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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-02
Following the Bluebird North.

Hrou INC new 1ork independent.
l once set out northward from the s,,lf
coast late in January and observed blue
birds as far north as Decatur, Ala. Ten
days afterward they were along the south
ern side of the valley of the Ohio river: on
the It'll Of February they arrived at nv
home. nearly 20 miles further north. In
fact. these plucky little birds play along
the surf line of winter until 1t withdraws
from their immemorial nesting region, Or
nithologists seem to forget that the nesting
place Of a bird is nearly always its furthest
northward reach; and that bluebirds and
many other migratory birds nest all the
way from Canada to Florida Each bird
withdraws southwark from his home only
just as far as the surf line of winter pushes
It, This Is not true of all migratory species
but 1t applies to the hooking bird. the COM
mon robin, the turtledove, the bluebird and
many other oscines. The bluebird, being
extremely brave and hardy, is often resi-.
dent considerably north of the mountain re-
glon or Tennessee That is, he winters
there; and he 1t Is who jumps I'D into mid
die Indiana whenever there comes a week
or two of mild weather late in January or
during February. When our winters are
very cold and wash far south with their
glacial tides, the bluebirds huddle along the
gulf slope. / have seen them there SO num-
erous that they made blue simmer in the
open woodland. 1t is the same with robins
l have seen them swarm like blackbirds
Pot hunters kill them by the thousands. 1t
is bad winter north Of the mountains
when robin shooting Is good in southern
Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisi-
ana, and they have toothsome potpies in
New Orleans restaurants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-02
How the Clubs Stand.
Amateur Base Ball.

The Crow Hill Vets have beaten the Crow
Hill Kids by the score of s to o. The fea-
ture Of the game was the pitching Of ].
Dunn.
The Elver base ball team has organized
for the season with the following players:
c. Lawler, ]. Lyons, NJ. Miller, B. Downey
@. Mcdonald. A Forney. +. Yorcum, j.
Shelley, NJ. Cook. They would like to hear
from all clubs whose members are not over
eighteen years. Address challenges to c.
LAWYER SO / street northeast.
The Atlanta Juniors defeated the Pointers
Sunday by 25 to Is. The battery for the
Atlantas was Carroll and Holcer. They
would like to hear from all teams whose
players are under the age of seventeen
years. Address challenges to NJ. Sexton.
900 1-2 street southwest
The Banners have organized for the sea-
son and would like to hear from all clubs
whose members are not over fourteen years
Address challenges to E. Dice, Al r street
northwest.
The Young Selbacks have organized for
the season and would like to hear from all
clubs whose members are not over the age
Of fourteen years. Address all challenges
to G. Giesler. 1624 7th street northwest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-02
1nsurfnG the Prince.

FROM the New York Times
great deal has been said from Tina IN
time about the large amounts of insurance
which certain notables carry, particularly
the members Of the English nobility. Many
OF these stories are pure fiction. At anv
rate, the English companies win not re-
veal the amounts carried by their patrons.
ana SO these stories can have no real foun
oauon In fact. In England large lines Of
me insurance figure prominently in the
settlement OF estates, marriage portions
ana similar contracts, and II is said thar
IN thls way the English companies do the
larger part of their business
Inc Prince OF Wales was very heavily
insured at one time. his motive in secur
ing the insurance being, II was stated to
protect the money lender Farauhar. with
whom he was implicated before the Duke
OF Fife cleared up the princes OBLIGATIONS
by marrying into the royal family. Just
now much insurance the prince carried at
that time is not known, but 1t is certain
that he got as much as the British COM
panies would give him and then ap-
pied to one of the companies in this CITY.
BENG a person Of high estate, he refused
however to permit the company's medical
examiner to inspect his royal person. prof
1ering instead certificate from his per
sonai physician. which certificate the com
pany refused to accept. and SO the insur-
ance was never effected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-02
Woman Cyclists.
morest's Magazine

From Demorest's Magazine.
While there Is much to be said in favor
Of cycling as an exercise for both men and
women, there is also a very emphatic don't
to be uttered with regard to the position
which many people assume when riding.
The cycle stoop makes all benefit from the
exercise impossible; 1t congresses the lungs,
rendering II impossible to breathe properly,
and. IL persisted in. will produce a very
serious spinal curvature Though. of course
the professional "sprinters' are the worst
Offenders. there are many ambitious riders
who fall into the habit from a foolish de-
sire to attain speed. without realizing that
they are endangering health thereby. To
their credit be II said. very few women
have fallen into this pernicious habit. AS
an exercise for those suffering from dyspep-
STA, either anaemic or nervous. or from any
arrangement Of the digestive organs. and
for persons prone to rheumatism. correct
cycling, with the shoulders held erect has
proved very beneficial. 1t is a great advan-
tage also to students and all who lead a
sedentary life. for II sends the blood circu-
lating vigorously through the whole body,
and puriies II with the deep draughts of
pure. fresh air which the lungs are COM
PEELED to inhale.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-02
A QUICK KNOCKOUT.
Joe Bateman Easily Does His Oppon.
emit From Wilmington.

emit From Wilmington.
The much discussed fight between Joe
Bateman and Tony STANDARDS Unknown"
took place last night at the Rock Hill Park
pavilion. on the Virginia shore Of the Po-
tomac. just above the AQueduct bridge, and
lasted exactly a minute and a half George
towns favorite won a signal victory. In
the classic words Of one Of the spectators,
all Of whom answer to the description CT
"dead-g game sports" STANDARDS champion
wasn't in 1t at any stage Of the game /"
The general expectation was that the So
called Unknown" would be Glynn, the
doughty Wilmington lad who whipped
Bateman so handily in their recent fistic
encounter at the Columbia Athletic Club
In his stead. however, there appeared q
young man giving the name of Jimmy
kerrigan, who Is said to have been the
hero of many pugilistic bouts in his native
city of Wilmington, Del. Mr.. Stannard
said he was a good un," and to hear him
tell of his powers one would imagine that
the defeat Of the local champion was a
foregone conclusion. The result however,
did not bear out his predictions.
The two men weighed In at ia pounds
during the afternoon, and faced each other
with five-ounce gloves In the sixteen foot
ring at about 10 o'clock. 1t was to have
been a f1fteen-round go. Mr.. Queen Of
Alexandria was selected as referee, and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-02

Asssrpan,sd by half tina nobility Of Austria, won't
% the Caxlsbad Springs for the recovery Of his
hsaatA NJ thousand sr hundred horses, 20 the
town sscosd5 ~. wsss reeessay % convey The
sorrpany 70 The place.
ne virtue Of the water b - great 1t he pres
III Day - 10 was In the time Of Charles II, and
ofhoash The sxpsnss attached to . Journey thither
- noe - great now a. It was then, We are not
al wealthy enough to undertaks IL. For such the
yhtns Of the Carisbad Spring II extracted The
Carlsbad sprudel Salt, obtained By evaporation.
containing an thu solid constituAnts Of TIE water.
can Be eoeatnsd At svsry drug store.
u n very best remedy for catarrh Of the
senmacA. sensupation, hvss and kidney troubles.
esn% rhsunstism, eta Be sure to obtain the gem
- inrsrtsd article. which must have the sig
nature Of -Eisner q Nsndesoa o., Agsats, New
York, On sysU package PrisA el-oo, large siss.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-02


The manufacture Of ikons, the sacred
images so universally venerated by the or
thodox Russians. forms a very considerable
household industry in the governments
of Vladimir and Kursk. where from i, 5UO,UOO
to 100000 ikons are yearly produced
These images are painted on lime tree, al
der. and aspen boards. by boys. girls adults
and old men. Each family of four to FIVE
workers produces annually not fewer than
5000 ikons. the total earnings being from
200 to 400 roubles year. The fkon is
painted by one workman, as In the gov
eminent OF Kursk, or 1t goes successfully
to many. as practiced in the government
Of Vladimir. In the latter case the first
workman only lays the ground on the
boards; another paints the faces; the third
the hands and drapery, while the fourth
writes the superscriptions, and SO on.
Sometimes only the faces and hands are
painted and the remaining part of the i'm
age-the dress, crown, etc.-is covered with
trimmings of stamped foil (rizy) various
ly ornamented. The painting Of the images
is very coarse, but this fact In no way inn
pedes the spread of this branch Of house
hold industry, not only among the peasant
population of Russia, but of that Of Servia,
Bulgaria and other Slavonic countries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-02

End Of the Strike on the Great North
ern Railway.

End Of the Strike on the Great North.
ern Railway.
The strike on the Great Northern railway,
which involved 5000 employees on its 100
miles OF line. and which has suspended
traffic. both freight and passenger. for two
weeks. is over.
This was accomplished by adjudication Of
the claims Of the employees and Of the road.
rather than by arbitration. the court being
a joint committee Of representatives of lead
ing business organizations. This committee
was organized at a conference Of st. Paul
Commercial Club at Minneapolis last Sum
day night President Hill Of the Great
northern at once expressed his willingness
70 leave the settlement OF the strike in the
nanos OF these men. The strikers at first
demurred. but finally agreed to meet Mr..
HIN before the committee
Inc conference began shortly after 4
O'Clock In the rooms of the St Paul Job
pers Association. President Debs and Vice
PRESIDENT Howard Of the Railway Union
and L. w. Rogers, editor OF the oficiai or.
gan or the union. were present ON behalf
OF the strikers.
Inc result Of the conference, which lasted
until late In the evening, is that the strikers
yam nineteen-twentieths of points made.
president Hill conceded without arsumenf
the restoration of the wages of the en-
glneers. hremen. conductors, brakemen.
poiier makers, trackmen. section men and
blacksmiths.
The reductions in the cases of these man
were ~ per cent. The COMMITTEES took nm
the case or the car Inspectors car repair-
ers' oilers. operators, &C. In these cases
me wages or the men were also practically
restored, there being only minor points Of
oiHerence on which there could be no se-
rlous disagreement The meeting proeress-
co with the best feeling throughout.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-02
AMERICAN DIAMONDS.
Those That Are Found Come to Us I'm
Meteorites From Other Worlds.

From the Providence Journal.
Though diamonds will never be an i'm
portant product Of the United States-only
an occasional gem of this kind being picked
up here and there-such vast quantities of
them are consumed here that the geological
survey has thought II worth while to pre-
pare a monograph on the subject, which
will soon be issued
The fact has been established that the
supposed diamonds found In meteorites
near the CaEon Diablo. in Arizona, are &C
tually such. This Is a matter of profound
interest. indicating. as IT does. that such
stones exist on other planets. Some au-
thorities assert that diamonds-like coal.
which Is 20 nearly of the same chemical
constitution-could not possibly come into
existence without previous vegetable
growths to generate their material For
this reason they infer that the finding Of
the gems In the meteorites proves that
there must have been vegetable life In the
place whence the meteorites came If there
was vegetable life there. IT is a fair pre-
sumption that there was animal life also.
All this may be untrue. but 1t affords the
first guess-giimpse ever obtained into the
greatest problem that mankind has at
tempted to handle. namely. the question
whether life exists In other worlds than
ours.
1t seems strange to take a couple OF
ounces Of charcoal In ones hand and to
consider that enc is handling the pure
material OF the diamond II you could
transform II into crystalline form, You
could sell those few pinches Of stuff for
H.OOO.OOO, perhaps. No wonder that chem
lists are eager TO discover the secret of
effecting this change. To assert that they
VIII never learn how to make crystals of
carbon would be absurd. BY means of the
voltaic battery real diamonds of almost
microscopic size have been deposited upon
threads Of platinum. But even II a sue
cessful process should be discovered, II
might be that the cost Of making a dia-
mond by II would be bigger than the price
OF q stone Of equal size and purity from the
mines. One recalls the experiments OF
Prof. Sage, who turned out gold pieces in
his laboratory from gold extracted from
the ashes OF certain burned vegetable SUBJ
stances. The result was beautiful, scien-
tihcally speaking. but the expense of MAX
ing In this way one s. piece was about
The value OF rough gems Of all sorts pro-
duced In this country in 1893 was SO. 600
less than the output for the year before,
amounting to only s262 600. The decrease
was mainly owing to the Industrial de-
preston The precious stones of the United
States are sold In large part to tourists,
who purchase them as souvenirs Of locali-
ties visited.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-02
Against the Cigarette Tru.t.

In the United States circuit court at New
York yesterday Judge Lacombe denied the
motion Of the American Tobacco Company.
or otherwise the cigarette trust. to restrain
the National Cigarette and Tobacco Com
pany from using certain machines. 1t was
claimed that these machines, which are
used in the manufacture Of cigarettes, were
infringements on patents owned by the
trust. The decision is the second blow re-
'ceived by the trust this week. the other be-
ing an order of similar nature in Chicago
on Monday. But for these two decision
the entire right to manufacture cigarettes
in the United States would have been vest
ed in the trust
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-02

Then When Wolves Come fn and
Carry Them on They Won't Eaf 'En.

Carry Them on They Won't HAT 'En.
From the St Louis Giobe-Democrat
Last Saturday a big wolf which has tsf-
rorized the people Of the Bumpas cave re-
gion. over in North Carolina, for the last
two or three years. entered the cabin OF q
mountaineer named Brown during the tenn
porary absence of the housewife. and, SELF
Ing the only occupant an infant six months
old, by the clothing in the region Of the
chest lifted Il from the rude cradle and
bore II away into the mountainsL
When the mother returned to the house
and missed the baby she rushed 70 the door
Just In time to see the wolf and its
precious burden disappear into the neigh-
boring woods. The distracted woman be-
gan TO scream. This brought The husband.
who was chopping wood not far away, 20
the scene in q high state OF excitement.
The story from the lips Of the hysterical
mother almost drove the brave fellow daft
but he seized his AK. called his dog, and
started in hot pursuit. There was about
two inches Of snow on the grt una ana IL
providentially enabled the desperate father
OF the kidnapped infant to strike the urail
OF the wolf Immediately after leaving his
dooryard. Once upon the track OF the
beast he rushed through the mountains
with speed born of distraction About two
miles from his cabin the tracks of the wolf
ieo the pursuer under a long shelf OF rock
protruding from the side OF the mountain.
There was no snow here and the father
lost the trail, but he now urged his dog.
which up to this time he had compelled to
remain with him. The dog took the lead
ana the man followed, fully expecting TO
ma the entrance TO the VOLTS den. from
which he could hardly hope to get the
paoy alive. But his fears were groundless
he soon came upon his faithful dog wag-
g1ng his tail and looking down at a little
white bundle at his feet. 1t was the baby
| sound asleep and almost frozen, apparently
unnurt otherwise. Brown took Of his coat
and wrapping the infant snugly in IL start
ed hastily for home. He soon met his wife
and two or three OF the neighbors TO whom
she had given the alarm
II was a most remarkable rescue. The
mountaineers say that IL was only a freak
or the mad" wolf. but the little one no
doubt owes its life TO a drenching of petro-
leum given il for some cutaneous affection
py Its mother just before IL was carried
away. The odor of the oil was too much
for his wolfship. He probably shifted about
the child after laying IT down under the
rocks and preparing to make a meal and
then left in disgust.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-02

Mr.. Richardson a. timekeeper. Mr.. STAN
nard seconded his man, Kerrigan, and Mr..
Wheeler looked after the wants Of Bate
man. Both men had trained faithfully. and
showed up IN fine condition. As they shook
hands Bateman appeared the taller, and
Kerrigan showed the better muscular de-
velopment
When the preliminarfes were arranged the
two men shook hands and got to business
at once. There were two rapid exchanges
without any apparent advantage, except
that Kerrigan landed a good one on Bate
mans ribs. Bateman played for the head,
and forcing his opponent near the ropes
hit him first with his left and then landed
hard right-hand swing flush on the neck.
1t evidently reached the right spot, for
Kerrigan keeled upon the floor. and fur
tier proceedings interested him no more.
He was unconscious for several minutes
after the fight had been awarded to his
opponent. and did not regain his senses
until after his victor and most Of the rpec-
tators had left the arena In triumph. He
was able to walk to his room. and did not
seem to have been badly hurt The bout
was probably the shortest and most blood
less that has ever occurred in this vicinity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-02

A Baltimore Woman Blinded by N
Electric Flash.

A Baltimore Woman Blinded By IN
Electric Flash.
Mrs. Steiner Of 1892 Cough street, Balti-
more, was rendered totally blind by . fash
from a trolley wire on one OF the electric
street railway lines that pass her house
about three weeks ago. and has not yet re-
gained her sight, though attended by one of
the most expert specialists on diseases of
the eye in the city. The accident has
caused much grief to relatives and friends
Of the unfortunate woman, who fear that
she may never again regain her sight
Everything possible has been and il being
done for the lady. but apparently to no
effect
The accident happened in the evening.
Mrs. Steiner was sitting at window Of
her home. watching the passing cars. Sud-
denly q particularly brilliant Hash darted
from the trolley wire. With an exclama-
over her eyes to shut out the binding fash.
but. unfortunately, too late. When she re-
moved her hands she found that she could
not see The faculty Of sight had totally
departed from her.
In great alarm q physician was hastily
summoned. but his aid proved unavailing.
The eye specialist was then called In. and
he has since labored on the case with great
persistence. So far his efforts have met
with no success, and Mrs. Sterner still re-
mains totally blind. Whether or not she
will ever regain her sight no one can tell
But little hope is being held out to her.
The optic nerves are paralyzed.
This sad accident" says the Baltimore
American, "calls attention to q danger
from the trolley to which the public has
not yet grown familiar. Under the era
of rapid transit they have seen lives crushed
out beneath the wheels Of the rushing
cars. or broken arms and limbs from a
chance blow. 1t was thought that the only
danger lay In unconsciously, heedlessly or
or "a ly inc In tkExx nj fhA
but no thought has come to them Of the
danger from the bare sight Of the inoffen-
sive-looking trolley wire,
Since the Inauguration Of the electric
lines in this city II has been a favorite
pastime Of many to sit In the evenings and
watch the cars as they speed along leav-
Ing behind them sparks of electric fire.
The danger from such enjoyment is now,
for the first time In this city. strtkingly
called to their attention.
I'm other cities Of the country where cleo
trio lines have been In operation for some
time such accidents have also happened.
Recently one occurred In Brooklyn"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-02
Art for Children.
From the Detroit Free Press.

DttrOft Free Press.
The children's room in every house ought
to be fitted out with a blackboard. Any
painter will coat a section OF the wall with
blackboard staining for a few cents. or IL
there is no painter convenient, sheets of
slated paper may be tackled up against the
wall, and the result is quite satisfactory
A box Of colored chalks and a book of out
line prints Will furnish the materials for
drawing and sketching and many an hour
that would be otherwise passed in mischief
will be employed by the youngsters in
learning to draw. There is no better way
of keeping the children pleasantly and
profitably employed. and the cost will not
equal that of a single box Of candy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-02
IN OTHER CITIES.
cleveland and Boston Now Lead I'm
the Base hall Race.

Cleveland and Boston Now Lead 4,
the Base Ball Race.
The feature OF the game between Cincin.
nad and Pittsburg. in the former city. was
the fielding Of Parrott Pittsburg won the
contest. but the Reds came dangerously
close to tieing the score In the eighth. The
batteries were PARROT and Vaughn. Kmen
and Mack.
RH.E.
Gircinnati-...O o o. 01 800 %
Pittsburg....0 900 2 4 O OF IL =
New York again won from Baltimore In
tne metropolis. the result being largely due
70 Meekin's pitching. Mcmahon was touch
ca up quite lively. The batteries were Nee
kin and Farrell. Mcmahon and Robinson.
New York...4 o OO2 o1O II II O
Baltimore.-.-O 2 o o o. IA IL 3
Cleveland administered a shut-our' to ST
Louis and thereby took the third game of
the series, Gleason was hammered very
badly, Hawley later being substituted. The
batteries were Gleason. Hawley and Buck
ley, Clarkson and OConnor.
RH.E.
Cleveland....2 2 2 o o o x-7 10 2
Boston clearly outplayed the Phillies and
thereby captured the game. The batting of
Nash was the only noteworthy feature A
vicious inshoot from Carsey knocked Nc
earthly down. Stivetts playing in his place.
The batteries were Carsey and Clements,
Lovett and Merritt
Philadelphia. 90 o Ga
Boston. o o 2 o p x-7
There was no game scheduled for Chicago
and Louisville.
The games today are: Boston at Wash
ington. Philadelphia at New York, Brook
lyn at Baltimore and Pittsburg at Cincin-
natl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-02
A bible and Burelars' Tools.

The officers last night brought into Lam
caster, Pa, Jake Buzzard. son of Abe Buzz
card, and Hardy Hover. the alleged Welsh
mountain thieves, whom they arrested in
Reading. They claim to have the most con-
vincing proof against Abe Buzzard, the So
called reformed outlaw, who is in jail on sus-
picion. Constable Pyle says he secured Abe
Buzzard's satchel, and in it he found BIZ
ble a pistol, a chain, a set of burglars
tools and some tickets to Buzzard's lecture
on Ruin and Reformation" There are now
nine members of the Welsh mountain gang
in Jail waiting for the courts to act.