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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-24
Detroit Free Press.i


a., some sl DAYS since farmers wagon. contaia-
hoss ia'ae1; mother son and two or three neigh
, v,.s, GROVE up 70 Woodward-avenue sta
suS.le known as ''l5." Even before the wagon
S sln on the old man had the cover on the
Son ana was working away like an engine 60
S vS,e ,he tning. Yesterday the son returned
e @aos ~ n1e oox In his pocket. He had black
80 ~ o anu an awfully lonesome look. and when
ne cSlne 10 De waited on he said:-
other day. 'Ae enis PuA-ic eno
Yes, guess we did"
se.' we hadn't got a mile out a. town
nor, loIe aad ana neighbor pulled hair over it'
NmlIs was going up the choers dad and mann
caIIeu eacn other cheats. After supper we had
artSeiar lhree-cornered fight, and The Old man
sol MS tnumo unJointed and went 90 had
Nam ana sot up TN she hit me with a stick
OF wood, and then went TO bed. She sol m
alone I'LL she got mad and drove the cat out
doors ana upset the lamp. DO you hear"
YES
"well. next morning caught dad cheating
mann cheating, and they had a shindy. Then
the overseer OF highways came along and
worked al II half day. and he and got into A
row. and he blacked my eye. We took Il 20 A
barn-raiSing. and the crowd had an awful
fight. We took IL 10 dance, and both fidl rs
were almost killed. IL has been kicked over
the house. iluIg down the well and Jumped on
IN the middle OF the road. and now | came In IN
see III couldn't swap IL for something else. 4
guess It's sort OF dander- raiser. anyhow, ani
guess. IL you don't care very much I'll let
YOU take II back and I'll take telephone N
lace OF it,"
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Brother Gardner Oh Astronomy.

Sc OAR am member present" began Brother
Gardner, as he rose up and crossed his arms
behind his pa OK in stately Way, ''dar am a
member present who has lately bought hisself
work on astron'my and started out to Farm
de names OF de different stars an planets an
SO on. Fur de las TWO weeks he has dun muffin
but sot In de house or GA de fence and read
bout Jewbiter, Mars, Saturn. Venus, Grampus
comets, an so on. met his TO- chilren on de
street yesterday, an 'dey looked like de las
eand OF rag-bag. Las mite his wife cum ODER
to my house an said dey had MT flng In de
house TO eat. Now, | dOan' AK dat member to
STAN up whar' We kin ell see him, but re
gwine to talk to him all de same. / want to
see every Guild man In dis kentry able to read
an write an cipher. want to see him posted
on current topics, an able to argy a little If Oc-
caShun demands. When he has got dat fur he
has gone fur 'nuf. De Guild pOpulashun of
kin Sot dat down for a solemn TACK. Oar am
no places fur us in pOlitickS, or banks, or
stores, or offices. We can't cheat an defraud
an embeZZle like de white folks. We has got
to work an work hard. When any white man
comes sOapin' aroun' with different story
he lies, an he knows he neS!" Cries of chats
sou were heard from all parts OF the hall. 'DiS
bein' de case," resumed the president, ''de
black man who wastes his time on SIGH sJudi IS
as astron'my might better sit an whistle to a
cryfn' baby. poo man has no mo- biZneSS
wild sich fings dan hos has wild plug hat.
II he has any time or money to spar after per-
vidin' fur de wants Of his family, let him put a
few dollahs whar' he kin lap hands on 1t when
sickness comes sailin' into de cabin. Astronomy!
Why good stout parO' boots am wort more
| to any Guild man In America dan all the Jew.
biters an comets an Venuses cher planted In
de big heabens."-DetrOit Free Press.
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VIZ. Gladstone the New British Pre-
mier.

The COMING CHANGES IN THE ApMTSIsTRaTro
The London Ne,rS prints the following promi-
nentiy:-" MIR. Gladstone kissed the hands of
me queen on his appointment yesterday az
nIst lord OF The treasury and chancellor of rhe
eXchequer." The NetrS also saws" Beyord
MI. GladStones appointment and the probable
appointment OF Earl Granville secretary of for
elgn affairs. no ministerial arrangements have
been made. Mr.. Gladstone had some difficulty
on his return 10 London i'm making his way
through an enthusiastic crowd The Standard
says IL Is confidently anticipated that Earl
Granville Will be foreign minister. IL Is under
stood that Mr.. GoSchen will not enter the min
fstry and that Mr.. Robert Lowe will receive a
peerage. Dublin dispatch TO the Times saws
inere Is no PROBABILITY OF Lord RoSebery becom-
Ing lord lieutenant OF Ireland. The Dub Tsle-
gl"ph (nberaD says the anticipation gains
ground In the beSt-infonned circles thai the
Earl OF Dufertn will succeed Lord Lytton az
Slceroy OF india. Ii is not unlikely that the
Duke or Connaught will be lord lieutent or Ira
land, but II he declines the Marquis OF Lans-
downe is probable candidate Right Hon.
WIN. r. FORSTER (re-elected member OF Parlia-
for Ireland.
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Died from Eating too Much We'd.
ding Cake.
[Onancok Nirginian

~, lOnancok Nirgiulan
we 90 not Know who first invented cake
or upon what occasion. or In what age OF the
world III nIst became indSSoubly associated with
wedding occasions II is, however. an Incident
In every day experience that man on his way
10 wedding, as In the ordinary ayocations o.
me, should munger and wish 10 refresh the in.
her man. This unhapPily, was Lloyd Hopkins
experience. Hopkins, who was a hale, hearty
robust young man, while on his way 10 a mar
iIage Ieast a lew Gays since, felt an everwhelm-
Ing desire for cake. and accordingly stennin1,
INTO a store, boosted That he could eat twenty.
nVe molasseS cake The proprietor. or som,
one standing by offered TO pay for that number
provided Hopkins would eat Them the latter 10
pay Tor all he should eat under that number
Az Ilfleen Hopkins declared himself fun: bar
the pay being demanded. he persevered until
lne Nnoie twenty-five were consumed. This
was chaIlty TO fault on the part OF the mer-
cIaht. hopkins then proceeded TO the wedding,
where he further eat a hearty supper ON his
way nome he was taken sicA. laid out all the
nlght, ana on arriving home the next morning
denly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-24

B-A correspondent wants space in the Bos-
ton Herald Ito say few words In favor of
Christianity" but it doesn't seem to that paper
that Christianity needs any defence just now
nous letters are not printed by newspapers.
EB-The trustees of the Cincinnati southern
railroad have decided to Immediately proceed
with the construction of the road from
Boyce's Station, Tenn, to Chattanooga
HThe Boston Transcript reports case of
cruelty in Boston school Because a little
girl Is years old did not know her history lesson
the teacher made her sStand up" until she
tainted away, cutting and brutsing her face as
she fell. Worse than all, when the matter was
brought before the school committee they en-
deayored to whitewash the teacher.
u-Twin daughters OF Mr.. B. W. Cornelson,
OF Cherokee county, Ga, are represented to be
SO much alike that even their parents cannot
tell them apart except by some distinguishing
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IFoR THE STAR
BIRDS OFSPRIN0,

q. Birds of Spring! Your free songs ring,
Throughout the depths Of woodland mazee,
The earth awakes-and Flora takes
An outlook. thro' the eyes Of Daisies b.
The air is bland-the hill tops green.
All Nature smiles. and Spring is Queen!
o. Birds of Spring, Again you sing
The Herald anthems Of creation
As through the land. Gods bounteous hand
Sustains the earth in glad ovation
Before our wants are shaped in prayer,
His lavish gifts bloom everywhere
o, Birds Of Spring. The songs you sing
Are rendered new, tho trite. and olden,
With witching art, DER Natures Harp,
where'er you trip, the strings are golden,
No added notes, no varied themes,
To break the charm of mem'ry's dreams.
o. Birds of Spring! With you sing.
But not as in the hours Of childhood,
Those songs that We'd long since have died
In echoes thro' the tangled Wildwood
The faithful brooks still onward glide,
With pictures borne to oceans tide,
o, Birds Of spring, Your restless wing
Disturbs the calm of mortal being
Stirs in the breast, with strange unrest.
A source before the sense OF feeling
In whose still presence Nature stands
A helpless child, with appraised hands.
o, Birds Of Spring. You usher in
Perpetual Youth-Nature's adjoining.
l. man a lie, that he must die,
And ne'er renew hfe's radiant morning:
"a small voice" answers from within
doubt is the curse in league with sin,
Faith in ourselves. isfaith in Hia,"
o. Birds of Spring, With brooS Sd wing,
My spin. meath your song lies dreaming
OF violet eyes, in full orbed skies,
Whose light revealed celestial meaning
Sing Birds Of beauty, DER my sweet,
Ye viii not wake her blessed sleep,
o. Birds Of Spring. Forever sing
Within our hearts bright songs OF beauty,
And tho no more sweet days of yors
Return with thee, let love and duty,
Join hands with graces of the soul
To lead US as the seasons roll,
Upward and onward towards the goal,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-24

KELLY'S WAR ON TILDEN.-In an address In
New York last night before the Tammany Hall
general committee John Kelly said: ''If the
national convention thinks for one moment of
nominating Mr.. Tilden for the presidency so
sure as that nomination is made it will be de-
feated by the democracy of the country, as it
ought to be. Let 1t 60 forth from Tammany
Hall that we here say to the democracy of the
whole country that If they make Tilden the
nominee at the Cincinnati convention they
Halln
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-24

THE REPORTED SHIPMENT FOR THE CUBAN In
Observation-Disclosures comment was excited
In Philadelphia yesterday upon the story that
the steamer Tropic, owned by Messrs. Warner
Merritt Co., had cleared lea from ,n that port with
The Spanish consul discredited the report but
notified the authorities in Cuba. President
Montijo, of the Cuban society in Philadelphia
they are not responsible for their passengers or
freight, and have not knowingly embarked con-
traband goods. The manifest shows cargo of
flour, corn, beef and shingles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-24

IL VIII the ice dealers again advance the
price of ice. now that stack OF 10 600 tons has
Slid into Lake Chanplain? 1t would be as good
a reason for rise as others that have been
given.
TEA pamphlet has been largely ciroulatedl
In Midlothian, Scotland. entitled "Politica
Achievements OF the Earl OF Dalkeith." 1t Is
neatly gotten up, and when opened Is found to
contain thirty blank pages
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-24

LADY CHoKED TO DBATH.-The dead bmy
of Miss Jennie Reynolds, aged Is years, sister
OF Councilman Reynolds, OF Columbus, Ohio,
OF that city yesterday morning. There were
marks OF violence about the throat, but other
wise the body was uninjuTed The suppositiOn
is that the young woman was dec0yed Into the
place and choked TO death, but that the muir.
derer left tefore- eutragt & her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-24

CURIOUS COURT SCENE. in ShelbyTille
Ind, John Barnum has been declared by the
verdict OF jury to be the father OF Child born
py Mrs. Mary + Grim She having charged him
with the commission OF rape Mrs. Grim Is a
oimlnutlve woman, not more than l. years Of
age. While the parties were awaiting the re-
turn OF the jury with their verdict. the prose-
cutrix was prOmenadfng the court corridor with
her husband, and he was carrying the child, the
innocent cause OF all the trouble, and which the
jury has now decided belongs 70 the man con-
Y1cfAd
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-24

1HE HIcKoRYNUT "DCELr-The Newark DELI
Ledgt7' reporter claims TO have seen the recent
Adams, OF Philadelphia. According 10 that
paper the pistols were loaded without balls. and
when the principals fired the seconds hit each
uuellst with hickorynut. This caused them
10 tnlhk they were shot, and both fell senseless
10 the ground. 1t took great deal OF brandy
ana water TO revive them, and when the
Ledge1' reporter, who was located In an adioln-
Ing tree laughed at the scare, he was Invited
Gown TO take something
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-24

A SURPRISE FOR TWO CANDIDATES.-The Iowa
supreme court has decided a case from Jasper
county wherein greenbacker and an anti mon
opolist agreed TO take a county Office FOR l1ss
imam the legal salary, and to return the surp Is
10 The county IL elected. The decision is fnat
the election was void and the offer bribery OF
he voters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-24

sS Five hundred emigrants, including sever
d. scotch farmers, lett Glasgsw for America
Thursday morning.
a The greenbackers OF Vermont annopn.a
lhtir Intention TO put full state ticket ia the
field ~ - N~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-24

AT THE ANNUAL SALE of thoroughbreds by
Gen. Harding, st BellwoOd, near Nashville,
Tenn, yesterday, twenty-four yearlings by
Bonnie Scotland and John Morgan aggregated
the sum of IS, 565. Eleven were purchased by
Mr.. Joseph Blackmore for gentlemen In New
York, and netted s.. 45k
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-24

CHARLES 7. CONGDON In his Record of Fifty
Years." published In the New York TJ-ib,tRP
Whites as follows OF the first attempt at dress
reform: o. the ISmS which have seen spring
up and sprout and flourish and fade away!
There was the Dress Reform, for instance which
was started by lady bearing the effloreScent
name of Bloomer, indie ''BloOmeriSm." as per-
hapS the man OF middle age may remember
Somewhere about 1854 it was, | think, that
there came lOUd-yofced protest against long
skirts from the strong minded women of the
west above mentioned. She was a moral per-
son, believe, and therefore she could not
have got her notion of costume from the vari-
ETY. theaters; possibly she got it from the parti-
colored posters; but, poor dear lady, she
wanted to make all our American girls and
mothers too, / think, dress exactly like the
CircaSSian. Beauty-MiSS Sneveillcci or Miss
Mortimer-tn the SiX-cent show. Those who
submitted TO this apparel were called Bloom
erS," and as there were not many of them. it
was great amusement for the young boys to
run after them In the streets, and for the old
boys to peep Silly around the corner at them. /
was one OF the middle aged, and. OF course.
took no notice whatever OF these Zuleikas as
they pr0menaded under their lovely Umbrellas
The newspapers were full of humorous allu-
Sions TO these fanciful dreSsers-I daresay that
myself wrote dozens OF squibS about them.
bad and indifferent. II my memory serves me.
there was waist OF one bright color, and a
skirt coming to the knees OF another bright
color, or perhaps variegated, and then trousers.
OF the Turkish variety, buJtoned at the ankle
This was the protest OF 1853 against long skirts,
But the truth is, the BlOomer authorization was
never in fashion.
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SCREENS IN BAR-ROOAs.-The senate OF Mas
Sachusetts has passed an act to prohibit the
erection of screens In bar-ro0ms. Henceforth
the drinking men OF Massachusetts, must face
the sun and the stonier glare OF their passing
fellow citizens. or they must not drink al all.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-24

SUICIDE FOR LovE-At Grove Hill. Page
county, Va, James p. Carpenter, merchant
committed suicide Wednesday by hanging him,
sell Ia the lott over his store. Mr.. Carpenter
had carried on business at Grove mn for shani
ten years He has been depressed in spirits for
some time on account Of love affair,
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The Way They Do i'm Congress.

On Saturday when big English" saw that ft
was going to be lonesome day for the boot
blacks, he set his head to work to devise some
thing TO break the mOnOtony. About 10 O'Clock
lie got a number OF boys into the alley between
TIE post Office and organized the .Forty-fifth
congress "Big English" is regular reader
o. the daily papers, and he is great organizer
IL TOOK him but fifteen minutes, the ..lIouse"
ara senate running so smoothly that law
yels and Others looked down from the windows
with great interest.
''W hos liar?" yelled white headed boy as
he Jumped up.
'Oh, dry up" shouted Sixth Ward Tom
Put him out-he was In the rebel army ~
called boy from Grand River avenue
some one dubbed my dog fifteen years ago
ana can never forgive him." howled Straw
''Git out the records and less see who was
loyal" put In Kings boy.
big English" raped on his box to restore
ORDER, out King Tommy threw up his hat and
yelled: IL moves for the aiZeS and the nOzes-
" lie can't gag me, shouted lathy boy from
Less have salary grab, piped Congress
street Toy.
1.-The peepul won't stand. whooped another.
4" Haint we the peepul?" demanded a boy on
the railing.
Are we one country" asked the Speaker as
he rose Up.
81 are, but you hainrm yelped Nickty
:" Doesn't one flag float for us alle" continued
the Speaker.
1T does about tax time.r screamed a cross
eyed youth from Spr1ngwells.
somebody kicked the honorable Speaker. He
then struck the honorable gentleman from Wis
consin, smashed at the honorable gentleman
from Georgia. and his hair stood up and coat
tails stood out. When the row had quleted
down the honorable Speaker remarked
lt was pretty good for the first time, though
you didn't abuse each other enough. "-Detr0t
FTee Press
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OUR PARIS LETTER.

DAY AT THE BEAUX ARTS-PLEAsURING ON
THE SEINE-FRENCH PATRONAGE OF AMERI-
CAN ART-A GLIMPSE AT THE SALON-SPRING
IN THE CITY-THE FLOWER MARKETS, ETC.
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tE 10 obtain any of these Letters the applicant
the date of this list
If not called for within one month they viii be
sent to the Dead Letter Office.
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lnaC can De MADE, paying as high as $25 for a
pair of them. Lawrence Barrett and Edwin
Booth have the smallest feet of any of the
actors
Lolita says she does not like the "I.ittle De-
tective" any better than the critics do; but as
long as the people like it and come in crowds
she VIII continue playing 1t. The dear child
ought to be told that they don't come to see the
detective" but Lolita. II she were to play siI3
10, IA, ," she'd draw all the same.
Chicago has been delighted with "The
Ayenger," five act drama, because all the
actors were killed Off by the ayenger long he
fore the curtain fell On the second act
- Miss Anna Warren Story, formerly of WASH
ington, has been engaged as leading lady by
Lawrence Barrett and appears ON Monday night
at ST. GATHERINGS Canada
Miss Beae Mackenzie, the original Hebe of
Fords "Pinafore'' company, has made great
the south ander Mr.. FOrd's management. Miss
Marie BOckel of the same company has pro-
duced very favorable impression as Louise.
Henr1ette Miss NackekZie) attempts to rescue
her sister Louise Miss BockeD from the Fro
chards, the encore was so enthusiastic as to
compei her appearance before the curtain"
In the new comedy Of ''Sharps and Flats. ~
as played by Robson and Crane a most laugh
able incident Is where SHARP (RobsOnl re-
turns from an attempt to clean out newspaper
Office.
The members OF the Great Oriental Dram
atical Combination that lately started on a
northern tour are said to be saving Ice near
81. Paul In hopes to raise stake for second.
class ticket to Chicago
The singing of the birds, the roar of the
wild animals, the crunch of the peanut-eater
and the nutmeg grater-voiced stde-ShoW blower
an remind US that spring Is at hand, and so are
1.-THE Pirates of Penzance" Is likely to prove
as successful In London as In the United States
ana a IN that case It Will be as popular As s'The
are disappointed that no books OF the words are
printed. This Is precaution In the interest OF
the American copyright.
Miss May Croly, daughter Of Jennie June
who is with Clara Morris. playing one of the
cnlidren In miss Mutton, viii shortly marry
lieutenant Jesse Roper Of the navy :.
The Red Cloud chief., 1880-11-11
Roller Skating.

THE fashionable dissipation at Nam
tucket is roller skating. There is a
rink here that | am told is crowded
every night with gentlemen and ladies,
more or less. | mean. less and more.
1t is a beautiful sport. they tell me.
And | have no doubt it is, an exercise
at once healthful and graceful. | have
not roller-skated any myself. | could,
if I wished. hut l do not wish TO roller
skate any this summer. ! prefer to en-
iov nv skating VIGOROUSLY. | find it
pleasanter. oh, much pleasanter, 10
look on and see the other people enjoy
the poetry of motion. They tell me
one sleeps so well after an hours exer-
else on the skates. ] should think after
a man has swept up half a peck OF pine
slivers with his knees and that sort of
thing, that he would be ready to 90 to
sleep after he got them all pulled out.
/ have been u very careful observer of
roller skating. and it always seemed 10
me that the principal part Ofthe exercise
consisted in getting rp. One evening
in Burlington | watched n young man
fall down t~wenty-nine times while skat-
ing about three miles and a half. Now,
he might have zone over to the Hawk-
ege Office and fallen down the front
stairs, and got just the same number
of bumps in n much shorter period of
time and distance. Why, 1 have seen
men skating around a summer rink. sc
full of slivers that they looked like
wooden porcupines with clothes on.
And vet they said they liked it.
a mar can fall down on roller skates
in greater variety than he can on any
thing else. He can go down in two
times and fifty motions, and when he
gets down ut last he is right where he
started. and fully eighteen feet from
where he expected to be. This element
of uncertainty makes it very exciting
and fascinating.
| have been proof against all manner
of wiles and brides in this matter OF
roller skates. | have amazed myself
by my steadfastneSs: j, who am prone
to do anything anybody asks me to do,
to hold ont against this thing al sum-
mer. / fear l am really becoming good.
But while | am always glad and happy
if | can afford people amusement. L
don't like-to amuse them by making a
pine pin cushion of myself. l-once
heard Mr.. Beecher say that a man who
had very little dignity had to be very
careful of what little he had. / have
no objection in the world TO roller skat-
ing. but for my own part / can sit
down almost as quickly and ten times
as comfortably without the skates
Bardette''s Letter to- the RaCkeye. a
The Red Cloud chief., 1880-11-11
Too Much Insurance.

INFORMATION has beeniree6ved here
of a case ofalleged murderfor insurance.
a short time ago Il MAJ named John
Brandt, aged .seventy-twO, appeared In
Selins Grove, near Sudbury. Pa. "A
mania for insurance speculation exists
among the inhabitants. "A man named
Byers effected an insurance on Brandt's
life for Sl5,00 and promised to keep
him all his natural life. Another party
named Hilbert, cashier of q neighbor-
ing bank, took out a policy of so, 900
on the old mans life. the insurance
being effected by one Gardner, a travel
ing agent. Recently old Brandt COM
planned of ill-treatment, and wandered
off few days ago. He again returned.
but the proprietor of the hotel, who
took the first insurance, motioned him
off.
The NEXT heard or seen of him here
was when his body was found early the
next morning on the railroad not far
away. The two men holding the poll
cleS We're seen in consultation the day
before h old man was found dead.
The opinion quickly prevailed that the
old man had met with foul play, and a
Coroner is now making an investigation
and a post mortem is being made.
1t is believed by many that Brandt
was killed and thrown on the railroad.
1t is beginning to look like the celebra-
ted Raber murder case at Lebanon, in
which the IS blue-eyed SKIS were impli-
cated.-N. y. Telegram.