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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-06
WHIST.

The Capital Bicycle Club is no nearer the
selection of the teams who will represent
IL at the Brooklyn whist congress than 1t
was week ago. Practice has gone on
regularly, but no attempt has yet been
made to decide on the members OF the diff
ferent teams. 1t seems TO be understood
that Messrs. Low. rBarrick, Wooten and
some other good shert-sdit player will con-
st1tute one Of the teams, probably the one
that will try for the Hamilton champion
snip trophy. "A team selected from such
experts as Fogg, Carr, Qua ckenbush, Cole,
Br1tton Williamson, Dr. Lee Harlan and
McComb would undoubtedly make fight
1or the American League trophy, and
snould Low and Barrick enter for the Min
neapol1s pairs it would be Surprising If
t rney did not carry off the cup. or come
be decided on the coming week. as the rep
from next Monday ~ -
The Baltimore Whist Club has decided to
enter Whelan. Smith, Steele and Duval for
the Hamilton trophy; W. F. Smith, Bouton,
Thomas and Howard for the league trophy,
and B. w. Smith and Harvey McCay Will
play 1or the pair trophy. The Philadelphia
clubs have not yet selected their teams,
and the Chicago club has five teams de-
slrous of representing 1t.
The congress this year will be Of unusual
interest, owing to the fact that SO many
different systems of play are being prao-
ticed by the various clubs that will par
ticipate in the congress. Some are short
suffers, others lorg suffers. some play
Foster, others Howell, and on.
The announcement Is made that the New
YORK Whist Club has abandoned short
suits, never to be resumed. The club has
Deen known as short suffers. and recently
defeated the Union League team by seven
tricks. member of the latter stated that
they were prepared for short suits on the
part OF their opponents, and did not realize
that the New York club were playing long
suits until the latter were eleven tricks
ahead. This team seems to have been con-
fused with the former Manhattans of New
York, q rival club
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-06
CAIRN IN HONOR OF ABIGAIL ADAMS
The Plan to Erect Memorial to the
First Mistress of the White House.


From the Boston Transcript
With regard to the plan for the erection
of a cairn on Fayne's hill, in Quincy, In
honor of Mrs. Abigail Adams which the
Adams Chapter of Quincy Of the Society
of the Daughters of the Revolution are to
build on the nth of June, 1t seems that the
idea of erecting this memorial was dis
cussed by the members of this society al
the time of the building of the cairn in
honor of Myles Standish, at Squantum last
September. The matter having also been
presented to the Quincy Historical Society,
It became a matter of courtesy to try to
arrange joint ceebrat ton by the two So
cieties. and Mrs. Titus, the regent Of the
Adams Chapter of Quincy of the Society
of the Daughters of the Revolution, states
that she wrote to the secretary of the
Quincy Historical Society. and also to the
curators, some six weeks ago, requesting
that meeting should be called to consider
the matter. No action having been taken
by the Quincy Historical Society, 1t was
voted to proceed independently with the
celebration. 1t Is hoped that the members
of the Quincy Historical Society will now
unto cordially In this celebration. which
has the approval of their president, as
there should be no rivalry between socie-
ties which have for their object the ad-
vancement of patriotic work.
The invitation sent out by the Daughters
OF the Revolution is GS follows: THE
Adams Chapter of Quincy, Mass. Society of
the Daughters of the Revolution, invites
you to be present upon the top of Payns's
Hill, Quincy. at II o'clock noon, June II,
1896. to assist in the erection of cairn in
honor of Mrs. Abigail Adams, and to mark
the spot upon which, with her son, John
Quincy Adams, then a boy of eight years,
she watched the smoke and listened to the
guns of the battle of Bunker Hill Each
person present is requested to add a stone
to the pile
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-06
A Gripmnn Who Kept His Head.

To the Editor of The Evening Star:
That The Star does not tonight narrate
the sad death of a bright little girl of
about eight summers is solely Que to the
skillful and prompt action Of the gripman
on No Of the Ith street cable railroad
AT about o o'clock last night, as this grip
with two summer cars quite heavily load
ed, was nearing - street the Passengers
were startled, some to the extent of In
voluntary screams. by a little girl dart
ing like flash of light across the street
and Immediately in front of the heavily
loaded and fast-moving train The briebt
face Of the child, her tidy appearance and
her uncovered, well-brushed .lair, together
with small parcel she bore in her hand
all gave evidence that she had been sent
on some errand, perhaps had been hidden
to hurry-every motion showed that she
was so absorbed in the determine ton to
''be quick" that she was unconscious of
the presence of the street car until she
was before it, and then, luckily she In no
wise s!ackened her pace, but left the fur
Their side OF the track as the motor
brushed her clothing! From the instant
she came into view at one '.urb till she
was on the track, scarcely six feet In front
of the motor, there was no time for waste
on the warning bell, and this the hero et
the brake realized at a glance In the
presence of the awful possibility he made
no false motions, nor did he hesitate the
thousandth part of a minute as TO what he
should do. So suddenly was the clasp to
the cable loosened and the brakes applied
that some OF the passengers We're raised
quite to their feet, even though desiring
and expecting the hasty stop. The child
was saved; the gripman heaved a great
sigh of relief, a hundred passengers
audibly said Thank God" and the car
moved On.
That man at the grip but did his duty,
yet he did 1T so cleverly, so promptly, so
thoroughly, as to earn a badge of compe-
tence. G.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-06
IMMIGRATION SOUTHWARK.
The Tide of Northern People Turnin
That Way.

From the Savannah News.
Even in a period not farther back than
five or six years ago, 1t appeared that the
south would continue to suffer Indefinitely
the consequences of deeply seated pre1u-
dice and an i'll will on the part of almost
numberless individuals and journals Of In
huence at the north. whose main efforts
seemed to be exercised in keeping the tide
CT emigration turned or rather kept away
from the south. Twenty five years after
the war it appeared still TO be almost hope
less, this desire and effort to direct the at
tention Of emigrants to our sunny and fer
tile land. But. presto, The long wished for
change occurred, and from appearances
now there Is every reason to believe our
hopes are nearing fruition. We have cause
to be thankful that this influx of new citi-
zenS is far more dcSira BILE than those We
ago. Then the great mass of corners would
almost surely have been of that fresh, in
congruous, un-Americanizad element that
would not, could not so readily fraternize
with our native population.
Now. after restricted incoming of for
eigners, 1t falls to our lot to be able to at
tract a far better class of settlers than We
possibly could have induced to come a few
years ago. Now we are getting a class
that if not altogether American born, have
been, We may say, thoroughly Americana
ed. There are few or none who speak 9th
er than The English tongue, few or none
that have no. led lives of steady industry,
and so far we know, are altogether free
Of all socialistc or communist doctrines or
sentiments. We doubt if any country, at
any time in recent history has been more
blessed in the character of its immigrants
than in the present instance. 1t Is the only
class of new citizens that Georgia or any
other southern state has any need to in
huence to come. Only those are wanted
able
steals, and as a consequence have a deep
and abiding interest in the maintenance of
peaceful and good government. For the
present, considering the progress of labor
saving machinery, we have no need of
those whose only capital is their muscle.
We have plenty of that kind. Surely, at
is an i'll wind that blows good to none"
We have cause to be thankful.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-06
Program Of Events Arranged by tho
Queer Wheelmen.
TEE WASHINGTON ATHLETIC CLUB
Success of the Entertainment Last
Evening.
YACHTING UNPLEASANTNESS

Entry blanks for the races Of the Queer
Wheelmen. which will be held on July 4,
made their appearance today. and will be
distributed all over the city. There are
seven events on the program, two Of which
are entirely new toWashington. One of these
is race for professionals, the first prize
of which will be $50 in cash, the second $25,
while the third and fourth prizes will be
no and So respectively. The other race will
be tandem race. and there is every pros
pect of at least six entries in this event.
The other events will be a one-mile novice,
thlrd-of- annie open, half-mile handicap,
one-mlle open and one-mile handicap. The
trial heats will be run off in the forenoon
while the finals will begin at $50 o'clock
in the afternoon.
The Queers will hold a meeting Thursday
night, at which recording secretary will
be elected. Capt. George Boyd, on account
OF the press of his business, resigned the
captaincy at the last meeting, and it is
most likely that successor will be elected
at the coming meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-06
The South Carolina Society,

There was a large attendance of mem
bers at the meeting of the South Carolina
Society last night, and much interest was
shown in the gratifying reports made by
the officers. 1t was decided TO continue the
latter in office another year, and adjourn
ment was had until October. The officers
who hold over are: President, John b.
Erwini first vice president, Charles A
Douglass; second vice president John q.
Capers; secretary, James NJ. Baker: treas
urer, Charles II. Brice; chaplain, Rev Al
bert Stuart. The executive committee
which ives also continued, consists Of r
T. Brantley, Benjamin Martin, j. j. Oar
lngton, Col E NJ. Rucker Hon j. j.
Hemphill D. c. Roper and William Martin
Aiken.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-06

In the middle of the twelfth century
priests were the only doctors. By an edict
of the council OF Tours surgery was sep
arated from medicine and the practice OF
the former forbidden to the clergy. The
latter then employed their BARRIERS to per-
form surgical operations. This arose from
the fact OF the monks having their heads
shaved frequently and observing the Gcx-
teTity acquired by the BARRIERS in the use
of edge tools. The knights of the razor,
from cunpng and bleeding, passed on to
tooth-drawng, and finally to other opera
lions requiring skill ana d-ftnezs 4 not
much knowledge. They knew practically
nothing Of anatomy. 1t is said surgery was
denied to the clergy by a canon OF the
church which forbade them TO shed blood.
This vas considered the dark age Of medI-
cine, and somoer. indeed, ii must have been
to the worthy citoyen who, perhaps. placing
himself in the hands Of his balh Tor re-
lief. might, at the same time that he was
getting rid of tumor, also part company
with his head.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-06

Mr.. w. E. Napier, the boy champion Of
brooklyn, N. y, won his match from s. c.
ruth of the same place by the decisive
score of to 2 and two draws. Boston also
has boy expert, whom it Is proposed to
match against Napier
Mr.. }. E. Macfarland, the crack chess
player, paid the city a flying visit the past
week. He was his way to West Vir-
sinia from New Jersey
The Manhattan Chess Club Of New York
defeated the Franklin Chess Club at Phila-
delphia on Decoration day by the score of
~ to 612. The victors were without the
services Of Showalter, Hodges and other
players.
Mr.. F. NJ. Wright, chess champion of the
District, has moved to Falls Church for the
summer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-06

be the large number Of ladies that will at
tend and take part in the various contests
against the men. Nothing has done so
much to increase the popularity of whist
as the fact that it has been taken up by
both sexes. and that mixed double
matches have proved that women can play
just as well as men.
The committee in charge of the arrange
ments for the congress are r. H. Weems.
E. 7. Baker and J. T. Mitchell, with the
president Of the league. Theodore Schwartz
of Chicago, as ex-ofIicio. These gentlemen
have provided such a variety of contests
that there will be something for every one
every day. The chief attraction to the big
clubs will be the Hamilton trophy, which
represents the championship of the United
States for the year. 1t is a very handsome
silver cup, valued at $500, and was present.
ed to the league by the late DR.. Forrest
of the famous Hamilton Whist Club of
Philadelphia. Next in Importance is the
American Whist League trophy, which is
held by the club winning it at the annual
congress until the following October 1t is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-06
MIR. r. c. STEVENS HORSES.
They Win Many Prizes Mt the PhiIa-
deIpiiin show.

Mr. Frederick c. Stevens of the West
End Bank had unprecedented success in
winning prizes at the Philadelphia horse
show. Last fall Mr.Stevens sent Mr.. +. S.
Peer, well-known agricultural writer liv-
ing at Mr.. Stevens old home. Attica, n.
Y, to England to select for him few
choice hackncys. Mr.. Peer Is famous as a
Judge of beef and dairy cattle. and has now
established large claim to good Judgment
in the matter Of horseflesh. Every animal
selected by him carried off a prize at
Philadelphia, In the class for stations II =
or over. three years Old and over, Langton
Performer, the premier OF Mr.. Stevens
stud, was placed first, Senator Don Came
coming second. This is not Langton's first
triumph. He took blue ribbon at the
new show last fall. and was q winner be-
fore Mr. Stevens imported him. He is
horse of fine outlines. with a true, high,
strong action. In the class for stations
under 15.2 hands, three years or more
Clifton Second. one of Mr.. Peers selections
was given first over Q. II. ?. Belmont's
Dane ana Mitchell Harrison's Wildfire, the
latter being an old prize winner and eXcep-
tiCnal horse. Mr.. Stevens Winifred a
daughter Of Wildfre, six years old took
second in the class for mares fifteen hands
ard over, three Years or more old, with
foal at foot. Applause, another Allica
mare, took first in the class for hackney
mares three years Old or over. In the two
year old hackney lilly class Lady Sutton
daughter of Chocolate, jr., bred in York
shire and bought by Mr.. Peer, won not
only first, but was praised by numerous
Judges as the finest piece of horsefiesh in
the whole show. The medal for the best
hackney or pony mare, FLY or foal regis
tered in the English hackney studbook or
by an imported sire or DAM was given to
Lady Sutton. In similar competition for
male horses Clifton Second won the medal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-06
Colorcd Republicans Indorsc Reed

At meeting of the National Southern
Republican Association held last night at
931 N street northwest a resolution was
adopted indorsing Thomas B. Reed for, the
presidency. Ferdinand D. Lee and John
NJ Langston were appointed delegates to
represent the association at the st. Louis
convention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-06

From the Louisville Evening Post.
Governor Bradley received in his mail to-
day a letter from the wife of a convict
maSeng fearful appeal for the pardon of
her husband. The principal ground for her
application for the pardon is included In
the close Of her letter, which makes the fol-
lowing remarkable statement:
Now, dear governor, please let my hus-
band come home to his wife and little
children We need him. He has one little
child four years old and another two years
old, and he has never seen either of them"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-06
CuriOsifies of Woman,

FIuNl London Truth.
Women pin from left to right. men from
right to left. Women button from right to
left, men from left to right. Women stir
from left to right Oheir tea, for instance).
men from right to left.
Women seldom know the difference be-
tween a right and left shoe, and II a
housemafd brings up mans boots, she
will, nine times out of ten. place them SO
that the points will diverge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-06
WASHINGTON ATHLETIC CLUB.
Successful Tournament and Ball Inst
Evening.

Evening.
tournament and ball was given by the
Washington Athletic Club at their club
house, on South Capitol street, last night
An athletic exhibition was first given on
the lower floor, and then the guests ad-
journed to the second floor where dancing
was INDUCED in until a late hour Re
freshments were served in the parlors of
the club. Messrs. E. dickson, T. Birch, c.
Fuller. c. Houssell. G. Elton. J. Crupper
w. A. Richards, J. Horne, H Storey and G.
Martin participated in the athletic exhibit
ton, and presented some very credita Bile
features. Several booths were conducted
IN charge of Mrs. Eton, Mrs. Williams
Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Lowe, Mrs. Martin, Mrs
A. Martin. Miss NJ. Richards. Miss c. Vii
Iamsi Miss ]. Hadden, Miss Hickson and Miss
Cowl, while regular dinner was serve
during the course of the et ening The en-
tertainment was in charge Of Mr. NJ
Brown, while Messrs. Samuel Brinkiey
Mullln and Acres acted as a floor commit
tee, in charge of the dancing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-06

Charles E. Hoover, 1000 18th street, re-
ports the theft OF dozen silver straw
berry SPOONS from bis house since May Id
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-06
PROBLEMS IN WHIST
Conflicting Views About the Long
and Short Suit Systems.
CONGRESS OF AMERICAN LEAGUE
It Will Be Held the Latter Part
of This Month.
SOME OF THE PLAYERS
J OF AMERICAN LEAGUE
S ONE OF THE PLAYERS

OURTEEN THOU
sand whist players,
distributed among a
h u n d r e d and fifty
clubs, make up the
A m e r 1 C a n Whist
League, which Is to
hold its annual con-
gress at Manhattan
Beach during t h e
week beginning June
%.
One of the m o s t
notable features Of
this wears meet will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-06

Inc cricket team Of the Boston A. A.
met with their first defeat in this vicinity
yesterday at Bergen Point, N. j., where the
New Jersey A. c. scored an easy victory
by margin Of 10 runs. Score-New Jersey
A. c., 106; Boston A A 30
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1896-09-19

bones at 2 cents apiece and deity
insert them into pieces of picked
pork, which they trim into shape
and cover with grated bread crusts
The article turned out resembles a
ham wonderfully, and thus a single
bone can do duty hundreds of times.
The ingenious French purveyors,
however, did not stop here. 1t
seems quite useless to them, SO long
as the rest of the ham was fraudu-
lent, to use a genuine ham bone.
So the manufacture of artificial
ham bones commenced, and has be-
come fourishing industry, the
market price Of these articles be-
ing 10 cents dozen. This idea
supplied the French mind with
another scheme, and the making of
cocks combs suddenly became an
important branch of trade.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1896-09-19
Mens in Clover.

Glover is as much an egg produc-
ing material as it il producer Of
milk. 1t is rich in nitrogen and
mineral matter, providing the hens
with substances that are derived
from it in forms most suitable Tor
the purpose desired, says Poultry
Keeper. Lime is an essential sub
stance in the production of eggs,
and there are some who use oyster
shells for supplying the hens with
lime, but clover contains lime in a
soluble form and ready for use, The
various grains are deficient in lime,
and when the poultry receive no
food but grain it is impossible for
the hens to lay. When the needed
elements are supplied, and the hens
lay regularly, the carbonaceous
matter is appropriated by the eggs,
but If the hens do not lay they be-
come fat and remain in condition
which brings on a disease.
Glover, by .displacing grains, sup
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1896-09-19

Somebody calculated recently
that as many hams are eaten in the
City of Paris alone as could be fur
nished by all the pigs killed within
the boundaries Of the republic each
year if they had eight hind legs
apiece. Yet all the hams set before
those persons with eager appetites
seem to be genuine. The explana-
ton of this is that few clever res
laurent suppliers buy all the ham
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1896-09-19
"Wednesday, Sept. 10Th, 1896,

For the purpose of eectng "a delegates to
the said County Convention.
The delegates to the County Convention were
apportioned on the basis OF one delegate for
every twenty votes, or fraction thereof, ,ast in
the several precincts for the silver Party Homi-
nee for Governor at the last general election,
and entities
Dayton to 7, Silver City to 4, Mason Valley to
z, Smith Valley to 2. Sutro to l. Mound House
TO l. Wabuska to l. and Fort Churchill to /.
The primaries shall be conducted a. cording
to the laws of this State. and the members of
the County Central Committee In the several
precincts Shall make arrangements for holding
the said primaries in the respective precincts.
The following test shall be required Of vosers
at the primaries to be held on September 10th
Are you in favor of BRYAN and Sewall for
President and Vice President of the United
States, and in favor of the free and unlimited
coinage of silver ut the ratio of l6 to l, ire
spective of any other nation? Did you support
the state and county Silver Party nominees at
the last general election, and will you support
the nominees of the Silver Party conventions
at the coming election!"
The Election Boards in the several precincts
will make immediate returns to the Secretary
Of the Lyon County Central Committee of the
Silver Party.
J. CAMPBELL. Chairman.
wv. FAIRBANKS. Secretary.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1896-09-19

The County Central Committee also decide,
that a
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1896-09-19
Rres an the Farm.

A man or woman who dislikes to
handle bees had better let them
alone, says F. HI. Richardson in the
american Agriculturist. However,
it seems to me it might pay the
flrmrr WIN has a lot OF fruit to keep
few stands Of bees, even though
he had to buy new stock every
Spring and did not get any honey.
The benefit derived from the bees
fertilizing fruit blossoms would pay
FIR the trouble. In this case box
hives would be better than any
others, as hees undoubtedly winter
better in them, and honey is a Sec
ondary consideration. In any event,
get good stock ofindustrious bees.
1t is becoming pretty generally ac-
cepted that bee keeping will not do
to re- y on as II money making occu-
patton unless practiced in connec-
ton with some other business. The
farmer who likes to handle bees will
have an excellent side issue, which,
if carefully managed, will be sat-
isfaction as well as profit. To such
a farmer | say, get two colonies Of
Italian bees from some reliable
breeder, put them in an eight or ten
frame dove-tailed hive, get a smoker,
be veil, book on agriculture and
begin. In one respect experienced
apiarists are quite as negligent as
beginners, that is in furnishing
shade for the hives. 1t has been
conclusively shown that colonies in
shade during hot weather make the
most honey.