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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-02
A Novel AIesneric Trial.

From the London Daily Newa
Once more the Wolverhampton magistrates
have adjourned the hearing of the case against
Harry Moores, alias ''Dr." yint, the mesmerist
Moores as our readers will remember, gave an
exhibition In that town Of his alleged powers Of
hypnotizing; but. according to the charge of the
town clerk, who is conducting the prosecution,
the whole business was fraud concocted be-
tween the accused and certain confederates.
One OF the hypnotist's subjects deposed that he
went every night and received payment for his
performances. A journalist who was present
deposed that he saw hypnotized persons lying
on the floor who ''wiuked at each other" and q
police constable stated that when he proposed
to stick pin into one Of these supposed I'M
conscious persons ITO see II he was really in
mesmeric Sleep" the operator threatened ITO
have him locked up" On the other hand
'Dr." vints legal adviser proposed, by way OF
practical test of his clients powers, to give
an exhibition in court with one who had been
mesmerixed before. When this was declined
he offered then and there to mesmerize the
magistrates clerk proposal which, though
1t caused laughter, appears to have been
deemed equally unacceptable. The case is ex:
citing much interest in the town on account OF
it, novelty The town clerk himself has OBJ
served that he did not know whether there had
ever been similar case in . court Of justice,
but Wolverhampton, he added, h noted for
legal preoedents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-02
FAVORITE FLOWERS,
The Blossoms Preferred by Prominent New
York Women.

From the Philadelphia Press.
How flowers do talk What volumes Of senti-
ment they breathe out, How vivid and pi :
turesque are their delineationsI Nothing
could be more suggestive. They outweigh and
distance completely all verbal description.
The subtle society of woman, charming. pene-
trating and perceptive, has inveigled from the
flowers their secret Her sex have agreed to
become atfinities with them, and 80 now the
craze is to be known by one individual bios
som. 1t Is not meant that even a cluster shall
embrace the affection of the queens, only one
allowable "a perfect full bloom blossom-the
pet of the family conservatory.
Mrs Chauncey NJ. Depew. the wife Of the
famous orator. has sought out the camelia,
freezing, but naughty, which well fits and
adorns her stately presence. Mrs. Coleman
Drayton, the brilliant daughter Of Astor stock.
has chosen the rose. and ever blooming fresh
and fair in the costliest of robes and jewels she
is fit representative of the regal leader of the
floral kingdom. Mrs. Potter Palmer OF Chi
cago, who is in New York now. became sud
denly seized with this flower fad, and she is
identified by tine mystic orchid, the favorite
flower Of the Princess Of Wales. Mrs. Duncan
Elliot, who was famous as Sally Hargous be-
fore her marriage a few months ago the
famous beauty, wears the sweet pea, a fascinat-
ing, highly painted flower. and oftea blends
her gowns to harmonic with the bouquets shs
wears.
But the jeweler is not forgotten by any
means. He holds as prominent and redomi-
mating position as ever. He is still In touch
with the high and low beats OF the family
purse. As the decollette, arched bodice grows
lower, the wide. blazing. ostentatious necklace
becomes more desirable. and. after all. there
are very few women who can tempt fate in a
full, unadorned neck. So the necklace is q
thing Of absolute necessity.
Diamonds, however, are not the only rep.
resentatives stones Brunettes are showing
decided regard for rubies and garnets while
blondes cast lingering glances in the direction
of the turquoise and pearls
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-02
WHY rows LIKE A NOISE.
II 10 . Healthy symptom and Grown Peopl
Oughtnf Co Mind o..
ct WONDER WHY 1T Is THAT BOYS DO


s.T WONDER WHY 1T Is THAT BOYS 10
Il so enjoy making a noisoy" exclaimed
Mrs Bosgs, holding her cars with both hands.
while her two ycunges, darlings pArAded
through the house with . drum anl tin horn
which wicked uncle had given them for
Christmas.
my dear" replied DR. BogSs. looking mp
from his newspaper. 'you must understand
that boy does no; really make Anoise because
he likes to so much As FOR the reason that he
cannot help IT, The cause is simply that
there is greater supply Of eXcitaron to his
nervous system than he can get ria OF in tho
ordinary way. which grown people adopt Ibe-
lieve that express myself clearly
Not very. 1t seems TO me. said Mrs. Boces
Then will put il more plainly" responded
the doctor. "You are perhaps ACC aainted with
the fact that the human body is made up OF
cells"
Il have heard you say so, nv dear"
"well. then. You must comprehend that eNch
OF these cells has nucleus. just an egg has
yolk in II. The nuclei OF the cells which
make up childs body are much larger than
those of the cells which compose your physical
system or mine. As the infant gets older these
cells become steadily smaller and smaller. hut
during youth the nerve battery thus made up
cessive amount OF energy. The boy keeps it
IN Tor while and then he must explode. That
Is exactly what Is taking place with Bobby and
Jimmy AZ present. They are getting rad OF
their suporfuous nerve force through the mo
dium OF a drum and tin horn. Ii L. thor
oughly healthy and you ought not 90 object
IF that Is really tine case. slid Mrs. Boggs
with n sigh, II am more resigned"
AS 1 WAS about TO say. continued the doc
tor. the nuclei keep on diminishing In siz, as
one grows older until the grown person finds
excessive eKcita ton dissgrecable aud " an
noyed by noises believe that you we're forty
on your last birthday, NV DEAR The reason
that the boy keeps on growing IL that while the
nuclei OF his cells are diminishing the cells
themselves are multiplying in number. After
one gets old and a certain time of life has been
reached the cells longer multiply fast
enough TO supply the places OF those which
die Then arrives q period of what we call
cecrepitude. and eventually the individual. IL
no disease supervenes, perishes Of mere de-
bllity."
That may all be true" admitted Mrs.
Boggs; but my observation is that this bust
ness OF knowing all aboat how IL con-
structed anu how soon one must wear out IN
the course OF nature does not conduce TO hap
piness. i would much rather remain In
ignorance OF what you call physiology and hot
be Obliged to think Of myself and my children
and our inside works II were 80 many
machines"
Science seems TO have no attractions for
women" muttered the doctor. VINO became
absorbed IN his newspaper again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-02

health Of the household In his wine. They
started up sheepishly at his entrance, for the
judge was a stern man and somebody was sure
10 be blamed for the mishap that had befallen
the little lady. But this time it was the judge
who was embarrassed, hesitatlng, almost
deprecating. in his manner and speech:
(Which of you was il that brought back the
child? i was so troubled-beside myself-thst
l did not notice. Which one among you was
it,
There was a moment sawkward silence linen
the coachman replied:
1T wasn't none OF us. sir. Twas man
that d been out walking on the sands he lives
close by. Dick Mansfield; him that has the
crippled child" nj,
ard Mansfield the man whose petty debt. SO
long unpaid. had been a vexation to him,
when his mind engrossed with larger
matters. One mortgage had been renewed
Ii had become due, with the second one, the
middle of December, but the man had asked
for more time and he had given him until
past New Year. He did not like to use harsh
measures in the holiday season, but he had
told him that business was business, and that
the money must be paid at the beginning of
the year or he would be compelled to fore
close. The fellow had seemed so thriftless
and down at the heel. The interest had never
been promptly paid. And SO he had a crippled
child?
The judge was walking down his garden
pam, toward the Olm ngNt tnat
shone in the window Of the cottage. The
night was raw, and the wind still clustered
and shrleked, sure indication of n broodng
storm on the Pacific shore. He buttoned up
his coat and shivered as he thought that his
little daughter might even now have been
at the mercy of wind and wave. A queer
freak for a man to be walking on the sands
on such night. He must have been dis
tracted to choose such place in such weather.
Distracted! This was the first day Of the new
year. and it was tomorrow that he had de-
clared the mortgage should be foreclosed.
And there was the crippled child.
Richard Mansfield, sitting beside his sleeping
child, his head bowed in his hands. not now
in despair, but in stout effort to master the
situation before him, heard something that
sounded like a muffied knock at the door. He
raised his head, alarmed at the late call, and
the judge entered without bidding, in a gust
OF wind that rocked the frail tenement and
disturbed the gentle sleeper. who stirred and
muttered brokenly, then sumbered again.
The judge looked down upon the painted
CRIB, the tiny crutch whitfield out by hand,
that stood beside 1t, the patchwork coverlet
and the wan cheek and remembered the
rounded cheek of the little sleeper he had left
pillowed on down beneath a canopy Of lace.
The man who could without emotion pro-
nounce sentence upon a criminal, who was
called the most clear-headed and hard-hearted
of usurers in the conduct of his private bust
ness, experienced queer rising in his throat
when he essayed to speak
tear fell on the faded coverlet. He reached
out his hand to the man who stood beside him,
and Richard Mansfield knew that his days of
hopeless poverty and strife were past.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-02
Great Comfort for Smokers.

From the Allentown City Item.
The fact that most men who reach great
age have used tobacco since boyhood, without
any sign Of injury. is now explained. pro-
fessor in the University of Pisa has discovered
that tobacco is an antiseptic; that is, tobacco
smoke has a destructive action upon bacilii,
those minute organisms that insist on colonizing
the body to their own uses and produce dis
eases of all Sorts The professor found out by
actual experiment with bacilli in glass tube
that the tobacco fumes kill cholera and typhus
bacteria and retard or prevent the growth of
all other kinds. The philosophy Of the dis
constantly in his mouth will be proof against
any of the insidious attacks that bacteria are
continually making upon the system. To some,
of course, the pre- ventive would be worse than
the disease, though this has nothing to do with
the new principle discovered in tobacco
and which many people will hear with
thanks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-02
How the spaniard Smokes.

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
The spaniards are the most expert smokers
in the world. A Spaniard takes . heavy pull
at his cigarette, inhales it, takes up wine skin
or wine bottle, pours a half pint down his
throat, holding the vessel foot from his
mouth and not spilling drop, and then, with
q sigh Of satisfaction, closes his ewes and ex-
hales the smoke from his nose and mouth in
clouda He will also inhale the smoke, con-
verso for few minutes in natural manner,
and then blow out the smoke.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-02
Poisoned by q Glove

From the Salem. Mass, Gazette.
Percy Smith Of this town cut one Of his hands
recently quite severely, and to avoid taking cold
kept his hand incassd in one of . pair Of new
dogskin gloves. His arm and hand soon COM
menced to swell and physician who was called
believed 1t to be . case Of poisoning, prob
ably from some arsenical preparation used
In tanning the akin Of which the glove Vas
made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-02
Hope Dispelled.

From the Chicago Tribune
s'Your vote in favor Of granting us this frss-
chise," said the promoter of the scheme. would
be worth 10 u.s.
"Yss," broke in the listener, becoming
instantly attentive, would be worth 70
you
more than dozen speeches I'm its favor,
on account Of the moral effect it would
have"
"Um-yes." rejoiaed the alderman from the
stecnth ward, rslspsing at once into his former
apathy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-02
Spifeful.

From Judge.
She. Are you going to Amy Burr's coming
out bsll?'
He. Contingent ball?'
She. "Yes; her debut"
He "why, she's been going around for at
least three yearsr'
She. 81 know it; but this is her first ball"
He. Then why not call 1t the Opening Of q
chestnut burr?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-02

No Wonder He Kicked.
From It'd Bits.
Jumpuppe-'Confound the Theosophists!'
Jaspar-'Whyr
Jumpuppe-s'They convinced my wife that
shs had seven bodies, aud sha vent o6 and
bought dress for each one"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-02
The Days Sport Spoiled
From Judge

Mr.. webster-"Yo' looks kinder down-cssted.
Mistah Calhoun. Didn' 20 ketch no fishes?"
Mr.. Calhoun-''Nope; didn' hab no charnce
& try. Dat Jay Goold OBJ dawg done eat mn
all NAH wu'ms when wuz fxin nah line"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-02
A Character Of Medieval History.

From Good News
Prof. Grsstmind-'Hsvs you ever reflected
ON the mystsrious wonders Of slsetricity2"
Sweet giri-''Indesd have. and don't know
yet why nay bangs come out Of curl during .
thunder Storm"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-02
Written for The Evening Star.

A Rondeau Of the Golden Ago.
The Golden Age still lives, nor eer can die
So long as men breathe air beneath the sky.
First, in our childhood to this earthly sphere
1t welcomes US; its light gilds every tear,
And what seem troubles pass like bubbles by.
Our hearts beat lightly as the swift years iy:
Hopes Turing landscapes bright before US lie,
And youth prolongs with all its thoughtless
cheer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-02
Written for The Evening Star.
The Three Smokers.

The Three Smokers.
Three smokers in a dream
saw when the day was done,
And SO happy they each did seem,
1t were hard to tell which one
Was the happest wight Of all the three.
And which Of them had rather be.
And it's oh, to be Turk,
To sit In harem snug
All day without any work,
On an elegant Persian rug,
And smoke chibOuk, with half-shut eyes,
And dream Of the Houris in Paradise!
And nabob it's oh, to be,
In the land Of Hindoostan,
With long-tubed narghileh -
And a peacock feather fan,
To smoke, and watch, as the fume upcurls,
The graceful movements Of dancing girls.
And oh, it's to own farm - g. '.r- .
A Maryland farmer free - - '.. .-
To sip, when the sun shines warm,
In the shade of an apple tree, -
A julip, and smoke a corn-cob pipe,
While my tall tobacco is waxing ripel
As none of these can be,
will not at Fortune croak,
Content if the gods grant me
Good store of the weed to smoke,
A brier-wood pipe, and, with love Of song, b.
Sound body and mind my whole life long,
1fE 8
Give me health in myself to enjoy the thini
granted,
o thou son Of Latona; sound mind in sound bod.
Keep mine age free from all that degrades,
And let il not fail of the Tyre.
HORACE: Book l. Ode XXI.
Translation Of Lord (E B. Lytton.
W. I. 6HoKMAxIR.
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feet and hurrying before him filed up a broad
deep channel through which he must plunge
before he could reach the solid ground beyond?
What TO him was the shrieking wind that bore
down upon him. sounding It's shrillest blasts In
his ears! lie tore off his coat and wrapped il
arourd the shiyering little form What To him
were the anxisties of the morrow when life held
ior,h TO MN snch glad privilege in the eiev-
snth hour of his despair?
Absorbed in his children with the narrow ex-
ciuslon That often marzs strong parental love
which boards all for Its own Richard Mansfield
bad never been drawn toward other children.
But as the judges little daughter overcome by
. babyish memory of her trials, 1noaned and
sobbtd ne bent over her with u throb of truest
affection. soothed her with tender words and
Kissed her tunbled hair.
There were lights moving amid tho shrub
berry on the Van Alsteyne place. more lights ON
tbs narrow strip Of beach below defining tim
orous figures which searched the tide pools and
crouehed and peered out upon the foaminp
waters. fearful Of burden they might bear
upon their breast Drenched through and
through. chilled and stiffened, with his strength
nigh spent, he passed them ALL labored up the
biuA and laid his burden IN the fathers arms
The judge, distracted by the anguish he had
undergone, silently received, the child and her
oehverer. unrecognized, passed out into the
darkness
Is was as he would have asked Strange COM
pisxity Of human nature; he could meet the
humihstlon and defeat Of the morrow with n. "
spirit, sustained by the secret knowledge OF
This splendid triumph over his enemy. OF such
was the lofty courage Of the Christ. upbornt
BY The glad consciousness that he died to save
them tha. prosecuted Him
But fate, or the overruling power we cal
Providence. In these days does not always give
his own way to q man who wouid suffer in
siieace At the hands Of one whom he has
blessed Late that evening Jcdge Van Alsteyne
watching his slice ping child in silent rejoicing
swoke 20 sudden sense of obligation undis-
charged he vent down to the servants quar-.
engA where he found the men drinking The
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-06-29
A Rat. A Cow and A Hog.


MoSTRosE, Pa, July 26-Dell, an s-year-
old son Of c. L. Biers, of Hyde Park, was
out with his younger brother, the latter be-
ing in a small wagon which Dell pulled.
The wheels of the vehicle ran over the tail
of a rat. The infdriated rodent jumped at
little Dell and fastened its teeth in his finger.
The little fellow cried for help, and en- deavor-
ed to shake of the rat, but without success.
He at last ran TO a nearby barn against
which he swung the raj until the animal
Was killed. The rat did not let go its hold
of the boys finger until dead. Soon after
Dell's finger began to swell, and in a short
time the BOY was in a terrible condition
The doctor in attendance says there is q
chance for the b, Us recovery.
The 2-year-old daughter of Mr. John
Luddington, who resides near Troy, was
terribly gored by an angry COW. The child
was playing within few feet other father
and the COW caught her upon its horns and
threw her into the air. One of the horns
entered the child's mouth, laeerating the
roof or the mouth, piercing the cheek, and
making ragged wound near the ear. The
child will be permanently disGguned.
Jesse Parsons, Of Columbia Cross Roads,
was seriously injured by q savage hog. He
was attempting 10 drive the hog into yard
when the animal turned upon him, and
threw him to the ground, tearing open his
groin with his tusks and biting him in
several places. Fortunately his deg was at
hand and attracted the animals attention
OF Mr.. Parsons would have been killed.
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Dastard's Work.

CHICAGO, June 26.-Five square miles of
territory adjacent 10 the village Of Dauphin,
a suburb Of this city, are buried beneath a
food tonight, and a thousand or more
houses between State street and Lake Miehi-
gan are at the mercy ofthe waves, which a
strong east wind has forced through the
basement and first floors.
The great body of water which has been
collecting in the region has broken all bar
riers, and this afternoon broke the last bar
rier at Eighty-seventh street, rushing down
with terrific force upon Grand crossing
whose citizens are panic stricken by the
sight of sea of rising water generally in
vading every home, driving householders
either from their dwellings or to the second
stories. At the present writing there is not
less than two feet of water in the streets.
Every basement is flooded and the fOunda-
tons Of number of building are weakened.
The immediate cause of the flood is the
breaking Of the Eighty-sevenih street bank
due TO the accumulation Of water during the
recent storm.
Grand crossing at midnight was in despair.
At Fordham and Dsuphin park the suffer-
ing was only less in the degree that there
were fewer to suffer and a less number 10 ex-
perienoe the terror of possible death before
morning in waters, which were rising at the
rate Of an inch an hour. Every effort is be-
ing made by those oYertaken By the flood to
escape with their families.
It is only by means of improvisd RATS
movement from one point to another is pos
sible Up to the present no loss Of life is
reported, but reseuing parties have started to
help those whose Perilous condition give rise
to fear for their safety. Two boys were
drowned in that part of the west branch
known as Mud lake to-day.
There is q rumor that the flood has been
caused by the embankment being cut as the
result of rivalry between real estate men.
The water is at a standstill and it is not
likely that any deaths will occur from
drowning. There is no outlet. however, so
that It viii only disappear by soaking through
he soft earth and evaporation. As a conse-
quenoe an outbreak oftyphoid or some other
disease is feared.
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pepew is Just Satisfied.

NEy YORK, June 25-Chauncey NJ. De
pew, when asked what he thought Of the
work ofthe convention, said:
am delighted have for the past year
been q consistent advocate Of Mr.. Cleye-
lands nomination. Before left for Mimi
eapolis / made prediction taat Harrison
would be nominated by the Republicans. ]
also predicted that Cleveland would be NOM
mated by the Democratic Convention. Ny
third prediction. was that Harrison would be
elected.
=" It is novel situation in American poll
tics. The nomination was made Of a man
in tie face Of the unanimous and uncom-
promising opposition Of the entire organiza-
ton Of ais party in his own STATE.
As 70 his chances Of success, refer You
to the fact that Governor Flower, Lieutenant
Governor Sheehan, Edward Murphy, chair
man OF the Democratic STATE organization,
and Richard Croker, leader Of the organiza-
ton in this city, al declared while at Chica-
60, and, ] believe, under their hands and
seals, that Cleveland, if nominated, could
not possibly carry this State.
The result means a complete change in
the control Of the organization. William c.
Whitney viii become, ofnecessity, the lead
eT Of the Democracy aud the director of its
policy. Charles S. Fairchild viii be placed
in control Of the State organization and Viii
liam R. Craze viii be tie sole arbitrator Of
the Federal patronage in the city Of New
York.
The result has been the funeral Of a
great many Democratic hopes. The corpse
may march in the procession, but the
CoIone-s service viii be required just the
same
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Pennsylvania Crops.


HARRIsBURG, June 23.-Secreiary Edge, Of
the State Board Of Agriculture has received
reports from all parts Of the state, from
which he is enabled to make some crop esti-
mates. He says there is an increased acre
age Of wheat, and with the average yield
placed at 100, returns indicate the crop OF
1892 at l22, OF even better, with favorable
weather at harvest time. The crop Of straw
will be considerably below that Of last year,
but up to The average OF the last 10 or -
years.
The backward and wet spring has seri-
ously affected the corn, and the farmers will
lose $4,000 bushels. Oats has also suffered
from wet weather and the cold spring.
There will be q larger crop than last year,
owing to an increased acreage. Owing TO
the low prices which prevailed, the acreage
in potatoes is reduced. leaving it at about
12l00o acres. An average crop may be ex-
pected. The yield Of hay will be below the
average Of the past ten years. Secretary
Edge says, considered as a whole, average
crops may be estimated. with an advance in
prices all along the line. Live stock is in
good shape.