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eaps ana inIan'ry CATERS. Such Is the undres
Sn.aoa,;a ne uieIs ss nave nos ye. peel
most of the members will favor the reonia,
bicycle knickerbockers and the blue psaiacke
sucn az Is worn In the navy.
| THE COMPANY ORGANIZATION.
| When the company was formally organized
/ Lieut.. Thompson of the corps swore in eiyhteer
members to serve three wears M follows. r n
| Anaorso, W pit n u
w w pn,. w. II T Troot r n; y. Lring1on
| Collins i " CiIatta w n Has, Iv "
Haysa w Ior,hLaT r d n
Mo-, McOmssn W T. p;ouy' a. % 1
So III WI - II w.; A. IL
Ta,,norarr ot,;o 80 - oIs,
First jIentenant p Go. e. $500. o. %y
:. paich. saonni sa.o-ooUt T. d. He se"n,, !;
sarca.n. " r C-eoL g., ! r ~
wall. soconJ cnrnnraI CO.. PJT ;, Oil 1tJ
civic officers are. Erecntirs cor,n,ttaa 49,
Conoh VII ~ DaHI a Noni,see, -ne e O.
shannon Wall and Con,b hnaInrn W In.sp
ker. ssrystarv 4 W G,ltn..a ,ra,s W. :. ne e
49, i;ha;. w, - w. u
Collins ' "AN S-1o SA'oA'''ef' "oy "
Tbe tac,ics +o ba oaon,od ~. !, .ho
Adit. Gen. Iong who s. adsnt,na I ror,;nns ~ y,
infantry and cavalry tactics to cyclists. The
rules and tactics have not yet been formulated.
th lie me- nDers OF tne corps nave been gong
A cInb button has bee5 adonted and - baira
worn by the members. 1t is circular min
containing the letters ssW NJ q n n ri -
together with cross gums and bicycle.
THE nhsoLAR DRILLS.
Inc regular drills occur Thursday evenings,
and as soon as the weather permits the corps
will, no doubt. 90 some road riding tbrouob
the countrr in o-dor 20 ,n,La go. - - :.
800 -, ~ 49, xia ne 'esss where tne
most needed "a Later in tba s Soun.s wiz DC
ioyable trim will nr"hsbiv he 80 an az. en-.
members co into famy foy sr,or u "me .i 'ne
TIE recrnitinS oficers of the corns baxads6 .
effec,ed ord ths go ~ s,;n I1 osanizason was
ward with a Decentralization and 81 pu ; lor,
,'a.h - &c =; "l anu az increased
season beaips one or two mon,hs b 500 iiuins
me bic1cIe ia At its be., In Wash;n.
account OF the many m;les ~ sroo,h or ou
| .h - S,;,;- 80 &c. &c" II,s' 80 tnat
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GOOD KICKERA,
Australian Birds Which Are Dangsrously
Handy With Their Lega

Australian Birds Which Are Dangsrously
Handy With Their Lega
From the San Francisco Chronicle.
DR.. E. Usher Of London, fellow Of the Royal
Geographical Society and sportsman of note,
who has been in Arabia and other remote parts
OF the globe hunting for big game, has arrived
here from North Queensland and the desert
region known as the north territory in Austria
la This is an enormous stretch Of country
thousands Of miles in area, infested by canui-
balls, in which are giant emus, nombat and wal.
laby. 1t was to hunt the emu that DR.. Usher
made his trip there. "A party Of rs went up in
that far north region" he said last night 1--WE
we're among the csnnibals, who are great in
size, being six and one-half feet high and ply
sicaliy perfect 1t is dry, sandy region for
.ne most part Emus in large numbers are to
De found over this territory. We hunted them
| on horseback, and it was rare sport for the
reason that they can run as fast as horse. and
very good one ut that. We found the CATCH
ing CT erus almost interesting az coursing.
besides having certain spice Of danger about
IT, An emu can kick "a hard as u horse. I
have seen men kicked SO hard by this yicious
bird that their legs were broken. If had INV
| choice OF being kicked by horse or an emn I
think would take the horse. The emu stands
on one leg and with the other strikes auic,,
and most paralyzing blow. never would have
believed that g bird had such power had moi
had ocular evidence Of it during this trim.
After two or three OF our men had suffered from
the terrible kicks OF these birds we did not yen-
tnre near them, but after running our horses
till we got close enough would bring them down
with our rides. We did not approach them
| till knew they were dead. We killed
them for their feathers, although they are moi
so valuable as those Of the ostrich. We also
hunted for their eggs, which arc to be found
in the sand. but in doing this We took care no,
to collide with the emu. The eggs are more in
demand than the feathers. They are very
beautiful and sre SO tough that 1t 10 difficult e
break them Professional curio makers drill {
hole in each end, take the inside out and then
the shell is carved and mounted in silver
There are three layers of the shell and thu
carving Is done 30 ~ to show three coiors. The
silver Is set In the FIRST layer, 90 thick 10 it, anc
| silver il 10 handsome"
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THE NEW STAR.
ne Interesting Discovery by an Unnamed
Scotchmzn

me Interesting Discovery by IN Unnamed
scotchman
From the Boston Journal.
A new star has appeared in the armament
About two degrees south of the medium-brig
star Chi AuriSe ii may be seen with q good
opera glass. II is of the fifth magnitude
The stranger first came within the range Of
human vision between December and Deem
Der 10, but it was not observed by any Of the
ArSus-eyed astronomers until February /,
when DR.. Copeland, the Scottish astronomer
royal, saw it. DR.. Copeland was not, however,
the diseoverer, for in a cable dispatch to Prof
Pickering he ascribes the honor to an anony-
NOUS observer. But until Tins anonymous scot
abandons his reserve the newcomer will be
known as "Copeland's Nova" IN honor of the
man who nrst examined the spectrum and an
nounced that it contained bright lines.
Temporary stars have been observed occa-
Bionally in the past-stars which suddenly blaze
out and fame away for a week or u month or a
year and then fade out of sight Nayhap the
Star OF Bethlehem was one. In 1872 one ap-
peared in Cassiopeia and lsS6 another in the
crown. The one which now focuses the atten-
ton Of the scientific world is, as before men,
toned. about two degrees south of the star Chi,
IN the constellation Auriga
Besides these marvellous Temporary stars
there are yariables-i00 or thereabouts; stars
which at long intervals become visible to Us be-
cause OF their approach TO the earth
But q new star is quite different object I.
phenomenon Of most snthrailing interest
IL is. Of course, hardly probable that it is an
infant; far more likely II is a star upon winch
. tremendous volcanic eruption Is taking place.
or, more wonderfully yet, sun into which au-
other sun has crashed with a violence com
pared with which the collision OF q steamship
and an iceberg Is as pothing.
While all the world is more or less interested
In the stranger, astronomical circles are pro-
fourdly stirred by its appearance. The live
hest satisfaction is experienced by Prof. Pick
ering and his associates at the Harvard Cot
lege observatory; for while they have not the
honor OF the discovery they alone can prove
and have proven, that il is a discovery.
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A BICYCLE READY FOR WAR.

Some three years ago Gen. Albert Ordway
conceived the idea of establishing a bicycle
corps in connection with the District National
Guard, but he lad to abandon the idea because
of the small number of safety riders who were
willing 10 join such an organization. Since
that time several thousand safe;ies have been
sold until there are now something like e. 600
fiders In the District, and from them Gen.
Ordway expects to get good number who are
willing to enlist in the service of their country
Tor at least three years
MUST FURNISH THEIR owy WHEELS
Atpresent the members are obliged to fur
nish their own bicycles, so that person in or.
der to become a member must at least possess
enough cash capital to give him some sort of a
standing in the community. and for that reason
1t Is believed that the members of the first
mounted company of the kind will compare
aavorsoiy with any military company in the
world 90 far as the character of IL members
b concerned
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An Opening for . 1--we Man.


From the Detroit Free Press
He arrived in q small western town from the
east, and after supper he interviewed the pro-
prietor Of the hotel
lis there an opening in this place for . live
newspaper mann" he inquired.
Thar waz las' week, ;" replied The proprietor
pleasantly.
HAS it been flled?"
"well no, not egsactly. reckon, but it's got
Q man in il. /"
"Who is hep"
"a newspaper chap from the east"
II reckon not Leastways not % live a he
waz."
"How do you mean?'
"wen you see it waz this way: A live man
prominent citizens and raised thunder eeuer-
ally. Then our quiet and pseceabls citizens
dropped him in cistern. TAs epsnin's thar
yit Of you want to try IL"
He didn't want to.
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After while. when the project has worked
well, it ia thought that the regular army will
follow in the footsteps of the District Of Co.
iumbis National Guard and establish a bicycle
corps for light cavalry work. Already the
British army has tried the experiment. with
such success that the wheel is in practical use
In cavalry work In the state of Connecticut a
successful trial Of this arm Of the service has
been made, and, as in England, it is now an
established branch Of the service
The company recently established Is known
a. the Washington Military Cyclists, attached
to the engineer corps. ID. C. n. e. The ma
chimes best adapted 80 the service are the safe
ties, and it is desirable to have them as light
and as durable as possible, as the rite, ammu-
milton and tools greatly increase the weicht
IL II absolutely necessary for each rider TO
carry the necessary tools to use in case of acct
dent to his bicycle, and in this connection
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Yes; q Coward.

teS; Coward.
From the Chicago Daily Tribune.
"See him! See him J" he said sxcitedly.
Eyes. What OF it?'
"He's one Of the regulators or something of
that sort down south"
"Indeed!"
'Yes They say when he gets at the head of
crowd with mask on his face he looks sim-
ply terrible"
Been in lynchings, I suppose"
'"Ihats what refer to. he hasn't missed one
In his ten years in the parish"
"Dead coward, chi"
"What! Coward! Why. man, didn't tell
you that he took part in all those troubles down
there? He's been at the head of Eve or six
negro lynehings to my knowledge, and that's
outside of the whites"
And the man iynched never had show"
"Oh, well, OF course, they wsrsn't going to
"And he wore o mask?'
Certainly. II vouldn't do 10 be rscoeuixsd
You know"
Il understand. Afraid to give the man they
were going to kill even . chance for his life
against big odds on tho one hand and afraid 70
face the government on the other. What was
that saids Coward? Well, let It 60 ct that"
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for The Evening Star.


IT'S Sweet.
IT'S sweet to hope in spite of Fate
And buoy our dropping spirits up
Till Fortune lets Desire create
Fruition's nectar in lifes cup;
IT'S sweet to hug that fond Belief
Which offers what our souls desire
And find our Fears misgivings brief
Before Success makes them retire;
Ills sweet to conquer things adverse
To our achievement of an end,
And md no apprehension worse
Than cautious Forethought would commend
IT'S sweet to think of triumphs won
BY buffeting against that strife
Which daunts less courageous one
And brands defeat upon his life;
IT'S sweet to love, when loving gains
The object of profound desire,
And turns to Joy the anxious pains
That oil the heart with yearning nrG
IT'S sweet to scale the topmost round
OF ladders which Desire ascends,
And from that zenith view the ground
Where Courage with Despair contends:
IT'S sweet to master evil greed
And break the boarding grasp Of Gain
When Noble Purpose prompts the deed
To prove them selfish, wrong and vain;
It's sweet to SOW the germs Of Truth
And see them grow to bear those seeds
Which Virtue moids in minds of youth
For manly Thoughts and righteous deedr
IT'S sweet to know that we have done
Our duties faithfully and well,
And feel that we have Justly won
The praise Of those with whom we dwell:-
But when this sweetness acrid turns
And Hope goes down in dark despair,
Then Life to ashy embers burma
And Desolation oils the air.
-BuBroN 7. DoYLA
Washington, D. c., February IL, 1891
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-13

From the Chicago Daily Tribune.
NJ. G. Tousley of the Englewood Eye was sit
ting in his Office GAG ed street, last night when
he thought he heard 9 footstep in the room.
Turning, he gazed into the polished barrel Of .
revolver.
..Give me what money you have or I'll shoot"
said q grufi voice.
II would with pleasure" Mr.. Tousley re-
piled. ''but-I-well, to tell you the truth, 1
haven't cent about me-"
The robber did not ask for proof. He walked
backward to the door. keeping Mr.. Tousley
covered with the revolver, bowed oourteously,
and vanished ss quietly as he had coma
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-13
Written for The Evening Star.

T THIS SEASON OF
entertaining the houses
In our lovely city have
their festival garments
, as well 40 the people.
Plants. flowers lights
make the reception tot
lets Of rooms, and gem
orally they prove as
becoming to houses seen
ordinarily in everyday
costume as do the beau
tiful gowns OF the hos
tesses on such gala oc-
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white blossoms Of some Towering fruit tree.
ihe pretty experiment has been often tried al
oreaking the budded t~ics from fruit tree. ana
PUTTING Them IN warm room in water and See
ing the buds swell and then break forth into
blossoms long before buds on the tree burst
their bonds THIS and kindred devices of
onlos growing in water. peas and fAxseed or
wheat soSn on cotton over n bowl of water are
specially interesting where there are children
TO be entertained and taught by them and ara
well worth the attempts on their account
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The question Of carrying the musket has not
yet been determined upon and while at present
that necessary weapon Of warfare is being car
ried in firm rests on the wheels, some of the
members think a change will be made and that
the gun will be carried upon the back. The
ammunition will be carried in the small pocket
that hangs from the saddle such as is used for
carrying the tools.
On the handle bar in front of the rider Is to
be carried the knapsack. blanket and other
necessaries, and in all j. is estimated that the
weight, not intending the rider, will be less
than seventy-fve pounds.
The uniform of the defenders who ride the
silent steed consists of cavalry trousers with
reinforced seats, infantry blouse, drop visor
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The Spread Of Knsvlsaes.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Where did Columbus hndr' asksd The
teacher.
The new pupil, boy from the vicinity Of
Clark and Polk streets, scratched his head.
looked out Of the window. serspsd his right
foot up and down his lsft shin, end hazArdsd
the guess:
ION the jaw."
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OW THE NATIONAL.
capital can boast that it
has q genuine military
bicycle organization
among its numerous
protectors and the men,
bers all active and en-
thusiastic young men
belonging to the better
class of society. Al
though the orGanizat on
is but a few weeks old
il numbers about thirty
members who NAV some
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~ALENTINEs OF THIS


season to be really
stylish, to be considered
% representing the
acme Of good taste,
should consist Of an
Offering Of flowers. And
even here discrimina-
tion must be used. II
it Ia q case Of loves
young dream in its
incipiency; if it is an
exemplifcation Of the
statement that ''In the
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WIZARD PORTRAITS.
Remarkable Work of q Deformed
Artist in Nicaragua.
A MEM RABLE EVENING

An Interview That Was Eagerly Sought and
Hts Aseonishing Results-Lovely and Accom-
plishsd Women and q Defor,ned Host-Two
Visits to the Studio With Vastly Different
Eject.
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Pat, Pat! you should never hit 9 man when
he ID down." "Begorra! what did work 20
hard to get him down forf'-Brandom Back
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When you want to cultivate Q man Il isn't .
good thing to harrow his feelings and plant the
seeds Of hatred in his breast
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Bingo-"I see that Granny is taking regular
exercise in gymnasium"
Kingley-"What 10 his idea?'
Bingo-"His wife gave him an ulster for .
Christmas present and he is irving to get
strong enough to carry it around. Clottier
- h-nsxhsr.
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day be called upon to quell riot or protect
public property at the risk of their own lives.
just the same as ali Of Uncle Sans regularly
enlisted men The experiment has been tried
in this as well as in foreign countries and has
proved such q success that the bicycle in the
near future will no doubt form a pa 1T of the
National Guard in nearly all the states.
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That your sawdust padded legs painted features
And mash on some old Turk you had better try 10
And msrry him securely ere your dancing days
Verify, for facility Of expression. fecundity OF
idea,- graceful abandon of style and feariessness
OF utterance the comic valentine writer excels
the world.
81. VALENTINES DAY.
OF course. compared with him, May Hunger
ford, who writes in the February Century a.
follows, is mot in it:'
'On this st. Valentine his day
iheleathered songster woos his mato.
Ana each true lover chants his lay.
The Ting birds twill clear and gay,
Andstriye with song to pierce heaven . gate,
on this st. Valentine. his day.
The swelling buds show green today
cof tardy spring they scarce can wait,
Ana each true lover chants his lay.
The coyest maid yields to loves sway
As troubadours old tales related
on this ST. Valentine. his day.
How easy Yes 1t we're to sayi
While each true lover chants his lay.
"A word Of cruel scorn like Nay
Snail not fell from the lips of Kate
On this st. Vaient ne, his day.
When each true lover chants his lay"
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lGHTSEEING IN A
strange country always
calls forth greater in
terest when one believes
that he il not treading
ground already gone
over. So it is that such
expressions as by
pa I b g." "out-of-th
way places" &C., are
used by those writing
Of foreign scenes SO
conveniently. We n
those who know moth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-13
ATTRACTIVE HOMES.
Flowers and Their Employment fol
Purposes Of Decoration.
SOME TIMELY SUGGESTIONS

How Home workers Can Produce Handsome
Decorative Effects without the Aid Of q
Florist-Many Ways OF Doing Embroidery;
aDstailcd Description Of . Pretty Pattern.
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was just finishing the task Of lighting these
lamps and was at the end opposite to where we
stood MY anxiety was now growing painful,
the deliberate movements Of our artist friend
only exasperatiug me. Finally he motioned to
Haskins as he said: '.You may remove the cur
tain from in front of Won"
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Special Correspondents Of The Evening Star.
4AsAHA, NICARAGUA, February 1, 1892
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MILITARY CYCLISTS.
The New Company Attached to the
District National Guard.
THE UNIFORM AND WEAPON.
70

How II 70 Probable That the Musket VIII BE
Carried-Regular Drills to Be Estsblished-
The Company VIII Compare in Character
with Any I'm the World.
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WHAT YOU MAY SEND.
Flowers Constitute the Best Kind of
Valentine.
THE COMIC POET IN HIS GLORY

Carricatures and Lampoons That VIII Burden
the Mails This Yesr-Keen Sighted Critics
Who Tell Theft Friends Of Their Faults-
Some Specimen Verses.
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CARRYING THE MrsKEr.

other articles, such as bolts and nuts, will be
carried. In order to insure against damage
which cannot be repaired.
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TIE PUNsTER IN HIS xLExINr.
1t is when . chance for pun occurs that the
valentine poet feels in his element The fol-
lowing il dedicated to shoemaker:
OF bo.chy cobblers. great and srnau,
You're the very worst OF awl;
Out Of town, you bad old egg,
You should straisht be made to PEG.
When In sin and years You
ReInorse will NIL you for bad acta,
And when Judgments reached at lask
In tine pit you'll sure be cast!
Occasionally the poet wipes the ink Of bitter
ness and gall from his pen and gives . fellow Q
bit Of friendly advice, a. follows:
AL the money you can rake.
On wild chances do you stake,
At siusying matches and horse races.
In cock pits and gambling places
30 goes all cash get hold Of,
Tho your employers you make bold a.
And s.ncy yI ysu " mot not u o aS dU Sas
But the ends the same in every case.
Detection. punishment and disgrscs.
It 10 in this strain that the bard sings Of his
wife's dressmaker:
It's time that you this business quit
FOE you never give decent nt;
And when u comes to Points Of style
Your worx would MAKE donkey smila.
Sns thing alone admit will.
II must be admitted that he il rather severe
on the ballet girl, whom he addresses in this Zip
pant and sarcastic manner, to the great scandal
and CONSERVATION Of the chappies:
You fancy you are nne and think Won eut ,h,n>
aon psadsd represe ntstive of the ballet corps,
~ with Tearing smiiea and smrks and suwrusxtvs
You piIoosste aud c.psr 20 widely DER III. aoor;
buf you're mistaken you think, when the dudce d
- you wink
q
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81. VALENTINES DAY

OF course. compared with him. May Hunger
ford, who writes in the February Century as
follows Is mot in it,"
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WORKING THE PETALS.

For the outer edge Of the petals, worked in
long and short stitches, two threads of the silk
were taken, which gave heavy outline. max
ing distinct effect against the linen: then a
single thread OF silk was taken for filing the
middle OF each petal, whether il was the same
shade as the edge or q shade lighter, both being
used In shading the different blossoms. This
gave much better effect than if either a
double or single thread had been used through
out each petal, for the one would have made
coarser looking flower, while the other would
have been unnecessarily fine and made many
more stitches, SO that blending the two was
both quicker and prettier-this holding good
for almost any flower worked solidly in flofioss
The French knots in the center were made of
q single thread Of the darkest shade, with one
knot Of orange silk mixed in, and the shading
on the edges OF the petals was always done
with single thread over the aelble tAFssSsd
gave delicacy in the shading, which could not
have been got at all il double thread had been
used instead In working the green stems
double thread was used on those Of the larger
flowers for about half way from the flower. then
Q single thread was worked for the finish which
gave the slightest tapering effect, making them
more graceful, the calyx and stem being of the
lighter green, while the darker was used to
slightly touch Il up with shading. The ribbon
was simply worked in outline. double thread
Of the brightest shade OF violet silk being
used and making . prettier effect than q
worked soiidly, that being too heavy, q long =
the flowers we're solid
THE VALUE or Kxowmo prrAnA
These are very minute details. but IL d The
lack Of knowledge Of JUST nch little things that
often spoiis piece Of embroidery and . few
hints Of the kind may be Of practical uss even
10 those who may have worked good deal and
still do not know how toget the best results from
their industry. This piece u work Of which
sneak would be charming on 4 Whit tsble nm
der glan bowl q vass 6ilsd NTH brsnchss of