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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-08

VI these piue nsn 10 land as possible.
ANENT NEW FISHING OUTFIT.
After receiving and describing a superb lot
OF fishing tackle which had been presented to
him he once made this allusion to the great
angler of England: "Poor Isaak Walton! Little
did he think when moving along the banks OF
the rivers and brooks of Staffordshire with his
cumbersome equipments that any worthy dis
ciple OF his would ever be so gorgeously fitted
ont with all that art and taste can accomplish
for the pursuit of his favorite sport. Among
his followers are thousands of better anglers
than myself, but challenge them, one and all.
to show that disciple can be found who goes
better prepared for creditabie performances.
My responsibility, fear, is the greater. fly
thrown clumsily with such implements, or a
fish struck unadroitly, or played without skill.
or suffered to make his escape, except into the
basket, would justly affect the operations with
lasting disgrace. How could he hope to Justify
himself before Giraux of New York or the Eek
leys oil Boston? Henry Grinnell! / should be
ashamed to meet him after such misadyen-
turc. II he should hear of it he would pause.
though he was just throwing fly for a salmon
III one OF the rivers OF Ireland. II again shall
See islip or Smiths Pond, or the Fire Place,
even If l should wet line quite alone at
Waquoit or Simpsons Narrows, my hand, am
sure, will trembie, especially when shall for
the first time throw mayhy to trout with
this beautiful gear"
Before concluding this chapter OF gossip
about the leisure hours of one of the greatest
men OF our countr- would remark that from
whatever standpoint We may contemplate his
oh aracter we shall find him to have been a true
man. While winning the highest honors AS 4
statesman, q lawyer and an orator, he never
forgot the joys Of his boyhood nor the senti.
ment Of Wordsworth, that we have all one hu.
man heart by which we live. With the hatred
and contention and the degrading selfishuess
Of the average world he had no sympathy, and
what he mostly enjoyed were the serene and
benign influences OF nature as he found them
in the quiet country, among the mountains, on
the peaceful ocean and along the gliding
streams; and hence, when he came to the shore
Of the Great River, it was quite natural, as he
did, to have exclaimed: II still live" for he
ter land CHARLES LAyrAr
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-09-07

'sYou see sir" said an old man, speaking
of couple who lived in perfect har-
mony in certain neighborhood, "they'd
agreed between themselves that whenever
he came home little cross and contrary
he wore his hat on the back of his head,
and then she never said word and if
she came in a little out of temper she
threw shawl over her left shoulder, and
then he never said word" As it takes
two to make quarrel, either the husband
or the wife might prevent one by stepping
out of the room at the nick of time, and
endeavoring to divert attention from the
one absorbing question; in a word, by
learning to put into practice the science Of
silence Robert Burton tells of woman
who, hearing one of her gossiping friends
tell of her husbands impatience, suggested
an excellent remedy. She gave her a
glass of water, which, when be brawled,
she should hold still in her mouth. She
did so two or three times, with great sue
cess, and at length, seeing her neighbor,
she returned her thanks and asked to know
the ingredients. She told her that it was
fair water" and nothing more; for it was
not the water but her silence that per-
formed Jne cure.
He who has learned the science of ST.
lence may hide ignorance, and even ac-
quire reputation for knowledge and wis
dom. a story is told of the painter Zeuxis,
how he reproved certain high priest of
the Great Diana of the Ephesians, who
discoursed of pictures in the great artists
studio with so reckless an audacity of ig-
norance, that the very lads who were
grinding colors could not refrain from gig
CLING, whereon Zeuxis said to his eloquent
friend, CAS- long as you kept from talking
you were the admiration of these boys,
who were all wonder at your rich attire
and number OF your servants; but now that
you have ventured to expatiate upon the
arts Of which you know nothing, they are
laughing at you outright" Denouncing
the shallow verbiage of silly praters, Car
lyle exclaims, even triviality and imbe-
cility that can sit quiet, how respectable
are they in comparison" 1t was said of
one who was taken for a great man so long
as he held his peace, "This man
might have been Councillor of State till
he spoke; but since he has spoken, not the
beadle of a ward"
Lord Lytton tells the story of a groom
married to a rich lady, and in constant
trepidation of being ridiculed by the guests
at his new home. An Oxford clergyman
gave him this advice: "Wear black coat
and hold your tongue" The groom was
soon considered the most gentiemanly per-
son in the whole company.
NELLIE B. WARD.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-09-07

tered with it, and some varieties of swine
love it as an abiding place for their litters.
1t is rough, uncomfortable sort of furni-
ture, and the numerous wires about it
makes it rather too taking when handled
by novice. There is nothing, l think,
more pleasing to the eye than healthy
bale of burr-clover hay in the delicate
hands of young clerk who has never
been out of his own element. Dudes and
other malignant diseases would soon dis
appear from the face of the earth if baled
hay should happen to take the place Of
dumb-bells and canes.
The bale of hay which is carted along
under our editorial is not considered as
being worthy of more than mere men
tion to the effect that "that the first baled
hay of the season was hauled into town to-
day." or that "Angus Peegleegg came into
our Office to-day and subscribed for our
paper, paying for the same with bale of
hay. Gong life to Angus Peegleegg."
Poets have sung to us of the daisy, the
butter-cup, the lily-of-the-valley, the
dandelion, the larkspur, the clover bios
som, the thistle, the golden grain, the
waving fields of barley, ETC., etc, ETC., and
have woven about them the choicest gar
lands of poetry and prose, but nobody has
ever attempted to hang as much as rag
weed about the classical brows of bale of
hay. And the daisy, the butter-cup, the
lily-of-the-valley are all in the bale of hay;
banged into it with patent press, under
pressure, and destined, through the evolu-
tion of things, to become the succulent
and toothsome condensed mild of COM
merce, and the nourishing and bone-pro-
ducing goats milk which is used in found
ling asylums.
Baled hay is divided into three grades
souptong, chewlong and offalstrong.
Souptong is the first and best crop, and is
generally kept by the grower for home
consumption, while chewlong and offal-
strong are sent away to produce consump-
tion in other places. There are also vari-
Gus blends, the most common being COM
posed OF little grain as a base, with equal
parts of jiggers, jaggers, pig-weed, c)lts
foot, stickers, snake-root, yarrow, flags.
thistles, rattle-weed, daisies, lilies, butter
cups, tules, cat-tails, sticks, cheat, swindle,
tansy, dandelion, dude grass, old chews of
tobacco, must, dead mice, feathers, defunct
hens, clods, stones, old tugs and cruppers,
wild roses, hay fever, sweetbriars, violets,
lime, salt, arson and burglary. The other
two grades are very much inferior to the
above, owing to the fact that it is hard for
the rancher to obtain the requisite materi-
ais for good purgatory hay, and also be-
cause less care is given them when baling.
A, V, HOFFMAN,
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-09-07
THE DAUGHTERS OF EYE.
SOMETHING ABOUT THE PRACTICAL
SIDE OF woMANs LIFE.
The Ideal Sleeping Room-The Science
ing by Both Men and Women.
tspecial COrrespOndence Of the suNDAY UsIos]

Especial Correspondence of the SUNDAY UNION
WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN
When first we love- you know, we seldom wed
Time rules us all. And life, indeed is not
The thing we planned it out ere hope was dead
And then, we women cannot choose our lot.
Much must be borne which it is hard to bear,
Much given away which twere sweet TO keep;
God help US all which need indeed his care
And yet / know the Shepherd loves his sheep.
My little boy begins to babble now
Upon my knee his earliest infant PRAYER;
He has his fathers eager eyes, l know
And, they say, too, his mothers sunny hair.
But when he sleeps and smiles upon my knee,
And can feel his light breath come and CO.
/ think of one-Heaven help and pity me
Who loved me, and whom loved, long ago;
Who might have been-ah, dare not think
We are all changed. God judges US for best
God help US do our duty and not shrink
And trust III heaven humbly for the rest.
But blame us women not, if some appear
Too cold at times, and some too gay and light;
Some grieis gnaw deep; some woes are hard to
bear
Who knows the past? and who can Judge us
right
All, were we judged by what we might have
been
And not by what we are-too apt 10 fall!
My little son-he sleeps and smiles between
These thoughts and me. In heaven we shall
know all
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-09-07

Said Mr.. Osborne, the Police Commits
sioner of Boston, to "Gath": ''Alajor Nc
Kinley and myself, fellow law stu
dents, saw the company raised in our
little town to go to war and We did not
join it. We felt bad about it, became
restless, and in a few days we walked to
Camp Chase and enlisted as privates, and
not to mention Major McKinley's great
promotion and puolic growth at the age of
but As still, for he was but Is when ne en-
listed-think of it, that the Colonel of our
regiment became General Rosecrans, the
Lieutenant-Colonel became Justice Stan
ley Matthews, and the Major President.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-09-07

House Hunter-1 have looked over
that house which you recommended SO
highly, and | fnd the walls damp, the
shutters half of. the drainage out of order,
the cellar full Of water and the roof
leaky.' Agent-@Yes, sir, know the
house is in rather bad condition, but think
Of its advsntages--there isn't piano in
that block. Neg York Weekly.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-26
4 Brazil an scheme.

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. December %
The Bureau of American Republics has
received information OF an organization
of a curious corporation in Brazil under
the name Of the cOmpania nova fra ru-
raj de Brazil, with capital of twenty
five million dollars, large part Of
which has been furnished by bankers
and merchants of Europe, and the re-
mainder by local investors. The OBJ
iect of this corporation is to establish
twenty agricultural settlements upon the
public lands OF Brazil, which are given
free Of cost by the government to aid
the enterprise, 10 construct lines Of
railway for placing these settlements in
communication with each other and
their market; to carry out other en-
gineering works, mining operations,
and the manufacture of sugar,
bricks. tiles and other articles
for export aS well as for local cOnSump-
tion. This company proposes 10 select
five thousand families in Europe, con-
SiSting of skilled agrlculturiStS and me-
chanicS and transport them free TO
Brazil, where houses will be prepared
for them, and tools and implements fl r
niShed for their use. These cOloniStS
will be divided into villages, and scatter
ed over the estate As the nucleus for
their emigrantS which will be scattered
through there. The federal and state
governments of Brazil have offered i
bounty Of per cent interest on one
third OF the capital investment in this
enterprise.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-26
Fatal serena de.

LEBANON, Pa. December 25.-Clin-
ton B. Hurst. OF South Lebanon town
ship, and Miss Lizzie Cassel, OF North
Lebanon township, were married.
Their friends decided to give them a
serenade. A young man also a friend
of the couple dIsapproved OF the pro-
posed serenade, and creased the
pole with which the noise was to
be made. This action angered the sere-
naders, and when the young man
emerged from the house pistol shot
was fired at him. The aim was poor,
however. and the bullet struck Miss
Emma Casscl, sister of the bride. The
bullet took effect in the right side OF the
young woman, and it is thought the
wound will prove fatal.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-26
Nothing Like 1t on Record.

ORANGE, n. j., December 25.-Thc
doctors in this city are marvelling over
u most extraordinary occurrence. They
have ransacked the records and can find
no case equally strange. On November
10 last Mrs. John Sullivan, OF
Harrow street, this city, gave
birth to baby which was strong
and healthy, andS is doing well.
Mrs. Sullivan recovered from her sick.
ness and proceeded with her household
duties untifTuesday last when she gave
birth to second child. also strong and
healthy. The attending physician, sur
priSed at the abnormal event, called in
dozen of the most prominent physicians
in Orange. Although an old practi-
toner himself, he could not account
for the occurrence, nor could his col
leagues.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-26
MIR. CuILDs \ KRiss KRINGLE.
He Distributed S2O.Oeo In Christmas
Gifts.

PHILADELPHIA, December 2j.-GcO.
w. ChildS left his Office last night
happy in the conviction that he had
mada happy Christmas for many Of his
follow creatures. During the day he
distributed upward of 500, 600 in checks
and cash, besides hundreds of books
and other nice things. OF the large
amount of cash which he gave away.
500 went To his employees in the
Ptbiic Ledger building. Each individ-
ual received his present enclosed in an
envelope bearing his name, and the
amount in every case was regulated ac-
cording to the recipients worth. No one
was overlooked from the basement to the
compoSing-room. Each of the Office
bows received 500, while some Of the
editors gifts were up in the hundreds.
The checks ranged in value from 500
TO $500 each. Mr.. ChildS personally
placed the gifts in their envelopes, so
that no one should know how much he
gave each person. Not even was the
cashier Colonel Muckle, taken into the
scheme.
All the latter did was to furnish Mr.
ChildS with so much cash in $50 bills, so
much in $50 notes, and so much in big
crisp 500 greenbacks. Nor did his good
work end here; for when he started
homeward il was with a big pockctful
Of bank bills ready for distribution
among his domeSticS.
My great happiness at Christmas, "
he modeStly said, "comes from the fact
that | am able to give happiness to
others, and l thank God that He has
placed il in my power to do this"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-26
The Enyoys Arrive.

PARIS, December 25.-A tug, having
on board Messrs. Mccarthy, Sexton and
Condor, Father Humphreys and NJ.
Raffalovitch and his wife, the parents OF
Mrs. William O'Brien, met the Obdam
outside the harbor. The party gave
Messrs. OBrien aud Gill most enthu-
sastc welcome. During the return trip
of the tug to the steamship pier, Mr..
O'Brien held an animated conversation
with his political friends. When inter.
viewed by the reporters he refused to
express his opinion on the present sitn-
alton in ireland. He said he required
time to inform himself Of the events
which had taken place since he and his
companions left Ireland on their mission
to the United States. Mr.. O'Brien
started from Boulogne for this city this
evening, Mr.. Sexton and others will
return TO England.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-26
THE HALLWAY STRIKE
In scotIand-Over Nine Thousand Men Out
of Work.

GLASGOW, December ga railway
chair was found fastened to the tracks
on the line between this city and Kill
bride. but the obstruction was discover
ed Just in time to prevent an accident.
The purpose was to derail the night
train and the strikers are accused OF
the fendish act. Numbers OF
the Aberdeen strikers are re-
suming work. There are
prospects that the strikers in Glasgow
and at Edinburg will consent to arbitra'
ton. Owing to the railroad strike
which has been in progress in Scotland
for some time past, several sugar re-
fineries in Grener have been compelled
to suspend operations.
The Caledonian Company claims an
Improvement in the working of the
road and gives out that it is more deter
mined than ever not to yield to the
strikers.
1t is now stated that about nine
thousand men are ont on the strike on
the various railways in Scotland. Traffic
on the North British railway has almost
ceased. The company will suspend op-
erations OF its steamer on Loeb llomond
and on the Clyde in order to obtain en-
ployes TO work on the railway. Two en-
gineers refusing to quit work were pelted
with stones near Glasgow, and were se'
riously injured. Many minor assaults
by strikers are reported. The employees
of the CaIcdonian Railroad Company are
gradually joining the strikers. The
Glasgow docks are closed. The gas sup
ply at Perth is threatened with ex-
haustion, owing to the inability Of the
companies to obtain coal.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-26
THE DEATH KNELL.
-ug 7gPUBLlCANS SPLIT on THE ELECTIONS
BILL
,... Paddock Makes q Correction that Doesn't
.-.--The Vide Difference Between 3D.
and Soar On lie Senate Programme.
rrs Rlle ihe Stumbling Block.

....r~,roN. ID. C.. December 25.-
p..fto-morrow viii publish the fol-
senator Paddock, Of Nebraska,
.- earnest when be warned the
s-.,.a f,w DAYS ago that he would
..,.... rsv aside tle elections bill and
..,.,.', .i..rrre food bin, and he will,
.e--.f..- a-e-r -1kc occasion 10 re-
..,...y-.-rir- Die viii first give his
.,-.r lowrycramp'e opportunity either
..'..-.. -t,. election oill OF conclude TO
.-a.fe. Iuth.> connection il may
..-.r.>-.rs -o state that Senator
,..,l..,-h,. Ir.r ,QuOted from the
t.'..,r.,r- .rr.-1ri 90 his position on
b. -f base never said that |
..,..,5 rot vote llr the elections BILL
'.--irrrG .l. senator, although
t.s boon ..o-cd as saying 50. The
.-i D., t.a. there is nothing in the
.rS.or. .- rhe bill Objectionable TO
The Posi- also SAYS: There is at
.....r- an interesting point of differ
... hetwcea senators EdmundS and
u.- regarding the future programme
the senate. senator EdmuEdS be-
..v.. -hat 70 would Doe perfectly right
.-l nroner for the presiding officer ol
-he senate to refuse Cd recognize MI
,o-,tv senator. and thus bring the cleo
lions bin 90 vote. -
senator H0ar and others claim tha'
tbe presiding officer has the power 10
bring toa close any diibuStering pro-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-26
BES SAYS rs BOOMING.
secretary Butterworth is Enthusiastic
over Worlds Fair Prospects.

WANuNGroN, December 25.-Ecprc-
.raf.r, Butterworth. secretary Of the
world, Columbian exposition, is IN "a
very happy frame OF mind tonight now
thai th. proclamation has been issued
announcing to the world that Chicago
mas complied with ali requirements and
that OH. exposition will De- held there IN
l>43.
lu speaking TO AN Associated Press
-rn0rter tonight ofthc fair and its pros
poets Mr.. Buttcrworth said that every
th.ng was booming, and the exposition
would be one of thc greatest that has
..er been held .n the history OF the
world Speaking 0i the Presidents de-
.ly in isssiuy the proclamation Mr.. But
r-rwOrth said DO was iu no wise due 10
any omission on the part OF the direc-
tory in making It's declaration. Not
anticipating the technical uicety In re-
gard 90 the matter they had merely
failed tO bring forward some papers
and statements which the freSl
dent thought necessary before be
.elt authorized 20 act. The delay
was not due Co any failure q
comply with the law, for all legal re-
auiremeuts had been met. Now that th'
proclamation had been issued, Mr.. But
t,rwOrth said copy would be delivered
Old the representatives of foreign na
-.r>. accompanied by . statement con
,.r.rsa AN the information necessary "a
ulete understanding Of the rcguia-
concerning the fair. Mr.. Butter
url was particularly enthusiastic with
-.,rence to the proposed worlds con
lcreuce that is to be held in connection
with the exposition. Tie regarded thi,
4s among the most important features
oi the exposition. dealing, aS he said,
not with materia. things, but with mcr
and ideas rather than with things
Questions of finance, economics, SOcia
.ue,tIons and Othcr kindred themes
would Doe considered by men from al
uart, 0f tuc world who were mos
.umreteut t0 discuss the matters IN
y0.y,i. speaking generally oil th'
prospects Of the exposition Mr.. Butter
worth was very Sanguine. The new
from London and Paris, he said. wa
very encouraging. The directory haC
agents 10 Japan and China, and Ia an
isrcnt parts oS This country aud woUl'
doubtless arrange for an exhibit iron
Africa. I'm fact they were reaching ou
to the ends Of the earth and the expo
ytion would De- more thoroughly inter
.tional aud more far reaching Ia IL
s..'ts than any exposition heretoior
LA Never before. so far as his know
.s extended, had such eXtenSi'
-ation aud such a large sum d
y been raised no the inception O
-a Enterprise aS ia the present ease %
tac people OF Chicago.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-26
NOTES OF THE RIVER.
News About the Boats and Boatmen on
the Ohio.

the Ohio.
The X. f.. Phillips is laid up on ac-
count OF heavy lee.
The B. ID. Wood passed down ycstcr-
day with a fleet OF l. barges Of coal.
The Hudson departed for Cincinnati
yesterday morning with good trip.
The Congo IS to-day's Pittsburg pack
1T, leaving for that point this morning.
The Time passed down yesterday
with 10 barges Of coal, and two fuel
boats.
The Bachelor is scheduled to depart
for Cincinnati this morning at eight
o'clock.
The Scotia got away for Pittsburg
yesterday little later than her sched-
ulcd time.
Capt. Silas Adkins was somewhat
better at last accounts, but his recovery
is doubtful. Capt. Adkins j. well known
In river circles.
The Little Fred, Belle McGowan,
Sam Clark and Onward all passed down
yesterday with heavy tows Of coal for
Southern points.
Clay Dale is out Of the Marine Hos
pital at Gallipolis all right again. lie
speaks in high terms Of the treatment
he received while in that institution.
Pilot Frank Williams, pilot Of the w.
w. O'Neill, who had his leg broken
while steering through the "Blanny."
was brought To Pittsburg on the Andes
and placed in the hospital
The marks at the landing last night
indicated IS fee, Of water In the chan
mel, and the river was falling slowly.
Warren, Pa.-Riyer = feet $40 inches:
stationary; cloudy and cold.
Brownsville, Pa.-River ; feet q
inches and falling; cloudy and cold.
Morgantown, w. Va.-Riyer : feet 3
inches and falling; cloudy and cold.
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saw,eiie Convicted.

DOVER. y. H., December 25.-The
Jury in the celebrated Sawtelle murder
case rendered a verdict to-day. The
original Indictment contained three
counts, the jury was charged upon two
only. The jury filed in one hour and
fifty-one minutes after they had left
their seats. and gave the clerk their YER
dsct of murder in the first degree. AttOr-
ney General Barnard Immediately moved
for sentence, which was pronounced
As follows: Isaac Il. Sawtelle, the
sentence Of the law. you being found
of murder in the first degree, is that
you he imprisoned in the State prison
AZ Concord until the first Tuesday Of
January. 1892. and that you then be
hanged by the neck until dead The
prisoner was pale but did not make Il
motion. except that he respectfully
turned his head toward the clerk when
the sentence was read.