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Evening star., 1896-10-23
Swallowed His Brother.

From the Bridgeport Union.
Two big black snakes. owned by Chris
Schread and on exhibition until Saturday
at his cafe, at Park and South avenues,
furnished excitement on that day for all
VINO visited the place. Now there Is but
one en- exhibition. They had a lively fight,
and the victor proceeded to swallow the
vanquished.
The snakes fought savagely for about
twenty minutes, writhing and coiling with
the rapidity of lightning. Finally the
larger one seized its adversary by the head.
That settled 1t. The winner of the scrap
at once started in to make a meal of his
late antagonist. The process of swallowing
was slow one, and at midnight. when Mr..
Schread closed his place. about three inches
of tail was still hanging from the other 3
mouth. The unfortunate snake was not
dead, and from time to time wriggled con-
vulsively. The victorious snake was be-
tween four and five feet long. The one
that succumbed was about three inches
shorte-.
Mr. Schread. who is something of an
ophiologist. says that he never heard of
but one previous instance of snake swal-
lowing another of the same species. That
was at the London Zoo. where a python
one day ate smaller companion Mr.
Schread's two snakes were brothers, and
the tie Of coEsanguinity makes the deed ali
the more reprehenSible.
Evening star., 1896-10-23
A Sunday Night Dish,

From the New Yo.k Evening Post
cold dish either for a Sunday night
tea or course at a luncheon is easily
made from half a pound of cold chicken.
veal. lamb or tongue. Chop the meat fine
and mix with it two tablespoonfuls of
cream. a tablespoonful of chopped parsley
and paprika to taste. This mixture Is to be
imbedded in a jelly made in the follow
ing way: Measure an ounce Of gelatine and
let It stand until soft in four tablespoon
fuls Of cold water. Put a pint of cold
water In saucepan, and add to it a slice
of onion, few leaves of celery, q bay
leaf and a Glove. When the water boils
strain it over the gelatine, season moder-
ately with salt, and add small teaspoon
full of beef extract. When the liquid be-
gins to thicken, pour half of 1t in a small
mold Or deep dish or bowl Make the meat
mixture into fat layer. somewhat smaller
than the size of the mold, put in on the
jelly. ami spread evenly. Then pour over it
the remainder OF the jelly. When stiff,
pour the contents Of the mold into. a fiat
dish and garnish with olives, peppers or
crosses. Cut in slices to serve, and use a
cake knife to lift it. or serve as q salad
on bed of lettuce, and pass with 1t a
Mayonnaise dressing. Any delicate fish
that is not very oily may be served in the
same way.
Evening star., 1896-10-23
TREES PLANTED IN THE STREET.
Their Disadvantages and the Danger
of Losing Them.

Their Disadvantages and the Danger
of Losing Them.
From the Gard aner's Chronicle
A great deal has been done Of late years
toward the Establishment and sanitation of
our towns by the planting of trees in the
streets and by the conversion Of town
squares into gardens. OF the great benefit
that has accrued, of the immensely I'M
proved aspect of our towns, there cannot
be the slightest doubt. There is another
question which requires consideration-how
far or for how long a time is this tree
planting likely to be successful in the
future? Some of the trees planted in our
streets. when properly looked after. look
well enough now. But how long will they
continue to do SO. or to improve? The an
swer to this question must necessarily be
vague and indeterminate, but, at the same
Time, there can be no que estion that the de-
cay and ultimate death of most of these
trees must occur at a period long anterior
to the average age Of that particular kind
OF tree. This premature failure is due, we
believe. not so much to unfavorable condi-
tlons of the atmosphere, except, of course
in the vicinity of chemical works. as to
faulty methods Of planting. Take, for in
stance, the trees on the Thames enbank-
nient. They were originally planted too
closely, and no thinning has ever been car
ried out. Planes come under the category
OF forest trees in the sense that they are
trees Of the largest size, and, therefore,
they are not suitable for narrow streets or
for confined spaces, where they must nat
Crally encroach too closely on the houses
and deprive the inmates of light and a free
circulation of air. But on the embankment
there are no houses, and the trees have, by
annual curtailment, been so far kept with
in bounds, and their shape, as far as clip
ped trees go, is not unpleasing. But the
endurance of these trees. great as 1t is,
vii! come to an end some day from star
Vation and root suffocation. A space COW
cred by grating is. it is true, placed
round the base of each tree. and through
that space water and air (meaning oxygen)
are supposed to find their way to the roots:
but as every Psychologist knows, the MI
hute root-fbrils and root-hairs which take
up the water and the matters required for
the nutrition of the plant are not placed
near the aase of the trunk, but some dis.
tance OF, where they can avail themselves
OF the drip from the leaves. The most act
i've and the most important part of the
roots. from this point of view, are sealed
up beneath fagstones. hard macadam or
impermeable asphalt. True, the roots will.
as we all know, travel in search of mois.
ture and make the best Of circumstances
but In our streets where are they to gos
Where will they find the requisite mo sture?
Evening star., 1896-10-23
1t Was Not FidO This Time.


A lady, leading a skye terrier by a chain,
entered the ladies' cabin of a Gloucester
Terry boat the other day. The dog crawled
under the seat and went to sleep. Pres
entity stout man, carrying a market bask-
ct, took the vacant place beside her and
slowed his basket under the seat.
Soon after the boat started the woman
began to wriggle. She shook out her skirts
and In an audible whisper said Don't be
rude. Fido." Presently she turned pale
and. jerking the chain. cried: Lie down,
f1do. Behave yourself SIR" A moment
later she jumped up with a shrek and be-
gan to execute war dance, striking at her
skirts the while
The stout citizen stared at her in amaze
ment, and then an idea struck him, Reach
ing under the seat for his basket he looked
inside OF 1t. and then great light of intel
ligence came over him. Madam" he said
without moving an eyelash. when you are
return 1t to me?'
The Jaws Of the lobster were wrenched
her faint -
Evening star., 1896-10-23
FIoridas. Late.It Disaster.

From the FlOrfda Times Union.
d. G. Ambleg who has been over the
storm-devastated section OF Florida, has
seen the people and heard full accounts
OF the havoc wrought says that 5000
square miles. or 3,2OOUUO acres of timber
are ruined completely. There are" says
he' 1000 board feet to the acre, at 50 cents
per foot. Deduct about 80 per cent for
oterestimate, and you find that the none
tary loss to Florida represented by timber
Is $i,aO.oOO. 1t is no exaggeration to saw
that 1t will reach that figure. No one who
mas not been over the path of the storm
can conceive any idea Of the disaster, nor
OF the Ditfful condition Of the people In
that section, whose homes, crops, barns
live stock, and occupation has been swept
away In day. There are thousands Of
such people. They deserve help. They
must have 1t or starve."
Evening star., 1896-10-23
sweet Pen. In Embroidery.
From the Chicago Chronicle.

From the Chicago Chronicle.
Sweet peas are not very generally used
in embroidery, but are charming and also
somewhat uncommon. A delightful white
linen tea cloth is decorated with clusters
Of this flower, the colcring used being pale
pinks and the deep red shades of heliotrope.
OF course, in order to make these a sue
cess, they must be very finely worked,
only one thread Of. filoselle used In the
needle and as 1t always seems a pity 10
put very good work on a linen foundation,
silk or satin for table center would be
lovely when embroidered with sweet peas.
graceful design should first be traced,
then the satin must be scwn into a frame
vered with linen. The little turns and
twists Of the flower should be carefully re-
produced, also the tendrils finely worked,
when the result would well repay any one
for the time and trouble expended upon its
manufacture.
Evening star., 1896-10-23
PNEUMATIC BEDS.
The Latest Innovation Applied to
Sleeping Cars.

The Latest Innovation Applied to
Sleeping Cars.
From the San Francisco Chronicle.
Sleeping on air is the latest innovation in
railway travel. The use of compressed sir
for that purpose will, In the estimation Of
railway men, eventually revolutionize rail-
way travel.
At present the only car completely fitted
with compressed air cushions and beds Is
the private car of Vice President ]. N.
Schoonmaker of the Pittsburg and Lake
Erie railroad. These have been found,
however, to be not only practicable, but
to possess so many advantages over the
accommodations Of ordinary sleeping and
parlor cars that number of roads are
having similarly fitted ones constructed,
and before long they will be In general use
on many Of the great trunk lines of the
country.
Col Schoonmaker's car was built after
the plans of L. F. Ruth, the inventor Of the
latest system Of car furnishing. In ap-
pearance it does not differ externally from
the ordinary chair car. This is explained
by the fact that instead Of the usual up
holstering the chair cushions are filed
with compressed air. which lessons, in a
great degree, to the occupant, the jol.ing
During the day no one would for a mo-
ment suppose that he was riding in q
sleeping car, and 1t Is not until the day
coach is transformed into a sleeper that
the possibilities Of the use of compressed
air In this direction are fully realized.
The transformation Is effected in this
wise: First, the air In the cushions Is ex-
hausted. the light framework folded up and
slipped into an opening in the side Of the
car. Thus all the seats in the car are dis
posed of. and 1t Is ready for the beds.
The panels on either side of the windows
open outward like door. On the inside of
these panels is a metal track, over which is
drawn steel, springlike arrangement
against the side of the car and concealed
during the day by the closed paues is a
rubber bag, folded after the fashion OF an
accordion.
By turning q valve connected with q ST Or
age tank beneath the car compressed air is
admitted into the rubber bag which H.
fiates and forces itself outward from the
sides of the car until 1t rests rpon the steel
framework. and the bed IS ready to lie
made up. The head and foot of the led
are panels. which also fit into the side of
the car.
When the berth or ped is not desired for
use another valve Is turned, and the aiT in
the mattress expelled. The mattress itself
assumes the appearance Of an empty rub
Der bag, and Is drawn back against the
side of the car, as before. The panels are
then closed. and the sleeping car is once
more ready to become the parlor car for
the day traveller.
One great advantage claimed fol these
appliances is that they can be fitted to
steamships and dwellings as well as cars
Evening star., 1896-10-23
Tea Mt s175 a Pound.

New 1Ofk Letter.
1t Is the pickings Of the first tips of the
blossoms. The greatest care must be taken
In the picking, and nothing but the bright
gold-hued tip taken of the blossoms. All
the picking Of this grade Is carefully done
by hand. The process of drying these fins
Is as delicate as the picking The annual
output is estimated at 1900 pounds. val
ued at $2.1OO,OOO. But five pounds of this
tea have ever been known to have reached
the United States. excepting a few pounds
placed or exhibition at the worlds fair. A
rich lady residing at New York wrote to
Mr.. Mari. the agent of the Ceylon tea
growers for America ut Chicago, and asked
him to try and procure for her, II possible
five pounds OF this remarkable and expen-
slve tea. Mr.. Marr was successful in Sc
curing SIX pounds of the precious article.
The New York lady gave check for 81, 600
for her five pounds.
Evening star., 1896-10-23
A New York Custom.
from the New York Evening Post.

From the New York Evening Post
Pairs of cyclers riding hand in hand OF
with hands on each others shoulders are
becoming annoy;ngly comm IN, especially on
such thoreughfares as the Boulevard and
5th avenue. where bicycles are particu-
larly numerous. They are about as pleas
ant for ordinary riders as ''snapping-the-
whip parties are for ordinary skaters or
the Central Park lakes in winter. That
comprehensive traffic ordinance which some
one Is always promising to draw and put
through should contain a clause prohibit.
ing this pastime among cyclers In New
York city.
Evening star., 1896-10-23
A Correction,
.tttsburr cbron,c,e.re,ey,.nh

From the Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
Look at this, papa" said little girl Of
the East End, as she exhibited her school
copy book. Il wroten everything in it"
''You wroten it?' quer:ed the papa, with
a corrective stress on the "wroten."
"Well, then, writ It," said the small
student, satisfied that she had hit the right
word at last"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-02-20

vast amount of dror-letters passing
through the office, all ON accunnt or
st. Valentines bay. Nearly every
one in town improved the opportunity
Of srudrng a valentine TO some Gear
friend or dear foe.
Speaking of valentines puts me IN
mind of one Walt Stafford received
the other day. 1t had a very affec.
Tomato letter on the back of it evil
IDENTITY the sender received the origi-
nal from aud imagined 1t
was Walt, aud If ever "a person had
a warm place IN their heart for am
other, this one had. OF all the pet
names that could be crowded on to
the back OF a valentine, this would
take the cake would advise the
sender tn be very cautious, that he
doesn't get found out fer, If lis i,
il will be Il case of sneak out, sneak
out, aud the parrot said sneak out"
Mo KING BIRD.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-02-20
Butler Bubbles.

). l.. Potter aud James Ash were
Webster visitors, Monday.
a number of our Young people
attended the oyster supper given at
the Stevens school house last Friday
evening. The house wa crowded.
but the apprtitrs of all were soon
%appeased. anal mlny more mi Sht
have been fed from the abundant
supply.
PARTIES wishing peanut tafy or
molasses c~haw-ci,aw srmll call on
or address y. II. Yeag-r, Butler
House, Butter, ). ID.
q. w. Butler and Walter Casson
drove to Webster, Tuesday.
Miss Candicr Ash departed on
Monday evening for Webster, Ia
accept a position as sten"grapiler IN
the law office of Frank Sears. Ne
wish her success.
If attendance may be considered
"a mark of success, tlI-n our debate
of Saturday evesilng was successful
beyond our expectations. After an
earnest discussion of a couple of
hours, the judges decided in favor OF
the north, Il To tile surprise OF ID
number.
DUKE.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-02-20
Senator Pettigrew's Letter.

From Senator Pettigrew's point Of
view, thu Republican party of South
Dakota is az the verge of a crisis
the most important and dangerous
ever faced by the party. He claims
that the railway companies of the
state have joined forces to prevent
him from being a delegate to- the
national convention. The spirit of
hi letter seems to- be that the legis
lature that elected Frank Pettigrew
a Unlted States senator was acting
for the best interests OF the state.
but Immediately thereafter degener-
ated into the hired tools of corpor.
atoms. The plain truth is that Sen
ator Pettigrew is not paid his salary
to come To South Dakota and dictate
who shall represent the state at St.
Louis. He has had ample opportu
nifty during his official career % q
only formulate state and national
platforms, but likewise to present
bills, which he thinks at the present
time are demanded by his constitu
ents, before the digniiied body of
which he is a member. From pres
ent indications. it would appear that
the people OF South Dakota desire
that Pettigrew stay by his official
duties for which he was elected, and
not attempt to foist himself upon his
party, or at least the party that
elected him t the e. 5. senate.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-02-20

II those papers about the state that
have 20 much tu say IN reference to the
oil INSPECTOR would inform themselves ~
to the htw. pt,~cihts tisav MON dn't talk
so much through their iirltdgt4ir aud
titus II -play their ignornnce.-Wauhiy
Clipper.
While the said papers that have
criticised the oil Inspector may be
ignorant Of the law governing the
duties and perqnisites of his office.
they are sure of one fact and that is
the %villianous quality of oil that has
been marketed in South Dakota the
past few months. 1t may be that
the oil Inspector has a duty to per
form In instructing the public what
is good oil. One thing is certain
We pay high enough price to deserve
better oil.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-02-20

Senator Pettigrew seems to have
been troubled with the nightmare
ever since the meeting of the repnb-
licaa state central committe at HUI
ron last week. At that time Mr..
Iettigrew had everything tixed-or
supposed he ha1-for holding the
convention to select delegates to the
national convention in Nav, a time
when it would he impossible for the
farmers to attend caucuses or con.
ventions, bnt the convention wisely
turned him down aud set the time
March 25th. Since that time Mr..
Pettigrew has made a wonderful dis
covery that the railroads are going
to take a hand in electing delegates.
and otherwise shaping the policy of
Pettigrew been sustained in his eff
forts to manipulate the convention
the chances are he would not have
learned of this gigantic scheme on
the part of the railroads. Our SEN
Tor Senator is very anxious to head
the delegation to st. Louis. -Doland
Times Record.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-02-20
Changeiess.
As ON It's annual career

M oh i've uuIlhdl career
The world goes gayly spirning
The same old hope, the same old fear
Still has its same beginning,
Fer just ere springtime smiles again
The People sit and wonder
On Old time themes of joy and pain
That years cannot snow und r.
val congress IN ponderous indolenco laus
VIII the Washington nina get a chance &c the
hag2
Viii turkey assume "A more generous parss
Viii Emperor William give lessons in i.r,Yt
WIZ peii.r's brave whiskers still wave instlEsa
west?
VIII she B~uzzasis bay fish give the duckiing a
vest?
Viii Iiiiman be eager and up FOR the chascs
MIL new women and boomers still be in the
racer
and so they crowd on in n ceaselcss array:
AS We found them OF yore go We find them In.
day.
Though other old friends may prove tickle and
GO.
Such standhys win ever b with Us. wa know.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-02-20
n.shlY tonne ted d vorcee.

FARGO. n. D., Feb. 20-Mrs
verta G. Tu.Iy, who has b en- a rs'1 !
OF Fargo for some time. ma :
granted AN absolute divorce rOm
husDana, y. A. Tuiiy oI Sa' :
Mrs. 1uly is the daughter o. INC
Joseph n. oul; cit. who WAS a y,
nent I'll lroker OH Wal stree
horK, anu Is y,ry hlshiy coI.he'"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-02-20
PETROLEUM HI AD.

la the race for i,orseiess vehicles
recently held 10 France there were
eyenteen starters, OF which eleven
USED petroleam, live steam aud one
electricity. One of the petroleum
vehicles was a bicycle. The coursr
was from Paris TO Bordeaux and
back, IA distance of i26 miles; the
prizes amounted to- SIri.0 20. Con-
trary to expectations, the three We
hicles first 10 complete the distance
were all propelled by petroleum. One
of these covered the distance 70 Bor-
draux in twenty-five hours and thirty
four minutes. and return trip to Paris
IN twenty.six hours and fifty three
minutes. or at the rate of about tif-
teen miles an hour. The town and
country roads in France. as returning
American bicslists have told, are fan
superior to those IN the UnitedStates
Ia fact not to be lost sight of in
any prediction of the widespread
adoption of tie motor vehicle in this
country -Ol Mckee, in Marcel
Lippincott's.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-02-20
! Waubay WHITES. !

Curt Miller, fireman on the Har
lem line and now residing at And
over, has been in this city a short
time, renewing acquaintances aud
visiting his parents
Mrs. NJ. Eldred, the lancer patient
who was taken to Audover a few
weeks ago for treatment, arrived
home on Sunday evenings train.
Her case is pronounced hopeless and
she cannot live but IA few weeks, at
the most.
The Manson 6 Lee Lumber Co.
have closed their business at this
place. and are transferring the stock
on hand To their yard at Webster.
We understand that another yard
will soon be put in here.
While b. +. Harrington and Il. A.
Baker were out with a party hunting
wolves, one day last week, they met
with a very fortunate accident. Mr..
ii. got out of the cutter to walk for
the purpose of warming his feet.
leaving Mr.. b. in charge Of the
horse. In some understandable man
ner, the cutter was overbalanced,
tipping Mr.. b. out aud frightening
the horse into a runaway Mr.. b.
hung to the lines for "A short distances
making a first-class snow-plow cut
of himself, until he was persuaded
by MIR. III. to loosen his hold. By
this time, the cutter had got righted
and the horse after taxing u circle or
two around the country and finding
Or two barb wire fences, struck
a gait for home, rounding up at the
Darn nome the worse for wear and
tear. The gentlemen. oi course.
postponed their wolf-lIunt until a
more convenient time.
p. w. Bowler received A tele ram
on Sunday afternoon, announcing
the death of his father at Minneap-
oils, and left for that place ON the
nights passenger.
X. X. kempter and son. Of Alma,
Wis.,, father and brother OF Mrs. p.
w. Bowler, arrived on the morning
passenger, Tuesday. 1t is under
stood that Mr.. Kempter mas bought
out Mr.. kindscl,y's interest in their
store at this place, aud the firms
am will hereafter be known ms
kempter & Bowler.
\ ltebecca lodge has been organ
ized here with tlnrty-six members,
and the prospect looks favorable for
several new msmbers in the near
future.
The writer did not have the pleas
ure OF attending the teachers meet
ing on Saturday, but we understand
a goodly number were present.
Much interest was manifested, and
the meeting was successful in every
Fred Atl,erton deputy p. NJ. at
this place, reports a very large sale
Of stamps DARN last week, and a
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-02-20
DEATH Al THE DANCE.

Great Los. of Life Results Prem Fire
AL n y~artugue.r hall.
LISBON, Feb. 20-Great loss of life
attenaeu the breaking out OF "a fire n a
bu ding III a Taren, while an ar.
lists cubs maS3ed bali wasm pr gress
Ihr.y-.our 10 nes have thus Iar been
recovered. Many Were INJURED Ly
jumping rom The windows.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-02-20
A LETTER FROM CARLlS
Refuses to Lend His fnfiusnes Ia
InG Blackburn.


FRANKFORT. KY, Feb. N.-qhI
ter from Secretary Carl sic on the
lucky senatorial contest reached
last night. 1t is addressed to n
Goebel Of Ccving.on. AS was eSp1
the secretary of the treasury taka|
position that he has no right toind
the five anti-B ackburn Democrs]
to how they shall or shall not
that they Arc reSpons. bic 10 Their
stituents and the constituted aui'
{ es OF the party, and not TO himil
ator Goelel took the letter on
Blackburn headquarters and read
Senator Blackburn, who protessi
surpr sc at the nature OF the CONE
Cation. The letter created consl1a
d appointment among the Tree
men.