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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-02
let Him On to Pick Corn

From the Kansas City Star.
John Bagsby. youth who was conyi,t.d
of completely in horse stealing case in
Kansas City. Kan. was not sentenced slonp
with the other prisoners who were found
guilty of various crimes at the present
term of the common pleas court in that
city. When the prisoner was sentenced he
told Judge Holt that his mother had a lot
OF corn to be picked and he asked a week
TO DO 1t IN. H. H. Sawyer. one of the iur-
ors. went bond for the young man and
Judge Holt let him off, suspending sentence
until yesterday The boy appeared in court
yesterday afternoon. Judge Holt said:
We'll. young man. have you ANYTHING to
say why you should not be sentenced TO-
day." "
Eyes. judge, we have still got another
days work On the corn and my mother ia
going to move. I wish you would give
me till Wednesday,"
All right. my boy. till Wednesday; 1 will
put off sentencing you till then"
THANK you, judge; I'll be there" replied
the boy.
The boys punishment will be only a iail
sentence '-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-02
4 Strange Power.
the Lowell Evening Star.

From the Lowell Evening Star
1t is curicrs thing, the power which
human beings Rave over animals. There is
III Lowell 4 boy, diffe ring in no respec;
frC m his compari Ons, VINO has this power
in marked degree. Every stray dog or
cat in the ne:gLborhood knows him ami
loves to be in his company. A vicious hors.
which the Stahlemen can with difficulty
handle will stand like lamp while he
harnes ses and lnharnesses him The dove.
lily around him, ard in the woods the wik
oirds apparently regard him as a frienu
and ally
The most remarkable exhibition of H.
power, which has long been known ana
commented on by his friends, was given tn,.
other day. large and vicious rat was
captured IN tn" stable in one OF those trap;
winch perm of easy ingress and no ceress
me lien VINO were looking at the ANNA
We're AFRAID to go near the trap. the am
maj showed such terror. but the boy when
he beheld the imprisoned creature fear
iessly put out his finger and stroked lis
mead, the rat m3nifeSting as much pleasure
as would cat or a dog. Several DAYS hay,
passed since then, and the stabiemen ar.
stlll afraid of their capture but he has
grown SO tame and familiar with the boy
as to allow him to take him out and MI
MIN in the trap. will come at his whistle.
ana manifsSts every appearance of Joy at
his presence. There seems to be no uues-
ucn but what the boy coGid train that ra,
TO perform almost any feat within tire
power OF such an animal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-02
Old Shadows Lasting SORROW.

rom the cleveland Record
1t was only a dog. but dogs have MEM
cries which ara oftentimes more constant
than those of Humans. Passersby who
turned at the sound of a series of piteaus
yelps aid saw 4 gaunt yellow hound crnge
from the kicks of grave digger and
scramble over the Woodland cemetery
fence Sunday afternoon hardly gave it a
moments notice. But the dog has a his
tory and is known as "Oid Shadow"
Nearly three years ago recluse died on
West River street. alone and friendless but
for tits same gaunt yel'.w hound. which
lad been the old mans comps nion i'm mis-
cry for years In the old mans effects was
found a sum of money, not large but
enough to bury him in a lonesome corner
Of Woodland cemetery and erect az the
mead of his last resting place a little stone
Inscribed, Jean Revielle." This same vel
low hound followed, whining. i'm the wake
of the hearse IL bore the body to the
cemetery, and thai night the sexton rough
ly drove & detected dog from the top of a
newly made grave and over the fence But
the dog couldn't read the mo dogs allow
ed signs. and returned the next after
room to the grave of his dead maste-
Wien driven off he would depart peaceful
ly. only TO return the next night. until he
came to be known as "Old Shadow" For
nearly two Years and a half he lodged the
grave diSSerS and sexton and then disao-
peared. His absence was noticed and il
was wondered what had bee ome of the
ard began once more to haunt the dead
Tans grave. Sunday grave digger
caught him before dark and drove him
Inning, over the fence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-02
nsigncd!
a. J. Lamb in Up to Date.

~ '>"'ho III Up 10 Date.
Ire long-hatre1 contributor knockad Tin,
idiy at the door Of 1.-THE editors room and
chuekled to himself when he heard pleas
ant Come int'
Hardy had he entered the office whom III.
eui'or Jumped up from his seat and CRASH
ing MIN warmly by tn. hands escorted
MIN 10 chair and begged to lie shown g
manuscript.
Inc visitor produced a greasy roll. and tn.
GATOR read it eagerly. 1T is sublime" he
Stlu, simply sublime
me contributor had expected to hear i;
was slime, because it was poem on snrina
mud, but he Retained his presence of MINI
suihcienfly to, ask. .:.Will you accept it?'
VIII we accept it," said the edito,
We'll. l should say we wouldr' and ne Ia III
the manuscript on the desk and putting hi
arm around the contributors waist waItzaG
aim around the desk three times to the INN.
Of city Life Has Changed Her"
Al last they stopped. putting for breath
ana the editor. sitting down. reached for n: .
cneck book and said. VIII S5u do?"
Yes, said the caller. that will do"
Inc editor Wrot" out a check and lust as
he was about to sign il, the contribu, or
woke up.
We went say it was dream.
1t was nightmare ..... .. i
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-02
From the Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune.
b. WySant called on Mayor Swift yester-
day and gave to the city three relics of the
early days of Chicago sent from Rockport
Tex. by N. c. Philips. who was a resident
of this city in 1852. The relics consist of a
carpenters square. a milestone and a large
key. The articles were covered with rust
and were of odd design. The square was
used by Mr.. Philips. who is a carpenter, and
now eiShty-five years old, in building the
first frame house ever constructed in Chi
cago. The house was built near old Fort
Dearborn. for Mark Bcaubien, and was
used as a tavern. The first guest who reg
istered at this tavern was ex-Mayor John
WeRworth. The milestone was given Mr.
Philips by Lieut.. Jameson who was sta
toned at Fort Dearborn. 1t was also used
in building the tavern. The key was made
by Mr. Philips for Lieut.. Jameson to un-
lock the government strong box in the fort,
the original key having been lost. The key
was afterward presented to MIR. Philips by
Lieut.. Jameson as a token of esteem.
Mayor Swift accepted the relics on behalf
Of the city. The tools will be kept in a
glass case in a corner of the mayors pri-
Vate office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-02

From the San Francisco Post.
Eastern tourists who cannot differentiate
between California stage driver and an
eastern coarhman meet with many a rude
shock in the wild and woolly west, and
they soon learn that the Californian is a
knight of the rens several grades higher
in the social scale than the mental of the
east.
There is an old driver at Monterey who is
determined that his patrons shall make nc
mistake concerning his exact status, and in
quiet way he checks all attempts to make
a servant of him. short time ago he was
driving d party of tourists about when one
querutouS old lady who had annoyed him not
little by her air of superiority, asked:
My man, do you know the name of tina,
wild Hower?'
Yep" he replied. and fiicked one of his
leaders with his whip.
She paused moment for him to give the
name. but he merely clucked to the wheel
erS.
Driver, do you know the name of that
nower! she repeated, in an imperious
tone.
Yep; get up there, Balyr'
Again she waited and again demanded:
Man, don't you know the name of tina I
1ower?'
Yep; g'long there Pete,'
Then why don't you tell me?''
On. you want to know, too, do YOU?
That's wild rose"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-02
Dogs In Cutlery Works,
I'm the Pittsburg Dispatch.


A singular use is made of dogs in q cut-
iery works in France. Each grinder, man
or woman, while taking his spell in the
ccld months carries into the grinding shop
dog. whose particular duty it is to warm
It's owner. Instead of occupying an upright
or sitting, position at their work, the grind
ers have to lie fiat upon their. storuac rs
Upon planks placed nearly horizontally on a
scafoiding which rises above the grind
stones. Sheerskins are thrown over the
I'lanks to relieve the hardness of the wood
and the head and shoulders of the opera tors
project over the end of the planks. whii,
their arms reach down vertically to the
rim of the Srindstone. The stones are kent
m continual motion by betting driven By
water-power. The grinder. extended at full
length on the plank. very soon becomes
fatigued and enfeebled. and cold would have
very injurious effect upon him, as he
would have no power to resist it. AS soon
as he feels the chill striking him he whistles
for his dog, which immediately springs
upon the bench and lays himself upon the
extended legs of his MASTER. covering him
as much possible and supplying him
with much-needed warmth,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-02
George SheriIan's Wit.


rom me New ork Tribune
Gen. George A. Sheridan, who died the
other dag in the National Soldiers HON.
at Hampton, Va, retained his keen sens,
Of humor to the last. Not long ago a visi.
ing friend said to him: George you're
not quite as heavy as when / saw you
last. hut YOU must feel better by having
lost SO n.ucn of your overabundant weight?
With twinkle in a dulled eye Cen Sheri-
;,an said: 81 once weighed 245 pounds. and
every pound of II felt good. 1 now weigh
li3 pounds. and every pound of it feels
bad" AS his visitors were leaving the
grounds Gen. Sheridan accompanied them
TO the gate. They looked upon beautiful
lawns and magnificent trees. which were
reflected in the glistening waters of Hamp-
ton Roads. With a kindly thought tn,
visitor turned to Gen. Sheridan and said
&c orge this is a beautiful spot. and you
have here charming surroundings" The
intellect flashed again, and again the eyes
twinkled as the famous stump orator said
Yes. beautiful place. if you don't live
here
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-02
Wives of Literary Men.

From the Montreal Daily Star
Mrs. Haggard and Mrs. Hardy give much
literary help tonther husbands The latter
urged Mr. Hardy to forsake architecture,
for literature ss aaprefession When he
had written bis fist novel. desperate
Remedies" his wife copied out the entire
work from his manuscript and sent it to the
publisher. AS part Of her work (writes the
author of How tic hs Happy Though Mar
ried.' in the Qneen) she keeps herself well
posted up in the literature OF the day. and
her husband acnstantly draws from her
knowledge. Tine works of Max O'Rell an
Paul BloueD were written first in French
and Their TRANSLATED into English by his
wife. who is the daughter of Devonshire
shipcwner. When gfrl, Nine. Blouet learn
how useful the language wouli be 10 her
afterward. She is an excellent cook and a
model hostess.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-02
Might Have Averted the Civil Wnr.

Ex-President Harrison I'm ladies Home Journal
In 1862 the policy of giving to actual set
tiers thereon quarter section 06O acres,
Of the public land. where the lands were
rated at sl23 per acre. or so acres where
the lands were rated at $3.50 per acre, was
adopted by Congress. The settler is re-
quired to make affidavit that the land is
entered for his own use as homestead
ard the patent does not issue TO Kim until
ne mas resided upon and cultivated the
land for five years In the case n" .oidinr,
and sailors. the time served IN the army
or navy, and in the case of those dis
charged for wounds or disability the whole
~ tL "a e vi enlistment. may be deducted from
the five years residence required. hut 81
ieast one years residence is required In
such cases. 1t was wise and bonetirant
raw ana II IT had come twenty years he
fore would probably have settled The n,eS
son Of the extension of slavery without
any further help from our statesmen"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-02
The Stars Election News.

The Evening Stars election news will
completely cover every point of interest in
the country. In addition to the facilities
Afforded by the wide-reaching arrange
ments of the Associated Press. The Star
has posted staff and special correspondents
at all the important news centers, and the
readers of The Star will enjoy the benefit
of service unrivaled for accuracy. full
ness and completeness. Those who want
to get the quickest and best news shoI:d
arrange to get Tuesdays editions of The
Star
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-02
PROFIT IN THE BEES OF NEBRASKA
Make More Money for the State Than
It's OrutOrs.

It's OrutOrs.
From the New York Sum-
Some of the finest honey in the United
States comes. and is coming in larger vol
ume every year. from Nebraska Though
only In Its infancy, bee culture in Nebraska
Is getting each year more important. and
In 1885 100000 pounds of strained honey
was marketed in Nebraska at the avera ge
price of 10 cents a pound In California
hrst among the states in the product OF
honey. the number of beehives by the last
computation of the Department of Agri-
culture was $4,000 and the prod let amount
ed to 2,0O.O60 pounds of strained honey
20O,~O pounds of comb honey and :;OOs
pounds Of beeswaX. California has nca lis
lo,ooo.UU fruit tees, besides 100000 acres
OF vineland: but Nebraska NAV at the
present rate of progress overtake 1t TO,
with an area of less than half that al
Cal1foinia 1t had, by the last agriculture
census. fuS'"o fruit trees. besides grape.
vines to the number of 1,uUU.tsD and fruit
and flower nurseries covering 2OiaD acres
me claim is made by Nebraska horti
cultnrists that the nectar in the tire es
flowers and clover lands of Nebraska gives
d clearer. more stable, and more market.
able honey than that of any other state
and this is coupled with the decIarat ito.
that on every farm of the state Nhe,.
honey is not produced from :aD to IN
pounds OF nectar is annually wasted which
might be saved if bees were kept Tho
cost OF honey culture is nominal the ont.
lay being limited to the purchase Of the
queen bees and the hives. The work CT
tending the bees and saving the honey
is light.
The claim is made that the soil of Ne
hraska is especially well fitted FOR hore,
culture in connection with the farming
and horticultural interests OF the state
and certainly the farmers of Nebraska are
in no respect backward in the matter Of
tree planting. in which they have been.
in fact the pioneers. ArDor daS had its
origin In Nebraska. 1t was suggested as
a day of universal observance Tor farmers
by a Nebraska man.
1t first received official recognition from
the Nebraska state board of agriculture
in 1874, when the second Wednesday, o,
April was selected as the day for tree
planting, and this. day is now a holiday
by act of the Legislature in twenty-one Of
the states, besides being a legal holida V
in Colorado, Kansas. North Dakota, Min
nesota, Wisconsin. Wyoming Texas. Mon
tana. Utah. Rhode Island Idaho and Ne
braska. Forty years ago Nebraska as
treeless prairie: now it has more than
ties.
A state law exempts from taxation for
five years in Nebraska $1U of valuation
for each acre of fruit trees and $50 for
each acre of forest trees planted, and at
the last celebration OF Arbor day In that
state there were planted, between sunrise
and sunset, 1.Gn.HD trees. With the in
crease in the number of Fruit trees ard
of flowers the possibilities of bee culture.
for which the climate OF Nebra ska Is es
pecially well fitted, are constantly being
enlarged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-02
The Stars Election Returns.

The Star will display the election returns
Tuesday night two mammoth screens,
so that every one who desires can get the
news as quickly as the telegraph brings it
to the city. The Star will receive and dis
play the bulletins of the Associated Press.
the Western Union and the Postal Tele-
graph companies. besides the special bulle-
tins of it's own corps Of correspondents and
the election news to be gathered and dis
tributed over the country by the Long Dis
tence Telephone Company All are invited
to enjoy the benefit of The Stars complete
service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-02
New Plan for Reaching the Pole.

From the Chicago Tribune.
An entirely new sc leme looking to ariel
navigation and flight has been suggested
by A. w. Nitsch of Boston. 1t Is such a
heretofore advanced for utilizing the at
mosphere for purposes Of transit as to
command serious attention from scientists
and others to whom it has been presented.
1t Is the idea Of Mr.. Nitsch that the sub
tie magnetic attraction that holds the nee
die OF the mariners COMPASS with unswerv-
ing fidelity to the north can be utilized in a
magnif1ed form for mans convenience
profit and pleasure.
Accepting the theory advanced that vast
deposits of magnetic ore exist in the imme-
date vicinity of the north pole. and from
there come the magnetic currents dstrib-
uted over the globe, and that it Is the at
traction of this thus far unbounded field
that draws with magic power the needle CT
the compass. there Is nothing, as MIR
Nitsch looks at it. to prevent its being
made of real service.
Il believe" said he. that magnets could
be suspended in the air of sufficient fore.
to counteract the resistance of the Air
oNercome the adverse currents and move
more or less rapidly toward the north =
Mr.. Nitsch says that il might not prove
possible, but it open to argument ami
experiment, and there was no telling WIN
might come of it. AS to the methods of re-
turn. should such flight as pictured ever
be TAKEN that was spoken of a problem
that would be solved quickly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-02
4 Strike in Its Second Year.
rom the london Telegraph.

A Leeds telegram states that The strike
OF 800 weavers at Barnoldswick, York
shire manufacturing village. has now last
ed twelve months, and last week it enter
ed upon its second year without any pros
rect of settlement About half of the
hands who came out on strike are now,
king at other places. and the remain
!ributed by the Northern Counties Weay
ers' Association. The dispute arose through
the employers refusing TO pay The price
lists paid In other, districts. During the
struggle several serious riots have cccur-
red, and considerable damage has been
done to machinery, but latterly all has been
quiet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-02
The Three Days of 6;rnce,
From the csicago cs-Hnrald.

From the Chicago Tin,cs-Hnrad
Bankers and business men generally"
said the cashier of Dearborn street bank,
will be glad when all the states enact leg
islation disposing Of the survival of me-
dieval business methods known as DAYS of
grace They have been abolished for some
time in California. Oregon. Vermont. Wis
consin. and recently New York has passed
a similar law. Days of grace originated in
times when means of communication were
difhcult and uncertain. and the latitude
allowed to the debtor was reasonable hut
in these days they are nuisance as they
impose on those holding other peoples pa-
per the necessity Of keeping in mind in
what state the expression thirty days
meals thirty-thrCe.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-02
Lawn Billiards.


A new outdoor game has been invented
by the young Countess of Warwick 1t is
called lawn billiards. and is destined to
prove a formidable rival to tennis at gar
den parties. The lawn Is laid out like an
immense billiard table. The balls are SINH
lar TO croquet balls but are made of cell
luloid and are hollow: the cues are short
handled mailets, and the cushions are
banks of sod. The game is said to be in
tereStnS, but difficult.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-02
HOW MUCH TEA WE USE.
Why We Require So Much Sugar in
the United States.

From the New York Sun.
Twenty ounces a year for each inhabitant
has been the unvarying average Of tea con-
sumption in the United States for twenty
five years. England's average for the same
period has been eighty ounces for each in
habitant, or four times greater Tea drink
ers, as rule, use more sugar than coffee
drinkers do. Tea-drinking countries are the
greatest consumers of sugar In Spain,
where chocolate is more popular as drink
than tea, and in France. where coffee is
proverbially popular, and supposedly best
made, sugar is relatively less used. The
annual consumption of sugar in the United
States is now 2.1OO.OOO tons. which is about
70 pounds person. OF the total the United
States produce 3:j0,0JO tons, 1,SO0OO0 being
imported. The United States pay annually
over $lOS,OOOOW for foreign sugar and $2O,
No,WW for the domestic article. The Ameri
can product of sugar has increased 80 per
cent in twelve years. The English con-
sumption OF sugar is at the rate of 40
pounds per capita, the average of Holland
and Denmark being 30 pounds and of
France and Switzerland u pounds. The
expression enormous" often enormously
used by statisticians intent upon establish
ing proposition or destroying an adverse
conteition. is correct in the case of Hci
land as a coffee-eonsuming country, for the
total consumption of coffee in a year
amounts to 10000 TONS and the total area
Of Holland is 1900 square miles-less than
half the size Of West Virginia. On the
basis of the population the coffee consump-
tlon OF Holland Is 325 ounces yearly for
each fnhabitant. and the other countries
with which a comparison is made have the
averages following: United States, $50;
Germany. 30; France, 10; Austro- Hungary,
80; Italy, II; Great Britain and Ireland, Is;
Spain. g. and Russia, 3. The English taste
for tea has never extended to the United
States. but. oddly enough. in those portions
of Canada in which the Inhabitants are of
just as large as in either England or Ire
land. In tea and coffee drinking the
United States follow rather France and
Germany than England. though the reason
for this preference is not altogether clear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-02

The crowd that will gather in front of
the big Star election screens tomorrow
evening will be the biggest thing of the
sort ever seen in this city, and special cleo
ticn editions will supply election news to n
vastly larger army OF Star readers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-02
boarded by SeagOinE Eagle.

From the Baltimore Sun
LII the WheCl house of the Atlantic Trans
Tort liner Montana. Capt. Watkins, rwhicn
came into port or Saturday from Swansea
the emblem Of the great American republic
was in disgrace.
Last W sdnesday, while off the Nova SEQ
'lah coast an eagle lowered about the Mon
Jana LOT several hours. When Chief o.
Ger Fercy George Lowe took his watch at
'"ilght the bird Of freedom swooped down
upon the Montana and took a position on
one OF the boat davits. Mr. Lowe devised
d measure to capture the arrogant bird
which haa interfered with work on deck by
causing the crew to watch it when their
atIetioh was needed elsewhere
.cIeeplhs upon the bird with his big oil
coat MI Lowe threw the garment over the
easle ana wrapped 1t ~. The bird was
80 Sool prisoner. with a stout string about
his starboard leg
ne easle was fully one hundred miles
from ianG when he succumbcd to faIipue
anu look TO the Montana for rest He is
marked with white on the throat ann ayer,,
lea'iier has a delicate tip of the same col.
vi. Mr. Lowe will present the bird to the
zoo nj Druid Hill Park IL the commis :.
si snl viii send to the ship for it,
nc eagle measures 1--WE feAt from I'm - ~
ZIP "heh its wings are extended ,a.r-'.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-02
Between Two Evils,


From the Triangle.
Flossie is six years old. Mamma" she
said one day. eff 1 get married, will 1 have
a husband like pa?" Yes" replied the
mother, with an amused smile And if I
don't get married, will l have to be an old
maid like Aunt Kate?" Yes" Mamma"
after a pause. Its hard world for us
women isn't it?,~