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Queer Little Fishes with Legs.

From the Great Bend tKan.) Democrat.
Last Monday we were shown a curiosity in
the shape of small fish about three inches in
length. resembling catfish as to head, eyes
and body. But it had four legs; the front ones
with feet much like those of Young chicken.
with four toes Or claws. and the hind ones six
toes. Just above its eilIs were three prOngs
standing upward on each side covered with short
fur or down. It's tail was flat. broad, and long
in proportion to body: the fish being destitute
of fins, this was its propelng power. sending it
through the water with speed equal to the
fastest of the fnny tribe. Its feet and legs seem
very tender and pliabe. but when it
lowers itself down to the bottom
of the water, it runs on them the same
as fOur-legged duadruped on land. OF
renders it's weight of little consequence. 1t was
drawn from the well of John Stenger. north of
Blood Creek last spring. at the time being but
little larger than an ordinary wiggle TAIL and it
seems to thrive in it's glass prison. His well
contains great many Of them, some of which
are drawn every day. and he says the wells of
many OF his neighbOrs have them. some Of whom
have attained much larger growth than this
one. The one mentioned has bright. intelligent
catfish, IS very tame, and, like coquettes of
humanity. very fond Of attention. Mr.. Stenger
caught very small one of the same species and
dropped it in the glass with it one day, when it
gobbed it up in twinkle, leaving some doubts
whether the victim would fare as well as did
Jonah in his memorable excursion and free ride
through the briny waters, years ago, or not.
The creatures are unknown to any of our run
ming streams of surface water, and there is not
ranean streams or lakes in the vicinity where
they are found
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-07
Victor Emmanuel,s Widow.

From the London Daily Telegraph.
We learn from Turin that ROsina Countess of
Mirafori, the late King Victor Emmanuel's
widow, lies dangerously i'll at her Piedmontese
country house. and is not expected to recover.
Ever since her royal husbands death she has
lived in strict seclusi0n on her estates, and has
never once visited Rome. With her step-son.
King Humbert, and his family she has held no
communication throughout the past three years
Before her marriage to the Re Galantuomo she
had borne him two children. son and daughter
who contracted alliances during their fathers
lie, with illustrious Italian families. Count
MlrafOn formerly held a commission in
the Piedmontese cavalry. and took part
IN the grand tournaments held at Turin and
Florence on the occasion of his half-brOther's
wedding. some 1915 years ago. But his bound
less extravaganza and uncOnQuerable contempt
for discipline rendered his stay in the Italian
army impossible, and the late king finding
that no regiment could be induced to keep him.
compelled him to resign his commission. Sub
sequently he became the hero of a highly dis
creditable adventure with an American adven-
turess, already notorious for the part she
played in an imperial tragedy. and. as a matter
OF TACT, was permanent source of trouble and
perpleXIty to his august father through the last
decade of the brave and sagaciOus monarch's
life. The present king has steadfastly declined
TO hold any intercourse with his half-brother
whose debts have been repeatedly paid by
Mime. Rosine." Upon this lady Victor EN-
manuel bestowed, at different times grants of
land and money of such value that the .'drum-
majors daughter" became one of the wealthiest
women in Italy. Upon her death her large
estates and funded property will be equally
divided between her scapegrace son and only
daughter, the wife of a Geloese marquis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-07

why Engine BELLS and Whistles Some
times Wary i'm Pitch.

times Wary i'm Pitch.
From the Providence Journal.
When two trains, going in an opposite direc-
tlon at rapid rate, meet each other, with the
engine bells ringing, or whistles blowing q pas
senger OF one train notices a marked variation
in thepitch Of the bell or whistle of the other
train. When the sound first strikes the ear, the
pitch is at its highest. Gradually it goes down
as the train dashes past, and the lowest pitch is
reached when the last notes fall on the ear Why
is this?''
This question was propounded to an engineer
the other day by an individual thirsting for in
formation.
''The question is simple enough" was the re-
ply. ITO start with. it is an axiom which needs
no proving that the pitch of a sound depends on
its number of vibrations. Thus while forty
vibrations a second produce the lowest sound
10000 second produce the highest. Pitch
rises with an increase Of the number Of vibra-
tions.
"A certain number of vibrations are emitted
by the bell or whistle during the time the train
is running a certain distance-say quarter of
mile. Suppose each train runs this distance
in half minute. Then. rs the one train ap-
proaches that in which the listening passenger
is seated. all the vibrations emitted during the
half minute will strike the ear in less than half
minute (suppOsing, of course. that they can be
heard over SO great a distance). The reason
for this is that the first will not be heard until
more than two seconds after it has been emitted
as the sound will have to travel half mile
while the last will be heard the instant it is
emitted because the engine will then be within
few feet of the ear. Thus. 80 seconds vibra-
lions will be heard in % seconds When the
trains are receding from each other the yibra-
lions emitted during the half minute will take
rather more than SO seconds to reach the ear
as that emitted when the train is half mile off
will have to travel to the ear"
"Can you illustrate this to make it plainer?"
the engineer was asked.
Certainly can. Suppose man with rub
Der hose stands ten yards from a tub. The
capacity of his hose enables him to squirt pint
of water per second in that tub. But if during
say five seconds. he walks up to the tub. all the
VIII lie allowing his hose to pour water into it.
there will be more than five pints of water as
the result of that five seconds work There
will be five pints plus the quantity contained in
the stream which would have fallen to the
ground if he had stood still and at the end of the
five seconds turned the cock. shutting off the
stream. BY the approach of the whistle or bell
of an engine, a greater number of vibrations
meet the ear in given time, just as greater
quantity of water reaches the tub from the hose
by the approach Of the nozzle. And. accepting
as correct the axiom that the greater number
OF vibrations the higher the pitch, it will be
seen that when the trains approach the ear gets
more than its due share of vibrations per
second, and when they recede it gets less than
is share
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Old sray,s Ruling Instinct.

From the Virginia City (Nev.I Enterprise.
Old Gray, the big horse who was at one time
employed to haul the hose cart which is kept
at the corporation house, was genuinely enthu-
sastic in his business. He was always on time.
This Characteristic was encouraged bv the fire
boys. Old Gray was trained regularly every
day. and he soon came to know as much as
anybody about what he ought to do. Hard
work and rheumatism finally retired Old Gray TO
a furniture wagon. Three days after his retire.
nent he was in front of Currie's auction store,
h'tched to an express wagon loaded with fnrn-
ture. All at once an alarm of fire was sounded.
Old Gray waited about the length of time it
would take to hitch him to the hose cart and
then he started. The furniture was scattered
from one end Of the street to the other, but Old
Gray reached the fire before the opposition cart,
and, with aseli-satisfed air. backed up to the
hydrant. Next day he was returned to the de-
partment. His devotion to duty was appre-
ciated.
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Highly Astonishing.

certain lady in this county set hen upon
thirteen eggs. few days afterwards, looking
into the nest. she was surprised to find the hen
missing and the eggs gone and In their stead
huge rattlesnake Comfortably coiled mn No
tlcing the swelled condition of his snakeshin
she procured spade and pinned his head to
the ground. Then, with . rake, the tail was
drawn out and fastened down to prevent wig
cling. pen-knife soon split the reptile from
head to tail and the eggs taken ont. Rain~
carefully washed they were placed under the
same hen and eventually every one Matched ont
and the chickens grew and thrfyed. We regret
that strict regard for truth compels ne TO saw
tnat the hen was not swallowed nor were the
chicks marked with snake.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-07

Paris OmmfbuoeS and TramSvayS.
Paris is traversed by thirty-two lines OF omni-
buses and thirty-dve lines Of tFamways. and it
10 possible to gain almost any part of the town
by this means Of communication. The fare on
the omnibuses and tramways, with the excep-
ton Of some Of the lines running into the sub
mbs is fifteen centimes on the imperial or knife
board, and thirty confines in the interior. Pas
sengers can change from one omnibus to another
on asking the conductor for ticket called tune
changing, the passenger must 60 to the ONCE
and ask for number for his new destination.
Outside passengers taking . correspondence
must Pay full fare. thirty Confines. The adyan-
eoDo0A ec0rrespo = that o person can
@ey0 No. 80 6o4ef nm1e 20 thc osker n fhg
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A CARD FROM VIM. NJ. GAIT & co.

FIRST premium for the best barrel Of -four from
spring wheat this day awarded entry No. IS IN sec
oon % class y department &c 10 VIM. NJ Gait Co.
witness our hands. nj the National Fair Grounds. az
the District OF Colunba this 4th day 81 Octner lSs,
j. NJ. WHARTON,
W. Y. NEWCOMER,
JOHN II. NEMMANN,
49, - Experts or Flour.
Attest: JAS. &. EDWARDS, Marshal
+. S-The above mentioned -four is CERES, the cele-
DRAFTED Minnesota Patent Process Flour, which was
awarded the First Premium against all other competitors
at the National Fair in SO and 1850 gold nedal and
now again in 1881. The competition in -four
tainly lively this year. and the premium ws
well cent tea for but Il SIMPLY impossbityt
best CEi and the premium just awarded is only ad-
ding another triun b T. the magnificent this 90
celebrated Flour has gained in this unity.
We would -sTcctfrly mention the that Mrs s. r.
Anderson reces cd the t premium the hsndsomeet
rolls and biscuits exhibition, and they made Of
CERES FLOUR. which il only another proof that il
stands Ne. among the best Minnesota Patent Flours
known 10 the trade.
For sale by all first-c class erocers.
w. NJ. GAIT q co.
CORNER LIST STREET INDIANA AVENUE
Who slso the sole Wholesale Agents for the Dis
tr1cf 81 Hecker's celebrated Selfraising Flour and
Buckwheat. n93
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-07

correspondent of the Hartford Ereninq
Post was not long ago present at garden party
given by the Baroness Burdett- COutts. She
says:
down the pathway walked a tall, graceful
lady, dressed in soft, twilIed silk, with deli
cately shaded flowers sprinkled over it's white
ground On her shoulders she wore white
Canton Grape shawl. folded square like fichu.
and over her brown hair i'm which no gray was
visible. was tiny bonnet of white lace and lilac
rlbbon-a charming toilet, very becoming to a
charming woman. the Baroness Burdett Coutts
She stepped forward. introducing herself to the
guests, inquired their names, and in turn pre-
sented them to her husband With her great
influence and wealth. her manner is easy. nm
pretenti0us and unassuming as a child's can be
and vet her gracious. quiet sympathy is SO fine
~ expressed within her sphere that it is like the
delicate perfume of flower. She has a refined
face with slightly visionary expression, com
bined with look of aristOcratic breeding and
culture. In everything but years she has the
advantage Of her youthful husband. He might
have searched the world over and not found a
more interesting woman or more lovely nature
Than that Of the Baroness Burdett-COutts."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-07

TuIH ule Journal OF Science.
among the wonderful and useful inventions
Oh the times is the common blast. Suppose Won
oes're a piece Of marble for a grayestone. Won
cover the stone with sheet of way M thicker
than wafer; then you cut in the WAY the name
date ect-, leaving the marble exnosed No,
pass 1t under the blast and the sand shall emf n
away. Remove the wax and Won have thc
cut letters. Take a piece OF Fren oh n,afe
glass, say two by six feet, cover II with Hne
lace and pass it under the blast. and not a
thread of the lace will be injured. but fhe
sand will cut deep into the glass wherever
1t is not covered by the lace. Now remove
the lace and you have delicate ana beautiful
figure raised on the glass. In this way beauti-
full figures Of all kinds are cut in glass af a
small expense. The workmen can hold their
hands under the blast without any harm. even
when it is cutting awav at the Understanding
glass, iron or stone, but they must look out for
hngernails. for they win be whitfield of right
hastily. II they put on steel thimbles to pro-
tect their nails it will do but little good, for the
sand will soon white them away but If they
Enp piece OF soft cotton around them they
IRE safe You will at once see the philosophy
OF it. The sand whites away and destroys any
hard substance-even glass-but does not affect
substances that are soft and yielding, like wax,
cotton, line lace, or even the human hand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-07
The Tale of q Cat.tail.
From the Inter-Ocean

From the Inter-Ocean
Down in swamp where the alders bloom
A weary cat-ta1l hung its head,
my Aeart Is wrapped around with gloom.
would, would that were dead!
LlIe mere is never hilarious,
And always somewhat malar1Ousn
SAID this discontinued cat-tail.
"Why am not fair moss-rose.
Ihat poets strain might tell Of me,
VI maiden press me to her nose
ana gently, tenderly smell OF me?
Oh, how bemOan my humble waikiki
And large tear tr1ckled down the stalk
OI tae sorrowful, weeping cat-tail
"But since my lot with GRIEF is rife,
since tate, cruel fate, SO decreas
III do my best. and the orange OF life
Will most thoroughly squeeze:
Ana I'll hit my head-I viii, indeed
ana put on Tor period going to Seed"
SAID this very virtuouS cat-tall.
Soft pushed aside the green leaves that
Surrounded ii like a closet,
And the neighboring plants were astonished at
Its great adipGSe deposit.
On otner cat-tails it looked quite down,
For none grew so plethoric and brown
AS this nOble-hearted cat-tail
Bigger and browner the cat-tail grew,
TIL at last, one summer day,
A maiden fair, with eyes OF blue,
Came driving along that way.
She had studied artistic decoration,
And gave delighted exclamation
When she saw the noble cat-tail.
She spared it not; in its noble prime
She cut 1t short on the spot;
But It knew 1t was near its seedy time
And would rather be cut than not
And 1t almost erupted its sleek, fat side,
With its ferv1d joy and honest PRIDE
This stout but modest cat-tail.
The maiden showed to all her friends
Her captured cat-tail, brown and tan:
She made II a bow with loops and ends,
And hung it up against the wall
The humble cat-tafl was much elated..
In It's position so elevated,
As decorative cat-tail
For by its side there hung in state
Some kenStngton work on flannel.
While 0ne-legged stork looked for his mate
From pleasing neighboring panel
And these, with q gorgeous peacock'S feather
And japanese fan, all hang together
With the now aesthetic catrtail
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From the Austin (Tex. } SiftinSs.
One of the most leaInedi and dignifed MEM
bers OF the Austin bar got terrible rebuff from
Old Uncle Nose last week. The old man had
Jim Webster hauled up before Justice Gregg
Tor stealing his Spanish chickens As Jim
webster has political influence, he was defended
by two prominent lawyers Uncle Nose was
put on the stand and made out bad case
against Jim Webster, testifyilg to having found
some OF the chickens In Jinss possession. end
Identifying them by tho peculiarities Of the
One prominent lawyer then undertook to
make Uncle Nose weaken on the cross-exami-
nation.
..Now, Uncle Nose" said the lawyer ..sup-
pose was to tell You that I have at home in
my yard half dozen chickens Of that Identical
same breed!"
'sWhat would say, boss?"
s'Yes, what would yon say III was to tell 4Ou
I've got that same kind of chickens in my yard?n
II would say, boss, dat Jim Webster paid up
yer fee wild my chickens" and pensive smile
crept around under the old mans ears and met
at the back or his head.
TIM CHARTEx "a IpH la Poughkeepefe. MY.
yesterday, resulted the election OF the STRAIGHT
republican ticket over the baiting republican aYfi
democratic ticket, By SEQ majority. The repufIi-
cans also elect four cut OF six supervisors and I'VE
cut Of SIX aldermen.
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DAY.

THANKSGIVING DAY
MALAGA GRAPES, BANANAS,
ORANGES AND LEMoNS. FRESH NUTS,
CALI0PE FIGS, DEHES1A RAISINS
MlNCE MEAT, CAPE COD CRANBERRIES,
ASSORTED PRESERVES (5Ib. buckets
FRENCH PRIMES, NEW YORK CIDER
kEW ENGLAND RUM, CATAWBA VINE
VAN BELLS ROCK AND RYE, APPLE ToDDY.
Fresh importation of Champagnes and ClGrets
Edam. RoQuefort and Pineapple Cheese
B. W. REEDS SONS
ma 1916 + street northwest.
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NOTICE TO THE pryRrJc

CEcoSD-HAND CLOTHING BOUGHT AND THR
A. nl9111t 80 prices paid Also Wsfches Jexseiry
- - &C. 0sH Or $780, Uknb0a S06 -
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FAMILY SUPPLIES.

"A IN IL 90 Il ILLS.
ERANULATED SUGAR. loo.
BEST A SUGAR l0c.
CUT LOAF told styie) SUGAR, rio
POWDERED SUGAR. lie
LIGHT BROWN SUGAR, q. &C.
FINEST MINNESOTA FLOUR s2.so. 40 M.
WINNERS,
FINE GROCERIES.
ds 1918 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-07

Eancies and Expenditures Of Well
Known Actors and Actresses for
Wigs,

CONE HAIRY REMINIsCENCEs-A wIG-MAKER's
REcoLLEcTIoNs OF THE ECCENTRICITIEs OF
DISTINGUISHED CUSTOMERS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-07

ARTISTIC HEAD-cOvERINGs.
FINE Wigs are now made on human hair net
ting, which is made in Paris and is so fine that
at little distance it is imperceptible The net
ting used IN one wig costs from IS to So Mod
erl Dald spots are made OF patent substance
not unlike cork, and 1t is light, flexible and has
o natural color. Wigs made i'm this country are
fully as good and natural as those made in Lon
don or Paris-indeed many actors hold that for
eign wigs are inferior in appearance on account
OF the large quantities of hair many of them are
adorned with The wig i'm which Barry Sullivan
played Richard I'LL in this country few
years ago weighed five ounces. The class of
tawny blonde wigs which became so popular in
this country after the first visit of Lydia Thomp-
son Duriesquers Were nearly all made of yak
hair. bieached and dyed, Wigs Of this kind are
only worn now by variety hall prima donnas and
the ballet girls in spectacular plays These
wigs cost from s. to $40 and are frighful OBJ
jects when seen in the light of day. In fine wigs
for either men or women each hair is drawn
through the scalp netting with a needle and
consequently the work is slow and tedious INT
when completed wig Of this kind can he
combed and dressed as perfectly as a crop Of
hair In ITS natural place The best kinds of
negro wigs are made in the same way. only the
hair Is boiled in oil and treated with secret
chemical preparation to make it curly. These
wigs cost from so to SIS but as a rule min
streis do not care TO go 10 that expense and use
cheap wigs made OF Astraehan cloth hat plush
or coarse wool.
The most important wig to a comedian who
plays In the rural districts Is . fright" for
when all other tricks fail TO stir the rsibi,ities of
. rural audience the rising of the hair on a
fright" wig takes them by storm. Joseph
jefferson. grandfather Of the present Joseph
Jefferson. was the inventor of this ingenious
Continuance. and as means OF expressing SUI
periative fear II is great and lasting success
Bag wigs cost from SIS to $50. according to
style and the quality Of the material white yak
being used more frequently than real lar.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-04-20
Two Cabinet Ladies.

The only two ladies Of the new cabinet cir
cles whom I hear mentioned, says q Washing
ton correspondent, as likely to enjoy the
social features of their positions are Mrs.
MacVeigh and Mrs. Robert Lincoln. The
latter is the youngest Of the number, and
made her debut here while her father was
Senator. She was then scarcely old enough
to 60 into society. A relative Of hers tells
me that Mrs. Lincoln made the match be-
tween her eldest son and Senator Harlan's
daughter. She saw the young girl at the
opera one evening, and was SO attracted by
her appearance that she sent her a bouquet,
and remarked to Senator Sumner: Il want
my son to marry just such a girl as that
President Lincoln said to the Senator: "My
wife will make a match between Harlan's
daughter and Bob; see if she don't. She's
great on matchmaking" / saw the couple
together at one Of Mrs. Lincoln's last recep-
tons just after she had introduced her son to
the young lady she had picked out for him,
and have always remembered how pleased
he looked as he walked through the eastToom
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-04-20
The Glance.

| have often had occasion, says d CORES
pondent, to instruct my readers that fashion
stops not at prescribing what clothes women
shall wear, bat goes IN to dictate changes Of
style in manners and customs. The demean-
Or of fashionable women is subject to radical
alterations from season to season. Some
times the pattern is set by some women con-
spicuous in the world Of society; the manner
isms of a favorite actress or the singers are
not infrequently caught up by che multitude;
the heroine Of a popular novel is often per-
ceptibly aped; but SOME Of the freaks Of de-
pertinent can not be traced to their sources,
and we only know, all of q sudden, that they
have come into fashion. A year ago for in
stance, it was right for a girl to gaze squarely
and unfiinchingly right into the eyes of a
man with whom she was conversing, M
many q poor difddent chap has been fright
ened almost out of his boots by the ordeal to
which a pair of deep dark orbs subjected
him. At the present time little Of that habit
is seen, and it is right for 9 girl to shyly drop
her eyelids, never fairly meeting the look Of
the man who is with her in a dialogue. Who
would undertake to tell what has brought
about this variation in the use Of eyes, The
steady gazer was then considered delightfully."-
frank; now she would be pronounced bold,
if not brazen.
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RIVER PR ISIS

with her. She, it seems, took only a passing
interest in the acquaintance until the assassin
alton OF Mr. Lincoln 50 soon afterWard filled
her with sympathy for the bereavement OF
bis son; and SO fate worked with Mrs. Lin
coin in bringing about the marriage on which
she had set her heart, and which seems to
have been productive Of much happiness to
those It most concerned. Mrs. Robert Lin
coin will not, her mother tells me, come here
to remain permanently before next autumn.
Some one has privately called attention to the
fact that Mrs. MacVeigh has had more near
relatives in high positions than any other
lady now in official life here, as she can
truthfally say: "My father was a United
States Senator for many years, my brother
was Secretay of War and is U. s. Senator,
and my husband is Attorney-General."