts
now submitted by Col. Ingersoll, who is ap-
parently endeavoring to create the impression
nat the rest OF the jury was bought by the pros
eeution.
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