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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-08-07

A Pure DemOcrAcy,-Where Elections
are Honest, and hcials are mot Snobs.

are honest, ana ON c1o1D are NOS SmOOSs
Watterson's Swiss Letter in the Louisville Courier
Journal
The Swiss Confederation is. next to San Ma
rino, which is q mere toy Republic, the Oldest
representative government OF the modern
world. 1t is q model of Jeffersonian simplicity.
Inc Congress meets twice year, and rarely
extends It's sessions over three weeks. Its MEM
bers receive "a a day during Its sittings. There
Is a Federal Council of seven, one of whom is
CHOSEN as President for one year. This Council
Is elected by the Congress-. There is no cum
orous Electoral College, as with Us, and no long,
or second, or third terms.
The popular elections are held in the churches,
and the corruption of voters, or the stuffing OF
the ballot-box or rioting about the polls is I'M
knoWn. c1vil-service law, unwritten. but real,
prevails, and good men grow old and die In the
pubic service. Nowhere, except in the army,
IS age diSqualiier. The Swiss statesmen are
All gray-hared, and cursory glance at a sitting
Oh the SWISS Congress gives the impression OF u
small human SnoW-stOrm.
iVlng, are as unheard of as official mannerlsm,
inaccessibility and bombast The beggar on
nesses The CONVERSIONS of the decentralization
once has not been laid. There are no public
debt and no surplus. My friend, the Hon. A.
between the United States and Switzerland,
Told me q characteristic and amusing story of q
6 naa given him by the Federal Council Just
Dankrupted the national treasury. l think he
SAID that, out OF a surplus on hand of two hun
ored and seventy-five dollars, this banquet left
less than one hundred dollars subject to the
PRESIDENTS draft. Mr.. Winchester, our present
Munster, to whom / mentioned this, declared
that time has in no wise iessened the trugality
OF the Swiss authorities. They receive the most
meager salaries, and make no pretense at cere-
mony.
In transacting business with the Swiss Gov
ernment one does not have to cool his heels in
an ante.room or pass the gantlet of a line OF in
soient underlings to reach the head OF a De-
partment. The Swiss Senator is not a mendi-
can't at home. bowling and cringing to the dear
people, and pompous lordlet at Berne, too
pussy to do ything and too great to be useful.
He Is the same among his constituents and al
the Federal capital: The country is too small
for little thunderbolts to put on airs and the
people are too straightforward and intelligent
10 tolerate the shams and frauds which pass
current in larger and more complicated sys-
TENS. Yet this simple, free and happy, this
upright and economic system has hourished
for 500 years, and is at this moment as stable
and mistaken as 1T ever was, q pure Democracy
ana perfect Republicanism. Americans take
OH your hats and SaIute
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-08-07

From the Chicago News, July 81.
A church at Cornwall, Ill. has long been In
habited by swarms Of bees. They finally be-
came SO plentiful that they drove pastor aud
congregation out OF the church. Last week
party OF men ripped open the side Oh the church
ana found that the bees had piled up honey in
the wall to the height OF sixteen feet. The
honey was conf1scated and the bees were
driven cut.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-08-07
Still Rtottug IN RelfAss.
THE PoLIok AGAIN FIRE UpoN A crown .,
woRKINGMEN-

THE PoLick AGAIN FIRE UPON A CROWD -
woRKINGMEN-
While party of workmen. numbering an "a,
500. were returning from their work In Be a.
about O'Clock last evening q bottle .ras
thrown among them from the window q,
house occupied by several families. One o.
workmen was struck by the missile an =
yerely hurt The crowd Immediately retail : :
with bolts, hammers. sticks, etc, and a a. b.. e
tumult aruse. The police and military ch. T.
upon the crowd repeatedly with little
and finally fired upon them. several m,
wounded and the mob quickly dispersed.
Sir Michael Hicks-lSeach. chief secretarr -
audience at Duniin yesterday 10 Mayo -
land, OF Belfast. with reference TO the .
inent oi strong repressiye measures In that
III Is expected that a proclamation viii BE-
In Belfast forth itn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-08-07

INCONSISTENCIES IN WIsCoNsIN.-A dispsf M
from Milwaukee says: The United states re -
nue. officers are about TO make . raid oD . b. &c
number OF Illicit whisky stills reported 10 e. -
in the woods OF Manitowoc county. f5e mS.o-
sinners are said 70 have aouriAhed there ~
years. having been enabled 70 avoid suspicioa
by representing themselves ~ farmers. One 70
the principal secret disttlleries ID owned, 1. -
stated, by an Old woman, and she Is said 10
nave made . fortune out Of It. A. kAufsna NJ.
OF Manitowoc, has been arrested, and MS sksii
hes been demolishod.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-08-07

"If was to live my Life over again." said an
American defaulter as he cooked mis- feet in the
Office OF q Montreal hotel I'D be q lawyer in
stead 81 q cashier" "For whys" was asked.
'Well, 1 embexxied $1,000 and am an outlaw
and an OutcasL My brother-in- law, who 10 q
lawyer, managed an estate SO that IL put him
$46, 900 ahead, and they have just elected him
mayor az the town and got him 10 Join the
church. advise young men to think Of these
things."-WdH Street NeNs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-08-07
GENTILEs IND1GNANr OyER CoNcREssIosA

GENTILES INDIGNANT OVER CONGRESSIONAL
ACTIoN.-A dispatch from Sail Lake City
says: The Gentiies are indignant that Con-
gress has stricken out the appropriation to re-
tmburse District Attorney Dickson for money
adj yanccd 10 carry on the business OF bis office.
Through such advance MIR. Dickson was able
70 collect on forfeited bonds and pay into the
Treasury SIS, 600 on CannOl's bond.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-08-07
Sleeping Cars with BATHROOMS.


Sleeping cars with bathrooms are the latest.
Some OF these have been placed on the Cana
dian Pacific railway, and tired and dusty trav-
eers who cross the continent will be able to take
athorough wash at any time during he Journey.
THESE cars also have butfets smoking rooms
and all the other latest sleeping car i'm prove.
ments which tend to make long distance jour
neys comfortable and enjoyable. The Canadian
Pacific owns and operates its own ''seepers,''
and they are built and furnished in q manner
almost regardless of expense.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-08-07

BRITISH TRooPs FOR BURMAH.-The B,i;i5t
government In India has decided 70 intruss Ii.
supreme command in Burmah to Major a.
eral Sir Herbert Macpherson, comm q ..
in-chief in Madras. Five thousand troops
be sent into the country g. soon a. tho
season commences 30 scour it and drive OF s.
police will be sent from India % matt -
order.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-08-07

Veterans OF the 23d Pennsylvania regiment
(Birney's Zouayes) on Thursday unveiled ma
imposing l2-foot Quincy granite monument on
Cups hall, at Gettysburg, where they were en-
gagged On the morning OF July 3, 1883
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-08-07
Seventy.EightN Miles IN Hour.
THE FRENCH ENGINE WHICH Is PLANNED TO
EXCEED THE LIMIT


EXCEED THE LIMIT.
From the Ci cinnati Commercial-Gazetta ~
The day &, very recent when the talk OF q 10
connective making a mile a minute was received
with due amount OF doubt, being almost uni
versally disbelieved. To-day, however. sixty
miles an hour is not the limit, aud locomotive
builders now essay TO increase the speed from
ten TO fifteen miles above that figure. The
latest novelty i'm this line is a locomotive de-
signed by Nj. Estrade, graduate OF BEcole
Poly technique, which is 10 be experimental
with on the southern lines OF France. NJ. e.
Trade, convinced OF the value OF large Wheels
has fitted his engine, tender and coaches with
wheels eight aud quarter feet In diameter.
Inc engine is OF the outside cylinder type, with
gearing carried outside. The following table OF
dimensions win be read with interest:
Width between IonSiiadinais. fcI......
Distance between AXES rear to midd e feet. So
Instance between axles, miuile to leading feet SA
Cv,,sor Diamei.r, inches. aao2
lFrom axis axis, f,set.....-..... GA
Crate surface, square feet. 24S
Capacity of boiler cubic feet........ . la
weight OF engin empty, L SS
Weight OF engine, loaded tons ..- ..... AZ
This locomotive is expected 10 make an aver
age speed OF from seventy-tvo 10 seventy-eight
miles per hour. The coaches are peculiar i'm
that they are carried inside iron-girders. while
the wheels run under the center OF the longitu-
dlnal seats. Two aNles, sixteen feet apart, sup
port, through elliptic springs mounted upon
The Oil boxes, these longitudinal girders, which
nave ends curving toward the ground Each
girder carries three other elliptic springs, from
winch Is suspended, by means of iron rods, the
lower frame on which the body OF the car Is
supported. The coach is separated into two
stories, the lower OF which is made i'm three
pendent sections, with doors, which may be
USED as baggage-rooms, &c. Above is q single
compartment with central pasSage-way,
reached by stairways at each end OF the coach,
ana communicating with the other portions OF
al hk-h hi Srrl nj
the trial OF this new locomotive will be watched
with great interest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-08-07

There is q good old German saying that
whatever July and August nave left undone in
brothers and sisters, let US not groan over the
heat IL things must be cooked IL is better To
have it done now decently, and in order, than
10 have them roasted in september, which
should be month ofcaim and cool deliciousness
when man again takes up the burden of LIE
Tfpxaes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-08-07

The ENGLISH SwIMMER BEATEN.-The sec
onG con test ia tie series of swimming contests
between Dennis X. Butler, champion OF Amer
lea, .aad ". b. Johnson, champion OF England
IOf purse Ot 81 300 and the championship oi
the world, took place last Thursday evening.
the course Doing three niles irom Greenwich
Point. Philadelphia. To the northern end of
Ricgrway park Butter won with great ease in
forty five minutes, beating his competitor iour
minutes and I-lstlf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-08-07

A big crowd OF sporting men, including Ham
Ian, gathered at the Cunard pier East Boston
Yesterday morning To sec Jake Gaudaur and al
EaInn, the Oarsinen, OF for England.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-08-07

RELATIVES GEAEAbEKED IN A WIII-The
VIII Ol DAVID w Bel.>ie Ior twenty years the
C.lIi.len reporter OF t4e Philadelphia Leioer
tequettnea every thing 10 Mrs.. Burt, in whose
i.s''s~e me had lived Tor many years, and d.
rScleu that member OF his iaiui.y or any Of
his relatives be allowed TO have any lnins. to do
win The funeral or 10 be present when ne is
buried.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-08-07

There Is young lady In Burlington 20 sensi-
tive that she cannot see a railroad cut With
out feeling hurt aerselE--Burlisgton Free Press.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-08-07

MAMMA, what are you looking fort" asked
little Mamie Flapjack OF her mother, the widow
F1apjack.
lin looking for my wedding ring I've
hunted tor IL high and low. i wouldn't lose IL
for anything"
81 wOuldn bother about II, mamma. II it
comes to the worst you can get married again.
That's what I'm going to do when / am q
widow."-Ierds SJtings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-08-07
THE COLOR OF THE SEA.
Dlnerent Theories Advanced % Account
for Its Many Changes.

rIom science for AL
The changes in the color OF the sea have at
tracteo the attention of seafaring men from the
earliest times. Numerous theories were offered
IN explanation of these changes, some ascribing
'nem 70 the varying color OF the sea bottom,
some 70 the difference in depth, others to the
presence OF certain coloring substances, others,
again, TO the chemical composition of the
water. Most of these suggestions contained an
element OF truth, although no one OF them,
taken by itself, suficed to account for altera-
ton In color which had often been observed to
occur In the course of q few hours sail, and
length.
OF late years, as the reader is aware, numer-
gus scientific expeditions have been fitted out
ana dispatched by the governments of Eng
, ,su' Norway and America for the express pur-
pose OF exploring the secrets of the deep.
anong The problems which have now for the
n nr TIME received q satisfactory solution, new
ugnt has also been thrown upon the conditions
part of the ocean, thus conn plotting the informa-
Ton for which we were indebted to the unaided
eAertl0n OF earlier travellers. One OF the most
1,emarkable and most widely distributed con-
trasts OF color is that which is known TO exist
between the intensely blue seas situated be-
tween the tropics and the green seas of higher
latlCuces: 1t appears, as the result of recent
observations, and more especially of a series of
experiments made on board the German trigate
HaZelie, that there is an intimate relation be-
tween the coors of sea water and the proper
tlon OF salt held in solution by the latter. On
Co,,.nparlng the specific gravity OF green water
WIN tnat OF blue water, it was found that the
iatler Is always heavier than the former, and,
therefore, contains more salt, the two differ
ently coiored waters being supposed to have
the same temperature
In other words, the greater or less intensity of
the blue color OF sea water may be taken as a
0lrect Index of its sadness and OF its specific
gravity, SO that when We observe the color of
Inc water successfully change from a deep blue
10 biueish green and a dark green We may
conclude that the water has become at the
same time less salt and less heavy. This result
agrees with the experience of navigators in
every part OF the ocean, for as the vessel pro-
ceeds from the dense and salt waters of the
tropical regions toward the lighter and tresher
waters OF higher attitudes and OF the polar re-
gons the color of the sea is seen TO change from
an intense blue TO greenish blue and green
tint There are, however, numerous eXcep-
tlons Green seas are met with between the
tropics, and blue seas are encountered in the
temperate region aud even within the Arctic
circle but these exceptions, far from contra
dieting, only tend to confirm the above rules.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-08-07

To the Editos of The EVENING STAR:
The tact that your conservative paper gener-
ally reflects public sentiment, and is not
vehicle tor conveying only the opinion of its
editors or owners, induces one 10 attach the
more Importance to Your recent article con-
corning the Mexican border question which is
now asltating the public mind. Your severe
criticism oil war a. a means OF settling a dis
Puted point Indicates that some progress has
been made ON this subject IN the direction of
CIVILIZATION Ihe fact tnat wars have almost
always been popular exhibits the darkest
phase oil human nature and II is to be hoped
th1t you voice radical change in
public sentiment in asserting that re.
specialize individuals nowadays do not
defend their nOuor 10y a recourse TO weapons or
physical! lOrce. The time Is not far distant
when the may be said in respect of ma
lions, aud ne.I ali questions bet ,seen indiyid-
uaIs and nations viii be settled by d recourse 10
law or arbitration rather tnan To the barb.,rous
Practice oil war In the language of Victor
al G-O, 1.-THE day Will come when the old battle
heid viii be the market open 10 Commerce.
Mhen bullets and bonn oshelis will be replaced
.! 'Otes-oy the universal suffrage OF nations
wren a cannon Will be exhibited in public
= useUins just as AN Instrument of torture is
how, anu the people will be astonished how
sdcn = thing cO'.ld nave been e.
n IRAIS-W BECKER CAUGHT IN THE ACr-
n Special 20 the Baltimore american from
i-s.,lOn, AGg Tst 3, says: Harry Bercaw, a mar
ried man, WAS arrested in Phiilipsburg last
night plt a warrant Iss.ed by direction The
Iennsy Ndnia railroad company, charging
him wIth GeTstlling a locomotive on the Bel
Ntdere Delaware division. The locomotive
Wa Iii charge oI Engineer FishUough. As it
came within four IseJ OF a switch Bercaw. IL
i 'hLreed, moved Tie rails and the engine was
tLiOWit i-1in the ITacS. Fishbousn leaped
rom the engine and, alter demonstrating with
ID ia" ioT hi> conduct, the latter said, with Il
oath; Il threw ou OF IHe Track before and I'll
do ~ again hen deTaiied before FishDough
was An engineer Oh the Lenigh Valley railroad
md al that time the was committed N is
ALLEGED "eC' Use ne refused to let Bercaw rice
o.. his engine. BcTcaw was committed tnr trial
Had tine engine moved al foot past where in
stopped 70 would have rolled down an en,oank
IIent IOTty .eet nigh
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-08-07
"Is TIA WIFE's Duty alwavs to be

"IS 1T A WIFE'S DUTY always to be pleasapt?-
asks a scrupu.ous correspondent OF a western
exchange. The editor doubtless has his opiu-
ion, but he hesitates to express il. IL the oues-
ton had been addressed to us We should have
said: The impossible is nObody's duty IL is
Inn possible for a wife always to toe pleasant and
cheerful. The best the dear old girl can do is 10
wives that is very good indeed, and quite
equal to their husbands deserIs.-NurGcuse
NHu,ldN1d.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-08-07

USEFUL HINTS FOR THE HoUsEHoLD-DEco-
RATIoNs FOR THE BEDRooM-CLEANING ST.:
YER AND OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES DAM
TIES FOR THE TABLE, ETC.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-08-07
A Hot Day I'm Carson CITY.

from the larson New Appeal.
Sunday was phenOmenalIy hot day for Car.
son City. When the sun rose over the edge of
the mountains in the morning it had about
twelve extra degrees OF heat on it. and by the
time it had been up an hour the tickle grass
began to wilt and the leaves on the cottonwood
acted like the pitcher Of the Chloride ball club.
The hens that came out To hunt stray bugs
and worms surveyed the prospect Tor few mo-
ments, took their morning drink and retreated
into the shady nen-houSe.
By noon il was just clustering and il Won took
hold OF a brass door-knob you thought you We're
in sacramento sure. People who got all dressed
Tor church changed their minds and taking OF
their clothes, put their feet To soak in a tub OF
water and famed themselves.
The sun biazed and blaZed for hours and
hours, and never seemed to change its location
at all.
The dogs crawled under the house along with
the cats, both Oh good terms for the time and
cows tongues Mapped around their forelegs as
they walked.
the shingles turned up on the roofs, and when
liam walked round the corner the sweat ran
down into his shoes and sprinkled the sidewalk
You could bake a batch OF bread in George
Hank 5 refrigerator.
The solder on the tin roofs melted and ran
down into the cutters like rain water.
Doc Benton started out with his ice wagon.
and before he got IL the post office he found he
was running "a street-sprinker, and the street.
sprinkllns cart. right along behind, was putting
steam from ali The cracks in the box.
These are a lew simple facts regarding the
weather, cuiled along Main street from the
gives them for what they are worth.
THIRST IN HOT WEATHER.-We venture to
hope that those VINO are Zealously urging the
policy of refusing to Quench their thirst in this
not weather because drinking makes people
more thirsty" will reconsider their policy from
the physiological standpoint, and that they
will recognize that TO thirst and drink, and
perspire and drink again, are the natural steps
in process by which nature strives to main
tain the integrity Of those organic changes
which the external heat has tendency TO iIn-
an adequate quantity OF finid without excess.
Therefore, do not abstain from drinking but
drink slowly, as to allow time for the voice of
nature to cry enough" There is no drink SO
good as pure water. For the sake OF flavor and
because the vegetable acids are useful, a dash
OF lemon juice may be added with advantage.
The skin should be kept fairly cool, SO thai a
sufficient quantity of the fluid taken may pass
of by the kidneys.-LOadon Lancet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-08-07
Nv THE RECORD STANDS

The most important piece of base ball news
just now is the engagement by Detroit of Dun
lap. The King second baSeinan. The price paid
the ~. Louis management for his release
Si,1UO, the highest price ever paid for one
player. HE Is To- receive 81 800 a season for two
seasons. This acquisition makes the DetrOitS
the strongest batting organization that ever Oc-
cupied the bail ground, and strengthens the
DetrOits In their weakest spot. The release of
Dunlap is regarded confirmation of the
story that the Maroons will not be in the league
next season.
Capt Arson, of the Chicagos, who is regard ed
"a authority on base bail matters said, the
other day, that Washington is undoubtedly q
good ball city, and base ball should pay well
here. He also said that Knowles is one of the
most promising PLAYERS he ever Saw
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-08-13
Locked iu "a burning BmiiGiug.

Last Sunday night fire was discovered
in the large Building owned by the
Western Maryland Railroad at Cham
bersbnrg, Pa, in which their ware
house and Stoner & Stitely'S roller flour
mill are located. The building was of
frame and burned rapidly, being re-
duced to ashes within an hour. The
loss to private individuals. who had
goods stored in the warehouse, will
amount to $4,000. The building was
valued at sl3 900, on which there was
an insurance of 81 800. The mill, owned
by Stoner & Stitely, cost 1900 two
years ago, upon which there was all in
surance of 600.
The fire is attributed to either spon-
taneous combustion or the work of an in
cendiary. The body of Harry Wingert,
a young printer, was found i'm the ruins
next morning. He had gone into the
warehouse to carry out some goods and
the tiremen. not knowing there was
anyone in the building, closed the doors
to prevent the wind from blowing
through. He was thus locked in and
persisted in the flames.