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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-11

SMALLPOX FROM SCHOOL BooKs--A few wee1D
ago Garret Bennett, OF Point Pleasant. N j., pur.
chased loD0f SECONDHAND school books In New
York. Four members OF his family are now 10
with smallpox One OF the children OF Walter
Bruce Is at-the point OF death with the same dis.
ease. The school books undoubtedly caused the
rem in the ytilage. Che people are much fnghsened
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-11

NEW ENGLAND VACCINE COMPANY
DAILY SUPPLIES.
W. c.. MILBURN,
PHARMACIST,
"a 1929 Pennsylvania avenue.
RNro JAMES III. MCGILL, WHOLESALE AND
tS RETAIL DEALER IN BUILDING SUPPLIES
1421 New York avenue, the Treasury Department.
WASHINGTON, D. G..
Bartlett Hayws rd s Iron Work Ma
sury's Paints and Colors, Leads Oils Plate Window
and Ornamental Glass; Mnton's 1iles Terra Gotta
fOrtanG cement. &C. dl3-3m
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-11

TEMPERANCE WOMEN CALL ON PRESIDENT AR
THUR.-Mrs. La Fetra and other Ladies' of the Wo
mans Christian Temperance Union to-day called
upon President Arthur, and formally presented to
him the frame for the picture OF Mrs Hayes. They
requested That the picture be hung In the east
room, where it was placed when received by the
late President Garfield. The Pre- sident replied
that the request would be duly considered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-11

THE GREAT SNOW sToRM-How THE RAILROAD CON-
MtTERS WERE SHOWED CP-A PLEASANT wEn-
DfNG-THE GREAT EXPECTATIONS ABoUF THE W.
d o. II. r. DfSAPPoINTED.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-11

ffs' SAMUEL KER,
eS DRY GOODS.
$50 7th street northwest.
New French and Scotch Gnghams. just opened best
qualities at low prices. wv
Silks, Satins. and Rhadames. extra good values.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-11

fVs THE KINDERGARTEN PHILOSOPHY-A
course OF ten Lectures the 'fundamenta tai prin-
clplee OF the kindergarten system at home and in
school, vii. be gwen at the National Kindergarten
bnLding. by Mrs. LOUISE POLLOCK, principal of
AinderRarten Normal Instt Ite. 929 9Th street It
Eeso THE MEMBERS OF NAVAL LODGE NO.
- 4, r. A. 4. NJ, will meet at their hall SUNDAY
f2th instant at n for the Of attending the
Members of sister lodges cordially invited to attend
BY order Of the W. III.
IT. GEO. SCHULTZ, Secretary.
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An Angels Touch.

Tna G,,, E-ono;soo ~. Ill.
Al, Iae San Francisco Nsrs L'ncr tells
snis 'oucnin8 inciuen.' One eVeh,nS nos
long ago, Q girl OF nine or ten entered q
place IN whipn is BAKERY: grocery and
saloon \, o, In one and asked for five censs'
"Hows's your mother Y' asks5 the
how who came forward to wait on her
aAwful sick. and ain't had anytb;no
no eat ali day."
fhe bow was inst then calleJ to wait
upon some men who entered the saloon
and the GIRL sat down. In five minntas
she was holding, and in seven She was
sound asleep and leaning her head
ooainst n barrel while she beld tba noon
oid nickel in a tiobt orasn betweer ber
thumb and finger. One Of the men
saw her as he came from the bar and
after asking who she was said. ~
~Sav Won drunkorJs soc have Eo~o
we've been nourino down wbiskv wban
this poor child and her mother want
bread Hera's n two dollar hi, that
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-05-12

the Washington county camp. After
eleven months in Taylor county she was
removed to Barton county, where the
family OF the lessee resided, where she
remained in the capacity Of q domestic
until last February, when the lessee, Col
onel @. B. B.Howard, removed to Atlanta,
bringing with him the fair convict, who
is still retained as a servant in his
household. Her husband remains with
her and acts as her escort, no surveil
lance being kept on their movements.
They attended the exposition frequently
and alone.
To the readers of fvs years ago the
name Of this woman, the circumstances
OF her crime, the trial, conviction and
death sentence will be familiar, for
Kate Sothern" appeared in the col.
umns OF every newspaper printed in
this country and in many ont of it. The
victim Of her outraged love was Mar
cissa Cowart, or "Ois Cowart," as she
was better known.
Although only twenty-five years old
now, Mrs. Sothern bears the age traces
of thirty. Her countenarco wears the
shade of deep melancholy, aid her
great blue eyes perpetual expression
Of sadness, A visit, to her by ynur, car: .
respondent has led TO revival OF the
tragic history of her life, but not for
the purpose OF psndering to the sensa-
tional appetite Of the public. Far from
it. The columns Of tho Commercial are
sought with higher aim, which is an
appeal to every wife and mother in this
broad land to lend her name to pc.
tition to the governor of Georgia for
Kate Sothern's pardon. Men have
killed their fellow men for like provo
cation that Kate Sothern killed lar
cissa Cowart and we're not only acquit.
ted of crime but applauded for the
deed. 1t Is 0 husbands conceded right,
nay, his II ost solemn duty, to protect
the sanctity OF his home and wherein
is the wife to be less commended than
the husband in like effort Again,
il the purpose of the law is punish
ment for crime, in what measure has
the law been satisfied in its execution
OF the sentence OF Kate Sotherni
Clearly she was either guilty or not
guilty. II guilty, she should have been
punished according to the degree OF
her offense. II not guilty she should
be set at liberty. Her punishment has
not been in satisfaction for the crime OF
which she was found guilty, for she has
virtually enjoyed unrestrained liberty,
which is wrong If she is innocent.
Certainly the authorities are not dis
posed to regard her as guilty, since her
sentence is permitted to go unserved,
and it would appear that whatever the
extent OF her crime, she has atoned to
the law and society in the four years Of
her detention at the camp OF the con-
victs, aud il is believed that the adop-
tion Of the suggestion herein contained
is only needed even in part to induce
Governor Culqu tt to grant Kate
SJtheru'- pnrdsa II is left for the
ladies. Let Them seek IL
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-05-12
SubJugating Animals.


In Hindoostan snake-charming ia n
branch OF o business that includes horse.
breaking, rat catching, monkey train
ing and other occupations that must
give their adopts peculiar insight into
the faculties and foibles Of animal ma
ture. A tame snake is only a side-sbo "
Of the Gurmralta, or travelling vermin.
destroyer; or, so to say, living diploma
Of his mastership. He uses a trained
cobra as business advertisement.
JugRlers with dancing snakes are
on every Bengal market place, but the
grand masters of their craft exhibit
very different tricks. Lord Dalhousie's
guruwalla-en-chef used to call rats from
their holes in broad daylight, and had
water snake that followed him like a
dog and could not be driven out OF the
room as long as its master was present.
He had evidently established some hold
on the affections OF his strange pet, for
he never failed to bring her back by o
single whistle after hinging her into
the middle OF pond where she could
easily have escaped if her subsection
bad been an involuntary servitude.
His favorite trick was 10 get lot of
.~----.-- Li--L t-.o s..sshvo (ovs,soo,
aryas) and by q mere word make them
engage in mortal combat snakes
which but a. minute before had lain
coiled together in sluggish repose
from which no other human voice could
rouse them even for moment. BY O
slightly different sound he would i'll
spire them with panic that sent them
darting out OF the room, and out OF the
house il the doors were open; nor did
he trouble himself on such occasions
to recapture them, for, after few hours
manipulation, n batch of fresh caught
snakes would serve his purpose as
we'll.
The professional jugglers prefer the
cobra only as the least expensive OF all
sensational animals, for crocodiles and
pythons ara tqnally tamable. The
wardens Of the slcred crocodile ponds
near Bepares keep their pets under
perfect control, and, as Captain God
win Buchanan assures. us, through in
fuences which hunger is only minor
item. His opinions seem confirmed by
the statement OF a famous Spanish
beast tanner, proprietor OF O cockpit
and pulque shop in Tampico, Mexico.
The efiluent canal Of Tampico Laguna
is we'll stocked with alligators. whose
services to the health police have made
them sort OF public proteges. They
live upon the offal OF the slaughter
houses and they are so we'll fed that
they can afford to spare their two legged
fellow-citisensi they mind their own
business and give bathers o wide berth.
But the cockpit landlord has a negro
of-all-work who for couple OF coppers
will convoke the caymans as farmer
without any audible signal, by merely
going to the waters edge and
standing with uplifted hands till
the alligators throng around him in
crowds. He declines to divulge his
modus operandi but his employer IL
positive that he never feeds or touches
his pets.-LippincoH.
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A vesper-Bell OF Nature.

Not SO very long ago we ialke ed about
the campanero or bell.bird of South
America. and now here is news con-
cerniDg useful little cousin of his in
Australia. He is not much larger than
snow-bunting, but he las a pleasant
note, not unlike tho sound OF a distant
Aheep.bell. About sunset the bell.
birds begin their tinkling. and for a
while the whole forest echoes with tbe
silvery tones-a sort OF Angelus or yes.
per.heH Of nature in the wild bush.
hushnS The woods for evening
prayer.
B'siies their musical sweetness these
not.s are sure sign that water is near
and tue weary traveller in that thirsty
land is glad enough to hear the bell.
bird cailin, 10 rest and reireshment al.
ter hot days tamp.-.S. Nicholas.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-05-12
nUMOR OF THE DAY.

The world would be q dreadfully
silent place IL people talked as little as
they thought.
Friction matches may be described az
those made without the consent OF the
old folks.-Boston Star.
Talk about modern miracles, Mr..
Cabbagehead rays he cured his boy OF
some bad habits by the laying on OF
hands. -Stawford Advocate.
A burglar got into the house OF q
country editor the other night. After
a terrible struggle the editor succeeded
In robbing him.-Phiiadslphia Mems.
Pa, why do they call 'em high
schools?" It's because we pay 80
much for 'em, my son. You'll under.
stand these things better when you get
to be taxpayer"
The man who never did ANYTHING by
halves tried to swallow whole fish ball
the other morning, and has been ex.
tremely quiet and unassuming ever
since.-LoreH Chizen.
Is snow warming? asks a Vermont
paper. Egad, yes You get a good
solid snow ball tunked into your ear
and you'll think tho ear is afire for the
next two hours.-Boston Post.
The man who has the most confiden.
tial approach to the car is the editor
OF the Moscow Gazette, Mr.. Kutkow.
The car knows that when he wants to
find reliable man he must look among
us fellows '-Detroit Post.
Two men discussing the wonders OF
modern science. Said one: "Look at
astronomy, now; men have learned the
distance to the stars, and with the spoc-
troscope they have even found out the
substances they are made Of" Yes
said the other, but strangest OF oil to
me is how they fodnd out all their
namesr'
A remarkable fact: We have many
times been an unwilling listener to
the "said she" and "said 1" nara.
tions in public conveyances and else
where; but never knew an instance
where the "said rs =" didn't say all the
smart things, and the "said she's" all
the stupid and vicious things, or where
the "said rs didn't come off victorious
in the end.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-05-12

The best place for the cultivation Of
bananes is said TO be on side hill
where the sun has great power. Each
tree bears single bunch, which is
ready TO cut about nine months after
setting out the plant. After removing
the bananas The trees are cut oil close
TO the ground, and from the old stump
three or four more trees will spring up,
each of which in about nine months
yield bunch. The tees grow about
fifteen feet high. In setting ont new
field, the roots of old trees are taken.
The roots grow in clumps, and contain
a number of eyes, from which new
sprouts start. These roots are cut into
pieces. The first crop of bananas is al
ways the best. The bananas are larger
and there are moro on bunch, They
average about 250 ON bunch, and yield
about l75 punches per acre. The second
crop is poorer in quality, the yield be-
comes less and in four or five wears the
land runs ont.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-05-12
The Bazaar, COnstantinOpIe.

My guide led me through the dusty
passages. heaped on either hand with
ancient furniture. carpets, arms, en-
broideries, antique china, horse trap
pings, old plato. skins, trays superb
old braziers lately fashionable as jardi-
nieres. Indian and Turkish naguilleys,
Albanian girdles and belts, inlaid work
OF Tnpoli, and gold fretted silks OF
Aleppo-briefly, with all forms and
sorts Of articles which We are used to
term "curios." The merchants sat
cross. legged among their goods upon
faded carpet or bald leopard skin
pushing Armenians noisy Jews in
European dress or something like it /:
slow Turks ssllow, slender, smiling
Banniahs waxed-face Persians. neat
and trim. My little Greek exchanged
word here and there, and upon
the information he received we changed
our course several times.
Among the oddities TO be Observed
by the observant-in this oldest maze
is the system Of passing word along"
1t is kept secret-that is, a stranger
does not easily obtain a clew to its mys-
teries. But 30 much came to my
knowledge through watching that /
gained general idea. My guide would
ask somebody at the gates-perhaps an
individual stationed for that purpose
Where is the Tchirkess. in such and
such costume. who has basin for sale2"
And forthwith the inquiry is flashed
from stall to stall, from corridor to cor.
ridor. One man saw him in such spot
at such o time. and sends back word
to that effect; another cav him later
elsewhere. And 80 from point to point
the initiated catch q hint, and, quickly
as they may 60, the verbal telegraph
goes quicker. SO that in few moments
the person wanted learns that he Is
asked for. and turns to meet his pur
suer.-AA the Fear Round.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-05-12
How a Senator's Name was Changed.

Senator Cameron, of Wisconsin, tells
how the late Senator Carpenters name
was changed. He saJs Carpenter was
christened by his parents decatur
Merritt Hammond" and was commonly
called merritt Carpenter, until SUBJ
sequent to his removal to Wisconsin.
In 1851, after he had argued cause in
court with extraordinary learning and
ability, one Of his associates enthusias-
tically declared that the argument was
worthy Of Sir Matthew Hale, and that
its suther ought no longer to be called
"Merritt" Carpenter, but should be
named Matthew Hale" Carpenter.
This declaration struck the imagination
OF the lawyers present, and thereafter
they called their eloquent young asso-
ciate Matthew Hale" So generally was
the name Of Matthew Hale" applied TO
b!m that he was actually constrained to
adopt it, and thus "Decatur Merit.
Hammond" Carpenter, of Vermont,
became Matthew Hals" Carpenter
Of Wisconsin.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-05-12
Hooks and Eyes for Russian Soldiers.
BY an imperial order inst issnad con-

by an imperial order just issued con-
eiderahla ohanras ara ta ha ;ct~o1uoaa
Into the uniform OF the Russian army.
Buttons are to be rigidly suppressed,
and their places SUI Piled by hooks and
eyes, and two breast pockets are to be
worn in all cases for holding The re-
serve cartridges on occasions when the
troops are compelled, in going into &C.
tion, to leave their knspsacks behind.
The officers uniforms are to be of sim
liar make, with the difference that they
are to be adjusted to the figure of the
waist and that buttons TO allowed for
attac' ing their epaulets. In the case of
the dragons the familiar kept and
chako are to be replaced by an Astrakan
sap ornamented in front with cockade
ard the imperial eagle. The imperial
guard, on the other band, will retain its
present uniforms and caps, A writer in
the Lsratids Russe explains that these
and other minor notifications have for
their chief object the simplifying of the
work of supplying the army with cloth
ing, the uniforms under the new sys-
tenn being more easily adapted to the
LvTriUn Oday ~ efS. .----- Al ----
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-05-12

A Kentucky married woman is only
fifteen years old and measures six feet
FIVE inches in height.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-05-12
LEAVE vERakNNEs.
LEAVE LEIoEsrER JUNCTION.
POsT-OFFICE NOTICE.
MAILS ARRIVE.
I rom Rinton Granyille Hancock Eaat

MA1L6 ARRIVE.
rom Ripton, Granville, Hancock, East
Middlebury, Cornwall, West Corn
wall and Bridport.. ..S rs A. NJ
Way mail from north ................ 9:5l +. NJ.
d. New York, Rutland and Albany. .....4 10 A. Nj.
Way mail from south. ;25 =. NJ.
MAILS CLOSE.
Way mail going south. h.............. .... :30M
Way mail going north. 2 so Z. NJ.
tor Ripton, Granville, Hancock, East
Middlebury, Cornwall, West Corn
wall and Bridport.. rt...................l:0 90 T.. NJ
closed mail for Boston and Rutland.... 4: 40 L. NJ
closed mail for New York and Albany 7:45 p. AZ
MAILS ARRIVE.
from Kew Haven, the North, New York, Bost on
and the West through Burlington, 80. Pm.
From New Haven, the South, New York, tBos-
:on, and the West. 100 P.M
From Richmond, Huntington, Huntington Gen.
er, and Starksbofo, 7 100 p. NJ. Mondays Wednes-
ays and Fridays. at 80 p. m.
From Lincoln, p. M.
From South Starksboro three times q week r-
r-gulariy
regulaN
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-05-12
Household Hints.

Enameled cloth makes neat and
useful covering for the wide lower
shelf in the pantry where bread and
cake aie cut. 1t is useful also, and
looks we'll on the kitchen table, and
can be kept absolutely clean with little
trouble.
Pretty bands to DO used in looping
back lace curtains are made Of the un.
bleached tissue of which macreme lace
is made; crochet in some loose and
open work pattern the width and
length you wish, finish with shell
edge, and draw through the open
neshes ribbons Of any color.
Avery agreeable dentiirice for good
teeth is made from an ounce OF mynh
in fine powder and a little powdered
green sage. mixed with two spoonful
ofwhite honey. A druggist viii make
up the compound, and teeth should be
washed with ii every night and
morning.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-05-12

Clover.
N. Griffin, at the Elmirs Farmers
Club. said 'sThe-e is no substitute
for clover, so far as know--nothing to
take its place. 1t is better in its effect
on land than any other forage plant. It
is said that good crop OF clover-say
such crop as will yield two tons O.
cured hay from an acre--will leave an
equal weight Of roots for the soil. That
is like a coat of manure. am sorry to
hear that clover is falling into disrepnte,
for its renovating power is greater than
that Of any other plant. Lately clover
does bettsr than in few years past, so
l hope We shall soon have all the old
measure OF success. Many years ago the
farms In Duchess county used to give
large crops Of timothy and they were
taken away and sold. Those farms are
now exhausted-ruined because the
crops were taken of. But clover is
never all taken off when the roots are
left. Forty-fve years ago great deal
OF timothy was raised in Tompkins
county and the land that produced 1t
ran down under its production and the
occupants had to turn their attention to
clover. At first 1t was difficult to get
it established, but little by little under
Its influence the lands grew better.
Farmers had TO ditch their lands as the
first condition, then they used plaster,
and at last got full crops OF clover and
better crops OF grain, for their lands
improved through clover. Hungarian
grass has been tried, but, like timothy,
when the crop is taken of nothing Is
left and the soil becomes poor. The
best crop is thst which leaves most to
the soil. and that Is what clover does.
! hope it will not lose its place in our
farming, for there is no other plant 80
beneficial in its eject,
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CHURCH DIRECTORY.


ist-Meetins in tho Court House, Rev. c.
hibbard, pastor. Sabbath services ut 10 AS a. IN
and p. m; Sunday school at l2 p. m. Prayer
egaffondl-Corner Pleasant and Main SITS
Rev. s. l.. Is. Spere, pastor. Sunday services al
l0:4 AN. and 1900 Pm. Thursday evening
prayer meeting at 1900.
Aethodist-North Pleasant-st. Rev. NJ. L. Mead
pastor. Sunday services at 1914 A. NJ. and
$50 Pm Thursday evening prayer meeting al
10. Class meeting ON Friday evening at I 80.
ZIP scopal-St. Stephens Church--Main st. Rev
wm. J. Tilley. rector. Sunday school at Il
AM, sunday services at 10 AS AN. and :OOP.M
Roman Cdfhoiic-Wey ybrldge.st. Rev Ed II
Mallory, pastor. Sunday services, alternate Sab.
Oaths; High Mass at 10:O0 AM; vespers and
oenediction at 9: 80 Pm.
EAST MIDDLEBURY,
AeShodtsf- - pastor. Sunday services
Il 3:O0PM
vER0ENNEs.
Bapfssf-Rev. David +. Estes, pastor. Sunday
services At 10:45 AN. and 100 Pm. Weekly
erayer meeting on Thursday evening at Z :OO
Aethodisf-Rev. NJ. A. Wicker, pastor. SUNDAY
ervices at / 100 and 100 Pm. Weekly prayer
meeting on Thursday evening at go.
Epsscopat-St. L,suls Chsrch-Rev. 9. j.
Eaffs@. 4 ,ctor; sunday services 1 at 10; 40 AM
Mssion Chapel-Dr. ii. a. Ingham SUNDAY
services at l0:45 AN. and 7 90 Pm. Weekly
prayer meeting on Thursday evening.
Roman Cafhoiic-Rev. j. Kerlidon, pastor.
rvices, every Sabbath; High Mass al 10 :Oo
NJ; Vespers and benedicton at :5OP.M.
Coagregdftondt-Rev. George ". Hall, pastor.
unday services at 10 IS AM and 100 Pm. Week.
prayer meeting on Thursday evening at Z 90.
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KATE SOTHERN.

Thrilling story Of n Wifr's Revenge - 4
uncc Manntnin Relic In n GcorRtn Pri-on
Appeal TO " oscn for Tier Vindicntion.
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nUYC D AIDED may be found on RE .. sea
Vd16 Z AK Gh p. Rowell Co.'S Newspaper
ses ssTssn g psSs Il ThsE
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RAILROAD TIMETABLE.

TRAINS LEAVE AIDDLEBURY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-14
The Time for BUILDING.

The most reliable among the builders, archi-
tects and dealers in building material in this
District say that this is the season to start
buildings, and those who contemplate erecting
dwellings should have their plans made, work
contracted for and their buildings put under
roof before cold weather commences They
state that brick will be 50 per thousand higher
in the spring than at the present time, and all
other material in proportion. AS proof of this
they point to- the fact that in addition to the
ordinary building of private dwellings, &C., will
be the extension Of the conduit requiring
millions of the best arch brick; erection OF the
new Pension office. and other public improve
ments; then there is to be opened up the work
of improving the navigation and river front,
which will require small army of laborers,
making iaborers and mechanics scarce and
wages high. There is also a large amount Of
unfinished work which. for different causes. will
necessarily go over until next season. The
capacity Of our brick yards will hardly be suffi-
cient to meet the demands for brick, and the
same is applicable to the lumber yards and iron
workers. Nest Of these gentlemen say that all
kinds of material entering into the construction
OF buildings is, on an average, twenty-five per
cent cheaper at the present time than when the
season opened last spring. They also state that
LABOR Is cheaper now than it will be next year.