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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-21
CITY ITEMS,

ADAMsON'S
Billiard Room for sale and House for rent.
the best location In the city for any kind of
business. Inquire on the premises, 3O5 9th
street. 10,lS,3
Corns. &c Easy Feet
Delng requisite TO health and comfort, thou
sands OF the intelligent public patronize Dr.
Whlte's we'll known establishment, SIS 18th
street, opposite the Treasury, for relief from
Corns, Bunions, Inverted Nails, Chilblains,
Vascular EXcrescences, etc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-21

MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued To
William III. Weaver and Kate Frame Peter
tIsbur and Francis Carter, James ,hinsOn
and Mary Honesty, BARLEY Thompson and
Amelia Fields, Geo. Washington aud Catbe-
rine Washington, Charles Fentou Terrell
and LettIe SkiDmon. Joseph A. Blundon and
Fannie Il. Waters, James King and Annie
Jones, Isadore Haag and Katharine Thoma
Lewis Jackson and Jennie White John T.
Maynard and Gertrude y. Scott, Henry Har-
per ard Helen Mankins.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-21

CONSIGNMENT OF CARPErs-As Messrs.
Wolford Shilberg, of Al tn street south
west, are not keeping q full line OF carpets
this season, they nave had consigned TO them
ny the largest importer In New York, a lot OF
the newest and choicest
designs OF English body and tapestry Brus-
sells Carpets, by which samples Messrs. w q
=. propose TO sell at much lower price than
any retailer can afford. The styles of these
samples are the most exquisite ever exhibit
ed In this market
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-21

KRODHEAD & CO.,
$50 PESNSY WANNA AyENUk
BETWEEN sTH AND 10TH srEEErs,
Have Just received q complete stock Of the late
NOVELTIES In DRY GOODS,
nom = cents 70 81 Is per yard, embracing Plain
aud Pleid CAMELS HAIR, French DRAGON AIS,
FIJI SEBGES, ChiniIl CLOTH, Snow feck al
CAMELS HAIR, striped DEBESES, &C, &c !,
many OF which shnot be found elsew here Ia this
market, having been taken from the custom house
within the past week.
BLACK SILKS, from 81 10 10 81 50 per ward. fin
GLIDING the celebrated make Of Bonnet, Guinet, Bel
lew. and Coto ard DeCofe.l
BLACK CAsHMEBES Of French manufacture,
unsurIsseed in color, quality and durability from
BLACK ALPACAsa and MoHAIRs, from sc. nm.
pkAP DEE TIE, 81 Is and Up.
MOOLLEN BLANKETS, (bed and crib from
whiie and Red FLANNELs, rwiIled and Plain,
from Do cents TO 81 Is per yard.
sHAWGs, from 81 to 81.
BALM0RAL SKlRrS, 81 and up.
THREE, button Paris x lbs, 81 s.. 10 all colors.
10"Bn Iron frame HOSE, best quality, % box.
Wamsutta ~ Bleached COTTON, Is cents yard
These goods have been sels< ted <ith great care
and purchased for cash, and should receive the 81.
ten lion Of all close buyers
BRODHEAD q co.,
octl-tr 939 Penna. ave-, bet. 9th and 10Th SITS
RLACK ALPACAs, MoHAIRs AND CASH.
- MEkEs; extra hre goods, at 50 cents q yard, OF
the cheapest store In the city. C0NNOLLYS,
nSn04 Er. De- NJ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-21

NATIONAL THEATER--'.Si Slocum- va
sgain well rendered at this theater last even
Ing The play is interesting. and the remark
able exhibition Of Mr.. Frayne's rifie-shoot
Ing is always loudly applauded.
Next Monday evening Mrc. ID. p. Bower
vii commence an engagement At the Ma
uonal, when she will appear IN the role OF
..doy Ato0ey, in Lady Audley's Secret >
BITS. bowers will be assisted Ey the well.
known actor, Mr.. j. c. McColIum
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-21

The ODD FELLOWS EXCURSION TO Ivrs
BCRG.-The excursion tain with odd fsi
left the Baltimore and Potomac denot ihi,
morning at s O'Clock, and Consisted or Ter
well hlled passenger coaches, coDtaIninc
about en- persons. On arrivipg AT Leesturs
there viii be a PROCESSION, pubiic meeting en-
The fair ground, aud dinner, and the exeaT
sionists will return this evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-21

DOMESTIC CNHAPPI N1ss AND A DIVORCE
IT-Yesterday an order was made by
Judge DIN, in the Equity Court, dismissinx
the DILL in the case OF Sarah f.. Miles against
John f.. Miles, application for divorce. The
bill was filed in April last by Webb and
were married in May. 1862. and lived to-
gether until March 18th last, charges him
with having treated her with great cruelty,
and on the latter date she was forced TO leave
home. The defendant denied the charges,
and Mr.. CruikSfank took the testimony.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-21

THE NATIONAL ORDER OF CRALDEANS
Grand Lodge, with the following officers
Henry Newman, G.. L.; w. HI. Butter, G.. ID I;
VIM. Lee, g. c.; Buckner Roberts, G. T.;
NJ; Arthur Lomax o. s. g.; James Long, i
y G.; NJ. j. Henson, G. X. s. After the cleo
ton the officers were installed, and, on mo-
uon OF the Grand Leader, the Lodge was
named y. ii. Carson, No. 3, of Alexandria.
va. This Is the third Grand Lodge that has
been organized of this order. The Grand En-
campment and all Past Grand Leaders are
November.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-11-06
Spring Gram ON Sod.

THE usual and generally the best prac-
tice is to precede spring grain with hoed
crop of corn or oats in sod with manure
plowed under. If well cultivated through
the season this leaves the ground free from
weed seeds, the sod thoroughly rotted and
the manure and decaying sod Intimately
mixed with the soil. But this plan is not
always practicable. Sometimes farmers
have fields which need breaking up and
reseeding but cannot find time or labor to
plant so large an area of hoed crops as
this rotation would require. What shall
be done in such cases? To leave this land
in place of failing clover and grasses.
To pillow in the spring and sow barley or
oats on the newly-turned sod will most
probably result in the partial failure of
the crop. Fall blowing, giving the sod a
chance to rot more or less in fall, is the
next best preparation posslble-better in
some respects than hOed crop the pre-
vious year, as there is nothing taken from
the soil. This fall-plowed land needs
only to be cultivated in spring to be pre-
pared for seeding in the best possible con-
dition.
1t will facilitate rotting of the sod if a
bushel and a half per acre of rye is sOwn
on the fall-plowed land and dragged in.
1t will make good late pasture for calves
and a good early pasture for new mich
cows and ewes with lamb. Besides, the
covering which the plants will make will
save the surface of the soil from being
blown away. The young plants in green
leaf do not exhaust the soil much, if any,
and all the advantage from the fall or
spring feed is SO much clear gain from
the slight outlay for seed.-Rural Ner
Yorker.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-11-06
How to Stack the Straw.

The straw-stack has now come to Occu-
py prominent position upon every farm,
entirely unlike the practice of early days,
when the straw was dragged into an open
space and burned, the farmer considering
it an unfortunate occurrence if a passing
shower should intercept him before the
torch was applied. The importance of
the straw as valuable food, for bedding
and for the protection it affords to stock
during winter makes it necessary to know
how to stack it in the best manner.
Where the straw is not very abundant
it is better to build pen few feet in
height as protection to the sides, and
build the stack within it, spreading the
sides out sufficiently to sustain large or
small stack, as is desired. To insure q
thorough shedding of water it is necessary
to keep the middle of the stack full, so
that the straw shall all slope downward
toward the outside.
The settling of straw stacks is so great,
and they take In water SO rapidly, that it
Is seldom they are built high enough to
prevent large percentage of the straw
being spoiled by heavy rains. Dat straw
sheds water better than the straw of most
other grains, and should be put on top OF
the stack, unless something better in the
form of slough grass is used instead.
With the straw-carriers now used upon
threshing- machines the straw is elevated
to the proper height, and is stacked with
much less labor than formerly. The chaff,
the most valuable part for food, is also
carried with it and saved. After it an
swers all the purposes for which it is re-
quired the refuse straw makes large
quantity of excellent manure which may
be applied to the soil to advantage for all
kinds of crops; so that the former prac-
tice of burning the straw is greatly i'm
proved upon by modern practices West
er,s Rural
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-11-06
Salt.Fish Dinners.

Cut the fish in rather small pieces,
wash it thoroughly in warm water, and
leave it in cold water over night. In the
morning remove the skin from the pieces,
wash again, and put them in cold water
over fire, and let it come very gradually
to a boil. Then remove the vessel farther
back on the stove, and let it remain at al
most a boiling point. Actual boiling
hardens the fish. Change the water once
during the process, adding hot water
keep it at the same temperature, letting il
boil only once for few minutes, when
nearly done. While the fish is cooking
pare nicely as many potatoes us necessary
removing carefully every imperfection
from the surface, and put them as fast as
pared and washed into cold water, with a
little salt in it,
Boil in separate utensils small onions,
beets, or parsnips, if in season. Put the
potatoes into boiling water half an hour
before dinner, add little salt to the water
and do not let them remain covered after
they are fairly boiling. While the vegc
tables are cooking remove the fish from
the water, carefully take out every bone,
and with sharp chopping knife mince
the fish to an even tineness throughout
then put it into deep dish, add to il
half cupful of hot water with little but.
ter melted in it, cover closely, and place
in II hot oven until dinner is ready Pre-.
pare drawn butter for sauce, being care
ful not to let the butter boil, rs 1t will he
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-11-06
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

The best oil for making boot and har-
ness leather soft and pliable is castor oil.
DO not allow trees to grow over and
shade your dwelling. They are unhealthy.
|-Prdsrie Farmer.
TO cure ringworm, says an exchange,
paint it with iodine a few times and it
will entirely destroy every vestige of it.
Sponge Cake.-Five eggs, beat to-
gether half an hour, one cup of sugar,
one and one-half cups of flour, one tea
spoonful lemon.
AS soon as a boil becomes hard and
it is said, will not be scattered, but will
be absorbed by it.
Bleeding from an extracted tooth
has been sometimes fatal; it is controlled
by plug made of grated nutmeg
Halls Journal Of Health.
Lamps are liable to explode when
trimming is neglected The wick being
charred low down in the tube the flame
obtains access to the Oil below.
Autumn IS the proper season to pre-
pare gratis, and cuttings of grapes, cur
rants, ounces, gooseberries, poplar and
many other plants, taken off in fall and
buried in the ground all winter, will grow
with facility in the spring. Crafts should
always be taken off In the fall and kept in
moist sand or sawdust till ready to use
Ohio Farmer.
According to the London agricultural
Gazette a very good family soup is made
from one and a half pounds of lean beet,
two pounds of potatoes sliced thin, one
large carrot, one large onion, few sha-
lots, one turnip, one stick of celery, four
quarts of water. Let it simmer four
l. L. ia Al.
taste, salt, pepper, etc. 1t is a great i'm
provement to fry all the vegetables when
cut in small pieces, together with the
meat also cut in pieces conveniently
| small, taking care that there is fat enough
added to prevent the raw vegetables from
burning. A dessert-spoonful of coarse,
brown sugar may be thrown into the pan
while the meat, vegetables, ETC., are fry
ing. After it has smmered four hours
it should be set to cool for the fat to be
taken from the top of the soup before be-
ing served up for use. The meat should
be sent to table in the soup, not strained, as
is usually done.
Having had some experience, says a
correspondent of the Country Gentleman,
in clover raising, will say for the bene-
fit of any who may be interested in the
subject that l believe it produces more
milk than either timothy or fodder,
and at the same time find that land i'm
proves by frequently being seeded to
clover. As to whether plaster is indis-
pensable, have always used it, and with
varied results. The present season had
twenty acres of clover which 1 had in
tended for seed, and to which l applied
about May 20 hundred pounds plaster
per acre. On examining,t the heads this fall
found that very few of them had seed
in fact, do not think the twenty acres
would have produced five bushels, and
| abandoned the idea of cutting it for seed
and put part in for feeding and past
ured the remainder. On an adjoining
farm saw some clover well filled with
seed where no plaster was used.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-11-06
The Hangman's Tree.

In Dry Gulch, just outside of Helena,
Mont, stood, until few days ago, q
big pine tree, with great, sprangling
branches, on which, in the early days of
that Territory, no less than sixteen male
factors dang1ed, at various times, in ex-
piation of their crimes. But last week it
fell before the woodman's AK, and was
converted into ashes to its last friendly
service to mankind. The act of cutting it
down by the owner of the land on which
it stood was denounced as a piece of van
dalism, and considerable indignation was
manifested by the old-timers. The tree
has been dead for some time, and would
ere long have naturally bowed before
some strong headed tempest; but il we
could have had our way it should never
have fallen by human hands. 1t was an
historic landmark. Many of our citizens
still remember the day and circumstances
when Johnny Keene there paid the PEN
atty for the first murder committed in
Helena. Many more remember the last
occasion, when the two wretches who
robbed and thought they had murdered
and killed the poor Dutchman in the val
ley, little way from town, were con-
veyed to the same tree to settle the sem
tence that had been pronounced by the
Grand Jury of all our citizens, with only
one dissenting one. A few, perhaps, may
be able to remember every one OF the many
other executions that have occurred on the
same tree. Perhaps the tree had become
an unwelcome object to those who lived
so near as to be compelled to look upon
it daily. Perhaps there were some
who could not overcome q superstitious
dread at its appearance, and fancjed
they heard the wailings and shrieks of the
doomed victims When the wild winds
mourned through its gnarled and with
cred branches. But to most of our people
it stood as symbol of swift vengeance,
to warn those on the paths of crime that
laws delays and technicalities could not
save a murderer from the doom that his
crimes demanded Poor Daniels, with
an executive pardon in his pocket, found
how weak defense it was to shield him
from the righteous wrath of an outraged
people. The old pine tree stood as ST.
constituted authorities-back of all the
forms and ceremonies ofcourts and juries
-of power not even conscious to itself Of
its existence power born of an emer-
gepcy, when a whole people become
awake in an instant to the presence of a
common enemy, and the instinct of self
protection and self-preservation ferrets out
the foe and dispatches it as venomous
thing. There is something singular in
the coincidence that this hangman's tree
should stand till after the courts of law
have erected gallows and at least one
victim had suffered thereon. The dawn
of the new era had done away with the
necessity of preserving the emblems of
an earlier and ruder administration of jus
tice Should like need for its use return
il will not be hard to supply its place. So,
peace to its ashes.-Heleaa (Nont) Herald
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-11-06
A Cheap Necklace.

Lucy Hooper writes to the PHILADELPHIA
Telegraph from Paris as follows: A yery
curious circumstance recently occurred
here relative to a necklace, or rather a
string of beads. One of the vacant shops
on the Rue de Rivoli was occupied tenn
porari1y by one Of those Arab vendors of
pipes, perfumes, imitation jewelry, shawls,
ETC., wherewith the visitors to Long Branch
and Newport at home have become famil-
lar. A gentleman residing IN the upper
part Of the city stopped at this stall the
other day and purchased string of imita-
ton pearls for which he paid ninety cents
This necklace he gave to his daughter tor
one of her dolls A celebrated jeweler
happened to call one evening while the
child was engaged in amusing herself
with her new toy. How foolish you are
to let child have so valuable an object to
play WITH" remarked the jeweler to the
father. Valuable!" responded the lat
ter. 6 gave four francs and half for it
the other day." The jeweler took the
necklace from the little girl and examined
1t long and infinitely. IL do not care
what you paid for it, he said at length,
!" but this much do know: the pearls are
real, and the necklace is worth 1000
francs ($2 ,0O0), at the very lowest compu-
tation. If you doubt my sincerity / will
prove it by giving you 5000 francs for it
on the spot" The next morning the gen.
tleman hastened with the necklace to the
place where he had purchased it, but the
shop had in the meantime been rented,
and the Arab had disappeared. How a
string of real pearls had got mixed up
with his beads of wax and glass must,
therefore, of course, remain mystery.
Moral-Let us buy largely and contin ususiy
OF imitation jewels, in the hope that they
may turn out real.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-11-06
A Suspicious Character.

A Willimantic Conn paper tells Gu
rious story about q Norwich clergyman
who supplied country pulpit on q recent
Sunday and was obliged on his return
home the next morning to travel by stage
coach about three miles to the railway
station. On the route the driver heard
something rattle in the gentleman's car
of steel striking together. Putting the
gentleman's reserved manner, keen ap-
pearsnce and the ominous sounds from
the carpet bag together the driver con-
cluded that his passenger was q first-class
burglar = perhaps q bank burglar =
and after his arrival at the depot
he hunted up an officer and impaired
his suspicious TO him. The officer went
to the depot and there was the suspected
burglar pacing up and down the platform,
waiting for tine train. The officer thought
him a suspicious-looking character and
his suspicious were confirmed by the te-
nacity with which the gentleman chung to
the carpet bag, for it was never out of his
hand from the time he left the stage until
the train came. In a short time the train
came along and the traveller entered and
took seat. The officer, intent on duty,
saw gentleman on the train with whom
he was acquainted, pointed out the sus-
pected individual, impaired his suspi-
cions and requested his friend to notify
the police in Norwich if the gentleman
stopped there so that they might be on
their guard. When the train arrived at
Norwich the gentleman alighted and
went uptown, Swallowed closely by the
other man until the latter found a police
man, when, pointing out the suspected
party, he inquired Of the officer if he
knew that man. know him? Yes
That's one of our ministers, Rev. Mr.. -,
DastOr of the Church ~
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-11-06
Two sword-Fish stories.

On Saturday afternoon, about the time
the frigate Repulse was getting under way,
Q large fish was seen by the natives Of
Waikiki, rapidly approaching the bay
A. he neared the reef he cleared it with
one leap of fully 200 feet, and SKINNED
over the shallow water inside until he
landed high and dry on the sand beach,
directly in front Of Mr. ]. w. Pfugcr's
seaside cottage. Here he was seized by
. native, who, however, was unable to
hold him, and the huge fish f1oundered
about till he finally got into the water. A
crowd Of natives corraled him, and the
water near shore being too shallow to al
low him TO use his fms to any advantage
they soon killed him with an ak 1t
proved TO be q species of the sword-fish,
measuring eight feet in length, while his
sword measures thirty-six inches. The
latter may be seen in our Office. He APP
pears to have been frightened by the Re-
pulse, and shot like an arrow through the
water and over the reef with such an ex-
taordinary speed that he could not stop
until out Of his native element and high
on the land. Those who witnessed it say
that it was most exciting scene.
These sword fishes are very powerful
We remember Capt Stone telling of an
incident which occurred while he was
running the brig Josephine between this
pOn and Jarvis Island, about 1858. The
brig was an extraordinary sailer, and
while going at her full speed, ten miles
an hour, she was struck directly under
the stern-counfers with such shock as to
jar the whole vessel and to awaken the
Captain out of sound sleep, who sup
posed the brig had struck whale or a
reef. Immediately the pumps were
stsEted, but there was no water in the
hold. On returning to port the brig was
hove out TO find the cause of the shock,
when, near the sternpost, imbedded in the
thick plank, the blade of sword fish
was found, fully twenty inches in length
To have hit the brig under the counter
the fish must have been going in the same
direction as the vessel; and one may i'm
agine the speed with which it moved to
have plunged its sword twenty inches
through the planking. 1t must have been
going at the rate of twenty or twenty-five
miles an hour, and evidently intended to
hit the brig, supposing it to have been a
whale From this one can get a faint
idea of the fights which take place among
the monsters of the deep.-HonOlula Ga
zEkfk.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-11-06

come oily. Boil eggs hard if they are
liked. Some persons prefer the eggs
added to the melted butter, cut in circles
others add them to the fish as they pre-
pare it on their plates. When the pota-
toes are just done mot too soft pour of
the water, take the kettle to an open door
(where the wind is blowing) and mash
with wooden pestle.
Replace the kettle on the fire and do
not cover it. The potatoes will keep hot
and nice for one or two hours, If necessary.
When dinner is served place the dish OF
fish and the hot potatoes on the table the
last things. For dessert after a fish dinner
a deep apple-pie without an undercrsst is
most suitable, or ripe apples, if in season,
are better still.-Westein Rural.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-11-06
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