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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-18
French Women.

HOW DIFFERENT THEY ARE FROM THE USUAL
NEWSPAPER DESCRIPTIONS OF THEM.
Jules Simon in the Fortnightly Review.
Do not trust our newspapers. Above all
shun those journals which pretend to describe
society. The society that they know. the only
society that they can describe is not society at
all; it is Bohemia. They talk, it is true, of
live duchess, but they have only seen their
duchess from a distance. She was in her box
they were all away below in the stalls The
woman whom they really know is Marguerite
Gautier. and it is Marguerite to whom
they assign the ducal name Most fire.
quently they do not even take the
trouble to find fictitious trademark for their
wares; they furnish you, without disguise.
with the scandal of the world of pleasure,
perfect series of orgies. a bacchanalia of cour-
tesans. Thereupon you say to YOURSELF This
Is great Babylon! Indeed it is not; it is only
tiny corner of Babylon. no bigger than a nut
shell-a tiny corner, such as may be found in
London, in Rome or Vienna. This corner is a
trlhe larger IN proportion as the town is more
famous and attracts more Foreigners. But this
Is not the immortality of Paris, it is the immor-
atty OF the world; nay, it is not Paris nor is it
the Partisan woman. There is no more anus
ing madcap than the Partisan courte-
san, and no more sensible and charming
person than the Partisan woman. The two
exist in two distinct worlds, and have nothing
III common except their hats. We have at the
outside, 1000 or 5000 of the madcaps, reckon
ing in that number those who are on the
border line aad who have one foot in each of
the two worlds. 1t is large number but only
think what host of foreigners come to u.s.
And yet the madcaps attract more attention
than our 100000 virtuous Partisan women and
our 100000 virtuous Fresch women. For
eiSners are not the only persons who make
mistake about this matter In France itself the
novel makes such fuss that many Frenchmen
fancy that the one class of women are the other
Our excellent little middle-class women are
judged by the standard of Indiana" Fifty
years ago they were all reading indiana
with fervor, forcing themselves to find
their own image in it, just as at the present
day we force ourselves for an hour or so to be-
lleve that Francois lie Champs peasants are
men of flesh and blood. Nay, my dear ladies'
you are not such Indanas nor such Francillons
as all that When you go to see Francillon on
the stage you are so charmed with the hapnv
ending of the third act that you forgive The
improbabilities of the other two Meilbac
maintains that your French virtue is a steadily
diminishing quantity; but at all events Won
cling to what remains of it. Still, 1 am only
now speaking of Partisan ladies' Fashionable
Partisan ladies' for the others keep simply to
the old standard. Vice requires but little time
to blossom; but it takes long time to spread
its roots.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-18
How Luther Marsh Looks.

New York Correspondence Springfield Unioa
The other evening was at a small reception.
and while there was introduced to a rather
small man with almost white hair. a bright.
twinkling eye. his locks curled slightly. and he
was handsome man. thought as / looked
at him that he must have been remarkably
so in his youth. He did not seem in his man.
ner or conversation like an old man; he seemed
to take an interest in everything and to be
thoroughly up 20 the times and well posted
1 noticed two things regarding him, One was
he seemed unusually bright, good CONVERSE
tionalist, and that he cared mostly for
ladies' society. but as that is usual with men,
did not wonder at it. / had not caught the
name OF the gentleman when he was presented
to me, but gradually the conversation drifted
into literature. and one lady made the start
hing statement that she was writing book a
novel which had hypnotism as the basis. do
you believe in hypnOtiZing?" asked one. Grad
ually the elderly gentleman became interested
but when questioned said: Pardon me. can
not talk on that subject without speaking of
my own peculiar views OF what the world for
the most part calls supernatural. These sub
1ects are too sacred 10 me 10 be discussed at
an evening reception; nor Is there time here
10 those who are enough interested to seek me
out IN my home / am ever willing to talk or
convince, he added. 'Who is that man?' /
asked OF my jstess. She seemed surprised
that did not know, as she said. why that is
Luther Marsh" l tried in vain to connect him
with the man had read about in the papers
the hero Of Ann O'Delia Diss Debar's spiritual
istic frauds. 1 suppose every one has a weak
ness, and Mr.. Marsh's is a great fondness for
the society Of the fair sex, if that can be called
aweakness. think that believing in them so
thoroughly as he does, il would be an easy
matter for q designing woman to deceive him.
as IN the case Of the Diss Debar. OF course
the fact that Mr.. Marsh is a spiritualist made
him still more vulnerable to the willy adyen-
turess
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-18
The Geffcken Affair
WHY THE PROFESSOR PUBLISHED THE EXTRACTS
FROM THE EMPERoR's DIARY

WHY THE PROFESSOR PUBLISHED THE EXTRACTS
FROM THE EMPERoR's DIARY.
The Berlin Reichsaazeiger says: THE Geff-
cken indictment states that Professor Geffcken
confessed that he believed Emperor Frederick
would not have given him the diary had he
thought it would be published. Prof Geffcken
made extracts from the diary for his own use.
never thinking that the emperor would die be-
fore himself. His object in publishing the ex-
tracts was to show that Emperor Frederick was
noble ideolOgist and the moving power at the
foundation of the empire"
The ReichsanzeigeT publishes Prince Bis
marck's report to Emperor William. in which
he points out the necessity for publishing the
indictment in order to counteract the per-
nicious effect of the misrepresentation of
home and foreign journals, which, he SAYS, aim
at representing the public prosecutor and the
imperial tribunal as being partial and inspired
with desire for persecution.
The retirement of Minister Friedberg is
traced to the appearance of his name in papers
seized in connection with the Geffcken case
1t is reported that DIR. Siinson will resign the
presidency of the Leipsic court for the same
reason
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-18
THE FISH COMMISSION WORK.
Vessels Exploring the Deep Seas-Dis-
tributing Carp and HOLSTERS.

The L. s. fish commission steamer Albatross,
as has been stated in The STAR, sailed from San
Francisco, Cal, early in the month upon her
winters work Of exploration of the southern
coast of California. Capt. Tanners report of
the investigations in Alaskan waters during the
summer has been received by the commits
sioner, and is now being rapidly put in shape
for publication.
The U. s. fish commission steamer Fish
Hawk and q. s. fish commission schooner
Grampus are both now en- route for southern
waters, the destination of the Fish Hawk being
Charlotte harbor, Florida, where she viii rem
devious for two months to come. The specific
object of her work will be to develop fish-cult-
ural methods as applicable TO the more impOr-
tant food species OF the south Atlantic and gulf
coasts, special attention being given to the
mullet, which, from its abundance, constitutes
the most important fishery resource of that
region.
The Grampus will be engaged in investigat-
ing the offshore fishing grounds OF the gulf re-
gion, with a view to determining their location
and extent and the abundance OF the fishes
that may be found there.
The three distributing cars OF the commits
sion are now in active service. Car No. is
completing the distribution Of carp to the ex-
treme southern and southwestern states and
territories; car No. is at Worthwhile making
distribution of the yearling trout. reared there.
to the waters of Michigan. Ohio, Indiana, Iowa,
and Kentucky; car No. 3 leaves Woods Holl to-
day with shipment of Holsters for stocking the
waters of the northwest coast, in the region of
the Columbia river and Puget sound. 1t will
also stop at Sandusky. for five million white
fish eggs. to be transferred to and Matched out
at Portland, Greg, and planted in lakes Pend
dOreille and Ceur dAlene. at the headwaters
of the Columbia river.
Fish-cultural work with the cod and other
marine species is now at full tide of operation
at Gloucester and Woods Holl. Mass. Earlier
in the season il was much embarrassed by vari-
Gus causes, more particularly the violent storms
upon the coast, which have interfered with
both the taking of eggs and their successful
Matching. Cod eggs are being taken now in
large numbers at the Gloucester station, the
daily collection amounting sometimes to more
than five millions
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-18
A Queens Magazine Venture,

Cable Dispatch to New York Sun.
Maria Henrietta, Queen of the Belgians, has
gone in for editing, like Miss Cleveland and
other distinguished women before her. She
and her youngest daughter, Clementine, have
just started magazine of an inoffensive type
which is called La Je,ne File. The idea is to
keep young girls up in household matters. The
queen writes about the way to keep house and
theater criticisms, while her daughter. who
signs herself Martha D'Orey,F does art
and literature. Carmen Sylvia, which is the
non de plume of the queen of Roumania, has
been. engaged on the staff to write poem for
every number, and it is expected that Ste
phanie, the crown princess of Austria, will do
the pictures. If the Archduchess Maria Valeria
comes into the scheme, as is probable, the
paper will be altogether an aristocratic affair.
Their chance of journalistic success. however.
would have been very much better had they
started a society paper, and each engaged to
write all they know about her husband and his
friends, the king of the Belgians and the crown
prince OF Austria being among the most noto-
rious types of European royalty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-18
Census Every Five Years.

From the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
census taken every five years, such as is
proposed in England, would have advantages,
whatever objections there might be to the
plan. The five-year system would better ad-
NIT of an experienced corps of census-takers
being employed. Indeed. the fact that it takes
ten years to get the report ready for publica-
ton shows that a part of the corps might be
permanently employed. Some of the reports
at least, are so stale as to be uninteresting and
practically useless. A five-year census would
have the preference as being fresher and more
accurate. But would census each five years
by experts, canvassed and tabulated rapidly,
cost more than big, bungling one only once
in ten years? That is, of course, question to
consider. Censuses taken by the states, each
according to its own plan, might be all that is
necessary for practical purposes in a national
wav
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-18
MAJOR ssTIP" GRAVES DYING.
The Son Of One of the Principals in the
Celebrated Graves-Cilley Duel.
lie Courier-Journal, Jan. 16.

From the Louisville Courier-Journal, JAM 16
News has been received here that Major
William Preston Graves. Familiarity called by
his friends Tip" is dying at Little Rock,
where he has been stationed with his regiment,
the second artillery, the past two years.
Major Tip" Graves was born in the old
Graves mansion, on Walnut street, between Sd
and 4th, and is now about forty-five years Of
age. In 1861 he volunteered to serve in the
Union army, enlisting under Gen. Nelson. who
was killed at the Gait House by Gen. Jefferson
c. Davis the succeeding year. He served with
distinction, and won his rank of commissioned
major in the regular army by his own merit
and gallantry. His wife, who was Miss Scott, of
Maryland, and four children are living. Major
Graves is the only living son of William Jordan
Graves, who was elected Congressman for this
district in 1881 and was several times re-
elected. The elder Graves was at one
time one of the most noted men in the
United States his duel with Jonathan Cilley,
Congressman from Maine, being one of
the notable events in American his
tory. Next to the duel between Alexander
Hamilton and Aaron Burr, no event of the
character ever attracted much attention as
that between Graves and Cilley. Mr.. Cilley
was a personal friend of Mr.. Graves, and the
duel was the result of the exactments of the So
called code of honor, as it existed in those
Gays. Cllley and James watson webb, OF New
York, had some trouble, and Webb challenged
Cilley. Mr.. Graves was the bearer of the mes
sage. Cilley refused to receive a challenge
from Webb, and the demands of the code were
that where the challenged party did not deem
the challenger fit to meet him in the field. the
second should take the place of the principal
thus dishonored. Owing to the personal rela-
tions existing between them, Mr.. Graves was
troubled that the necessity of fighting his
friend should arise. But if he had not
challenged Cilley he would have been
disgraced in the eyes of all the country
So the challenge was sent and accepted.
Rifles at so yards were the conditions, and the
two congressman met at Bladeusburg. Nd,
February "a, 1898. Cilley was noted as one of
the most skillful shots of the day, while Graves
was not at all used to firearms. Graves ex-
pected to be killed, but to the surprise of all at
the third fire, Cilley fell dead, Graves bullet
having reached vital spot. William Jordan
Graves died here in September, 1S4S, in his
forty-fourth year. His other children. besides
Major Graves, who is now dying, were Isham
Graves, who has been dead many years, and
Mrs. Harriet Graves Osborne, wife of the late
j. d. Osborne, who, with George D. Prentice
and Isham Henderson, were publishers of the
Louisville Journal.
Mrs. Osborne is now at her brothers bedside
Major Graves is an uncle of Mr.. W. G.. Osborne,
well-known journalist of this city, the latter
being son of the famous congressmans only
daughter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-18
Informer Delaney Faces Davitt.

HE RECOGNIZES THE LATTER-DAvITTs Low Es-
INNATE OF DONOVAN RossA
The cross-examination of Patrick Delaney
was resumed before the Parnell commission in
London yesterday. The witness persisted in
declaring that he saw Boyton point out to In
vincible Brady the chairman of the prison
board, Mr.. Bourke. for assassination. On cross
examination by Michael Davitt, Delaney said
that he was positive that he had often seen
Davitt in company with Dan Curley although
he could not fix the dates. Re-examined with
reference TO the funds of the Fenians, he stated
that in 1879 the party was without money
other than the few pence weekly subscribed by
members. Some pawned their watches to send
delegates to America. Carey, after the Invinci-
bles were organized obtained funds from the
league and started business as contractor.
Being shown the photograph of man in uni
form, witness declared that it was Invincible
No. l. At the close of the examination Justice
Hammer ordered that Delaney be held in Gus
tody in London in case he should be wanted
again.
Attorney-General Webster then read corre-
spondence between Matt Harris and Michael
Davitt with reference to the land agitation.
The only letter that attracted interest was one
from Davitt to Harris, written in New York, in
which Davitt said: PERHAPS Won are not
aware that John O'Leary is here. He came
from Paris to upset my land league endeavors
He will go back wiser though sadder man.
nc 40 supper leu uy NOBODY saving the few
bosthoons following that blatant ass, Rosa.
The nationalists on this side are common-sense
men. O'Leary failed to get up crusade
against the league in America. Rosa is now
trying his hand. He will achieve more success
upon your side than upon this He is a cow.
ardly, low ruffian, who has not the courage to
resent an insult I offered him in the Herald
He has not sufficient courage to set fire to
British haystack. Do your utmost to keep the
people within bounds"
Hannah fbo "a
Parnell would be shown to the Parnellite
counsel, as the court seemed to be within
reasonable distance of getting at them. At
torney-General Webster refused to be pinned
to definite time for the production of the
opinion that both sides should show the letters
in their possession intended to be used for
comparison.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-18
Missions Strawberries.
From the American Musician

From the American Musician.
strakosch paid Nilsson the past season $500 a
performance, and one-half the receipts over
$4,000, which made her share average from
$1,000 to $500. The second season she de.
manded 81, 1000 cash and the same share of ex.
cess. but after a row it was reduced to 5000.
The extraordinary demands of these singers
finally made it impossible for managers to give
Italian opera. Beside the salary, agreed to
pay Missions hotel expenses, and she managed
to run up bills of from $500 to 500 per week.
I have saved one bill a curiosity 1t is from
the Continental hotel, Philadelphia. and on it
is an item of $50 for strawberries. 1t displayed
great lack of consideration and even prin-
ciple, but preferred to pay these bills and re-
main on good terms with her. as she would
have got even with me some other way if had
refused to do SO -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-18
LeprOsy a ContagiOus Disease.

From the Pail Mall Gazette.
That leprosy really is a contagious disease
seems to be pretty we'll proved by documents
which the Rev. H. P. Wright communicates to
the Times. Hawaiian convict who was con-
demned to death, had his life spared on condi-
ton that he should be inoculated with leprosv
by way of experiment. The incubation took
place three years ago, and the unfortunate
man, who would surely have done better to go
to the scaffold, is now tubercular leper. The
experiment was perhaps hardly necessary.
The fact that Father Damien has become a
leper since he went to reside in a settlement of
lepers is surely proof enough that the disease
IS contagious. Now, however, there is no
longer room for any doubt which may have
been felt upon the matter at one time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-18
"He's Got the Sand.o

From the Pttsbury Commercial Gazette
The oil business has a nomenclature peculiar
to itself. The region has its own slang, at least
one phase of which has drifted into general
usage. Hes got the sand" as a synonym for
nerve, had its origin in the ell country. In an
oil well everything depends upon the sand.
The sand" is the rock in which the oil is
found, and on its quality depends the produc-
ton of the well. II no sand is found the well
Is at once abandoned. If the sand is good
that Is, OF coarse texture-the well is more
than likely TO be good one. but if the sand +
fine and hard II is sure 10 be small well. Il
not an utter failure. Therefore the important
question when well is being finished is: "Has
it got the sand?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-18

OK TRIAL FOR THE MUD Run SLAUGHTER
The trial OF the employees of the Lehigh VAL
ley railroad who were the cause of the acct
dent at Mud Run, Pa, on October 10. OF last
year, by which sixty-one persons lost their
Lives, was commenced at Maunch Chunk Pa.
yesterday. The first case called was that of
Joseph Cook, engineer Of the first engine that
crushed into the train which was standing at
Mud Run station. The Indictment was quashed
for informality and another submitted to the
grand jury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-18

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE OF GEN. L. G. BRowN.-
Gen. L. G. Brown, who during the war COM
handed the one hundred and seventeenth regi-
ment, colored troops was before the probate
court in Cincinnati yesterday ON an inquest of
lunacy. Upon entering the private Office of
the jailer he drew an old Householder, and.
placing the muzzle to his temple, he pulled
the trigger. The cartridge failed to explode.
During the struggle which followed Brown
succeeded in swapping the remaining car
tridges, but none Of them exploded
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-18
RAILROADS.
DIEpMoNT AIR LINE

EDlEDMONT AIR LINE
l. Schedule in effect january 9Th 1882.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-18

Bro Strike OF MINERs.-A Charleston. W.
Va, special to the Philadelphia Press saws:
News has reached here that 4, 600 miners in the
Elkhorn region of Mcdowell and Mercer coun-
to be on account of the size of the coal cars
being increased in capacity from two to three
tons without a corresponding increase of wages.
Trouble Is anticipated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-18
An Old Story.

From the Philadelphia Record
Little Boy-'Mamma, what's my Christmas
book about?"
Mamma-'.It is called The Sleeping Beauty
and is about girl who slept and slept and
slept, and there couldn't anybody wake her"
WAS she hired grip"