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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-13

COUNTRY BOARDING.
COUNTRY BOARD-Firs class BOARD at Blooming
~ dale Farm, near Falls Church. Large, airy house;
good water, shade. lawn, &C. References exchanged.
Particulars address Mrs. JAS. W: PHILLIPS, Falls
church, Va jy12-5t'--
DRIyATE FAMILY, ON LARGE FARM desires a
l. few SUMMER BOARDERS; large cool house and
grounds. Post office and r. b. station place. Terms
moderate Exceedingly healthy. References required
Address A. g. MASON. Mason, Orange county, Va.
jy9-2w'
GUNNER BOARDING.-At the STONE MANSION,
~ Columbia Heights, few delightfully."- cool ROOMS;
ten degrees lower temperature than in town. Every
home comforts shade trees and lawn in album
dance. iyT-4x
COUNTRY BOARD-At the ''Maplea," minutes
~ walk from Laurel; shade; good water. Call or
address Mrs. KENNEDY, Laurel, Prince George
county. Md. jy6-2ws
COUNTRY BOARD.-A few more BOARDERS can be
~ comfortably accommodated at old Virginia farm
house Apply to VIM. L. IRISH, Waterford. Loudoun
county. Va. jy1-lms
GUNNER BOARD ON .FARM-North Hin. Clarke
- county, Va, via Washington and Ohio Railroad to
Round Hill. and via Shenan Valley Railroad Berry
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btes, horses &c. Inquire M. M. ROHRER, 500 It'll
street. or address A. NJ JELLY, New Windsor, Mary
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FOR SALE-HOUSES

TOR SALE--A 7-room BRICK HOUSE, No. 1913 0
Il street northwest all modern conveniences. Terms
easy; Apply to D. VEIHMEYER at Veiha.eyers Stone
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LOST AND FOUND.
PERSONAL.

WANTED TO KNOWN order to befriend her. the
w name and address Of Woman from Memphis who
rs partially paralyzed and who lost children by
yellow fever. Address S. M. j., Star Office iylI-4t-
M ADAM ROSS. the long-established, reliable Clair
" yoyant and Asroogist, gives better satisfaction in
all affairs of life than one in the profession tells the
past present and future destiny gives advice and
and matriinony. ALL IN TROUBLE CALL. Satisfaction
given or no pay Consultation Rooms, 402 I'd street,
above D street northwest. ans
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cranky people and persons with crotchets
and hobbies had better give Washington wide
Dertn just now. Ii requires a clean bill of
mental health to escape the vigilance of the
police and Judgment in st. Elizabeth's.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-13
BOARDING.

E,IRST- CLASS BOARD FOR LADIES AND GEN
ILEMEN, $40 per month, at DRIVERS HOTEL,
1913 Pennsylvania avenue Table de Hote SOC.
DOR RENT-Wel furnished PARLOR FLOOR, 'front.'
ing two streets, in most desirable part of the CITY,
with hrst-class BOARD MRS. D. B. STOCKHAM
945 4 street. NIL I'm
THE FREMONT HOUSE, WITH ITS FINE prone
l. made balconies, cool, airy rooms superior table,
will be found most desirable place for summer board
ing; rates: room and board, SIS and $50 per month
ap30
DOR RENT-Airy ROOMS, furnished or unfurnished
pleasant location, at Nos ala, BIG and 31S Indiana
avenue: Also, frst-clsss BOARD SIS per month.
SARAH FLAGlER. janis
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-05-18

SOME of Carlyle's opinions: "Sir
Walter Scott, a toothless retailer of old
wives fables; Brougham an eternal
grinder of commonplace and pretentious
noise, like man playing on hurdy
gurdy; Coleriage, talking i'll q maudlin
sleep an infinite deal Of nothing; Words
worth STOPPING to extract spiritual cat
sup from mushrooms which were little
better than toadstools; John Wilson,
taken to preside at Noctes and painting
haggises in food; Peel a plausible fox;
John Wilson Croker, an unhanged hound:
Lord John Russell, turnspit of good
pedigree; Lord Melbourne, monkey;
these be the gods, o Israeli" Others
occupied in undertakings as absurd as to
seek to suck the moon out of the skv:
this wind-bag yelping for liberty to the
negro, and that other for the improve
ment of prisons-all sham and imposture
together--a giant ie-which may soon
go down to hell fire"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-05-18
One Of Artemus Wards Victories,
From the Portland Press

. from the POrIanQ Press.
/ do not remember to have seen any
notice of Artemus' happy use of
pantomime in his humorous moods
among his friends and associates. There
was an unapproachable eloquence some
times In it. He had a way of making
quotation marks in the air with his left
and right forefngers, one occasion that
was irresistibly funny. Once he was
engaged TO fill an evening in the lecture
course of popular literary institution
of New England city. During the
lecture an individual who occupied seat
on one of the front benches seemed de-
termined to resist the speakers efforts to
make him laugh. Artemus soon dis
covered both the listener and his inten-
tion and concentrated all his powers on
him. For long time it seemed as if
the man had the best of it, but by-and-by
one of Brownies queer conceits took eff
feet. The obstinate fellow gave way and
laughed and kicked like delighted
schoolboy. Artemus celebrated his vic
tory by coolly announcing to his
audience: Ladies and gentlemen,
this will terminate the first act, and we
will drop the curtain for few moments;
while the scenery is being arranged for
the next act the lecturer will take oc-
casion to go out to see man." and
with perfect sang .frodd he left the plat
form for the ante-room, where he quietly
refreshed himself with-weak tea and a
cracker, and gleefuIy told the story of
his contest.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-05-18
Wrote il Himself.

Three score and ten is not very
green old age if, as astronomers assert,
the period of time in which this earth
will be inhabited Is as a minute to eter-
nifty of it's actual existance. And vet
some people really forget that they were
ever young.
There she stood, the apple of their
eyes, trembling with suppressed weeps.
wiped her glasses preparatory to reading
letter found in the girls pocket. It
began, CANCEL of my existence.
WHAT howled the male parent,
You don't mean to say it begins Like
that? Oh! that a child of mine should
correspond with---But pray proceed,
my dear
elem! existence spelled with "a
toop' proceeded the master.
"Why, the lunatic can't spell, +"
Clipped in the old man.
SIT is impossible for me to describe
the joy with which your presence has
filled me"
"Then why does he attempt it, ass!
But pray, don't let me interrupt you.
Go on; go on; let JOY be unconfned."
have SpeuC Uno WuOIe nlSnG Ill
thinking of you "-(that's picturesque,
anyway "and in bitterly debrid ging
the obstinate, besotted old whelp who
Will not consent to our union.'' i.
ooh! let me get at him! Whelp! Is
thy servant toad that he should thus be
spoken of?' sat aa .1s.4.-2
"But Theodorus, my DEAR" inter-
rupted his other half.
- 9 Yes, yes, one moment. / was about
to observe that the hand that could pen
such words would not hesitate to scalp
the most cherished relative"
Theodorus, didn't see this over the
leaf"
"Eh! let me see; hum: " Yours with
all the love of my heart Theodorus,
May 10, 1885, Why, bless my eyes,
it's one of my letters!" Sensation.
eyes, pa" claimed the solve
Branch" !" L found it in the closet yes
terday-only you wouldn't let me speak. I"
'You may go to the park, my child.
Hem! we've made nice mess of it"
:" Yes, love. Next time we will look
at the date first"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-05-18
A DANGEROUS I" Lon"

An African lake is dangerous place
to battle in, especially if a log is float
ing. Mr.. Joseph Thompson, an African
explorer, relates an incident which shows
the sort of log which is dangerous to the
bather: "During our stay at Tanganika,
L ran narrow escape of being caught
by crocodile. According to my usual
custom, L went out one morning to enjoy
a good splash in the lake.
Wading out considerable distance,
but not out of my depth, L observed
what appeared to be log of wood float
ing short distance from me. Taking
no notice of this, I went on LAYING the
cool water over myself. Looking up
after few minutes, I remarked that the
apparent log had foated nearer to me.
"Observing it more closely, I made
out the outlines of a crocodile's head,
with its ugly snout, wrinkled skin, and
glittering eyes. I stood for moment
aghast at the shore, and still it came
nearer.
" Regaining my presence of mind, I
made the welkin ring with shout of
Mambo, mambo!'' (crocodile.)
g The cry instantly brought my men
with their guns at the waters edge, and
they, seeing my imminent danger and
desperate efforts to reach the shore,
rushed IN p body to meet me, making
the water boil.
"When they reached me, the crocodile
was within few feet, and would have
seized me In another minute. But see
ing the porters in such numbers, yelling
and shouting and firing their guns, it
turned and quickly disappeared.
eff had been out of my depth at
the time, the chance of surviving the
rencontre would have been poor one. !"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-05-18

says, "there is absolutely nothing to
prove that the atmosphere has not been
the source of the nitrogen removed in
the produce"
FARMERS who are endeavoring to eradi-
cate quack grass may be pleased to learn
That good word may be said for it.
The trouble with quack is only in the
pertlnacity OF it's growth. Considered as
pasture grass, it is entitled to high
rank, SO far as the quality is concerned.
Cattle eat it greedily; it starts early in
the spring, and when closely erazed it
Is very quick TO send up new growth
with the first favorable condition; but
It's roots pervade the soil, and have al
most unquenchable life, so that ground
once occupied by them can be freed for
other uses only at the expense of great
labor and watchful care.
Corn land is to be put in readiness as
soon as may be, but the seed must not
De planted until the soil is warm, and
the grain will start into vigorous growth
at once. There is often serious loss
from planting too early; the grain re-
MAINS dormant, or rots in the ground.
1t Is often the case that field planted
III April will, in June, be far behind
one planted two weeks later. The old
rule IS: ga sod for corn;" one cannot
always follow this; besides in many
cases grass land is too valuable as such
to be plowed up for another crop. The
American farmer is learning that
meadows and pastures furnish the most
valuable crops. Corn does admirably
on stubble land; the extensive expert
ments reported to by Professor Atwater
and others, show that it does not mat
ter what the preceding crop has been,
SO long as the soil is in good filth, and
abundantly supplied with the food ele-
ments which the corn plant requires.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-05-18

light, with feelings that may be better
imagined than described. It was some
time ere the spade was laid aside, and
then the old man knelt down, seemed to
remove something and to tend inquir-
ingly over the excavation. Next he pro-
ceeded to return the earth, smooth the
ground carefully and deftly replace the
covering of leaves. Then he stole home
ward and back to his bed. The sequel
which his son acted thereupon may be at
once surmised. Repeating the operation
he had just witnessed-a with more
speed and less caCtion-he unearthed the
veritable crock, heavy with treasure, and
took it to the house. The next morning
Hans told the family that he had again
seen in his dreams the precious treasure,
lamenting that he must wake to the dis
tressful sense of it's loss.
Then followed the joyful denouement.
When the crock was produced, and while
its golden thousands were being counted,
Old Hans laughed for the first time in
many years, and fairly danced with de-
light. Never Paas festival, with it's bois-
ferrous merry-makings found so happy a
household. The result may be antici-
pated without further description. A
twelve-month thereafter saw the build
ings and fences renewed or repaired; the
farm re-stocked with the choicest breeds;
trees reset; helpers and tenants re-
gained; debts paid and the smile of for
mer thrift over all. Hans renewed his
age, his flesh and his ease; married his
daughter to a nice young Holland neigh
Dor, whose buxom sister espoused his
own son, and as the old Dutchman
smoked once more his evening pipe on
the veranda, he forgot the Hessians and
smiled over his remunerative dream.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-05-18
PortuOaI's History

Lizzie w. Champney. in Harpers Magazne.]
A tiny country, occupying, like the
island OF England, a mere spot upon the
atlas, we remember that in the fifteenth
century her possessions stretched, as
those of England do now, over all the
world. While Columbus was pursuing
his studies, Prince Henry the navigator
established his observatory on the lonely
shores of Algarve, and gathered the
young mobiles to his school of navigation.
Through the century that followed, the
bread cast upon the waters poured back
to Portugal. The Azores, Madeira, and
the golden sands of Guinea were made
her own; Bartholomew Diaz doubled the
Cape of Good Hope, Vasco da CANA
discovered India, Magellan made the
first voyage around the world, and
Brazil was made Portuguese colony.
AS in Egypt, after the conquerors the
building dynasty, 80 in Portugal, Dom
Manoel the fortunate built his pyramids
in Belem, Alcobaca, and Batalha, scat
tering the wealth of the newly acquired
colonies with reckless, improvident hand,
as who should say, "After us the
deluge." And the deluge came food
VI OiSooIy aHu peIeecuIIOu, WHICH Speeu-
lily swept away the prosperity of the
country. Portugal's fall may be traced
directly to the Jesuits, for they brought
in the Inquisition, which hunted the
Jews, the bankers of the country, from
the land; they preached the crusade that
led Dom Sebastian the regretted to his
disastrous expedition into Africa, and
left the country an easy prey to the
Spaniards while the Dutch seized their
colonies.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-05-18
An Old. Yet Good. Story.

When. Davy Crockett was In Washing
ton he was one day sitting in hotel
toasting his shins when a senator from
Massachusetts entered
Approaching the old frontiersman the
latter said:
Crockett, large procession of your
constituents are marching up the street.
You ought to go out and greet them"
Crockett hurriedly arose and went out
upon the hotel steps, when large drove
Of mules caught his eye. He quietly
watched them until the last one had
passed and then returned to his seat by
the stove. The Massachusetts senator
was still there, and as the redoubtable
Davy dropped into his chair, asked:
:" Well, did you see your friends %
sob, yes, was the response. "They
are looking remarkably well, too.'
"Did you ascertain their destina-
ton? ?"
Certainly, SIR"
"And where are they going in such
solid body % 4
Crockett turned to the senator with
quiet, calm expression, and replied:
"The blamed fools are all going down
to Massachusetts to teach school? P"
And then they gazed moment into
each others faces and sadly walked up
to exercise the barkeeper awhile.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-05-18
WEDNESDAY MAY Is, 1881.
THE BLACKSMlTH'S SONG.


TRANSLATED FROM AN OLD FRENCH SONG.
Through the easement roseat dawn
Already steals with cheering ray;
Let's to the forge and wake the morn
With boist'rous voice and jocund lay!
Bellows blow, and furnace smoke;
Bend the glowing metal sooni
Hammer falls with telling stroke!
Singing to my anvil's merry tune,
"Pong, Pongi
Strike while the the irons hotE
With lusty stroke my hammer rings:
Strike hard tits for your chubby boy,
Who to his mother fondly clings
And trills his cooling note OF joy.
Thanks to the sweat that battles my face,
The paths of learning he shall tread,
And knowledge make her dwelling place
Within my dariing's fair young head.
Labor unto the heart gives ease,
And will our daily bread supply;
1t decks the charms of my Therese,
Ny wife, my household deity
Our hands were never formed to make
Muskets or sword-blades, bolts or chains;
God gave US arms for Labor's sake;
Our minds he for Loves work ordainsi
Now all who day by day pursue,
Some darling hope, some cherished end
Old hearts, who have but power in view;
Young hearts, who Loves soft call attend;
You who would WELD the pen or sword
SageS and fools, peasants and kings
Ii you'd succeed, IKE as the word
Of wisdom what my anvil rings:
'SPong, Pong, Pong
Strike while the irons hoti'
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-05-18

GIRLS are honest creatures. One at
the South End, on being charged with
the reckless extravaganza of having sew
enty-fve dresses and with having pine
fellows in love with her at once, was too
honest to deny it.-B0ston Post.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-05-18

A BROOKLYN man answering New
York advertisement, "How to win at
poker" received the following reply:
"Hold four aces or don't poke.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-05-18
SPICE AND ALLSPICE.

STILL is the night. All, me, tits growing late;
The darkness dinly lights the crested moon:
And as the starlets wink, there at the gate
Augustus and Amelia stand and spoon.
WiLLi11nRnnrt Rrenk fnaf TLnhIn
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-05-18

once Or Twice aWeeK a large Loaf made OF
graham -four in which handful of sui
phur has been mixed. The hens like it.
and aref freed from lice, and kept healthy
through the season. apA
JOSEPH HARRIS says that an excellent
manure for the gardener and fruit grower
is made by mixing two Or three bushels
of bone dust through, load of stable
manure, and let the whole ferment to-
gether. The bone dust increases the
fermentation, and the heating manure
softens the bone. The whole becomes a
strong fertilizer if the heap is properly
attended to. MO- % -
The latest in the ensilage line comes
from the south, where gentleman works
out plan for cheapening the cost of con-
structing silos, Trenches are to be dug
to the depth of thirteen feet, well packed
with clay, the earth within them removed,
forming pit with four sorts of adobe
walls. AS the bottom will still have to
be cemented and the walls trimmed even
ESQ as to leave no impeachment to the set
ting OF the ensilage) it is difficult to see
where the economy comes in.
In one of DIR. Lawes' experiments the
produce of hay under liberal supply of
mineral fertilizers has been greatly in
creased. Though a large quantity of
nitrogen has been removed, at the end
of twenty-five years there is no evidence
of decline in the produce The nitro
gen of the surface soil shows "a con-
siderable decline, otherwise DIR. Lawes
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-12-22
SUCK WHEAT CAKES

From the Nsp York Tribune.
Science has even revolutionized the
method Of making buckwheat cakes. Tho
old way. setting to raise over night. sour
ing. fermenting, accompanying and destroy
ing the nutrient part Of tho hour, car
bonio acid gas was produced and the cakes
made light. But . well-founded suspicion
has always existed. that buckwheat cakes
made in this manner are unwholesoms
and indigestible. because the chemical
action that takes place so alters the -four
from its original character that the sour
ing or decomposing process continues In
the stomach and gives rise to dyspepsia
and kindred troubles.
The new way does away with all decom-
posing. all fermenting or souring. and
places upon our tables smoking hot buck.
wheats In less than 10 minutes. The
leavening element OF the new process,
which 10 the "Royal Baking Powder" be-
ing mixed with the flour and moisture
added, evolves tho leavening gas, and In
no way changes the dough from Its orig
inal sweet and nutritious condition.
In point Of healthfulness, II Is . positive
fact that buckwheat and griddlo cakes
made in this way with tho Royal pow.
der are very healthy, and can DO eaten with
IMMUNITY by dyspeptics and invalids with.
out discomfort.
Various preparations and mixtures have
been put ON the market from time to time
to take the place OF the "Royal Baking
Powder" such a. "self. raising or .'grid.
die cake" fiours, but analysis shows many
substitutes and strong acids, which have .
corroding effect on tho membranes OF the
stomach. II 10 much safer for all consum-
ers to purchase flour themselves that they
know to be good and reliable, and add the
baking powder at Q considerable saving.
than to purchase any Of the so-called
''self.raising" flours, which are usually
compounds Of the vilest nature. contain
ing alum or phosphates. 1t Is stated that
three.fourths Of tho "seli.raisinS buck.
wheat sold In the market Is nothing more
than "middlings." or tho dark.colored
siftings and impurities which form the
refuse in tho manufacture Of the higher
grades Of flour.
The following Is q good recipe and most
economical:
QuIcK BUcKwHEAr CAKEs.-To n pint
Of buckwheat flour. whilo dry. add two
t~easpoonfuls RoYAL BAKING POWDER, 0
t~easpoonful salt, one scant tablespoonful
brown sugar or New Orleans molasses to
mako them brown, mix we'll together, and
when ready to bake add one pint cold
water or sufficient to form o batter, stir
but little, and bake Immediately on o hot
griddle.
o. The Baking Powder should mover DO
put into the batter. but always mixed with
ilour in Q dry state.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-12-22

On molten OF Trustee Dauchy II was
ordered that all moneys. books and pa.
pers belonging to the town OF Gold Hill
be handed over to the County Commits.
sioners % soon a. the Treasurer can az
his books and oil warrants allowed at
this meeting are paid. Also. II was or.
dered that the Town Marshal, Clerk and
Attorney turn over all books and papers
in their possession belonging to the
town to the County Commissioners.
Trustee Mercer and Clerk Hyde were
instructed to transfer oil the town prop
erty (as per inventory to the County
Commissioners.
There being no other business, Trus-
tee Dauchy in q few appropriate remarks
moved that q vote Of thanks be rendered
to President Fox and President (pro
tem) Mercer for the able manner In
which they have presided on all occa-
sions.
Trustee Mercer replied by saying that
the unity Of feeling which has existed at
all times among the members Of the
Board made the duties Of presiding
officer light and pleasant. Hs thanked
the members for this mark Of courtesy
shown to President Fox and himself,
and hoped the good feeling now existing
would continue TO bind them together a.
inseparabls friends.
The Board then adjourned sine De.