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The Great Rome Field.
HOW THE BONES OF INDIANs AND BIsOys ARE
UTILIZED.

From ne Rocky HoUntGia Neics.1
Inc extent OF the collection, assort meut, and
sale OF the skeletons of defunct buffaloes on the
plains Is surprising. During the season hun
oreds Of men eng age in the business, and all the
stations on the Kansas Pacific and Atchison,
and Topek a and Santa Fe railroads have bone
middleren, so-cslled, who made good profits
by buy ing and shipping the pickings Of the
"pickers." The skeletons are, of course, plen-
TRULY scattered over the plains, and parties OF
half q dozen, or dozen, or more, with wagons,
go In search of them and bring them into the
stations for shipment. 1t is said that since the
first of last month from ten to twenty tons of
buffalo bones have been shipped over the above
named lines every day. The bones are worth,
delivered at the railway station. an average of
- ton. The bulk Of them is sold for fertilz-
ing purposes in the soil enfeebled districts of
the eastern and middle states, PhiIsdelphis
being the principal point of consignment
Certain portions of the buffalo skeleton, how
ever, are adapted to Dobler uses than the in
y1goratton of wornout earth, and are sold at a
handsome price TO the manufacturers of but
tons, combs and knife handles. At almost every
railroad depot are great piles of these queer re-
mains of the bounding bison awaiting ship
ment; and the variations of the value of bones
are of more interest to the people than the
fluctuations of the grain markets. In asserting
Tor market, strange discoveries are someti mes
made. 1t Ia no uncommon thing, for instance
to find Indian skulls legs and arms; aud in
some instances the skulls and vertebrae of wO-
me n and children have been picked no. These
latter are usually tossed aside in a rude sort of
reverence for the helpless and Innocent: but no
such respect is paid to the bones Of the Indian
An Indian skull IL said to be worth dollar and
quarter tor combs, ana the Indian thigh
makes knife handles that are very beautiful,
Hide hunters along the X snSas Pacific are even
more numerous than the bone pickers, and
their trade is much more exciting and hazard
Gus. They usually follow in the wake of buff ilo
hunting expeditions and rowing bands OF Ind an
"meat JeTkeTs." The Indians who kill buffalo
take only small portion of the amin Al, aud
the while men who slay them for plrt rarely
touch them with a knife; 60 that the hide hun
ter no goes after is usually sure OF his SPOIL as
the hide remains in good order nearly a week
after The killing, If the wolves keep away.
When hides are not to be had fast enOu Oh or
with pertOna safety in this way, the hide hunt
ers project little raids of their own oct into the
butfa,o ranges, killing the animals simply tor
their hides, leaving the meat to decay, or SELL
ing 1t at a nominal rate to accompanying parties
OF dealers. The hides are tanned and dressed
by much more rapid, but less perfect and eff
ttctive, process than that followed by the In
dams, and only the hides of animals killed in
cold weather make really valuable robes.
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The Age Of Suicide.

The influence Of age upon suicide is study
OF more than speculative interest on account Of
its practical bearings, and of the ease and pre-
cision with which it can be demonstrated. By
age is meant the critical periods of life. These
periods having many CompOnents besides the
mere fact of years. 1t Is apparent that what we
have to examine IS many sided phenomenon,
including together with ii the advance in life
the workings of physiological, mental and So
Geological causes. 1t has been lately examined
by DR.. O'Dea. and 1t appears that the maximum
of suicides of both sexes occurs between the ages
OF rs and 50. Pre- IiOus to the 25th year there
is a sudden increase from two suicides between
the ages or and 10, to l46 between 20 and %
After IS the tendency to suicide declines, but
more gradually than ii rose, except at 65 where
the ndI5ber increases from 81 TO S3-a rise 90
slight, however, as to be little worth consider
ing There are, therefore, three suicidal periods
IN life; those OF organic and mental growth, Of
organic aud mental completion, ard of organic
and mental decline. In the first the chart
shows so, in the second, 49, and in the third,
81. Comparing the periods in round numbers
Ii may be said that they are as one for child
hood aud adolescence to twelve for adult life,
and to four for the years of bodily and mental
decay. The influence Ofsex and its attendant
circumstances upon suicides at the different
periods Of life is shown upon the charts. With
females, Rs among males. there is a sudden and
abrupt rise until the 25th year is reached. This
rise is continued to the 35th year, AZ which the
maximum OF suicides occurs among WOuen.
The period from the 18th to the 50 year core
spends to that of the reatest pressure from do
mesLc troubles and Tesponsib ilities, and also
with the greatest activity of the m 9tornaI func-
tons. The line thence desceDd5 abruptly ID the
18th year, whence il to the Goth, the criti-
cal period of mature female life, and then goes
down, down, until il reaches the level from
which it started. There are, there ore, two
eliminating points, and while the line on the
male chart is UndUlsting and sustained, thaton
the female chart is vertical and abrupt. The
lower OF the male, eliminating points Is the
higher of the female, and, cOntrariwise, the
lower Of the female is the higherof the male.
These charts do not show the relative freluen-
cy OF suicides among the two sexes. The ratio of
suicides to population in the United States Is
flor the period covered by the last decenuial
Census) p, 70 100 Oc0 among males, and ; to
1000 among females. The only periods at
which suicides are nearly equal tor both sexes is
frOm Is to 20 years, during which tho number OF
bOy suicides was "a OF girl suicides 81 After
this the number of suicides ar )ng males is
much greater than among fema!es.-L london
81 diedl Record.
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THE WAY TO GET ALoNG.-rwenty clerks
in a store, twenty hands in a printing Office
twenty apprentices in ship "a ID, twenty young
men in Villsge-all want to get along in tue
world, and expect TO do so. One OF the clerks
will be come o partner, and make a fortune;
one of the compOsitors will own a newspaper
and become an influential citizen; one OF the
apPrt ntices Will become a master builder; one
Of the young villagers will get q hardsome farm
and live like a patriarch-but which one is the
lucky individual? Lucky? There is no luck
8 out il. The thiT g is almost cs certain as the
Iule Of three. The young follow who will dis
tanre his companions IS he who masters his
business, who preserves his integrity, who lives
clearly and purely, who devotes his leisure TO
the acquisition of know ledge, who gains friends
by deserving them, and who saves spare money.
There are some ways TO fortune shorter than
this old dusty highway; but the staunch men of
tie community, the men who achieve some
thing Ieally worth having, good fortune, good
name. and serene old age, all 20 in thls hard
Ctrty road.
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LOVE IN TIE PENITHNTIARY.-A Columbus
lObiO) telegram Of the 29th, to the Cincinn 1
Gazette, - s:-ThOmss Miles and Ann Mc-a-
land. who were convicted Of burglary IN Ii Il
ing county. and Eentsnced 10 two wears iuDpri.
onment each, are the parties to a romance In
the penitentiary. On account of gaining tins
by good conduct they will, IT they Cor Time i'm
COcd behavior, be entitled to liberty on the 3Ist
OF January next. Having made known 20 the
guar de sn undyiDg affection for each other the
the presence OF the warden. The meeting was
very sfiectiOnate, and resulted in al arrange
ment for their marriage by the chaplain OF the
prison on the day OF their release. Ann saws
she was Innocent OF any completely in the bur
gisry, but permitted herCelf 10 be convicted
that she might be near her lover in the time OF
his travail. Her true name is Nancy Jane
Sect
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EquaI Div sion ). OF I. See notice.
Mr.. Jos. Il. NaTnum, a native OF Washington.
died in AstO ia, L. l., yesterday morning.
Attention members OF she Washington Light
Infantry Corps See notice elsewhere.
During y year Of l~74 the clerk OF the Su-
VTeme Court Issued ,645 marriage licenses, aud
entered during the same period seventy divorces
from the bonds Of msfrimOUy.
II Is row thought that the stable in square
4CS. burned down on Wednesday night resulting
m the death OF George Cartre, as stated in yes
tcrday's STAB, was set on fire.
The courts we're not in session to-day, and tls
City Hail az well ss the adjacent Ori res o.
members OF the bar presented a deserted ap-
VeaTanCe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-01

WILBoR's Cop LIVER OIL AND LIMR,-The
great popularity of this safe and efficacious
preparation is slone attributable II its Intrinsic
Wolth: In the cure of Coughs, Colds, Asthma,
Bronchitis, Whooping Cough, Scrofulous Hu,
moTs, and all Consumptive symptoms IL has no
superior, If equal. Let no one neglect the early
symptoms OF disease, when an agent is thus at
hand which win alleviate all complaints of the
Chest, Lungs or Throat. Manufactured only
by a. ID. WIlbor, Chemist, Boston. Sold by all
druggists. eo3
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- ETskine was reProached with his propen-
tity Ia pUnnipg, and was tod that punuiog was
TIE lowest kind of wit True )" said he, land
therefore they are the foundation az wit"
R-An Idaho gentleman stripped himself,
hung his apparel on the saw-buck and retired
on pile OF cCIdsocd. His mistake was dis
covered by his wife, who overheard him quar-
TeiiiDg with an imaginary old woman about
there lot being coyer enough on the bed.
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REDUCING THE CURRENCY.-A Kitchen Fire
Started Jrth ~, 100 IN GTsenjGcks.-H. Grots
keeps saloon AMI boarding house at 1873 d
street, and TO all appearances is doing good
ard prosperous business. He Is thrifty Ipdi-
V.dual, and is given 10 operating somewhat in
stcck-hOrses. He don't keep, es a usual thing,
vest amount of money about the house. Dlv
before yesterday, having a note against him
that Was rapidly approaching maturity, he CD.
tanned something over Al 100 with which to
satisfy IT, Wrapping up this comfortable sum
III an old newspaper, he slowed the bundle
away in bureau drawer, and where he iu-
terded to let 1t remain until il was
wanted TO liquidate the claim against him.
In bis family is young girl, sister
Of his wife, named 'Melia Merclink, a
bright little lass about nine years OF age.
A part CT 'Meia's duties 10 the kidding or the
Uatutinal fire, and yesterday morning, As usual,
che was the rrs, one stirring in the house, Not
having enough iDfamable material mandy, she
remembered the roll of paper In the drawer,
and, getting il out, put IL In the stove whsre she
soon had a beautiful fire in full blast. When
the mester of the establishment arose he N sased
his money, and little inquiry demonstrated the
fact that that 81 100 had gone "where," in the
elegant Language of the late lamented James
Fisk, jr., "the woodbine tWineth." The state
OF the atmosphere in that boarding house can
be better imagined than described-the fire was
imme diately extinguished, but. as il had been
under good Roadway for at least two hours, the
stove was as empty OF money as a reporters
pocket -Aillodukse Meas, Dec. -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-01

New YORK DRY GOODS MARKRT.-Ths mar
ket for cotton goods presented 10 features of
Importance during the week, beyond an in
creased demand from the western states for
grain bags, which we're distributed in consider
a9le amounts, which Afforded the existing sup
Ply OF some makes. There was a steady but
quite moderate inquiry for heavy standard
kheetings, also fine browns and fOur-y ard makes
and OF THESE the supply in first hands is now
light beyond doubt. Blesched cOtt0ns Iled
quiet, and are probably in mUc h better supply
than bl own goods in first hands, although i. is
susceptible OF proof that jObbeTs and retailers in
this market anu throughout the country are
carrying exceptionally small stocks Of good,
and lt will not be surprising If an active move
ment should occur early 10 the coming wear.
III cO!OTed ottOns there was little doing 10 the
regular way, but some fair sales Of brown ducks,
deniIns, etc, were made by the agents on pri.
vate terms, and at a cOnc6 ssiOn from nominal
asking rates. COttOnadcS mo Ted slowly, and but
few OF the agents have as yet established prices
for the season, although fair sales have been
been made, which will be charged up at yalne.
Prices OF nearly all descriptions Of cotton goods
were steady with the jObbers, and CREATE uni.
toTmity was observed in their quotations than
has been witnessed for many weeks past.
Wooden goods subsidized into that condition OF
quiet which il usually seen during the holiday
seaSon, when there are but fe ~ buyers in tha
market, and there WIS no real activity in auy
description of goods. business was very quiet
with tde importers during the week, and sales
were chiefly restricted 10 an all parcels OF goods
suitable for The holiday trade.-N I. BUllstia.
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LOCAL NE VS..
Amusements, &c, To-nfrhs.

lords Opera House.-Seven Sins or Passions
Paradise, and fFun in the Kitchen
National TAS1isr.-Madame Jsnauschek in
HChesney Void"
TAsatST Comi9uS.-The great sensation Of ''Les
COquettes PFrisisnnes or Shadow Of Paris aud
abe reign Of Napoleon Third"
LiHeoIn HdI.-The Royal MsriOn cites.
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THE COURTS.

POLICE COCRT-JuG9e She'll
Same Thomas, cOlOTed. larceny OF IS ceuss
worth OF coal; 81. John Thompson, was fined
$ Tor profsnce and indecent language, and
placed under $50 bonds 70 keep the psace to-
wards his father, VIM. Thompson. WIN. Ross
s. for CursnR.
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CAVORY d M0ORE,8
s. HEST Food FOR INFANYS.

Resembles Mothers Milk more closely than any
other kind Of God, perfectly fulfilling Its object
that Of promoting the growth and health OF the
child. The Roy al Families Of England and Russia
are supplied with this Food, aad the Meiical Pro-
fession recommend il with the utmost confidence and
certainty of success.
Sss MEDICAL Certificates and OptHto1,,
Wholesale and Retail Of the Manufacturers,
143 New Bond street, London, W.,
And retail of all Chemists and Storekeepers through
out the States AID Canada, who also supply SA-
vORY M0OBES DIGESTIVE COCOA, for
Dyspeptic ana delicate persons Of ali ages.
lS0-SdSat LIT
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fRIGHTFUL CHoRUs.-Nothing strikes so
unplessantly upon the ear Of an affectionste
parent as the wheeling, snuf1Dg, coughing, snd
hcsrse voices of a family of cnillre5 Iaboring
under bad colds. A chorus Of this dismal kind
Is kept up in some households the winter
through, simply because the father and mother
are either ignorant of the means OF cure or
are guilty OF gross neglect. Halls Honey OF
HoTehOund and Tar, will establish quiet in three
days. No cough or cold can resist its soothing
influence.
Pike,s Tooth Ach. Drons- Cnre in nna rninnta
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-01

The NATIONAL SAVINGS BANK, corner OF
New York avenue and 18th street, pays 5 per
cent per annum on deposits for each calender
month. Banking hours, 3 to 4. SstuI 1sYs,9 to
4 and o to 6. 17t3 11t1R
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FIRE THIS APTERNOON.-The alarm of fire
turned IN from box So at ~ O'Clock this after
noon. by private Waterman ". r. Jones, at thu
Medical Museum, was caused by the partial
burning Of shed in the rear Of house No. g29
+ street, occupied by Mr.. G.. +. Wassmsn ani
Immediately adjoining the Medical Museum.
The IRE department responded promptly arr
WoTk6 q actively, extiDgushing the flames be-
fore the shingles Of the roof were hardly singed.
Damage Erigbt
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50 The practice Of eating hoFse.aesh is on
the increase IN Paris. About Csc 900 pounds of
mule and ass were disposed OF in three mouths
OF this year. while in the same time last year
the quaLtity was only ], ITO pounds, and ia the
year 1867, 500 pounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-01

TIE THBATBRs.-Madsme Janauschek ap-
pears for the last time this evening in her won
terful representations of Lady DedlOck and her
French maid HOrtenSe in the play ore Chesney
Void" st the National Thester. This dramatic
performance Is in some respects one of the most
remarkable OF the age, AID no play goer should
fail to see il.
The "Seven Sins" at Ford's Opera House to-
night, with the amusing farce, "Tricks in
Love" "Undine" next week, with a strong
cast and fine spectacular effects.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Watkins in ellis Worst
Enemy an interesting temperance drama, at
Odd Fellows Hall tonight and tomorrow az
ternOon and evening.
The Partisan sensation at the Theater
COnique tonight, with other interesting and
exciting peIfor FINANCES.
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ELPHONZO YOUNGs d CO., Groc,r,.
tMAsoSIO TEMPLHJ
9Th street, opposite Q. s. Patent Ofoe.
ELPHOEZO YOUNGs,1
J. y. JOHNSON. Ala
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CITY ITEAS,

DooIKY's Yeast Powder cannot be excelled
FOR making light, sweet Rolls, Biscuits, waf-
mes, Corn Bread, &C. 1t is always ready and
reliable,
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MAN NEARLY BEHBADED BY STREET
CAR.-AbOut 10 IS O'Clock this morning, a..
street car No. 6, - Kidwell, conductor ard
- Mcdonald, driver, was on the road
towards the navy yard, and when on Sth be-
tween and streets southeast, a passenger
named BTesDeT, keeper Of a Junk store a. NJ.
pol eth street, jumped OF the forward part of
the car while in melton, when opposite his
place OF business, and falling, his he1G ssruck
The all and both wheels passed OfeT his head,
nearly cutting II in two ami killing him
instantly. HIS body was picked up aud taken
INTO his house and the coroner was notified al
g holding an inquest this afternoon. Deceased
leaves family.
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weather Probabilities To day.
DIRICH OF TEE CHIEP- SIGNAL OPYIORR

Washington, Jan I, 1890 g. IL. (
FOR New England, clear and cold weath CT will
continue during the rest OF Friday, with north
west or southwest winds and decidedly high
barometer. For the middle states, partly cloudy
and continued cold weather with easterly or
eoGtherly winds and slowly falling barometer.
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CHARLES HEIDsIECK,
Slllery or Extra Dry Champagne,
Excelled by none.
!, l4,eoS: For sale by HALL & HUME.

ASK YOUR GROCER or wine merchant for
Charles Heidsieck's sillery or extra dry Cham
payne.
Excelled by none. sttb Q.
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bEh0NB, OITROE AND { RRFCH PRIMES
IL POUNDS FOB 81
sTABLEks BaRTLETT PEARS SWEET
COhb, GREEN PEAs AND APPLE
sAUNE, tCANBEDD
EDAM CHEESE, BEsT GOODS At sI2s
P1HEAPPLk CHEESE, BEST GOODS an sI7a
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CoRNs, &o.-"The wise fer health on daily
walks depend" and thousands patronize Dr.
Whites establishment, $50 18th street. opposite
U. s. Treasury, to avoid painful Corns, Bun.
ions, Inverted Nails, etc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-01

THOUSANDS have been changed by the use of
the PERUVIAN Syrup "a prOtoxide of irony from
weak, sickly, suffering creatures, to strong,
healthy ana happy men and women, and in
Sslds cannot reasonably hesitate te give il a
Iisi. For Dyspepsia and Debility 1t is spe-
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TIE CARE OF WAsHIEGTON's HOMB-The
Mount Vernon association report that during
the past wear the cOlOBnsdes of Washington's
house have been completed st cost OF 500 6i,
and that other IenOVatiOns will be made as
soon a. cuff Gent money = received. The sum
of eco has been subscribed for repairing the
pOrtiCO facing the library; the estimated ex-
PerSe being $500 Various gifts have been re-
ceived for the OrnamentatiOn OF the house,
The sidebOsrd was repaired st the expense OF
the late Mrs Robert Il. Lee; a small marble
bust OF Washington Was given by Washington
lady and 8 New York firm gave an antique
shaped sofa and four chairs 20 match. The
members OF the association desire 10 place mir
rOrs, maEtel ornaments and centre tables
in the banquet hall. Daring the past year
residents OF the state Of New York contributed
for rerOvatiOrs and furniture, the sum of
49, 20, and residents of New jersey, $50
Members CT the Masonic fraternity IN New
.Jersty contributed S526 for the endowment
fund.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-01

FIRE ALARMS IN 1Si.-The whole number OF
alarms Of IRE turned in during the year ending
December 3lst, 1874, was 49, being the largest
number turned ia since the organization OF the
from each Of boxes 2, 5,S u, 16, a. %, a. 81,
81, G., y. IS s., o., % Two alarms each from
boxes 3 IS, Il, 1s, 10, %, 81, 81 49, A. 49, S. O.
:, q. g. %, 50, 80, AZ, Is, o5, 68, 3d. IS To- o.
-Four alarms each from boxes %, "a, Al, IS 30
81. Five alarms each from boxes 80, a. 81
Box21 turned in six alarms, and box II is cred
tied with alarms. Boxes 6, y, 13, II, 81, Al IA
81 sc, g., 3D. "a, IS, and 81, were not opened for
the purpose OF turning in an alarm during the
year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-01

EMMA ALBANI, who sings in the grand con-
cert Of tue StrakOsch Opera Troupe at Lincoln
Hail on Monday night lie an operate star OF the
nrst magnitude. Her voice is a rich soprano
commanding a compass of two Octaves, extend
ing to fiat in alto, and a musical critic says:
"lts quality ls exquisite, and to its pure melOdi
Gus charm is added power for the effective eH-
ecutOn OF the most brilliant and fOrid bIavurs
passages. To the listener it becomes at ones
evident that her natural gifts have been highly
cultivated by tuition and improved by the sing
er's intelligence. The accuracy OF her intons.
ton is wonderful, and of perfect quality
throughout her entire register. Her notes have
3 hute-hke incubation, and her vOcaliza Is
such that she oveTcOmes with ease wh at to other
ARTISTS form lhsurmountable Obstacles.1
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TO BIB CURED Of Rupture wesr the Elastic
Truss, 235 Pennsylvania avenue northwest. SO
TRYrns ELASTIC Truss, 235 Pennsylvsnia
avenue. 2,E
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GENUINE GOSHEN BITTER.
ONE Ton CHOICE. IN BALF F!RKIss RK
OElF I'D DkCkMbKP IL, 1874