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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-03
4 Full Moon i'm Esls Room.

New York Letter TO the Portland Argus
An extremely digniiled elderly bachelor who
was wild in his younger days but who has been
a choice blossom OF propriety 10! these many
years. lives at our house this winter. There is
an ancient stoyeppe hole through the wall
which divides the bachelors room from an I'M
occupied one which hole is covered and hidden
by wall paper, and the bachelor knew not of its
existence He made few bets on the election,
as is The custom OF the bachelors whether old or
young and On Saturday night last he collected
those bets and treated the boys" aged from
fiftr to seventy years He is staunch old demo-
crat and had lost all his bets and been de.
feated for many years; hence it is not at all
strange that upon this occasion he became as
glorious as Tam o Shanter aforetime. At
late hour he came home in what had been hi s
normal nightly condition twenty years before
and stumbled up to his room. Now, il so
CHANGED that there was visitor in the unoccu-
pied room that night, the gaslights whereby
sh0ne dimly into the bachelors room through
the paper which covered the round stoyepipe
hole. The bachelor saw that light at once and
gazed at 1t with eyes OF horror. Terror-stricken,
he ran with boyish speed to n friends room,
and bursting the door he walled In q voice loud
enough to waken every inmate OF the house,
Take care OF me, Charlie; / have got them
again have not had them for twenty-seven
years. but they have come back again Save
me. Charlie, save mel" Charley endeavored to
soothe him by asserting that ne was all right
&c, whereupon the old fellow roared: al know
have them, for saw q full moon In my roomi
as full as q tick"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-03
Telescopes.

From the E,;inburg Review.
The largest refractng telescope as yet actually
completed has a light-gatherlng surface 81
inches in diameter. This is the great Vienna
equatorial. admirably turned out by Mr. Grubb
Of Dublin. in 1850. but still awaiting the COM
mencement Of its exploring career. 1t will.
however. soon be surpassed by the Pulkowa
telescope. ordered more than four years ago on
behalf of tie Iussian government from Alvan
Clark & Sons of Cambrdgeport Mass. Stin
further will il be surpassed by the coming
Lick refractOr. 1t is safe to predict that the
optical G. ampionship of the world is. at
least FOR the ext few years, secured to
this gigantic instrument, the completion
date future. It will have clear aperture
Of 5 feet. A disk of flint glass for the
object lens. 3S.1S inches across and 10 kilo-
grams in weight, was cast at the establishment
of VI. Fell. in Paris early in 1882. Four days
were spent and eight tons of coal consumed in
the casting of this vast mass OF flawess crystal:
it took calendar month to cool. and cost
42.U00. 1t may be regarded as the highest
triumph so far achieved in the art of optical
Classmaknr. refracting telescope three feet
in aperture collects rather more light than
spectrum OF four feet In this quality then,
the Lick instrument viii have. besides the Rose
leviathan. which for many reasons may be con-
SiGered to lac out of the running. but one rival.
And over this riyal-the 4S-inch reflector OF the
Melbourne obseryatOry-it will have all the ad-
vantages Of agility and robustness. so to speak,
which its system OF construction affords while
the exquisite definition for which Avian Clark
is famous will, presumably, not be absent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-03
Ti,e Shortcs. afternoons s.pon as.

From the Hartford tConn.) Times. November IS
How fast The year rolls roundl Here We are
already again at the threshold Of its last mouth
the month which brings the shortest DAYS. It
is but a single Week longer. now, ere we shall
have reached the years shortest afternoons
We seem to have come upon them already
After o clock the sun goes plunging down al
seemingly accelerated pace and II grows dark
almost before we know 1t. Ii seems to be sun
set considerably earlier. according to the clock,
Than that interesting event is fairly one. In old
times 1t never was supposed to be ''sundown"
before 4:3O. even IN tho shortest afternoons.
But that was before we Lad introduced all
the modern improvements. We are going
now. here in Connecticut. on time which Is a
good deal behind the days actual time
nearly 10 minutes, to put it accurately. The
aIuidliaes. even those that are figured on the
new standard time" are not quite agreed, even
on the time Tor the shortest afternoons. or for
sunset Itself, varying among them. four or five
minutes as to the latter and four or five DAYS as
To tie former occurrence. But il will be suffi-
ciently accurate for all practical purposes TO
say that the shortest afternoons are reached on
the ith or the 9th of December, and that for q
week after that date there will be no difference
IN the time OF the suns setting. Then. about
the llth or 18th. the afternoons Will begin to
lcngthen once More. That il always a pleasant
thought. even AZ the beginning. instead of the
close, OF the lon- dragging on northern winter.
II will De good to see the afternoons growing
longer even If it be hut ty a few minutes Tie
mornings. meanwhile. VIII continue TO grow
later ana later for nearly month to come so
that the gain an the actual duration of daylight
cannot begin 10 he counted before almost the
close Of the year. But it is well to have the
gain begin at the short day latter end"-the
gas light end.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-03
RoGUEsH CUpID:s sFRAVAGEu.
A Matrimonial Lottery Wherein All Will
Kse Well That Ends Well.

At recent wedding reception in South Caro-
lima young lawyer begged leave to offer a new
scheme of matrmony. which. he believed. would
be beneficial. He proposed that one man in the
company should be selected president: that
this president should De duly sworn to
keep entirely secret all communications
that should be forwarded to him in
his Official department that night. and that
each unmarried gentleman or lady should write
his or her name on piece Of paper and under it
the name Of the person they wished to marry
then hand it to the president for inspection. and
if any gentleman and lady had leCiprocaiy
chosen each other the president was TO inform
each of the result. and those who had not been
reciprocal in their choice kept entirely quiet"
After the appointment of the president COM
muncatiOns were accordingly handed up TO the
chair and it was found that twelve young ladies
and gentlemen had made reciprocal choices. bat
whom they had chosen remained secret TO all
but themselves and the president.
| was passing through the same place few
days ago ana was informed that eleven of the
twelve matches had been solemniZed. and that
the young gentlemen of eight couples of the
eleven had declared that their dflience was so
great that they certainly should not have adj
dressed their respective wives If the above
scheme had not beer introduced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-03
Dry VS.. Sweet Champagne.


The vintage of this year is splendid both in quail
ity and quantity. and it seems that sweet cham
pagnes are looking up in the market Many
people, who have affected a love for champagne,
dry and extra dry, have spread a deusion that
dryness is a proof of merit in champagne But
dry wine is simply made by putting in less sugar
at the time OF fabrication. A fashion for dry
wine arose few years ago because some high
personages In society had a taste for it, and
because few writer's with a disposition to
obesity. and consequent distaste for saccharine
matter, set themselves to puff dryness with the
air of connoisseurs, But very few ladies really
like dry champagne, and most men-unless they
be daily drinkers Of this pleasant wine-prefer it
moderately sweet. The tart stuff which it had
become customary not long ago to offer as the
perfection of champagne was little better than
aponaris with a squeeze Of shaddock in it,.
AS always happens In this country, the fashion
went to extremes till it became amusing. but
pathetically, to watch the wry faces Of ladies
while they slipped wine which they would have
confessed to be positively disagreeable if they
had spoken out their minds. The grape from
which champagne Is mada requires sugar to
bring cut its full favor. Let valetudinarians
dreading govt. heartburn adispose tissue keep
to champagne. extra sec if they please, but let US
have no fashion in what should be matter of
taste. Those who only drink champagne on
festive occasions must not let themselves be
laughed out of their liking for sweet. soft
Favored, delicate wine by the bldse epicure and
the dyspeptic. who, as Lord Seffton said, would
swallow penknife blades to get new sensation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-03
coINED GOLD UNDER GROUND.
Sixty 'sXesiOyy ROys'' Dug Up Like
VANS From the Fertile Soil of
Georgia.
From the Newman Herald.

From the Newman Herald
In the summer of 1864 during the dark days
Of the war, when the federal armies were pass
ING through Georgia, scarcely a town of impor-
tance but what was visited by the enemy's
troopers. Though Newman was several times
threatened with them fortunately one thing or
another interviewed and shielded our people,
at the season above specified the federal cav
airy had approached the Chattahoochee at
Moore's bridge, eight miles from Newman, and
the bridge was burned, by whom We do not
know. Our people were alarmed as usual,
and were busy hiding their vauabes.
W. B. Berry and his father, the late
Judge Berry, having a quantity of gold coin
which they feared to keep about them. proceeded
tC their farm on the bridge road three miles
from town. and selected a place in the woods
for the burial of their treasure. With q short
crowbar they dug holes as deep as they could
reach with their arms, deposited the packages
and carefully destroyed all traces. Bearings
were taken from four large trees, so that the
spot could be afterwards identified. When the
war closed and the danger overpast. they be.
gan to dig for the gold. and were fortunate in
finding all of the dozen packages except one,
and that was the largest. containing $500. Mr.
Berry offered one-half of it as a reward to the
finder, and numbers Of people searched in vain
time and again.
Last Thursday George W Smith, of Carroll
county, came in exultingly with the missing
package, after four or five days spent In dig
ging, and handed it to Mr.. Berry with the seal
unbroken. The package consisted of twenty
$50 pieces and forty $3.50. They were in a
round glass bottle. and sealed with plaster OF
paris, a thin sheet Of lead being wrapped
OF the yellow boys" and went on his way re-
iOicnr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-03
After the LyncherS.
INTERNATIONAL COMPLICATIONS GROWING OUT Oh
THE HANGING OF A MEXICAN.

INTERNATIONAL COMPLICATIONS GROWING OUT OF
THE HANGING OF A MEXICAN.
About three months ago Lucan Padillo, a
Mexican, who was sent to the Nebraska penI-
Tertiary at Lincoln, Neb, as convict from New
Mexico, was released from prison, his term hav-
ing expired. He started south On foot and near
Crete, 20 miles from Lincoln, assaulted little
girl He was captured by citizens of Crete and
vicinity and promptly lynched. His brother,
who is quite wealthy, resides in New Mexico.
and is subject of the Mexican Republic, as was
also the lynched man. Through the brother the
Mexican authorities were notified, and asked to
take action, on the ground that Padllo should
have been punished according to the law of the
land where the crime was committed. In other
words, he was entitled to the usual trial, and
II convicted his punishment would have been
confinement for term ofyears instead of DEATH
The result is that during the past month the
United States government, having been duly
notified by Mexico, took steps to investigate the
matter, and the Mexican minister at Washing
ton also interested himself. He employed de-
tectives to obtain the names of the lynchers and
all other necessary information, and this work
has now been accomplished. 1t is claimed that
the United States will be called On not only to
pay large indemnity, but to bring the lynch
ers to trial The affair creates considerable ex-
element In Nebrask.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-03
EBE WAS READY TO MARRY.
Bat, Somehow Circumstances Were
Always Against Eai:i.

From the D etrcit Free Press.
'Really, now" he said to policeman on
Michigan avenue. the other day. Il do not
want to appear captious. but I may be driven
to evoke the assistance OF the law"
"Well, I'm readyto be evoked" replied the
bluecoat.
You see," continued the long-faced young
man. who carried his hands crossed under
his coat-tas, Il am engaged TO an estimable
widow lady-rery estimable. Indeed, the day
has been set for our marriage"
Yes"
at was set for three months ago. but when
the evening arrived her brother called on me.
He had a shot gun. He made knownhis oppO-
sition. lie ran me three miles-al Of three
miles, and the nuptials were postponed"
Il See
sit was set for two months ago. ard only an
hour before the specified time for the cere-
mony l was drugged and carried out into the
country and dumped into marsh"
I'm"
"a month ago. on the day set for tia mar
rage, | was blown up in nv clearinghouse,
and had to remain in bed for week. We have
now settled on tomorrow night"
AND you want the help Of the police?"
Weil,ahem-I may want you; shouldn't
like to do anything rash, you know. but it
seems as if ought to be permitted to wed the
object of my hearts enthusiastically seems
that way"
vi course you had.
a. have been quite patient, think. and it
now appears-it really appears as if this en-
| terprise should be consummated. | can't be
fooling along in this way, you know really
| can't"
| 'And wouldn't"
son, shan't. am decided-quite decided
to use every effort to Get married tomorrow
| night. As said. don't wish to act impulsiyely
or TO bring trouble to any one but | must get
married. really must, and in case it becomes
necessary, shall not hesitate TO appeal to the
| law. | cannot consent TO any further adjourn
matter has bothered her until she is two weeks
behind in her sewing"
| He was promised the aid of the whole police
force, and he backed away with the observa-
| ton:
Really, but you are kind. If it is adjourned
again I'll call and see you, but [ feel really
feel as if ought to close the transaction soon
as possible
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-03
TIE METHODIST CENTENNIAL.
TIE Coming Gathering at Baltimore,
in Which GOO Delegates Will Take

Baltimore Correspondence Of the Philadelphia Times
Active preparations are making for the CON-
ing centennial conference commemorative of
the organization of American Methodism, which
is to assemble here in few days. The religious
movement known as Methodism although in
troduced into this country from England in 17e6
by Philip Embury, Captain Webb and Barbara
Heck. reinforced three years later by Richard
Boardman and Joseph Pilmoor and others, was
not organized until December 4, 1884 In 1772
John Wesley. the founder appointed Francis
AsbUry superintendent OF the American sOcie-
ties, who Immediately began organizing the
work On this side of the Atlantic. The colonists
were dependent, however. upon the English
clergy for the sacramentS. Most of these re-
turned to England upon the breaking out of
the Revolutionary war. In 1884 there remained
but So travelling ministers 60 oc whom assem-
hied at what is known in ecclesiastical history
as The Christmas Conference" held in this city
in December ], S4
Rev. Thomas Coke. ordained by Mr. Wesley in
England, and Rev. Francis Asbury were elected
and chosen bishOps-the first Protestant bishops
OF the new world. The Anglican articles of re-
lIGlOn, with the exception of the seventeenth,
and the Liturgy OF the Protestant Episcopal
church, abridged. were adopted. together with
the Book OF Discipline. which has ever since gov
erned this body. The conference lasted until
Sunday. January 2, 17S5, when twelve elders
By rule of conference the salary Of the
preachers was fixed as follows: Travelling
preachers, S64; if they had wives it was double;
for every child under the age of years GIG adj
ditional; tor all over and under IL years. 500
The allowance for children was repealed two
years later and no regular provision was made
Tor them until the year 1900. Even marriage
fees and presents were to be counted as so much
salary and reported as such.
The coming conference will be composed of
about six hundred delegates representing the
following churches: Methodist Episcopal Meth
odist Episcopal South. African Methodist Epis-
copal. African Methodist Episcopal Zion, Col
ored Methodist Episcopal, Canada Methodist
Primitive Methodist and Independent Metho-
DIST These branches represent a membership
of 3,66OOOQ, with %, SIS regular ministers.
Preparations have been made for exercises eX-
tending over seven days, when Methodism in
all Its phases will be discussed. A prominent
feature of the conference will be the evening
meetings. One evening will be given to reg
ular session OF the conference for the reception
OF fraternal delegates. The other evenings will
be devoted to platform meetings. Eleven
churches, in different parts of the city, will be
open three evenings of the week and two
speakers assigned to each church. Five
churches will be open upon the evening as
signed for the discussion of the topic: ''Edu-
cational Work and the Spirit of Methodism. The
speakers selected are among the abest that
American MethOdiSm affords
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-03
ssEsleDal PeODle.,.

Stepniak. in the Cornhill Magazine.
When nihilist, after a rather long absence,
suddenly reaches some city without previously
comforting with those who have been there re-
Gently, his position is very singular one. AL
though he may know he is in the midst of
friends and old companions in arms. he is abso-
lutely incapable OF finding any of them. Being
''illegal" people, or outlaws, they live with
false passports. and are frequently compelled to
change their names and their places of abode.
To inquire for them under their old names is
not to be thought of, for these continuous
changes are not made for mere amusement, but
from the necessity. constantly recurring of
escaping from some imminent danger, more or
less grave. To 60 to the old residence of
would be voluntarily putting ones head into the
lions mouth. Under such circumstances nj
hiIist is put to no end of trouble, and has to
wander hither and thither in order to find his
friends. He applies to old acquaintances
among people who are illegal" and peaceful
that is to say, officials, business men, Darrsters,
doctors, &C., who form an intermediate class,
unconsciously connecting the most active Mill
lists with those who take the least interest In
public affairs In this class there are people Of
all ranks. Some secretly aid the Nihilists more
or less theoretically. Others receive them into
their houses, simply as friends, without hav-
ing any 'serious" business with them
Others, again, see them only casually. but
know from whom more or less accurate infor-
nation is to be obtained; and so on. All these
people, being unconnected with the movement,
or almost So run little risk of being arrested,
and, living as they do 'legally"-that is to say,
under their own names-they are easy to be
enables any one to penetrate into the Nihilst
labyrinth who has not had time or who has
been unable, to obtain the addresses Of the
afiliated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-03
The Law Against ro,ygamy.

THE UTAH COMMISSIONERS STATE SOME OHSTA-
Giles TO IFS ENFORCEMENT ~ THAT TERRI
TORY.
In their report to the President the Utah
commissioners state that they revised the regis
tration lists il that territory previous to the
elections OF August 4th and November 9TH. and
believe that all polyganlists were excluded from
voting at both elections. The offices filed at
the August ballOting were nearly all Mormons
VINO are not living in pOlygamy. During the
present year there seems to have been poly
gar!c revival. The Institution IS boldly and
dehantly defended, and the replies received In
answer to circulars sent out Ia every county
chow that 1876 males and 2t3 females have
entered polygaDy since the establishment of
the law
There is possibly some significance in the
TACT that this reported increase in plural mar
rlages seems to be cOincident with the COM
petion OF the Mormon temple at Logan, the
most prominent and influential city III the
northern section of the territory.
In the recent tria! Of EUdrer Clawson for
living in polygamous relations each Juror was
asked IL he believed in plural marriages and all
said that they did, and they were all challenged
at the trials that have been held. The wit.
nesses disclaim ell knowledge Of plural mar
riages. The report recommends to Con-
gress eight amendments. the most interesting
OF which are the fourth. pToyidingthat prosecI-
tiOns for pOlygamy shall be exempted iron, the
operations the statute o: limitations, and the
eighth making IL a penal offense for a woman
20 enter the marriage relation with a man
knowing him to have wife living and undi-
sorced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-03
DIFFERENCES IN EGGS.
Boston,s Preference for rsrahmas-A
Rising Race of Egg Producers.

From the New York Sun.
"a dozen eggs. Pick out the yellow ones"
The groceryman selected twelve eggs with
yellow shells and placed them in the lady's
basket. The lady carried her head quite high
and wore eyeglasses.
elf IDA been selling them eggs in the town
that young woman come FROM said the gro
ceryman. as his customer passed ont, IDA
got seven cents more dozen for en-
where did She come frOm!" was asked.
"Boston." replied the groceryman. Boston
likes the Brahma eggs, and Will pay from five 10
seven cents a dozen more for 'em than she will
for white-shelled eggs. On tother hand. New
Workers like the white eggs the best and If they
can get EN-. are willing to pay more for 'em
than for the yellow ones As far rs that goes.
don't see why the yellow egg shouldn't be worth
the most. for five Brahma eggs are equal to seven
OF any of the white eggs. But. then. it is
stronger and cOarser than the others and that :
why can't see the reason it suits the delicate
Boston taste the best. Maybe it's because the
Brahma egg don't spread all over when it's
turned out of the she'll soft-boiled. or dropped
into the pan to fry. like all the white-sheIed
eggs do. The Boston egg-eater says there is
richness of flavor about the yellow egg that the
others don't possess. but | agree with the New
Yorker and say that the white ones are more
deliccte and palatabie. The Brahma egg is the
largest of all eggs put upon the market. and the
LaIgshau and Houdaas come next. The favor
tie white-shelled eggs are Leghorns. Plymouth
Rocks, Hamburgs. Dominiques and game.
plymouth Rock and Brahma cki ckenS make
the best broilers. but breed called the Wyan-
dotte is erowding 'em pretty close. A Brahma
youngster will be ready for the gridiron in eight
weeks after cracking the shell. while it takes
the Plymouth Rock chick from foUr TO six
weeks longer. A Ieghorn is hardly Zig enough
to broil at sixteen weeks old. and SO isn't much
use to the summer hotel keeper. 1t is tGleT-
ably well fixed as to snew, too. by that time
and there isn't much juice In it. The destiny Of
the Leghon is eggs. The Wyandotte becomes
candidate for the brOiler at date early
enough to make it very useful to the seaside
catprerh