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write for the stage. In 1865 yet another
novel was stopped in a newspaper by the
Mortified protests of the subscribers: when
1t came out in book form 1t fell fiat.
lola evidently has stubborn will of mis-
own. In spite of all his failures, he now
formed the gigantic plan of writing out, in
successive novels, the story Of entire
family, which should illustrate, in its ten
or twenty members of different genera
tons, the working of the laws of heredlty
and environment. This is the Rougcn-
Macquart series. with which his name is
chiefly connected, and which is rivaled only
by Balzac's series of La Coincide Humane.
The first volUme-Tho Fortune of the
Rougons--was interrupted by the war of
1870. When 1t finally came ont the follow
ing year il made little noise. The next,
which appeared In 1872 Grew down a warn
ing from the public prosecutor. The third
was one of the best of the serias-Le Nentra
de Paris the Belly of Parisl-a study of
the mopstrous central market. The fourth
was not kird to the delinquent clergy. But
even the fifth appeared before lola had
won anything like fame or success.
Then, suddenly, he succeeded in setting
fire to the powder. When 'I.Assommor''
began appearing there vas universal ex-
pIosion. The paper in which 1t was be-
gun took alarm and declined to print it
further. A review conducted by young
Catulle Mendes concluded It, and when it
came out In book form it ran up to its
hundredth edition. 1t was the very real
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-30
FREAK OF NATURE.
The Navel Orange and How 1t Came
to This Country.

to This Country.
There have been more navel oranges in
the Washington market this winter than
ever before. The fruit is doubtless gain
ing In popularity, the flavor being excep-
tionally fine, though the skin is much thick
err than that of the Indian river orange.
Inasmuch as all sorts of theories are in
circulation as to the origin of the variety,
a few words of accurate information on the
subject may not be amss.
To begin with, the first navel orange was
doubtless a freak or sport" as forticul-
turists say. To make such fruit by arti-
flee would be impossible. 1t is abnormal
even in the bud. The navel shows in the
bud as early as the latter can be examined
under the microscope. 1t may even be
traced back to the flower, which is double
though that word does not express the idea
very well, each blossom having a secondary
blossom within it. In the developed fruit
the navel is itself a secondary orange. in
some specimens having distinct skin sur
rounding 1t.
This two-story orange is no novelty. A
book on horticulture. published In 1872
gives a picture of the navel orange and
calls it "pomun Adami feetum.' This Is
the earliest reference known. The bios
SONS rarely have any pollen, and the fruit
Is usually. though not always, seedless. The
variety is reproduced by budding. Where
IL originated IS NOE kHoWH WIN certainty,
but it was probably in Southern Asia
Thence it was brought to the region of the
Mediterranean and eventually diffused over
the world. A lady who had Travelled in
Brazil told Mr.. SanLders. chief gardener
of the Department of Agriculture, about
the orange, which she had seen in that
country. Acting on this information, Mr..
Saunders told a. Star reporter that he sent
to Bahia and secured dozen young bud
ded trees. These reached the United
States in 1870 being the first navel orange
trees known here.
From these trees others were propagated.
One of the first batch thus obtained is now
in the orange house of the Department of
Agriculture. In 1873 two of the trees were
sent to Mrs L. c. Tfbbets of Riverside,
Cal At the same time others were sent to
Florida But those planted in California
frufted more quickly and were the first to
attract attention. It soon became evident
that the climate OF that state was better
suited to the cultivation Of this variety. In
Florida it is not sufficiently productive
ie., does not bear freely enough to be
profitable Nevertheless. the finest navel
oranges come from Florida, though they
are not SO handsome as those from Cali
fornia.
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immortals. Caricature has represented,
lifted in an ecstasy Gin his shirt sleeves),
while angels write his Dream"
Caricature has not been kind to him. 1t
has put him astride pig for his Pegasus;
it has made him scavenger with his Ian
tern: 1t has set him in every sorry plight
before the academy. But no one has
laughed at the grim perseverance of the
man.
In private life lola is a simple bourgeois,
fashionable society. He leaves all that as
he does his books. to Paul Bourget. But
lie has known how to make money with
his pen, and he knows also how to keep it,
And the literary mon are his friends
STERLING HELLO.
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Order not only gives q picture of the
powder horn, with its carvings and in
scription, but adds an appropriate design
in water colors. For example, the likeness
of q horn used at Ticonderoga is accom-
panied by little painting Of Ticonderoga
as 1t looks today. Some of the Inscriptions
referred to are very odd, indeed-quaint
bits Of doggerel verse, etc. In short, the
collection possesses no small interest from
the historical point of view.
A short time ago Professor Order lent
the collection to the National Museum. In
some way thirty of the pictures were mis-
laid. In fact. 1t was believed that they
were lost, and the owner was well nigh
distracted. Happily. however, they turned
up day or two ago. and 1t is probable
that by this time the professor has been
made happy again by the news Of their re-
Oovery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-30

periodical irregu!arity in its proper mo-
ton can be accounted for on the SUPPOSE
ton that it has a dark satellite revolving
around it. A similar movement of Sirius
had been observed and had been explained
In the same way ten years before the COM
panion star was actually seen, and, al
though the closest search has failed to dis
cover a companion of Procyon, astronomers
have no doubt that one exists.
OF Reddish Color.
Betelgeuse, in Orion, and Aldebaran, in
Taurus now just above the horizon little
north of west, are both of a decidedly red
dish color and belong to third class. They
are, perhaps, suns which are verging on ex-
tinction as luminaries. or it may be that,
as Mr.. ]. Norman Leckyer thinks, they are
simply condensing clouds of meteors and
have not yet reached the condition of their
greatest splendor. At any rate, they are
undoubtedly worlds quite unlike our lumin-
airy. Aldebaran is catalogued as of the ex-
act first magnitude. Betelgeuse Is trif1e
brighter.
Spica, the Wheat Ear, in the constellation
Virgo, is a Sirian star a little below the
mean first magnitude. 1t Is now in the
southeast at an altitude rather lower than
Arcturus.
Regulus, in Leo, comes next. This star is
now nearly on the meridian at . p. M, and
can easily be identified from its position in
the handle Of the well-known sickle
Last OH the liSt IS lIlt lHOte SOutH-
erly of the Twins-the conspicuous pair of
stars midway between Capella and Regulus.
Pollux is a first-ma gnitude star only by
courtesy, having been admitted to this
class for no better reason apparently than
to complete a list of ten first magnitude
stars for the northern hemisphere.
1t was formerly supposed, in the absence
of evidence to the contrary, that the
brightest stars were the nearest to US.
This would be the case, Of course, were
they all of about the same actual size and
of the same intrinsic splendor.
In 1883 DR.. Ell<in, using the heliometer of
the Yale College observatory, took meas
urements for the purpose of determining
the distances of the ten first-magnitude
stars of the northern hemisphere, and not
to give results in form too technical to be
readily understood, he reached the conelu-
sion that the average distance Of these stars
is not less than thrty-six and a half Eight
years." that is to say, light, which travels
at the rate of 1S6, 900 miles second, reach
ing US from the sun in eight and quarter
minutes, requires more than a third of a
century to flash it's way across the space
which separates us from a point at the
mean distance of the ten brighter stars of
the northern hemisphere.
Some Star Distances.
The nearest Of these stars, according to
DR.. Elkin, is Procyon, it's distance being
1913 light-years. Affair, one of the ten not
visible tomorrow night, comes next, at a
distance of 1914 Ag1t-years. Next Is Aide
baran, at % light-years. Capella and Regu-
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my food. my stomach acting in sympathy with N
over worked brain. friend had sent some Paine's
celery compound to one Of my business associates.
and knowing him personally. and seeing what it
did for him. / thought / would try it. / conf
menced taking II before meals and IL at once
stimulated my appetite and aided digestioa. took
two bottles and was much benefited.
Again two years later L troubled with ner-
vousness and indigestion and again took Paine'
celery compound with great benefit Ny wife, after
prostitution, and some trouble from Indigestion
Guided to try Faine's celery compound. q few weeks
ago. and She is taking 1t with steady i'm
P-ovement. Several OF my friends have taken. it
on my Recommendation, and practical be-
Ifevers in its great restorative powers. I have
found the celery compound a tonic and restorative
that could lean upon with confidence in time Of
trouble
Paine's celery compound makes people welll A
spring remedy 1t is unsurpassed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-30

excitement was so great that the editor
ordered him to cut the series Short He
had declared Mault, the realist-impression-
fst, to be an artist of the first class. In
1896 this was rank heresy.
He now began 4 novel, appearing day by
day in the paper 1t seemed to interest no.
body and was stopped after the first part.
Another had the same ill luck. A third
Therese Raquir--published in 1867, Jared
better, for it brought kim 1920 and the
fortune Gin France) of being denounced as
'putrid literature" About the same time
lola had several failures in attempting to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-30

speculation in human dirt. By others it is
attributed to the conscientious 1abors of
scientific mind. 1t is probable, as In most
extreme opinions, that the truth lies be-
tween the two. At any rate, the long
series now held its success UP to the TWEEN
tieth and closing voIume-"Doctor PASCAL
of two and a half years ago.
OF late years lola has persistently pre-
sented himself for every election to the
French Academy. and been as persistently
refused. By the comparatively purer tone
Of his recent books it has been supposed
that he was striving to acquire the dignity
necessary for entrance among the forty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-30

In 1851. on the
recommendation of a
friend, the great
publishing house Of
Hachette took him
in to tie up parcels
at $50 a month. Soon
it was discovered
that he was capable
Of better things and
he was changed to
the advertising de-
partmens. Hencefor-
ward ha was able
to earn a decent liv-
Ing. and his even
ingS were his own.
But three years of
grinding DCveFtv
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-30

lola had gauged
his talent rightly, at
least, SO far as the
commercial value of
his criticisms was
concerned. At the
end of a month the
newspaper e di t or
who had taken him
up paid him 500. He
thought 1t was all q
dream. The time of
the salon came, and
his first article made
a sensation. 1t was
a vigorous attack on
the jury which ranks
the paintings. After
tho farth arf;a1D tl,
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Written for The Evening Star.
All Fools Day Eve Dream.

dreamed last night that all the world were wise
The old and young, rich, poor and high and low;
And as well knew that It was not
But yesterday, I, Weakening, rubbed my eyes,
Much marveling, lost in pleasure and surprise;
Yet hailed the sign true, and CRIED .'1Io, no!
At last at last, all fools are dead. trow,
And n new Golden Age on earth will RISE"
But dreams, it's known, by contraries do go;
Their seeming truths naught but speciOus lies;
And, ere the day an hour did older grow,
Nv heart, instead Of joy, WIS filed with signs,
For all the world were not yet wise-no, no.
lust the reverse, ventured to surnise.
II.
For In myself felt 10 wisdom new,
But the same Ieapen of folly as Of Old;
And from the vast sheets by the press outrofied,
T found the world fgI,oble aims in view
Keep as before, by motives mean controlled;
Saw the vain phantoms that they still pursue,
Leading to crime, to misery, and rue,
Giving their worship to the calf Of gold.
That the majority fools is true,
thought, while knaves still posts Of honor hold,
And honest legislators are so few;
While faith and hope, and charity grow cold;
While outside show does inner worth outdo,
And lies outuumber truths ten thousand fold.
w. L. SHOEMAKER
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photography Of drunken workingmap's
life in all its filth and crime, and yet pa
thetic humanity. Even the jargon,. OF the
Paris workmen had been made study In
itself.
With this began the fame or notoriety,
unbroken until now. of this most indus
trious author. His success Is considered
by many to be an instance of literary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-30

HIS Reform.
From Life.

Lie.
John, dear, we must take up some kind
of reform this year. Now, If I take up
dress reform, what will you take?'
"Chloroform."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-30

r fdE NV EN- L
stars Of the first
magnitude six are
never visible from
our point of view in
the northern hemi-
sphere. OF the re-
m a 1 in g fourteen,
which we may sec at
one time or another,
eleven will be above
the horizon at 0
o'clock this evening.
We cannot spend our
half hour better than
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-30
As Far ms He Had Got.
From Life.

From Life.
do you think that marriage is a failure,
Mr. Askin?" said Miss Elder 10 a young
man whom she knew to be engaged.
Il haven't got that far yet," was the
frank reply, "but I'm pretty well convinced
that courtship is bankruptcy"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-30
Club Hospitality.
From Puck.


Hobson Cat club reception)-"Say, who n
that man over there? He's been standing
around with his hands in his pockets all
the evening, and not a soul has noticed
him."
Dobson-'T guess he must be guest Of
the club"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-30

HORSFORD'S ACID PHOSPHATE.
Nukes Delicious Lcmanadc.

A teaspoonful added to glass Of hot or cold
water and sweetened TO the taste viii be found
refreshing and invigoratng.
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real life OF Emile
Zoia Is often lost
sight of in the motor
iety with which he
manages to accom-
pany the publication
of every new work
of his pen. He Is
great on novels in
series - all "doctt-
mented," as he says.
His troubles with
"Gourdes" ar e
eaa.41vxy AVIAN rp1 Ha
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-30
The Novelist lola and Interesting
Features Of His Career.
has HAD TO CONTEND WITH OPPOSITION
But He Has Persisted and Won a
Great Success.
SUBJECT OF CARICATURE


PARIS, March II, 1885.
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Positions of Stars of the First and
Second Magnitude.
THE BRILLIANT NRIUSAND COMPANIONS
Computations as to the Distances
Of Heavenly Bodies.
TRIP AMONG THE PLANETS
Written for The Evening Star.

~ THE TWENTY
= II stars of the first
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-06

Superintendent H. H. Matlock. of
Chicago, was in the city yesterday
on business connected with the tele-
phone exchange. He was here es-
pecially to arrange to put in the long
distance copper metallic circuit.
This is the circuit which allows the
use of the long distance telephone
between Chicago and New York, and
is an almost perfect telephone de-
vice. All the city Offices, the news
paper Offices and some of the railroad
offices. the places in which telephones
are especially used, will be equipped
the first, and Immediately. After
wards the remainder of the service
will be improved and eventually all
the toll lines will be made of the long
distance circuit. Within q year the
company expects to extend its long
distance line from Chicago to Cali
fornia, passing through Des Moines,
Mr.. Matlock said yesterday. Mr..
Matlock returned to his home in Chi
cago last evening. He said that the
new phones OF the metallic circuit
will be a decided improvement in
convenience over the present wall
apparatus, and in every way will
tend to greatly better the service in
Des Moines.-Des Moines Register.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-06
Beach 4 Bowers Ministries.

Saturday night Beach & Bowers
minstrels are to appear at Harper's
theatre. The Nashville Herald saws:
1.-The best minstrel performance that
has been in Nashville this season was
given at the Grand opera house last
night by the Beach 4 Bowers COM
bination before a full house. From
the time the curtain went up until
the performance was over the house
was in a continual round of ap-
plause. The songs were all new and
well rendered. Bobby Beach. in his
song, took the house by storm. The
contortionist is the best that has
come this way in some time. The
drill was presented in an artistic
manner by we'll known artists, led
by the inimitable Bobby Beach, and
introducing all the magnificent
movements Of that body. Beach and
Berens, the silence and fun artists;
Delmore and Wilson, song and dance
artists: Sparks and Hiatt, in their
wonderful Zouave drill; Werner and
Berens, in their wonderful break
neck songs and dances, were all
above the average. The whole con-
cluded with grand extravaganza,
entitled, AUNT Hannah's Christen-
ing" introducing the mysterious cot
tage, which was very amusing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-06
INLAND sEAMEN.
Steamboat Captains on the Upper River
Navigation Opened.

Steamboat Captains on the Upper River
Navigation Opened.
Navigation has opened below St.
Louis. Friday the first boat, the
Cherokee, left for Cape Girard and
Commerce, The Belle Memphis Of
the Anchor Line, followed Saturday
for Grand Tower. The next one to
leave will be the City of Hickman.
the flagship of the Anchor Line, de-
parted today for New Orleans.
and she will be followed by the Ten
Brock. owned by the LeClaire
Navigation company. The Ten
Brock has part of her crew
with her at Carondelet and the rest
will Join her this week. She will
start for Cairo the last of the week
or the first of next.
The Rsfeer Masters.
Most of the masters of the Upper
Mississippi have already been ap-
pointed. The following is q list Of
the appointments SO far as can be
ascertained:
Dolphin, Charles Skemp; w. j.
Young, Jr., Walter A. Blair; Abner
Gle, b. jerks; Lille Turner, h. H.
Ha lingshead; Quick Step. Tony Gal
lagher; Kit Carson, Peter O'Rourke;
Prescott, 4. S. Owen; Sam Atlee, A.
Woodward; Kate Keen, l. Arnold;
Robert Dodds. George Tromley,
Dr.; Helen Schulenberg, F. ID. McCaf-
frey; Patience. James McCaffrey. Jr. !;
F. Weyerhauser. George Reed; j. X.
Graves, John O'Connor; F. c. A.
Denkmann, o. E. Mckinley; E Rut-
lege, William Whistler; Moline. j. H.
WATSON; Dan Thayer, Al Short; Sat
urn, George Winans; 10 Long. N. b.
Lucs; Irene d.. d. A. Dorrance:
West Rambo, j. G. Suffer; Silver
Crescent. no appointment; Lone Star.
C.. Schricker; Verne Swain, John
Streckfus; Pilot. Orrin Smith;
Eclipse, E. j. Lancaster; Volunteer,
no appointment: Ten Brock, w. S.
Mitchell; Meta Durant, George
Rutherford; CLANCY Lamb, AL Day;
Lady Grace, John Moore; Reindeer.
Tom Withrow; Gardie Eastman, G.
Carpenter; Lumber Boy. George Sent
house; X. j. Wheeler. William Davis;
Zalus Davis, Peter Hire; Glenmont,
Pete Larivere; Van SAINT, no appoint
ment; Musser, not known; Gardner,
Tom Dolson; Thistle, M. NJ. Looury;
Pauline, William Kratka; Mountain
Belle, A. Lambert; Linehan, William
Dobler; Inverness, Tom O'Rourke;
Louisville, Chris Adolph; Bella Mac,
Charles White; Helen Mar, NJ. Nc
earthly; Juniata. Henry Slocum;
Lion, H. c. Wilcox; Hershey. C.
Buisson; Cowles, J. Buisson; LATE
Lamb, j. f. Kaiser; Ravenna, c.
DAVIDSON: Menomonie, E. D. Dick
son; Clyde, John Hoy; Cyclone. Tom
Hoy; Henrietta, George Brosser.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-06

Rev. c. f. Taylor, of the First Bap-
fist church. married George Low and
Mrs. Dora Misner at the brides home,
1924 Eighth avenue, at o'clock last
evening.
W. F. Kendall. formerly of this
city. and q son of Mr.. and Mrs. II. ID.
Kendall. 922 Second avenue, was
joined in marriage last evening at
San Antonio. Texas, to Miss Mary
Hume. daughter of the l. N. & l..
railway superintendent. Green Bay,
Wis, will be the new couples home.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-06
A YOUNG DAvENPORrER's CRIME.
Tom Martin FOrges HIS Fathers Name
for Gambling Money.

Tom Martin FORCES HIS Fathers Name
for Gambling Money.
Tom Martin, the son of City Clerk
Martin, of Davenport, languishes in
Scott county's prison with a charge
of forgery hanging over him. The
young man is a sport and is desper-
ately infatuated with the so-called
pleasures and excitement which seem
to hypnotic he who NEEDLES With
the tiger. Ill-luck having befallen
him at the gambling table, he "went
broke" and being unable to see any
other way of raising enough money to
go against the game once more to
try and win up, he. forged
his fathers signature Saturday
on two checks and cashed them for $62
at two Davenport saloons. He then
came to Rock Island. In the meantime
his crime became known and Sunday
night he was arrested. His parents.
who are nearly bankrupt as a result
of his recklessness, are heartbroken,
but have settled the amount of the
forged notes and are endeavoring to
save their son from prison.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-06
New Route to Sc. Louis, No.

Via Rock Island & Peoria railway.
Trains leave Rock Island depot, foot
of Twentieth street, at sos q. m. and
1:i5 p. m. This route offers a de-
lightful trip through the heart of
the state, passing enroute the cities
of Peoria. Qunch procured here) and
Rates as low as COM
Peting lines. Through tickets to all
southern points.
Z. STOCKHOUsE, G. T. A.