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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-11-10
THEY JOINED A CIRCUS.

LITTLE Rock, ARK, October 23.-Last
October circus exhibited in this city before
large audience, the people coming from the
surrounding country for miles and miles.
Among the throng was an old farmer named
Wallace, who, with his wife and son and
daughter, had come from Searcy county, over
100 miles west of here, to witness the show.
The girl was seventeen years old and the
boy fifteen, and they became completely fas.
cinated with what they witnessed, and de-
cided to join the circus. The girl, fearing her
sex would stand in the way of her designs,
lonned a shabby suit belonging to her broth.
er and succeeded in securing situation with
him without betraying her identity. The
show went South from this point, taking the
twain with it. The father and mother of the
boy and girl were frantic with grief, not
knowing what had become of their children.
They remained in town several days search.
ing for them everywhere, but, being unable
to find them, returned to their mountain
home utterly bewildered by their loss, and
the mystery in which it was shrouded. To-
days train from Texas brought back the
children who ran away just year ago. In
the twelve months which have elapsed they
have learned enough experience to last them
during the remainder of their lives. They
were hired by the management of the show
at 50 per week, which to them seemed a large
sum, and took part in the concert which
followed the regular performances They trav.
eled through the greater part of Texas, the
glitter and tinsel Of the business fading away
at every step. Finally, when at Galveston,
the manager grew weary of them and set
them adrift. They were thus left without
friend and with only $5 in money. This
was in December last. The girl had kept
the secret of her sex so we'll that no one ex-
cept her brother took her to be other than a
comely youth. Alone and in a strange city,
they we're glad to get situation at once,
and the only thing which offered employment
was brig plying between Galveston and
New Orleans, and on it they both shipped.
Their experience on board the brig was any
thing but pleasant, the crew being boisterous
and their employer utterly brutal. When
they reached New Orleans they again ran
away, forfeiting all their wages thereby, as
they had contracted for the round trip. Here
the boy was taken i'll, and their situation was
becoming critical when the girl encountered
Sister of Charity, to whom she told her
story. Convinced that it was true, the Sister
had the sick boy removed to a charitable in
stitution, where he was nursed back to health.
She also provided the girl with garments
suitable to. her SEX and succeeded in enlist.
ing the interest, of a wealthy and charitable
lady of New Orleans in the children to such
an extent that the lady furnished them with
money to carry them home. and comforta-
BILE outfit besides The children reached this
place without any trouble, and will leave at
once for the old home amid the mountains,
where their parents are no doubt grieving
over their disappearance, and where they will
be welcomed as having risen from the dead.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-11-10
SONGS THAT ARE SUNG.

Most of the popular songs that are sung by
everybody far and near for limited space of
time quickly die out and are forgotten ; but a
few never die, and will be sung by genera
tion after generation; as "Home, Sweet
Home" "Old Folks at Home" Sweet By.
and By" and a few others that have become
household melodies. Yet there are hundreds
of others, of equal merit, that won universal
popularity, and passed away with the people
who sang them. Some songs of the slightest
merit have had undeserved popularity, made
their authors or publishers rich, and quietly
dropped into Oblivion. One of the latter
class, "Shoo Fly !" had sale of eighty thou.
sand copies, and netted the publisher several
thousand dollars. "Old Folks at Home" "
was written by Stephen G. Foster, thirty
years ago, who sold it to Christy, of minstrel
fame for five dollars, and received bonus of
FIVE dollars more for the privilege of having
his (Christy's) name on the title.psge as au-
thor; and after the piece had made him rich,
he generously gave Foster fifty dollars more,
which was all he ever received for the song.
But it served to make the author famous, and
to sell all his other songs; yet he died poor
man. Several of the songs published during
the war had a remarkable success; but only
one has remained from oblivon-the sweetest
of all-"Tenting on the Old Camp Ground" !"
The author of Hazel DELL" "Rosalie the
Prairie Flower" and other songs of like char
acter, realized comfortable fortune from his
melodies. Not so lucky was H. P. Danks,
the author of "Siver Threads Among the
Gold" He sold the manuscript and copy
right of this song for fifteen dollars, and after
it had become "bonanza" to its publisher he
was rewarded by the munifcent sum Of fifty
dollars, which was the amount total for song
that sold to the number Of three hundred
thousand in a very short time. None of his
other productions became as popular as this
one though many of them would rank high
er in musical character than the fortunate
song. 1t is not merit alone that makes q
song popular, but peculiar plaintive single"
that captivates the ear. Some songs will
have an immediate success, and others work
their way to popularity rather slowly. a
great number have no sale at all, and, OF
course are loss to The publishers But
those songs which earn their way to favor
quietly, generally hold their sale the longest.
kathleen Mavourneen," Her Bright Smile
Haunts me STILL" "The Sweet Long Ago,
and some others that have become standard
pieces with the public, possess enduring merit,
and will always be in demand-the daugh-
ters following the tastes of their mothers.
There is one song now very popular in Eng
land, "Douglas, Tender and True" which is
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-11-10

DON'T BLOCK UP Your WAY.-I was
sitting in the Office of merchant not long
since, when lad about sixteen entered with
a cigar in his mouth. He said to the gentle
man:
81 would like 10 get situation in your
shop to learn trade, sir.
II might give you place, but you carry a
bad recommendation in your mouth" said
the gentleman.
81 don't think it any harm to smoke, sir;
nearly every one smokes, now"
II am sorry to say, my young friend, l
can't employ you. If you have money
enough to smoke cigars, you will be above
working as an apprentice; and if you have
net money enough, your love for cigars might
make you steal it. No boy who smokes
cigars can get employment in my shop"
A word to the wise is sufficient.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-11-10
COLORS OF THE DIFFERENT RACES.

The color of the skin, that important mark
Of race, may be best understood by looking
a. the darkest variety. The dark hue of the
negro does not lie so deep as the innermost or
true skin, which is substantially alike among
all races of mankind. The negro, in spite of
his name, is not black, but deep brown, and
even this darkest hue does not appear at
the beginning of life, for the newborn negro
child is reddish brown, soon becoming slaty.
gray, and then darkening. Nor does the
darkest tint ever extend over the negro's
whole body, but his soles and palms are
brown. The coloring of the dark races ap-
pears to be similar in nature to the temporary
freckling and sunburning of the fair, white
race. On the whole. it seems that the dis
tinction of color, from the fairest Englishman
to the darkest African, has no hard and fast
lines, but varies gradually from one tint to
another.
The natural hue of skin farthest from that
Of the negro is the complexion of the fair
races of Northern Europe, of which perfect
types are to be met with in Scandinavia,
North Germany and England. In such fair
or blonde people the almost transparent skin
has its pink tinge by showing the small blood
vessels through it. In the nations of South
ern Europe, such as Italians and Spaniards,
the browner complexion to some extent hides
this red, which among darker peoples in 9TH
er quarters Of the world ceases 70 be discerni-
Bile. Thus the difference between light and
dark races is well observed in their blushing,
which is caused by the rush of hot, red blood
into the vessels near the surface Of the body.
The contrary effect, paleness, caused by re-
treat of blood from the surface, is in like
manner masked by dark tints of skin.
The range of complexion among mankind,
beginning with the tint of the fair.whites of
Northern Europe and the dark-whites Of
Southern Europe, passes to the brownish yel
low of the Malays, and the full brown of
American tribes, the deep-brown of Austria.
liars and the black. brown of negroes. Until
modern times these racetints have generally
been described with too little care. Now,
however, the traveller, by using Broca's set of
pattern colors, records the color of any tribe
he is observing, with the accuracy ofa mercer
matching piece of silk. The evaporation
from the human skin is accompanied bya
smell which differs in different races. This
peculiarity, which not only indicates differ
ence in the secretions of the skin, but seems
connected with liability to certain fevers, etc.,
is race.character Of some Importance.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-11-10

paying the authoress over FIVE thousand dol
lars a year as royalty. The introduction of
opera in this country has made gradual
change in the musical tastes of the people !;
but their are few of US who, however highly
we may appreciate classical music, do not oc:
casionally like to hear sweet, old-fashioned
ballad or genuine. inspiring negro melody.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-11-10

m~ 1t is stated that the U. S. Senate's
special committee on the bankrupt law, ap-
pointed at the last regular session, has found
a pretty general desire among commercial
men for new law on the subject, and may
be expected to report bankrupt bill at an
early day,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-11-10

sEg- The largest cannon ever cast in this
country was turned out at the Scott works, at
Reading, on Monday. 1t weighs $4,000
pounds, and carries three foot ball ten miles
with velocity of 5000 feet per second, and
yet they call it pocket cannon.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-11-10

s~ A famous miser kept surly dog in his
yard, so that when the needy called for bite
they could get it outside the door.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-11-10

REGULARITY OF RIsINe.-The individual
who accustoms himself to rising regularly at
a certain hour every day can generally &C.
complish pretty much what he desires to &C.
complish. He lives with system. live are
thus regular-that is, if we can habitually
depend on ourselves to get up in the morning
when we know we ought-then a good deal
of latitude may be allowed us both as to the
time we go to bed, and as to the regularity
with which we adhere to it. Such latitude
can never become license so long as it thus
rigidly attached to the condition of unfailing
regularity in the morning. In that case the
time for going to bed will simply be the time
that will give us the quantity of sleep we re.
qure before getting up. The quantity each
must judge for himself. Happily with heal.
thy persons the hours between going to bed
and rising are the measure of sleep. Proba-
bly, most people take larger measure of
sleep than they absolutel ly require, though it
is not easy to determine what it should be,
and we do not all want the same. 1t is SIM
ply question of health. No one has any
right to curtail his hours of rest habitually,
so as to injure that. But sleep, although
"tired natures sweet restorer," is not the only
recreative agency that fits us for our work,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-11-10
TRAINING FIGHTING DOGS.

"What is the first step in training dog,
for 6ght?" asked reporter of canine
trainer.
"After you have found out that your dog
possesses certain good qualities, particularly
that of good slayer, and you have succeed.
ed in matching him, you first want to put
him through a course of medicine-physic
him for five or six days."
What do you physic him with ?" inter-
rupted the reporter.
"That is the secret known only to the dog
trainer. One trainer uses this and another
that. If a trainer physics dog successfully,
he is not apt to give his method away"
"What follows the physicing?"
"We then commence building him up by
degrees. He is fed the first day about a
quarter of a pound of the very best of beef,
and day by day as he increases in strength
the allowance is increased an ounce or two"
"What exercise is he given?"
"Various kinds. His muscles must be de-
veloped; he must become active, and his
wind must be made good and strong. For
the development of his muscles he is walked
every day about three miles or so. He is
streng gthened by the tramp and not fatigued.
To make him agile he is given the bag exer.
else every day. 1t is very amusing. A cat
is placed in bag and suspended aboutsigh-
teen inches from the ground. The dog is
muzzled so as not to do the cat any harm.
The bag is started to and fro, the cat begins
to NEW, which attracts the attention of the
dog, and he springs at the bag. Striking it
with his front feet he pushes it away from
him, which exctes his anger and he keeps up
a continual springing until he is worn out.
This sort of exercise is kept up for some time,
when he is given exercise tending to better
his wind"
"What does it consist Off"
"Nothing more than placing him on an
endless chain-treadle machine the same as
those used on horsepower feed cutting
machine, only on a smaller scale. He is
placed in position with band across his
breast and traces attached, and the treadle
is started. The faster the dog moves so much
faster goes the treadle, and he can't stop
until his trainer thinks he has had enough
exercise for one day. This kind of exercise
he is given until two or three days before the
fight, when he is allowed to rest up for the
purpose of getting him in good spirits. You
talk about training horses, | tell you it is ten
times harder to train fighting dog properly
than it is horse"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-15
Alexandria Affairs.

Reported for THE EVENING STAR.
THE SUNDAY LAw.-Although under Judge
Keitn'S decision the city Sunday is confined within
imposed lately continue to be imposed each week
they will amount to a equal to one-half OF the
license tax, and will pay the salaries of all city
officials. Regularly upon Monday morning has one
OF the leading saloon keepers contributed $40 to
the city treasury. popular confecttoner adds
$2 each week to the public fund. Yesterday nearly
$50 was gotten in fines. The Sunday law has,
however, produced little effect upon Sunday
Observance
RREPoRTER's NOTES.-The Alexandria Telephone
exchange has become an assured success There
are now twenty-six subscribers upon its circuits,
and ten applications, which will be filed at
once, making thirty-six to be connected before
the close OF the week. 90. Two of the three Nova
Scotia vessels reported behind time have already
arrived here, and the third is expected to-day.
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Condensed L0cals.

Street lamps will be lighted at :O5 p. and ex-
0nguiShed at 2:G0 a. IN.
The funeral OF Warner p Banes who died. after
long Illness, on Sunday, who was clerk In the
light house board, and who, during the war, served
In the 18th Illinois regiment took place this after
noon. Oriental Council, Royal Arcanum, of which
he was member, met last night and adopted ap-
prOpriate resolutions.
The unOccupied residence OF James W. Dom
nelly, esq.,, now absent from the city, has been
robbed OF gas fixtures, lead pipes and the zinc
lining OF the bath tub.
Yesterday, james Cornelius ct al. filed a suit
against John De Vaughn ct al. for partition and
5g9
In the Center market, living at 12 81 street north
west, had one OF his legs broken yesterday by
being run over by his fathers huckSter wagon.
Yesterday Mrs Olivin A. Hopkins and her hus-
Dand, Ira A Hopkins, entered suit against the Dis
trfrt OF Columbia for $4,000 damages, alleged to
have been sustained by falling into an unprotected
excavation on d street, between and Pennsyl-
Vanfl avenue, on the sd of April last.
A remarkably bright and IonG-continued meteor
was visible in this city about eleven O'Clock last
night IL first appeared to the beholder in the
northeastern part OF the heavens, about twenty
fve degrees above the horizon line, and moved to
The west with great rapidity, in apparently
perfectly stratght horizontal line, leaving behind
IL a brilliant stream OF light for nearly the whole
length OF It's course until the strange visitor itself
was lost 10 view.
j. Shillngton sends vennor's Weather Almanac
for 18S2 and Frank LeSe's Popular Monthly for De-
cemOer.
Col Sloan will tomorrow resume, in the Office of
the District sinking fund, the invest cation OF the
accounts OF Mr.. George W. Beall, lately clerk in
charge of the division OF special assessments in
The District Commissioners office.
Mr.. b. h. Hirginbetham this morning fell at the
corner OF 18th street and Pennsylvania avenue,
lnjuring his head badly. He was picked up by the
police ambulance and carried TO Providence hos
pltll. He is from Indiana, and has been stopping
1t the Ebbitt house.
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Special Weather Bulletin.
FAIR AND COLDER WEATHER MORROW.

The chief signal officer furnishes the following
special bulletin u the preSS:-The cold wave is
advancing slowly eastward and now extends over
The central Mississippi and Ohio valleys where the
temperature Is below freezing Fair weather con-
tnues throughout the United States east OF the
Rocky Mountains. but occasional light SHOWS ara
reported from the lower lake region, New England
and Northern New York. Heavy rains are re-
ported on the Pacific coast south OF San Fran
cisco, and there are Indications that severe
Storm Is approaching the Pacific coast I'm the
vicinity OF Portland NOrtherly to westerly winds
continue on the Atlantic coast and I'm the south
ern states and the Ohio valley Westerly winds
continue In the lake region, but the winds have
Shifted TO SOutheasterly, in the extreme north
west and the upper Missouri valley The indica-
tons are that fair and colder weather Will pre-
vail In the middle and South Atlantic states dur
Ing Wednesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-15

Affairs i'm West wash;npton.

THE CANAL Observation-Disclosures boat Fl. NJ
tv-six boats left Cumberland Saturday with
29l7 06 tons of coal as fellows, for Georgetown
Consolidation Co., 9Oi-13 tons; Maryland Co.,
Co, 1870 tons; Blaen Avon Co., 1888 tons; indi
yidual, 217.O5 tons For Acknowledgements
Greek Co., 217.O5 tons: American Co., 22i.1S tons.
THE GRAIN MARKET.-4O0 bushels OF wheat sold
yesterday at 81. 404.
TRADE AT THIS PoRr.-Entered- Ramon
Dea Juria, Magee, from Norfolk, light; schr Malta
Welsh, Burge, from Philadelphia, with coal fol
Slower. Cleared-Schr. Josephine, Cranmer, fol
Providence, with coal; schr. Emma Aery, Hall, fol
Fan River, with coal; Schr. Adde NJ. Chadwick
Thatcher, for Boston, with coal; Schr. Dread.
ma ught, Griffen. for New Haven.
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A RI GALLERY,

A RI GALLERY,
NO. 521 7TH ST. NV, BETWEEN AND z.
j. f. SPELSH0USE,
PAPER HANGER AND DECORATOR,
No 521 eth street northwest Federal Building.
Grand display of Elegant Oil Paintings, Water Color8
Picture frames, Looking Glasses, Gems of Art, &c.
The Attest designs i'm Wall Paper. Picture Frames
and Window CoTTices made to order. II the latest
Novelties in Velvet and Gilt Frames in stock, and
fresh supplies constantly arriving. Prices the
times. An examination of my stock solicited
j. +. SPELSHOUSE.
No. 52l 9TH street northwest.
Branch Store No. 70S It'll It. w, bet u and II.
OUR SPECIALTIES:-
Cabinet Size Frames, Velvet 25c. up.
Cart '' "a 90 l0c. up,
g. 10 Walnut Frames from 25c up
Window Shades and Fixtures, soc. ols-Sm
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NEW eooDsl
NEW GOODS!!

NEW GOODS! NEW GOODS!!
JACKET CLOTH. 0AA''
ULSTER CLOTH GHkioAK1Na CLOTH
in all colors and weights.
cl0af' trimmed 9Th st ths nsg stSle trimming atsS
Bed Comforts. largest Sizes 81. s1.25. 81. so. 81.
Cloth for men and 69Ss new fan Styles 81 cs 50 c'
and Olive 80 cts. 81 Ct. 80 Cts. y ets s. & ae "'
Blankets largest Sizes gsF g.is s. So $780, So S.
Fine Atwood caah%ssss e cts. As Cts. so cs.
Black Dress Silks best m@ * only at Fl. 1925. $780,
Black and Colored Satins.
Best feather proof Bed Ticking, Is cts
Black Damasses, pure silk. patterns only ST. 25
Shaker F1annels. % cts, 81 cts, so cts.
Broche and India Wraps
Cloth and Felt Skirts.
Atwood Red Twiled Flannels, 25 cts 80 cts 81 cts,
45 Cts, 80 cts.
Novelties in Dress Trimming.
Piano Covers, embroidered with silk. S.. Sc. ST. So, all
colors.
New Fall Dress Goods 12H cts Is cts, 10 cts, 25 cts
shawis. new styles, So 81. 81. so. $780, q, So.
Underwear.
Receiving New Dry Goods Daily.
Lowest Prices.
CARPETINGS! CARPETINGS!!
BRUSSELS AND INGRAINs. TWO AND THREE
PLY CARPETS.
DrugYets, all sizes.
Moquette. smyrna Persian Tapestry and Velvet Rugs
Hassocks and Ottomans.
Floor Oil Cloths, all widths.
Oil Cloth Rugs Cocoa Mating, etc.
Hail and Stair Carpets.
Nottingham Lace Curtains Is cts 81 eta 5O cfs 81
cts, rs cts. Ter yard.
Ingrain CARPETS. 80 cts, g cts. 40 cts. so cts.
brussels Carpet, IS cts, S5 cts, 80 cts, 81. co.
In grain Carpets, GO cts. IS cts, IS cts. 80 cts
Body Brussels and Three Phys.
Blankets Bed Comforts Lap Robes, Carriage Blankets
ETC., etc.
c. N. TOwSON,
CSC PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE
Mo South Wash
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-15

Amusements, &C., Tonight.
FOrd'S Opera HoltSe.-FOrd's Opera Company in
~The Mascotte."
National fredericksburg Troubadours.
Masonic Tt1nple.-St- Patrick'S church fair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-15
BOARD AND Rooms, very low, at 11O4 18th NV
EDGAR's Cough Specific.

THE WAUGH ME- CHURCH REVIVAL CONTINUES
Up TO the present time nearly one hundred persons
have presented themselves at the altar for prayer
some seventy of whom have prOfeSSed to find the
Ga
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-15

OF consumption, and learn how many die OF ne
giected coughs andcoldS that Hale'S Honey of Hore
hound and Tar would have cured
Plkeis Ioothache Drops cure in one minute.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-15
Decline Of Man.

Decline Of Man.
impotence OF mind, limb, or vital function nervous
weakness, sexual debility, &C., cured by "Wells
Health Remover" 81. Stott & Cromwell, $50 Penn
Sylvania avenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-15
EDGAK's Cough Specific is the best.

REMINGTON breech-loader for sale at Hempler's.
II You WANT stylish suit go to Eiseman Bros,
corner 9TH and K.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-15

.sAlderney Dairy Wagons"
Fresh Alderney Butter, churned every morning
and delivered in glib ''Ward" prints, 45c per To-
Also, cottage cheese, buttermilk and sweet milk,
sc. per ut. Cream, TO-. pint
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-15
FussELLs Ice Cream and Charlotte Russo.

II You WANT to be well dressed, go to Eseman
Bros, corner 7th and T..
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ROUGH on Rats.

Rough on Rats.
The thing desired found at last. Ask Druggist
for Rough on Rats. 1t clears out rats, mice
reaches, bed bugs, &C., 15c. boxes. tn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-15

Avoid the Knife.
Pruning cOrnS make them grow. Curealine kills
them and they fall off. Is cents. SJott L. Crom-
we'll tu4
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CITY ITEMS.
Read the Weekly Death I.,ss

that DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup has reduced the list
OF ''Cough and Cold" patients.