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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-09

L'OR SALE-OSLY TWO MORE LEFT OF THOSE
l. beautiful houses corner 18th and SITS. every
modern Improvement and below the prevailing prices
OF property in north section of the city; 120l
ST.. $3.50, and 20Ga til ST.. 1850, small cash
payment and balance monthly.
Houses opened every day for inspection Waterman
in CHARGE To-. Ou
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1892-11-02
A Partisan Dog Barber.

Further down the river, after pass
ing the Pont des Invalides, one sees a
curious little ark by the waters edge.
1t is like small houseboat, and its in
habitants prove to be two men, q
woman, magpie, and a cat, also a
dozen or SO of dogs as transients. This
is in short the dog-washing establish
ment of M. Marie | took an early OPP
portunity of visiting it to observe the
manner of operating. The proprietor
was very willing to talk; in fact, l
think he always did all the talking,
leaving all the work to his wife, and
learned from him that he clipped from
ten to thirty dogs per day, that he got
from to s francs $50 cents to $1.60)
apiece, and that the large breeds of
dogs paid the best, while the poodle
gave the most work and were paid
only as small dogs. Then followed a
dialogue which will, | am sure, inter-
est those of our dogmen who have
taken a stand on the Pasteur question:
81 see you do not muzzle the dogs; do
you never get bitten in consequence"
"Bitten!" said he, "look there" and he
showed me his hands and arms slashed
and SCARED up to the elbows with in
Vulnerable old sears and one or two
recent wounds. Then his wife showed
me her hands and arms, and the as
sistant did the same. Each of these
persons had been bitten once or twice
a week for years, and yet were in per-
feet health. In amaZement and some
horror | asked: Have you no fear of
hydrophobia, or, perhaps, you take
ample precaution?" "Neyer think of
such a thing" said he. "If the wound
is a bad one tie it up, if not we take no
notice and it heals in few days.
Forest and Stream.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1892-11-02
hEMMED IN BY A PRAIRIE FIRE.
An Experience That Is Burned Into .
Westerner's Memory.

Il had an experience in Nebraska in
1896 that | can see vet whenever
shut my eyes, said Ma Tom Stephens
To st. Louis Globe Democrat man. 81
piloted party of emigrants across the
plains and was returning alone to the
Missouri 1t was a triile risky, but
my business was urgent, and | was SO
well mounted that had little fear of
Indians. 1t was in the latter part of
September. and rs there had been no
rain for two months the tall grass was
like so much tinder. One night
camped on small tributary of the
Middle Loup. 1t was n small SPRING
fed rivulet, destitute of timber and
almost hidden by the rank grass.
had not slept long when was awak-
ened by the neighing of my horse.
and was Mortified to find the prairie
to the south of me atire. and strong
wind sweeping it down upon me. |
mounted and started for the Loup,
some five miles north and before half
the distance was covered my horse
put foot in a hole, fell and broke a
leg.
1.-The fire hemmed me in by semi
circle and was coming on with terrible
rapidity. The whole heavens seemed
to be n sheet of roaring flame.
thought sure ! was done for. | have
heard that men brought face to face
with death remembered every evil
deed of their lives, but simply stood
there in the dry grass and watched the
sublime spectacle. | felt that any
doom was sealed and deliberately
waited for it. Suddenly new danger
confronted me. A vast herd of buffalo
flying before the fire was bearing down
upon me. | was to be tramped to
death and crematcd afuerward! As
the vast mass came laundering on
instinctively started and ran. Several
deer went scurrying by me and fan
cied could feel the hot breath of the
herd of buffalo on the back of my neck.
l was suddenly thrown into the air
and landed lengthwise across the back
of big bull.
81 fastened my fingers in his shaggy
coat and managed to bestride him, and
thus mounted | was carried to the
Loup river, where was thrown off by
the branch of tree. | managed to
swing to it, however. and thus saved
myself from being trampled to death.
Fhe herd plunged across the shallow
kver and l took refuge from the APP
Preaching flames in its muddy waters.
fhree days later | was picked up,
more dead than alive, by an emigrant
train. | spent, first and last, more
than fifteen years on the plains, and
had many close calls, b,1t that mid
night ride on a butfalo's back, with the
Loup river in front and the fires of
Gehenna roaring in the rear was, |
think, as remarkable as any of the
inventions of the yellow-b backed lit.
erati"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1892-11-02
UNITED STATES.
Chicago and New York are now
connected by telephone.
the place

Chicago and New York are now
connected by telephone.
Chicago had $500, 900 fire Oct. Is.
A woman lost her life by jumping
from the burning building.
A cage containing 10 men dropped
to the bottom of the shaft in the
Colvy mine, near Bessemer, Mich,
Oct 10. The men were all severely
injured, but none fatally,
A freight train on the Union Paci-
fic was wrecked, Oct. %, at Havens,
Neb., and the bodies of three men
were found in the debris. 1t is sup
posed that they were tramps.
A man was arrested in New York,
Oct. 10, as vagrant On his case
being called, he produced five bank
books showing he had deposited Sl7, :
900.
Oliver Curtis Perry, the daring
New York train robber escaped from
the Auburn prison, October %, by
tunneling his way out from his cell
in the basement of the prison.
One of the notable events of the
social season in New York this week
will be the marriage of Edward
Gould, second son of Jay Gould, and
Miss Sarah G. Shrady.
Reports from Ell Paso, Texas, state
that the mechanics of the Mexican
Central Railroad have struck for an
increase of wages The strike in
cludes all points between chihuahua
and the City of Mexico, The men
want 80 day.
In difficulty between two boys
John Voght fifteen, and John Ross,
thirteen years of age-on the out
skirts of Paducah, Ky, October 22,
Voght hit Ross on the neck and felled
him to the ground. When picked up
he was dead, his neck being broken.
A new disease, contagious and
fatal, has reached New York, caus-
ing much alarm among the health
authorities at quarantine. The dis
ease is imported from Japan, where
it is known as beri-beri.
Great uneasiness is felt in shipping
and insurance circles concerning the
British ship Knight Commander,
Captain Murdoch, which sailed from
San Francisco July 30 for Queens
town. 1t is believed she foundered
off Cape Horn.
Emma Morgan shot and killed her
lover Henry Jones at Galliopolis,
Ohio. Jones accused her of favoring
another. Emma went to an adjoin-
ing room, got her fathers revolver,
and returning, shot Jones twice.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1892-11-02
Farm Notes.
Salt for Sheep.

To keep the sheep in a healthy con-
dition it is necessary that they be
supplied with sufficient amount of
saline matter, says the Sheep Breed
er. When this is wanting in the
pastures, as it very frequently is, eX-
eept near the seacoast, it must be
supplied artiticially, Salt is more or
less poisonous to worms and tlukes,
hence it is necessary to give sheep u
plentiful supply. 1t stated ON good
authority, that sheep ranging ON the
sea coast never have the river rot or
tluke. The effect of the lack of salt
is to cause debility in the sheep so
that they cannot resist the attacks of
the parasites, and these always
thrive in a weak animal Salt alone
is not sufficient in interior pastures;
sulphate of iron (copperas) should
also be given in the salt, which acts
as tonic, and is good for intestinal
worms. Turnentine is also beneti-
cial with salt as a lick; say one pint
to thirty pounds of salt. Mix only
so much as will be eaten at once, in
order to prevent loss by evaporation.
OF the copperas, fully powered, put
one pound to ten of salt and protect
the mixture from the rain.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1892-11-02
FOREIGN.

Advices have been received at
Brussels, Oct. Is, of a fresh native
uprising in the Kongo State.
Emil Dreyer, for more than twenty
years Danish Consul at Chicago, died
October 21, on board the steamer
Helka, on his way home from a visit
to Denmark of heart disease.
Lord Vivian, the British embassa-
dor to Rome, has been notified that
Queen Victoria will make a visit to
Florence or Bientina near Pisa, dur
ing the coming winter.
Baron Won Soden, Governor of
German East Africa telegraphed Oc-
tober 18 that Lieutenant Bruening
and four men were killed Oct 6 in a
combat with the Wahehe tribe.
IA villianous band of kidnappers
have just been broken up in Eastern
Austria. Their business was in sup
plying the wealthy Turks in Con
stantinople with young girls for i'm
moral purposes.
The Concordia Flour Mills, the
largest in Hungary, were destroyed
at Pesth, October % The loss is
1000, 600 florins. Two men were
killed and number injured during
the confiagration.
There is every indication that the
Colima volcano in Mexico, is soon to
experience a violent eruption, as the
crater is throwing out great volumns
of smoke and there are ominous
underground rumblings at intervals
of every few minutes.
An encounter is reported Oct Is,
between the Austrian and Russian
troops on the Galician frontier. The
Austrians sentinels near Belzac re
fused to admit some Russian-Polish
emigrants into Austrian territory,
on the ground that the passports eX-
hibited were defective The Cos
sack guards on the Russian side OF
the boundary, anxious to get rid OF
the emigrants, protested against the
action of the Austrians. A shot was
fired, which killed an Austrian
Shots and bayonet thrusts were ther
freely exchanged. The Russians a
| length fled,
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1892-11-02
How Much Per Hen.

At meeting held recently by
farmers club, a member was called
upon to discuss poultry-raising. He
took for his subject questions he had
seen published, as follows: "Can a
man who has some money to invest
and a little experience with poultry
afford to spend his whole time for
year in caring for 100 fowls and
learning the business A hundred
hens of almost any breed will lay r.,
900 eggs in the course of a year. AL
low 800 of these for Matching, and
we have in round numbers S75 dozen
for market, which at an average price
of 20 cents per dozen, will bring in
$l75 for eggs alone. But that is not
all. Each hen will set and rear one
brood of chickens, and if only eight
out of each brood reach marketable
age, we shall have 800 chickens to
dispose of. Allowing that you get
but % cents apiece above the cost of
raising, you will have 5000 to put to
the egg money. Will 1875 in money
in addition to knowledge gained, pay
you for your time for one year?"
The speaker proceeded to state that
while he had at first thought the
price high for eggs, yet he thought
on mature reflection it was not high
er than might be obtained by any
farmer who gave particular attention
to the production of Winter eggs. In
this he is about correct. He then
gave it as his opinion that the price
of chicks might be made to reach
that given in the estimate, or even to
excel it. Now, % cents above the
cost of raising chicks is a pretty
good price, but % cents above the
cost of raising and marketing them
would be still better. How few per-
sons ever think of the expense of
marketing them, or give themselves
any credit for it. Chickens that
reach marketable size early in the
season will readily bring good price,
and singular as it may seem, and i'm
probable as it really is, every man
who contemplates going into the
business calculates that his will all
Go that very desirable thing Now,
as matter of fact, many dozens,
yes, scores of dozens, sell in the st.
Louis market at 81 80 or less, for
every dozen that sells at $6 Singu-
lar, too, that so few losses occur in
our calculations, while in our expert
ence they are most sure to come in
some shape and to some extent. The
man who clears 1915 on 100 hens,
greatly exceeds the average, not
alone of what is usually done, but of
what can unusually be done. The
man who clears 81 per hen above all
expenses does SO much better than
can be done with any other kind of
stock on the farm, that he certainly
has no room to complain, and any
one calculating upon higher net in
come is laying the foundation for dis
appointment, if not entire failure.
There is good legitimate profit in
the production of poultry and eggs,
and to figure this up to fabulous
pitch tends only to mislead, and
should not be INDUCED in.
The question is often asked, How
long do you keep your hensY ]
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1892-11-02

The question is often asked, How
long do you keep your hens?' |
make it rule to go over my focks
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1892-11-02

every now and then and pick out
such as | don't like, no matter of
what age; but after they have com
pleted their third year Gull quite
severely, especially in the fall. When
a flock is four years old few remain,
but still, as long as they look bright
and healthy keep them, and often
have hens five and six years old ON
the place. Elk.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1892-11-02
Impressed Upon Their Minds.

Anciently, in many parts of France,
when a sale of land took place, it was
the custom to leave twelve adult wit
nesses accompanied by twelve little
boys, and when the price of the land
was paid and the surrender took place
the ears of the boys were pulled and
they We're beaten severely, so that the
pain thus inflicted should make an I'M
preston upon their memory, and, if
required afterwards, they might bear
witness to the sale
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1892-11-02
Remedying a Careless Swallow.

"If child has swallowed anything
that will not digest" said a noted ply
sician, particularly if it is sharp, let
him eat Immediately two or three
pieces of dry bread. This is very apt
to surround the object swallowed with
a sort of coating. In addition let the
food for several days more solid
than usual, and under no circum-
stances give purgative medicine. The
chances are that the child will feel NO
trouble from the carelessness.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1892-11-02

Advices have been received at
Brussels, Oct. IS, of fresh native
uprising in the Kongo State.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-09

81 viii linger bit to cover the rear; don't
wait for me-"
bat ought not John to stay with your"
Some Of them may be in advance; you need
him.
but. doctor. won't YOU take nv gum
"You will want il. I have nv revolver and
plenty OF cartridges. on with you! Not
another secondi'
They vanished and the Doctor was alone.
Holding tigh. the little land within her own,
husband. who. grasping his Winchester and
peering into the night, forgot the teeth Of the
knifelike blizzard.
A little way only. and then John warndyke
heard that which he had never expected TO hear
again in this lie. When tine gray-coated ;eyions
rushed up the slope at Gettysburg laughing as
they looked into the muZzles of muskets and
cannon spouting red DEATH and pouring over
every obstruction, animate and human; at
Chickamauga; in the Wilderness; when Stone
wall Jackson sent the eleventh corps fiying as
II thousand-ton bomb had fallen smoking in
the middle Of their camp; in the hell of battle.
when the painting conflict was hand to hand
John Warndyke had heard that electric cry.
1t was the old rebel vel which resounded
through Devils Guich above the shrieking Of
blizzard, the screech of Sioux and the explosion
of revolver and rife. DR.. Creighton was fight
ing for the lives OF those speeding down the
gorge. In the thrill Of the death carnival, with
the old ecstacy tingling vein and brain, he knew
not of the cry that escaped HINT was no more
under his control than the pulsing Of his heart.
The door Of the Angels Bower was dashed IN
ward and man half supporting terrified and
fainting wife and with a little child clinging to
her dress staggered into the room.
/ "For heavens sake, quick, men! The doctor
Is at our cabin fighting hundred Indians! You
haven't a minute to spare!''
The bull dog" ives the first to leap TO his
feet With hoarse OATH he plunged through
the door. the rest of us streaming after him.
Michigan and Warndyke were the only men
left.
Look after my wife that may go, too"
"Yee, John; you are needed; delay not q mo-
ment"
She spoke family and was SO weak that the
two had to carry her to the rear room, where
she and her child we're gently placed. Then
| her husband vanished without q word
Less than two hours later we returned bear
ing still form among US. 1t was tenderly laid
| at full length on the floor Of the Angels Bower
where the freight fell on the magnificent head
and figure. The crimson right hard still
| clutched the empty revolver and the left was
thrust in above the breast, as if to still the
throbbing Of the heart. Following the sleeve
with my own hand till reached the cold, stiff
fingers. felt the death grip closed around
something.
''These are for you" said to the pale,
speechless woman that had come from the inner
form on the floor.
| She took the letter and picture without a
sign, for she knew it was her hand that had
| penned the one and her own sweet features were
| limned on the other, and the last things clasped
In life were they, where they nestled against az
noble a heart as ever throbbed in the breast OF
man. 1.-THE END.l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-09
NOTES.

Mr.. Emmett Hamilton, the well-known western
column from the St Paul Pioneer Press to the
st. Paul Dispatch.
Lasker is suffering from the effects Of his
matches, but will be present at the Dresden
congress, although not likely to enter. Hemay
challenge Tsrrssch to a match. There is also a
possibility of his playing old Bird before his
American trip. Mr. Bride wonderful vitality
II astonishing. He WAS playing in the time OF
our grandfathers and there seems to be every
probability that he will still be playing in the
time OF our grandchildren.
The eighth game in the Won Bardeleben-w Wal
brodt match was drawn after long ending
struggle, leaving the score 8 to o in Wslbrodt's
fav or with draws.
The City of London Chess Club has Just dis
tributed the prizes to the successful competitors
in its winter tournament. Mr.. Morian, first
choice, chose a set Of ivory chessmen of Staun-
ton pattern, value els. presented by the presi-
dent of the club, Mr.. kershaw. Mr.. A. j. Mas,
having second choice, selected q set of ivory
chessmen Of Indian pattern, valued at 20
guineas, presented by Mr.. Frankenstein.
Messrs. Wilmer and Pollock took first and
second prizes in the Baltimore handicap.
A quintangular simultaneous tournament has
been commenced at the Washington Chess Club
The first round was played Yesterday evening
with Mr. l. Y. Knight officiating as peripatecic
player. he playing simultaneously against the
four other contestants. Messrs. Gwyer, Durham,
Molstad and mcfarland. Mr.. Durham de-
Tended a Scotch gambit and won in brilliant
style. Messrs. Gwyer and Molstad also de-
Tended Scotch gambits, but each was compelled
to resign after somewhat prolonged contests.
Mr.. Mcfarland adopted Petroff's defense, but
lost the game after thirty moves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-09
Written for The Evening Star.

Written for The Evening Star.
The Song of the River
As stand by the stream In Its murmuring now
And watch the stray beams Of the moon as they
glow,
And the gmmer and simmer in ghosty array
On the turbulent water eer rolling away,
And see the dark clouds gather over tile night
As the shadow of death dms the lifes faded light.
And the nights palling breath with its funeral
moan
In the dole Of soul that is dying alone
Chills my breast with shud'ring ineffable fear,
There comes a strange sound, a strange voice to
mine ear:
It's the voice Of the river that calls to me there,
Enthriling and nlling my heart with despair,
While thralling and calling and drawing me near
With Its music so dismal, so dread and so drear,
And this Is the song that it murmurs to me
AS 1t rolls DER the shoals on its way to the sea:
''Come, oh come from the world with its trouble
and strifel
Cast into oblivion the bubble of life!
Float away on my breast TO the ocean of sleep,
To the ocean SO peaceful, 50 great and SO deep,
That none ever wakes to the SORROWS Of earth,
But returns TO the bliss from which taken by BIRTH
For life's but struggle from cradle to tomb.
A striving and driving through torment and gloom,
While mans but a creature Of torture and pain.
For the Joy OF day Is the sorrow Of years.
And the one happy smile is fountain of tears
Fer the greater the pleasure the greater the woe
That follows the loss Of the joy that must 90.
Man Is born but to die and the grave is his goal,
Whate'er his convictions concerning his soul,
Yet he struggles and strives with the world and its
hate,
Fer cropping and hoping 'ga!nst pitiless fate.
And he battles and tolls and he suffers and fears
Mid the and despair and the burden Of years;
And the need for his struggles that end with his
breath
Is nothing aye nothing but infinite DEATH
Then, OH nee from this scene of maevolent gloom!
Why stay and delay the inex'rable doom!
Come. oh, come to me nOw,ts my welcome embrace,
And my waters shall smother and cover thy face,
And Danish for ever the phantom of life
With the chains and the pains of q merctless
strict"
So the river Is Turing and thralling my soul,
While low, like the flow. knes the tremulous toll
OF the funeral bell far away In the lone
The knelng and telling Of life that has nown.
Aye, the river calls loudly and madly and clear,
Strange visions are Decking and calling me near:
"Oh, come to me, come to me, come to my breastr'
"Ah, come to the river, the giver Of resti"
See, the waters are boiling and toiling to meet,
To meet me, to greet me and further entreat,
And the river Is yelling and swelling its deep
To grasp me and clasp me forever in sleep.
While tapping and purling and hurting IT sings,
And splashing and dashing It stealthiiy cnngs,
Fer palling, enthralling and calling to me
While whiriing and swirling Its way to the sea.
July ., ~ CLIFFORD HOWARD.
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steamer Mattano, Capt. Skinner retired. Ho
also served for q goodly period as quartermaster
OF the George Leary under Capt Tulle, nov
pilot of the Samuel j. Pentz. He served some
time aboard the fsh commission steamer Fish
Hawk. Lieut.. Wood commander. In 1885 he
was appointed on the force and for three years
did street duty in the fourth precinct under
Lieuts. Greer and Vernon. In 1888 he was
assigned to duty in the hsrbor and for -four
years has acted pilot for the Joe Blackburn.
In this period he has never been in a collision,
struck a snsg, hung up on a mud bank, nor
even broke acrank pin. His record shows his
merit.
oFFIcER FRANK HUaHRs.
Officer Frank Hughes, the successor to the
lamented Constantine, is a Washingtonian,
having been born here December lS, 1857.
He attended school at the wailach and at the
age of sixteen struck out As plumbers appren =
tice with p. j. Burk. He followed this for
eight years and in 1871 enlisted at Norfolk In
the United States navy. He served six years Of
sea duty aboard the ships Lena and Swatara.
He was appointed to the police force in 1887
and was doing duty in the first precinct under
Lieut.. Amiss, when he was assigned to fill the
vacancy on the harbor force created by the
death of Officer Constantine.
Mr.. James A. Davis, engineer of the Joe, has
been navigating the Potomac river for forty
years. He succeeded Engineer Brawner Mills
and has been driving the Joe for fourteen
months
James Neale, the watchman, Ia native and to
the manner born, eighteen years old. He is the
youngest member of the harbor department
and has been in it since the date of its forma-
ton. His boudoir is aboard the Joe and his
headquarters the river front.
Robert E. Lee Ferguson has been a member
of the harbor crew since 1919 He was born in
Washington twenty-four years ago and is a con-
fectioner by trade, but takes to navigation like
a duck. He was educated in the public schools
and is popular along the front.