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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-17
Extending the Street Car Lines,

To the Editor of The Evening Star.
In your issue OF this date you publish ed
quite long communication from Mr.. A. w.
Kellogg, in which he protests against the
further extension of street car tracks in ihs city
But, by the way, he appears anxious to have the
herdic lines extended. Is he a stakeholder in
that company. wonder? According to his
idea the streets for the sole Use of such
persons as can use them for pleasure driving
We're they dedicated for this purpose? II so
have no more to say. II, on the contrary, they
are for the use of all the people to give 1.-The
greatest good to the greatest number" and if
street cars furnish this desideratum why should
they be prohibited2 In this or any city not
one person in five hundred is able to keep their
own horse and carriage, but TO obllge Mr.. A.w
Kellogg and the other three hundred and ninety
nine OF washington's four hundred the com.
mon people Gas l suppose he calls u.s. must walk
to and from work. so that Mr.. A. W Kel.
logs and his friends may have smooth street.
over which to drive. II, however, such a
plebeian thing as u street car track should in
jure the wheels of MIR. A ". Kellogg carriage
am willing to contribute my snare to the cos,
of repairing it. PRO bono publico"
Yours. respectfully, G. A. MIcHENER.
December Is, 1891.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-17

To the Editor Of The Evening Star:
Among the wonders Of science is the discov-
cry OF the bacteria, and their activity in produc-
ing disease or in forwarding its progress And
still more wonderful is the simple fact that it
was not all discovered years ago Possibly the
human body is composed of living forms; it
would not be more amazing than are the
glimpses which we are now given through the
labors of Edison and others in some of their
yet unmatured inventions pertaining to imam
innate substance. But /, indeed. question
whether there is anything in the world which
is inaniInate. The tend Of science is toward
finding life everywhere and in all things All
human beings and animals may be the nourish-
ers OF countless microscopic active and passive
forms, endowed with. we know not how much
nor how little OF that strange factor which We
call life. They may sustain our present form
of outward existence and be the substance
from which is built this body which for q
while IL the house Of the spirit They may
possess degrees Of ssusate life, and 80 long as
they maintain certain conditions the body
(viz.. the sum Of these living forms) is the
souls suitable dwelling; when distur bancs and
disease come the outward fails Of being its
pleasant shelter and what we call death" en-
sues. The conditions change. but all that
lived before lives on To pay that bacteria
form the lowest grade of animal organism il
only 70 express the present degree Of our
knowledge IN reference to one department Of
science. What We do not know of the simplest
things Of life may well keep US in the attitude Of
reverent ssudentA Z W.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-17
The Ocean No Longer rrackless.

From Goldthwaits's Geographical Magazine.
We speak Of the ocean as ''trackless." 1t is
SO no longer. II two vessels sail from New
York foe Calcutta. they will, If intelligently
navigated follow so nearly the same course
that their paths, if plotted on a chart will
hardly diyerge by fifty. miles at any point
The same is true Of every other route. Let us
consider the case OF vessel bound to New
York from Liverpool Her captain might, if
prepared foi constant battle against adverse
winds and currents and winter gales, select a
route not very different from that followed by
ocean steamers between those ports Other
wise lie would follow the southern route laid
down by the sailing directors, and after beat
lug to the westward few hundred miles to
make sure of clearing the coast OF Spain would
shape a course to the southwark, passing as far
ives; OF Madeira the westerly winds Of these
ATTITUDES will permit Between Madeira and
the Canaries, but a few hundred miles to the
westward Of both. he would fan his way across
the battling Gains Of Cancer" and pick up
the northeast trades With these astern and
freshening everv mile, he would sweep down
to the south and west and when well over
ward toward Bermuda. Here he would have
10 work again across the Gains OF Cancer, and
then, with The uncertain but probably westerly
winds Of our Atlantic coast, and with the gulf
stream in his favor, he would stand on and
make his port having sailed 400 miles be-
tween two ports less than 5000 miles apart,
bnt with winds and current almost uniformly
favorable and with fine and bracing weather.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-17
A BRIGHT JoURNALIsT GONE.
Death of David IewsIey mt the sistcrs' Hos
pital In Los Angeles.

David Lewsley. who was for years one OF the
best-known newspaper men in Washington,
died recently at Los Angeles. CAL Mr.. Lewsley
was n natlve Of Belfast. Ireland, but most OF his
life was spent in England. where ne acquired
considerable reputation a. a journalist In 1854
he came TO this country. sojourning some time
In New York before making Washington his
home. Here he was employed on the Post, at
the same time doing other newspaper ana lite
rary work After three years Of endeavor on
local papers he became attached to the Wash
ington bureau Of the New York World Last
September he went to California, his health
having suffered complete prostration. The
change was not a beneficial one. for last night
Information was received at the Tress Club to
the effect that he had died in the Sisters Hos
pital at Los Angeles
Mr. Lewsey was the Associated Press re-
porter who made a stenographc report of DIR.
RuTehaTtaS notorious ''Runi. Romanism and
Rebellion speech-the oratOrIral effort which
was credited with bringing about the defeat of
Mr.. Blaine for the presidency.
The dead writer had a great many friends
within ami without his profession. A large
number Of prominent public men favored him
with their confidence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-17
the q. A. n. CHRISTMAS DINNER.
The Department Relief Committee Busy
Completing Arrnngements.

The Department Relief Committee Busy
Completing Arrangements.
The department relief committee. which has
charge Of the annual Christmas dinner. donated
to needy ex- Union soldiers and sailors and their
widows and orphans residing in the District Of
Columbia, assisted by representatives from each
post and W. r. c., are busy completing the
details for this worthy object. and every family
entitled to receive this donation will be sup
Piled on December "a by having delivered at
the home Of each family bag of provisions
Sufficient to enable them to celebrate with good
cheer this joyous annual festival.
Last year the committee distributed about
ten tons Of provisions of all kinds including
candy, nuts. oranges. etc, to 453 families. rep
resenting 1880 persons The utmost care is
exercised to prevent fraudulent or unworthy
applicants from sharing in the distribution OF
the supplies purchased and donated. and each
Christmas bag issued by the committee brings
substantial relief to needy persons
The committee is urgently in need OF funds
to enable them to carry out its object. and they
appeal to all generous persons to send them
money or supplies of any kind (uncooked).
Contributions in money may be made to A. 5.
Iaber. chairman committee. 1928 New York
avenue. or to L W. Stone. secretary, weather
bureau. Agricultural Department. or to any
member Of the committee. Supplies will be
called for in any part of the city il the COM
mttee is notified by postal card. 1t is ex-
pected that at least 900 families will be supplied
this year, hence the need of liberal donations
OF anything that will relieve the needy in the
way of food clothing. shoes. fuel, &c.
Blank applications for relief will be fur
nished to any person applying therefor. and
the Washington Light Infantry Armory has
been generously donated for the coilec ton and
distribution of supplies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-17

From the Arkansaw Traveller.
My father played queer trick on me the
other night You know used to feel that
had done myself an injustice if l did not go TO
the theater about five or siS nights week. 1t
wasn't always the theater, but If it wasn't tina
it was a music hall, perhaps game OF cards
or billiards with some Of the boys.
Well. you also know how l am situated as to
business. i work for my father and l have to
be at the office AZ $50 in the morning, Just as
the rest OF the family sitting down to
breakfast. In consequence get my breakfast
and leave the house before they are up. But
cant complain OF that. I'm doing exactly what
the man who had my place before me did, and
between you and tAe IN drawing more salary.
But that's neither here nor there It's the
evenings | used to finish work about g. get
dinner i'll the city AMI go to the theater or
| somewhere else. had been doing it tor about
six months and. when i look back, about the
only time that saw my mother anu sister dur
ing that period was at sunday dinner, Nothing
! unusual IN that, OF course. The same thing is
true OF hundreds of young men In town. But
they haven't fathers like mine. He came to ME
one afternoon and asked Inc II had an engage
nent tor that night
Yes, / saiu, I've promised to go to the
theater.''
"how about tomorrow night?" he asked.
Nothing on at present. replied.
Well, Id like you to go somewhere with
me-"
All right" said; where shall meet your?
You SEE he leaves the Office about an hour
before can get my work finished. He sug-
! gested the LenOx restaurant AT 7'3O and was
| there prepared tor the theater and quiet
| lecture on late hours. He had combined the
| two on several previous occasions Bus when
| he appeared he said lie wanted to call Oh. a
| lady with him. "One knew quite well when
| l was young man, he explained.
| We went out and started straight for home
| She is stopping at the house, ne said when
| spoke of 1t 1 thought it strange that he
| should have made the appointment for the
Lenox restaurant under those circumstances
but said nothing. Well, we went ill., and
| was introduced with due Formally to my
mother and my sister. The situation was
iudicrous and l began to laugh. but the laugh
| died away.
| None Of the three even smiled. NV mother
| and my sister shook hands with me, and my
mother said she remembered me as a boy, but
hadn seen M UGH OF me lately. Then she in vited
| me to he seated. 1t wasn't bit funny .hen
although can laugh over it now. sat down,
and she told me one or two anecdotes of my
boyhood. at which we all laughed a little.
Then we four played whist Tor awhile. When
| l finally retired was courteousiy invited to
| call again. i went upstairs feeling pretty small
| and doing good deal OF thinking
/ Then made up my mind that my mother
was most entertaining lady and my sister .
good aud brilliant girl
Now I'm going to call again, as have been
doing quite regularly for the last week. enjoy
their company and l intend 10 cultivate their ac-
quaintance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-17
THE LOMAx SHOOTING.
The Grand Jury May investigate the Circun
stances Attending 10.

The Grand Jury May Investigate the Circum-
stances Attending It.
Tho verdict of the coroners jury in the case
OF Charlie Lomax, who was shot and killed by
Policeman Mellen in Howardtown Monday
night, as published in yesterdays STAR. did
not seem to satisfy any of the parties in ,erestej
Not even the members of the jury we're satisfied
with the verdict TO which they had attached
their signatures.
They were of the opinion that the officer
fired the fatal shot in the direct line of his
duty and that he perfectly justified in
doing The police did not look upon the
verdict "a a complete yindication and after the
coroner had left the police station the jurors
wanted TO change the verdict and make it more
favorable to the officer. but il was too late and
the verdict had to stand rendered.
The verdict stated that at the time of the
killing the negro was armed with pistol and
resisting arrest. and the coroner evidently con-
Eiierej it yindieaiiOn, for he did not mold the
Office.
The colorcd people who were interested IN
the matter were equally dissatisfied. as they
thought that the officer should have been held
for the grand jury afte- their witnesses tes.i-
ned that the first shot fired by George
lage.
The testimony in the case was taken BY
s.snOcrl yh.- FOR the district attorney and 1t is
probable jhs.t that officer may have the grand
Jury pass upon tine matter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-17
GEOkGETOwN.
LOOK our ron AN rMposroa.

LOOK OUT FOR AN IMPOSTOR.
Father Barry of the Tenleytown Catholic
Church says that the woman calling herself
Mrs Powers. who is going about town soliciting
money with the alleged object of using it to
get up an oyster supper for him, is an impos-
tor. No woman answering her description Is a
member OF st. Anne's congregation and the
money she has collected is no doubt being used
for her private benefit Quite q number of
High street merchants were yesterday imposed
upon by this fraudulent representative. The
public are requested to keep lookout for her
PAYING THE CANAL LABoRERs.
Engineer Nicholson of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal Co. left for Cumberland early yes
journey downward and pay off the employees of
the company. About the 18th of every month
these gate keepers, division superintendent
and laborers receive their salaries or wages.
though the canal is in perfect working order
now II In necessary to keep force of laborers
constantly employed to repair holes and build
mp the banks, which every rain effects to some
degree.
Willard Harry. a white man about twenty
two years of age. had his foot broken yesterday
while removing lumber at the Chain bridge.
DIR. Chappeile was called and rendered medical
assistance, after which tine victim sent to
his home OH the Broad Branch road in the
patrol.
Lieut. Isaac Pearson paid the seventh pre-
cinct an official visit last night.
For three consecutive nights the electric
lights have been out during the hours they are
most needed.
j. VI. Buckley has sold to d. T. Merrill. IT,,
for $4,000 thirty-four. and one-half feet on
Water street
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-17
ANACOSTIA.
GOLDEN CROSS ELECTION.


The annual election of Anacostia Command
cry, No. 432, United Order of the Golden
Cross. was held last night with the following
result: Past noble commander T. J: Putnam;
noble commander, A. r. Cation: vice noble
commander. Mrs Mary Simonds: worthy
prelate. Mrs. Carrie j. hing: treasurer. A. NJ.
Green; worthy herald, 8lr. Henry; warden of
the inner gate, Mary Wright; warden of The
outer gate, stephen Simonds; representative
to Grand Commandery Chas. F. Watson; alter
nate, stephen Sinonds: trustees, ID. L. Pitcher,
Julius TolsOn and Mr.. King.
Mr.. Arthur Mclean has returned from
Baltimore in feeble health.
Officer L. D. Anderson bas returned to duty
after a short leave.
Campbell Church fair is booming.
Anacostia Tent. No. 1873. J. o. R., at its last
meeting listened to music from Mr.. Loveless,
remarks from James Danforth and conferred
degrees on several members.
Mount Pissah Lodge, No. IS, gave bail last
night at douglass Hall. Hillsdale. About fifty
couples participated. The committee OF ar
engagements embraced Dabney Flemming,
chairman; Milton johnson, Isaac Thornton.
Sisters Sophia Flemming. Amelia Sweeney.
Jane johnson, Sallie Butler, Martha Monroe
and Margaret Scott
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-17
why Gov. Hill IL q Bachelor.

From the Chicago Mail
New Yorker, who has been a close friend
Of iovernor-Senator David Bennett Hill
since the days when they studied ''readin',
'ritin' and 'rithmetic' together in the
same little red school house, was in Chi
cago the other day and talked rather
freely about affairs, political and otherwise, in
the empire state. mo" he said, II don't
think the Baby Ruth racket is going TO boom
Cleveland at Hills expense, but III ackrowl-
edge that Dave would be stronger man with
the people if he had married long ago and
raised family. He ought to do it even now but
that's point on which he is hopelessly obsti-
nate and unreasonable. And. by the way. do
you know what it was that started Dare Hill
down the devious paths of bacheIorhood?
Well, 1t was neither more nor less
than the same malevolent combination which
started the big Chicago fire-a COW and lamp
1t occurred thuswise: When Dave was a caIlow
youth of twenty or thereabouts he was desper-
ately in love with a certain sixteen-year-old
village belle, whose name we will suppose to
have been Sallie Jones. Sallie herself took
kindly to young David. but Sallies' parents
didn't They favored more promising sutor
who has since fulfilled thai promise and risen
to the dignity of township constable. Accord
ingly the cruel parents handicap was placed
on Dave and Sallie in short order. They were
never permitted to be alone together and what
little counting Dave did was done under the
eagle eyes OF the girls mother. a rheumatic
old lady whose crutch was the household
scepter. Dave was schemer. however,
even in those days. SO one night
when the hated rival was out of the way ard
paterfamilias was attending his lodge meeting
over the village grocery store, Dave turned a
COW into the front yard OF his beloveis iomi-
cile and then dropped in for a call. lie chatted
norvously with Sallie and her mother about
prayer meeting and the weather until presently
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-17
Patrick ERan In Chile.

The Chilean Times, an English newspaper
edited by an Englishman and owned by En-
glish capital at Valparaiso, Chile. contains the
following article concerning Mr.. Egan, the
United States minister:
One of the most conspicuous figures in Chile
during the recent troubles in that country was
Mr., Patrick ESan. the United States minister
He represented nation whose lnstitu-
tons and antecedents gave it great
weight and Its minister commanding
position as a neutral III all the discussions of
the past year. While it was a position Of the
gravest responsibility. both in the light of an
American representative and as an influential
neutral. it placed Mr.. Egan in II character in
which. properly disposed. he could DO much
good to the Chilean people and to humanity at
large. Now that the dictator has been re-
moved and free people are once more per-
mitted to enjoy the blessings of liberty Mr.
Egan is being bitterly assailed by his enemies
and loudly applauded by his friends
for the course he pursued during the
late unpleasantness," as Artemns Ward
would call 1t. As an Englishman we have
no desire, disposition design to whtewash
Patrick Egan, but, AS believer in the God
given principal Of fair play, SO dear to every
Anglo-Saxon heart. we believe that he should
be judged by his public and private acts since
his residence in Chile. and not by preconceived
theories or antecedent irregularities. And when
we take into consideration the heated and ac-
rimonious condition Of public opinion in Chile
at present and the proper citation of the
victors, accompanied, as it naturally is
by feelings of resentment against their
enemies and even against all who did
not openly aid them In their fight against
the dictator, and weigh carefully the
charges against the American minister. we ore
forced to the conclusion that Mr.. Egau has
come out of the trouble with honor to himself
and to the country which he represents All
the reports from Chile 60 to show that he ex-
erted himself manfuily to rescue the congress
sionalist from the tyrannical cruelty of Balma-
ceda, and that at times the American legation
was filed with revolutionists who had sought
an asylum under the American flag When the
abortive effort was made in June to arrange a
peace the congressional party demanded, as
one OF the conditions Of q truce, that the
American minister should be one OF the peace
commissioners. and our readers will remember
that the humanitarian efforts OF MIR. Egan,
in company with the French and Brazilian
minister's were frustrated at that time BY the
unfortunate explosion Of bomb in the streets
Of Santiago. Probably the only substantial
ground for complaint. judging from Chilean
reports, was the position Ut Mr.. Egan in stand
ing by the Balmaceda. government to the end.
In this Mr.. Egan claims he was following the
instructions Of his government, and II this be
SO the measure Of responsibility 10 removed TO
the American government at Washington,
rather than it, representative in Chile.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-17
HOW TO LIVE LONG.
Not by Taking Anxious Care. but by Avoid
ing Harmful Transgression.

NVS " linking ANXIOUS Cores out Oy AvOlO.
ing Harmful Transgression.
From the Chicago Herald.
The body may be looked at a. q living
machine, delicate and complicated in structure.
| made to run q hundred years or 90, but liable
brought to untimely destruction, writes DR..
Francis Tumblet. That drunkards. dcbauchees,
gluttons and the devotees of sensual pleasures
generally do not live out half their days Is plain
to every one. But all continuous physical
transgression, however innocent it may seen.
Is followed by a like retribution. Such is the
punishment which overtakes r,ultitudes who
overwork their bfains and underworld their
muscles, of not = few who waste vital energy
with anxiety, fret and unstinted care of many
who overlook the great law Of their physical
being that makes daily recuperation depend on
the Interchange of work and rest Even minis
tiers of the gospel not unfrequenty allow we'll
meant faithfulness to end in q fatal mental
strain.
One Of the signal facts connected with many
forms of physical transgression is it's tendency
to weaken the vital stamina of the transgres-
sor offspring. The least child ask OF its
progenltor is fair chance OF life To squan-
der the vital inheritance of ones offspring is
vastly worse than to squander its large ances-
trail estate.
We can have no more valuable possession
than good heredity-an Inheritance of lon
gevlty; and If this has not descended to us it is
generally because ancestors. more or less re-
mote. have squandered it.
Such all inheritance gives constitutional
vlgor. keeps it's possessor safe amid almost
every form of microbic disease, secures the
needed tecuperative energy in of attack,
mil"S life worth living up to the normal end,
ren'.srs old age green and sunny and keeps up
intellectual activity TO the last. MIR. Glad
stone In his ninth decade is more than match
for most men of fifty at their best No one
would guess from the latest products OF DIR.
Holmes pen OF iron, his genial spirit that lie
had been for two years an octogenarian.
AFTER AZ! care Is necessary to the prClonga-
ton of life not an xious care. but care to avoid
harmful trApsgression. Mr., Gladstone still
keeps up vigorous physical exercise and DIR.
Holmes uses his great knowledge of the laws of
health and life to keep himself not merely
alive, but in good working condition