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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-27

Eviction continues TO follow eviction in Eng
land and Ireland and the land troubles seem to
increase. The ariStocratic landlord has grown
TO believe that eviction is a sovereign remedy
against all complaints Of tenants, but this time
he Will no doubt, learn better The English
tenants are leaving the farms for the landlord
to cultivate, and seeking new homes where they
can own their land. The Irish tenants are re-
fusing TO pay rent and threatening TO fertilize
the land with the blood OF the landlords before
they Will submit to the demands made upon
them. In England, families are leaving the
homes their forefathers from generation 10 gen.
Grafton have occupied, but still the owners of
the soil do not seem to heed the lesson that is
before their eyes Meantime the United States
is reaping benefit from the distress in Great
Britain. Our products are commanding higher
prices because OF the crop failures there and the
farmers who are driven from their old homes
come to this free country and invest what means
they have. There is no eviction here and the
father can build up and beautify the land he
buys In the confidence that his children can en-
Joy it without having to ask terms OF any aris-
tocracy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-27

Bowen is persevering in his hunt for another
official teat. He had another delegation" at
the White House to-day boring the President in
his behalf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-27

Wheat has become "king" of agricultural pro-
ducts and cotton has abdicated, for the present,
at least The large profit realized upon the
wheat crop has inspired the farmers throughout
the country with a general desire to raise as
much of that cereal as they possibly can, and
this may lead TO an over-production. In the
western and northwestern states farmers are
doubling their former acreage of winter wheat,
and reports agree that fully as large an increase
over this year, will be planted next spring.
Under any conditions and circumstances it Is
more than probable that the price next year
Will be high enough to return the farmer fair
profit. Even should the European crop turn out
well, American wheat can, as has been demon
strated, compete favorably with it even in
European markets Besides, an unusually large
yield in this country would have the effect Of
reducing the price at home, and the reduction of
profit to the farmer would be enjoyed by the
consumer, who would get his breadstuff cheaper.
Therefore, upon the whole, a more extensive
cultivation of wheat is not to be discouraged
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-27

A number Of newspapers published dispatch
purporting to give the proceedings of recent
republican convention in Louisiana, to the effect
that resolution was adopted declaring Gen.
Grant the choice of the republicans of that state
for the next Presidential candidate. Mr. Du-
mont who was the permanent president of the
convention, contradicts this dispatch, and says
such a resolution was introduced, but no action
was taken upon it. Dumont is an ardent sup
porter OF Secretary Sherman for the presidency.
The st. Louis Times, under its new manage
ment, goes back to its old love-the democracy
and hoists the Tilden flag. Meantime the Post
Dispatch keeps the Bayard boom going.
The Robinson wing OF the democratic party In
New York city has, even in the opinion Of the
World, its organ, weakened its chances by its
failure to nominate county ticket entirely
above reproach. The Tammany local ticket
embraces the men whom Boss Kelly had
named before the convention met, and this
fact, ii is generally admitted, has weakened its
chance OF success. The republican ticket has
the best prospect provided the managers are en-
tirely clear of any bargain with Tammany, as Is
charged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-27

1t is said that counterfeiters never reform,
and the lives of the most notorious criminals OF
that class In this country bear out the assertion
fied Biebusch, the celebrated counterfeiter, who
was pardohed oy President Grant, was arrested
the o.her Gay ior having again engaged in his
old business. In order to obtain a nardon he
made the most solemn pledges to reform, saving
he had found the life of counterfeIter unproft.
able, as well as dangerous and he wanted to
become an honest man. For a year or two he
kept his promise, but fell away from honesty
and into the hands OF the law. at last. Pete
Mccartney was offered every intiucement to
abandon counterfeiting but there seemed to be
charm for him ia the illegal business that he
could not resist. Biebusch has been an extern
slve maker OF counterfeit money, and though
successful in getting rid of it, never made any
pront In the end. His former crimes and repu-
tation VIII no doubt tell against him In his COM
ing trial
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-27

EUSSELL'S ICE CREAM THE BEST.
DELICIOUS CHARLOTTE DE Russo,
so cents per dozen. Wedding Cakes, specially.
1927 New York avenue. oct25-1m
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-27

The Springfield Republican says Of the repub-
lican canvass in Massachusetts,: s'The cowardice
of the state central committee In inviting Zach
Chandler upon the stump and still refusing to
ask George William Curtis, is having disheart-
ening effect" The republican organs Of the
state do not agree with the Republican, They
say that Senator Chandler helped the cause, and
that Mr.. Curtis would damage it.
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FOR RENT AND SALE.
EOR RENT.
B. O. HOFFMAN,
10th and r streets northwest.

Fine House, 10th ct. q. 1419k NY ave- ste .$35
W., furn...-......$l25 915 It'll st. n.w.........30
S11 st. NV. fur. .125 9l9 It'll st. 80
1902 r st. n.w,........50 925 It'll st. n. w..... 80
612 Pa. ave-. store. 49, 50 927 7th st. n.
1425 N. i. ave., store. 10 929 It'll st. 80
1427 N. ave.. store. 10 931 Pa. ave. NV. .25
142l N. Y. ave., store. IS l107 Pa av., fine bust
1887 Corcrn ST., fur...7 ness room. ........35
81 ST. W., unf ur..75 400 av., 9rs. 4 btu IS
919 It'll st. NV, store. so $50 Fl ST. n.e........25
921 18th ST. store. 80 237 LIST st. Is
925 It'll st. W., store. so $50 II st. ne, store. 90
927 18th ST. NV, store. 80 1888 Columbia %
$50 II st. me-, b. ands5O 325 LIST st. s.e.......25
Rooms at 1107 Pa, ave., 500 9Th st. ID
over Gait Bro Co. SO 222S 18th st. NV. Is
2l12 Penn. ave.. fur. so 1908 10th st. Is
637 D st. n.w.........35 437 st. NV, store Is
HOT Penn. ave., business 1928 N. j. ave Is
room................35 606, Office room. 10
1419 NY. ave., store. IS COG, .........8
have Furnished Houses. in good locations. for
rent to private families only.
make no charge to landlords for advertising their
property, and keep it before the public constantly
Houses and Lots in every section of the city for
sale, at prices from 81 600 to $50 O0O and on easy
terms. ALI property for sale at my office has been
reduced in price.
r. o. HoLTzMAN,
oct25 10th and sits. NV.
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The above is only small part of the property for
rent and sale on my books. For complete list see
bulletin issued on the LIST and 18th of each month";
which can be had application at nay Office, will
be sent by mail if desired.
Loans.
1000 at 8 per cent $5 600, $780, 300, $40O, at
per cent.
Auction Sales.
On MONDAY, Oct 9th. at ~ p. m, No. 1926
14th st. NV. oct25
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THE STAR is connected with the wires of the Ma
tional Telephone Exchange and with the Western
Union Telephone Exchange. Both these agencies
therefore be availed of in sending to THE STAR
advertisements, orders for the paper to be served
news or any information, at any hour of the day
free of charge. These facilities a great conve-
nence and will be appreciated by the customers of
THE STAR.
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TOHN PATCH EXAMINES TITLES, reports as to
81 the responsibility Of people. with abstracts of
liens on real estate. SOC 10th st. NV, to 10
pm. Always in before and from to 5. tl1-1Om'
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nOORKEEPER'S OFFICE, HOUSE OF REP
IL RESENTATIVES, U. s.,

"HOOPING COUGH-Wanted to know why
w children are allowed to suffer and die, when L
can be cured by ''Bogerts Vegetable Cough Syrap, "
sale by all druggists. oct2o-3t
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PERSONAL.

NR. GEORGE REULING AND DIR. T. BER-
~ MANN have associated. oct25-2ts
MADAM ROSS, the long established reliable
Vl Clarvoyant and Astrologist, gives better salts
faction in all affairs Of life than any one in the pro-
fession tells the past present and future destiny
tanning TO business, love and matrimony.
Satisfaction given or no pay.
Consultation Rooms, 400 I'd st., above d st. north
west. Oct9
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-27

"ANTED-By practical dressmaker that I'M
families. Address 6 Dressmaker, =" Star Office.
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BOARDING.

ISOR RENT WITH BOARD-Three handsomely
Il furnished ROOMS, en- suite or single, southern
exposure, and convenient to three lines of All
modern conveniences. Terms reasonable. 439 M
st.n.w. oct27- ST.
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WE HAVE A DEMAND FOR CITY PROPERTY,
w in exchange for Virginia, Maryland and West
ern and Northern Property.
oct14-tnoy7 w. H. MAIN 4 BROS, 125 Pa av.n.w
THOR SALE-Less than cost, or will lease for five
II years to responsible parties, at low rent, that
large and desirable HOUSE, 20 rooms, opposite
District buildings, on ~ ST., above and near Pa.
ave. Apply 1912 18th st. NV. octl4-2ws
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-11-12

invade our fields, we should meet them
with deadly poison, mixing arsenic with
grated carrots or potatoes, to be placed in
the vicinity of their burrows.
Our American crickets are not domestic,
but live in the garden and the field, They
are nocturnal and solitary in their habits,
as rule, though there are some excep-
tons. The male crickets are musical
like grasshoppers, locusts and harvest
flies. But the females have no musical
instruments. The shrill crt-cri Orom
which the word cricket is derivedD is pro
duced by the wing covers and not by the
mouth. Wherever crickets abound they
do great mischief among our melons.
squashes and potatoes, and even fields OF
grass are destroyed by them. They are
not entirely vegetarians, but sometimes
take meat dinner of other insects for a
change. They deposit their numerous
eggs in the ground in the autumn, but
they do not hatch until the ensuing sum-
mer. The old cricket dies on the approach
Of cold weather, or, at least. but few ever
survive the winter.
There are three species of black crick-
cts distinguished from each other by the
different conditions of their wings, which
live upon the ground among the grass and
low heritage. Still another kind inhabit
the stems and branches of shrubs and
trees, hiding themselves during the day
among the leaves or in the flowers OIL
these plants.
The music of the males is heard for
about one month-from the middle of Au.
gust to the middle of September. They
rub together their wing covers, and loud
shrill noise is heard. These have long
and slender antenne and legs. and their
hind feet have four instead of three joints
They are the flower crickets, and are some.
times called climbers, from their habit Of
mounting plants and dwelling among the
leaves and flowers. Their eggs are laid in
the perforations made in the leaves for
this purpose, and are Matched in midsum.
mer. When the young have reached ma
thrifty, they begin their nocturnal serenade
at the approach of twilight and continue
to the dawn of day. If these little must.
clans find their way to our sleeping apart.
ments they are source of endless tor
ment.
There are three species in the United
States, but one only is found in Massachu.
sets, viz, the white climbing cricket. The
male is ivory white, except in some parts
of his head and antenne, which is yellow
with a black dot on the under side. The
body exclusive of the wing covers is about
half an inch long. The female has Il
longer body, but narrower wing covers
with great diversity of colors varying al
the shades from white TO black. There
are three darker stripes on the head and
thorax; and the legs, antenne and piercel
are of dark color. The wing covers are
of yellowish white, tinged with green
and the wings are longer than the covers
So much for the crickets that have fire.
quented our path from childhood to ole
age, and have done so much to cheer oul
lonely moments by their novel music
They are not so depraved as they nigh
be, after all.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-11-12

The SADDLE HORSE ON THE FARM
The memory of man extendeth to the dav,
says the Nashville american, when the
boys on the farm were not too proud to
ride fine young horse to church or to
see the girls. He took pride in the colts,
and taught them to move freely nnder the
saddle, and above all, when the colt was
broken he was taught to walk. Now the
boys must have Il fine buggy and harness,
and the colt must show his style and speed
all the time. The boy is in too great a
hurry to allow the colt to walk. The
colt, boy and buggy are soon used
up set, by fast driving The whole bust
ness of buggy riding by farmers boys
Is expensive, eXtravaganl and democrat
izng, Not one farmer in ten can afford
such II turnout for the lad. Many of them
buy buggy and let it stand in the sun
and storm. They are too poor to have IA
house for vehicles. Such men cannot
afford the luxury of a buggy. If we
could return to the fash on of riding more
on horseback we would save millions to
the farmers, and the boys and girls would
develop better forms, and have better
health. And lazy lout can ride in q buggy,
but to be IL graceful rider on horseback,
one must have some energy in his nature
There is life and health in riding on horse
back. The whole system feels the invig-
Grating effect of it. The rider and the
horse catch the fire of sympathy and
excitement in the run, or fast PAGES, and
every nerve of the body is brought into
healthful and invigorating play. The
mania for trotting horses has been felt on
every farm in the land. The country is
full of road horses that some man or boy
loves 10 pull the strings on. They are
usually poor saddle horses, slow walkers
and rough. We need reform. The
place to begin is in. breeding u class Of
horses of good size, style and action, that
can move freely in more than one gait
The English market is open for such
horses. The well-knit horse of good style
and action, suitable for the hunter or
carriage, will bring better prices than our
average horse. The farmer will fiud it tc
his interest TO raise class of colts that
the boys will like to ride He can raise
three or four fine saddle colts for what one
buggy and harness will cost, and fair
saddle horse will bring more money than
the average roadster.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-11-12

Brother Tinkham says, in his courteous
manner, " it is vastly encouraging to find
out there is one thing the doctor doesn't
know precisely" Now we should be glad
if we knew one other thing precisely
which we find very difficult to get informa-
ton about. And that is which side Bro.
Tinkham is on regarding the need of
farmers generally for better education.
Taking us to task in one column, after
quoting some of our writing on the sub
iect, he says: Through all these and
kindred utterances runs the idea of the
farmers ignorance of his business, general
lack of mental capacity and ability, as
generally accepted. and that education,
agricultural education, is the one thing
useful" He then goes on to quote all
that New England farmers have done
since the landing of the Pilgrims to prove
that education is not necessary to great
achievements. This is all conceded. and
goes without saying; but il proves nothing
against the idea that New England farm
ers, having made so good a use of what
knowledge they have had, could produce
greater results if they had still greater
knowledge. Here he is, decidedly on one
side of the question, and where we always
find him when there is any chance to give
us dig. But consistency thou art II
Jewel too costly, apparently, for Bro
Ilnkham to wear. In the very next col
umn. telling how he was able to show the
Caledonia county farmers how the thing
ought to be done at their recent blowing
match. he says: " We watched the match
With much interest, and saw that none of
the plows were doing as good work as
they were capable of doing, by reason of
the improper manner in which the teams
were hltched to them, and we said as
much. Some one remarked that an agri-
cultural editor should be able to show how
the thing should be done, at which there
was laugh of Incredibly. As described.
we did plow four burrows. and with :.
pillow we never used before, having first
hitched up the horses as we thought they
should be, and with the result named.
From this incident may be drawn two
suggestive ideas; first, that oftentimes
farmers fail Of getting the best work from
their tools by not handling them properly
for which the tools are blamed, when the
fault is entirely in the user. Second, the
idea generally among farmers and others,
that agricultural editors have no practical
acquaintance with farm work. That such
is the case, the tone of the crowd at the
match, when it was suggested that the
editor should plow, and the establishment
shown when he was found able to do it,
plainly shows. Has the idea good founda-
ton in facl?'
We are glad, at least, that our critical
friend has discovered that some farmers
are ingorant of some things which can be
aught them by a competent instructor.
We nominate him to the professorship o.
tillage in our agricultural collegc.-Dr.
HosksnS, in IValchnan.i
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-11-12

CoRREcrIoN.-What poor writers would
do without compositors to take the blame
OF errors, we have no idea. In the last
paragraph of our first article last week we
wrote "have foil, mot faiD, to show good
butter by" We suppose the compositors
would say we wrote fail. That is of no
consequence. whatever. part of a
composlor's business, as we understa i'd
it, is to make good sense of bad writing.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-11-12
Entries for the Dairy Fair.

Our readers will remember remarks
last week concerning the entries tor the
dairy fair, and of our writing 10 ascertain
whether separate lots and entries were
necessary for the special premiums, as
we'll as the regular. The following note
from Mr.. Seaver, the secretary, will show
the matter clearly, we think AS far as
our experience in fairs goes, and that is
not small, this is the first where the ex-
hibter was compelled to pay fee for
each individual article he entered, and we
think it unjust to him. The result will,
we believe, be to lessen the number of
entries, Notwithstanding the rule COM
polling different sample for each prize
offered. c.
Here is Mr.. Seaver's note and the reso-
luton passed:
New YORK, Nov. 8, 1879.
o. M. TINKHAM, Eso.,-Dear Sir -
Your card of the 9th ult. came duly to
hand; in answer would say that the same
rule applies to special premiums Glass M
as to others, that is, that separate entries
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-11-12
q For the Freeman.
A Chat with Farmers.
BY AGRICOLA.
ABOUT NoXIoUs INSECTS.

The runners among cockroaches we
have already described. The graspers
that are called sooth-sayers, from their
singular attitudes and motions, and camel
crickets, so named on account of the great
length of their neck, are more numerous
in tropical countries than here. They are
predaceous insects. that live upon other
vegetable eating insects, and hence must
not be classed among the destructive
kinds.
The walkers are found, for the most
part, in warm climates. Some of these
have wings resembling green, dry or
wthered leaves. Others are wingless,
and appear much like stick with the
bark on, set upon legs. These are very
sluggish insects, and are seen walking
slowly over the leaves and spring shoots
of the trees upon which they live. The
American species are not very numerous,
and have not, as yet, proved very niuri-
GUS to vegetation.
The jumpers are by far the most album
dant, prolific and destructive. The English
names of three very prominent classes are
crickets, grasshoppers and locusts. The
crickets are sometimes found in the soft
ground around ponds and little hills of
loose, fresh earth.
The mole cricket burrows beneath the
stone OF clod of turf This species, as
found in this country, are about an inch
and quarter in length, and are covered
with short, velvet like fawn.colored
down. Their wings and wing covers are
short; their fore legs are well adapted for
digging, and their shanks are broad, fat
and three-sided. They avoid the light
of day, and are active chiefly during the
night. These often do much mischief in
moist gardens and meadows, as they
subsst upon the tender roots of plants. In
the West Indies they have committed ex-
tensive ravages in plantations of the su-
gar cane.
The mole cricket is very prolific, each
producing from two to three hundred
eggs, but the young do not come TO ma.
turity until the third year. AS yet the
of this species of cricket
has been mostly confined to the old coun-
tries. When they shall come in force to
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-11-12

1t ought to be said right here that there
is great choice in stock for making
manure, The droppings from young
growing animals are not so valuable as
from those of mature age, as the food of
the young is largely expended in building
up their bodies, and consequently there is
less value in the excrement Animals
that are being fattened also furnish rich
er excrement than what is called store
stock, not only because their food is
richer, but as they are kept quiet, compar-
atively little food is expended through the
lungs in keeping up the animal heat and
repairing the waste caused by labor.
" Fat cattle make fat farms" is an old
English proverb. Then again there is n
great difference in the effect upon the
land, whether the milk of the cows is sent
to market or made into cheese, or into
butter. Selling milk makes great drafts
on the soil for nitrogen, phosphate of lime,
and other precious constituents that milk
contains. Making cheese is hardly less
exhaustive of the virtues of the E.rm, for
all that is returned to the soil is the whey
but in making butter, little that is valuable
to the land is taken off, butter being n
carbonaceous product, of which there is
an abundant storehouse in the air. and
generally in the soil, certainly in the
"muck swamp" of which our CORRESPOND.
ent speaks. If the skinned milk is fed
to pigs or calves, and their execrement is
as carefully manipulated as your Irish
friends, the soil gets about as much as i
gives, and the farm will increase in fertil.
a., -. =
may be improvident, and by the decompo-
sition of stones and rocks is constantly
adding to the saline matter in soil, and
the air is also constantly restoring The
organic elements which it receives wbe,
plants and animals decay.--Aler, Hyde in
New York Times.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-11-12

WILL POTATOES RUN OUTP-Prof. Beal
of the Michigan agricultural college, saws
in the Rural NeD Yorker: Those SORTS nj
potatoes which have been long kept here,
have all decreased in yield, and most of
them have deteriorated in quality. The
cultivation has been good in every respect,
SO far as can judge, except that for the
most of the time they were not planted on
sod ground, or on new ground. Quite a
number of those first raised have run ont
We have lost the seed, as the plants dwin.
died and failed to set single tuber. We
do not claim that they would run out II
treated in every respect first.rate; but, as
ordinarily treated, they often, if moi
always, run out"