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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-19
THE YUKON MOSQUITO.

Drives Moose, Deer and Caribou to the
Snow Line and Stings Bears Blind.
From the Denver Times.
Not only do the Yukon mosquitoes at
tack men and overwhelm them, but they
drive the moose, deer and caribou up the
mountains to the snow line, where these
animals would prefer not to be in berry
time They Kill dogs and even the big.
bi own bear. that is often miscalled griz-
ely. has succumbed to them. Bears come
down to the river from the hillside in the
esrly fall to get some of the salmon that
are often thrown upon the banks when the
run is heavy.
If bruin runs foul of a swarm Of mos
quitoes and has not his wits about him his
day has come. The insects viii alight sil
over him.. His fur protects his body, but
his eyes. ears and nose will soon be swollen
up and bleeding. and unless he gets into a
river or a strong wind he will be driven
pad and blind, to " ander about hopeless.y
cEtil he starves to death.
Although the Alaska summer is short
two broOds of mosquitoes hatch out each
year, and are ready for business from one
to ten seconds after they leave the water.
1t rains a good deal along the Yukon, and
rsin Is welcomed, for II drives the mos
quitoes to cover. They hide under leaves
and branches until the shower is over;
then they come out boiling with rage at
sthe time they have been forced to spend in
idleness, and the miner has harder time
tfan ever after his respite.
Mosquitoes and snowf1akes are not con-
temporaries in the states. but in Alaska it
is different. Snow does not bother them so
much as rain, and an early snow may fall
while they are still on the wing. Fog does
not choke them. either. They appear to
and take the unwary Irospector by sur
prise,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-19
The Old Guide Board.

10 skirt the wood or ptffaInc- laden field
Above the climbing vines and wild flowers tang,e
Inc gray old guide posts fingers are revealed
whose letters times feft touch has half coz
u rsH
70 dusty wanderers 1t speaks in pity:
1t marks thu pleasure-accker's Tearing coal.
II counts the weary miles to the far city:
II names old towns where nature holds control
VI points the way where otean's surges roll
St4} ty~
ana aged men, this thorCughfnre fre1uentine
Bear senbiance to thtAiwesther-beaten sign:
Times tabuiated miles SSeS seem presen1iSa:
cline ~ ="
? Their placid faces coming night divine.
y
" mellow marks updh the sign boards face,
Aaa The str T,sss ., TOO the lines that soften
So subtiy done we dAiled dRe change to trace
Submitting to earth's 5iict e succession,
hi, si Landmark gray knl &ali meath times vast
And gentle. aged facaxamahs confession ,.
These last desceuts ph TOWARD life's ocean tend:
Each calmly rests and waits its mission emil
Arthur Howard Hall ipj the Boston Courier.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-19
SUBSTANTIAL JUSTICE.

The Method OF Rendering II Adopted
by I'm Old Town Magistrate.
From the Sioux City Journal
A few lawyers were sitting in one Of .he
city restaurants a few days ago eating
lunch and discussing different subjects.
when one OF them told the following story
This occurred some years ago in the office
OF former justice of the peace. An at
torney. who has since left Sioux City, had
been engaged to defend a man for the
crime OF petty larceny. The lawyer knaw
that the case against his client was a
pretty strong one and he decided to beard
the lion in his den. AS he enter,i the room
he told the Justice of the case, the name Of
his client, and added he did not think
there was any evidence to convict. At
the same time he slipped a so gold piece
in the hand of the justice and gave him
a knowing wink The court said nothing
but, pulling open the cash drawer, slipped
the money In. The case went to trial and
AFTER the evidence had all been introduced
there appeared to be no question of the
guilt of the defendant. But his counsel
was confident. thinking the gold piece had
done the work. The court then summed
up the Case and, to the establishment of
the defendants counsel, said:
The court finds the defendant guilty
as charged in the Information, and fines
him 500. of which amount $40 has been
paid. The defendant will be committed to
the county Jail until the remainder is paid
into this court"
Nothing more was said and the Justice
settled back in his chair, satisfied that
the laws Of the state had been upheld
and dishonest attorney had been left in
the lurck.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-19
INTERESTING ORIGIN OF WORDS.

We Owe 'HypOcrit" to . stage Gus.
tom and Associafion.
From the Portland Oregonian
The "hypocrite' once was only an actor
the player of part on the stage So the
orator, who was consummate actor, was
also hypocrite. The word, even In old
greek soon was applied to any dissembIer
because the life Of such person was found
TO resemble the histrionic art in striving
to appear different from what It really
was. The English language took it I'D. and
the moral judgment of Notwithstanding
people makes 1t carry the heaviest weight
OF odium that can be attached to personal
character. Pretend" was once an inno-
cent word, and Counterfeit" Simply meant
imitation, conveying no suggestion that the
Imitation was to be fraudulently substi-
tuted for the original. The Door" was
originally husbandman, and the vii
lam was only laborer or peasant attach
ed to the villa or farm. Heather. meant
merely dweller on the heath. and a "pa-
gan was a dweller in the open country.
IDIOT. q Greek word, meant only a pri-
vate person. as distinguished from one
clothed with Office. and in this primary
sense 1t was often used in English of two
centuries ago, as when Jeremy Taylor said:
Humiity Is a duty in great ones as we'll
as in idiots" "ObseQuious' was used for
merly only in relation to funerals. Shake-
speare has many examples Of the word an.
pl1ed In this sense. 1t does not seem for
merry to have conveyed any idea of cring-
ing or insfncerity. For the curious, in the
matter of the origin of words we present
a rev OF another class A "milliner" was
originally man, and was SO called from
Milan. whence he imported female finery.
Shakespeare says: HE was perfumed like
a milliner," and Ben Jonson settles the
question OF the sex Of the original milliners
IA tne words, TO conceal such real orna-
nents as these and shadow their glory. as
almiliiners wife does her wrough stomach
er with q smoky lawn or black cyprus
Nicotine" is derived from the name of
John Nicot. who introduced tobacco into
France In 1860. .Paraffine'' was SO named
from the Latin words ''parum" QittIe) and
"afiinis' (kin). because it had little affinity
with any known substance. "Poltroon'' is
from the Latin police truncato" deprived
OF the thumb, 1t having been q common
practice among the Romans to avoid SER
vice in the wars. Hence our word poItroon
for coward. The turkey is an American
bird, not from Turkey at all. though 1t was
SAID to be from Turkey when It was first
seen in London.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-19
The .Mocking Bird.
from the Carrollton (Ala.) News.

-
Few persons in the south are aware Of
the fact that the hooking bird is found
Only in the south. Mason and Dixon's line
is the north boundary line of its home, anu
i. is seen in the north only in captivity. j.
ia by far the sweetest singer Of the feath-
cred tribe. Switzerland may rejoice in the
tUneful 1innets; Ia belle France glory m
her soft-throated orioles; the Mediterran-
can isles exult in their liquid-voiced song
sters; but our dear southland excels them
all in the possession of the heaven-voiced
hooking bird. / was told once of O young
man who lost his mind because of the
death OF his betrOthed few months before
tier wedding day. The girl was not unlike
dozens of other girls of the same commune
ity. except that she had gloriously rich
voice of peculiar sweetness. During the
weeks of their betrothal the young man.
an ardent lover cf music, would insist at
every visit on song after song When sha
became Ill and could sing no more for him
he would wander OUT into the woods to
listen to the birds. She died one day while
he was away in the woods. II happened.
on that day he had been thrown into trans
ports of delight with the sublime music Of
a hooking bird. When the bird had ceased
he wandered back to the home Of his be-
trothed, to learn that her spirit had de-
parted during his absence. That was
eleven years ago. yet that young man
finds his love again whenever he hears the
song of q mocking bird. He believes her
spirit visited him that day in the woods 4,
the form OF the mocking bird that had
sung 20 swestly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-19
Alone With, Conscience.

sat alone with my conscience
In a place where time bad ceased.
And We talked OF my former living
And felt should have ITO answer
The question 1t put to me
And to face the ANSWER and question
Throughout an etesnity.s
The ghosts of forgotten actions
Came floating before nJ sight
And things that thought were dead thingN
We're alive with terrible might.
And the vision Of al myppast life
Was an awful thing. to face.
Alone with my conscience, sitting
In that solemnly silent place.
And thought of far-away warning
OF a sorrow that was to be mine,
In land that then was the future,
s. But now is the present time.
And sthought of my former thinking
OF the judgment day to be.
But sitting alone with my conscience
Seemed judgment enough for me.
And wondered If there were a future
To this land hey ond the grave,
But no one gave me answer,
And no one came to save.
Then felt that the future was present,
And the present would never go BY;
For it was but the thought of my past life.
Grown into eternity.
Then woke from my timely dreaming.
And the vision passed away,
And l knew the far-away warning
Was a warning Of yesterday
And pray that l may not forget IL
In this land before the grave;
mat l may not cry in the future,
And no one come to save.
And SO have learned a lesson.
which l ought to hate known before
And which. though I aearnt 1t dreaming.
hope to forget no more
SO Sit alone with ny conscience
In the place where the years Increase.
And try to remember the future
In the land where tine will cease,
And know Of the future Judgment.
How dreadful soe'cr 1t be,
inat TO sit alone with my conscience
VIII be Judgment enough for me.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-19
How the EyesiGht Tires.
From the Philadelphia Ledger.

People speak of their eyes being tired
meaning that the retina or seeing portion
Of the eye is fatigued. but such is not the
case, as the retina hardly ever gets tired
The fatigue Is in the inner and other mus
cles attached to the eyeball. and the mus
Gle of accommodation which surrounds the
lens of the eye. When q near object is to
be looked at this muscle reiaxes and al
lows the lens to thicken, increasing its re-
fractive power. The inner and outer mus
cles are used in covering the eye on the
object to be looked at, the inner one being
especially used when a near object is look
ed at. 1t is in the three muscles mentioned
that the fatigue is felt, and relief is Sc
cured temporarily BY closing the eyes OF
gazing at far-distant objects.
The usual indication Of strain is a nd
ness of the rim OF the eyelid, betokening
ccngested state of the inner surface. ac-
companied by some pain. Sometimes this
WEAKNESS indicates the need of glasses
rightly adapted to the person. and in other
cases the true remedy is to massage the
eye and its surroundings as far as may be
with the hand wet in cold water.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-19
zoLA's ACTION LIKE voLrA1RE,s.
Lntter's Defense of Lnlly Recalled by
Formers Trial.


From the Chicago Chronicle.
History has a strange way of repeating
itself in human actions. The trial of lola
in Paris for openly declaring the innocence
of Captain Dreyfus recalls similar part
played by Voltaire more than 100 years
ago. when he defended the honor of an
other French soldier, Count Lally. Lally
had failed to save India from the English
had been taken prisoner, and had. with
true masnanimity, begged his captors to al
low him to go to Paris to answer the
charges that had been made against him.
His request having been granted, he vol
UNFAIRLY placed himself on trial. But his
countrymen, Infatuated at the loss of their
possessions in India and Canada, were in
nc mood to treat him with impartiality,
ana after proceedings which were tainted
With fragrant illegality Lally was con-
demned to death by the parliament of Paris
on the vague charge of abuse of authority,
exaction and extortion. Voltaire, who was
always ready to espouse the cause of the
victims OF injustice and oppression. helped
the murdered mans son, known IN the days
of the revolution as Lally ToleEdal, to
clear his fathers name.
With unrelenting perseverance he went
to work to procure revision of the pro-
ceedings of Count Lally's trial, and one
of the browning triumphs of his life was
the news. brought to him on his death bed.
that his untiring efforts in the cause Of
Justice had been crowned with success.
Strangely enough Voltaire also exerted
himself in trying to save man condemned
by the English government of the time. The
execution of Admiral Byng was parallel
in the history of England to the death of
Lally in French history. Voltaire, who had
known Byng when in England, did his ut
most to save the unfortunate admiral He
obtained from Richelieu, who had been
Byng's opponent at Minorca, letter set
ting forth the formers conviction of his
defeated enemys courage and good sea-
mansh1p. This document Voltaire for
warded to England. and, though it was not
entirely successful, he afterward claimed
that 1t turned four votes at the court-mar-
tial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-19

never been seen within the sacred precincts.
From that hour tile decline of the silk
nat Commenced Now We have had keir
Hardie In tweed cap. John Burns IN a
spotless white.
The shiniest hats in the house belong to
the boot and collar brigade. There are q
number Of men in the house whose hats
are as immaculate as their collars. When
Mr. bobby Spencer and Mr.. Sidney Her
bert (now elevated to another "piace")
were In the house their hats were miracles
OF ebony luminosity. Bobby" was re-
ported to wear three collars a day and two
hats-a Fccadilly sinner for the afternoon
and "crusher" for the evening
Lord Elcho. Sir Herbert Maxwell, Mr..
Percy Allsopp and Mr.. Emmott Barlow are
the best representatives in the house of the
root and collar brigade. From the tops OF
their shiny hats to the tips of their shiny
boots they are dressed with scrupulous
care. They take the war paint of Piccadil-
~ into the shades of Westminster, and
radiance.
Mr.. Herbert Gladstone. Sir Donald Currie
and Lord Arthur Hill favor the white hat.
They bring visions Of the Derby into the
mouse hong before that classic event comes,
on To complete the picture most of them
wear "spats' Of similar purity. Then they
look festive indeed.
To secure a good place in parliament n IS
necessary for member to present himself
pefore or during prayers. Then he can de-
post his hat on a seat and reserve 1t for
the rest OF the day. but he must on no ac-
count have two hats.
why? Because many years ago members
used 10 visit the house before prayers put
a duplicate hat on a good seat, and retire
from the house until It was convenient to
return Then the owner of the hat was
sure OF a good seat during the most excit-
ing debate
Mr. Biggar upset the hat conspiracy. and
from that day to this IT has been ordained
mat. Nc honorable member must leave his
hat lying about the house while he is en-
Joying the pleasure of the day, his head
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-19
The Growth Of City Populations.
Prof. Ripley IN Popular Science Monthly

trcf. Ripley II Popular Science Monthly.
The sudden growth of great cities is the
first result of the phenomenon OF immigra-
ton which We have, to note. We think of
this as essentially an American problem.
We comfort ourselves in our failures of
municipal administration with that thought.
European cities have increased in popula-
ton more rapidly than In America. Shaw
has emphasized the same fact in his bril-
liant work on Municipal Government in
Europe" This is particularly true of
great German urban centers. Berlin has
outgrown our own metropolis. New York.
In less than a generation. having I'm
twenty-five years added as many actual
residents as Chicago and twice as many
as Philadelphia. Hamburg has gained
twice many in population since 1875 as
Boston; Leipsic has distanced st. Louis.
The same Topographic outburst has oc-
curpsd in the smaller German cities as
well. Cologne has gained the lead over
Cleveland, Buffalo and Pittsburg, al
though in 1880 1t was the smallest of the
four. Magdeburg has grown faster than
Providence in the last ten years. Dussel-
dorf has likewise outgrown st. Paul. Be
yond the confines Of the German empire,
from Norway to Italy, the same is true.
Stockholm has doubled its population; Co.
penhagen has increased two and one-half
times: Christiania has trebled its numbers
in a generation; Rome has increased from
$4,000 in 1860 to 10000 in 1894; Vienna,
including its suburbs has grown three
times over within the same period. Paris
from 1881 to 1891 absorbed four-ffths Of
the total increase Of population for all of
France within the same period.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-19
Wen n Teller IL out of a Job.

Wen a Felicr ~ Out of Job.
All nature Is sick from,hef he els to her hair
Wen a felier is out of n Mob
She is all ont of killer an out Of repair
Wen fealer is out OF job.
Amt no ginger in life in this land OF the free
An the universe amt what it's cracked up to be
W'en fciler Is out Of job.
watts the good Of blue skies an of blossomin'
Wen Teller is out Of a Job;
ep yer boy has large patches on both Of his
An Teller is out Of a Job?
; Inc patches. say. look 50 big to yer eye
An the sun can't shine through em the best 1t
Wen teller is out of job.
Wen man has part in the work of the earth,
w zen Teller Is ont of a fob,
He feels the whole blundrin mistake OF his birth,
ne 1eeis he's no share in the whole Of the plan,
That he's got the m1tten from Natur's own ham,
That he's q rejected an leftover man,
Wen Teller Is out Of job.
For you've Jest lost your holt with the rest Of the
An you feel like a dead man with nary shroud
W EN- Teller is out Of job;
You are crawlin' arcuu', but yer out Of the game
You may hustle about-but yer dead jest the
Yer dead with No tombstone to pun up ser name,
w en- Teller Ii ont OF job
Ev'T man that's man wants to help push, the
world, =, -
But he can't II he's out of a job;
He is left ont behind, on the shelf he II curled,
Wen Teller is out Of job;
Amt Juice in the earth an salt in the sea,
Amt no ginger Ia lie IN this land Of the free,
" = : $50. 'u' = SIN WALTER ross.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-19
Dawn.

When over the edge of night
The stars RHie >0ne by one,
And out of his stre4ms of light
Rises the gRat red sun,
And lifting h{ sple1sdors up
Over the hu5h Of Che world,
Drafneth nights D. ebm cup
Leaving some ptarA impenrled-
Still on its crystal rim,
Fading in bqbhleseaway,
As out of their aloud meadows dim
The dawn-wtn blow in this way;
Then bathed h cool, dewy wells,
Old lOngings Of life renew,
TIL here in these morning dells
The dreamings Of earth come true.
And mp each sun jeweled slope
over the night halloweG land,
Wonder and Baaafy and Hone
Walk silently hand in hand.
William Wtlfred Can pbell In the Bookman,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-19

From Law Notes.

rPm LAW N0te4.
Mr.. Justice Robinson's encounter with
John Philpot Curran has been stated by
Lord Brougham to have been the most sue
cessful instance OF repartee on record.
Judge Robinson was known to be the au-
thor Of some anonymous pamphlets, a cir
cpmstance which gave Curran an oppor-
ttnity OF retort when the judge made a
brutal attempt to crush him when a young
and inexperienced man at the bar II
have searched all my law books" said
Curran. land can ind no precedent on
the point" Your law library said the
Judge, is rather contracted" my
books" replied Curran, may be few. but
the title pages give me the writer's names.
Ny shelf ~ not disgraced by any OF suci,
rank atSurdity that their very owners are
ashamed to own them III you say an
other word. STR said the Judge. "rn COM
NIT you" Then. my lord" replied Cur
ran. 1T will be the best thing you have
committed this term" The Judge endeay-
ored to get Curran disbaxred, but failed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-19
A Large Yarn From Kansas.
rom the Emporia Kan.) Republican.

From the Emporia Kan.) Republican.
An Emporia man heard a disturbance In
the night, and on getting up to see what
was the matter found his BULLDOG engaged
IN desperate struggle with Jack-rabbit.
Concluding that 1t was dangerous to inter-
fere. he went back into the house and shut
the door. In a short time the outside strug-
gle ceased. and. looking up. he was sur
the transom. of the front door, In the
morning he went out and found the bulldog
dead In the front yard. with marks of rab-
bit teeth all over his person, bearing mute
testimony to his brave and desperate strug.
gle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-19
Hyacfnths.
Nora Hopper in London Sketch.

ra Hopper in London Sketch.
Sing song of hyaciDtbs.
Larkspur's not so blue:
Never .ny gallant rose
Gathered r. IN a garden CLOSE
Redder blrshed than you.
Honey-colored, white as sleep
Sweet ard C. Id, your state you keen
From the careless crowd:
Crocuses that overgild
C1ose-cIOpt lawn and open field.
Snowdiop in her shroud,
Yellow tulips b,sbble-clear.
Budding thrift. may all be dear
As they're fair to ace.
Yours be sage and snowdrop still
Violet and the dasfodii-
Hyacinths fer mel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-19
A Remarkable Coincidence.
From the New York Post.

There was an extraordinary coincidence
connected with the lola trial. While. the
eminent novelist was being defended In
one court by Maitre Labor, in another
and adjoining court a man named lola was
condemned to three years hard labor FOR
forging the signature of a certain Madame
Labori, neither the convict nor his victim
being In any way connected with NJ. Emile
lola or his advocate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-19
The ycnesueIan Case

several times afterward, once as recent
~ as 1856 in the Venezuelan case, the rela-
tions between the United States and Eng
land were strained The nearest approach
70 war In any of these Instances was made
In the Alabama claims case The depreda..
lions made ON United States commerce By
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-07
OPENING GUN BY TELLER.
He Offers the Matthews Resolution
Passed in 1878.

Washington, Jan. 6.-The financial
question forged to the front in the Sen
ate yesterday when Mr.. Teller, of Colo
RADIO, introduced Stanley Matthews reso-
luton, which was passed in both houses
of Congress in February, 1878. Mr.. Teller
did not MAKE any speech, and the resolu-
ton was at once referred to the finance
committee, which is controlled by the. free
silver advocates.
The resolution is ~ follows:
"Resolved, ETC., That all bends of the
United States issued or authorized to be
issued under the said acts of Congress
hereinbefore recited, (the acts of March
IS, 1867, to strengthen the public credit
of July Ia, 1870, TO refund the national
debt; of January IA, 1875, to provide for
the resumption of special payments,) are
payable, principal and interest. at the
option of the government of the United
States, in silver dollars, of the coinage of
the United States, containing 412 9
grains each of standard silver; and that
to restore to it's coinage such silver coins
as legal tender in payment of said
bonds, principal and interest, is not in
violation of the public faith, nor in delo
cation of the rights of the public cred
itor."
There is no doubt but that this resolu-
ron will be favorably reported by the
committee on finance, and after it has
been placed on the calendar it will be
prolific in financial debate.