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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-09-25
BY n. 81. Lee, Aue'ioneer,
u. 81 No. IL EleHensh street.

A UCTIONsS SALE OFF FRAMED
"A DWFLLISG-H0USEl AND ] OF ON TIE
North SIDE OF JACKSON STREET BE-
TWEEN First AND SECOND STREETS-BS
on the premises. on MONDAY. eth Sepiamber, ~
AZ O'clock. the property aa.ye-te crlpe6. The LOr
fronts 40 feet running back th. usual depth The
HOUSE contains 1--we rooms. THIS Is a beaut'ui
lot and fronting as does. On the proposed jackson
Park, should make IL desirable,
TEnMs: LIBERAL, and made known at the time OF
sale tSe 2El sa &. so N, d. LEE.
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SALE OF THE PER

NOTlCE.-THE SALE UF FdE PEN
IN SONAL PROPERTY Of the late Captain
Pasehal Buford will take place at The late residence
OF the teef6ent, iu Bedford county, on pEUiEs-
DAY the 9th day OF Ocsober. 1875. Amonss.
much other valuable properly 10 be sold Is the
thoroughbred Stallion I Red kob'n,n some u .
Work. Horses, Mich. Cows she y. and Carrie.
Pedigree of :" Red Robin y viii be furnisned on APP
plicstion. FINLAND D. BUf0fD, Adm,nstra.
tor. Liberty, Va SO ab.SWs
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" IsT OF LETTERS REMAINING IN
THE RICHMOND PoST-oFF1CE SEPTFM-
Der 90. 1875. ,,,, ,,s, will n,e,se
- q a1ertiseds IL not called for In four weeHs
shsv viii be sent to the Dead-Letter office, In ash
fDgfOu. ,,,
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r Isr OF ADVERTISED LETTERS RE.

r IST OF ADVERTISED LETTERS RE-
~ NAMING IN THE MANCHESTER POST
OFFICE SEPTEMBER 20, 1875. Persons calling
for letters In this list will please say Advertised II
NOT called for In one month they will he sent TO the
D,ad-I.ettcr Office, In Washington, ID. e.
LADIES' LIST.
Anderson, o. johnson, j.. Moore, NJ I.
Adams. y. &. jefferson, h. Nuhnaiif. ;.
Bland, L. Jacks IN, NJ. A. kanuoipl' i. a.
FroImugh +. Jones, A.. Smith, NJ
Cotton. j. Leonard, NJ. +. Iayior, VI.
Henderson, M.f2)McC rome, A. Walker, w.
Jones, +. Moon, D.
GENTLEMEN'S LIST.
Amos. {. III. McCrarey, F.N. MODES, i.
Amos, e. Gary, a. Manson. ID
Doycn j. T. Goode, q. Morris, q, W.
Grow, T.W., W. Gcddings, II. Z. AuniN, W. J..
~ lodge No.l4 Graves }. NJ. Roberts, j. IL.
iXon, r. Harrison, n. f. KlHzi, a;
Drake, G. 7. Harrison, \. Sml,h, -.
InIs s. B IIul,t j. Z. shelly, J.W.and
II, rruson, W. 6. Iialsttad ). D.. Il.
Fiou nov J l.. Jones, A. Wahiron. j. T..
C;ill =. ii. Kidd, W. II. Walker. W. IL.
Clubs, A. Ltcacy, R.,li.i uOdrldSe, NJ.
Goode. W. OF chap No. . ID.
Grinner, l.. - - ,,. , =,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-09-25
By Grubbs & Williams,
Real Estate Agents and Auctioneers,
Eleventh street between Main and Bank.

Y PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY,, On TIE
JAMES RIVER, NEAR (OR ATT JORDAN'S
POINT. FOR SALE AT AUCilOH:I7M1,:ee; , VIII sell
the CITY of Richmond, on MONDAY the 4ih Of Oc-
ober next, at 2 O'Clock NJ. the very valuable lit
tie FARM located as above, the former residence OF
DR. Theoderick Bland, containing TWO HUN
DRED AND Fifty ACRE-. one mile from the
wharf at JOrdan's Point, 2h miles below City
Point, opposite Westover the fiue estate OF A. ii.
Drewry, Esq: IT'S acres cleared and In high
state of cultivation, and rs acres In timbcrorgnal
growth. The improvements are FRAME DWELL
ING with six rooms, needing some rtpa lrs, and
three double servants houses In good order: or
chard, &c. The place Is well wat red, and remark
ably healthy, and fine situation for physician,
there being none nearer than eight miles, and he
very old man.
TERMS: Liberal, and made known at time of sale.
GRUBBS & WILLIAMS,
huciiOnecrS.
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OFFICE BELLoNA COKE COMPANY, !

HAVING RESUMED OPERATIONS
IL at our mes We are now prepared TO furnish
10 the trad. Tins very superior SOFI COX r., or
CARBONATE. In unlimited supplies. trial of II
will convince all that Ii is the best, most durable
aud &C Jnomic Il fuel ever offered In this markef.
i. II. ARCHER,
"a oO.0w General Agent.
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TRUsTEE,s SALE or ONE HUNDRED
sEn FIFTY VALUABLE LOTS. IN TOWN
OF JFNSiNGSVILLE, ON RICHMOND, FRED
ERiCkSBURG- AND PUI0MAC RA y S1hp;
RI HENRICO COUNTY ZIG IT NILS th os
tain deed of trust executed to me as tustee daied
1873 dsly rss9rde e IN aenr1e
said tr,,s being SO required bv beneficiary on SAT
URDAY. September 20, 1875 at O'CLOCK r M, d.,
al office Of Robert b. Lyme Aucloneer. lSIZ niain
street The property us above described consisting
Of ONE HUN DkED AND FIFTY LOTS In Jen-
ningsyille.
TERMS: Cash as to expenses of sale ana 10 pay
off the money the rein secured of 800 win lner-
est from September 4, 1874; residu. un3n tsrms
co ~ TruS' &c.
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-n,,,..,.,r saas--ru..re .n,.-.
BY Grubbs & Williams,
Real Estate Agents and Auctoneers.
I1ovpnih strf Of between Main ana BANK.


BY Grubbs & Williams,
Real Estate gents and Auctfoneers.
Eleventh street between Main ana BANK.
Uneven VERY HANDSOME BUILD
ING LOTS IN THE PLAN OF "B,iENA
VI.TAm SIDNEY, rPPOeITE TO I" AELtS5-
rnN. $ The RESIDENCE OF MR.. ZHttLLF'
AT arCTlON.-On FRIDAY, October lsi, At o
O'clock p, b., we will SELL upon The pIemEeS, me
nronsry situated as above. u lies teauti uiiy i'
one OF Inc most elevftd situations arounn me c,i!,
and being on one Of the PRINCIPAL drives 10 .me
NV rpseryoIr offer, many ATTRACTIONS 10 those
wanting handsome sites for dwellir Is III an lmpro'-
These LUTs front about 80 feet each. but VIII ee
sold In any desired sizes. 80 .t,oyo an
Ais, several fine LOTS In rear oil ING ao'se' on
ia TyrRM is' : At sale. GRUBBs WILLIAMS, 2
Sc 25 AHS-lons--e.
BY j. L. Apper-ol. t
Real Estate Agent and Auctioneer'
. No. 1016 Main street.
T7ouR DESIRABLE WE5T-END LOTS
tO2 SALE AT AUCiION. VIII be Sol9 On
Friday DC ober l, 1875. at O'Clock :. ". =
LOT as ty so feet TO foot alley on LnG nortn
side of Harvie Tor Beverley street be"een ieihpie
and " ashingtoD Streets. 10Th o,,a NJ
Two LOIS, 60 by Al let o. he norrn sius so ",
The same street between Isitchle anu N''1''o'
ALOT, 80 by $50 feet. on The north site OF VIII ~,
ams 81 reel between carter and Rltchle sircels-a'
oeEo t1 tne ~ esIe ]. L. APPERSOS,
se25 Real Estate Auctioneer and gent
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H. T. ANDERSON. c. c. JOHNSON
A NDEHsoN & JOHNSON, dealers in
N WOOD AND COAL,
BASIN BANK, BETWEEN EIGHTH AND NINTH
STREETS. RICHMOND. VA.
CLOVER HILL COAL. all grades; v EST WIZ
GINA COATS: ANTHRACITE COAL, all sizes,
sod by weight: SOFT COKE, hall AMI lump.
OAK aud PINE WOOD, long, sawed, and split.
Ill
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BY J. r. Hcckaeay, Auc:ioneer.
1928 Main street.

ByJ R. Hcckaeay, huc:ioneer'
1928 Main street.
A UCTION SALE OF FRUITS: v 9 20 70
~ ThpCHS SC-TO-DAY Mt 6 A. NJ. and IL
NJ. viii offer a, my stole, 1928 Main street, o,r
600 boxes choice WHITE, ana ,,n rsLho"-
m barraIs choice NORTHERN APPLES, fl
80 barrels choice RED ONIONS,
IS barrels white PICKING ONIONS Ions rops
SO dozen bkUoMS, &C cv,e,v
an. 1928 Main street.
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A MOTHER CARGO SUPERB AN
n THRAClTE COAL, making my supply large
AID conple,e which, With ne best KINGS S,, OF
LUMP COKE aud my unrivalied WOOD for
cooking ard Ending. is offered very low At Ninth
and Csry streets and Basin tank.
So lG j. y. WATKINS.
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BUSINESS WANTS.

ANTED, TO SELL TOP AND
w OPEN-BUGG1ES, Jr l.SEY WAGONS,
GROGERS'- and MILK. AGONS: both new and
secondhand, at very low prices. Also. LADIES'
PHAETON, but little used A call solicit d.
W. C.SMi I'll. 30S Firth street,
Sc 25.lm between Bro al and Marshall.
WANTED, THOSE WHO DESIRE A
w GOOD SUIT OF CLOTHES made to order
al reasonable prices to examine my order-boos and
take the names Gin it FIR reference. GIVE ME
TRIAL. IT Is ALL ASK.
EsSON THE TAILOR.
No. IL. two doors below the 81. James Hotel.
sc 25-2l*
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rANNELTON SEMT-CANNEL COAL
clhe peerless coal for open CRATES kindes quicker
gives III heat and burns longer than any coal on
the market. Anthracite Coal all sizes. best quality;
Cumberland Coal, for steam: Quinnimont Coal, for
steam James River and Bel'oua Soft Coke.
:. j. LA1HROP.
Seventeenth "A awbri(pe,
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PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE 90, 3D. 3ru
5rH, 9TH, and 9TH SECTIONS AND ADDIrIoy,H
SECTIONS TO THE 9TH ARTICLE CoSCERyISG
TIE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT OF THE cox.
STITCTIOy OF THIS COMMONWEALTH FOR Ptll-
Lining SAID AMENDMENTS, AND CERTIFYING
THE SAME TO THE NEXT GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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GOD AND CDAE.

1 NTHRAClTE COAL For sale at verv
IN low figures 400 tons superior quality Red ASH
~ aud Stove Coal: also, West Virginia Splnt
Coal Of all kinds; Midlothian aud Glover Hill Lump
Coal: Cumberland and NuttalDutg Coal, for steam
Inn n and Hall Coke; Oak and Pine Wood.
WRIT ROB RTS.
seq corner Seventeenth and Cary streets.
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w Est VIRGINIA SPLINT COAL A
w SPECIALITY. Best fuel Of all kinds always
on hard ii rates cheap IS the cheapest for cash,
or 10 prcmp!.paying customers. All are invited,
bus especially my old friends. to leave the IL orders
Tor their winter supply. orders through the post
Office promptly aIteuGed 10. L. X. RElNS,
Agent for The mines.
Office AVID yard, Marshall between sixteenth and
Sc 9-lm Seventeenth streets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-09-29

ALUM BAsKETs.-The framework OF alum
baskets Is usually made OF thin wire woven
IN and out, AMI wound over I'm every part 10
produce rough surface. Dissolve the alum
IN rather more than twice the quantity OF
wafer that will cover the basket handle in
cluded. Put I'm as much alum as the water
viii dissolve, and when 10 Will take no more
hitter II through piece Of brown paper into
a saucepan. II you wish the basket To be col
ored, The dye must be added before the pro-
ce5s OF nltering. To produce crimson, use an
INFUSION OF cochineal and madder. for bright
yellow, boil gamboge, muriate OF iron, or
turineric In the solution. Blue crystals NAV
DE obialncd by preparing sulphate of copper
commonly called blue Vitriol. IN the same
manner That alum Is prepared. For pala
blue. equal portions of blue vitriol and alum:
and FOR green, add 20 these last ingredients a
lew drops Of muriate OF iron. The solution
helng Uttered boil IL gently until IL is reduced
L" hall the quantity; put 10 I'm a vessel large
enough To admit OF the basket: suspend the
latter from stick LAID acr - the top, 80
mat both basket and handle are entirely i'm
nersed. IL must then be put in a cool place
where there viii not be the slighteSf motion
10 disturb the formation Of the crystals IL
j. well 10 bear In mind that the colOrei has
kets should be kept quite out OF the reach OF
children as they look very tempting, but are
decidedly pOiSOnOns
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-09-29
EVENING STAR.
WEDNESDAY. .sepsember 20. ISIS.
MiChANll1laA

The rrsssi hazel. on the bOush are hanging rip, All
Tie burnish d ehestnuts from their shpck. -.
thlcky shovering ds.n;
ssmhols cav - ~ 'sN''' ~
Anid The acorn laden Oaks throughout the sutu m
From f1rze e fare the spider ~esves her slender
The rain reI ewed meadow turf with mushroom.
White IL preAd.
The partridge from the stubbIs vhrs the pheasant
sultan crow
Rigs shriIly he proudly struts along the eoppce
row.
And scarlet The sersDium beds glow on the smooth
The dahiiss Slsttn with the dews q eve Ani early
The ivy round the old gray churrh cfvn. .h.r,.- O.,
hand ~
Of gaiherinE swallows taking flight toward 9 sun.
nier isud.
The following touch Of autumn tide & on each bu IA
Amid The last sweet summer blooms regretful hum.
For hi- plenteous nectar easts shall be for thgs
year Der.
And be ahEusl Ia the flowers shall yenture forth
10 more.
Upon the path thu autumn leaves are falliES thick
aId sere,
Decay .righ, tiuts on all around proclaim the
waning ear,
Soon Mittes touch shall freeze the mere. make
- bare aud black the wood
Thus pas turn the seasons flur aud each in -
sOu gc,d
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DIED..

CALLAHAN. On the 18th instant, PArRrcK
CALLAHAN, aged llS years and months, q native Of
county Kern, Ireland, and q resident Of this city
80 years.
Relstives and frienos Of .he family are respect-
fully requested TO attend his funeral, from No
18th street s. W, Friday, at ~ o clock D. On. Il
kRAFFT. at the residence OF her son, J. W
hrant, on "Wednesday morning, September 2sth. OF
PARALYSIS, MARY O.. hRAFFr, cOnsOrt Of the late
John NJ. Kraft, aged G yesrs.
The funeral services will be held on Friday, Octo
Der LIST, at II O'Clock m, in the English Lutheran
church, corner llth and II streets northwest. The
friends and acQusintsnces Of the family are respect
fully invited 20 attend.
LAKE On Thursday, September -, Mrs.. MARY
LAKE, beloved wife Of Xii Lake, IN ssth year Of
her sge.
The friends Of the family are invited 20 attend her
funeral, on Thursday, September 80 ~ O'Clock p.
m, from her late residence, AL Pierce place.
New York papers please oopyI
MURPHY. September Is, Of congestion Of the
brain, THOMAS MURPHY o native OF Tfppersry,
Ireland, aged . years.
The funeral viii take place from hi. late residenoe,
6o7 G. street northwest, on THURSDAY, seytember
80, 1t o. lock D IN friends and so9uAintAnoes
respectfully invited % attend.
WUHpER. AT the residence Of her son, George
o. wunder, in Alexandria county, Va, September
Is, az Ilh o'clock O.. ~. Mrs. ANN A. WusDER, con
sort Of the late Br. II 3. Wunder, aged IL
The funeral services viii be held on THURSDAY ct
O'Clock, in the Lutheran church, corner OF lifh
and streets northwest. The friends are respect
fully invited.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-09-29

MI. Henry {. Bowen deliyer,-f a h-fe,
rs,t.e'L snd suggestive address a. tie
Ia 80, - ~ Opnnecticut, The other
''Th, time Is coming, ana t. ? & far al -
.an.' Win ,i. NC p &c n A. tese New Bag
sysiems, 'cSliy snd jOyfuliy 10 work IN mas,
ing public Improvements Hose places
which move the soonest viii reap TN earliest
and greatest fCnown. Tor they will gain I'm
population the reSnel, the most enterpriSine
and wealthy, and make permanently secure
thelr prosperity. Neal estate viii Increase
IN value, taxes viii decrease because % the
increases vslue ~ property and % pOpula-
tlon. and svery BODY viii b. MAZE happier
ana better - the change. II is time e. think
o. ,hs improvement OF Jour public streets
an hlghwai 10 IL time Ia think 81 side
Walks and shssle- trees along all your high
Ways. OF pubdc parks ard fountains or
o.thln houses and ooat-houSeS. % dow
ing. OF doing eTerything in vour nov,s,
10 make all these Aesuuful hius and xalle.-s
bud and blossom a. the rose, and b. mora
ara more your pride and JOY. In this cool
work you must be united, harmonious al
pefSevering, and the blessed yearly invesf-
ment ~ time and money YOU viii make win
pay yS0 dividend every day the year
around and all yolr life long and ChnuSands
snail share IN your investment when YOU are
aead add forgotten. Let every man, woman
and child do something In this fnatter ana
90 ~ promptly You can at least plant an
elm oT rose hush every year. aud you will
moi have lived entirely in vain. A single
A.aN AAiRAt NalNltf lllls mead. i hone tho ffmR
Wii speedily come when ~ shall Toe called "A
punishable offence for any man 20 make the
luhllc highway a dcpOSl tory Tor all his Ola
broken carts, and stone heaps. and ola ruiz
hsh nom his garrett and bsriI, from cellar
and dopr-Nard. Such action is harmful
demoIallziug, and public nuisance, aud
u should b. rigidiy forbidden and prevented.
You have The power thus II do. aud hone
you VIII have the disposition % enforce IL
i j. Tor fhe public EOpd that TINS should Ia
cone, and That is reason enough. AMI here
SitSr, n a man wants a nuisance. let him
have IL I'm his own door yart. where he can
see II ponder over ~, and smell No every day.
al by himself Those towns aud Villages
Will most prosper which fastest muitiply
their local attractions. You will an of
course. vote fot schools. churches and work
shops, and this rs right, but YOU must march
onward beyond these points as fast as Won
can win proper regard 20 other duties.
LOOK ont Tor public Institutions, and endow
them. LOOK ont for your streets and nfch-
ways, and improve them. Make Your town
your village aud your home more aud more
beautliul every year Your heart will o..
made better, and your souls Will be richer
Tor so doing. Pardon this friendly criticism.
and accept my best wishes Tor your con.
tinued prosperity"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-09-29

JULES JANIN AND HIS DEBroR-Tules
Janln had keen eye TO his own interest as
the following story will show: When quite a
young man certain neighbor OF his owed
him fifty francs. One day when he went 10
as k for IL he found his debtor in great trouble
81 can not pay you" groaned the man. 81
have no money; am ruined; i'm a few hours
my landlord will diStran for his rent aud
carry away all / possess In the world :"
jules face fell, for his finances were very low
just then. Suddenly an idea struck him
You have dozen or two OF excellent wine
IN your cellar, you told me the other day. let
me have that. and viii give you an acquit-
tarce for the fifty francs Impossible: the
porter will not let IL pass out" Il will take
my chance of that IL you will agree TO nv
proposition" The debtor did agree and the
receipt was signed. An hour afterwari a
an in workman'S dress, with his hat
slouched over his eyes, appeared at the door
with two wine baskets filled with bottles. II
have come 10 change some wine that was
sent IN TO Monsieur - mentioning the
debtors name), the other dag, by mistake:'
he says in gruH voice. The porter, innO-
cent and unsUspecting, shows the way TO the
cellar; the man deposits the bottles ne mas
brought, takes away those he finds there and
goes on his way rejoicing. The man was
jules Janin, and the bottles he left behind
We're filled with very excellent-water!-
Ief3Ille TUr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-09-29

@A shop-keeper in England calls himself
"boXing glove maker TO Her Majesty" n IS
only lew years since an old Edinburgh
sign was taken down, "Breeches- maker 10
Her Majesty"
~ Many woman who is too feeble 90
peel dozen potatoes for dinner will walk
iour miles past a rivals house TO display a
new dress, and prance back home like a
lhree-year old nlly.-Chic0gO Journal
~ There is y fat child IN Milford, Conn,
eight months old, weighing nifty pounds
Barnum has offered a large sum To induce It's
mother To take the child on exhibition, bur
she refuses. Many persons visit, paying a
small fee.
n The mysterious stoppage OF n train On
the Savannah and Charleston railroad, with
out an order from the proper quarter, was
found TO proceed from a monkey In the
baggage car getting loose and swinging on
the bell rope.
r-J. B. Smith, Boston's well-known col
ored caterer, presented a check at the bank
The other day, and the teller asked him Al he
lad anybody TO identity him. Mr. Smith,
astonished. said: young man, don't you
know me?' The teller confessed he did not.
"Then," said Mr.. Smith, ''it is evident that
you have not moved in the first circles OF So
ciety.r
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-09-29

THE EEMTNINE SALVATION THE I,oufS-
Vile Courier Journal says. What the aver
age mau las 10 endure In the way OF sense
less ard udiScriminate iutrCiucff0nS thai
are oi no benefit To either himSelfor the other
man Is dreadful enough. but 10 is nothing Il
what the poor. prosecuted women have Il
put up with nom one another. When man
meets man. n there IL a thiri man along an
Introduction follows When woman meets
woman, and the two happen 10 know each
olher, ihcre is OScul3tiOu. and this Oscillation
i generally about a thousand times worse
IMAM The most necessary and uncallei fpr in
iroduCuOn. II the two women happen u
hate each other the smack Is louder and The
accompanying hypocrisy much more demon
StratlNe Than when the opposite feeling pre-
dominates. Each is Disguised, aud each de-
SpiseS the other just little more, il that is
possible. Sometimes women meet WHO are
really moved by reciprocal affection, but
even Then there is tribe OF Hypocrisy in the
Eiss that follows. and they undoubtedly feel
mat II might just as well he omitted in the
future, If 4 few independent feminine spirits
would only sllike ont and begin the reform
mere is DO reason 10 suppose that the kisses
ol women Tor women are any more agreeable
IMAM the kisses OF men for men: vet where is
Inc American who would hesitate between "A
bloody homicide and a kiss from one of his
own sex? The honest woman who one day
completely lost control of her temper aud
bIurted out: Mrs. Smacker, / had as lief
you would spit IN my face as 10 kiss me
mere now! was only giving vent TO an in
dlgnation built mp by years Of persecution.
and many OF her sisters secretly approved of
the explosion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-09-29

The SILK HARVEST OF THE WORLD
According TO report just published by the
syndicate of the Lyons union of silk mpr-
chants the silk crop OF Europe last year was,
IN round numbers, 1850 OO0 pounds OF raw
SIX while there were exported from Asia
and half million pounds OF raw silk avail
abie Tor European consumption. The coun-
ules included i'm the report are Italy. France
with her dependencies, Corsica and Alge-
ria, Spain, Greece, the Turkish empire,
Georgia, Persia, India, Japan and China
The first and the last together supply four
hiths or the silk used in Europe. China ex-
POI ted, chiefly from Shanghai. upwards of
100000 pounds. The crop OF Italy amounted
TO 100000 pounds. France supplied Gao .OG1
pounds; Spain, about 80 900 pounds: Greece,
less than 10000 pounds; the Turkish empire
lle0.00O pounds; Georgia and Persia together.
$4,000 pounds; India from Calcutta). gS5 900
pounds; Japan, something over 100000
pOundS.-Ncic1llifc American.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-09-29

AN ELEPHANT SToRY.-Ten my grand
children that an elephant here had q disease
in his eyes. For three days he had been
completely blind. His owner, an engineer
officer, asked my dear DR.. Webb If he could
do anything 10 relieve the poor animal. The
doctor said he would try the nitrate of silver,
which was remedy commonly applied to
similar diseases in the human eye. The large
animal was ordered TO lie down, and at first
on The application OF the remedy, raised a
most extraordinary roar at the acute pain
which ii occasioned. The effect, however,
was wonderful the eye was in a manner
restored, and the animal could partially see.
The next day, when he was brought and
b card the doctors voice, he lay down of HIM
self, placed his enormous head on one side,
curled up his trunk, drew in his breath lust
Ike man about TO endure an operation,
gave sigh of relief when il was over aud
then, by trunk and gesture, evidently wished
10 express his gratitude.-LetteT from Bishop
UUSOn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-09-29

A BOSTON FAMILY has a remarkably in
telligent parrot, which repeats nearly every
lhing III hears, and which some bad boys
nave taught To swear awfully. IL finally
uld little talking, except OF a prOfane char
acter and, 10 cure It's propensity, was re-
near the stove 10 dry. During a recent
storm some chickens, which had become
very wet and chilled, were brought IN the
mouse and put by the stove TO revive them.
II so happened that the parrot had Just been
ducked himself, and, alter Surveying the
chickens for some time, he cried cut in ora
GUAR tones: Little d--n fools been swear
inc