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The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-02-18

TO The E T9 WEST, AND SOUTHWEST.
SCENERY, MAGNIFICENT EQUIPMENT
IN EFFECT NOVEMBER, 1859.
Trains leave Washington, from station, cor az sixth
and streets, follows
For Pittsburg and the West, Chicago Limited Ex-
press OF Palace Sleeping Cars al $3.50 a. m, daily;
from iiarrishnrgto Cincinnatl Western Express,
a;so p; m. daily, win Palace Cars to Pittsburg
for Plttsburg and the West.
BALTIMORE AND POTOMAC RAILROAD.
For Erie, Canandaigua, Rochester, BuffaIo Niaaaro
at $3.50 p. III. daily, except Saturday, with Pal.
~, ace a, Cars from Washington to Canandaigua
m. daily, except Sunday.
For New York and the East S, 1O:3Oa. M, 80 1920
yo9; ana IOi2Op'm. on Sunday, A:2O, $3.50, and
Limited Express of Pullman Parlor Cars o. 80 a. m.
daily, except Sunday.
at Jersey Citywith boats OF - BROOKLYN Amer -
ahording direct transfer TO Fulton street, avoid
~ ing double ferriage across New York city.
FOR Philadelphia, g. i0'30 u. M, l'8O, 4.2u, g,bo
ana lo;2op On Sunday l'2O, 800 and IO:2S
Limited Express $3.50 a. m, daily, except sunda,
For baltimore, $40, $500, $3.50, 1880 a. NJ, and
l;ao, 4:2O, 4:iO, $3.50, 1880, $50. and iOi20 D. III,
S an SUNDAY, 300 and $3.50 am, a;2O G:2O, 1880,
For Pope's Creek Line, $40 a. III. and 4;4o n. ~,
daily, except Sunday. $40
For Annapolis, 6'4O a. M and 4: 40 D. n daiIy eYcs,,
Sunday.
ALEXANDRIA AND FREDERICKSBURG RAIL.
TON RAILROAD
For Alexandria, $3.50, 200, $3.50, 100, l:25 a. W.
49, BOO 600 500 and ll'sOp,m. ON sunday,
$3.50, $3.50, 1880 and II 25 a, M, and s: 90 D. m
For Richmond and the South, G:50and il:25 m daily,
IT. and 300 p. m. daily except Sunday.
Trains leave Alexandria for Washington g. 800 s.og
and 10 n. M, 1850, 3, 6:lO, 7, and $40 D. M
and IL midnight. on Sunday at $500, s: SO, and 10
a. M, and and 0. 10 p. M.
Tickets and Information at the once northeast
cornero Thirteenth street and Pennsylyan avenue
una s AZ the STATION, where orders can he left for
IN Inn tIn.. fVa.
and residences.
CHARLES II. PUGu, General Manager
j. u. WOOD. General Passenger Ascent
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Emerson's First Money for HIS books.

X, An interesting bit Of literary history has
recently come 10 MS from authentic sources. The
early works OF the late Ralph Waldo Emerson, in
Gliding the first volume Of essays, - Nature, and
the early poems, were printed by the publishing
house Uf Monroe & Co. After Mr. Emerson : return
from England, IN lsis, he delivered the series Of
lectures aierwar1 published under the title OF Rep
fesentailYe Men, ~ which, by the Influence Of the
Rev. Y. +. Hale, he was invited glyeau Worcester
MI. fhillips OF the publishing house OF Phillips &
sampson, was residing AZ Worcester AT that time
and his wife being o relative OF Mr.. Emerson, the
lecturer made Mr.. Philips's house hls head
quarters whenever he came TO the town 10 speak.
The acquaintance which resulted led Mr.. Phillips 10
suggest that his drll be allowed TO publish Mr. Finer
sons next volume,
- am very willing, was, IA substance MI Em-
eTs0h's reply, ''but / wish 10 own The plates my
this time been before the public for a number Of
years, had published three volumes Of essays and
volume Of poems; the Diai had lived and died, and
the writings OF the sage Of Concord read or az
least talked about on each side OF the Atlantic 30 that
tue sale Of any book from his pen IN manner as
Of - Representative Men Mr.. Phillips sent Mr.. Em-
er,ou a check for q considerable sum, We believe
about 5000.
Mr. Emerson Went lmmedlately 10 sec his publisher
'NOu do not understand ~ he said, ''before re-
celye any money wish 10 pay for the plates. 40
''lf you had examined the statements / sent YOU -
was the publishers answer, ''YOu would have seen
ihat you have already paid for the plates. 80
Ana tue copies that are ON your hands, 80 Inquired
Emorlon. 'whO owns themY'
'fou, was tho reply 'sublect, Of course, to
our commission. 90
"And this check Is mine als02''
- Certainly that covers the balance due you. 80
''Well 80 observed Mr. Emerson, with an my
publishing that Is the nrst money | ever received
from one OF my books --BDst9n COUricr.
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The Decay OfErnuCe.

The average birth-rate per annum in
France for the period between 1872 and 1850 has been
calculated to be one birth for 81 Inhabitants
which Is by Tar the lowest birthrute in Europe For
the different countries the birth rate is as follows;
Russia, one birth for 30 inhabitants; GERMANY one
birth for %; Austria. Hungary, one birth for pa.
England, one birth for -; Italy, one birth for 27
Spatn one birth for rs France, one birth for a. If
tue yearly number ofbirths FOR any Thousand inabil
ants be calculated, we have precisely the same result
We have in France, 20 births per |, 900; belgium,
"; England, %; Austria, IS: Prussia, rs, and Rus
Sla 40. Naturally II follows from this that tho aver
age number ot children to each marriage IL Inferior
to what it was In other countries. supposing all the
children born In each Year TO he legitimate. There
are hve blitls for every marriage in England and
Germany, and only three for France, Ordinary OH
setVation, without the aid of statistics would have
led To eNneCt such a result. We an know, thot
French people are In the habit of speaking of fam
lily OF tva children-the average number In England
ana Germany-as a large family, while families of
from eight TO ten children, common enough In former
times are now almost nnheard OF except among tho
poorer classes in the poor departments OF France
before nifty years are over France WILL at her
present SLOW rate OF Increase OF population, have
sunk, IL not to the level Of second rate at least to
the bottom of the list of the great powers If we
suppose that the population the United states and
OF the various countries of Europe decimated by
no wars or exceptional maladIes and still preserve
their present frontiers and go Increasing at the
present rate OF Increase. their populations will by
me year ia32-a time which our children viii See
ne ns follows: United States, 100, OOO 600; Russia
15s 900, OOO Germany 50, 900, 600; Great Britain,
o. OOo 900; Austria Hungary H. 900, 900, and Italy,
II, 600, 600. TO thar France, which century ago
was really Ia granite nGtoa having sti the largest
population in Enrope VIII he but the sixth In rank
In point of numbers. win France with her dimIn-
lShed numerical Importance great power, make
up for her deficient numbers by that public spirit
ana genius for enterprise which has raised many
shail powers To level In point OF Influence with the
greatest This also, IL we consider the causes
which led to the Increasing sterility of the country
may also be doubted. In fact, there want
Ing now Frenchmen who look on this decreasing
Polnlaton as Dnt one among many signs of national
- L ms u AlD '''-LOHIJU Times,
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Ehe Resi- Rai.CRicher-

correspondent writes to the 81. .iames'S
gazette: 81 See that the people Of Australia are
about to Introduce the mongOOse from India In order
that the pest of rabbits may he abated. only hope
the colunsts know what they are bringing upon
themselves. some time ago mOngoOse came from
lndla III steamer lie was lively little urchin, Of
about tue size OF pOlecat, His coat wry, and
each hair looked like miniature pOrcupine- uuil'
with his long snaky body, his vicious lnoking claws
his sharp nose, and his viainons eye, he was like
Murder incarnate, As he sldle about Oh deck cast
ing Keen glances from side Ia side, and unduatlng
over chains, OF ropes, stay bolts he looked very
iel aud nncanny. Al night when the dews
came down, the rats would come up to sip the
moisture. That was n time of rejoicing for the
IhuhgOIse Ills mode OF working was marvelOusly
shul; not even the celebrated terrier which belonged
10 Mr.. u. shaw could have equaled him. lie cTawied
slnu0usy up To his victim tlntiI he was within easy
distance for rush, and then struck with unerring
aim, nlpping the rat Just at the base Of the brain
The animals rarely had time 10 squeak, sudden and
deadly was the onslaught. In single watch the
mongoose would leave his traces from the companion
Ia the engine room, and sometimes the slain were
found In numbers by the fore matches. lie never
peRan 10 dlne until his sport WAS over, and then lie
would tear aud rend with extreme emphasis and en-
lOymeht by the time the ship got home he had
established such scare that he was obliged 10 90
down below after his game, instead of enjoying him
sen IN the dewy deck. Wherever rat could enter
he could enter indeed, tho sailors declared, and
perhaps believe, that he could 70 through "A
keyhole and In truth that strange 1.-THE body OF his
wound In and out OF all hut impossible places. Had
he been inl-grown lie would not have been useful;
~ was, lie nearly cleared the vessel In his time
When he came TO England ths troubles OF his owner
began. the yOung animal developed q singular
ieiocty Ihesight of any small living creature made
MN iTanlc, ana unila proper cage of zinc made
for him he could not he Kept in confinement. At the
most unreasonable hours he would escape from cap
llVty; and when he did escape he made sensation.
lie seemed to peryadc the house, and his mania for
getting into holes was mast perpleying; for Instance
mo leg OF pair Of trousers, with their owner ia
lhtln quite came mp 10 Ills standard of negotiable
hole. II the Australians intend 10 let the Indian
beasts go loose in their country scores 0 couples
as said there is sad future before the Australians
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Anusfments.
THEATRE. pATTI-ALBANI


HER MAIESrY's OPERA COMPANY.
FIVE NIGHTS ONLY ANDoNE MATINEE,
Commencing MONDAY, February ~, with GounOd $
opera FAUST.
Faust Sig. Rave; Mephistopheles, NJ. Durat;
Valentines, Sig. Galnssi; Siebel, Nme Scachi, and
Margherita, Nine. Aibani.
Director of the Music and Conductor sig. Arditi.
TUESDAY, February 20, Rossini's opera,
ShMIRAMIDE.
Arsace, Nine. Scalch; Assur NJ. Durat; Idreno
Sig. COdio; OrOe, Sly. MONT; L'Ombra di Nino
sig. Costa, aud Semiramide, Nine. Adena Patti.
WEDNESDAY, February Il, ROssni's chef
d'muyre,
WILLIAM TELL.
AnOdo, Sig. Mierzwinski Guglielmo Tell, Sig
naiass; Gessler, Sig. Costa; Walter, sig. Monii
Jenny, Mile. Nalarga, and Matide, Mile. DOtt.
advertisement by Nine. havina Cayaila2zi and
corps de ballet.
THURSDAY, Feb. o. Mozart's chef d'oeuvre
DON GIOVANNI.
Signori Rayel Campi, Coaj, Corsn Nine.
Fursch Madi, Mile DOtti, and Nine. Scalchi
FRIDAY, Feb. %, Verdi's opera, RIGOLErTO.
SiGLori Ravelll, Galnssi Monti, Nine. Scalch aud
Nine. Albani, (her last appearance After which
the Ballet advertisement ''La Surprise, - In which
Nine. CavallaZ2i will appear.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON, Feb -, at . O'Clock
GRAND FAREWELL MATINEE.
Nerdi's opera, LA TRANlATA.
N0latta Nine. Adelina Patti Cher last appearance. }
Prices for Tuesday evening and Saturday matinee
to Orchestra and Orchestra Circle, 81: Dress Circle,
%; Gallery Preserved, 81; Gallery (unreserved. 81
General admission -. Prices for Monday, Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday evenings Orchestra and
Orchestra Circle 80; Dress Circle ~. SO; Gallery,
Ureserved,) 81: tunreseIyed) 5Oc.; general adnis-
sion, II. SO.
Reserved seats sale daily from till at Met
2erOtt's Music Store,
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The journalist who hesieged certain fair
inmates of 81. Louis hotel aud the romantic courier
Of the fair ones Will ina profitable lesson In in
Cldont that recently occurred IN tie small town OF
Rosenberg in the Province Of West Prussia, A
military man and a civil OhCia had dispute, which
led 20 correspondence, which, so ilr as the local
civilian concerned, seemed 10 prove thai ''the
pen was mlghtier than the sword. N rhe military
gentleman, who was q bachelor was however, VIII
Ing to test this saying, ana thus wrote win tho
pen you are more than match for mes but have
various swords at home, with which can Justify my
view Of you better than with pen. Oter you tie
choice Of one OF tLem that we may continue our
argument on more equal terms. The civilian aC-
cepted under conditions, which that they should
be placed Uu an exact business equality before they
measured The leugh and breadth Of teiCg ana carte
lie narrated that his Income was sl, 500, aud he
quetted deposit Of principal equal u producing
that Income for his wife and 1--WE children before the
duel could occur. Upon which the soldier laid aside
the sabre Of his father aud the two again met on an
equality Of friendship-cOnJoined by the apparent
aDsuTdtY Of the situation, Let H. therefore, us uu-
deTstOOd that between duelsts there shall be- an
equality VI business as well as OF social platform
for both, aud dueng viii generally end, -BoFtou
AlrfTftECT
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Karl Blind in an article in the Vienna
Ne"e Freie PreSSe, notes the curious fact that the
recent revelations regarding Darwn's religious
opinions were only noticed by three or four Of the
English periodicals, and that Nature suppressed
had sent to the editor AS part of of his lectures
stated verbatim; ''For myself, do not believe
conversation with DR.. Ludwig Buchner, he said he
was with him In thought, hut preferred the word
hghostc to atheist, and that e had given up Chris
tlahlly because 't is not supported Ivy evidence. ~
Kari Blind adds to this testimony another item, In
me form OF letter written 10y Darwin in 1873 to "a
Dutch gentleman, N. -. pUedeS, of which we give
the Following Translation from the German as given
In the Presse:
90 find 1t impossible 10 give brief answer to your
question. do not know II should Ia aLle to answer
". TDns much can say that the imposSibiIity OF
understanding how this great aud wonderful universe
besides onr own consciousness could have into
existence through chance, seems to he principal
argument Tor tho existence Of God: Int whether
ms argument Is OF any value have been able
10 decide; Tor know that, II We accept u highest
cause the mind again strives to know whence II came
anu now 1t arose. Moreover, cannot pass over the
ullcuity which, on tins assumption, arises from the
vast amount OF suffering prevalent In the world. |
am indeed, bid to attach certain amount of weight
10 the Judgment OF the large number of intelligent
men VINO have implicitly believed In God: hut here
again see what an insufficient kind of proof this is
me safest conclusion to lie that the whole sub
lect lies beyond the range Of human understanding:
nevertheless a man may do his duty. -
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The Naval medical society.

The officers of the Medical Corps of
the United states Navy, IN order TO establish more
Intimate social and friendly relations among rs men
Def, 10 furnish occasions fOr the Interchange OF prO
fessOnal experiences and 10 assist each other la SEE
ehtlhc inquiry and research have agreed 10 form an
association 20 be entitled The Naval Medical society
ia when every omcef Of the Medical Corps shan have
ne right OF membership upon notifying the Secretary
that such rs his desire.
AZ the annual meeting held January L. lss8 the
following officers OF The society Tor the current year
were eectedi President, Albert l.. Gihon NJ. b,
Vice President, John NJ Browne, NJ. d. Secretary
James NJ. Flint VI. ID. business Committee, Thomas
j. Turner, VI. d.. Adolph A. IOehling, NJ D.
and Thomas III. streets, NJ. b.
Vol l. NO. /, Of the proceeding Of the Society has
been prlntel It's contents are; " Euology and Its
Relations 10 Line OF Duty. by Or. IN. Flint; 'On
Line OF Duty by DR.. 4. ID, Myers, and - Notes
Upon the Form Line OF Duty, by Dr.. 4. j. Turner
AZ the meeting OF November 2, after an animated
discussion, the following resolution, offered by Dr
GlhOn, was adopted
Resotred, That II is the sense OF the Naval Medical
society that man or OnCer who Is receiving pay aud
Is subject 10 orders and who becomes disabled by
disease or injury during his military career should DO
considered as incurrng his disability In the line of
duty the disease or Injury not being the result of any
act Of personal imprudence or improprety, on exist
lug prior 10 his entrance Into the service, Tie con.
sequence OF Inherited disease,
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Abundance of Forefathers.

Persons suddenly enriched by some I'M
expected freak OF fortune are apt to suffer from u
lack Of ancestry and 10 AT Destiny for having
omitted TO endOw them with length of descent as well
AZ with abundance OF wealth. An Italian statlstl-
clan has made discovery that can scarcely fail 10
prove consoiatury To paryenus who have hitherto
deemed themselves afflicted with the above men.
Toned dearth of f0reathers According to this pains
taking calculator, every human being at present
living upon the face of the globe has tile undoubted
right 10 claim descent from fewer than one nun
area ana thirty-nino thousand two hundred and
iufty-hVe billions Of ancestors. only as far back as
the commencement OF tie Christian besides the
above hnmber-Sh0uld he make point Of being eX-
act Ia family matleTs-sOme odd ancestors are stIll
Que 10 MN from the epoch In question; seventeen
thousand millions on so. But few mem We think,
however greedy with respect tOa COpious ancestry
are llkey 10 DO particular about such trilllng
Item rs the one last referred 10, while CeeTed by the
proud conviction that barely nineteen hundred wears
ago II took nearly hundred and forty thousand bill
hons OF progeht0rs TO render their existence possible
az me present day The Italian states his proposition
very reasonably Everybody must at one tune or an
other have had father ana mother: those parents
cannot have been exceptions to this absolute rule,
and ancestors must, therefore, be multiplied back,
ward by two according 10 law Of progression, which
process, reckoning three generations 10 the century
VIII at lls my seventh power yield 49, 2ij, or 49,
sHl Bb ancestors Tor each man Of day no matter
how seemingly humble his birth. Let there be no
more complaints Of insuMClenCy Ia the matter of
iofetihefs the numbers Indicated, II correct, GER
auly point 10 superuity rather thau To pTlyati0n of
mat article, as wen hs 10 q somewhat remarkable
surplus population of this globe in the year of our
.OTd one. London Yeisyruph.
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Washingi0n's birthday.

The Union Veteran Corps will celebrate
the anniversary Of Washington's birthday by grand
military ball aud reception in the evening at Abner's
Music Hall. This viii be an occasion of more than
ordinary Interest, invitations have been extended
To the AdIutant General and Governors staff OF
pennsylvania, the officers of the Twelfth, Thirteenth
fourteenth, and Eighteenth Pennsylvania Regi-
ments, First Virginia Volunteers, Albany Burgess
Corps Fifth Maryland Regiment, and our local
military organizations, Gen. Sherman, Gen. X. d.
ANres and officers at the Washington Barracks.
Gen. Amos Webster and staff have so been specially
Invited and this will probably be the most brilliant
military reception of the season. IL is expected that
the Washington Light Infantry, the National Rifles,
and the Veteran Corps will parade during the after
neon, and should those who invited the recep-
on come 1t Is quite probable that there VIII la
view at some prominent point.
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Ven MantcuTers Warnings.

The long speech in which Marshal Won
Nanienite has for the second time In course of
his government Informed tho people Of Asace- LOr.
Iaine that they must resign all hope of ever being re-
annexed tn France Is of the most remarkable
pieces OF reading which have been given the public
for some time. The fact that Marshal Won AIanieuiTe
was chosen with the approval of Prince Bismarck for
the post of Stakeholder of the conquered provinces,
and has retained his post for years, makes 1t far
from likely that he is the kind OF to indulge In
mere outbreak Of ll-temper And yet his is an
angry aud menacing speech. lie frankly confesses
that the people OF the annexed districts love Germany
no better than they did ten years ago and they
give all sorts Of trouble; and his comment that
state OF things appears To he that they foolish
deed to Kick against the pricks At the end OF the
course they are following Hes war. he tells them
ANA War Marshal Won Manteuife is perfectly ready
TO meet. II Is long since Europe heard such frank
confession OF love for the Joys of battle as his
words; ''We should like again to experience the
eeVatng feeling Of commanding in pitched battle
knowing that the balls of the enemy every instant
snlnmoning men before the Iudgment-seat of God,
ahd knowing that on the orders one gives depend
the Issue OF the fight and the destnies the Father
land. " Whatever these words may he they are not
ildicnlous. The Marsha's past aud the force
behind him give them dignty Perhaps. too, this
tone is the most humane In addressing the people 1t
is meant warn.
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The Base Bali Convention

New YORK, Feb. IA base ball conven-
ton was held this afternoon at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel. Representatives We're present from the
National League the American Association and the
Northwestern League. a. q. Mills, Of New York,
elected president, q. +. Ciyler, of Cincinnati,
secretary and Elias Matter, of rant Rapids, Mich.
treasurer \ report which submitted governing
contacts for the engagement of players adopted
list Of reOrganicd players to he added to the report
The report provides that all contracts made TO he
recognized by each cub in the convention; the
whole Of the players hitherto on the black list are to
be forgiven: any club wishing to reserve man
must pay him up 10 81, OCO II they deem fit, the
Goth Of September in each year very club secretary
to forward the secretary Of his association the
names Of the reserve men, which must not exceed
eleven; no club is to commence engaging men until
the 10th Of october In each year, all explosions and
all hlackste1 players are to he considered such
by the clubs In the convention until such tina as
they are taken back by their own association This
concluded the business Of thu convention which then
adjourned zine die.
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Amusements.
NEW DIME MUSEUM,

NEW DIME MUSEUM,
~ PENNSYLVANIA AyENuE aud Ilru STREET.
An avalanche of new wonders and attractions Per-
iormances eyeryiAFHERNoON aud NIGHT. Ala
great cost viii be produced the LONDON AIYs-
TERRY Or ElllEsCoPE OF HUMAN SPIRITS
FLOATING IN MlD-AiR; the marvel OF the age.
u Asiunshes the scientific aud ueWdeIs the multi
tude' First engagement In this city Of the
LUCIER FAMILY,
THE FAMOUS FRENCH QUARTEPIE,
Ia their charming entertainment OF Vocal and Instru-
mental Music,
The celebrated IyTOlean Singer,
MISS MALYINE REENER.
slGNOR ElANO and his EDUCATED BIRDS
THE LIVING MERMAID, EsrELLE EVERETT
la new Magical Feats,
PUNCH AND JUDY, ErC.
TONG SING,
one OF the survivors OF the Jeannette Exploring
Expedition.
THE WHAT Is M or, WILD MEXICAN BOY.
90, CIRCAssIAN LADIES, RHoDA, ETC.
The performance concluding with
Little Jimi or, The Spirits IA the Air.
Admission only 10 cents to all Twenty second
night. ~