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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-31

Hay. Miss Elsle Anderson, Master Chauncey
Hackett, Master Willie Hackett, Master Jamie
Hopkins. Master johnson, Master Montrose
Adee, Master Daniel Miss Daniel, children OF
Senator Daniel, Miss Daisy Rusk, Master Alex
II. Magruder, Miss Isabel Magruder, Miss Daisy
Letter, Master George Gould Lincoln, Miss
Natalie Lincoln, Miss Mary Raymond, Henry ].
Raymond, Miss Marion Pellew, John Rodgers,
Margaret Montgomery,
Mr. and Mrs. s. H. Kaufman gave q bril-
liant reception last night in honor Of the men,
beers Of the National Capital Press Club and
their wives. Mr.. Kaufman was recently
reelected president Of the club for second
term A stringed orchestra played during the
evening. The entire suite OF parlors was
fragrantly decorated with roses. The guests
began assembling shortly after 8 o'clock and
did not leave until close to midnight. Mr.. and
Mrs Kaufman were assisted in receiving
their guests by Mr.. Walter wellnlan, vice pres
ident Of the club, aud Mrs. Wellman, Mrs
Rudolph Kaufman and Miss Louise Kauff-
mann. Mrs. Kaufman wore dark blue
velvet gown combined with light brocade
and fine point lace. Mrs. Rudolph Kauff-
mann in white crepe de chene and black
velvet, Mrs. Walter Wellman in white and
blue silk and Miss Louise Kaufman
in white mouselline de sole, assisted in enter
tanning the guests. Among those present were
Major and Mrs. Carson, Miss Carson, Major and
Mrs Noah, Miss Chambers, Mrs. w. Z. Curtis,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. J. Wynne. Mr.. and Mrs Gill;
land, MT. ana MIS- D. E. Johnson. MI. waiter
b. Stevens. Mr.. Cornelius Gardiner, MIR. Alfred
j. Clarke, Miss Mira Noyes Mr.. aud Mrs T.
W. Noyes, Miss Prentice, Mr.. and Mrs W. b.
Bryan, Mr.. Rudolph Kaufman, Mr.. Victor
Kaufman, Mr.W. ]. hampton, Mr.. and Mrs II.
Conquest Clark, Mr.. N o. Messenger, Mrs.
Messenger, Mr.. Walter Wellman, Mr.. T. b
Kirby, Mr.. George H. Harries, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Doyle, Mr.. and Mrs Soule, Mr..
and Mrs. Clifford Warden, Mr.. W. J.
Dwyer. Mr.. G. A. Hamilton. Mr.. and
Mrs Il. P. Goodwin, Mr.. Henry lander,
Mr. and Mrs. W. Z. Amin, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas F. Dawson, Mr.. and Mrs L. A. Coo
lidge, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Rouzer, Mr.. and
Mrs A. Maurice Low, Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Mer-
rick. Mr.. and Mrs. Findlay Harris, Mr.. Maui
rice Splain. Mr. aud Mrs. J. ]. WILDER. Mr.. and
Mrs Z. n. Hood, Mr.. and Mrs. W. F. Human,
Mr. and Mrs. o. p. Austin, Mr.. C. N. Bennett,
Mr. Chas. A. Boynton, Mr.. and Mrs. Hobart
Brooks, Mr.. Howard N. Thompson. Mr.. Harry
w Spofford, Mr.. c. H. Merrillat Miss Merrillat,
Mr.. I. c. Hannum, Mr.. and Mrs q Brien Moore,
Mr.. Francis J. O'Neili, Mr.. Frank p. Morgan,
Mr.. Allen g. Towsou and Mr.. Richard v. Oula-
ham, Miss Johnston and Miss Marie Decca.
During the evening Miss Decca sang delight
fully several times
Miss Fanny CaulHeld, daughter Of Prof. aud
Mrs. Csulfeld and Mr.. George B. Howard Of
New York were married yesterday morning at
the residence Of the brides parents. Mr. VIM.
Caulfeld attended the groom ~ best man. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-31

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-29
The Protection

The Protection of Our Native Birds.
At a recent meeting of the Massachu-
sets Horticultural Society the protection of
our native birds was the subject of an
essay followed by general discussion. 1t
was said that no intelligent observer can
deny the usefulness of our native birds
these would rapidly multiply and their
depredations would increase in proportion.
During the spring time many of the birds
live wholly on insects, some taking them on
the wing, others in the larvae OF chrysalis
state and many more as they appear in the
morning as worms, grubs, borers, etc.
The mistaken idea prevails with many
that some of our familiar birds do more
harm by eating small fruits than they do
good bp destroying insects. This prejudice
exists against the robin and many other In
sect-eating birds. And yet these birds are
obliged to subsist principally upon eanker
worms. some kinds Of caterpillars and
bugs. Among the enemies of the small
insect-eating birds the common crow was
mentioned as doing more damage by de-
stroying the eggs and young of these useful
species than he did good by destroying the
insect he deVours. Something should be
speedily done to prevent the wholesale de-
struction of our useful species of birds be-
fore they become extinct.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-29
/. How to Fertilize Fruit trees.

Here and there on all farms, and in most
fruit gardens will DO seen an occasional
tree or grape vine which seems to lack vigor
does not grow well. and yet seems to have
no particular disease. The probabilities
are that the tree is dying of starvation and
needs liberal supply of food. When you
give 1t this ration. do not pile load of ma
nure around the trunk of tree or the
body of a grape vine. This is Just the
place where it will do the least good. Near
est the trunk of the tree the roofs are all
large. The fibrous roots, the feeders, are
farther off near the end of the roots.
These only can take up the nutriment. 1t
is always safe to assume that the roots ex-
tend as far from the trunk in every direc-
ton as do the limbs of the tree, aud to
properly fertilize, spread the manure all
over that area.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-29
Bermuda Grass.

The farmers of Alabama need Bermuda
grass, says the AricultttrdI Journal, and
they need it badly. 1t will pay better in
terest than any crop that can be grown
upon the land. The best land should be put
in this grass, and permanent pasture with
good grazing is assured.
One acre of land that will produce one
half bale of cotton will keep cow and
calf eight months in the year. The rental
value Of such land will not exceed SO per
acre, which is 5 per cent. interest on $37 so
valuation. Place the value of the milk and
butter at IS, which is certainly a low esti~
mate, and we have $40 from the proceeds of
one acre, which is s per cent. interest on
1925 valuation. Ii may be said that this
estimate Is faulty, as the COW must be taken
care of four months in the year. The au-
swer is, the value of the milk and butter in
excess of SIS will take care of the COW the
four months she is not grazed.
IL the prairie belt of Alabama, one acre
in melilotus upon land that will not pro-
duce five bushels of corn, will furnish suf-
ficient forage to keep a COW through the
winter. Melilotus grows luxuriantly upon
white ball lime hills where no other vegeta-
ton will grow. During an open winter it
will keep green, and the COWS win Craze it
and keep IN good condition. 1t is best to
have a melilotus pasture to afford grazing
for three months before the Bermuda Is
ready.
How to set land in Bermuda depends
npon the expense farmers care TO incur and
the quantity of roots to be had. If the
roots are plentiful, we would advise that
they be sown broadcast and turned under
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-29
Christie Taken Home.

"For Gods sake, fellers-look herepA
Joe CoIson stood at the bottom of the
shaft says the Detroit Free Press, bending
over little quivering heap of humanity.
The faint glimmer of light that came down
from far above us only seemed TO make the
surroundings of that scene more hideous and
CHASTITY.
SITS Christie, boys" said Joe huskily,
STOPPING down and looking into the bruised
childish face: 'she's deadp'
Dead! What a thrill of horror crept
through the darkness of the mine and wrap
ped every heart in chill and unspeakable
awei
Christie was old Dick Graham's grand
daughter, and Dick worked in the Prince
Regent for years, until stroke of paralysis
had incapacitated him for manual labor.
The old man had buried bis son, then his
sons wife, and all that had been left to MS
declining years was Christie-Christie, who
now lay dead before us
And old Dick loved Christie-aye, loved
her with love so simple and touching that
one was in doubt whether to cry or laugh
when seeing them together.
But now she was dead, and we must take
her home to him. There was not q man
among us who did not shrink from the
duty.
Joe Colson took the limp form in his
strong arms and stepped into the car. Up,
up we rose from the blackness and silence
beneath us, and found the earth green and
poisoning in the smile of May sun. But
the glare blinded our eyes when we thought
how the light had gone out of old Dick
Grahams life forever. Slowly. sadly, we
moved along tie road to Graham's cot
tage
There's some things can't understand,
boys, an this is one of 'em, said Joe Colson,
- Nk..s- - Il
folks all round us, Jest haugin' on to the
edge of life an are anxious to die, but no,
they live. an' this little one is the first to
60"
Old Graham was not to be seen around his
cottage as we drew near it, and we paused
at the gate.
"Boys," said Joe, sadly, II allow I'd
rather cut off my right hand than take
poor little Christie to the old man. Many
and many time I've heard Dick say that
he wondered what would become of her
when he was gone. an it worried him-an'
now she's gone first! Go in ahead Of us,
Tom. an break it to the old man. You
know how better than any of the rest of
usn
With faltering steps approached the cot
tage door. No answer came to my knock,
SO pushed my way softly into the cottage.
A little clock licked away on the mantel
and the sound seemed only to make more
hideous the death-like silence that filed the
room. A nameless fear came over me.
Old Graham was not to be seen and I
called his name. There was no answer. A
sheet Of paper on the table attracted my at
tention and started to examine it-but /
drew back in horror, for there, upon the
floor, lay Dick Graham, motionless and
rigid-he was dead.
When the boys came in with little Chris
tie we discovered that old Dick must have
been dead for some time. On the table he
had scrnwled the feeble words: take
care Of Christie, !" and then had fallen to the
floor.
''It's Gods hand" said Joe, as we laid
Christie and her grandfather side by side.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-29
Minorcas and Leghorns.

In whatrespect is Minorca superior to a
Legh1rn9 This question is frequently
asked, says an exchange. and is very hard
to answer. Both breeds are non-sitters,
active, nervous birds, layers of snow white
eggs, with large combs, and very susceptible
to cold. The laying capacity or tendency
of the two breeds seems about equal, the
Minorca eggs being slightly larger The
Leghorns have been bred for many years in
this country, and the chances of obtaining
good laying strait. of the breed are better
than with the Minorcas. The Minorcas are
larger heavier birds than the Leghorns, and
give more meat when dressed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-29
Numbers Held Ia High Estasm

The number four was anciently esteemed the
most perfect of all, being the arithmetical
mean between one and seven says the Chicago
Herald
Forty, multiple OF four by ten, is one of
parents in the Garden of Eden is supposed to
have been forty years. The rain fell at the
deluge forty days and nights, and the water re-
manned on the earth forty days. The days of
temple were forty cubits long In it were ten
layers each four cubits long and containing
forty baths.
Moses was 40 years old when he fed to the
land of indian, where he dwelt forty years.
He was on Mount Sinai forty days and forty
nights. The Israeltes wandered in the wilder
ness forty years The Savior tasted forty days
and nights before entering upon public life.
The same time elapsed between the resurrection
and the ascension.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-29
The Forage Plants for the South.

This is another grass adapted in the
highest degree to southern dairying and
stock growing. The only thing is to give it
soil that is suited to its growth-suited In
texture and in fertility. No one need ex-
pect to grow valuable crop on poor land
and with inadequate attention to its needs
There have been innumerable instances
where farmers have essayed the adoption of
some of the valuable cultivated grasses.
bought quantity of seed which frequently
proved to be worthless from age. plowed IL
on the hills as they would so much rye or
oats, aud met the failure aud disappointment
that were inevitable. This was cited as an
experiment that proved to them that such
and such grass was not suited to our soils
and climate. Their conclusions, altogether
erroneous, had lasting influence in them
selves and unfortunately extended to 9TH
ers. What loss to southern agriculture
has been effected by these hasty conclusions.
based upon imperfect experiments!
The requirements of successful grass cul-
ture may be summed up in few words. en-
large upon them to whatever extent we
may.
Good seed sowed in proper Quantity at
the proper time on good soil that has been
properly prepared. and with the sowing
properly made. will produce the same sue
cess in orchard grass culture here that it
does anywhere else.
The soil should be very thoroughly pre-
pared by the plow and harrows, and 2% to
three bushels of seed sowed as evenly as pos
sible. Then the soil should be rolled. As
orchard grass grows in tussocks like broom
sedge it is good plan to mix some redtop
seed and some red clover seed with it, max.
ing mixture in the proportion of SIX or
eight pecks of orchard grass, ten or twelve
pounds of clover seed, and three or four
pounds of redtop seed.
Orchard grass makes as good winter
pasture as Blue grass. It grows very lux
uriantly after each rain. Once we'll estab-
lished on good land with reasonable care it
will endure for many years and prove a
valuable investment.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-29
The Poultry House.

1t would be impossible to give design
for poultry house that would be satisfac-
tory to all. Some prefer one kind, some
another. 1t is an old maxim that mo man
ever built poultry house whb would not
make a change if he had to built it over
again" Tho main object, when you build
a poultry house, should be to get as much
room on the floor for the cost of the house
as is possible. 1t is the floor that is wanted,
for the more space the greater the advan.
tapes for exercise in winter
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-29
Color of the Eggs.

The Brahmas aud Gochins lay dark eggs.
The Plymouth Rocks. Wyandottes and
Langshans lay medium dark eggs. The
Leghorhs, Minorcas, Polish, Black Spanish,
Hainburgs and Houdans lay white eggs.
All the non-sitting breeds lay eggs entirely
white. The Brahmas and Black Spanish
lay the largest eggs. The color of the eggs
is uot always uniform with some breeds,
however.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-29
Figs.

Cured figs, says R. <. Slossom in
Southern Like Stock Journal. are an arti-
Gle of considerable commercial value and
are exported to some extent. but the inter
state commerce in figs is quite large. They
sell everywhere, but, being a semi-tropical
fruit. are principally cultivated south and
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-29

We solicit articles for this department.
The nameof the writer should accompany
the letter or article, not necessarily for pub
Iication. but as an evidence of good faith.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-29
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT

Ths Field. Farm and Garden.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-29

MRS. WILLIAM NISSAN VANDERBILT is unde-
niably handsome. Her hight is a little above
medium, and she has a fulI-rounded figure with
perfectly nodded arms and shoulders. Her
eyes are large, dark gray. and the white lids
are a trifle heavy Her nose Is short and
straight, and her complexion a creamy white
while her hair is DARK brown. 6he always
dresses in the best taste.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-29

with turning blow. If the quantity Of
roots to be had will not admit of being used
so extravagantly, then lay Off rows, the
dis ance apart TO be regulated according 70
the quantity of roots. and drop the sprigs in
the furrow and cover with turning pillow.
The second spring, cross pillow. and the third
Year the land will be well set.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-12-18
The Monkey Stole the Angels Wings.

The first week of the circus closed With
an immense e. nee. whose liberal ~
pIalse stiLIu.a. the performers to 81.
pass their usual excellence.
The audience WAS treated to an entire
~ new version Of the Dawn of Chris
tianity." the brilliant finale of the Fall
Of Rome" when JockO, the dogfaceI
oaOoon, took an unexpected part. Jocko
enjoys considerable freedom, and during
the performance he slipped unnoticed
from his perch in the dressing room and
emerged from a door in the heather tenn
pie into the glare Of the lime lights while
Christianity WAS dawning.
JOckO recognized his lear friend Mime.
Bumond posing as an angel with glisten-
ing wings, and in a mischievous spirit
he sratched the wings. then turned and
fed precipitously down the Appian Way.
Nine. Bumond pursued her departing
wings, and the rest of the angels. con
vulsed with laughter, fed into the inte-
rlOr city. Then the spectators a~pplaUded
the race between the baboOn and the
wingless angel until they disappeared
within the gates Of Rome. thereafter
JockO will be obliged to confine his genius
TO his own speciality, in which he is en-
inently Observation-Disclosures Press.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-12-18
An Indignant Justice,

Justice Nichols, of independence, is
threatening to sue for damages, a couple
who promised to be welded in his court
because they were married in Justice
Prewitt's court. He claims it was a
breach Of contract.
On Tuesday night, SO Justice Nichols
says, he was approached by a gentleman
who contracted for his services at a mar
riage to take place the next afternoon.
The time drew near and the justice sat
prim and neat waiting in his Office for
the coming Of the couple. He had filled
the application and had it ready for the
signature Of the prospective groom. The
appointed time came and passed, but the
couple that he waited for never came.
Meantime, in the Office of Justice Prev
lit, the couple were quietly married.
They received their certificate and hap
PLY returned home. The justice was
still waiting expectant when informed
that the couple had already been married
and returned home. He declared his in
tention of bringing suit against the groom
for damages and breach of contract.
The justice is emphatic in his deter
mination and says be will make it a test
case.-Kansas City Times.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-12-18
Payday Comes After Eighteen Years.

Charles King, of Little Falls, has done
a very commendable thing by paying
$4,000 to the operators that worked in
the Saxony mill at the time of the fail
ure Of A. & G. King, which occurred III
1918, during a depression Of the knit
goods trade. Mr.. King was not obliged
to pay this money, but he always said
that the first time he controlled the
amount of capital that would pay off the
wages due at the time of their %unfortu-
nate failure he would meet all demands.
One hundred and three persons, VINO
were working in the mill on the day of
suspension, have been made happy by re-
ceiving checks for their back wages. A
few of the old employees have moved
away and some are dead. The heirs of
deceased operatives will be paid the
an.ount due them.-Utica On. " Her
aid and Globe.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-12-18
The Heaviest Yoke of Steers.

In a freight train which passed
through Hannibal on the st. Louis, Keo-
kuk and Northwestern line from Bur
lington to st. Louis were the celebrated
Walker twin steers. These cattle We're
registered at the Chicago exchange as
the largest in the world. They were
raised in Jasper county, Mo-, by Mr..
Walker. Mr.. Walker values them very
highly, and will not ship them yer a
railroad unless the railroad insures them.
The railroad company had them insured
for $4,000. They are 6 years of. age, Il
feet 6 inches long, IA feet around the
chest or heart. 3 feet 2 inches across the
hips. Their aggregate weight is 500
pounds.-Cor. St. Louis. Globe-Demo-
crat.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-12-18
4 Trio of Practical Jokers.

known off the stage as a practical joker.
He relied for his success upon his clever
ness entirely. and it is not recorded
that he ever made an enemy by a practi-
cal joke. This love of practical joking
made him and Dundreary Sothern
friends until the end of Sothern's life.
They We're continually playing jokes
each upon the other, and whichever way
the joke went it was appreciated. Larry
jerome, Sothern and Florence were a
famous trio Of jokers in New York ten
years ago.-New York Sun
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-12-18
TWn Heads for a Wife.

H. G.. Matheson is an English engineer
who has been in the employ OF the Chi
nese government for four years. Some
months ago." said he, There vas a great
deal of trouble between the natives Of
Formosa and the Chinese. The former
are savage fellows and object to the en-
crOachments OF the latter. There was,
and is yet for that matter. an unwritten
law among the natives of Formosa which
forbids any young man to marry until
he has cut off two Chinese heads, and a
little anxiety to plunge into matrimony
causes a reduction in the Chinese popu-
lation. This was one cause Of the trou-
ble."-San Francisco Call.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-12-18
Islands of the Sea.

Some mathematician of leisure has
been estimating the number of islands
in the world, and has succeeded in count
ing some hundreds of thousands. He
saws there are over 1000 island under
the flag Of Japan. Strangely enough, he
makes no reference to the Thousand
islands of the ST. Lawrence or to the
thousands in our own Georgian bay,
some Of which are of considerable size.
1t was among these beautiful wooded
little islands that the Huron Indians
took refuge when they were a~ssailed in
l649 by their ~implacable foes, the Iro-
4uois. Among the labyrinthian chan
nelS the Iroquois could not successfully
pursue them, and those who escaped TO
the islands saved themselves from the
determination which befell their friends.
Toronto Truth.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-12-18
Some People Dislike Clocks.

| loathe clocks! They are like your
frank people who are always bawling I'M
pleasant truths at you. AS | look up
from my work just now and catch the
eye of that brazen little monster on the
shelf it almost seems as though it was
gl0ating over the fact that time has the
best of me. All, ha!' it seems to be
saying, "would like to keep your bloom
a little longer, would you: Don't like to
think how late in the day it's getting for
some folks, and how near the bedtime of
the grave, But mOrtals can't hold on to
youth, and they can't forget the inn
where they are bound to sleep the night
Of death away while my braZen tongue
is wagging! You're on the lightning eX-
press that stops at no station, and Eve
cot hold of the throttle valve, my DEAR
Well. you little beast, go on with your
exulting beat of passing time! Swing
yourself loose and hurry US away to the
sea as a spiteful tug tackles an outward
bound ocean steamer! Some day we
will get it all back on you, when we
stand under the new heavens checked
eff with no meridian of time. We shall
forget you and your paltry environ
ments as completely as the summer for
gets the winter or the sunshine fOrgets
the storm. Meantime | would like to
demOlish YOU with a meat aX.-ChicagO
Herald