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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-18

John Chamberlin dis
courses of the gourmet's
feathered idol.
Milford chronicle., 1889-01-25
To Save the Robes.

The extinction Of the buffalo has been a
shock to the sense Of the picturesque. But
the disappearance Of his hide the buffalo
robe, has come homo to a very large portion
Of the community as disappointment Of a
very practical sort. The experiment Of col
Letting what few buffaloes stil remain and
crossing them with domestic cattle IS pre-
sented in very interesting manner in The
American Agriculturist; "Tho advantages
and pecuniary profit probable from the
domestication and crossing Of the buffalo are
very great A cross with the Galloway will
make a very fine robe, and the value Of cross
bred robes is quite as high as those from the
pure buffalo. a huge cross breed was slaugh-
tered last Christmas that dressed 1900
pounds, and the robe was worth moro than
$50 AS a fancy article a buffalo head is
worth $50. The meat is worth more than
that from a common OK" A new fur bear
ing animal would be Of enormous value, and
If his meat should be better than that of the
OK, he would indeed be wonder.-Christian
at Work
Milford chronicle., 1889-01-25

that the French, with all their faults, are the
happiest people on earth. The Americans
are certainly on the road to the possession Of
all that can contribute to the well being and
success Of nation, but they seem to me to
have missed the path that leads TO real hap
piness. do not think they know how to
live. Their domestic joys are more
shadowy than real To live in whirl
is not to live we'll America suffers from
a general plethora The French shop
keeper, for instance, who, in our small pro
vincial towns, locks the door Of his shop from
1880 till 80, so as not TO be disturbed by
customers while no IS enjoying his dinner
with bis wife and children, is nearer to the
solution of that great problem Of life, happi-
ness, than the American in his headlong chase
after afiluence. The Frenchman says to him
self; Il want to live as well and as long as /
can; I know l shall never have another
chance"
It is often charged against the Americans
that they are given to Dragging. But so are
we all, in different manner. And may not
men who have done marvels be permitted
certain amount Of self glorihcationl It is
said, too, that their eccentricity constantly
leads them into folly and sometimes into
license. But is it not better to have the lib
erty to err than to be obliged to run straight
in leashi Their politics appeared to me per-
fectly childish, but if am right, may add
that, like children, they VIII learn. It is by
voting that people learn to vote.-Max O'Rell.
Milford chronicle., 1889-01-25
Old Circus Tricks.

Now that am out Of the circus line do
not mind telling you one Of the secrets Of the
business. It is one Of the cutest tricks in the
profession Of a ticket seller. While we were
down south and in small towns where the
people were unsophisticated we would adver-
tise our big elephant, our dens Of lions, tigers,
bears and other animals, when we only had
horses and mules. That was years ago, how
ever, and the people now have to see all the
animals in the street before they patrouize
the show. One fake which every one in the
show was ''on toH was the red ticket. A man
with young lady would walk boldly up to
tho ticket stand, and to impress his lady
companion would pull out a roll Of money.
The ticket seller would see It, and after re
turning the wrong change and ticket, would
put one Of these red slips into the mans hat
band, saying, at the same time, that it would
take him "clear through the menagerie, cir
Gus and concert" 1t was but mark for the
other fellows, and that man would be bored
to death by the candy, peanut, lemonade.
concert and song book man, and when they
got through he would still be a mark for the
pichpockets, If he got out of the tent with
any Of that roll he went in with it was not
his fault.-St Louis Globe-Democrat
Milford chronicle., 1889-01-25
A wntor Color Red nnirt.

Several Lyme Conn., ladies and their
friends have made for a church fair in Florida
a block designed for a bed quilt. representing
the state Of Connecticut by counties, each
county having some reminiscence deliberately
executed in water colors on silk. Litchfeld
county shows a large clock in one corner and
a clocllmazer with his kit of tools, suggestive
Of Connecticuts first clock, which was made
In that county Hartford county has the coat
Of arms and "Qui transtulit sustinetn hand
somely painted and the thirteen stars show
ing Connecticut one Of the thirteen original
states. Tolland county has the birthplace OF
Nathan Hale Windham county represents
the "battle of the frogs" Aliddlesex county
has view Of Long Island sound and the
Lady Fenwick tomb New Haven county Is
a humorous representation of tho old blue
laws and a view Of the steeplns on the green
at New Haven. Fairfield county represents
Pumam's ride, and New London county
shows Groton monument and Fort Griswold.
Boston Herald
Milford chronicle., 1889-01-25
TOYS for Grent I,ritnin.

Great Britain gets about e5ODOOO worth of
foreign toys every year. Now, as it is recl-
oned that there are rather moro than I5,O0O.-
600 Of children in the United Kingdom
Is years old and under, it follows that the
outlay for foreign toys is not much more
than o pence per child Most Of these articles
come from Germany, which sends to British
dealers toys of the value Of eS2O,0O0 year
Holland is second, with el25,O0O worth; 4;
France follows with 100000 worth, while
Belgium is fairly good fourth with e7O,OOO
worth. Considering how clever the Arneri-
cans are, it is singular that the United States
supply only es,oOO worth Of these joys of the
children's heart. Yankee inventors do not
care to waste their smartness on the trivial
toy.-New York Telegram.
Milford chronicle., 1889-01-25
But the lady had sArisasd and the gentle

But the lady had shrieked and the gentle
IN had remarked.
"No CANNON now. Just you walki"
And what was the sense Of contesting the
dnti The very carmen Joined In the out
aWateh them gOOdsI" cried one, suspi-
9usly
81 say, young fellow, there's no Job here
'ou'd better gitn said another, more kindly
isposed
There was nothing left for me to do but to
AXE the best Of the way to the new house at
nee.
/ dragged my cap lower over my eyes,
ilunged my dirty hands In my pockets and
urried through the streets reached the
light block In a short time, and, guided by
he carts at the door and the shadeless win
lows, selected the new house without hesita-
ion, and dashing into the front basement,
'aluted, as l supposed, my sister, who stood
With her back to me, with these words:
"Here's a wretched, hungry beggar for
7ou. Have you got anything for him to
'atT
The figure turned. It was not Emma. It
was a very pretty young lady.
E "You do look wretched, indeed, - she said
s'We are just moving In, and there isn't
much in the house; but If you'll wait mo-
ment III see If can't get you just bite, and
If you'll stay think pa win give you some
work You would take work If you could
get it, wouldn't youg"
! ] had got into the wrong house somehow.
rrhis was the block; my sister must live next
door. ! dived into the adjoining basement
,Iere the lares and penates were also scattered
broadcast over the floor. Surely | remem-
bered these bags and boxes, that broom, that
coal scuttle
OF course that was the right place l sat
down upon roll Of earpeting, and breathed
more freely. Emma would come in in a
moment. Meanwhile here stood the coffee
pot upon a barrel and here was sugar.
would refresh myself But where were the
eupsl
looked about me Perhaps they were
packed In that washtub, and lifted up the
quilt that covered it Yes, here was what
wanted; and triumphantly drew forth a
gilt cup.
SOW, ovy, own screamed a voice In my ear.
''Tve caught yees, have l, ye thafe"
And two hands clutched my hair, and once
more conscious Of having made a mistake
TOOK 70 my heels ana lied Tor my life. / /
couldn't have done a worse thing, for Biddy's |
cries followed me A mob Joined in pursuit,
and a policeman on the corner ended the af-
fair by arresting me on the charge Of steal |
ing china.
l passed that night in a station house, in /
company with two confirmed drunkards and /
though ! explained matters so that was |
let OF in tho morning, l can't say enjoyed |
myself
Meanwhile my sister in her terror had had /
IN advertisement inserted in the morning
paper concerning my mysterious disappear
ance, and the editor, being short Of news,
added that / was probably a defaulter
! caught cold in the damp cell where had
passed the night, and spent the rest Of my
holiday In bed under the doctors hands. And,
IN the whole, the merry, merry May day on
which helped my sister move is but pleas
mt remembrance.
Milford chronicle., 1889-01-25
lraln Welght of nors nnd GIrIs.

In the final result Of the comparison Of the
two sexes in the human race, anatomical re-
searches will form an important factor.
Many anatomists have recognized this fact,
and have instituted comparisons between the
sexes from various points Of view NJ Gustave
10 Bon reviews the work of H. Manouv.ier
and that Of N. Budin, both of whom aver
that ''sex has no influence on brain weight.
With them the influence Of sex is nothing
more than the influence Of height; and if the
females, asa whole, exceed the males in brain
weight, it is simply because the weight Of the
body in the females is much below that of the
males" NJ. le Bon puts the theory Of his ad-
versaries to the test in a very ingenious man
ner by comparing the brains of males and
females having about the same weight. By
this investigation it is shown that in the great
majority Of cases the malo children surpass
tho females Of the same weight in their cranial
circumference. Attic same age, height, and
weight Of body, the female brain is notably
smaller than that Of the male Herald Of
Health
Milford chronicle., 1889-01-25
arownine,s Conrtshin.

It is rather startling to see a journal in the
modern Athens gravely announce that
Browning wrote Lady Geraldine's Court
ship in two consecutive hours" As it was
written by Elizabeth Barrett some years be-
fore she became Mrs. Browning it is not quite
clear how it should be ascribed to her hus-
band. It was, moreover, written by Miss
Barrett in twelve hours, which, though six
times the 1.-TWO hoursn Of our Boston CON
temporary, was so swift that its production
viii always be recorded among the excep-
tional literary achievements. In this poem
written by Miss Barrett before she had ever
seen her future husband) she olludes to q book
Of poems he had just published under the title
Of "Bells and Prornegranates,n - in a line that
runs:
Or from Browning some pomegranate, which, II
cut down IN the middle,
Shows heart within, blood tinctured, Of a veined
humanity.
It is related that the first meeting between
Miss Barrett and Mr. Browning was brought
about by his calling to thank hex for thisallu-
sion to his poems. Boston Traveller.
Milford chronicle., 1889-01-25
nather a smart Do. Af.or An

In California man borrowed squirrel
dog Of a friend and went cunning. The dog
led him in various directions until be was
tired out and sat down to rest He launched
many anathemas at the animal as a brute
that knew nothing about the business for
which he was recommended. The dog, how
ever, friszed about all the same. Presently
he began digging in the ground in a very en-
thusiastic manner. The disguised hunter
paid very little attention to this new dodge
until be saw the dog polSing some dark object
about with his nose. Going to the spot the
hunter found that the dog had unearthed an
old leather purse. This looked like game at
last Taking the purse from the dog the
hunter found that it contained $500 in gold
and 81 in silver. On counting out the find
the hunter concluded that the dog was not
such "fool critter" after all.-New York
telegram
Milford chronicle., 1889-01-25


minister who is very fond Of trout fishing
A friend made him a present Of rubber
trousers, attached to which were heavy boots,
the whole arrangement forming one piece.
He waded in the streams and fished, and
guyed the other fishermen who didn't own
gum trousers, and hsd lots of sport
At night, when they came in tired and
hungry, the dominic would be nice and dry,
while the other fellows would be more or less
wet, according TO their mishaps, and, Of
course, would be chaffed by the minister.
One morning they were all standing on the
bank, watching him wading in deep water,
and envying him, when all Of a sudden he
stepped on a slippery stone, hts feet went up,
and he went in over head.
They lshed him out, and found he weighed
about ton, tho water having filed up his
boots and trousers to the waist. Tho funny
part Of It was that they couldn't pun of the
combined bootahnd trousers, and so they had
to stand him on his head against tree until
tho water all ran out.
Il was a very undignifed and uncomfor-
table position for minister, made more so by
the boys, who stood around and descanted on
the great convenience gum trousers were to a
man who went fishing But hestill fishes, and
once a year comes to Pennsylvania to ''whip"
his favorite stream
Milford chronicle., 1889-01-25
q nIother m the plnr.

Some queer mistakes happen to actresses,
due to the many roles they enact upon the
stage Recently Miss Kathryn Kidder, who
Is playing the part of mother to Little Lord
Fauntleroy at the Broadway theatre at
tended a reception. The hostess introduced
her TO lady, with this remark; "She is the
mother Of Little Lord Fauntleroy." Some
how the lady interpreted the remark liter
ally and began to question Miss IEdder about
the age of her little son and when she per
mitted him TO 60 on the stage It was an
embarrassing moment, when the young nc
tress explained that she was only the
mother in the play and not in real
life. Miss Kidder is young aud has a rich
father, who is willing to star her any time
sho desires. She told a reporter that she pre-
lerred to work patiently and become a star
in tho legitimate course of her career rather
than start out prematurely and run the risk
Of not making financial success. As she was
only 20 years old, she averred that she could
wait Miss Kidder began her stage career
when she was only 10 years old, and made
success with Mayo in "Nordeck" and in Gil
lettes "Held by the Enemy She is not at
all superstitious but yet one season she pos
sessed peacock fan which the manager de
clared brought bad luck to the door receipts.
Ono night Miss Kidder deliberately laid the
peacock fan In the middle Of the street and
left it there. Business improved from that
hour.-New York Mail and Express.
Milford chronicle., 1889-01-25
How It Worked.

Good morning, Jack why haven't seen
you for a month past What in the world is
the matter with you You seem TO have
renewed your youth
''Well, Phil, have, Don't you remem-
Der the last time ! saw you, how miserable
was. Sick and blue, and in that sort Of
mood a man gets sometimes when he feels
the most noble thing in life is to go straight
to the devil"
f'Not so bad as that, hope at all events
you didn't go that way, You are looking far
too happy and hearty.
Thank goodness, no or, rather thank
Vinegar Bitters. Do you remember that day
saw You last when You recommended to me
that remedy SO persistently, and | was first
Yexed and then half convinced p
4 remember it perfectly, and You needn't
say another word upon the subject; your
looks tell me that you to-. the medicine"
"No doubt Of 1t; everybody remarks upon
my improved looks and temper but 1 must
really tell you all about it. / got the old
style, as you recommended, and didn't mind
the bitter taste at all. I finished the bottle
in about two weeks, and was greatly ini-
proved, so much so that I determined to
change of and Try the new style"
well, how did you like it =
''You told ME your wife preferred the new
style, I believe well, / must say I agree
with her. I like the Old style very much, but
the new is finer, smoother, more expensive
preparation"
II believe it Isl in fact I have heard so;
and wonder the Mcdonald Drug Company
sell it for the same price they do the old
style, because it is really very costly prep
aration"
"Well, that doesn't concern us. Who was
it said that people fancied themselves piotis
sometimes when they were only bilious
No matter ] was only going to say that
believe people often seem wicked when it is
only their liver, OF their stomach, or some
other cantankerous organ Of the body so out
of order they couldn't be good if they tried.
And II all the miserable dyspeptics and
victims of biliousness headache, and the
Eousand and one ills that flesh is heir to
would only take Vinegar Bitters, what
happy world this would be ~
Il should recommend the new style. +"
Il never 60 back on the old style"
''Well they can pay their money and take
their choice, for both kinds work adinira-
bly,"
Milford chronicle., 1889-01-25
rhcir Iottors-

Chicago is justly noted for swift divorces
and the calculating coolness with which
couples proceed to the severance Of bonds
matrimonial but there is one pair that takes
the lead. The young man came from the
east to Chicago some months ago with plenty
Of money, good looks and recommendation.
He met at the house where he lived a young
lady Of rare beauty and good family. In a
few weeks they were married But their
bliss didn't last long. One day he departed
for Kansas City, where, he said, he had been
sent by his firm. The following week she left
for Michigan to see her folks Then two let
ters came TO the house here a few days apart,
addressed to the husband and wife and as
neither returned it was concluded to open
them.
The one addressed to the wife read:
"MY DEAR EDITH am convinced that
you and l are unfit for one another. We
cannot be happy. / left $500 in lower
bureau drawer. Take it and get divorce.
You can do so on the ground Of desertioh, as
now tell you ! viii never live with you
again Good-by, and may you have better
luck next time. CHARLIEn
It was marked at Cincinnati
The one addressed to tho husband was
mailed at Buffalo. It said:
DEAR CHARLIE am tired Of you, and I
know you are tired Of me- You viii never
see me again. took $500 which you forgot
in the bureau drawer. / viii never trouble
you, no matter what you do. Good-by for
ever. EDIrH.n
Troy Press.
Milford chronicle., 1889-01-25
ToIegraphlng Cheaper Than writing.


There has lately been invented new sys-
tenn Of synohronism which, it is claimed, viii
make it cheaper to telegraph messages than
to mail them DR.. J Harris Rogers, Of
Washington, D. c., is the inventor, and he
claims that the world viii be almost revolu-
tionized by his discovery. The new system,
Mr.. Rogers says, reduces the English alphabet
to ten elementary characters. The messages
are prepared by means Of a machine resem-
bling a typewriter and manipulated in the
same manner With the use Of ten KEYS. one
for each character, any desirable message can
be written. A test of the new apparatus was
held In New York, and a message Of seventy
six words sent over in twenty-five seconds
and printed upon a tape in plain Roman char
acters Tho inventor says that he can by this
system make one wire do the work that ten
do now by the system in vogue Frank Les
lies Newspaper.
Milford chronicle., 1889-01-25
Americans aud Money.

Tho American IS constantly accused bv
Europeans of worshiping the almighty dol
lar, )" and great was my curiosity to Judge for
myself of the justice Of this charge After
calm observation of the ways Of men in
America, came to the conclusion that the
dollar was certainly not only the unit of the
monetary system, but that it was also the
unit Of the metrical system However. l
soon saw that, if the dollar was coveted and
held in great respect, it was not so much for
itself as for the luxury it was the key to; in
other words, that avarice was a vice almost
unknown in the land. There is lavishness
in the Americans way of expending his
money that redeems his trick of taking off
his hat to it whenever he sees it.-Max
O'Rell
Milford chronicle., 1889-01-25

Mr.. John Taggart, of New York, has a
trained dog which astoRishes all his friends.
de can run errands with more reliability
than a child, and every morning he is sent to
the meat market with basket and a note
and brings back untouched whatever he is
seS5 for. Mr.. Taggart prizes him more
highly, however, from the fact that he can
''rSah the grswlcr.n
a gentleman living near Portland recently
dreamed that in certain hole under stump
OF a tree he would find fur collar which had
been stolen from his wife. He visited the
held, found the stump and placing his hand
In the hole felt a furry substance, pulled it
out and dropped tbs skunk on short notice.
and has since been fumigating the clothes he
wore on TIE occasion. Dreams are failures.
Milford chronicle., 1889-01-25
Photogrnnhine the Sky.

Professor William H. Pickering has sue
ceeded in detecting a number of new nebula
by means Of photography The region sur
rounding the nebula of Orion was selected for
these experiments, and from the results tho
author concludes that, by photographing the
entire sky, four or five thousand such objects
may be discovered. Only in case the large
nebula of Orion should prove TO embrace all
the now nebul@ in its limits, this proportion
would not hold good. The experiments show,
however, that the method is well adapted to
verifying and completing our catalogues of
stars Science.
Milford chronicle., 1889-01-25
Don't Like the Plan.

The Medico-Legal society has now made its
report as to the method that should be adopt-
cd for electric execution and the would be
murderer can now acquaint himself as to the
details Of the manner in which he viii be dis
posed Of if he should receive a sentence OF
capital punishment. We must frankly ad-
nit that the plan does not commend itself to
our notions Of decency or propriety. An
electrical execution viii, perhaps, be less
sloppy than one by guillotine or by blowing
from guns, but it viii not be less ghastlv in
its attendant circumstances. - Electrical
World New York;.