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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-30
THE PETERSBURG CONVENTION.


Intexded to be NOn-Partfsan to Frame
an Honest Election Law.
Ger. VIM. Malone will leave this city for
Petersburg, Va, his home. today, for the
purpose of attending convention called by
himself to consider the necessity for enact
ing a new election law for the old do
minion.
This convention will meet Thursday even
ing at q hall in Petersburg, and an effort
has been made to have it non-partisan.
Democrats, republicans, populists and pro-
hibitionists have been invited to attend.
There are about 100 counties in Virginia,
and it was the purpose Of Gen. Malone to
have every one of these counties represent
ed by three delegates.
Democrats Suspicious.
This plan for convention to look to-
ward the enactment of a new election law
for Virginia has been received by the
democracy of the old dominion with much
suspicion and jealousy The fact that 4,
has emanated from the ranks of the re-
publicans, and especially as Gen. Malone
is regarded as the chief instigator in the
effort. is enough to cause the democracy
Gen. Malone, in an interview published IL
The Star, expressed his idea that the one
issue of the next campaign in Virginia
would be an honest election law. He claim
ed that the present law of his state was
so defective that 1t was impossible to have
an expression of the people on any public
question. 1t is in line with this purpos,
that the convention has been called a
Petersburg, and the effort will be mad,
| to make the initial step in the movement
non-partisan. though only the actual gather
| ing of delegates Thursday evening will
show to what extent this effort will be sue
cessful.
| Present by Invitation, Not Election.
| Delegates 20 this convention will be pres
ent by invitation, and will not be there b.
election. When the convention is called II
order delegates will be asked to go t.
| work to frame an election law that will
defy manipulation in the hands of skilled
| politicians, and If such a law is the resul
| of the meeting it will later on be tn
| standard of the republican party in Nir
ginia and will be the keynote of the cam
| naign of 1896.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-30

THE CATTLE CAR LAW.
Secretary Morton Insists That the
Railroads Must Obey 1t.

Railroads Must Obey 1t.
Comparatively frequent complaints have
been filed at the Agricultural Department
alleging violations of the law by railroad
companies in keeping live stock in transit
confined in cars for over twenty-four con-
tinuous hours, the legal allotted limit, or
falling to give the stock five continuous
hours OF rest when unloaded. Most of the
complaints involve western roads. Secre-
tary Morton is determined that the laws
regulating the transportation of the stock
shall be enforced and representatives of
the department will be required to assist
by furnishing all information of violations
of the law that can be procured The Sec
retary has sent to all railroad companies
engaged in live stock transportation a cir
cular insisting on strict compliance with
the law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-30
Naval Cadets Appointed.

The following named persons have been
appointed cadets at the Naval Academy:
J. w. l. Clement, jr., alternate. Mt
Pleasant, SC; John G. Hiestling. alternate
Chambersburg, Pa. Daniel b. Conrad,
alternate. Winchester. Va; Louis Farrell,
Nashville, Tenn; Jno. W. Snsed, alternate,
Nashville, Tenn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-30
News From, Panama.

The United States consul at Panama has
Informed the State Department, under date
of the 27th instant, that the trains are
now moving on the Panama railway with
out Interruptions
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-30

No lover of coed stories should miss read
ing the 5000 prize detective story. THE
Long Arm" by Miss Mary e. wilkins. the
frst installment of which will be published
in The Star of Saturday, August 3.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-30

tee proof Of f6e puootnsts
in f6e eating pesfereaps
Star esnfatnte 36 eofumns
Of Advertisements, fHaoe up
Of on separate announce
n,enfs. t8ese aoterfisers
Sought pusieify-nef mterefp
space.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-02-18
D. M. WEIGH & SON

OFFER
 An extra fancy New Orleans Mo. lasses at only 4Oc per gallon the finest thing you can have on your Buckwheat cakes. Try it.
 A Big Drive in
 FANCY FRENCH PEAS, ? cans for 25c; the best you ever bought for the money. Try them. Fine sweet Havana Oranges, free from frost, 25c and 30o dozen. A fine stock of Fancy Poultry
 Turkeys, full dressed 17o lb.
 Chickens, 15c ID. Fancy Sweet Potatoes soc peck. A Big Drive in packages of
 PIE PREPARATION. All kinds Pure Fruit, consisting of Apple, Plum, Mincc, Apricot, Peach, Blackberry, Whortlebery, Raspberry, only 9c package, packages for 25c. Each package makes two to three pies. Every package warranted to suit. Fancy Evaporated Apples 10c lb. California Prunes, 7c, 10c, 12o ID. Don't forget our Pie Preparation if you want pie timber.
 Many other grand bargains. D. M. WEIGH X SON.
 2S and 80 Congress Avenue, Branohes-175 Campbell Avenue, West Haven.
 Grand Avenue Fair Haven.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-02-18
REcr4An TITS EHENIve
At Warner Hall by Miss Mary Dudley
 Burk.

At Warner Hall by Miss Mary Dudley BurE.
 The recital to be given by Miss Mary Dudley Burk at Warner hall tonight will be inteHesting to the many friends of this talented young woman, marking as 1t does another step in her upward career. She possesses marked dramatic ability, and as an elocutionist has achieved success, while as an actress an equally successful career appears within her reach.
 Her studies pave been pursued at the Emerson school of oratory in Boston, and under Nelson Wheatcroft at the Empire School of Acting in New York city,
 The program this evening is of high standard, and the assisting artists are of high prominence and ability. The program is as follows: CTaVotte.. ......,....,..., .CZlDulKa
 String Quartet. Baritone soIo-tCome to Me" .Denza
 MT Gwilym Miles. Recitations-(al "The Chambered
 Nautilus
 Recitation-(b) How the Old Horse
 Won the Bet. .....,... o. w Holmes Miss Burk. Piano solo-ta) Pastoral" q. Scarlatti Piano so1o-(b) "Cracorienne Fantas- tique". ........... ...........P Paderewski
 Mr F. H. Cheeswright. Soprano solo--Aria Amour SalI All 'Rosee" .-.,......., ...,,...... Verdi
 Miss Florence May Loomis. Recitation-"The Tenor" .. H. c. Burner
 Miss Burk. Baritone solo-"The Two Grenadiers" ......... .......,........ ...Schumann
 MT. Miles, Piano solo-Scherzo (B Flat Minor).
 MT. Cheesewright Soprano solo-"Waltz Rondo" Gumbert
 Miss Loomis. Selections-From "The Rivals. '..,... ...................... Sheridan Scene: Mrs. Malaprop's Lodgings Dramatis Personao--Mrs. Malaprop ....".. ................Mi Miss Burk. Captain Absolute, alias Beverly... ....,... ...... MT. r. Denithorn
 Harry Jepson, accompanist.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-02-18
Ar ST. JoHN,s P. E. cn CRon.
Rev. MT. Means Compares the Pagan With
 the Modern Christian.

the Modern Christian.
 At St. Johns church yesterday Rev
 Stewart Means the pastor preached
 from the text Ephesians 1112 That at
 that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenant of promise" MT. Means said that no one can read St. Pauls epistles without be- ing profoundly impressed by the terri ble picture of the pagan world and hea- then society which we find in them. St. Paul speaks of the old world with a tone of impressiveness. In fact, all the old Christian fathers in their writings speak of the world in which they lived as being profoundly bad on account of the spiritual basis on which it rested, and this testimony of the Christian fathers is corroborated by the pagan literature of the time.
 But 1t is doubtful if any of this old literature is any more debasing in its views of life than are some of our mod ern novels which are intended to repre- sent life and human nature as it Is. Moreover, if we look closely at that old world we find it full of splendid and powerful traditions. The most venera- ble and the most brilliant civilizations mingled together to make up a state of society that had everything that has to make life attractive.
 Let us not believe that God ever aban- doned man to his own lower nature. In every age some have borne witness of the higher truth and higher life.
 Man without Christian love must love something less The abstract law does not kindle human expression, for it has personality.
 Face to face we stand with that ever lasting problem which in one phase or another has placed every generation and every man who has looked up into the sky above us. This question is, What world will we live in, what Master will we serve, what life will we live?
 It is not question that the lips can slt 'sfactorlly answer. The answer must come through the days we live, through the thoughts we think, the acts we do and the things we love.
 Bishop Williams of Middletown, bish op of the diocese of Connecticut, will be at St. Johns church March IT to ad- confirmation.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-02-18
YOUNG GIRLS.
INTERESTING CONCLUSIONS.
Mothers Agree on One Vital Subject.

LsPEoIAL TO OUR LADY READERs.J Young girls, to the thinking mind, are ever subjects of the deepest interest.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-02-18
OBITUARY NOTES.

Death of an Old and We'll Known Hamdef
 Citizen,
 Henry Warner, an old and esteemed citizen of Hamden, residing near High wood. died at his home last evening aged seventy-three years and six months. He was engaged in the milk business and other pursuits, and leaves a wife, who is seriously i'll with the grip. He had been suffering from heart dis ease. He leaves a son. who was in business with him.
 DEATH OF MRS. DooLITTLE OF
 NASHVILLE.
 Mrs Mary A. Doolittle died at the home of her niece, No. 59 Forest street, yesterday morning, aged eighty years and five months. She was an old and esteemed resident. The funeral takes place tomorrow afternoon.
 BURIAL OF AN OLD SOLDIER.
 The funeral of Charles Riggs, an old soldier, who died alt the hospital, took place yesterday afternoon, services be- ing held at Lewis & Maycock's, and at the grave in the Evergreen cemetery. He died of pneumonia, after few days illness. He served in the war in the old Thirteenth c. V. The authorities were unable to find that he had any relatives here, and the funeral was taken charge of by members of Admiral Foote post
 DIED AT SPRINGSIDE HOME.
 Otto Osterholm, sixty-three years old, died at Springside farm yesterday from dropsy and heart failure. Osterholm had been an inmate of the home about one week. The remains were taken to Stahl & Hegefs undertaking establish ment and the funeral will take place to-day from the residence of his son on George street.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-02-18

through, modesty, and often withhold what ought to be told.
 Yet they are not to blame, for infor- nation on such subjects has been with held from them, owing to the false inter- pretation of mothers duty.
 In such cases they should do as thou sands of young ladies are doing every day: write to Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass, giving as nearly as possible their symptoms, and receive her freely given advice and timely aid.
 Lydia E. Pinkhdn's Vegetable Com pound is the young girls most trusty friend. It can be obtained of any drug gist, and speedily relieves and cures irreg- ularities, suspension, retention, and all Arrangements of the womb and ovaries.
 It banishes promptly all pains, head ache, backache, faintness, nervousness, sleeplessness, melancholia, etc. Young girls must know that sey-preservdtion ts tie first lGt0 of nature.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-02-18
NOTICE.

NOTICE.
 A SPECIAL meeting of tho New Haven 1A- City School District will be held at tStein- ert,s Hall, No. 777 Chapel street, over M:: Stetnerts music store, entrance No. lIo Chapel street, on Wednesday, February 20, lSg5, at o'clock D. m., to consider and acs upon tho recommendation of the Board oI Education that sum not exceeding S80,OU0 be appropriated, in addition to the amount appropriated at the last annual meeting or the district, for the construction and enlarge- ment of the school buildings in the Webster, Strong and Winchester districts and to pro- vide by taxation or otherwise for said sum.
 SAMUEL k. AVIS,
 ELI WHITNEY, JR.,
 HARRY W. ASHER
 FREDERICK A. BETTS,
 JAMES T. MORAN,
 WILLIAM F. MORG AN,
 THOMAS HOOKER,
 JOHN 2. MANSON.
 WALTER J, CONN OR, 4 fl46t Board of Educations
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-02-18
BTVdGl'S East Rock TGaStOrG

973 State Street, near Edwards. TT is fact testified 10 by all our patrons, \ that our Teas and Ooffees are of th high est grade, and of the most delicious flavor sold in the city.
 Our Crockery, China and Glassware, also, of q high grade. A. BRYDEN.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-02-18

the society is. peculiarly Christly in its methods putting forth healing touch while pronouncing the blessed gospel of salvation.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-02-18
BRASS BEDS.


 If you wish to furnish a chamber in a stylish man. ner, buy one of our Brass Beds, a Birch Bureau, an attractive Chiffonier, and a Dressing Table of French design.
 These pieces we have in large variety, of elegant design, and at reasonable prices.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1895-01-31
Typical Saddle Horse.

The saddle horse is a modern produc-
ton, based on a growing demand for
something not only handsome, but COM
Portable as well, for saddle use. The
origin of the saddler is of course found
in thoroughbred blood, supplemented by
the blood of easy PAGERS which have
proved potent in imparting saddle gaits.
In appearance the typical saddler is
a combination of thoroughbred and trot-
ter, having the size, gameness and easy,
clean going action Of the former, with
the quiet, intelligent appreciation of
education at the trainers hands which
we find SO marked among the trotters.
All colors are found-bays, browns,
blacks, chestnuts and grays, about in
the order named. Stations weigh from
1000 to 1900 pounds; mares proper
tionately less. The head is fine, neck
slender, but well arched and muscular;
shoulders and girth deep and ample;
back short; rump close and generally
sloping quarters, long and well muscled,
and legs fine boned, neat, close 1eshed
and without feather.-E. T. Reddeck.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1895-01-31

has the perfect Berkshire form and the
Berkshire color-black, with white feet.
The standard of color for the perfect
hog of this breed gives also white
face, white on tip of tail, with IAN &C.
casional splash of white on the arm.
The pure bred Berkshires have long,
black, silky hair. While the four white
feet are usually attendant, one black
foot would not indicate faulty breed
ing, neither would a few white or
brownish hairs in any part of the body.
With good care these hogs can be made
to weigh 800 pounds at months old.
The original Berkshire hog in its native
England was of buff or reddish brown
color, spotted with black, and it had
big flop ears. 1t was coarse brute, too,
and weighed when full grown some
times 1000 pounds. The dainty streak
of fat and streak of lean flesh upon its
bones has been bred into it, and its big
bones and flop ears have been bred out
of it.
The Poland China here shown be-
longs to the famous Wilkes family and
is not quite 2 years old. He was the
champion of his breed at one Of the
state fairs. While the Berkshire was
originally an English breed, the Po-
landChina is as nearly American as
any live stock in this country can be.
Evidently the two are cousins-not very
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1895-01-31
Cattle Market Last Year.

Receipts of cattle at the Chicago Un-
ion stockyards last year were about
155, 900 less than in 1898. This loss
was entirely in Texans, which fell 1885,
900 behind. Other classes showed an
increase. The general average weight
of cattle was 1,087 pounds, which was
80 pounds heavier than in 1898. Owing
to a reweighing of canning stock by
spectators, this weight is little lower
than the actual Beef steers averaged
highest in September and lowest in
March. The general average for this
class was 81. 20 against 81. As in 1898.
The top price of the year was So. 60 for
bunch of Aberdeen Angus steers. Cat
tie averaging less than 1850 pounds
sold within 10 to 20 cents of the top
prices the year round. This clearly in
dictates the class of cattle most in re-
quest-the ''handy" steer. We exported
251, 900 head, which is so per cent more
than in 1888, but few thousand short
of the 1892 trade. Exporters have had
rather hard row to hoe at times. The
smaller operators have been almost driv-
Ell out, the big packers now handling
nearly all of this trade The demorali-
cation of British markets compelled ex-
porters to cast about for new foreign
markets, and experimental shipments to
Paris proved success and established
a trade which during the past four
months has averaged from 500 to 800
cattle per week. Prices in Paris range
from Ri 10 To S14 80 per hundred dress
ed weight. Breeder Gazette.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1895-01-31
Starting In With Sheep.

First-Study your farm conditions
and learn exactly what sheep will thrive
best upon it, Second-f you are nos
able to purchase even small flock of
pure bred or high grade sheep then put
all you can advantageously in a pure
bred ram, and after that do the best you
can in buying ewes. Start right, even
if upon small scale. The sheep will
rapidly increase. Third-In purchasing
ram get one fully developed, strong
in bone, straight shaped and thoroughly
typical Of his breed and sex. I have al
ways had an intuitive liking for the
lamb that will leave a group of his fell
lows in the field and boldly front you.
Fourth-Do not purchase sheep that you
have to trust in for proper development.
It is only the experienced breeder who
can forecast development. Fifth-Nev-
er take an i'll doing sheep, even if it is
cheap, with the expectation that it will
become right. Sixth-In selecting sheep
if possible handle them SO that you may
know how much of their form is due to
themselves and how much to the shears.
Seventh-Select as critically as you can
to a chosen type. Uniformity is a cheap
feature for you to buy, and yet valu
able one in flock. Eighth-There is
no sheep that embodies perfection in
sheep qualities. Judging between differ
ent sheep is checking Of weakness and
balancing of qualities. Be inclined to-
ward the sheep that appears to be better
every time it catches your eye. Ninth
The purchaser will find it 60 his in
terests to select from the field sheep,
and thereby shun those that have been
fitted for show. Tenth-The best time
to buy is usually in the fall. Provision
may be made with the seller to have
the ewes served by ram of different
breeding from the one you buy, and
thereby you add another seasons use to
the ram Of your flock. Louis Post
DISPATCH
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1895-01-31
The thoroughbred Male.

Some ten years ago neighbor owned
avicious, runaway, kicking mare. After
repeated attempts to subdue her she was
given up as hopeless case. She was
bred to Raspail, an imported Percheron,
and turned to pasture. The foal was of
the Percheron type in form, color and
disposition, but retained the dam S
quickness and endurance. 1t won first
premium at the county fair as year
ling. l have owned her eight years, and
better horse for farm work l never
saw The Percheron cross gave weight,
form and subdued the temper of the
dam, but she retains enough vitality"
to resent whip and make her hard
one to pass on the road. The hired man
described her correctly, "You can talk
her into doing anything, but can whip
her into nothing"
''The use Of Shropshire ram added
one-third to the value Of this years
flock of lambs, said Mr.. Hill as we
stood looking at rs black faced half
bloods. Standing at one side of a five
acre field, every one could be distin-
guished by its extra size. Every buyer
within 20 miles was bound to have
them, and a considerable advance was
offered for them as the result of the
competition. We not only receive added
weight or value, but also make a market
by producing something little better
than the average.
know of man who ten years ago
was making only 1875 pounds of butter
per COW, who now gets very nearly 800
pounds. From natives to high grade
Jerseys is the ladder which led to sue
cess. At the Cornell experiment station
are coHs which have given $3.50 worth
of milk in year Yet | believe a thor
Oughbred female of this stock has never
been owned there. My brother-in- law
had lot of hens that never paid for
their feed. He purchased some White
Leghorn cocke1el and raised fine lot
of pullets They were hard to distin-
guish from full bloods, began laying in
November and gave profit of So each
the first year. AS rule, do not be-
lieve in grade hens, but this venture was
Of the "hundredfold" order.
For sure, decided eye opener in visi-
BILE improvement think that the use Of
a Cheshire boar takes precedence. No
matter what form, color, size or DISPOSE
ton the sow may be, the litter will be
white, long bodied, easy keepers, early
maturing, fine haired, quiet pigs l
have yet to find person who ever saw
a half blood or high grade that was not
white. My first ventures in the use of
good males were SO profitable that /
long ago decided that could not afford
to use any other For l 5 years l have
used nothing but full blood males, either
owned or rented.-C. E. G. in Rural
New Yorker
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1895-01-31


BILE for a canter ON cold winter day
His temperament was simply indomita-
BILE, and he transmitted it to all his de-
scendants.
Mambrino, father of the American
trotter, was the most distinguished Of
all Messengers colts He was gray,
and the high spirit of the great horse is
well depicted in the painting from
which the newspaper picture is repro
duced. A more beautiful horse never
stepped Mambrino was owned by Lew
is Morris in New York and was a colt
in 1906 They had handsome horses in
America even so far back as that.
One fact concerning the American
trotter is not generally known. 1t is
that all trotters are originally from
Arab stock, and there is large infu-
sion of the oriental blood in them To
this day the practiced eye can detect in
them resemblance to the famous barbs
of the desert.