Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-06-13

S0surWay Sm1teS.
The Teller Is a man who sometimes does not
teii-out silently steals away.-Phiiddeiphid
Ledger.
The Yale student charged with having ms.
sanlted a policeman has been discharged. New
Haven policemen ought TO be careful about
going out at night-Boston Post.
A northern paper praises the Indian hair re-
storer. lie Is fraud No Indian was ever
Known 10 restore any hair.-Teras lSriaos
Yesterday little girl did not want 10 On 70
school because IL was "too awful hot" When
asked If she liked winter better, she said: I'm
summer il is too hot to 60 To school and i'm win
ter il is too cold. like the weather inst riyht
Wilmington (Dei Neics.
Hellebore will kill currant worms just as a.
oid before the new version -Lo,ceR Courier.
\ democrat who is waiting auxiouslv for nm
ONCE sadly observed the other day that the
arctic glacier. which Is moving AT the rate az
one mile every thousand years. should be called
Courier.
A London paper names Chicago as one OF "tbe
states in which Mr.. Irvings success was great
est But II was no greater in the state of Chi
cago than IL was in the city of Pennsylvania.
he did very fair I'm the county of BOSTON,
aiso.-Norristoscn Herald.
There IS always room at the top" probably
Budget. 'o''o''
The king of Bavaria pays $40 600 for an opera
s Sah; Su. .hen as he runs no chance of sitting
oeninu woman wearing four-story hat IL is
probably worth it.-Bosson Post
Columbus Ohio physician has been ar
iSsNcu ior FouDlHS Il graveyard. His defense IL
Is believed, will be that he has done "A great
deal to I'LL it.-Chicdgo Times.
nich way" asks Ingersoll. Down, Bob!
oown!-BoSton Post.
,,I Inc BOYS description OF having tooth
pulled was: Just before il killed me the tooth
came out."-Caicd9o Ledger.
Inc New Orleans Picdvune learns from n
truslworthy source that there are no fashions
lor TAT ladies.-dndntd Constitution.
Weddings resulting from chance acouaint.
ance made during summer vacations NAV
well be published under the head ..casualties y
-SomerriHe Journal.
A good old deacon in Connecticut was very
pious and very fond of CLANS When once
upon a time he attended a Rhode Island clam
5 sa ne 9vertaNed his capacity and was sorely
distressed But his faith in prayer was una
bated. Leaving the party, and going down ON
ms knees behind a tree, he was heard to suppli.
cate: Forgive me, o Lord, this great sin OF
gluttony. Restore my health, ana 1 will never
eat any more CLANS" Then. after "a iudicious
pause, VERY few, If any, Amen. "-.Neto Orlean,
A fashionable young lady was seen backing
her brothers boots the other morning and the
next day she helped do the family washing. Ii
is thought she is fitting herself to become the
vile Oh an Italian count.-Puck.
Sanitation by Fire.
From the Manchester Union
sanitation by fire in view of the threatened
westward advance of cholera is attracting at
tention in this country. In large cities, and
even in the smaller ones, there is a demand
tor some better methods than are now prac.
ticed for getting rid of street and household
wastes. In the hot and heavy climatic condi
tions of this country in the summer months the
decomposition of vegetable matter is very rapid
While i'm the very act of removing garbage
from the street the air is more or less contami.
mated, removals should be frequent to reduce
as much as possible the danger from decompo-
sitlon. If the garbage could bc SO removed and
then immediately subjected to incarceration the
beneficial result would soon appear i'm a reduced
death rate. Within two years an extensive
crematory for street and household refuse has
been built and operated i'm London capable of
reducing TO ashes at least sixty wagon loads i'm
twenty-four hours without creating any nui.
sance. Some method OF this nature must
eventually come into general use I'm large com.
munItles and among dense populations n
people would but think SO and indulge little
prudence. much gould he accomplished by pri.
vate cremation. The kitchen stove furnishes a
convenient crematory where much of the waste
that Is generally throw into some receptacle To
decompJse and thrown of poisonous gases till
removed could be disposed Of 1t is true that i'm
many communities oil and gas stoves are
largely used in the summer months, but when
n portion OF the refuse can be disposed of ii Is
wise to do SO.