Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-26
A National Geological Park.

from fOrest ana stream
The need of national geological park at
Washington is a pressing one. Whether Con-
gress shall see fit to authorize the purchase of
the land required for this park or shall neglect
to do so, the day is surely coming when such q
park shall be established. The national mu-
scum now has a number of rare and interest
ing living animals on exhibition, but these
specimens cannot be seen to advantage under
present circumstances, and what is more impor-
tant, are so cramped ana confined that the per-
centage OF loss by death is far greater than
it ought to be. The best of care will not keep
animals alive if they are wholly deprived Of
exercise, and exercise these animals cannot get
If they are cooped up in little cages or narrow
pens. Besides this, the miserable sum now
available for the care and feeding of this living
collection is already being exceeded, and the
authorities are forced to refuse the donations
offered them by the public. They are hard
put to it to feed the animals they now have on
hand, and have been obliged to recently de-
cline number of valuable specimens, among
which were a camel, an aoudad, lioness an
ibex, an ostrich, a black leopard, eighteen
buffalo, two manatees three moose, a caribou
and three prong-horned antelope.
The list Of living mammals which the Ma
tional museum has on hand at present is quite
long, and taken in connection with the impor-
tant contributions declined shows what a ma
tional geological park might become il Con-
No one seems to have anything to say against
the project. but like so many other worthy
matters before Congress, it is neglected be-
cause there Is neither money nor politics in it.
Family Discipline.
OWEN WATKINS THE ONLY ONE OF TWENTY-FIVE
CHILDREN WHO GIVES HIS FATHER TROUBLE.
A sixteen-year-old boy named Owen Watkins
was tried in the Police Court this afternoon for
stealing five loaves Of bread from Lusby's
grocery store, on East Capitol street. He was
caught in the act. The boys father, who is
tailor and lives on sth street east.
told the court that the boy had O severe fall
some years ago, sluce which time his actions
have been peculiar. When he was ten wears
old, his father says Owen took his mothers
ten-dollar gold pin and sold it for ten cents.
Il whipped him." he said, "untii was
''why can't you whip him AGAIN." asked the
court.
That's the trouble" ans wered witness; ''his
mother wants me to whip him, and then when
commence m a she wants me to stop, and don't
said that he was the father of twenty-five chill
dren, and this was the only one that had ever
given him any trouble. He thought the best
thing for the boy was to send him TO the re-
form school.
''Do you expect any more children" asked
Mr.. Shiliington.
''sThat is a secret" answered witness.
The judge sentenced the boy 70 the reform
school during minority.
To-day in the Police Court &c orRe II. Moore,
agent for the Burdic extension ladder COM
pany, was charged with embexzling - Of his
employers money, and the case was continued
until next week. 1t is alleged that he sold
ladders. collected money, and failed to make
the proper returns.
In the United States court at Norfolk, Va,
yesterday, Lindsay Buskey pleaded guilty TO
the charge of embezxling eS,500 from the Nor
folk national bank, and was sentenced 10 i've