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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-26
Wife 1O2 and Husband 1O3 Years Old.

Death has entered the famous Salisbury
family, Mrs. Daniel Salisbury having passed
away last night at the age Of one hundred and
two years, says a Lac Qui Parlc dispatch to the
Chicsgo Daily Ne,es. The combined age Of
herself and husband is two hundred and five
years, and the celebration CT their eightieth
wedding anniversary last January was q lead
ing Minnesota event. A report from their
home at Bellingham this evening says the hus-
band. Daniel Salisbury, cannot live the night
through. He refuses to take any medicine
except that prepared from herbs by his wife.
Daniel Salisbury was born in the town of
River John, Pictou county, N. S.. November
70, 1857. and Mary Ann Harrington, the wife,
at the same place December 10, 1859. They
were married January 6, 1911.
.Have you used tobacco?" was asked the old
man the other day. what makes YOU all so
anxious about the tobacco? There's plenty left
if it does come high Yes. I've used tobacco
nearly ninety years, and think il has saved
my life. Liquor? / was in liquor up to my
knees in my younger days. l always take a
drink when want it and it don't hurt me. l
never was n drunkard I've defied every law of
health. Till was nearly seventy farmed on
the seashore, and in haying would NOW till
was red hot and then plunge into the sea with
my clothes on, then 20 and NOW again for an
hour or two tall the sweat ran of my nose, then
another plunge. 1 could NOW more than ary
Of my companions The November when was
one hundred when it was 30 cold INV spaniel
wouldn't retrieve, l stripped off and waded
half way across the lake to get some ducks /
had shot"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-26
MiZpah-LOve In Absence,

The Lord watch between NE and thee when we ar
bsent one from another. IGen. XXI: i9.l
Go thou thy way, and 90 mine:
Apart, yet not afar;
Only a thin veil hangs between 81
The pathways where We are.'
And "God Keep watch tween thee and me-
his Is my prayer
He looks thy way, he looketh mine,
And keeps us near.
know not where thy road may lie,
or which way mine will be;
II mime will lead through parching sands,
And thine beside the sea;
Yet God keeps watch tween thee and me-
so never fear.
He holds thy hand, he claspeth mine,
And keeps US near.
Should wealth and fame, perchance, be thine
And my lot iOwly be;
Or you be sad and sorrowful,
And glory be for me,
Yet God keep watch tween thee and me;
Both he his care.
One arm round thee and one round me
Will keep US near.
i sigh, sometimes, to see thy face
But since this may not be,
I'll leave thee to the care Of Him
Who cares for thee and life.
'Ill keep you both beneath my wings"-
This comforts, dear.
One wing DER thee and one DER me;
So are we near.
And though our paths be separate,
And thy way Is not mine,
Yet, coming to the mercy seat,
Ny soul will meet with thine.
And God keep watch tween thee and me-"
I'll whisper there.
He blessed thee, He blessethm me,
And we are near.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-26
The Game of Lure.
A TRAP TO CATCH MEDpLERs.

n IkAf ~ CATCH AEDDLEhs.
traveller describes in the Pail Mall Gazette
a new game for the benefit of those who do not
wish to be unconscious players at it. 1t is
played in railway trains or any public place.
''and can best explain it by giving my own
experience. / was alone in a first-class car
rage. when two young gentlemen and their
three sisters. as l suppose. entered. learned
from their conversation that they supposed we
should pass certain station, where they in
tended on their way to leave q parcel. /
thought it would be civil to tell them that we
had already passed ii. They thanked me most
courteously and the gentleman who had first
mentioned the parcel made a pencil mark on
bis cutf. Shortly after that one of the young
ladies asked her brother the time, and as none
OF the party seemed to have a watch and we're
very much out in their guesses as to what the
hour was 1 again ventured. though O
man Of few words to tell them what thought
they really wanted to know. Again noticed
that the young lady who had first asked the
time furtively made mark on her cuff. NY
fellow-travelers seemed to know SO little about
the route we were taking that, out of pure kind
ness. interposed several more times; and
whenever I did so they thanked me most pro-
fusely, and observed that some one either
wrote on his or her cuff or scored something
down elsewhere. Presently they divided some
money among themselves.
Il have since discovered that was the victim
Of the game Of Lure The game is a simple
one. The players take it in turns to start
conversation strictly among themselves with
view to inducing q stranger to break into it.
The points are any sum agreed upon. Ii the
lure takes effect. all the players pay the starter
III it fails, the starter pays the players. IL the
lure takes effect. but the person lured answt IS
wrong, the starter lis paid double. All the play
ers are bound to support the starter. ! learnt
this afterward-"
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Fined His Own Mother.

From the Indianapolis Journal.
Gen. Dan Macauley was at one time mayor of
indianapolis, and in those early days petty Of
Tenders against the municipal laws were
brought before the mayor, who passed SEN
tence upon them according TO their faults.
There was q very strict city ordinance against
fast driving, which had been disregarded 30
steadily that it grew to be q matter OF common
complaint. and special instructions were given
to the officers TO keep an eye upon offenders,
and for a time great part OF the judicial bust
ness of the mayor was the consideration O
charges Of fast driving.
Gen. Macauleys mother was o very spry oil
lady, who was much interested In horsefesh,
and who drove one of the fastest horses in In
dianapclis. One day she came down one of
the city's principal streets In her buggy. driv-
ing this horse at . rate which exceeded the
regulation, aud . special ofioer placed her
under arrest Next morning she was brought
before the mayor with the other offenders.
Gen. Macauley looked up and caught sight Of
his mother under the vigilant escort Of . Do
hceman. He showed no sign Of special inter-
est in the case, and when he got 70 it on the
regular list he sid TO the officer: what ID
the charger"
The ofiicer rslstsd the circumstances under
which he had arrested Mira Macauley. Turn
ing to his mother, Gen. Aacauiey said: Shave
you anything to sayT'
No." said the old lady.
Ten dollsrs." said the mayor, and went on
10 the next case. Mrs. Macauley paid her fine
OF Sl0 without comment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-26

LEW THERE ARE FOR WHOM THE
Il fields and forests fail to hold a charm, and
yet very few there are 10 whom the mere men
ton Of day in the woods is not fraught with
eagerness an wild desire to escape, If only
for day, from the cares and worries OF city
life and 10 spend few snort hours amid the
beauties of natures wonderland. What rare
and countless treasures II holds; what tales for
him who will but read from the ever-open pages,
and what strange, untold mysteries are lurking
around every corner, to be solved by him who
will but take the trouble to inquire. Yea,
verify. the woods contain all this and more
the song birds-ths one thing that makes them
what they are-g, ing to them their chiefest
charm, and without which they would cease to
be IN all save their actual existence.
The District Of Columbia is not blessed
with an over supply of songsters. The
majority of the thrushes they visit
us on their northward journey are mute,
or at best do little more than practice
the music which q few weeks later Will NIL the
woodlands of the northern states The war
blers although in full song when they reach
US. are bv no means possessed of musical abil-
ity, despite their name, while the orioles and
bobolinks. whose noes are 30 pleasing 10
many, follow the thrushes and mingle their
music with theirs to the north OF US
TIE BLUE BIRDS AND ROBINS.
Despite the sbsentees, however. the woods
around the capital are not lacking in bird
music. First to arrive in the springtime are
the blue BIRDS and close upon their heels fol-
low the robins For q few days they seem to
monopolize things generally. when musician
appears on the scene who not only throws these
two completely in the shade, but is withal
with one exception) the finest songster ON our
eastern coast-the Brown Thrasher. or Brown
Thrush, As he is more frequently called. Do you
passed along the road with your teeth chatter
ing and your hands in your pockets, big
brown bird with q long tail scurried from the
underbrush by the roadside, flew in advance OF
you . few rods, then gliding gracefully upward
alighted in the top Of q bush and poured forth
such q flood of delicious music that your very
soul seemed warmed within you?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-26
Scandinavian Snow Shoes,
From Munsey's Magazine.

From Munsey Magazine.
The Norwegian snow ard ice of midwinter ia
surprising to any one accustomed to the En-
glish climate. The very snow and ice is what
makes Norway and its customs so particularly
interesting to O stranger. or course the cold
is very nteLse, the thermc meter never rising
above freezing point for months, and often
standing at zero; but at the same time the at
mosphere is 30 wonderfully dry that the cold is
not nearly SO noticeable out OF doors, and in
doors the houses are kept very warm.
In winter all the vehicles are sledges-the
carriages, cabs, carts and even the perambu-
the road is not trodden hard, 1t is impossible to
walk without the snow shoes of the country.
These are called "ski," pronounced ..she."
and are peculiar to Scandinavia. Ski are long
wooden planks, measuring nearly nine feet for
a fully grown man. They are three-auarters
Of an inch thick and about four inches wide,
slightly raised at the toes, and pointed off like
the shoes OF Chaucer's day. The wood for ski
Is not sawn, but split with the grain, SO that
they never break, and can bear . tremendous
strain.
For -FOUR or Ave months of the wear the
ground is entirely covered with snow, and were
it not Tor ski the natives living outside towns
would see absolutely nothing Of one another,
for in many parts there are no roads or tracks
and walking over snow il impossible while
sinking to the srmpits at every step. Thus 4
will be- seen that ski arc not only an amuse-
ment, but an absolute necessity. The postman
carries the letters on ski The farmer visits his
friends On ski. The children 20 to school Cd
ski. Everything IL done on ski, in fact, and
outside the poorest cottage the snow shoes Of
the family are stuck up in the snow which has
been swept or dug back with wooden spades
from the entrance door. There they stand
the fathers, mothers, servants, children
ski, all in rows. for without them no one could
leave the house.
Under these circumstances 1t ID not extraor.
binary that people become very proficient on
their snow shoes; they can 60 up hill or glide
down . mountain on them, besides being able
to stop themselves suddenly from going over Z
valley has xxi club and every club hold,
meetings" to encourage proficiency In th1
art
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-26
WONDERFUL RIFLE SHOOTING.
Some OF the feats of MarksmanshIp PEG.
formed by William kigden.

Some OF the Feats of Msrksm.nshIp Pss.
formed by william Kigden.
William Rigden, the rifeman who broke the
worlds snap-shooting record with a twenty
two-caliber ball twenty pennies out Of posi-
BILE twenty-five thrown in the air. 10. says the
Chicago Herald, without question the finest
shot in his line in the United States. He is liz
tie known save TO limited circle Of marksmen
in Illinois, for the reason that lac shoots wholly
for his own amusement and has never takes
part in tournaments or matches He discovs
cred his remarkable talent az q rihemas
through an accident in killing swallows on the
wing and at once began prseticing at snsp
shooting. For nearly i've years his work was
done spaemodically. but about four yenrs age
he began regular practice. shooting not less
than 500 shells day. He has no favorite tar
get, but shoots glass balls, pennies, pebbles,
white beans and other small objects
kigden considers the use Of shot cartridges
demoralizing and will not use them under ans
circumstances, preferring The small, 22-csiibct
ball. il Is the most difficult. he exercises
crest care in selecting his guns and has sew
eral splendid weapons which he holds price
less. Truly phenomenal was hit latest score
with glass balls in 50o-ball shoot st the old
Lime Kiln shooting grounds, he breaking 80
balls with TWENTY-FIVE short ball cartridges Qua
OF q possible 800, while over $50 balls were
broken before he missed he has frequently
lrol.en $50 4sS, z35 glass balls out OF possibls
half thousand and expects In short time 20 bs
able 20 break 500 without q miss One Of his
favorite shots and one requiring great siuil \
the double. he has his thrower select pel-
BILE about the sixe Of glass ball and toss q
into the air At q regulation height and distance
and will strike the pebble twice before q
touches the ground, breaking the pebble before
the second shot Tins il a wonderful feat bud
he seldom fails OF performing II ~ the hr.s
trial. Here IL another favorite shot; Ne faces
the throwef, gives the order 20 throw, tur1.s
completely around and breaks glAss ball b.
fore IL has fallen hall way 10 the ground
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-26

bird As q general thing. when the first one is
heard . dozen or more are not far off, and the
first knowledge we have that he has arrived
With us is the sound Of grand concert in the
woods at early morning. And how they can
sinel Oh. teacher, teacher, teacher, teacher
teacher, he says, in rapidly ascending scale.
Oh. holy, holy, holy, until one thinks that truly
their throats must be lined with gold and looks
in vain for the owners to drop some of it.
know Of no other bird that appears to enter
into its song with such evident delight and such
nest. With dropping tail and wings, and with
head thrown back he seems perfectly oblivious
TO everything else about him and pours forth
his song in such an ecstacy Of delight that to
one quite close il seems as IL the little fellows
would burst themselves in their Efforts to Guido
each other. Properly speaking. this bird is a
warbler, and as such is classed by ornithologists
although the popular name Of thrush is some
what misleading. They are very common with
~, breeding in abundanee-the peculiar con-
struction Of the nest giving TO them the name
Of oven bird. This is built Of dried grasses
and roots, completely arched over with Just a
small opening in the side to permit the en-
trance OF the owner. and placed underneath
bunch Of ferns, tussoek OF grass, or In pile
Of dried leaves; generally on a hillside, and al
ways with the opening fscing down hill. They
are curious little fellows in their way their
gait being decided walk: and although flying
from You at your approach, if you will remain
quiet FOR a few moments. returning TO peep at
you from behind some log. apparently AS anx-
who has invaded his domains as you are to see
him. II all Is quiet, he comes out from his re-
treat. walks gravely about as If entirely uncon-
seious Of your presence. but keeping watch
full eve on YOU. nevertheless and at the slightest
cause for alarm he Is away again
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-26

From the Iohdoh Daily keWs-
II will probably surprise many people 10
learn that with the dukedoms Of Rockingham
and Cleveland, 70 which We referred in recent
issue. no fewer than nine titles in the peerage
have become extinct since the election OF the
present parliament On the average In the
past Eve years title has become extinct every
ssveu months- The pees who were the last of
their resectiye lines include the Duke Of Buck
ingham end Chaudos, ths Duke OF Cleveland,
Esh Sydpsy, Who had hsld Q household appoint
0saein avery liberal governments Of recent yssrs;
yicount Rverulsy, Who was for many years
speaker e the hSuss of commoas; Lord Bach
ford, Who Ter an sxsended period vas perma-
nsus under secretary for the ooionies, Lord
HaDmnad. eQustiy veil known ~ permAasns
under Secretary fer foreign sdsfrs, Lord NORTH
wick and Lord Lyons, Who uas stricken With
pnsa1ysis aad dtsi shertly after retiring hon
the post Of ambassador ct Paris.
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interest and amuse-
ment. He is up 10 no
end Of tricks, and one
is as liable to meet him
in one place az another.
/ heard one the other
morning in Franklin
Park. while in the
vacant lot adjoining
Louise Home, on 10th
street, one has passed
the entire summer. The
Geological Park Is full
Of them, and the same
may be said of every
valley and ravine in the
District. They arc quite
shy and retiring, how
ever, and very fond Of
stone heaps, wood piles,
&C., entering at one
place, reappearing at
a..thar .n1,rino forth
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Hayes has . long name II he writes it ost but
this he never does He puts the whole into .
small space - X. 4 Haysa
TEE px,uANsHfP nKvcIyrlox.
After Ill, what revolution there has been
in penmanship and letter writngl The White
House nov has a typewriter and 10 10 rarely
that the President writes letter in his own
hand. Nearly all public men. and business
men. too, for that matter, merely sign their
names TO sheet that 10 o. clear as print being,
In fact, nearly always printed BY the httls click
ing machine. Letter writing. that used. in old
times TO be quite an art, both mechanical and
mental. has been superseded by the Newspaper
and the telegraph. What Is the use Of writing
six pages Of foolscap to your friend. telling him
al the news OF Washington, when you know he
will find il all better told in Tsg wAsHIxeroN
EVENING SrA1 And what 10 the use Of SPEND
,ng time In writing n pretty hand when you
know that typewriter can do 10 . great deal
better than you can? Letters now are either
personal or on business, and IRE not handed
about for the public news they contain, 90 the
custom was in the days Of our grandfathers
And IT You are in hurry you cannot wait for
the mail but you must send and receive tele-
gran ell in few hours.
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the depth Of the thicket, away from the haunts
Of his enemies, and when entirely unconscious Of
the presence Of any one. have heard him utter
some Of the sweetest music imaginable. Nor
do exaggerate when say that have on more
than one occasion considered his performance
equal in every respect to that Of the N locking
bird. This may seem strange, yet one has only
to observe little for himself to be convinced.
THE CAROLINA WREN.
One Of the hveliest and most sprightly little
songsters IL the Carolina wren, as cogu-
mon a. his song il loud, and Of never-failing
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1t Follows Naturally.

From the Chicago Tribune.
''How does it happen" inquired the
stranger, shat all the improvements are being
made on this one street?'
1t does not happen at all, sir" replied the
citizen who was showing him about the village.
majestically. This is the street 1 live on /
am president OF the town board, SIR"
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a Nit q Human Nature.

grocer not far from my place Of abode,
says writer in the New York Herald has been
this year selling for so cents the same sissd
baskets Of peaches that he last year disposed of
fos %. This not - al singular considering the
profusien Of the fruit this year and the scarcity
last
Its funny, though" q he told M, ssthas
the people who took their high-pgieed baskets
without word ere now sending me oompIsint
after complaint because they find little poor
fruit n ne basksk Way, last ysar they we're
lis odd until yea come 70 think that sysry-
body thinks ont Of this years abundance HI
grocer ought TO seaect him perfect order.
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fhe costume designed by Redfern 10 Of black
crepe cloth, the waistcoat and pointed basque
flaps OF the bodice being composed Of thick
ribbed crepe. The revers and the ribbon which
define the line where the basque Joins the
pointed bodice are both Of MORE, the zoauve
jacket is buttoned tightly across the bust with
two cut jet buttons. The back Of the Jacket is
cut in two pointed tails and the skirt has
short pointed train. The sleeves are only full
Just at the extreme top. Tho collars and cuffs
OF nne hemstitched lawn made In the Eng
lish shape known as Squire" aud form a neces-
sary adjunct TO the gown.
There Is a saying that old fashions are sure
to repeat themselves il you give them long
enough. We have given the foundationless
skirt of our grandmothers good long peace
ful rest, and sure enough here they are turning
up again, not the same as OF yore, OF course.
with the numberless meaningless wealth of
CORES a:sd the unbecoming tangle of gathers
round the waist The children OF this genera
ton are wiser than the children OF last and we
are more likely TO err on the side OF too little
than too much drapery. The ne~ foundation
less skirt will be Of the riding habit order. as
Tar as NJ goes and the openings one on each
side. viii be invisible 20 the eye Of the unin-
itiated.
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. song from the center Of q brush heap one
moment and the next darting across the
open to become lost for q time in the
exposed root work Of some partly unearthed
tree Suddenly reappearing where least ex-
you watching him. and lodges out of sight
again Like the oven bird, he thu ows his whole
soul into his song. and so vigorous, so gushing
aud lyrical 10 it that 1t never fails to interest
the passer-by,
IBE CARDINAL.
Another choice performer which we all love,
and one that will be recognized from the pic
ture as an old friend. il the Cardinal. have
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BROWN rHRAsHKR.

The old adage has it that Emusic hath pow
ers." &c. but somehow / never listen to the
singing of the Brown Thrush without feeling
the stronger and better for ii. Am despond-
snt or low spirited? have only to seek the
nearest copse and for half hour listen to the
performances of this bird TO feel quite myself
again; and discouraged and disheartened? the
song Of the Brown Thrush comes to me in soul
stirring strains, bidding me be of good cheer
and 10 take up the battle Of life with renewed
vigor.
In . manner second only to the mocking
bird. found here at rare intervals, he initiates
everything and anything. while added to this
he possesses q rich, gushing song Of his own.
which he is ever pleased to perform for your
pleasure, and from early daylight until long
after sunset he never tires, filling the air with
the sweetest music.
THE 6oLDEy-cRowNED THRUSH.
A Ian haxa after the fhrasher Games the
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been asked so often in
regard to this bird, as
to whether he is abund-
ant here, &C., that it
does not seem out Of
place to give him at
least passing notice.
OF all our song birds
he is one of the COM
monest; not only
spending the summer
with us but the winter