Evening star., 1944-08-27
Fifty Years Ago
The Star for August II, 1894, report.
ed "a freak Of nature" in circumstantia

detail, as follows: "Buffa-
A Kore lonians who lifted their
Miroos eyes toward the northern
sky between 10 and II
o'clock yesterday morning saw there q
beautiful and wonderfully perfect
mirage. 1t was the city Of Toronto, with
its harbor and the little island which
lies in Lake Ontario q short distance to
the south. Toronto Is Sc miles north Of
Buffalo, but those who first witnessed
the phenomenon were able to count the
church spires In the Canadian city.
Twenty thousand people saw the rare
spectacle" Meanwhile, did the Toron-
tonians see Buffalo7 No evidence to
the contrary was offered in the story.
Former President Benjamin Harrison
was . man Of notable delicacy of feel
~ ~ ing. According to The
Refused Star Of August 1s, 1894, he
to Corp made it rule to turn the
-. ''''' .'-''' other cheek" even when he
was Justified IN doing otherwise. MY
position" he explained, "is a pecu-
liar one. It is hard for people to
understand Just how I am situated.
MY lips are necessarily sealed, so
far as criticism Of this administration
goes. 1t would be in very bad taste for
me to draw comparisons between my
own and Mr.. Clevelands administra-
ton. 1t would be highly discourteov
for me to state wherein this administra-
ton errs. Therefore, I have uniformly
refused to express any opinion, to draw
any comparisons or to criticize, and I
shall continue that policy"
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A local youth was the subject Of a
series Of physicians bulletins Of more
than ordinary signifi-
Sick Young canoe printed In The
Man Star for August II, 1894,
and subsequent days.
The son Of DR.. and Mrs. Swan Moses
Burnett and Just II years of age, he lay
Ill at TITO Massachusetts, avenue NV,
while first his father and then his
mother hurried home from England to
his side. A form of typhus anegedly
was his ailment. His parents, already
bereft of one boy, were stricken with
panic at the prospect of his death. But
slowly he recovered his health, and it
was not until July rs, 1887, that he died
from the exertion of rescuing some
people from drowning In Manhasset
Bay. N. Y. His name was Vivian. The
world, however, remembers him as the
original Of Little Lord Eauntleroy," the
romantic best seller" written by the
former Frances Hodgson at 1919 I street
NV, in 1886.
How much times have altered in five
decades may be guessed from a dis
patch to The Star for
Opinions August a., 1894, which
Prosecuted almost certainly could
not be duplicated today.
'The trial Of Prof. Richard T. Ely" it
was explained, began at Madison, Wis,
last night before the Executive Commit
tee Of the State Board Of Regents" He
was accused Of teaching socialist doc
trines to State university students" But
his views were mild as compared with
the social PHILOSOPHERS now fashionable,
and his accuser refused to testify in per-
son. So the charge was dropped, and
the defendant lived to be nearly 30,
meanwhile piling up as many honors as
. self-respecting scholar well could car
y-including doctor of laws degree
from the institution Of higher learning
where 80 years earlier he had been in
danger Of IN intellectual lynching for
being too far out In front of the process
sion.
AHA -
The Star for August n, 1894, and
for week thereafter was filled with
news Of the third bi-
K. ofP. . ennial encampment Of
Convention the Uniform Rank of
the knights Of Pythias,
IN order established by Justus Henry
Rathbone and others ITO disseminate
the great principles Of friendship,
charity and benevolence." Thousands
Of members came to Warrington to
participate in . long series Of pirades,
drills, meetings, banquets. etc. Gen.
james r. Carnahan was IN charge Of
the program d commander IN chief.
An object oe particular attention to
tbo yisitms ma Marinih Hall. r street