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STABBED SEVEN TMEs.-Early this morning a
man named ID. X. Bell went to the fifth precinct
station much intoxicated. and stated that his
len arm felt paralyzed. Mr.. Hume, the station
keeper. made an examination and found that he
had seven wounds upon it made by stabs. DIR.
Markriter. OF the Emergency hospital, was called
In and dressed the arm, stating that the wounds
were not dangerous. Bell said he had had a
dispute with Joseph Wilkinson in Walsh's
saloon 10th and r streets
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DEEDS IN FEE have been recorded as follows:
/. williamson trustee. to p Brodreeht. pit 5. so.
416 ESQ. Elias 5. Hutchinson to David g.
Stone, east pit 6, SO. %: S1.079.13. Bridget
Morley. executrix, to John Lynch, sub TO- So.
go 500
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THE SALE of the Hamilton House effects will
De continued Monday and Tuesday next, when
some OF the most desirable articles will be sold.
YOCR EYEsIGHr fitted at Hempler's near Az St
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The SPENCERIAN BUSINESS COLLEGE will in a
few DAYS, take possession of its new and hand
some quarters in Lincoln Hail Building One
hundred and sixty students are in daily attend
anee- See new advertisement in Educational
Column
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BUILDERS SUPPLIES.

IMITATION STAINED GLASS.
This grand and beautiful invention fills a vacancy
long felt in the enumeration of common windowa,
glass, &C. and produces all the unique effects of tho
real lead sashnes and colored glass in richly stained
glass windows For descriptive price hist, cal send
postal. New designs just received. Directions for
applying given 10 every customer. Agency. 939
Refer by permission TO Church of the Incarnation.
se2-1m* j. e. CULNERW ELL. Agt. for ID. G.
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BULLETIN EXTRAORDINARY!
THE AVENUE CLOTHING HOUSE,
939 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE.
SEASONABLE GOODS NOW IN STOCK
MEMS DEPARTMENT:
Light Cheviot Suits
Light Cashmere Suits,
Seersucker Suits
Serge Suits,
Linen Suits,
Drap de E;at Suits.
YOUTHS DEPARTMENT:
New Novelties daily arriving.
BOYS DEPARTMENT:
A fine line of Blue Flannel, Cheviot and Cashmere
Suits.
CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT:
The Most Elaborate Display in the city.
KILT SUITS A SPECIALITY.
CALL AND EXAMINE.
cE Prices the lowest.
A. STRAUS,
1yI No. 939 Pennsyly anna avenue.
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A UTICA, (N.Y..) dispatch says: The state
prohibition convention adopted platform,
which included q resolution of sympathy for
President Garfield. The following nominations
were made: For secretary of state, Stephen
Merritt. of New York; comptroller. Jefferson
Herkimer; attorney general, George Brooks, of
Otsego.
Nineteen houses on West Water street Os-
wego, NY, and an immense quantity of lumber
were destroyed by fire last night The loss is
estimated at $500 COO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-18

DEATH UNDER SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES
About the 1st OF September Vim. II. Thomas
and Chas. Stewart, two colored walters of this
city. we're employed in the Hotel Manchester. at
Manchester, Mass. They had trouble and
Stewart II alleged to have struck Thomas over
the head with an earthen mug cutting severe
cash Thomas went to Boston ON the 5th inst
and was cared for at the City hospital He then
went to the house of Henry W. Watson No 3
Walker street. where he was attended by Dr.
Walker. and died there at nine o'clock Wednes-
day morning. The cause of death is being
investigated by the Boston authorities The
trouble between Stewart and Thomas arose i'm a
dispute in dining-room. Thomas, it is stated
having attempted TO take q tray which Stewart
had had well filled for some favorite guest.
ALONG THE RIVER FR0NT.-Harbor Master
Sutton reports arrivals at the river front as
follows. Schr. Martha Washington. Capt. Kintry
oysters for market; pungy Virginia, Posey,
oysters for same; pungy Annie Lowe. Simmons.
oysters. same; pungy John Jay, Fowler, oysters
for same; longboat Silver Star, Henderson.
wood for j. o. Carter; sloOp Fanny Shepherd.
ChiSeltine. oysters for market; iongboat Poca-
h0ntas kendrick wood for j q. Carter; schr. Five
Brothers. Pulns 425 lunches fish for RIA. Golden.
Hchr. A. Harding, Smith, 474 tons coal city
dealers: schr. j. S. Hewitt, Abrams. $40 tons
coal E. MeCauley; schr. Ben StOkely, Wheatley,
IA tons coal. Geo. Bogus; schr. H. Ogden, Reed,
wood J. D. Carter: long boat j. H. ID. Smoot
Underwood wood j. o. Carter: long boat Peri,
Nash. 20 cords wood Johnson Bros. This latter
is the largest load Of wood ever brought
10 this market on long boat;
pungy James Somers. Bailey, oysters for mar
ket; sehr. American Eagle Chiseltine oysters
Tor market; sehr. Electric Light Case, ice.
Great Falls Ice company; schr. James j. II.
Ian2rall, Phillips, coal, Clarke Il Given; bark
Jenny r. DeBerty, Perry, ice. Cooperative CON-
pahy; sehr. Howard Williams Green coal. CITY
Geaiersi schr A. p. Crammer. Isard coal, city
dealers; long boat Caroline Mothershead. wood
j. O. Carter.
1eirEAU AS A f.M.C.A. MAY-Abraham Hill
q teacher OF the Bible class In the PlyInout6
Chufch Bethel, Brooklyn, n Y. recently dis
covered IN large framed collection of nctnras
Oh INC iorIner members of the class the photo
graph OF Charles j. Guiteau. He at once took
1t out of the frame. but has kept Il as n cnr,'
osity. The Rev. Charles Morton. a for,ne,
superintendent Of the Bethel, remembers chi.
teau as a member of branch of the Youns
Mems Christian Association connected with the
Bethel. He says Guiteau was forced to aul,
the association, having been discovered by Mr.
Morton in disgraceful conduct, i'm which .
woman was concerned
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-18

Hop Bitters
has restored to sobriety and health, perfec,
wrecks from intemperance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-18

The Greatest Appetizer,
| stomach. blood and liver regulator on earth-Hop
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-18

| Burnett's C0c0aine
| Softens the hair when harsh and dry.
| Soothes the irritated scalp.
| Affords the richest lustre.
| Prevents the hair from falling off,
| Promotes its healthy, vigorous growth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-18

Don't Die on the Premises.
ASK your druggists for Trough on Rats" II
clears out rats, mice, bed bugs. reaches Only 15c
per box.
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FARM AND PRESIDE.
An Albemarle Farmers Experience With
Ensilage


In compliance with your request, / i've
you below my experience with ensilae -
Having become convinced from my reat}ing
on the subject, that the preservation of
green corn and the other forage plants by
the process known as ensilage, was EN- re-
ly practicable, and promised useful results,
determined, during last summer, to est
it for myself by experiment. Iaccord ag-
ly planted one acre IN corn, July 31st, in
rows three feet apart, on fair high Ia nd,
this l worked once with cOulters. Ind
thinned to some extent, but not eneuga.-
In consequence of over thick planting md
subsequent dry weather, my corn prov d q
light crop, and much of it failed to 81 cot
or tasse1, but from the best means of j lg-
ing at my command, estimated that she
acre yielded about 8 to 10 tons. For mis-
prepared pit 16 feet long, s feet vide,
and Z feet deep, dug in close, red clay on
the top Of dry hill, but not walled or
lined; at the mouth of this pit was pl led
revolving feed cutter worked by ne
horse tread-poWer, kindly lent by | of.
Page from the University, .Experime tai
Farm. The corn was cut down in he
usual way, carried to the cutter, and tt re
dumped, and passing rapidly through he
cutter, was cut into pieces about one alf
inch in length: these falling directly to
the pit, we've spread as evenly as poss lie
over its entire surface, and trampled il,
this process being continued until all 10
corn was thus cut up, spread, and pae ID
tightly into the pit. l then covered the f.
led corn with inch plank put across 10
pit (being careful to cut the plank s. It
enough to settle down with the under5
mass, and weighted it heavily with x
until | thought had enough to, sec re
the desired pressure. To protect fl
weather, closed in the whole with roc h
plank roof and cut drains all around %
carry off the surface water. The >exy, j.
meht was designedly conducted on le
most economical scale, and the actual It
was about as follows:
For digging the pit, ,.
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The GREAT WALL OF CHINA.-The
great wall of China was measured il,
many places by Mr.. Unthank. an Ameri-
can engineer, lately engaged en- a survey
for Chinese railway. His measurements
give the height at IS feet, and a width on
top of Is feet. Every few hundred yards
there is tower "a feet square, and from
20 to As feet high. The foundation of the
wall is of solid granite. MIR. Unthank
brought brick from the wall, which is
supposed to have, been made 200 years be-
fore the time of Christ. In building this
immense stone fence to keep out the Tar
tars, the builders never attempted to avoid
mountains or chasms to save expense. Fol
800 miles that wall goes over plain and
mountain. and every foot Of the founda-
tion is in solid granite, and the rest of the
structure solid masonry. In some places
the wall is built smooth up against the
bank, or canyons, or precipices, where
there is sheer decent Of 1000 feet.
small streams are arched over, but in the
larger streams the wall runs to the waters
edge and tower IS built on each side. On
the top of the wall there are breast works,
or offences, facing in and out, so the de-
Tending force can pass from one tower to
another without being exposed to the enc
my from either side. To calculate the
time of building or cost of this wall is be-
yond human skill. So far as the magni
tude of the work is concerned, it surpasses
anything in ancient or modern 5times of
which there is any trace. The pyramids
of Egypt are nothing compared to it
London NeaUs.
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LOCAL DIRECTORY.

Masonic -staunton Lodge No. la.-J Howard
wayt Master; A A. Eskridge, Sec'y Meet at their
lodge in Masonic Building the second and last Fri
day nights in each month.
Union ROYAL Arch Chapter-W, II 81. Lynn, High
REST: A. A. Eskridge Secretary. Meets In Masonic
all the third Friday nightin each month
= Stevenson Commandery-Wm. A. Burke Com
mander; A. A. Eskridge, Recorder. Meets
Masonic Hall the first Friday in each month.
Knights of HONOR. E. Rollins, Past Dictator
T. j. Crowder, Dictator: w. A. Burnett. Reporte
Meets LIST and 3rd Monday nights in their Hall in
the Cochran Building.
Ryoal Arcanum-Regent Joseph E. Rollins; Se'
rotary, Jos B. Woodward Meets on the I'd and
4th Tuesday in each month. at 7:3O P. M. in their
hall in the Cochran Building. on Augusta Street
Odd FellOws.-Staunton Lodge No. 45.-Joi n
wehn. Noble Grand; Chas. Burchen, R. Secretay
J. N. Argenbright. F. Secretary. Meets every
Thursday night in Odd Fellows Hall.
Central Encampment No PA. W. Ailor
Chief Patriarch james W. Blackburn Scribe. Meets
second and fourth Tuesday In each month in Odd
Fellows Hail.
saunton Lodge No 1871 Iron Band o. X. s. B-A.
Hart, Presidents Mortz WITT. Secretary. Meets in
their Hall in the Cochran Building the 1st and Sd
Sundays at 10 Am.
Charity Division No. 6, Sons of Temperance, B.
B. Rule, Worthy Patriarch. q. 7. HiltZhiner, he
cording Scribe. Meets every Friday night at Tenn
perance Hall. .ll '6
Fire Department Fire Company
Michael Cox. Captains Thos J. Crowder, Secretary
Meets fourth Tuesday in every month at Firemen's
Hall.
Stalnton Hook and Ladder Company.-B F.
Terry, Captain; Charles Hudson Secretary. Meets
on first Tuesday in each month at theirheadquar-
tiers in he CITY school building
Newtown Friendship Hose Company-R. A, Ham
ilton. Captain; Oliver Smith Sc ,retary. Meets on
the ID Monday IN every month.
J.. B. Scherer, Jr., Chief Engineer Of Fire
Department $50
Military-West Augusta Guard-Wm. L. Bum
gardner Captain; Lewis M. Bumgardner. Secretary
Meets in their armory in the City Hall every
Monday night Regular meetings first Monday in
each month
stanton Artillery-A II. Fultz, Captain; N. M
Warner. Secretary. Meets at their armory in the
City Hall every Tuesday night. Regular meet
ngs second Tuesday in each month. '3
Stonewall Brigade Band.-Prof. A. J. Turner, Con
ductor and President; John M. Carroll, Secretary.
Meets Tuesday and Thursday nights every week in
the City Hall.
Religious-Young Mems Christian Association
T. c. Morton, President; A. F. Robertson Secretary
Meets at their in City Hall fnr all devotional
ex, srcses every Sunday evening alta P. M. Direc
tory meetings at the call Of the President. Library
open every evening from to 9 P. M.
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THAT BOY.

'There he is again!'' said old Miss Bet
sy Perkins, look ing over her spectacles at
her two sisters, as loud chorus of squaws
peace and silence of their keeping
ROOM"
''Lavale:te, you're the spryest; you step
out an see tot, do!''
II told ye sol" said Miss Chimera. her
queer face relaxing from its intentness on
the stock1ng-heel she was binding off. into
smile that was half amusement, .half-tri-
umph.
''Well, boys will be boys" mildly re-
marked Miss Lavalette, as she put down
the mate to that stocking and rose to 60
out of doors.
"That's the wust ont - said Chimera;
''ef they could'be anything else under the
canopy, 'twouldn't be nigh so wearin' to
get along with 'em.''
Here entered Miss Lefty, out of breath.
''My sakes J! be was tyin' up them hens
in couples by the legs, and a-swingin' of
'em all over the old hay-pole, a-playin'
Fulton Market, he said.''
''Say Gil me a pail o. hot water, Miss
Lefty, will ye? shouted Tom Perkins as
he bounced in at the or, with the afore-
said bantams tucked up under one arm.
What tor ?" sharply asked Miss Bet
sy,
"Want to give these fellers hot bath !;
they act jest like Sis when she's got
Group"
my senses!" calculated Chimera, as
she rescued the cock and hen from the
pressure of his elbow; ''they're as nigh
! dead now as they can be, without scaldin
on 'eml'' And as she spoke, the hen gave
little gasp. Its head dropped and it was
dead.
| Tom turned and fled out of the door,
If he had any remorse, he did not express
| it. tt..
| An hour after, just as the tiny spangled
cock. after muchg gentle handling and cos
setting, revived and stirred, a commotlon
in the street called the three old ladies to
the window, and there was Tom careering
! down the road on DEACON Cones best Al
derney COW, the boy clinging on to her
back, holding on to her horns, and shout
ing at the top of his voice; big black
dog at her heels barking with all his might
and the COW. herself plunging and prancing
in frantic fashion.
She made straight for the barn door,
the great bar across which was down,
though half the door was open. and con-
sequently Tom was scraped off her back
on to a heap Of loose hay. He scrambled
to his feet as good as new, and ran home
as fast as he could to escape Mr.. Cones
just wrath.
"Where is that boy ?" the deacon stern
ly demanded, as he walked into Miss Per
kin Is sitting room when his chores were
done that night,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-04-01
How to Save Boys.

Women who have sons to rear, and dread
the demoraiizing influence of bad associ-
ates, ought to understand the nature of
young manhood Il IS disturbed by vague
ambitions, by thirst for action, by long
ing for excitement, by irrepressible desires
to touch life in manifold ways. If you.
mothers, rear your sons SO that their
homes are associated with .he repression
of natural instincts, you will be sure to
throw them into the society that in any
measure can supply tile need of their
hearts. They will not 60 to publ hous-
es, at first, for love of liquor, few people
like the taste of liquor; they go for the an
mated and hilarious companionship they
find there, which they discover does much
to repress the disturbing restlessness in
their breasts. See to it. then, that their
homes compete with public places in at
Effectiveness. Open your blinds by day,
and light bright fires by night. illuminate
y III rooms. Hang pictures upon the
wall. Put books and newspapers upon
your tables Have music and entertain
ing games. Danish demons of dizziness
and apathy that have SO long ruled in your
household, and bring in smirth and good
cheer. Invent occupations for your sons
Stimulate their ambitions in worthy direc
tions. While you make home their de-
light, fill them with higher purposes than
mere pleasure. Whether they shall pass
happy loyhood, and enter rpon manhood
with refined tastes and noble ambition.
depends upon You. Do not blame misera-
BILE bar-keepers if your sons miscarry.-
Believe it possible that, with exertion and
right means, a mother may have more
control over the destiny of her boys than
any other influence whatever.-ApDleton's
Journal.
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A BEAUTIFUL THoUGHT.-Wben the
summer Of youth is slowly wasting away
into the nightfall of age. and the shadow of
the path becomes deeper and life wears to
it's close it is pleasant to look over the vista
of time upon the sorrow and felicities of our
early years. If we have had la home to shell
ter, hearts to rejoice with us and friends
have gathered around our fireside, the
rough places Of wayfaring will have been
smothered away in the twilight of life, and
many dark spots we have passed through
will grow brighter and more beautiful.
Happy, indeed, are those whose inter-
course with the world has not changed the
tone of the holier feelings, or broken those
musical chords of the heart, whose vibra-
lions are so melodious, so tender and so
touching in the evening of their lives. y.
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W. W. MINOR, JR.
Windy Knoll, March 4th, 1881.

STEwED ONIoNs.-Take silver-skinnel
onions, peel them, and cut into quarter;
put into boiling sailed water and boil fer
thirty minutes. Then turn out all tn,
water; add enough boiling water to cover
them, and boil until Quite soft. This is dol q
to take out the peculiar OIL which affec $
the breath so unpleasantly. Turn off thu
water again; add half tea eupful of milk,
piece of butter as large assan egg, anl
shake in little -four from the dredging boz.
Stew ten minutes and serve hot. Thus pee
pared any one can eat onions with relish.
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The Advantage Of Being Woman.

SNAKE way for the ladies !" is the law
of civilized society from the equator to
ither pole. "IVill any gentleman oblige
lady ?nasks the omnibus conductor in
his blandest tones; and no sooner said than
done. For whom are the tit-bits reserved
at every feast? Who is served first and
has the best seat at breakfast, dinner and
supper? Woman, lovely woman! Who
pays for them? Nan, the wretch!
Man loves and runs away. Woman
brings action for breach of promise and
gets damages. Woman loves and she rides
away. Man brings his action and gets
hooted out of court.
Whatsoever things are beauteous, what
soever things are rare and costly, are at
the disposal of woman to make her ire
sistible. Even the robin red-breast lays
down his melodious life, and justly SO,
since bird in Ter hat is worth two in the
bush. TIE little bow-wows give up Their
brass collars, that they may shine upon her
snowy neck. She goes forth conquering
and to conquer. Man, with his chimney
pot hat and his coats made of the wool of
the congenlal sheep. is mere collection
Of cylinders. and his garments seem con-
trived to enhance his native ugliness.
Who tolls and suffers all the hardships,
bears the burden Of the day and the
rigor and darkness of the night? Man.
the unlucky rascal! Meanwhile woman
bless her sweet heart-gives a smile, an
order or two, and is queen of herself thai
inheritage of joy.
These are only few Of the reasons
which show what grand and blessed
thing it is to be woman. and what cause
for gratitude that human being has who is
thus suhlimely privileged.
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WHEN the commonplace 'swe must all
de- transforms itself suddenly into the
acute consciousness 81 must die'-and
soon, then death grappfes us and his fin
gers are cruel. aflerward he may come to
FOLD US u his arms as our mother did, and
Gut last moment of dim earthly discerning
may be like the irst.-l 6iddl euaarch,
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pottrp.
The.,Last Hour,

The long day dies with sunset down the west;
C. mes the young moon through vi let fields Of air
A fragG ance finer than the sou h winds bear
Breathes from the seattle time is com, for rest
wait Birds Westward fly through deepening blue
=, heart! Take comfort, peace will find thee too
For 10! between the lights, VIII n shadows wane,
Hea calls to heart across the widening breach
Or b tier thought, chill touch and Earring speech
And love cries out to take his own again.
Give me the kiss of peace.
Hold not your anger after the spent sun
10! have wrought with sorrow all the day,
With tear-wtt C press an0 with bitter bay
Bound all my do rs. No thread of SOM has run
Beside my thought 90 Ii ghten it for me.
Rise up, and with forgiveness set me free.
For who may boast lift OF heightened breath?
And lest you watch tO-morr wv sun arise
Across my face, n wv touched with sudd n death
And the mute paJhos of unanswering eyes,
Turn not aside my hand Ou stretched, nor smite
The yearning heart Let Loves repentance found
Have Loves reward. All life is mixed with Fate
And, O beloved! Deaths angel will not wait
For summoned feet to haste on anxious round
18th quick Forgive forgive, we pass to-night"
All day Regret has walked and talked with me,
And, lest tomorrow it should go wi thee,
Give me the kiss OF peace.
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IYpsyilanti tMich.) Commercial.l

Our representative lately learned the fo'-
lowing From Mr. Carl Siegmund. Cor. Cor
gress and Washington Sts.: My daughte :
suffered from Rheumatism to such an ex-
tent that. it crippled her, rendering he:
unable to walk at all. We consulted M
nv physicians and used all kinds Of meG :
Gins, but in vain. At last st. Jacobs @ |
effected the happiest results. 1t cured Il J
daughter. As-I