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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-11-29


mind Of the reader Is on the whole likely to be
unfavorable. on account Of the disagreeable
characteristics OF the supposed narrator The
style OF the author is, however. fresh and at
tractive. and he manages to give q genial and
healthy tone to the book, In spite of the narrow
views Of the assumed character which he Is
obliged to quote IN carrying out the idea upon
which 1t is constructed.
THE MYSTERIES OF MARsEILLEs: On, THE Loves
OF BLANCHE AND PHILIPPE By EMIL lola Phiia-
delphia: I. b. Peterson and Brothers.
The best that can be said ofthis story is that
1t Is not so bad as some others by the same
author. It is q revision Of one Of his earlier
works, written wien he paid more attention to
plot and less to characters and details than now.
and when the Objectionable features of his
stories were incidental rather than apparently
their sole purpose.
ouEEa STORIES Dor BOYS AND GIRLS. By Ed
master" etc New York Charles scribners sons
Washington: VIM. Ballantyne Son.
Most of these stories have been published in
publications for the young, where they won
popular favor. Mr.. Eggleston has a vivid
Imagination, with faculty for interesting bis
readers, whether Juvenile or grown, and he gen.
orally manages to introduce in O clever way bits
OF good sense and good sentiment.
STORIES By AMERICAN AUTHORS Volumes vi.
and VII. New York. Charles scribner.s Sons.
washington: VIM Bailantvn. l. Son.
Its two latest issues fully sustain the reputa-
tion OF this series, which We have heretofore
taken occasion to commend. Among the fayorite
contributors quoted may be named Octave
Ihanet, Edward Bellamy. A, A. Hayes, Harold
stories are good.
Other Publicatioms Received.
THE LOo K-JAW OF INFANTS (Trismus Ns,cen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-11-29
Other publicasior. R.ca,v.,

THE 10 K-JAW OF INFANTS fTrismua Nascan.
oum); Or. NINE DAx FITS. Came sPAsNs,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-11-29

of the proposed Garfield statue, to be erected In
this city, fully justes the belief that it will be
the finest group of its character yet produced in
this country. The principal figure, which will
stand ten feet high, is at once excellent like
ness and spirited and imposing work of art
1t is well posed, showing its subject in the act
of speaking, with the left hand resting grace
fully by his side. the right pressed vigorously
against the breast, and the head thrown slightly
back. The statue will surmount circular
pedestal of suitable height and circumference.
which will be divided into three vertical sections
by three reclining semi-symbolicai figures dis
posed at equi-dstant points, intended to rep
resent the three epOchs in Garfeld's life,-the
student, the soldier. the statesman. The fig
ures are ali to be of bronze, and the pedestal
eighteen to twenty-four months will be required
to complete the work. 1t will cost when wholly
finished about sc, 600, one half of which sum
will be provided by the Army OF the Cumber-
land, the remainder to be supplied by an appro-
priation by Congress.
- The statue of John Harvard, set up last
month in the grounds of che college bearing his
name, is regarded as an unusually satisfactory
and credtable piece of sculpture. The artist is
whose ideal figure of the Minute Man
on the battle field of Lexington still
stands as one of the very best outdoor
statues in the country. Like that. this Is also
an ideal work, since there is no portrait of Har-
ward In existence, and little or nothing to guide
the artist in the way of written description. It
therefore only remained for the sculptor to por-
tray scholarly divine, in the costume of his
period, and this has been done in q manner
every way admirable. The figure. which is of
bronze is that of tall and slender young man,
seated in graceful easy posture, In an arm
chair with an open book on the knee. Though
the opposite Of sturdy in form. the physique
shows innate strength, while the face, In pleas
ant repose indicates refinement and intellectual
force The location and pedestal of the statue
have been criticised unfavorably, as failing to
show the work ut its best; but for these short
comings it is pnderstood the artist Ia not re-
sponsible. The whole work, 1t may be added,
was q gift to the college, BY Mr.. Samuel J.
Bridge one Of Its alumni.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-11-29

waste is always sin. But now that the tide
seems to be turning in my favor. it is, find,
not conscience that done it but politics. took
the moral ground in little pamphlet which
wrote. but never published and can see now
that 1t was all mistake. 1t wouldn't have
done any good You have got to get at the pub
lie In another way"
How did the elections happen to have this
particular effect?" inquired the listener, picking
out seat on small keg Of dyeing material
ut Is just as plain as that the cause follows
the effect" said the dealer, land that you
know is universal law except In such case
as man trunding wheslbarrOw ard then the
effect precedes the cause. There Is feeling
among the government employees that changes
will be made under the new administration
The old men will go out, new men will come In.
Consequently they feel the necessity of econo-
MIXING. and hence they discover that the last
years suit will do very well for another year.
If il is cleaned or dyed it looks just as good as
new so you see as q natural result nv
store is filed with clothes. Business experiences
boom. the moral sense of the community Is
aroused and see prosperity ahead"
AS the dealer reached this happy climax he
placed his hands on the counter and vaulted
lightly up and seated himself thereon, and sat
there swinging his legs, picture of content
ment
sHAKsPERE AND OLD CLOTHES.
"Sweet are the uses Of adversely" exclaimed
the dealer with an oratorical wave Of his hand.
WHICH, IKE TOAD, ugly ana Venem0uS, carries
yet precious jewel In his head. Thus said
William Shakspere. and thus say /. It Is not
because my business has increased and that
must enlarge my establishment that re-
joice, but because a great reform has been
begun and the human race is to be benefited -
The dealer might have continued In this
strain but gentleman came In, carrying q
large bundle, and The STAR man taking advan-
tage of this diversion walked out. When he
reached the pavement the wind, which had evil
IDENTITY been lettering about with the expecta-
ton that the dealer would relent and give them
another chance at the clothes. seized unon hts
unbuttoned coat and sent 1t flying in the rear
Gathering himself together The STAR man went
on meditating upon this new philosophy OF old
clothes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-11-29
~ Know,

w. L SHOEMAKER,
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-09-05

Sardcd ms q Snub and citic'scd hy
the press aS II wanton attempt of tho
opposition TO antagonizo his Admiats.
tration at the start. ID his leading MINI
lStorlal Rppo ntmcnt> We're to be reic.t-
CT Inc very fact that Democrats voted
to confirm Blame shows tha; hi, chsr-
ncter and record were not considered.
Ihe almost invariablc prcce lent of
courtesy To- the President wa, strictly
followed, and this i almost invariably
right. for the President is held rcspon-
sible for the acts O his Minister and ac-
,eptS that rcspousib lity The senate
also confirmed Chandler: but if Chand.
Ter should be nominated for tho Prcsi-
dency by the Republic party not
impossible next step after Blaine
would the American people, Republic
ans and Democrats, bc thereby cstopuel
from critical discussion al his chara ..
ter and his record? The learned judge
went too far He proved too mu h.
lie was SO hard pressed and embar-
raSsed for valid arguments in his candi-
dates defense that ho employed weak
and tricky arguments, Probably he
thinks like his brother. that the time to
demonstrate against lad nomination
Is the neNt tmc; but unless he can give
better reasons than the one quoted the
people will make up their minds that
the best time Is this time. Boston Post.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-09-05
A BIaineish Defense.

We believe that ex-Judge +. Rock
wood HOar has conducted himself th
average ability and fairness on the
bench and 1T the bar, and IL therefore
strikes US with greater surprise and re-
gret that he should pcttifog on the po-
litical stump. In his speech at Wor-
cestcr he said "lIe was not going to
defend Mr. Blaine against attacks on
isprivatc character, or against assaults
on him as q man or q statesman The
time for that had passed a great while
ago. These charges might have been
made when he was nominated Secretary
Of state, but he was confirmed by the
unanimous vote of the Senate, Demo
Gratis AMI Republicans II an ordinary
man, giving 70 the theory or practice II
American politics very little thought
bad said that. we should not have been
surprised, for ON the face of 10 10 has %
far away resemblance 90 words of truth
and sOberncss. But Judge Hoar can
not help showing that he made any
thing but q fair representation of ths
case. When President makes up his
Cabinet, he is simply putting in order
an important part Of The machinery Of
his Administration, and would be re-
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-09-05

resented. There is little actual want
OF the sheer ncccSsaricS OF life. for thcro
oau bc, in this country of abundance,
but little. But there il room for vast
Improvement in the situation of tho
commercial and prod active classes
The Chi ago 1rtbtJiC, a leading lie.
publican journal of tho West. takes
wholly different view ot the situation
from that presented 10y its Eastern CO.
adlutor. Noticing an alleged improve
mont in tho business of the country, il
says:
What is the FIRST sign or the new era OF
prosperity winch is hcral lcd as now about 10
descend with folded wings ON our pcnpUy Ia
IL q now energy m amy usCu work a new
manufacture, "a new highway to inaccessible
nrld~ the discovery OF new treasures "A new
whtrr of whocls ut industry that have boon
standing stUlf Does a new demand for iron
ond a VuickcniuW OF that depressed interest,
or docs a restoration ot work aud wages tor
the iCuS of thousands of men. women and
children lying idle Introduce the now decade
OF hcttcr tmCS, IL Ia none of those. bu; a
frantic rush OF lambs into the stock murkct "A
new Circ llhtou OF points, a now turor cot
betting on tho turns of the stock Rul grA.n
markets That is the main feature OF the inn
provcmout.'
1t would bc extremely agreeable To
hc able TO look through the $ cctaclcs
of our Philadelphia contemporary. but
truth stands i'm the way. our exports
are not nearly what they should bc.
Our commerce 10y no means reaches
pro ortiuns bctttiug nearly NV IN /
lions opulation There is faulty dis
tribution of labor aud the fruits ot il.
Notwithstanding. thcrc is enforced idle
ness and unemployed machinery i'm
every part o. the country There is "A
surplus OF commodities in nearly all our
markets. Tho supply exceeds the dc
maud at home, and yet we can not en-
ter the markets abroad. There is moth
ing to do but to wait till consumption
ovcrtakcs production, and agriculture,
now much depressed in some respects.
brings back general prosperity There
are not more commodities than the
people desire to consume, but there are
more than they can afford 20 consume
taxed rs they are Supply and demand
are sought to be regulated by lcgisln-
ton through Indirect methods, and the
result is the state of things we now wit
ness. So-called protection and a re-
strictcd commerce are at the bottom of
most of the evils which now aniict the
/ people OF this country ST. Louis re-
| publican.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-09-05
The ''Irlsh Undertow."

One of Blaine's leading organs, the
Philadelphia Press, has an editorial
hcadc " The IRISH t'nd rtow for
Blaine which undertakes 10 provo that
the great body OF lrishmen Will vote the
Republican ticket The figure, Irish
jndcrtow,' ~ Is bad. The Pres may ap-
ply IL 30 the Republican party but IL
can not consistently speak OF the Irish
in this connection.
What is an undcrtOw?
When the sea is calm and beautiful
above, when its appearance invites n
Dip into its cooling waters. there is lurk-
ing beneath n trcacherOus and deadly
current. and when the bathcr enters It's
the stealthy and unseen undertOw that
carries him To- his death There is no
Irish uudcrtow for Blaine or any
one else. The figure is false to the ma
ture of the true lrishman. All nation
alit.es have their charactcri tics. but
TO likcn thc lri-hman tO that hidden
death Of thc sea. which is always called
treachcrous is an insult tOhis name and
p slur upon the island ON which hc was
born.
IL is rather characteristic of the Irish
man 10 bc like the bold billOws OF the
ocean, which can be- seen Of all. like the
waves whose breaking upon adamant
wlI ai last wear it away. ike the waves
which, when they give the blow, are
scattered. indeed but tho broken rom
nouts unite again and aga roll upon
Ihe rocky front beating DO slowly but
surely down. So has thc lrishman
.ought against tyranny; So as he fought
for right go has hc fought for Dcmoc-
r1or Openly. fairly. often rockies slv,
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-09-05
D. & o. r. r. TIMETABLE,
WESTWARD.

Cohdensed timetable OF passenger trains tsv
me stations named below
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-09-05

Nashv who is .till inGictug his
bad spelling on the innocent and hrIp-
le- patrons OF country newspaper,
declares that John s. Logan s sen.
ion'es arc grammatical and forc.blo.
General Logan should have this certiG-
cate ramcd
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-18
A Journey to the Sun.

As to the distance of 90, 900, 900 miles,
a cannon ball would travel it in about
fifteen years. It may help lis to remem-
Der that at the speed attained by the
limited express on our railroads, train
which had left the sun for the earth
when the Mayfower sailed from Deli
haven with the Pilgrim Fathers, and
which ran at that rate day and night,
would in 1884 still be journey of some
years away from its terrestrial station.
The fare, at the customary rates, it may
be remarked, would be rather over 50, =
5OO,O 600, so that it is clear that we should
need both money and leisure for the
journey. Perhaps the most striking IL
lustration of the suns distance is given
by expressing it in terms of what the
psychologists would call velocity of nerve
transmission. 1t has been found that
sensation is not absolutely instantane-
GUS, but that it occupies very minute
time in travelling along the nerves; sc
that if a child puts its finger into the
candle, there is certain, inconceivably
small space of time, say the one-hun
dreth of second, before he feels the
heat. In case, then, child's arm were
long enough to touch the sun, it can b'
calculated from this known rate of trans
mission that the infant would have tt
live to be man of over a hundred be
fore it knew that its fingers were burned
-Septem6er Century.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-18
Wiser than Solomon.
WHY AN ENTERPRISING SETTLER MARRIED
A WIDOW WITH THREE DAUGHTERS.

"Do YOU see that old fellow sitting
across there with linen duster on :"
said a guest of the Grand Pacific last
evening, pointing to an elderly individ-
ual who was reclining on one of the sofas
in the lobby. "He is the most uncon-
scionable land -grabber in America. He
and I. camein together from ST. Paul, to-
day, and he told me all about it. He
went up to Dakota three years ago
from York State, and after looking the
country over he made up his mind that
it was good place to settle. Land was
to be had cheap by presumption, and
what do you suppose the old cuss did ?
"He was unmarried and had no one
but himself in all the world. He went
back East and married a widow, who
had one widowed and three old-maid
daughters, and brought them all out
here. Then the old man entered a
claim, and the daughters, four of them.
all entered claims alongside. So there
you have it. The old man practically
owns 500 acres of good land. He built
the girls shanties ON their claims, and
they live in them enough to satisfy the
law, but the whole thing is done under
the superintendent of the old man, who
is an old reprobate L fear. asked him il
the widow he married was good-looEang
and amiable and he replied:
"'Oh, no; can't say she is. 1 would
heap rather have taken one OF the
girls, and 1 may yet. when the old wo
man is gone; but business is business
and the only way could get the who'll
family was to take the mother hrst.
l-ChicdQO Herald.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-18

for help I moistened my lips and gave
one short, sharp whistle. The snake,
think, didn't know what to make OF H.
but the dog, Leo, did. As quick almost
as thought he sprang to his feet ana
bounded on the bed. To this day I've
never been able to understand why the
snake did not strike when the dog
moved, but it did not AS the dog $
body rose in the air my wife caught
hold of the baby's garments and rolled
out of bed. I rolled out on my side,
prasped my rife, which stood at the
head of the bed, and turned. The dog
and the snake were rolling together on
the bed. caught sight of the snakes
head and fired, and the reptile was past
doing any harm. The dog staggered
off the bed to the floor, shivered, moaned
once or twice, looked from my wife to
myself with more love than ever saw
before or since in any animals eyes and
died.
SAT daybreak the next morning we
buried the dog and started for the
village. I sold my mill and house to a
man who was visiting my cousin, and
before sunset we were on our way to
Massachusetts,. I built another mill in
the East, and we prospered and grew
rich, Other children came to make our
home happy, and there are grandchh'
dren now. We have enjoyed life, and
enjoy it now. But I tell you, young
man, that if poverty stood on one hand
and even glimpse of Skinner Hollow
on the other, we would take poverty
cheerfully and think we had made
goood bargain.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-18
A Newport Wardrobe.

Apropos of matchmaking at Newport,
feel it my duty to give transcripts OF
two accounts that found penciled on
the inner surface of the wardrobe door IN
my hotel room. The first account may
have been founded ON fact, but the last
one is very evidently parody on the
one preceding it, its author being
prompted through spite of fun to add
something to the romantic writing on the
wall. Both are set down in the true ac-
countant's style, the former In femi-
nine hand and the other in hand that
is unmistakably that Of man. Ihey
read rs follows:
| Expenses of trip to Newport
Watch stolen on steamer, diamond pm
stolen OF steamer, diamond ring stolen
at ball, forty dresses generally spotted
one violent cold, one sprained ankle.
Per contra Half hours pleasant con-
versation. 1t doesn't pay !
The other is phrased as follows:
Cost of visit to Newport-Ten weeks,
board $3.50, paid for carriages $3.50, pald
for wine s134, paid for flowers $9O' et-
ceteras $3.50. :. tho
Credit-Affections and hand OF the
daughter of millionaire. NJ.
Balance-A life Of indolent ease' INV
a bad investment after all
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-18
A New Idea.

A new idea has been started in bee
keeping. 1t has long been a grievance
among farmers that neighbor should
keep large number of bees without
any pasturage of his own and gather
honey from crops planted and sown by
others. 1t might not be that any loss
or damage was inflicted, but it was
clear case of reaping where one had not
sown and gathering where one had not
scattered, and therefore had a large ele-
ment of injustice in it. No doubt the
unfounded charges against the bees that
they injured the crops and the fruit, es-
pecially grapes, were thus originated,
and more from prejudice than any real
belief. A Mr.. Hetherington, of Scho-
harie county, N. Y, is one of the most
extensive bee-keepers in the world, and
it is said keeps $500 swarms, large
number of which he puts out among
farmers to whom he pays rent for the
use of the pasturage, clover, buckwheat,
| ETC., grown upon the farms. This is a
new departure which will commend'lt-
self to farmers who do not keep bees, as
an example which other bee-keepers
might follow.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-18
The Greatest Depth of the Ocean.

On Oct. 80, 1852, Capt. Denham of
the British Rsyal Navy sounded in lati-
tude 36 degrees 40 minutes south, longi-
tude 81 degrees 6 minutes west (about
$50 miles due east of Cape San An
tonic, S. A., the nearest land being
the coast of Rio Grande, 900 miles NV.
by W.) and touched bottom at 7,7OG
fathoms.
An iron ball weighing 800 pounds was
used as a sinker, and the line was nine
hours and twenty-four minutes running
out. The ball sank as rapidly the last
mile as the first (allowing for friction
and buoyancy of the ine), showing
there was no increasing resistance from
increasing density.
tits believed this is the greatest deptf
vet measured, being trifle more thai
eight and three-quarters miles.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-18
A Land for TrampS.

A Halifax letter to the Boston 1IaU-
ezer says: The hospitality of the people
of this district is a strange contrast to
that which goes by the name among
their city cousins. Here is an instance
of it. Soon after entering this settled
portion of the country we come IN sight
of little dwelling by the roadside. The
door is wide open, and we can see as we
approach that the table is invitingly set
for supper. AS we are about passing
along a woman appears at the door, and
after a glance at MS utters kindly
"Come in" 1t is a long way to our
destination yet, and as the bracng
air has given us somewhat elephantlne
appetite, we of course take advantage OF
the offer. According to the rules OF local
etiquette, however. there is no neces-
sitv of waiting for an invitation, but
when you are passing house at mea
time. YOU must walk right in and seat
yourself at the table. 1t makes no diff
ference if you are perfect stranger
black. white, or copper colored. Nc
honest stranger need fear to starve while
travelling through this part OF ths
! country,