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HARTFORD's SENSATION.
The City Council Investigation of Baby
Farms Leads to Startling Results.


First Selectman Fowler of Hartford. Conn,
yesterday made report to the board of select
men of his investigation into certain baby
farms alleged to exist in Hartford and vicinity
and thereby caused o sensation throughout
New England. He has found five baby farms
in existence in Hartford. West Hartford and
Bloomfield, where children from other towns
and outside the state have been placed by Mrs.
Virginia L. Smith, the missionary of the City
Mission. a charitable organization of Hartford.
At one farm in Hartford twenty-three chill
dren have been placed by Mrs. Smith from
February to June. Affidavits are presented
from the women running the farms claim
ing that they are ignorant of the law, and
throwing the responsibility upon the city
missionary for not reporting the cases to the
selectmen, as required by law. No record of
the cases has been kept; they are mostly illegit-
innate children. Mrs. Smith paid So week
each child for their board and her son. DIR. d.
Z. Smith. city physician. attended them when
ILL Facts are also given showing that come of
the children have been adopted by persons
paving from S13 to $40 each to Mrs. Smith.
The report goes to show that these farms
have been run in the interest of Mrs Smith,
who has received young girls from various
parts Of the state and Massachusetts, placed
them there during confinement, has received
pay from them or others, and placed the babies
all under the promise of the strictest secrecy
The practice has prevailed for about eight
years. and probably 800 or 400 children have
been boarded at these farms by Mrs. Smith,
mostly within the past four years.
Mr.. Fowler's report covers thirty-three type
written pages. and narrates among other things
the attempt of member of Mrs. Smith family
to BRIDE reporter OF city paper to suppress
certain facts he had unearthed.
The seiectmen unanimously accepted the re-
o,,I auth. h. I'LL
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OF bread The size of your fist. innocent of but
ter. and a cup of strong black coffee without
mix or sugar. The best way to get a general
idea of this queer old town is to spend day on
the street cars. There are three main lines Of
tramway, besides several branches and all the
cars start from the plaza that fronts our hotel.
Having partaken of desayuno we go forth re-
freshed at what TO us seems an unearthly hour,
but find the whole city astir. SO inviting is
this plaza in the cool morning on the edge of
abluf 400 feet above the breezy Atlantic-that
we are fain to tarry awhile. though every one
OF Its stone benches is already pre-empted by
an oderiferous African whose greasy hide leaks
perspiration like a sieve. Observe how the ris-
ing sun shoots his first arrows into the tops Of
the palms and mango trees. then gild- the
strange growths clustered at their feet and the
green lawn that slopes in terraces down the
hillside. The enormous five-story hotel. with
Its crowded restaurant and noisy billiard room
and band of music, looks good deal more at
tractive at this distance by daylight than when
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ratling along pedestrians have 20 dodge inside
tne shop doors This part Of Bahia I. nov
occupied almost exclusively by negroes and
art, poverty and squalor reign on this trim
there are but two things worth getting out Of
the car for an old Jesuit church al the foot Of
the blur and the opcn-air market The former
Is bailt entirely Of white marble brought from
LISBON. ana, like all Of Bahia's sixty-.even
churches, Is very interesting by reason OF IA.
peculiar architecture and adornmen,. soma
OF them are square. two or three are round and
a number are built In the form Of a cros. An
have marble pavements. In many places worn
into hollows by the knees Of ccnerntion.
OF worshipers; their altars are COW
cred with curious wood carvings ana
their ceilings admirably frescoed bs monk.
who returned 20 dust some centuries ago II
l. not In name only that Bahis enjoys ecclesi-
astical supremacy. for IL is the see Of the only
archbishop IN Brazil. and its churches far ex-
coed those Of any other CITY, both In number
and magnihcence. More nuns and friArs have
lived and died here than in all the converts
elsewhere IN the country. and the multitude %
saints crucitxos, holy water urns. &C. that
abound in the shops show that the traffic in
those articles is still hourishing. Among other
curiositles which the stranger NAV inspect L. an
image factory. where saints and Angels are
made To order or repaired. IL any have been 50
unfortunate as 90 lose a nose or a leg or any
other member.
THREE rkINos WHICH ATTRACT ATTENTION.
In the market square there are three things-
besides the people-which especially attract
the attention of foreigners: Tobacco done up
in hard round rolls. wrapped with shr. ,ldcd
palm leaves. the size and shape Of bologna
sausage, varying in length from one 90 four
yards: the beautiful linen lace which the women
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-06

The largest loaves of bread baked in the
world are those of France and Italy. The
''pipe" bread Of Italy is baked in loaves two
and three feet long, while in France the loaves
are made in the shape Of very long rolls four
end five feet in length, and in many cases even
six feet.
The bread Of Paris is distributed almost ex-
clnsively by women. who go to the various
bake houses at $50 am. and spend about an
hour brushing and polishing the loaves.
After the loaves are thoroughly cleaned of
dust and grit the porteusc de pain proceeds on
the round OF her customers. Those who live in
apartments or fats find their loaves leaning
against the door. Restaurateurs and those
having street entrances to their premises find
their supply Of the staff of life propped up
against the front door. The wages earned by
these bread carriers vary from o couple Of
shillings to half a crown day, or from fifty to
sixty-three and one-half cents Of United States
money, and their days work is completed by
10 or ii O'Clock in the morning.
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about the observatory.
1t could easily pass out of the range of vision
Of everyday life. for il is never seen and sell
dom heard of in the daily conings and goings
Of the workaday world. in fact. il is most adj
nlirably situated to shrink from the public view
being located in forgotten and out of the way
part of town. ION the tattered hem of the city's
garment" 1t is at the very jumping-off place.
down where the streets, forsaking pavement
and guttering, come to an abrupt end at the
rivers edge. a. a STAR reporter found on his
visit Yesterday
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THE OLD JESUIT COLLEGE.


Next to the hotel are Bahia's two newspaper
Offices. in such friendly juxtaposition that it is
difficult TO tell where one begins and the other
ends. although the rival editors are said to be
such bitter enemies that they occasionally in
pAulge in pistol practice with one another's
heads for targets. Just beyond is one of the
citys most notable institutions-the old Jesuit
college. which contains the public library. In
a charming oblong room overlooking the ocean,
whose windows admit all the breezes that are
blowing and whose ceiling vet CLOVIS with softly
brilliant colors painted by monks more THAI
two centuries ago. are some 80 900 volumes The
books mostly in French and Portuguese but
there are a few larger and very costly medical
works in the Russian language printed in ST.
Petersburg. and others in Germany devoted to
the doin6s of 1.-THE Dutch in Brazil" In the
early morning the long reading table in the
center of the department is generally crowded
by the college students. but at other times is
quite deserted and it's dim recesses have fur
nisked us pleasant retiring place on many hot
afternoons when the noisy hotel became I'M
durable. Close TO the library is medical
school and il also has a fine collection of books
Adjoining the college is an extensive military
hospital. in charge of the Sisters of Mercy. and
the dead house Is conveniently near for the dis
position of the mistakes of fiedgling doctors who
here acquire experience.
ONLY ONE THEATER.
On another side OF the plaza L. Bahia's only
theater-a huge, rude building, which looks
outside like a mammoth stable; but the interior
is quite respectable. we learned last night by
going to hear ''Dona Juanita," for perhaps the
ninetieth time-that Spanish opera of which
the natives never tire. There are four tiers Of
boxes, with a larger and more handsomely
decorated one in the center for the president
(now governor) of the province. Its great
foyer is adorned with paintings by Brazilian
masters. and from it one may step out into
marble paved portico which commands a wide
view of bay and ocean. Directly in front of
the theater is a marble statue of Columbus who
is here called Christofao Colon; and around
him are ranged half dozen water basins. from
which negroes are all day filling their little
casks. First let US take the tram that runs
almost due south along the edge Of the cliff.
over a well-paved road which is lined by some
of Bahias finest residences. The casas of quaint
architecture are all EMPOWERED in bloom; here
Glove and cinnamon and brcad-fruit trees
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Change for the Wedding Fee.

From the Lewiston (Me. journal.
clergyman IN Cumberland county had mar
ried couple and was surprised by the groom's
asking him the amount of the bill. He had not
been accustomed to receive anything Of much
value. and said that the matter was left to the
groom to decide. But I'd rather you'd state
the figures" was the reply. and finally the min,
lister said: well, anywhere between q and
$40" The groom handed him a IS bill and
Departed In about a fortnight he returned to
the minister's house and said: Look here
when gave You that IS bill expected some
change back" The astonished minister hap
pened only to have 81 about him. He took
that from his pocket and gave il to the man,
and there the Transaction erded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-06
A QUIET RETREAT
Where Astronomers May Pursue
Their Abstruse Calculations.
THE NAVAL OBSERVATORY.
Its Attractive Location and the Facilities 1t
Presents for the Carrying On of Important
work-How the Observatory Originated
and the Few Instruments It Had at First.

T THIS TINE, WHEN
every one is more or less
interested in things AZ
Economical by reason Of
the popular excitement
over Mars. the Naval
Observatory comes in
for a share of the gen.
eral attention. People
who perhaps had for
gotten the existence of
such an institution. for
it is not quite rs popular
a. the ,xe..rbar br1ran1r
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HE ONLY WAY TO
enjoy life in this broil-
ing climate is 20 initiate
the lark and the natives
in the matter Of early
rising. At the first
peep Of dawn an attend
ant. who never dreams
of npping on Che lock
less door. thrusts inside
your mosquito netting
the usual desayuno
(hrst breakfast). which
is merely n crns,v Loaf
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A Word for Cleopatra.

From the London Spectator.
What was the inner character OF Cleopatra?
A voluptuous woman Of the east, say the
Romans, eager TO enchain any master OF q
Roman army by The ;oulest arts. but the Roman
oligarchy not only hated, but dreaded Cleopatra.
To them she was not only Asia incarnate. but
the representative OF that regal sway that
rule by volition instead Of by traditional order,
which, with their statesmanlike instinct, thew
saw the triumphant aristocrat whom their sys-
TEN tended TO produce would ultimately desire.
They cursed her as the greatest Of Asiatic har-
LOTT whereas she was n Greek, and used her
charm schiefy as instruments to attain her ends
which were. first of all. the empire Of the east
which her ancestors had striven for generations
to acquire-and very nearly acquired-and TO
defeat the half-civilized and headless Roman
power. which she hated with the hatred of
monarch and despised with the contempt OF Q
true Greek. Who were these barbarians that
they should conquer men who were polished
when they were savages? She always selected
the same lover, the head of the invading Roman
army, and ALWAYS used him to help her in
founding. as she hoped, the empire Of the east
Her attractive power was probably not her
beauty. Her coins do not reveal a beautiful
woman, but a broad-browed. thoughtful queen,
and Plutarch. in describing her, evidently
speaks on the authority OF men whose fathers
had studied her face. He SAYS: Her actual
beauty, it is said, was not in itself 90 remarka-
BILE that none could be compared with her OF
that no one could see her without being struck
by il, but the contact Of her presence. il you
lived with her, was irresistible. The attraction
Of her person, joining with the charm of her
conversation and the character that attended
all she said or did, was something bewitching.
1t was a pleasure merely to hear the sound Of
her voice, with which, like an instrument Of
many strings, she could pass from one language
10 another. 30 that there were few of the bar
barian nations that she answered by an inter-
prefer. To most Of them she spoke herself. -
to the Ethiopians, Troglodytes. Hebrews, Arab
ians, Syrians, Modes, Parthians and many oth-
ers, whose language she had learned"
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flourish to perfection; pepper trees beautify
the landscape with their long, pendant clusters
of rose pink berries; the jaca and cocoanut
palm fiaunt their green plumes above an inf
mite variety of tropical vegetation. In little
more than half an hour reach that fashion
able seaside resort known as Rio virmelho,
where most Of the foreigners live, in cottages
clustered around the lighthouse and the big
hotel. The beach at this point is literally
covered with a queer kind Of fishing craft
which are more like the catamarans of Bengal
than any other style Of boat have ever heard
of. Each is composed of six planks dashed to-
gether, with high bench on top for the fisher
man to sit upon, frame for the slipping of
mast and locker for holding small cargo A
craft of this sort will ride any surf, and those
who use it are not at all dismayed BY a drench-
ing, for their entire costume is confined to Q
breech clout.
on VICTORIA HILL.
By following winding pathway back Of the
hotel Con foot, Of course) we ascend Victoria
Hill, passing on the way the American and
English cemeteries. The former is the only
burial ground in all South America which
belongs exclusively to our countrymen. and 1t
looks sadly neglected, Is there Is no fund FOR
keeping IL up and few Americans hereabouts to
attend to it. have never seen . more delight
ful place than Victoria Hill, with Its shaded
walks and beautiful gardens. Az the name indi-
Gates, it il the Engiish quarter Of Bahia, though
many wealthy Germans and Brsxilians reside IN
the neighborhood. The weed-grown walls Of
several fortifcations add historical interest," and
nothing can be finer than the ocean view,
broken by the green island Of 1taparica- At the
edge Of the cliif IL . marble-paved terrace, with
tilo-colored and shell-ornamented benches, urns
and statuary, and ladies and gentlemen prom
enade here ON certain afternoons TO the music
Of military banda Another trsmway line leads
from The central plaza OF the upper town down
into portion Of the old San Salvador, where
The streets are % narrow that there b barely
room for IL ear to pan, aud when e comes
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trimmings will be o. hard wood. William J.
Palmer u the architect.
Maj. o. e. DUFFY, who has purchased the
Lincoln, corner 10th and H streets. is making
Improvements which will add greatly to its APP
pearance. A new iron railing will extend all
around the front. Wide entrances and brown
stone steps are contemplated. well as many
other decorative features. A number of
changes are being made in the interior which
will make it more pleasant and attractive.
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THE NATIONAL GUARD
Special Attention Being Devoted to
Rife Practice.
HOW THE TEAM PROGRESSES

Twenty-Five Men to Compete for Eighteen
Positions-District Soldiers VIII Present a
Trophy to New Jersey-Battalion and Com
pany Encampments at Sundry Times and
in Divers Places.
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EFORE THE MONTH

of August passes away
it is probable that the
District National Guard
will have a better
brigade rifle team than
has ever yet gone forth
from this city to do
battle for trophies and
honors Of various de-
scriptions. The first
team came into being in
1880. 1t came up
through great tribula-
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VIM. Hodson. freight transfer contractor.
was shot and killed at Evansville, Ind, BY his
eldest son. Harry. The trouble grew out of
quarrel at the dinner table. The murderer was
locked up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-06
REAL ESTATE GOSSIP.
The New Assessment as Revised by
the Board Of Equalization.
OF RAPID TRANSIT.
Changes in Property Which Will BE Caused
by the New Cable Road-Young Men Run
the Business in Hot weather-New I'm
provements of Various Kinds.
AvING COMPLETED

AvING COMPLETED
the triennial assessment,
or more properly speak
ing the equalization of
their assessment, the
board of assessors can
now turn their atten-
ton to the assessment
of property outside of
the limits of the city.
1t is generally agreed
and the assessors them
selves, or at least some
Of them admit that
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How THE OBSERVATORY ORIGINATED.

puters are at work.
How THE OBSERVATORY ORIGINATED.
The establislhnent of the naval observatory
seems to have originally grown out of a feeling
of local pride and antipathy to the British. In
early days longitude was reckoned from the
meridian of Greenwich, and it became SO after a
while that the American naval officers objected
to even taking British name into considera-
ton. They suggested the establishment of a
first meridian for America In 1910 the matter
wGs brought into Congress in a memorial from
William Lambert from Virginia, who prayed
the establishment of a first meridian for the
United States. ''by which further dependence
on Great Britain or any other foreign nation
for such meridian may be entirely removed"
The memorial was referred TO a select COM
inittee. which on March %, 1910, reported the
following resolution:
That 1t Is expedient to make provision bv
law authorizing the President of the United
States to cause the longitude of the city of
Washington from the observatory at Greenwich
to be ascertained with the greatest degree of
accuracy and for that purpose 10 procure the
necessary astronomical instruments"
The resolution was subsequently referred to
the Secretary of State, Mr.. Monroe, who re-
ported upon it fayorably. saying that the ..es-
taDlshment OF first meridian for themselves
has become, by the usage of nations. an append
age If not an attribute Of sovereignty" He
also remarked that every nation which created
first meridian established an observatory.
The matter dragged along until 1925 when
President Adams sent a message to Congress
urging the establishment of an observatory
The message was referred to a select committee
which IN 1876 presented elaborate report
from Maj. Gen. Macomb. chief of engineers,
fsvoring the building of an observatory at
Washington. No action was taken, however
and the matter rested there.
THE FIRST INSTRUMENTS.
In 1890 Lieut.. l.. VI. Goldsborough, after
ward rear admiral, succeeded in establishing
bureau in the Navy Department for the care of
the instruments. charts. &C.. of the navy A
room was provided and Lieut.. Goldsborough
brought over from New York a chronometer
sextants. 6c., belonging TO the navy and located
them there. 4 transit instrument was after
ward bought for forty guineas and added to
the collection.
This. then was the nucleus around which grew
the NAVAL observatory
In 1872 "a bill went through Congress provid-
ing Tor the building of a suitable house. not to
exceed IN cost S25. GOO. for the accommodation
OF the instruments. 1t was built on the present
site of the observatory. which a government
reservation. and additions have been made from
time to time, the result being the observatory
as seen today.
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The democrats Of The second nissisuippt ar
trict have nominated J. A. Kyls 70 saesssA -
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of the time ball on the Navy Department every
noon The observatory is open night and day.
and the astronomers come and go. making their
observations at different hours. as the best OPP
portunity presents. In the daytime the COM
puters are at work.
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A BR0ILING CLIMATE.
The Only Way to Enjoy Life in
Bahia.
THE QUEER OLD TOWN.
The Old Jesuit College and Its Library OF
Rare works-Nictoria HEI a Delightful
Piace-The Market Place and Three Thing.
That Attract Attention

From The Stars Travelling COMMISSIONS.
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one is inside of it irving vainly to sleep in the
sma hours amid ceaseless racket and confusion.
Early as it is long line of porters. with their
curtained palanquins, have collected near the
main entrrnce. and everybody who emerges is
greeted by cries of '.Haye a chair, senhor?''
This is the best sedan. senhora"
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INCREASING ITS MEMBERSHIP.

The engineer corps held one of its regular
meetings on Monday evening. John E. Arm
strong, John T. Hough, John ]. Barry. Geo. II.
Kline, j. Arthur Rose, L. ID. Marcellus and
Reginald Munson. NJ. D.. were elected men,
bers. Considerable routine business was
transacted. and Lieut. Thompson paid brief
tribute to the late Prof. Fristoe of Columbian
University. who. although unknown to many
of the corps, had been its interested and good
friend
Arizona republican., 1892-11-26
An Imperlal Rescue,

Emperors and kings when at home are very much like other people, and it is doubtless in the small amenities of life that their real character shows it. self most truly. An incident of the visit of the emperor of Russia to his father in-law, the king of Denmark, at the pal ace of Amalienborg, is creditable to the czar, though it put him for moment in a ridiculous light.
 Early one morning, soon after the ar rival of the cZar at Amalienborg, the sentinels who were guarding the garden of the palace were astonished to see the emperor come running out of the palace in slippers aud shirt sleeves, gesticulat- ing wildly and shouting loudly.
 The soldiers knew not what to do. Had the autocrat of all the Russias lost his rsason or been attacked by some mysterious enemy?
 The czar soon answered the question by rushing to q corner of the garden where great barking and bowling was going on. From the window of his sleeping room he had seen one of his big dogs make an attack on the favorite black cat of King Christian of Den mark, and without waiting to summon a servant or even to put on a coat he had rushed out to rescue the cherished pussy. He saved the cat, and no doubt earned the lasting gratitude of the king, his host.-Youth's Companion.