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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-06-10
Affairs On the Virginia Side.
STRAWBERRIES-ONLY HALF A CROP-RAIIROA

SINAW BEKKIES-UNLY HALF CROP-RAII.ROAD
RUMORS
Correspondence Of THE EVENING STAR
FALLS CHURCH, Va, June 8th
1 have heard no grower Of strawberries say
that he will have more than half crop this
season. The last frost killed the embryos The
pickers are all complaining and say that they
are not picking quite half as many as they did
last season. My second picking, which ought
to have given me double that of the first, did
not give me quite as much as the first.
Corn planting late-not all done yet.
The wild blackberries are blossoming as t'thick
as they can stick"
Plenty Of rumors regarding the Washington
and Western railroad. One is that there has
been quite large number of hands hired to
work on the road, either to repair the track or
extend it. T.
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10 The Editorof The EyENING SfAR:
Would it not be good idea to supply the fire.
men with speaking trumpets, and thus avoid
delay and trouble? In the recent Chronicle
building fire the men on the top of the adjacent
building had trouble in making those ON the
ground understand what they wanted These
Could be easily carried by the firemen In their
belts. and / hope that whoever has control Of
the matter will see their way clear to make our
efficient force more efficient JVN
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The monkey, in combination with the hand
organ, has been found to be such serviceable
member of society that q brisk trade in that in
tween Singapore and the Italian ports. The
London Globe observes that modern Europe has
done very little In the way Of developing the
talents of the monkey, though Egypt has fur
nished through all ages an example OF what may
Abyssinia, upon the testimony of the late Sir
Gardiner Wilkinson, monkeys are still taught
several useful accomplishments. One Of these
is that Of officiating as torch bearers at supper
hold the lights until the guests have departed
patiently awaiting their own supper as q reward
FOR their services Occasionally an Obstreperous
animal win interrupt the festivities by throwing
promptly caned Into mbmission. SIT IL bv this
persuasive argument alone, remarks the great
Egyptologi&, that they era pcegailad upon 20
perform their duty n 60 delicate ano1Roo.
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Indians as Farmers.
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A gentleman just up from Standing Rock
agency said the Indians were engaged in plant
ing. In answer to an inquiry as to how the
reds were progressing in the peaceful ways of
grangering, he smiled and said their manners
were odd. If they are given bushel of beans
to plant they will eat nine-tenths of the amount
and plant One-tenth, and the one-tenth will be
dumped In three or four holes in the ground.
bushels Of onion seeds. They couldn't eat them:
and consequently planted the entire five
bushels on piece Of ground fifty by hundred
feet. They are too lazy to prepare a larger
patch, beside 1t would have been contrary to
their policy of maintaining the ration system.
When the onions came up It was a curious sight
to see the young stinkers crowd each other.
The whole dry, naked surface of the ground
was raised up on top Of the sprouting plants.
1t Is our informant's opinion that the present
generation Of Indians will not make Succession
grangerS.
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s fALACh' we are compelled 70 sell our entire
an. En1nT.I nU ,pI improvements 70 oesn sitef
| offer the following:
Ten thousand Of chidren's. Misses and Ladies, HATS
Trimmed and IJntrirnmed conpr,.,n0 The en.~s
.ns;-.o o"e'0o' - pf'0es IaAs WIZ GEAR NJ
pIUMEs-Over a ooo pumaa IN vA,to -...,. .s.s
ooIored sbaded' AZ TIC IN a az A 90 a. ,.' -.
.,.~.,t =. Co 20 os 40 20 go e.so, o. 80. 'eV
SS'oo'
rIowrRs |, nm e,o,.,, ,.,. 1901. - -. A.,
finest French Flowers. 1t half their import&toa
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The Empty Pocket.book.

10 the Editor of The EVENING STAR
The following squib on the presentation of an
empty pocket-book to a young lady on her birth
day NAV be worth place in THE STAR:
Were kindly wishes ready cash
This small gift-quicker than a flash
Would burst to-ssEveriaSting smashtn
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GUNNER GOODS.

We are receiving daily our supply Of Summer Dress
Goods, comprising full assortment Of White OrRsr-
dies. French NainsookA. French Mula French Mssal-
ias, India Linens plain and printed Linen LawnA
HT s Plaid and Striped. Table Damssk, Dsmask Table
ings and Pillow Linens al widths and qnaiities French
Russia and German Towels and Toweline; Umbrellas
Fancy Mattngs IN choice patterns; Floor LINENS Al
M1dtns: Axminster Moquettes Wilton. Body BrusselA
HOE, BRO. d CO,
teS 1928 STREET n. W.. NEAR EBBITT HOUSE
ssK ENNEBEC ONLY
N We are the only firm In the District dealing sr-
clusivay In KENNEBEC ICE. Our houses ut Farming
TO- OO0 more than 10 controlled by the united
companies Of the District.
The patronage Of dealers and consumers Is earnestly
octed. Polite and prompt attention and best
prices guaranteed.
Depot and House-Sth street wharf.
Omce-6th and streets northwest
1e8-lm RICH co.
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7 IST OF LETTERS REMAINING IN THE
- WASHINGTON CITY POST OFFICE.
SATURDAY, JUNE 10. 1889.

u To obtain any Of these Letters the applicant mus
this list.
II not called for within one month they win be sen
to the Dead Letter Office.
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REBuILDIScl
REBUILDfNGl
4 n G'S ACE,
sll SEVENTH STREET NORTHWEST.
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pains 20 say That under the present system
everything works admirably. the affairs Of the
District OF Columbia have been effectively man.
aged, have been judiciously managed, have been
honestly managed Then no reason is alleged
for this change except-what? Except that one
more may be drafted from the great army of
Omce-seekers, looking for some position, and
come down to the District Of Columbia and find
1t. Is there any other reason?
The Senator said that the board Of Commits
sioners Is subject to outside pressure. Then /
sought to call his attention to the fact that II
that be so it Is unsafe to select any officer in a
state or city from the neighborhood in which he
may reside; 1t Is unsafe to take mayor from
the city, 1t is unsafe to take governor from the
state, II the argument is good. But when he
runs over the Blue Book; when he sees what one
and another OF the Presidents Of this republic
nave done. will ne undertake to say that there
Is not ability or honesty or capacity in the Dis
trct OF Columbia to furnish its own officers?
The District Of Columbiacan furnish nearly two
thirds or the officials in all the departments
here. ~
Mr.. Aldrich.-One word as tothe merits of the
amendment. / believes,that the act Of 1878
providing that these Commissioners were all to
De residents for three years of the District Of
Columbia Ia an unwise restriction upon the aD-
pointing power. In the first place, these Com
missloners are of1iceFs Of the United States, and
they should be subjected to no qualifications
that the other officers Of the United States are
not subjected to. Next, the government Of the
United States pays; one-baH Of the expenses,
and owns one-half Of the property in the Dis
trict OF Columbia, and Is interested In Ito GOV
eminent to that extent.
Mr.. Beck.-Collec collect throughout the
United States, and all are obliged to reside in
their districts; the SADator knows that. Thecol-
iector Of internal revenue must resided p his dis
Mr.. Aldrich. -Tha2 applies to very few o1,cers,
but as to aarge portion ofthe oficers there is no
such restriction. As the Senator from Minnesota
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publication Of official records OF the rebellion.
IS. o''
The Interior department clerks number
office, 44S; land Office, $751; pension ONCE, go:
Indian office, 66; geological surveys, so educa-
ton bureau, 81; railroad bureau, g. The CEN
sus Office. which is really branch of the In
terror department, numbered last year $50, and
these should be added to the number in the
Interior department, making 2,S46.
In the Post Once department (proper) the
employees number 488. In the Department Of
Justice, SO; in the Department of Agriculture.
1oS government printing Office, 1S43. So that
really the number employed in the government
departments on duty In Washington is
ABOUT 10000
This is exclusive Of the Capitol, city post on1ce,
and District government Offices.
This body Of government employees forms not
only large, but very intelligent and agree
able element Of the population Of Washington.
large proportion OF them are people Of thought.
education, and refinement, and their presence
would be an acquisition to any community.
CONCERNING SALARIES.
The remuneration Of the employees in the de-
Partments varies somewhat, but generally the
salaries range from $500 to 81, 600 for clerical
work, the latter being given to those who oc-
cupy responsible or particularly important posi-
lions, and the first generally to copyists, great
many Of whom are ladies. The laborers sala-
ries are either e72O or $3.50. In the State de-
partment the Secretary heads the pay roll. OF
course, with . salary Of $S,0OO The Assistant
Secretary gets a. 500, and the second and thIrd
Assistant Secretaries $500 each chief clerk
800. chiefs Of the five bureaus %, 100 and the
translator tho same. In this department
the salaries Of the clerks range from
81 500 only, TO eco. The watchmen and
fremen get Gao, and the laborers Can.
In the Treasury department the Secretary 30
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WE CAN FIT ANY SIZE MAN THAT WALES.
A. sAKS CO.,
STRICTLY ONE PRICE cLoTHIERs
,e9 SIG AND sls s.vxNrH srnxrr.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-07-20

The circus OF Sells Brothers WAS attend 4
by about three thousand people lat evening.
The menagerie presents nothing uncommon
tor caravans nowadays. extensive a. IT Is,
but it has more cages of animals from the
South American. African and .i,iatic tropics
than any other menagerie that can he named
and the list OF animals includes the two
horned rhinoceros. hippopotami, giraffes,
and other beasts that were rare only few
years ago. The circus performance was one
of the very best ever seen in Davenport
and one of the best conducted, too. There
was good bareback riding by both men
and women, good trapeze performances
and flying leaps. as good vaultiDg and tumb-
ling, AS good double-bar feats-in short. as
good acts in about every department of ring
business as can be presented in any circus.
The clowns were very amusing-and the
most of their JOKES and acts were new, too.
The establishment is very superior one in
the line of canvas amusements.-Dacen
Eg,ea, D.mocrot. Nay %.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-07-20
A CRoUPY STORY.

At the circus the other night at Parsons,
young married woman was looking at the
animals with her husband, having left the
baby at home with the nurse. You know
what u ridiculous noise the sea lions made.
Well, the sweet young mother listened to
the noise until she got nervous, and then
she said to her young husband:
IL wonder, pet, why they don't put some
goose grease on the sea lions neck"
He looked AS though he would like to eat
her. and anybody would have done the same,
and asked
"Why, darling, what should they put
goose oil on his neck for?''
She looked up at him in a cunning, kiss
me-before-you-breatbe sort of way, and
sad:
'.Don't you notice what croupy cough
the sea lion has goty'
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-07-20

A new composition used to prevent
wood from warpipg and shrinking, and
that can be applied to the felloes of
wheels to prevent the loosening of the
tires, as well as to buckets and casks
which are to stand in the sun, is COM
posed of one gallon of linseed oil, four
ounces of common salt, two ounces
saltpetre, and one pint of turpentine.
to be thoroughly mixed add applied to
the wood while hot.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-07-20

THE PLEASURE OF MEMoRY.-Uncle
Ike was one day riding mule, and had
little negro boy behind him. "Tell
you what, ING Ike, 'possum mighty
good thing" said the boy. '.Yas, it's"
said Uncle Ike, as the mule struck a
brisk trot. Especially when you got
lots of gravy wild him." Uncle Ike was
silent, but seemed restless. "An' when
you got some roasted Eaters to sop in
dc gravy" said the boy. Uncle Ike
used his switch with nervous energy
and the mule increased his speed to q
gallop. "Yes, ING Ike, when de pos
sums right brown, an de gravy's dren-
in out, an" ''You shet your mOut,
you little fool, You'll make dis mule
run off an kill us boat"
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-07-20
SELLS CIRCUS.

The general aud unanimous verdict Of the
public to-day has been most fattering for
the Sells Brothers circus, which exhibited
here yesterday. 1t Is believed to have been
one Of the best, If not the very best circus
that has ever exhibited here. The manage.
ment aud employees were civil and descent,
and the performance fresh and clean, and
the feats grand. The electric lights, the com.
Portable seats, and the smooth running OF
the programme were all of a superior order.
Leader, Dee Koines, fora, Kpya0.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-07-20

A story is narrated of the present Bishop
of Limerick. which, coming from Lord Emily
must be true. The Bishop. who has for
health. was told some days since by his
physician, that trip to Nice was posi- lively
necessary to set him up in health but he
positively declined to entertain the idea of
going. and shook bis head so determinatey
that the man OF pills and potions thought it
only right to express himself in plain terms.
81 tell you candidly that your case is a
most serious one, and if you do not go to
Nice, you must very soon go to heaven"
"Oh well, in that case" said the Bishop
very dismaiy, 81 will 20 TO Nice.''
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-07-20

The Rev. DIR. Hartzell. of New Or
leans, was discussing the union of the
Northern and Southern branches of the
Methodist church with brother cler-
gyman belonging to the latter branch,
who insisted that the Methodist church
South was the original of that denomi-
na'ion in America. "Well," replied
DR.. Hartzell, ~ belong TO the Method
list church Of God, and if you want to
call yours the Methodist church South
Of God, have no objection"
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-07-20
SELLS BE0TRERS' SIX ENORMOUS RAIL-
ROAD SHOWS.
An Extraordinary Amusement Venture, Unit
ing the Entire and Undivided Attrseti rs
Of Six Great Tented Exhibitions.

This monster new consolidation of amnse-
ments will positively exhibit at Wichita,
Tuesday. August LIST.
While the Eastern managers OF exhibitions
under canvas have displayed unwonted zeal
in assembling curio>ities and attractions for
the present tenting season, those Locbinvars
of the West, the Sells brothers, have bten
by no means idle, and are now upon the
road with an organization that will make
the owners of even the most preten'ious OF
associated exhibitions look TO their laures.
These gentlemen starting only few years
since from the nucleus of humble wagon
show, have been gradually accommodating
property. in animals and paraphernalia, un-
ii now they are the owners of six among
the largest canvas entertainments that trav-
erse thi, continent, and which they have
consolidated this season. as an experiment,
into one vast exhibition. by this financially
hazardou, venture they are enabled TO pre-
sent front so formidable that they will have
but little fear from opposition, let it come
from whence il may. The altogether unpre-
cedented union enables them TO present the
largest collection of rare beasts and birds
ever exhibited in America, and programme
of sterling acts and features that no similar
organization has the facilities Tor duplicat-
ing.
But these Western managers have not
been contented mercy with consolidation
They have added. in every department.. at
fractions secured both in the Old World and
the New, that win be positively brst-time
features to America. and in the procure
Eent of which they have been by no means
nggardly with their purses. That the ring
performances may be. beyond peradven-
ture. in the van of competition tn. have
secured the services OF Mr.. Charles Fish, the
undi>pIted leading bareback and somer-
sault rider, whose challenge to any eque>-
trian. in any uatry and for any sum. not
les, than five thousand dollars, has never
been accepted, and the probability is very
remote at it ever will be.
They have also engaged. from her Euro
pean managers. for season limited to twen-
ty-eight weeks only, the illu>trious Anda-
| lusan beauty, Signorta Adeiaide Cordona.
whose daring. bewitchingly beautiful eques-
triani>m has turned the heads OF all the
cities OF Continental Europe. To see this
beautiful young Spaniard in her extraordin-
airy four-horse equestriansm and in her diff
! ticult and daring deeds on her single bare
back horse will be an event much To be de-
| sired.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-07-20

Some idea of the enormous power
conferred in railroad corporations may
be gathered from the fact that in 1881
there were in the United States 104,813
miles of road, represented by capital
and debt aggregating over five thou
sand millions. or about three times as
much as the national debt. The total
net revenues of the companies was
S27O,325, 119.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-07-20

LA me ~ sighed Mrs. Partington. "Here
have been suffering the bigamies of death
for three mortal weeks. First | was seized
with bleeding phrenology in the hampshire
of the brain, which was exceeded by the
stoppage of the left ventilator of the heart.
This gave me inflammation Of the left borax
and now am sick with the cloroform NOR
bus. There is no blessin like that of health I,
particularly when you're ILL.,"
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-07-20

''Sbure, Mrs. McGinnis, an it's rath-
poorly yer looking this morning"
''Indade, thin, Mrs. Malloy. and it's
good raison I'm tavin' to look poorly.
Here's the postman just been to the
doore to tell me there's a dead letter
waiting for me at the post-office and /
can't, for the life of me, think who it is
that's dead"
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-07-20

One Sunday when the minister of
Udney entered the kirk, he was no less
surprised than indignant to find that
daft Jamie Fleming" had taken pos
session of the pulpit. "Come doom,
Jamie said his reverence.
"Come We up, sir" answered Jamie,
''they're stiflneckit and rebellious gin
GRAFTON, sir, and it will take us bath to
manage them"
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-07-20

Barnes, the evangelist, who converted Gov.
Luke Blackburn and Gen. Abe Buford, has,
during two weeks preaching in Kentucky,
converted the governor, the assistant State
auditor. the assistant secretary of state, Il
county judge, a police judge, a city attor-
ney, fourteen colonies aud twenty-five ma
jors, and three hundred felous in the State
prison, exclusive OF the list given above.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-07-20

'.Iwant TO tell you fair and square, said
the customer from the in erior. ''that the
of moasses which is short whole pint, I'm
going to transfer my custom to firm which
gives dead weight and full measure. Have
you got any coffee which is put up in sacks
that will make bed guilt good enough for
children -
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-07-20

An army chaplain relates the following fun
ny story. Seeing dirty faced butternut ur-
chin at the fence in front of the house, the
preacher stopped and said:
lis your father at homer
"No; he's gone to church"
SIS your mother in ~
NO; she's gone. too"
'''rhen you are all by yourself:'
''rhat's bad.'
"Yes, it's bad, hut it's the be he can do"
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-07-20

A frame house was being moved along the
street in Cumminsvile. the other day, and a
drunken fellow got in under the impression
that 1t was a street car. Every man on the
job woke him up and collected fare of him.
Saturday Night.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-07-20

An indianapolis councilman. in re-
cent speech, said: "Any judge who
would issue such an order as that of
Judge Hines is a jackass Forgetting
himself little further on, he added:
land am the peer of such man."
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-07-20

The law is good deal like cross
eyed woman with pair of right and
left boots. Half the time you can't bet
on which leg the right boot will go, and
win money enough to keep you in
tootlI-picks.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-07-20

An Iowa prohibitionist was declaim-
ing against the discoyerer of rum, when
somebody prodded him in the leg with
brad-awl, and they told him it was
rattlesnakc. A man on bicycle could
not keep up with the prohibitionist as
he made for rum shop.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-07-20

"Don't you think have good face
for the stage?" asked young lady
with histrionic aspirations. Il don't
know about the STAGE" replied her gall
liant companion, "but you have lovely
face for bust"
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-07-20

We look for the support of every old
woman in this country when we boldly
assert that there are not three members
of Congress who know to within three
honrs when soft soap is ready to wax.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-07-20

"What no supper at your house tonight !!
are you all sick ~
20, no; we are ali well, and as hungry as
bears; but you see, we have donation
party at our minister's tonight. and we are
merely saving up our appetites-that's ALL"
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-07-20

"And why did you leave your last
situation?"
"Well, my lady, admit been in the
'ouse 'ardiv month when l hascer-
tanned as the ladies of the family 'ad
never even been presented at court"
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-07-20

The horses OF the Indians on the plains
are sick with the epizootic. and the poor
red men fear the winter scalp crop Will run
thin.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-07-20

Last Saturday George Lesard, 104
years old, walked into the pension Of
flee at Montreal and drew his pension.
He was soldier of the great Napoleon.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-07-20

man who eloped with Wisconsin wife
left a note for the husband:
Il hove looked your woman ; but you ar
welcum TO my last weeks wages. wich did
not draw; and hoap that squares things"
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-07-20

The Burlington Ha1keye says that when a
man gets so lazy that starvation itself won't
drive him to work, you will usually lind him
running for Office on labor reform ticket.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-07-20

'Yes, l think every man ought to give a
dollar to the Nebraska sufferer said Spill
kins, pulling out his pocket-book, ''but con-
found those grasshoppersv'
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-07-20

A Southern paper gives a delicate hint TO
its delinquent subscribers, by offering to
furnish stamps to pay the postage on letters
containing remittances.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-07-20

Malaria has already begun to take hold in
Washington, and prudent landladies are
Withdrawing such table luxuries ms might
aggravate the disease Dstriot Free Press.