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The Canton times., 1894-12-07

1T is not unusual at this season OF
the year for stock to become lousy.
We have fine mare, in fine condition.
we keep in our yard unconnected with
other stock, yet we find her literall,
covered with lice-possibly obtained
from chicken roosts. To exterminate
these pests in rapid and harmless
manner to the animal. put one and q
half ounces plug tobacco into two pints
or more of water and boil, adding water
to keep It at two pints when done.
lake u brush and rub the solution into
the bair all over your horse a few
times and repeat in few DAYS to get
newly hatched ones and you will ex-
terminate them satisfactorily and
thoroughly. There ara many other
effective remedies, su:h as carbolic
acid, coal tar, sulphur, kerosenr, ether
or chloroform for parasites, but iis
tobacco solution is easily and quickly
applied and does not stain much. nor
act as caustic or have to be mixed
with grease.
The Canton times., 1894-12-07

city OF Ou" section to sustain pOpula-
tion is incompatible, so we can assimi-
late an unlimited numbe of good peo-
pie who may seek homes amongst us.
We used to be opposed to immigration
for several reasons, but me believe 1T
is best and inevitable, and we should
endeavor to secure the most desirable
sort 10y well directed and systematic
efforts.
Now is the proper :ime to begin to
make compost plies for future use, es-
pecially for gardens and truck patch
es. Collect forest leaves. straw,
grass, stalks, muck from branches and
ponds, and put all together and sprin
kle lime over it as the layers are put
one upon another. put barnyard ma
nure in also. Collect every conceiv-
a BILE substance good for fertilizing, it
will all ferment and disintegrate, and
when forked over in the spring and
mixed, will be in prime
for use Rene IN Der all our I
lands need humus vegeta bic mould,
and that upon the kind of land con- !
tanning plenty of vegetable matter
alone should lime be used. Rememb-
,annot give milk, a hen lay eggs. a c
log store up fat, nor land give good c
paying crop. You eat all you want, 4
'r can get, and keep in good con v
lition; just SO you must feed every Il
hing around you, even your land, Il
which must make the living for all. 9
Bury all dead stock on your patches;
ou will be astonished at the effects. c
We buried two cows and sheep in b
ur turnip patch this season and can c
ee the effects considerable distance,
nd it will continue to be visible for
lany years.
The Canton times., 1894-12-07

SIT is not rank nor wealth. nor state,
But git up and git that makes men great. y
Many man-with less natural ment-
II power than you have, reader, has
pecomr great success because he had
the indornita ble perseverance to 'stick
to it," through slpet and snow, rain
md hail, drouth and food, famite and
partial failure. 10 be success in
agriculture, you must hav. good de-
gree of sticktoitiveness
The Canton times., 1894-12-07

capacious udder capable of holding a
free secretion of milk. After the ami
NAL has reached maturity, having
been kept in thrifty condition in youth
and the cells matured, poor animals
car be fattened very fat because the
cell capacity is there, though untitled.
The Canton times., 1894-12-07

Eine-milIon baie cotton crops may
come and go; the cotton farmer may
drag his weary body into a premature
grave and D. Forgotten. but the men
who raise the meat supplies for the
multitudes, will come nearer than al
most any other class of producers, to
getting value received for their labor.
The hungry stomach calls for spot
cash, while the thinly clad back can
be persuaded to give 30, 80, or 80 days
credit.
Evening star., 1894-04-11
4 NOhlc ReSnlXe.
From the Detroit Journal.


When the great and good commodore.
David Farragut, was a boy, his father was
a captain on a steamboat on the Mississippi
river. David was a bad boy, not that he
meant to be bad. but like many other boys
he had got the foolish idea that to swagger
about and chew tobacco, to swear and drink
were manly, and that he could not show
himself man unless he did like some loaf
ers along shore, and some, l fear, on the
ship. One day. when he was about sixteen
years old. the boat had only just left Mem
phis. going down the river, when his father
spoke TO him, and wanted to see him above
He had been disgusted at seeing the boy
smoking and staggering about the town,
and he thought it was time to teach him a
lesson. Besides. he loved the boy and was
sorry to see him making a fool of himself
Turning all the others out of the cabin, lie
said: David, what do you expect to make
OF yourself?'
Me? l calculate to follow the sea-"
''What, To be common drunken sailor.
kicked and cUffed about. a loafer in every
port, an associate of druukaris and out
casts, and a disgrace to your father and
friends?"
mo: 1 mean to tread the quarterback. to
be a commander" said the boy, stung to
the quick.
You a commander, you who drink who
smoke, who swear. who play cards. who are
idle. vicious and uneducated. No; you have
only one thing before you, TO stop what you
are doing, and turn right about, or go on
and be a mere drunken sailor"
The boy did not see the CULVER of the old
captains lips. nor the moisture gathering in
his eyes. 1t was bitter medicine to the boy,
but he knew that the fathers words were
true. and meant for his good. He passed
out without a word and went to his room.
choking with Indignation and tears. What,
he, the captains son, to be drunken loaf
er? Neveri He made a resolve then and
there to break of all those bad habits, and
in his old age he said, "By the grace of God
never have broken my promise
He steadily advanced until he was the
glory and pride Of the American navy, and
boys will find in his history a model hero,
whose name is written on the pages Of the
national record.
Evening star., 1894-04-11
SQUELCHI2D A CANADIAN SEALER.
Fighting Bob Evans Method of Deal
ing With II Defiant Lawbreaker.

The ''R. D. Evans" who was announced
as having charge of the Violet when that
little warship took the President and sec
retary on their duck-shootinS trip recently
was Fighting Bob Evans" one of the
most popular men in the navy. He is de
scribed by the New York Sun as small,
clean shaven and wiry. One leg is bit
shorter than the other, but it does not
bother him at all in getting about He
achieved some prominence in the Mitchell
COrbett meeting, made a good record in
Chile. and afterwa~d champiOned Fred
NAYS cause in New York. one incident in
Fighting Bob Evans career. however
has not been published heretofore. 1t was
in Be-ing sea, where Commander Evans
was making vigorous effort to stop
pOa ching on the part OF Canadian sealerS
He was in command of the Yorktown at
the time when a particularly active and
elusive little Canadian slOOp had given the
big cruiser a long chase in the fogSy
weather. and was finally oVerhauled. As
the big Yorktown steamed up alongside of
the slOOp she sent a shot across her bow,
and the skipper of the sloop was seen upon
the forward deck wrapped in the Canadian
flag. and geSticulating violently. Com
slOop, and he got within eaTshot the
skipper could be heard denouncing the
United States government and blacRguard-
ing every Yankee that ever drew the
The commander of the Yorktown stepped
aboard the sloOp, approached the owner
and demanded an explanation. The little
red-whiskered Canadian, with the Cana
dian flag still wrapped around him, con-
uRued to hurl VituperatiVe epithets at the
United States. Every effort of Fighting
Bob Evans" to make his voice heard above
the clamor of the g-otesdue and decIama-
tory skipper was fruitless. He howled
back at the Canadian until he was hoarsc.
and then, suddenly STOPPING over, picked
mp huge blUbber fish lying on deck, which
was Of the consistency and pastiness of
Jelly fish, swung 1t around sharply. landing
1t plump upon the whiskered, face of the
defiant Canadian, and knocked him and
his enthusiasm and flag clean over the
buiwa-ks and into the sea. When the Ca
madam came to the surface he was fshed
out by the sailors and landed deck Ee
had lost his flag. swallowed a great deal Of
salt water and all of his defiance of the
United States had disappeared.
Evening star., 1894-04-11
Death of John w. PaImonf.

John w. Palmoni who. although only
twenty-seven years old, had been an ac-
tor and manager for ten years, died yester-
day of typhoid pneumonia at the Metropoli-
tan Hotel in New York city. He played in
the companies of Frederick Warde and W.
Z. Sheridan, and managed Louise Pomeroy
as a star. He was last engaged as man
ager- of the Power of Gold" which closed
its season in Philadelphia a month ago.
his body was brought to Washington this
morning by his brother, Mr.. Cripti Palmoni.
and was taken to the residence of Mr.
Ifelter, No. aus NJ street northwest, where
the funeral will take place tomorrow af-
ternoon at O'Clock. The interment will
be at Rock Creek cemetery. Mr. Palmoni
was native of Washington and had many
friends here, who will be greatly grieved
at his sudden death. He was a young man
or many estimable qualities and promised
to acquire high standing in the profess
sion he had selected. He had already de-
veloped great managerial ability, having
handled all of Walter Sanford's attrac-
tions, and at the time of his death was
resident manager of the Star Theater
Brooklyn. He had a wide circle of friends
in the profession.
Evening star., 1894-04-11
Intemperance of Prohibition.

The disagreeable weather last evening
was sufficient cause for the small attend
ance at Metzerott Music Hall to hear Miss
Kate Field on the 'Intemperance of Pro-
hibition." This lady is well known as a
lecturer here and needs no commeadation.
She gave a graphic description of her ex-
periepce in purchasing some brandy for
medicinal use in prohibition state and
declared the article which was passed eff
as brandy to be much worse than could be
procured in license state.
The people of the world were classad as
men. women and cranks, the latter of
either sex, and frequently mistake the liver
for the conscience.
The lecture was mainly a description Of
the failure of prohibitory laws to accom-
pllsh the desired end, with comparisons he
tween such laws and proper license laws
the latter being held to be more bene-
fetal
The abuse and not the use of stimulating
beverages was declared to be The Ioint
which is harmful, and the substitution of
hsht wines and the milder forms Of In
toXlcants for the stronger ones the true
remedy for the evils OF intemperance.
Evening star., 1894-04-11
THE CLOSING DAYS.
Finishing Up the Distributions at the
Candy show.

The candy exposition, which has for two
weeks held sway over Washington, ends to-
night. The fairyland Of sweets will soon be
but a pleasant memory. The eager youth
and winsome lasses VINO were wont to wend
their way thither will have to seek new
paths of amusement, and in the long vista
of future generations that eager youth will
again wish for free candy and plenty of it
when his six best girls all get a phill1pena
on him al once. The management are very
much gratified at the support which they
have received from Washing tonisns, and
will endeavor in return to make everybody
sick tonight with all the candy they can eat
and some to take home BY request of
number of young people the management
have decided to celebrate the close OF the
exposition tonight with a dance, beginning
at 10 o'oclock. Much of the success of the
exposition has been due to the indefatiga-
BILE efforts of Mr. Z. l.. johnson, the super
intendent, who has been in the show busi-
ness for twenty years and is brimming over
with interesting "reminiscences and has had
many hairbreadth escapes. The bromo-
seltzer people deserve the credit of having
made the biggest hit of the exposition in
having distributed free nearly 5000 sheets
of popular music. They are to be congratu-
lated in having such enterprising repre-
sentative as j. Edgar Lewis, who is, by the
way, Washingtonian.
Evening star., 1894-04-11
Legend of the HastiiIe.

Prof. de Garennes, a graduate OF the
University of Paris. delivered a lecture in
French on the Legend OF the Bastille"
yesterday at the Washington College No.
1904 . street northwest. The rooms were
tastefully draped in the national colors and
the speaker heI9 the attention of his au-
ditCrs until the last word Tas uttered
He was introduced hv Mr. Lucien Collier.
Among those who attended were Mrs. Con-
dit Smith, the Misses Brewer. Col and
Mrs. Cotton, Prof. IucicH Collier, Mrs.
Robey, Gen. ami Mrs. Hooker Richard
Muloney, Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. j. NJ. Cnlp.
Col. and Mrs. =. B. Hay, Miss CLARKE. Miss
Byington, Secretary and Irs. Hoke Smith,
Miss Morton, Senor Muruaga, the Spanish
minister; DR. I.0ho of the Venezuelan lega-
ton. Senor Zeballos. the Argentine min
lister: Nine. ZCb9llos. NJ. de Peralto OF
Costa Rica, NJ. Mearcial. A. Martinez, Mrs.
Powell and Mrs. c. X. Davis.
Evening star., 1894-04-11
SP ORTIN G NE w S
IRISH CRICKETERS COMING.
They VIII Reach America the Latter
Part of Next August.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April ia prom
inent member of the Germantown Cricket
Club is authority for the statement that a
team of Irish cricketers. under the captain
cy of J. NJ Meldon, will come to America
this year and play a series of matches in
Philadelphia, New York, Boston and Chi
cago.
A letter has been received from Mr.. Mel
don asking for two games in this city, and,
although the dates have not yet been def
nitely arranged, the matches will likely take
place at Mannheim early in September, as
the Irish crIcketers expect to arrive in this
country the latter part of August.
III VIII be remembered that Capt. Meldons s
team visited Philadelphia in September,
1872 and played two games with the local
eleven. The first match resulted in a victory
for the lrishmen by 121 runs, but the ALL
PhlIadelphians succeeded in turning the
tables in the second contest and won by %
runs, A third match was started, but owing
to the extreme cold, 1t was declared off,
with the advantage slightly in favor of the
visitors.
IL is said the team which Capt Meldon
VIII bring here next fall will be made up
nearly the same as that which played at
Mannheim two years ago.
Evening star., 1894-04-11
Montana Has mn Ice Mine.

From the Northwest Magazine.
An ice mine IS reported from New York
GUlch, MeaSher county, Montana. N early
days the gulch turned out 5000 900 worth
OF gold. but of late years IL has been nearly
deserted Last summer two pr1specro-s
uncovered the mouth Of an old shaft and
glanced curiOusly down it. They saw the
Ice, which reached up to within four feet
and eight inches Of the surface They con-
sidered 1t curious, and thought what a good
place IL would be to keep their meat, but
ter and other food from spelling while trey
We're working in the neighbOrhOOd They
lowered their prJvender into the ice mine
with the best results. Naturally. they tod
OF their find to other miners with the re-
suit that for a radius OF three or four miles
around the miners came to the ice shaft
lowered the beef and other provisions into
the mine, putting their tag on Ii. AMI hoist
lnS the rope from time TO time as Dr5vis-
IONS were needed II IS a gJisend 10 the
miners. as II enables them % keep meat
fresh in the Very hottest ws4tuer ,"ha
miners are unable 10 give any solution OF
this strange phenomenon. The IorrnIt.0n
or the gulch is shsle. relish in color and
full o. hssures. Il is supposed that gusts OF
air from cold cave may have underground
connections with the shaft. AM rzUit evan
grafton near the top may explain the con-
unued formation Of ice there as it is cut
Away.
Evening star., 1894-04-11
CobbIe Stones and Other Impositions.

To the Editor Of The Evening Star:
good deal has been said in your paper
recently on the subject OF home rule but fl
has all been in reeard to the appointment,
of an outsider to one of the District offices
That is all right. and 1 hope more will be
said. 1 am surprised though. at the sub
mission of the people to the impositions
the Commissioners allow by some Of the
street railroads, impositioas on the people
on some streets. while those on other
streets are exempt. Look at 9Th ana
G streets from New York avenue TO
18th street Two tracks, leaving barelv
room for a team to stand between car and
curb. and il the wagon or carriace is not
hauled close to the curb or If the team
moves a little the track is obstrllctad 50
that cars have to be stopped until the
vehicle is Strengthened. One Of those track =
should be on 9th and H streets and no
more double tracks allowed except on
the avenues or wide streets like X street
Why don't some company want a line on
X street? There's room enough there
But they won't profit by experience Look
at G street between 4th and 9Th and 5th
south of G, Double track in both those
narrow streets, and they are paving them
with cobble stones, This is an outrage
the people of this city. After being
taxed to put the best and most expensive
pavements in our streets. which can he
kept clean, to allow any one especially
a railroad corporation, the stock of which
is held and the profits of which go to OUT
siders, to do such things Why, language
is not strong enough to denounce il. And
why do they want tracks paVed with coh-
BILE stones on New York avenue and in
lexington? Not for the reason that the
Metropolitan. Columbia and Belt lines
were allowed ito give horses a better
footing. Or why do they want il on 9Th
and G. streets? No more horse car lines
should be allowed. If it pays to run a
road it will pay to run il right, and all
should be compelled to build for cable or
underground trolley not at all Now
why are these impositions and outrages
allowed? You have my thanks and I
doubt not. those of a large majority of
our people for your continued opposition
to the overhead trolley. and / hope you
will use some of your time and influence
in opposition TO the disfiguremeuts of our
smooth streets. SUBSCRIBER
Evening star., 1894-04-11
How to Treat the Coxcyites.

To the Editor OF The Evening Star:
How to deal with the Coxey army is per-
picking problem for which various solutions
are being discussed by the citizens OF Wash
ington. AS 1t appears to me, the authorities
of the city are going to make a serious mis-
take If they adhere to the policy they seem
to be acting on at present. Mondays Star
reports Prosecutor Pugh as saying that the
police. and, IL necessary. the militia and
the United States forces. are perfectly wel
able to protect the people of the District
From present appearances such language
seems extravagant. CoXey and his army
may not be a mole hill. but they are certain
ly not such a mountain as the prosecutors
language would indicate.
1t strikes me the citizens and the author
titles OF Washington should treat CoNey ana
his followers in a manner the reverse OF
that indicated by the prosecutors IAN
guage. Wouldn't il be better 10 treat thein
as visitors, welcome them, and give lbein
the freedom of the city? VIII it not he bet
ter TO act on the presumption that the So
called army is simply delegation OF clH-
zens from other parts Of the country, VINO
have a perfect right TO visit the natloh
capital on business Of their own? II Is wei
enough, even in a police court 70 presunie
a man is innocent until he is proved guilty.
The advantages OF the treatment propose
may be briefly stated follows:
l. BY treating the army as a delegation
of visitors the city viii put them on th-r
good behavior and reduce all danger OF DIS
turbance to a minimum.
. If after such a reception. the members
Of the army should abuse the confidence and
hospitality OF the citizens, public opinion
Will uphold the authorities IN taklnE radical
measures Of protection. on the other hand,
If the army is received as a hand Of dam
gerous characters. public sympathy wiz he
with them, and prosecution VIII be looked
upon as persecution.
& If the CoNeyites are treated as I suE-
gest the authorities will, / believe. have the
assistance Of its leaders ana members in
protecting the people against horde u
thieves and thugs. which is likely 10 swoop
visit II the leaders Of the army pursue the
same course here as they are reported to
be pursuing on their march. they win re-
pudiata all dangerous chara acters who nav
try to use the army as a cover for heir
nefarious practices. and viii assist the au-
thorities in Riding the city Of such ckarac-
ters
treatment the city VIII be encuU-a glns such
visits in future. In reply I would say th.t
If the authorities attempt TO deal sc-nmarllv
with the visitors, they may eNaEEprafe the
importance OF the CoNey movement tenf1fl
arouse for the army the sympathy OF n !
lions who now view the matter with fuf.f-
ference, and bring TO the city al some fItt.re
date, instead Of n peaceful band Of a Z, -
hundred, an army OF a hundred th1usar.a a
angry and determined men.
Better meet the CoNey army with q bras.
band than with a patrol WAGON. D,s.-ar
give them bread and coffee than handc,,efs
Better treat them as fellow-cftizaus untII
they prove themselves criminals.
= Edwin TrENp >-rrc,S
Evening star., 1894-04-11
FEASTING COLLEGIANs.
A Pleasant Evening in Prospect for
the Columbian University Alampi

Inc annual meeting and dinner of the
alumni Association of Columbian Uni
Verslty VIII take place this evening at Will
lards Hotel There is to be reception.
beginning at 49, and then at $50 o'clock
the line OF march will be started for the
banquet hall, where the members will en-
joy dinner \ further feast is to follow
when the cigars are lighted, and under the
able and inspiring direction of Dr. W. p
Carr, the first vice president, who will be
the toast master, speeches, both wise and
witty, will be ELECTED. President Welling
will be called on to speak for the faculties
of the university, Rev. c. A. Stakley for
the corporation, Judge A Brown Evans
for the academic department, Gen. Greely
for the scientific department, Henry Z.
Davis for the school of graduate studies,
Judge Bradley for the law school, DIR.
Sterling Ruffin for the medical school and
DR.. VIM. p Hay for the dental department.
Evening star., 1894-04-11
Naval Orders.

Lieut. c. T. Forse to. duty as steel inspec-
tor at Homestead; Lieut.. W. F. Fuliam.
detached from the Naval Academy and or
dered to the Raleigh; Lieut.. Geo. H. Peters
detached from the naval intelligence office
and ordered to the Raleigh: Constructor
Joseph Feastcr. detached from the board of
survey; Constructor W. II. Narney, to duty
on the board of survey; Passed Assistant
Engineer @. W. McElroy, TO temporary
duty on the Alert and, on falling in with
the Concord, to duty on that vessel, re-
Geying Passed Assistant Engineer Norton:
Commander j. 5. Newell, detached from
ordnance instruction ard ordered to the
bureau of equipment, Navy Department
Evening star., 1894-04-11
What ChPsSmen Cost,

From the Cumberland Times
set Of chessmen is usually an inexpen-
sive thing. but it may cost as much as
grand piano. OF course, one may get
small set of ordinary boxwood chessmen for
few dollars, a finer set of boxwood and
ebony for $l2 or SI5 and a set OF Staun-on
cheSSmen Of the best African ivory, large
size. for SO. And these are all plain sets
If you indulge in fancy carving and have
your set made to order from a special de-
sign and finely mounted, il may cost any
whore from 800 to $500 For a really ex-
pensive set, however, the enthusiast usually
chooses the precious metals, and there is alb
soluteiv no limit TO the cost
Evening star., 1894-04-11
The PennsyIvanin-Cor Race.

The Cornell University crews are train
ing faithfully every day on the inlet of
Cayuga lake. Coach Courtney of the Cor
nell navy has decided upon the men who
will compose this years Varsity crew.
The following win man the shell, unless
unexpected faults are discovered in their
rowing: F'reebarn. bow; Robbins, No. =;
Hager, No. 3; Dyer, No. 4; Carver No. >;
Troy, No. 6; Shope, No. Z; Hall (captain)
stroke; substitutes, Hamilton and Strong
A new launch is being constructed, which
Will be ready for use by the crew early in
June. Courtney said that he was satisfied
with the arrangement to row the UniVer-
s!ty of Pennsylvania on the Delaware at
Torresdale. near Pilladelphia. Commodore
Brown says IL is one OF the finest courses
in the country. The scheme of making use
of snap Photographers to find out defects
in the men while rowing is proving very
useful The prints are arranged on the
walls in the boat house and dated, and
these show the progress of the men made
day by day.