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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-08-26

OFFICIAL DEc1sIoN.-Judge Lawrence, first con-
troller of the Treasury department. has decided
that when claim or claimant mentioned in an
appropriation act has false description appended.
such description may be rejected, and IL there
remain sufficient description to identify the claim
and the CLAIMANT and purpose In the act to make
payment, 1t may lawfully be made.
For VIOLATION OF THE PENSION LAW, Mr.. Hat
ton. the First Assistant Postmaster General, has
removed E: Oakley, the postmaster at We st
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-08-26

THD UNITY CLUB EXCURSION to Glymont on the
steamer Keyport last evening was largely at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-08-26

How the Bows Are Getting On-Their Exhibi-
ton Drill Blaze of Gl0ry-The Grand
Ball at the Observation-Disclosures Cres-
= well on the District Unpleasantness-Odds
and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-08-26


THE CASINO
This institution, which it was thought would do
SO much for Newport, is quite generally patronized
but has not yet proved to be profitable 1t is built
In the Queen Anne style, with an entrance on the
amph1theater, with a fountain and covered
passageWayS lncloS1ng IT, with a cafe at one end
ana an, reading room at the other: Up stairs over
Inc entrance Is CLUB room, open only to members
and beyond are the theater and bali room. There
are also private dining rooms An admittance fee
tSe OF % ior three days which gives
OF gong your reading and writing in the library,
On sunday evening band gives SACRED con-
An effort has been made to prevent tbem bnt +
mas failed. Last Sunday evening the place was
crowded at Twenty-Five cents admission, but there
just opposite the Casino is the private villa Of
James Gordon Bennett. It is a handsome build
ing Oh granite, surrounded, as all Of the Newport
cottages are, with handsome grounds but has not
been opened this season. SIX handsome bronze
owls light the gateways to the grounds, and pre-
sssss tas
eyes on dark night
PERSONAL MENTION.
The telegraph has told you OF the Presidents
visit TOO infinitely for word even by mail Gen.
hancock IS also here again, and seems to be hand
somer, loiiier ana happier than ever. presiden-
Mai defeat does not seem to have affected him in
sne slgnsest degree He Is very popular here as
Mr.. W. B. Webb, the well-known member OF the
washington bar, is spending the summer here with
MS family. BE Is delighted with the climate, and
was the guest OF the Rhode Island Cub of Provi-
0eoce. &C clambake In Narragansett bay, and was
most @r royaily entertained.
mer with his family at NarraRansetf Pier. sails
over TO Newport occasionally ana spends the AFTER
w Il selden and wife, OF Washington, have
Aristarchi Bey is among the late arrivals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-08-26


ana his legs below the knees are without the usual
muscular development There are six toes to each
foot, which Is broad and fiat, like the hands.
While he was being inspected. "Heddy,n as his
keeper called him, sat with his legs drawn up,
much as a tailor sits when at work on his bench.
playing with string OF beads Occasionally he
picked a few loose beads from a box and added
them to the string.
HE is always doing something" said the keeper,
lust like bear. He can't keep STILL"
II must do something" said sHeddy,n looking
up.
,,o This remark was revelation to US, as we had
stand a few words, but could not talk
One of the doors swung part way open.
"shut the door, jack" said the man-bear, adj
The monster kept up his swapping at intervals
once he snapped at me and made me Jump back
inyoluntarily, striking my elbow against the iron
railing When he perceived that suffered pain he
appeared to be very sorry for me.
You made me do that" said sharply.
NO didn't" he replied, as II he meant that he
spectators came into the small enclosure. Heddy
Jumped down upon the floor and made at them
lie hopped along upon his hands and feet after the
manner OF toad. The crowd retreated precipi-
lately. man whom he had seized by the leg
shook him on and slammed the door shut
me keeper said that he captured the bear-man
IN the woods In the northern part OF New Bruns-
wick: He was In the nude state then, and lived
on what he could pick up around lumber camps
HIS mother was an Intelligent woman, but the
monster was supposed to have received the physi-
cal formation OF the bear, from the fact that the
mother was frightened by a bear before his birth.
Inc man pear. he said, had tail, which was not
q proiongation OF the spinal column, but q tail
like that OF an animal This was his story, and he
looked Ike man who was lying. or course 8
was.
When the time came to admit the crowd a wish
OF rope was tied around Heddy's belt loosely. f
chain, which was fastened to the wall was
each person passed before him he jumped at them
as chained bull dog would. grinding hts teeth
and growing. Women screamed ana s6rank from
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1882-08-23
REAL ESTATE.


IaIooI7 and mulberry trees; good place for
LARGE hotel with fronts; IS USED now as d
hnSrding house and has good reputation
Price $4,000.
8 acres mile from Enterprise; acres clear
ed Price $500 cash.
so acres pine land miles from Enterprise;
oc1es cleared: 100 trees; small house; lalS 10
fence / acre. Price Tor Improvements q'oo'
for title pIlcc $500.
7As acres IA miles from enterprise; .acres
hintS hsmmocS; 1876 spruce pine SCRUB sacres
in1nroycd, II under fence; trees bearing; 4oo
yOiInv 1rees in grove form; IL lemons, .petI-
ing Scitrons, guavas, 10 Japan nf ntier
= IGnon Dlulns ana II large variety OF other
fr,if . 600 nursery trees; 600 Duuueu; mouse
16X25 porch SX25;2 rooms, Soou Wen; L. iillo
rom school, church and post-oihce' fTlce
$3.50. ~
roo ocrcs hiph nine land miles from Enter
nrise; acres improved 10 orange trees D
Years old: grapes, bananas, owergardehi . eic'
house lSx26: good well; to steamboat landlhS
miles Price 81, 100 cash.
NO23
on acres near Lake Ashby, pine land; ID acres
mproved 200 orange trees 81 OF mem nea arm =
100 and she'd rooms; good we'll; TO Lake
Harvey smiles. Price Sl,2UO cash.
NO23
One lot ON Broad street, Iltusylle, IA. tls!eS
nerfect: house l4X20; good well. Hrlce Sou
| cash down.
| NO24
! A front ,Ot in DavtOnu, on the Halifax river
| one of fine best in town. Price $500.
| NO25
| 1GO acres fronting on Lake Ashby (haEln'
| Lou, end shores and clear water; plenty OF IN
hest fish,: 10 acres low hammock; 100 pine LAND
IS acres Improved (cowpened) and cnoH%tGa
a%d other fruit; house 40X50, rooms, goo
Vel, barn and stable to steamboat landing nnI g
miles: rs heads of hogs, 10 turkeys % hens 10
5000. Price of all 81 300 cash.
ATLANTIC COAST LANDS.
NO 10
5O0 acres near Oak Hill, nearly all nan
,,Gcl, land: several wild orange groves, can i
cleared for $40 per acre; payment down, Da
once on time to suit the purchaser at pr
cent Price $500.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1882-08-23
w. w. NEWTON.


los acres on Indian River; 10 acres high
hammock 100 low hammock, Is acres pine
land 4 acres improved; Is trees in grove form;
large number of sour wild trees; house lSX2S,
= rooms GOOD well to Indian River mile
10 most office. school and c1urch4 miles. Prlce
q down balance within 5years, with interests
per cent? $l,0OO ~
Ii acres river front mostly light ham
mock on the peninsula between the HAN
fax river and the Atlantic near the nead
of the Halifax acres under fence ;a0out
dozen orange trees III bearing ;:JJ young
trees III grove f0lm; few improved
lemons in bearing; lines, guayas. Japan
plums, pine>apples, grape vines, good
frame house of rooms; arteslan wen on
the place; good landing OH the river; good
point of business. Will take part cash,
price 81 800.
ORANGE COUNTY LAND.
200
SD acres the Miranda Grant" on the
Wekiva River: good steamboat landlng
ON the place; mostly high pine balance
hammock. Price 5000.
! 40 acres near Geneva, pine ana scfup; =
acres fenced and improved; house rooms
lGx1S; log barn; to PrevattS landing Il
miles; to post office, school, store aht.
church l mile: bearing orange trees "
lemons, citrons, guavas, 4OO pln97apple
nlants. u crane vines and some mulberry
Price $500.
NO 202
100 acres near Geneva-all high pine
land, miles to Prevatts landing; TO POST
office, school and church l mile; unlm-
proved. Price $500 cash.
MARION COUNTY LANDS.
; NO 5000
1C22| acres near Orange Spring-all pms
land: geo orange trees set in grove form
and nearly all budded; 30 peach trees,
japan guavas, guavas, so pine-apples,
scuppernong grape vines and Ham Du llIE
houses ! room each l4Xl6; Soou Ven
9 store. school and church Il miles; p mile
r to Orange Creek Landing and 4 TO rail-
road station. Price $4,000.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1882-08-23

The Exc cutive Committees OF the
several counties are requested TO call
County Conventions, or general Mass
Meetings. OF the people, as each Com
miitee may deem best calculated 10
promote harmony and insure lar
repre-, entation, to assemble at their
respective courtbouses on some con-
venlent DAY, say Saturday, the lst
day OF July next, then and there 10
select good and true men as delegates
10 represent them in the District
Convention.
All good conservative citizens OF
the District. without regard to past
political affiliations, who are in favor
OF an economical, pure and Constltu'
ti,nal Government, and OF tree bal,
Iot and an honest count, and opposed
10 all Federal encroachments upon
the Constitutional rights OF the states
and Of tie people, are cordially lnIl-
led TO participate in selecting dele
,tat., ~ the District Convention.
+. G. LOVE, Chairman
J. IRA GORE, Secretary
All nauers throughout the District
,riendly 10 the cause will please copy
O,ti,scy, Fla., Nay II, 1857
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1882-08-23

Committee of the Conservative Dem.
ocratic Party Of the First Congress
sional District of Florida, this day
held at Quincy; ordered that Cons
>ention OF said party be held at the
city of Tallahassee on W ednesday,
10Th day of July next, at II o'clock,
a. M, to nominal candidate to rep
resent the people OF said District in
the 48th Congress OF the United
States Of America, and TO consider
and transact any and all such busi>
ness as may properly come before it.
Tie several counties In the District
will send delegates on the basis of
one delegate for each one hundred
votes ard traction of fifty and over
cast tor the observation-disclosures
ic candidate at the Congressional
election held in November, A. d.
1880. Upon this ratio OF represent"
alton each county will be entitled to
the following vote in the Conven-
ton:
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1882-08-23
FLORIDA MA.
geographical Divisions of Florida.

GeograpnlcaI DIVISIONS OF ElOrlua'
EASTERN FLoRIDA-Is composed of the
counties of Suwannee, Columbia. Alachua
Levy, Baker, Nassau, Duval Bradford
Clay, st. Johns, Putnam and Marion.
WEST FLoRIDA-Is composed of the cOun
ties of Escambia, Santa Rosa, Washington
Walton, Holmes. Jackson and Calhoun.
MIDDLE FLoRIDA-Is composed of the
counties of Gadsden, Liberty, Franklin
Leon, Wakulla, Jefferson, Madison, Taylor.
Lafayette and Hamilton.
SOUTH FLoRIDA-Is composed of the
counties of fernando, Sumter, Orange,
Volusia, Brevard, Polk, HillsborOugh, Man
atee Monroe and Dade.
All the stock of the Florida Fish.
Oil and Fertilizing Company $685.
0O0) has been taken and fifteen per
cent, paid in. The machinery is pur-
chased and the Company will soon
be ready for operations. The follow.
ing officers have been elected: Capt.
p. Houston, President; Capt. A. E.
Willard, general manager, Capt. p.
NJ. Burroughs, secetary; Mr.. e. w.
Blair, treasurer.-Lo'ad Of F2oacerS.
Mr. S. M. Scruggs brought to this
office yesterday five green oranges
and a bunch of orange blossoms. Four
of the oranges and blossoms were tax.
en- from the same tree; one of these
oranges measured nine inches in cir
conference, one two inches and the
other two about half an inch. The
other orange was OF the navel variety
OF which Mr.. Scruggs has five huns
dred trees, and measures about eight
inches in circumference. They were
grown at his fine grove on the bank
OF the river about two and halt
miles from this city, Union.
We learn that the Florida South>
ern will commence running this week
to Ocala and return same day. This
will give our citizens an opportunity
to run down to that town and wits
ness the upward tendency of that
section. Vast changes have taken
place there since the time when first
the old settlers attended court in
log house-the principal store log
cabin, and the tavern, a two story log
building that accommodated judge
jury, lawyers and visitors. Now
Ocala has two Railroads, two news
papers and population of one thous-
and or more, and the building boom
still going on. Ocala is situated in al
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1882-08-23
CHEAP Lands. for Sale.

30 acres of high pine land Il miles nQrta
of Spring Garden, in good neigh6of-
hood for only SIS per acre. Same land as
IS selling near DeLand at SO per acre.
AMY TO- H. w. IRELAND.
:p 10 Sprin Garden, Fla.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1882-08-23

SOUTH FLoRIDA-Is composed of the
counties of fernando, Sumter, Orange,
Volusia, Brevard, Polk, HillsborOugh, Man
aztec Monroe and Dade.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-06-07
THAT THE OHIO LHl MISSISSIPPI Railway

- lie S'I@-S 1880
i{y which ell classes Of Passengers are
carried on all.trains from Cincinnati to st,
Lonis Without Change OF Cars.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-06-07
Facts for the Curious.

Naturalists say a single swallow
will devour 5000 ffes a day.
The tarantula is nothing but an
enormous spider.
Asingle Goldfish produces more than
a million eggs inone season.
Alligators fall into q lethargic
sleep during the winter like toads.
Serpents Of all species shed their
skins annually, like sea crabs and
Holsters.
If a bee, wasp or hornet stinE, il
is nearly always at the expense Of its
life.
Fishes swallow their food whole
They have no dental machinery fur.
nished for them.
Seals are as intelligent as dogs, and
may be made 10 perform as many
tricks as them.
In the darkest nights fishes pur.
sue their-usual movements, the same
as BY daylight.
serpeats are soItenaeious of their
life that they will live for six months
without food.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-06-07
Facts About The Sahara.

A young French geographer named
Gorloff recently made an interesting
report upon his explorations in the
Sahara. His only companions were
two Arabs. He described the sitting.
room Of the town council of Metlili
as subterranean gallery, ornament
ed with pillars, running round a
deep we'll. By that continuance the
council was Kept cool even in hot
days. The men Of the Tourareg
tribe were not allowed to have more
than one wife each, and she possessed
the greatest influence, not only in
domestic butin political affairs. The
Tourareg women were far more high.
ly educated than the men. They
could read and write well, they pos
sessed some musical talent, and their
poems were celebrated in the desert.
II appeared that in the middle ages
some persons of high birth emigrated
to Africa among the Touraregs, and
some Of them boosted of Montmorency
descent. At one time VI. Gorloff and
his guides were overtaken by a Sc
we're snowstorm. The guides lost
their way, and they were in much
danger Of being frozen to DEATH
There were manyin France, said NJ.
Gorloff, who proclaimed the Sahara
a rich country, where fortune was TO
be made. He wouldilike those per-
sons to travel in it; they would then
change their opinion.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-06-07
The Tramp's Reward.

A. Western newspaper draws on its
Imagination for the following story:
An ingenious tramp. thinking to
wiring tears and money assistance
from the stoniest hearts with new
science, gave it an experimental trial
in the North End. He has decided
not to patent the invention. He.told
a North End lady of his unfortunate
condition, and asked if he,might eat
sore of the grass in the yard. The
lady, not less amused than surprised,
said:
Certainly"
He went out and getting down on
all tours commenced on the grass
after the neglected andflever popu,
ular fashion of Nebuchadnezzar, and
apparently not enjoying the diet any
more than that ancient sinner Of
olden time. Presently the tramp's
anxious eye caught sight of the SER
want girl reckoning to him from the
back yard. He thought rich re-
ward for his humility was in store,
and instantly responded:
"Did you motion to me9"
"Yes."
"What did you want?" He now
wore look of most hopeful expec.
fancy. ~
"fou may go in the back yard if
You want to. The grass is taller
there
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-06-07
That Impossible Girl.
he offered her a handsome Op!

He offered her handsome opal
ring.
"Excuse me- she said, while a
blush erept over her velvet cheek;
"opas are unlucky."
Then he fshed package of car
mels out of his pocket and attempted
to present tito her.
u never tuch them" she murmur-
ed, languidly. "as they destroy the
teeth and draw the filing out. My
mother got some between her teeth
the other day, and her jaws were
held together so tight for two hours
that she couldn't talk"
"You must have had quiet in the
house."
"Sit!"
81 say you must have had riot in
the house. Imean that your mother
must have been SO provoked that she
couldn't preserve her usual state Of
beautiful serenity, but was obliged to
give way to her feelings, in spite Of
her heroic efforts to appear calm
Would you like to go to the Ministries
tonight"
"No, l thank you," she whispered,
feelihgly. "I'am always saddened
by such woeful dreams as Camille"
Hamlet" and miss Multon;" and
the last time ! was at the Ministries
| saw how those plays could be made
more heart rending with the jokes Of
the MINISTRIES worked into them"
He then invited Ter to take a walk,
and partake Of ice cream and other
luxuries calculated to thrill the fem
mine mind with ecstasy. But she
refused each and all Of them. And
the young man danced around with
his pocket.book in his hand, and
thought what expense men would
be saved if all girls were like this
one. And he sang: II have found
me the wife of the future, I've found
I
the Impossible girl"
Then he woke up and ascertained
that he had been dreaming. The
Impossible girl had yet to be discov-
cred.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-06-07
Tlle Newer Arithmetic.

In one lot there are four calves and
in another two young men with their
hair parted in the middle. How
many calves in all?
Mary bought comb for ten cents,
a spool.of thread for six cents and a
paper of pins for seven cents. She
handed the clerk a fifty-cent piece,
with stove pipe hole through the
brim. How many cents did she re-
ceive in change?
A man ordered a ton of coal and re-
ceived 1900 pounds. How much
more was due him and how did he 60
to work to get it?
A woman bought eleven yards Of
cloth and paid for it with butter,
giving three pounds Of butter for a
yard. There was a stone weighing
FIVE pounds in the center of the
crock and the dealer cheated her a
yard and a.half in measuring the
cloth. Who was ahead on that trade
and how much?
A farmers wife has twenty-five
hens, A preacher comes to stay over
Sunday, and she cooks ncck-piece
of corned beef. How many hens has
she left?
a boy earns eighty cents a day
and beats the old man out of his board
at So per week. How much will he
have after the first grand aggrega,
tion of gigantic wonders leaves
town?
Albert has nine marbles and Aar.
on steals four. How many are left?
Aaron drops a dime from his pocket
and Albert swallows it. What was
Haron's profit on the whole business.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-06-07
A Remarkable Thief.

The safe in a Macon Office had q
combination lock, and the numbers
were known only to the members Of
the finn; yet money was stolen from
it frequently, and the lock showing
no signs Of having been picked or
forced. 1t was clear that the thief
unlocked the safe in a regular way,
and to solve the mystery a watch
was kept up one night. While all
was dark the men heard somebody
go to the safe, turn the knob, and
open the door. They fired in that
direction, and yell proved that the
culprit was hit. Then they lit the
gas, and found that he was a color
ed bootblack, only thirteen, who had
frequented the Office. He had learn
ed the combination, not by seeing
ing the figures, for he could not tell
one from another, but by watching
and remembering the motions made
by those who did the locking and un,
locking. Several weeks of close OBJ.
servation had put him in practical
possession of the secret, and then,
by. hiding under a counter, and be.
ing left in when the place was closed.
for the night, he experimental until
successful, y
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-06-07
Speak a Cheerful Word.

Did you never go.out in the morn
ing with heart SO depressed and sad.
dened that pail seemed spread over
all the world, but on meeting some
friend who, spoke cheerily for a min
ute. or-two if only upon Indifferent
matters, you have felt your spirits
wonderfully lightened? Even child
dropping into your house on an err.
rand has often brought in a ray of
sunshine which did not depart when
he went his way again. 1t is a bless.
ed thing to speak a cheerful word
when~you can. Even strangers we
casually meet by the way, in the tray
elers' waiting-room, are unconscious
ly influenced by the words and tones
we use. 1t is the one with pleasant
wordson his lips to whom stranger
in a strange land turns for advice and
direction in, his. perplexities. Take
itasa compliment if some wayfarer
comes to you to direct him which
street or which train to take; your
manner has struck him as belonging
to one he can trust. 1t is hard some.
times to:speak pleasant word when
the shadows rest on our hearts; but
nothing will tend more to Tighten
ourspirits than doing good to one an
othes When you have no opportu.
nifty to speak cheering word you
oan often send full beam of sun
shine into the heart of some sorrow
ing, absent friend by sitting dowr
and writing a good, kind-hearted
letter.
Miss Brown, who is no longer
young, was Gliding Miss Moire for
her foolishness in carrying parasol,
which Miss Brown said was useless
and a piece Of affectation. 81 never
carry a parasol," she said. "No," re-
piled Miss MORE; "people on the
shady side of life have no use for
them. Tile Trarcler.
Said Brown: "The day was mar
ried quit chewing tobacco, and I
tell y99 i was pretty hard on me
that day, but the next day I was all
right again" "Ah! how's that?"-
swell, the next day 1 commenced
chewing again.
A letter mailed II years ago to
Miss Mahala' Casey, Joliet, Illinois,
was found in between the casing. of a
mail car by workmen, twas forwafd-
ed to its destination, . -"
If all the saloons in New York
City were placed in a row, calculq.
ton hasSdiscovered that therow. would
be Is miles long :. H|y