Evening star., 1917-10-14

cevAted quito q large place. From the
fact that they had such a herculean
task for men SO situated before them
It is not supposed that they thought
Of digging out but that they went at
this work simply because they had
mirably in rendering the cell an ex-
treme1y unpleasant one, and the war
den this morning very coolly informed
them that, as they had placed them
selves in 80 disaEreeable fix they
could remain in It,"
| Although 1857 was an of year po-
| litically, the fall elections that year
were Of especial interest
| nemonrafic because of the serious
conflict between the Pres
oucceSs. ident and the members of
his party in Congress. Democratic sue
cess was scored in most of the north
eru states. The Star Of October 2. 1857,
said:
Tho result of yesterdays elections
takes no well informed person here by
surprise. It is simply history-almost
invariable history-repeating itself
The opposition to the party now con-
trolling the country's public affairs
usually make great gains in tho cleo
Dental contest. to vanish into thin air
when that takes place. While we are
| writing it 10 not yet known here
| whether Pennsylvania and Indiana
have gone democratic or republican
Yet enough is known to render 1t Ger
tain that tho majority either way In
| both states will be exceedingly small
no small as surely to induce great eau
tion and perfect harmony among the
republicans of Congress. who will run
no risk Of a possible defeat next fall
in tho effort to crafty any ones per
sonal ambition or to carry out the
crotchets of this or that wing OF the
party. Thus, the results OF YESTERDAY
at least insure a republican party pres
idential platform. on which all who
sympathised with the Union cause dur
ing the rebellion will be likely to rally,
and republican candidates for the presi-
dency and vice presidency whose names
alone will prove powers Of strength
among the masses. Republican party in
dividual 1ealousies. chickering's; idiosyn-
crasies and lukewarmness Will surely
elections. so that the party's policy and
acts from the meetings OF Congress
until the presidential election will be
such az to insure victory on that occa-
sion. We do not believe that awning
more fortunate than the checks of yes
! terday for the presidential prospects
Of those who sustained the nations
cause against the rebellion could nave
occurred. Without them, there is no
telling where individual and clique
presidential aspirations and vehement
confidence in individual views Of policy
would have landed the party's affairs
ere November. 1853. That they are sure
to prove biessings-.sreat dement's to
thoughtfully study and reflect on the
march OF American events.'
In this connection it is interesting to
note from The Star Of October IL. 1857.
4 IL Tev av,A nto SA nyrh n n
vention on the day before had noui-
mated Gen. Grant for the presidency.
Washington was greatly interested
hfty years ago in the question of good
pavements. bel n E
Asphalt Paving sadly deficient in that
respect. Experiments
Advantages. in paving in other
cities were closely watched. In The
Star of October 10. 1887. is an article on
the asphalt pavement in Paris:
THE asphalt pavement has now had
an extensive and complete trial and its
advantages are very numerous There
is neither dust nor mud produced by
it and It's surface wears no more re-. saan
an inch. in thickness per annum In
streets having lively traffic At the
beginning there is compression
caused by the weight of the vehicles
whole soon gets into state OF UNIFORM
density and the street then remains
in a perfect state for long time. re-
quiring very little repair There is no
noise whatever from the wheels of car
riages in asphalt paved streets, SO that
there is certain danger caused by
this to pedestrians from the want Of
warning Of the approaching carriages.
hIR
as the public becomes more and more
acquainted with this kind of pavement
The tractive force required by the car
riages passing over asphalted streets
more important is tho reduction Of the
wear and tear of carriage wheels.
springs and axles. a reduction which 10
due to the absence of all concussion
riage wheels over the smooth and uni
form surface OF the streets
A sensation was caused half a century
ago by the discovery that counterfeits OF
the 7-30 bonds of the
Counterfeit United States had
been put on the mar
U. .. oonuS. ket in some Of the
northern cities. in such perfect imi-
tation of the genuine that disclosure
of the fraud was practically impossible
save through expert examination. In
The Star of October IL. 1867. is tn ar
ticle reprinted from the Now York
Commercial describing the excitement
in the financial district in New York.
Only through a duplication OF numbers.
It WAS stated. had the fraud been dis
covered and this circumstance gave
rise to theory that the bonds that
had been pronounced counterfeit were
not in fact such, but were illegally re-
printed from genuine plates in the
Treasury Department superintendent
clark Of the printing bureau began an
Investigation in New York and some OF
the most expert detectives Of the Treas
urv were started on hunt for the
perpetrators of this great fraud The
bonds appeared to come from the west.
The frst case was disclosed in Buffalo.
some OF the bonds had deceived even
those most expert In the detection of
counterfeits. Some apprehension was
felt as to the effect in Europe from
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