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The bee., 1883-08-04
The Deadly Parasot.

Why does the young lady hug her
sunshade so affectDnatelyP
She is in the employ of a surgeon.
In the employ of surgeonr What
do you mean?
Do you not see the cruteh of her sun
shade protruding from her left shoul-
derP
Oh, YES: l see that quite plainly.
There, did you see her gouge out
that gentleman's eye?
1t was neatly done.
Very; that is probably the twentieth
eve she has obliterated during her walk.
The surgeon will pay her for her kind
ness to him.
Does she contine her operations to
optics9
No; sometimes she destroys nose,
and occasionally slashes cheek. She
is very versatile. She is more terrible
than an army with banners.
But do not the gentlemen hate her?
Oh: no; they love and admire her;
but they detest and despise her parasol.
The bee., 1883-08-04
THE VIRGINIA MIDLAND RAILWAY.
TPE TRUUK LINE TO THE WEST AND
SOUTHWEST.

Schedule In effect May IA, 1882:
10 q. m.-NeW Orleans Mai, daily, making
close connections to all points South and
Southwest, with Pullman Sleeping Cars
from Washington via Dsnyills 10 Atlantis,
and Atlanta 10 New Orleans, also Wash
ington to New Orleans via LynchbuTg and
Bristol.
80 a. m.-Louisgille Fast Line, daily, via
Charlottesville, Huntington AMI Lexing.
ton to Cincinnati, Louisville and all
Southwestern points, making direct con-
nectiOns, aud with solid train and Pull
man Sleeping Cars, Washington to Losis-
vile.
40 p. m.-Warrenton Accommodation, daily,
except Sunday, for Warrenton and inter
mediate stations. Returning, arrives in
Washington at 10. 80 q. m.
l0.3jp. m.- Southern Nail and Express,
daily, to all points South, Southeast aud
Southwest, via Dlnyille and Charlotte,
with Pullman Sleeping Car, Washington
10 Charleston, and Washington to White
Sulphur Springs. Marks Sleeping Chair
Cars between Washington aud Danville.
For all points on Manassas Division take 4 10
a. m. train daily, except Sunday. For
Warrsnton take 40 q. m. train daily,
and 4.20 p. m. train daily, except Sunday.
For tickets and all information, inquire at
Office, 601 Pennsylvania avenue, or
st Union Depot. Office col Pennsylysnis ave-
nue., is connected with telephone system.
T. T. HAWKS, Assistant Ticket Agent
NJ. SLAUGHTER, General Passenger Agent.
BOL HASS, Trafc Manager.
The bee., 1883-08-04
PERSONAL.

Mis-, A. V. McCabe has returned
fram lIarper'5 Ferry.
Nh L. Chase left for Harper's Fer
N West Virginia, to-day.
Nr>. !. 4. ). Bennett left for cid
Font Comfort, Va, Wednesday. where
he viii pend the month of August.
Trustee James IL. Smith will leave
'E Fortress Monroe this evening and
R hi, family. He viii remain away
Rral weeks.
Miss GusSie Black will return from
@rdgntown in few days, where she
a- hcen spending a time with her Sis
ior, Mrs Rev. Talbert, and then she
Nil 60 to Harper's Ferry.
Mrs ] II. Fletcher and her sister,
Vi Lucy Z. Wallace Will leave the
liy to-day for Port Royal. Virginia,
where they will remain until October,
N.l'mg friends there and along the
baMahannock river
The Misses Arelia and lone y.
Brown, daughters of DIR. Brown, of
Baltimore. are in the city, the guests
Of their aunt. Mrs. Arelia Peters on
l"h street. they have received quite
number Of calls during their SO
'.dm here, including a number of gen
'mrn. they viii remain several weeks
tageE until the arrival of their
.hher, who has been rusticating at
lincoln, Va, when it is expected the
an'y Will spend the remainder of the
""nm at Atlantic City.
Nj " Z. Mathews. who has been
ehahg the earlier part of the SUM
,H-f q the Niagara Falls and Wat
r''s "Ien. Was called home quite sud
"4lil last Week on the account of the
".'lh oi his cousin, Miss Lizzie Sythe,
T" Baltimore. She was buried from
- AaWs Church in that city, Sun
'''' fhe funeral WAS attended bynearly
IL 4. 'ar prominent people of Baltimore.
o' Gtath uf this estimable young
'''N NIiI ht great loss to the first SO
.r1A ~ Baltimore
The bee., 1883-08-04
Americas Future,

The Washington correspondent of
the Cleveland Leader gives the views
of Supreme Judge Field concerning the
future of America, as follows. The
judge is reported to have said:
The future of America is illimitable.
Many men now living will see the day
when we will have population of
100,000,000 and when our territory
will be bounded by the Isthmus of
Panama on the south. Mexico will be
annexed to the states before many
years and our railroads are already
reaching to bring it into the Union.
We have been getting only $6,000.000
of her commerce and we should have
the whole S9O,00O,00O, which it will
amount to. American railroads will
soon cover the country as net.
American telegraph operators, station
agents and other employees will follow.
They will buy land along the track,
and marry Mexican girls. Emmigra-
ton will follow, and we will soon have
American judges and officers in Mexico.
After this, annexation will follow
without trouble Then will come
Central America in the same way, and
thus the great American race will cross
the ISthmus, and the southern con-
tinent will fall into its hands. look
for the day when both North and South
America will be inhabited by English
speaking people. 1t is the greatest
colonizer of to-day. and it may own the
world in the future. Look at it :
There is Australia, as large as our con-
tinent, owned by the English. There
is Tasmania, IN island as large as the
United States, inhabited by English
speaking people, New Zealand is
another vast body under their power.
Canada and southern Africa are Eng
lish, and India is fast succumbing to
them. No race wipes out other races
as does the English or the Caucasian.
1t either swallows all it comes in con-
tact with or it exterminates them.
The Indian it is exterminating to-day.
1t tolerates the negro. America is a
magnificent field for such a race, and
the Americans are the most prosperous
people in the world to-day. We are
the richest people IN comforts. Amer
lea wastes enough every year to keep
France most royalty. 1t will be the
great nation of the future. All it
needs to become SO and to continue so
is system of good laws properly ad-
ministered and sound medium of
currency. These once had, other
things will follow.
The bee., 1883-08-04
Something about Canton.

Miss Isabella Bird writes: Canton is
intoxicating from its picturesqueness.
color. novelty and movement. AS we
sat at midday at the fve-storied pag-
oda which from corner wall over.
looks the Tartar city, and ever since,
through this crowded week, l have
wished the sun might stand still in
the cloudless sky and let ME dream of
gorgeous sunlight. without heat; of
narrow lines rich in color; of the glints
of sunlight on emEoideries and cloth
of gold, resplendent even in darkness,
of hurrying and colored crowds in
the shadow, with the blue sky, in mar
row strips, high above; of gorgeous
marriage professions, and the voice of
the bridegroom and the voice of the
bride; of glittering trains of manda-
rims; of funeral professions, with the
wall of hired mourners clad in sack
cloth and ashes; of the Tartar city,
with it's padogas; of the hills of graves,
great cities, of the dead outside the
walls, fiery red under the topic blue;
of the potter's field. with its pools of
blood and crosses of crucifixion-now,
as on Calvary. symbolical of shame
alone: of the wonderful river-life, and
all the busy, crowded, costumed hurry
of the streets, where blue banners
hanging here and there show that in
those houses death has stilled some
busv brains for evefmore.
The bee., 1883-08-04
CRAPS AND NOTES.

fNI Ms, GOSSIP, GLEANINGs, ETC.
N ~ rumored that Mr.. Alexander.
' recently admitted colored cadet
" Nest Point. weighs two hundred
'hoN. and is hitter from away
0h Wonder. To weigh two hundred
'"ha, anL he first class hitter, amt
mean thing when a fellow has TO
uH" n"H" hiS way through a place like
~ Point. We are very much
i.rd>rd TO add, that Mr.. Alexander is
1'"'ongh gentleman, quiet and very
.frllt, and it will net he necessary to
~ h"" much Of hitter he is while
'ar Point, unless some ohdurate
,'"'hl should come TO the conclu-
'Adl this is no place for one OF the
.'>t0,'vc, that Mr.. Alexander hangs
WIN. \ man that weighs two
49,. ''',''"a pounds. who is modest and
',"'" Srntlemanly and not intrusive
- Srmblesome. aint the hardest
''''- 'e tackle. What we desire is 10
The bee., 1883-08-04
LOCALS.

LARGE excursion from Richmond
,,irrJ in town this week.
r-rg Incersoll and ex-senator Dor
- viii arrive in town this week.
The enrampment at the Fanness
Garden. by the Washington Cadet
corps. WAS largely attended.
Butler is the place TO go TO have your
al stoves exchanged for new ones.
ur Butler is afIable and accommodate
t9G.
The pcnic to he rendered TO Police
Thompson. ut Rick's Park, by Mr..
Frank Hall and others, will take
MACE ON or about the 10Th.
Mr.. Bampfeld. clerk of one of the
south Carolina Circuit Courts, visited
the city last week. He is the brother
r Mr.. Bampfeld, who is now en-
rcved in the adiutant generals office,
and who was at one time sheriff in
south Caralina. Both gentlemen are
prominent in the State.
Fifteen coaches filled with eXcur-
snists from Richmond. arrived in the
a'von last Monday, there were sew
alI different orders of Odd Fellows
among them who paraded during the
av. led by the Richmond band. which
would he greatly improved by dispen.
-Hg with some of the drums and
siding 2 few more brass instruments
During the evening they dincd at tn,
Bethel Hall.
Nom sum qualis cram. 4 grand ben
clt picnic. There will be grand pic
Hir 1t Kicks Park, 7th and Boundary
rtrpets, n. w, ON Friday, August IL
IeN3. FOR the benefit of Philip Thomp
~ the well known eN-policeman
who, while in the discharge Of duty
rroived such severe injuries As {,
'ad#c the loss Of sight, rendering min
totally blind and in needy circum
ta0rca. The management is com
posed of his most intimate friends
rd We appeal TO the charitable public
aad bis many friends to patrOniZe u,
.,a hir occasion The committee viii
mtring ia their efforts to make il
rioGaui and ENJOYABLE to.all who maH
attend A choice orchestra will fur
@i,hnu,ic Refreshments in abund
1noe at city prices. Mr.. Kicks has
kindly rendered the use of the parl
tree of charge from IL NJ. till - Z. NJ
Committee OF Arrangements: Wm. III
Collins, chairman; Francis Hall, treas
urer; James III. Jones, secretary, Chas
Chase, Lemuel Gibbs, Dennis Brown
amucl Thomas, Walter Hyson. Tru
utm Ross, Richard Copper, Frcdcricl
{. Collins, Edward Younger. y. b
in case of the inclemency of tn
weather the picnic will be postponed
until further notice. Admission. 2
cents Tickets TO be had only of tn
committee.
The bee., 1883-08-04
The To ,ers 10. the Tosv,,.

Away in glee, DER land and sea,
o We, the favored, fortuned, free,
To shady, sweet, cool country places!
To hear Gods echoes 'mong his hills
To see Gods smile in mirrored rills--
To feel the glad, grand joy that thrills,
When in the strong salt sur7s embraces
Do ye forget the toll and sweat
With foreheads bended downf
Do ye forgetl Does He forget
The toilers in the town.
With patient heart each ILLS his para
In fiery, furnaocd forge or mart,
With body, brain or hands Travelling.
Though factory fires be raging red,
The red sun raging on our head,
Bread-winners still must win the bread
Lest little ones for bread go wailingl
Ah! waiting infants, work-worn wife,
So pale and frail in faded gown;
Oh, Is 1t worth the strife, their lfei
Poor toilers in the town!
The father slaves in glare and CRIME,
lnhaling crime from alley slime;
Poor little gssping children suffer,
On squalid stoop the listless group
OF old-young mothers grieve and droop,
And watch the piteous baby troop,
Or TO the weakest pity offer.
They pass bravo words, though hearts he sore
Count fifty smiles for one cold frowD,
Among the poor-the kindly poor
The toilers in the town,
My lady sits in silken mitts
And yawns, and knIts by starts and fits,
And sighs, and eyes her broad, green lands.
sad-eyed shopg RI, sick with heat,
Looks out upon stony street,
ooh, for one hour to find my feet
Straying in grass or cool, sea sands,'
10 work, The day is early vet;
No time for tears, so choke them down,
wonder now does God forget
The tired toilers in the town.
-.Harion r. Forfescue, in ~. Y Truth
The bee., 1883-08-04

The gratitude Of most men is but
q secret desire of receiving greater
benefits.
Humility is a virtue all preach, none
practice, and yet everybody Is content
to hear.
A philosopher being asked TO define
a quarrel, said: "It is usually the ter
nination of a misunderstanding"
Only that is truly beautiful which
either has within it the element of
growth, or suggests vital energy as its
cause.
We cannot be too much on our
guard against reactions, lest we rush
from one fault into another contrary
fault.
If we did but know how little some
enjoy Of the great things they pos
sess, there would not be much envy in
the world.
The bee., 1883-08-04
CLIPPINGS FOR THE CURIOUS.

Certain Hindoo sects believe that
there are precisely $4,000 transmi.
grations allotted to each mortal.
In Italy and Japan, water from the
hot springs is extensively used in the
gardens for the production Of early
crops.
There is a natural bridge in Arizona
which, it is said. far surpasses in size
the well-known natural bridge in
Virginia
Harvey discovered the circulation OF
the blood in 1919. By the ancient
Greeks warm air, and not blood, was
supposed to course through the arteries
and veins.
A monster lobster in the London
fisheries exhibition was sent over from
America 1t measures three feet in
length, and one of it's claws weighed
eight pounds, the total weight being
about twenty-eight.
Boots. with high heels were first
worn by Madame de Pompador. She
dressed her dainty feet in them on all
great occasions when she desired to
show her Importance. Hence the ex.
preston, 'on her high heeled boots"
There is German superstition that
the finger pointed at star will Ger.
tainly rot away, because the angels kill
it, and the Ojibways warn their
children not to point at the moon. tell.
ing them that, if they do, she will
bite their fingers off.
Nearly all the myths as to the origin
of fire represent it as stolen from the
gods, sometimes by a bird. sometimes
by an animal, sometimes by a man. In
several of these legends the stolen fire
is hidden in wood, whence it may be
brought out by rubbing.
The Hartford Conn, Times says
that it has been found that worm-eaten
and partly deeayed logs make the best
soundlng-boards for pianos, and within
few years piano firms have sent
agents through Connecticut to find
fallen and partly-decayed chestnut
logs. and such timber has been sold at
good prices after the owners had con-
sidered it entirely useless.
The Duke of Bridgewater observed
that though the men employed by him
dropped work promptly as the bell
rang, when he was not Ivy. they were
not nearly SO punctual in reSuming
work, some struggling in many minutes
after time. lie asked to know the
reason, and the mems excuse was, that
though they could always hear the
clock when it struck Il. they could
not SO readily hear it when it struck l.
On this the duke had the mechanism
of the clock altered SO as to make it
strike thirteen ut | o'clock, which it
continues to do until this day.
The bee., 1883-08-04

ters, in an ordinary clinker boat bold
ly pulling into the river. He had
found boat while the rest of us were
gazing at the movements of the scow,
and had used all possible dispatch in
reaching the scene. As he forged out
into the stream he made hasty sur
vey of the situation, and then piled
the white ash with redoubled energy.
AS he sped along, the boat almost leap
ing from the water at each stroke, a
cheer arose from the people on the
shore that fairly rent the air. The
moment Smith appeared, the attention
of the men on the scow was riveted
upon him and his frail craft On and
on he shot, each moment narrowing
the distance between him and the
scow, but the latter was getting alarm
ingly close to the rapids, to enter
which was certain destruction to all
on board. Those of us on shore could
not help admiring and applauding the
heroism of young Smith, but we could
only feel that the result of his daring
would be to add another to the list of
the lost. AS he neared the ill-starred
craft, he turned his head and shouted
to the men, Scatter along the side of
the boat and drop in as pass by The
command was promptly obeyed, and in
an instant the little craft was along
side. One after another the men
sprang in, until the four were in the
bottom. Now came the moment of
painful anxiety. What will he doP
was the query which came to every
mind To attempt to return against
such current was hopeless task; to
60 forward into the rapids was sure
destruction, and to hesitate wasl
less fatal, for the head of the rapids
was now but few rods distant. But
Smith had his plan of action, and never
hesitated a moment. Alta point some
distance ftom the Canada shore the
current divided ut the head of the rap
ids, part of the stream flowing around
an island in the vicinity of the burnt
spring. In reaching the current lead
ing around the island lay the only
hope of escape, Taking diagonal
course across and down the stream.
Smith bent every effort to reach the
Canadian divide. 1t was desperate
struggle for the lives of five men be-
tween the sect hing, boiling waters, and
the muscle and endurance of young
Smith. with the odds seemingly against
him. But the divide was finally
gained with not boats length to
spare, and the frail craft shot down
between the island and the mainland
| like Il rocket. At the foot of the island
the channel widened materially. the
current slackened, and the water be-
came more shallow, and here young
Smith Landed his boat, having per-
formed one of the most heroic and
daring feats ever performed by NOR
tai man. The stepping ashore of the
men was the signal for another cheer,
that for moment drowned the roar
of the cataract, and the rescuer was
literally borne upon the shoulders of
the excited people.
The bee., 1883-08-04

An exchange says that SO, GOO Amer
leans annually visit Europe, but wnen 1le
we come to think that about 5l,9zu,'
600 stay at home, we don't feel SO aW'
fully lonesome as we might-Aen
cbGnt-7rGoeleF.
1t is now that the fly
Doth the butter espy, :,
And its golden outside reconnolter,
And a leg or two left,
When of life he's bereft
Doth prove where he loved TO lolter.
-Yonlers Gazette.
The bee., 1883-08-04

a
,-urPF THF BEE CAN BE GOT.
r-.s.ar, Resonant
NJ Chase. llo3, street. Northwest.
y rabtnborn, next TO city Postofice
-, polEefya. II street, between II and
I'' u Keller. Druggist, corner 10th and NJ
street.. Northwest.
'',y, u, roland's corner AZ and Pennsyl-
n I','@, ,,errr. Southwest.
'a,,', ~. .,.~e. 1905 PennsJ lvania avenue n
D.,, Nh Office of Trr BrE.
n-Rs :. Laws, 'il ~ street, 5. W.
M l. Freeman. corner 10th and M
streetN. ", u,u.. a.sp. .v.rr. n w
The bee., 1883-08-04

Assuming that the migration of
1888 will equal that of 1882 and 1881,
these three years, it is estimated will
give the United States not less than
two hundred and fifty thousand Ger
man farmers and mechanics, and over
fifty million dollars of German money.
The bee., 1883-08-04

In Rome, Augustus tomb is the site
Of a variety theater, and Ces'r's death
place is occupied by grocery store
The bee., 1883-08-04
{. N. Hewitt ( John c. Shea,
Attorneys at Law.

Practice in all the Courts of the District
Collection of claims before the departments
and debts of every description. Office, 81
Louisiana avenue, rooms 1 and 2, second
floor. feb3-tf.
The bee., 1883-08-04

- - a A week made at home by the industrou
UH HHH Best business before the public
n Capital not needed. We viii start You
all II Men, women, boys and girls wanted every
nm where TO work for Now In the time
you can work In spare time give your whole time
10 the business No other business will pay you nearly
a. we'll No one can fail TO make enormous pay, By
gaatnr At once Costly outfit and terms free. Money
made fast easily, and honoraby. AddressTRUE Co.,
Augusta, Maine.
The bee., 1883-08-04
M. KETS KEMETHY,

Photographer, 100 Penna. Avenue. Wa.F-
inyton, D. G. First-class cabinet photos
500 per dozen, card photos, S2.GO per
dozen.
NOTICE.--To every dozen pictures one
extra is added finished in fine water colrrs.
In half dozen one out of the six finished
in fine water colors. 1t is the cnly place III
the city where You can get this benefit.
The bee., 1883-08-04
THE BEE.
r.urpr rHF BEE CAN BE GOT.

.,er n ARNALD, Associate Editor.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-09-26
A Silver Wedding.

The following communication came
to US too late for last weeks issue AS
it concerns valued friend, Mr.. Perry
Eakin, we insert it with pleasure:
MEssRs. EDITORS On Friday,
September 7th, 1888, people commenc-
ed coming in from all parts of the neigh
borhood TO the residence of Mr. and
Mrs. S. P. Eakin, Grant farm, Ale
gheny township, Butler county, Pa.
They came with baskets full of the
luxuries of life. Mr.. and Mrs. Eakin
not having due notice of this pleasant
affair appeared to be somewhat surpris-
ed and gave way to the visitors, who
apparently took possession of the house,
and at P. NJ. dinner was in readiness
and it was a grand one, one that we
don't often see its equal Dinner con-
tinued from p. NJ. until p NJ Dur
ing this time eighty-six warm friends
of the happy couple partook of the feast.
At the close ofthe repast the presents
were placed on table Mr.. and Mrs.
Eakin were invited to take their seats
near by. Col. o. c. Redic was called
on to present the presents to the worthy
receivers The Col delivered O short
address. He spoke of the twenty-five
years of married life they had enjoyed,
and of this being their 25th anniversary,
and the many valuable presents that
were before us; and the many warm
friends who had met here to participate
in this good affair, all showing that
Mr.. and Mrs. Eakin had lived aIworthy
married life and had the good will of
all around them. With these few re-
marks the Colonel presented the valu-
able presents to the happy couple with
the names of the donors and articles,
as follows: Mr.. and Mrs j. NJ. Hays,
butter knife and sugar spoon; George
Sloan, pickle fork w. A. Eakin, but
ter knife Mrs. A. l.. Scott, sugar
spoon; Mrs. r. I. Tasker and Mrs. j.
Kiskaden, sugar spoons and butter
knife Mrs j. Sherwood, spoon holder;
Joseph Grant, pickle castor Mrs. Jas.
Grant, butter dish Mrs. j. Sloan, two
china cups and saucers; Miss Nellie
Grant, pickle castor VIM, Ebert, table
castor; Mr.. and Mrs L. Robinson,
knives and forks; Flynn Bros, carving
knife and fork; Mr. and Mrs. L.Womer,
napkin rings Mrs Robert Grant, fruit
dish Mrs. n G. Fritz, so cents silver;
Mrs. S. Hartman, 80 cents silver; Mr..
and Mrs j. c. Redic, 81. silver Mrs.
Mary A. Bovard, of Kittanning, 81.
silver One table castor and one lounge
were presented by the following named
persons: K K. johnson, Mrs. Lizzie
Miller, William Anchors, James Sher-
wood, Miss M. Shuster, Mrs. E. Hal,
lack, Mrs. J. Klinginsmith, Mrs. Annie
Bowers, Thomas Ray. Henry Bowers,
j. N, Laughner, j. NJ Davidson, Chas.
Bigelow, RI Bigelow, Miss M. Blocher,
Miss L. Bigelow, Mrs. j. Gal reath,
Miss III. Johnson and Col o. G. Redic.
The Rev W. j. Hazlett, of Allegheny
city, arrived at a late hour, too late for the
marriage ceremony, but not too late to
present the happy couple with q mag
nifcent and valuable card receiver,
which was received with thankfufness
The number of persons present during
the day and evening were l07.
Mr. and Mrs S. p. Eakin return
their sincere thanks to all who partici-
pated in this grand affair of to-day.
Yours very truly, eto.,
IoHN THOMAS