Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-07-10

fed that he got very drunk ana employed
these men to take him home in q hack. Hs
knew nothing more till he woke up next
morning in the Smithsonian grounds with
out q cent. Nothing more was proved aud
the defendants were dismissed. Michael
Nolan, assault and battery on Mary, his
wife: $40 and costs or twenty days and S1cJ
bonus 10 keep the peace or thirty days in
jail. b. Robinkiller, assault and battery on
Mary, his wife; $50 fine and 600 bonds to
keep the pee ce six months or stard COM
mitted. Boss Ruffin, assault on Hannah
Kinney; SO. George and William Rsardon,
threats against Bartholomew r sardon;
plead guilty, and were r: luire to give
500 bonds . och or sixty days In jail.
American T'mb Or Trees AZ the Cen.
tenptal.
1t is Interesting to note the value most ma
lions seem TO set on their timber. Japan,
Brazil, Spain and others have large colIec-
u ton, i, OF more or less value. And after all
II is not to be wondered at, for perhaps wood
Is more intimately bound up with civiliza-
ton than any thing the world has. Only for
the wood OF which no our ships are built the
day, and even an iron ship could not be
ways.
In many articles We have neglected what
foreigners value, and 1t is one OF the most
valuable OF our Centennial experiences that
naa eyes to many Of
of America. however, the foresight of Com
missioner Watts has provided q collection
of which our country may well feel proud,
even In view OF the magnificent collections
OF foreign lands. Japan has done very we'll,
she not only exhibits her woOds-large pieces
with bark and all on, so as to give the full
specimens. neatly attached to paper and put
over the wood blocks, thus giving, not only
the timber aspect OF the product, but instruc-
He is enabled to take in the whole aspect of
the tree at glance. In the department Of
the United States this is improved on. Not
merely Ordinary ter6arium specimens are
used, but full sized branches, with nuts aud
seeds and cones and these are put into deep
boxes with glass fronts, over each cores
ponding trunk of wood, making the whole
imaginable.
tits pleasant to take for short time the
role OF locker on, and note the various
classes who take the chance to examine the
blocks. Here Is party at the oaks, and it
is evident from their cOnvers alton they are
studying how they may improve themselves
one. "nothing will come of that western idea
OF tanning by the water asthwart. hear
the factory is offered for sale TO some capital
lists for wooden MILL" And YES" replies
the other, "Dothing found yet equals good
bark. The nlinoisians had better make
plantations OF good fast growing oaks and
discussing the merits of the various oaks for
barxs. "LoOk at this" exclaims one. AND
.ointing TO block marked QIercus agriflia
from ron, Saiitornia, that ought to be first
class aIti le," and then we learn that the
value OF oak for tsnning pun poses is calcu-
lated by the thickness OF the inner bark. In
some cases this forms but mere line, in
others 1t will be from quarter of an inch to
q nall lnch In thickness. The tann'c acid
chiefly resides there. We farther lealn AZ
we listen, that the best farmers oak OF CALI
lo.-"a, so lar as known before, was the
qltercus densittTd, but from the knowledge
they hf now gained they fancied there was
better.
or our own tanning oaks they had much
to say. The old black oak was undou btedIy
the best, but others were not far behind, but
there was q variation with latitude. The
vauia, but as the trees grew Iarfher south,
the bark became almost as good as black
oak, and better and better as 1t advanced
south. In like manner the mountain or rock
purpo- es, but 1t improved as 1t Travelled
north, until In higher ATTITUDES 1t became as
COCO as any. The common chesnut-oak how
ever, even in Pennsylvania, was almost as
&C cd as the best biz ck-oak.
1t is just such facts as these about timber
that an exhibition OF this sort is calculated
to bring out, end the little incident which no
Doubt Is repea' ID every week in hundred
forms, shows how valuable such an exhib-
ition m 1st be; and how widespread must be
The trunks show the evident value of the
woods, the ratio of their several growths as
seen In their snnral rings, the proba HE uses
been made OF the various timbers, and then
there Is an accurate botanical guide in the
specimens and names to the proper identid-
cato OF the kinds.
We think Commissioner Watts has cause
10 be proud Of this extremely useful aud
beautiful collectiOn.-[ Gt r8idSnOion telegraph.
GRADUATION DAY AT AN INDIAN ACAD-
EMY.-The closing exercises of Muskogee Iu-
stftute, under the superintendence of Rev. j.
M: Perry man, were held on Thursday, June
22d, beneath large arbor erected in front OF
the school room, which stands within a
beautiful grove. Rev. Mr.. Perryman Is q
full bic ID Creek Indian, educated at Coweta
mission In the Creek nation, then under the
care OF Rev. r. M. Loughridge. He is q reg.
urlar)v ordained minister OF the Presbyte.
Ran church south. The buildings were erec-
led, and the schC ol was begun by him three
years since, with an attendance OF forty girls
each session since that time. The Creek ma.
tonal council appropriated 81 800 for tire
support OF the forty pupils, about $50 each,
10 Ieft and clOthc them q year. The neat.
ness and taste displayed by the young To-
dams 10 their dress was an encouraging fea-
ture. There was no gaudy attire, no dimsy
show, no extravaganza, out neat, well-fi'.
ting calico dresses of various styleI ard pat
TENS. In manner they were ladylike, mod
est and unassuming, answering the oues-
lions with confidence, the result OF a knoWI-
edge OF the subject aud OF their ability to
answer Indian Journal, (Mtaskogee, I,diaa
Territory
A LoHG-Losr SoN RErpRNs-The follow.
Ing romantic incident IL told by the Adrian