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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-14

Go. sweet breezes OF the Autumn.
Lightly over hill and lea,
Tell my darling am coming
At her side ere long III be.
Well know that she is waiting
Fair from other fair apart;
Tell her she is not forgotten,
That kiss her In my heart
Soon, I'll meet her, and forever
Cage my bird before it's flown;
Whisper sortiy that love her
More than life, my SWEET my owni
All, how proud within my bosom
Swells my heart that she Is mine;
Fair and pure as are the heavens
Or the stars that DER her shinel
Soon, my darling. am coming,
Bow my pulses thrill and startl
Tell her, breezss, that love her,
And kiss her In my heartl
ALDEN AsPINwALL.
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WRITTEN FOR THE EVENING STAR.
The Comet (Interviewed).

We rise at early dawn to greet
The wanderer OF the skies,
And gaze upon its shaft of light
With awe and glad surprise.
A fairy crescent, too, appears,
The moon, with one bright star,
While dawn with rosy finger draws
The golden gates ajar.
OH tell US, champion traveleri
Bohemian, Starry Tramp
what regions have reJolced to see
Thy radiant silver lamp7
What worlds are In the Milky Wayf
That CLEAN In misty light?
Disclose thy orbits vending path
The secret OF thy flight!
Where IS the star that guided once
The Wise Men or the East?
And do its rays still shine on all
Who seek the Prince OF Peaces
Sweet Influence OF the Pleiades,
Is it a balm FOR teIr52
And what grand harmonies ring out
Inmusic OF the spheres?
What telegram from Sirius,
Orion. AMI the Bear,
Is Il tshing in the radiant light
Upon the morning air?
Do spirits in their starry home
Respond TO earthly low:
Or cast one lingering look below
From their bright realm above?
Cometi Thou cOuIG'st tale untold
That mOrt,tls may not hear,
Till In the mansions or the skies
They read their titles clear.
The Power that guides the water fowl
Upon Its airy Hight,
Will lead thee, Oh thy mystic path,
Bright Meteor OF the night!
And ''He who IN lrkS the sparrOw'S fall,
WILL guard O,1' devious WY,
Till all the lesser lights are merged
liz Heavens eternal day.
SYBIJ.
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October.

All day the south wind nestled In the trees
With half-complatntng tone;
The leaves dropped idly, futtering In the breeze,
And fell on moss and stone.
The golden rod has lost its crown of flame,
The aSter met its doom,
Ere YET adOWn the hills the frost king came
To blast their wildwood bloom.
The meadows still their robes OF freshest Rreen
Wore In these autumn days,
And through their brightness, with its Hayes
sheen,
The sparkling river playa
The birds that winter In our stormy cline
Give their few notes Of cheer,
Some glad remembrance OF the genial time
Gone with the passing year.
They have no fear, and He who rules the storm
And guides their wandering wings
Embraces in His love each tiny form,
And sure protection br1ngA
o days whose gorgeous beauty hath no peer
Through all times changing round.
Stay your swift Night and llnger with US here.
BY all your glory crOwnodi
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Slander Upon the swamp Employees.
THEY HAVE NO SYMPATHY WITH THE STAR
ROUTE BANDITS.

ROUTE BANDITS.
To the Editor Of THE EVENING STAR.
few weeks ago, on reading communication
in The STAR signed ''Maker-up," wrote q re-
ply defending the employees Of the Government
Printing Office (of whom happen to be one)
from the Charge Of sympathizing with the star
route bandits. On ref eetiOn, however, tore it
up. will only refer to it now by saying that
the charge was unjust, so far as it affected the
large body of the men and women in this busy
hive 1t Is but fair to admit, however, that
some basis for the accusation exists for il not
the business manager Of the organ of these men
MI. NJ d. Helm-the man who really runs
TINS once from top to bottom from Mr.. Rounds
TO the aborer in the stable? He is, sir, and all
the interviews with and all the denals from Mr.
Rounds will not change the fact patent to all.
MT. Helm Is gentleman against whom have
no personal grievance in the world but IT GER
tanly seems wrong. IS wrong, that the proprie-
tor of newspaper should hold at the same fino
prominent position in the national printing
office. Our lawmakers evidently thought 40
| when they framed the law prohibiting the fore
man of printing from being Interested in pri-
| vate establishment of the kind. Nothing was
said about the foreman Of the Record, for the
reason, l suppose, that the Record was then
printed by private parties.
An amusing feature of Mr.. Helms connection
with this office Is the proprietary air he assumes
with poor Mr. Rounds. The old gentleman Ger
tainly seems to have been handed over to Helm
| In accordance with contract previously made,
sealed and now faithfully delivered. and dances
obediently when the foreman Of the Record pulls
| the string. or course, this will be Indignantly
denied In another interview" previously pre-
pared by Helm and meekly assented to BY Mr..
Hounds It's the truth, though
have said nothing about the bad taste of the
public printer choosing as his chief adviser
man SO closely identified with plunderers OF the
hIlt p <lr H.
| the IMPROPERLY Of thus countenancing the asso-
ciate and ''hired man" of these modern high
waymen, will, with your leave, give Rounds
| another round. WIDE AWArR
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-14

The BlessinEs q the SP0fttnK Seas0ns
From the Philadelphia Times.
There ID no doubt that the sporting season 70
o general public blessing. The gun merchants
are unanimous on that point. The manufactu-
rers of bottled refreshments all agree that there
is no season more conducive to health The
dog-trainers would vote by large majority that
IL is the season for which all other seasons are
made The sportsmen themselves are enthusi-
astic over the benefits to be derived from this
species of active amusement, and as the birds
themselves are really in very little danger e
would seem that everybody ought to be glaA
that it has come round once more.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-14

No Attempt Made by the Temperance
People to Renew their Old Fight.


The time for issuing licenses for the next
year Is nearly at hand, and there has been no
intimatiOn on the part of the temperance people
of their intentionto take any active epstowards
securing strict enforcement Of theregulations
Two years ago the subject was agitated, and
there was considerable discussion about the
law and its execution. Since then nothing has
been said or attempted in this direction. A re-
porter Of THE STAR this morning called on one
of the clerical leaders in the movement Of two
years ago. and asked whether anything was
being done about licenses this year.
Not that l have heard Of" was the reply.
81 don't believe that any thing has been at
tempted so far"
What is the reason" asked the reporter.
Well, l suppose because nothing was done
last year. You know that our efforts two wears
ago accomplished very little and we agreed
that nothing could be done unless there was q
change in the personnel Of the board of Com
missiOners. Last fall the board was the same.
and We made no effort to secure enforcement of
the law, because we knew that it was of no
use"
But now there has been a change in the
bOard?" said the reporter.
Yes, l know, and 1 have heard that Gen.
West is favorable to the temperance cause. but
do not know him personally and can't say
what his position is on this question. But still
no renewal Of the fight has been attempted and
don't know that there will be. If there is l
will let you know"
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The sparkling river plays.

A young lady being told BY . friend that silk
dresses were very much worn, said that she
knew 1t, fer hers had two or three holes In 1t.
The great social mania is to have ones hand
photographed But when man holds four and
fails to get bet he doesn't want his hand pho
t0grsphed. PiHsburg 00psasrcial G0sefta
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Not That Kind Of q Man.

The seventh passenger was a lady, There
was an abundance of room in the cal, but as
she entered an elderly man rose up with great
flourish and called out: ''Take my seat. madam.
am not the kind Of q man to keep seat in
the street car and oblge a lady to stand up"
She sank down with half-bow in acknowledge
ment, and he held out his hand for her fare with
the remark: ''SOme men are brutal enough TO
permit lady to stumble to the fare box and
back. but that isn't me-" He took her ticket
and deposited 1t, and then hung to the straD.
and continued: "And l know men who
think that passing a lady's fare Ia the
box gives them the privilege Of entering into
conversation with her about the weather. crOps.
rate OF mortality, politics, etc. That isn't ma
however. The speech had it's due effect upon
all the other passengers. including the victim.
and the man let out another link by remarkinp::
Giving up my seat in q car to q lady does not
entitie me to offer to assist her of the car or ask
II she is married or single, or in any manner
break down the stern barriers Of social fopmaii-
ty, and know II. It is simply an sct Of COM.
tesV, and shall 30 consider It." There was
something painful In the situation to the other
six, o1t relief came by the man reaching the
end Of his journey. As he was ready to Get nff
he looked back and said: 81 have seen man
whose conceit obliged them TO lit their hats and
bow to everybody In the car before steppinp Off
but that isn't me. shall step on without snv
formality and without hoping that I viii h.
missed" When the six looked back and saw
him sprawled In the dust they were glad of it.
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That ConSrfssfosa IL school appropriate
ti0n. -47-s

~ ,ti0n. sa
To the Editor of the EVENING STAR:
: In answer to- your enquiry as to whether the
District ever received It's share Of the proceeds
of the sale OF public lands, as provided for in
the act of 1S4l, would say that on page 255 of
part Of Ex. Doco47, Forty Congress.
third session. - statement of the distribution
OF the net proceeds Of the moneys arising from
the sales OF public labds. under section Of the
act OF September 4tl5 1871, as follows:
Ouio. $oi,uio %
81 os,<to.IS
iilnols.. ooe63 ~
aiaoaHa. So. xo-lso 20
Missouri. %. az. :! .gT:....... 23.246 SIS
Mississippi 14,0SS IA
Louisiana. ..................... 14,16S 80
ARKANSAS. ......................... oUl2 I6
MionAs III. SsfSSo9
Total. .sss ,s5s. 20
From this 1t would appear that the District
did not receive its share. But section Of the
same act provides that any money due the
states or the District under the act ''shal first
De appfled TO the payment Of any debt due and
payable from said state Or District to the United
States, DC. And it may be that the relation OF
the Distrlct to the general government at that
time was such that it was not entitled to re-
ceive it. That is point on which some of our
oid citizens can perhaps give us some light
IN any event, it won seem to be a matter
that the District authorities should investigate,
be taken to secure it, although imagine the
amount coming to the District would be small.
In TINS connection the following statement Of
what Congress has done for the states and ter
ritories may be OF interest
GRANTS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES
From 1903 to 1913 the 10th section OF each
township, and from 1S4S to date the 10th and
Both sections in each township is given to each
state, when admitted, for common school pur-
poses Under these provisions there has been
given to the states ana territories
In all ::..................... 81. S03 $40 acres
FOR university funds. ......... 1,6O55 500 {"
For agricultural colleges. ..... $500. 600
Total for educational purposes 79,O09, 439 acres.
FOR railroads. .155, 514 ,9A u
D0aattO7a 10 settlers in Territories
'oi 'uo. .............. l,5l1
oregon. .............2,5 06.757
New Mexico ~ 2O1O4
washington Territory 29O2l5
ISIS 1893 acres.
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TWRIrrEN FOR THE EVENING STAR.
Twilight Musings.
A DREAM.

DREAM,
Bend thy sweet head low, my darling,
Place 1t here, upon my breast:
While my loving clasp enfolds it
TO its lOnged-for rlghtful rest
Dost not feel my fond l1ps pressing
'Gainst thy pure and tend r cheekf
Does this tell thee that love thee?
Raise thine eyes TO mine and speak.
Read what In my heart Is written; s-
DO5t thou know its secret now7
Is thy yearning heart contented-
Touch thy lips upon my brow.
AN INVOCATION.
Col keep thee, in the busy day.
And In nights lonely hour,
Though storms may gather round thy way,
Meath His protecting Power.
God guide thee! May His Wisdom shine
Unclou1ed DER thy soul.
And lead thee, by its light divine,
To an eternal goal!
God bless thee! On this earth below,
And in the world above
A rich Inheritance bes:ow-
His everlasting Love.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-14

Cheek: Beauty and bashfulness are often
united. Yet the prettiest maiden Is admired
fer her cheek.-Ne,cs- Letter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-14

You never know how much wster IN umbrella
is capable of containing until You accidentally
start = aainst tho ana on the pearl-colored
g. ,,.ss ts'r yard-Puck
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-14

"a novice b one who Is lust bepinninu lamp
It, PAP" Yes, my dear. Why do Won ask 5''
"Oh, thought the baby was little the smart
est novice In crying ever saw" '.Oh. wen.
babies are born adopts at that, confound 'em. ~
Boston Gibbs = -. 5.
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ISIS, 1893 acres.

Total. .....................23 7, 342. S26 acres.
Inls at 81 IS per acre amounts to 1896 $50, 2S2.
In reality its value to the states and railroad
companies is many times that amount. as the
states have sold their school lands at prices
ranging all the way from 81 25 to 500 per acre,
while the railroads are realizing like amounts
from their enormous donations
SO think the statement that the general
government has not made any appropriation
for public schools in the District of Columbia
was practically true; and, moreover, that the
above statements from it's own records shows a
most unjust discrimination against this District
from the very beginning.
October IL, 1882. w. c. DODGE.
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Washington Nv n Center Of Trade in
Old BOOks-Whnt Dealers fold n Star
RepOrter-'Ehc Fine l. iterary Taste of
Neutrality-suspicious. - Growing Interest
In Foreign Languagcs-Antiqua n
BOOK Hunters and Their Ways-Ehe
Demand for Departmental Publica.
t3Ons.
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tombstone has on 1t the name Of Bunyan.
One Of the speakers Of the recent Free
Thinkers convention took for his motto: "The
devil is dead. !" and q New York religious jour-
nal says: Gin the famous words Of the old Puri-
tan divine. when some graceless youths accOsted
him with the same announcement, we can only
lift our hands and say: Poor, fatheriess chill
dren!'"
what salary 90 de Lord call you from,
Mars'r?" asked a clergman's colored servant
81 get thousand dollars here. said the clergy
man. meekly. can how much de Lord call
ss co." was the reply. "Ssrsr said the eap seT.
want. solemnly. 'when de Lord call you back
from tree thOusan' to one thousan', | spec he
hurt he's voice before you come"
-" The borderland Of the creeds is widening
every day" says the Jesoiah Messenger. cit is
beginning to be understood that the uniyer-
sails Of honesty, virtue purity, cement men
more firmly aud kindly than the particulars of
doctrine and litany, which drive men apart and
produce vast number Of meeting-houses for
cature OF the Divine"
DIR. Tresson, Roman Catholic. WA mar.
RED In st. Louis to Miss Duncan. q Presbyte-
ran, and, In order to satisfy their religious scru-
pies, TWO marriage ceremonies were performed
by their respective pastors This is not counte-
nanced by the Roman Catholic ofiicial journal Of
the diocese, and 1t says that the doctor has
made "a covenant with hell and q league with
the devil, Tor the sake Of . Protestant wife,"
The president Of the British Association for
the Advancement of Science made the following
emphatic declaration Of faith at its late meet
ing: 1--WE shall ind that in the great worship of
nature there ere no lines Of demarcatiou to be
drawn between tho most exalted speculation
and commonplace prRctice, and that all knowl-
edge must lead mp TO one great Fesult-that of
a intelligent recognition q the Creator
through His works,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-14

Abundant Supplies of Vegetables-New
Products ApPearing-COntin Scar.
city OF Good Grades Of Buttcr-Oshcr
Features Of the Week.
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A winsome little fay,
Hair sober and half gay:
Brimful OF guileless arts,
To charm away our hearts.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-06-09
A Brave Act.

An act of genuine bravery is always
commendable and worthy of notice.
Albert Garrigus of Waterville, for two
years past a student at Champlain hall
Highgate, was the hero of such an act
IA few days ago on the Missisquoi river.
Being of "A mechanical turn of mind, he
had built himself a small boat, only
large enough for one light person, while
a schoolmate, Wiley Ferguson, had
constructed raft. With these they
were accustomed to cross a small creek
setting back from the river into the
land of DR.. SWEET, principal of the
school. They had crossed over the
creek and were returning. when Albert.
hearing cry of distress, turned and
saw that his companion had drlfted out
of the creek into the rapid current of
the main river, only Il short distance
above the falls, and had slipped from
the raft. Young Garrigus, without IA
moments hesitation, pushed his boat
ont into the stream, plunged into the
ice-cold water, pushing his boat before
him, and succeeded i'll reaching his
companion just as he was sinking, and
after hard struggle succeeded in plac-
ing him in the boat. His battle had
then just commenced, as he had help
less companion and boat in the midst
of the current to get ashore, himself
encountered with heavy clothing and
rubber boots. After fierce struggle
for life he succeeded in bringing all
safely to shore, and is now the happi-
est boy i'll Highgate.- Waterbury
American
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-06-09
Personal Example.

Parents who drink themselves can
not expect their sons to be examples of
abstinence. We meet young men on
our streets who might have been men
of integrity, honor and responsibility,
but who are, alas complete wrecks of
manhood, and were ruined by the wines
upon the family table, before they hard
ly knew good from evil. Where lies
the blame? Parents often see this
when too late, and their dying hours
are embittered 10y remOrse for the past
A certain father offered his son Il sheep
if he would abstain from strong drink.
agreed " said the boy, and then the
second son claimed the same reward.
eyes, you may have "A sheep too if you
will never use stimulants.' The third
son, bright little fellow, exclaimed,
Father, hadn't you better take IA sheep
yourself?" The father knew what that
meant; that he had better abstain too,
and he replied, Eyes, my boys, will
he a temperance man too" a whole
sheepfold would not be as efficient as
a consistent example, Keene Senti
mel.
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Temperance.
"ASsisting the Cause Of Tenn.
perance.' 80

Representatives of the liquor inter
est from IA number of Western states
met at Chicago the other day and or
ganized IA national distillers, brewers
and liquor dealers association, with
the special object of opposing prohib
itory legislation. The plan is to have
subsidiary organizations in every state,
to have the membership include all
concerned in the liquor business, and
to Systematically fight ''the fanatical
element" everywhere. The meeting
resolved that ''we stand ready to as
sist the cause of temperance so long as
the term is used in the true meaning
of the word.n If there is one hypOc-
risy more disgusting than another, it
is this unfailing humbug of the liquor
men. They impose on nobody, not
even on themselves for everybody
knows that they don't care a tinker's
imprecation, so to speak, for temper
ance, individual or general-eXcept
that as IA matter of fact the moderate
drinker is IA more steady, reliable and
enduring consumer of their goods than
the gutter drunkard, and moreover
does not bring them and their bust
ness into disrepute with the commu-
nifty, and thereby awaken a public
sentiment in favor of prohibition
Spring. Republican.
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Where overarching elm trees meet
And interlace their slender bOughs-
Solemn and earnest is the preacher.
All the livs-lOng day teacher,
Waking sinners from their browse.
His surplce il of olive green;
Beneath, . vest Of white is seen
He pauses oft, his words are slow;
But listen, as you stand below
MY brethren,-ye Sinners
o hear me,-O turn We
Repent ys-my hearers
Repent ys,-youn catch it ~
He has no special congregation,
Nor has received Inauguration.
He speaks from all arboreal heights;
Proceeds with cautious eloquence,
And seems 70 pause and weigh the sense.
His words TO music he recites
That all whom reason cannot win
By music may be saved from sim
Like Moody, working many a miracle
In saving souls by methods lyrical.
My hsarers,-e1cept ye,-
Ny brethren,-ye sinners
o turn ye,-repent ye,-
Except ye-yOum catch il ~
While preaching thus from sun to sun,
HE earnest work is never done;
He lsbors every shining hour
Like our eIpositOrs of ereeds,
Still mindful of his worldly needs,
lie sips the dewdrop from the flower
And, like a Baptist elder reaching
To take a watch to mend while preaching,
Exhorting takes a caterpillar,
Or swallows an incautious miller.
"Ye sinners,-oh, turn ye,
o turn ye,-why will ye,-
Why will ye,-O Sinners
Except ye,-you'n catch it -
1 Wilson Flagg in Boston Transcript.
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GIeaningS.

The Cleveland Herald announces a
pleasant event as follows: '.The edi-
tor-in-chief of the New York Tribune
has a new Reid instrument in his house
which furnishes music and entertain
ment for the whole household. In
short, Whitelaw is "A father"
There is something serious the mat
ter with the Egyptian obelisk, and New
Workers are unhappy. 1t has been I'M
dergoing important changes, as if from
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-06-09

1 would purchase twenty of his sound FLY colt
Oaled in 1881 at S5 500 each according to quail
ity and breeding of the dams. ANY person wish
ing to sell will please call Mr.. John filings atten-
ton he handling and having charge of the horse,
or write TO IS fremont Street, Boston, Mass.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-06-09
PEDIC

Black stallion, sired by old General Knox; Dam
Lady LoOmis sired by Reales Eaton; he by the old
Eaton horse; he by one of old Imported Messen-
gers colts weight 1850 pounds 10 years old, stands
15i hands high; a noble trOtter can now and has
trOttsd faster than any stallion owned in Vermont
or New Hampshire. See what his performances
were at Bradford Vt fair last fall he being victo-
rious and king of the track with a single excep-
ton, being beaten only single foot by horse
with a record of 2.23 and would have captured
that had il not been for side issues over which
Eastern Boy had no control. Regarding him q
wonderful horse and stallion, you all knowing
what he do place him at your command for
the low price Of SIS PAYABLE in advance. l say
advance because it is too expensive and trouble
some to collect the bill six months a year after
the work is done, this every candid man will at
once