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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-16

INDIANS LEARNING WHITE PEOPLES WAYA-A
L. Cook. OF the Fort Hall Indian agency, Idaho,
reports to the commissioner OF Indian affairs that
the Indians are doing good work at farming: that
there was young Sh0shone Indian killed by the
cars at Bass Fork station on April l4tb. ne was
trying TO get on freight train while it was in
claimed that he m ust have $50 for the killing at
his boy. He said. " no talk till see what thew
pay me-" The agent no. titled the company of the
facts, and they paid the $50. The Indian then
said, my heart.ail right now"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-16

MUNICIPAL MIDDLE IN RALEIGH, N. Gin
Raleigh, n e., at the election Of aldermen On the
10th inst tn Rec liberals, eight bourbon democrats
erals refused to amfiase with the democratic
party In caucus for selecting nominees for city
holding places under the United States govern
ment Last night at a meeting OF the board one
OF them was declared ineligible under section z,
the republicans and the three liberals left the hall
The eight bourbon democrats proceeded to elect
q member to NIL the vacancy, and then declared
the four other government omcehOlders Ineligible
and elected another alderman instead OF one OF
them. The bourbon democratic board tlen pro-
ceeded to elect city oncerA The three liberals
and all the republican aldermen re-asSeL,bled
elsewhere. and announce their purpose TO eject
city ondcerA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-16
HE Poor Children's Country Home.
THE CONTRIBUTIONS MADE

ne fOOf Cn1I0r9n,0 Country Home.
THE CONTRIBUTIONS MADE
The managers OF the Poor Children's Country
Home desire, through The STAR, to thank those
who have so kindly helped them, and to state the
progress which has been made.
Due notice Will be given OF the opening OF the
mouse through THE STAR They have received
many donations in articles towards the furnishing
OF the house, such as the cots, mattresses. and
pillows from gentleman in New York; the
Kitchen stove. from band OF children; q trunk OF
toys, from IS A Little Miss" to make the children
happy on rainy days. The managers are glad to
find that the charity commends itself to so many
persons, and that those who have so warmly and
thoughtfully Interested themselves are of all de-
nominations. Several merchants have sent ar.
ticies. and one OF the hotel proprtetors has prom
lSed some furniture. VIII not others come forward
ana send something's Blankets, tables and chairs,
WashStands, and any household furniture are ali
needed. 1t any person will send such articles
they VIII be received at any time at No. 1870 II
street II marked for the home
The fund in bank now amounts to over i've hun.
dFed dollars, including the rent. So more is still
required, and IT Is much desired to raise the
S'uo DeiOre the 18th OF next month. This account
does not Include what has been su bscribed at THE
STAR offlce. One kind friend has promised
monthly subscription OF S for the summer months
Inc managers hope that this example may soon
be followed by many OF the well w1shers of the
Country Home The subscription book at TIE
STAR ONCE Will remain open ali summer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-16

Inent In yesterdays STAR IN the interyieW with
Mr. J. w. Thompson) that the police are keeping
the the1tS and rObberieS secret from the Dublc
Major Dye states Is incorrect. There fs notlIinv
OF the kind kept from che public, he says and any,
one Is at liberty to examine the arrest book at any
Time or the robbery book. He says it is sometimes
necessary 70 keep the details OF what the deteo-
tives are doing from the public, but nothing more
than TINS, ana after the arrest nothing Is Kept
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-16

A LETTER OF HAHKs.-Mr Z. c. Fowler of the
Post ONCE department, to-day received from Mira
Mary Howe Totten and Mr.. Frank b. Howe
children OF the late Postmaster General, letters
containing grateful Acknowledgements OF the re-
celpt OF the resolutions recently engr0ssed and
forwarded to them by the employees OF the Post
Omce department
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-16

A CLERGYMAN EXTOfIING JOf BRADY-At eyra-
cuse, NJ, eleven lr1sh societies organized yes
terday the National League OF Onondaga county
In accordance with the Philadelphia plan SPEAK
ing OF the hanging OF Brady, the Rev Or. O'Hara,
OF 81. Mary's Church, said: 1--WE see Judge per-
1ured 20 the soul. and Queens counsel and fury
brought there TO convict On black perJnred testi-
mony. Such jury would convict an angel Poor
the name OF Brady be forgotten, and the name OF
his noble mother viii live with that OF the mother
OF the Naccabees and the Gracchi."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-16

AMilwaukee dispatch states that John W. Wood
hull. grand secretary OF the Masonic Grand Lodge
OF Wisconsin, Is 5000 short In his Grand Lodge
accounts. He Is one OF the best known authorities
on Masonic matters In the country. and SD
degree Mason.
The rum0r that the -dynamfters intended to
damage the Wolland canal has led he authorities
at 81 Catherineh, Ont, 20 take exssa precautions
to protect the exposed podntA
Cen Jos1Ah 0ogHaa, N ox.coafe0efate o0lcef,
oie0 a3 T1soaleoea, Ala, yogee1oay, aged q He
vas native Of fennsyfvanla, and graduate Of
West Point
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-16
District Government Affairs.

STREET IMPROVEMENTS ASKED FOR,
The owners OF ground fronting New Hamp-
shire avenue and On streets adjacent thereto re-
spectully request that the paving OF the avenue
from Dupont circle to Bound Try ba included In the
schedule OF street improvements during the
coming year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-16
THERE ARE ONLY rwEIyr nays

more allowed by law In which the second half Of
the tax due on account OF real and personal prop
erty for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1885, can be
paid without penalty Attaching. Those inter-
ested Can serve their convenience by paying early,
thereby avoiding the crowd that congregates the
last DAYS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-16

The CASE OF FANTASTIC WAssoS.-Pavmastar
General Rochester has returned TO the CITY. "A
soon as he mekes report TO the War department
of the investigation OF the circumstances of tho
alleged defalcation OF Paymaster WATSON. in
Texas, court-nartial In the case Will be ordered
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-16

RANGE OF THE THgRMoAETER-The following
VT the readings at the ONCE OF the chief signal
on1cer to-day: am. $50: ii am, 626; pm.
6I.2 Maximum, $50; minimum, AS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-16

SERIOUS FAIL-A brickiayer named Charles
Lanman, while working on the secon history OF
building No. 119 ID street northwest fell on the
Seanold on which he was working and sustained a
fracture OF the jaw, arm and leg. He was carried
TO his home, 18th and G streets northwest. 10y the
police ambulance and his injuries attended to.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-16
The Courts.

COURT IN GENERAL TERN.
Yesterday, Moore agt. Metropolitan Railroad
Company; argued and submitted. Nelson agt
Henry ct al; motion for rehearing overruied.
Today, on motion or Mr. Darlington, the appli.
cation OF Chas I. Moore, and, on motion OF MIR
Thomas. that or w. H. LandvOight, for admission
TO the bar. was referred to the examining com
mittee. Ma, arlty agt Sh1pman; bills dismiss ID
without prejauice. Hecht agL GOldperg; Jug
n.eat affirmed.
CIRCUIT COURT-Judge MocArt1,.r
Yesterday, Riddle agt Fisher; verdict for de-
PENDANT. Mccullough agt. Elliott, garnishee: on
trial
Mccullough agt. Elliott, garnlshee OF Kill,an:
verdict ior garnishee. Perry, executor, agL King:
Judgment On sci ia. refused. U. s. egt. Evans
executriA; ordered Oh calendar.
EQUITY COURT--Judge James
Yesterday, Duvall agt Mitchell; appearance
ordered. ODonnoghue agt Dale; Restraining
order discharged and Injunction denied.
Worthington agt Randall; appearance OF alb
sent defendant ordered. Mcdonald agt. McDon.
aid; al1mony pendefe lite and counsel fees grant
ed.and testimony Ordered taken befOreC F. Rowe
Chester agt Chester; divorce vin. mat. gr ,nted
Selke agt Peck; exception to auditors report over.
ruled and sale confirmed.
POLICE CoURT-Jtsdge S,eH
To-day. Martha Robinson, colQred. larceny OF
Dress from 1Sad0re w. Samuel1 months. VIM.
Looney, incorrigibllity; reform school during m.
1Ority. Addfe Williams, cOl0red. assault on Mary
smith, ana vice versa; Williams was dned s. and
smith 81. Susan Edwards, c0lOred, assault on
Mary Koily; S or 10 days.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-07-26
CHICAGO,
M LWuAKEE
AxuSI. AuL.

1t owns and operates over $500 miles OF road in
Northern Illinois, Wisconsin. Minnesota, Iowa.
and Dakota; and as its main lines, branches and
connections reach all the great business centers
of the Northwest and Far West, il naturally
answers the description OF Short Line, and Best
Route between
Chicago. Milwaukee, ST. Paul and Min
neapOlfs.
Chicago, Milwaukee, La Crosse and
Chicago, Milwaukee, Aberdeen and
Chicago, milwaukee, Eau Claire and
saltwater.
Chicago Milwaukee, wausau and uer-
rfll.
Chicago. Milwaukee, Beaver Dam and
Chicago. milwaukee, waukesha and
Chicago, NIiIwaukee, Madison and
Prairie du CHEN.
Chicago, milwaukee,, Owatonna and
Farfbault.
Chicago, Beioit, GAINESVILLE and Miner
al Point.
Chicago, Elsin, Rockford and Du-
buque.
Chicago, Clinton, Rock Island and Ce-
dar Rapids.
Chicago, Council Bluffs and Omaha.
Chicago, Sioux City. Sioux Falls and
Chicago. Milwaukee, Mitchell and
Chamberlain.
Rock Island, Dubuque, st. Paul and
Davenport, CaImar, st. Paul and Min
neapOlis.
Pullman Sieepers and the Finest Dininq Cars in
the Worid are run on the main lines of the CHI
CAG0 MILWAUKEE q ST. PAUL RAILWAY and every
attention Is paid to passengers by courteous en-
ployes of the Company
S. S. MERRILL, A. V. II. CARPENTER,
General Manager. Gen. Pass and Tiki. Agt.
j. T. CLARK, GEO. II. HEAFFORD,
General Supt. Asst Gen. Pass Agt.
46y1
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-07-26
Sly Reynard.

/ had occasion once to spend month
at O farmhouse In a region of country
where foxes were very numerous. They
were no small annoyance to the people,
for, frequently, Reynard would dash
into farmyard in broad daylight, and
snatch turkey or a chicken from the
flock under the very eye of the owner.
This made it necessary to look after the
fowls with good deal of care, and in
most cases boy was set to watch the
focks as they went afield.
Mine host had fine brood of turkeys
about two-thirds grown, of which he
was very proud. One day they were
allowed to stroll some distance from
the house to lot of land from which
corn was then being removed by the
workmen. The flock would follow the
cart as it was being loaded, and while
the men were gone to the barn, with
each load, they strolled about in search
of food. Once, while the fowls were
left unguarded, a fox was seen creeping
toward them from a neighboring
piece of woodland. Swiftly and silent
ly he advanced concealing himself be-
tween the rows of stubble, till he saw
he could get no nearer without discov-
cry, when, with tremendous rush. he
sprang upon the flock. Sooner than
/ can tell it, he had bitten one through
the neck and dropped it for another
and another, until, before the flock
could escape, he had killed five of the
young fowls. He then deliberately set
to work and buried four of the number
between the corn rows, and taking the
fifth one in his mouth, he ran away to
his cover.
What shall we say regarding such an
exploit? Reynard's sense of hunger
would prompt him to seize turkey,
and experience, supporting instinct,
would teach him the necessity of eau
tion in getting near enough for it, but
nothing short of an exercise Of reason
can account for his trying to provide
for the future by laying in a stock of
provisions while opportunity offered.
If he did not reason about the matter,
will some one be kind enough to tell us
what he did do?-ReU. j. Il. CaSs, in
Good Cheer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-07-26
- s777li-7-17i----l---'-
The Fate OF n Pig.

A letter to the London Daily News
says: OF course | went to the stock
yards of Chicago. A lively piebald
porker was one of a number granting
aud quarreling in pen, and | was
asked to keep an eye on him. And
what happened to that porker was this:
He was suddenly seized by the hind leg,
and jerked up on small crane. This
swung him swiftly to the fatal door
through which no pig ever returns. On
the other side stood man
That two-handed engine at the door
Stands ready to smite once, and smite
no more, and the dead pig shot across
trough and through another doorway
and then there was splash! He had
failed head first into a vat of boiling
water. Some unseen machinery passed
him along swiftly to the other end of the
terrible bath, and there water-wheel
picked him up and Hung him out on to
/ sloping counter. Here another ma
! chine seized him, and with one revolu-
| ton scraped him as bald as a nut.
And down the counter he went, losing
his head as he slid past man with q
Ratchet, and then, presto! he was up
again by the heels. In one dreadful
handful man emptied him, and while
another squirted him with fresh water
the pig registering his own weight as
he passed the teller's box-shot down
the steel bar from which he hung and
whisked around the corner into the ice.
house. One long cut of the knife mad,
two ..sides of pork out of that piebalt
pig. Two hacks of a Ratchet brough
1 away his backbone. And there il
thirty-fre seconds from his last grunt
dirty. hot-headed. noisy-the pig wa.
hanging mp in two pieces, clean, tran
quill, iced.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-07-26
GRASDMA,s KsrTrNG.wORT.
The sfoo1dags She Used to Make Bette
than Any Machine Can Knit.

Tho Stockings She Used to Make Better
than Any Machine Can Knit.
fByR J. Rmdettel
The noisy old mill doesn't make them
30 warm, after all. Does ever the
breathless, swapping machine stop to
teach . bright-eyed urchin to knit
straight row on pair of chicken quills?
The wrinkled old hands, how softly
they patted the cheeks OF the romping
grandchild, not.half SO soft in their
childish curves as the touch of grand
mas hands. The stocking grandma
knit; how much love went into every
stitch; how many prayers were wrought
into every round. Somewhere I once
read about nun who bent over her
needlework, and as Oft as a tear fell
from her eyes upon the snowy fabric
she wrought about it and worked it in
with her deft needle, until at last the
strange design wrought out touching
story of her loneliness and sorrow.
If we could read all the dreams, and
thoughts and prayers that grandma
wrought with those patient needles We
would wear the stockings she knit on
our hearts, rather than on our feet.
For there is dream of John, and there
is tear for Chris Robbie, and here is a
plan for Will, and here comes creeping
in quivering strain from some old, old
hymn that is hallowed to us now, be-
cause her lips blessed it so often; see
now prayer quivered all along this
round; here the stocking was laid down
while the old hands turned the leaves
of the Bible that seemed never to be
out of her lap; here the old eyes looked
out across the pasture and mowing-lot,
down to the wooded hills where the
birds are answering winds; here the
old eyes slept for few minutes, and
here is knot. All, yes; Phillie and
Annie are home this week, and the
hause is full of their children. There
will be many more knots in the yarn
before the stocking is finished. Who
is the boy whose fate it is to hold on
his extended hands the skein of warn
while grandma winds it off, after the
romping youngsters who taunt him
with shrieks of laughter as they de-
sert him. But, never mind, grandma
confronts him with splendid stories of
Uncle Docs prsnks when he was boy,
and went to school at Carmichaeltown,
until the boy wishes the skein was five
miles long. And then he is rewarded
by a great big cooky, sweeter than
honey, because he was such good boy.
The only thing that took the edge off
this reward was that all the other
children got just as big cookies as he
did, because somehow grandma's re-
wards for the good boy and girl man.
aged to include all the boys and girls.
To grandma, all children were good;
some children were better than others,
but there were no bad children. A
thousand blessings, thousand times
told, on the dear, old face, and the
silver hMr that crowned the placid
brow; on the wrinkled hands and the
work they wrought; on the dear lips
and blessed old hymns she sung; on the
dear old book that lay in her lap, and
the life that drew so much love and
faith and help from its pages.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-07-26

self sis my faithful and devoted wife,
Yet he was unable to refrain fror. seat
ing himself beside Lydia and putting
his arm around her waist. Dear Mrs.
Bilbury," he said. Il loyeyou. Doyou,
can you love me?"
She gave scarcely perceptible ges-
ture of assent; and Tom, now thor
oughly convinced of his wife's untrust-
worthiness, sprang up and confronted
her.
Mrs Bilbnry,'' he said, ..what would
your husband say to this? You have
disgraced him.
She looked up and held out her hands
imploringly.
..You are vicious womanri he con-
tinued unrelentingly.
''Then, why, just now, did you ask
for my loye?n she demanded.
Because wanted to assure my
self that you were as vicious and worth
less as know you TO be. AS for loving
you--I despise you. All! if you were
only good womanr' And he APP
preached her and took her by the hand.
For an instant he stood thus; then he
raised the hand and kissed it, and
finally he kissed his wife on the cheek.
Are you going, Mr.. Tilbury." she
asked
YES; had better go; it is for the
best. We could not be happy
Goodbye He kissed her again. land
then moved slowly away to the door,
painfully regarding her.
"Good-byr' she echoed. But she
continued in another voice, Toni
Toni repeated Mr.. Bilbury, start
ing and coloring. '.Who told you my
name was Tomp'
''You did, you foolish fellow, about
two years ago"
''And you know me. LydiaP" he
cried. as he quickly returned to her,
''You have known me all along?'
mo; l did not know you until you
told me that tremendous story about
the tiger. There was no installing you
then!n
BY this time Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Bilbury were embracing each other so
affectionately that the conversation was
rendered very fragmentary and dis
jointed, 1t is, therefore, almost i'm
possible to chronicle what they said;
but it is certain that they forgave each
other, and it is matter of notoriety
that there has since been no happier
couple ON Richmond Hill. Chambers
journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-07-26
------s--Ds--- ---
Theory Versus Observation.

A few months since, a professor of
Harvard university, after ten years
of study, pronounced the laws of abort
culture useless and unscientlfic. The
learned professor announced that trees
will grow where they ought TO grow,
and will not grow where they ought not
to grow; that the great inland prairie
lacks trees but has not a large enough
rainfall to support them, and the laws
encouraging horticulture will be futile.
In travelling through Western Mime
sofa, we explained this theory with
no little pride to our fellow traveller, a
| teamster. The teamster made no reply,
except to quicken the pulse of his pipe.
At length, having made sure that he
had smoked it to the bottom of its
socket, he drew his pipe from his mouth
| and pointed its handle toward q clump
OF native trees that skirted one side OF a
long mud lake. s'Do you notice. he
asked, ''on which side of the lake those
trees stand? The south-eastp Well,
that settles it.
| There are are, as he afterwards ex-
| planned, hundreds of these lakes dot
ting the prairie lands of Minnesota.
Most of the lakes on their southwestern
shores have clusters of forest trees.
The reason of this is not far to seek.
There are two winds there prevalent
the northwestern and southeastern.
The southeast wind is the rain bringer.
The northeast is the cold and dry.
The prairie fires are spread by the
northwest, never by the southeast
wind. When the prairie fires swept
over the prairies, they burned the young
trees on all sides of these lakes except
the southeastern, which was sheltered
by the water. There could be no more
conclusive proof of the power of the
prairie fires to destroy the growth of
forests, even in soil favorable to their
production. Massachusetts may well
be proud of the wealth and leisure that
enables her to secure astute professors
to elaborate theories that teamster can
explode between two pCffs of his pipe
| NeW York Mail.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-07-26
Railroading in Arkansas.

@Will you have dinner at the eating
station?" asked the train-boy of the
passenger. "Yes,' said the passenger,
arising and following the boy. Il Just
wanted to know" said the boy, $50 l
could telegraph ahead" Telegraph
ahead, repeated the tired passenger,
whose patience the slowness of the train
had exhausted, Il thought you wanted
me to stroll on ahead and eat by the
time the train would get there. "-Ark-
dnsas Traveller.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-07-26
Not Funny.

The editor of a prominent periodical
had among his contributors one bright,
but cratic genius who always seasoned
his matter with a spice of humor. One
day the editor called him in and
told him he wanted him to bring in sew
eral articles without any fun about
them.
"But how can do it," pleaded the
contributor.
II don't know how, but know you
can" replied the hard hearted editor.
well, will you take my judgment on
the articles?"
"If you promise to be serious, I will. I"
"All right, / think I may be able to
| satisfy you that they are serious"
: But he went away, and the next day
returned and placed bundle of papers
on the editors desk, which that worthy
proceeded Immediately to examine. At
ter minute or two, he looked up and
said in amazement:
"Why, what's all this? Haven't you
given me the wrong stuff?'
Il guess not. What's wrong?"
"Why, here's bill of $15 for board,
another of SIS for washing, another of
$50 for clothes, another of SO for pew
rent, and heaven only knows what's in
the rest of the pile.
well, what's wrong? There amt
any of them receipted is there?"
"No, not as far as / have seen; but /
don't understand why you should bring
them here"
didn't You say you wanted some ar
ticles without any fun in them, and
didn't you say you'd take my Judgment
on their being serious, and could l have
found anything with less fun in it than
what have brought you? If you don't
accept my Judgment in this matter, ]
want to quit right now"
"I catch on. But don't quit. I've
been there myself, and / can see clearly
| that you have an excellent sense OF
the serious. I've got few old manu-
scripts of the same sentiment on file,
and I've not been able to see anything
funny in them for 10 these many years !"
Then they went out and looked
through glass darkly drummer.
/