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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-30
THE DEATH RATE,
A Comparison of Mortality Between
Coiored and White, Made by Regis
trar Pool.

The forthcoming annual report of the regis
tar OF vital statistics will contain some inter-
esting comparisons of statistics regarding the
death rate among the colored and white popu-
iation In this city. DIR. Pool, the registrar,
speaking to STAR reporter, said that the sta
nstics would suggest many questions, but that
ne would present only the facts. He thought
the comparatively great mortality among those
Of negro blood should attract attention to the
need Of improving the hygienic conditions OF
the life of a large portion Of the colored peo-
pie. II it were not, he said, that the birth-rate
was large, the question would settle itself be-
fore many years. For several years there have
been somewhat startling figures in the report of
the registrar The coming report will furnish
a tabular review Of a series of years. DIR. Pool
SAYS that the statistics given will be new on
account of the fact that this is the only large
city with a considerable colored population
where accurate and complete records have
been kept The colored people appear to
have been peculiarly susceptible to diseases of
the lungs and of the digestive tract. while
comparatively free from Group, diphtheria,
measles, and other maladies. There is an ex-
tremely large mortality among them from con-
sumption, and especially among the colored
females. The total deaths of colored females
from consumption exceeds not only that of
colored males, but also that of white females
and of white males, notwithstanding the fact
that the colored females are much fewer in
numbers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-30
The Horrors Of Getting Fat.

Edgar Fawcett in Once q Week.
The pale invalid does not mark fresh proofs
of emaciation morning after morning with half
50 keen q solicitude as that shown BY the
threatened victim Of obesity; for invalids, as a
rule, are rather careless about personnel, while
people who are growing stout often disclose an
eager regard for it. Their sensitiveness, too,
has become proverbial, and should say that
this arose from a solemn feeling that they are
becoming gradually pressed away by their own
avoirdupois from all the romanticism and pic
turesqueness Of life. But especially is this
true when they are of the softer sex. Flesh
has wrought more dolorous havoc in the femi-
nine than in the masculine bosom. We all find
that a fat Romeo somewhat crucial to put up
with, but we will not have fat juliet at any
price; we should prefer one, indeed, beside
whom Sarah Bernhardt appeared a trife plump.
1t has been my impression that the sOrrows
Of fat women still wait to be alphabetically
abundantly. Their kindlier chronicler has vet
to look into his heart and write about them
He will tell what agony they have suffered
from the simple phrase, ''You appear to be
very WELL" and how they have furtively shud-
dered when the word 'healthy" has left the
upon those bitter qualms of embarrassment
which arc felt when a member of their portly
sect shall enter a street-car, and find that two
men rise CALAMITY instead of one. He will
mention, also, their tremulous distrust of frag-
lie looking chairs. But this will not include
the whole substance of his exposition, for he
cannot, as conscientious annalist, ignore
those data of dieting which include fervid
cult of roast beef, fish and lemon juice, COIN
cident with an avoidance of sugar, milk and
potatoes. It will all be a sorrowful history
when some one will some day indite it. It win
be replete with heart yearnings but it must hike
wise be sadly pregnant with yearnings of q
more prosaic and carnal kind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-30
The Grant Badeau Case.

COMPROMISE AGREED UPON BETWEEN MRS
GRANT AND THE GENERAL.
A special to the Philadelphia Press from
New York, October 20, says: suit to recove,
$4,000 and interest for services rendered To
Gen. Grant while the latter was engaged in
preparing his Personal Memoirs was begun
few months ago by Gen. Adam Badeau. To-
day the case was settled, and the settlement
was Of the precise nature that the widow OF
Gen. Grant agreed to at the beginning Of the
controversy.
Mrs. Grant never disputed the fact of her
husbands having made a contract with Gen.
Badeau. The claim, however, as originally
presented and as sought to be enforced in the
suit, was coupled with an assertion Of joint au.
thorship of Gen. Grants personal memoirs
Mrs. Grant could not for a moment admit the
truth of this assertion nor recognize any claim
of which such assertion formed part.
Recently Gen. Badeau withdrew from his
suit the offensive allegation Of joint author.
ship and expressed his willingness to waive
any intention, desire, or right to claim the au-
thorship of the memoirs, and to admit that its
composition was entirely that of Gen. Grant
and to limit his claim to that of suggestion, re.
vision, and verification. Under these circum.
stances the position of Mrs. Grant being fully
acknowledged and indicated, she has paid the
claim
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-30
Among the Politicians.

In relation to the want of polling facilities
for the largely increased vote in New York
city, on account Of which fear has been ex-
pressed that all the votes could not be cast
within the allotted time, Senator Hill Il quote d
as saying that he has no feaS of their NOT being
able to get in all the votes. Col. Lamont had
Q conference with the governor yesterday, ct
which this was referred to among other things,
Judge Thurman, ON his journey from Colum-
bus, Ohio, to Wheeling, West Virginia, yester-
day, made two or three short addresses. In
the crowd at Cambridge some one asked about
the West letter, II it would have any influence
on the election. He thought not
at Detroit last night He said he was proud Of
being greenbacker, and that he was going TO
vote for Harrison. Referring to the Gackville.
West letter, he said il made no difference
whether the Murchison letter was forgery or
not, the minister's was not.
democratic and . republican procession
met In the streets In the 9Th New York Assem-.
bly, district last night A fight followed by the
flight of the dem0crats, was the result.
Mr.. Henry Watterson addressed nearly 7.Ooo
people in Chicago last night. He discussed the
The united German democracy Of the tenth
congressional district of New York have IN
dorsed Representative epinola's renomination
by Tammany.
The Boston prohibitionists Of the fourth con-
uesuional district have nominated r, g. Whit
comb for Congress.
The Chicago Herold says that matters hav. "A
settled themselves IN the second ulfnoie con-
gressional district e. to leave no dpubt 1ko1
Frank Lawler WIN b re-elected
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-30
demonstrating the Cabinet.


The Washington correspondent of the Boston
Herald has already commenced the recon.
struction Of the present Cabinet in an
tioipation Of Mr.. Cleveland,s reelection. He
says: Mr.. Fairchild, Mr.. Villas and Mr..
Dickinson are the only members Of the
Cabinet whose continuance in Office in re-
garded as quite out Of the question. Mr.. Whit
ney and Mr.. Garland are known to wish 70 re-
tire. Mr.. Bayard and Mr.. Endicott viii both
be extremely anxious to remain, but one OF
both Of them will probably go out Mr.. Car
Isle, it is expected, will leave the Speaker
chair Of the House in order to take Mr., Gar
lands place in the Department Of Justice.
Mr.. Scott, Of Pennsylvania, may possibly come
into the Cabinet, but the appointment Of Cal.
win Brice, If he will accept the place, will be
more probable. Should Mr.. Carlisle come
into the Cabinet Mr.. Mcmillan, Of Tennessee,
is thought to be the coming man for Speaker
Of the House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-30
Some Strange Bets,

WHAT SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE AGREED TO DO IF
THEIR CANDIDATE Is NOT ELECTED.
Among the curions bets upon the result of
the coming election may be mentioned the fol-
lowing In st. Louis a saloon proprietor and a
kalsominer have agreed that if Harrison is
elected the former is to pay the latter's men So
per day while they whitewash every object in
sight of his saloon. regardless of the artistic
effects or damage. II Cleveland is elected the
kalsominer will pay the expenses of the saloon
for one evening, the proprietor having the
privilege OF inviting everybody he pleases to
partake of his treat.
AMethodist clergyman and sewing-machine
agent have bet on the following terms If Har-
rison be elected, the sewing-machine man will on
two Sundays discharge any duties of the pastor
| that may have accumulated during the inter-
vening weeks. If Cleveland be elected, the
pastor will canvass for the sale of sewing-ma-
chimes for two days, turning the profits over to
| the winner of the wager.
Two United States soldiers at Jefferson Bar
racks, one a republican and the other a demo-
crat, have agreed that the loser shall, on
| November ., run gauntlet OF 100 soldiers
and armed with regulation rifles topped with
bayonets sheathed in cloth and tipped with a
rag ball. The path is to be 10 feet wide, and
through this the loser is to rum lodging as best
he may to save his ribs.
A democratic young lady of Clarke County,
Indiana, has agreed to marry sutton il Cleve-
land be defeated The young man agreed to
pay her 800 il he be elected, or in default of
that to marry her.
scandinavian at Moorhead. Mimi, named
| John Peterson, bet with a German named
keahrer, that If Cleveland be elected Peterson
wiii s,t astride the peak of barn all day, from
4 T. O'Clock am. till 6 pm. II Harrison be
| elected keahrer will do the same.
| A Phiiadelphia barber has agreed with one
OF his assistants that the advocate of the losing
candidate shall shave the top of his head ana
keep 1t in state of nudity for one month after
the election.
| Dick Slower, of Cincinnati. in the event that
Mr.. Cleveland is elected, will wear q petticoat
| for three months, and in case Harrison IL the
man Mr. Tepe will be under that oblioat;on
| The republican has already made a proposition
| to the democrat to withdraw The loser. n he
does not comply with the conditions. forfeits
| 800.
Elmer Thomas and Miss Nina Webster. NJ
| Cleveland, Ohio, have made this Contract. II
Cleveland Is elected they will be married ON
Inauguration day; il he is not elected. the mar
rage il to be postponed until another demo-
| cratic President II inaugurated. Thomas Ia
hustling for Cleveland votes.
Thomas Leets, wel-known Free-Thinker
and Spiritualist, and one of the pillars Of a
| Cleveland church, have made this wager: II
Harrison II elected Leets il bound to attend
and SIT through ffty-two prayer-meetings in
| the church referred TO, consecutively IL posi-
BILE. II Cleveland In elected the churchman il
bound TO attend ffty-two Spiritualistic meet
ings In Memorial Hall
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-30
TINE GREAT
l. PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE
~ InE rNOhlH, WEST, AND SOUTHWEST,
OSE BILE TRACK SPLENDID SCENERY.

Dof1BI nE T TRutEEtkH' WEST, MD SOUTHWEST.
STEEL ksTEs MASSI hHSfS ff RSSfFxrxr.
sH$a HIS sraHaf Fs
For and the West Chicago Limited Express of
pullman E oestibuled Cars at $50 am. daily; Fast
with Cars Piitsenee t To hGai
da s.s ssTns S tcehRs IS
s ssgo; Western Espress At 80 pm. daily, with
seepers louisville and Memphs 'f Pa e5Sq Ea
West. with through Sleeper to httsburs. and Pits.
BaLTIMof so AND POTOMAC RAILROAD.
FOR Er1e, Sa1andalgua and Rochester daily; for Buff
with Sleeping Car wasspston s6 sSches.es
For willi.msport, Lock Haven, and Elmrs, at so a.
For New YORK sna the East, 7;eo. 900. IL 100. and
snnaor s "a 1919 and ~ 9opS pm o.
a. m% d.d E1pres,s Of Pullman P.Tlor
For Boston without change re-: 800 pm every day.
. liner
direct transfer to Fulton street, avoiding double
For fS5sssSsis q 40 and II 90 AM
my sea 4io On no % 90 s sna
iIso pm Limited ns Express, al ParIor Csrs, 8 40
For BsitImors, IS, 7;sS, 900, s;4o. ESQ., IL 90.
d tto sSS sa g. $50 sS I'd II ID 20 pm
For Pope's Greek Line, 90 am and 40 pm. daily.
except Sunday. -''
For Annapolis: 52O and 300 am, 12 :o5. 40 and
500 pm daily, except Sunday. Sundays 3 90 a
m, 4:10 pm. WV -
yHEsSR tER sEDaRHRREf sD sH5a
For AieIandria, @ 90 e;3s- 40 Gas, 1857 4 M.
1904 noon; 2;05, 4:25. 500, 5:55 :O5. o.
1905, and II az Z n. on sunday al 5 90. AS,
a0;5o = m, - &c, % :o5 and zoos p
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and 700 p; m daily except Sunday.
800, g:d9, do53, d1;W an; I 20, 500. %,
day Fl 10 and IL ;O7 am 90. TO- :05, S:32
Tickets and Information at the ONCE nortbe.., mr.
ner Of 18th street and and at the
station where orders be left for the chekine ~
baegsge to destination from hotels aud residences
CHAS. T. PUGH, n v0Dp-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-30
Errors I'm Telegraphic Messages.

hrrOrS III IeIe&rdpHIc MeSSa8eS.
A fash of lightning in America may cause an
extra dot in Europe, and Gin the Morse system)
man becomes war. An earthquake in Japan
may send dash through France, and life be.
comes wife. A wild goose flying against a
telegraph wire might drive it into momentary
contact with another wire, and sight might be-
come night. Nine-tenths Of the errors made,
however, are due to the execrable caligraphy
Of the present day. As a matter Of fact, the
telegraphist delivers to the editor of a news
paper copy" far more accurate than the first
proof of his own leader submitted by the
printer. The quantity of news transmitted ID
enormous; an average of 1,5Ss, 27O words are
delivered per day. At the recent republican
convention in Chicago 500, 900 words were sent
in one night, and when Mr.. Gladstone intro
duced his celebrated home rule bill, April 8,
1886, 500, 900 words were sent from the central
telegraph Office in London
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-30
Crispi's Troublesome Wife.

From the London Truth.
The duke of Aosta must be daft about hi
niece-wife, to go with her as visitor to the
Quirinal. His principles force him to regard
the king Of Italy there as a sacrilegious house
breaker. The duchess Of Aosta was by all &C.
counts the belle Of the banquet given at the
Quirinal in honor of the German emperor. II
having been impossible to exclude Signors
Crispi alone from the banquet given by the
king and queen Of Italy to the German en-
peror. the doors Of the banqueting room were
closed against the wives of all the cabine,
ministers. What band Of furies this exclu.
sion must have turned them into! Be pre-
pared to hear Of the husbands Of those ladies
who were kept out in the cold with the prime
minister's wife finding an opportunity to ge,
rid of Crispi and to patch up cabinet without
him
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Went Down With All ON Board.

A special to the Bangor CMaine) Com
nercial says: Captain Tufts, Of the schooner z.
H. Foster. of and for st. John, N. B., from New
York, October 16, put into South West Harbor
October 26, and reports that on Wednesday oath
he fell in with an unknown schooner on Jeffrey's
Bank, about am. At noon the wind was 9
gale, accompanied by snow and rain. The cap
tain of the Foster noticed. that the strange
schooner was steering badly, and was falling
was prepared to render assistance. A little
later, being then about II miles in the rear
the unknown schooner suddenly sank and
Capt. Tufts has no doubt that all on board
went down with her. The unknown schooner
appeared to be of 100 tons and of American
build,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-30
Tipping as q Moral Weakness.

The question Of tips is at length to be Sc
!riously grappled with. A German psycholo-
gist has taken it in hand and has constructed
an elaborate plan for its solution. Tipping, in
the view of this acute person, il human
weakness, deficiency Of moral courage very
similar to tippling, and should be dealt with
in the same way. Accordingly, he has pro-
tected an association Of anti-tippers-a kind of
union of total abstainers from tipping-the
members Of which will be required to sign a
ers, servants and other persons Of this class.
The headquarters Of this associations are at
Chemnitz, and, although its constitution is not
yet finally settled, q badge for its members has
been resolved on. This II not to be worn, like
the temperance badge, where IL can be readily
seen, but il TO be produced from the pocket
whenever walters show tendency to iinger.
The momentous question ID in the grip Of .
master mind
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-30
What Communism Would Lead To.

From the Nineteenth Century.
Down in South Mexico somewhere there is a
town with a silver mine filed with water, Now.
the people in that town are probably the poor
est people on the face Of the globe, for they
have absolutely nothing. The water in the
mine prevents them getting at the silver and
belief in the mine keeps them working at the
water. To enable them to continue their ope-
rations they have sold off literally everything
that they had. There isn't coat in the town,
nor sheet in the town, nor even an umbrella
There is nothing to eat in the woods around
the town, for there are no woods with
in hundred miles of the town, and
there is nothing to drink in the town
except the water Of the mine, which is
ment no town there at all, since an inconsider-
ate earthquake some few weeks ago reduced
the place to ruins. What do you think the
name of this town is, or, let me say, was?
Well, its name was Paradise" In this little
picture we have Communism in q nutshell.
Its advocates believe it mine of wealth, and
confidence prevents them from seeking their
fortunes in other fields. In spite of its para
daisical promises it leads to starvation, and, as
to the earthquake, the only difference is that,
instead OF winding up with one, Communism
begin with. Lastly, the water in the
mine would be bitter and brackish, and though
we should have presumably got rid Of
our Insurers, they would have walked away with
all that We had. When the teachings of these
men are seen to lead inevitably to such results
as we have recently witnessed in one of the
fairest cities of the new world, the immolation
of four of their dupes and disciples to the
majesty Of the law they had defied, and when
the same teachings in the old world spur the
thoughtless multitude on to rioting and to in
vasion Of the sanctuaries Of religion; further,
when state aid is being solicited for all sorts of
purposes 1t is time to take decided stand in
the interests of the workingmen themselves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-30
Asking Too Much.

From the New York Sun.
Dumley Ito Brown)-'T say, Brown, did you
chip in IS with the rest Of the boys for the
charity fund.-"
Brown-"No, can't afford to give away s5.''
Dumley-"Well, that's the way I feel. By
the way, Brown, can you lend me for few
days?"
Brown-"Can't do it, possibly, Dumley.
Didn't just tell you that can't afford to give
away s."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-30
Life Is Sweet.

From the New York Sum-
''Brown." said Robinson, ''you seem TO be
the happiest man on earth. When I saw you
last, nearly q year ago, you were as bright and
cheerful as bird"
'.Yes," responded Brown, 81 was Just about
to be married them"
''And to-day You are in the same buoyant
spirits. You're always happy. / suppose
"Yes," responded Brown, II ann Just about
to be divorced"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-30

From Haxpsr's Bssar.
81 notice in the paper" said Mrs.. Barracks,
pouring out Mr.. Barracks' coffee, ssthst :
Brooklyn clergyman says that women should
be permitted to whistle"
YES" retorted Mr.. Barracks, asreeabiy.
HE ID right. We should surely not deny %
women privilege We accord to tug-boak and
locomotives"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-30
A Matrimonial Bet.

From the Philadelphia Record
Philadslphian-'Is it true thaA you have bet
yourself against $4,000 that Harrison win be
elected?"
Indiana girl-'T have. II I lose, the gentle
man can claim my hand. II win he must nav
me e2O,O00.
''You are working hard for Harrison, no
doubt?'
no, I am working for Cleveland"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-30

Ethel.-"Oh, papa, did you see the new par,
lor lamp Aunt Julia sent me? It's the latest
thing out"
rapa.-"It win be Sunday nights, anyway
Twrs HdSts cypress,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-30

Guy reduced his record to a:l2 yesterday or
The Cleyeland, Ohio, track, which Wa, OWNS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-30
A Maid Of Alabama.

Alabama Letter in the Philadelphia Times
She is girl, not girl of the period, nor a
typical girl of the South, but Just our own
Diana, who can drive like Jehu, ride and
shoot like cowboy, run like a professional,
and swim like duck. She will go rowing
with no company but her dog and gun, and
she can drop her oars, spring to her feet with
her gun, and shoot marsh hen or grosbeak,
without rocking the boat or misplacing the
oars. She sleeps on pillows of down from
birds and ducks killed by her own hand. and
expects by next spring to have enough feathers
of the same kind to make feather-bed.
l neglected to mention what perhaps, is
more remarkable than her other accomplish
ing her fingers. Once, indeed. she drove a nail
to good purpose. While studying for prize
at school, she was taken with a violent tooth
ache. Her mother forbade her going to school
in such violent pain, and there was no dentist
nearer than Mobile. So, with a sudden re-
solve, she got nail, and, holding it against the
tooth, she drove it out Cor more likely I'M. with
one blow of the hammer, then she went to
school and won the prize. She has kindly
how to swim with an inflated pillow-case. Now
she would teach me how to shoot. can make
ready and take aim, but when the time comes
to fire, my fingers are SO occupied with stop
ping my ears cannot pull the trigger.
Diana knows every cattle mark in the COM
munity. She owns quite q number Of sheep
and cows, and can tell at a glance if one is
mirer is man who can neither ride, drive,
row, or swim, shoot gun or smoke cigar
This may be the irony Of fate, but suspect It is
fate nevertheless for she imagines now that
she detests him, and that is usually one of the
shadows cast before the coming event.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-30

The EVENING STAR claims to be and can CON
clusively establish that the best local adpess-
ing medium in the soorldr No OTHER PAPER PRINTED
CALCULATES SO MANY COPIES IN THE CITY on ITS
PUBLICATION, IN PROPORTION TO POPULATION IL 10
hardly too much to say that IL is read by the men,
oers Of every family in the District of Columbia
IT is peculiarly the favorite of the home circle, and
is no less to be found In the counting room and tho
work shop. 1t follows, therefore. that as an agent
Of publicity within the National Capital and con-
tiguous territory it has no rival An announce
menu in ats columns practically all eyes, and,
in proportion the service t gives its advertising
rates rank with the lowest in the country. Being
low, they are rigidly adhered to. There only 70
mains to be added on this head, as an indication
Of the esteem in which the paper is held by tho
business public, which best understands it's own
interests In this respect that each year I'm the his
tory of the paper shows large increase both In the
number of subscribers and Of new Advertisements
printed over Its predecessor. For example, during
the first nine months Of the present year
the average daily circulation of the paper
has been 26,6sl copies. and the whole
number Of new advertisements printed ss.eoa,
against an average daily circulation Of 25.4y
copies and 1854 new advertisements dur
ing the corresponding period i'm 1887. In short,
THE STAR has taken a backward step, and
Its conductors are determined that il never shall
take one.