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The Dillon tribune., 1885-10-17
Ghe 1inon Gribn'te.
Jonah and the W 1.

A reader of tie Philadelphia News,
contributes the following extract from
a composition of little African girl,
who was a wild savage Il few years ago,
but is now in the crphanage OF Cape
Palmas:
HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, AND TIE EARTH.
Do YOU know what his ,ory j.? His
tory, as you know, teaches us what is
to happen in the past event.
Geography shows us where the thing
has happened at. History tells us
where Adam and Eve were created,
and geography shows us where the
garden Of Eden is, which continent,
and which division. History tells us
that Adam was the first man that was
created, and while he was sleeping
God took out one of his ribs and made
Eve.
After awhile Eve went to walk
among. the trees of the garden. Con-
versation took place between her and
the devil. The devil told her to eat
some kind of fruit which God had told
her and Adam not to cat. She took it
and ate it, and also took some for her
husband. When Adam saw it he did
not take time to ask Eve where she got
it from.
History. geography. and the earth
just do to go together. One tells us
about that, one about this, etc. His
tories are interesting to read, indeed
they are. It tells us something about
the whale. The whale is the largest
animal in the sea. Whale is spoken of
in the bible. When God had sent
Jonah to Ninevch to preach to the peo-
ple about their sins. Jonah refused to
90. He went into ship with some
people. He just went in there to hide
from God. But God caused a storm to
take place. The ship went from this
way to that way. The people were
afraid indeed, and they began to cast
lots. The lot fell upon him. They
took him up and throwed him into the
sea.
While he was going to the very bot
tom OF the sea, he met with this ami
NAL. The whale said: .'My friend,
where are you going?' Jonah answer
ed and said: Il have disobeyed my
God, and am trying to hide from his
face"
The whale said: "You ought to be
ashamed Of yourself. Don't you know
that neither YOU nor l can not hide
from his facep' Jonah said: "Oh,
whale, am so afraid | don't know
what am saying or doing"
The whale said: ''Jonah, 0 Jonah,
take heed to yourself, for indeed will
swallow YOU" '.Have mercy on me,
@ whale, and if it is Gods will, he will
carry me safe to land SO l may obey
him. u
The whale said: "Jonah, put your
head in my mouth, and get ready for
your life.'
Jonah said: '.Whale, think you
had better swallow me. because I see
there is no use in talking
The whale said: Jonah, the idea
of your running away from God. You
will bear the consequences. That is
all have got to say At the same
time he did swallow him up. Jonah
thought the whales body was the grave
and end. He did not think he could
get to the shore any more, therefore
he offered up prayer to God for his
soul, ii he should die before he could
get to the shore, if it was Gods viii
to carry his soul to heaven. The whale
did not rest day after day and nigh
after night, and SO after three days thu
whale went to tho shore and vomitet
Jonah mp.
Jonah was just like drowned rat.
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Irritation In t,rypt,

The ancient wealth OF Egypt has ever been In It's
crop of corn AS surely as the seasons come round
earliest time the valley OF lie ME- has been divided
by earthen establishments Into succession OF great
mats, measuring occasionally as much as 100000
short canals into these fats where the water stands
two or three feet deep until It has soaked the soil
ans See as is se ryS n e
plowed and sown, and four or I'VE months after the
crop Is rcape No rain has fallen on IT, but the soil
watering. rich crop is Produced hut by this sys-
TEN only one crop In the year; and during the slim
mer months, when from It's latitude and tempera-
tufe one might expect Egypt to be yielding sub
parchcd. Muhanmed Ali fasha, whose genius and
oe s Ssnea S @ sd s
crop OF wheat or beams lie set to work, therefore,
IN Lover Egypt to deepen the canals SO that they
were not long In discovering the benefit this con-
feired on them Pumps and water-whecls soon
known as a cotton producing Country, and dSrine
the American Civil War, twenty yeats ago,
wealth poured into IT, But this new system was q
superseded. 10 suit the convenience Of wealthy
men numerous canals were cnt, without system or
we're deierioralng that the sol WIS being s'e eS
hausted, no longer replenished by lying two
months year under muddy water. In many places
vegetation. In nigh Nile there was abundance Of
water for ALL but In low Nile, Just when the cotton
crop wanted II most, there was least TO be had and
then the peasants poor little patch had every chance
Of being withered, while the pashas broad acres
were nourishing. Worst OF all, this great network
Of canals was yearly filled with Nile deposit, which
had yearly to be removed, and an unpaid army OF
10000 peasants was employed for about half Of
every year efecting the necessary clearances. In
the long, narrow valley Of Upper Egypt, except In
one portion, the old Pharaonlc system Of Irrigation
still prevails, and here the Egyptian has little 10
learn. In the delta the new cultivation with pereii-
NAL irrigation Ia praciced and In this, the richest
part OF the country, Lord Dufferin soon saw the
gravest reasons for anxiety. system had been
created which the people did not understand. L.
norance OF the most ordinary rules of engineering,
- -
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Hunting the Porpoise.
mia II.ur

The capture OF school OF porpoises is exciting In
the extreme, and involves enough apparent danger
10 set the blood IN lively circulation. When the
school 10 discovered the steamer puts on paying out
a large sieve, nearlyla mile long aud some twenty
four feet deep. With this the school ID Enclosed as
far as possible the net cutting them on from the
open sea.
AT the wings and bag OF the sieve small surf boats
porpoises out OF iaeir purpose when they attempt
combined charge upon the net. Such charge IL
fatal 70 any net II persisted IN, for the huge animals
weighing often thousand pounds each, can burst
through anything in the shape OF net when once
they give their minds 10 IL, aud the only Eafeguardis
10 distract Them and divert their attention In 40
large an enclosure they have, Of course wide sent
circular space, Ia which they can swim about freely
and general panic can usually be avoided.
Slowly and steadily the great sieve II drawn IN
toward The beach, and when near enough second
smaller Sieve, made OF quarter Inch line, IA brought
iuiO play inside The larger one. WIN this a few
pOrpOlses AT a time cut oil from the main sclOO
and hauled by main force TO the beach, where they
are despatched Win lances Knives. II Is no boys
play hauling this small sieve ashore through the
surf
No part OF ,he annual goes 10 waste. Ills hide,
when properly tanned-and the process Is q lOug
One-lnakes excellent and costly leather; the oil
which IL tried out from his fat Is the best known 10
commerce ior lubrlealing purposes; hs nesD, well
cooked, ~ esteemed by those who'll Ike IL, and when
smoked, Ike beef n delicacy. Tue rect OF him is
~ similar process converted into "A fertilizer
Upon the whole, tue poTpOlse seems to nave future
OF usefulness before him
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FASTEST TRAIN IN THE WORLD.
The Pennsylvania Express-No Dust--No Cinders-
Little Noise.


some over,conndent Engllshmen boosted a few
weeks ago that "The Flying Dutchman +" train,
from London TO Liverpool, was the fastest In the
world. But they soon found out that they were
mistaken The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
sends a train out of New York al . O'Clock every
morning that beats the time OF the "Flying
Dufchman." Considering the distance covered, II
Is the fastest train In the world. When the care
worn business man journeys from New York to
parlor cars OF the Pennsylvania Railroad luxu-
rious home on wheels. As he Is being whirled
along at the rate OF sixty miles an hour or better
not jolt dlsiurbs his serenity. The rails rest on
a bed balasted with solid rock, and the joints are
made with kind of chair and nsh-plate Of the
TO be az unbroken as one long Iontless rail. There
IL no dust, little noise, and not a cinder. few
weeks ago there were put on a number Of new
parlor cars finished at the companys shops at
Altoona. Instead Of the ordinary Nat window they
are lifted with five bay windows each side, each
about seven feet wide. The passenger can look up
or down the road for miles without leaving his
light as the old ones did. The cars are somewhat
larger than the old style, and are divided into a
man FALCON, ladies' boudor, smoking room, and
retiring room.
Recently the entire running time between the
Atlantic seaboard and the great Western cities has
been reduced. on the O'clock morning train the
time TO Chicago IL tweniy-fonr hours to Cincinnati
hours. with corresponding reduction 10 other
points. This speed II maintained without the
slightest danger 10 the traveller.
during Inc war OF rates which began last winter
tne pennsylvania Company alone maintained It's
rates, Beginning May %. though, II liked the fare
10 Chicago al tl5. 10 81. Louis AZ t9, and 10 Cincn-
natl At sii, with corresponding reductions to other
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BASE BALL GUESSING CONTEST.
$50 in Cash to be Given Away.

To the person or persons who shall correctly guess
the standing Of the rst five Of the eight clubs com
prisine the National League the League champion.
ship contest Tor isss in the third month play July
TINS SUNDAY HERALD will pay $40. To the person
OF persons who shall correctly guess the standing OF
the first i've clubs Of the eight clubs comprising the
National League, and the same for the American
Association for the same time Iuly both together,
THE SUNDAY HERALD VIII pay sGs. To the person
or persons who shall correctly guess the standing OF
the first i've OF the eight clubs comprising the Ma
tional League, the same for the American Associa-
ton and the same for the Eastern League for the
same time, tJulyJ all together, TuE SUNDAY HERALD
VIII pay $50 Such guesses can only be made on the
annexed coupons, and must be in this once, by
mail on otherwise, not later than June 80. These
coupons viii be repeated in every issue mp to and
including June 2S Should more than one person
make the correct guess the prize will be divided.
Coupon No. I, detached, must he filled out for
the FIRST prize.
Coupons Nos and must he nlled out together,
and not detached to gain the second prize.
Coupons Nos l, 2, andS, not separated, must he
filled out TO compete for the third prize.
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BALTIMORE DON'T CARR FOR Tu,nps.

BALTIMORE, MD, June 1s.-The walking match
which began last SUNDAY night came 10 doleful
termination Tonight Among the starters were
Hart, Ngremae, Elson, Sweeney, Panchoi and
othefA Io-nlRht The solitary pedestrian who
claimed the 900 gate-money WAS Panchot, who had
toned around fourteen-lap track until COO miles
had been scored 10 his credit. After sunday nlght
The attendance dHlndled down, until on Thursday
the only people An the garden We're tue walkers the
policemen and trainers and a score OF walters.
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A wATER.spouT DnowSs nusDnrps.

CITY or MEXICO, June IS, WA GAIvEsTOs1 ND
Vices from Leon state that on the night Of June II
the Leon River rose and entered the eastern part OF
the city. TWO persons were drowned. The Central
crops west VI Leon were destroyed. ON the follow
ing night tremendous water-spOut broke few
twenty miles from sagos City. The food was
great aud SUDDEN and practically anDihilaled Gu
Menta. Thus far 40 bodies have been recovered.
Many bodies were washed several miles down the
valley and are icing discovered In the fields below
the town. The search ~ now going on. Pass de
Cuafena had about 500 inhabll9nis before the Hood.
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The great reduction In rates Of fare between WASH
ington and polntsWest now In effect the Pennsyl-
wanna halIOad u great lnducement 20 travellers 10
81 St. Louis, $3.50; Toledo, sl2; Columbus slObO;
Indianapolis, Sl2; Louisville, sli50 and proportion
ately low rates 10 all other points -Four daily fast
trains Leave the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad
Station, VIZ: 9;iO A. NJ, New YORK and Chicago
limited express; $40 A. NJ, fast line; 1910 y. NJ.
chicago ana Cincinnati express ARRIVING In Chicago
a. $3.50 The next evening, and Cincinnati at 4.i5 y.
NJ. the next afternoon and ~ Z. NJ. Pacnc eXpress
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LOCAL MENTION,

DEiiGuTTUI ToSic,-The above is found In the
perfectly pure niger beer manufactured hy the
Rochester Brewing Company, Rochester, N. Y.
This beer contains neither glucose, grape sugar, nor
any substitute whatever for hops, aud It's manufac-
turcrs will pay 81 200 to any one proving that this
statement Is not true In every particular For those
whose system Is debilitated from any cause what
ever there Is no better than q pure malt liquor.
order from Z. II. Finley, 1906 Pennsylvania avenue
and 1906 u street northwest.
"ORioLs PooI,"the new invention OF nfeen-ball
pool, Ia one OF the leading attractions AZ thebard
parors Of our friend Scanlon AIS Ninth street. The
game Is greatly enjoyed by all who have played Il,
pronouncng II superior 10 the old one. Every table
has undergone repair, while new balls and cues have
been added.
THE choicest brands Of beer In bottles and wood,
cool, fresh. and invgorating, together with the
purest liquors sold any bar In this CITY, s what
has given lie Mours, Eighth street, Just above Penn
sylyania avenue, It's large patronage.
TRUNKS AND SATCHEis--Buy your trunk at n. G.
Lewis's. The best and cheapest in the city. r. c.
Lewis, hats and trunks, 800 seventh street.
EXCELSIOR TuRoo-RussiAs BATHS, at Shedds, POS
street, are good for colds, malaria, and the best
Of all cosmetics. Established In ISL.
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Nervous, Debilitated Men,

You are allowed ylee trial or THIRTY days OF the
use of DR.. Dyes Celebrated voltaic Belt with Flee
trio Suspens0ry Appliances for the speedy relief and
permanent cure OF Nervous Debility, loss Of vitality
and Manhood, and all kindred troubles. Also, for
many other diseases. Complete restoration TO
health, viR0r, and manhood guaranteed. No risk Ia
incurred. illustrated pamphlet with full informa.
!on terms, ETC.. mailed free by addressing yoltaic
Belt Co., Marshall Mich
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OUTDOOR SPORTS.


Especial Despatch 10 The SUNDAY HERALD
NORFOLK, VA, June 49,
The game here to-day between the Nationals and
Norfolksdeveopedi into regular smuggling mate that
commenced with the first inning and was continued
TILL the last. The new catcher, Morgan, proved himself
avery poor man, he being unable to hold Gagus,
his errors alone giving the Norfolks the first 1--WE
runs. Fulmer had to relieve him, and his PLAY be.
hind the bat saved the day for the Nationals Nor
rlssey split his finger in the seventh inning and had
TO retire Powell taking his place. Hoover, White
tulmer, Knowles. Gagus, and Morrissey batted WELL
While Moore, Knowles, and Gladman nelded
superbly. The work of Powell after the seventh in
ming was confined TO retiring one man on a nv in
centre field without chance at the bat. The
game was well umpired.
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NoRF0LEs

Runs earned-Nationals, 5; Norfolks, !. Two.
base hits-Matthias and Galligan. Three-base hits
knowles and White. Left on bases = Nationals, Q;
Norfolks, 4. Double pays--Matthias. Carl, and
bas-Gagus, 1; Heay,2. on errors-NationaIs l.
Hit by ball-Hooyer Passed balls-Stone, s; Nor
gan, 81; Fulmer,l. Wild pitches-Healy, S. lime
2:2o. Umpire-Wesley Curry.
GAMES ELSEWHERE.
At Norfolk-Nationals, IS; Norfolks, s.
Al Observation-Disclosures 10; ,Louisvilles, 2.
AT Observation-Disclosures, II; Pittsburgs, TO-
twelve innings.
AT Chicago-Chicagos, Ii: Detroits,
AT BostOn-New Yorks, u BostOns, 3.
At New neutrality-suspicious. s: ST. Louis @
At ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, ~; Wimngtops l.
At DEMONSTRATIONS, 8; Lancasters, ..
AT Newark-Newarks, 5; Jersey Citys, |.
At Providence hladelphias, I; Provldences 4.
At Observation-Disclosures, IL Cincinnatis,
At st. Louis-St. Louis, 6; Buffalos, g.
At Prnceton-Princetons,I I; Dartmouths, 8.
The recnrd To date Is "a folln,ra in tho thraa
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TuE CALIGRApu All Nrw OnLgA,s.

lhe Official award ON type-wTitiDg MACHINES al
the New Orleans Exposition mas Just been conferred
or the caligraph. n was the only premium
awarded any type bar machine. The Remington
type writer competed, but received no award what
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500 PIECES FAST COLOR LAWNS at &c. PER
YARD.
300 PIECES YARD-WIDE LAWNS, THE MOST
SELECT PATTERNS, at 7c. PER YARD.
These are advertised by other merchants as a
drive at lOc.
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LOEFFLER.-On June IS, 1855, at 6:ls A. NJ,
Ernst Loeffler, late Captain Company A, Eighth
Battalion District of Columbia Volunteers. aged
sxty-three years, one month, and eleven DAYS,
Funeral, to which relatives and friends are invited,
will take place from residence, 109 New York ave-
nue. northwest, Tuesday, June II, 1855, at O'Clock
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DRY aud .fanfu 6unds.
BULLETIN
.LAvSBURGN & BRO.
READ CAREFULLY!
Another Grand Move Toward an
Increase i'm Business.

We are now building an extension Of a5SllI feet
to our already magnificent establishment, which.
when finished, wifi give ne the finest Show Rooms
In the United States We have the lines; Electric
Light IN the country, making Al night our entire
building AZ bright as the finest day ~ sunlight. No
heat Of gas, fron the eignc running the Electric
Light, one would inIagiiic because the store IL
cooled by twelve large Patent Fans, distributed
throughout the building, making breezc equal 10
that felt on one OF our steamers while sailing against
the wind on the Potomac. All of THIS Is worth see
ing, and you are cordially invited to come and EN-
JOY the breeze, whether no you wish To purchase
We have come to the conclusion that we have more
goods and less money than want to carry ont
enterprise of running our building through 10
Eighth street. We snail open this now addition
with new goods only. We shall commence to run
of our present stock without regard TO cost. our
assortment IL large, much larger than necessary 10
carry. We Will, must, and shall sell. Tall and he
convinced that II is pleasure TO deal with LANS-
BURGH BRO. No Misrepresentation are made.
Every article is guaranteed as represented or money
refunded.
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'Alderney Dairy wnsons.'
Fresh Alderney butter churned every morning and
dellveredn k-pound "Ward" prints, 40 cents per
pound. A!socottage cheese, butterruilk, and sweet
milk, cents per quart. Cream, Is cents per pint.
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100 PIECES CoLoRED LACE BUNTING, YARD
WIDE, at 12i9c.
The regular price Of these goods Is 4oc. They are
the greatest bargains ever offered, and must be
closed.
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300 PIECES BEAUTIFUL sATTEENs att. .1oMc.
300 PIECES EXTRA FINE sATTEENs at. Use.
800 PIECES FINEST FIGURED BATIsTE at, iGc
These are Good Value at Csc. per yard.
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We Nave PUT ON GOODS TO
AVOID CARRYING THEM
INTO OUR
new BuILD|Ne!.

Linens. Atp0c0s. Seprsmckers,
POngees. are all reduced 10 per
marked none Tess than 10 per cent.
reduction, and some reduced as
much as 30 per cent.
1hts means % Oreat loss to as, but
money Is sUI,dt zoe ,Oaht no,U more
than goods.
Fyow aUotd c0minO you miss an
opportunity that may nerer occur
again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-08

TIE TIL Ab0yE SALE 10 FURTHER POST
R Ress unfu MONDAY, TWELFTH DAY or OCrO-
olAl' A. AsSS. same hour and place.
GEOkGE 4 HAMILTON. ! r~.-..,.
ocI-d&ds FRANKLIN MACK EY IFustee7
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THOMAS DowL1NG. Auctloneer.


IMPORTANT SALE: TRUSTEES SALE OF THAT
THE CORNER OF t AND TH1RTEENTH
STREETS NORTHWEST BEING NO 1915
THIRTEENTH STREET.
b virtue Of deed Of trust dated the 2sth day t4
or december A. u. 1881 recorded In Lber $50, iiEI
folio 424, ind Of another deed Of trust dated E:a3
March 9Th, A. D. 1884, recorded in Liber 1O79, folio
3D. the subscribers will at the request of the
the premises. on TUESDAY, THE TW ENTiETH
THE AFTERNOON, the following valuable prop.
Lot numbered 81 (ffty.four), in Michael Green's
subdivisions Of square 24S two hundred and forty
Of Columbia according to the recorded piat thereof
said lot fronting thirty feet street northwest and
seventy-three feet five inches more less. 18th
two windows provided I, the deed from said Green
and wife to Thomas w. BARLEY, June Goth, 1875,
hsr TSP folio 100 Also, the rear part Of Lots
OF John Davdsons subdivision OF said square 24S In
said city said rear part fronting Al feet inches more
stable and q dwelling house being all of said lots as
and 80 not released by deed from the Trustees Au-
gust lsf 1883 ogeth-r with all the improvements
The terms OF sale follows: One-ffth of the
purchase money in cash tof which $500 be paid
at the time of sle and the residue in equal amounts
for which the purchaser must give notes bearing
intere at six per centum per annum until pal I, the
interest payable At the office Of Riggs Co. in WASH
gton city, the whole to be secured satsfae ton
OF the trustees by deed of trust the premises sod
ery or any part thereof, after five days notice pub
lshed IN the Evening Star" newspaper If the terms
OF sale are not compiled with within ten lO) days
A. HYDE.
c. NJ. MATTHEW'S, Trustees.
ocS-dts 12OS 3lst street,
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IN THE APACHE COUNTRY.
The Operations Against Geronimo and
His Savage Band.

Correspondence Of THE EVENING STAR
FORT HUAcHUcA, ARIZONA, October 3. SIS.
Your correspondent arrived here three does
ago from San Francisco and is now In the
region of the Indian raids and outrages Three
companies OF the 4th cavalry, from this post
have been in the field all summer, and but
to hold the fort. Other military posts I'm the
territory have furnished troops freely for the
emergency, and Gen. Crook, the commander of
this department, is exerting all his energies To
capture the renegade Apaches. But, despite
all the efforts of the army, Geronimo and hrs
bloody band are still at liberty TO plumber aud
murder In the mountains and on the plains. L
am sure the soldiers have done all in their
power TO arrest these savage invaders who
In their long summer campaign both officers
and men have endured all manner OF hard
ships. The writer has been a personal witness
of their sacrifices and sufferings, unsheltered
from the burning sun of the day and unpro-
tected from the drenching rains at night, %
from home and friends.
The press on this coast has criticized the army
severely Tor Its apparent apathy and inefii-
cheney in the present crisis. But the blame
cannot attach to the soldiers The responsible
ity for the wanton destruction OF life and prop
age brutes are not turned over to the civil auth
critics to be punished for their horrid outrages
TO the full extent of the law, this rich and
lovely region In liable soon To become "A vast
bowling wilderness.
Gov. Tritle has organized the militia Of Arr.
breaks, and the danger is. that these outraged
citizens will not discriminate properly between
the good and bad Indians, and thus pursue q
work of determination. w.