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and demolish the paper. got two four-pound
brass cannon and put them up in my Office and
loaded them with shot and nails. had them
on table and their mouths we're just as high
a mans breast and they faced the door. II
a mob attempted to enter expected to shoot
right into il, and / had inside OF the Office also
key of powder which 1 expected to blow mp
with match and send my enemies into eter-
nifty If they succeeded in capturing the Office.
Well, the mob attacked me- but was not killed.
Some time after this went to the Mexican war
as captain of a company. Tom Marshall was
captain of another company of the same
regiment, and 1 decided to settle my trouble
with him before we got through the
war. He was drunk about half the time and
believed he often cultivated drunkenness in
order to enable him to say mean things and not
be called to account for them. 1 expected to
have duel with him, and got a stone and
sharpened my sword until it shone like silver
and had an edge like a razor gave him ono
or two chances to challenge me, but he did not
do so. and at last one day when We were pitch
ing camp Marshall rode down into my quar-
tiers. He may have been drunk and he may
have mistaken my company for his. At any
rate he came up to me and made some insult
ing remark
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The table Of a boarding house should be
made special object Of study. If that is a
success one-half II the battle is won, writes
Edward ". Box in the Oc.ob-r Ladies' Home
Journal. What appears there and how it ap-
pears either makes or retards the success of q
house. There is nothing more uninvitine to
a boarder than to come to the sane table with
the same things on it day ia and day ont. To
know this morning just what will be the break
fast three weeks hence; to come to the table
in the morning--wher everything should be
fresh and sweet-to lind last nights crumbs
on the table cloth; to be compelled to open the
same napkin used throughout the previous
day; to have charred and blackened chops
served to tempt a morning appetite which it is
difficult enough to coax with the most deli
ciously Drowned chop laid in a bed of green
parsley; to come to q cold and cheerless break
fast room in winter. or stuffy. unaired room
in spring or summer; to know that at lunch
you will have served up cold the meats
of the previous evenings supper; to nee o
vision OF the same old dinner at night re-
peated over and over again; to be asked to
drink your coffee from . cup so thick as to
make it an even thing between the vessel and
the connection in it-these are the things which
make up the experience of a majority living to-
day in boarding houses. And they are all the
very things easiest 10 avoid by Just a little
common sense and q triHing expenditure of
trouble.
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SINGING SHAD.
Queer Fish That Are Said to Serenade Resi-
dents of Cape May.

queer Fish That Are said to Serenade Resi-
dents of Cape May.
From the Baltimore American
The singing shad has been seen and heard in
lower Delaware bay this spring 1t hash t
been seen in large quantities. of course. for
the appearance of this odd fish in these waters
is rare occurrence. Bat few of the sing
ing shad have enchanted the fishermen since
the season began. They come from the south.
and only when the wind has died dowr, and ;he
water is quiet. They come in schools. emitting
musical notes as they swim along. The sounds
they make are soft and some thing like those of
an aolian harp. 1t ishard to express, or rather
initiate, on paper the melody they sing It
runs something like this: "Wee no. he hi do de.
die iii dunn
This sound cannot be made with any effect.
except when the shad travel in schools. The
singing of single shad is too feeble TO be
heard above the ripple of the water. This wear
has been the first probably for decade. that
the singing shad has favored the fishermen of
Delaware bay. Capt Arnold one of the Oldest
aud most truthful of south Jersey ii shermen.
said the other day that he had heard the sing
ing shad number Of times in his pisca-
torial career. They are rare, of course. 30
far north as this. Even when they do come
only old fishers are apt to hear and distinguish
them. We know about them and are more or
less on the lookout for their occasional arrival
They really belong off the coast of Bolivia and
Chill. There they quite common. AN
sorts of fairy tales are narrated about them by
South American Fl shsrmen. The singing shad
also breed in japanese waters. The fishermen
of japan are delighted when they strike a school
of singing shad. They follow them up reyer-
emily, because they believe the fish are inspired
They throw them food and never catch or eat
them"
The singing shad is different from the COM
mon-back or roe shad. 1t is not so large and
there is slight difference in the formation of
the mouth. Only an expert fisherman can tell
when he has caught one of the finny songsters
Old fishermen regard the musical shad as
prizes and do not send them to market unless
they are paid very high price for them. 1t is
estimated that they travel in schools of about
zoo. Their singing is pleasant at first, but
soon grows monotonous owing to the fact that
it Is a constant repetition of the same few
sounds. Whether many Of these peculiar fish
ever go up the Delaware or move on to New
York and mingle with the plain every day
Hudson river shad is not known. They lose
their identity when they get in with other fish
and it is doubtful If they ever sing alone
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FOODS FOR BABEs.
The Question OF steriIi,ed Miik-oatmeal
Babies and Others

Daotes ana others-
Baby Mckee is sterilized milk infant.
Every drop Of the tactical fluid that has ever
passed down his little gullet was purified of
bacteria BY heat beforehand. IL is the fashion
among Washington Kids of prominence
Inc practice of feeding babies on sierilized
mix is steadily growing" said q physician YES
terdas. so much has been said in the news
papers about bacteria that the public ~ large is
more or less disturbed in mind respecting them.
MIX, when drawn from a healthy COW i, free
from them. but 1t becomes contaminated in the
very act of milking and is SO cxcelleu, a
medium for bacterial growth that the pures,
article Of the dairy contains hundreds of sueh
germs TO each teaspoonfuL SO rapidly 10 thew
multiply that the product by the time
it is got by rail to a city, ordinarily contains
about SOOOO0 per teaspoonful. while that de-
hvered by wagons or sold in groceries shows
from one TO ten million for a like quantity
These figures have been secured by actual ex-
pertinent
"Putrescence ~ we call IL. is produced by
bacteria feeding upon the substance which they
cause to decompose. The rapidity with which
milk 'sours shows how quickly they are prop
agated IN that medium. Heat Is favorable 90
their development. and thus il is tha: stale
mix IN summer kills children by the tens q
thousands. Among the germs desirable 10
avoid IN the fluid are those of cholera, con
sumption and scarlet fever. all OF which dis-
eases come IN cows milk.
Boiling simply in an open vessel will kill all
the germs, but by this process the flavor Of the
mix Is altered. Therefore. several sorts Of APP
psratus have been invented for the purpose.
Ihe simplest plan. commonly adopted an the
hurser. today. Is TO pour the milk intoa freshly
washed Jar, cork II with plug of cotton, put
~ into a steamer over flame and let AZ heat
Tor one hour At the end Of that time il Is per-
iectly sterilized and ready for baby 20 drink.
Oatmeal babies are the most popular kind
at present Oatmeal water. strained from thin
boiled oatmeal solution. is mixed with the
mix for sterilizIng. When the child gets Older
oatmeal Is given IN more substantial shape. IL
u great maker of bone aud muscle.
Most ot the patent prepared foods for in
iants nowadays are made largely from grains
IL has come TO be recognized that even young
babies can find profit in a stronger diet than
mix alone affords But there are all sorts of
notions IN this world about feeding children
myself was brough; up on chopped raw beef
from the cradle. Once L knew a baby less
than year old which suffered so badly
from dyspepsia that nobody thought At could
live. Ii WAS taken finally to the distinguished
Dr. Irousseau of Paris. who directed that II
should have q diet Of chocolate and red wine
exclusively. That infant today is a healthy
young woman, with children OF her own"
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pulled sleeves aud Romeo-like collar IL i'd
made of shrimp pink nuns cloth and green
and pink Vatican satin. the pstch-liks decora-
tion on the bodice. the lower part of the
sleeves the border of the trained skirt and the
outside o; the collar all being of the Vatican
satin. The inside of the collar L. Of pale
creamy satin aud the other accessories are Just
piped with this material. The gown l. made in
princess shape and Is laced broadly down the
front with a green silk lace.
straw hats are getting to look quite antique
and lace hats look Methusalsh like. II IL al
most too early 10 plunge into the ielt aud
velvet we reserve until the snow IL on
the ground. But there u jet. which will be
the thing 90 wear just now. II Is made IN such
variety, such distracting shapes. sucn tempt
ing fashions. tina; although Il is expensive
many women will prefer TO have one Jet bonnet
10 three Of any other sort. There is the MARY
Stuart shape. which requires 60 be mouhted on
velvet and will be found very becoming. but
rather matronly. For younger faces the Vas
sar sailor, the Jet part very petite and
mounted on terra verte velvet with green and
black tips. is a hat which will meet with great
favor. jet butterflies have iuttered over CITY
heads for some time past. but the Jet grass
hopper has only been worn lately and las not
had sufficient time TO become hac kneyed Red
fern has introduced him into has millinery de
partment. where he disports himself on stylish
hats and bonnets As decoration Tor the
bosom Of a velvet evening gown he is also en-
couraged. aud the effect Of him against = snow
white round arm. from which be Just raises the
sleeve, ID y thing worth noting.
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81 rose and said: Tom Marshall. we may as
well settle our feud, and now is as good time as
any. Get down from your horse and we will
fight it out He replied: Not now. Some other
time" here drew my sword and said: The
time for men who wear swords is now. You
chose your own time to mob me at Lexington.
and you are a coward if you refrain on account
of your surroundings Marshall hereupon
rode over to his tent. In few moments he
came back with his pistol saw him and went
into my tent and got mine. l came out with
one in each hand. They were cooked and
said: i am ready for you. He was coward
and he was afraid 10 fire. He turned his horse
and rode back to his tent. That same evening
he tried to drown himself in the Rio Grande
river. but the men saw him and prevented him.
He was afraid to fight. bat ne was not afraid to
commit suicide. Had we fought with swords
would have carved him up like pancake"
HIS FIGHT WITH SAM BROWN.
''Do you remember any other instances?''
YES replied Gen. Clay. Il suppose could
give others. 1t is curious that even brave
man. when he is once beaten. hates to encoun-
ter the same man again. l can only explain
the fact that l was not challenged by Sam
Brown after our terrible fight or these grounds"
What was the fight general"
ut arose out of a congressional contest" re-
a man named Wickliffe. and Wickiffe intro
duced my wife's name into one OF his speeches.
/ challenged him and we fired at ten PAGES.
Both of us missed and l raised my pistol up
into the air and demanded a second fire. The
seconds would not permit this and we left the
ground without a reconciliation or an apology
on either side. AS look over the matter now
don't believe that our seconds had loaded the
pistols with balls, and did not see how could
have missed
Il was an excellent shot and was accustomed
to shooting with a rifle and revolver. One of
my favorIte amusements was squirrel shooting
anG coull shoot the heads off OF eleven out of
twelve squirrels when out hunting. You know
if a squirrel sees YOU and runs up a tree and
You remain quiet. as soon as he gets into what
ever it considers a safe place he will poke his
heal out and look to see where you are. and
the skill in squirrel shooting is to shoot off the
head Of the squirrel.
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In the freight.
The fire upOn the hearth Is low.

The IRE upon the hearth is low,
Ana there is stiffness everywhere,
While like winged spirits, here, there,
The freight shadows nutterinR 20.
And as the shadows round me creep,
A childish treble breaks the gloom,
And softly from further room
Comes ''Now lay me down to Sleep
And somehow, with that little prayer
And that sweet treble IN my ears,
My Thoughts go back to distant years
And linger with u loved one there:
And as l hear my child's amen,
My mothers faith comes back to me
Crouched at her side ] seem to be,
And mother holds my hands again.
on, for an hour In that dear place:
Oh, for the peace OF that dear time!
Oh, for that childish trust sublimel
Oh, for q glimpse of mothers face!
Yet, as the shadows round me creep,
1 do not seem to be alone
Sweet magic Of that treble tone,
And snow lay me down to sleep"
--EUGENR FIELD.
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year. OF this sum f5.ooo are contributed by
people who are connected with the mission.
The remaining fl5.Uo0 made mp OF volun-
tary subscriptions Ii Is a great work. showing
glorious results On the principles Of the mis-
sion the evangelization Of the world must be
accomplished"
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the negro and became the most hated man in
Kentucky among the Shareholders All his life
he has had TO fight for his ideas and the stories
of his personal encounters read like romance.
II was during the latter part of my visit at
White Hall this week. while We were sitting
one evening before the Goals Of his library fire,
that drew Gen Clay to talk of some OF
these fights and / could almost see the conbats
in the Goals as in cool but graphic languages he
brought them back from the memories Of the
past
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HE LIFE OF GIN.
Cassius NJ. Clay has
been one of constant
fighting. Kentucky
hasalways been q hot
blooded state. Here
a word is always fol-
lowed by a blow and
an insult has to be
wiped cut in death
Life is of less account
b ere than in the
north. and it was Of
still less value in the
DAYS of Gen. Claws
youth. nearly two
generations ago. 1t
is sixty years now
since he delivered the
Washington centen-
NAL Grafton at Yale
College. in which he
espoused the cause of
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Dispatches from Annoy. China. bearing
date Of September q. announce th@t
serious rioting occurred forty miles fro,s
that city. The riot. which was caused by fiscal
abuses has created great excitement The riou
were ouelled. but not before several mAndsrirs
and other officials had been killed by the mob.
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Written for The Evening star.


II CHANGED upon a summers eve.
When fainter grew the light
Aud one by one the twinkling stao
stole forth 10 Kiss the night.
A. wandrng DER the drowsy neld.
Not many years ago.
Imei q lovely, blushing maid.
Who courtsied sweet and low.
Her eyes were like the summer skiea
Her face was fair 90 see;
And a. turned and smiled AZ her
She turned and smiled al me.
"COme, tell 20 me your name" said L
She blushed and hung her head:
Then iIipped away across the lea
And this is all she said:
"Im nothing but country lass,
And Peggy 10 my name,
Ny uncle Keeps the dairy farm
And goes a little lame.
But what is il TO you, pray.
Whoever may be.
For am noughi TO any one
And none is anght 10 me-"
II CHANGED upon q summers eve.
As glimmering stars again
Feeped forth 10 blossom in the reld
OF heavens vast domain.
Wandered DER the meadow land,
Not many months ago,
With some one walking by my side,
Who whispered sweet and low,
.Ah, here's the spot where we nrst mse
And where you smiled At me,
And yonder Is the broken stile
Where oft l watched for thee,
AND yet In spite Of all my love
I'D always run away
whene'er you spoke or asked my name
And this is all Ia say:
Tin nothing but country las
And Peggy Is nv name,
My uncle keeps the dairy farm
And goes little lame.
But what Ia II TO you, pray.
Whoever may be,
For ] am nought TO any one
And none In sught TO me-"
-cLuFoHp Rowan
Washington. October, FL
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Mr.. Gladstone Much Disappointed.

Mr.. Gladstone was greatly disappointed
BY the result Of the Manchester cleo
ton. He had taken a deep interest IN
the struggle and hoped that Mr.. Scott. tie
liberal candidate. would pull through Had he
done 20 Mr. Gladstone was prepared 70 we,-
come his election ~ n harbinger Of triumfA
in the general contest whenever u may come
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Justice stuHy-"whst charge do you bring
against this prisoner
Oficer o'foole-'.He was Stain fruit OF
Dsgo widout psyin fur it."
Justice stufy -"Prisonsr, You are charged
with impersonating an oficer; hoe do yss
plssd2"-Aep lord B<roil
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AUTUMN FASHIONS
Redfern's --latest and Moot tn-sti,. n

MUSICAL AT HOMES ARE Just Noi
-'i- quite fashionable and something which
different in style from the ordinary receipt
or more decolietie evening dress is reqairel
short sleeves are certainly q good idea "a
mnsieal costumes. as during the play of n
hand on strinsed Instrument. pretty bands az
arms show to good advantage. But Of la
evening dress has been more Of covering an
fashionable ladies have shown q tendency
wear them long m the sleeves and uaoaera,el
high in the neck. However. this being "a
case. there is ample scope for pretty design
dresses OF this kind. Something . little poe.
heal and unconventional NAV be INDUCED in,
in the following sketch. where there 10 q su.
gesiIon Of the siyle OF the middle ages an q
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Emperor William of Germany arrived 81
Stuttgart yesterday to attend the funeral
peror proceeded TO the castle. where he
placed a magnificent wreath o: flowers upon
the casket. After kneeling beside the casket
and praying for a few moments the smpersr
arOs<
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Near Ridgewood, n. j.. several cars Of q
freight train on the Erie railroad were derailed
yesterday. Before there was time to send
on: danger signals an extra train dashed into
the wreck. Engineer Bloker was badly bruised
and Fireman Tibbetts was SO badly scalded
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-10

A handsome maple would generally be con-
sidered the last of all trees to need to blush for
but it 10 generally the first one to
turn red.-Lo,cea Courier.
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An Organization That Feeds the Hungry.
Cares for the Sick and Spreads the Gospel-

talk WITH SECRETARY WALTERS OF rHl LoS-
DON wEsLErAS MrssIoS-A YorSe oaoAxIzA-
TON THAT DfvorEs ITSELF TO ouTcAsr LoN-
poS-How THE WORK Is NASAoRp-rHr SYM
PATTY OF THE PEOPLE.
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Small Boy-'Papa, what makes you 20
bald?"
Papa-"Oh, that's because my mother used
to pat me 20 much on the head Tor being
good boy."-.Sso York Journal
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This sketch shows a toreador OF jei and
velvet. the jet largely predomInsting. The
jet border round the brim is pointed aud of
handsome design. the crown Is very small and
the nodding plumes are black ostrich and are
arranged high at the back. There IL black
velvet bandeau under the hat and resting IN |.
beau on tue back hair.
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and an arm chair of similar material has its big
pillow likewise.
A small table holds a large Mexican jar full
OF leaves and grasses and also affords room for
various small articles besides. A heap Of pill
lows on the floor makes q seat for Q demure
little maiden, who is the foremost of the
family group. who give life 10 the pretty pic
ture.
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A KENTUCKY FIGHTER.
Gen. Cassius M. Clay Talks Of His
Duels and Fights.
DANGEROUS ENCOUNTERS.

How He Gained Dr. Declarey aDd Fought
With Tom acknowledgements as Suicides-
His Terrible Fight With sam Brown-1he
Bowie Knife Against the Pistol.
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Special Correspondence Of The Evening Sta--
RICHMOND KY. October 3. 1881
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WITHIN An ACE OF DEArr.

After Gen. Clay said this he leaned his head
on his hand and looked for some moments into
the fire in deep Thought He was apparently
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N THE EAST END.

'Much is being accomplished in the east
end. The testimony of the police is to the ef-
feet that the mission efforts are completely
changing the character Of the ncighborhood,
although the poverty there Is something be-
yond description. Nearly 100000 people
inhabit that section of the city, and 1
can give you no more truthful or painful sum-
mary Of their condition than is contained in
the fact that 48 per cent of those who die are
buried in paupers' graves
From south London came The Bitter CRY ,
and since the establishment of that branch Of
the mission great change has come over the
people. Poor as is the east Of London il has
been recently ascertained that the south Is in a
more deplorable condition. Tens Of thousands
hand of the sweater. The average woman
worker. who tolls twelve hours a day, secures
as Remuneration but sixpence day-tweIye
cents of your money. Such abuses as these are
the subjects of vigorous attack by Mr.. Hughes
1t would be utterly impossible to describe the
condition of Londons poer. No words could
paint the afrighting picture"
THE PEOPLE IN SYMPATHY WITH II.
care these pooe people really in sympathy
with your work."
"Yes." was the hearty response, eve drew
them toward us when that great 'dockers'
strike took place year or SO since. Thousands
were fed every day. and as Q result of COM
bined effort the position Of the lockers was
materially improved. The average wage of
l0O.O 900 men before the strike was but eight
shiliings a week less than s2), and out
of this they would have to pay four shil-
lings week for q single room. Now
the pay is sixpence an hour Il had
always been the custom Of the Dockers' Union
to hold its meetings in public houses in the
midst Of temptations to drink. The mission
offered rooms and the union passed q resolu-
ton providing that no more meetings be held
in public houses. So closely are the mission
workers and the people bound together that
the union selected Frederick Charringron and
Peter Thompson, two Of the most active mis-
sionaries, as their treasurers.
This forward movement costs now GO. 900
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ut IL curious thing unused Gen. CLAY, as
he poked up the dying embers Of the FIRE into
glow, that man viii have the bravery TO
commit suicide and still not have enough
physical courage 10 fight. / have had a num-
Der OF such instances in nv life. IL was so
With Tom Marshall. who was so famous az an
orator in Kentucky There has been for wears
a teud between the Clays and the Marshalls
Henry Clay, you know, had a duel with Hum
phrey Marshall, and Tom Marshall and mysef
we're enemies for years