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LENGTH OF MANS VISION.

From the Rochester Democrat
'How far can man see2" was the not ex-
tremely definite inquiry made by a reporter
yesterday, of physician who is some thing of a
specialist in matters pertaining to the eye.
ITO the stars" was the equally indefinite
answer.
The line of inquiry in regard to the scope of
vision was suggested by the fact that no two
persons will agree as to the limitations of
human vision; of half a dozen persons on the
tower Of the Wilder building no two will agree.
One will claim that the limit is 10 miles and
others will insist that they can see 80 miles,
The physician appealed to said forty miles
wonld probably be the limit from the stand
point of the tower OF the Wilder building to
a person with normal vision. That would be
the line Of the horizon. A long sighted person
could see no farther, but could see objects on
the horizon palmer. A near-sighted person
would, OF course, be CORRESPONDENCE limited
Another gentleman who was present said that
he had stood on the heights ten miles north of
Bowmansville, Canada, on a clear day, and dis
tinguished the outlines of the south shore of
Lake Ontario, and at night from the same
position had seen the revolving lights at Oak
Orchard. The heights referred to are 400 feet
above level of the water of the lake.
The use OF telescope had verified the fact
that the shore outline had been seen with the
max ed eye. The same gentleman said that he
had found that on the ocean the hull of a yes-
sci disappeared at distance of about ten
miles, If the observer stood on the deck of
another vessel, and the masts disappeared at
about thirty or thirty five miles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-30
LICENSE IN RHODE ISLAND.
The Legislative Conference Committee
Unable to Agree Upon . Bill.

The committee of conference Of the Rhode
Island legislature, which is trying to agree
upon compromise liquor bill, held long
session yesterday. The first agreement was to
strike out the per cent clause, which per-
mitted convictions for the sale Of liquors or
mixtures Of liquors containing per cent OF
alcohol by weight, although the beverage
might not be intoxicating. The school house
clause, prohibiting the granting OF licenses
within 400 feet Of public school house, was
by unanimous consent stricken from the bill.
The division of the license fees was changed 70
read, 'sThree-quarters to the city or town
and one-quarter to the state" instead Of an
equal division, which would give the prohibi-
ton towns a round share oil the license money.
The fight then came on the appointment Of
the license commissioners, the republican SEN
ate desiring to give the power TO aldermen and
the democratic house insisting upon giving it
to the mayors. The republicans were willing
to make it the mayors il the terms of Office
terminated in 1890, 1891 and 1892. There will
be fine political fight on this clause, and the
prospects are that there will be no agreement
upon bill which will bind the two branches.
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Forest Leaves as Fodder.

From the Nsride (Conn.J Republican.
Farmer Sawyer Of Wallingford had quite an
experience last winter with his cattle. His
stock Of hay ran out, and being unable to get
more in time he gave the COWS some of the dry
leaves he had collected for bedding, and he was
surprised 70 see that they appeared to enjoy
them The leaves went so wei that he con-
Guided that he wouldn't get any more hay for
while, and, IN fact leaves were the only thing
mat the SIX cows and two horses lived on dur
ing the last half Of the winter. While eating
nay the cows had given twelve quarts of milk
weekly, yielding five pounds of butter After
being put on the diet of leaves the quantity
and quality Of the milk increased until they
gave hfteen quarts Of milk, yielding seven
pounds OF butter. Mr.. SAWYER intends 10 use
nothing but leaves during the winter hereafter,
Is the leaves can be had for the trouble of col
Iectins them, and are better than costly hay or
grain.
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WANTS TO FIGHT SULLIVAN.
Peter jackson Anxious for a Go at the
Champion.

Peter Jackson, the Australian heavyweight,
Is in Buffalo. n. Y, having q ten days set-to
with various local hitters with soft gloves He
Is accompanied by his trainer, Charles E.
Davies, and is on two months vacation,
during which he will visit Europe, and possibly
spar with Jem Smith. When seen yesterday
he had just downed three bottles of Mumm's
extra dry, and was feeling very jolly until the
name Of Sullivan was mentioned. Then his
whole expression changed.
Il would give anything to fight that man. ~
said he, clenching his fists. "But he dare not
fight me. He knows that my contract With the
California athletic club prevents my rneet.Ag
him outside of the club rooms and he sever
will come there. Why, it would be some salts
faction just to put on the gloves with him to
prove that even niger may be able to make
1t lively for him"
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FAMILY SUPPLIES.
PROPOSALS.

nEPARfMENT OF STATE. WASHINGTON, JULY
~ 20, lSS9.-Sealed proposals will be received at
the Department OF state until TWELVE NJ of the
FIFTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST, 1889 to furnish
Articles for the year ending June 30 800 in accord
shee VIII asehsoais oaarases when wall e supplied
reject any and all bids or to accept any portion Of
schedule, Is reserved Each bidder W II be required
furnish with his bid bond, with two surees, in the
sum of $4,000. as guarantee Of faithful perform
ance Of the contract which may be awarded him. All
samples submitted should be left at the stationery
Room" Of the Department. H23 &c, 30, aus q :
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A Fearful Stroke of Lightning

From the Macon (Ga) Telegraph, July 22.
There was a binding blast, terrific crash.
as il the skies had been set on fire and the
earth had fallen in pieces On Sunday after
noon the people Of East Point, village six
miles from Atlanta, were shocked from stroke
Of lightning the like Of which had never been
experienced by any Of them before. About
dusk gray cloud hung over the town. There
bad been no lightning, no thunder, nor any in
dication of an electric storm. Suddenly a flash
and a crash came simultaneously and people
rushed from their houses with blanched faces.
The danger was past but the brief experience
was terrible. There had been an electric shower.
The lightning had separated into twenty or
more bolts and struck as many places within q
radius of quarter Of a mile. The air was filed
with the odor Of birthstone and a copper-col-
ored ciond foated northward from the city. A
wind mill was struck and damaged, the grass
on lawn was burned up, window in a house
was shattered, and the carpet in a bed room
scorched; COW was killed. tree split open.
and q telegraph operator knocked from his
chair. The most wonderful thing about the
electric shower the rolling of great balls Of
fire up the railroad tracks. The small masses
went bouncing and cracking along the rails, 70
the terror Of the citizens. It was certainly !
terrible bolt Of lightning, and those who were
| near will remember it to their dying day.
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Divinity Students for the University.

New York Correspondence Baltimore Sun.
1t is announced that Bishop Keane has sue
ceeded in selecting the required number of
divinity students-ffty -ive-for the opening of
the new Catholic university at Washington.
They are all in sacred orders, but as yet all are
not priests. The famous Able Hogan of the
Boston seminary, with two Sulpician assistants,
will have charge of the discipline of the uni
versity, but will decline any share of the teach
ing. Able Hogan's successor at the head of
the Boston seminary will be the Rev. Dr.
Charles b. Rex. DR.. Rex was born in Balti-
more in 1856. He made his primary studies at
st. Charles Elhcott City, and his theology in
Rome and Paris, where he was ordained He
returned here in 1884, and was for Il year pro-
fessor of Scripture at St. Mary's, Baltimore. He
was then sent to the Boston seminary, where he
has since taught. For time it was thought
that Father Dumont, president of st. Charles,
would succeed the Able Hogan. The Sulpicians
from Montreal are to have charge of the New
York seminary at Troy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-30
Concerning HOodoos.


A Chicago lawyer has explained to Chicago
court that a hoodoo is something which pursues
a man with misfortune, much in the manner
that wheelbarrow makes its haunting pres
ence. known for weary while to the unfortu-
nate person who has stumbled over it in the
dark. This is not a happy illustration. To
stumble over wheelbarrow is doubtless per-
picking. painful, maddening. But there is
nothing weird, uncanny, or balefnl about such
an experience. 1t is simply a piece of plain,
unvarnished misfortune, which can be ex-
planned by the laws of gravity. On the other
hand, q hoodoo is something which skaters
natural laws in order to work harm. man
who has been hoodooed finds that all the forces
OF nature are in active conspiracy against him.
II he goes out to borrow money his pocket will
be picked and none Of his friends viii lend
him cent II he goes on O journey the rail-
road train will run of the track. If he rides
on cable car he will get stuck in the tunnel.
In word, he is hoodooed. some people would
call the outward manifestations Of hoodoo
mere bad luck. But the adept in hoodoos can
observe an important distinction between the
two. The spell OF the hoodoo must be broken
by an incarnation, while bad luck viii simply
wear itself out There are two excellent pre-
ventives for hoodoos. One IL 10 get . mascot
and the other IL 10 decline TO be hoodooed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-30
ONE MILL A WORD.
Protest OF the Western Union Telegraph
Company Against the Government Rate.

The protest Of the Western Union telegraph
company against the Postmaster Generals
great cut of the rates to be paid for telegraph
service in the transmission and delivery of
government messages, giving the history and
objects of the act Of 1868, and the actions here
tofore taken under it, IN published. 1t is said
that the rate in force for the past five years
has not been a uniform rate of one cent per
word, as many papers have assumed, but in
creasing on a scale of distance above 1000
miles, with minimum of 20 cents per message
and . maximum of 81 cents per word. The
telegraph companies hold and are so legally adj
vised that the language of the act does not give
the Postmaster General absolute power TO
fix any rate be may deem fit. That power
Is qualified by constitutional restrictions
The protest gives statistics of receipts and
expenses of the company to show that the ex-
penses are about IS per cent of the total earn
lngs, and that If the government rates are less
than 20 per cent OF the rates given the puDhc
then the government business is done at a loss.
IT Is argued that the rates of the past year
ought, therefore, to have been increased IN
stead of diminished. The government. 1t says,
now saves 500 900 by the reduced cost OF its
telegraph service below what other patrons
have to pay. and that this Is really at the ex-
pense of other patrons.
TIE NEW RATES.
continuing, the protest says: AS W VIC iaee
named for the ensuing fiscal year in your Off
cial circular to the telegraph companies of
June 20 ultimo, which you say will be one mill
o word, irrespective Of distance, for all mes
sages, day or night, have only to say that it
would not reimburse what this company has TO
pay for the clerical services in receiving count
ing, checking. numbering and booking the mes
sage before its Transmission; that it would not
reimburse what this company has to pay for
the time of any one of from seven to eleven
operators that would be engaged in the trans
mission of Il message from Washington to Port
land, Oregon; that a message of the ordinary
length would not reimburse what we have to
pay for its delivery by messenger after it has
reached its destination, to say nothing of any
part of the cost Of maintaining the lines. bat
terry supplies, stationery, experimenting offices
and other Incidental expenses, and, finally, it
would not reimburse the cost to this company
of gathering up business, making up the ac-
counts and making the collections.
''As instructed by the executive committee of
the board of directors, most respectfully make
this the protest of the Western Union telegraph
company, and of the subordinate telegraph
companies which it controls. against any further
reduction below the rates in operation during
the last few years of tolls to be paid by the
government for the transmission of its mes
sages as a wrong and injustice TO this company,
to its thirty-six hundred stockholders and to its
million of other customers"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-30
Look Out for the Comet.

From the Baltimore Sun, to-day.
The comet recently discovered will probably
be visible in this latitude the present week.
When seen by Professor Davidson of Queens
land, Australia, on the 2lst instant its position
was right ascension ~ hours 46 minutes, decli-
nation south 321S degrees. Its motion is rap
idly northeast. equal to over three degrees a
day, which will bring it to the celestial equator
about the end of the month. Its motion indi-
Gates nearness to the sun, and its direction
shows that it has completed its circuit of that
orb and is now on its return to space. 1t il
probably approaching the earth. and as it is
described as a bright" comet, it may possibly
be seen with the naked eye. Observers hunt
ing for the celestial visitor should direct Their
attention to the southwest horizon in the con.
stellation of Virgo, where the comet will make
its appearance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-30
Inventions Of the Nineteenth century.

Inc steamboat. the reaper, tho sewing machine,
Cars running by night and by day,
houses hghted BY gas and heated by steam,
And bright electricity's ray.
me teiegIaph's click speeds like lightning re-
leased,
Then the telephone comes 70 excel it;
Anu, 70 put on the nnish. the last but not least
Is me famed little Purgative Pellet
Last but not least Il Dr. Pierce's Pieasan Purea-
i've feier because IL relieves human suffering,
adds 70 the sum Of human comfort and enables
the relieved sufferer enjoy ali the biessinxs and
Wxuries Of the age live in.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-30
Fatal Family Feuf I'm Georgfa

AT MeRae, Ga, three members each of the
McRae and Lancaster families engaged in a
fight yesterday. the result Of feud of long
standing. Wash Lancaster, the head of his
family, was killed. Wright Lancaster and Ed
McRae we're wounded, probably fatally Both
families were prominent politically.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-30

An lSrEREsrISa TRIP.-Every Thursday TO
Harpers Ferry. No confusion or crowding
Every ticket entities the holder TO a reserved
seat. Round trip 81. Train leaves Baltimore
and Ohio station every Thursday. 10 am, COM
meneing August /. Secure seats in advance at
6ls and 1851 Pennsylvania avenue. No extra
charge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-30
Found Dead I'm His Room.

]. r. Hammond. traveller for Adams & Co.,
hat dealers of Baltimore, was found dead in his
room at the Marlboro house, in Raleigh, n. c.,
yesterday. He was thirty years of age and his
death was due to heart disease. The body will
be taken to Richmond, Va, to-day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-30
Honors to the Massachusetts Rife Team

The Massachusetts, rifle team were received
yesterday By the lord mayor of London The
lord mayor toasted the rifiemen and congratu-
lated them upon the many successes they
have achieved during their visit to England
Major Frost returned thanks ON behalf Of the
team.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-30
A New Resort Craze.

From the Boston Sunday Herald.
spasm Of excitement sgitated the crowd on
a fashionable hotel piazza last Sunday when .
well-known belle sailed forth gowned in SHIN
mering gray, and her slender waist encircled
by yellow belt fastened with q diamond
buckle. For moment there was silence; then
= few murmurs and lifting of eyebrows, and
then presently, one by one, the other girls
the effect Of . surreptitious yellow garter round
their waists? Oh, who dares say? Not I. for
one. But II IL feared . new craze has broken
out at the summer resorts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-30

Wibble-I wonder why ministers always
wear long-tailed coats?"
Wabble-'Ifyou were . country minister
with $500 salary aud large family Won
Wouldn't ak such foolish question. "-ISro
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-30
The Larder of a "Liner.o

From the Fall Mall Gazette.
We grumble at a hotel or on board ship if
our food is not exactly what we desire, but few
have any idea of the provisions needed On one of
the American liners. The passengers on the
Royal Mail steamship Umbria, on one of her
recent voyages froIn New York to Liverpool
consumed the following: $500 pounds of beef,
1000 pounds of mutton, 800 pounds Of lamb
256 pounds of veal, $50 pounds of pork 140
pounds Of picked legs Of pork, 600 pounds of
corned tongues, 700 pounds of corned beef,
1000 pounds of fresh fish, 20 pounds of calves
feet 1S pounds Of calves heads, 450 fowls, $40
spring chickens, 120 ducks, so turkeys, 80 geese
coo squads, 800 tins of sardines, 800 plovers
us pounds of sausages, 1000 pounds of ham,
500 pounds OF bacon, 10000 eggs. 1000 quarts
of milk, 700 pounds of butter 40 pounds Of
coffee, 81 pounds of tea, 800 pounds of sugar
100 pounds of rice, 200 pounds Of barley, 100
jars Of jam and jelly, so bottles of pickles, 60
bottles OF sauces, 20 barrels Of apples, Ii boxes
OF lemons, Is boxes of oranges, 6 tons of pota-
toes, "a barrels of -four
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-30
Vacation.

Goodby, dear dollars mine, goodby,
IT'S time that We should part,
Vacation dawns, and now must
For recreation start
-PtHsburg Dispatch.
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PHnADEIpH1A STORE.

CLOSE AT 9 Pm. SATURDAY ATQ
ALL SUMMER GOODS TO GO REGARDLESS OF
PRICE.
Ladies' Gauze Vests. Fine Gauze. Low
Neck and Sleeveless. sizes 20 TO SO. re-
duced from rs to l21<c.
Extra Fine Gauze, Low Neck and
Ribbed Arm all sizes, reduced from so
10 25c.
colored and Black Taffeta Gloves, all
sises, reduced from 25 TO 1oc.
French bingham reduced from 90 to
12<c.
32-inch Scotch oinghsms reduced to
zoe
Remnants Of White Goods. Embroid-
cries, Lsces. &C., at one-half price.
% Boys Flannel Shirt Waists. all sizes,
only 25c.
Mems Flannel Outing shirts. Use.
goods for 45c
Full line Of white Goods IN Plaid and
Striped Muslinh Piques. Mulls and
India Linens. Very low.
Nsttinss to close ct cost
cARHAnr LEIDY,
H27 02e 7th and 706 NV.
EnaRAyKR AID LrTHooRAPHxR-
125 lola PA AVE-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-30

Large forest fires are raging on the Hum
bolt road. IL miles from Chico Cal, and in
the foot hills back Of Santa Barbaras
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-30

The workers. IN the Connellsville, Pa, coke
region viii strike August ].
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TOBB'S ISLAND,
~ Yirginias Seaside Resort in the Atlantic Ocean
SEASON OF 1889.
Increase of hotel accommodations, new buildings
and other improvements.
The finest beach and surf bathing in the world Su-
perb fishing and cunning.
Can De reached from Norfolk by steamer Northamp-
ton via Cherrystone, Mondays Wednesdays al d Fri
days or daily by New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk
railroad.
Passengers transferred to island by steamer
Rates day. e. SO; rates per week. &l2; rates per
month. $40
For full information address
20 Address Cherriton, Northampton Sounty.'ya
jel3-eoom
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SEA-sIDE..NEW ENGLAND.

RLOCK ISLAND, Il. LOGAN VIEW HOTEL.
~ Open June -. Zine bass and blue fishing. tx
cellent bathing. Electric lights and bells. Elegant
music hall Orchestra string and brass Cable ONCE
Address I. G. CUNDALL Block Island, r. l.
my1 l-eo:3t
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

bright HOUSE, CAPE HENLoPEN BEACH RE-
- hoboth, Del. This well known hotel will reopen
june 20 nnder same mHrssement as last season. Cir
culars at Star office. hound-trip tickets good the
season, reduced to old rate-SS. Through express
trains leave IL and lilo pm Arrive and 10 pun
myl1-5mr WALTER BURTON.
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POTOMAC RIVER BOATS.

STEAMER JOHN ". 1hOMPsON-FOR POTO-
- mac River Landings Leave Monday. Medhesasy
and Friday al Pare, nrst-clAss 50 cent? scc-
ond-ciass. 30 cents. nlS-ln
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= 1NaRAvxR AND LIrHooRAPHKa.
H35 1ol2 PA. AVE-
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II is in the private office of the great detect
i've firm of Simpson, Ferret & Simpson. A
yelled lady is engaged in AIN earnest converse
ton with the greatest detective of the age
Theophilus V. Simpson.
''And can you then discover the nature Of his
business?" she asks in tones of suppressed ex-
element
Madam, I myself will shadow him if need be
day and night but will discover all"
Enough said When you have obtained the
information l seek come to me and / will
double this sum-" and with these words the
yelled lady slips into the detectives hand a
large roll of 81, 600 bills.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-03-21
" THE BIG FOUR"


Tom 4. Pointing. in Drovers' Journal.
have read in your valuable paper
about the Big Four" and wondered
what il could possibly mean, as dii-
ferrnt people from different sections OF
the country had the same to say, that
the big Four" were me cause of the
low prices we were receiving Tor our
cattle, and |, for one, Mr.. Editor,
agreed with them that there WAS Il
combination to beat the cattlemen,
and firmly believed it until my eyes
we're opened on December 18th. at the
Union stock Yards. Chicago, when ]
saw cattle at 81 % per hundred up to
81 90 per hundred sold on that day.
/, like many Others who had cattle on
the market, began to inquire and try
TO find out what was the matter and
if the Big Four was the cause. Now
let us see. Ia the first place there was
ON the market Dec. 23, l | ,011 head OF
cattle. cut of all these there was only
eleven head that brought seven cents
per pound, and only twenty-nine head
brought over six cents, and only
about 1900 brought over four cents.
and the rest brought one and "a quar-
ter to four cents per pound. Now, ]
have been coming to the Chicago mar
ket for forty years and | must say
that BUYERS have learned quality more
in the last year than they did in the
thirty-nine years preceding. Now ]
| think this is one OF the Big -Four. !
also found that there We're four cattle
! where only three were required, and
! think vou may call this another OF the
Big Four. aud again found only one
i'm 900 that had the quality to bring
seven cents. Count that a. a Bil
Four. and found among shippers and
feeders that they had no confidence IN
the markets. therefore there We're too
many cattle hall fat on the market
aud there was the other Big Four
Now they may call this Big Foul
swift, Armour. Morris and Hammond
ii they like, but If all the feeders anC
growers OF stock would spend one day