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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-06-25
The song OF The brakeman.
Burlington Hawkeye.


Oh, listen to the brakeman, through all the livelong
day,
AS the rattle of the wheels bears the wkrling train
away;
Bow eheerily he bangs the door when anybody
How ,cheerfully into the ditch the lazy tramp he
6eayes
And when yen reach the station, In at the door he
leans,
"Lone spar!n is what he seems to scream bat so
gansport" he means.
The burning cinder in your eye awakes You from
And Cedar Rapids" must be nigh; you hear him
Bis merry shout flows on ana on. and near the
You tlSw into Batavia" and hear him Shrek
And when at noon he hollers "K'loo!" you think its
But when YOU reach The station. it's only Kalama-
zoo
Oh. you bet your bottom dollar. in all this broad.
No matter what, the brakeman says, You will not
understand.
APPLE" he shrieks for Hannibal. ana when he
You have e guess s,I i Hopkins" or crawfOrds-
"Tsbar: ebay sah Pass goinneast hav- TWEEN
how DC you know from what he says. its Pittsburs
Oh, the wasted English language. that he Stays
Oh, the stations Where you want to STOP but where
he osIIs & Oneida and when they hear
The passengers for Buds in haste go scrambliug
And then to the conductor. in accents plain and
From his station at the steps be shouts distinctly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-06-25

To cast roll, polish and FURNISH plate Il ass
requires machinery Of peculiar construction,
aid "plant" that is costly by reason OF It's
complex nature. The pouring OF liquid glass
from the furnace upon the cast iron plates aud
the subsequent rolling, are processes Compare
lively simple. ANY housekeeper who has used
rolling pin on q batch Of pie crust dough per.
ICTns an operation very similar TO this stage Of
Plate glass making. It is the succeeding pro-
c. sses OF grinding and polishing and hnal
Furnishing that require time and costly
mechanism. After leaving the rolls and bed
plate the glass Is rippled and rough. and only
DIT for gratings or skylights- Each plate must
be transferred to machines that resem-
BILE the turntables OF railway. Ga
that revolving platform the glass is &C.
mented into a bed OF plaster OF Paris, and
the machine started Bearing heavily on the
surface OF the glass are blocks or metal, and
while In motion the surfaces are kept supplied
with sharp sand and constant stream OF water
The next stage OF the glass grinding process Is
the same as 10 machinery, but instead OF sand
coarse emery is used. Then finer emery Is used
ia another revolving table. and go on for half
dozen times. The final polishing Is done by
heavy TeciprOcating devices, fed with rouge,
and maintaining @ constant back and forward
motion, and also lateral movement over the
surface OF the crystal. All this requires the
as Sistance OF large force or men, many OF
them skilled laborers. After going through
these different grindings and polishing tue
plate that measured an inch tn thickness is
only three quarters OF an inch thick has lest
al its roughnese. and is ready for the show
window OF the purchaser.-Putsbbrg Telegraph.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-06-25
How to Prevent Drowning.

MT. dAITy McCOfLnaC communicates TO q
London scientific journal the results OF some
careful Investigations as to the best means OF
preventing drowning. As the season for sea-
tide bathing L. at hand, which means for many
the drowning season, Mr.. McCormacs study Of
this subject Is timely. The great resource of
any one getting into water beyond his depth
who cannot swim is to initiate the motions of
a dog and other DruteS which, not even the
household Cat excepted, take to water on oc-
casion and sustain themselves perfectly well
without any prior experience whatever. "The
brute In the water" says this writer, "conJin-
ues to go on all tours, and the man who
wishes to save his life ana cannot otherwise
swim must do so too, striking alternately one
TWO. one two, but without hurry or precipl-
tatton." The great peril OF persons unable to
swim and suddenly entering deep water is
paralysis Of muscular power from fright and
Mr.. AcCormac Is not far from the truth woen
he says: Nothing is less difficult, whether
for man or brute, than to tread water, even
for the FIRST time" The mere knowledge of
this fact might In some cases inspire those
wholly lacking In natat0rial experience with
that confidence which Is one OF the best safe
guards against drowning" The rule to stread
water when you find yourself beyond your
depth" and to ..noat when you are tired is
enough to be tried in an emergency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-06-25
The Prcttiest and Clean est Oity.
[Oor. Cir. Enuuirer.l

IGOR. Cir. Enquirer
An Enquirer representative had an interest.
ing chat yesterday with gentleman who
spent the past winter and spring In Washing
ton, just before returning to Cincinnati. In
city. he said:
.'It is perhaps the prettiest and cleanest city
in the United States. The wide avenues and
streets are paved with concrete and granite
docks, ana all the roads leading out into the
country are macadamized, and pleasanter
where On this side Of the Atlantic. / never
have spent more delightful spring In my
lie, although IL was much retarded by the I'm.
paralleled severity and lateness of the winter
IN this section. During the winter when we
had severe snow-storms, 1t was not long before
the snow disappeared from the Streets and in
Q DAY OF TWO they we're as dirty as Il there had
the night before the Inauguration Of Garfield
ard do not remember OF ever having expe-
rienced more diSagreeable oae-a severe
snow-storm set In early In the evening, and
was over foot deep; but by one O'Clock the
next afternoon Pennsylvania avenue was al
most as dry as barn floor. There was a ma
@ dsy ao ss Mner sn ne
three or four weeks. and, the weather being
cold all the time. there was good sleighing."
In accounting for the rapid disappearance OF
was owing TO the splendid paved streets and
the excellent sewerage system. Out OF about
TWO hundred and thirty or forty miles OF
streets. there are one hundred and forty miles
Of them paved. In the principal portion OF
the city, say within radius OF two miles OF
the Capitol and Executive Mansion. the streets
are mostly paved with concrete which Is very
smooth. During an ordinary sleet storm there
could not be bstter skating. II Is the greatest
place In the world for roller skates Every
"a orning and evening now the streets are
alive With children all over the city, enjoying
themselves on skates. There are about one
hundred and ten miles Of pipe sewer, and forty.
rve miles OF brick sewers laid, and this season
they are laying many miles more.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-06-25
A PHILOSOPHER.
Ke Proves That Philosophy and
RrOadtlOth Don't 60 dand iu.
Hand.

[By the Detroit Free Press Fiend
MY SOD" said the aged philosopher. as he
got his back braced against bale OF hay on the
wharf, sits all In knowing how. For instance.
Zine out OF ten people who go on steamboat
excursion suffer with the crowd and lam. WHAT
Idiots. i eat al onion i've minutes before
going aboard. and as a result have two chairs
10 SIT On, While you have TO stand up. enjoy
the same cool breeZeS, see the same scenery
and come home refreshed and serene. one
simple onion does the business.
you chase a street Car. and then stand up
after you get In. Do 1? Never. When want
seeing my condition, and no sooner enter the
car IMAM some one gives me seat It's only
the difference between walk and limp. ami
yet you never thought OF 1t.
most men who use tobacco carry their
pouch or box In the coat tail pocket. When
feeling for it they Invariably feel In the wong
pocket. presume there ara three million to-
bacco chexers Ia this country. Each one aver
ages ten chews per day; each one consumes
fifteen minutes per day In feeling In The wrong
pocket. Here are forty-nve million minutes
per day lost and gone. Has Yankee genius ever
sought TO save these precious hours aud days
and weeks? 1t has. / am the man. My In Jention
neck by string. Il Is In sight, handy 10 reach,
Ing It;
up rip 10 the leg OF bis pants, "you have TO
come down with nickel Dol? NOT much
imbioe The same as You do, enjoy 1t the same,
and when through tell the man he can either
pump Inc out or let me go.
when you want lunch you must pay thirty
10 SeveEty-f1ve cents DO /? Not by a hat fun
OF hornets! rush ln, rattle the keys and ais
in my pocket, ill up, and then softly rem ark
that I'm ready to oe kicked. But they never do
l. 1t would raise row, drive away custom,
and give the place bad name.
'.lf you rent house you must pay the rent.
IL rent one have one OF the children rubbed
With croton oil. and the ownerpays me 10 move
cut for fear OF the smallpox. II you ride In a
hack you must pay. Ii ride In vne become
Insane and the driver Is glad enougn TO see nae
60 my way. Ii you run Ia debt at the grocery
you must pay or be sued. II l run 10 DEBT the
grocery won't throw good money after bad.
When you want clothes you must come down.
When want 'em find some drunkard asleep
in an alley. And yet people are fools enough
to believe that philosophy ana broadcloth 60
hand In hand ana that wit and genius move
only In good society ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-06-25
The Golden Wedding.

From Farm Festivals" volume Of new poems
by VIII Carleton. published sooa by Harper &
Wake up. wife!-the black cloak of night begins to
and far in the east the morning his kitchen fire has
And he is heating hot his stove OF iron-gray.
And stars are winking and blinking before the light
O. day.
Mind you what was dom. Just fifty years agones-
Srushin, him, my Sunday rainent, an putin my best
Clothin' myself in courage, so none my fright
An my coward heart within, the while, was pound
Ten mile wood an bramble. an three mile field
In the cold smile of morning walked to marry
No horse had but my wishes-no pilot but stsr;
But my boyish heart it fsncied it heard you from
So through the woods hurried, an, through the
An little thougSi o. firing. the whole Of my Jour-
Things. neer before nor after do 60 man re-
As on the day he marries the woman of his choice
And then our country wedding-brimful O. grief
With every, one a-pettin' an jokin' you an me;
Ihe gooa ch e went ana came, wife, as it some
When clouds have chased each other across the
summer sun.
There eva was your good old father. dressed up in
With al the homespun nery that he could rake an,
scTape;
And your dear, hearted mother. the sunlight of
shone through the showers of tear drops that
stormed her face the while;
Also your sisters IN brothers. who hardly seemed
How they could scare up courage to let their sister
go;
an cousins an school house comrades. dressed up
With one of them a-sulkin' because it wasn't him;
An there was the good old parson, his neck all
d. essed in white,
bunch O texts in his left eye. hymn-book in his
An the parsons virgin daughter. plain an severely
Who hoped we should be happy. but wasn't exactly
sure;
And there was the yietuals. seasoned with kind re-
And holly wIeaths with breastpins of rubies. up
An there was nay heart a-wonderin' as how1such
things could be.
you and me.
Wake up. wife! that gold bird. the sun. has come
And on the 0t Besches take his daily fight
AS he has done SO often since fifty years to-day.
You know there's company coming-our daughter
There's John. and James. and Lucy. an all their
And Jennie she will be here. who in her grave doth
provided company ever can come from out the
eky);
And Sam-I am not certain as he will come, or
not.
They say he is black sheep-the widest of the
lot Wv
Before sons dishonor. fathers love stands
. dumb;
But STILL somehow or other. hope that Sam will
come.
Z he tree bends down its branches to it's children
from above
The islOrd of the father and rules him with his
love:
And he will e'er be longed for, th ,ugh far they be
apart
For the drop Of blood he carries, that came from
the fathers heart
Wake up, wife! the loud sun has reused the sweet
Daylight,
And she has dressed herself up in red and yellow
and white:
She has dressed herself for us, wife-for our we'd
din day once more
Ald1ny soul TO- day is younger than ever it was be-
81 fore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-06-25

TALK WITH PROP. BARD-How fHR RrvKR
MATS MIGHT BH uTIIlzBD-rHR DHNAND ron
CARP.
A STAR reporter dropped in upon Prof. Ba,rd
in his ONCE. up among the gables and spires Of
the Smithsonian Institution building, to In.
Quire about the carp ponds subject on which
the professor b always ready to furnish most
Interesting facts
''The interest in carp propagation" said the
professor, is increasing, the demand is enor-
nous and 1t keeps growing. We get from 90 to
SO applications for carp q day."
"HoW about the new pOnd?-
That Will BE- ready next summer. What we
nave always wanted is space. and this new
pond. we hope, viii give It TO rs. When the
flsn are crowded, the bigger and stronger ones
get the feed. AID the younger ones perish.
Win tne new pond, we will have about twenty
lake: or the east pond, there are six acres; the
north and south ponds are about six acres In
extent, and the west or new pond will contain
ime we se nave ac hsa TIT rms year. for the rst
For two years we could not use 1t because the
sever made through the White Lot, cut across
e ene, corner n OF II, and the pond could not be
which VIII be ready n xt year. Will almost
double our capacity. You very likely renem-
oer the condition OF this locality, some years
emptfed into 1t, and twice day-at low tide
it emitted the most offensive odors By max.
ing the carp ponds there. not only has this
a
great pubic end has been served"
DOCS not that suggest solution OF the
river hat problem" inquired the reporter
Yes. such plan has been proposed It IA
Planned TO make bank or dixie along the outer
edge or the flats, and then, to sa ve eX pense for
the present, only partially ill up the space
within The rest could be made In ponds or 30
or 100 acres each and utilized In propag atfnr
carp. The fish would consume all OF the ofren,
sive vegetable matter and make the water
wholesome"
Are there not other fish that you can propa.
gate IN the ponds like cArp?"
There are undoubtedly other fish In America
that could be cultivated In the same way and
when we have additional space next year we
1nted TO make experiments. Take trout or
black bass, for instance, and it will cost from
TWO to three cents pound for meat for their
food. The carp will feed on any refuse vegeta-
Ole matfer-Such as dry corn Or the wheat from
preWerleS-and ft costs but fraction OF cent
per pound for their food. SO you see carp Gull
ture Is cheap. We can PROBABLY f1ud vegetable
Feeding fish In America which It will pay TO
propagate. In the course OF a few years prob
ably there will be no further need OF carp
ponds here. Every state and every county 10
The Union will be well provided. We send to
each applicant twenty fishes. Whatever place
these fishes go at once becomes central point
OF distribution. All OF the fish that we have
and that have been distributed came from
about forty fish. The carp shows some pecu-
na,ities in this country. 1t grows more rapidly
and larger than in Central and Northern Eu-
rope, thus showing that our country Is lecu.
ltaIly ADAPTED TO tlem.o
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-06-25
How Marbles Are Made.

Marbles are named from the Latin word
'marmor," by which similar playthings were
known 70 the boys OF Rome two thousand years
ago some marbles are made Of potter's clay
and baked in al oven just as earthenw are Is
cahe1, ont most or them are made OF ahard
kind or stone found IN Saxony, Germany. Mar
bles are manufactured there IN great mum oers
aud sent 70 all parts OF the world. even TO
china, Tor the use OF the Chinese children. The
stone is broken up with q hammer into square
pieces, Vi ich are then ground round in mill.
The rnill has q fixed SLAP OF stone, with Its sur
lace full or little grooves or burrows. Above
r1l5 q Hat block or oak wood. OF the same size
rs the Stone. Is made TO turn round rapidly,
and while turning little streams of water run
In the grooves ami keep the mill from getting
tco hCt. Ab0uE one hundred OF the SQUARE
pieces OF stone are put into The grooves at once
ard In a few minutes are made round and pol
isheo py the wooden block.
China and White marble also are USED to make
The round rollers which have delighted the
hearts OF the boys OF all nations for hundreds
or years, Marbles thus made are known to the
Toys as ''Ch1naS" or alleys" Real China ones
are mace OF porcelain Clay and baked like China.
ware or other pottery. Some of them have q
peariy glaze ana some are painted in various
cooTs which VIII not rub OF, because they are
other tab. ewaIe.
Glass marbles are known az "ayate4n They
are made o. b)tn Gear and coiore1 glass TIE
former are n ate Dg taking up q little melted
glass on the end o. an iron rod ana making it
rouLd, hy Cropping &c into round mou ID,
which shapes IL, or By whirliDg ft around the
mead until the glaS; Is made insO little ball.
Sometimes the figure OF a dog or squirrel, or
kitten, or some other object Is put On the END
CT the rod, and when IL Is dipped into the
MeNtc glass the glass flows ali round it, and
when the marble is done the animal can no saen
smut up ID it. CoIOred glass marbles are N ade
Dy holGiDg bunch OF glass rods IN the fire I'M
u they melt; men the workman twists them
round intc bail or presses them In mould so
thst when done the marole Is marked With
lands or riooons OF color. Real agates, which
are the incest or al marbles are made in Ger
inAny, out or the Sons called agate Toe
HoIkne1 chip the pieces OF agate nearly round
Nho hammers aud then grind them round and
snlooth OF gEsndstones.-PtlIa- Times.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-06-25

Frenchman, noted for his fine horseman-
ship, almost frenzied at the poor riding OF his
own ana American oountrywonen, gives this
practical and much needed advice to fair eQues-
Eide. To elbow Is bad enough, but when the
left arm Is raised nearly parallel TO the shoul-
Ger II looks, to say the least OF it, odd egpoci-
With look as much as 70 say, Now, what do
you think OF my style OF ndingT In my hum
ole opinion, ladies cannot ride (or, for the mat
TIE arms should fall naturally from the shout
Ger with the elbow well ia az the waist, hands
low asd light and shoulders well squared. This
gives perfect seat know that women In
ctfned 10 embonpoint, as rule, cannot SIT as
straight and square as thin women; all the
more reason for them to try and 90 80, ana,
above all, 10 keep their elbows well In To
affect aD attitude on horseback Is q very great
mistake
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-06-25
A Frightful Monster.

TWO brave young ladies, while alone one
evening recently, were rehearaing how they
would despatch q burglar II one were suddenly
to appear In the room. One OF the heroines was
armed with her brothers cavalry sword. and
the other dourlShed Ratchet. In the midst Of
the rehearsal 'frightful monster" In the
shape OF o mouse ran across the floor when
one Of the girls tncontinently tainted ana the
other smashed $40 mirror In attempting to
climb upon the bureau. AS the mouse has not
inc Journal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-06-25

A FUGITIVE RKTURNRD.-David Mouat, an ex-
member OF the Philadelphia city council, who
ran away about nine months ago 60 escape
trial On an Indictment for ballot box stuInng,
has returned When It was aScertalned taat
he had left for parts unknown his bail-bond
was forfeited. On Thursday he stepped ineo
court, with party OF friends, and renewed hi3
bail Mouat has been member OF the Penn
sylvania legislature, and was delegate 60 the
Chicago convention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-06-25
TFof The Evening Star.
june
what Is 20 rare as . day Ia Junes
Then, II ever, come perfect days.

Some days there are that seem az If to earth
Transferred from some celestial cline afar,
Where beautiful and char ming all things are,
And where of happiness there comes no dearth;
When our low lives appear increased 10 worth,
When hangs no clog on Fancy's wings, to mar
Her tocund flight nor. from our sight to bar
The alluring rcene, have envioHs vspors birth.
Skies bluest balmiest airs. and loveiest flowers
Greenest of leaves that closellest festoon
The woodland aisles and cultured garden bowers
Clearest Of streame. and songs that richliest ring
From Threats of birds-Such gifts are thine, O
June.
And perfect make the days that thou doss bring!
p June 22d. 1884. W. L. SHoKMAxEn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-06-25

A HEROIC WOXAN-Tne second attempt was
made early yesterday morning to lynch Vas
kamp, the murderer who killed his employer.
Lyman Cody, about q month ago at LamonE
and now in jail at Grand Haven, Mich. A dozen
respectable farmers OF the vicinity appeared at
compelled him to give them the key to the
muIderers cell: They went In and secured
their victim. The sheriff was absent, but his
vile was aroused by the noise and discovering
the situation, closed the outside door. which
the lynchtng party had left unguarded. and
imprisoned the whole party. She then sent a
the citizens and frustrated the attemnt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-06-25

ASSASSINATION IN GIORGIA-A dispatch from
Atlanta Ga, says: 'Tyree Garrett, OF Pulaski
county, was assaSsinated On the night OF Juns
posed to be J. G. Donaldson, who about
month ago published nctitlous account OF q
disgraceful hight In the family Of Mr.. Garnatt.
puoltcat1on, and light was imminent Don.
aldSOn has disappeared
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-06-25

Mr.. A. d. Doane. of Cincinnati, claims to
have Invented an electric motor which he eau
attach to O street car &C an expense OF $50, and
Then run the car for 10 cents day.
Il Providence paper thinks It very amusing
that man IN Taunton, MASS, weighing over
200 pounds has gued for divorce from hts
rather under sized wife on the ground OF In
tolerable cruelty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-06-25

Clara Folz, the San Francisco woman lawyer.
being told Dy the opposing counsel In court
that woman's proper place was &C home
raising children. le5orted: "a woman had bet
ter be engaged IN almost any business than
raising such men as you are, Sir"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-06-25

Minnie Palmer, the actress, is under Is 0oo
bonds TO her manager not TO marry for ave
years.
Katie Mulkerns, a Louisville girl, Is years
old, has saved the lives OF eight little boya and
when they have fallen into tins river. She can
not swim, but can, as sne says, roN q boat
With one car.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-06-25

a stranger walked down the main street of
rltcrLEes, lnd., wearing grotesaue hat Tom
BOZ er MADE Iun OF It. Perhaps YOU'D uks 10
sboct II, Inc wearer remarked Tom re-
eponded with pistol shot, which missed tina
Lat ana killed the naB. '0
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-06-25

REv, BESRY WARD BEECHER prays that the
suit for damages, brought against him by the
the Superior court Of Baltimore, be removed to
the United States Circuit court OF Maryland,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-06-25

1t Is stated that a. soon "a the land bill has
passed 10 committee OF the House, Mr.. Parneu
Will sail for the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-06-25

An English woman has lately been appointed
q church warden.