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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-03
CURIOUS. II TRUE.
Some strange stories That Ar~ Told In
Australia

Prom the Karunds Herald
We had talk the other dav abou, haunted
houses and other eerie things. WIS inter
rupted at that time, but a lull in more i'm
portant news enables me to get OF nv mind
two or three other ehostly thinss For example:
As rode along in one OF the suburban tram
cars passed cottage wherein strange thing
happened awhile ago. Near by lived an old
man who had received many kindnesses from
the true-hearted mistress of the cottage. who
took compassion upon his necessity. Early one
morning this lady woke in great alright.
She had dreamed that the old man was cali
ing her in frantic haste to come and help him
She looked ~ the clock and noted the time. IL
was 4sSo. Later on the hfeiess body OF the old
man was found in a well. The medical opinion
was that II must have got into the water at
about 4:So that morning. That their in
dependent testim8a before they had been told
OF the curious experience OF the woman. The
distance OF the well from the house made il i'm
possible that she could have heard the old man
cry, II he really did cry. How, thea. can one
explain the incldenG l might relate other facts
similar IN their nature, all showing that there is
IN the world more mystery than we hEve yet
comprehended. The task is, however, unneoes-
sary.
will mention one other peculiar event which
happened less than wear ago in this colony.
A lady, wife Of a gentleman in an influential
position, Glanced TO meet at party one night
person who had great reputation as an ANA
teur soothsayer. '0h, just tell me my for
tune, she said. joculariy. I'D rather not. -
replied the fortune teller after looking stead
lastly at her for little time; 'Td rather not II
would disconcert you terribly" The lady urged
her request. nevertheless. Then" the suoih-
saver continued, I'm sorry to tell Won that I
am afraid that in three months yoa Will he
widow, and that ia six months You
VIII be mad The lady told her hashand.
who soon fell i'll and died. while the
other part Of the prophecy to some extent
verified. have called this incident peculiar.
but there Is in II. at any rate. some direct con-
necticn between the cause and the effect. The
man during his illness would certainly he de-
pressed by the thought " the prophecy that be
could not recover. and the same fact would al
feet his wife. Imagination. which l. more
poten; than medicine. WAS set 10 work against
the couple. That not only explains the mys-
terry in some degree. but it illustrates the need
for imaginative people to be careful how they
handle occult subjects.
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II Hkr~u MARRIAGES.
They Usually Result Happily. Although
Neither Party Has >rrn ia. Other Il.for..

Neither Party Has seem TIA. Other BEFORE.
fr IN thr Ninetc rfb Cen,uy
in every country wedding T. considered a
Neis solemn ceremony. aud = USUALLY celebrated
with great pomp aud rcjoicings: nor in ihi. 10
Turks differ n all from the rest of the world
To them also wedding Is an occasion .or much
pleasure. aud. though. a. will be seen further
oE. 1t can hardly be- called binding il Is stil be-
heSed by them Go be solemn and law ful action.
For the Young girl. who i- leaving home in
which she has remained all her life. with the
Character % whose inmates she is well read and
where she had been treated with unfailing
Kindness. 20 begin n new life. side by side With
a man about whose tastes character or habits
she knows nothing whatever aud whom she has
only seen by sicalthy Chances through a latticed
window. marriage only be a source of un-
mitigated anxiety. She is literally taking .
Jump IN the dark, without the least means cf
knowing where she viii land. Her father La.
chosen for her, and her only course is to believe
In his WELDON
Nor IL this her only source Of trouble; shs
knows that her husband has never seen her.
either through window or otherwise and
that while she on her side relies on her fathers
Judgment he has chosen her oniv from hear.ay
and because his mother happened 20 be pleased
with her. Under such circumstances she nav
well fear that Inc might soon repent of his
choice and there seems TO be ten chances To one
that thcg will be an Haunted couple.
Stlll, strangely enough. this is a rare occur
renee IN Turkey. where 1 have intimately
known perhaps NJ many twenty couples OF
whom l can safely say that no more thnn foHr
or i've were unhappy. while when n MAN thar
iies cirrasslaB out Of his own house. whom
h. has bee. able To see daily lac usually repents
OF his choice before two wears have pas-sd over
his head. In" reason for this l. obyious
though IL can hardly he said to rNulaiu Nhv
turkish marriages turn ont happA No
European gentleman would be- aide g. lonc :, =
ioicc If married to hi- cook and. putting a.i,ir
the question Of social position. IL poald i.e
absolutely the salnr hing and even uaf'-e "a
no European cook could b. guilty 81 the i:.nai,-
ance display"dby q tIgras> sian slave A wuiuHu
who cannot wIlt" her name and whose rau,er-a-
ton consists only a. scandal mast b. saIs.r-
naturally clever To- l'l"a-" tor long Il Wsll-edn-
Gated man. aud supernatural clcVtrir-ss Is 80
more ircqucl; IN G.grassia than many other
places. sul tircassiau marriages ARE ,l,cidc,il''
love affairs. while very few Turk tel @,.u a
common liking before marriage for Their brides
when THESE happen to b. Of the same nation ~
themselves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-03
The Spectroscope's Revelations.

FROM the Fortnightly Review.
1t is not too much to say that this method Of
observation has opened for us in The heavens
door through which We can lock upon the in
ternal motions of binary and multiple systems
Of stars, which otherwise must have remained
forever concealed from us. By 1t We can, in
many cases, see within the point-like image of
q star a complex system of whirling suns,
gigantic i'm size and revolving at enormous
speeds. telescope fifty feet in diameter of
aperture. even if il could ever be constructed.
would fail to show close systems of stars which
the prism easily lays open TO our view This
method OF using the spectroscope. which the
writer first applied successfully 20 the heavenly
bodies some twenty-sour years ago, is nov too
well known for ii to be necessary to say more
than that the change Of wave. length or pitch
of the light shows itself in the spectrum bv the
lines being shifted-toward the blue for an an
proach. toward the red il the light source and
the observer are moving from each other. The
stars, seen from the earth. are moving in all
directions, but the prism. which can take note
only of motions which are precisely in the line
of sight. gives us direct information Of that
component only of stars motion which il
toward or from us. The method Is applicable
not only TO the drift of star systems but
also to the internal motions within those sys-
tens. 1t is obvious that a star moving round
in an orbit, unless the plane OF the orbit is
across the line OF sight. has alternate periods of
approach and recession. A line in its spectrum
viii be seen to swing backward and forward
relatively to terrestrial line of the same sub
stance in times corresponding 10 the stars or
bital period. 1t is equally clear that if in a
binary system both stars are bright the spec
trum will be compound one, the spectrum Of
one star superposed upon that OF the other. II
the spectra are identical all the lines will be
really double, but apparently single when the
stars have no relative motion; and will separate
and close up rs the stars go round. 1t was by
this method. from the motions Of the variable
star Algol, photographed at Potsdam tnaf the
dusky companion which periodically eclipscs it's
light in part stood revealed. and a similar die
covery was made there OF the companion of
Spica. OF these double stars only one compan-
ion was bright. but by the opening aud closing
OF double lines in the spectrum of Mizar Prof
Pickering brought to light a pair Of gigantic
blazing suns, equal together to forty times the
suns mass, and whirling round their common
center Of gravity with the speed of some fifty
miles second. Then followed also ut the Har-
ward Observatory the discovery in Aurisa OK
an order of close binary stars hitherto unknown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-03
TINE GERMANS N AMERICA
A Conservative Political Force-rheir Ne
r~ditary Charsrtert.tIc. aud Training.


at il by their race characteristics. rather
than by their language or. their political in.ti-
tu;ions. that the German people. who are ulti-
mately to number upward OF one quarter %
our population. will be an influence on On.
future Of this country" saws ". 1. sheldon in
plea for the German Element in America"
IN the September New England Magazine. 1T is
the type OF character which they bring that is
TO play the great role in the later period q his
tory. This feature may 20 q certain degree
exert itself and display its power without any
definite forethorght or reflection II IL an
agency which cannot be checked or hindcred
by legislation. IL NAV slip out Of sight Tor
tims, but IL cannot pass AWAY. That rice char
acter has been developed ont Of a thousand
years Of history on another continent. II u.
therefore. an element which does not alter in q
year. or even In century. For NV part,
after stndyins them closely in this country
well NJ IA their home in 9ermany. cannot
believe that they going 90 be
necessarily rs radical influence
upon us ms has been feared. either in politics or
religion. On the contrary the more closely we
observe this particular race the more carefully
we note the Way il conducts itself among Ne.
the more deeply We 60 into its past history in
Its own country. the more will come home 90
US the conviction that the German peorle will
he here on this soil con-I icuouslv a couserya-
tive element In America rhey are by nature
anything but revolutionary. Conservatism APP
pears 10 be IN every elemen; Of their charn.tsr
They are not fond ~ novelty. like the french,
they even hesitat" Co push forward or advance
m their political life ~ DO the English. They
are slow and long-sufieiiug PEOPLE. What
other people would have end Ired ~ patiently
the late desrotism oI the new emperor. after
once having tasted 80 much pre-, ions fr-odomp
Indeed what e.s, bat conservative i1s'ipct
"";'id hoio them - firm In sT,iie - she rstA-
ordinary Amunui Of radical doctrine that would
appear 10 Ice spreading among th- Icopi,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-03
HE WAS A GENTLEMAN,
But He DevOutly Hopes, All the Same, That
His Voice Wasn't Recognized.

But He DevOutly Hopes, All the Same, That
His Voice Wasn't Recognized.
From the st. Pau. Daily Globe
man has been spending few days at Min
netonka and this is what happened to him: He
arrived at the lake late one night. II was warm
and clear and everybody had gone away some
where. He wanted to 60 in swimming, SO he
| sought dark little cove. and, as no one was in
sight, dispensed with a bathing suit, but kept
strictly in the shadow. In the midst Of his en-
joyment he was Mortified by the sound of two
feminine voices. He submerged himself to the
tip Of his blushins nose just as two young
women he knew came skipping to the shore and
pumped themselves down in the moonlight
He stood in the water and quaked for wha. he
says an hour. Then one said:
"Oh Maude, isn't this lovely!"
.'It's a perfect night. Wen never have a
better chance; never
"Oh. I'm afraid
ION, bosh Every soul is in bed. It'll be an
awful lark-all by ourselves, too
''Maude. if there's any one about l shall
simply die right here
There's no one about. goosie. Do you think
I'd risk it if there was?''
WED better go up back Of that rock Did
you bring buttOnhook?"
II never thought Of it."
to do? If you can fancy cold drops Of perspira-
ton starting out on man under water that /,
how that man felt. A horrible fear flashed
over him, and it became an awful certainty
when the voice went on:
"Oh, Maude, I'm awfully scared"
"Why, what a conventional girl you are. II
you're such a fraid cat, we can 60 over in that
little cove where it's dark
Then that man lifted up his voice-or at least
he says he did-and screamed Ladies'!
Ladies'! You are observedr'
There were two sudden screams. and one
mad rush for the rock, and then a quivering
voice said:
Tiff you are gentleman you will remain
where you are, sir"
And the shivering man chartered:
IL am n gentleman, but please hurry up,
for I am freezing to DEATH
There was three-minute silence. broken now
and then by sobs and chtting remarks, and
then streak Of blue serge and pink muslin
across the lawn to the hotel. The man followed
later and retired in confusion. accompanied BY
whisky and quinine.
And now he wants to know II those girls
recognized his voice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-03
A Sculptor's Sitters.

FT1in the Manchester Times
A successful sculptor gets much amusement
out of the sitters whose busts he molds-es-
pecially those of strong originality. Carlyle,
after much persuasion. was induced 10 sit for
his bust 20 Sir Edgar Boehm, the sculptor royal
to the English court. I'm give you twenty
two minutes to make what you can Of me-"
said he one day. storming in at the door Of
Boehm's studio. He stood there, watch in
hand, while Sir Edgar manipulated the damp
clay. Scarcely had the minute hand pointed 70
the appointed moment for the sitter's de-
parture when the sculptor pushed his clay aside
But Carlyle had been drawn on to talk and to
forget; SO he insisted upon giving the sculptor
another two-and-twenty minutes. He returned
to the studio on another day to be studied ct
the srtist's leisure. Lord Stanford de He'd
clife, who SO long ruled at Constantinopie a.
the British minister. hsda passionate tsmpsr
After sitting to Sir Edgar for his bust be visited
the studio to inspect It, He did not like II,
and. knitting his overhanging brows into .
great frown, he shouted out, why, you have
made me look hks bad-ssmpsrsd man"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-03

From Public Opinion.
At the foot Of cliff under the windows of
the Castle Of Miramsr, formerly the residence
Of the Mexican Emperor Maximillian, 1t q
depth Of eighty feet below the surface Of the
clear waters OF the Adriatic, is y kind Of
cage fashioned by divers in the face Of the
rock. In that cage are some Of the most mar.
niacent pearls in existence. They belong to
the Archduchess Rainier. Having been left
color and became ''sick," and the experte
were unanimous in declaring that the only
means by which they could be restored to their
original brilliancy was by submitting them, to
q prolonged immersion in the depths Of the sea.
They have been lying there for number Of
years and are gradually but very slowly regain
ing their former unrivaled orient =
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friends in Washington, and especially Of their
skill and experience in tying true lovers
from Calvanism to Catholicism and for
fear he had not struck the right chord he men
toned two justices Of the peace expert in the
same line House and church weddings versus
the Gretna Green style were discussed
and the whole table seemed to prefer the
Camden variety. The suggestions were thrown
out in good spirit, but the young couple did not
seem to appreciate the effort They only lin
gered for coffee, and then with red faces and an
ominous swapping in the lady's eyes they re-
treated. The world loves Q lover" but some
lovers fail to appreciate the worlds expression
Of Its regard. RwS
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The sailors Memory.

From the Philadelphia Record
grizzled old seadog sat on the string piece
OF Delaware avenue wharf one evening re-
Gently and discoursed wisely upon maritime
topics. ''piiots have kind o. one-sisled kind o
memories, he said "You know they get pnid
90 much per foot draught. and so when they
pick up a nice, big, deep wxssr weasel. with a
full cargo, why she pays 'em handsome. and
yet they hardly ever remember the names of
the vesssls they take up and down the river and
bay, and you'll hear EN- yarnin' together and
talkin' about that 'leven-foot brig or that fif-
teen-foot six-inch ship or that folr-rnasted
schooner the-the-the. oh, hang il. the one
that drew about twenty -one foot and steered 70
alfred hard. Why, know one old pilot who'll
spin good yarns ala day long and all night right
on top Of that and tell Of what happened to him
on fifty vessels. from sloop yachts to whaiin'
big clipper ships, and he n never mention 'cm
by any mark except what water they drew
when he bad EN- In charge. Pilots il mighty
imporlans men, but their memories il awful
warped for nsDsa"
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Written for The Evening Star.

My A FEW WASH
ingtonians now active
ION the stage Of affairs
stop to contemplate the
changes--improyements
IL il not said-that have
taken place, more es-
pecially those that are
going on below 9th street
on the avenue and ad-
jacent streets in that
general quarter. Not
so many years ago that
one need be so very old
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-03
HOW HE LEARNED HE WAS A DUKE.

The Circumstances Of Lord Mandeviile's Re-
ceips OF News OF His Fathers Death.
From the Philadelphia Daily Evening Telegraph.
The death Of the Duke of Manchester recalls
the circumstances under which he learned Of
the sudden death Of his father and his own sue
cession to the dukedom. The writer Of this
was in London on March 20, 1890, and occupied
box at the Trocadero Music Hall nj It to that
of Lord Vaudeville.
The lord was, usual, attended by lot Of
boisterous sporting men and eecond-rate act
ors. choice assortment Of dancers, singing
soubrettes and acrobatic females paid visits TO
his box during the course of the evening. Lord
Vaudeville drank heavily. About II o'clock
Bessie Bellwood came in from the bar room and
took seat opposite Lord Vaudeville, who
greeted her in q surly manner. Bessie had just
finished her turn on the stage and plainly ex-
pected to be complimented on her performance.
As Vaudeville did not seem inclined to grow
enthusiastic over her latest songs abe pitched
into him in great style. upbraiding him for his
drunken habits, his impecuniosity and demands
On her pocket book.
IT You help me spend my earnings" she
cried, 1.-The least you could do is to increase my
success on the stage. But here you sit with
other song-and-dance women and crowd of
companions as worthless as you are yourself
and refuse to give me hand"
Vaudeville did not seem to mind the tongue
turning to Sam Adams, the manager of the
TrocaderO. said: ''Sam. do you know OF any
way to shut up Bessie when she is going at this
rate?'
''Of course laughed Sam Adams; 'order a
bottle"
Vaudeville at once followed this suggestion,
and when the wine arrived Bessie Bellwood paid
the bill.
Jennie Williams, the New York soubrette, who
has since married an honorable and retired
from the stage, entered upon her turn just
then, singing few silly songs as an introduce
had not yet finished kicking holes in the air
when telegraph messenger entered Mande-
vllie's box with q dispatch.
'What have we here?" cried Bessie SIS It
another dunning dispatch for the paltry E12 we
owe?"
Vaudeville seemed inclip,d at first to pocket
the missive without opening it. probably fear
ing its contents might tally with Bessies an
ticlpations but on second consideration DELHI
erately tore open the envelope, unfolded the
message and started to read it aloud for the
delectatiOn of his friends. He had only ut
denly stopped and leaned back in his chair
letting the hand which held the dispatch drop
Ito his side.
The gay occupant. Of the box looked on in
establishment and Bessie stretched out her
hand.
:. Great casar's ghossg' she cried. what can
1t be that so completely unuerves him."
Vaudeville did not hand her the message
but raised it again to his eyes and read it over
carefully second time. Then he struck the
cushioned railing Of the box with his hand and
cried to a waiter, who was approaching, 'Two
bottles; l am good for the money" Turning
to Bessie he handed her the dispatch and said
soto voice:
My God. father has just died. for two hours
have been Duke Of Manchester
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-03
How About the Public.

From the Boston Courier.
Will Poct-''How long IL Il before one can
enjoy the first fruits from poemS'
Old Author About forty years."
VIII Poc,-'Forty years.
Old Authorizes. Twenty minutes to write
IL. and thirty-nine years eleven months thirty
days twenty-shree hours ani forty minutes 20
get publisher 20 take it,"
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Drink Only Champagne.

From the st. Louis Globe Democrat
"The only beverage drink il champagne, ~
ssid city official, land I have sxpsrisnced
considerable trouble in getting my frisnds to
understand why now conAns myself 70 this
expensive drink, but my leading supporters now
understand 1t and fully approve Of it. The
reason - plain and simpla Perhaps no less
than 500 men call on me day. At least one
NTH OF the number insist on ms dropping NV
work 70 90 out and drink with thsn. 10 rsfuce
many OF them point-biank would be giving
them an actual insult and turn them from ne
the nsxt time run for once. remark, how
ever, NO, thank you, I have Just hsa sunall
bottle and hat b al drink now causes them
70 hesitate long while before insistine. VERY
few men want 70 pay % for ehampaSne when
10 csuts for beer VIII answer TIE sans purpose
Of sociability. By adopting ids ruls kssp
sober and am In condition % do ny vorh veil
at al timea ! adviso al nen siEnflarty situ-
atsd e sdsIsh Il nvss huaith, nonsy and
n. L.
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SOME GREAT CHANGES
That Have Taken Place in the Ma
tional Capital.
ONE SPECIAL SECTION

where Webster and Clay and Other Distin-
guished Men Used to Reside Has Been Re
narkabiy Altered-The God-like Daniels
walk To the Capitol.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-03

SOMEWHAT usED Up AT TEE END OF THE FIRST
DAT AND THEY SPEND ANOTHER IN REST
Some STORIES Br TIE SATIvKs-Nor A GOOD
NfoaT's REST.