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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-06-18
LITTLE PETER AND THE INDIANS.
The Adventure of a Boy Whom Some
Maraudina COmancIes Left to Perish.

From the Fort Worth Gazette
Frank NJ. Collier writes from Meridian giving
his recollection of an old occurrence, never
before mentioned In print, that reminds one OF
the Charlie McComas case. Several years ago
squad of eight Indians came into Comanche
county, near Jones Barbee's rancho on Resley's
creek. A negro was out some half mile from
the house unhobbing some horses The Indians
ran upon him, lanced him in several places The
negro said: ''Dey Kill me for awhile and de
lnJunS tlnk was dead fer good. but wasn't.
played 'possum on 'em and dey didn't skulp dis
niger shore" After the Indians left the negro
got up and went to the house. minus the horses
and reported to Massa Barbee that 'his bosses
was gone and niger too, almost" The In
dians, after leaving the negro, passed on down
the valley and, coming upon John Beene and a
negro, killed both men.
Peter c. johnson and his little son, Peter C..
then in his tenth year had been to Waco to pur-
chase family supplies. and were returning home,
and after passing Meridian Peak, some POO
yards. the Indians surrounded the wagon killed
Uncle Peter and captured little Peter rifed the
wagon and struck out up the Bosque valley. In
the meantime scout from Resley's creek and
the Leon valley had hurredly taken the trail.
On the Clear Fork Of the BraZOs from some
cause unknown, the Indians dropped little Pc
ter, taking his coat, hat and socks, leaving him
with nothing on but his shirt and pants, fifty or
seventy-five miles from the nearest ranch in the
Woulu OI january, WIFI nOtnlng TO SuDSlSt upon
and no means OF procuring any. and liable to be
devoured at any moment by hungry wolves. He
had wandered from the trail and the scout in
pursuit had failed to find him. but in this as in
many other instances, Providence apparently
protected the helpless.
Little Peter lived five days and nights with
out single bite to eat save grass roots. On
the evening Of the sixth day ne was found by
company Of cow-hunters that Bill Keith had
sent out to make a roundup The little fellow
had found the cattle and had remained with
them, thinking perchance he could procure milk
from some Of the cows, but in this he failed
the cows being too wild, but the cow-hunters
found him In time to revive and save him.
cold, drilling norther was blowing at the time
and the little fellow would evidently have
frozen to death during the night that ensued.
When brought to Cora few days after his
being found he was the poorest living object
imagnable-a mere skeleton. The writer of
this sketch took him in his arms and carried
him around over the town and procured pres
ent Of one dollar from every man that was in
town.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-06-18
An Industry Which Thrives on the
Presidential Campaign.

From the New York Sun.
Have you been long painting these cam
paign transparencies?" the reporter inquired OF
painter in an attic on 4th avenue.
''Since Greeley's campaign. There was a
great demand at that time tor portraits of him
and Gen. Grant, and was employed by banner
same time some on my own account. Both can
didates had faces easy to paint and to preserve
sort OF Enthusiastically from his infantile
look, his spectacles. and the thin fringe Of hair
around his face and Grant from his full beard.
Hayes face for banner was not very different
from Grants. although not so savage. but Til
dens was difficult. To make 1t good likeness
much pains had to be taken and that meant
loss of time. Garfield and Hancock were easy.
The former had bald spot on his forehead ana
a prominent nose, and Hancock big NOUS
tache. Logan has the same, but of another
shape. Blaine is going to be more difficult.
Some of the portraits published by the ltho-
graphers give him as sinister a countenance as q
man could we'll have and live"
Did you use the stencil and other mechanI-
cal aids when you began:"
Not at all. painted them necessarily. and
gained great swiftness. There are certain char
you once catch you need not mind much about
the rest. Dore could draw a portrait in five
minutes, and increased In speed so that In.
stead Of spending from two to three days on
Grant or Greeley, as did at first. | could make
two in a day. There is great demand for
these portraits, and not only our concern, but
several Others. are hard at work all the time.
have understood that one firm made SIS. 600 ont
of the last campaign, just in this line. The art
is very much like that of the scene painter, and
there is a constant call for work of which por-
trait and landscape painting forms part"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-06-18
THE FAINT OF MILK.
How to Preserve il Sweet During Hot
Weather.
From the Hartford Times.

From the Hartford Times
'Have you recently looked at the milk which
my milkman is furnishing, Mr.. Roberts," a gem
tleman asked, the other day, as he entered the
sealers office.
Eyes, sir; 1 find his milk to be very good.
Why, what's up?"
swell, there's a strong odor about the milk
he delivers to me, and don't like it."
An investigation by Mr. Roberts revealed the
fact, which was, by the way acknowledged by
the dealer, that i'm the field where his cows were
pastured there are quantities of wild onions
The cows like this garlic, and the milk becomes
tainted with disagreeable smell.
Mr.. Roberts gives an explanation of the faint
of milk which is often noticed after being taken
from the ice "Most people put the milk on top
of the ice. The cold current descends and comes
up on the other side. after being more or less
heated. On the second trip the air, loaded with
all the scents of the different articles. goes d.
rectly into the milk and stays there; because the
impurities will be attracted by moisture. Now,
place the milk under the ice and you will see
that odors Of the different foods will be left on
the ice, and the milk will be as pure from bad
smell or taste as when put there. l have placed
glass OF water on ice in one side of refrigera-
tor, and box Of strawberries in the other In
three hours the water was colOred from the i'm
purities Of the berries. This is clearly a good
illustration Of my point on milk. Milk is one of
the greatest absorbing liquids. and it should
never be left in the sick room or wherever there
are unhealthy scents. You will notice greasy
scum on water LETT in your sleeping room over
night; that comes from the impurities Of every
thing in the room being attracted by the mois-
ture always place glass of water in my room
before retiring"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-06-18
How Oscar Got Married.
From Truth Uondon.)


Nellie went to see Oscar Wildes wedding. and
was immensely amused, on arriving at the
church (St James's, Sussex Gardens), to find
that the bridegroom had given orders that none
should be admitted unless they had his card.
OF course, 1t was quite right that certain por-
ton Of the church should be set apart at we'd
dings for the friends of the bride and bride
groom; but for a man to issue his commands as
to who shall and who shall not be admitted to a
public place Of worship Is little too ridiculous,
Nellie got in, however. notwithstanding her be-
Ing unprovided with Mr.. Oscar Wilde's visiting
card. She says the brides dress was pretty.
chiefly on account Of its perfect simplicity Her
veil was peculiar, being Of gauze or open-meshed
spun silk, or something unusual The brides
maids harmonies Of terra-cotta and primrose
were spoiled by white hats and feathers. Nellie
says 1t was the funniest thing in the world to
see the contracting parties and the best man
posing In studied attitudes during the ceremony,
Fancy man being married with his head on
one side, like 'tired' lily. his hand on his hip,
and his legs disposed according to precon-
certed arrangement The bridesmaids carried
lovely lilies. Lady Wilde "snatched" her new
daughter ito her heart with some effusion, and
the bridegroom kissed the bride with much
calmth and coolth in the presence Of q somewhat
limited congregation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-06-18
Details of the NIidgcts, Marriage.

From the London Daily News May 49,
The well-known Royal American mdgets
Cen Mite and Miss Millie Edwards were mar
ried yesterday morning at Manchester Gen.
Mite, whose real name is Francis Joseph Flynn
is 10 years Of ages and was born at Greene,
ChenangO county, n. Y. He is but % inches in
height and weighs only nine pounds. The bride
Miss Mile Edwards, who is exhibited in her
real name, is aged II, stands 1917. inches high
aud weighs seven pounds. She was born at
Kalamazoo, in the state Of Michigan. She
has been travelling with Gen. Mite for
about two years, The general has been
travelling about niue years, and during that
time he has visited all the courts
of Europe and all the large towns in Englan d.
The marriage would, it is stated, have taken
place some time agobut for the fact that the
parents are OF different religions. The Generals
parents are Catholics while the parents of the
young lady are Presbyterians, and, after long
discussion 1t was DECIDED that they should be
married according ito the Presbyterian FORM
Yesterday morning the civil marriage took place
at the superintendent registrars Office, Manches-
ter. The little couple were dressed In walking
costume, and on their arrival at the Office were
carried up stairs enveloped In shawls. Al fire was
lighted to keep the room at the temperature in
which they live, and when all was ready, they
were lifted upon low Office table, where small
garden-seat was placed for them. bouquet
was presented to the bride by the eldest daugh-
ter of the registrar, and the ceremony was at
OuCo CommcHCcu. 1uo uttlc pcopo were quite
self-possessed and showed no embarrassment
| They answered questions and repeated the dec
larations In a thin, piping voice, and, when the
ceremony was concluded, were taken into an
adjoining room to sign the register. A large
company assembled In st. James hall to wit
| ness the religious ceremony, which was con-
Quoted by the Rev. James Mackie, of the
Scottish National church, Rusholme, Az chap
lain to the Presbyterian forces in Manchester.
The band of the Third Dragon Guards per-
| formed the ''Wedding March," Col Nepts, a
| German dwarf was the best man. and two little
| girls were bridesmaids. the bride and BRIDE
groom standing on a table during the service
| After leaving Manchester the couple will spend
their honeymoon on the continent before re-
| turning to America
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-06-18
The Ruined City in Arizona.

From the Boston Journal.
The ruined cliff city discovered in Arizona
last summer occupied the sides of a canyon
which has been christened Walnut Canyon. It
Is an immense assure in the earth, with nothing
above the general level of the country to indi-
cate its existence to the traveller until he stands
upon the sides of its almost precipitous brink
The sides have been quilted by storms and tor
rents. leaving shallow cave-like places of great
length at different heights. along the bottom of
which. when the ledge furnishes a sufficient
area, dwellings in groups or singly were built.
The village was about three-Quarters of a mile
In length, and consisted of single row Of
houses, the common rear wall being the living
rock. while the sides and fronts were of large
square stones laid in clay. narrow street or
path extended along the front. Similar villages
extended along the canyon for distance Of five
miles. Although many domestic implements
were found nothing was discovered which indi-
Gated the character of the people who once in
habited them. There were no weapons Of war,
temples or idols, hieroglyphics or pictures.
There was nothing to identify them with the I'M
civilized. races Of the present day. and though
the wide extent Of the ruins indicate the exist
ence Of allied races covering large portions of
the present territories of Arizona. New Mexico
and Utah, as well as northern Mexico, their
origin and history constitute an unsolved prob
lem. Four hundred years ago. when first discov-
cred, they were, as now, vacant and ruined.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-06-18
MuSCle.keadinG.

From London Letter
Mr.. Stuart Cumberland, the muscle. reader.
has had great success In London, the sane
tum" Of the Pail Mall Gazette being chosen as
the scene Of his experiments Muscle-reading
has not. as might at first be supposed. any con-
nection with pugilism, but is q kind of mind
reading by touch. Mr.. Cumberland's theory is
that any. exertiOn of the mind produces a mus
cular contraction, and that by taking hold OF q
persons hand the muscle-reader can tell what
he Is thinking about. The crucial experiment
made In London by Mr.. Cumberland seems to
amount to nothing short Of an absolute demon
stratiOn Of the truth Of this theory-which is
youched for also by our old friend Colonel
Olcott, Of the Theosophfcal Society. Mr..
Grant Allen thought Of an object not
In the sanctum at all, and Mr.. Cumberland then
proceeded to find 1t blindfolded. Taking Mr..
Allen by the hand he made q bee-line for No.
Northumberland street, and here the great mo-
ment came. Mr.. Allen thought that he had
thought of something at No. 2, whereas he had
really thought Of something at No. 6. On this
being called to his attention In an inaudible
whisper by the only other person who was In
the secret, straightway Mr. Cumberland pulls
Mr.. Allen Off to No. 6. They enter the house,
upstairs they 90. Mr. Allen is led by the mus
cle-reader to the drawer of table, then round
to an ottoman of which he lifts the lid, and from
which he pulls out a strengthening object,
''hunch" (or as we would say. hunk OF
bread-the very bunch or hunk given eighteen
years ago to the amateur casual OF the Pail Maj,
Mr.. Greenwood, for supper In Lambeth work
house, It is needless to say that it was of this
very hunk that Mr., Allen had been thinking.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-06-18
ARTHUR GOES A-FISRING.
secretary Lincoln Accompanies Him
and Captures the HOnors.



From the n. Y. Morning Journal
President Arthur went a-fshing Yesterday.
taking with him Secretary Of War Lincoln as an
apt student. While the President has not in
sisted that each member of his Cabinet must be
fisherman, 1t is understood that a ready pass
port to the affections of the head of the nation
is through the medium of Rsh. Contrary to his
usual custom, President Arthur did not II his
own bait yesterday, but intrusted that delicate
office to the charge of his host for the day, Mr.
William Floyd-Jones, at whose reservation in
South Oyster Bay, Long Island the fish were TO
have the honor of biting the Presidential fly.
An early start was made. much against the
wishes of Secretary Lincoln, who said coming
dozen times in reply to the Presidents call for
him to arise.
"TeS. so is Christmas :" said the President az
last, in semi-angry tone.
Mr. Lincoln not caring 10 lose his fob in
Washington. bundled out quickly at this sally
AT half-past O'Clock the party started for the
pond, which had been flooded for the occasion.
Mr.. Floyd Jones' men had been busy all the
morning emptyng tame trout. goldfish and
salmon into the pond. Several of the trout were
trained to rise and grab at anything and. as
they were always rewarded for so doing, there
was much rivalry between them From q con-
venient pool they watched the President saun-
ter down to the banks. 1t was understood be-
tween the fish that the first honors were to be
taken by three-quarter-pound trout who was
a general favOrte.
Secretary Lincoln protested that he never be-
fore saw live trout, and the President smiled a
fatherly smile upon the efforts of his War Secre-
tary to cast fly. MIR. Lincoln saw the smile
and winked at Mr.. Floyd-Jones The three
quarter-pound trout waited until he was given
the word and then he darted tor the Presidents
fly. The other fish held their breath.
Secretary Lincoln saw the trout making for
the Presidents hook, and the willy son of his
father drew Mr.. Arthur's attention to a big red
bull that was watching the carvings on i'm his
bailiwick with jealous eye. While the presi-
dent was looking out for an avenue of escape e
bad went to worse, the Secretary quietly Tipped
his line over that Of bis superior officer and
caught the advancing trout on the fly.
The President was astonished. but the trout
was more so. He jumped around In the Secre-
tarys basket and tried to saw an artery
with his dorsal fin, but ii was of no use.
He was doomed to die for want of water. Pres
ident Arthur suspected that he had been again
| imposed upon. but he said nothing.
The remainder of the fish were not so anbi-
tious after they saw the fate of the three-quar-
ter FOUNDER, but they were too well trained not
to make an exhibition of themselves So they
cavorted and sported In the water to show the
President that they were there. An eel was
induced to go up and catch on, but he was
thrown overheard again, much to his delight
and the others disgust.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-06-18
What the Wife Must Endure.

In decision rendered in Trenton, N. j., Mon
day granting divorce to the husband in the
case Of Ham against Ham, where the ground
alleged was desertion by the wife, Vice Chancel-
lor Bird says:
"Home may be unpleasant; there may be un-
expected toll; there may be hardships too much
lor weak or sensitive nature to bear; there
may be neglect that wounds deeper than a ser
pents sting; there may be broken promises that
turn all the ardent love of early wedlock to un-
relenting hate; yet neither one nor all Of these
Is sdticient to constitute legal excuse for q
wife to leave her husband"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-06-18
Notes for Dog Days.
From the London Era.

Mr.. 7. N. Dolan, F. R. C. s., the author OF q
standard work on hydrophoba, has drawn up
the following simple remedies for the imme-
date treatment OF dog-bites: "The bite of
healthy dog cannot cause hydrophobia. This ia
well-established fact. As it Is difficult to
determine the state of health OF dog at the
time he bites. the wound should be treated as
If the dog were rabid. Dog-bites should be
treated at once by the person bitten or by
bystander, by sucking the wound il possible;
charging the wound with q penknife to en-
courage bleeding; by hot water fermentation;
by free washing with cold water by ligature;
piece OF string tied between wound and heart.
After bleeding has been encouraged and the
wound has been well washed apply hot iron
as heated penknife, small key, &c.-caus-
tics pure nitric, sulphuric or hydrochloric acid
nitrate OF silver, acetic acid, carbolic acid am
monia. salt, COndy's fluid or piece of hot cinder.
III near chemists the person bitten should run
there keeping his mouth applied to the wound.
II possible. and splitting out the blood extracted.
If near medical mans house, run there at once.
If in part where the person bitten cannot ap-
ply his mouth, some bystander should suck the
wound-no harm can follow from thus lending
assistance. The dog infiicting the bite should be
kept under observation for at least fourteen
DAYS. II will soon be seen whether IL Ia healthy
or not. If healthy there is no fear OF future de-
velopment of hydrophobia. IL the person bitten
experiences shooting pain up the arms or other
parts of the body, three or four Turkish baths
should be taken. If the person bitten is nerv-
GUS he should place himself under the care of
his medical attendant i have treated some
hundreds OF cases OF dog bites from all parts of
the country, and | am glad to say that those
bitten have not experienced eany after symp-
toms"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-06-18

The suicide mania at Vienna eliminated on
June In most horrible scene in the beautiful
Stadt park Of that city. An unfortunate wretch
had deliberately concealed himself, and having
stuffed all his clothes and pockets with paper
soaked in petroleum, set himself on fire. when
discovered he was ablaze from head to foot.
He was taken to the hospital, where death
speedily put him out Of his misery. The body
was, Of course, utterly unrecognizable, and has
not yet been identified. The two days holiday
recently held In Vienna has added ten more to
the list Of Vienna suicides, among them being
widow OF "a, several girls and boys and one
policeman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-06-18
Exciting Scenes AT a IIor.e Race.

There was great excitement over the third
race In the Pittsburg meeting Monday. It was
a mile and quarter race. Brunswick cut out
the work, the favorte (Ascender) trailing three
lengths behind. At the three-quarter pole
Ascender closed the gap. Palanda was beaten
off, Ascender and Brunswick raced head and
head to the wire, both receiving liberal doses OF
catgut and steel. Brunswick finished first BY q
full head, but for some reason unknown
Ascender was placed first, and Brunswick
second. Time, 2:111f. An attempt was made to
mob the judges stand by some of Brunswick
admirers, but quiet was soon restored by the
police.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-06-18

An aeronantic detachment Of engineers has
been formed in Berlin, and ia hard MT work
learning the art and practice Of military bal
looming.
Signor salvini, the tragedian, is named In
New York journal as the happy man in a we'd
dng at which his former Desdemonia, Miss
Adele Belgrade, is to figure as the bride.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-06-18
The Suicide Ksazlet's Hopeless Love

The Suicide Hazlet's Hopeless Love.
telegram from Minneapolis, June 10. says:
The body Of James Hazlet, the suicide, has been
sent to his brother-in-law, Charles d. Pratt 81
Halsey street, Brooklyn. Mr. Hazlets love ex-
perience, which it is supposed led to his suicide,
Is as follows: He was engaged to be married
twenty-seven years ago to Mary E. weathersbv.
MS cousin So enamored of her was he that he
tattooed expressions Of devotion to her all over
hls oooy. yesterday the name MARY E. Haz-
let was discovered pricked on the up,ey M
under the moustache. Their love did not rrfl
smoothly, and once before this he had ATTEMPTED
suicide by shooting himself in the breast. Some
time ago, possibly on account of some rebuff re-
ceived from her. he left for the mountains ~
turning home last month TO find that after all
these years OF waiting, she had only two weeks
before been led to the altar by another. egg