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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-04


Where the locality desirable for lawn is
naturally free from weeds, the modern sugges-
ton OF making it by planting patches Of one
particular kind, which will run together in a
fow months, is particularly desirable Nothing
can be more beautiful than lawn which is
wholly made up of one species only. For small
gardens, especially where the new plantation
can be hand-weeded during the summer, it is
the best Of all methods No lawn made of grass
seeds will be confined strictly to one kind, and
on account of the different shades of green in
the grass will always have more or less patchy
appearance. Those who supply mixed lawn
grass seeds usually keep this in mind, and en-
deavor to get their kinds SO generally alike in
tint of green as to avoid this objection. One
advantage of the mixed system is that one can
rarely tell by the description of q customer
what particular kind of grass will thrive to best
advantage. mixture is, therefore, likely to
best serve the purpose, in this that the one
which is the most suitable will eventually
crowd out those not SO well adapted to the soil
and circumstances. We have seen q lawn made
of mixed grasses which had to be secured
under the shade Of large trees eventually be-
come wholly occnpiedby the sheep fescue. In
the course Of few years every other kind was
crowded out, and this particular species alone
occupied the land.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-04

things that he might not like the other man to
know. So the artist went out and made his
drawings through the chimney hole. There
were four small girl babies in the room; the
other three were probably in town at work
One OF the children was very recent addition
to the Jones household and spent its time roll
ing about on the floor or else grabbing for more
maternal nourishment There we're no chairs in
the room The boxes were covered with soiled
dishes, 80 Mrs. Jones and the reporter sat on
the floor. Mrs. Jones held her seventh in her
left arm and with her right hand she held the
reporters left. from which all the facts in con-
nection with his life were to be exposed The
mystic seventh, and a very young baby ii was,
pulled for more milk. regardless OF the fact that
her mothers caller was a man.
II am the queen OF them all. / am the
seventh daughter Of seven generations, and l
can tell you everything about yourself, but first
promise me that you won't get angry at any,
thing 1 tell you You do? Al right In the
frst place you make a great deal o. money, and
you spend 10 as fast as You make u. You are
an honest. open-hearted young man, but the
friends. IL you didn't have SO many friends
you would have more money. Now you are
very much worried about money matters. You
have q large amount of money out; I suppose
you have lent IL. You will probably be glad TO
learn that you are going TO get IL back. Have
you ever had hard feelings against man named
John? Yes. I thought YOU had. Well, beware
William. One is light haired and the other is
dark haired and they are both trying to do you
harm Can you honestly swear before heaven
that YOU are not q married MANI"
The reporter admitted that he was not guilty
on that count and could prove an alibi IL neces-
sary. So Mrs. Jones went on. dropping q
good many Of her his and otherwise getting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-04
HE TOOK THE CONTRACT.
But 1t Was Too Big to Finish Before Brea
fast,

But 1t Was Too Big to Finish Before Break
fast.
From the Detroit Free Press.
When the tramp came around the corner Of
the kitchen he observed pile of snow in front
Of the door, but as it was not large he thought
breakfast might be worth it, and SO he
knocked and a woman responded.
''Can 1 get bite Of breakfast, ma amp" he
said very humbly.
There's pile of snow there" said the
woman, significantly.
Il know that, ma am. 1t is q small back
yard. indeed, these days that don't have pile
of snow in IT,"
well. don't want this yard to have one"
she remarked.
He knew he had said the wrong thing then.
and made no effort to escape.
1T might be moved. ma am, he suggested.
"Of course i. might. II YOU want your
breakfast, tackle that snow pile first
He did want his breakfast and he tackled the
pile, and the woman went back into the warm
kitchen. The pile was icynpd hard and after
five minutes Intellectual Wruggle with it he
knocked at the door.
well. what is it?' she asked. "Got the snow
away already"
Madam" he replied with severity. "that
amt snow: it's ice, froze solid aud stuck to the
ground. It'll take me at least a week to git it
moved. and I'm bound t6 move it, fer have
said would, but want to know, before /
commence, If a Christian woman like you is
goin to let me work here for seven days before
you give me as much as a breakfast to stay my
stomach"
He got his breakfast and the snow pile isn't
any smaller.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-04

vading armies take possession Of the country
and strip it of every green thing One of the
hawks which people who dwell on the
western plains have been active in
trying to extsrminate is Swanson 8
hawk, which feeds exclusively on grass
hoppers and crickets when it can get them
Each individual will consume 200 grasshoppers
daily and it is reckoned that fair-sized flock
of this species will eat 200 900 of the hoppers
in month. Sparrow hawks are grea. enemies
OF the grasshoppers. In parts of the west and
south, where telegraph lines pass through miles
of treeless plains and savannas these little birds
use the telegraph poles for perches for lack of
better resting places. From the poles they
make short trips at brief intervals to pick up a
grasshopper or mouse, which they carry back
to the perch and devour. AT times when grass
hoppers are abundant sucn line of poles is
pretty well occupied by the hawks. They some
timcs attack young poultry, but are too small
to cope with any but chicks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-04
FLIGHT OF THE GROWS.
Armies OF Birds In the Sky Fastening 10
the South

the South.
From the ST. Louis Globe Democrat.
THE preliminary gathering Of crows before
they take their flight TO the soatl, land NJ "a.
approach of winter is always interesting :,
me. said Frank Gunther while enioviuy a
cigarin the parlor OF the Linlell. lido not thirs
that they take their flight from this section 81
the country, as the winters here are not sevurs
enough But from the Dakotas and the south
ern Canadian provinces they leave in great
numbers after the first severe frosts. one
cold frosty morning arose and looked out Of
my bed room window in Red Eric, Oak. down
into neighboring cornfield that was boundei
by rail fence, and from which even the dry
shocks had been removed. Only the stubble,
bleak and frost covered. remained.
The village OF Red Erie OAK is locally
famous for crows. They gather about there in
large numbers and obtain considerAble food
from neighboring wild rice marsh. noticed
that the tiers of rails. rising seven in number
were thicky spr.nkled with crow. perched
about and cawing most voc.ferou-ly. ] was
rather amused at the spectacle. and stood
joying IL, when / observed a long line OF crows
approaching from over a nelghboriug patch ~
forest These also settled down within the in
closure / watched for several hours aud con-
tinually observed great fiocks Of crows 20 com.
from al directions and gather in the field. by
noon the fences and ground fairly swarmed with
the birds. 1t seemed to me that there were hun
dreds of thousands. Then no more came for o
while. The cenouement Of the whole affair was
q great tapping OF wings. and. division by
division, the great gathering left in harmonious
order. IL took them fully half an hour before
all were under way. When the last fock o. diyi-
sion took wing looked 20 the south and saw
the line dimly fading way into space Then I
knew they were migrating. and fally under
stood the beauty OF tha; harmonious simlle,
Like the fight OF birds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-04

Their small sixe. daring and rapid figh. rena.r
them easily recognizable. and they need seldom
be mistaken for their innocent relations. EatA
species should be DESTROYED whenever ana
Wherever possible.
The gyrfalcon. the largest and most powerfui
OF the true falcons. j. rarely seen within he
borders OF the United Ststos and then oniv IN
winter. IL feeds largely on ptarnigan. grols..
water fowl, hare~. and poultry when ssailahie
The duck hawk Is another BIC falcon aud Il
closely related 90 the famous peregrene fsicon
OF the old world, which used 80 extensively
IN falconry In I've olden time. II b. Ter
sissent hunter Of water fowl. In default -
such game Il viii attack poultry. nis rare m
most parts Of the United State. for
tanately for the poultry ysrds ana
game coveys. In fact the shKrp-shinncd
and Cooper's hawk sre the only two ~ the
destructive species which are 81 all common IN
this country. The fsh hawk. although a mag
nihcent bird and one that lends attraetivsne-s
70 many scene by sea and rlver. cannot be
classed rs a useful species from al c,ouomic
standpoint. lteats fish and hsh only aud 10
often nuisance 90 the fish culturis' some q
the most valuable kiuds % fshes such a. trout
bass and mullei, fall victims 10 its srlendia
powers ss fisher.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-04

bestfriends. Instead Of being unfortunately
destroyed they should be preserved and en-
couraged to take up their abode in the neigh
borhood Of his home. Out of the seventv-three
species of owls and hawks in this country onry
six are harmful and of these latter three are so
very rare that they need not be considered.
But two-the sharp-shinned hawk and Cooper's
hawk-need be taken into account as foes to the
husbandman. The rest of the hawks and all of
the owls are either mainly or wholly beneficial,
so that the folly of Offering bounties for killing
them, as has been done by several states is
most egregious. In the course of the investi-
cation which has brought about these conclu-
sions the stomachs Of 27o0 of these feathered
creatures were examined. Nearly all of them
were found to contain mice, other small MANI
mails and insects, while the remains of poultry
or game birds were only discovered in a very
few.
GIVING THE GRAssHoPPERs EVERY OPPORTUNITY.
Another plague of grasshoppers is threaten
ing IN Colorado. partly because that state put q
price on the heads of hawks and owlsa few years
ago, in consequence of which thousands of the
birds have been destroyed. Among the natural
enemies of these insects are wild turkeys.
prairie chickens, sage cocks, quail. skunks,
foxes and snakes, all of which are killed when
ever possible, so that they are fast being wiped
out Thus the grasshoppers, when favored by
exceptional seasons, have a chance to multiply
to an astonishing extent, whereupon they sud-
denly assume the offensive and with their in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-04

Every year for Q number Of years past .
band Of gipsies have made their winter quarters
jass outside Of this city. They have been back
this winter, - usual, and passengers on the
electric cars ON their way out to the Catholic
University have noticed In . grove OF trees on
the left hand side Of the road group OF white
tents with 0 number Of children toddling about
and g many horses tied mp to the trees or
MAILING the best Of life in their rude stables.
There these people have been since the cold
weather set IN, and there they viii stay until
spring when the roads are In such shape that
thsir methods Of travel are possible once more.
They viii then fold their tenss, like the Arab,
aud - silently steal away. They win HE
themselves TO the northward and resume their
calling a. horse traders.
Every man among them 10 . horse trader.
Every grown woman In the party 10 . fortune
taller In the winter time the men are out Of
. Job. Horse trading As they carry on the bust
ness can only be done satisfactorily In warm
weather. Fortune telling 10 good thing the
year round Mans work lasts from spring to
tall, but womsns work IL never done. In this
curiocs little collection % tents are housed, IL
one may use the term, nine families, numbering
sixty-four individuals some OF the individuals
are hardly large enough TO be counted Those
Of Que ser, however, are being trained to know
. good horse when they see one. Those that
wear skirts all the time are being taught the
bushes. Of q seventh daughter Of Q seventh
daughter. One often wonders what becomes Of
the other six daughters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-04
Women and Badness.

From the ST. Louis Globe Democrat
did you ever sec o woman that was entirely
bald? Would you marry bald-headed woman?''
were the two questions that Percy Forrest
Of Cincinnati fired at q Globe Democrat re-
porter in the corridor Of the Southern yes
terday. "You haven't and you wouldn't, of
course not. Then why is 1t that woman will
show utter disregard for hair on a man 8
head and marry him il he has q top like
a billiard ball when o man wouldn't recog-
nize a bald-headed woman on the street
even II she was his own mother? Why is IL that
one sex enjoys absolute immunity from bald
ness and the other is prone toit? II the causes
Of badness attributed to men are correct,
why shouldn't they apply to women as well?
am not biologist and can't answer these
questions, but I am interested in hnd-
ing the man who has ever seen q woman that
was entirely bald. And, then, when find him
1 want to find the one who would marry q bald
headed woman. Then I'd like to know why
they don't get bald"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-04
Vegetable CuriosIties.

From Geebanis Monthly
Some very pleasant surprises for children
may be obtained by getting fruits 70 grow in
side Of glass bottles. Some, especially o, the
cucumber family, can be inserted into the mar
row mouths of bottles while young. the bottlss
attached TO the branch, and after full growth
ii viii be a mystery how these fruits got inside
the bottles or jars. Besides the pleasant eur
prises many a useful lesson OF plant growth
can be furnished by these tcsss. II L. stated
that King George the Third Of England. II the
earlier stages OF the insanity which subsequently
overlook him, used TO express his sur1ri-e 10
those who were dinins with him as 20 how the
apple got inside OF the dumping; but with these
irul's IN giA-s Jars the surprises 20 even sane
people are quite as interesting 10 inteilireus
people AZ the apple dumrling was 70 ilis us-
fortunate monarch
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-04
Number OF Beycars in Paris.

Correspondence London Standard
On certain high festivals and fetes, Of which
New Year day is one, the beggars Of Paris are,
SO to say, let loose on the capital They are
allowed to worry pedestrians in the streets to
their hearts content without any fear Of being
interfered with by the police, and, thanks to
the fine weather this New Year, they are said
to have made an unusually good harvest
that day has induced N. Georges Berry, who is
an authority on the subject, to state that he
calculates Paris contains 10000 individuals
who get their living by nothing but begging.
Gil coincide pretty exactly with N. Berry's cal
culation. Some 5000 beggars live in about 410
lodging houses disseminated throughout the
whole city. Some 1000 other beggars sleep at
wine shops or in the open air land about 500
others, who may be regarded a. the a-istocracy
Of the community, live in private apartments or
houses.
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well known in most parts of the country, Is
indsfatigabls in its work Of destroying mice and
insects. 1t may often be seen at dusk towering
about barns and outhouses watching for mice
or skimming over fields and along hedge
rows in search Of grasshoppers, crickets
ana beetles. Many birds Of this
species have taken up residence in the cities
having learned to feed upon that most destruc.
tive nuisance, the English sparrow. In winter
rural residents often notice the tracks of mice
which form networks on the snow, crossing
ana reerossing, passing in and out Of
walls and stacks-tendine to shov hov active
these small rodents are when most of the
world sleeps. Occasionally such . track stops
abruptly, and. while the observer w irving 10
read more Of the history written in the snow
wing tips near whore the trail ends. and in
stantly he % made aware that . tragedy has
been enacted. Screech owls also feed on chip
munks, ahrews. moles and occasionally bats.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-04

the gentleman Of nomadic habits said, 'Will
You have your fortune told?" and the writer
for Tar SraR answered. "All right, IL you'll
tell II 20 me straight" It's great thing TO be
able 10 carry on interviews in various anguages,
but IN this case II must be admitted that the
reporter had the assistance Of a bystander who
~zs also member Of the tribe Of wanderers.
Prom al time the gip-ies and their uncertain
habits have been objects Of the greatest curl
osity 20 almost every one and the appearance
Of hand Of that curious people In n eommun-
NV always arou-es an immense deal OF interest,
albeit % nav cause an extra lock to be put on
On. barn door and give rise tn an unusual
amount % care in locking up the hen houses at
night
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-04

down Q hare with ease. Much of the
Ill favor with which birds of prey in
general are looked upon is due to the
depredations of Cooper's hawk This is a
common species throughout the United States
and Canada. II is the true chicken hawk. -
Cooper's hawk and the sharp-shinned hawk
feed almost exclusively on the flesh of domesti-
Gated and wild birds. When they find a farm
where chickens can be captured with impunity
they make daily excursions to it, and unless
killed will soon depopulste the yard Domesti-
Gated pigeons are particularly sought after by
Cooper's hawk.
TO DESTROY THE ENGLISH SPARROW.
In one direction the fondness of these two
hawks for the flesh Of birds promises to be Of
benefit to the country-namely, in the destruc-
ton OF the English sparrow Both of them have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-04
Written for The Evening Star.
Aloha!

ritten Tor L ne Evenlng Star.
Aloha!
rhythmic word of kindly greeting,
Used alike by prince and peasant.
Strangers heart to set abeating
With its welcome warm and pleasant
Thrill my senses at the sound
As my grateful pulses bound!
Hear it spoke by children's voices
Gay at sport in grassy byways!
Hear 1t 'mong the merry noises
OF the meadows and the highways
Falling mellow on the air
From red lips so ripe and rarel
When the moonlight glints the ocean
With sheen of silver splendor,
And the waves with drowsy motion
TO the sands their homage tender,
Then in dreams that word Is breathed
And web of beauty wreathed.
Let me listen to aloha
From my gentle island-brother,
For it seems q word Of more
Cordial cheer than any other
As the salutation peals
And upon my spirit steals!
And aloha let me utter
In friendship true and faithful
Mid the leaves that ftful nutter
And the clouds that darken wrathful,
When the sea storm filings its foam
On the rocks where fishers roami
And aloha let me offer
When the trade winds fan the Pail
And dawn refreshing prefer
To the green Nuuanu valley;
When the whltecaps kiss our deck
And with froth the ocean fecki
When the fieecy, downy masses
In the heavens sweep the mountains,
And the breeze that softly passes
Wakes to life its snowy fountains,
Will give that greeting glad
To each laughing lass and lad
Who with garlands on their bosoms
And bright lais about the forehead
OF the gaudy, gilded blossoms
That adorn the Islands torrid,
Meet me dancing down the dells
To the chimes Of chapel bells.
Yes, love the wiRsome manner
OF the peaceful island people
Meath the guava and banana
And the palm trees russell steeplel
Open hearts and open doors
Beckon to those tropic shores.
Yield back in greetings golden
AS tread the coral islands
The Hawaiian salve olden
OF the coast and azure highlands,
An aloha from the soul
Where Pacifc's surges roll.
Dulcet tones Of hearty welcome
Fond alike to gay and dreary
To my memory like bell come
With their music light and CHEEKY,
And wish with loving smiles
Warm alohas to those isles.
DAVID GRAHAM AID
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-04
THE CHAFING- DISH.
What Can Be Done With the Latest
Cooking Fad.
T he OUTFIT AND COST.
How the Fin de Steele Young Man Makes an
Omelet, Cooks Eggs in Other ways and
Makes Palatable Dishes of Oysters-some
Things to BE Avoided.
Written for The Evening Star.

HE Chatting DISH
has sprung suddenly
j n to extraordinarily
popular favor. A fash
ion m agazine an
nounced recently that
every fin-de-siecle
young man must know
something about cook
ing in a chatting dish.
I doubt IL this decree
Of fashion has given the
impetus to chafing-dish
IN -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-04

HE LONG-PROMISED
bulletin on the hawks
and owls Of the United
States will be published
four weeks hence by the
Department of Agri-
culture. It contains q
lot Of most curious and
interesting information.
Incidentally, it proves
that a class of birds
commonly looked upon
as enemies of the farmer
really rapl ar,a,r ~.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-04

ONE TO BE DOCK
ered?"
lovely. II you'd
decker me di Hatcher.
This looks like VIOLA
puk. bat il isn't. lisa
question and an answer
that passed between a
STAR reporter and .
true Romany Rye. q
genuine gypsy, q day
OF two ago
Translated into the
linen ~ WILMINGTON
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-04

what extravagance, to buy your wife such
an expensive ringr' ION the contrary, sinoe
she got il she has bought only half q many
pairs Of gloves. "-F2iegende Blatter.
A Warning to Pareats.-Mr. Figg 0mpres-
sively )-"Here 10 an account In the paper Of
one more boy who went into the river on Sun
day and got drowned" Tommy-"T 'spect his
folks kept him so busy through the week goin'
to school and running errants that he didn't
have no chance to learn to swim."-Tit-Bi ts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-04
HAWKS AND OWLS.
Uncle Jerry Supplies q Lot Of New
Facts About These Birds.
THE FARMERS FRIENDS.

Popular Opinion Has Done Them . Great
Injustice-They Are Mostly Desirable WIS.,
itors, and to Destroy Them is Folly-Odd
Habits of Some weIl-Known Species.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-04
In A GYPSY CAMP.
Wanderers Who Winter on the Out
skirts of Washington.
PROFITS OF PROP ECY.

a Star Reporter. Visit to = Canvas Settle
ment-Borse Trailing and Fortune Telling
.. Q Bu.ine.s-seventh Daughters the
Eul~.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-04

Evx.r ONE trusts Dr. Bulls Cough syrup.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-13
IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
Cotton Crop Report a Re-eoho of Re-
turns From othor States.

Cotton Crop Report Re-eohO of Re-
turns From othor States.
Columbia, S. c., Sept. 1&-The wealth
er-crop bulletin for the week ending to-
day is as follows: The first four days
were good, sunshiny days and revived
crops and opened some cotton, but the
latter half of the week heavy rains oc-
CURED with cloudy weather which pre-
vented cotton opening stopped picking
and all work, and started bOlls and corn
on the stalk to rotting. All coun ties re-
port rust as doing considerable damage.
Very few reports show any cotton as
standing again after the storm.
Late cotton is shedding leaves ald bolls
are turning black; they are generally
small, the growth havingbeen checked by
the frequent and continued rain.
FARMERS SHORT OF MONEY.
Reports from Orangeburg county say
that many farmers cannot get money for
picking. and much cotton will be damaged
and remain in the field.
Along the coast the rains have inter
fered and prevented what little cotton is
left from being picked. These rains have
washed off and neutralized the effect of
the salt water, and rice and cotton are re
ported to have revived slightly.
Ia Colleton county reports indicate the
damage to cotton as nearly one half the
entire crOD