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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-23

Ffum 'soo1. Gordon IN Central Afs1ca-~
The king is rapidly growing mad. He cuts OF
the noses Of those who take snuff and the lips Of
those who smoke. The other day man went to
salute Ras Aloula. In safuting him, his tobacco
box dropped out. Ras Aloula struck him with
his sword, and his people finished him. The king
is hated more than Theodore was. Cruel to a
degree, he does not, however, take life. He
cuts Off the feet and hands Of people who offend
him. He puts out their eyes by pouring hot tai
low into their ears. Several came to me to tel
me this. ! demonstrated with the king against
his edict forcing men to become Christians from
Mussuman. He said they wished it. l also
demonstrated about the tobacco edict, but 1t
was of no use. No one can travel without
the kings order. if he is a foreigner. You can
buy nothing without the kings order; no one
will shelter you without his order.-in fact.
no more complete despotism could exist. Ii
cannot last; for the king will go on from one
madness TO another. Orders were given that no
one was to approach me; nor was l TO speak
to any. The officer who conducted NE to
the king, the second in command to Aloula.
and burst not ask why they were chained. The
king is a man OF some As years. a sour ill
favored looking being. He never looks you in
the face. but when YOU look away he glares at
always changing. is one of thorough suspicion.
Hated and hating all, 1 can imagine
no more unhappy man. Ayaricious above
all his people, who do not lack this
quality, his Idea of a. free port is that fleets of
steamers will arrive from the powers of Europe
with presents for him, to which he will reply by
sending letter with the Lion seal. saying. You
are my brother. my mother, etc. How are your"
You know i hare seen many peoples.
but never met with a more fierce. savage set
than these. The peasantry are good enough.
The King says he can beat united Europe except
Russia. All the great men do not want a war
with Egypt, and the king fears it when sober,
ior he drinks to excess AT night. He talks like
the Old Testament He is Of the strictest
sect OF the Pharisees-drunk overnight at
dawn he is up reading the Psalms He never
would miss prayer-meeting. and would
nave Bible as big As portmanteau if he were
In England. No women are allowed within 800
yards Of his paiace,-his nut. should saw He
Is furious at my opening his letter to the khe-
dive. l know, and indeed knew that / was
rash in provoking him while in his power: but
leant o0 the verse, The hearts of kings are i'm
the hands of the Lord; as the rivers of water.
He turneth them as He willeth" Ismail. the
eX-khediye, knew the king we'll He said to me:
Never go near him; it is perfectly useless He
has one legitimate son, Ras Arya Salan, and one
lllegitimate. Two sons Of Theodore are with
nm. Poor Alamayou! 1 am very sorry that he
is dead. His name was known In all the land,
and the people thought that our government
would send him here
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Shrinkage and Sweiiage.


II tell you, sab. dis partnership bizncss am
pOwful resky," said the old man as he nibbled a
green onion at the Central Market Las month
went into partnership wild Cesar White i'm de
peanut biZness. He furnished de reaster an
bought de peanuts, an We was to whack UP on
profits. Dat Caesar am a bad man. an doan' YOU
fOrgit it. If | hadn't bin on de watch fur him
I'd bin cleaned out sky-lligh. What sort of
game dye 'spose he tried to play on me?"
No one could guess, and. finishing the rest of
his onion. the old man continued:
well, sab. when we come to roas' dem pea
NUTS dat Caesar wanted me to believe dat de
shrinkage offsot all my sheer In de b:zness, an
he ordered me to get away from dat rooster an
go hOme.''
And you went to law?"
NO. sab. got an insprashun bout dat time.
an poured de whole bushei into a barrel o.
water. In five minits dem peanuts had swelled
all my capital back an gin me a six shil,in'
claim on de rooster besides. an de way Cesar
gin me three dollars to dissolve partnership an
git out beat any boss race you eber saw"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-23

MIGRATION OF RATs-There was a regular
stampede of rats from this village July II, at
leading from every store and shop and near1F
every Residence into the road There seemed to
DC two professions, which moved down Chapel ST.
The rats from the residences formed in process
SION on their own side of the street and kept
on down to the turn Of the road in front
LETT side of the street kent on toward LINDEN
center anu that on the east side went teyrard
Lyndon Mills. Numerous tracks were observed
In the streets of Lyndonyille the same morning.
but whether there was an emigration or an inn
migration could not be determined. But In this
viiiage it Was general leaving. We have often
heard of stampede of rats. but never before
had ocular proof Of it.--Lsusdon (Vk) U,,soa
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from the Chicago Intcr-Occan.
II was terrific gale at sea- An of1icious pas.
senger attempted to assist the captain and Was
angI1ly Oh jered on the deck.
50, put want 10 help you. captain" he said.
Il want to do something toward saving these
precious lives"
:, Then 60 down in the hold and pray till tho
,ie quits haprin', replied the captain.
inns story app;.es 10 those who were critict-
zng the surgeons at the Presidents bedside.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-23
When You Can Strip the Bark from Tree.

A notion prevails among tree men that II on
the longest day Of the year, June 81, the bark
done to the tree, but that new bark will imme-
diately grow thereon. A gentleman in one of
the central counties of the state. having on his
premises an old and worthless apple tree which
he had intended to cut down, determined to try
the experiment, although he had little faith that
June he stripped the bark entirely OF. and to his
surprise the leaves of the tree even did not Wilt
but grew right along, and the tree is now grow
ing fine new bark. 1t Is explained that abort
that time in june the sap of the tree does not
lie Immediately next to the bark, but is confined
in delicate inner bark that FORMS Thus peeL
ing the bark of at the time does not deprive the
tree Of the sap.-El0sisu Free Press
A SIGNIFICANT movement is going on in Eng
land to promote the emigration Of young women
whose chances for happy and useful lives at
home are small. The excess of the female popu-
latiOn, on an average Of decennial censl.sas has
been computed at half million, and a large pro-
English colonies. The Echo points out that the
chief obstacle to such deportation exists in the
Discrimination Of English women to emirrate.
Their home ties are stronger than those of men
tney are not go animated by the spirit of adj
venture, and they doinot 50 easily weld to the
inspiration Of new fortunes and new s,pround-
lngs The Echo adds: ssThis Is a circumstance
however, which tells In two ways-it NAV nre,
vent the best development Of colonial life and
cisiiization, and It may leave at home the ele-
ments of q pauperizcd community. II is. there
fore, good doctrine TO teach that there exist
within the realm Of England, regions wide and
fertile in which the social balance may be re-
dressed, and where Independence may be sub
sfttuted for panperisin- There il, OF course. q
sweet, pathetic sentiment in Lady Dufferin's
song, supposed to be sung from q sfi,e by an in
tending emigrant, but upon the whole. even the
most romantic of home-ioyers might do better
ct home-supposing the swofkiousS e mean
home at allh
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Talking Birds,

hiking Blf0Ss
From the Leisure Hour.
Parrots, starlings and jackdaws are not the
only birds that ''tsrik.'' Birds not possessed of
native power of melody are usually gifted with
very varied abilities of articulation. A hooded
crow, for instance, can produce an astonishing
variety of complex noises from his throat. and
his talents only lack cultivation to enable him
to give utterance to words; but his natural lam
guage is the very reverse of melodiOus and can
not in any sense be considered as song
have known hooded crow to say 60 Papa," with
great correctness and what is more remarkable
he invariably applied the name to it's proper
Owner-nOt the noodles papa. but his masters
The starting talks very roughly indeed to his
fellows, but he is one of the best mimics we
have, initiating the notes of other birds. and
even the human voice, with great accuracy.
Magpies also can be taught to afticulate with a
tolerable degree Of accuracy. The hooking bird.
too, 30 well known in some parts of the United
States, has no natural melody of his own but
ne cOntriveS to copy in most faithful manner
the songs OF nearly all his feathered neighbors.
Cul1OuSiy enough. the only cases have known
OF talking canaries have occurred in the west of
England, bat 1 am not able to draw any conclu-
sion OF value from that circumstance. 1t may be
mere coincidence. or there may possibly be a
certain family of canaries settled in the west
country, whose peculiar gift it is to initiate,
with fair amount Of accuracy, the various into
nations of the human voice. A canary which
was owned by lady in Weston-super-Mare was
accustomed to hear its mistress, an invalid, say.
GU conclusion of its song. ''Oh. beauty, beauty!
Sing that again." These words the bird picked
up, and was soon able to repeat, but its educa-
ton made no further progress, and no additional
words were acquired. The short sentence was
never uttered save after brilliant burst of
song.
It is wholly incorrect to suppose that no mean
ing is ever attached by talking birds to such
words or short sentences as they may be able to
pronounce. The weli-known case Of the Edin-
burg parrot, whose singular accomplishments
have already been noticed in more than one
periodical, has settled this question once and
forever. So far was this clever bird above
'mere parrot talk" that he rarely spoke word
which had not direct relation to surrounding
objects or events. A strange dog introduced
into the room was greeted with loud cries Of
"Put him out! Put him out! I'm so fright
cned!" Clergymen attending his numerous
levees were politely requested to ..Gie cot the
Psaim!' and, as this by itself would SAVIOR some
what OF habitual irreverence on Polls part. it is
only fair to add that he was very particular at
meal times in telling the assembled family to
s'Say grace first"
A1 ~Al- 4 - II
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-23

As q gentleman took his seat ina BARRIERS
chair, in Montgomery, Ala, to be shaved, .
block Of wood thrown BY anegro girl at ano-
on the jaw, inflicting wound that oompelle0
him to dispense With the BARRIERS services.
London Clergyman preached not long ago
TO the congregation Of the Temple church, from
the words, Wee unto Jon, also, ye leMyers.n
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some resentful thought under the sole Of his bio
boot. e
Persis scarcely noted that he went. Some
time hence, when years Of experience should
soften her harsh judgments, she would learn to
appreciate lump OF genuine gold, even though
half buried in quartz; not vet
as II q pleasant dance. Mr.. Warner" said
she. playing with the delicate fan she had lust
rescued from the clumsy clasp of Mr. Zelie.
indifferently SO. Miss Persis With another
lady might mention as partner it would have
been impossible to say how charming"
Persis bushed. agreeably to expectation. Mr..
Warner like to play with those bushes: 1t was
delightful to call them up at his bidding; such
erisht shy Things that even the odious crutch
was forgotten. or glorified. In their rosy light.
so, in spite of my neglect, you were not left
to play the watl-nower." continued he taking a
seat beside her and boldly possessing himself of
her little hand.
No, not wall-fower." repeated she. timidlv
half withdrawing her hand, half yielding it to
his clasp.
lit seems to me, Persis, that young LAWYER
hoyers about YOU very persistently."
There was the slightest touch of piQue in Mr..
Warmers tone, and 1t thrilled the simple heart
of Persis
HE Is worthy young man, mamma saws
and must like him." replied she with reas-
surfing SMILE ''He does not smoke cigars like
the beasts that perish" added she In her quaint
way.
Mir. Warner offered correction. s.Man is the
only animal that smokes" said he. with q wise
smile: for he never understood Persis when she
talked playfuily. Mr.. Zelie had the advantage
of him.
lie is tremendous worker. that Zelie; began
at the foot 81 the ladder and is steadily climb
Ing up Forgive me, Persis. but seeing how he
psesames upon Your old child-friendship, have
sometimes feared"
''0:,. Stanley.n
me irsaaa, guieiess eyes which looked up In
in honest surprise at the ugspoken suggestion
of attachment for another. how could NJ War
s.er mistake their meaning? He did net mistake
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-09-15

The corn crop in Texas this season lie al
most total failure, and the cotton crop will
not be more than one half as large as it has
been in former year., owing to the drought.
In sections Of the forests in Texas and Ar
kansas the leaves Of the trees have actually
turned red and are dead or dying from lack
Of water. 1t il condition Of affairs withou,
precedent in the recollection of the Oldest
residents.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-09-15
LEECHES IN CATTLE.

Peyton Montgomery informs us Of most
singular fatality which occurred among Ko-
kernoss herd, located on branch creek,
about 20 miles southeast Of town. Water ia
very scarce in that section, and what there IL
stands in pools. Week before last some o.
the cattle went to one Of the pools drank Of
the water, and shortly after coming out laid
down and died. The cattle seemed to be az
fected in the shoulders and spine. and their
actions, previous to death were 20 singular
that some CT the herders concluded to open .
couple Of them to ascertain, if poss bic, what
the trouble was. Doing 90 they found the
liver Of each eaten through BY leeches, and out
Of the two 36 Of the pests we're taken, varying
in size from one to two inches. They found
Elk leeches in one bunch. In one Of the
beeves the teaches had eaten through the H.
yer and commenced On the spleen. Mr..
Kokerno lost fifteen beeves through the pests,
There may be nothing new or singular about
this occurrence but il is the first time We have
ever heard Of anything of the kind, and Mr.
Montgomery says that in all his experience
on the range in Texas, be had never seen
anything like it.-Caldwell Commercial.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-09-15

Another train robbery Of daring character
was perpetrated in Missouri, Wednesday
night, 9Th inst, at Glendale, q small station
on the Chicsgo and Alton Railroad, a short
distance from Independence-the same place
at which similar crime was committed ON
the Slh of October, 1879 The express mes.
senger was beaten and overpowered and
the contents OF the safe were carried off.
Passengers Were robbed of money, jewelry
and watches.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-09-15

Col. Dan Murphy, Of Halltck's Station,
Elko County. came TO California 10 1874,
and msy be said TO have made the country
pay hin well for his time He is now prob
ably the largest private Landowner on the
continent. He has 900. 900 acres Of land
in one body in Mexico, CO., 900 in Nevada
and $4,000 in California. His Mexican
grant he bought four years ago for 500, 900,
or 5 renis an acre. II is sixty miles long.
and covers beautiful country Of hill aud
valley, pine timber and meadow land 1t
comes within twelve miles Of the City Of Du-
range. which lie to be 4 station on the Mex
lean Central. Mr.. Murphy raises wheat
on his California land md cattle on that in
Nsvsds. He got 55, 00o sacks last yesr. and
ships 4, 900 head o! cattle a yesr right along
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-09-15

1t is generally supposed that the peach
crop throughout Kansas and Missouri lie
a failure, but along the Santa Fe road re-
ports place the crop at very handsome fig
ure. One man in the vicinity of Wichita
has contracted to deliver $4,000 bushels of
the fruit during the season, and the pros
pests are that he will have many more.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-09-15

An exchange says: II there should be a
wool famine in a year or two there would be
nothing in the fact which would greatly sur
prize some of the principal authorities on
wool matters. Rot has carried off many
sheep in England and on the continent, and
it lie raid tha, sheep are in numbers far below
the average. II may be that the American
wool grower lie at last about to find his re-
wsrd for having patiently chung to his sheep
through the long period of low prices.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-09-15

According to the bert information there
are shout 4 1905, 900 sheep in Texas. This
will in all probability De increased during
the coming laubinR reason 20 per cent,
bringing the number up to $500, 600. Vslu.
ing them at S25j each would make the
total valuation Of sheep in the state Of Tex
as SIS, SOC, 900.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-09-15

The officials of various railroads in Iowa
estimate that there are along 1900 miles Of
their lines in the State about 14000, 900
bushels OF old corn stored on speculation,
and that the growing crop along there lines
will turn out sbou, 60 per cent. Of an average
yield.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-09-15

The Perkins Windmill cold by Colvin 4
Son, near Lsrned, is the most substantial
and reliable mill manufactured in the Unit
ed Slstes; and they know how to put them
up to stay; cheap to suit hard times. Try
one; il will be better than many dame.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-09-15

II is stated as q remarkable fact tha. on
the 18th day of August last not drop Of
rain fell snywhsre within the limits of the
United States. There IN no record Of any
other day Of like universal dfouth.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-09-15

A uumbe. of army oiiicerr, absent on leave,
belonging to the department of Arizona,
have been ordered to join their troops.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-09-15

House and Lot, On Front street, contain.
ing four rooms, for eale. Will be cold on
easy terms. Inquire Of NJ. COLLAR.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-09-15

Horses, Mules and Ponies bought and
sold. Stable in rear Of Great Western Ho-
tel. WIN. STATES.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-09-15
NOTICE TO CATTLEMEN
In THE PANHANDLE.

A Ii CATTLkMEN in Wheeler County, Tex
"a as. and the counties attached to il tor judicial
purposes. are hereby notified to not move any
cattle out of their respective counties without
being inspected first. Anybody ready 10 move
their cattle or sell, will please notify me of the
day they will be ready, at least one week be-
hand, and l will be there ready TO inspect
Any one driving cattle out OF the counties nam
ed below without being inspected will Law them
selves liable to the law. The following are the
unorganized counties attached 10 Wheeler coun-
~ Tor Judicial purposes: Armstrong, Briscoe,
Carson, Childress, ColinsworIh Donlev. GRAY
Grear, Hall. Hansford. Hemphill, Hutchinson,
Lipscomb. Ochiltrec, Roberts.
J. A. CLARK.
Inspector of Hides and Animals.
J. W. HARRAH. Deputy
Mobeetie, Wheeler Co., Texas, May 18th, ISL.
en-
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-09-15

POST RRICR HOURS:
From Z A. NJ. to Q. p. N. Money Orders
issued from ga. NJ. to 6P. NJ. SUNDAYS
excepted. H. j. FRINGER. p n.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-09-15
A heavy snow storm fell in the Black hills.
In some places it was two feet deep.

The amount of grain in store in Chicago is
II ,349, l52 bushels. At the same time last
season il wa. 5,074,O64 bushels.
Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-07-06

~. d ,,ooo
as follows:
Rocing South.
No. 3, at :O5 n. m, for New ork and way sta
NO, = a. ~ 40 d. H. MAJ ~ a Ui NC" oiN i'
No O. at 3 100 D. m-Eypress for PHILADELPHIA
No. 10, at 10 :46, p. m-Fast express for Philadel
phla and New ork
- Ir.-n1Tsi,1. 80 - =, '''
1tor;+, Worth
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TR.aI.ELLER'S GUIDE.

PA. AND N. Y. r. r.
Trains on the Pa. s. n. Y. r. r. pass this place
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THE GREAT
BTRTTNGTON ROUTE.

EYNo other line runs Three Through Pas.
senger Trains Daily between Chicago, Des
Mones, Council Bluffs, Omaha, Lincoln. st.
Joseph, Atchison, Topeka and Kansas City.
Direct connections for all points in Kansas,
Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Ne
vada, New Mexico, Arizona, Idaho, Oregon and
California.
The Shortest, Speediest and Most Comforta-
BILE Route via Hannibal to Fort Scott Denison,
Dallas, Houston, Austin. San Antonio, Calves
ton and all points in Texas.
The unequaled inducements offered by this
Line to Travellers and Tourists, are as follows:
The celebrated Pullman Q6-wheeD Palace
Sleeping Cars run only on this Line, C., b. &
O. Palace Drawing-Room Cars, with Horizons
Reclining Chairs. No extra charge for Seats
in Reclining Chairs. The famous c., r. & q.
Palace Dining Cars. Gorgeous Smoking Cars
fitted with Elegant High-Backed Rattan Re-
volving Chairs for the exclusive use OF first
class passengers.
Steel Track and Superior Equipment, COM
bined with their Great Through Car Arrange
ment, makes this, above all others, the favorite
Route to the South, Southwest, and the Far
West.
Try it, and you will find travelling luxury
instead of discomfort.
Through Tickets via this Celebrated Line
for sale at all Offices in the United States and
Canada.
All information about Rates of Fare, Sleep
ing Car Accommodations, Time Tables, &C.,
will be cheerfully given by applying to
J.. A. BEAN, Gen'l Eastern Agent,
3O6 Washington ST., Boston, Mass.
and 3l7 Broadway, New York.
JAMES r. WOOD, Gen. Pass. Agt., Chicago.
T. j. POTTER, Gen. Manager, Chicago.
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The Rea! humber of Comets.

The real number of comets which have
visited these parts of space must be very
much larger, probably amounting to not
less than 5000, since it would appear
from the experience of the past century
that only one in every five becomes suf-
fciently conspicuous to the naked eye to
attract general attention. \ considera-
bic number of comets have doubtless ap-
peared in past times in the southern hea-
vens only, SO as to be invisible in Europe
and allowing for this, we shall probably
be within reasonable limits when we as
sumo that upwards of 1000 have approach
ed the sun within the orbit of Mars since
the commencement of the Christian era.
NUMBER OF AUTHENTICATED COMETS.
The following table exhibits the num-
Der of sufficiently authenticated comets
in each century =
Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-07-06

Strayed, from my premises in Towanda
twp, near d. Maynard's, on Monday last,
a pale red COW. about years old: white
strip in face, and piece of right horn broken
of. A liberal reward will be paid for the re-
turn of the cow or information where she
may be found, S. VANEERpooL.
July 2.
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Giving a total of.

Comets consist of a round body, term
ed the head, to which a long stream of
light is generally appended, called the
tail, which stretches across the heavens
for some considerable distance. The
tail is often Of great length; that Of 1858
called Donati's comet, being $4,000, 900
miles in length, while that of the comet
Of 1S43, one Of the most brilliant ever
known was quite three times as long.