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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-30

FOR PARTIES AND RECEPTIONS:
NILE GREEN, CORAL, CRUSHED STRAWBERRY
IVORY WHITE, CREAM. LIGHT BLUE, PINK
AND CARDINAL OTTOMAN SILKS FOR EVEN
ING COSTUMES. at 81. so A YD.
A C0MpLETE ASSOR1 MENT OF BLACK AND
STREET SHADES IN OTTOMAN SILKS IN
FROM 81. IS TOS3
PURE SILK LYONS VELVETS, FROM "a TO 81
INCHES WIDE. IN BLACK AND ALL COLORS,
FROM S7.00 TO $500.
GAS-LlGHT SHADES IN CASHMERES.
ELEGANT EVENING BROCADES AND GAUZES.
EMBOSSED VELyETS IN EVENING TINTS
RICH EVENING SILKS, PERFECT GOODS, FROM
Sl.00 TO s..
PER1NOTS CELEBRATED KID GLOVES.
SILK AND Isle THREAD HOSIERY.
ALL CLOTH WRAPS. JACKETS AND PELISSES,
AT PRIME COST.
GREAT REFLECTIONS IN THE PRICES OF SILK
CIRCULARS AND SEAL. PLUSH JACKETS
SOUTACHE AND EMBROIDERED ROBES AT COST.
ESPECIAL INDUCEMENTS IN 1ABLE-LINENS.
TOWELS. NAPKINS, BLANKETS AND QUIL rs.
RI DARK ROOM FOR DISPLAYING EVENING
FABRICS
cs~ CHOICE GOODS. PLAIN FIGURES. AND CORRECT
SEATON PERRY,
Perry Building,
Pennsylvania avenue. corner 9th street
Established l841 d3O
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-30

It will be q matter OF satisfaction to the plum
dered public to know that SUFFICIENT progress has
been made in the investigation OF the detective
scandal to insure very important results In the
WY OF breaking up the organized system Of rob
bery carried on here for years. Some startling
developments may be looked for speedily.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-30

| WOODWARD & LorHnop
ANNOUNCE THEIR
THIRD GRAND ANNUAL SALE.
TUESDAY, JANUARY I'd, 1888,
LADIES' MUSLIN UNDERWEAR,
When shall exhibit
THE FINEST LINE
Of these goods ever in stock,
The quality of muslin being finer and better than is
ordinarily used-the finish and workmanship far supe.
rior and the prices extremely low.
MUSLIN NIGHT H SSEEE Es9HB a4 ., ,n..,,u x.
and Sleeves Trimmed with Hamburg Embroid-
MUSLIN NfGAG ROBES. Clusters of rucks, Trim
ned WITH !. A Han around Neck and Sleeves
CAMBRIC NIGHT ROBES. 8 Rows Of Inserting.
Hamburg Trimmed Neck and Sleeves. Only
MUSLIN LINZ, NIGHT ROBES Row. e Inserting
seeres H 6nT h sas around the Neck and
cAMRsi S S s kosSssn Row. Lace INSERTING,
Finer xl oSI9 e sd EACH ARE yEEx ens
trimmed tim with Hamburg round neck and sleeves.
MUSLIN CHEMIsE. Lace trimmed. rows Of Lace
Inserting, y9c. each.
CAMBRIA CHEMISES, rows of Inserting. Hamburg
trimmed neck and sleeves. only II. %. very cheap.
line Of finer goods at very low prices for the
COMBINATION SUITS FROM 81 TO 1925.
SKIRTS.
MUSLIN SKIRTS. tucks. Cambria rufie. only Soc.
MUSLIN SKIRTS. 10 ,tucks and wide Cambria
MUSLIN SKIRTS. tucks wide. tucked -uiies. only
MUSLIN SKIRTS. 10 tucks. with wide Hamburg
MUSLIN SKIRTS, clusters of tucks. Cambria rufie.
ELEGANT STYLES LACE SIX RTs up 10 81. so each.
DRAWERS.
MUSLIN DRAWERS. tucked Cambria rufies. only
CAMB6IC DRAWERS. 4 clusters of tucks only Csc.
CAMBRIC DRAWERS. with tuck and rufie, only
only Csc.
MUSLIN DRAWERS. tueks, cambria ride. edged
with lace, T5c.
MUSLIN DRAWERS. three clusters Of tucks. wide
Hamburg rafe. only $50
CaMBRIC DRAWERS 2 rows of lace inserting and
lace ruf1e, only S1.25 each.
FINER GRADES up to So, all splendid value.
floor where have provided additional counter room,
and where can have opportunity for careful and
critical examination.
rs BTsTLES and CoRsETs in full
BOSTON DRY GOODS HOUSE,
9a1 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. 92l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-30

II ESsoNs IN KENsINGTON. SILK. ARASENE
and other embroideriee designs stamped and fur
~ he'd. Mn. II. N. GRAHAM. 15l6 kngman Place,
nRsWeen 18th and l4th. p and O. 1t
.ke.s2s, ON EXHIBITOR fEo. $40
AND SALE Az s.
eAreet.i ARKRITE Rs Street
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-05-25

MADISON, BELOIT, CHICAGO,
and all Eastern and Northern cities
Through Passenger Trains Daily
the Eastern Division with
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-05-25
CONNECTIONS /.

CONNECTIONS:
at Ril,oaufee-With c., NJ. & St. P.
R'y for all points East, West and
Southwest. ENOTE.-The through
cars Of this line to and from Chicago
are run via c., NJ & St. P. R'y.l
At P!ymomh-With S. & F. Div. G..
& NV. R'y, for Sheboygan and
Fond du Lac.
at Forest Junction-With Mil, Lake
Shore & Western Railway.
At Green Bay-With G. B. & NJ. r.
R. for New London and G. & n.
W. R'y for points North.
1t Nenasha- Neenah With G. & n.
W. R'y for Oshkosh.
at Medina With Mil. Lake
S. & W. R'y, for Oshkosh.
At amherst Jimction-With G.. B. g.
Mimi. R'y for the west.
At Junction Ciy-With Wis. Valley
Div c., NJ. & st. 2. R'y for Wau-
sau and Jenny.
At Ajbotford- Connections are made
between trains on Wis. G. and WIS.
& Minnesota R'y.
At st. Pau!-Witi, all railroads north
south and west.
at Portage-With c., NJ. & St. P
R'y for Madison and the west.
at AshIand-With Steamers for all
Lake Superior points.
E. N. FINNEY, JAS. BARKER,
Genl Manager, Gcn'l Pass. Agent,
Milwaukee. Milwaukee.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-05-25
Cave of the Robbers.

Gallatin Tennessean: Col. James
A. Alexander, the Gallentin banker
and capitalist, rented his farm near this
place five years ago, to fne-looking
farmer who gave his name as f. j.
Howard. The farm was occupied by
Howard until the day the killing of
Jesse James was reported, when the
occupants disappeared, carrying away
the household goods. The owner of
the farm soon after received a letter
signed Frank James, alias E. J. How
ard, stating that he had vacated the
premises forever, adding, "visit the
cave on the farm and you will find
something to interest you. | shall
avengc the death of my brother OR die
in the attempt
The receipt of the letter greatly as
tonished Col. Alexander, who called
a select number of his friends, to
whom he read the document, who were
as equally astonished. Keeping the mat
ter a secret they left the same evening
for visit to the cave, and entering
the same with torches strange, weird
sight met their gaze. First the skel-
etons of four horses, evidently left
there by the robbers on their last raid,
as they still emit unpleasant oder.
Blankets and mattresses were strewn
about promiscuously. together with
cooking utensils and a few pieces of
furniture. This portion of the cave is
perfectly dry and afforded comforta-
BILE abode for the bandits
In a niche in one of the chambers
was found half bushel measure, such
as is used by farmers, and in it was
found miscellaneous assortment of
valuables, evidently placed there
by the robbers. Among the assert
ment were four diamond rings, two
diamond necklaces, nine diamond pins
(supposed to be diamonds), thirty
gold watches, sixteen plain gold rings
twelve silver watches, and many
other articles too numerous to men
ton, all of which are now locked up
in the vault of the Summer Deposit
Bank in Gallatin, for Identification.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-05-25
HIS JOY WAS so GREAT

at his new discovery that he spent
hours at practising distinguishing one
thing from another by his newly-ac-
guired sense. It will be noticed that
he had been in almost total darkness,
and it was a source of wonderment to
his parents that little Jean Pierre
could see when they could not. More
marvellous yet was to come, for the
poor child in less than another week
distinguished color as color, and knew
that gaudily painted picture of
1.-The Sinners Death-bed," which
hung in the room, was of various hues
though, of course, he could not name
them. He could, however, put his
finger on the spots where, as his par
ents knew. though they could not see,
was the yellow of the fame, the green
of the devil, and so on. The apart
ment was gradually lighted up day af-
ter day, and in FIVE weeks after the
boys seclusion he was able to endure
ordinary sunlight. A phenomenon
then occurred which was sufficiently
strange, for it was found that the child
could distinguish objects at distance
much greater than, the ordinary limit
of distinct vision. and that after q
while he could
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-05-25

INGERsoLL's TEACHINGS His
doctrine is strictly a doctrine of sub
traction. He takes away, but gives
nothing for that which is taken. He
destroys, and then mounts up in bro
ken pillar and calls the ruin progress,
and reform, and many other fine names.
But the ruin is still ruin in spite OF
his beautiful alteration of it and mis-
use of sounding substanstives. And
this is his triumph. These are his re-
suits. Claiming a position as leader
in the world of reason, his victories
are only among those who have but
the foggiest notions of what reason is.
He is not a judge of Christianity.
He is its prosecutor -Rathacker
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-05-25

The Stevens Point Democrat in clos
ing an arcticle in its last issue under
the head of "Notes by the wayside"
winds up very truthfully in these
words: eff the course pursued by
some of the Democrats in this place is
to be taken as a criterion on the sub
ject, then certainly these men have
the right idea of the political situation.
1t seems hard to have to scuttle the
ship to drown the rats. But we begin
to think with the Madison Democrat
that the Democratic party will have to
die, in order that the true principles Of
Democracy may live. If so, the soon
er the better"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-05-25

Not in ten years back has there been
such through advance made in this
city toward improving property as this
year. Every one who owns property
are doing some kind of work about
their premises. While one builds an
addition to their house, another is
making new fence, or new barn OF
finishing work already begun. still 9th.
ers are painting, and SO it is going on
throughout the city.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-05-25
THIS LARGER EYE

is like that of an ordinary person, ex-
cept that the boy is able to expand and
contract the pupil at will, just as some
people can move their ears like hare,
while others have no such power It
is only within a few months that the
child has been able to use this larger
eye, owing to the fact that it has till
then been covered with a film like a
cataract, which was removed by a sur
geon. In short, the boy had been
heretofore looked upon as totally blind
or at least as unable to see anything
either at distance or near by. What
he did seas he said-he observed
with the small eye, and with that only
when the object was held close to the
organ. 1t was supposed that he did
not really see at all, for what he de-
scribed bore no resemblance whatever
to the object he looked at-at least so
far as other people could discover.
His parents. who are fairly we'll off
live about three leagues from Paris,
and about four months ago they brought
Jean Pierre to the capital, where they
consulted DR.. Mascord, the oculist, in
regard to his case Examination
showed that the film could without
difficulty be removed from the left eye.
The operation was performed shortly
afterwards, and the parents returned
home with injunctions to keep the
boy for some days
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-05-25

Connections are made at Abbotsford with all
trains on the Wisconsin & Minnesota r. R.;
there is no delay in either direction.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-05-25

as he could, the state Of the case.
d., Mascord came down from Paris
in all haste to examine the subject the
himself. He found that the facts
were as they had been said to be, and
upon examining the interior of the eye
with the ophtalmoscope determined to
take the child back to the capital and
there make special study of the case
in conjunction with other specialists.
To their great surprise they discovered
little Jean Pierre's ability to see not
only the rings and moons of Jupiter
and the phases of venus. but also-as
they gathered from his description of
what he saW-to resolve
HITHERTO IRREsoLYABLE NEBULB.
Astronomers then wished to expert
ment with the lad, but the oculists de-
termined to keep him for themselves,
and thus far they have succeeded in
doing so, though the fact in regard to
him are by no means kept quiet.
The strangest part of tale, however
is to come, for it occurred to DIR. Mas
cord that if one of Jean Pierre's ewes
was telescope, very possibly the other
might be found like that of insects,
internally as well as externally, and that
perhaps it might be microscopic Not
thaft has recently shown that, contrary
to the generally received opinion, fly
can see distinctly not farther than a
millimetre-about one four-hundredth of
an inch-and that its horizan does not
at the outside, exceed two feet. Ex-
pertinent upon the right eye of young
Descarmes showed that, unlike those
of insects, all the
FACETS OE THE EYE
were available for sight, and that with
in less than millimetre the boys Wis
ion was miscropic. thus explaining the
sight which he had 'tthought that he
saw long ago, for to him drop of
water appeared as a world of life-nay
more, he saw the invisible spores and
germs of diseases, which, though they
have theoretically been held to be GER
tainly existant, had never before been
proved to exist. It may readily be be-
lieved that the interest of scientific
men is raised to the highest pitch and
that they will do their best to make
the child read for them mysteries
which have hitheto been mortal
ken.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-05-25
IN A DARK ROOM,

less the humors Of, lenses or other or
gans of the eye should receive injury
by being exposed to light which had
never before had access to them. He
was kept in total darkness with his
eyes bandaged, for week, different
thin layers Of the bandage being re-
moved, one each day. On the eighth
day the last layer was taken off, and
on the next morning, though the room
in which he was totally dark Chat is
to say, as dark as any room can be
made which is not specially constructed
for the purpose), the boy experienced
the new sensation of light and shade
and it appeared to him as if his chair
and bed and table were delineated on a
plain surface 1t was not until three
days afterwards that by walking about
and measuring distances, as he had
done when he was blind, he was able
to interpret what he saw into the sense
of touch, for hitheto the language of
sight had been wholly unknown to
him. At first, though he could read
lily distinguish between a sphere
rubber ball, for instance-and cube
by using his hands, he was able to tell
one from the other merely by looking
at it; but he soon got over this diff
Guilty, and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-05-25
Best Rigs Ever Kept In
Wood County.
EDWARDS g. HOOPER,
CONSUMPTION.

Consumption is often the result of
not curing cough or cold at the prop
er time. People seldom realize their
mistake until they have fallen victims
to this terrible Disease, when it often
proves too late. Take advice and
when troubled with coughs, colds,
asthma, whooping cough, Group, infu-
enza, bronchitus, pains in the chest
and all Diseases of the Throat and
Lungs, use DR.. Bosanko's Cough and
Lung Syrup, an infallible remedy for
the above named disease. Ask your
druggist for it, price SOC. Call for 10
cent sample bottle at E. J. Woods.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-05-25
THE REPORTER.
Official County Paper.
Grand Rapids, May rs, 80,
AsCIENTEIC WONDER.

Correspondent of The New York
Graphic: Your readers have undoubtly
fead some accounts of human mon
ster named Jean Pierre Descarmes'
who now for three weeks has been the
wonder of Paris. ! speak of him as
monster only in the physiological
sense in which Chang and Eng, the
Siamese twins, were monsters; that is,
Descarmes is something entirely out of
the ordinary, though there is nothing
heinous in his actions or disgusting
in his appearance. He is boy be-
tween ten and eleven years of age.
with sort of bullet head covered with
close cropped black hair. There is
nothing remarkable in his general looks
except that one OF his eyes is extraor-
dinarily large and fat, while the other
varies in the opposite direction from
the normal standard by being as small
as French pea, and protruding like
the eye of an ordinary beetle or other
coleopterous insect When closely ex-
amined, this smaller organ (Which is
exceedingly black and brilliantly is
found to be what is called in ettomol-
ogy a ''facet-eye" The left eye,
which is bluish-gray in color, is some
what larger than an American silver
dollar. and is covered by fabby lid
which. when it is with drawn, in clear
daylight makes the organ bear strong
resemblance to the lens in photogra-
piers camera.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-05-25
so ADJUST TIRE PUPIL

and probably the interior organs of
sight that his eye became telescope
At night he could see the rings and
moons Of Jupiter and even discern the
newly dicovered satellites of mars
Phobus and Deimos.
Hitherto he had been under the care
of the village physician, who was in
telligent enough to know that here wa.
something so far out the common that
IL should be called to the notice OF
learned men. With the consent Of
the parents he therefore wrote to DIR
Mascord, the Partisan specialist, wht
had performed the operation for cata
ract on the child. explaining. as wei
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-05-25
ONE OF THE GREAT r. r. LINES
ofthe North West, is now KIN own as the
Chicago, St Paul, Minneapolis
and Omaha Line,

The Eastern Division of this Lsne. form
erly the Chicago, ST. Paul & Minneapolis and
North Wisconsin Railways. reaches out from
81. Paul and the Lumber Regions of North
West Wisconsin to Elroy, and in connection
with the Chicago s. North Western Railway,
formsa short and direct through Line betwee n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-04
That Abenstnabie shed.

To the Editor of tbs Evk~Ixa SrAR.
The beautiful grounds south OF the sgricui.
tural building, situated on 3street between isth
and l4th southwest. are gone. and before the
Commissioner commences TO absorb those In
front of the building, want 10 protest. In the
rear Of the building are stables, shops, a sugar
refinery. stills, and horrible d;ctu. now Mr.
Loring has begun an immense shed-out of old
lumber ut that-on the corner of and 18th as
a symmetrical equipoise TO the National Mu-
scum IN the opposite grounds The citizens on
the beautiful drive, II street south. as pretty as
any in the city OF Washington built their neat
homes there. confident that these public grounds
wouid ALWAYS be open i'm front to them. and IL
pubhc buildings were placed upon these splendid
PARKS. at least something not SO offensive TO ere
ana taste as stables. stills and old sheds would
be erected. These wooden tenements endaager
our property from fire, and the law forbidding
the citizens to erect frames, ought to apply to
commissioner Loring. / do not expect this to
meet his eyes. as he IL ''off on a tour AGAIN"
but do hope that the Commissioner of Public
Grounds. or Mr.. Neal Of the District committee.
may read and take a ride and look at this great
wrong TO people in South Washington by the
desecratton of the Agricultural grounds. let
the buildings he removed and the grounds
turned into park TO correspond with the
grounds adjacent. STREET s. w.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-04
THE FINANCIAL VALUE OF LIFE
An Article by John w. Guiteau-A
Young Mans Chances Of Gaining a
COmnetenCe.

An Article by John w. Guiteau-A
Young Mans Chances Of Gaining a
Competence.
In the last number Of the Insurance Times
appears an article, written by John W. Gulteau.
on Interesting Facts about Mortality Tables. >
together with a long article from the editor of
the paper, expressing the high regard felt for
Mr.. John w. Guteau by insurance men, and
their sympathy with him i'm the calamity brought
upon the family by his graceless brother MIR.
Guiteaus article. which was written, of course
from the stand point of an insurance man.
said:
sit is shown by this table that out of 100000 per-
sons living at age 10. more than hall, or s., $50
attain the age or 64 years; out Of g. sS5 Yiug at
age Is, more than half or 49, 341 attain the age of
is; out OF 81, eS living at age 90 more than hair
age rs, more than hail. or 5a9l attain the aye OF
81; out OF san living at age So mere than hail.
or 4S iS attin the age OF 6s cut OF Sr6S2 living at
out OF lSl05 living at ge 40 nearly half or IS 59
attain the age OF ?o out OF lib living at age as
nearly half or 36l5o attain the age OF II; out OF
b9s04 living at age 80. nearly hair, 3 $50 attaiu
the age of ~ out OF 64.563 living at age S. Marty
half, or 2i3 attain the age OF 73: out OF 81 e7
the age Of a. on neafy aa GF vSS s 81 a AIN
IS. more than half, or a69s7 attain tie
age Of .; out Of sS,5ss living at age %, more ore
s6,Ss7 living at age IS, more than hail, or l2,ss3
attain the age. OF 81; out OF 4,474 living at age
out OF 5,5S5 living at age IS, more than half or
3,079 attain the age OF 81; out OF sH living at age
90, more than hail. or GAG attain the age of o. out
81 9 living at age 90, than half or 40 attain
the age of 90; or these only q live 70 be o. aud
the last three survivors OF the 100000 stirling
at ten years OF age, ole during the ninety -iifth
year or age.
"F0r general statement it may then be said,
that more than half OF those Lying at any insure
able age VIII live TO an age beyond sxty-fiye. The
productive period is best prior to that age. The
financial value OF the lives or business men usually
begins 10 wahe before the age or sixty. Sometimes
the turning point is at much earlier age and oc-
eastonally men are at their best at sixty but this
Is very rare, indeed. The highest statistical au-
thorty establishes the fact that only small per-
centage (from to i01 Of those who attained old
age and were engaged In active and successful
business In early manhood and at their primo. ever
succeed In retaining competency for their future
support
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-04
AFFAIRS ON THE VIRGINIA SIDE

The Heavy Winter Rains-ShaHl We
Have "a Dry SHRimer!-'1he Proposed
Anne xatiOn of Alexandria County to
Fairfax C3unty-Hs abroad EXpcc eta.
Correspondence of The EVENING STAR.
FALLS CHURCH, VA, February 3. 1852.
The extraordinary dry summer, followed by
the equally extraordinarily not more So
wet, late fall and current winter may increase
the faith of observing people in the adage: Zone
extreme follows another With the almost
unprecedented large rainfall this winter. what
will next summer be, regarding the rainfall? I
have read somewhere that the amount of rain fall
is about the same each year. 1t the usual amount
falls in the winter, what shall we do mex t
summer?
There is, 1 understand, some little agi-
tation among the people of Alexandria
county with respect to annexing that county to
this, leaving the city alone in it's glory. They
couldn't form a better partnership. / have
seen it stated that that portion of the ten miles
square ceded by the state of Virginia to the
United States government belonged to Fairfax
county, and now that it has been retroceded
to Virginia. why not give the county portion
back to Fairfax?
We have had two days very good sleigh
ing, and / suppose we shall have to
be content with that, this snow
The people express much satisfaction
over the sale OF the Washington and
Ohio railroad. Now they expect direct
communication with your city, and
ga through route" westward and business.
We hope oy it's effect to enlarge our borders in
to town Of some little local Importance.