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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-23
"sNow BALLS" ARE BLAMED.
Alleged Cause of a Philadelphia Girl''
Death.


The funeral CT pretty little May Potter
Elliott, the cause of whose death is as yet
unknown, from the home Of her parents. at
1926 South 18th street, philadelphia, yes
terday, was a notable one. Over LOCO peo-
pie attended the services at the house.
While the direct cause of death was I'M
doubtedly peritonitisj what produced the
n alady is not known even to the physician
who attended this popular little girl In her
last illness.
Relatives and neighbors of the dead girl
attribute the sad occurrence to the little
girls eating so-called snow balls
These are the little balls of scraped Ice.
colored with alleged fruit syrup, which are
being sold on the street for penny apiece
by the former vendors of hokey-pokey. Au-
thorities on the manufacture of genuine
fruit syrup say that they are too costly to
make it possible to sell this cooling morsel
for any such price. 1t is the belief that in
either entirely mechanical chemical mix
lures, or are SO mixed with other ingredi-
ents as to make them very injurious.
May was in the habit of spending her
spare pennies for these street luxuries quite
frequently. She generally had one a day
rumber of people believe that her death
was either directly caused or aided by their
use. nr. Kelvin, the physician, said that
there was nothing In the case to point to
this theory any more than another. He
was rather disposed to 1iscountenance the
idea, although he said that he had come
across cases in his practice where cramps
and pains had been the result of the use of
"snow balls But whatever the belief of
the medical fraternity on the case may be,
the children in the neighborhood of Mays
late home are not using snow balls now.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-23
The Egyptian Sun Year.
cnce in Harper's Weekly.

Eugene Lawrence in Harper's Weekly
Inc division of the year into 1855 IA days
comes to us from the Egyptians So far
as history reaches back into the darkness
OF the early ages we are led to believe that
the dusky brown people by the banks of
the Nile were the first to study the mo-
items Of the sun and stars and make them
the measure Of time. And some recent
discoveries In Egypt by careful students
seem to show the way in which the early
astronomers were enabled to count the
days In the solar year. The great temples
on the Nile were built with a long en-
trance Of columns leading from the river
to the interior shrine-a kind of tunnel:
sometimes 1t was lined with sphinxes or
huge granite figures. Its mouth was
turned toward a certain part Of the Hsav-
ems. where the light of the setting sun
could enter it only once a year. 1t was
either. at the summer solstice when the
sun was farthest in the north, or at some
ether periodic position of sun or star.
We may imagine the Egyptian astron-
cmer watching in the inner shrine for the
opening of the new year. The long line Of
columns served as a telescope by which he
could catch the first beam Of the setting
sun. Suddenly the red light would flash
through the tunnel up to the Holy of Ho-
lies; the moment 1t reached the shrine the
philosopher would mark the hour and know
udt dHOtHcT year Hdu DeSuu. from tnat
point in time he could count day after day
until, when the 1866 days had passed, once
more the red beam of light streamed into
the tunnel, and another year had passed
away. In this way 1t seems probable that
our days were first counted and divided.
Other nations. and even the Greeks and
Romans, used the moon aS their guide and
divided the year into lunar months. But 1t
was found. as time passed on. that great
Irregularities crept in; the months no long
er corresponded to the seasons; April be-
came June and the autumn months winter.
The Egyptian sun year was then generally
adopted. But even this was disordered and
altered by the ignorance of the Roman
priests; and at last Julius Caesar, who was
ford of astronomy resolved to correct the
calendar; 1t is his year that we now use,
and to his friend. the Egyptian Sosigenes,
we owe our division Of time. Astronomy
was a favorite study with the cultivated
Romans. and from Egyptian Alexandria,
the scientific center of the time, they drew
their chief masters and books on the stars.
Caesar fixed upon the LIST Of January as
the beginning Of his year-a season Of
feasting and joy with the Egyptians and all
modern society.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-23
THE PHILADELPHIA'S RETURN,
RumOrs of n Plot Against Presiden,
DOle's Government,

RumOrs of n Plot Against President
DOle's Government.
The United States cruiser Philadelpbia
arrived at San Francisco yesterday after
noon from Honolulu. bringing the follow
ing advices:
Honolulu, August 12-Six DAYS ago IT was
announced that the cruiser PHILADELPHIA
was to leave here land about the same time
the captain Of the British ship Champion
stated that his vessel was about to leave on
two weeks cruise: ostensibly to look over
the route of the proposed Pacific cable On
the day following these nourcements a
petition was circulated by the British resi-
dents asking that the Champion remain
The petitioners protested to be in fear of
trouble II they were left without armed
protection. The Champions commander
agreed to remain in port, whereupon Ad-
miral Walker announced that he had
changed his mind about sailing with the
Philadelphia, and that he. too. should re-
main in port.
This unexpected change in the plans of
the naval commanders caused unusual COM
ment. The royalists professed to believe
that had the Philadelphia left there would
have been an uprising against the govern
ment. Men high in the government coun-
ellis, however. declared that they were anx-
ious to have the Philadelphia leave, as II
would give them an opportunity to show
the royalists that the government needed
no outside protection. The wishes of these
confident supporters Of the government
were gratified yesterday when the mail
from San Francisco brought positive orders
to Admiral Walker for the Philadelphia to
proceed to Mare Island at once.
The war between China and Japan threat
nature on these islands. Reports have been
received of one fight between Chinese and
japanese Iaborers, and outbreaks are feared
on some of the large plantations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-23
PLANNING FOR SEA GIRT.
Final Arrangements TO he Made az
Tonighrs Meeting.

Every one of the District National Guards
men who expects to accompany the bril-
gade and regimental teams to Sea Girt or
to follow those organizations some time
next week is expected to be present tonight
a. the final meeting. which is 10 be held al
the headquarters Of the second regiment IN
the Center Market Armory. All the pre-
liminaries must necessarily be settled be-
fore the meeting adjourls. for the first de-
tachment bound for Jersey will leave the
city next Saturday night at IL IS over the
Pennsylvania road Some Of those who
have planned 10 be members OF the party
will be disappointed to learn that the fe-
vorable railroad rates that were given 10
seasons past cannot be secured this time,
and that railroad transportation TO See
Grit and return will cost something over
twice the amount paid last year. The only
figures quoted for round-trip tickets for ipN
diyiduals are $50. All the tenting arr
rangements must be made tonight. and -
far as this end OF the line is concerned the
movements of the entire detachment ART
clearly mapped out The ammunition hat
been shipped and about al, of the othet
shooting material is In shape for trsnspor~
tation as baggage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-23
THE COURTS.

EQUITY Court No. 1. Judge Cole.-Michae}
agt Michael; decree OF divorce. Reouard
agt Baldus; sale confirmed and cause re-
ferred TO auditor. Bayne agt. McBlair;
time for perfecting record on appeal ex-
tended. Dean agt. Hartaway; petition for
suspension of decree denied Gordon agt
Gordon; w. L. Lester. attorney for
complainant, allowed to withdraw. Clark
agt Dodge; sale confirmed nisi Gil agt
GIL; receiver directed to dispose Of chattels.
tools and Implements excluded.
Circuit Court No. 1. Judge Cole.-Susaa
B. Latimer agt. ID. c.; judgment I'm cert,s
orari Monkey, Boiler & Co. agt. Adolph
oppenheimer; Judgment by default for sles..
20. Mary r. Garnett agt. Henry n. Copp:
Judgment by default for s2eo/ New York
Smelling and Refining Co. At Standard
Engraving Co.: Judgment by default for
si3s76. U. S. ex rel. Long agt. VIM Loch-
rem, commissioner Of pensions; time for NJ
ing replication extended to September 4
1894
Criminal Court No. I. Judge Cole-U. q.
agt John Brown; larceny from the person:
defendant released On bond Of $50
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-23
Why the Cable Jerks.
, PHILADELPHIA Press.

From the Philadelphia Press.
IAN expert on cable railways says: The
violent jerks We often experience in the
cable cars are due partly to the cable and
partly to the gripman. When the cable
happens to be a little slack and the train
ahead has a heavy load, the slack caused
by its stopping at a corner gives the next
train behind a severe jerk. Then, again.
when a splice. has been made in the cable
the point of union is a little larger than
the other parts of the rope. and If the grip
happens to catch the rope at the splice the
car Is at once hurried on at full speed
and the passengers are tumbled off their
feet. But the unevenness Of motion Is not
altogether due to the cable. The gripmen
have instructions when taking the rope to
catch it lightly, then relax little, then
take a tighter hold, and so by degrees
drawing the car into full speed.
But to catch the cable tightly the first
time involves much less work. and many
gripmen do SO simply to save themselves
trouble, but not when the boss Is around.
was riding in a cable car not long since
that started off from the end of the line
with q jerk that sent me half through the
aisle Two or three times this was re-
peated, when a man whom 1 recognized as
one of the superintendent boarded the
car No OK team could have started and
stopped more gently than the train did
after that man got on board. The gripman
was on his best behavior, and ! could not
help wishing that the road had superin-
tendents enough to put one on every car
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-23
SPECIAL NOTICES.
The Capital City of the Unspeakable
Turk md Its Points of Interest.

The Capital City of the Unspeakable
Turk md Its Points Of Interest.
From the Philadelphia Record.
The recent earthquake at Constantinople
In which more than one hundred persons
were killed. has revived public interest in
that ancient city. Constantinople is one of
the most interesting places in the world,
as well as a natural seat Of empire. Ma
poleon Bonaparte is said to have declared
that 1.-THE power which possesses Cons.an-
tinople must be mistress Of the world" At
any rate. In the twenty centuries and more
since 1t was founded, 1t has stood more
sieges than any other city. yet has been
taken only twice-once In l2O4 by the cru
saders; once in 1853 by Mahomet II. Stud
ded with numerous gardens. mosques. NINA
rets, palaces, and towers. 1t Is most pictur-
esque when viewed from without, and the
scenery along the banks of the Bosphorus
makes magnificent setting for the central
gem. But. though 1t Is cleaner than most
oriental towns, its streets or crooked lanes
rather are dirty, its dwellings are small
ana ili-built. while myriads Of dogs offend
the strangers vision by day and distract
him by their incessant barking at night
Most OF the streets are deserted during the
day-the population is nearly OO.OOO-ex-
cept In the neighborhood of the bazaars,
which are streets rooted over, having at in
tervals openings, domes, or glass coverings
admitting dim hght-too much for the SELL
er, not enough for the buyer. The Grand
bazaar, with Its numerous streets, passages
and fountains, seems a city within a city.
One long alley gltters with yellow morocco,
another Is brilliant with India shawls, this
one with meerschaums, that with amber
moutnpieces, others N succession with mus
lin dresses, slippers, Damascus blades, fur
robes and glittering gems. The seraglio for
merry the palace Of the sultans, with its
gardens and groves, covers an area about
tnree miles in circumference Just outside
Of st. Sophia, the principal MOSQUE of the
Nohammedan world and the finest example
OF the byzantine style Of architecture. Con-
stantinopie has twenty-four mosques of the
nrst-ciass: Most of them lave colleges and
almost all have charitable Iastitutions and
hospitals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-23

W. o. Writ of Council Bluffs, who was
shot in both arms when riding in Cripple
Creek, Col. Tuesday night, will probably
lose his left arm. He is a man of means
and a nephew of the late James G. Blaine.
He was mistaken for a sheriff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-23

The three children Of DR.. Weeks of Rose
Blanche, N. F., reported some days ago
adrift in an open boat. were picked I'D by
vessel and brought into North Sydney
yesterday, all well.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-23
C@StOri@
For
Infants and Children.

CASTORIA PROMOTES DIGESTION, and over
comes Flatulency, Constipation. Sour Stomach.
Diar1 hoea and Feve-isLness. Thus the child is
rendered healthy and its sleep NATURAL CAS-
TORIA contains morphine or other narcotic
property.
recommend 1t as superior to any prescription
known to me-" H. A. ARCHER, Md,
Ill So. Oxford ST., Brooklyn, n. Y.
For several years i have recommended Casio
RIA and shall always continue to do so, it has
invariably produced BET efcial results"
EDWIN F. PARDEE, MD,
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The Roma Cafe.

S31 1fTH ST. NV,
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OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF OFFICERS OF THE
GRAS W istSISo CEMETERY ASSOCIATION,
Special Notice.
An act Of Congress approved August 8, 1884,
prohibits further interments in Graceland Gene
terry, and requires the removal by the board of
,ficers of all bodies now buried therein to some
other public cemetery or cemeteries in the Dis
trict Of Columbia.
All persons interested. who desire to remove
the remains Of their friends and their memorial
monuments to some cemetery Of their own seIec-
ton. and at their own expense, hereby re-
quested to notify the undersigned at the ONCE of
the cemetery and TO arrange for such removal as
board Of officers. BENJAMIN n. NEEDS,
au22-l0t Treas. and Sec
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The Best Dressed Man

Is the man whose clothes neat and fmmacu-
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THE MAKING OF LAW
Some Features Of Legislation Dis
cussed.
ADDRESS TO THE BAR ASSOCIATION
Duties That Rest Upon the
Citizen.
MOOREFIELD STOREY'S VIEWS

SARATOGA, N. Y, August 23.-The an
nual address before the American Bar AS
ISOLATION was delivered this morning by
Moorefeld Storey Of Massachusetts,.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-23
ola Reforma" Cigar.

Nothing finer in the land. Made by Cuban
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to please the most fastidious.
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HOTEL EMRHCH'S
Table d'hOte Dinner. sOc
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K. of p, Attention.

You will have your brother knights with you
next week. You will want them to have THE
BEST of everything. You know that few
things promote sociability and conviviality
like good cigar. We recommend to your
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-12
BRIGHT BITS.

DO You ar prove of consolidation. Mabel"
said the blase New York youth, as he sat on
thesofa beside the blushing but fly, Brook
Ign maiden.
We'll that's very odd way of putting it,
Mr.. Overthebridge," lisped the coy damsel.
put you may ask papa
Harry sent me sonnet the other day"
said one fair girl
'Really?" said the other 1t must have
made m seem very silly to YOU
No; the thought that he would do such a
desperate thing for my sake made me love
MIN all the more. Washington Star.
McShaughnessy-W did the people say
about my lecture last evening.
MISUNDERSTANDING things I heard one
man remark that he didn't see the sense of
Prof, Gardner going to Africa to see if
monkeys talked. when he mi5ht have heard
you at small expense and little trouble
tBoston Transcript
Il am so glad to have met you, as l have
twofavors to ask Of you"
Il want you TO lend me $40 and not to say
word a bout it to any one"
Two faVorS at once, man, That's too
much Of good thing. One of them-ycs.
won breathe a word of this to a living soul. 3"
-Almanaque de Ia Risa.
WHAT is senatorial courtesy" asked the
young man who is not ashamed of his ignor-
ance
Senatorial courtesv." replied the citizen
who always believes the worst is what pre-
vents the statesman from closing a deal be-
Lore ne mas let MS colleagues IN on the ground
floor. ~ ashington Post.
Teacher-With whom did Achilles fight at
the battle Of Troy?
Pupil-Pluto.
Teacher-Wrong. Try again. %.
Pupil--NeFof "a .a-... asE..
Teaeher-Nero? How do you tel
Pupll-Then it must have been Hector, l
knew 1t was one OF our three dogs (Halloj
The applicant for small assistance was tell
ing the gentleman something about himself,
one feature of which included an experience
OF ten years in the penItentiary. All. sir"
he said, my career has been, a checkered
one.n
Say striped rather" suggested the gen.
tleman, and gave him half adollar.-Detfoit
Free Press
we have queer experiences in the house Of
mourning, said the Clergyman of the party.
1t was only few weeks ago that called
upon a middle aged shoemaker who had lost
his wife. l spoke to him as l thought meet
and especially enioned upon him the duty of
being resigned. When had got thus far, he
interrupted me to say in a quiet tone oh
that all right, Mr.. Prooftext, l amt kick
in,'-Boston Transcript.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-12
Too Free With Their Pistols.

The fine imposed upon the two police
men yesterday for shooting and wound
ing Thomas Phillips, a negro boy, is a
notification to the police that they are too
hasty in using weapons. The ordinance
controlling the use of the pistol and club
by the police is very clear. Those
weapons are to be used only when it is alb
solutely necessary to do so in self defense.
The boy Phillips was shot while run
ming away from the police. So far as
they knew he had committed no crime
They had no warrant for his arrest and
no one had made complaint against him.
He refused to stop and submit to arrest
when ordered to do so. and his refusal
was regarded as a sufficient excuse for
shooting at him. II is a wonder that he
was not killed. If he had been the po-
licemen who did the shooting would have
been guilty Of a very serious ofense.
The ordinance authorizing the use of
the pistol and club, the weapons police
men carry, should be read every once in a
while to each member Of the police force,
so that no one of them could plead ignor
ance of the law if ne should wound or
kill person contrary to law.
If the police We're permitted to use their
weaTons upon such slight excuse as that
in the Phillips case, or upon any excuse
other than self-defense, they would be
source Of danger instead of
means of protection. A citizen might
he shot to death upon any slight
provocation. Men are liable to get on the
police force who have very little judgment
in the use Of firearms, and who are likely
to shoot or club a man to death without
any good reason for doing so.
1t is seldom policeman has need for
pistol. He is authorized to carry one,
however, and the authorities ought to
take good care that he is made to. under
stand clearly the circumstances under
which he is authorized to use it. This
knowledge he should have for his own
benefit as we'll as that Of the public.