Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-10-23
EVENING STAR.
Tne Nev King ef Sweden.

The New King ef sWeAen.
Some interesting psIucnArs Iei.uve 20 the
SfocLboIin In the Hamburg Correspondent.
.SEfng Oscar" says the writer, "who las been
seG an 1 the taliest has never given
the Stockholmers any TODD for gossip like his
PREDECESSOR; but, on the other hand, his reserved
every act and every thought of King Charles
Wss known TO the world. A Danish paper has
very truly said that new King and Queen
have 10 begin by making themselves popular.
This is The very thing that oscar has striven ali
his life 70 10 without success, for people would
never trust him. He did his best to be amiable;
but the effort was too eyident-there was nothing
spontaneous about his friendliness of manner
and speech AT the same time IL must be adj
mitteG that he was p Icet in n somewhat DIM
cult position, a crown prince only two or three
years younger than the King, this imposed upon
him a reserve which has grown into habit. =
ms for the Queen, there = really nothing 20 De
said az asrst her. except that she is not popular.
Although Nassau. where she was born, WAS not
a large state, and j. now Prussian province,
she l. accused OF having given herself airs of
-rov.alty Which might have pleased the Germans
better than SwedCs- IL II slid that she is
very lively not to say hot tempeTed-snd very
accomI!.sl ID: hut she will not ind il easy TO
ILsusre respect Ike Josephine, the queen of
Oscar l.. wsO was as beautiful "a she was clever
aud noble hearted. OF Ike the univerSaly-es-
teeEcd Queen Louisa. As % the Do
EtiCal C.fsC IUenses vt the change In the throne
they vii probably be OF slight importance.
ing Oscar IL = ceTfasniT better disposed to-
ward Germany than King Charles was. Ii is
Characteristic OF the tSO sovereigns that the
former translated GOethC's 'TassO,' while the
latter wrote French verses. But these sympa-
thIes have never been OF a Kind to influences the
policy Of tie state. On the other hand, il is
certain that the personal bonds of friendship
which connected the dynasties of Sweden and
Denmark will now be Somewhat weakened"
a wOEAS GAMBLsD FOR. THEN KILLED
The Deer Lodge Northwest tells the follow
iTg;-ChiDs men in this country buy and sell
their women just as they would a pig or a cav
use, and ANY incidents OF a humorous and not
unfrequently of a serioJs character grow out of
these transactions. Their propensity for gam
bling IL notorious, and " dust" scarce or st axes
high, r If rot exceptional 10 stake one of these
women on the result of a game A case of this
kind, resulting, il il supposed with death to the
woman, occurred this week. Two Cinnamon
were gambling at Philpsourg few evenings
owner of a woman, and the other from Pioneer,
who wanted her, She Was put MP by the Phil
1psburg Chinaman against so much money by
the fellow from Pioneer. The Pioneer won and
brought his prize home. The Philipsburger
followed, reached Pioneer, and seeking out the
woman on Thursday evening, plunged a knife
into her body, cutting frightfuS wound close
to the heart, from all Indications necess irily
fatal. The murderer fled before he could be
Is the latest by yesterdays coach. and it is sup
posed the woman is dead. Deputy Sheriff War
Zen is, We understand, in pursuit.
How TO KEEP CANARY BrRDs-PIace the
cage 20 that no draft Of can strike the bird
give nothing 10 healthy birds but canary and
rape reed, mixed with water, cuttlehsh bone
and gravel on the fiOOr OF the cage; also, occa-
siCnslly, little water for bathing; the room
should not he OveThea'ed, when mounting tshed-
-Cing feafhersl, avoid drafts OF air; give plenty
Of rape seed, slightly mOisfened; a little hard
bCilet egg and cracker grated tine Is excellent.
BY Observing these simple directions, birds NAV
be kept IN tine condition tor wears Bad seed
kill most OF the birds that die: 70 which might
have been added that canary birds are not only
Fs.r a rNf l.
Heat OF cabbage. pieces Of apple. or other green
Hood, which serves TO keep down the tendency to
fever and prevent coDstip patton. Our birds
usually battle each day a. egularly a. any one
washes the lace, and with apparent benefit, too.
When birds are sick, and inclined not to eat
vel, remove all the food for a day, and then
only give soaked bread, from which most OF the
moisture has been sIueezed.-Er.
YOUNG LADY who il studying French lately
wrote TO her parents that she was 'invited out
to a dejcuneT the day before, +" and was going to
''fete chamPetTe the next day The PROBES
hOI OF the college was surprised to receive
telegram from the sold man 4 day or two after.
say ing, If you can't keep my daughter away
from these blasted menageries and side shows /
viii come down and see what ais her"
YOUTHFUL YANKEES Keep up their well
earned reputation for smartness. Small boys in
Bangor, Me-, are wont TO accumulate pennies
by Leaving parcels of their own devisng at peO-
PIES GOOrs, marked, e Pay the boy 10 cents"
The railroad and steamboat business will re-
Ceiye new Impulse when these wise BOYS Of
the east are grown and make their pilgrimage to
Wall street
A STRONG MINDED WOMAN in Detroit mad
the following gentle reply TO a politician VIII
had called a. her house 10 get her husband To 2
20 the polls and vote: mo sir; he can't go! He
washing now. and he's got 10 iron tomorrow.
and n be wasn't doing anything he couldn't go
Irun this ERE house. do and If any one vote
itI be this same Mary Jane"
RAT Quebec, Canada, the snow is a daily
visitor.
@Sad cases of husband beating are frequen.
in Terre Haute.
~It is said Of a virdic:ive mule that his foo
is against every man.
~OTegOn wives claim divorces because their
husbands will not wash the dishes.
SCsptain Murray, sN-COnfederate off,
Ger, was found dead IN his bed at Gainesville
Fla, on the 18th OF October.
ga Muscatine, Ia, father is exercised to
know how his daughter discovered that eating
warm maple sugar makes gentlemen's nous