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a Black Female samssn.

Rreedman's Town, . suburb Of Houston,
Texas says the Kansas City Times, boasts q .
female samson who has repeatedly proved her
self match for any three men that have pittsd
their united strength against hers, aud Who Z
feg nights ago successfully routed Ofhesr John
Baxter and three Of his assistants. III men ct
6ne physique.
The woman ID . negress a. black - night
and Of Q stature slightly shove average, but
magnifcently built and extraordinarily active.
Her grip is such that she was able 70 break
two Of the bones Of the baud Of woman With
whom she had fracss recently, and u was on
the police attempting TO arrest her thss she not
only was able 70 prevent them FROM putting
house and closed and locked the door.
Baxter, in particular, u accounted man of
unusual strength, and 10 Of large build, but he
sayp his muscles we're e. child's when com
pared With those Of the black amszon- The
woman, whose name i Caroline Jenkins, Z
sbout thirty years old, and Is the mother q
She has been seen 70 pick up Q barrel Of Sour
cad carly u Q distance Of some yards without
appearing 70 oyerexsrt hsrself, snd when tssssd
Was found % be able 20 break with ease neg
gFam rope an inch in diameter. since her sK-
plot With The police il u sid that party Of
eentlemen propose travelling with her Il she
viii 80 SD give exhibitions of her strength.
which y 70 Be asorihsd 70 no electraoA -
Isgnstae process, bat 70 mpscular dsveiaPosn>
alone
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-21
EUR0PEAN STREET CARS.
How They Are Managed Abroad.


From the New York Telegram.
II have just had long trip through Europe
looking at their street cars. or tram cars as
they are called there" said Frank s. Houghton
of Denver at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
lin Dublin found the street railways under
one management, called the United Dublin
Tramway Company. The cars carry twenty-six
passengers inside and twenty on top. and by a
law of the kingdom all conveyances are limited
to their capacity. When the seats are full no
more passengers are taken on, and there is
none of the crowding and overlooking We have
in this country. The rails Of the Dublin tram
ways are grooved and weigh ninety ponds to
the yard. They not laid on ties AND Sleep
ers, but in cement on concrete tQundation
and are connected with coupling rods. ~. SIC
The pavement. both inside and outside the
track. is OF granite blocks on a copcrete foun-
datipn, aud the seams between the blocks arc
filled with tar and cement. making the pave
ment totally imperyious to water. The rails
are flush with the pavement and are Kept in
perfect repair, 80 that one might drive over
them With Y buggy and not know that he was
crossing a railway track. The fare il one
penny, or two cents, for any distance inside Of
a mile, or two pence for over mile.
1T Is horse system and the speed is be-
tween eight and nine miles an hour. The
horses are OF very high grade, as the govern
ment pliers gratulty on every horse coming
up to requirements that makes up the differ
ence in the prices Of o good and poor animal
In consideration OF this gratuity the govern
ment reserves the right to take the horses
owned by the tramway company for cavalry
service in case Of war.
I'm Belfast and Glasgow the systems are
similar, while Edinburgh and birmingham
have very good cable roads. In London there
is the Highgate Hill cable road, aud oil the
other roads are worked BY horse power. In
November last new electric road was opened
in London. The road is what is know as the
three or center-rail system, with the oars drawn
by an engine which receives its power from tho
center rail, and the electricity is generated
from stations st the end Of the road. On this
line there are seventeen trains Of three cars
each, which leave the stations at intervals Of
three minutes. The fare is cents in United
States money, and is paid at turrl6la Ehe
speed is about twelve to fifteen milos mi honr.
Paris has electric cars run by the Stor age
system, and it seems to work very we'll. One
feature of the Italian roads worthy Of attention
is that there are two fares frst-class fare,
where the passengers sit inside, and 2 second
class, where the passengers stand outside. The
difference in fare is z cents"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-21
A RELATIONSHIPS FRIGHT.
Story Of Startling Fall From an Altitude Of
Mile.

Story Of Stsrtling Fall From an Altitude Of
. Mile.
From the Chicago Tribune.
H. Hennequip Of Paris. who has had some
experience in aerial navigation. arrived in the
city from San Francisco on his way home, and
during his stay in Chicago called on Mr.. PEN
nington, Of airship fame, at the Grand Pacific
Hotel. Mr.. Hauneqpin was in FoptehAy u the
time Tissndier and Cover had their startling
adventure in balloon. The trayelef e an in-
innate friend Of Cover and tells the story Of
to him..
'.They assembled from Tissindier's house in
Paris and foated of toward Vincepnes and as
the wind was somewhat strong FROM the north
east the two men soon disappeared from the
Yss e as sy sss sssasS
however, they we're fully 5000 feet above the
earth. They were sailing along smoothly, watch
ing the scenes below, when suddenly they seemed
7. f Tall into : hole 70 the atmosphere and down
the needle q ths vertical scale. II was travel
ing with lightning speed. 4 rosr filed their
ears and both man thought their time had
come. Nothing had Asppeisd To- the balloon:
vas IN perfect o s'aaPasien but there seemed
"Tissindier desperately. threw opt sapd bags.
They were falling % rspidly thai, the bags we're
left Tar behind and Disappeared abosb them.
the speed Of Q comet. There seemed to be no
atmosphere left and they could scsrcely breathe.
As Last resort Tissindier threw oyer the anchor
and the remaining ballast, ssd tho bis ballepn,
sfter rpsh Of mile through The gig, regained
it. ps,ss and they they were saved The earth wss
sTki goes 70 show" continued Mr.. Hsnns-
quin, s'thst too much pFeeautiop cannot he OBJ
served in carrying plenty Of ballast There are
in the air OCCASIONAL rsreisetipns, and
them il drops liks piece 81 lead. Cover
and Fissiadies sailed into Q Ysrisabls pit. in
the air and had they not had lots Of ballast
aboard, they would have bssn dsahsd 70
pieces"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-21
From the Boston Globe.

A NEW EXEMPLIFICATION OF THE IN
"A terest physical culture has for women was
the exhibition given recently at Mrs. T. B. Aid
richs before company of ladies by pupils Of
certain private school in town, who, dressed as
athletes in tights illustrated by series OF ex-
quisitely beautiful posturings the teachings
they are under for the development Of beauty
of form and grace of carriage.
Schools of physical culture and gymnasia
multiply in our cities, but the necessarily some
what expensive tuition, the cost of the required
costume, &c, exclude many, while yet others Of
the young women in the laud have not the ad-
vantage OF living within reach Of q gymnasium
and professional training.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-21
a Chilal's Sense of Justice.

Nothing seems to burn into the memory and
heart of a child, says Harper's Razar, as an I'M
deserved punishment, however triaing the
matter may seem to the adult iniieter. In
some children Of the sunny, hopeful type the
wave Of Indignation and helpless, unspokep
protest against unjust correction passes away
and leaves apparently no trace. TO other chill
dren. with more sensitive natures or more re-
bellious dispositions, unjust words of reproof
kindle fires Of rage, which shoulder with suilen
persistence pnder the ashes OF seeming forget
fuiness. ready To burst out violently and I'M
expeetediy. IL this seems an overdrawn picture
one has only to think backward to ones own
childish days and to recall the time when care
less treatment by an elder first taught US to be
bitter, unforgiying. resentful.
childs sense of Justice is as keen as his
heart is tender and this is one Of the qualities
most necessary to 2 noble character, q quality
that must be blended with truth and honor aud
self-sacrihee TO give the right balance TO dispo-
sitions which would Otherwise work harm. A
child's justice Is always tempered with mercy
70 those he loves. aud when in the h9me he Is
justly and tenderly dealt with he learns little
by little that higher sense Of justice toward all
with whom he comes in contact. When his
own small rights are earelessly and continually
thrust aside he, too, learns to play the brigand,
to invent devices to achieve the might Which
he has learned makes right.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-21

From the Detroit res Press
One day Peasant carried Basket of Pota-
toes to the Field and dug holes iE the Soil and
planted them. His young Son Watched Opera
tions for a Time and then Inquired:
Pop, Why do you put those "Tasers in the
Ground?'
.Ry 80 doing each One win bring me back
tep," replied the Father.
The boy went away, and when his Father
came upto Dinner be found him digging in the
yard and asked:
Sonny, what are you Seeking for?"
"Why. Pop, have planted the Clock, the
Boot-jac two Umbrellas, the Teapot, your
Sunday Hat, Mas Shoes and Table-cloth, and
each One will bring me back Tea"
"You young Idiot, come ont end b pare
USED r. shouted the Father; and be tanned tkat
boy up and down. and crosswise and sideNiss,
until the supply Of Pesch-tree limbs gave out
Pop planted Taters 10 get bsck Tep,p
mused the boy a. he at down under the Low
Shed to think, sshut planted Checks aud Hsss
s2a Shoes 70 set z LisSias, It@ass BE- he
MORAL:
|. And The next Hsll, when The Rsther cpt down
his oeFp-stslr 70 asvs thsm, and the soa cut
dova TIE Oqrvsnt bushss Sos The sans ebjssA
hs got Licked again,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-21
Unclaimed and Forgotten Deposits.

thAlnDers sOurnhi.
The following extract from advertisement
issued in 1881, by order Of the court of cham
Gerry, Ireland, with view TO discover the real
owners Of the following valuables deposited in
bank in Dublin. gives a fair idea OF the sslu-
able nature Of unclaimed bank deposits;
mo. I. Box containing . number Of silver
articles, coins, medals and seals and having on
il crest and the name Il. 8. Cooper No. 4.
Box containing number Of silver srticles, u
which several are crested with coat-of-srms,
supposed to be those Of yiseount Setteryilie.
No. 3. Box containing thirty-nine articles OF
plate. some of them bearing coronet No. 4.
Box containing diamonds aRd articles Of Jew
elry, lodged BY DIR. Andrew Blake and George
Jennings on December "a, 1855"
Sometimes il happens that deposits are msde,
and, strange ~ il may appear. totally forgottea
by the owners A remarkable case Of this de-
scription came before ths late Vice Chancellor
Maline, in which il appeared that lady died
st Marseilles at the great age Of ninety-eight,
who, although entitled 10 Csc, 900 in the Funds,
aud to more than $4,000 accumulated diva
dends. was constantly borrowing money from
her relatives; from which il may be inferred
that this large deposit had escaped the lady .
memory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-21
A Gas Rpfner's Cemplsint,

from the New fork star.
Receptly happened 70 be in the Office Of one
q the Brooklyn gas companies, and while Was
yeitnF to speak with ea officer Of the eerpoFsr
ton heard several persons who came ii to
Rsy their bills complain that they were exese-
.Do many people eanse trauhls about their
bills being too hfsh2" Iastea the secretary,
ye have 70 Keep Man in our employ whose
duty Y y g aasver conPlfiats e one hind Or
sFe Original and amusing, Here i 4 postal card
lrepeised In the last mail:
ssDEAR sII, The next time you send man
here 70 Ind . leak dont send : boy who hes eot
Aeola Aad can't smel gas."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-21
Ch.artar Demands in ReetaaEs

from the It, Aogs o1e-nemncraf.
4 restaurant waiter In this city says: 'eThere
are some things about peoples habits ai satiag
that defy explanation. For instance. Monday
Is known in the restaursnts % sandwich day,
for twice o. many sandwiches are sold then Is
ON any other day Of the week, and what is still
more curious, mere eornsd beef i called for
on Monday than q any other tms. Saturday
ham i. Ss called ios on ~ sssusd.y . oSs sH
Monday, though Why NO hpmAn being eau
guess. Somstihss most unexpected demand
viii be made fas particular kinds Of food.
ss: ,s .s &c .s NJ .s i, II s ~
10 cut . sinals slice. On Good Friday, 1888,
We had not nAds much preparation for meal
dinney, not expecting b DO anything IN that
line. end, e - ssseaishmens e ssssysody n
any othcy day n ths yees. i sssnsd = q al
The infidels N town cape u and called To-
nsas 70 show defiance Of The day"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-21

II would rather Be sentenced for life 1ar kill-
ing nan shaA 70 gss twenty Ave years Cor esr-
I'll. other crimes. " snys s1ifsfn 81 Sing nina.
TN Afsssa ysars ny friends vill move fos
pardon, snd ~ ske end Of shst period syosy-
murder aaa - puady snough 70 declare a.
have bssa punishsd ssossh r-D~rea No.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-21

''psr guess doll nettsd us over 600. No one
guessed the name and I still have the doll, +"
said the Rev. Mr.: Scaddleberry.
itG''
u didn't name it at ALL" returned the rev.
erend gentleman, with face that simply beamsd
with pious regard for its owners clever BUSH
mess sense.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-21

From 0osd Eevs
Wishing Aunsy-'eo yos vsas 10 The thssssr
last svspinsf"
Sweat Girl-'sysa I vsnt vith Mr.. softfsllo,
TIE young gentleman you saw hsrs the last
tins-yos know; TIE ons viii lpvsly nns-
tashs. snd handsens eyes and svsss neuth,
visiligQ Aasty-ssWss ~ paay tragedy - Z
Scscs 0isl-s.Vn-I dss't rsnsnbss.~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-21

Mild Old Gentleman tgoaded 70 madpsss BIZ
next room lo9gcr)-"Good gracious What are
you pounding the furniture tAat way fpr2" Idle
that you si.o " u dssdsa s6s sosad." -zSsi.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-21

Tomdik -.pe yoa .knQy y vhst hfsed II
Tsas +ssdSYgs. ;EsSs-oHa~ss I.as'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-21
WE DANCE WELL
Something About Balls Both in This
Country and Abroad.
AMERICANS BEST WALTERS.

In Europe They Dance q Sort OF whiriigig-
The Ennui Of Some Who Have Never Done
Any Woodworking is . Bore to Them
How to End . Waltz.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-21

iet the BODY pend merely At the hips aud below
the floating ribs.
For the benefit of the back. and the stomach,
liver and other vital organs, the exercise known
ss the torso circle (cut No. % is taught. Stand
ing properly, and with the lower part Of the
body perfectly straight, swing the upper part
Of the body round in q circle, using point at
the waist line in front US pivot. Boil the
head with the body. arms akimbp, thumbs for
ward, and let the motion be steady, not ierky.
There are many, many other movements for
the Development Of the various portions OF the
body. but these given above will do much to
give well-p9ised body and head, graceful
Carriage and supple figure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-21
FoRKIGSERs DANCE BADLY.


III any one has ever been to a ball in Europe
% 70 ball here where there are many foreign
srs, be must have felt his breast swell with
pride because Of the superiority Of his fellow
eoantrymen; Foreigners like 10 dance a
vhiriigig galop called the deux-temps There
are only two steps In this dance and the object
h TO vhirl about the room with the yelocitt Of
. top Woe betide two couples who collide in
this mad dance! They come together With a
tremendous force and sonlebody i pretty GER
tain ~ 60 under. Then in Europe q large pro-
portion Of the men AZ bali are in uniform and
many wear spurs. A girl in light drsss after
one Of thess isncilg parties, having been
through such violent usage in the shape of so
called waltzes. goes home With a torn dress
and disheysled lOeks- She resembles one who
has been attending an Irish political meeting.
Khen we contrast such DANCING With our
own ne cannot help feeling vast superior
iv, Our waltz y the real 'poetry Of MOTION
The foreign dance may be poetry, too, but it il
such poetry ~ browning yrots-rushing.
rapid, irregular and rough as . Virginia turn-
pike.
TuB cOScEIf oF sonE SMELLS
Il y net fais, having introduced this article
With tie picture Of the two lazy, heavy sweils,
TO sbsadon them completely. u viii b
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-10-16
AGRICULTURAL.
The BountiruI Crops.

The government crop report for October
places the average yield of winter and
spring wheat throughout the country at Il
bushels an acre, compared with II bushels
in 1890. The acreage was 30,2O7. 600, of
which 26,224,000 were planted to winter
wheat and 12,0S3, 900 to spring wheat
The yield for the year is 5SS, O00, 600 bush
els, compared with 800, 600, 600 last year
gain of more than one-half. The greatest
crop of wheat ever gathered prior to 1891,
was in 1884, when the yield reached 512,-
OOO,OOO. The present year thus exceeds
the banner year of 1884 by about 10 per
cent. Definite figures for the corn crop
have not been made up, but the percentage
is estimated at 02.5, compared with 7O.G in
October, 1890 and the yield will approx
mate 1000, 0O0,0 COO bushels, gain of about
30 per cent over the billion and half crop
of 1890. The remarkable increase in the
smaller cereals is shown in an average yield
per acre for 1891 of 29.3 bushels of oats,
compared with 1913 bushels in 1890: of
IA bushels of rye, compared with lis
D"oiiols III Ao0O' anu VI Eo'c pusllcls ol DaI-
ley, compared with u bushels in 1890
Potatoes likewise show a phenomenal yield
of 0l.3 bushels to the acre, for the country
as a whole, while last year the yield was
only G1.7 bushels-a gain over 1890 of near
ly 80 per cent
Coincdent with this phenomenally prolif-
ic year in the United States comes scarcity
in Europe, and the result is prices for agri-
cultural products in this country are higher
as rule in spite of an enormous yield than
was the case last year when the yield of the
staple crops was known to be short. Every
indication is for a period of prosperity
which will be felt in every department OF
trade and industry.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-10-16

The value of ashes as a fertilizer depends
upon the quality of the ashes themselves,
upon the character of the soil upon which
they are used, and the needs of the crop
which is to be grown. While their value
is supposed to depend mostly upon the
amount of potash they contain, there are
certain other elements of some importance,
such as carbonic acid, lime, phosphoric
acid, magnesia and soda, which are valua-
BILE i'm certain soils. The amount of all
these varies in the ashes from different
woods and other substances, but as a gen
eral rule it may be considered that hard
wood ashes have more potash and phos-
phOric acid than soft wood, and the ashes
from twigs ard young wood are stronger
than those from old wood. The amount
will also vary with the heat to which they
have been subjected in burning as at a
very high temperature the potash and sand
or silicate of the ashes will unite by melt
ing together into glass, so that the potash
will not be soluble in water and the plants
cannot reach it. Old farmers know this,
and often speak of ashes losing their value
by being "burned to DEATH Upon some
soils the lime is very valuable, perhaps
more so than the potash, and on others the
phosphOric acid is of great importance.
seem to show as good results as unleached
upon some soils, although the potash is
largely leached out of it.
But another good result from ashes is
their mechanical effect upon the soil. Be
ing finer than the loan soil, they mix with
it and make it less porous, so that it holds
water better and draws up water from be-
low more readily. But upon a dry soil
they have an opposite effect, making it
more porous and less liable to bake and
harden up On such soils coal ashes often
show good result that is not due to the
potash,sas they have but little. 1t will be
seen, then, that il is impossible to tell
what price a farmer can afford to pay for
ashes, as he cannot tell how strong the
ashes are or how badly his soil needs the
carbonic acid or lime or the potash they
may contain. Experiment with them upon
/ your land, and if they show good results
buy more literally, and use upon soils and
crops of similar character. AS a general
rule, it may be considered that ashes are
valuable where potash is needed, and that
they do not do as well upon cold and moist
land as upon dryer and warmer land. They
bring in a variety of long green moss upon
such soils, and many would not use them
there if they could get them for nothing.
american CUItirdtOr.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-10-16
One Thlng about the Potato Rot

An editorial writer in the American Gull
tlvator says: | have noticed one thing in
regard to the potato rot this fall that is
significant. Potatoes grown on rich and
heavily manfred land have rotted far worse
than those raised in light, loamy soil. |
have seen several fields dug of late, raised
on upland sod, and fortified in the hill
with phosphate, that have yielded smooth,
large potatoes, with hardly the slightest
evidence of decay. On richer land plant
ed to hoed crops last year, the tubers, II
not rotted badly, came out scurfy. The
blight fell with killing effect on this crop
about a month ago, and the premature
ripening of the tubers from this cause, is
probably one inducement to decay. II is
important that farmers should, while dig
ging, select for next years seed as perfect
and as mature potatoes as can be found in
the field. Nothing responds so quickly tc
character of seed as do potatoes, as l know
by experiment, and vigorous, healthy seed
of hardy varieties is all important in saving
the crop from disease.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-10-16

The use of corn for ensilage gives Amer
lean farmers a great advantage as it pro-
duces larger amount of food and at less
cost than with any other material. The
difficulty with those who dill not favor en-
silage was that they supposed it should be
composed of very young fodder, full of
water and in a green condition. Those
who found it valuable were those who al
lowed the corn to grow to maturity, cutting
il Just as the ears began to glaze, by so do
ing allowing the crop to reach that stage in
which it has derived from the soil as much
nourishment as possible, and also arresting
i'm the stalk the elements that were on
their way to complete the seeds. The very
young corn, on the contrary, was composed
so largely of water as to render it of but
little value, and when cut at such an early
stage of growth did not fulfill the eXpecta-
tons of those who relied upon it as an i'm
portant adjunct to dairying
As an acre of corn for ensiage produces
an enormous amount of succulent food,
and at the lowest possible cost, il will be
found valuable in many ways. 1t is not
best to feed it exclusively, for animals
thrive better on "A variety, but il affords
succulent food in winter of very nOurish-
ing character, and thereby not only pro
notes digestion and thrift, but increases
the flow of milk and lessons the amount OF
haV and grain required. The dairyman
who has a silo filled with ensilage can feed
his stock at less cost, will secure larger
product and can sell at lower price, witt
greater profit than can the farmer who
/ feeds on dry food. That ensilage is nov
regarded as a staple food is shown not onl!
/ by its advocates, but also by the fact tina
| all of its enemies have vanished from
sight, and it is now unprecedented
/ mia Record.