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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-12
A Flying Machine.

Mr.. H. c. Linfeld. the inventor of flying
machine. has conducted an experiment with his
invention between Colnbrook and West Dray-
ton. The apparatus, which is described as
steam sailing machine, is constructed OF light
wood, and is shaped like the frame of a four
wheeled carriage, with two large wheels in
front and two small ones behind. Motive power
is to be obtained by steam, which will work q
nine-bladed screw. and the inventors idea is to
propel the machine by steam on land until II at
tains speed or thirty or thrty-flve miles. q We
locity which he calculates will be sufficient to
lift the machine into the air. when it will be
navigated by means Of the sails with which IL is
fitted. From the result Of his experiment he is
confident that it is possible to fly in the air at
the feight OF a mile. Blythe permission Of the
Great Western Railway company the expert
ment was made on the newly finished portion OF
the railway to Staines, between Colnbrook and
West Dreyton, and the inventor was accom-
panied by Mr.. Trevithick, the locomotive sup
erintendent Of the company at Paddington. The
machine was placed on q truck and connected
with an engine, whence the steam was derived,
and the gearing was manipulated from another
truck. The operator succeeded I'm getting tho
machine lifted from the truck into the air, and
expressed himself fully satisfied with the result
OF the trial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-12
Making Love in the Choir.
From Puck.

From Puck.
She sat on the steps OF the organ loft
just after the second hymn;
And through nave and choir to the co0l gray spil
The sound rose faint and dim,
AS they settled themselves in the church below
For the sermon that followed next,
ana seated myself at the altos side
AS the parSOn took his text
marked the tender flush of her check,
And the CLEAN OF her golden hair,
The snowy kerchief round her neck,
And her throat all white and bare;
A throat so white that indeed 1t might
An anchOr1te enttce;
And family heard the parsons word
AS he preached OF Paradise.
MY arm stole gently around her waist
Until our fingers met;
And fitting blush made the tender flush
OF her cheek grow deeper yet
Snowy and fair the hand beneath,
And brown the palm above,
And the brown closed softly over the white
AS the parson spoke OF love.
All, who is wise, when deep blue eyes
Meet his and look cOyly down?
Vino would but drink, nor care to think
or envy's jealous frOwn?
Twas but to bend till felt her breath
Grow warm On my cheek ana then
My lips just softly touched her own
AS the parSOn Said Amen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-12
His Wife.
From the Arkansaw Traveller.

jill VIC hIhdu6SW 1I6VollcE.
Dat oman? WY, she is de boss sab,
See her prance jes' like boss, sab.
De lfkelieSt gal In all de bottom
An good? yer ak: OATS Jes' wat'm
Gwlne ter tell yer. She wouldn't take
A pin what she KANT call her own.
An cOok7 Yer oughter see pone
OBJ her bread, an as ter meat
De whole worl, boss, amt got her beat.
At fust met her at a shuckin',
Mixed Wild spree an apple duckin,.
] SOrter gin my foot shake,
An tuck her from young bow-laig Jake.
I seed her often airter dat,
An her am Jake soon had Spat.
Den knOwed my way was clear,
An den smiled from year to year.
See her prance, jes' like boyi
De 'Oman is SO filled wild Joy
Dat when Pm 'rOun' she haSter dance.
JeS' look at dat cannp-meetin' prance!
Uh, huh, now! Did yer heah her boiler?
Pill bet myself haffer dollar
AT SEEM de way She shakes her dress,
Dat de 'oman got in a hornets mes,
When seed her capertn' so,
In way OATS neber slow,
drunk at Cncet de 'ceivin' foam
Thought twas cause had come home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-12
Making q Reputation.

From the Waterbury American.
There is story, at his own expense, which
the late Prof Moses Stuart Phelps used to tell
with great glee. In the days when he was a
graduate student at New Haven, he took a walk
one morning with Prof. Newton, man who
lived in the world of mathematics and simply
exists In the common world of ordinary things.
Prof. Newton, as is his habit. started off on the
discussion of an abstruse problem. As the pro-
fessor went deeper and deeper, MIR. Phelps mind
wandered further and further from what was
being said. At last Mr.. Phelps attention was
called back to his companion by the professors
winding up with: (which, you see, gives us
K" "Does it," asked Mr.. Phelps. thinking
that in pOliteness he ought to reply something.
why, doesn't iti" excitedly exclaimed the pro-
fessOr alarmed at the possibility that flaw had
been detected in his calculations. Quickly his
mind ran back over the work. There had
indeed been a mistake. 'YOu are right, Mr.
Phelps, you are right" almost shouted the pro-
lessor cit doesn't give us X it gives us ""
And from that hour Prof. Newton looked upon
Mr. Phelps as a mathematical prodigy. He was
the first man who had ever caught the pl ofessor
tripping. "And So" Mr.. Phelps used often to
add, with his own peculiar smile, in telling the
story, 81 achieved a reputation for knowing c
thing 1hate. It's the way many regulations are
made in this superficial world"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-12
An ArnnOrcd Train.

The successful use by our troops during the
Egyptian war of some hastily armed railway
trucks. drawn by an iron-clad engine, has in
duced the Spanish government to order the i'm
mediate construction of specially designed
train, which in time of war will be available, not
only as means of rapid transport for men en-
gagged in cutting and repairing of railway lines,
but also as depot Of engineering stores. and as
movable fortress. The train will consist of 26
trucks, upon which will be placed bullet-proot
carpenters shops and FORCES, magazines for food,
implements, ammunition aud explosives, some
iron boats and pOntoOns, powerful crane. q
complete electric-lighting apparatus. quantity
OF telegraph plant and several field guns. The
trucks will be provided with high sides, which
will be iron-clad and lOop-holed. and motive
power will be supplied by two heavily armOred
engines, one at each end of the train. This novel
man-of-war will have q crew Of officers and 1853
men. all OF whom WILL in case of need, eat and
sleep on board, and arrangements will be made
for the further accommodation, If necessary, Of
another 100 men
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-12
The mmfng-Out OF the Stock Ex-
change. Amsterdam.

change. Amsterdam.
During one week in every year the Stock Ex-
change OF Amsterdam is-after business hours
handed over to the schOOlchildren of the town,
who are permitted to invade its sacred precincts
and to romp and make as much noise therein as
they please. The amount Of noise they please
to make may be easily conceived from the fact
that every child entering the building has to
bring with him, or hef. ticket of admission in
the shape of q chlds toy drum. To the tourist
anxious to inspect this famous piece of architec-
ture, it is an amusing and somewhat bewilder-
ing scene to find this temple Of Mammon thus
handed over to troops OF fiaxen-haired children
drumming with all their might and main; the
knowledge that they are within their rights
rights sOlemnly granted and decreed bv the bur-
gOmaster and town cOuncil-seeming to lend
energy and rapidity Of movement to the drum
sticks.
The origin of the custom appears to have been
as follows: Rather more than a century ago
some evl-dispOsed persons conceived plot for
blowing up the city of Amsterdam, and dyna-
mite not having then been thought OF, they pro-
posed to employ gunpowder for their purpose.
The Stock Exchange Of Amsterdam stands in
the innumerable canals which intersect it;
and barge laden with barrels
of the dangerous explosive, being
taken up the canal, was moored opposite to the
EXcnanSo Inc moment prearranyed Tor the
explosion was at hand when schOolbOy playing
about in the neighborhOod, allowed his ball to
fall into the canal, and on going down to the
water after his plaything the powder barrels
caught his eye, perhaps also other circumstances
reused his suspicious. At any rate, he tried to
get some of the bystanders to listen to what he
had seen; but in van every one was too intent
on business to pay any attention to him. How
ever. the little fellow was determined to make
his discovery known so borrowing drum from
one of his playfelOws he marched into the hall
Of the Exchange and there proclaimed the dan
ger which threatened the building, and indeed
the whole city, by beat of drum. His object was
now gained, some of those present followed the
boy down to the canal, where his tale was found
to be true, and the powder was removed to q
place of safety.
In gratitude for this timely warning, given by
schOolboy. the burgomaster and town council
lOrs OF Amsterdam decreed that for one week in
every year the school children of the city should
have the right OF entering the Exchange building
after business hOurs-drumming and romping
there to their hearts content, which custom has
been handed down to the present day, and is
termed THE drumming-0ut OF the Stock Ex-
change"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-12

VENGEANCE ON 4 BLACK BRuTE.-A party of
three or four men went to the house Of Steve
Sosser, colored, farmer living near Arlington.
Ca, last Saturday night and set fire to his
stable, cotton house and corn crib. The build
ings, one hundred bushels of corn and two bales
of cotton were destroyed and several hogs were
burned to death. SOsser was shot two months
ago. after having been warned to leave the vicin-
ity, for having been too intimate with white
woman
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-12
Unlike Any other Bicycle.

unlike Any Other Bicycle.
From the New York Sun.
An exhibition of new style of bicycle, called
the Otto, was given in hall in 18th street yes
terday. 1t has not the slightest resemblance to
an ordinary bicycle, but may be described as a
Columbia tricycle. with the small front wheel re-
moved. The rider sits between two large
wheels and, as in the case of tricycle., there is
a backbone extension behind which prevents
him from going over backward. This extension
balances the pedals, which swing free in front
The pedals work two extra wheels supported
on arms extending from the axle. These wheels
do not touch the ground: The rider must bal
ance himself on the saddle between the wheels,
or he will fall forward. In fall his feet would
reach the ground first, and he would escape q
header. Steel straps carry the power from the
extra wheels to the hubs of the large wheels
The steering handles loosen the steel strap on
one hub or the other. and the lOOsened wheel
stops while the other continues to revOlve A
beginner soon learns to balance himself. and is
greatly assisted by the pressure of his feet on
the pedals The machine ran easily and at con-
siderable speed. 1t is an English machine, and
It costs about the same as tricycle..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-12

The Elmira Advertiser makes this correction:
The sentence that should have read and also
for setting her bulldogs on him. was made to
read and also for setting her buildings on
fire."
Frederick Haas, confined In the Norristown,
Pa. asylum for the insane, was sane. the physi-
clans OF the institution acknowledging his sanity,
but it required writ Of habeas corpus to get
him out.
The Crown Prince Of Servia has entered the
army % private.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-12

Prairie fires are annoying ranchmen In south
western Texas. Incendarism is charged. Ger
tain persons having been offended by the ranch
mems fencing In their pastures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-12

DRILLED By CRAZY MAN.-At Las Vegas
New Mexico, Williams. q cOlored porter OF the
First National Bank. few days ago developed
signs Of insanity. He made a raid on the bank
with firearms, compelling the teller. clerks and
accountants to stand In row while he drilled
them In military tactics. He was finally cap
tured and sent to an ASYLUM.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-12

AMERICAN TOMATOES are being shipped In
large quantities to London clubs. As they are
q remedy for biliousness IL is to be hoped that
English club men will enjoy peaceful tempers.
Salvation is sometimes the result Of overeating
tomatoes. Fried slices of the fruit are delicious
with q beefsteak, and the steaks with which
they are most friendly are from the rib.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-12
Preparing to Celebrate Luther's Fourth
Centenary.


From the Athen@um.
The celebration Of the fourth centenary of
Luthers birth is producing crowd of books,
pamphlets, photographs, oleographs, and en-
cravings upon Luther and Lutheran subjects in
Germany. The hymn Elm feste Burg list unser
Colt" has been adopted as tete prelude, and
choruses and part songs innumerable are being
issued for the singing unions by various COM
posers. Medals have been struck with the
words. CDR: Martin Luther, 14s3-1546 and on
the reverse his words, ''Here stand l; can no
other. God help me-"
One artist has produced a portrait which is
being printed in oil colors for the million, and
he claims that the likeness is entirely new and
original, stunning the antique and crude paint
ing of CraEach. but retaining entirely the true
portrait! Many of the books are issued for the
colporteurs to sell amid the masses at nominal
prices. but studies of Luther's life and work of
higher and more expensive character are also
very numerous. Statuettes after the various
Luther monuments are also largely manufac-
tured tor hut and palace, school aud house,
poor and rich" and even lanterns for illumina-
ton with Luthers portrait are announced
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-12

the greater distance from the net gave him q
better chance to make sure of his returns, the
position of his opponent. about midway in the
court, enabled the latter to playa severer game
the aggressive attitude Of DIR. Dwight would
probably be the means of reversing their respec.
| tive positions as victor and vanquished.
Or. Dwight is a physician practicing at BOs-
ton, and Is about ten years older than Mr.. Sears
In addition to being the second amateur tennis.
player In America, he Is the popular and hard.
working president Of the National Lawn Tennis
ASSOCIATION. under whose rules and auspices
| the Newport tournament directly, and indirectly
! all other open tournaments, are held. To his
| energy the success OF the recent meeting was
mainly due. and 1t Is not too much to say that
| to him the game of lawn tennis owes much OF
| the success that has attended its adoption In
! this country. 1t was a matter of great regret
| chat the work officially devOlving upon him In
connection with the Newport meeting naturally
rendered him less fit than he would otherwise
have been to maintain the great effort which his
| match with Mr.. Sears required. Not, indeed
that the result would probably have been diff
ferent but the fight would have been closer
| As it was the first two sets went to Mr.. Sears
easily, his opponent winning but two games out
| of fourteen. In the third set, however, DR.
Dwight played brilliantly the score OF game,
standing at the close Of the tenth game ''dve
ALL" Then ensued the closest game that hal
ever been witnessed in an important match
for for c. being uo ~ final match h.a =. will Il
won in succession by the same player before
victory could be claimed. The eleventh game
was scored by Mr.. Sears, his opponent counting
only one ace but the next game was called fol
Dwight, bringing the score back to "deuct
games" Again the latter player added a game
out NJ. Sears, playing brilliantly, won the next
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-03
ADVICE TO MOTHERS.

Are you disturbed at night and broken
of your rest by sick child suffering and
crying with pain of cutting teeth? If so,
send at once and get a bottle of Mrs.
Winslow's Soothig Syrup for children
teething. Its value is incalculable.
1t will relieve the poor little sufferer i'm
mediately. Depend upon it mothers.
there is no mistake about it. 1t cures
dysentery, diarrhoea, regulates the stom-
ach and bowels, cures wind collie, soft
ems the gums, reduces inflammation. and
gives tone and energy to the whole sys-
TEN. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
for Children Teething is pleasant to the
taste, and is the prescription of one Of
the oldest and best female physicians and
nurses in the United States, and is fol-
sale by all druggists throughout the
world. Price 25 cents per bottle.
feb-2S-m-W-s- m 1-y
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-03
AN Impossible Story Told on Mr.. Hamlin
Washington Cor. Boston Traveller

Washington Cor Boston Traveller.
A gentleman just returned from Ban
gor Me-, tells rather amusing anecdote
of Hannibal Hamlin, but at no means at
hisexpense Said he You can see Mr.
Hamlin almost any day in Bangor, He
wears the same style of old hat, and blue
coat with brass buttons, that he die
twenty-five years ago. He is very FOND
of the young boys and goes a-tishing with
them with all the ardor of twelve-year-
old. Mr.. Hamlin usually spends some
part OF the evening at one of the stores
where crowd Of his old cronies came il
to hear him talk.
Among them is an old fellow named
Stearns, who is immensely wealthy, but
very long -winded, and, as rule, his
stories do not pan out very well, Some
time ago Stearns came in and commenced
one of his yarns, and after he had beer
talking about fifteen or twenty minutes,
and there did not seem to be any point in
sight, Hamlin, with perfect sober face
reached down into his pockets and drew
out pair of ear-laps, which be put on
and cork stopper, which he gave tt
Stearns The story~teller made q dash
for the door amid screams of laughter
from the crowd.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-03
The new Agricultural Editor.
From the Texa. siftines.

At 2 o'clock P. NJ the first visitor
showed up at the door of the office, and
Dyke cordially invited him inside. The
farmer entered hesitatingly and remarked
that he had expected to meet the pro-
pr etor, with whom he had an appointment
10 discuss ensilge.
Il am in charge of the journal" said
Dyke.
20, you are. Well, you seem to have
pretty clean office here +"
Yes replied Dyke. But about this
ensilage. Ensilage is pretty good breed,
isn't it 2
Breed exclaimed the farmer, why
Il mean it's crop, something that you
can rely"
Crop why it isn't crop at all,
yes, yes, | know it isn't crop.
said Dyke perspiring unit! his collar be
gan to melt down the back of his neck
''but you can do better and cleaner work
with good sharp ensilage on stubby
ground, than"
Take it for sulky plough, do your
No, no." said Dyke. you dom
seem to understand me- Now. if far
mer builds an ensilage on low ground
Builds an esilage! You seem to have
got the thing mixed up with some kind o.
a granaIy.
''Pshaw, no." continued Dyke. g
must make myself palmer. You SCI
this ensilage properly mixed with on
part guano and three parts hypophosphat'
of anthony, with the addition of a littl
bran and tanbark, and the whole flavore'
with chloride of lime, makes top dress
ing for strawberry bees which"
t'Why, ensilage isn't no manure"
mo, certainly not" said Dyke. i"
know it is not often used in that way
You don't catch my drift. When I sail
top dressing l meant turkey dressing
stuffing, you know-for Thanksgiving
Great heavens, man! Ensilage ism
human food"
No, not human food exactly sal
poor Dyke, grinning like an almshous
idiot, sit isn't food at all in the tru
sense of the word. My plan has Away
been to lasso the hog with trace chain
and after pinning his ears back with
clothespin, put the ensilage into his nos
with pair of tweezers.
"My good lands You don't use ensi
lage to ring hogs"
The farmer slowly rose, and with som
evidence of rheumatic twiuges in hi
! legs.
Young man." he said solemnly, "yo
are long ways from home, amt you?
YES" replied Dyke, dropping hi
eyes beneath the stern glances of the fal
mer. I'm my ancestral halls in Englan
sad eyed retainers YEARLY watch and wal
for my return"
60 home, young man, go home {
your feudal castle, and while on you
way across the rolling deep muse on tn
fact that ensilage is simply canned foo
for live stock-put up expressly for fami
. ly use in silo, which is nothing les
) than an alright pit where eornstalk'
grass, millet clover, alfalfa ard othe
green truck is preserved for winter use
, as green and verdant as the sub-editor 0
the Farmers Friend and Cultioator
Champion"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-03
Over a Precipice.


Frank Day, who came up from Duran
60 the first of the week, on horseback,
met with an adventure which will I'M
doubtedly leave an indelible impression
on his mind. He waited at Needleton
until the noon train passed down, and be.
ing informed that no other train was or
the road he took the track in preference
to the trail, had ridden some mile or more
when happening to look up, to his aston
ishment he saw the construction train
going around the curve and but few
rods distant. A wall of rock to the lefI
and the river to the right and twenty
feet below. A moment decided and lift
ing his mare by the bride he sent the
spurs into her sides and jumped herdowr
into the foaming water. Fortunately nj
injuries were sutained.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-03
MARRIED

There were two very pleasant wed
dings, Monday evening, in this city They
were among our most worthy people, and
congratulations will pour in upon them.
RETICKER-ANDERsoN
Mr.. Henry F. Reticker. brother of
Sheriff Reticker, and Miss Anna c.
Anderson were made man and wife by
the Rev. S. S. Cryer, at the residence OF
the brides parents, on Seventh avenue,
between Tenth and Eleventh streets Mr..
and Mrs. Reticker will please accept the
congratulations of the ARGUS.
LIDDERs- BENDER.
At the residence of the brides parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bender, No. 1926
Fourth Avenue, occurred the marriage OF
Mr. Jas B. Lidders, and Miss Sadie M.
Bender, Rev J. 8. McCord officiating.
Mr.. and Mrs LiddeIs will also please
accept the congratulations of the ARGUS
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-03
Took the Risk
From the VIII Street Now

from Tue W Ill street news.
When Brigham Young was alive he col
Iected his tenth of the farmer with a
peIsistency that banked at nothing, On
one occasion he called before him subject
who has since removed TO his state, and
said:
Brother Blank, you have not brought
in my wheat this year"
Il didn't raise single bushel was
the reply.
Then I'll take it in oats
Il have none"
We'll, hay will do"
Il have no hay"
Then bring in potatoes or corn"
Both crops were a failure, o, wist
prophet All have off my farm but ter
bushels of onions. and of course the Lore
don't eat onions.
Maybe not. growled the old man
but you bring me in bushel and wei
take the risk Of 1t.
Mr., Blank says it was that bushel OF
onions which convinced him that there
was something suspicious about old
Brighams inspirations. Itwas too strong
a religion.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-03
Ha Remembered


This anecdote is told of the late Com
modore Vanderbilt
At Saratoga, on one occasion. when
sitting on the piazza of hotel, some
what overdressed lady approached and
claimed his acquaintance The Commo-
dore rose and talked affably with her,
while his wife and daughter shifted the
air with scorn. Father" said the young
lady as the Commodore resumed his seat,
didn't you remember that vulgar Mrs. B
as the woman who used to sell poultry
to us at homer" Certainly, g responded
the old gentleman promptly, land / re-
member your mother when she used tosell
root beer at three cents glass over in
Jersey, when l went up there from Staen
Island peddling oysters out of my boat. "
As this homely reply was heard by a
group surrounding the family, there was
no further attempt at aristocratic airs on
the ladies during thai season.