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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-05
TRICKS OF sMuGGLERs.
How Gle ricaI-LOoking Individual
Beat the Authorities for Years.

he:tt inc 1Or elrS.
From tn" London Telegraph.
Some amusing anecdotes are related in
connection with the recent discoveries of
smugglers' tricks. A few years ago an in
dividual in an ecclesiastical costume used
to cross the frontier from Switzerland into
France every morning with a large brevi-
airy in his hand. He was a man of digni-
fed aspect, and received every mark of
Difference from the customs officers who
sometimes accompanied him part of the
wayin his daily stroll
At last a letter put the authorities on The
alert, and the presumed priest was found
to be professional smuggler, who had
contrived to introduce into France at least
thousand watches in his hreviary, which
on examination proved to he a tin box.
Very curious also was the experience of
former inspector general of customs here.
During a visit to Geneva he bought
clock, and instructed the vender to forward
il only when he had informed him of his re-
turn to Paris, adding that he must be care
full to pay the duty. one of the first things
that he noticed on his arrival al his home
was this identical timepiece in mis- drawing
room, and in reply to his questions his
coachman explained that the tradesman
had himself slowed the clock away in his
carriage. 1t is calculated that only one out
of ten professional smuSylers is ever
caught
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-05
For 81 "Greater Edinburgh"

T Il. 5.
The proposal to extend the city of Edin-
burgh so as to embrace Leith. Portobello
and portions of the county, which had
been a long time under consideration, was
few days ago put into definite form in
the draft of 1.-The Edinburgh amalgamation
and extension BILL Glasgow in 1891 was
similarly extended, the increased city be-
ing known as Greater Glasgow" Edin-
burgh has even more need than her rival
on the Clyde for extension. The city has
an area of about ten square miles, but, to
use Lord Brovost's phrase, she is ''birsing
OUT en- all sides, and it is proposed to en-
large the boundaries so as to more than
double the present area. making it, rough
ly, twenty-one square miles.
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luted stream and it is perfectly conceiv-
able that the germs of typhoid fever, If
present in sewage, may adhere to the teats
and udder of the COW, and thus contami-
nate the milk supply. Several cases in the
city, one in the central portion, Were traced
to milk from this infected locality. The
proximity of the houses to the open sewer
and the low and marShy character of the
ground may have acted predisposing
factors as many of the victims had been
suffering from malarial infection. but the
various sources combined. 1 believe. fully
explain the unusual prevalence OF typhoid
fever in this circumsc ribbed locality.
"All the cases referred to were consum-
ers of well water. six only having drank
both Potomac and well water: All the
houses were supplied with box privies, none
having sewer connections.
AnacOstia.
Il have examined eighteen cases in that
section. three of which were contracted
elsewhere. The eighteen cases were dis
tributed over different localities, such as
Hillsdale, Congress Heights. Morris road
and Anacostia proper. Many of the cases
were mile apart, and no two cases could
be traced to a common cause; but the old
story of contaminated wells and pollution
must be invoked to explain the occurrence
of the majority of the cases.
Thirteen We're consumers of well water,
six of whom also drank Potomac water;
Two were exclusive cons umerS OF 1OtOrndC
water. case on Minnesota avenue is of
interest. The family occupies one of a
number of frame houses all depending for
their water supply upon well. This well,
in my judgment, is liable not only to gross
surface pollution, but also to specific in
lection from the case of typhoid fever. as
the mother OF the patient pointed out a
spot not over thirty feet from the well
where she had buried the dejecta. The
biological examination of the water proved
nothing. l have cautioned the people not
to drink the water without boiling it, but
the proper remedy would be to close the
we'll before other cases are developed.
There are doubtless a large number of I'M
lawful privies in Anacostia 1 found such
a pit upon the premises of respectable
family, occupying a rather elegant house,
and the owner informed me that the rats
consumed the ordure, as he had watched
them in their uHsavory occupation, forget
ting. however, that the same rats make
burrows. and are thus liable to poison not
only his own, but also his neighbors' WELL"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-05
From the Chicago News.

German emigration is chiefly, of course,
to this country. The volume of it varies.
1t was 2I,S}i in 1873, rose to BOG. $50 in 1881 =,
fell to 75.591 in 1856, rose to 1851 in 1891
and fell again to 3i,210 in 1894. The stream
flowing to Brazil is much smaller, but fair
ly steady, averaging, say, l 800 a year
That to the rest of South and Central
America is pretty steadily increasing-from
4SS in 1875 10 2549 in 1884. That to Aus
traia is decreasing.--from 1,2O6 in 1873 to
Do in 1884. Despite the vast territorial
holdings of Germany in Africa, few colo
nists go thither-1 in 1879, 772 in 1888 Uhe
hish-water mark, and $50 in 1894. From
100 to $50 year is all the whole of Asia
can claim
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-05
COLLEGE WOMEN IN BUSINESS.
How Their Work Compares With That
of Men.

of Men.
From the Boston Transcript.
In the twenty-fifth annual report of the
Massachusetts bureau of statistics of labor
Chief Wadlin concerns himself with the COM
pensation il certain occupations for the
graduates of women's colleges, and analyses
the figures obtained from the investigation
of the matter conducted by the Association
of Collegiate Alumnae.
AS far as possible results have been tabu-
lated. The first table shows that of 437 peo-
pie making returns, $50 were single. 2S mar
ried and 20 widows. The larger number of
respondents in any one occupation are the
teachers, of whom there are 1t9; next are
librarians, Al in number then stenographers,
%; nurses and superintendent of nursing
%: journalists, reporters, and editors, 10;
CLERKS, H. The other respondents are divided
up among over fifty other occupations
The tabulation of ages is very significant,
as nearly half the workers heard from were
young women between twenty and thirty
years. OF the total number 3aS had some
remunerative occupation besides their main
work. There are 2S1 who report that men
are employed upon the same sort of work,
and lis report that their work differs from
that of the men. OF the whole number.
were paid less than 81 per month; IS, SD
but under $50; IA, the largest number found
in any wage class. $50. but under So; IS, $40,
but under 800; %, S100 but under $500; .
salary in excess of $500 per month; As did not
answer.
AS to the comparative pay of men apd wo-
men for the same grade of work, $50 report
that men receive more pay than women. %
report the same pay for men and women,
and . report that men receive less pay than
Xomen. 1t is further found that of those
who responded Al. ~ per cent contribute to
the support of others, and 5S.5S do not. OF
the teachers, who are most numerous, only
81 per cent aid in the support of others
From employers the total number of re-
turns was lO4. They We're asked the uues-
ticn: Are the services of men and women
equally valuable to you?" There were 90
who replied to the question. OF these, 46
replied directly, Yes" % others replied as
directly. No" Indefinite answers were re-
ceived from Z. while s replied ION some
work, yes: on other work. no." The employ
ers We're also asked to state their reasons
for considering the services of women of less
value in case they so replied There are
10 replies, which indicate that the work of
women is less valuable on account of physi-
cal or mental differences due to sex Four
allege insufficient training as the reason,
while both these reasons are given in three
instances. In one instance il is stated that
women workers consider their work tenn
porary, and, therefore, their services are of
less value than those rendered by men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-05
From Judge.

From Judge.
Twynn-"The judge who sentenced that
murderer this afternoon is evidently OPP
posed to the carrying of bouquets to such
criminals by silly women"
Trplett-"What did he say?"
Twynn-"After he had pronounced the
usual sentence of death he added, No
flowers "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-05
Twins We'd Twins.

From the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
Harry and Sadie Poorman, twins. OF Can
ton, Ohio, were married to Floreuce and
Philip Slayman, respectively, twins also, at
the Slayman home in Beach City. The
ceremonies took place before the same COM
pany, but each couple had its own attend
ants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-05
Scaton, Gales. 18th and Goth Streets
Northeast.

reference to the map l will reveal quite
a group of cases in this section Not less
than eighteen cases We're contracted there
three of whom resided in other parts of the
city. but received their milk from this To-
caity
Two sources for this unusual prevalence
of typhoid fever were discovered ana it is
difficult 10 say which of the two has con-
tributed the largest quota of cases. Typhoid
fever has prevailed in this locality in pre-
ViouS years. The first case this wear oc-
Cured on Gales street, almost directly north
of a pump located on Seaton street, which
supplies the water to nearly all the houses
on Gales and Seaton between 10Th and 2lst
streets. AT least eleven of the cases were
exclusive consumers of water from this well
The houses are all supplied with box privies
many of which Were found in a leaky and
unsanitary condition. Three families ad-
mitted that they had buried the dejecta on
the commons in rear of their premises and
| regret to say that in one instance this was
recommended as a preventive measure by
the attending physician.
LAS the meteorological examination of the
water revealed the presence of faecal bac-
terra, contamination from this source n ay
be fairly assumed.
"One case occurred on 10Th street north
east. where | found an OVERLOOKING barrel
instead of privy box within twenty feet of
the we'll archaeological examination OF
this water by DR.. kinyoun also revealed the
presence of intestinal bacteria. Other cases
on 18th street received water or milk from
infected premises.
Another and perhaps equally fruitful
source of infection is the fact that many of
the residents keep mlch cows, which are
permitted to roam over the commons and
Craze along the banks of the sluggish
stream which receives the contents OF the
large Boundary sewer. l have seen a herd
of fourteen mich cows wading in this pol
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-05

In July of the present year 4 son was
taken sick and since then seven ether MEM
bers of the family. One of these, hoping to
escape, went to Massachusetts and was
taken sick shortly after her arrival. In
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-01-03
PLURAL GOVERNORS.
ONE HOLDS THE SWORD, THE
OTHER HOLDS THE RIGHT.
rhe Dispatches Published in the Daily
Papers in Regard to Rebellion"
Bloody Revolution" Etc, In Alabama
Are Mere Sensations.

There is not, has not been. and will
not be any violence there unless it is
precipitated by the democrats.
The dispatches have caused lots of
excitement, but there is no excuse for
such sensationalism.
The facts of the election most people
already understand. Oates, the dem
ocratic candidate, was declared elected
Oy majority of 1000 votes; but Mr..
Kolb, the Populist candidate. alleged
that fraud had been committed. and
declared his intention of makinff test
If the matter. 1t was not Mr.. Kolbs
purpose to use force. He simply de-
elared his purpose to take
The oath of Office and be
sworn in and protest against usur-
patton. He asked his friends to come
and peacefully witness his Inaugural
ton. The step was taken advisedly by
Kolb as technical one, and he carries
with him in his peaceful efforts two
thirds of the white people and many of
the colored people of Alabama.
j. c. Manning, the leader of the
Populists in the legislature, says they
will ask for contest law to settle the
title of Office now in dispute before the
general assembly. If this is refused,
which it doubtless will be, they will
appeal to the general government with
1 petition of 10000 Alabamians for
FOR republican form of government
n that state.
A bill was introduced in the state
legislature Ito prevent usurpation."
and was aimed at Kolb, but he will
violate the bill in order to get chance
to test its constitutionality. If such
bill were passed it might react to i'm
prison Oates instead of Kolb as a
usurper.
Oates was inaugurated with all mill
tary pOmp and display, while Kolb
took the oath before a justice of the
peace and made an address from a
wagon. The proceedings were opened
with prayer. A Populist clergyman
mounted the wagon, and at his
motion the crowd uncovered their
heads. 1t was said to be an impressive
scene. Every man in the crowd was a
plain COMPLEMENTARY with home
spun clothes and high top boots In
simple language the clergyman in
voked the blessing of God upon the as
semblage, "a plain people" he said.
''who are here 20 secure an honest
government.
And if the Lord is on their side, as
they earnestly belive, the eternal truth
of God proclaims that nothing can
stand against them.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-01-03

These are few Of the acts of Iegis-
lation for which Mr.. Burns is mainly
responsible, but they do not com.
pare with the great work he has done
independent of government aid.
Burns met the lady who was to be-
come his wife on Clapham common one
bright Sunday morning in 1876. Burns
had just been arrested for defending
the right Of free speech in an address
to crowd on the public square, and
he was resisting the officers when this
girl, returning with her father from
church, saw the officers clubbing him.
''Oh, father she cried, ''see how
the police are knocking that poor
young man."
Burns heard her, and turning said:
Never mind me, my girl. I'm all
right"
This was the first meeting with the
woman who afterward became his
wife, and who has since been his truest
friend and sympathizer throughout his
thrilling career.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-01-03
A BlOOdthIrsty Parson.

What do you think of this little ex-
tract from one Of our most influential
church papers? There is a vast
amount of work that ought to be done
by congress this winter. First our
standing army should be increased to
$4,000 men-a very little army for so
large country" So says the Herald
and Presbyter of Cincinnati. The
editor of that great Presbyterian or
gan is what we call a minister. a
word that has come to express more
Of holy funkeyism and pious pimpery
than any other English term. He pre-
tends, as does every Presbyterian min
lister, to have been converted and born
again into a mystic and holy union
with Christ by the gentle offices of the
Holy Spirit. He processes to have
cast all his concern for time and
for eternity on one whose loving care
will preserve him from every harm.
Yet here he comes to ask that congress
shall organize greater army
for the purpose of butchering men
and women whom greed has
robbed into desperation. BY such
ministers has every scheme OF the
robber money power been approved
and blest from emasculation of the
greenback in 1862 to this last proposed
act in the ruin of liberty-the estab-
lishment of a standing army.
1t has ever been the glory of our
country that standing army is not
necessary here. That happy and
prosperous and free people will obey
the laws of their own making. But an
oppressed people are ever dangerous,
hence this need. When the money
power commenced its attack on liberty
the corrupt senate had no difficulty in
| getting holy minister" of the Most
High to close his eyes and extend with
mock sanctity his lily hands and ask a
divine blessing on the devilish act.
And if the same power shall succeed in
procuring the establishment of a
standing army it will easily get a
bishop or minister to bless with
blasphemous benedietion that last act
IN the mournful drama.
JAMES MARTIN.
Bloomington, Ind.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-01-03
WON'T STAY AT HOME IN 'e6.
Ring Out the Old, Ring In the New
The Old Parties Are Diving,

The Old Parties Are Dying.
Five million voters STAYED at home
on election day, refusing to vote either
of the old party tickets.
There was great landslide" the
democrats were overwhelmingly de.
feated, and the republicans won-but
how?
Behold the republican ticket received
less votes than it did two years ago.
The Populist party nearly doubled
its vote.
The stay at home vote, if 1t had been
cast with the Populist would have
elected their entire ticket in many
places. and both old parties would have
been defeated.
The man who stayed at home could
not stand it any longer with the old
parties, but not quite enough courage
TO vote with the new.
Now that the Populist party has
demonstrated that it is here to stay,
with growth unparalleled in the his
tory of the country, these disconnected
men will, many of them, cast their lot
with us in an effert to restore the gov
eminent to the people.
Everybody who favors good govern
ment, and who is convinced that the
old party politicians will never accom-
plish anything for the good of the
common people, will soon see that
their only hope is to join the party of
the common people, and vote for the
general welfare as opposed to special
privileges and party glory.
A party that does not serve the peo-
pie does not deserve to live.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-01-03
Thelaw Condemns the man But turns the greater villain
OR woman. loose,
Who steals goose From off Who steals the common from
The common the gDse

jority Of the membership in congress,
and operate the financial affairs of the
country at their own sweet will As it
is already, they have greater power
than all other classes of business. 1t
costs them a little more to buy votes,
perhaps, than it would to secure spec
ial legislation from a congress COM
posed entirely of bankers-but they
get the legislation and they want all
the seats in congress only to reduce
the expense.
They strike at the heart of govern
ment when they plan to obtain control
of the money.
Give them what they ask in the
Baltimore plan, and they will control
every business transaction of the
United States of America.
Down with private banking institu-
tions. The function of furnishing a
medium of exchange is so important
to be given into the hands of a few
usurers.
The whole people through their
own government only should is
sue money and regulate the
value thereof. The government
must do its own banking. That is a
part of government. To promote the
general welfare" the government
must protect itself against usurers,
deflers Of law and robbers.
The people must take charge of the
government, aud then take charge of
the bankers, and try to make useful
American citizens of them. They are
beginning to think they are the gov
eminent, and it is time that they were
made 10 feel that their Uncle Samuel
is lot of able bodied honest hard
working, healty minded men with
families to support and homes to
protect.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-01-03
NEW SOCIAL PROBLEMS.
May = Man Conduct His Business a. He
Pleases:

Carroll D. Wright says in the cur
rent Forum that's great many valuable
lessons will be learned from the Chi.
cago strike. While studying its
phases, its origin, its course, and its
close, two very far reaching ethical
economic questions have been con-
stantly in my mind. These are: First,
shall man conduct his business in his
own way? second, shall the savings of
labor be considered a reserve from
which labor must draw in order to en-
able it to subsist during periods of de-
preston or of adversely, while the re-
serve of capital is kept practically in
tact under like circumstances. or. il
drawn upon at all.in less measure than
labor draws on its savings? Society has
long since answered these questions
IN some important particulars. 1t
says to the property owner. the manu-
facturer: You must not so conduct
your business as to injure the property
ofyour neighbor, nor must you conduct
your business in such way as to in
jure the health of your neighbor No
property owner can do anything that
will interfere with the rights and
privileges of his neighbor, whether
these rights and privileges come under
the head of right of freedom from in
jury to property or the privilege of
living without damage to health" But
the question which is much more far.
reaching, and which will inevitably be
answered by society. relates to condi-
lions of men rather than to their ma
terial surroundings, and this question
is; Shall man or corporation who
does not, or is not able to. conduct his
or its affairs so as to avoid public dis.
turbance, obstruction of trade. loss of
wages, or the lowering of the stand
ard of living, be free from the inter.
ference of sOciety?"-The Times
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-01-03
FUSION MEANS DEATH.
we Can Not Serve God by Comprom..
Ing With the Devil.

Populists cannot afford to talk fusion
OF parties with the democrats. The
leaders of that party are plainly re-
pu6licans, as far as their financial
policy goes.
There are lots of good men who vote
the democratic and republican tickets
but we can not help them until they
see thenecessity ofhelping themselves,
and get out of the old parties.
There are free silver republicans and
Tree silver democrats, and yet the
Populist party is the only avowed free
silver party. The fact that they
agree with us on one thing
does not make them Populists.
ana we can not afford to
Saerlticethe whole Omaha platform for
a single dish of hash.
we don't care particularly what
KIND OF tariff the country has for the
present When the money question is
settled the tariff question will almost
settle itself. as it must be adjusted to
balance the difference between the
financial systems of ours and other
countries.
The Populist demands on transpor-
tation can never be secured by COM
promising with a party whose
leaders show a disposition to
Kill American worl1men to protect
English stockholders in robbing the
American public, and expressing their
employees.
A bond issuing party will never held
us to secure an increase of the circu-
lating medium.
We cannot secure a free ballot and a
fair count by fusing with party that
has just made itself notorious by cleo
tion frauds in the south.
Grover Cleveland is considered the
greatest man of the party. Do we
want to propagate that kind of great
ness.
1t is dying. Let it die. 1t is rot
ten. We can't save it. and it might
destroy us.
There are place hunters in our party,
of course, but the sooner they are
crowded out the better.
The workers are the men we must
put in positions of trust to serve our
principles.
Local fusion Injuries the great ma
tional cause for which we are earnestly
fighting.
Let us steer clear Of all alliances
with plutocratic parties.
1t is as the poor mans party, the
producers party, that we must sue
coed, and the interests of the humblest
voter are greater than the ambitions
of the most brilliant politician.
The record of both old parties is
plainly against our principles. As
true representatives of labor, we must
succeed, or through fusion go down
in defeat and disgrace.
And we will deserve il il we do.