Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-21
FIFTY YEARS Ago
In The STAR

The Prince Of Wales landed in this
country In August. 1850. at Prince Ed
=. ward Island. In The Star
xIInce August 13 is a para
EAw,rd graph telling Of his visit
1owafu. TO Char,ottetoxn. He
came on her maJesty's ship Hero, &C
companied by the Nile. Ariadne, Cossack.
valorous and Flying Fish Large num-
bers Of excursionists were at Charlotte
town to welcome him. some Of whom had
to camp out. owing TO the lack OF pro-
vision for their entertainment. The
prince, In a coloners uniform. landed
under eight royal salutes from the ships
and battery. including a French ship
He was received on Queens wharf by
the officers, Of the government. members
of the public bodies, members of the
nent citizens. He was conveyed in the
governors carriage and accompanied by
q procession along the streets, which
were lined by the volunteers battalion.
and numerous tasteful arches were erect
ed. The balconies Of the houses were
filled with ladies and children. A num-
Der Of the latter sang the national
anthem"
At this time fifty years ago The Star
was printing editorial correspondence
signed &C. s. NJ telling
Niagara of journey of the late
~ editor Of this paper
raiis. through the northern
states. In the issue OF August 10. 1850.
Is a description of his visit to Niagara
Falls. the following passage from which
illustrates the financial advantage gained
by the public In the establishment OF .
state park around the great cataract:
Result of three days experiences at
Niagara: Have seen 100000 'rainbows.
more or less: have experienced various
emotions OF the sublime, which have cost
me, as near as I can calculate, 80 cents
an emotion. viz: Goat Island % cents.
Maid Of the Mist Is cents. Cave of the
Winds 81. Termination Rock 81. Canada
Ferry Sunday trips at 20 cents do. stair
case railway to American Falls at 10
cents, suspension bridge, Is cents, and SO
on; have walked up and down various
stairways to the amount of 9.765 steps;
have encountered the autographs or
Smith. Brown, Jones and Robinson on
every rock. fence, railing. staircase. tree
or other material object within sight OF
the falls: have been tantalized at every
turning by the sight of lovely woman
clinging to the manly arm. like the ivy
to the oak, ETC., etc, and have come TO
the conclusion that IL there is any article
in which Niagara Is overstocked. besides
rainbows, 1t is in Indian curiosity en-
poriums.' Niagara must be the paradise
Of counting couples. l suppose there Is
no place i'm the known world where 1t is
so excusable and imperatively necessary
that the female waist should be eneir-
Martha Rugg. who lost her life Gas the
inscription says) by falling over the
precipice, 167 feet, while plucking a
dover. August II. 1874. il . sufhcient
warning to damsels."
The other day an announcement from
tho Treasury Department that no more
quarter eagles would be
Quarter minted during the present
fiscal year doubtless sur
ASs' prised many people who were
unaware that this small gold coin is still
Of current issue. This coin. which Is now
almost exclusively confined in use to serv-
Ing at Christmas time in the making of
presents, was IN active circulation half a
century ago, and occasionally with the
effect Of causing loss and embarrassment,
as the following paragraph in Tho Star
OF August 16. 1860. indicates:
Last night Mrs. Dant took her little
get . bowl Of coffee. they coming to the
market from q distance and wanting their
supper. In paying for their meal she gave,
as she thought. two dimes. but found
afterward that one was q $3.50 piece.
She went to the man. whose name was
Keyser. and demanded the return Of the
gold piece. but Keyser denied having re-
ceived II. A warrant was issued by Jus
tice DOM for $40, which was served and
q judgment rendered for the plaintiff.
Keyser was directed to pay forthwith and
started away to do 50. Such mistakes
are OF common occurrence, and care
should always be taken to keep gold and
silver separate. The nickel cent. the FIVE
cent and ten-cent pieces are easily mis-
taken at night for bright gold OF corre-
spending size"
Tho visit Of the Ellsworth Zouaves to
Washington half q century ago had the
effect Of greatly stimulating
Juvenile Juvenile interest In what
So was at that time and for
1o"eses some years afterward called
fancy soldering. In The Star Of August
Is, 1880. is q paragraph which indicates
that little time was lost by the youth of
the capital In Initiating tho brightly clad
drillers:
Last night the guests at Browns and
the NdliOuAi WeT0 HA8Hiy 8IolAuco ny INC
appearance Of a corps Of Juvenile zouaves
to drill before them. Their movements
were very regularly performed and ex-
cited the surprise Of many old soldiers
who saw them. After their drill IN
Browns a collection was made to furnish
them q complete outfit. BY special re-
quest they went to the Avenue front to
drill for the qualification of the lady
guests. Here an efficient policeman the
same who wanted to know where Donn's
ONCE was when he was inside II. some
time ago) walked up and told them to
leave or he would take Them to the guard
house for blockading the sidewalk. An
other officer. not of the police. told him
his duty. The children were not blockad-
ing the sidewalk: if there was any viola
ton Of the law II was by the adults who
were pleased to look at the little fellows.
The bold guardsman insisted. ana then the
information was given him that II he
touched one OF those boys 1t would be At
his peril. He didn't take any to the
guardhouse. but heard the large company
around express contempt for his con-
duct"
QUATRAINS FROM OYSTER BAY.