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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-07

1882 THE NEwsPAPERs 1882
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direct wire to New York; the markets, etc. Al
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1t printed in 1880 22,4SS new advertisements
1t is published in a spacious building Of its own,
and printed on the newest and fastest printing
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all that is in the The EVENING STAR for week,
and additional literary and home ana agricultural
matters
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OF no man, clique, and no interest, win present
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Of each days passing history In Washington, the
District the United States, and the world. It win
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An Alleged Esthetic Toilette.
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My Lady: mo, no, General. Don't talk to
me Of school and college! There's nothing like
home influence for boys. My precious darling
mas never left my side since he was born-just
twenty-one years this very day, General-and
ne mas kept the heart Of child. and never given
me an hours anxiety In all his innocent life ~
The General: ''Ah, he'll soon be wanting to
marry the ladys maid, or something Of that sort
See If he doesnt!" Ny Lady: "Good Heavens! p
Go foo q, who enters adams, where's
for minute this mOrnin'. my Lady. to cit some
'airpins, she said. But they do say down stairs
as Master George were waiting for her round
the corner with fbur-wheeled cab and smalI
porkmantean- Leastvise, she never come home.
nor Master George haant neither. Lunch is
waiting, my Lady. FuncA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-07
A CORNER In APPLES.
How a Boston Syndicate Controls the
Markets of the Country.

A Vergennes dispatch to the Boston Herald
tells the story Of the 'cOrner" in apples as fol-
lows: From leading menu of the Vernon t
apple syndicate, it has been learned, in refer
ence to the corner" in Vermont grown apples
that the syndicate Is composed of the following
weii-known Boston firms: Curtis Il Co., Inland,
Chessman & Co.. VIM, Kicker & Co. and Isaac
Locke Co. These four firms learned through
tnelr eastern and western correspondents that
thefe would be scarcity of apples in all but a
portion of Vermont, known as the Champlain
valley, a very fertile tract of country lying be-
tween Lake Champlain and the Adirondack
range on the west and the Green Mountains on
the east. Here the apple crop was remarkable,
both In quality and production. and a cOmbina-
nation was Immediately formed to purchase and
control this fruit. Agents were quietly sent to
all points along the lines of railway. and con-
tracts made with all the leading producers of
apples at various prices, ranging from - to
~. % and So per barrel a few extra lots costing
as high as $3.50 per barrel. In the town of
Shelburn, ChittendOn county, several extensive
orchards were purchased, one producing nearly
5000 barrels, and several 1.5OO to 1900 each;
while. in Addison and Grand Isle counties ORCH
ards are numerous which produce from 400 to
600 barrels OfNO. fruit annually. The syndi-
cate is now busily engaged in securing the
small lots of IS to 100 barrels over this section,
and in forwarding the fruit contracted to
market 1t has purchased. to this date, over
$4,000 barrels of No. graft apples OF these,
5000 barrels are sent to New York for storage
in coolers" where the fruit is guaranteed to be
constantly kept at a temperature Of 40 degrees,
which prevents decay and admits of sales late in
the season when the markets are cleaned out of
choice fruit. The remainder of it's extensive
purchase will be sent direct to Boston for stor-
age and sale.-Rataand Herald Vermont)
Influenza. or Z. Pink.Eye.,, i'm Horses.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-07

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Hepburn. w. p. Iowa, 912 ST. NV.
Herbert, 3. A., Alabama, Metropolitan Hotel
HiscocS, Frank, New York, Arlington Hotel
Hubbell, Jay A.. Michigan, Iowa Circle.
Horr R. G., 81 18th ST. NV.
HOuck, L. c., Tennessee, 4l9 9Th st.
House, j. r., enneSSee, Ebbitt House.
Harris, B. W., Massachusetts, 1929 ST. NV.
Harris, II. s., New Jersey, WiIards Hotel
Holman Holman, W s., Indiana, Portland Flats.
Hewitt, A. s., New York, Wormley's Hotel.
Hewitt, G: W., Alabama, Metropolitan Hotel
Hall, J. G., New Hampshire, 2ls East Capitol ST.
Humphrey, H. l.: Wisconsin, Grant Place
HUI, John, New Jersey, $40 ST.
Hardy, Jno., New York, Arlington Hotel
Jones, J. K, Arkansas, 1422 nth St NV.
Joyce, c. H., Vermont, Cos 18th St NV
Jacobs, Ferris, jr., New York. Wizards Hotel
Jones, p, New Jersey, Ebbitt House.
Jones, G. W., Texas, 9l9 St
kasson, j. A., Iowa, 1912 H ST. NV.
Keifer, j. W., Ohio, Ebbitt House
klotZ, X, Pennsy1vania, Ills 7Jh St NV.
Ketcham, J. H., New York. 1929 St NV
Kelly, ". D., Pennsylvania, 12s St
Knott Knott j. Proctor, Kentucky metropolitan Hotel
Ladd, q. W., Maine, National Hotel
LIE Eevre. Ben, Ohio, WIZARDS Hotel
Lacy, & 8, Michigan, Nationsi Hotel.
Leedom, j: p, Ohio, WIZARDS Hotel
MannlnQV. H., Mississippi. So ST. ne
Mfls. RIO. Texas, Ills q st. NV.
MaSOh, SOSeph, New York. 1881 St
M MneSs +, Connecticut, Arlington Hotel
Miller, s. H., Pennsylvania, 1918 St
Mouton, s. w., Illinois, I'll ST.
Moore, ". r, Tennessee, Arlington Hotel
MaCOh. Z. C., Indiana, 100 st ne.
MarSn, Il f., Illinois, National Hotel
Martin, E L., Delaware, Wizards Hotel
Morey, H. l., Ohio, Ebbftt House.
MoSgroye, Jas, Pennsylvania, Willards Hotel
MuldrOw, q. L, Mississippi, Arlington Hotel
Mutchler, VIM, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Hotel
McCook, A. G., New York, Arlington Hotel
McC0id. N. A.. Iowa. l125 10th st NV
Mckinley. VIM, IT,, Ohio, Ebbitt
Mckenzie, J: A., Kentucky, National Hotel
MeLane, R. NJ, Maryland 1857 ST. NV
Neal, II. s., Ohio, Hamilton House.
Nolan. n. H., New York, Arlington Hotel
Norcross, A, $500 St NV.
o,Nelil, Cnas, Pennsylvania, lS26 New York ava
0ateA n C., Alabama, Metropolitan Hotel
OuIay, u H., Arizona, Metropolitan.
rage, II T., California. Congressional Hotel
racneco K, Calif0rnia, Congressional Hotel
peens, 3 ), Indiana, 1918 ST. NV
Pierce, r b r., Indiana, Ebbitt House.
Pound, 7. c., Wisconsin, 1015 L St NV.
RaySOn, l. T.. Illinois, ga 18th st.
faul, John. Virginia, Metropolitan Hotel
Phister, C. c., Kentucky, Wizards Hotel
PHasn, 5ss. q Sso nss as - ~ G &
Parker, A. Z, New York, Riggs House.
Randall & J., Pennsylvania, 10 C St 2a
Ray, O. New Hampshire, 1f01 Massachusetts AVA
Rtce. 7. n, Missouri, - Pennsylvania ava
ReaGa1 ! =, Texas. National Hotel
RoSissos. ). q, Ola mid Ho. s 8 : =
Ryan, Th04, ronnsy1vania GO l9th e. nv
Rttch1es J. II ohtos Ebbitt HOUSE
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-09-28
Why Stone Walls are Damp.

The walls of stone house and some
times of brick house are covered with
dampness. This is due to the very ssme
cause by which dew is deposited on
grass, or moisture on the side of glass,
or a pitcher that is filed with ice-water
and is brought into warm room. The
walls become cold, and as stone is nom
conductor of heat they remain cold for a
long time. When the weather changes
suddenly from cold to warm, the air be-
come filed with moisture-fCr the warm
er the air is, the more moisture it will
absorb. When this warm air strikes
the cold walls the moisture is deposited
on them, and as the warm air is contin-
ually coming in contact with the wall,
the dampness accumulates until it ap-
pears like dew upon them and pours
down in streams at times. 1t Is easily
prevented. No plaster should be put
directly on the brick or stone, but fur.
ring strips should be nailed to the wall
and the lath put on these. Cellars are
frequently made very damp in the same
way by too much ventilation in vain
weather. The warm air pouring in i.
cooled, and its moisture is deposited OF
the walls and floor until they are 50 wei
as to surprise the housekeeper, who
wonders how it is the cellar will not dry
and the more it is aired the wetter it be
comes.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-09-28
pelsh....r .ad hi. Brother Bill

Belshazar Smith had very bad and
very dangerous habit Of walking in his
sleep. His family feared that during
one of his somnambulistic saunterings
he would charge out of the window and
kill himself. so they persuaded him to
sleep with his little brother William, and
to tie one end of a rope around his body,
and the other around little William.
The very first night after this arrange
ment was made, Belshazzer dreamed
that burglar was pursuing him with a
dagger. So he crept over to Williams
side of the bed. stepped over William S
slumbering form, jumped ont on the
floor, and slid under the bed. He stay
ed there a while, and then, his night
mare having changed, he emerged upon
the other side Of the bed, and got under
the cover in his old place.
The rope, 1t viii be observed, was be-
meath the bed; and it was pulled out,
too. Early in the morning, Belshazzar,
about half awake, scrouged over against
William. To his surprise, the movement
lerked William clear out of bed. Bel
shazzar leaped out to ascertain the
cause of the phenomenon, and at the
same time his brother disappeared un-
der the bed. Belshazzar hardly awake,
was scared, and he dived beneath the
bedstead; as he did 50 he heard William
skirmishing across the blankets above
his head. Once more he rushed out,
Just in time to see William glide over
the other side. Belshazzar just then
became sufficiently conscious to feel the
rope pulling on him. He comprehend
ed the situation at once, and disengaged
himself.
Perhaps little William was not mad.
He was in the hospital undergoing re-
pairs, for about three weeks, and when
he came out he had strange desire to
sleep alone.
Belshazzar anchers himself to an anvil
now
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-09-28
Buttermilk for Burns.

Joe and Commodore Rogers were
brothers and blacksmiths. They had a
great reputation for being practical
jokers. One day Joe bought an old
fashioned churn for the purpose of manu-
f .cturing their own butter; and as the
commodore was widower, and lived
with Joe, all such work as churning
naturally fell to him. One day, after
supper, the first churning was got ready,
and the commodore was invited to
churn.
"Hold on" said he, ''till 1 go down
and get some tobacco"
He went, and while he WAS gone Joe
did the churning, took out the butter,
and left the buttermilk in the churn.
The commodore returned. looked at the
churn. took OFF his coat and remarked:
"Wa'al, old churn, it's you and ], and
here is for We!
After chuning couple of hours, he
remarked that he guessed it would be
cheaper to buy butter than to make
it."
81 think so, said Joe. ''if you are go
ing to churn it out of buttermilk."
The commodore's remarks were unfit
for publication.
A few days after the churning pro-
cess, Joe put one end of small bar Of
iron into his forge-fire, gave the bellows
three or four pumps. and stepped into
the back shop. While gone, the COM
modore heated the iron to black heat,
then changed ends with it. and stepped
out the front door to watch the progress
In came Joe, took up the iron, but
dropped it instantly holding up his
burned hand, and roaring with pain.
"Put ON buttermilk, Joe. It's good
for burn T. said the commodore, as he
made mastery retreat, amid shower
of bouquets, composed of hammers,
coal. and horse-shoes
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-09-28
DelusiOns.

That milk is compound of water
chalk and sleeps stomach. Milk al
ways comes from the cow-a great wa,
from the COW.
That brass band music Is unpleasan
to the ear. We know of a man who ha
lived for years next door to a band-roon
and has never uttered one complaint il
all that time. He is deaf mute.
That railroads are intended for tn
enefit of corporations. They are in
tendeded for the benefit of the people
the people who hold the majority G
stock.
That small boy hates an overcoat
He likes it so well that he dislikes t.
wear it.
That whistIing is disagreeable. 1t il
always agreeable-to the whistler.
That druggists are extortionate IL
their prices. They pay such high sala
ries to their clerks that they are forced
to sell their goods at one thousand pei
cent above cost in order to make any
money for themselves.
That the market is overburdened with
spring poetry. The waste basket cap
lures so much of it that very little of il
comes on the market.
That any fool can write poetry. II
is only fool here and there that can dc
it.
That women go to church to see Other
women's bonnets. They merely go to
show their own.
That boy thinks he knows more than
his father He only prides himself on
his superior intelligence.
That widow wears weeds to catch q
husband. She would rather catch man
who is not husband.
That a silver watch will tell the time
jus. as well asa gold one. A gold watch
will tell the time ten times to a silver
watch's once, and be Just as fresh as
ever
The shopkeepers never mark their
goods below cost. They frequently
mark them down much below what the
goods cost the purchaser, especially il
he be particular friend, you know.
That the selt-conceited man thinks
everybody is fool. He does not In
clude one person in that category, name
ly, himself.
That extemporaneous speakers pre-
pare their speeches Beforehand They
get somebody else to do that
That the average married man dis
likes marriage. He is all the time yearn-
ing for another opportunity to enter the
sacred state.
That pareIts love their children be-
cause the little ones are so much like
themselves. That is just what they
punish them for.
That people hate to lie laughed at
Look at the low comedian, for instance.
That it is hard to attend to ones busi-
ness. Lots of people think nothing of
it, and have plenty Of time to attend to
the business of score of others.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-09-28
Farmer Ben's Saying.
little roosters CROWS loud.

Little roosters crows loud.
Every cloud doesn't bring storm.
Light hean of wheat stands straight.
Gnarly apples don't pay for their fod-
der.
Oats in the meader goes in with the
hay.
Cornstalks in the weeds i'ble ter git
cut up.
A lying tongue puts patch on its
neighbors.
Robin in the tree tops better'n fifty
cent barometer.
Weeds in the corners be as bad as
holes in the pockets.
You can't tell by the blossoms which
of the apples will be wormy.
'Yon can't guess by the size of the
calf what buffers worth q pound.
Chicken hawk never says nothin',
when it's going for the chicken coop.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-09-28
Death, Divorce, Bankruptcy.

'No, George Jones, 1 cannot marry
you"
The speaker was fair young girl of
scarce thirty summers; the tone was sad,
yet unyielding.
"And why not, Maria, asked George
Jones, whose deep black and blue eyes
and flushed face showed that he had not
been too good and great to have made a
dizzy run with the boys the night before.
"Can James Smith or John Robinson
make you any better husband than I
can, fair girl ?"
"Listen, George. lam, as you know,
the only daughter OF daring specula-
tor in low price stock. my father"
said the devoted damsel, with far-away
look of filial pride, ''has often made as
much as 80 on single turn in WashOe
fancies. He is now," she added, with a
deep blush, "bulIing the market. un-
derstand from non-official sources that
you are poor that you breakfast on a
free lunch route and dine at twobit ro-
tisseries-a convincing proof of Common
stock poverty. Farewell, George it can
never be-"
"Stay, Maria, and know who and
what 1 am. My Storey County hatchet
is sunk deep in the cherry-tree of truth,
and like my illustrious initial namesake,
I am no dazzling economist of facts.
Five years ago arrived at Reno, per
emigrant train, and walked over the
Geiger grade to this city of stove-pipes
and other mems wives. Since then
have worked in the Scorpion; sat pa
tiently for three months as inner guard
in the Carson Mint and never missed a
payday; twisted brakes on V. 7.
gravel train graded for week on the
Dayton narrow guage; I have been a
waiter at Even's started daily paper
at Genoa taught school in the Fourth
Ward in common with about four mil
lion of other scientists, discovered the
present comet, and now l an no longer
poor.
What Do I hear correctly-you
have gold?"
"Aye, proud girl and pocket check
book on the Nevada Bank"
do you belong to the railroad ring
Are you building narrow-guage or work.
ing tailings at Dayton ? Have You struck
copper-mine in Goose Creek section
Are you running a quartz-mill at Red
Canon, or smelter at Corson? Tell
me, George whence came this wealth
perspire with anxiety"
1.-Two weeks ago had dead point on
stocks from an insider he gave it as O
great favor, and told me to buy every.
thing"
"Welli''
"Well, I did--not. coppered him.
"And So"
"Yes, and naturally I'm now richer
than he feared or hoped 1 ever would
be-"
"Then, George, am thine thine TIL
death. divorce, or your bankruptcy.
The Germans have invented morocco
par,er
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-09-28

bought tract of land Oh the Cross Forl
of Kettle creek and made lumber raft.
for four years, which We run to market
the spring. 1t was then that learn
ed to be pilot, business that 1 have
followed for many years. When lumber
ing we keep ourselves supplied with
venison without any trouble. Isuppose
We killed one hundred deer. Those
were jolly days, indeed We were moi
troubled with any of the fashions and
folies now prevailing. We were stout,
rugged and hearty, and enjoyed our
selves"
"Where is Pfouts now?
''He still lives on the creek. His
father was of the first settlers. He was
there before my father, and he lived to
very great age. 1 must tell you little
incident in the life of young Pfouts !
speak OF. If you ever see him just ask
him if he remembers the time when he
seized the tail of an OK and was dragged
across Kettle creek in the slush-ice and
the sound thrashing he received from his
father for the trick. All the lumbermen
in that REGION know Pfouts."
How long did you live in the Wild
erness ?"
81 remained there till / was over
thirty years of age, when I returned to
this place, where I have resided up to
the present time, engaged in farming
during the summer season and hunting
in the fall and winter. 1 am going up
to Young Woman's creek to hunt bear
this fall and winter / have three camps
up there, and if you will come up and
stay few nights with me 1 will show
you how hunters rough it in the wilder
ness. We live well, better than you city
fellows 1 mean we have more substan-
tial food in the way of fresh game. L
tell you it is delicious as we cook it in
the camp"
"Uncle Jake" is a remarkable man.
Although sixty-seven years Of age there
is scarcely a gray hair in his head and he
is as active as many men of forty, His
hunting record of wild animals killed
during the past forty years may be sum-
med up as follows Deer, 300; foxes,
500; bears, 125 catamounts, so ELK, 5;
wolves, 5 panthsrs, 4 total, 1,019. As
TO the smaller game he kept no record
of the number killed.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-09-28
LIGHT AT EvENTIDE.

The day has been dark and doleful-
A day of wind and rain,
With the sound of ghostly fingers
Upon the window-pane;
And never a glearn of sunshine
The cold gray sky has crossed
In this day for sad remembrance
For what our lives have lost.
Weary with vain regretting
For things that could not be,
Weary with counting over
The graves In memory,
] opened the Book Of Comfort,
And in its pages read
What one Of the grand old prophets
In time of trouble said.
heard ike voice from heaven,
The royal singers song
OF faith in Eternal Goodness
To triumph over wrong.
The day may be wild with tempest.
But in patient trust abide,
And remember the sweet old promise
of light at the eventide.
And 10, as l read the chapter
So dear 10 the weary heart,
saw the clouds at sunset
Like curtains swing apart,
And it seemed ike glimpse of heaven,
That touched my eyes like balm
As sat In the sunset glory
Repeating the sweet old psalm
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-09-28
The Complaining Tree.

In the deep and almost impenetrable
forests of Nubia is found tree that ut
ters at times the most mournfu and
plaintiye notes. Sometimes these sounds
are shrill and clear, at others die away
to an almost imperceptible whisper, as
if some captive spirit were complaining
of its lot. The effects is singular, weird,
and startling, until the cause Is known.
The tree is a species of Acacia, and the
sound is produced by cup-shaped gals
or secretions of some sort The wind
in passing through the tree produces
the vhistling noise referred to.