Evening Star Newspaper, December 28, 1878, Page 2

a AFFAIRS AT ST. LOUIS. SHE “INLAND METROFOLIS”—MEXIC. JOURNALISM—ART SCHOOIS AND SOCIAL LIFE. [Correapondence of The Star.} Sr. Lovts, Dee. To the tourist fresh from eastern Louis has more aspect of an o¥ elt t mends you to her ast di million peop! a W statis- tics she relies with all the serene sati<faction of & newly-tledged millionaire on hts rent-roil There ts little architectural be: quaint, old streets and irregular ram’ ings of the older portion ot from soliciting any sympathy or Father plumes herself upon it Says, “Is all tinsel and glitter and show. Structures are fine e- mat then they are ot enduring you know.” and the Si. Loutstan walks on, felicitating himseif that, he is not as Chicagoans are. th! “Chicago, §reatness, and some have greatness thrust apon them.” St. Louis is of the latier class. Per- haps, too, she was predestined to greatness since that sunny spring day whea Laclede Lin- gueste salled down the river and founded the rading-post named for ¥ of Franer Soon this frontier trading-post be: tal of upper Louisiana, but {fs int Cluded the romance of frontier life. ests only its historic Batteawa,™ At tis time ts of one hundred house journey from New Orleans. made by land through tang ‘Was not till 1517 that the first boat { wharf. Perhaps It was thea t began to induige aide port consisted sixty days’ ragy beins net rush Washington descends to 1: pect of openiag a genuine | a MEXTE. mms In : ange to that ye Aad assisted ber and tor whose peculiar be room for disp! Tt was ¢ Who first conce ide gation of her Mentezun N TR Every body se Mex co. There is a Mexi Calvl, the editor of a Spa Commercio del ¥ the number of per for a greater or ean capital of the advs there w sold to Englan ft to Mexico. and tn seve | there have been simile | in this we have all the | and it is onty 3 eye: i} business men have | direct path to pro 1 The trip to the 1 in beauty aud intere "The pre to Vera Mexico. exclusive of mi ineluding th has performed some mary of late. one rou iife was t latter the ny mer the re p St. Louis Sf in the de meteor or to predict. st. Low given ove aesthetic design here which lc fidence in itself that istic Of genius, and ther Universit whieh surpasses any the west, ih its thor and Its breadth of vlc sign” which I visited | corner of Fourth and } mostly given over to decd ing, China pain Ker make the school a ple to linger for an idle ment of the Unive: to the art lover. te spirit in 1h ment isa cenier arow The principal of this depari t Ives, is an enthusiast in his wo: made a careful study of th Europe and is introdticing the featur all here as fast as practic: he tres: Of art collected here are very fine. autotypes, casts and photozrap’ Piincipal art treasures of the Le fatican, and of the Dresden galic ‘The system of instruction is a ver one. There isa life ci that meets one ev ing In the week. The artist, Carl Guther, whose “ Waking Of Spring” took a prize at the Centennial Exposition, has charge of the class in of] painting. Modeling Is taught by the seulptor, Howard Kretschmar, and wood carv- Pn Miss Alice Haisey, of the Clacianati 8c] of design. and later a pupil of Mr. Fry's. ‘The work of Miss Halsey surpasses anything in this line this side of Cincinnati. In her studio we noted an organ carved with singing birds on swaying branches, and with some mythological musical designs;—a fernery that was avery dream of the tropics; lovely hang- ing cabinets, frames, tables and easels. THE SOCIAL LE Of St. Louis is very charming. There ts quite a | Roman freedom of iife—perhaps a natural re- } sult of the marked artistic spirit that pervades | the city,—and there isan alr of cheerfulness | and bon-homme that favorably impresses the | stranger. The people are so cordial and hospi- table. Everybody seems to know more about you than you do about yourse!f, and you fmmo- Giately begin to feela faith in the old Indian legend, that he who drinks of Ue Father of Waters at this point, cores under a spell of en- | chantment. Society in St. Lous seems to be one of the fine arts. Of course, by this T mean | the genuine society, not the sham and shoddy articl lety, In its true sense. is not merely an assemblage of rich people wi attribute ts clothes. The salt that 4s, that while it has wealth, be: i {tts of that finer kind that recogiilzes culture as & means of grace, and as the only flt_prepara- | tion for social life. That society 13 treaty retined in which cultured people find their pt whether they have m yor a ittle. ‘This gives to medern freedom and an element of sympattv ion that ts | very charming; and ft recognition of | real merit ‘sa prow aracteristic of s0- | etety in St. Louls, Una, DISAGREE oKAdO—On y Edwards was called upon to vt 25 miles south of this city. snow storm, he Was cumpelled what longer than he hid ar Sunday morning he determt K Dr. C. 2 patient sou to the severe | remain som ipated, bat, 0: to make a start for home. Suddiing his horse. he commenced the journey. The roads were entirely obscured | by the heavy fall ¢ Wits a good vie of the mow © be able Lo re, the ratiroad, up whici ! city. “But well Lud p traveled two or tly came up, making it 5a mountains, aud the able to direct his course by that. "In this way he was forced to “go tt blind,” and wandering around until after dark, he concinded to stop and camp cut for the night. ing nothing With which to make a fire, he selected a soft ‘Spot behind a cactus and “went to bed.” After @restiess night, and dreams that he had gone on one of the expeditions to the north pole, he awoke. ‘Thinking that his neck was unusually SUM, and that his nose and ears felt very pecu- Mar, ‘he made an examination and found that those parts had been frozen, After gol through the process of “thawing out,” he fund that be was less than two miles from acom- fortable ranch, whither he repaired for break- (Colorady Springs Gazette. could proceed to this e. After having | snow-sturm the | plied, he was un Two Cvmiovs Nona CanouiNa CuILpuex.— A remarkable case of defective vision 1s that of the three children of James Howard, a seafart: They Decome totally wits ames me totally blind eac iy alter the sun goes deceuh ay = If by chance they happen to be tn the yard vin Sets, their playthings care tnstantie iat cae and efforts made to reach the house, when they. Soon after retire and foe ‘Until sun- rise, after which their sight ts described as be! Testored,and, too all appearance, perfectly unim. paired, The —— is three and the eldest ten years old—two boys and one girl, allof light complexion. Their eyes are light is nothing about them that appears at all strange.—[Tarbore Southerner. "2 The growing sentiment tn favor of recog- izing woman's ability to practice medicine successfully ts attested in the action of the Cin- cinnatl Academy of Medicine, which has just admitted Mrs. Dr. Julia ‘nter to full mem- bership. She ts the first of her sex to receive this mark of appreciation. «Some are born to greatness, others achieve | | He contributed largely to magazines and re- simple folx-lore of the | | Heller's voice when hi STEADMAN ON TAYLOR. A Poet ee ee of the Dead ets (From the New York Tribune.) “The causes which led to his death at this ume,” said Mr. Steadman, after a pause, “date back several years. When he returned from Europe then. he found his real estate and per- sonal property largely deprectated and encum- bered. and though near the age of 50, he again found himself foreed to tolerably hard work to npport his family and position, It was this hard work. eonpled with his resolute purpose, | however other work might engross htin, to, Keep up his more serious contributions to permanent Iterature that ultimately led to his death. took great pride in his home and bro.d acres, at | Kennett Square, Penn., his native piace. He designed his own house, ‘Cedar-croft,’ and that with the 20¢acres of land which he owned and i greatly Improved, was a source of 3e rather than metohim. He had a handsome ompetence | neverbaving earned any money except by his pen. He desired to maintain his property in Kennett Square. and he set to work immediately to pay off the debt. During the last four years he has accomplished this, his income amounting | to from $12,000 to $15,000 a year, Dut he ob- | tained it by very hard work. In’ fact, he had | | worked harder and accomplished more in that time than perhaps any other living iterary man. He lectured each winter, in all sorts of weather, and in different parts of the count: views, and never more brilliantly, besides doing a great amount of regular work for the Z'ribune, He came from a long-lived family, and his strength was very great, but he undertook too mitich. He did the work of two at men every day, and his health gave way ws great strain on one or two oceasions. ‘compelled to go to the White Suiphur Springs and ottier places for recupera' Dutt he forced bimse!t to work again before he had fully recovered. During this time he wrote his jast and most important poem, * Prince Deuka- lion.” It was a source of great trial to himse!f and of rezr the,’ tor which he d material during hls last sojourn in ‘The great trouble with him was his ‘owin S excessive tion. Hi bers, have falsely atten a point against ‘lim on thts account him with excessive beer-drinking. it was lis nt of rec nd rest that . He forced stimulus to support Dor, sufil few in nw harging ww at he did take “No man in the country could do so much Jjourrall ¢ work,and do It s ‘il in a given time, as could Mr. Taylor. He was remar in brilifint off-hands fe: Of Lit ry crit © ef the folio e the copy had to be in the prin th i Friday night. Mr. Taylors healt 5 and he also had in the mean- ure in Brooklyn and another @ Lis review in time on red tu the Tribune the g. covering More than two- >. Tt was equal to any of hi , and surpassed an 5 3 that T have ure of the revie tion Into English ding several Ly: e Ciat they seemed ¥ night poetry from Lidy ¢ orly column of tra: the or “Mr. Taylc of wide and thorough arming, and was a much more e: olar n would be supposed,considering (hat he was aud spent a great deat ot time ervation, Hie had a smattering He was familiar with Latin e French wel erman like din Russian, Nor: ing of me miss him, and just’ sy d to give encouragement t He was somettines accused of ezo- teal in the proper as frank and < - ever except on a he never gre of the meanness of of Eietier’s Second Sight Feat. ong the many other things which Heller for the mystitication of th ed to ler sig n of intellize:: 13 own mind t him. Evel was per- It bated the nd newspaper re- y acknowledzed to have evised as to be inexplica mipanying Heller was a brown hatred ) appeared on the stage onde, whom he represented as his half sister, and Was stipposed to possess this inysterious wer of second sight, at least to appearances ving some supernatural attributes of inind which could not be explained. On Howard Street, in this city, at present resides W. H. A. Chapman, a gentieman who traveled with Hel- ler for upwards of six years over a large part of the world, and who clalms to have assisted him in constructing the system on which Haidee Heller, the lady above referred to, was enabied to perform such wonderful tricks. _In conver- sation with a representative of the Call yester- day, Mr. Chapman stated that Mis3 Heller was not Miss Heller at all, but a very smart young Woman named Miss Rosa Kitts, who become acquainted with Helier in London in 1553, while the latter was doing his tricks at the Haymarket Theater. It was at this time that Heller and Chapman had about perfected the “second sight” mystery, and as the resuit showed, proved to be a grand success—the mysterious wer In a handsome woman haying greater fascinations for the public that in aman. In reply to 2 direct interrogatory as to the “sec- ond sight” mystery, Mr. Chapman refused to explain It. He stated, however, that while {t was founded on a system of ‘intonations pf asked Miss Kitts the uestion as to what he held in his hand, the ‘act that no one had ever discovered the secret showed the system to be complicated. The ability to learn and master the trick he consid- red a gift, which this lady possessed in an rininent degre yohat d having which, practice ary to render success certain. At one the, aficr Helier and Chapman had | failen ont, and white both were In Australia, the latter ongantzed a “second sieht” entertain ment on his own hook and totally regardless of Heller's hook, which resulted in considerable excitement in that country. However, as “sec- ond sight” competition proyed unprofitable to both masicians, the enterprises were s90n ilu- tually abandoned.—(San Francisco Cail, Broop 4 Cure ror Roeumatisa.—1 ley, a resident of Antioch, has suffered st Since June last with the rheumatism. From a strong, robust man, he was reduced almost to askeleton; the joints, especially of the knees, were stiff and sollen, the cords and Ilzaments contracted, and the cae was altogether a seri- ous one. Somie one of the butcher boys sug- gested to Stanley the fdea of bathing in and drinking blood.” He was taken to MeMaster’s anghter-house and treated accordingly, with the most astonishing results. Placed in pos! tien to receive the warm sunshine, his limbs were bathed in warm blood, fresh from the chtered animals; as soon ‘as the biood was upon his legs they were wrapped in a fresh sheep's pelt, another being bound across jis back; he also drank freely of beef blood. In two days after commencing this tre.tment Stanley discarded the use of his crutches, and is apparently a sound man. He has the full use of his limbs. and the swelled joints are ina natural state,and he daily gains rapidly in strength. This is to us a new remedy, and whether like results would follow tn all cases of rheumatism is a matter of conjecture, but It poe mplished wonders for Stanley.—[4n- tioch THE AGE OF IRON.—The later discoveries of Dr. Schlieman at Troy include one of some mo- ment to the fron interest, as well as to scientific theory. The theory has been that stone, bronze and iron ages succeeded each other regularly, and that, as Homer refers to iron as a rare metal, and obtained with much difficulty when he lived, iUcould hardly have been known in the many centuries previous to his age in which Troy flourished. That su) ition has been Pte corroborated by Dr, Schiieman’s failure (o find iron, or evidences of its use, at Mycwna. But since he resumed in the ruins of Troy afew weeks since, the explorer has discovered an arrow-shaped and double-edged steel Gagger, pertoctty, preserved in wood ashes. It is, there- ore, demonstrated that the people of Troy knew of tron, and understood metallurgy, and that the tron age was spree ne ese ot ee riod usually commencement evolution theory is Meg see to recalculate rearrange inte makers will know that their is older = mesh ripe ica ‘infancy prominent a = » ea Among the banners borne in a temperance Procession in country town was one reading: “All's well When daddy's sober,’ He | en he went abroad. all of which | | he earned as a journalist, author and lecturer, | ed-bodied | ' | without preparation is that of the fora | It fs worth w | carried our, and f do not xe W aay Aes i 20% AMERICAN LIFE. One of Its Bad Phases—The Desire to Get Something Mather Than to Be Something. {Charles Dudley Warner in Atlantic Monthly for January} If_ one were asked to name a characteristic of Amertean life which ts very prominent, he might say it !s the desire to get something rather than to be something. This desire is not by any means confined to Americans, but it is more marked here than elsewhere because of the ab- sence of traditions, and because of our flexibie soclal condition, It constitutes a special danzer in view of the coming struggi material ad- vantage and prosperity. It isa desire which cannot be too seriously considered by those who preparing for a career. This desire, which 1s inore than a tendency, may be described as a regard to fliness for them. It re 3 the nat- ural order, and presupposes that. sticeess in life is not due to training and discipline so much as itis to opportunity. Hence our many failures of allsorts, the direct result of our eager as- sumption of oflice, of business, of trades, wit! out adequate preparation. "The ambitious thought stirring in most young men’s minds ts what career they shall choose; not how they shall train themselves for a career. It fs the ambition to do something rather than learn how to do something; as we said. the eagerness to get a place rather than to train one's self to the duUles of that place. It is unnecessary to say how opposite this 1s to the method wich has made the Germans strong in every depart- ment of humanendeavor. The leading idea in gymnasium and university is tratning—solid preparation for the chosen career, familar illustration of the self- ve ‘onfidence ans lady who proposes to go upon the staze with no training, and seeks a manager when she should g9 to an elocutionist. It 1s the same in other fairs. The young man’s thouzhts 11038 | or of an office are not so much In relation to his ability to perform it as to get into it. s would be better done—from c 9 douvt ady to aie to stop is that we intrust tue formed in human soclety OF Ce ie by our delicate duty pe: makin of rse we know that our laws slature. And who are the leg- islators?_ ‘These law ma are not the prope result of our politleal system, but of our poilt Imachine. And here again the youn man has the prececious wisdom of his generation, it he de 10 <0 into politics, or to the civil service of his comtry, he does not pr pare hiniself for the duties of the one nor position eoveted in the other; he make: an adept in the manipulation of eancusses and securing of the favor of those who ca The Sec ulate at Naple: iy Hatt: ward. Here, h, the Amer fT som “than to be si IDE! said in respect to fee that there is | this exe or the youn here fsno ort -t into it thd t th and fs about the Tt is closed to th vient of poll jee until rece ned. Our te eratic in re not ta Auen ivi se Who feal 1 tly lilled by the avistecracy: 5 of Parliament and the Ministry. the door of competitive examination, It is open fo the himblest lad in the land if he hav talent, and we ma sure that the fatt the middle class will never surrend lege for his son. Nor will the American peop! n they understand ise subject, consent th so honorable at.d profitable a careershali b object of patronaze and the perquisite of s: cessful polities! patronage ane the perquisite of su { political manipulation. ‘They will Insist lat it shall be open to the fair ambition of those willing to fit themselves for it. 1! w become a iesitimate career, like law or me and one advantage of opening it to public com: peiition—and 1 is not unimportant—ts the stlm- ulus it will give to ed Such are some of the pr lean life. ‘The topic Is fruitful of sug which we have no space to follow, and less to moralive. Long ago the decided that tt is Important what a what he kas, Twas ay enerated by and, again, hits privi- ing much tndignd hose Who are pnt this int dern phrases, we see the habit that estim: and not by character, and 1 (Paris Correspondent N. ¥. Tribune] Pants \ great plece of news pugh a member of th z He fells ine that to ease the rete hich weigh upon the City of Paris, and cate in the Champs de Mars a perm mes exhibition of industrial and decoral ; universal lottery will be created of which the Crown jeweis will be the prizes. The scheme has been seriously diseussed at the sittinzs uf the budget committee. Whea it ; brought forward {t was proposed to at five francs aplece. Should t e Why it alter the precedent of the great National bition lottery, the price of U will be fixe atahigh figtre—perhaps at 10, 15 or 20 fr. tang oe Torecast all the millions whi has oh be brought {nto the French treasury. eds of millions” are spoken of. When I heard the words Just quoted proceed from the mouth of the news bearing depaty, 1 thousht he was ludicrously sanguine; but after he tad explained to me on what his hopes were bused. I admitted their accomplishment was within the reach of possibility. It is a very short time since Uekets were Issued for the national lot- tery. Nearly 14,000,000 of them are already sald and 2,500,000 by anticipation, for the issue could hot keep pace with the demand. Far from abating, the fever caused by the appeal of the lottery committee to the passion for gambling, which 1s strong in the human breast all the World over, but strongest in the French, has gone on steadily increasing. What Was not suspected before the middle of last month, foreign countries have got bittea with the mania. ‘The applications from abroad for tickets are far too numerous to be anything like satisfied. A speculator In New York want3 amiliion of them. In London they sold at a premium of 25 per cent., and in Vienna of 49 per cent. Depressed a3 are the finances of the Russian Empire, there seems to be plenty of money tn St. Petersburg and Odessa to risk In uckets for the Great Exhibition Lottery. If the Crown Jewels are disposed of Inthe manercon- | templated, the drawing for them wil! not take pies for eighteen months or two years after the issue of numbers. Should the price of a tieket be 10 francs and 100,000,000 of them be sold, tie sum total recelved would amount to one-fifth of what the Prussians exacted in 1870 of the Frenci toindemnify thera tor their war expenses. In. calculating on twice anda halt mare, ttdoes not appear how to me that the members of the Bud- get committee who promote this scheme. are over sanguine. But for it to sueceed to the fi extent of their hopes 1 t graduate the prices of ter gories of lots. which was for centuries Ss acearding ts y for the Which ti 4 one frane subscribers admit Wishing well to the repubi republicans are putting them the promoters of Lotter " genious and ready In adducing show that the vice of gambiine under by Louis Philippe’s lezistat was diverted into pew channe sters who used to stake sing et noir or on the roulette tables Royal, emigrated on the s helis there to the Bourse. wile hundreds and thousands of fra ciety went to the German Spas, whic} steady drain ot wealth from ¥r, shop keepers and clerks 1 cham Private % rate during the 1s Low's Nay neons reign, and pubiic ones at the Hore de \ financial scheiae unconnecied with a io was not likely to suecced, no matter 19 y 3 the principles on which it was based. w an unsound one, provided it he: our a» gamblers, went up like an inated Wii witness the ‘Turkish railway; me which Baron Hirseh clea pockets something approximating 000,000, Brsste Moore’s MURDEKER.—A dispate already announced the fact wat at Jeit ‘Texas, the jury in the case of the state ari Abe Rothschild, for the murder of Bessie Vig ore. returned a verdict Of murder in the ‘rst d gree, and that the defendant's counsel bid given notice ofan appeal. Bessie Moore. wi) at one time figured in Baltimore, was. tt is sald. the daughter of a_ well-to-do shoe merchant of Syracuse, N. Y., but having been betrayed by the man ts whom she was betrothed, she went 1» Cincinnatt and entered upon a life of shane. She met Rothschild, who was the disinherite1 son of a wealthy Cincinnat! jeweler, at H Springs, Ark., in 1875. It is claimed she becan infatuated with him, and, in spite of ill-treal- clung to him. In Januar: 1877, they were married at Danviile, Ind., an: came to Jefferson, Texas, where they were walking together towards a wood the last time the girl was seen allve. Rothschild returned alone and took a train north, and two week3 afterwards the giri’s body was found in the wood with a bullet-hole in the forehead. Roths- child was captured in Cincinnati afer an inet- fectual attempt at suicide by shooting himseif, which cost him his right eye. ‘wWrnowenr of sixty- countananco , Sader the marriage altar ioads a mise ot swost aie! The pros stepa down, in stole and gon, with arava And ithe fon. wiliout a word, be lads the blush: way bing us here?” the groom inquires. The a “ ‘sober replies: = tome this 1 agape ee Bad broush me intent are getting the elements of their education and | disposition to get place and rank, with little | GIOVANNI PAS#ANANTEY ‘be Regicide of Carcer of the Won Italy. Bere are a few particulars, writes a corre- spondent of the London News from Rome, con- cerning the history and antecedents of the would-be regicide Passanante, wiiich may be found interesting at the present moment. He was born In February, 1348, at Salvia, in the territory of Naples, where his mother still lives, | and two of his brothers are laboring men. He | Is first found as a boy in the house of one Cap- | tain Giovanni Aguglia, of the Bourbou army, who lived at Main. One day this Agugila, who | had served under the First Napoleon, and had | distinguished himself at Waterloo, was arrested | by the Neapolitan authorities because of the liberal opinions with which he was credited, and ordered to fix his residence in Salerno. | Thither Passanante, who is generally believed by the Snierno people to be the captain’s illezit- imate son, went with him, and was instracted by his wife in the art of cookery. After a few years he went to Vetri, in the Province of Po- tenza, and engaged himself as a cook In the Rienzi family. Hence he went to Potenza, where he was hired by a certain Eminanueil Cortese, an officer of the Noble Guard, from whose louse he ran away, stealing a quantity of clothes. In 186s he again made his appear- ance in the house of Captain Agugila, who, when dying, recommended him to the good offices of lus wife in terms that confirmed the notion that he was his son. The widow Agugtia sent him to school. where he was at once r marked for his fete montee notions and fantast crochets. He maintained that it was a gr shame that animals should be killed, as were, in God's sight, quite equal to men; t universal equality was God’s law. One d ic rhe took a written paper to the school with him, telling his companions that it contained maxims and statutes for a new form of gove ment. h nd it ts stated th terof cosa 1 and writing, Uhe paper was by no 1 able to the pupil of an éleme: But the master, me tie Kdeas ex- sed in the paper were by no means likely 10 please, turned his ool aad Sa. the di autle port as to his former feraished vy it on the recent ceeasion, He writes: “ile fool, a Diind instrament, and such 2 on that, when anybody bad kuown how to rouse, and had sueecedea In ro naticisin, would promise to achieve any undertaktny.” On the contrary, 1 think It is Very evident Ur the man is Tool by any means, ui i hook, he i id, much haighed at, bu A with by the few noted radie: no were th himself, was nd Having public when his aters — b: inly it nuot be di ¥ rs sab, nee tot y orthodox Socialism taceed two 1 Al n—on Intimate wi ned Augusto Engler, the other Marit Melillo—v ho professed’ the same prince p'es. and in conjunction with them pre- vared a manifesto exclilug the people or S. lerno to insurrection, in May, 15.0, it was d term Led among them th hte should is during te ned that one of his ac ame time, got a plac and, forthwith chauging Fding 10 his change of position, (ion"of Passanaute’s intention aught in the act of placare d, convicted and a at liberty when an Fe On the occasion of the he Italian troops into Rome. Ie the resumed his terms of intumacy with the abov mentioned Me company. He ly several alerbo as cook, and during ali this ultost to belong to all ue work cle? athe could. at Pe i atimitted, v turned him out because he browslt the posal tn seventy-t rticles for the sub d total reconstruction of society mante has frequent ool at Naples, and that, per, had the effect of Tamilles at 0 burma life for ome! He has been heard ¢ a to say thal he y y Ckilling the King, for that kings oug not to exist. Do Plants Eat Meat EXPERIMENTS t TING A DARWINIAN THEORY. ‘There 15 no dispute as io the that the so | called carnivorots plauts do capture and k unwary insects, But there are still many pe: SOUS OF soni mind who are not prepared ta 2 (hat Luese «uel vegetables actually dig , and grow fat on the diet sous fashion. Some time ina scientitic journal that win had demonstrated the ilustrious father’s wel! known subject. by feeding on but Meat a certain number Of these plants, while anequal number were allowed to grow in the same soil and under the same general con- ditions, and the result was a difference in rt {much in favor bf the meat plaxts $ statement fallinz under tie eye of Mr, Peter Henderson, that gentleman re- soived litvuself Into an investizating Committee, and the details of his experiment are set fortlt In the Gar ‘8’ Month'y for December. Mr. Henderson procured from North Carolina a large number of healthy specimens of Dionw.1 Muscipula, cleansing them thoroughly, and placed 100 plants in each of two boxes furnished with a soil similar to that in their native habi- tat. ‘The plants were as nearly alike as possi- ble insize and vigor, and were placed together in a cool green house. Over one box, however, was placed a very fine wire netting, to exclude bugs and other game in which these animated flytraps are supposed to delight, while the nts in box No. 2 were allowed the full grati- fication of their predatory propensities. Of course, the uncovered plants closed thelr sharp bristles over many an imprudent fly, and be Sides they were regularly fed when irame was Scarce; but after three months of careful treat- ment, there was no discernible difference in size between the starved plants and the pam- pered ones, althoush the entire lot had made a wonderfully healthy growth. On one oceasion 2 diglinguished botanistfrom Washington, wao is a thorougn believer in the carnivorous plant doctrine, While discussing the results of tne ex- periment with Mr. Henderson, turaed a magai- ying glass upon some dioneas at hand, and showed what seemed to be a ininute species of wi Mm almost e one of the closed leat There, nist, triumphant- hi food —the ania of the plants, where nourishment, Isn't this squeal obsery: re net digest ed in the so i | ily in the jaws itis needed for thei 3 time waxed pis. Now at re isaed Bub, on so viten Is. ent poi eootabie ea 1 Lie ctiy was one Caw Spans th iba ye quest t len ue sai baw ried Toutsiep3 d. bi, and tie same im u | Cateb Ge with him. fa a raoieat tits purser tals side, Ms breach nearly ¢ b lett te say: “M si you yyoucould find he cuureh, and 0 pi me fohave te say the! Tdid not Know: now 1 Yet iny bre ad asked hia grieve to [Boston , but f not Know elther.”— dus yarns: “A young ady, accompanied by self on board one of ch have te dan- ‘Captain, Dain fing 19 ton. Give me your word of honor Uiat you will not race.’ I give It They separat Half an bi another steamer attempts to gain the frst ob for speed. The American la i Captain. “Captain, look! Loo. ‘And you allow 10? You allow you passed ? No. it is impossible! You w luake a struggie ‘Great heavens. Madame !” replied the Captain, out of patience. I do not race. But even if I would, [ have not fuel enough to beat my rival, unless—at least — ‘Well, speak quick? ‘Unles3 by throwlag one of your childres into the furna* “Ah, welll’ shouted the American lady, forzetting herself, “throw in the biggest one!’” §@~A barefooted darkey was hoelng cotton, down Mississippi, saw his big toe under a ciod, and sumatng & mole’s head hit it and hurt himself. At working with itawhile he zor tired, set his foot on a and said, “Weil, just pain away, now; I does'nt care; you hurts yerself wus'n yer does me,”—[Ez, NORDENSKSOLD’S EXPEDITION. Discovery of a Northeast P: from Europe to Bchring’s Strait. A co1 dent writing from Berlin says: The long and ardently expected reports of Pro- fessor Nordenskjoid’s successful voyage from the Yeniset around the Noith Ca the Lena—a feat never any vessel—have now . fally com | firmhing the telegraphic news of his sate at the Lena, recetved on the 110i of O) Weext roma letter dated “Om the August and written by Lie gaard, a naval officer on Nordensk) the following interesting “We left Dickson port on the Lith of August and had not gone far before we perceived the charts to be entirely wrong, for tie coast ts In than hit posed. at first favored now gave way to a continuous fog. In spite of the ele pushed onward, and on the 1th pa Sterlegof, the furthest point f vessel. We constantly perceived small islands hot given on the map. On Monday, the 12th August, we encountered ice, but not in such Mantity as to demitnd special attention. In the afternoon the ice began fo thicken and graduaily surround us, s we were quite unable to break throug ngeaied Ses. We increased our steain power and full force against the heavy b) make way hot only for ours the Len ler cou sides are less able to with 23-inch oak planks of the Vera. After ule, when all efforts failed, we had to aband lempis al breaking Unrough at vals point. ening neared beiore an outlet was discoy- ed, through which we escaped toward the lashed with ‘s, in order to but also for se iron ad as much as the ch to swim too near the Len: tone With his Life tor his t ged tor ance of OF ent d for clear weat he three In th ed by f we held eastward unt SW Lwew preach of ni: Vio the West of d bearin; a i by land, in ings of trhuny drew nea j fact harbor. wh lustre to clouds, sh hills large promontor iis unexpected guests, but after . edit prudent t Continuing posited and future plan August We weigh ward. After Batt year, when sh We, coltinging our V Meuths, to ha 1 the lon of the + Lurepe. veEn Skeletons, Republican.) s One OF the La br: in the wor room is tn the center of the surrounded by rows of hur shelves of skulls and ja brains and lungs; and fo this gn away irom the busy world, guar by the dead, meets, once ins urday evenings, the Philos shington, of which the Henry was president at ut and Of which Prof. Simon Neweomb, perhaps the first American astronomer, {s president now, Though less known to fame than the national and American academies of science tals socie'y contains among its members some of the best informed scientists in the country, men not only of learning but who are actively engaged in various fields of research. among others Prof. Asaph Hall, the discoverer of the moons Of Mars, Prof. Dall (son of Boston's Mrs. Dall), Who, though still young, has won no little dis- Unction by his researches in natural history. Deseribing the surroundings of the room in which the society meets I am reminded of an amusing incident that occurred some weeks ago. A member of the society had invited a friend to attend with him one of the meetings, and the friend, who knew more of briefs and deeds than of phiiosophy and science, accepted the invitation, curious to behold a company of philosophers assembled in solemn council. As they climbed the dark stalrway and gro} throngh the dimly-lighted halls, the friend xan to be impressed, and when they came sud- denly into the great museum-room Where there were some fifty human skeletons arranged in solemn line, facing the entrance, the ‘guest quickly removed his hat, and when the friend joquied the meaning of bis sudden respectful and deferential act, he replied that he supposed he was in the presence of the phliosopher: And, before I Jeave the philosophers. I set out to tell about the library rather than about the philosophical society—1 must Pro which has lately been ihe cai le merriment among nis d hey relate that, being invited to a wedding, the professor attended vith a friend. and. he marriage ceremony a been performed, he advanced with the ithers 10 pay his respects to the wedded pair. Approaching. he solemnly shook hands with each, As he turned away, hts f hy didn’t you say ‘The solemn prof i most vainab! fhe ibrar d Prot. ime of his death. relate a characteristie anecdote of Newcomb, Tessor but sald not a le? not scientific, ansy who is nothing I by, Ididn't tink that rhad to iinpart.” new facts AS LETFR saT at heaven's wato, A Iuziden sought permi=sion, i Opea thre © That is the ae when ove Ts girs and ane gation was made by Dr. At- president of the Tilinois micro: and Dr. B natomy in iw , ab the request of sult Commissioner De Wolf, who also wanted hbow tow + erou; al extent t es are da) whether they cor led by thor- or smoking; whether trichinous tly out of heaith, and how ied. ‘Twenty sections were mined trom 100 diferent Kinds of swine, wh Came to Chicago from all quarters, and rk from the eight diseased specl- to awhite rat to test its fatal qualities ‘Tse rat thrived on the diet, though when Killed {twas found to swarm with Ui- chine, of which Dr. Bellield had so little fear that be ate a partof the rat in which the mi- eroscape showed a dozen living specimens. Contrary to the popular beilef, these nvestls. tors decide that a reasonable number of the parasites may be taken Into the stomach with- out evil effect, though all danger of eating therm may be dove away with by putting sui phurous acid in the brine of the pork barrel. or by thorough cookery, as a heat far below that of boiling water killsthem. ‘The microscope alone reveals the presence of trichinw, without whose scrutiny no pork can be exposed for sale in Germany, and as there ts an apparent in- crease of from 2 to 8 per cent. of infected ant- mals over an investigation of Chicago pork some Years ago, pork eaters may well demand that increasing disease shall be counteracted by ee same Vigilance here.—{Springjield Re- pubiican, [2 A newly wedded couple from the country went toany Pittsburg—of all every im the world!—and for the first time in lives saw and bought some juts. “There, Nanny!” exclaimed the bi after a few mo- wold ve besn guekin’ thie aarned tang tor 80) n five minutes, and there ain't a bit of juice in it! ‘Come on, let’s go.” i A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL? ____ LADIES’ GOODS. _ sil MILLINERY GOODS. Receiving Daily, AL the newest styles in MILLINERY AND FANCY Goops, at Lowe's, declt-2w 811 Market Space. ADAME L. P. JEANNERET, 83 N. Charlos et, Baltimore, has Just received a case of Bonnets M gnd Hound Hate, suitable for Christinss end New | Year's presents. Bridal and Reception Dresses: in the latest styles. 1329 Pennsylvania ave. lta ‘12th and 13th eta, up staira. aecleh Sli LADIES' DRESS TRIMMINGS, BLACK SiLK, Jett, Chenille Grass Whalebone Fringes, Jett Giups, Braids, &e., Se. Fringe Buttons, Cords and Tassels made to ordor. LOWE'S, dest 2 811 Market Space, (teans: CLOAKS! CLOAKS! Anew and attractiveline of CLOAKS for Ladins and Misses, which I am selling at prices mUcH | LOWEx than anything I have before offered. ‘M. WILLIAN, 7 Cite Trevise, Paris. 907 Penna, ave. “decl0tr sil BUTTONS, BUTTONS. the Latest Styles Ingitk JETT GLEN, PEARL AND. IVORY BUTTONS. LOWE'S, S11 Market Space- ,{SBE ATTRACTIONS FOR THE LADIES, Ar CH. RUPPERT'S, 403 Tth street m.e. ow in store a Atident slock of new and bean- Styles Emproidered Slippers, Sitypar Cases Cushions, handsome desums. "Fancy Worsted nd Kuitted Goods of ali dese: Com- tht for Iuiants, Fine assortment of M Thread end Potz x nd American nittine 2 best quality and good weisht Dont fonwet UPPERT, $27No Branca SroRr. [Anus WINTER BOOTS. VE Ls of his own make, st 85.00. ‘The best in the city for the money. tr 610 9th street. opp. Pate cy CAD. {TILYA is clling Ladies Buttoned BOOTS, = manship and entting be pervision of Mr. 0. W. Leannarda lor as an arti and In 2ddit‘on to the merit of the Quality, Btyle and nvnees of price of cur CLOAKS, we commend the ‘ ‘that our effe cially when wo offer them be d fitting varmenta than those of ‘4 siapufacttra, which are made without <dge as to Who fs to wear them, wiuile ours ect toour own friends and patrons, self: jerest alone would prompt us in seeing that ‘not. thst would tend to eubance their worth should oacapo our attention. Prices RanaE rnom $250 Ur. Wo reepecifully solicit a call. LANSBURGH & BRO. noviltisnl FOR A CHRISTMAS PRESENT BUY AN OVEROOAT, A SUIT OF STYLISH CLOTHING, A YOUTH'S SUIT, A BOY'S SUIT, OR A BOY'S OVEROOAT, AS NOW IS THE GRAND OPPORTUNITY OF GETTING MUCH CLOTHING FOR LITTLE MONEY, ee and lean, ‘all the shapes that come between. ‘than the common trash, ‘That is sold ind the tor By Tom,and Dick, and Jack snd Brown. HABLE BROTHERS, ‘TarLons aND CLOTHIERS, Northwest Corner 7th and BD sts. n.w. dec?3-tr Lousiana STATE LOTTERY. ASPLENDID OPPORTUNITY TO WIN A FORTUNE. FIEST GRAND DISTRIBUTION. CLASS A, AT NEW ORLEANS, TUESDAY, J: ny Lite, 1879—10i7k MonTHiy Duawina. Lousiana State Lottery Company. ‘This institution was regularly incorporstad legislature of the state for educational and chari parposes in 1868, with tal of $1,000,000, to which it has since’ added a reserve fund of 3350.002, ITS GRAND SINGLE NUMBER DISTRIBUTION yall take place monthly on the second TUESDAY. never scales or postpones. Look folowing <istribution: CAPITAL PRIZE, 230,000. 160,000 Tickets at $2 cach; Half Tick- 1,000 six 5,008) 5,000 5.000 & Pri 000. % mea of "S00: 2 10,000 20 Prizes of 100 Prizes of 10/000 2. 10,000 > 10,000 i ‘see 10,000 ‘APPROAL SPR 3 9 Approximation Prizes of $300. + 2700 9 Approximation Prizes of “200 1/800 9 Appro: Prizes of 100, ‘90 1867 Prizes, amounting to... 3110,400 Responsible corresponding agents wanted at all peeainent poi ta, to whom a iiberal compensation vil be ped “Application for rates to clubs should oniy tbe msde . (or furor 1 send orders to oF M. A. DAUPHIN. P. O. Box 692, New Grieans, Louisiana. Orto H. L. PLU: 319 Broadway, N. §e-All our Grand Extraordinary Drawings are under the supervision and management of Gu: G. T. Beauregard and Jubal A. Early. deoll-wxs,5t fe E. 8S. BARTRAM, Gare or New Ones, La) SARTORIAL EXPEET®, a> “TAILOR OF THE PERIOD.” ow WIT GEORGE T. KEEN, 414 Ninth street. Cones lex Braxer amp IxDUws AVENUE ct? an ‘WM. M. GALT & 00. 8 | eet prices, and the most attractive stock of | 404 and 406 Seventh st. | _ HOUSEFURNISHINGS, _ STONES AT COST (roa Casn) to redace etouk. JNO. MORAN, 2126 Pennsylvania ae artalie for the Winter «> bia Fent to be cons | to Rvs. and lock o| ther firet.clase Ww relling at redwee nows) tm ATTRACTIVE coops aT | ATTEACTIVE PRION. | A fine CHAMBER SET at $2.50. A fine Decorated CHAMBER SET at 83.80. | A fine CHINA TEA SET at $7.00. | A Sine Decorated CHINA TEA BET at @10.00. The above ars only & few of the bancains which offer to the public. = sit | _ Call and examlue our stock and you cannot fail to | wo away pleased. } SCHARFERS, > _ 1O1S Tth stonet man, P BASSON Biss & ©0., 1 TxroRTERS ako MANUFACTCRERA, FURNITULE, DRAPEMIES, MIRKORS ORNAMENTS. £5 F. Charies street, Baltimore. GIVE PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE Com FLETE FURNISHING OF DWELLINGS, 48D GUARANTER BOTH STVLE 4ND QUALITY OF ALL WORE DONS. | powers visit Washington and submrt de- Slane and estimaies iv eyectal caw octli3m ——_—_. FAMILY SUPPLIES. 20 BARRELS ‘SACHUSETTS REFINED CIDER, In rhe best CIDER in t Sud to arrive. low prices Y | _N. B—CIDER tn 8 | iestiea. Ne ebar tis PALACE MANHGLT, Corner 14th st. and New York ave. FRANK J. TIBLETS, Proprietor. keg and spizat dec tr ANVAS-¥ | SILD 7 POULTRY, 3 Southdown MULTON, Stall-fe 4 all hinds of Meats, Fruita, k cishles. Orders for Dinner Parties filled at short no- now20.tr yesrern STREET MARKET. 720 TWENT?® TURE! EY . toe ‘TH STREET. pre’ a kind FRESH: 8. CHICKE! TERS, | dect-tan yOHN i. w u- LINKING & SON. HELLY, DEALER Ix » MUTTON, Bet A'SPECEALTY Mark Northern 4% = Th, City, | of chars to al parts of \ nit | . MEN'S GOODS. ABsOSE SUSPENDERS, : THOMPSON'S SUIRT FACTORY, | octl6te = 826 F st. m. e0., Opp. Pstout OMe | FALL AND WINTER Goons, | _ & superb sotection for Gentiomen's Drons | end Btreet Wear received aud ready for in apection, and offered ct fair prices. Respectfully roquest tive ty pstrons: and the pablic «aisoral y. & F. 4. HEIRERGSA. Orrizens’ Apuy & Nave Mecozast Taos, G35 15th street, pe4tTs ASTRAL OIL. FRANCIS MILLER, 309 Nivts Sraeer, WHOLESALE AGENT FOR WASHINGTON AND GEORGETOWN. ‘THE TRADE SUPPLIED IN LOTS TO SUIT AT FACTORY PRICES. EMPTY PACKAGES REDEEMED AT NEW YORK PRICES. CHAS. PRATT & CO., New York, SOLE Paornigroxrs AND MANUFACTURERA. decl9-.02m Wutetr & LIBBEY, OPPOSITE NORTHERN LIBERTY MARKET Cor. Sixth Street and New York Avenne, DOLLAR DOLLAR DOL NE FEED ONE HUNDKED FEET OF OF OF or BOARDS: BOALDS: Boakps: BUARDS at WILLET & LIBBEY’s, rT THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRIOT COLUMBL Karte B. Hanooe ef al. va. Mave ASN ba EN ‘8O¥ etal, in Equity No. 6834, Doe. 17. above entitled cause ha been referred to the Auditor to state the Trusiess occouut aul. the distribution fund in his hands; Therefore the Creditors of AUNEN STEPHENSON andall other interested are hereby notified to Scie onan ety bated if AND .TIONERY. BIBLES, PRA’ ices CHRISTMAS AND Cc. CG. PURSELL, 629 HA st. nw.