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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-10-10
AT THE DINNER TABLE.

the golden afternoon the golden straw
limbs and falls over in the smoky air;
tbe chaff flies in binding cloud, the
grain is caught in two-bushel canvas bags
sn al loaded onto wagon. Now and then
= chaer goes up. and the women, catch
80 Tho excitement flock out to the porcn
and wave their handkerchiefs ana aprons prom );
twenty-five bushels to the acre
shouts the boy as he trundles his wneel-
harrow into the yard for fresh supply
of LIQUIDS The feet of the women seemed
winged by the good news, for they are
not disposed. like the farmer % E s'
because there were not tventy-hve,p usll-
els. How blistering hot it ls-ideal nar-
vest weather. but new there are iea,s'
and PRAYERS, maybe, for neighbors. IN the
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The wagons drive a-feld, load up from
the shocks and return to the machine.
The rick of golden straw increases to a
yellow hillock, and the children climb up
to the base. How hot it is! The men
drink gallons of liquids and keep wet
sponges in their hats.
The women would be anxious for the
men if they had time. The long after
noon is too short to prepare supper for
twenty furnished men and half as many
women and children. The soap kettle
just holds the carcass of a sheep, the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-10-10

en-, who manage to find enough to satisfy
themselves and the children from the
remnants of the feast. The farmer
waits for his wife at the kitchen door and
whispers to her that if present prices keep
up there will be nearly $1,000 in the
bank, and winds up with: "You are go
ing to have black cashmere dress and a
new cloak if it takes the whole pile. Yes,
Jennie can have music lessons, too
Unless it is large farm a few hours
in the morning will finish the work. There
will be breakfast to get only for the ma
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-10-10

bcfo,,, De machine has broken down, and
iira O'H Il !, is liked a storm will come and
~, the shocks.
lnl :, Iafiner has finished the reaping
snd ~ shocks stand in the open field
vim o ns Stubble, like nuggets of gold
nd r U4 golden sands. Already peoples
have b ,.naI Niles missed by the reaper,
With , ,%'SI INTO flower and feck the fields
,nix,ar' '''S"n, the smallest cloud casts q
QmHy shadow and brings the whole
hrasbo~D "' IN apprehension. Daily the
Vest I'M. teeps nearer, now east, now
At , o"' 3,lWays farther north.
lNay IN tb ,ne men eff the family ride
'Or rerr vie olS wagon to help a neigh
The p,on ,i.i's at night with the news that
''iiAe may be here any day now"
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y country life all the poetry of the
roor is concentrated in the drama of
!be haryest-the hopes and fears, the
- and sorrows, the suspense and the
@s Cd for toll or the certainty of self
',";al for year, makes the time preced-
l'D' .bo Gathering of the great cereal crop
w w ", # anxiety, and the condition of the
yL boot the subject of absorbing interest
N million families.
u S, n anything else is spoken of for
u @ This wave of poetry, of emotion
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common fortune or misfortune of fair
weather or storms, the neighborhood is
all one family, and they suffer for one
another.
Many of the men wear red flannel
shirts and all of them wide straw hats,
and the field scene is tropical and foreign,
with the big red thrasher belching clouds
of smoke, and the mystic stair climbing,
climbing, and the work all done in secret.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-10-10

journeys to the kitchen. A dozen apps
and custard and berry pies disappear like
snow before the sun. Then comes water
melon and cake, and if there is an ice
house on the farm the feast is topped off
with ice cream, and the hostess gets three
cheers and a tiger after the men go back
to the yard.
where on earth did they put all that
food 2" is the admiring plant of the wom-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-10-10

must want to get on the good side of
the old man.
Within half an hour boys are dis
patched to the field with kegs of water,
buttermilk and root beer, and along III
the afternoon a clothes basketful Of ham
sandwiches and pals of lemonade are
sent out Six teams are in the field haul
ing the wheat to the thrasher and two
men are feeding the Unsuitable nav. All
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HUMOR OF THE WEEK.
STORIES TOLD BY FUNNY MEN
OF THE PRESS.

Odd, CErious and LaughabIe Phases
of Human Nature Graphically POr-
trayed by Eminent Word Artists OF
Our own Day-A Budget of Fun.
The evening times., 1895-08-15
20 YEARS TO DO AN ERRAND.
ION, Supposed to Be Dead, Crosses the
ola Homestead T-r,ro.botd

Son, Supposed to Be Dead, Crosses the
Old Homestead Threshold
wilmot, g. D., ,dispatchsays that Charles
A. Wright, sou OF Lambert Wright. who
was sent on an errand by hts stspmothef
twenty years ago. aud who had not been
heard of from that day, returned to-day
to his fathers home, bringing with him the
article he had been sent to get, together
with a wife aud four children When
the boy went away the Wright family was
living at Fox Lake, Wis, Charles was
ordered by his stepmother to 60 TO the store
and get a ciothesiiue. The boy was dis
pleased. aud instead otdoing the errand left
the town A few years later Mr.. aud Mrs.
Wright removed to tf1ts place, where they
own a large farm. They have looked upon
Charles as dead In the meantime, the boy
had gone to Monticello. Mimi, where he, In
the course of time, married and raised a
family. A few days ago he learned that his
father was living here and came on visit.
Before going TO the house on arriving here
he went to the store and purchased clothes
lue, aud armed with this, and followed by
his family, marched In IN the old people and
dropped the line at their feet
The evening times., 1895-08-15
One Cent "a, ~
No advsrtisemsut los, than Io,.

had climbed down a ladder placed at sec
ond-story window and reached the ground
In safety, but still fast asleep.
~whfle we talked we alternately paced the
deck and leaned over the side. watching the
phosphorescent flashes I'm the water and
talking as young idiots will of the moonlight
and the beauty of the stars, and she suddenly
said:
How delightful II would be to walk out
on that pole, pointing to the main BOOM
and leap off into that silvery water.
"Shes spoke lightly, but 1 shivered from an
unexplained presentiment of evil, and shes
catching the Influence of my mood, shud-
dered suddenly and hastily turned the SUBJ
ject. We talk for awhile longer, but the
pleasure of our conversation had somehow
been spoiled by that careless remark. aud
| she soou bade me goodnight and went
! below
After she had gone 1 made tour OF the
ship, according to my custom, aud finding
| nothing to need my presence, went to bed
| myself.
after the fashion of youth, my head had
no sooner touched the pillow than was
sound asleep, and it seemed to me thatoniy
a moment had passed beforeI was aroused
suddenly by voice which caIled>.o mel
Come
Il did not recognize the voice as that of
, any one on the ship, but it was so full of
terror, SO thrilled with a quivering fear. that
l sat up hastily, trembling aud listening for
the slightest sound The wind was rising
and could hear 1t wailing softly, with the
eerie sound which 1t always has at highland
at sea, but could hear nothing else, and
Was about doing when thatca came again.
This time 1t sounded as though 1t were
farther off, but its appeal for help was Just
as clear to my brain, and / hesitated no
longer Hastily slipping into my clothing
dashed up the companion and as touched
the deck / heard it plainly once more.
'Conie!' it pleaded in lingering cry, and
as stood straiEing my eyes to pierce the
stormy darkness which had succeeded the
brilliant moonlight it seemed to die away
in the direction OF the niain-boom. At
the same time / sa y or fancied / sa W, a
glinlmer of something white creeping slow.
ly along the boom, and upon coming nearer
saw that it was n wonian's figure slenr
| der and graceful, and clothed in some.
! thing long and white and flowing. The
| form was quite erect, and 1t seemed to
| glide along the dangerous way without q
| falter or even so much as a feeling for
| footing In the darkness; the arms were
spread widely In similar attitude to that
| which q rope walker assumes when cross
| ing a slack rvpe and the head was thrown
| back, as though the gaze was directed to
the threatening sky.
| Continued I'm to-morrow's Morning Times.
The evening times., 1895-08-15
PROPOSALS.

PROPOSALS for constructing brick
addition to the Brightwood School, on
Brightwood avenue, District Of Columbia
Office of the Commissioners District OF CO.
iumbia-WashingtO d c. August 3, 1895.
Sealed proposals will be received at this
office until 2 u. on TUESDAY AUGUST
20, 1895, for constructing brick addition
to the 1rightwood School Building, on
Brightwood avenue, District Of Columbia.
blank forms of proposals and speeifica-
tions, together with all necessary infor-
nation, can be obtained upon application
therefor at the office Of the Inspector Of
Buildings of the District of Columbia, and
bids on these forms only will be considered
The right is reserved to reject any and
all bids.
Proposals mn st be enclosed in an envelope
sealed and endorsed on the outside, Pro
poSal for constructing q brick addition
10 the Brightwood school building
JOHN W. ROSS,
GEORGE TRUESDELL,
CHAS F. POWELL.
Commissioners, d. C.
The evening times., 1895-08-15

The Tacoma customs-house will in future
weigh all gold coin presented In payment OF
duties, instead of counting 1t, as heretofore
Considerable quantities Of gold coin from
this and other customs-houaes In the dig
trict have lately eenrejectsd by the United
States depository az being under weight,
and it is to guard against loss from this
cause that the new system has been adopted
In English financial Institutions the custom
of weighing all gold coin is universal. The
coin is never touched by the hand, but Ia
shoveled off the counter into the scales
with O metal scoop and emptied from the
scales into bags. Much time is saved in the
avoidance Of counting, and the scale not
only iufaIibly indicates the number OF
coins, but also the presence Of any counter
felt or lightweight pieces.-E1change.
The evening times., 1895-08-15
LOST.

BLACK and tan dog; female: weight
pounds: party that picked him up
was seen and is known: If returned at once,
will not be prosecuted and NO questions
asked; all parties are warned against buy
ing, selling, or having in their possession
this dog Return to ia Sd St NV 1t
The evening times., 1895-08-15
RAILROADS.
RAIIROADB.
Pennsylvania
RAILROAD.

STATION CORNER OF SIXTH AND B
STREETd
rrrfsect Iune %. 1904
:o-so A. d. PENNSYLVANIA LINITED-Pun.
man Sleeping, Dining, Smoking. and obser.
ystion Cars Harrisburg TO Chicago, Cincin.
Toledo Buffet Parlor Car to Harrisburg
IosO A. NJ FAST LINE-Pullman Buffet Par
lor Car to Harrisburg. Prlor and Dining
P srs heTTssSFS eHssGG aNpsT E no1s ExpRess
Pullman Buffet Parlor Car to Harrisburg.
Sleeping and Dining Cars. Harrisburg to 81
LOUIS cinslEHaf Louisysis, and CeiSsGa e,
Sleeping Car to Chicago, and Harrisburg 70
Cleveland. Dining Car to Chieag9
f:loP. NJ. souTH-WESIERN E4PREsa Pull.
and Sleeping Car Harrisburg 10 Cincinnati
1paO P. NJ PACIFIC EXPRESS Pullman Sleep
ing Car TO Pittsbwg
10 A. NJ for Kane, CAnandalgua, Rochestse
and Niagara Falls daily, excsps Sunday.
;c:S0 A. n for Elmira and Renova, daily, except
Sunday. For wiliiamsport daily, $40 n
sloP n. for Winiamsport Rochester, Buffalo
and Niagara Falls daily, except Saturday.
with sleeping car Washington to Suspension
Bridge via Buffalo
solO p H. for Erie, Canandalgua, Rochester.
Buffalo, and Niagara Falls daily; elsepint
car Washington to klmira
TeT philaccipn.a. New York. and the Eass
ParIor Cars, with Dining Car from Balti.
more, for New York daily. for Phiiadelphls
weekdays Regular at fo5 Dining Cara
ing ing Car an I'M m. ia:i5, s:l5 40, $40, 1000, ana
.20 900 lIol Dining Car, a M, laiss aIa
$40 $40. 1000, and 1i:s5 p m For Phiiar
daya Express, a;0i and $50 p. N daily.
70. Boston, without change, Too q m week
For Baltimore, s:2, 70s, 80, 80, 500
fSi, a:i5. SEQ. 600 Limitsd]. 4:ao. zss, $40.
Sos. $50, 710, 1000 1910. ui5, and 1l:S
p m On Sunday, 7.0o, 20, e0c. sos,
1870 lo a, m sin l,is sl LA Ia; 2i S slS go 9'
for Pope's Creek Line. 10 . M and 4:ss p N
daily, except Sunday
For Annapolis, 10 and 800 4 m. I2:is ana ktl
p m daily, except Sunday SundayA 9aJ
a m, and 40 p m
Atlantic Coast Line Express for Richmond,
Jaeksonvills and Tampa, 430 q m, $50 p N
daily Richmond and Atlanta. $40 p. m daily.
Accommodation for QuAntico. fss5 q m daily
aud as p. m. weekdays
For Alexandria, $50, 6:s5, 7:tS. $40: SaS, fo:M
s02 1910, and l1:39 p. IN On Sun lay at / 30.
?:45 9:45 =. m, 2:i5 6:15, Soc, and 1910 p. m,
Leave Alexandria for Washington, sos, 6:43, 7:05.
sSo, s:,S ,a lei5 10 5os A M a.. Loo 90 sls 500 ga
m. On Sunday at 6.4S $40 l02a = m, Ia
$50 710 Tao, $40, and io:5s p IN
Scashoro Connections
For Atlantic City, 800 Saturdays only,, 1000.
1lO0 a In week days, 1915 and 1LSj p m
For Cape May, 1000 a m, Eaturdays only,,
1s:15 p. m. week days, and I1:s5 p m. daily.
Ticket Offices, northeast corner OF I3thstrs3s
and Pennsylvania Avenue, and at the station
Sixth and Streets where orders can be left fog
the checking Of baggage to destination from
hotels and residences
q H. PREvOST, JR WOOD
The evening times., 1895-08-15
Lucky in Finding A mbergris.

There Is a whaier in Provineetown nick
named AmbeFgris johnson, because his ves-
sci on the voyage is almost sure to pick up
some of that stEan and valuable commOd-
ity. He now writes home from the West
African coast that his vessel has taken
$50 pounds of sperm Oil ard 40 pounds OF
ambergris. As ambeTgris is worth $500
a pound, this Is abs,ut as gord as a gold
mind One singular thing about this
curious secrctinn In a whales entrails is
that, while it has very little scent in itself,
ii vitalizes and gives great power to other
perfumes, and is therefore used for that
purpose by the manufacturers of the highest
grades. A drug firm, III Boston owns three
fourths ef,the stock in hand and has sub
stantially q nsonopoiy--Bpston Herald.
The evening times., 1895-08-15
AUCTION SALES.

ENTIRE stock OF boots and shoes; also
fixtures, contained in store No. 457
Pa. ave. NV, will be sold at auction in
bulk, FRIDAY MORNING, August 16. at
1880 a. m. CHAS. A. PIKE,
aug142t Assignee OF liorela nd Rees.
The evening times., 1895-08-15

Filed July "a, 1895. J. r. Young, Clerk.
IN THE SUP RENE COURT OF THE DIS
TRICT OF COLUMBIA.
James T. Allen, Guardian, VS. Edwin p. Hay,
Trustee. In Equity No. 10 $50.
The trustees in this caufe having reported
the sale of the property described in the
bill of complaint, tO-wit: Part of sublot
IA, in Blau and Lambie's subdivision OF
original lot I, in square 223, to Lorin N.
Saunders, Eeq., at and for the sum OF
twelve thousand f12. .O00D dollars;
1t is this Gath day of July, A. D. 1895,
ordered and decreed that the said sale be
-aud the same is hereby ratified and con-
rirmed unless good cause to the contrary
be shown on or before the 25th day Of
August, A. d. 1895.
Provided that a copy of this order be
published in the Law Reporter and Times
once Il week for three weeks before the day
last named.
b HAGNER, Associate Justice.
A true copy. Test:
j. R. YOUNG, Clerk.
BY MA Clancy Asst Clerk.
The evening times., 1895-08-15

People leaving tho city for their
summer vacation cannot afford to also
leave THE TIMES. 1t viii be mailed
to any address and will continue to
be the best local newspaper In WASH
tngt0n.
The evening times., 1895-08-15

A TEN DAYS FREE OFFER.
Morning Times subcribers can have
The Evening Times delivered free
for ono week by making request at
the office. This offer holes for only
ten days.
The evening times., 1895-08-15

Brightest and best Is the Sunday
Timea, 20 pages for 8 cents,
The evening times., 1895-08-15

Brightest and best il the Sunday
Times, 20 pages for s centsi
The evening times., 1895-08-15

Brfghtes9 and best Is the Sunday
Times. 20 pages for 3 centsi
The evening times., 1895-08-15
A New System.

brightest and best is the Sunday
Times, 20 pages for centz
The evening times., 1895-08-15
! One Cent !s', s5a
LEGAL NOTICES.
Filed August 8, 1895, j. K. Young, Clerk.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DIS
TRICT OF COLUMBIA
No advertisements Iess than ioa

Elizabeth Buchanan Vs. John W. Buchanan
No. 1888, Equity.
On motion OF complainant, by Nauck &
Nauck, her soliojtsrs. IL is, this 9Th day
of August, 1895. ordered that defendant,
John W. Buchanan, cause his appearance
to be entered herein on or before the first
rule-day occurring forty days after this
day, otherwise the cause will be proceeded
with rs in case of default.
The object OF this suit is an absolute
divorce because of desertion.
This is to be published In the Law Re-
porter and Washington Times
CHAS. C. COLE, Asso Justice
auS1aw, ,3w
The evening times., 1895-08-15

Brightest and best is the Sunday
Times, 20 pages for 3 centsi
The evening times., 1895-08-15

Brightest and best is the Sunday
Times, 20 pages for 8 cents,
The evening times., 1895-08-15

FOR RENT-By respectable colored
family, 2O16 Florida ave. pw, three
unfurnished rooms TO family OF adults, or
gentlemen, at reasonable price, 1t
The evening times., 1895-08-15

FOR RENT-Unfurnished second floor
flat; three large light roorDs; heat, gas
and bath; light housekeeping allowed: rent
very low; also three furnished rooms,
third floor; heat and gas; So, 50, so.
Address 1927 10th st. NV auIl-5t
The evening times., 1895-08-15

KEEP a steppin'" We make ..tines''
great deal better than they really
are by selling elegant suits, custom made,
the least bit" worn, at figure that'u
Keep you cool JusTHS OLD STAND.
6l9 n at NV.
The evening times., 1895-08-15

AN In department, left
with daughter, 4 years of age, mother
having died. wants board with private
family; or himself. near a good institution
for children; any inforllatiua will be kind
ly received of a good Institution or hume.
Address p. G. PHILA.' this office. au15-3t
The evening times., 1895-08-15

Continued I'm to-morrow's Morning Times.
The evening times., 1895-08-15

LOST-Buneh OF keys, on Saturday even
ing perhaps near 7th St and Penna ave.
transfer station Leave at VatoIdi cafe
au14-2t
The evening times., 1895-08-15

1T. wALKEK SONS. 2e4 10Th q. NV.
carpet lining, felfs, ffrs brick and clay,
asbeasos. paints. brushes. lime. csUent, I've
and thlee-pay roofing material apr2 1-tf
The evening times., 1895-08-15
FOR sALE-LoFS.

FOR SALE-l0 acres near BIadens-
burg, 20 minutes walk from B. & o.
Highlands station Cheap. Apply to0Eo.
TURNER, en- premises. sulAu2C
The evening times., 1895-08-15
LOST.

LOST-On Tuesday, 18th instant. on
9Th near F, sample of the bindings
used in "Redpatb's History of the World"
Please leave at Williams drug store, cor
9th and F NV. 1t
The evening times., 1895-08-15
MONEY TO LOAN.

DOLLAR RS Invested i'll Granite State
Provident Association double them
selves in years; agent wanted; Hig h School
student preferred. j. T. H. HALL, 721
18th St u. W. du1S-u
The evening times., 1895-08-15
SPECIAL NOTICES.

NEHsYC-Furnished for all occasions;
brass and string by the Washington Ma
tional Musical Orchestra and National
Military Brass Band Apply No. 1885
10th st. NV, THOS. WASHINGTON, lead
er of band and orchestra. 1t
The Somerset reporter., 1895-12-26
4 Rara CnIn.

A coin of great rarity, which is worth
several thousand times its face value, is
in the possession of Harry O'Grady, "a
conductor in the employ Of the Reading
railroad. 1t Is Il copper penny of 1888,
which bears upon its diverse side a bust
of Washington and the inscription.
Washington and Independence - The
coin was given to Mr.. O'Grady by his
father, who priced it very highly, hav-
ing ON one occasion refused $3.50 for it
Several years ago a similar coin was
given by George Simpson of New York
to President Harrison upon the occasion
of the latter visit to New York city
during the celebration of the centennial
of Washington Inauguration Mr.
Simpson presented another of the coins,
for which he had paid $3.50, to the Bar
tholdi statue fund, Ito be placed Under
the statue Of Liberty in New York har
Dor. "-Philadelphia Record.
The Somerset reporter., 1895-12-26

The superior wisdom of the feminine
mind is shown in the fact that the
mother never rebels against her daugh-
ter's guidance. She is the first to dis
cover the young woman S wisdom and
she enjoys the security and sense Of rest
which come from feeling that she has
some one to depend upon, some one to
think and plan for her She regards it
as providential that as the husband Of
her youth grows careless, as his judg-
ment becomes untrustWorthy as to de
tails, as he grows inclined to shirk the
little questions which arise in the con-
duct Of the household. the daughter
quite naturally takes up the neglected
duties and assumes the management If
the affairs OF course it is often diff
cult for the mother to live up to the
course the daughter marks ont She
sometimes finds herself deficient in the
strength or wisdom the daughter expects
from her. But this is not real trouble,
for under ii all is the comforting sense
of being guided by a strong WILL the
sense of being free from responsibility
for the social and domestic welfare of
the family is filling the young woman s
soul with satisfaction, flattering her
with the consciousness of her great use
fulness, making her realize her impor-
lance in the world KANSAS City Star.
The Somerset reporter., 1895-12-26
a CONVENT PRISON.
The Confederation With Which Women
Prisoners Are Treated In Austria.

In Austria woman, no matter what
she may do, is never regarded or treated
quite AS a criminal. She may rob, burn,
kill-set every law at defiance, in fact,
and break all the commandments in
turn-without fear of ever being called
upon to face gallows. She is not even
sent to an ordinary prison 10 do penance
for her sins The hardest fate that can
befall her indeed is to be compelled to
take up her abode for time in con-
vent. There the treatment melted out to
her is not SO much justice seasoned with
mercy as mercy seasoned, and none too
well with justice. Even III official re-
ports she is an 'erring sister one who
has, it is true, strayed from the narrow
path, but quite inyoluntarily.
The convent to which Vienna sends
its erring sisters is at Neudorf, only
few miles away from the city. There
any woman who is convicted of either
crime or misdemeanor is at once trans
ported. The judge before whom she is
tried decides of course how long she
shall remain. He may, too, if be deems
it right give orders that while there she
shall pass day i'll solitary confinement
from time to time and on these occa-
sions be less plentifully supplied with
food than usual.
In the great majority of cases, how
ever no instructions of this kind arc
given. The women are simply handed
over to the keeping of the superior Of
the convent, to be dealt with as she
thinks best. She houses them, feeds
them, clothes them and provides them
with instruction and occupation, and the
government gives her for what she does
35 kreutzers day for each prisoner un-
der her care.
So long as these women are in the
convent the full responsibility for their
safe keeping and general well being
rests on the superior, and in return she
is allowed practically free hand in
her management of them. There are, it
is true, certain regulations in force with
regard to the amount Of work they may
be required to do and the punishmeuts
that may be inflicted on them, but these
are not of nature to interfere seriously
with her freedom of action. She is, in
fact, virtually an autocrat within her
own domain, and there are not half q
| dozen women in Europe today who have
so much power for the veal or woe Of
their fellows as she has -Cornhill Mag
azine.