Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-09-15
HOW the GyPstcs H0nored Their

NONDAf..... September rs. lS3De
Ho" the Gyrstes Honorcd Their
1 Queen.
g., Here Is a sample OF Gypsy honesty. Early
In This century the Queen OF a tribe. or heir
a dgd Se TO eile soseegnty-I forget which,
her name was Paradise Buckler The tribe
we're then camped on Bell Heath, In Worcester
Shire, and they desired 70 bury her In the
She died. Being an unmarried girl, the de-
ceased was TO De carried by nothing but white
pocket handkerchiefs, and the coffin was TO be
covered with the same. Every GYPSY OF the
tribe also wanted a white pocket-handker-
chlef Tor his own use on the occasion. They
went round and borrowed" these commOdl-
tles, aid the villagers and gentry gave them
up In much the same spirit as the Egyptians
did when the&sraeites "borrowed- OF them,
not liking 70 cur the enmity OF the tribe by
each handket hief was duly restored TO fts
owner, beau fully washed and Dleached.
IN one or Two cases where the borrowed
articles had been slightly injured they were
replaced by others OF the finest Cambria. TO
this day some OF the oldest inhabitants. fell
OF the spectacle OF that funeral OF the Gypsy
child Queen, aid how the Gypsies gathered by
hundreds from the country round TO attend
the ceremony; and, most OF all, how astonisbed
Ihe parishioners were at the honesty OF the
Gypsles on the occasion. Besides the scrupu-
lous return OF the borrowed handkerch!efs
there We're no complaints OF thefts during the
ibroad OF the tribe for the ceremony They
guests and under Obligations for the loans M ade
to them, and returned the conIsiment by a
temporary regard for H0eu'n and tuup. The
Gy psieS erected a handsome square Stone tomb
over tie remains OF their Young Queen aud
they keep II In repair TO this day. notice that
some correspondents In the Standard state that
G3 psies ike to obliterate the name and all
traces OF their dead. They do Lot do so In the
case OF Paradise Buckler. The Inscription on
her tomb IS clear 10 this day, though more than
nan century old. Gypsies, en- plssant, often
: " fha fl.f.or GA a,St to-
churchyard, and have myself often read the
inscription on it.-[London Truth.
DOG LAWN Flansburg against Basin. our
readers viii find good current topic for dog
Gays. TIE substance OF the decision is that 10
all action to recover for dog bite t is not peces-
sary TO prove that the dog had a customary in
clination TO bite, but It is sufficient n he has
evinced it on rare occasions to the owners
knowledge. The appellant was riding home at
night from debate al the sc aoolhouse on horse
back, when the defendant s dogs came out from
the owners house and one OF them bit the ap-
peilant'S horse, which thereupon threw him and
broke his leg. From the opinion we have DIM
Guilty In making out whether IL was the horse
the dog, or the man whose leg was broken but
The report does not show whether the dogs had
been at the ''debate" and there become excited
Tie court say that the rights OF dogs ''are better
protected now than In more barbarous times;;p
that a"dOg wantonly kicked might lawfully bite
10 self-defence." but not when he had had seye.
raj months for his passions to cool: and that "a
dog like men may have idiosyncrasies," as for
example disposition 10 attack horses with or
without riders whereas he might shave re-
trained, from prudential motives, when there
was an ally OF the horse or horses, who could
defend them from the fortified position OF q two
horse wagon, or buggy" The court conclude
''tbat IL is not necessary to show that the keeper
OF the dog has allowed him TO bite q very large
number OF his neighbors or their animals be-
fore he commences TO be liable but that there
is enough TO show that there is. with his knowl-
edge, probability that he may do so."-[AL-
tany LaU Journal
How TO DRY FLowERs.-There are many OF
our brilliant nowers-such as dahlias. pansieS,
plnks, geranums, sweet williams. carnations,
gladiolus-which may be preserved so as to
retain their color for years. White flowers wiil
plant, as hyacinth or cactus. Take deep dishes
or those OF SUFFICIENT depth to allow the flowers
TO be covered an inch deep with sand. Get the
ing purposes, cover the bottom OF the dish with
layer half an inch deep, and then lay In the
flowers their stems downward, holding them
nImly In place while you sprinkle more sand
are filled, and the flowers buried out OF sight.
A broad dish Will accommodate quite q large
number. Allow SUFFICIENT sand between. Set
the dish In dry, warm place, where they VIII
dry gradually, and at the end OF the week pour
on the sand and examine them. IL there Is
any moisture In the sand, it must be dried out
before using again; or fresh sand may be poured
over them, the same as before. Some flowers
will require weeks to dry, while others win
become sufficiently dry to put away In a week
or ten days. BY this simple process fiowers,
ferns, &C., are preserved In their proper shape,
as well as ia their proper color; which Is far
better than TO press them In books. When
little straw baskets, they may be placed In
frames under CLASSIFIED England Farmer.
A TOUCHING SroRY.-Recently Charley Coch-
Iane, WHO was for many years Goldsmith
Maids groom, arrived from California, ami
wishing to see the grand old trotting mare and
her colt, called on Mr.. Smith, her owner, to
obtain his permission TO visit Fashion Stud
farm. I'm New Jersey. Mr.. Smith accompanied
rem arked: 'Charley, the Maid is very jealous
OF her colt is very cross, and Will permit no one
to approach It." Cochrane arranged that Gold
smith Maid should her his voice before she
saw him, and although they had not seen
each other for two years, loud whinny pres
emily assured the visitors that the mare had
showed himself, when a touching scene oc-
CURED. The old queen OF the turf, who for
months would not allow any one to approach
her, making use OF both heels and teeth II Il
was attempted, rushed with q bound to her old
friend, forgetting even her colt, and rubbed
her head upon his shoulder, her nose In his
face, played with his whiskers and showed By
her every action that her heart was fun OF JOY
to see him. Directly the colt came up to them,
and the old mare was delighted when Charley
placed his hand on the little fellow. When
to the gate, whinnytng for him even after he
had passed out of her sight.-GPhila. Press.
MORE THAN MILE MNUTE-There has re-
Gently been controversy among railroad en-
g1neers as to the speed OF trains some contend
Ing that IL was impossible TO 60 at the rate OF q
mile minute. On Tuesday test was made
on the fast train OF the Pennsylvania railroad
between Philadelphia and New York, which
makes no stop for distance OF 50 miles. be.
tween Germantown Junction and jersey City.
Five miles were passed over In exactly min
utes and IS Il seconds AT another point three
miles were made In minutes and SO seconds.
No extra speed was made on this train, which
consisted or four cars containing 1913 paSSen-
gers. The engineers OF the Pennsylvania rail-
road assert that there are a dozen trains day
that make mile minute on every trip.
TIE MINERS COULDN'T STAND IT.-A young
man made his appearance at Deadwood, last
week, In pair or white trowsers. He was
promptly escorted TO the cars, put on board OF
them, and an injunction placed upon him never
to revisit the place. 1--WE can stand billed
shirt, you KNOW" a miner exclaimed, "but
when il comes to wearin' billed drawers we must
make them git up and GIT"
H-So many telegraph wires are now up and