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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-06-01
District Govcrn,,ee.,t Affairs.

ONE HUNDRED AND TwENTYsTHREE NEW BUILD
INGs IN NAY.
The building inspectors feport for the month OF
May, 1SS3 shows permits for i23 new buildings 16t
repairs, 1eOA feet OF vaultRg, with an aggregate
zee list OF $685. which has bsen paid into the Dis
trict treasury. For the corresponding month one
year ago the permits for ncV buildings were SO Ia
number, "a repairs. and 2S heal feet OF vaults.
VITAL sTAT81cs.
The total mortality report6d TO the health offlce
last week was Is; OF this nganber 80 were white
ana 70 colored. The aeathfa per 1.0OO per an
ored, and H. IA for the total Population. Eight OF
the decedents were under Ode year of age IS un-
der five years and Is were cher sixty years. The
prlncipa! causes OF deathx were consumption,
causing 10 deaths; heart diSease. z: pneumonia 4;
scarlet fever, 8; whoopin1 e6ugh q marasmus 9:
gasritis, 2: Brights disease 8: seIile debility q
ap0plexy, 2; congestion OF lungs, 2; premature
birth. Births reported ~ white males. 10 col
ored males, white fenales. colored females,
Marriages reported-2S whit, 1 colored.
BIDS FOR REPAIRS OF sSRErr PAYMENTS.
BIOS were opened at IL 4pck to-day for repairs
70 0ltumln0us concrete pav6fnents, as follows: FL.
L Crawford, base OF broke iSstOne as per specfca.
tons, " ~ per square yafd xbituminouS binder per
CUBIC yard, $660; base OF hydraulic cement con-
crete, x4oO per cubic yard coal tar wearing sur
Iace. 70 cents per square tard; asphalt wearing
surface, ST. per square yd1: French mastic SER
vice, $2 per square yard; ltytng granite blocks 95
cents per square yard: cutting out and removing
Ola concrete pavement, 10 Gents per square yard.
=. L Barber, figures CORRESPONDING to those OF H.
l. CRAWFORD. as above, $87. S. 81 TO- $1.5O, g. 25.
p cents. 16 cents.
NIsCEIIANEoua NATTBRA
Mr.. Thomas Harding wa3 Yesterday appointed
stallonKeeper Iof the NTH police precinct, vice
7 Hamilton. resigned.
The school teachers and school employees will re-
ceive their pay to morrow.
rs~n ~ n ~unv>sn.> sr..n .nl-- - 49,
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A NTON FISHER.
"a CHEMICAL DRY CLEANING ESTABLISH
MENI' sO6 s street northwest Thirty years expert
ence. ladies' and Gentemen's Garments also Craps
Vels Laees are perfectly cleaned by this superior
process Ladies Evening Dresses specially. Opinion
OF j. DeSmed, official chemist of the District of c.
Embia Your chemicals are OF the most efectua ma
tre ana harmless, and your perfect machinery not
surpassed IN Paris, New York elsewhe -" Notice.
Grease spots guaranteed to be thoroughy removed au2o
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-06-01

MISS ANNIE h. HUMPHREY.
l30 TENTH STREET NORTHWEST.
wakes CORSETS TO order every style and material,
and guaran tees perfect fit and comfort,
HER SPECIALTIES ARE
french Hand made Cnderclothiny Merino Undervasp
and finest Imported Hosiery Ao "
fatent shoulder Braces and all Dress Reform Gool1
kIench Corsets and Bustles. The ''Hercues' sun.
porting Corset. for which Miss H. is special agent
cannot be surpassed.
NB.-French. German and Spanish spoken. as
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SAFE DEPOSIT co.

SECURiTI FROM LOSS By BURGLARY.
~ ROBBERY. FIRE OR ACCIDENT.
THE NATIONAL SAFE DEPOsIT COMPANY,
Of Washington.
IN its building,
CORNER 18TH STREET AND New YORK Ave-
Perpetual Charter Ac. OF Congress January 22i 1867
The Company rents Safes inside its Fire and Burglar
frooi sGi.s. ft prIces from S year
according to size and location. Rooms and Desks adj
joining vaults, provided for Safe-rent
VAULT DOORS GUARDED BY THE SARGENT
TIME-LOCK.
SECURITIES AND vALUABLES Of every descr'p.
ton. inciuairg BONDS and STOCKS. Pl.AfE JEW
EIRY, pEEDS. &C.. taken for FE-KEk PING. ON
SPECIAL GUARANTEE, At the Lowest Rates.
BENJAMIN p SNYDER President.
CHI .RLES C. GLOVER, Of Riggs Co., Vice President
Join CSSSEJS, Treasurer.
ALBERT =. STURTEVANT. Secretary.
C. e. NymAn, Asst. Secy.
DIRECTORS:
Ienjamin p. Snyder, Charles @. Glover.
John Cessels, Henry A. willard,
John q. Pa:ke.. uyl
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LAWS OF CONGRESS AND TREAT1Es.-In accord
! ance with the law requiring the publication of the
laws OF each session Of Congress- the Department
OF State has just issued "The statutes OF the
United States OF America passed at the.second
session OF the FOrty-sevenh Congress- 1882 81, and
recent treaties and executive nrOclamationS.,,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-06-01

The PAYMENTS made from the Treasury by war
rants during the month OF May. 1883, were as fol-
lows: On account OF civil and miscellaneous,
S. 3o3 91s %; War, s5 Navy 81 114 455
Interior, Indians, 1896 sl2 90: do, pensions, $12
214,44263. Total, So, ,701 ,5T.99
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COINAGE executed at the m1nts OF the United
States during the month OF May: Doubles eagles,
TO-, ,5O: gold dollars 2600 standard silver dollars
$50 600; dimes. $4,000: vt-cent pieces, 1850 600:
one es, cents sieoooo tota sos5o pieces; value,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-06-01

THE CHARGES brought by Poulson & Eyes, OF
Brooklyn, against Architect Hin, relative to the
Austin (Texas) court house contracts, VIII be con-
sidered by the investigating committee at
special meeting tomorrow.
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THE WEEKLY STAR for this week is now ready
for mailing: price. three cents per copy. 1t is
large, eght-page paper, OF nfty-six columns, cut,
pasted and folded, and will be sent anywhere In
the United States and Canada, postpaid, for one
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THE BOARD OF VISITORS to the naval academy
were received with naval courtesies to-day. Lieut..
r. G. Peck. OF the naval academy, has been de-
tailed to duty as secretary OF the board.
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DEATH OF GEN. g. P. BUELL-Brig. Gen. g. P.
Buell., U.S.A, died yesterday afternoon near Nash
Vile, Tenn, from the effects OF an operation per-
formed on his jaw some three weeks ago, compll-
Gated with heart disease. Gen. Buell. was O native
OF Indiana, and when the war broke out took COM
mand OF the 5Sth indiana volunteers. In 1865 he
was made brevet brigadier general OF volunteers,
and was mustered out in July OF that year. In
1867 he was made brevet brigadier general in the
regular army for gallant services at Missionary
Of the 18th infantry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-06-01

PRESIDENT ARTHUR GOES FIsHING-President
Arthur spent the entire day yesterday fishing at
Patchogue, Long Island. The New York San says
eHe started out at o'clock in the morning with
MIR. c. E. Miller. and it was nOt until Tx O'Clock
last night that he stepped frem his carriage with
his reels and tackle, 1T Mr Milers door, 1t was
said at the house late last night that the President
de did not bring home any OF the fish, however,
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

rg W0RKINGMHN. ATTENTION!--There will
tI7 be Mass Meeting on SATURDAY EVENING,
June2. 1888. at Odd Fellows Hall. 7tn street north
west under auspices of the Federation of Labor Unions
Coed speakers from Baltimore and this city will address
the meeting. [jei-2t.l COMMITTEE.
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ATTORNEYS.

ERANCiS TOUMEY. ATTORNEY AT-LAW.-AT-
tnrey fof sale and rent of real e'tate invest
met morey- Also. titles examined. Canton Build
lfs. Az LOUISIANA avenue. myf-lm
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NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut Alexander McCracken
has been ordered to the q. S. practice ship Con-
stellation, June 18th; Lieut. Clinton H. Lyeth to
the U. s. training ship Minnesota, June Sth; En-
sign F. W. Coffin to the Minnesota. Lieut.. Com
mander Geo. E. 1de has been detached from the
.. s. receiving ship Independence and ordered to
stone from the Adams and placed on sick leave;
Lieut.. Webster Doty from Che o. s. S. Minnesota
and ordered to the Kearsarke: Lieuts. John P. b.
Blocker and Lucien Young from the Kearsarge
and ordered to the Minnesota; Lieut.. Chas B. Gal
loWay from the naval academy and ordered to the
Z. s. s. Constellation. Naval Cadet B. II. Craig
has resigned, to take effect May 3lst.
New Ulm weekly review., 1883-11-14
he Wins Every Time.

II am sorry for you, sir, but my
daughter has been brought up to life
of luxury, and can never allow her to
become your wife. y
'.But you forget. l am prosperous
broker"
eyes, know; but the markets are
very uncertain and you may be a poor
man tomorrow"
"But l own rolling-mill, too.''
$50 understand; but the iron busi-
ness is subject to great fluctuation.''
''And l have three woolen factories,
am a member of a jobbing firm, and
own a large amount of real estate
"All of them uncertain properties.
Even real estate is being ruined by
high taxes. Have you nothing else?''
''Yes, I own newspaper -
"Oh, I beg your pardon. Take her,
my dear boy. She is yours. "-Phila-
delpAia Call.
New Ulm weekly review., 1883-11-14
Strange Things in "Ouby."

'.An' then,' said the Old Settler, of
Pike county, Pa, ''look to the hemis-
pear what lays off to the south of US.
Look at Cuby. Look at any o. them
countries down thar. The only way
they can tell New Years and Christmas
Day apart in them countries is because
New Years is notch or two warmer
than Christmas Day, an they's leetle
bigger passel O. flowers in Janiwary.
The frost never ketches the buckwhit
down thar, an if they want to, b.
gosh, they kin set raisin' o. new crop
batter every month in the year. Things
jist grows, an grows, an grows, an
gifts ripe ez often ez they dnrn please,
an folks jist gathers 'em an eats 'em,
or ships 'em away to get rid of 'em.
Why, durn it, things can't help CROWN
in Cuby! You kin graft slip off'n
bananner tree onto fence post down
thar, an in half day it'll be blossom
in like the rose, an next day you kin
go out an eat bananners Off it till
you think you must surely be from
Jersey, an in town on circus day. They
tell me that they don't hev to hev no
nub on the bottom o. the th'mom'te 'ters
in Cuby, 'cause they amt no use fur it,
but that they put the nubs on top,
cause the degrees all climbs up ards in
that pushin' climate"
New Ulm weekly review., 1883-11-14
The Government Mule.

I'm an army mule from the river Platte,
I'm accustomed to fighting and all that,
I lug the baggage and tote in the train
From this fort to that fort and back again.
Many's the bullet and bludgeon I've felt,
But nobody yet has punctured my pelt.
Oh, oft in the past when the muleteer,
The packer bold, or the brigadier,
Have undertaken to impose on me-
I've doubled them up most beautifully;
For, while the soldier may be born to rule,
He must not abuse the government mule.
I've kicked twenty men in a single day,
Killing some of them, I've heard the boys
say.
Then they'd pound me sore with the whifle-
trees,
And cast me out in the hope that I'd freeze.
Oh, it's hard to down government jack;
You may break his bones, but he will come
back.
Into winter quarters now will go,
And quietly doze until melts the snow,
With nothing to do; no baggage to tote,
And my stomach lined with many an Oat.
oh, who wouldn't be government mule
In the summer warm or the winter cool?
New Ulm weekly review., 1883-11-14
A Story of Two Georgia Judges

We are sorry to say that Judge Pate
accepted challenge from ex-Judge
Hawkins to try their luck in the stream
after court adjourned. Court closed
after supper on Wednesday night and
on Thursday morning at o'clock, be-
fore it was good light, they started for
the creek. They had only moderate
luck, but Judge Pate got beat. When
their fish had been put on the strings
and they were ready to start home,
Judge Pate was thinking how he could
make it draw bet with Judge
Hawkins and said: "Judge Hawkins,
give me one of your fish and will have
as many as you have NO" said
Judge Hawkins, 'you give me one OF
yours and I'll have twice as many as
you have.'' Now if you can tell how
many fish each judge had, you can
solve one of Capt. Martins puzzles.
The question where do all the pins
go?" is again revived. A country editor
confesses that it cannot be said, perhaps,
where they all 60, but when ones wife
is away and one is standing on one leg,
grinding ones teeth and trying to pin
collar together in the absence Of shirt
buttons, some Of them 90 into ones
neck. IN. \. Commercial.
New Ulm weekly review., 1883-11-14
Where Young Snakes Go to When Swal-
lowed by Their Mother.

About twenty-three years ago, in
Beebe, Ark, had guinea hen setting
near my house, in the garden. One
day, while hoeing in the garden, I no
ticed the hen flying, f1uttering, and ap-
ed, hoe in hand, carefully up to the
nest. Curled up in the nest lay blow
snake, or what some call bull snake.
l carefully approached her, and when
she Strengthened out to run, with one
blow with the hoe cut her head clean
from her body. I Strengthened her out
and was examining her, and preparing
to take her length, when ayoung snake
about six inches long, and about the
size of common lead pencil, made its
appearance. cut the head off, and
others followed, until I had cut the
heads off of twenty-seven. Some of
them remained dead in the cavity of
their mother, SO that I know that they
did not occupy place in the stomach.
The snake had swallowed twelve gui-
nea eggs, which proceeded to eject by
squeezing from her stomach and throat.
The eggs found came from one apart
ment, and the young snakes from an
other. This induced me to examine the
head and neck which had cut off. I
discovered that there was an opening
under the tongue, through which the
young snakes entered the cavity in
which they were found, and that that
cavity was separate and distinct from
the stomach where the guinea eggs
were found. I took two smooth sticks,
I ran one down the throat from above
the tongue and the other through the
opening under the tongue. Both came
out, but through separate and distinct
passages. Hence l say snakes do not
swallow their young, but something
like the opossum or kangaroo have
sack or pocket for them, which is en-
tered through the mouth and under the
tongue. Some one may want to know
what was done with the guinea eggs.
I answer put them back in the nest,
and in about q week twelve young
guinea chicks were Matched from them,
Cor. Anaeyicas Field.
New Ulm weekly review., 1883-11-14

j: W. Davis and Robert Bagby, of
Russelville, Ore, while hunting in the
mountains toward the headwaters of
the Clackamas, came across a small
boiling spring. They cooked some
eggs and boiled their coffee in it by par
TALLY immersing the pot. On examin-
ing the bottom Of the spring they saw
a whitish looking snake with pink eyes,
which they thought was dead. One Of
them took a stick and threw it out on
the grass, and both were amazed to see
it glide swiftly back into the boiling
water. Hardly believing their own
eyes, they repeated the experiment
several times, with like result.
New Ulm weekly review., 1883-11-14

1t costs $15, 100000 year, in round
figures, to maintain our naval estab-
lishment, there being about 10000 per-
sons on the pay rolls, of whom more
than 1000 are officers, 5000 enlisted
men and boys, and the remainder
civilians employed as mechanics, clerks,
New Ulm weekly review., 1883-11-14

A man in Dooly County, Ga, rs years
old, is living in the house where he
was born, and has spent but one night
from under it's roof.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-12-08

to CHAR our stick held across tue open
ings. The inside was clear ane we could
sec passages and caverns extending
down to great depths. From other open
ings sulphur smoke was issuing, and
the bright. red-hot rocks were visible
below. The gas was waited around by
tho eddying winds SO that we had to
hold our breaths frequently, and wait
for fresh air.
When we got back to our horses We
found men holding them, besides one
boy, each expecting to be paid for his
services. Having paid the guide and
boy, and been swindled out Of few
miserable cents. 7 loft the mountain veJ
wet and tired, but much satisfied with
the grand volcano and disgustel with
It's contemplate inhabitants. You hard.
ly know how delightful it is to have
something done for you for the sake OF
love, friendliness or common politeness,
and not for the sake OF few wretched
pennies you may give III return. Thank
heaven that America is my native land.
Why. today man charged mo three
cents because We took rofuge from he
rain under his own shed. A native
Florida "cracker" would scorn a man
who offered him money for suoh trifiipa
hospitality.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-12-08
Buying Boots.

A boot should have good and sutli-
cient Stltfener inserted aG Lhe heel to
strengthen its back and facilitate the
getting of it on and OF. THIS SHOULD he
carefully inserteu, and be shaped away
80 as to Utfur no resistance to The inSer-
ton Ut tile foot. The top portion there
VI should De firmly secured To the back
1t Is Intended 10 StrengGuen; 80 muCn SO
That there should De NO ruCklng down
upon The Insertion Of Gne foot. lL should
be observed whether there Is a Supertiu-
lty Of leather III The waist OF the foot,
tlIaL is, under the arch OF the foot. The
existence VI Sucn useless leather Is a
sure Sign that the boot has been badly
lasted, AMI That 1t hus little or no Sprlng
III 1t, and that IL Will consequently glvu
little or no support 10 The arch OF INC
foot T. Covers. The buLtOnhOle OF IL
boot ull'or, ii it have any, should DO
well ami carefully stitched, anu they
VIII bu found to wear mucn better II
protected by the insertion of u cord.
Tins cord suSLalnS tho drag or strain
that the unprotected leather would 9TH
erWise have " bear. The channel is
that part Of boot that IL sewn in
Wnicn the Till, Jhat attaches the outer
sole to the " eS hidden. Care should
be taken by tne purchaser to see that
this channel IL We'll and sufficiently
closed over. Otherwise it is Easy TO
POI ceive that the sole has lost more
Than half It's resisting power to damp or
wet, and that the sCl.cnes Will got Soak
I'd anu speedily rOC. Inc ''seaC" OF ~
boot Is tnat portion just above It's heel.
Look at this carefully. Ii 1t is likely
10 Tread over, NY laulng to resist Tho
pressure IL VIII De Called upon 10 bear,
DO not by any means De persuaded 10
DecOme Inc pulcnaser OF bouts with this
defect. The reason why the front pArJ
Of the upper OF u boot IL cut III TWO por-
tions is because that practice Conducts
to economy. In Selecting apair OF booLs
great care should De taken not to select
those i'll wnlc The joint taus over the
great toe JOINT. There il au unyIeldLug
hardness ABOUT joined leather that ID
not to be found III leather not joined.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-12-08
TRI-W EEKLY EDITION
SCATTER SEEDS or KINDNESS.

There was never golden sunbeam
That fell on o desolate place.
But left some trace of its presence
That time could never efface. -
Not a song of ineffable sweetness ,,-i
That ravishcd the listening ear,
Then slumbered in silence forgotten
For many and many year.
But u word or a tone might awaken
Its magical power anew,
Long after the sweet voiced singer
Had faded from earthly view.
Nor q heart that was ever SO weary,
Or tainted with sin and despair,
Bnt word Of tender compassion
Might find an abiding place there.
Yet countless thousands are yearning
For sympathy, kindness and love,
And souls are cropping IN darkness
: Without one CLEAN from above.
There was never sunbeam wasted,
Nor song that was sungin vain,
And souls that seem lost in the shadows
A Savior's love may regain.
Then scatter tue sunbeams of Kindness,
Though your deeds may never be known
The harvest will ripen In glory -"
If the seed be faithfully sown;
a i life will close with II blessing
And fade into endless day;
Like the golden hues Of the sunbeam
That fade in the twilight gray.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-12-08
From Portugal.

"A lotter from Lisbon, says my tray
cling companion, Il Brazilian nuD.eman
Well acquainted with Portugal, here
interrupted my rOad.ide sKetcnes and
cOgItatIUr'5. "You are about to 5et the
most WOnuorful country III tie world"
SAID he--'a country of 4 ,OO0 100 peop.e
"--neyer over 5000, ,0UO-Wno once held
the dominion OF lle seas and. the sep
ter Ut colnmerce;a country whose word
was law to an empire III .le Ea5J y redt-
Or than Britl5h India and to anDlIlur III
the West larger Ilan the United S,;lLes.
IL Is now rulned-utterIy, hopeitssIy
rulned, Its fields are ueStr Leu, lis
streets echo to tue unaccuSLOlneu tread,
lLS LIarlllo COllSlStS Ot u few rULLen feI uc-
Gus, IT. King and aristocfacy are carlca-
tues, its clyu proceedings farce.
Alaul- EeJo, Tie province you SOC D..foIe
YOU, was called by Jullus Caesar the
Sicily OF the PENINSULA; LII some VI the
Old annals or Portugal 1t ~ styled the
grallary Of the w0riu. WHAT ~ II now.
Look dL 1t. S3ru -lnlZ3 1t, IT ~ d desert,
d miserable desert Wl.nOuC Lillaao, Win
Oul iillIaDlLhnIS.s Snail tell you what
has caused the desulaLloul Yes, L WAL
tell you. That eYll, less commented
upon tnan any other, is Known by inc
very uncommon name Of elnpnyIeu5is."
"EmpnyteusIs Z" 1 ecnoeI. land
whav III nlercy's name is einphyt euslsI
lS IL atf iiistruMent Of tUrLureI"
"ln one se.Ise, yes" said my compa-
Mon. ''EmphyLeusls is the name gwen
by the GreeK5 " a certain tenure OF
hand, winch, coming through cue Ri
mans to the ecclesiastical organization
OF tie middle ages, Was useu Ny That
body to cIlslavo the people. 1t WAS not
until after Tic second Punic war tmat
Tie Romans oonuuered PorIugai, iii
Is. G. Lao they organized lG iuUo a pro.
vince OF lhe republic and subjuyAteu it
to It's laws--aulony them the tenure OF
emp y -eusis. Wnen they conquered u
country the Romans divided it up
among their colOlllsts or sol1lery, the
occupant paying an annual fixed rent tU
the republic, called vectlgal. The con-
diLion OF the holding was mat the occu-
pier should improve the land, but as tie
rent was liable to be Increased and tile
Occupier evlcled whenever the SOate
chose, no improvement took place, only
oyer-cropping and exhaustion. This
tenure was elnphyteusis. ..as